Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx is up and running

Posted under Technology by Kimberly on Friday 30 April 2010 at 2:08 pm UTC

Well, I took the plunge today and have installed Ubuntu Linux 10.04 code named ‘Lucid Lynx’.

Overall, I’m pretty impressed with the new version of Ubuntu. I do how ever have a couple of gripes which are problably more just minor annoyances than anything. Thunderbird I dislike, time will tell wheather that will change. As it stands I think Thunderbird 3.0.4 looks horrible. I might have to look at Evolution again.

Flash video’s did not work after the upgrade from 9.04, I had to rip out the flash pkgs and re-install them. Minor thing really, but the re-install fixed the issue.

Gwibber doesn’t seem to appear on the system tray anymore. When I close the window it closes it and I need to go through the menus to re-load it. Maybe I’m missing something, also one of my Twitter accounts seems to have been misplaced.

Bilbo blogger has now changed it’s name to Blogilo, thats cool. I have no problem with a name change, but it didn’t migrate my blog accounts over. I had to add all my blog accounts to it. Again a minor thing which only took up a few minutes. But it would have been nice if it migrated the settings / blog accounts across.

Firefox lost it’s icon on the menu, Not that I use Firefox (Chrome is my browser of choice), I thought it rather odd that it lost the icon however. Editing the menu and putting it back fixed it :)

All in all, I think Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx at this stage is looking pretty impressive.


Brothels next to schools

Posted under Rant & Rave by Kimberly on Wednesday 28 April 2010 at 11:14 am UTC

Over on the New Zealand Herald website there is an article about a Brothel that has been setup directly opposite a school.

The Club Red Door has opened across the road from Henderson Intermediate School, angering parents, staff and residents who say brothels should not be located so close to children.

Source: NZ Herald

While, personally I have no problem with people running Brothels, there is obviously a market for them. I do how ever have an issue with these pricks using ‘Massage’ to advertise their whore houses.

As a co-owner of a Professional Massage Therapy business in which we are sick of getting phone calls from morons looking for a thrill It really makes my blood boil when I see a whore house with a sign that simply says ‘Massage’ out the front.

As a Qualified Massage Therapist and having spent a lot of time training in the Human Musculoskeletal systems in order to provide a professional health service to clients, It is hard enough forging a professional image when for so long the term ‘massage’ has been used for ‘happy endings’ or Brothels.

This country needs to move forward and start regulating the massage therapy industry. Unfortunately it would appear the National Body (Massage New Zealand) is not doing anything in regards to getting the industry regulated. In fact, it would seem they are only collecting membership fees to line their own back pocket.

Yes, I’m fuming over a sign. But there is a difference between a Massage Clinic and a Brothel. It’s hard enough re-educating the general public to that fact as it is!


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