[tech] [unisfa-committee] Deep Thought

[Thatcher .]

Alice,

You need to check your definition of "entirely legal" as I am fairly
certain public screening is not covered in your netflix download.   Quite
frankly setting up a netflix account in UniSFAs name is just potentially
attracting attention we don't want or need.   Also your "I will accept full
responsibility" is a fairly hollow promise since you will only be VP till
the end of the year (and maybe even less depending on how tomorrows meeting
pans out).

-Thatcher


On 29 July 2013 22:24, Alice McCullagh <alice.mccullagh at gmail.com> wrote:

> Cheers guys!
>
> In regards to UniSFA's downloading: I doubt it will be more than 1GB a
> week during semester. During term, we usually screen about 3 hours of TV
> shows/movies on average. Even if we were streaming all of this through
> UCC's network (I expect people will still bring in DVDs and other stuff),
> it would only be about 500MB on Netflix/Youtube/iView or around 900MB from
> standard definition iTunes stuff. As well as being entirely legal, this is
> also in keeping with OUR clubs stated purpose of bringing science fiction
> to the hungry masses, so I hope that that squeezes under the "responsible"
> banner! I'm sure lots of people use their UCC accounts for general media
> stuff anyway (Youtube etc.) so hopefully this isn't that different.
>
> I am happy taking care of Deep Thought for the mean time, until next year
> at least. I knew this Computer Science degree would come in handy some
> time! I will give it hot cocoa in the winter, and read it bed-time stories
> at night. I don't think the changes I'm making are particularly
> complicated, though I'm happy to hear any specific Windows-related security
> advice (as long as it isn't 'install linux'). I was just going to install
> AVG or something similar and have the Administrator account reserved for
> librarian/Committee use. I think that should ensure it doesn't become virus
> infested, and upkeep should be pretty simple for any computer literate
> person from next year's committee.
>
> TTFN,
> Alice.
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 4:07 PM, Luke Williams <shmookey at shmookey.net>wrote:
>
>> Hi Nic,
>>
>> On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 11:42 PM, Nic <nttb49 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> > UniSFA recently decided that we should look into changing Deep Thought
>> to
>> > Windows so it’s user friendly for our club and we can get an iTunes and
>> > Netflix account for it so we can host screenings slightly more
>> legitimately.
>>
>> UCC's internet connection is sponsored by the University on some vague
>> understanding that the club will use it responsibly. I'm not sure that
>> includes extending access to another club for the express purpose of
>> downloading large media files, regardless of the source's legitimacy.
>>
>> > We hope shifting to Windows will make it more
>> > user friendly for the club and allow us to use several programs we
>> cannot
>> > currently: iTunes, Netflix, potentially Dropbox. We also hope to buy a
>> > graphics card to allow us to connect it via HDMI to the TV and run
>> > screenings straight off the computer (utilising iTunes and Netflix).
>> Are we
>> > wrong in this reasoning?
>>
>> Sounds reasonable to me. Dropbox works well on Debian but it's
>> definitely not what I would call user-friendly!
>>
>> > Bob stated we’d have to run it off the unsecure connection if it was a
>> > windows machine – Will we still be able to perform all the functions we
>> > expect from Deep Thought with this connection?
>>
>> Should be fine. It'll be as if the new machine is on the UCC wireless
>> network, except faster and more reliable because it's wired.
>>
>> > Bob also said we wouldn’t be able to ask UCC for help if a Windows Deep
>> > Thought had any issues – Would someone be able to explain the reasoning
>> for
>> > that?
>>
>> I imagine it depends whether UniSFA intends to appoint its own
>> administrators for the machine, or to keep it under UCC
>> administration. The responsibility to support a system has to come
>> with the right to control its configuration. We're system
>> administrators, not a tech support helpdesk.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Luke Williams
>> UCC Wheel Member
>> shmookey at ucc.asn.au
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