Yesterday I discovered one of our patio doors is upside down and inside out. Attempting to diagnose the issue, I have examined the door multiple times in the last few weeks but only had a flash of insight into the problem yesterday. These kinds of moments make me question wisdom - is the satisfaction of finding answers through contemplation and the fullness of time worth it? The question now becomes, is the door hung this way for a reason? I expect results from my N of 1 case series on the Weinstein patio door reversal surgery by Monday. We shall see if a patio door expert may have been the better door doctor choice.
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CDC National Hospitalization trend data
https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#hospitalizations
Global-View:
https://www.ft.com/content/a2901ce8-5eb7-4633-b89c-cbdf5b386938
The U.S. Regionally - N.Y. Times:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-us-cases.html
Vaccine Tracker
https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#vaccination-trends
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Thanks to a loyal reader, I found that John Burn-Murdoch (the data visualization guy) has been writing more in the last few days. His data visualizations on the impact of the vaccines are great.
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1389617567187324933
Chris Hayes (of MSNBC) spawned an informative thread on why other countries cannot take advantage of Moderna's open patent policy. It is a fascinating and meandering conversation about resource allocation, biomedical capacity, politics, and logistics.
https://twitter.com/arquiteta9/status/1389714250768211972
STAT News published the most comprehensive discussion I have found (to date) on the interplay of vaccine mandates, the COVID vaccines, and the emergency use authorization (EUA).
Target is offering coupons for in-store vaccination. West Virginia is giving savings bonds to young adults who vaccinate. Maryland is offering a $100 bonus to state employees for vaccination. New Jersey is giving out beer‽
and
https://twitter.com/GovMurphy/status/1389269510612467716
and
Infographic of the day: The 25 most dangerous U.S. roads
https://www.teletracnavman.com/media/21528/most-dangerous-roads-of-america-2021_rr-sm.png
from
I spent years commuting on route 83, the 15th most dangerous road on
this list.
One more hold-over infographic from May 4
https://i.redd.it/nktbkdg7i4x61.jpg
--Bonus Round ---- Free Books! Online!
The University of Minnesota has an open-access library!
I found the collection through an article and link to The Perversity of Things, a book about inventor and author Hugo Gernsback's work. The prime example of his work is his 1925 Isolator helmet -solving the eternal problem of minimizing distractions. It is not too late for mass production.
Learn about Hugo Gernsback - after whom the Science Fiction Hugo award is named.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Gernsback
Clean hands and sharp minds,
Adam
