The Year 2038 Problem [Reset]: If you enjoyed the Year 2000 crisis, we get to do it again in 2038.
Also: Making the case that Y2K was not rubbish; rather, a lot of people got together to make sure that nothing would go wrong, and very little did. Because of their efforts, we did see some problems in 2000, but they were no big deal.
And, interestingly, some of the effects were felt this year, in January – one of the Y2K workarounds was to essentially kick the problem down the road 20 years.
Who’s Organizing the Lockdown Protests [The Daily]
“An informal coalition of influential conservative leaders and groups has been quietly encouraging demonstrations against stay-at-home orders across the country.”
Usual suspects of Tea Party backers, gun rights groups, and Trump advocates.
Generally I’m happy to see Trump supporters burn their own houses down, but I am genuinely grieved and appalled to see photos of these protest groups. They’re playing Russian roulette with their own lives, their children and their families, friends, co-workers and neighbors.
It’s like watching a group of people protest traffic laws by walking blindfolded across a major superhighway during rush hour.
Wheels on a shopping cart be like [yeahiwasintheshit.tumblr.com]
The problem with read-later bookmarking services like Pocket and Instapaper is your queue is filled with articles you decided not to read.
My women friends are showing their coronavirus hairdos on Instagram. Here’s mine.
“Remain calm! All is well!" The White House maintains order during the coronavirus pandemic.
CDC Director Robert Redfield warned the coronavirus pandemic might come back in the winter, worse than before. The White House claims he never said it. The White House is lying.
Why the CDC director wasn’t misquoted on coronavirus – no matter what the White House says [Chris Cillizza/CNN]
The 5G coronavirus conspiracy theory[Reset]
A vague throwaway line in a European newspaper in January ignited multiple conspiracy theories about a nonexistent link between 5G and coronavirus
People subscribe to theories like this because there are things really going on in the world that would have been unthinkable a short time ago
The best way to combat the spread of a conspiracy theory: Start by listening.
Donald G. McNeil Jr., New York Times science and health reporter, who has successfully anticipated the pandemic thus far, polishes his crystal ball and looks at what to expect for the next year or two.
Afterward, possibly a flourishing of prosperity and progressive policy, as happened after World Wars I and I.
The Next Year (or Two) of the Pandemic [The Daily/The New York Times]
