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Can “Distraction-Free” Devices Change the Way We Write? | The New Yorker

January 25, 2022

Liked the line: “We have to modify technology, or else it will modify us.”

Also,
liked the remarkable tablet, but what about just writing with pen & paper and then scanning & OCR’ing? Isn’t that distraction-free?

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/12/20/can-distraction-free-devices-change-the-way-we-write

Lucira Check It COVID-19 All-In-One Test Kit – LUCIRA

January 25, 2022

https://checkit.lucirahealth.com/
$75 per test

Young New Yorkers Discover Manhattan’s Classic Cocktail Bars – The New York Times

January 25, 2022

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/26/nyregion/bemelmans-rainbow-room-revival.html

The secret lives of cells — as never seen before

January 25, 2022

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02904-w

Ronen Segev on Twitter: “The fish were tasked to “drive” the vehicle towards a visual target in the terrestr ial environment, which was observable through the walls of the tank. Indeed, the goldfish were able to explore the terre strial environment, all while avoiding dead-ends and correcting inaccuracies. https://t.co/RxPuzFbxkE” / Twitter

January 25, 2022

https://twitter.com/ronen_segev/status/1477889613045940224

Are we witnessing the dawn of post-theory science? | Artificial intelligence (AI) | The Guardian

January 25, 2022

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jan/09/are-we-witnessing-the-dawn-of-post-theory-science

Kidde i12010SCO – Combination Smoke & CO Alarm, Lithium Battery Backup

January 24, 2022

https://www.kidde.com/home-safety/en/us/products/fire-safety/combination-smoke-co-alarms/i12010sco/

A Comprehensive Bitcoin CoinJoin Guide – Bitcoin Magazine: Bitcoin News, Articles, Charts, and Guides

January 23, 2022

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/a-comprehensive-bitcoin-coinjoin-guide

Sing 2 – Wikipedia

January 23, 2022

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sing_2

Omicron Is in Retreat: ‘What’s Next?’ – The New York Times

January 23, 2022

extended QT: {{”
A typical 65-year-old American woman — to take one example — is five foot three inches tall and weighs 166 pounds. If she had been vaccinated and did not have a major Covid risk factor, like an organ transplant, her chance of dying after contracting Covid would be 1 in 872, according to the calculator. For a typical 65-year-old man, the risk would be 1 in 434.

Among 75-year-olds, the risk would be 1 in 264 for a typical woman and 1 in 133 for a typical man.

Those are meaningful risks. But they are not larger than many other risks older people face. In the 2019-20 flu season, about 1 out of every 138 Americans 65 and older who had flu symptoms died from them, according to the C.D.C.
“}}

Liked this qt: “A typical 65-year-old…woman…If…vaccinated and did not have a major Covid risk factor…her chance of dying after contracting Covid would be 1 in 872…In…2019-20…about 1 out of every 138 Americans 65 and older who had flu symptoms died from them.” …
But wonder if these stats are distorted by asymptomatic infections — i.e. if the 1 out of 872 reflects those showing Covid symptoms.

Omicron Is in Retreat: ‘What’s Next?’ – The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/19/briefing/omicron-variant-cases.html