I guess I'm glad it's not Monday yet?

Been hitting the oldies today, especially this track from Jam & Spoon from 1995: Jam & Spoon's* Hands On Yello ‎– You Gotta Say Yes To Another Excess#trancetechno #music #electronica

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SB_G0Z6Aqgw

SIFT to identify misinformation http://monkinetic.blog/2020/05/01/sifting-misinformation-online

Sifting Through the Pandemic is a site about how to recognize misinformation on social media, focused -- obviously -- on information about the pandemic. OneZero provides an example in this article, where someone claiming to be a doctor posted that hand-sanitizer would do nothing to kill the coronavirus (False!).

What I love about the infodemic.blog system (SIFT) is how simple and memorable it is:

• Stop
• Investigate the Source
• Find Better Coverage
• Trace claims, quotes, and media to the original context

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So tired this morning #thatisall

Trump wants to end the federal social distancing guidelines.

http://monkinetic.blog/2020/04/30/expiring-federal-social-distancing-guidelines

Trump seeks to further distance himself from increasingly unpopular and politically costly coronavirus lockdowns.

"Unpopular", "politically costly", but effective at flattening the curve. I think maybe people don't realize that in order to #flattenthecurve on #covid19 you have to maintain the suppression activities over the life of the curve. If you stop, the curve goes back up.

This are projections for Arizona from CovidActNow.org:

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Right now the "expected hospitalizations" curve is nice and flat, but lift the restrictions on activities too soon, and the demand for beds exceeds supply in about 10 days. Calling for new restrictions after they've been lifted would be a hard sell to a population frustrated with the isolation and hurting from the economic effects we're already seeing. There's no easy answer, but I believe that solutions are going to involved more government aid to -- yes, small businesses -- but especially to disadvantaged populations who are getting hit the worst.

#lockdown #stayhomestaysafe

Picked up Foundryside (by Robert Jackson Bennett) from our local digital library thanks to a recommendation by @idangazit #reading #scifi #fantasy

https://amzn.to/35hFxxQ

In order to fix my archives and daily digests, I might have to address timezone handling on my blog. Or I might just stop blogging #timezonehell #blogging #programming

Daily Digest subscribers: posts should now appear in the email in the order they were written -- more narrative style -- not in reverse-chronological "blog order #blogging 💌 😁

Drowning is silent. There is no splashing. No cries for help. Every breath is precious. None can be spared.

This pandemic is silent.

There Is No Noise in a Covid-19 Emergency Room

#covid19

Two words, people: Bed Suspenders

I would give $$ for a “hide this author” feature in Libby

Also on the topic of #fantasy literature: I’ve found that I’m deathly allergic to most Anglo-centric narratives. The moment I see druids, fairies (or worse The Fae or derivative), I pretty much always click “Back” hard.

After getting a bit tired of my library’s digital collection of #scifi, I’m branching off into #fantasy for a while, and finding some great series to dive into. I really need to add to my list of “books-read” posts #reading2020

Since we’re in #stayhomestaysafe, perfect time to watch the Bourne trilogy

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what. Adam Savage (@dontrythis) has a ruler tattoo https://imgur.com/gallery/E7xsAC8

So, while I do want to make a work light like @dontrythis, my lunch project was a basic friction-adjustment stand for my work light made with 1/2" square tube and a remnant of 1" square tube #diy #shoptime #project

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Workbench brainstorms thanks to @donttrythis

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Adam Savage's one-day-build for his LED worklight #bookmark #project https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JL3uZ88vA_0

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