That World Wide Web thingy might be nice and of interest to some people but my favorite thing to come out of CERN was Scientific Linux. Running an operating system from CERN on your computer was one of those ultra-geek coolish things which no-one understood but you.

Ahhh... the memories of the weird looks I'd get from people. Well... still do, for that matter. But for other reasons.

Anyway...

Geeez... Who do they think they are? Paypal?

If this electric vehicle thing was truly a great idea and/or way cheaper you wouldn't need to pass legislation to force people to adopt it.

Who do these people think they are, Disney?

If you can find the 1996 series, "Dark Skies", you're in for a treat. It's "The X Files" done right. And you get the added bonus of J.T. Walsh in every episode.

By my calcs those numbers mean they have more than 700 thousand employees.

That's more than enough people to run a decent sized cargo dock. If you have that many employees and at the end of the day you're not loading product onto trucks or driving it out the door, what do these people do?

So what do you buy instead?

No-one can milk an old, creaky title & concept as well as George Lucas but, hey, gotta start somewhere.

Instead of burning books all one need do is "edit" them. Now *that's* progress!

I wonder if he was escorted from the building.

"We can't be free because we have to be safe"

So Neil Young's hissy fit didn't have much of an effect, I guess.

"Dad, look at the way you eat. Haven't you heard of cholesterol?"

"Sure I have. That's what they put in red meat to make it taste good"
 

My most recent report card from Amazon Smile was dated 20 DEC:

"This is the quarterly notification to inform you that AmazonSmile has made a charitable donation to the charity you’ve selected in the amount of $7,451.47 as a result of qualifying purchases made by you and other customers between July 1st - September 30th." ...so not a huge amount but better than nothing.

If you're interested in the history of scientists chasing cold, "Absolute Zero and the Conquest of Cold" by Tom Shachtman is an interesting read.

Beginning in 1620 when Cornelis Drebbel cooled Westminster Abbey, the book follows the exploration of lower & still lower temperatures, liquefying gasses, and some of the effects ultra-cold can have on various materials. The invention & refinement of the thermometer is covered along with the natural ice industry & commercial refrigeration.

Anyway... if you enjoy science history you may want to give this book a look.