Tim Powys-Lybbe wrote: > In message of 26 Aug, "Ian Pascoe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Remarkable! Presume the miscreants were from the local Vista Users >> Sanitorium? > > I am surprised that this local, for I too am local to Bracknell, > sensation was not made into banner headlines in the neighbourhood press, > for this is the first I have heard of it.
You heard it here first then!! Vive la liste! (?) I was told in person yesterday by the manager of the CPW in bracknell, so it is recent. Maybe it will be in the press? Although a theft from a phone/computer shop is maybe not big news. There was no violence, animals or children or OAPs involved! alan c > >> >> Ian >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of alan c >> Sent: 26 August 2008 15:45 >> To: British Ubuntu Talk >> Subject: [ubuntu-uk] Desperately seeking Ubuntu Webbook - with Bolt >> Cutters! >> >> >> In Bracknell, the Carphone Warehouse Webbook (Elonex) with >> preinstalled Ubuntu which is included in one of CPW's deals is in such >> extraordinary demand that the recent display item in CPW Bracknell >> Princess Square shopping mall was stolen last week by desperate people >> using *bolt cutters*! >> >> The many larger laptops with Vista installed were left untouched. Sad >> eh? Even thieves don't want Vista. >> >> The Webbook was secured using a kensington similar stranded wire lock, >> so I guess the culprits even had some angle grinding to do later, to >> remove the lock itself. >> >> The desparate act took place in a normal shopping day in broad >> daylight, and the miscreants were seen making off at speed, >> unencumbered by antivirus or other unnecessary items which might have >> slowed them down! >> >> Like most shopping malls, there is security video in operation, I >> trust that it will be put to good use. >> -- >> alan cocks >> Kubuntu user#10391 >> Linux user #360648 >> >> -- >> ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ >> >> >> > > -- Kubuntu user#10391 Linux user #360648 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
