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 in states with mask mandates and those without mask mandates.…
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 to be driving the spread of coronavirus within communities. Source:…
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 and loft are unheated and during the winter, the temperature…
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 infections: Source: Early results from DETECT study suggest fitness trackers…
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 a creator or a consumer of technology. If you are…
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 of Neil Ferguson’s ICL Covid simulator software – and its…
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 lockdown on Saturday looked at a range of scenarios for…
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 Measures for Mitigating the Risk and Impact of Epidemic and…
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 “did everything right” and had Covid-19 under control – if…
Covid-19: Public Health doctor dresses as clown to read out the daily body count
They finally removed all doubt. They apparently got the idea from the public health department in Argentina. Children are not the audience for these video releases so this was a…