Quote of the Day: 3 November 2026 #QotD

“To vote is to exercise control over the actions of others, and no one has a right to a ‘voice’ in what others do.

“The only legitimate reason for that control is to restrain others from anti-social action, which is a practical necessity, not an individual right.

“Thus, the vote is an office, which must be held by those who are qualified — proven capable and willing to set aside their own interests and exercise power solely on behalf of the group.” -Devon Eriksen

[It is election day. I'm not one who thinks universal participation in the election process is a good or desirable thing. I've met too many of the average person to think that. But if you are engaged and knowledgeable I want you to vote.]

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
[Thinking is what separates men from NPCs. If I can replace you with a small shell script, you aren't worth time conversing with.]

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

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
[Happy Halloween!]

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
[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.]

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
[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.]

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
[It's true. America is special. But you'll never convince some people of that.]