mdlbear | Done Since 2020-04-05 (Reply)

It has now been a week and a half since anyone outside the household has come into the house; two and a half for all but Colleen's caregiver. The isolation does not seem to have come with an increase in the amount I've been getting done. Contrariwise.

I got almost nothing done yesterday, for which I blame Apollo 13 in Real Time. And a lot of Friday disappeared into Quantum Mechanics: From Realism to Intuitionism (which I only skimmed; a full read would have taken a couple of weeks and at least two textbooks, which I'm not sure I have anymore). See Friday's notes for my path to it via a couple of popularizations. Or attempted popularizations -- it's easy to get something wrong when you don't really understand it. For a fascinating glimpse into intuitionist math, see Questions and Answers about Intuitionism. Probably best to start with the annotated version. Watch out for rabbit holes.

(as the bear emerges half an hour later from yet another rabbit hole) Maybe I ought to stop here. (And do more work on my taxes? Maaaaaaaaaaaybe.)

Does the news make more sense if you assume that the Trumpster is a manifestation of Nyarlathoep? I just thought of that. Maybe I should stop thinking about th

Notes & links:

0405Su
* Up 6:30ish; S=6:45, W=195.4; shower
@ Public health, health systems and palliation planning for COVID-19 on an exponential
timeline | The Medical Journal of Australia
" In addition to expanded testing, key strategies to accompany a lockdown must be a
financial aid package that is accessible and leaves no person in need; a mental
health and domestic violence package with outreach capability; a communications and
social engagement package; a physical fitness package and other required support. "
@ How the coronavirus overwhelmed Washington state’s early efforts to contain it
" Seattle Times reconstruction of the early response points to an underfunded
public-health system that relied on a series of fragile assumptions.
Nursing homes would do their own surveillance for outbreaks, and would promptly
alert authorities. Federal agencies would be ready with diagnostic test kits. Health
care workers and first responders would get the protective gear they needed. And
when the state’s own warehouses were empty, the federal government would step in to
fill the void.
In each case, the expectations were misplaced. "
@ Make your own fabric mask at home with this sewing pattern from a designer - The
Washington Post one of the best, and simplest, I've seen. 3 identical pieces; darts
@ The mathematics of diseases | plus.maths.org
@ The Lambda Calculus for Absolute Dummies (like myself) (allthingslinguistic)
allthingslinguistic: How to teach yourself linguistics online for free
lots of useful stuff, including e.g. the IPA
* Heliosphere concerts by Heather Stern and Cat Faber
* Angela Riggs | It's Okay Not to be Okay
@ The Coronavirus’s Unique Threat to the South - The Atlantic comorbidities,
poverty, and Republican leadership
@ Will the Coronavirus Bankrupt Cities? - The Atlantic
" It is hard to restore aggregate confidence in a situation where the president of the
United States is clearly depraved. "
Trump's Attacks on Governors May Not Last - The Atlantic
" What Will Happen When Red States Need Help?
President Trump’s targets have been Democratic leaders. But the outbreak isn’t going
to stay confined to Democratic states. "
* call Mom
* the Heliosphere dead dog was winding down when I finally got there. Sang The River.
* call dentist to cancel

0406Mo
& awake 2am; S=3:01; -> back to bed ~4.
* up 7:50ish; S=
* Call dentist to confirm cancellation; got the same "our office is closed" message I
got yesterday. So no problem.
x 2pm dentist -> should have called to cancel a week ago
@ How Will We Know When It’s Time to Reopen the Nation? - The New York Times
@ Mental health resources for young people | The Seattle Times
@ Eerily prescient pandemic exercise in 2018 is now informing Washington state’s
coronavirus response | The Seattle Times
/ major cleanup
% no pain, no stress. (It's probably a lot easier when I'm awake and caffeinated)
@ Bail Out Journalists. Let Newspaper Chains Die. - The New York Times
American Journalism Project
@ FAQ: What to do if you've been laid off or furloughed because of coronavirus
@ Jennifer Nuzzo: “We’re Definitely Not Overreacting” to COVID-19 | JSTOR Daily
* took a couple of envelopes up to the mailbox;
-> retrieved Vitamin C and pens ordered from $A
& looked around garage; retrieved some Chesterton, verified that I have all components
of the Delta 66 - card, cable, box (Quadro-something?). Needs a computer with a PCI
bus. Regrets getting rid of Snowflake. Not for the last time.
* about half of the tax/receipt sorting.
% notice a little pain in R hip -- mild burning sensation. -> heat

0407Tu * litter boxen
& awake 3ish
/ very minor cleanup
* up 7:10; S=5:48;
% did something to annoy my back. Left ES I think. Possibly while exercising.
% while doing the litterboxen, more pain on the left, now down at the end of the QL(?)
% more and more anxious and depressed over politics
* sorted out the tax-relevant forms, mostly 1099s. Only pile on the right-hand shelves.
* Walk: to Middle and back.
% ability to function really going downhill the last few days
-> apathy. That's what it is. Maybe with a side of lethargy.
@ Coronavirus Peaks By State: How Social Distancing Measures Are Helping : NPR
@ Video conferencing with Jitsi LWN

0408We
& awake 3:30; S=4.5;
/ cleanup. said it was the third time she was up today
% meloxicam
* up 7:10; S=7:33;
@ New Research Links Air Pollution to Higher Coronavirus Death Rates - NYT
COVID-19 PM2.5
* Load C's drugs. % left QL -> heat.
* found what appear to be the only T-shirts in the house -- a couple of Golden Bough
shirts that I apparently haven't worn and undoubtedly won't. Threw them in the wash
@ How To Make A Safety Mask From A T-Shirt couldn't find it when I searched
because the search was case-sensitive, and I wasn't thinking.
@ Mask Alternative » University of Florida use pattern #2: PDF
I sewed and fit tested four different face masks... - YouTube
@ No-Sew Pleated Face Mask with Handkerchief and Hair Tie
/ major cleanup, and she's developed another pressure sore in the 'usual' place.
put bacitracin on it, then desitin; really needs a proper dressing.

409Th
* up 7:30; W=197.8, S=6:14;
@ Seattle Symphony Horn Section: Somewhere Over The Rainbow (Remote Edition)
my cousin Mark is in the upper right quadrant.
@ Planning a Wedding at Home? Here Are a Few Things to Consider - NYT
@ Hospitalizations for Virus Are Nearly Flat in NY, But 799 More Die: Live Updates
@ How to clean your face mask to help prevent getting and spreading the coronavirus
@ Most New York coronavirus cases came from Europe, not Asia, genomes show
@ Rational use of personal protective equipment for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and
considerations during severe shortages [PDF]
Interestingly, gloves aren't recommended for "cargo" handling -- use hand hygiene
* guitar: Bad Guys
* made up some PB+C sandwiches for lunch in the car.
* 2pm C catheter change -> no back problems from scooter, so good.
@ Opinion: Krugman: The Wisconsin Primary Shows That Democracy Is in Trouble - NYT
This, exactly.
% 9pm sleepy, sort of. restless -> probably boredom from not actually doing anything
@ The Dangerous Downsides of Perfectionism
Simply having high personal standards has been linked to suicide ideation
@ Is It Safe to Eat Sprouted Potatoes?
" If there’s anything more than small sprouts present on the spud, always toss the
potato in the trash. And remember, don’t ever eat a green potato, regardless of
whether it’s been trimmed or not. Medline Plus warns that eating green tubers or new
sprouts on a potato could potentially put you at risk for potato plant poisoning. "
% Ticia jumped up onto C's chair; unfortunately I also had my hand there. A couple of
punctures that I put bacitracin on, and stuff knocked off C's red table, including the
water pitcher. A bathmat is great for cleaning up water spills.

0410Fri
* up 6am; S=7:29;
@ How NOT to Wear a Mask - The New York Times
@ Does Time Really Flow? New Clues Come From a Century-Old Approach to Math
intuitionism. Numbers get more precision as time goes on. Sounds bogus. see below
Mathematics and Computation | Intuitionistic mathematics for physics
-> proofs around Bell's Inequality etc. rely on law of the excluded middle
PDF Quantum Mechanics: From Realism to Intuitionism
Questions and Answers about Intuitionism
# I am going to try really hard not to fall down this rabbit hole. -> I failed
@ Secret Life of a Mermaid
@ The Lesson We Are Learning From Zoom - The New York Times
" The lesson is one we need to learn and relearn. When a company fails to protect our
privacy, we shouldn’t just continue to use its product — and tell the people we care
about to use it — just because it works well and is simple to use. Once we lose our
privacy, we rarely get it back again. "
~ 3pm Facebook Live with Keith Higman Island County Public Health
-> missed it but caught it as a replay
& spent most of the afternoon and evening on Intuitionistic mathematics for physics.
an exceedingly superficial skim of the paper. Barely remember any of that stuff.
* Singing: Lily et. al. (preceded by some noodling)

0411Sa
& awake 2:30;
* Up 7am; W=194.2, S=5:35;
@ Apollo 13 in Real Time
mdlbear | Songs for Saturday: The Ballad of Apollo 13
~ C's lomotil is ready, but one has to call ahead and pay, and pick up btw 10 and 4
* order pizza from Joe's Wood-Fired Pizza 360-321-1819 1/2 barbeque, 1/2 buffalo chicken
Whidbey Delivery (360) 632-1941 Should be here ~5:20 or so. Yum!