This is extremely amusing to me.
Bill Gates bought a book of da Vinci's scientific notes for ~$30M, and put a few images from it into his screensaver.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codex_Leicester
On the other hand, the unix world's premier screensaver, xscreensaver, features several running examples of topics of modern scientific curiosity including strange attractors and flock behavior, as well as fluid dynamics (one of da Vinci's favorite topics!). These are mostly contributed by enthusiasts as Free Software, offered voluntarily.
http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/screenshots/
Perhaps nothing else so concisely describes the fundamental differences between these two worlds, and their respective audiences.
Gathatoulie
And of these shall I speak to those eager, That quality of wisdom that all the wise wish And call creative qualities And good creation of the mind The all-powerful truth Truly and that more & better ways are discovered Towards perfection --Zarathustra.
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