Breaking with Ubuntu is probably a good thing - but keep the name if Canonical is cool with it

Lots of people like Kubuntu.  I've always had a much better KDE experience on OpenSuse and Mint.   Kubuntu is still horrible on my Asus eepc 900 (obviously a low power computer - the system runs fine on my other machines), whereas OpenSuse has always ran adequately (but not as well as standard install Ubuntu). 

Personally, Kubuntu always felt like an after thought to the main distro.  It may be that the whole thing goes to hell with Canonical lessening their support.   But so long as Kubuntu remains an official -buntu, Canonical will have every reason to fund it sufficiently and provide enough support to prevent it from dragging down the overall -buntu brand.

From Kubuntu's perspective, losing the name means you eventually just become another KDE distro with an interesting history.   There are plenty out there to choose from.

Kubuntu Community Update | wonderly@blog:~#

Maybe they're on to something after all

 A phone that is a fully functioning Android - until you hook it up to a dock, and then it becomes a fully functional Ubuntu desktop with your data automatically integrated?   Could be impressive.  Will a manufacturer offer it installed, or will you have to root your phone and arguably void your warranty?  How hard will the install be?

At any rate, sounds like a move in the right direction.

Ubuntu OS for Smartphones May Come Next Year | PCWorld Business Center

better late than never (so long asits not too late)

Canonical is pushing developers to make it easy to install an application by clicking a button on a website.  This sure would have been a nice feature back when I started with Hardy - and its something Windows users have come to expect since at least Windows 2000 (if not earlier).  

Sometimes I get to wondering what a distro like Ubuntu is trying to do.  They seem focused on improving the PC experience for the average user (when they're not trying to distance Unity from Gnome Shell for its own sake) - and they've generally done a good job. Yet they don't seem to have any viable plan to increase the settings in which people will encounter Ubuntu in their everyday life, there's no reason to believe that manufacturers are going to start shipping Linux machines (Ubuntu or otherwise) without public demand, and the PC is going to start being a harder place for a user like me to install after the fact.   Plus, all the smart money is moving away from the x86/AMD64 PC and towards ARM powered mobile devices - where iOS is increasingly dominant and Android serves the alternative market.  So what the hell is their big picture objective?  What's the ultimate vision for this thing?  

But hey - I'll take whatever convenience I can get! 

‘Download for Ubuntu’ Button Campaign | jonobacon@home

best shoes = flat shoes

I go for big walks.   When I wear athletic shoes, my feet get blown.  with chucks there's never a problem.  Sometimes I'll throw in a flat insert to reduce the shock.  But even without one, I can walk forever.  I think its because they let your feet do their job - they're just a flat protection against bumps like the sandals the long walking ancient romans wore - or mocassans worn by native americans. 

To Heel or Not To Heel…The Toe-nnoying Truth About High Heels (and your poor toes)

Lucky nobody was killed

Doesn't change the fact that using a swat team to raid several family homes, sticking machine guns in kids faces, over the sale of bongs is an utter disgrace.

Reason Magazine - Hit & Run

"Bipartisan usually means that a larger-than-usual deception is being carried out." - George Carlin

   
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According to the Bible, what group of people would Jesus put in a concentration camp until they die out?

Icould be wrong, but I think Jesus' support for concentration camps can be found somewhere between "judge not lest ye be judged", "love thy neighbor", and"let he without sin cast the first stone."

Local Pastor Calls For Death of 'Queers & Homosexuals' - YouTube