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Monday on #TechnologyAndFriends: Peter Laudati on The Eat Jersey Challenge

RIP Anthony Head apnews.com/article/anth...

#GCast 217: Using Copilot Prompt Files in Visual Studio Code youtu.be/Y2Z3sXXyLCk?...

Today I am grateful to see "Catch as Catch Can" starring Gary Cole last night at the Steppenwolf Theatre. #gratitude

Here are some interesting articles about Microsoft Copilot from the past week: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso... github.blog/changelog/20... github.blog/changelog/20... github.blog/changelog/20... www.thurrott.com/dev/336962/b... #CopilotFriday

The CDC published its first report on AIDS 45 years ago today!

Photos: Houston, 2026 giard.smugmug.com/Travel/Houst...

#SongOfTheDay youtu.be/HqFFjoRnltg?...

Today I am grateful to those who expressed empathy when I spoke of a toxic manager from my past. #gratitude

50 years ago today, The Sex Pistols performed at the Lesser Free Trade Hall in Manchester, England. The show inspired several members of the audience to form punk bands, greatly influencing the genre!

I just watched "Hoppers" and I loved it!

Cats, amiright?

#SongOfTheDay youtu.be/5gim479yTTE?...

Russian activist Alexei Navalny and vocal critic of Vladmir Putin would have turned 50 today. He died in prison in 2024.

We lost Muhammmad Ali 10 years ago today!

Allen Ginsberg was born 100 years ago today!

I just finished reading the Book of Esther., which tells the story of a Jewish queen of Persia who, along with her cousin Mordecai, discovers and halts a plot to wipe out her people.

Happy 300th birthday, James Hutton - the Father of Modern Geology!

Exciting NHL Finals Game 1: Vegas defeats Carolina 5-4

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RIP Peabo Bryson apnews.com/article/peab...?

Photos: Richard Thompson in concert giard.smugmug.com/Concerts/Ric...

#SongOfTheDay youtu.be/4rw1_FNdy-Y?...

Today I am grateful for all the folks who show up to play pickleball at the local park. #gratitude

140 years ago today, Grover Cleveland became the first sitting president to marry when he wed Frances Folsom in a White House ceremony!

We lost Lou Gehrig 85 years ago today!

Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" became a Gold record 50 years ago today!

130 years ago today, Italian engineer and inventor Guglielmo Marconi applied for the first ever patent for a system of wireless telegraphy in the United Kingdom!

RIP Caoch Rick Adelman www.nba.com/news/hall-of...

RIP Baltimore Colts great Raymond Berry! www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/ray...

Today is the 100th birthday of the late Andy Griffith!

I joined my current organization 4 years ago today! I escaped a toxic manager who repeatedly lied and embellished to justify his low opinion of me. I doubt I would still be working at Microsoft if I had stayed on that team. The experience makes me appreciate more the good managers I have had!

Marilyn Monroe was born 100 years ago today!

350 years ago today, Allied Danish-Dutch forces defeated the Swedish navy in the Baltic Sea in the Battle of Öland during the Scanian War

#TechnologyAndFriends, Episode 905: Sailaja Mantripragada on AI Governance youtu.be/vq_PNmOgGoQ?...

#SongOfTheDay youtu.be/phOW-CZJWT0?...

Happy 225th birthday, Brigham Young!

Today is the 200th birthday of Confederate General John Hunt Morgan!

The Tulsa Race Massacre took place 105 years ago today!

Last week, I read "The Greatest Sentence Ever Written" by Walter Isaacson - a detailed analysis of a single line in the Declaration of Independence. Short and sweet! Review posted today: davidgiard.com/the-greatest...

I just watched "Smile 2". Scary and intense like the first one.

Yesterday, I watched the UCL championship game at a sports bar in Houston. I don’t follow soccer closely but this was an exciting match! PSG defeated Arsenal by stopping the final penalty in A shootout!

Book review: "The Greatest Sentence Ever Written" by Walter Isaacson davidgiard.com/the-greatest...

We call those 40,000 years: “The Happy Days.”

#SongOfTheDay youtu.be/wO0A0XcWy88?...

Steely Dan released "The Royal Scam" 50 years ago today!

Today I am grateful for a visit to the Space Center in Houston yesterday #gratitude

50 years ago today, The Who set the record for the loudest concert of all time at 120 decibels at 50 meters at The Valley in Charlton, London!

Israel elected Benjamin Netanyahu Prime Minister 50 years ago today!