The official line is that virtually all COVID rules have expired and businesses are still free to continue with restrictions if they so wish, but all the major stuff, transit, shops, restaurants, gyms etc are back to normal. I think the push is on to get as many of the remaining 30% vaccinated...
When the pandemic started they were one of the global hot spots for infections and deaths and Andrew Cuomo, the Governor, came in for a lot of flack for his handling of the crisis but they really turned things around.
This will rumble on for ages because of the ECB's incompetence. Having failed to do their job in the first place they will carry out the due diligence with zeal and in painful detail to show everybody what a grand job they are doing. They really are clueless and have no idea the way the modern...
They tried something similar in New York a while ago, it didn't end well. Mike Bloomberg, the mayor at the time, looked at the available data and it was showing that more knife and gun crimes were being committed by young black males. He started a stop and search policy based on that data, which...
I was working for Intel in Portland Oregon and they took us white water rafting on the Deschutes River as part of a team building exercise. Bloody great day out with a real mix of ages and abilities, first time I've ever really enjoyed a team building day.
Are the Packers and Aaron Rogers going to fall out - their QB misses first training session
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jun/08/aaron-rodgers-rift-with-packers-deepens-as-qb-skips-mandatory-training-camp
Not that long ago the FDA in America recalled 500,000 pacemakers so their firmware could be updated as there was a cybersecurity risk they could be hacked.
Suddenly a self driving Tesla doesn't seem so tempting.
Can't put the genie back in the bottle. I've noticed more hotels in the States are using smartphones to access pretty much everything. No reception staff, no bellboys, no room service - about the only people you see are the cleaning staff. I think the lack of human contact is pretty sad and...
Another move backwards
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/05/us/california-assault-weapons-ban.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20210605&instance_id=0&nl=breaking-news&ref=headline®i_id=56564702&segment_id=59963&user_id=4180feebac29b9e10fe3e6db6d77bd2c
Coming soon to a sidewalk near to you
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/jun/01/amazon-us-customers-given-one-week-to-opt-out-of-mass-wireless-sharing