Caledon Oxbridge Deans' Q&A for 2022-11-13
| 14:41 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Welcome, Highly |
| 14:41 | highlyadjective | Thank you Wordsmith :) |
| 14:44 | Oxbridge Donation Coin R1 (Alternate Lecture Hall) | secondlife:///app/agent/425c6182-cdd4-4fd4-9c61-c44fa6aa356e/about gave a generous donation to help support classes and tutorials at Caledon Oxbridge Gateway. |
| 14:44 | Phrynne | /me waves to Andrea, Word and Highly |
| 14:44 | Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) | thank you for the donation highly |
| 14:44 | Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) | waves at Phrynne |
| 14:45 | highlyadjective | Hello Phrynne :) Andrea! |
| 14:45 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Welcome, Phrynne |
| 14:46 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | You got my email from earlier today, Andrea? |
| 14:46 | Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) | umm no |
| 14:46 | Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) | can look |
| 14:48 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Hello, Ember |
| 14:49 | Ember (emberell) | Hello, Word, Phrynne, Andrea |
| 14:49 | Ember (emberell) | Hello, Highly! |
| 14:51 | Ember (emberell) | Lovejoy, welcome |
| 14:51 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Welcome Lovejoy |
| 14:51 | lovejoy2199 | Greetings everyone |
| 14:51 | Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) | hi |
| 14:51 | lovejoy2199 | Hello Dean Ember |
| 14:52 | lovejoy2199 | Hello Dean Jones |
| 14:52 | lovejoy2199 | Hello Provost Emeritus. |
| 14:52 | highlyadjective | Sorry, Hello Ember! |
| 14:52 | Ember (emberell) | Welcome back ❤ |
| 14:52 | highlyadjective | Hello Lovejoy |
| 14:53 | lovejoy2199 | Hello Highlyadjective |
| 14:53 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | grins at Lovejoy |
| 14:53 | lovejoy2199 | mmmm would that be an adverb? |
| 14:54 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Welcome, Elf |
| 14:54 | lovejoy2199 | ELF !!!!! |
| 14:54 | lovejoy2199 | Hello Herr Skysmith |
| 14:54 | Ember (emberell) | Elfbiter! |
| 14:54 | Ember (emberell) | Welcome <# |
| 14:55 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Welcome Strandwind. and Rainy |
| 14:55 | Ember (emberell) | Welcome, Strandwind! |
| 14:56 | Strandwind | Hello everyone! |
| 14:56 | Strandwind | Heya Wordsmith and Ember! |
| 14:56 | highlyadjective | Hello Elfbiter :) |
| 14:58 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | We don't bite Rainy. Well not hard anyway. |
| 14:58 | Strandwind | Hello Ember and Andrea. |
| 14:58 | Ember (emberell) | Welcome, Rainy ❤ |
| 14:58 | Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) | Hello |
| 14:58 | RainyDayRecess | Hello everyone ;) |
| 14:58 | highlyadjective | /me smiles |
| 14:58 | Strandwind | Well, Elfbiter is a name.... ;... |
| 14:59 | Strandwind | Hello Rainy and Highly. |
| 14:59 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Welcome, Gronk |
| 14:59 | highlyadjective | Hello Strandwind and Gronk |
| 14:59 | Ember (emberell) | Agatha, Gronk, welcome |
| 14:59 | Strandwind | Hello Gronk. |
| 14:59 | Agatha Macbeth | /me waves |
| 14:59 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Welcome Agatha |
| 14:59 | Gronk Seriman | Greetings, everybody! |
| 15:00 | Ember (emberell) | Katie, welcome! |
| 15:00 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Welcome Katie |
| 15:00 | Katie (katie.canningham) | Hi THankee Ember and Wordsmith! |
| 15:00 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | And the hour strikes three (the others escape with minor injuries) |
| 15:00 | highlyadjective | Hello Katie :) |
| 15:00 | Katie (katie.canningham) | Hi Andrea! |
| 15:01 | Katie (katie.canningham) | /me waves |
| 15:01 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | so... |
| 15:01 | Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) | waves |
| 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 | Katie (katie.canningham) | argh |
| 15:01 | highlyadjective | /me grins |
| 15:01 | Ember (emberell) | Jorge, welcome |
| 15:02 | highlyadjective | /me waves at Jorge |
| 15:02 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | What's from Commons for this day, Ember? |
| 15:02 | Jorge Serapis | *throws anvils in greetings at everyone!* |
| 15:02 | Katie (katie.canningham) | /me wonders why her brain went wonky |
| 15:03 | Ember (emberell) | I've been somewhat beset by RL, so my work has been lighter than I'd like. But all is fairly well in commons. |
| 15:03 | Ember (emberell) | I've put through a few updated notecards into the faculty kit, and I've been encouraging some recurring guests and helpers to join us as tutors |
| 15:04 | Ember (emberell) | As ever, Oxbridge Is looking for folk willing to help out - as tutors, teachers, or otherwise. For those interested in getting involved, please feel free to reach out to me, or any of the other staff here via IM for information on how you might be able to help out. |
| 15:04 | Ember (emberell) | That's it from me |
| 15:04 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Thank you, Ember. |
| 15:05 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | BTW, Des generally wafts in a snowstorm about 1 Dec. |
| 15:05 | Katie (katie.canningham) | yay! |
| 15:05 | lovejoy2199 | *smile* |
| 15:05 | lovejoy2199 | /me starts waxing his boards |
| 15:05 | Strandwind | Thank you Ember. |
| 15:05 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Which means the bonfire etc go out in the plaza |
| 15:06 | Katie (katie.canningham) | yay! |
| 15:06 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Andrea? |
| 15:06 | Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) | Everyone is welcome to join us this coming Sunday the 13th at 4 after the Deans Q&A for Our Fall fund raiser. Our Dj Is Dj Sasha and the theme is a change of seasons. Autumn colors, fantasy colors, Celtic suggested. http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Caledon%20SouthEnd/96/33/23 |
| 15:06 | Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) | Our fundraising is going well. We are situated comfortably should something happen |
| 15:06 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | (this coming Sunday is today, BTW) |
| 15:07 | Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) | yes is today |
| 15:07 | Strandwind | Thank you so much Andrea! |
| 15:07 | Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) | back to you Wordsmith |
| 15:07 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Thank you, Andrea. |
| 15:08 | Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) | most welcome |
| 15:08 | Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) | oh |
| 15:08 | Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) | and many thanks to ti stereo for putting on the fall harvest festival |
| 15:08 | Katie (katie.canningham) | yay! |
| 15:08 | Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) | we were a beneficiary |
| 15:09 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | We are very stable financially, over two months surplus over liabilities |
| 15:09 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | That's with all instructor stipends paid to date, BTW. |
| 15:10 | Strandwind | Thanks to all the instructors who do very awesome work for the students. |
| 15:10 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | I expect to be putting out a year end tutor bonus again this year, thanks to Andrea's efforts and our community of supporters. |
| 15:11 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | And some of the instructors are working on new classes, for example Toral and Lindal on a using mesh class. |
| 15:11 | Strandwind | Wow, that sound great. |
| 15:12 | Katie (katie.canningham) | yay! |
| 15:12 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | The Oxbridge graphs on the wall behind me are all current as of today |
| 15:12 | Gronk Seriman | /me can smell the fresh paint. |
| 15:12 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | The class timeline, class age histogram, and the avatar visit timeline |
| 15:13 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | I'll be updating the education reserve map, but haven't yet. |
| 15:14 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | It sounded last night that rides etc for the Harvest Festival will be left out for another week |
| 15:14 | Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) | Yes |
| 15:14 | Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) | the rides and food venders |
| 15:15 | Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) | not sure about the selling venders a few more days at least |
| 15:16 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | In notices from LL, premium plus residents can now own a homestead sim without having to own a full sim. |
| 15:17 | Katie (katie.canningham) | hm! |
| 15:17 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | They still charge a setup fee and tier for the homestead sim |
| 15:18 | Jorge Serapis | ..plus the purchase cost of the homestead, or will they supply one from their reserve? |
| 15:18 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Formerly, the only way to have a homestead sim (from LL) was to also have a full sim |
| 15:18 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | That's what I mean by the setup fee, Jorge |
| 15:19 | Jorge Serapis | Thank you. |
| 15:19 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | And, as far as I know, doing that does not preclude an education / nonprofit discount. |
| 15:20 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Oh, and the visitor statistics on our website are also current. |
| 15:21 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | That's it from me. Open for questions, announcements, etc |
| 15:22 | Agatha Macbeth | I heard a rumour yesterday the Lindens are thinking about upgrading the SL game engine...anyone else hard anything like that? |
| 15:22 | Ember (emberell) | I haven't heard anything official on that, though I hadn't been looking |
| 15:22 | lovejoy2199 | That would be nice. |
| 15:22 | Agatha Macbeth | As I say it was just a rumour |
| 15:23 | highlyadjective | Might break a thing or two... |
| 15:23 | Gronk Seriman | They did once. It was called Sansar. But they got distracted by shiny goggles. |
| 15:23 | Katie (katie.canningham) | eek! |
| 15:23 | lovejoy2199 | However, would it brake the ols SL. |
| 15:23 | Jorge Serapis | The linkset script thing? |
| 15:23 | lovejoy2199 | old SL |
| 15:23 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Check Inara Pey's blog, she generally gets to the meetings |
| 15:23 | Jorge Serapis | https://discord.com/channels/858851412112048138/858851412112048141/1040062690191736952 |
| 15:23 | Agatha Macbeth | No, not LSD this is something else I think |
| 15:24 | Ember (emberell) | Hm, that link doesn't go anywhere for me, Jorge |
| 15:24 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | They've done that before, upgrading SL to use a current version of Havok |
| 15:24 | Jorge Serapis | Sorry, this is the link if anyone is interested.. but I see, Agatha. https://modemworld.me/2022/11/02/linkset-data-lsd-a-new-feature-for-second-life/ |
| 15:24 | lovejoy2199 | I believe Philip spoke about the problems during SL19B. |
| 15:24 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | That is not a new architecture like Sansar was. |
| 15:24 | Agatha Macbeth | /me smiles to Jorge |
| 15:25 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | And yes, for scripting they are bringing up a key:value linkset data store. I believe it is up on the RC servers now. |
| 15:26 | Ember (emberell) | Jan, welcome |
| 15:26 | Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) | hi Jan |
| 15:26 | Jan Stroikavskoi | Hello :) |
| 15:26 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Welcome, Jan |
| 15:26 | Katie (katie.canningham) | so scripting is about to get much more complicated? |
| 15:26 | Jan Stroikavskoi | Thank you :) |
| 15:27 | RainyDayRecess | /me waves to Jan ;) |
| 15:27 | Jorge Serapis | I think it means it increases the amount of script size available. |
| 15:27 | lovejoy2199 | /me raises his hand. |
| 15:27 | Jan Stroikavskoi | /me whispers Hi Rainy ;) |
| 15:27 | Katie (katie.canningham) | ah |
| 15:28 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | In some ways simpler, because it gives a place to store values other than in the description field of a prim or via use of a website via HTTP. |
| 15:28 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | If you unlink the linkset, the values go away, BTW |
| 15:29 | Agatha Macbeth | Would that have any effect on lag in any way? |
| 15:30 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | I don't think so. |
| 15:30 | Agatha Macbeth | Shame |
| 15:31 | Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) | ...hello lag my old friend, I've come to walk with you again.... |
| 15:31 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | It just creates an external memory for scripts |
| 15:32 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | I'll see if I can find anything on a Havok (that's the physics engine) upgrade by the way. |
| 15:32 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Other topics? |
| 15:32 | Katie (katie.canningham) | ok |
| 15:32 | Katie (katie.canningham) | thanks! |
| 15:32 | lovejoy2199 | Yes |
| 15:33 | lovejoy2199 | Question? |
| 15:33 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Lovejoy? |
| 15:33 | Strandwind | /me mumbles: Sound of Lag... |
| 15:33 | lovejoy2199 | Speaking of the reserve, is there any thought of a gateway in to it? |
| 15:34 | lovejoy2199 | here to it? |
| 15:34 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | I can do that |
| 15:35 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | btw, they now have a working Reg-API page |
| 15:35 | lovejoy2199 | And, I would assume, from the reserve to here. |
| 15:35 | Ember (emberell) | I believe there is a gate from there to here |
| 15:35 | Katie (katie.canningham) | YES |
| 15:36 | lovejoy2199 | mmmm that is what I get for not being there lately. |
| 15:36 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Yes, there is a gateway from there to here |
| 15:36 | Katie (katie.canningham) | I thought I saw one |
| 15:36 | Ember (emberell) | /me nods |
| 15:36 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | This is still under development but the reg-API works: https://www.vweconsortium.org/ |
| 15:37 | lovejoy2199 | /me slaps himself upside the head. Of course there is one. I have used it. |
| 15:38 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | I've been meaning to put up a sign with a LM giver that basically says: "Educator in SL? There's a place for you." |
| 15:39 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Other topics? |
| 15:39 | Katie (katie.canningham) | /me raises a tiny hand |
| 15:39 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Katie? |
| 15:40 | Katie (katie.canningham) | About the sign, maybe more than just educators? It's really great for anyone who wants to learn, too |
| 15:40 | Katie (katie.canningham) | I dunno if you want to say 'nerds' or not tho |
| 15:41 | Katie (katie.canningham) | (says a nerd) |
| 15:41 | Katie (katie.canningham) | (me) |
| 15:41 | highlyadjective | /me grins |
| 15:41 | Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) | Age of the geek baby, hardison |
| 15:41 | Agatha Macbeth | A place for nerds sounds good |
| 15:41 | Katie (katie.canningham) | I'm still a geek wannabe, I think |
| 15:41 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Well, there won't be any restrictions on it (it won't require a resumé) |
| 15:42 | Katie (katie.canningham) | yes but people might see just "educators" and think, well I'm not a teacher so I'm not interested |
| 15:42 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | And there are regular fireside chats there, including one in Spanish |
| 15:42 | highlyadjective | Chats are during working hours, unfortunately |
| 15:43 | Katie (katie.canningham) | /me nods and smiles |
| 15:43 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | I can add an "and others interested in SL education" |
| 15:43 | Agatha Macbeth | /me nods |
| 15:43 | Ember (emberell) | That would be helpful for reaching more than just established educators |
| 15:43 | Katie (katie.canningham) | cool! |
| 15:43 | Ember (emberell) | A lot of folk find their way into education through seeking it out that way :-) |
| 15:43 | Strandwind | Mmmm, I am not sure what you want Katie? A Sign with a TP-Link to Caledon? - That would be neat. |
| 15:44 | Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) | I just remembered what i did not setup at the dance. see you all soon. |
| 15:44 | Katie (katie.canningham) | on a sign linking from us to the Education Welcome Island |
| 15:44 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | tc Andrea. |
| 15:45 | Strandwind | [15:44] Katie (katie.canningham): on a sign linking from us to the Education Welcome Island - I like this idea. |
| 15:46 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | I did create a portal that can be used to other sims. It basically lets you select a destination within it, click the "energize button", and opens a map that lets you TP. |
| 15:46 | Katie (katie.canningham) | :) |
| 15:46 | lovejoy2199 | I remember that |
| 15:46 | Katie (katie.canningham) | neat! |
| 15:46 | Strandwind | Very awesome Wordsmith! |
| 15:47 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | But giving a LM and saying a SLUR to a person is easy to do. |
| 15:47 | Strandwind | But how do I get it setup on my sim - and I only want the avatars to TP to lecture hall.? |
| 15:47 | Agatha Macbeth | /me tries to avoid saying slurs |
| 15:47 | RainyDayRecess | :D |
| 15:48 | Ember (emberell) | Oh, you'd like a gateway from your locale to Oxbridge? |
| 15:48 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | So just one destination Standwind? |
| 15:48 | Strandwind | Yes, Ember. |
| 15:49 | Strandwind | (Even though my land is yet not very well built.) |
| 15:49 | Katie (katie.canningham) | Thankee Wordsmith! |
| 15:49 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | I can set a sign version up for you Strandwind |
| 15:50 | Strandwind | That would be very awesome Wordsmith. |
| 15:50 | Ember (emberell) | We do appreciate every link to us ❤ |
| 15:51 | Strandwind | /me nods her head heavy |
| 15:51 | Strandwind | Sorry, my land is not yet very well built. |
| 15:51 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | And if you later need a multi-destination portal, that's available under a GNU Public License |
| 15:51 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | That's not a problem, Strandwind |
| 15:52 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Any last topics? |
| 15:53 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Hearing none, |
| 15:53 | Strandwind | I really would like to set up advertisements for Caledon/Oxbridge or other schools |
| 15:53 | Strandwind | An no other questions, thank you! |
| 15:53 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | we are, adjourned |
| 15:54 | RainyDayRecess | Thank you Deans! :D |
| 15:54 | Agatha Macbeth | Yay |
| 15:54 | Ember (emberell) | Everyone is welcome to this afternoon's fundraiser! |
| 15:54 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Thanks you all for coming and participating |
| 15:54 | Ember (emberell) | Thank you all for coming ❤ |
| 15:54 | Gronk Seriman | Thank you Deans! |
| 15:54 | Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) | Going to bed. |
| 15:54 | Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) | BEfore my head begins to ache. |
| 15:54 | Agatha Macbeth | /me pokes Ember |
| 15:54 | highlyadjective | Happy week, all! |
| 15:54 | Katie (katie.canningham) | TC Elf! |
| 15:54 | Katie (katie.canningham) | Keep feeling better!!! |
| 15:54 | Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) | Hold the fort |
| 15:54 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Hope you can sleep, Elf. |
| 15:54 | Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) | Be seeing you |
| 15:55 | Gronk Seriman | G'night, Mr. Skysmith |
| 15:55 | Ember (emberell) | Toivotan terveyttä, Elfbiter |
| 15:55 | Strandwind | Thank you for having us and particiipate. |
| 15:55 | Gronk Seriman | /me grasps her bench firmly. |
| 15:55 | RainyDayRecess | 'Night EB, Sweet Dreams |
| 15:55 | Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) | :-) |
| 15:55 | Katie (katie.canningham) | See you at the dance! |