Why “Covid-Tracking Apps” will probably not work
I previously wrote about covid tracking apps and that what a “tracking app” is varies tremendously by country. Please read that first. There is another issue that crops up –…
University of California to drop the SAT and ACT testing requirement
Yes! This is a permanent elimination: The University of California board of regents, in a landmark move that could reshape the college admissions process across the country, voted Thursday to…
Apple-Google Bluetooth “contact tracing app” depends on widespread adoption to be useful
The biggest challenge for these apps going forward is adoption. The more phones that opt-in to the system, the more successfully it can detect how the virus spreads. Apple and…
“Low code” app development surges amongst pandemic
The shift to remote work has led some companies to come up with quick digital solutions for tasks that have become hard to tackle during the coronavirus pandemic. Source: Emptying…
RCAF Snowbirds
In memory of Capt. Jenn Casey and the difficult times faced by the RCAF Snowirds right now. These photos taken at the Oregon International Airshow 2014, Hillsboro, Oregon. I have…
Electric Vehicle Efficiency
According to the U.S. government: Energy efficient. EVs convert over 77% of the electrical energy from the grid to power at the wheels. Conventional gasoline vehicles only convert about 12%–30%…
Experts criticize ICL’s Ferguson’s Covid SIM model as garbage
Those of us who have seen Neil Ferguson’s ICL Covid sim model have the same views as this computational epidemiologist: As Ferguson himself admits, the code was written 13 years…
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Covid tracking apps summarized
When people mention “Covid tracking apps” it would be useful to first define what is meant by “Covid tracking app”. There are many approaches in use and many that are…
App-based Covid tracking in Iceland does not work well
“The technology is more or less … I wouldn’t say useless,” says Gestur Pálmason, a detective inspector with the Icelandic Police Service who is overseeing contact tracing efforts. “But it’s…
Hilarious video about our pandemic planning and response
https://youtu.be/aWl7kQZHZE0