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It took 6 months for COVID-19 to go from the March lockdowns to the White House. COVID-19 is still less than one year old!

Trump Tests Positive for the Coronavirus

New York Times front page dated October 2 2020 with headline Trump And First Lady Test Positive For Coronavirus

Related, from two days ago, Study Finds ‘Single Largest Driver’ of Coronavirus Misinformation: Trump.

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The covid-19 recession is the most unequal in modern U.S. history.

Four line charts comparing job loss by income quartile across the 1990, 2001, 2008, and coronavirus recessions, showing the lowest-earning 25% dropped nearly -30% during COVID while other groups saw
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Hit a new 30-min PR and passed 400 kJ of output in Irène Sholz EDM Ride. 402 kJ, +8 over previous PR. 48% of ride at or above VO2 Max range. Was completely gassed by the end. #FitByFifty

Peloton workout summary showing 402 kJ output, 608 calories, 30 minutes with 48 percent of ride at or above VO2 Max zone.
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Had a great evening with a couple of friends sitting around the fire, drinking an Old Fashioned or three, and having good laughs. 🥃🔥

Old Fashioned cocktail in a ribbed rocks glass on a dark table beside a round outdoor gas fire pit, with a dog visible in the background.
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I enjoy Dense Discovery and the variety of topics that Kai brings to the newsletter. It was an easy decision to sign up for the new Friend of DD program announced in issue 107.

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A “twofer” of geeky humor in one shirt. Stay at home, wear a mask.🤓

Black t-shirt printed with stay at 127.0.0.1 wear a 255.255.255.0 in blue and orange monospace text
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Finished a much needed organizing and upgrading of my home office setup. This is working much better on every dimension.

Wood desk with MacBook Pro on a stand, large LG monitor, and iPad Pro with Smart Keyboard, all showing macOS Catalina wallpaper, in front of a window overlooking trees.
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Amazon’s marketing strategy with Ring seems to be:

  1. Make you worry about something you weren’t worried about yesterday.
  2. Sell you a product to try and counteract that worry they created for you.
  3. Try to distract you with technology that seems from the future.
  4. Give lip service to privacy concerns.
  5. Create a large volume of data to sell you more things.
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Delicious plate of tomatoes grown by our old neighbor. 🍅

Sliced heirloom tomatoes in red and yellow varieties arranged on a round white plate with colorful illustrated figures
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Enjoying this home brew Belgian Witbier with Coriander and Orange Peel that my friend Garrick gave to me. Refreshing. Tastes like summer. 🍺

Brown bottle of home-brewed Belgian Witbier beside a pint glass of hazy golden beer on a kitchen counter with heirloom tomatoes and lemons nearby