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February 14, 2008 by graham
Ubuntu Love, Lancaster Style
I thought you might like to hear this story, since it pertains to ourfavourite distro and also to our shop's products. Picture the scene, if you will: A man, bearded, long-haired,dashingly^Whandsome^W generally me-like, walks through the centre ofLancaster on a busy Wednesday afternoon. He's wearing, proudly, theUbuntu Hoodie as purchased from the very wonderful Canonical [...]Archive
January 14, 2008 by graham
A quick one
I haven't been posting much here, I know. I've been posting quite a bit on Flickr, of which more anon, though, so feel free to head over there and take a look (I'm working on integrating my Flickr posts with this blog). In the meantime, I thought I'd share an ad that just tickled me: [...]Archive
December 16, 2007 by graham
Not in the news
To those of you who have asked – thankfully not seriously as far as I can tell – this isn't me.Archive
October 2, 2007 by graham
Do unto others, etc.
From BBC News: Feuding nuns force convent demise: A convent in Italy is being shut down after a fight between its last three remaining nuns. So badly did relations deteriorate between the sisters of Santa Clara in Bari that the Mother Superior ended up in hospital with scratches to her face. The best bit is [...]Archive
June 26, 2007 by graham
Ihn verbieten!
This tickles me a bit. The headline, especially. Germany imposes ban on Tom Cruise (BBC) Germany has banned the makers of Tom Cruise's new movie from filming at military sites in the country because the actor is a Scientologist. In other news, my remote feed (Twitter, Flickr, etc.) aggregator thingumy appears to be buggered. Ho [...]Archive
May 16, 2007 by graham
Have… no… words…
Illinois baby obtains gun permit (BBC) Bubba Ludwig may only be 10 months old, but he has already successfully obtained a gun licence in the US state of Illinois. Bubba’s father, Howard Ludwig, applied on his behalf after his grandfather gave him a shotgun as an heirloom. Bubba? Come on.Archive
May 16, 2007 by graham
Always, always, always look before you buy
Buyer finds mummy in Spanish flat (BBC) Jordi Giro bought the flat in the Costa Brava resort of Rosas at an auction after the previous owner defaulted on her payments. He told police that he was shocked on going into the flat for the first time to discover her body sitting on the sofa. It [...]Archive
May 10, 2007 by graham
It must be Thursday
I never could get the hang of Thursdays. I have a throbbing headache and, looking out of the window, I saw this: It is possible that the world is going to end in… oh, about twelve minutes time. Don't say you weren't warned. (With apologies to Douglas Adams, natch.)Archive
May 6, 2007 by graham