Medicine Should Be About Care, Not Self-Righteousness
On the unwillingness of University of Michigan medical school students to hear views that might conflict with their own.
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Recession: What’s in a Name?
The White House kicks off its effort to change the most commonly accepted criterion of recession: two or more successive quarters of negative GDP growth.
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Internet of Things: How to Remotely Monitor Propane Tank Level via Raspberry Pi
For less than $100, a little coding and a small circuit, you can remotely monitor a propane tank from anywhere.
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Introducing Seattlebrief.com: Local Headlines, Updated Every 15 Minutes
I’ve built a news and commentary aggregator for Seattle. Pacific Northwest headlines, news and views, updated every 15 minutes.
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Washingtonians, How’s your State of Emergency Going?
Governor Jay Inslee of Washington was the first to declare a State of Emergency, and he may be the last one to rescind it. “Never let a crisis go to waste” has a corollary, and that is: “Preserve the crisis.”
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Speculation about Musk’s Intentions with Twitter Goes Into Overdrive
Musk decides not to join Twitter’s board, which likely portends poison pill adoption by Twitter, and potentially moves toward greater stake by Musk.
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We Need to Talk About The Crisis in Young American Men
There’s a conversation we’re not having. How are the young men doing in your life?
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Voice of America 2.0? We Need a Smarter Digital Media Strategy in Wartime.
Food for thought: Given the massive reach of YouTube, Netflix, Apple App Store, Amazon Prime and more, is cutting off access their highest and best use in time of crisis with an adversary?
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Seattle’s 50,000 School Kids Are Odds-On Favorite to be Last on the Planet to Unmask
When A demands something of B and withholds the freedoms of C to get it, don’t we call that a hostage situation?
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Growing Number of Firms Take Action on Russia-Ukraine
Here’s a current list of what some major corporations are (and are not) doing vis-a-vis Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as of Friday, March 4th 2022. This is rapidly changing, of course, and I cannot guarantee I’ll be keeping it up-to-date. Be sure to double-check their latest policies.
