The mysteries of ubuntu

[rorqual]

I just spent the last 30 minutes sitting here at the Starbucks, trying to log in to my free wi-fi (which came with the XO), and slowly going crazy because it didn't seem possible. More frustratingly, it seemed like it *should* be possible - I could even get to a page where it asked me to enter my username and pwd, but there was no actual place to do the entering. Viewing the source indicated that there should have been a box there, but nothing appeared on the page. So, as an experiment, I logged out of the ubuntu interface, and came over here to the Sugar interface - and lo and behold, right there on the main frickin' page of the site - a whole login interface! So here I am.

Does anyone out there with any ubuntu experience have any idea why I can't even see the login box from Firefox in ubuntu? I have never noticed problems with any other sites, or any other logins. Sigh.


What I had originally wanted to say: The barista here is my spiritual twin. She deals with each customer politely and with a smile, but when they turn away, the smile disappears and she clearly hates all humanity. When it was my turn, I had exact change, but was slow in counting it out (and I am usually better about that - I don't count change when there are people in line behind me because I think it's rude). So there I was, looking for a dime, and she says, "Oh, don't worry, no rush!" But I know she was thinking "Idiot". And I love her, because I was too.

Comments

[pneumatik.livejournal.com]

I, too, am like that woman. I noticed a few years ago that I'd smile when I'd pass someone I knew in the hall at work, but as soon as they couldn't see my face I'd drop the smile. What was funny is I wasn't making an effort to smile - either faking it was automatic or I'm actually only happy to see someone when I'm looking at them.

Similar story about my wife:
The neighbors caddy-corner from our house have a big driveway that's always full of cars. Directly across the street from it is our next-door neighbor's driveway. To move the cars around our caddy-corner neighbors often back or pull into our next-door neighbor's driveway. We were wondering one day if that ever bothered our next-door neighbors, and if it would bother us. My wife mentioned that if we lived in our next-door house she'd park her car right at the end of the driveway so that no one could use it to maneuver. Why? Because she hates people.

[rorqual.livejournal.com]

1) I do the same thing with the hallway smile, except in most cases I *am* actually making an effort to look friendly, which means that when the persosn has passed by, I drop the smile quite promptly. I almost got busted once, rolling my eyes after I passed someone by, when I suddenly noticed my boss a little further back. Fortunately, I settled into neutral, and thus did not get busted actng like a petulant 15 year-old.

2) You and your wife are lucky to have found each other. I dream of the day I find someone who hates people as much as I do.

[mcfurrin.livejournal.com]

not sure that's possible -- your misanthropy being prodigious n all -- just one of the things those of us you do speak to love about you.

[rorqual.livejournal.com]

Well, good - you can continue loving me into my cynical, bitter spinsterhood, then....thanks for having two kids so I have *someone* to take care of me! :)

[joshthestampede.livejournal.com]

What site exactly are you trying to access? Is the wifi built into the OLPC and just happens to have an html-based login? Or is it an actual website, like logging into the Starbucks wifi or somesuch?

You might try using a different browser in Ubuntu, just to see if it's an issue with firefox. Opera's not bad. I prefer Firefox, but I keep Opera around as a backup for just such occasions.

[rorqual.livejournal.com]

I'm trying to login to the Starbucks (or rather, tmobile) webpage you get when you try to get online at Starbucks. I didn't have opera, though I will grab it - the sugar browser logged in fine, but Firefox just didn't work, and I don't know why. Grr.