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Computer model that locked down the world turns out to be sh*tcode.

May 7, 2020

It was an Imperial College computer model that forecasted 500K deaths in the UK (and 2.5 million in the US) should policymakers pursue a “herd immunity” approach (a la Sweden), caused them to reverse course and go full lockdown instead.

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Surviving 2020 #3: Plans A, B and C

May 6, 2020

Readers ask for specific recommendations for successfully navigating the post-credit/speculative-bubble era and I try to do so while explaining the impossibility of the task.As the bogus prosperity economy built on exponential growth of debt …

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Where the Rubber Meets the Road

May 6, 2020

Longtime correspondent Paul B. suggested I re-publish three essays that have renewed relevance. This is the second essay, from July 2008. Thank you, Paul, for the suggestion.I received this timely inquiry from astute reader Paul B.:I’m interested in # …

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#AxisOfEasy 144: #SaveDotOrg Succeeds As ICANN Kills Deal

May 5, 2020

Apple, Google release first SDKs and APIs for COVID contact tracing, Kevin Kelly’s 68 bits of unsolicited advice for happiness, ICANN tanks dotORG sale
Cimate activists call for Michael Moore film to be deplatformed

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The ongoing cyber crime boom

May 5, 2020

It should come as no surprise that the one area of the economy that continues to thrive and prosper is cyber crime. It was booming before, but unlike much of the rest of the economy, that boom has only increased in scale and scope.

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Surviving 2020 #1: Bug-Out Bunkers, Taoism and the Warring States

May 5, 2020

If someone were to ask for a less risky survival strategy, I would suggest moving into town and start showing a little generosity rather than a lot of hoarding.I’m not trying to be difficult, but I can’t help cutting against the grain on topics like su…

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Contributors

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Mark E. Jeftovic

Mark is the co-founder of easyDNS and the editor-in-chief of #AxisOfEasy. He is the author of Managing Mission Critical Domains & DNS (Packt UK, 2018) and Unassailable: Protect Yourself from Deplatform Attacks & Cancel Culture. 

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Jesse Hirsh

Futurist, researcher and public speaker, Jesse Hirsh has been active in technology and commenting on it across the media for 25 years. His premium newsletter service operates from Metaviews.ca.

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Charles Hugh Smith

Charles Hugh Smith is the author of numerous books and writes from OfTwoMinds.com.