"I have not told half of what I saw."
Italian merchant and explorer Marco Polo was born #OTD in 1254.
He is best known for his extensive travels through Asia, particularly for his time spent at the court of Kublai Khan, the Mongol ruler and founder of the Yuan dynasty in China. His journeys were recorded in the book The Travels of Marco Polo (also known as Book of the Marvels of the World and Il Milione, c. 1300).
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Marco Polo at PG:
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When we read about the events at the Fediforum
or listen to the talks at the "Berliner #Fediverse Tag"
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we hear a lot about what FEDI apps may be able to do for us tomorrow.
Doing so i wonder if it is known what #Hubzilla #^hubzilla.org can do for us TODAY.
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Britischer Abschaum: Die Agenten Ihrer Majestät in Moskau
In Russland wird der Abbruch der diplomatischen Beziehungen zu Großbritannien diskutiert. Grund ist der jüngste hochbrisante Spionage-Skandal, in den sechs britische Diplomaten verwickelt sind. von Manfred Ulex Andrei Lugowoi,
"Jumping from Google Search to Kagi gave me the opportunity to redefine how I interact with the web as a whole."
Read the full review from Make Tech Easier:
"Why I Use Kagi over Google For Searching the Web" 👇
The Trouble With Trebles
bestof.metafilter.com/2024/09/The-Trouble-with-Trebles
umbú asks "How can I translate my hearing test results to a music player's graphic equalizer so that I can boost certain frequencies to match how a recorded music track is meant to sound?" and flug replies, "Hmm, just by complete chance I've spent the past…
"conspiracy belief" now has a nicely populated #wikidata @wdscholia page: scholia.toolforge.org/topic/Q1…
As if someone did this intentionally! ;)
"Nothing is given so profusely as advice."
Maxim 110.
French author François de La Rochefoucauld was born #OTD in 1613.
He was a French moralist of the era of French Classical literature and author of Maximes and Memoirs which portrays the callous nature of human conduct, with a cynical attitude towards putative virtue and avowals of affection, friendship, love, and loyalty.
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Books by François de La Rochefoucauld at PG:
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