Revisting UW IHME’s Covid-19 projections
This part of the post was written on September 4th, but not published until December 30. On September 4th, the UW IHME disease modeling team projected 410,000 deaths in the…
ISS Astronauts communicate with school kids via ham radio
The conversations are a treat for the astronauts as well. “You’re talking to someone and looking right down at where they are,” NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold II said. Over the…
Instagram’s new Data Policy – And why I deleted the Instagram app yesterday – Social Panic
I deleted my last FB/IG app from a device yesterday. I still had IG running on one Android tablet but I no longer view use of FB/IG apps as safe.…
Facebook Ad targeting said to be fraudulent
True: …Facebook has been selling them ad targeting that is unreliable to the point of being fraudulent. The documents feature internal Facebook communications in which managers appear to admit to…
Study: Travel restrictions only effective in first few weeks of pandemic, after that, useless
Travel restrictions, lock downs and face masks forever! Because reasons! Models have found that strict border closures could have helped limit viral transmission in the pandemic’s early days. But once…
If you want to feed the conspiracy theorists, this is how you do it
I’m so old, I remember posting this a week ago: 15 days to flatten the curve! Oh, may be a month Two months Okay, at least 3 months Well, until…
CDC announces priorities for vaccinations in Phase 1a, 1b and 1c
This information comes from the CDC ACIP recommendations updated on December 20, 2020. The suggested dates, in parenthesis, are my estimates based on best available information. See here for my…
DJI can no longer buy components from the US for its drones
DJI products can still be sold in the U.S., but DJI is prohibited from buying parts from U.S. suppliers. Thus, this only hurts U.S. companies but ya know, we are…
Shortage of semiconductors effecting EV production
Source: Volkswagen facing ‘massive’ shortage of electronic parts And laptop computers and smart phones. I’ve had one electronics related item on order since September. It’s original October ship date has…
Government will loan you your future income: “Americans call slimmed down $600 stimulus checks a ‘disgrace'”
Not saying this is good or bad – only that few seem to understand that “stimulus” checks are the government borrowing your future income, which you will then pay back…