Network Features (text | un: finch)

[ornithologist]

Please complete the below survey regarding possible enhancements to our communication devices and network system. I will be working with Aurora to make these upgrades.

I may or may not respond to comments. Thank you.

Edit: Additional features being considered based on feedback that were not in the poll include: (1) ease of use features for those less familiar with technology, (2) Wikipedia or an equivalent, (3) banning specific users from personal posts or communications.

Edit 2: Adding (4) storage and sharing for image, audio and video files, primarily for entertainment or educational purposes and (5) expansion of the library to include digital lending of those materials.

Poll #32315

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 20

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Which additional features would you utilize?

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Basic system functions such as timer, alarm, and calculator
8 (40.0%)

Real-time synchronous audio communication (like a phone rather than discrete message delivery)
13 (65.0%)

One-to-one private communications (standard security)
15 (75.0%)

Privacy settings allowing group selection for communications
12 (60.0%)

Advanced secure encrypted channels outside of Aurora's access
15 (75.0%)

Social media
6 (30.0%)

Something else not listed:

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Comments

[ornithologist]

Would you be interested in a book review feature, Ms. Mason?

[ingestion]

I wouldn't object to it!

I should really swing by, John invited me you know? I could pickup some recommendations if you have any for me.

[ornithologist]

Did he? That was nice of him.

What is your usual taste in reading or games, then? To craft my recommendations from.

[ingestion]

he said you don't like it when he cleans? whatever that means.

and well to be honest, my dad wanted me to get into the older stuff. I'm pretty typical in my tastes, science fiction novels usually get me going.

[ornithologist]

It's just that it's a bit like watching a zoo animal pace in the same circle over and over.

[ He catches that past tense-- ]

Classic science fiction is a rich genre. Have you read anything there at all, or do you know of any favorites of your father's? I'm partial to Arthur C. Clarke.

[ingestion]

( the more she learned about their relationship, the more curious she became about the two of them. did john clean so much that it became a strain on harold to watch? why were they spending so much time together-

to the point where he would feel that? when she thought about the time she spent with vincent [which was a lot more than she wanted], she did feel like she could understand it. )

well he really liked his own works the most, but he did recommend shakespeare and james joyce a lot to me.

I don't think I've heard of him before....what would you recommend I start with?

[ornithologist]

[ Their relationship is heavily based on knowing one another extremely well but not saying anything out loud. All of John's cleaning indicates to Harold that he's getting extremely restless, that is to say, stir crazy. He wishes he could give him something to do, ideally a number to go and save, but he's left scrounging for things himself and little to ask for from John. At least he gets to go running with the dog now. Small mercies. ]

He was a writer, and he liked his own works? Not too many can say that.

I think you might need to work your way up to James Joyce. Perhaps start with "the Moon is a Harsh Mistress" by Heinlein.

[ingestion]

he wrote 'the criminal's mask', a book about how offenders who hide among normal people.

( her father was a huge worrywart, and painfully afraid of kidnappers, murders and the like.

unfortunately for them both, he truly did attract what he feared. )

yeah I told him that, but I'll check out the book you recommended. can I come pick it up then? sometime?

[ornithologist]

[ That's a subject Harold has some uncomfortable familiarity with himself, not that he's going to say so on a public feed. ]

If you have a copy of it, I'd be glad to read it.

Of course. I'll put it aside for you at the circulation desk; feel free to take it.

[ingestion]

( unfortunately she doesn't, but harold does give her a good idea on what to do the next time she has an opportunity to ask echo for an item. it's immediately put onto the top of her list. )

not yet, but I'll do whatever I can to get it. I want to re-read it myself anyways.

and thanks, I'll visit soon. good luck with the enhancements.