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 at left). This curve, so far, for the supposed 4th…
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? No, it is not but that didn’t stop a politician…
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 mask recycling: Recent studies estimated an astounding 129 billion face…
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 clear the jab is a very big step towards protecting…
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 “assessing the results” of a trial conducted at Oregon State…
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 problems and expose them. By definition, their focus is exclusively…
Chart of trend in published Covid-19 papers is now linear
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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 interventions should be based on evidence. We need to generate…
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 classroom without toys, books, counting buttons, a reading chair, or…
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 infrastructure. …. He spoke fondly of a mileage levy, which…