Hah, Kat--my roommate actually is a lawyer, and totally has lawyer mode. She was trying to film a blog entry as a "please pick me for your blogger team!" thing for an upcoming race, and totally was SO SERIOUS all "You should pick me because (a), (b), and (c), and in conclusion..." and I was like "Uh, NO. SMILE."
Then she said she'd discouraged her bestie from calling or texting during work hours not because she's busy but because she's likely to respond in a lawyer mode and her bestie is apparently Not Amused by that.
But I am not, nor have I ever been, a lawyer. I am just all about evidence. Sigh.
I should be grading, but geez! WHY?
brenda, I have an online grade book. There are three accounts assigned to every student -- a student account and two parent accounts. Students can access their records separately from a parent accessing the grades. I can see when a parent has accessed the account. If they accessed it last semester but not this and if they have reset the password (which is in the case of this family), then I can see that info also. The parent account info was reset in August and never checked (which usually indicates that a student reset the password and not the parent).
If a parent tries to say that he or she wasn't aware of the kid's grade until now then that's usually the piece of info I want to discuss. Why haven't you checked the grade on line (when your son has 22 logins for this semester alone)?
Google has announced a "Death Manager" - rather, an inactive account manager. If/when you die (covering all bases), and your account is inactive, google will contact you, a trusted contact and then delete your account after a set period of time.
Well, it's kinda comforting. It implies that Google doesn't know you're dead.
The waiting is over. I've got a new job. I quite like my old job, but this one is more exciting. It's a startup, and I literally know everyone who works there. Indications are there are going to grow pretty fast and it's cool to get in on the ground floor. That means I won't be an employee of a Google-owned business, but, importantly, not a Google employee. Importantly to Google that is.
That sounds awesome, Gud!
