DL Open Thread: Sat., December 24, 2022
I know it's the day before Christmas. I know that many of our daily readers will be away and will not be reading this. But you never know. This could…
“This man did not know cold. Possibly, all the generations of his ancestry had been ignorant of cold, of real cold, of cold 107 degrees below freezing point. But the dog knew; all its ancestry knew, and it had inherited the knowledge.” ― Jack London, To Build A FireThis is one of my all time favorite short stories. I think it is written in a more economical, modern style than Jack London's other work. But what I really like is how the dog has a bit part but is really the hero.
Elon Musk has said he will resign as Twitter's chief executive officer when he finds someone "foolish enough to take the job". (eg. the next time he looks in a mirror) The billionaire had promised to abide by the result of a Twitter poll which saw 57.5% of users vote "yes" to him quitting the role. He says he will still run the software and servers teams after his replacement is found.