Postal service short staffed, not delivering mail
On several occasions recently, we’ve had tracked mail items that, late in the day, are marked “DELIVERY EXCEPTION – UNABLE TO ACCESS DELIVERY LOCATION”. Those errors are bogus – apparently…
“Credentialism” is an old argumentative form
Credentialism is a form of the Appeal to Authority argumentative form. This is considered one of the worst forms of argument – but it is used because it is effective.…
Probably not: iPhone 13 video calls while at sea?
If the latest speculation from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is true, it means you could make calls from the mountain or do video chats while at sea. Source: Analyst: iPhone 13…
Just like last year? “Twindemic” forecast for winter 2021/22
They made this exact same forecast for last winter too and it didn’t happen: COVID-19 and the flu may hit at the same time, creating a “twindemic.” Source: Twindemic 2021:…
Climate Change to Be Treated as Public-Health Issue
So it will be managed as competently as Covid-19? The new federal office—designed to address what the White House says are health risks that disproportionately affect poor and minority communities—is…
Another Lithium-ion battery pack fire, burns down garage
This one was not an EV but a portable stand alone Li-ion battery pack. The failure of a charging portable lithium-ion battery pack sparked a fire Saturday night that destroyed…
More evidence mitigations did not matter: “One third of Americans were infected with COVID-19 by end of 2020”
Nearly one-third of the entire U.S. population had been infected with COVID-19 by the end of 2020 — a much higher rate of infection than previously known, researchers reported in…
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Governor Gavin Newsom Campaign Rally – Stop the Republican Recall Car Rally THIS IS A CAR RALLY Location: Parking lot at Cow Palace Arena & Event Center, 2600 Geneva Ave,…
LG at center of EV vehicle battery fires
Investors and analysts are so focused on the steep cost of recalls for carmakers that they haven’t considered the role of one company at the center of it all. Source: Who’s…
NY Covid-19 death count rises by 12,000
Cuomo had lied about the deaths due to Covid: New York now reports nearly 55,400 people have died of COVID-19 in New York-based on death certificate data submitted to the…