Miscellaneous items I found of interest during the week.
The Ten Most Famous Quotes of All Time
The following are from The 365 Most Famous Quotes of All Time published by The Medium Newsletter.
1. “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” — Jesus Christ
2. “Veni, vidi, vici. I came, I saw, I conquered.” — Julius Caesar
3. “I know that I know nothing.” — Socrates
4. “Cogito ergo sum. I think; therefore I am.” — René Descartes
5. “To be, or not to be: that is the question.” — William Shakespeare
6. “Carpe diem — Seize the day.” — Horace
7. “With great power comes great responsibility.” — Stan Lee
8. “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” — Wayne Gretzky
9. “Fortes Fortuna adiuvat — Fortune favors the bold.” — Virgil
10. “Knowledge is power.” — Sir Francis Bacon
Not included are:
There are two types of people in the world. Those who can extrapolate from incomplete information.
There are three types of people in the world: those who can count and those who can’t.
Gresham College
The new session starts on Wednesday, 11 September.
S -LL -OOO-WWWW
Has anyone else been having problems with the OGS website? Most of the genealogical society sites respond in 1 – 2 seconds, too fast to time on my stopwatch. The OGS site took at least 15 seconds, and in one trial more than 30 seconds.
LAC refuses to implement order from Information Commissioner
Thanks to this week’s contributors: Anonymous, Basil Adam, Brenda Turner, Dorothy Kew, Elaine Brigley DiSanto, gail benjafield, Glenn W, Harry newman, Ian Barker, Karl M kincade, Ken McKinlay, Mary Lou Schaff, Melinda McRae, Nancy A., Teresa, Unknown.
It doesn’t matter if the water is cold or warm if you’re going to have to wade through it anyway.
– Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
I can hardly belive that LAC will comply. Cheers anyway. BT
The LAC information or lack thereof is stunning. I am certain the government would say it was ‘unacceptable’, as it commonly does.
As for the sslow–oww OGS website, yes I have encountered that in the past week. I called the office manager about it, and she was most helpful. I could not seem to get through the first and third tries. But the second worked quite well. So it’s a bit wobbly.