Happy Nowruz!

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

“I am the poet of the poor, because I was poor when I loved; since I could not give gifts, I gave words.”

— Ovid

BIRTHDAYS:

43 BC Ovid [Publius Ovidius Naso], Roman poet famous for writing “Metamorphoses”, born in Sulmo, Italy, Roman Republic.

1741 Jean-Antoine Houdon, French neoclassical sculptor known for his sculptures of famous public figures.

1750 Martinus van Marum, Dutch physician and inventor (Homo Diluvii Testus, constructed largest electrostatic machine in the world).

1828 Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian playwright.

1836 Edward Poynter, British painter, President of the Royal Academy.

1856 Frederick Winslow Taylor, American mechanical engineer and inventor who pioneered scientific management, a methodology that applied empirical analysis to optimize workflows and boost labor productivity in industrial settings.

1863 Ernesto Nazareth, Brazilian pianist dance and classical music composer, born in Rio de Janeiro, Empire of Brazil. Odeon (Tango brésilien, Op.146)

1925 David Warren, Australian scientist and inventor (Flight Data Recorder; Cockpit Voice Recorder – “the black box”)

MISCELLANEOUS:

THE TIME HAS COME. NASA Shifts from Boeing and SLS Towards SpaceX for Moon Missions

FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN WHAT’S GOING ON WITH ‘THE JOB MARKET’ – I DON’T PRETEND TO KNOW. YOU MIGHT WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS, THOUGH: Why Claude Code and OpenClaw Just Triggered a Tech Stock Panic

BEFORE THE NEXT LOCK DOWN (INCLUDING VIOLATING FREE SPEECH AND THE FREEDOM TO ASSEMBLE), THE AUTHORITIES SHOULD BE OBLIGATED TO READ THE FOLLOWING: