Fwd: Reasonable deal for pre-ordering Ubuntu tablets

Amanda Nunn <[email protected]> Thu, 31 Mar 2016 08:41:22 +1300
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My gmail has been marking all the latest dunlug emails as spam. Not sure
what's causing it, I keep marking them as not spam.

Cheers,

     Amanda.

On 31 March 2016 at 04:09, Kathinka <[email protected]> wrote:

> Reece, yours was the first Dunlug email to be consigned to the Spam filter
> here.  Gmail too.  Peculiar eh.
>
> Kathinka.
>
> On 30 March 2016 at 18:56, Reece Arnott <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Pre-notice notice: I just realised an hour ago that all the DunLUG
>> messages for at least the last month have ended up in Gmail's spam filter.
>> If you get this then you won't be affected but feel free to pass the
>> message on.
>>
>> Two 10.1 inch tablets that come with the mobile version of Ubuntu are
>> available for pre-order.
>> https://store.bq.com/gl/ubuntu-edition/
>> See http://www.ubuntu.com/tablet/features for some details.
>>
>> There is also a 5 inch smartphone at the same store that has a
>> significantly higher resolution camera for 200 euros:
>> https://store.bq.com/gl/ubuntu-edition-e5/
>>
>> All say they come with Ubuntu 15.04.
>>
>> Saw this mentioned on slashdot.org, did a bit of poking around and
>> decided to buy the more expensive one (cost of 300 euros is a little under
>> $NZ500 at the moment, pretty much the only difference compared to the 250
>> euro version is screen resolution). As its a pre-order the 10.1 inch tablet
>> comes with a free screen-protector and cover. And as its over 99 euros and
>> is to be delivered to NZ, delivery is free. Shipping mid-April with
>> standard 2 week delivery so I'd expect to get this at the start of May.
>>
>> (Note that this particular web-store probably don't have good security as
>> they sent me a confirmation of my login with my password in the clear. For
>> that reason, I'd suggest that if you decide to buy anything from them, pay
>> using Paypal as then you don't have to give them your credit card details
>> which they can then store insecurely and have them stolen at some point in
>> the future. To change your password on the bq store you need to select to
>> edit your contact details - which only showed my name and email address
>> until I clicked edit which was more than a little non-intuitive.)
>>
>> --
>> "Believing men would act in their own interest was not cynicism, it
>> turned out, but sheerest optimism; in reality men do not meet so high a
>> standard."
>> -- Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality (Chapter 84)
>> http://hpmor.com/
>>
>> Reece Arnott
>> Dunedin
>> New Zealand
>>
>>
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>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">My gmail has been marking all the latest dunlug emails as =
spam. Not sure what&#39;s causing it, I keep marking them as not spam.<br><=
div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div><br></div>Cheers,<br><=
br></div>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Amanda.<br></div><div class=3D"HOEnZb"><d=
iv class=3D"h5"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">O=
n 31 March 2016 at 04:09, Kathinka <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:=
[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">kathinka.dunediensis@gmai=
l.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"m=
argin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"l=
tr"><div style=3D"font-family:georgia,serif">Reece, yours was the first Dun=
lug email to be consigned to the Spam filter here.=C2=A0 Gmail too.=C2=A0 P=
eculiar eh.</div><span><font color=3D"#888888"><div style=3D"font-family:ge=
orgia,serif"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family:georgia,serif">Kathinka.</=
div></font></span></div><div><div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=
=3D"gmail_quote">On 30 March 2016 at 18:56, Reece Arnott <span dir=3D"ltr">=
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">reece.arnot=
[email protected]</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" styl=
e=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Pre-not=
ice notice: I just realised an hour ago that all the DunLUG messages for at=
 least the last month have ended up in Gmail&#39;s spam filter. If you get =
this then you won&#39;t be affected but feel free to pass the message on.<b=
r>
<br>
Two 10.1 inch tablets that come with the mobile version of Ubuntu are avail=
able for pre-order.<br>
<a href=3D"https://store.bq.com/gl/ubuntu-edition/" rel=3D"noreferrer" targ=
et=3D"_blank">https://store.bq.com/gl/ubuntu-edition/</a><br>
See <a href=3D"http://www.ubuntu.com/tablet/features" rel=3D"noreferrer" ta=
rget=3D"_blank">http://www.ubuntu.com/tablet/features</a> for some details.=
<br>
<br>
There is also a 5 inch smartphone at the same store that has a significantl=
y higher resolution camera for 200 euros: <a href=3D"https://store.bq.com/g=
l/ubuntu-edition-e5/" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://store.bq=
.com/gl/ubuntu-edition-e5/</a><br>
<br>
All say they come with Ubuntu 15.04.<br>
<br>
Saw this mentioned on <a href=3D"http://slashdot.org" rel=3D"noreferrer" ta=
rget=3D"_blank">slashdot.org</a>, did a bit of poking around and decided to=
 buy the more expensive one (cost of 300 euros is a little under $NZ500 at =
the moment, pretty much the only difference compared to the 250 euro versio=
n is screen resolution). As its a pre-order the 10.1 inch tablet comes with=
 a free screen-protector and cover. And as its over 99 euros and is to be d=
elivered to NZ, delivery is free. Shipping mid-April with standard 2 week d=
elivery so I&#39;d expect to get this at the start of May.<br>
<br>
(Note that this particular web-store probably don&#39;t have good security =
as they sent me a confirmation of my login with my password in the clear. F=
or that reason, I&#39;d suggest that if you decide to buy anything from the=
m, pay using Paypal as then you don&#39;t have to give them your credit car=
d details which they can then store insecurely and have them stolen at some=
 point in the future. To change your password on the bq store you need to s=
elect to edit your contact details - which only showed my name and email ad=
dress until I clicked edit which was more than a little non-intuitive.)<br>
<br>
-- <br>
&quot;Believing men would act in their own interest was not cynicism, it tu=
rned out, but sheerest optimism; in reality men do not meet so high a stand=
ard.&quot;<br>
-- Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality (Chapter 84)<br>
<a href=3D"http://hpmor.com/" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://h=
pmor.com/</a><br>
<br>
Reece Arnott<br>
Dunedin<br>
New Zealand<br>
<br>
<br>
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