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Surely Ubuntu Linux is only for a minority of geeks & programmers?
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BREAKING: Brexit voters to be to pay extra “Brexit Tax” to pay for leaving the EU
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Sliderule – the eco-friendly computer from days of old
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Southampton Common Funfair
ByGarfI’m far too tight-fisted ever to pay to go on a fairground ride. But I do rather enjoy photographing them. So I wandered across the common today with my Olympus C2500L to grab some snaps of the Southampton Common Funfair.
