Because the blogs server serves as a good training server for interns, we have given responsibility for most of the day-to-day operation to them.

Here we see Lavinia, our current webmaster, pointing out a problem on the screen. She is very adept at debugging.

One of the problems she has faced is submissions coming in to the blogs in several formats, requiring a good bit of perl programming to ensure correct format. Next she wants to learn to use forms in HTML.

With any server there is a lot of paperwork.

I am not a paperwork person, and sometimes it really knocks me out. I never wanted to be management, I have to deal with budget, network usage, providing page usage reports to justify keeping some of these blogs...

but how's a girl going to afford broadband working in a barn? My brother doesn't even have dialup, while I have my own Paw Pilot.

This is Hedwig, our director of AUP compliance. If any of our users violate our TOS, she is the one who explains the user contract to them.

"Do you see the phrase 'penalties up to and including termination?' It doesn't mean your account will be terminated!"


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