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!
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