Monday, November 2, 2026

Quote of the Day: 2 November 2026 #QotD

“Once, men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them.” -Gaius Helen Mohiam, _Dune_
“Once, men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them.” -Gaius Helen Mohiam, Dune
[Thinking is what separates men from NPCs. If I can replace you with a small shell script, you aren't worth time conversing with.]

Sunday, November 1, 2026

Quote of the Day: 1 November 2026 #QotD

“God has granted life and agency to each of us, and each of us is accountable to Him for how we live that life.” -D. Todd Christofferson
“God has granted life and agency to each of us, and each of us is accountable to Him for how we live that life.” -D. Todd Christofferson

Saturday, October 31, 2026

Quote of the Day: 31 October 2026 #QotD

“Anguish and despair had penetrated into the core of my heart; I bore a hell within me, which nothing could extinguish.” -Victor Frankenstein, _Frankenstein_
“Anguish and despair had penetrated into the core of my heart; I bore a hell within me, which nothing could extinguish.” -Victor Frankenstein, Frankenstein
[Happy Halloween!]

Friday, October 30, 2026

Quote of the Day: 30 October 2026 #QotD

“The race must go on, even if it doesn’t know where.” -Andrew Nivens (attributed), _The Puppet Masters_
“The race must go on, even if it doesn’t know where.” -Andrew Nivens (attributed), The Puppet Masters
[Humanity will persist and even thrive despite the challenges that we face. The question is how? We don't know yet. But one day we will.]

Thursday, October 29, 2026

Quote of the Day: 29 October 2026 #QotD

“[Y]ou will find in time that biologists and astronomers and physicists and all the rest of that ungodly tribe of science are just people like the rest of us.” -Parker Graves, _They Walked Like Men_
“[Y]ou will find in time that biologists and astronomers and physicists and all the rest of that ungodly tribe of science are just people like the rest of us.” -Parker Graves, They Walked Like Men
[Scientists are just as subject to bias, corruption, and error as the rest of us. There is nothing about being a scientist that grants them immunity to the frailties of humanity.]

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Quote of the Day: 28 October 2026 #QotD

“So many people are like, ‘No! America isn’t special! It’s just a plot of land like any other dumb stupid country!’ But America is special.” -Frank Fleming
“So many people are like, ‘No! America isn’t special! It’s just a plot of land like any other dumb stupid country!’ But America is special.” -Frank Fleming
[It's true. America is special. But you'll never convince some people of that.]

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Quote of the Day: 27 October 2026 #QotD

“Happiness shouldn’t be something to end up with; it ought to be the by-product of a whole-hearted, fully lived life.” -Julie Bogart
“Happiness shouldn’t be something to end up with; it ought to be the by-product of a whole-hearted, fully lived life.” -Julie Bogart
[Which should also mean that you can find it in almost any situation. Even in what others would look at as a terrible or deplorable state of affairs.]