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

[brat]

Regardless of intent, releasing new features on a network that goes through her system will only allow her access to any adjustments made. While I agree having the ability to filter posts to specific groups to ensure communication does not reach unwanted parties is useful for all of those here, the rest of these features are unnecessary.

Find a radio if you want to speak to someone in live time.

Social media is an annoyance meant for reprobates with too much time on their hands and is the last thing we need to be brought into play.

[ornithologist]

[ Oh no, he thought this was actually going to be a quick and simple conversation. Harold doesn't mind talking things through necessarily, but he doesn't like explaining himself to a skeptical audience who inevitably wants to pry into his justifications and qualifications at every turn. ]

Thank you, I was waiting for someone to explain the basic principles of information security before I could get started.

I suppose you're another honed person scornful of the indolent, then?

[brat]

We are here for a purpose. A purpose that does not involve unnecessary means of entertainment.

( says the child who specifically requested an arcade cabinet that he could throw into the manor, but they don't need to get into that. )

If you have spare time, perhaps you should utilize it to prepare for the next trial.

[ornithologist]

Of course. What preparations would you recommend, Mr./Ms. Robin?

[ He'll do what he can but seriously, how are they supposed to prepare for something they know nothing about? ]

[brat]

Just Robin. You needn't worry about being on a "first name basis" with one who you have just met. It's a title.

Fortifying buildings, verifying stock, preparing for every worst-case scenario imaginable on the off chance it just happens to get thrown at us. Given Echo's historical use of our nightmares against us, preparing oneself for the inevitable would be prudent.

[ornithologist]

Yes, I'll be doing plenty of that. I'm not actually a frivolous layabout. But I don't think fostering social connection is something to be devalued, either, particularly in these circumstances.

What does Robin indicate as a title?

[brat]

What it indicates is irrelevant.

All you need to know is it means I am more than capable of handling almost any task or trial set before us.

[ornithologist]

[ Harold's a little sensitive to the word irrelevant, in that he thinks anything classified irrelevant is probably very relevant indeed. He deliberately responds to this show of ego with absolute, honest humility as a disarming tactic. ]

You're far ahead of me, then. I'm not at all certain I'm capable. I'll just have to find out as we go.

[brat]

You're new. Your ignorance is to be expected. And given where your priorities lie, your inadequacy is far from surprising.

[ornithologist]

Well, you've educated me on several things so far. Perhaps there's hope for me yet to become sufficiently mistrustful and battle-ready.

[brat]

I understand you intended to be sarcastic, but you should be sufficiently mistrustful and battle-ready regardless.

[ornithologist]

That's a great relief, because if you didn't I'd have to curb my sarcasm out of courtesy.

I think I'm sufficiently mistrustful already, but I'll have to decline on being battle-ready. It's a bit late for that.

[brat]

It's only too late if you're dead.

[ornithologist]

[ He resists the urge to point out that he's legally dead-- ]

Let me rephrase: I'm set in my ways and disinclined to take external opinions. Much like yourself.

[brat]

You've misjudged me, but I won't hold it against you.

And when your blood falls, I will be sure to inform the masses it was due to your own inability to adjust to your surroundings.

[ornithologist]

Please don't. I'd like to die without fanfare if at all possible.

[brat]

You won't stay dead, here.

[ornithologist]

Yes, it's rather horrifying.

Nonetheless, my point stands.

[brat]

I'll be sure your passing is acknowledged loudly with as much fanfare as possible.

Here lies the corpse of Finch, who refused to learn how to better defend himself.

[ornithologist]

[ Harold is leaving this on read and Damian is going next on his list of banned commenters

#dontfeedtrolls ]