VR headset/glasses makers remain out of touch with Reality
This post was originally written in 2021. VR headsets were then very difficult to use for anyone who needed vision correction – which is about 75% of everyone in the…
The U.S. is falling behind in international “transversal” skills
There's a term called "transversal" skills - referring to one's ability to be 21st century forward thinking, to understand other cultures and international opportunities, to be digitally skilled, to have…
UK SAGE Disease Modeler only models worst case scenarios
Hmmmmm: My Twitter conversation with the chairman of the Sage Covid modelling committee | The Spectator This UK disease modeler says he only models worst case – and does not…
U.S. to experience electric grid reliability problems over next ten years
The organization responsible for North American electric reliability said on Friday that several parts of the United States could face energy shortfalls during the next decade due to insufficient power…
Inflation highest in almost 40 years
Prices for American consumers are rising at their fastest annual rate since June 1982.The consumer price index (CPI) rose 6.8% in the year to November according to the latest figures…
Half of the U.S. population has had Covid-19
The CDC estimates about half of the U.S. population had had Covid-19 from Feb 2020 to Sep 2021. Source: Estimated COVID-19 Burden | CDC An OHSU model, updated monthly since…
Study finds automated license plate readers are ineffective
“Analyzing sixteen years of stolen vehicle numbers from Piedmont, California—a “super user” of ALPRs—this report finds no statistical evidence that ALPRs have deterred motor theft. Moreover: There is an absence…
Omicron travel bans make no sense
I made this chart on Nov 30th Dec 1st, and it is up to date as of that day. As of Dec 3, there are 38 countries with confirmed cases,…
I switched to Microsoft Edge browser – and I like it
For a long time I used Mozilla Firefox. Firefox has noticeable impacts on the battery life of my notebook computer so I eventually switched to the Chromium-based Brave browser. Several…
New blog: Travel and Global Thinking
I started a new blog on travel topics – the layout, appearance and content is very different from this blog. You can check it out here: Travel and Global Thinking…