January 31 Holidays & Commemorations

Happy Chinese New Year!

Child Labor Day
Feast of Great Typos
Festival of Brigantia begins
Festival of Imbolc begins
Festival of Transmission Errors
Kitchen God Visits Heaven (China)
National Brandy Alexander Day
Nauru Independence Day
Phlegm-Green, Moldy-Grey, and Gazzard Day (Goblin)
St. John Bosco's Day (patron of editors, apprentices)
St. Marcella's Day
St. Tryphena's Day (patron of nursing mothers)
Up Helly AA (Viking Festival)
Valkyries' Day (Norse)

China: The annual festival honoring Kuan Yin, the gentle Goddess of Mercy, is celebrated.

Greek: The last day of each month is sacred to Hecate. Tribute should be paid to her, preferably at midnight at a crossroads.

The General-Purpose iPad and the Specialist Mac | stratēchery by Ben Thompson

The General-Purpose iPad and the Specialist Mac | stratēchery by Ben Thompson

"The Mac or PC is a specialized device, best compared to the grand piano in the living room: Unrivaled in the hands of a master, increasingly ignored by everyone else."