THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

“Do you know what we call opinion in the absence of evidence? We call it prejudice.”

— Michael Crichton

BIRTHDAYS:

1773 Pietro Generali, Italian composer, born in Masserano, Kingdom of Sardinia. “Che grato istante” da Elena e Olfredo

1873 William D. Coolidge, American physicist and inventor (modern x-ray tube).

1942 Michael Crichton, American author, screenwriter and filmmaker. His books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide, and over a dozen have been adapted into films. His literary works heavily feature technology and are usually within the science fiction, techno-thriller, and medical fiction genres.

1959 “Weird Al” Yankovic, American comedy musician, writer, and actor.

MISCELLANEOUS:

I PICKED UP A COPY. Brian Wang Co-wrote AI Rising- How to Thrive in the Age of Abundance

IN THE FUTURE, BEFORE LOCKING THINGS DOWN AGAIN (INCLUDING FREE SPEECH AND THE FREEDOM TO ASSEMBLE), THE AUTHORITIES MIGHT WANT TO ACQUAINT THEMSELVES WITH THE FOLLOWING:

Nuremberg Code

Disease Mitigation Measures in the Control of Pandemic Influenza

Great Barrington declaration