GrooseIsLoose
Slickest pompadour in town
@Mellow Ezlo have you tried meditation?
What bad news was this?I wake up and the first thing I have to do is fill out a form asking how suicidal I've been feeling recently, then I log on to ZD to see bad news.
I need a new happy place today.
What bad news was this?
Eww what a **** i hope he got punished by 100 demerits and years in prison....We are doing our classes online via Zoom this semester at university.
During our first tutorial class tonight (we just finished the three hour session) the group was infiltrated by about a dozen random people who were all drawing disgusting images and hurtling the most vile racism toward our tutor just because he has an Indian accent. A student from our class must have shared the link with these people, as when the tutor made a new link and password and emailed it to the class the trolls were able to join that new session too.
The tutor looked really upset by it and I feel so angry that those people treated him like that. Maybe it's the straw that broke the camel's back after a very very stressful few weeks for me but I cried after the class cut out for the first time in a long while. The fact that someone in my class thinks that this is funny really disgusts and upsets me a great deal. I can't imagine how horrible they've made him feel.
I hope they get sorted lovely...Just some personal stuff.
"Zoom bombing" is a big thing that is happening to a lot of people right now and my mother who teaches elementary school has had some parents from her class unwilling to use Zoom for meeting with their children because of fear of "Zoom bombers" hijacking the meeting.We are doing our classes online via Zoom this semester at university.
During our first tutorial class tonight (we just finished the three hour session) the group was infiltrated by about a dozen random people who were all drawing disgusting images and hurtling the most vile racism toward our tutor just because he has an Indian accent. A student from our class must have shared the link with these people, as when the tutor made a new link and password and emailed it to the class the trolls were able to join that new session too.
The tutor looked really upset by it and I feel so angry that those people treated him like that. Maybe it's the straw that broke the camel's back after a very very stressful few weeks for me but I cried after the class cut out for the first time in a long while. The fact that someone in my class thinks that this is funny really disgusts and upsets me a great deal. I can't imagine how horrible they've made him feel.
Fred Rogers said:"When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, 'Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.' To this day, especially in times of 'disaster,' I remember my mother’s words and I am always comforted by realizing that there are still so many helpers—so many caring people in this world."
Who the heck is Fred Rogers"Zoom bombing" is a big thing that is happening to a lot of people right now and my mother who teaches elementary school has had some parents from her class unwilling to use Zoom for meeting with their children because of fear of "Zoom bombers" hijacking the meeting.
There are a decent number of features built into Zoom that can help prevent or at least mitigate things like this: https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/how-to-prevent-zoom-bombing
It's really awful that there are people who are using this heath crisis as an excuse to spread fear and hate, but there are even more people who are working tirelessly to help people in this time of crisis. Good actions are not always as loud as bad ones, but they certainly outweigh them.
I feel like more than ever, it's important to take words like these to heart and look for the people who are helping. The doctors, the nurses, the grocery store workers, the tutor they just harassed, the people staying at home, and everyone else who is working to keep things working so that as many people as possible will survive this crisis. Their thoughtless acts of cruelty are nothing in the face of all the courage and compassion we will see in these trying times. Stay strong, Jimmu.
Who the heck is Fred Rogers
Ah so that’s how you kids today look things up, I’ll make him an entry in my encyclopedia.
No need to thank me, I'm just glad I could help
How long an entry and is it alphabetically by first name or second name??Ah so that’s how you kids today look things up, I’ll make him an entry in my encyclopedia.