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January 22, 2024
THOUGHT OF THE DAY: “Belief is a poor substitute for certain knowledge.” ― Fred Hoyle BIRTHDAYS: 1561 Francis Bacon, “English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist, orator, and author. He is widely regarded as the father of empiricism…” 1709 Joseph Riepel, Austrian-born German composer. Konzert in D-Dur, 1. Satz 1788 Lord Byron, English poet and peer. 1891…
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January 21, 2024
THOUGHT OF THE DAY: “Our planet is not fragile at its own timescale and we, pitiful latecomers in the last microsecond of our planetary year, are stewards of nothing in the long run.” ― Stephen Jay Gould BIRTHDAYS: 1659 Adriaen van der Werff, Dutch painter, engraver and architect 1743 John Fitch, American inventor. 1751 Josephus…
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January 20, 2024
THOUGHT OF THE DAY: “To understand a science it is necessary to know its history.” ― Auguste Comte BIRTHDAYS: 1586 Johann Hermann Schein, German composer. Allemande, and Galliard from Suite X [a5], and Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her, and Tripla -Wenn ich durch ach mein Liebesqual (21:49), and Suite n. 1 e n.…
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January 19, 2024
THOUGHT OF THE DAY: The Three Laws of Robotics The First Law: A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.The Second Law: A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.The Third…
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January 18, 2024
THOUGHT OF THE DAY: “The political liberty, of the subject, (separation of powers), is a tranquility of mind arising from the opinion each person has of [their] safety. In order to have this liberty. It is requisite the government be so constituted as one [person] need not to be afraid of another.” ― Montesquieu BIRTHDAYS:…
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January 17, 2024
THOUGHT OF THE DAY: “Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.” ― Benjamin Franklin BIRTHDAYS: 1706 Benjamin Franklin, American polymath, a leading writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher, and political philosopher. 1734 François-Joseph Gossec, Belgian-French composer of operas, string quartets, symphonies, and choral works. Gavotte 1857 Eugene Augustin…
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January 16, 2024
THOUGHT OF THE DAY: “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” ― Martin Luther King Jr. BIRTHDAYS: 1672 Francesco Mancini, Neapolitan composer. Sonata No.11 in g moll…
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January 15, 2024
THOUGHT OF THE DAY: “It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” ― Aristotle BIRTHDAYS: 1742 Eugene Godecharle, Belgian violinist and composer. ‘Quartetto II in F Major: I. Allegro non troppo’ 1812 Peter C Asbjornsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer 1929 Martin Luther King Jr., American…
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January 14, 2024
THOUGHT OF THE DAY: “For youth can no more live without some kind of hero than it can without its daily supply of fresh air and vitamins.” ― Hendrik Willem van Loon BIRTHDAYS: 1451 Franchinus Gaffurius, Italian music composer. Missa de Carnaval e mottetti – parte I 1684 Jean-Baptiste Vanloo, French painter. 1875 Albert Schweitzer,…
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January 13, 2024
THOUGHT OF THE DAY: “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” ― Arthur C. Clarke BIRTHDAYS: 1683 Johann Christoph Graupner, German harpsichordist and Baroque composer. Ouverture C dur GWV 405 (14:16) 1690 Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel, German composer and librettist. Bist du bei mir from the Anna Magdalena Bach Book 1904 Richard Addinsell, English composer.…
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