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  • #121
    Originally posted by Juvenal View Post
    And just that fast, it's not happening. Five minutes ago, from our interim president.
    As a result, effective Tuesday, March 17 ... will cease all on campus services as we transition to a primarily remote work environment.
    Philly is closing down all non-essential commercial operations in the city until further notice (so my firm's office there is closed for the duration). All restaurants and bars in my state (Maryland) were closed as of an hour ago; grocery stores are staying open later to accomodate people coming home, but I understand they're being shut down today as well.
    Enter the Church and wash away your sins. For here there is a hospital and not a court of law. Do not be ashamed to enter the Church; be ashamed when you sin, but not when you repent. – St. John Chrysostom

    Veritas vos Liberabit<>< Learn Greek <>< Look here for an Orthodox Church in America<><Ancient Faith Radio
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    I recommend you do not try too hard and ...research as little as possible. Such weighty things give me a headache. - Shunyadragon, Baha'i apologist

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    • #122
      They shut down the grocery store??? Ummm... how are they planning to feed everyone?
      If it weren't for the Resurrection of Jesus, we'd all be in DEEP TROUBLE!

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      • #123
        Originally posted by rogue06 View Post
        Um, no. There is a big difference between primaries and the general election.
        But the precedent has been set...
        "I am not angered that the Moral Majority boys campaign against abortion. I am angry when the same men who say, "Save OUR children" bellow "Build more and bigger bombers." That's right! Blast the children in other nations into eternity, or limbless misery as they lay crippled from "OUR" bombers! This does not jell." - Leonard Ravenhill

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        • #124
          Originally posted by Juvenal View Post
          (Actually, it's neither, it's a virus.)

          But the downside of this bug is looking pretty sunny for me.


          One of our campuses closed about an hour ago. Sometime around about next week, I'm expecting the rest of our campuses to follow suit. In the meantime, I'm doing trial runs with online office hours this weekend, preparing to move all instruction online as soon as necessary.

          The software's sweet. I'm a tablet professor anyway, using local wi-fi to get to the classroom projectors, so it's just a question of getting my screen at home in front of them and providing interactivity with my students. I won't be able to see their faces, (unless they choose to share cams), but they can speak or chat at me, and the lectures can be recorded for asynchronous viewing.

          I don't have to dress up. I don't have to commute.

          I can live with this.

          But I'm still going to miss their faces.


          Feel free to share how COV-19 is affecting your lives, too.
          I'm still recovering from pneumonia so I've been skipping most of my classes anyway.

          Universities all switched to online lectures in Toronto, no more in-class tests or exams. This bodes well for my calc 2 mark.

          I'm worried about the summer semester since two of my courses are lab-heavy and if they get cancelled I can probably kiss my plans to graduate in less than 2 years goodbye.

          OTOH it still beats being dead.
          "As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths." Isaiah 3:12

          There is no such thing as innocence, only degrees of guilt.

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          • #125
            Originally posted by Darth Executor View Post
            I'm still recovering from pneumonia so I've been skipping most of my classes anyway.

            Universities all switched to online lectures in Toronto, no more in-class tests or exams. This bodes well for my calc 2 mark.

            I'm worried about the summer semester since two of my courses are lab-heavy and if they get cancelled I can probably kiss my plans to graduate in less than 2 years goodbye.

            OTOH it still beats being dead.
            Pneumonia???
            If it weren't for the Resurrection of Jesus, we'd all be in DEEP TROUBLE!

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            • #126
              Originally posted by Darth Executor View Post
              OTOH it still beats being dead.
              I can think of worst things than being dead.
              Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
              But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
              Than a fool in the eyes of God

              From "Fools Gold" by Petra

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              • #127
                Originally posted by Mountain Man View Post
                I can think of worst things than being dead.
                "As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths." Isaiah 3:12

                There is no such thing as innocence, only degrees of guilt.

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                • #128
                  It's a feature!
                  Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return.

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                  • #129
                    Originally posted by rogue06 View Post
                    Um, no. There is a big difference between primaries and the general election.
                    "Trump says coronavirus upheaval could last beyond August"
                    Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return.

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                    • #130
                      Originally posted by demi-conservative View Post
                      people spend time with their families instead of out partying
                      I heard divorce rates have been skyrocketing for this reason.

                      Be careful what you wish for.
                      "I hate him passionately", he's "a demonic force" - Tucker Carlson, in private, on Donald Trump
                      "Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism" - George Orwell
                      "[Capitalism] as it exists today is, in my opinion, the real source of evils. I am convinced there is only one way to eliminate these grave evils, namely through the establishment of a socialist economy" - Albert Einstein

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                      • #131
                        My church has announced it will stream sermons starting this week so I can finally listen while eating ice cream without people trying to make me feel uncomfortable about it.

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                        • #132
                          Originally posted by Watermelon View Post
                          My church has announced it will stream sermons starting this week so I can finally listen while eating ice cream without people trying to make me feel uncomfortable about it.
                          They're just judging you for not sharing any of it.

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                          • #133
                            Originally posted by Watermelon View Post
                            My church has announced it will stream sermons starting this week so I can finally listen while eating ice cream without people trying to make me feel uncomfortable about it.
                            I'm streaming Orientation sessions until 12:30 p.m. eastern time today.

                            Yes, I have a guest link.

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                            • #134
                              Originally posted by Starlight View Post
                              I heard divorce rates have been skyrocketing for this reason.

                              Be careful what you wish for.
                              People haven't been isolated long enough to have a noticeable effect on divorce rates, champ. It takes time for the legal process to run its course, even with divorce. Be careful what misinformation you're attempting to spread.
                              Enter the Church and wash away your sins. For here there is a hospital and not a court of law. Do not be ashamed to enter the Church; be ashamed when you sin, but not when you repent. – St. John Chrysostom

                              Veritas vos Liberabit<>< Learn Greek <>< Look here for an Orthodox Church in America<><Ancient Faith Radio
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                              I recommend you do not try too hard and ...research as little as possible. Such weighty things give me a headache. - Shunyadragon, Baha'i apologist

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                              • #135
                                Originally posted by Chrawnus View Post
                                They're just judging you for not sharing any of it.
                                Like you're not.

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