It’s curious to hear the argument - from intelligent people - that the lockdown strategies aren’t neccesary. This is their rough statement of logic:
‘Look how small the numbers are, they are nothing like what they were predicting, so why are we locked down?’
I mentioned Palast in some dialogues yesterday - here he is in Salon ..
I wonder if they thought about this …
Nobody Should Adopt Social Distancing.
Now 'Physical Distancing', That's Different. Definitely Do That.
Eamonn Holmes under the hammer as daytime TV’s fiercest sleuth goes rogue.
I linked to this story yesterday.
In less than 24 hours he has retracted. But apparently it’s the fault of the audience. Not his.
COBOL, Programming, and Coding
”There are a lot of self-described coders out there who couldn’t program their way out of a paper bag.”
John Gruber
Solving the wrong problem really well.
The financial markets are rallying because they can feel that companies are soon going to be back at work.
They should really be asking when the buyers will go back to buying.
You Can't Make This Up
Trump retweeted a post calling for Dr. Fauci to be fired after the nation’s top infectious disease specialist said more could have been done to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
The White House, meanwhile, denied that Trump is considering firing Dr. Fauci, calling Trump’s own retweet – that said “Time to #FireFauci” – just “ridiculous” “media chatter.”
Trump, meanwhile, spent the weekend calling people close to him and asking them, “What do you think of Fauci?”
Eamonn Holmes criticised for giving credence to Covid-19 5G conspiracy theory.
O.F.F.S.
Criticized? He should be taken off air until he has proof.
”May we who are merely inconvenienced remember those whose lives are at stake.
The Whole Poem by Cameron Wiggins Belim
Or just listen …
Forget everything you know.
Seriously - after using Feedbin for MONTHS - I have only just discovered how easy it is to add custom services to the share and save menu … e.g. DRAFTS.
John Conway Dies From Coronavirus my second R.I.P today.
Rosen has written about this before … and I do not get why the media follows the advice.
It’s what we keep reading about - but nicely packaged.
🪦
R.I.P. Tim.
White House rejects bailout for Postal Service battered by coronavirus.
The White House Strategy is to damage the postal service as much as it can - so even if laws are passed that you can vote by mail … there may not actually be ‘a mail’.
“Larry Ellison told Trump about malaria drug coronavirus treatment.”