Notices by Alan Pope ✅ 🍺 🐧 🐱 (popey@mastodon.social), page 14

I wrote a little blog post about going offline with #ubuntu https://blog.ubuntu.com/2018/05/22/offline-computing-10-apps-for-the-digital-nomad

@danrabbit Correct.

@tpheine Oh man! DOS=HIGH,UMB. Used to love futzing around with startup menus, optimising those high memory areas... happy days!

@sandro wow. Never seen that!

@katwylder agreed. Love the GameCube startup

@stuarttempleton either / both

Hey Internet Friends. I have a question - a bit of research. What "system" from the past had the best / coolest / most interesting boot sequence. Specifically what you got on screen. I mostly grew up on 8-bit micros and DOS PCs. Are there any other systems which evoke "feelings" when they boot?

Sitting in a queue of traffic, wanted to turn the music up. Lunged too hard for the steering wheel controls and agresssively beeped the horn! Now I have to look scornfully at all the other drivers so people don't know it was me. #britishproblems

Trying out SteamLink on Android. Looks like I finally have a good reason to upgrade the WiFi at home ;). Maybe also a new phone too :D

Ooh! Google have "Family accounts" so we can share storage quotas. Great. *click* "Family groups aren't available for G Suite accounts". Of course.

@lopta depends who you ask :). Notification area, indicators, system tray...

@ted Yup! Unity on 18.04.

@mike I wish I knew :).

I know some developers & users are opposed to it, but I really like this top-right area of my screen. Even with the mish-mash of icon sizes and styles. <3

Been in a pub and on a train while #googleio2018 was on. Can someone please summarise it in one word for me?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH1Q738UEsQ

The weather in the UK is great today. It's perfect for a spot of boating.

@ivan works for me!

Itching to get hold of Linux Tycoon 2 from @BryanLunduke on May 8th, but can't wait? Fear not, the "classic" MS-DOS version is now available as a snap!

snap install linuxtycoon

https://snapcraft.io/linuxtycoon

In the last seconds of Thursday 26th April, #ubuntu 18.04 is released :) Nice timing.
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2018-April/000231.html