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I’ve recently discovered and have been playing around with Ubuntu Linux, more specifically, Ubuntu 5.04 “Hoary Hedgehog”. A Debian based distribution, Ubuntu aims to be an excellent desktop distribution and also, being based on Debian, is excellent for use as a server OS.

First impressions are extremely favourable. In fact, I replaced an old Debain install on a server in the office with an install of Ubuntu!

If I ever convert to Linux on the desktop, this will probably be the distro I go for.

I like my Sony Ericsson T630, but, as I’m due for an upgrade, I’ve been scouting round to see what I can get instead.

After a brief flirt with the idea of an S700i, I noticed that Sony Ericsson have announced a new model that fits my ideals much better. I was never keen on the idea of having a phone with moving parts, especially ones that involve some kind of electrical connection. I remember too well the fiasco with the Nokia 7110 and it’s wholly unreliable sliding mechanism.

The K750i appears to be essentially a K700i with a better camera, and a memory stick slot. The ability to store a couple of albums worth of music on a memory stick seems like a great feature, and I can imagine using this phone to play music on the move. Also, the memory stick makes having a 2 megapixel camera on the phone a much more viable proposition.

Of course, it helps that I like the styling as well!

Well, I teased you all with some entries and then forgot to update for ages! Typical Danbee eh?!? Rest assured I have ideas and plans for stuff but unfortunately RL has kinda taken over a bit at the moment. Stuff like moving home has to take priority I’m afraid, so that’s what I’m doing.

As Brooks says in The Shawshank Redemption:

“The world went and got itself in a big damn hurry”

It was while walking to the shop this lunch time that I came to the realisation that we all really are in a big damn hurry all the time. I myself was striding quickly in order that I had enough time to make my sandwich and get back to work. The amount I do in a week is really quite scary (besides going to work and sleeping), and I know I’m not the only one. What is it about our society these days that makes us fill all our available time, leaving none for the important things like just sitting, and contemplating life? I personally can’t remember the last time I just had a moment to sit and look at the waves in the sea, or watch the sun go down, and I miss it.

So, on this note, wouldn’t it be a good idea for us all to make a concerted effort to make time for the contemplative mind?

Just a quicky to say that I’ve upgraded to Wordpress 1.5 “Strayhorn”. So things were broken for a little while. All’s well now though!