You'll need to click thru to see the simulations that so nicely illustrate the effect of vaccinations. Since some people are more attuned to visuals than words, give it a try. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/02/18/967462483/how-herd-immunity-works-and-what-stands-in-its-way? How Herd Immunity Works — And What Stands In Its Way February 18, 20212:19 PM ET THOMAS WILBURN RICHARD HARRIS Twitter Click thru … Continue reading How vaccination works to reduce deaths and infections
Scorsese on the future of the movie business
Scorsese Takes Aim at Streaming’s Lack of Curation and More: ‘Cinema Is Being Devalued by Content’ "We can’t depend on the movie business, such as it is, to take care of cinema," Scorsese writes in a new essay on Federico Fellini. Zack Sharf Feb 16, 2021 2:15 pm @zsharf Martin Scorsese rails against the movie business … Continue reading Scorsese on the future of the movie business
Bill McKibben: blaming the wind for the Texas disaster is ridiculous
https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/blaming-the-wind-for-the-mess-in-texas-is-ridiculous? Blaming the Wind for the Mess in Texas Is Painfully Absurd By Bill McKibbenFebruary 18, 2021 Failures in renewable-energy generation accounted for only a small percentage of the state’s recent power outages.Photograph by Ron Jenkins / Getty Sometimes, all you need is a map. In the wake of this week’s power failures in Texas, which … Continue reading Bill McKibben: blaming the wind for the Texas disaster is ridiculous
Running requires a lot more from our bodies than strong legs
Running Is a Total Body Affair We can thank our heads and shoulders — and not just our knees and toes — that we evolved to run as well as we do. Credit...Eadweard Muybridge/Getty Images By Gretchen Reynolds Feb. 10, 2021 We can thank early human evolution that many of us can enjoy running as much … Continue reading Running requires a lot more from our bodies than strong legs
NYC doing well at getting vaccinated, particularly Manhattan (surprise)
New Stats Show Upper West Side Has High Percentage of Residents Vaccinated (Update) Posted on February 16, 2021 at 1:31 pm by West Sider The city has released new statistics on deployment of Covid-19 vaccines that shows how many people have gotten the vaccine at the zip code level. (Update: we initially had the wrong … Continue reading NYC doing well at getting vaccinated, particularly Manhattan (surprise)
Texas catastrophe was avoidable
https://www.newyorker.com/news/dispatch/texans-in-the-midst-of-another-avoidable-catastrophe? Texans in the Midst of Another Avoidable Catastrophe By Bryan WashingtonFebruary 18, 2021 The state’s independent power grid was couched as a badge of individualism. Then a once-in-a-generation storm hit—and, sure enough, the onus fell on the individual.Photograph by Reginald Mathalone / NurPhoto / Shutterstock Out in Houston on Sunday morning, at the precipice of … Continue reading Texas catastrophe was avoidable
Gerard Butler’s latest is collecting viewers on Netflix
Gerard Butler Has One Of The Most Popular Movies On Streaming By DOUG NORRIE | February 12, 2021 Gerard Butler has faced his share of emergencies and disasters on-screen throughout his career. Heck, he’s been part of almost uncountable Presidential assassination plots alone, having to navigate the world of domestic and international terrorism like other people wake up … Continue reading Gerard Butler’s latest is collecting viewers on Netflix
Microsoft’s Unified Office App now compatible with iPad
https://www.macrumors.com/2021/02/16/microsoft-office-ipad/ Microsoft's Unified Office App for Mobile Now Compatible With iPad Monday February 15, 2021 9:45 pm PST by Eric Slivka Microsoft's Office app for iOS has been updated today to version 2.46 with support for iPadOS, bringing the unified Office experience of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint to Apple's tablet platform. Office is now available on iPad: We're combining the … Continue reading Microsoft’s Unified Office App now compatible with iPad
WSJ’s very thoughtful interview and overlook at Bill Gates’ action plan for ending the climate crisis
FEATURE Bill Gates Has a Master Plan for Battling Climate Change The co-founder of Microsoft became obsessed with developing clean tech through his philanthropic work. With a new book, ‘How to Avoid a Climate Disaster,’ and a cadre of billionaire partners, he now has an action plan for ending the world’s carbon dependency. By Christina BinkleyFeb. … Continue reading WSJ’s very thoughtful interview and overlook at Bill Gates’ action plan for ending the climate crisis
Excerpt from Bill Gates’ new book on what we’ll have to do about the climate crisis
I figured it was more useful to potential readers to post the Guardian article with its linked interview and excerpt but you may prefer the Wall Street Journal magazine article found at https://www.wsj.com/articles/bill-gates-interview-climate-change-book-11613173337? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/feb/13/bill-gates-on-the-climate-crisis-i-cant-deny-being-a-rich-guy-with-an-opinion Bill Gates on the climate crisis: ‘I can't deny being a rich guy with an opinion’ In an exclusive extract from … Continue reading Excerpt from Bill Gates’ new book on what we’ll have to do about the climate crisis
When your autocorrect goes bonkers
This is an old article but tells you the simple way to start over if your autocorrect is not meeting your needs. In my case, somehow the word "and" was changed to "abs" Every Single Time. Even overriding that substitution in Text Replacement under General, Keyboard, didn't wipe out that quirk. It's worth starting over … Continue reading When your autocorrect goes bonkers
Who do you prefer? Jim Dale or Stephen Fry as Harry Potter narrator?
STEPHEN FRY VS. JIM DALE: THE BATTLE OF THE HARRY POTTER AUDIOBOOKS NARRATORS Rachel Smalter Hall Dec 9, 2013 Tupac had Biggie. Laertes had Hamlet. The Yankees have the Red Sox. When it comes to Harry Potter audiobooks, the most epic rivalry is Stephen Fry vs. Jim Dale. Both have narrated all seven Harry Potter books, like Harry Potter and The … Continue reading Who do you prefer? Jim Dale or Stephen Fry as Harry Potter narrator?
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