Surge in uses of the word “Surge” in newspaper headlines
As of July 13th, “surge” is the media’s favorite new all purpose scary sounding word – surge in Covid cases, surge in inflation, surge in prices, surge in air travel,…
Awesome and innovative light aircraft design
Go down through the whole thread to see photos (mostly captures from Microsoft Flight Simulator). Very clever design here from the 1970s. Some investors are trying to bring it back…
Taleb says bitcoin effectively worth zero
People also conflate the success of bitcoin as a digital currency with the success of bitcoin as a speculative investment. To be a currency would require it to have some…
Inflation is inflating: “Inflation climbs higher than expected”
The consumer price index was expected to increase 5% year over year in June, according to economists surveyed by Dow Jones. Source: CPI report June 2021: Inflation climbs higher than…
Up to 90% of UK adults have Covid-19 antibodies
This does not distinguish between those with vaccination immunity and natural immunity – just that they are shown to have antibodies to Covid-19 (does not include those with T-cell immunity…
15-days to flatten the curve was 18 months
Following nearly a year and a half of sheltering in place, Oregon reopened for business on June 30. Source: What does reopening Oregon really mean? : Oregon Vaccine News 15-days…
Wow: “He Thinks He’s Untouchable”
Wow. This is old news I did not know about until now. Michael Katze, famous for his studies of Ebola and the flu, ran a lab at the University of…
Canada’s smart phone Covid-19 tracking app found to be mostly worthless
I pointed out in the spring of 2020, and several times since then, that smartphone based Covid-19 tracking apps were essentially worthless and applying tech in a way that would…
Follow up: Post Memorial Day Surge in cases?
Back around Memorial Day, the “experts” predicted yet another “surge in new cases”: Follow up in mid June: Post holiday spike in cases? | Coldstreams Business and Tech What actually…