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mkwadee@diasp.eu
Khurram Wadee

It's sometimes amusing to listen to some of the air to ground transmission on the #Apollo flights. A lot of the chatter is the #astronauts talking about #poo, actually #p00, with no hint of adolescent smirking, like this gem on #Apollo12:
109:46:48 Conrad: And, Houston, whenever you're ready, we're ready to give you P00 and Data.
P00 was the quiescent state of the #Guidance #Computer where it was ready to receive instructions and data either from the #DSKY #keyboard or #Houston.

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ramnath@nerdpol.ch
ramnath

The #Wisdom #of the #Ancients left us a #legacy of #maxims #engraved in the #Temple of #Apollo at #Delphi. You're probably already familiar with some of them, but did you know that there were 147 more?

Here they are:

  1. Follow the Gods
  2. Obey the law
  3. Worship the gods
  4. Respect your parents
  5. Fight for justice
  6. Learn from your experiences
  7. Analyze what you've heard
  8. Know yourself
  9. Cultivate the desire to marry
  10. Act at the right time
  11. Think like a mortal
  12. If you're a stranger, act like one
  13. Honor your home
  14. Control yourself
  15. Help your friends
  16. Control your anger
  17. Exercise caution
  18. Esteem providence
  19. Don't give oaths
  20. Love friendship
  21. Persists despite difficulties
  22. Seeks honor
  23. Be a friend of wisdom
  24. Praise what is good
  25. Denigrate no one
  26. Praise virtue
  27. Do what is right
  28. Support your friends
  29. Watch out for your enemies
  30. Exercise the nobility of your character
  31. Abstain from wickedness
  32. Be impartial
  33. Protect what is yours
  34. Do not covet what belongs to others
  35. Listen to everyone
  36. Keep a good reputation
  37. Do your friends a favor
  38. Don't overdo it
  39. Don't waste your time
  40. Take care of your future
  41. Despise insolence
  42. Respect beggars
  43. Be accommodating in all things
  44. Educate your sons
  45. Be generous with what you have
  46. Beware of deception
  47. Always speak well of others
  48. Be a seeker of wisdom
  49. Give preference to what is sacred
  50. Act only when you know
  51. Turn away from the desire to kill
  52. Pray for things that are possible
  53. Consult the wise
  54. Test your interlocutor's morality
  55. Offer to others what you have received
  56. Don't suspect anyone
  57. Use your skills
  58. Do what you set out to do
  59. Honor all those who benefit you
  60. Don't be jealous of anyone
  61. Be vigilant
  62. Always be hopeful
  63. Despise the slanderer
  64. Earn your living with honesty
  65. Praise good men
  66. Know the judge
  67. Preserve your marriage
  68. Seize your chance
  69. Avoid making promises
  70. Let your word be unequivocal
  71. Make friends with those who are like you
  72. Control your spending
  73. Be happy with what you have
  74. Respect the shame of those who admit they were wrong
  75. Be willing to help
  76. Pray for happiness
  77. Learn to love your lot
  78. Analyze what you've heard
  79. Work for what you want to have
  80. Despise conflict
  81. Despise shame
  82. Hold your tongue
  83. Refrain from insolence
  84. Judge fairly
  85. Use what you have
  86. Judge incorruptibly
  87. Accuse only if your defendant is present
  88. Speak only if you know
  89. Do not act violently
  90. Live without sorrow
  91. Be gentle with others
  92. Finish the race without being intimidated
  93. Treat others with kindness
  94. Don't curse your children
  95. Guide your wife (my favorite)
  96. Be kind to yourself
  97. Be courteous
  98. Answer on time
  99. Fight gloriously
  100. Act in a way you won't regret
  101. Repent of your sins
  102. Control what your eye sees
  103. Decide in time
  104. Act quickly
  105. Preserve your friendships
  106. Be grateful
  107. Pursue harmony
  108. Keep a secret
  109. Fear those in power
  110. Seek your own interest
  111. Accept the necessary measure
  112. Get rid of your enemies
  113. Accept old age
  114. Do not boast of your strength
  115. Cultivate discretion
  116. Avoid hatred
  117. Acquire your wealth fairly
  118. Do not forsake honor
  119. Despise evil
  120. venture prudently into danger
  121. Never tire of learning
  122. Be thrifty
  123. Respect the oracles
  124. love those you teach
  125. do not criticize someone who is absent
  126. Respect the elders
  127. Teach the youngest
  128. Don't trust wealth
  129. Respect yourself
  130. Don't let pride be born in you
  131. Honor your ancestors by placing wreaths on their graves
  132. Sacrifice yourself for your country
  133. Don't be dissatisfied with life
  134. Do not mock the dead
  135. Share the burden of the unfortunate
  136. Be generous without ulterior motives
  137. Don't be sad about everything
  138. Give birth to children of noble lineage
  139. Make no promises to anyone 140 Don't try to deceive the dead
  140. As a mortal, be happy
  141. Don't rely on luck
  142. As a child, behave yourself
  143. Control your passions as a teenager
  144. Adult, be just
  145. Old man, give good advice
  146. At your last moment, have no regrets
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