Ubuntu Linux 7.04 is slated as the most newbie friendly Linux distro yet. OK then.
Its not a review. I've not got that far in the install yet.

I'm on the first screen. And this is what I see;
Sceenshot 1

Software as a Service is MS new buzz-phrase.

Except, the only time I want to use their MSDNAA (or something) service from my Uni to get a hold of XPSP2 before it vanishes in a puff of smoke next year, the sites down.
It would also happen when ben's not here with his multiple XP backup CDs.
And when I've loaned mine out to a friend to reinstall their computer.
And the application I need to install and run (chasewater's CCTV camera software) requires win2000 or greater to work.
With no equivalent Linux driver.

Hmm.

Its so nice to be on holiday.

I went to the bank to pay in a cheque at 11, got home and just slept until half 3. No rush to get coursework in, don't need to panic about anything, nice and relaxed. It'll all change in a month when my exams start, but what the hey.

The only reason I didn't stay asleep for longer is because I got a phone call from chasewater stating another signal box was on it's way to the railway. Sorry to all the people stuck on the A5 behind it. The box was lifted saturday, lowered to fit the loading gauge yesterday and transported today. Twas a good job as well, if we hadn't it would be bulldozed today and after the top came of 2 people were able to push the brick base over. Ours is a bit better built

In other news, ben has been going mad with making "internet appliances" to distribute around the house (this being one of our modules assignments last semester) and ended up with this:

I'm now off to stop him before he puts a computer in the door. Some force maybe required.

Methinks the BBC is just slightly sceptical of creationism:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/6549595.stm

I quote:
"Though the Bible does not mention them directly, Ken Ham thinks there is no reason to suppose that dinosaurs were not still around at the time of the flood.
Indeed, he speculates that two of each may have been taken aboard the Ark (newly hatched dinosaurs are quite small so fitting them in would not have been a problem)."

I have a brilliant mental image of Martin Redfern (the BBC reporter) holding back the fits of laughter whilst writing those beautifully crafted paragraphs. I can also imagine the thinly veiled sarcasm that would have been employed whilst visiting the creationist museum.

"And what about the animals from other continents? Did Noah sail to Australia to drop off the kangaroos?
No, the flood waters lubricated a process called runaway subduction in which the continents subsequently drifted apart at a sprint!"
Dear me, you'll get Creationist "scientits" (misspell intentional) developing "flood generators" so we can do away with jumbo jets and use "sprinting" continents instead.

Beam me up, Scotty. There’s no intelligent life down here.

Title pretty much says it all; my car is finally back on the road after 3 months. The advisories page is filled with stuff, but hey, I can fix em for next year Many thanks to josh, his dad and eric for assisting with getting it back on the road, couldn't have done it without you

I celebrated this by promptly running out of cash after getting my car back, which puts me in a bind as I really want to go to see my family and chasewater.
However chasewater has about 600 yards of railway, signals track etc all donated to us, which (when I got my car back) is where I've spent most of this afternoon.

Lapwing is practically finished, just the installer to create and I can release a beta or something.
Ive some uni work todo and houses to find, and a job to get, but for the moment I'm gonna enjoy the sunshine (through the curtains, it'd be straight in my eyes) and think of sunday, and getting back to normal.