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1/4 Yesterday morning, I was thinking about persons I’ve known who I have not seen or heard from for 40+ years. I searched for some of them on the internet. Google AI mis-informed me that a few of them had undergone major career changes: One had gone from a degree and career in forestry into medical school and become a physician; another had become a freelance journalist in South Africa after I knew him as a forester and firefighter. But, in reality, neither of those career changes was true. Google AI had seamlessly combined the search results for different persons who just coincidentally shared the same names. Google AI also claimed that I worked professionally in Tokyo, though I have no recollection of ever being in Japan.

#Coincidence #Serendipity #Biography #Memoir #PeaceCorps

Ooooh...! Spooky coincidence time. I'm planning a reunion of two of my friends from back home (#LovecraftLand in Massachusetts), so of course I felt obligated to provide entertainment (in the form of #KateBush music videos -- our common musical interest). Anyhow, while looking through my YT playlists, I came across a trailer for #StrangeMagick . I forgot it had come out, and quickly found the actual documentary. I knew it was about #HPLovecraft and #AleisterCrowley, but did not realize it dealt a lot with the #OssipeeVortex. It just so happens that our planned reunion (a few days after the #SolarEclipse ) will take place at the vortex! Talk about #StrangePhenomena !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7HaWR7Fyf0&list=PLMMeqQl_oGNq85khQmsWWPCTCl_oT3_sc&index=1&t=29s

#Lovecraft #KateBush #Magick #Coincidence #Crowley #SpookyTime

A quotation from Doyle

   “You will remember that I remarked the other day, just before we went into the very simple problem presented by Miss Mary Sutherland, that for strange effects and extraordinary combinations we must go to life itself, which is always far more daring than any effort of the imagination.”
   “A proposition which I took the liberty of doubting.”
   “You did, Doctor, but none the less you must come round to my view, for otherwise I shall keep on piling fact upon fact on you until your reason breaks down under them and acknowledges me to be right.”

Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) British writer and physician
Story (1891-08), “The Red-Headed League,” The Strand Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 2

More about this quote: wist.info/doyle-arthur-conan/8…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #doyle #arthurconandoyle #sherlockholmes #sherlock #watson #redheadedleague #argument #coincidence #debate #doubt #facts #happenstance #imagination #oddness #reallife #reality #strangeness #unexpectedness #weirdness

Her dad died in 2018. He’s in her wedding photos anyway.

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/pn-mia-chard-father-camera-wedding-double-exposure/

OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD! Remember when I said I wanted to get back into piano?? The reservation I put in for a keyboard at the library many moons ago came in today! AND I had planned on going to read at the library tomorrow! There's surely a way for me to construct some meaning out of all these random coincidences!
#piano #library #libraries #coincidence #coincidences #fate #destiny #synchronicity #music #instruments #musicMaking

The delightful history behind serendipity suggests it’s not mere luck – NPR

Special Series, Word of the week

The delightful history behind serendipity suggests it’s not mere luck

January 7, 20265:00 AM ET, Heard on All Things Considered

By Juliana Kim, 2-Minute Listen

Transcript

In the new year, we can all use some serendipity, right?

Since the word was coined in the 18th century, “serendipity” has been used to describe all kinds of scientific and technological breakthroughs, including penicillin, the microwave oven and Velcro. (More on these below.)

The whimsical term has also been the title of countless poems, songs and books about remarkable coincidences or eureka moments. And let’s not forget that it was the name of the charming 2001 romantic comedy about two strangers — played by John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale — meeting and reuniting during chance encounters.

“Serendipity” — as the Merriam-Webster dictionary defines it — is “the ability to find valuable or agreeable things not sought for” or “luck that takes the form of such finding.”

While the word has often been associated with good fortune or happy accidents, its origin suggests that serendipity goes beyond just happenstance. Some researchers argue that serendipity can be acquired through skill and that opportunities for serendipitous moments occur more frequently than we realize.

In this week’s installment of NPR’s Word of the Week, we dive into the roots of serendipity, its impact throughout history and tips on how we can cultivate it ourselves.

Serendipity’s wayward journey

While serendipity is all about the unexpected, its origins are less mysterious.

Continue/Read Original Article Here: The delightful history behind serendipity suggests it’s not mere luck : NPR

A Rare Alignment Is On The Move. 🧭 [Three Norths]
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https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/news/three-norths-departing-england <-- shared technical article
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https://youtu.be/18kQrt3KCbM?si=a9fXvjAbrgTU8ylx <-- shared video overview
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“On 13 December, the rare alignment of true north, magnetic north and grid north - known as the three norths - leaves England at Berwick-upon-Tweed, bringing a remarkable three-year chapter to a close.
Magnetic north is monitored using geomagnetic data from the British Geological Survey, combined with Ordnance Survey’s National Grid to track how this alignment shifts over time..."
#truenorth #magneticnorth #gridnorth #UK #coincidence #navigation #threenorths #alignment #GIS #spatial #mapping #projection #globe #north #model #modeling #magnetism #geomagnetism #England #survey #triplealignment #NationalGrid
@Ordnance Survey

Today's news that #RupertMurdoch is stepping down as the #CEO of #Fox is mildly ironic to me because last night I happened to watch the episode of the (really bad and trashy) #tv show, #TheMentalist, in which a #media #mogul stepped down (after being forced out by his son).

Sadly, perhaps, in real life no mogul's son was murdered by the father...

#Serendipity #coincidence

::: Linux, rap & freedom :afire:

Well, yes, indeed they go together - achieving wonderful new friendships - this performance went on @ Tampere (Finland) on the New Years Eve :linux: :thinkergunsunglasses:

=> https://odysee.com/@LINUX-SAUNA:5/Uusivuosi_2023_Antsa_Kopimi_Scandic_Tampere:3

#Linux #Tampere #Rap #Antsa #meetings #freedom #Finland #Suomi #Scandic #coincidence #friends #hotel #Sauna