Links on the History of UNIX
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In this page, you will find a good collection of links on UNIX history:
- Family
- Friends
- Nokat نكت
- Writings
- Technology
- Places
- Interests
- Miscellany
Did J.K. Rowling borrow heavily from J.R.R. Tolkien?
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Is it just me, or did someone else notice?
Initially, after seeing "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer Stone", and "The Fellowship of the Ring", I thought there are too many similarities between them to be coincidental.
After seeing "The Chamber of Secrets", and reading a bit about "The Prisoner of Azkaban", I saw "Lord of the Rings" trilogy again at home on DVD.
I thought that there was a lot of borrowing that J.K. Rowling did from J.R.R. Tolkien.
Let us see a list of similarities:
Linux: How to get Mandrake 10.0 to boot from floppy
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I recently upgraded one of the five machines at home from Mandrake 9.1 to Mandrake 10.0 Official Download. This machine is a sluggish Celeron 300 used by my daughter, Sarah.
The upgrade went fine, although it was slow (this machine is not the fastest thing around).
Archeology in Alexandria, Egypt
Egypt is literally floating on archeology. In Alexandria, it is
not uncommon to find Roman amphorae and artifacts when digging
foundations for buildings.
- Franck Goddio has done extensive marine archeology excavations in the eastern harbor of Alexandria, and in other places in Egypt (Abu Qir for example). Very interesting photos there.
- 'Treasures of the Sunken City' - A PBS/NOVA Online Presentation on the treasures discovered under the sea off the shore in Alexandria.
Alexandria, Egypt Links
This page contains links to various web sites about Alexandria, Egypt around the web.
- Alaa
Ashmawy's Alexandria site - This is the original
web site on Alexandria. Full of useful links ranging from History,
Archeology, Maps and other stuff. - Alexandria
Guide - Another useful site with lots of information past and
present. - Alexandria
Alexandria, Egypt
The following is a collection of pages on Alexandria, Egypt, my home town.
Maps of Alexandria, Egypt
The following is list of maps available online for Alexandria, Egypt.
- Two good maps of Alexandria: Western districts, and Eastern districts.
- Another lower resolution Map of Alexandria.
- Satellite photo of Alexandria and vicinity, including Abu Qir bay to the east.
Alexandria, Egypt Fanaticism
Alexandrines have a deep love for their city, often bordering on
fanticism. Being from a city that was founded 23 centuries ago, named
after Alexander the Great, been the trade emporium for centuries, a
center of learning for Hellenic and Christian, culture does make us
feel special.
Top 10 differences between Us (Alexandria) and Them (Cairo)
- They call Metro what we call Tram!
- They confusingly paint their taxis Black and White, instead of Black and Orange!
- They don't know how to say "Ayoooh" when surprised!
They don't know how to to say everything in plural!
Pseudoscience: Face on Mars
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One topic that gets lots of coverage in the pseudoscience circle is the so called Face on Mars.Outrageous claims on this "face" ranges from ancient astronauts, aliens to something to do with Jesus!Here are some links on the topic:
- Article in Space.com saying that Mars Face Breaks Under Questioning
Symbolism in Lewis Carroll's 'The Walrus and the Carpenter'
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Children stories often carry a moral message. This is not a new thing, and has been the case since millennia and across many cultures around the globe.
Sometimes, the moral story is not direct, and indeed can be very deep,and sometimes it is enveloped in satire or even cynicist philosophy.
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