Highest Paid Executives in US

Recently Associated Press published a list of 500 highest-paid public company executives. A few from them are:

1. Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp. (ORCL), $84.6 mln
2. John Thain, Merrill Lynch & Co. (MERPO), $83.1 mln
3. Leslie Moonves, CBS Corp. (CBS), $67.6 mln
4. Richard Adkerson, Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc., $65.3 mln
5. Bob Simpson, XTO Energy Inc. (XTO), $56.6 mln
6. Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS), $53.9 mln
7. Kenneth Chenault, American Express Co. (AXP), $51.7 mln
8. Eugene Isenberg, Nabors Industries Ltd. (NBR), $44.6 mln
9. John Mack, Morgan Stanley (MS), $41.7 mln
10. Glenn Murphy, Gap Inc. (GPS), $39.1 mln

They are basically US based public company executives.

Highly superior gifts for the Linux geek

1. Lockpick Tool Set - I’m not giving you any suggestions for how this might come in handy.
2. Ubuntu with Support - If you’re a true believer, and money is no object, you not only can give a copy of Ubuntu to friends or family, but spring $250 for a year’s desktop support to completely win them over.
3. Daisy MP3 Player Kit - It’s Cracked Open before we crack it open!
4. Giant penguin - I think this is self-explanatory.
5. Star Theater 2 - Creates a home planetarium on your walls and ceiling. BABE MAGNET.
6. Storm Hawk - PDA-based real-time weather forecasting and monitoring system that delivers weather info for your surrounding (250 miles) area. Expensive, but very handy — it could even be a lifesaver — and super-geeky.
7. The Design of Future Things - Donald A. Norman, a Computer Science prof at Northwestern University has written this new book about what’s wrong with the design of emerging products like “smart” cars.
8. Basic Black Tee - It’s very slimming.
9. Screaming Monkey Slingshot - I like the looks of this little guy. It makes annoying sounds and is capable of flinging random objects at The Man…or maybe just your coworkers.
10. USB Mini Lava Lamp - It’s a lava lamp — and it plugs into your computer! Awesome.