This sure looks like the goal is to control the people
This Nature item advocates taxing EVs by weight, saying because batteries are heavy, models say EVs will result in more highway fatalities (all things being equal – but what if…
But they assured us there is none: “Inflation gauge should be hot again in September and for months ahead”
I’m so old, I remember when the government officials assured us they can print as much money as needed and there will be no inflation we need to worry about.…
Should “The algorithm” be regulated by the government?
Some think the government should regulate “The algorithm”: Whistleblower Frances Haugen says the software that decides what we see in our social feeds is hurting us all. But reforming it…
October 12, 2021: OHA stills says wear a cloth face covering, avoid using masks that actually might work
Public health remains stuck in the dark ages, about 200 years ago. As of October 12, 2012, Oregon Health Authority still asks the public to wear “cloth face coverings” We…
About Half of millennials meet definition of “Super Savers”
Principal defines these Super Savers as people saving either 90% of the maximum in their retirement plan — such as a 401(k)–or at least 15% of their income. According to…
Post-pandemic, corporate training likely to stick with e-learning methods
During the pandemic, many corporations moved to online training programs – doing away with offline education seminars, workshops, conference sessions. This also means less business travel, fewer overnight stays, and…
Follow up in 2022: The Christmas and Thanksgiving “superspreader” forecasts
I have seen forecasts that Halloween will be a superspreader so of course, Thanksgiving and Christmas are back on the list (neither were superspreaders in 2020 per the data): COVID-19…
Yet another superspreader forecast crashed and burned
Disease model forecasts make astrology look reliable: In the final weeks of this summer, with Covid-19 cases soaring and the rituals of autumn about to resume, many people assumed that…
Yet another superspreader event that wasn’t
It’s as if Crying Wolf at every opportunity has backfired and absolutely no one is going to pay attention to “expert” epiastrologists anymore: “While we have not linked any cases…
Another super spreader model fail
Disease models are essentially useless. Their primary value is to issue scary forecasts, that are wrong. Even when correct, they do not provide actionable value. “In August, we estimated there…