Tuesday, October 27, 2020
As I finish some repairs and patch some drywall this week, I feel a slight sting of improving our house for its next owners. But, there is part of me that finds satisfaction in turning over a well-cared for home. There should be nothing unique or radical about leaving something better than you found it, adhering to a contract's broader spirit - and not just the letter. Perhaps too much, I am sensitive to the unforeseen consequences of asserting power and taking privilege each time you can and because you can. The world is small, and life can be capricious. You never know when interactions with your home's buyers might arise, you may find yourself on the weaker side of a transaction, or you may be in the minority.
-----Latest Data---
The US is now diagnosing an all-time high number of new cases per day, which continues to rise (65,000+ 7-day rolling average). The death rate is increasing as well, now at >800 deaths per day (7-day rolling average). The absolute daily numbers are available on the NY Times website. According to the COVID tracking project, hospitalizations are rising as well, with variability by state.
Global-View:
https://www.ft.com/content/a2901ce8-5eb7-4633-b89c-cbdf5b386938
Nationally:
https://ig.ft.com/coronavirus-chart/?areas=usa&areas=gbr&areasRegional=usny&areasRegional=usca&areasRegional=usfl&areasRegional=ustx&areasRegional=usco&cumulative=0&logScale=0&perMillion=1&values=cases
Also, look at https://covidtracking.com/data and https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking
The US Regionally - NY. Times:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-us-cases.html
About the data:
https://covidtracking.com/about-data/visualization-guide is the best resource to understand data visualization and data integrity.
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Coronavirus is highly contagious. The CDC is using real-world examples as a means to adapt its advice. Medscape has an overview of how, even in PPE, numerous brief exposures to COVID+ inmates led to a correctional facility employee becoming infected. "No interaction is 100% safe." In other words, 6 ft, 15 min are guidelines that confer some minimized probability of transmission. But, coronavirus transmission is still possible. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6943e1.htm
and
https://www.mdedge.com/familymedicine/article/230545/coronavirus-updates/cdc-expands-definition-covid-19-exposure-close
MMWR also published a snapshot of healthcare workers' characteristics with COVID-19 related hospitalizations.
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6943e3.htm?s_cid=mm6943e3_w
I keep an eye on reatractionwatch.com, a website focused on retractions from science journals. They highlighted the concerns about a recent article looking at "the protective effects of Vitamin D in COVID19 patients." It is worth reading to see what a post hoc peer review can offer - an excellent critical analysis.
https://retractionwatch.com/2020/10/26/paper-suggesting-vitamin-d-might-protect-against-covid-19-earns-an-expression-of-concern/
You can find links to COVID-related retracted papers here:
https://retractionwatch.com/retracted-coronavirus-covid-19-papers/
Your coffee read of the day - A loyal reader sent in an excellent blog post by science writer Hilda Bastian (https://twitter.com/hildabast). Her blog post from Sunday offers a very detailed roundup of vaccine information and other recent events.
https://absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2020/10/25/the-first-phase-3-safety-picture-the-rise-of-emergency-use-covid-19-vaccine-race-month-10/
Infographic of the day: data leak and battery drain, the electronic equivalent of bladder dysfunction?
https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/link-preview-comparison.jpg
from
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/10/study-shows-which-messengers-leak-your-data-drain-your-battery-and-more/
---Bonus Round - Hobbies of Famous People
I found this article on Georgia O'Keeffe's recipes and affinity for cooking.
https://www.openculture.com/2020/10/recipes-from-the-kitchen-of-georgia-okeeffe.html
The article reminded me of how Frank Lloyd Wright would review his students' cuisine (and other crafts) as detailed in Taliesin Diary. He was critical of lots of things outside his lane.
(https://www.amazon.com/Taliesin-Diary-Frank-Lloyd-Wright/dp/0393733807)
Of course, this sent me on a short search of other famous people's hobbies.
I did not know Steve Wozniak helped pioneer Segway Polo.
https://www.forbes.com/2009/09/30/wozniak-apple-polo-lifestyle-sport-segway-polo.html#35c8ce0d2398
Warren Buffett plays the ukulele. Occasionally in public. For charity.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCm5-2UN2Ms
And, my personal favorites: Jeff Bridges photography.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/photography/2019/12/04/did-you-know-that-oscar-winner-jeff-bridges-is-an-accomplished-photographer-well-he-is-this-book-shows-it/
Clean hands and sharp minds,
Adam
As I finish some repairs and patch some drywall this week, I feel a slight sting of improving our house for its next owners. But, there is part of me that finds satisfaction in turning over a well-cared for home. There should be nothing unique or radical about leaving something better than you found it, adhering to a contract's broader spirit - and not just the letter. Perhaps too much, I am sensitive to the unforeseen consequences of asserting power and taking privilege each time you can and because you can. The world is small, and life can be capricious. You never know when interactions with your home's buyers might arise, you may find yourself on the weaker side of a transaction, or you may be in the minority.
-----Latest Data---
The US is now diagnosing an all-time high number of new cases per day, which continues to rise (65,000+ 7-day rolling average). The death rate is increasing as well, now at >800 deaths per day (7-day rolling average). The absolute daily numbers are available on the NY Times website. According to the COVID tracking project, hospitalizations are rising as well, with variability by state.
Global-View:
https://www.ft.com/content/a2901ce8-5eb7-4633-b89c-cbdf5b386938
Nationally:
https://ig.ft.com/coronavirus-chart/?areas=usa&areas=gbr&areasRegional=usny&areasRegional=usca&areasRegional=usfl&areasRegional=ustx&areasRegional=usco&cumulative=0&logScale=0&perMillion=1&values=cases
Also, look at https://covidtracking.com/data and https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking
The US Regionally - NY. Times:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-us-cases.html
About the data:
https://covidtracking.com/about-data/visualization-guide is the best resource to understand data visualization and data integrity.
----
Coronavirus is highly contagious. The CDC is using real-world examples as a means to adapt its advice. Medscape has an overview of how, even in PPE, numerous brief exposures to COVID+ inmates led to a correctional facility employee becoming infected. "No interaction is 100% safe." In other words, 6 ft, 15 min are guidelines that confer some minimized probability of transmission. But, coronavirus transmission is still possible. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6943e1.htm
and
https://www.mdedge.com/familymedicine/article/230545/coronavirus-updates/cdc-expands-definition-covid-19-exposure-close
MMWR also published a snapshot of healthcare workers' characteristics with COVID-19 related hospitalizations.
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6943e3.htm?s_cid=mm6943e3_w
I keep an eye on reatractionwatch.com, a website focused on retractions from science journals. They highlighted the concerns about a recent article looking at "the protective effects of Vitamin D in COVID19 patients." It is worth reading to see what a post hoc peer review can offer - an excellent critical analysis.
https://retractionwatch.com/2020/10/26/paper-suggesting-vitamin-d-might-protect-against-covid-19-earns-an-expression-of-concern/
You can find links to COVID-related retracted papers here:
https://retractionwatch.com/retracted-coronavirus-covid-19-papers/
Your coffee read of the day - A loyal reader sent in an excellent blog post by science writer Hilda Bastian (https://twitter.com/hildabast). Her blog post from Sunday offers a very detailed roundup of vaccine information and other recent events.
https://absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2020/10/25/the-first-phase-3-safety-picture-the-rise-of-emergency-use-covid-19-vaccine-race-month-10/
Infographic of the day: data leak and battery drain, the electronic equivalent of bladder dysfunction?
https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/link-preview-comparison.jpg
from
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/10/study-shows-which-messengers-leak-your-data-drain-your-battery-and-more/
---Bonus Round - Hobbies of Famous People
I found this article on Georgia O'Keeffe's recipes and affinity for cooking.
https://www.openculture.com/2020/10/recipes-from-the-kitchen-of-georgia-okeeffe.html
The article reminded me of how Frank Lloyd Wright would review his students' cuisine (and other crafts) as detailed in Taliesin Diary. He was critical of lots of things outside his lane.
(https://www.amazon.com/Taliesin-Diary-Frank-Lloyd-Wright/dp/0393733807)
Of course, this sent me on a short search of other famous people's hobbies.
I did not know Steve Wozniak helped pioneer Segway Polo.
https://www.forbes.com/2009/09/30/wozniak-apple-polo-lifestyle-sport-segway-polo.html#35c8ce0d2398
Warren Buffett plays the ukulele. Occasionally in public. For charity.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCm5-2UN2Ms
And, my personal favorites: Jeff Bridges photography.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/photography/2019/12/04/did-you-know-that-oscar-winner-jeff-bridges-is-an-accomplished-photographer-well-he-is-this-book-shows-it/
Clean hands and sharp minds,
Adam
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