Comments on: Rejuvenating LENS http://www.ashok.loyolites.com/2008/09/15/rejuvenating-lens/ Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:04:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ashok’s blog on Loyola School: The ARChive : Trivandrum (Thiruvananthapuram) » » 25 Years Ago: 1983-84 http://www.ashok.loyolites.com/2008/09/15/rejuvenating-lens/comment-page-1/#comment-1009 Ashok’s blog on Loyola School: The ARChive : Trivandrum (Thiruvananthapuram) » » 25 Years Ago: 1983-84 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 02:02:43 +0000 http://www.ashok.loyolites.com/?p=85#comment-1009 [...] The LENS Squad “put up weekly bulletins and special issues on important occasions like the Youth Festival and the School Day”. Note the impressive regularity of LENS once-upon-a-time. [...] [...] The LENS Squad “put up weekly bulletins and special issues on important occasions like the Youth Festival and the School Day”. Note the impressive regularity of LENS once-upon-a-time. [...]

]]> By: Ashok http://www.ashok.loyolites.com/2008/09/15/rejuvenating-lens/comment-page-1/#comment-986 Ashok Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:07:47 +0000 http://www.ashok.loyolites.com/?p=85#comment-986 Yes, I hope the students realise that they have a ready audience for their work. Yes, I hope the students realise that they have a ready audience for their work.

]]> By: Kiran Venkitesh http://www.ashok.loyolites.com/2008/09/15/rejuvenating-lens/comment-page-1/#comment-981 Kiran Venkitesh Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:34:18 +0000 http://www.ashok.loyolites.com/?p=85#comment-981 Hi Ashok, Kiran from the 97 ISC bacth.. it is indeed great to see "THE" Lens back online.. great effort.. it feels great to read something directly from School.. my first thought was am i caught in a time warp :) Kiran Hi Ashok,
Kiran from the 97 ISC bacth.. it is indeed great to see “THE” Lens back online.. great effort.. it feels great to read something directly from School.. my first thought was am i caught in a time warp :)

Kiran

]]> By: Eugene http://www.ashok.loyolites.com/2008/09/15/rejuvenating-lens/comment-page-1/#comment-965 Eugene Tue, 21 Oct 2008 03:59:54 +0000 http://www.ashok.loyolites.com/?p=85#comment-965 Nice article. Thanks. :) Eugene Nice article. Thanks. :) Eugene

]]> By: Vijay http://www.ashok.loyolites.com/2008/09/15/rejuvenating-lens/comment-page-1/#comment-957 Vijay Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:57:47 +0000 http://www.ashok.loyolites.com/?p=85#comment-957 Ashok, I liked the idea. I would like to join you when you visit the school again. Regards Vijay Ashok,
I liked the idea. I would like to join you when you visit the school again.

Regards
Vijay

]]> By: Ashok http://www.ashok.loyolites.com/2008/09/15/rejuvenating-lens/comment-page-1/#comment-956 Ashok Wed, 24 Sep 2008 01:05:44 +0000 http://www.ashok.loyolites.com/?p=85#comment-956 The art of criticism, the mustering of support...the school itself could be the playground for picking up these skills. Loyolites are talkers, than doers. We feel that criticising is fine, but sitting for dharna is bad. LENS is somewhere in the middle -- using the school paper for voicing concerns is fine, but stronger criticism will be seen as unnecessary and undesirable. Tilak and Gandhi weren't Loyolites. The art of criticism, the mustering of support…the school itself could be the playground for picking up these skills. Loyolites are talkers, than doers. We feel that criticising is fine, but sitting for dharna is bad. LENS is somewhere in the middle — using the school paper for voicing concerns is fine, but stronger criticism will be seen as unnecessary and undesirable. Tilak and Gandhi weren’t Loyolites.

]]> By: Bimal http://www.ashok.loyolites.com/2008/09/15/rejuvenating-lens/comment-page-1/#comment-955 Bimal Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:49:37 +0000 http://www.ashok.loyolites.com/?p=85#comment-955 Lol. That's true. We can be a bunch of insufferable pricks even at the tender age of 15. But the issue is that actual to-the-face criticism of the administration NEVER takes place. Maybe its a good thing. School is not college, and there's more than enough time to criticise the administration in college. In fact, that's all we seem to do in college! Then again, maybe its not. Lol. That’s true. We can be a bunch of insufferable pricks even at the tender age of 15. But the issue is that actual to-the-face criticism of the administration NEVER takes place. Maybe its a good thing. School is not college, and there’s more than enough time to criticise the administration in college. In fact, that’s all we seem to do in college!

Then again, maybe its not.

]]> By: Ashok http://www.ashok.loyolites.com/2008/09/15/rejuvenating-lens/comment-page-1/#comment-953 Ashok Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:25:32 +0000 http://www.ashok.loyolites.com/?p=85#comment-953 Nitin, I didn't mean that 'software'. Bimal, yep. For the moment, I'll be happy with guys picking up newspaper publishing skills (including mild knocks on the admn). I sowed a few seeds for that too, in my talk. But didn't delve much because Loyolites pick up sarcasm and criticism skills even before reaching Std 10 :) Nitin, I didn’t mean that ‘software’.

Bimal, yep. For the moment, I’ll be happy with guys picking up newspaper publishing skills (including mild knocks on the admn). I sowed a few seeds for that too, in my talk. But didn’t delve much because Loyolites pick up sarcasm and criticism skills even before reaching Std 10 :)

]]> By: Bimal http://www.ashok.loyolites.com/2008/09/15/rejuvenating-lens/comment-page-1/#comment-952 Bimal Sun, 21 Sep 2008 18:44:54 +0000 http://www.ashok.loyolites.com/?p=85#comment-952 I really liked the Bang on Target column. Criticism of the administration and voicing of opinion was never a strong point of Loyolites. Maybe this will better things. Maybe. I really liked the Bang on Target column. Criticism of the administration and voicing of opinion was never a strong point of Loyolites. Maybe this will better things. Maybe.

]]> By: Nitin SJ http://www.ashok.loyolites.com/2008/09/15/rejuvenating-lens/comment-page-1/#comment-949 Nitin SJ Sat, 20 Sep 2008 02:30:58 +0000 http://www.ashok.loyolites.com/?p=85#comment-949 I dont know what happened, but the ISC 2008 Batch tried a lot to resurrect LENS and give it a new look. With a lot of Photoshop and all (Credits to Gejo GC, Syamnath JG and Navin PL, they were the backbone.), we were successful in giving the Lens a new touch. The same can be seen in the latest issue of Lens. And Credits and Congrats to the new chaps of Lens. They've done a great job, not only in getting this issue out, but maintaining the same everything that sets the Lens Apart. I agree with Ashok chettan on the Software part. Somehow our school is kinda short of good quality software. We didnt have anything on that system...had to install everything from scratch. The lab runs on GNu Linux, the old version that our Govt., consisting of even older people, supply us with. Even the free and open source softs are not updated. And I seriously think our school needs to train people with basic softwares like Flash, Photosop, Pagemaker, Illustartor, Maya and 3ds Max, and definitely in Linux Distros like SuSe, Fedora and Kubuntu, the latest ones. Skills in these always come in handy. I hope some chap takes the responsibility and do something about it. I don't know the status of LENS now. But I am really looking forward to find a kickass issue on the Noticeboard when I come back to school. I dont know what happened, but the ISC 2008 Batch tried a lot to resurrect LENS and give it a new look. With a lot of Photoshop and all (Credits to Gejo GC, Syamnath JG and Navin PL, they were the backbone.), we were successful in giving the Lens a new touch. The same can be seen in the latest issue of Lens. And Credits and Congrats to the new chaps of Lens. They’ve done a great job, not only in getting this issue out, but maintaining the same everything that sets the Lens Apart.

I agree with Ashok chettan on the Software part. Somehow our school is kinda short of good quality software. We didnt have anything on that system…had to install everything from scratch. The lab runs on GNu Linux, the old version that our Govt., consisting of even older people, supply us with. Even the free and open source softs are not updated.

And I seriously think our school needs to train people with basic softwares like Flash, Photosop, Pagemaker, Illustartor, Maya and 3ds Max, and definitely in Linux Distros like SuSe, Fedora and Kubuntu, the latest ones. Skills in these always come in handy.

I hope some chap takes the responsibility and do something about it.

I don’t know the status of LENS now. But I am really looking forward to find a kickass issue on the Noticeboard when I come back to school.

]]> By: Vishnu Menon M http://www.ashok.loyolites.com/2008/09/15/rejuvenating-lens/comment-page-1/#comment-947 Vishnu Menon M Fri, 19 Sep 2008 05:02:05 +0000 http://www.ashok.loyolites.com/?p=85#comment-947 @Ashok. Yes, true. But things will be better, I hope. @Ashok. Yes, true.
But things will be better, I hope.

]]> By: Ashok http://www.ashok.loyolites.com/2008/09/15/rejuvenating-lens/comment-page-1/#comment-944 Ashok Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:39:19 +0000 http://www.ashok.loyolites.com/?p=85#comment-944 Karthik, yes. I've heard that the school is planning a revamped website. Your intranet vision sounds interesting. Vishnu, I wouldn't call the effort required "lightweight". Whether online or printed, the real challenge has always been in regularly coming up with content, not in layout. The computer widens possibilities, but does not generate content on its own. Wasn't your experience with the LOBA newsletter similar? Technology hasn't ensured regular LENS or LOBA newsletters. Karthik, yes. I’ve heard that the school is planning a revamped website. Your intranet vision sounds interesting.

Vishnu, I wouldn’t call the effort required “lightweight”. Whether online or printed, the real challenge has always been in regularly coming up with content, not in layout. The computer widens possibilities, but does not generate content on its own. Wasn’t your experience with the LOBA newsletter similar? Technology hasn’t ensured regular LENS or LOBA newsletters.

]]> By: Vishnu Menon M http://www.ashok.loyolites.com/2008/09/15/rejuvenating-lens/comment-page-1/#comment-943 Vishnu Menon M Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:14:31 +0000 http://www.ashok.loyolites.com/?p=85#comment-943 " a time when desktop publishing wove itself into our lives, and opened up numerous ways of publishing " This time it [LENS] will work because whatever effort involved is lightweight, and sustainable [the computer is here to stay, as I have mentioned before (as well)]. ” a time when desktop publishing wove itself into our lives, and opened up numerous ways of publishing ”

This time it [LENS] will work because whatever effort involved is lightweight, and sustainable [the computer is here to stay, as I have mentioned before (as well)].

]]> By: Karthik http://www.ashok.loyolites.com/2008/09/15/rejuvenating-lens/comment-page-1/#comment-942 Karthik Wed, 17 Sep 2008 04:19:22 +0000 http://www.ashok.loyolites.com/?p=85#comment-942 Very good initiative indeed! As you said, this needed to happen much earlier. But it is better late than never. The e-version of LENS should have a link at the school website also. With time the school can have an intranet with staff and students having internal mail-id's and discussion forums, just like it is there in many colleges. Very good initiative indeed! As you said, this needed to happen much earlier. But it is better late than never. The e-version of LENS should have a link at the school website also.

With time the school can have an intranet with staff and students having internal mail-id’s and discussion forums, just like it is there in many colleges.

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