Computer Science- Monday- 1st period

[throughaphase]

Today the students were in a small room with a computer for each of them. Think of any movie you've seen where the token hacker spent half the climax of the movie while the stars did action things. It looked like that.

"We've talked a bunch about ethics and ways not to use these sorts of skills, so we're not going into it again," Kitty assured them. "But today you're going to try and patch into the security cameras to a small fictional town in Everywhere, USA. You're going to try and bypass government security protocols to keep an eye on things and look for suspicious activity. You rach have a tablet with all the info you need, and there are some tips if you get stuck. Take a minute to look them over, and then see how far you get."

Lying 101, Monday Second Period

[tequila_squared]

Today, Lito had written one word on the blackboard: Accomplices.

"Nothing happens in a vacuum, no?" (Nomi pointed out, "Except a space walk," but he ignored her.) "When you lie, you have your audience, but you also have any people you have involved in your lie. If you tell your mother you went to the bookstore, because your roommate wanted a book of bird calls, but your roommate in reality has no interest in the subject, imagine their confusion when on Parents' Weekend your father, who has actually taken up birding, attempts to discuss different types of orioles with them. This is a disaster. You want to avoid it. And it's not always going to be possible to avoid involving others entirely. So, before you involve other people, consider how you are going to deal with that. Maybe the other person is in a coma, so you don't have to worry about them blowing your cover--" Wolfgang paused in the middle of what he was doing to toss one of his lock picks at Lito's head; while to the students' eyes nothing happened, Lito flinched and protested, "Ow!" covering his temple with his hand. After a moment he recovered and, after glaring at a particular patch of empty air for a moment, continued, "That's not usually going to be the case, though, so how do you account for it? One option is to bring this person in on your story, but they may not wish to be untruthful to help you out, so you need to consider that possibility before involving them. Or if you stick closer to the truth--maybe your roommate who doesn't like birds likes cats, so the fictional book was about cats--you're less likely to cause confusion and be found out as a result.

"So. I want you to consider someone in your life, and tell me a convincing lie about what you did over the weekend involving that person."

Practical Phys Ed, Monday, Whenever

[thisguyright.livejournal.com]

When the students gathered in the Danger Shop today, it was dark, pitch black, except for two spotlights. One on a basketball. One on a basketball hoop. And on the backboard, a note in 72 point font. You know, large enough that it COULD be read when on a backboard 10 feet in the air, but not convenient at all.

I'm out today.
Make a basket b4
u leave. I have
spies watching.
-Coach

So shoot! Or don't! Fred didn't have spies, he just wanted to create distrust for fun.

[OOC: I chose sleep over writing last night. NO REGRETS. And no OCD.]

Beginning Gourmet Cooking Techniques | Tuesday, period 1

[sharp_as_knives]

When the students got to the Danger Shop, Hannibal nodded and waved them to the front.

"Now that you've learned some of the basics, will we begin with sauces. In traditional Western cuisine, there are five sauces which are referred to as the 'mother sauces'. Each of them can be used as a base for many other sauces, so once you learn them, you're well on your way to being able to make any number of things."

He had five dishes in front of him, and indicated them in turn; there were enough little spoons to go around so everybody could taste.

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