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The Etherpad Foundation is Hiring

By admin | Published: November 20, 2010

I got this mail today and as requested am passing it on far and wide. Please don’t contact me directly about the role, I have nothing to do with it,… I got this mail today and as requested am passing it on far and wide. Please don’t contact me directly about the role, I have [...]

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Ubuntu Software Center on Cranky Geeks

By admin | Published: September 17, 2010

As many of you know I enjoy listening to podcasts during my commute to and from work. One that I regularly listen to is Cranky Geeks featuring John C. Dvorak… As many of you know I enjoy listening to podcasts during my commute to and from work. One that I regularly listen to is Cranky [...]

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UDS Karmic Videos and HTML5 Goodness

By admin | Published: July 3, 2009

I noticed that the videos from the most recent Ubuntu Developer Summit are now online, and thought I’d have a play with the new embedded HTML5 video stuff in Firefox…I noticed that the videos from the most recent Ubuntu Developer Summit are now online, and thought I’d have a play with the new embedded HTML5 [...]

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Things Not To Say

By admin | Published: April 23, 2008

.. in the #ubuntu-release-party irc channel on freenode.

  1. “Are we there yet?”
  2. “When is <insert_release_code_name> out?”
  3. “How many hours until it’s out?”
  4. “What’s the _exact_ time of the release?”
  5. “Has anything changed between the RC and release?”
  6. “Where is the best place to find out exactly when it’s released!?”
  7. “Give me the link!”
  8. “Canonical is in the Isle of Man, what timezone are they on!?”
  9. “Is the release time in GMT, UTC or BST!?”
  10. “The countdown thing says it’s out, but I can’t find it!”
  11. “(url) of mirror – they have it!”
  12. “Will KDE4 be in the release?”
  13. “But in my timezone, it will be Friday 25th!”
  14. “Why isn’t Mark Shuttleworth here?”
  15. “Is the version on the mirror, the real version?”
  16. “Can I upgrade to Intrepid Ibex now?”
  17. “C’mon guys, I’ve been waiting here all day to start the download!”
  18. “How long until Zany Zebra?”
  19. “Ubuntu sucks!”

Did I miss any?

Update: Seems I did:-

12:42:59 < Amaranth> Last minute update guys: We've delayed the release 6 weeks
12:43:11 < Amaranth> Please come back in 6 weeks for Ubuntu 8.06 LTS

For those that don’t know, there is a new release of Ubuntu out on the 24th April. The #ubuntu-release-party is a virtual place to hang out and chat in the lead up to that event.

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Joined up Dell support

By admin | Published: July 20, 2006

(not) I previously blogged about the problem with the video card on my Dell laptop. On the Friday I called Dell up having had no response from their website. They…(not) I previously blogged about the problem with the video card on my Dell laptop. On the Friday I called Dell up having had no response [...]

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