Notices by spaf (spaf@mstdn.social)

It's another Monday. I trust this will help you get your day going a little bit better.

https://youtu.be/xpcUxwpOQ_A?si=fHP3_HQd825RnE2Z

The first release of the Basic programming language was on this date in 1964.

They say that during sex you burn off as many calories as running 8 miles.

Who the hell runs 8 miles in 45 seconds?

(For pedantics who will complain about me using "miles" in that, replace it with 64 furlongs.)

The White House has announced plans to honor the President for the 250th anniversary of the country: By July 4th, they intend to raise the price of a gallon of gas to $47.45.

The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat.
— Confucius, perhaps

“Some believe it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. It is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love.”
—J.R.R. Tolkien – The Hobbit, 1937

Sad satire https://www.duffelblog.com/most-powerful-military-in-history-mobilized-to-arrest-guy-washing-dishes/

Almost anything can be a UFO if you are really bad at identifying things.

It appears most people outside the USA (and many inside) don't understand what the government shutdown is all about. Here is a succinct summary:

In the USA, it is called “MAGA”

In Germany, it is called “Why grandpa has to live in Argentina.”

It is important to be comfortable in your own skin.

Largely because you can get in a lot of trouble for wearing someone else's.

Yes, it is basically this: https://youtu.be/FavUpD_IjVY?si=AKQZ3XjZmJgZrAZQ

Most cybersecurity vendors: "We provide the most comprehensive alarms and fire extinguishers in the business!"

Business and government talking to people like me, "Why do you keep recommending bricks and steel to replace our wood and paper structures?"

To think -- some of us spent all that time and effort in school studying science, history, and math. We thought deeply about ethics and society.

Now, our government and businesses are run by the kids who cheated on all the exams. Our law enforcement and defense are run by the kids who skipped class to drink behind the bleachers. And our health care and science policy are run by the people who ate the crayons.

When he finally dies, I think we should give him a funeral like an ancient pharaoh -- and bury all his cabinet officials and the Congress-critters he owns, along with him. Better yet, a funeral pyre.

"The trouble is, you think you have time." -- Buddha

A public service announcement

"Any kind gesture which pulls another living soul out of despair is indistinguishable from magic." --Michael Xavier

Practice magic, everyone.

That means provide hope, not criticism. That means a smile, not a cold shoulder. That means listening, not lecturing. That means empathy, not ostracism.

This was posted online several years ago. As I navigate through several meeting requests today, I can't help but endorse this.

Found in my archive: