2020
I followed @bestoftimes this morning and added two books to my to-be-read list from his feed. Thanks!
Coronavirus: Drive-in theaters report uptick in business - Axios
Fond memories of going to drive-ins with my parents and brothers as a child, and later with friends as a teenager.
Mel Gibson - The Road Warrior (1981) via
We need a moonshot program to build a first-class healthcare system in the US in the next year or so.
This will certainly be difficult but it will benefit in so many ways.
This Is How We Beat the Coronavirus www.theatlantic.com/ideas/arc…
Trump viciously attacks NBC News reporter in extended rant after being asked for message to Americans worried about coronavirus www.cnn.com/2020/03/2…
Trump is outbidding state agencies for medical supplies.
“Trump has refused to coordinate federal procurements of emergency supplies for states, saying the fed is not “a shipping clerk” for state governments.”
A bidding war for medical supplies is a terrible idea right now.
- Cory Doctorow
Charter is now letting employees to work from home . www.lightreading.com/cable-vid…
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
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.
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!