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…
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…
FCC Fines HobbyKing Nearly $3 Million for Marketing Unauthorized Drone Transmitters
HobbyKing sells radio control model aircraft, subsystems and parts. For quite some time, they sold dozens of models of transmitters, especially for video links and telemetry, that operated on unauthorized…
Over 1,000 Twitter staff could access all private account information
Translation: Twitter had no security and still has no security over private information. Source: Exclusive: More than 1,000 people at Twitter had ability to aid hack of accounts – Reuters…
This: First NIH approved 3D printed respirator mask
Maker Mask’s device received certification by the National Institutes of Health for COVID-19 response. Source: As 3D printing of protective gear ramps up, a free mask designed in Seattle is…
Web site attacks
This blog has received over 300 probing attacks from an IP address in Singapore that is owned by a well known Chinese electronics manufacturer. Why? While it could be “harmless”…
Why a shortage of toilet paper?
Toilet paper, like all paper, is made using a chemical engineering process. That means manufacturing is a continuous process that runs 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Raw…
Fixing the Starbuck’s app “No stores nearby available” error
Just a tip to help users of the Android version of the Starbuck’s app. If you try to make a mobile order using the app, but you see no stores…
San Diego’s minimum wage experiment accelerating adoption of automation
San Diego raised its minimum wage very rapidly. Data suggests that while the wage hike benefits those with minimum wage jobs, it is also rapidly eliminating low wage jobs all…
How to move a self hosted #WordPress blog to WordPress.com
I migrated my coldstreams.com blog to coldstreams.wordpress.com and the old web site automatically redirects to the new URL. In theory, this process is simple – but getting it done right…