Chet Collins

CDC Identifies Small Group of Covid-19 Infections Among Fully Vaccinated Patients - WSJ

They are a reminder that even vaccinated people are at risk and should continue to take precautions such as masking and social distancing in many circumstances.

Absolutely the wrong conclusion.

That quote seems to be the reporter’s opinion. Many paragraphs later,

The experience so far is that the vaccine remains highly effective and those who did have breakthrough infections have had very mild and manageable illnesses

Delta Reports Another Quarterly Loss, but Says Travel Demand Is Rising - WSJ

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a study released Wednesday that keeping middle seats open could sharply reduce the risk of exposure to the virus. The CDC’s study, conducted with researchers at Kansas State University, didn’t draw conclusions about the risk of becoming infected with Covid-19 during a flight and didn’t investigate how the use of masks might affect risk levels. (emphasis added)

Time, and money, well spent!

A lot of talk about running any iOS app on Mac with the M1 chip. Most devs have disallowed that option.

Not great.

Deleting SMS messages on Apple Watch is such a pain.

7 years, and still a garbage solution.

Down With Big Business, Again - WSJ Opinion

The point is that corporations look out first and foremost for their own interests, and that often means collaborating with government for narrow purposes that aren’t always in the public interest.

Apparently it is no longer possible to buy a razor to shave your face without making a political statement.

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Biden Bringing U.S. Troops Home So They Can Guard The Capitol - The Babylon Bee

They will be provided with porta-potties and MREs, and will not be allowed to go inside any of the buildings or interact with the very important politicians.

But what is our exit strategy?

Vaccine Recalled After Two People Who Took It Fell Down A Manhole And Died - The Babylon Bee

Some are criticizing the recall of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine since nearly seven million people have taken it and only two have fallen down a manhole, making the risk seem minuscule – especially compared to the death rate of COVID-19. Also, not everyone is sure those deaths are related to the vaccine and believe they may in fact be caused by the carelessness of construction workers.

They make the point perfectly. The public justification for this pause is so thin that it’s laughable. The worst outcome of the past year is that public health officials have driven policy makers to the point of believing that the only acceptable reality is one with zero risk.

Democrats: ‘Voting Needs To Be So Easy That Even The Most Uninformed Idiot Can Do It’ - The Babylon Bee

According to election law experts, voting in most states requires only the most basic human life skills to accomplish– such as having an ID, standing in a line, and pressing buttons. Democrats believe that’s too high a barrier for their voter base.

Baseball Says Cuba ‘Sí,’ Georgia ‘No’ - WSJ

Major League Baseball says “values” compelled it to move this summer’s All-Star Game out of Georgia. But this piety doesn’t square with its long record of collaboration with Cuba’s military dictatorship, one of the world’s most notorious human-rights violators.

Yes.

As recently as 2018, Major League Baseball sought a deal with Raúl under which Havana would send players to the U.S. and baseball would garnish their salaries and send the dollars back to the dictatorship—as if the players were the regime’s property rather than the teams’ employees.

Two-Thirds of iPhone Users Expected to Block Ad Tracking - MacRumors

As many as 68 percent of iPhone users are expected to deny advertisers permission to track them

That few?

You’ve Got Mail

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Amazon Workers in Alabama Vote Against Forming a Union - WSJ

The number of votes against a union exceeds 1608, the total needed to reach a majority of the 3,215 mail-in ballots sent in by workers.

Absolutely stunning.

Biden Bans High-Capacity Assault Stairs - The Babylon Bee

You know right now in America, stair manufacturers can’t be sued. That’s a fact. And anyone can buy a set of assault stairs with no background check in our country. That’s malarkey.

Vaccination Passports Are New Flashpoint in Covid-19 Pandemic - WSJ

The cards, which were initially sold only on less accessible parts of the internet, have started showing up for sale on mainstream websites, potentially allowing unvaccinated people to pose as vaccinated. (emphasis added)

Who cares? If you don’t want to get sick, get the vaccine. If you don’t care, then why should that matter to other people?

About That Tax ‘Race to the Bottom’ - WSJ Opinion

The aim is to insulate governments such as France and Germany that find pro-growth tax reforms to be politically difficult, while making it harder for the Irelands of the world to compete with tax policy.

I didn’t find Yellen’s op-ed earlier this week convincing. Tax is one of the few areas where nations can actually compete for business. Why shouldn’t a small island-state like Ireland have an additional tool to fight it out with continental opponents like France and Germany?

P&G Worked With China Trade Group on Tech to Sidestep Apple Privacy Rules - WSJ

Facebook Inc. and ad-tech firms have been vocal critics of the Apple changes, fearing users won’t consent to being tracked. They say the flow of user data is critical to providing more tailored digital advertising that better resonates with consumers.

In less fancy words, how they make money.