THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

“‘Cultural appropriation’ is such a stupid concept. Particularly amongst people who claim to like diversity and the mixing of cultures.”

— Zuby

BIRTHDAYS:

1593 Izaak Walton, English biographer and author (The Compleat Angler).

1631 John Dryden, English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who in 1668 was appointed England’s first Poet Laureate.

1648 Johann Michael Bach, German composer of the Baroque period. Halt was du hast, and Ach bleib bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ, and Nun komm der Heiden Heiland

1776, Amedeo Avogadro. Italian scientist, most noted for his contribution to molecular theory now known as Avogadro’s law, which states that equal volumes of gases under the same conditions of temperature and pressure will contain equal numbers of molecules.

1927 Marvin Minsky, American cognitive and computer scientist concerned largely with research in artificial intelligence (AI).

1927 Daniel Keyes, American author (Flowers for Algernon).

MISCELLANEOUS:

A SHORT PROGRESS REPORT. Tesla Gets a Texas Rideshare Network License

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 A HOMEWORK READING ASSIGNMENT:

Nuremberg Code (1947)

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

Great Barrington declaration (2020)