Covid-19 Diary : Sunday 28 June, 2020
As predicted, the count for world cases reached 10 million and world deaths reached 500,000. We’ve tended to focus on our own specific problems, and understandably so, but it is worth noting that the …
June 2020
Weekly Roundup, Friday 26 June 2020
Good morning It has been a very virusy sort of week. All the prophets of doom and gloom have been thoroughly vindicated – it now seems abundantly clear that we opened up too much and …
Covid-19 Diary : Thursday 25 June, 2020
The last few days have seen an increasingly extreme resurgence of the virus in the US – a 30% increase in new case counts compared to a week ago. Wednesday possibly saw the largest …
Hawaii’s Failure to Contain the Coronavirus
Much has been made of New Zealand’s success in eliminating the coronavirus. New Zealand is a small island nation, with no other countries for more than 1,000 miles in any direction, and a population …
Covid-19 Diary : Sunday 21 June, 2020
This is the 100th article I’ve written about the coronavirus (not the 100th diary entry, there have been special feature articles too). It was never my intention or wish to write so many articles, …
Weekly Roundup, Friday 19 June 2020
Good morning Two articles as well as the roundup for you this morning. In the first, I review yet another set of noise cancelling headphones. My first ever noise cancelling headphone review was published on …
Covid-19 Diary : Thursday 18 June, 2020
The last week or two have been full of reports about how New Zealand managed to rid itself, entirely, of the virus. This was a stunning and apparently complete success. All 1504 patients were …
Anker Soundcore Life Q20 Noise Canceling Headphones
We’re always looking for good noise cancelling headphones that cost less than the ridiculous $300-400 asking price for some of the better known products such as the Sony and Bose products. We review the top-of-the-line …
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Covid-19 Diary : Sunday 14 June, 2020
The last few days have seen an interesting study in contrasts. China has been reported to have gone to a “wartime emergency” after a series of virus cases were discovered in Beijing. We wish …
Weekly Roundup, Friday 11 June 2020
Good morning Lots for you today. As you can see from the opening image chart, air travel is rebounding steadily, and the very short period of being almost the only person on a flight …
Covid-19 Diary : Thursday 11 June, 2020
It has been a very bad week in terms of virus-related issues, and I’m starting to feel totally betrayed by my country, the nation’s political and public health leaders, and indeed, by many of …
Do the Airlines Really Need to Increase Fares 50% if Not Selling Middle Seats?
The airlines tell us it is simple math. If they take out the middle seats on their flights, that means a 33% reduction of seats on a narrow bodied plane (three seats on either …
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