Others have already pointed that mortality rates do not reveal the full picture. There are various factors that affect the mortality rates in different countries – masks being only one of those factors. There are more critical factors at play such as age, obesity, co-morbidities, access to affordable health care, etc.
While masks are shown to slow the spread of infection, ultimately the larger problem with handling the COVID-19 pandemic was the lockdowns and isolation. Lockdowns and isolating individuals definitely helped reduce the spread of the infection and probably saved a lot of lives but prolonged isolation actually reduced the overall immunity in our population. Human immune systems require constant exposure to all sorts of germs to keep it humming along. Isolation does the exact opposite and while it is useful in the short term, prolonged 'clean room' type conditions created due to isolation and lockdowns are harmful.
This is good and bad. This showcases the importance of CrowdStrike. This is a short term blip but in the long run they will learn from this and prevent this type of an issue in the future. On the flip side, they have a huge target on their back for the U.S. government to try and control them. They are also a huge target for malicious actors since they can clearly see that CS is part of critical US and western infra. Taking them down can cripple essential services.
On a related note, this also demonstrates the danger of centralized cloud services. I wish there were more players in this space and the governments would try their very best to prevent consolidation in this space. Alternatively, I really wish the CS did not have this centralized architecture that allows for such failure modes. Software industry should learn from great & age old engineering design principles. For example, a large ships have watertight doors that prevent compartments from flooding in case of a breach. It appears that CS didn't think the current scenario was not possible therefore didn't invest in anything meaningful to prevent this nightmare scenario.
I have suffered migraines for a long time before I knew what migraines were and also a long time after. I was ignorant. But over the years I learned about my triggers. Some may find this helpful so posting them here. Your specific triggers may vary. The ones I have learned over the years are Refined Sugar, Electrolyte Imbalance, Stress, Sleep debt, Acid Reflux, Excessive Hunger, Dehydration (even mild), Excessive Heat, Sun Exposure. This list is not exhaustive but it can help identify triggers that usually go unnoticed for years.
You're comparing a 600W system (450W TDP GPU + 150W TDP Intel Core i9-13900KS) with a 90W chip (CPU, GPU & NPU combined). You don't see anything remotely problematic with that comparison?
Per capita income doesn't reveal the actual income disparity. SF wasn't always expensive city to live. It was in fact quite the opposite. Last several decades have made the city inhospitable for the economically vulnerable population. Instead of looking at the per capita GDP, you should see the income distribution in the city. The median household income is $126,000 which is not a livable wage in the city for a family. The recent poverty rate is ~10%.
My perception is that, people were partying & were drunk. The Waymo vehicle likely was just passing through and probably got stuck. People simply took out their pent up frustration on it. It's nothing more than that.
Nothing fades into oblivion. The company is obligated to liquidate its assets which includes IP. This gives a big opportunity to build new products that may be more economically viable. This would not be possible if the company would be acquired by the incumbent who will just acquire the company’s IP and sit on it.
What the actual f*ck is wrong with Boeing's management? After the MAX fiasco that left several hundreds dead, I would have expected the new management to be more cautious about safety issues. As a consumer, I feel the need to vote with my wallet and feet. I feel it is time to boycott flying on Boeing's unsafe planes. Unfortunately, due to consolidation and lack of competition there are very few choices left for us.
Interesting read indeed! We need more innovation in this space. I am in the camp of cash users for several reasons. Increasingly, electronic forms of currency and credit are used as a means to exert control over vast majority of the population. The data can be misused by government and private entities to profile and target certain minorities. Crypto was supposed to solve this but that hasn't really panned out as governments do not want competition to their fiat currency.
Not defending people who self-cite but here is an alternative explanation. There are many areas of science that have very few researchers working on the same or related problems. In addition papers tend to build on prior works of the same or related researchers. Over time we may see clusters of what look like "self-cited" papers. This is not abnormal.