Thu. 08/05 - Vaccine APP-rehension

<p><strong><em>As the tides trend toward requiring vaccinations for entry in more places, what is the landscape of apps and methods to verify vaccination status? Plus, meatball-scented candles from IKEA and two very different commercial space flight updates.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsor:</p><ul><li>Upstart, <a href="http://upstart.com/kottke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">upstart.com/kottke</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://qz.com/2036529/more-than-450-airlines-can-now-use-ibms-digital-health-pass" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">More than 450 airlines can now use IBM's Digital Health Pass</a> (Quartz)</li><li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/08/unvaccinated-flight-vaccine-tsa-mandate/619643/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Unvaccinated People Need to Bear the Burden</a> (The Atlantic)</li><li><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/gadgets/privacy-efficacy-concerns-remain-new-york-s-vaccine-passport-apps-n1276037" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Privacy and efficacy concerns remain for New York's vaccine passport apps</a> (NBC News)</li><li><a href="https://www.foodandwine.com/news/ikea-meatball-candle" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IKEA Made a Swedish Meatball Scented Candle</a> (Food and Wine)</li><li><a href="https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/649104/ikea-swedish-meatball-candle" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ARROW WEIRD Make Your Home Smell Like Swedish Meatballs With IKEA's New HUVUDROLL Candle</a> (Mental Floss)</li><li><a href="https://gizmodo.com/ikeas-first-smart-air-purifier-comes-camouflaged-as-a-s-1847406840" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ikea's First Smart Air Purifier Comes Camouflaged as a Side Table</a> (Gizmodo)</li><li><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2021/08/04/nasa-boeing-continue-starliner-data-analysis/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NASA, Boeing Continue Starliner Data Analysis</a> (NASA)&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2021