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I have a smart watch that monitors everything I do and can provide me with blood pressure, co2 levels, heart-rate, obviously not to medical standards but it's nice to have the ability to check these things instantly providing you realise they are not very accurate and if you have any concerns you sh...

I think like the saying goes, "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" we can all see what we want to see, or what we look for (good and bad) and sometimes it is the simple things in life that can give the most pleasure! And I totally relate to your last paragraph They get to chatting and sq...

It seems to be dropping further down my priority list to the point it may have actually slipped off...

We don't really get the types of wildlife over here like you guys do, mainly small and not particularly dangerous, but I guess it's what our environment will give us really. Most of the amazing creatures that are over here are in the zoo's which I don't think is particularly good for the species but...

It must be an incredible site to see when you have the chance! I've never really been into animals and nature stuff as I was raised a "townie" but as I have gotten older I seem to appreciate the splendours that surround us more.

We have bird tables and feeders in the garden and it is always a delight when a new bird comes to visit, I think I miss more than I see though so am contemplating adding another cctv camera (I have two spare slots) and training it on the most used areas. Although I don't usually get to see anything ...

I must say I'm feeling less inclined to even download it now, @chris what irked you most? And I always used to install conky on my systems but I have my own installation image now which includes it, thank you live-build! and I feel the same about Vim as wove really, I have tried it but found it not ...

Yes, Mint and I think MxLinux are both pretty good solid replacements, and experienced users have Debian of course

I hadn't got as far as downloading it yet, and I guess I'll drop it down the priority queue a little although I am still a little curious so will likely give it a spin at some stage. Thanks for letting us know your experience @bin it's always good to get a heads up.

That does look interesting and I might just have to download it and try in a vm to see how it handles windows apps in real life. I can't say I would have a practical use for it, but it could be an alternative suggestion to anyone wanting to leave M$.