Sam Harrelson (Pastor Sam?) has converted another to the ranks of the “will not be undead soon”….

early this a.m. I said:

I am already looking at converting my Ibm X40 (backup lap) to Ubuntu now…still thinking on it. I know I have to spend some up front time, but I have to wonder if the long term pay off is worth it….Learn more about Ubuntu.

Late this P.M. after a long day of security research…

It is DONE- the dirty deed is done dirt cheap andquite complete, Thanks to Eric G. for assisting! Ubunta advocates are everywhere. I have been absorbed into the world of Ubuntu…

My old IBM Thinkpad X40 (story below) now sports this O/S and it screams like a bat out of hell (you might try Ubuntu 6.06 if your PC is rather dated)….so far so good…. I feel like I have been unplugged from the matrix and spat out into a giant toilet bowel of jelly slime…now I wonder if it can push Second Life? Doubt it. I do feel some machinima widgets coming on though.

BTW this is filed under deals and steals too- no coupons needed, no discount codes- Ubuntu is FREE…Grab the .iso and burn it to CD or order it if you wish…or if you like getting stuff in the mail or want to send a gift…here are some Ubuntu things that are DIRT CHEAP. Burn it or buy it for your friends, your mother-in-law, man it beats MonkeyPhoneCalls even…well close.

Seriously- Do you want a cheaper laptop? Start with a different O/S and different office tools- and your laptop is already far cheaper and more for the price- think about! Open Source is like a giant raging coupon on steroids. Plus- you can actually work with it- you know- like the cars we used to own that didn’t require a Cray to analyze and fix an oil leak.

Burn it or get it…or start your own production outfit and become an evangelist. Just don’t go all Conservapedia on me (sounds like Briticanna propaganda to me.)

While we are on innovation- I just watched and reviewed two great pieces on learning in the Second Life Metaverse on learning and plasticity while surfing YouTube (widgets coming)…here’s your guide.

Sam writes…

Wayne and Jon … install Ubuntu so that we can start a Guild. Forget Second Life, this is where the action is (literally!)…

Yeah Sam-I know, I will get around to WoW- one day. It has kickass machinima too at a huge adoption rate, but I don’t need any more games and I am more into social diving. Anyway Innovation Island needs to be built. Let’s start that Guild. Jon???

Also check out:

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ThinkPad: A Different Shade of Blue tells the exciting inside story behind the creation of one of the most successful brand names in computing. Through interviews with the ThinkPad Team and IBM executives, and access to internal documents and memoranda, the book provides a rare inside view into the workings of an IBM brand team. Here is the inside scoop on the cultural and personality differences that almost killed one of the most significant development efforts in IBM history. More importantly, it offers valuable lessons on what it takes to build a world-class, enduring brand or product.

BTW- Did I mention I now have Skype on this puppy? VoIP…now I find myself wanting a TOR server…

Not sure if Google Earth works yet- I’ll find out. Heck- I’ll try the pack!

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