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 model was used, last spring, as the basis for setting…
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 to listen to public safety communications in the U.S. Now, police departments nationwide are digitally encrypting their radio…
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%…
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,…
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 generation. Most people have no idea how large the numbers…
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 the country’s data protection authority raised concerns that the software,…
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 employee work changing amid Covid This puts offshoring on steroids…
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 as a way to help countries out of lockdown. Instead…
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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”. There are many approaches in use and many that are…
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, inconsistent public messaging. It is not the public’s fault they…