A quotation from Dale Carnegie
Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.
Dale Carnegie (1888-1955) American writer, lecturer
(Attributed)
Sourcing, extensive notes: wist.info/carnegie-dale/77747/
We've got strong winds and heavy rain forecast for tomorrow (Sunday) and Monday so I got into the garden this afternoon for a bit and wrestled with the kikuyu. It is so damned persistent. But I won't give up until it's all gone! And even in writing that, I realise I've managed to get rid of at least two thirds of it. I have been focused so much on what there is left to do that I forgot to take stock.
Anyway this is what I'm dealing with. The ground is soft but even after pulling out as much as I can, I'm still left with roots that go too deep to grab with my fingers. So once I've pulled as much as I can, I cover it with cardboard, paper shopping bags (I had to get groceries delivered when I was sick recently) old magazines, pizza boxes, the community newspaper... the thicker the better. It's such a slow process and even after all that, there will still be tendrils that emerge because it's everywhere (see it poking out of the agapanthus?)
Elsewhere in the garden there's daisies and thyme and dichondra, though, so I just need to keep at it!
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HALESTORM Release “Darkness Always Wins” Behind The Scenes Video
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381 days.
That’s how long the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the first large-scale action against segregation in the United States, took to achieve its goal. #persistence
Exploit a #zeroday then self-patch the #vulnerability so other hackers can't use the same exploit? AND you maintain #persistence while hiding in plain sight for longer? Damn - that's really fuckin clever.
https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/initial-access-broker-self-patches-zero-days
Wemi Opakunle | Life And Business Coach Inspires With Viral Message On Persistence: ‘You’re Closer Than You Think’ https://shinemycrown.com/wemi-opakunle-life-and-business-coach-inspires-with-viral-message-on-persistence-youre-closer-than-you-think/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Persistence #Motivation #LifeCoach #BusinessCoach #Inspiration
Embrace the Wrong Path - Terence Tao on Lex Fridman #persistence #selfdoubt #perseverance #failure
Oh shit. https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/06/23/lapdogs-shortleash-backdoor-linux-soho-devices/
researchers found a custom backdoor they called #ShortLeash, which gives attackers #root-level access and ensures #persistence. Once installed, it sets up a fake Nginx web server and generates a self-signed TLS certificate spoofing the LAPD. That certificate became a key fingerprint and helped researchers trace over 1,000 infected nodes worldwide. #infosec #malware #backdoor
#Persistence and Active #Replication Status of #Oropouche Virus in Different Body Sites: Longitudinal Analysis of a #Traveler Infected with a Strain Spreading in Latin America, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2025/06/persistence-and-active-replication.html
‘Lock In And Stay Loud’: Tashara Parker Shares Raw And Powerful Message About Purpose And Persistence https://shinemycrown.com/lock-in-and-stay-loud-tashara-parker-shares-raw-and-powerful-message-about-purpose-and-persistence/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Purpose #Persistence #Empowerment #Community #Journalism
If it does not work
Don't bang your head on the wall
Try another way
#Haiku #OneHaikuADay #WritersCollective #writingcommunity #BackToHaiku #Try #Do #TryAgain #Work #Bang #Head #Wall #Determination #Diligence #Effort #Persistence
May 22, 2025
Using the “Loving Yourself Checklist” for Writers https://www.writersdigest.com/using-the-loving-yourself-checklist-for-writers #WritingHabitsandPractices #TheWriter'sLife #MentalHealth #perseverance #persistence #BeInspired #Criticism #rejection #self-care
Here's the slide deck I presented this afternoon at #THEdigitalUK --
Revisiting the importance of persistence in the scholarly web (with a particular reference to digital repositories) https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/352395/ #repositories #repository #persistence #CoolURIs #scholcomm #DigitalLibraries
Hurtling to that #Lancaster on the West Coast Mainline. Attending the THE Digital Universities UK conference, and presenting on Wednesday about persistence of scholarly #repositories and the #persistence of their digital content.
Some fellow University of #Glasgow compadres will also be in attendance and presenting about interesting stuff too. Going to be at #THEdigitalUK ? Study the programme and make sure you join us! 
Dear Lovely Peeps,
This is especially for the gentlest among us who may feel battered by the world, but stay true anyway. Who do so much more for us than they realise. 
“I will not give up
the flowers in my heart
just because the world
is a hard place.
The world
is only a hard place
because it needs more
flower-hearted people.”
Poem by #NikitaGill
Photo by #MisanHarriman
Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have. Make the Now the primary focus of your life.
Jewish tradition teaches: “You are not obligated to complete the task, but neither are you free to desist from it” (Pirke Avot 2:21). I'm not Jewish but this speaks to me.
Cause of post-COVID inflammatory shock in children identified
Researchers… have identified that reactivation of a pre-existing, dormant infection with the Epstein-Barr virus triggers an excessive inflammatory response.
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