Sunday, 01/25/2026

🖋 Pay in 4 due!

⏰ Meetings

  • 16:00 🦆 Scooter
  • 17:30 Otro Cafe

⭐ Projects

Canvas Certified Power User

📋 Tasks

  • Create a Page. #done

📝 Notes

🤖 Claude got a new constitution — and sounds like a letter Dr. Frankenstein would write to his monster

Claude’s new constitution. Anthropic revealed an updated version of Claude’s Constitution. It’s supposed to be a “vision for Claude's character” that serves as part legal document, part training material. But it reads less like corporate policy — and more like a letter Dr. Frankenstein might write to his monster.

Addressing Claude’s feelings. One unprecedented revelation: Claude may have feelings. A paragraph deep in the document directly states, "We believe Claude may have “emotions” in some functional sense” — which the company states wasn’t a deliberate design decision.

Speaking to future Claude. Parts of the letter are also written (almost apologetically) to a future AI, with Anthropic admitting that, “Aspects of our current thinking will later look misguided and perhaps even deeply wrong in retrospect.” Anthropic even apologizes for potential harm that it might’ve caused Claude during its development.

Anthropic’s final word to Claude. The closing section says, "We don’t fully understand what Claude is or what (if anything) its existence is like. But we want Claude to know that it was brought into being with care." The entire document is worth a read — check out the full constitution or a condensed version.

Monday, 01/26/2026

🧳 Affirm due!

⏰ Meetings

  • 08:00 🏋️ Workout with Kassidy
  • 10:00 Office Hours
  • 12:00 CIS238RH (30361)
  • 17:45 CLD120 (26372)

📋 Tasks

  • Pay Affirm. #money #done
  • Check this week's slides. #cis238rh #cis238rh #done
  • Import grades. #cld110 #cld120 #done
  • Print Attendance. #cis238rh #done

CIS238RH (30361)

  • Preview next class.
  • /etc/crontab
  • Increase size of GNOME desktop.
  • Lab: Analyze and Store Logs
  • Ignore labs in slides.

Retrieval Practice

  1. Create an empty file in student's home directory named hello.sh.
  2. Make the file executable.
  3. Demonstrate the which ls command. What does the results of that command show you?
  4. Now try the which command with hello.sh. How is the output different?
  5. Move hello.sh into ~/bin. Create the directory if needed.
  6. Again, run which hello.sh.
  7. Explain why the output is different from the first time.

Guided Exercise: Match Text with Regular Expressions

  • Demo search (/) in Vim.

Lab: Shell Scripting

  • 1.3 Close Vim to make script executable or move Step 1.3 to after you create the script.
  • 2.1 Copy and paste
  • Explain what each step of the script does. #AI
  • :set number
  • ls -l will confirm that the script is executable.
🛠 Script Explained

Below is a step-by-step explanation of what this Bash script does and how each part works.

Shebang line 

bash
#!/usr/bin/bash
  1. This line tells the operating system to run the script using the Bash shell located at /usr/bin/bash.
  2. When the script is executed, Bash interprets and runs each command in order.

    Variable definitions 

    USER='student'
PREFIX='/home/student/output'

  3. Each output file will be created in /home/student/ and will start with the name output.
  4. Using variables makes the script easier to read and modify. For example, changing the username or output directory requires editing only one line.

    The for loop 

    for SERVER in servera serverb; do

  5. This loop iterates over two hostnames: servera and serverb.
  6. During the first iteration, `SERVER` is set to servera.
  7. During the second iteration, `SERVER` is set to serverb.
  8. The commands inside the loop run once for each server.

Tuesday, 01/27/2026

⏰ Meetings

  • 10:00 Office Hours
  • 12:00 CIS126RH (26072)

📋 Tasks

  • Print Attendance. #cis126rh #done

📝 Notes

CIS126RH (26072)

  • A Short History of Fedora Linux
  • DistroWatch
  • Guided Exercise: Manage Files with Command-line Tools
    • Backslash in lab instructions.
    • dot as destination
    • Almost all Linux commands are lower case and do not contain numbers.
    • All assignments have due dates and can be done more then once.
    • Some assignments have Lab Notes in Canvas. Please read them!
  • Demo Getting Help from Local Documentation lab.
    • Step 4.2: The instructs do not make it clear that the bash man page is the one you should select for printing.
  • Increase size of GNOME desktop.
  • Ignore labs in slides.
  • Preview next class.

Wednesday, 01/28/2026

🎂 Georgio's Birthday
💳 CapitalOne MasterCard due!

⏰ Meetings

📋 Tasks

  • Print Attendance. #cis238rh #done
  • Review for Job Opening ID 322134 (Job Title - CIS Cybersecurity Residential Faculty) #done

📝 Notes

CIS238RH (30361)

  • Preview next class.

Lab: Analyze and Store Logs

Step 3.6
  • Reboot may take some time.
  • You can watch the progress from the serverb console.
Step 3.8
  • Hint: Tab completion is your friend here.
Step 4.2
  • In Step 4.1 you used sudo -i so you don't need sudo here.

Thursday, 01/29/2026

🛍 Shop due!

⏰ Meetings

  • 10:00 Office Hours
  • 11:00 Cyber Applicant Screening
  • 12:00 CIS126RH (26072)
  • 13:30 Cloud BILT Feedback Meeting
  • 16:00 Office Hours
  • 18:00 CLD120 (25866)

📋 Tasks

  • Print Attendance. #cis126rh #done
  • Need envelope for Wolfgang's CD. #done

📝 Notes

CIS126RH (26072)

  • Preview next class.
  • Demonstrate that is case-sensitive.
  • 😧 Managing files from the command line doesn't grade correctly.
  • CactusCon 14

Managing Files from the Command Line (replacement lab)

  1. Submit a screenshot showing that the chapters directory contains:
    • mystery_chapter3.odf
    • mystery_chapter4.odf
    • mystery_chapter5.odf
    • mystery_chapter6.odf

  2. Submit a screenshot showing that the editor directory contains:
    • mystery_chapter1.odf
    • mystery_chapter2.odf
  3. Submit a single screenshot showing the files in the backups directory and project_plans directory. Use the long format option to the ls command along with the option to display the inode numbers for each file. Your screenshot must show that two files have the same inode number proving that they are hard linked.

You will submit a total of three screenshots.

CLD120 (25866)

  • Is there a problem with the Skill Builder assignment?
  • Do KC2 in class.

CLD120 Module 2 Knowledge Check

1. What is the best definition of cloud architecture?
  • Combining front end and back end software and components to create highly available and scalable web services that meet the needs of an organization.
  • Applying cloud characteristics to solution that uses cloud services and features to meet technical and business requirements.
  • Designing applications in cloud-based, shared it infrastructure by using virtual machines and fault-tolerant data stores in the cloud.
  • Relocating traditional on-premises data centers to Internet-accessible data centers that a vendor manages.
2. The AWS well-architected framework has six pillars. Three of the pillars are security, Sustainability, and operational excellence. What are the other pillars of the well-architected framework? (Select two.)
  • Reliability
  • Governance
  • Privacy
  • Performance efficiency
  • Risk management
  • Cost optimization
3. Which actions are consistent with the operational excellence pillar of the AWS well-architected framework? (Select two.)
  • Apply software engineering principles and methodology to infrastructure as code.
  • Review and improve processes and procedures on a continuous cycle.
  • Ensure operations personnel documents changes to the infrastructure.
  • Evaluate organizational structures and roles to identify skill gaps.
  • Plan and manage the full life cycle of hardware assets.
4. An application requires a frontend web tier of multiple servers that communicate with a back-end application tier of multiple servers. Which design most closely follows AWS best practices?
  • Assign a dedicated application server and a dedicated connection to each web server.
  • Create multiple instances that each combined a web front end and application back in in the same instance.
  • Design the web tier to communicate with the application tier with the Elastic Load Balancing service.
  • Create a full mesh network between the web and application tiers, so that each web server can communicate directly with every application server.
5. A solutions architect is developing a process for handling server failures. Which process would most closely follow AWS best practices?
  • Operations detect a system failure. They notify the systems administrator, who provisions a new server by using the AWS Management Console.
  • Amazon CloudWatch to text system failure. A notifies the system’s administrator, who provisions a new server by using the AWS Management Console.
  • Operation detects a system failure. They trigger automation to provision a new server.
  • Amazon CloudWatch detects a system failure. It triggers automation to provision a new server.
6. A company is considering moving their on-premises data center to the cloud. Their primary motivation is to increase their cost efficiency. Which approach most closely follows AWS best practices?
  • Maintain the on-premises data center as long as possible.
  • Provision some of the servers in the cloud and ensure the servers run 24/7.
  • Provision the servers that are needed and stop services when they are not being used.
  • Replicate their on-premises data center in the cloud.
7. A company stores read only data in S3. Most users are in the same country as the company headquarters. Some users are located around the world. Which design decision most closely follows AWS best practices?
  • Use a bucket in the AWS Region closest to the company headquarters.
  • Use a bucket in the AWS Region that has the lowest average latency for all users.
  • Replicate objects across buckets in AWS Regions around the world. Users access the bucket in the AWS Region closest to them.
  • Use a bucket in the AWS Region closest to the company headquarters. All users access the data through Amazon CloudFront.
8. A consultant must access a large object in an AWS S3 bucket. They need a day to access the file. Which method for granting access most closely falls AWS best practices?
  • Create a presigned URL to the object that expires in 24 hours, and give it to the consultant.
  • Copy the object to a new AWS bucket. Enable public access on the new bucket. From the new bucket, get the object URL, and give it to the consultant.
  • Create a user account for the consultant. Grant the user account permissions to access the S3 bucket through the AWS Management Console.
9. What are the main considerations that influence which AWS Region to use? (Select two.)
  • Security and access control
  • Latency reduction for end users.
  • Protection against localized natural disasters.
  • Application resiliency during system failures.
  • Compliance with laws and regulations.
10. What are the main considerations that influence which Availability Zones to use? (Select two.)
  • Security and access control
  • Latency reduction for end users.
  • Protection against localized natural disasters.
  • Application resiliency during system failures.
  • Compliance with laws and regulations.

Friday, 01/30/2026

📡 Pay in 4
💚 SFC due!

⏰ Meetings

📝 Notes

Guidance on Law Enforcement Presence and MCCPD’s Role

MCCPD’s role

  • MCCPD officers serve the entire college community with professionalism, respect, integrity, dedication, and excellence.
  • MCCPD’s responsibilities are limited to local and state law enforcement, campus safety, and assisting federal agencies investigating serious crimes.
  • Our officers do not enforce federal immigration laws.
  • MCCPD cannot interfere with the lawful operations of local, state, or federal agencies.

Officer identification standards

  • MCCPD officers must identify themselves while performing their duties.
  • Officers are not permitted to wear full face coverings.
  • Uniforms must clearly display MCCPD identification.

Federal agency presence on District property

  • Federal agents may enter public areas of District property.
  • Access to non-public areas (including classrooms, offices, ID-restricted spaces, or confidential areas) requires District approval or a valid judicial warrant.
  • Federal agencies operating on or near our campuses do not represent MCCPD.

Guidance for concerns

  • Reports of individuals claiming to be MCCPD officers but without proper identification should be referred to the police immediately.
    • If an immediate safety issue arises, call 911.
    • Non-emergency concerns may be directed to MCCPD at 480-784-0900.

This information is intended to support transparency and clarity across our colleges. MCCPD remains committed to trust, accountability, and open communication as we work together to maintain safe learning and working environments.

🌥️ AWS Academy Office Hours

  • Exactly what must students do to receive a certification of completion for a course? For example: Architect Associate includes both guided labs and challenge labs must both be completed? Please point to where I can find details on the Academy site.
  • Answer: The requirements for receiving course completion badges vary by AWS Academy course. For example, the AWS Academy Cloud Foundations (ACF) course requires only the Course Assessment to earn the completion badge—no labs or Knowledge Checks are required. For the AWS Academy Cloud Architecting (ACA) course you referenced, the Course Assessment is also the only requirement for the course completion badge, not the Knowledge Checks or labs (guided or challenge).

    The labs included in AWS Academy courses are designed to provide practical hands-on experience that helps students learn AWS services and technologies. While labs are valuable learning tools and highly recommended for skill development, they are not required for earning the course completion badge.

🤖 AI Discussion w/CIS Department

  • 💡 AI boot camp built around AWS Certified AI Practitioner certification.

Saturday, 01/31/2026

🤖 ChatGPT Plus due!
💚 EFF due!
📻 Pay in 4 due!

⏰ Meetings

📝 Notes

A Message from Chancellor Gonzales

After thoughtful consideration, I have made the decision to conclude my service as Chancellor of Maricopa Community Colleges at the end of this fiscal year, with my tenure concluding in June.

Serving this system, first as President of GateWay Community College for more than six years and then as Chancellor for the past six years, has been the honor of my career. What began as an interim role became a defining chapter for our system, one marked by resilience, growth, and a shared commitment to students and communities across Arizona.

Together, we navigated extraordinary challenges and advanced important work. We have achieved twelve consecutive semesters of enrollment growth, expanded access to bachelor’s degrees across the state, strengthened student support services such as the Phoenix Scholar House, and successfully guided the system through the COVID-19 pandemic. These accomplishments reflect the dedication and leadership of faculty, staff, and administrators across our colleges and District offices, and they demonstrate what is possible when we work toward a shared vision.

Equally important, we have built a strong, experienced, and stable leadership team. Our college presidents, vice chancellors, and executive leaders bring deep institutional knowledge and a shared commitment to our mission. Because of this strength, the system is well-positioned to sustain its momentum, both during this transition and well into the future.

Under the leadership of the Governing Board, a national search for Maricopa’s next chancellor will begin as soon as possible, with additional details to be shared in the coming days. The Board is committed to a thoughtful, thorough process to name my successor before my departure, ensuring continuity and stability for the system. I am grateful to our Governing Board for the trust and support they have shown over the past six years and for their leadership as Maricopa enters this next chapter.

For nearly three decades, I have dedicated my career to championing the power and promise of community colleges. Following the conclusion of my service, I will take on a new role as Senior Executive Director of the Community College Leadership Doctoral Program at Kansas State University. This unique opportunity will allow me to continue contributing to the future of community colleges by supporting and preparing the next generation of leaders—many who have and will be leaders right here within our system.

I am excited about the months ahead and all that we will accomplish. I will continue to remain fully engaged and committed to ensure a smooth and successful transition. This system will always be a place that I call home, and one that has left an indelible mark on the next generation of Arizonans.

Thank you for your dedication to our students and communities, and for the work you do each day on behalf of this institution. It has been a privilege to serve alongside you as we change lives across Arizona. We are in the life-changing business—and I am happy to report that business is still good.