Truth

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More Linky Links

More stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Jonathan Turley: MLB pitcher turned down Padres offer due to California state taxes. This will not be the last case of this happening.

- Good news: AI will eat application software. A look at some of the "moats" some companies have created.

- The Rise of the Punitive Expedition. He's not wrong.

- 12 at-home libraries to inspire any bibliophile. 

More Linky Links

More stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Morgan Housel: What a World (a few stories).

- From the archives: Secord-order Thinking: What smart people use to outperform.

- Matt Taibbi with an open letter to the Columbia Journalism Review. He's got the receipts.

- Best libraries of the world. It's like a bucket list! (HT Execupundit)

Just Added a Place to Visit to My Bucket List

The library at the British Museum. (HT Execupundit)

Truth

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Find Something Beautiful Today

The Royal Portuguese Reading Room in Rio de Janeiro. Headline stolen borrowed from Execupundit and photo via,

Some Memes You May Enjoy

Many a truth is told in jest.

- Like I said many a truth is said in jest

- Remember this when it's time to vote

- Heh Heh

- Reminder

Ray Bradbury Would Have Turned 103 Today

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- .According to Yahoo! Arizona is all set to join the Big 12. Next up Arizona State and Utah?

- The 13 most beautiful libraries in the world. Think all libraries are beautiful but that's just me I guess. (HT Some Its Just as Well)

- .Tucker Carlson episode 13 up on Twitter X. Less than 300k views as I type this.

- Jonathan Turley on Making History the Wrong Way. Too bad the title "A Bridge Too Far" is already taken when discussing the charges against Donald Trump.

Find Something Beautiful Today

A bench at the Library of Alexandria, Egypt (via The View from Lady Lake). Headline stolen borrowed from Execupundit.

Find Something Beautiful Today

The National Library of Austria (via). Headline stolen borrowed from Execupundit.

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"A great way to understand yourself is to seriously reflect on everything you find irritating in others." - Kevin Kelly

"The Constitution is greater than any President. End of story." - Elon Musk

"Your library is your paradise." - Desiderius Erasmus

"It is never too late to be what you might have been." - George Elliot

More Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Regrets of the dying. Something to keep in mind when making your New Year's resolutions. 

- The libraries, studies, and writing rooms of 15 famous people. So jealous.

- Real World Assets poised to be DeFi growth engine. Despite the FTX scandal crypto and companies like Coinbase may have a big 2023.

- Why alcohol is the secret to humanity's success

Find Something Beautiful Today

Mill Valley Public Library in the Bay area. (Photo via) Headline stolen borrowed from Execupundit.

Find Something Beautiful Today

The library at Trinity College (via). Headline stolen borrowed from Execupundit.

Very Cool

Libraries that look like books. Very cool.

Find Something Beautiful Today

Royal Portuguese Reading Room via. Headline stolen borrowed from Execupundit. 

Long Live the (Public) Library

So many successful people can trace back their love of knowledge (and perhaps their success as adults) to time spent at a public library.

Libraries are some of my favorite places in the world but, unfortunately, I haven't been spending much time in them lately. COVID closed many public libraries and only recently have local libraries opened back up to what might be considered normal hours. University libraries, for the most part, remain closed off except to students and faculty.

I fear for our public libraries because it is an easy budget to cut when money gets tight. The neighborhood library of my youth was closed about a decade ago because of centralization and budget cuts. Not sure where I would be today without that Main South Branch. But now it's gone with nothing to replace it for the kids in that neighborhood.

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- This did not age well.

- Matt Ridley: Rejoice, the Earth is Getting Greener (from 2-years ago but we need some good news today) 

- The news out of Afghanistan is making me physically ill.

- 50 Fictional Librarians - Ranked. Mary from It's a Wonderful Life should have been much, much higher on the list.

A Conversation with Ray Bradbury