by Jono Bacon | Oct 11, 2006 | Jokosher
All you need to know: * **Where**: #jokosher on `irc.freenode.net` * **When**: Sunday 15th October 2006, all day * **Who**: Hackers, artists, docs writers, testers and anyone else 🙂 We hit feature freeze for 0.2 on Nov 1st, so this is the last hackfest before then....
by Jono Bacon | Oct 10, 2006 | Humor
IRC is pretty important to my job. I spend all day, every day on it, talking to the community and working on various things. Today I wanted to double check my `/away` was working, so I figured I would log on twice, join a random channel and test it. So, I logged on as...
by Jono Bacon | Oct 10, 2006 | Advocacy, Community
As a child of the 80s and 90s, I often look back fondly at the computers back then. Commodore 64s, Spectrums, Amigas, Amstrads, Ataris, Acorns, and a raft of consoles all bring back memories of what many people refer to as the *golden age of computing*. When you look...
by Jono Bacon | Oct 9, 2006 | Community, Desktop, Speaking, Ubuntu
After an excellent two weeks away I am now back at work. Today is a good day to get back too – Sooz and I celebrate our 11th year together. 11 years ago I nervously asked her out at a band practise in Wootton, Bedfordshire. 11 years on I still love her as much...
by Jono Bacon | Oct 7, 2006 | Community
I have a tiny little skull, and I am currently bored out of it. I am sat in Orlando International Airport with Sooz, indulged in the most tepid of pastimes – the flight delay. My plight has been bettered by a comfy chair, an Internet connection and a laptop...
