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The Linux distillery Top 5 Linux references in pop-culture
The Linux distillery Top 5 Linux references in pop-culture | Top 5 Linux references in pop-culture |
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| by David M Williams | |
| Sunday, 28 September 2008 | |
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Page 2 of 5 #4 – The Mighty AvengersCaptain America! Thor! Iron Man! These are some of the mightiest super heroes the (Marvel) world has ever known. Oh yeah, there’s Ant Man too. My wife can’t take him seriously when I try to explain Henry Pym’s ability to shrink and talk to ants. Featured Whitepaper
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Across the screen the dreaded words “Access denied” are visible. The horrified employees of the missile base are staring at the same grub screen, soiling their pants. “What is that?” says one. “Someone’s hacked into the system. Someone’s looking for the launch codes. Oh my god!” Do Lithuanian missile bases really run Ubuntu? Maybe or maybe not, but the main message to get out of this is don’t give sudo access to the wrong person! Why, they’ll hack into your computer even while it’s booting ... so, ok, accuracy it’s not, but pop-culture it is! Here's the relevant page. Click on it for a larger view.  Now, maybe you think comics are for kids. Or maybe like others you’ll take the view that comics actually are graphic novels, and stories expressed through sequential art – a view espoused by Scott McCloud who created the comic accompanying Google’s Chrome browser launch. McCloud’s “Understanding Comics” goes into this in more depth. Nevertheless, you’ve got to admit it’s a pretty cool pop-culture reference even if the audience is possibly restricted to a subset of the population. Coming up are references which I bet you'll know, no matter your age or inclinations! #5 – Dilbert #4 – The Mighty Avengers #3 – The Matrix Reloaded #2 – George W Bush and the NSA #1 – Jurassic Park |
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