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zeeblebot

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07 Jun 06 05:09

zeeblebot

silicon valley

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07 Jun 06 05:09

for all you do .... this Bud's for you ....

ham-and-cheese sandwich half-block to the right and across the street from the Pasteur Institute ... mmm-mm ....

zeeblebot

silicon valley

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Moves: 101289

07 Jun 06 05:13

had a whole list in my head the other day but forgot to type it in 😞.

zeeblebot

silicon valley

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Moves: 101289

08 Jun 06 01:52

(crickets chirping.)

scottishinnz

Kichigai!

Osaka

Joined: 27 Apr 05
Moves: 8592

08 Jun 06 02:26

You don't live there.

zeeblebot

silicon valley

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08 Jun 06 06:37

neither do you ... last i heard ...

zeeblebot

silicon valley

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Moves: 101289

08 Jun 06 06:38

i remember now .... Linux!

zeeblebot

silicon valley

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08 Jun 06 06:38

and the Economist ... anyone who can read that in a week has got to be pretty smart ...

ivangrice

Deracinated

Sydney

Joined: 29 Jan 04
Moves: 103056

08 Jun 06 08:00

Six of the first seven posts made by the original poster - how sad is that?

zeeblebot

silicon valley

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08 Jun 06 08:02

it's down to six of the first eight.

AThousandYoung

Le Diable Blanc

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Joined: 23 Aug 04
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08 Jun 06 09:03

1 edit

Originally posted by zeeblebot
i remember now .... Linux!

I thought UC Berkeley came up with Linux.

EDIT - Wikipedia says that UCB's version of Unix/Linux became the standard or something at a certain point, but not that the university came up with it originally.

Wheely

Instant Buzz

C#minor

Joined: 28 Feb 05
Moves: 16344

08 Jun 06 09:20

Originally posted by AThousandYoung
I thought UC Berkeley came up with Linux.

EDIT - Wikipedia says that UCB's version of Unix/Linux became the standard or something at a certain point, but not that the university came up with it originally.

No.

Linux was started by Linux Torvalds who was a student at Helsinki University in Finland in the early 1990's

Unix is completely different code and was started in the late 60's early 70's at Bell Labs. There is no standard Unix but instead several versions and additions. Berkeley additions were very popular and included in many different version. Nowadays there are fewer Unix variants based on the original code. There is a UNix that is distributed much like Linux that is based around Berkeley source and that is BSD which is relatively common and free.

Nordlys

The sky

Joined: 05 Apr 05
Moves: 10385

08 Jun 06 09:36

Originally posted by Wheely
Linux Torvalds

His name is Linus, not Linux. 🙂

lausey

Milton Keynes, UK

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08 Jun 06 09:50

Originally posted by Nordlys
His name is Linus, not Linux. 🙂

Yes, and he is from Finland, which is the capital of Denmark.

Wheely

Instant Buzz

C#minor

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08 Jun 06 10:11

1 edit

Originally posted by Nordlys
His name is Linus, not Linux. 🙂

Ouch!!!!!! I know that, I just can't type it

Wheely

Instant Buzz

C#minor

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08 Jun 06 10:18

Originally posted by lausey
Yes, and he is from Finland, which is the capital of Denmark.

You're not keeping up with this are you!!!

Helsinki is near Reykjavik in the tropics.

I am very disappointed in the lack of geographical knowledge amongst the chess fraternity.