Author: Paul Hubbard

Computer engineer from San Diego. Obsessed with hardware, software, timekeeping and elegance.

What’s the Evidence on Face Masks? What You Heard Was Probably Wrong

On By Paul HubbardIn Covid-19Leave a comment

Although most of the studies in the Cochrane Review were on medical workers in a hospital setting, one study followed community transmission of SARS in Beijing. It found that consistently wearing a mask in public was associated with a 70% reduction in risk of catching SARS. Additionally, the authors of the paper noted that most people in the community wore simple surgical masks, not N95 respirators.

What’s the Evidence on Face Masks? What You Heard Was Probably Wrong

Yep, early advice was wrong – get masks and wear them. Can’t find them in stock? Sites are popping up with instructions on how to DIY:

Titanium raw metal

Christopher Ward C60 Elite 1000

On By Paul HubbardIn WatchesLeave a comment
Image from CW

I used to covet the Omega Planet Ocean, in the orange-accent model:

https://www.omegawatches.com/en-us/watches/seamaster/planet-ocean-600m/the-collection/product

The Omega, ref 215.32.44.21.01.001, is $6,450 USD. It’s lovely. This Christophe Ward, ref C60-42ADD3-T0BB0-B0, is $1,680. It has a lot to recommend it, but lets start with pictures. All of these are from their press release.

Looks good on a bracelet, doesn’t it?

That blue/orange.

ETA 2836, with chronometer certification

Up close, the applied markers and three-dimensional hands look beautiful. This thing looks, in a word, luxurious.

Lume shot

I’ve owned CW’s (three maybe?) so as expected the lume is first rate.

Yep. I want one.

So, now that we’ve blitzed the pictures, some information for the rational part of your brain:

  • 42mm diameter, 15.4mm thick, 49.3mm lug to lug. 22mm lugs.
  • 77g in weight for just the watch, 133g on full 21cm bracelet
  • Grade 2 titanium case and bracelet
  • Water resistant to 1000m (exceptional for a watch with a display casebook)
  • Zirconia ceramic bezel
  • SuperLumiNova X1 GL C1
  • Anti-reflective-coated sapphire crystal
  • Sandblasted and polished hands

The movement is the Sellita SW220, a close copy of the ETA 2836 day-date:

  • Swiss made
  • 38 hour power reserve
  • COSC chronometer certified, -4/+6 seconds per day.
  • Hacking and handwinding
  • Automatic

There are versions in black too if the orange is too bold for ya:

CW has done several iterations of their logo and its placement, which is of no interest to me. The hands are their most recent and I’m more fond of the minute than the hour. Legible day and night.

At 42mm by 49mm, its Pelagos sized and a lot less expensive. The bracelet even has an on-wrist length adjustment, like the Pelagos.

I’m liking it. I’m talking to Christopher Ward to see if I can review and maybe buy one.

https://www.christopherward.com/c60-elite-1000-blue-orange-1

California is Driving the EV Revolution — Beautiful News

On By Paul HubbardIn EVlife, recommendations, UncategorizedLeave a comment

Unseen trends, uplifting stats, creative solutions — a new chart every day. From Information is Beautiful.
— Read on informationisbeautiful.net/beautifulnews/

Hell yeah! I’m grateful for many things about San Diego and Southern California, and this is one more for the list. I charge my Bolt at work, continue to covet an EV bike (someday, a Zero shall be mine) and our rooftop solar Just Works.

I’ve got a longer post in the works on sustainability and tipping points, there’s a lot to share.

How to stop Spectrum junk mail and spam calls – The Verge

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If you’re tired of getting junk mail from Charter Spectrum (formerly Time Warner Cable), here’s how you can opt in to Do Not Call, Do Not Email, Do Not Mail, and Do Not Knock in a single online form. While you’re at it, enable the rest of Spectrum’s privacy settings, which control how the ISP uses your personal data to target ads to you.
— Read on www.theverge.com/2020/2/29/21157801/stop-spectrum-junk-mail-how-to-spam-calls-online-form

Do this now. I just did. No login required, take five minutes and save yourself hassle and the planet a bunch of trash.

China Law Blog is outstanding

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www.chinalawblog.com/2020/02/chinese-coronavirus-solution-more-government-control-trumps-more-medicine.html

is about how Xi is responding to the coronavirus outbreak, but I’ve been reading their RSS feed for a few months and highly recommend it. It’s especially educational for anyone considering outsourcing to there, e.g. micro brand watchmakers. Go read about the IP on injection molds, for example.