Thursday, March 23, 2006
Met with Anthony and the Student Computing Committee to discuss this year's Dell configuration. Chatted briefly with Taylor about MCCA. (I realized just now I no longer remember what MCCA stands for—it's essentially our agreement to license software from Microsoft.) Got signed up with a Dell Image Builder account. Researched ePocrates info, but couldn't find our current info so I sent an e-mail to our rep. Minor updates to the computer security guide (e.g., pointed to the campus site license for Sophos). Did a number of small web updates for James. Made live a new news story. Helped James with a printer problem: pages printed with black backgrounds. It turned out to be a combination of our website and his printer, but I was able to resolve it using stylesheets. Lunch: leftovers. Announced Sophos availability to students. Dinner at Fuddrucker's with Patrick, Drew, and Phil. Afterwards we saw V for Vendetta at the Daly City Century 20. The showing we saw was a digital projection, which (I think) means there is no film involved—it's digital directly to your eyeball. Well, almost like that, anyway. The film is a wondrous, marvelous achievement, and it is certain to cause controversy as free-thinking films like this do. I don't always agree with the protagonist's actions, and the film is a bit confusing in places, but I wholeheartedly endorse the discussion of the ideas this film embraces, and it is likely to open perspectives for most anyone who views it. Go see it, then decide for yourself.