Noise canceling headphones and a strict "do not disturb" sign helped me get 6 hours of focus there.

Buddy of mine fell for the same Instagram ad trap. Dropped like two hundred on a set of those "artisan" boning knives with the hammered blades. First time deboning a turkey the handle on the biggest knife just came loose in his hand, like the glue gave out or something. He tried to tighten the rivets and the whole thing fell apart. Meanwhile his dad's old carbon steel knife from some swap meet still works like a charm thirty years later.

Why is it always some random blog that gets the attention before the real facts have a chance? That's a tough spot to be in, but good on you for digging into the CDC data and rebuilding from there. Sounds like you turned a mess into something way more solid.

Used to just trust the headlines but yeah you're right. Going down there changed my mind.

Yeah, those hidden failures are the worst... multimeter saved my sanity there.