by Jono Bacon | Apr 5, 2007 | Music
Well, its been just under a week since the [Big Red Recording was released](https://archivedblog.jonobacon.com/?p=935) and I am pretty pleased with the response to it. Thanks to so many of you who have said such kind words about it. Its not perfect, but it gives a...
by Jono Bacon | Apr 4, 2007 | Speaking
Next week I fly to Brazil to [FISL 8.0](https://fisl.softwarelivre.org/8.0/www/?q=en). I am looking forward to visiting such a wonderful country, and I am keen to meet up with plenty of people in addition to [Sulamita](https://sulamita.linuxchix.org.br/) being my...
by Jono Bacon | Apr 1, 2007 | Music
Well, after a 24-hour marathon recording session, it is time to show what we came up with. The songs are a little late as I got to a point after being awake for about 40 hours where I was collapsing in my studio with tiredness, so I needed to grab some sleep before I...
by Jono Bacon | Mar 31, 2007 | Music
The Big Red Recording has been going very well, and the songs have turned out great. There is however a delay – I will be releasing the songs at Midnight tonight (5 hours later) for some final refinements. We want to make sure this album is as solid as possible,...
by Jono Bacon | Mar 30, 2007 | Music
Well, here it is, today is the big day. In a few hours at 7pm, after some pizza, the recording begins. Its going to be a busy 24 hours – lots to do. Oh, and I woke up today with a sore throat, which makes things interesting. 😛 Regular updates will appear on...
by Jono Bacon | Mar 30, 2007 | Community, Ubuntu
Recently the subject of mailing list discussion and offensiveness has erupted in the community. This has been triggered by a joke being sent to a list and the fallout that ensued after it. I am not going to comment on the specifics of that incident, but instead look...
by Jono Bacon | Mar 29, 2007 | Music
I am pleased to announce the titles of the seven songs to appear on The Big Red Recording: * Untouched Face * What Is Me? * Unfolded Notes * Laying Broken Bones * Death Lane * Under a Blackened Sun * Blood Red Day All lyrics are now finalised and complete, although...
by Jono Bacon | Mar 28, 2007 | Desktop, Usability
Interface design is a complex business. There are a great many schools of thought about how to build an effective interface, and ultimately no-one is 100% correct. Lots of theory, lots of academia, lots of opinion, but little hard evidence about what design constructs...
by Jono Bacon | Mar 27, 2007 | Music
Quick update on [The Big Red Recording](https://archivedblog.jonobacon.com/?p=907). Pretty much all the songs are complete, and I am feverishly writing lyrics. I have written lyrics for three of the songs, and the fourth is on-going. One of the songs may be an...
by Jono Bacon | Mar 26, 2007 | Ubuntu
Now I am [about to become a Playstation 3 owner](https://archivedblog.jonobacon.com/?p=927), things like [psubuntu](https://psubuntu.com/) perk my interest. Am I the only person who thought it was Ubuntu for power supplies? 😛 Oh, and no, I won’t be running Linux...
