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9/30/25

Trouble with sections in NB1

I have never been able to figure out section assignments in NB1. Curious if anyone else has ever been

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Trouble with sections in NB1

I have never been able to figure out section assignments in NB1. Curious if anyone else has ever been

9/30/25

Philip Matern, … David Karger5

8/25/25

NB1 website can't be reached...

Can you let me know if this problem has been resolved? We've implemented image annotation for nb2

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NB1 website can't be reached...

Can you let me know if this problem has been resolved? We've implemented image annotation for nb2

8/25/25

Jon Levisohn, … David Karger3

8/18/24

Pretty basic issue: Accessing the platform!

We'll get right on it. One possibility that we're examining is that you might have put a

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Pretty basic issue: Accessing the platform!

We'll get right on it. One possibility that we're examining is that you might have put a

8/18/24

Philip Matern, Jumana F4

10/9/23

Confusion with sections in NB1

Hi Jumana, Thanks for the reply and considering the possibilities. Unfortunately, I am using NB1 so I

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Confusion with sections in NB1

Hi Jumana, Thanks for the reply and considering the possibilities. Unfortunately, I am using NB1 so I

10/9/23

1/12/23

nb shutdown saturday January 14

Our lab will be shutting down this saturday to upgrade its power systems. NB will be off, and will

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nb shutdown saturday January 14

Our lab will be shutting down this saturday to upgrade its power systems. NB will be off, and will

1/12/23

Nathan Moore, Jumana F3

12/1/22

Download grades en masse?

Cool! Thanks. On Thu, Dec 1, 2022 at 12:26 PM Jumana F <jumana.a...@gmail.com> wrote:

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Download grades en masse?

Cool! Thanks. On Thu, Dec 1, 2022 at 12:26 PM Jumana F <jumana.a...@gmail.com> wrote:

12/1/22

Philip Matern, David Karger2

10/7/22

"Your connection is not private" ?

Hi Philip. We've checked this and cannot reproduce the bug. Our SSL certificate is valid for this

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"Your connection is not private" ?

Hi Philip. We've checked this and cannot reproduce the bug. Our SSL certificate is valid for this

10/7/22

karl mohn, … David Karger7

9/12/22

Thanks for flagging this issue. Emails should now contain the appropriate links. On Wednesday,

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Thanks for flagging this issue. Emails should now contain the appropriate links. On Wednesday,

9/12/22

9/7/22

NB site renaming completed

As of monday, nb.mit.edu is serving our new, upgraded version of nb. NB version 1 can still be found

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NB site renaming completed

As of monday, nb.mit.edu is serving our new, upgraded version of nb. NB version 1 can still be found

9/7/22

8/31/22

NB2 switch-over has begun

As previously announced, we will be raising the visibility of version 2 of the NB platform by hosting

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NB2 switch-over has begun

As previously announced, we will be raising the visibility of version 2 of the NB platform by hosting

8/31/22

Nathan Moore, David Karger3

3/31/22

NB2 download all class grades

I don't really need anything fancier than just a wide CSV that has a row with the name of the

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NB2 download all class grades

I don't really need anything fancier than just a wide CSV that has a row with the name of the

3/31/22

mcfu...@mit.edu, … Jumana F4

3/29/22

3-29 access issues with NB2

Hello! NB is up now. Jumana On Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at 3:56:18 PM UTC-4 David Karger wrote: Our

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3-29 access issues with NB2

Hello! NB is up now. Jumana On Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at 3:56:18 PM UTC-4 David Karger wrote: Our

3/29/22

Danza Udlap, … David Karger5

2/21/22

has anyone ever had this happen to a pdf

when you say it worked without trouble in former years, were you using nb version 1 at that time? can

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has anyone ever had this happen to a pdf

when you say it worked without trouble in former years, were you using nb version 1 at that time? can

2/21/22

Nathan Moore, David Karger5

2/15/22

NB2: Students can't see others' comments

Yep, this method works. Thank you! On Mon, Feb 14, 2022 at 5:37 PM David Karger <kar...@mit.edu

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NB2: Students can't see others' comments

Yep, this method works. Thank you! On Mon, Feb 14, 2022 at 5:37 PM David Karger <kar...@mit.edu

2/15/22

Danza Udlap, Jumana F2

2/11/22

question about viewing while annotating texts

Hello Ray, Users can turn off/on the highlights while reading by pressing the eye icon right above

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question about viewing while annotating texts

Hello Ray, Users can turn off/on the highlights while reading by pressing the eye icon right above

2/11/22

Nathan Moore, … Jumana F10

2/11/22

Setting up a new class in NB2

We will be deploying this new feature soon. I will let you know here. Thanks for the great

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Setting up a new class in NB2

We will be deploying this new feature soon. I will let you know here. Thanks for the great

2/11/22

1/19/22

NB outage this weekend

Our lab will be shutting down infrastructure to upgrade our power supplies this weekend 1/22-1/23,

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NB outage this weekend

Our lab will be shutting down infrastructure to upgrade our power supplies this weekend 1/22-1/23,

1/19/22

angelo...@outlook.com, … David Karger4

10/20/21

Feature Request: annotation overview

The large class has just one (html) document per lecture. Also I think students tend to focus just

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Feature Request: annotation overview

The large class has just one (html) document per lecture. Also I think students tend to focus just

10/20/21

Kirsten Mawyer, … Jumana F4

10/16/21

In new version of NB students my students are not able to see one anotherʻs comments

Hello! As an instructor, you are part of the global section of that class and can see everyone's

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In new version of NB students my students are not able to see one anotherʻs comments

Hello! As an instructor, you are part of the global section of that class and can see everyone's

10/16/21

angelo...@outlook.com, David Karger2

10/15/21

Feature request: automatic resize pdf pages

Resizing pages seems a dangerous solution, as it might make some too small (or too large) to read

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Feature request: automatic resize pdf pages

Resizing pages seems a dangerous solution, as it might make some too small (or too large) to read

10/15/21

angelo...@outlook.com, Jumana F2

10/12/21

NB2: cannot annotate on iPad

Thank you for pointing out that issue. It's fixed now! NB2 supports annotations on tablets (

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NB2: cannot annotate on iPad

Thank you for pointing out that issue. It's fixed now! NB2 supports annotations on tablets (

10/12/21

David Karger, Nathan Moore3

10/6/21

Fwd: Followup Re: OpenStack (and services hosted there) down

FYI, taking the file and running it through pdf2ps and the ps2pdf allowed nb to render the file

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Fwd: Followup Re: OpenStack (and services hosted there) down

FYI, taking the file and running it through pdf2ps and the ps2pdf allowed nb to render the file

10/6/21

10/6/21

NB and NB2 are both back in service and operating normally so far as I can tell. Please post if you

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NB and NB2 are both back in service and operating normally so far as I can tell. Please post if you

10/6/21

10/5/21

NB (both versions) down 10/5/21 AM

Just to update, this is a lab-wide outage that has hit all thousand people working in our lab, so all

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NB (both versions) down 10/5/21 AM

Just to update, this is a lab-wide outage that has hit all thousand people working in our lab, so all

10/5/21

Adam Mosley, Jumana F2

10/5/21

Feature Request: Zoom/Resize PDF

Thank you so much for your suggestion! I totally agree, this is an important accessibility feature. I

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Feature Request: Zoom/Resize PDF

Thank you so much for your suggestion! I totally agree, this is an important accessibility feature. I

10/5/21

angelo...@outlook.com2

10/5/21

NB2 access problem

I guess the NB2 server is down (the welcome page showed up because it was in the browser's cache)

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NB2 access problem

I guess the NB2 server is down (the welcome page showed up because it was in the browser's cache)

10/5/21

angelo...@outlook.com

10/2/21

NB2: missing features

Hello, I'm going to use NB2 for my classes (just about to start). A couple of features of the old

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NB2: missing features

Hello, I'm going to use NB2 for my classes (just about to start). A couple of features of the old

10/2/21

Philip Matern, David Karger5

9/4/21

NB2 - Issues with single continuous page of material

" If you could select rectangles on images, but were still selecting text by lines/characters,

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NB2 - Issues with single continuous page of material

" If you could select rectangles on images, but were still selecting text by lines/characters,

9/4/21

9/2/21

Anonymous comments aren't indicated as anonymous to instructors

I noticed one big problem on NB2 that we had fixed way back with NB1. Problem: An anonymous student

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Anonymous comments aren't indicated as anonymous to instructors

I noticed one big problem on NB2 that we had fixed way back with NB1. Problem: An anonymous student

9/2/21

9/2/21

In new version of NB my students not able to see each otherʻs annotations

My students are able to see annotate PDFs but are not able to see anyone else's comments. Is

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In new version of NB my students not able to see each otherʻs annotations

My students are able to see annotate PDFs but are not able to see anyone else's comments. Is

9/2/21

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