Atul Gawande on how the U.S. could solve its coronavirus-testing mess, and what that mess reveals about the sorry state of America’s public-health infrastructure.
September 2020
Convocast episode 17 is out! Andy answers John Philpin’s question from episode 16 about what writing tools Andy uses, Andy asks/answers the question to John – what do you think about “learning to code”? Check it out! (Bonus links in the show notes to wildfires in Western Oregon)
Fire Report from Western Oregon – 9/9/2020
As I write this, there are a number of wildfires in Western Oregon, particularly in the Porltand/Salem area and east of those areas. Wildfires are a typical part of Oregon summer and early fall, but these fires have been aggravated by strong winds coming out of Canada. I took the following pictures at 9:00am Wednesday 9/9/2020, it is pretty eerie outside. The winds have died down, but the smell of smoke is strong. The third picture shows ash collecting on one of our trees. No going for a walk today, that’s for sure!
There is probably no technology more beaten down, more discarded by “innovators,” and yet more irreplaceable and urgent today than RSS.
Ben Werdmüller (werd.io)This is my monthly roundup of the tech and media I consumed and found interesting. Here’s my list for August.Books
Educated, by Tara Westover. I realized about halfway through that the abuse that seems to ahave punctuated Westover’s life were not going to stop. This is a brave story, although her un…
Using the PDSA cycle (plan-do-study-act) well is critical to building a effective management system. This post provides some resources to help use the improvement cycle well.
Blocking ballots, intimidating voters, spreading misinformation — undermining democracy is at the heart of Trump’s 2020 campaign
Lesson 7 from Org Mode for Beginners is now available (How to add checkboxes to a TODO list in Org Mode) – check it out!
In a letter recently published in a new book, A Reluctant Icon: Letters to Neil Armstrong, a teacher wrote a letter to the first human to set foot on the Moon accusing him of making the whole thing up. Read the letter and Armstrong’s response – classic!