Wi-Fi is getting its biggest upgrade in 20 years [Jacob Kastrenakes/The Verge]
Wi-Fi is getting 4x the spectrum for a lot more elbow room.
I feel a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out for coffee.
TV show idea: “Zeno, Warrior Princess,” about a transgender Classical Greek philosopher who defeats evildoers using logical paradoxes.
Not a Joke: The Trump Admin Hired a Dog Breeder to Run Its Coronavirus Task Force [Bess Levin/Vanity Fair]
“Don’t worry, Brian Harrison also has virtually no public health experience.”
When faced with a pandemic that threatens millions of lives, I want a labradoodle man in charge.
An old friend just shared a Dropbox folder of hundreds of photos he took when we were teenagers together.
This is me looking much cooler than I have ever been in my life.
That hair tho. I do miss having hair. 📷 📓
Claim that coronavirus came from a lab in China completely unfounded, scientists say [Kashmira Gander/Newsweek]
I expect everybody who believes the virus came from a Chinese lab will look at this article and say, “Welp, guess I was wrong about that. Thank you for sharing that information!”
The Coronavirus in America: The Year Ahead [Donald G. McNeil Jr./The New York Times]
An excellent overview of the best science on what to expect – not just for the next year, but for years.
Short version: Expect gradual, cautious “opening the economy” and going out in public, in phases. The process could take literally years. People proven immune will get passports that let them move freely anywhere. At-risk people will live more limited lives.
The civil liberties implications here are ENORMOUS; freedom of movement and assembly are two essential characteristics distinguishing police states from free societies. But we are going to have to give those things up to minimize harm from the pandemic.
Not said in this article: Or we could be stupid and lots of people could rush out right away to bars and movie theaters and sporting events, and we’ll see hundreds of thousands of deaths.
Are You Sitting Down? Standing Desks Are Overrated [Aaron E. Carroll/New York Times]
I’ve been using a standing desk for about 10 years. Or more precisely a sitting/standing desk - I have a tall stool that I perch on when I want to take a break from standing.