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COVID Day 55: Saint Petersburg Paradox

The problem the once proudly independent America finds itself in, is that we’ve compliantly decided that fifty governors can decide for us what our expected utility threshold will be, and right now they have an unachievable expectation.

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Expected Utility Theory, Lockdown, quarantine, Risk Aversion, Saint Petersburg Paradox3 Comments on COVID Day 55: Saint Petersburg ParadoxMay 9, 2020May 11, 2020 By R. M. Dolin

Mashed Potatoes – Joel Robuchon’s Puree of La Ratte

Perhaps the most famous chef in recent history was Joel Robuchon, a three star Micheline chef who became world famous for his Puree la Ratte mashed potatoes.

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Mashed Potatoes, Puree la Ratte, Ratte potatoe2 Comments on Mashed Potatoes – Joel Robuchon’s Puree of La RatteMay 8, 2020May 9, 2020 By R. M. Dolin

COVID Day 54: Reparations

As federal and state governments are preparing you for a lockdown that remains in place unit August 4th, my analysis shows that according to CDC data by June 7th the rate COVID deaths will equal the rate of annual flu deaths.

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COVID Model, COVID Projection, Hoax, Lockdown12 Comments on COVID Day 54: ReparationsMay 8, 2020May 8, 2020 By R. M. Dolin

COVID Day 53: Exponential Projection

To see other COVID posts, visit my Quarantine blog. The fine folks from the University of Washington, who have famously and embarrassingly been wrong about every COVID projection thus far in this CRISIS have revised their re-revised model to now project that between 95,000 and …

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COVID Model, COVID Projection, Exponential modelMay 7, 2020May 8, 2020 By R. M. Dolin

COVID Day 52: Return of The Gypsy Moth

To see other COVID posts, visit my Quarantine blog. If you recall from posts back in early April, we used the simple exponential function, f(x) = a^x, to perform a first principles analysis that accurately predicted the COVID death count on the federal government’s mythical …

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COVID Model, COVID Projection, exponential growth15 Comments on COVID Day 52: Return of The Gypsy MothMay 6, 2020May 23, 2020 By R. M. Dolin

COVID Day 51: They’re Back!

To see other COVID posts, visit my Quarantine blog. Remember those talent challenged guys from the University of Washington who have the pandemic model the media absolutely loves? You remember, the guys who in February predicted 2.2 million would die by the end of summer, …

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modeling, projections, quarantineMay 5, 2020May 5, 2020 By R. M. Dolin

Underlying Condition

Tara waits for a signal from the traffic control monitor before stepping into the “entrance only” side of the home improvement store.

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COVID, Short story, Underlying Condition1 Comment on Underlying ConditionMay 5, 2020May 25, 2020 By R. M. Dolin

Empanadas – Fruit Based

This is a recipe for an apple stuffing fruit based pastry. Like any dough based pastry, it is best if you make the dough one day in advance and stuff the empanadas a minimum of 1 hour prior to baking. While any fruit can be …

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Apple empanadas, empanadas, Fruit pastryMay 4, 2020May 16, 2020 By R. M. Dolin

Empanadas – Meat Based

Empanadas are a classic Central and South American treat that can be a pastry or a meal. This recipe is for nonpastry (e.g., meat) based empanadas. The difference is how the dough is made. Making empanada dough is similar to making pie crust, in case …

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Dough, empanadasMay 4, 2020May 16, 2020 By R. M. Dolin

Irish Soda Bread

This is quick, easy bread that does not require yeast. I usually make this bread after I go through a cheese making phase because in cheese making, I use buttermilk to provide the little yeast kick that cheese needs. I only use a little buttermilk …

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Bread, Irish, Soda BreadMay 4, 2020May 28, 2024 By R. M. Dolin

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