[Daily article] October 15: Master Chief (Halo)

Master Chief is a major character in the Halo multimedia franchise.
First appearing in the 2001 video game Halo: Combat Evolved, he is the
playable character and protagonist of many of the games in the
franchise, and makes additional appearances in spin-offs, novels, and
comics. In the story, Master Chief is abducted as a child and raised by
the military to fight against human rebels. He and his fellow Spartan
supersoldiers instead become humanity's best weapon in the fight against
a genocidal collective of alien races known as the Covenant. The
character is voiced by Steve Downes. Master Chief was originally
designed to be a faceless avatar whom players could inhabit while
playing the games, but the relationship between him and his artificial
intelligence companion Cortana has become a central part of the
franchise. Master Chief serves as a mascot for the Xbox brand, and is an
iconic character in gaming culture.

Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_Chief_%28Halo%29>

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Today's selected anniversaries:

1917:

Dutch exotic dancer Mata Hari was executed by a firing squad
for spying for Germany.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mata_Hari>

1982:

Ata'ollah Ashrafi Esfahani was assassinated by the People's
Mujahedin of Iran during Friday prayers in Kermanshah.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ata%27ollah_Ashrafi_Esfahani>

2006:

An earthquake registering 6.7 Mw occurred off the northwestern
coast of the island of Hawaii.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Kiholo_Bay_earthquake>

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Wiktionary's word of the day:

beg to differ:
1. (idiomatic) To offer an opposing opinion humbly.
2. (idiomatic) To differ (strongly) in interpretation or opinion.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/beg_to_differ>

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Wikiquote quote of the day:

  People of privilege will always risk their complete destruction
rather than surrender any material part of their advantage. Intellectual
myopia, often called stupidity, is no doubt a reason. But the privileged
also feel that their privileges, however egregious they may seem to
others, are a solemn, basic, God-given right.  
--John Kenneth Galbraith
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_Kenneth_Galbraith>

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