I saw Lake Murray looking spectacular this afternoon. 📸
We’re not going back to normal: Social distancing is here to stay for much more than a few weeks. It will upend our way of life, in some ways forever. www.technologyreview.com/s/615370/…
Senator Richard Burr Warned Of Coronavirus Effects In Private Meeting - NPR
Thursday, March 19, 2020
Even while GOP leaders were ridiculing and downplaying coronavirus risks, at least one – Senator Richard Barr, the Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee – was simultaneously saying the opposite to big-money constituents, warning them that the virus was extremely dangerous. https://www.npr.org/2020/03/19/818192535/burr-recording-sparks-questions-about-private-comments-on-covid-19?utm_source=nextdraft&utm_medium=email
Steve Sinofsky compares the evolution of the iPad Pro vs. laptops replacing many PCs and PC servers replacing mainframes.
Thursday, March 19, 2020
The newer, smaller, more flexible device begins to take on the characteristics of the older, bigger, more rigid device. However, in the case of the laptop and PC server, the new devices were much less expensive than the ones they replaced. Not so with the iPad Pro vs. laptop! twitter.com/stevesi/s…
Empty Grocery Shelves Are Alarming, But They're Not Permanent
Thursday, March 19, 2020
America’s grocery supply chains are going strong. Shelves are bare because of spiked demand. “It’s like the weekend before Thanksgiving — day after day after day.” www.npr.org/2020/03/1…
Cory Doctorow: Fox News is a suicide cult. Theirs and Trump’s initial coronavirus denialism is still helping fuel the spread. pluralistic.net/2020/03/1…
Cory Doctorow: “How to structure a fair covid bailout: Stimulus, not private jets.” pluralistic.net/2020/03/1…
Cory Doctorow: The Democrats' worst Congressman is out of a job
Thursday, March 19, 2020
“Congress’s worst Democrat is Dan Lipinski, a corrupt, anti-abortion, corporatist, gunhumping asshole…. " And now he’s primaried out. Shameful that the DNCC supported this clown. pluralistic.net/2020/03/1…
15 Broadway Plays and Musicals You Can Watch On Stage From Home www.playbill.com/article/1…
Beijing fears Covid-19 is a turning point for China and globalization
Thursday, March 19, 2020
China didn’t start coronavirus, but Chinese incompetence and authoritarianism is a big part of the reason why it’s now a global pandemic, rather than a local problem. The same Chinese government that mishandled the crisis at first is now telling us that everything’s fine in China now; they’ve got it under control. Seriously? Michael Auslin: While the world fights the coronavirus pandemic, China is fighting a propaganda war. Beijing’s war aim is simple: shift away from China all blame for the outbreak, the botched initial response, and its early spread into the broader world.
Jeet Heer: The Democratic party's DC leadership is failing the coronavirus test
Thursday, March 19, 2020
Congressional Democrats are to the right of the GOP on coronavirus relief. If Sanders, Warren, and Ocasio-Cortez find a way to speak with one voice, they can push the Pelosi–Chuck Schumer–Joe Biden wing to act with urgency. Otherwise, we’re stuck in a world where Romney and Cotton are to the left of the Democratic Party’s leadership. www.thenation.com/article/p…
We live in Zoom now www.nytimes.com/2020/03/1…
‘Friends’ Reunion Special Delayed at HBO Max www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed…
They will not be there for you.
I heard you like coronavirus memes so here are 28 coronavirus memes
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
When your phone links you to a crime: How law enforcement used a “geofence” warrant to identify a suspect of a crime he didn’t commit.
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Google tracked his bike ride past a burglarized home. That made him a suspect. player.fm/series/re…
Dr. Fabiano Di Marco, a doctor in a hospital in Bergamo, Italy, shares his story: “It’s like a war,” he says. “We cry every day.” The US may be headed the same way. www.nytimes.com/2020/03/1…
The origin stories of the peace sign, smiley face and power button symbol.
There are symbols all around us that we take for granted, like the lightning strike icon, which indicates that something is high voltage. Or a little campfire to indicate that something is flammable. Those icons are pretty obvious, but there are others that aren’t so straightforward. Like, why do a triangle and a stick in a circle indicate “peace”? Where does the smiley face actually come from?"
If you must smoke while wearing your influenza mask, 1918 reddit.com/r/OldScho…
How to avoid the time-suck of social networks while working at home www.zdnet.com/article/h…