Inflation is inflating: “Inflation climbs higher than expected”
The consumer price index was expected to increase 5% year over year in June, according to economists surveyed by Dow Jones. Source: CPI report June 2021: Inflation climbs higher than…
Up to 90% of UK adults have Covid-19 antibodies
This does not distinguish between those with vaccination immunity and natural immunity – just that they are shown to have antibodies to Covid-19 (does not include those with T-cell immunity…
15-days to flatten the curve was 18 months
Following nearly a year and a half of sheltering in place, Oregon reopened for business on June 30. Source: What does reopening Oregon really mean? : Oregon Vaccine News 15-days…
Wow: “He Thinks He’s Untouchable”
Wow. This is old news I did not know about until now. Michael Katze, famous for his studies of Ebola and the flu, ran a lab at the University of…
Canada’s smart phone Covid-19 tracking app found to be mostly worthless
I pointed out in the spring of 2020, and several times since then, that smartphone based Covid-19 tracking apps were essentially worthless and applying tech in a way that would…
Follow up: Post Memorial Day Surge in cases?
Back around Memorial Day, the “experts” predicted yet another “surge in new cases”: Follow up in mid June: Post holiday spike in cases? | Coldstreams Business and Tech What actually…
Google VP to work remotely from New Zealand while regular staff denied remote work options
The rancor intensified last week, when Urs Hölzle, one of the company’s longest-tenured and most senior executives, announced plans to work remotely from New Zealand, according to an email he…
Follow up: Washington’s 2021 wildfire season could be as damaging as worst in state history, analyst says
This summer’s (2021) fire season could be as bad as the wildfire season of 2015, which was the worst season in our state’s history, according to an analyst with the…
Executive Order on “right to repair” may have broader “ripple” effects
US President Joe Biden will soon sign an executive order that will give farmers the right to repair their own tractors, said Jen Psaki, White House Press Secretary in a…