I mean, really? They tell us to self isolate (which as a blogger I've been doing for decades), and then they expect you to put on actual clothes to leave the house? https://t.co/YPq2qfVxMW
— Not-So-OK Boomer (@Rand_Simberg) March 23, 2020
Category Archives: Media Criticism
The Precautionary Principle
Our reliance on it has destroyed our ability to manage risk.
Gee, someone should write a book about that. It applies to climate as well. And more related links.
Lockdown
Is it inevitable, and soon? It’s a good idea to prepare, but I don’t think it will be necessary. In any event, unless we cancel tomorrow’s fumigation, we have to leave the house until Monday.
[Update later morning]
If this is true, it’s great news. The case-fatality rate may be only a tenth of a percent.
[Update mid-afternoon]
This is stupid. How do these people expect the needed goods to be moved with the war on truckers?
[Update Friday morning]
More on the trucker’s plight.
[Update a few minutes later]
I’d been needing a haircut, but put it off too long, I guess (I always procrastinate, because I hate getting haircuts). Other than the impact on the proprietors’ businesses, no one will suffer from not getting a tattoo, but hair grows.
[Bumped]
The Virus
Bailing Out Boeing
The MLP
It’s only 44% over budget.
At what point will it be generally recognized what a fiasco SLS is? Maybe when Starship flies?
America’s Micro And Macro Efforts
…to combat the epidemic. At the least, it’s an interesting experiment.
[Update a few minutes later]
Meanwhile, the Manchurian media.
[Update w while later]
South Korea infections are dropping; what’s the key to its success?
Basically, testing and tracing. I’ll feel better once there’s a lot more testing going on here.
[Update late morning]
When will it be over, and how will be know? TL;DR, it’s about getting R naught below 1.
Meanwhile, despite the slow start, there’s a lot we can be proud of.
The Density Pushers
Lileks takes them on.
When The Virus Departs
The world will be changed.
Yes, and in many ways, for the better.
The New Lie That Will Not Die
No, Trump didn’t disband the pandemic team.