FYI December 05, 2017

  • Filed under FYI


63 BC – Cicero gives the fourth and final of the Catiline Orations.
The Catiline or Catilinarian Orations is a set of speeches to the Roman Senate given in 63 BC by Marcus Tullius Cicero, one of the year’s consuls, accusing Lucius Sergius Catilina (Catiline) of leading a plot to overthrow the Roman government. Some modern historians, and ancient sources such as Sallust, suggest that Catiline was a more complex and sympathetic character than Cicero’s writings declare, and that Cicero, a career politician, was heavily influenced by a desire to establish decisively a lasting reputation as a great Roman patriot and statesman.[1] Most accounts of the events come from Cicero himself. This is one of the best, if not the very best, documented events surviving from the ancient world, and has set the stage for classic political struggles pitting state security against civil liberties.[2]

More on wiki:

 
 
 
 


1886 – Rose Wilder Lane, American journalist and author (d. 1968)
Rose Wilder Lane (December 5, 1886 – October 30, 1968) was an American journalist, travel writer, novelist, political theorist, and daughter of American writer Laura Ingalls Wilder. Along with Ayn Rand and Isabel Paterson, Lane is noted as one of the founders of the American libertarian movement.[1]

Early life
Rose was the first child of Laura Ingalls Wilder and Almanzo Wilder, and the only child of her parents to survive into adulthood. Her early years were a difficult time for her parents because of successive crop failures, illnesses, and chronic economic hardships. During her childhood, the family moved several times, living with relatives in Minnesota and then Florida, and briefly returning to De Smet, South Dakota, before settling in Mansfield, Missouri, in 1894. There, her parents would eventually establish a dairy farm and fruit orchards. Rose attended secondary school in Mansfield and Crowley, Louisiana, while living with her aunt Eliza Jane Wilder, graduating in 1904 in a class of seven.[2] Her intellect and ambition were demonstrated by her ability to compress three years of Latin into one, and by graduating at the top of her high school class in Crowley. Despite her academic success, Rose was unable to attend college as a result of her parents’ financial situation.[3][4]

More on wiki:

 
 
 
 

By Jessica Bruder: Living in cars, working for Amazon: meet America’s new nomads
 
 
 
 
By Heather Chapman: What would net neutrality look like in rural areas?
 
 
 
 

By Katie Higgins: Walsh College of Troy launches automotive cybersecurity course program
The bachelor of science in Information Technology with a concentration in Automotive Cybersecurity program will officially launch in winter 2018.
For more information, visit www.walshcollege.edu/bachelors-bs-degree-information-technology-automotive-cybersecurity.
 
 
 
 
By Nicholas Quah: Apple has acquired Pop Up Archive, an interesting startup that makes podcasts more searchable
 
 
 
 
By Brian Kahn: California’s Year of Hellfire Continues As a Huge Blaze Erupts Outside of Los Angeles
 
 
 
 
By Barry Petchesky: I Can Really Identify With These Dads Who Like Swords
 
 
 
 
By Patrick Lucas Austin: You Need a Tech Dopp Kit

 
 
 
 
By Patrick Allen: This Tool Lets You Examine Tons of Amazon Product Reviews at Once
 
 
Another handy tool is from https://camelcamelcamel.com/camelizer you can install their browser addon and then look at the price history of any item Amazon sells. You can also set it up to notify you of price drops. I’ve gotten some pretty good deals because of it.
MrsAngelD
 
 

 
 
 
 
The Chocolate Chip and Cardamom Cookie~
By Daniel Golovin: The makings of a smart cookie
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
By Shep McAllister: Kinja Deals Light Your Holiday Candles With a $12 Rechargeable Electric Lighter
 
 
 
 

By Erica Offutt: Kinja Tuesday’s Best Deals: Amazon Echoes, Privé Revaux Sunglasses, Pizza Stones, and More


 
 


Widget not in any sidebars

 
 


Widget not in any sidebars

 
 


Widget not in any sidebars

 
 


Widget not in any sidebars