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Jonas Salk, inventor of polio vaccine: 'There is no patent. Could you patent the sun?'

Frederick Banting, inventor of insulin: 'Insulin does not belong to me. It belongs to the world.'

Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel: 400% price hike on COVID vaccine is 'consistent with the value.'

It is a truth universally acknowledged that writing cover copy involves meticulous preparation including:

-staring at wall for 40 minutes
-shuffling around, muttering to self (20 min)
-at least 4 types of snacks
-more wall staring

DO NOT attempt any typing w/out this protocol!

genuine tears at this, laurel & hardy themselves couldn’t craft a better gag twitter.com/idososfzdmerda…

For anti-fascist managers who want to sabotage Nazi-controlled factories: 'Hold conferences when there is more critical work to be done… Don't order new materials until your current stocks have been exhausted… Be pleasant to inefficient workers, give them undeserved promotions'

Allied Office of Strategic Services releases 'Simple Sabotage' manual, to help anti-Nazi workers in occupied Europe lower productivity with office politics. Tips include 'When possible, refer all matters to committees, for further study and consideration'.

'We made a deal with the criminals to kill only 1 hostage'
#LütziBleibt
abc.net.au/news/2023-01-1…

Them: “There are plenty of fish in the sea.”

The fish: (this investment banker from JPM before a first date)

Weird that State of JS is ranked so poorly on Hacker News given the number of upvotes (including a much-better ranked link with similar stats for comparison).

Is it getting downvoted? Do people suffer from (State of) JavaScript fatigue…?

This is so true and I should nail this to my wall. It’s so true. All work is worthwhile and is a new reflection of a new you. Early success is difficult to swallow and can leave a residue of insecurity.

Interested in speaking at MelbJS? We have spots open for February, so reach out via DM if you’ve got something you’d like to share!

day 7 of making a venn diagram every day

my cartoon for Guardian Books

I don’t get it. Why not focus on getting AI to perform more mundane tasks that don’t require creativity and nuance? Use it to free up time for actual human beings to focus more on the things they love? Pushing for it to write novels, make music, and create art is weird as hell.

🚨CSS News

CSS Trigonometric Functions just landed in Firefox, are available in Safari and are slated to land in Chromium soon (tentatively version 111).

What are they?

🎂 Happy 20th birthday, Safari.

apple.com/newsroom/2003/…

I wish I was supremely confident in my ability to navigate the obstacles of life as is my robot vacuum cleaner

Australia legend Belinda Clark has been immortalised in bronze, with the Sydney Cricket Ground unveiling the world's first sculpture of a female cricketer 🙌🏻