From Monuments anciens du Mexique (1866), a lithograph expertly executed by the artist, erotic publisher, explorer, and general enigma Jean-Frédéric de Waldeck — who died on this day in 1875.
From Monuments anciens du Mexique (1866), a lithograph expertly executed by the artist, erotic publisher, explorer, and general enigma Jean-Frédéric de Waldeck — who died on this day in 1875.
Context Matters
Do The Simplest Thing That Could Possibly Work
DoSimpleThings enables design via two rules: First, implement a new capability in the simplest way you can think of that "could possibly work". Don't build a lot of amazing superstructure, don't do anything fancy, just put it in. Use an if statement, even. Make the code pass the Unit Tests for the new feature (and all features, as always). Second, and this is critical to the rule, refactor the system to be the simplest possible code including all the features it now has. Follow the rule of OnceAndOnlyOnce and the other code quality rules to make the system as clean as it can possibly be.
How green spaces benefit mental health
Studies show that green spaces can have a protective effect on our mental well-being. We’re quicker to recover from stress, and less likely to experience depression. Kids grow up with fewer psychiatric problems. Adults are less likely to commit suicide. But not all green spaces are equal, and not everyone has equal access to safe, high-quality nature zones. Here’s what every parent — and every thinking person — needs to know. Improving mental well-being usually requires that we make a special effort, but here’s a remedy that requires no work at all: Experiments consistently show that we can improve our immediate outlook — and bounce back from stress — by merely gazing at scenes of nature.
“Intelligence Agencies create stories inside stories, each with its carefully constructed trail of evidence, in order to create false trails as diversions.” - James Jesus Angleton - Associate Deputy Director of Operations for Counterintelligence from 1954 to 1975
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day 2022 - 30th April 2022 - One World, One Breath
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day is an annual global event that has taken place on the last Saturday of April for over 20 years and this year it falls on 30th April. Over 80 nations will practise Tai Chi and Qigong at 10am local time creating a wave of Qi that spreads over the Earth.
No Mud, No Lotus
Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti - A West African Folktale
(Video - Video) #Africa #Narrative
"It's all bullshit, folks and it's bad for ya” ― George Carlin
Open almost any current media or communications channel for longer than 5 minutes in 2022 and one thing becomes abundantly clear: It's all bullshit, folks and it's bad for ya. Like being stuck in a terrible video game with brain-dead NPC's malfunctioning left and right. Any yet, one has to be very thankful for this situation as it painfully forces one to seek out the few pockets of sanity that are left. Good night.