Finally got to see a real live American Football game when I went to the game between New Orleans Saints and San Diego Chargers played in Wembley Stadium London on the October Bank Holiday Weekend.
Tickets have gone on sale for the hugely promising Singularity08 conference organised by Aral Balkan. Early bird tickets are just $99 until the end of August, and that’s only around €62 in our money - half nothing for a chance to see and hear so many great speakers.
Had a bit of misfortune last week during a hurling game when I tore my achilles tendon. After surgery to repair it I’m now in a cast and on crutches for 6 weeks to be followed by plenty of physio to get the foot working properly again. At the moment I’m laid up at home taking it easy with the leg up.
While I’m in Ubuntu mood, the next version, 8.04, is on the way.
I was very impressed with the last release, 7.10, which I only upgraded to a while back. Ubuntu just keeps getting better and better and hopefully this next release continues that trend.