Sunrise Time-lapse: Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Channel: Ridgeline Sky
Date: 2024-01-17

On this day: 
   Benjamin Franklin born in Boston, 1706
   Justice Dept. begins IBM anti-trust suit, 1969 (drops it, January 8, 1982)
   Captain James Cook becomes the first explorer to cross the
   Antarctic Circle, 1773
   Passing of Gandalf
   Led Zeppelin's first album is released, 1969

Today's random fortune, quote, or snark: 
In arguing that current theories of brain function cast suspicion on ESP,
psychokinesis, reincarnation, and so on, I am frequently challenged with
the most popular of all neuro-mythologies -- the notion that we ordinarily
use only 10 percent of our brains...

This "cerebral spare tire" concept continues to nourish the clientele of
"pop psychologists" and their many recycling self-improvement schemes.  As
a metaphor for the fact that few of us fully exploit our talents, who could
deny it?  As a refuge for occultists seeking a neural basis of the miraculous,
it leaves much to be desired.
        -- Barry L. Beyerstein, "The Brain and Consciousness:  Implications for
        Psi Phenomena", The Skeptical Enquirer, Vol. XII, No. 2, pg. 171

Music: 
Lazy Walk - Cheel