coronavirus
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Sun Daisies
Some reading for today::: War is a dirty business, by Scott Bateman MBE, on X. HT to Tanya Weiman for her comment here. Catch the lunar eclipse on Tuesday. In case I don’t remind you. Or me. A thank you to Brian Linse for his kind words on Bluesky. Fact: one of the best parties I’ve ever Continue reading
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Figuring the future
During our drive to Baltimore on March 7 (to visit the grandkids one last time before the lockdown came—and we knew it would), we talked, inconclusively, about the likely cascading effects that would come if large parts of the economy shut down. For example, if people weren’t going to theaters and sporting events, or traveling Continue reading
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On humanity, surveillance and coronavirus
Just learned of The Coronavirus (Safeguards) Bill 2020: Proposed protections for digital interventions and in relation to immunity certificates. This is in addition to the UK’s Coronavirus Bill 2020, which is (as I understand it) running the show there right now. This new bill’s lead author is Prof Lilian Edwards, University of Newcastle. Other contributors: Dr Continue reading