Call me crazy, but I think we’re all part of the same race. We are all one. This is the essence of ubuntu. So, let’s follow it. I’m going to tell you one way how, so please stay tuned, but first let’s set the stage. Humans have been programmed to categorize things. At the very low level, we divide our… (more…)
Category Archives: Ubuntu Community
It Just Works!
[EDIT] I wasn’t finished writing this, and pushed “Publish” by mistake, and then went to eat cake! Here’s the improved (but not perfect) story. Sorry. 1337 Would Be N337 I’ll always remember that what initially attracted me to Ubuntu is also what initially turned me away from it as well. Back in the good old days, I would spend my… (more…)
True or False? It’s Us or Them
Program or Be Programmed* A machine talks in binary–a system of 1s and 0s; on or off; true or false. This base-2 system has allowed us to program machines to do our bidding…sort of. However, in order to program a machine, one must often think like a machine. Who (or what) is programming whom? Binary is not only a machine… (more…)
Tip-Top Evangelism (and Advocacy)
Are you a member of a society that frequently tips service workers in the community? Are you a service worker who relies on tips to make a mean living? Well, I’ve got a tip for you! Having worked in (and eaten in) the food service industry in North America, I am quite familiar with the “necessity” of tipping. Personally, I… (more…)
Ubuntu: Trolling Toad
Trolling Toads are of the family Buffoonidae and are members of the order Annoya. They are considered to be the most widespread annoyans in the free-speech spaces that exist online, i.e. in the webosphere. The sole, sad raison d’être of these toads is to elicit negative emotional reactions from other well-meaning creatures in the environment thereby derailing meaningful discourse and… (more…)
UDS-R: Ubuntu Design Theatre presents…
Making Ubuntu Friendly more… friendly When was the last time you ran “System Testing”? If you search in the dash for “friendly” or “system testing” then you’ll be able to run the wizard to see how “friendly” your system is with Ubuntu. That’s totally wizard! But, why would I want to do this? Because I’m friendly, so I want to… (more…)
UDS-R: Fear and Loathing in Lens Vegas
I’m thinking of buying something online. So, I open Firefox, type in the url of the place where I think I might find what I want, then I search within the site for the product. But, I’m running Ubuntu. So, instead, I simply go to the dash and search within the shopping lens (not the “Amazon lens”). Currently, only Amazon… (more…)
UDS-R: Online Music Search
Mockup of Music Search in Ubuntu Dash The new shopping lens in Ubuntu 12.10 has given us an expanded look at how the dash search might be useful for online searches. This topic will be discussed in more depth during Community Round Table discussions. During the “Enhance Dash with online music searching” session, XiaoDong Yi described his plans for developing… (more…)
Ubuntu: 1337 114m4
The 1337 114m4 (“leet” llama) is of above-average intelligence but is a socially-abrasive mammal that roams the lands surrounding the The Great Chasm. In an attempt to prove its 1337 (“elite”) status, the 1337 114m4 will disrupt any species that it considers to have a “lesser” ability to understand technical minutia. Behaviour The 1337 114m4 gets its name from the… (more…)
Ubuntu: Ulterior Urchin
You gonna get served Like an unwanted house guest, this spiky, slow-moving and antisocial being is known to insert itself into otherwise harmonious discourse. Urchins often act as obstacles and have been known to derive sustenance and even pleasure from disrupting unity wherever it is encountered. It spends its whole life by deceiving others and spreading negativity. Taxonomy Ulterior Urchins… (more…)
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