Recent content by dachuckster

It looks like most (or a lot) of these maps are based on the Johns Hopkins data. Here is another nice one that is all based on open source components and is highly customizable. You will see the author's discalaimer about an issue in the Johns Hopkins data in the lower right as it opens...

I make traditional pancakes using the original Lifeway kefir instead of buttermilk. You can use your favorite buttermilk pancake recipe and simply substitute kefir for the buttermilk. You might have to adjust the volume of the liquid as kefir is thicker than buttermilk. My family (and...

Here is an interesting tweet (with some follow up. In a twitter discussion with Elon Musk over the use of Azithromycin with Hydroxychloroquine. Ends up in a dialog between Musk and the author of a study that Musk posted. View: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1240013889363824640 It is a...

The availability of tests seems to becoming rapidly a non-issue. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/abbott-receives-fda-emergency-authorization-220000633.html Based on wording in the article title "Abbott Receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization and Launches Test to Detect Novel Coronavirus", it...

When I canceled our UA flights, I was on hold for close to 90 minutes, I am active on a frequent flyer discussion board (flyertalk.com) and they are reporting wait times of multiple hours for many carriers now. Hopefully Alaska has the call back feature (like American does). You can register...

I found an interesting site. My initial impression is it may be a solid data source. U.S. Coronavirus Cases We'll have to see how often it gets maintained (and how accurate it is).

As with everything else with this Coronavirus frenzy, everyone's response is fluid. That would be a very wise thing to do as I suspect Alaskan's position on this has evolved.

What airline and when did you buy your ticket? All the major carriers are allowing free changes and a form of free cancellation if you want.

We just cancelled a trip to Cartagena Colombia. I am retired but my wife still works as a school teacher and she was afraid of getting stuck in quarantine on return. We till have a trip to Israel for the end of the year booked. I am hoping that this will have died down so we can travel.