THOUGHT OF THE DAY:

“The other day, I told my A.I. that I love shrimp tempura, and it said, “What’s that?” I said, “What’s shrimp tempura?” and it said, “No, what is love?”

— Baratunde Thurston

BIRTHDAYS:

1484 Johann Spangenberg, German theologist and composer, born in Hardegsen, Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg, Holy roman Empire. Allein Gott in der Hoh

1853 Elihu Thomson, English-born American engineer who co-founded General Electric Company and inventor with 696 patents.

1873 Tullio Levi-Civita, Italian mathematician (Tensor calculus).

1902 William Walton, British composer.

MISCELLANEOUS:

COVID 19 LOCKDOWNS BEGAN ON MARCH 15, 2020. JUST IN CASE ANYONE EVER CONSIDERS PULLING A STUNT LIKE THAT AGAIN… HERE IS SOME SUGGESTED READING:

Disease Mitigation Measures in the Control of Pandemic Influenza

Nuremberg Code

Great Barrington declaration