The “No Code” applications phenomena
Software development tools have enabled more people, with less training, to develop software solutions. Few topics garner cheers and groans quite as quickly as the no-code software explosion. While investors…
What if public health disease mitigation does not work or does not work well?
We have social distancing, physical distancing, six foot spacing, face masks, schools closed and more. But what if these public health measures do not work or do not work well?…
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,…
We tried 200 covid-19 vaccines so you don’t have to!
You just know this is coming – It’s time to start writing future headlines in the absurd style media has adopted as the “new normal” where everything is sensationalized or…
How inflation taxes cash
“If you take cash, on the other hand, and you think about it from a purchasing power standpoint, if you own cash in the world today, you know your central…
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…
Study finds that in pandemic policy induced recession, more workers over 50 will face age discrimination
Employers seize on slumps to purge more expensive, more experienced workers, study warns Source: Bye, boomer: the coming cull of workers over 50 – MarketWatch
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…
Check the track record for those giving economic advice
Nobel economist Paul Krugman, Election night, 2016, writing in the NY Times: Nobel economist Paul Krugman, July 28, 2020: As Talib has observed, most economics prognosticators do okay for some…
Learn how to safely fly a quadcopter
I originally posted this in an online drone/camera forum. This information may be helpful to a wider audience. Judging from the large number of videos people post on Youtube of…