Matrix Reloaded

[Dan Jenkins]

Bob Bell wrote:

>On Fri, May 16, 2003 at 12:44:53PM -0400, Dan Jenkins <dan at rastech.com> wrote:
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>>Not quite a mention of Linux in the popular culture, per se, but... I 
>>remember back in the 90's there was a Roddenberry-inspired SF series 
>>(not StarTrek, can't recollect the name). Anyways, one scene showed a 
>>future NYC skyline with a character pointing out something who said 
>>"right there next to the Torvalds building, the largest in New York 
>>City." Since I use closed captioning, I noticed Linus' surname as it 
>>scrolled by. That's the earliest, albeit oblique, reference I can 
>>recollect, outside of tech shows.
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>    Sounds like it could have been Earth: Final Conflict?  I can't find
>a reference to "Torvalds building" on Google, though.
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That's the name! Thanks. It was a throw-away line. Not important in the 
plot line. Only heard it mentioned in one show. I only noticed it 
because of the captioning.

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