Last fall I said the vaccine privileged would demand access to vaccine passports. That has occurred. I said wealthy nations…

Summary Vaccine passports are here and rolling out. They will initially be used for travel and may be required. It…

Public health and media reports are setting an unrealistic expectation for vaccine availability. Those age 65+ are probably in line…

Knowing this would be an historic event, back in March I started taking notes - copious notes. I've only shared…

She's younger than me yet I won't be eligible to try signing up until mid-2021 - this is called elitism:…

I have a list of the dozen or so countries that have announced "vaccine passports", plus businesses considering requiring vaccine…

https://twitter.com/celinegounder/status/1368256689082925058 https://twitter.com/andrewbostom/status/1368240795707379716 This will be worth follow up in April.

It's lock downs, social distancing, face masks and never hugging a family gain for this sociopath: Britons should not hug…

https://twitter.com/youyanggu/status/1362476076325298177

As far back as 2016, I wrote that many restaurants, especially fast food, would replace wait staff with self service…

Newsom has joined the cloth mask denier community, acknowledging that homemade, DIY masks, assembled from random bits of cloth using…

I really am so old that I remember when the "Population Bomb" meant the end of the human species: While…

From day one, there has been no plan for the future. When my state went in to lock down, there…

News reports say it may be until 2023 or 2024 (depending on region) before airline travel is restored to 2019…

Same problem I discovered in Oregon, leading to a change in how the state reports deaths: The provisional death count…

Our T-cell immunity response is effective against all existing variants, says study. See here. This is a real bummer for…

(Reuters) - Ample, a seven-year-old San Francisco startup, wants to skirt one of the big hurdles to widespread adoption of…

I think in the U.S. the government sees this as a feature. Am expecting very large tax hikes to be…

Companies such as Walmart and GE created the outsourced, offshore manufacturing boom. Globalization was the future and it would be…

Agree: Nuclear power has to overcome a baneful reputation garnered by association with the atomic bomb and radioactive disasters, but…

Bummer. We need to find more negative spin on this. A crucial wing of the immune system appears to be…

Deschutes County, Oregon Oregon Health Authority has taken vaccine doses from rural counties and re-assigned them to the Portland metro…

Drugmaker Merck & Co. will help produce rival Johnson & Johnson’s newly approved coronavirus vaccine in an effort to expand…

Around 7,800 people had died of COVID-19 in Louisiana .... at the same time, another 5,000 excess deaths -- 40%…

CASTING CALL – RURAL OREGONIANS We’re casting rural Oregonians for a pro-mask photoshoot. The images will be used by the…

Well, duh: “This is great news — the Pfizer vaccine not only provides protection against becoming ill from SARS-CoV-2 but…

But some of the most vocal testing proponents are less worried about the declines in screening. From a public health…

From the Covid Tracking Project - Virginia's actual deaths, by date (blue line) and as published in the daily body…

Outstanding team work by far more people than we normally realize are involved: 2 pilots rescued by US Coast Guard…

Increasing demand for gasoline will drive up pricesIncreasing demand for autos as people begin driving more miles againIncreasing demand for…

Last summer, when I did the analysis, 2/3ds of the increase in positive test results in my state was due…

As Amazon lobbies for a higher minimum wage, experts say that the company is not making the decision solely out…

NEW YORK (AP) — Best Buy said Thursday that it laid off 5,000 full-time store workers earlier this month, even…

Covid: Vaccinating by age not job 'will save the most lives' - Hancock - BBC News

The vaccine privilege race continues unabated: A second Pennsylvania health system has acknowledged that it gave the COVID-19 vaccine to…

January 28th and on February 1st I said peak deaths were likely behind us, contrary to then current news reports:…

That is all.

Band practice. This is a great HS band (seriously) - have seen them in performance many times. But this is…

Last year's Trust Sciencetm meme, uttered often by Covid-19 lock down enthusiasts has evolved to Trust Pollstm. Los Angeles Times:…

My state, like many states, has expanded eligibility for vaccinations and has moved up eligibility dates by age and by…

Source: If someone in your household has COVID-19, there's only a 1-in-10 chance you'll catch it too | Daily Mail…

Today is the new annual national holiday commemorating how we ended Covid-19 in just 15 days in 2020!!!!!!!

The White House has held “serious discussions” with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about recommending that those vaccinated…

This is what is called a "hand waving explanation". No one has coherent, unified and non-contradictory explanations. https://twitter.com/angrybklynmom/status/1365125645764857861

The same for 2020/2021's Covid-19 disease models: For decades, climate change researchers and activists have used dramatic forecasts to attempt…

This is the correct step regardless: As it has done so far, the state will continue to allow Oregonians to…

Pointed this out long ago - people with legitimate documentation are turned away and people with fake documentation get shots:…

Elite public health doctors, who already have their vaccinations want to allow businesses to have special "immunity nights" or "days"…

Yay. Compared to the general population, people with asthma were actually 14% less likely to get COVID-19 and much less…

If we did not have vaccines, epidemiologists such as Jennifer Nuzzo would have locked us down and closed schools for…

https://twitter.com/GenChuckYeager/status/1365052647271759879

We need a plan to unwind the fear, the panic and the hysteria. We have no plan while epiastrologists feed…

Good for consumers and the environment: Laptops these days are slimmer, sleeker, and lighter than ever—but their repairability and configurability are…

A word that rhymes with "Boron" comes to mind here: A two-week quarantine period for international, inter-regional, or transcontinental travel…

I do not think such a delay will happen as the financial costs are far too great to everyone: A…

Several states are already doing this: Idaho to require proof of residency for COVID vaccine » Sandpoint Reader Idaho says…

Reminder - I do not make predictions. I make observations and ask stupid questions. Here is CDC's daily new case…

Well, considering that 1% is 1.11 million, yeah 50 is "far less"! There are about 50 confirmed cases of reinfection…

Global supply chains and free markets are so 2020 now ... Biden to press for $37 billion to boost chip…

In my state, as previously noted, as deaths increased the state got further behind. The effect was to time shift…

I saw this on social media. It dates back at least to April of 2020 but is just as relevant…

Do Americans really need the amount of treatment that our health care system is used to providing? .... Despite the…

There will be growth but on the other hand, much retail has done fine so far. The services area, like…

Yet another crack forms in the epidemiological psy-ops terror campaign: Based on the number of vaccinations that have already been…

Or, may be we get lucky and that moves to early fall. For now, the "experts" say the state is…

After many EVs caught fire, a defect was identified inside the individual battery cells. The company will not replace the…

Visitors to Vermont are required to self quarantine for 14-days upon arrival BUT - if you have vaccine privilege you…

I'm so old, I remember a year ago when global supply chains were the future. During the pandemic, the U.S.…

Interesting idea - using vaccine opportunity as a tourism incentive. Good for their economy.  Soberana 02: Cuba's Covid vaccine could…

"Stimulus checks" are the government borrowing from your future taxes to give you money now. It is not really free…

Good grief. Public health communications has been a bonfire of idiocy since day #1: Recent public messaging harps on the…

Starting with Feb 6, daily vaccinations fell to very low levels in my County. Initially, the state stopped distributing doses…

Feb 7: Covid: Minister rules out vaccine passports in UK - BBC News Feb 23: UK Mulls Vaccine Passport Options…

When used for asymptomatic mass screening, a positive test has problems: What does a positive COVID test mean? | Covid…

It's a model. From independent data scientist Youyang Gu. Real world has tracked his past model projections well. Update Feb…

Wow, even a brain injured idiot suggested this would happen: "Countries like India and China are already using the coronavirus…

Looking at the latest economic data reveals V-shaped recoveries in many goods-based indicators; while services has more catch-up to do.…

Early damage and "shake" reports help seismologists quickly understand the quake's impact. But the loss of communications typical after a…

Awkward: Downward trend in COVID infections "likely to continue" says former FDA head Gottlieb - CBS News After a year…

Punishments include monetary fines, future access to vaccinations cut off,  and those who are merely hesitant and want to wait…

More cracks forming in the epidemiological firewall of terror. Today, a major newspaper runs this lengthy article using the "surge"…

The superstore chain will begin giving out COVID-19 inoculations across California this week. Source: Costco begins providing COVID-19 vaccines in…

‘Long term use of spectacles may prevent repeated touching and rubbing of the eyes,’ researchers say Source: Glasses-wearers up to…

Public health "experts" and pundits loudly proclaimed that the Feb 8 Superbowl would be a "Superspreader" event that would "kill…

I see frequent assertions on social media - daily - that if only the U.S. had put residents under house…

Feb 21: Israel launches vaccine privilege: "Shops were open to all, but access to gyms, hotels and theatres was limited…

Celebrity doctor flip flops again: Fauci expects Americans could still need to wear face masks in 2022. - The New…

Joint statement of the US FDA and USDA: there is no credible evidence of food or food packaging associated with…

If you do not get vaccinated, then life restrictions will continue indefinitely. Social isolation, face masks and lock downs forever.If…

The surge in good news continues as another "expert" cracks a further hole in the epidemiological firewall of terror: Dr.…

While in the U.S. it will be by end of 2021: The British government says it aims to give every…

Now public health creeps diagnose us with "vaccine envy" and we are the ones who must be treated for our…

The surge in good news is growing exponentially: Russia approves its third COVID-19 vaccine - PM - The Jerusalem post…

Another crack forms in the epidemiological firewall of doom: University of Alabama epidemiologist Suzanne Judd, PhD, said that it's 'it's…

“If you are between the ages of 49 and 52, were born in Iowa but now live in Ohio, reside…

Bummer. The purveyors of fear, doom and gloom won't like this:

Specifically, Fauci said they expect data on children's vaccine trials in Q1 of 2022. Then after that comes authorization and…

Late summer, Fall, December what ever - I joked previously, of which year? Now we know: 2022. Well, at least…

The developers of Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine suggested accelerating its mass deliveries to the European Union, engaging EU production…

He stressed that the efficacy of EpiVacCorona against the UK strain of COVID-19 has already been proven Source: EpiVacCorona vaccine…

Entire SF area school district Board resigns after Zoom mics caught them disparaging parents for wanting to re-open schools. Since…

Public Health Agency Canada presented the following model projection to a government Health Committee this week. Yes, the yellow and…

More flip flopping on masks - most people don't know it but OSHA rules for N95 masks mandate no beards.…

With "experts" suggesting the pandemic is winding down on its own, possibly as soon as April - the media is…

The company said it found no indication the breach allowed customers to be hacked. Source: Microsoft says SolarWinds hackers stole…

Summary There were no holiday surgesThe acceleration in new cases flipped in mid November before the holidaysOn February 18, 2021,…

Drove across town at mid-day. Counted 15 school buses on the road late this morning. Schools partially re-open next Monday.…

More cracks forming in the epidemiology firewall of terror - expert says its over by spring time: Amid the dire…

Biden announced they expect general availability of adult vaccinations for Covid-19 to start in August of 2021: "Jeff Zients, Biden’s…

The companies said Friday they have new data showing their vaccine is still stable when stored in pharmaceutical freezers and…

First, NYC schools superintendent fell for the lie of the century - 15 days to flatten the curve: The morning…

A new study suggests that the brains of non-partisans function differently than those of partisans. Source: Non-partisan brains differ from…

Frequent flip flopper Fauci has moved his "we return to normal" from Fall to December. Simultaneously, Biden announced general availability…

France will donate 5% of its secured doses to other countries. French President is asking the U.S. to do the…

The cause been right out there all this time. Obviously, the pandemic waves correlate with solar sunspots! We don't know…

Their thesis: College educated workers, in general, will see their wages rise sharply from age 25 to 40 or so.…

Semiconductor plants - perhaps five of them - were ordered shut down, in Texas, due to the state's failed electricity…

Group of scientists advising the Biden White House join the cloth mask denier community. "More than a dozen top scientists…

Identify your conclusion.Cherry pick to prove that which you assume to be true, is true. You'll learn more from the…

This in a rural county - the "surge upon surge" in  stupidity is growing exponentially: C.O. cross-country HS athletes must…

They might have added - but did not - how the 15-days to flatten  has turned into "forever". Public health…

Liam Thorp is the politics editor of the Liverpool Echo, in the UK. https://twitter.com/LiamThorpECHO/status/1361959447971643392?s=20

Duh: We spend so much time thinking about masks, we have forgotten many other measures that might offer greater benefit…

The commission’s finding follows a five-year investigation triggered by employee complaints, which cited investigations by The Oregonian into Intel’s layoff…

Will initially apply to "essential" workers only. HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Seeking to jump-start Hawaii’s travel industry and ease some…

From the European Centre for the Disease Prevention and Control, an agency of the European Union. Summary - the EU…

Most Americans will have access to a Covid-19 vaccine by mid-to-late May, Dr. Anthony Fauci said, a slight delay compared…

Scientists are baffled by the relatively low rate of coronavirus infections in India after at one point it looked as…

Ahh, but this is how epidemiology rolls - authoritarianism has no time for democracy: “The curfew is based on a…

The risk of death from COVID-19 is more than triple that from seasonal flu, researchers in Canada say. Their findings…

15-days to flatten the curve has turned in to lock downs, face masks, no visiting family, grand kids or grand…

From useless epidemiological disease projection models to this - time to stop taking models seriously except as the butt of…

Florida reported far fewer coronavirus cases in the week ending Sunday [Feb 14], adding 49,390 new cases. That's down 12.7%…

The number of patients currently hospitalized for Covid-19 has fallen by -50% - cut in half - since the peak…

About 2 weeks ago, I placed an order for an electronics item that was to ship on February 12th. That…

BRITS may have to show a vaccine passport to go to a pub or restaurant Dominic Raab suggested today. Source:…

Epidemiology today: While the list includes many severe conditions, there are several life-threatening conditions not on the list even though,…

Festivals in the Netherlands have started revealing plans for 2021 editions following the Dutch government announcing it aims to allow…

The Health Ministry is reportedly planning to clamp down on Israelis who refuse to vaccinate against the coronavirus and to…

After many failed model projections, does anyone take the UW's IHME's astrologist's forecasts seriously? If you do take them seriously,…

And you know that many will spin this as a negative: Modern millionaires: How a percentage of Americans made their…

The following countries have removed many restrictions for travelers who have vaccine privilege: CyprusEstoniaGeorgiaIcelandLebanonPolandRomaniaSeychellesThailand Suspect this list will be far…

Sane people realize why this is not possible: https://twitter.com/DrDomPimenta/status/1360666224229769220 Note the words -"every single person in the world went into…

Dr. Fauci, July 18, 2020: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci on Friday praised New York…

38 deaths were reported yesterday - a large increase from our daily pattern. 8 of the 38 deaths occurred in…

I have been working on some family history documentation. My grandparents lived through the 1918-1919 Spanish Flu pandemic - I…

Epidemiological disease models have proven worse than astrology. They are constructed with the integrity of alchemy. ICL has been ground…

Propublica, all states trends, last two weeks. The bad news just continues, doesn't it? Kinsa model forecast for next week:…

Geesh. 45 second mind blowing video clip. https://twitter.com/airport_girl/status/1360346164474839045

Bummer. We want more gloom and doom. Surely there is a way to spin this into negativity? Study finds patients…

This linked story has a good explanation of EV battery tech and how a component failure may have led to…

Have updated the list of who is rolling out vaccine passports: Vaccine passports Go live | Coldstreams Business and Tech…

Source: Planning 500,000 charging points for EVs by 2025, Shell becomes the latest company swept up in EV charging boom

They are planning for "at home" staff to return starting in September, but say it will probably be a gradual…

No, this will not happen - there is no science to justify this nor will people put up with it.…

Which EVs have the best electric car range? The EPA provides range estimates for every electric vehicle, but they don't…

Utah health officials told a legislative committee on Wednesday 80% of Utahns who want the coronavirus vaccine will be able…

Vaccine for kids age 12+ may be available in the summer, and the younger kids by September. Source: Fauci: Vaccines…

Toyota plans to launch two fully-electric vehicles in the US the year, the automaker has announced, in addition to a…

This is the right way to resolve the white female privilege problem and make distribution equitable: He says, “by the…

I recently learned about people who lost jobs because they Liked a social media post - the post was okay…

As noted previously, the 15-days to flatten the curve meme was a public health lie... Oh, sorry, we meant a…

I'm so old, I remember this morning when the CDC announced the nation's first government sanctioned vaccine privilege. And now…

It's getting crowded 🙂 : Chinese spacecraft enters Mars' orbit, joining Arab ship

Ohio got so far behind in death reports from Oct to Dec, that it will now catch up in the…

Oregon only does short term disease modeling (about 4 weeks), via the Institute for Disease Modeling in Bellevue, WA. Their…

People who have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus -- right now that means with two doses of either the Pfizer/BioNTech…

This is not yet live but the Israeli government is considering legislation to enforce this: If people want to access…

One dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine offers two-thirds protection against coronavirus, data seen by the U.K. government suggests. Source: U.K.…

First, the Kinsa model forecasts a drop in all 50 states over the coming week. But the larger factor is…

That has become increasingly clear in countries such as Brazil, South Africa and the United Kingdom, where fearsome “variants of…

The findings suggested that inhaled budesonide reduced the risk of urgent care or hospitalization by 90 percent within the study…

Note: Due to a delay in laboratory reporting, OHA received a large quantity of approximately 3,000 negative electronic laboratory results (ELRs)…

https://youtu.be/pLcqJ2DclEg Note - this video mistakenly references the Chevy Volt when it should be the Chevy Bolt EV. Notes that…

For the most part, how the news is reported to the consumer has changed little in decades, perhaps a century.…

Salesforce, San Francisco’s largest private employer, will permanently allow most workers to stay home for two or more days a…

This means that the strategy of dosing more people, more rapidly, with the first dose, is likely a good one…

As I discovered, and informed my state's public health office about, the time shifting of death reports had incorrectly moved…

https://twitter.com/NNPrezNez/status/1358870935319703553 The Navajo Nation has been hit hard by Covid-19 - this is great news that vaccine doses are being…

US coronavirus: Don't get cocky with these Covid-19 numbers. With new variants, easing restrictions now would be 'incredibly risky' -…

The Emirates Mars mission, named the Hope probe, has made the UAE the first Arab country and the fifth globally…

I'm so old, I remember Neil Ferguson's projection of 2.2 million deaths in the U.S. by last spring, and Christopher…

Yep. That's how the evolution of viruses work, actually: “There is no reason to think the South African variant will…

Availability has been forecast all over the map but he has spotted the problem and I agree with this thought:…

After year of scary Covid-19 headlines and bad forecasts (2.2 million dead in the U.S. by April/May 2020, we need…

The next chart graphs the daily change in U.S. hospital census. This shows that the drop off at right, is…

For the first time in the entire pandemic, the Kinsa Forecast Model (Kinsa, Oregon State University) forecasts falling cases next…

I'm so old, I remember just last week when the total was 91: Nearly 300 cases of the COVID-19 virus…

Bummer: Pfizer expects to nearly cut in half the amount of time it takes to produce a batch of COVID-19…

Epidemiologists remain stuck: Second, we did not find any evidence of decreased risk of transmission in individuals who reported mask…

The Sturgis South Dakota motorcycle rally was held August 6-15, 2020. We were assured that this would be a major…

Kinsa Model This Week Kinsa Model Forecast Next Week Forecasts falling cases in all but 2 states. Both states had…

You can just download the original PDF file for the blank cards from public health web sites: By sharing photos…

Who needs a shot - you need the paper vaccination record, and thanks to a public health office, you can…

Yet they designed a system that mandates inequitable distribution by sex and race: An equitable pandemic strategy will require expansive…

Who needs conspiracy theorists when we have this? Jeez. David Ismay, Massachusetts Undersecretary for Climate Change Speaking at a Vermont…

Stuck on stupid: White House aims to revive plan to mail masks to all Americans My state already has up…

At Airway Heights Corrections Center, with a current population just under 2,000, 92% of prisoners have tested positive for COVID-19…

The Gaithersburg vaccine maker said late Thursday that the Food and Drug Administration and agencies that oversee drug approvals in…

As such, the pandemic will not be solved by spring 2021, health experts said. It will not be over in…

"Hope", "Maybe" "Longer-term, Allen said if the vaccine supplies increase significantly, as expected, the program should be able to expand…

Source: US pharmacies could administer up to 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine a month. Here's how Bummer. It's supposed…

Although there were modest gains in payrolls last month, big jumps in the average workweek and aggregate payrolls support consumption.Household…

First, the Letter to the Editor: The white privilege that's undermining vaccine equity - Los Angeles Times The reason for…

For most bus usage, range is not an issue. They are probably quieter and are not idling when stopped to…

The 24-year-old founder of Virgil Capital, which ran two cryptocurrency hedge funds, admitted to duping investors out of almost $100…

Small study - now seeking a larger study - details sketchy: Preliminary testing shows that 29 out of 30 virus…

Source: Johnson & Johnson seeks FDA emergency authorization for COVID-19 vaccine - CNET The surge in good news is overwhelming…

Epidemiologists in panic as good news surges in an exponential growth pattern: In what has become an unmistakable trend globally,…

Have made this a "sticky post" at top of the page as it may be updated from time to time…

Left out of most lists of "underlying health conditions" that qualify for early vaccination is "age" which is likely the…

To get in you will need a vaccine passport or pay to get Covid-19 tested: The travel and entertainment industries,…

As noted in a previous post listing multiple hospitals doing this - this is a nationwide phenomena of hospitals selling…

This topic is the subject of many social media posts. There is sort of a semi-official account that one loses…

Fearful of the damage that may occur from the continued surge in good news, epidemiologists are striking back. WE HAVE…

Drone-delivery start-up Zipline plans to distribute Covid-19 vaccines with end-to-end cold chain capabilities. Source: Role of medical drones in global…

The surge in good news is global. Epidemiologists are preparing counter measures.

The surge in good news continues: The decline appears to be a global phenomenon, with new infections falling worldwide for…

President Joe Biden announced his administration was in talks with Moderna to buy an additional 200 million doses, for a…

I wrote about this last week. Plummeting Covid numbers complicate the political push for $1.9 trillion in new spending. This…

There was a surge in epidemiologists saying there would be a surge in post holiday cases of Covid-19. There was…

Will make an announcement later as to how the passport might also be used for activities other than travel (festivals,…

Antiviral drug: An obscure plant-based antiviral drug is "highly effective" against COVID-19, a new study has shown. Researchers at the…

Since the authorization of the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines in December, over 10,000 pregnant women have gotten the shots, Fauci…

This is the way. Secrecy inspires trust and confidence in public health. Of course. A review by The Associated Press…

Don't read this https://twitter.com/statsguyuk/status/1356998482888970243 Epidemiologists urge the wearing of dark glasses - with two pair being even better - and…

Canada's expectation of vaccine dose deliveries has collapsed. Trudeau's plan to vaccinate all Canadians who wish to be vaccinated -…

Epidemiologists encourage your to wear dark glasses, preferably two pairs, and use ear plugs, to protect yourself against the surge…

A statement released by his family revealed that he had been tested regularly for COVID-19 between December 9 and January…

As new daily positive test counts drop globally, as deaths flatten and drop, and as hospitalizations plummet experts fear this…

Update Feb 4th. And the committee is holding another secret meeting. There will be no public agenda, notes or video…

New Delhi: One in two residents in Delhi has been exposed to the coronavirus and developed antibodies for the infection,…

https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1356591721728126978

https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1356316711331381248 More here. They intend to publish links to alternative data sources that are now available to the public.

Oh to be among the vaccine privileged: But many hospitals interpreted the recommendation broadly, inoculating their entire staff — public…

February 2020 - Certified masks do not work when used by the public April 2020 - Uncertified cloth masks made…

Analyses reveal single standard dose efficacy from day 22 to day 90 post vaccination of 76% with protection not falling…

While seniors wait, young, healthy, non-frontline hospital workers are getting vaccine https://youtu.be/cAAp0DmpCDU

Half admit they break the rules: People want to see stronger fines, punishment for rule-breaking, despite breaking rules themselves. Source:…

In December 2020, the operation costs per rider for WES was $108, compared to $9.32 for MAX light rail and…

Marketers say COVID vaccines create hope for quick return of in-person events Leans toward Q4 for restarting in person events.…

Questions asked - and answered - at Evergreen Family Medicine: If masks and lockdowns work, why don’t they work? Source:…

The team also revealed that the variant might have been circulating in the US for close to two months before…

If you are not in a prioritized group, then you are at the back of the line. Reuters has created…

We cannot allow good news to flourish: Meanwhile, the Congressional Budget Office said in a new forecast that the U.S.…

On Thursday at 3 am, the National Securities Clearing Corporation requested a $3 billion deposit from Robinhood. It appears that…

Of the 13 million Americans who got at least one dose between Dec. 14 and Jan. 14, 63% were women…

Dr. Stephen Hoge, president of American biotechnolgy company Moderna, said he's hopeful that vaccines can help the U.S. population achieve…

Understandably, we all use 7-day, or 14 or 15-day or even 30 day moving averages to review trends. This is…

With reports way behind - as in months behind - this suggests that today's national death reports are, in fact,…

Therefore, according to Carbone and his colleagues, a combination of vaccinations and infections should produce herd immunity soon, possibly by…

I've written about the pressure for countries to re-distribute their vaccines to other countries. Yesterday, WHO asked the U.K. to…

Another one of those 15-days-to-flatten the curve ideas that turned into "forever". They never had an exit strategy and they…

A long time ago, park staff would push a pile of burning embers off of Glacier Point in Yosemite National…

60% of Americans believe colleges should drop the SAT

A choice to vaccinate teachers early was a choice to not vaccinate someone else: Educators have lobbied to be prioritized…

The World Health Organisation is urging the UK to pause its vaccination programme once vulnerable groups have received their jabs…

Look at any news right now and you'll see stories about "new variants", "variant are here", "CDC imposes new restrictions",…

The CDC issued a new Order mandating face masks on all public transport. It is superfluous as most states had…

Reminder - I am brain injured idiot with no experience in health care. I make observations and ask stupid questions.…

Vaccination stimulates the development of immunological memory and protects individuals from infectious diseases in the same way that natural infection…

Johnson & Johnson board member Dr. Mark McClellan said that there could be enough vaccinations for the entire U.S. adult…

These have come far faster than most expected. Many thought perhaps by mid-year but here we are ... V-Health Passport…

Why you're seeing coronavirus vaccine selfies all over Facebook and Twitter - CNET If you read the instructions, it says…

The shots were administered by Hunterdon Medical Center in December and early January, at a time when only front-line health…

The Oregon Health Authority stopped providing biographical details for each death, such as age, county, gender, date of a positive…

‘We’re looking at probably middle of the summer, end of the summer before the average, healthy, young American has access…

Whoa - this is a huge deal on so many levels - Boeing confirms 787 Dreamliner production is moving from…

Cool! Likely doing chip design work there. Source: Microsoft poaches Intel VP for big new Hillsboro engineering site - oregonlive.com…

Higher up on this chart - towards the top - means your state has had bad outcomes. The Y-Axis is…

This would be another vaccine offering available later in 2021 - more trials are still underway in the U.S. Novavax…

True ... One critical sector is transportation, which generates 28% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions — more than either electric power production…

Previously, I transcribed about 1,600 Oregon Covid-19 death records by hand and discovered the public facing presentation of deaths was…

Am thinking contractors, local businesses, etc could all be in the pick up EV market. For one thing, range is…

Much to my blown out brain's surprise, Oregon today fixed the problem with inappropriate daily death reports. As I previously…

Pfizer Inc. will be able to supply the U.S. with 200 million Covid-19 vaccine doses by the end of May,…

Yeah, no shit: "We could certainly look back and say this wasn’t the best way to do it," said a…

Update Feb 16, 2021: An infectious diseases doctor in Utah thinks that Utah is beginning to see limited herd immunity…

A research team at Columbia University believes only 20% of COVID-19 infections are confirmed by testing — suggesting that more…

Overall cases nationwide continue to drop are the currently daily high (133k) is less than half of the peak (over…

The lack of an exit strategy has been an ongoing and colossal failure of public health epidemic management. When lock…

U.K. variantBrazil variantSouth Africa variantCalifornia variantChina or Wuhan virus Every variant has been named and identified by the media based…

The list of cloth mask deniers keeps growing: Germany mandates FP2 (N95) masks only. Austria mandates FP2 type masks only…

(Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday said it expected to report eagerly-awaited data on its COVID-19 vaccine early next…

Wrote this on September 18, 2020 but only now making it public. It is as crazy as it sounds, times…

That's enough for 100 M people: The Biden administration will purchase 200 million more coronavirus vaccines and funnel more to…

They originally said all decisions would be based on transparent science - while simultaneously hiding the data because it might…

Age is easy to verify. Other random categorizations (other than HCWs and certain "essential" workers via employer connections) were generally…

Source - Covid Tracking Project

It is becoming unanimous - cloth masks do not work: Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the CDC during the Obama…

Might be some contracted delivery issues still but hearing J&J's vaccine may be coming much sooner than expected: President Joe…

To determine the factor triggering the sudden surge of daily new COVID-19 cases arising in most European countries during the…

The coronavirus pandemic in the United States has raged almost uncontrollably for so long that now, even if millions of…

Source: Dr. Fauci: Double mask during Covid makes common sense, more effective The astrology behind face masks seems to have…

Moderna says studies show its vaccine is effective against emerging strains of the coronavirus but plans to test a booster…

Fatalities, however, continue to come in some of the largest numbers of the pandemic, with an average of nearly 500…

Hospitalizations from COVID-19 have fallen substantially in nearly every region of California to the point where, this past weekend, there…

If you want to be vaccinated, a little bribery never hurts: According to investigative news outlet San Jose Spotlight, Good…

With state officials saying it could take until June to vaccinate all Californians 65 and older at the current pace,…

Those 100 million injections will cover about 67 million people, Fauci said, some of whom will have received the required…

Am beginning to think the conspiracy theorists know more than public health epidemiology "experts" - has this been the goal…

"990 mile" range - haha. What a scam.

Source: US Currently Hospitalized | The COVID Tracking Project Page down for more charts. This is a great reference. It…

https://twitter.com/EpiEllie/status/1353063720339992579 This enables the privileged wealthy to outsource their risk to low paid grocery workers, InstaCart deliveries and so on.…

Update: This has since been confirmed by Fauci. This is "100 million doses" of 2-dose vaccines or 50 million people.…

A COVID-19 testing facility was torched in the Netherlands during riots on the first night of a strict new curfew…

I am so old, I remember back when public health "Experts" said protesting was more important than fighting a virus.…

Now we need to ramp up to delivering millions of doses, every day, 7 days per week. Biden's 100 million…

Under intense pressure from the vaccine privileged, vaccine passports will be launched and used, at least by business, very soon.…

We must hide public health data from the delicate and feeble little minds of the general public: SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP)…

The United States reportedly needs about 75% of people to be vaccinated to achieve herd immunity. With the current vaccination rate, the U.S.…

And this is from an RCT - double good 🙂 Analysis of the study found that colchicine resulted in reductions…

Why did it take until now for the "experts" to figure this out? "C'mon, give me a break, man," President…

Interview with Bill Gates, published August 2020. How do you think this all ends? The innovations in therapeutics will start…

California ordered strict lockdowns, while Florida 'trusted common sense' and now both have nearly identical case rates, hospitalizations and deaths…

Are they seeking an exit strategy for the doom and gloom? One possibility would be an echo of the 1890…

A public health "expert" tells the BBC that we may have travel restrictions in place for another 1 to 2…

Hank Aaron died two weeks after being vaccinated (he was very old). But this quote is stunning: He said in…

I would prefer to be writing positive things about tech, energy, transportation too. Unfortunately, I have a very low tolerance…

Source: Oregon reports 877 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 22 new deaths and OHA corrects slide shown at press…

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Health has updated Tennessee’s COVID-19 Vaccination Plan as the state continues to prioritize Tennesseans…

They've known this for almost 100 years: Confronting new, more transmissible variants of the coronavirus and a winter spike in…

Austria now joins France and the White House in saying that cloth masks do not work. Austria now mandates use…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has from the start said his coronavirus policy decisions would be driven…

Because financial losses would surely be a better incentive to ramp up production of vaccines faster than has ever been…

Source: Did shutting down outdoor dining contribute to California's COVID-19 surge? News reports indicate the science behind California's restrictions has…

White House staff required to use N95 masks because they know cloth masks basically do not work. During her first…

15 days to flatten the curve has now become "until there are zero cases". Teachers lobbied to go to the…

The hospitalization curve has been the most useful and reliable curve for spotting trends - and is far more accurate…

To put it mildly: Progress has been slow. Source: Coronavirus vaccine equity group whittles recommendations to about half of Oregonians…

The clown show continues: People in other priority groups skipping vaccination line at Salem clinic | kgw.com

Good grief. I noted this last April - over the span of 3 days the public health quacks went from…

Founders, executives and tech employees of all ranks, who normally are based in Silicon Valley, have been moving out of…

Not sure what this means in a practical sense. As noted several times, my expectation is that once the "elite"…

And just like that, on January 21, 2021, a major report from Canada concludes we need to "reduce the fear…

Paleontologists finally have their first good look at a dinosaur's butt - CNET

They acknowledge certified surgical masks are inadequate and will now require use of N95 respirators. Instructing caregivers in direct patient…

Bingo: Biden previously announced that his administration will aim to administer 100 million vaccine shots in its first 100 days.…

The findings of the preprint report come shortly after the U.K. recorded another all-time high of coronavirus deaths. Source: Covid:…

Several investment firms have suggested this: “Our view is by summer — by Independence Day — we will be free…

This is so mindlessly stupid you would have thought Trump would have done this: Accordingly, to protect the Federal workforce…

If this new procedure is adhered to, then positive test cases may start to fall shortly: WHO guidance Diagnostic testing for…

The stream of social media photos of celebrities and health care workers getting vaccinated has become obnoxious. I am glad…

Dave Clark, CEO of Amazon's worldwide consumer business, wrote a letter to President Joe Biden offering to help with the…

In reality, adoption of contract tracing apps by citizens was largely sporadic and unenthusiastic. A trio of researchers in Australia…

If you carried a cell phone with you near the Capitol on January 6th, the FBI will be contacting you.…

Microsoft joins GM in self driving vehicle initiative. To unlock the potential of cloud computing for self-driving vehicles, Cruise will…

Janet Yellen on Tuesday suggested lawmakers "curtail" the use of Bitcoin amid terrorism concerns.Yellen said cryptocurrency transactions were used "mainly…

Insurrection nounan act or instance of rising in revolt, rebellion, or resistance against civil authority or an established government. https://www.dictionary.com/browse/insurrection?s=t…

This part is likely negative for the environment: Biden administration will also pursue direct-consumer rebates to encourage American car buyers…

Hmmmm....: Trump pardons former Google engineer who stole trade secrets Before leaving [Google], Levandowski downloaded a trove of Google’s self-driving…

Today is January 19th, 2021. On January 20th, President-elect Joe Biden will be inaugurated as President. As can be seen…

This is an important paper, addressing the ethical, moral and hazards of public health mitigations including the enforced confinement of…

What the doctor is saying is that the masks most people wear are not very good, but if you wear…

The story does not explain how this works so we presume that sending guaranteed checks to everyone means guaranteed higher…

Does this mean the conspiracy theorists were correct? 2020 was a trial run? Geesh. Sir Lindsay Hoyle told a gathering…

If we assume all measures work, then we prove all measures work. And of course, we ignore the time dimension:…

15 days to flatten the curve, eh? “You can’t just say forget, no more public health measures,” said Dr. Anthony…

Yes! This is what should have been in planning months ago - finally! "Based on what we now know, we're…

The border closure is likely to remain even with widespread vaccinations, a top official says. Source: Australia unlikely to fully…

He called on wealthier countries to hold off on vaccinating their young and healthier adults so that older people and…

Given time, nearly everywhere ends up with the same bad outcomes - all the public health mitigations, at best, have…

The FCC Enforcement Bureau issued today an advisory to remind licensees and operators in the Amateur and Personal Radio Services…

LA's hospitalizations peaked about two weeks ago and the media is finally noticing: The number of new cases, however, continued…

The Oregonian points out that OHA is incompetently run and still has no plan for vaccine distribution: But communication problems…

It all worked until it didn't: LA issued strict mask and stay-at-home orders so quickly last spring it beat the…

Me, on October 5, 2020, assuming a mix of 2-dose and 1-dose vaccines: Many, or most vaccines, may require two-doses…

January 16, 2021 - Oregon Health Authority - distribution of vaccine doses, so far, by sex: Twice as many women…

Local health agencies are begging for more vaccine. Yet most doses delivered to the state haven’t been administered. The answer…

It's been a wild 24 hours of new information and changes in state government. Source: Oregon to start COVID-19 vaccinations…

Travel restrictions didn't work. Lock downs didn't work. More testing of travelers didn't work. It's as if nothing works, given…

Yep, its lock downs forever: “A big portion of the transmission has occurred because we are reducing our physical distancing.…

Why was this not being done last October? Now that Covid-19 vaccination efforts are ramping up, local health officials are…

The impact of vaccinations will be most evident in hospitalisations (from mid-Feb) and deaths from early March. Source: How Soon…

Locking people up like prison inmates was no better than less restrictive measures: The peer reviewed study, which was conducted…

Officially, my state says I cannot be vaccinated until Fall of 2021. That's the official word from the state's public…

"Lockdown" is a term used in prisons. After an uprising or riot inside a prison, the prison goes into "lockdown".…

Oregon and other states will not receive increased shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine from the national stockpile next week because…

The rising number of those infected has actually slowed the pace of coronavirus transmission, as the virus is increasingly coming…

This follows last week's fiasco. The two-hour committee meeting repeatedly veered off track, and specific recommendations weren’t considered until about…

American Airlines plans to offer COVID-19 vaccines to its employees at medical clinics at its hub airports once they are…

The state allows vaccinating nonresidents, which rankles some; ‘it lowers the numbers of vaccines available to people here’ Source: Florida’s…

Oregon's OHA is the state's public health department. Each day they announce a "daily body count". Many interpret this incorrectly,…

Microsoft, Oracle, Salesforce, Cerner, Epic Systems, the Mitre Corporation and Mayo Clinic are working together to define a "vaccine passport"…

The new clinical trial data shows a single shot of the vaccine "gives sustainable antibodies," Dr. Paul Stoffels, J&J chief…

Rent in San Francisco has declined 27% since the start of the pandemic, the sharpest decline in the country, according…

Remember, I am idiot who observes things and asks stupid questions. The low incidence of influenza is attributed to the…

In other words, the coronavirus will become “endemic,” a pathogen that circulates at low levels and only rarely causes serious…

Below is a chart I create for my state (Oregon). I removed the Y-axis because the number is not relevant…

To achieve enough immunity in Oregon means providing nearly 33,000 vaccinations every day for 6 months in a two-dose per person…

State health chief said the state appeared not be seeing as big a post-Christmas surge as it had expected. Source:…

FB, IG, Twitter and now YouTube have shut down Donald Trump.Twitter deleted Tweets from the official U.S. government account @POTUS…

Public health programs never planned ahead for scheduling vaccine appointments. Sigh. But Sarasota FL has a great solution! The 34-year-old’s…

Once immunity is widespread in adults, the virus rampaging across the world will come to resemble the common cold, scientists…

About 10 days ago, Governor Brown of Oregon ordered the state's public health authority OHA, to ramp up to 12,000…

Not joking: Los Angeles health officials advise some residents to wear masks at home as COVID-19 outbreak spreads

The prioritization schemes have led to doses stored in freezers and other doses being thrown out. As time went on,…

The coronavirus pandemic has brought countries to a standstill. Meanwhile, vaccinations have already started in some countries as cases continue…

On a recent post - which I cannot find at the moment - I suggested vaccine allocations might be cut…

Duh: The states' focus on vaccinating health-care workers and nursing homes has created a bottleneck, the official said. Source: Covid…

Source: Figure 1 - 1918 Influenza: the Mother of All Pandemics - Volume 12, Number 1—January 2006 - Emerging Infectious…

"Harvard Summer School suspended all study-abroad programming for the summer of 2021, citing concerns over the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic." Source:…

Development of global travel safety standards while acknowledging individual countries may have unique requirements at a given point in time…

This means continued travel restrictions, mandatory Covid-19 testing before and after flights, and travel industry's desire for "vaccine passports" will…

We need to get doses into people as fast as possible and the current scheme has been a fiasco at…

Now in our 10th month, 100% of the public health mitigations have failed. It just keeps getting worse. So what…

Administrators and young graduate students have been inoculated at leading research hospitals, contrary to state and federal guidelines. A 20-something…

The vaccination programs are a fiasco. Teachers are scheduled at the front of the line in Tier 1b in California…

Regarding the lottery concept, the idea put forth is to vaccinate everyone 55 and up. After that, use numbers from…

Perhaps there is a clue in this - may be lock downs are not very effective at stopping the spread…

Vaccine privilege is becoming real. Today, Denmark announced it will be launching a "vaccine passport" in early 2021 and expects…

Meanwhile, those of us at the back of the vaccine line (Fall of 2021) will be locked down forever: Denmark…

His personal account is gone, all of his past tweets are hidden or deleted Trump has now been de-platformed on…

The Oregonian newspaper, today: This is the 27-member Advisory Committee tasked with establishing guidelines for administering vaccines in Oregon. Zhenya…

"OHA Director Patrick Allen said in a press conference Friday that ordinary Oregonians could be waiting until this fall to…

The state of Oregon’s plan all along was to vaccinate health care workers first, the people who come in contact…

Predicted this on December 24: Teachers in Oregon may begin to be vaccinated by Feb 15th And just like that…

The headline on this article is incorrect - it's the policies, not the epidemic itself, that led to child weight…

January 8, 2021: TORONTO (Reuters) - Ontario is considering “more extreme measures” on top of the widespread lockdowns in place,…

15 days to flatten the curve!Ok, may be a monthOr two monthsOr three monthsUntil a vaccine is availableWait, we don't…

More in my previous post. Facebook has now banned Trump's accounts indefinitely on both FB and IG.

What happened today was disgusting: World leaders react to ‘disgraceful’ mob attack on U.S. Capitol - oregonlive.com This was insurrection…

My state largely suspended vaccinations over the long Christmas and New Years holiday weekends. But here, the Providence health system…

Oregon vaccinations - in the midst of an alleged emergency, the state largely stopped giving out vaccinations during the holidays.…

Disease model projections have proven close to worthless. Perhaps like a stopped clock, they might get close once in a…

Chart shows the total number of passenger for each week, during the pandemic. This is a better way of looking…

U.S. may give out two half-volume doses of Moderna vaccine to double the number of people who could get preliminary…

In Phase 1b, how do you prove that you are a defined essential worker in the defined categories? Earlier today,…

May 26, 2020 Japan yesterday declared at least a temporary victory in its battle with COVID-19, and it triumphed by…

Considering the economic and life costs as our elected and unelected public health leaders twiddle their thumbs, this is spot…

For domestic travel, families will likely continue to do so via cars and RVs. RV sales exploded in 2020 -…

This part of the post was written on September 4th, but not published until December 30. On September 4th, the…

And it is legal, just as "no shirt, no shoes, no service" is legal: Proof of a Covid-19 vaccine may…

Bloomberg has a nice state by state vaccine tracker to let you know where you state stands in vaccinations. Gives…

As I've been saying, this is not going to go over well: The typical American believes they will be eligible…

Biden's headline quote is correct at current pace of vaccination. Unfortunately, Biden can't do the math needed to fix the…

Oregon largely stopped vaccinations on December 24th with just 10 on December 25th. At this rate, it looks like the…

Elites gonna be elite: Mayor Woodby sent the email Wednesday morning shortly before 3 a.m. to all county commissioners offering…

Source: Flu Vaccination Coverage, United States, 2018–19 Influenza Season | FluVaxView | Seasonal Influenza (Flu) | CDC

And not just managers but also physicians and others doing telehealth and not meeting with patients ended up at the…

WASHINGTON (AP) - A huge study of another COVID-19 vaccine candidate is getting underway Monday as states in the U.…

The conversations are a treat for the astronauts as well. “You’re talking to someone and looking right down at where…

The woman told a Facebook friend that she skipped the waiting period because her husband’s aunt is a “big deal”…

Many public health offices shut down or reduced staffing over the Christmas break and test counts and deaths where not…

I deleted my last FB/IG app from a device yesterday. I still had IG running on one Android tablet but…

For months, California was the state that did everything right - until it became the worst: The Golden State is…

Previous: Immunity passports have troubling implications Tech companies pushing immunity passports Right on queue: The Washington Post advocates we start…

When a vaccine is available, that is the preferable - and safer - method to achieve herd immunity. Definitely. But…

I've seen some social media posts claiming there are no excess deaths in the U.S. in 2020. Here's today's chart…

When I saw this on Twitter I thought it was an Onion or Babylon Bee headline: OAKLAND, Calif. — California…

In a highly interconnected society, nearly all workers have been designated as "essential" by the U.S. government: According to the…

From the Covid-19 Actuaries Response Group, Bulletin #87 Basically, think of this as the "number needed to treat" (NNT) of…

True: ...Facebook has been selling them ad targeting that is unreliable to the point of being fraudulent.The documents feature internal…

The CDC announced its recommendations for vaccine rollout for Phase 1a, 1b and 1c. Each state will adopt their own…

South Korea was THE poster country for how to do everything right to control a pandemic, keeping the diseases tightly…

LANCASTER, Calif. (AP) — An elderly man hospitalized in Southern California for treatment of COVID-19 was fatally struck by a…

Travel restrictions, lock downs and face masks forever! Because reasons! Models have found that strict border closures could have helped…

Oregon reports 7,203 doses administered of a 2-dose sequence - so far. The number of "fully vaccinated" individuals is zero…

Close enough for government work, eh? Official CDC Chart, Dec 18, 2020 Official CDC Chart Dec 23, 2020

But it will take many months before we reach the end of this perilous journey, and the public is increasingly…

Once seen as a model for managing the pandemic, California is now in crisis. The Golden State is reporting the…

May 25, 2020: “Massachusetts is one of the best examples of how to handle this,” said John Brownstein, an epidemiologist…

The public health and political message is "get vaccinated as soon as possible".  Even though for many of us, we…

Congress passed another huge borrowing bill to put all of us in life long debt. A trillion here and a…

I'm so old, I remember posting this a week ago: 15 days to flatten the curve!Oh, may be a monthTwo…

Throughout much of the pandemic, California has had among the lowest case rates in the country, but as of Monday…

Incoming US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on Sunday warned Americans "to be realistic about the timeline" of the coronavirus vaccine…

I'm so old, I remember two months ago when Canada had everything under control - in fact a study done in…

Bull shit. It's to be first in line. Several government officials have vowed to take the vaccine publicly in an…

A study published in September, using blood samples collected in July, estimated that about 9% of the population might have…

Added #68 Dr Deborah Birx, earlier today, and #69 All Members of Congress. The list grows every day. Essentially every…

This information comes from the CDC ACIP recommendations updated on December 20, 2020. The suggested dates, in parenthesis, are my…

DJI products can still be sold in the U.S., but DJI is prohibited from buying parts from U.S. suppliers. Thus,…

Source: Volkswagen facing 'massive' shortage of electronic parts And laptop computers and smart phones. I've had one electronics related item…

Martin Kulldorff is a professor of infectious diseases at the Harvard University School of Medicine. His comments about the state…

Not saying this is good or bad - only that few seem to understand that "stimulus" checks are the government…

https://youtu.be/WijoL3Hy_Bw This is off topic for this blog but WOW. Incredible journalism. Stunning story. A city dying due to its…

It might not be until the late summer or early fall before the vaccine begins to be widely available to…

Very, very cool: First, Microsoft will continue to pay the wages of hourly workers of vendors that provided services on…

Probably not a good idea: “I liken it to giving the keys of a sports car to a 12-year-old,” said…

As electric vehicle sales rise across Europe, more charging stations are needed. Power grids are trying to meet increasing energy…

Awesome! BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese lunar capsule returned to Earth Thursday with the first fresh samples of rock and…

All the details are here - the only path known at this time delivers vaccines to the general (non-prioritized group)…

Just 10 days ago, the Oregon Health Authority said that the overwhelming majority of Oregonians have been complying with guidance…

Private carriers FedEx and UPS have cut off delivery service for some retailers, sending massive volumes of packages to the…

Germany and Netherlands are locking up their population for the next month or so.  France canceled the expected end of…

Tesla's "less than the cost of petrol" claim no longer cuts the mustard Source: Tesla Supercharging now more expensive than…

Just a few days I posted this: “Immunity passports” have troubling implications | Coldstreams Business and Tech The NY Times…

If this is true, this means inoculating about 1.6 million people every day, 7 days per week, starting today. Head…

Was reading up on something else which led to this item on the 1968-1970 influenza pandemic. Very interesting. The 1968…

I'm so old, I remember just a few months back when the media heralded Germany as a country that did…

15 days to flatten the curve!Oh, may be a monthTwo monthsOkay, at least 3 monthsWell, until a vaccine is availableWait,…

It looks like first availability of vaccinations is not until summer of 2021. What does that mean for when life…

Most public health and media reports say the pandemic only ends when 60-70% of the population has been vaccinated. Based…

Source: Covid 19 Risk Tool from Johns Hopkins University The online calculator uses data to estimate your  mortality risk, based…

The coronavirus is accelerating a significant tech exodus out of California, with Oracle (ORCL) announcing Friday that it has moved…

It's so tempting to blame leadership, but each country has its own leaders - and the same outcome is occurring…

Update as of December 3, 2020: The model used to generate influenza in-season preliminary burden estimates uses current season flu…

Airlines and politicians are promoting the concept of "immunity passports". Hungary and Iceland have already implemented these concepts - if…

“I think there might be too many M.B.A.s running companies,” Tesla’s chief executive says. Source: Elon Musk Decries ‘M.B.A.-ization’ of…

Today, I wrote our state public health officials and called them out for the lack of an effective strategy. We…

In Los Angeles, a Judge has ruled that the outdoor restaurant dining shutdown was arbitrary and not supported by any…

2020 models have been so bad at times as to be amusing. This looks like progress though: A new class…

“Any person with a history of a significant allergic reaction to a vaccine, medicine or food (such as previous history…

The UW IHME random number generator projects up to 1 million new cases on January 10th.  MIT has their own…

The CDC recommended Friday that people now wear masks in all indoor settings, with the sole exception of their own…

He was awesome: Chuck Yeager, the historic test pilot portrayed in the movie “The Right Stuff,” is dead at the…

By now, everyone is saying the same thing - public health is consistent, contradictory, incoherent, illogical, devoid of evidence. “It…

Doubt it, based on past experience: But Hannan says the US immunization data collection systems at the state level are…

On March 27, 2020, four days after Oregon's lock down when in to effect, the Oregon Health Authority issued a…

He will ask Americans to wear a mask for the first 100 days after he takes office and issue a…

The published literature says lock downs can be successful in slowing and delaying a pandemic, especially when done at the…

Whether these new restrictions will work wonders or hardly move the needle, nobody can say for sure. There are many…

A month ago,  I asked why face masks were not working and suggested it is because we wear face masks…

OHA acknowledges that in spite of nearly everyone doing exactly what they have been asked to do, cases are skyrocketing…

YouTube will ask you to rethink posting that comment if AI thinks it's offensive - CNET In other words, humans…

California Governor plans to shut down most retail business in the weeks leading up to Christmas. This will likely destroy…

Idiotic virtue signaling to the max: Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi and Jon Stewart have a pandemic-year message for fellow…

Does this mean the CDC is saying that face masks did not work to prevent the spread of Covid-19 as…

Facebook is accused of hiding job openings from potential U.S. applicants so that it could recruit temporary foreign workers (i.e.…

There's a web site for that! Here, members of the public compete to help the U.S. government solve problems big…

Wow. The Mayor of Los Angeles declared Martial Law: All residents within the city of Los Angeles were ordered to…

The UK has approved use of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine and 800,000 doses will be available, mostly at hospitals, by the…

I think my state (Oregon) peaked in new positive test results on Nov 21st, peaked in new hospitalizations on Nov…

There are, however, reasons to believe that R-0 will be very low by next spring but let's keep schools closed…

Kinsa model down to just 3 states still in an accelerating trend and all 3 of those may now be…

Here's the vaccine availability timeline, from news reports, sourcing to the US Department of Health and Human Services. Most vaccines…

Computer aided design (CAD) tools like Autodesk Inventor or Solidworks - are difficult to learn to use. Most available online…

The Kinsa model is down to just six states still in an accelerating trend of new positive tests (as of…

This list is huge and constantly expanding. Just added five more "elite" who said the rules do not apply to…

Seems this could run into problems with people who have experienced injuries, disabilities and mental health issues: Facial expressions and…

Update: On December 15th, the Oregon Health Authority reported 54 deaths (all of these deaths took place across about six…

I posted this on the blog in recent months but I am an idiot who knows nothing: "You're getting to…

Paper even finds that when new cases are dropping, there are 5.5 times more stories about increasing cases! Heh! That's…

Rite Aid said it will be distributing the COVID-19 vaccine [for free] at locations across the country as soon as…

Across the food and grocery industry, the holidays are starting to resemble the panic of the pandemic spring, when the…

The order, which takes effect Monday and will last until at least Dec. 21, exempts church services and protests, which…

For Sunday through Saturday, there was a 3.4% increase in traveler during Thanksgiving week versus the prior week. Which is…

There is no science behind this mileage restriction: Santa Clara County’s new restrictions will include a 14-day quarantine for all…

Almost everywhere we look around the world, countries and regions that the media told us "did everything right" eventually ended…

"The case definition is very simplistic," Dr. Ngozi Ezike, director of Illinois Department of Public Health, explains. "It means, at…

Advice to all children - you have a Fifth Amendment right to remain silent and not answer their questions: Next…

According to my state's public health department, in a report issued on October 8th, the state had an 84% face…

Too early to tell but as I observed earlier, the slope of the curve has been flattening. Caveats: This is…

From the US Supreme Court ruling yesterday, to this article in The Atlantic or this one in Wired - all…

Happens all the time. The night the Covid-19 zombies return to life!

Good news? We are close to "herd immunity" within weeks?  The record surge in coronavirus cases across the US is…

The criteria - four - is independent of employer size and whether the employee contracted Covid-19 at work or off…

This forecast site suggests the 3rd wave peaks in December - this is based on the patterns observed in other…

Airlines are an Americans with Disability Act-free zone: It should be noted that all airlines mentioned recommend that any customers…

Yep. Set the knob to 11 because other's don't go that loud: Resolve to Save Lives, proposed a four-tiered, color-coded…

The slope of wave #3 is still rising but it is gradually beginning to reduce indicating a slowing growth rate.…

A separate news story, however, says Qantas may not resume international flights until July of 2021: Australia's national carrier Qantas…

Good news - we are down to only 10 states showing an "accelerating trend". A few weeks back when I…

Those who have had MMR vaccine (measles, mumps and rubella), and in particular, the mumps vaccine, may have protection against…

In the UK, chocolate confection manufacturers are under the rule of law to reduce sugar in chocolate products by 20%.…

According to research at CMU, 89% of those surveyed wear a face mask, as required. Source: Home - COVIDcast -…

From the world of evidence-free based public health medicine: Gov. Brown says people should call police on COVID-19 violators |…

Public health is the butt of its own joke, but its not very funny: A pizza bar worker with Covid-19…

Alongside the scaling of EV production, GM expects that the cost of its Ultium batteries will drop by 60 percent…

A nasal spray that can provide effective protection against the COVID-19 virus has been developed by researchers at the University…

https://twitter.com/OHAOregon/status/1329872327622889473 https://twitter.com/OHAOregon/status/1329872327622889473 Over the past few weeks, the number of tests given has increased by 60%. As best I can…

If you've seen the movie This is Spinal Tap - you know what this post's title means: the rock band's…

Several states have now enacted curfews, because the virus is most effective at spreading at night, or something. Numerous public…

Of interest. However, if not already familiar with the concepts of how machine learning work, this still might be a…

This is wild. Slightly drugged out driver doing 100 mph crashes his (?) Tesla sending hot batteries flying into nearby…

One possibility that NO ONE wants to ask about is that all of the pandemic response measures may be do…

Killing another 250,000 people in the U.S. is the right thing to do, he says ... But the most important…

After two support cables broke at Arecibo Observatory, the facility is in danger of a catastrophic collapse, prompting the National…

Boeing originally failed in its design and implementation of the 737 MAX. Now, though, after long scrutiny and evaluation, it…

I see limitations or problems with this study but its conclusion is there was no statistically significant difference between onset…

This could be a legal mine field - Youtube to run ads even on videos that have not signed up…

Agree. “My prediction would be that over 50% of business travel and over 30% of days in the office will…

Source: National Center for Health Statistics Mortality Surveillance System Time will tell - deaths lag "new cases" by several weeks…

An analysis of nearly 500 Covid-related apps worldwide shows major differences in how much data they expect you to give…

This report's conclusions are what I observed with the eyeball-o-matic Stat-O-Meter since the beginning - there are rarely correlations between…

This blog has long pointed out that costs of automating work functions have plummeted just as the costs of labor…

Text of email from CDC to me, answering a question I did not ask (click on image for full size):…

TL;DR: a person is counted as a positive only once, regardless of how many tests they are given. Early in…

Samsung scientists have created an interactive slim-panel holographic display that increases the viewing angle for 3D videos by 30 times.…

It's LOCK DOWN 2.0 but let's re-label as "a freeze": The new restrictions will limit restaurants and bars to take-out…

This is an huge blow to the Chevy Bolt EV line - they have confirmed five vehicles had their batteries…

Yes, this is good news: “We might get a situation where reported cases of Covid in the United States fall…

Can energy usage data tell us anything about the quality of our programming languages? Last year a team of six…

Based on population per state, the number of new Covid-19 cases occurring in the past week is about the same…

I make these charts from OHA data and Daily Updates. In the following chart, the yellow line tracks deaths by…

40+/-% of cases due to in-home contacts, and 20+/-% due to close social contacts, mostly inside homes: Social gatherings seem…

“Travel broadens us because we learn by our successes. When you’re in a new place you are having all kinds…

It means that in its Amazon Go grocery stores, currently up and running at 27 locations in the US, people…

According to my state, it's primarily because of household and small group social gatherings (typically in private homes). Contact tracing…

Says Rahm Emanuel, former Chicago Mayor, Congressional Representative and former Obama Chief of Staff, said this in this news interview.…

A study by the University of California-Davis showed that in California, people with income over $150,000 per year purchase a…

Those who have taken apart the electrical connections that connect a 220 v wall outlet to an EV find there…

The title is a serious question. I have a computer located in the loft of an outdoor shop. The shop…

BMW has sold the i3 since 2013, and up through last year, also sold the Range Extender version world wide,…

Similarly, lockdowns, self-isolation and quarantines are remedies that have been around for as long as humans have been battling deadly…

The DJI Mini 2 quadcopter is quite a nice unit, and its under 249 grams. In some countries, that low…

A rapid coronavirus test at the heart of Boris Johnson’s mass-testing strategy missed more than 50% of positive cases in…

Oxford's School of Government is tracking government Covid-19 policy responses and will eventually evaluate what works and what does not…

Combines self reported data and information such as heart rate, from fitness trackers and smart phones to identify potential Covid-19…

"Kids who code early start thinking of themselves as people who can create. In the future, you can either be…

In The Price of Panic, a detailed, albeit already slightly dated, overview of the world's Covid-19 response, the authors note…

The results of the Nov 3 national election remain unclear. We do not yet know who won all races. But…

As in 400% too high: One of the most alarming charts presented by the government when it announced the latest…

View the number of confirmed cases COVID-19 in the United States Source: CDC COVID Data Tracker The duration of each…

Remember, Stay Home, Save Lives, Don't Kill Grandma - unless you are protesting or voting in which case isolation and…

A 91 page study was published by WHO in October 2019, just as the pandemic got underway: “Non-Pharmaceutical Public Health…

The U.S. hit almost 100,000 new positive tests in one day. Ignoring the false positive problem, let's assume those are…

For several months, the media - and social media - have repeatedly told us about regions, states or countries that…

All the latest on COVID-19 as Boris Johnson gives a news briefing to reveal details of a new England lockdown.…

Several months ago, I posted the following on the "Oregon Covid-19 Data" page (Since deactivated as I am no longer…

They finally removed all doubt. https://youtu.be/dPn6fT6BrcQ They apparently got the idea from the public health department in Argentina. Children are…

I have been perplexed as to why places with long standing face mask mandates have seen explosions in cases months…

I'm sold old, I remember when Germany did everything right. April 2nd: Germany has remarkably few coronavirus deathsApril 4/May 6:…

This test may be able to tell you have you have already had Covid-19. This is not the test you…

Looks like all of these areas have had mandated face mask requirements in effect since April-May - with fines on…

I have been pointing this out for months: In places where the virus is relatively scarce, false positives may even…

A surge in online purchases during the pandemic means that parcel delivery services are struggling to keep up with shipments.…

The desire of Americans to gather at events, including performances, weddings and parties, helps explain the steep rise in new…

Locally (and typical of other areas), 40% of Covid-19 cases originate from a close family contact inside one's own household.…

Ireland has become the first European country to reinstitute a nationwide lockdown. The government’s stay-at-home order went into effect Wednesday.…

EU is twice as bad as the U.S. You may remember that the EU did mostly everything right and the…

As cooler weather comes, people need to “double down” on measures that work, Fauci said. “Universal mask wearing” is one,…

If public health officials cannot tell you the false positive rate of the tests, the number of actual false positives…

I am so old, I remember when countries that had flaky electrical grids were referred to as "third world": PG&E…

Oregon - 7 day moving average of total daily tests versus positive test results. Data for most recent two weeks…

40% come from household family members and 20% from close social contacts: An epidemiologist says even though most are exposed…

Re-running this post with a few minor updates. Contact tracing apps do not track surface or air contacts across time…

Positive test case counts, body counts, by country, and you can see historical trend curves too. Just click on a…

Sadly, public health, as in my state, never made any plans other than to shut everything down: Nearly 8 in…

The magenta dots at bottom indicate when various parts of the UK made face masks mandatory, initially only on public…

Fascinating insights in this video. Well worth watching, maybe even important to watch. You can fast forward through it, if…

He is Director of the UCL Genetics Institute, University College London and this is his tweet.

Also tells us where the disease "wave" is dying off too - based on data, not models, not assumptions: Kinsa…

A Tesla battery researcher showed updated test results pointing to batteries lasting over 15,000 cycles or the equivalent of over…

I noticed today that there have been comments in Nature.com and The Lancet Respiratory Medicine about the false positive problem…

Costs likely to be $50 to $100 before flight (I have seen prices of $125 or more as well), per…

There have been reports like this in other areas of the country too: SAMMAMISH, Wash. – Sammamish Police are investigating…

The NY Times writes that pandemic fatigue has set in and people want to get on with their lives -…

Boeing sees the advent of the "mobile executive" and most engineering, marketing, finance work no longer need be done in…

Ministers are to reconsider vitamin D as a potential weapon against Covid-19 after Matt Hancock wrongly claimed that government scientists…

In the past we did not like shopping at Best Buy. Upon entering the store you were assaulted by blue…

We don’t know how well the China Model worked for the People’s Republic of China, but it failed in every…

How should the public begin to make sense of the flurry of sometimes contradictory scientific views generated by the Covid-19…

It's only a model. In fact, its the useless ICL model but whatever - study concludes that shutting schools has…

In the 14 days before illness onset, 71% of case-patients and 74% of control participants reported always using cloth face…

In May, Wisconsin Supreme Court overturned the state's "Safer at home" Order. In Kentucky, a Judge called draconian city-wide lock…

WHO now says mass lock ups of entire populations failed to control the pandemic and caused more harms than benefits.…

People who survive serious COVID-19 infections have long-lasting immune responses against the virus, according to a new study led by…

Today, Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-CA) made an ass of herself by telling straight up lies about the ACA, affordability and…

  Source: Tracking Our COVID-19 Response - covidexitstrategy.org In March, when states began announcing lock ups of their citizens, they made…

Face Mask, Public Polices and Slowing the Spread of COVID-19: Evidence from Canada, September 24th. They examined and compared communities…

Source: Rapid COVID test effort stumbles over risk of false positives | The Seattle Times The false positive problem is…

Saturday is World Mental Health Day, and decades of research show hope is a robust predictor of mental health. Not…

I stopped reading Ars Technica when I reached the last 5 words: The distinction between a program and an API…

NICOLA Sturgeon said it was better to "err on the side of caution" on Covid testing even if it means…

What could possibly go wrong? The social network said it'll add more warnings and restrictions on misleading tweets from US…

Settled ScienceTM As infectious disease epidemiologists and public health scientists we have grave concerns about the damaging physical and mental…

The extent of California's wild fire smoke today. Air quality where I live in the PNW is now "unhealthy" for…

Public health is a political activity masquerading as science. California, New York, Oregon, Colorado, Michigan, West Virginia and the District…

World Health Organization estimates that 760 million people worldwide have already had Covid-19. With fatalities at 1,045,039 as of right…

The BBC has confirmed the missing Covid-19 test data was caused by the ill-thought-out use of Microsoft's Excel software. Furthermore,…

Here is a video clip of a Walmart-based drone delivery of items to residential home. You may have to fast…

Half of the U.S. population is about 165 million people. Let's say vaccinations are widely available starting on February 1st.Let's…

The data shown here is from the State of Oregon and is provided by the Oregon Health Authority. One week…

Strangely, at age 61, my wife and I fall in the last 5-15% to be vaccinated. That's weird since they…

Then what is the strategy? None is described in this news report: Allowing the coronavirus to circulate through the U.S.…

Nikola has admitted the truck used in their promotional video did not work and had been towed to the top…

Just to let you know, we have TOP SCIENTISTS WORKING ON CRITICAL COVID-19 ISSUES: Pandemic practice: Horror fans and morbidly…

We view our own health care providers as benevolent and altruistic. Unfortunately, many of them work for blood sucking evil…

The unintended consequences of laws - the end of 3 children families. Abstract Since 1977, U.S. states have passed laws…

In this CNBC news video, the CEO of Electrify America says they have a charger within 150 miles of 96%…

3 days after official launch the UK's contact tracing app is a mess: Users who report symptoms but then get…

This might be an artifact of mass testing of arriving college students using tests, procedures and statistics that produce high…

This is a highly speculative article and their citation for the utility of random mask wearing (other than n95) is…

Per the order, anyone between the ages of 18 and 22 will not be allowed to participate in gatherings of…

California will ban the sale of new gasoline-powered cars to combat climate change starting in 2035, a move that could…

The latest: Fauci is optimistic one or more vaccines will be approved by the end of the year. Up to…

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Experts say spending too much time on social media can be damaging to your mental health, especially…

The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus topped 200,000 Tuesday, a figure unimaginable eight months ago when the scourge first…

2 weeks ago, my desktop PC died - it was obvious the liquid cooling system had failed (1 of 2…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday that it erroneously posted guidance that said the coronavirus spreads through airborne…

Proximity technology is controversial, particularly among some Americans who are unwilling to share personal data for privacy reasons and skeptical…

Source: Dual GPU Gaming Gives Up the Ghost as Nvidia Ends SLI Support - ExtremeTech

Oregon has released its periodic modeling update report. Shockingly, they say they have no data on what measures work or…

I have predicted for some time that general vaccine availability would be in Q2 of 2021, however I am an…

Day #8 of AQI's in the 400 to over 600 range. Was 438 a short time ago. They originally thought…

This post was originally written on September 18, 2020 but not published at the time. It has gone live on…

Global area burned 2003-2015, chart from NASA, based on satellite monitoring. Their data only goes up through 2015. Source: Researchers…

We are now at one week of Air Quality Index values hitting around 500 +/- each day. The outside air…

The false positives will overwhelm the true positives - how will they detect this? Testing has so far been used…

The Air Quality Index (AQI) is a numeric indicator of local air quality. Since last Thursday night, our AQI has…

This is significant: AMA, AOPA, EAA and Google’s sister company, Wing, urge FAA to Make Essential Changes to Remote ID…

On Monday, Public Health Wales disclosed that it accidentally leaked the personal data of 18,105 Welsh residents who tested positive…

In the past I had some comments on Neil Ferguson's disease model and have repeatedly noted its poor quality. This…

Read this paper by apparently well qualified authors. It presents an argument that we are near the end of the…

With wild fires out of control in west coast states, the new meme is to blame all of them on…

Disease models have been a fiasco from day one: We can refer to a natural experiment in Sweden for some…

I have been expecting a general roll out in Q2 of 2021 and am still sticking with that. We will…

Wildfires-and-solar-panels: The heavy ash sediment has been known to reduce power production by as much as 30% or more if…

Radio "Scanners" have long been used by media, press, and volunteer responders[1] to listen to public safety communications in the…

There are other published papers that came to this conclusion long ago - lock downs are useful for a few…

What expertise does the CDC have in this matter? To be eligible for protection, renters will need to provide proof…

Walmart announces an annual subscription called Walmart Plus, similar to Amazon Prime. But this: He added that Walmart will face…

Apple and Google, which built APIs for apps to use to do contact tracing have switched plans - rather than…

EPA mileage estimates are sort of bizarre. In EVs, once the range is 200+ miles, the more important factor is…

The national lockdown may have indirectly caused 16,000 excess deaths in two months, according to government analysts. The new report…

"We've got a tough year ahead until there's a vaccine," United CEO Scott Kirby said. "The good news is, I…

Select "Controls", then "T-Rudder" (should already appear in the Controls list - may have to scroll to the right) Set…

We are seeing in many states and countries that were the "poster child" for how to do everything right, that…

Some of the nation’s leading public health experts are raising a new concern in the endless debate over coronavirus testing…

Colleges are racing to sign deals with “online proctor” companies that watch students through their webcams while they take exams.…

A couple of days ago, there was the usual doom and gloom reporting about how it might not be possible…

Update: This says several U.S. states have rolled out contact tracing apps. Plus, Google and Apple just announced they are…

The Federal Reserve announced a significant change in how it manages interest rates by saying it plans to keep rates…

The model will only be sold in Europe and Japan, where it goes on sale in late October. Honda expects…

Launching a company, even in the best of times, is one of the most challenging exercises a person can go…

Health care workers, "essential" workers, those age 65 and older, and those with underlying health conditions - up to perhaps…

Page down to see the 14-day trend for each U.S. state. Most states are trending downwards. The most comprehensive visualization…

Blanket business shutdowns—which the U.S. never tried before this pandemic—led to a deep recession. Economists and health experts say there…

Commentary: I love Android phones, but Android tablets stink as an investment. Source: Don't bother with Android tablets - CNET…

Software development tools have enabled more people, with less training, to develop software solutions. Few topics garner cheers and groans…

Interesting idea - until the control link breaks. Xwing is testing a Cessna that's controlled from the ground, not the…

We have social distancing, physical distancing, six foot spacing, face masks, schools closed and more. But what if these public…

Some of the factors that shape the frequency and severity of wildfire in California, like drought, record high temperatures and…

With a confidence interval between zero and infinity: A team led by Northwestern’s Daniel Peters decided to have a particularly…

Millions of homes in California are enduring rolling black outs. The power system operator acknowledged that as demand spiked, due…

I would not have chosen the title "Lockdown Lunacy" but this long blog post conveys that the virus does what…

What I have learned in watching news reporting on Covid-19: Places that do well tend to eventually do badly .…

Update Sep 3, 2020: Oahu established a new 14 day lock down effective August 27th. Their Department of Public Health…

About 1/3d of people told to quarantine, don't - so next up is arresting them and forcing them in to…

Source: SpaceX Starlink speeds revealed as beta users get downloads of 11 to 60Mbps | Ars Technica Upload speeds were…

Southwest Airlines demonstrates idiocy on steriods: Their flight to Houston left the gate Monday, only to quickly return when her…

Can you spot the problem - this is a toughie - not... https://youtu.be/R-xmhA0-unU?t=53

This batch of manufactured vaccines will be targeted at low-income countries. Since February, the foundation has donated more than $350…

First chart is from the CDC, August 10, 2020: Next chart is from CNBC, based on Johns Hopkins University data…

Source: ‘It was chaos!’ Students get suspended for posting pictures of packed halls — now the high school is closing…

You just know this is coming - It's time to start writing future headlines in the absurd style media has…

In the data drawn from apps, each cellphone is typically represented by an alphanumeric identifier that isn’t linked to the…

“If you take cash, on the other hand, and you think about it from a purchasing power standpoint, if you…

The National Security Agency issued new guidance on Tuesday for military and intelligence-community personnel, warning about the risks of cellphone…

Sounds like we should immediately begin distributing common cold corona viruses as a protective measure, right? "We have now proven…

An IFR of 0.5 to 1% is  much greater than seasonal influenza and should be compared to the IFR of…

Source: T‑Mobile Launches World’s First Nationwide Standalone 5G Network | T‑Mobile Newsroom

All defendants have a right to review the evidence before them. When software applications produce a conclusion, then the software…

While 3x to 6x greater than a bad flu year, that is much better than the 2.6%-3.4% range estimated last…

Sort of correct but said with an axe to grind approach: The widespread view that fossil fuels are “dirty” and…

Called this about 2 weeks ago on my private blog. Officially the drop is said to be due to policy…

There are news stories, at least in my state, of workers protesting or striking against their employer for not being…

They were an ill conceived "great idea doomed to success". Seemed like a great idea but in practice, they are…

Their report. They refer to the pandemic as a "natural disaster" - much of the disaster is the specific (and…

Source: Cases in the U.S. | CDC This CDC chart presents a different perspective than that presented by most news…

Employers seize on slumps to purge more expensive, more experienced workers, study warns Source: Bye, boomer: the coming cull of…

Twitter's security was so great, only a teen could take over their entire network. A Tampa teenager is in jail,…

HobbyKing sells radio control model aircraft, subsystems and parts. For quite some time, they sold dozens of models of transmitters,…

The news is (mostly) great: VR, Steam, TrackIR, night flying, tons more. Source: Flight Simulator hands-on: Microsoft looks different 20,000…

To be released later in August, the new MS Flight Simulator presents stunning graphics and realistic out the window views.…

Looks like nearly all news outlets went with this fake headline. Some even said the U.S. economy contracted 32 or…

Nobel economist Paul Krugman, Election night, 2016, writing in the NY Times: Nobel economist Paul Krugman, July 28, 2020: As…

More than 100 MBA programs were closed from 2014 to 2018: Several U.S. business schools have closed their struggling full-time…

Reports to the FAA of "drone sightings", used by Congress and the FAA to drive forth draconian remote identification and…

Claims they've turned it off due to "industry conversation" about such technology. The tech is kinda useless when everyone is…

An Oregon man died - his family says due to an obvious heart attack but a post mortem test found…

Twitter’s oversight over the 1,500 workers who reset accounts, review user breaches and respond to potential content violations for the…

I originally posted this in an online drone/camera forum. This information may be helpful to a wider audience. Judging from…

The video-call boom means that, months into the pandemic, it is still hard to buy many webcam models. Source: No…

Source: America Is Reopening. But have we flattened the curve? - Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center As always, look at…

I am so old, I remember when Google's motto was "Don't be Evil": Google for several years has collected app-usage…

Newer Tesla EVs and the BMW i3 do not provide AM radios. The Bolt EV does but there are reports…

In my comments to the FAA regarding their NPRM to require mandatory Remote ID and data logging into cloud-based data…

Translation: Twitter had no security and still has no security over private information. Source: Exclusive: More than 1,000 people at…

When Youtube originally announced they would auto-detect music copyright violations, I noted that they could not tell the difference between…

This would be illegal hiring practices: The Big T is also looking for hip, young revolutionary actuaries to help make…

FAA stole a video clip from will known RC Youtube producer XJet, cropped the video to remove his water mark,…

Covid-19 tracking app sharing possible location data with Google Source: Covid-19 tracking app sharing possible location data with Google Smart…

This mandatory tax software (for tax filing) is required to be used by all companies doing business in China: Three…

Why does a GM web site page feature a Tesla and Tesla charging cable? GM’s all-new modular platform and Ultium…

The United Arab Emirates and the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre have begun their first… Source: United Arab Emirates begins…

Well before the pandemic, I found myself visiting local stores only to find they are out of stock or do…

My new blog with an entirely facetious title: Global Research Institute for Pandemic Nonsense and Rants | A diverse, international…

Several people involved in the events that took down Twitter this week spoke with The Times, giving the first account…

If you forget a password with Apple products, you have a choice: Receive a code sent to "your other Apple…

Read the whole thing  -  Twitter blog post update. It's pretty clear they still do not have a full handle…

This appeared in the Microsoft Store - and the video graphics that accompany this item appear to be from the…

The extraordinary hacking spree that hit Twitter on Wednesday, leading it to briefly muzzle some of its most widely followed…

This bad: A Twitter hack shut down key National Weather Service accounts during severe weather Wednesday night. Source: Twitter Hack…

Today, the entire Twitter network was taken over by hackers who then took over perhaps thousands of accounts and used…

This blog will be returning to tech focused issues (which may include things like smart phone contact tracing), electric vehicles,…

Update: There appears to have been  a massive hack on Twitter involving many hundreds of accounts, if not more.  According…

2035 is 15 years from today. Presidential candidate Joe Biden unveiled his plan to eliminate all carbon-based fuels for electricity…

Back in 2004 when I was taking graduate courses in medical informatics, it was noted that the mining industry spent…

The GPS-based contact tracking system was hardly used; the app will continue to have a Bluetooth "close encounter" detector but…

Public school programs have long advised students to pursue their passion. Mike Rowe - and others before him - have…

 Below is a list of counties that made face masks mandatory as far back as early to mid-April. All of…

In May, a report said Iceland had achieved the largest penetration of any virus-tracking app, with 38% of its 364,000…

Close enough for government work, eh? “If we would use the software only [to identify subjects], we would not solve…

In February or early March, if you wore a mask, you were publicly humiliated and the subject of antagonism on…

The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, HuffPost, and scores of other apps may have accessed your passwords and other…

TikTok app on iPhone has been copying the contents of the "clipboard". Now that your clipboard is shared across devices,…

The Segway brand will no longer make its two-wheeled, self-balancing namesake. Source: Segway ends production

[embed]https://www.facebook.com/GriffonHoverwork/posts/1746460335507483[/embed] Interesting concept, using hovercraft-like technology to create a "floating" covered area on a sensitive surface. See the above for…

A meme has been established that smart phone contact tracing apps need at least 60% adoption to provide any benefit.…

The UK has since abandoned its NHSX developed app and is now moving on to a new app based on…

France was one of the first Western countries to build an app to track exposure to the coronavirus, but sluggish…

Their Isle of Wight trial taught them several things - and the UK has now postponed the roll out of…

The Japanese government has pledged to fix within a week bugs that have caused its coronavirus contact-tracing smartphone app to…

Update: The UK government terminated its contact tracing app trial, on going since the beginning of May and will now…

Says they've identified a total of ... one person: The PM told Australians in April the contact tracing app was…

If you live in California, you can pretty much charge any EV, nearly anywhere. About 1/3d of all EV charging…

A software update allows Ford police SUVs to sterilize themselves. Source: Ford kills COVID-19 with ingenious car heater hack

Good explanation: Update on T-Mobile Network Issues | T-Mobile Newsroom For reasons unknown, utilities, communications and airlines are always incredibly…

The network outage was related to the company’s 5G rollout, Deutsche Telekom AG Chief Executive Officer Tim Hoettges said in…

These were very high level - executive level - staff who undertook a vicious harassment campaign: Ex-execs arrested for alleged…

No surprise: More than 7 in 10 Americans won’t use contact-tracing apps, data shows | Ars Technica With 30% agreeing…

Cool stuff: Plate tectonics vs. erosion—what sets the height of a mountain range? | Ars Technica And the answer is:…

One of the first national coronavirus contacts tracing apps to be launched in Europe is being suspended in Norway after…

To further improve access to housing, employment, and credit opportunities, we are introducing a new personalized advertising policy for certain…

Some countries have suspended all inbound mail (such as Peru, Panama and more) - while about 80 countries currently lack…

For obvious reasons, actually: GM CEO Mary Barra believes it will take decades for EVs to become more common than…

Companies switching to remote workforces will probably hire more staff overseas, outside the U.S. Source: Twitter, Apple, Google and Facebook…

Last week, Singapore pulled the plug on its own Bluetooth-based smart phone contact tracing app: Covid-19 tracking apps were hailed…

Told 'ya: Testing of the small devices, which can be worn on the end of a lanyard or carried in…

Source: Calculated Risk: Comments on May Employment Report Economists had forecast an additional loss of 8.3 million jobs in May,…

It's a great story—but here's what NASA told us. Source: Ham Radio ISS - How to Call Space Station Astronauts…

This is why there are numerous review channels, especially for high value items like cameras - affiliate marketing is lucrative:…

Many corporations moved large offices out of suburbs to downtown locations viewed as appealing to young millennials: And with each…

The linked report is a very thorough analysis of what is being done in countries throughout the world in regards…

First: India mandates workers use COVID-19 tracing app, France rolls out tracing tool and other tracking efforts | MobiHealthNewsThe WSJ…

Two years ago, Europe introduced the world's toughest data privacy legislation, putting on notice the tech giants of the world…

I previously wrote about covid tracking apps and that what a "tracking app" is varies tremendously by country. Please read…

Yes! This is a permanent elimination: The University of California board of regents, in a landmark move that could reshape…

Don't think it worked for me: There’s mounting evidence that brain damage has the power to unlock extraordinary creative talents.…

The biggest challenge for these apps going forward is adoption. The more phones that opt-in to the system, the more…

The shift to remote work has led some companies to come up with quick digital solutions for tasks that have…

In memory of Capt. Jenn Casey and the difficult times faced by the RCAF Snowirds right now. These photos taken…

According to the U.S. government: Energy efficient. EVs convert over 77% of the electrical energy from the grid to power…

Those of us who have seen Neil Ferguson's ICL Covid sim model have the same views as this computational epidemiologist:…

When people mention "Covid tracking apps" it would be useful to first define what is meant by "Covid tracking app".…

This is not perplexing but by design: Stock market has the richest valuation in 18 years even as profit outlook…

“The technology is more or less … I wouldn’t say useless,” says Gestur Pálmason, a detective inspector with the Icelandic…

https://youtu.be/aWl7kQZHZE0

Mandatory physical distancing measures, temperature checks and filling out medical history questionnaires prior to airplane flights, possible Covid-19 testing before…

I will not comment on Covid-19 and only make a few comments on the publicly available source code. This is…

FAA Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseMay 5, 2020Contact: pressoffice@faa.gov WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced…

Short-term rental hosts are launching their own direct-booking websites in an effort to diversify their business after years of mounting…

Clear as mud. Hilarious. Watch on her Instagram page or on the stolen version posted by someone else on Youtube.…

C. Medical Factors and Conditions .... The medical evaluation is designed to identify general medical conditions that place employees who…

DERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WHP) - The Hershey Company announced Friday that it is committing $1 million to acquire, install and…

A UK doctor posted a Youtube video claiming that HEPA vacuum filter bags contain fiberglass. That claim has since been…

Many people wonder why there are protests against lockdown/house arrests without stopping to ask: perhaps its because of the incoherent,…

Experts believe that at least half the population needs to use contact-tracing apps for them to work. The challenge will…

As I noted, every page on their web site should say "For Entertainment Purposes Only": Epidemiologists are criticizing an influential…

Students working on 3D printers are making face shield for essential workers. Source: When coronavirus created a gap in the…

This blog has received over 300 probing attacks from an IP address in Singapore that is owned by a well…

Selected text from my Grandmother's diary in which she documented the Spanish Flu of 1918 (as well as family life…

Toilet paper, like all paper, is made using a chemical engineering process. That means manufacturing is a continuous process that…

5G, where it exists, increases network capacity and might deliver a few things faster but other than that, the "killer…

A tourist who rented an app-powered car says she was stranded on a rural road along the Northern California coast…

Seems like they must require a "keep alive" (dead man's switch) to ensure driver's remain alert. Among other things, the…

Summarizes possible impacts to the U.S. and economic issues. CDC is planning for possible school and business closure mandates, summer…

Not cool: The jury found that Hytera had stolen trade secrets and infringed Motorola’s copyrights. Source: Motorola wins US$765 million…

It's also unknown if anyone will be willing to fly on a Boeing 737 MAX: Regarding the additional 385 MAXs…

Satirist JP Sears takes a whack at the Tesla culture with his humorous commentary. https://youtu.be/PLxPAwIeL0w JP has hundreds of spot…

The reality of life today is that life is actually quite good - compared to the past. (Poverty is at…

SpaceX may launch 30,000 more low altitude satellites added to the 12,000 it already plans to launch. OneWeb is launching…

Utility companies want to be able to make the demand go up and down just as much as the supply…

The vast difference in EPA figures didn't amount to much in the real world. ... When the  Porsche Taycan's first…

Should Tesla be allowed to remove features from a vehicle that's bought secondhand? Source: Tesla yanks Autopilot features from used…

Source: Congress could make EV drivers pay - POLITICO My state, Oregon, introduced state fees for fuel efficient vehicles, beginning…

Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Andy Levin (D-Mich.) on Thursday outlined a bill that seeks to establish a nationwide electric…

Last week, there was a problem with an image tag not using https. This week (today) something else happened but…

ICE vehicle engines, except in hybrids and PHEVs, run all the time. In an EV, you only consume power when…

The 2020 Honda Fit (using ICE) and the 2020 Chevy Bolt (EV) are nearly identical in capacity and general specifications…

Electric vehicles are said to depreciate in value 10% more than internal combustion engine vehicles over 3 years. When I…

Oh my: It wasn’t so much that the new app that the Iowa Democratic Party had planned to use to…

Probably because most techies live in sunny and warm California, this has not yet been a priority: “The complexity of…

This is reminiscent of the Volvo study: Some analysts think buyers don’t necessarily want an electric car when they buy…

One third of new cars sold in the U.S. no longer come with a spare tire vut instead include a…

EV sales have actually gone down year over year. And sales have gone well primarily where government offer deep discounts…

No spare tire. No jack. No lug nut removal tools. Most drivers are expected to call for Tesla Roadside Assistance.…

Page down the chart - prices range from 1 cent to 41 cents per kilowatt hour. Source: Electricity prices, June…

True: In truth, “FIRE” should be “FICC” for “financial independence change careers.” Source: What I learned about the FIRE movement…

In spite of popular claims that eating vegetarian offers a dramatic reduction on your personal carbon emissions , the actual…

EPA's Household Carbon Emissions Calculator has no choice for wood heating. Useless.

This is in Sacramento - that's California - they do not have real winters and they have to pull scooters…

It’s not that there is a lack of data. Instead, it is that the data are inadequate to answer the…

https://youtu.be/H6sPc9dFsGw Tesla strikes a  highway pothole in Illinois, flattens two tires and destroys the rims. Everyone else just whizzes by…

Electrified fire trucks: It can drive for up to 30 minutes on pure electric power, with a diesel generator for…

Tesla does not say how many times its batteries can be re-charged.  Since the number of charge cycles is dependent…

42% of Norway's car sales were pure battery electric, and almost 14% were plug-in hybrid. Tesla Model 3 was the…

Tesla said Friday that it delivered 367,500 electric vehicles in 2019 — 50% more than the previous year — a…

Nikola, a start-up that has focused on hydrogen and battery-powered heavy-duty trucks, isn’t offering many details about the new technology…

The FAA's Notice of Proposed Rule Making for Remote ID goes well beyond just remote ID. I have not had…

"For decades, the country’s driving pattern moved in sync with the economy. Now, we’re driving less even though the economy…

This graphic, from the International Energy Agency, illustrates the lifetime CO2 equivalent emissions from different types of vehicles. "BEV" is…

An average battery electric and plug-in hybrid electric cars using electricity characterised by the current global average carbon intensity (518…

Few people have any idea about the lifetime energy usage of popular consumer products.  50-75% of the energy and green…

In 2010 the U.S. Energy Information Administration published its forecasts for 2019 on topics such as oil and natural gas…

On December 18, 2019, my Internet web hosting provider announced they are shutting down in February 2020. I am now…

Dumpster divers are apparently taking clean, found items and putting them up for sale on Amazon - as new.

Electric motorcycles make for intriguing and affordable options, especially for urban and off road applications. Prices range from about US$2500…

Siemens proposes overhead electrified highways for long haul transport systems.

To replace the 10 gallons of fuel in my compact car requires about 1,700 pounds of Li-ion battery pack. This…

Spooks don't decrypt - they just make encrypted communications mysteriously fail until the target chooses a non-encrypted transmission method.

People want to feel good about "doing the right thing". Recycling is an example of a "feel good" activity and…

"The one thing we do know is that the biggest impact of most products is the manufacturing side. So if…

Politicians, who do not understand what they are doing, are likely to pursue policy options that are costly and accomplish…

Should you buy an EV? Should you install solar PV? Details matter a lot as to whether your decision leads…

Link to a nice article on EV charging technology and options.

Simple calculations illustrate how much energy fossil fuels provided, globally, and what has to be done to achieve "net zero"…

Most EVs with a useful range of 200 miles or more are sold primarily as higher priced luxury vehicles. EVs…

Among a decline in electricity sales in the United States, electric utilities "need a new source of load growth" and…

Most of the widely hyped drone delivery scenarios are not economically realistic and probably will not happen any time soon.…

Batteries are likely to be an important component of grid-level energy systems. Solar PV and Wind are both intermittent power…

Tesla drivers in Canada, in -10 to -20 deg C (14 to -4 deg F) temperatures, find their range drops…

News reports imply that our cars are the largest contributor of greenhouse gases in the U.S. In fact, the "transportation"…

Increases in student loan availability are a cause of tuition hikes rather than in response to tuition hikes. This effect…

EV vehicles targeting the U.S. market are primarily going after the expensive, luxury and high performance segments. Vehicles with appropriate…

3rd party insurance companies pay from $15 to $85 for your "free" flu shot. This is insane. Further, 3rd party…

Economics is about making choices. Wants almost always exceed our ability to obtain them, but debt makes it possible to…

New rule requires hospitals and insurers to make public the prices being charged for services. Oddly, the hospital/insurance cartel argues…

The State of California is curtailing government subsidies for high end EVs, and hybrid vehicles whose EV range is less…

Mooney Aircraft may have just shutdown for good. Only sold 2 aircraft earlier this year, just furloughed their entire staff…

Oregon to start charging far higher license fees to EVs because they do not pay gas taxes.

Vehicles from Ford, Toyota, Honda and others will soon be available with dual gas/EV powerplants, operating as EVs for local…

The MPGe rating of EVs does not mean that much for a consumer. Indeed, switching from gas to an EV…

This is so cool: "The Escape's surprise is the new plug-in hybrid, an intriguing model that promises an EV range…

Adding price signaling to health care, and adopting Indiana's HSA deductible concept, would dramatically alter how health care works -…

Far too many people think that Wealth=Assets+Debt, as they take on loans to buy nice homes, cars, RVs and other…

Grocery stores, which have already outsourced checkout and bagging to the consumer, are now working on building automated fulfillment distribution…

Standard wood sided homes with a shake roof are easily burned by wild fires. Homes can, however, be built to…

A writer for VICE got scammed by AirBnb rentals. And then went on to uncover a nationwide scam. AirBnb refuses…

Article about software engineering makes the untrue claim that the field was previously "dominated by women". That claim is false;…

On October 28th, a staggeringly cold temperature of -45 degrees was recorded in Utah, the lowest ever recorded temperature for…

Up to 1,000 cell sites dropped off line during PG&E's power shut offs in California, cutting off entire communities in…

Warren Buffet has noted that it takes 20 years to build a brand and about five minutes to destroy it.

The problem with reliance on models and simulations: "Model-land is a hypothetical world in which our simulations are perfect, an…

A case study of how a "no show" at a Great Clips hair cutting place led to a cascade of…

A new San Francisco city government office will be given authority over new product trials and product launches in San…

Popular travel web sites, and at least some airlines, gradually jack up the prices shown if you search for many…

Used to be you only needed to create a local account on your Windows computer but the newer Windows 10…

Less labor potentially means higher profits, creating an incentive for manufacturers to switch more production to EVs.

Software development has been evolving (no surprise!) Today much software can be written using tools that make development easier than…

McDonald's installing more automation, both to reduce labor costs and to trick consumers into purchasing more than they were planning…

5G is not likely to solve much of the rural access issue. Mainly, its a high capacity, faster wireless link…

The terror operation, per documents, is intended to start September 13th.

Contrary to urban myth, Apple has a long and substantial history of treating its own customers like crap.

Some are calling for a "code of tech ethics", particularly regarding social media and privacy issues. Where this is logically…

If your Garmin Express updater software stops downloading, there may be a simple fix.

Columnist proposes the establishment of a new government agency known as an "Algorithm Czar" to regulate all algorithms used in…

Vending machines are so 20th century. Robotic food kiosks, in this case, latte making espresso stands, are coming to San…

The new rules, to take effect in June, erect high barriers and costs to model aircraft hobbyists while doing little…

Researchers develop method of spotting brain injuries using a combination of MRI technologies. Many brain injuries have been invisible. When…

In the past two weeks, Amazon has suspended at least 20 used book merchants for allegedly selling one or more…

Wordpress just updated their software to version 5.0, providing a new user interface for editing. However, on some of my…

News reports say ISO proposes mandated training certification, licensing of remote pilots, flight plan logging, flight logging and maintenance requirements…

Check out the new floating robot on the ISS.

Long ago I used the literal cardboard Google Cardboard to hold my phone as a VR viewer. The Cardboard eventually…

Finally doing my own 3D printing - making mistakes and learning. But that was the whole idea! Making little mistakes,…

NPR makes an assertion that 1984 is when personal computers in the home emerged and that parents only bought personal…

India to require pilots of drones over 2 kg to receive certified flight training, pass a government license exam and…

The bizarre incident happened during the installation of an MRI machine and was a surprise to everyone except Apple. Source:…

U.S. Copyright Office gives okay to computer security researchers to thwart copyright protection systems for the purpose of good faith…

AOPA sees government fees for future drone flying, certainly for commercial operations but also likely for recreational flyers depending on…

Bloomberg wrote an article a few weeks back accusing Supermicro of delivering compromised server system boards that were used by…

Most everything we think we know about the Affordable Care Act is probably wrong. The attached 50 page paper explains…

This post summarizes the FAA's committee report and recommendations on remote ID for drones and quadcopters. It looks like some…

Pixel and Pixel 2 battery life was killed by Google's Android 9 updates. The problem appears to be related to…

Congress is on the precipice of passing a new FAA authorization (funding) bill that includes draconian measures on model aircraft.…

Contrary to initial reports, drones have been mostly grounded in the Hurricane Florence recovery effort, in part because of multi-agency…

FAA Administrator wants all model aircraft to have remote ID transponders. The Department of Transportation's Chief Counsel said the same…

(Bloomberg) -- As Hurricane Florence batters the southeastern U.S., a small army of drones is being assembled to quickly help…

If Democrats regain control of Congress, Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) will likely become head of the House transportation committee with…

Tech companies view themselves as "green" companies, but they are anything but "green". Until about half a dozen years ago,…

The acting Administrator of the FAA implies in a speech in Las Vegas that mandatory Beacon Identification transponders will be…

Ford Motor Company proposed a drone ID system that would use on board lighting to transmit the FAA registration number.…

How using a GoPro on my MJX Bugs 3 led to loss of control link signal and a crash of…

Abdoul Salam Nizeyimana is an engineer for Zipline, in Rwanda, running a drone delivery service to reach outlying medical clinics…

Intel introduces two new mobile CPUs with high performance, low power and integrated 802.11ac Gigabit Wi-Fi.

The Air Hogs flying "orb" floats in the air and is controlled your hand waving.

Consumer quadcopters shoot very wide angle views suitable for vistas and landscape. Photos taken from hundreds of feet away have…

Vodaphone proposes a 4G cellular=based system for identification, command and control of drones, quadcopters and other small model aircraft. Unlike…

Average cost of insuring a Tesla Model 3 is about $2,800 per year.

UK Commercial drone pilot Matthew Greaves spots the absurdity of YouTubers claiming quadcopter near miss collisions with airliners in order…

An Australian government committee calls for new - and more - regulations on the operation of small drones down to…

India will require that all drones/quadcopters/model aircraft more than 2 kg in mass to have both pilot and aircraft registered…

India gives approval for flying drones. Drones more than 2 kg in mass must be registered, have a government identification…

Back in 2015, UK regulators wanted to monitor all "civilian drones" in real-time, below 500 feet. In 2018, this is…

A proposed Ohio state law would establish prison terms for drone pilots involved in collisions are causing a manned aircraft…

To understand where Congress and the FAA are likely headed in regards to drone regulation, we look at public statements…

Contrary to what some think, you are not permitted to fly drones and quadcopters over people or over moving vehicles.…

Small model aircraft being used to chase birds away from aircraft take off and landing zones around airports.

Volunteers from many disciplines are continue to search for a missing hiker.

What happened to ultralights? And does this foreshadow what may happen to drones and quadcopters? I lay out a case…

During the summer, a quadcopter flying in a vacant field, crashed, and set fire to dry grass. Turns out there…

“A person operating an unmanned aircraft is liable to a landowner or lessee for per se trespass when the person,…

Intel has proposed an "Open Drone ID" standard that would require all drones and hobbyist model aircraft to transmit identification…

New sensors will improve the Mavic's ability to automatically avoid collisions with trees and other obstacles.

"High tech" and "bio tech" sectors see large growth in R&D spending, although it may be driven in part by…

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on the issue of government regulation: " instead of us trying to govern the government and…

The FAA and a few members of Congress want to remove the law, passed by Congress and signed by President…

CEO Satya Nadella has made impressive changes to Microsoft's organizational culture. I worked for Microsoft in the 1990s and watched…

There are two large issues facing the radio controlled aircraft hobby. The first is the reckless way that a few…

Why I am walking away from Twitter and Facebook. Or stated another way, "Why are we voluntarily signing up to…

Automated cars are having trouble dealing with the unpredictable behavior of pedestrians and cyclists. Some researchers think we need better…

Many new and naive cryptocurrency investors jumped in and bought digital currency last winter - but since then have suffered…

Google automatically rejects any resume with a typographical or spelling error. That is, apparently, up to 58% of resumes.

Ordinary people in the U.S. became targets of a bizarre, Orwellian TSA surveillance program.

The FBI recently demanded from Google the data about all people using location services within a 100-acre area in Portland,…

VR 180 cameras that shoot 3D may create a resurgence in 3D interest. VR viewers, including devices like "Google Cardboard"…

The IEEE is working a standard to rate the trustworthiness of online news sources that are frequently shared on social…

Turning off Location Services in Android has no effect on Google's data collection. They still track you everywhere you go.

We now know that even with Location Services disabled, Google still tracks and records your every move. The data is…

San Francisco has proposed banning company provided cafeterias and meals as a way to force workers to use independent restaurants.…

Silicon valley's widespread use of temporary tech workers imported from other countries could be fostering widespread industrial spying for the…

More than a quarter million comments submitted to the Food and Drug Administration about flavored vapor products were fake, according…

Data brokers compile health and frailty profiles that have wide-ranging applications for drug companies, advertisers, insurers and other buyers. Source:…

Many companies have moved from individual offices or cubicles to open floor spaces, removing doors and presumed barriers to interaction.…

Venmo declined to say why it makes full public disclosure the default setting, but a company spokesperson told CNNMoney that…

When face recognition is used to gain access to a secure location or function, what happens when one's likeness is…

When a blizzard knocked out lines and plunged his father’s customers into darkness in 1937, young Jack watched as his…

For Google, the consequences could prove vast. Packaging tools like search, and including them on Android devices, offers the company…

Ultrasound "beacons" are set up in various locations such as within stores. Apps that run on smart phones are constantly…

Anyone who has looked anywhere online - Youtube videos or just perusing online stores for model aircraft parts - has…

regulations in many countries prevent drones from fulfilling their potential by blocking their access to airspace. .... To address these…

We have been looking at different areas around the western U.S. for possible relocation and retirement. Looking at Walla Walla,…

Younger Americans are more open to the idea of creating a federal agency to oversee robotics than older Americans. Source:…

A new study found the average founder of the fastest growing tech startups was about 45-years-old — and 50-year-old entrepreneurs…

These fortress-like AT&T buildings are central to a secret NSA program that has monitored billions of communications, documents and sources…

I noticed my PC was bogged down and the CPU cooling fan has powered up to a higher speed. What's…

Specifically, consumers say they'd share more data with their insurance company in exchange for smoke, fire and water alarm systems…

I have an older HP desktop computer. I've long observed significant slow downs as various background tasks were underway and…

Veoh was established years ago as a video sharing service. Perhaps as many as ten years ago, I set up…

I just changed the password on an account that is not mine - but it had my email address and…

This is scary stuff: This is the week that the drone surveillance state became real — Quartz

McDonald's plans to add kiosks to thousands of stores nationwide to supplement in-store employees, transforming a part of America's most…

Finally, an 'umbrella drone' that hovers above your head. Not only does it cost a lot more than an umbrella,…

Authorities seek authorization for government agencies (including local police) to electronically disable quadcopters, potentially shooting them down electronically or kinetically.…

Britain has been moving toward shutting down traditional radio communications systems and moving all emergency services to a private "4G…

Existing 400 foot height restriction applied to drones weighing 250g to 7 kg (note the odd use of both English…

Hmmmm... Source: No surprise: Facebook to build data center in Eagle Mountain | Deseret News

A proposed class-action lawsuit alleging Facebook’s ad placement tools facilitate discrimination against older job seekers has been expanded to identify…

Finding this information was not easy but after searching I found a forum post that said to use this link…

A group of high schools in Hawaii have spent the past year studying physics, aerodynamics and learning how to build…

Ultimately, the geofencing feature was an impossible hassle to deal with - for flying the unit indoors - at my…

In China, high skilled tech workers become unemployable as early as 30 years old. “Most people in their 30s are…

They collect cell phone location data collected by all major cellular phone carriers, and then sell that location data to…

In a victory for privacy rights at the border, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit today ruled…

The tech industry, and tech VCs, act as if the most successful age for starting a tech business is someone…

Google, Amazon and others have asked Congress to require that model aircraft hobbyists be Federally licensed pilots and place radio…

Source: COMMERCIAL DRONE ALLIANCE CALLS FOR CONGRESS TO REPEAL SECTION 336 OF THE FAA MODERNIZATION AND REFORM ACT OF 2012…

Peter Thiel's data-mining company is using War on Terror tools to track American citizens. Source: Palantir Knows Everything About You…

Says M.G. Siegler, Google Ventures General Partner There’s something that has been in the back of my mind for some…

Yahoo spies on people who never consented to Yahoo's privacy policy. They say this right in their new privacy policy.…

23andMe wants users to rate their treatments for some conditions such as depression and asthma in a new feature the…

And a couple of months ago, Bitcoin would be worth $1 million or $2 million soon! Next up: Tulips! Source:…

SpaceX has a green light from the FCC to launch a network of thousands of satellites blanketing the globe with…

After a fatal crash with a pedestrian, Uber has suspended road testing of its self driving cars in Arizona, Ontario,…

Verizon’s public safety private core will be generally available on March 29. Public safety customers get preemption and mobile broadband…

Google could owe Oracle nearly $9B in Java dispute as the US Court of Appeals rules that Google did infringe…

I  have removed the links to the Facebook page for this web site and also deleted the Social sharing options…

I've written a detailed of explanation of the enormous quantity of data that Facebook is accumulating on each of us,…

A whopping 80 percent of all venture capital investment goes to just three states. That has to change. - Recode…

And just like that, possessing the bitcoin blockchain just became a Federal crime: Blockchain for bitcoin is infected with child…

Source: Uber self-driving car fatality halts testing in all cities, report says

A very decent explanation for those not wanting to read the technical paper: "There’s no easy way to explain Bitcoin,…

The story of how that Sudafed ad got to me begins at Walgreens. As I bought tissues and Afrin, I…

(I have changed the formatting to make it easier to read) This new proposed framework regarding drone regulations and categorizations…

Law enforcement agencies are now using systems, even mobile devices, that automatically and quickly perform facial recognition of subjects. This…

Why the Bitcoin bubble may explode when it pops: One reason for regulating blockchain-based cryptocurrencies, also known as digital tokens,…

Google in July will start inserting a 'not secure' label in the address bar of every website that uses HTTP…

One of many companies working to automate the restaurant business and reduce labor and benefits costs: Pasadena-based hardware startup Miso…

What is "Mail.com" Last fall, I switched my email accounts to an email service hosted at the url mail.com which…

Autonomous self-driving cars are continuously surveying their surroundings using an array of sensors and recording this to memory. In the…

I need to replace an old toilet and had to order one at Lowe's. It seems they only stock the…

Allegedly, both AT&T and Verizon have denied Huawei the opportunity to sell their Honor brand cell phones in their U.S.…

Study finds that 2 in 3 jobs in Las Vegas may be automated by 2035. That's just the headline. The…

Similar to Uber’s “God View” scandal, Lyft staffers have been abusing customer insight software to view the personal contact info…

This discussion by Charles Schwab & Co highlights that the ratio of workers to non-workers is dropping and may reach…

“Other nations have responded with smart, well-funded innovation policies like better R&D tax incentives, more government funding for research, more…

Over the past year or two, as block size limits have been reached, Bitcoin has evolved to become better-suited to…

The user was to select from a menu of options including "Missile Alert" and "Test Missile Alert", which were next…

Source: Google claims its Spectre and Meltdown mitigation results in no performance degradation | TechCrunch Intel posts a table of…

If workers can keep their jobs, they’ll enjoy higher wages. But rising labor costs are pushing employers toward robots. Source:…

In a free advertisement courtesy of USA Today, author Andrew Keen, who has made his living writing books condemning the…

By “effective” we mean, propaganda that is more successful at persuading someone to adopt someone else’s agenda: “What really makes…

Some of the best inventors I know didn’t have a deep knowledge of any particular technology. They had a deep…

Caller ID spoofing enables someone to make it look like they are calling from a different phone number than their…

[embed]https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/28/business/media/alphonso-app-tracking.html[/embed] More of our 24 x 7 surveillance society.

Per ComputerWorld, starting in 2018 and really getting underway by 2019, Android apps in the Google Play Store will be…

There are downsides to blockchain technologies and processes (blockchain algorithms power Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies): Each purported use case  — …

And it is probably used illegally on US citizens at airports

This cloud leak reveals the personal details of 123 million US households, revealing in-depth analysis of their finances sold by…

Just a tip to help users of the Android version of the Starbuck's app. If you try to make a…

Google phones track your location - even when you turn Location Services off, even if you use no apps -…

Apps play a big role in Android power usage and 8.1 will help you find power hogging apps For too…

Apparently so. Users of Google Docs found themselves blocked from accessing their own documents with Google telling them they were…

Having customers place their own order has been in trials - or already implemented - at many restaurant chains as…

I discovered after a Mac OS X update that my very old Nook e-reader app for Mac OS X no…

The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) just rolled out new research confirming record growth in the areas of robotics, machine…

New tests reveal that while one privacy-invading feature was removed in an app update, the app still shares precise geolocation…

Source: Silicon Valley escalates its war on white supremacy despite free speech concerns - The Washington Post Tech companies have…

San Diego raised its minimum wage very rapidly. Data suggests that while the wage hike benefits those with minimum wage…

In other words, Tor: Solari said Winner’s laptop also contained software that could enable her to access online black-markets and…

"WannaCrypt" is the malware that attacked and encrypted computer contents, globally, and then wormed its way through networks to other…

This is real, not a fake. This is based on the Face2Face technology developed at Stanford University. The facial movements…

In light of the global ransomware attack that took place the past couple of days, this is more true than…

234 Android apps have been identified as using your phone to monitor TV advertising effectiveness: The apps silently listen for…

Internet-of-things water bottle will inform you of your drinking habits Source: Internet-of-things water bottle will inform you of your drinking…

The audio maker Bose, whose wireless headphones sell for up to $350, uses an app to collect the listening habits…

Reno startup Filament is gearing up for high-scale production. The startup recently closed a $15 million round of new venture…

Of interest - you can now purchase insurance coverage for drone operation. Source: Insurance for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Drones…

Look around your home or office. To the left is a new Amazon Echo. To the right, your Siri-enabled iPhone.…

The suspected CIA spying tools that WikiLeaks has dumped have been linked to hacking attempts on at least 40 targets…

Are there any examples of consumer-level #IoT devices that increase your level of privacy? I cannot think of any. Does…

It’s not just ovens and refrigerators that are getting wi-fi, often bundled with cameras that let you see your food.…

Once products ship, the manufacturer is unlikely to see the product again, except for a few returns. They have only…

Our phones track our location, what stores and restaurants we visit, ISPs may track our web wanderings, CCTV and license…

Employers are monitoring employees activities across a broad spectrum of functions - including your health, your physical activity, even attempting…

I migrated my coldstreams.com blog to coldstreams.wordpress.com and the old web site automatically redirects to the new URL. In theory,…

Android Things is an embedded Android OS for, well, things, as in Internet of Things. Android Things supports connected devices…

Researchers have uncovered a rash of ongoing attacks designed to damage routers and other Internet-connected appliances so badly that they…

I will be migrating this blog from self hosting on my virtual server to using Wordpress.com. I have already done…

Android devices have an "Ok, Google" voice activation feature. This enables voice input of search and other functions on your…

McDonald's refers to the machine as a Big Mac ATM. The machine does all the work, no human intervention required…

(I originally posted this on May 24, 2014, about 2 1/2 years before "fake news" became a popular meme. Since…

McDonald's has started testing mobile order-and-pay after acknowledging the ordering process in its restaurants can be "stressful." Source: McDonald's tests…

https provides secure access to this web site versus http which was unencrypted. There is nothing on this web site…

In Silicon Valley: “Suddenly the mind-set became that if you’re a young kid who’s arrogant and disrespectful and doesn’t have…

This happens when wage and benefit requirements rise as capital costs (robots/automation) fall rapidly: "Wendy's plans to install self-ordering kiosks…

Amazon.com: All-New AWS IoT Button (2nd Generation) - intended for now, I think, be used by product developers who want…

I seem to run into many software defects, ranging from the amusing, like this one, to serious errors. I occasionally…

I will wait for the version with prop safety guards!

I lost Internet service for about 3 days this week. Bad timing! Once my Internet came back I  discovered that…

Researchers have determined a method of tracking individual users across web browsers. That means, changing to a different browser -…

Astronomers have proposed a global network of radio receivers to search for fast radio bursts. Their concept would use either…

US border officers are, at times, asking visitors for their social media account information, and there is discussion they may…

Bank of America is designing bank branches that no longer have onsite staff. Interaction with the bank will be through…

FedEx is looking at everything - replacing drivers with autonomous delivery trucks and small robots, integration with Google Echo and…

Yet another example of labor saving automation, applied to the restaurant industry: ... today Domino's Pizza opened its Facebook Messenger…

Recent IoT technology partnerships with three global packaging giants will bring connectivity to everyday consumer products. Source: Packaging Deals Bring…

The virtual reality industry has achieved - again! - that point in in the product life cycle where the media…

The post this quote is from is primarily about the Internet of Things (IoT) and the new buzzwords "Smart Cities".…

#IoT has reached that point in the product life cycle when we see the launch of rather silly products: Beauty…

Publicly pointing fingers at responsible parties may gain headlines, but it behooves the accuser to be right to retain credibility.…

I just published a tutorial on linking multiple Arduino boards over Bluetooth to App Inventor apps running on Android devices.…

Apple's main manufacturing partner, Foxconn, is planning to eliminate human workers from its Chinese factories in three phases —something already…

Watch the video of the first trial:

One step closer to totally a totally driverless service. Source: Self-Driving Ubers Are Now Picking Up Passengers in San Francisco…

Google today announced Android Things, its new comprehensive IoT platform for building smart devices on top of Android APIs and…

Adds more automation to the retail services industry: "Panasonic is introducing convenience-store checkout machines that can scan and bag items…

The largest union representing grocery-store workers has come out strongly against Amazon.com’s launch of a store sans cashiers, a sign…

NIST: (1) Considerations for a Multidisciplinary Approach in the Engineering of Trustworthy Secure Systems DHS: (1) Securing the Internet of…

Robotics systems are thus becoming an economically viable alternative to human labor in more and more industries. A human welder…

Here is the text of a letter the Chair of the FCC sent to Congress explaining the FCC's thoughts on…

Java C (but popularity has fallen by half year over year) C++ Python Visual Basic .NET PHP Javascript Assembly language…

Now the 5G, or fifth generation, wireless revolution is near, promising data speeds 50 to 100 times faster than 4G…

"In an effort to increase both production and quality, and cut down on straining employee injuries, an Oklahoma-based hand tools…

Creators of botnets want to rent them out for attacking targets: When anyone can make use of a burgeoning army…

Materials science engineers have developed a "metallic glass" gear system that operates at very low temperatures, without lubrication, and provides…

Our local Albertson's, in Oregon, removed self service checkouts during the summer. Self service checkouts have been seen as a…

"...fear has been replaced by a belief that automation not only holds the key to long-term survival but it can…

“Automation is not something we do simply to reduce labor. It's a more a factor of consistency,” Burton said. “In…

Source: Retailers looking to save on labor costs turn to automation $15 per hour minimum wage, $4 to 5$ hour…

In a move taken by few other nations, it [new law] requires telecommunications companies to store for a year the…

Most (nearly all?) virtual reality viewers available online can not be used by those who need to wear eyeglasses, which…

Web site: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/iot

'Some polymer fiber materials, including highly oriented nylon, have an unusual property: When heated, “they shrink in length but expand…

Next Thursday at UW CSE or view remotely: http://www.cs.washington.edu/events/colloq_info UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON Computer Science and Engineering COLLOQUIUM SPEAKER:   David Kotz,…

Patel, P., & Cassou, D. (2015). Enabling high-level application development for the Internet of Things. Journal of Systems and Software,…

Perera, C., Ranjan, R., Wang, L., Khan, S. U., & Zomaya, A. Y. (2015). Privacy of big data in the…

"Apple raked in 91% of of the $9.4 billion profits the global smartphone market generated in the third quarter, according…

Data collection on industrial equipment usage can lead to improved maintenance scheduling, adding life to equipment and decreasing downtime due…

Gorlatova, M., Sarik, J., Grebla, G., Cong, M., Kymissis, I., Zussman, G. (2014). Movers and Shakers: Kinetic Energy Harvesting for…

I am reading through a number of published, peer-reviewed papers that are related to the Internet of Things topic. Rather…

"Next year will see sports stadiums integrating far more digital technology, including AR systems, and services into their infrastructure to…

"Marketing data is evolving: from the generic to the specific; from market trends to individual habits and from historic actions…

Some commentators prefer to use the term ‘internet of everything’ rather than ‘internet of things’. This makes sense considering we…

Facebook, Google and now Verizon are instead accelerating their tracking efforts, despite privacy concerns appearing consistently in the top reasons…

Sensors could also be utilized for advanced security and safety features in case of fire or intruder. AlertTracks the real-time movement…

Great anecdotal story of a mobile app marketing campaign: ultra-hip Guatemalan shoe retailer Meat Pack ran an unusual promotion via…

The concept is that #IoT devices will share sufficient information about their usage that marketeers will be able to optimize…

Most everyone is familiar with Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11 standards) and most are likely also familiar with Bluetooth wireless. Far fewer…

I like this theme better than what I was using; however, there are many details yet to go through to…

Internet of Things (IoT) messaging using Arduinos and Raspberry Pi's requires low overhead, rich protocols such as MQTT Source: Internet…

HitchHike consumes 10,000 times less current than WiFi radios. It can operate for years on a simple coin battery, but…

Source: CHDK Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia If you have a Canon PowerShot camera, a great and fun software…

Spotted at a National Park. Cell phone WiFi signals are being used, optionally, to determine movement and locations of people…

Spotted by me, recently: As labor and benefits costs rise - and tech costs fall - we will see much more…

Source: Intel invented a way for a single operator to fly hundreds of drones at once - Recode

The former CEO says Microsoft got into the mobile device market too late Source: Steve Ballmer Says Smartphones Broke His Relationship With…

Wireless “smart” devices may be the tech wave of the future, but researchers have found flaws that let hackers spread…

Dennis Ritchie, the creator of the C programming language and co-developer of the Unix operating system passed away on October…

This is total awesomeness! The application of robotics to assist those subject to physical disabilities: It’s not only engineers who…

Amazon uses 45,000 small robots at about one-third of its U.S. warehouses to automate order processing. The robots look like…

Click the link for the funny cartoon 🙂 Source: 05_klossnerj_internetofthings_03-24-2014-100535431-orig.jpg (1404×1006) Imagine when you have to reboot the stove before you…

Source: ‘Industry 4.0’ comes to B.C.: Smart machines and Internet of Things change the workplace IOT changes everything for service…

Almost all countries on earth now have Internet of Things devices infected with Mirai. Source: Internet of Things Malware Has…

When the going gets tough, the tough form a committee Source: The EU’s latest idea to secure the Internet of…

We, like many, have been  hit by extraordinary price hikes under ObamaCare. ObamaCare began in 2014. Since the first year,…

The kit is available for pre-order as a KickStarter project, shipping in June 2017. Source: Arduino unleashes a serious Internet…

By measuring subtle changes in breathing and heart rhythms, EQ-Radio is 87 percent accurate at detecting if a person is…

And even if they can be updated, consumers and customers must visit the manufacturer's web site, download a patch and…

IDC’s report found that IoT adoption was on the low side in the healthcare and utility industries, mainly because of…

"You will see completely lights out factories for manufacturing," said Rowan Trollope, senior vice president and general manager of Cisco…

Preliminary indications are that the DDoS attack used, in part, a network of unsecured IoT devices. The 620 Gbps DDoS…

If I understand this, the Court is saying that technical descriptions of "something" are not considered "free speech". That could…

The key take away is that "additive manufacturing" is moving from the rapid prototyping of parts stage into a new…

Ultimately, it means P&G's signature products, such as Tide detergent and Pampers diapers, will be made in fewer, but larger…

Automation systems such as packaging and labeling systems, medication dispensing system, storage and retrieval systems, table-top counters and compounding systems…

"The industrial IoT will change nearly every industry, including transportation, medical, power, oil and gas, agriculture and more. It will…

Getting a handle on the profound effect on how trucks are spec’ed, operated and maintained now and into the future…

Based on a survey of 4,500 participants in businesses having at least 100 employees in 25 countries. 55% say IOT…

Everyone has heard of the "Baby boom" generation, defined as those born between 1946 and 1964.  The grouping was arbitrarily…

That is the actual future of software development: It will become so easy and second nature, that for ordinary tasks…

"Google, which has hired workers from Flatiron and other academies, recently studied the efficacy of coding camps. The company found…

Search giant seeks experimental authorization for the 3.5GHz band to conduct testing in up to 24 US areas. Source: Google…

Cars already include many sensors. Some of these sensors are used to display driving (e.g. speed, fuel) and maintenance information…

"While autonomous vehicles hold great promise for reducing traffic accidents, Mr. Murdock wondered if they would be programmed to protect…

When does a connected IoT device die? Does it continue to transmit data somewhere? The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently…

Applications include improved navigation and efficiency, asset tracking, and equipment monitoring for maintenance scheduling (a huge money saver): The industrial…

With high tech readily available "off the shelf" and probably from an outsourced cloud service, what is the role of…

AT&T is now using drones to inspect its cellular towers and foresees them as a way to beef up its…

At our homes, we generally have no idea how much electricity, gas or water we are consuming - until we…

Nordic Semiconductor, a leading provider of ultra low power wireless connectivity, today announces the development of a low power LTE…

"The FCC today adopted new rules for wireless broadband operations in frequencies above 24 GHz, making the United States the…

The latest edition of Vodafone’s annual Internet of Things Barometer suggests that the IoT commands as much attention as cloud…

One of the most anticipated benefits of IoT for marketers is its potential - through the use of sensors -…

The Internet of Things (IoT) is often marketed as a consumer-based technology phenomenon that will combine the potential of low-cost…

IBM and AT&T said they will combine their cloud and Internet of Things (IoT) platforms to make them interoperable and…

“The very nature of hacking dictates that people will find the new and innovative hacking targets, such as hacking into…

Depends on how you define Internet of Things! Broadly defined, "smart devices" in business and the home will be a…

Why not? This is a fascinating application - linking a hearing aid directly to smoke alarms, "doorbells, baby alarms" and…

A world of IOT sensors depends on the reliability of the sensors and the sensor network to deliver accurate metrics…

AMD and Nvidia already preparing for 8K (7680*4320) UHD displays | KitGuru. Related articles Sharp unveils world's first 'full-spec' 8K…

In about six months time, teen usage of Facebook drops from 72% to 45%, and 29% to 12% on Google+.…

Sample titles used: Computer scientist Software developer Software engineer Engineer Computer Engineer Development engineer Web developer Mobile applications developer (and…

Facebook Experiments With Disappearing Posts. Enables you to post something with an expiration date and time. Many users of FB…

Some have been saying online courses do not work but an MIT study finds otherwise: Massive open online courses are…

The thesis is that we are "addicted to experts" and when listening to experts, some research shows we basically stop…

Study: Social media users shy away from opinions | Technology | KATU.com - Portland News, Sports, Traffic Weather and Breaking…

According to the University of Salford's study, 5 out of 10 respondents said using Facebook and Twitter makes their lives…

Is On-the-Job Training Still Worth It for Companies? - Businessweek. The relationship between employers and employees is such that jobs…

This link describes the problem: Chrome: sandboxed processes are killing my b… | Nexus 5 | XDA Forum.   Periodically, Chrome launches…

Here is the full report: Ineffective Planning and Oversight Practices Underscore the Need for Improved Contract Management (PDF) I do not have…

Why I quit Facebook and we are sharing much more than you think | LinkedIn. As of today, the above…

As the cost of labor increases, investing in fixed cost capital improvements like robotics and self order systems becomes an…

Cover Oregon ran Oregon's failed online health insurance market; it never enrolled a private individual and is being abandoned in…

Awesome news - Today, Glencoe High School's "Shockwave" FIRST Robotics Team #4488 was a Silver medalist in the Galileo division…

The system, developed by Oracle, never worked. Having spent $248 million, the State will dump the entire project and spend…

Historically, programming could be described as labor intensive, time consuming, error prone - and delivering projects late with defects and…

Good news and bad news: Reflections on Using AppInventor to Teach First-year Programming | blog@CACM | Communications of the ACM. MIT…

The decline in the labor force participation rate is worrisome: The Demise Of The American Dream In 2 Charts | Zero…

Newsweek has posted a cover story by Leah McGrath Goodman, claiming to have located the inventor of Bitcoin, publishing a…

Front Page | Explore MIT App Inventor. App Inventor is perhaps the fastest and easiest way to develop custom Android…

Different facilities and doctors use different terminology to describe the same things which makes the exchange of patient data difficult:…

Update: Multiple updates, below. Today (November 11) I received a reply from Google that says in order to change my…

Google has updated the Maps app for Android. The update says the app now requires access to your contacts list.…

Look for insurance savings - San Francisco Chronicle. By 2022, the typical family will pay 1/3d of their income to…

Ask The Headhunter: The Talent Shortage Myth and Why HR Should Get Out of the Hiring Business | The Business…

Self-Published Authors Say ‘Don’t Overcharge for E-Books’ | Creatives at Work. Interesting but this conclusion appears to be based on…

Computing Now | Putting the Engineering into Software Engineering Education. (I have an undergrad degree in computer science and one…

I dreamed up some ideas about this a few years back: Design and Development: Robotics Teams Compete for Best Robotic Snowplow…

Good ideas! How to Use Contests and Giveaways to Get User-Generated Content. User generated content contests - and voting polls -…

In light of Instagram's new policy to license out user's photos for ads, without specific permission or compensation, users are…

Startups: never have so many understood so little about the statistics of variance present in the outcomes of small samples.…

RailsInstaller. I am just starting to learn Ruby on Rails, the web development software and tools. I started with Michael…

CoolBusinessIdeas.com | Square Credit Card Reader. Phones will be increasingly connected to external devices and the Internet of things. This…

I need to finish my hovercraft (really): His resume includes crab fisherman and maker of a hovercraft that looks like…

Digital Rights Management and 3D Printing. [caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] English: RepRap v.2 'Mendel' open-source FDM 3D printer (Photo credit:…

Unfortunately, the battery life of smart phones, relative to feature phones or plain old mobile phones, is very poor. Whereas…

This past Saturday I attended an IEEE Computer Society-Seattle sponsored seminar on future trends in information systems and technology. Speakers…