THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

“The first lesson of economics is scarcity: There is never enough of anything to satisfy all those who want it. The first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics.”

— Thomas Sowell

BIRTHDAYS:

1660 Johannes Schenck, Dutch born composer. Chaconne – Duo in RE

1726 James Hutton, Scottish geologist, agriculturalist, chemical manufacturer, naturalist and physician. Often referred to as the “Father of Modern Geology,” he played a key role in establishing geology as a modern science.

1780 William Hone, English author and bookseller (won landmark freedom of the press case against the government).

1819 Thomas Ball, American sculptor, painter and musician.

1904 Charles R. Drew, American surgeon and medical researcher. He researched in the field of blood transfusions, developing improved techniques for blood storage, and applied his expert knowledge to developing large-scale blood banks early in World War II.

MISCELLANEOUS:

WELL DONE. Paradromics implants brain-computer interface into first human patient

I DID NOT SEE THAT COMING. Laser Sail for Future Alpha Centauri Mission Now Costs $25 Million, Not $200 Billion

THE COVID 19 INJECTIONS AND LOCKDOWNS BEGAN ON MARCH 15, 2020. THE TRAGEDY THAT ENSUED WAS ENTIRELY AVOIDABLE. TO ANYONE CONSIDERING DOING THIS AGAIN IN THE FUTURE – HERE IS YOUR HOMEWORK READING ASSIGNMENT:

Nuremberg Code (1947)

Disease Mitigation Measures in the Control of Pandemic Influenza (2006)

Great Barrington declaration (2020)