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Brandon

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My Apologies
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I hope that everyone will accept my most humble apologies for not making a lasting difference in your technological lives(yet). It was my desire to make technology more accessible to you and your students, and to help iTech be more responsive to your needs. I realized early on that unless the mindset in iTech was changed, my endeavors would be an exercise in futility. With a large dose of optimism I gave it my best try with the tools at my disposal – such as they are.

Being in the CoAL was a special fit for me. I am truly passionate about each one of your departments, and then some. I will miss the diversity of our conversations, especially those that were not about technology. It was a unique experience and I enjoyed it.

If I spouted some doublespeak like, “Technology isn’t really a solution to anything; it’s just a tool that can be applied to help resolve a perceived problem,” it was a joke. You can laugh now. Please try to pardon my twisted humor.

I wanted to do a “shout-out” list but it would be too long. No kidding – there really are a lot of you. Besides, I may not be going far.

There are a LOT of GREAT folks in iTech. Don't let the ones who believe their own doublespeak taint the rest of them.

Take care and be well my friends,

-Brandon
shoemake@rocketmail.com


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Mitch

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Along the same lines. I'd like to congratulate our CTO, Bill Parker, and his wife. A series of iterations on a non-Windows replicable cycle (Verson 1.0) has just produced a scalable hardware output with optical scanner and language capabilities. Has a harddrive with close to unlimited capacity and both redundant non-redundand processors hardwired in multiplexed series/parallel configurations. Non-AI heuristics will develop soon if standard programming approaches are utilized, and will bifurcate and self-generate into female software code.


Bill, as the licensee of three beta versions of the model you have in hand, my advice is that if a hardware or software error occurs in your beautiful little girl, ignore your first instinct and don't attempt a re-boot. Purchase an I-POD peripheral, and toss in the server room-close door quickly. That will solve most malfunctions.


You will be missed in COEP.   



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Customer Service

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Mitch wrote:

A series of iterations on a non-Windows replicable cycle (Verson 1.0) has just produced a scalable hardware output with optical scanner and language capabilities. Has a harddrive with close to unlimited capacity and both redundant non-redundand processors hardwired in multiplexed series/parallel configurations. Non-AI heuristics will develop soon if standard programming approaches are utilized, and will bifurcate and self-generate into female software code. Bill, as the licensee of three beta versions of the model you have in hand, 
You will see that it comes with a user-friendly owner's manual

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stephen judd

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Brandon wrote:

I hope that everyone will accept my most humble apologies for not making a lasting difference in your technological lives(yet). It was my desire to make technology more accessible to you and your students, and to help iTech be more responsive to your needs. I realized early on that unless the mindset in iTech was changed, my endeavors would be an exercise in futility. With a large dose of optimism I gave it my best try with the tools at my disposal – such as they are. Being in the CoAL was a special fit for me. I am truly passionate about each one of your departments, and then some. I will miss the diversity of our conversations, especially those that were not about technology. It was a unique experience and I enjoyed it. If I spouted some doublespeak like, “Technology isn’t really a solution to anything; it’s just a tool that can be applied to help resolve a perceived problem,” it was a joke. You can laugh now. Please try to pardon my twisted humor. I wanted to do a “shout-out” list but it would be too long. No kidding – there really are a lot of you. Besides, I may not be going far. There are a LOT of GREAT folks in iTech. Don't let the ones who believe their own doublespeak taint the rest of them. Take care and be well my friends, -Brandon shoemake@rocketmail.com
Brandon . . . your were great for us in Theatre and Dance. I bitched about this change but of course it didn't make a damn bit of difference. Just one more example of  an administration that seems consistent in its inconsistency  . . . Thanks for all of your work and your good humor.

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Jameela Lares

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Thanks indeed, Brandon. I don't think any apologies are necessary from you. Jameela

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