Network/Library Staff Involvement
Follow-up to Network from The Rat's Nest (Post-Angst)
This day has a lot of random, non-diary writing! I'll be posting Day 6 later, but I write my entries throughout the day and don't post them until I go to bed.
There are rumours floating around that the problems with the network are to do with malicious viruses. If it's true then I hope the perpetrators get what-for. However, it's just a rumour.
Anyway, I got a nice comment from someone in IT I'd like to address. Apparently IT and DCS are not affiliated with the residential network and my rant was a bit uncalled for. This begs the question: why not?... Their services are reliable and well-maintained and have actually meant I can access my notes from their machines.
I also got a comment from a librarian who'd picked up my comments on using the library. It's become my favourite spot on campus, actually, especially the floor 2 laptop area where you can see students busying around with books and can see tree-leaves dancing with allegresse in the breeze… feels very University-like.
Speaking of which it's very nice that the staff here read blogs and comment, and I'd like to give a big thumbs up for that. Shows the little guys get listened to sometimes. (Grumble, grumble, 5'4 isn't that small…)
Anyway, best get back to the philosophy reading (Mackie). That stuff is brain-rot!
Two years ago there were similar problems caused by viruses but they weren't caused by malicious users on campus – it was down to careless people (and people who don't really understand viruses and such like) running unpatched versions of Windows when there were viruses like Blaster going round on the internet. That may be where the rumours are coming from – people remembering from last time.
29 Sep 2005, 17:04
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