Loki
Hey all. Got board, and figured I’d throw this up. Just got done getting my machine set up nice.
Photo after the break
LGBT
Hey All.
So, some of you might be curious as to where I have been for the last week or so. I’ve been unusually absent from the usual day-to-day on Ubuntu work, so I figure that I’d put a post up to explain this a bit.
I am, as most of you know, a student at a Jesuit university in Ohio, John Carroll ( JCU ). There is currently a bit of noise about the LGBTQ ( Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual, Questioning ) community, and their rights.
The long and short of it is that the Administration of John Carroll decided on creating an “agreement” to dictate conduct, rather then a legally binding statement to protect the LGBTQ community. I have been involved with this a good deal, and it would mean a lot if you were to post your opinions here, or send an email to my University in support of creating a legally binding clause protecting LGBTQ members of the University. Any opinions you would like to share can be directed to the President of JCU, Father Niehoff, S.J.. Father Niehoff is supportive of this change, so if you are to send an email, please be respectful.
Thank you for taking the time to read this. Please consider helping us bring equity to Ohio, and John Carroll University.
*Edit*
Rbt Y-Lee was nice enough to share this link here. I figured someone else might find this as interesting as I did. Thanks Rbt!!
Filed under Life, the Universe and Everything, Tips and Tricks, Uncategorized, Wisdom on Ubuntu | Comments (7)The Joys of Spam
Well, I woke up today to a fun spam email.
It’s not hard to figure out what is legit and what is not, and this looked wrong from the start.
But ya’ll know me, so I decided to bite.
Dear user of the ubuntu.com mailing service!
We are informing you that because of the security upgrade of the mailing service your mailbox (paultag@ubuntu.com) settings were changed. In order to apply the new set of settings click on the following link:
< Link Removed >
Best regards, ubuntu.com Technical Support.
Letter_ID#6UPIDN62MYA98Q5F4KG
This fun link had nothing less then a sight to be seen –
Ubuntu uses Microsft Exchange!
Monet
Hey Guys!
Exciting project today. It’s the Monet Frame Computer. Check it out!
This is the Monet machine offline, and ready for some action.
This is the Monet Frame Offline
Well, it’s not just a fantastic modern art work, it’s also an 18″ laptop circa 2008!
The Monet Frame loading the GRUB Bootloader
Well, lets boot up Ubuntu 9.10!
This is the Monet Frame-puter booting Ubuntu 9.10
Spiffy, eh?
But wait! There’s more!
This is an overview of the Monet Frame Computer
Look at that finish.
And hooked up to some keys and a rat –
This is the Monet Frame hooked up to a keyboard and mouse
More to follow when I get the software done!
Filed under Life, the Universe and Everything, Wisdom on Ubuntu | Comments (8)Merry Christmas, UBT!
Hey Guys!
As a nice holiday treat for the Ubuntu Beginners Team ( and trust me, they deserve everything that they get this year! ), I’ve parsed logs that the fantastic Nathan Handler was able to get to me from the last few months. I got it into a nice XML format, ( I’ll put the perl script up on whube soon ) and put it through Codeswarm.
ffmpeg was not cooperating today, so it’s really compressed. SORRY! I’ll make it fancy, add some colors, and clean it up in time for Christmas Eve :)
Merry Christmas ( part one ) UBT! Video is after the break!
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