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Ὁ βίος βραχύς, ἡ δὲ τέχνη μακρή, ὁ δὲ καιρὸς ὀξύς, ἡ δὲ πεῖρα σφαλερή, ἡ δὲ κρίσις χαλεπή.

Translation:

“Life is short, and art long, opportunity fleeting, experimentations perilous, and judgement is difficult.”

Hippocrates, Aphorisms 1:1.

(Also, this ... The physician must not only be prepared to do what is right himself, but also to make the patient, the attendants, and externals cooperate ...)

RIP and Infected

1,002,748 around the world.

209,454 of the Failed Statians.

Susan Ryan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Ryan

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._P._Balasubrahmanyam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playback_singer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marni_Nixon

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Matiu_Ratana

Road Warrior Animal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_Warrior_Animal#Death

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Ashkin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_tweezers

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Cobb http://www.roncobb.net/film.html https://thelaststarfighter.fandom.com/wiki/Death_Blossom

Follow-Up

Whales, in Kakadu and Tassie.

Brain-eating amoebae https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/sep/26/texas-tap-water-tainted-brain-eating-microbe

The Great Vowel Shift https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Vowel_Shift https://lingroadshow.com/ https://historyofenglishpodcast.com/2020/09/24/episode-141-the-great-vowel-shift-part-1/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mfz3kFNVopk

Alternative English language spelling schemes http://spellingsociety.org/international-english-spelling-congress

Asil chickens https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asil_chicken

Energy Density https://www.forbes.com/sites/bradtempleton/2020/09/22/tesla-battery-day-promises-56-reduction-in-battery-cost-and-much-more/ https://www.marketwatch.com/story/3-things-to-know-about-teslas-battery-day-2020-09-17

Plasma jet engine https://asiatimes.com/2020/05/chinese-researchers-create-prototype-plasma-jet-engine/

Airbussen flying in information https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/airbus-formation-flight/index.html

Mega Constellations (of satellites) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OneWeb_satellite_constellation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starlink_(satellite_constellation)

Things

Armenia-Azerbaijan https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/world/why-are-armenia-and-azerbaijan-fighting-and-what-are-the-implications/ar-BB19uUzr https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/09/28/azerbaijan-and-armenia-on-the-brink-of-war-after-deadly-clashes/ https://greekcitytimes.com/2020/09/28/as-greece-and-eu-lags-saudi-arabia-announces-embargo-on-all-turkish-products/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/28/dozens-dead-as-armenia-azerbaijan-clashes-continue

Ethiopia https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ethiopia-says-unrest-ebbing-with-2000-charged-over-violence/ar-BB19ofPc

Belarus https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/23/opinion/belarus-tikhanovskaya-opposition-leader.html

Shore boys https://www.mamamia.om.au/shore-school-muck-up-day/

Bentham https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Bentham https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hume

Quangslangd crime hype https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/sep/27/and-embellishment-the-myth-fuelling-queensland-election-debate

Laura Norder

Snake virgin birth; ?the antichrist: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/sep/11/a-new-squeeze-snake-mystery-after-lone-elderly-python-lays-clutch-of-eggs

https://www.lyricsmania.com/birds_do_it,_bees_do_it_lyrics_ella_fitzgerald.html

Westpac https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/sep/24/westpac-record-13bn-fine-money-laundering-and-child-exploitation-investigation

Assange https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/sep/18/trump-offered-julian-assange-pardon-in-return-for-democrat-hacking-source-court-told https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/09/25/assange-on-trial-mental-health-managed-risk-and-publication-chronologies/

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