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 – Delphi Research Group – Carnegie Mellon University When a public…
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 policies and effectiveness in reducing the spread of Covid-19. The…
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…
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 pre-existing conditions. Here is a link to my 52 page…
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,…