I sent this to Clingman, Pratt, and Savitsky in reply to an email of his. I wouldn't have been so arrogant as to take this to the administration; he had sent his email to the two of them, so I did likewise. It really is pretty damned kick ass, if I say so myself, and well worth the talking-to I received from Sav afterwards.

I think there is no indication of packet loss.

Sir, it seems you refuse to read any sort of help I give you. I spent several hours tracking down exactly *why* there was packetloss, and then several more carefully, explicity exhibiting and explaining my findings. Maybe you can look through your mailbox and find the emails--I remember that you read them at the time. So did Mr. Pratt, if I recall.

And it seems there is no prospect of our getting a Linux box.

I'm not quite sure how I missed this--last I heard, it was under consideration for later this fall. At least, that is the impression I received from Mr. Pratt. For that matter, I fear that I don't see how a budget that can afford a multitude of new computers (see Mr. Hyink's room, Mrs. Reiff's room, S/T 4) can't afford a single, relatively inexpensive Linux server, that would more than pay for itself in usefulness.

I'm trying to run a Computer Club, an academic program, and a variety of computer services for Shorecrest. I don't mean to anger you -- I would rather have you involved and enjoying it.

I'm sorry if you're so busy that one of the key facets of your job, the school network, is too big of a concern for you to repair and improve. In my experience, most of the work you do seems to include checking out websites, calling in consultants to fix basic problems, and wasting the school's money on unneeded projects.

I was involved. Every time I proposed reasonable projects, they were rejected by you. Every time I found problems, and then solutions to said problems, they were ignored by you. Every time I created work for you, you erased any cases of my name in it and restyled it your own. You wonder how I could possibly be the slightest bit aggravated?

The way is open for you to participate in things that are going on, or to suggest something that is in the realm of the possible.

I have suggested projects that are in the realm of possible. Peter Meinen and I spent quite a bit of our free time writing a small essay on exactly how a project could be implemented, cheaply, efficiently, and quickly. It was, to say the least, ignored.

So this year, I thought better. I'm spending my time on school-related activities in which I receive some recognition and in which the sponsors listen to student input instead of wasting time on petty censorship and creating "projects" in which absolutely no one is the least bit interested in. You have a class to write your website for you, sir. It's called "Telecom/Internet," rather misleadingly. I already took it. Maybe you should look to them to make your websites. Or just consider doing them yourself.

Maybe our august administrators can mediate, advise.

Having administration mediate and advise would, in my mind, bring in to play the concept that a student has any chance of being listened to at this school. Maybe this has passed you by, spending the day harrying to and fro the computer lab office. Students have no say. You are a member of the faculty. That means that what you want, goes.

You didn't need to bother with this email. You needn't have bothered putting on the mask of reasonability and moderation. It is rather hypocritical after ruthlessly deleting several posts on your kingdom of Shoreline, without notifying me with exactly what I did wrong besides being critical of indefensible department policies, if I may say so. You needn't have bothered to appear reasonable in the eyes of your boss. He would have listened to you just as well had you simply said "Oh, I deleted Jonathon Rubin's account. He was saying things I didn't like." And I really don't see your point in bothering Mr. Savitsky with this matter. Sure, I left them in for carbon copies simply to appease any curiosity on their part about what, exactly, your email was about. And Mr. Savitsky, I apologize for the most likely pathetic grammar, spelling, and word choice in this--if it's any compensation, I'm pretty tired at this point, and rather furious.

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