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Dabzy

Today at 20:54:26
Aye, they are supposed to be good like, a mates dad had one and he loved it... Especially when he retired.

GfK

Today at 18:26:42
Her indoors has an ebike and it's a game changer.  Downside is they cost a chuffing fortune for a proper one (that doesn't burn your house down when you try to charge it).

Dabzy

Today at 17:12:30
@Gfk, oh aye, I forgot about that! @Jackdaw, you could get one of them lecky ones, obviously people call it cheating, but to be fair, if it gets you out and about, champion, and I'm sure you can turn off the electric "help" when you dont need it!

Jackdaw

Today at 16:14:21
I wouldn't mind getting back on my bike, but I'd probably be dead by the time I get half way down the road. It's all bloody hills where I live. And I'm a bit out of conditions.

GfK

Today at 15:49:14
@dabz actually not so much since the accident. It kinda put me off.  :'(

Jackdaw

Today at 15:34:53
By the way @Dabzy . They didn't fix the issues with the site. Earlier in the day around half 11. It was back to the search again. Must have comeback on line just after 12.

Dabzy

Today at 15:12:51
Ah, so your still biking, nice one! :) I'm looking at getting back into diving, really miss it, and since I've lost a few... Less lead weights needed to get my arse to the bottom! :)

GfK

Today at 15:04:13
(not at first, like. Started off doing a couple of miles here and there, then ten, then most rides got to between 25-40 miles)

GfK

Today at 15:03:21
Grats! I'm 8st down on what I used to be. Was getting difficult dragging my fat arse about so decided to sort it. Got on a bike, managed to cycle 55 miles.   8)

Dabzy

Today at 14:02:03
Well, I have been on a new diet like, dropped 3 stone in total, went from an XL to a medium, and 36" waist to a 32"! :) Had to because of health issues, I'll not bore you's but aye, new bloke me as it happens... Still shit at birthday presents like! ;)

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If you are thinking of switching to Linux. Beware!

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Today at 11:09 AM Last Edit: Today at 11:10 AM by Jackdaw
This came up on my Youtube feed late last night.

This was definitely targeted towards Windows users thinking of switching to Linux. It was a torrent file that downloaded a Windows executable.
What surprised me more is that nobody from Canonical or the xubuntu team even noticed that the site had bee compromised for a few days. When Linux Mint got hacked about ten years ago. Clem spotted it within few hours.

If any one is thinking of switching to Linux.
Follow the installation instructions.
But generally you:
Download the iso or image file.
Check the sha checksum against the file on the site.
The use a Privacy Guard application to check that the binary is legitimate. You can find the GNU versions from here, if you are a Windows user. If you are already on Linux, this is usually already installed, or in the distributions repository.
If you've dug yourself into a hole. Just keep digging. You're bound to come out the other side eventually.
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