Carlos Lamas Barcenas

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

At the remarkable age of 110, Alfred "Alfie" Date earned recognition as Australia's oldest living man—and captured hearts worldwide through an unexpected act of compassion. From his modest room in a New South Wales retirement home, he took up his knitting needles to craft dozens of tiny sweaters for little penguins harmed by oil spills.

The initiative stemmed from a request by nurses at his facility, who connected him with the Phillip Island Penguin Foundation in Victoria. The foundation had long relied on volunteer-knit "penguin jumpers" to aid rehabilitation efforts, especially after oil contamination incidents. Little penguins—a small, endangered species unique to southern Australia and New Zealand—suffer terribly when oil coats their feathers: it clumps the plumage, lets freezing water reach their skin, and prompts frantic preening that leads to ingestion of toxic oil, causing internal poisoning.

Alfie's handmade sweaters provided a practical, gentle solution. Slipped onto the birds temporarily, they kept the penguins warm, deterred excessive preening, and gave rescuers crucial time to carefully clean the oil away. His contributions joined thousands of similar garments donated by knitters globally, ensuring the foundation had ample stock to protect every affected penguin—and more for future emergencies.

Knitting had been a lifelong passion for Alfie. He first picked up the craft in the 1930s, when a family member asked him to make a baby jumper, and he never put the needles down. Over eight decades, he created countless items, always happy to take on new requests. After supporting the penguins, he turned his skills to scarves for friends and hats for premature infants, continuing to spread warmth in small but meaningful ways.

"It's a good way of getting along in life," he once reflected. "You make friends all the time, but you don’t make a fool of yourself either."

Alfie Date passed away peacefully in 2016 at age 110, leaving behind a legacy of quiet kindness. His story reminds us that age is no barrier to making a difference—one stitch at a time.

[Carlos Lamas Barcenas @SoloUnCarlitos]

@loseraic

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

ZZ Top bassist Elwood Francis playing a massive 17-string bass guitar.

[Carlos Lamas Barcenas @SoloUnCarlitos]

@AAAD25 Curioso. ¿Y que piensas de las sociedades obsesionadas con una figura mesiánica?

[Carlos Lamas Barcenas @SoloUnCarlitos]

@oavendano MCM siendo política... no se cuál es la novedad

[Carlos Lamas Barcenas @SoloUnCarlitos]

@jmbckt1 Que hay Centros que puedes putear aun mas fuera de Caracas/Miranda

[Carlos Lamas Barcenas @SoloUnCarlitos]

@jmbckt1 Caracas no es todo el país, bro

[하 @AiHHHAi]

انت و أول مدير وظفك بدون خبرة

[Carlos Lamas Barcenas @SoloUnCarlitos]

@unanchoa Shi. La polémica existe porque la gente no se "coloca" de acuerdo en como "speakear".

[Carlos Lamas Barcenas @SoloUnCarlitos]

@jjkrudberg Paren el tema, jajaja. La gente retoma este en vez de otros tópicos más importantes en el lenguaje venezolano. Ejemplos: De que otras formas nos referimos como venezolanos (que no sea veneco)? Por qué odiamos las expresiones expresivas? Por qué hay cada vez menos librerías? etc

[Carlos Lamas Barcenas @SoloUnCarlitos]

@Psicoalfanista Y cuando estos disfrazados siguen con sus delirios lejos de la pantalla, empiezan los verdaderos problemas

[Carlos Lamas Barcenas @SoloUnCarlitos]

@Psicoalfanista La gente tiene sus delirios...

[Carlos Lamas Barcenas @SoloUnCarlitos]

@AAAD25 Me da risa, en vez de molestarme... acaso Caracas esta fuera del país? jajaja

[Carlos Lamas Barcenas @SoloUnCarlitos]

@sonukg4india Just make a rotation :P... 100

[Belinda Lorenzana @terciopelo]

No. Vayan al teatro en piyama si quieren, pero no lleguen tarde, pongan su celular en silencio y eviten sacarlo durante la función. Y si tienen tos, mejor quédense en casa.

[Carlos Lamas Barcenas @SoloUnCarlitos]

Que vaina tan de pinga. Es mejor aprenderse las tablas, pero que cool esta calculadora

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

The Mechanical Calculator by KingTut is a fully mechanical calculator is designed to solve times tables in seconds.

Entirely 3D-printed, it requires no glue, screws, or additional hardware for working.

[Carlos Lamas Barcenas @SoloUnCarlitos]

@Alvdanir @vaneeeop No digo que no. Pero que el tema sea como es su cabeza y no lo que hay dentro de ella (de lo que dijo), da para pensar.

[Carlos Lamas Barcenas @SoloUnCarlitos]

@AAAD25 No. Simplemente, la validez de la crítica del tema referido como caso concreto tiene más peso que quedarse en generalizaciones, porque define al menos una zona de cambio. Aunque puedas decir que otros problemas son universales, es más fácil mejorar desde un lugar reducido