THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

“What we know is not much. What we don’t know is enormous.”

— Pierre Simon De Laplace

BIRTHDAYS:

1749 Pierre-Simon, marquis de Laplace, French mathematician, astronomer and physicist (stability of the solar system).

1910 Akira Kurosawa, Japanese film director, producer, and screenwriter whose innovative storytelling, profound humanism, and dynamic visual style revolutionized cinema, blending Eastern traditions with Western influences in over 30 feature films spanning six decades.

1924 Bette Nesmith Graham, American inventor (liquid paper).

MISCELLANEOUS:

HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL A RAINY DAY TO LAUNCH THE DRONES? Combat Lasers Versus Mirrored Drones and Dusty Days

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