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Showing posts with label across. Show all posts
Sunday, September 3, 2017
Ubuntu icons theme is getting a revamp across devices ranging from desktop to phones
Ubuntu icons theme is getting a revamp across devices ranging from desktop to phones
Canonical is prepping up for its most important year yet. First ever official Ubuntu Phone is supposed to arrive in early 2014. Not only that, the next major Ubuntu release will be the much talked about long term support (LTS) edition, which is known for its rock-solid stability and reliability (Im writing this in an Ubuntu 12.04 LTS powered laptop actually). And they are leaving no stones unturned. The latest round of updates to Ubuntus default icons theme is a prefect example for its newly found enthusiasm for attention to detail.
Ubuntu icons theme undergoing a major upgrade
Ubuntu design teams main objective was to create a single modern, high-resolution icon theme for desktop and touch devices that can adapt to various screen densities and reinforces the Ubuntu user experience. The current icons theme looks pretty boring already, and when compared to the revamped ones, they look ages apart. Take a look for yourself.
Old:
New:
This new icons theme is supposed to arrive on Ubuntu for phones along with the next Ubuntu 14.04 iteration. No timeline is set for its adoption into desktops yet though, but we expect it to arrive by the time Ubuntu 14.10 is released. See also: design.canonical.com
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Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Tree fell across Doordrift Road Constantia in Cape Town
Tree fell across Doordrift Road Constantia in Cape Town
A colleague�s friend told of a story that she was driving on Doordrift Road last night (Saturday) and about 21h00 (after sunset � so it was already quite dark) when they heard a load creaking sound then suddenly this HUGE tree fell about 20m in front of their car (which was travelling at about 60km/h).
They got the fright of their lives and luckily they managed to stop in time � they also were sooo, lucky that the tree didn�t fall on top of their car!
This is what they saw last night:
They got out and tried to manage the traffic as best as they could � including cyclists who couldn�t see the tree across the road.
They notified ADT (security company) and the local authorities who managed to close the road and start working on clearing the tree.
This morning we decided to go and see if the tree was cleared. I was very surprised to see that the road was still closed and the chain saw was still hard at work to removed the HUGE tree.
Here are some photos of what we saw this morning:
This is the damage to the townhouses across the road:
So, now, who pays for the clearing of the tree and for the damage to the wall, wrought iron fence and electric fence?
Seems like the construction workers �trimmed� the roots of the tree. These construction workers were building a pathway along the road and dug quite deeply to lay the foundations for this cobble pathway.
Oh well � at least nobody got killed and we will need to see who wins the fight for these material items. Those people in the car were really lucky it didn�t land on them!
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