Author: Brandon Kraft
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COVID in Austin Update (June 14)
The good news is our death rate remains relatively low and stable. Our 7-day average for deaths is an even 1, which is middle of the road over the last few months. We’ve stayed under 1 for long periods of time, but also been as high as 2.4. The bad news is, well, the rest…
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COVID in Austin Update (June 13)
It’s a Saturday and weekend days have traditionally been “better” as results tend to back up to spike early in the week. Austin saw 147 new cases reported today, which is the all-time second highest after Tuesday’s 161. On the hospitalization front, better news both in number of those hospitalized dipped from 134 yesterday to…
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Covid in Austin Update (June 12)
I’ve been commenting on Austin’s daily report on Twitter; moving that to my site. To catch up, this has been a week. We’re just far enough out from Memorial Day and the increased re-openings to see the impact from the additional human interaction. This week, we saw new cases reported at relatively high numbers. Prior…
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Covid Cut
Like probably most of y’all, it had been some time since my last haircut. While I tend to let it get longer than I should normally, it was getting beyond my comfort zone plus as the warm days are here, it was time to do something. Today, Vanessa cut my hair. All things considered, I’m…
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Thinking in Public
This week at work, a conversation went toward “thinking in public” and how writing online helps us refine our thoughts. I’ve definitely fallen into this trap. I’ve fallen into the trap for a few reasons: Laziness. At the end of the time, I’m tired. Busy. While at work, I don’t have the bandwidth to write.…
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Happy Birthday WordPress!
Yesterday marked the 17th anniversary of the first release of WordPress. I didn’t use WordPress back then—I didn’t find my way to it until it was a youthful four years old in 2007. In the 13 years since, the software has made a major impact of my life, sure, but the community around it has…