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  • Switched up my home network so I have wired backhaul to all the mesh APs and fixed an old problem that prevented my clients from using IPv6. Now just need to clean up the wiring mess before V sees it…

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  • diocese of austin and development as a ministry

    For my service hours in PA 325, I have opted to volunteer for the Diocese of Austin’s Capital Campaign: Our Faith Our Legacy. I will post limited details as the campaign is still in the quiet phase preparing for a more formal kickoff. In reference to the previous post on the matter, I think logistically…

  • writing with style: conversations on the art of writing (2nd edition)

    Writing with Style: Conversations on the Art of Writing (2nd Edition) by John R. Trimble I highly suggest this “writing manual”. I purchased this book for a class a few years ago and read it, yes read it, while commutting on my beloved Route 1 (which is now Routes 1L and 1M, but that’s not…

  • wednesday at noon

    For my STS 321 course, our instructor asked for the reflections to be posted by noon on Wednesday. In all honestly, I’ll be lucky to hit that deadline. In the case of this week’s ready, I did it last weekend unsure of when the due date for it fell. On Tuesday, we learn more about…

  • envisioning information: escaping the flatlands

    Envisioning Information by Edward R. Tufte After the first thirty-five pages, I’m left with a desire to find a connection between design and information. Today, I met with a web site consultant for the University Catholic Center, my employer. If you visit the homepage of the UCC, it conveys a lot of information (we’ll ignore…

  • social interaction

    If you look at the social interaction styles of UT students today and ten years ago, they are vastly different. In today’s student environment, we head home after a long day and turn on our computers. Almost instantly, IM opens up connecting us to many of our friends who are online at the same time.…

  • do i have time for this?

    In PA 326, Intro to the Non-Profit Sector, we are supposed to find and work 35 hours over the semester in a non-profit. While 35 hours doesn’t seem like that much, the more I look at my calendar, the more I am unsure how I’ll be able to do that. I’m going to speak with…