Caledon Oxbridge Q&A for 2021-10-10

14:40 Wordsmith Jarvinen Hi Ember
14:40 Ember (emberell) Hello, Word ❤
14:41 Ember (emberell) Hello, Lady Psy, welcome!
14:41 Lady Psy (psychegwydeon) Hello, good evening or afternoon for some.
14:41 Ember (emberell) Hello, Frigid, welcome!
14:42 Frigid Cryotank Ember, good afternoon.
14:42 Ember (emberell) Hello, Larky, welcome!
14:42 Frigid Cryotank <heh> Every once in a while, I think of Second Life as a giant DNA mixmaster engine.
14:43 Larky (larkylouz) Hi Ember, Word, Everyone
14:43 Ember (emberell) It's more like a DNA reorganizer. When you're building, you gotta think, "AND, how else would I like to look?"
14:44 Wordsmith Jarvinen Hi, Larky
14:45 Frigid Cryotank I've heard of quantum mechanics. What does one call someone using a wrench to bolt on more DNA?
14:45 Frigid Cryotank Or less.
14:45 Ember (emberell) That would depend on what they use to bolt it on.
14:46 Ember (emberell) (the proper material to bind down DNA are chains... Peptide chains :-) )
14:46 Frigid Cryotank The label "genetic mechanic" doesn't ... roll off the tongue as well as "quantum mechanic".
14:47 Wordsmith Jarvinen Welcome, lovejoy
14:47 lovejoy2199 Greetings everyone
14:48 lovejoy2199 Hello Chancellor
14:48 Ember (emberell) Welcome, Lovejoy!
14:48 Wordsmith Jarvinen Oddly, quantum mechanics doesn't refer to people who fix quantum things.
14:48 lovejoy2199 Hello Dean
14:48 Frigid Cryotank But are there any quantum-things that need fixing?
14:48 lovejoy2199 You mean a 'quantum' car?
14:49 Wordsmith Jarvinen Although genetic mechanics are likely to be a bit CRISPR
14:49 Larky (larkylouz) flicks fairy dust at Lovejoy
14:49 Larky (larkylouz) lol
14:49 lovejoy2199 Ahhhh....Hello BA
14:49 Larky (larkylouz) ;^)
14:55 Ember (emberell) Welcome, Lia, Gronk
14:55 Gronk Seriman smiles and waves to everybody!
14:56 Lia (tokyorii) Thank you
14:56 Ember (emberell) Welcome, Georgiana!
14:56 Georgiana Penberg Thank you!
14:57 Ember (emberell) Sandie, Andrea, welcome! ❤
14:57 Ember (emberell) Welcome, Strandwind.
14:57 Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) hi
14:58 lovejoy2199 Hello good looking
14:58 Ember (emberell) Welcome Lyn, Katie!
14:58 Strandwind Hello everyone.
14:59 Katie (katie.canningham) Hiya! Thanks!
15:00 Ember (emberell) Sandy, Agatha, welcome!
15:00 Agatha Macbeth Bonsoir a tout
15:00 Sandy Burgess Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen
15:01 Katie (katie.canningham) Hopefully not annoying, but last week I brought up the idea of a Caledon Salon of some kind so I've shared a few more thoughts.
15:01 lovejoy2199 Hello Sandy
15:01 Wordsmith Jarvinen Good hour, all.
15:01 Wordsmith Jarvinen Welcome to this week's Caledon Oxbridge Deans' Q&A. This is an open meeting;
15:01 Wordsmith Jarvinen all are welcome apart from those who intend to misbehave in a disruptive manner.
15:01 Wordsmith Jarvinen Non-disruptive misbehavior is at your discretion.
15:01 Wordsmith Jarvinen Transcripts will be posted after the meeting.
15:01 Wordsmith Jarvinen at http://www.caledonoxbridge.org/qna/qna_index.php
15:01 Gronk Seriman ...and not a moment before.
15:01 Sandy Burgess Hello Gronk
15:02 Wordsmith Jarvinen Grins at Miss Gronk
15:02 lovejoy2199 turns down the music stream so he can follow the meeting.
15:02 Agatha Macbeth turns up the music stream to hear the music
15:02 Wordsmith Jarvinen Ember, What have you for this week?
15:04 Ember (emberell) I've been working on campus decoration to get things into a Halloween season. It's coming along quite well, actually. Besides that I am getting back into the swing of updating notecards and working on the faculty kit, which I plan to have up to date in the next few weeks (especially with Larky's wonderful work on the foreign language packet).
15:05 Ember (emberell) Besides that, campus has been a little quiet lately - we are always looking for folk willing to be on campus an help out, whether in an official capacity or otherwise. In that regard, I do want to welcome Lia as a full-on Tutor starting this month.
15:05 Ember (emberell) But anyone else interested in joining should either reach out to the tutor staff or me for application information or otherwise.
15:05 Katie (katie.canningham) appaws!
15:06 Gronk Seriman Yaaay, Lia!
15:06 Georgiana Penberg smiles and claps
15:06 Lia (tokyorii) smiles ear to ear!!!
15:06 Wordsmith Jarvinen Congratulations, Lia
15:06 Ember (emberell) I don't think I've given you the proper group just yet., but you've been a wonderful help on campus and I want to make it clear we are -very- appreciative of your work. ❤
15:06 Sandy Burgess
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15:06 Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) yay for lia
15:06 Ember (emberell) It makes a big difference when people help out - from the notecards to anything else here.
15:07 Katie (katie.canningham) woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
15:07 Katie (katie.canningham) woot!
15:07 Ember (emberell) That's all I have here today. But thanks again all of you who do help out. It makes things so much warmer in SL ^.-.^
15:07 Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) :-)
15:07 Wordsmith Jarvinen Thank you, Ember.
15:07 Wordsmith Jarvinen Andrea?
15:08 Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) I'm still tied up in RL getting my house cleaned up so it can be worked on
15:08 Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) lots of lots of junk
15:08 Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) t be sorted tossed or boxed and cleaned
15:08 Katie (katie.canningham) Still wishing you muchness of luck with that!!!
15:09 Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) We will have our regular bi weekly dance today at 4
15:09 Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) sends Andrea lots of virtual mops
15:09 Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) with Sasha DJing.
15:09 Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) thank all. I am exhausted so a few more hours and then to bed
15:10 Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) I hope to be done by Thursday and can redirect my efforts back in here
15:10 Katie (katie.canningham) thumbs up!
15:10 Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) all your donations made at a coin or an event are appreciated
15:10 Wordsmith Jarvinen Thank you, Andrea. I hope the house renovations go well.
15:10 Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) the roof and the surrounding wood have been fixed
15:11 Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) now i'm dealing with the interior which is mostly done
15:11 Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) just a lot of packing, repacking and moving
15:11 Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) everything to one room
15:11 Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) so
15:12 Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) still have some things unpacked and he moved 5-6 years ago.
15:12 Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) I plan for our second dance of the month to be the bigger one
15:12 Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) with give aways and such
15:12 Wordsmith Jarvinen Nods.
15:12 Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) on a big build. I should have time for that .
15:13 Wordsmith Jarvinen Thank you, Andrea. Keep me posted
15:13 Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) ms ember is hosting the bi weeklies given I'm in RL so much
15:13 Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) will do.
15:13 Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) back to you word
15:13 Ember (emberell) /)
15:15 Wordsmith Jarvinen We managed a bit of external visibility for Oxbridge recently. Ember guided a tour through Oxbridge from the Virtual World MOOC. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYO7uCoX6sw
15:15 Agatha Macbeth applauds
15:15 Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) claps
15:16 Wordsmith Jarvinen Which was recorded. I shared that link with Madori Linden at the Virtual World Education Consortium (VWEC) meeting on 6 October.
15:16 Katie (katie.canningham) YAY!!!!
15:16 Ember (emberell) It was really cool to get to show them the tutorial. They were quite impressed with what Oxbridge has to offer.
15:17 Lia (tokyorii) Very nice job
15:17 Wordsmith Jarvinen I also was asked to be s subgroup facilitator at the VWEC meeting.
15:17 Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) very good
15:17 Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) yay
15:17 Katie (katie.canningham) Cool!
15:17 Ember (emberell) Oh, that's lovely. Has that happened already, Word?
15:17 Sandie Harbour you are all awesome
15:18 Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) LAdy Harbour is also awesome
15:19 Wordsmith Jarvinen Yes, on 6 October. The VWEC educators are working with Madori to ensure that SL is more welcoming to educators and that new educators are included in. They are using the process known as Theory of Change to help define what needs to be done.
15:19 Katie (katie.canningham) Hi Peter!
15:20 Gronk Seriman sneaks a wink and a smile to Peter.
15:23 Wordsmith Jarvinen Another part of outreach is the monthly sci-fi short-story reading I co-host with Valibrarian of the Community Virtual Library (CVL). Val is also a major participant in the VWEC work. (next story is this next Thursday a5 5 pm SLT)
15:23 Wordsmith Jarvinen I'm also working to catch up on archiving the stories we've already done. http://www.caledonoxbridge.org/cvl_caledon/index.php
15:24 Wordsmith Jarvinen Still more to do.
15:24 Ember (emberell) Excellent work. Thank you for all your hard work with outreach, Word. ❤
15:25 Larky (larkylouz) applauds!
15:25 Katie (katie.canningham) claps!
15:25 Wordsmith Jarvinen Next on to Oxbridge Finances. Thanks to Andrea, we remain in excellent financial shape.
15:25 Wordsmith Jarvinen .
Tier pf 74,750 $L was paid 6 Oct until 5 Jan 2022
All instructor stipends are paid to date
.
Balance: 392,815 $L
Tier liability: 2464 $L
Standard Reserve: 225,000 $L
Total Liability: 227,464 $L
Surplus: 165,351 $L
15:26 Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) The thanks goes to all of you for your donations
15:26 Gronk Seriman Nice Surplus!
15:26 Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) every linden counts
15:27 Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) We never know what can happen so a good back-up amount is great.
15:27 Gronk Seriman No doubt.
15:28 Wordsmith Jarvinen Partly extra padding because of extra economic uncertainty from the pandemic; partly we always want to enter the RFL funding months with a good surplus.
15:29 Wordsmith Jarvinen And, that's the reports from me. Open to other announcements and to questions.
15:30 Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) Still hosting the Writers' Meeting every Thursday 11:00 AM.
15:30 Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) No bats or belfries.
15:30 Gronk Seriman Has anybody seen the surge that usually happens when kids go to College, get on their wonderful networks, and come back to SL? ?I don't feel it this year.
15:31 Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) You mean those who come here to pester the newcomers?
15:31 Ember (emberell) I've seen a handful of them.
15:31 Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) There seems to be at least some newcomers every week.
15:32 Gronk Seriman No, just a general surge when Summer's over, outdoor fun decreases, SL increases.
15:32 Wordsmith Jarvinen According to Marion Questi, first day and first week visitors are down.
15:32 Ember (emberell) Do we track older visitors? We've had a fairly higher number of returnees
15:32 Frigid Cryotank That sounds about right... the first couple days are fun at school... then homework and projects...
15:33 Wordsmith Jarvinen I'll process our visitor stats during the next two weeks
15:34 Wordsmith Jarvinen We do track avatar age. You can see that on our stats page, that's currently through the end of July
15:34 Gronk Seriman Yes, that is great. And really interesting.
15:35 Wordsmith Jarvinen http://www.caledonoxbridge.org/statistics/index.php
15:35 Gronk Seriman Just like in RL, on SL, we aren't making enough kids!
15:35 Larky (larkylouz) hopes Gronk does intend to start creating toddlers to run around Oxbridge until they come of age!
15:36 Sandy Burgess Thats not my fault
15:36 Larky (larkylouz) ;^)
15:36 lovejoy2199 All depends on what part of the world you live in.
15:37 Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) Yup
15:37 Wordsmith Jarvinen I should also mention that Larky has been posting classes to the SL events calendar and other calendars to try to get attendance up.
15:38 Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) claps
15:38 Katie (katie.canningham) tentatively raises a paw
15:38 Wordsmith Jarvinen Katie?
15:39 Larky (larkylouz) The problem with the SL Events calendar is that it is tricky to find a location that works. So off-campus events can't be listed.
15:39 Katie (katie.canningham) I know I initially raised it last week at regular Q&A, but - and I hope the notecard spamming wasn't an annoyance - and Larky was going to discuss it with Wordsmith, but what do you think?
15:40 Larky (larkylouz) Katie, please be specific about what you're talking about.
15:40 Gronk Seriman The Caledon Salon idea?
15:40 Katie (katie.canningham) I should say is going to discuss - sorry my suggestion about doing a Salon kind of like the Aether Salon (monthly) but different - yes.
15:41 Wordsmith Jarvinen The SL events calendar is a pain in the posterior, and it may still be useful to bring in students for some classes.
15:41 Ember (emberell) I quite like that idea, KAtie. If you can find a good venue for it, it would be an excellent way to not only talk fashion, but share potential resources for good steampunk outfits in SL.
15:42 Katie (katie.canningham) Ooh, I like that!
15:42 Larky (larkylouz) Katie's idea goes far beyond fashion discussions, although those could certainly be part of it.
15:42 Ember (emberell) nods
15:42 Wordsmith Jarvinen I've discussed with Andrea before about having "A pint of science" informal talks in the pub.
15:42 Harperlass I think we had discussed a variety and range of topics
15:42 Katie (katie.canningham) When I'm in human form, I do wear a fair amount of Zan's for instance
15:42 Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) Discussions diverge and go weird tangents anyway...
15:42 Katie (katie.canningham) OOOOOOO Pint of Science!
15:43 Harperlass smile
15:43 Agatha Macbeth jumps
15:43 Georgiana Penberg tries to imbibe science as often as possible.
15:43 Sandy Burgess looks disturbed. No fashion discussion ...
15:43 Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) For some reason there has not been cat discussion recently during the Writers' Meeting...
15:43 Wordsmith Jarvinen Pint of Science is an idea from the UK that's also occurred in the U.S.
15:43 Harley (yelarh) confused
15:43 Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) interjects. Let me know if you need anything. I can best be reached at andreajonesms@yahoo.com
15:44 Katie (katie.canningham) Thanks!
15:44 Peter from New York (peterfromnewyork) Maybe we could have a critique the science in movies series of chats
15:44 Wordsmith Jarvinen tc Andrea.
15:44 Katie (katie.canningham) Do you think I should try to schedule something? Maybe close to Halloween?
15:44 Katie (katie.canningham) Bernadette Banner has some great videos critiquing the historical costumes in movies and TVs!
15:45 Harperlass sure@
15:45 Peter from New York (peterfromnewyork) like could Jaws survive free fall onto a circus tent?
15:45 Ember (emberell) I think you should work on a date, yes. Get it rolling. Even if it's a little rough at first, I think it'll be a grand time.
15:45 Wordsmith Jarvinen You'd have to talk with Andrea and Larky, Katie.
15:45 Harperlass Peter lol
15:45 Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) Science in movies is contradiction in terms
15:45 Harperlass I think we can sometimes be serious too
15:45 Wordsmith Jarvinen October is going to get crowded with parties.
15:45 Harperlass in a fun way
15:45 Ember (emberell) nods
15:46 Ember (emberell) It will be quite busy especially the closer to Halloween it gets
15:46 Harperlass not all of us want to party all the time
15:46 Katie (katie.canningham) Maybe wait 'til November and skip the Halloween talk til next year? (being optimistic)
15:46 Katie (katie.canningham) ?
15:46 Frigid Cryotank Only if party accessories can be RL delivered in time.
15:47 Katie (katie.canningham) I'm hoping to open my little library before Halloween, though.
15:47 Wordsmith Jarvinen Consider it social networking, Harperlass. A chance to see if other people have interests in common with yours.
15:47 Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) often sits in RL parties when others dance
15:47 Sandy Burgess You shouldn't wait till next year
15:47 Harperlass <socially impaired and would rather imbibe science
15:48 Sandy Burgess often sits in SL parties when others dance ...
15:48 Harperlass Try it out Katie, no harm in trying
15:48 Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) Introverts Unite!
15:48 Harperlass Woot
15:48 Katie (katie.canningham) ooo - I saw a cute cat-in-labcoat picture, with the caption - "Assemble iron filings in a circle. Now you have a ferrous wheel"
15:48 Georgiana Penberg waves her INFJ flag
15:48 Katie (katie.canningham) Ok, will do!
15:48 Wordsmith Jarvinen Other questions?
15:49 Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) I was actually asked if the airship network still works. I have not used those myself for a while but some visitors said they did not see a single one.
15:49 Katie (katie.canningham) I love the airships!
15:49 Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) should be
15:49 Harperlass I see them sometimes but have never caught one
15:49 Katie (katie.canningham) One docks about 5 mins before the hour in Port Caledon!
15:49 Larky (larkylouz) Hi Pumpernickel
15:49 Larky (larkylouz) Welcome
15:49 Pumpernickel Barthelmess *hello
15:49 Katie (katie.canningham) giggles
15:49 Peter from New York (peterfromnewyork) I want a RL aorship
15:49 Harperlass lol
15:50 Ember (emberell) I made a ship out of air. Then it blew away...
15:50 Harperlass hums the Gone with the WInd theme
15:50 Wordsmith Jarvinen Serious please. If there are actual questions, I want space for them to get asked.
15:50 Katie (katie.canningham) Yes, the airships are still going, and work great!
15:51 Georgiana Penberg rode the airship over the weekend.
15:51 Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) Okay
15:51 Wordsmith Jarvinen Good to know
15:51 Sandy Burgess I have seen some flying around but have no idea if they are on schedule or fly their designed path or if they are just on a rampage
15:51 Wordsmith Jarvinen Any other questions?
15:51 Harperlass <will renew her effort to ride one
15:51 Larky (larkylouz) they're on a rampage if you see them coming out a second story window! ;^p
15:52 Katie (katie.canningham) I encourage riding them! And the trains!
15:52 Ember (emberell) We have some maps of the air and train lines for those who want them in the train station on campus
15:52 Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) I usually see mainly the trains.
15:52 lovejoy2199 TRAINS !!!!
15:52 Wordsmith Jarvinen Okay, hearing nothing new, and approaching the hour, we are adjourned.
15:52 lovejoy2199 wakes up as someone said trains
15:52 Katie (katie.canningham) Serious question: Please forgive me if I missed this, but what is the theme of this next COU dance?
15:53 Harperlass Mumbles about nearly being murdered by the trains
15:53 Ember (emberell) Take care, friends! I hope to see some of you at the fundraiser! ❤
15:53 Wordsmith Jarvinen Thank you all for coming and participating.
15:53 Katie (katie.canningham) Cheers Ember!
15:53 Harperlass thank you
15:53 Wordsmith Jarvinen It's at 4pm today and of a grave nature.
15:53 Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) Okay. I might be able to get some sleep tonight
15:53 Harperlass sleep well Elf
15:53 Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) I need to pop out. Thank you all
15:53 Oxbridge Donation Coin R1 (Alternate Lecture Hall) badgerofzen gave a generous donation to help support classes and tutorials at Caledon Oxbridge Gateway.
15:53 Strandwind Thank you!
15:53 Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) Hold the fort
15:53 Sandy Burgess I will seek my bed too - good night everybody
15:53 Katie (katie.canningham) I will dress accordingly! Many thanks for your patience with me!
15:54 Katie (katie.canningham) Good night Sandy!
15:54 Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) ty badger frozem
15:54 Wordsmith Jarvinen Thank you, Badgerofzen.
15:54 Strandwind Have a good time and bye.
15:54 lovejoy2199 is in Fort holding mode
15:54 Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) heads out
15:54 Katie (katie.canningham) Thank you everybody!!!
15:54 Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) Be seeing you
15:54 Lia (tokyorii) Thank you all.
15:54 Gronk Seriman Maybe this meeting should be called the Q&A&D. The Question and Answer and Discussion.
15:56 Wordsmith Jarvinen It's implied, Gronk. Particularly when the discussion helps to provide part of the Answer.
15:56 Gronk Seriman Nice! True!
15:57 Gronk Seriman The airships. You know them well, Wordsmith?
15:59 Wordsmith Jarvinen Basically, yes. I need to rerez the COLT. It gets returned whenever the Lindens take the sim down while it's in the library parcel.
16:00 Gronk Seriman How difficult would it be to turn the airships into a Click To Rez kinda thing. You found the station, you want a vehicle, but it is on a schedule.
16:00 Lyn (lyn.navarita) Hello again ㋡
16:00 Gronk Seriman What would happen if they were all Click To Rez? You could get one anytime you want.
16:01 Lyn (lyn.navarita) I wanted to IM Larky, but can't find her in Search
16:01 Wordsmith Jarvinen Hi, Lyn. Just finished the Q&A. The cemetery dance is just beginning
16:01 Gronk Seriman Running on a schedule is sooo last century. I want a ride NOW!
16:02 Wordsmith Jarvinen Larkylouz.Resident
16:02 Lyn (lyn.navarita) thank you
16:02 lovejoy2199 I would suggest you talk to Yavanna Lianfair of Pod Riders
16:02 Lyn (lyn.navarita) Gronk, I have a fun ride on my parcel. "be the leaves" Very Autumn.
16:03 Gronk Seriman I guess that goes into the tradition of it all. In a Victorian Steampunk place, they run on a schedule.
16:03 Wordsmith Jarvinen Some other things I've promised to work on might lead in that directions, Gronk.
16:04 Wordsmith Jarvinen Actually, theylikely run on a shedule (Brit spelling)
16:05 Gronk Seriman I am not asking any more work from you. I was terrified when I said something, and you started the Kiosk translations.