2020 has been an awful year, not least because years are arbitrary divisions of passing time, so there's no guarantee the awfulness will end just because the year has. Nevertheless, I learned some important lessons this year. In the interest of brevity, I'm going to boil it down to just three main points: One about the pandemic, one about Trump, and one about myself.The … [Read more...] about 2020: Lessons Learned
The Danish mask study and the evidence for community masking
You may have heard about a Danish study that supposedly showed that wearing a mask doesn't protect you against Covid-19. Since I just wrote a whole series of posts on how to protect yourself and others with masks, I want to address that study and how it affects my thinking about masking. (Short answer: It doesn't change anything.)Before doing that, I need to set some … [Read more...] about The Danish mask study and the evidence for community masking
Windy’s Guide to Masks – Part 4: Mask Use and Care
This is the fourth and final part of my four part guide to Covid masks. In Part 1, I introduced some concepts and explained the limits to my knowledge, in Part 2, I went over some basic information about masks, and in Part 3, I went into some detail about buying masks. In this part, I'll talk about a few alternative masks, and I'll go over some basic mask care.As I said … [Read more...] about Windy’s Guide to Masks – Part 4: Mask Use and Care
Windy’s Guide to Masks – Part 3: Buying Guide
This is Part 3 of my four-part guide to Covid masks. In Part 1, I introduced some concepts and explained the limits to my knowledge, and in Part 2, I went over the different types of masks. In this part, I'll go into a bit of detail about how to choose which masks to buy.As I said before, I'm doing this with some trepidation because I'm not entirely sure this is the right … [Read more...] about Windy’s Guide to Masks – Part 3: Buying Guide
Windy’s Guide to Masks – Part 2: Types of Masks
This is Part 2 of my four-part guide to Covid masks. In Part 1, I introduced some concepts and explained the limits to my knowledge. In this part, I'll talk a bit about various kinds of masks.As I said before, I am not an expert in this field. I've seriously considered not posting anything at all for fear giving out bad information. But the thing is...I think I know some … [Read more...] about Windy’s Guide to Masks – Part 2: Types of Masks