Energy: The intermittent power problem of wind and solar
During various periods of the year, there may be little solar and wind available over large areas. The proposed solution is energy storage, mostly using technologies that are now in…
Follow up: Disease model projection, March 17, 2020
In the first 3 months, Neil Ferguson’s disease model projected: Every item projected by Neil Ferguson’s team was wrong, immensely wrong. Neil Ferguson recommended the UK’s lockdown strategy, but then…
Climate: Are climate lockdowns coming?
This report from the University of California suggests that climate lockdowns are the goal – lots fewer cars, moving everyone to dense urban apartments, and traveling by bike and public…
Public health: “We went too far with Covid restrictions” – Germany
Some Covid restrictions were “idiocy” and lengthy school closures were an “unnecessary mistake”, Germany’s lockdown chief has admitted. Karl Lauterbach, who became the face of the pro-lockdown movement, said some…
Sofware AI: Where ChatGPT came from
OpenAI’s breakout hit was an overnight sensation—but it is built on decades of research. Source: ChatGPT is everywhere. Here’s where it came from | MIT Technology Review
Demographics: Seattle considering closing schools
They mostly try to blame everything except demographics for enrollment declines: Seattle education officials are considering closing some public schools as student enrollment rates continue to plummet, forecasting big budget…
Automation: Carl’s Jr turns to automated systems
Source: ‘They asked for 20$ an hour and Carl’s Jr said bet’: Carl’s Jr. customer orders meal via A.I. assistant in drive-thru
Automation: Lots of automation showing up in restaurants
The $15 minimum wage, now $20 per hour demands, has led to the inevitable acceleration of restaurant automation. Also, the bizarre “tipping culture” we now have in the U.S. might…
Musk was right: Many tech companies slashing bloated middle management layers
Elon Musk took much heat for gutting Twitter last fall. But as some suggested, if that worked for him, you could expect every tech CEO was looking at what he…
Follow up: 3 vax prevents infection and transmission & with masks, risk is near zero
Let’s preserve this for posterity. He’s an MD, MPH. Trust the Experts. As usual, the public health experts were wrong. About everything. And they wonder why no one trusts them…
Brain injuries: Brain injuries and long-term risks
There are about 100 things wrong with this news report including this misleading summary but at least it gives more attention to head injuries: Women may be more susceptible to…
Demographics: The Swiss get it – “Demographic shifts cause Swiss labour market crunch”
They are not blaming Covid – it’s the declining fertility rate: Switzerland’s ageing population and changing lifestyles are profoundly transforming the labour market. Source: Demographic shifts cause Swiss labour market…
Public health: We flattened the curve but not in the way intended
The growth curve of deaths was not far from a steady line, upwards. We did lock downs. We did masks. We closed schools and businesses. We opened schools. We made…
Follow up: “…no question … Czech Republic’s remarkable progress … was the result of requiring an entire society to wear face masks.”
July 2020: There is no question that the Czech Republic’s remarkable progress on COVID-19 was the result of requiring an entire society to wear face masks. Source: How Czech Republic…
Follow up: If people don’t get the bivalent booster, Covid will skyrocket in early 2023
Look at this chart from the White House on October 11, 2023: Source: Biden administration extends COVID public health emergency – Los Angeles Times This chart, at right of the…