Great words to use

99% of Americans are idiots; 1.0% run the Country. Much like the UK.

That is the trouble, science. We have billions of galaxies which contain billions of stars which most have planets.

The issue starts with thinking as we are the only life form, then every thing else has to be like us.

Years ago, I read about a theory that stated the 'mind' only has a finite memory capacity. So at aged 10, e.g., it looks like this

|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|

Each year gets condensed into an even smaller space as you get older - the longer you live, the more the brain condenses the information - and it is not stupid, it only saves the 'memorable' stuff such as the first time you had sex, got drunk, broke a leg etc.

So by the time you are fifty, you have 50 years crammed in that small space - and a lot of info is dropped.

Enforced or not, if you are in a 'partnership' you are in cahoots

So the only way to do this is get some sort of intercept from the manufacturer->seller/reseller->mail/postman. It looks like everybody is in cahoots with them.

The two I use a lot in a terminal is bc and cal.

Put this in your .bashrc:

alias bc='bc -i -l' Then just run bc for a interctive calculator:

(18*(567/23))+67
510.73913043478260869548

e.g.

and cal is brilliant.

Yes, and I have seen many a BSOD on a few in my time - and once one that had dropped to the desktop with a message (and mouse cursor) 'Reboot Now? [Ok] [Cancel]'. Bloody joke whoever put MS stuff on them.

There is a good story re Spike and the Pythons.
When the Pythons were in Malta filming 'Life of Brian', they heard that Spike was staying nearby on holiday. So they called him up, and quickly changed a few scripts to write him into the film.
. They shot the first day, and all was well and good... then the next day Spike didn't turn up for filming. Hurriedly they chased him up and found he had gone home!
So, back to re-writing the scripts again.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym-k5viJ7tA

Yes, WTF is that all about? Sounds to me like a MS wedge of money went to the reporter to sneak that in [quote below]

The reason is that the space station uses computer-controlled SCADA systems in order to manage various physical components of the satellite. As these systems are based on Linux, they are open to infection.

So, we have a rather expensive 'stick'. If it isn't lit, then it isn't a torch - it's a STICK

When people can't connect to facebook, I guess

If you lived there in the 60's then you wasn't there.

... but never lived there. It is a terrible place to live. For you Yanks, think 1960's NY City + Chicago combined with a touch of muslims (no offence).

I mean, this is like looking through a dirty/wet window at a street lamp etc.