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I had this question too: What is % benefit of mask wearing to someone who is vaxxed and has had Covid?
This person asks about prior infection, and not tripled vaxxed + Covid infection. If you are triple or quadruple vaxxed,…
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Great example of randomness of Covid protection rules
A huge event in Chicago (C2E2) run by Reed Pop Entertainment on Aug 5-7, where community Covid risk is HIGH,…
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CNN publishes fake opinion column
This is a lie and CNN fell for it:But the decisions of some parents not to vaccinate their children don't…
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Book publishers seek to tax the used book market, may use NFTs
Pearson's CEO Andy Bird told reporters moving to the blockchain and NFTs would allow the textbook publisher to get sales…
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Good: vaccinated, boosted and had Covid?
If you’re generally healthy, fully vaccinated and boosted and have recently recovered from a breakthrough infection, you are currently about…
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Cool! CDC says Covid can be used to treat TBI, anxiety and depression in children
And to treat asthma in ages 12-17 or chronic kidney disease among 2-4 year olds! Is there anything Covid can't…
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Sun’s Upcoming Peak of Sunspot and Solar Flare Activity Could Set Records – CNET
I am not a fan of massive modeling exercises to predict the future - as documented on this blog the…
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I had just two: “Which Vaccines Did I Get As a Kid? Polio, Measles, Tetanus and 13 More”
Kids in the US typically get vaccinated against 16 diseases by the time they're grown. Protection ranges from 6 months…
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Perhaps the most important Tweets I have ever read on Twitter
I am cutting back use of Twitter as most of the stuff there is garbage, increasingly from hysterical people living…
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College student loan forgiveness has little to do with loans
The goal is that college tuition be free and 100% socialized. Once other taxpayers pay off the loans of the…
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Restaurants using robotic cooking systems
As I have been predicting for several years: Robots have been making their way into kitchens nationwide as the technology…
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Twitter is out of control
Twitter is filled with posts all saying the same words suggesting a bot net attack: And then this, which I've…
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Car makers want all cars to be rented by the month
BMW starts selling heated seat subscriptions for $18 a month - The Verge Customer ownership does not optimize continuing revenue.…
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Inflation will be mild and temporary, said the experts: “Inflation rose 9.1% in June, even more than expected”
Expertise has committed mass suicide the past 2 1/2 years. Mild and temporary. Right. The consumer price index, soared 9.1%…
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The incredible shrinking product sizes
I'm so old, I remember when our technocratic elite said it would be just 15 days to flatten the curve.…
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The incredible shrinking city of San Francisco
From April 2020 to July 2021, the city lost nearly 7% of its population, going from 873,965 to 815,201 residents…
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Massive telecom outage cripples Canada on July 7-8
"We're talking about moving into the Metaverse. We're still in the dinoverse unfortunately, and this is pretty bad for Canada…
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Self-inflicted problem: Semiconductor industry can’t find enough electronics engineers
Pay and job security has not been the greatest for some in the EE field. While the global chip shortage…
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93-95% of US will eventually have gotten Covid
"They’re as transmissible as measles which is one of the most contagious viruses out there. I think most people can…
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Calling bullshit on this: NetZero life by 2030?
The year is 2030. Thanks to accelerated cross-sector innovation, low-carbon lifestyles have become the norm. We enjoy energy-efficient homes attuned…
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EU to require speed limit alerts in cars
Mine already does this - it's a Garmin map/navigation unit and it beeps if we go X miles an hour…
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Follow up in fall of 2022: “Get Ready for the Forever Plague | The Tyee” – a wonderful work of fiction writing?
The theory espoused by the Tyee writer is disconnected from immunological science. He says: Public health officials’ COVID complacency has…
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During the pandemic, government spending rose to one-third of personal income, before declining
Source Transfer payments are payment made without a contemporary and corresponding delivery of a good or service. In other words,…
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Zoning changes: Goal is to make U.S. cities similar to old European cities
At the core of this housing supply action plan is a federal push to budge local zoning codes that restrict…
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Prices paid to health care providers by insurers about to become public information
Everyone will know everyone else's business: for example, how much insurers Aetna and Humana pay the same surgery center for…
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Short product life: why I switched from Mac to Windows-based PCs
Over the years I owned an original Mac notebook (1999 time frame), a dual processor G4 desktop, and later 2…
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This is America – Happy Independence Day
This, below, is America, not the constant drumbeat of horrible, terrible scary news trumpeted by the media as they seek…
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Cryptocurrencies lose huge values in June 2022
Bitcoin just finished its worst month on record, losing more than 38% of its value in June, as of Thursday afternoon. Ether, the…
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By age 23, climate/fossil fuels protester has spent 5 years traveling the world to exotic locations
The female protestor who sparked fury today when she glued herself to priceless artwork in the National Gallery has been…
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Many cryptocurrencies have crashed
DAPS Coin, this morning from Coinbase. Cryptocurrency and block chain makes sense to me, for many applications, including security and…
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Follow up: Monkeypox projection made May 24, 2022
May 24, 2022: Forecast for monkeypox case growth to 300 million by end of June 2022 and everyone on the…
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Legal Problems with Drone Detection and Defense Systems
Trying to stop bad drones? This article dives into the different types of counter drone systems (drone jammer, anti-drone gun,…
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That is high priced EV charging
Fast charging for a feeI stopped at a different station the next day to try fee-based fast charging using another…
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Fascinating: SARS-CoV-2 appears to rely on body fat to cause disease
This lab finding could explain why some have bad outcomes with Covid-19: The virus that causes COVID-19 undertakes a massive…
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“IBM settles age discrimination case that sought top execs’ emails”
Rather than enable damaging email correspondence to become part of the public record, IBM settles age discrimination case that sought…
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Most posts on public health and Covid have been taken offline, made private
Today I saw a social media post from a professional health care provider upset over a SCOTUS decision this past…
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Safety Culture
I was recently in another western country and noticed the lack of "safety culture" there. After my return, I saw…
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Covid re-infection
Have seen scary headlines about people re-infected with Covid. A quick look at several studies finds less than 1% up…
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You don’t like how the country is going: Can you just pack up and move to another country?
Generally, no, you cannot. After the SCOTUS ruling on abortion, online forums are filled with people saying this is no…
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SkyWest finds clever work around to serve smaller towns
None of this should be necessary but it is what it is due to government bureaucratic regulations. Will remove seats…
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Only about 1 in 5 engineering degrees go to women
Of all the fields in STEM – or science, technology, engineering and mathematics – the engineering workforce has the lowest…
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Image media more important than ever
You may have noticed that TikTok's short videos have taken over the social media world. Youtube is doing #Shorts. IG…
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Heh – my thoughts on Twitter too
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NERC says the U.S. will have insufficient electricity supply this summer
Says electrical generation capacity is now 2.3% less than in 2021 and various parts of the U.S. will run out…
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Twitter is full of people showing they are idiots
It is a mystery why so many use Twitter to prove they are idiots. In recent days, tweets like the…
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What does “surge” even mean?
Media redefines the term "surge" - I guess. Says we are now having a "surge" in new cases of Covid.…
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Why are voluntarily education debts a higher priority to forgive than involuntary health care debts?
We paid off a $20k medical debt - the hospital accepted a negotiated payment from our group payer, but then…
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Oh no: “Biden says he’s considering a gasoline tax holiday”
Price is determined by the market clearing price. A gas tax holiday reduces market prices leading to an increase in…
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Well done: Injured mountain climber rescued
Rescues like this are a weekly occurrence here. The climber had a sleeping bag and tent and stayed safely in…
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Germany shut down its nuclear plants and replaced them with coal plants
Face plant. Germany says it will compensate for a cut in Russian gas supply by increasing the burning of coal…
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June 20 2022: Still running our wood pellet stove
2022 has been the year without a spring. We are still running our wood pellet stove to heat our home…
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Follow up: Two months after airline mask mandate dropped
Numerous experts predicted a massive increase in "cases" due to the end of the airline mask mandate. The "increase" that…
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Scarce posting
The past 7 weeks have been most unusual for me: Had hepatitisHad a routine, pre-scheduled colonoscopy exam under general anesthesia,…
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Hotels seek to adopt automation, and unbundled services
Hotels look to automate check in, make requests for towels, etc, into an app or text message - generally reduce…
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Good thing we don’t have inflation: EPA makes your gas mileage go down and food cost more
The Environmental Protection Agency said it would set the 2022 levels for corn-based ethanol blended into gasoline at 15 billion…
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The Star Trek Transporter must be close at hand
Even if you're enjoying gloriously fast broadband at home wherever you live in the world, you're still going to be…
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27% of EV charging stations sampled in Northern California study did not work
The team discovered only 73% of the charging equipment worked. Problems included non-working screens, payment system failures, network failures and…
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Bleak future for car dealers
On Wednesday, [Ford CEO] Farley said that he wants the company's EVs to be sold online-only, with no dealer markups…
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The Social Media Doc and Science Army has ruined our trust
I looked at Twitter again today. Nothing's changed. What a sad swamp. Every day, there are "experts" name-calling and bashing…
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Corinthian Colleges students get loan relief
Corinthian actively defrauded students, targeting those with little income and resources. Corinthian Colleges collapsed in 2015. Now, the action will…
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Follow up: Region could suffer another 700,000 Covid deaths by spring
November 23, 2021: The continent is facing a surge of infection which has led to a lockdown in Austria and…
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Follow up: ‘We should assume within 90 days, Putin will have Ukraine,’ says retired Gen. Barry McCaffrey … on Feb 24
Retired four-star General Barry McCaffrey joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss how he assesses the latest Russian offensive move into Ukraine,…
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Follow up: “Emory infectious disease expert on COVID-19 mask ruling: we may see rise in cases”
The country may soon see a rise in COVID-19 infections now that airlines have made masks optional. That’s according to…
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Follow up: Health Experts Say This Years [2021-22] Flu Season Could Overwhelm Hospitals
Expert Opinion, September 2021 "The possibility of a 'twindemic' is pretty real this year," said Brian Dixon, the director of…
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Follow up: “Ukraine conflict could spark surges of covid, polio, other diseases, say experts”
Wrong again. As many as 5 million people could flee the country in coming weeks, a movement that some health…
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Whoa – huge price cut on Bolt EV
GM cut the price of the Bolt EV by $5,900 compared with the 2022 model year, with a starting price…
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The U.S. Already Has a Wealth tax: It’s called inflation
Our very elevated inflation rate is a wealth tax on cash assets, and on other assets too that do not…
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International: UK offers visas to grads of top universities
Graduates from the top 50 non-UK universities can apply to come to the UK through a new visa scheme. ....…
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Stacker | Data driven news
Just discovered this news source: Stacker | Expert analysis, digestible stories They derive much content from analyzing data. I like…
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California’s boondoggle train to no where
14 years into the original 500-mile-high speed rail line to be built by 2020 it is now down to 172…
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Follow up: Joggers and cyclists should wear masks
In January 2021, a professor of primary care health sciences at the University of Oxford said that joggers and cyclists…
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Follow up: Hunga-Tonga Won’t Effect Weather or Climate
January 2022: Explosive Hunga-Tonga volcano will not affect climate Scientists have long known that large volcanic eruptions can have an…
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Chili’s restaurants adding semi-autonomous robots
Have discussed this topic many times in the past - automation is coming to the restaurant industry. Self-order kiosks, self-order…
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“Advocates” whine about not getting more “free” handouts from the government
Advocates expressed anger and disappointment on Friday in response to news that the Biden administration is leaning toward forgiving $10,000…
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Good news: April inflation rate at +4.9% YoY
The Fed's preferred inflation gauge rose 4.9% in April from a year ago, a still-elevated level that nonetheless indicated that…
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Congratulations college grads!
Pride and gratitude topped the myriad emotions that washed over Gonzaga University’s Commencement ceremonies Saturday and Sunday. The jubilation was…
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Elon musk correctly says world population is relatively concentrated
Elon Musk is correct here: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1529645883280834561 To illustrate, it is said that the U.S. population uses about 7% of the…
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First Quarter GDP decline
The U.S. economic contraction to start the year was worse than expected as weak business and private investment failed to…
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Lost the side bar links
I had a failed software update on one of my other blogs. While I did fix that failure, I inadvertently…
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Climate hypocrites: The World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
An estimated 1,500 private jet flights by the global elite were used to attend the conference, plus private helicopter shuttles…
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Drone delivery services will be used to conduct close-in surveillance
The intrigue: Walmart and DroneUp will offset the cost of delivery with revenue from other drone-related services, such as insurance inspections,…
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Britain may see about 100% rise in household energy costs this year
I'm so old, I remember a year ago when the experts said inflation would be modest and temporary: Ofgem said…
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Global elite intend to measure your individual carbon footprint
The global elite jet set, currently at Davos, Switzerland via private jet (an estimated 1,500 private jet flights), plan to…
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Oxfam proposes wealth tax on anyone with $1 million or more in assets
Oxfam added that an annual wealth tax on millionaires of two per cent, and five per cent for billionaires, could…
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I must have “Long Hepatitis”
Covid-19 has a side effect causing people to post long threads on Twitter about Long Covid. https://twitter.com/SBLitAgent/status/1528368646388695040 The thread roughly…
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Carbon offsets are a massive con
Mike Childs, head of science, policy and research at environmental organization Friends of the Earth, previously described carbon offsetting as…
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Oh: Huge New Mexico wildland fire was started by the USFS
500 square miles so far, with estimates it may reach 1,000 to 1,500 square miles. Northern New Mexico's still raging…
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Interesting idea: “The future of the office could look like a Starbucks”
Very interesting concept: One tech CEO wants remote offices to resemble employee-only coffee shops. Source: The future of the office…
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Dueling experts, Part 2
This is the state of modern scientific discourse - sliming anyone you disagree with and engage in name calling, rather…
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Hepatitis, a colonscopy exam, past TBI and a neighbor running a tractor 2 days straight
Until a week ago, I was fighting hepatitis of unknown origin. Blood tests last Thursday show the infection has gone…
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Not good: EV battery costs expected to rise by 22% over next several years
The average price of an EV today is about USD$60,000 with batteries being the largest single component. E Source estimates…
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Obamacare premiums poised to return to outrageous prices in 2023
In West Virginia, Obamacare premiums would spike $1,536 on average if stimulus aid expires. Source: West Virginians will see the…
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Microsoft CEO says pay increases coming – but not for all
Nadella told employees that the company is “nearly doubling the global merit budget” and allocating more money to people early…
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Eurovision 2022 Winner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiEGVYOruLk&list=PLmWYEDTNOGULG6eg0zgzvRercwqRP6mII https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8Z51no1TD0
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Incredible take down of India-based call center scammers
This was incredible - and the results even more so. In the past 4 days, this video has been watched…
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How many people visit ski resorts each year in the U.S.?
Over the last ten years (excluding Covid years) about 10 million people or about 3% of the total US population…
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As airfares skyrocket, bookings fell 17% March to April
Domestic fares continued to surpass 2019 levels due to a rebound in demand and more expensive fuel this year. Source:…
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Wholesale inflation rose 11% in April
Producer prices were expected to increase 0.5% in April, according to economists surveyed by Dow Jones. Source: Wholesale inflation rose…
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Another Cryptocurrency falls to near zero
Luna, the sister cryptocurrency of controversial stablecoin TerraUSD, has collapsed to nearly $0. TerraUSD, or UST, has been dragged into…
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Google introduces future AR real time language glasses translator
Very interesting concept video. https://twitter.com/verge/status/1524467655767470080
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Cryptocurrency heart aches
Suicide hotline numbers pinned to top of popular crypto forum Source: ‘I lost my life savings’: Terra Luna cryptocurrency collapses…
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Inflation: 8.3% YoY
I am so old, I remember only a year ago when the experts said inflation would be mild and temporary...…
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Follow up: Lifting airline mask mandates “horrifies health experts”
April 27, 2022: Lifting of Covid mask mandate on US transportation horrifies health experts | Airline industry | The Guardian…
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1 in 4 CA Bay Area EV chargers found not to be working
A study of public electric-vehicle stations in California's Bay Area found that only 72.5% of chargers were operational. California has…
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Russian TV, Rutube hacked on Victory Day
Users of smart televisions and some digital platforms in Russia reported seeing an anti-Ukraine-war message on their screens. Source: Russian…
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“Never again” lasted only 77 years
He said: 'Our "never again" lasted only 77 years.' Source: Ukrainian president Zelensky says 'evil is reborn' as Europe marks…
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Should you buy cryptocurrencies?
My thoughts, from the very beginning: https://www.tiktok.com/@grahamcweaver/video/7094741351593610542?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Cryptocurrencies/digital currencies have important roles to play. This video sets expectations correctly -…
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Just days ago, California boasted of being 100% renewable … for 2 minutes …
May 4th 2022: California renewable energy: State ran nearly 100% on renewables (for 2 minutes) May 8th 2022: (Reuters) -…
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The end of passwords?
Interesting ideas: Instead of a password, devices could look for your phone over Bluetooth. Source: Apple, Google, and Microsoft want…
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Biden asks Congress to issue visas to any Russians with Masters or PhD in any STEM field
The request, if enacted, would allow Russians with a masters or doctoral degree in the fields of science, technology, engineering…
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Young take on excess debts with “buy now, pay later”
Don't worry - in a few years, President Ocasio-Cortez will cancel these debts too! 'Buy now, pay later' sends TikTok…
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Oppressive: “CDC Tracked Millions of Phones to See If Americans Followed COVID Lockdown Orders”
Newly released documents showed the CDC planned to use phone location data to monitor schools and churches, and wanted to…
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Fed likely setting up to heavily regulate model aircraft
Last week, the White House announced it wants Congress to act on new laws that would permit increased monitoring and…
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Follow up: Utah’s case numbers to quadruple, says model
August 5, 2021 Projection -> Cases to quadruple by October in UtahVaccination and masks are key to keeping children safe…
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Follow up: Nebraska Garth Books Concert in August 2021
This was forecast to be a superspreader event. https://twitter.com/vickilynn07/status/1426723615542759424 Like all such forecasts, this one was completely wrong. I marked…
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Follow up: We won’t have enough pediatric hospital beds for Covid patients
Projection from December 2021: https://twitter.com/DataDrivenMD/status/1473083518808821761 Actual Result There were a few states that had high numbers of pediatric patients (many…
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Follow up: Unlikely to see variants that spread faster than Delta
October 2021: Graven said he’s also preparing for the possibility of another variant. “There will be a day where some…
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Follow up “The [2021] fire season is going to be worse than last year”
“This [2021] fire season is going to be worse than last year,” the vice president said. Source: Harris drops by…
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Follow up: 1 million deaths in India by August 2021 – Coldstreams Business and Tech
As noted in my previous follow up on this failed projection, as of Nov 2021, there had been 459,000 total…
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Hybrid and electric car owners see extra taxes and fees due to high fuel efficiency
30 states now are hitting hybrid and electric owners with annual fees, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures,…
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Two electric buses burn up
There's kind of, sort of, a problem with electric vehicles catching fire. Dozens of electric buses will be taken off…
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Green power in California not as green as it looked: State imports much electricity from other states
Note - that's 2013-2017. The mix may have changed in 2018-2022. But it seems likely this is a real issue…
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Surely, mitigations and masks were super effective: “EU estimates up to 80% of population has had COVID”
Source: EU estimates up to 80% of population has had COVID
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Automation in fast food delivery: Chipotle
Source: Chipotle staffing back at pre-pandemic levels, company is exploring automation, CEO says As noted here many times in the…
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The “dueling experts” problem
Every day during the pandemic there are dueling "experts". If the public is confused about inconsistent, contradictory and incoherent messaging,…
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Why inflation is out of control?: “80% of All US Dollars in Existence Have Been Printed in Just the Last Two Years”
If you want to know the scope of the fiscal nightmare approaching, realize that since January 2020, the United States…
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So much for mitigation measures: “More than half of Americans have had COVID infections”
Following the record surge in COVID-19 cases during the Omicron-driven wave, some 58% of the U.S. population overall and more…
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Microsoft’s new laptop designed to be opened up
While not yet a perfect solution, Microsoft has released a video showing how to open up the Microsoft Surface Laptop…
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Wow: University of Washington develops 2nd generation Covid vaccine, will distribute royalty free too
Impressive:The University of Washington has developed a COVID vaccine and will soon have it shipped overseas for use. Source: University…
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Red Bull ‘plane swap’ stunt violated FAA rules and crashed the plane
They should have hired Trevor Jacob for this! Pilots Luke Aikins and Andy Farrington were unable to complete the never-before-seen…
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GM to end Spark EV battery pack replacements
To say the least: Putting vehicle owners in a tough position Source: GM reportedly stops providing battery pack replacements for…
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Canada eliminates Covid test requirements, quarantine plan, for inbound vaccinated travelers
However, pre-entry COVID-19 tests will still be required for partially vaccinated or unvaccinated travellers ages 12 and older who are…
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EU likely to mandate USB-C charging for all electronic devices
Would apply to phones, notebook computers, cameras and more: The EU is working to standardize device chargers in an effort…
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VR becomes pricey: “Prescription lens inserts for VR headsets”
As I previously noted, VR headsets are difficult to use for those who need eyesight corrective lenses, especially those who…
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Follow up: CDC projects peak of Omicron in January or April of 2022
Modeled scenarios with faster relative growth rates (of Omicron as compared to Delta) indicate that a large surge of infections…
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Generation Jones: Born 1955–1964
Good summary: Why People Born 1955–1964 Aren’t Baby Boomers | by Nichola Scurry | Atta Girl | Medium "Baby boom"…
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Few EV charging options for those living in multi-unit dwellings
Congested cities often have the fewest places to charge EVs. Source: Startups try to make it easier to charge electric…
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Follow up: Disease modeling for Ontario, Canada
Another moment in accurate disease model projections: When Ontario lifted public health protective measures in March, the expectation was that…
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NY gas utility proposes using methane and hydrogen gas to replace natural gas heating
Avoids using carbon-based gas for heating, enables using existing furnaces thereby saving huge costs for homeowners, and enables dual heating…
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Energy: Use abandoned oil wells for geothermal?
It may be possible to use existing but no longer used oil and gas wells to tap underground geothermal heat…
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Good: Government sues HobbyKing over sale of illegal RC transmitters
The U.S. government Thursday filed a civil action in federal court in Portland against drone distributor HobbyKing to collect a…
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“Tech” companies turn to apprenticeships
When you hear the word "tech" in the news, it almost always, as in this article, means "software". Not sure…
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Amazon to add 5% inflation surcharge to 3rd party sellers who use Amazon fulfillment
Experts said inflation was to be mild and temporary. Amazon on Wednesday added a 5% fuel and inflation surcharge for…
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Children should be screened for anxiety at age 8
It was not the pandemic but the policies issued by public health officials who fixated on a single disease: All…
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Stupid: Biden approves E15 ethanol to lower gas prices by 5 to 10 cents per gallon
This is stupid: Joe Biden will announce Tuesday that his administration will lift the summertime ban on E15 gasoline to…
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Alaska Airlines to retire all Q400 turboprops by end of 2023
Sad to hear this: Alaska Airlines has announced that by the end of 2023, the Seattle-based carrier’s fleet will consist…
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Hilarious review of Google’s information collection
https://www.tiktok.com/@beachlawyerpaul/video/7082975740295269675?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc
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Why go to college? :” Walmart to Pay In-House Truckers Up to $110,000″
Serious question - why invest so much in a 4-year degree that probably starts at far less and which has…
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Economics “experts” were just as wrong as the epidemiology “experts”
Epidemiologists have been wrong about most everything pandemic related. The economists who said the government could print money without worrying…
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Nuclear fusion created through super high-speed impact
First Light Fusion, a spin-out from the University of Oxford, has confirmed that it has achieved fusion through a technique…
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Probably: Government spending the cause of inflation?
The US government issued more stimulus money than needed. When economic output fell by $2.3T, the government spent $3 trillion…
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Follow up: “Feb 1, 2022 – Infections will rise in Norway”
On Feb 1, 2022, the Chief of Norway's National Institute of Public Health said that "infections will rise when restrictions…
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Follow up: “Oregon predicts staggering omicron infections, hospitalizations”
Follow up on Oregon's OHSU disease models for Omicron. Like nearly all models, this was wrong, off in space, as…
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Follow up: “Trucker protest could become a superspreader event”
Like nearly all forecasts that predicted an event would be a "superspreader" for Covid, this one in Canada was wrong,…
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In February 2022, average EV price tag was $64,685
The median price of an EV in February 2022 was $64,685.
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Russian Troops Suffer ‘Acute Radiation Sickness’ After Digging Chernobyl Trenches
Hundreds of Russian soldiers have fled the Chernobyl area after digging trenches into highly contaminated radioactive soil within a "do…
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Large study finds no links between cell phone use and brain tumors
Large study finds no evidence that cellular phone usage causes brain tumors. This more than a decade after prominent public…
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Oh my: “‘Long concussion’ plagues 1 in 4 kids after even a mild head injury”
Mild childhood head and brain injuries can have long term effects. I know - I've had several TBIs.
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Governments want to make “Daylight Saving Time” permanent, but Standard Time may make more sense
The Science appears to support making Standard Time, not Daylight Saving Time, permanent. Of course, governments are passing laws to…
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Inflation trend
Many pundits blame oil price hikes after Russia's invasion of Ukraine for the sharp increase in inflation. This chart shows…
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“Inflation is raging”
I'm so old, I remember when the experts said inflation was to be mild and to be short lived... :Fed…
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Hackers create online tool to send SMS, Email, WhatsApp to random people in Russia
The intent is to send direct messages to people in Russia informing them of what is happening in Ukraine.
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VW did not think this through: VW ID.4 charging port location
Source: 2022 ID.4 Don't see the problem? I'll give a hint: The ID.4 is rated to tow 2,700 pounds. Don't…
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‘Anonymous’ achieves wide success in cyber attacks in Russia
Hacked databases Of 100 Russian databases that were analyzed, 92 had been compromised, said Fowler. They belonged to retailers, Russian…
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They say ordinary Russians do not support the war
And then we see this: Famed Russian pianist Boris Berezovsky has shocked the classical world after calling for pressure to…
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Journalists fret over saving for retirement
Newer research suggests many of us with decent incomes "over saved" for future retirement options that may never happen. I…
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EVs becoming less affordable
Tesla, Rivian have raised prices, as has a major battery maker. Source: Tesla Is Not the Only Auto Maker Raising…
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May be inflation is greater than you think it is
This could be due to measurement error - and perhaps inflation (de-valuing of the dollar) really is that bad: Rosenberg:…
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“Inflation is temporary:” Tesla raises prices across entire range
Elon Musk warned this week that Tesla faced ‘significant recent inflation pressure’ Source: Tesla raises prices across entire range, with…
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Starbucks to market test ChargePoint EV chargers at selected stores
Have long thought Starbucks, fast food and restaurants make the perfect locations for EV charging: Volvo will install fast chargers…
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Tesla now installing pre-fab EV charging stations in record time
Tesla has released footage unveiling its pre-fabricated system to deploy new Supercharger stations in record time. This new one in…
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Global conflict: Nothing has changed in thousands of years
WASHINGTON — The war in Ukraine has prompted the biggest rethinking of American foreign policy since the Sept. 11, 2001,…
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28 countries with compulsory military service
Source: These 28 countries have compulsory military service - Best Citizenships How many countries in the world conscript women? Just…
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300+ western companies have left Russia, with may be 30 still remaining
Source: Over 300 Companies Have Withdrawn from Russia—But Some Remain | Yale School of Management
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Russian stock markets to remain closed for a 3rd week
Russia's central bank on Saturday said it has decided not to reopen stock market trading on the Moscow Exchange from…
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The problem with lack of true fast DC charging infrastructure
Good luck finding a non-Tesla 350 kW DCFC. While the Hyundai Ioniq 5 isn’t the king of range in its…
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EV power inefficiencies coming under challenge
A measure of an EV's energy efficiency is to look at how many miles it can travel on 1 KWH…
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End of globalized world: Countries looking to end investment visas
Sweeping sanctions against Putin's oligarchs has led governments to limit and in some cases end their lucrative pay-for-passport programs. Source:…
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Proposal to socialize energy company profits
But only the profits and not the expenses: The plan would also establish a quarterly payment program to provide direct…
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Is the globalization model now broken?
Seems lots of people are now asking this: But in only two short weeks, new questions have arisen as to…
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The 3-decade long push for globalization of trade may be coming to an end, and changing
Postwar vision of harmonious world trade was already under pressure; invasion of Ukraine risks further economic fragmentation. Source: Economic Blacklist…
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BBC World Service Revives Shortwave to Russia, Ukraine
But how many people still have shortwave radio receivers available? The BBC World Service is turning to shortwave to deliver…
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Paycheck Protection Program spent about $1/4 million on each “saved job”
And the top 20% of households received about 85% of the benefits. The PPP was launched by the Trump administration…
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Anonymous steals 800 GB of emails, documents from Roskomnadzor, Russia’s Internet censor
Best’s Wikileaks-esque entity published what it claimed was a huge trove of files stolen by a member of the Anonymous…
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“Temporary” of course: 7.9% February inflation highest in 40 years
The consumer price index for February was expected to rise 7.8% over the past year, according to Dow Jones estimates.…
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Evidence free rule making: U.S. extends airplane mask mandate through April 18
The U.S. is extending a requirement that masks are worn on planes, trains and other forms of transportation until the…
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Tesla provides free EV charging to Ukrainian refugees, will pay salaries of Ukrainians called up to service, worked with SpaceX to build Starlink solutions and Powerwall batteries
For any Tesla employees who is a Ukrainian national and has been asked to return to Ukraine for active duty…
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Funniest video you’ll see today
NBC Today show "reporter" tells us how to improve our gas mileage - but in the clip, she is doing…
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Russia’s civilian aviation sector wiped out
Besides flight bans over Europe and North America, the overwhelming majority of Russia's airline jet fleet is leased from western…
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Was Russia funding shut downs of US oil production?
In 2017, US Senators accused Russia of interfering in US energy markets by secretly funding U.S. environmental activist groups. A…
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I’m so old, I remember when inflation was going to be brief and temporary
I'm so old I remember when our political leadership lied to us a year ago and insisted inflation would be…
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Ukranian National Anthem by the Metropolitan Opera
https://youtu.be/mUfwy3f3R4s
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Anonymous hacked 3 Russian TV channels and put up Ukrainian videos
Anonymous, the "hactivist" collective movement, claimed credit Sunday for taking over multiple television and streaming channels in Russia to broadcast…
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One of Russia’s Internet backbone providers disconnects Russia service
It's not the only backbone connection but it is a large one: Russian Internet Takes a Hit as Cogent Disconnects…
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Russia may be planning to disconnect from the global Internet
https://twitter.com/nexta_tv/status/1500553480548892679
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U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Russia: Level 4 – Do Not Travel – Americans should leave Russia immediately
Do not travel to Russia due to the unprovoked and unjustified attack by Russian military forces in Ukraine, the potential for harassment against…
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Germany spent years developing a dependence on Russia’s energy supplies
2/3ds of Germany's energy supply comes from Russia. For years, the U.S. warned Germany of building up a dangerous energy…
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I see big problems (pun intended): Apple to create “contact lens” VR
See below for why I do not buy this: According to MacRumors, Apple is in the process of designing high-tech…
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Numerous “connected” cars will lose service due to 3G shutdown
Cell phone service providers are shutting down their older 3G services - which means a lot of devices that relied…
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The business risk of outsourcing software development to Ukraine
There are roughly 250,000 technology professionals in the country. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine imperils many of their lives. It has…
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Russian communications alleged to be a mess
Read the thread below, for details. Short summary Russia military is not using encrypted digital radios but unencrypted analog radios…
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Russia could be kicked off the Internet
The global internet domain nonprofit known as ICANN confirmed Tuesday that it has received a letter from the Ukrainian government…
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Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline may be bankrupt
The Swiss-based company building the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany has fired all 106 staff after…
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Microsoft halts cyberattack on Ukrainian infrastructure – in mere hours
Last Wednesday, a few hours before Russian tanks began rolling into Ukraine, alarms went off inside Microsoft’s Threat Intelligence Center,…
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Russian Farm Girl has the most sensible comments on the war
She points out her Dad is Belarusian and Polish and her Mom is mostly Ukrainian, and they all live on…
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Climate Hypocrites
Davos, Switzerland - Spring 2022 An estimated 1,500 private jet flights by the global elite were used to attend the…
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RIA Novosti autopublished an article dated Feb 26th that “Ukraine has returned to Russia”
"Ukraine has returned to Russia," the article, which ran on RIA Novosti and has since been taken down, said. Source:…
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Anonymous hacks Russian web sites, puts up anti-war text and information on Russian soldiers killed
Multiple Russian state-run media outlets were hacked across the country to display anti-war messages and Russia's war dead, as President…
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Internal data of Russian cybercriminal gang released to web
One of the world’s most successful ransomware groups is reeling from a massive dump of its own internal data after…
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TikTok to allow up to 10 minute long videos
It previously bumped up the time limit from 60 seconds to three minutes in July.. Source: TikTok is extending the…
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Seriously: In the event of a nuclear attack, the US government advises you to wear a cloth facial covering to prevent Covid
Nuclear Explosion Nuclear explosions can cause significant damage and casualties from blast, heat, and radiation but you can keep your…
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Anonymous takes aim at the Russian government
https://www.tiktok.com/@person2850/video/7068858411428908293?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id7068063158485059077
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“Vladimir Hitler” threatens Finland
https://twitter.com/mfa_russia/status/1497234734765780997?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1497234734765780997%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnbc.com%2F2022%2F02%2F25%2Frussia-ukraine-news-us-europe-impose-sanctions-as-attack-continues.html
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Sanctions: Russia attacks Ukraine
There is little any of us, as individuals, can do to affect Russia's invasion of Ukraine. All I can do…
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Hydrogen fueled airliners?
Airbus said it plans to test a hydrogen-powered engine on a modified A380 by the middle of the decade, in…
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Why the CDC is useless
An essay by a mathematical biologist on why the CDC has lost its way and is now, basically, a useless…
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India Central Bank official labels cryptocurrencies as a “Ponzi scheme”
A top official of India's central bank has compared cryptocurrency to "Ponzi scheme" and suggested an outright ban in its…
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GM to resume manufacturing the Bolt EV and EUV
General Motors says it will start making Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles again in early April after an eight-month pause due…
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“Wholesale prices rise 1% in January, up near-record 9.7% over the past year”
It's okay. We can print however much money we need, say the experts: The producer price index was expected to…
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Whoa: “Android 13 lets you run Windows 11” on your device
I was not expecting this! A new virtualization mainline module makes the process much more efficient and standardized Source: Android…
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EU to mandate user replaceable batteries in consumer electronics
You may have noticed that while you can change a battery in your DSLR camera, you cannot change a battery…
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2 downhill skiers die, back to back days, due to head injuries
Both were wearing helmets and both suffered fatal head injuries at the ski resort. For the second time in two…
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Just a guess on Ukraine and Taiwan
If Russia invades Ukraine, I suspect this is part of an eventual plan by China to take or re-take Taiwan,…
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NFT trading market suspends sales due to fraud
The platform which sold an NFT of Jack Dorsey's first tweet for $2.9 million has halted most transactions because people…
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IBM has an age discrimination problem
IBM executives discussed in emails how to force out older workers and derided them as “Dinobabies” who should be made…
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Experts: “Err on the side of caution with head trauma”
Nice - the experts blame the public for not taking head injuries seriously: Bob Saget’s death — the result of…
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What a surprise: 7.5% annualized inflation rate
February 10, 2022: Inflation surges 7.5%February 20, 2022: Inflation eroded pay by 1.7% over the past year Remember all those…
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Radios in some Mazda cars bricked by errant broadcast from KUOW-FM
Software in the radio hangs in the radio boot process upon encountered an errant image sent by KUOW-FM. Apparently the…
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Why converting to ZeroCarbon in a short time frame is not possible
I am skeptical of politicians and climate change enthusiasts who propose we completely eliminate all fossil fuels in - select…
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BP sees profitability in EV charging business
Says EV charging can have a business model on par with gas service stations.
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World bows to global elite: Rotterdam to temporarily dismantle historic bridge so Jeff Bezo’s yacht can fit through
The global elite get everything and ignore all rules: A massive steel bridge in Rotterdam is to be partly demolished…
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Speaker of British House of Commons suggests Covid lockdowns were a dry run for climate lockdowns
Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the (British) House of Commons Sir Lindsay Hoyle told a gathering of counterparts from some…
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Covid predictions? These experts are done with them
Covid predictions? These experts are done with them As this blog has documented, disease models provided little useful information. Their…
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My goodness: I had the worst pre-k to K-12 education
In the past few days, I discovered some things about my past. I had not realized until now, just how…
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Electric Rail Freight Cars
Culver City, Calif.-based Parallel Systems is testing autonomous battery-electric railcars for short-haul freight operations, and has raised $49.55 million in…
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Trevor Jacob and his plane crash
Trevor Jacob competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics on snowboard. Since then he appears to have made his living producing…
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Kharma: What goes around comes around
About 20 years ago, today's BigTech companies argued that Microsoft was favoring their own products (Internet Explorer) and the entire…
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IRS to start collecting photos of taxpayers
UPDATE FEB 7 - 2022: IRS abandons plan to use facial recognition to access one's tax records. The collection will…
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Government IT fails again: Apartment dwellers can’t order “free Covid tests”
The new web site for ordering free Covid rapid tests limits tests kits to 4 kits per residential address. People…
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Some foreign airlines cancel service to US over “5G” interference to aircraft systems
ANA, Japan Airlines and Emirates were among the carriers that canceled flights over concerns that new 5G service could interfere…
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Some states have minimum required speeds though: “For Maximum EV Efficiency, Stick to 25 Miles an Hour”
For Maximum EV Efficiency, Stick to 25 Miles an Hour, Ignore Angry Drivers Source: For Maximum EV Efficiency, Stick to…
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Electric cars appears to create sales tax boom for states
Many are priced in the $70,000 to $100,000 (or even higher) price range. If EVs sell in quantities - government…
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Investigation: How TikTok’s Algorithm Figures Out Your Deepest Desires
Watch the video at the link. A Wall Street Journal investigation found that TikTok only needs one important piece of…
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Federal unemployment rate now 3.9%
In January 2022, politicians are seeking a continued ban on evictions of those not paying rent. Depending on where you…
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Public health messaging remains inconsistent, contradictory, confusing and incoherent
As you may know "experts" who previously told everyone to wear cloth facial coverings now say everyone - including children…
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Apple said to intimidate Android users to adopt iPhone, via clever peer pressure propaganda
The use of green and blue to show whether a message to a user is made through iMessage or via…
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GM announces EV plan details
GM made headlines at CES with announcements of new EVs, progress on autonomous vehicles and thousands of orders for its…
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“Drone Soccer” League competition coming to high school programs
With modified quadcopter "drones": This full-contact team sport helps high schools adopt drone education. Source: U.S. Drone Soccer Launches National…
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General Motors shipped just 26 EVs in Q4 2021
The Chevy Bolt has been stuck on hold due to the battery fiasco. Sounds like Bolt shipments might not resume…
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Pluton security for future Windows PCs
Pluton is a security tech to be embedded inside future CPUs. A bit like moving the Trusted Platform Module (TPM)…
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65% of new car sales in Norway are electric BUT …
Electric cars made up nearly two thirds of Norway's new sales in 2021, with Tesla the top selling automobile brand…
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China scans western web sites and social media as part of surveillance network
Including this blog: Hundreds of projects launched since 2020 show that Chinese police, state media and the military are gathering…
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CES cuts one day from event
Show Will Close One Day Early on Jan. 7th at 6 p.m. Source: CES to Open With 2200+ In-Person Exhibitors
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Follow up on Czechia: “no question” their success was due to face masks
I save bookmarks of past forecasts for future follow up. Steven Kashkett of USA Today claimed in July of 2020…
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Hyundai closes ICE development R&D Center
Source: Hyundai shutters engine development in shift to electric and hydrogen vehicles
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Many EVs suffer -20% to -30% range loss at 32 degrees F
All electric cars experience some degree of range loss in cold weather. For EV owners in colder winter climates, daily…
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Carbon credits burned up in CA, OR fires
Researchers say trees set aside as part of cap-and-trade system are releasing carbon as they burn in fires that are…
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Others question the fundamentals of “the metaverse”
Mark Zuckerberg thinks we all want to live in a virtual world of interactive experiences, wearing VR helmets or futuristic…
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Up to half the population may require a VR prescription to use VR
Each user would then need their own VR headset and sharing headsets might be difficult? Virtual-reality headsets tend to leave…
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CES 2022 Update
The CES 2022 technology conference is pressing ahead with an in-person show in Las Vegas next week despite the Covid…
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VR headset/glasses makers remain out of touch with Reality
This happens when they assume that anyone over age 45 is not a customer for VR - these VR glasses…
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Facebook introduces virtual groping
This is a very bad idea: A beta tester has claimed she was virtually “groped” in the metaverse VR platform…
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The Metaverse Land Rush Is an Illusion | WIRED
The “real estate of the future” is plagued by buggy software, empty servers, and huge opportunities for abuse. .... In…
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Intel seeking to open huge chip factories in the EU
These things usually come down to which country can offer the best tax break bribes available only to really big…
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CES 2022 will be safe to attend as there will not be anyone there
The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is kind of falling apart. Again. Twitter, Meta/Facebook, T-Mobile, General Motors, Google, Lenovo, AT&T,…
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Trend in air cargo pricing to/from US and Asia
Source: Air freight prices to and from Asia | FRED Blog
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The U.S. is falling behind in international “transversal” skills
There's a term called "transversal" skills - referring to one's ability to be 21st century forward thinking, to understand other…
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UK SAGE Disease Modeler only models worst case scenarios
Hmmmmm: My Twitter conversation with the chairman of the Sage Covid modelling committee | The Spectator This UK disease modeler…
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U.S. to experience electric grid reliability problems over next ten years
The organization responsible for North American electric reliability said on Friday that several parts of the United States could face…
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My thought too: “Bitcoin ‘may not last that much longer,’ academic warns”
Bitcoin is computationally intensive - which translates into enormous consumption of electricity. There are now hundreds of competing cryptocurrencies, many…
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Inflation highest in almost 40 years
Prices for American consumers are rising at their fastest annual rate since June 1982.The consumer price index (CPI) rose 6.8%…
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Half of the U.S. population has had Covid-19
The CDC estimates about half of the U.S. population had had Covid-19 from Feb 2020 to Sep 2021. Source: Estimated…
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People are losing interest in Instagram
The photo-sharing app has quietly rolled out a pop-up notice prompting users to “try a new account.” Can a fresh…
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Ouch: GM Bolt production will not resume until after JAnuary
This has been quite a fiasco for everyone involved: GM won't restart Bolt production until the end of January at…
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Hubsan Zino Mini SE Drone
I bought a Hubsan Zino Mini SE Drone. This is a <250 gram quadcopter with 4k/30p video ability. Tiny! Just…
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Study finds automated license plate readers are ineffective
"Analyzing sixteen years of stolen vehicle numbers from Piedmont, California—a “super user” of ALPRs—this report finds no statistical evidence that…
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Omicron travel bans make no sense
I made this chart on Nov 30th Dec 1st, and it is up to date as of that day. As…
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I switched to Microsoft Edge browser – and I like it
For a long time I used Mozilla Firefox. Firefox has noticeable impacts on the battery life of my notebook computer…
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New web site user interface and layout
Got tired of the black background and desired something more appealing. Will see how this goes! Image by James Osborne…
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New blog: Travel and Global Thinking
I started a new blog on travel topics - the layout, appearance and content is very different from this blog.…
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Gravity-based utility scale electric “battery” systems
https://youtu.be/WCawtiU4o1o Image by ELG21 from Pixabay
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The job age discrimination problem and contemporary worker shortage
Many people over age 50-55 were furloughed or cut in layoffs during the pandemic. Many have found it difficult to…
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Amazon’s Fake Review problem
What percentage of reviews on Amazon are fake? According to the 2018 findings on Amazon, the category of products that…
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Risk of high inflation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Y4kKQEWBTQ A friend just emailed: The M2 money supply is up by over +39% since the start of the pandemic.…
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Covid: Face masks now mandated inside private homes in California County
Indoor mask mandate in effect in Santa Cruz Co.An indoor mask mandate is now in effect in Santa Cruz County…
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Why you can never write bad reviews – and why user reviews are meaningless
Source: Granny, 63, and granddaughter, 6, are kicked out of hotel by POLICE after she gave bad review | Daily…
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Writing off trillions of $s in assets
I have been wondering about this: Write-downs of power plants, auto factories and fossil-fuel reserves could cause big losses in…
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Consumer Reports survey finds EVs rank mostly poorly in reliability
"...all-electric SUVs are the lowest-ranking category, with an overall reliability of below average. A popular belief is that because electric…
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This is huge: CVS to close up to about 10% of stores, shift to online sales, health services in stores
This is a huge strategic shift as CVS announces it will gradually close 10% of its stores, as sales increasingly…
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Interesting: Starbucks/Amazon open “pick up cafes” in NY
Likely reduces labor costs a bit more, may speed up product delivery into customer hands: Starbucks is opening a pick-up…
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Apple announces it will support DIY repair of some Apple devices
Apple made self repair, or even repair by technicians not authorized by Apple, difficult or impossible. Apple announced a reversal…
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The Strawman defense of EV battery fires
EV battery experts also underscore that fires in electric vehicles occur at lower levels than gasoline cars. For example, Abuelsamid…
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Pursing an MBA overseas likely best if you also intend to work there
One of the main reasons why people pursue an MBA is to gain access to a diverse and expansive network.…
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Online university education for global leadership training
Students from a large list of university programs can now take courses where group projects are done across time zones,…
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Obviously, college tuition needs to be much higher 🙂
One can imagine college administrators using this to justify tuition hikes: Not only do cheaper universities lead to lower average…
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The worker shortage
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Friday that labor force participation was "quite depressed" compared to pre-pandemic levels. Source:…
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High inflation hits food
The Death of Expertise: The experts assured us inflation was not a problem and just temporary. A year ago. Take…
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Electric utilities say they can handle the charging of EV vehicles
EVs will be one of the best growth opportunities for electric utilities in decades: The increasing popularity of electric vehicles…
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Hmmm: Virtual influencers seen to be huge marketing opportunity
Computer generated social media influencers: Sporting neon hair and flawless skin, Bangkok Naughty Boo is one of a new generation…
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Business travel to recover slowly
Business travel spending this year will likely rise 14% from 2020 to $754 billion, slower than the 21% year-over-year increase…
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Foreign students returning to U.S. colleges
Source: Foreign students returning to US, but below pre-COVID levels NYU has admitted over 17,000 international students for 2021-22.University of…
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Royal Dutch Shell moves HQ out of the Netherlands, drops “Royal Dutch” from company name
Royal Dutch Shell said on Monday it would scrap its dual share structure and move its head office to Britain…
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Neat: Tesla installing Starlink Internet service at Tesla charging systems, likely set for use by EV owners over WiFi
Tesla has started to deploy Starlink antennas at Supercharger stations in an apparent effort to offer satellite-based internet to owners…
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Looks like it: Is flight shaming the new minimalism?
"Flight shaming" is a fad out of Europe, where residents vow to not use air travel in favor of cars,…
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Future travel will cost more, be limited to the well off
Major ski area to begin charging a $25 per day parking reservation fee for all weekends and holidays, to reduce…
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ICOM America Says Icom to ship ID-52 in December
Of interest to Amateur Radio operators: https://www.instagram.com/p/CWLp8thps-I/ The Icom ID-52 digital radio transceiver was originally going to ship in early…
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Ever hear of Zoom? : “COP26 may be the ‘highest emitting United Nations environmental summit so far'”
According to estimates from professional services firm Arup, the COP26 climate summit held in Glasgow, U.K. over the last two…
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Minimalism is Dead
3 to 5 years back, or so, there was peak interest in "minimalism". Not only is "minimalism" dead but it…
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Iceland announces “The IcelandVerse”
It's like a world where everything is surprisingly real 🙂 https://youtu.be/enMwwQy_noI Saw this last night and had me laughing out…
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No inflation to see here: Consumer prices rise the most in over 30 years
Annual CPI: 6.2% Source: Consumer prices see largest year-over-year spike since November 1990 Some private economists are estimating "real inflation"…
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Twitter starts fee-based subscription service
The subscription product includes special features reserved for Twitter power users, such as the ability to undo a tweet or…
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Annualized: Wholesale prices rose 8.6% year over year in October
The experts assure us this is not really a problem, is minor or temporary or something: Wholesale prices rose 8.6%…
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Future cars will not start if you have been drinking alcohol
Source: Infrastructure bill mandates new technology to prevent drunk driving — here's how it would work - MarketWatch I do…
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Apple to restrict major iPhone 13 repairs to Apple services only
Stripping iPhone 13 models down, what iFixit discovered is that Apple has added a small chip (“about the size of…
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EV range drops in cold weather
EV range drops, sometimes quite a bit, in cold weather. Temperature effects the battery chemistry, use of electric heating inside…
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Teleworking trends
Stated another way, about 70% of workers need to go into offices. Only about a third of all workers have…
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Follow up from February 2021: “And there you go: Pandemic should end by mid-year”
This forecast did not age well: And there you go: Pandemic should end by mid-year | Coldstreams Business and Tech
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Follow up: “The epidemiologists Strike Back: Revenge of the Models Episode III”
In February, as cases were falling rapidly, the disease modelers projected a large rise in daily new cases starting as…
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Follow up: “We’ll Have Herd Immunity by April” – 2021
This did not age well: We’ll Have Herd Immunity by April – WSJ | Coldstreams Business and Tech
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Follow up: 1 million deaths in India by August
I forgot to follow up on Eric Feigl-Ding, PhD's typical fear mongering posts from earlier this year. He shared a…
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Returning this blog to tech and biz focus?
Other than some "follow ups" on prior predictions for the pandemic, I think I have logged everything I wanted to…
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Microsoft Ignite conference does parody of “Woke-ism”, or something
Speakers at the Microsoft Ignite technical conference introduced themselves by specifying their gender, ethnicity, appearance and personal pronouns, seemingly in…
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Another super spreader prediction that failed: School re-openings this fall
A few months back experts said opening schools would be a super spreader event. For the most part, like all…
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Losing the narrative: Climate change causes inflation
Or something: Bank of Canada plans to keep eye on climate change impact on inflation | The Star
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Scam that can hit anyone: Fake Craigslist ads of the house you live in
Can you find a deal on Craigslist vacation rentals? Maybe. Resident of a seaside community has a couple show up…
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Someone’s Epic Halloween Yard Decoration
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No inflation here, nope: Mondelez to raise prices by 7% in 2022
Oreo cookies, Ritz crackers and Sour Patch Kids will be more expensive in 2022, Mondelez CEO Dirk Van de Put…
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Muriel Lezak, brain injury expert who helped establish the field of neuropsychology, passed away at age 94
Source: Muriel Lezak, Portland’s pioneering neuropsychologist and brain-injury expert, dies at 94 - oregonlive.com Having dealt with a 5" skull…
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Covid policies around the country
A majority of states do not require school students to wear face masks in school.A majority of states have ended…
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Hypocrite: Prince Charles warns Glasgow summit is last chance to save planet
Source: G-20: Prince Charles warns Glasgow summit is last chance to save planet Back on planet reality: Prince Charles tells…
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Sounds just like inept Covid messaging: “Elites Are Using Climate Hysteria to Immiserate the Working Class”
No kidding: Increasingly, even climate scientists are noting that the constant, and often poorly supported doomsaying threaten the credibility of…
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Expedia has good info on when to book flights, what days to travel
Source: Expedia releases 2022 travel hacks including the best time to book airfare and hotels Buy your tickets on Sunday,…
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Media perplexed why people do not want to get vaccinated
While running endless stories about side effects, alleged deaths, deaths of the fully vaccinated who got Covid, and then run…
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Fake Reviews and Fake Products on Amazon
Fake Reviews I get email spam like the following - soliciting my purchase of an Amazon product, whose price will…
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What? Government spending will lower inflation
She just disqualified her self - it does not work this way - at all: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told…
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Follow up: 2021 Fire Season
Some forecasts in early summer suggested the U.S. would experience its worse fire season on record. This is a follow…
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Staglation: Inflation eating economic gains
"Experts" assured us inflation would be minor and temporary. A year ago. Data indicates high inflation and hints the economy…
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Two Chevy Bolts bricked by DCFC “fast charge” station interaction
A very detailed write up of what occurred to TWO Bolts at the same DCFC: Stranded: Greenlots DCFC induces "Conditions…
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The “labor shortage” may be self inflicted due to child care/Covid issues
Labor shortages may be the most intractable of the cost risks that U.S. companies faced in the latest quarter, and…
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Facebook wants to re-focus on younger users, “Ditch older users”
Source: Facebook wants to re-focus on younger users – Social Panic Facebook sees TikTok-like platforms as having a better strategy.…
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Bolt EV too: LGE’s battery design for Ford Mach-E, Chevy Bolt said to have weaknesses
As the Mach-E module section detail above illustrates, the Mach-E’s module architecture apparently contains a significant thermal design weakness – the…
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LOL: Hah Hah Hah Hah Hah Hah Hah Hah Hah Too Hilarious!
Source If, throughout the pandemic, the "experts" had simply said, "We don't know" or "there is much uncertainty" they would…
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Air travel may get much more expensive, or could be limited only to the elite
Aviation could face a historic rupture in its growth trajectory as it grapples with pressures to reduce its impact on…
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Costs of charging an EV
Study says EV charging can exceed costs of fueling costs: The study has four major findings: There are four additional…
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“Experts” admit they don’t know – about time
THIS is what they should have said in the spring of 2020 instead of speaking from positions of authority and…
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Google to remove YouTube apps from Roku
After a months-long fight between Roku and YouTube's parent company Google, Google announced Thursday that it would no longer allow…
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262 days in lock down
Australia detained 5 million people for 262 days: SYDNEY, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Millions in Melbourne are readying to come…
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Follow up: Experts predict up to 400,000 more hospitalizations due to influenza this winter
Expert Prediction October 20, 2021: "It's going to be bad." A new study says this upcoming flu season will be…
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California sea ports among least efficient in the world
Have you noticed that the media is incapable of using the word infrastructure without prefacing it "crumbling"? English should be…
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Inflation: United Airlines says expect higher ticket prices
United CEO Scott Kirby says jet fuel prices generally rise as demand climbs. Source: United Airlines CEO says to expect…
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Auto makers might drop AM/FM/HD radios from future vehicles
Tesla has dropped AM/FM radios from cars, effectively. If you have an older Tesla and do the $1500 "infotainment" upgrade,…
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But they said inflation is not a problem: Food prices to rise 10% within 60 days?
John Catsimatidis, the billionaire supermarket owner of Gristedes and D’Agostino Foods, warned that food giants such as Nabisco, PepsiCo, and…
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Academics say yes: Is US already in a recession?
America has already slipped into a recession that could be as bad as the 2008 financial meltdown according to key…
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Inflation: “Rising prices and empty store shelves spell grave political danger…”
I am so old, I remember a few months back when experts said we did not need to worry about…
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Follow up: Another superspreader forecast collapses
"I don't think it's smart," Fauci said during a CNN interview after he was shown pictures of college football stadiums…
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Good! “Oregon ‘herd immunity’ against COVID-19 delta variant should arrive in late December”
OHSU says “about 22% of Oregonians are still vulnerable to infection” from the delta variant.The effects of herd immunity for…
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Adopting Scandinavian social benefits and taxes in the U.S. | Coldstreams Business and Tech
Back in May 2021, I showed how the U.S. is proposing to adopt Scandinavian social benefits and taxation: Adopting Scandinavian…
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“Researchers show Facebook’s ad tools can target a single user”
A new research paper written by a team of academics and computer scientists from Spain and Austria has demonstrated that…
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Many Android smart phones are spying on you and your data
Google sends large amounts of obfuscated data from your phone to Google - no one knows what Google is collecting:…
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California, already short of electricity, is faced with more shortages as they shut power plants
The State is short of the power demanded during some summer periods. Under state de-carboning rules, they are shutting gas…
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Not good: Head of large China manufacturer says chip shortage could last 2-3 more years
The global chip shortage could persist for another 2 to 3 years, says the president of Hisense, one of China's…
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No it isn’t: Missouri governor says viewing HTML source code containing private data the state published on every page, is a crime
Republican Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday condemned one of Missouri’s largest newspapers for exposing a flaw in a state database…
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Gallup poll: “Americans Revert to Favoring Reduced Government Role”
Likely an effect of authoritarian rule the past 19 months: Americans once again say the government is doing too many…
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California’s port shipping container problem may be self inflicted wound
California passed it's AB5 law that changed the classification of many workers from independent contractors to being required to be…
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How many workers on the job at a typical fast food restaurant?
While waiting for an order to be fulfilled, I count the number of staff working at fast food restaurants, espresso…
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Short video explaining what it takes to become a commercial ATP pilot
https://www.tiktok.com/@torpilot1/video/7014622502987123973?sender_device=pc&sender_web_id=7018232535068067333&is_from_webapp=v1&is_copy_url=0 A lot of studying. A lot of hours flying aircraft.
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There is no inflation, I tell you: “Heating bills set to soar as inflation hits energy prices”
But the experts tell us there's not much inflation and even if there were, it's just momentary. We can print…
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This sure looks like the goal is to control the people
This Nature item advocates taxing EVs by weight, saying because batteries are heavy, models say EVs will result in more…
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But they assured us there is none: “Inflation gauge should be hot again in September and for months ahead”
I'm so old, I remember when the government officials assured us they can print as much money as needed and…
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Should “The algorithm” be regulated by the government?
Some think the government should regulate "The algorithm": Whistleblower Frances Haugen says the software that decides what we see in…
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October 12, 2021: OHA stills says wear a cloth face covering, avoid using masks that actually might work
Public health remains stuck in the dark ages, about 200 years ago. As of October 12, 2012, Oregon Health Authority…
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About Half of millennials meet definition of “Super Savers”
Principal defines these Super Savers as people saving either 90% of the maximum in their retirement plan — such as…
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Post-pandemic, corporate training likely to stick with e-learning methods
During the pandemic, many corporations moved to online training programs - doing away with offline education seminars, workshops, conference sessions.…
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Follow up in 2022: The Christmas and Thanksgiving “superspreader” forecasts
I have seen forecasts that Halloween will be a superspreader so of course, Thanksgiving and Christmas are back on the…
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Yet another superspreader forecast crashed and burned
Disease model forecasts make astrology look reliable: In the final weeks of this summer, with Covid-19 cases soaring and the…
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Yet another superspreader event that wasn’t
It's as if Crying Wolf at every opportunity has backfired and absolutely no one is going to pay attention to…
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Another super spreader model fail
Disease models are essentially useless. Their primary value is to issue scary forecasts, that are wrong. Even when correct, they…
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Oops: All your Twitch belongs to us
An anonymous hacker claims to have leaked the entirety of Twitch, including its source code and user payout information. The…
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Long lasting fire retardant approved for use against wildfires
Neat! The U.S. Forest Service approved Perimeter Solutions’ fire retardant that’s intended to be used as a preventative measure and…
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Another “superspreader” forecast falls flat
Re-opening of public schools was going to cause a mass increase in "positive cases". Like nearly all super spreader predictions,…
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Feds order Google to turn over contact info of anyone who uses certain search terms
The U.S. government is secretly ordering Google to provide data on anyone typing in certain search terms, an accidentally unsealed…
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HR resume robot scanners may be eliminating 27 million potential workers, says Harvard study
This may explain part of the "worker shortage" - much of it may be a self inflicted shortage created by…
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“Workers Who Maintain Supply Chains Warn of Worldwide ‘System Collapse’”
No one in public health has a clue how a "supply chain" works: Several industry groups have warned world leaders…
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What ever happened to “clip on” sunglasses for prescription eye wear?
I am fortunate to have good eyesight. However, I do have a distance vision set of eye glasses; I am…
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Fantastic: Researcher Trevor Bedford receives MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grant
Bedford has just been named a MacArthur Fellow and was also awarded a $9 million, 7-year grant from the Howard…
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Companies warn of price hikes
Is this temporary supply/demand bottlenecks or is it longer term inflation? Shipping bottlenecks that have led to rising freight costs…
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Good: More medications to treat Covid-19 may be available in early 2022 (if they pass trials)
At least three promising antivirals that could prevent symptoms and limit transmission of Covid-19 are in clinical trials. Source: A…
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Follow up: “Surge expected after labor day”
Leading up to Labor Day weekend (Sep 4, 5 and 6), the "experts" warned us of a "Surge expected after…
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Well: “Models Predict A Steady Decline In COVID Cases Through March”
My state's health and science university issued a report in late August projecting that by the end of 2021, about…
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How the elite travel in a Covid world: Book two trips and cancel one
Sophisticated global travelers now book two trips around the same time - just in case Covid restrictions cancel one of…
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“Flight shaming”: Global travel should be banned.
https://twitter.com/thenation/status/1440413526728740871 Saving the planet requires that we stop gaping and gawking at travel blogs and vacation selfies. Instead, everyone who…
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We tried 200 covid-19 vaccines so you don’t have to! | Coldstreams Business and Tech
I wrote this in August of 2020 as a joke - it was satire and parody of news headlines. Sadly,…
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GM to start replacing Chevy Bolt fire batteries in mid-October
The process of replacing batteries may take many months: GM expects to begin replacing battery modules in recalled Chevrolet Bolt…
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Should you get rid of Windows 10 passwords?
Microsoft's new approach is to rely (mostly) upon an Authenticator app on your phone. Whether this is important depends on…
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Cool: “Elon Musk pledges $50 million to Inspiration4 fundraiser for St. Jude” Hospital
They raised $210 million so far SpaceX CEO Elon Musk helped achieve the St. Jude fundraising goal of the Inspiration4…
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“Boston Dynamics’ Spot becomes robotic watchdog for Hyundai”
Boston Dynamics is the SpaceX of robotics: Hyundai will have Spot help with safety operations at one of its plants…
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Follow up: Fiegl-Ding says UK is killing people
Fiegl-Ding's claim did not age well. In mid-July, Eric Feigl-Ding, a nutritionist who fashioned himself as an epidemiologist, said the…
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Fully vaccinated marathon runners mandated to wear masks, outdoors
Fully vaccinated marathon runners mandated to wear face masks - outdoors - for about one-third of a marathon. Because Trust…
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Follow up from July 2021: In Australia “Lockdowns work and we have no alternative”
Photo is of Australian government mandatory quarantine facility camp near Darwin: Source: Covid-19: Lockdowns work and we have no alternative…
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GM shoots their Bolt EV in the head
Another Chevy Bolt EV caught fire this week. This seems to be GM's response: General Motors Co. urged some owners…
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Where does the U.S. stand on vaccination relative to other countries?
Here in the U.S. we get see much news blaming too many unvaccinated for the Delta wave of the pandemic.…
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Facebook’s algorithms promote posts featuring “outrage” and “sensationalism”, leading to more outrage and divisiveness
Facebook curates your "news feed". FB promotes posts that have likes, comments or shares, or which are from people you…
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Lying about the ACA
February 2021 ACA policy enrollment - 11.3 million: Overall, 31 million people were enrolled in marketplace or Medicaid expansion coverage…
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It’s all mask theater, 24 x 7
https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1437884711930515456 At the national 9/11 ceremony on Saturday, the politicians were all milling about, out doors, no masks, chatting with…
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Duh: “The tiered restrictions enforced in November 2020 did not impact the epidemiology of the second wave of COVID-19 in Italy”
(Original text had no paragraph breaks - I've added them to improve readability. TL;DR Summary: Public health mitigation measures did…
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Online coding school lays off most staff
"Coding" school "boot camps" have become popular. The programs, often six months or so in length, promise to train students…
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The goal is Denmark level taxes in the U.S.
I wrote about this last May. In Denmark, most workers pay 40% to 70% of their annual income as taxes;…
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Post pandemic EU air travel prices to rise sharply
As I predicted long ago "I think there will be a dramatic recovery in holiday tourism within Europe next year,"…
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Perspective: More children shot in Chicago so far this year than have died nationwide of Covid-19
The CDC reported that 214 children 17-years old or younger have died of COVID-19 nationwide so far this year —…
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EV battery packs might be made to last much longer
Toyota's upcoming EV, prefaced by the bZ4X Concept, is said to retain 90 percent of its initial battery capacity after…
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Stimulus checks forever
Stimulus checks forever some lawmakers are pushing for a fourth round of stimulus aid that would effectively send recurring payments…
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Congress proposes law that subsidies EVs forever
The proposal will give Detroit's Big Three automakers a big competitive edge and has drawn criticism from foreign automakers like…
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Oops: This tweet did not go over well
https://twitter.com/OHAOregon/status/1436704847554879488 Click through and read the comments. Seems the public has figured out that N95s likely work, surgical masks have…
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People are giving up on public health mandates
The end of sustainable mandates But it appeared that more than three-fourths of fairgoers weren’t wearing masks outdoors, where they…
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Dueling Experts: Risks of vaxxed break through cases
The Times report stated the odds of a fully vaccinated person contracting COVID-19 on a given day are 1 in…
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Kinsa Covid Forecast for a Week From Now
The Delta variant cycle has peaked. This has nothing to do with mitigation measures, many of which were put in…
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California banning New gas powered lawn mowers and leaf blowers
Source: CA moves to end sale of gas powered lawn mowers, leaf blowers | The Sacramento Bee Switching to EV…
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Did not age well: Biden-Covid vaccination in US will not be mandatory
As of today, vaccination is Federally mandated via proxy. This did not age well: Joe Biden: Covid vaccination in US…
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Another Chevy Bolt EV spontaneously combusts
Unplugged, sitting in a parking lot, the burning vehicle also destroyed the two adjoining vehicles including a Maserati. Early Monday…
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Australia is insane
"Roadmap to Freedom". https://twitter.com/NSWHealth/status/1435774751847305222 The conspiracy theorists appear to have been correct all along. Geesh.
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Should all of your bank deposits and withdrawals be reported to the IRS?
President Biden has proposed that all personal bank records be turned over to the IRS every year. Really. Specifically, the…
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Tesla to use fricken’ lasers to clean windshields
Tesla has actually managed to obtain a patent on its wild idea to use lasers to clean debris off of…
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Record high number of job openings
In a earlier universe, this would be considered good news. Today, the news focuses on millions losing unemployment benefits. Meanwhile…
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The ineffectiveness of public health mitigations in one chart
Oregon Health and Science University projects that by the end of 2021, nearly 60% of all Oregon residents will have…
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Leakage: why people are more likely to get infected at home
Study in Israel found health care workers are more likely to become infected with Covid-19 in the home, than at…
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No, this can’t be real
But apparently it is. Red Bull flying - through 2.4 km of roadway tunnels. Insane. Need to watch on FB,…
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Half of US business travellers likely to cancel existing trips
Business travel is taking a hit as the number of Covid19 cases climbs across the US, a major new study…
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That Bangladesh mask study…
The media concluded the as yet unpublished study proves masks work, even cloth masks that the CDC and public health…
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I edit old posts
Making this a "sticky" post at the top. From time to time, I edit old posts, typically to: Reduce wordiness…
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Joseph McCarthy strikes medicine now
We will now silence those who engage in double wrong think. If you don't know about Sen. Joseph McCarthy you…
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Oh: CDC says 83% of Americans now have antibodies to Covid-19
https://twitter.com/CDCgov/status/1433517047577726991 The 83% refers to the percent of adults who have antibodies - which could come from vaccination or having…
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The best online resource for tracking Covid
Probably the single best online resource for tracking Covid. Up-to-date estimates of key covid-19 metrics for your county or state…
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Postal service short staffed, not delivering mail
On several occasions recently, we've had tracked mail items that, late in the day, are marked "DELIVERY EXCEPTION - UNABLE…
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“Credentialism” is an old argumentative form
Credentialism is a form of the Appeal to Authority argumentative form. This is considered one of the worst forms of…
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Probably not: iPhone 13 video calls while at sea?
If the latest speculation from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is true, it means you could make calls from the mountain or…
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Just like last year? “Twindemic” forecast for winter 2021/22
They made this exact same forecast for last winter too and it didn't happen: COVID-19 and the flu may hit…
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Climate Change to Be Treated as Public-Health Issue
So it will be managed as competently as Covid-19? The new federal office—designed to address what the White House says…
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Another Lithium-ion battery pack fire, burns down garage
This one was not an EV but a portable stand alone Li-ion battery pack. The failure of a charging portable…
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More evidence mitigations did not matter: “One third of Americans were infected with COVID-19 by end of 2020”
Nearly one-third of the entire U.S. population had been infected with COVID-19 by the end of 2020 — a much…
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This makes sense – not
Governor Gavin Newsom Campaign Rally - Stop the Republican Recall Car Rally THIS IS A CAR RALLY Location: Parking lot…
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LG at center of EV vehicle battery fires
Investors and analysts are so focused on the steep cost of recalls for carmakers that they haven’t considered the role of…
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NY Covid-19 death count rises by 12,000
Cuomo had lied about the deaths due to Covid: New York now reports nearly 55,400 people have died of COVID-19…
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Airlines now specify what type of mask you may wear on board
The rules are mostly random except everyone now bans bandanas and balaclavas, which the CDC loudly endorsed in April of…
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Delta variant could end up ‘running out of people to infect’ by end of year
This is UW IHME so take it with a grain of salt: The latest modeling from the IHME indicates that…
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‘HOAs are basically neighborhood tyranny systems’
True: ‘HOAs are basically neighborhood tyranny systems’ — why people are blasting homeowner’s associations on Twitter - MarketWatch I have…
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The Chevy Bolt EV is now dead
GM issues third recall for the Bolt, now including batteries up through the 2022 model year - in other words,…
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Ivan Illich. Medical Nemesis. Chapter 1: The Epidemics of Modern Medicine
From the 1976 book "Medical Nemesis: The Expropriation of Health", by Ivan Illich. He spoke numerous languages, traveled extensively and…
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Dueling experts: “Covid booster shots: Scientists blast U.S. move as premature”
Scientists sharply criticized the Biden administration’s push to widely distribute Covid booster shots, saying the data provided by U.S. officials…
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No: “Can health insurance companies charge the unvaccinated higher premiums?”
Over the past two weeks I saw news reports quoting "experts" saying that people would be charged more for health…
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More than a third of Lassen Volcanic National Park has been torched
I visited this park often as a child, and have been back as an adult several times. Have cross country…
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Face masks for the next 25 years?
To understand, one only has to look at the poliovirus vaccine that was invented in the 1950s. Distribution started in…
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Joe Biden: Covid vaccination in US will not be mandatory – BBC News
That statement did not age well. As long as you do not need to work, need to visit restaurants, gyms,…
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Gibberish: Vaccines work so well you must wear a mask outdoors and you desperately need to get a booster shot ASAP
Public health messaging remains incoherent: July and September 2020: Masks are more effective than vaccines - CDC Director Robert Redfield2020…
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Finnair bans cloth facial coverings
Finnair, one of the largest airlines in Finland, has announced that since August 16, fabric masks will no longer be…
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NO: Put decision-making entirely in hands of health care leaders
NO, ABSOLUTELY NOT: Bersin’s idea is to remove the politicians from the decision-making entirely and put it in the hands…
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Hotel occupancy rates said to be plummeting
According to internal sources, hotel occupancy on Disney property was expected to be at 93% this upcoming weekend. It is…
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Experts declare cloth facial coverings mostly useless
Experts warn it's time to invest in higher-quality masks with a tight fit in the wake of the Delta variant,…
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National Park Service mandates #MasksForAll, including Vaxxed, outdoors
The mandate pertains to both vaccinated and unvaccinated visitors. Any time you are within six feet of someone else, outdoors,…
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Next up: A push to ban air travel
Air travelers create a lot of greenhouse gas emissions that mostly harm other, less well-to-do people. Source: Opinion: Big Tech…
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Lake Wobegon is a real place
NHS public health directs teams to put plans in place to ensure everyone is above average.
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I’m so old, I remember months ago …
... when states reported Covid related data on a daily basis. Fortunately, Covid is no longer an emergency so many…
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What does it mean when …
What does it mean when the "most powerful nation on earth" loses a war to Afghanistan? Think about that.
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Imagine a world where …
Imagine a society where one group of people is blamed for all the society's current ills. Imagine a society where…
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Condemnation of the CDC’s lack of data collection
I have seen numerous doctors express frustration that the CDC does not collect important data, which is often collected in…
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Perfect description of our Covid dystopia
Touches on why our mitigations seem pointless. Read the whole thread. https://twitter.com/julianlewis2012/status/1426626045344686080
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Job Seekers May Need To Show Proof Of Vaccination To Apply For Positions
For now, job postings that demand vaccination requirements represent only a small percentage of the total listings. However, the trend,…
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Apple’s plan to scan iPhones and Macs for child abuse can be used to frame people
Someone who wishes to frame you can set up a anonymous email account and email illicit photos to you. Apple…
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35% of Covid cases may be asymptomatic
Now an analysis by a group of US medical researchers on more than 350 studies has found just over 35…
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An Australian travels to Europe during Covid
Some in the U.S. think the U.S. would be so much better off if we had only been like Australia:…
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COVID Charts Quiz: Test your knowledge of how Covid mitigations worked
This is brilliant - well done. Test your knowledge of how government interventions affected the COVID-19 pandemic. Source: COVID Charts…
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Your “booster” shot is probably coming in a few months
U.S. Preparing Plan to Offer Vaccine Boosters, Perhaps By Fall Says it will just be a 3rd shot of the…
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Wait a few months: “Why the White House is reportedly wary of a vaccine mandate for interstate travel”
I'm so old, I remember a few months ago when mandated vaccinations and vaccine passports would never happen in the…
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Random correlations are not science conclusions
About as weak a study as you can find: Link between wildfires and COVID cases established. This poor quality paper…
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Parody: “Counterfeit COVID-19 vaccination cards bound for New Orleans seized by U.S. Customs”
The level of idiocy in the country is amazing. Last spring you could download the PDF file from official government…
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Snopes shot itself in the head
The fact checking site never fact checked itself - as their co-founder plagiarized dozens of articles and wrote fake content…
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Hope: Delta is last wave, probably over by November
“You’re going to see the delta wave course through probably between late September through October,” Gottlieb said. “Hopefully we’ll be…
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Good modeling report from OHSU
If you have read this blog you know that I view most disease models as on par with astrology. I…
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Another superspreader event that did not spread
Chicago health officials on Thursday reported 203 cases of COVID-19 connected to Lollapalooza, casting it as a number that was…
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Fail: Oregon’s public health guessed wrong
Six weeks ago today, the governor held a ceremony to reopen. Now she'll announce details of a new statewide mask…
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California to use fossil fuels for peaking
Who would have expected 100% renewable might not yet be ready to power a state 24 x 7 x 365?…
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Another Biden advisor says cloth masks “are not good enough”
Biden advisor Emanuel now says cloth masks don't work. https://twitter.com/tomselliott/status/1425507067457064965 What does it say about the skill of the experts…
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Vaccinations almost certain to be mandatory for most
Employer Mandates Government officials have made clear they want employers to mandate vaccinations and many are already doing so, with…
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Low code: The end of software engineering for apps?
Application development tools haven been improving for decades and are to the point where many applications no longer require the…
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Vaccine hesitancy by education level
Source: The most vaccine-hesitant group of all? PhDs - The Post (That's a UK based news service). Not the split…
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Firefox adds a cookie-delete feature
New features build on Total Cookie Protection, simplifying privacy management. Source: Today’s Firefox 91 release adds new site-wide cookie-clearing action…
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NSA gives secret $10B contract to Amazon
Imagine Amazon will data mine the NSA repository to figure out how to market more stuff to all of us:…
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Delta variant: Which face masks can stop it?
Well, not random bits of cloth facial coverings, the experts are now saying: Which masks should you not wear? It…
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CDC recommends shaving of beards
Certain types of facial hair, like beards, can make mask fitting difficult. Masks that fit well protect you better. To…
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I do not post on politics much
Since the 1960s, the New Left has argued that we can’t solve any of our major problems until we overthrow…
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Oregon announces statewide mask mandates for all vaccinated persons
It's Shroedinger's Vaccine: They both work and do not work simultaneously! We are now at day #528 of 15-days to…
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Twitter photo cropping algorithm remains biased to white, young, fit people
Twitter’s image cropping algorithm prefers younger, slimmer faces with lighter skin, an investigation into algorithmic bias at the company has…
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Time to start hoarding again
Yesterday, I completed a long cross country driving trip. On the last day, we encountered a restaurant that had just…
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Blame the people
This is what happens when "experts" are completely disconnected from real people and real lives: https://twitter.com/Adam_Creighton/status/1423232417339412482?s=20 As someone else said…
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Australia’s grid-scale “Big Battery” suffers fire, burning for 3 days
About 150 firefighters and more than 30 fire trucks and support vehicles were at the blaze over the weekend as…
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Amazon’s drone-based package delivery business said to be collapsing
The program is said to be in disarray; its unclear if the technology can actually work in the real world…
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DHL to adopt Eviation’s electric cargo planes
Source: The shipping company DHL is the first customer for Eviation's electric cargo planes
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Oops: While they slept, their Tesla burned
EV enthusiasts like to say that EVs catch fire 1/10th as often as gas vehicle fires. But gas vehicles do…
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NYC announces vaccine passport mandates
But they totally forgot about children under age 12 who cannot be vaccinated. Typical of public health. https://twitter.com/EisenPress/status/1422605373920399360
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More consistency!
Good to know. Or something.
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Axios notes the confusing messaging from public health experts
Trust has been lost: "The Biden administration's handling of the Delta surge has left Americans confused and frustrated, fueling media…
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52 billion face masks were thrown away in 2020
Good thing this environmental degradation was for a good cause - it stopped Covid dead in its tracks! https://twitter.com/LizAnnSonders/status/1422233985976000517
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Why it’s the end of the road for petrol stations – BBC News
There are two aspects to this issue: (1) Many gas/petrol stations will disappear and it seems likely that many do…
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Heh – Company CEO favors tax on his competitors
Laughable: The founder of the world's biggest plant-based meat company has suggested that a tax on meat could help tackle…
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Media remains innumerate
Yep. https://twitter.com/AlastairMcA30/status/1421322905053392901
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Charging a non-Tesla EV on a long trip can be a challenge
How an EV drive from Boston to New York in a non-Tesla car turned into a nightmare Source: EV charging…
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Masks for vaccinated people are ‘mostly about protecting the unvaccinated’ says NIH Director
Confusing messaging, again: The Director of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Francis Collins, acknowledged that new COVID-19 restrictions are…
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Remember that shortage of software developers?
Low-code platforms allow ordinary people to develop extraordinary apps that solve everyday business problems. Source: The untapped potential of citizen…
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Magnetized concrete that charges EVs as they drive over the surface?
Not yet sure how this works - article does not give sufficient detail: Indiana is testing a new type of…
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Australia’s smart phone contact tracing app found 17 potential “cases”
The Australian government says its COVIDSafe app identified 2,827 potential close contacts from 37,668 encounters in NSW and Victoria. Only…
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Did you know that Covid can tell the difference between a wedding and a funeral attendee?
Amazing - SARS-CoV-2 doesn't target funeral attendees, only targets wedding attendees. Can weddings go ahead? People are not allowed to…
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Six US States ban the sale of high end gaming computers because “climate change”
My house is powered by solar photovoltaic panels - why should my use of a gaming PC be prohibited? I…
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GM’s EV1 Invented Many Technologies back in the mid-1990s that are now standard on EVs
On the EV1 were many industry firsts and many widely used today in both ICE and EV vehicles. Among the…
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Boston Dynamics Robots are Amazing
https://twitter.com/ValaAfshar/status/1416459344342831112
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First Public Manned eVTOL Demonstration Flights at EAA AirVenture 2021
This will be interesting: EAA AirVenture -- OPENER, a pioneer of electric aerial vehicles for consumer travel, today announced the…
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Very cool: “Elon Musk says Tesla will open Superchargers to other cars in 2021
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Tuesday that the company's network of DC fast-charging stations for its electric vehicles, also known as…
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Strava fitness tracking app grew during pandemic
Strava, a fitness tracking app created by two former Harvard University rowers, has more than 86 million users and saw…
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Hmmmm: “Apple removes Fakespot from App Store after Amazon complains”
Like all social media with user generated content, Amazon's reviews have tons of fake reviews: Apple has removed Fakespot, a…
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Greenland halts new oil exploration to combat climate change
Source: Greenland halts new oil exploration to combat climate change and focus on sustainable development - CBS News Reality: There…
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Windows 365 – cloud-based
Perhaps for those with genuine high speed, affordable network connections Windows 365-cloud-based computing has value. For those lacking such connections,…
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GM issues second recall of Chevy Bolt EVs after vehicles catch fire
GM said officials with the automaker and LG Energy Solution, which supplies the battery cells, have identified a second "rare…
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NZ air carrier sees electric aircraft for regional, smaller aircraft flights
Sounds Air is looking replace small aircraft, on shorter regional routes, with electric powered aircraft. Notes that maintenance costs will…
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That’s fast: “Japan breaks internet speed record with a 319Tbps data transfer”
Japanese researchers have broken an internet speed record by transferring data at 319Tbps — nearly twice as fast as last…
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Interesting comments
I recently saw social media comments from a virologist who noted that eventually - nearly everyone in the world will…
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Confusion over “cloth face coverings” versus effective N95s continues
In March of 2020, public health told us that wearing medical grade face masks did not work when used by…
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A year ago, I said smart phone tracing apps had numerous problems and were not suited for contact detection … then this happened
Last week, the UK contact dection phone system "pinged" one half million residents who were then forced into isolation for…
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Ravn Alaska to use electric aircraft perhaps by 2025
For short flights of 100 to 500 miles with 9 passengers. Ravn Alaska said it will buy 50 electric planes…
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Should public health be permitted to operate without democratic oversight?
For 18 months, many of us have lived under a "state of emergency" during which public health "experts" suspended civil…
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Scapegoats: “Biden blasts social media after Facebook” misinformation
Public disappointed with government's response to Covid-19, thus, must find a target to blame. White House disappointed with social networks'…
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Has he heard of Starlink? “Virginia Gov. Northam announces plan for universal broadband by 2024”
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam, a Democrat, announced Friday that the commonwealth will invest $700 million of federal funds to provide…
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United and Mesa Airlines to use electric aircraft as soon as 2026
"United Airlines Ventures (UAV) announced today it, along with Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) and Mesa Airlines, has invested in electric aircraft…
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ROI was likely high: “Internet service providers spent $230M on lobbying”
The Return on Investment was obvious to them: Internet service providers and their trade associations spent more than $230 million…
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Wow – what a heart tugging story – well worth reading
Cranbrook, BC is one of my favorite small towns. And after this, it still is 🙂 But then, as he…
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Yikes: Another serious print spooler security flaw in Windows
The third serious Windows print flaw in 5 weeks prompts new Microsoft warning. Source: Disable the Windows print spooler to…
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Anti-Scam hobbyists taking down India-based scam call centers
There are numerous videos on Youtube of anti-scam hobbyists successfully scamming or destroying scam call centers in India. This video…
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Electric vehicles are not a panacea to controlling climate
Read the whole thing: Opinion: The unintended harm of subsidizing electric vehicles and charging stations - MarketWatch
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Tesla upgrading Supercharger network to 300 kW
This work with Tesla vehicles designed to charge at the 300 KWH rate. Regardless, the Tesla charging network is a…
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Follow up: “How Cuba Beat the Pandemic”
April 9, 2021: How Cuba Beat the Pandemic: From Developing New Vaccines to Sending Doctors Overseas to Help Others |…
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Chevy Bolt EV with “fix” to prevent battery fires, catches fire
There are now two of the "fixed" (post recall) Chevy Bolt TVs that have caught fire. Previously GM said there…
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PPI up 7.1%, Annual deficit to reach $3.7 Trillion
The Producer Price Index (PPI) was u 7.1% year over year. On a 12-month total basis, the deficit posted $2.6…
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Surge in uses of the word “Surge” in newspaper headlines
As of July 13th, "surge" is the media's favorite new all purpose scary sounding word - surge in Covid cases,…
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Awesome and innovative light aircraft design
Go down through the whole thread to see photos (mostly captures from Microsoft Flight Simulator). Very clever design here from…
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Taleb says bitcoin effectively worth zero
People also conflate the success of bitcoin as a digital currency with the success of bitcoin as a speculative investment.…
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Inflation is inflating: “Inflation climbs higher than expected”
The consumer price index was expected to increase 5% year over year in June, according to economists surveyed by Dow…
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Are 3d-printed houses a gimmick?
Sounds like it. https://youtu.be/sz1LM9kwRLY
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Cutting back
Over a week ago, I stopped logging my state's Covid-19 data and doing my own analysis. The state discontinued releasing…
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Tech company non-compete mandates targeted by Biden admin
Source: “Bad mergers” and noncompete clauses targeted in Biden executive order | Ars Technica One company I worked for handed…
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When will air travel – including international – come back?
United Airlines CEO: Kirby stated that personal travel has rebounded and leisure travel has "more than 100 percent recovered." The…
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Up to 90% of UK adults have Covid-19 antibodies
This does not distinguish between those with vaccination immunity and natural immunity - just that they are shown to have…
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15-days to flatten the curve was 18 months
Following nearly a year and a half of sheltering in place, Oregon reopened for business on June 30. Source: What…
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Wow: “He Thinks He’s Untouchable”
Wow. This is old news I did not know about until now. Michael Katze, famous for his studies of Ebola…
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If you are able to do so, please get vaccinated
If you are able to be vaccinated, please do so soon. If you are able to be vaccinated, there is…
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IBM Unveils World’s First 2 Nanometer Chip Technology
Missed this item from last May - this is amazing: IBM Unveils World's First 2 Nanometer Chip Technology, Opening a…
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Canada’s smart phone Covid-19 tracking app found to be mostly worthless
I pointed out in the spring of 2020, and several times since then, that smartphone based Covid-19 tracking apps were…
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Follow up: Post Memorial Day Surge in cases?
Back around Memorial Day, the "experts" predicted yet another "surge in new cases": Follow up in mid June: Post holiday…
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Google VP to work remotely from New Zealand while regular staff denied remote work options
The rancor intensified last week, when Urs Hölzle, one of the company's longest-tenured and most senior executives, announced plans to…
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Chinese app publisher limits children’s use of games at night via facial recognition
Bad feeling about this - we seem to be gradually adopting all of these methods in the West, over time.…
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Facebook says most app usage on iOS and Android is of pre-installed apps
The majority of apps used by iPhone and Android users are made by Apple and Google, according to a study…
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OnePlus phones throttle app performance
To reduce battery power demand, OnePlus phones are, without user permission, prohibiting hundreds of apps from running on the faster…
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Follow up: Washington’s 2021 wildfire season could be as damaging as worst in state history, analyst says
This summer's (2021) fire season could be as bad as the wildfire season of 2015, which was the worst season…
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Awkward: Hacker’s ransomware attack code avoided computers set to use Cyrillic languages
Trustwave said the ransomware "avoids systems that have default languages from what was the USSR region. This includes Russian, Ukrainian,…
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Follow up on travel bans: US banned travel from India on May 4th to stop the “Delta” variant
May 4, 2021 - after Delta variant cases increase in India: The United States is closing off non-essential travel from…
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Executive Order on “right to repair” may have broader “ripple” effects
US President Joe Biden will soon sign an executive order that will give farmers the right to repair their own…
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YouTube’s AI-based video recommendations skew, obviously, to what results in more views
The goal of Youtube, obviously, is to increase the percent of time you spend watching Youtube, and their ads every…
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AMD, Nvidia GPUs seeing price drops
Prices for graphic cards (GPUs) have skyrocketed this past year. The shortage of the cards appears to have been caused…
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Follow up in 2022: Winter flu season could be big, experts warn
That's what they said about winter 2020/2021 too - how did that projection turn out? now health experts are warning…
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Pilobulus
This outside my usual interests but just saw that the dance company Pilobulus was in the news. In my tech…
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Amazing: 2,000 robots in a grocery store system pack for customer pickup orders
https://youtu.be/ssZ_8cqfBlE
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Business replaces software developers with internal “citizen” low-code/no-code software development
They expect 70% of applications to be developed by their internal users rather than software specialists: We started with our…
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Criminals encrypted 1 million devices in $70 million ransomware attack
When these attacks become so large, at some point this will be seen a declaration of war, no different than…
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Lidar versus visual processing for automated driving
Lidar, or laser-based radar, is a key enabling technology for most auto makers’ self-driving cars. Lidar is good at identifying…
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U.S. advanced computing tech said to be falling to China’s progress
The head of a top American defence contractor has warned that US capability in advanced computing has “shrunk to an…
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The Field of Computer Science, summarized
This a great 11 minute video summarizing the breadth of the fields of computer science and computer engineering. There is…
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1000s of companies, world wide, may have been impacted by this ransom-ware attack
Sweden's Coop grocery store chain had to shut all 800 retail stores after the attack: The number of victims affected…
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Surfside Condo Wreckage Hints at First Signs of Possible Construction Flaw
The politicians said the collapse was due to climate change: Engineers who have visited or examined photos of the wreckage…
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Historical context for this pandemic
https://twitter.com/james_e_baldwin/status/1411752212716474378 The above author is a Lecturer in history at the Royal Holloway University of London. The '68 pandemic had…
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Pandemic Fears: When the ‘availability heuristic’ meets ‘belief bias’
The scientists and epidemiologists directing COVID policy claim there is substantial evidence to support mitigation policies, such as social distancing,…
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Happy Birthday
But note that Twitter thinks "Dear America" requires translation. I selected the option and Twitter said this means, when translated…
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With the pandemic over, what’s next?
It is too early to tell where the epicurve goes next. If it follows the pattern in some other countries…
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Experts fear we will run out of greek letters before we run out of variants
Now up to the Lambda variant. Models from IHME and ICL suggest we will run out of Greek letters before…
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Google Android feature will support Covid-19 vaccination records
But U.S. residents might not have a way to prove their vaccination status as most states and the Federal government…
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Do you suffer from Long Covid? You may and not even realize it
(Paraphrased as seen on social media) If you suffer from depression, lack of motivation, irritability, bursts of anger, fear and…
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Ending my own data analysis
As of this weekend, the Oregon Health Authority will no longer provide Covid test and body count data on the…
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Please get vaccinated against Covid-19
If you are able to do so, please get vaccinated against Covid-19. Vaccine and vaccination clinics are both widely available…
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If you have a passport, you may not apply for a Real ID in my state
The mandate for authenticated identify documents came after 9/11 - 20 years ago. Some states, like mine, took their time…
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Summer air travel said to be a mess
Taxpayers gave airlines about $300,000 per employee. The Times analysis finds that the money's primary use was bolstering airline share…
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Economist shows correlation between economists and idiots
https://twitter.com/MichaelRStrain/status/1410365341188997121 R^2 = 0.25. This is not a correlation. In case he deletes the chart
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Instagram no longer intended for photo sharing
Facebook’s head of Instagram said the service plans to start showing users full-screen, recommended videos in their feeds. “We’re no…
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Number of People With Master’s and Doctoral Degrees Doubles Since 2000
Stunning: 35% of those age 25-64 now have at least a 4-year degree. About 13.1 percent of U.S. adults had…
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Ignoring the Olympics
It is weird that some think the purpose of the Olympics should be political messaging. American Olympians criticized the International…
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It’s called density altitude: “Too hot to fly at Portland International Airport?”
An aircraft's performance is determined by density altitude. At a high altitude airport, the air is less dense. At a…
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California residents asked to avoid charging EVs
To avoid power grid demand problems, residents are asked to please charge EVs early in the day and avoid doing…
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Why is temperature data so random?
The randomness of temperature measurements. At this minute, the weather source provided via Microsoft says it is 105 degrees F…
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About the high heat here in the PNW
The high heat here in the PNW over the next few days is caused by a combination of factors, including…
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Boeing 777X delayed
A test aircraft experienced an uncommanded pitch up or down event, eerily similar to the 737-MAX fiasco. This is said…
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Another sign the pandemic is over
I had to page about 70% of the way down the news.google.com web page before seeing a Covid-19 related news…
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If only we tested everyone, every few days …
https://twitter.com/drvictoriafox/status/1408867816929841153 I wrote about this issue a year ago. When the prevalence of a disease in the population is less…
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Not one super spreader
As I have written about before - not one of the predicted super spreaders caused an "super" outbreak. Not one.…
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Do most people pay for their own pre-travel Covid-19 testing?
I was looking in to some travel options for the Fall of 2021. But with the continued public health confusion…
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Hawaii’s bizarre vaccine policies
Persons who have received a Covid-19 vaccination IN Hawaii, may fly to Hawaii with no quarantine or negative Covid-19 test…
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Cliff Mass Weather Blog: The Reason for the Extreme Warmth on Monday
This blog provides updated forecasts and comments on current weather or other topics Source: Cliff Mass Weather Blog: The Reason…
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Many people may have had pre-existing immunity to SARS-CoV-2
A key finding of our study is that pre-existing T-cell immunity to SARS-CoV-2 is contributed by TCRs that recognize common…
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America’s continued move toward socialism
"Because of the pandemic", it says: Socialism is getting more popular, and capitalism is fading. Source: America's continued move toward…
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Windows 11 will run Android apps
(Reuters) -Microsoft Corp on Thursday showed Windows 11, its first major operating system revamp since 2015 with new changes that…
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Not exactly: “Much of the rest of the world is seeing an alarming surge”
Then why does it not appear in the data? As the U.S. pushes ahead with its reopening, easing mask mandates…
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China’s COVID vaccines appear not very effective
China donated and sold vaccines to many nations in a moved termed "vaccine diplomacy". The effort may have backfired as…
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Study finds that lockdowns – in the real world – did not reduce deaths
SIP = Shelter in Place In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries implemented social distancing and SIP policies. These…
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More details on Google’s forced install of Covid-tracking app on phones in Massachusetts
Massachusetts launched a COVID tracking app, and uh, it was automatically installed?! Source: Even creepier COVID tracking: Google silently pushed…
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Surge in good news
Right now, the Covid-19 Risk is low in all 50 U.S. states. Yes, but variants, scariants, or what ever. Things…
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Google accused of forcing installation of Covid-19 tracking apps
Google is force-installing a Massachusetts COVID-19 tracking app on residents' Android devices without an easy way to uninstall it. For…
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Media thinks you should wear a face mask forever
Source: Five reasons you may still want to wear a mask Most reporters still do not understand that a random…
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U.S. remains unprepared for “vaccine passports”
The U.S. remains unprepared for a world that is now, and soon will be even more, mandating use of vaccine…
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Disease models
Disease models remain worthless, on par with astrology with the honesty of alchemy. Daily Cases Forecast Color bands represent 95%…
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CDC COVID Seroprevalence Tracking suggest 40-55% had immunity by mid-March
Based on this (not necessarily random sample), the CDC generally estimates that 40-55% of the U.S. population showed immunity to…
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Follow up: “We anticipate in one to two weeks” patient numbers will jump back up
In fact, the Bend hospital saw a drop of 10 patients with COVID-19, from 42 on Friday to 32 on…
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“More evidence suggests COVID-19 was in U.S. by Christmas 2019”
NEW YORK (AP) — A new analysis of blood samples from 24,000 Americans taken early last year is the latest…
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Surge in good news: Novavax 90% effective
Source: Novavax: Large study finds COVID-19 shot about 90% effective | KATU
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Paper: Shelter in place Orders “had no detectable health benefits”
We study the health, behavioral, and economic effects of one of the most politically controversial policies in recent memory, shelter-in-place…
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The hilarious (and nonsensical) Covid-19 rules that were applied to many of us
This is a hoot. In a Twitter thread, people post the dumbest Covid-19 things they were required to do. A…
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The Public-Health Calculus Has Shifted
As widespread vaccination and other factors have brought case rates down across the United States, state and local governments’ legal…
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The intense energy demands of cryptocurrencies: 1.5 MWH to obtain one bitcoin
The Digiconomist's Bitcoin Energy Consumption Index estimated that one Bitcoin transaction takes 1,544 kWh to complete, or the equivalent of…
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Surge in good news: It’s low in 49 states!
https://www.healthweather.us/map?mode=covid_risk&resolution=state
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Of course, “new surge”: “California COVID-19 plunges to new lows, fueling hope big reopening won’t bring new surge”
As documented on this blog, none of the past predicted "surges" came true, so let's predict more of them: California…
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Really: The Termination Event may happen soon on the sun
Fascinating:June 10, 2021: Something big may be about to happen on the sun. “We call it the Termination Event,” says…
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June 10, 2020: If we wear masks, we will have no subsequent large waves
This was the experts prediction in June 2020. This did not age well. If lock-down periods are combined with 100%…
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Insurance and ER use policy
ER access can be billed at $30 to $50 per minute, or more. They are extremely expensive points of care.…
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Math education is critical to our future
Read the whole thread. There are school districts that are proposing to remove advanced math courses because students who take…
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All ok, because “It’s different this time!”: “Hot inflation may have become scorching in May and is expected to hit a 28-year high”
Source: Hot inflation may have become scorching in May and is expected to hit a 28-year high
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Fast-food industry accelerates use of automation as wages go higher
I have written about this trend on many occasions for several years: Source: Former McDonald's CEO warns $15 minimum wage…
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States that are Recovering the Quickest from COVID-19
See table at the link: States that are Recovering the Quickest from COVID-19
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Stop Kissing, Snuggling your chickens
Good thing people still listen to the CDC - but is it okay if the poultry is wearing a face…
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Apparently IRS tax returns are not secret anymore?
Perhaps we should all just publish our returns on the Internet and be done with the pretense of privacy? ProPublica…
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But I thought it was “different this time”: “Deutsche Bank warns of global ‘time bomb’ coming due to rising inflation”
In an out-of-consensus forecast, Deutsche Bank is warning of a potential crisis coming from inflation. Source: Deutsche Bank warns of…
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Health care facilities overloaded by catch up procedures
One week ago, our local hospital system (3 county monopoly) had every bed in use. While Covid-19 was a factor,…
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Privacy: Why you should stop using Google Chrome browser
I use Firefox (mostly) or Brave. I use Google Chrome only to check GMail (no longer my primary email) occasionally…
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Autonomous boats and water taxis tested in Amsterdam
Currently, Amsterdam is testing autonomous boats that run electric power on the many canals running through the city. Amsterdam has…
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What Is the Broken Window Fallacy?
The Broken Window FallacyIn Bastiat's tale, a boy breaks a window. The townspeople looking on decide that the boy has…
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Oops: “Alameda County’s new COVID death toll is 25% lower than thought”
County health officials reviewed COVID-19 death records and found 411 cases that were "clearly not" caused by the disease. Source:…
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Surge in good news: 49 states now ranked as “Low Covid-19 risk”
From the Kinsa Health Weather Map. At this point, ZeroCovid is not good enough to relax restrictions. Until we achieve…
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Cases continue dropping after CDC reduced mask requirements
https://twitter.com/DLeonhardt/status/1400063091245731843 Some things we now know N95s work, certified surgical masks work somewhat less, in medical settings, and home made…
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This made sense to someone in a position of authority
https://twitter.com/Itsjoeco/status/1399855662583140354
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Why masks had essentially no effect on Covid-19 spread
Why are masks so ineffective, even if we presume that they are effective? Because almost everybody that is wearing them…
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American Airlines will not sell alcoholic drinks on board until mask mandate ends
Fort Worth-based American Airlines told crew members that it won’t reintroduce the sale of beer, wine and spirits to main…
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Follow up in mid June: Post holiday spike in cases?
Despite all the experts and the media proclaiming post holiday surges - there have been none so far. Let's follow…
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Surge in good news: “Had COVID? You’ll probably make antibodies for a lifetime”
I'm so old, I remember a few months ago when they told us that having Covid-19 might not give you…
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Surge in good news: “Study identifies antibody from common cold infection that reacts to COVID”
Researchers from the Scripps Research Institute have found that B-cells after having a common cold coronavirus react with SARS-CoV-1 and…
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Are vaccines the reason for the rapid drop in new cases?
I am a brain injured idiot with no relevant experience. I make observations and ask stupid questions. This Tweet prompts…
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Google forces you to reveal age
I logged into Google today and they forced me to provide a date of birth. They then prompted to confirm…
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Surge in good news: Vaccines work
https://twitter.com/sailorrooscout/status/1398626567048343552
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Inflation: Rising beef prices
But "It's different this time" - nothing to see here - move along: Beef prices are surging worldwide, taking meat…
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Next: Bans on flying
Before the pandemic, a “flying shame” movement, which aims to discourage air travel in favor of greener options like rail,…
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Inflation: Postal Service looks to raise first-class stamp to 58 cents
It is a mystery why inflation is showing up everywhere; the experts have assured us "But it's different this time".…
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It remains a mystery why we are seeing so much inflation
The big-box club chain said it’s been seeing accelerating prices across a range of products, including shipping containers, aluminum foil…
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Funny that: Now that cases are dropping, the “experts” credit vaccines, not masks
The CDC Director told Congress that masks were more effective than vaccines. Repeatedly, the "experts" have told us that "masks…
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Money is for spending: Biden proposes spending that exceeds WW II, by one measure
Biden has proposed increasing spending of taxpayer money by 20%. Rather than find a path to a sustainable debt, the…
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The carbon problem in electric vehicle manufacturing
I have written about this topic in the past - when we look at the total life cycle energy costs…
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Media idiocy contributes to the panic
Mike Buckley is a British journalist. Just saw a video clip of him advocating for ZeroCovid before society can function…
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Surge in good news: Outdoor transmission risk of Covid is teeny tiny
https://twitter.com/drlucymcbride/status/1397891973395234817
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The inability of media or epidemiology to review past statements
source Time after time after time, "experts" have proclaimed which countries "did everything right". Eventually, most of them end up…
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If experts mandated you wear sunscreen every day, even if inside, would you do it?
The continued suicide of expertise: It turns out that if you want to protect your skin from the sun’s harsh…
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Follow up in 2025 – Models: “40% chance Earth to be hotter than Paris goal soon”
There's a 40% chance that the world will get so hot in the next five years that it will temporarily…
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Follow up: Eric Feigl-Ding was 99% certain of a surge in April and May
Feigl-Ding projected, with "99% certain" confidence that another "surge is on the way in April or May" due to variants.…
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Face masks are now a NPI to treat anxiety
Face masks were to protect others from droplet transmission (for a disease subsequently determined to spread primarily by aerosols and…
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Bummer: Study finds mask usage not associated with slower spread of Covid-19
Conclusions: Mask mandates and use are not associated with slower state-level COVID-19 spread during COVID-24 19 growth surges. Containment requires…
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Follow up: University of Oregon ‘disappointed’ over large party amid rising COVID cases – oregonlive.com
Photos and videos of several large parties Saturday circulated on social media, showing people standing shoulder-to-shoulder and without masks. Source:…
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Oregon goes all in on vaccine passports
Oregon allows businesses to have "vaccinated sections". Oh boy. Vaccinated sections will be available to fully vaccinated fans who are…
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Surge in good news: “Long Covid” in kids is very low
https://twitter.com/apsmunro/status/1396858104290156549 Read the thread, from a pediatric infectious disease specialist.
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Inflation: “Rising airfares and hotel rates are making vacations more expensive”
Partly due to sudden excess demand, partially limited supply (airlines) and some possibly due to government money printing: Airfare and…
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Vaccines work very well
Very few people who have been vaccinated have gotten sick, hospitalized or died due to Covid-19. A total of 933…
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Good news: Cases in India falling rapidly
Cases are plummeting, which is great news. India has a population 4.26x larger (1.4 billion) than the U.S. When adjusted…
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Surge in good news: cases, deaths drop below key levels
7-day moving average of daily new cases in the U.S. is almost down to 25,000/day. 7-day moving average of daily…
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Surge in good news: No vaccinated teachers have gotten sick from unvaccinated students
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Surge in good news: “Risk of COVID is now very low”
Daily cases are now one-tenth the number of daily flu cases in the middle of a mild flu season, with…
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A Third Of California Restaurants Close Permanently Due To Lockdowns
A little more than a year after Governor Gavin Newsom instituted the lockdowns, nearly a third of California restaurants have…
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Follow up by mid-June: More event cancellations
Within 2-3 weeks, daily positive tests will likely drop below 10,000/day. Fauci said a while back that the pandemic is…
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Home buyers beware: “27% of Americans regret their quarantine DIY project, study finds”
The study found 27% have quarantine DIY regrets, with 3 in 4 saying it took “too long” and more than…
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Bill Gates’ reputation hit hard by revelations
In a divorce filing, Melinda said their relationship was “irretrievably broken”. The question now is whether Bill’s reputation is, too.…
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Cryptocurrencies plummet in value
From Coindesk, valuation of Bitcoin Meanwhile, the intense energy demands for computation of block chain calculations is giving new life…
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Yet another model, not data: “Face masks effectively limit the probability of SARS-CoV-2 transmission”…based on a model
It is May, 2021. We have 15 months worth of real world data. Did they look at any real world…
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You can tow advertising banners in MS Flight Simulator with the Cessna 152
there’s now a freeware mod for MSFS that ads a banner tow to the Cessna 152. That’s right, you can…
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Twitter’s Photo Crop Algorithm Favors White Women
Twitter's automatic cropping feature was supposed to automatically crop photos around the people in view. Turns out that it overwhelmingly…
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Why you should consider getting a Remote Pilot Certificate if you fly a quadcopter
Oddly enough, if you do something wrong, and if the FAA comes after you, the infractions and fines can quickly…
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Portland store requires both masks AND vaccination for entry
Store requires BOTH proof of vaccination and wearing a mask. A comic book store in Portland's Hillsdale neighborhood is doubling…
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Bitcoin Price Collapse
Source: Bitcoin Price | BTC Price Index and Live Chart — CoinDesk 20 Blockchain is a useful bit of technology.…
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Surge in good news: India cases dropping rapidly
Deaths probably peaking about now.
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Surge in good news – 7-day averaged deaths falls to lowest level since Apr 1, 2020
The data is here: CDC COVID Data Tracker 7-day averaged daily positive test cases fell to just about 30,000/day.
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Bike related head and brain injuries among adults remain high
"The fact is that bicycling leads to the highest number of ER visits for traumatic brain injury in the U.S.,"…
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Look closely at the photos
https://twitter.com/MetroSchools/status/1394307900680679427 Out doors.6 feet apart.Face masks with holes for the brass instruments.Masks for the horn end of the brass instruments.Face…
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Fear is us!
Let us make sure all children suffer from generalized anxiety disorder: WASHINGTON (SBG) — As the pandemic's hold on our…
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Universal Basic Income comes to life
Real world tests have demonstrated universal basic income has not accomplished what proponents claimed it would accomplish. Since there is…
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The damn is breaking
https://twitter.com/JenniferNuzzo/status/1394103686616567808 Very little of the fear mongering predictions were correct. Their entire message has been based on fear, and never…
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Security: “Scheme Flooding Allows User Tracking Across Browsers”
A flaw that allows browsers to enumerate applications on a machine threatens cross-browser anonymity in Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Safari…
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Ugly: “Bill Gates Was Investigated by Microsoft Directors for Relationship: DJ – Bloomberg”
Disappointed in BillG for what this is starting to look like: Microsoft Corp.’s directors started a probe into Bill Gates’s…
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Amazing: A majority of uninfected adults show preexisting antibody reactivity against SARS-CoV-2
Preexisting cross-reactivity to SARS-CoV-2 occurs in the absence of prior viral exposure. However, this has been difficult to quantify at…
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Teacher verbally assaults vaccinated high school student for not wearing a mask
A video being shared on social media allegedly shows a Poynette teacher berating a student for failing to wear a…
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More epidemiological randomness
It is all random, all the time: Education and health officials around the country have taken different approaches to testing…
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Surge in good news
https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1393704740480077827 In the UK, public health "experts" provide instructions on how to safely hug family members and others. Apparently to…
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Good news: “Second wave slowing down? India’s Covid-19 situation”
"NEW DELHI: The Covid-19 crisis in India is far from over as the country continues to maintain a 7-day daily…
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Interesting: U.S. does not really have a huge surplus of vaccines to ship overseas
We have a few weeks supply on hand, mostly already distributed to vaccination clinics all around the country. There is…
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How The CDC Change on Mask Guidance Set Off Confusion in States and Cities
Yes, the CDC Director said that masks are more effective than vaccines. This was followed by 90+% mask wearing compliance…
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Oregon considers vaccine passport requirement to remove mask in businesses
And how many different vaccinations must you prove? The idea is controversial within public health because of fairness concerns. Source:…
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Shortage or inflation?
In recent months, the price of larger TV models has shot up around 30 percent compared to last summer, according…
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If there was any science behind epidemiology …
Classic example. In the UK, schools have been open and children under 12 have never worn face masks. Meanwhile, in…
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Do you need to maintain a log book to record data on your drone flights?
The rules are a bit of a confusing mess, but for practical reasons, keeping a log of remote controlled aircraft…
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CDC announces fully vaccinated no longer need to wear face masks when on Zoom teleconferences
CDC announced today that fully vaccinated individuals no longer need to wear face masks when on Zoom teleconference calls, and…
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6.2% annual inflation?
The experts assure us we can print as much money as we need without risk of inflation: The PPI spiked…
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Climate change requires “degrowth” say “experts”
Presumably the authors of this study will agree to demonstrate "degrowth" by cutting their own salaries, their departments and their…
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“The experts got it wrong”
An MD/JD takes on the public health establishment for getting so much wrong. Most public health actions came down to…
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Inconsistencies remain strong in public health
https://twitter.com/shvetaraju/status/1392457746918821890 I think public health was caught off guard by people that were actually paying attention to what they said…
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July 2020: “CDC director says face masks may offer more protection against COVID than a vaccine”
Redfield first said this in mid-July 2020. Redfield said if Americans wore face masks for several weeks, "we would bring…
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How does your state rank? : “Rich States, Poor States”
A comprehensive resource that ranks the economic competitiveness of states using fifteen equally weighted policy variables Source: Rich States, Poor…
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But its different this time: “U.S. inflation soars in April to 13-year high”
After months of the experts saying the government can print infinite money without inflation because "It's different this time" it…
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COVID mask mandates: Full list of mandates, rules in each stat
25 states have eliminated indoor mask mandates as of May 11, 2021. Source: COVID mask mandates: Full list of mandates,…
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Best reason to mandate face masks forever
The small U.S. manufacturers that rushed to produce face masks over the past year are now stuck with hundreds of…
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Surge in good news: Cases plummet
https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1391544648372469764 Update: The next day, CDC reported a slightly a higher number (just over 24,000), although still trending downward. Unsure…
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Surge in good news: Peer reviewed paper says Ivermectin drug can end the pandemic
A peer-reviewed research has claimed that global ivermectin use can end the COVID-19 pandemic, as the medicine significantly reduces the…
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Of course they do: “Scientists Worry Next Flu Season Could Be a Bad One”
In public health communications there is only fear: More than a year after the pandemic started, Covid-19 is still ravaging…
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California proposes to steer new homes from gas appliances
Gas appliances will still be permitted, for now. The California Energy Commission released a draft building standards code on Thursday…
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After 13 months: “CDC admits coronavirus is airborne, can be transmitted more than 6 feet away”
Apparently, it's time for increased ventilation and actual N95 masks then? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is finally…
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Shall we follow up with this in the fall?
An "expert" tells us that we will have another "big wave" in the Fall of 2021. With 70+% having natural…
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European Commission recommends allowing travel to EU for vaccinated travelers
Also suggests EU states might eliminate the negative Covid-19 test for vaccinated travelers. Member States should allow travel into the…
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Is the government using expanded jobless benefits to push wages higher?
There is evidence that expanded jobless benefits are keeping some unemployed persons from resuming work life - or at least…
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California dependent on international immigration for growth
“Our demographers anticipate we will return to slightly positive growth 12 months from now as the pandemic is brought under…
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Are unemployment benefits too good at the moment?
Insider's Ben Winck reported on Friday that along with the disappointing job gains, the unemployment rate rose in April to…
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Remarkable: States with stringent requirements have nearly same outcomes as those without stringent guidelines
https://twitter.com/IAmTheActualET/status/1390368965994631175 History will not look kindly on what the experts just did. Unfortunately, it will take a different set of…
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Today is 14 weeks after Michael Osterholm said the U.S. would get far worse, worse than ever, within 14 weeks
It is 14 weeks, as of today. Cases have fallen off a cliff since Osterholm not only made his projection,…
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Environmental Robotics
Erin Kennedy, a.k.a. RobotGrrl, gives this TedXOttawa talk. Interesting approach to applying robotics and other ideas to simple environmental cleanups.…
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Old news! “Sony ditches DSLRs, moving the camera industry beyond film-era designs – CNET”
I have only shot with mirrorless digital cameras. I bought my first high quality digital camera, a Lumix GH-2, which…
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Federal Judge throws out CDC Eviction Moratorium
The CDC does not have authority to regulate housing: A federal judge on Wednesday threw out a national eviction moratorium,…
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CDC mandates masks for kids outdoors playing soccer
Click through for the entire thread with supporting data for why the CDC's mandate is not based on science. https://twitter.com/TracyBethHoeg/status/1390003215198941185…
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Follow up: CDC’s Walensky warns of COVID-19 surge around spring break
March 16, 2021 CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said she was "pleading" with Americans to take precautions, such as wearing masks.…
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Follow up: Travel, spring break, “new spike in cases” feared
Experts are worried some Americans are letting up too early -- at a critical time when looming dangers are threatening…
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Follow up : Dr. Vin Gupta slams Covid reopening policies of Arizona, Florida and Texas
"It's not good public policy what the governors of Arizona, Florida and Texas are doing," Gupta said. "It just doesn't…
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Follow up: King County health officials warn of 4th wave as coronavirus cases continue to rise | KOMO
KING COUNTY—Experts warn we are on the brink of a 4th wave—as COVID-19 cases have started going up again in…
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Follow up: Fauci warns against potential new COVID-19 surge as cases remain high
March 29, 2021 Fauci said a leveling off of new cases at a high rate of infection is "a risk."…
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Follow up: U.S. Covid Deaths Expected to Rise Soon With New Wave Emerging
March 30, 2021: (Bloomberg) -- Covid-19 deaths in the U.S. are expected to bottom out in the next two weeks…
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Follow up: CDC chief warns U.S. headed for ‘impending doom’ as Covid cases rise again: ‘Right now I’m scared’
March 29, 2029: The U.S. is facing “impending doom” as daily Covid-19 cases begin to rebound once again, threatening to…
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Follow up: Epidemiologist predicts surge of dangerous COVID variant in US
April 1, 2021: It’s just a matter of time before the highly contagious UK COVID-19 variant wreaking havoc around the…
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Follow up: Doctors say COVID-19 threat worse now than during fall peak
April 8, 2021: The threat of COVID-19 could be worse today than it was when Wisconsin saw its peak in…
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Follow up: Infectious Disease Expert Explains Why Next COVID-19 Wave In U.S. Is Inevitable
It's likely too late to stop this upcoming surge, warned Michael Osterholm. Source: Infectious Disease Expert Explains Why Next COVID-19…
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Follow up: Was the sun n Fun airshow in Florida a superspreader event?
One of the nation's largest air shows and aviation conventions, Sun n Fun, was held April 5-10 in Lakeland Florida.…
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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen calls estimated $7 trillion tax gap ‘shocking and distressing’
This is a news report where the comments to the story are written by people who have a better understanding…
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Follow up in June: “CDC projects a surge in U.S. Covid cases through May due to B.1.1.7 variant before a ‘sharp decline'”
More models: Covid-19 cases will likely surge again in the U.S. as the highly contagious B.1.1.7 variant takes hold across…
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Did Covid-19 spread mostly via homes and close contacts?
In the spring of 2020, I was looking at contact tracing data for Utah and they had found that about…
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So other than that, lockdowns were an overwhelming success, right?
In 1915, chemistry lost its innocence when mustard gas poisoned British troops in Ypres, Belgium. Physics lost its innocence in…
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Inflation? What inflation? There’s no inflation
We've been told for months that inflation is low and there is no reason to be concerned, in spite of…
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Hospital system consolidation leads to higher prices
The arguments in favor of consolidation and vertical integration were that it would lower prices. Economists find the opposite -…
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Adopting Scandinavian social benefits and taxes in the U.S.
For something unrelated, I was researching some of the "social benefits" programs in Norway. This is my summary of what…
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Bill and Melinda Gates announce separation
Sad to hear this. https://twitter.com/BillGates/status/1389316412259270657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1389316412259270657%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnbc.com%2F2021%2F05%2F03%2Fbill-gates-and-melinda-gates-are-splitting-up.html
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Transfer payments reach 34% of personal income in 2020
The U.S. is now a socialist country, I guess. https://twitter.com/LizAnnSonders/status/1389173377882001408 Transfer payments are money provided to individuals by the government,…
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Telemedicine here to stay
Make telemedicine your first choice for most doctor visits. That's the message some U.S. employers and insurers are sending with…
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Interesting: Evidence for pre-existing natural immunity to SARS-CoV-2
More than a year after the emergence of COVID-19, significant regional differences in terms of morbidity persist, showing lower incidence…
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More examples of bad predictions
July 21, 2020 A study produced by a team at Oxford University indicated that some parts of the United Kingdom…
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“Based on science” has become the new way of saying “Based on politics”
The American Federation of Teachers lobbied the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on, and even suggested language for, the…
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“Warren Buffett: We are seeing substantial inflation and are raising prices
What? The experts assured us that we can print infinite amounts of money because "It's different this time..." : Warren…
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Interesting review of Federal tax proposals
In general, the proposed numbers/percentages have problems - and this is interesting: The U.S. tax system also stands out for…
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20% of EV owners end up switching back to gas powered vehicles
"Here, on the basis of results from five questionnaire surveys, we find that PEV discontinuance in California occurs at a…
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Heh – it’s Lake Wobegon for Covid 🙂
https://twitter.com/bergerbell/status/1388552960859246600 Alas, apparently this line of thinking is common https://twitter.com/BristOliver/status/1380981482953510913
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More inflation: “Clorox weighs product price increases to counter inflationary costs”
The experts assure us that inflation will remain low: In an appearance on CNBC Friday, CEO Linda Rendle told Jim…
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GM to address rare Chevy Bolt EV battery fires with new diagnostics
Rather than replace the errant batteries (apparently problem may only affect some vehicles or scenarios), GM dealers will install a…
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Biden proposes incentives to have large families, increase population
Giving incentives to have large families is solving which problem? This is in opposition to his "Green New Deal" goals.…
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Twitter (TWTR) earnings Q1 2021
Share price falls 10% in after hours trading. Twitter (TWTR) earnings Q1 2021 Twitter's problem is a high noise to…
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Trevor Noah points out that public health messaging is a disaster
What I've been saying since April 2020! Trevor says about the CDC - "The shit you are saying is incoherent"…
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Sharing this: Astronaut Michael Collins
I didn't ask his permission but assume he'll let me get away with this. What an interesting observation!
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Surge in good news: Week over week drop in U.S. Cases
https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1387551642573328386 I live in Oregon, which is possibly one of the last states to endure a "wave". From the data…
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Why insular public health must seek input from others
Oregon, uniquely, among all 50 states, required high school athletes to wear face masks while running in outdoor track and…
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Island nations, and isolated rich countries stopped Covid spread
This is not new - the World Health Organization documented this trend of pandemic control, in an October 2019 report…
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Even more good news: Moderna, Pfizer vaccines 94% effective at preventing hospitalization in 65+ group
The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines are 94% effective at preventing hospitalizations in the elderly, the CDC said Wednesday. Source:…
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Surge in good news: “…vaccines block most transmission of COVID-19”
The latest data show that getting a shot not only protects vaccinated individuals, it reduces the chance they can spread…
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Why did the TBM Avenger crash off a Florida Beach last week?
Per this video, it was due to incompetence. You'll need to watch the video to understand - it's pretty bad.…
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What does WHO Say?
The CDC says - only just now - that very small groups of fully vaccinated people can get together outdoors…
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CDC Director suggests vaccines do not work, need to wear masks
Conspiracy theorist cannot make up stuff like this. The CDC Director says, apparently, that masks are more effective than vaccines.…
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Surge in good news: Evidence supports that vaccinated people unable to spread Covid-19
Can we say with any degree of certainty that vaccinated people are unlikely to spread COVID to unvaccinated individuals? The…
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An engineer created remarkably good models for Covid-19 spread
Youyang Gu did much better than the the experts at ICL and UW IHME. https://twitter.com/youyanggu/status/1387076342454362112 Public health has stuck with…
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Really? What a surprise
https://twitter.com/DaFeid/status/1386953006462246912 My observations Public health experts failed in numerous pronouncements: 15 days to flatten the curve became 15+ months.ICL said…
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Let’s follow up in another week or two: Florida
Obviously, every official in Florida is in on the conspiracy and is hiding the deaths and Covid cases. Because. /satire
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CDC drops outdoor mask recommendation for vaccinated, sort of
https://twitter.com/W7VOA/status/1387079559955324928 Incredibly, this comes AFTER they said that fully vaccinated people may meet together indoors. It took a few weeks…
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Public health acknowledges that voluntary measures more effective than mandatory measures?
“The new cases have fallen since that point [March 10] and they’ve really been pretty stable over the last week…
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Why wear a mask on a zoom call?
Not sure what he thinks the message is, however. I can think of some interpretations... his full vaccination months ago…
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Majority of people getting 2nd vaccine dose, only 5 million missing it: CDC
An honest, realistic report without the sensationalizing: A CDC report on vaccine completion status through April 9 showed that 92%…
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Pfizer vaccine dose #2 side effects – my personal log
Saturday Afternoon Saturday, 3 pm: Pfizer BioNTech dose #2 administered for the vaccine. Mildly sore arm started within minutes. Saturday,…
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CDC determines airborne transmission is primary vector
https://twitter.com/cnn/status/1385926769178550279 This has been obvious since a year ago. But WHO stated it was droplet transmission. We adopted DIY face…
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“COVID cases are suddenly falling in 4 hard-hit Northeastern states. Does that mean herd immunity is on the way?”
CA now has the lowest positivity test rate in the nation, after 30-55% of the population had the disease in…
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Wow
https://twitter.com/TheAlexKnapp/status/1384140818282291209
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Inflation: “Price hikes are ahead, but consumer companies hope you won’t notice”
Higher prices coming from printing money/deflating dollar/increasing asset valuations, and then demand increasing from "stimulus" dollars and savings pouring back…
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Biden proposes to close 12-13 coal or gas fired power plants every month for the next 14 years
Building on and benefiting from that foundation, America’s 2030 target picks up the pace of emissions reductions in the United…
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The Failure of Imperial College Modeling
Disease models: The Failure of Imperial College Modeling Is Far Worse than We Knew – AIER True: The exaggerated forecasts…
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MIT study says masks, distancing don’t work
Everything you know is wrong: The risk of being exposed to Covid-19 indoors is as great at 60 feet as…
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You will soon pay 50% of your income in taxes
To combat that, Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) proposed on Wednesday the largest student loan cancellation…
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The country has gone insane
Unbelievable - the public health quacks that created this hysteria - not based on any data - deserve tar and…
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Follow up: This seems plausible | Coldstreams Business and Tech
Last week, I noted a few thought this week was likely the peak in the "4th wave" - more of…
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Wi-Fi Access Points and privacy
Most Wi-Fi networks transmit a periodic station ID - such as "Home WiFi" or whatever you call your AP. Many…
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Higher taxes coming
Source: Biden to propose capital gains tax hike to fund education and child care Turning the U.S. into Denmark is…
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Why I do not make predictions
It is rare for anyone to follow up on past, bold pronouncements about the future. Such pronouncements tend to be…
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Nice explanation of the false positive problem and Bayes Theorem
Len Cabrera explains the math behind estimating the number of true positive and false positive COVID-18 test results Source: Estimating…
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New battery chemistry said to provide 10x faster charging than Li-Ion batteries
Researchers in Russia have developed a new type of battery technology that they say can charge approximately 10 times faster…
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Very cool lamp design
Watch the short video https://twitter.com/kuriharan/status/1384593964292972553
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Inflation: Procter & Gamble will raise prices in September
The Federal government has basically printed trillions of "stimulus dollars" in the past 12 months, dramatically increasing the money supply.…
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Efficiency in Agriculture
Many think the quaint and tranquil working the land by hand is the future of agriculture. Uh, no, its ont.…
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Tech: Adding product placements and ads in to old movies
Getting consumer goods in shot is big business for movies and TV series, and items can now be added digitally.…
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Google uses Hovercraft for “streetview” recording
https://www.facebook.com/Hovery-Hovercraft-OFFICIAL-230003303717350/ I am a hovercraft enthusiast so find this very cool. There are not many of us hovercraft enthusiasts. Yes,…
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Disease Models
Saw these shared on social media today. This is the model from last December projecting daily new cases under various…
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America’s infrastructure is getting better, not actually crumbling
What politicians and news stories don’t tell you is that America’s bridges have been steadily improving for three decades. Source:…
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Funny – and about right!
https://twitter.com/phl43/status/1383412429678288907
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And speaking of random
https://twitter.com/drklausner/status/1383462397826932741 Be sure to read Dr. Gandhi's reply.
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Other than these minor points, it’s a great study 🙂
https://twitter.com/phl43/status/1383063525854224389
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They were wearing face masks here
This is an Oregon beach, photographed earlier this week. As you can see, it is very crowded - hah hah.…
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Apparently we have been using the wrong kind of masks
In April 2020, we were told to use face coverings made from any random bit of cloth to stop droplets,…
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Good news: Now its okay to be outside
I'm so old, I remember just a year ago when parks and trails were closed for many months ... now…
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Sounds like good news
https://twitter.com/RobertApter1/status/1382513469040123907
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Good news: “Antibody cocktail ‘rapidly’ prevents and treats COVID, study finds”
It can reduce risks of developing symptomatic COVID-19 by 81% if not already infected with the virus. Source: Antibody cocktail…
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Good news: “British variant of COVID-19 not as severe as feared”
A highly contagious variant of COVID-19 first identified in Britain does not cause more severe disease in hospitalised patients, according…
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Surge in good news … Common asthma drug speeds up Covid-19 recovery at home
Inhaled budesonide, a common corticosteroid used to treat asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, can reduce the recovery time for…
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Oh boy … confused messaging strikes again
Usage of the Johnson and Johnson Covid-19 vaccines is put on "pause". There is so much confusion about relative risk...…
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Very cool: Drones simulate rocket launch
https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1381698639588823040
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Surge in good news … we hope
https://twitter.com/_stah/status/1381537418633961474
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Disease modeling – where the confidence interval is from Zero to infinity
Epidemiologists have gotten to work predicting the future if highly contagious COVID-19 variants spread through Quebec, and their findings are…
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France to ban short haul airline flights
Hmmmm.... French lawmakers voted late on Saturday to abolish domestic flights on routes than can be covered by train in…
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Lawmakers seek long-term limit on governors’ emergency power
As governors loosen long-lasting coronavirus restrictions, state lawmakers across the U.S. are taking actions to significantly limit the power they…
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Britain mandates pub guests must have Covid tracking app installed on their phone
I guess this means it is now mandatory to have a smart phone in the UK? Also, will they sanitize…
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Surge in good news: Pfizer applies for authorization to give vaccine to age 12+ before school starts in the fall
Pfizer said it hopes to make its COVID-19 vaccine available to kids in the 12 to 15-year-old age group before…
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Surge in good news: Schools do not seem to spread Covid-19 much
https://twitter.com/JenniferNuzzo/status/1380542797439197189
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Updates might be scarce for a week
Neighborhood took a power hit late this afternoon. After the power came back, we had no power to two rooms,…
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Some think the U.S. is about to pursue “Zero Covid”
Is this a misinterpretation? Zero Covid strategy in the U.S.? https://twitter.com/devisridhar/status/1380098817782116352
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Amazing: The poor quality of epidemiological data
Some one just got caught up with old death reports and dumped them out all in one day. This is…
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Surge in good news: Some common drugs inhibit the SARS-CoV-2 virus
New research published in the British Journal of Pharmacology indicates that two currently available medications--an antifungal drug and an antidepressant--can…
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Excellent: One in 4 U.S. adults are now fully vaccinated
Source: One in 4 U.S. adults are now fully vaccinated
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Federal government might de facto ban sale of most new gas powered cars as soon as 2026
The government is considering setting miles per gallon requirements so high that few gas vehicles could achieve those goals -…
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When policy is disconnected from reality?
IMF calls for a tax on "excess profits" made by some companies during the pandemic The IMF also calls upon…
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Good to know:) The mRNA COVID-19 vaccines aren’t operating systems, and won’t transform the human body into a virus-making factory
Left me laughing out loud! The mRNA vaccine is “an operating system that takes over the machinery of your cells”…
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The end of smart phone based contact tracing apps
As explained in detail several times last year, smart phone-based, Bluetooth-based contact tracing apps were never likely to be useful.…
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Innovation shifts to western states in the U.S.
What are the most innovative U.S. states? Source: Geographic Patterns of Innovation Across U.S. States: 1980-2010 | St. Louis Fed…
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Fauci warns against relaxing public health measures as summer approaches
This is what he said about Texas 4 weeks ago - today Texas achieved the lowest metrics since June of…
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Considerable decline in trust of the CDC, large survey shows
Rather than fix the root cause problems, the CDC will enlist public relations consultants and fix this with a propaganda…
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Stop Calling Everything AI, Machine-Learning Pioneer Says – IEEE Spectrum
This is true - with a reminder that even as a brain injured idiot, I am a retired computer engineer…
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Did you know that RC model aircraft pilots must keep their instruction manuals with them while flying? I didn’t.
FAA regulations require that operating instruction manuals be kept on board aircraft when the aircraft is in operation. Pilots can…
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CDC mostly drops the surface cleaning guidance
People can be infected with SARS-CoV-2 through contact with surfaces. However, based on available epidemiological data and studies of environmental…
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Does auto-enrollment in retirement plans make sense?
Source: A new law would require employees to save for retirement - MarketWatch The law would mandate automatic payroll deductions…
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Supreme Court Justice Thomas suggests digital platforms might be regulated like utility companies
Justice Clarence Thomas suggested Monday that tech platforms could be regulated like utilities in what would be a major shift…
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Many retailers likely to go out of business
The U.S. has far too much real estate devoted to retail: According to Credit Suisse, the United States has more…
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U.S. Supreme Court rules: Oracle loses its Java copyright case against Google
Justice Stephen Breyer, who wrote the majority opinion in the case, agreed that Google’s use of the code was protected…
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LG discontinuing all cell phones as of July 2021
The company expects to fully exit the mobile phone business by the end of July. Source: South Korea's LG to…
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What is the NNT and efficacy for face masks?
NNT is the number needed to treat to result in one positive outcome. Stated another way, how many people need…
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Surge in good news, sort of
This says the decision to do just the first of the two-dose vaccines, and delay the second dose for a…
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9 months ago outdoor assemblies of people were not mass spreader events but now they are mass spreader events?
Outdoor protests in June of 2020 said not to be a source of Covid-19 spread. There isn’t evidence that Black…
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I make observations and ask stupid questions
Just an observation about the "4th wave". The first 3 waves had similar upwards slopes in the epicurves (yellow lines…
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All the Covid-19 steps we were ordered to take last year – which made no sense
Depending on where you lived, here are some of the insane things public health encouraged one year ago, to stop…
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Common sense
In addition to protecting the vulnerable, universal masking salves the fears of those who are at risk of infection. Once…
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Surge in good news: Pfizer vaccine provides strong immune response to well known variants
The Pfizer vaccine produces an "off the scale" immune response that is likely to protect against the Brazilian variant of…
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A change
https://twitter.com/CDCgov/status/1377312255088472064
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Surge in good news: United Airlines to resume pilot hiring, training
Last month’s volumes are still less than half of March 2019 levels with business and international travel still mostly stalled,…
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Lock’em up: “Ontario to enter third COVID-19 lockdown”
Last year, a study in Ontario, Canada proved that face masks worked - until, apparently, they didn't anymore: TORONTO (Reuters)…
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Google introduces mask filter for Android photos
April 1 - Google has updated its Android OS default camera app with a new "mask filter". The apps uses…
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Face masks to be required for pets soon?
Not an April 1st joke either https://twitter.com/angie_rasmussen/status/1373074579267092480 She, below, is being sarcastic but we can see where others will start…
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“Experts” are confused about opening vaccinations to all
This entire article misses the elephant in the room: The decision to open up vaccinations to all ages requires careful…
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Surge in good news: “Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine is 100% effective in children ages 12-15”
Source: Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine is 100% effective in children ages 12-15 Is "Surge" a militaristic white supremacy verb?…
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Domestic air fares rising and projected to continue rising into summer
Domestic airfare prices are expected to rise 4 percent to 5 percent every month until summer 2021, said Adit Damodaran,…
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The world is consuming 3 million face masks PER MINUTE
No one gave any thought to this side effect of face masks - there was and is no plan for…
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Univ of Toronto team develops US$1.59 rapid antibody detection test
The surge in good news continues ... Source: New CAD$2 Test Can Accurately Detect COVID-19 Antibodies in a Drop of…
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Well good: Covid vaccination likely protects those around you too
This would be the idea, of course, as the surge in good news grows: In fact it is becoming increasingly…
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Boondoggle: Oregon’s smart phone contact tracing app failure
Smart phone contact tracing apps are a technology whose time never arrived: Months after agency officials said they were actively…
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Surge in good news: CDC study finds vaccines work quite well
Among unvaccinated participants, 1.38 SARS-CoV-2 infections were confirmed by reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) per 1,000 person-days.§ In contrast, among…
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Tesla double-charged some customers for new cars
Sounds like quite a fiasco - Tesla double billed people - for entire cars! Tesla double-charged some customers for new…
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Surge in good news: Moderna, Pfizer vaccines 80% effective with just one dose
A single dose of Pfizer or Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccines was 80% effective in preventing coronavirus infections, according to a new…
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How the media warps our view towards negativity and fear regarding Covid-19
Original Earlier this week, I saw a reporter post on social media that the job of journalists is to find…
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Chart of trend in published Covid-19 papers is now linear
https://twitter.com/RichardTol/status/1376078197117358085
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Mitigation measures are lacking in evidence
The next time your local politician or public health director tells you it's Based on ScienceTM, show them this: Non-drug…
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Elementary classrooms re-open with bare walls, desks, no books or toys
And these "rules" are completely different from one district to another because its random Covid-theatrics not based on evidence: kindergarten…
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What are your thoughts on this?
"Daily positive tests" are increasing in some states while decreasing in others. There is little consistency between measures undertaken and…
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White House proposes making all roads into toll roads, pay flat rate per mile
Pete Buttigieg, the transportation secretary, said that the White House is weighing a mileage tax and special bonds to fund…
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Surge in good news: “UK study finds strong immune responses from one dose of Pfizer COVID-19 shot”
One dose of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine offers an immune response similar to that generated by infection and could also offer…
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PR fiasco: “officials confirmed” death due to anaphylaxis after receiving Covid-19 vaccine…
Kansas officials confirmed on Thursday that a 68-year-old Atchison County woman experienced anaphylaxis and died after she received a COVID-19…
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Rutgers University mandates Covid-19 vaccine for on campus students
Watch for most of the rest to now follow this: Rutgers University is one of the first U.S. colleges to…
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Surge upon surge in discarded masks becoming global environmental epidemic
And estimated 1.6 BILLION masks have ended up in the ocean: They're also creating a worldwide pollution problem, littering streets…
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When computer science is mandated in K-12 schools, what subjects will be cut to make time for this?
A new law will require the Mississippi Department of Education to set a computer science curriculum for K-12 schools by…
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Texas, 2 weeks post “apocalyptic forecasts”
I had on my reminder list to check back on the situation in Texas, two weeks after their state removed…
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The flaw in Covid-19 life expectancy calculations
A mathematician looks at much publicized studies claiming a large reduction in life expectancy due to Covid-19 - and finds…
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Before moving for retirement, do the “Walmart test”
This is spot on: Even if you hate the idea, make a tour of the nearest Walmart in your proposed…
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One year later: Smart phone, Bluetooth-based contact tracing apps remain AWOL
One year ago, the tech sector jumped in with a plan to develop smart phone based contact detection apps. These…
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Fabric from 1903 Wright Flyer sent to Mars
This is so cool! A piece of the Wright brothers’ first airplane is on Mars. NASA’s experimental Martian helicopter holds…
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Accused of being a fraud: “The True Face of the North Face” brand
The company depends upon the very fossil fuels it purports to abhor. Source: The True Face of the North Face…
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Oklahoma removed all Covid restrictions
On March 12th, Oklahoma removed remaining Covid restrictions and ended all indoor mask requirements. As of March 23d, here is…
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How much does Youtube pay content creators?
There is no simple, one size fits all answer to that question. This online article, though, provides an excellent explanation…
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Surge in good news: Nasal spray that kills Covid-19 approved in 2 countries
Source: Israel, New Zealand OK sale of virus killing nasal spray
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Vaccine privilege: Free donuts at Krispy Kreme
Krispy Kreme will give away free doughnuts to people who show their COVID-19 vaccination card at any location in the…
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Told you: “‘Zero Covid’: Ensuring low cases is ‘necessary’ even if eradication is impossible”
15 days to flatten the curve morphed into "Zero Covid". At this point, its all about power trips by public…
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Vaccine privilege: “U.S. air travelers top 1.5 million for first time since March 2020”
Source: U.S. air travelers top 1.5 million for first time since March 2020
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Now come the tax hikes: “Biden Determined to Tax Rich After Windfalls During Crisis”
Policy makers created economically devastating policies last year, then used that as an excuse to spend trillions of dollars on…
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Surge in good news: AstraZeneca Covid vaccine 79% effective in U.S. trial
The safety and efficacy analysis of the vaccine was based on 32,449 participants in a phase 3 trial. Source: AstraZeneca…
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Drone finds lost child, upset over schools, sports, friends all banned by Public Health
Fortunately, all those sacrifices stopped the progression of Covid-19 dead in its tracks and the disease is no longer a…
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Epidemiologist believes democracy should be declared null and void during a pandemic
In 2020, I saw one public health officer say the Constitution may be suspended during a pandemic. Unfortunately, I did…
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Bill Gates says he buys green aviation fuel, uses solar panels on his homes and eats synthetic meats | Daily Mail Online
Bill Gates has become a parody of living the green life: Bill Gates says he buys green aviation fuel, uses…
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Another superspreader event that didn’t spread
Jan 11-12, 2021: Thousands of University of Alabama football fans partied in the street near campus after the Crimson Tide…
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Sick: School district wants kids to wear Covid-19 trackers
When middle and high school students go back to campus, they'll have the option to wear a lanyard that keeps…
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Study found 82% of those who had Covid-19 were asymptomatic cases
The media has made it seem that asymptomatic cases are weird; in fact, it is estimated 72% of polio cases…
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Surge in good news: CDC says schools need only 3 foot spacing, not six feet
New data? There was never any data to support the 6 foot rule. In fact, no one even knows where…
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Surge in good news: Vitamin D levels may indeed be a factor in Covid-19 risk
In a retrospective study of individuals tested for COVID-19, vitamin D levels above those traditionally considered sufficient were associated with…
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Surge in good news: Florida schools re-opened – and nothing happened
Meanwhile, back in lock down havens schools remain mostly closed ... because epi-astrology! Schools in the state have avoided major…
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Surge in good news: My state announces vaccine eligibility to all starting May 1
The surge upon surge in good news is growing exponentially. May be we are seeing a tsunami of good news,…
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Surge in good news: “CDC is considering shortening social distancing recommendations for schools to 3 feet, director says”
Most of the world has had 1 meter spacing for all, a few places had 1.5 meters, and North America…
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Surge in good news: Ultrasound quickly damages coronaviruses
A new study by researchers in MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering suggests that coronaviruses may be vulnerable to ultrasound vibrations,…
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Surge in good news: Why the pandemic seems to be ending
More than 20% of blood donations to the American Red Cross from unvaccinated people in the first week of March…
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Surge in good news: “Alaska Airlines recalls more than 400 pilots as it readies for travel surge later this year”
"The recovery in flying has been faster than they anticipated," says the head of the airline's pilot union. Source: Alaska…
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Surge in good news: Covid hospitalizations now less than influenza hospitalizations in 2018 and 2019
https://twitter.com/MonicaGandhi9/status/1371852080995037187
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Media on a roll: Basically nothing worked to stop the pandemic
Interesting to see early reviews of this era. And none of them are particularly nice. Francois Balloux, an infectious-disease epidemiologist…
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Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!: “WSU will no longer require SAT, ACT scores in admissions process”
As a victim decades ago, of a GRE testing error - for which they did not notify us students but…
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Surge in good news: 6 to 8 new Covid-19 vaccines may be available by end of year
Six-to-eight new immunizations may complete clinical studies and undergo regulatory review by the end of the year, Soumya Swaminathan, the…
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Surge in good news: India’s Ocugen plans to ship 100M vaccine doses to US in Q2
Exclusive: Ocugen plans to sell 100 million Indian vaccine doses in U.S. in 2021 Source: Exclusive: Ocugen plans to sell…
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Electric vehicle fantasies
a 2015 study found the richest 20 percent of Americans received 90 percent of these generous EV subsidies. Source: Electric…
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Covid-19 mitigations: Voluntary measures work best, not heavy handed and ineffective orders
More media is noticing that public health this past year was quackery disconnected from the reality: For too long, America…
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The Technoking of Tesla
“Effective as of March 15, 2021, the titles of Elon Musk and Zach Kirkhorn have changed to Technoking of Tesla…
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Apple iCar in 2024?
Apple Inc is moving forward with self-driving car technology and is targeting 2024 to produce a passenger vehicle that could…
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Former CDC Director Redfield’s honesty problem
The reasons for spelling "vaccine" as "vacksine" is to slide past the Twitter auto-censor bots. This finding is interesting and…
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Surge upon surge isn’t happening in South Africa
"Experts" have been predicting surge upon surge, 4th waves, etc, due to variants. Except in South Africa reality is not…
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Actress suffered traumatic brain injury
Unfortunately, I know this all too well - very sorry she had to endure this: "2 years ago in March…
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Measles Has an Opening for a Devastating Comeback
Having gotten my first MMR vaccine a week ago, over age 60, aren't I the timely one ahead of the…
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Bayes Theorem rediscovered:”Seven in 10 positive Covid cases in school children likely to be wrong”
Thousands of pupils and their families are having to isolate needlessly, and missing more days after months away from classrooms…
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The death of small cars in America
I drive a 2015 Honda Fit and love it; in fact its the 2nd Honda Fit that I own. Unfortunately,…
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Surge in good news: Novavax vaccine 96% effective
Novavax Inc's COVID-19 vaccine was 96% effective in preventing cases caused by the original version of the coronavirus in a…
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“When Disneyland reopens, it’s going to have even more of a privilege problem”
Many governments and organizations are seeking to turn tourism in a post pandemic world into an elites-only experience. Many have…
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Surge in good news: Biden to announce nationwide vaccine availability May 1
Tonight, President Biden will tell states to open up vaccinations to all adults beginning May 1, that he would like…
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Let’s follow up with Texas in late March or Early April
Texas eliminated mandatory face mask requirements; 16 states have now done that or never had a mandate. Some say dropping…
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What an ACA insurance policy costs
The typical annual premium for job-based coverage in 2020 was $7,470 for individuals and $21,342 for family coverage, according to…
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I got vaccinated! Backlash forms against posting your vaccination status online
I actually was vaccinated this week! Seriously. For MMR. Yep, measles, mumps and rubella - even though I'm over 60,…
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Surge in good news: NY to end domestic travel quarantine requirement
Source: Governor Cuomo Announces Quarantine for Domestic Travel Will No Longer Be Required Starting April 1st | Governor Andrew M.…
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Surge in good news: “Pfizer Covid vaccine blocks 94% of asymptomatic infections and 97% of symptomatic cases”
Pfizer said its Covid-19 vaccine blocked 94% of asymptomatic infections in an Israeli study – a result CEO Albert Bourla…
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Another leading epidemiologist joins the cloth mask denier community
Acknowledges cloth masks do not work: He is a very widely quoted nutritionist, epidemiologist, health economist from Harvard University demanding…
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Still seeking a unified, coherent explanation for this
My state - chart made in late December 2020 Nationally (March 2021) And again, note the CDC's own statements. High…
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The state of Covid-19 in March of 2020
Just imagine what might happen if we let "experts" censor speech on social media. Oh wait, we don't need to…
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Surge in good news: Boeing aircraft orders outpace cancellations for the first time since 2019
Boeing sold 82 new airplanes in February with new sales outpacing cancellations for the first time since November 2019. Source:…
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Predictable: “Is It Ethical To Travel Internationally Before The World Is Vaccinated?”
The advice is excessively cautious. Reading the "expert" views you might conclude that vaccines are useless. And then we will…
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Inflation is coming
But you know we can just print money to infinity without problem: Inflation is just warming up, but by late…
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Good name for a rock band: The Variants
Every time I hear another claim about "variants" I think they are referring to a rock band: The Variants. Many…
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Trust Science(tm): Anything that sounds science-y is trusted, even when nonsensical
In order to put a price on carbon, governments use sciency-y techniques to come up with estimates - but rely…
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Data suggests lockdowns did not work and could never work
Pre-pandemic there were published peer reviewed papers that found lockdowns only worked in limited circumstances, right at the very beginning…
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Surge in good news: The scary surge in new variants is not (yet) happening
For about six weeks, "experts" have been warning us of a huge surge in new cases due to "variants". That…
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Surge in good news: Drug in preliminary trials stops Covid-19
This drug might be available by summer of 2021. Much more here. Source: Ridgeback Biotherapeutics and Merck Announce Preliminary Findings…
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The elite get vaccinated
She's younger than me yet I won't be eligible to try signing up until mid-2021 - this is nothing more…
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Do these folks live in the same world?
https://twitter.com/celinegounder/status/1368256689082925058 https://twitter.com/andrewbostom/status/1368240795707379716 This will be worth follow up in April.
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Steak ‘n Shake ending table and order service, replacing with self serve kiosks
As far back as 2016, I wrote that many restaurants, especially fast food, would replace wait staff with self service…
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Travel and tourism post pandemic: “More exclusive, more responsible, more expensive”
News reports say it may be until 2023 or 2024 (depending on region) before airline travel is restored to 2019…
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Surge in Good news: T-cell immunity response effective against variants, Asthma not a risk factor
Our T-cell immunity response is effective against all existing variants, says study. See here. This is a real bummer for…
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EVs that swap batteries instead of recharging
(Reuters) - Ample, a seven-year-old San Francisco startup, wants to skirt one of the big hurdles to widespread adoption of…
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Some one paying attention: UK official says tax hikes to follow “irresponsible” government spending
I think in the U.S. the government sees this as a feature. Am expecting very large tax hikes to be…
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End of globalization: “Walmart announces it will invest $350 billion in US manufacturing”
Companies such as Walmart and GE created the outsourced, offshore manufacturing boom. Globalization was the future and it would be…
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Bill Gates: Nuclear power will ‘absolutely’ be politically acceptable
Agree: Nuclear power has to overcome a baneful reputation garnered by association with the atomic bomb and radioactive disasters, but…
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Surge in good news: “T-cells recognise new Covid variants”
Bummer. We need to find more negative spin on this. A crucial wing of the immune system appears to be…
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Oregon paid $1000 for “real Oregonians” to appear in photos to promote face masks
CASTING CALL – RURAL OREGONIANS We’re casting rural Oregonians for a pro-mask photoshoot. The images will be used by the…
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Surge in good news: Pfizer vaccine reduces infection/transmission risk
Well, duh: “This is great news — the Pfizer vaccine not only provides protection against becoming ill from SARS-CoV-2 but…
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Testing, contact tracing, and why neither may have been very useful
But some of the most vocal testing proponents are less worried about the declines in screening. From a public health…
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Surge in good news: Outstanding team work saves pilots after ditching plane
Outstanding team work by far more people than we normally realize are involved: 2 pilots rescued by US Coast Guard…
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Post pandemic inflation expected
Increasing demand for gasoline will drive up pricesIncreasing demand for autos as people begin driving more miles againIncreasing demand for…
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Why Amazon wants a $15 Federal minimum wage-to crush its competition
As Amazon lobbies for a higher minimum wage, experts say that the company is not making the decision solely out…
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The pandemic gift to Amazon
NEW YORK (AP) — Best Buy said Thursday that it laid off 5,000 full-time store workers earlier this month, even…
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CDC Data confirms peak deaths occurred in early January
January 28th and on February 1st I said peak deaths were likely behind us, contrary to then current news reports:…
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Surge in good news: FDA approves Johnson & Johnson vaccine
That is all.
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Covid-19: We have lost our minds
Band practice. This is a great HS band (seriously) - have seen them in performance many times. But this is…
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Today is Annual 15 days to flatten the curve National Holiday
Today is the new annual national holiday commemorating how we ended Covid-19 in just 15 days in 2020!!!!!!!
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This describes disease models too: “The risks of communicating extreme climate forecasts”
The same for 2020/2021's Covid-19 disease models: For decades, climate change researchers and activists have used dramatic forecasts to attempt…
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Chuck Yeager on taking kids flying
https://twitter.com/GenChuckYeager/status/1365052647271759879
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We need a plan to unwind the fear, the panic and the hysteria
We need a plan to unwind the fear, the panic and the hysteria. We have no plan while epiastrologists feed…
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Excellent: Tech startup builds repairable, upgradeable notebook computer
Good for consumers and the environment: Laptops these days are slimmer, sleeker, and lighter than ever—but their repairability and configurability are…
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Global travel may be restricted through 2023 or 2024
I do not think such a delay will happen as the financial costs are far too great to everyone: A…
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Never let a journalist be alone, with a number.
Well, considering that 1% is 1.11 million, yeah 50 is "far less"! There are about 50 confirmed cases of reinfection…
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Biden wants $37B to fund U.S. chip manufacturing
Global supply chains and free markets are so 2020 now ... Biden to press for $37 billion to boost chip…
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More poor quality death data
In my state, as previously noted, as deaths increased the state got further behind. The effect was to time shift…
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Surge in good news as study shows decline in graphs
I saw this on social media. It dates back at least to April of 2020 but is just as relevant…
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Ouch: “People Have Stopped Going to the Doctor. Most Seem Just Fine”
Do Americans really need the amount of treatment that our health care system is used to providing? .... Despite the…
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Retail sales set to explode
There will be growth but on the other hand, much retail has done fine so far. The services area, like…
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Hyundai to replace battery packs in 82,000 EVs
After many EVs caught fire, a defect was identified inside the individual battery cells. The company will not replace the…
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And now they say globalization does not work
I'm so old, I remember a year ago when global supply chains were the future. During the pandemic, the U.S.…
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The purpose of “Covid-19” bail out package is to raise taxes?
"Stimulus checks" are the government borrowing from your future taxes to give you money now. It is not really free…
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Inept public health messaging convincing people to not get vaccinated. Sigh.
Good grief. Public health communications has been a bonfire of idiocy since day #1: Recent public messaging harps on the…
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Surge in good news: Schwab analysts see good economic recovery
Looking at the latest economic data reveals V-shaped recoveries in many goods-based indicators; while services has more catch-up to do.…
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Geologists leveraging Amateur Radio networks in aftermath of large quakes
Early damage and "shake" reports help seismologists quickly understand the quake's impact. But the loss of communications typical after a…
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Interesting – “holiday surge” meme is vanishing
More cracks forming in the epidemiological firewall of terror. Today, a major newspaper runs this lengthy article using the "surge"…
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Yes but you have to get a dozen: “Costco begins providing COVID-19 vaccines”
The superstore chain will begin giving out COVID-19 inoculations across California this week. Source: Costco begins providing COVID-19 vaccines in…
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This did not age well: “Florida is going to kill us all”
Public health "experts" and pundits loudly proclaimed that the Feb 8 Superbowl would be a "Superspreader" event that would "kill…
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“vaccine privilege” is now live in Israel, required to visit hotels, theaters
Feb 21: Israel launches vaccine privilege: "Shops were open to all, but access to gyms, hotels and theatres was limited…
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Surge in good news: You no longer need wipe down your groceries and packages
Joint statement of the US FDA and USDA: there is no credible evidence of food or food packaging associated with…
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Confusing Public health messaging on getting vaccinated
If you do not get vaccinated, then life restrictions will continue indefinitely. Social isolation, face masks and lock downs forever.If…
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Celebrity doctor says elementary school students will not be vaccinated until first half of 2022
Specifically, Fauci said they expect data on children's vaccine trials in Q1 of 2022. Then after that comes authorization and…
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Public Health Agency Canada’s Disease Model
Public Health Agency Canada presented the following model projection to a government Health Committee this week. Yes, the yellow and…
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The end of beards: “Tight fit more important than a second mask to prevent COVID-19 spread”
More flip flopping on masks - most people don't know it but OSHA rules for N95 masks mandate no beards.…
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Covid crisis must be over, time for next one: “Crisis Ensued The Last Time Earth’s Magnetic Poles Flipped, Researchers Say”
With "experts" suggesting the pandemic is winding down on its own, possibly as soon as April - the media is…
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“SolarWinds” hackers stole partial source code files for 3 Microsoft products
The company said it found no indication the breach allowed customers to be hacked. Source: Microsoft says SolarWinds hackers stole…
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Putting an end to the “holiday surge” meme – there was none
Summary There were no holiday surgesThe acceleration in new cases flipped in mid November before the holidaysOn February 18, 2021,…
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Surge in good news continues
Drove across town at mid-day. Counted 15 school buses on the road late this morning. Schools partially re-open next Monday.…
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We’ll Have Herd Immunity by April – WSJ
(This did not age well. Everything anyone says is random noise.) Expert says its over by spring time [of 2020]:…
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Non-partisan brains differ from those of partisans
A new study suggests that the brains of non-partisans function differently than those of partisans. Source: Non-partisan brains differ from…
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Stunning: Cause of Covid-19 pandemic waves revealed
The cause been right out there all this time. Obviously, the pandemic waves correlate with solar sunspots! We don't know…
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NBER research paper finds college educated workers should postpone saving for retirement until they are older
Their thesis: College educated workers, in general, will see their wages rise sharply from age 25 to 40 or so.…
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Texas semiconductor factories shut down during power outage
Semiconductor plants - perhaps five of them - were ordered shut down, in Texas, due to the state's failed electricity…
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How to think like an epidemiologist
Identify your conclusion.Cherry pick to prove that which you assume to be true, is true. You'll learn more from the…
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Cross country HS runners must wear masks on long runs
This in a rural county - the "surge upon surge" in stupidity is growing exponentially: C.O. cross-country HS athletes must…
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Pandemic fatigue: Signs of mental depression
They might have added - but did not - how the 15-days to flatten has turned into "forever". Public health…
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Best to get your Covid vaccine when your BMI is 28,000
Liam Thorp is the politics editor of the Liverpool Echo, in the UK. https://twitter.com/LiamThorpECHO/status/1361959447971643392?s=20
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EEOC finds Intel discriminated against older workers
The commission’s finding follows a five-year investigation triggered by employee complaints, which cited investigations by The Oregonian into Intel’s layoff…
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Models
From useless epidemiological disease projection models to this - time to stop taking models seriously except as the butt of…
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Superbowl appears not to have been a “superspreader” event
Florida reported far fewer coronavirus cases in the week ending Sunday [Feb 14], adding 49,390 new cases. That's down 12.7%…
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Milestone: Hospitalizations cut in half since January 6, 2021
The number of patients currently hospitalized for Covid-19 has fallen by -50% - cut in half - since the peak…
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Shipping delays widespread due to global shipping container shortage?
About 2 weeks ago, I placed an order for an electronics item that was to ship on February 12th. That…
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Britain considering vaccine passports to enter businesses, restaurants
BRITS may have to show a vaccine passport to go to a pub or restaurant Dominic Raab suggested today. Source:…
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Netherlands looks to restart festivals/events starting July 1
Festivals in the Netherlands have started revealing plans for 2021 editions following the Dutch government announcing it aims to allow…
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UW IHME Disease astrologers issue “grim new forecast”
After many failed model projections, does anyone take the UW's IHME's astrologist's forecasts seriously? If you do take them seriously,…
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1 in 12 adults in the U.S. is a millionaire
And you know that many will spin this as a negative: Modern millionaires: How a percentage of Americans made their…
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Vaccine passport privilege now live in 9 countries
The following countries have removed many restrictions for travelers who have vaccine privilege: CyprusEstoniaGeorgiaIcelandLebanonPolandRomaniaSeychellesThailand Suspect this list will be far…
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Did not age well: “New York as model for fighting coronavirus”
Dr. Fauci, July 18, 2020: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci on Friday praised New York…
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Once again, OHA daily body counts are catching up on long ago deaths
38 deaths were reported yesterday - a large increase from our daily pattern. 8 of the 38 deaths occurred in…
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This made me laugh hysterically
Epidemiological disease models have proven worse than astrology. They are constructed with the integrity of alchemy. ICL has been ground…
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You call that an air strip?
Geesh. 45 second mind blowing video clip. https://twitter.com/airport_girl/status/1360346164474839045
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Surge upon surge of good news: Pfizer vaccine effective against variants
Bummer. We want more gloom and doom. Surely there is a way to spin this into negativity? Study finds patients…
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Why did the Chevy Bolt and Hyundai Kona batteries catch fire?
This linked story has a good explanation of EV battery tech and how a component failure may have led to…
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Shell and others plan to launch enormous EV charging networks over next 4 years
Source: Planning 500,000 charging points for EVs by 2025, Shell becomes the latest company swept up in EV charging boom
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CEOs say “work at home” employees likely to remain at home until September
They are planning for "at home" staff to return starting in September, but say it will probably be a gradual…
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Face masks forever – at least until end of 2022
No, this will not happen - there is no science to justify this nor will people put up with it.…
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Edmunds EV range tests – the results are very interesting
Which EVs have the best electric car range? The EPA provides range estimates for every electric vehicle, but they don't…
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Good news surge: Vaccine for children by September
Vaccine for kids age 12+ may be available in the summer, and the younger kids by September. Source: Fauci: Vaccines…
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Toyota to launch two EVs and another PHEV in 2021 in the U.S.
Toyota plans to launch two fully-electric vehicles in the US the year, the automaker has announced, in addition to a…
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Cancel culture
I recently learned about people who lost jobs because they Liked a social media post - the post was okay…
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Lock ups forever! 15-days to flatten the curve is so 2020…
As noted previously, the 15-days to flatten the curve meme was a public health lie... Oh, sorry, we meant a…
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Cool! “Chinese spacecraft enters Mars’ orbit, joining Arab ship”
It's getting crowded 🙂 : Chinese spacecraft enters Mars' orbit, joining Arab ship
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Oregon’s disease models wrong for 11 out of 13 projections
Oregon only does short term disease modeling (about 4 weeks), via the Institute for Disease Modeling in Bellevue, WA. Their…
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Surge in good news continues: The 1st dose of the Pfizer vaccine has 65% efficacy
One dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine offers two-thirds protection against coronavirus, data seen by the U.K. government suggests. Source: U.K.…
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If the variants are more transmissible, why are cases going down?
That has become increasingly clear in countries such as Brazil, South Africa and the United Kingdom, where fearsome “variants of…
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Surge upon surge in good news: Common asthma medication cuts urgent medical care/hospitalization by 90%
The findings suggested that inhaled budesonide reduced the risk of urgent care or hospitalization by 90 percent within the study…
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More time shifted data delays in epiastrology data
Note: Due to a delay in laboratory reporting, OHA received a large quantity of approximately 3,000 negative electronic laboratory results (ELRs)…
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The EV Charging Problem
https://youtu.be/pLcqJ2DclEg Note - this video mistakenly references the Chevy Volt when it should be the Chevy Bolt EV. Notes that…
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How 21st Century News Ought to be
For the most part, how the news is reported to the consumer has changed little in decades, perhaps a century.…
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This is huge: “Salesforce to allow permanent remote work for most employees”
Salesforce, San Francisco’s largest private employer, will permanently allow most workers to stay home for two or more days a…
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Good news “surge after surge”: “Delaying Second AstraZeneca Dose Increases Protection”
This means that the strategy of dosing more people, more rapidly, with the first dose, is likely a good one…
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And just like that: Timing of data reporting is a problem
As I discovered, and informed my state's public health office about, the time shifting of death reports had incorrectly moved…
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Cool! Emirates Mars mission probe orbits Mars
The Emirates Mars mission, named the Hope probe, has made the UAE the first Arab country and the fifth globally…
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Scientists warn over misuse of models
I'm so old, I remember Neil Ferguson's projection of 2.2 million deaths in the U.S. by last spring, and Christopher…
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Surge in good news: “No reason to think South Africa variant will be dominant”
Yep. That's how the evolution of viruses work, actually: “There is no reason to think the South African variant will…
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Dramatic drop in U.S. hospitalized Patients
The next chart graphs the daily change in U.S. hospital census. This shows that the drop off at right, is…
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Surge upon surge in good news: Model forecasts falling cases in (almost) 50 states next week
For the first time in the entire pandemic, the Kinsa Forecast Model (Kinsa, Oregon State University) forecasts falling cases next…
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Masks made no difference: “Transmission of COVID-19 in 282 clusters in Catalonia, Spain: a cohort study – The Lancet Infectious Diseases”
Epidemiologists remain stuck: Second, we did not find any evidence of decreased risk of transmission in individuals who reported mask…
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Remember the Sturgis, South Dakota “Superspreader event”?
The Sturgis South Dakota motorcycle rally was held August 6-15, 2020. We were assured that this would be a major…
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Epidemiologists panic as cases continue to plummet
Kinsa Model This Week Kinsa Model Forecast Next Week Forecasts falling cases in all but 2 states. Both states had…
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Another public health myth: Posting your vaccine card online can enable scammers to create phony cards
You can just download the original PDF file for the blank cards from public health web sites: By sharing photos…
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Cool! Print your own vaccination record card!
Thanks to government public health offices, ou can download a blank PDF copy of the vaccination record and fill it…
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Who needs conspiracy theorists?
Who needs conspiracy theorists when we have this? Jeez. David Ismay, Massachusetts Undersecretary for Climate Change Speaking at a Vermont…
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Lockdowns and face masks forever! Global travel not likely to resume until 2023-2024
As such, the pandemic will not be solved by spring 2021, health experts said. It will not be over in…
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Surge in good news continues: Jobs situation is improving
Although there were modest gains in payrolls last month, big jumps in the average workweek and aggregate payrolls support consumption.Household…
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Good idea: Electric School buses
For most bus usage, range is not an issue. They are probably quieter and are not idling when stopped to…
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Ugly: Cryptocurrency fund founder stole $100m from investors
The 24-year-old founder of Virgil Capital, which ran two cryptocurrency hedge funds, admitted to duping investors out of almost $100…
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Predictable: PNW Hospitals acknowledge quid pro quo for vaccines
As noted in a previous post listing multiple hospitals doing this - this is a nationwide phenomena of hospitals selling…
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EV Batteries in Winter
This topic is the subject of many social media posts. There is sort of a semi-official account that one loses…
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The epidemiologists Strike Back: Revenge of the Models Episode III
Fearful of the damage that may occur from the continued surge in good news, epidemiologists are striking back. WE HAVE…
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“Experts” warn of “exponential growth” of good news surge
The surge in good news is global. Epidemiologists are preparing counter measures.
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Surge in number of confused epidemiologists as global new cases fall by -30% in 3 weeks
The surge in good news continues: The decline appears to be a global phenomenon, with new infections falling worldwide for…
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Surge in good news complicates the politics
I wrote about this last week. Plummeting Covid numbers complicate the political push for $1.9 trillion in new spending. This…
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California’s non-existent holiday surge
There was a surge in epidemiologists saying there would be a surge in post holiday cases of Covid-19. There was…
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Denmark to launch vaccine passport within 3 to 4 months
Will make an announcement later as to how the passport might also be used for activities other than travel (festivals,…
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Surge in really good news continues, epidemiologists issue new warning
Antiviral drug: An obscure plant-based antiviral drug is "highly effective" against COVID-19, a new study has shown. Researchers at the…
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Oregon blocks public access to Vaccine Advisory meetings
Update Feb 4th. And the committee is holding another secret meeting. There will be no public agenda, notes or video…
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Good news: Russia’s leading vaccine candidate produces excellent results in phase 3 trials
https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1356591721728126978
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The Covid Tracking Project will discontinue tracking as of March 7, 2021
https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1356316711331381248 More here. They intend to publish links to alternative data sources that are now available to the public.
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Vaccine passports Go live
Summary Vaccine passports are here and rolling out. They will initially be used for travel and may be required. It…
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2 masks are better, 2 masks are worse, 3 masks are even better, Cloth masks don’t work…whatever
February 2020 - Certified masks do not work when used by the public April 2020 - Uncertified cloth masks made…
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Predictable: Young, healthy, with non-risky jobs are getting vaccinated
While seniors wait, young, healthy, non-frontline hospital workers are getting vaccine https://youtu.be/cAAp0DmpCDU
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Would be cheaper to buy each person a car: “WES commuter rail is costing TriMet $108 per passenger”
In December 2020, the operation costs per rider for WES was $108, compared to $9.32 for MAX light rail and…
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Conference organizers lean towards Q4 for re-starting in person events
Marketers say COVID vaccines create hope for quick return of in-person events Leans toward Q4 for restarting in person events.…
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Great tool to estimate when you might be vaccinated
If you are not in a prioritized group, then you are at the back of the line. Reuters has created…
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The real reasons Robinhood had to suspend GME stock trading
On Thursday at 3 am, the National Securities Clearing Corporation requested a $3 billion deposit from Robinhood. It appears that…
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White Female privilege: Twice as many women as men have been vaccinated
Of the 13 million Americans who got at least one dose between Dec. 14 and Jan. 14, 63% were women…
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And just like that: Moderna CEO says pandemic mostly over by mid-2021
Dr. Stephen Hoge, president of American biotechnolgy company Moderna, said he's hopeful that vaccines can help the U.S. population achieve…
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How multi-day averaging time shifts data
Understandably, we all use 7-day, or 14 or 15-day or even 30 day moving averages to review trends. This is…
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And there you go: Pandemic should end by mid-year
Therefore, according to Carbone and his colleagues, a combination of vaccinations and infections should produce herd immunity soon, possibly by…
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Law makers look for exit strategy for their “ban on evictions”
Another one of those 15-days-to-flatten the curve ideas that turned into "forever". They never had an exit strategy and they…
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I witnessed the last of the scheduled “firefalls” to occur in Yosemite National Park
A long time ago, park staff would push a pile of burning embers off of Glacier Point in Yosemite National…
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Yes! But why only 60%? “60% of Americans believe colleges should drop the SAT”
60% of Americans believe colleges should drop the SAT
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The vaccines only work if you post a selfie on social media
Why you're seeing coronavirus vaccine selfies all over Facebook and Twitter - CNET If you read the instructions, it says…
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My little chart seems to have stirred up a hornet’s nest 🙂
The Oregon Health Authority stopped providing biographical details for each death, such as age, county, gender, date of a positive…
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Wow: Boeing shutting down 787 manufacturing in Everett, WA
Whoa - this is a huge deal on so many levels - Boeing confirms 787 Dreamliner production is moving from…
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Microsoft to open hardware design lab in Hillsboro, OR
Cool! Likely doing chip design work there. Source: Microsoft poaches Intel VP for big new Hillsboro engineering site - oregonlive.com…
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the impact of EVs on climate, good but not a panacea yet
True ... One critical sector is transportation, which generates 28% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions — more than either electric power production…
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Another interesting finding from my Oregon public health data analysis
Previously, I transcribed about 1,600 Oregon Covid-19 death records by hand and discovered the public facing presentation of deaths was…
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Pickup EVs could be practical for local businesses
Am thinking contractors, local businesses, etc could all be in the pick up EV market. For one thing, range is…
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Oregon confirms peak deaths were late Nov/Early Dec, adds great new chart!
Much to my blown out brain's surprise, Oregon today fixed the problem with inappropriate daily death reports. As I previously…
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Why is this allowed?
U.K. variantBrazil variantSouth Africa variantCalifornia variantChina or Wuhan virus Every variant has been named and identified by the media based…
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[Former] CDC director says you do not need a flu shot? Says face masks more effective than vaccine
Wrote this on September 18, 2020 but only now making it public. It is as crazy as it sounds, times…
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More good news: Notice anything?
Source - Covid Tracking Project
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Former CDC director says cloth masks don’t work
It is becoming unanimous - cloth masks do not work: Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the CDC during the Obama…
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(Double) Face masks forever! “Model” says required to late summer
The coronavirus pandemic in the United States has raged almost uncontrollably for so long that now, even if millions of…
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U.S. joins Austria, Germany, France, White House in concluding cloth face masks did not work
Source: Dr. Fauci: Double mask during Covid makes common sense, more effective The astrology behind face masks seems to have…
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I cannot stop laughing
"990 mile" range - haha. What a scam.
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Excellent Covid-19 tracking pages
Source: US Currently Hospitalized | The COVID Tracking Project Page down for more charts. This is a great reference. It…
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Public health expert calls for immediate nationwide lockdowns
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.…
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Do you remember when protests did not cause the spread of Covid-19?
I am so old, I remember back when public health "Experts" said protesting was more important than fighting a virus.…
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Global health expert says travel restrictions likely to stay for another 1 to 2 years
A public health "expert" tells the BBC that we may have travel restrictions in place for another 1 to 2…
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This is me too
I would prefer to be writing positive things about tech, energy, transportation too. Unfortunately, I have a very low tolerance…
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European countries mandate medical-grade masks, acknowledge that cotton face masks were near worthless
They've known this for almost 100 years: Confronting new, more transmissible variants of the coronavirus and a winter spike in…
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Austria joins France and White house in saying cloth masks do not work
Austria now joins France and the White House in saying that cloth masks do not work. Austria now mandates use…
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White House admits cloth masks do not work – Mandates n95s for staff
White House staff required to use N95 masks because they know cloth masks basically do not work. During her first…
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France acknowledges that cloth face masks do not work
Good grief. I noted this last April - over the span of 3 days the public health quacks went from…
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New tech startups no longer considering Silicon Valley as old ones flee the area
Founders, executives and tech employees of all ranks, who normally are based in Silicon Valley, have been moving out of…
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21st century science:) “Paleontologists finally have their first good look at a dinosaur’s butt”
Paleontologists finally have their first good look at a dinosaur's butt - CNET
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Investment strategist: “Covid-19 vaccines will end pandemic in U.S. by early summer”
Several investment firms have suggested this: “Our view is by summer — by Independence Day — we will be free…
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CDC issues report that vaccine works better if you post a selfie on social media as you get it
The stream of social media photos of celebrities and health care workers getting vaccinated has become obnoxious. I am glad…
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Smart phone contact tracing apps mostly ignored, unused
In reality, adoption of contract tracing apps by citizens was largely sporadic and unenthusiastic. A trio of researchers in Australia…
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FBI tracking down all cell phone users in Washington DC Capitol area on January 6th
If you carried a cell phone with you near the Capitol on January 6th, the FBI will be contacting you.…
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“Hit and Run” will be a thing of the past
Microsoft joins GM in self driving vehicle initiative. To unlock the potential of cloud computing for self-driving vehicles, Cruise will…
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Sec of Treasury-elect says cryptocurrencies used mainly for “illicit financing”
Janet Yellen on Tuesday suggested lawmakers "curtail" the use of Bitcoin amid terrorism concerns.Yellen said cryptocurrency transactions were used "mainly…
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Insurrection is more common than we realize, and how to stop this madness
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…
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Electric vehicles, now
This part is likely negative for the environment: Biden administration will also pursue direct-consumer rebates to encourage American car buyers…
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Trump pardoned engineer who pled guilty to stealing Google’s automated driving technology
Hmmmm....: Trump pardons former Google engineer who stole trade secrets Before leaving [Google], Levandowski downloaded a trove of Google’s self-driving…
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Mayors plotting guaranteed high taxes across the country
The story does not explain how this works so we presume that sending guaranteed checks to everyone means guaranteed higher…
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Wondered where this was going? British politician urges lock downs and restrictions to fight climate change
Does this mean the conspiracy theorists were correct? 2020 was a trial run? Geesh. Sir Lindsay Hoyle told a gathering…
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“Model” : U.S. Mask Mandate Could Add $1 Trillion To GDP, Says UCLA Analysis – Deadline
If we assume all measures work, then we prove all measures work. And of course, we ignore the time dimension:…
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Wow: Amateur & Personal Radio Users Reminded Not to Use Radios in Crimes
The FCC Enforcement Bureau issued today an advisory to remind licensees and operators in the Amateur and Personal Radio Services…
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Large international study finds lockdowns not effective
Locking people up like prison inmates was no better than less restrictive measures: The peer reviewed study, which was conducted…
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Out: Living in the big city core, In: Single family homes in suburb and rural markets
Rent in San Francisco has declined 27% since the start of the pandemic, the sharpest decline in the country, according…
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If “restrictions” stopped influenza, why did they fail to stop Covid-19?
Remember, I am idiot who observes things and asks stupid questions. The low incidence of influenza is attributed to the…
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Good news: “Coronavirus Will Resemble the Common Cold, Scientists Predict” and likely be endemic within 6-12 months
In other words, the coronavirus will become “endemic,” a pathogen that circulates at low levels and only rarely causes serious…
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Why would one large metro not see a holiday “surge” while the next one over did?
State health chief said the state appeared not be seeing as big a post-Christmas surge as it had expected. Source:…
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BigTech confirms it now can control the world
FB, IG, Twitter and now YouTube have shut down Donald Trump.Twitter deleted Tweets from the official U.S. government account @POTUS…
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Good news: “Coronavirus Will [eventually] Resemble the Common Cold”
Once immunity is widespread in adults, the virus rampaging across the world will come to resemble the common cold, scientists…
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1918-1919 Spanish Flu Epicurve
Source: Figure 1 - 1918 Influenza: the Mother of All Pandemics - Volume 12, Number 1—January 2006 - Emerging Infectious…
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Not good for summer travel hopes: Harvard Cancels Summer 2021 Study Abroad Programming
"Harvard Summer School suspended all study-abroad programming for the summer of 2021, citing concerns over the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic." Source:…
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How international travel industry wants to restart in the summer of 2021
Development of global travel safety standards while acknowledging individual countries may have unique requirements at a given point in time…
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Global travel likely to be restricted well into 2022
This means continued travel restrictions, mandatory Covid-19 testing before and after flights, and travel industry's desire for "vaccine passports" will…
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@RealDonaldTrump has been permanently suspended by Twitter
His personal account is gone, all of his past tweets are hidden or deleted Trump has now been de-platformed on…
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Face masks work they said: Ontario Canada considering “more extreme measures” on top of existing lock downs
January 8, 2021: TORONTO (Reuters) - Ontario is considering “more extreme measures” on top of the widespread lockdowns in place,…
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Twitter locks Trump’s Twitter account
More in my previous post. Facebook has now banned Trump's accounts indefinitely on both FB and IG.
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“World leaders react to ‘disgraceful’ mob attack on U.S. Capitol”
What happened today was disgusting: World leaders react to ‘disgraceful’ mob attack on U.S. Capitol - oregonlive.com This was insurrection…
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Fun with models
Disease model projections have proven close to worthless. Perhaps like a stopped clock, they might get close once in a…
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TSA Passenger counts by week
Chart shows the total number of passenger for each week, during the pandemic. This is a better way of looking…
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U.S. confirms short of vaccines needed
U.S. may give out two half-volume doses of Moderna vaccine to double the number of people who could get preliminary…
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In New York, vaccine recipients must provide “certification” proof of eligibility to receive vaccination
In Phase 1b, how do you prove that you are a defined essential worker in the defined categories? Earlier today,…
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Post covid impacts on travel
For domestic travel, families will likely continue to do so via cars and RVs. RV sales exploded in 2020 -…
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Revisting UW IHME’s Covid-19 projections
This part of the post was written on September 4th, but not published until December 30. On September 4th, the…
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ISS Astronauts communicate with school kids via ham radio
The conversations are a treat for the astronauts as well. “You’re talking to someone and looking right down at where…
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Instagram’s new Data Policy – And why I deleted the Instagram app yesterday – Social Panic
I deleted my last FB/IG app from a device yesterday. I still had IG running on one Android tablet but…
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Facebook Ad targeting said to be fraudulent
True: ...Facebook has been selling them ad targeting that is unreliable to the point of being fraudulent.The documents feature internal…
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Study: Travel restrictions only effective in first few weeks of pandemic, after that, useless
Travel restrictions, lock downs and face masks forever! Because reasons! Models have found that strict border closures could have helped…
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If you want to feed the conspiracy theorists, this is how you do it
I'm so old, I remember posting this a week ago: 15 days to flatten the curve!Oh, may be a monthTwo…
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CDC announces priorities for vaccinations in Phase 1a, 1b and 1c
This information comes from the CDC ACIP recommendations updated on December 20, 2020. The suggested dates, in parenthesis, are my…
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DJI can no longer buy components from the US for its drones
DJI products can still be sold in the U.S., but DJI is prohibited from buying parts from U.S. suppliers. Thus,…
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Shortage of semiconductors effecting EV production
Source: Volkswagen facing 'massive' shortage of electronic parts And laptop computers and smart phones. I've had one electronics related item…
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Government will loan you your future income: “Americans call slimmed down $600 stimulus checks a ‘disgrace'”
Not saying this is good or bad - only that few seem to understand that "stimulus" checks are the government…
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Wow. Breath taking journalsim about the decay rocking Seattle
https://youtu.be/WijoL3Hy_Bw This is off topic for this blog but WOW. Incredible journalism. Stunning story. A city dying due to its…
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Thank you: Microsoft will continue paying wages of hourly vendor workers that have not been able to work since March
Very, very cool: First, Microsoft will continue to pay the wages of hourly workers of vendors that provided services on…
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Good or bad idea? : The gamification of financial service/trading apps
Probably not a good idea: “I liken it to giving the keys of a sports car to a 12-year-old,” said…
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Questions asked: “Electric cars are on the rise in cities. Can power grids cope?”
As electric vehicle sales rise across Europe, more charging stations are needed. Power grids are trying to meet increasing energy…
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Space: Chinese capsule returns to Earth carrying moon rocks
Awesome! BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese lunar capsule returned to Earth Thursday with the first fresh samples of rock and…
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Blaming the people, scolding us again
Just 10 days ago, the Oregon Health Authority said that the overwhelming majority of Oregonians have been complying with guidance…
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USPS, UPS, FedEx in package shipment gridlock
Private carriers FedEx and UPS have cut off delivery service for some retailers, sending massive volumes of packages to the…
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In Australia: “Tesla Supercharging now more expensive than petrol refuelling”
Tesla's "less than the cost of petrol" claim no longer cuts the mustard Source: Tesla Supercharging now more expensive than…
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1968 flu pandemic
Was reading up on something else which led to this item on the 1968-1970 influenza pandemic. Very interesting. The 1968…
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When will life return to normal?
It looks like first availability of vaccinations is not until summer of 2021. What does that mean for when life…
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Must see: Johns Hopkins Covid 19 Risk Tool
Source: Covid 19 Risk Tool from Johns Hopkins University The online calculator uses data to estimate your mortality risk, based…
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Elon Musk Decries ‘M.B.A.-ization’ of America – WSJ
“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…
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UC, Irvine study identifies more accurate epidemiological model methods
2020 models have been so bad at times as to be amusing. This looks like progress though: A new class…
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Models project everyone will have Covid-19 by mid-January, sort of
The UW IHME random number generator projects up to 1 million new cases on January 10th. MIT has their own…
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CDC says to wear a hazmat suit at all times, except inside your house
The CDC recommended Friday that people now wear masks in all indoor settings, with the sole exception of their own…
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Sad: Chuck Yeager, the first man to break the sound barrier, dead at 97
He was awesome: Chuck Yeager, the historic test pilot portrayed in the movie “The Right Stuff,” is dead at the…
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While telling us to “Stay Home, Save Lives”, Oregon public health paid an activist group to support protests and mass spreader events
On March 27, 2020, four days after Oregon's lock down when in to effect, the Oregon Health Authority issued a…
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Social media to use AI robots to control your speech
YouTube will ask you to rethink posting that comment if AI thinks it's offensive - CNET In other words, humans…
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97% already are: “Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi and Jon Stewart to fellow New Jerseyans: ‘Wear a friggin’ mask!’ “
Idiotic virtue signaling to the max: Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi and Jon Stewart have a pandemic-year message for fellow…
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CDC says most Americans have been wearing masks since spring of 2020
Does this mean the CDC is saying that face masks did not work to prevent the spread of Covid-19 as…
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DOJ sues Facebook for allegedly discriminating against US workers
Facebook is accused of hiding job openings from potential U.S. applicants so that it could recruit temporary foreign workers (i.e.…
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Want to participate in government research to develop solutions?
There's a web site for that! Here, members of the public compete to help the U.S. government solve problems big…
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My predictions are as worthless as anyone elses
I think my state (Oregon) peaked in new positive test results on Nov 21st, peaked in new hospitalizations on Nov…
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Kinsa HealthWeather™
Kinsa model down to just 3 states still in an accelerating trend and all 3 of those may now be…
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Best tutorial on learning to use Fusion 360
Computer aided design (CAD) tools like Autodesk Inventor or Solidworks - are difficult to learn to use. Most available online…
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Microsoft files patent to record and score meetings on body language – BBC News
Seems this could run into problems with people who have experienced injuries, disabilities and mental health issues: Facial expressions and…
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The Thanksgiving travel surge did not happen
Update: On December 15th, the Oregon Health Authority reported 54 deaths (all of these deaths took place across about six…
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“30% of U.S. may get Covid-19 by year-end” and future outbreaks will diminish
I posted this on the blog in recent months but I am an idiot who knows nothing: "You're getting to…
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Journalism: Research paper finds 91% of US news coverage of Covid-19 is negative in nature – Social Panic
Paper even finds that when new cases are dropping, there are 5.5 times more stories about increasing cases! Heh! That's…
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Store shelves going empty again
Across the food and grocery industry, the holidays are starting to resemble the panic of the pandemic spring, when the…
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Don’t hold a get together, hold a protest!
The order, which takes effect Monday and will last until at least Dec. 21, exempts church services and protests, which…
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For all the scary headlines about Thanksgiving week travel, travel was up just 3.4%
For Sunday through Saturday, there was a 3.4% increase in traveler during Thanksgiving week versus the prior week. Which is…
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Appalling: Vermont demands school children snitch on their parents and will punish children for actions the child cannot control
Advice to all children - you have a Fifth Amendment right to remain silent and not answer their questions: Next…
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Hypocrites: The Elite who ignore their own mask, quarantine and other restriction Orders
Expecting this to be an historic event, I started taking notes - copious notes in early 2020. In this very…
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It’s official: Only healthy people allowed to fly
Airlines are an Americans with Disability Act-free zone: It should be noted that all airlines mentioned recommend that any customers…
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I had no idea: Chocolate is regulated
In the UK, chocolate confection manufacturers are under the rule of law to reduce sugar in chocolate products by 20%.…
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89% of the U.S. is wearing face masks where required
According to research at CMU, 89% of those surveyed wear a face mask, as required. Source: Home - COVIDcast -…
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EV: GM expects dramatic cost reductions and EV range to 450 miles within about 4 years
Alongside the scaling of EV production, GM expects that the cost of its Ultium batteries will drop by 60 percent…
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Topaz Labs | Understanding AI-powered noise reduction
Of interest. However, if not already familiar with the concepts of how machine learning work, this still might be a…
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Electric vehicles: Driver causes high speed Tesla crash, sending hot batteries into nearby homes, starting minor fires
This is wild. Slightly drugged out driver doing 100 mph crashes his (?) Tesla sending hot batteries flying into nearby…
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Arecibo radio telescope to be permanently shut down, demolished
After two support cables broke at Arecibo Observatory, the facility is in danger of a catastrophic collapse, prompting the National…
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Boeing 737 MAX to fly again
Boeing originally failed in its design and implementation of the 737 MAX. Now, though, after long scrutiny and evaluation, it…
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YouTube to start running ads on potentially all Youtube videos
This could be a legal mine field - Youtube to run ads even on videos that have not signed up…
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Bill Gates says more than 50% of business travel will disappear long-term
Agree. “My prediction would be that over 50% of business travel and over 30% of days in the office will…
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Privacy: Over half of Covid-19 smart phone tracking apps do track your actual location, and 1/3d even access your photos
An analysis of nearly 500 Covid-related apps worldwide shows major differences in how much data they expect you to give…
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Study finds no one understands which pandemic control policies work or do not work
This report's conclusions are what I observed with the eyeball-o-matic Stat-O-Meter since the beginning - there are rarely correlations between…
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Automation is coming but new laws may accelerate its adoption
This blog has long pointed out that costs of automating work functions have plummeted just as the costs of labor…
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Samsung demonstrates 3D holographic display
Samsung scientists have created an interactive slim-panel holographic display that increases the viewing angle for 3D videos by 30 times.…
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Shocking: GM is recalling all 2017-2019 Bolt EVs, will cut range by 10% to prevent fires
This is an huge blow to the Chevy Bolt EV line - they have confirmed five vehicles had their batteries…
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What is the most power efficient (least electricity use) programming language?
Can energy usage data tell us anything about the quality of our programming languages? Last year a team of six…
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Covid cases rising almost equally in states with and without mask mandates
Based on population per state, the number of new Covid-19 cases occurring in the past week is about the same…
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We need to mandate face masks in homes, 24 x 7
40+/-% of cases due to in-home contacts, and 20+/-% due to close social contacts, mostly inside homes: Social gatherings seem…
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Some researchers say Yes: Is travel important to creativity?
“Travel broadens us because we learn by our successes. When you’re in a new place you are having all kinds…
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Automation: Stores without any check out staff
It means that in its Amazon Go grocery stores, currently up and running at 27 locations in the US, people…
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Hmmm: Laid off retail workers should “Learn to Code”
Says Rahm Emanuel, former Chicago Mayor, Congressional Representative and former Obama Chief of Staff, said this in this news interview.…
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Who buys an electric vehicle?
A study by the University of California-Davis showed that in California, people with income over $150,000 per year purchase a…
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What is an EVSE “electric vehicle supply equipment” cord and why so expensive?
Those who have taken apart the electrical connections that connect a 220 v wall outlet to an EV find there…
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Can the liquid in your CPU liquid cooler freeze?
The title is a serious question. I have a computer located in the loft of an outdoor shop. The shop…
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BMW may double production of its i3/i3s electric vehicles
BMW has sold the i3 since 2013, and up through last year, also sold the Range Extender version world wide,…
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Drones: DJI Mavic Mini 2 adds 4K video, RAW photos and better remote link
The DJI Mini 2 quadcopter is quite a nice unit, and its under 249 grams. In some countries, that low…
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IOT, Covid: Smart Watch fitness trackers may help predict Covid-19 infections and outbreaks
Combines self reported data and information such as heart rate, from fitness trackers and smart phones to identify potential Covid-19…
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Software: Is coding a must-have life skill of the future?
"Kids who code early start thinking of themselves as people who can create. In the future, you can either be…
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Software: The greatest software error in history?
In The Price of Panic, a detailed, albeit dated, overview of the world's Covid-19 response, the authors note the use…
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Business: We don’t know who won but we know who lost
The results of the Nov 3 national election remain unclear. We do not yet know who won all races. But…
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Covid-19: Another model failure
As in 400% too high: One of the most alarming charts presented by the government when it announced the latest…
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What did WHO say in 2019 we should do in a pandemic?
A 91 page study was published by WHO in October 2019, just as the pandemic got underway: “Non-Pharmaceutical Public Health…
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More examples of “they did everything right” until it wasn’t anymore
For several months, the media - and social media - have repeatedly told us about regions, states or countries that…
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Health care workers more likely to get Covid-19 outside of work
Several months ago, I posted the following on the "Oregon Covid-19 Data" page (Since deactivated as I am no longer…
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Covid-19: Public Health doctor dresses as clown to read out the daily body count
They finally removed all doubt. https://youtu.be/dPn6fT6BrcQ They apparently got the idea from the public health department in Argentina. Children are…
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Possible explanation for why face masks are not having much effect
I have been perplexed as to why places with long standing face mask mandates have seen explosions in cases months…
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Germany goes into month long lock down. I’m so old, I remember …. oh hell
I'm sold old, I remember when Germany did everything right. April 2nd: Germany has remarkably few coronavirus deathsApril 4/May 6:…
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Why are face masks not working?
Looks like all of these areas have had mandated face mask requirements in effect since April-May - with fines on…
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Business: Shipping already at typical Christmas levels, parcel deliveries to be swamped
A surge in online purchases during the pandemic means that parcel delivery services are struggling to keep up with shipments.…
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Should face masks be mandatory 24×7 inside your own home?
Locally (and typical of other areas), 40% of Covid-19 cases originate from a close family contact inside one's own household.…
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EU now has twice as many daily new cases as the U.S.
EU is twice as bad as the U.S. You may remember that the EU did mostly everything right and the…
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California to cut power to over 1 million people
I am so old, I remember when countries that had flaky electrical grids were referred to as "third world": PG&E…
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An interesting chart
Oregon - 7 day moving average of total daily tests versus positive test results. Data for most recent two weeks…
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60% of Covid-19 cases trace back to household family members and close social contacts.
40% come from household family members and 20% from close social contacts: An epidemiologist says even though most are exposed…
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Contact tracing apps do not track surface or air contacts across time | Coldstreams Business and Tech
Re-running this post with a few minor updates. Contact tracing apps do not track surface or air contacts across time…
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Great Resource: WHO Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Dashboard
Positive test case counts, body counts, by country, and you can see historical trend curves too. Just click on a…
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Odd: Do face masks spread Covid-19?
The magenta dots at bottom indicate when various parts of the UK made face masks mandatory, initially only on public…
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This ==> Fascinating assessment of population demographics and potential impact on Covid-19 outcomes
Fascinating insights in this video. Well worth watching, maybe even important to watch. You can fast forward through it, if…
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Uhh, this is awkward
He is Director of the UCL Genetics Institute, University College London and this is his tweet.
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EV battery that can be recharged 15,000 times, enough for 2 million miles
A Tesla battery researcher showed updated test results pointing to batteries lasting over 15,000 cycles or the equivalent of over…
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Prediction: Two and a half weeks
I noticed today that there have been comments in Nature.com and The Lancet Respiratory Medicine about the false positive problem…
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Airlines push for mandatory covid-19 tests before flight
Costs likely to be $50 to $100 before flight (I have seen prices of $125 or more as well), per…
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Concerning: Garbage bags with unopened ballots found along roadway
There have been reports like this in other areas of the country too: SAMMAMISH, Wash. – Sammamish Police are investigating…
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Experts knew this in 2006: Pandemic fatigue has set in
The NY Times writes that pandemic fatigue has set in and people want to get on with their lives -…
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Bigger deal than realized: Boeing may sell its 215 acre Commercial Airplanes HQ
Boeing sees the advent of the "mobile executive" and most engineering, marketing, finance work no longer need be done in…
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Putting in a plug for Best Buy
In the past we did not like shopping at Best Buy. Upon entering the store you were assaulted by blue…
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What the pandemic has taught us about science | Climate Etc.
How should the public begin to make sense of the flurry of sometimes contradictory scientific views generated by the Covid-19…
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CDC study finds most people who contracted Covid-19 wore masks all the time
In the 14 days before illness onset, 71% of case-patients and 74% of control participants reported always using cloth face…
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Courts ruling against Covid-19 measures
Many Governors and public health officials asserted they have supreme power in a public health emergency. One public health official…
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Why ObamaCare ACA policies skyrocketed in price
Today, Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-CA) made an ass of herself by telling straight up lies about the ACA, affordability and…
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Widely cited study claims Ontario data supports face mask usage
Face Mask, Public Polices and Slowing the Spread of COVID-19: Evidence from Canada, September 24th. They examined and compared communities…
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Missing in action: The need for hope
Saturday is World Mental Health Day, and decades of research show hope is a robust predictor of mental health. Not…
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“Google’s Supreme Court faceoff with Oracle was a disaster for Google”
I stopped reading Ars Technica when I reached the last 5 words: The distinction between a program and an API…
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Social media titans to act as the arbiter of truth
What could possibly go wrong? The social network said it'll add more warnings and restrictions on misleading tweets from US…
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California wild fire smoke covers the entire country, most of Mexico and part of Canada
The extent of California's wild fire smoke today. Air quality where I live in the PNW is now "unhealthy" for…
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Drone deliveries: The end of quiet neighborhoods
Here is a video clip of a Walmart-based drone delivery of items to residential home. You may have to fast…
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Correlation between new covid-19 cases and the number of tests being run
The data shown here is from the State of Oregon and is provided by the Oregon Health Authority. One week…
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“Nikola issues copyright takedowns against critics who use rolling-truck clip “
Nikola has admitted the truck used in their promotional video did not work and had been towed to the top…
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Surprise medical billing and “balance billing”
We view our own health care providers as benevolent and altruistic. Unfortunately, many of them work for blood sucking evil…
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Claim: Electrify America has a charger within 150 miles of 96% of people in America
In this CNBC news video, the CEO of Electrify America says they have a charger within 150 miles of 96%…
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Covid-19 tracing apps: UK’s tracking app continues to be a mess
3 days after official launch the UK's contact tracing app is a mess: Users who report symptoms but then get…
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California to ban sale of new gas-powered cars in 2035
California will ban the sale of new gasoline-powered cars to combat climate change starting in 2035, a move that could…
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Dangers Of ‘Doomscrolling’
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Experts say spending too much time on social media can be damaging to your mental health, especially…
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My desktop PC died
2 weeks ago, my desktop PC died - it was obvious the liquid cooling system had failed (1 of 2…
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Multiple NVidia GPU support coming to an end, the end of SLI
Source: Dual GPU Gaming Gives Up the Ghost as Nvidia Ends SLI Support - ExtremeTech
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By the time a vaccine is availability, herd effects will have resolved the pandemic
I have predicted for some time that general vaccine availability would be in Q2 of 2021, however I am an…
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We can’t breathe
Day #8 of AQI's in the 400 to over 600 range. Was 438 a short time ago. They originally thought…
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CDC director says you do not need a flu shot? Says face masks more effective than vaccine
This post was originally written on September 18, 2020 but not published at the time. It has gone live on…
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Wild fire history – a multi-variable problem
Global area burned 2003-2015, chart from NASA, based on satellite monitoring. Their data only goes up through 2015. Source: Researchers…
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We have not been outside in a week
We are now at one week of Air Quality Index values hitting around 500 +/- each day. The outside air…
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Air Quality Index
The Air Quality Index (AQI) is a numeric indicator of local air quality. Since last Thursday night, our AQI has…
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Google joins AMA, AOPA, and EAA asking the FAA to make fundamental changes to the FAA’s Remote ID proposal
This is significant: AMA, AOPA, EAA and Google’s sister company, Wing, urge FAA to Make Essential Changes to Remote ID…
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Computer security failures in the news
On Monday, Public Health Wales disclosed that it accidentally leaked the personal data of 18,105 Welsh residents who tested positive…
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It’s worse than we thought: “Second Analysis of Ferguson’s Model”
In the past I had some comments on Neil Ferguson's disease model and have repeatedly noted its poor quality. This…
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Wild fires: Is everything a single variable problem?
With wild fires out of control in west coast states, the new meme is to blame all of them on…
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Interesting comparison finds ICL disease model was worthless
Disease models have been a fiasco from day one: We can refer to a natural experiment in Sweden for some…
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Wildfires and Solar Panels – Solarponics
Wildfires-and-solar-panels: The heavy ash sediment has been known to reduce power production by as much as 30% or more if…
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Police departments nationwide are encrypting their radio communications, just as the public is demanding transparency
Radio "Scanners" have long been used by media, press, and volunteer responders[1] to listen to public safety communications in the…
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Heh – subscription fatigue
Walmart announces an annual subscription called Walmart Plus, similar to Amazon Prime. But this: He added that Walmart will face…
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Apple and Google installing contact tracing feature on all phones over next few weeks
Apple and Google, which built APIs for apps to use to do contact tracing have switched plans - rather than…
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The Adjustment Factor Tesla Uses to Get Its Big EPA Range Numbers
EPA mileage estimates are sort of bizarre. In EVs, once the range is 200+ miles, the more important factor is…
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True: “United CEO says air travel demand will roar back once there’s a vaccine”
"We've got a tough year ahead until there's a vaccine," United CEO Scott Kirby said. "The good news is, I…
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Setting up Thrustmaster Rudder Pedals with Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Select "Controls", then "T-Rudder" (should already appear in the Controls list - may have to scroll to the right) Set…
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Schools using invasive surveillance of home-based students during exams
Colleges are racing to sign deals with “online proctor” companies that watch students through their webcams while they take exams.…
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Air freight networks tackling the logistics of transporting refrigerated vaccines
A couple of days ago, there was the usual doom and gloom reporting about how it might not be possible…
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Remember smart phone tracing apps?
Update: This says several U.S. states have rolled out contact tracing apps. Plus, Google and Apple just announced they are…
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Federal Reserve to embrace inflation; easy way to inflate our way out of the debt caused by printing trillions of $s
The Federal Reserve announced a significant change in how it manages interest rates by saying it plans to keep rates…
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Honda introduces the Honda e, an electric vehicle targeted at city driving (mostly)
The model will only be sold in Europe and Japan, where it goes on sale in late October. Honda expects…
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Managing risk in a start up during a tough economy
Launching a company, even in the best of times, is one of the most challenging exercises a person can go…
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CORONAVIRUS VACCINE: CDC PROPOSES GUIDELINES FOR DISTRIBUTING VACCINE IN U.S.
Health care workers, "essential" workers, those age 65 and older, and those with underlying health conditions - up to perhaps…
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COVID-19 in the United States | Data USA
Page down to see the 14-day trend for each U.S. state. Most states are trending downwards. The most comprehensive visualization…
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Yes, kind of: “Don’t bother with Android tablets – CNET”
Commentary: I love Android phones, but Android tablets stink as an investment. Source: Don't bother with Android tablets - CNET…
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The “No Code” applications phenomena
Software development tools have enabled more people, with less training, to develop software solutions. Few topics garner cheers and groans…
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Self flying Cessna Caravan
Interesting idea - until the control link breaks. Xwing is testing a Cessna that's controlled from the ground, not the…
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What if public health disease mitigation does not work or does not work well?
We have social distancing, physical distancing, six foot spacing, face masks, schools closed and more. But what if these public…
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Nature Conservancy: “California: Let’s Stop Making Wildfire History”
Some of the factors that shape the frequency and severity of wildfire in California, like drought, record high temperatures and…
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Hypothesis, not conclusion: “In the US, switching to EVs would save lives and be worth billions”
With a confidence interval between zero and infinity: A team led by Northwestern’s Daniel Peters decided to have a particularly…
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Renewable energy confronts reality in California
Millions of homes in California are enduring rolling black outs. The power system operator acknowledged that as demand spiked, due…
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I’m so old, I remember when Florida, Texas, Arizona and Sweden were in the news
What I have learned in watching news reporting on Covid-19: Places that do well tend to eventually do badly .…
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SpaceX Starlink speeds revealed as beta users get downloads of 11 to 60Mbps | Ars Technica
Source: SpaceX Starlink speeds revealed as beta users get downloads of 11 to 60Mbps | Ars Technica Upload speeds were…
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Bill and Melinda Gates donate $1/2 Billion to accelerate manufacturing of Covid-19 vaccines
This batch of manufactured vaccines will be targeted at low-income countries. Since February, the foundation has donated more than $350…
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We tried 200 covid-19 vaccines so you don’t have to!
You just know this is coming - It's time to start writing future headlines in the absurd style media has…
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Why I have repeatedly stated there is no such thing as “anonymized location data”
In the data drawn from apps, each cellphone is typically represented by an alphanumeric identifier that isn’t linked to the…
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How inflation taxes cash
“If you take cash, on the other hand, and you think about it from a purchasing power standpoint, if you…
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Let’s just mandate it: “NSA Warns Cellphone Location Data Could Pose National-Security Threat”
The National Security Agency issued new guidance on Tuesday for military and intelligence-community personnel, warning about the risks of cellphone…
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T‑Mobile significantly expands 5G network to most of the carrier’s footprint
Source: T‑Mobile Launches World’s First Nationwide Standalone 5G Network | T‑Mobile Newsroom
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What if you could be convicted with secret evidence you cannot see nor contest?
All defendants have a right to review the evidence before them. When software applications produce a conclusion, then the software…
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Hyperventilating: “The Dirty Secrets Of ‘Clean’ Electric Vehicles”
Sort of correct but said with an axe to grind approach: The widespread view that fossil fuels are “dirty” and…
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No: Should workers engage in political activism on the job?
There are news stories, at least in my state, of workers protesting or striking against their employer for not being…
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NEW Microsoft Flight Simulator already #1 top seller on STEAM
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As of August 1st, smart phone bluetooth-based contact tracing apps have mostly vanished
They were an ill conceived "great idea doomed to success". Seemed like a great idea but in practice, they are…
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Study finds that in pandemic policy induced recession, more workers over 50 will face age discrimination
Employers seize on slumps to purge more expensive, more experienced workers, study warns Source: Bye, boomer: the coming cull of…
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17 year old Florida teen arrested for hacking and taking over Twitter
Twitter's security was so great, only a teen could take over their entire network. A Tampa teenager is in jail,…
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FCC Fines HobbyKing Nearly $3 Million for Marketing Unauthorized Drone Transmitters
HobbyKing sells radio control model aircraft, subsystems and parts. For quite some time, they sold dozens of models of transmitters,…
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Tons more information on the new MS Flight Simulator
The news is (mostly) great: VR, Steam, TrackIR, night flying, tons more. Source: Flight Simulator hands-on: Microsoft looks different 20,000…
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Interesting background on the return of Microsoft Flight Simulator
To be released later in August, the new MS Flight Simulator presents stunning graphics and realistic out the window views.…
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Today’s fictional news headline
Looks like nearly all news outlets went with this fake headline. Some even said the U.S. economy contracted 32 or…
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Check the track record for those giving economic advice
Nobel economist Paul Krugman, Election night, 2016, writing in the NY Times: Nobel economist Paul Krugman, July 28, 2020: As…
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Universities closing – permanently – their MBA programs
More than 100 MBA programs were closed from 2014 to 2018: Several U.S. business schools have closed their struggling full-time…
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When was the last time the media hyped a “drone sighting”? I can’t even remember.
Reports to the FAA of "drone sightings", used by Congress and the FAA to drive forth draconian remote identification and…
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Rite Aid used facial recognition in cameras in stores serving poor customers
Claims they've turned it off due to "industry conversation" about such technology. The tech is kinda useless when everyone is…
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Twitter is garbage: “All your data is belong to us”, to paraphrase
Twitter’s oversight over the 1,500 workers who reset accounts, review user breaches and respond to potential content violations for the…
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Learn how to safely fly a quadcopter
I originally posted this in an online drone/camera forum. This information may be helpful to a wider audience. Judging from…
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Web cams remain in short supply
The video-call boom means that, months into the pandemic, it is still hard to buy many webcam models. Source: No…
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“Google reportedly peeks into Android data to gain edge over third-party apps | Ars Technica”
I am so old, I remember when Google's motto was "Don't be Evil": Google for several years has collected app-usage…
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AM radio getting killed off by electric vehicles?
Newer Tesla EVs and the BMW i3 do not provide AM radios. The Bolt EV does but there are reports…
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DJI’s Go 4 Android app found to have significant spyware capabilities, possibly unused
In my comments to the FAA regarding their NPRM to require mandatory Remote ID and data logging into cloud-based data…
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Over 1,000 Twitter staff could access all private account information
Translation: Twitter had no security and still has no security over private information. Source: Exclusive: More than 1,000 people at…
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CBS flags its own marketing material on Youtube as a copyright violation – heh!
When Youtube originally announced they would auto-detect music copyright violations, I noted that they could not tell the difference between…
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Doubt Tesla actually said this
This would be illegal hiring practices: The Big T is also looking for hip, young revolutionary actuaries to help make…
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“The FAA STOLE my video!” – notes XJet
FAA stole a video clip from will known RC Youtube producer XJet, cropped the video to remove his water mark,…
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Uh oh, not so private: “Covid-19 tracking app sharing possible location data with Google”
Covid-19 tracking app sharing possible location data with Google Source: Covid-19 tracking app sharing possible location data with Google Smart…
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China government found to use mandatory tax malware to spy on all companies
This mandatory tax software (for tax filing) is required to be used by all companies doing business in China: Three…
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Why does a GM web page feature a Tesla charging port?
Why does a GM web site page feature a Tesla and Tesla charging cable? GM’s all-new modular platform and Ultium…
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3 separate launches head to Mars this month: UAE/Japan, China and U.S.
The United Arab Emirates and the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre have begun their first… Source: United Arab Emirates begins…
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Not really: It’s a complete mystery why retail is dying
Well before the pandemic, I found myself visiting local stores only to find they are out of stock or do…
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Global Research Institute for Pandemic Nonsense and Rants
My new blog with an entirely facetious title: Global Research Institute for Pandemic Nonsense and Rants | A diverse, international…
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Teen age hackers took down Twitter
Several people involved in the events that took down Twitter this week spoke with The Times, giving the first account…
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Rant: Apple’s “Forget your password” pain in the ass
If you forget a password with Apple products, you have a choice: Receive a code sent to "your other Apple…
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Twitter still a mess in the aftermath of the take over of their systems
Read the whole thing - Twitter blog post update. It's pretty clear they still do not have a full handle…
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Will Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 be released in August?
This appeared in the Microsoft Store - and the video graphics that accompany this item appear to be from the…
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Twitter’s lack of security comes into focus
The extraordinary hacking spree that hit Twitter on Wednesday, leading it to briefly muzzle some of its most widely followed…
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Twitter Hack Shuts Down National Weather Service Accounts
This bad: A Twitter hack shut down key National Weather Service accounts during severe weather Wednesday night. Source: Twitter Hack…
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Yes: Is Twitter shadow banning accounts?
Today, the entire Twitter network was taken over by hackers who then took over perhaps thousands of accounts and used…
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Many Twitter accounts hacked as part of massive crypto currency fraud
Update: There appears to have been a massive hack on Twitter involving many hundreds of accounts, if not more. According…
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What does it mean to use no fossil fuels for electricity generation by 2035?
2035 is 15 years from today. Presidential candidate Joe Biden unveiled his plan to eliminate all carbon-based fuels for electricity…
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Utah mostly abandons its contact tracing smart phone app
The GPS-based contact tracking system was hardly used; the app will continue to have a Bluetooth "close encounter" detector but…
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You become passionate about what you do well
Public school programs have long advised students to pursue their passion. Mike Rowe - and others before him - have…
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Smart phone Covid-19 contact tracing apps accomplishing little
In May, a report said Iceland had achieved the largest penetration of any virus-tracking app, with 38% of its 364,000…
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Facial recognition’s 96 percent false positive rate
Close enough for government work, eh? “If we would use the software only [to identify subjects], we would not solve…
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Not everyone can wear a mask, so let’s publicly humiliate them!
In February or early March, if you wore a mask, you were publicly humiliated and the subject of antagonism on…
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Primary business of the Internet is spying: More apps found to have copied contents of your phone’s clipboard
The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, HuffPost, and scores of other apps may have accessed your passwords and other…
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TikTok Secretly Spying On iPhone Users?
TikTok app on iPhone has been copying the contents of the "clipboard". Now that your clipboard is shared across devices,…
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Segway ends production
The Segway brand will no longer make its two-wheeled, self-balancing namesake. Source: Segway ends production
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The “hovercover” – very interesting concept
[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…
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coronavirus apps do not need 60+% adoption to be effective
A meme has been established that smart phone contact tracing apps need at least 60% adoption to provide any benefit.…
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Adoption of contact tracing app in France off to a very slow start
France was one of the first Western countries to build an app to track exposure to the coronavirus, but sluggish…
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UK’s NHS Covid-19 contact-tracing app postponed until next winter
Their Isle of Wight trial taught them several things - and the UK has now postponed the roll out of…
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Japan pulls its coronavirus tracking smartphone app due to software design errors
The Japanese government has pledged to fix within a week bugs that have caused its coronavirus contact-tracing smartphone app to…
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UK smart phones display feature update for contract tracing – but its confusing as its not actual contact tracing
Update: The UK government terminated its contact tracing app trial, on going since the beginning of May and will now…
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Australia’s Bluetooth-based contact tracing app deemed largely irrelevant
Says they've identified a total of ... one person: The PM told Australians in April the contact tracing app was…
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EV Charging issues
If you live in California, you can pretty much charge any EV, nearly anywhere. About 1/3d of all EV charging…
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Cool (bad pun): Ford updates software to use SUV heater to sterilize cars
A software update allows Ford police SUVs to sterilize themselves. Source: Ford kills COVID-19 with ingenious car heater hack
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T-Mobile explains what went wrong this week
Good explanation: Update on T-Mobile Network Issues | T-Mobile Newsroom For reasons unknown, utilities, communications and airlines are always incredibly…
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T-Mobile’s nationwide outage blamed on “5G rollout” upgrades
The network outage was related to the company’s 5G rollout, Deutsche Telekom AG Chief Executive Officer Tim Hoettges said in…
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Six former eBay senior managers harassed a couple who ran a news site critical of eBay, now charged with Federal crimes.
These were very high level - executive level - staff who undertook a vicious harassment campaign: Ex-execs arrested for alleged…
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7 in 10 Americans won’t use contact-tracing apps
No surprise: More than 7 in 10 Americans won’t use contact-tracing apps, data shows | Ars Technica With 30% agreeing…
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Plate tectonics vs. erosion—what sets the height of a mountain range? | Ars Technica
Cool stuff: Plate tectonics vs. erosion—what sets the height of a mountain range? | Ars Technica And the answer is:…
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Norwegian Institute of Public Health cancels their smart phone tracing app due to privacy issues
One of the first national coronavirus contacts tracing apps to be launched in Europe is being suspended in Norway after…
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Google to restrict targeted advertising based on gender, age, parental and marital status and zip code
To further improve access to housing, employment, and credit opportunities, we are introducing a new personalized advertising policy for certain…
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Postal mail to about half of world’s countries is currently suspended
Some countries have suspended all inbound mail (such as Peru, Panama and more) - while about 80 countries currently lack…
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Electric vehicles: Will take decades to overtake ICE vehicles
For obvious reasons, actually: GM CEO Mary Barra believes it will take decades for EVs to become more common than…
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Tech companies are going big on remote workforces … but this may be bad for future American workers
Companies switching to remote workforces will probably hire more staff overseas, outside the U.S. Source: Twitter, Apple, Google and Facebook…
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Smartphone tracking apps lose favor: “What happened to all the coronavirus tracking apps? – CNN”
Last week, Singapore pulled the plug on its own Bluetooth-based smart phone contact tracing app: Covid-19 tracking apps were hailed…
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Phone-based contact tracing did not work: “Singapore plans wearable virus-tracing device for all”
Told 'ya: Testing of the small devices, which can be worn on the end of a lanyard or carried in…
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Economics: Employment forecasts for May were in a different planetary system
Source: Calculated Risk: Comments on May Employment Report Economists had forecast an additional loss of 8.3 million jobs in May,…
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Ham Radio ISS – How to Call Space Station Astronauts
It's a great story—but here's what NASA told us. Source: Ham Radio ISS - How to Call Space Station Astronauts…
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YouTube reviewer Sean Cannell made $40,000 in April from Amazon
This is why there are numerous review channels, especially for high value items like cameras - affiliate marketing is lucrative:…
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Interesting form of age discrimination
Many corporations moved large offices out of suburbs to downtown locations viewed as appealing to young millennials: And with each…
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A thorough analysis of how mobile phone apps and location data are being used worldwide for attempts at Covid-19 tracking
The linked report is a very thorough analysis of what is being done in countries throughout the world in regards…
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Contact tracing apps do not track surface and air contacts across time
First: India mandates workers use COVID-19 tracing app, France rolls out tracing tool and other tracking efforts | MobiHealthNewsThe WSJ…
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Privacy: The GDPR right to privacy in the EU
Two years ago, Europe introduced the world's toughest data privacy legislation, putting on notice the tech giants of the world…
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Why “Covid-Tracking Apps” will probably not work
I previously wrote about covid tracking apps and that what a "tracking app" is varies tremendously by country. Please read…
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University of California to drop the SAT and ACT testing requirement
Yes! This is a permanent elimination: The University of California board of regents, in a landmark move that could reshape…
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Does brain damage lead to people becoming “sudden geniuses”?
Don't think it worked for me: There’s mounting evidence that brain damage has the power to unlock extraordinary creative talents.…
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Apple-Google Bluetooth “contact tracing app” depends on widespread adoption to be useful
The biggest challenge for these apps going forward is adoption. The more phones that opt-in to the system, the more…
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“Low code” app development surges amongst pandemic
The shift to remote work has led some companies to come up with quick digital solutions for tasks that have…
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RCAF Snowbirds
In memory of Capt. Jenn Casey and the difficult times faced by the RCAF Snowirds right now. These photos taken…
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Electric Vehicle Efficiency
According to the U.S. government: Energy efficient. EVs convert over 77% of the electrical energy from the grid to power…
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Experts criticize ICL’s Ferguson’s Covid SIM model as garbage
Those of us who have seen Neil Ferguson's ICL Covid sim model have the same views as this computational epidemiologist:…
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Covid tracking apps summarized
When people mention "Covid tracking apps" it would be useful to first define what is meant by "Covid tracking app".…
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Inflation: Why is the stock market shooting up?
This is not perplexing but by design: Stock market has the richest valuation in 18 years even as profit outlook…
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App-based Covid tracking in Iceland does not work well
“The technology is more or less … I wouldn’t say useless,” says Gestur Pálmason, a detective inspector with the Icelandic…
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Hilarious video about our pandemic planning and response
https://youtu.be/aWl7kQZHZE0
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A look at travel issues over the next 12-24 months
Mandatory physical distancing measures, temperature checks and filling out medical history questionnaires prior to airplane flights, possible Covid-19 testing before…
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ICL Covid-simulation source code
I will not comment on Covid-19 and only make a few comments on the publicly available source code. This is…
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FAA is establishing Remote ID technical standards before reviewing public comments
FAA Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseMay 5, 2020Contact: pressoffice@faa.gov WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced…
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Airbnb rental hosts are setting up their own booking sites
Short-term rental hosts are launching their own direct-booking websites in an effort to diversify their business after years of mounting…
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This video explains it all: Guidelines for dealing with the Coronavirus pandemic
Clear as mud. Hilarious. Watch on her Instagram page or on the stolen version posted by someone else on Youtube.…
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OSHA Medical factors and conditions impacting the use of face masks
C. Medical Factors and Conditions .... The medical evaluation is designed to identify general medical conditions that place employees who…
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This is how you solve the medical mask shortage
DERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WHP) - The Hershey Company announced Friday that it is committing $1 million to acquire, install and…
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Do HEPA Vacuum bags contain fiberglass?
A UK doctor posted a Youtube video claiming that HEPA vacuum filter bags contain fiberglass. That claim has since been…
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Not April 1st: Valley County Public Health, Montana, orders all out of county residents to wear pink arm bands
Many people wonder why there are protests against lockdown/house arrests without stopping to ask: perhaps its because of the incoherent,…
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Duh: Contact-tracing apps have a trust problem
Experts believe that at least half the population needs to use contact-tracing apps for them to work. The challenge will…
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Experts slam UW’s IHME model, saying it should not be used for public policy
As I noted, every page on their web site should say "For Entertainment Purposes Only": Epidemiologists are criticizing an influential…
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Good news: Area FIRST Robotics teams create a distributed face shield manufacturing group using 3D printing
Students working on 3D printers are making face shield for essential workers. Source: When coronavirus created a gap in the…
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This: First NIH approved 3D printed respirator mask
Maker Mask's device received certification by the National Institutes of Health for COVID-19 response. Source: As 3D printing of protective gear…
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Web site attacks
This blog has received over 300 probing attacks from an IP address in Singapore that is owned by a well…
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Would you be willing to stand near a confirmed Covid-19 patient that is only wearing a non-standard, home made by a stranger, ill fitting, unapproved, face mask?
I wrote this on April 12, 2020. I took it offline because of the venom then being directed at anyone…
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From my grandmother’s diary: Spanish flu 1918
Selected text from my Grandmother's diary in which she documented the Spanish Flu of 1918 (as well as family life…
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Would you wear a cloth face mask?
Thought problem: Would you be willing to stand near a confirmed Covid-19 patient who is coughing but is wearing only…
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Why a shortage of toilet paper?
Toilet paper, like all paper, is made using a chemical engineering process. That means manufacturing is a continuous process that…
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Telecom: There’s no killer app for 5G
5G, where it exists, increases network capacity and might deliver a few things faster but other than that, the "killer…
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Transportation: You can’t start a Gig Car Share rental car unless you have cell phone service
A tourist who rented an app-powered car says she was stranded on a rural road along the Northern California coast…
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Transportation: NTSB critical of automatic driving systems
Seems like they must require a "keep alive" (dead man's switch) to ensure driver's remain alert. Among other things, the…
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Disease: Good summary of coronavirus COVID-19 situation
Summarizes possible impacts to the U.S. and economic issues. CDC is planning for possible school and business closure mandates, summer…
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IP: China-based Hytera loses $765 million suit from Motorola over trade secrets theft
Not cool: The jury found that Hytera had stolen trade secrets and infringed Motorola’s copyrights. Source: Motorola wins US$765 million…
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Quality Control: “Boeing finds debris in wing fuel tanks of undelivered 737 MAXs”
It's also unknown if anyone will be willing to fly on a Boeing 737 MAX: Regarding the additional 385 MAXs…
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Transportation: Pretend to save the environment while looking rich
Satirist JP Sears takes a whack at the Tesla culture with his humorous commentary. https://youtu.be/PLxPAwIeL0w JP has hundreds of spot…
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Economics: When there is no scarcity
The reality of life today is that life is actually quite good - compared to the past. (Poverty is at…
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Space: SpaceX, OneWeb and Amazon may be ruining night sky
SpaceX may launch 30,000 more low altitude satellites added to the 12,000 it already plans to launch. OneWeb is launching…
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Energy: Utilities experiment with automatically adjusting your thermostat to throttle demand
Utility companies want to be able to make the demand go up and down just as much as the supply…
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Transportation: Apparently EPA range figures for EVs are useless, suggests Car & Driver
The vast difference in EPA figures didn't amount to much in the real world. ... When the Porsche Taycan's first…
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Transportation: Tesla deletes car features via software update, after cars are sold, used
Should Tesla be allowed to remove features from a vehicle that's bought secondhand? Source: Tesla yanks Autopilot features from used…
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Transportation: Congress proposing an annual Federal tax on electric vehicles
Source: Congress could make EV drivers pay - POLITICO My state, Oregon, introduced state fees for fuel efficient vehicles, beginning…
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Transportation: Congress members introduce bill to establish a government run EV charging network
Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Andy Levin (D-Mich.) on Thursday outlined a bill that seeks to establish a nationwide electric…
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Problem with https “not secure” error has been fixed
Last week, there was a problem with an image tag not using https. This week (today) something else happened but…
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Transportation: How EVs are more efficient than ICE vehicles – power on demand and regeneration
ICE vehicle engines, except in hybrids and PHEVs, run all the time. In an EV, you only consume power when…
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Transportation: The large dead weight of EV batteries
The 2020 Honda Fit (using ICE) and the 2020 Chevy Bolt (EV) are nearly identical in capacity and general specifications…
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Transportation: Electric vehicle depreciation
Electric vehicles are said to depreciate in value 10% more than internal combustion engine vehicles over 3 years. When I…
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Software: Why hiring professional software engineers might have been a good idea #IowaCaucus
Oh my: It wasn’t so much that the new app that the Iowa Democratic Party had planned to use to…
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Transportation: Self-Driving cars do not work in snow, ice and bad weather scenarios
Probably because most techies live in sunny and warm California, this has not yet been a priority: “The complexity of…
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Transportation: LA Times suggests EV sales are primarily due to “coolness” factor
This is reminiscent of the Volvo study: Some analysts think buyers don’t necessarily want an electric car when they buy…
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Transportation: One-third of cars sold in U.S. no longer carry a spare tire
One third of new cars sold in the U.S. no longer come with a spare tire vut instead include a…
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Transportation: Other than Tesla, EV sales not doing well
EV sales have actually gone down year over year. And sales have gone well primarily where government offer deep discounts…
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Transportation: Tesla cars do not have a spare tire
No spare tire. No jack. No lug nut removal tools. Most drivers are expected to call for Tesla Roadside Assi