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My friend Bill Stapp was in the army in about 1950. They asked for fifteen volunteers for the Marines. Bill volunteered. That was it...

That may be as close as I'll get. Many of the strips are pretty esoteric and difficult to understand for a non-native. Thank you though...

With a little searching (not using AI, cough, cough), it looks like the reference may be to many bar fights involving Marines taking...

I don't think it's particularly political. There are well-known rivalries between the services here in America. I'm not sure about the...

Marines have quite a different reputation than Army soldiers. A common slang term for a Marine is "jarhead". If you join the Marines...

Maybe it's a good time to dump MS Windows. Forbes - Dangerous Fake Microsoft Windows Update Confirmed—Do Not Download...

I was working at the UK's Ministry of Defence just over 10 years ago when they rolled out Office 365. This involved the MOD making...

I am actually surprised that governments don’t generally use Linux for security reasons. A government should worry that a commercial...

One might want to obtain a textbook on Titanium and its alloys. Soda cans are typically aluminum. Ti is expensive compared to...

Seriously, @Chloren , to be thinking about this stuff at age 12 is impressive and admirable. Stick with it, there's an enormous amount...

This is a good move. No more Copilot mess.

source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/10/france-to-ditch-windows-for-linux-to-reduce-reliance-on-us-tech/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrzej_Trautman http://ktwig.fuw.edu.pl/1,1,7,p-40,prof-andrzej-trautman.html...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_H._Brans...

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