Thu May 7 06:00:01 EDT 2020 ======================================== Slept from ten-thirty to seven without waking. Mostly sunny with a slight chance of rain showers. Highs around 60. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Slight headache. I suspect I've been grinding my teeth at night. Work ---------------------------------------- - Call fuck-ass credit card company Done. - Explore Entrata non-PO routes Somewhat. - Review invoices No. The `ping -O -D -q` flags combination is good. Fifteen-minute walk at lunch. Warmer than expected. Mostly sunny, with a few gray clouds. Opened the windows when I got back. Home ---------------------------------------- https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/sure-the-velociraptors-are-still-on-the-loose-but-thats-no-reason-not-to-reopen-jurassic-park > As you’re all aware, after an unprecedented storm hit the park, we lost power and the velociraptors escaped their enclosure and killed hundreds of park visitors, prompting a two-month shutdown of the park. Well, I’m pleased to announce that, even though the velociraptors are still on the loose, we will be opening Jurassic Park back up to the public! > Now, I understand why some people might be skeptical about reopening an amusement park when there are still blindingly fast, 180-pound predators roaming around. But the fact of the matter is, velociraptors are intelligent, shifty creatures that are not going to be contained any time soon, so we might as well just start getting used to them killing a few people every now and then. Watched the first episode of The Midnight Gospel. Entertaining, I guess. Vacuumed. Watched an episode of House of Cards. US new tests (We want at least 500,000–5,000,000 tests per day.): 192,012 → 232,225 → 271,256 → 206,403 → 190,443 → 202,233 → 230,442 → 220,522 → 305,118 → 253,431 → 248,125 → 231,812 → 259,150 → 215,443 → 318,720 (today) (three-day averages: 231831 199693 252027 244456 264438) US new deaths: 1886 → 1772 → 2194 → 1184 → 1163 → 2198 → 2700 → 2041 → 1793 → 1651 → 1158 → 938 → 2527 → 1949 → 2746 (today) (three-day averages: 1951 1515 2178 1249 2407) MI new tests today (How many do we want? Michigan's population is about 10,000,000. Whitmer threw out 10% — 1MM!?): 10096 → 7975 → 7748 → 6962 → 6754 → 7045 → 7547 → 7915 → 10238 → 11204 → 10823 → 9661 → 643 → 10395 → 13,831 (today) (three-day averages: 8606 6920 8567 10563 8290) MI new tests positive percentage (We want 10% or less.): 13% → 17% → 7% → 8% → 6% → 15% → 15% → 12% → 10% → 8% → 5% → 2% → 70% → 6% → 4% (today) (three-day averages: 12 10 12 5 27) MI new deaths: 164 → 108 → 189 → 41 → 92 → 160 → 103 → 119 → 77 → 154 → 29 → 86 → 130 → 71 → 93 (today) (three-day averages: 154 98 100 90 98) Oakland county new deaths: 12 → 19 → 13 → 15 → 10 → 13 → 8 → 16 → 11 → 10 → 6 → 8 → 2 → 2 → 1 (today) (three-day averages: 15 13 12 8 2) Beaumont 4/23: COVID-19 patients: 701; COVID-19 ICU patients: 174; all patients bed occupancy: 57% Beaumont 4/27: COVID-19 patients: 613; COVID-19 ICU patients: 237; all patients bed occupancy: 66% Beaumont 4/30: COVID-19 patients: 559; COVID-19 ICU patients: 248; all patients bed occupancy: 71% Beaumont 5/04: COVID-19 patients: 449; COVID-19 ICU patients: 226; all patients bed occupancy: 70% Beaumont 5/07: COVID-19 patients: 408; COVID-19 ICU patients: 202; all patients bed occupancy: 72% Servings: grains 5/6, fruit 1/4, vegetables 2/4, dairy 2/2, meat 2/3, nuts 0/0.5 Brunch: egg and cheese wrap, pear, coffee Lunch: Doritos, cucumber Dinner: mac and cheese -33 121/75