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Twitter is dead, long live X and Bluesky
With the death of Twitter we now have in its place X and Bluesky. These both represent dueling impulses that were always present in...
Brandt
Nov 20, 20242 min read
Bleeding Edge ramblings
To write a coherent take on Bleeding Edge is not only hard but also inappropriate, given how incoherent much of the story and backstory...
Brandt
Apr 14, 20204 min read


Managing COVID-19 ICU Need: LA Counties Have 1.5 Weeks till ICU Full, as of 3/26/20
ICU capacity is a primary driver of health outcomes as we manage the COVID-19 pandemic in the US. We should monitor projected COVID-19...
Brandt
Mar 26, 20203 min read
Why and How to Prep Calmly
Thursday night I went to Costco in DC and stocked on three weeks of supplies. No one else was preparing for a potential COVID-19...
Brandt
Mar 7, 20204 min read
Scoping a Two-family Conversion
Planning a construction project is hard due to all sorts of unknowns, and planning an existing construction renovation project is even...
Brandt
Feb 27, 20205 min read
On Latent German Influence of American Society
Very few cultures have had such a wide-reaching influence on society that is also so hidden from plain view as that of Germany. From...
Brandt
Feb 2, 20205 min read
Find the Elephant: When hiring, mitigate all bias, then decide
The parable of the blind men and an elephant tells of six blind men who each touch a different part of an elephant and share what animal...
Brandt
Oct 5, 20193 min read
On Being Married
We often use the phrase "being married" to describe the status of two people, and as a result neglect to think of the experience of being...
Brandt
Dec 16, 20182 min read
The EU Flag and its references to Mary
The EU flag represents a new democratic attempt—a supranational structure to initially prevent another world war, and now an economic...
Brandt
May 1, 20183 min read
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