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I’ll just paste a copy of this email from Alan Cocks on the Ubuntu UK mailing list. ========================================= Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 From: alan c To: British Ubuntu Talk Subject: [ubuntu-uk] Desperately seeking Ubuntu Webbook - with Bolt Cutters! In Bracknell, the Carphone Warehouse Webbook (Elonex) with preinstalled Ubuntu which is included in one of CPW’s deals is in such extraordinary demand that the recent display item in CPW Bracknell Princess Square shopping mall was stolen last week by desperate people using *bolt cutters*!

A bit of light relief… I came across a link to this very funny page on the Linux From Scratch mailing list. I also really enjoyed the sig of the poster: Jeremy Henty… “I compiled Linux From Scratch, and all I got was this lousy command line.” Nice one. Thanks Jeremy.

Q: How can I order my favourite pizza by using Linux command line interface? A: Well… You can use Pizza Party application written by Cory Arcangel and Michael Frumin! Here are some features this outstanding application provides:

I’ve been taking the train to work for 4 years now. It’s a 45 minute rambling ride in which I usually either read a book, sleep, or grab my laptop loaded up with Ubuntu and get some stuff done. Over time, I’ve collected a few funny remarks I’ve either over heard, or that people have said directly to me. Here are the 10 best.

Latest from the Bizarre Cathedral by Tony Mobily and Ryan Cartwright.

Since I wrote about the seven kinds of anti-Linux FUD pundits, it occurred to me that plain old forum and blog-comment trolls could be classified, too.

www.humorix.org has some splendid slogans dug from across the world. A few of my favourites...

Latest from the Bizarre Cathedral by Tony Mobily and Ryan Cartwright

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The latest strip from the Bizarre Cathedral - Ryan Cartwright and Tony Mobily

In all seriousness of being a linux user we sometimes forget the fun side of it all, here is an attempt to capture some of it.

Announcing a brand new cartoon strip, exclusive to Free Software Magazine!

"Geneva, 1 April 2008. The International Organization for Standardization announced at a press conference that its processes are "broken" and "need radical reform". ISO president Håkan Murby told journalists that "the Microsoft OOXML process was a near-disaster and we want to make sure such a thing never happens again." read more