Someone (who will remain unnamed) "pranked" me with a bot. However due to my vastly superior intellect, well that or the fact that the bot was badly coded I spotted it in only three sentences and proved it with the fourth and so the jokes on them. I'm guessing the idea is that the other person can see a log of the conversation, either in real time or after it's taken place. So they will no doubt be disappointed by this log

dinohead330: Hello Whats your name
Deusiah: Deusiah
dinohead330 logged in.
dinohead330: have you seen the new War of the Worlds? i thought it was really good
Deusiah: Yeah I have, I wasn't too impressed by it. The effects were amazing but I thought the plot left a little to be desired for
dinohead330: aww dont leave me
Deusiah: what do you mean by that?
dinohead330: i mean what i said
Deusiah: Right, I have the feeling I'm talking to a bot
dinohead330: u really think i am a bot? lmao sorry to disapoint u
Deusiah: OK what's 5 plus 50?
dinohead330: alright
Deusiah: Who ever coded this really wasn't that clever, it took only three sentances before I figured it out.

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With the release of Breezy Badger the next instalment of Ubuntu Linux drawing near (Oct 13th) I released I had been using Linux/Ubuntu for around 9 months. So I thought I'd do a fairly quick review of the experience of moving from Windows to Linux.

After installing Ubuntu on my computer I found Ubuntu simple to use and could easily navigate around the system. However I was not comfortable with it as I am a power user. There were many more advanced things that were unknown to me such as networking. I had no idea how to go about doing such things and so whilst the operation was easy I was at home with the OS. It is difficult to get used to Linux having used windows for over 9 years coming from an OS where you have your favourite programs and a good working knowledge of it into an OS where every program (except Firefox and Thunderbird ) is new to you along with the operation of the OS. This is by far the most off putting thing about the move. The presentation and general feel of Ubuntu and the great applications it is presented with are far superior to anything Windows will ever offer but I had hundreds of questions that needed answering.

It's difficult to remember that you are moving to a new OS and that you do have to learn thing again after being accustomed to not having to learn anything new for so long. After a week I was beginning to get comfortable with the system and it's workings, already I was amazed by what it could do and how good all this open source software was. After a month I was pretty settled down with Ubuntu. It was now clear that I would not be moving back to Windows, after all, how could I? I had just discovered something that made computing fun again, something new, something free and something much better.

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I thought it would never come to an end .

The first week at Uni has been a rather odd one due to a number of reasons such as IT buildings not being finished on time causing my timetable to be incorrect and working on a "team challenge" an exercise I think designed to help you get to know one another, only I was already getting along well with some guys only to be put in a group without them. A rather odd way of doing things if you ask me.

The challenge was to create a short (given that we had three days) introduction web site for new comers to the Uni. My site http://home.wlv.ac.uk/~0368508/challenge/ came fourth out of around 30 groups. The winning site was actually one that didn't work but because people found this amusing they voted for it.

A surprise came when we were told we would have to present the sites. I hate speaking to an audience with a passion. My mind tends to go blank unless I prepare (as it did today). There must have been around 200 people I think and it was the first time I spoke to an audince of such size and had to use a PA system. Needless to say I hated every minute of it lol.

Anyway it's over and I'm glad of that, Now I can get on with settling in with the routine of Uni life. Contrary to what many people believe there has been no copious drinking. In fact I have had only one pint and that was had today.

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