A couple of interesting articles on technology recently:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
New York Times, “Poor Planning Left California Short of Electricity in a Heat Wave<\/a>” Ivan Penn. Power grids underlie everything we do, and their regulation and planning is interesting to me to consider as a lesson, good or bad, on the future of telecommunications networks. California is a particularly active example. Thanks to Denise Hand for the link. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Related to the previous, Future Today Institute, Get ready for grid-lock<\/a>, a trend report on what to expect from the US power grid during the pandemic. Thanks to Ellen Nickles for the link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Also related, ABC News, Electrical fluctuations from virus fast forward Hawaii time,<\/a> Associated Press. A story about how changing demand on the power grid in Hawaii as a result of quarantine has affected the timing of clocks that are connected to AC power. Thanks to Jeff Feddersen for the link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Washington Post, “Amazon\u2019s creepy new health wearable analyzes your voice and your body<\/a>” Geoffrey A. Fowler. Does anyone distinguish between “wearables” and “trackables”? Thanks to Denise Hand for the link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Atlas Obscura, When New Yorkers Were Menaced by Banana Peels<\/a> Alex Mayyasi. Like Oscar the Grouch, I love trash<\/a>, and this historical read about New York’s trash history was fun to read. Thanks to Denise Hand for the link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Twitter thread on wastewater tracking as a way to track coronavirus outbreaks.<\/a> Charles Fishman. Not independently verified, but interesting to consider. Thanks to Rashida Kamal and Trash Club<\/a> for the link. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A couple of interesting articles on technology recently: New York Times, “Poor Planning Left California Short of Electricity in a Heat Wave” Ivan Penn. Power…<\/p>\n