Michael Eaton

“I grieve about my attitude on long winter evenings” ~ Philip Marlowe

[MIT CSAIL @MIT_CSAIL]

Happy birthday to Web inventor & MIT Professor Emeritus Tim Berners-Lee! Things besides the WWW that didn’t exist before TBL:
- Apple
- Google
- Facebook
- YouTube
- Instagram
- Netflix
- Uber
- Spotify
- & many other technologies we use today

Image v/Sotheby's

[ThinkingWest @thinkingwest]

In 1942, C.S. Lewis predicted a future dystopia where:

-Education is leveled to a mediocre state to avoid hurt feelings
-The middle class is hollowed out, removing the primary champions of private excellence
-"Avoiding trauma" becomes the excuse to stop pushing students to their full potential

The obsession with perfect equality ends up destroying human greatness — and it’s fueled by state education, where schools become more like nurseries than academic institutions.

Seems like Lewis’s dystopia is already here.

[#WOMENSART @womensart1]

'Woman wiring an early IBM computer' from the 'Documenting Science' series (1938-58) by US photographer Berenice Abbott #womensart #PhotographerWeek 📷

[Michael Eaton @michael80003]

@BianchiWeather A gust blew over a stack of books from an open west facing window. NE Arvada. Lake Arbor

[Michael Eaton @michael80003]

@lost_in_tech Turning coffee grounds into silicon wafers using ignited coiled rope plasma heat source?

[Michael Eaton @michael80003]

@BexBookaholic Slough House please.

[Colorado State Patrol @CSP_News]

This National Trailer Safety Week, let’s discuss trailer sway. Trailer sway isn’t just scary, it’s dangerous. Load it right. Slow it down. Stay in control.

[Hugh Laurie @hughlaurie]

Thanks for your critique, Janet. We actually tried a couple of episodes where House (Hugh Laurie) (please put the brackets in the right place) gets it right first time, but they were only 6 minutes long. NBC weren’t happy. Then we tried some where House never gets it right and the patient dies. The audience wasn’t happy.

One could apply your trenchant analysis to other art forms: JS Bach wrote 30 Goldberg variations on the same chord structure; Frida Kahlo painted 50 portraits of herself; Henry Moore, what??

The point is, or was, variations on a theme; if all you see is hospital, medical blah blah, then it wasn’t meant for you.

Nonetheless, I look forward to your first novel!

[Paulina Guzik @Guzik_Paulina]

Antonio Banderas, representing the world
of culture, was on cloud nine to chat with Pope Leo after his speech.

To the applause of the packed giant sports and event arena in Madrid, Banderas affirmed:

„The relationship between the Catholic Church and art has not only been fruitful: it has been decisive.”

„We are not afraid to say that the Church has been the greatest producer of art in the history of humanity.”

„At the heart of this creative impulse is the one who transcends centuries, styles, and cultures, and who has certainly been the most represented figure in the history of art: Jesus Christ,” Banderas said tonight.

In a meeting that seeks to answer what does it mean to the world today to „Lift up your eyes” - the theme of the trip to Spain, Banderas said that „Art must be an alternative to all forms of violence.”

„Just as Christ himself did, the artist must act with courage and not abandon being a critical voice to society, to art itself, and to religion itself.”

Video: Vatican Media

[Michael Eaton @michael80003]

https://t.co/KDdIYpbosL About 4.1 years

[Learn Latin @latinedisce]

This one is for those who are going through a tough time:

🍂 Dum spiro, spero — “While I breath, I hope.”

[US Consumer Product Safety Commission @USCPSC]

Back rooms. Front rooms. Whatever rooms you got.

[15/10 Foundation @15outof10]

These are all the dogs we sponsored in May ❤️‍🩹

[E3D @E3DOnline]

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[Sovol @Sovol3d]

California in 2028:
“What are you printing? Why? Can you prove it?” – Siri, now policing your nozzle. They even want to inspect your filament. 😑
At Sovol, the only filter is your imagination. No firmware lock. No cloud check‑in. Just print.

[Michael Eaton @michael80003]

@amypretzel @capydotai Very nice. I loved Bill Peet’s book about the capybara. And what about the aerodynamics of an English Hedgehog?

[Snapmaker @snapmaker]

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Thanks for supporting Snapmaker U1 from Kickstarter to Official Store, and now Amazon launch! 🚀

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[FOX31 Denver KDVR @KDVR]

Longmont police K-9 runs into stinky suspect https://t.co/1u60E7vQCg

[Chris Parente 🇺🇸 @chrisparente]

30-years-old … and cancer? What you gotta know NOW. #canceranswers #sudd... https://t.co/YrK8xjgGHH via @YouTube

[Michael Eaton @michael80003]

The X machine did this. Unhide this and watch some truths about censorship.

[CBS Mornings @CBSMornings]

Ai Weiwei, one of the most influential artists in the world, is warning of the dangers of censorship, including here in the U.S.: “I think West are no longer defending very basic humanity, rationality, human rights, freedom of speech — all those things are purposely being neglected.”

Weiwei told @anthonymasoncbs about his new book, “On Censorship,” and experiencing surveillance in his own home.

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