Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but Art is in the eye of administrators. After Waterloo, the Louvre had a problem. It was required to return the Apollo Belvedere to the Vatican and the Venus de’ Medici to Florence. At the same time, Lord Elgin had just sold his marbles to the… Continue reading #OTD 8 April
Month: April 2022
#OTD 7 April
7 April is the traditional birthday of the internet. On 7 April 1969, RFC 1 was published. The first RFCs, or Requests For Comments, were records of unofficial notes. They are now official records, the internet being as prone to the Janus of transparency and bureaucracy as the rest of us. For teachers who have… Continue reading #OTD 7 April
#OTD 6 April
The fiscal or financial or budget year is different for everyone. Most public companies use the calendar year. The various local, state and federal governments of Australia, being the Antipodes, do the opposite, starting on 1 July. In the UK, the fiscal year starts in between, on 1 April. For the government, at least. English… Continue reading #OTD 6 April