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 now rolling out contact tracing apps to all Android and…
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 near zero even after inflation has exceeded the Fed’s 2%…
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 250 million people – will be prioritized for receiving the…
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 of U.S. public data. Data USA provides an open, easy-to-use…
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 quite as quickly as the no-code software explosion. While investors…
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 health measures do not work or do not work well?…
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 strong winds are beyond our control and in many cases,…
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 adopted as the “new normal” where everything is sensationalized or…
How inflation taxes cash
“If you take cash, on the other hand, and you think about it from a purchasing power standpoint, if you own cash in the world today, you know your central…
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 likely not workable. I have posted many items on this…