Engineer on @googlechrome. Involved in CSS and W3C standards. Previously @mozilla, @w3ctag. Mastodon: @dbaron@w3c.social
Rockville, Maryland, USA
Joined March 2008
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Oh, and also, a good thread from a law professor (who you should follow if you're interested in fixing patent law!):
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And to be blunt, this seems like the sort of @GavinNewsom blunder that @JerryBrownGov would not have made. Too much "looking presidential" and too little acting presidential, or competent, or getting things done.
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L. David Baron @dbaron@w3c.social retweeted
Also, a federally defined-by-reference "Critical Infrastructure Sector" is Commercial Facilities, which includes, get this: casinos, conference centers, theme and amusement parks, fairs, campgrounds, parades, arenas, stadiums, aquariums, zoos, and museums! cisa.gov/commercial-faciliti…
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L. David Baron @dbaron@w3c.social retweeted
He explicitly says it's OK to walk your dog. Again: not in the text of the rather short EO at this link: covid19.ca.gov/img/N-33-20.p…
(The exemptions re exercise, etc., were detailed in the county-level shelter-in-place orders--I'm not sure why the Guv couldn't copy-paste.)
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Seems like I'm not alone with this concern (see both this tweet and the thread nested within it):
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But the actual statewide order at covid19.ca.gov/img/N-33-20.p… (which references the overly-broad cisa.gov/critical-infrastruc… for the list of critical businesses) seems very different from the 6-county order at sccgov.org/sites/phd/Disease… which appears much more carefully written.
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sfchronicle.com/politics/art… says:
"The order is similar to the shelter-in-place rules that Bay Area residents have been living under since Monday, allowing people to visit the grocery store, seek medical care, walk outside and exercise if they maintain social distance from others"
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While @sfchronicle says @GavinNewsom's statewide order is the same as the 6-county Bay Area order, the order looks like it exempts more businesses (from the information technology sector to casinos to motion picture studios) and less personal activity (jogging, dog walking)?
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I deleted the previous version of this tweet; I had assumed the data from coronavirus.1point3acres.com… were by county, but the "New York, New York" entry looks like all 5 counties of NYC, not just New York County (Manhattan).
Coronavirus cases per 1000 people, given current reports (which involve insufficient testing in many places):
Wuhan: 4.24
NYC: 0.44
Hubei excluding Wuhan: 0.37
New York state: 0.28
Washington state: 0.18
USA (all): 0.042
California: 0.025
China excluding Hubei: 0.010
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L. David Baron @dbaron@w3c.social retweeted
NEW: After assuring the public about the government's coronavirus preparedness, Senate Intel chair Richard Burr, in one day, sold off up to $1.6 million is stock.
A week later, the market began its fall.
His committee was receiving daily briefings.
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L. David Baron @dbaron@w3c.social retweeted
This Chinese researcher developed a quick test for COVID-19. Here is why, after 25 years at U of Florida, he didn't develop the test in the US propublica.org/article/the-t…
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It would be nice if the US had a president who could give a speech like this.
Earlier today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addressed Canadians and gave an update on the Government of Canada’s response to #COVID19.
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L. David Baron @dbaron@w3c.social retweeted
The Speaker was encouraged by the Chairman’s perspective that with interest rates at nearly zero Congress is enabled to fiscally think big as we craft a robust response.
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L. David Baron @dbaron@w3c.social retweeted
Volunteers 3D-Print Unobtainable $11,000 Valve For $1 To Keep Covid-19 Patients Alive; Original Manufacturer Threatens To Sue tdrt.io/hOu
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L. David Baron @dbaron@w3c.social retweeted
How US production of coronavirus tests stalled for six weeks and fell behind the world. W/ @neenareports washingtonpost.com/business/…
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L. David Baron @dbaron@w3c.social retweeted
Trump faced a series of choices: Take aggressive measures to slow the spread of the virus? Ramp up efforts to produce test kits. Urge Americans to take precautions? Above all, use the presidency to reduce the number of sick people?
He did none of it.
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L. David Baron @dbaron@w3c.social retweeted
America has always been at its best when we pull together in common cause. The challenges we face will require sacrifice, but we all have a responsibility to do everything we can to keep one another safe. If you don’t absolutely need to leave home—don’t.
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L. David Baron @dbaron@w3c.social retweeted
Via @reuters: "Berlin is trying to stop Washington from persuading a German company seeking a coronavirus vaccine to move its research to the U.S., prompting German politicians to insist no country should have a monopoly on any future vaccine."
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