| 15:00 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Welcome to Q&A With the Deans. |
| 15:00 |
Garret Black (pantau) |
yes |
| 15:01 |
Carl Metropolitan |
We will start by giving brief reports from the various areas the individual deans are responsible for |
| 15:01 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Then we will take questions from the people here about Oxbridge, Caledon, and Second Life in general. |
| 15:02 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Finally we will have some long awkward silences until we are sure everyone who wanted to ask a question has done so. |
| 15:02 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Hi Lindal |
| 15:02 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
Hey Lindal |
| 15:02 |
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Morpho (morpho65) chuckles |
| 15:02 |
Lindal Kidd |
the late Dean kidd! |
| 15:02 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Let's start with the co-Deans of Commons, Larky and Phrynne! |
| 15:03 |
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Morpho (morpho65) applauds |
| 15:03 |
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Phrynne pokes Badass Fae |
| 15:04 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
Well, I spent a lot of learning time juggling and updating the Dressing rooms, particularly those in the village. Stop by the chat circle if you need updated landmarks. I also sent them out in group announcements. |
| 15:04 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
I've also been working on a tutor update, which I do periodically. |
| 15:04 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
We've both had busy times in the plaza, as well. |
| 15:04 |
Carl Metropolitan |
(I had to replace the LM givers in the Village chat circle because SL randomly decided I did not have mod rights for Martini's items, even though I did) |
| 15:04 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
thanks Carl |
| 15:05 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Good givers can take multiple forms, just as long as the LMs they give are inside the buildings. |
| 15:06 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Yes. Very important |
| 15:06 |
Phrynne |
I've been in the plaza, keeping busy, and updated the men's dressing room on campus. |
| 15:06 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
(coughs) |
| 15:06 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Not falling from way up in the sky is nice. |
| 15:06 |
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Lindal Kidd snorts |
| 15:06 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Hello Andrea |
| 15:06 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
nods |
| 15:06 |
Phrynne |
yes. I tried it a couple of times. Flying is *great*. Landing, not so much |
| 15:07 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Any other news from Commons? |
| 15:07 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
Not from me, thanks |
| 15:07 |
Phrynne |
Or me, this week |
| 15:08 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Okay, Lindal, news from your area? |
| 15:08 |
Lindal Kidd |
I've been working on a number of little things, none of them really finished yet. A new Land poster with a notecard giver for the Money and Commerce setion |
| 15:08 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
I can note that they've had a lot of minor annoyers this week and some gladness that school is about here. |
| 15:08 |
Lindal Kidd |
and one on changing graphics preferences for the Camera section |
| 15:08 |
Lindal Kidd |
Xarin is helping me update some of the landmark notecards |
| 15:09 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Thats a good use of his talents. |
| 15:09 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Okay. Good stuff. |
| 15:09 |
Lindal Kidd |
and slowly working on updating the Avatar Customization boards |
| 15:10 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Anything else to add? |
| 15:10 |
Lindal Kidd |
also trying to keep up with Virtual Spain as it wanders the grid |
| 15:10 |
Lindal Kidd |
oh yes |
| 15:11 |
Lindal Kidd |
Phrynne and I talked about putting up an Advent Calendar gift giver |
| 15:11 |
Lindal Kidd |
I'm willing to purchase the giver |
| 15:11 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Yes, I got a note on holiday prep |
| 15:11 |
Lindal Kidd |
but we need gift donations! 24 of them |
| 15:11 |
Carl Metropolitan |
I need to see if I have any of Martini's old decorations |
| 15:11 |
Carl Metropolitan |
I may need to log on as Oxbridge Mint and buy some new ones or make some more. |
| 15:12 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Okay. My area. I've been really busy with RL work the last week and have not accomplished a lot. |
| 15:12 |
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Wordsmith Jarvinen Recalls making a Mobius Strip Wreath. |
| 15:12 |
Lindal Kidd |
I have that! |
| 15:13 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Oh, that sounds cool. |
| 15:13 |
Carl Metropolitan |
I still desperately need a new Dean of Development and a new Dean of Engines. |
| 15:13 |
Carl Metropolitan |
I'm going to--starting next week--start looking outside of Oxbridge, and maybe outside of Caledon. |
| 15:14 |
Carl Metropolitan |
But if anyone is interested please let me know. |
| 15:14 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Okay. Wordsmith? |
| 15:15 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Like Carl, I was mostly focused in RL last week (it was also over 105 with forest fire smoke blowing in). |
| 15:16 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Wordsmith lives in the actual Hell. |
| 15:16 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
I did, however, get started at looking at the CAT scripts that Jorge Serapis gave to me. |
| 15:17 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Kaluura Boa wasn't much for commenting but he was a pretty clean scripter. It takes a bit of time but I'm understanding what he did with the CAT engine and communications. |
| 15:18 |
Carl Metropolitan |
No comments = evil (or a desperate attempt for job security) |
| 15:18 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
There may be some changes needed, but he wasn't, from what I've seen, using the former hack to turn child prims phantom while not the entire object. |
| 15:19 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
He did use relevant names for variables and routines, which helps a lot. |
| 15:20 |
Batista Corleone (batistacorleone) |
What are CAT scripts, if I may interrupt, please? |
| 15:20 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Caledon Air Transport |
| 15:20 |
Batista Corleone (batistacorleone) |
TY |
| 15:20 |
Carl Metropolitan |
The airship network that has been down for several months |
| 15:20 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
CAT stands for Caledon Air Transport. A fleet of dirigibles running set routes throughout Caledon. |
| 15:21 |
Lindal Kidd |
except when they go off on their own |
| 15:21 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Okay. Time for questions now. |
| 15:21 |
Gronk Seriman |
Oh, the humanity! |
| 15:22 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
And the dragonality. |
| 15:22 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Question? Anything related to Oxbridge, Caledon, the steamlands, or Second Life in general? |
| 15:22 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
Don't forget the bunnehs! |
| 15:22 |
Meora (menchor) |
I have a question thought |
| 15:22 |
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Phrynne twitches an ear |
| 15:23 |
Lindal Kidd |
oh the bunnality? That doesn't sound right... |
| 15:23 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Yes? |
| 15:23 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Meora. |
| 15:23 |
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Badass Fae (larkylouz) looks at Phrynne and whispers, "Fairy dust in yer ears?" |
| 15:23 |
Meora (menchor) |
Yesterday in COU char someone mentioned RLV and the response from someone else was "What is RLV" |
| 15:23 |
Lindal Kidd |
Restrained Love Viewer |
| 15:23 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
COUG chat |
| 15:24 |
Lindal Kidd |
it's a set of functions that's used in collars and other stuff by the BDSM community, mostly |
| 15:24 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Usually used by people into BDSM. It's part of the Firestorm build and can be turned on in that, if you want it, but is off by default. |
| 15:24 |
Meora (menchor) |
I tried to explain it as scripts that allow other people and objects to take action on your avatar without having to ask you |
| 15:24 |
Batista Corleone (batistacorleone) |
good interpretation ... |
| 15:25 |
Josain Zsun |
Sounds like the government… |
| 15:25 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
and/or restrain your ability to take actions. |
| 15:25 |
Lindal Kidd |
true enough, Meora...but they do have to ask once, and you have to give consent |
| 15:25 |
Batista Corleone (batistacorleone) |
LOL |
| 15:25 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
There was some furor about that couple of years ago... |
| 15:25 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
One might also think of it as a means of reducing the myriad of choices. |
| 15:26 |
Meora (menchor) |
but I was wondering if there should be a notecard available if someone asks about it that explains it since I have heard a lot of people in various chats say things that were not how it worked |
| 15:26 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Lindal? |
| 15:26 |
Meora (menchor) |
actually if you have a RLV relay set to auto you don't get asked first |
| 15:26 |
Lindal Kidd |
well...I would, I think, be mildly opposed to that |
| 15:27 |
Lindal Kidd |
we don't, after all, explain about cyber-sex in our materials |
| 15:27 |
Meora (menchor) |
I was thinking on a you have to ask for it basis |
| 15:27 |
Lindal Kidd |
I have DONE just that, but not under COU's auspices :) |
| 15:28 |
Meora (menchor) |
actually I know of a magic user in a role play sim who was using it to switch magic staffs |
| 15:28 |
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Morpho (morpho65) snorts |
| 15:28 |
Morpho (morpho65) |
Heard them called a lot of things..... |
| 15:28 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
If I may interject with my tutor hat on, I would not know how to explain it. And it is a confusing issue for a newbie who gets trapped into one. |
| 15:28 |
Lindal Kidd |
yes, we could hand something out if the situation was needed. I am perfectly willing to write up a note, if Carl and Word want me to |
| 15:29 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
"Don't give permissions if you have no idea what something is." might be a good advice.... |
| 15:29 |
Meora (menchor) |
its partially as a protection for someone who is a newbie and gets conned |
| 15:29 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
Hey Beccha! |
| 15:30 |
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Beccha waves; Hello Larky |
| 15:31 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
It wouldn't hurt to have something up the sleeve. Wouldn't have to be more detailed than what we said about, just saying the effects without details on the motivations. |
| 15:31 |
Lindal Kidd |
Here's what I'll do. I'll draft a little info note, and share it with you Meora. If you agree it's useful, I'll share it with Word and Carl. And add it to the faculty kit if they OK it. |
| 15:31 |
Carl Metropolitan |
I am sorry. I have a call in RL |
| 15:31 |
Meora (menchor) |
ok |
| 15:31 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
kk Carl. |
| 15:31 |
Meora (menchor) |
be happy to review it |
| 15:32 |
Lindal Kidd |
Now's the time for everyone to decorate Carl's avatar and take pictures, while he's away. |
| 15:33 |
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Beccha laughs |
| 15:33 |
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Aylaria (emberell) wonders if marshmallow peeps are a thing in SL |
| 15:33 |
Lindal Kidd |
yes, but here they taste like plywood |
| 15:33 |
Aylaria (emberell) |
Ah, there's always a catch |
| 15:34 |
Meora (menchor) |
all the food here tastes like plywood |
| 15:34 |
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Beccha searches her inventory for Marshmallows |
| 15:34 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
Don't they taste like plywood in RL? |
| 15:34 |
Aylaria (emberell) |
Well yes. |
| 15:34 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Other actual questions? |
| 15:34 |
Gronk Seriman |
Big thumbs up on the newly reopened Quest. It's as challenging as ever! It was nice to see some of the old waypoints, sad to see some gone and replaced. Time marches on, I guess. |
| 15:34 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Okay. Back |
| 15:34 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Sorry. |
| 15:35 |
Beccha |
ohh gosh, they are burning |
| 15:35 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
I would like to see the RLV card, too. We do supervise the tutors, after all. |
| 15:35 |
Beccha |
better put them away |
| 15:36 |
Lindal Kidd |
will do, LarkyPhrynne! |
| 15:36 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Okay. Any other questions? |
| 15:36 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
thank you |
| 15:36 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Aylaria anything happening more on the fall event? |
| 15:37 |
Aylaria (emberell) |
It's moving forward. As of right now, I'm planning on having the fall event from the 29th of october on to the first, so as many people can take part as possible |
| 15:37 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Needed somethings? Needed help? |
| 15:38 |
Aylaria (emberell) |
I've been procrastinating, just a little, due to RL issues, but for the most part I have it under control. I have been meaning to bother you, I'l ldo that after the Q&A here. Um... I think we're good on help, though. I'm not super familiar with running this kind of event, but I'm doing my best |
| 15:39 |
Morpho (morpho65) |
Can we have a build competition? |
| 15:39 |
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Lindal Kidd blinks |
| 15:39 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
At some point it would be good to have a nice poster for it (i.e. some artistic talent required). |
| 15:40 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Do you mean a weekly show & tell? |
| 15:40 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Or blitz building type event? |
| 15:40 |
Morpho (morpho65) |
We have had build comps here before; not a blitz build, but had to be done on site...Phrynne, you remember? |
| 15:41 |
Carl Metropolitan |
I like the Show & Tell events. |
| 15:42 |
Phrynne |
I remember. I think I would like to see it done a little differently next time |
| 15:42 |
Phrynne |
so that new builders are not up against people with six to ten years of experience |
| 15:42 |
Morpho (morpho65) |
Tell more about the Show and Tell? |
| 15:42 |
Carl Metropolitan |
And to make them fair, you have to have a 3 month and under and a 3 month plus catagory |
| 15:42 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
They don't involve having to get some land set aside that we don't own. (show and tells). |
| 15:43 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Everyone brings something they have created to the event and shows it off and talks briefly about. |
| 15:43 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Then the audience votes for their favorite item |
| 15:43 |
Carl Metropolitan |
And you have a newbie and oldbie division. |
| 15:43 |
Morpho (morpho65) |
That sounds good! |
| 15:44 |
Carl Metropolitan |
I made this for a show and tell my first month in SL |
| 15:44 |
Carl Metropolitan |
It won first place |
| 15:44 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Then gave it and the texture away free full perms |
| 15:44 |
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Lindal Kidd blinks twice |
| 15:44 |
Carl Metropolitan |
So it is everywhere now. |
| 15:45 |
Lindal Kidd |
I had no idea this originated with you, Carl |
| 15:45 |
Carl Metropolitan |
But you get cool stuff in Show and Tells |
| 15:45 |
Carl Metropolitan |
I'd love to see one here. |
| 15:46 |
Morpho (morpho65) |
You could make it have an Autumn theme |
| 15:46 |
Carl Metropolitan |
NCI and Builders Brewery do them each week as regular events |
| 15:48 |
Carl Metropolitan |
It would be a cool event |
| 15:48 |
Carl Metropolitan |
But it is up to Wordsmith for staffing and budget. |
| 15:48 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
BTW, I'm getting back to putting a list together coordinating class people are interested in taking and classes people are interested in teaching (qualifications permitting). Drop me a node card for either category. |
| 15:50 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Likely could try a show and tell (quarterly?), if someone is seriously interested in organizing. Deans only stretch so far. |
| 15:51 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
(this one's about at the elastic limit) |
| 15:52 |
Carl Metropolitan |
That builders grid and texture is one of the freebies in the Hall of Money and Commerce, if anyone is interested. |
| 15:52 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Any last questions? |
| 15:54 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Any penultimate questions? |
| 15:55 |
Aylaria (emberell) |
If I ask a question, does it have to be the last question? |
| 15:55 |
Aylaria (emberell) |
Hm... |
| 15:55 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
Raises hand |
| 15:55 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Not, by definition, if it's a penultimate question. |
| 15:55 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Miss Andrea? |
| 15:55 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Yes, Andrea? |
| 15:55 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
Make it good, Ayla. The last question is the one people remember! ;^) |
| 15:56 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
How is the University situated as far as finances? |
| 15:56 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
Our health one could say |
| 15:56 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
We are good for the time being..... but do need a Dean of Development to keep things organized (sponsors) if nothing else. |
| 15:57 |
Carl Metropolitan |
We are doing well. |
| 15:58 |
Carl Metropolitan |
The Patron program is covering our tier and donations are covering most other expenses. |
| 15:59 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
nods |
| 15:59 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
ty |
| 16:00 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Thank you all for coming. |
| 16:00 |
Carl Metropolitan |
See you around Oxbridge next week. |
| 16:00 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Thank you all. |
| 16:00 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Goodnight everyone. |
| 16:00 |
Gronk Seriman |
Thank you, Deans and Chancellors! |