| 15:03 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Well, neither Carl nor Lindal are on at the moment. Mabbe (as Samm would put it) they show, mabbe they don't. |
| 15:03 |
Brace Coral |
ok :) |
| 15:03 |
Samm Florian |
*mebbe |
| 15:03 |
Brace Coral |
Thank You! |
| 15:03 |
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Samm Florian grins. |
| 15:03 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
kk |
| 15:04 |
Samm Florian |
I don't have anythin' t'report, btw, I'm jes here fer th'cookies. |
| 15:04 |
Phrynne |
cookies? |
| 15:04 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Anyway welcome to the weekly Deans' Q&A. |
| 15:04 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
We're downgrading from cake to cookies?? |
| 15:04 |
Samm Florian |
Yeah, like that giant yellow spinnin' cookie over there. |
| 15:04 |
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Samm Florian takes a bite out of th'donation medallion. |
| 15:04 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
...hi ho, hi ho, to waffle mines we go.... |
| 15:04 |
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Badass Fae (larkylouz) giggles |
| 15:04 |
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Phrynne hands Samm a napkin for the crumbs |
| 15:04 |
Samm Florian |
Oops, gotta rez myself a new front tooth. |
| 15:04 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Kintyre once upon a time had chocolate mines. |
| 15:05 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Phrynne, do you want to give your report? |
| 15:05 |
Phrynne |
Yes, thanks |
| 15:06 |
Phrynne |
During the last week we've been putting together support for a new group at Oxbridge -- unofficial experienced helpers. |
| 15:07 |
Phrynne |
These are people who have great experience in helping with newcomers from other places within Second life, but want to try doing it at Oxbridge instead of where they have been. |
| 15:07 |
Phrynne |
They are not, at this point, within the tutorial system because they want to see how well their skills and abilities fit with what we do. |
| 15:07 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
(One could do worse, in MN understatement dialect) |
| 15:07 |
Samm Florian |
U.E.H.? |
| 15:08 |
Samm Florian |
Adjuncts? |
| 15:09 |
Phrynne |
So we have put together a folder with background information on Oxbridge and how we do things, compiled from notecards in the faculty kit, and send them out. At this point there are two people who will be helping in this way, Brace Coral and Dovelady88, and I ask you to welcome them and give them whatever help they need. |
| 15:09 |
Phrynne |
They don't have any official title for now, Samm. |
| 15:09 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Ladies in Assistance? |
| 15:09 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
we could just call them Awesome. |
| 15:09 |
Phrynne |
Yes, we certainly could call them Awesome. |
| 15:10 |
Phrynne |
but that is what has been going on in Commons this week. |
| 15:10 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
But whatever their title or non-title, please welcome them. |
| 15:11 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
Absolutely! Huge welcomes! Hey Brace, Dovelady |
| 15:11 |
Oxbridge Donation Coin R1 (Alternate Lecture Hall) |
Brace Coral gave a generous donation to help support classes and tutorials at Caledon Oxbridge Gateway. |
| 15:11 |
Brace Coral |
eek! what I miss? |
| 15:11 |
Phrynne |
You got yourself welcomed |
| 15:11 |
RainyDayRecess |
Welcome to Caledon Brace :D |
| 15:11 |
Brace Coral |
Thank You! |
| 15:11 |
RainyDayRecess |
:) |
| 15:11 |
Brace Coral |
Sorry I had crashed and missed a chunk |
| 15:12 |
Phrynne |
it'll be in the transcript -- just saying good things about you behind your back |
| 15:12 |
Brace Coral |
awesome! |
| 15:12 |
Brace Coral |
as long as I didn't miss the cookies :) |
| 15:12 |
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Badass Fae (larkylouz) grumbles, "Cake!" |
| 15:12 |
Phrynne |
If there are no questions for me in particular, I need to go back to RL. |
| 15:13 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
take care, Phrynne |
| 15:13 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Need more cookie deliverers. But I did put out my trusty cider barrel. |
| 15:13 |
Brace Coral |
thank you so much Phrynne :) |
| 15:13 |
Brace Coral |
HUGGS :D |
| 15:13 |
Samm Florian |
Cya Phrynne! |
| 15:13 |
Phrynne |
You're very welcome |
| 15:13 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
tc |
| 15:13 |
RainyDayRecess |
Bye Phrynne :) |
| 15:13 |
Brace Coral |
I feel all warm and welcomed!! |
| 15:13 |
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Phrynne waves and wanders back to RL |
| 15:14 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Samm, while you don't have a specific Oxbridge report, could you say a few sentences on what you HAVE been up to? |
| 15:14 |
Samm Florian |
Nuthin' Oxbridge-centric fer a while, I'm afraid. |
| 15:14 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
And what's going on today even as we distract you from it? |
| 15:14 |
Samm Florian |
Oh I can talk 'bout that! |
| 15:14 |
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Samm Florian grins. |
| 15:14 |
Samm Florian |
Today is th'annual Rose Hunt, in honor of Caledon's Anniversary |
| 15:14 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Please do. |
| 15:15 |
Samm Florian |
Th'early hunt started at noon, and there's folks still tearin' up Tanglewood and Morgaine lookin' fer th'last two roses. |
| 15:15 |
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Samm Florian grins evilly. |
| 15:16 |
Samm Florian |
Th'evenin' hunt starts at 6:30pm SLT, and there'll be 27 roses t'find across many of th'sims of Caledon. |
| 15:16 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Young scalawag hider, I presume. But what ARE the roses? |
| 15:16 |
Samm Florian |
Well, they look kinda like this: |
| 15:17 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Bunch of store-bought things? |
| 15:17 |
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Samm Florian tries t'rez somethin'. |
| 15:17 |
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Brace Coral squinches eyes shut, crosses fingers and hopes for chocolate covered roses! |
| 15:17 |
Samm Florian |
That's th'Saturn rose that folks're lookin' for in Morgaine right now. :) |
| 15:18 |
Samm Florian |
Ha ha, it was here all along! |
| 15:18 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
ah, the rings! lovely |
| 15:18 |
Samm Florian |
Only kiddin'. |
| 15:18 |
Brace Coral |
is there LM for where the hunt starts? |
| 15:18 |
Samm Florian |
I made a buncha planetary roses this year, jes fer fun. Includin' Pluto and Ceres, 'cause dwarf planets ARE planets. |
| 15:18 |
Samm Florian |
There's no LM 'cause it's evrywhere. |
| 15:18 |
Samm Florian |
Th'first person t'find each rose can touch it t'claim it |
| 15:18 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
so what's the story behind the rose hunt tradition? Do I remember that different areas make their own lovely roses? |
| 15:18 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
All across Caledon. |
| 15:18 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
Ok, you made them! wowsa |
| 15:18 |
Brace Coral |
ok I see :) |
| 15:18 |
Samm Florian |
Well, th'roses in the Commonwealth sims were made by me and Andrea Jones |
| 15:19 |
Samm Florian |
Or rather, we textured 'em. |
| 15:19 |
Samm Florian |
Th'rose itself was made by Miles Crowley and Nyree Rain |
| 15:19 |
Samm Florian |
Ya can see th'status of th'hunt at http://caxtonia.renee-caxton.org/Rose/ |
| 15:19 |
Samm Florian |
That shows ya which roses are available in which sims, and which've been found already |
| 15:20 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
And the roses are non-copy and unique? |
| 15:20 |
Samm Florian |
Yes, non-copy. |
| 15:20 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
Great work, Samm! |
| 15:21 |
RainyDayRecess |
Nice work Samm :) |
| 15:21 |
Samm Florian |
Some of th'homesteads provide and hide their own roses too. And they tend t'use th'same rose fer both hunts. |
| 15:21 |
Samm Florian |
Thanks! :) |
| 15:21 |
Samm Florian |
There's also a week-long Petal Hunt that starts today. |
| 15:21 |
Samm Florian |
That's a bit easier, 'cause evryone can win. Ya jes hafta find 10 petals in Caledon landmarks. |
| 15:21 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
Everyone should have to petal bikes to take part in that one. |
| 15:22 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
And what happens if you find 10 petals? |
| 15:22 |
Samm Florian |
When ya find all 10, you get a special 10th Anniversary rose |
| 15:23 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Nice. Are there more than 10 petals or is that the complete distribution? |
| 15:23 |
Samm Florian |
There are 10 total. |
| 15:24 |
Samm Florian |
And they're hidden in differnt landmarks, like Mt. Caledon, or the Ferris Wheel, or th'Cemetery. |
| 15:24 |
Samm Florian |
I ain't sayin' where those things are, though. :) |
| 15:24 |
Samm Florian |
Folks who've been around a while probly know where t'look, and fer newer folks it's a way t'learn 'bout our historical sites, so t'speak. |
| 15:24 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
No, of course not. Only you and the NSA know that. |
| 15:24 |
Samm Florian |
I hope not! |
| 15:25 |
Samm Florian |
Anyway, if y'all have questions 'bout either hunt lemme know. |
| 15:25 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Thanks Samm. |
| 15:25 |
Samm Florian |
Word, yer a good interviewer. :) |
| 15:26 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Well, there's history and tradition that it's nice to let people know about. |
| 15:26 |
Brace Coral |
yes :) |
| 15:27 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Like Caledon having a lot of involvement in Relay for Life. (coming up like a train in a tunnel). |
| 15:30 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Along with some sitting in at the plaza, dropping by a photography class and making an instructor a bit anxious, a fair amount of scripting this week. The hardest rescripting for the CATs is now done. The remaining parts, aside for creating new routes are relatively short and easy. Spring may well be the time for the CAT airships to start springing into the air again. |
| 15:30 |
Samm Florian |
Yay! |
| 15:30 |
Brace Coral |
Great news!! |
| 15:30 |
Brace Coral |
.•*♥¨`• Applause•¨`♥*•. |
| 15:30 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Good |
| 15:30 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
Yeah, for Wordsmith, Man of Many Hats! |
| 15:31 |
RainyDayRecess |
Yay for Word! |
| 15:32 |
Gronk Seriman |
Yay! |
| 15:32 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
The rigor in the scripting comes in error recovery. It'a all too easy for an inworld HTTP server to lose it's URL. Having it detect that it's URL has gone bad (standing on the street corner, smoking, hassling passer-bys) is part of the added rigor (doing self-checks). |
| 15:33 |
Satanico Marquis |
lol |
| 15:33 |
|
Brace Coral sets a dish of cream down for Calico :) |
| 15:33 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
As a recent similar project, I also created a HUD and server that allow Larky and Phrynne to check who's on the Oxbridge sim while they are elsewhere. |
| 15:34 |
Brace Coral |
oooo! |
| 15:34 |
Gronk Seriman |
Big Sister is watching you! |
| 15:35 |
RainyDayRecess |
:D |
| 15:35 |
Brace Coral |
mmHMM! |
| 15:35 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Similar issues in problem detection and recovery, with the added nuance of getting the URL via email rather than via a directory name server. SL email is ... flakey. |
| 15:36 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
But that also takes some of the pressure off Phrynne and Larky to be continually on sim. |
| 15:36 |
Satanico Marquis |
Can they ban from where they are? |
| 15:36 |
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Gronk Seriman smiles and understands. |
| 15:37 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
We are all powerful, and all seeing, Mr. Marquis. <grin> |
| 15:37 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
No, but they can tell if someone who has ban powers is on sim. |
| 15:37 |
Satanico Marquis |
Larky, I knew you are all witches and wizards over here |
| 15:37 |
Brace Coral |
hehehe |
| 15:37 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Or see if one of the Caledon EMs who can ban estate wide is available if needed. |
| 15:38 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
I am a *fae* I will have you know! |
| 15:38 |
Satanico Marquis |
That's what Voldemort said in the first 2 volumes of Harry Potter , too |
| 15:39 |
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Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) wonders if Marquis is Mr Anderson.... |
| 15:39 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
While one can do a lot with scripting, it does have it's limits. You can't go through some miscreant's inventory putting a knot in every pair of their knickers. |
| 15:40 |
RainyDayRecess |
:D |
| 15:40 |
Satanico Marquis |
woooowwwww |
| 15:40 |
Satanico Marquis |
impressive |
| 15:41 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Pretty much summarizes my tasks, other than schedule updates. |
| 15:41 |
Curei |
I was wondering if you knew that the sign at the other lecture hall brought me to a TP link that just put me inside that other hall. Someone else there, "Mr", found the same problem and managed to help me to get here. |
| 15:41 |
Samm Florian |
I hafta let my typist go eat dinner. C'y'all later! |
| 15:41 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
thanks for all your hard work, Samm |
| 15:41 |
Brace Coral |
TC :) |
| 15:41 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
I think there's a lag in being given the LM. I've checked what the sign gives, and it comes here. |
| 15:41 |
Samm Florian |
Sure! :) |
| 15:42 |
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Samm Florian waves and scoots. |
| 15:42 |
RainyDayRecess |
Bye Samm! |
| 15:42 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
But if you click on the sign and then click on a LM that doesn't say alternate lecture hall, you likely won't get here. |
| 15:43 |
Curei |
Yes, in other words, it is not clear to those who are not quite advanced with SL. |
| 15:43 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
I've sent the direct LM to Curei. Anyone else who wants it, please IM me |
| 15:43 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Likely need to name the halls or something. |
| 15:44 |
Gronk Seriman |
Could a Transport Pad be placed there? Like the pads for the sandbox and the Atelier? |
| 15:44 |
Curei |
Oh, I'm already here. But if you want to bring in new people once in a while, it might be set up a little differently, yes? |
| 15:45 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
If you clicked on the sign downstairs, you should have a LM in inventory that says Alternate Lecture Hall. And if you right click on that and select "about" it should point to Oxbridge Village and not Oxbridge. |
| 15:45 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
Just so you will have it for next time, Curei. Notwithstanding your feedback, of course. |
| 15:46 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Other questions and comments? |
| 15:46 |
Curei |
Just wanted to make a suggestion that might help others who would encounter the same problem |
| 15:47 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
nods. ty. |
| 15:48 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
We might name this one after some emeritus dean or something (Badass Hall?). |
| 15:48 |
Brace Coral |
:D |
| 15:48 |
RainyDayRecess |
:D |
| 15:48 |
|
Badass Fae (larkylouz) suspects she's being teased and looks all sweet and innocent. |
| 15:48 |
Satanico Marquis |
;o) |
| 15:48 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
She is, of course. |
| 15:48 |
Satanico Marquis |
lol |
| 15:49 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
<cheeky grin> |
| 15:49 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Other questions, announcements, comments? |
| 15:50 |
MartinShadowmoon |
I just wanted to say thank you for helping us clueless ones who are new. Been getting help from the ones out side. |
| 15:50 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
We try |
| 15:50 |
Brace Coral |
Yay! |
| 15:51 |
MartinShadowmoon |
It is very heart warming to come into some thing new and have others that actually care. I am touched really. Big scary world out there. |
| 15:51 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
And Many thanks to those such as Elf, Tasha, Rowan, Gronk and others who have been holding down the outside. |
| 15:51 |
Brace Coral |
.•*♥¨`• Applause•¨`♥*•. |
| 15:51 |
MartinShadowmoon |
Sorry I cant give names not good at remembering things. |
| 15:51 |
RainyDayRecess |
YaY!!! |
| 15:52 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
One mark of their success is the community support that's been keeping the place running. |
| 15:52 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
(One wise-ass VC is not enough by far). |
| 15:52 |
RainyDayRecess |
:) |
| 15:52 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
Yes. The tutors and informal helpers who hang out in the plaza do an awfully lot to keep the place running. |
| 15:53 |
MartinShadowmoon |
Yeah I was getting help on my avatar for like over a day out there then they gave me a beginner set for the furry costumes thats awsome did not even ask for it. |
| 15:53 |
Brace Coral |
Oxbridge ROCKS! |
| 15:54 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
And we do have info on our web pages: http://www.caledonoxbridge.org/ |
| 15:54 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
(Could use a good editor for the Oxbridge Guardian BTW) |
| 15:55 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Good picture of the CATs also at: http://www.caledonoxbridge.org/guardian/ |
| 15:55 |
MartinShadowmoon |
Dont look in my dirrection im a mechanic and a truck driver computer stuff is just idk another world to me |
| 15:56 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
We have a lot of unfilled positions, from tutor to professor or Dean. If you're looking to help out Oxbridge in a formal way, please talk to Wordsmith or Carl. |
| 15:56 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
http://www.caledonoxbridge.org/admin.php |
| 15:56 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Takes a lot of diverse skills to hold a world together. |
| 15:56 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
Any staff member can give you informmation on becoming a tutor. |
| 15:57 |
MartinShadowmoon |
he he if you want to know how to plow a field plant and harvest or fish and that stuff I can give you pointers he eh |
| 15:57 |
Rowan Entilles (rowan900) |
^-^ |
| 15:57 |
RainyDayRecess |
Ummmm, elephant in the room? |
| 15:57 |
Gronk Seriman |
We don't talk about it. |
| 15:57 |
RainyDayRecess |
:D K |
| 15:57 |
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Gronk Seriman smirks |
| 15:58 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Why ... yes ... |
| 15:58 |
MartinShadowmoon |
what life or the elephant im confused |
| 15:58 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
:P |
| 15:58 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Look very closely on stage. |
| 15:58 |
MartinShadowmoon |
oh the ghastly shame ah dig got it |
| 15:58 |
MartinShadowmoon |
shape |
| 15:59 |
Satanico Marquis |
shhhhht - that is NOT an elephant |
| 15:59 |
Satanico Marquis |
and a pipe is not a pipe |
| 15:59 |
Rowan Entilles (rowan900) |
hehheeh |
| 15:59 |
MartinShadowmoon |
must be a inside joke |
| 16:00 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Don't many groups have an elephant in the room that they are not discussing? |
| 16:00 |
RainyDayRecess |
:D |
| 16:00 |
Satanico Marquis |
a Rene Margritte joke |
| 16:00 |
Brace Coral |
ty Wordsmith :) |
| 16:00 |
lovejoy2199 |
TC...Need to run. |
| 16:00 |
Rowan Entilles (rowan900) |
wait my gears are still trying to MESH on this |
| 16:00 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
It was, originally going to be a 64m elephant with a meeting room inside it. |
| 16:01 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
LOL |
| 16:01 |
MartinShadowmoon |
Well Im going to venture forth in to the wild confuseing yonder. lf friends and things ill be around. Ty for the information that is confusing to me |
| 16:01 |
Mel (melotte25) |
That would have been good |
| 16:01 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
That one got to by TPing, and then see when people discovered an elephant AROUND the room. |
| 16:01 |
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Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) is partial to Escher instead of Magritte |
| 16:01 |
Rowan Entilles (rowan900) |
hehhehhe |
| 16:01 |
RainyDayRecess |
Great idea |
| 16:02 |
Rowan Entilles (rowan900) |
cette une pipe |
| 16:02 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Any last question? |
| 16:03 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Hearing crickets, we'll adjourn. Thank you all for coming. |
| 16:03 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Bedtime for me. |
| 16:03 |
Rowan Entilles (rowan900) |
take care Elf! |
| 16:03 |
Gronk Seriman |
Thank you, Deans an Chancellors! |
| 16:04 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Be seeing you |
| 16:04 |
Rowan Entilles (rowan900) |
thank you, all |
| 16:04 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Journey well. |
| 16:04 |
RainyDayRecess |
'NIght Elf |
| 16:04 |
Curei |
Bye everybody. |