Joe Stafura
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Joe Stafura
@jstaf.bsky.social
Humanist, Technologist, Violence Researcher
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December 5, 2024 at 4:52 PM
Morning in Pittsburgh.
November 30, 2024 at 2:35 AM
Trump’s promise of no taxes on overtime is true, a recent judge ruling will eliminate overtime for millions of workers.
No pay, no taxes
November 25, 2024 at 1:42 PM
Continuing from my last post, the hospital’s proud claim of being “the most wired healthcare provider” is a confusing claim that sucks up lots of dollars.

CT and Pet scans, and robotic surgery are true breakthroughs, while the many, many devices that take your temperature and BP seem different.
November 24, 2024 at 4:03 PM
I’ve just been “cured” of esophageal cancer, to be quick it is classified as a disease that kills 80-50% of afflicted patients.

The skill of the doctors and nurses was clearly amazing.

As I’m getting ready to go home tomorrow I’m filled with gratitude, as a technologist I’m baffled.

More to come.
November 24, 2024 at 3:58 PM
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/23/c...
A problem with campaigns sans solid reporting is that candidates say anything they want.
The confusion over low gas costs at the end of the last term was that it was less demand that lowered costs.
The energy market is global, so this promise is bogus misinformation.
Trump Promised to Halve Energy Costs in 18 Months. Experts Have Doubts.
A president has little control over global oil markets, economists say.
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2024 at 2:00 PM

The CBO report included 491 such programs totaling about $516 billion. Most of that money goes to two dozen big-ticket items, including medical care for veterans, housing vouchers for low-income renters, Pell Grants, the National Institutes of Health, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and NASA.
November 23, 2024 at 3:53 AM