Let's use NVC

Alex King <[email protected]> Sat, 2 Apr 2016 22:27:46 +1300
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Hehe,

Ah I love Dunlug, good for a larf every now and again, eh?

And we have some great people signed up to the list and passionate about
life, technology, and what's growing in the garden and whether voip over
wifi is working today :)

Done with a bit of colour and robust discussion.

So I'm amused by this stuff, but I'm also saddened at times when people
leave because they don't feel they get their needs met.  (Which has
happened in the past, and I think the reasons people leave actually
needs a lot of unpacking, they are not always what people say they are,
and often people leaving don't have a clear understanding of why they
are themselves.)

I like Marshall Rosenburg's method of communication (NVC), if we
followed that we could have discussions as robust as we like and not
offend each other.  His communications guidelines are like an algorithm,
4 steps even simple folk like me can follow.

Part of it is the same as the old Unix tools philosophy, (like
tolerance) - accept/expect a wide range of inputs and always produce
regular, well formed, predictable output.

In human terms, when reading or listening, never hear blame or criticism
of yourself or anyone else.  Listen for the unmet needs the person is
expressing instead.

When trying to make an argument yourself (express an opinion, ask for
something), then calling someone a name or questioning their abilities
or intelligence, or judging them (good or bad, explicitly or implicitly)
is actually not going to help you to persuade them of your point of
view.  Better to actually argue the issues no?  Play the ball, not the
man as they used to say.

And least you think that well formed, predictably framed Marshall
Rosenburg talk will be bland and meaningless, let me tell you that the
opposite is true.  Descending into flame wars is the ultimate cop-out. 
That is name calling instead of actually dealing with real issues that
exist. 

So here's my request, have a look at NVC if you're interested
https://www.cnvc.org/learn/resources, I think we could discuss more
effectively.

And I'd be quite interested in discussing some of the actual issues,
e.g. for me:

  * Is a move to picture-based interfaces meeting everyone's needs?
  * Constant change in open source - staying with what you've learnt and
    know often isn't an option, the industry takes away the familiar and
    people must adopt to the new or go without (be excluded)
  * The myth of choice - of course there is lots of choice in the open
    source world, but most people receive their compilation of open
    source technology through gatekeepers, e.g. Ubuntu.  In reality
    choice is limited by the options offered.  (of course if you work in
    technology and have time to spend on it, you have more options.
  * There is a lot of "fashion" in the industry, and that is enabled by
    the big companies and groupthink.
  * Do developers and designers get rewarded and appreciated for their
    work?  

HTH,
Alex

On 02/04/16 19:17, Kathinka wrote:
> Sorry, Martin Kean,  about unacknowledged quote, I assumed it was in
> the thread and lower down the post so would be obvious.  My error. 
> Profound - nay, grovelling - apologies.  I didn't mean to cause you
> further trauma.
> By the way I'm hugely impressed that you yourself are certain about
> everyone else's understanding of the meaning of the term "level
> headed".  There's a lot to be said for a good  education.
> And I see now that your first response was also meant to provoke.  So
> as long as we believe those explanations we can both be happy, even a
> little smug. Feels good eh.
>
> Kathinka
>
> On 2 April 2016 at 19:01, Martin Kean <[email protected]
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>
>     I see you have used my private reply to you in a post, without credit:
>
>
>     "You obviously have no idea about what level-headed designers
>     actually do. Design is all about communication ahead of anything
>     else..."
>
>
>     I fear, Kathinka, that your understanding about some things, like
>     level-headedness, is dissimilar to anyone else's.
>     I see now that your first unthinking rant was only meant to provoke.
>
>     Martin
>
>     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>     *From:* DunLUG <[email protected]
>     <mailto:[email protected]>> on behalf of Kathinka
>     <[email protected]
>     <mailto:[email protected]>>
>     *Sent:* Saturday, 2 April 2016 6:07 p.m.
>     *To:* DunLUG
>     *Subject:* Re: [dunlug] Reasonable deal for pre-ordering Ubuntu
>     tablets
>      
>     I'm not hostile about the choices of others, I'm brassed off that
>     the choice I used to have and the type of mind (words not
>     pictures, typing not prodding and stroking)  some of us have plus
>     the disabilities Reece mentioned, is ignored, disrespected. 
>     Choose to work on whatever project they want - go ahead and good
>     luck to you.  But please don't whimper when other people express
>     their own difficulties with something you or anyone else has
>     created.  They create and it's my duty to dance the happy dance,
>     or remain silent about the way they have changed things so as to
>     make my life more difficult, is that the rule now?  
>     Just as well it doesn't apply to musicians, cabinetmakers and
>     choreographers. I guess they are  insensitive thick skinned types,
>     or perhaps they (a) learn from public's feedback or (b) shrug it
>     off because they are confident that in their work they achieved
>     what they intended, to the standard they are satisfied with, no
>     matter what anyone else says - reaction dependent on whether they
>     think the feedback is worth taking notice of or not.
>
>     Compare and contrast: "You obviously have no idea about what
>     level-headed designers actually do. Design is all about
>     communication ahead of anything else...".  Communication meaning
>     "we 'communicate', you adapt to our 'language' i.e. our form of
>     communication or disappear, t.i.n.a."  Because if you don't it
>     proves you "have no idea" and by implication have no right to
>     express your opinions - right?
>
>     Kathinka.
>
>     On 2 April 2016 at 16:04, Chris Burgess <[email protected]
>     <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>
>         I joined this list because I've enjoyed using Linux for many
>         years, and I believe in the community & ideals of free software.
>
>         Being hostile about the choices of others, including their
>         decisions to contribute to projects we aren't part of, or to
>         use software we don't use, is unlikely to contribute to
>         helping others discover free software. Shall we choose to not
>         make that a part of DunLUG culture?
>
>         One of the great things about free software is that if you
>         don't like it, the cost of not using or contributing is also
>         free. There's no need to be rude about, or swear at, projects
>         that you don't favour or entire groups of people (flesh or straw).
>
>         On 2 April 2016 at 09:46, Kathinka
>         <[email protected]
>         <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>
>             By golly Reece, it's a much wider issue than mere
>             preference!  Thank you for pointing that out
>
>             Where there has been a choice of how to display I have
>             always chosen text, or icon + text.  
>
>             It was IMO a mistake to go one size fits all.  Sure enough
>             a phone can't be made for touch-typing, and one wouldn't
>             want to carry a mouse around to use with the smart phone. 
>             Not however a good reason for downgrading tablets and PCs
>             to match.  Having one multipurpose "button" (e.g.
>             touchpad) looks clean, streamlined therefore efficient.
>             But to me it's like having only one sharp knife in a
>             kitchen, the right size for some tasks, awkward and
>             inefficient for others.
>
>             Kathinka.  
>
>             On 2 April 2016 at 09:26, Reece Arnott
>             <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
>             wrote:
>
>                 Short answer: yes.
>                 Slightly longer answer: (my impression is) Canonical
>                 started moving in this direction as they saw touch
>                 interfaces were going to be a thing but they still
>                 wanted to users to have a similar experience even if
>                 they didn't have a touch device. These tablets (and to
>                 a more limited extent the smart-phone I linked to) are
>                 really the first test of whether this sort of approach
>                 will actually work out.
>
>                 Similar sorts of experiments happened as the mouse
>                 became popular to transition from pure keyboard driven
>                 interfaces.
>
>                 What I think is really going to be interesting though
>                 is how the minorities are accounted for, eg. I have a
>                 friend who had his fingers burnt/melted in a fire and
>                 doesn't have a single whole one left. How is that
>                 going to be accommodated? Not to mention the obvious
>                 problem how the blind are to use such an interface.
>
>                 On 01/04/16 17:03, Kathinka wrote:
>>                 Is that Ubuntu the new (well, not really new now but
>>                 I've avoided it) GUI all pictures and scratch'n'sniff?
>>                 I'm  very non-visual and find icons a pita, have to
>>                 mentally translate them into words every time, much
>>                 prefer menus etc in words so as to save time for
>>                 getting on with whatever I want to use the tool for. 
>>                 Tough shit if this upsets designer types who want to
>>                 impose their post-verbal art-ahead-of-communication
>>                 passion on us without providing an easy switch on/off
>>                 to accommodate language people as well as pix-ies.
>>
>>                 On 30 March 2016 at 18:56, Reece Arnott
>>                 <[email protected]
>>                 <mailto:[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/>https://store.bq.com/gl/ubuntu-edition-e5/
>>
>>                     All say they come with Ubuntu 15.04.
>>
>
>                 -- 
>                 "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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    Hehe,<br>
    <br>
    Ah I love Dunlug, good for a larf every now and again, eh?<br>
    <br>
    And we have some great people signed up to the list and passionate
    about life, technology, and what's growing in the garden and whether
    voip over wifi is working today :)<br>
    <br>
    Done with a bit of colour and robust discussion.<br>
    <br>
    So I'm amused by this stuff, but I'm also saddened at times when
    people leave because they don't feel they get their needs met. 
    (Which has happened in the past, and I think the reasons people
    leave actually needs a lot of unpacking, they are not always what
    people say they are, and often people leaving don't have a clear
    understanding of why they are themselves.)<br>
    <br>
    I like Marshall Rosenburg's method of communication (NVC), if we
    followed that we could have discussions as robust as we like and not
    offend each other.  His communications guidelines are like an
    algorithm, 4 steps even simple folk like me can follow.<br>
    <br>
    Part of it is the same as the old Unix tools philosophy, (like
    tolerance) - accept/expect a wide range of inputs and always produce
    regular, well formed, predictable output.<br>
    <br>
    In human terms, when reading or listening, never hear blame or
    criticism of yourself or anyone else.  Listen for the unmet needs
    the person is expressing instead.<br>
    <br>
    When trying to make an argument yourself (express an opinion, ask
    for something), then calling someone a name or questioning their
    abilities or intelligence, or judging them (good or bad, explicitly
    or implicitly) is actually not going to help you to persuade them of
    your point of view.  Better to actually argue the issues no?  Play
    the ball, not the man as they used to say.<br>
    <br>
    And least you think that well formed, predictably framed Marshall
    Rosenburg talk will be bland and meaningless, let me tell you that
    the opposite is true.  Descending into flame wars is the ultimate
    cop-out.  That is name calling instead of actually dealing with real
    issues that exist.  <br>
    <br>
    So here's my request, have a look at NVC if you're interested <a
      href="https://www.cnvc.org/learn/resources"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.cnvc.org/learn/resources">https://www.cnvc.org/learn/resources</a></a>,
    I think we could discuss more effectively.<br>
    <br>
    And I'd be quite interested in discussing some of the actual issues,
    e.g. for me:<br>
    <ul>
      <li>Is a move to picture-based interfaces meeting everyone's
        needs?</li>
      <li>Constant change in open source - staying with what you've
        learnt and know often isn't an option, the industry takes away
        the familiar and people must adopt to the new or go without (be
        excluded)<br>
      </li>
      <li>The myth of choice - of course there is lots of choice in the
        open source world, but most people receive their compilation of
        open source technology through gatekeepers, e.g. Ubuntu.  In
        reality choice is limited by the options offered.  (of course if
        you work in technology and have time to spend on it, you have
        more options.<br>
      </li>
      <li>There is a lot of "fashion" in the industry, and that is
        enabled by the big companies and groupthink.</li>
      <li>Do developers and designers get rewarded and appreciated for
        their work?   <br>
      </li>
    </ul>
    HTH,<br>
    Alex<br>
    <br>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 02/04/16 19:17, Kathinka wrote:<br>
    </div>
    <blockquote
cite="mid:CAMWvXDbngpN_SxdEWkMfxToKYC8yZV8aQzQ-ffjuW4v8WcgP6g@mail.gmail.com"
      type="cite">
      <div dir="ltr">
        <div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Sorry,
          Martin Kean,  about unacknowledged quote, I assumed it was in
          the thread and lower down the post so would be obvious.  My
          error.  Profound - nay, grovelling - apologies.  I didn't mean
          to cause you further trauma.</div>
        <div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">By
          the way I'm hugely impressed that you yourself are certain
          about everyone else's understanding of the meaning of the term
          "level headed".  There's a lot to be said for a good
           education.</div>
        <div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">And
          I see now that your first response was also meant to provoke. 
          So as long as we believe those explanations we can both be
          happy, even a little smug. Feels good eh.</div>
        <div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br>
        </div>
        <div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Kathinka</div>
      </div>
      <div class="gmail_extra"><br>
        <div class="gmail_quote">On 2 April 2016 at 19:01, Martin Kean <span
            dir="ltr">&lt;<a moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt;</span>
          wrote:<br>
          <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0
            .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
            <div dir="ltr">
              <div
style="font-size:12pt;color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">
                <p>I see you have used my private reply to you in a
                  post, without credit:</p>
                <span class="">
                  <p><br>
                  </p>
                  <p><span
                      style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:16px">"You
                      obviously have no idea about what level-headed
                      designers actually do. Design is all about
                      communication ahead of anything else..."</span><br>
                  </p>
                  <p><br>
                  </p>
                </span>
                <div>I fear, Kathinka, that your understanding about
                  some things, like level-headedness, is dissimilar to
                  anyone else's.</div>
                <div>I see now that your first unthinking rant was only
                  meant to provoke.</div>
                <div><br>
                </div>
                <div>Martin</div>
                <br>
                <div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">
                  <hr style="display:inline-block;width:98%">
                  <div dir="ltr"><font style="font-size:11pt"
                      face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000"><span
                        class=""><b>From:</b> DunLUG &lt;<a
                          moz-do-not-send="true"
                          href="mailto:[email protected]"
                          target="_blank"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></a>&gt;
                        on behalf of Kathinka &lt;<a
                          moz-do-not-send="true"
                          href="mailto:[email protected]"
                          target="_blank"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></a>&gt;<br>
                      </span><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, 2 April 2016 6:07
                      p.m.<br>
                      <b>To:</b> DunLUG<br>
                      <b>Subject:</b> Re: [dunlug] Reasonable deal for
                      pre-ordering Ubuntu tablets</font>
                    <div> </div>
                  </div>
                  <div>
                    <div class="h5">
                      <div>
                        <div dir="ltr">
                          <div class="gmail_default"
                            style="font-family:georgia,serif">I'm not
                            hostile about the choices of others, I'm
                            brassed off that the choice I used to have
                            and the type of mind (words not pictures,
                            typing not prodding and stroking)  some of
                            us have plus the disabilities Reece
                            mentioned, is ignored, disrespected.  Choose
                            to work on whatever project they want - go
                            ahead and good luck to you.  But please
                            don't whimper when other people express
                            their own difficulties with something you or
                            anyone else has created.  They create and
                            it's my duty to dance the happy dance, or
                            remain silent about the way they have
                            changed things so as to make my life more
                            difficult, is that the rule now?  </div>
                          <div class="gmail_default"
                            style="font-family:georgia,serif">Just as
                            well it doesn't apply to musicians,
                            cabinetmakers and choreographers. I guess
                            they are  insensitive thick skinned types,
                            or perhaps they (a) learn from public's
                            feedback or (b) shrug it off because they
                            are confident that in their work they
                            achieved what they intended, to the standard
                            they are satisfied with, no matter what
                            anyone else says - reaction dependent on
                            whether they think the feedback is worth
                            taking notice of or not.</div>
                          <div class="gmail_default"
                            style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br>
                          </div>
                          <div class="gmail_default"
                            style="font-family:georgia,serif">Compare
                            and contrast: "You obviously have no idea
                            about what level-headed designers actually
                            do. Design is all about communication ahead
                            of anything else...".  Communication meaning
                            "we 'communicate', you adapt to our
                            'language' i.e. our form of communication or
                            disappear, t.i.n.a."  Because if you don't
                            it proves you "have no idea" and by
                            implication have no right to express your
                            opinions - right?</div>
                          <div class="gmail_default"
                            style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br>
                          </div>
                          <div class="gmail_default"
                            style="font-family:georgia,serif">Kathinka.</div>
                        </div>
                        <div class="gmail_extra"><br>
                          <div class="gmail_quote">On 2 April 2016 at
                            16:04, Chris Burgess <span dir="ltr">
                              &lt;<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                                href="mailto:[email protected]"
                                target="_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt;</span>
                            wrote:<br>
                            <blockquote class="gmail_quote"
                              style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px
                              #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
                              <div dir="ltr">
                                <div>I joined this list because I've
                                  enjoyed using Linux for many years,
                                  and I believe in the community &amp;
                                  ideals of free software.</div>
                                <div><br>
                                </div>
                                <div>Being hostile about the choices of
                                  others, including their decisions to
                                  contribute to projects we aren't part
                                  of, or to use software we don't use,
                                  is unlikely to contribute to helping
                                  others discover free software. Shall
                                  we choose to not make that a part of
                                  DunLUG culture?</div>
                                <div><br>
                                </div>
                                <div>One of the great things about free
                                  software is that if you don't like it,
                                  the cost of not using or contributing
                                  is also free. There's no need to be
                                  rude about, or swear at, projects that
                                  you don't favour or entire groups of
                                  people (flesh or straw).</div>
                              </div>
                              <div>
                                <div>
                                  <div class="gmail_extra"><br>
                                    <div class="gmail_quote">On 2 April
                                      2016 at 09:46, Kathinka <span
                                        dir="ltr">&lt;<a
                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
                                          href="mailto:[email protected]"
                                          target="_blank"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></a>&gt;</span>
                                      wrote:<br>
                                      <blockquote class="gmail_quote"
                                        style="margin:0 0 0
                                        .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc
                                        solid;padding-left:1ex">
                                        <div dir="ltr">
                                          <div class="gmail_default"
                                            style="font-family:georgia,serif">By
                                            golly Reece, it's a much
                                            wider issue than mere
                                            preference!  Thank you for
                                            pointing that out</div>
                                          <div class="gmail_default"
                                            style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br>
                                          </div>
                                          <div class="gmail_default"
                                            style="font-family:georgia,serif">Where
                                            there has been a choice of
                                            how to display I have always
                                            chosen text, or icon + text.
                                             </div>
                                          <div class="gmail_default"
                                            style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br>
                                          </div>
                                          <div class="gmail_default"
                                            style="font-family:georgia,serif">It
                                            was IMO a mistake to go one
                                            size fits all.  Sure enough
                                            a phone can't be made for
                                            touch-typing, and one
                                            wouldn't want to carry a
                                            mouse around to use with the
                                            smart phone.  Not however a
                                            good reason for downgrading
                                            tablets and PCs to match. 
                                            Having one multipurpose
                                            "button" (e.g. touchpad)
                                            looks clean, streamlined
                                            therefore efficient. But to
                                            me it's like having only one
                                            sharp knife in a kitchen,
                                            the right size for some
                                            tasks, awkward and
                                            inefficient for others.</div>
                                          <span><font color="#888888">
                                              <div class="gmail_default"
style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br>
                                              </div>
                                              <div class="gmail_default"
style="font-family:georgia,serif">Kathinka.  </div>
                                            </font></span></div>
                                        <div class="gmail_extra"><br>
                                          <div class="gmail_quote">
                                            <div>
                                              <div>On 2 April 2016 at
                                                09:26, Reece Arnott <span
                                                  dir="ltr">&lt;<a
                                                    moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></a>&gt;</span>
                                                wrote:<br>
                                              </div>
                                            </div>
                                            <blockquote
                                              class="gmail_quote"
                                              style="margin:0 0 0
                                              .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc
                                              solid;padding-left:1ex">
                                              <div>
                                                <div>
                                                  <div bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
                                                    <div>Short answer:
                                                      yes.<br>
                                                      Slightly longer
                                                      answer: (my
                                                      impression is)
                                                      Canonical started
                                                      moving in this
                                                      direction as they
                                                      saw touch
                                                      interfaces were
                                                      going to be a
                                                      thing but they
                                                      still wanted to
                                                      users to have a
                                                      similar experience
                                                      even if they
                                                      didn't have a
                                                      touch device.
                                                      These tablets (and
                                                      to a more limited
                                                      extent the
                                                      smart-phone I
                                                      linked to) are
                                                      really the first
                                                      test of whether
                                                      this sort of
                                                      approach will
                                                      actually work out.<br>
                                                      <br>
                                                      Similar sorts of
                                                      experiments
                                                      happened as the
                                                      mouse became
                                                      popular to
                                                      transition from
                                                      pure keyboard
                                                      driven interfaces.<br>
                                                      <br>
                                                      What I think is
                                                      really going to be
                                                      interesting though
                                                      is how the
                                                      minorities are
                                                      accounted for, eg.
                                                      I have a friend
                                                      who had his
                                                      fingers
                                                      burnt/melted in a
                                                      fire and doesn't
                                                      have a single
                                                      whole one left.
                                                      How is that going
                                                      to be
                                                      accommodated? Not
                                                      to mention the
                                                      obvious problem
                                                      how the blind are
                                                      to use such an
                                                      interface.<span><br>
                                                        <br>
                                                        On 01/04/16
                                                        17:03, Kathinka
                                                        wrote:<br>
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                                                        type="cite">
                                                        <div dir="ltr">
                                                          <div
                                                          class="gmail_default"
style="font-family:georgia,serif">Is that Ubuntu the new (well, not
                                                          really new now
                                                          but I've
                                                          avoided it)
                                                          GUI all
                                                          pictures and
                                                          scratch'n'sniff?</div>
                                                          <div
                                                          class="gmail_default"
style="font-family:georgia,serif">I'm  very non-visual and find icons a
                                                          pita, have to
                                                          mentally
                                                          translate them
                                                          into words
                                                          every time,
                                                          much prefer
                                                          menus etc in
                                                          words so as to
                                                          save time for
                                                          getting on
                                                          with whatever
                                                          I want to use
                                                          the tool for. 
                                                          Tough shit if
                                                          this upsets
                                                          designer types
                                                          who want to
                                                          impose their
                                                          post-verbal
                                                          art-ahead-of-communication
                                                          passion on us
                                                          without
                                                          providing an
                                                          easy switch
                                                          on/off to
                                                          accommodate
                                                          language
                                                          people as well
                                                          as pix-ies.</div>
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                                                        <div
                                                          class="gmail_extra"><br>
                                                          <div
                                                          class="gmail_quote">On
                                                          30 March 2016
                                                          at 18:56,
                                                          Reece Arnott <span
                                                          dir="ltr">
                                                          &lt;<a
                                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></a>&gt;</span>
                                                          wrote:<br>
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                                                          class="gmail_quote"
                                                          style="margin:0
                                                          0 0
                                                          .8ex;border-left:1px
                                                          #ccc
                                                          solid;padding-left:1ex">
                                                          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.<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          Two 10.1 inch
                                                          tablets that
                                                          come with the
                                                          mobile version
                                                          of Ubuntu are
                                                          available for
                                                          pre-order.<br>
                                                          <a
                                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://store.bq.com/gl/ubuntu-edition/" rel="noreferrer"
                                                          target="_blank"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://store.bq.com/gl/ubuntu-edition/">https://store.bq.com/gl/ubuntu-edition/</a></a><br>
                                                          See <a
                                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.ubuntu.com/tablet/features" rel="noreferrer"
                                                          target="_blank">
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ubuntu.com/tablet/features">http://www.ubuntu.com/tablet/features</a></a> for some details.<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          There is also
                                                          a 5 inch
                                                          smartphone at
                                                          the same store
                                                          that has a
                                                          significantly
                                                          higher
                                                          resolution
                                                          camera for 200
                                                          euros:
                                                          <a
                                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://store.bq.com/gl/ubuntu-edition-e5/" rel="noreferrer"
                                                          target="_blank">
                                                          </a><a
                                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://store.bq.com/gl/ubuntu-edition-e5/" target="_blank"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://store.bq.com/gl/ubuntu-edition-e5/">https://store.bq.com/gl/ubuntu-edition-e5/</a></a><br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          All say they
                                                          come with
                                                          Ubuntu 15.04.<br>
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                                                      <pre cols="72">-- 
"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)
<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://hpmor.com/" target="_blank">http://hpmor.com/</a>

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Dunedin
New Zealand
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