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We’re having some electrical work done today, which means I’ll be in and out of the modern world. It also means that I will be spending a non-zero amount of time asking questions about power, and wishing my childhood had included a little more time with (Presidential Medal of Freedom awardee!) Bill Nye and his catchy explanations of science science science. 

Good news, it’s not too late!

Bill Nye The Science Guy – S01E18 – Electricity

And for those of you who just want the basics, i.e. how not to become a path to ground for the “opportunistic freeloader” that is electricity, check out this quick explainer:

THE BASICS OF ELECTRICITY

Stay safe, friends, and for those days when electrons fail you, keep your pencils sharp!

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Today, Travel

“It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.”

― Ursula K. Le Guin

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Photo by Phil Aicken on Unsplash

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What AI Needs

A thought: One thing AI really needs is a sense of disgust. So many of the images I see have some element that triggers at least a little body horror, at least for me.

One downside to not having a body, I suppose.

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Image by Neeqolah Creative Works on Unsplash

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Time is nothing but a collection of nows.

— Tina Roth Eisenberg

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Greetings, fellow space travelers! Today is the winter solstice, the Northern Hemisphere’s shortest day of the year. 

Winter solstice 2024: How to celebrate the start of winter – NPR

“At 4:20 a.m. EST, the solstice marks the beginning of winter in the Northern Hemisphere and summer in the Southern Hemisphere,” NASA says on its website.

That means from now until the end of June, each day will get a little bit longer — and brighter…

Read the full article for some fun facts on the solstice, plus a link to solstice-themed music, food and writing, including work by beloved children’s author Susan Cooper (my brother and I loved The Dark Is Rising).

Today is also the official start of winter, and the temperature is dropping like a rock in a gravity well. Stay warm, it just gets brighter from here!

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I think there’s a druid in there somewhere. Photo by Dyana Wing So on Unsplash

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“Whether it’s money, grades, promotions, popularity, attention, or just plain material things we want, scientists agree: seeking out external rewards is a sure path to sabotaging our own happiness.”

― Jane McGonigal

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Just Stand Up

“You don’t need anyone’s permission to stand up for something, no matter what it is.”

—  Madonna Thunder Hawk

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Photo by Daniel Lloyd Blunk-Fernández on Unsplash

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“There is no greater weapon than knowledge and no greater source of knowledge than the written word.”

— Malala Yousatzai

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If we only play to our strengths, we might never overcome our weaknesses.

— Adam Grant

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“You write your life story by the choices you make.”

— Dame Helen Mirren

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Photo by Gabriela Braga on Unsplash

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