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The “editorial” channel has released a cool story about the life and career of Igor Sikorsky, the one who is the “father of helicopters”, the one who became an American legend after coming from the USSR, where he faced repression threats.

It was interesting to learn that during tough times for Sikorsky in the USA, Rachmaninoff came to his aid, gave him money, and agreed to become the first vice-president of Sikorsky Aero Engineering Corporation. Eventually, their interests aligned and as a marketing gesture, Sikorsky’s S-29A airplane transported two pianos from New York to Washington, to a store and to the estate of President Herbert Hoover’s wife.

Well, it would make a good plot for a feature film. It’s surprising that it hasn’t been made yet.

I was reading a book and stumbled upon the funny word brouhaha. It means hubbub. “Or crazy situation that has gone completely higgledy-piggledy”. Did everyone get that?

Seriously though, it also comes from French. Damn, that wasn’t serious. No, really, it’s from French. But how it got there is unclear. It is used to denote noisy and excited reactions or disputes. It can mean excitement, tumult, a noisy demonstration of dissatisfaction, or just a big tumultuous dispute. Basically, the word is used to describe a situation with lots of noise and disorder, often with a negative connotation.

In general, hubbub means about the same thing.

higgledy-piggledy – it denotes disorder, confusion. Also unclear where it originated from.

Now at all cash registers in all U.S. supermarkets. Never knew such a thing existed

Very nice 🙂 be careful, once you start reading, you can’t stop!

Challenge: write the word “bachelor’s degree” in English without looking it up in a dictionary. Maybe try “awareness” as well.

Barely had time to minimize the windows and close the browser

(The thread is closed, Slava was first and got the pass)

Does anyone want to split a masterclass.com membership with me? The offer expires on November 24. Normally it’s $10 a month, but this way it would be $5 each. However, they do ask for a payment for the full year upfront.

“Unpacked” my 3D printer. Designed and hastily printed a lid for the multicooker. Originally, the steam would shoot up like a fountain, causing half the kitchen to be covered in grease. Simply covering the valve with, say, a towel, would result in both the towel (not a big deal) and the entire multicooker (not great) getting greasy. Initially, the idea was to divert the steam into a special channel, but the pressure there bounces everything off regardless. Now I’m experimenting with diverting the steam into a glass via a tube. Overall, it’s working, but it would be wise to reprint it on an SLA printer since the temperatures are high and the PLA plastic surely won’t last long.

At masterclass.com, there is a course by an author I’ve always known as “Noam Chomsky,” and Wikipedia agrees. But it turns out, it’s pronounced Chomsky. Just as you imagine. Live and learn.

By the way, this gentleman is already 94 years old.

P.S. By the way, does anyone have a subscription to a masterclass?