Favorites January 2nd 2022
Some statistics to start the year:
During 2021 Bitcoin consumed 134 TWh in total, which is comparable to the electrical energy consumed by a country like Argentina.
Related CO2 emissions were ~64 Mt; enough to negate the entire global net savings from deploying EVs.
Proof of work is an interesting idea, but in practice it's... problematic...
2/3 (!) of COVID+ admissions at two LA public hospitals are now for reasons other than COVID
Brad Spellberg @BradSpellberg
Wild! Although I'm not sure exactly what to make of this stat.
One of western modernity’s greatest cruelties is the fact that couples are expected to raise newborns alone. I’ll never understand it and it really is an impossible thing
This is quite a thread.
A 3rd shot (booster) vaccine has 88% effectiveness (95% CI 78, 93) vs Omicron hospitalization [vs 52% without, @UKHSA]
UK booster/100 residents 50%
Denmark booster/100 residents 49%
US booster/100 residents 21%
@OurWorldInData
We need to find a way to convince people to get the booster who already had the first two doses. I wonder if it's vaccine polarization since they got their first shots.