After all these years, could we please get this right? His name is Linux Torvalds, it's the operating system that's called Linus! You know, like the kid on Peanuts?

Sheesh...

Thanks for the informative reply. I stand corrected.

And a category 1 at that. This is the tyranny of Yankees running the media. If it snows it's `White Doom 2012`, and if it rains it either a `Perferct Storm` or a `Superstorm`. Good gosh, I sat through three hurricanes in a row back in 2004 and it obviously wasn't the end of the world.

Ah yes, the perfect illustration of the reason why some may dislike "intellectuals". In two short sentences you managed to include prejudice, elitism, stereotyping, parochialism and get modded +5 to boot. Good for you.

Mmmm... fried turkey! I love living in the south!

Never Again Volunteer Yourself!

I did ten years. It's the greatest job in the world... except for the people.

Sounds like a hard nut to crack. Especially since there seems to be a wave of sorts going on:

Eight people were arrested Friday morning for attempting to steal 700 pounds of walnuts from an orchard west of Porterville, the Tulare County Sheriff's Department said.

About 10 a.m. the sheriff's department received a call about a theft in progress at the corner of Avenue 152 and Road 208 and arrived in time to stop the would-be walnut robbers. The walnuts were recovered at the orchard. Some were already loaded in three vehicles, the sheriff's department said.

The owner said he did not give anyone permission to remove walnuts from his orchard. They were valued at $1,020.

If you're not a caucasian you should be able to ditch your cell phone and any identifying papers and disappear into the background. In the US at least, if you're Hispanic you can probably run all over the country and no one will seriously stop or detain you, regardless of documentation. Even if local enforcement does, claim to be illegal and the Feds will likely release you. At best the government will even send you out of the country "back" to Mexico. From there it's to any country you want.

There's no easy answer for family though, but keep in mind that they can't be stopped from leaving US soil, only prevented from entering.

I too thought it would be cool to raise my wife's clone as our daughter. But what happens when she gets her first boyfriend? Are you going to be comfortable seeing your 'wife' with another man?

If you had actually read the article....

You must be new here.

Think about the source folks. I'm an ex-Navy man so it pains me to say, but to me it seems obvious what's going on here. Ask yourself, does it benefit the Navy or Marines if we standardize on a subset of airframes? Who do you think would be the major driver of those designs? It's going to be the Air Force, and the needs of the fleet are going to come second to theirs.

Next, the Admiral himself brings up aircraft carriers, a platform not known for its stealthiness. In fact, pretty much any Navy ship designed for stealth is going to be smaller and have a small crew as well. He's defending his turf and his budget, which in a sense is very much his job as CNO. Or at least that's my take.

Go Navy, Beat Army! ;-)

Off the top of my head with no assistance from that other wiki, I believe it is

England: Specifically England
Great Britain: The island of Great Britain (non-inclusive of surrounding isles)
United Kingdom: Refers to the union of Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Island

I've discussed this with an Englishman as well and he also seemed somewhat long winded and confused.

And nothing of value was lost.

Any reason why Viacom or any other such wastewater producer can't just switch to streaming all their shows? I know not everyone has a computer, but I don't see why `channels` can't cut out the middle man in some instances and go directly to end users on a contract type basis. Maybe simulcast on cable for those that care and streaming only for those that want a la carte. Seems like a revenue source waiting to be tapped.