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In those late 20th century days of FOSS ascendancy, any adoption of FOSS by some organization, whether a business or a government, might be heralded loudly in headlines or comment sections or even by the organization PR departments themselves. Stencils proclaiming a company's "love" for Linux are the archetype from …

A basic concept in mathematical physics is the distinction between a scalar and a vector. The first has a magnitude only, the second has a magnitude and a direction.

The concept is broadly applicable but a typical example to illustrate the point notes the difference between speed and velocity. Two …