THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

“In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through to you.”

— Mortimer J. Adler

BIRTHDAYS:

1651 Johann Krieger, German organist and composer, born in the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire. Vater unser im Himmelreich, and Toccata D-Dur

1882 Arthur Eddington, English astronomer, physicist, mathematician, and philosopher of science renowned for his empirical verification of general relativity and theoretical advancements in stellar astrophysics.

1902 Mortimer J. Adler, American philosopher, educator, and author who championed the study of classic Western texts as the foundation of liberal education.

1903 John von Neumann, Hungarian-American mathematician, physicist, computer scientist, engineer, and polymath whose work profoundly shaped modern science and technology.

1955 Liu Xiaobo, Chinese literary critic, writer, professor, and human rights activist who persistently advocated for non-violent political reforms, democratic governance, and fundamental human rights in China, often confronting the authority of the one-party state.

1969 Linus Torvalds, Finnish software engineer renowned for developing the Linux kernel, initially released in 1991 as a free, open-source operating system kernel inspired by Unix.

MISCELLANEOUS:

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REMINDER:

In the future, before locking things down again (including free speech and the freedom to assemble), the authorities might want to reacquaint themselves with the following:

Nuremberg Code

Disease Mitigation Measures in the Control of Pandemic Influenza

Great Barrington declaration