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Things to do at home 2

Sunday, April 5, 2020

2. Climb Mt Everest. https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-52165949/man-climbs-height-of-everest-on-his-staircase

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Things to do at home

Saturday, April 4, 2020

Freestyle skiing I’m thinking of starting a series of posts about fun or unusual things people are doing at home while sheltering in place. Of course, I could use some help from you, dear readers. Please post links in the comments. Some sort-of guidelines: they should have been done since the start of the pandemic, […]

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Exponentially Increasing

Thursday, April 2, 2020

Humans are woefully terrible at understanding the impact of exponential growth. Here’s an example. An article in the NY Times looked at CDC data for COVID-19 and found something interesting: “By the time 50 cases were officially confirmed, at least 1,200 people had already started showing symptoms of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus.” […]

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Price Gouging

Thursday, April 2, 2020

It’s enough to take your breath away. Five years ago as part of its efforts to prepare for a global pandemic (such as the one we are facing now), the Obama administration signed a $13.8 million contract with a Pennsylvania manufacturer owned by Dutch multinational corporation Philips to design and produce “a low-cost, portable, easy-to-use […]

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