Among the first things they say: and in fact, the very first thing when it came to international updates: that the US has had a hard day. For the second day in a row, have almost 2000 people died. It's the highest figure so far. The USA has so far over 14,000 people dead of… Continue reading Sweden coronavirus press conference, April 9, 2020
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Sweden coronavirus press conference, April 8
On this day, there were 1.39 million cases globally. This was almost the same amount as the day before, so they thought, maybe updated figures were stuck in some database. There were 8419 cases in Sweden, out of which 726 people had been reported sick under the last day. I think not all those people… Continue reading Sweden coronavirus press conference, April 8
Easily fill an empty spot on a picture
Adobe Photoshop costs a lot of money. Also it's a big and unwieldy program. Here's one somewhat complicated task that you can do without it! (Actually, although I'm sure that Photoshop can accomplish the following, I don't even know how). The problem: you have a picture like this ... Golly, I wrote half a dissertation… Continue reading Easily fill an empty spot on a picture
Sweden coronavirus press conference, April 7, 2020
Here were the press conference people today: And here were the reporters: So what were the main points to be said today? There are 1.32 million cases worldwide. It's growing a lot in the US, they never fail to say. In Sweden, there were 7693 cases total, with 490 cases over the last day. And… Continue reading Sweden coronavirus press conference, April 7, 2020
Carl Larsson in the US
I once wrote about finding Carl Larsson cards in Berkeley, California, and in Davis, California. Well, I have found some more Carl Larsson artifacts in the US. First, you can go to Solvang, California, and there's a store there that sells magnets with Carl Larsson paintings on them. I don't want to mention the name… Continue reading Carl Larsson in the US
Sweden coronavirus press conference, April 6, 2020
As is traditional, they start by emphasizing: it's looking really bad in the US. Today they also add that it's getting better in Europe. On this day, there are 1.25 million cases worldwide. The US is responsible for most of the new cases, they mention straight off. In Sweden, there are 7206 cases. The number… Continue reading Sweden coronavirus press conference, April 6, 2020
Sweden coronavirus press conference, April 3, 2020
On this day, there were 1 million cases globally. There were 6078 cases in Sweden; including 612 people who got sick in the last day; and 469 people who had or still are in intensive care. There were 333 fatalities. They start off, as usual, by mentioning that global cases are growing quickly because of… Continue reading Sweden coronavirus press conference, April 3, 2020
Sweden coronavirus press conference, April 2, 2020
At this point, the total number of global cases is 928,000. In Sweden, there are 5466 cases, of which 519 are people who newly became sick the last day. That's the most new cases in a day so far. And 429 people have been in intensive care. Here's who was at the press conference today:… Continue reading Sweden coronavirus press conference, April 2, 2020
More bokmärken in the US
I wrote once about the first time I ever found bokmärken in the US. It was such a wonderful occasion. I went back to Payn's Stationary story when I visited San Francisco again in December 2019 for a conference. He was still selling bokmärken, and there were different varieties than the last time I'd been… Continue reading More bokmärken in the US
Sweden coronavirus press conference, March 26, 2020
I shall summarize this press conference, introducing you meanwhile to the world's ugliest and stupidest idiot. But stop a while. On this day, there were 417,000 cases throughout the world. There were 2806 cases in Sweden; 66 dead; and 178 patients in the intensive care. Look at that: both the national epidemiologist and the vice-national… Continue reading Sweden coronavirus press conference, March 26, 2020