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Title: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on January 24, 2020, 11:47:31 PM
I switched to dos equis tonight. You can never be too safe.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TVC15 on January 24, 2020, 11:50:23 PM
This is going to look really great in 2 weeks when like 200 million people are dead
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: thisismyusername on January 24, 2020, 11:52:13 PM
Quote from: TVC15 on January 24, 2020, 11:50:23 PM
This is going to look really great in 2 weeks when like 200 million people are dead

Saving the planet. :phil
Bless you ShittyBeerVirus. :rejoice
Maybe the food wars will be averted. :rejoice

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Seriously though, how contagious is it given it's hit the US.
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Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TVC15 on January 24, 2020, 11:55:26 PM
Isn’t there a new Fast and Furious movie this year? They may have to use some of dat CG budget redoing beer bottle labels depending on how the next few months play out
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on January 24, 2020, 11:56:15 PM
Quote from: TVC15 on January 24, 2020, 11:50:23 PM
This is going to look really great in 2 weeks when like 200 million people are dead

One can only dream my man.

Let's crack open another delicious Mexican beer and hope for the best.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TEEEPO on January 24, 2020, 11:56:24 PM
more contagious than what china has led us to believe
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on January 24, 2020, 11:56:59 PM
Quote from: TEEEPO on January 24, 2020, 11:56:24 PM
more contagious than what china has led us to believe

If you fucks were so worried why wait for me to make a thread.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: shosta on January 24, 2020, 11:57:18 PM
gonna stick with extra
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TEEEPO on January 24, 2020, 11:58:47 PM
can't lie, i'm a bit scared
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on January 24, 2020, 11:59:26 PM
Quote from: shosta on January 24, 2020, 11:57:18 PM
gonna stick with extra

Aren't you Asian? You're already dead.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Transhuman on January 25, 2020, 12:05:03 AM
Only 800 people died from Sars and it was way more severe, plus since we're 16 years of medical advancement later... i'd be very surprised if the deathtoll ends up triple digits
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: chronovore on January 25, 2020, 12:07:33 AM
Jokes about pandemics are a bad look.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: mormapope on January 25, 2020, 12:08:22 AM
Quote from: Transhuman on January 25, 2020, 12:05:03 AM
Only 800 people died from Sars and it was way more severe, plus since we're 16 years of medical advancement later... i'd be very surprised if the deathtoll ends up triple digits

I was gonna say, remember the Ebola scare from a few years ago?

Also, unless your immune system is heavily compromised, I imagine it's flu like symptoms.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on January 25, 2020, 12:09:56 AM
Quote from: chronovore on January 25, 2020, 12:07:33 AM
Jokes about pandemics are a bad look.

SEE STAFF POST
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: EightBitNate on January 25, 2020, 12:13:18 AM
Very interesting viral marketing campaign for The Last of Us 2.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: mormapope on January 25, 2020, 12:18:46 AM
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Just three of the 41 deaths reported over all have taken place outside of Wuhan: one in another city in Hubei Province, one in Hebei Province, and one in Heilongjiang, near the Russian border.

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The New victims ranged from 55 to 87 years old

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A young, previously healthy man died in Wuhan, raising concerns about the deadliness of the virus. Until now, the vast majority of victims have been older than 60 with preexisting conditions.

Every news outlet is screaming DEADLY VIRUS, CHINA CANT CONTAIN IT. DEADLY. ITS VERY DEADLY. And the majority of victims are.... elderly people.

A highly contagious virus isn't a good thing, but news outlets are having fun scaring the fuck out of people.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Himu on January 25, 2020, 12:34:46 AM
I'm going to Chinese New Year tomorrow to photograph it.

Should I go?

Y/N

Getting mask to wear.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Joe Molotov on January 25, 2020, 02:59:06 AM
Quote from: chronovore on January 25, 2020, 12:07:33 AM
Jokes about pandemics are a bad look.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanganyika_laughter_epidemic
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: brawndolicious on January 25, 2020, 03:21:09 AM
Hopefully these zoonotic viruses lead to meat getting a "dirty" reputation, being resource-intensive and all.

Also, I laughed at the idea of a megathread on TheBore.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Nintex on January 25, 2020, 07:47:24 AM
I woke up with a sore throat yesterday.

It could just be the flu or I'm carrying a deadly virus.
I love Corona with a slice of lemon btw  :drool
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: thisismyusername on January 25, 2020, 08:20:31 AM
Quote from: Transhuman on January 25, 2020, 12:05:03 AM
Only 800 people died from Sars and it was way more severe, plus since we're 16 years of medical advancement later... i'd be very surprised if the deathtoll ends up triple digits

I mean, yes. But it still is a serious thing. Ebola is serious in the sense that symptoms are very severe. Good medical protections is why this stuff doesn't jump as much as it used to. But that doesn't mean not panicking about it possibly breaking out of containment shouldn't be done. (Maybe NOT to the Chicken Little levels that the media makes it out to be)
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Great Rumbler on January 25, 2020, 10:12:54 AM
Quote from: mormapope on January 25, 2020, 12:08:22 AM
Quote from: Transhuman on January 25, 2020, 12:05:03 AM
Only 800 people died from Sars and it was way more severe, plus since we're 16 years of medical advancement later... i'd be very surprised if the deathtoll ends up triple digits

I was gonna say, remember the Ebola scare from a few years ago?

Also, unless your immune system is heavily compromised, I imagine it's flu like symptoms.

What about SWINE FLU

and BIRD FLU
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Don Rumata on January 25, 2020, 10:54:04 AM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on January 25, 2020, 10:12:54 AM
Quote from: mormapope on January 25, 2020, 12:08:22 AM
Quote from: Transhuman on January 25, 2020, 12:05:03 AM
Only 800 people died from Sars and it was way more severe, plus since we're 16 years of medical advancement later... i'd be very surprised if the deathtoll ends up triple digits

I was gonna say, remember the Ebola scare from a few years ago?

Also, unless your immune system is heavily compromised, I imagine it's flu like symptoms.

What about SWINE FLU

and BIRD FLU
I'll worry about swine flu, when pigs learn to fly.
*laughs arrogantly*
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: MMaRsu on January 25, 2020, 11:14:37 AM
Just pretend that its not real then it cant get ya
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Nintex on January 25, 2020, 03:07:40 PM
This is going well

https://twitter.com/manyapan/status/1220639366181277697 (https://twitter.com/manyapan/status/1220639366181277697)
https://twitter.com/xinyanyu/status/1220989184443408384 (https://twitter.com/xinyanyu/status/1220989184443408384)
https://twitter.com/badiucao/status/1221102134843723776 (https://twitter.com/badiucao/status/1221102134843723776)

Doing the rounds on social media
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EO70mLhUYAIfvyo?format=jpg)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EO70mQPUcAEw-RA?format=jpg)
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Also unconfirmed messages of Chinese doctors calling relatives saying this is way worse than anyone thinks and they are ill equipped to handle the 100k or so infected.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Uncle on January 25, 2020, 03:17:10 PM
if half the US gets infected and it costs the average citizen $17,000 for treatment you might see some opinions start flipping on m4a
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: ToxicAdam on January 25, 2020, 03:31:39 PM
Lots of doomers on this forum....
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: HardcoreRetro on January 25, 2020, 03:34:08 PM
https://youtu.be/jlxmKsTvcLg
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on January 25, 2020, 03:40:17 PM
Quote from: Uncle on January 25, 2020, 03:17:10 PM
if half the US gets infected and it costs the average citizen $17,000 for treatment you might see some opinions start flipping on m4a

Bernie blowout :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: thisismyusername on January 25, 2020, 04:18:55 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on January 25, 2020, 03:31:39 PM
Lots of doomers on this forum....

Is it Doomer if I'm "save the planet, kill yourself?" :thinking
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Ghoul on January 25, 2020, 06:59:43 PM
Who is the bores first victim? Let’s vote!
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TVC15 on January 25, 2020, 07:14:41 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on January 25, 2020, 06:59:43 PM
Who is the bores first victim? Let’s vote!

I’ll take the hit. Life really does feel like wasting time waiting to catch something terminal so I can take advantage of my state’s euthanasia laws. I was over this shit years ago. Nobody has made a good song in like 15 years. There’s no life without good music. This milk turned a long time ago and now it’s green.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: team filler on January 25, 2020, 07:19:47 PM
Quote from: TVC15 on January 25, 2020, 07:14:41 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on January 25, 2020, 06:59:43 PM
Who is the bores first victim? Let’s vote!

I’ll take the hit. Life really does feel like wasting time waiting to catch something terminal so I can take advantage of my state’s euthanasia laws. I was over this shit years ago. Nobody has made a good song in like 15 years. There’s no life without good music. This milk turned a long time ago and now it’s green.
::)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJt0sBWU7WY
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: MMaRsu on January 25, 2020, 08:01:12 PM
Quote from: TVC15 on January 25, 2020, 07:14:41 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on January 25, 2020, 06:59:43 PM
Who is the bores first victim? Let’s vote!

I’ll take the hit. Life really does feel like wasting time waiting to catch something terminal so I can take advantage of my state’s euthanasia laws. I was over this shit years ago. Nobody has made a good song in like 15 years. There’s no life without good music. This milk turned a long time ago and now it’s green.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4xKvHANqjk&t=512s
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TVC15 on January 25, 2020, 08:11:15 PM
Quote from: MMaRsu on January 25, 2020, 08:01:12 PM
Quote from: TVC15 on January 25, 2020, 07:14:41 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on January 25, 2020, 06:59:43 PM
Who is the bores first victim? Let’s vote!

I’ll take the hit. Life really does feel like wasting time waiting to catch something terminal so I can take advantage of my state’s euthanasia laws. I was over this shit years ago. Nobody has made a good song in like 15 years. There’s no life without good music. This milk turned a long time ago and now it’s green.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4xKvHANqjk&t=512s

https://youtu.be/fcaWN3ZJnhs
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: kingv on January 25, 2020, 09:13:01 PM
Please change the title to “Wuhan! We got you all in check.”
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Uncle on January 25, 2020, 10:44:40 PM
https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: thisismyusername on January 25, 2020, 10:48:39 PM
Quote from: Uncle on January 25, 2020, 10:44:40 PM
https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6
43-39 Death/Recovery. Damn, that's close.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: shosta on January 25, 2020, 10:49:41 PM
There's going to be a death bias because only people who are seriously ill are going to go to a hospital.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on January 26, 2020, 02:40:40 AM
Entire regions banning all travel is some Madagascar level fun :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: VomKriege on January 26, 2020, 05:17:41 AM
Another job shipped to Mexico, what about a Budweiser virus ? :trumps
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Nintex on January 26, 2020, 07:41:56 AM
https://twitter.com/QuickTake/status/1220743573450231809 (https://twitter.com/QuickTake/status/1220743573450231809)

Why aren't governments sending these out to everyone?  :idont
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: VomKriege on January 26, 2020, 07:55:43 AM
Is supply even able to cope with bulk orders in the millions (or billions ? I imagine the cheaper, lighter masks may not be reusable or have short viability) ? In a manner timely enough to make a difference ? Without disrupting the existing needs, supply lines and unhealthy competitions between countries due to the fear of shortages ?
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Pissy F Benny on January 26, 2020, 08:05:58 AM
I’m stocking up on survival shield x to keep me healthy and virus free  :hans1
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: EightBitNate on January 26, 2020, 09:50:36 AM
Damn those videos of hospital staff crying is kinda eerie.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Nintex on January 26, 2020, 10:27:12 AM
https://twitter.com/richardvolle/status/1221267514077802496 (https://twitter.com/richardvolle/status/1221267514077802496)

https://twitter.com/richardvolle/status/1221118936193699840 (https://twitter.com/richardvolle/status/1221118936193699840)

It is really difficult to tell what is real and what isn't at this point.

The talk about gunshots is bullshit, it was Chinese New Years so if you hear 'gunshots' in the distance it is just firecrackers going off.  :doge

It all does look very eerie though
https://twitter.com/mbappecreadieu/status/1221411091407933440 (https://twitter.com/mbappecreadieu/status/1221411091407933440)
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: toku on January 26, 2020, 10:39:17 AM
It's probably worse than we think.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: thisismyusername on January 26, 2020, 10:47:42 AM
Quote from: james on January 26, 2020, 02:40:40 AM
Entire regions banning all travel is some Madagascar level fun :rejoice

(https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/006/721/SHUTDOWNEVERYTHING.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Bebpo on January 26, 2020, 12:40:52 PM
So I was gonna make a post last night about how for a friend's birthday we went to a traditional Filipino restaurant last night and had a kamayan dish where they line up the food on the table and we all eat from it with our hands and I was sitting next to a coughing gal who just came back from Seattle airport a few days ago which made me a little  :doge but figured it was fear mongering so didn't post.

Then this morning wake up to find out the 3rd confirmed case is right down the street from me in the next city over (~5 miles away)
https://www.ocregister.com/2020/01/25/case-of-coronavirus-confirmed-in-orange-county/

As someone that is on immune suppresent medication (and just got my lastest dose 3 days ago which supresses my system for the next 2 months!), catches every flu/cold that passes through and gets hit harder by it and takes 2-4x as long to recover from it...I unfortunately have to be concerned :(

Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: shosta on January 26, 2020, 12:46:34 PM
You'll know in 3 to 6 days. Until then... we wait.  :-\
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on January 26, 2020, 01:31:38 PM
2 to 14 days I believe
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TVC15 on January 26, 2020, 01:35:40 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on January 26, 2020, 12:40:52 PM
So I was gonna make a post last night about how for a friend's birthday we went to a traditional Filipino restaurant last night and had a kamayan dish where they line up the food on the table and we all eat from it with our hands and I was sitting next to a coughing gal who just came back from Seattle airport a few days ago which made me a little  :doge but figured it was fear mongering so didn't post.

Then this morning wake up to find out the 3rd confirmed case is right down the street from me in the next city over (~5 miles away)
https://www.ocregister.com/2020/01/25/case-of-coronavirus-confirmed-in-orange-county/

As someone that is on immune suppresent medication (and just got my lastest dose 3 days ago which supresses my system for the next 2 months!), catches every flu/cold that passes through and gets hit harder by it and takes 2-4x as long to recover from it...I unfortunately have to be concerned :(

Take care of yourself, bebps <3
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TVC15 on January 26, 2020, 01:45:12 PM
Oh, lol, looks like it’s in Alameda county now too. I suppose it’s time

I guess this is my last post then, guys. It’s been pretty fun posting here. Let me be real a moment. Stosta, you were always a very entertaining poster, and I hope you can manage to continue. I think you can accomplish things, buddy! Riotous, I’ve really warmed up to you. You’re a charming guy that would have been nice to chat with. Bebp, you’re a sweetheart and I want you to keep creating. Let people know about me. Everyone else, the only good part of going to hell first is that I get to see the looks on your faces when you get there. Sayonara, buttholes, I won’t go pretty, won’t stop vapin.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Himu on January 26, 2020, 01:48:23 PM
TVC, Skin of the Night was in the last 15 years.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIY64norZqY
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TVC15 on January 26, 2020, 01:52:28 PM
(Last Post Addendum I)

Btw I am going to see Bad Boys 4 Lyfe in a movie theater downtown at 1pm and after I will get an ice cream cone so I am exposing my tongue frequently to the open air.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Himu on January 26, 2020, 01:53:45 PM
Please don't forget to suck a cock after.

Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TVC15 on January 26, 2020, 01:58:05 PM
Yes, I may also be setting up my “Free Spongebath” stand over in the lot by the exit. It’s inclusive—clean, dirty, homeless, junkies, whatever. I don’t care why you’re here, what you’re reason is, but I believe people have some basic rights.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Himu on January 26, 2020, 02:00:57 PM
Listen to the best Bowie albums again before you die, man.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWm03wYBTbM

Then suck his dick in heaven. :heart
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on January 26, 2020, 02:06:50 PM
I've had some bad gas today, is that a symptom?
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Post by: Bebpo on January 26, 2020, 02:06:53 PM
Good luck TVC. Yeah just saw it's in LA too :(

I'm staying indoors next 2 weeks. Fuck the world.
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Post by: TVC15 on January 26, 2020, 02:12:35 PM
I also have to go into work for a release this week, and I’m the kind of guy that will go to work sick, and I work in an open office. Plus I have to get my head cut into by a surgeon this week. I only use public transportation. I’m more disease vector than man.
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Post by: Bebpo on January 26, 2020, 02:18:09 PM
Also I thought you lived in SF?

If you're in LA, after we hopefully both survive this virus, we really should meetup.
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Post by: TVC15 on January 26, 2020, 02:20:43 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on January 26, 2020, 02:18:09 PM
Also I thought you lived in SF?

If you're in LA, after we hopefully both survive this virus, we really should meetup.

I’m in Oakland (Alameda County). I’m probably going to be down in LA for work a few times this half, though. I was going to let you know once I knew more!

Edit: ah, they’re still only testing, so it’s not confirmed. I suppose I can eat gunk from the gutter in peace for another day. Last post cancelled.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on January 26, 2020, 02:30:29 PM
(http://i.ibb.co/MfzZxDF/Screenshot-20200126-202905-01.jpg)
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Post by: Bebpo on January 26, 2020, 02:31:52 PM
The Corona jokes are even more present here in OC where there is a shitty ass city to the east called Corona.
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Post by: TVC15 on January 26, 2020, 02:33:29 PM
Alright, heading out. Let’s hope Bad Boys for Life is worth risking it all for.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Bebpo on January 26, 2020, 02:34:31 PM
Quote from: TVC15 on January 26, 2020, 02:33:29 PM
Alright, heading out. Let’s hope Bad Boys for Life is worth risking it all for.

I've been hearing it is. I mean if you gotta take some risk, taking it for Will Smith's career redemption seems like a good reason to.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: VomKriege on January 26, 2020, 06:04:04 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on January 26, 2020, 12:40:52 PM
So I was gonna make a post last night about how for a friend's birthday we went to a traditional Filipino restaurant last night and had a kamayan dish where they line up the food on the table and we all eat from it with our hands and I was sitting next to a coughing gal who just came back from Seattle airport a few days ago which made me a little  :doge but figured it was fear mongering so didn't post.

Then this morning wake up to find out the 3rd confirmed case is right down the street from me in the next city over (~5 miles away)
https://www.ocregister.com/2020/01/25/case-of-coronavirus-confirmed-in-orange-county/

As someone that is on immune suppresent medication (and just got my lastest dose 3 days ago which supresses my system for the next 2 months!), catches every flu/cold that passes through and gets hit harder by it and takes 2-4x as long to recover from it...I unfortunately have to be concerned :(

There's a lot of hysteria going on but considering your particular situation, it's not unreasonable to keep cautious. If you seriously worry to some cold/flu-like symptoms, don't hesitate to seek urgent care, better safe than sorry.
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on January 27, 2020, 01:41:41 PM
They're monitoring a couple students at University of Washington who recently got back from China which is just a mile from me. I'm not worried about that to be honest, but I am worried that if we get more local cases they'll likely end up at Harborview or UW Medical Center where I'm scheduled to have my heart surgery in March and that might push my surgery out even further since I'm likely more susceptible to shit. Hopefully this is under control by then cause I don't want to wait any longer than I have to.

Also, I know they're sold out and backordered on Amazon until March, but I saw a ton of N95 masks at Home Depot this morning.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Nintex on January 27, 2020, 01:51:18 PM
Still got the flu  :yuck

Or is the corona  ???

halp  :doge
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Bebpo on January 27, 2020, 02:55:03 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on January 26, 2020, 06:04:04 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on January 26, 2020, 12:40:52 PM
So I was gonna make a post last night about how for a friend's birthday we went to a traditional Filipino restaurant last night and had a kamayan dish where they line up the food on the table and we all eat from it with our hands and I was sitting next to a coughing gal who just came back from Seattle airport a few days ago which made me a little  :doge but figured it was fear mongering so didn't post.

Then this morning wake up to find out the 3rd confirmed case is right down the street from me in the next city over (~5 miles away)
https://www.ocregister.com/2020/01/25/case-of-coronavirus-confirmed-in-orange-county/

As someone that is on immune suppresent medication (and just got my lastest dose 3 days ago which supresses my system for the next 2 months!), catches every flu/cold that passes through and gets hit harder by it and takes 2-4x as long to recover from it...I unfortunately have to be concerned :(

There's a lot of hysteria going on but considering your particular situation, it's not unreasonable to keep cautious. If you seriously worry to some cold/flu-like symptoms, don't hesitate to seek urgent care, better safe than sorry.

Yeah, I'm ok. When the news hit and it was 5 miles down from me, given my circumstances and being prone to anxiety I was panicked yesterday morning. But by the afternoon I was ok again and went out and did my normal life stuff. Will keep an eye on the news, but not gonna let it stop my life.

Quote from: Nintex on January 27, 2020, 01:51:18 PM
Still got the flu  :yuck

Or is the corona  ???

halp  :doge

 :'(

Feel better!
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TEEEPO on January 27, 2020, 05:04:25 PM
somehow i miss the conjecture from earlier in this thread; this shit is slowly becoming legit scary
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: archnemesis on January 28, 2020, 07:34:33 AM
Corona virus real-time map: https://arcg.is/0fHmTX
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Mr Gilhaney on January 28, 2020, 08:16:52 AM
https://twitter.com/Hopswatch1/status/1222090646506348546



https://twitter.com/xlm0112/status/1222076756317949952


 :lol
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 28, 2020, 01:00:26 PM
https://i.imgur.com/a7qNDKn.gifv
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Post by: EightBitNate on January 28, 2020, 01:52:20 PM
Work just banned all travel to China :doge
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Ghoul on January 28, 2020, 02:05:20 PM
Two coughing Chinese people got on my train. Nice knowing you guys!
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on January 28, 2020, 02:05:42 PM
Quote from: riotous on January 28, 2020, 01:50:09 PM
Plus side: the super busy giant Chinese grocery store near my house is completely dead.  It’s usually a shit show, but was in and out in minutes.  Everything in stock too and they usually have trouble keeping up.

People really that scared I guess.

I go there pretty regularly, good cheap produce and all the awesome soy sauce brands. Was curious how it was doing right now.
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Post by: Cerveza mas fina on January 28, 2020, 02:48:58 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on January 28, 2020, 02:05:20 PM
Two coughing Chinese people got on my train. Nice knowing you guys!

(http://www.parkchristmas.ie/parklife/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/casper2.jpg)
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Post by: Great Rumbler on January 28, 2020, 02:56:21 PM
I ain't scared.
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Post by: Raist on January 28, 2020, 04:50:44 PM
Major news outlets sure are doing a great fucking job with their "SOMETHING SOMETHING NEW DEADLY VIRUS SOMETHING" headlines.

Yes, it's a """new""" virus. Yes, there are thousands of reported cases. With deaths now in the three digits range.

That's in China. With its population of 1.4B. Over about a month.


Should this be carefully monitored? Yes, of course.
Are the "OMG DEADLY VIRUS SO SCARY" headlines warranted? Fuck off.


Remember, the good old seasonal flu infects tens of millions of people worldwide each year.
Severe cases are still in the millions.
It kills hundreds of thousands of people every year.

Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: shosta on January 29, 2020, 02:53:56 AM
Quote
The number of coronavirus cases in China have now topped that of SARS.
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Post by: Nintex on January 29, 2020, 07:54:31 AM
Don't worry guys it's just like the flu
https://twitter.com/business/status/1222423461383024640 (https://twitter.com/business/status/1222423461383024640)

https://twitter.com/siobhanheanue/status/1222466180364898304 (https://twitter.com/siobhanheanue/status/1222466180364898304)
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Post by: Akala on January 29, 2020, 10:39:12 AM
Was reading this AM that this differs from SARS in that it is contagious in the incubation stage.

https://mobile.twitter.com/WilliamYang120/status/1221364556011692032
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Post by: mormapope on January 29, 2020, 10:45:16 AM
Quote from: Nintex on January 29, 2020, 07:54:31 AM
Don't worry guys it's just like the flu
https://twitter.com/business/status/1222423461383024640 (https://twitter.com/business/status/1222423461383024640)

https://twitter.com/siobhanheanue/status/1222466180364898304 (https://twitter.com/siobhanheanue/status/1222466180364898304)

If safety precautions were taken with the flu, tons of people would probably be alive too :lol

There is no value in being terrified of getting sick and dying. Take care of yourself and keep clean. If you plan on surfing on Chinese phlegm and snot, then yes, be terrified.

Being a type 1 Diabetic, I'm more likely to have complications if I get sick. I can also accidentally take too much insulin before going to sleep and potentially die Everytime I go to bed. Life is about stuff in and out of our control guys.
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Post by: Raist on January 29, 2020, 10:58:30 AM
Quote from: Nintex on January 29, 2020, 07:54:31 AM
Don't worry guys it's just like the flu


Governments and companies taking preventive measures.

HO NO WE ALL DOOMED  :gddr5 :gddr5 :gddr5



FUCK OOOFFFFFF.
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Post by: Ghoul on January 29, 2020, 11:14:30 AM
Quote from: Raist on January 29, 2020, 10:58:30 AM
Quote from: Nintex on January 29, 2020, 07:54:31 AM
Don't worry guys it's just like the flu


Governments and companies taking preventive measures.

HO NO WE ALL DOOMED  :gddr5 :gddr5 :gddr5



FUCK OOOFFFFFF.

I dunno, from random videos I’ve seen they’re saying that within China the number of people infected are far higher than the stats they’re giving out, yes companies are right to stop going there, but I generally think that the amount of dead and infected are far higher than advertised.
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Post by: Akala on January 29, 2020, 11:23:09 AM
I mean the flu is also a wildly contagious virus that is transmittable within incubation period. I think it's funny how there are people freaking about this that don't get a flu shot.  :lol
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Post by: Nintex on January 29, 2020, 11:30:15 AM
I got a flu shot and I still got the flu.
But that's because I'm asthmatic and it merely makes me less sick.

"If you don't get a flu shot, it's your own fault if you get sick" - Vladimir Putin to his cabinet late 2019
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Post by: BlueTsunami on January 29, 2020, 12:14:55 PM
(https://abload.de/img/capture_2020-01-29-12mwjur.png) (https://abload.de/image.php?img=capture_2020-01-29-12mwjur.png)
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on January 29, 2020, 04:03:24 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/willsommer/status/1222331793040465926
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Post by: TEEEPO on January 29, 2020, 06:57:12 PM
https://twitter.com/SkyNewsBreak/status/1222668427522985984

yea, this isn't looking good
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Post by: Nintex on January 29, 2020, 07:21:48 PM
Everyone looks very nervous here
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1222672488934584324 (https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1222672488934584324)
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Post by: Occam on January 29, 2020, 07:46:01 PM
Hilarious. Reminder:
After Trump cut its budget by $1.4 billion (20%) in 2018, the CDC reduced its efforts to prevent global disease outbreak by 80%.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2018/02/01/cdc-to-cut-by-80-percent-efforts-to-prevent-global-disease-outbreak/

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Post by: TEEEPO on January 29, 2020, 08:02:16 PM
oof
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Post by: Leadbelly on January 29, 2020, 08:35:33 PM
Quote from: riotous on January 29, 2020, 04:13:20 PM
Quote from: Akala on January 29, 2020, 11:23:09 AM
I mean the flu is also a wildly contagious virus that is transmittable within incubation period. I think it's funny how there are people freaking about this that don't get a flu shot.  :lol

It's almost like this virus has a higher mortality and hospitalization rate or something.

Not necessarily. It depends on the strain of flu. Obviously some strains have a much higher mortality than others. Currently the coronavirus sits at around 3%, which isn't insignificant, but isn't particularly high either. And what you will probably find, which is also typical of the flu, is a large percentage of the deaths would have been people above the age of 40 and probably an underlying condition with a weakened immune system.

The other thing is, because it's a new virus, it is difficult to treat. And so people who are already vulnerable have a much higher chance of dying from it
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Post by: BlueTsunami on January 29, 2020, 09:29:52 PM
Quote from: Occam on January 29, 2020, 07:46:01 PM
Hilarious. Reminder:
After Trump cut its budget by $1.4 billion (20%) in 2018, the CDC reduced its efforts to prevent global disease outbreak by 80%.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2018/02/01/cdc-to-cut-by-80-percent-efforts-to-prevent-global-disease-outbreak/



You'd think a hypochondriac would choose to uphold the one institution that would be a use to them but I forget the "fuck you got mine" mentality is inherently myopic.
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Post by: TEEEPO on January 29, 2020, 09:59:21 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on January 29, 2020, 08:35:33 PM
Not necessarily. It depends on the strain of flu. Obviously some strains have a much higher mortality than others. Currently the coronavirus sits at around 3%, which isn't insignificant, but isn't particularly high either. And what you will probably find, which is also typical of the flu, is a large percentage of the deaths would have been people above the age of 40 and probably an underlying condition with a weakened immune system.

The other thing is, because it's a new virus, it is difficult to treat. And so people who are already vulnerable have a much higher chance of dying from it

the seasonal flu has a mortality rate of tenth of a percentage while the 1918 pandemic is estimated to be at about 2.5%...
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Post by: shosta on January 29, 2020, 10:00:31 PM
I had an extra bad bout of asthma in the library and people got up and left.

:fbm
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Post by: Bebpo on January 29, 2020, 10:44:40 PM
I mean if you wanna get on that new Star Wars ride, here’s your chance.
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Post by: Akala on January 29, 2020, 11:50:12 PM
Quote from: TEEEPO on January 29, 2020, 09:59:21 PM
the seasonal flu has a mortality rate of tenth of a percentage while the 1918 pandemic is estimated to be at about 2.5%...

I had always heard the spanish flu was way worse. A lazy google says 10-20%, wiki says:
Quote
Mortality
Around the globe

The difference between the influenza mortality age-distributions of the 1918 epidemic and normal epidemics – deaths per 100,000 persons in each age group, United States, for the interpandemic years 1911–1917 (dashed line) and the pandemic year 1918 (solid line)[39]

Three pandemic waves: weekly combined influenza and pneumonia mortality, United Kingdom, 1918–1919[40]
The global mortality rate from the 1918–1919 pandemic is not known, but an estimated 10% to 20% of those who were infected died. With about a third of the world population infected, this case-fatality ratio means 3% to 6% of the entire global population died.[2] Influenza may have killed as many as 25 million people in its first 25 weeks. Older estimates say it killed 40–50 million people,[3] while current estimates put the death toll at probably 50 million, and possibly as high as 100 million.[41][5] These estimates would correspond to three to five percent of Earth's human population at the time.[42]

This flu killed more people in 24 weeks than HIV/AIDS killed in 24 years.[43] However, the Black Death killed a much higher percentage of the world's then smaller population.[44]

The disease killed in every area of the globe. As many as 17 million people died in India, about 5% of the population.[45] The death toll in India's British-ruled districts was 13.88 million.[46]

In Japan, 23 million people were affected, with at least 390,000 reported deaths.[47] In the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), 1.5 million were assumed to have died among 30 million inhabitants.[48] In Tahiti, 13% of the population died during one month. Similarly, in Samoa 22% of the population of 38,000 died within two months.[49]

In New Zealand, the flu killed an estimated 6,400 Europeans and 2,500 indigenous Maori in six weeks. [50] Dr. Geoffrey Rice has found that Maori died at eight times the rate of Europeans.[51]

In Iran, the mortality was very high: according to an estimate, between 902,400 and 2,431,000, or 8% to 22% of the total population died.[52]

In the U.S., about 28% of the population became infected, and 500,000 to 675,000 died.[53] Native American tribes were particularly hard hit. In the Four Corners area, there were 3,293 registered deaths among Native Americans.[54] Entire Inuit and Alaskan Native village communities died in Alaska.[55] In Canada, 50,000 died.[56] In Brazil, 300,000 died, including president Rodrigues Alves.[57] In Britain, as many as 250,000 died; in France, more than 400,000.[58]

In Ghana, the influenza epidemic killed at least 100,000 people.[59] Tafari Makonnen (the future Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia) was one of the first Ethiopians who contracted influenza but survived.[60][61] Many of his subjects did not; estimates for fatalities in the capital city, Addis Ababa, range from 5,000 to 10,000, or higher.[62] In British Somaliland, one official estimated that 7% of the native population died.[63]

This huge death toll resulted from an extremely high infection rate of up to 50% and the extreme severity of the symptoms, suspected to be caused by cytokine storms.[3] Symptoms in 1918 were so unusual that initially influenza was misdiagnosed as dengue, cholera, or typhoid. One observer wrote, "One of the most striking of the complications was hemorrhage from mucous membranes, especially from the nose, stomach, and intestine. Bleeding from the ears and petechial hemorrhages in the skin also occurred".[41] The majority of deaths were from bacterial pneumonia,[64][65] a common secondary infection associated with influenza. The virus also killed people directly by causing massive hemorrhages and edema in the lung.[65]

The unusually severe disease killed up to 20% of those infected, as opposed to the usual flu epidemic mortality rate of 0.1%.[2][41]


Wiki, so grain of salt, but seems way worse. While scary on a base level, not worth freaking out over. Yet, anyway.

There isn't really any telling the damage a similar strain would cause today, it's kind of interesting to wonder about how advances in modern medicine would offset the ease of global travel, etc..

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Post by: TEEEPO on January 30, 2020, 12:20:52 AM
i used nih/cdc as my source:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16494711?dopt=Abstract
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/1/05-0979_article
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Post by: Fifstar on January 30, 2020, 03:40:06 AM
Quote from: Ghoul on January 29, 2020, 11:14:30 AM
Quote from: Raist on January 29, 2020, 10:58:30 AM
Quote from: Nintex on January 29, 2020, 07:54:31 AM
Don't worry guys it's just like the flu


Governments and companies taking preventive measures.

HO NO WE ALL DOOMED  :gddr5 :gddr5 :gddr5



FUCK OOOFFFFFF.

I dunno, from random videos I’ve seen they’re saying that within China the number of people infected are far higher than the stats they’re giving out, yes companies are right to stop going there, but I generally think that the amount of dead and infected are far higher than advertised.

Probably true. Still, the yearly worldwide death toll for the flu is more than 500.000. That's still a far cry from any reported number for the coronavirus. Obviously way to soon for assess the danger of this new virus, just to put into perspective how many people (mainly high risk people) die from everyday illness.
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Post by: Fifstar on January 30, 2020, 03:57:27 AM
Quote from: TEEEPO on January 30, 2020, 12:20:52 AM
i used nih/cdc as my source:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16494711?dopt=Abstract
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/1/05-0979_article

This makes no sense, probably a typo. The article itself states that about 500 million people were infected and that about 50 million to 100 hundred million died. Basic math says that's a case fatality rate of 10-20%. 2,5% might be the global risk for any person living at that time on earth.

See this blog article

https://rybicki.blog/2018/04/11/1918-influenza-pandemic-case-fatality-rate/

So yeah, the coronoavirus as of today has a case fatality of 2,1%, a factor of 5 to 10 lower than the spanish flu.
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Post by: Transhuman on January 30, 2020, 04:04:56 AM
Quote from: Transhuman on January 25, 2020, 12:05:03 AM
i'd be very surprised if the deathtoll ends up triple digits

:notlikethis
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Ghoul on January 30, 2020, 04:52:00 AM
Quote from: Transhuman on January 30, 2020, 04:04:56 AM
Quote from: Transhuman on January 25, 2020, 12:05:03 AM
i'd be very surprised if the deathtoll ends up triple digits

:notlikethis

Holding you accountable for all the deaths now.
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Post by: Raist on January 30, 2020, 09:56:21 AM
Comparing mortality rates at such an early stage of the outbreak is utterly pointless, brehs.
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Post by: EightBitNate on January 30, 2020, 10:17:43 AM
filler did you make this?

(https://i.imgur.com/mHcWc1B.jpg)
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Post by: Mollys Fruity Loops on January 30, 2020, 10:52:20 AM
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.01.26.919985v1 (https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.01.26.919985v1)

Single-cell RNA expression profiling of ACE2, the putative receptor of Wuhan 2019-nCov

Posted January 26, 2020

Quote

Abstract

A novel coronavirus (2019-nCov) was identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China in December of 2019.

This new coronavirus has resulted in thousands of cases of lethal disease in China, with additional patients being identified in a rapidly growing number internationally.

2019-nCov was reported to share the same receptor, Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), with SARS-Cov.

Here based on the public database and the state-of-the-art single-cell RNA-Seq technique, we analyzed the ACE2 RNA expression profile in the normal human lungs.

The result indicates that the ACE2 virus receptor expression is concentrated in a small population of type II alveolar cells (AT2).

Surprisingly, we found that this population of ACE2-expressing AT2 also highly expressed many other genes that positively regulating viral reproduction and transmission.

A comparison between eight individual samples demonstrated that the Asian male one has an extremely large number of ACE2-expressing cells in the lung.

This study provides a biological background for the epidemic investigation of the 2019-nCov infection disease, and could be informative for future anti-ACE2 therapeutic strategy development.



A virus that infects asian males?


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Post by: james on January 30, 2020, 11:21:55 AM
Has a single non-Asian person been infected?
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Post by: Nintex on January 30, 2020, 12:36:53 PM
Secret recording of the source of the infection
(https://static01.nyt.com/images/2018/11/30/business/00bannonchina-01/merlin_147522828_5bd5e35a-3d02-44cf-8639-2a5b27c266fb-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)
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Post by: team filler on January 30, 2020, 01:16:11 PM
Quote from: EightBitNate on January 30, 2020, 10:17:43 AM
filler did you make this?

(https://i.imgur.com/mHcWc1B.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/UiTE6Ba.gif)
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Post by: Raist on January 30, 2020, 01:17:33 PM
Quote from: Mollys Fruity Loops on January 30, 2020, 10:52:20 AM
A virus that infects asian males?

Have you heard of that guy, Charles Darwin? He wrote a pretty good book a couple hundred years ago.
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Post by: shosta on January 30, 2020, 01:24:38 PM
Quote from: Mollys Fruity Loops on January 30, 2020, 10:52:20 AM
A virus that infects asian males?
(https://images.hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/49018/content/sarcraftii.jpg)
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Post by: Nintex on January 30, 2020, 01:33:07 PM
https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1222863896882679808 (https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1222863896882679808)

 :mike
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Mollys Fruity Loops on January 30, 2020, 04:43:17 PM
Quote from: Raist on January 30, 2020, 01:17:33 PM
Quote from: Mollys Fruity Loops on January 30, 2020, 10:52:20 AM
A virus that infects asian males?

Have you heard of that guy, Charles Darwin? He wrote a pretty good book a couple hundred years ago.

Besides mutations Ethnic Bioweapons (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_bioweapon) are also a thing.

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Post by: VomKriege on January 30, 2020, 04:58:51 PM
Quote from: Nintex on January 30, 2020, 12:36:53 PM
Secret recording of the source of the infection
(https://static01.nyt.com/images/2018/11/30/business/00bannonchina-01/merlin_147522828_5bd5e35a-3d02-44cf-8639-2a5b27c266fb-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)

Actually, Steve Pieczenik was on Alex Jones saying that he treated (he's not a MD that I know of) the first patient, a man in contact with a Chinese acquaintance, of the Wuhan virus a month ago before any report. And that man... was himself. (That's literally how he told it.)

Pieczenik has been on a severe streak of delusions lately, worse than usual, claiming he ordered the US Armed Forces Chief of Staff to send 3000 soldiers to get Ebola under control during the last outbreak, that he was privy to Rabin's assassination plot and that he advised the Pope on how to undermine the Soviet Union.

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Post by: Raist on January 30, 2020, 04:59:17 PM
:picard
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Post by: Nintex on January 30, 2020, 06:16:28 PM
It is now officially a global public health emergency
https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1223007243311951873 (https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1223007243311951873)

Number of cases confirmed by China growing rapidly.
https://twitter.com/ceostroff/status/1223016602314203136 (https://twitter.com/ceostroff/status/1223016602314203136)
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Mollys Fruity Loops on January 30, 2020, 06:32:29 PM
Quote from: Mollys Fruity Loops on January 30, 2020, 04:43:17 PM
Quote from: Raist on January 30, 2020, 01:17:33 PM
Quote from: Mollys Fruity Loops on January 30, 2020, 10:52:20 AM
A virus that infects asian males?

Have you heard of that guy, Charles Darwin? He wrote a pretty good book a couple hundred years ago.

Besides mutations Ethnic Bioweapons (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_bioweapon) are also a thing.

On the Origins of the 2019-nCoV Virus, Wuhan, China (https://jameslyonsweiler.com/2020/01/30/on-the-origins-of-the-2019-ncov-virus-wuhan-china/?fbclid=IwAR0aFjC4kWRz-qfoO1RYc7w6TWmqoYLbnfbvA9Od2WympBgxBJ5ikpqT5BU)

Quote
James Lyons-Weiler, PhD – 1/30/2020

RECOMBINATION technology has been in use in molecular virology since the 1980’s. The structure of the 2019-NCoV virus genome provides a very strong clue on the likely origin of the virus.

Unlike other related coronaviruses, the 2019-nCoV virus has a unique sequence about 1,378 bp (nucleotide base pairs) long that is not found in related coronaviruses.

Video interview @23min on the above article (https://youtu.be/h1j2bIo5Ogc?t=1362)
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Post by: Nintex on January 30, 2020, 06:34:20 PM
Would be on brand for commie China to develop a virus that kills their own people so I'm not ruling it out.

In the Netherlands researchers working on flu shots once created a flu that was resistant to all known anti-biotics.
Luckily they managed to destroy their sample before it got out in the open.  :doge
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Post by: Rufus on January 30, 2020, 06:35:43 PM
You make it sound like they plugged it with a 12-gauge at the last second.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Mollys Fruity Loops on January 30, 2020, 06:42:45 PM
Quote from: Nintex on January 30, 2020, 06:34:20 PM
Would be on brand for commie China to develop a virus that kills their own people so I'm not ruling it out.

In the Netherlands researchers working on flu shots once created a flu that was resistant to all known anti-biotics.
Luckily they managed to destroy their sample before it got out in the open.  :doge

Seriously watch the video interview linked above. 23mins in.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Nintex on January 30, 2020, 06:46:37 PM
Quote from: Rufus on January 30, 2020, 06:35:43 PM
You make it sound like they plugged it with a 12-gauge at the last second.

I was sketchy on the details. Apparently it was a type of bird flu a Dutch researcher had mutated so it could spread quicker.
The virus he experimented on had a mortality rate of 60%. The US government prohibited publication of all their findings in case terrorists would use the research.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/alarm-as-dutch-lab-creates-highly-contagious-killer-flu-6279474.html (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/alarm-as-dutch-lab-creates-highly-contagious-killer-flu-6279474.html)
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Post by: Uncle on January 30, 2020, 06:55:48 PM
Quote from: Mollys Fruity Loops on January 30, 2020, 06:42:45 PM
Quote from: Nintex on January 30, 2020, 06:34:20 PM
Would be on brand for commie China to develop a virus that kills their own people so I'm not ruling it out.

In the Netherlands researchers working on flu shots once created a flu that was resistant to all known anti-biotics.
Luckily they managed to destroy their sample before it got out in the open.  :doge

Seriously watch the video interview linked above. 23mins in.

what the actual fuck are you linking

(https://i.imgur.com/iSrYeRH.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/PsT8a9Z.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/cbXZSee.png)
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Post by: james on January 30, 2020, 06:58:18 PM
Those people make good points
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Post by: Mollys Fruity Loops on January 30, 2020, 07:00:54 PM
Quote from: Uncle on January 30, 2020, 06:55:48 PM
Quote from: Mollys Fruity Loops on January 30, 2020, 06:42:45 PM
Quote from: Nintex on January 30, 2020, 06:34:20 PM
Would be on brand for commie China to develop a virus that kills their own people so I'm not ruling it out.

In the Netherlands researchers working on flu shots once created a flu that was resistant to all known anti-biotics.
Luckily they managed to destroy their sample before it got out in the open.  :doge

Seriously watch the video interview linked above. 23mins in.

what the actual fuck are you linking


Watch the bloody interview! 23mins in

Why are you focusing on the comments and not the article?

I love how you took the time to screenshot a different video in an attempt to derail a valid piece of scientific research about the origin of this coronavirus - incredibly dishonest of you!
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Uncle on January 30, 2020, 07:46:13 PM
lmao

(https://i.imgur.com/ssh31G6.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/qPJkop3.png)
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Raist on January 30, 2020, 07:57:51 PM
Quote from: Nintex on January 30, 2020, 06:34:20 PM
In the Netherlands researchers working on flu shots once created a flu that was resistant to all known anti-biotics.
Luckily they managed to destroy their sample before it got out in the open.  :doge

I hate to break it to you, but all viruses are resistant to all known antibiotics.
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Post by: Mollys Fruity Loops on January 30, 2020, 08:05:20 PM
https://twitter.com/lifebiomedguru/status/1222862800529301506?s=20

Quote
The available evidence most strongly supports that the 2019-NCoV virus is a vaccine strain of coronavirus either accidentally released from a laboratory accident, or the Chinese were performing clinical studies of a Coronavirus
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Post by: Uncle on January 30, 2020, 08:13:14 PM
https://falseprophets635728819.wordpress.com/2018/04/11/dear-fda-vaccine-denier-free-speech-opponent-james-lyons-weiler-is-not-qualified/

https://respectfulinsolence.com/2018/02/09/antivaccine-crank-fight-james-lyons-weiler-vs-manookian/

https://www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalraptorblog.php/anti-vaccine-pseudoscientist-james-lyons-weiler-aluminum/
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Post by: Mollys Fruity Loops on January 30, 2020, 08:14:59 PM
Can't deny the data I linked but nice try you dishonest scumbag!

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Post by: TEEEPO on January 30, 2020, 08:16:52 PM
i just did a zwift race well above my threshold and haven't smoked any weed or had any gummies yet to ease the pain, let alone eat, but a quick google search shows this fucker being an anti-vaxxer but i can barely think atm and i need chocolate milk
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Post by: Uncle on January 30, 2020, 08:22:30 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/F0vZEUy.png)
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Post by: james on January 30, 2020, 09:20:08 PM
More and more airlines canceling flights.

Soon it'll just be flights to North Korea
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Post by: Raist on January 30, 2020, 09:43:39 PM
Quote from: Mollys Fruity Loops on January 30, 2020, 08:14:59 PM
Can't deny the data I linked but nice try you dishonest scumbag!


What data? The youtube show from Alex "pls text this number to got all the information" Jones 2.0 or the tweet by Mr Antivax Fuckwit Sr. himself?
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Post by: team filler on January 30, 2020, 09:54:08 PM
raist you shit head son of bitch :pacspit
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Post by: Ghoul on January 31, 2020, 05:02:39 AM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EPmZX4SWsAA2_Xa?format=jpg&name=small)
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Post by: samir on January 31, 2020, 06:15:40 AM
Raist is so ass mad  :heh
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Post by: Joe Molotov on January 31, 2020, 07:18:46 AM
(https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/276876422394544128/672677857985822730/84140631_2474441969536044_8155928146739200000_n.png)
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Post by: Ghoul on January 31, 2020, 07:24:28 AM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on January 31, 2020, 07:18:46 AM
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:fbm :salute :salute :salute
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Post by: james on January 31, 2020, 09:46:11 AM
American Airlines pilots turning down all China assignments.

Singapore has closed the border to anyone from China.

If you're in China and want to get out, you're running out of time.
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Post by: Uncle on January 31, 2020, 10:03:28 AM
where are all the suicidal millenial memes about yeeting themselves into china
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Post by: Ghoul on January 31, 2020, 10:41:14 AM
Quote from: Uncle on January 31, 2020, 10:03:28 AM
where are all the suicidal millenial memes about yeeting themselves into china

As if they could afford the flight cost.
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Post by: james on January 31, 2020, 11:44:54 AM
Random countries like Italy and El Salvador closing the borders to the Chinese.

This is good news for global carbon emissions!  :rejoice
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Post by: Tuckers Law on January 31, 2020, 02:24:32 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on January 31, 2020, 07:18:46 AM
(https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/276876422394544128/672677857985822730/84140631_2474441969536044_8155928146739200000_n.png)

What a hero :playa
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Post by: Mollys Fruity Loops on January 31, 2020, 03:33:31 PM
Quote from: Raist on January 30, 2020, 09:43:39 PM
Quote from: Mollys Fruity Loops on January 30, 2020, 08:14:59 PM
Can't deny the data I linked but nice try you dishonest scumbag!


What data? The youtube show from Alex "pls text this number to got all the information" Jones 2.0 or the tweet by Mr Antivax Fuckwit Sr. himself?

https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1223318161300299782?s=20

Quote
22. The authors dunked this final conclusion: “This uncanny similarity of novel inserts in the 2019- nCoV spike protein to HIV-1 gp120 and Gag is unlikely to be fortuitous”. Wow, they sure just went straight there! 😱 What a bold paper... I don’t know what to say 🤷🏻‍♂️

https://twitter.com/ARanganathan72/status/1223320879162986496?s=20


Quote

Oh my god. Indian scientists have just found HIV (AIDS) virus-like insertions in the 2019-nCov virus that are not found in any other coronavirus. They hint at the possibility that this Chinese virus was designed ["not fortuitous']. Scary if true.


https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.01.30.927871v1.full.pdf

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EPoZYABXUAcUpxz?format=jpg&name=large)
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Post by: Mollys Fruity Loops on January 31, 2020, 03:46:30 PM
Explains this then...

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-26/china-names-abbvie-s-hiv-drugs-in-treatment-plan-for-new-virus

China Names HIV Drugs in Treatment Plan for New Virus - Published 26 Jan

China is using AbbVie Inc’s HIV drugs as an ad-hoc treatment for pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus while the global search for a cure continues.
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Post by: Raist on January 31, 2020, 04:00:19 PM
Wait, I thought the "similarity" with the pShuttle vector was a dead giveway that this was a bioweapon (which was hilarious btw).

Now it's actually HIV?

Man, those "scientists" can't make up their mind can they.
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Post by: james on January 31, 2020, 04:02:11 PM
I told you the cia was behind this. Trump said he would do whatever it takes to win the trade war
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Post by: Raist on January 31, 2020, 04:19:50 PM
Just had a look at that "OMG it's HIV" paper.

:rofl :rofl :rofl

What a farce.
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Post by: james on January 31, 2020, 04:24:14 PM
And now Trump is closing the door
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Post by: thisismyusername on January 31, 2020, 04:28:37 PM
>Account made in 2012
>5 posts then
>Makes a post in 2015
>More active in 2017-2018
>Pops back up now
Sorry, Alex Jones. But your posting conspiracies then (http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=38645.msg1527044#msg1527044) means Raist has some merit.
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on January 31, 2020, 04:30:23 PM
Quote from: james on January 31, 2020, 04:24:14 PM
And now Trump is closing the door

b e a s t m o d e
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Post by: TVC15 on January 31, 2020, 04:42:06 PM
Just got a notification that there’s a confirmed case in Santa Clara country. Work is going to be a disease-ridden hellhole, and I’m already leaking all over the place. I wish I didn’t have to go in next week.

Edit: also, since I can die at any moment, here’s my will for the time being, until further notice:

All my shit goes to Father Mike or riotous, they’re the good ones. They have to fight for it though, and no sharing or coming to an agreement or anything. Someone needs to be in a coma minimum, and not just a few days coma. If there’s any attempt to get around this, I want everything to go to the Rogan ‘24 campaign.
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Post by: TEEEPO on January 31, 2020, 05:15:06 PM
https://twitter.com/trvrb/status/1223337991168380928
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Post by: TEEEPO on January 31, 2020, 07:40:28 PM
https://twitter.com/TheLancet/status/1223258649822474241
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Post by: TVC15 on January 31, 2020, 08:01:13 PM
Quote from: riotous on January 31, 2020, 06:10:47 PM
Quote from: TVC15 on January 31, 2020, 04:42:06 PM
Just got a notification that there’s a confirmed case in Santa Clara country. Work is going to be a disease-ridden hellhole, and I’m already leaking all over the place. I wish I didn’t have to go in next week.

Edit: also, since I can die at any moment, here’s my will for the time being, until further notice:

All my shit goes to Father Mike or riotous, they’re the good ones. They have to fight for it though, and no sharing or coming to an agreement or anything. Someone needs to be in a coma minimum, and not just a few days coma. If there’s any attempt to get around this, I want everything to go to the Rogan ‘24 campaign.

I accept the challenge.  I'm pretty ripped, but haven't fought anyone in some time.  What weight class is Father Mike?

Also, you live near the new Modern Times location don't you?  Would definitely motivate me to make the trip for this event. 

Looks like it just opened a month ago. It’s about a block away from me. I’ll check it out the next time I have to suggest a place to hang out.
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Post by: TEEEPO on January 31, 2020, 11:42:19 PM
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2001191

we're fucked
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Post by: shosta on January 31, 2020, 11:48:31 PM
Sounds like the worst thing that happened to him was hospital acquired pneumonia and he got better within ten days.
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Post by: TEEEPO on February 01, 2020, 12:04:08 AM
the key takeaway is that a 35 year old's progression of 2019 coronoa went from mild conditions in day 4 to pneumonia in day 9 which is consistent with the other reports published thus about the disease with day 8-9 being the median for developing dyspnea/pneumonia.

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Post by: james on February 01, 2020, 02:01:40 AM
Note to self

If diagnosed with virus, go all out on day 5 and 6
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Post by: shosta on February 01, 2020, 10:55:52 AM
I sold a real gas mask on offer up  :doge
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Post by: Great Rumbler on February 01, 2020, 11:59:55 AM
Went out of my way yesterday to eat at Panda Express just to show the corona virus how little I fear it. :win
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Post by: nachobro on February 01, 2020, 12:01:12 PM
going to a chinese restaurant is a pretty brave move for a dog
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Post by: Mr Gilhaney on February 01, 2020, 12:46:52 PM
that's racist
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Post by: nachobro on February 01, 2020, 01:22:42 PM
dogs aren't a race ::)
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Post by: team filler on February 01, 2020, 02:23:10 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk5XkhUKMDM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HE7Iz7HLpYg
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Post by: Raist on February 01, 2020, 03:08:56 PM
Quote from: shosta on February 01, 2020, 10:55:52 AM
I sold a real gas mask on offer up  :doge


https://twitter.com/ThePlatypusesTX/status/1223087744358002688
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Post by: EchoRin on February 01, 2020, 04:29:34 PM
https://youtu.be/uKOt_dB1xHU
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Post by: Huff on February 01, 2020, 06:19:55 PM
Still saying if you haven’t gotten a flu shot and post about this, kindly fuck off
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Post by: BisMarckie on February 01, 2020, 08:49:20 PM
Quote from: Huff on February 01, 2020, 06:19:55 PM
Still saying if you haven’t gotten a flu shot and post about this, kindly fuck off

I get flu shots every year since my daughter was born, but AFAIK it's still only recommended to infants and the elderly in Yurop.
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Post by: james on February 01, 2020, 08:53:10 PM
Quote from: Huff on February 01, 2020, 06:19:55 PM
Still saying if you haven’t gotten a flu shot and post about this, kindly fuck off

Ok big pharna, any more propoganda you want to share?
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Post by: shosta on February 01, 2020, 08:54:04 PM
The flu could probably be eradicated if 80% of the population got their shots every year. Currently the inoculation rate is about half that.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on February 01, 2020, 08:59:28 PM
not sure about that, the flu is quite virulent and mutates quite quick, the antigenic drift coupled with how you have many strains lends to a stubborn illness
just consider, even getting inoculated isn't guaranteed effective
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Post by: Raist on February 01, 2020, 09:10:23 PM
Quote from: shosta on February 01, 2020, 08:54:04 PM
The flu could probably be eradicated if 80% of the population got their shots every year.

lol no.
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Post by: team filler on February 01, 2020, 09:28:23 PM
Quote from: Huff on February 01, 2020, 06:19:55 PM
Still saying if you haven’t gotten a flu shot and post about this, kindly fuck off
:reeeee
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Post by: Nintex on February 01, 2020, 09:30:15 PM
I got a flu shot and I still was out cold for a week.  :idont

Sure it triggered less of my asthma because of the shot but even if you get the shot you can still get the flu.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VU-WOf5zjA

Narrator: That night all but 4 members of the Russian cabinet died of the flu.
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Post by: TEEEPO on February 01, 2020, 09:37:56 PM
yea, the flu shot are highly ineffective. if i remember correctly, they average at around 30-40% effectiveness and are nearly worthless late in the season.

though, speaking on china, only 2% of its population gets the flu shot and yet somehow, they have some of the lowest rates of infection, let alone deaths in the entire world. the point is, centralized governments get shit done and to always trust their methodology in controlling and reporting data. also shark fin soup

https://www.caixinglobal.com/2019-02-21/why-arent-people-in-china-dying-of-the-flu-101382286.html (google the title to bypass the paywall)
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Post by: Nintex on February 01, 2020, 09:40:31 PM
Quote from: TEEEPO on February 01, 2020, 09:37:56 PM
yea, the flu shot are highly ineffective. if i remember correctly, they average at around 30-40% effectiveness and are nearly worthless late in the season.
In general it just gives your immune system a temporary boost as it produces anti-bodies to get rid of the dormant virus they administer to you.
Plus there's an RNG system in place that potentially gives you a higher autism skill in the process.
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Post by: team filler on February 01, 2020, 09:43:33 PM
 :lol
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Post by: TVC15 on February 01, 2020, 09:44:18 PM
My doctor is wrong on like 50% of the shit he tells me and wrong on his prescriptions a bunch. Why would I take his advice on a flu shot? If they want me to be doing elective shit they have to have better than witch doctor success rates on real shit.
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Post by: TEEEPO on February 01, 2020, 09:44:46 PM
i still get the shot :dice
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Post by: OnlyRegret on February 01, 2020, 09:50:46 PM
Quote from: TEEEPO on February 01, 2020, 09:37:56 PM
yea, the flu shot are highly ineffective. if i remember correctly, they average at around 30-40% effectiveness and are nearly worthless late in the season.

though, speaking on china, only 2% of its population gets the flu shot and yet somehow, they have some of the lowest rates of infection, let alone deaths in the entire world. the point is, centralized governments get shit done and to always trust their methodology in controlling and reporting data. also shark fin soup

https://www.caixinglobal.com/2019-02-21/why-arent-people-in-china-dying-of-the-flu-101382286.html (google the title to bypass the paywall)

no one died of the flu komrade, just a minor uptick in kulaks getting their due  :cop
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Post by: TVC15 on February 01, 2020, 10:06:00 PM
I basically use my doctor as a sentient prescription pad now. You have to be very clear and give them direct instructions on what’s on your shopping list. I don’t know what the american health care system does to them but you really can’t let them direct themselves anymore. Maybe standards are just that low.
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Post by: mormapope on February 01, 2020, 10:15:43 PM
Quote from: Esch on February 01, 2020, 09:57:02 PM
Quote from: Huff on February 01, 2020, 06:19:55 PM
Still saying if you haven’t gotten a flu shot and post about this, kindly fuck off

:lol @ you being the only actual physician on the forum and getting mugged off by everyone :mjcry :dead

(https://media1.giphy.com/media/WAvLfYeRmSKvS/giphy.gif)
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Post by: thisismyusername on February 01, 2020, 11:07:13 PM
Quote from: Esch on February 01, 2020, 09:57:02 PM
Quote from: Huff on February 01, 2020, 06:19:55 PM
Still saying if you haven’t gotten a flu shot and post about this, kindly fuck off

:lol @ you being the only actual physician on the forum and getting mugged off by everyone :mjcry :dead

I mean unless you're a child or old, it's a scam, tbh. :yeshrug
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Post by: Trent Dole on February 01, 2020, 11:10:07 PM
An individual in their 20s in Boston has it. Prior to this the closest cases to the northeastern US were in Ontario and Illinois.
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Post by: TEEEPO on February 01, 2020, 11:33:39 PM
https://vm.tiktok.com/Vy2kn2/
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Post by: OnlyRegret on February 02, 2020, 12:01:15 AM
Quote from: thisismyusername on February 01, 2020, 11:07:13 PM
Quote from: Esch on February 01, 2020, 09:57:02 PM
Quote from: Huff on February 01, 2020, 06:19:55 PM
Still saying if you haven’t gotten a flu shot and post about this, kindly fuck off

:lol @ you being the only actual physician on the forum and getting mugged off by everyone :mjcry :dead

I mean unless you're a child or old, it's a scam, tbh. :yeshrug

free around these parts  8)
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Post by: Potato on February 02, 2020, 12:27:44 AM
Haven't been following this closely. Are we already dead yet?
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Post by: nachobro on February 02, 2020, 01:01:23 AM
no flu shot for me. i got enough autism as is :hmph
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Post by: Himu on February 02, 2020, 01:03:23 AM
Huff are flu shots at pharmacy's like CVS safe
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Post by: nachobro on February 02, 2020, 01:04:45 AM
not to break kayfabe too much but i do get one every year cause it's free on insurance
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Post by: Himu on February 02, 2020, 01:07:13 AM
DON'T BREAK KAYFABE. :maf It's real to me :tocry
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Post by: nachobro on February 02, 2020, 01:19:20 AM
learn the facts, never vax :rollsafe
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Post by: OnlyRegret on February 02, 2020, 01:21:20 AM
Quote from: nachobro on February 02, 2020, 01:01:23 AM
no flu shot for me. i got enough autism as is :hmph

I've been getting them the past few years.
Always wait a few weeks though just in case CERN sabotaged the vaccinations.  :hmph
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Post by: TVC15 on February 02, 2020, 02:13:54 AM
My last word on flu vaccines: they find doctors to vouch for Nugenix, too. Don’t be a sucker.
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Post by: Ghoul on February 02, 2020, 05:29:46 AM
I hope the baby shark kids get the virus. That damn song...
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Post by: Leadbelly on February 02, 2020, 07:12:01 AM
Quote from: Fifstar on January 30, 2020, 03:57:27 AM
Quote from: TEEEPO on January 30, 2020, 12:20:52 AM
i used nih/cdc as my source:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16494711?dopt=Abstract
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/1/05-0979_article

This makes no sense, probably a typo. The article itself states that about 500 million people were infected and that about 50 million to 100 hundred million died. Basic math says that's a case fatality rate of 10-20%. 2,5% might be the global risk for any person living at that time on earth.

See this blog article

https://rybicki.blog/2018/04/11/1918-influenza-pandemic-case-fatality-rate/

So yeah, the coronoavirus as of today has a case fatality of 2,1%, a factor of 5 to 10 lower than the spanish flu.

Just a little bit more information people might be interested in.

Quote
While estimates of case-fatality (CF) rates for past influenza pandemics have ranged from about 0.1% (1957 and 1968 pandemics) to 20% (1918 pandemic); the official World Health Organization estimate for the current outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza to date is around 60%. While the real H5N1 CF rate (what it would be if we had perfect knowledge) could be lower (one study suggests that the real H5N1 CF rate is closer to 14–33%);

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_mortality_from_H5N1
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Post by: Huff on February 02, 2020, 12:14:30 PM
Quote from: Esch on February 01, 2020, 09:57:02 PM
Quote from: Huff on February 01, 2020, 06:19:55 PM
Still saying if you haven’t gotten a flu shot and post about this, kindly fuck off

:lol @ you being the only actual physician on the forum and getting mugged off by everyone :mjcry :dead

Ha doesn’t matter to me what morons here think

But just had a 6 yo die of the flu last week. Bad death too. 60k a year in the us die from the flu. People are dumb, get the flu shot, worry about the corona virus when it’s something to worry about
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Post by: Ghoul on February 02, 2020, 12:22:44 PM
307 now dead, I imagine trans is now trying to wipe the spot of blood of his hand like Macbeth.
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Post by: Boredfrom on February 02, 2020, 01:37:33 PM
I fucking hate my government:

Quote
.  U.S. ride-hailing application Uber Technologies Inc. said on Saturday that it suspended 240 accounts of users in Mexico who may recently have come in contact with someone possibly infected with the new coronavirus.

A day later the government actually confirmed that it was indeed a confirmed infected (that is now in Los Angeles, where he was diagnosed).

Quote
Mexican state news agency Notimex reported on Saturday that 18 of the 52 Mexican students who are studying in China had returned. Notimex did not specify whether the students are in quarantine.

They were not.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-mexico/uber-suspends-240-accounts-in-mexico-to-prevent-coronavirus-spreading-idUSKBN1ZW003
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Post by: Transhuman on February 02, 2020, 02:02:34 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on February 02, 2020, 12:22:44 PM
307 now dead, I imagine trans is now trying to wipe the spot of blood of his hand like Macbeth.

I bet it won't even reach qua- I mean quintuple digits

Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TVC15 on February 02, 2020, 02:11:19 PM
Fuck, am I going to have to avoid Uber? I use it every day :( I’m going to be pissed if tourists and travelers fuck up my work plans for this half.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Ghoul on February 02, 2020, 02:25:53 PM
Quote from: Transhuman on February 02, 2020, 02:02:34 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on February 02, 2020, 12:22:44 PM
307 now dead, I imagine trans is now trying to wipe the spot of blood of his hand like Macbeth.

I bet it won't even reach qua- I mean quintuple digits

Ok hitler, from what I’ve seen a lot of people are infected they’re saying a week ago it was about 100k so I don’t see the death toll being low at all.
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Post by: Transhuman on February 02, 2020, 02:29:58 PM
But 2% mortality. Plus the cure is coming! Sars only killed 800, etc
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TVC15 on February 02, 2020, 02:38:55 PM
“Tourists and travelers” is an awfully broad demographic to add to my hate list. I hope this works out for them and I don’t get sick.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Ghoul on February 02, 2020, 02:40:49 PM
Quote from: Transhuman on February 02, 2020, 02:29:58 PM
But 2% mortality. Plus the cure is coming! Sars only killed 800, etc

The issue is *Alex Jones hat* SARS wasn’t man mad, the only way to stay safe is to eat brain pills he sells
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Joe Molotov on February 02, 2020, 02:42:36 PM
It’s finally my time to shine as a NEET. I knew never leaving my house would come in handy eventually.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TVC15 on February 02, 2020, 03:49:05 PM
I have to go to the hospital at least twice this month too and now it’s going to be filled with even more filthy people. Hospitals are probably the worst place to go in a situation like this if you aren’t already sick.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TEEEPO on February 02, 2020, 04:18:06 PM
medical errors kill more than double the flu each year so you're prob fucked given that there is no where more dangerous in the world than a hospital
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: shosta on February 02, 2020, 04:19:52 PM
The number of deaths due to "medical error" is misleading because those people who died during surgery very often would have died without the surgery.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TEEEPO on February 02, 2020, 04:20:52 PM
are you some freshmen econ student?
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: shosta on February 02, 2020, 04:32:08 PM
Post your credentials so I can sweep you.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: OnlyRegret on February 02, 2020, 04:32:47 PM
shosty is trying his best, please understand  :maf
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TEEEPO on February 02, 2020, 04:33:51 PM
Quote from: shosta on February 02, 2020, 04:32:08 PM
Post your credentials so I can sweep you.

get back to me when you finish econometrics
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Himu on February 02, 2020, 04:34:36 PM
Quote from: Huff on February 02, 2020, 12:14:30 PM
Quote from: Esch on February 01, 2020, 09:57:02 PM
Quote from: Huff on February 01, 2020, 06:19:55 PM
Still saying if you haven’t gotten a flu shot and post about this, kindly fuck off

:lol @ you being the only actual physician on the forum and getting mugged off by everyone :mjcry :dead

Ha doesn’t matter to me what morons here think

But just had a 6 yo die of the flu last week. Bad death too. 60k a year in the us die from the flu. People are dumb, get the flu shot, worry about the corona virus when it’s something to worry about

HUFF ARE FLU SHOTS AT PLACES LIKE CVS OR THE GROCERY STORE SAFE
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: shosta on February 02, 2020, 04:37:10 PM
Bro I'm just like :wtf when you post that "there is no where more dangerous in the world than a hospital" right after a bunch of people just got done laughing about getting vaccinated
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: OnlyRegret on February 02, 2020, 04:37:42 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on February 02, 2020, 04:34:36 PM
Quote from: Huff on February 02, 2020, 12:14:30 PM
Quote from: Esch on February 01, 2020, 09:57:02 PM
Quote from: Huff on February 01, 2020, 06:19:55 PM
Still saying if you haven’t gotten a flu shot and post about this, kindly fuck off

:lol @ you being the only actual physician on the forum and getting mugged off by everyone :mjcry :dead

Ha doesn’t matter to me what morons here think

But just had a 6 yo die of the flu last week. Bad death too. 60k a year in the us die from the flu. People are dumb, get the flu shot, worry about the corona virus when it’s something to worry about

HUFF ARE FLU SHOTS AT PLACES LIKE CVS OR THE GROCERY STORE SAFE

why wouldn't they be  ???
the same shot is issued, the only thing to be concerned about is if the injector in charge doesn't follow basic sterilization and hygiene protocols or where to stab, which would be a per-branch problem
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Himu on February 02, 2020, 04:40:43 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on February 02, 2020, 04:37:42 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on February 02, 2020, 04:34:36 PM
Quote from: Huff on February 02, 2020, 12:14:30 PM
Quote from: Esch on February 01, 2020, 09:57:02 PM
Quote from: Huff on February 01, 2020, 06:19:55 PM
Still saying if you haven’t gotten a flu shot and post about this, kindly fuck off

:lol @ you being the only actual physician on the forum and getting mugged off by everyone :mjcry :dead

Ha doesn’t matter to me what morons here think

But just had a 6 yo die of the flu last week. Bad death too. 60k a year in the us die from the flu. People are dumb, get the flu shot, worry about the corona virus when it’s something to worry about

HUFF ARE FLU SHOTS AT PLACES LIKE CVS OR THE GROCERY STORE SAFE

why wouldn't they be  ???
the same shot is issued, the only thing to be concerned about is if the injector in charge doesn't follow basic sterilization and hygiene protocols or where to stab, which would be a per-branch problem

because like 10 years ago I remember a story where a kid got a flu shot at the grocery store and ended up with a bad reaction because of the way they handled it or some shit i forgot
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: OnlyRegret on February 02, 2020, 04:42:40 PM
yeah, if that was the case then it'd be a location problem with someone not knowing what they were doing
stick with doctors or pharmacists then from non-shifty locations if you are genuinely concerned, assuming shots are done similarly in the states
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Himu on February 02, 2020, 04:44:31 PM
so the pharmacy is safe. Thanks!
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Himu on February 02, 2020, 04:46:30 PM
I don't know. I always get flu shots at doctors after that kid got that flu shot fuck up. That's a good question. It's just an irrational fear. I missed my flu shot last year. :stop
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TEEEPO on February 02, 2020, 04:52:22 PM
Quote from: shosta on February 02, 2020, 04:37:10 PM
Bro I'm just like :wtf when you post that "there is no where more dangerous in the world than a hospital" right after a bunch of people just got done laughing about getting vaccinated

bro, it's called being facetious
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: shosta on February 02, 2020, 04:55:41 PM
bro... you know I'm the densest person here sometimes... take pity...
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TVC15 on February 02, 2020, 05:07:08 PM
Second case confirmed in Santa Clara county. I’m basically going to work in a petri dish tomorrow. I wonder if when the doc breaks the news to me, maybe that’s the moment I’ll find meaning in life. Fuck this world. Cover it in flames.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TEEEPO on February 02, 2020, 05:10:51 PM
Quote from: TVC15 on February 02, 2020, 05:07:08 PM
Second case confirmed in Santa Clara county. I’m basically going to work in a petri dish tomorrow. I wonder if when the doc breaks the news to me, maybe that’s the moment I’ll find meaning in life. Fuck this world. Cover it in flames.

music is always better after your heart is broken so i'm eager to hear how it sounds when laying on your deathbed attached to a breathing apparatus and none of your loved ones care. come to think of it, that's what inspired eno in recording discreet music
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Raist on February 02, 2020, 05:18:07 PM
Quote from: Raist on January 31, 2020, 04:19:50 PM
Just had a look at that "OMG it's HIV" paper.

:rofl :rofl :rofl

What a farce.


It's been retracted.

Big pharma strikes again, I hope Molly is on the case :derp
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TVC15 on February 02, 2020, 05:20:42 PM
Quote from: TEEEPO on February 02, 2020, 05:10:51 PM
Quote from: TVC15 on February 02, 2020, 05:07:08 PM
Second case confirmed in Santa Clara county. I’m basically going to work in a petri dish tomorrow. I wonder if when the doc breaks the news to me, maybe that’s the moment I’ll find meaning in life. Fuck this world. Cover it in flames.

music is always better after your heart is broken so i'm eager to hear how it sounds when laying on your deathbed attached to a breathing apparatus and none of your loved ones care. come to think of it, that's what inspired eno in recording discreet music

Maybe after they tell me I have it, I’ll finally want to volunteer and help the elderly and coach youth sports at the Y. Maybe become a Big Brother. I hear there’s a homeless problem too. Maybe I’ll get some of those vaccinations you hear about sometimes.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TEEEPO on February 02, 2020, 05:23:58 PM
even i wouldn't wish autism on you :'(
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TVC15 on February 02, 2020, 06:09:57 PM
I had to get a tetanus shot when I was 14 or 15 and I didn’t have the gay sex until after that either. But I thought about it an inordinate amount of the time
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 02, 2020, 11:08:05 PM
This really throws into perspective how overblown SARS was

(https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/2020/01/26/coronavirus-explainer/1034d32ceafdfccfd09a5f2df7e1508e06d2c701/dailycase-335.png)
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: team filler on February 02, 2020, 11:11:29 PM
the virgin sars vs the chad corona virus
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Tuckers Law on February 02, 2020, 11:12:07 PM
Everyone in the greater Austin area, stay safe.
Quote
KABB Fox 29: UT Health Science Center officials have confirmed a case of coronavirus within the Austin and surrounding areas. Check for updates from local health officials: http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BG48ENgCEAAIDl9.jpg    

(News)

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Friend sent this to me during the Super Bowl
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Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TEEEPO on February 02, 2020, 11:15:00 PM
sars wasn't overblown, it was just properly contained

and i'm not so sure of that chart because based on the testing limitations currently in place, there should be a well established inflection point as of now when using the official numbers
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Lonewulfeus on February 02, 2020, 11:18:11 PM
Quote from: filler on February 02, 2020, 11:11:29 PM
the virgin sars vs the chad corona virus

SARS is a coronavirus :ufup
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: team filler on February 02, 2020, 11:19:15 PM
corona-chan  :-[

(https://i.imgur.com/0n0xFvi.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/dOocBsZ.gif)

(https://i.imgur.com/V8NYLIP.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: team filler on February 02, 2020, 11:27:41 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/zsaGh4u.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/Hyfh67w.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/SIX6AW6.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/Wnef6Fs.png)
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: OnlyRegret on February 02, 2020, 11:51:43 PM
 :-[
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TEEEPO on February 02, 2020, 11:58:16 PM
i now live for these memes, especially the foot one :drool
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Boredfrom on February 03, 2020, 12:03:33 AM
Quote from: TEEEPO on February 02, 2020, 11:58:16 PM
i now live for these memes, especially the foot one :drool

 :dayum

At least have some standards for your foot porn.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TEEEPO on February 03, 2020, 12:04:54 AM
show me better  :iface
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Boredfrom on February 03, 2020, 12:06:51 AM
Quote from: TEEEPO on February 03, 2020, 12:04:54 AM
show me better  :iface

 :gurl

I bet you is traced from a photo or anime pic.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: team filler on February 03, 2020, 12:08:46 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/hEydt7c.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/NmdUb4j.jpg)

Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TEEEPO on February 03, 2020, 12:09:15 AM
Quote from: Boredfrom on February 03, 2020, 12:06:51 AM
Quote from: TEEEPO on February 03, 2020, 12:04:54 AM
show me better  :iface

 :gurl

I bet you is traced from a photo or anime pic.

this is me not gaf :mouf
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: team filler on February 03, 2020, 02:46:45 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/O9sMueI.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Himu on February 03, 2020, 03:36:05 AM
Deaths have exceeded SARS with 400 versus its 300 in China. Researchers warn it could be a pandemic but so far they believe that Coronavirus has a low death rate at 2% because many in China that were inflicted are now well. How many will die is now the main concern. By comparison, tens of millions died from Spanish flu in 1918. But it had a rate of 2% as well. It's just that so many contracted it. So far Corona is said to be  contagious, almost like an influenza, so we're definitely not out of the woods.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: VomKriege on February 03, 2020, 03:37:10 AM
Quote from: james on February 02, 2020, 11:08:05 PM
This really throws into perspective how overblown SARS was

(https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/2020/01/26/coronavirus-explainer/1034d32ceafdfccfd09a5f2df7e1508e06d2c701/dailycase-335.png)

:science
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Trent Dole on February 03, 2020, 04:02:34 AM
Quote from: james on February 02, 2020, 11:08:05 PM
This really throws into perspective how overblown SARS was

(https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/2020/01/26/coronavirus-explainer/1034d32ceafdfccfd09a5f2df7e1508e06d2c701/dailycase-335.png)
Yeah I sure am convinced by this unmarked graph
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on February 03, 2020, 03:36:05 AM
Deaths have exceeded SARS with 400 versus its 300 in China. Researchers warn it could be a pandemic but so far they believe that Coronavirus has a low death rate at 2% because many in China that were inflicted are now well. How many will die is now the main concern. By comparison, tens of millions died from Spanish flu in 1918. But it had a rate of 2% as well. It's just that so many contracted it. So far Corona is said to be  contagious, almost like an influenza, so we're definitely out of the woods.
I had to look up if this meant whether you think things are ok or not. We smart.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Potato on February 03, 2020, 04:42:14 AM
Spanish flu was so deadly because it was basically the perfect time for a pandemic to strike. Lots of people moving around the world, poor hygiene, poor general health because off the war, lack of resources because of the war, lack of communication about the spread of the pandemic because of the war. Basically, without WWI, Spanish flu would have been a minor event.

Fun fact which I learned from a WWI podcast, Spanish flu actually originated in the USA and was transported to Europe by US soldiers. It was called Spanish flu, because as a neutral country, Spain didn't have the same restrictions on the press as the combatant countries and that meant it was the first place which actually reported it, even though it had been rampaging across France for a while.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Transhuman on February 03, 2020, 06:27:17 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on February 03, 2020, 03:37:10 AM
Quote from: james on February 02, 2020, 11:08:05 PM
This really throws into perspective how overblown SARS was

(https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/2020/01/26/coronavirus-explainer/1034d32ceafdfccfd09a5f2df7e1508e06d2c701/dailycase-335.png)

:science

The red line indicates SARS being overblown, and the grey line indicates how blown it should have been
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Raist on February 03, 2020, 06:34:23 AM
The situation for the 2003 SARS outbreak was completely different, because asymptomatic people were not contagious. It's obvious hard to contain something when it's capable of spreading, yet entirely undetectable.

SARS was also a lot more virulent, so there's that.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Occam on February 03, 2020, 06:35:59 AM
http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=46908.msg2782142#msg2782142
That's not quite right.
The Spanish flu was completely different because it was the deadlier the stronger your immune system was (it caused an immune storm), thus killing mostly young and healthy people. 2019-nCoV is predominantly deadly to people with weakened immune system (the same group of people that is normally more adversely affected by pneumonia).
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Occam on February 03, 2020, 06:49:03 AM
Anyway, good news: "We've pretty much shut it down"
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/02/weve-pretty-much-shut-it-down-trump-lies-to-fox-news-he-stopped-the-coronavirus-crisis-but-hes-made-it-worse/
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Himu on February 03, 2020, 08:16:35 AM
Quote from: Trent Dole on February 03, 2020, 04:02:34 AM
Quote from: james on February 02, 2020, 11:08:05 PM
This really throws into perspective how overblown SARS was

(https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/2020/01/26/coronavirus-explainer/1034d32ceafdfccfd09a5f2df7e1508e06d2c701/dailycase-335.png)
Yeah I sure am convinced by this unmarked graph
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on February 03, 2020, 03:36:05 AM
Deaths have exceeded SARS with 400 versus its 300 in China. Researchers warn it could be a pandemic but so far they believe that Coronavirus has a low death rate at 2% because many in China that were inflicted are now well. How many will die is now the main concern. By comparison, tens of millions died from Spanish flu in 1918. But it had a rate of 2% as well. It's just that so many contracted it. So far Corona is said to be  contagious, almost like an influenza, so we're definitely out of the woods.
I had to look up if this meant whether you think things are ok or not. We smart.

I dont know if things will be ok or not. Things just are.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Himu on February 03, 2020, 08:17:27 AM
Quote from: Potato on February 03, 2020, 04:42:14 AM
Spanish flu was so deadly because it was basically the perfect time for a pandemic to strike. Lots of people moving around the world, poor hygiene, poor general health because off the war, lack of resources because of the war, lack of communication about the spread of the pandemic because of the war. Basically, without WWI, Spanish flu would have been a minor event.

Fun fact which I learned from a WWI podcast, Spanish flu actually originated in the USA and was transported to Europe by US soldiers. It was called Spanish flu, because as a neutral country, Spain didn't have the same restrictions on the press as the combatant countries and that meant it was the first place which actually reported it, even though it had been rampaging across France for a while.

Name of WWI podcast?
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Tiops on February 03, 2020, 08:28:16 AM
The posts here are too galaxy brain for me to understand who's serious and who's shitposting.

Anyway, this is probably going to be pandemic and it's not good for my anxiety.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Great Rumbler on February 03, 2020, 09:07:04 AM
Quote from: Tiops on February 03, 2020, 08:28:16 AM
The posts here are too galaxy brain for me to understand who's serious and who's shitposting.

Anyway, this is probably going to be pandemic and it's not good for my anxiety.

My current stance is that as long as the number of infected is in single digits in my country I'm not going to worry too much.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 03, 2020, 09:36:36 AM
It's not my fucking fault the nyt uses some weird jpeg magic to fuck over my hot linking
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Transhuman on February 03, 2020, 10:52:13 AM
Shame it didn't happen in America where it could do the most good
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 03, 2020, 12:01:21 PM
https://twitter.com/WilliamYang120/status/1224370799663964160



This is pretty cool.

Best case scenario would be if it worked like herpes. After the symptoms go away, the virus stays dormant in your body and then one day BAM it's back and you are infectious. Thats why like 80% of the world has it.

Throw in a 2% mortality rate every time you experience symptoms and we have ourselves a party.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Nintex on February 03, 2020, 02:19:50 PM
Quote from: james on February 02, 2020, 11:08:05 PM
This really throws into perspective how overblown SARS was

(https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/2020/01/26/coronavirus-explainer/1034d32ceafdfccfd09a5f2df7e1508e06d2c701/dailycase-335.png)
Is this virus produced by Nvidia?
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Uncle on February 03, 2020, 03:13:51 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/h1G520F.png)
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Potato on February 03, 2020, 11:25:37 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on February 03, 2020, 08:17:27 AM
Quote from: Potato on February 03, 2020, 04:42:14 AM
Spanish flu was so deadly because it was basically the perfect time for a pandemic to strike. Lots of people moving around the world, poor hygiene, poor general health because off the war, lack of resources because of the war, lack of communication about the spread of the pandemic because of the war. Basically, without WWI, Spanish flu would have been a minor event.

Fun fact which I learned from a WWI podcast, Spanish flu actually originated in the USA and was transported to Europe by US soldiers. It was called Spanish flu, because as a neutral country, Spain didn't have the same restrictions on the press as the combatant countries and that meant it was the first place which actually reported it, even though it had been rampaging across France for a while.

Name of WWI podcast?
History of the Great War.

Starts off a little rough, but once it gets going it's great. Dude is a full on WWI nerd.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Nintex on February 04, 2020, 02:56:44 PM
The number of disturbing unconfirmed videos from China is increasing as this crisis unfolds, not decreasing  :doge
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Uncle on February 04, 2020, 03:48:32 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/gMH3Dan.png)
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 04, 2020, 03:56:18 PM
Saw my first person with a mask today.

She was really sexy <3
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Joe Molotov on February 04, 2020, 04:00:37 PM
Wow, it looks like China get hit hardest by this thing.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 04, 2020, 04:12:31 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on February 04, 2020, 04:00:37 PM
Wow, it looks like China get hit hardest by this thing.

Huge if true
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 04, 2020, 04:21:14 PM
Can I get a big oof

More than 3,500 people quarantined on Princess ship after guest tests positive for coronavirus

https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2020/02/04/coronavirus-diamond-princess-cruise-quarantined-passenger-diagnosed/4625907002/
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Uncle on February 04, 2020, 05:59:40 PM
Quote from: james on February 04, 2020, 04:12:31 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on February 04, 2020, 04:00:37 PM
Wow, it looks like China get hit hardest by this thing.

Huge if true

lol at the one guy in the pic who contracted it while swimming across the atlantic  :neogaf
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Bebpo on February 04, 2020, 06:48:26 PM
Quote from: james on February 04, 2020, 04:21:14 PM
Can I get a big oof

More than 3,500 people quarantined on Princess ship after guest tests positive for coronavirus

https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2020/02/04/coronavirus-diamond-princess-cruise-quarantined-passenger-diagnosed/4625907002/

Yeaaaah. From what I understand cruise ships are like mobile contagious disease (and STI) carriers because of so many people interacting (and fucking) in small trapped proximity. Was only a matter of time until someone with the virus is a tourist on a ship and everyone gets it.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Bebpo on February 04, 2020, 06:51:30 PM
Also I have a feeling one of the major outbreaks in the USA and other countries that have it contained so far is gonna be someone from HK or Japan visiting the USA while it's still incubating since most countries are only watching out for people coming in from China. HK especially is starting to spread and people fly from HK everywhere.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Bebpo on February 04, 2020, 06:59:53 PM
https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1224839169752674304

Yikes, already 10 people from that cruise ship now. That whole ship is fucked. Probably mostly Japanese tourists :(
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 04, 2020, 08:06:31 PM
This is actually really good news.

I've been researching cruises for the summer and prices will be rock bottom.

Its the poop cruise hysteria all over again
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 04, 2020, 09:07:39 PM
UA and AA ending Hong Kong flights.

More good news for carbon emission reduction
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: shosta on February 05, 2020, 04:16:10 AM
They're saying this has a good chance of becoming endemic :shaq2
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 05, 2020, 11:21:27 AM
Quote
First meal in 18 hours. Being diabetic and dairy intolerant there is nothing here I can eat. They have since brought me 4 bread rolls & butter.

We have now up anchored and on our second cruise in Japanese waters. It is going to be tough on rationed food, and with no alcohol!

No services onboard the ship now. How the crew are going to cope with this beats me. This is a huge challenge for Diamond Princess.

We are out at sea now converting sea water into drinking water. Ship was running low on water for showers etc.

https://www.facebook.com/david.abel.75

Someone make a Hallmark movie
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Raist on February 05, 2020, 12:24:02 PM
Quote from: shosta on February 05, 2020, 04:16:10 AM
They're saying this has a good chance of becoming endemic :shaq2


Pandemic, not endemic. You muppet.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Bebpo on February 05, 2020, 12:34:23 PM
Quote from: james on February 05, 2020, 11:21:27 AM
Quote
First meal in 18 hours. Being diabetic and dairy intolerant there is nothing here I can eat. They have since brought me 4 bread rolls & butter.

We have now up anchored and on our second cruise in Japanese waters. It is going to be tough on rationed food, and with no alcohol!

No services onboard the ship now. How the crew are going to cope with this beats me. This is a huge challenge for Diamond Princess.

We are out at sea now converting sea water into drinking water. Ship was running low on water for showers etc.

https://www.facebook.com/david.abel.75

Someone make a Hallmark movie

So with these cruise ships (2 now!), I don't get why they can't dock them and have mainland people bring truck shipments of supplies (food/water/medics)??

I mean I'm sure hoping they are bringing major medics on, because otherwise all these people on the ship who are gonna get bad pneumonia without medical attention are gonna die. If the ships are left at sea, the death count on them is gonna be severe imo.
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Post by: Uncle on February 05, 2020, 12:55:22 PM
just like wheeling out a crate of frozen hot pockets and leaving it on the dock and running away very quickly
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Post by: shosta on February 05, 2020, 01:10:37 PM
Quote from: Raist on February 05, 2020, 12:24:02 PM
Pandemic, not endemic. You muppet.
https://www.statnews.com/2020/02/04/two-scenarios-if-new-coronavirus-isnt-contained/
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Post by: james on February 05, 2020, 01:18:24 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on February 05, 2020, 12:34:23 PM
Quote from: james on February 05, 2020, 11:21:27 AM
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First meal in 18 hours. Being diabetic and dairy intolerant there is nothing here I can eat. They have since brought me 4 bread rolls & butter.

We have now up anchored and on our second cruise in Japanese waters. It is going to be tough on rationed food, and with no alcohol!

No services onboard the ship now. How the crew are going to cope with this beats me. This is a huge challenge for Diamond Princess.

We are out at sea now converting sea water into drinking water. Ship was running low on water for showers etc.

https://www.facebook.com/david.abel.75

Someone make a Hallmark movie

So with these cruise ships (2 now!), I don't get why they can't dock them and have mainland people bring truck shipments of supplies (food/water/medics)??

I mean I'm sure hoping they are bringing major medics on, because otherwise all these people on the ship who are gonna get bad pneumonia without medical attention are gonna die. If the ships are left at sea, the death count on them is gonna be severe imo.

They have plenty of food and water, I think the issue is that the crew might be infected and do you want them cooking?

As for doctors, cruise lines make big bucks charging high infirmary fees.
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Post by: TVC15 on February 05, 2020, 02:48:55 PM
I actually have a non-joke update:

My office mate’s daughter was ERed to the hospital this morning with symptoms.

I’m sure this will be fine and is likely not the virus but

1) she’s from china and was there in december
2) she currently lives in San Jose, where there are confirmed cases

Could it be my time?

https://youtu.be/Wjv_JKVnIKw

No more details at the moment. My manager is going to talk to hr because he doesn’t know if he should tell anyone else (this office mate isn’t his property). What will HR tell him? I prob won’t find out until tomorrow when I talk to him again.


This is all really probably nothing but THE POSSIBILITIES
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Post by: mormapope on February 05, 2020, 07:17:48 PM
https://www.channel3000.com/dhs-confirms-first-case-of-coronavirus-in-wisconsin-patient-tested-at-uw-health/?fbclid=IwAR0U851wkDvKKE6UaKY2JQhBath7KxJKTTToC4oAC6PWhWOfsfNoUUwrrkk

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The patient is a Wisconsin resident who recently visited Beijing, China, and was exposed to cases while in China.

Test results for coronavirus came back positive on Wednesday. The patient was tested for the virus at UW Hospital in Madison.

DHS staff said the patient is “doing well” and is no longer in the hospital. However, the patient is currently in isolation at their home.

One of the best hospitals in the country btw, I doubt they'd shoo a person home to die.


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Post by: Bebpo on February 05, 2020, 07:44:51 PM
Well then you have the case of the first US person who was mild cold symptoms whatever and then suddenly 9 days in advanced pneumonia. I feel like if you have it you'd best be near a hospital in case that happens. Though I've never had pneumonia so idk if you can just go to the hospital then or if you're like I'm so ded I can't even call 911.
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Post by: thisismyusername on February 05, 2020, 08:39:51 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on February 05, 2020, 07:44:51 PM
Well then you have the case of the first US person who was mild cold symptoms whatever and then suddenly 9 days in advanced pneumonia. I feel like if you have it you'd best be near a hospital in case that happens. Though I've never had pneumonia so idk if you can just go to the hospital then or if you're like I'm so ded I can't even call 911.

Provided you're able to breathe from the coughing fits, you can drive yourself.
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Post by: Himu on February 05, 2020, 08:52:02 PM
Going to laugh if tvc gets it but doesn't die
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Post by: TVC15 on February 05, 2020, 09:38:09 PM
She’s really nice, too. I’m hoping this clears up over night and I don’t even need to hear an update.
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Post by: Ghoul on February 06, 2020, 07:44:36 AM
Just an update, since coughing Asians on a train. I have now been sick for a week and a half.

Like massive headaches, glands, snotty mess, high temp. At what point do I go see a doctor?


BTW I am hereby trademarking "coughing Asians on a train." as a film. So FUUUCKKKK OFFFFFF
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Post by: Flannel Boy on February 06, 2020, 09:24:57 AM
Quote from: Ghoul on February 06, 2020, 07:44:36 AM
Just an update, since coughing Asians on a train. I have now been sick for a week and a half.

Like massive headaches, glands, snotty mess, high temp. At what point do I go see a doctor?


BTW I am hereby trademarking "coughing Asians on a train." as a film. So FUUUCKKKK OFFFFFF
Coughing Asians on a Train: Chew Chew!

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Post by: Flannel Boy on February 06, 2020, 09:25:36 AM

https://twitter.com/UNMC_DrKhan/status/1225288944415334404
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Post by: Ghoul on February 06, 2020, 09:34:13 AM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on February 06, 2020, 09:24:57 AM
Quote from: Ghoul on February 06, 2020, 07:44:36 AM
Just an update, since coughing Asians on a train. I have now been sick for a week and a half.

Like massive headaches, glands, snotty mess, high temp. At what point do I go see a doctor?


BTW I am hereby trademarking "coughing Asians on a train." as a film. So FUUUCKKKK OFFFFFF
Coughing Asians on a Train: Chew Chew!

I'm glad we're getting a cinematic universe out of this as that could be the sequel
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Post by: james on February 06, 2020, 12:15:14 PM
Hot damn, imagine being a family of 4 quarantined to an interior cabin for 14 days

This is the entire cabin, aside from the toilet/shower room

(https://www.abc.net.au/news/image/11937354-3x2-700x467.jpg)

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-06/coronavirus-outbreak-cruise-ship-diamond-princess-australians/11936102
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Post by: james on February 06, 2020, 04:31:13 PM
China has decided to implement the final solution to the virus problem.

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A senior Chinese official has ordered the authorities in the city of Wuhan to immediately round up all residents who have been infected with the coronavirus and place them in isolation, quarantine or designated hospitals.

Sun Chunlan, a vice premier tasked with leading the central government’s response to the outbreak that is centered in Wuhan, said city investigators should go to each home to check the temperatures of every resident and interview infected patients’ close contacts.

“Set up a 24-hour duty system. During these wartime conditions, there must be no deserters, or they will be nailed to the pillar of historical shame forever,” Ms. Sun said.

The city’s authorities have raced to meet these instructions by setting up makeshift mass quarantine shelters this week. The shelters are meant for coronavirus patients with milder symptoms, the government has said. But concerns are growing about whether the centers, which will house thousands of people in large spaces, will be able to provide even basic care to patients and protect against the risk of further infection.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/06/world/asia/coronavirus-china.html#link-3cb0be85
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Post by: james on February 06, 2020, 08:43:25 PM
61 confirmed cases on the cruise now, supposedly all from 1 dude
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on February 06, 2020, 09:46:18 PM
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-51403795

china is scary
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Post by: Occam on February 07, 2020, 03:51:49 AM
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/06/world/asia/Li-Wenliang-coronavirus.html

Edit: Oh, sorry, already posted.
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Post by: Ghoul on February 07, 2020, 05:25:18 AM
He doesn't look like a feeble old person with preexisting breathing/lung issues.

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Post by: james on February 07, 2020, 09:29:27 AM
Nyc about to fall

https://twitter.com/AlexButlertv/status/1225745065408155648
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Post by: Lonewulfeus on February 07, 2020, 01:17:11 PM
Quote from: james on February 07, 2020, 09:29:27 AM
Nyc about to fall

https://twitter.com/AlexButlertv/status/1225745065408155648

Only positive test is for influenza A, the cruise was 12 days and the passengers from China were last in China 14 days ago.  If they had coronavirus it’s likely they’d have symptoms by now.  The CDC declared this ship low risk.
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Post by: Nintex on February 07, 2020, 01:25:17 PM
Quote from: james on February 07, 2020, 09:29:27 AM
Nyc about to fall

https://twitter.com/AlexButlertv/status/1225745065408155648
Why didn't they sink the ship  :shaking
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Post by: VomKriege on February 07, 2020, 01:31:39 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on February 07, 2020, 05:25:18 AM
He doesn't look like a feeble old person with preexisting breathing/lung issues.

I'm not a doctor but considering who he was it doesn't seem unreasonable he would have been exposed more severely and without some of the protections in place yet ?
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Post by: ToxicAdam on February 07, 2020, 01:36:29 PM
The coronavirus subreddit has been the most hilarious honey-hole I've discovered in awhile.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/f056zn/whats_the_end_game_here/

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It’s China’s Chernobyl. Don’t forget, super bowl ended a couple of days ago. So let’s pay attention to the 2 week time frame. I’ll bet my money that IF (theorizing here) we get an outbreak here. The first 2 epicenters will be Kansas City and San Francisco
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Post by: james on February 07, 2020, 02:01:09 PM
WTF is a honey-hole
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Post by: Ghoul on February 07, 2020, 02:02:43 PM
So apart of my work is in events and there’s a big show next week with 70% Chinese attendance, one sales girl is refusing to go but wants her bonus even though she’ll potentially lose sales because not going. If I’m going you’re going. I got some hand sanitizer and a mask, despite feeling I’m already infected. We shall see!
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Post by: ToxicAdam on February 07, 2020, 02:14:14 PM
Quote from: james on February 07, 2020, 02:01:09 PM
WTF is a honey-hole

It's a fishing/hunting term for a secret spot that yields good luck.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey_hole
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Post by: TVC15 on February 07, 2020, 02:34:34 PM
Quote from: james on February 07, 2020, 09:29:27 AM
Nyc about to fall

https://twitter.com/AlexButlertv/status/1225745065408155648

This vaguely reminds me of Zombi.

https://youtu.be/0X_ZmA-a7-A
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Post by: james on February 08, 2020, 01:06:47 AM
This guy proved that China has been faking the numbers.

He predicted 7 days of data and nailed them all

https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/ez13dv/comment/fgkkh59
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Post by: Occam on February 08, 2020, 04:42:13 AM
A communist regime fabricating data? Why, I never!
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Post by: Transhuman on February 08, 2020, 04:49:05 AM
Maths don't lie.
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Post by: Raist on February 08, 2020, 05:33:27 AM
:picard
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Post by: who is ted danson? on February 08, 2020, 07:38:57 AM
If anyone here catches it, remember to post your hog pics before you RIP
would be a shame for them to go to waste
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Post by: Nintex on February 08, 2020, 09:08:50 AM
I read some horrible stomach turning stories about how crematoriums are filled to the brim and working overtime to get rid of the dead bodies and families barely get a look at their diseased relatives if at all.
People are starting to notice a lot of families send to the hospitals don't return.
 
They're also welding shut the doors of entire apartment buildings
https://twitter.com/ASBreakingNews/status/1226131773576425473 (https://twitter.com/ASBreakingNews/status/1226131773576425473)
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Post by: james on February 08, 2020, 11:33:52 AM
France and Switzerland have fallen
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Post by: Occam on February 08, 2020, 08:12:26 PM
805 dead reported (=off by 3). So the Chinese numbers are indeed bullshit.

EDIT: I was wrong, the timeframe is too short to jump to any conclusion. It makes perfect sense that a function created by using regression analysis fits for a few days- until it doesn't.
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Post by: samir on February 08, 2020, 11:58:05 PM
This shit always starts in China. Maybe they should stop eating weird animals and shit in the streets. Just an idea.
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Post by: BIONIC on February 09, 2020, 12:59:45 AM
Quote from: Nintex on February 08, 2020, 09:08:50 AM
I read some horrible stomach turning stories about how crematoriums are filled to the brim and working overtime to get rid of the dead bodies and families barely get a look at their diseased relatives if at all.
People are starting to notice a lot of families send to the hospitals don't return.
 
They're also welding shut the doors of entire apartment buildings
https://twitter.com/ASBreakingNews/status/1226131773576425473 (https://twitter.com/ASBreakingNews/status/1226131773576425473)

This is how the Death Stranding starts :expert
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Post by: Cerveza mas fina on February 09, 2020, 01:13:53 AM
Feel like this whole thing is petering out idk.
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Post by: thisismyusername on February 09, 2020, 01:13:59 AM
Quote from: who is ted danson? on February 08, 2020, 07:38:57 AM
If anyone here catches it, remember to post your hog pics before you RIP
would be a shame for them to go to waste

Who is Hobby Lobby? keeping me in their thoughts. :heart
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Post by: Raist on February 09, 2020, 03:57:15 AM
Quote from: Occam on February 08, 2020, 08:12:26 PM
805 dead reported (=off by 3). So the Chinese numbers are indeed bullshit.

Why should it be a surprise that a model based of off a couple of weeks of data continues to hold true for a few days?

People screaming "it's not exponential therefore it's all made up!" off the rooftops have no idea what they're talking about.
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Post by: Transhuman on February 09, 2020, 04:14:19 AM
Figures probably real but I guess there is a natural distrust of China doing it's own death tolls ever since Tiananmen Square
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Post by: Occam on February 09, 2020, 04:20:05 AM
Quote from: Raist on February 09, 2020, 03:57:15 AM
Quote from: Occam on February 08, 2020, 08:12:26 PM
805 dead reported (=off by 3). So the Chinese numbers are indeed bullshit.

Why should it be a surprise that a model based of off a couple of weeks of data continues to hold true for a few days?

People screaming "it's not exponential therefore it's all made up!" off the rooftops have no idea what they're talking about.

I think you don't understand. The numbers that are reported daily by the Chinese government are supposed to be a count of the actual number of people that have died that day, not an estimate. The problem is that day after day numbers are reported that EXACTLY confirm to that equation mentioned above. Meaning, it's impossible those are the real number of deaths.

EDIT: I was wrong, the timeframe is too short to jump to any conclusion. It makes perfect sense that a function created by using regression analysis fits for a few days- until it doesn't.
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Post by: Transhuman on February 09, 2020, 04:43:16 AM
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Liu Mei told the Caijing reporter that the elderly had symptoms of suspected new type of coronavirus pneumonia on January 21, and the diagnosis results showed that the lung was highly infected in the fourth hospital of Wuhan. However, the old man has not been admitted to several hospitals, and can only isolate himself at home until his illness.

After the old man was taken to the ambulance, the family never saw her again. All they received was a cremation note, indicating that the cause of the death of the elderly was: viral pneumonia. However, according to family members, the death of the elderly was not included in the number of confirmed deaths from new coronary pneumonia-because she did not qualify for hospitalization and was not diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia until her death.

https://chinadigitaltimes.net/chinese/2020/02/%E8%B4%A2%E7%BB%8F-%E7%BB%9F%E8%AE%A1%E6%95%B0%E5%AD%97%E4%B9%8B%E5%A4%96%E7%9A%84%E4%BA%BA%EF%BC%9A%E4%BB%96%E4%BB%AC%E6%AD%BB%E4%BA%8E%E6%99%AE%E9%80%9A%E8%82%BA%E7%82%8E/

They have a lot of people to test so if someone dies and they havn't been tested, they're just going to cremate you without adding you to the official figures.

tldr: China lie
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Post by: Potato on February 09, 2020, 05:20:38 AM
To reiterate what Occam said a few posts up...

Quote from: Occam on February 08, 2020, 04:42:13 AM
A communist regime fabricating data? Why, I never!

It's not like China has a free press or any public organisations willing to expose government lies and propaganda.
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Post by: Nintex on February 09, 2020, 06:27:12 AM
Quote from: Transhuman on February 09, 2020, 04:43:16 AM
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Liu Mei told the Caijing reporter that the elderly had symptoms of suspected new type of coronavirus pneumonia on January 21, and the diagnosis results showed that the lung was highly infected in the fourth hospital of Wuhan. However, the old man has not been admitted to several hospitals, and can only isolate himself at home until his illness.

After the old man was taken to the ambulance, the family never saw her again. All they received was a cremation note, indicating that the cause of the death of the elderly was: viral pneumonia. However, according to family members, the death of the elderly was not included in the number of confirmed deaths from new coronary pneumonia-because she did not qualify for hospitalization and was not diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia until her death.

https://chinadigitaltimes.net/chinese/2020/02/%E8%B4%A2%E7%BB%8F-%E7%BB%9F%E8%AE%A1%E6%95%B0%E5%AD%97%E4%B9%8B%E5%A4%96%E7%9A%84%E4%BA%BA%EF%BC%9A%E4%BB%96%E4%BB%AC%E6%AD%BB%E4%BA%8E%E6%99%AE%E9%80%9A%E8%82%BA%E7%82%8E/

They have a lot of people to test so if someone dies and they havn't been tested, they're just going to cremate you without adding you to the official figures.

tldr: China lie
They lock people in their homes and then return later to collect the bodies. The 'hospitals' and 'quarantine' zones are just halls with beds, barely running water or medical staff other than those who also have the virus.

Because the supply lines are distorted farm animals are dying in large numbers and they could soon have food shortages as well.
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Post by: Raist on February 09, 2020, 07:51:53 AM
Quote from: Occam on February 09, 2020, 04:20:05 AM
Quote from: Raist on February 09, 2020, 03:57:15 AM
Quote from: Occam on February 08, 2020, 08:12:26 PM
805 dead reported (=off by 3). So the Chinese numbers are indeed bullshit.

Why should it be a surprise that a model based of off a couple of weeks of data continues to hold true for a few days?

People screaming "it's not exponential therefore it's all made up!" off the rooftops have no idea what they're talking about.

I think you don't understand. The numbers that are reported daily by the Chinese government are supposed to be a count of the actual number of people that have died that day, not an estimate. The problem is that day after day numbers are reported that EXACTLY confirm to that equation mentioned above. Meaning, it's impossible those are the real number of deaths.


He didn't come up with said "equation" out of nowhere. It's based on the first couple of weeks of data.

The fact that subsequent data points fall into the predicted curve based off of a regression analysis of existing prior data isn't shocking at all, let alone be evidence that the numbers are fake. It's the whole goddamn point of regression analyses.


As for the reported numbers being most likely underestimating the actual number of cases, well duh. That happens all the time, everywhere.
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Post by: Nintex on February 09, 2020, 09:21:41 AM
In lighter news the Chinese are triggered because the Dutch are making jokes and songs about the Corona virus.
Based on the phrase: "Beter voorkomen dan genezen" (It's better to prevent than to cure).
The word 'Genezen' (to cure), is very similar to 'Chinezen', which means "The Chinese" but in most cases means: "Let's go eat Chinese".
So the song is about that it's better to prevent getting sick by not eating Chinese otherwise you end up being quarantined or euthanized.

https://twitter.com/shanetlie/status/1226162485725626368 (https://twitter.com/shanetlie/status/1226162485725626368)

There was also an incident on a talk show where they discussed dogs wearing face masks and the guest quipped that he thought Chinese only ate dogs.
https://twitter.com/shanetlie/status/1226222972412813313 (https://twitter.com/shanetlie/status/1226222972412813313)

Of course the Chinese don't enjoy edgy Dutch humor.  :idont

The state is even launching their dumb bot armies
https://twitter.com/Catheri77569890
https://twitter.com/Candicelalala/with_replies
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Post by: MMaRsu on February 09, 2020, 09:47:21 AM
Dutch humor  :whatsthedeal
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Post by: MMaRsu on February 09, 2020, 09:47:48 AM
I ordered some shit from china, How at risk am I right now
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Post by: Nintex on February 09, 2020, 10:02:51 AM
Quote from: MMaRsu on February 09, 2020, 09:47:48 AM
I ordered some shit from china, How at risk am I right now
RIP  :chinacry
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Post by: Raist on February 09, 2020, 10:05:36 AM
Quote from: MMaRsu on February 09, 2020, 09:47:48 AM
I ordered some shit from china, How at risk am I right now


You'll be fine.


spoiler (click to show/hide)
Here's our chance to get rid of the Netherlands, brehs :hyper.
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Post by: Great Rumbler on February 09, 2020, 07:41:43 PM
Quote from: MMaRsu on February 09, 2020, 09:47:48 AM
I ordered some shit from china, How at risk am I right now

I dunno, did you specifically order novel corona virus samples?
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Occam on February 11, 2020, 06:47:58 AM
Quote from: Raist on February 09, 2020, 07:51:53 AM
Quote from: Occam on February 09, 2020, 04:20:05 AM
Quote from: Raist on February 09, 2020, 03:57:15 AM
Quote from: Occam on February 08, 2020, 08:12:26 PM
805 dead reported (=off by 3). So the Chinese numbers are indeed bullshit.

Why should it be a surprise that a model based of off a couple of weeks of data continues to hold true for a few days?

People screaming "it's not exponential therefore it's all made up!" off the rooftops have no idea what they're talking about.

I think you don't understand. The numbers that are reported daily by the Chinese government are supposed to be a count of the actual number of people that have died that day, not an estimate. The problem is that day after day numbers are reported that EXACTLY confirm to that equation mentioned above. Meaning, it's impossible those are the real number of deaths.


He didn't come up with said "equation" out of nowhere. It's based on the first couple of weeks of data.

The fact that subsequent data points fall into the predicted curve based off of a regression analysis of existing prior data isn't shocking at all, let alone be evidence that the numbers are fake. It's the whole goddamn point of regression analyses.


As for the reported numbers being most likely underestimating the actual number of cases, well duh. That happens all the time, everywhere.

The point is that the reported data quite precisely fit the quadratic function many days in a row, which isn't how reality works. The data points should be scattered around the line (the graph of the function) and not lie directly on it. The statistical probability of this is near 0. Meaning, unlike a graph based on a quadratic function, a graph based on real world data should occasionally go zigzag.

EDIT: I was wrong, the timeframe is too short to jump to any conclusion. It makes perfect sense that a function created by using regression analysis fits for a few days- until it doesn't.
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Post by: Raist on February 11, 2020, 07:22:55 AM
:picard


You have absolutely no clue dude.
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Post by: Fifstar on February 11, 2020, 07:46:07 AM
Can you quickly explain why? What's wrong about the notion that the predicted data for each day shouldn't be that close to the actual data? Especially considering that outside factors (like correctly determing cause of death, change in patient treatment and so on) probably have changed over the last couple of weeks?
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Post by: Raist on February 11, 2020, 07:58:13 AM
Because growth curves will always follow an exponential (although that's actually extremely rare in real life conditions) or sub-exponential (i.e. polynomial - which a quadratic is) trend over a few days - or hours for things that multiply real fast, like bacteria.
There is absolutely nothing surprising about this.

It's incredibly easy to take a handful of data points and find a really really good fit, in particular with a polynomial function, ESPECIALLY when it's overfitted - which you can see in that reddit post given that it does not trend towards 0 but instead curves upwards.

The next few data points will inevitably fall right around the trend curve - again, there's nothing surprising or dodgy about this at all. They're no going to suddenly wildly diverge from the trend established from the prior few days.
It will however invariably fall part really quickly, which is starting to be the case for this example.

But of course, instead of thinking "well maybe it was just really easy to have a really good fit for a few days, but that's not the case anymore because this is how these things fucking work", now we're seeing the classic "THEY MUST HAVE NOTICED US AND ARE CHANGING THE NUMBERS TO MISLEAD US".

It's pretty much exactly like flat earth distinguished mentally-challenged fellows who demand proof, and when you show them pictures of the earth taken from the moon or satellites that are far away enough to capture the whole thing, their answer is "oh but those pics are CGI". ::)
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Occam on February 11, 2020, 07:58:45 AM
Please explain where I am in error. Is it that the timeframe is too short to expect much deviation?

For comparison:
(https://zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com/s3fs-public/inline-images/corona%20virus%20vs%20sars.png)

Edit: Sorry, posted this reply before seeing yours.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Transhuman on February 11, 2020, 08:08:46 AM
CCP is evil as shit so I can understand why the rumours
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Raist on February 11, 2020, 08:29:23 AM
Here, have another example.

Small random subset of the reported case numbers for the Ebola outbreak in WA in 2014:

(https://i.imgur.com/pQA8aCA.jpg)


Oh wow, surely Africa and the WHO just made up those numbers. Look at that R2!!1!! See how those data points line up perfectly. As we've just learned, this just doesn't happen in real life.


But then they must have known that in 2020 I'd uncover their evil plot to distribute fake numbers to the populace, because they started fudging the numbers again, those bastards!
There should have been 5,000 cases by day 150 from that starting point, but they reported 5,300 by day 126.

Someone call the Daily Mail.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Occam on February 11, 2020, 08:46:22 AM
Quote from: Transhuman on February 11, 2020, 08:08:46 AM
CCP is evil as shit so I can understand why the rumours

Influenza killed about 80,000 Americans in 2018 (which was unusually high, normally it's between 12,000 and 56,000). U.S. population: 320 million. The official number reported by China for 2018 was 144 deaths (population: 1.4 billion).
It makes sense to be wary of anything they report.

It's just that in this instance, the data is insufficient to be able to tell if it's falsified.

@Raist: Ok now?
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Occam on February 11, 2020, 09:14:29 AM
So, I have edited all my above posts to include the following:

I was wrong, the timeframe is too short to jump to any conclusion. It makes perfect sense that a function created by using regression analysis fits for a few days- until it doesn't.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Kunai With Chain on February 11, 2020, 10:54:53 AM
https://www.thedailybeast.com/north-koreas-secret-coronavirus-crisis-is-crazy-scary/?via=twitter_page
Quote
Kim Jong Un canceled a big parade with no real explanation just as the South Korean press reports coronavirus has hit North Korea hard and could explode there.
Those North Korea concentration camp could be fucked if this hits them.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Ghoul on February 11, 2020, 11:00:21 AM
when a virus breaks out in China and they say that X number infected and Y die, I'm gonna x10 on those figures.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Huff on February 11, 2020, 11:31:44 AM
Had a another 40 year die of the flu on us, and a second is currently on ecmo (look that up if you haven’t heard of it - It’s p cool)
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Nintex on February 11, 2020, 06:01:44 PM
https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1227303789205417984 (https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1227303789205417984)
Sounds serious

https://twitter.com/ChinafricaMag/status/1227275855363297283 (https://twitter.com/ChinafricaMag/status/1227275855363297283)
What's worse, dying or having to star in propaganda videos as your life ends.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Potato on February 11, 2020, 06:21:19 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on February 11, 2020, 11:00:21 AM
when a virus breaks out in China and they say that X number infected and Y die, I'm gonna x10 on those figures.
I always figure 25% of the total deaths are just political assassinations and summary executions of "undesirable" citizens.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 12, 2020, 08:22:16 PM
No more formula

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQnQ-HBX0AAnQqQ?format=png&name=900x900)
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: shosta on February 12, 2020, 08:37:00 PM
Quote
Hubei’s health commission said in its daily statement that it had changed the diagnostic criteria used to confirm cases, effective Thursday, meaning that doctors have broader discretion to determine which patients are infected.

Previously they were using test kits.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: benjipwns on February 12, 2020, 09:21:42 PM
https://twitter.com/RightWingWatch/status/1227657884395327489

edit: yessss, it's the same shit that turned that Libertarian guy blue :lawd
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Occam on February 13, 2020, 06:35:24 AM
Quote from: benjipwns on February 12, 2020, 09:21:42 PM
https://twitter.com/RightWingWatch/status/1227657884395327489

edit: yessss, it's the same shit that turned that Libertarian guy blue :lawd

Awesome, hope he and his followers start consuming large quantities of this. For science.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: VomKriege on February 13, 2020, 07:08:01 AM
Alex Jones is big on the silver and nano-silver shit right now, as well.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Pissy F Benny on February 13, 2020, 07:20:00 AM
He’s gone off the fish oil now?  :doge
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: VomKriege on February 13, 2020, 07:55:11 AM
Quote from: BlueLithium on February 13, 2020, 07:20:00 AM
He’s gone off the fish oil now?  :doge

He's always pushing everything but last two weeks he's shilling extra hard food buckets and silver supplements.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Pissy F Benny on February 13, 2020, 08:00:26 AM
I saw the food buckets earlier 700 dollars for a 3 month supply   :-*
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Joe Molotov on February 13, 2020, 08:43:30 AM
Quote from: benjipwns on February 12, 2020, 09:21:42 PM
edit: yessss, it's the same shit that turned that Libertarian guy blue :lawd

Yeah, but he didn’t have coronavirus. Checkmate, liberal.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Joe Molotov on February 13, 2020, 08:49:20 AM
Quote
Jones developed argyria, which permanently turned his skin a blue-grey color, by consuming home-made colloidal silver, which he made due to fears the Year 2000 problem would make antibiotics unavailable, an event that did not occur.

Wikipedia just twisting the knife.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Transhuman on February 13, 2020, 08:54:00 AM
I hope his kids decide to cremate him so they can get those sweet silver nuggets.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Great Rumbler on February 13, 2020, 09:27:56 AM
Jim Bakker is proof that no matter how awful you are you can still make a come-back and sell snake oil to stupid people.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Uncle on February 13, 2020, 09:33:05 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOH37W0jPpA
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: kingv on February 13, 2020, 10:13:32 AM
Quote from: james on February 07, 2020, 02:01:09 PM
WTF is a honey-hole

I’ll dm you a pic of my honey hole, brb.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: team filler on February 13, 2020, 12:45:38 PM


https://twitter.com/SeanLeeXXX/status/1227277773435064322
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Nintex on February 13, 2020, 01:30:05 PM
https://twitter.com/marcfriedrich7/status/1228014957876449280 (https://twitter.com/marcfriedrich7/status/1228014957876449280)
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Joe Molotov on February 13, 2020, 03:03:22 PM
Quote from: Uncle on February 13, 2020, 09:33:05 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOH37W0jPpA

Wow.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Joe Molotov on February 13, 2020, 03:06:21 PM
OMG, TVC where are you, did you know RuPaul narrated a documentary about Tammy Faye Bakker? :lol
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Great Rumbler on February 13, 2020, 03:19:14 PM
Alan Dershowitz was Jim Bakker's parole attorney. :neogaf
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Transhuman on February 13, 2020, 03:21:24 PM
To me he will always be the guy who freed OJ and got Norman Finkelstein fired.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Occam on February 13, 2020, 04:49:29 PM
Quote from: Raist on February 09, 2020, 10:05:36 AM
Quote from: MMaRsu on February 09, 2020, 09:47:48 AM
I ordered some shit from china, How at risk am I right now


You'll be fine.


spoiler (click to show/hide)
Here's our chance to get rid of the Netherlands, brehs :hyper.
[close]

Yeah, about that:

"Human Coronaviruses Can Remain Infectious on Inanimate Surfaces For Up To Nine Days, New Review Says"
http://www.sci-news.com/medicine/human-coronaviruses-disinfection-08112.html

MMaRsu: Did you use express shipping? :P
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Brehvolution on February 13, 2020, 04:54:48 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on February 12, 2020, 09:21:42 PM
https://twitter.com/RightWingWatch/status/1227657884395327489

edit: yessss, it's the same shit that turned that Libertarian guy blue :lawd

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QInAsizcu08
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 14, 2020, 11:47:42 AM
rumors are swirling that a Japanese homie spent a week in Hawaii wit the virus
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Himu on February 14, 2020, 12:06:00 PM
went to a chinese restaurant and asian market last night :doge
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 14, 2020, 02:17:53 PM
Egypt has fallen


South America is the last safe continent
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Nintex on February 14, 2020, 02:21:13 PM
There's a disturbing video floating about of sick people being shot in China by what look like government officials.
You don't actually see them getting shot up close, just the people in Hazmat suits loading their guns and bangs and screams in the distance.
Of course everyone in the comments is quick to say it is debunked but I can't really tell from the footage.  :-\
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Potato on February 14, 2020, 09:29:49 PM
There was a story in the local newspaper this morning that business in Chinatown is down by 60%. Fuck people are stupid.

Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Transhuman on February 14, 2020, 10:25:02 PM
Syd Melb or Bris?
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Borealis on February 14, 2020, 10:57:34 PM
Quote from: Transhuman on February 14, 2020, 10:25:02 PM
Syd Melb or Bris?

Melb I reckon.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Potato on February 15, 2020, 04:55:09 AM
Brisbane. Both Chinatown and Sunnybank, which has a huge Chinese population and probably more Chinese businesses than Chinatown these days.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: team filler on February 15, 2020, 04:56:37 AM
rip bore autistys bogans  :-\
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Nintex on February 15, 2020, 08:44:33 AM
https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1228629370367021056 (https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1228629370367021056)

 :drudge

Still so weird that this bio weapon has as far as we know only killed Chinese so far.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Momo on February 15, 2020, 06:02:22 PM
Not to be all  :ego  but this stuff is scaring all my travelpals so I dunno wtf to do for this year's vacation
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: EchoRin on February 15, 2020, 06:14:21 PM
https://youtu.be/4p-MQZPzAr0
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Potato on February 15, 2020, 07:44:38 PM
Quote from: Momo on February 15, 2020, 06:02:22 PM
Not to be all  :ego  but this stuff is scaring all my travelpals so I dunno wtf to do for this year's vacation

(https://www.pumphousepoint.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/P1190899-EDIT.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Nintex on February 15, 2020, 07:54:12 PM
Quote from: Momo on February 15, 2020, 06:02:22 PM
Not to be all  :ego  but this stuff is scaring all my travelpals so I dunno wtf to do for this year's vacation
If you're not Chinese you are perfectly safe.

If you are Chinese, get a gas mask and a hazmat suit.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Nintex on February 15, 2020, 08:41:08 PM
https://twitter.com/shashj/status/1228593541112311808 (https://twitter.com/shashj/status/1228593541112311808)

I dunno guys I don't think we can trust the WHO.

Yeah, we all need to admire people welded shut in their homes and cities of millions blocked from the outside world while whistle-blowers die of deadly diseases because the government wanted to keep this under wraps for a couple of weeks.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: team filler on February 15, 2020, 09:54:27 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/LDRawMB.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Great Rumbler on February 15, 2020, 10:35:20 PM
Quote from: Esch on February 15, 2020, 09:49:23 PM
:lol @ nintex losing his mind in here for weeks, posting every conspiracy and dumb tweet he can find only for China to contain the virus so obviously  even a western org has to acknowledge it as a fact. now pivot to human rights discourse,  coward

But anytime now China will be forced to reveal that 20 billion people have been infect and over 90% of them have already died!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: team filler on February 15, 2020, 11:49:19 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/a2faDL7.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: kingv on February 16, 2020, 12:15:24 AM
Quote from: filler on February 15, 2020, 09:54:27 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/LDRawMB.jpg)

That’s fucking pangzai, isn’t it?
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: kingv on February 16, 2020, 12:17:38 AM
Quote from: Nintex on February 15, 2020, 08:44:33 AM
https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1228629370367021056 (https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1228629370367021056)

 :drudge

Still so weird that this bio weapon has as far as we know only killed Chinese so far.

Time to post some videos of us chugging milk
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: OnlyRegret on February 16, 2020, 12:30:33 AM
Nintex is out of the loop, settings fried, factory reset required,

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/coronavirus-trump-china-wuhan-hubei-epidemic-president-xi-xinping-a9337266.html
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: OnlyRegret on February 16, 2020, 12:38:07 AM
Also, finally read a bit about epidemic containment, and wow it's wild
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/15/business/china-coronavirus-lockdown.html

Quote
Hangzhou has barred pharmacies from selling analgesics to force people with symptoms to seek treatment at hospitals.

Quote
An app developed by a state-run maker of military electronics lets Chinese citizens enter their name and national ID number and be told whether they may have come in contact, on a plane, train or bus, with a carrier of the virus.

Quote
The authorities are also combining enormous manpower with mobile technology to track people who may have been exposed to the virus. China’s state-run cellular providers allow subscribers to send text messages to a hotline that generates a list of provinces they have recently visited.

At a high-speed rail station in the eastern city of Yiwu this past week, workers in hazmat suits demanded that passengers send the text messages that show their location data before being allowed to leave.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Transhuman on February 16, 2020, 03:36:11 AM
https://youtu.be/Min3y-toaUU

This virus is like China's Chernobyl
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: toku on February 16, 2020, 03:41:08 AM
are we dead yet
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: VomKriege on February 16, 2020, 03:41:19 AM
Quote from: Esch on February 15, 2020, 09:49:23 PM
:lol @ nintex losing his mind in here for weeks, posting every conspiracy and dumb tweet he can find only for China to contain the virus so obviously  even a western org has to acknowledge it as a fact. now pivot to human rights discourse,  coward

Hallucinations, aggressiveness... It's terrifying. :fbm People say this video has been debunked but I can't tell from the footage.

https://youtu.be/rPs8QrtosV4 (https://youtu.be/rPs8QrtosV4)
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Transhuman on February 16, 2020, 06:04:07 AM
Honestly if you're the kind of person who touches handrails on an escalator or stands close to other people, maybe you deserve to die.

That resetera hand hygenie thread made me fear for humanity.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Nintex on February 16, 2020, 08:13:14 AM
https://twitter.com/jenniferatntd/status/1228494751772573696 (https://twitter.com/jenniferatntd/status/1228494751772573696)

https://twitter.com/IsChinar/status/1228402820262617093 (https://twitter.com/IsChinar/status/1228402820262617093)

Don't worry it's just the flu everything is under control trust the party
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Great Rumbler on February 16, 2020, 12:59:48 PM
Quote from: toku on February 16, 2020, 03:41:08 AM
are we dead yet

Only on the inside.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: team filler on February 16, 2020, 01:45:12 PM
Quote from: toku on February 16, 2020, 03:41:08 AM
are we dead yet
don't make me turn this mortality around  :foxx
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Momo on February 16, 2020, 02:52:51 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FRRgKBBmAE

Daily mail in thumbnail, despite this, going in
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: team filler on February 16, 2020, 04:42:30 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/9BMWjEU.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Tripon on February 17, 2020, 01:52:33 AM
https://twitter.com/business/status/1229278321281830912
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: team filler on February 17, 2020, 01:57:54 AM
 :existential
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Momo on February 17, 2020, 04:14:21 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFlcqWQVVuU
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Great Rumbler on February 17, 2020, 09:02:08 AM
Quote from: Tripon on February 17, 2020, 01:52:33 AM
https://twitter.com/business/status/1229278321281830912

Fortunately, the supply of Mario erasers has remained unaffected.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 17, 2020, 09:49:11 AM
I'm still sad Nintendo moved production from Japan to China.

My Gamecube is a Japanese original

 :jgames
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Occam on February 17, 2020, 10:39:11 AM
Are any consoles made in Japan nowadays? I have a PS3 that was made in Japan.
Edit: Some PS4s were made there, too.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: kingv on February 17, 2020, 11:18:18 AM
I wonder how this will affect Chinese production over the long term.

Never know when someone else is going to lick a bat’s butthole or whatever.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Raist on February 17, 2020, 11:57:08 AM
Quote from: Momo on February 16, 2020, 02:52:51 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FRRgKBBmAE

Daily mail in thumbnail, despite this, going in


Dude's really gone off the deep end in the past few years :lol
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: team filler on February 17, 2020, 03:12:34 PM
he never recovered from having his bald head exposed  :lol
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TVC15 on February 17, 2020, 03:48:45 PM
These conference cancellations have been good for my workload. This will linger on long enough to cancel GDC at this point too, right?
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Tripon on February 17, 2020, 05:08:53 PM
https://twitter.com/nathanfenno/status/1229527163176509440
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TEEEPO on February 17, 2020, 06:08:16 PM
lol we all dead
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TVC15 on February 17, 2020, 06:30:06 PM
Let’s meet up in Corsica and live our remaining days as the naked animals we were meant to be
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: VomKriege on February 18, 2020, 08:40:13 AM
Quote from: TVC15 on February 17, 2020, 06:30:06 PM
Let’s meet up in Corsica and live our remaining days as the naked animals we were meant to be

You'll be dead by morning with your head as a trophy on the wall of some Corsican.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Nintex on February 18, 2020, 02:00:09 PM
https://twitter.com/jenniferatntd/status/1229533320268177409 (https://twitter.com/jenniferatntd/status/1229533320268177409)

https://twitter.com/jenniferatntd/status/1229759213481664513 (https://twitter.com/jenniferatntd/status/1229759213481664513)

 :thinking
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TVC15 on February 18, 2020, 02:58:44 PM
Quote from: Nintex on February 18, 2020, 02:00:09 PM
https://twitter.com/jenniferatntd/status/1229533320268177409 (https://twitter.com/jenniferatntd/status/1229533320268177409)

https://twitter.com/jenniferatntd/status/1229759213481664513 (https://twitter.com/jenniferatntd/status/1229759213481664513)

 :thinking

Yeah, that all sounds dark and disturbing and all, but why are we only talking about the bad things China does and not their innovative new Free Sloppy Joes for All program?
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Transhuman on February 18, 2020, 03:04:31 PM
They just leave theses incinerators on the street and It's on the honor system that if you get sick, you incinerate yourself.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TVC15 on February 18, 2020, 03:10:18 PM
Quote from: Transhuman on February 18, 2020, 03:04:31 PM
They just leave theses incinerators on the street and It's on the honor system that if you get sick, you incinerate yourself.

...so there are ways of sneaking into Wuhan, right?
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: who is ted danson? on February 18, 2020, 04:35:26 PM
Have a sore throat

Can't wait for it to develop into a cough so i can start racking up my infection count
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: chronovore on February 18, 2020, 07:14:55 PM
There are about 20% the average number of Chinese tourists in Kyoto right now.

I'm so happy to not deal with uncouth tourists dragging check-in size baggage around town, shouting at each other from across the train, dashing to get seats and abandoning said baggage to roll around the train floor when acceleration or brakes are applied.

:snob
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Momo on February 19, 2020, 12:20:36 AM
Quote from: filler on February 17, 2020, 03:12:34 PM
he never recovered from having his bald head exposed  :lol
he had that look like a deer in headlights, that video is hilarious
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Nintex on February 19, 2020, 03:12:48 PM
https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1230215350182170627 (https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1230215350182170627)

Schools shutdown in the city of Qom.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Nintex on February 20, 2020, 02:47:21 PM
Iraq has closed the border with Iran as more cases are confirmed there.

Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TVC15 on February 20, 2020, 02:56:11 PM
Wow, only one post in 24 hours. Guess this is pretty much over.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 20, 2020, 03:04:24 PM
Quote from: TVC15 on February 20, 2020, 02:56:11 PM
Wow, only one post in 24 hours. Guess this is pretty much over.

According to China, more people got infected in the princess cruise than in the entire country outside of Wuhan in the past 2 weeks.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: team filler on February 20, 2020, 03:06:34 PM
time to go on a love cruise with pomp daddy!
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: OnlyRegret on February 20, 2020, 03:11:55 PM
Quote from: TVC15 on February 20, 2020, 02:56:11 PM
Wow, only one post in 24 hours. Guess this is pretty much over.

it ain't over yet, not while nintex still has internet, he'll sneeze on kids if a nudge is needed
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 20, 2020, 03:22:01 PM
This is what normal people do

Quote
I literally can’t even bring it up in the office, even though you hear rows upon rows of people coughing their lungs out and have been doing so for a week (not even calling off and using their pto, selfish bastards).

When I bring up how I have already started preparing for the virus with stock piling n95 masks and bulk rice and other non perishable foods they look at me like I need to go to the psych ward and either laugh at me or call me fear mongering.

They refuse to look at what’s going on in the rest of the world and literally think they live in an isolated island and nothing could ever had happen to their loved ones or their community.

I understand that you still need to live you life. But at the same time being informed and being prepared is only a positive not a negative. Hell, people put spare tires in their trunks of their cars. Not because they expect a flat tire that day/week/month but because it’s smart to be prepared in case you do get a flat.

Meanwhile, I say I buy masks and buy reserved food and I’m crazy. What the hell man.
https://www.reddit.com/r/China_Flu/comments/f6vhxy/people_in_america_think_im_either_hilarious/

 :hans1
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Post by: who is ted danson? on February 20, 2020, 03:25:20 PM
Quote from: TVC15 on February 20, 2020, 02:56:11 PM
Wow, only one post in 24 hours. Guess this is pretty much over.

Either that, or everybody in China is dead.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: MMaRsu on February 20, 2020, 03:36:03 PM
Quote from: who is ted danson? on February 20, 2020, 03:25:20 PM
Quote from: TVC15 on February 20, 2020, 02:56:11 PM
Wow, only one post in 24 hours. Guess this is pretty much over.

Either that, or everybody in China is dead.

Same outcome
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TVC15 on February 20, 2020, 03:44:13 PM
Quote from: who is ted danson? on February 20, 2020, 03:25:20 PM
Quote from: TVC15 on February 20, 2020, 02:56:11 PM
Wow, only one post in 24 hours. Guess this is pretty much over.

Either that, or everybody in China is dead.

I’m new to this shit. When can us white people move in and take the land?
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TVC15 on February 20, 2020, 03:54:09 PM
Argh, just got notice we’re not doing GDC. I wanted to do that one :(
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 20, 2020, 11:30:07 PM
8 deaths in Iran should mean at least 1000 infected

How the fuck did that happen
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: team filler on February 20, 2020, 11:42:21 PM
cia  :sheik
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TVC15 on February 20, 2020, 11:51:09 PM
I can at least make my assessment of LA for living a few days longer now. There’s always a bright side to these things.
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Post by: bluemax on February 20, 2020, 11:54:14 PM
https://twitter.com/sarahussein/status/1230681137300701184
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 21, 2020, 12:06:47 AM
Who's the idiot who designed these tests
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TEEEPO on February 21, 2020, 12:09:45 AM
oh man we're so fucked
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Coax on February 21, 2020, 12:45:47 AM
Quote from: bluemax on February 20, 2020, 11:54:14 PM
https://twitter.com/sarahussein/status/1230681137300701184

Reading the Guardian article (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/21/coronavirus-two-australians-evacuated-from-diamond-princess-test-positive-in-darwin) that quoted a Japanese infectious disease professor who had been onboard and then listening to his account it sounds like their handling of the quarantine was amateurish.

He mentions in a mirrored version of the video that he'd dealt with Ebola, the 2003 SARs outbreak and others over 20 years without fear of infection due to proper procedures being taken but onboard he saw this wasn't in place and had some legitimate concerns.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QizVKEJPeM8
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: VomKriege on February 21, 2020, 06:15:01 AM
Quote from: james on February 20, 2020, 11:30:07 PM
8 deaths in Iran should mean at least 1000 infected

How the fuck did that happen

Economic trade, tourism, relative proximity distance wise ?
Are you being thick on purpose ?
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 21, 2020, 08:35:36 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on February 21, 2020, 06:15:01 AM
Quote from: james on February 20, 2020, 11:30:07 PM
8 deaths in Iran should mean at least 1000 infected

How the fuck did that happen

Economic trade, tourism, relative proximity distance wise ?
Are you being thick on purpose ?

You think Iran is closer to and has more trade with China than fucking Indonesia or Vietnam your absolute imbecile?
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Raist on February 21, 2020, 09:43:18 AM
Quote from: james on February 21, 2020, 08:35:36 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on February 21, 2020, 06:15:01 AM
Quote from: james on February 20, 2020, 11:30:07 PM
8 deaths in Iran should mean at least 1000 infected

How the fuck did that happen

Economic trade, tourism, relative proximity distance wise ?
Are you being thick on purpose ?

You think Iran is closer to and has more trade with China than fucking Indonesia or Vietnam your absolute imbecile?

Quote
In fact after the JCPOA was signed in July 2015, China and Iran agreed to expand trade relations to $600 billion in ten years from January 2016, on the occasion when Xi Jinping paid Hassan Rouhani a state visit.[13] This constitutes an increase of over 1,000%.[14] The agreement was concordant with One Belt, One Road framework. A total of 17 agreements were signed, including one which relates to the Iran nuclear programme. The Chinese will help connect Tehran with Mashhad via their TGV technology.[15]

Iran is a huge trade partner for China breh.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 21, 2020, 10:09:40 AM
Quote from: Raist on February 21, 2020, 09:43:18 AM
Quote from: james on February 21, 2020, 08:35:36 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on February 21, 2020, 06:15:01 AM
Quote from: james on February 20, 2020, 11:30:07 PM
8 deaths in Iran should mean at least 1000 infected

How the fuck did that happen

Economic trade, tourism, relative proximity distance wise ?
Are you being thick on purpose ?

You think Iran is closer to and has more trade with China than fucking Indonesia or Vietnam your absolute imbecile?

Quote
In fact after the JCPOA was signed in July 2015, China and Iran agreed to expand trade relations to $600 billion in ten years from January 2016, on the occasion when Xi Jinping paid Hassan Rouhani a state visit.[13] This constitutes an increase of over 1,000%.[14] The agreement was concordant with One Belt, One Road framework. A total of 17 agreements were signed, including one which relates to the Iran nuclear programme. The Chinese will help connect Tehran with Mashhad via their TGV technology.[15]

Iran is a huge trade partner for China breh.

he top export destinations of Iran are China ($16.9B)
The top export destinations of Indonesia are China ($25.8B)
https://oec.world/en/profile/country/idn/

$25.8B>$16.9B


Get wrecked bitch


Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: thisismyusername on February 21, 2020, 10:17:43 AM
Quote from: who is ted danson? on February 20, 2020, 03:25:20 PM
Quote from: TVC15 on February 20, 2020, 02:56:11 PM
Wow, only one post in 24 hours. Guess this is pretty much over.

Either that, or everybody in China is dead.

NotSeeingTheProblemHere.jpg
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 21, 2020, 10:26:48 AM
Could we stop the virus by nuking China and Iran?

Trump, any thoughts?
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TEEEPO on February 21, 2020, 11:42:31 AM
https://twitter.com/bnodesk/status/1230843320349462531

might as well nuke the entirety of the middle east while we're at it
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: I'm a Puppy! on February 21, 2020, 12:01:17 PM
Quote from: TEEEPO on February 21, 2020, 11:42:31 AM
https://twitter.com/bnodesk/status/1230843320349462531

might as well nuke the entirety of the middle east while we're at it
The only way to be sure.  :mods
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TEEEPO on February 21, 2020, 12:14:00 PM
iranian new years is a month away so given that we now know the virus only attacks on new years, much of the western world should be safe until at least oct-november



 i just need to survive until the chaharshanbe suri, preferably infected so that i can be cleansed when jumping over the fire. wish me luck bore, otherwise, it has been real :fbm
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Joe Molotov on February 21, 2020, 12:25:49 PM
Quote from: TEEEPO on February 21, 2020, 12:14:00 PM
iranian new years is a month away so given that we now know the virus only attacks on new years, much of the western world should be safe until at least oct-november



 i just need to survive until the chaharshanbe suri, preferably infected so that i can be cleansed when jumping over the fire. wish me luck bore, otherwise, it has been real :fbm

I don’t know what any of that means, but good luck.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: team filler on February 21, 2020, 12:52:20 PM
Quote from: TEEEPO on February 21, 2020, 12:14:00 PM
iranian new years is a month away so given that we now know the virus only attacks on new years, much of the western world should be safe until at least oct-november



 i just need to survive until the chaharshanbe suri, preferably infected so that i can be cleansed when jumping over the fire. wish me luck bore, otherwise, it has been real :fbm
you coulda just got aids and hit the pch on yer big wheel! :trumps
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TEEEPO on February 21, 2020, 12:55:01 PM
 :stahp
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Lonewulfeus on February 21, 2020, 01:13:43 PM
Quote from: TEEEPO on February 21, 2020, 12:14:00 PM
iranian new years is a month away so given that we now know the virus only attacks on new years, much of the western world should be safe until at least oct-november



 i just need to survive until the chaharshanbe suri, preferably infected so that i can be cleansed when jumping over the fire. wish me luck bore, otherwise, it has been real :fbm

You can make it til the 18th, the long incubation period works in your favor.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Nintex on February 21, 2020, 02:11:14 PM
Just heard on the radio while driving that there's cases in northern Italy now.

This thing is spreading fast. Now is the time to invest in companies making those mobile incinerators  :success
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: ToxicAdam on February 21, 2020, 02:33:54 PM
https://www.fox5ny.com/news/coronavirus-themed-party-stirs-anger-at-ny-college


Viral appropriation.
 :rage
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TVC15 on February 21, 2020, 03:53:51 PM
Quote from: TEEEPO on February 21, 2020, 12:14:00 PM
iranian new years is a month away so given that we now know the virus only attacks on new years, much of the western world should be safe until at least oct-november



 i just need to survive until the chaharshanbe suri, preferably infected so that i can be cleansed when jumping over the fire. wish me luck bore, otherwise, it has been real :fbm

Extreme bug chasing, dude. The only way it could be more gnarly is if you were chugging a 64oz Baja Blast while getting infected.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: OnlyRegret on February 21, 2020, 03:58:11 PM
https://twitter.com/kommandostore/status/1230646006922055681
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TEEEPO on February 21, 2020, 03:59:25 PM
cute but silly
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TVC15 on February 21, 2020, 04:01:25 PM
Maybe if you vigorously document your bowel movements, we’ll learn something that can stop this as it progresses.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 22, 2020, 10:38:59 AM
https://twitter.com/hikosaemon/status/1231135535088848896
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Great Rumbler on February 22, 2020, 11:52:19 AM
Quote from: james on February 22, 2020, 10:38:59 AM
https://twitter.com/hikosaemon/status/1231135535088848896

:japancry
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Nintex on February 22, 2020, 01:56:05 PM
https://twitter.com/ChinaDaily/status/1231209525757255681 (https://twitter.com/ChinaDaily/status/1231209525757255681)

 :heart

Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TVC15 on February 22, 2020, 04:39:02 PM
Quote from: james on February 22, 2020, 10:38:59 AM
https://twitter.com/hikosaemon/status/1231135535088848896

This is one of the dumbest things I’ve ever heard, and I hear Trump speak regularly. This could be from an Adam Sandler movie or something. I’d say this has to be some sort of spin to cover up reasoning that’s even more stupid, but what else could there be?
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Ghoul on February 23, 2020, 03:30:43 AM
Quote from: Nintex on February 22, 2020, 01:56:05 PM
https://twitter.com/ChinaDaily/status/1231209525757255681 (https://twitter.com/ChinaDaily/status/1231209525757255681)

 :heart

Doggo is like fuck if I don’t pick this shit up I’m gonna be dinner :brain
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Nintex on February 23, 2020, 08:18:23 AM
Quote from: TVC15 on February 22, 2020, 04:39:02 PM
Quote from: james on February 22, 2020, 10:38:59 AM
https://twitter.com/hikosaemon/status/1231135535088848896

This is one of the dumbest things I’ve ever heard, and I hear Trump speak regularly. This could be from an Adam Sandler movie or something. I’d say this has to be some sort of spin to cover up reasoning that’s even more stupid, but what else could there be?


https://twitter.com/MarikaKatanuma/status/1231440197721526273 (https://twitter.com/MarikaKatanuma/status/1231440197721526273)

You: "China? They cover everything up! It really couldn't have started in a worse place...."

Japan: "Hold my Sushi"
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Tripon on February 23, 2020, 12:48:41 PM
.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 23, 2020, 04:04:15 PM
With Italy seeing a full on epidemic, I wager Nintex won't be with us for much longer

Rip Nintex
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Nintex on February 23, 2020, 04:21:40 PM
Quote from: james on February 23, 2020, 04:04:15 PM
With Italy seeing a full on epidemic, I wager Nintex won't be with us for much longer

Rip Nintex
I was actually invited for a trip to Italy next month but I couldn't make it work with my schedule.  :whew
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 23, 2020, 05:17:57 PM
Austria closing the border, eurozone in shambles
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Don Rumata on February 23, 2020, 08:59:32 PM
Just checking in to notify that i've been feeling light headed and with a bit of a runny nose all day.

RIP me.
So long, folks.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TEEEPO on February 23, 2020, 09:33:18 PM
 it's been real  bro
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Great Rumbler on February 23, 2020, 11:12:57 PM
Quote from: Don Rumata on February 23, 2020, 08:59:32 PM
Just checking in to notify that i've been feeling light headed and with a bit of a runny nose all day.

RIP me.
So long, folks.

RIP in peace
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: thisismyusername on February 23, 2020, 11:58:56 PM
Quote from: Don Rumata on February 23, 2020, 08:59:32 PM
Just checking in to notify that i've been feeling light headed and with a bit of a runny nose all day.

RIP me.
So long, folks.

Post hog in the private board before you die.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Lonewulfeus on February 24, 2020, 12:22:59 AM
Also have a family member post your hog in the private board after you die for TVC
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: EchoRin on February 24, 2020, 01:26:37 AM
https://youtu.be/2-YGpdLuLGM
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: team filler on February 24, 2020, 02:42:59 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/JM9dNC3.jpg)

great rumbler has fallen  :fbm
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Tripon on February 24, 2020, 04:00:25 AM
https://twitter.com/AP/status/1231865962900660224
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: shosta on February 24, 2020, 04:32:30 AM
lies. coronavirus was genetically engineered to only affect chinese males. molly's froot loops, please correct this fake news
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: team filler on February 24, 2020, 04:43:24 AM
https://twitter.com/Almatrafi/status/1231505888617418753
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Occam on February 24, 2020, 04:53:52 AM
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HbvYeLxMKN8/maxresdefault.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 24, 2020, 08:34:53 AM
Kuwait has fallen

Global stock markets in freefall
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Joe Molotov on February 24, 2020, 08:48:46 AM
Quote from: james on February 24, 2020, 08:34:53 AM
Kuwait has fallen

Global stock markets in freefall

Taco Bell is still open :trumps
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Great Rumbler on February 24, 2020, 09:17:05 AM
Quote from: james on February 24, 2020, 08:34:53 AM
Kuwait has fallen

Global stock markets in freefall

The communist Corona virus is tanking the global market just in time for Daddy Bernie's coronation in November! :jeb
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 24, 2020, 09:26:35 AM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on February 24, 2020, 09:17:05 AM
Quote from: james on February 24, 2020, 08:34:53 AM
Kuwait has fallen

Global stock markets in freefall

The communist Corona virus is tanking the global market just in time for Daddy Bernie's coronation in November! :jeb

 :ussrcry :chinacry
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Propagandhim on February 24, 2020, 09:31:28 AM
RIP my credit spreads. 


...Oh, and those people.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TVC15 on February 24, 2020, 11:01:42 AM
If this shit tanks the economy and my career just as it’s going places I like, the goddamned virus had better just kill me.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Ghoul on February 24, 2020, 11:02:24 AM
I’m gonna get good at Asian dominated esports. Gonna make bank
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TVC15 on February 24, 2020, 11:05:08 AM
Quote from: Nintex on February 23, 2020, 08:18:23 AM
Quote from: TVC15 on February 22, 2020, 04:39:02 PM
Quote from: james on February 22, 2020, 10:38:59 AM
https://twitter.com/hikosaemon/status/1231135535088848896

This is one of the dumbest things I’ve ever heard, and I hear Trump speak regularly. This could be from an Adam Sandler movie or something. I’d say this has to be some sort of spin to cover up reasoning that’s even more stupid, but what else could there be?


https://twitter.com/MarikaKatanuma/status/1231440197721526273 (https://twitter.com/MarikaKatanuma/status/1231440197721526273)

You: "China? They cover everything up! It really couldn't have started in a worse place...."

Japan: "Hold my Sushi"

wtf japan
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 24, 2020, 11:15:44 AM
Quote from: Ghoul on February 24, 2020, 11:02:24 AM
I’m gonna get good at Asian dominated esports. Gonna make bank

My years of Splatoon training will finally pay off  :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TVC15 on February 24, 2020, 11:26:49 AM
Ugh, this has two weeks to fuck up my trip :(
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Don Rumata on February 24, 2020, 01:10:05 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on February 23, 2020, 11:58:56 PM
Quote from: Don Rumata on February 23, 2020, 08:59:32 PM
Just checking in to notify that i've been feeling light headed and with a bit of a runny nose all day.

RIP me.
So long, folks.

Post hog in the private board before you die.
I'm gonna wait till i lose some body fat due to dysentery, then post nudes on my Instagram.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: BIONIC on February 24, 2020, 02:10:30 PM
Apparently a school bus driver got it in Bahrain :dead

RIP nudemac :salute
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 24, 2020, 03:22:00 PM
Thinking of stocking up tomorrow on supplies.

Everyone says "get canned goods" but wtf does that mean. I never buy anything in a can. What even comes in cans.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Occam on February 24, 2020, 03:24:08 PM
Quote from: james on February 24, 2020, 03:22:00 PM
Thinking of stocking up tomorrow on supplies.

Everyone says "get canned goods" but wtf does that mean. I never buy anything in a can. What even comes in cans.

Obama?

(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ANfYFuV1I2s/T8KfxwL4RyI/AAAAAAAAEDg/eOc5vQC8n9k/s1600/obama-yes-we-can.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TEEEPO on February 24, 2020, 03:26:52 PM
lol if you haven't stocked up already
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Tuckers Law on February 24, 2020, 03:26:56 PM
Quote from: james on February 24, 2020, 03:22:00 PM
Thinking of stocking up tomorrow on supplies.

Everyone says "get canned goods" but wtf does that mean. I never buy anything in a can. What even comes in cans.
Not tendies, for one.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TVC15 on February 24, 2020, 03:42:21 PM
Yes Stro, we’ve all watched Pamperchu’s videos where he eats canned goods from like the 60s.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: thisismyusername on February 24, 2020, 03:44:26 PM
Quote from: Don Rumata on February 24, 2020, 01:10:05 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on February 23, 2020, 11:58:56 PM
Quote from: Don Rumata on February 23, 2020, 08:59:32 PM
Just checking in to notify that i've been feeling light headed and with a bit of a runny nose all day.

RIP me.
So long, folks.

Post hog in the private board before you die.
I'm gonna wait till i lose some body fat due to dysentery, then post nudes on my Instagram.

...Just make sure to post a link in the private board for me.

TYIA</Kara>
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 24, 2020, 03:48:00 PM
Quote from: Stro on February 24, 2020, 03:40:54 PM
Quote from: james on February 24, 2020, 03:22:00 PM
Thinking of stocking up tomorrow on supplies.

Everyone says "get canned goods" but wtf does that mean. I never buy anything in a can. What even comes in cans.

Veggies/fruits/beans/pastas/some meats. Pretty much anything can and does come in cans, with the point being they last forever (not literally but often multiple years) while sealed.

Why wouldn't I get veggies and meats frozen though

And pasta lasts forever in boxes just fine
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Joe Molotov on February 24, 2020, 03:57:43 PM
When the electricity/internet goes out, I'm killing myself anyway, so why bother stocking up?
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TVC15 on February 24, 2020, 04:07:07 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on February 24, 2020, 03:57:43 PM
When the electricity/internet goes out, I'm killing myself anyway, so why bother stocking up?

Hear, hear! The moment I can no longer have burritos delivered to my doorstep is when I start gauging locations to hang myself.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Tuckers Law on February 24, 2020, 04:54:34 PM
Quote from: TVC15 on February 24, 2020, 04:07:07 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on February 24, 2020, 03:57:43 PM
When the electricity/internet goes out, I'm killing myself anyway, so why bother stocking up?

Hear, hear! The moment I can no longer have burritos delivered to my doorstep is when I start gauging locations to hang myself.
Monkey bars at a nearby Kindergarten class is the way to do it.  Those kids are gonna see some dead bodies eventually, may as well be at a place of learning.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: team filler on February 24, 2020, 04:59:26 PM
it's because they're problematic  :dayum
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TVC15 on February 24, 2020, 05:03:19 PM
Quote from: Tuckers Law on February 24, 2020, 04:54:34 PM
Quote from: TVC15 on February 24, 2020, 04:07:07 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on February 24, 2020, 03:57:43 PM
When the electricity/internet goes out, I'm killing myself anyway, so why bother stocking up?

Hear, hear! The moment I can no longer have burritos delivered to my doorstep is when I start gauging locations to hang myself.
Monkey bars at a nearby Kindergarten class is the way to do it.  Those kids are gonna see some dead bodies eventually, may as well be at a place of learning.

I’ve kind of wanted to do it naked on a bridge that hangs over a busy highway, with something scrawled on my chest in sharpie. I should probably think of something witty. I won’t be in the mood when the time’s at hand.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 24, 2020, 06:14:12 PM
Spain has fallen
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: chronovore on February 24, 2020, 07:35:29 PM
Quote from: bluemax on February 20, 2020, 11:54:14 PM
https://twitter.com/sarahussein/status/1230681137300701184

 :-X :-\ That's not great.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: benjipwns on February 24, 2020, 07:59:08 PM
so are true white people still immune or no?
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Joe Molotov on February 24, 2020, 08:01:59 PM
Quote from: james on February 24, 2020, 06:14:12 PM
Spain has fallen

I think TVC can do better than that. Maybe just write Helter Skelter or something.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: zepblackstar on February 24, 2020, 08:28:25 PM
uh oh

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1232114740266180608
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 24, 2020, 08:39:38 PM
BERNIE GET IN THE BUNKER

https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1232032972355842048
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TVC15 on February 24, 2020, 08:42:29 PM
Quote from: james on February 24, 2020, 08:39:38 PM
BERNIE GET IN THE BUNKER

https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1232032972355842048

Well, we’re officially fucked.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 24, 2020, 08:43:32 PM
Quote from: TVC15 on February 24, 2020, 08:42:29 PM
Quote from: james on February 24, 2020, 08:39:38 PM
BERNIE GET IN THE BUNKER

https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1232032972355842048

Well, we’re officially fucked.

Watch them announce 275 cases in the US after the markets close

Goddammit I haven't stocked up yet and I'm down to my last tp roll
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TVC15 on February 24, 2020, 08:46:10 PM
Quote from: james on February 24, 2020, 08:43:32 PM
Quote from: TVC15 on February 24, 2020, 08:42:29 PM
Quote from: james on February 24, 2020, 08:39:38 PM
BERNIE GET IN THE BUNKER

https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1232032972355842048

Well, we’re officially fucked.

Watch them announce 275 cases in the US after the markets close

Goddammit I haven't stocked up yet and I'm down to my last tp roll

Thanks to an Instakart order snafu, I’m good on tp until at least August. Everything else, uhhhhhhhhhhh is Jim Bakker still selling those buckets of macaroni and cheese?
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TVC15 on February 24, 2020, 08:48:42 PM
Where’s riotous been? Oh well, guess he abandoned us. It’s a fitting time to update my will anyway.

If I die, everything goes to filler, because he was the last person to bitch me, and those are the rules.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 24, 2020, 08:51:18 PM
Quote from: TVC15 on February 24, 2020, 08:48:42 PM
Where’s riotous been? Oh well, guess he abandoned us. It’s a fitting time to update my will anyway.

If I die, everything goes to filler, because he was the last person to bitch me, and those are the rules.

Can I get the tp please
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: thisismyusername on February 24, 2020, 08:57:45 PM
Quote from: james on February 24, 2020, 08:39:38 PM
BERNIE GET IN THE BUNKER

https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1232032972355842048

Finally. I get The Division 2 off the Epig and Uplay "exclusive" stores and can play it via Steam power: Using a steam generator for electricity and shooting my fellow man for lootdrops in real-life in a fallen nation from a virus. :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Great Rumbler on February 24, 2020, 09:13:01 PM
Hopefully my Amazon order makes it in before society collapses.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: team filler on February 24, 2020, 09:14:51 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on February 24, 2020, 09:13:01 PM
Hopefully my Amazon order makes it in before society collapses.(https://i.imgur.com/JM9dNC3.jpg)
:fbm
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TVC15 on February 24, 2020, 09:16:10 PM
Yeah, let’s do this. Now that we’ve seen the full scope of candidates, what was truly the greatest vidya game of all time? Only votes that include a mainline Final Fantasy ranking will be considered valid.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TVC15 on February 24, 2020, 09:22:03 PM
Radiant Silvergun

6 > 4 > 7 > 5 > 9 > 12 > 15 > 1 > 3 > 2 > 14 > 11 > 8 > 10 > 13
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: team filler on February 24, 2020, 09:36:19 PM
https://twitter.com/tyrone_brother/status/1231994559577645062
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: thisismyusername on February 24, 2020, 09:47:56 PM
Need to hunt down a M3 Gas Mask 6002 mask.  :doge
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: bluemax on February 24, 2020, 10:51:22 PM
https://twitter.com/JuddLegum/status/1232050502025781257
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TEEEPO on February 25, 2020, 01:11:56 AM
A sample of 50,404 patients with #COVIDー19 showed the following: - 95.6% had an abnormal chest CT scan - 90.9% had a fever - 70.8% had a cough - 41% had muscle soreness or fatigue - 21.3% were severe cases - 14.8% had ARDS* - 4.8% had died Source: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.02.18.20024539v1

Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on February 25, 2020, 05:10:49 AM
Quote from: TVC15 on February 24, 2020, 09:16:10 PM
Yeah, let’s do this. Now that we’ve seen the full scope of candidates, what was truly the greatest vidya game of all time? Only votes that include a mainline Final Fantasy ranking will be considered valid.

FF11
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Don Rumata on February 25, 2020, 06:59:26 AM
Up to 36°c this morning, definitely got a cold... we'll see if it'll rise tomorrow.  :doge
I'm gonna be The Bore's patient 0.
If you sent me a PM in the last 20 days, call you doctor.

1 Like = 1 Immunization.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Ghoul on February 25, 2020, 07:11:30 AM
Quote from: Don Rumata on February 25, 2020, 06:59:26 AM
Up to 36°c this morning, definitely got a cold... we'll see if it'll rise tomorrow.  :doge
I'm gonna be The Bore's patient 0.
If you sent me a PM in the last 20 days, call you doctor.

1 Like = 1 Immunization.

Pfft we all wanna die, you ain't getting no likes.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 25, 2020, 07:39:17 AM
Croatia and Bahrain have fallen
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Don Rumata on February 25, 2020, 08:05:47 AM
Quote from: Ghoul on February 25, 2020, 07:11:30 AM
Quote from: Don Rumata on February 25, 2020, 06:59:26 AM
Up to 36°c this morning, definitely got a cold... we'll see if it'll rise tomorrow.  :doge
I'm gonna be The Bore's patient 0.
If you sent me a PM in the last 20 days, call you doctor.

1 Like = 1 Immunization.

Pfft we all wanna die, you ain't getting no likes.
COVID-19? More like COVETED-19!
 :rimshot
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Kunai With Chain on February 25, 2020, 08:44:08 AM
https://twitter.com/AbasAslani/status/1232272542968184832

 :whew

After trying to cover up the scale they are ending up getting infected themselves, some karmic justice.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Raist on February 25, 2020, 08:51:36 AM
2 cases in Austria (both from Italy).

Seems like a normal reaction.

https://twitter.com/SimonTartarotti/status/1232272652221472769

:picard

Quote from: Don Rumata on February 25, 2020, 06:59:26 AM
Up to 36°c this morning, definitely got a cold... we'll see if it'll rise tomorrow.  :doge
I'm gonna be The Bore's patient 0.
If you sent me a PM in the last 20 days, call you doctor.

1 Like = 1 Immunization.

If your temperature went up to reach 36˚C you might wanna see a doctor regardless.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Don Rumata on February 25, 2020, 09:28:45 AM
Under normal circumstances, >38° is usually when i start to worry beyond "stay in bed and drink a lot".
Although they say the emergency numbers are getting hammered already with people calling for all sorts of reasons (whether they're feeling ill, or they want info, or their neighbor coughed once).
I'll probably give the local doc. a call.

For now i'm just working from home.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Baiano19 on February 25, 2020, 09:31:02 AM
Quote from: TEEEPO on February 25, 2020, 01:11:56 AM
A sample of 50,404 patients with #COVIDー19 showed the following: - 95.6% had an abnormal chest CT scan - 90.9% had a fever - 70.8% had a cough - 41% had muscle soreness or fatigue - 21.3% were severe cases - 14.8% had ARDS* - 4.8% had died Source: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.02.18.20024539v1

95-96% of pulmonary findings in a CT is insane. Virtually everyone with a flu will have some some kind of pneumonia.

It kills older people because they are more prone to co- infection with bacteria, yet all ages will have some respiratory impairment.

While this isn't the same disease as the Contagion movie, I am afraid the government responses will be similar.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Occam on February 25, 2020, 09:41:51 AM
Quote from: Raist on February 25, 2020, 08:51:36 AM
Quote from: Don Rumata on February 25, 2020, 06:59:26 AM
Up to 36°c this morning, definitely got a cold... we'll see if it'll rise tomorrow.  :doge
I'm gonna be The Bore's patient 0.
If you sent me a PM in the last 20 days, call you doctor.

1 Like = 1 Immunization.

If your temperature went up to reach 36˚C you might wanna see a doctor regardless.
What?
"The normal human body temperature range is typically stated as 36.5–37.5 °C"
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Ghoul on February 25, 2020, 09:58:37 AM
not knowing fatal body heats  :doge
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Raist on February 25, 2020, 10:09:04 AM
Read again.

If your temperature went UP to reach a mere THIRTY-SIX degrees Celsius, thus implying your body temperature was otherwise below 36, then there's something wrong with you.


edit: I suppose it's possible that Don just blew his cover as a lizard person, alternatively.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Don Rumata on February 25, 2020, 10:53:40 AM
How do you do, fellow hot blooded mammals?
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Raist on February 25, 2020, 01:07:12 PM
Quote from: Don Rumata on February 25, 2020, 10:53:40 AM
How do you do, fellow hot blooded mammals?


(http://i.imgur.com/3hI4RzZ.jpg)

:thinking :thinking :thinking











 :o :o :o

(https://media.agonybooth.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/21171127/v-the-original-miniseries-1983-splash.jpg)

:drudge :drudge :drudge :drudge

Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: shosta on February 25, 2020, 01:13:27 PM
Quote from: Don Rumata on February 25, 2020, 10:53:40 AM
How do you do, fellow hot blooded mammals?
in Italy even the metabolisms are lazy! :lol
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 25, 2020, 01:36:47 PM
Switzerland has fallen

Nintex. Enjoy your last day
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Nintex on February 25, 2020, 01:51:31 PM
Quote from: james on February 25, 2020, 01:36:47 PM
Switzerland has fallen

Nintex. Enjoy your last day
So far no reported cases here.

We are too tall for the virus to reach us.
Only short people get sick (Chinese, Iranians etc.)  :thinking
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Nintex on February 25, 2020, 01:56:47 PM
Larry is on the case. we all know alcohol kills the Corona virus it has no chance against Larry  :preach

https://twitter.com/CNBC/status/1232375865054547968 (https://twitter.com/CNBC/status/1232375865054547968)

Quote from: bluemax on February 24, 2020, 10:51:22 PM
https://twitter.com/JuddLegum/status/1232050502025781257
That's because we have Larry now. He cured the economy, he can fix this.

Trust Larry.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 25, 2020, 02:04:22 PM
Quote from: Nintex on February 25, 2020, 01:56:47 PM
Larry is on the case. we all know alcohol kills the Corona virus it has no chance against Larry  :preach

https://twitter.com/CNBC/status/1232375865054547968 (https://twitter.com/CNBC/status/1232375865054547968)

Quote from: bluemax on February 24, 2020, 10:51:22 PM
https://twitter.com/JuddLegum/status/1232050502025781257
That's because we have Larry now. He cured the economy, he can fix this.

Trust Larry.

This is the kind of thing you say 12 hours before an outbreak is reported
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Nintex on February 25, 2020, 02:16:44 PM
It's air tight and you won't be caught with your pants down.

What more reassurances could you possibly want?

https://twitter.com/JenniferJJacobs/status/1232382707532992514 (https://twitter.com/JenniferJJacobs/status/1232382707532992514)
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Raist on February 25, 2020, 03:28:12 PM
Quote from: Nintex on February 25, 2020, 01:51:31 PM
Quote from: james on February 25, 2020, 01:36:47 PM
Switzerland has fallen

Nintex. Enjoy your last day
So far no reported cases here.

We are too tall for the virus to reach us.
Only short people get sick (Chinese, Iranians etc.)  :thinking


Yeah cause Italians are well known for towering over everyone else in yurop.

What happened to ":thinking hmmm this virus only kills Chinese people :thinking" btw? :lol
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: OnlyRegret on February 25, 2020, 03:30:16 PM
Quote from: Raist on February 25, 2020, 03:28:12 PM
Quote from: Nintex on February 25, 2020, 01:51:31 PM
Quote from: james on February 25, 2020, 01:36:47 PM
Switzerland has fallen

Nintex. Enjoy your last day
So far no reported cases here.

We are too tall for the virus to reach us.
Only short people get sick (Chinese, Iranians etc.)  :thinking


Yeah cause Italians are well known for towering over everyone else in yurop.

What happened to ":thinking hmmm this virus only kills Chinese people :thinking" btw? :lol

Updated to non-white people I suppose.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TEEEPO on February 25, 2020, 03:31:53 PM
 :fbm
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TEEEPO on February 25, 2020, 03:40:47 PM
and a day earlier the acting deputy secretary of homeland security asked twitter for help in accessing information pertaining to the epidemic

Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 25, 2020, 03:48:38 PM
Quote from: Stro on February 25, 2020, 03:44:52 PM
Trump gonna beat Bernie by making sure Corona kills off all the lefties waiting for Medicare for All.

Fact check, all the old people are on deaths bed
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Brehvolution on February 25, 2020, 04:23:50 PM
Iran's own Health Minister has it.  :kobeyuck
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 25, 2020, 04:37:17 PM
Heading to Walmart to stock up tonight

Wish me luck.

So many ugly people  :brazilcry
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: ToxicAdam on February 25, 2020, 04:52:25 PM
This is probably the best article I've read on the topic. Check it out.

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/02/covid-vaccine/607000/
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Potato on February 25, 2020, 05:10:20 PM
Quote from: james on February 24, 2020, 03:22:00 PM
Thinking of stocking up tomorrow on supplies.

Everyone says "get canned goods" but wtf does that mean. I never buy anything in a can. What even comes in cans.
Beans. Beans come in cans. The benefits are twofold. You get to eat tasty beans and then enjoy the smell of your own farts while locked up in your house.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on February 25, 2020, 05:12:04 PM
 if i had a 2% chance of winning the lottery id spend my paycheck, savings and the kids piggy bank.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TEEEPO on February 25, 2020, 05:12:11 PM
the atlantic's coverage has been fantastic in general
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 25, 2020, 05:17:54 PM
Guy struggling to select between two buttons meme

Button 1: canned goods and assorted provisions
Button 2: amiibos

*face in agony *
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TEEEPO on February 25, 2020, 05:23:07 PM
also while it's not covered in the media, qom in iran is most famous for not being a holy destination but a place where money can buy you any pleasure you desire, gender and sexual orientation be damned
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Occam on February 25, 2020, 05:28:15 PM
Some good news:

COVID-19 Vaccine Shipped, and Drug Trials Start
https://time.com/5790545/first-covid-19-vaccine/

Human testing to start as early as April.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Nintex on February 25, 2020, 05:53:04 PM
Quote from: Occam on February 25, 2020, 05:28:15 PM
Some good news:

COVID-19 Vaccine Shipped, and Drug Trials Start
https://time.com/5790545/first-covid-19-vaccine/

Human testing to start as early as April.
Great news. By then there's probably still some people alive to benefit from a cure.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: thisismyusername on February 25, 2020, 05:59:41 PM
Quote from: Occam on February 25, 2020, 05:28:15 PM
Some good news:

COVID-19 Vaccine Shipped, and Drug Trials Start
https://time.com/5790545/first-covid-19-vaccine/

Human testing to start as early as April.

*Clicks Genetic Reshuffle* (https://www.ndemiccreations.com/en/22-plague-inc)
Your move, CDC!
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Potato on February 25, 2020, 06:09:05 PM
Quote from: TEEEPO on February 25, 2020, 05:23:07 PM
also while it's not covered in the media, qom in iran is most famous for not being a holy destination but a place where money can buy you any pleasure you desire, gender and sexual orientation be damned

So you're saying the spread of the virus there is an inside job by the religious police?
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TEEEPO on February 25, 2020, 06:17:25 PM
what i'm saying is that the deputy chief is gay
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TEEEPO on February 25, 2020, 06:19:45 PM
https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/tucker-carlson-coronavirus-diversity-115041592.html

he did put a travel ban on iran :trumps
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 25, 2020, 07:06:14 PM
Quote from: james on February 25, 2020, 01:36:47 PM
Switzerland has fallen

Nintex. Enjoy your last day

I warned you.

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1232436303486017537
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: OnlyRegret on February 25, 2020, 07:38:08 PM
The Atlantic bit seems to have a good statement.
No containment, it is going to be an additional strain of cold/flu.

The high virulence coupled with mortality being much lower than other members of the coranavirus family is... reassuring to say the least. That and the high asymptotic values seemingly being the case also could be considered a blessing since it technically means the infected stat is understated but severity/mortality overstated.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Don Rumata on February 25, 2020, 07:46:21 PM
Even with a relatively low mortality rate, having to spend time in a hospital in general, sucks ass.
Depending on how severe the pneumonia-like symptoms are.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: OnlyRegret on February 25, 2020, 07:48:24 PM
It sucks to have it, but it seems to be shaping up to be like regular flu, and therefore as Huff put it earlier. If you never gave a shit about getting a flu shot you shouldn't bother getting crazy over this.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Akala on February 25, 2020, 08:10:56 PM
what if we got flu shots  :shaking
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: OnlyRegret on February 25, 2020, 08:18:53 PM
Quote from: Akala on February 25, 2020, 08:10:56 PM
what if we got flu shots  :shaking

pray
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TEEEPO on February 25, 2020, 08:43:53 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on February 25, 2020, 07:48:24 PM
It sucks to have it, but it seems to be shaping up to be like regular flu, and therefore as Huff put it earlier. If you never gave a shit about getting a flu shot you shouldn't bother getting crazy over this.

i'm not going to bother re-reading the article but if i remember correctly, the author seemingly went to great lengths in avoiding comparing corona's symptoms, rate of infection and mortality rates to seasonal influenza and instead focused on the one area they are similar in that they both contain RNA strands, and depending on how they mutate, we will either have seasonal vaccinations or one end all be all vaccine. the point being is that, this is one more fucking thing to worry about which you can't possibly spin as being a good thing or something to not go crazy about.

there still isn't enough meta-analysis on the virus itself but the one i linked earlier doesn't paint a good picture.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: kingv on February 25, 2020, 08:48:33 PM
Quote from: TEEEPO on February 25, 2020, 05:23:07 PM
also while it's not covered in the media, qom in iran is most famous for not being a holy destination but a place where money can buy you any pleasure you desire, gender and sexual orientation be damned

Qom qom qum cum coom
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: toku on February 25, 2020, 09:13:00 PM
this all will blow over soon
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on February 26, 2020, 12:58:49 AM
This is good for the enviroment

spoiler (click to show/hide)
and a good time to consider investing in stock
[close]
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Trent Dole on February 26, 2020, 01:04:25 AM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on February 25, 2020, 04:52:25 PM
This is probably the best article I've read on the topic. Check it out.

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/02/covid-vaccine/607000/
To basically echo this article the more reassuring thought on the beer aids I saw was that the people getting taken out by this are either babbies or the super old, if you have a normal healthyish immune system you'll be shitting a ton for two weeks along with dealing with a fever and various other not so fun stuff but you're not really all gonna die here.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on February 26, 2020, 01:06:10 AM
Great thing i have an infant at home
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Trent Dole on February 26, 2020, 01:12:58 AM
Not for long! :doge
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: G The Resurrected on February 26, 2020, 01:55:30 AM
Quote from: Trent Dole on February 26, 2020, 01:12:58 AM
Not for long! :doge
:whoo

Hit up Costco today and barely came home with anything I planned to get. They were out of water and most dry/can goods. This was shortly after SF declared an Emergency, but didn't take the effort to explain what that entails to the masses. I'm gonna hit up a few stores tomorrow to build out a solid month of supplies, since I didn't have anything before. I'm not freaking out yet, but as someone who has pre-existing conditions I'm taking precautions while I can.

I can't believe the state of things right now compared to just a few weeks ago. It's almost as if China and WHO massively fucked up and we are all gonna pay for their mistakes. Doesn't help that we got whack jobs in SK apparently (don't know if I buy it since it's being so heavily pushed by Chinese media.) I do kinda wonder where the cross over with Iran is though, was it through Canada allowing Chinese travel?

Anyways I wait to see if this mutates and is a smart virus or a lazy one that we can work with. If it doesn't mutate we could potentially wipe it out, if not thanks China!

I was set to travel to China in April too before this all started, Air Canada won't even cancel/refund my flight yet.

Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Raist on February 26, 2020, 06:16:37 AM
Austrians continue to impress.

https://twitter.com/zinnaglism/status/1232418773656915976
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 26, 2020, 08:28:27 AM
Brazil and Greece have fallen

Now on all continents
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Great Rumbler on February 26, 2020, 08:47:00 AM
Quote from: james on February 26, 2020, 08:28:27 AM
Now on all continents

Not Antarctica. :win
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: ToxicAdam on February 26, 2020, 09:03:50 AM
Quote from: Trent Dole on February 26, 2020, 01:04:25 AM
To basically echo this article the more reassuring thought on the beer aids I saw was that the people getting taken out by this are either babbies or the super old, if you have a normal healthyish immune system you'll be shitting a ton for two weeks along with dealing with a fever and various other not so fun stuff but you're not really all gonna die here.

I think the scarier scenario or possibility is that you can carry the virus and not show symptoms at all.

So, you could (theoretically) go to a family party and accidentally infect grandparents or nieces and nephews and have no clue.


But I guess that's true of the normal influenza bug also. So, it's not anything new.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: shosta on February 26, 2020, 01:45:21 PM
(https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/770614342305587763/1764293E18844D16E7A518FA424CC4DEE24E3CEC/?imw=354&imh=506&ima=fit&impolicy=Letterbox&imcolor=%23000000&letterbox=true)
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Great Rumbler on February 26, 2020, 01:50:11 PM
That took longer than I expected, to be honest.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Raist on February 26, 2020, 02:04:09 PM
What actually took longer is shosta's shitposting. Filler posted this trash on like page 4.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 26, 2020, 02:08:08 PM
Nintex has been very quiet today
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 26, 2020, 02:09:07 PM
Falling like dominos

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1232715233527058432


North Macedonia has cases before the US?

Come the fuck on.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Trent Dole on February 26, 2020, 02:13:46 PM
Quote from: james on February 26, 2020, 02:09:07 PM
North Macedonia has cases before the US?

Come the fuck on.
We have a few.
Quote from: ToxicAdam on February 26, 2020, 09:03:50 AM
I think the scarier scenario or possibility is that you can carry the virus and not show symptoms at all.

So, you could (theoretically) go to a family party and accidentally infect grandparents or nieces and nephews and have no clue.


But I guess that's true of the normal influenza bug also. So, it's not anything new.

It looks like the true incubation period can be as long as 27 days but everyone's being quarantined for 14.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 26, 2020, 02:16:21 PM
Quote from: Trent Dole on February 26, 2020, 02:13:46 PM
Quote from: james on February 26, 2020, 02:09:07 PM
North Macedonia has cases before the US?

Come the fuck on.
We have a few.

No we dont. All the cases in the US are official imports, ie folks that came from the cruise ship or Wuhan.
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Post by: Trent Dole on February 26, 2020, 02:23:43 PM
Oh you mean known infections/transmissions that occurred here. Maybe there's been some spread that isn't super well known since we don't really have a CDC right now. :trumps
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Post by: EchoRin on February 26, 2020, 02:26:33 PM
What about that one Chicago couple? https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-coronavirus-patient-infected-spouse-in-1st-human-to-human-case-in-us-cdc/2210301/

Doesn't that count? By the way. I'm an innocent one. When they say "close contact" is that just innuendo for intercourse or what? Like is that what human-to-human means or could it just be through touching ones skin like say holding an infected person's hand?

Edit: Like I mean isn't everything human to human like a flu or chickenpox or whatever you get from some random person sneezing on the bus you were sitting on? I don't really get it as I'm assuming every person with this virus got it from another human no?
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 26, 2020, 02:44:43 PM
Quote from: EchoRin on February 26, 2020, 02:26:33 PM
Edit: Like I mean isn't everything human to human like a flu or chickenpox or whatever you get from some random person sneezing on the bus you were sitting on? I don't really get it as I'm assuming every person with this virus got it from another human no?

Most of these originate in animals. Human to human is the next step

Why do you think theyre called bird flu and swine flu and chickenpox
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Raist on February 26, 2020, 03:24:55 PM
Chickenpox has absolutely fuck all to do with chicken dude. There's no animal reservoir.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: OnlyRegret on February 26, 2020, 03:26:59 PM
And smallpox has nothing to do with small people
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 26, 2020, 03:48:56 PM
Quote from: Raist on February 26, 2020, 03:24:55 PM
Chickenpox has absolutely fuck all to do with chicken dude. There's no animal reservoir.

Etymology
How the term chickenpox originated is not clear but it may be due to .... the idea that the disease may have originated in chickens

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chickenpox#Epidemiology

 :bolo
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Post by: james on February 26, 2020, 03:50:50 PM
Norway has fallen

Iraq closing all schools

Nintex still MIA



Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: OnlyRegret on February 26, 2020, 03:54:26 PM
Quote from: james on February 26, 2020, 03:48:56 PM
Quote from: Raist on February 26, 2020, 03:24:55 PM
Chickenpox has absolutely fuck all to do with chicken dude. There's no animal reservoir.

Etymology
How the term chickenpox originated is not clear but it may be due to .... the idea that the disease may have originated in chickens

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chickenpox#Epidemiology

 :bolo

And then one section down.

Quote
Humans are the only known species that the disease affects naturally.[7] However, chickenpox has been caused in other primates, including chimpanzees[79] and gorillas.[80]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chickenpox#Other_animals
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 26, 2020, 04:00:20 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on February 26, 2020, 03:54:26 PM
Quote from: james on February 26, 2020, 03:48:56 PM
Quote from: Raist on February 26, 2020, 03:24:55 PM
Chickenpox has absolutely fuck all to do with chicken dude. There's no animal reservoir.

Etymology
How the term chickenpox originated is not clear but it may be due to .... the idea that the disease may have originated in chickens

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chickenpox#Epidemiology

 :bolo

And then one section down.

Quote
Humans are the only known species that the disease affects naturally.[7] However, chickenpox has been caused in other primates, including chimpanzees[79] and gorillas.[80]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chickenpox#Other_animals

Wow people in the 1600s were wrong wow huge if true
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: team filler on February 26, 2020, 04:01:15 PM
https://twitter.com/PDChina/status/1232759739915763712

rumbler fighting back against corona-chan  :punch
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Post by: TEEEPO on February 26, 2020, 04:08:28 PM
more sexy corona memes filler  :hmph
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: team filler on February 26, 2020, 04:45:42 PM
https://twitter.com/tiarrabanks1/status/1232447576302993408

 :whoo :thinking
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: shosta on February 26, 2020, 04:48:53 PM
(https://i.redd.it/yih18350esf41.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TEEEPO on February 26, 2020, 04:49:34 PM
more sexy corona memes shosta  :hmph
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: shosta on February 26, 2020, 04:49:37 PM
(https://i.redd.it/2gtsc322l0f41.jpg)

:drool
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Post by: TEEEPO on February 26, 2020, 04:53:01 PM
infected feet :drool
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: EchoRin on February 26, 2020, 04:53:34 PM
Quote from: james on February 26, 2020, 02:44:43 PM
Quote from: EchoRin on February 26, 2020, 02:26:33 PM
Edit: Like I mean isn't everything human to human like a flu or chickenpox or whatever you get from some random person sneezing on the bus you were sitting on? I don't really get it as I'm assuming every person with this virus got it from another human no?

Most of these originate in animals. Human to human is the next step

Why do you think theyre called bird flu and swine flu and chickenpox

Right, I mean after patient zero is infected though from whatever source, it's then basically all human to human from that point on, no? Especially if it spreads quickly.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 26, 2020, 05:13:47 PM
Quote from: EchoRin on February 26, 2020, 04:53:34 PM
Quote from: james on February 26, 2020, 02:44:43 PM
Quote from: EchoRin on February 26, 2020, 02:26:33 PM
Edit: Like I mean isn't everything human to human like a flu or chickenpox or whatever you get from some random person sneezing on the bus you were sitting on? I don't really get it as I'm assuming every person with this virus got it from another human no?

Most of these originate in animals. Human to human is the next step

Why do you think theyre called bird flu and swine flu and chickenpox

Right, I mean after patient zero is infected though from whatever source, it's then basically all human to human from that point on, no? Especially if it spreads quickly.

Yeah not really useful for something like this, but is useful for monkeypox
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Post by: Pennywise on February 26, 2020, 05:18:42 PM
Quote from: filler on February 26, 2020, 04:01:15 PM
https://twitter.com/PDChina/status/1232759739915763712

rumbler fighting back against corona-chan  :punch

 :bolo


Shit is already in my state.
Pray for Penny.


https://twitter.com/KMOV/status/1232742516048289792
CDC says it's okay to be Hitler again.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 26, 2020, 05:36:19 PM
$10 Trump says everything is fine and America is immune to Corona

$20 he says there are 2789 people infected and marshall law starts at 8pm
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TEEEPO on February 26, 2020, 05:37:25 PM
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1232652371832004608

 :huh
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Nintex on February 26, 2020, 05:39:09 PM
Quote from: james on February 26, 2020, 05:36:19 PM
$10 Trump says everything is fine and America is immune to Corona

$20 he says there are 2789 people infected and marshall law starts at 8pm
He'll go off script within like the first 3 minutes of his speech and have an argument with reporters from CNN.
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Post by: Don Rumata on February 26, 2020, 05:42:00 PM
Quote from: shosta on February 26, 2020, 04:49:37 PM
(https://i.redd.it/2gtsc322l0f41.jpg)

:drool
I can see how she could cause respiratory problems.

(https://i.imgur.com/k7CMzUi.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TEEEPO on February 26, 2020, 05:42:45 PM
i have a confession: i fantasized about morrigan from darkstalkers like A LOT
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Raist on February 26, 2020, 05:43:21 PM
Quote from: TEEEPO on February 26, 2020, 05:42:45 PM
i have a confession: i fantasized about morrigan from Resetera like A LOT

Ew dude.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TEEEPO on February 26, 2020, 05:43:44 PM
i kno u got me :fbm
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TVC15 on February 26, 2020, 06:31:38 PM
Are any of you bitches shaving for the good of humanity? How many of you are hiding flopza chins under there?
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Nintex on February 26, 2020, 06:33:27 PM
*reporter coughs*

"Are you ok do you have the corana?"

*markets plummet*
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 26, 2020, 06:37:49 PM
Hes talking about some beer incident wtf
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 26, 2020, 06:39:48 PM
"we took some in from japan did you hear about that"

Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 26, 2020, 06:43:27 PM
We're so goddamned fucked.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TEEEPO on February 26, 2020, 06:49:10 PM
lol pence is setup to take the fall
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: toku on February 26, 2020, 06:49:20 PM
https://www.businessinsider.com/church-cult-south-korea-coronavirus-outbreak-meetings-wuhan-december-2020-2
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: eleuin on February 26, 2020, 06:50:36 PM
https://twitter.com/EricLevitz/status/1232739863717466112

Can we get a pool going to see which US borean contracts the virus first?  :doge
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TEEEPO on February 26, 2020, 06:51:40 PM
wasn't there a hiv outbreak under pence's watch? another gay in charge of the endemic
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 26, 2020, 06:56:40 PM
Time to close the thread guys, it's all under control. Now let's go buy some stocks.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 26, 2020, 06:59:17 PM
 :drudge :drudge :drudge :drudge :drudge :drudge

First local transmission in California confirmed according to the bottom of the screen

The timing tho 
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TEEEPO on February 26, 2020, 07:00:18 PM
Quote from: Stro on February 26, 2020, 06:58:20 PM
Quote from: TEEEPO on February 26, 2020, 06:51:40 PM
wasn't there a hiv outbreak under pence's watch? another gay in charge of the endemic

Yes but it was from needle usage not homos

how are those two things mutually exclusive?
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: thisismyusername on February 26, 2020, 07:01:47 PM
Quote from: james on February 26, 2020, 06:59:17 PM
:drudge :drudge :drudge :drudge :drudge :drudge

First local transmission in California confirmed according to the bottom

Who's the bottom!?
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Pennywise on February 26, 2020, 07:03:22 PM
Quote from: james on February 26, 2020, 06:59:17 PM
:drudge :drudge :drudge :drudge :drudge :drudge

First local transmission in California confirmed according to the bottom of the screen

The timing tho
https://twitter.com/libcasey/status/1232813576483680257

 :nothing
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Post by: james on February 26, 2020, 07:10:49 PM
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Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TEEEPO on February 26, 2020, 07:13:59 PM
that feel when you bought kirland toliet paper today  :smug

that feel when filler skips liking your post  :stahp
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Lonewulfeus on February 26, 2020, 07:14:05 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on February 26, 2020, 07:01:47 PM
Quote from: james on February 26, 2020, 06:59:17 PM
:drudge :drudge :drudge :drudge :drudge :drudge

First local transmission in California confirmed according to the bottom

Who's the bottom!?

Pence, keep up.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Bebpo on February 26, 2020, 07:15:09 PM
Stay Safe TVC
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TEEEPO on February 26, 2020, 07:15:10 PM
will risk infection to see 100 gecs live
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TVC15 on February 26, 2020, 07:17:27 PM
This whole situation had me looking for a silver lining. Well, I found it. I was inspired by Poe’s Masque of the Red Death and Joris-Karl Huysman’s A Rebours (it’s been my favorite book since I was 20). Prospero and Des Esseintes, when faced with troubles, sealed themselves away with decadent pleasures to wait out their storms, if they ever ended. Me, I’m doing the same thing, but instead of fancy-colored rooms and jewel-encrusted tortoises and botanical vaginery, I’m ordering like 6 cases of cheapass ramen and like 20 pounds of cashews.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TEEEPO on February 26, 2020, 07:18:38 PM
i bought some cheap ramen and cashews today, wanna bunk?
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: toku on February 26, 2020, 07:26:03 PM
https://twitter.com/bylenasun/status/1232820937759903750
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: team filler on February 26, 2020, 07:29:08 PM
Quote from: Pennywise on February 26, 2020, 05:18:42 PM
Quote from: filler on February 26, 2020, 04:01:15 PM
https://twitter.com/PDChina/status/1232759739915763712

rumbler fighting back against corona-chan  :punch

 :bolo


Shit is already in my state.
Pray for Penny.


https://twitter.com/KMOV/status/1232742516048289792
CDC says it's okay to be Hitler again.
rumbler's alt  :wag
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Great Rumbler on February 26, 2020, 07:38:12 PM
Quote from: TVC15 on February 26, 2020, 07:17:27 PM
This whole situation had me looking for a silver lining. Well, I found it. I was inspired by Poe’s Masque of the Red Death and Joris-Karl Huysman’s A Rebours (it’s been my favorite book since I was 20). Prospero and Des Esseintes, when faced with troubles, sealed themselves away with decadent pleasures to wait out their storms, if they ever ended. Me, I’m doing the same thing, but instead of fancy-colored rooms and jewel-encrusted tortoises and botanical vaginery, I’m ordering like 6 cases of cheapass ramen and like 20 pounds of cashews.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7VXNSHbfVg
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Post by: TVC15 on February 26, 2020, 07:42:39 PM
Chef Boyardee Spaghetti and Meatballs? Comes in a can. It’s safe to eat!

Coronavirus means I get to lower my standards even lower!
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: OnlyRegret on February 26, 2020, 07:44:45 PM
To be honest and detached, the Diamond Princess business is pretty big for research purposes.
About 3700 people locked in close quarters with an illness running rampant. The high asymptotic number to watch and see.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_coronavirus_outbreak_on_cruise_ships#Diamond_Princess
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: team filler on February 26, 2020, 08:08:29 PM
Quote from: TEEEPO on February 26, 2020, 07:13:59 PM
that feel when you bought kirland toliet paper today  :smug

that feel when filler skips liking your post  :stahp
this could be us but you playin'  ::)  https://www.instagram.com/p/B9DMTyAJ2qf/
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TEEEPO on February 26, 2020, 08:11:41 PM
filler in lycra  :lawd
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: nachobro on February 26, 2020, 08:40:46 PM
put the big hurt on corona :nugenix
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TVC15 on February 26, 2020, 08:43:11 PM
Quote from: Stro on February 26, 2020, 08:24:06 PM
Do you think taking Nugenix will prevent this?

I don’t know, but I hear your woman will appreciate it at least.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Tripon on February 26, 2020, 09:03:23 PM
https://twitter.com/JStein_WaPo/status/1232825351727931398
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: kingv on February 26, 2020, 09:33:34 PM
Quote from: filler on February 26, 2020, 07:29:08 PM
Quote from: Pennywise on February 26, 2020, 05:18:42 PM
Quote from: filler on February 26, 2020, 04:01:15 PM
https://twitter.com/PDChina/status/1232759739915763712

rumbler fighting back against corona-chan  :punch


Shit is already in my state.
Pray for Penny.


https://twitter.com/KMOV/status/1232742516048289792
CDC says it's okay to be Hitler again.
rumbler's alt  :wag

Good luck finding a respirator.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Tripon on February 26, 2020, 09:35:16 PM
https://twitter.com/col7q/status/1232826278237163521

Just in time Business practices at the CDC. So this is how we get zombies.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TVC15 on February 26, 2020, 09:42:22 PM
Quote from: Tripon on February 26, 2020, 09:03:23 PM
https://twitter.com/JStein_WaPo/status/1232825351727931398

Which major city will be the first to be blocked in by FEMA stormtroopers and burned for containment?
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: G The Resurrected on February 26, 2020, 09:54:07 PM
Quote from: TVC15 on February 26, 2020, 07:17:27 PM
This whole situation had me looking for a silver lining. Well, I found it. I was inspired by Poe’s Masque of the Red Death and Joris-Karl Huysman’s A Rebours (it’s been my favorite book since I was 20). Prospero and Des Esseintes, when faced with troubles, sealed themselves away with decadent pleasures to wait out their storms, if they ever ended. Me, I’m doing the same thing, but instead of fancy-colored rooms and jewel-encrusted tortoises and botanical vaginery, I’m ordering like 6 cases of cheapass ramen and like 20 pounds of cashews.

Can I come in your bunker?

I was on the hunt today for some specifics and reordered my RX's today so I can live in isolation if need be and not interact with the world. Tomorrow I'll get the rest then I'm gonna wait and see how this all progresses. Having our first case of unknown origin nearby is a bit worrisome. Also the news about the testing procedures failing and being in short supply is not reassuring to say the least. Oh and then there is Orange Fanta Face on TV today claiming this to be just like the flu...
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 26, 2020, 11:02:28 PM
Quote from: riotous on February 26, 2020, 11:01:42 PM
Are people really stocking up at Costco? 

I’m so confused.

If you're ordered to undergo a 14 day quarantine at home what will you do?
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: nachobro on February 26, 2020, 11:05:30 PM
trump gonna give us the fema death camps obama couldn't deliver :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TVC15 on February 26, 2020, 11:06:02 PM
Quote from: riotous on February 26, 2020, 11:01:42 PM
Are people really stocking up at Costco? 

I’m so confused.

Where have you been, dude? Since we didn’t get the message from the gay plague, god’s sent another text, to wider distribution. But on the other hand, ramen is just as good as I remember it being! How many times do you get to say that about something?
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: G The Resurrected on February 26, 2020, 11:08:02 PM
Think of it this way, if you were to stay in one place for an extended period of time what would you need to survive without human contact? Now think of that happening several times over the corse of say a year. You'd want us to have the best chance of fighting this thing while our medical system is burdened and so it would be best to be part of the solution and not part of the problem. What would you need then to survive multiple events. That is what we are potentially looking at here with this virus. Till it either goes away (highly unlikely.) Or we develop a working vaccine and produce enough of it, 12-18 months out.
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Post by: Joe Molotov on February 26, 2020, 11:08:22 PM
Quote from: TVC15 on February 26, 2020, 09:42:22 PM
Quote from: Tripon on February 26, 2020, 09:03:23 PM
https://twitter.com/JStein_WaPo/status/1232825351727931398

Which major city will be the first to be blocked in by FEMA stormtroopers and burned for containment?

Probably one of the ones with Chinese soldiers hiding in underground Wal-Mart tunnels near Obama’s FEMA coffins, site of Jade Helm 2016.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Tripon on February 27, 2020, 12:53:59 AM
https://twitter.com/elizabeth_joh/status/1232876312915636225
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: BIONIC on February 27, 2020, 01:18:48 AM
Only the best people :trumps
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: who is ted danson? on February 27, 2020, 01:38:43 AM
Has there been any real news from China since they sent cities into lockdown and welded the doors shut?
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: shosta on February 27, 2020, 01:49:00 AM
welcome to ur future

https://twitter.com/mmcauliff/status/1232784696792297472
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: TEEEPO on February 27, 2020, 02:02:31 AM
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dick%20welding
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Occam on February 27, 2020, 02:48:06 AM
Reminder, this happened two weeks ago:
Feb 11, 2020,1:45 pm
Trump Proposes 16% Cut To CDC As Global Number Of Coronavirus Infections And Deaths
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisettevoytko/2020/02/11/trump-proposes-16-cut-to-cdc-as-global-number-of-coronavirus-infections-and-deaths-rise/
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Momo on February 27, 2020, 03:39:26 AM
Living south of the equator    :aah
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: team filler on February 27, 2020, 04:29:46 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbHxeOQA1Mc
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: team filler on February 27, 2020, 04:44:16 AM
they torture the dogs while butchering. believing that it makes the meat come out more tender if the dog suffers more  :fbm
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Momo on February 27, 2020, 07:36:24 AM
Quote from: filler on February 27, 2020, 04:29:46 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbHxeOQA1Mc
oh hey i know this guy
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Potato on February 27, 2020, 07:42:32 AM
Fuck China. Burn that whole fucking place down.

My cousin works there and when he described the "stinky tofu" that was enough for me.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Joe Molotov on February 27, 2020, 07:51:42 AM
Quote from: Momo on February 27, 2020, 03:39:26 AM
Living     :aah
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 27, 2020, 08:22:00 AM
Estonia has fallen

We're running out of Northern hemisphere countries that are safe
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Akala on February 27, 2020, 08:41:11 AM
https://twitter.com/KSAmofaEN/status/1232816856299442178
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Great Rumbler on February 27, 2020, 08:41:23 AM
My head kinda hurts today, probably got the corona.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: kingv on February 27, 2020, 08:48:24 AM
Pope visited coronavirus patients and is now sick.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Joe Molotov on February 27, 2020, 08:50:57 AM
Quote from: kingv on February 27, 2020, 08:48:24 AM
Pope visited coronavirus patients and is now sick.

We have a back up pope in case of emergencies.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Occam on February 27, 2020, 09:08:34 AM
You mean, return the Emperor like in Episode IX?

(https://cruelladekill.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/e8f26b01b19845c0861463eadd082d1775cb86d9.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on February 27, 2020, 09:41:56 AM
Who's the garbage coward mod who changed the thread title without my explicit written consent?

I hope everyone you love gets infected
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Great Rumbler on February 27, 2020, 09:49:15 AM
There is no need to be upset.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Raist on February 27, 2020, 10:04:02 AM
Quote from: Occam on February 27, 2020, 09:08:34 AM
You mean, return the Emperor like in Episode IX?

(https://cruelladekill.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/e8f26b01b19845c0861463eadd082d1775cb86d9.jpg)


I remember the "Benedict is Palpatine lolz" memes.

That pic on the left is either the most elaborate photoshop ever, or definitive proof.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Kunai With Chain on February 27, 2020, 10:04:02 AM
https://twitter.com/peterliakhov/status/1232935546072293376

Is this a comedy setup?  :era
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: BIONIC on February 27, 2020, 10:06:24 AM
Quote from: Kunai With Chain on February 27, 2020, 10:04:02 AM
https://twitter.com/peterliakhov/status/1232935546072293376

Is this a comedy setup?  :era

[Curb theme intensifies]

:larry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Akala on February 27, 2020, 10:07:27 AM
and the exposed journalists went on to interview the interim minister of health. :nothing :existential
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on February 27, 2020, 10:09:11 AM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on February 27, 2020, 09:49:15 AM
There is no need to be upset.

Consent is serious business

 :karen
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Brehvolution on February 27, 2020, 10:09:15 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/oEo6BOo.jpg)
spoiler (click to show/hide)
Sorry for the lack of pixels
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: eleuin on February 27, 2020, 10:21:14 AM
Gonna be a wild ass day when Mexico and Canada close their us borders
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Flannel Boy on February 27, 2020, 10:25:36 AM
Going to lose my recession bet with Shosta because of this.

I was grilled for five minutes before getting a chance to see my family doctor.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on February 27, 2020, 10:32:53 AM
First symptom is a dry hacking cough

I ran away from a lady this morning
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on February 27, 2020, 10:40:13 AM
https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1233052330460884998
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: TVC15 on February 27, 2020, 11:10:37 AM
Checking in as safe for the day. How many boreans didn’t make it through the night?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Joe Molotov on February 27, 2020, 11:22:07 AM
Quote from: james on February 27, 2020, 10:40:13 AM
https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1233052330460884998

Can't believe MSNBC and CNN keep making up these terrible Coronavirus stories.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Himu on February 27, 2020, 11:52:50 AM
The American response to covid19 gives me further reason to leave America as I watch all other countries strap in and do work. Meanwhile, conspiracies abound about covid19 from Americans and the president issues basically a non response and can't guarantee the vaccine will be affordable. President goes on a platform and says there's no problem which is on par with China's response while blaming the media for selling fear. I truly, truly want out. I can't count how many Americans are idiots and proving again that Americans are dumb, selfish, greedy idiots.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Himu on February 27, 2020, 11:58:36 AM
Quote from: Bebpo on February 26, 2020, 07:15:09 PM
Stay Safe TVC

I'm really worried for you Bebpo and want you to stay safe.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: BisMarckie on February 27, 2020, 12:11:42 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on February 27, 2020, 11:52:50 AM
The American response to covid19 gives me further reason to leave America as I watch all other countries strap in and do work. Meanwhile, conspiracies abound about covid19 from Americans and the president issues basically a non response and can't guarantee the vaccine will be affordable. President goes on a platform and says there's no problem which is on par with China's response while blaming the media for selling fear. I truly, truly want out. I can't count how many Americans are idiots and proving again that Americans are dumb, selfish, greedy idiots.

Every country is stumbling around, the measures here are to close some schools for a couple of days and just pray that the issue goes away soonish.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: shosta on February 27, 2020, 12:41:28 PM
Anybody here want to start a tontine? At the end of the outbreak, everyone still alive gets an equal share of the remainder.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: nachobro on February 27, 2020, 01:01:44 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on February 27, 2020, 12:11:42 PM
Every country is stumbling around, the measures here are to close some schools for a couple of days and just pray that the issue goes away soonish.
nah its a uniquely american problem because we're the worst ever ::)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Momo on February 27, 2020, 01:05:45 PM
Flight attendant in California got diagnosed after flying in and out of there, good luck Cali. See you guys down in Arizona bay
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: TVC15 on February 27, 2020, 01:07:23 PM
Quote from: shosta on February 27, 2020, 12:41:28 PM
Anybody here want to start a tontine? At the end of the outbreak, everyone still alive gets an equal share of the remainder.

I’m in. My will is cancelled. Bore tontine it is. Who else is in?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: BisMarckie on February 27, 2020, 01:19:13 PM
Last survivor gets nudes of their fellow Boreans :aah
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Don Rumata on February 27, 2020, 01:41:16 PM
Covid-19 is particularly deadly on old people.
Ergo, governments actually push for it, to save on some of that pension money sink.  :rollsafe
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: shosta on February 27, 2020, 01:45:11 PM
cabrona virus :dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Lonewulfeus on February 27, 2020, 01:50:03 PM
Quote from: shosta on February 27, 2020, 12:41:28 PM
Anybody here want to start a tontine? At the end of the outbreak, everyone still alive gets an equal share of the remainder.

I’m kind of surprised tontines are legal in America, I really thought they weren’t.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Nintex on February 27, 2020, 01:55:12 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERy7MUYWoAEuZnI?format=jpg)

 :snob
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on February 27, 2020, 01:58:41 PM
oh my god if nintex is the last person standing

:dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Raist on February 27, 2020, 01:59:07 PM
I think we should isolate Italy. Or just nuke it. It's not like anything of value would be lost.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: nachobro on February 27, 2020, 01:59:48 PM
shitaly :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: shosta on February 27, 2020, 02:00:17 PM
disagree unless we evac Don Rumata first
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Nintex on February 27, 2020, 02:00:57 PM
Quote from: james on February 27, 2020, 01:58:41 PM
oh my god if nintex is the last person standing

:dead

The Dutch will inherit the Earth  8)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Don Rumata on February 27, 2020, 02:14:17 PM
Quote from: shosta on February 27, 2020, 02:00:17 PM
disagree unless we evac Don Rumata first
I go down with the ship, unlike Schettino.  :salute
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: kingv on February 27, 2020, 02:23:47 PM
Quote from: shosta on February 27, 2020, 12:41:28 PM
Anybody here want to start a tontine? At the end of the outbreak, everyone still alive gets an equal share of the remainder.

I don’t see how cumming on a cracker will help.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Nintex on February 27, 2020, 02:34:01 PM
There is no evidence that it doesn't  :yeshrug
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Raist on February 27, 2020, 02:40:00 PM
Of course the Dutch are lagging behind everyone else.

Trash country so barely anyone goes there, and the locals are stuck slaving away in greenhouses 24/7.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Nintex on February 27, 2020, 02:48:49 PM
Quote from: Raist on February 27, 2020, 02:40:00 PM
Of course the Dutch are lagging behind everyone else.

Trash country so barely anyone goes there, and the locals are stuck slaving away in greenhouses 24/7.
The Eastern Europeans do all the work in Greenhouses.  :snob

I've actually worked on an app that connects employers to such workers.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Raist on February 27, 2020, 02:50:38 PM
Quote from: Nintex on February 27, 2020, 02:48:49 PM
Quote from: Raist on February 27, 2020, 02:40:00 PM
Of course the Dutch are lagging behind everyone else.

Trash country so barely anyone goes there, and the locals are stuck slaving away in greenhouses 24/7.
The Eastern Europeans do all the work in Greenhouses.  :snob

I've actually worked on an app that connects employers to such workers.

I bet it was named iArbeitslager.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Nintex on February 27, 2020, 02:53:00 PM
Quote from: Raist on February 27, 2020, 02:50:38 PM
Quote from: Nintex on February 27, 2020, 02:48:49 PM
Quote from: Raist on February 27, 2020, 02:40:00 PM
Of course the Dutch are lagging behind everyone else.

Trash country so barely anyone goes there, and the locals are stuck slaving away in greenhouses 24/7.
The Eastern Europeans do all the work in Greenhouses.  :snob

I've actually worked on an app that connects employers to such workers.

I bet it was named iArbeitslager.
It's an initiative called "Free Worker"
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: shosta on February 27, 2020, 02:57:04 PM
is that a reference to how much they're paid?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Don Rumata on February 27, 2020, 03:05:00 PM
What was that saying? Vulpes pilum mutat, non mores.  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Raist on February 27, 2020, 03:05:24 PM
How ironic that Nintex's favourite aspect of his country, the "super efficient agri-food sector that feeds the planet", is carried by Eastern European immigrants  :heh
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on February 27, 2020, 03:19:52 PM
Quote from: Potato on February 27, 2020, 07:42:32 AM
Fuck China. Burn that whole fucking place down.

My cousin works there and when he described the "stinky tofu" that was enough for me.

stinky tofu is great.

In light of this week's market trends can we have a companion thread for Great & Depressing: Wuhan Drift?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: OnlyRegret on February 27, 2020, 03:23:16 PM
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/27/world/asia/coronavirus-treament-recovery.html

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on February 27, 2020, 03:32:11 PM
SUCK IT NINTEX YOURE DONE

https://twitter.com/rivm/status/1233124800865939458


NETHERLANDS HAS FALLEN
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: TEEEPO on February 27, 2020, 04:16:30 PM
the uae tour has been canceled mid race, which is a uci pro tour. rumor is one of the staff members for a team tested positive for the virus and now all riders and staff will be monitored and tested. endurance athletes -- and all athletes for that matter -- have exercise-induced immunodepression which makes them highly susceptible to getting sick, especially cyclists in the midst of a multi-stage race.

and now rumor has is that the milan san remo and strade bianchi are canceled, my precious classics/monuments :shaking



this doesn't bode well for the nba :'(

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Akala on February 27, 2020, 04:33:10 PM
https://metro.co.uk/2020/02/27/woman-catches-coronavirus-twice-confirming-scientists-worst-fears-12311492/

this is just bullshit.  :maf
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Occam on February 27, 2020, 04:46:14 PM
That's not good.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: team filler on February 27, 2020, 04:52:54 PM
coronvirus running a train on that ass  :hump
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Potato on February 27, 2020, 04:54:18 PM
Quote from: recursivelyenumerable on February 27, 2020, 03:19:52 PM
Quote from: Potato on February 27, 2020, 07:42:32 AM
Fuck China. Burn that whole fucking place down.

My cousin works there and when he described the "stinky tofu" that was enough for me.

stinky tofu is great.

In light of this week's market trends can we have a companion thread for Great & Depressing: Wuhan Drift?
The type that is fermented in human shit? Cause that's what he was shown.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: OnlyRegret on February 27, 2020, 04:56:54 PM
https://www.theepochtimes.com/why-stinky-tofu-in-china-can-be-stinkier-than-you-may-think_1965059.html
Quote
In 2012, for example, Sina News ran an article with the confession of a stinky tofu maker:

“Every time nature calls, I put my excrement in plastic buckets instead of the toilet—it’s like treasure. After adding water, I put the tofu in it for two or three days. This tofu smells like nothing else. If I don’t do it this way, it’ll take too long for the tofu to ferment naturally—how am I going to make money that way? But all the same, lots of people likes the stinky tofu I made, saying it’s plenty stinky and has a strong taste. It’s definitely weird.”

 :holeup
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Great Rumbler on February 27, 2020, 04:58:47 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on February 27, 2020, 04:56:54 PM
https://www.theepochtimes.com/why-stinky-tofu-in-china-can-be-stinkier-than-you-may-think_1965059.html
Quote
In 2012, for example, Sina News ran an article with the confession of a stinky tofu maker:

“Every time nature calls, I put my excrement in plastic buckets instead of the toilet—it’s like treasure. After adding water, I put the tofu in it for two or three days. This tofu smells like nothing else. If I don’t do it this way, it’ll take too long for the tofu to ferment naturally—how am I going to make money that way? But all the same, lots of people likes the stinky tofu I made, saying it’s plenty stinky and has a strong taste. It’s definitely weird.”

 :holeup

Also China: Why is everyone getting sick?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Kunai With Chain on February 27, 2020, 05:08:33 PM
and here I thought the 'virgin boy egg' was going to be the worst Chinese delicacy I read about this month.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Nintex on February 27, 2020, 05:53:16 PM
(https://i.imgflip.com/3qipjo.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Don Rumata on February 27, 2020, 05:59:13 PM
Quote from: Akala on February 27, 2020, 04:33:10 PM
https://metro.co.uk/2020/02/27/woman-catches-coronavirus-twice-confirming-scientists-worst-fears-12311492/

this is just bullshit.  :maf
https://youtu.be/FTgwLKRPQF8
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: nachobro on February 27, 2020, 05:59:24 PM
2020 is real fucking rad so far (https://i.imgur.com/mh7tAR2.png?1)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Nintex on February 27, 2020, 06:00:58 PM
Quote from: nachobro on February 27, 2020, 05:59:24 PM
2020 is real fucking rad so far (https://i.imgur.com/mh7tAR2.png?1)
And the best is yet to come!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Pennywise on February 27, 2020, 07:23:55 PM
https://twitter.com/VGC_News/status/1233149812364591106

 :exxy
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: shosta on February 27, 2020, 09:20:35 PM
https://twitter.com/mitchellvii/status/1232311996105682944
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Tripon on February 27, 2020, 09:44:33 PM
Quote from: TEEEPO on February 27, 2020, 04:16:30 PM
the uae tour has been canceled mid race, which is a uci pro tour. rumor is one of the staff members for a team tested positive for the virus and now all riders and staff will be monitored and tested. endurance athletes -- and all athletes for that matter -- have exercise-induced immunodepression which makes them highly susceptible to getting sick, especially cyclists in the midst of a multi-stage race.

and now rumor has is that the milan san remo and strade bianchi are canceled, my precious classics/monuments :shaking



this doesn't bode well for the nba :'(

The NBA starting an international incident by being pro Hong Kong was intentional in order to avoid a multi Chinese city trip.   :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: TEEEPO on February 27, 2020, 09:47:31 PM
imaging a world without the classic/monuments, giro, tour de france, vuelta, uci worlds and the olympics :shaking

and then imaging a world without the nba  :dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Akala on February 27, 2020, 09:50:26 PM
I played plague inc for the first time earlier today and the tutorial kicked off in china.  :lol

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: TEEEPO on February 27, 2020, 10:02:20 PM
on the bright side, the latest gran turismo sport championship finals were incredible -- seriously, watch it. so i  guess there is always esports, though tbh i might just opt for death

however imagining if corona kills a star player from every team save for wizards, hmmm  :science  :obama
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: bluemax on February 27, 2020, 10:36:31 PM
My work has banned employees from trips to Italy, Japan and China for the time being. Also the people who were going to go to GDC on my team are not going anymore.

My brother teaches English in Japan, yesterday I asked him if he was worried but he said everything was semi normal. Then a few hours later they cancelled a monthly meeting and a few hours after that they cancelled school for the remainder of the semester.

Of course he has to go in still.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Momo on February 27, 2020, 11:57:22 PM
Quote from: Akala on February 27, 2020, 04:33:10 PM
https://metro.co.uk/2020/02/27/woman-catches-coronavirus-twice-confirming-scientists-worst-fears-12311492/

this is just bullshit.  :maf
we're all fucked
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: team filler on February 28, 2020, 01:17:35 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPXgAOCu0R0

 :pimp only battle angel tulsi can take down corona-chan
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Bebpo on February 28, 2020, 01:29:08 AM
Quote from: bluemax on February 27, 2020, 10:36:31 PM
they cancelled school for the remainder of the semester.

Of course he has to go in still.

This is so Japan.

No school!
but come to work every day anyhow and sit and do nothing and get paid for it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Pennywise on February 28, 2020, 01:37:55 AM
https://twitter.com/Ketflix_Pills/status/1233123628428021768
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Himu on February 28, 2020, 01:46:59 AM
Lmao workers moved people from quarantine without protection exposing others to the virus. This fucking country. It always disappoints. In fact, I think that's the only thing it's capable of doing.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: EVOL on February 28, 2020, 05:07:06 AM
Good article on the fuckery going on in S. Korea atm

https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/02/27/coronavirus-south-korea-cults-conservatives-china/

Quote
For the first four weeks of the outbreak, South Korea marshaled high-tech resources to respond aggressively while promoting transparency. The government tracked the movements of travelers arriving from China, for example by tracking the use of credit cards, checking CCTV footage, or mandating they download an app to report their health status every day. For those infected, the government published an extremely detailed list of their whereabouts, down to which seat they sat in at a movie theater.

...

That all came to a crashing halt last week thanks to the 31st case. Patient No. 31, discovered on Feb. 18, was a member of a quasi-Christian cult called Shincheonji, one of the many new religious movements in the country. Founded in 1984, Shincheonji (whose official name is Shincheonji, Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony) means “new heaven and earth,” a reference to the Book of Revelation. Its founder Lee Man-hee claims to be the second coming of Jesus who is to establish the “new spiritual Israel” at the end of days. The cult is estimated to have approximately 240,000 followers, and claims to have outposts in 29 countries in addition to South Korea.

tl;dr Government was doing a pretty good job till literal cultists fucked it all up, conservatives are blaming it all on... China?

  :era

My area isn't too affected with only 13 confirmed cases, but people are definitely frightened. Masks everywhere, less pedestrians, less traffic etc.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Nintex on February 28, 2020, 07:17:34 AM
https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1233361454948143104 (https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1233361454948143104)

 :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Great Rumbler on February 28, 2020, 09:02:31 AM
rip nintex
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Raist on February 28, 2020, 09:44:30 AM
RIP Rumbler


https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1511332-20200228.htm?spTabChangeable=0
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on February 28, 2020, 10:07:26 AM
On my flight to Savannah and no one is wearing a mask rip
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: bork on February 28, 2020, 10:36:19 AM
Heard that all Japanese schools have shut down and canceled classes through April now.

Over here, starting to see some of the first signs of panic setting in- we went to the supermarket last night and my wife wanted to buy some hand sanitizer.   They were cleaned out.  No masks either.  Checked Amazon and that stuff is being sold by third party sellers for like $100 now.

Quote from: Bebpo on February 28, 2020, 01:29:08 AM
Quote from: bluemax on February 27, 2020, 10:36:31 PM
they cancelled school for the remainder of the semester.

Of course he has to go in still.

This is so Japan.

No school!
but come to work every day anyhow and sit and do nothing and get paid for it.

Ah, memories of summer vacations as an ASL.   :lol  I would just "go for lunch," then go home or to stores or whatever and come back in time for the day to end. 
:doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Bebpo on February 28, 2020, 12:30:22 PM
Yeah I stocked up on hand sanitizer since it kills this stuff, but don't have any masks because why
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: ToxicAdam on February 28, 2020, 01:31:53 PM
So, it's like reusable shopping bags? It's not actually helping, but it makes the person feel good while they are doing it.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on February 28, 2020, 01:32:38 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on February 28, 2020, 01:31:53 PM
So, it's like reusable shopping bags? It's not actually helping, but it makes the person feel good while they are doing it.

Go fuck yourself
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Pennywise on February 28, 2020, 02:00:39 PM
Quote from: bork on February 28, 2020, 10:36:19 AM

Over here, starting to see some of the first signs of panic setting in- we went to the supermarket last night and my wife wanted to buy some hand sanitizer.   They were cleaned out.  No masks either.  Checked Amazon and that stuff is being sold by third party sellers for like $100 now.

My gf went shopping and they sold out fucking toilet paper.
Sanitizer as well, but even normal cleaning stuff. Tinned food nearly sold out.


Got an e-mail from my university stating that one of the employes is being checked for the virus and that they might close it.
 :obama
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Nintex on February 28, 2020, 02:08:18 PM
Patriot cured by a *cough* miracle
Ready to *cough* buy some *cough* stocks to keep *cough* winning!

https://twitter.com/EoinHiggins_/status/1233439635944148993 (https://twitter.com/EoinHiggins_/status/1233439635944148993)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on February 28, 2020, 02:13:15 PM
Google has fallen

Yahoo gang wins again
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: shosta on February 28, 2020, 02:15:36 PM
a dog in Hong Kong has tested "weakly positive" for coronavirus
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: CatsCatsCats on February 28, 2020, 02:45:49 PM
Stay safe, Rumbler
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: OnlyRegret on February 28, 2020, 03:06:58 PM
(https://media2.giphy.com/media/fAv2n4Tlhshig/source.gif)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: TEEEPO on February 28, 2020, 03:59:43 PM
https://twitter.com/globaltimesnews/status/1233456859635384322
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: nachobro on February 28, 2020, 04:04:25 PM
sounds great, give me that good shit
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: kingv on February 28, 2020, 04:14:17 PM
I believe that American prisoners make less than that for their work.

Edit: yep, typically <$1/hour.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: TEEEPO on February 28, 2020, 05:22:51 PM
say goodbye to all your gains  :fbm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: OnlyRegret on February 28, 2020, 06:27:32 PM
closed cases (recovery or death)
currently like 2:1 recover to death rate in pastaland right now, gesture with your hands your condolences
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Coax on February 28, 2020, 06:35:56 PM
Quote from: riotous on February 28, 2020, 11:52:17 AM
The masks are mostly useless for people not infected.   Quite the grift though.

Respirators that filter that level of particulate (ie: N95/international equivalents) and form a proper seal are more ideal but good luck a) getting people to wear them for appearance reasons and b) finding them in stock after preppers have bought them all :doge

Quote from: CDC
There are important differences between facemasks and respirators. Facemasks do not seal tightly to the face and are used to block large droplets from coming into contact with the wearer’s mouth or nose. Most respirators (e.g. N95) are designed to seal tightly to the wearer’s face and filter out very small particles that can be breathed in by the user.

Quote from: 2012 lab study
A US-Chinese team of researchers created a simulated examination room with mechanized mannequins spaced 6 feet apart to represent coughing and breathing humans. They found that flu viruses floated between the two and were "inhaled" by the breathing mannequin, but that an N95 respirator sealed to the mannequin's face stopped 99.8% of them.

A poorly fitted respirator or a loose-fitting surgical mask, by contrast, blocked only about two thirds of the virus particles.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: OnlyRegret on February 28, 2020, 07:07:10 PM
(https://preview.redd.it/al70z0g1wqj41.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=13019cee331d55f8ca090d5337c3cc79762d988c)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: G The Resurrected on February 28, 2020, 07:52:13 PM
Second case in California with unknown origin. El Camino Hospital system in Santa Clara Ca. That’s the same hospital the other two cases were diagnosed at and released to home quarantine.

That’s the hospital I go to....
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: TVC15 on February 28, 2020, 11:00:16 PM
There’s a pretty solid chance that even domestic travel is going to be weird by the time I go on my trip in like 12 days, isn’t there?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: G The Resurrected on February 28, 2020, 11:11:05 PM
At this point TVC it’s looking like that will be the case. Next week will be the real tell of the outbreak around these parts.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Tripon on February 28, 2020, 11:28:51 PM
https://twitter.com/lookner/status/1233603833613475840
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: benjipwns on February 28, 2020, 11:46:55 PM
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/5wpr-survey-reveals-38-of-beer-drinking-americans-wouldnt-buy-corona-now-301012225.html
Quote
5WPR's survey found that:

38% of beer-drinking Americans would not buy Corona under any circumstances now

Among those who said they usually drink Corona, only 4% said they would stop drinking Corona, but 14% said they wouldn't order Corona in a public venue

16% of beer drinking Americans were confused about whether Corona beer is related to the coronavirus

"There is no question that Corona beer is suffering because of the coronavirus. Could one imagine walking into a bar and saying "Hey, can I have a Corona?" or "Pass me A Corona," said Ronn Torossian, Founder and CEO of 5WPR. "While the brand has claimed that consumers understand there's no linkage between the virus and the beer company, this is a disaster for the Corona brand. After all, what brand wants to be linked to a virus which is killing people worldwide?"

YouGov's buzz score reported that Corona beer's buzz score — a net score based on whether U.S. adults have heard anything negative or positive about the brand — decreased among those who have an opinion of the brand, from a high score of 75 at the beginning of January to 51 as of late February, 2020.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: TVC15 on February 28, 2020, 11:54:36 PM
God, the homeless are going to be even worse disease vectors than ever. It’s all over for the entire west coast by now. Everybody already has it. It’ll just be like 2 weeks before we start showing symptoms. I hope some of you have honed your survival skills. I’m going to play some vidya before the impending chaos causes the power grid to collapse on civilization for the last time.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Tripon on February 28, 2020, 11:58:14 PM
https://twitter.com/joshtpm/status/1233614534998450181
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: benjipwns on February 29, 2020, 12:01:32 AM
Let me know when there's Ebola cases. ::)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Himu on February 29, 2020, 12:35:39 AM
I was going to Colorado in April. Guess that's cancelled?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Joe Molotov on February 29, 2020, 12:48:58 AM
Quote from: benjipwns on February 29, 2020, 12:01:32 AM
Let me know when there's Ebola cases. ::)

There’s Ebola cases.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: benjipwns on February 29, 2020, 12:59:07 AM
Pretty sure Ebola was disintegrated by like phasers on the kill setting or something, look, I'm not a scientist so I won't fall for your scientism.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: team filler on February 29, 2020, 01:03:21 AM
https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1233423437286211585
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: TVC15 on February 29, 2020, 01:05:21 AM
You know, aside from minor annoyance colds, I haven’t been ill sick since I was in my early 20s and abusing my body way too much. My immune system may be supercharged. I have a bunch of chronic health problems but those don’t count.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Himu on February 29, 2020, 01:09:06 AM
Quote from: riotous on February 29, 2020, 01:07:00 AM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on February 29, 2020, 12:35:39 AM
I was going to Colorado in April. Guess that's cancelled?

I mean up to you.

I’m expecting my work trips to be postponed but I bet airline travel will be real cheap lol

Amazon just announced employees are being told to cancel all “non essential” travel.

I was going for a Roger Ebert film thing. It's something Ebert started doing in Colorado every year and they still do it. So I was saving for a trip to go. I hope they don't cancel. If they do I might still go for the weed.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: eleuin on February 29, 2020, 01:11:13 AM
Y'all think they're editing out all the corona in Fast & Furious 9?  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: TVC15 on February 29, 2020, 01:11:30 AM
Quote from: riotous on February 29, 2020, 01:07:00 AM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on February 29, 2020, 12:35:39 AM
I was going to Colorado in April. Guess that's cancelled?

I mean up to you.

I’m expecting my work trips to be postponed but I bet airline travel will be real cheap lol

Amazon just announced employees are being told to cancel all “non essential” travel.

Fuck. I can probably count on the order Monday, if it hasn’t been posted since I left work. I guess I can check.

I really wanted to go down. This is going to put a big dent in my moving plans. I’m bummed. I was motivated about this and excited. I felt I was doing something good for my life and some of the problems in it :(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: team filler on February 29, 2020, 01:46:08 AM
https://twitter.com/joshnathankazis/status/1233477029510762499
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: TEEEPO on February 29, 2020, 01:54:06 AM
https://twitter.com/Laurie_Garrett/status/1233503444838862854?

 :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on February 29, 2020, 02:06:26 AM
I Just went to 8 bars where people were packed like sardines and the didn't have soap or paper towels

Am I dying
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: OnlyRegret on February 29, 2020, 02:24:38 AM
Did some reading on a supposed stat site to see how things are going.

Some good news, the more cases build up, the more the recovered rate trends upwards.

(https://i.imgur.com/n01RM4F.png)

Bad however, is the noticeably higher death rate for pre-existing conditions and the elderly.
However, I'd note that is likelier for elderly and signification health conditions to overlap.

(https://i.imgur.com/XWFXMNx.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/wt5fgGN.png)

Current estimates put it as being a rather nasty flu but final % is way too early to call.

(https://i.imgur.com/KJte2NR.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Himu on February 29, 2020, 02:36:44 AM
Just bought hand sanitizer. I never use it (or antibacterial soap) because it kills good germs but in this case I make zero exceptions.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Himu on February 29, 2020, 02:44:36 AM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on February 29, 2020, 02:24:38 AM
Did some reading on a supposed stat site to see how things are going.

Some good news, the more cases build up, the more the recovered rate trends upwards.

(https://i.imgur.com/n01RM4F.png)

Bad however, is the noticeably higher death rate for pre-existing conditions and the elderly.
However, I'd note that is likelier for elderly and signification health conditions to overlap.

(https://i.imgur.com/XWFXMNx.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/wt5fgGN.png)

Current estimates put it as being a rather nasty flu but final % is way too early to call.

(https://i.imgur.com/KJte2NR.png)

Grandma is 80+, dad has heart disease, and have friends with toddlers so I'm very concerned.

I swear to God if my my grandma dies from this and trump continues his "democrats made it up as a hoax" I will lose my shit
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Raist on February 29, 2020, 03:22:14 AM
Hand sanitizer is pretty useless unless you want to "wash" your hands every 5 mins while outside.

Washing your hands (properly) is going to be just as efficient otherwise.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Nintex on February 29, 2020, 06:15:47 AM
https://twitter.com/rivm/status/1233010683064786946 (https://twitter.com/rivm/status/1233010683064786946)

(https://i.imgflip.com/3qymhn.jpg)


Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: team filler on February 29, 2020, 06:17:07 AM
 :lol :lol :lol :dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Eel O'Brian on February 29, 2020, 08:00:58 AM
Isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol if you can't find spray disinfectant.  People tend to forget it's also a disinfectant. Try to buy a high %. Get an empty spray bottle, fill it a quarter of the way with the alcohol, the rest of the way with water. Good for surfaces. You can dilute it even further down to 90/10 water/alcohol if you want to carry a little bottle with you for your hands, it doesn't take much (but it's definitely going to dry out your skin). A couple of bottles will last you a long time, and it's cheap.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Propagandhim on February 29, 2020, 08:50:27 AM
Quote from: Nintex on February 29, 2020, 06:15:47 AM


(https://i.imgflip.com/3qymhn.jpg)

(https://imgur.com/obPfjAU.jpg)
Add this one to the Dutch chad side: bragging about a high quality socialist medical care system and then kicking dirt at the Americans trying to achieve one.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Occam on February 29, 2020, 09:51:08 AM
Coronavirus kills mostly old people. Boomers are old.
(https://www.npr.org/assets/news/2014/05/larry-david.gif)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Tripon on February 29, 2020, 10:55:29 AM
https://twitter.com/damianpaletta/status/1233486006474674176

The Tax cuts are going to save us!

Also, face masks are $50.

(https://i.imgur.com/FHWsas8.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Raist on February 29, 2020, 11:01:20 AM
That prime video wtf :dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Mr Gilhaney on February 29, 2020, 11:08:22 AM
The hospital I go to almost monthly, got a doctor infected with corona.   >:(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Himu on February 29, 2020, 11:39:54 AM
Quote from: Nintex on February 29, 2020, 06:15:47 AM
https://twitter.com/rivm/status/1233010683064786946 (https://twitter.com/rivm/status/1233010683064786946)

(https://i.imgflip.com/3qymhn.jpg)

Hahahahaha

Them Europeans supermanning on America's grave out here

Canadians next? :hitler

Donde son mis Mexicanos? while I'm at it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Tripon on February 29, 2020, 02:21:26 PM
https://twitter.com/factal/status/1233813386733015040
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: BIONIC on February 29, 2020, 02:33:48 PM
RIP riotous
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Tripon on February 29, 2020, 04:00:56 PM
https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1233804142902157313
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Joe Molotov on February 29, 2020, 04:07:38 PM
BIG GOVERNMENT CAN'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO! :maf

*tries to buy masks on Amazon but ends up accidentally watching "Born Different" on Prime Video*
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: EightBitNate on February 29, 2020, 04:09:12 PM
Anyone been forced to work from home yet? Being in-office is absolutely not necessary for my job but they do it for productivity reasons.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Tripon on February 29, 2020, 04:18:05 PM
Quote from: Stro on February 29, 2020, 04:14:20 PM
Real beat at every press conference on this shit there is someone coughing or wiping their noses

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIoy2QneWmg
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: TVC15 on February 29, 2020, 06:13:57 PM
Quote from: Tripon on February 29, 2020, 04:18:05 PM
Quote from: Stro on February 29, 2020, 04:14:20 PM
Real beat at every press conference on this shit there is someone coughing or wiping their noses

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIoy2QneWmg

Hahaha!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: EchoRin on February 29, 2020, 06:19:01 PM
https://youtu.be/Qr5sS4c_jZk
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: toku on February 29, 2020, 06:36:41 PM
stock up on emergen-c
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: team filler on February 29, 2020, 06:53:22 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRFTYvT1Pqc

save us, mommi tulsi  :pimp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: bluemax on March 01, 2020, 12:36:14 AM
Quote from: EightBitNate on February 29, 2020, 04:09:12 PM
Anyone been forced to work from home yet? Being in-office is absolutely not necessary for my job but they do it for productivity reasons.

Not yet but I saw a thing about "work from home plan" or up on a screen in a conference room on Friday. Albeit there are at least 2 different corporate entities in the same building.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: benjipwns on March 01, 2020, 01:27:42 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXFmZqg8R6g
Quote
Former NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg has purchased three minutes of Sunday night primetime air on NBC and CBS nationwide to deliver this "address to the nation" on the coronavirus.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: team filler on March 01, 2020, 01:50:17 AM
https://twitter.com/anonManu80/status/1233251928370380800
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Potato on March 01, 2020, 03:23:20 AM
Quote from: EightBitNate on February 29, 2020, 04:09:12 PM
Anyone been forced to work from home yet? Being in-office is absolutely not necessary for my job but they do it for productivity reasons.
I hope they do, I like working from home. Although, the health department here thinks it's currently well controlled, so not much chance of that yet.

We did have a woman come home from Iran though and she went to work the next day as a beauty therapist and saw 40 clients before being diagnosed that night. That's got some potential to fuck the situation up enough for a general work from home advisory.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: EVOL on March 01, 2020, 07:08:43 AM
8654 of the cultists in S Korea have symptoms, 400 still missing :trigger

At this point I think they had massive orgies or some other fucked up cult bullshit, how the fuck did it spread that badly?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: HardcoreRetro on March 01, 2020, 10:01:37 AM
Confirmed case in my city as well. :)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Cryo on March 01, 2020, 10:05:07 AM
Confirmed case 5 miles from me. If I get sick I won’t be able to visit my cat at my parents’ house  :-\
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: TVC15 on March 01, 2020, 10:20:29 AM
What’s a suitable vehicle to turn into a road warrior-style battle car? Would an old Civic cut it?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Raist on March 01, 2020, 10:23:46 AM
https://twitter.com/OH_mes2/status/1234072025888514048
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Tripon on March 01, 2020, 12:07:57 PM
https://twitter.com/jonathansamuels/status/1234112481007722496
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: bork on March 01, 2020, 01:30:21 PM
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-51691967

Quote
Satellite images have shown a dramatic decline in pollution levels over China, which is "at least partly" due to an economic slowdown prompted by the coronavirus, US space agency Nasa says.
(https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/660/cpsprodpb/155CA/production/_111089478_china_trop_2020056.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: team filler on March 01, 2020, 01:32:16 PM
corona-chan 2020! to save the planet!

the virgin green new deal vs the chad coronavirus  :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Tripon on March 01, 2020, 05:02:47 PM
My parents told me that the Asian community are hoarding rice because they think there will be a shortage soon due to the trade restrictions the Corona virus will have.

What I'm saying is that you need to short big rice.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Nintex on March 01, 2020, 06:00:08 PM
Like if you live in the best prepared club

(https://cdn.statcdn.com/Infographic/images/normal/20629.jpeg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Mr Gilhaney on March 01, 2020, 06:02:31 PM
We are light yellow there, but we just had a doctor, walking around patients for a full week, with mucho corona in him.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 01, 2020, 06:09:05 PM
Gonna lay low here in Seattle and stay home as much as possible until my surgery on the 20th. I have a consultation day with a few CT scans on the 9th at the hospital, so I'll ask more questions then but I'm guessing that my immune system is compromised due to the mitral valve regurgitation/leaking that I'm currently experiencing. Gotta love having open heart surgery in the middle of a global pandemic.  :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 01, 2020, 06:27:30 PM
SK surging to 4k cases and Italy to 2k soon it seems. Pretty bad.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Kunai With Chain on March 01, 2020, 07:00:49 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 01, 2020, 06:00:08 PM
Like if you live in the best prepared club

(https://cdn.statcdn.com/Infographic/images/normal/20629.jpeg)

https://twitter.com/JeremyKonyndyk/status/1234180123244580864

 :thinking
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Bebpo on March 01, 2020, 07:04:10 PM
It happens because people either:

A) Aren't getting that sick so they think it's just a cold and don't go see a doctor
B) Don't go see a doctor because can't afford it, or are just dumb
C) The doctors seeing these patients aren't testing them
D) The tests the doctors are using aren't accurate

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 01, 2020, 07:04:22 PM
They figure it's been here in the Pacific Northwest for at least six weeks now, which isn't surprising with that one guy who had it up in Everett.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Bebpo on March 01, 2020, 07:16:01 PM
fwiw, I'm sure it's here in LA and So Cal as well. They just haven't been testing enough people but I bet it's in every major city in the US.
This thing is more contagious than the flu (2.0-2.5) at 3.0-3.5 transmission rate. It's going to be everywhere in the USA and the world.

Because people don't necessarily show symptoms like a fever or cough and because it can have transmission before symptoms show the only way the USA, or any other country could have prevented this would've been to close all ports and not allow anyone from any country in period until this thing clears up. But that would instantly destroy the global economy so yeah that's not gonna happen and diseases like this are unpreventable from spreading in modern countries.

Alternatively, China could've got on this faster and quarantined Wuhan and not allow anyone to leave until Wuhan was clear, but they didn't until too late, so whoops.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 01, 2020, 07:19:21 PM
The Team Lead for my volunteer design sprint group just got back from a work trip to Tokyo and he's now on a self-imposed 2 week quarantine. He said he feels fine but wants to be considerate and his employer supports it.

Feeling very fortunate to have the luxury of a work from home User Research gig at the moment. Our player base is global so I'm mostly doing user research via Skype and Discord.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: TVC15 on March 01, 2020, 07:21:55 PM
Two healthcare workers in my county infected. No other information but I have a doctor’s appointment tomorrow, so let’s roll them dice baby.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 01, 2020, 07:22:42 PM
I've got a dental appointment tomorrow. Those poor hygienists must be freaked out hanging out in people's mouths all day long.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Bebpo on March 01, 2020, 07:22:57 PM
When I was at the Fast & Furious Musical stage play last night the lady sitting in the seat right behind me was coughing everytime she laughed and it was a productive phlegm cough.

I'm probably already doomed.  :(


My parents were like "we're stocking up on suppllies and not going to any movie theaters until this is over" and like I can't blame them because I swear this happens a lot at any seated event where someone behind you is coughing on you. Probably not the worst idea of things to avoid besides crowded places.

I have an indie concert on the 15th, still planning on going since I hang in the back anyhow these days cause I'm too old for pits, so should be ok.
I have some follow up doctor appointments at ENT offices that I'm delaying since they're non-urgent and I feel like an ENT office is a real bad place to be right now.

Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 01, 2020, 07:22:42 PM
I've got a dental appointment tomorrow. Those poor hygienists must be freaked out hanging out in people's mouths all day long.

Yeah I've got my oral surgeon appointment tomorrow. Didn't even think about that.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Pennywise on March 01, 2020, 07:23:40 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 01, 2020, 07:04:10 PM
It happens because people either:

A) Aren't getting that sick so they think it's just a cold and don't go see a doctor
B) Don't go see a doctor because can't afford it, or are just dumb
C) The doctors seeing these patients aren't testing them
D) The tests the doctors are using aren't accurate

It's A).
Compared to SARS, the symptoms are pretty mild in most cases.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 01, 2020, 07:24:25 PM
My wife sent me to Costco on Thursday to stock up on stuff. It was really calm, even for a Thursday morning. That same Costco was fucking cleared out of everything this weekend.  :lol

She just got back from a work trip to the home office in Boston, they've got international travel bans in place but have yet to outlaw travel within the country. She's wondering when that will happen.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Tripon on March 01, 2020, 07:24:32 PM
https://twitter.com/Justin_Stangel/status/1234256772258549760

Coronavirus dad jokes.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Himu on March 01, 2020, 07:25:28 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 01, 2020, 06:09:05 PM
Gonna lay low here in Seattle and stay home as much as possible until my surgery on the 20th. I have a consultation day with a few CT scans on the 9th at the hospital, so I'll ask more questions then but I'm guessing that my immune system is compromised due to the mitral valve regurgitation/leaking that I'm currently experiencing. Gotta love having open heart surgery in the middle of a global pandemic.  :lol

Yo Gundam, I'm praying for you man. I didn't know about this.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 01, 2020, 07:26:12 PM
Quote from: Tripon on March 01, 2020, 07:24:32 PM
https://twitter.com/Justin_Stangel/status/1234256772258549760

Coronavirus dad jokes.

I don't get it. That's a shitty dad joke.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: TVC15 on March 01, 2020, 07:27:28 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 01, 2020, 07:22:42 PM
I've got a dental appointment tomorrow. Those poor hygienists must be freaked out hanging out in people's mouths all day long.

It’s with Kaiser, for me. They’re usually completely incompetent even when things are normal. They’ll probably end up injecting me with it and pretending like I asked for it and charging me for it. They really made me lose anything resembling respect for health care workers since I now know just how incompetent they can be, at every level. They don’t appear to have any hiring standards.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 01, 2020, 07:27:43 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 01, 2020, 07:25:28 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 01, 2020, 06:09:05 PM
Gonna lay low here in Seattle and stay home as much as possible until my surgery on the 20th. I have a consultation day with a few CT scans on the 9th at the hospital, so I'll ask more questions then but I'm guessing that my immune system is compromised due to the mitral valve regurgitation/leaking that I'm currently experiencing. Gotta love having open heart surgery in the middle of a global pandemic.  :lol

Yo Gundam, I'm praying for you man. I didn't know about this.

Thanks! It's gonna be ok. After a couple years of listening to me complain about stairs/hills and not being able to run anymore, my cardiology team finally told me that the valve repair they did on me back in 2017 wasn't successful so they're gonna go in and give me a mechanical mitral valve replacement this time. Just happens to be awesome timing with everything else that's going on in the world.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: bluemax on March 01, 2020, 07:29:39 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 01, 2020, 06:09:05 PM
Gonna lay low here in Seattle and stay home as much as possible until my surgery on the 20th. I have a consultation day with a few CT scans on the 9th at the hospital, so I'll ask more questions then but I'm guessing that my immune system is compromised due to the mitral valve regurgitation/leaking that I'm currently experiencing. Gotta love having open heart surgery in the middle of a global pandemic.  :lol

A friend of mine from HS who lives in Kirkland just had her last round of chemo. And she lives 2 blocks from the place where they just had confirmed Corona virus.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Himu on March 01, 2020, 07:30:45 PM
I see so many people saying,"it's going to be okay it only kills the elderly and children and people with chronic conditions!"

But my grandma is 80, my parents are over 60 and many of my aunts and uncles. I know many people with toddlers.

Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 01, 2020, 07:27:43 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 01, 2020, 07:25:28 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 01, 2020, 06:09:05 PM
Gonna lay low here in Seattle and stay home as much as possible until my surgery on the 20th. I have a consultation day with a few CT scans on the 9th at the hospital, so I'll ask more questions then but I'm guessing that my immune system is compromised due to the mitral valve regurgitation/leaking that I'm currently experiencing. Gotta love having open heart surgery in the middle of a global pandemic.  :lol

Yo Gundam, I'm praying for you man. I didn't know about this.

Thanks! It's gonna be ok. After a couple years of listening to me complain about stairs/hills and not being able to run anymore, my cardiology team finally told me that the valve repair they did on me back in 2017 wasn't successful so they're gonna go in and give me a mechanical mitral valve replacement this time. Just happens to be awesome timing with everything else that's going on in the world.

I really hope things turn out ok.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 01, 2020, 07:32:25 PM
It's really frustrating when people handwaive it all away. Everyone knows someone who is elderly or sick or medically fragile or has a compromised immune system.

I work out five days a week, I don't smoke, I eat well and take good care of myself. I have a congenital heart valve defect. I didn't ask to fucking have this. Those assholes can go fuck themselves.

Kids older than 5 are actually totally good unless they have underlying health issues. They tend to not have the Ace receptors in their lungs that are a result of age or damage that the virus latches on to.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Himu on March 01, 2020, 07:34:37 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 01, 2020, 07:32:25 PM
It's really frustrating when people handwaive it all away. Everyone knows someone who is elderly or sick or medically fragile or has a compromised immune system.

Kids older than 5 are actually totally good unless they have underlying health issues. They tend to not have the Ace receptors in their lungs that are a result of age or damage that the virus latches on to.

My mom is handwaving it and doesn't think it's a big deal and she works in a hospital. She's over 60 and obese. I truly think she's dumb but it is what is.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 01, 2020, 07:37:52 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 01, 2020, 07:04:10 PM
It happens because people either:

A) Aren't getting that sick so they think it's just a cold and don't go see a doctor
B) Don't go see a doctor because can't afford it, or are just dumb
C) The doctors seeing these patients aren't testing them
D) The tests the doctors are using aren't accurate

Symptoms aren't guaranteed to manifest in all exposed, don't know if there is terminology pertaining to that in the field of epidemiology. That and if mild cases have very mild symptoms that raise no alarms like a bit of cough or slight fever that go ignored, then you've got the potential for a massive cases underestimation.

Which is good in terms of its effect on mortality % but godawful for any pretense of containment.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Himu on March 01, 2020, 08:19:53 PM
We have the Houston rodeo this month. Fuuuuuuuck.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 01, 2020, 08:23:15 PM
It's likely everywhere at this point, I don't know how effective canceling things and shutting things down will be.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Himu on March 01, 2020, 08:25:59 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 01, 2020, 08:23:15 PM
It's likely everywhere at this point, I don't know how effective canceling things and shutting things down will be.

The livestock show and rodeo is a massive event that tons of people in one area for several days. This will be bad.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 01, 2020, 08:28:52 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 01, 2020, 08:23:15 PM
It's likely everywhere at this point, I don't know how effective canceling things and shutting things down will be.

Hard to say how widespread it is without a remote clue of undiagnosed or asymptotics.
Cases popping up with no immediate link to an infected are popping up which means transmitting is beyond a returning infected and their immediate exposed. At which point containment can be interpreted as failed.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Potato on March 01, 2020, 08:29:43 PM
I just remembered I'm seeing iron maiden in May. Fucking shit better be over by then because if that gets cancelled I'll be very fucking cranky.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Himu on March 01, 2020, 08:33:40 PM
Quote from: Potato on March 01, 2020, 08:29:43 PM
I just remembered I'm seeing iron maiden in May. Fucking shit better be over by then because if that gets cancelled I'll be very fucking cranky.

I'm seeing Megadeth and Lamb of God :tocry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: TVC15 on March 01, 2020, 08:34:22 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 01, 2020, 08:23:15 PM
It's likely everywhere at this point, I don't know how effective canceling things and shutting things down will be.

Yeah, there are asymptomatic carriers and it’s been in the US everywhere for weeks. It’s not really worth getting that worked up about not because it isn’t a big deal, but because it’s already worse case scenario and all we can really do is wash our hands and sneeze into our elbows :shrug
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 01, 2020, 08:37:55 PM
Quote from: TVC15 on March 01, 2020, 08:34:22 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 01, 2020, 08:23:15 PM
It's likely everywhere at this point, I don't know how effective canceling things and shutting things down will be.

Yeah, there are asymptomatic carriers and it’s been in the US everywhere for weeks. It’s not really worth getting that worked up about not because it isn’t a big deal, but because it’s already worse case scenario and all we can really do is wash our hands and sneeze into our elbows :shrug

Agreed. I'm sure there are way more cases here than we're aware of. That elder care facility over in Kirkland is probably teeming with it and who knows where else. I don't think we shouldn't care, but we also shouldn't lose our minds and destroy society. Best course of action is just wash hands, be aware and be as safe as possible.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Joe Molotov on March 01, 2020, 08:42:10 PM
Quote from: TVC15 on March 01, 2020, 08:34:22 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 01, 2020, 08:23:15 PM
It's likely everywhere at this point, I don't know how effective canceling things and shutting things down will be.

Yeah, there are asymptomatic carriers and it’s been in the US everywhere for weeks. It’s not really worth getting that worked up about not because it isn’t a big deal, but because it’s already worse case scenario and all we can really do is wash our hands and sneeze into our elbows :shrug

Or Plan #3: South Korean death cult orgy
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Himu on March 01, 2020, 08:44:23 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 01, 2020, 08:37:55 PM
Quote from: TVC15 on March 01, 2020, 08:34:22 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 01, 2020, 08:23:15 PM
It's likely everywhere at this point, I don't know how effective canceling things and shutting things down will be.

Yeah, there are asymptomatic carriers and it’s been in the US everywhere for weeks. It’s not really worth getting that worked up about not because it isn’t a big deal, but because it’s already worse case scenario and all we can really do is wash our hands and sneeze into our elbows :shrug

Agreed. I'm sure there are way more cases here than we're aware of. That elder care facility over in Kirkland is probably teeming with it and who knows where else. I don't think we shouldn't care, but we also shouldn't lose our minds and destroy society. Best course of action is just wash hands, be aware and be as safe as possible.

Quote from: TVC15 on March 01, 2020, 08:34:22 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 01, 2020, 08:23:15 PM
It's likely everywhere at this point, I don't know how effective canceling things and shutting things down will be.

Yeah, there are asymptomatic carriers and it’s been in the US everywhere for weeks. It’s not really worth getting that worked up about not because it isn’t a big deal, but because it’s already worse case scenario and all we can really do is wash our hands and sneeze into our elbows :shrug

What about going places? Are you guys staying inside in the meanwhile?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 01, 2020, 08:53:35 PM
It would be nice if this would lead to an actual conversation about the need for universal health care, but you know it won't.

Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 01, 2020, 08:44:23 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 01, 2020, 08:37:55 PM
Quote from: TVC15 on March 01, 2020, 08:34:22 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 01, 2020, 08:23:15 PM
It's likely everywhere at this point, I don't know how effective canceling things and shutting things down will be.

Yeah, there are asymptomatic carriers and it’s been in the US everywhere for weeks. It’s not really worth getting that worked up about not because it isn’t a big deal, but because it’s already worse case scenario and all we can really do is wash our hands and sneeze into our elbows :shrug

Agreed. I'm sure there are way more cases here than we're aware of. That elder care facility over in Kirkland is probably teeming with it and who knows where else. I don't think we shouldn't care, but we also shouldn't lose our minds and destroy society. Best course of action is just wash hands, be aware and be as safe as possible.

Quote from: TVC15 on March 01, 2020, 08:34:22 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 01, 2020, 08:23:15 PM
It's likely everywhere at this point, I don't know how effective canceling things and shutting things down will be.

Yeah, there are asymptomatic carriers and it’s been in the US everywhere for weeks. It’s not really worth getting that worked up about not because it isn’t a big deal, but because it’s already worse case scenario and all we can really do is wash our hands and sneeze into our elbows :shrug

What about going places? Are you guys staying inside in the meanwhile?

I'm not putting my life on hold but I'm feeling really lucky that I don't have to get on a bus or work in an office and spend the majority of time at home in my office space. I've got a Guys Night dinner with buddies on Wednesday that I'm still planning on going to, I'll go to the grocery store as needed and we're heading to our family cabin by Mt. Rainier this weekend.

My daughter does attend public school and I walk her every morning and then pick her up from her after school care place, and she has ballet and hop hip dance class Monday and Tuesday. Just gotta be as safe as possible.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Himu on March 01, 2020, 09:06:08 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 01, 2020, 08:53:35 PM
It would be nice if this would lead to an actual conversation about the need for universal health care, but you know it won't.


I think it will. The costs of getting tested is over 3000 dollars. Combined with people not staying home because of sick leave and you've got a cocktail of societal failure. And since it's on the minds of Americans and M4A is popular I think it'll only gain in popularity.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: TVC15 on March 01, 2020, 09:06:39 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 01, 2020, 08:44:23 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 01, 2020, 08:37:55 PM
Quote from: TVC15 on March 01, 2020, 08:34:22 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 01, 2020, 08:23:15 PM
It's likely everywhere at this point, I don't know how effective canceling things and shutting things down will be.

Yeah, there are asymptomatic carriers and it’s been in the US everywhere for weeks. It’s not really worth getting that worked up about not because it isn’t a big deal, but because it’s already worse case scenario and all we can really do is wash our hands and sneeze into our elbows :shrug

Agreed. I'm sure there are way more cases here than we're aware of. That elder care facility over in Kirkland is probably teeming with it and who knows where else. I don't think we shouldn't care, but we also shouldn't lose our minds and destroy society. Best course of action is just wash hands, be aware and be as safe as possible.

Quote from: TVC15 on March 01, 2020, 08:34:22 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 01, 2020, 08:23:15 PM
It's likely everywhere at this point, I don't know how effective canceling things and shutting things down will be.

Yeah, there are asymptomatic carriers and it’s been in the US everywhere for weeks. It’s not really worth getting that worked up about not because it isn’t a big deal, but because it’s already worse case scenario and all we can really do is wash our hands and sneeze into our elbows :shrug

What about going places? Are you guys staying inside in the meanwhile?

I’ve been living as normal, but I haven’t been booking concerts or anything like that. Avoiding big, compressed crowds. I can get to work using commuter shuttles so I can avoid trains and stations. If I had to use Bart or Muni or city buses during this, I would have probably asked about working from home more about two weeks ago.

I have been more mindful of extremely thorough hand washing and not touching door handles and stuff. I don’t care if I get sick but I’d be completely mortified if I got somebody else sick.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 01, 2020, 09:24:51 PM
Second USA death
Kirkland

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/department-health-confirms-first-coronavirus-death-washington-state/XIDPHMLVOJAAREQ5YCL75367PU/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: chronovore on March 01, 2020, 09:36:52 PM
https://twitter.com/Schtang/status/1233590051608547328?s=20
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 01, 2020, 09:42:37 PM
Digging around for attack rate and related articles, found this.
Interesting.

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/44275043/ns/health-cold_and_flu/t/why-some-people-dont-get-flu/

https://www.fredhutch.org/en/news/center-news/2019/08/bloom-flu-single-mutation.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: G The Resurrected on March 01, 2020, 09:46:22 PM
Quote from: TVC15 on March 01, 2020, 09:06:39 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 01, 2020, 08:44:23 PM
What about going places? Are you guys staying inside in the meanwhile?

I’ve been living as normal, but I haven’t been booking concerts or anything like that. Avoiding big, compressed crowds. I can get to work using commuter shuttles so I can avoid trains and stations. If I had to use Bart or Muni or city buses during this, I would have probably asked about working from home more about two weeks ago.

I have been more mindful of extremely thorough hand washing and not touching door handles and stuff. I don’t care if I get sick but I’d be completely mortified if I got somebody else sick.

Personally I'm taking a week by week approach over here. I think especially given my health, I have to be more cautious than most. Add to that I've been in and around the hospital that one of the infected went to I'm locking myself down for others safety as well in the off chance I did get infected. Also note those who are or have most likely the ability to travel through major transit hubs, they are your employees at big tech companies who use the commuter shuttles. Think about that next time you ride them, and with whom you are close to at work.

Action needs to be happening in a swift manner to protect healthcare workers and we aren't doing that at all. That's where the real problems start, there just isn't enough staff to be able to dismiss staff because they pose a potential risk for 14 days. That would be a huge freaking nightmare on the system and It's ability to contain and protect the public.

At this point we've seen very little action taken and speed is a key thing in containing this thing.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: team filler on March 01, 2020, 10:36:45 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blE9oRDmUWY

 :bow :bow :bow :bow :bow :bow :bow :bow2 :bow2 :bow2 :bow2 :bow2 :bow2 :bow2
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Bebpo on March 01, 2020, 10:44:50 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 01, 2020, 09:42:37 PM
Digging around for attack rate and related articles, found this.
Interesting.

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/44275043/ns/health-cold_and_flu/t/why-some-people-dont-get-flu/

https://www.fredhutch.org/en/news/center-news/2019/08/bloom-flu-single-mutation.html

Yeah, would be nice if they can figure out how to make the flu vaccine more effective. I think it's been like 30-70% range last few years and usually closer to 30% which really isn't great.

I'm definitely concerned with the various strains of COVID19 so far that even if they have a vaccine ready asap, like in the fall, that it'll be like the flu vaccine and only 30-70% effective. That would help, but wouldn't really give a great peace of a mind...
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Tripon on March 01, 2020, 10:44:57 PM
https://twitter.com/Ron_Nirenberg/status/1234287498181926912

RIP
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Himu on March 01, 2020, 10:58:45 PM
Texas is a big state thankfully but RIP.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 01, 2020, 11:20:02 PM
Quote from: Tripon on March 01, 2020, 10:44:57 PM
https://twitter.com/Ron_Nirenberg/status/1234287498181926912

RIP

lol

https://twitter.com/SanJacintoClan/status/1234000759945154562

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ESANJGNWsAE8bXt?format=jpg&name=small)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: shosta on March 01, 2020, 11:34:59 PM
https://twitter.com/ThePlumLineGS/status/1234118966362157056
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Momo on March 01, 2020, 11:38:11 PM
gonna bail out of this thread now, figures as soon as it hits the usa you guys are gonna make it about politics  :engel
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: shosta on March 01, 2020, 11:41:00 PM
lol c'mon momo
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Momo on March 01, 2020, 11:46:04 PM
No lie though, I understand why it happens and you guys are free to do whatever, I just dont have to participate. I'm really not interested in discussing anything but dumb tweets in the wank thread through the lens of US poolitics  :ltg 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 01, 2020, 11:48:53 PM
Quote from: Momo on March 01, 2020, 11:46:04 PM
No lie though, I understand why it happens and you guys are free to do whatever, I just dont have to participate. I'm really not interested in discussing anything but dumb tweets in the wank thread through the lens of US poolitics  :ltg

It's okay, I don't know what people are talking about most of the time either and still elbow my way in to participate in nonsense.
But to be fair, a large medical crisis in the States during election year with the state of medical care being a long running topic means it's literally impossible for no political discourse cascade.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Himu on March 01, 2020, 11:50:00 PM
Um.

This virus has been political from the start given it started with China cracking its authoritarian jaws on a whistleblower trying to warn people of a SARS like virus. It got to the point where there was murmurings within China of rebellion, including high officials, as a wake up call against their authoritarian state. It's now being said that this could potentially end Xi Jinping's "China dream".

Have you been paying attention to the news on coronavirus, like, at all, in the past two months? Complaining it's about politics "now" is ridiculous.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Momo on March 01, 2020, 11:52:56 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 01, 2020, 11:50:00 PM
Um.

This virus has been political from the start given it started with China cracking its authoritarian jaws on a whistleblower trying to warning people of a SARS like virus. It got to the point where there was murmurings within China of rebellion, including high officials, as a wake up call against their authoritarian state. It's now being said that this could potentially end Xi Jinping's "China dream".

Have you been paying attention to the news on coronavirus, like, at all, in the past two months? Complaining it's about politics "now" is ridiculous.
No, I'm complaining about US politics not politics in general, as a rule every thread on this forum becomes about US politics eventually, I just felt like saying something this one time out of infinity instead of just bailing as usual (which im still doing).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Himu on March 01, 2020, 11:57:19 PM
It's a US centric site and the US has a problem of under insured or uninsured people where the bill for corona virus treatment is over 3000 dollars. The President assembled a team where the lead wiped his nose before shaking the hands of leading physicians to treat and study the virus who also happened to attempt to pray it all away during his tenure as governor amidst an HIV outbreak. The CDC released a man with corona virus in Texas into the public. Trump repatriated people under quarantine against the CDC's wishes.

I'm not sure what you're expecting nor why discussing American politics in relation to the virus should surprise you.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: shosta on March 01, 2020, 11:58:31 PM
I was just sharing some dumb shit trump did re: corona, not tryna be so serious about it
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Momo on March 02, 2020, 12:10:28 AM
I'm not mad bby, just going to go watch some cricket  :snob :engel
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: brawndolicious on March 02, 2020, 12:36:30 AM
So California has something like 200 coronavirus test kits for a population of almost 40 million. Apparently this is because test kit production is hampered by issues in the QC method and so FDA/CDC had to go back-and-forth figuring out how to solve it.

We are woefully unprepared for a fucking bat poop virus.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Bebpo on March 02, 2020, 12:45:54 AM
Yeah, that’s fucking bad.

For you single folks out there, how do you feel about dating now? I’m worried about adding a person to my life that I’ll be making close contact with and who is in completely different social/school/work circles and who knows where they go and what precautions they take to try to minimize getting this.

On the other hand if I just give up dating completely until this dies down it could be a year or something.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: brawndolicious on March 02, 2020, 12:50:12 AM
I wouldn't worry but I don't really bang multiple people in a two week period. I'm super vanilla tho.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: shosta on March 02, 2020, 12:51:49 AM
For someone like you, how bad is the flu? Could that kill you?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 02, 2020, 01:13:20 AM
Biggest concern is for the immunocompromised, so if you are in that group or regularly interact with a member, then yeah you should be cautious.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 02, 2020, 01:49:30 AM
Extremely pertinent

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8056233/Single-nurse-30-asks-China-assign-boyfriend-helping-Wuhan-fight-coronavirus.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Bebpo on March 02, 2020, 01:51:55 AM
Quote from: shosta on March 02, 2020, 12:51:49 AM
For someone like you, how bad is the flu? Could that kill you?

Yeah, as I just found out last month going through H1N1 flu. Definitely not ready to get that sick again so soon after. My lungs still haven't recovered, I'm good but when I exercise I'm getting winded a lot quicker than before I got that flu, so feels like when you haven't run for a long time and have to build your lungs back up again. Or they're still healing idk. But yeah would be a very bad time to get this.

And the problem is less banging different people every week, and more just going on dates with tons of different people. Not sure what I'll do.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: EVOL on March 02, 2020, 02:41:13 AM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 02, 2020, 01:51:55 AM
Quote from: shosta on March 02, 2020, 12:51:49 AM
For someone like you, how bad is the flu? Could that kill you?

Yeah, as I just found out last month going through H1N1 flu. Definitely not ready to get that sick again so soon after. My lungs still haven't recovered, I'm good but when I exercise I'm getting winded a lot quicker than before I got that flu, so feels like when you haven't run for a long time and have to build your lungs back up again. Or they're still healing idk. But yeah would be a very bad time to get this.

And the problem is less banging different people every week, and more just going on dates with tons of different people. Not sure what I'll do.

I'm holing myself up in home and not meeting people cos I live with my parents and don't want them to get infected, but most people here are still living their lives albeit being a bit more careful in regards to hygiene. As long as you're cautious about it, I don't think you necessarily have to stop dating completely.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Himu on March 02, 2020, 02:49:56 AM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 02, 2020, 12:45:54 AM
Yeah, that’s fucking bad.

For you single folks out there, how do you feel about dating now? I’m worried about adding a person to my life that I’ll be making close contact with and who is in completely different social/school/work circles and who knows where they go and what precautions they take to try to minimize getting this.

On the other hand if I just give up dating completely until this dies down it could be a year or something.

I don't care about dating. I care about family. I want to see my grandma and I see her regularly but how do I know if I'm infected or not if I display no symptoms? I don't want to give her this unknowingly. She's over 80 years old. She could very well die. So I'm not visiting her despite wanting to see her.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 02, 2020, 05:27:56 AM
I decided against a southern food buffet yesterday.

The sacrifices we make because of corona

 :noooo
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: BIONIC on March 02, 2020, 05:52:34 AM
Quote from: james on March 02, 2020, 05:27:56 AM
I decided against a southern food buffet yesterday.

The sacrifices we make because of corona

 :noooo

James the giant slut thinks that all the goodnight hugs he’s been getting are safe :pacspit
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Potato on March 02, 2020, 06:08:51 AM
Did my regular grocery shopping tonight. Either the supply chain has already been severely affected, or people are really starting to panic buy stuff. Apparently toilet paper is already scarce.

I grabbed a couple of extra tins of tuna and beans and an extra bag of frozen vegetables. Will grab another couple extra things next time, but I don't see the need to grab 20kg bags of rice and shit that I don't normally eat. That's just a good way to end up with stuff that you will never eat.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Pennywise on March 02, 2020, 06:22:57 AM
Quote from: Stro on March 02, 2020, 05:59:05 AM
You can't catch Corona from a Christian Side Hug
One of the first who got it here, got it from his daughter after hugging her and having dinnner with her.  :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Great Rumbler on March 02, 2020, 08:52:56 AM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 02, 2020, 01:49:30 AM
Extremely pertinent

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8056233/Single-nurse-30-asks-China-assign-boyfriend-helping-Wuhan-fight-coronavirus.html

Reporting for duty, ma'am. :salute
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Raist on March 02, 2020, 09:23:03 AM
(https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/02/28/14/25322498-8056233-image-a-66_1582901827953.jpg)


Brits: :shaking
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Occam on March 02, 2020, 10:01:44 AM
In the long run, the likelihood of contracting it is probably 1. The virus will most likely sweep the globe long before a vaccine is ready, which will take several more months. Some carriers have been unknowingly walking around with it for weeks, infecting many more (because for some there are no symptoms and for those who experience symptoms, the disease becomes infectious before they do).

China fucked it up when they kept quiet about it in December and instead punished the messenger.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Occam on March 02, 2020, 10:17:58 AM
Quote
Probability is a numerical description of how likely an event is to occur or how likely it is that a proposition is true. Probability is a number between 0 and 1, where, roughly speaking, 0 indicates impossibility and 1 indicates certainty.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Probability
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Flannel Boy on March 02, 2020, 10:28:21 AM
https://twitter.com/CarolineYLChen/status/1234336567000473601
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: skullstorm on March 02, 2020, 10:38:13 AM
Quote from: Potato on March 02, 2020, 06:08:51 AM
Did my regular grocery shopping tonight. Either the supply chain has already been severely affected, or people are really starting to panic buy stuff. Apparently toilet paper is already scarce.

I grabbed a couple of extra tins of tuna and beans and an extra bag of frozen vegetables. Will grab another couple extra things next time, but I don't see the need to grab 20kg bags of rice and shit that I don't normally eat. That's just a good way to end up with stuff that you will never eat.

Yeah I can't find my favorite toilet paper at all anymore  >:( There are other brands still that look like they won't be sold out too soon but I hate having to now guess which tp will be acceptable for my very demanding butt :stahp

Also the soap I usually buy in refill bags was also sold out, among some other brands. I stocked up on coffee and some meat to put in the freezer but now I'm thinking other people will start mass buying even more stuff so the shelves will be emptier every time I go to the shop so I better go again tomorrow and contribute to the problem  :doge

There haven't been any cases in my city yet but I guess it's just a matter of time. Then the shops will really start getting empty.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Great Rumbler on March 02, 2020, 10:56:09 AM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on March 02, 2020, 10:28:21 AM
https://twitter.com/CarolineYLChen/status/1234336567000473601

Yeah, it's crazy how in other countries when you get sick you can just go to the hospital and they treat you and there's not a massive bill.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: BisMarckie on March 02, 2020, 11:06:41 AM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on March 02, 2020, 10:56:09 AM

Yeah, it's crazy how in other countries when you get sick you can just go to the hospital and they treat you and there's not a massive bill.

Well, I pay hundreds every month for absolutely nothing if I don't get sick  :maf
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 02, 2020, 11:10:03 AM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on March 02, 2020, 10:56:09 AM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on March 02, 2020, 10:28:21 AM
https://twitter.com/CarolineYLChen/status/1234336567000473601

Yeah, it's crazy how in other countries when you get sick you can just go to the hospital and they treat you and there's not a massive bill.

Welcome to our revolution
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: TVC15 on March 02, 2020, 11:34:22 AM
No more visitors allowed in our buildings for the time being :(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Joe Molotov on March 02, 2020, 12:06:23 PM
Quote from: TVC15 on March 02, 2020, 11:34:22 AM
No more visitors allowed in our buildings for the time being :(

The Bore was ahead of the curve once again. Bork was just trying to save us from coronavirus and you laughed?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 02, 2020, 12:52:08 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on March 02, 2020, 12:06:23 PM
Quote from: TVC15 on March 02, 2020, 11:34:22 AM
No more visitors allowed in our buildings for the time being :(

The Bore was ahead of the curve once again. Bork was just trying to save us from coronavirus and you laughed?

FACT CHECK

DJ Bedroom was allowed in on 2/10/2020, well after the outbreak had started spreading.

Was he vetted? of course not.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 02, 2020, 03:11:26 PM
4 more dead in Washington State

TIME TO CLOSE THE BORDERS
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 02, 2020, 03:57:49 PM
Diamond Princess update

Of 705 cases total, current breakdown:
598 active cases of which 36 classified serious
100 recovered
7 deaths

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: demi on March 02, 2020, 04:21:52 PM
Quote from: james on March 02, 2020, 12:52:08 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on March 02, 2020, 12:06:23 PM
Quote from: TVC15 on March 02, 2020, 11:34:22 AM
No more visitors allowed in our buildings for the time being :(

The Bore was ahead of the curve once again. Bork was just trying to save us from coronavirus and you laughed?

FACT CHECK

DJ Bedroom was allowed in on 2/10/2020, well after the outbreak had started spreading.

Was he vetted? of course not.

Fact Check

Check my PMs

He was vetted
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 02, 2020, 04:34:35 PM
Quote from: demi on March 02, 2020, 04:21:52 PM
Quote from: james on March 02, 2020, 12:52:08 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on March 02, 2020, 12:06:23 PM
Quote from: TVC15 on March 02, 2020, 11:34:22 AM
No more visitors allowed in our buildings for the time being :(

The Bore was ahead of the curve once again. Bork was just trying to save us from coronavirus and you laughed?

FACT CHECK

DJ Bedroom was allowed in on 2/10/2020, well after the outbreak had started spreading.

Was he vetted? of course not.

Fact Check

Check my PMs

He was vetted

Fact Check

I dont have access to your pms
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Joe Molotov on March 02, 2020, 04:36:41 PM
Quote from: james on March 02, 2020, 04:34:35 PM
Quote from: demi on March 02, 2020, 04:21:52 PM
Quote from: james on March 02, 2020, 12:52:08 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on March 02, 2020, 12:06:23 PM
Quote from: TVC15 on March 02, 2020, 11:34:22 AM
No more visitors allowed in our buildings for the time being :(

The Bore was ahead of the curve once again. Bork was just trying to save us from coronavirus and you laughed?

FACT CHECK

DJ Bedroom was allowed in on 2/10/2020, well after the outbreak had started spreading.

Was he vetted? of course not.

Fact Check

Check my PMs

He was vetted

Fact Check

I dont have access to your pms

Just another place you’re not allowed within 100 feet of.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: demi on March 02, 2020, 04:42:20 PM
Quote from: james on March 02, 2020, 04:34:35 PM
Fact Check

I dont have access to your pms

Man that's super funny because if you did there is a lot of dick here.

Fact Check, Athiests
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Great Rumbler on March 02, 2020, 05:15:38 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 02, 2020, 03:57:49 PM
Diamond Princess update

Of 705 cases total, current breakdown:
598 active cases of which 36 classified serious
100 recovered
7 deaths

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED :salute
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on March 02, 2020, 06:31:08 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/owillis/status/1234607697540063234
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: TEEEPO on March 02, 2020, 07:05:50 PM
https://twitter.com/RobMajor4/status/1234613432156139525
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Nintex on March 02, 2020, 07:11:14 PM
Trump literally doing the 'change my mind' meme.  :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Don Rumata on March 02, 2020, 07:40:12 PM
It's the "solid" that kills me.  :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 02, 2020, 08:12:01 PM
Quote
probably none

(https://i.imgflip.com/d1db4.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 02, 2020, 10:16:34 PM
Two cases confirmed in Georgia

Got out of Savannah just in time

 :whew
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Nintex on March 03, 2020, 03:38:05 AM
https://twitter.com/thomaschattwill/status/1234252762055090176 (https://twitter.com/thomaschattwill/status/1234252762055090176)
 :preach
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Brehvolution on March 03, 2020, 08:56:39 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/p9Zmyy2.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Great Rumbler on March 03, 2020, 09:04:59 AM
Quote from: james on March 02, 2020, 10:16:34 PM
Two cases confirmed in Georgia

Got out of Savannah just in time

 :whew

Or did you...?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 03, 2020, 09:34:44 AM
Just saw some corona related racism on the train

Sorry shosty :(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 03, 2020, 12:25:57 PM
Mama mia

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1234887106553679874
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Joe Molotov on March 03, 2020, 12:49:26 PM
I ate at an Italian restaurant last weekend, literally shaking.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: shosta on March 03, 2020, 12:54:04 PM
shaking is not one of the two primary symptoms of covid-19
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 03, 2020, 01:58:48 PM
 :drudge :drudge :drudge

NYC midtown lawyer who commutes on Metro North has had it for weeks

 :drudge :drudge :drudge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 03, 2020, 02:02:42 PM
https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1234906200476651523

 :obama
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Yeti on March 03, 2020, 03:11:29 PM
I wish they would start closing shit down in here, I could use a vacation
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 03, 2020, 03:16:23 PM
containment failure
government shutdown commencing

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/coronavirus-mike-pence-quarantine-florida-sarasota-military-academy-a9372861.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Bebpo on March 03, 2020, 03:33:08 PM
That article headline reads like Mike Pence is the virus and people in are quarantined after shaking hands with him.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 03, 2020, 03:33:45 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 03, 2020, 03:33:08 PM
That article headline reads like Mike Pence is the virus and people in are quarantined after shaking hands with him.

Pence's coup.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Bebpo on March 03, 2020, 10:26:47 PM
https://www.ocregister.com/2020/03/03/orange-county-may-have-2-new-cases-of-coronavirus/

My county probably has 2 people who went around spreading it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 03, 2020, 11:21:20 PM
Just wear a condom with your clients
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Potato on March 04, 2020, 12:58:34 AM
Meanwhile in Sydney

https://twitter.com/2GB873/status/1235036153801129984 (https://twitter.com/2GB873/status/1235036153801129984)

For some reason, every fucker in Australia has decided that the most important thing to stock up on is toilet paper. Motherfuckers pulling knives on each other and shit.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Occam on March 04, 2020, 06:28:52 AM
According to the World Health Organization, global Covid-19 mortality has reached 3.4%.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Huff on March 04, 2020, 08:43:33 AM
It's tough to discuss mortality when we don't know a denominator from lack of testing and likely asymptomatic patients/carriers
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: TVC15 on March 04, 2020, 10:47:22 AM
We just got really broad guidance to work from home if we want to, but still no formal cancellation, which kind of blows because now I have to manually figure out how many people I’m supposed to meet with will show up to the office now. Oh well, at the going rate, it will be cancelled in another day.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: nachobro on March 04, 2020, 11:18:41 AM
dunno if its the case in other states but it seems the cdc has gotten its act together in regards to NM. the state got a bunch of tests that don't need to be sent out of state and are offering them for free to those that need them.

we don't have any confirmed cases here but also we didn't have any way to test quickly until now so who knows. :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 04, 2020, 11:52:15 AM
State of emergency in Los Angeles 6 New cases
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: ToxicAdam on March 04, 2020, 12:26:31 PM
Quote from: Occam on March 04, 2020, 06:28:52 AM
According to the World Health Organization, global Covid-19 mortality has reached 3.4%.

Seems like a dubious statistic when there are an untold amount of people that carry it without ever showing symptoms. I'm sure they have a statistical model that is based around those people, but there is no way they have actual empirical data on what that number should/could be.



Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: TVC15 on March 04, 2020, 02:13:15 PM
Quote from: riotous on March 04, 2020, 11:14:34 AM
Yeah my client stands to lose a lot of money over the virus;  so kinda un-shocking they are not issuing any anti-travel policy.   Would look bad if that got out to the public.

I just spent a year managing a team in Buenos Aires too;  managed that fine.. but somehow this team in the bay just needs to see my purdy mouf close up.

Depending on when you’re here and how crazy I am at the time, I could be up for seeing that mouf up close, too. Let me know!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Nintex on March 04, 2020, 02:35:18 PM
This might be my greatest idea

https://coronavirusscanner.com/ (https://coronavirusscanner.com/)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: BIONIC on March 04, 2020, 02:37:24 PM
Quote from: TVC15 on March 04, 2020, 02:13:15 PM
Quote from: riotous on March 04, 2020, 11:14:34 AM
Yeah my client stands to lose a lot of money over the virus;  so kinda un-shocking they are not issuing any anti-travel policy.   Would look bad if that got out to the public.

I just spent a year managing a team in Buenos Aires too;  managed that fine.. but somehow this team in the bay just needs to see my purdy mouf close up.

Depending on when you’re here and how crazy I am at the time, I could be up for seeing that mouf up close, too. Let me know!

I expect to hear lots of stories involving diapers
spoiler (click to show/hide)
and riotous sr. :rejoice
[close]
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 04, 2020, 02:40:10 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 04, 2020, 02:35:18 PM
This might be my greatest idea

https://coronavirusscanner.com/ (https://coronavirusscanner.com/)

 :iface
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: team filler on March 04, 2020, 03:02:47 PM
https://twitter.com/tariqnasheed/status/1234978478451093508

corona-chan is real  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: team filler on March 04, 2020, 03:06:31 PM
https://twitter.com/princessmin_c/status/1234574194928705539
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 04, 2020, 04:22:09 PM
secondary attack rate, that's the terminology I was looking for

currently 10.5% cited (1 in 10 people exposed become sick) in prelim US data
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: TVC15 on March 04, 2020, 04:23:50 PM
From this most recent update, it sounds unlikely that they’ll cancel domestic biz trips, so I am happy again!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 04, 2020, 04:30:43 PM
comparatively S.A.R. of measles, ~90%, norovirus at ~45%,
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 04, 2020, 04:44:35 PM
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/04/coronavirus-chinese-scientists-identify-two-types-covid-19.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: shosta on March 04, 2020, 04:52:00 PM
That dog really ended up having coronavirus  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: TEEEPO on March 04, 2020, 04:52:29 PM
epidemiologist believe that's exactly what happened with sars, which they theorize mutated into a significantly less-aggressive virus that is more akin to a mild-cold
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 04, 2020, 04:55:16 PM
Quote from: TEEEPO on March 04, 2020, 04:52:29 PM
epidemiologist believe that's exactly what happened with sars, which they theorize mutated into a significantly less-aggressive virus that is more akin to a mild-cold

Keep praying Pence, it may be working!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: team filler on March 04, 2020, 04:56:23 PM
trump was right again  :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: TEEEPO on March 04, 2020, 04:57:12 PM
yea, but the more aggressive strain was the one that was contained...


contained through prayer :preach
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 04, 2020, 05:01:28 PM
Fucking virus cant do anything right today sucks
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: brawndolicious on March 04, 2020, 05:06:23 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 04, 2020, 02:35:18 PM
This might be my greatest idea

https://coronavirusscanner.com/ (https://coronavirusscanner.com/)

That's the type of hustling ho shit I did in high school!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Great Rumbler on March 04, 2020, 05:08:08 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 04, 2020, 04:52:00 PM
That dog really ended up having coronavirus  :doge

:mjcry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: team filler on March 04, 2020, 05:23:26 PM
https://twitter.com/FB_FilmAnalysis/status/1235317874488684550
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: team filler on March 04, 2020, 05:24:22 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on March 04, 2020, 05:08:08 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 04, 2020, 04:52:00 PM
That dog really ended up having coronavirus  :doge

:mjcry
no worries, it was the good coronavirus  ;)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Pennywise on March 04, 2020, 06:02:06 PM
First case confirmed in my town.

Meanwhile I got a cold.
 :existential
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Nintex on March 04, 2020, 06:11:45 PM
Quote from: brawndolicious on March 04, 2020, 05:06:23 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 04, 2020, 02:35:18 PM
This might be my greatest idea

https://coronavirusscanner.com/ (https://coronavirusscanner.com/)

That's the type of hustling ho shit I did in high school!
Our intern did most of the design after I came up with the idea so this is more accurate than you'd think  :)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: nachobro on March 04, 2020, 06:23:07 PM
 :drudge :drudge :drudge :drudge :drudge

(https://i.imgur.com/DkiGaPH.png?1)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 04, 2020, 06:32:18 PM
shhh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: nachobro on March 04, 2020, 06:39:37 PM
 :omg is that really nintex?

also dutch is so stupid. :lol it really looks like a fake language
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 04, 2020, 06:41:07 PM
shhh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 04, 2020, 06:43:37 PM
shhh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 04, 2020, 06:46:48 PM
shhh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Nintex on March 04, 2020, 06:50:11 PM
Oh wow, haven't updated that in like a decade.

I haven't changed at all  :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: team filler on March 04, 2020, 06:51:08 PM
https://twitter.com/tonysheps/status/1235290866505445378
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Nintex on March 04, 2020, 06:52:55 PM
Quote from: riotous on March 04, 2020, 06:51:05 PM
You updated it last September you honest guy.
The bio about that site I wrote for since my high school days.

I haven't written about vidya in a long while and the review code for Not Tonight didn't come through  :fbm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 04, 2020, 06:53:07 PM
shhh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 04, 2020, 06:54:02 PM
shhh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 04, 2020, 06:54:06 PM
I assumed Nintex looked more like the Niels guy
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 04, 2020, 06:54:55 PM
I'm going to stop here and edit things out in 10 minutes cause I ain't Benji
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: team filler on March 04, 2020, 06:55:46 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/RhUbo5J.png)

was hoping that was da gawd  ::)

nadia can get the D  :-[

(https://i.imgur.com/X2pqkI5.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Nintex on March 04, 2020, 06:58:06 PM
That's the vegan I always get into arguments with. Notice the plant.  :idont
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: team filler on March 04, 2020, 06:59:19 PM
she loves BBC and arab bulls  ;)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: team filler on March 04, 2020, 07:01:40 PM
armondo seems like a chill bro  8)

joost seems like a huge doucher  :lol

I don't trust dobby at all  :thinking
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 04, 2020, 07:03:05 PM
Quote from: riotous on March 04, 2020, 06:59:22 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 04, 2020, 06:54:55 PM
I'm going to stop here and edit things out in 10 minutes cause I ain't Benji

I edited too;  but silly boy did it to himself.

I just needed to know what Zwartes4Trump looked like
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: BisMarckie on March 04, 2020, 07:04:58 PM
Dox yourself via whois, amateur hour over there. :vr
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Nintex on March 04, 2020, 07:06:00 PM
Quote from: filler on March 04, 2020, 07:01:40 PM
armondo seems like a chill bro  8)

joost seems like a huge doucher  :lol

I don't trust dobby at all  :thinking
Armando is indeed a chill bro  :)

Also you guys are pretty late. ResetEra figured out my workplace a long time ago (because it is in my Twitter bio) and on GAF everyone knew on which website I was the editor.
And from there it's pretty easy to follow the breadcrumbs of public information.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: shosta on March 04, 2020, 07:08:40 PM
Quote from: riotous on March 04, 2020, 07:03:37 PM
Making a joke out of a deadly virus is pretty on brand for old Nintex too.
if I couldn't make jokes about coronavirus I don't know how I'd even survive
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: BisMarckie on March 04, 2020, 07:08:57 PM
Meanwhile I sit behind 4 proxies and VPNs just to shitpost on a splinter forum :vr
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: BisMarckie on March 04, 2020, 07:10:34 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 04, 2020, 07:08:40 PM
Nip slip playlists on Youtube :lawd

Hand expression :playa
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Nintex on March 04, 2020, 07:10:41 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 04, 2020, 07:07:09 PM
I used to love working at a small startup like that. Even when you argue, it still has a friendly feeling because you're all homies in the struggle together :mjcry like my coworker who tried to get me to go see Jordan Peterson live with him and visit the MGTOW reddit. weirdo, pretty sure he was a full blown 4chan fascist, but we got along fine enough
We're sorta moving past the start-up phase. But most digital agencies such as these rarely grow beyond 12 - 15 people in The Netherlands.
But this company is more or less a reboot of a larger company that split into two parts.

I really do need to update the website though.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: team filler on March 04, 2020, 07:11:17 PM
I knew my boy nintex was beautiful  :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: BisMarckie on March 04, 2020, 07:19:56 PM
Quote from: Pennywise on March 04, 2020, 06:02:06 PM
First case confirmed in my town.

Meanwhile I got a cold.
 :existential

I live relatively near to the area that was quarantined  and also got a mild cold. But it’s just a sore throat so I decided not to bother my doctor and create a panic.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: shosta on March 04, 2020, 07:23:05 PM
Nintex, do you want to sponsor and hire me? I can do the web weenie shit
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: BisMarckie on March 04, 2020, 07:25:43 PM
Should have liked more of his fanfiction. :karen

Meanwhile, nintex you and I should talk, I have some great ideas for some grifts and could use a website. :money :success
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: team filler on March 04, 2020, 07:30:58 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muGgEiXp2C0

 :pimp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 04, 2020, 07:34:38 PM
the bore becomes nintex's harem to escape to the netherlands :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: shosta on March 04, 2020, 07:48:58 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 04, 2020, 07:25:01 PM
You're a better man than me. I spent the last week developing a Flask app just to create a test environment for my normal work and i wanted to kill myself the entire time. Respect for our web development heroes +5 :salute
this is a skill I picked up unwillingly and painstakingly these past couple of years... I prefer systems engineering (graphics, embedded, i ran a comp eng club half a decade ago).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: shosta on March 04, 2020, 07:49:57 PM
I should actually apply to Konami :ohhh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Himu on March 04, 2020, 07:50:01 PM
https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2020/03/04/reports-first-case-of-presumptive-positive-case-of-coronavirus-in-fort-bend-county/

Pray for me brehs
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Pennywise on March 04, 2020, 07:59:22 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 04, 2020, 07:19:56 PM

I live relatively near to the area that was quarantined  and also got a mild cold. But it’s just a sore throat so I decided not to bother my doctor and create a panic.
First case in OWL here.

Whatever I had like nearly zero contact with other people over the last days. Most likely just picked it up by driving home in sweaty clothes after the gym.
Only really scared due my mother having a heart condition.

Are those fuckers hoarding in your area as well?
My brothers wife works at LIDL and some dude went shopping for like 500€ and it took 15 minutes until the checkout was complete.  :hans1
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: shosta on March 04, 2020, 07:59:50 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 04, 2020, 07:51:32 PM
I don't know if you have an interest in doing what I do but I can refer you somewhere near where you live . Remote work possible :trumps
Cyber security auditing? I don't have that kind of knowledge!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: BisMarckie on March 04, 2020, 08:01:19 PM
Quote from: Pennywise on March 04, 2020, 07:59:22 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 04, 2020, 07:19:56 PM

I live relatively near to the area that was quarantined  and also got a mild cold. But it’s just a sore throat so I decided not to bother my doctor and create a panic.
First case in OWL here.

Whatever I had like nearly zero contact with other people over the last days. Most likely just picked it up by driving home in sweaty clothes after the gym.
Only really scared due my mother having a heart condition.

Are those fuckers hoarding in your area as well?
My brothers wife works at LIDL and some dude went shopping for like 500€ and it took 15 minutes until the checkout was complete.  :hans1

Hand sanitizer and all kinds of soap are sold out everywhere near me. Canned goods and staples like noodles and rice are also kinda sparse. :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Akala on March 04, 2020, 08:06:21 PM
Ultra Miami Postponed/Canceled.  :-\ :maf :'(

This shit is lining up bad with beginning of festival season. Hopefully Buku still a go.  :cmonson :bolo
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Pennywise on March 04, 2020, 08:18:43 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 04, 2020, 08:01:19 PM

Hand sanitizer and all kinds of soap are sold out everywhere near me. Canned goods and staples like noodles and rice are also kinda sparse. :lol
Time to get stuff for Bolognese tomorrow. Can't wait to fight for canned tomatoes.
 :steiner

Quote from: Esch on March 04, 2020, 08:01:41 PM

If you know how and have a passion systems, networks, code, computers, etc work you are better positioned for a starter security operations job than 95% of people currently working those jobs.
Hire me Senpai  :uguu

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 04, 2020, 08:20:10 PM
listened in on what the the folks have been reading about cabrona in the whatsapp sphere
outbreak blamed on chinese eating worm, dog, and even kid soup :dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: thisismyusername on March 04, 2020, 08:21:42 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 04, 2020, 08:01:41 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 04, 2020, 07:59:50 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 04, 2020, 07:51:32 PM
I don't know if you have an interest in doing what I do but I can refer you somewhere near where you live . Remote work possible :trumps
Cyber security auditing? I don't have that kind of knowledge!

If you know how and have a passion systems, networks, code, computers, etc work you are better positioned for a starter security operations job than 95% of people currently working those jobs.

Pffft. Could have that knowledge and they'd pass over me. *anger and looks at certs*
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 04, 2020, 08:24:04 PM
Another quarantine cruise

 :whew

https://mobile.twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1235358098505728003
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Lonewulfeus on March 04, 2020, 08:25:57 PM
Quote from: nachobro on March 04, 2020, 06:23:07 PM
:drudge :drudge :drudge :drudge :drudge

(https://i.imgur.com/DkiGaPH.png?1)

(https://i.imgflip.com/3rg1um.jpg)

 :aah
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Akala on March 04, 2020, 08:37:37 PM
I wonder if you get quarantined on a cruise and open bar was one of your options if it continues indefinitely? Cruises cheap AF RN.  :thinking
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 04, 2020, 08:58:45 PM
New jersey and Texas have fallen
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: shosta on March 04, 2020, 10:28:01 PM
My hometown got the first coronavirus death in California! Feels like winning the lottery :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: bluemax on March 04, 2020, 10:29:02 PM
I heard that TP shortages were starting to show up, and since I was down to 2 rolls I stopped at Target after work.

There were about 4 things of the "TP so cheap even shitty dive bars don't use it" and some of those baby wipe type things. Then as I was at the self checkout I saw a cart full of stuff, ie the cart with all the stuff people decided they didn't want and employees would have to put back on shelves. In it was a the holy grail, a thing of Charmin! My butthole is safe for the next few weeks of this apocalypse.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 04, 2020, 10:39:59 PM
Got to keep the butt hole safe
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: TEEEPO on March 04, 2020, 10:45:58 PM
1 bligh street in sydney has been exposed, gg
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: G The Resurrected on March 05, 2020, 12:13:45 AM
https://mobile.twitter.com/atrupar/status/1235409660104015873?s=20

Bitch what?????!!!!!

I can't with this motherfucker anymore!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: bluemax on March 05, 2020, 12:21:28 AM
Quote from: riotous on March 04, 2020, 10:52:41 PM
So confused by these grocery shortage stories... 10 deaths in this area and the stores are fine lol

Los Angeles people are weird I guess. My roommate told me she was stocking up on canned goods in case of a quarantine. I've heard people at work say similar stuff.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: EchoRin on March 05, 2020, 12:26:08 AM
Any of you have a quick and short answer as to why Italy specifically has so many Coronavirus cases?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Raist on March 05, 2020, 04:17:35 AM
I don't think it's been explained.

"Patient zero" who supposedly infected a whole bunch of people after a trip to China or another high risk country, turned out to test negative.
Then a fuckload of cases started popping out in a couple of northern towns.

I've not seen anything otherwise, but maybe I missed it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: pilonv1 on March 05, 2020, 05:56:59 AM
Quote from: EchoRin on March 05, 2020, 12:26:08 AM
Any of you have a quick and short answer as to why Italy specifically has so many Coronavirus cases?

IIRC there's a lot of Chinese workers there, probably travelled home for CNY.

edit: found it

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/04/16/the-chinese-workers-who-assemble-designer-bags-in-tuscany

Quote
More than ten per cent of Prato’s two hundred thousand legal residents are Chinese. According to Francesco Nannucci, the head of the police’s investigative unit in Prato, the city is also home to some ten thousand Chinese people who are there illegally. Prato is believed to have the second-largest Chinese population of any European city, after Paris, and it has the highest proportion of immigrants in Italy, including a large North African population.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: pilonv1 on March 05, 2020, 06:00:50 AM
Quote from: TEEEPO on March 04, 2020, 10:45:58 PM
1 bligh street in sydney has been exposed, gg

I used to work around the corner from there!

Anyway this is some peak Straya

https://mobile.twitter.com/newscomauHQ/status/1235426469037268992

Big W is basically Target.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Occam on March 05, 2020, 06:04:03 AM
Quote from: G The Resurrected on March 05, 2020, 12:13:45 AM
https://mobile.twitter.com/atrupar/status/1235409660104015873?s=20

Bitch what?????!!!!!

I can't with this motherfucker anymore!

Amazing how Trump only just learned that the flu kills people. His own grandfather (the original draft dodger) was killed by the Spanish flu in 1918.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Trump
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: pilonv1 on March 05, 2020, 06:13:55 AM
https://mobile.twitter.com/9NewsGoldCoast/status/1235478921031774208

I think we're getting dumber :auscry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Potato on March 05, 2020, 06:16:46 AM
Quote from: pilonv1 on March 05, 2020, 06:13:55 AM
https://mobile.twitter.com/9NewsGoldCoast/status/1235478921031774208

I think we're getting dumber :auscry
Watching channel 9 will make you dumber, that's for sure.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: pilonv1 on March 05, 2020, 06:18:29 AM
Any commerical media here will do that
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: HardcoreRetro on March 05, 2020, 06:49:26 AM
My uncle has been quarantined. His son in law has corona.

    :D
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Momo on March 05, 2020, 07:25:53 AM
https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/breaking-sas-first-positive-case-of-covid-19-confirmed-20200305 (https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/breaking-sas-first-positive-case-of-covid-19-confirmed-20200305)

take holidays in Italy on this day of all days brehs  :brain
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Great Rumbler on March 05, 2020, 08:53:06 AM
Quote from: HardcoreRetro on March 05, 2020, 06:49:26 AM
My uncle has been quarantined. His son in law has corona.

    :D

This is it. This is how it finally spreads to The Bore.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: ToxicAdam on March 05, 2020, 08:59:30 AM
Can you catch it through forum posting? Because I'll wear finger condoms if that's the case.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 05, 2020, 09:03:37 AM
Any changes at work for anyone?

The train ride is getting tense. One person sneezes and everyone locks up
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Occam on March 05, 2020, 09:14:16 AM
Sneezing is not a symptom.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: chronovore on March 05, 2020, 09:20:05 AM
Quote from: james on March 05, 2020, 09:03:37 AM
Any changes at work for anyone?

The train ride is getting tense. One person sneezes and everyone locks up

My work is letting me shift my commute to arrive an hour later, so I'm not in the worst of rush hour trains in Osaka.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Pennywise on March 05, 2020, 09:21:23 AM
City just released a press release that the guy who got a positive test yesterday was false alarm.
:nothing

Meanwhile people are still hoarding.
Sugar and flour sold out in nearly every store I've been to.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 05, 2020, 09:23:07 AM
Quote from: Occam on March 05, 2020, 09:14:16 AM
Sneezing is not a symptom.

You tell that to everyone on the train
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Occam on March 05, 2020, 09:28:09 AM
European patient 1 may have been identified:
Quote
A 33-year-old German man may be the first European to have contracted Covid-19 and to have transmitted it. According to the German doctors, the “otherwise healthy” businessman, known as patient 1, became ill with a sore throat, chills and myalgias (muscle pain) on 24 January. The following day, he developed a fever of 39.1C (102.4F) and a wet cough. However, he started feeling better during the evening of the next day and went back to work on 27 January.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/mar/05/coronavirus-live-updates-italy-germany-pandemic-europe-uk-us-australia-india-update-latest-news
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 05, 2020, 09:28:50 AM
https://mobile.twitter.com/NYCMayor/status/1235559817135058948

Nyc about to fall apart
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: chronovore on March 05, 2020, 09:32:19 AM
Quote from: james on March 05, 2020, 09:28:50 AM
https://mobile.twitter.com/NYCMayor/status/1235559817135058948

Nyc about to fall apart

"Community transmission" is when there's no identified path to have contracted the virus. It's super not good.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Mr Gilhaney on March 05, 2020, 09:36:29 AM
Denmarks trash dog football team #1 got Corona  :lol :lol :lol :lol

13 people in quarantine, including a player, assistant manager and CEO


https://brondby.com/nyhed/2020/03/05/vigtig-information-til-fans-fra-myndighederne


that will happen when you share needle

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: TVC15 on March 05, 2020, 11:03:37 AM
We have a confirmed case in another office. They’re shutting down the affected area and making em wah.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 05, 2020, 11:45:33 AM
Holy shit.

15 day cruise.
Open bar.
Free wifi.

$300

https://www.ncl.com/cruises/15-day-transatlantic-from-new-york-ESCAPE15NYCPDLLISCADAGPPMIBCNCEQLIVCIV/Dates/April-2020?destinations=4294960639&numberOfGuests=4294953449&sortBy=featured&itineraryCode=ESCAPE15NYCPDLLISCADAGPPMIBCNCEQLIVCIV
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: TVC15 on March 05, 2020, 11:59:12 AM
Quote from: james on March 05, 2020, 11:45:33 AM
Holy shit.

15 day cruise.
Open bar.
Free wifi.

$300

https://www.ncl.com/cruises/15-day-transatlantic-from-new-york-ESCAPE15NYCPDLLISCADAGPPMIBCNCEQLIVCIV/Dates/April-2020?destinations=4294960639&numberOfGuests=4294953449&sortBy=featured&itineraryCode=ESCAPE15NYCPDLLISCADAGPPMIBCNCEQLIVCIV

Nintex could use a cruise!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Flannel Boy on March 05, 2020, 12:02:14 PM
Quote from: james on March 05, 2020, 11:45:33 AM
Holy shit.

15 day cruise.
Open bar.
It's just Corona.

edit:  :-\
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: bork on March 05, 2020, 12:04:50 PM
https://twitter.com/RexChapman/status/1235252608845197314

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 05, 2020, 12:15:54 PM
I am seriously considering the cruise.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: BisMarckie on March 05, 2020, 12:21:07 PM
Quote from: james on March 05, 2020, 12:15:54 PM
I am seriously considering the cruise.

For 300 bucks that’s a steal. meals and drinks included
You are as likely going to get the virus riding the subway to your miserable job. Live a little. :playa
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 05, 2020, 12:58:13 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 05, 2020, 12:21:07 PM
Quote from: james on March 05, 2020, 12:15:54 PM
I am seriously considering the cruise.

For 300 bucks that’s a steal. meals and drinks included
You are as likely going to get the virus riding the subway to your miserable job. Live a little. :playa

That's what I'm thinking

I would literally save money over eating at home
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: TVC15 on March 05, 2020, 01:02:26 PM
Ok, ugh the LA trip is looking shaky. The rumor mill is in full effect today.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: bork on March 05, 2020, 01:34:03 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 05, 2020, 12:21:07 PM
Quote from: james on March 05, 2020, 12:15:54 PM
I am seriously considering the cruise.

For 300 bucks that’s a steal. meals and drinks included
You are as likely going to get the virus riding the subway to your miserable job. Live a little. :playa

"Cruise Ship Illness: Why Are Ships So Prone to Norovirus Outbreaks?"

"Cruise ships have for years been referred to as "floating Petri dishes" - places ripe for the exchange of germs, and the spreading of illness."

https://www.today.com/money/cruise-ships-may-carry-unwelcome-passengers-germs-t12336
https://www.livescience.com/32852-are-cruise-ships-a-health-risk.html
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/1/140128-cruise-ship-royal-caribbean-nation-health-science-virus/
https://www.express.co.uk/travel/articles/880065/cruise-ship-health-warning-doctor-ill-dirty-contaminated-germs-avoid-ship
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-51470603

 :kermit
spoiler (click to show/hide)
It's probably fine- can't see them not taking steps to make things safer.
[close]
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Akala on March 05, 2020, 01:54:55 PM
That's a great price on a cruise, I would absolutely make sure you get a balcony room for the extra $150 or whatever.  :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 05, 2020, 02:02:08 PM
Quote from: Akala on March 05, 2020, 01:54:55 PM
That's a great price on a cruise, I would absolutely make sure you get a balcony room for the extra $150 or whatever.  :lol

Yeah the suites are still crazy expensive, but the balcony isnt bad.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: TVC15 on March 05, 2020, 02:07:11 PM
Yeah, commute was like 2/3rds as long as usual. At least I’ll be getting home early for a few weeks.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on March 05, 2020, 02:16:00 PM
Quote from: james on March 05, 2020, 11:45:33 AM
Holy shit.

15 day cruise.
Open bar.
Free wifi.

$300

https://www.ncl.com/cruises/15-day-transatlantic-from-new-york-ESCAPE15NYCPDLLISCADAGPPMIBCNCEQLIVCIV/Dates/April-2020?destinations=4294960639&numberOfGuests=4294953449&sortBy=featured&itineraryCode=ESCAPE15NYCPDLLISCADAGPPMIBCNCEQLIVCIV

Doesn’t have a prayer room though.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 05, 2020, 02:25:00 PM
Quote from: Skullfuckers Anonymous on March 05, 2020, 02:16:00 PM
Quote from: james on March 05, 2020, 11:45:33 AM
Holy shit.

15 day cruise.
Open bar.
Free wifi.

$300

https://www.ncl.com/cruises/15-day-transatlantic-from-new-york-ESCAPE15NYCPDLLISCADAGPPMIBCNCEQLIVCIV/Dates/April-2020?destinations=4294960639&numberOfGuests=4294953449&sortBy=featured&itineraryCode=ESCAPE15NYCPDLLISCADAGPPMIBCNCEQLIVCIV

Doesn’t have a prayer room though.

Just buy another room and make it a prayer room
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: team filler on March 05, 2020, 02:31:34 PM
was at the post office the other day and some lady was telling her kid not to touch the counter next to where we wait in line because,"you'll get the coronavirus!"  :heh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Great Rumbler on March 05, 2020, 03:30:08 PM
I went to two different Asian supermarkets yesterday. :win
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 05, 2020, 04:22:57 PM
My company’s building is shut down for cleaning, but I work from home so no worries on my end. I’ve been doing usability interviews via Discord and Skype so even safer.

Saw lots of Uber drivers wearing masks when I ran to the store this morning.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 05, 2020, 06:25:46 PM
:noah

(https://i.imgur.com/IE0MZ4h.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: bork on March 05, 2020, 09:58:15 PM
https://twitter.com/WFLA/status/1235221696883326976
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on March 05, 2020, 10:05:51 PM
Didn’t know if this should go here or in #latestagecapitalism.

https://mobile.twitter.com/wamu885/status/1235567699687886849
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: toku on March 05, 2020, 10:13:34 PM
gotta respect an entrepreneur 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on March 05, 2020, 10:53:12 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/rationalsquad/status/1235636443369873415

 :brain
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Beezy on March 05, 2020, 11:20:27 PM
https://twitter.com/douzmanian/status/1235683558355636225
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 05, 2020, 11:35:58 PM
wtf italy

(https://i.imgur.com/bdAVVJz.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Momo on March 05, 2020, 11:38:09 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 05, 2020, 11:35:58 PM
wtf italy

(https://i.imgur.com/bdAVVJz.png)
I mean either China is under reporting, the virus is starting to tail off there, or Italians have some additional poisonous pastas. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: TVC15 on March 05, 2020, 11:39:43 PM
Didn’t I read or hear one of you say Italy is filled with old people?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 05, 2020, 11:40:28 PM
Quote from: TVC15 on March 05, 2020, 11:39:43 PM
Didn’t I read or hear one of you say Italy is filled with old people?

worse, filled with italians
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: TVC15 on March 05, 2020, 11:42:32 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 05, 2020, 11:40:28 PM
Quote from: TVC15 on March 05, 2020, 11:39:43 PM
Didn’t I read or hear one of you say Italy is filled with old people?

worse, filled with italians

You know I love sleaze.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 05, 2020, 11:49:25 PM
Quote from: Momo on March 05, 2020, 11:38:09 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 05, 2020, 11:35:58 PM
wtf italy

(https://i.imgur.com/bdAVVJz.png)
I mean either China is under reporting, the virus is starting to tail off there, or Italians have some additional poisonous pastas.

So, how about that virus free bastion you live in :smug
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Momo on March 06, 2020, 12:12:43 AM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 05, 2020, 11:49:25 PM
Quote from: Momo on March 05, 2020, 11:38:09 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 05, 2020, 11:35:58 PM
wtf italy

(https://i.imgur.com/bdAVVJz.png)
I mean either China is under reporting, the virus is starting to tail off there, or Italians have some additional poisonous pastas.

So, how about that virus free bastion you live in :smug
The only infected guy here came from Italy 5 days ago, I still think the spread here will be minimal because its 35 degrees everyday :smug
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: TVC15 on March 06, 2020, 01:22:28 AM
Trip is formally cancelled. We’re working from home next week!

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck...... Maybe I can rent a car and drive down there for the whole week, lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Don Rumata on March 06, 2020, 01:26:47 AM
Quote from: Momo on March 05, 2020, 11:38:09 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 05, 2020, 11:35:58 PM
wtf italy

(https://i.imgur.com/bdAVVJz.png)
I mean either China is under reporting, the virus is starting to tail off there, or Italians have some additional poisonous pastas.
Carbonara is made with raw eggs, just sayin'.  ::)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Tripon on March 06, 2020, 01:33:33 AM
https://twitter.com/EdmondTran/status/1235814840498663427
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: EchoRin on March 06, 2020, 02:55:26 AM
https://youtu.be/HQAvD2whPaQ
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Momo on March 06, 2020, 04:10:41 AM
Quote from: Glenda on March 06, 2020, 03:29:23 AM
https://twitter.com/asymmetricinfo/status/1235560724304285696
this is so weirdly cold (reading the whole thread)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Trent Dole on March 06, 2020, 05:58:06 AM
There's at least three cases in my state, but they're all in the more eastern/Boston-ish area of the state, where I am not.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: EVOL on March 06, 2020, 07:08:11 AM
Literally every neighborhood around me has at least one case now  :shaking
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: BisMarckie on March 06, 2020, 07:13:49 AM
IMPORTANT UPDATE: My mild cold is now gone. I survived  the corona virus boys. :tocry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Kunai With Chain on March 06, 2020, 08:26:33 AM
https://twitter.com/A6Asap/status/1235648554338791427

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Occam on March 06, 2020, 08:51:52 AM
Another graduate from the Pence School of Disease Prevention.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 06, 2020, 09:27:57 AM
Someone on the train has a dry cough and now my throat is tingly
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Lonewulfeus on March 06, 2020, 09:50:16 AM
Quote from: Tripon on March 06, 2020, 01:33:33 AM
https://twitter.com/EdmondTran/status/1235814840498663427

Can confirm, I’m white and cook rice in the microwave :fbm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Akala on March 06, 2020, 10:04:26 AM
I thought most white people have moved over to instant pot.  :lol

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: kingv on March 06, 2020, 10:04:35 AM
My daughter was coughing last night. At least she’ll live but I hope you enjoyed my posts.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: BisMarckie on March 06, 2020, 10:07:09 AM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on March 06, 2020, 09:50:16 AM
Quote from: Tripon on March 06, 2020, 01:33:33 AM
https://twitter.com/EdmondTran/status/1235814840498663427

Can confirm, I’m white and cook rice in the microwave :fbm

1 cup of rice 2 cups of water and a pinch of salt. It is not that hard :rage
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Raist on March 06, 2020, 10:18:40 AM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 06, 2020, 10:07:09 AM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on March 06, 2020, 09:50:16 AM
Quote from: Tripon on March 06, 2020, 01:33:33 AM
https://twitter.com/EdmondTran/status/1235814840498663427

Can confirm, I’m white and cook rice in the microwave :fbm

1 cup of rice 2 cups of water and a pinch of salt. It is not that hard :rage


You think so? Friends from HK / Singapore lambasted me for not owning a rice cooker :lol

I was like, yeah, I'm not spending a few hundred quids for cooking motherfucking rice, thanks :bolo
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 06, 2020, 10:22:14 AM
Microwave is all you need brehs.

Tea, rice, bacon, tortillas, it does it all
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Occam on March 06, 2020, 10:24:15 AM
Quote from: james on March 06, 2020, 09:27:57 AM
Someone on the train has a dry cough and now my throat is tingly

See, now that's a possible symptom.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Occam on March 06, 2020, 10:25:40 AM
Quote from: Raist on March 06, 2020, 10:18:40 AM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 06, 2020, 10:07:09 AM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on March 06, 2020, 09:50:16 AM
Quote from: Tripon on March 06, 2020, 01:33:33 AM
https://twitter.com/EdmondTran/status/1235814840498663427

Can confirm, I’m white and cook rice in the microwave :fbm

1 cup of rice 2 cups of water and a pinch of salt. It is not that hard :rage


You think so? Friends from HK / Singapore lambasted me for not owning a rice cooker :lol

I was like, yeah, I'm not spending a few hundred quids for cooking motherfucking rice, thanks :bolo

Erm, that's not how much rice cookers cost. You can get a cheap one for 20-30 units of currency ($,€,£).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Raist on March 06, 2020, 10:28:56 AM
Quote from: Occam on March 06, 2020, 10:25:40 AM
Quote from: Raist on March 06, 2020, 10:18:40 AM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 06, 2020, 10:07:09 AM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on March 06, 2020, 09:50:16 AM
Quote from: Tripon on March 06, 2020, 01:33:33 AM
https://twitter.com/EdmondTran/status/1235814840498663427

Can confirm, I’m white and cook rice in the microwave :fbm

1 cup of rice 2 cups of water and a pinch of salt. It is not that hard :rage


You think so? Friends from HK / Singapore lambasted me for not owning a rice cooker :lol

I was like, yeah, I'm not spending a few hundred quids for cooking motherfucking rice, thanks :bolo

Erm, that's not how much rice cookers cost. You can get a cheap one for 20-30 units of currency.


Oh trust me, it's the kind of folks who think you absolutely need to spend that much to get the proper stuff, anything else is not much better than dumping it in a bowl of water and use a mircrowave oven.

Love them to bits, but :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Lonewulfeus on March 06, 2020, 10:31:30 AM
Quote from: james on March 06, 2020, 10:22:14 AM
Microwave is all you need brehs.

Tea, rice, bacon, tortillas, it does it all

I also warm tortillas up in the microwave :fbm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: nachobro on March 06, 2020, 10:36:27 AM
pan? lol this dude
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: ToxicAdam on March 06, 2020, 10:50:58 AM
Life hack: shove the tortillas down your pants while you prepare the meat and veggies. You get a more consistent warmth throughout.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 06, 2020, 11:07:55 AM
Quote from: nachobro on March 06, 2020, 10:36:27 AM
pan? lol this dude

Just rooting out the fake latinos

There are two, and only two ways to heat up tortillas

When you have time and are sober

(https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_675,pg_1,q_80,w_1200/17o89pn5iqmonjpg.jpg)


Or microwave when you dont give a shit about life anymore but you want your bean tacos
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: BisMarckie on March 06, 2020, 11:19:50 AM
What if you have an induction cooktop?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: BisMarckie on March 06, 2020, 11:26:38 AM
I heat up tortillas in the oven. How offensive is that?


Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 06, 2020, 11:33:19 AM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 06, 2020, 11:19:50 AM
What if you have an induction cooktop?

You kill yourself and respawn

Quote from: Esch on March 06, 2020, 11:23:56 AM
Funny, I heat up roti that way because they inflate when you put them on direct flame but I don't do it with tortillas :trumps

My man, once get taste the char you never go back

 :lawd
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: team filler on March 06, 2020, 11:34:33 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/M6BauTx.jpg) :pimp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: BisMarckie on March 06, 2020, 11:38:20 AM
Quote from: james on March 06, 2020, 11:33:19 AM

You kill yourself and respawn


I‘m not the one living in a house full of extremely flammable gas. Enjoy your propane deathtraps :smug
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: TVC15 on March 06, 2020, 12:39:52 PM
I’m a little stressed by this indefinite work from home thing. I’m not expecting any of you guys to have the magic bullet, but maybe one of you can give me a little advice or talk a little sense into me.

I’m not as productive when working from home. I know I’m not going to get as much done, and currently I have a lot to do. So whenever we do go back to work, I’m going to be mega-breakdown stressed. This is as close to a guarantee as you can get. Since this is indefinite (and at least for a full week), it could potentially get really bad. I’ve had some epic breakdowns in my life, sometimes including arrests, ambulances, lots of police cars, guns, drugs, you name it, so I’m nervous whenever I can literally see one of these situations.

Ugh, I don’t know. I guess there’s no question here or anything. Just seriously feeling a lot of anxiety about this.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Himu on March 06, 2020, 12:50:23 PM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on March 06, 2020, 09:50:16 AM
Quote from: Tripon on March 06, 2020, 01:33:33 AM
https://twitter.com/EdmondTran/status/1235814840498663427

Can confirm, I’m white and cook rice in the microwave :fbm

I hope you die.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: TVC15 on March 06, 2020, 12:54:31 PM
Quote from: Joe Biden on March 06, 2020, 12:47:07 PM
Have you considered going to like a Starbucks or somewhere around people so you’d possibly be more inclined to work with more efficiently? I know this defeats the purpose of working from home and avoiding the fake plague, but it could help increase your productivity.

Alternatively, take a very embarrassing picture of yourself and share it with a friend. If you don’t meet a certain work milestone in a set time, this friend will send the embarrassing picture to your employer getting you into severe trouble at work and causing you issue. May be enough stress and fear to envelop the nervousness you’re currently experiencing so you can get back on track.

I’m trying to think of places to go now, but it’s a difficult exercise since all the decent places are going to be packed with everyone else in the same boat. I may just go to places I think would be undesirable since I’m not really concerned about the virus (yet at least). Like what would typically be the shittiest, filthiest, most crowded places, since those would be places people will avoid. Food courts? Transit stations? Hospitals? Malls? Airports?

I’m not kidding, this is the stuff in my head right now.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Lonewulfeus on March 06, 2020, 12:59:49 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 06, 2020, 12:50:23 PM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on March 06, 2020, 09:50:16 AM
Quote from: Tripon on March 06, 2020, 01:33:33 AM
https://twitter.com/EdmondTran/status/1235814840498663427

Can confirm, I’m white and cook rice in the microwave :fbm

I hope you die.

Some day, I will.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: TVC15 on March 06, 2020, 01:06:28 PM
Quote from: Joe Biden on March 06, 2020, 12:56:56 PM
You could always stay in a a really shitty motel and mentally train yourself to believe you’re on a work trip. Or have the motel manager trap you within the room until you hit your work goals.

I thought of this earlier, I might look into it. I’m glad somebody else thought it was at least semi-sane. I’m a little concerned about the price (I know nothing about prices really), but it’s a tricky value proposition to balance. I could do it for 2-3 days a week and see if I can fill in the gaps with somewhere that doesn’t cost money.

At least I have the weekend to come up with a strategy for this. I’m still in the initial ugh phase and want coffee but the coffee machine is at work.

Quote from: Esch on March 06, 2020, 01:00:36 PM
Quote from: TVC15 on March 06, 2020, 12:39:52 PM
I’m a little stressed by this indefinite work from home thing. I’m not expecting any of you guys to have the magic bullet, but maybe one of you can give me a little advice or talk a little sense into me.

I’m not as productive when working from home. I know I’m not going to get as much done, and currently I have a lot to do. So whenever we do go back to work, I’m going to be mega-breakdown stressed. This is as close to a guarantee as you can get. Since this is indefinite (and at least for a full week), it could potentially get really bad. I’ve had some epic breakdowns in my life, sometimes including arrests, ambulances, lots of police cars, guns, drugs, you name it, so I’m nervous whenever I can literally see one of these situations.

Ugh, I don’t know. I guess there’s no question here or anything. Just seriously feeling a lot of anxiety about this.

I have my own problems with WFH, and yes my ADHD is not as well controlled there. I find myself lost in distractions or doing something or forgetting what I was doing minutes ago, and i also develop a lot of anxiety about falling behind. i'm really concerned about this long stretch of remote because my productivity drop might force me to go back on meds. I have my strats, but they're all ADHD related, i dont know if they'll help but i'll just say them anyway


- Make a REAL fucking workstation. Seriously go full gamer. Comfy chair. All the telecom you need. All the screen you need. remove anything non-work related from there.
- Schedule when you can, what you can. Schedule out your work periods and break periods and what you're working on. A whiteboard really helps, a big fuckin' one with a couple colors
- Reach out to your coworkers and bosses/juniors once a day. This helps you stay connected to the workplace mentally. I need social interaction to stay engaged. My team and I do slack calls where we round up our issues and just bullshit a little about whatever.
- Drink water
- Employ distractions but keep them reasonable. It's impossible to have none so have the right ones.
- Aromatherapy. I have a diffuser with a few diff essential oils. I dont feel like this makes me more productive per se, but i find that it de-stresses me.
- Go outside during your lunch break and see the fucking sun.


In my last job i worked 100% remote for 7 months and I became really miserable because it dovetailed with some bad life stuff, so i have some experience, but I still think it sucks.

Thank you for the suggestions. I can try some of these out. Some of them sound like they may also be useful for after I move (I don’t really have room for a workstation right now :( ).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: team filler on March 06, 2020, 01:16:27 PM
Quote from: TVC15 on March 06, 2020, 12:54:31 PM
Quote from: Joe Biden on March 06, 2020, 12:47:07 PM
Have you considered going to like a Starbucks or somewhere around people so you’d possibly be more inclined to work with more efficiently? I know this defeats the purpose of working from home and avoiding the fake plague, but it could help increase your productivity.

Alternatively, take a very embarrassing picture of yourself and share it with a friend. If you don’t meet a certain work milestone in a set time, this friend will send the embarrassing picture to your employer getting you into severe trouble at work and causing you issue. May be enough stress and fear to envelop the nervousness you’re currently experiencing so you can get back on track.

I’m trying to think of places to go now, but it’s a difficult exercise since all the decent places are going to be packed with everyone else in the same boat. I may just go to places I think would be undesirable since I’m not really concerned about the virus (yet at least). Like what would typically be the shittiest, filthiest, most crowded places, since those would be places people will avoid. Food courts? Transit stations? Hospitals? Malls? Airports?

I’m not kidding, this is the stuff in my head right now.
public library bb  :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Himu on March 06, 2020, 01:24:41 PM
I'm starting to have a cough and there's phlegm, brehs.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Lonewulfeus on March 06, 2020, 01:26:33 PM
Quote from: filler on March 06, 2020, 01:16:27 PM
Quote from: TVC15 on March 06, 2020, 12:54:31 PM
Quote from: Joe Biden on March 06, 2020, 12:47:07 PM
Have you considered going to like a Starbucks or somewhere around people so you’d possibly be more inclined to work with more efficiently? I know this defeats the purpose of working from home and avoiding the fake plague, but it could help increase your productivity.

Alternatively, take a very embarrassing picture of yourself and share it with a friend. If you don’t meet a certain work milestone in a set time, this friend will send the embarrassing picture to your employer getting you into severe trouble at work and causing you issue. May be enough stress and fear to envelop the nervousness you’re currently experiencing so you can get back on track.

I’m trying to think of places to go now, but it’s a difficult exercise since all the decent places are going to be packed with everyone else in the same boat. I may just go to places I think would be undesirable since I’m not really concerned about the virus (yet at least). Like what would typically be the shittiest, filthiest, most crowded places, since those would be places people will avoid. Food courts? Transit stations? Hospitals? Malls? Airports?

I’m not kidding, this is the stuff in my head right now.
public library bb  :rejoice

He said no distractions, too many sexy homeless people masturbating
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Nintex on March 06, 2020, 01:53:47 PM
https://twitter.com/CNBC/status/1235942080305917953 (https://twitter.com/CNBC/status/1235942080305917953)

Larry says this whole thing is safe and relatively contained and we should not overreact.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: brawndolicious on March 06, 2020, 01:57:14 PM
Honestly I feel being shirtless helps with WFH. Replicates the emotional nakedness.

I also got a $100 ikea sit-stand desk and it works well with my multimonitor setup. One big advantage is that you get a lot less of those random "can you help me with this?" requests that somehow always take 30 min to diagnose and a further 45 mins to fix/explain. Those always ruin my productivity streak but I guess if people don't see you then they forget you exist (or they just assume you'll try to dodge their emails).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Raist on March 06, 2020, 02:16:45 PM
Quote from: TVC15 on March 06, 2020, 12:54:31 PM
Quote from: Joe Biden on March 06, 2020, 12:47:07 PM
Have you considered going to like a Starbucks or somewhere around people so you’d possibly be more inclined to work with more efficiently? I know this defeats the purpose of working from home and avoiding the fake plague, but it could help increase your productivity.

Alternatively, take a very embarrassing picture of yourself and share it with a friend. If you don’t meet a certain work milestone in a set time, this friend will send the embarrassing picture to your employer getting you into severe trouble at work and causing you issue. May be enough stress and fear to envelop the nervousness you’re currently experiencing so you can get back on track.

I’m trying to think of places to go now, but it’s a difficult exercise since all the decent places are going to be packed with everyone else in the same boat.

Huh... library?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Akala on March 06, 2020, 02:40:08 PM
I WFH a lot and find I am generally/overall more productive...in office there are obviously more social distractions, getting pulled into meetings/other problems, etc. I have a standing theory not more than four hours of real work get done on average per day in open-plan offices. This doesn't even factor in time wasted by commuting.

I think the main thing is settling into a routine and sticking with it. You really need to treat it like work, agree a dedicated workspace helps with this. Put yourself in a position to succeed by minimizing distractions. Set daily goals and stick to them.

Of course there are times when head's not in it or it's dead or something, but try to be 'on' way more than off.

It takes a lot of discipline though and a lot of people just aren't cut out for it. I can usually tell when certain people are working from home as their work/response times go to shit. If this virus actually opens the door to more people working from home, guarantee there will be more BS created to monitor people doing so. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Himu on March 06, 2020, 03:05:08 PM
https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/coronavirus-2-cases-harris-county-houston-outbreak-15108596.php?fbclid=IwAR0fTDMJ3EfbMfz7jtuhMT9aLczCMsPNk6iX2N7muZDFWGohffzdrSDV5tg

brehs :tocry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 06, 2020, 03:36:11 PM
Well my work has gone all out to fight Corona!

Hand washing posters in every elevator and literally 9 of them in the mens room!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: kingv on March 06, 2020, 07:20:42 PM
Some hoe has been walking around my city with goddamn corona for 2 weeks and I just touched my damn face.

But target had toilet paper so things are looking up.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Great Rumbler on March 06, 2020, 07:26:27 PM
Quote from: Akala on March 06, 2020, 10:04:26 AM
I thought most white people have moved over to instant pot.  :lol

Just bought an Instant Pot the other day. :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: TEEEPO on March 06, 2020, 07:28:42 PM
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/05/hong-kong-warns-residents-not-to-kiss-pets-after-dog-contracts-coronavirus

no one kiss rumbler, he is quarantined for being a dirty dog
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: kingv on March 06, 2020, 07:35:05 PM
Quote from: james on March 06, 2020, 03:36:11 PM
Well my work has gone all out to fight Corona!

Hand washing posters in every elevator and literally 9 of them in the mens room!

I see you are staying safe like me.

Every time you have an urge to touch your face touch your butthole instead.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 06, 2020, 07:51:25 PM
Cruise fares about to drop again

 :lawd

21 people test positive for coronavirus on California cruise ship, out of 46 tested so far
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Nintex on March 06, 2020, 07:52:21 PM
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1236029449042198528 (https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1236029449042198528)

Our prophet has spoken :preach
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Great Rumbler on March 06, 2020, 09:02:46 PM
The corona finally hit Oklahoma.  :existential
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Rman on March 06, 2020, 09:03:48 PM
The COVID19 stuff gives us a glimpse as Trump as a business leader.  He probably shot messengers all the time.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on March 06, 2020, 09:47:28 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/TheRealOJ32/status/1235918997247442944
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: bluemax on March 06, 2020, 09:49:33 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on March 06, 2020, 09:02:46 PM
The corona finally hit Oklahoma.  :existential

Hit Nebraska as well.

One of the higher ups on my team told us to expect corporate to issue a WFH policy over the weekend/early next week. I have only been at this job 2 months so I haven't been set up for remote work, also my work requires hardware that I don't have at home so if they don't let me back into the office I don't really know what I'll do. Gonna be fun!

I suppose the upside is I'll save money on dog daycare.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Tripon on March 06, 2020, 10:05:02 PM
https://twitter.com/ryangrim/status/1236065959644925953
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 06, 2020, 10:39:14 PM
Quote from: Tripon on March 06, 2020, 10:05:02 PM
https://twitter.com/ryangrim/status/1236065959644925953

BERNIE WINS MOTHERFUCKERS

AHAHAHAHAHAGA
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: eleuin on March 06, 2020, 10:42:52 PM
https://twitter.com/julialindau/status/1235714275752267776
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: bork on March 06, 2020, 10:47:56 PM
Quote from: Skullfuckers Anonymous on March 06, 2020, 09:47:28 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/TheRealOJ32/status/1235918997247442944

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ESdNmhHUYAA0TeV?format=jpg&name=900x900)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: thisismyusername on March 06, 2020, 11:02:24 PM
:whew
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Tripon on March 06, 2020, 11:34:08 PM
https://twitter.com/amandarykoff/status/1236147874812940288
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Bebpo on March 06, 2020, 11:58:07 PM
Quote from: james on March 06, 2020, 07:51:25 PM
Cruise fares about to drop again

 :lawd

21 people test positive for coronavirus on California cruise ship, out of 46 tested so far

So based on the past cruises, basically if one person has it on a cruise, the entire cruise ship will get it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: TVC15 on March 07, 2020, 12:02:14 AM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 06, 2020, 11:58:07 PM
Quote from: james on March 06, 2020, 07:51:25 PM
Cruise fares about to drop again

 :lawd

21 people test positive for coronavirus on California cruise ship, out of 46 tested so far

So based on the past cruises, basically if one person has it on a cruise, the entire cruise ship will get it.

From that one really bad cruise ship summer like a decade back, we learned that coprophagia is basically included in those all you can eat buffets.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 07, 2020, 12:06:26 AM
Went to a bar tonight and there was no soap in the restroom who do i call
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: team filler on March 07, 2020, 12:37:05 AM
Quote from: Tripon on March 06, 2020, 10:05:02 PM
https://twitter.com/ryangrim/status/1236065959644925953
inshallah!  :rejoice :rejoice :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 07, 2020, 12:42:41 AM
rip church, alternatively, new crusade soon

(https://i.imgur.com/mz0VZ0P.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: team filler on March 07, 2020, 03:43:33 AM
https://twitter.com/_West_Sydney_/status/1236178287472160768

https://twitter.com/_West_Sydney_/status/1236148686129737738

begun the coron wars have  :fbm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: team filler on March 07, 2020, 03:48:12 AM
https://twitter.com/bigthink/status/1235587280204595208

 :success
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: pilonv1 on March 07, 2020, 05:09:57 AM
Quote from: filler on March 07, 2020, 03:43:33 AM
https://twitter.com/_West_Sydney_/status/1236178287472160768

https://twitter.com/_West_Sydney_/status/1236148686129737738

begun the coron wars have  :fbm

not enough :auscry for me with these
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Nintex on March 07, 2020, 05:26:26 AM
Quote from: Rman on March 06, 2020, 09:03:48 PM
The COVID19 stuff gives us a glimpse as Trump as a business leader.  He probably shot messengers all the time.
The Mar a Lago and his golf courses are burial sites  :thinking
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: MMaRsu on March 07, 2020, 06:36:47 AM
aww yea
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Mr Gilhaney on March 07, 2020, 07:59:55 AM
i love a good sick wank, but man whenever i get sick and yellow from my liver disease, is seriously cant jerk off. it stays semi at best, and i cant cum. feels bad man.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Potato on March 07, 2020, 08:27:26 AM
https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-07/two-women-brawl-in-supermarket-over-toilet-paper/12036218 (https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-07/two-women-brawl-in-supermarket-over-toilet-paper/12036218)

Follow link for video of bogans fighting over toilet paper.

Quote
Toilet paper shortage from coronavirus panic buying sees argument break out at Woolworths in Sydney

New South Wales Police have been called to a supermarket in Western Sydney after an argument broke out between two women over toilet paper.

The argument was captured on video, which has been viewed more than 210,000 times on Twitter.

It begins with the two women arguing in the aisle of the Woolworths in Chullora on Saturday morning, before a man who appears to be an employee steps in.

"I just want one pack!" a woman is heard saying to the other woman and her mother.

"No, not one pack," the mother of the woman responds, shielding her trolley which is full of toilet paper.

A third voice is heard asking "what's the limit?", an apparent reference to the limit on how much toilet paper can be purchased in a single transaction, imposed by supermarkets this week.


If I am ever elected supreme ruler of Australia, my first action will be to build the biggest bulldozer in the history of the world and push all of western Sydney into the harbour.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Nintex on March 07, 2020, 08:52:15 AM
https://twitter.com/WSJ/status/1236224204594348032 (https://twitter.com/WSJ/status/1236224204594348032)

 :chinacry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Great Rumbler on March 07, 2020, 09:40:07 AM
Quote from: Tripon on March 06, 2020, 10:05:02 PM
https://twitter.com/ryangrim/status/1236065959644925953

All the old people in Congress dying off en masse because they went to AIPAC and got the corona is definitely not the twist I was expecting.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Tripon on March 07, 2020, 10:25:31 AM
https://twitter.com/joedyke/status/1235667106638598144
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Raist on March 07, 2020, 10:34:19 AM
Quote from: eleuin on March 06, 2020, 10:42:52 PM
https://twitter.com/julialindau/status/1235714275752267776


That's cool and all, but has she mentioned that to border control staff, by any chance? I'm gonna guess no.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: team filler on March 07, 2020, 01:04:27 PM
https://youtu.be/TsyujjitOFM

https://twitter.com/ZKhanOfficial/status/1232785597472935942

https://twitter.com/Partisangirl/status/1236321997740593153

 :thinking
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Nintex on March 07, 2020, 01:10:07 PM
Wait a minute Syria gurl you are telling me that the Houthi's the various Assad and ISIS factions and Haftar don't have a health care system in place that track the spread of diseases.  ???
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: BisMarckie on March 07, 2020, 01:13:00 PM
It does make sense actually, since Corona is an imported virus.
you actually need people from outside to travel to spread the virus and since nobody is traveling  to active warzones, there are no corona infections.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: team filler on March 07, 2020, 01:13:55 PM
we need a civil war  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Himu on March 07, 2020, 01:26:14 PM
Quote from: filler on March 07, 2020, 01:04:27 PM

https://twitter.com/Partisangirl/status/1236321997740593153


Is this tweet pro-war or anti-war? :mindblown
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Tripon on March 07, 2020, 01:39:52 PM
https://twitter.com/mslopatto/status/1236321363498921985
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Potato on March 07, 2020, 01:52:18 PM
Quote from: Raist on March 07, 2020, 10:34:19 AM
Quote from: eleuin on March 06, 2020, 10:42:52 PM
https://twitter.com/julialindau/status/1235714275752267776


That's cool and all, but has she mentioned that to border control staff, by any chance? I'm gonna guess no.
What a cunt. People like her are the reason this shit is spreading, yet she uses it as an opportunity to bignote herself.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Flannel Boy on March 07, 2020, 02:05:12 PM
Quote from: Potato on March 07, 2020, 01:52:18 PM
Quote from: Raist on March 07, 2020, 10:34:19 AM
Quote from: eleuin on March 06, 2020, 10:42:52 PM
https://twitter.com/julialindau/status/1235714275752267776


That's cool and all, but has she mentioned that to border control staff, by any chance? I'm gonna guess no.
What a cunt. People like her are the reason this shit is spreading, yet she uses it as an opportunity to bignote herself.
https://twitter.com/julialindau/status/1235722391126511622
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Flannel Boy on March 07, 2020, 02:05:38 PM
https://twitter.com/NYGovCuomo/status/1236346029198409728
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Yeti on March 07, 2020, 02:37:16 PM
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/florida-health-department-statement-people-tested-positive-covid-69449460 https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/florida-health-department-statement-people-tested-positive-covid-69449460 (https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/florida-health-department-statement-people-tested-positive-covid-69449460 https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/florida-health-department-statement-people-tested-positive-covid-69449460)

Pray for me guys
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: team filler on March 07, 2020, 02:57:07 PM
https://twitter.com/RT_com/status/1236373552623783937
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 07, 2020, 03:18:57 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1236377040871399427


Hmm, if I take that cheap cruise to Rome nothing will be open

 :brazilcry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Potato on March 07, 2020, 04:01:38 PM
Quote from: james on March 07, 2020, 03:18:57 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1236377040871399427


Hmm, if I take that cheap cruise to Rome nothing will be open

 :brazilcry
The bar on the boat will be though...
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Raist on March 07, 2020, 04:02:38 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on March 07, 2020, 02:05:12 PM
Quote from: Potato on March 07, 2020, 01:52:18 PM
Quote from: Raist on March 07, 2020, 10:34:19 AM
Quote from: eleuin on March 06, 2020, 10:42:52 PM
https://twitter.com/julialindau/status/1235714275752267776


That's cool and all, but has she mentioned that to border control staff, by any chance? I'm gonna guess no.
What a cunt. People like her are the reason this shit is spreading, yet she uses it as an opportunity to bignote herself.
https://twitter.com/julialindau/status/1235722391126511622


Looks like a severe case of backpedalling to me :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 07, 2020, 04:34:57 PM
Carnival panorama held up at long Beach they're not letting anyone off

Imagine standing outside waiting to get on
 :lawd
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Bebpo on March 07, 2020, 06:06:33 PM
I feel like if you're taking a cruise still these days, you know what you're getting into and it's an assumed risk you may be quarantined on the ship for weeks and/or may get the virus as a result.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 07, 2020, 07:34:51 PM
And now a cruise ship in Egypt is in quarantine after 12 crew test positive

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/03/07/coronavirus-live-updates/#link-V6MQQKDSWFF4XPFAFN2MYYFRLA

Wtf goes on on these ships

:doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Tripon on March 07, 2020, 08:01:48 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHaSTRXVPpE
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: BisMarckie on March 07, 2020, 08:25:47 PM
Quote from: james on March 07, 2020, 07:34:51 PM
And now a cruise ship in Egypt is in quarantine after 12 crew test positive

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/03/07/coronavirus-live-updates/#link-V6MQQKDSWFF4XPFAFN2MYYFRLA

Wtf goes on on these ships

:doge

Lots of old people fucking :phil
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Great Rumbler on March 07, 2020, 08:51:40 PM
https://twitter.com/cnnbrk/status/1236432293906075651

:neogaf
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Potato on March 07, 2020, 09:02:51 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on March 07, 2020, 08:51:40 PM
https://twitter.com/cnnbrk/status/1236432293906075651

 :neogaf

Corona to achieve what Mueller couldn't?
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Post by: james on March 07, 2020, 09:03:02 PM
This is a different ship, they aren't letting people board and the crowd grows restless

https://mobile.twitter.com/forsakenlands/status/1236462306977972225

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Tripon on March 07, 2020, 09:57:48 PM
https://twitter.com/latimes/status/1236484745082687488
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Post by: team filler on March 07, 2020, 09:59:34 PM
rip roit :-\
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Coffee Dog on March 07, 2020, 11:23:22 PM
Somebody got off one of those cruise ships and has been in my state for a week before testing positive. It begins.  :-\
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 07, 2020, 11:30:20 PM
Now a 5th princess ship is being held in Australia on suspicion of virus

The princess row on the infected chart is about to jump back to 2nd

 :dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Great Rumbler on March 08, 2020, 12:51:10 AM
Carnival's stock has lost nearly half of its value since mid-January, but it's probably gonna go even lower.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: team filler on March 08, 2020, 06:15:22 AM
https://twitter.com/brockfuller/status/1236350878245937153
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Post by: james on March 08, 2020, 10:28:54 AM
Well my throat hurts and my chest feels tight.

Would be fitting if I'm the first here to get it because I keep exposing myself to the news
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Post by: Nintex on March 08, 2020, 11:13:28 AM
I had explosive shits last night.

Not sure if that's a symptom?  ???
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Post by: Tripon on March 08, 2020, 01:07:34 PM
https://www.sacbee.com/community/elk-grove/article240994046.html

Quote
Elk Grove Unified School District, the largest in Northern California, announced Saturday it will close all schools for the next week after a family whose child attends one of its schools was under a quarantine order by the Sacramento County Public Health Department, The district said in a letter to parents on Saturday.

While individual schools across California have closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Elk Grove is the first school district in the state to suspend instruction. Spring break, scheduled for next month, will instead be moved to next week so that no school days will be lost.
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Post by: team filler on March 08, 2020, 02:24:37 PM
https://twitter.com/Carrlights/status/1236664804615413760
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Post by: Raist on March 08, 2020, 02:29:25 PM
(https://media0.giphy.com/media/XsUtdIeJ0MWMo/source.gif)
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Post by: team filler on March 08, 2020, 02:42:19 PM
 :smug
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Post by: VomKriege on March 08, 2020, 02:42:26 PM
I ate in a restaurant I'm very familiar with in the Asian district this week and the impact of the scare is pretty insane. Lots of restaurants seemingly closed or attendance visibly low. The place I went at, which is always active and with high client turnover, had only one (of two) hall opened, was 4/5 empty and by 10pm when we left had no more patrons inside.

The Italian I went to a couple days after that didn't have that issue. :larry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Nintex on March 08, 2020, 02:57:32 PM
The prediction that this thing is 'seasonal' hopefully turns out to be true.
Italy has quite a high death rate.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 08, 2020, 03:35:09 PM
wtf italy, part 2

(https://i.imgur.com/lknFOdK.png)
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Post by: VomKriege on March 08, 2020, 03:51:56 PM
The more you look for it, the more cases you'll find, probably. Perception might be skewed by that.
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Post by: Don Rumata on March 08, 2020, 04:08:25 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 08, 2020, 02:57:32 PM
The prediction that this thing is 'seasonal' hopefully turns out to be true.
Italy has quite a high death rate.
Smugness from the guy living in the country mainly famous for legal pot & prostitutes?   :gurl
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Akala on March 08, 2020, 04:10:06 PM
curious of the ages, really only to continue my cavalier attitude towards the whole thing.

went to a party last night and a lot of people are really scared. most of them have kids though. I am taking the side that response is overblown and will be nothing by May (or at least we will know what we really have by then) etc., but overall opinion was split. I will concede the measures governments are taking lend credence to the notion things are worse than what they are telling us. there is a lot of misinformation out there though. it has driven home how utterly fucked we would be for something this contagious was more lethal, all the horror stories are right.

side note I apparently have an unusually low and/or cold amount of concern for the elderly.  :-\

 :whatisthis :kermit
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Nintex on March 08, 2020, 04:11:35 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 08, 2020, 03:35:09 PM
wtf italy, part 2

(https://i.imgur.com/lknFOdK.png)
Italy didn't get the memo that for once it is o.k. to cook your books.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 08, 2020, 04:11:52 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 08, 2020, 03:51:56 PM
The more you look for it, the more cases you'll find, probably. Perception might be skewed by that.

pretty sure SK is doing work as well but they ain't looking like Parmigiano-Reggiano meeting an Enrico 1005.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: VomKriege on March 08, 2020, 04:25:29 PM
SK also had severe spikes in a few days if only through the cluster of people infected in that Christian sect. I think containment failed a long time ago. As I understand it, quarantine on a large scale are considered inefficient by many medical figures.
I suspect most countries in Europe bordering Italy might be at the same level of infection but medical testing hasn't caught up with it yet.

There's not a lot besides practicing good hygiene and hoping Spring will make things better.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Kunai With Chain on March 08, 2020, 04:33:22 PM
https://twitter.com/alessabocchi/status/1236749722821570561
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Post by: Raist on March 08, 2020, 05:02:54 PM
Quote from: Akala on March 08, 2020, 04:10:06 PM
curious of the ages, really only to continue my cavalier attitude towards the whole thing.

went to a party last night and a lot of people are really scared. most of them have kids though. I am taking the side that response is overblown and will be nothing by May (or at least we will know what we really have by then) etc., but overall opinion was split. I will concede the measures governments are taking lend credence to the notion things are worse than what they are telling us. there is a lot of misinformation out there though. it has driven home how utterly fucked we would be for something this contagious was more lethal, all the horror stories are right.

side note I apparently have an unusually low and/or cold amount of concern for the elderly.  :-\

 :whatisthis :kermit

(https://ourworldindata.org/uploads/2020/03/Coronavirus-CFR-by-age-in-China-1-800x526.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Bebpo on March 08, 2020, 05:10:38 PM
Quote from: Akala on March 08, 2020, 04:10:06 PM
curious of the ages, really only to continue my cavalier attitude towards the whole thing.

went to a party last night and a lot of people are really scared. most of them have kids though. I am taking the side that response is overblown and will be nothing by May (or at least we will know what we really have by then) etc., but overall opinion was split. I will concede the measures governments are taking lend credence to the notion things are worse than what they are telling us. there is a lot of misinformation out there though. it has driven home how utterly fucked we would be for something this contagious was more lethal, all the horror stories are right.

side note I apparently have an unusually low and/or cold amount of concern for the elderly.  :-\

 :whatisthis :kermit

Not sure where you're getting May from. I really don't see this dying out of the news/panic cycle until there's at least some anti-viral treatment medication maybe in the fall. The rate the virus is spreading in a lot of really hot summer places in the world right now makes it seem like summer won't slow this thing down. And we're just at the start of the pandemic in the USA, it's gonna get a lot worse with tens if not hundreds of thousands of infected in the US really soon.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Bebpo on March 08, 2020, 05:15:29 PM
One of the problems imo with this virus is that because it's really only a danger of older people, A LOT of younger people are basically like "lolz, just living life normally, if I get it who cares, I'll be fine. See in you in hell old people"

So unfortunately if like 1/4th or 1/3rd the population of the USA doesn't give a shit about precautions and containment, and are all vectors to get it and spread it, the USA is fucked. The country's motto of "fuck you, got mine" basically is dooming the country to get this thing.

In the east asian countries where people are more concerned about the whole and community over themselves it's a lot easier to contain. People will wear masks if they're sick generally and do their best to follow containment instructions.


Also given USA and young people's nihlistic indifference, I'm not even sure if the vaccine is gonna save USA. Normally in a situation like this, when the vaccine comes out, even if it's only like 70% effective because of mutations, if the majority of americans go and get vaccinated, the herd immunity should stop COVID19 in its tracks and it should just disappear.

But USA is gonna USA and if only like 20-50% of the population get the vaccine...we're not gonna have that herd immunity and you're stuck with it going around and hoping you get a strain that the vaccine is effective against.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Bebpo on March 08, 2020, 05:17:49 PM
Note that if I was in my teens or early 20s right now I'd probably be the same and be like "ok, so this is gonna kill off a lot of the boomers and move the wealth down to the younger generation and political power down to the younger generation and is a course correction booster for fixing some of USA's problems", but I was also pretty much a selfish dick at that age and a rebel against family.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Don Rumata on March 08, 2020, 05:23:36 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 08, 2020, 05:15:29 PM
One of the problems imo with this virus is that because it's really only a danger of older people, A LOT of younger people are basically like "lolz, just living life normally, if I get it who cares, I'll be fine. See in you in hell old people"

So unfortunately if like 1/4th or 1/3rd the population of the USA doesn't give a shit about precautions and containment, and are all vectors to get it and spread it, the USA is fucked. The country's motto of "fuck you, got mine" basically is dooming the country to get this thing.

In the east asian countries where people are more concerned about the whole and community over themselves it's a lot easier to contain. People will wear masks if they're sick generally and do their best to follow containment instructions.


Also given USA and young people's nihlistic indifference, I'm not even sure if the vaccine is gonna save USA. Normally in a situation like this, when the vaccine comes out, even if it's only like 70% effective because of mutations, if the majority of americans go and get vaccinated, the herd immunity should stop COVID19 in its tracks and it should just disappear.

But USA is gonna USA and if only like 20-50% of the population get the vaccine...we're not gonna have that herd immunity and you're stuck with it going around and hoping you get a strain that the vaccine is effective against.
When "OK boomer" becomes "KO Boomer".  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Akala on March 08, 2020, 05:49:45 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 08, 2020, 05:10:38 PM
Not sure where you're getting May from. I really don't see this dying out of the news/panic cycle until there's at least some anti-viral treatment medication maybe in the fall. The rate the virus is spreading in a lot of really hot summer places in the world right now makes it seem like summer won't slow this thing down. And we're just at the start of the pandemic in the USA, it's gonna get a lot worse with tens if not hundreds of thousands of infected in the US really soon.

"May" straight from ass, just thinking in two months we will have a better picture of wtf is going on. The numbers are ridiculously inaccurate at moment, I heard Louisiana has tested a grand total of 8 people as of yesterday. I also think if it's been in China, Italy, and Washington for two months already it's already everywhere/most metropolitan cities in some form or another. Eh.

I agree with
Quote from: Bebpo on March 08, 2020, 05:15:29 PM
One of the problems imo with this virus is that because it's really only a danger of older people, A LOT of younger people are basically like "lolz, just living life normally, if I get it who cares, I'll be fine. See in you in hell old people"

So unfortunately if like 1/4th or 1/3rd the population of the USA doesn't give a shit about precautions and containment, and are all vectors to get it and spread it, the USA is fucked. The country's motto of "fuck you, got mine" basically is dooming the country to get this thing.

In the east asian countries where people are more concerned about the whole and community over themselves it's a lot easier to contain. People will wear masks if they're sick generally and do their best to follow containment instructions.


Also given USA and young people's nihlistic indifference, I'm not even sure if the vaccine is gonna save USA. Normally in a situation like this, when the vaccine comes out, even if it's only like 70% effective because of mutations, if the majority of americans go and get vaccinated, the herd immunity should stop COVID19 in its tracks and it should just disappear.

But USA is gonna USA and if only like 20-50% of the population get the vaccine...we're not gonna have that herd immunity and you're stuck with it going around and hoping you get a strain that the vaccine is effective against.

I agree with all this and it is pretty pitiful. I am 100% aboard with team wash hands and sanitize and am glad more people are trying to be less gross. I am also more on team who gives a shit about old people than I probably should be. I  feel way more for immunocompromised people, they actually have some reason to be in a panic.

also becoming aware my opinion of this is tipping towards being more based on optimism than science.  :existential and  :trumps are kinda cancelling out.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 08, 2020, 06:01:50 PM
akala on race/class/nation war  :nope

generational war against the boomers  :ohyeah
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: shosta on March 08, 2020, 06:20:24 PM
Quote
The Grand Princess — a cruise ship containing at least 21 people infected with the novel coronavirus — is scheduled to dock in Oakland, California on Monday, but the Trump administration does not yet have a fully-fleshed-out plan for dealing with the ship’s more than 3,500 passengers, according to top administration officials.
kind of reminds me of Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World
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Post by: naff on March 08, 2020, 06:29:54 PM
odds on confirmed cases outside china exceeding confirmed cases in china by march 21st?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 08, 2020, 07:02:11 PM
Mom just boarded a 12 hour flight and she said absolutely everyone was wiping down their seats
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Joe Molotov on March 08, 2020, 11:42:57 PM
at least your mom won't get butt corona
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: bluemax on March 08, 2020, 11:43:12 PM
https://twitter.com/FirstSquawk/status/1236548737742200833
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Post by: toku on March 08, 2020, 11:49:00 PM
https://twitter.com/jameshamblin/status/1236782260981989376
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Post by: team filler on March 09, 2020, 12:24:45 AM
https://twitter.com/TankieTrot/status/1236824891552403457

vietcong too strong  :heart
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: bluemax on March 09, 2020, 12:43:51 AM
https://www.fastcompany.com/90469200/this-coronavirus-suit-protects-you-inside-a-literal-bubble
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: brawndolicious on March 09, 2020, 02:47:36 AM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 08, 2020, 05:17:49 PM
Note that if I was in my teens or early 20s right now I'd probably be the same and be like "ok, so this is gonna kill off a lot of the boomers and move the wealth down to the younger generation and political power down to the younger generation and is a course correction booster for fixing some of USA's problems", but I was also pretty much a selfish dick at that age and a rebel against family.

I'm 31 and I kinda get that feeling. Yeah, there's the whole boomers-suck-buttholes-on-plane-seats argument but also, we apparently really needed an epidemic to show that the global community is completely unprepared to deal with it and that borders/cultures/social class/etc don't insulate you from contagious diseases. I mean, you went from affluent families being anti-vax to stores running out of toilet paper and Purell within like two weeks.

If somebody has to take the brunt of the impact, it makes the most sense to be the oldies. I'm just saying.
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Post by: samir on March 09, 2020, 05:02:59 AM
I love that the global economy is collapsing because some chinaman just had to eat some bat shit to make his dick grow or some shit
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Post by: team filler on March 09, 2020, 05:04:57 AM
the chinese finally took down capitalism  :bow :bow :bow :bow :chinacry :bow2 :bow2 :bow2 :bow2 :bow2
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Himu on March 09, 2020, 06:11:43 AM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on March 08, 2020, 12:51:10 AM
Carnival's stock has lost nearly half of its value since mid-January, but it's probably gonna go even lower.

Time to buy :unclephil
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Ghoul on March 09, 2020, 06:13:20 AM
People on trains here won't sit next to Asian people, I've been getting seats at rush hour since the start of the year, it's been very nice!
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Post by: Himu on March 09, 2020, 06:25:56 AM
Quote from: toku on March 08, 2020, 11:49:00 PM
https://twitter.com/jameshamblin/status/1236782260981989376

Americans are morons.

SXSW was cancelled and what does Houston do despite there being confirmed cases in the county? Continues to have a massive rodeo with celebrity music star concerts.
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Post by: EightBitNate on March 09, 2020, 08:25:36 AM
Legit feel sick this morning but it didn’t really set in until I got to work lol. Whoops.
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Post by: Ghoul on March 09, 2020, 08:50:42 AM
Quote from: EightBitNate on March 09, 2020, 08:25:36 AM
Legit feel sick this morning but it didn’t really set in until I got to work lol. Whoops.

Say you feel sick get your office shut down.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: EightBitNate on March 09, 2020, 08:58:11 AM
Quote from: Ghoul on March 09, 2020, 08:50:42 AM
Quote from: EightBitNate on March 09, 2020, 08:25:36 AM
Legit feel sick this morning but it didn’t really set in until I got to work lol. Whoops.

Say you feel sick get your office shut down.

Not sure if I’m actually sick or if I just feel like shit because I didn’t sleep right. Only thing I have is a runny nose so far but mentally I don’t feel too hot either.
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Post by: james on March 09, 2020, 09:22:04 AM
Cough on Karen
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: who is ted danson? on March 09, 2020, 09:48:57 AM
It's just the flu bro
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Flannel Boy on March 09, 2020, 10:51:08 AM
https://twitter.com/SweeneyABC/status/1237018677360410624
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Kunai With Chain on March 09, 2020, 11:11:17 AM
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1237027356314869761

 :nothing

Finally Trump and anti-racist activists who were shitting on white people for avoiding China town are on the same side because the flu kills so many more
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Ghoul on March 09, 2020, 11:12:58 AM
So within our office one of the workers has a child coming over from South Korea for a holiday. So they're self isolating for two weeks,
 but basically even when that time is up because they're just arriving today it should be really two weeks from when they leave,
so basically think we're in trouble, why not say to the kid, nahhh stay there.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Flannel Boy on March 09, 2020, 11:15:22 AM
It's usually a bad sign when those who know the least about a subject are the least concerned and those that know the most about a subject are the most concerned.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Occam on March 09, 2020, 11:32:09 AM
(Including his own grandfather.)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Great Rumbler on March 09, 2020, 11:36:49 AM
Last week:

Trump: There are about 15 cases, but that's gonna quickly go down to 0 cases.

This week:

Trump: It's only 543 total cases and 22 deaths, not that bad when you compare it to the flu!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: toku on March 09, 2020, 12:17:59 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/oRAfOke.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Kunai With Chain on March 09, 2020, 12:28:16 PM
Quote from: Dufus on March 09, 2020, 12:16:05 PM
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/03/irans-coronavirus-problem-lot-worse-it-seems/607663/

 :existential
Love me some random propagandist pulling some random numbers out of his ass using some weird methodology.

Anyone following Iran news knew long ago the government was lying about the numbers from the get go, by at least a dozen or more thousands. But when you start talking about how millions are affected according to your 'very scientific' estimate it's hard not to facepalm.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Flannel Boy on March 09, 2020, 01:02:53 PM
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/09/nyregion/port-authority-rick-cotton-coronavirus.html
Quote
Rick Cotton, the executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, is one of the most prominent U.S. officials to have contracted the virus.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 09, 2020, 01:36:23 PM
I've become very aware of how many fucking doors I have to open in a given day.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Flannel Boy on March 09, 2020, 01:47:32 PM
Deep down, I must've known this was coming. That's why I've been avoiding people for twenty-five years.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Flannel Boy on March 09, 2020, 01:53:11 PM
https://twitter.com/COVID2019tests/status/1237064518922047488
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: shosta on March 09, 2020, 02:07:56 PM
Who here is going to get this first? I'm betting on TVC. That cruise ship just came in, his hygiene is terrible, and his anxiety surely lowers his immune response.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Mr Gilhaney on March 09, 2020, 02:12:18 PM
I substitute teach at a school, and I work with an autist. I have a feeling I will get corona from something related to this.

Also I lick public toilet seats.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on March 09, 2020, 02:35:27 PM
https://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/ffhz87/captain_of_the_grand_princess_making_his_feelings/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Flannel Boy on March 09, 2020, 02:50:29 PM
https://twitter.com/BBCBreaking/status/1237085131267022853

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Nintex on March 09, 2020, 02:55:39 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on March 09, 2020, 11:36:49 AM
Last week:

Trump: There are about 15 cases, but that's gonna quickly go down to 0 cases.

This week:

Trump: It's only 543 total cases and 22 deaths, not that bad when you compare it to the flu!
Next week
"If you've always wanted to buy a house, now is the time!"

In 2 weeks
"How does everyone like driving around New York with no traffic jams. Not even Rudy could get that done!"
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: TEEEPO on March 09, 2020, 03:11:50 PM
Quote from: Kunai With Chain on March 09, 2020, 11:11:17 AM
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1237027356314869761

oh hey the same whataboutisms relating to infectious diseases that were echoed throughout the first half of this thread, so which one of you is trump's source?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Flannel Boy on March 09, 2020, 03:21:49 PM
https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1237093319689351172

The Times should lift its paywall for Coronavirus reporting.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Tripon on March 09, 2020, 03:24:57 PM
https://twitter.com/wsbtv/status/1237085279774822401

Georiga
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Joe Molotov on March 09, 2020, 03:26:32 PM
For a second, I thought that said White Students Come First.  :yikes
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Nintex on March 09, 2020, 03:53:35 PM
Our prime minister said we won't have to panic but because we probably don't feel like this is a big deal but he gave these recommendations:
- Wash your hands more often
- Sneeze in your elbow
- Use paper towels
- Don't shake hands

In certain provinces where the virus is more common if you don't feel well you should stay at home.
Also if possible work from home or in different shifts.

He then ended the conference shaking the hands of the person next to him.  :snoop

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYGzq8QEL6Q
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Flannel Boy on March 09, 2020, 04:03:47 PM
https://twitter.com/komonews/status/1237101186454446080
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Flannel Boy on March 09, 2020, 04:32:43 PM
https://twitter.com/EricLiptonNYT/status/1237081104366145538
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 09, 2020, 04:35:17 PM
What was the season of 24 where they attacked President Palmer by putting on an invisible glove with poison and then shaking his hand at rally?

Just thinking about my Minecraft strategies.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 09, 2020, 04:55:52 PM
They just closed Italy

 :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: who is ted danson? on March 09, 2020, 05:04:34 PM
Quote from: james on March 09, 2020, 04:55:52 PM
They just closed Italy

 :doge

short italy
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: VomKriege on March 09, 2020, 05:09:01 PM
Several French MP and the Culture Minister have it. Mayoral elections are on, but a lot of non essential gatherings are cancelled.

China had a climb of cases that lasted a month before they claimed to plateau it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: team filler on March 09, 2020, 05:22:33 PM
https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1237121176259956736

 :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Pissy F Benny on March 09, 2020, 05:29:57 PM
he should tell the chicoms to change the 5g frequency and cure everyone or else  :derp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: EchoRin on March 09, 2020, 05:32:42 PM
Quote from: Joe Biden on March 09, 2020, 05:27:56 PM
I want Trump to have a mental breakdown and go full Mr. Burns, locking himself in a single room in the White House and obsessively cleaning all surfaces over and over again.
I don't recall that episode. Unless you mean the one where Homer punches Mr.Burns.

Otherwise this sounds more like Howard Hughes.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: team filler on March 09, 2020, 05:32:54 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/8x2I0Hy.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: team filler on March 09, 2020, 05:59:25 PM
https://twitter.com/halaljew/status/1237124210734116864

(https://i.imgur.com/6UKV7Lz.jpg)

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: TVC15 on March 09, 2020, 06:09:29 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 09, 2020, 02:07:56 PM
Who here is going to get this first? I'm betting on TVC. That cruise ship just came in, his hygiene is terrible, and his anxiety surely lowers his immune response.

I’m on mandatory work from home and I’m basically a hermit. I’m safe from the virus. It’s the nuttiness surrounding the virus that will get to me.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: team filler on March 09, 2020, 06:13:57 PM
https://www.thedailybeast.com/rikers-inmates-will-dig-graves-if-coronavirus-batters-new-york
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: team filler on March 09, 2020, 06:18:47 PM
https://twitter.com/OriginalBayArea/status/1237093964026482689

https://twitter.com/OriginalBayArea/status/1237095177426071552

https://twitter.com/OriginalBayArea/status/1237135995478216705
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 09, 2020, 06:30:18 PM
all the geriatrics taken out by corona and tulsi left standing :noah
come on, filler
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: shosta on March 09, 2020, 06:36:50 PM
Hourly wage earners will "get some help"? Are we gonna do paid quarantines? :hyper
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: shosta on March 09, 2020, 06:39:28 PM
My favorite part of this is Trump's banana yellow tie and that old white woman in a qipao
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Nintex on March 09, 2020, 06:47:58 PM
Quote from: Stro on March 09, 2020, 06:30:22 PM
God striking down all the Trumpers in the GOP up to and including Trump would be a glorious rapture
No It's TAX CUTS  :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: TVC15 on March 09, 2020, 07:13:26 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 09, 2020, 06:39:28 PM
My favorite part of this is Trump's banana yellow tie and that old white woman in a qipao

He wore a non-red tie? That’s not a very frequent occurrence, is it?

Sending a message to an operative in the field? Nintex, get on this.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: shosta on March 09, 2020, 07:16:23 PM
https://twitter.com/iatemuggles/status/1236883326797066240

https://twitter.com/yoongisracha/status/1236977099841384450

:lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: TVC15 on March 09, 2020, 07:19:39 PM
Quote from: TVC15 on March 09, 2020, 07:13:26 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 09, 2020, 06:39:28 PM
My favorite part of this is Trump's banana yellow tie and that old white woman in a qipao

He wore a non-red tie? That’s not a very frequent occurrence, is it?

Sending a message to an operative in the field? Nintex, get on this.

Never mind, Nintex. I did some research and we’re all good (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handkerchief_code). Maybe better than good.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: shosta on March 09, 2020, 07:21:07 PM
piss freak! :rofl THE TAPE IS REAL!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: TVC15 on March 09, 2020, 07:23:46 PM
He waited until after the impeachment trial to flaunt it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: remy on March 09, 2020, 07:27:05 PM
Quote from: TVC15 on March 09, 2020, 07:19:39 PM
Quote from: TVC15 on March 09, 2020, 07:13:26 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 09, 2020, 06:39:28 PM
My favorite part of this is Trump's banana yellow tie and that old white woman in a qipao

He wore a non-red tie? That’s not a very frequent occurrence, is it?

Sending a message to an operative in the field? Nintex, get on this.

Never mind, Nintex. I did some research and we’re all good (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handkerchief_code). Maybe better than good.
Seems like a downgrade from the Red one
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Propagandhim on March 09, 2020, 08:36:02 PM
Serie A cancelled.    :noooo  :fbm :fbm :fbm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: BisMarckie on March 09, 2020, 08:45:44 PM
Juventus to be announced champions because Italy
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Mr Gilhaney on March 09, 2020, 08:53:06 PM
Suspended. Not cancelled yet.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Kunai With Chain on March 09, 2020, 08:54:50 PM
Quote from: filler on March 09, 2020, 05:32:54 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/8x2I0Hy.jpg)
Erdogan turns out to be the best world leader prepared to fight an epidemic? Nintex on death watch.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: team filler on March 09, 2020, 08:56:02 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/nmWMYS2.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: BisMarckie on March 09, 2020, 08:57:03 PM
Can you regain Polish citizenship after you renounced it? Asking for a friend.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: BisMarckie on March 09, 2020, 08:58:26 PM
Quote from: Mr Gilhaney on March 09, 2020, 08:53:06 PM
Suspended. Not cancelled yet.

Watched Juve-Inter for 20 minutes before falling asleep . Felt like a Premier League game. Might as well cancel it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on March 09, 2020, 09:14:26 PM
Permanent work from home starting Monday.

 :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: EchoRin on March 09, 2020, 09:27:06 PM
Shaking hands to own the libs
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: bluemax on March 09, 2020, 09:57:46 PM
Registered for VPN access today at work. Don't know how that will help me not having a devkit or headset at home but its something!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Joe Molotov on March 09, 2020, 10:05:49 PM
The VPN will protect you from e-Corona.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Tripon on March 09, 2020, 10:11:58 PM
https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1237196736105496576
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Bebpo on March 09, 2020, 10:15:33 PM
Because in America, no one tells you what to do!

 :usacry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Tripon on March 09, 2020, 10:18:42 PM
https://twitter.com/kenklippenstein/status/1237154474923380738
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 09, 2020, 10:23:04 PM
Had my day of pre-surgery appointments today at UWMC, I'm basically on doctor recommended quarantine until the 20th. I can go outside but should really avoid large groups of people between now and then, and then probably for a while until I've recovered.

Also, my best friend's kid's school just got shut down for a week after someone there tested positive for it. So much fun.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: TVC15 on March 09, 2020, 10:32:32 PM
Godspeed, Mr. Gundam.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Himu on March 09, 2020, 10:36:54 PM
Quote from: Stro on March 09, 2020, 06:30:22 PM
God striking down all the Trumpers in the GOP up to and including Trump would be a glorious rapture

:lawd only silver lining of this awfulness.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Tripon on March 09, 2020, 10:39:03 PM
https://twitter.com/VitalVegas/status/1237104326641717248
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: BisMarckie on March 09, 2020, 10:41:28 PM
They could have just written No Shosta instead.  ::)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Kunai With Chain on March 09, 2020, 11:13:29 PM
Decided to check out expedia after I saw all the Europeans gloating on twitter about cheap flights and holiday packages, it's barely cheaper here yet... maybe 100 bucks or so  :fbm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: bluemax on March 09, 2020, 11:41:51 PM
https://twitter.com/cnnbrk/status/1237218157485527041

One step closer to me working from home!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: team filler on March 09, 2020, 11:59:16 PM
https://twitter.com/hknightsf/status/1237082952133050368

they docked in oakland bb  ::)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Tripon on March 10, 2020, 12:01:52 AM
Quote from: filler on March 09, 2020, 11:59:16 PM
https://twitter.com/hknightsf/status/1237082952133050368

they docked in oakland bb  ::)

Didn't SF also say that they didn't want the ship to dock as well?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: team filler on March 10, 2020, 12:10:04 AM
the rich white shitlibs have become emboldened  :mueller
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Joe Molotov on March 10, 2020, 12:14:50 AM
Raiders are gone, but at least y’all got corona. :neogaf
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: team filler on March 10, 2020, 12:15:43 AM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on March 10, 2020, 12:14:50 AM
Raiders are gone, but at least y’all got corona. :neogaf
they'll suffer less now!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Tripon on March 10, 2020, 01:12:42 AM
(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/372503124226867203/686803428927995923/unknown.png) Best Western has my priorities though the Corona virus.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Tripon on March 10, 2020, 01:44:35 AM
https://twitter.com/THonikel/status/1237196550004076544
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 10, 2020, 02:00:57 AM
mild vs serious split has improved to 88 vs 12
which is reassuring
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: VomKriege on March 10, 2020, 05:34:14 AM
All those masks, we're getting closer and closer to that glorious Dominion Tank Police future !
:rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Potato on March 10, 2020, 07:06:35 AM
Did my first grocery shopping since the start of the Great Australian Panic Buying epidemic of 2020...stupidity is indeed infectious.

Toilet paper was all gone, paracetamol and ibuprofen too. Rice and pasta aisle was practically empty as well. The lady who served me said this week was a little slower than last week when they had people buying $600 worth of canned foods and other long-life stuff.

My observation is that Australians are indeed as selfish as we accuse other people of being.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Great Rumbler on March 10, 2020, 09:13:54 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 10, 2020, 05:34:14 AM
All those masks, we're getting closer and closer to that glorious Dominion Tank Police future !
:rejoice

We've even got a militarized police force!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Transhuman on March 10, 2020, 09:38:32 AM
Quote from: Potato on March 10, 2020, 07:06:35 AM
Did my first grocery shopping since the start of the Great Australian Panic Buying epidemic of 2020...stupidity is indeed infectious.

Toilet paper was all gone, paracetamol and ibuprofen too. Rice and pasta aisle was practically empty as well. The lady who served me said this week was a little slower than last week when they had people buying $600 worth of canned foods and other long-life stuff.

My observation is that Australians are indeed as selfish as we accuse other people of being.

I went to get some TP for my cousin while I was staying in Brisbane, went around midday and the shelves were empty so Ithought "I'll just come back at 6pm". Came back a few hours later, when I came back they were out of paper towels too.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 10, 2020, 10:22:11 AM
Train ridership has gone down for sure. I think I lost 40% of my fellow commuters this week
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: MMaRsu on March 10, 2020, 10:36:55 AM
https://twitter.com/TheOnion/status/1237385997551374336

Quote
“If one wants to lick the inside of a fireplace for several hours in order to contract a high fever that leads to prolonged vomiting, that’s also okay, just as long as it’s a fireplace that hasn’t been cleaned in over 20 years and has a lot of cobwebs inside of it,” said a glassy-eyed and visibly pale CDC official. “We just know that doorknobs are readily accessible, and we want Americans to feel as if the contraction of harmful diseases can be easy and quick.”
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 10, 2020, 11:15:39 AM
Quote from: Esch on March 10, 2020, 11:12:52 AM
If people keep buying TP I'm going to have to get one of those struggle bidet converters :gamer

Theyre nice to have, reduces bleeding
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 10, 2020, 11:28:22 AM
We have a meeting on Tuesday and Im in charge of ordering the catering and I dont know what I should do

 :existential
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: TVC15 on March 10, 2020, 11:29:06 AM
Quote from: Transhuman on March 10, 2020, 09:38:32 AM
Quote from: Potato on March 10, 2020, 07:06:35 AM
Did my first grocery shopping since the start of the Great Australian Panic Buying epidemic of 2020...stupidity is indeed infectious.

Toilet paper was all gone, paracetamol and ibuprofen too. Rice and pasta aisle was practically empty as well. The lady who served me said this week was a little slower than last week when they had people buying $600 worth of canned foods and other long-life stuff.

My observation is that Australians are indeed as selfish as we accuse other people of being.

I went to get some TP for my cousin while I was staying in Brisbane, went around midday and the shelves were empty so Ithought "I'll just come back at 6pm". Came back a few hours later, when I came back they were out of paper towels too.

Protip: that thin paper they use for the pages of bibles works really well, and one will last you like a full year. Basically free, too. Watch out for paper cuts, though.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 10, 2020, 11:59:38 AM
Quote from: TVC15 on March 09, 2020, 10:32:32 PM
Godspeed, Mr. Gundam.

Thanks, should be fine, but I truly appreciate the positive thoughts and likes. My wife and I were both WFH already so it's not much different. I'm still walking our daughter to school in the morning and then picking her up in the afternoon, but my doctors figured that was fine since it's all outdoors. Was hoping to get one last brewery trip in before surgery, but now that's probably a bad idea. Oh well, definitely first world problems.

My parents are in Australia right now until the day before my surgery visiting family up in Queensland after spending a month in New Zeland, and we're a little worried that they're gonna be stuck over there. Every time Trump announces a press conference we're always afraid he's gonna shut down air travel completely. We're going to need their help watching the kid while I'm in the hospital and a couple weeks after while I'm recovering.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: G The Resurrected on March 10, 2020, 12:02:09 PM
My TOTO washlet gives me unlimited hot water, my ass is ready!

Honestly though things are starting to pressurize in the medical community here in Santa Clara County. I've been to several doctors the last two weeks and you can tell they are gearing up and the pressure is starting to hit them. Yesterday I had to go in due to a respiratory illness (troubled breathing) that hasn't fully cleared up, they called me before I came in and when I got there they were in full protective gear and met me at my car. I got asked a litany of questions about my symptoms and asked about a few locations I might have visited here in the county, which have yet to be addressed to the general public so as to not panic anyone. I shared where I've gone in the past few weeks with the medical investigations team in case those locations overlap with known/future cases. They currently are not administering testing because each test has to be approved through a system that they do not control currently, they would have ordered it if it weren't for this system artificially controlling their ability. The algorithm they are using and the metrics for testing are determined by HHS in connection with CDC. From what one of the doctors told me it isn't implemented all that well and there fear is that people who should be tested are going untested. After all that was said and done I was told that I should limit my exposure while on my meds and to watch my symptoms closely for any sudden changes, they described it as a spike on the system. They did not confirm if the times I went to any of the known locations overlapped with known/suspected cases. It was an extremely sobering experience and troubling as I've never seen anything like it before in my life.

I'm worried that people are getting the wrong impression of the false sense of easing panic like a calm before the storm. You can see the dismissive nature of people who feel like it's all just a bunch of nothing because nothing has happened yet and the panic has subsided. Those people are the ones who will be carriers and make the situation worse when things start to surge. 

Panic buying is in full force here and store shelves and pharmacies are having a hard time with things right now. I got my meds Sunday at Target and there were lines all over the store for buying products like bleach, soap, baby diapers, female products. I imagine this will continue for a while as people stock up. But if it doesn't stop I fear those that need basics will be left without. Those who can't really afford to spend money on those things right now because they live paycheck to paycheck are usually those who have the jobs that interact with people directly. It's a damn disaster waiting to happen.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 10, 2020, 12:23:13 PM
FIRST WORLD COUNTRY
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 10, 2020, 12:24:54 PM
Seattle Public Schools has said as much. We're getting daily emails from the district as well as our daughter's elementary school. Amazingly we still haven't had any cases reported here considering it's all around us. Closing down is the last resort when there is an actual outbreak or the state orders it. There are too many students who don't have internet access for online learning to be equitable or who would lose breakfast and lunch. With that said, they've also said anyone who keeps their kids out of school won't be punished for it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 10, 2020, 12:31:01 PM
Shit just esclatated

National guard being sent in to contain the jews

https://twitter.com/j__velasquez/status/1237413194467082241
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: G The Resurrected on March 10, 2020, 12:32:58 PM
Mr. Gundam with regards to your health have you considered taking action and keeping your kid from going to school temporarily while you await getting your procedure done and your subsequent recovery?

The public school system being used as the largest food bank in the country... It really shows just how fragile our social structures really are here, which intern impacts the economy on a larger scale. You'd think a certain candidate could use this to shine a little light on our problems here in the US and capitalize on making the changes needed.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on March 10, 2020, 12:34:58 PM
Quote from: james on March 10, 2020, 12:31:01 PM
Shit just esclatated

National guard being sent in to contain the jews

https://twitter.com/j__velasquez/status/1237413194467082241

The FEMA death camps are coming!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Himu on March 10, 2020, 12:37:33 PM
Yeah i think you should keep the little one at home, Gundam.

You cannot afford this given you have a precedure coming up. This is my opinion and I won't nor can I tell you how to parent but it's how I feel. Don't want you to risk catching it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 10, 2020, 12:37:54 PM
Quote from: Skullfuckers Anonymous on March 10, 2020, 12:34:58 PM
Quote from: james on March 10, 2020, 12:31:01 PM
Shit just esclatated

National guard being sent in to contain the jews

https://twitter.com/j__velasquez/status/1237413194467082241

The FEMA death camps are coming!

Im loading up on guns, ammo, and surplus military vehicles.

Big government can't contain me but they are welcome to try
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 10, 2020, 12:54:10 PM
Quote from: G The Resurrected on March 10, 2020, 12:32:58 PM
Mr. Gundam with regards to your health have you considered taking action and keeping your kid from going to school temporarily while you await getting your procedure done and your subsequent recovery?

The public school system being used as the largest food bank in the country... It really shows just how fragile our social structures really are here, which intern impacts the economy on a larger scale. You'd think a certain candidate could use this to shine a little light on our problems here in the US and capitalize on making the changes needed.

We've talked about it and even mentioned that to my doctors yesterday but they didn't think it was necessary. I don't want her missing school, the poor kid would go crazy.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: BisMarckie on March 10, 2020, 12:57:45 PM
James buying military grade equipment financed by his success in unethical highly speculative options trading.

The new American dream. :american
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: G The Resurrected on March 10, 2020, 01:05:38 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 10, 2020, 12:54:10 PM
We've talked about it and even mentioned that to my doctors yesterday but they didn't think it was necessary. I don't want her missing school, the poor kid would go crazy.

It might be a good time to have the conversation with the school about study from home, if things do start to become more challenging and riskier. So you are prepared and able to respond appropriately. I wouldn't want my kid missing out on school too, they'd go stir crazy very easily in that scenario I'm sure. I just worry about ya, and know its been difficult health wise for you. Wishing you the best with your operation Duder!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Flannel Boy on March 10, 2020, 01:53:25 PM
Right thread this time.


https://twitter.com/JamesVGrimaldi/status/1237381858410856448

Hope the Times follows this example.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Bebpo on March 10, 2020, 02:01:23 PM
Yeah I had to pay to sub to a digital newspaper for the first time in my life to track the local news around me on this. Going rate seems to be about $10/month which seems like a lot for a news site.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Himu on March 10, 2020, 02:05:55 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 10, 2020, 02:01:23 PM
Yeah I had to pay to sub to a digital newspaper for the first time in my life to track the local news around me on this. Going rate seems to be about $10/month which seems like a lot for a news site.

Newspapers cost 3 dollars a paper, usually 6 dollars for a Sunday paper. So it really isn't.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: G The Resurrected on March 10, 2020, 02:24:02 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on March 10, 2020, 01:53:25 PM
Hope the Times follows this example.

How about all public health and political news should be free for everyone without a paywall? The fact that they didn't do this sooner is an issue in itself.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Flannel Boy on March 10, 2020, 02:26:20 PM
Quote from: G The Resurrected on March 10, 2020, 02:24:02 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on March 10, 2020, 01:53:25 PM
Hope the Times follows this example.

How about all public health and political news should be free for everyone without a paywall? The fact that they didn't do this sooner is an issue in itself.
What would be the point of the paywall then?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: shosta on March 10, 2020, 02:31:59 PM
sports news and the weird stories section
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Tripon on March 10, 2020, 02:51:00 PM
https://twitter.com/NPR/status/1237446138950815750

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Joe Molotov on March 10, 2020, 02:53:12 PM
funny cat pictures
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: shosta on March 10, 2020, 02:54:26 PM
How soon until Etiolate gets it?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Flannel Boy on March 10, 2020, 03:01:48 PM
He'll never really get it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: ToxicAdam on March 10, 2020, 03:03:36 PM
It's spreading because you guys aren't praying enough. blood is on your hands.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 10, 2020, 03:05:26 PM
My university just closed, kiddies are being sent home (including the freshman marketing majors)

Office is in full chaos because absolutely no advance planning was done  :doge

Union rules prohibit working from home so this is all news to everyone  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 10, 2020, 03:06:40 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on March 10, 2020, 01:53:25 PM
Right thread this time.


https://twitter.com/JamesVGrimaldi/status/1237381858410856448

Hope the Times follows this example.

Seattle Times started doing this here the other week, good to be responsible.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 10, 2020, 03:15:33 PM
outside china cases closing in on 1/3 of the total
deaths increased by 1k to 4k total in the past week


Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 10, 2020, 03:18:32 PM
I want to go to walmart and double stock up but also there is a distinct possibility every item at walmart is infected
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 10, 2020, 03:20:07 PM
It's at ~120k cases supposedly.
I wonder what the actual number of cases is truly at, a factor of 2? 5? An entire magnitude or more?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: BisMarckie on March 10, 2020, 03:21:49 PM
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000E28UQU?ref_=fsclp_pl_dp_2


Buy this, fill it with isopropyl and spray the aisles at walmart.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Joe Molotov on March 10, 2020, 03:27:55 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 10, 2020, 03:21:49 PM
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000E28UQU?ref_=fsclp_pl_dp_2


Buy this, fill it with isopropyl and spray the aisles at walmart.

And the people.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on March 10, 2020, 03:28:33 PM
Was supposed to go to Poland next week with the fam but with countries locking down well stay home cause we don't want to get stuck.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: BisMarckie on March 10, 2020, 03:31:32 PM
Quote from: Premium Lager on March 10, 2020, 03:28:33 PM
Was supposed to go to Poland next week with the fam but with countries locking down well stay home cause we don't want to get stuck.

I am going to Gdansk on easter. If our flight back gets cancelled, we‘ll sneak over the border like we did in the 80‘s :juche
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 10, 2020, 03:31:57 PM
Hopefully SK is more reflective of the pandemic. Italy is probably skewed by undertesting, facilities overwhelmed, and loads of oldies infecting each other fast.
SK does extensive testing which boosts detection of minor cases, as a result their fatality estimates is close to 1%.

Still far from insignificant mind you, just not the bioweapon terror people feared.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on March 10, 2020, 03:47:38 PM
As I said before, if my chances of winning the lottery were that good Id spend my paycheck on tickets.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 10, 2020, 04:38:58 PM
data browsing, earlier reports have 80+ year-olds at a fatality rate of ~13% and comprising almost 60% of total fatalities
in italy
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 10, 2020, 04:59:43 PM
quilette weighs in

https://twitter.com/clairlemon/status/1237312509738024962
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Potato on March 10, 2020, 05:26:10 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 10, 2020, 11:59:38 AM
Quote from: TVC15 on March 09, 2020, 10:32:32 PM
Godspeed, Mr. Gundam.

Thanks, should be fine, but I truly appreciate the positive thoughts and likes. My wife and I were both WFH already so it's not much different. I'm still walking our daughter to school in the morning and then picking her up in the afternoon, but my doctors figured that was fine since it's all outdoors. Was hoping to get one last brewery trip in before surgery, but now that's probably a bad idea. Oh well, definitely first world problems.

My parents are in Australia right now until the day before my surgery visiting family up in Queensland after spending a month in New Zeland, and we're a little worried that they're gonna be stuck over there. Every time Trump announces a press conference we're always afraid he's gonna shut down air travel completely. We're going to need their help watching the kid while I'm in the hospital and a couple weeks after while I'm recovering.
Queensland isn't too bad yet. It's starting to get a little more widespread in Sydney and Melbourne apparently.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 10, 2020, 05:31:15 PM
Quote
How Dutch false sense of security helped coronavirus spread
Flawed advice that only those with symptoms can spread virus contributes to slow response

The position of Dutch authorities was that only people with symptoms could transmit coronavirus. It was repeated by the government, national and local health authorities, justifying a cascade of decisions that allowed the Netherlands to keep up a “business as usual” attitude even as the virus exponentially spread.

The problem was, it was wrong.
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/how-dutch-false-sense-of-security-helped-coronavirus-spread-1.4199027?mode=amp

 :tauntaun :whew :dead

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 10, 2020, 06:35:25 PM
Quote
I have to say, all this is not entirely surprising. The
Netherlands has an extreme strain of ‘I won’t be told’ individualism that permeates Dutch society. This can have catastrophic consequences: the last words of the KLM pilot who caused the Tenerife air disaster that killed nearly 600 in 1974 by barging down the runway without permission and crashing into another 747 was apparently ’Let’s go’.
:birb

Our response to this thing has been great. Yesterday we decided not to shake hands anymore.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Potato on March 10, 2020, 07:08:41 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 10, 2020, 07:00:31 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 10, 2020, 06:30:14 PM
Just started having some pressure in my upper lungs and a sore throat. I had a cough a couple days before and some light sniffles, so i'm going to go get tested for it if I can :trumps

My (very large and well known) provider told me to monitor my symptoms for a few days, stay at home as long as possible and do typical seasonal cold remedies. :trumps
Honestly, that is actually reasonable advice.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 10, 2020, 07:10:25 PM
what did your work say?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 10, 2020, 07:12:26 PM
Quote from: james on March 10, 2020, 05:31:15 PM
Quote
How Dutch false sense of security helped coronavirus spread
Flawed advice that only those with symptoms can spread virus contributes to slow response

The position of Dutch authorities was that only people with symptoms could transmit coronavirus. It was repeated by the government, national and local health authorities, justifying a cascade of decisions that allowed the Netherlands to keep up a “business as usual” attitude even as the virus exponentially spread.

The problem was, it was wrong.
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/how-dutch-false-sense-of-security-helped-coronavirus-spread-1.4199027?mode=amp

 :tauntaun :whew :dead

a government full of nintex's  :notlikethis
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: zepblackstar on March 10, 2020, 07:45:24 PM
Quote
Behind closed doors, the chancellor found clear words. "60 to 70 percent of the people in Germany will become infected with the Corona virus,"

https://www.bild.de/politik/inland/politik-inland/corona-chaos-bei-der-kanzlerin-keine-rede-kein-auftritt-keine-fuehrung-in-der-kr-69321608.bild.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 10, 2020, 07:47:12 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 10, 2020, 07:12:36 PM
Yeah, I think i'm probably fine. I made the mistake of drinking a little last night and sleeping with the AC on, so that probably played a part. I took a bit of dayquil and i feel much better. Just don't want to chance it and be irresponsible not reporting or avoiding medical care.
posting in this thread after you're hungover :dead

GTFO of here :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 10, 2020, 07:47:30 PM
https://twitter.com/cynthiamckinney/status/1237518564153671681

 :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 10, 2020, 07:49:28 PM
https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1237501358212816898
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 10, 2020, 07:51:03 PM
Quote from: Potato on March 10, 2020, 05:26:10 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 10, 2020, 11:59:38 AM
Quote from: TVC15 on March 09, 2020, 10:32:32 PM
Godspeed, Mr. Gundam.

Thanks, should be fine, but I truly appreciate the positive thoughts and likes. My wife and I were both WFH already so it's not much different. I'm still walking our daughter to school in the morning and then picking her up in the afternoon, but my doctors figured that was fine since it's all outdoors. Was hoping to get one last brewery trip in before surgery, but now that's probably a bad idea. Oh well, definitely first world problems.

My parents are in Australia right now until the day before my surgery visiting family up in Queensland after spending a month in New Zeland, and we're a little worried that they're gonna be stuck over there. Every time Trump announces a press conference we're always afraid he's gonna shut down air travel completely. We're going to need their help watching the kid while I'm in the hospital and a couple weeks after while I'm recovering.
Queensland isn't too bad yet. It's starting to get a little more widespread in Sydney and Melbourne apparently.

They were down in Hobart before flying up to Townsville to see our cousins.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 10, 2020, 07:58:59 PM
https://twitter.com/wsbtv/status/1237451852893036546
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 10, 2020, 08:01:10 PM
https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1237501358212816898
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 10, 2020, 08:01:32 PM
https://twitter.com/L0gg0l/status/1237528147278458883 (https://twitter.com/L0gg0l/status/1237528147278458883)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 10, 2020, 08:03:02 PM
https://twitter.com/L0gg0l/status/1237528147278458883
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 10, 2020, 08:03:17 PM
https://twitter.com/wsbtv/status/1237451852893036546
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Propagandhim on March 10, 2020, 08:05:15 PM
The only guy that died in New Jersey from Corona lived in a town within walking distance from me.   Gonna start doing the social distancing thing now.    I'm not worried about my own health, but of transmitting this to those close to me with precarious health.    Sucks.    Stay safe guys.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 10, 2020, 08:13:49 PM
Personally, I hope I die
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Don Rumata on March 10, 2020, 08:17:08 PM
They're shutting everything down here, can't even get out of the house without a good reason, and yet you still gotta move the car for the street washing, unless you want a fine.  :'(
Listen how am i gonna find a parking spot when everybody's at home?  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Joe Molotov on March 10, 2020, 08:43:03 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 10, 2020, 08:13:49 PM
Personally, I hope I die

https://twitter.com/Crisprtek/status/1237037346106810368
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Potato on March 10, 2020, 09:01:54 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 10, 2020, 07:51:03 PM
Quote from: Potato on March 10, 2020, 05:26:10 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 10, 2020, 11:59:38 AM
Quote from: TVC15 on March 09, 2020, 10:32:32 PM
Godspeed, Mr. Gundam.

Thanks, should be fine, but I truly appreciate the positive thoughts and likes. My wife and I were both WFH already so it's not much different. I'm still walking our daughter to school in the morning and then picking her up in the afternoon, but my doctors figured that was fine since it's all outdoors. Was hoping to get one last brewery trip in before surgery, but now that's probably a bad idea. Oh well, definitely first world problems.

My parents are in Australia right now until the day before my surgery visiting family up in Queensland after spending a month in New Zeland, and we're a little worried that they're gonna be stuck over there. Every time Trump announces a press conference we're always afraid he's gonna shut down air travel completely. We're going to need their help watching the kid while I'm in the hospital and a couple weeks after while I'm recovering.
Queensland isn't too bad yet. It's starting to get a little more widespread in Sydney and Melbourne apparently.

They were down in Hobart before flying up to Townsville to see our cousins.

They should be fine.

In Australia
As at 11:00 hrs on 10 March 2020, we have 100 confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), including 3 deaths, in Australia.

54 in New South Wales
12 in Queensland
6 in South Australia
2 in Tasmania
12 in Victoria
4 in Western Australia
10 associated with the Diamond Princess cruise ship

Of the two cases in Tasmania, 1 was in Hobart and the other Launceston (had travelled from Iran).

I don't think any of the cases identified in Queensland so far have been in Townsville which is 1300km from Brisbane where the majority of cases have been.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 10, 2020, 09:29:27 PM
Quote from: zepblackstar on March 10, 2020, 07:45:24 PM
Quote
Behind closed doors, the chancellor found clear words. "60 to 70 percent of the people in Germany will become infected with the Corona virus,"

https://www.bild.de/politik/inland/politik-inland/corona-chaos-bei-der-kanzlerin-keine-rede-kein-auftritt-keine-fuehrung-in-der-kr-69321608.bild.html

Germany overcoming its demographic challenges thanks to the chicoms :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 10, 2020, 09:38:26 PM
https://twitter.com/VitalVegas/status/1237530502325612544

Vegas Casinos. FULL STEAM AHEAD.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 11, 2020, 12:05:39 AM
UCI and UCLA both went online only. Colleges it seems to be the major schools to go online. K-12 schools are just either closing (only a handful so far) or stay open because they're de facto food banks for the students that attend.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: bluemax on March 11, 2020, 12:45:15 AM
USC was going to test online only this week. I also heard LMU is going online only this week.

Also they cancelled filming of Wheel of Fortune (which happens roughly at the same place I work) but no other filming seems impacted yet and we still go into the office. No word on if they're gonna cancel Jeopardy (which is also filmed here).

E3 has been cancelled.

And the Mariners might open the season in Arizona:

https://twitter.com/EvanDrellich/status/1237565852502786049

https://twitter.com/EverettHerald/status/1237554046203883521

There were supposed to be NCAA tournament games in Spokane this weekend. The Ivy League cancelled their conference tournament at the last minute.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 11, 2020, 12:54:02 AM
Big West tournament going to play in an empty stadium as well.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Kunai With Chain on March 11, 2020, 01:03:56 AM
https://twitter.com/Arsenal/status/1237540732858064896
Quote
Our Premier League match with Manchester City on Wednesday night has been postponed.

Following yesterday's news that Olympiacos owner Evangelos Marinakis has recently contracted Covid-19, we have been taking medical advice and tracing any individuals who had what the guidelines define as close contact with him at the game 13 days ago.
 
As a result of this exercise we identified that a number of players met the Olympiacos owner immediately following the game.
 
The medical advice we have received puts the risk of them developing Covid-19 at extremely low. However, we are strictly following the Government guidelines which recommend that anyone coming into close contact with someone with the virus should self-isolate at home for 14 days from the last time they had contact.

Soon football is being cancelled, E3 being cancelled along with all other public events. At this rate finally becoming a shut in NEET can become the norm.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: EchoRin on March 11, 2020, 01:13:01 AM
https://youtu.be/BzfueLoRjwM
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: G The Resurrected on March 11, 2020, 01:13:36 AM
Can't cancel Animal Crossing!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 11, 2020, 01:17:09 AM
Diamond Princess update

Death/active cases/recovered/serious
7/364/325/32

resolved cases, death:recover is 7:325 or about 2.1% mortality
should hopefully trend lower looking at active cases remaining versus serious condition
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 11, 2020, 01:39:24 AM
https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1237568529437581312

 :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 11, 2020, 08:23:31 AM
A young Napolitan actor made a video about how he was confined to his flat several hours alongside his suddenly infected (and now late, sadly) sister with the bitter impression that all medical, emergency and funeral services were criminally slow to help them.

The contrast between Italy and France is mindboggling. Restrictions on large public gatherings have started raining in over the Alps as well but nothing to the extent of what Italy has put in place already. Life has mostly gone on for now here but I'm a bit apprehensive we're just on the same course with some delay, it's hard to imagine it isn't spilling in Southern France if Northern Italy has been hit that hard.

The French government and Macron are very cautious and the official discourse is that most of the epidemic is in front of us. They're trying to flatten the curve of infection to avoid having hospitals being pushed beyond critical levels (the Ministry has lifted limits on overtime, so it's already at full capacity), try to delay the worst of it after the flu season to avoid confusion in diagnostics. Maybe to try soften the economic blow too, but it's already projected growth will probably be close to 0.

It's not great that Italian and French healthcare is already under that amount of stress from "just" thousands of cases. There's been a great deal of financial pressure on french public infrastructure in the last decades and it feels healthcare is coasting by on sound but aging infrastructure.

The mayoral elections should go forward, as I said earlier but there's a lot of wider questions not yet debated on the effects of all the restraints on public discourse. French authorities exempted protests from the limitations, as the unions were worried, but should this last months it's gonna become a real issue.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Ghoul on March 11, 2020, 08:27:13 AM
https://twitter.com/VL0ko/status/1237117540297572354 How dumb can you get?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: nachobro on March 11, 2020, 08:38:41 AM
my state is just offering free tests for those without insurance. is that not the case elsewhere?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Ghoul on March 11, 2020, 08:41:03 AM
doesn't sound like it, but holy fuck this is all kinds of stupid, possibly infect a whole place just to get a free test??? That's bold.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: jorma on March 11, 2020, 08:43:09 AM
All the selfishness aside, paying for things with your own blood might not be the best loophole  :P
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Akala on March 11, 2020, 08:53:04 AM
Louisiana starting to cancel all large gatherings, Nola St Patty's events cancelled.  :mjcry

Have a feeling fest next weekend will be moved back. If not I guess I had a good run, will go out with a bang. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Don Rumata on March 11, 2020, 09:24:02 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 11, 2020, 08:23:31 AM
A young Napolitan actor made a video about how he was confined to his flat several hours alongside his suddenly infected (and now late, sadly) sister with the bitter impression that all medical, emergency and funeral services were criminally slow to help them.
Yeah the video did the rounds the last couple of days, i didn't post it yesterday actually because i could only find shitty sources talking about it, and it wasn't sure at first that it was Covid related, though they said she did test positive after all.
Guy had to spend 24+ hours with the corpse of his sister in the house, so pretty grim, considering he also had another sister (with her children) and some other family members in the house.


Personally i'm just trying to stay at home 100% of the day, but i still need to get out to at least buy food/basic stuff.
Was trying some supermarket's home delivery option, but they are getting hammered apparently, the closest window for delivery was in 2 weeks,  :lol.

It's back out into the hazard zone then.  :salute
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 11, 2020, 09:30:22 AM
Oh and in typical fashion the State requisitioned all masks and took the charge of distributing them (priority goes to medical personnel and infected people). Not that I doubt it was necessary, but it's the most French thing ever. Some doctors in the Eastern regions, where there's more cases, are already complaining they have a hard time getting enough masks from authorities.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Kunai With Chain on March 11, 2020, 09:37:39 AM
https://twitter.com/GEsfandiari/status/1237692618626269185

Officially still just behind Italy as the biggest epicenter outside of China, but the real numbers are probably way worse. It's a disaster over there and the government is pretty much just doing nothing, instead of entertaining any sort of quarantine their last bright idea was giving people 100gb of free internet to encourage them to stay at home.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on March 11, 2020, 10:00:55 AM
Whole company is being sent home today, due to a possible infection.

Holiday has been cancelled, I was suppose to leave next week  :'(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: HardcoreRetro on March 11, 2020, 10:05:07 AM
Don't think my week in Italy in May is panning out either.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 11, 2020, 10:24:19 AM
My boss who was laughing this off last week watched Joe Rogan and now is stock piling and freaking out, hope I can play up his fears to get work closed :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Ghoul on March 11, 2020, 10:26:08 AM
I'm off snowboarding in EU next week and we're all like fuckkkkkk please let us get trapped there and not here.

Two extra weeks on a mountain would be dope.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 11, 2020, 10:30:16 AM
Our first webex virtual meeting

Someone flushed a very very loud toilet

 :doge :doge :doge :doge :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: BisMarckie on March 11, 2020, 10:44:14 AM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 10, 2020, 03:31:32 PM
Quote from: Premium Lager on March 10, 2020, 03:28:33 PM
Was supposed to go to Poland next week with the fam but with countries locking down well stay home cause we don't want to get stuck.

I am going to Gdansk on easter. If our flight back gets cancelled, we‘ll sneak over the border like we did in the 80‘s :juche

Update: Flight cancelled. Staying at home :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Flannel Boy on March 11, 2020, 10:48:28 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/m2LwDDL.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/soiWL11.png)

edit: second chart is a bit deceptive. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 11, 2020, 10:54:53 AM
Major conferences in my field are getting canceled (moved to online only).  Pretty crazy. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Don Rumata on March 11, 2020, 11:02:21 AM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on March 11, 2020, 10:48:28 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/m2LwDDL.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/soiWL11.png)

edit: second chart is a bit deceptive.
Whats Japan's secret? :pika
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Joe Molotov on March 11, 2020, 11:08:38 AM
Lots of NEETS
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 11, 2020, 11:16:32 AM
Quote from: Don Rumata on March 11, 2020, 11:02:21 AM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on March 11, 2020, 10:48:28 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/m2LwDDL.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/soiWL11.png)

edit: second chart is a bit deceptive.
Whats Japan's secret? :pika

Weebos and virgins don't leave their apartment
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 11, 2020, 11:17:14 AM
Isn't Japan also not testing people at the rate they should be to make the numbers look better?

Our Governor is having a press conference here in two hours. Sounds like restrictions on gatherings of 250 people or more in the Seattle Metro (King, Snohomish and Pierce Counties).

Quote from: Potato on March 10, 2020, 09:01:54 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 10, 2020, 07:51:03 PM
Quote from: Potato on March 10, 2020, 05:26:10 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 10, 2020, 11:59:38 AM
Quote from: TVC15 on March 09, 2020, 10:32:32 PM
Godspeed, Mr. Gundam.

Thanks, should be fine, but I truly appreciate the positive thoughts and likes. My wife and I were both WFH already so it's not much different. I'm still walking our daughter to school in the morning and then picking her up in the afternoon, but my doctors figured that was fine since it's all outdoors. Was hoping to get one last brewery trip in before surgery, but now that's probably a bad idea. Oh well, definitely first world problems.

My parents are in Australia right now until the day before my surgery visiting family up in Queensland after spending a month in New Zeland, and we're a little worried that they're gonna be stuck over there. Every time Trump announces a press conference we're always afraid he's gonna shut down air travel completely. We're going to need their help watching the kid while I'm in the hospital and a couple weeks after while I'm recovering.
Queensland isn't too bad yet. It's starting to get a little more widespread in Sydney and Melbourne apparently.

They were down in Hobart before flying up to Townsville to see our cousins.

They should be fine.

In Australia
As at 11:00 hrs on 10 March 2020, we have 100 confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), including 3 deaths, in Australia.

54 in New South Wales
12 in Queensland
6 in South Australia
2 in Tasmania
12 in Victoria
4 in Western Australia
10 associated with the Diamond Princess cruise ship

Of the two cases in Tasmania, 1 was in Hobart and the other Launceston (had travelled from Iran).

I don't think any of the cases identified in Queensland so far have been in Townsville which is 1300km from Brisbane where the majority of cases have been.

I'm not worried about them getting it, I'm more worried about Trump freaking out and shutting down international travel into the US. My parents are coming back the day before my surgery and my wife and I will need them here to help with our daughter while I'm in the hospital and recovering at home.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: headwalk on March 11, 2020, 11:17:53 AM
think i might have a temperature. it's triggered some kind of inspired shred frenzy after i've barely been able to look at a guitar in a month.

can't wait to hang with randy, dimebag and satan (you just know he's got some insane chops) in hell.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Brehvolution on March 11, 2020, 11:26:37 AM
Warzone couldn't have come at a better time.  :exxy
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Flannel Boy on March 11, 2020, 11:38:05 AM
https://twitter.com/GameSpot/status/1237762814888022016
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 11, 2020, 11:39:04 AM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on March 11, 2020, 11:38:05 AM
https://twitter.com/GameSpot/status/1237762814888022016

What did they say this time !?  :social2
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: nachobro on March 11, 2020, 11:41:03 AM
corona is the best thing to happen to the esa. now they can pretend they are cancelled due to safety concerns and not their dying event being less relevant than ever.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: nachobro on March 11, 2020, 12:02:55 PM
three coronas confirmed for the state! downside is they are all quarantined and in some podunk nowhere county so probably won't infect everyone and i won't get to work from home. :'(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Occam on March 11, 2020, 12:04:29 PM
More than two-thirds of Germany could end up infected by coronavirus, Merkel warns
(WaPo)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 11, 2020, 12:32:18 PM
Quote from: riotous on March 11, 2020, 12:13:23 PM
Heard from a friend the national guard is being told to be prepared to shut down SeaTac;  not like they have been ordered yet, but it's a possible plan.

Fuuuck. My parents are gonna get stuck in Australia and my wife is going to lose her mind. She's already pissed they went on this vacation when I had surgery planned.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Flannel Boy on March 11, 2020, 12:39:56 PM
https://twitter.com/BBCBreaking/status/1237779269385936899
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Akala on March 11, 2020, 12:49:52 PM
Shutting down the Houston Rodeo.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Joe Molotov on March 11, 2020, 12:55:06 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on March 11, 2020, 12:39:56 PM
https://twitter.com/BBCBreaking/status/1237779269385936899

Who?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 11, 2020, 12:59:12 PM
UWMC where I'm having surgery is placing new rules on visitation. One per patient, and if they leave, they can't come back. Looks like my wife and I are gonna have a week long slumber party.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 11, 2020, 01:04:17 PM
Quote from: riotous on March 11, 2020, 12:13:23 PM
Heard from a friend the national guard is being told to be prepared to shut down SeaTac;  not like they have been ordered yet, but it's a possible plan.

Riotous, this is serious.
 I need you to pull through until the 24th when t-mobile starts the mlb.tv giveaway.
Take any precautions necessary.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Don Rumata on March 11, 2020, 01:15:03 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on March 11, 2020, 12:55:06 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on March 11, 2020, 12:39:56 PM
https://twitter.com/BBCBreaking/status/1237779269385936899

Who?
(https://i.imgur.com/5lZVbLc.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on March 11, 2020, 01:25:20 PM
Did extra big groceries, if people will hoard I will be the first fucking one :lol

Gettinh ready for two weeks quarantine at home with fam  :-\
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Uncle on March 11, 2020, 01:25:48 PM
this coronavirus is a real bruh moment
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 11, 2020, 01:28:31 PM
Quote from: Premium Lager on March 11, 2020, 01:25:20 PM
Did extra big groceries, if people will hoard I will be the first fucking one :lol

Gettinh ready for two weeks quarantine at home with fam  :-\

Buy a gun so you can defend your cans of ravioli :rollsafe
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 11, 2020, 01:38:20 PM
Washington state banned gatherings of 250 people or more. King County (where Seattle is) is banning gatherings of less than 250 people unless they meet strict health guidelines.

Also, Inslee spoke with Pence this morning and there is going be a federal response that may be similar to what we have in Washington.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 11, 2020, 01:42:02 PM
https://versus.uk.com/2020/03/hannovers-timo-hubers-becomes-first-player-test-positive-coronavirus/


Looks like they won’t be playing any games for at least two weeks.  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Flannel Boy on March 11, 2020, 02:07:14 PM
https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1237800914477617152
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Pennywise on March 11, 2020, 02:08:42 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 11, 2020, 01:42:02 PM
https://versus.uk.com/2020/03/hannovers-timo-hubers-becomes-first-player-test-positive-coronavirus/


Looks like they won’t be playing any games for at least two weeks.  :doge
Nah. He got infected at a party on Saturday and had no contact with his team. They'll be tested regardless, but that won't be the reason the games would be cancelled.

Watching the game behind closed doors now. Dreadful stuff. Feels like a training match at best.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 11, 2020, 02:10:22 PM
Is forums poster Occam for the forceful occupation of China for causing two global pandemics?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: TEEEPO on March 11, 2020, 02:14:01 PM
https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1237796265577943040

(https://i.imgur.com/oRAfOke.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 11, 2020, 02:15:21 PM
We need Corona-Amy wearing a surgical  mask. :klob :karen
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on March 11, 2020, 02:16:24 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 11, 2020, 01:28:31 PM
Quote from: Premium Lager on March 11, 2020, 01:25:20 PM
Did extra big groceries, if people will hoard I will be the first fucking one :lol

Gettinh ready for two weeks quarantine at home with fam  :-\

Buy a gun so you can defend your cans of ravioli :rollsafe

I have an axe
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 11, 2020, 02:37:34 PM
https://twitter.com/FINALLEVEL/status/1237779384079089664
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: curly on March 11, 2020, 02:44:58 PM
Sounds like things are going great in Cali:

Quote
In Sacramento, the county health officer announced there would be no more quarantines and minimal tracing to determine how those testing positive for the novel coronavirus contracted the deadly, fast-moving disease. Those with symptoms face only voluntary restrictions for mingling in the community.

“The cat is already out of the bag,” said Peter Beilenson, Sacramento County’s health director. “The community spread has already occurred.”

Quote
“Our detection is so poor that if we detect one [case] we absolutely have a lot more than that,” said Marc Lipsitch, a professor of epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health. “We have failed to detect cases to such a degree that there are probably many, many cases that are spreading undetected and the only way to deal with that problem are measures like social distancing that don’t require tracing cases.

What this new phase of fighting the novel coronavirus looks like varies widely as health officials grapple with how to keep people away from one another, a daunting prospect when many Americans are unaware, or skeptical, of the actual risks of the disease. Mixed messages from federal, state and local authorities have confused many about the suggested precautions they should take, said Lipstich and others.

“I don’t think that people are grasping that it’s serious right now,” said Harvard epidemiologist Michael Mina. “And I think right now is our last chance to prevent massive numbers of cases.””

Quote
When authorities urge businesses and governments to delay events like Coachella, as happened Tuesday, it mitigates risks but also hits low-income workers, who are losing jobs, contributing to the chance the nation will slip into a recession.

“In most jobs in this country, you can’t work from a laptop on your couch,” said Adriane Casalotti, the chief of government and public affairs at the National Assn. of County and City Health Officials. “We’re out there asking real people to choose between the public’s health and their own financial well-being — them keeping their jobs. For individual families, this is complicated and messy.”

The disparate realities of mitigation are especially apparent in California, where Gov. Newsom has made it clear counties have the lead in responding to the virus.

Quote
Widespread quarantine measures can’t be sustained, Sisson said, especially for healthcare workers. California is already taxed with a shortage of medical providers, and forcing quarantines on front-line staff is a burden the system can’t bear as the virus spreads.

If counties keep quarantining healthcare workers for potential exposure, “we wouldn’t have any healthcare workers left,” she said.

Sisson added that the county does not have the capacity to continue to trace every contact because it lacks the manpower, even with an offer from the state for additional help.

“Even a handful of cases tested our capacity,” she said.

Casalotti said that in addition to tracing contacts, health officials felt burdened by containment because it required caring for those in isolation — a costly and labor-intensive prospect. Health workers often deliver groceries to keep patients away from busy public spaces where they could transmit the virus, for example.

“It’s hard work to do even when the numbers are in the hundreds,” said John Auerbach, the chief executive of Trust for America’s Health.

But Dr. Stanley Perlman, a microbiologist at the University of Iowa who studies coronaviruses, pointed out that drastic measures in Wuhan seem to have significantly slowed the spread of the virus. China’s massive quarantine was a never-before-seen public health experiment.

“Certainly what they did seems to have worked,” Perlman said.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-03-11/california-steps-back-from-containment-new-york-sends-in-national-guard (https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-03-11/california-steps-back-from-containment-new-york-sends-in-national-guard)

Sounds like we're going to have an outbreak and a lot of people are going to die because our healthcare system sucks/the government's response sucks/people are too poor to miss work/businesses aren't going to eat the cost of shutting down.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Joe Molotov on March 11, 2020, 02:51:30 PM
:corona_mj :corona_rodney

Special, limited edition corona emojis, only available while the virus lasts or we're all dead.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 11, 2020, 02:53:40 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on March 11, 2020, 10:48:28 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/soiWL11.png)

edit: second chart is a bit deceptive.
how? It's showing a good fit for the same rate of growth and that Italy isn't special.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 11, 2020, 02:54:40 PM
Decided fuck flying to San Diego next month
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Akala on March 11, 2020, 02:57:55 PM
https://twitter.com/lfrayer/status/1237793020193304576
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Flannel Boy on March 11, 2020, 03:01:05 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 11, 2020, 02:53:40 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on March 11, 2020, 10:48:28 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/soiWL11.png)

edit: second chart is a bit deceptive.
how? It's showing a good fit for the same rate of growth and that Italy isn't special.
Would a per-capita stat be better? The start days also don't align.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on March 11, 2020, 03:13:39 PM
Quote from: riotous on March 11, 2020, 02:55:34 PM
What was Italy up to around 11 days ago?

1600
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 11, 2020, 03:19:35 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on March 11, 2020, 03:01:05 PM
Would a per-capita stat be better? The start days also don't align.
covid cases per capita would just divide cases by 100,000. The start days aligning don't matter either, the point of the graph is the ubiquity of the growth rate except in the place with strong isolation measures (Japan).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Brehvolution on March 11, 2020, 04:04:23 PM
My daughter's college is telling student to move out this Friday. What a great time to have 10s of thousands of people all rushing to move on the same day.  ::)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: toku on March 11, 2020, 04:07:20 PM
It's happening. Akira is coming.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 11, 2020, 04:08:59 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on March 11, 2020, 02:51:30 PM
:corona_mj :corona_rodney

Special, limited edition corona emojis, only available while the virus lasts or we're all dead.
start a rare corona's thread, to be re-titled later  ;)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: nachobro on March 11, 2020, 04:11:06 PM
work asking me to come up with a preemptive work from home plan :leon
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Svejk on March 11, 2020, 04:12:07 PM
Already work from home, and wife stays home with the kids to homeschool...  it's like nothing's changed for me.  We hate being around other people anyways.  People suck.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 11, 2020, 04:12:34 PM
Quote from: nachobro on March 11, 2020, 04:11:06 PM
work asking me to come up with a preemptive work from home plan :leon

Getting paid for smoking weed and playing vidya :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: nachobro on March 11, 2020, 04:13:32 PM
WFH plan being easy af to make cause 80% of the staff is already mobile :rejoice

the rest get chrome remote desktop lets go baby :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on March 11, 2020, 04:13:43 PM
All schools are closed as of now, all non essential government services too.

From tomorrow possibly all restaurants and cafes etc.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 11, 2020, 04:35:35 PM
They just called off my 10am site visit

 :whew

No it will be a google streetview shared screen!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Bebpo on March 11, 2020, 04:54:29 PM
Jealous of y'all working from home. Our office is just not equipped for that, we're still in the paper age and never got digital like some law firms. And there's a lot of constant people talking to each other on the staff level, so nothing gets done if people are out. I get yelled at when I try to work from home :|

We're getting more and more cases here in OC, but no one is staying home yet. I drove to LA and back this morning and the freeway traffic was way lighter than I'm used to. Everyone I talked to in LA said a lot of people were already doing WFH so less people commuting and LA traffic is actually bearable. OC traffic still the same.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 11, 2020, 04:56:42 PM
https://twitter.com/CarsonDeonS/status/1237831818209984512

 :jawalrus
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Bebpo on March 11, 2020, 05:02:34 PM
oh and since SF is cancelling gatherings over 1000 and Washington over 250, my horror group is set to go to midsummer scream in the summer in Long Beach Convention Center. Has about 30,000 attendees and it smells like normal nerds who do not have hygiene smell.

I'm not planning on going, but I'm guessing it'll get delayed/cancelled. Seems kinda crazy not too.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 11, 2020, 05:03:23 PM
is sf canceling the homeless then?  ::)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 11, 2020, 05:08:01 PM
https://twitter.com/esaagar/status/1237846584601108482

 :kermit
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 11, 2020, 05:17:27 PM
Seattle Public Schools closing for two weeks starting tomorrow. Gonna pick up my daughter in a little while.

We're also learning that my wife will likely not be able to stay with me or visit me while I'm recovering after my surgery. The wording is that she can be in the hospital during the surgery, she can see me once I'm done but then she has to leave. 5-7 days by myself in the cardiac ICU. Fuuuuck.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: who is ted danson? on March 11, 2020, 05:18:14 PM
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2020/mar/11/hands-off-can-orgies-survive-in-the-age-of-coronavirus
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 11, 2020, 05:21:15 PM
Degenerates annihilated  :preach
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: who is ted danson? on March 11, 2020, 05:21:38 PM
https://twitter.com/DanielleMisiak/status/1237327453460324352
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 11, 2020, 05:24:25 PM
 :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: brawndolicious on March 11, 2020, 05:26:17 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 11, 2020, 05:17:27 PM
Seattle Public Schools closing for two weeks starting tomorrow. Gonna pick up my daughter in a little while.

We're also learning that my wife will likely not be able to stay with me or visit me while I'm recovering after my surgery. The wording is that she can be in the hospital during the surgery, she can see me once I'm done but then she has to leave. 5-7 days by myself in the cardiac ICU. Fuuuuck.

That....sucks. It's just terribly boring sitting alone in a hospital bed.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Flannel Boy on March 11, 2020, 05:29:02 PM
https://twitter.com/ReutersWorld/status/1237826411282530305
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on March 11, 2020, 05:31:45 PM
Yeah, bit too late imho but still.

Well stay in the house next two weeks, maybe just go for walks in the forest and play in the garden
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Propagandhim on March 11, 2020, 05:32:44 PM
Quote from: who is ted danson? on March 11, 2020, 05:21:38 PM
https://twitter.com/DanielleMisiak/status/1237327453460324352

https://twitter.com/SymoneSydnee/status/1237542339234545664
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 11, 2020, 05:32:50 PM
Surely this won't put a damper on st paddys day right?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 11, 2020, 05:33:05 PM
Quote from: brawndolicious on March 11, 2020, 05:26:17 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 11, 2020, 05:17:27 PM
Seattle Public Schools closing for two weeks starting tomorrow. Gonna pick up my daughter in a little while.

We're also learning that my wife will likely not be able to stay with me or visit me while I'm recovering after my surgery. The wording is that she can be in the hospital during the surgery, she can see me once I'm done but then she has to leave. 5-7 days by myself in the cardiac ICU. Fuuuuck.

That....sucks. It's just terribly boring sitting alone in a hospital bed.

Last time I was pretty drugged up and slept a lot. Hopefully it's the same again.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 11, 2020, 05:33:47 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on March 11, 2020, 05:29:02 PM
https://twitter.com/ReutersWorld/status/1237826411282530305

Meanwhile we are told to wash our hands and keep our distance to everyone.  >:(

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: EchoRin on March 11, 2020, 05:34:47 PM
Quote from: james on March 11, 2020, 05:32:50 PM
Surely this won't put a damper on st paddys day right?

They cancelled the parade in Chitown. We gonna get drunk anyway though
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 11, 2020, 05:36:07 PM
Quote from: EchoRin on March 11, 2020, 05:34:47 PM
Quote from: james on March 11, 2020, 05:32:50 PM
Surely this won't put a damper on st paddys day right?

They cancelled the parade in Chitown. We gonna get drunk anyway though

Gargle with whiskey to kill Corona-chan.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 11, 2020, 05:36:14 PM
https://twitter.com/HishamFageeh/status/1237406453175996417

 :dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 11, 2020, 05:37:22 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/83gElOs.jpg)

rare-corona's  :lawd
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Flannel Boy on March 11, 2020, 05:40:15 PM
I tried that trick in college. Didn't work.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 11, 2020, 05:43:39 PM
https://twitter.com/telesurenglish/status/1237777806425092097

 :bow :bow :bow :bow2 :bow2 :bow2
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 11, 2020, 05:44:34 PM
Italy mild vs serious split is currently 90:10
In SK it's 99:1, !

Italy continues to die en masse as the death toll surpasses 800. At this rate it'll hit 1/3 of the current Chinese death toll within a day or two.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 11, 2020, 05:44:46 PM
Damnit, I'm submitting to an ACL workshop, which is in Seattle this year, in a few weeks.  It probably will be canceled. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 11, 2020, 05:46:15 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 11, 2020, 05:44:46 PM
Damnit, I'm submitting to an ACL workshop, which is in Seattle this year, in a few weeks.  It probably will be canceled.

Surprised it isn't already. I'm guessing there would've been more than 250 attendees.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on March 11, 2020, 05:46:19 PM
Why is Italy hit so hard? Is it all the old people?

Hospitals overwhelmed?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 11, 2020, 05:47:00 PM
Quote from: Premium Lager on March 11, 2020, 05:46:19 PM
Why is Italy hit so hard? Is it all the old people?

Hospitals overwhelmed?

Both. It's likely a preview of things to come for other western nations.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 11, 2020, 05:47:34 PM
Quote from: Premium Lager on March 11, 2020, 05:46:19 PM
Why is Italy hit so hard? Is it all the old people?

Hospitals overwhelmed?

Probably a big factor, shared some stats a few posts back where I think ~60% of the deaths are over 80 years old.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 11, 2020, 05:49:52 PM
All kidding aside, I am starting to get concerned about my parents. They are not that old(Both are 60), but my dad has a pre existing lung condition, but continues to go to work. The response here is to pretend that nothing is happening until it’s too late and then try some reactionary measures.  :-\


Wash your hands lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 11, 2020, 05:53:55 PM
Quote from: EchoRin on March 11, 2020, 05:34:47 PM
Quote from: james on March 11, 2020, 05:32:50 PM
Surely this won't put a damper on st paddys day right?

They cancelled the parade in Chitown. We gonna get drunk anyway though

$2 Green beers though
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 11, 2020, 05:54:06 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 11, 2020, 05:46:15 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 11, 2020, 05:44:46 PM
Damnit, I'm submitting to an ACL workshop, which is in Seattle this year, in a few weeks.  It probably will be canceled.

Surprised it isn't already. I'm guessing there would've been more than 250 attendees.

Sorry meant submission is in a few weeks - the conference is in July.  Attendance is usually 3000+
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 11, 2020, 05:56:08 PM
https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-03-11-20-intl-hnk/h_8b5cfc77b5c69d3dfb40d70a9b3f426c

Quote
Italian medical chief dies from coronavirus
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Flannel Boy on March 11, 2020, 05:57:23 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 11, 2020, 03:19:35 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on March 11, 2020, 03:01:05 PM
Would a per-capita stat be better? The start days also don't align.
covid cases per capita would just divide cases by 100,000. The start days aligning don't matter either, the point of the graph is the ubiquity of the growth rate except in the place with strong isolation measures (Japan).
This tweet supports you.
https://twitter.com/SMerler/status/1237492257458204673
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Mr Gilhaney on March 11, 2020, 05:57:55 PM
All it took was 3 months of me not working at a school, and the government shuts them down for two weeks. Where is my paid time off.  :maf

Gatherings of more than a 100 people banned. No schools open. People employed by the state sent home for the most part. We truly live in a society, Ellie.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 11, 2020, 05:58:55 PM
Time for people to unite and do the right things to protect everyone. I'm not very hopeful it will happen. People are just too selfish to think about others.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: I'm a Puppy! on March 11, 2020, 06:02:09 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 11, 2020, 05:58:55 PM
Time for people to unite and do the right things to protect everyone. I'm not very hopeful it will happen. People are just too selfish to think about others.
Taco bell for everyone!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 11, 2020, 06:03:18 PM
More like Chinese takeout for everyone! Those places are really impacted by xenophobia right now.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 11, 2020, 06:03:29 PM
further reading re: elderly statistics and italy
https://www.businessinsider.in/science/news/coronavirus-death-rates-in-south-korea-reinforce-a-frightening-pattern-of-how-the-disease-affects-older-people/articleshow/74585094.cms

south korean approach
https://www.pri.org/stories/2020-03-03/south-korea-s-approach-containing-coronavirus-model-rest-world

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Mr Gilhaney on March 11, 2020, 06:03:57 PM
People started hoarding shit here tonight. I dont understand why people mostly hoard toilet paper though. I mean, just use your shower in case of emergency
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BIONIC on March 11, 2020, 06:05:16 PM
Quote from: filler on March 11, 2020, 05:36:14 PM
https://twitter.com/Hishamcigarilloeeh/status/1237406453175996417

 :dead

:goty
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on March 11, 2020, 06:15:39 PM
Quote from: Mr Gilhaney on March 11, 2020, 06:03:57 PM
People started hoarding shit here tonight. I dont understand why people mostly hoard toilet paper though. I mean, just use your shower in case of emergency

Dunno I bought extra paper too.

Already did some extra shopping yesterday on a hunch (pastas, rice, canned fish). When we got word at work we'd be sent home I called my wife and she did extra groceries online (baby food, frozen meats etc). And on the way home I did big shopping too buying stufd that doesnt need refrigeration (flower, oatmeal, soups, lentils).

Tomorrow well prob order a bit more even, fresh foods.

I think we already have enough at home to survive for two weeks now without leaving the house. It wouldnt be fine but wed make it.

Got a bottle of Merlot and some beers too cause fuck it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 11, 2020, 06:18:42 PM
I only have enough food for a couple of days, but it’s fine. IIRC from Katrina in New Orleans, white people are allowed to loot.  8)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 11, 2020, 06:19:51 PM
I'm not planning on hoarding.  Looting on the other hand...
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 11, 2020, 06:19:56 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 11, 2020, 06:18:42 PM
I only have enough food for a couple of days, but it’s fine. IIRC from Katrina in New Orleans, white people are allowed to loot.  8)

just make sure to have your cranium stats on hand
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 11, 2020, 06:21:19 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 11, 2020, 06:19:51 PM
I'm not planning on hoarding.  Looting on the other hand...

Daddy needs a new OLED TV for the quarantine period. :success
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Pennywise on March 11, 2020, 06:25:24 PM
Got some frozen stuff, some canned stuff and generally the ingredients for stuff that can be eaten for 2-3 days like stuff for a stew.
Plus the usual stuff.

Honestly still wondering why they haven't closed Universities and schools for teenager.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 11, 2020, 06:26:08 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 11, 2020, 06:21:19 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 11, 2020, 06:19:51 PM
I'm not planning on hoarding.  Looting on the other hand...

Daddy needs a new OLED TV for the quarantine period. :success
when they try to arrest us: (https://i.imgur.com/UwOaaap.jpg) :corona_rodney
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 11, 2020, 06:27:54 PM
Hey guys, we are writing an article about Italy closing down the majority of businesses. Do we have a stereotypical picture?

Tagesschau.de: We got you!
(https://www.tagesschau.de/corona-italien-135~_v-modPremium.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 11, 2020, 06:29:34 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/RRxrXu0.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 11, 2020, 06:35:36 PM
https://twitter.com/TheRealOJ32/status/1237867032349032449

OJ da gawd  :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 11, 2020, 06:43:27 PM
https://www.goal.com/en/news/juventus-defender-rugani-tests-positive-for-coronavirus/3ftsbl4vlat11j7h4qwvhlqs6


Yeah, I doubt that they will finish the season.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Mr Gilhaney on March 11, 2020, 06:50:13 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/omk9PLo.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 11, 2020, 06:52:32 PM
edit :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: headwalk on March 11, 2020, 06:54:27 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 11, 2020, 06:52:32 PM
I don’t get it  :-\

needs a despacito eurotrash remix playing over the top.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Mr Gilhaney on March 11, 2020, 06:55:19 PM
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51844945
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 11, 2020, 07:03:01 PM
Quote from: Stro on March 11, 2020, 06:58:27 PM
My aunt and grandma were talking about this:


My aunt thinks it is probably a terrorist attack

My grandma thinks its all overblown and done to intentionally ruin the stock market ( ??? )



Any and all information they've had on corona is from local news, neither watch Fox News or listen to conservative talk radio.


:beli
the facebook? :gurl
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Propagandhim on March 11, 2020, 07:17:17 PM
https://twitter.com/jgeltzer/status/1237784170891534336
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: naff on March 11, 2020, 07:42:54 PM
Quote from: Stro on March 11, 2020, 07:26:10 PM
https://twitter.com/Public_Citizen/status/1237819685456023552


:beli

at what point do we need a popular uprising to cull these fucks?

seems long overdue imo
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 11, 2020, 07:44:45 PM
Real talk:  how many of you are going to panic and delete your porn hub cookies next time you get a cold?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Akala on March 11, 2020, 07:53:45 PM
March Madness  :corona_mj
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: TEEEPO on March 11, 2020, 07:59:00 PM
fucking march madness
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Joe Molotov on March 11, 2020, 07:59:58 PM
more like March Sadness
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 11, 2020, 08:01:52 PM
We're getting LEGO Super Mario.

A sacrifice to the gods had to be made  :idont
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: EchoRin on March 11, 2020, 08:03:20 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 11, 2020, 08:01:52 PM
We're getting LEGO Super Mario.

A sacrifice to the gods had to be made  :idont

Da fuq? Real Legos or a videogame?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 11, 2020, 08:06:28 PM
Quote from: nachobro on March 11, 2020, 04:22:17 PM
angel will be fine. he's got the power of dios and vicks on his side 8)

(https://i.imgur.com/qpgqrc9.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 11, 2020, 08:15:21 PM
Quote from: EchoRin on March 11, 2020, 08:03:20 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 11, 2020, 08:01:52 PM
We're getting LEGO Super Mario.

A sacrifice to the gods had to be made  :idont

Da fuq? Real Legos or a videogame?
https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1237363045271126017

We don't know  :existential
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: EchoRin on March 11, 2020, 08:17:12 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 11, 2020, 08:15:21 PM
Quote from: EchoRin on March 11, 2020, 08:03:20 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 11, 2020, 08:01:52 PM
We're getting LEGO Super Mario.

A sacrifice to the gods had to be made  :idont

Da fuq? Real Legos or a videogame?
https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1237363045271126017

We don't know  :existential

I'm not one for building so I hope it's a game. I heard some of those collaborations with big movie franchises were pretty good.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: toku on March 11, 2020, 08:44:43 PM
Quote from: Akala on March 11, 2020, 07:53:45 PM
March Madness  :corona_mj

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pf5TahxXoNM
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: TEEEPO on March 11, 2020, 08:45:43 PM
NOW THE FUCKING NBA, DAMNIT
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 11, 2020, 08:47:36 PM
Quote from: Stro on March 11, 2020, 07:26:10 PM
https://twitter.com/Public_Citizen/status/1237819685456023552


:beli
https://twitter.com/Fallonam/status/1237859996731228172

 :gurl
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: TEEEPO on March 11, 2020, 08:52:53 PM
 :shaking
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 11, 2020, 09:01:16 PM
Quote from: TEEEPO on March 11, 2020, 08:45:43 PM
NOW THE FUCKING NBA, DAMNIT
https://twitter.com/jadande/status/1237828702861430791

 :corona_mj
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 11, 2020, 09:02:53 PM
You know, maybe the billion dollar enterprise should take care of that instead of your average fan?  :corona_rodney
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 11, 2020, 09:11:46 PM
Worried about mom, dad, grandma. Mom and dad work in medical field and are over 60. Grandma is over 80, extremely active and goes to a meeting or some function near daily. No way she could stay home for two weeks - she'd go stir crazy.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: EchoRin on March 11, 2020, 09:11:53 PM
Right? Like people who do have to worry about money go to games too once every blue moon. Doesn't mean they should be 100 bucks out the pocket for two tickets in the 300 section.  Da fuq JA?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 11, 2020, 09:21:08 PM
The toilet paper at whole foods was wiped out

You have to be desperate to buy that shit
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Great Rumbler on March 11, 2020, 09:25:50 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 11, 2020, 09:11:46 PM
Worried about mom, dad, grandma. Mom and dad work in medical field and are over 60. Grandma is over 80, extremely active and goes to a meeting or some function near daily. No way she could stay home for two weeks - she'd go stir crazy.

Yeah, feel kinda the same way. My parents are both 60-ish and my grandpa is 87 [also, he can't stand staying at home and is constantly going somewhere].
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: TEEEPO on March 11, 2020, 09:28:15 PM
lol, is he seriously stopping freight from europe? fucking christ
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 11, 2020, 09:34:47 PM
Quote from: TEEEPO on March 11, 2020, 08:45:43 PM
NOW THE FUCKING NBA, DAMNIT
https://twitter.com/LegionHoops/status/1237911518005481472
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: benjipwns on March 11, 2020, 09:35:32 PM
These universities have no clue about switching mid-semester to online only they don't pay attention to their own online and split courses and how poorly those go by default. They're going to REGRET THIS!!!!
Quote from: james on March 11, 2020, 09:21:08 PM
The toilet paper at whole foods was wiped out

You have to be desperate to buy that shit
Every single brand was gone at Kroger, I only noticed because the aisle looked strange being vacant and I had to look at the sign to figure out what was completely missing. The paper towel was gone too so I guess some people got there late.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 11, 2020, 09:36:07 PM
It's really hitting me now how we're all going to die
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 11, 2020, 09:36:54 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on March 11, 2020, 09:35:32 PM
These universities have no clue about switching mid-semester to online only they don't pay attention to their own online and split courses and how poorly those go by default. They're going to REGRET THIS!!!!
Quote from: james on March 11, 2020, 09:21:08 PM
The toilet paper at whole foods was wiped out

You have to be desperate to buy that shit
Every single brand was gone at Kroger, I only noticed because the aisle looked strange being vacant and I had to look at the sign to figure out what was completely missing. The paper towel was gone too so I guess some people got there late.

Even the single ply?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 11, 2020, 09:37:26 PM
I am going to offer classes how to make your own toilet paper and become rich :money
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Great Rumbler on March 11, 2020, 09:39:38 PM
Today was the second worst day for the spread of the virus [7,300 new confirmed cases worldwide], behind only February 13th when China adjusted their reporting procedures.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 11, 2020, 09:39:52 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on March 11, 2020, 09:25:50 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 11, 2020, 09:11:46 PM
Worried about mom, dad, grandma. Mom and dad work in medical field and are over 60. Grandma is over 80, extremely active and goes to a meeting or some function near daily. No way she could stay home for two weeks - she'd go stir crazy.

Yeah, feel kinda the same way. My parents are both 60-ish and my grandpa is 87 [also, he can't stand staying at home and is constantly going somewhere].

Yeah same, as I said earlier my dad has a pre existing lung condition. He should get a doctor‘s note for the forseeable future and stay at home. But he insists on going to work.  :-\
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: TEEEPO on March 11, 2020, 09:42:05 PM
https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1237914166285008896?


OMFGFD
GDFG3T 53TQ3RY 34Y3
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 11, 2020, 09:42:27 PM
Given the state of the States, I wonder how many times off the true cases is compared to reported?
I wonder if the true count has reached 10k, 50k, 100k yet there.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: bluemax on March 11, 2020, 09:42:43 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 11, 2020, 07:44:45 PM
Real talk:  how many of you are going to panic and delete your porn hub cookies next time you get a cold?

This is why I browse Pornhub in incognito mode!

https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1237914891698176000

Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 11, 2020, 09:42:27 PM
Given the state of the States, I wonder how many times off the true cases is compared to reported?
I wonder if the true count has reached 10k, 50k, 100k yet there.

The Atlantic did a report last week showing how far off the numbers being given were from the numbers being recorded.

Set up VPN at work today and got told to be ready to take my work desktop home any day now. We have new hires starting soon so I have no idea how we will manage this if we can't come into the office.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: benjipwns on March 11, 2020, 09:43:36 PM
jesus christ schreier
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: TEEEPO on March 11, 2020, 09:43:48 PM
REKGJR3PGJIE4GJ40
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 11, 2020, 09:45:41 PM
the nba has fallen
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: TEEEPO on March 11, 2020, 09:46:52 PM
 :fbm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: EightBitNate on March 11, 2020, 09:47:14 PM
Feels like shit is starting to hit the fan. Not fucking Tom Hanks :'(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 11, 2020, 09:48:34 PM
Quote from: TEEEPO on March 11, 2020, 09:43:48 PM
REKGJR3PGJIE4GJ40

I was wrong. It‘s going to be Teepo who will advocate for invading China, not Occam.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: TEEEPO on March 11, 2020, 09:48:51 PM
no nba on tnt :rkelly
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Great Rumbler on March 11, 2020, 09:49:10 PM
Quote from: EightBitNate on March 11, 2020, 09:47:14 PM
Feels like shit is starting to hit the fan. Not fucking Tom Hanks :'(

Tom and Rita sick, NBA season cancelled, travel ban with EU. Not great.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: benjipwns on March 11, 2020, 09:49:11 PM
https://twitter.com/TinfoilFitted/status/1237916430022123521
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Joe Molotov on March 11, 2020, 09:49:21 PM
If our government can’t even protect Tom Hanks, do any of us have a chance?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 11, 2020, 09:51:14 PM
With everyone locked in at home you'd think sports ratings would be at record highs
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: benjipwns on March 11, 2020, 09:53:31 PM
The ratings don't really matter to the teams they get the money regardless, the attendance does though.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Mr Gilhaney on March 11, 2020, 09:53:34 PM
Banned for life lmao. Schreier is such a dumb jew
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 11, 2020, 09:54:41 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on March 11, 2020, 09:49:11 PM
https://twitter.com/TinfoilFitted/status/1237916430022123521

Corona-Chan will take care of banning Gobert by herself. :uguu
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: TEEEPO on March 11, 2020, 09:56:06 PM
post corona-chan feet to cheer me up plz
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 11, 2020, 09:58:33 PM
(https://i.redd.it/v6d9yatewzc41.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Bebpo on March 11, 2020, 10:10:19 PM
One of our employees called in sick today and is quarantining himself. He's part time college kid that goes to UCI where they had one case and shut down the school. Hopefully he's ok. Would be pretty remote for him to have it from UCI, but there's always a chance it's been spreading there and he's got it and been spreading it at our office in the last week.

Might be doomed already. I've got a slight fever but that's mostly because I still got a wound in my mouth from my tooth extraction that isn't healed yet.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: EchoRin on March 11, 2020, 10:16:22 PM
Also, lol at banning some dude for life cause he touched microphones. It's funny, sure. But he could have picked up the virus from anywhere.

TAKE AWAY JORDAN'S CHAMPIONSHIP FOR PLAYING THE "FLU GAME"!!!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 11, 2020, 10:28:20 PM
Quote from: riotous on March 11, 2020, 08:36:46 PM
A match made in heaven for 10 year olds.
(https://i.imgur.com/PFVgsGG.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 11, 2020, 10:29:43 PM
:fbm

I keep seeing people still dismiss this and it makes me want to slap them.

Get well Bebpo.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 11, 2020, 10:38:18 PM
Quote from: Joe Biden on March 11, 2020, 10:32:51 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on March 11, 2020, 09:49:21 PM
If our government can’t even protect Tom Hanks, do any of us have a chance?

He was in Australia. Was their fault, Kangaroo Jack.
trashy did it  :maf
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: bluemax on March 11, 2020, 10:41:10 PM
https://twitter.com/KellanOlson/status/1237920021549965312
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: benjipwns on March 11, 2020, 10:43:59 PM
LETS GET THIS WARZONE GRIND ON
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: EchoRin on March 11, 2020, 10:44:04 PM
US suspends flights from Europe for 30 days.

FACK! My black metal concert on April 10th  :'(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 11, 2020, 10:48:37 PM
https://twitter.com/Jebailey/status/1237897545625399308
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 11, 2020, 10:48:47 PM
https://twitter.com/NicoleAuerbach/status/1237926201836142593
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 11, 2020, 10:52:37 PM
hey, where did mollys frooty loops go? I think it's amazing there are so many Asians in Italy.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: benjipwns on March 11, 2020, 10:53:36 PM
F for The Mayor
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: headwalk on March 11, 2020, 10:54:36 PM
(http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/legendsofthemultiuniverse/images/f/f4/Nurgle.jpg)

papa nurgle always wins.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 11, 2020, 10:59:43 PM
https://twitter.com/NPR/status/1237934694278324224

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Pissy F Benny on March 11, 2020, 11:02:52 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 11, 2020, 10:52:37 PM
hey, where did mollys frooty loops go? I think it's amazing there are so many Asians in Italy.

The deep state got him :stahp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: EchoRin on March 11, 2020, 11:10:55 PM
Quote from: EchoRin on March 11, 2020, 10:44:04 PM
US suspends flights from Europe for 30 days.

FACK! My black metal concert on April 10th  :'(

But the tour starts in 2 days somewhere else in the States so it looks like I lucked out and the bands are likely on US soil already.

Sorry for getting mad at you Corona-chan  :-[
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 11, 2020, 11:11:41 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/S07u17z.gif)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: toku on March 11, 2020, 11:16:30 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-Ig0aeJ6jc
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 11, 2020, 11:17:44 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/ksHNfGB.jpg) :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: bluemax on March 11, 2020, 11:21:02 PM
https://twitter.com/chuckabbott1/status/1237738144713314306
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 11, 2020, 11:31:27 PM
https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1237860773897965568
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 11, 2020, 11:31:56 PM
I still don't know how alarmed to be about wuhan flu
Been profusely reading

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 11, 2020, 11:38:08 PM
tests done in canada and the states by total done seems to be not that far apart
:neogaf
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Oblivion on March 11, 2020, 11:42:14 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 11, 2020, 11:31:56 PM
I still don't know how alarmed to be about wuhan flu
Been profusely reading

why are you calling it the "wuhan" flu?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 11, 2020, 11:44:05 PM
it's facetious since I also called it a flu
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 11, 2020, 11:44:42 PM
https://twitter.com/iAM_JoshJacobs/status/1237926439254663169

 :pimp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: EchoRin on March 11, 2020, 11:45:26 PM
Quote from: filler on March 11, 2020, 11:44:42 PM
https://twitter.com/iAM_JoshJacobs/status/1237926439254663169

 :pimp

Sounds like he's about to be part of some sex orgy
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 11, 2020, 11:51:10 PM
https://twitter.com/ThAlMeArCrEq/status/1237931360448372736
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Clockwork5 on March 12, 2020, 12:01:47 AM
I feel like Tom should get rights to the movie now.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 12, 2020, 12:02:44 AM
https://twitter.com/SeanRossSapp/status/1237939658841034754
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 12, 2020, 12:08:29 AM
Celebrity coronabowl bets folks?
Coronapool.

Which celebs are totally getting it, and who is gonna bite it like the rest of the impoverished masses?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 12, 2020, 12:17:27 AM
Quote from: EchoRin on March 11, 2020, 11:45:26 PM
Quote from: filler on March 11, 2020, 11:44:42 PM
https://twitter.com/iAM_JoshJacobs/status/1237926439254663169

 :pimp

Sounds like he's about to be part of some sex orgy
(https://i.imgur.com/ksHNfGB.jpg) :pimp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 12, 2020, 12:17:38 AM
https://twitter.com/CBSLA/status/1237940916893212674
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Akala on March 12, 2020, 12:22:31 AM
JFC worst timeline.

https://mobile.twitter.com/andoviews/status/1236985417276297216
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 12, 2020, 12:29:03 AM
https://twitter.com/desusnice/status/1237948682818945025

 :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 12, 2020, 01:13:12 AM
https://twitter.com/UNLVgirl/status/1237966163289632768

 :success
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Kunai With Chain on March 12, 2020, 01:17:45 AM
Quote
Between 30 per cent and 70 per cent of Canadians could become infected with the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19, federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu said Wednesday, but that number will depend on the scope and scale of the response to combat transmission.

The COVID-19 outbreak is a “national emergency and crisis," Ms. Hajdu told the House of Commons health committee, but public health officials say they won’t prohibit mass gatherings until the virus spreads more widely.

If you want respect then you gotta improve that K/D ratio, Covid.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Don Rumata on March 12, 2020, 01:20:12 AM
Quote from: Tripon on March 11, 2020, 10:59:43 PM
https://twitter.com/NPR/status/1237934694278324224
Couldn't have they just made a new rule, that you must play with a distance of 1.5 meters from player to player?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: benjipwns on March 12, 2020, 01:20:35 AM
Quote from: Don Rumata on March 12, 2020, 01:20:12 AM
Couldn't have they just made a new rule, that you must play with a distance of 1.5 meters from player to player?
That's illegal defense. :wag
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Don Rumata on March 12, 2020, 01:22:10 AM
Quote from: benjipwns on March 12, 2020, 01:20:35 AM
Quote from: Don Rumata on March 12, 2020, 01:20:12 AM
Couldn't have they just made a new rule, that you must play with a distance of 1.5 meters from player to player?
That's illegal defense. :wag
Make 3 points shots be worth 5, as an incentive.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 12, 2020, 01:25:07 AM
https://twitter.com/qicle/status/1237819863843864577
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: bluemax on March 12, 2020, 02:16:29 AM
Grocery store looked like a fucking natural disaster had happened. Almost everything was in short supply or flat out gone.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 12, 2020, 02:45:40 AM
https://twitter.com/_SJPeace_/status/1237987260517232640

 :pimp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 12, 2020, 02:47:43 AM
I'm banning myself from all coronavirus news from now on. Live life (at a two meter distance and wash your hands), quit worrying about stuff :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: TEEEPO on March 12, 2020, 02:49:59 AM
ive got one holy life to live
ive got one holy life to give
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 12, 2020, 02:50:16 AM
Quote from: filler on March 12, 2020, 02:45:40 AM
https://twitter.com/_SJPeace_/status/1237987260517232640

 :pimp

Like look at the spread of spanish flu, or black death and smallpox
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 12, 2020, 02:56:39 AM
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/03/who-gets-hospital-bed/607807/

Quote
One week ago, Italy had 2,502 cases of the virus, which causes the disease known as COVID-19. At that point, doctors in the country’s hospitals could still perform the most lifesaving functions by artificially ventilating patients who experienced acute breathing difficulties.
Today, Italy has 10,149 cases of the coronavirus. There are now simply too many patients for each one of them to receive adequate care. Doctors and nurses are unable to tend to everybody. They lack machines to ventilate all those gasping for air.

Now the Italian College of Anesthesia, Analgesia, Resuscitation and Intensive Care (SIAARTI) has published guidelines for the criteria that doctors and nurses should follow in these extraordinary circumstances. The document begins by likening the moral choices facing Italian doctors to the forms of wartime triage that are required in the field of “catastrophe medicine.” Instead of providing intensive care to all patients who need it, its authors suggest, it may become necessary to follow “the most widely shared criteria regarding distributive justice and the appropriate allocation of limited health resources.”

Doggy-dog world out there.

On the bright side, people deliberate over the trolley problem unironically :heh

Quote
My academic training is in political and moral philosophy. I have spent countless hours in fancy seminar rooms discussing abstract moral dilemmas like the so-called trolley problem. If a train is barreling toward five innocent people who are tied to the tracks, and I could divert it by pulling the lever, but at the cost of killing an innocent bystander, should I do it?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 12, 2020, 03:00:16 AM
What will the world retaliation against China be for this?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 12, 2020, 03:03:49 AM
nothing, we need the chicoms more than they need us. capitalism doesn't work without them  :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BIONIC on March 12, 2020, 03:05:15 AM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 12, 2020, 03:00:16 AM
What will the world retaliation against China be for this?

Buying more iPhones :pimp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 12, 2020, 03:15:59 AM
Quote from: filler on March 12, 2020, 03:03:49 AM
nothing, we need the chicoms more than they need us. capitalism doesn't work without them  :lol

My hope is this will convince companies to stop manufacturing in China. Relying on them has shown us squat especially in an emergency like this.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 12, 2020, 03:20:35 AM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 12, 2020, 03:15:59 AM
Quote from: filler on March 12, 2020, 03:03:49 AM
nothing, we need the chicoms more than they need us. capitalism doesn't work without them  :lol

My hope is this will convince companies to stop manufacturing in China. Relying on them has shown us squat especially in an emergency like this.

Tucker's bit about the supply chain and Chinese dominance stuck with you huh?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 12, 2020, 03:21:11 AM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 12, 2020, 03:20:35 AM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 12, 2020, 03:15:59 AM
Quote from: filler on March 12, 2020, 03:03:49 AM
nothing, we need the chicoms more than they need us. capitalism doesn't work without them  :lol

My hope is this will convince companies to stop manufacturing in China. Relying on them has shown us squat especially in an emergency like this.

Tucker's bit about the supply chain and Chinese dominance stuck with you huh?

yes!! :stop
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 12, 2020, 03:21:34 AM
Quote from: filler on March 12, 2020, 03:03:49 AM
nothing, we need the chicoms more than they need us. capitalism doesn't work without them  :lol

And maybe if we're lucky they'll conquer peripheral Europe.

Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 12, 2020, 03:21:11 AM


yes!! :stop

:rofl
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 12, 2020, 03:22:09 AM
capitalist care about what is most profitable, anything else is irrelevant

the chicoms have won  :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: brawndolicious on March 12, 2020, 03:26:22 AM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 12, 2020, 03:15:59 AM
Quote from: filler on March 12, 2020, 03:03:49 AM
nothing, we need the chicoms more than they need us. capitalism doesn't work without them  :lol

My hope is this will convince companies to stop manufacturing in China. Relying on them has shown us squat especially in an emergency like this.

The problem is that there's a global supply chain. A lot of products have components made in multiple countries, not including the country that does final assembly. That requires engineers and business people to travel to different factories and interact with different people all over the world. No matter what, thousands of Americans have to go and meet thousands of Chinese to get products built in the modern world.

At this point in time, we know that most governments in the world fucked up the response as far as quickly containing the virus and being transparent about the problem. We probably will never know how badly they fucked up though so figuring out how much blame to assign to who is basically impossible.

I hate the Chinese government but I think the best strategy is to go in the other direction. If everyone gets hurt by an epidemic, then everyone has the incentive to be open with the investigation and take new pathogens seriously.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 12, 2020, 03:27:19 AM
Quote from: filler on March 12, 2020, 03:22:09 AM
capitalist care about what is most profitable, anything else is irrelevant

the chicoms have won  :rejoice

I'll buy a Little Red Book preemptively, I was already considering it anyway.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 12, 2020, 03:39:02 AM
https://twitter.com/StandwithTulsi/status/1237934753677860865

 :pimp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 12, 2020, 03:39:27 AM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 12, 2020, 03:27:19 AM
Quote from: filler on March 12, 2020, 03:22:09 AM
capitalist care about what is most profitable, anything else is irrelevant

the chicoms have won  :rejoice

I'll buy a Little Red Book preemptively, I was already considering it anyway.
(https://i.imgur.com/bSbY7N5.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Potato on March 12, 2020, 03:53:09 AM
Quote from: BIONIC on March 12, 2020, 03:05:15 AM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 12, 2020, 03:00:16 AM
What will the world retaliation against China be for this?

Buying more iPhones :pimp
But corona is killing all the old people, who will be left that wants an iPhone?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 12, 2020, 04:13:10 AM
https://twitter.com/eshaLegal/status/1238014313136295943

 :pimp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 12, 2020, 04:19:03 AM
The Dutch expert running this:
"We could take additional measures but those might not work"  :smug

Another Dutch expert calls the Italians stupid for overreacting damaging their economy while their healthcare breaks down

Oh wow, this expert

"Unlike Italy we are a rich country with a government who listens to experts and has a solid healthcare system"  :mynicca

And no I'm not making this up
https://www.nu.nl/coronavirus/6036704/wat-als-alle-nederlandse-coronamaatregelen-tot-nu-toe-niet-werken.html (https://www.nu.nl/coronavirus/6036704/wat-als-alle-nederlandse-coronamaatregelen-tot-nu-toe-niet-werken.html)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: jorma on March 12, 2020, 05:33:11 AM
First death in Sweden.
Events with over 500 people attending are banned. (RIP TI10)
Waiting day removed, sick leave now kicks in at day 0 for everyone.
The newly privatized apothecary industry is making bank. One of them reportedly sold a pack of shitty facemasks for 90 euro. Owner defended himself "i don't know about this, it wasn't me"
I have yet to actually spot someone wearing a facemask, life seems to go on as usual on the surface. No shortages in my local grocerystore as of yesterday, but the waiting time for grocery home deliveries is now one week instead of the usual next day deliveries.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 12, 2020, 05:56:52 AM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 12, 2020, 03:00:16 AM
What will the world retaliation against China be for this?

Retaliation ?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Don Rumata on March 12, 2020, 07:24:12 AM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 12, 2020, 03:00:16 AM
What will the world retaliation against China be for this?
I'd imagine this will get them to take a harder look at the whole wet market thing, at best.
Beyond that, i don't even see why the rest of the world should be too uppity in blaming them, since we're all using them as production's bedrock for our wealth and comfort anyway.
It's shouldn't be about closing borders and let your neighbor die in their own house anyway, but about increasing health standard however possible, to avoid these situations in the first place.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 12, 2020, 07:51:00 AM
Gov Kate Brown just banned gatherings of more than 250 people and instructed schools to cancel events including field trips. Kiddo has a band concert tonight, guessing it will be cancelled. Shits wild
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: bork on March 12, 2020, 08:13:14 AM
https://twitter.com/noobde/status/1237757436792094720
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 12, 2020, 08:29:54 AM
Woke up just now with monstrous headache. I felt better after drinking water and going to the bathroom. I kind of feel I have to barf though. Also, it just dawned on me I'm fucked if I'm hit with this. Remember that I'm under insured and have a 6k deductible. I also don't have a job with paid sick leave.

Quote from: VomKriege on March 12, 2020, 05:56:52 AM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 12, 2020, 03:00:16 AM
What will the world retaliation against China be for this?

Retaliation ?

Like, not militarily obviously. But market wise. Of course, China has all the rope here so nothing we can do.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: ToxicAdam on March 12, 2020, 08:34:00 AM
Quote
Federally funded tests conducted by scientists from several major institutions indicated that the novel form of coronavirus behind a worldwide outbreak can survive in the air for several hours.

A study awaiting peer review from scientists at Princeton University, the University of California-Los Angeles and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) posted online Wednesday indicated that the COVID-19 virus could remain viable in the air "up to 3 hours post aerosolization," while remaining alive on plastic and other surfaces for up to three days.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/487110-tests-indicate-coronavirus-can-survive-in-the-air


So, it's not if .. it's when.



Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 12, 2020, 08:37:01 AM
Quote from: Don Rumata on March 12, 2020, 07:24:12 AM
I'd imagine this will get them to take a harder look at the whole wet market thing, at best.

I could see international pressure on China for this, mostly because it's a nonsignificant part of China's economy and could have a lot of propaganda value for the West. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 12, 2020, 08:58:12 AM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 12, 2020, 08:29:54 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 12, 2020, 05:56:52 AM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 12, 2020, 03:00:16 AM
What will the world retaliation against China be for this?

Retaliation ?

Like, not militarily obviously. But market wise. Of course, China has all the rope here so nothing we can do.

I think it's a very antagonistic choice of words to respond to an offhand comment in a news wire that might be distorted in translation (didn't we had one with the bone grinding expression of Xi Jinping a few months back ?). Even taking it at face value, by and large dependency on China has been a choice from many industries.

Lessons for the future ? More diverse, shorter supply chains (same thing said for years about food), more sustainable, less driven by profit. Try to support a rising tide in political freedom, labor rights and wages in China and elsewhere. Better international medical cooperation. It's all big picture stuff that is not related to this particular virus.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Occam on March 12, 2020, 09:08:00 AM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on March 12, 2020, 08:34:00 AM
Quote
Federally funded tests conducted by scientists from several major institutions indicated that the novel form of coronavirus behind a worldwide outbreak can survive in the air for several hours.

A study awaiting peer review from scientists at Princeton University, the University of California-Los Angeles and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) posted online Wednesday indicated that the COVID-19 virus could remain viable in the air "up to 3 hours post aerosolization," while remaining alive on plastic and other surfaces for up to three days.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/487110-tests-indicate-coronavirus-can-survive-in-the-air


So, it's not if .. it's when.

Yes, most of the planet is going to contract it sooner or later. What sucks a lot is that there are multiple strains now, so you can get it more than once.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 12, 2020, 09:17:02 AM
 :drudge :drudge :drudge

Princess cruise suspends operations for 60 days
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 12, 2020, 09:28:52 AM
https://i.imgur.com/ysoljXL.gifv
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 12, 2020, 09:30:42 AM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on March 12, 2020, 08:34:00 AM
Quote
Federally funded tests conducted by scientists from several major institutions indicated that the novel form of coronavirus behind a worldwide outbreak can survive in the air for several hours.

A study awaiting peer review from scientists at Princeton University, the University of California-Los Angeles and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) posted online Wednesday indicated that the COVID-19 virus could remain viable in the air "up to 3 hours post aerosolization," while remaining alive on plastic and other surfaces for up to three days.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/487110-tests-indicate-coronavirus-can-survive-in-the-air


So, it's not if .. it's when.

That’s not good. That’s very not good.

Quote
That finding, if accepted, would come in stark contrast to previous media reports that suggested the virus was not easily transmittable outside of direct human contact.

The Information Age sure isn’t an age of clarity
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on March 12, 2020, 10:21:54 AM
People laughed when I ran my air filter (with uv filter) on my desk this week   :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Flannel Boy on March 12, 2020, 11:15:07 AM
https://twitter.com/GFFN/status/1238112372629352450

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 12, 2020, 11:29:22 AM
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: nachobro on March 12, 2020, 11:35:50 AM
my grandfather's carehome went into lockdown yesterday, no visitors in and out. i know its for the best but with him being an older asthmatic and already had major issues when he contracted pneumonia last year I can't help but be a bit worried.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 12, 2020, 11:38:38 AM
Quote from: nachobro on March 12, 2020, 11:35:50 AM
my grandfather's carehome went into lockdown yesterday, no visitors in and out. i know its for the best but with him being an older asthmatic and already had major issues when he contracted pneumonia last year I can't help but be a bit worried.

France basically canceled all visits to retirement homes yesterday until further notice.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: nachobro on March 12, 2020, 11:40:43 AM
the worst part is gonna be if they cancel baseball. then instead of calling me every day about the latest dodgers game he's gonna call about whatever made him annoyed on fox news instead. :-\
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: G The Resurrected on March 12, 2020, 11:41:49 AM
https://twitter.com/BetootaAdvocate/status/1238013005624819718

I'm not getting any better, my breathing treatments only do so much.

EDIT: teach me how to fix these damn links I'm fucking dumb and my brain power is limited due to lack of oxygen.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Coffee Dog on March 12, 2020, 11:45:31 AM
Made my last big trip to walmart for the forseeable future, went in the middle of the night to avoid coming into contact with other humans. Disinfected my clothes afterwards and sectioned off the groceries for a few days to kill the infection.

I think I'll get it eventually, but if I can delay it for a while it would be in my best interest on the low but still like 1% of it being serious. I work from home mostly, I think I can get away with it for a while.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 12, 2020, 11:45:44 AM
Brazil infecting the white house

Huehuehuehue
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Lonewulfeus on March 12, 2020, 11:53:38 AM
Quote from: G The Resurrected on March 12, 2020, 11:41:49 AM
https://twitter.com/BetootaAdvocate/status/1238013005624819718

I'm not getting any better, my breathing treatments only do so much.

EDIT: teach me how to fix these damn links I'm fucking dumb and my brain power is limited due to lack of oxygen.

Remove everything after the numbers in the link
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Flannel Boy on March 12, 2020, 12:05:17 PM
https://twitter.com/CBCKatie/status/1238130663255130116
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Don Rumata on March 12, 2020, 12:11:05 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 12, 2020, 11:42:48 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 12, 2020, 05:56:52 AM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 12, 2020, 03:00:16 AM
What will the world retaliation against China be for this?

Retaliation ?

we need to hold china accountable.... they subsidize world capitalism by providing effective labor for TNCs and all that profit made from that labor gets taxed and put into social programs in the countries i either live in or want to live in.... they need to be held accountable. we should move all production back here instead..... how can we trust them when they sacrificed all these social liberties in their corona response...  they needed to do it in a way that I (an expert) think is effective.
If this virus limited to kill hobos in China, nobody would give a shit (outside maybe from empty Twitter indignation) guaranteed, so... China needs to pay.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Don Rumata on March 12, 2020, 12:12:47 PM
Quote from: Stro on March 12, 2020, 11:56:58 AM
Trump has been in direct contact with like 6 people that either have had corona or were exposed to someone that had it. If this mother fucker somehow ends up not going it :beli
All those tanning beds.. :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 12, 2020, 12:21:29 PM
I'm calling TKO! Stop the fight!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 12, 2020, 12:41:51 PM
:lol I mostly watch Fox and Tucker to gauge what Republicans think of situations. It's good to be informed on what they're saying rather than insulating myself from it. Me agreeing with Tucker on some issues doesn't really mean anything as we have concluded he (smartly) steals left talking points to appeal to his base to offer some "alternative" to the left. I find Tucker frightening as I do fascinating because it's obvious he's trying to get Sanders supporters to vote Trump by making a case that Trump will look out for the working class. I thought you had no problem with Sanders saying,"they are authoratarian but they were right on some things..." Where's the call for nuance now? :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: nachobro on March 12, 2020, 12:46:34 PM
tucker may be a douche but he's also the only one on fox blasting the gop and trump for the shitty response to corona and hiding info to not hurt re-election chances.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 12, 2020, 12:46:39 PM
Anyways...

My head is still killing me. I've got some chills, and I just barfed all the water I've been drinking.

Me rn

(https://i.imgur.com/HPOoICW.gif)

Meanwhile I'm questioning if I should go to work or not. :doge America fuck yeah :rock
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 12, 2020, 12:50:33 PM
Sounds more like a stomach illness
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 12, 2020, 12:55:06 PM
https://twitter.com/fang_wenxin/status/1237936489654300677

the chicoms were right about everything  :bow :bow :bow :chinacry :bow2 :bow2 :bow2
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Clockwork5 on March 12, 2020, 12:58:28 PM
It will be interesting to see what happens at work tonight. I’m a scrubby restaurant employee and expendable but I live in a city of doctors and scientists and the university that employees them just suspended classes for two months. I’m imagining myself wiping things down in an empty restaurant, or just getting sent home.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 12, 2020, 01:08:03 PM
My father in law owns  a painting and scaffolding firm. They ran out of masks today and there are none available.  :doge

My professional legal advice was to tell the painters to go fuck themselves and man up. But he actually cares for his employees.  ::)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: bork on March 12, 2020, 01:10:29 PM
Toilet paper mania has hit Atlanta- it's starting to sell out around here.  Tried to get some off Amazon and it sold out while in the cart.  Neighbor just told me the closest supermarket is cleaned out.  Managed to get some off Prime Now.  They forced me to buy 10 packs (40 rolls) to get it, but guess it means no need to buy any for a while.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 12, 2020, 01:13:10 PM
Quote from: bork on March 12, 2020, 01:10:29 PM
Toilet paper mania has hit Atlanta- it's starting to sell out around here.  Tried to get some off Amazon and it sold out while in the cart.  Neighbor just told me the closest supermarket is cleaned out.  Managed to get some off Prime Now.  They forced me to buy 10 packs (40 rolls) to get it, but guess it means no need to buy any for a while.

Are you interested in selling bidets as a side hustle? You gotta seize these business opportunities. :money
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Flannel Boy on March 12, 2020, 01:15:08 PM
https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1238150106278486019
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: nachobro on March 12, 2020, 01:15:46 PM
https://twitter.com/reviewjournal/status/1238146422127702016

mlb any day now i suppose
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 12, 2020, 01:15:48 PM
Quote from: Clockwork5 on March 12, 2020, 12:58:28 PM
It will be interesting to see what happens at work tonight. I’m a scrubby restaurant employee and expendable but I live in a city of doctors and scientists and the university that employees them just suspended classes for two months. I’m imagining myself wiping things down in an empty restaurant, or just getting sent home.

I also work in food service.

I'm very worried I won't have a job by the end of the month.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 12, 2020, 01:16:12 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on March 12, 2020, 01:15:08 PM
https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1238150106278486019

MAMA MIA
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 12, 2020, 01:17:01 PM
Quote from: nachobro on March 12, 2020, 01:15:46 PM
https://twitter.com/reviewjournal/status/1238146422127702016

mlb any day now i suppose

They suspended spring training already.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 12, 2020, 01:20:54 PM
https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/1238127166514180096

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: G The Resurrected on March 12, 2020, 01:24:23 PM
Are they serious with this recess shit?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: ToxicAdam on March 12, 2020, 01:24:25 PM
The only silver lining in all these event cancellations is that ticket scalpers/brokers are getting fucked.


Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Dickie Dee on March 12, 2020, 01:29:34 PM
Justin Trudeau is in self-isolation and wife is feeling symptoms awaiting test results after she returned from UK  :cancry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: nachobro on March 12, 2020, 01:31:37 PM
my state just suspended all gatherings of 100 or more people
https://www.kob.com/albuquerque-news/health-secretary-issues-order-suspending-mass-gatherings-in-new-mexico-/5672419/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 12, 2020, 01:41:01 PM
The toilet paper thing really makes no sense.

Like hand sanitizer, shortage, sure, thats something that maybe 5% of the population usually buys and now 100% want it. The factory capacity isnt there.

But theres always enough toilet paper for everyone.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Flannel Boy on March 12, 2020, 01:44:07 PM
What if you have to stay indoors for fourteen days?

https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1238151559047008256
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: bork on March 12, 2020, 01:44:20 PM
Quote from: james on March 12, 2020, 01:41:01 PM
The toilet paper thing really makes no sense.

Like hand sanitizer, shortage, sure, thats something that maybe 5% of the population usually buys and now 100% want it. The factory capacity isnt there.

But theres always enough toilet paper for everyone.

Am thinking people are panicking, thinking they're going to be stuck in their homes or something.  Otherwise makes no sense to me.

I'm not freaking out over this, but my wife is more concerned (due to being pregnant and all) and wants to go "stock up" on some food that can last for a while just in case.  Don't see why we can't just buy some pasta since it's cheap as hell, but am totally expecting that shit to be cleaned out too, lol.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on March 12, 2020, 01:49:07 PM
Quote from: Transhuman on January 25, 2020, 12:05:03 AM
Only 800 people died from Sars and it was way more severe, plus since we're 16 years of medical advancement later... i'd be very surprised if the deathtoll ends up triple digits

Tell us more Nostradamus
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: kingv on March 12, 2020, 01:49:13 PM
https://twitter.com/andrewneville/status/1237967587813842945
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on March 12, 2020, 01:50:11 PM
Quote from: bork on March 12, 2020, 01:44:20 PM
Quote from: james on March 12, 2020, 01:41:01 PM
The toilet paper thing really makes no sense.

Like hand sanitizer, shortage, sure, thats something that maybe 5% of the population usually buys and now 100% want it. The factory capacity isnt there.

But theres always enough toilet paper for everyone.

Am thinking people are panicking, thinking they're going to be stuck in their homes or something.  Otherwise makes no sense to me.

I'm not freaking out over this, but my wife is more concerned (due to being pregnant and all) and wants to go "stock up" on some food that can last for a while just in case.  Don't see why we can't just buy some pasta since it's cheap as hell, but am totally expecting that shit to be cleaned out too, lol.

Lentils last long and are carb+protein so...
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 12, 2020, 01:52:26 PM
Quote from: bork on March 12, 2020, 01:44:20 PM
Quote from: james on March 12, 2020, 01:41:01 PM
The toilet paper thing really makes no sense.

Like hand sanitizer, shortage, sure, thats something that maybe 5% of the population usually buys and now 100% want it. The factory capacity isnt there.

But theres always enough toilet paper for everyone.

Am thinking people are panicking, thinking they're going to be stuck in their homes or something.  Otherwise makes no sense to me.

But nobody buys one roll at a time. You should already have enough tp to last.

Also, dont most offices have those enormous rolls of paper that supply 200 people for a month? Just take one home.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: TakingBackSunday on March 12, 2020, 01:55:47 PM
our ceo sent an incredibly tone deaf email about this shit, where he doesn't mention anything about working from home even though literally his entire company has the ability to do so

I'm at home after stocking up for a month, and I'm really worried lots of people are going to die
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: skullstorm on March 12, 2020, 01:55:56 PM
Noooo not the NHL too :stahp

Anyway my sister asked me to make one of those hand washing lyric posters and I was thinking "what song do I like and wouldn't mind singing in my head a lot", thought of one but ah jeez, it turned out a bit gloomy lol

(https://i.imgur.com/TmYF1Hk.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 12, 2020, 01:59:00 PM
from kingv
https://twitter.com/STOPFLEXIN/status/1237890487454822404

:dead :dead :dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 12, 2020, 01:59:00 PM
Cloth wipes for the poo

 :goty2 :kobeyuck :holeup :snoop :trash

https://www.reddit.com/r/ZeroWaste/comments/fhhc5x/me_at_home_on_my_bidet_with_my_cloth_wipes/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on March 12, 2020, 02:01:41 PM
Arabs are laughing now about the toilet paper
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 12, 2020, 02:03:10 PM
Using water to wash your ass is cleaner anyway. If you got someone else's poo on your leg would you just use a paper towel?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: TEEEPO on March 12, 2020, 02:04:07 PM
 :smug
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Flannel Boy on March 12, 2020, 02:11:00 PM
https://twitter.com/Nexofin/status/1238148029477257216

edit: looks like it's not legit.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Don Rumata on March 12, 2020, 02:14:37 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on March 12, 2020, 01:24:25 PM
The only silver lining in all these event cancellations is that ticket scalpers/brokers are getting fucked.
Sell those tickets as toilet paper for 400x the price.  :success
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Kunai With Chain on March 12, 2020, 02:23:13 PM
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/public-global-health/486760-italy-suspends-mortgage-payments-during-coronavirus

Italy suspending all mortgage and bill payments during shut down. At least I'll have something to look forward to if shit actually hits the fan over here.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: nudemacusers on March 12, 2020, 02:26:55 PM
Lol I was supposed to go home in April. Guessing that isn’t happening at this rate  :fbm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: toku on March 12, 2020, 02:32:42 PM
Stay strong King
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: brawndolicious on March 12, 2020, 02:34:50 PM
My brother's sister-in-law has her wedding in April. It's a big Pakistani wedding with like a couple hundred people, I have no idea what will happen.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 12, 2020, 02:35:18 PM
Quote from: nudemacusers on March 12, 2020, 02:26:55 PM
Lol I was supposed to go home in April. Guessing that isn’t happening at this rate  :fbm

Get a second and third wife and live your best life in Bahrain, mashallah. :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Flannel Boy on March 12, 2020, 02:44:05 PM
https://twitter.com/Sarah_Boxer/status/1238170376187904002
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: EchoRin on March 12, 2020, 02:46:28 PM
(https://scontent.ford4-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/s960x960/89813416_10158106285366055_6078419467430264832_o.jpg?_nc_cat=1&_nc_sid=8024bb&_nc_oc=AQnz6Jj8rezf8QwGleTmJpfWAACvwTdJDRrhz36UdkgpXg41zRCykj-CkQ5P_KvTmbI&_nc_ht=scontent.ford4-1.fna&_nc_tp=7&oh=ce984b7571fbaac20d5a1d05cd5593d6&oe=5E920B1F)

When you like to joke about things, but it ends up biting you in the ass and everyone else is now giving you the  >:( look.

haha
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 12, 2020, 02:47:33 PM
Quote from: nudemacusers on March 12, 2020, 02:26:55 PM
Lol I was supposed to go home in April. Guessing that isn’t happening at this rate  :fbm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV8e_RkpiNA

April is a cruel time
Even though the sun may shine
And world looks in the shade
As it slowly comes away

Still fall, the April rain
And the valley's filled with pain
And you can't tell if I cry
As I look up to the...


Grey sky, where it should be blue
Grey sky, where I should see you
Ask why, why it should be so?
I'll cry, say that I don't know


Maybe once in a while
I'll forget and I'll smile
But then the feeling comes again
Of an April without end
Of an April lonely as they come

In the dark of my mind
I can see all too fine
But there is nothing to be done
When I just can't feel the sun
And the springtime's the season of the night


Grey sky, where it should be blue
Grey sky, where I should see you
Ask why, why it should be so?
I'll cry, say that I don't know

I don't know
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 12, 2020, 02:50:20 PM
https://twitter.com/Jimmymack010/status/1238167622639931392

 :pimp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Brehvolution on March 12, 2020, 02:51:07 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on March 12, 2020, 02:44:05 PM
https://twitter.com/Sarah_Boxer/status/1238170376187904002

My county isn't listed.  :ohyeah
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 12, 2020, 02:53:44 PM
https://twitter.com/Imxnx11/status/1238088064729219074
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Joe Molotov on March 12, 2020, 02:54:05 PM
Quote from: filler on March 12, 2020, 02:50:20 PM
https://twitter.com/Jimmymack010/status/1238167622639931392

 :pimp

Why do we have an army base in China? ???
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 12, 2020, 02:56:00 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on March 12, 2020, 02:54:05 PM
Quote from: filler on March 12, 2020, 02:50:20 PM
https://twitter.com/Jimmymack010/status/1238167622639931392

 :pimp

Why do we have an army base in China? ???
https://twitter.com/Jimmymack010/status/1238169149836148737
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 12, 2020, 02:56:25 PM
My uncle went into palliative care today - I'm thinking I'm going to have to fly home for a funeral soon.  And Saskatchewan had it's first presumed case today.  My mom works in a hospital. 

I'm also expecting that my office will be shut down since its connected to a hospital.  We are already getting warnings to take anything important home and to work at home if possible.  Kinda getting scary out there.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 12, 2020, 03:45:00 PM
All French daycares, schools and universities closed starting Monday.

I'm kinda torn on what to think. People say Western governments are slow and bumbling but it's all pretty exceptional measures. Sport competitions and such being canceled and put back, etc
.. probably not as efficient as South Korea but still. On the other hand, people (myself included) are slow to change habits and not everyone is being a poster boy of following strictly the health advices or being super aware.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 12, 2020, 03:46:42 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 12, 2020, 03:45:00 PM
All French daycares, schools and universities closed starting Monday.

I'm kinda torn on what to think. People say Western governments are slow and bumbling but it's all pretty exceptional measures. Sport competitions and such being canceled and put back, etc
.. probably not as efficient as South Korea but still. On the other hand, people (myself included) are slow to change habits and not everyone is being a poster boy of following strictly the health advices or being super aware.
don't believe the hype! it's all just a ploy to stop the yellow vests, don't fall for it!!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: EchoRin on March 12, 2020, 03:46:57 PM
What was South Korea's response since you bring it up?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Akala on March 12, 2020, 03:49:44 PM
they sent EVOL back to us.  :jeb
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Pennywise on March 12, 2020, 03:58:11 PM
Quote from: EchoRin on March 12, 2020, 03:46:57 PM
What was South Korea's response since you bring it up?
Testing, testing, testing.

They got a real high capacity of tests compared to what alot of places can do per day.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Boredfrom on March 12, 2020, 03:59:38 PM
I’m really fucking scared that the Mexican government is hiding real numbers from us. My mother got really sick two weeks ago and she is over 60.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: EchoRin on March 12, 2020, 04:02:25 PM
Quote from: Boredfrom on March 12, 2020, 03:59:38 PM
I’m really fucking scared that the Mexican government is hiding real numbers from us. My mother got really sick two weeks ago and she is over 60.

Is she doing alright or still ill?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Boredfrom on March 12, 2020, 04:07:12 PM
Quote from: EchoRin on March 12, 2020, 04:02:25 PM
Quote from: Boredfrom on March 12, 2020, 03:59:38 PM
I’m really fucking scared that the Mexican government is hiding real numbers from us. My mother got really sick two weeks ago and she is over 60.

Is she doing alright or still ill?

Alright but still weak. Was not Coronavirus related, but she got really weak. And she is going to travel north side of the country today by plane to try to recover with my aunts.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Flannel Boy on March 12, 2020, 04:16:42 PM
My lucky partner (who is a teacher) gets two more weeks of vacation.

https://twitter.com/CP24/status/1238193146187702279

I did my first elbow-bump greeting with a client--it was awkward.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Joe Molotov on March 12, 2020, 04:18:10 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 12, 2020, 04:16:28 PM
https://twitter.com/DiageoLiam/status/1238021117941596161

(https://i.imgur.com/7VEJ7JX.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: ToxicAdam on March 12, 2020, 04:22:32 PM
All Ohio K-12 schools closed for 3 weeks.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 12, 2020, 04:23:00 PM
March Sadness cancelled  :corona_mj
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 12, 2020, 04:23:43 PM
 :gddr5 :borys :fabulous :gddr5 :borys :gddr5 :borys

Total Corona panic everywhere.

Yesterday our government said: "No panic lol"

Today: "EVERYTHING MUST BE CANCELLED!"
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 12, 2020, 04:26:35 PM
How about some Corona FUN?
Let's coronify our avatars.

FUN
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 12, 2020, 04:26:52 PM
Would be pretty bad ass if we transitioned to a culture of just shutting down during the virus season
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 12, 2020, 04:27:40 PM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on March 12, 2020, 04:26:52 PM
Would be pretty bad ass if we transitioned to a culture of just shutting down during the virus season

Mandatory hibernation every winter :aah
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Bebpo on March 12, 2020, 04:28:45 PM
The Screaming Females concert I was going to on Sunday in LA just cancelled.

Oh well that makes the decision of do I want to go our not for me.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 12, 2020, 04:29:34 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 12, 2020, 04:28:22 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 12, 2020, 04:26:35 PM
How about some Corona FUN?
Let's coronify our avatars.

FUN

Better idea... let's all just agree to meet up in Wuhan or Tehran, have an orgy and get it over with :yeshrug

Let's go to Milan instead. nudemac can shop for some haute couture before we sacrifice ourselves to Corona-chan
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Bebpo on March 12, 2020, 04:35:35 PM
Also had another employee show up to work today coughing with a sore throat and fever and we said not paraphrased but "why the fuck are you here, go home"

No matter how many times we tell our employees to stay home from work if they're sick and we're not taking it out of their sick leave, they still show up coughing and being sick in our small office where everyone crowds into a medium sized main office space and is like 2 feet from each other and constantly hands papers to each other and talks to each other. It's really frustrating as an employer.

I proposed a plan I wrote last night to transition the office to entirely remote work from home for all employees outside 1 receptionist to get the mail and answer calls. All it called for was buying like 8 work cellphones and getting 8 work laptops to take home that have remote connection to our server and office 365 on them.

Was voted down by the other owners that I'm paranoid and this isn't a big deal and blah blah.

If I can't make the office a safe place to work I'll probably just have to stay home and work from home myself from now on and they can't complain. As long as someone scans anything physical that shows up for me and emails me any calls I get and return numbers that I can call back from a google fake # from my home, I can do pretty much everything 99% from home myself. Though I do need a better remote access program to my server. Always used Teamviewer which is an oooook virtual desktop but not great and my dad uses Logmein which I never liked.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 12, 2020, 04:37:40 PM
Just send an email to employees about all the measures we're taking and put a message up on Facebook for our clients that we are open (and also what sort of measures we are taking)

everyone who reads it after I plugged the corona scanner thing  :comeon :beli

Employees can always work from home but they prefer the office for the good vibes and fun times.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Eel O'Brian on March 12, 2020, 04:40:51 PM
Quote from: filler on March 12, 2020, 02:56:00 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on March 12, 2020, 02:54:05 PM
Quote from: filler on March 12, 2020, 02:50:20 PM
https://twitter.com/Jimmymack010/status/1238167622639931392

 :pimp

Why do we have an army base in China? ???
https://twitter.com/Jimmymack010/status/1238169149836148737

is fort detrick the same place they keep the ark of the covenant
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: ToxicAdam on March 12, 2020, 04:41:04 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 12, 2020, 04:28:45 PM
The Screaming Females concert I was going to on Sunday in LA just cancelled.

Oh well that makes the decision of do I want to go our not for me.

You can still get tickets that close to the date? Last time I waited on buying tickets to watch them in Chicago, I got shut out.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Don Rumata on March 12, 2020, 04:47:45 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 12, 2020, 04:26:35 PM
How about some Corona FUN?
Let's coronify our avatars.

FUN
Anything to make avatarless people feel left out.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 12, 2020, 04:50:28 PM
You know if all this ends with under 5,000 deaths in the US the fake news people are going to have a fucking field day.

Personally, Im rather shocked Im not hearing about death camps and black helicopters and government controlling us 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 12, 2020, 05:02:30 PM
The grocery store was insane.  No toilet paper left.  And everyone has a cart ful of stuff (generally most other times its just people with a few items in a basket).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: toku on March 12, 2020, 05:09:28 PM
https://twitter.com/Tylerjoelb/status/1238178944131760129
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: nachobro on March 12, 2020, 05:17:00 PM
Disneyland is closing for the rest of the month but World is going to stay open. :lol

also the archdiocese(?) here cancelled all catholic masses statewide until further notice, which is a major deal for a majority mexican state
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 12, 2020, 05:20:27 PM
Quote from: riotous on March 12, 2020, 04:55:33 PM
Quote from: james on March 12, 2020, 04:50:28 PM
You know if all this ends with under 5,000 deaths in the US the fake news people are going to have a fucking field day.

Personally, Im rather shocked Im not hearing about death camps and black helicopters and government controlling us

Conservatives love to claim that when prevention matters work that means no problem ever existed.

Exactly.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 12, 2020, 05:22:16 PM
I share an office with someone.

She asked if I planned on working from home.

I said no, why.

She said you take transit arent you scared.

I said its cool.

She clearly thinks Im carrying the virus in every day.

Sucks to be you bitch, but I need two monitors. One for work, one for stonks.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 12, 2020, 05:28:03 PM
Sister thought she had corona but tests just came back

Hay fever

 :whew
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Yeti on March 12, 2020, 05:38:39 PM
Quote from: nachobro on March 12, 2020, 05:17:00 PM
Disneyland is closing for the rest of the month but World is going to stay open. :lol

RIP me :-\
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: nachobro on March 12, 2020, 05:43:40 PM
got the prep work all done today for WFH so if the order comes down we're ready to rock for every employee and we will be able to do remote home visits to families as well
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 12, 2020, 05:43:45 PM
Quote
One for work, one for stonks.
:salute
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 12, 2020, 06:07:48 PM
https://www.forbes.com/sites/travisbean/2020/03/12/coronavirus-crisis-sets-back-fast--furious-9-one-full-year/#26e929a61089
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Great Rumbler on March 12, 2020, 06:07:55 PM
Quote from: Joe Biden on March 12, 2020, 01:44:25 PM
The solution to not having toilet paper is booking a night at a cheap hotel and just keep asking for Toilet Paper. Get $60 worth, and then leave.

Thanks, Joe.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 12, 2020, 06:14:00 PM
My university dept. just sent an email that TA and grad students can stay home if they are sick or if they are feeling anxious about going into the school as if they were sick.  That's pretty nice of them.  Pretty sure university will be closed by Monday anyways. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: tiesto on March 12, 2020, 06:15:36 PM
Quote from: Brehvolution on March 12, 2020, 02:51:07 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on March 12, 2020, 02:44:05 PM
https://twitter.com/Sarah_Boxer/status/1238170376187904002

My county isn't listed.  :ohyeah

20 in Suffolk, close to 100 in Manhattan. And my bro is an infectious disease doc in Manhattan...   :-\

My office has about 2000 people working there (with lots of international travel), they were sending out test notifications of their alert system today and my boss called a meeting with all of us talking about making sure we can get on the VPN at home. Really hoping they give us the order soon.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Propagandhim on March 12, 2020, 06:22:17 PM
https://twitter.com/nuggetsfanfore1/status/1237917927208300544
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 12, 2020, 06:24:34 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 12, 2020, 04:35:35 PM
Also had another employee show up to work today coughing with a sore throat and fever and we said not paraphrased but "why the fuck are you here, go home"

No matter how many times we tell our employees to stay home from work if they're sick and we're not taking it out of their sick leave, they still show up coughing and being sick in our small office where everyone crowds into a medium sized main office space and is like 2 feet from each other and constantly hands papers to each other and talks to each other. It's really frustrating as an employer.

I proposed a plan I wrote last night to transition the office to entirely remote work from home for all employees outside 1 receptionist to get the mail and answer calls. All it called for was buying like 8 work cellphones and getting 8 work laptops to take home that have remote connection to our server and office 365 on them.

Was voted down by the other owners that I'm paranoid and this isn't a big deal and blah blah.

If I can't make the office a safe place to work I'll probably just have to stay home and work from home myself from now on and they can't complain. As long as someone scans anything physical that shows up for me and emails me any calls I get and return numbers that I can call back from a google fake # from my home, I can do pretty much everything 99% from home myself. Though I do need a better remote access program to my server. Always used Teamviewer which is an oooook virtual desktop but not great and my dad uses Logmein which I never liked.

Bebpo WHY THE FUCK DID YOU GO TO WORK TODAY
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Let's Cyber on March 12, 2020, 06:52:05 PM
Golly gee wilikers should would be nice if we had a robust, universal health care system in this country to properly combat something like this.

But i'm sure having millions of working poor with no access to a doctor or proper testing and going to work sick out of necessity without the availability of sick leave won't fuck us at all. 

nope. Everything is fine! 

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 12, 2020, 06:53:45 PM
Quote from: Let's Cyber on March 12, 2020, 06:52:05 PM
Golly gee wilikers should would be nice if we had a robust, universal health care system in this country to properly combat something like this.

But i'm sure having millions of working poor with no access to a doctor or proper testing and going to work sick out of necessity without the availability of sick leave won't fuck us at all. 

nope. Everything is fine!

I'm amazed bidet apparently said he'd veto m4a? Like what the fuck :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 12, 2020, 06:55:14 PM
mild to serious ratio is 91:9 in currently ravaged Italy
a plus considering how in the past it seemed like 80:20

just making sure to balance the doom with some upsides
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 12, 2020, 07:00:58 PM
Apparently no one goes to rite aid for toilet paper. Fully stocked up
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Mr Gilhaney on March 12, 2020, 07:01:13 PM
 First it came for Kahlenberg, and I did not speak out, because I am not a glue sniffer.

Then it came for Rugani and I said nothing, because I am not a criminal Italian.

Then it came for Arteta and I said nothing, cause who the fuck supports Arsenal.

But then it came for Paulo Dybala, and NOW I FUCKING SPEAK. This has gone too far. Leave Dybala alone.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 12, 2020, 07:11:46 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 12, 2020, 04:19:03 AM
The Dutch expert running this:
"We could take additional measures but those might not work"  :smug

Another Dutch expert calls the Italians stupid for overreacting damaging their economy while their healthcare breaks down

Oh wow, this expert

"Unlike Italy we are a rich country with a government who listens to experts and has a solid healthcare system"  :mynicca

And no I'm not making this up
https://www.nu.nl/coronavirus/6036704/wat-als-alle-nederlandse-coronamaatregelen-tot-nu-toe-niet-werken.html (https://www.nu.nl/coronavirus/6036704/wat-als-alle-nederlandse-coronamaatregelen-tot-nu-toe-niet-werken.html)

How your country ended up as a part of the euro core is a miracle
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BlueTsunami on March 12, 2020, 07:17:57 PM
Work has been canceled tomorrow. Three day weekend cause a bat in China shit in the wrong mouth. The butterfly effect is real y'all.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on March 12, 2020, 07:30:51 PM
Shit just got real.

https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/gatherings-worldwide-temporarily-suspended
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: EightBitNate on March 12, 2020, 07:32:55 PM
Quote from: Skullfuckers Anonymous on March 12, 2020, 07:30:51 PM
Shit just got real.

https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/gatherings-worldwide-temporarily-suspended

The Bore is 98.9% Muslim
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Coffee Dog on March 12, 2020, 07:37:41 PM
Quote from: Skullfuckers Anonymous on March 12, 2020, 07:30:51 PM
Shit just got real.

https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/gatherings-worldwide-temporarily-suspended

I thought this would take another week! Glad they got somewhat in front of it, this will do a lot of good here.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Don Rumata on March 12, 2020, 07:52:17 PM
"God won't save you from Corona, stay home, fools"  :doge

Meanwhile... Italian government passed stricter rules for the curfew, because old people kept not giving a shit and go do their usual rounds, while all the youngsters were home watching Twitch.  :lol
They basically closed down a whole larger range of shops, and left open just the more essential stuff, like supermarkets, pharmacies, and such.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 12, 2020, 07:53:05 PM
"God damn it you boomers, why must you be so stubborn"
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: eleuin on March 12, 2020, 08:10:49 PM
https://twitter.com/MailOnline/status/1238012197537755136
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 12, 2020, 08:15:32 PM
honestly I could buy everyone around, but not including, trump getting sick
reality is a meme
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 12, 2020, 08:18:47 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 12, 2020, 08:15:32 PM
honestly I could buy everyone around, but not including, trump getting sick
reality is a meme

It will turn out that Big Macs and Diet Coke are the best remedy for the virus. (https://i.ibb.co/CBbYrTx/karen.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 12, 2020, 08:18:53 PM
https://twitter.com/GetDisneyPrime/status/1238187043341074432

---

https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1238256884769046528
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 12, 2020, 08:21:12 PM
Quote from: Dufus on March 12, 2020, 08:13:27 PM
its hard for me to not believe over a million americans will die due to the consequences of the epidemic

it seems like absolutely everything is going wrong rn

trump straight up pushing to not test people to keep numbers low for his re-election... fucking wow

and the insane thing is, it kills mostly old people... how does that help your re-election, you moron?

im guessing he'll catch it himself and die instead of getting blown the fuck out in november
Over a million would be a bit dramatic.
Over a million might be infected but not everyone infected dies.
Most people recover from the bio weapon after a short while.

It seems that mostly people with severe heart problems or other issues kick the bucket.

The big risk is if this thing mutates.

If it wasn't for the backlash on the 'hoax' thing or stock markets getting twitchy Trump wouldn't have made a big deal out of this.
Now our country follows because if we keep up appearances the flight ban might be lifted early.

It's all a joke.

Arbitrary numbers and measures to act like governments are 'in control' or 'on top' of this thing.
Nothing changed between Trump saying it was a hoax and Trump doing the travel ban.
Except bad news stories and stock market dips.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: EchoRin on March 12, 2020, 08:28:04 PM
Quote from: EchoRin on March 11, 2020, 11:10:55 PM
Quote from: EchoRin on March 11, 2020, 10:44:04 PM
US suspends flights from Europe for 30 days.

FACK! My black metal concert on April 10th  :'(

But the tour starts in 2 days somewhere else in the States so it looks like I lucked out and the bands are likely on US soil already.

Sorry for getting mad at you Corona-chan  :-[

aaaaaaaand the whole tour is canceled. Corona-chan you bitch!!!

Mainly due to various cities having bans on events that are above a certain number of people.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 12, 2020, 08:44:10 PM
If there was a real problem Disney would've delayed Wulan.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on March 12, 2020, 09:00:39 PM
For filler

https://mobile.twitter.com/haaretzcom/status/1238254710823555072
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: nachobro on March 12, 2020, 09:00:46 PM
all the schools in the state closed so i got the call. gotta go in tomorrow for a couple things but then its at least 2 weeks work from home, probably 3 or more :jeb
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 12, 2020, 09:14:56 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/BillSimmons/status/1238259004796780545

 :hyper
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 12, 2020, 09:17:29 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/Partisangirl/status/1238263222823763969

 :gddr5
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: bluemax on March 12, 2020, 09:37:08 PM
30+ minute lines for groceries around here. People have lost their minds.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Don Rumata on March 12, 2020, 09:50:06 PM
Quote from: bluemax on March 12, 2020, 09:37:08 PM
30+ minute lines for groceries around here. People have lost their minds.
I bought stuff to last me (more or less) for the 20 days of quarantine today, and there was a huge line at the super market i went to (a very big one in the city).
They had people go in in chunks though, to avoid too big of a crowd, so that was partly the reason.

Everything was super stocked though, they had people restocking like crazy, too.

If you are hell bent on not getting it (or getting it as late as possible) and you know your country is going into lock down anyway (and are able to); it's not that crazy to lock yourself in a bit early, when the probability of contagion in your area is still low.
This way you can do some shopping around for stuff with less stress.


Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 12, 2020, 10:01:21 PM
food trucks that do a lot of catering events are starting to feel it around here  :-\
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: stufte on March 12, 2020, 10:01:46 PM
Our local Colorado school district has cancelled school for at least the next two weeks. Shit is nuts.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 12, 2020, 10:05:16 PM
 :drudge :drudge :drudge

https://twitter.com/RT_com/status/1238283392271122433
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: benjipwns on March 12, 2020, 10:06:04 PM
https://twitter.com/TheRoot/status/1237766695655276546
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: benjipwns on March 12, 2020, 10:15:30 PM
https://www.wnd.com/2020/03/will-coronavirus-kill-new-world-order/
Quote
Will coronavirus kill the New World Order?
Pat Buchanan observes, 'nations seem to be looking out for their own peoples first'
Patrick J. Buchanan   By Patrick J. Buchanan
Published March 12, 2020 at 7:07pm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Yeti on March 12, 2020, 10:40:10 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 12, 2020, 08:44:10 PM
If there was a real problem Disney would've delayed Wulan.

Guess what’s delayed?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 12, 2020, 10:41:13 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on March 12, 2020, 10:06:04 PM
https://twitter.com/TheRoot/status/1237766695655276546

Also The Root:

Can fried chicken heal corona virus? hyuck hyuck
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 12, 2020, 10:49:51 PM
First Formula 1 race cancelled.

Twitch thots will be the only form of entertainment for the foreseeable future.  :journo
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 12, 2020, 10:51:13 PM
https://twitter.com/AFlyBlackCommie/status/1237908288274141184
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: bork on March 12, 2020, 10:57:37 PM
Went out to run some errands tonight and yep, people have lost their fuckin' minds.

Wife wanted to go to Costco- told her it was probably not a good idea, but went along.  The first thing we noticed is that there were no shopping carts outside anywhere.  Already a sign to not bother going inside.  The woman at the door had a counter to keep track of how many people they were letting in, lol.  Saw a MASSIVE queue of people just lining up to leave and the line to wait for the checkout literally went all the way back to the other side of the store.   :lol  The entire aisle where toilet paper, paper towels, and water are located was cleaned out.  The way people were running around inside the store and and leaving with stockpiles of shit (saw one guy in a mask, with shit strapped on) and especially the people outside, stumbling around in a daze looking for carts reminded me of a scene from a post-apocalyptic movie.

Went to the grocery store after this.  Not as insane as Costco, but still similar in that all the carts were gone, indicating a packed store, and certain items were just cleaned out.  Lots of people going for bottled water, bread, and pasta. 

Then on the way home, stopped to get gas.  The guy next to us was busy filling up multiple containers with gas and putting them in his trunk. 
 :dizzy

On the bright side, there was no traffic, lol.  And the stores have got to be loving the all the sales they racking up right now.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 12, 2020, 11:04:43 PM
https://twitter.com/tyanderson23_/status/1238175723027869696
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 12, 2020, 11:11:28 PM
Why the fuck did you people not stock up two weeks ago did you not see this thread
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: El Babua on March 12, 2020, 11:14:30 PM
https://twitter.com/joolsd/status/1238186240488374272
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 12, 2020, 11:22:04 PM
https://youtu.be/eAXbQifW59M
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 12, 2020, 11:32:53 PM
Got an email saying prepare to work from home on short notice. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 12, 2020, 11:40:50 PM
https://twitter.com/GovWhitmer/status/1238301146500009985
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: bork on March 12, 2020, 11:44:38 PM
Man.  I mean, I only have to go into the office two days a week anyway, but come on...where's that office closure email already?
 :corona_rodney
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 12, 2020, 11:47:39 PM
My college put out a notice today. They're working on remote classes and we can expect them... April 3rd.  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: toku on March 12, 2020, 11:49:21 PM
https://twitter.com/beeple/status/1238300953088004096
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: EchoRin on March 12, 2020, 11:51:00 PM
I failed all my online courses back in college. Which were 2. Statistics and music theory. Just stopped doing them after like 2 weeks. I should have never taken online courses. You live and you fail... at life.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Clockwork5 on March 13, 2020, 12:06:25 AM
Well I made it through the shift at work. Spent all night wondering if I’m asymptomatic and just passing it to all of the old people I was waiting on. I mean, yeah I wash my hands constantly but I have also touched every single thing you’re putting up to your mouth. Your plate, silverware, glass, bread, linen... oh and I have also touched every single thing everyone else has put up to their mouth. I just kinda felt like a vessel of disease but then my 70 year old guest would say “We are in a bit of a hurry, we are going to Les Miserables at the performing arts center” and I just shook my head. I’m starting to think we are fucked.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 13, 2020, 12:13:09 AM
Quote from: Joe Biden on March 13, 2020, 12:06:33 AM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on March 12, 2020, 06:07:55 PM
Quote from: Joe Biden on March 12, 2020, 01:44:25 PM
The solution to not having toilet paper is booking a night at a cheap hotel and just keep asking for Toilet Paper. Get $60 worth, and then leave.

Thanks, Joe.

You’re only welcome if you vote for me in November.

What makes you think Trump won't delay the election because of the Corona Virus?  :steiner
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: benjipwns on March 13, 2020, 12:13:48 AM
Schools, in every form, admins, professors, students, etc. are not prepared to make a mid-semester switch to online-only courses, it'll be a disaster. They're going to wind up offering to wipe the semester and shit.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: bork on March 13, 2020, 12:17:42 AM
Quote from: benjipwns on March 13, 2020, 12:13:48 AM
Schools, in every form, admins, professors, students, etc. are not prepared to make a mid-semester switch to online-only courses, it'll be a disaster. They're going to wind up offering to wipe the semester and shit.

When they announced that several schools here were being closed a few days ago, one of the people taking questions about it said that they had a contingency plan in place to allow for "online learning" and would do it in the closures lasted more than a set amount of time.  Certainly must be the case everywhere?

But my guess is that a lot of schools don't have classes for a month and the kids get all pissed off when they realize they'll have to make it up in the summer.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 13, 2020, 12:18:10 AM
president xi,

i am a nine year old boy living in a las vegas village. under our country's brutal system no one can get access to basic goods and a pandemic is spreading across our nation while countries like yours have already contained it. our president reserves the short supply of testing kits for our political bureaucracy and my mayor is so indoctrinated that she says the virus is fake news (https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-las-vegas/mayor-goodman-says-media-are-destroying-las-vegas-1977257/). no one can afford care and there are shortages everywhere. please send FN-6 MANPADs and QBZ-03 rifles so I can liberate my town and we can achieve prosperity. I assure you that inside every las vegan there is a chinese man waiting to be set free
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: benjipwns on March 13, 2020, 12:32:53 AM
Quote from: shosta on March 13, 2020, 12:18:10 AM
please send FN-6 MANPADs and QBZ-03 rifles so I can liberate my town and we can achieve prosperity
What my comrade means to say is that the weapons will only be used in self-defense and that it hopefully does not come to that, the liberation will come peacefully through dialogue and struggle among the workers.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 13, 2020, 12:33:45 AM
yes, the rifles will be used for peace, please award us a grant from the national endowment for socialism
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: benjipwns on March 13, 2020, 12:36:41 AM
What my youthful comrade means to say is that the genocide has already begun, the assistance is required immediately. Especially cash assistance.

What my comrade means to say is that he enjoys making benji look like a fool by editing his posts. Please send cash assistance to benji. He can have all the rifles or whatever.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 13, 2020, 12:37:22 AM
I think what is needed to unite in our fears and beat this thing is Tom Hanks dying. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 13, 2020, 12:43:56 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 13, 2020, 12:37:22 AM
I think what is needed to unite in our fears and beat this thing is Tom Hanks dying.

:brazilcry what are you doing?!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 13, 2020, 12:44:39 AM
https://twitter.com/AustinLASchools/status/1238308746897448961

Doesn't look like L.A. Unified is ready just yet to close schools.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 13, 2020, 12:46:34 AM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 13, 2020, 12:43:56 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 13, 2020, 12:37:22 AM
I think what is needed to unite in our fears and beat this thing is Tom Hanks dying.

:brazilcry what are you doing?!

Making a sacrifice.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 13, 2020, 01:14:36 AM
you americans are so fucked
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 13, 2020, 01:19:10 AM
https://twitter.com/YahooNews/status/1238208160575508482

Quote
President Trump said Thursday that travel restrictions to California and Washington, two states hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak, were possible “if an area gets too hot.”

One day after announcing a 30-day suspension of travel from the European Union to the United States, Trump was asked by a reporter in the Oval Office whether domestic restrictions were also possible.

“Is it a possibility?” Trump responded. “Yes, if somebody gets a little bit out of control, if an area gets too hot.”

Trump canceled his own trip to Nevada and Colorado minutes after announcing the EU travel restrictions.

----

https://twitter.com/mtsarabia/status/1238333136599003136
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 13, 2020, 01:19:55 AM
apparently SARS also originated from bats in a chinese "wet" market
maybe cindi is right in that these wet markets will get push-backs, alternatively, war on bats

I dunno which is more promising atm, need to run the numbers
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Clockwork5 on March 13, 2020, 01:24:53 AM
Insurance companies will bear the entire cost of treatment!
Wait, no, testing! lol did I say treatment? I meant testing.
Insurance will pay for all testing! :juicy

How can I get tested?  :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 13, 2020, 01:32:10 AM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 13, 2020, 01:19:55 AM
apparently SARS also originated from bats in a chinese "wet" market
maybe cindi is right in that these wet markets will get push-backs, alternatively, war on bats

I dunno which is more promising atm, need to run the numbers

My minimum hope is for nations to pressure China to idk stop gagging doctors trying to contain dangerous viruses. Or have China have better health/safety standards. The conditions of that market sounded  :corona_mj

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: benjipwns on March 13, 2020, 01:34:43 AM
How long do you think we should wait before we start introducing ourselves as a "survivor"? This is a little trickier than when we all started saying we were "9/11 survivors" and such.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 13, 2020, 01:35:39 AM
Reliable data is important, suppression does no one favours.

Anyway, US approaching 2k cases, the testing is a shitshow, and loads of people aren't even the slightest concerned about prevention. The cases curve is going to be absurd.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 13, 2020, 01:37:14 AM
My second hope is for the people to revolutionize, assassinate Xi Jinping, cut off his head French style, and make a democracy. Reading about dissent growing in China after Dr Li's death made me fume with hope for the Chinese proletariat. Even high officials were questioning Chinese authoritarianism openly on social media. Revolt. Join forces with the protesters of Hong Kong.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 13, 2020, 01:38:00 AM
 :goty2
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Clockwork5 on March 13, 2020, 01:38:41 AM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 13, 2020, 01:35:39 AM
Reliable data is important, suppression does no one favours.

Anyway, US approaching 2k cases, the testing is a shitshow, and loads of people aren't even the slightest concerned about prevention. The cases curve is going to be absurd.
The suppression of data seemingly always does the GOP favors.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 13, 2020, 01:40:56 AM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 13, 2020, 01:38:00 AM
:goty2

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/07/business/china-coronavirus-doctor-death.html

:klob
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: bluemax on March 13, 2020, 02:29:17 AM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 13, 2020, 01:14:36 AM
you americans are so fucked

Just read a report from an expert panel from UCSF that says we are ~1 week behind Italy right now. Estimated 1.5mm deaths this year and a possibility that it'll wane in the summer and then come back again in the fall.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 13, 2020, 02:50:58 AM
slightly older data, but data nonetheless

https://twitter.com/BBCLBicker/status/1235486242013237248
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 13, 2020, 04:38:51 AM
https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1238355360991174656 (https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1238355360991174656)

Stay home, lock the doors, listen to the government, watch Disney+  :cop
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Ghoul on March 13, 2020, 06:31:57 AM
https://twitter.com/_Majinbuuuu/status/1237932858213359616
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Mr Gilhaney on March 13, 2020, 07:04:13 AM
that feel when almost all my country is shut down, but is till have to go to work... and during the weekend tomorrow as well.  :-\
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Ghoul on March 13, 2020, 07:07:44 AM
at what point do I update my facebook to say I'm safe :doge

https://www.planetski.eu/2020/03/10/coronavirus-fears-in-the-alps/ (https://www.planetski.eu/2020/03/10/coronavirus-fears-in-the-alps/)

They've closed ski resorts in austria from this weekend, I was due to go next Sunday! Really sucks tbh.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Mr Gilhaney on March 13, 2020, 07:15:32 AM
Quote from: Ghoul on March 13, 2020, 07:07:44 AM
at what point do I update my facebook to say I'm safe :doge

https://www.planetski.eu/2020/03/10/coronavirus-fears-in-the-alps/ (https://www.planetski.eu/2020/03/10/coronavirus-fears-in-the-alps/)

They've closed ski resorts in austria from this weekend, I was due to go next Sunday! Really sucks tbh.

Like 150 people from Denmark were infected from one Austrian ski resort. The bartender had a whistle he used, to get through the crowd of people and well... apparently other people used it as well. Turned out to be a bad idea.  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Pennywise on March 13, 2020, 07:57:55 AM
Yeah. All of the 15 cases in town came back from ski places in Austria.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: bork on March 13, 2020, 08:00:11 AM
https://twitter.com/unrooolie/status/1238323024811589633
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 13, 2020, 08:10:19 AM
Spring break was week after next anyway, so they’re giving kids here next week off too
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Kunai With Chain on March 13, 2020, 08:18:13 AM
Seems like the hording had arrived in my neck of the woods too, they had emptied the whole toilet and paper towel section, pasta section and for some reason the flour section. What the fuck are you going to do with the flour? Bake baguette during a pandemic?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 13, 2020, 08:21:46 AM
I'm paper macheing a hibernation nest with the 8 bags of flour I bought.  I've always wanted to live like Tooms from the Xfiles and this seems like a valid excuse to do so. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 13, 2020, 08:45:09 AM
https://twitter.com/urdadssidepiece/status/1238239853143302148
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: EightBitNate on March 13, 2020, 08:53:26 AM
Should I buy toilet paper
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 13, 2020, 08:55:13 AM
Quote from: EightBitNate on March 13, 2020, 08:53:26 AM
Should I buy toilet paper


Buy as much as possible for the black market :success
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Great Rumbler on March 13, 2020, 08:59:02 AM
Quote from: toku on March 12, 2020, 11:49:21 PM
https://twitter.com/beeple/status/1238300953088004096

That's Vin Diesel.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Akala on March 13, 2020, 09:02:26 AM
boomer remover is trending. hoes mad.  :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 13, 2020, 09:31:33 AM
I'm the only person in my train car today

It's rush hour

 :doge :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Brehvolution on March 13, 2020, 09:55:46 AM
I have 56 rolls of TP. Am I doing this right?

Walmart, Wegmans, Aldi, Sam's Club, Tops are all sold out of TP. Dollar stores have a bunch. No one buys TP at Rite Aid because it costs twice as much as anywhere else.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 13, 2020, 10:02:31 AM
Quote from: james on March 13, 2020, 09:31:33 AM
I'm the only person in my train car today

It's rush hour

 :doge :doge

Lick the seats and get this over with.  :corona_rodney
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 13, 2020, 10:04:05 AM
Went to the grocery store today. No flour, no noodles, rice and tp getting sparse. Still lots of alcohol though :playa
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 13, 2020, 10:09:30 AM
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/12/conspiracy-theory-that-coronavirus-originated-in-us-gaining-traction-in-china


US military responsible for Corona-Chan :pacspit
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Flannel Boy on March 13, 2020, 10:15:55 AM
I was fooled yesterday.

https://twitter.com/tomphillipsin/status/1238461611297386501
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 13, 2020, 10:37:32 AM
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: skullstorm on March 13, 2020, 10:38:16 AM
Quote from: Dufus on March 13, 2020, 08:28:20 AM
Quote from: Kunai With Chain on March 13, 2020, 08:18:13 AM
What the fuck are you going to do with the flour? Bake baguette during a pandemic?

Oui. :corona_rodney

I'm learning how to make and use sourdough starter, already made my first rye bread. I bought hopefully enough flour to last for a while, I'm going to be surviving on homemade bread if all else fails :)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: toku on March 13, 2020, 10:39:55 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/2358UJV.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 13, 2020, 10:41:15 AM
This is literally the best day in my life
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BIONIC on March 13, 2020, 10:42:18 AM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on March 13, 2020, 10:15:55 AM
I was fooled yesterday.

https://twitter.com/tomphillipsin/status/1238461611297386501

Liberal Brazilian truckers strike again :pimp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 13, 2020, 10:42:44 AM
https://twitter.com/existentialfish/status/1238472617809580035

 :tauntaun :tauntaun :tauntaun :tauntaun :tauntaun
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Clockwork5 on March 13, 2020, 10:47:51 AM
Your stonks will pay the price.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 13, 2020, 10:56:07 AM
Quote from: Clockwork5 on March 13, 2020, 10:47:51 AM
Your stonks will pay the price.

My dude, I would empty my bank account if it means Trump and Bolsonaro die.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: bork on March 13, 2020, 11:05:33 AM
No work at home (all week) notice yet.

Instead, we were just told "hope you don't have plans this weekend!" and it appears we're going to be "forced" to work tomorrow and/or Sunday to help people working remotely.   :-\  Maybe that means they are going to announce an office shut down...makes no sense otherwise.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 13, 2020, 11:06:21 AM
James, God may not let Bernie win but She may let the far right authoratarians die all at once :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 13, 2020, 11:07:46 AM
https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1238255219521335301
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 13, 2020, 11:08:47 AM
Xi is 66. Let's hope he also gets it. :klob
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 13, 2020, 11:10:19 AM
If I keep taking public transit, I'm gonna get it. If they suspend public transit, I'm not going to be able to get anywhere. :shaq2
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 13, 2020, 11:11:11 AM
Quote from: james on March 13, 2020, 10:56:07 AM
Quote from: Clockwork5 on March 13, 2020, 10:47:51 AM
Your stonks will pay the price.

My dude, I would empty my bank account if it means Trump and Bolsonaro die.

SPEAK FOR YOURSELF :bolo
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Kunai With Chain on March 13, 2020, 11:12:13 AM
https://twitter.com/SanketHoley/status/1238137382177652736
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: thisismyusername on March 13, 2020, 11:14:47 AM
Quote from: Kunai With Chain on March 13, 2020, 11:12:13 AM
https://twitter.com/SanketHoley/status/1238137382177652736

Was releasing a virus part of your plan?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: EightBitNate on March 13, 2020, 11:16:06 AM
Quote from: james on March 13, 2020, 10:42:44 AM
https://twitter.com/existentialfish/status/1238472617809580035

 :tauntaun :tauntaun :tauntaun :tauntaun :tauntaun

https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1238478818135945216

👀
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 13, 2020, 11:24:29 AM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 13, 2020, 11:06:21 AM
James, God may not let Bernie win but She may let the far right authoratarians die all at once :rejoice

I am seriously going to have a talk with God if this plays out right.



Also, who the fuck is hoarding pet beds  :doge :doge :doge

(https://i.redd.it/aas8eetu0em41.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Clockwork5 on March 13, 2020, 11:26:50 AM
Quote from: james on March 13, 2020, 10:56:07 AM
Quote from: Clockwork5 on March 13, 2020, 10:47:51 AM
Your stonks will pay the price.

My dude, I would empty my bank account if it means Trump and Bolsonaro die.

In that case, thank you for your sacrifice.
:salute
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Brehvolution on March 13, 2020, 11:48:19 AM
^ Could also go in the latestagecapitalism thread.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Flannel Boy on March 13, 2020, 11:52:40 AM
https://twitter.com/SalehaMohsin/status/1238484596855054338
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 13, 2020, 11:53:34 AM
Chinese doctors :bow

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Flannel Boy on March 13, 2020, 12:03:34 PM
Bolsonaro is claiming he doesn't have it. :shrug

https://twitter.com/domphillips/status/1238493544630964224

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 13, 2020, 12:08:13 PM
https://twitter.com/kystokes/status/1238494732159860736
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 13, 2020, 12:08:33 PM
:stahp

Where did the positive diagnosis talk come from?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Joe Molotov on March 13, 2020, 12:09:09 PM
Quote from: james on March 13, 2020, 11:24:29 AM
Also, who the fuck is hoarding pet beds  :doge :doge :doge

(https://i.redd.it/aas8eetu0em41.jpg)

Gotta wipe with something when the tp runs out, bro.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Flannel Boy on March 13, 2020, 12:12:29 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 13, 2020, 12:08:33 PM
:stahp

Where did the positive diagnosis talk come from?

Apparently, his own son told Fox that the first test was positive.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 13, 2020, 12:14:17 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on March 13, 2020, 12:12:29 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 13, 2020, 12:08:33 PM
:stahp

Where did the positive diagnosis talk come from?

Apparently, his own son told Fox that the first test was positive.

:rejoice

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 13, 2020, 12:16:18 PM
https://twitter.com/mattbarrows/status/1238215720036487168
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Occam on March 13, 2020, 12:18:28 PM
I've been using that very helpful Johns Hopkins website to stay updated and I just noticed that it doesn't have any UK numbers:
https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6
Maybe Trump used this to decide which countries to include in his travel ban?
I kid, but with Trump nothing surprises me anymore.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 13, 2020, 12:20:24 PM
James we get to see Trump's health update today. Let's hope he's even worse bruh.

Be dancing on that grave like

(https://i.imgur.com/pjIMlpK.gif)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 13, 2020, 12:23:43 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 13, 2020, 12:20:24 PM
James we get to see Trump's health update today. Let's hope he's even worse bruh.

Be dancing on that grave like

(https://i.imgur.com/pjIMlpK.gif)

I"m just now remembering this episode is against THE CHINESE :dead

:sabu
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 13, 2020, 12:28:02 PM
Wish for Trump‘s death so the next president at least sugarcoats upholding the status quo of American hegemony by all means necessary, brehs.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 13, 2020, 12:29:12 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 13, 2020, 12:28:02 PM
Wish for Trump‘s death so the next president at least sugarcoats upholding the status quo of American hegemony by all means necessary, brehs.

Say this to someone that voted against Obama in 2012 specifically because of his American imperialism, brehs. :bernie

Quite the assumption.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 13, 2020, 12:29:15 PM
https://twitter.com/latimes/status/1238439166528098304

 :kobeyuck
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: I'm a Puppy! on March 13, 2020, 12:29:23 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 13, 2020, 12:28:02 PM
Wish for Trump‘s death so the next president at least sugarcoats upholding the status quo of American hegemony by all means necessary, brehs.
Nah, I do it because I'm a petty bitch.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Akala on March 13, 2020, 12:36:19 PM
Quote from: Tripon on March 13, 2020, 12:29:15 PM
https://twitter.com/latimes/status/1238439166528098304

 :kobeyuck

Eggslut  :preach
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 13, 2020, 12:38:58 PM
Hopefully the next President's agenda won't try to deny me rights. But remember, all presidents are the same!

(https://i.imgur.com/N5jur9Y.gif)

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 13, 2020, 12:42:44 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 13, 2020, 12:38:58 PM
Hopefully the next President's agenda won't try to deny me rights. But remember, all presidents are the same!

(https://i.imgur.com/N5jur9Y.gif)

I look at it from a foreign policy perspective.


And it was a shitpost. :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 13, 2020, 12:45:07 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 13, 2020, 12:42:44 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 13, 2020, 12:38:58 PM
Hopefully the next President's agenda won't try to deny me rights. But remember, all presidents are the same!

(https://i.imgur.com/N5jur9Y.gif)

I look at it from a foreign policy perspective.


And it was a shitpost. :trumps

Yes all American presidents are comfy with actual despots and dictators

Meanwhile my presidential candidate at one point wanted the CIA to be abolished :bernie

(https://i.imgur.com/511x9TI.gif)

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 13, 2020, 12:48:13 PM
https://twitter.com/max77max7777/status/1238223316923678728
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 13, 2020, 12:50:29 PM
Quote from: filler on March 13, 2020, 12:48:13 PM
https://twitter.com/max77max7777/status/1238223316923678728

Eradicated or nearly destroyed :sabu

Source?

Oh wait, those will be Chinese  :crowdlaff
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BIONIC on March 13, 2020, 12:53:31 PM
They eradicated all the infected  :corona_rodney
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 13, 2020, 12:58:22 PM
https://twitter.com/zlj517/status/1238269193427906560

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 13, 2020, 01:02:20 PM
Quote from: filler on March 13, 2020, 12:58:22 PM
https://twitter.com/zlj517/status/1238269193427906560

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/19/health/lethal-viruses-nih.html

Quote
Federal officials on Tuesday ended a moratorium imposed three years ago on funding research that alters germs to make them more lethal.

Remember, all Presidents are ThE SaMEe SugGarCoaTinG :sabu
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Propagandhim on March 13, 2020, 01:08:34 PM
Quote from: filler on March 13, 2020, 12:58:22 PM
https://twitter.com/zlj517/status/1238269193427906560

 :snoop
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 13, 2020, 01:24:47 PM
https://twitter.com/Carrlights/status/1238513632520134656

https://twitter.com/urdadssidepiece/status/1238239853143302148
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Brehvolution on March 13, 2020, 01:27:48 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/JMbi0ce.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 13, 2020, 01:28:40 PM
 :pimp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 13, 2020, 01:33:11 PM
https://twitter.com/saucekeuchiha_/status/1238305336181882882

 :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: ToxicAdam on March 13, 2020, 01:40:13 PM
Quote
Mexico frets about U.S. coronavirus spread, could restrict border


Mexico is going to build a wall! Trump was right!

https://news.trust.org/item/20200313151928-n3bce
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Flannel Boy on March 13, 2020, 01:43:55 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 13, 2020, 01:03:08 PM
President Trudeau, I rescind my previous request to you for COVID19 aid  :dead

https://twitter.com/sammymarie/status/1237446322967339009
Though I lived in Manitoba at the time, I can't speak to details. There's a 2010 report from the Manitoba government here: https://www.gov.mb.ca/health/documents/h1n1.pdf

Health care is largely administrated by the province, so it would mostly be the province "sending them medicine and medical supplies."

According to the 2010 report, 11 total deaths linked to H1N1 flu. I don't know what the racial breakdown is, but the report says "First Nations populations were more severely affected in the first wave than the second." This can be seen by the geographical split: 40% cases in the first wave and 9% in the second.

For the H1N1 vaccine, the province identified priority groups. People with Aboriginal ancestry were included in the priority groupings. 60% were immunized by the date the report was published.

During the first wave, Manitoba established a tri-partite table that included the province, the federal government and First Nations and Metis organizations. It included the
Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, Health Canada – First Nations Inuit Health, the Manitoba Metis Federation, Southern Chiefs Organization, Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO) and provincial government representatives.

The province developed targeted communications with First Nations and Metis leadership and communities.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on March 13, 2020, 01:43:59 PM
Quote from: filler on March 13, 2020, 12:48:13 PM
https://twitter.com/max77max7777/status/1238223316923678728

they also started the virus by eatinh bats like savages

Xie xie china
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 13, 2020, 01:51:03 PM
Having a look at the upcoming football schedule.

Hungary, Serbia, Russia  and Turkey are still playing. That’s good enough for gambling :playa
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 13, 2020, 02:05:56 PM
Btw. we were told not to come in to the office unless it’s absolutely necessary, start of the semester has been postponed until April 20th ( :hitler )

Gonna play lots of vidya :klob
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Propagandhim on March 13, 2020, 02:13:51 PM
 RIP Euro 2020.

https://www.managingmadrid.com/2020/3/13/21178839/uefa-euro-2020-moved-2021-report

 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 13, 2020, 02:17:53 PM
I bought 5 new vidya games while  all the idiots stocked up on toilet paper and canned food.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 13, 2020, 02:19:24 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 13, 2020, 01:51:03 PM
Having a look at the upcoming football schedule.

Hungary, Serbia, Russia  and Turkey are still playing. That’s good enough for gambling :playa

Mexico is playing as well.


Work told us if we get corona, we do not need to use sick days

WTF have I been hoarding sick days for? I prepared for NOTHING
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 13, 2020, 02:19:40 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 13, 2020, 02:17:53 PM
I bought 5 new vidya games while  all the idiots stocked up on toilet paper and canned food.

Animal crossing SOON
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Joe Molotov on March 13, 2020, 02:23:59 PM
Quote from: james on March 13, 2020, 02:19:40 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 13, 2020, 02:17:53 PM
I bought 5 new vidya games while  all the idiots stocked up on toilet paper and canned food.

Animal crossing SOON

Isabelle-chan can’t get Coronavirus. :uguu
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Propagandhim on March 13, 2020, 02:24:15 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 13, 2020, 02:17:53 PM
I bought 5 new vidya games while  all the idiots stocked up on toilet paper and canned food.

You got SFV?  What other games are you using as toilet paper? 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 13, 2020, 02:24:32 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/oGBYqYk.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Akala on March 13, 2020, 02:26:23 PM
Animal crossing is gonna make so much fucking money.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Don Rumata on March 13, 2020, 02:27:46 PM
To whom it may concern, of the Bore administration: I propose we switch "Likes" for "Toilet Paper Rolls (TPR)".  :doge
If truth emerges in a time of crisis, then they've proven themselves to be the ultimate barometer of wealth in a modern society.

Give this a serious consideration, please.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 13, 2020, 02:30:21 PM
SK
Total cases: 7,979
Current infected: 7,398

https://twitter.com/BBCLBicker/status/1238336700532711424

serious case as % of current = 1.23%
critical as % of current = 0.80%

if you're optimistic, then you're are sure cases are considerably underreported, therefore the mild:serious ratio is >19
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 13, 2020, 02:30:39 PM
Quote from: james on March 13, 2020, 02:19:40 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 13, 2020, 02:17:53 PM
I bought 5 new vidya games while  all the idiots stocked up on toilet paper and canned food.

Animal crossing SOON

Bought a new micro SD card for the Switch  :miyamoto
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 13, 2020, 02:33:02 PM
I wonder what Nintendo stock looks like these days
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 13, 2020, 02:33:20 PM
(https://i.ibb.co/Nrgxv4S/3-EF8-D5-F0-7783-4115-B71-A-93-BE2-B7-C374-A.jpg)

I finally have enough time to deal with this game‘s bullshit. :rejoice

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 13, 2020, 02:34:51 PM
Quote from: Akala on March 13, 2020, 02:26:23 PM
Animal crossing is gonna make so much fucking money.

What if the internet goes out before release, is suicide an ethical option?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 13, 2020, 02:38:48 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 13, 2020, 02:34:51 PM
Quote from: Akala on March 13, 2020, 02:26:23 PM
Animal crossing is gonna make so much fucking money.

What if the internet goes out before release, is suicide an ethical option?
https://twitter.com/jason_koebler/status/1238214044403859456
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: EchoRin on March 13, 2020, 02:43:55 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 13, 2020, 02:33:20 PM
(https://i.ibb.co/Nrgxv4S/3-EF8-D5-F0-7783-4115-B71-A-93-BE2-B7-C374-A.jpg)

I finally have enough time to deal with this game‘s bullshit. :rejoice

Remember. You aren't actually replaying the game 4 times. Just 2 runs from like the midway point. It's shorter than Skyrim, Red Dead 2, and most JRPGs.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: EchoRin on March 13, 2020, 02:44:46 PM
Quote from: filler on March 13, 2020, 02:38:48 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 13, 2020, 02:34:51 PM
Quote from: Akala on March 13, 2020, 02:26:23 PM
Animal crossing is gonna make so much fucking money.

What if the internet goes out before release, is suicide an ethical option?
https://twitter.com/jason_koebler/status/1238214044403859456

Data caps should be punishable by death. Do something about this Trump!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 13, 2020, 02:45:29 PM
:rejoice

http://www.rainews.it/dl/rainews/media/Tteam-di-esperti-medici-cinesi-diretti-in-Italia-per-emergenza-Coronavirus-a1079e3e-70c4-4ad6-865f-73ebb9c0f232.html

"Mr. Alfredo, we'll take care of it"

(https://scontent.fyxd1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/89336949_2938217166242061_8383771999968690176_o.jpg?_nc_cat=1&_nc_sid=8024bb&_nc_ohc=VheL0DmXBpAAX9ECPtR&_nc_ht=scontent.fyxd1-1.fna&oh=0f24246b071c53f5cb70ed935020e6dd&oe=5E935C67)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: bork on March 13, 2020, 02:53:39 PM
They still haven't decided to shut down our main office yet, despite all this concern...

...but they did just tell us that everyone on my team is now 100% remote until further notice.  Might only be a week, might be for a few weeks, but-

:rejoice

Sleeping in later every morning and not having to deal with ATL highways on Mondays and Tuesdays
:lawd
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Propagandhim on March 13, 2020, 02:53:54 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 13, 2020, 02:45:29 PM
:rejoice

http://www.rainews.it/dl/rainews/media/Tteam-di-esperti-medici-cinesi-diretti-in-Italia-per-emergenza-Coronavirus-a1079e3e-70c4-4ad6-865f-73ebb9c0f232.html

"Mr. Alfredo, we'll take care of it"

(https://scontent.fyxd1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/89336949_2938217166242061_8383771999968690176_o.jpg?_nc_cat=1&_nc_sid=8024bb&_nc_ohc=VheL0DmXBpAAX9ECPtR&_nc_ht=scontent.fyxd1-1.fna&oh=0f24246b071c53f5cb70ed935020e6dd&oe=5E935C67)

https://twitter.com/politico/status/1236135747322810368


Geopolitics is turning

 :jeb :klob

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 13, 2020, 02:55:14 PM
euro periphery falls to commies :noah
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Yeti on March 13, 2020, 02:55:17 PM
Work today has been ass. AAAAAASSSSSSSSSS
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 13, 2020, 02:56:56 PM
190 new cases reported in The Netherlands today.
Got a lot of work done with everyone else cramming into super markets and enjoyed the lack of traffic jams and empty highway's  :pimp

I bought a surplus of canned soup, water bottles and toilet paper weeks ago you dumbfuck lemmings  :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: jakefromstatefarm on March 13, 2020, 03:02:05 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 13, 2020, 02:33:20 PM
(https://i.ibb.co/Nrgxv4S/3-EF8-D5-F0-7783-4115-B71-A-93-BE2-B7-C374-A.jpg)

I finally have enough time to deal with this game‘s bullshit. :rejoice
wait....ps3?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 13, 2020, 03:02:20 PM
Hoarding canned soup is a rookie mistake. That‘s not even enough calories for a day and takes up space.
Meanwhile I can survive off a pack of flour for at least three days :karen
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 13, 2020, 03:03:40 PM
Quote from: jakefromstatefarm on March 13, 2020, 03:02:05 PM
wait....ps3?
the first Nier was 2010. Also, there was a first Nier
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 13, 2020, 03:03:50 PM
Quote from: jakefromstatefarm on March 13, 2020, 03:02:05 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 13, 2020, 02:33:20 PM
(https://i.ibb.co/Nrgxv4S/3-EF8-D5-F0-7783-4115-B71-A-93-BE2-B7-C374-A.jpg)

I finally have enough time to deal with this game‘s bullshit. :rejoice
wait....ps3?

I think you’re thinking of Nier Automata for PS 4 which came out a couple of years ago.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 13, 2020, 03:06:59 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 13, 2020, 02:56:56 PM
190 new cases reported in The Netherlands today.
Got a lot of work done with everyone else cramming into super markets and enjoyed the lack of traffic jams and empty highway's  :pimp

I bought a surplus of canned soup, water bottles and toilet paper weeks ago you dumbfuck lemmings  :lol

Three weeks ago they made fun of us, Nintex.

But now look who's laughing?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Clockwork5 on March 13, 2020, 03:09:25 PM
Heading back into work for another round of “How can I wait tables while touching as little as possible.”  Can’t wait for all of the geriatrics to inform me that they are in a hurry because they need to get to the performing arts center.

Yeah, I know you’re in a hurry to go mingle with the thousands of other old folks who just had to go see Les Miserables today, but your gonna have to wait because I need to go scrub my hands.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 13, 2020, 03:10:53 PM
https://twitter.com/maxvayshia/status/1238417216359587841
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Bebpo on March 13, 2020, 03:11:33 PM
Quote from: bork on March 13, 2020, 02:53:39 PM
They still haven't decided to shut down our main office yet, despite all this concern...

...but they did just tell us that everyone on my team is now 100% remote until further notice.  Might only be a week, might be for a few weeks, but-

:rejoice

Sleeping in later every morning and not having to deal with ATL highways on Mondays and Tuesdays
:lawd

I don't understand companies talking about wfh like it's a 2-3 week thing. Or places like Disneyland shutting down for 15 days.

This thing isn't going to suddenly be gone in 3 weeks. I think realistically anything closing or companies doing wfh to make a difference it's going to have to continue for 6-12 months.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 13, 2020, 03:14:10 PM
https://twitter.com/therealdaddymo1/status/1238453171783155712

(https://i.imgur.com/n8cfVuD.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 13, 2020, 03:14:29 PM
Canada has banned cruises

Alaska cruise season has been cancelled since ships are required to stop in a foreign port

I was planning on using my stonks money for a suite on an Alaska cruise

 :existential :existential :existential
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 13, 2020, 03:16:43 PM
Quote from: james on March 13, 2020, 03:14:29 PM
Canada has banned cruises

Alaska cruise season has been cancelled since ships are required to stop in a foreign port

I was planning on using my stonks money for a suite on an Alaska cruise

 :existential :existential :existential

Just wait it out and they‘ll pay you money to go on a cruise :success
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Don Rumata on March 13, 2020, 03:17:16 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 13, 2020, 03:11:33 PM
Quote from: bork on March 13, 2020, 02:53:39 PM
They still haven't decided to shut down our main office yet, despite all this concern...

...but they did just tell us that everyone on my team is now 100% remote until further notice.  Might only be a week, might be for a few weeks, but-

:rejoice

Sleeping in later every morning and not having to deal with ATL highways on Mondays and Tuesdays
:lawd

I don't understand companies talking about wfh like it's a 2-3 week thing. Or places like Disneyland shutting down for 15 days.

This thing isn't going to suddenly be gone in 3 weeks. I think realistically anything closing or companies doing wfh to make a difference it's going to have to continue for 6-12 months.
It's about spreading the infection curve, so the health system doesn't collapse.
You can't stop the infection, but you can slow it down as much as possible.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 13, 2020, 03:20:59 PM
Quote from: Don Rumata on March 13, 2020, 03:17:16 PM
It's about spreading the infection curve, so the health system doesn't collapse.
You can't stop the infection, but you can slow it down as much as possible.
https://twitter.com/amdar1ing/status/1237880129575157760
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 13, 2020, 03:21:13 PM
Quote from: james on March 13, 2020, 03:06:59 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 13, 2020, 02:56:56 PM
190 new cases reported in The Netherlands today.
Got a lot of work done with everyone else cramming into super markets and enjoyed the lack of traffic jams and empty highway's  :pimp

I bought a surplus of canned soup, water bottles and toilet paper weeks ago you dumbfuck lemmings  :lol

Three weeks ago they made fun of us, Nintex.

But now look who's laughing?
Brexit and Trump all over again

I told everyone, the Chinese bioweapon is coming our way and mainly targets short people.

Italy has the highest number of cases next to China and America is panicking.

I rest my case.  :trumps


Remember when the Wuhanians were screaming for their lives as they were welded shut in their homes as the bodies piled up?
Here's how Italy handles this
https://twitter.com/spank75/status/1238229026805895168 (https://twitter.com/spank75/status/1238229026805895168)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 13, 2020, 03:30:23 PM
https://twitter.com/Brasco_Aad/status/1238544032789299202

 :bernie
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 13, 2020, 03:43:57 PM
https://twitter.com/jason_koebler/status/1238537941863075841
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Bebpo on March 13, 2020, 03:44:43 PM
lol, everyone was blowing off my wfh solutions for our office and now that the schools are closing, our employees that have kids have to stay home with the kids so we have to figure out how to do wfh for them.


Also apparently the supermarket run has hit here. I'm pretty stocked up for a few months, so hopefully that gets better in a month or two.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: EightBitNate on March 13, 2020, 03:49:46 PM
Work is doing “half the team works from home one week, half works the other week”. Seems kinda dumb but I’m probably the only one not at significant risk of dying since everyone else here is old, so I’m good.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 13, 2020, 03:51:25 PM
Quote from: EightBitNate on March 13, 2020, 03:49:46 PM
Work is doing “half the team works from home one week, half works the other week”. Seems kinda dumb but I’m probably the only one not at significant risk of dying since everyone else here is old, so I’m good.

If you had posted that mashup yourself, you could’ve retired thanks to the big meme money.   :-\
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 13, 2020, 03:52:49 PM
My county has its first case
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: EightBitNate on March 13, 2020, 03:53:40 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 13, 2020, 03:51:25 PM
Quote from: EightBitNate on March 13, 2020, 03:49:46 PM
Work is doing “half the team works from home one week, half works the other week”. Seems kinda dumb but I’m probably the only one not at significant risk of dying since everyone else here is old, so I’m good.

If you had posted that mashup yourself, you could’ve retired thanks to the big meme money.   :-\

Don’t remind me
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 13, 2020, 03:57:11 PM
Quote from: EightBitNate on March 13, 2020, 03:49:46 PM
Work is doing “half the team works from home one week, half works the other week”. Seems kinda dumb but I’m probably the only one not at significant risk of dying since everyone else here is old, so I’m good.

My work is doing the same, but only for “non-production” aka if you actually do anything you’re coming in
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Potato on March 13, 2020, 04:13:52 PM
Most sporting events have been cancelled or are being held behind closed doors here. I am hoping that this week my work announces everyone will be working from home, just in time for animal crossing.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 13, 2020, 04:16:04 PM
(https://preview.redd.it/km0olvd4agm41.jpg?width=960&height=906&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=697cc7c7d1efd99b7c160977780d384b7a301800)

:dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 13, 2020, 04:27:08 PM
(https://i.imgflip.com/3gnqzq.png)

https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1238214465822371843
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 13, 2020, 04:35:21 PM
https://twitter.com/BET/status/1238290137282482176

 :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: thisismyusername on March 13, 2020, 04:42:21 PM
Quote from: filler on March 13, 2020, 03:43:57 PM
https://twitter.com/jason_koebler/status/1238537941863075841

Fuck them, and fuck Bidet and Trump who totally support this shit.

America is a shithole.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 13, 2020, 04:49:37 PM
cindi was right!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Leadbelly on March 13, 2020, 04:59:05 PM
There could be a bunch of people who don't even know/think they have the virus because it can show up quite mild in young, healthy people.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: ToxicAdam on March 13, 2020, 05:15:01 PM
On one hand, it's surprising that my state (Ohio) appears to be one of the more proactive states in the country in treating this thing seriously.

On the other hand, it's probably due of the decades of depression and low morale among the populace,  so we just assume the worst.



Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 13, 2020, 05:15:29 PM
https://twitter.com/MariahCarey/status/1238488557288927232

 :-[
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 13, 2020, 05:15:38 PM
Italy latest daily death toll at 250, toll rising faster day-by-day. Almost 25% of total fatalities which is now at 5408.

To balance, some seemingly good news, in a sense, high asymptotic count. Which could suggest total infected counts are lowballed by a good margin which decreases true mortality.
https://nationalpost.com/news/these-canadians-who-caught-novel-coronavirus-say-they-barely-knew-they-were-infected

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 13, 2020, 05:32:13 PM
https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-act-today-or-people-will-die-f4d3d9cd99ca
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Mr Gilhaney on March 13, 2020, 05:36:55 PM
Yeah there was a lot of early carriers here that had little to no symptoms. But that also made them infect a shit load of others.  :doge

The main place Danish people got infected from, was a ski resort in Austria. At a bar there, the bartender used a whistle to get through the crowd of people every night, and some of the bar guests also blew the whistle several times for whatever reason.... they all came home without symptoms, and infected a whole bunch of people. Some big brain shit there. :lol

My mom finally decided to head home from Cebu as well. We closed our borders for all none Danes.  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 13, 2020, 05:36:57 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on March 13, 2020, 05:15:01 PM
On one hand, it's surprising that my state (Ohio) appears to be one of the more proactive states in the country in treating this thing seriously.

On the other hand, it's probably due of the decades of depression and low morale among the populace,  so we just assume the worst.

Truly the most American state :salute
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 13, 2020, 05:45:23 PM
https://twitter.com/esa/status/1238480433047916545
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 13, 2020, 05:54:31 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/Jdw1ku0.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Bebpo on March 13, 2020, 06:03:04 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 13, 2020, 05:45:23 PM
https://twitter.com/esa/status/1238480433047916545

Yeah, I was thinking that work from home should help on reducing carbon output for next few months around the world.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: bork on March 13, 2020, 06:08:17 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 13, 2020, 03:11:33 PM
Quote from: bork on March 13, 2020, 02:53:39 PM
They still haven't decided to shut down our main office yet, despite all this concern...

...but they did just tell us that everyone on my team is now 100% remote until further notice.  Might only be a week, might be for a few weeks, but-

:rejoice

Sleeping in later every morning and not having to deal with ATL highways on Mondays and Tuesdays
:lawd

I don't understand companies talking about wfh like it's a 2-3 week thing. Or places like Disneyland shutting down for 15 days.

This thing isn't going to suddenly be gone in 3 weeks. I think realistically anything closing or companies doing wfh to make a difference it's going to have to continue for 6-12 months.

They're treating it on a weekly basis, at least in my office.  But it helps a lot that my firm is already all ready to go in regards to working remotely and it's easy for just about anyone working there to do so.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Bebpo on March 13, 2020, 06:14:40 PM
What are some good cheap remote desktop apps?

I'm using teamviewer which I used a couple years ago, but now it disconnects with the free version after a couple hours and it wants $50/month for a 1 user sub to keep it from disconnecting which is a lot of fucking money :| Gotta be something cheaper that works as good.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 13, 2020, 06:15:03 PM
Are your owners still poo-pooing remote work?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Don Rumata on March 13, 2020, 06:18:18 PM
So Corona was created in a lab to fix climate change.  :brain
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: kingv on March 13, 2020, 06:19:53 PM
https://twitter.com/punishedzizek/status/1238509169457709057
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 13, 2020, 06:22:55 PM
https://twitter.com/VitalVegas/status/1238587188201148417
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 13, 2020, 06:25:31 PM
the las vegas economy is like 60% supported by tourism so we're definitely fucked. pretty soon I'm going to be writing that letter to president xi for real
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BlueTsunami on March 13, 2020, 06:31:48 PM
Schools here officially out till the 6th of April. Don't know what to do with all this time now. Drink and binge watch The Office ultimately
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: brawndolicious on March 13, 2020, 06:36:00 PM
From what I'm hearing, the reason for all the local quarantining is because they want the virus to spread as slowly as possible. My brother said that in his hospital, they were talking about how maybe 5% of patients need to be intubated which requires a bed in the ICU ward, which are very limited. So the goal is to space out the infection as much as possible so that they don't run out of ICU capacity.

But realistically, 12-18 months before this particular virus is under control with a vaccine of any kind.

Quote from: Bebpo on March 13, 2020, 06:14:40 PM
What are some good cheap remote desktop apps?

I'm using teamviewer which I used a couple years ago, but now it disconnects with the free version after a couple hours and it wants $50/month for a 1 user sub to keep it from disconnecting which is a lot of fucking money :| Gotta be something cheaper that works as good.

Aren't you a lawyer? I've never worked in a legal office but that seems like one of the most remoteable jobs in the world.

To answer your question, I've only used the VNC remote software app and it worked well. Pricing seems pretty reasonable too:

https://www.realvnc.com/en/connect/pricing/ (https://www.realvnc.com/en/connect/pricing/)

If you haven't already, the trickiest thing is having good filepath organization for all the papers that y'all keep...on file. So infuriating when you can't find where someone saved something from years earlier.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: curly on March 13, 2020, 06:37:11 PM
Just watched an old dude manhandle every bunch of asparagus in the produce aisle, the USA had a good run.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Don Rumata on March 13, 2020, 06:42:21 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 13, 2020, 06:25:31 PM
the las vegas economy is like 60% supported by tourism so we're definitely fucked. pretty soon I'm going to be writing that letter to president xi for real
That's always a gamble.  :rimshot
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 13, 2020, 06:42:54 PM
Quote from: curly on March 13, 2020, 06:37:11 PM
Just watched an old dude manhandle every bunch of asparagus in the produce aisle, the USA had a good run.

What an amateur asparagus season hasn’t even started yet :neogaf
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 13, 2020, 06:44:11 PM
Quote from: Don Rumata on March 13, 2020, 06:42:21 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 13, 2020, 06:25:31 PM
the las vegas economy is like 60% supported by tourism so we're definitely fucked. pretty soon I'm going to be writing that letter to president xi for real
That's always a gamble.  :rimshot

How is Sardegna doing btw?

Planned on going there this year, hope they don’t turn it into a corona colony
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 13, 2020, 06:59:30 PM
https://twitter.com/Dafdeezy/status/1238584941706960899
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 13, 2020, 07:07:01 PM
How bad does this have to get before we can eat the rich? 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: benjipwns on March 13, 2020, 07:09:02 PM
Seems like that could spread it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: bluemax on March 13, 2020, 07:11:11 PM
My team at work officially voted to work from home today. Our corporate office has been WFH since earlier in the week, but we are in a building maintained by a different arm of the corporate machine, and that arm is unable to shut down (gotta keep filming those movies!) so the office remains open. However we were the only people on our floor there today, so it just sort made sense I guess.

The plus side is that it was the day they restock the snacks and since no one else was there I got a ton of free protein bars!

Quote from: Bebpo on March 13, 2020, 03:11:33 PM
Quote from: bork on March 13, 2020, 02:53:39 PM
They still haven't decided to shut down our main office yet, despite all this concern...

...but they did just tell us that everyone on my team is now 100% remote until further notice.  Might only be a week, might be for a few weeks, but-

:rejoice

Sleeping in later every morning and not having to deal with ATL highways on Mondays and Tuesdays
:lawd

I don't understand companies talking about wfh like it's a 2-3 week thing. Or places like Disneyland shutting down for 15 days.

This thing isn't going to suddenly be gone in 3 weeks. I think realistically anything closing or companies doing wfh to make a difference it's going to have to continue for 6-12 months.

China's quarantine last 50 something days and they got their shit together a lot faster than the US is going to. No one has any idea how long this will last and some scientists have said it will die down some and possibly comeback again in the fall.

Anyone or anywhere that is thinking this is a simple 2 week ordeal is in for rough times.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 13, 2020, 07:15:32 PM
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/13/herd-immunity-will-the-uks-coronavirus-strategy-work

Boris Johnson's strategy is to "cocoon" at-risk populations and just wait for 60-70% of the population to get the disease and recover, at which point the UK will develop "herd immunity". And this is the country we're excluding from our EU ban.

holy fucking shit :dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 13, 2020, 07:21:19 PM
And people thought the NHS was fucked before this.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Don Rumata on March 13, 2020, 07:21:55 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 13, 2020, 06:44:11 PM
Quote from: Don Rumata on March 13, 2020, 06:42:21 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 13, 2020, 06:25:31 PM
the las vegas economy is like 60% supported by tourism so we're definitely fucked. pretty soon I'm going to be writing that letter to president xi for real
That's always a gamble.  :rimshot

How is Sardegna doing btw?

Planned on going there this year, hope they don’t turn it into a corona colony
At best a Fabrizio Corona colony, since it's where they grow our TV-thots population.  ;)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Human Snorenado on March 13, 2020, 07:22:34 PM
I already worked from home 100% of the time and hate people, so my likelihood of being exposed to the virus is going to be limited to grocery store trips, which I will cut back on heavily in the near future. Atlanta has gone full idiot and people are hoarding food and especially toilet paper (wtf) so I don't want to venture out to the store until that shit calms down in the next couple days. Gonna play Langrisser and watch porn, so basically a normal life for me.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 13, 2020, 07:25:49 PM
They decided to not lock the doors to my office but locked down our fancy-ass coffee machine, so really what's the point?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 13, 2020, 07:35:16 PM
Thinking about bug chasing. If I can get it now I don't have to worry about getting it later.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 13, 2020, 07:40:14 PM
I was honestly thinking about that.  I'd rather be in a position to travel and take care of people than having to worry about getting it and travelling and spreading it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 13, 2020, 07:41:30 PM
I was joking, don't intentionally get it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: TEEEPO on March 13, 2020, 07:44:40 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 13, 2020, 07:35:16 PM
Thinking about bug chasing. If I can get it now I don't have to worry about getting it later.

there are multiple strands though, well at least two known
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 13, 2020, 07:47:33 PM
Quote from: TEEEPO on March 13, 2020, 07:44:40 PM
there are multiple strands though, well at least two known
this can't be true, otherwise, why would boris johnson encourage his whole country to get infected? surely one of the richest countries on Earth would have ample access to experts and every strategy would be vetted to the fullest. i encourage you to check your sources.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: TEEEPO on March 13, 2020, 07:48:14 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 13, 2020, 07:47:33 PM
Quote from: TEEEPO on March 13, 2020, 07:44:40 PM
there are multiple strands though, well at least two known
This can't be true, otherwise, why would Boris Johnson encourage his whole country to get infected? Surely one of the richest countries on Earth would have ample access to experts and every strategy would be vetted to the fullest.

tru tru
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 13, 2020, 07:49:06 PM
speed running the apocalypse  :pimp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 13, 2020, 07:50:54 PM
COVID-19 is over, completely broken  :gamer
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: TEEEPO on March 13, 2020, 07:51:06 PM
well symptoms could possibly include diarrhea so it's not all negatives for shosta. personally, i like his chances and support his decision
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 13, 2020, 07:53:06 PM
diarrhea is exactly one of my shit types that I'm trying to eliminate  :maf
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 13, 2020, 07:56:24 PM
 :-*
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: thisismyusername on March 13, 2020, 07:58:02 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on March 13, 2020, 07:09:02 PM
Seems like that could spread it.

Not if we bleach them in Lysol first.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 13, 2020, 08:05:31 PM
Quote from: TEEEPO on March 13, 2020, 07:44:40 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 13, 2020, 07:35:16 PM
Thinking about bug chasing. If I can get it now I don't have to worry about getting it later.

there are multiple strands though, well at least two known

This is not true at least according to the doctors I've seen on youtube.  There is some variation in the virus but not enough for it to be considered different strains. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Bebpo on March 13, 2020, 08:08:20 PM
Quote from: brawndolicious on March 13, 2020, 06:36:00 PM
From what I'm hearing, the reason for all the local quarantining is because they want the virus to spread as slowly as possible. My brother said that in his hospital, they were talking about how maybe 5% of patients need to be intubated which requires a bed in the ICU ward, which are very limited. So the goal is to space out the infection as much as possible so that they don't run out of ICU capacity.

But realistically, 12-18 months before this particular virus is under control with a vaccine of any kind.

Quote from: Bebpo on March 13, 2020, 06:14:40 PM
What are some good cheap remote desktop apps?

I'm using teamviewer which I used a couple years ago, but now it disconnects with the free version after a couple hours and it wants $50/month for a 1 user sub to keep it from disconnecting which is a lot of fucking money :| Gotta be something cheaper that works as good.

Aren't you a lawyer? I've never worked in a legal office but that seems like one of the most remoteable jobs in the world.

To answer your question, I've only used the VNC remote software app and it worked well. Pricing seems pretty reasonable too:

https://www.realvnc.com/en/connect/pricing/ (https://www.realvnc.com/en/connect/pricing/)

If you haven't already, the trickiest thing is having good filepath organization for all the papers that y'all keep...on file. So infuriating when you can't find where someone saved something from years earlier.

Even that's still $40/month which is $480 a year because of these stupid sub services when I could have just bought it for $60-99 years ago for a permanent product. A remote desktop app doesn't need a sub service wtf!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: who is ted danson? on March 13, 2020, 08:08:59 PM
Coronachan gonna eat well in the UK

Bold move by Boris considering 40% of his party members are above 66 (https://qz.com/1644202/who-are-the-160000-conservatives-picking-the-next-uk-prime-minister/).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 13, 2020, 08:13:20 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 13, 2020, 08:08:20 PM
Quote from: brawndolicious on March 13, 2020, 06:36:00 PM
From what I'm hearing, the reason for all the local quarantining is because they want the virus to spread as slowly as possible. My brother said that in his hospital, they were talking about how maybe 5% of patients need to be intubated which requires a bed in the ICU ward, which are very limited. So the goal is to space out the infection as much as possible so that they don't run out of ICU capacity.

But realistically, 12-18 months before this particular virus is under control with a vaccine of any kind.

Quote from: Bebpo on March 13, 2020, 06:14:40 PM
What are some good cheap remote desktop apps?

I'm using teamviewer which I used a couple years ago, but now it disconnects with the free version after a couple hours and it wants $50/month for a 1 user sub to keep it from disconnecting which is a lot of fucking money :| Gotta be something cheaper that works as good.

Aren't you a lawyer? I've never worked in a legal office but that seems like one of the most remoteable jobs in the world.

To answer your question, I've only used the VNC remote software app and it worked well. Pricing seems pretty reasonable too:

https://www.realvnc.com/en/connect/pricing/ (https://www.realvnc.com/en/connect/pricing/)

If you haven't already, the trickiest thing is having good filepath organization for all the papers that y'all keep...on file. So infuriating when you can't find where someone saved something from years earlier.

Even that's still $40/month which is $480 a year because of these stupid sub services when I could have just bought it for $60-99 years ago for a permanent product. A remote desktop app doesn't need a sub service wtf!

Is the remote stuff included in Win 10 that crappy?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: bork on March 13, 2020, 08:15:52 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 13, 2020, 06:14:40 PM
What are some good cheap remote desktop apps?

I'm using teamviewer which I used a couple years ago, but now it disconnects with the free version after a couple hours and it wants $50/month for a 1 user sub to keep it from disconnecting which is a lot of fucking money :| Gotta be something cheaper that works as good.

We use Citrix and have both virtual desktops and access directly to office PCs, but 99% of the lawyers and some other staff (like IT and management) have laptops with VPN access.  For a small office, wouldn't it be better to just have laptops that you can bring home with you?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: brawndolicious on March 13, 2020, 08:17:34 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 13, 2020, 08:08:20 PM
Quote from: brawndolicious on March 13, 2020, 06:36:00 PM
From what I'm hearing, the reason for all the local quarantining is because they want the virus to spread as slowly as possible. My brother said that in his hospital, they were talking about how maybe 5% of patients need to be intubated which requires a bed in the ICU ward, which are very limited. So the goal is to space out the infection as much as possible so that they don't run out of ICU capacity.

But realistically, 12-18 months before this particular virus is under control with a vaccine of any kind.

Quote from: Bebpo on March 13, 2020, 06:14:40 PM
What are some good cheap remote desktop apps?

I'm using teamviewer which I used a couple years ago, but now it disconnects with the free version after a couple hours and it wants $50/month for a 1 user sub to keep it from disconnecting which is a lot of fucking money :| Gotta be something cheaper that works as good.

Aren't you a lawyer? I've never worked in a legal office but that seems like one of the most remoteable jobs in the world.

To answer your question, I've only used the VNC remote software app and it worked well. Pricing seems pretty reasonable too:

https://www.realvnc.com/en/connect/pricing/ (https://www.realvnc.com/en/connect/pricing/)

If you haven't already, the trickiest thing is having good filepath organization for all the papers that y'all keep...on file. So infuriating when you can't find where someone saved something from years earlier.

Even that's still $40/month which is $480 a year because of these stupid sub services when I could have just bought it for $60-99 years ago for a permanent product. A remote desktop app doesn't need a sub service wtf!

It's $40/year dawg. But bork and Bismark are much more intelligent than me and probably have better advice.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 13, 2020, 08:20:11 PM
On a lighter note: I received an invitation via email to a student‘s council party next Friday.

I thought they liked me and now they want to kill me :existential
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 13, 2020, 08:21:56 PM
Quote from: brawndolicious on March 13, 2020, 08:17:34 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 13, 2020, 08:08:20 PM
Quote from: brawndolicious on March 13, 2020, 06:36:00 PM
From what I'm hearing, the reason for all the local quarantining is because they want the virus to spread as slowly as possible. My brother said that in his hospital, they were talking about how maybe 5% of patients need to be intubated which requires a bed in the ICU ward, which are very limited. So the goal is to space out the infection as much as possible so that they don't run out of ICU capacity.

But realistically, 12-18 months before this particular virus is under control with a vaccine of any kind.

Quote from: Bebpo on March 13, 2020, 06:14:40 PM
What are some good cheap remote desktop apps?

I'm using teamviewer which I used a couple years ago, but now it disconnects with the free version after a couple hours and it wants $50/month for a 1 user sub to keep it from disconnecting which is a lot of fucking money :| Gotta be something cheaper that works as good.

Aren't you a lawyer? I've never worked in a legal office but that seems like one of the most remoteable jobs in the world.

To answer your question, I've only used the VNC remote software app and it worked well. Pricing seems pretty reasonable too:

https://www.realvnc.com/en/connect/pricing/ (https://www.realvnc.com/en/connect/pricing/)

If you haven't already, the trickiest thing is having good filepath organization for all the papers that y'all keep...on file. So infuriating when you can't find where someone saved something from years earlier.

Even that's still $40/month which is $480 a year because of these stupid sub services when I could have just bought it for $60-99 years ago for a permanent product. A remote desktop app doesn't need a sub service wtf!

It's $40/year dawg. But bork and Bismark are much more intelligent than me and probably have better advice.
FACT CHECK
I basically know how to turn a computer and to maximize my FPS for vidya.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 13, 2020, 08:28:35 PM
It’s pretty safe to assume that I have no idea what I’m talking about, unless it’s some legal construct from 1870s Germany or obscure sports trivia.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Great Rumbler on March 13, 2020, 08:31:26 PM
Quote from: Stro on March 13, 2020, 08:29:14 PM
Quote from: TEEEPO on March 13, 2020, 07:44:40 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 13, 2020, 07:35:16 PM
Thinking about bug chasing. If I can get it now I don't have to worry about getting it later.

there are multiple strands though, well at least two known


Death Stranding.... :ohhh

Corona virus is the first strand-type game.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 13, 2020, 08:41:30 PM
Since I gave up on playing Death Stranding, what caused the apocalypse in that world?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 13, 2020, 08:47:31 PM
Your mom
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 13, 2020, 08:49:29 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 13, 2020, 08:47:31 PM
Your mom

Big if true.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: kingv on March 13, 2020, 08:50:33 PM
Quote from: TEEEPO on March 13, 2020, 07:44:40 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 13, 2020, 07:35:16 PM
Thinking about bug chasing. If I can get it now I don't have to worry about getting it later.

there are multiple strands though, well at least two known

If I get the Rona, I’m creating a Grindr profile called the “Rona Gifter”
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: kingv on March 13, 2020, 08:51:08 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 13, 2020, 08:49:29 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 13, 2020, 08:47:31 PM
Your mom

Big if true.

That’s actually somewhat accurate, 😂
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 13, 2020, 08:54:19 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qf3Ih0kNvlU
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Bebpo on March 13, 2020, 08:58:30 PM
Quote from: brawndolicious on March 13, 2020, 08:17:34 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 13, 2020, 08:08:20 PM
Quote from: brawndolicious on March 13, 2020, 06:36:00 PM
From what I'm hearing, the reason for all the local quarantining is because they want the virus to spread as slowly as possible. My brother said that in his hospital, they were talking about how maybe 5% of patients need to be intubated which requires a bed in the ICU ward, which are very limited. So the goal is to space out the infection as much as possible so that they don't run out of ICU capacity.

But realistically, 12-18 months before this particular virus is under control with a vaccine of any kind.

Quote from: Bebpo on March 13, 2020, 06:14:40 PM
What are some good cheap remote desktop apps?

I'm using teamviewer which I used a couple years ago, but now it disconnects with the free version after a couple hours and it wants $50/month for a 1 user sub to keep it from disconnecting which is a lot of fucking money :| Gotta be something cheaper that works as good.

Aren't you a lawyer? I've never worked in a legal office but that seems like one of the most remoteable jobs in the world.

To answer your question, I've only used the VNC remote software app and it worked well. Pricing seems pretty reasonable too:

https://www.realvnc.com/en/connect/pricing/ (https://www.realvnc.com/en/connect/pricing/)

If you haven't already, the trickiest thing is having good filepath organization for all the papers that y'all keep...on file. So infuriating when you can't find where someone saved something from years earlier.

Even that's still $40/month which is $480 a year because of these stupid sub services when I could have just bought it for $60-99 years ago for a permanent product. A remote desktop app doesn't need a sub service wtf!

It's $40/year dawg. But bork and Bismark are much more intelligent than me and probably have better advice.

Oh! Might get that then. $40/year is doable.

Wait, windows 10 has built in remote desktop?? I'm gonna have to google this weekend. I've been using the same tech for like 10 years because it's rare I need to remote desktop onto my work computer.

I also do not know anything about how VPN works since I never learned. I mainly remote desktop to get onto my server and grab files/drop files there. Probably can access the server from home if I learned how.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 13, 2020, 09:01:40 PM
Learn SSH like a real man. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: bork on March 13, 2020, 09:03:21 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 13, 2020, 08:58:30 PM
Wait, windows 10 has built in remote desktop??

Pretty sure Windows has had a remote desktop feature since XP.

Here's the basic instructions:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4028379/windows-10-how-to-use-remote-desktop
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 13, 2020, 09:06:41 PM
https://twitter.com/kystokes/status/1238589590534901760
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 13, 2020, 09:12:00 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 13, 2020, 09:01:40 PM
Learn SSH like a real man.

When you SSH into things to execute statements you Googled and tame VIM.
Look at me I'm hackerman :vr
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 13, 2020, 09:15:02 PM
MSNBC/NYT: Communist quarantine camps with mandatory dance classes are awesome

https://twitter.com/MaddowBlog/status/1238279302468288512 (https://twitter.com/MaddowBlog/status/1238279302468288512)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: brawndolicious on March 13, 2020, 09:18:22 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 13, 2020, 08:21:56 PM
Quote from: brawndolicious on March 13, 2020, 08:17:34 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 13, 2020, 08:08:20 PM
Quote from: brawndolicious on March 13, 2020, 06:36:00 PM
From what I'm hearing, the reason for all the local quarantining is because they want the virus to spread as slowly as possible. My brother said that in his hospital, they were talking about how maybe 5% of patients need to be intubated which requires a bed in the ICU ward, which are very limited. So the goal is to space out the infection as much as possible so that they don't run out of ICU capacity.

But realistically, 12-18 months before this particular virus is under control with a vaccine of any kind.

Quote from: Bebpo on March 13, 2020, 06:14:40 PM
What are some good cheap remote desktop apps?

I'm using teamviewer which I used a couple years ago, but now it disconnects with the free version after a couple hours and it wants $50/month for a 1 user sub to keep it from disconnecting which is a lot of fucking money :| Gotta be something cheaper that works as good.

Aren't you a lawyer? I've never worked in a legal office but that seems like one of the most remoteable jobs in the world.

To answer your question, I've only used the VNC remote software app and it worked well. Pricing seems pretty reasonable too:

https://www.realvnc.com/en/connect/pricing/ (https://www.realvnc.com/en/connect/pricing/)

If you haven't already, the trickiest thing is having good filepath organization for all the papers that y'all keep...on file. So infuriating when you can't find where someone saved something from years earlier.

Even that's still $40/month which is $480 a year because of these stupid sub services when I could have just bought it for $60-99 years ago for a permanent product. A remote desktop app doesn't need a sub service wtf!

It's $40/year dawg. But bork and Bismark are much more intelligent than me and probably have better advice.
FACT CHECK
I basically know how to turn a computer and to maximize my FPS for vidya.

I'm basically the same but I don't want to take responsibility for any potentially bad advice.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 13, 2020, 09:25:12 PM
Old people live blogging being sick

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2E1t3yMXgE
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 13, 2020, 09:33:58 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 13, 2020, 09:25:12 PM
Old people live blogging being sick

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2E1t3yMXgE
Ok, send these people to the commie camps stat for wasting our bandwith
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: bluemax on March 13, 2020, 09:38:52 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 13, 2020, 08:13:20 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 13, 2020, 08:08:20 PM
Quote from: brawndolicious on March 13, 2020, 06:36:00 PM
From what I'm hearing, the reason for all the local quarantining is because they want the virus to spread as slowly as possible. My brother said that in his hospital, they were talking about how maybe 5% of patients need to be intubated which requires a bed in the ICU ward, which are very limited. So the goal is to space out the infection as much as possible so that they don't run out of ICU capacity.

But realistically, 12-18 months before this particular virus is under control with a vaccine of any kind.

Quote from: Bebpo on March 13, 2020, 06:14:40 PM
What are some good cheap remote desktop apps?

I'm using teamviewer which I used a couple years ago, but now it disconnects with the free version after a couple hours and it wants $50/month for a 1 user sub to keep it from disconnecting which is a lot of fucking money :| Gotta be something cheaper that works as good.

Aren't you a lawyer? I've never worked in a legal office but that seems like one of the most remoteable jobs in the world.

To answer your question, I've only used the VNC remote software app and it worked well. Pricing seems pretty reasonable too:

https://www.realvnc.com/en/connect/pricing/ (https://www.realvnc.com/en/connect/pricing/)

If you haven't already, the trickiest thing is having good filepath organization for all the papers that y'all keep...on file. So infuriating when you can't find where someone saved something from years earlier.

Even that's still $40/month which is $480 a year because of these stupid sub services when I could have just bought it for $60-99 years ago for a permanent product. A remote desktop app doesn't need a sub service wtf!

Is the remote stuff included in Win 10 that crappy?

I used to use Windows RDC to remote in at my last job. It sucked trying to navigate in game menus when running our game in the Unreal editor remotely, but aside from that it was fine.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: thetylerrob on March 13, 2020, 09:51:52 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 13, 2020, 08:41:30 PM
Since I gave up on playing Death Stranding, what caused the apocalypse in that world?
Death Stranding
spoiler (click to show/hide)
In Death Stranding world people have bodies in the real world and souls that exist in a separate reality/dreams/the beach (Ha and Ka) and every couple billion years there's an "extinction entity" that eventually realizes their purpose is to cause the extinction of their species. Norman Reedus' Mom was the extinction entity and her body and soul split when she underwent surgery and her soul was trapped on The Beach. (Death Stranding)  Real Body Mom was trying to prevent the extinction event by using stillborn babies' souls to make a super time travel internet. Mads Mikkelson is a father of one of the kids and dies while attempting to get his kid back (btw the mom was also the president of the USA) and in the process, the baby is killed as well. Soul Mom feels bad about this and saves the soul of the baby using her powers from the beach and Real Body Mom raises him as her son irl, while Soul Mom raises him on the beach in his dreams. He comes back to life but he can't be killed anymore (Death Stranding) and instead, every time he is killed it causes a massive Akira-esque nuke crater. This throws off the balance of life and death within the world and causes the Death Stranding, time fall, etc. 
[close]
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: bluemax on March 13, 2020, 10:24:40 PM
https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1238600593779896321
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 13, 2020, 10:25:07 PM
everybody go to mass!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: benjipwns on March 13, 2020, 10:27:27 PM
There's this show called Live PD that's basically COPS but it's live, and every other dude the cops are trying to arrest tonight is claiming "I've got the corona, don't touch me!" :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 13, 2020, 10:28:08 PM
Quote from: thetylerrob on March 13, 2020, 09:51:52 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 13, 2020, 08:41:30 PM
Since I gave up on playing Death Stranding, what caused the apocalypse in that world?
Death Stranding
spoiler (click to show/hide)
In Death Stranding world people have bodies in the real world and souls that exist in a separate reality/dreams/the beach (Ha and Ka) and every couple billion years there's an "extinction entity" that eventually realizes their purpose is to cause the extinction of their species. Norman Reedus' Mom was the extinction entity and her body and soul split when she underwent surgery and her soul was trapped on The Beach. (Death Stranding)  Real Body Mom was trying to prevent the extinction event by using stillborn babies' souls to make a super time travel internet. Mads Mikkelson is a father of one of the kids and dies while attempting to get his kid back (btw the mom was also the president of the USA) and in the process, the baby is killed as well. Soul Mom feels bad about this and saves the soul of the baby using her powers from the beach and Real Body Mom raises him as her son irl, while Soul Mom raises him on the beach in his dreams. He comes back to life but he can't be killed anymore (Death Stranding) and instead, every time he is killed it causes a massive Akira-esque nuke crater. This throws off the balance of life and death within the world and causes the Death Stranding, time fall, etc. 
[close]

So Corona is more of a Wolbachia kinda thing.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 13, 2020, 10:29:06 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on March 13, 2020, 10:27:27 PM
There's this show called Live PD that's basically COPS but it's live, and every other dude the cops are trying to arrest tonight is claiming "I've got the corona, don't touch me!" :lol
I watched several hours of this while I was in a hospital last year and it's amazing. There's something so latestagecapitalism about watching cops arrest people for entertainment but it fucking rules

edit: just found my post about it

Quote from: shosta on July 18, 2019, 07:45:57 PM
Select quotes out of context:
- "If you don't get these handcuffs off right now... you're gonna have to put a bullet in me, I swear to God."
- "Yeah, looks like we've got a Constitutionalist."
- "Do you normally sit in a car at night watching your stepmom's house sir?"

That was ONE episode!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: benjipwns on March 13, 2020, 10:38:40 PM
I tend to like it more for the strange interactions with the drunks/druggies that are kinda friendly than most of the arrests, it can be most aggravating when I'm screaming NO YOU DO NOT CONSENT TO A SEARCH in my head during every traffic stop. Especially when you can tell it's guaranteed they've got like ten bags of meth or something in the car.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: benjipwns on March 13, 2020, 10:42:21 PM
This is like my favorite clip of all:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58MRqJTKvYc

This same lady cop came across some dude masturbating in his car.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: EightBitNate on March 13, 2020, 10:47:48 PM
.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: bluemax on March 13, 2020, 10:50:09 PM
Hrm I need to find a better image host...
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Lonewulfeus on March 13, 2020, 10:52:09 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 13, 2020, 10:29:06 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on March 13, 2020, 10:27:27 PM
There's this show called Live PD that's basically COPS but it's live, and every other dude the cops are trying to arrest tonight is claiming "I've got the corona, don't touch me!" :lol
I watched several hours of this while I was in a hospital last year and it's amazing. There's something so latestagecapitalism about watching cops arrest people for entertainment but it fucking rules

edit: just found my post about it

Quote from: shosta on July 18, 2019, 07:45:57 PM
Select quotes out of context:
- "If you don't get these handcuffs off right now... you're gonna have to put a bullet in me, I swear to God."
- "Yeah, looks like we've got a Constitutionalist."
- "Do you normally sit in a car at night watching your stepmom's house sir?"

That was ONE episode!

Was this when you had your stage 4 penile cancer?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 13, 2020, 10:53:04 PM
It was when I had coronavirus, before it was cool.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 13, 2020, 10:59:02 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on March 13, 2020, 10:42:21 PM
This is like my favorite clip of all:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58MRqJTKvYc

This same lady cop came across some dude masturbating in his car.

That’s how I imagine filler from now on.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: kingv on March 13, 2020, 11:27:58 PM
Quote from: thetylerrob on March 13, 2020, 09:51:52 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 13, 2020, 08:41:30 PM
Since I gave up on playing Death Stranding, what caused the apocalypse in that world?
Death Stranding
spoiler (click to show/hide)
In Death Stranding world people have bodies in the real world and souls that exist in a separate reality/dreams/the beach (Ha and Ka) and every couple billion years there's an "extinction entity" that eventually realizes their purpose is to cause the extinction of their species. Norman Reedus' Mom was the extinction entity and her body and soul split when she underwent surgery and her soul was trapped on The Beach. (Death Stranding)  Real Body Mom was trying to prevent the extinction event by using stillborn babies' souls to make a super time travel internet. Mads Mikkelson is a father of one of the kids and dies while attempting to get his kid back (btw the mom was also the president of the USA) and in the process, the baby is killed as well. Soul Mom feels bad about this and saves the soul of the baby using her powers from the beach and Real Body Mom raises him as her son irl, while Soul Mom raises him on the beach in his dreams. He comes back to life but he can't be killed anymore (Death Stranding) and instead, every time he is killed it causes a massive Akira-esque nuke crater. This throws off the balance of life and death within the world and causes the Death Stranding, time fall, etc. 
[close]

When you put it this way it sounds dumb

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: kingv on March 13, 2020, 11:29:13 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 13, 2020, 07:47:33 PM
Quote from: TEEEPO on March 13, 2020, 07:44:40 PM
there are multiple strands though, well at least two known
this can't be true, otherwise, why would boris johnson encourage his whole country to get infected? surely one of the richest countries on Earth would have ample access to experts and every strategy would be vetted to the fullest. i encourage you to check your sources.

Is he actually fucking doing this?

Jesus, and I thought trump was a moron.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: EightBitNate on March 13, 2020, 11:35:20 PM
Quote from: EightBitNate on March 13, 2020, 10:47:48 PM
.

My bad I thought this was America
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Potato on March 13, 2020, 11:40:53 PM
Quote from: thetylerrob on March 13, 2020, 09:51:52 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 13, 2020, 08:41:30 PM
Since I gave up on playing Death Stranding, what caused the apocalypse in that world?
Death Stranding
spoiler (click to show/hide)
In Death Stranding world people have bodies in the real world and souls that exist in a separate reality/dreams/the beach (Ha and Ka) and every couple billion years there's an "extinction entity" that eventually realizes their purpose is to cause the extinction of their species. Norman Reedus' Mom was the extinction entity and her body and soul split when she underwent surgery and her soul was trapped on The Beach. (Death Stranding)  Real Body Mom was trying to prevent the extinction event by using stillborn babies' souls to make a super time travel internet. Mads Mikkelson is a father of one of the kids and dies while attempting to get his kid back (btw the mom was also the president of the USA) and in the process, the baby is killed as well. Soul Mom feels bad about this and saves the soul of the baby using her powers from the beach and Real Body Mom raises him as her son irl, while Soul Mom raises him on the beach in his dreams. He comes back to life but he can't be killed anymore (Death Stranding) and instead, every time he is killed it causes a massive Akira-esque nuke crater. This throws off the balance of life and death within the world and causes the Death Stranding, time fall, etc. 
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Yep, sounds like a Kojima game.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Clockwork5 on March 13, 2020, 11:42:10 PM
Working in a restaurant is surreal right now.  I’m just trying to get a couple more shifts in before I get fucked by this thing just doing my job. I feel like my body is ready to tackle this opponent in a fair fight  But these old motherfuckers out here on the front lines are insane.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Bebpo on March 13, 2020, 11:43:33 PM
Finally went to the market apocalypse and people here are so dumb. The whole TP/Paper Towels rack is empty, but like all kinds of other life essentials (milk, eggs, bread, probiotic yogurts) or even like cups & utensils and frozen food are all normal and plenty. Was glad I could get 90% of everything I usually get each week.

I'm gonna check out Trader Joe's tomorrow to stock up on a week or two worth of good frozen food (their frozen food is like the only frozen food that doesn't taste like crap to me) just in case they shut down all the fast food/restaurants at some point.

Quote from: thetylerrob on March 13, 2020, 09:51:52 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 13, 2020, 08:41:30 PM
Since I gave up on playing Death Stranding, what caused the apocalypse in that world?
Death Stranding
spoiler (click to show/hide)
In Death Stranding world people have bodies in the real world and souls that exist in a separate reality/dreams/the beach (Ha and Ka) and every couple billion years there's an "extinction entity" that eventually realizes their purpose is to cause the extinction of their species. Norman Reedus' Mom was the extinction entity and her body and soul split when she underwent surgery and her soul was trapped on The Beach. (Death Stranding)  Real Body Mom was trying to prevent the extinction event by using stillborn babies' souls to make a super time travel internet. Mads Mikkelson is a father of one of the kids and dies while attempting to get his kid back (btw the mom was also the president of the USA) and in the process, the baby is killed as well. Soul Mom feels bad about this and saves the soul of the baby using her powers from the beach and Real Body Mom raises him as her son irl, while Soul Mom raises him on the beach in his dreams. He comes back to life but he can't be killed anymore (Death Stranding) and instead, every time he is killed it causes a massive Akira-esque nuke crater. This throws off the balance of life and death within the world and causes the Death Stranding, time fall, etc. 
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Actually from my understanding of DS they never really explain how the apocalypse came to be.

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Just like "extinctions happen every once in a while because nature"

I mean the process was a surgeon doing a c-section on a dead woman to save the baby and he touches the baby's umbical cord and is able to see a BT/Ghost and it touches him and causes a nuke like explosion because BT's are antimatter and when they come into contact with human's matter it causes a nuke-like explosion (let's not get into the plot hole that in the game plenty of people are touched and dragged around by BTs and the nuke only happens when a major boss like BT touches a person, but the surgeon just seemed like he saw a BT, idk I guess you can explain it that what he saw a boss BT and it touched him).

Then people start seeing and coming in contact with each other cause nukes everywhere which wipes out a lot of the world. And that through natural evolution some people are born with stronger abilities to detect BTs in order to evade them and live. Which makes sense. The DOOMs thing though? That never really made much sense for anyone other than Sam given his situation when he was born, dunno why they made other people have DOOMs as well.

But what caused the BT/ghosts to start interacting with people assuming they've always existed after people die? Or if BTs weren't always there, what caused BTs to start staying instead of crossing over? Pretty sure it's never really explained other than it was time for another extinction event so it just started happening triggering the beginning of the end of the world. I think they didn't want to get too detailed into the existentialism of what caused it all and leave some mystery there.
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So yeah, nothing like COVID-19 so far. Unless we start seeing ghosts next.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 13, 2020, 11:46:01 PM
Holy shit you can get a spirit flight from New York to la for 38 fucking dollars next week
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Bebpo on March 13, 2020, 11:46:33 PM
Quote from: james on March 13, 2020, 11:46:01 PM
Holy shit you can get a spirit flight from New York to la for 38 fucking dollars next week

My friend saw a roundtrip ticket to Hawaii for $198 lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 14, 2020, 12:08:05 AM
Quote from: Stro on March 13, 2020, 10:11:10 PM
Went to pick up some meds for my mom today, saw a dude laughing and licking his hands as he walked into the store :beli

Next time that happens take a video of them doing it and reprimand them. Call the police.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 14, 2020, 12:32:06 AM
(https://scontent-lax3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/89835750_2491654731096828_8902409186659270656_n.png?_nc_cat=1&_nc_sid=8024bb&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ohc=y07coVXSVwUAX8r-SA0&_nc_ht=scontent-lax3-2.xx&oh=700ccb4dcf53807ff82077e6ac38793b&oe=5E93DAC0)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Potato on March 14, 2020, 12:45:47 AM
https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-14/church-religious-groups-say-coronavirus-cannot-infect-them/12055476 (https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-14/church-religious-groups-say-coronavirus-cannot-infect-them/12055476)

Quote
Greek Orthodox church says 'holy cup cannot carry disease', allows congregations to share spoon

Greek Orthodox churches across the country will allow congregations of hundreds of people to sip wine from the same spoon during mass because "the holy cup cannot carry disease," the Archdiocese said.

Greek Orthodox priests dip a spoon into a chalice of wine and place it into the mouths of parishioners, as part of communion during mass. The spoon and chalice remain the same throughout the ceremony.

A spokesperson for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, Steven Scoutas, said anyone showing signs of illness should stay away from church gatherings.

"But once we decide to go to church, we believe there is absolutely no possibility of contracting disease from the holy cup," he said.

"We believe that no disease or illness can exist in holy communion, which we believe is the body and blood of Christ," Reverend Scoutas said.
Fucking backwards arse fuckwits. Makes me mad and somewhat ashamed to call myself a Greek Australian.

At least when a bunch of them get coronavirus, they might start to question their dumbarse belief in an imaginary cloud man.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 14, 2020, 12:53:22 AM
Catholic Church claims that the cup you drink the wine from generally protects from diseases due to the metallic (gold) material. :doge I'm not familiar with Greek Orthodox eucharist. I legitimately thought they used a cup.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Potato on March 14, 2020, 12:59:44 AM
Yep there's a metal cup, but we also use a metal spoon that gets a cursory wipe down between being shoved into people's mouths.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 14, 2020, 01:00:29 AM
My work told us we're working from home for at least two weeks in some weird frankenstein model using google classroom.

We'll see how that goes.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 14, 2020, 01:03:38 AM
Diamond Princess good for research, getting data on what the spread looks like overall.

Mortality for 70+ estimated at 9%
Overall rate estimated at 0.5%

The aforementioned high rate of no-symptoms is a real complicating factor.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/cruise-ship-data-helps-reveal-coronavirus-death-rate-researchers
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 14, 2020, 01:08:18 AM
Quote from: Potato on March 14, 2020, 12:59:44 AM
Yep there's a metal cup, but we also use a metal spoon that gets a cursory wipe down between being shoved into people's mouths.

Why use a spoon though? Don't want to waste Jesus' priceless blood! You'd think a spoon would be less stable than drinking directly from the chalice.

And this reminds me. If millions of Catholics and Orthodox have been drinking Jesus' blood for almost a millennia then how come we haven't run out of Jesus' blood yet? How much blood does he really have? (Yes, I know of transubstantiation but it's a joke).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 14, 2020, 01:20:40 AM
Don Rumata, updates from inside the quarantine? Have people started eating each other yet? How many people have you had to kill just to survive? Do the roving gangs use guns or more primitive weapons?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: kingv on March 14, 2020, 01:23:38 AM
Bout to go cough on some shit. This thing is like the final solution for boomers.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Potato on March 14, 2020, 01:28:16 AM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 14, 2020, 01:08:18 AM
Quote from: Potato on March 14, 2020, 12:59:44 AM
Yep there's a metal cup, but we also use a metal spoon that gets a cursory wipe down between being shoved into people's mouths.

Why use a spoon though? Don't want to waste Jesus' priceless blood! You'd think a spoon would be less stable than drinking directly from the chalice.

And this reminds me. If millions of Catholics and Orthodox have been drinking Jesus' blood for almost a millennia then how come we haven't run out of Jesus' blood yet? How much blood does he really have? (Yes, I know of transubstantiation but it's a joke).
Can't have the filthy plebs touch the cup now can we?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 14, 2020, 01:48:45 AM
https://twitter.com/mlwaex/status/1238600915478667264
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Coffee Dog on March 14, 2020, 01:51:04 AM
Quote from: bluemax on March 13, 2020, 10:24:40 PM
https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1238600593779896321

There is basically no way he doesn't have this shit.  :lol :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 14, 2020, 01:55:06 AM
Quote from: Potato on March 14, 2020, 01:28:16 AM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 14, 2020, 01:08:18 AM
Quote from: Potato on March 14, 2020, 12:59:44 AM
Yep there's a metal cup, but we also use a metal spoon that gets a cursory wipe down between being shoved into people's mouths.

Why use a spoon though? Don't want to waste Jesus' priceless blood! You'd think a spoon would be less stable than drinking directly from the chalice.

And this reminds me. If millions of Catholics and Orthodox have been drinking Jesus' blood for almost a millennia then how come we haven't run out of Jesus' blood yet? How much blood does he really have? (Yes, I know of transubstantiation but it's a joke).
Can't have the filthy plebs touch the cup now can we?

What if they gave it coronavirus?!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Don Rumata on March 14, 2020, 01:59:06 AM
Quote from: shosta on March 14, 2020, 01:20:40 AM
Don Rumata, updates from inside the quarantine? Have people started eating each other yet? How many people have you had to kill just to survive? Do the roving gangs use guns or more primitive weapons?
Here's the mayor of Bari closing down a park and telling people to go home.
https://youtu.be/KdtwzvY_IV8

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 14, 2020, 01:59:12 AM
https://twitter.com/ksieff/status/1238698151197974528
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 14, 2020, 02:00:49 AM
Quote from: Don Rumata on March 14, 2020, 01:59:06 AM
Quote from: shosta on March 14, 2020, 01:20:40 AM
Don Rumata, updates from inside the quarantine? Have people started eating each other yet? How many people have you had to kill just to survive? Do the roving gangs use guns or more primitive weapons?
Here's the mayor of Bari closing down a park and telling people to go home.
https://youtu.be/KdtwzvY_IV8

What a G.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 14, 2020, 02:13:27 AM
guys...  :tocry

https://twitter.com/Crisprtek/status/1238656959269801986
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 14, 2020, 02:18:11 AM
just can't compte with BBC COVID-19 :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 14, 2020, 02:21:38 AM
https://twitter.com/areltah/status/1238709308684148736

 :isthis
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 14, 2020, 02:27:24 AM
https://twitter.com/taseenb/status/1238709501756354560

https://twitter.com/taseenb/status/1238710896828039168
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: EchoRin on March 14, 2020, 03:18:18 AM
https://twitter.com/strakovka/status/1238634615281201153

Holy fuck. Shit is ramping up in the native land. Hope my friends all know how to cook.  :o

"With effect from 14 March 2020 from 6:00 to 24 March 2020 to 6:00, the Government of the Czech Republic decided to close all stores, with the exception of food stores, pharmacies, drugstores, petrol stations and some others.  Details http://vlada.cz.  Watch the media"

Quick and dirty Google Translate as I wasn't gonna translate myself over the phone. It's accurate though.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 14, 2020, 03:25:42 AM
czech casting couch has fallen  :fbm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: EchoRin on March 14, 2020, 03:27:44 AM
Since Trump said we should pray, I will pray for Little Caprice. Oh and my friends and family too I guess.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 14, 2020, 04:48:32 AM
Dutch scientists claim to have discovered corona anti-bodies
Cuba and a few other places have isolated the virus

 :bowsette
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Pissy F Benny on March 14, 2020, 04:56:25 AM
And people here shit on Dutch directness

:rejoice :rejoice :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Propagandhim on March 14, 2020, 05:20:52 AM
Quote from: Don Rumata on March 14, 2020, 01:59:06 AM
Quote from: shosta on March 14, 2020, 01:20:40 AM
Don Rumata, updates from inside the quarantine? Have people started eating each other yet? How many people have you had to kill just to survive? Do the roving gangs use guns or more primitive weapons?
Here's the mayor of Bari closing down a park and telling people to go home.
https://youtu.be/KdtwzvY_IV8




  :lol

Are you in Bari, Don?  I'm from Molfetta.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 14, 2020, 07:48:50 AM
Quote from: shosta on March 14, 2020, 01:20:40 AM
Don Rumata, updates from inside the quarantine? Have people started eating each other yet? How many people have you had to kill just to survive? Do the roving gangs use guns or more primitive weapons?

https://youtu.be/C6bMP8sF1GA
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: bork on March 14, 2020, 08:17:55 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-skA4GhVX7k
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 14, 2020, 08:33:05 AM
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-51888936

Spanish cases up by 1,500 in a day
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 14, 2020, 08:35:32 AM
Who has time to proof read some English stuff and or translate English into other languages?
I'm looking for a native speaker to help save the world.

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The results of this test only indicate if your symptoms match the known symptoms of COVID-2019 as provided by the WHO(World Health Organization). The creators of this test are in not responsible for your health or medical decisions. Please consult a doctor or medical provider if you believe you have symptoms and/or carry COVID-2019.

I can create what the parking lot exploiters Mar-A-Lago grifters and Google apparently can't  :mynicca

Join me and together we will write history  :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 14, 2020, 08:36:46 AM
https://twitter.com/DanielGHajjar/status/1238305724024926209
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 14, 2020, 08:56:50 AM
https://twitter.com/business/status/1238412764777009152 (https://twitter.com/business/status/1238412764777009152)

The UK really has the most daring strategy.  :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Coitus on March 14, 2020, 09:11:16 AM
Boris is just gonna post through it and see what happens. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 14, 2020, 09:15:08 AM
(https://preview.redd.it/aw8hdmj47jm41.png?width=867&auto=webp&s=73400318c0cf0caa89be2525c9d6d7975ed22a35)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 14, 2020, 09:17:07 AM
"With the whole world in so called lock down this seems like a great opportunity for Britain to get to work and take the initiative!"
"Sure the death toll has been catastrophic but I know that you feel and I feel that we've taken this opportunity with both hands without panic and without listening to these naysayers, negative nannies and doomsday prophets!"

*last surviving Scott throws tomato at Boris*
 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Coax on March 14, 2020, 09:49:23 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 14, 2020, 07:48:50 AM
Quote from: shosta on March 14, 2020, 01:20:40 AM
Don Rumata, updates from inside the quarantine? Have people started eating each other yet? How many people have you had to kill just to survive? Do the roving gangs use guns or more primitive weapons?

https://youtu.be/C6bMP8sF1GA

The music tho :obama
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Flannel Boy on March 14, 2020, 09:57:56 AM
https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1238817203920809985
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 14, 2020, 10:00:36 AM
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1238824050924883968 (https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1238824050924883968)

(says the man who hugs CEO's  :lol )
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 14, 2020, 10:09:51 AM
Quote from: Coax on March 14, 2020, 09:49:23 AM
The music tho :obama

Yeah, it's good. I watched a number of other relevant trailers (Virus, Demoni 2, Cannibal Apocalypse...)  but it has the best theme of them all.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 14, 2020, 10:14:13 AM
 :drudge

https://twitter.com/officialmcafee/status/1238828532991700993 (https://twitter.com/officialmcafee/status/1238828532991700993)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 14, 2020, 11:07:22 AM
https://www.ontario.ca/page/2019-novel-coronavirus

Ontario's cases are rising fast.  We were at 79 yesterday at 5:30pm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Clockwork5 on March 14, 2020, 11:12:00 AM
McAfee’s feed is so cringy. Strange times we live in when the nay sayers come across as the conspiratorial type.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 14, 2020, 11:28:56 AM
Holland is not locked down so Belgians are coming to our pubs and towns  :lol
https://twitter.com/Bram_VDP/status/1238842942929985538 (https://twitter.com/Bram_VDP/status/1238842942929985538)

In the Netherlands everyone is still casually shopping and going out, with official soccer games cancelled people organize their own in public parks  :doge

At least we have enough toilet paper
https://twitter.com/oh_oh_denhaag/status/1238579696226504706 (https://twitter.com/oh_oh_denhaag/status/1238579696226504706)

translation
Good afternoon
This is for all those hamsters who are afraid they can't wipe their buttts because of the virus
Hahahahahaha
I think we still got enough
Hahahahahaha
Oh you people
Hahahahahaha
Buy lots of toilet paper people, then I can work overtime while you sit at home
Hahahahahaha
Hey guys, do you think we will run out of toilet paper?
Hahahahahaha
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 14, 2020, 11:41:08 AM
I've gone to 3 places to get hand sanitizer and still dont have some. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 14, 2020, 11:46:46 AM
Quote from: bork on March 14, 2020, 08:17:55 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-skA4GhVX7k

*Breathes*

*Audience laughs*
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: jorma on March 14, 2020, 11:52:05 AM
It's kinda weird how everything is doom and gloom on the internet, there were even preparations to quarantine Stockholm. One op ed talks about shutting down the country in order to save it.

And then you go outside and everything is just.. normal. The park is full of people, kids were practicing football despite freezing temperatures and there are no hoarders in the shops. All stores are out of face masks apparently, but i have yet to see someone wear one. Some of my neighbours are having a bbq in the common yard.

The contrast is a bit surreal tbh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 14, 2020, 12:01:12 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 14, 2020, 11:41:08 AM
I've gone to 3 places to get hand sanitizer and still dont have some.
https://twitter.com/PhilipRucker/status/1238819220525285377 (https://twitter.com/PhilipRucker/status/1238819220525285377)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 14, 2020, 12:01:37 PM
Quote from: jorma on March 14, 2020, 11:52:05 AM
It's kinda weird how everything is doom and gloom on the internet, there were even preparations to quarantine Stockholm. One op ed talks about shutting down the country in order to save it.

And then you go outside and everything is just.. normal. The park is full of people, kids were practicing football despite freezing temperatures and there are no hoarders in the shops. All stores are out of face masks apparently, but i have yet to see someone wear one. Some of my neighbours are having a bbq in the common yard.

The contrast is a bit surreal tbh

Yeah, with things like the schools are closing and some of the workforce being told to remote work from home, you're going to just see kids in parks and stuff during the day. There's not enough manpower to enforce them to stay at home.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: nudemacusers on March 14, 2020, 12:03:06 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/sfsExrs.jpg)

This is the luxury shopping center in Bahrain, completely dead at 5pm on a Friday (their Saturday).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Pissy F Benny on March 14, 2020, 12:27:59 PM
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1238860976176467969

Donny looks like shit here, he's got it fam :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Great Rumbler on March 14, 2020, 12:31:45 PM
Quote from: Dufus on March 14, 2020, 11:18:10 AM
disappointed that tweet ended with AVOID TOILET PAPER rather than INSTALL A BIDET TODAY!

Oh, so I see you're in the pocket of Big Bidet, huh?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 14, 2020, 12:43:58 PM
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-51888936

Spain set to declare national lockdown
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: jorma on March 14, 2020, 01:01:19 PM
Quote from: Tripon on March 14, 2020, 12:01:37 PM
Quote from: jorma on March 14, 2020, 11:52:05 AM
It's kinda weird how everything is doom and gloom on the internet, there were even preparations to quarantine Stockholm. One op ed talks about shutting down the country in order to save it.

And then you go outside and everything is just.. normal. The park is full of people, kids were practicing football despite freezing temperatures and there are no hoarders in the shops. All stores are out of face masks apparently, but i have yet to see someone wear one. Some of my neighbours are having a bbq in the common yard.

The contrast is a bit surreal tbh

Yeah, with things like the schools are closing and some of the workforce being told to remote work from home, you're going to just see kids in parks and stuff during the day. There's not enough manpower to enforce them to stay at home.

Schools aren't closed though. Not yet at least.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 14, 2020, 01:09:18 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 14, 2020, 08:35:32 AM
Who has time to proof read some English stuff and or translate English into other languages?
I'm looking for a native speaker to help save the world.

Quote
The results of this test only indicate if your symptoms match the known symptoms of COVID-2019 as provided by the WHO(World Health Organization). The creators of this test are in not responsible for your health or medical decisions. Please consult a doctor or medical provider if you believe you have symptoms and/or carry COVID-2019.

I can create what the parking lot exploiters Mar-A-Lago grifters and Google apparently can't  :mynicca

Join me and together we will write history  :rejoice

Just delete the word in, the rest is good
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 14, 2020, 01:15:21 PM
https://twitter.com/AbiWilks/status/1238863237359304704
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 14, 2020, 01:26:50 PM
So my surgery, which is scheduled for this coming Friday, might get canceled. I spoke to my surgeon yesterday and the CDC sent down guidelines that all surgeries that are not absolutely necessary need to be delayed for one month. The UW wants to hold off only two weeks, but after talking to my surgeon and telling him how I'm feeling we're keeping my March 20th date, but he is going to call back on Wednesday and if things are worse and not safe for me to be there (ie. they're using the Cardiac ICU and OR for Covid patients) they're going to cancel and then we'll have no idea when it will be scheduled. Could be two weeks, a month, six weeks, no clue.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 14, 2020, 01:29:07 PM
Sorry man.  Hope things work out. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: nudemacusers on March 14, 2020, 01:30:40 PM
Yeah my return date is getting pushed  :(

On the other hand I will get loads of per diem  :-[

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 14, 2020, 01:31:00 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 14, 2020, 01:29:07 PM
Sorry man.  Hope things work out.

Thanks. My wife and I had a good conversation with my surgeon yesterday, after getting a customary "your surgery is canceled for now" call from the scheduler earlier in the day.

I understand their concerns and the risk placed on me. The hard thing is how long can I hold out and wait? The last time I had surgery I was in heart failure and ended up in the ER. I don't want that to happen again.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: nudemacusers on March 14, 2020, 01:32:11 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/ChuckTingle/status/1238868355664076801

:rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Bebpo on March 14, 2020, 01:39:34 PM
That's terrible Mr. Gundam. Shouldn't heart surgeries fall under absolutely necessary?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on March 14, 2020, 01:39:41 PM
Will cross my fingers for u Gundam
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Great Rumbler on March 14, 2020, 01:43:16 PM
Sending you good vibes, Gundam-san.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Coffee Dog on March 14, 2020, 01:48:24 PM
Sorry, Gundam. Hope you aren't waiting too long. :(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 14, 2020, 01:51:51 PM
Most positive thoughts to you Mr. Gundam.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 14, 2020, 01:53:55 PM
Gundam, I hope you get fast tracked.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Don Rumata on March 14, 2020, 01:54:26 PM
Quote from: Propagandhim on March 14, 2020, 05:20:52 AM
Quote from: Don Rumata on March 14, 2020, 01:59:06 AM
Quote from: shosta on March 14, 2020, 01:20:40 AM
Don Rumata, updates from inside the quarantine? Have people started eating each other yet? How many people have you had to kill just to survive? Do the roving gangs use guns or more primitive weapons?
Here's the mayor of Bari closing down a park and telling people to go home.
https://youtu.be/KdtwzvY_IV8

  :lol
Are you in Bari, Don?  I'm from Molfetta.
Nah, further north in the boot.  :-*


EDIT: Just caught up, Good luck Gundam.
Are they afraid you'll catch it during recovery? Is that a big risk inside a hospital?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 14, 2020, 02:14:15 PM
https://twitter.com/QuintinMarcell/status/1238742225812586496

 :cac
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Clockwork5 on March 14, 2020, 02:16:18 PM
Godspeed Gundam.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 14, 2020, 02:17:13 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deh3OPDoY54&feature=youtu.be
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 14, 2020, 02:21:11 PM
Denmark closing borders to international travellers. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 14, 2020, 02:25:05 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/Yb4MM81.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/MD4gR0f.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 14, 2020, 02:51:29 PM
Apparently all non-essential shops to be closed in France. I also saw numbers for today about new cases and if accurate it was good (pretty level with yesterday), though France was testing less than other neighboring countries.

Shit, it's gonna be a pain to buy cigarettes if all tobacco shops have to close.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Pissy F Benny on March 14, 2020, 02:52:15 PM
there has never been a better time to quit  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 14, 2020, 03:00:15 PM
https://twitter.com/TheRealOJ32/status/1238900896655765504

 :heart
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 14, 2020, 03:00:55 PM
Quote from: BlueLithium on March 14, 2020, 02:52:15 PM
there has never been a better time to quit  :doge

Tobacco stores are deemed essential so won't all close. :preach
I guess I'll see how it works because most tobacco shops (95%+ I'd say, at a total guess) are inside cafés/bars in France.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 14, 2020, 03:16:19 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 13, 2020, 02:30:21 PM
SK
Total cases: 7,979
Current infected: 7,398

https://twitter.com/BBCLBicker/status/1238336700532711424

serious case as % of current = 1.23%
critical as % of current = 0.80%

if you're optimistic, then you're are sure cases are considerably underreported, therefore the mild:serious ratio is >19

Update of numbers

total 8,086
active 7,300

serious case as % of current = 0.81%
some improved, some died it seems, current death toll 72
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: toku on March 14, 2020, 03:18:52 PM
https://twitter.com/SJKSalisbury/status/1238037573282430978
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 14, 2020, 03:28:25 PM
3500 new cases in italy
the day before there was 2500 cases announced



Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 14, 2020, 03:29:26 PM
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-51889957

UK deaths double in 24 hours
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 14, 2020, 03:36:03 PM
one of my older cousins decided it was the perfect time to fly from out of state for a visit  :doge my uncle is picking him up from LAX right now and their first stop is going to be my grandparents house  :stahp grandparents are in such bad health already they might not even see the november elections even without corona  :snoop
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 14, 2020, 03:46:41 PM
https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/51888491

SMH
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 14, 2020, 03:47:48 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 14, 2020, 03:34:47 PM
https://twitter.com/joethebrew/status/1238730595343220737

can't have a terrifying graph of cases if you don't test
 :rollsafe
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 14, 2020, 03:55:43 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 14, 2020, 01:39:34 PM
That's terrible Mr. Gundam. Shouldn't heart surgeries fall under absolutely necessary?

I'm not considered emergent yet, ie. life threatening and they're also afraid of exposing me to Covid-19. University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle is Ground Zero. They're the ones doing the drive thru testing you hear about. They'll get the worst cases. They're also the place where you go for heart valve replacement surgery. It also happens to be my neighborhood hospital where I go for all my health care. We live about a mile away. The fear is things ramp up and they have to use the Cardiac ICU and OR for Corona patients and they don't want me near them. It's a balancing act within a shit show and uncertainty.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 14, 2020, 04:06:20 PM
Considering going to a club tonight

You know any girl going out right now is ready to get nasty
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 14, 2020, 04:07:54 PM
https://twitter.com/GenePark/status/1238917614967062531
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 14, 2020, 04:35:49 PM
:dead

Going to get high and play EDF5.  This is honestly giving me anxiety and I feel stupid for it. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 14, 2020, 04:40:34 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 14, 2020, 04:35:49 PM
:dead

Going to get high and play EDF5.  This is honestly giving me anxiety and I feel stupid for it.

I ordered Dragon's Crown Pro for the PS4, my daughter and I are gonna co-op the shit out of it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 14, 2020, 04:48:27 PM
https://twitter.com/Weinbergrrrrr/status/1238913148842725376
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 14, 2020, 05:00:16 PM
https://twitter.com/louboutindom/status/1238928566378790913
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 14, 2020, 05:02:04 PM
Italy likely has very unreported stats on the younger end.
A high rate of completely absent or very mild symptoms likely that is potentially quite contagious.

https://twitter.com/markwby/status/1238867143363567616

Suggesting possibly the youth are infected en masse and transmitting it such.
Meanwhile, in America

https://twitter.com/4danlopez/status/1238834535401390081
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 14, 2020, 05:11:44 PM
https://twitter.com/JohnMcCullough_/status/1238793789902336001
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Don Rumata on March 14, 2020, 05:13:41 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 14, 2020, 05:02:04 PM
Italy likely has very unreported stats on the younger end.
One guy who recovered from it was saying that he was given the test mostly because he ended up in the ER with pneumonia, but it'd have been difficult to get tested if he was just home with a mild cold, even if positive. (His assumption, of course)
I mean it makes sense if you have a country-wide lock down, to not test every single person with a cough, but it also makes reporting the number of new contagions seem sort of pointless, in the grand scheme of things.

Here's the vid. btw, but it's in Italian.
https://youtu.be/0_xiiFm05z8
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 14, 2020, 05:18:57 PM
Quote from: riotous on March 14, 2020, 05:03:24 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 14, 2020, 01:31:00 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 14, 2020, 01:29:07 PM
Sorry man.  Hope things work out.

Thanks. My wife and I had a good conversation with my surgeon yesterday, after getting a customary "your surgery is canceled for now" call from the scheduler earlier in the day.

I understand their concerns and the risk placed on me. The hard thing is how long can I hold out and wait? The last time I had surgery I was in heart failure and ended up in the ER. I don't want that to happen again.

Hang in there dude.
a ritouos "hang in there dude."  :lawd
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 14, 2020, 05:21:22 PM
Cases likely in the millions maybe even in just Italy if anything :ronpaul

Zoomers meanwhile are gonna kill people
https://twitter.com/KrauseKraig/status/1238863041682386946
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Bebpo on March 14, 2020, 05:35:14 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 14, 2020, 03:55:43 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 14, 2020, 01:39:34 PM
That's terrible Mr. Gundam. Shouldn't heart surgeries fall under absolutely necessary?

I'm not considered emergent yet, ie. life threatening and they're also afraid of exposing me to Covid-19. University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle is Ground Zero. They're the ones doing the drive thru testing you hear about. They'll get the worst cases. They're also the place where you go for heart valve replacement surgery. It also happens to be my neighborhood hospital where I go for all my health care. We live about a mile away. The fear is things ramp up and they have to use the Cardiac ICU and OR for Corona patients and they don't want me near them. It's a balancing act within a shit show and uncertainty.

That makes sense. Hang in there.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 14, 2020, 05:44:40 PM
Quote from: Don Rumata on March 14, 2020, 05:13:41 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 14, 2020, 05:02:04 PM
Italy likely has very unreported stats on the younger end.
One guy who recovered from it was saying that he was given the test mostly because he ended up in the ER with pneumonia, but it'd have been difficult to get tested if he was just home with a mild cold, even if positive. (His assumption, of course)
I mean it makes sense if you have a country-wide lock down, to not test every single person with a cough, but it also makes reporting the number of new contagions seem sort of pointless, in the grand scheme of things.

I would imagine the positive test stats still give some idea of how far it is spreading. If you conducted 2000 tests a day and every single one came back positive, it certainly says something different than having the same number of tests and only 10% being positive even if the exact level of contagion might only be an educated guess for scientists then.

A lot of national curves being similar and consistent seem to suggest they're somewhat accurate at gauging the crisis.

There's also some correlation (though with some variability), apparently, to the number of deaths and the strain on national healthcare. The countries in Asia that seemingly had the best response so far don't have their hospitals clogged by severely ill patients.

I feel there was little official communication anywhere on such speculations apart from the state of Ohio projecting that 100k people maybe already had it within their jurisdiction a few days ago. I mean the virus may have started doing the rounds in Europe as far back as January before the Chinese appraised how severe the issue was and started lockdown everything.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 14, 2020, 06:07:45 PM
Also controversies are heating up (though there's been some skepticism since Macron said they would go through) suddenly about keeping the mayoral elections planned for tomorrow. The French authorities say they followed the scientific advice and consulted with the opposition but a number of experts and political figures (including MPs and region presidents) are making noises tonight.

It's pretty clear French authorities are reacting, the ramping up in just a few days, between Macron's address and now, has been drastic. But to be honest there's some truth to the Prime Minister words that some of us took things too lighty until now. Some bars in Paris are still packed right now even.
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Post by: TEEEPO on March 14, 2020, 06:22:12 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/1OdCzys.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 14, 2020, 06:27:50 PM
Hopefully this health crisis will trigger a widespread debate about healthcare.
We're also looking at a massive stimulus package all over Europe, political authorities will be incentivized to open up the coffers, would probably be a good idea to use that goodwill to not only try to compensate for the current stress but also to invest in a more resilient society.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Mr Gilhaney on March 14, 2020, 06:35:09 PM
does this man have too much power?

https://youtu.be/wA4KS546rZo
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 14, 2020, 06:35:44 PM
[Laughter in Dutch]
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Potato on March 14, 2020, 06:38:43 PM
My cousin works for a distribution company and they got warned not to post photos of the mountains of toilet paper at the warehouse. Speculation was that they were worried people would try to break in and steal it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 14, 2020, 06:43:17 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 14, 2020, 06:27:50 PM
Hopefully this health crisis will trigger a widespread debate about healthcare.
We're also looking at a massive stimulus package all over Europe, political authorities will be incentivized to open up the coffers, would probably be a good idea to use that goodwill to not only try to compensate for the current stress but also to invest in a more resilient society.
Here's the problem though. Italy and France are broke.
Germany and the Dutch ain't paying unless Berlin controls the French budget from Brussels. That's always been the issue in European politics.
The French want to share their debt with the Germans through Euro bonds and the Germans only want that if the French give up their budget control and reform.

We'll likely bail out the airlines before they collapse and then the debt must be paid with austerity.
Savings are worthless with interest rates near 0 and what little was saved is wiped out.
Our government has said we can take a 90 billion Euro hit.

Italy essentially nuked their own economy. Some economists estimate it will take decades to recover.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: bluemax on March 14, 2020, 06:44:36 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 14, 2020, 05:29:49 PM
https://twitter.com/cjjohnsonjr/status/1238868541689880576

(https://www.clipartmax.com/png/middle/243-2430975_gun-in-mouth-emoji.png)

Holy shit, that's right around the corner from me. I actually have thought about that place as the place I would loot if there was a zombie apocalypse ha.

Showed it to my roommate and she told me the CTO at her job said this past week "Thankfully I have enough ammunition already." This guy is a maladjusted, libertarian, Chinese immigrant who used to work in the cinematics department at Blizzard and currently lives in an affluent neighborhood 2 hours outside of Los Angeles.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 14, 2020, 06:59:05 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 14, 2020, 06:43:17 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 14, 2020, 06:27:50 PM
Hopefully this health crisis will trigger a widespread debate about healthcare.
We're also looking at a massive stimulus package all over Europe, political authorities will be incentivized to open up the coffers, would probably be a good idea to use that goodwill to not only try to compensate for the current stress but also to invest in a more resilient society.
Here's the problem though. Italy and France are broke.
Germany and the Dutch ain't paying unless Berlin controls the French budget from Brussels. That's always been the issue in European politics.
The French want to share their debt with the Germans through Euro bonds and the Germans only want that if the French give up their budget control and reform.

We'll likely bail out the airlines before they collapse and then the debt must be paid with austerity.
Savings are worthless with interest rates near 0 and what little was saved is wiped out.
Our government has said we can take a 90 billion Euro hit.

Italy essentially nuked their own economy. Some economists estimate it will take decades to recover.

I think we come from different places on how we view this and what qualify as "broke". Yes the economy will take a beating everywhere. But we have already seen European governments pledge to massive help package and mandate easier access to loans. European nations are some of the wealthiest of the world and have some of the best infrastructure and assets. It won't be wiped away because of a stoppage of a couple months. I think by and large the citizenry will lean towards solidarity and healthcare, research and international coordination will jump back to the forefront of political debate.

I know the exact effectiveness of masks is up for debate but they do provide some mitigation and probably serve as a reminder to the wearer and other possible to behave a certain, cautious, way. It should probably be on the table that mask use (and consequently, supply) should become more common for the next crisis. That's just to discuss a minor adjustement.

This is a game changer, if only for promoting easier access to working from home for instance. Especially if the US gets hit extra hard because of the rather poor -as far as we can tell- response.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 14, 2020, 07:02:21 PM
Quote from: riotous on March 14, 2020, 06:41:42 PM
Quote from: filler on March 14, 2020, 05:18:57 PM
Quote from: riotous on March 14, 2020, 05:03:24 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 14, 2020, 01:31:00 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 14, 2020, 01:29:07 PM
Sorry man.  Hope things work out.

Thanks. My wife and I had a good conversation with my surgeon yesterday, after getting a customary "your surgery is canceled for now" call from the scheduler earlier in the day.

I understand their concerns and the risk placed on me. The hard thing is how long can I hold out and wait? The last time I had surgery I was in heart failure and ended up in the ER. I don't want that to happen again.

Hang in there dude.
a ritouos "hang in there dude."  :lawd

Sending another "hang in there dude" out to TVC who hopefully was alright working from home this week.

Get your own personalized message from me on Cameo.
closest thing to a "take care" from OJ's twitter  :heart
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 14, 2020, 07:13:39 PM
If this thing lasts longer than two weeks the economies of already weak countries are completely fucked.
With Lagarde at the helm of the ECB everything will turn to shit soon enough. Every time she speaks the markets tumble.

https://twitter.com/FortuneMagazine/status/1238627163835969541 (https://twitter.com/FortuneMagazine/status/1238627163835969541)

She basically told Italy it was their own problem.

That's why the English left. Everyone knows the Eurozone floats on Germany, The Netherlands and the Nordic countries.
If Italy defaults it'll be domino day across southern Europe. The Greek fire sale is peanuts compared to what's coming.

Germans will be happy though, cheap exports.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: samir on March 14, 2020, 07:37:53 PM
Nintex dropping truth bombs  :preach
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 14, 2020, 07:38:18 PM
https://twitter.com/sarahkliff/status/1238912947868635136
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 14, 2020, 07:42:12 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 14, 2020, 05:44:40 PM
I feel there was little official communication anywhere on such speculations apart from the state of Ohio projecting that 100k people maybe already had it within their jurisdiction a few days ago. I mean the virus may have started doing the rounds in Europe as far back as January before the Chinese appraised how severe the issue was and started lockdown everything.

This seems likely.
Some places I read placed patient zero in November. With how contagious this stuff is I really feel the Chinese numbers are underreported considerably.
Probably quite a few people out there maybe in February in Italy had a cold that wasn't actually a cold.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 14, 2020, 07:42:51 PM
Quote from: Tripon on March 14, 2020, 07:38:18 PM
https://twitter.com/sarahkliff/status/1238912947868635136

Daycares and schools have to be organised to care for kids of essential workers, healthcare in particular. That's how France does it and I imagine a number of places.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 14, 2020, 07:45:25 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 14, 2020, 07:13:39 PM
If this thing lasts longer than two weeks the economies of already weak countries are completely fucked.
With Lagarde at the helm of the ECB everything will turn to shit soon enough. Every time she speaks the markets tumble.

https://twitter.com/FortuneMagazine/status/1238627163835969541 (https://twitter.com/FortuneMagazine/status/1238627163835969541)

She basically told Italy it was their own problem.

That's why the English left. Everyone knows the Eurozone floats on Germany, The Netherlands and the Nordic countries.
If Italy defaults it'll be domino day across southern Europe. The Greek fire sale is peanuts compared to what's coming.

Germans will be happy though, cheap exports.

Netherlands, the economic bedrock of Europe due to feeding the world I presume?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 14, 2020, 07:51:57 PM
No one IRL will ever understand my growing disdain for the Dutch :stahp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 14, 2020, 07:52:09 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 14, 2020, 07:42:12 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 14, 2020, 05:44:40 PM
I feel there was little official communication anywhere on such speculations apart from the state of Ohio projecting that 100k people maybe already had it within their jurisdiction a few days ago. I mean the virus may have started doing the rounds in Europe as far back as January before the Chinese appraised how severe the issue was and started lockdown everything.

This seems likely.
Some places I read placed patient zero in November. With how contagious this stuff is I really feel the Chinese numbers are underreported considerably.
Probably quite a few people out there maybe in February in Italy had a cold that wasn't actually a cold.

And probably some excess deaths that weren't caught then.

Statistical curves being consistent in all of Europe with Wuhan seems to indicate that the Chinese numbers were largely truthful or representative, I'd say. Yeah I guess you can artificially lean on them by how many tests you do and how you qualify what counts as a COVID19 fatality but it would be hard to cover up hospitals getting swamped. Maybe I'm wrong... Further statistical studies will probably give us a better idea of how widespread the infection was and how many excess deaths happened overall deviating from the average.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 14, 2020, 07:54:16 PM
I'm not saying cover-ups of people dying or hospital collapse. But that the true case count is significantly higher than recorded, based off consideration of how contagious this thing is and how the vast majority of cases would've gone under the radar.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 14, 2020, 07:55:24 PM
Trump tested negative.  Maybe next time.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 14, 2020, 07:56:31 PM
Mans a meme magician, everyone around him but him catching it would be the timeline's great joke  (or atleast among)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 14, 2020, 08:06:18 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 14, 2020, 07:13:39 PM

Everyone knows the Eurozone floats on Germany, The Netherlands and the Nordic countries.



Where does that Dutch sense of self-importance come from?
Surrendering to the Germans in 5 days? :heh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 14, 2020, 08:10:20 PM
the dutch are lovers not fighters  ;)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 14, 2020, 08:12:28 PM
Belgians are the superior Netherlands branch.
There I said it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 14, 2020, 08:15:30 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 14, 2020, 08:12:28 PM
Belgians are the superior Netherlands branch.
There I said it.

Belgian food > Dutch food.

Once you had fries fried in beef tallow, you never want to go back. :lawd

Moules frites :delicious
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: TEEEPO on March 14, 2020, 08:25:02 PM
https://twitter.com/AMAZINACE/status/1238930441119379458
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: nudemacusers on March 14, 2020, 08:38:34 PM
Lmao the oconus mil world is pretty much pretending this isn’t completely all over every base.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 14, 2020, 08:39:46 PM
The Italian CBC corrispondant made the 'WHO let the dogs out' joke on live air. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: EchoRin on March 14, 2020, 09:08:25 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 14, 2020, 07:55:24 PM
Trump tested negative.  Maybe next time.

 :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Leadbelly on March 14, 2020, 09:44:37 PM
The UK's approach at the moment is basically to do nothing. The argument by the scientific experts in charge is that it may actually make things worse if you start social distancing measures too soon. This is proving quite controversial as you might imagine. lol

What's a bit depressing though is, after reading an article on The Atlantic, I have come to the conclusion that this strategy may actually be the right one. Because containing the spread of the virus might be futile.

The title of the article kind of says it all:

You’re Likely to Get the Coronavirus
Most cases are not life-threatening, which is also what makes the virus a historic challenge to contain.
It's a good read.
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/02/covid-vaccine/607000/

Quote
The Harvard epidemiology professor Marc Lipsitch is exacting in his diction, even for an epidemiologist. Twice in our conversation he started to say something, then paused and said, “Actually, let me start again.” So it’s striking when one of the points he wanted to get exactly right was this: “I think the likely outcome is that it will ultimately not be containable.”

Quote
Lipsitch predicts that within the coming year, some 40 to 70 percent of people around the world will be infected with the virus that causes COVID-19. But, he clarifies emphatically, this does not mean that all will have severe illnesses. “It’s likely that many will have mild disease, or may be asymptomatic,” he said. As with influenza, which is often life-threatening to people with chronic health conditions and of older age, most cases pass without medical care. (Overall, about 14 percent of people with influenza have no symptoms.)

I'm hoping he is wrong, but it at least gives me some understanding of why we have chosen the strategy we have at the moment, i.e. do nothing(lol).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: samir on March 14, 2020, 09:47:58 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on March 14, 2020, 09:44:37 PM
The UK's approach at the moment is basically to do nothing. The argument by the Scientific experts in charge is that it may actually make things worse, if you start social distancing measures too soon. This is proving quite controversial as you might imagine. lol

What's a bit depressing though is, after reading an article on The Atlantic, I have come to the conclusion that this strategy may actually be the right one. Because containing the spread of the virus might be futile.

The title of the article kind of says it all:

You’re Likely to Get the Coronavirus
Most cases are not life-threatening, which is also what makes the virus a historic challenge to contain.
It's a good read.
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/02/covid-vaccine/607000/

Quote
The Harvard epidemiology professor Marc Lipsitch is exacting in his diction, even for an epidemiologist. Twice in our conversation he started to say something, then paused and said, “Actually, let me start again.” So it’s striking when one of the points he wanted to get exactly right was this: “I think the likely outcome is that it will ultimately not be containable.”

Quote
Lipsitch predicts that within the coming year, some 40 to 70 percent of people around the world will be infected with the virus that causes COVID-19. But, he clarifies emphatically, this does not mean that all will have severe illnesses. “It’s likely that many will have mild disease, or may be asymptomatic,” he said. As with influenza, which is often life-threatening to people with chronic health conditions and of older age, most cases pass without medical care. (Overall, about 14 percent of people with influenza have no symptoms.)

I'm hoping he is wrong, but it at least gives me some understanding of why we have chosen the strategy we have at the moment, i.e. do nothing(lol).

The point of social distancing is not to completely contain the spread of the virus, it's to slow it down in order to not completely overwhelm hospitals, like what's happened in Italy.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Leadbelly on March 14, 2020, 09:57:02 PM
Quote from: samir on March 14, 2020, 09:47:58 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on March 14, 2020, 09:44:37 PM
The UK's approach at the moment is basically to do nothing. The argument by the Scientific experts in charge is that it may actually make things worse, if you start social distancing measures too soon. This is proving quite controversial as you might imagine. lol

What's a bit depressing though is, after reading an article on The Atlantic, I have come to the conclusion that this strategy may actually be the right one. Because containing the spread of the virus might be futile.

The title of the article kind of says it all:

You’re Likely to Get the Coronavirus
Most cases are not life-threatening, which is also what makes the virus a historic challenge to contain.
It's a good read.
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/02/covid-vaccine/607000/

Quote
The Harvard epidemiology professor Marc Lipsitch is exacting in his diction, even for an epidemiologist. Twice in our conversation he started to say something, then paused and said, “Actually, let me start again.” So it’s striking when one of the points he wanted to get exactly right was this: “I think the likely outcome is that it will ultimately not be containable.”

Quote
Lipsitch predicts that within the coming year, some 40 to 70 percent of people around the world will be infected with the virus that causes COVID-19. But, he clarifies emphatically, this does not mean that all will have severe illnesses. “It’s likely that many will have mild disease, or may be asymptomatic,” he said. As with influenza, which is often life-threatening to people with chronic health conditions and of older age, most cases pass without medical care. (Overall, about 14 percent of people with influenza have no symptoms.)

I'm hoping he is wrong, but it at least gives me some understanding of why we have chosen the strategy we have at the moment, i.e. do nothing(lol).

The point of social distancing is not to completely contain the spread of the virus, it's to slow it down in order to not completely overwhelm hospitals, like what's happened in Italy.

Okay. First that isn't the only argument being made at the moment for social distancing. Some want it because they believe it will save lives. Second point is, the argument made by the scientists who thought about this strategy is, at some point you have to return to normal activity, and the reality is, the peak of this outbreak is actually some months down the road. So you may have people returning to normal behaviour exactly when the virus is right at it's peak and you will get a massive spike of infection. In other words, it will make things worse because the timing was completely wrong.

Containment in itself is a problem because in many people it will present itself as very mild or completely symptomless. It's hard to contain when people don't even know they have it.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: samir on March 14, 2020, 10:11:46 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on March 14, 2020, 09:57:02 PM
Quote from: samir on March 14, 2020, 09:47:58 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on March 14, 2020, 09:44:37 PM
The UK's approach at the moment is basically to do nothing. The argument by the Scientific experts in charge is that it may actually make things worse, if you start social distancing measures too soon. This is proving quite controversial as you might imagine. lol

What's a bit depressing though is, after reading an article on The Atlantic, I have come to the conclusion that this strategy may actually be the right one. Because containing the spread of the virus might be futile.

The title of the article kind of says it all:

You’re Likely to Get the Coronavirus
Most cases are not life-threatening, which is also what makes the virus a historic challenge to contain.
It's a good read.
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/02/covid-vaccine/607000/

Quote
The Harvard epidemiology professor Marc Lipsitch is exacting in his diction, even for an epidemiologist. Twice in our conversation he started to say something, then paused and said, “Actually, let me start again.” So it’s striking when one of the points he wanted to get exactly right was this: “I think the likely outcome is that it will ultimately not be containable.”

Quote
Lipsitch predicts that within the coming year, some 40 to 70 percent of people around the world will be infected with the virus that causes COVID-19. But, he clarifies emphatically, this does not mean that all will have severe illnesses. “It’s likely that many will have mild disease, or may be asymptomatic,” he said. As with influenza, which is often life-threatening to people with chronic health conditions and of older age, most cases pass without medical care. (Overall, about 14 percent of people with influenza have no symptoms.)

I'm hoping he is wrong, but it at least gives me some understanding of why we have chosen the strategy we have at the moment, i.e. do nothing(lol).

The point of social distancing is not to completely contain the spread of the virus, it's to slow it down in order to not completely overwhelm hospitals, like what's happened in Italy.

Okay. First that isn't the only argument being made at the moment for social distancing. Some want it because they believe it will save lives. Second point is, the argument made by the scientists who thought about this strategy is, at some point you have to return to normal activity, and the reality is, the peak of this outbreak is actually some months down the road. So you may have people returning to normal behaviour exactly when the virus is right at it's peak and you will get a massive spike of infection. In other words, it will make things worse because the timing was completely wrong.

Containment in itself is a problem because in many people it will present itself as very mild or completely symptomless. It's hard to contain when people don't even know they have it.

Slower spread -> hospitals can properly deal with the severe cases -> lives will be saved  ???

Quote from: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-51892402
In an open letter, a group of 229 scientists from UK universities say the government's current approach will put the NHS under additional stress and "risk many more lives than necessary".
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 14, 2020, 10:15:24 PM
I see samir has met leadbelly
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: benjipwns on March 14, 2020, 10:16:59 PM
I endorse the UK government's accelerationism to eliminate the tyrannical NHS. :american
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Leadbelly on March 14, 2020, 10:21:39 PM
Quote from: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-51892402
In an open letter, a group of 229 scientists from UK universities say the government's current approach will put the NHS under additional stress and "risk many more lives than necessary".

Yeah I read that article already. As I said it is proving controversial. The thing about that open letter though is this:

Quote
In the open letter the group of scientists argue that stronger "social distancing measures" would "dramatically" slow the rate of growth of the disease in the UK, and would spare "thousands of lives".

The group, specialising in a range of disciplines, ranging from mathematics to genetics, though no leading experts in the science of the spread of diseases, said the current measures are "insufficient" and "additional and more restrictive measures should be taken immediately", as is happening in other countries.

So you have a bunch of scientists criticising the strategy, yet none of them are actually experts in that particular field. They're basically using their credentials as scientists to pass as some kind of authority on the matter, when it seems like they're not. And it is understandable because the strategy seems a little counter-intuitive. The idea of doing nothing, is obviously enough to cause alarm. In some sense though it is also not helpful.

I mean, I would like to think there are measures we could put in place right now to limit the deaths, but as I said, that Atlantic article at least gives me some understanding around this particular decision. And these are opinions from experts in that field.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: samir on March 14, 2020, 10:23:22 PM
I guess we'll just have to wait and see  :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Leadbelly on March 14, 2020, 10:25:39 PM
I don't know how the fuck my post appeared in the quote. lol

That happens some times and I can't for the life of me see what has gone wrong.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 14, 2020, 10:29:54 PM
https://twitter.com/jacknicas/status/1238992582127964160
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Potato on March 14, 2020, 10:30:18 PM
At this stage, anyone who is not an epidemiologist should probably shut the fuck up.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Don Rumata on March 14, 2020, 10:30:18 PM
Why get a mortgage? Can't i just pay everything upfront? :brain :brain :brain
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: headwalk on March 14, 2020, 10:34:23 PM
while i'll preface this with the usual boris is a knob and the tories are all alsatian fucking bumboys sentiment,  the UK's plan seems to be based on what people will actually do, rather than what you want them to do. something non-specialist health scientists wouldn't necessarily factor in.

i watched them present it and was clearly something that has been locked in a "break in case of pandemic" glass case for a while and i don't think any standing politician from any party would've had the bollocks to say no to it on the pretense that they know better.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: benjipwns on March 14, 2020, 10:35:27 PM
Jack Nicas looks like a rat snitch.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 14, 2020, 11:03:36 PM
I dont understand how the authorities can order restaurants to close but not teach us how to cook. Many of us will starve to death.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: bork on March 14, 2020, 11:19:39 PM
Part two:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoYUX3gqZs4
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 14, 2020, 11:21:50 PM
Trump giving everyone in Europe 48 hour notice to get the fuck home is working out great

https://twitter.com/BrookeGMcDonald/status/1238986272137502720
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Leadbelly on March 14, 2020, 11:36:26 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 14, 2020, 07:54:16 PM
I'm not saying cover-ups of people dying or hospital collapse. But that the true case count is significantly higher than recorded, based off consideration of how contagious this thing is and how the vast majority of cases would've gone under the radar.

Actually I will mention: In the UK it was estimated the true count might be around 10,000 cases. There were 590 reported cases at the time.

That gives you idea of the difference between the cases that are reported and what is believed might be the real figure.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiPehqIstZ0
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: bork on March 14, 2020, 11:38:29 PM
https://twitter.com/jamescakmak/status/1239032800541642752
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: ToxicAdam on March 14, 2020, 11:44:27 PM
I popped into Walmart to buy some seasoning and saw that the entire aisle of soup had been wiped out. There are some nasty ass soups in that aisle. How hard up do you have to be to buy those? Imagine getting so desperate you buy the last cans of cilantro soup or generic tomato soup.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: toku on March 15, 2020, 12:10:18 AM
can't find it now but I saw something earlier saying that young and middle-aged ppl were getting the work too in France now
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Bebpo on March 15, 2020, 12:24:29 AM
All my friends are out partying and bar crawling in packed bars tonight for St. Patrick's Day. Seems like that holiday in the USA will be the equivalent of the Lunar New Year that happened in China when they were around this stage. Wouldn't be surprised if this creates a lot more community spread here :(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Joe Molotov on March 15, 2020, 12:35:06 AM
Quote from: james on March 14, 2020, 11:03:36 PM
I dont understand how the authorities can order restaurants to close but not teach us how to cook. Many of us will starve to death.

https://www.amazon.com/Chocolate-Soylent-Replacement-12-pack-Bottles/dp/B07T68WHWQ/

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 15, 2020, 12:57:24 AM
https://twitter.com/garykester/status/1238865685708591104
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Human Snorenado on March 15, 2020, 01:11:29 AM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on March 14, 2020, 11:44:27 PM
I popped into Walmart to buy some seasoning and saw that the entire aisle of soup had been wiped out. There are some nasty ass soups in that aisle. How hard up do you have to be to buy those? Imagine getting so desperate you buy the last cans of cilantro soup or generic tomato soup.

The walmart I went to earlier had plenty of veggies, some frozen stuff, and lots of dried beans, etc. Soups were gone except for some Progresso light veggie soups (which is perfect for me because that's what I wanted, a couple cans of chicken noodle would have been nice too) and this was the bread aisle...

(https://i.imgur.com/eREC2Uw.jpg?1)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Potato on March 15, 2020, 01:20:22 AM
I almost lost my store of frozen vegetables and some meat because my second fridge/freezer just died. Managed to transfer most things over, but it looks like we're eating fish fingers and popcorn chicken for dinner.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 15, 2020, 01:28:04 AM
So when do events make you sign that they're not liable for potentially giving you the corona virus?  :thinking

----

https://twitter.com/TomBossert/status/1238070523365675008

Trump's former pandemic guy basically saying that this shit don't work.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 15, 2020, 02:35:58 AM
https://twitter.com/NPR/status/1239074925538938880
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 15, 2020, 02:56:33 AM
this shit is going to delay my autism diagnosis.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: kingv on March 15, 2020, 03:27:50 AM
Quote from: headwalk on March 14, 2020, 10:34:23 PM
while i'll preface this with the usual boris is a knob and the tories are all alsatian fucking bumboys sentiment,  the UK's plan seems to be based on what people will actually do, rather than what you want them to do. something non-specialist health scientists wouldn't necessarily factor in.

i watched them present it and was clearly something that has been locked in a "break in case of pandemic" glass case for a while and i don't think any standing politician from any party would've had the bollocks to say no to it on the pretense that they know better.

This UK plan is penny wise but pound foolish.

The NHS is just going to be absolutely ate up with corona within 3 weeks with no end in sight.

Yeah, the crisis may end sooner, but you’ll have hundreds of thousands of deaths because of it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 15, 2020, 04:47:17 AM
Quote from: toku on March 15, 2020, 12:10:18 AM
can't find it now but I saw something earlier saying that young and middle-aged ppl were getting the work too in France now

Apparently half the cases in ICU are people under 60 as of yesterday. I guess that's what you're mentioning.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 15, 2020, 06:49:18 AM
Went to vote, they had a bunch of pens that they clean on rotation and they put the booths facing a wall instead of having the curtain (that everyone would touch). Some doctors and healthcare workers are calling for people not to vote. The second round of the election might or might not be cancelled, rendering today's ballot invalid.

Bakery was open but the cops didn't seem to like they had tables out.

City to city transportation will be scaled down for the public.

The closure decree goes through to April 15th.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 15, 2020, 07:32:04 AM
Reportedly some hospitals in the East of France are starting to get saturated. Not great.

Otherwise French authorities also project that half or two-thirds of the population will get it ultimately and that hopefully some herd immunity will emerge then. I say that because there's a lot of flack directed at the UK having a white paper along those lines informing their policies.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 15, 2020, 07:54:17 AM
Just went to the supermarket.

Over 90% of these people wouldn't survive a real event that breaks the day to day supply chain.
They don't stock up items that could help them survive:
- Canned fruits
- Soup
- Bottled water
- Frozen meat
- Candles
- Salt
- Sugar etc.

Instead they buy mountains of toilet paper, 48 boxes of sprinkles and vegan cookies.
Also bad vibes towards me as I'm just casually browsing the shop as everyone else is running around in complete panic stuffing their carts with useless overpriced junk.

I told them the Chinese bio-weapon would come over soon enough, they didn't listen and now they all buy the wrong items.  :trumps

Now it's time for a shower to wash away all the germs these people might've carried instead of driving over to the next store to get the one sold out item. Survival 101 motherfuckers  :snob
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Kunai With Chain on March 15, 2020, 07:58:25 AM
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-and-us-wrestle-over-coronavirus-vaccine-report/a-52777990
Quote
The governments of Germany and the United States are wrestling over the German-based company CureVac which is working on a vaccine for the novel coronavirus, reported German newspaper Welt am Sonntag.

The prominent German media outlet reported, citing unnamed sources, that US President Donald Trump was offering large sums of money to German scientists working on a vaccine. He wanted to secure exclusive rights to their work, the newspaper reported.

Trump was doing everything he could to secure a vaccine for the United States, "but only for the US," the newspaper quoted an anonymous German government source as saying.

Americans are really something else. Next level winner mentality, just buy success if you can't develop it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 15, 2020, 08:12:25 AM
Worst case scenario projection by scientists for France (including a British one, Neil Ferguson, that has been consulted by several euro countries) presented to Macron before his address this week : 300k to 500k deaths, 30k to 100k concurrent patients needing intensive care at peak. Officially there's a capacity of 5000 beds for reanimation and 7000 for ICU.

That's a guess in case no measures were taken and with the worst variables.

If those reports are accurate, you would imagine it's the same ballpark for Italy, Spain, Germany and the UK.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 15, 2020, 08:27:08 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 15, 2020, 08:12:25 AM
Worst case scenario projection by scientists for France (including a British one, Neil Ferguson, that has been consulted by several euro countries) presented to Macron before his address this week : 300k to 500k deaths, 30k to 100k concurrent patients needing intensive care at peak. Officially there's a capacity of 5000 beds for reanimation and 7000 for ICU.

That's a guess in case no measures were taken and with the worst variables.

If those reports are accurate, you would imagine it's the same ballpark for Italy, Spain, Germany and the UK.
The problem seems to be that the 'real' treatment in the worst cases requires a prolonged induced coma with a tube inserted into the lungs for roughly 14 days.
While other emergency treatments are often way shorter. (back when I had my first Asthma attack I needed a breathing apparatus for an afternoon and that was like a 10/10 in the scale of severity of asthma attacks.
However, a big percentage also has flu like issues for 3 - 5 days and is perfectly healthy after rest and quarantine.
The lock down is all about gaining some time to figure things out and hopefully reducing the spread but also reducing the need for other types of treatments (less car accidents, stabbings etc.)

The UK's idea of herd like immunity might either work or make it much worse killing off millions.
But without a vaccine there's not much else you can do but weather the storm and hope it gets better or do a total lock down.

Thank you good guy China for silencing the whistle blowers and allowing this to spread worldwide <(^_^)>
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 15, 2020, 08:59:53 AM
I guess doctors are saying not to use ibuprofen?  I havent seen an offical news story for this yet.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 15, 2020, 09:12:34 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 15, 2020, 08:59:53 AM
I guess doctors are saying not to use ibuprofen?  I havent seen an offical news story for this yet.

There's some confusion about that. There was a story doing the rounds that was fraudulently sourced to a Wien university. But the French Minister of Health did echo this a couple of days ago and asked people to be cautious, consult their physician and rather be using other families / molecules for low level self medication. Apparently some medical doctors suspect this family of medication might make the symptoms more acute and I've read third hand accounts that it's surmised on the ground in hospitals. I don't think there's any research proving or disproving it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Rufus on March 15, 2020, 09:15:46 AM
Quote from: Nintex on March 14, 2020, 07:13:39 PM
That's why the English left.
No, they very narrowly voted to leave because they were upset about free movement in the wake of austerity (and constant "EU bad" progaganda from the Murdoch press). When people feel (justly or not) that their own aren't taken care of, they get really ugly toward outsiders 'taking' things from them.

Quote from: Nintex on March 14, 2020, 07:13:39 PM
Germans will be happy though, cheap exports.
We're not going to turn into a net importer and you can't export shit to broke nations unless you want them hooked on German credit, which they should know to avoid by this point.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: bork on March 15, 2020, 10:28:40 AM
https://twitter.com/HardDriveMag/status/1239174643254276096

Quote
BURLINGTON, Vt. — In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Senator Bernie Sanders has called on Nintendo to preemptively release the much-anticipated Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

“We must prepare for this disease in an unprecedented way,” Senator Sanders said at a press conference. “Gamers of all classes, both social and character, shouldn’t be forced to wait any longer for an adorable little game that is ready now. We deserve access immediately. People are suffering. It shouldn’t just be gaming journalists that have early access to what may be the best game out there.”

He went on to explain that this is not just a measure that would help those under quarantine.

“Working Americans are standing in long grocery lines, with hundreds of other bozos, being forced to listen to awful grocery store music such as Jason Mraz,” Senator Sanders continued. “The least we can do is give them a soothing game to play on handheld as they wait. President Trump must do the right thing and work with Nintendo to help working families get through this crisis.”

When asked to speak on Animal Crossing former Vice President Joe Biden said he trusts the developers to do what’s best for the game, adding “Boy that Tom Nook sure is a gumball in a marble vase! I like him!”

Experts have predicted upwards of one million Americans may die from coronavirus, prompting the CDC to praise Senator Sanders’ concerns. As of press time, CDC Director Robert Redfield released a statement recommending those with symptoms to make sure to play Animal Crossing: New Horizons before they pass away.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 15, 2020, 10:54:18 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfsdJGj3-jM
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 15, 2020, 11:00:12 AM
American Airlines just canceled every long distance international route but 3

Mom and her friends are in Brazil and just got informed the last flights out are tonight

 :doge :doge :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 15, 2020, 11:05:27 AM
https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 15, 2020, 11:20:28 AM
Ontario just jumped up to 142 cases.  41 in 24 hours.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 15, 2020, 11:46:39 AM
Quote from: Dufus on March 15, 2020, 08:01:34 AM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 15, 2020, 02:56:33 AM
this shit is going to delay my autism diagnosis.

tbh i think u have ADHD :doge

I have an adhd diagnosis and it doesn't fit all my symptoms.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 15, 2020, 12:08:54 PM
https://twitter.com/sarambsimon/status/1238975258838908929
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Kunai With Chain on March 15, 2020, 12:19:06 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 15, 2020, 07:54:17 AM
Just went to the supermarket.

Over 90% of these people wouldn't survive a real event that breaks the day to day supply chain.
They don't stock up items that could help them survive:
- Canned fruits
- Soup
- Bottled water
- Frozen meat
- Candles
- Salt
- Sugar etc.

Instead they buy mountains of toilet paper, 48 boxes of sprinkles and vegan cookies.
Also bad vibes towards me as I'm just casually browsing the shop as everyone else is running around in complete panic stuffing their carts with useless overpriced junk.

I told them the Chinese bio-weapon would come over soon enough, they didn't listen and now they all buy the wrong items.  :trumps

Now it's time for a shower to wash away all the germs these people might've carried instead of driving over to the next store to get the one sold out item. Survival 101 motherfuckers  :snob

Have you checked the pet section? It's untouched. Should the apocalypse happen, while you people will be fighting over frozen peas and canned chilis, I'll be eating good thanks to Purina's finest dog chow.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 15, 2020, 12:24:27 PM
They locked down my Grandma's carehome in Saskatchewan already which is great.  My mom keeps thinking she needs to go into work.  My other uncle in B.C. who got cancer at xmas (the uncle that is doing good) has to do chemo every day for the next 39 days. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 15, 2020, 12:27:55 PM
https://twitter.com/JulieZauzmer/status/1239202486147219456
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 15, 2020, 12:36:40 PM
THE LAST SHIP

https://mobile.twitter.com/cnnbrk/status/1239223352214065152
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 15, 2020, 12:40:37 PM
https://twitter.com/JamesAALongman/status/1239153242279460864
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 15, 2020, 12:54:29 PM
All Dutch schools, coffeeshops, pubs etc closed
Keep a 1,5 meter distance

Borders and airspace likely to be closed

Lines for the coffeeshops
https://twitter.com/KoenWeijland/status/1239236432591454209 (https://twitter.com/KoenWeijland/status/1239236432591454209)
https://twitter.com/adrianus1335/status/1239234555619479552 (https://twitter.com/adrianus1335/status/1239234555619479552)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: jorma on March 15, 2020, 01:09:55 PM
Sweden has adopted a policy of not closing anything until further notice, including borders.

Asks people to refrain from non necessary travel and to wash their hands with soap and water.

They gave up on stopping the virus and are just trying to slow it down in order to not swamp the hospitals.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 15, 2020, 01:28:58 PM
Rumor of a much stronger lockdown to come soon in France
French Twitter is lighting with photos of markets crowded and a lot of people sunbathing in parks and by the canals.

I have work planned for the upcoming weeks and would take a nasty hit if that was suddenly canceled.

:yeshrug
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Leadbelly on March 15, 2020, 01:31:06 PM
Quote from: kingv on March 15, 2020, 03:27:50 AM
Quote from: headwalk on March 14, 2020, 10:34:23 PM
while i'll preface this with the usual boris is a knob and the tories are all alsatian fucking bumboys sentiment,  the UK's plan seems to be based on what people will actually do, rather than what you want them to do. something non-specialist health scientists wouldn't necessarily factor in.

i watched them present it and was clearly something that has been locked in a "break in case of pandemic" glass case for a while and i don't think any standing politician from any party would've had the bollocks to say no to it on the pretense that they know better.

This UK plan is penny wise but pound foolish.

The NHS is just going to be absolutely ate up with corona within 3 weeks with no end in sight.

Yeah, the crisis may end sooner, but you’ll have hundreds of thousands of deaths because of it.

I don't know. What should be made clear though is that the scientific advisors never said certain measures shouldn't be put in place, only that he believed it was the right decision at the moment. Their strategy isn't actually to disregard using such methods, it is to do it at the right time when they will be most effective. His fear being that people will start returning to normal behaviour right when the virus is at its peak. The peak is still months away. They argued it could make things worse. You can't lock everything down for the entire year. And you can't expect people to lock themselves away for the entire year. And it is not economically viable for one.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Ghoul on March 15, 2020, 01:34:58 PM
As expected shopping was a nightmare, pasta, rice, flour, meat and veg very sold out. :brain
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Leadbelly on March 15, 2020, 01:48:50 PM
Epidemiologists believe that this could be a new seasonal virus. In other words, it may not be going away at all. It might be with us for years to come. This may be why some are advising about needing some herd immunity.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Don Rumata on March 15, 2020, 01:50:45 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 15, 2020, 07:54:17 AM
Just went to the supermarket.

Over 90% of these people wouldn't survive a real event that breaks the day to day supply chain.
They don't stock up items that could help them survive:
- Canned fruits
- Soup
- Bottled water
- Frozen meat
- Candles
- Salt
- Sugar etc.

Instead they buy mountains of toilet paper, 48 boxes of sprinkles and vegan cookies.
Also bad vibes towards me as I'm just casually browsing the shop as everyone else is running around in complete panic stuffing their carts with useless overpriced junk.

I told them the Chinese bio-weapon would come over soon enough, they didn't listen and now they all buy the wrong items.  :trumps

Now it's time for a shower to wash away all the germs these people might've carried instead of driving over to the next store to get the one sold out item. Survival 101 motherfuckers  :snob
You dummy, people are actually buying the RIGHT items.
This isn't an apocalyptic bio terrorist attack, there is no major disruption of basic services, people are being asked to stay home 2 weeks and watch Netflix all day.
The only candles you'll need is the ones you'll want to stick up your ass, if your partner and you are so inclined.
You need munchies to eat like a pig while you watch Castelvania, and toilet paper to clean your ass of the (inevitable) diarrhea it'll give you.. plus for any wanking those who're confined alone are planning.

What the fuck are you buying MREs that last 20 years for, when you're home for 20 days at most?  :doge

Quote from: Leadbelly on March 15, 2020, 01:48:50 PM
Epidemiologists believe that this could be a new seasonal virus. In other words, it may not be going away at all. It might be with us for years to come. This may be why some are advising about needing some herd immunity.
We'll likely have a working vaccine a year or two from now.  :yeshrug
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: bluemax on March 15, 2020, 01:58:17 PM
How can you say 20 days at most when the China lockdown was 50 days?

Took my dog for her morning walk and passed a nearby nursing home, they had a bunch of signs on the door with info about Covid-19 and one saying that visitors have been banned until further notice.

Then passed the local 7th Day Adventist church and it was business as usual there. Considered walking over to see if the Catholic church was the same.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Don Rumata on March 15, 2020, 02:03:29 PM
Quote from: bluemax on March 15, 2020, 01:58:17 PM
How can you say 20 days at most when the China lockdown was 50 days?

Took my dog for her morning walk and passed a nearby nursing home, they had a bunch of signs on the door with info about Covid-19 and one saying that visitors have been banned until further notice.

Then passed the local 7th Day Adventist church and it was business as usual there. Considered walking over to see if the Catholic church was the same.
Because China is particularly draconian with its approach.
People are still allowed to walk their dogs here, for example, and go shopping for food (or even cigarettes).

I'm not saying in 20 days things will revert back to normal, but clearly they don't plan to keep the quarantine up until the virus is completely gone, because you can't stop a country for 12+ months.
Again, best estimate for a working vaccine was, like, 18 months.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 15, 2020, 02:10:17 PM
It's going to be more than 20 days.  I'm expecting a lockdown for a few months.  It's going to be really hard to stop a lock down after its show that works for stopping the spread and saves lives.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 15, 2020, 02:27:30 PM
Quote
A man dressed in a hazmat suit entered a Walmart on Saturday night and began spraying items with an unknown liquid substance, Las Vegas police said.

This happened two minutes away from me, RIP guys :dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Clockwork5 on March 15, 2020, 02:27:36 PM
Well my restaurant just shut down.
:corona_mj

It’s for the best but my bank account is gonna be quite upset about this.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: bluemax on March 15, 2020, 02:28:39 PM
https://twitter.com/JeremyKlemin/status/1239218272521859073
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 15, 2020, 02:34:21 PM
Quote from: Don Rumata on March 15, 2020, 01:50:45 PM

You dummy, people are actually buying the RIGHT items.
This isn't an apocalyptic bio terrorist attack, there is no major disruption of basic services, people are being asked to stay home 2 weeks and watch Netflix all day.
The only candles you'll need is the ones you'll want to stick up your ass, if your partner and you are so inclined.
You need munchies to eat like a pig while you watch Castelvania, and toilet paper to clean your ass of the (inevitable) diarrhea it'll give you.. plus for any wanking those who're confined alone are planning.

What the fuck are you buying MREs that last 20 years for, when you're home for 20 days at most?  :doge


I don't understand. Nintex is cordoning himself from society for years and you are opposed ???
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: jorma on March 15, 2020, 02:35:18 PM
Quote from: bluemax on March 15, 2020, 02:28:39 PM
https://twitter.com/JeremyKlemin/status/1239218272521859073

actual statement here:
https://www.ntnu.edu/corona/students-abroad
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Clockwork5 on March 15, 2020, 02:45:03 PM
Italy: 3590 new cases
         368 more deaths
https://www.google.com/amp/s/news.sky.com/story/amp/coronavirus-spain-death-toll-doubles-in-a-day-as-288-victims-now-confirmed-11957987

Edit: switched link to a report in English.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 15, 2020, 02:45:34 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 15, 2020, 02:38:04 PM
I broke isolation today to get something and I saw a Museums of Yugoslavia book while I was out. This is one of the Bire signs of health and wellness. Everything is going to be ok guys 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Mash-Alija :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 15, 2020, 02:53:15 PM
More rumors of an escalation of the lockdown in France by mid next week at the latest. Also, as I said earlier, the hospitals in the East (Alsace notably) are signalling they are coming up to saturation. At the current rate things will get nasty a few days from now.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Don Rumata on March 15, 2020, 02:56:23 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 15, 2020, 02:34:21 PM
Quote from: Don Rumata on March 15, 2020, 01:50:45 PM

You dummy, people are actually buying the RIGHT items.
This isn't an apocalyptic bio terrorist attack, there is no major disruption of basic services, people are being asked to stay home 2 weeks and watch Netflix all day.
The only candles you'll need is the ones you'll want to stick up your ass, if your partner and you are so inclined.
You need munchies to eat like a pig while you watch Castelvania, and toilet paper to clean your ass of the (inevitable) diarrhea it'll give you.. plus for any wanking those who're confined alone are planning.

What the fuck are you buying MREs that last 20 years for, when you're home for 20 days at most?  :doge


I don't understand. Nintex is cordoning himself from society for years and you are opposed ???
"cordoning himself from society" means more of his presence on the internet.  ;)

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 15, 2020, 02:59:40 PM
Now, now, you never now what the series of tubes of the internet can carry. He should be extra cautious.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Don Rumata on March 15, 2020, 03:00:09 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 15, 2020, 02:10:17 PM
It's going to be more than 20 days.  I'm expecting a lockdown for a few months.  It's going to be really hard to stop a lock down after its show that works for stopping the spread and saves lives.
They'll have to ease off after the 20 days, not because the threat will be gone, but because people can't afford to just sit on their asses forever.
Especially those in the not insignificant (at least here) portion working in restaurants, clubs, bars and such.
Besides, people are gonna get tired of singing from their windows real quick, and start to break the quarantine anyway, so you can't just say "nvm, lol, do another 2 months!".

As i said i think they'll ease up on it, it won't go back to normal on April 3rd, but i don't think they'll just keep extending it indefinitely.

Also, isn't China (at least outside of Hubei) also easing up on things already?

I guess you have to strike a balance between not killing all your old folks, and not disintegrating your already shitty economy. :doge

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 15, 2020, 03:00:54 PM
If Corona-Chan can‘t be reasoned with, I at least have to defend myself from the Assad curse.

https://youtu.be/rPdZovsFs9U
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Dickie Dee on March 15, 2020, 03:07:24 PM
Repost
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Don Rumata on March 15, 2020, 03:07:37 PM
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1255406/USA-coronavirus-latest-updates-Germany-vaccine-patent-Trump-stealing
Quote
According to German broadsheet Die Welt, Trump is looking to have an exclusive licence rolled out in the United States. Berlin is reportedly looking to make its own offers to biotech firm CureVac, based in Thuringia state, but with offices in Frankfurt and Boston. A source close to the German government said under Trump’s plans, a vaccine would be “only for the United States”.

 :neogaf
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 15, 2020, 03:08:27 PM
What the fuck is going on with the cons and the doom mentality.

https://twitter.com/KTHopkins/status/1238471135332913153

reposting the stuff from billy boy

https://twitter.com/nlawson7/status/1238587351510777857
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 15, 2020, 03:10:06 PM
Bill Mitchell certainly took a turn after his Donkey Kong records got wiped.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 15, 2020, 03:10:33 PM
Quote from: Don Rumata on March 15, 2020, 03:07:37 PM
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1255406/USA-coronavirus-latest-updates-Germany-vaccine-patent-Trump-stealing
Quote
According to German broadsheet Die Welt, Trump is looking to have an exclusive licence rolled out in the United States. Berlin is reportedly looking to make its own offers to biotech firm CureVac, based in Thuringia state, but with offices in Frankfurt and Boston. A source close to the German government said under Trump’s plans, a vaccine would be “only for the United States”.

 :neogaf

smh, first Microsoft moneyhatting timed exclusive games and now the States follows suit with moneyhatted timed exclusive medicine
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 15, 2020, 03:11:47 PM
Quote
please bill I want to live

:tocry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 15, 2020, 03:13:40 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 15, 2020, 03:11:47 PM
Quote
please bill I want to live

:tocry

I'm pretty sure it says she wants to love until she's 90. Not live.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 15, 2020, 03:22:44 PM
Fox anchor who dismissed coronavirus fears as plot to impeach Trump is removed from her prime-time slot

https://reddit.app.link/jrgvws2LS4 (https://reddit.app.link/jrgvws2LS4)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: MMaRsu on March 15, 2020, 03:23:19 PM
When all the coffeeshops are forced to close down for three weeks

 :-\
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Don Rumata on March 15, 2020, 03:25:46 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 15, 2020, 03:10:33 PM
Quote from: Don Rumata on March 15, 2020, 03:07:37 PM
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1255406/USA-coronavirus-latest-updates-Germany-vaccine-patent-Trump-stealing
Quote
According to German broadsheet Die Welt, Trump is looking to have an exclusive licence rolled out in the United States. Berlin is reportedly looking to make its own offers to biotech firm CureVac, based in Thuringia state, but with offices in Frankfurt and Boston. A source close to the German government said under Trump’s plans, a vaccine would be “only for the United States”.

 :neogaf

smh, first Microsoft moneyhatting timed exclusive games and now the States follows suit with moneyhatted timed exclusive medicine
Devil's Advocate: Last time Americans poached German scientists, they put a man on the Moon.  :thinking
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 15, 2020, 03:31:14 PM
When are we sending supreme leader Xi Jinping a bill for this bullshit?

The 'conspiracy theorists' called this months ago. China will not clamp down soon enough so the virus deliberately escapes and spreads worldwide.
Once they clamp down it will be fast and hard, a full lock down until they introduce a vaccine that fixes it while the rest of the world reels from this shit.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 15, 2020, 03:32:08 PM
(https://i.redd.it/htw76st22nm41.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 15, 2020, 03:35:00 PM
Don't call it the Wuhan virus. that's racist!!!  :maf :maf

Or maybe don't call it that because the Chinacoms have a Bio-lab in fucking Wuhan lmao.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 15, 2020, 03:38:06 PM
Quote from: Don Rumata on March 15, 2020, 03:25:46 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 15, 2020, 03:10:33 PM
Quote from: Don Rumata on March 15, 2020, 03:07:37 PM
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1255406/USA-coronavirus-latest-updates-Germany-vaccine-patent-Trump-stealing
Quote
According to German broadsheet Die Welt, Trump is looking to have an exclusive licence rolled out in the United States. Berlin is reportedly looking to make its own offers to biotech firm CureVac, based in Thuringia state, but with offices in Frankfurt and Boston. A source close to the German government said under Trump’s plans, a vaccine would be “only for the United States”.

 :neogaf

smh, first Microsoft moneyhatting timed exclusive games and now the States follows suit with moneyhatted timed exclusive medicine
Devil's Advocate: Last time Americans poached German scientists, they put a man on the Moon.  :thinking

Gonna send Corona to the moon and make the Chinese pay for it
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 15, 2020, 03:40:00 PM
Have we verified if people affected had liked an anti-Assad article or said something against Bashar on facebook ?

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 15, 2020, 03:42:17 PM
tom update

https://twitter.com/tomhanks/status/1239098302294970368
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 15, 2020, 03:44:45 PM
Having to eat Vegemite is a fate worse than death.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 15, 2020, 03:49:57 PM
https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/coronavirus-australia-reacts-to-prime-ministers-strategy-to-slow-spread-of-disease/news-story/cdea93f66e5ac7a5a783de21973d872d (https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/coronavirus-australia-reacts-to-prime-ministers-strategy-to-slow-spread-of-disease/news-story/cdea93f66e5ac7a5a783de21973d872d)

Quote
“People are naturally anxious about the issues of schools,” he said, encouraging a policy of “social distancing” amongst children where they stay 1.5 metres apart from each other at school.

He also said the mass closure of schools could make the “coronavirus situation worse, not better”

 :mindblown
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 15, 2020, 03:56:28 PM
It's called 'boiling the frog'.

If you go from: "Everything's fine" to "COMPLETE LOCKDOWN" people panic.

So you start with:
- No kissing/hand shaking

Followed by:
- No large social gatherings

Followed by:
- No small social gatherings
- Work from home
- Limit social contacts

Followed by:
- Stay inside unless you need to go out to buy groceries
- Close borders
- Close schools

Followed by:
- STAY INDOORS SO WE CAN WELD YOUR DOOR SHUT AND COLLECT YOUR BODY IN 2 WEEKS
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 15, 2020, 03:58:55 PM
We should boil the Dutch. Maybe that helps with a vaccine.
Two birds with one stone.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 15, 2020, 04:00:42 PM
French number for today : +31 deaths (120 total), +900 cases (total 5400). New case numbers is okayish... Number of new deaths is alarming.

Experts will be consulted regarding post phoning the election Tuesday.
 :goty

So basically the government put us on lockdown, lecturing citizens for their lack of discipline, but told us to go vote... For most probably nothing.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Don Rumata on March 15, 2020, 04:02:13 PM
https://it.aleteia.org/2020/03/12/coronavirus-bergamo-chiesa-trasformata-cimitero-40-bare-attesa-cremazione/
Morgues in Bergamo are full, so they put 40 coffins in a church, waiting for cremation.

That's some Herzog's Nosferatu shit.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 15, 2020, 04:03:30 PM
When this is over and we survive we should move all our production from China back to Europe, Japan and the US to quickly revive our economies and watch them kick out Supreme Leader Xi.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 15, 2020, 04:04:44 PM
Deep fry the dutch, beat them with their own weapons.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 15, 2020, 04:04:45 PM
If Nintex is serious, not even China would intentionally release a bio weapon that would fucked them first instead of their 'enemy', who would what in this case? Other Asian countries they heavily trade with, other European countries they heavily trade with, South American countries they heavily trade with, or with North American countries they heavily trade with?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 15, 2020, 04:05:41 PM
Mom is boarding the first of her three flights today

The middle one is 12.5 hours long

 :brazilcry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Don Rumata on March 15, 2020, 04:05:46 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 15, 2020, 04:03:30 PM
When this is over and we survive we should move all our production from China back to Europe, Japan and the US to quickly revive our economies and watch them kick out Supreme Leader Xi.
But i don't want to make iPhones for 10 cents an hour.  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 15, 2020, 04:06:53 PM
Shout out to my boy filler for liking my post even though it was buried at the bottom of the page. :pimp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 15, 2020, 04:07:03 PM
the chicoms  :heart :bow :bow :bow :chinacry :bow2 :bow2 :bow2
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 15, 2020, 04:08:48 PM
Quote from: Don Rumata on March 15, 2020, 04:05:46 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 15, 2020, 04:03:30 PM
When this is over and we survive we should move all our production from China back to Europe, Japan and the US to quickly revive our economies and watch them kick out Supreme Leader Xi.
But i don't want to make iPhones for 10 cents an hour.  :doge

Hope you like working in the FIAT BMW plant in Torino.   8)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 15, 2020, 04:11:00 PM
Quote from: Tripon on March 15, 2020, 04:04:45 PM
If Nintex is serious, not even China would intentionally release a bio weapon that would fucked them first instead of their 'enemy', who would what in this case? Other Asian countries they heavily trade with, other European countries they heavily trade with, South American countries they heavily trade with, or with North American countries they heavily trade with?
Maybe it accidentally got released early and this was plan B. Who knows.
We do know they silenced their whistle blowers, said everything was fine and they let the infection spread.

Not to mention their propaganda arms are in recent days touting how much they've already recovered:
https://twitter.com/QuickTake/status/1237453734264950790 (https://twitter.com/QuickTake/status/1237453734264950790)

They now have the gall to pin this shit on the US for sending some 'infected' soldiers to Wuhan. That's now the official story from the CCP.

In before Mandarks' but Yurop and Orange man also bad at government  :derp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 15, 2020, 04:12:43 PM
The job of peddling conspiracy theories on this forum is already taken Nintex.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 15, 2020, 04:16:03 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 15, 2020, 04:12:43 PM
The job of peddling conspiracy theories on this forum is already taken Nintex.
I called this back in January

Quote from: Nintex on January 30, 2020, 06:34:20 PM
Would be on brand for commie China to develop a virus that kills their own people so I'm not ruling it out.

Not to mention Chinese bot armies are also still flooding the air waves with their bullshit
https://twitter.com/Candicelalala/status/1239248915184091139 (https://twitter.com/Candicelalala/status/1239248915184091139)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 15, 2020, 04:20:10 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 15, 2020, 04:14:30 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 15, 2020, 04:03:30 PM
When this is over and we survive we should move all our production from China back to Europe, Japan and the US to quickly revive our economies and watch them kick out Supreme Leader Xi.

Not to encourage nintex but It's pretty interesting that both fascists and some social democrats seem have this economic pipe dream in their heads and it merits a little investigation. Not from a serious perspective since Chinese labor powers social democratic economies but I might have a good joke post about this ideology later.

Looks like international solidarity was the wrong horse to bet on.
International Workingmen's Association annihilated :money
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: ToxicAdam on March 15, 2020, 04:20:27 PM
Ohio is shutting down all bars and restaurants at 9pm tonight.  Trying to get ahead of St Pattys Day.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 15, 2020, 04:23:21 PM
meanwhile las vegas does not give a fuck
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 15, 2020, 04:27:34 PM
I would like to believe the Chinese communists didn't spread this virus intentionally if it wasn't for their bot armies responding to official Dutch government communication accounts calling them 'murderers' in broken English
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 15, 2020, 04:27:46 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 15, 2020, 04:23:21 PM
meanwhile las vegas does not give a fuck

They will, within the week IMO.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Leadbelly on March 15, 2020, 04:28:36 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 15, 2020, 03:32:08 PM
(https://i.redd.it/htw76st22nm41.png)

'sold out' - toilet roll.

I just tried to buy toilet roll and couldn't get any. lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 15, 2020, 04:28:57 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 15, 2020, 04:27:34 PM
I would like to believe the Chinese communists didn't spread this virus intentionally if it wasn't for their bot armies responding to official Dutch government communication accounts calling them 'murderers' in broken English
murderers :pacspit
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 15, 2020, 04:30:14 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 15, 2020, 04:27:46 PM
They will, within the week IMO.
Quote
MGM Resorts has no plans to close Las Vegas properties, a spokesman said in an email Saturday.
do not misunderestimate americans
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 15, 2020, 04:33:51 PM
Quote from: filler on March 15, 2020, 04:28:57 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 15, 2020, 04:27:34 PM
I would like to believe the Chinese communists didn't spread this virus intentionally if it wasn't for their bot armies responding to official Dutch government communication accounts calling them 'murderers' in broken English
murderers :pacspit

Can’t believe this emote is still allowed in these times. We need a corona-safe version ASAP.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 15, 2020, 04:34:25 PM
People in self-imposed quarantine will probably go crazy to add up to the problems we already have.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 15, 2020, 04:34:38 PM
Bore mods and admins don’t care about your wellbeing and just want to hoard your likes!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 15, 2020, 04:36:55 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 15, 2020, 04:32:01 PM
They still got people handing stuff out on the streets there :doge
"stuff" is an interesting way to obscure club discounts and ads for lapdances :lol

Las Vegas will have hurd emmunity by the end of the week! :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 15, 2020, 04:37:03 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 15, 2020, 04:30:14 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 15, 2020, 04:27:46 PM
They will, within the week IMO.
Quote
MGM Resorts has no plans to close Las Vegas properties, a spokesman said in an email Saturday.
do not misunderestimate americans

You'd be surprised at how quick the shift could happen.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 15, 2020, 04:38:24 PM
Is Vegas mostly old people like Atlantic City?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 15, 2020, 04:39:42 PM
not "mostly" but there are a lot of boomers to remove here, yes :phil
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 15, 2020, 04:44:38 PM
https://twitter.com/mqmqqmqm/status/1239029146883416064

See, this is why China didn't need to do shit. Americans will intentionally make themselves sick.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Potato on March 15, 2020, 04:46:12 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 15, 2020, 03:49:57 PM
https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/coronavirus-australia-reacts-to-prime-ministers-strategy-to-slow-spread-of-disease/news-story/cdea93f66e5ac7a5a783de21973d872d (https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/coronavirus-australia-reacts-to-prime-ministers-strategy-to-slow-spread-of-disease/news-story/cdea93f66e5ac7a5a783de21973d872d)

Quote
“People are naturally anxious about the issues of schools,” he said, encouraging a policy of “social distancing” amongst children where they stay 1.5 metres apart from each other at school.

He also said the mass closure of schools could make the “coronavirus situation worse, not better”

 :mindblown
I mean, he's following the advice of the Chief Medical Officer. What more do you want him to do? Not follow the advice of the nation's head doctor?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Potato on March 15, 2020, 04:48:39 PM
Quote from: Don Rumata on March 15, 2020, 04:05:46 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 15, 2020, 04:03:30 PM
When this is over and we survive we should move all our production from China back to Europe, Japan and the US to quickly revive our economies and watch them kick out Supreme Leader Xi.
But i don't want to make iPhones for 10 cents an hour.  :doge
Better yet, you can buy them for $7000 so that Apple can maintain their profit margins.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: TakingBackSunday on March 15, 2020, 04:50:09 PM
People still going out to bars  >:(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 15, 2020, 04:51:21 PM
stay at home drunks stay winning :playa
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 15, 2020, 04:51:56 PM
Quote from: Potato on March 15, 2020, 04:46:12 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 15, 2020, 03:49:57 PM
https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/coronavirus-australia-reacts-to-prime-ministers-strategy-to-slow-spread-of-disease/news-story/cdea93f66e5ac7a5a783de21973d872d (https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/coronavirus-australia-reacts-to-prime-ministers-strategy-to-slow-spread-of-disease/news-story/cdea93f66e5ac7a5a783de21973d872d)

Quote
“People are naturally anxious about the issues of schools,” he said, encouraging a policy of “social distancing” amongst children where they stay 1.5 metres apart from each other at school.

He also said the mass closure of schools could make the “coronavirus situation worse, not better”

 :mindblown
I mean, he's following the advice of the Chief Medical Officer. What more do you want him to do? Not follow the advice of the nation's head doctor?

Hoping kids will respect a 1,5m safety distance sounds like a total flight of fancy.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 15, 2020, 04:52:09 PM
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/world/corona-simulator/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 15, 2020, 04:55:04 PM
Don't know how dutch classrooms are structured but most U.S. classrooms unless they're in a large Multi-Purpose Room or Auditorium, seats are stacked each each other with at the most inches apart for space reasons.

1.5 meters space is impossible at a school I work at.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Potato on March 15, 2020, 04:57:26 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 15, 2020, 04:51:56 PM
Quote from: Potato on March 15, 2020, 04:46:12 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 15, 2020, 03:49:57 PM
https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/coronavirus-australia-reacts-to-prime-ministers-strategy-to-slow-spread-of-disease/news-story/cdea93f66e5ac7a5a783de21973d872d (https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/coronavirus-australia-reacts-to-prime-ministers-strategy-to-slow-spread-of-disease/news-story/cdea93f66e5ac7a5a783de21973d872d)

Quote
“People are naturally anxious about the issues of schools,” he said, encouraging a policy of “social distancing” amongst children where they stay 1.5 metres apart from each other at school.

He also said the mass closure of schools could make the “coronavirus situation worse, not better”

 :mindblown
I mean, he's following the advice of the Chief Medical Officer. What more do you want him to do? Not follow the advice of the nation's head doctor?

Hoping kids will respect a 1,5m safety distance sounds like a total flight of fancy.
You bolded the wrong part.

I'm no epidemiologist, and I don't think most people who have strong opinions on the closure of schools are, but there is clearly a reason they think this is the case and I'm going to choose to believe that the experts have a good reason to believe this is the best course of action at the moment.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 15, 2020, 04:59:44 PM
Experts in a nation of criminals :neogaf
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 15, 2020, 05:01:00 PM
https://twitter.com/elizashapiro/status/1239294117114511370
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 15, 2020, 05:06:14 PM
Dear diary it has been 4 hours since social distancing began, I've modded DOOM so all the demons sing Chinese communist songs before I kill them.
I could hear my neighbors argue they were afraid they would run out of toilet paper, which is now the most common currency after the Euro collapsed.
They left isolation to get more rolls. As of yet they've not returned from their expedition.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 15, 2020, 05:07:40 PM
Quote from: Tripon on March 15, 2020, 04:44:38 PM
https://twitter.com/mqmqqmqm/status/1239029146883416064

See, this is why China didn't need to do shit. Americans will intentionally make themselves sick.

I just go out for work. It really sucks. I want to do a personal project but can't even though it's related to the virus. Considering hedging my bets and doing it anyways because it's important.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 15, 2020, 05:08:03 PM
https://twitter.com/JasonYanowitz/status/1238977743653687296
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 15, 2020, 05:18:45 PM
Quote from: Tripon on March 15, 2020, 05:08:03 PM
https://twitter.com/JasonYanowitz/status/1238977743653687296

https://twitter.com/jgarone/status/1239080871459557376

 :brain
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 15, 2020, 05:20:09 PM
https://threader.app/thread/1238972082756648960

comes from https://twitter.com/davidasinclair/status/1238972082756648960
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 15, 2020, 05:20:12 PM
On one hand, American deserve what happens next.

On the other, I live in America. :brazilcry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 15, 2020, 05:21:49 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 15, 2020, 05:18:45 PM
https://twitter.com/jgarone/status/1239080871459557376

 :brain

(https://external-preview.redd.it/uv5P37BSfUmPl1mZtGEkVMFEwCh4MZ4Fd0ZgsXocezk.png?auto=webp&s=7f768252caa5603c1017019b497f20f8340b5e22)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 15, 2020, 05:26:12 PM
My gf is flying to LA via Vegas on Wednesday

Shosty what does this mean
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 15, 2020, 05:26:17 PM
Quote from: Stro on March 15, 2020, 05:23:37 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 15, 2020, 05:20:12 PM
On one hand, American deserve what happens next.

On the other, I live in America. :brazilcry


Ergo, you deserve it  :ufup

Nooooooo :tocry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 15, 2020, 05:27:15 PM
the worst thing to come from this is nintex saying chinacoms  :stahp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 15, 2020, 05:27:35 PM
Quote from: james on March 15, 2020, 05:26:12 PM
My gf is flying to LA via Vegas on Wednesday

Shosty what does this mean

she's shosty gf now
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: EchoRin on March 15, 2020, 05:30:42 PM
Quote from: TakingBackSunday on March 15, 2020, 04:50:09 PM
People still going out to bars  >:(

Not in Illinois. Bars, restaurants will now be closed.

I was just at McDonald's. Literally shaking.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 15, 2020, 05:32:31 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 15, 2020, 05:26:45 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 15, 2020, 05:20:12 PM
On one hand, American deserve what happens next.

On the other, I live in America. :brazilcry

Nobody deserves to die from some disease or because we don't have enough services ready or because people can't afford those services :mindblown

Nobody deserves to die, and I didn't say anyone did, but this has exposed so many broken elements of American society. We have an entire channel that's downplaying it and calling it a liberal conspiracy. So yes, America deserves what happens next. Does anyone deserves to die? No. But when you have mass social failure like this, it's time to look in the mirror.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: EchoRin on March 15, 2020, 05:34:35 PM
https://disrn.com/news/ohio-illinois-order-all-restaurants-and-bars-to-close-statewide

Ohio, Illinois
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 15, 2020, 05:35:16 PM
Quote from: Stro on March 15, 2020, 05:27:04 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 15, 2020, 05:26:17 PM
Quote from: Stro on March 15, 2020, 05:23:37 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 15, 2020, 05:20:12 PM
On one hand, American deserve what happens next.

On the other, I live in America. :brazilcry


Ergo, you deserve it  :ufup

Nooooooo :tocry


Sorry, twas fate.

(https://i.imgur.com/A1sdTK9.gif)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 15, 2020, 05:35:54 PM
U.S. is just "hang in there dude" as a country  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 15, 2020, 05:37:34 PM
https://twitter.com/yashar/status/1239297929178824704

California following, but restaurants will still be open for take out.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 15, 2020, 05:37:57 PM
looking over the news about the younger patients being admitted too
I think it becomes a case of basic stats where if the denominator becomes so large even a low probability results in a large number

the youth are undertested base off of SK numbers, therefore there is likely a huge number of youth infected and based off social media feel no qualms about distancing are going to propagate things crazily
therefore, even if just 0.1% of say the young and healthy develop critical condition, unchecked spread and disregard for distancing means there will a large number of young hitting hospitals

basically I'm saying majority of people will be fine, but if everyone especially the young don't take precaution, then the number of infected will be massive without reason, and even a small slice of that number is catastrophic to resources
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 15, 2020, 05:38:08 PM
My mom went to church today. She does not give a FUCK. Her sorority, AKA, does not give a FUCK and are still hosting massive events that have mass amounts of people.

If you date a black woman make sure she's not a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha. Trust.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 15, 2020, 05:38:26 PM
US just made testing free. SMH.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 15, 2020, 05:39:51 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 15, 2020, 05:38:26 PM
US just made testing free. SMH.

What about treatment?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 15, 2020, 05:40:50 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 15, 2020, 05:38:26 PM
US just made testing free. SMH.

Another future date. "Sometime this week"

Remember 1 million tests by, uh, 2 weeks ago?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 15, 2020, 05:41:06 PM
Man, China was able to build a hospital in 10 days because they needed to do it to deal with COVID-19.

I don't think the U.S. can build a hospital in 10 days.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 15, 2020, 05:42:10 PM
They also had a huge temporary hospital collapse that killed several people.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 15, 2020, 05:42:38 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 15, 2020, 05:32:31 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 15, 2020, 05:26:45 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 15, 2020, 05:20:12 PM
On one hand, American deserve what happens next.

On the other, I live in America. :brazilcry

Nobody deserves to die from some disease or because we don't have enough services ready or because people can't afford those services :mindblown

Nobody deserves to die, and I didn't say anyone did, but this has exposed so many broken elements of American society. We have an entire channel that's downplaying it and calling it a liberal conspiracy. So yes, America deserves what happens next. Does anyone deserves to die? No. But when you have mass social failure like this, it's time to look in the mirror.

The longterm political ramifications could be quite  :gladbron and  :leon
For the survivors of course.

Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 15, 2020, 05:38:08 PM
My mom went to church today. She does not give a FUCK. Her sorority, AKA, does not give a FUCK and are still hosting massive events that have mass amounts of people.

If you date a black woman make sure she's not a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha. Trust.

Geez, America is gonna be utterly wild in 2 weeks.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 15, 2020, 05:45:19 PM
Someone ask them what they spent the last 2 months doing because clearly zero prep was done

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 15, 2020, 05:49:48 PM
We're not even ramping up production of ventilators yet. They're waiting on orders from the gov and not getting them.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 15, 2020, 05:51:27 PM
Quote from: james on March 15, 2020, 05:45:19 PM
Someone ask them what they spent the last 2 months doing because clearly zero prep was done

double down on #liberalfakenews
and recently, accept death
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 15, 2020, 05:52:40 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 15, 2020, 05:42:10 PM
They also had a huge temporary hospital collapse that killed several people.

Can’t make an omelette without breaking eggs. :chinacry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 15, 2020, 05:54:22 PM
society 3 months from now should be quite something
uk gonna come out strongly equipped to handle biowarfare having subjected their entire populace to a pruning

or crippled and the Falklands are back to the Malvinas
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 15, 2020, 05:55:45 PM
The whole economy is going to fall apart and Republicans will pass a tax cut and hope for the best
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 15, 2020, 05:58:54 PM
thing has been propagating for months, no way all those famous people caught it and somehow missed loads of people in between
though, thanksgiving is a bit too far back given the thing has likely been spreading en masse in late 2019 in china

Quote from: shosta on March 15, 2020, 05:55:45 PM
The whole economy is going to fall apart and Republicans will pass a tax cut and hope for the best

a great happening is upon, socialism or barbarism here we go
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 15, 2020, 06:01:14 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 15, 2020, 05:58:54 PM
thing has been propagating for months, no way all those famous people caught it and somehow missed loads of people in between
though, thanksgiving is a bit too far back given the thing has likely been spreading en masse in late 2019 in china

Quote from: shosta on March 15, 2020, 05:55:45 PM
The whole economy is going to fall apart and Republicans will pass a tax cut and hope for the best

a great happening is upon, socialism or barbarism here we go

The entire American economy propped up by and dependent on German credit. Revenge for the Dawes-Plan :klob
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 15, 2020, 06:06:35 PM
italian newspaper comparison
https://dump.video/i/PgFtDR.mp4

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 15, 2020, 06:06:45 PM
Those UK projections (worst case ?) are similar to the one Le Monde mentioned for France, between 300k and 500k deaths...

Also I said it a number of times and I won't copy paste the long emails in French but basically supervisors in the hospitals of Eastern France are being grim : they're constantly reorganizing but any adjustement is rendered obsolete in the day by the escalation of cases. They've reached capacity for beds, supplies are getting hammered (despite one of the hospital having decent stocks, they're supposed to take in charge any issue that might arise for a nearby nuclear power plant). Emergencies are clogged by COVID related cases despite filtering aggressively all other causes. All of their deaths are COVID-related in the last day.

I'm afraid the number of deaths will start to ramp up pretty severely in the next week. I didn't check the exact timeline but basically we only maybe escalated to the level of Italian measures a couple of days early.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 15, 2020, 06:09:19 PM
Quote from: riotous on March 15, 2020, 05:58:40 PM
Don't Speak

Please make quarantine playlist suggestions in the appropriate thread. :karen
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 15, 2020, 06:11:20 PM
Also we learned that partially shutting down the economy and borders wasn't so hard after all. I'm afraid nationalists are going to coast on that fact soon enough.
 :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 15, 2020, 06:20:56 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 15, 2020, 06:06:35 PM
italian newspaper comparison
https://dump.video/i/PgFtDR.mp4

holy fuck
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 15, 2020, 06:23:30 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/ZEsYfs6.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Bebpo on March 15, 2020, 06:24:13 PM
I just told more of our employees to WFH and we are getting the distance thing working. Still have no idea how to handle our front desk for calls in (1980 phone system can't have calls be picked up off-site) and mail in (lots of checks and things coming in) and mail out (checks and stuff), so we still need a receptionist at least. So if they mandatory office closed/wfh we are gonna have issues, but otherwise I think everyone else can wfh and it'll work.

Our marketing is also a mass mailing campaign and need to use our commercial printer at work to print all the letters & envelopes and have someone stamp and mail them all. Not very wfh and drives a lot of business in, but may have to pause it I guess.


I saw in our county (OC) on Friday they finally released some numbers after the lack of transparency. As of Thursday only 124 people tested in the county total (3.19 million population), and 13 positives including 1 community spread, 1,100 test kits total available.
So basically we have no idea how many people, how spread out it is, who has it, in our community right now because they're not testing hardly anyone!

And everyone was out at packed bars and clubs last night and now newsom closes the bars/clubs -_-

Better than nothing, but we're always behind the bar on this stuff and being reactive instead of proactive. It'll help but we definitely could've saved a lot more lives by doing more sooner.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Leadbelly on March 15, 2020, 06:27:13 PM
Also, the original hosts of the virus is likely bats. Fucking bats! I mean for fuck sake.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 15, 2020, 06:27:55 PM
I don't think testing at this stage can offer more than a representative sample... That said, the US authorities really messed it up with keeping up at what should have been appropriate efforts on that front.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 15, 2020, 06:29:48 PM
Just heard this hits diabetics particullary hard.  Well fuck. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 15, 2020, 06:37:57 PM
Alberta is announcing community spread
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Leadbelly on March 15, 2020, 06:39:58 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 15, 2020, 05:58:54 PM
thing has been propagating for months, no way all those famous people caught it and somehow missed loads of people in between
though, thanksgiving is a bit too far back given the thing has likely been spreading en masse in late 2019 in china

Quote from: shosta on March 15, 2020, 05:55:45 PM
The whole economy is going to fall apart and Republicans will pass a tax cut and hope for the best

a great happening is upon, socialism or barbarism here we go

I read that the earliest known case was traced back to November. And that might not even be the earliest case, only that it is the earliest known case.
https://www.livescience.com/first-case-coronavirus-found.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: nachobro on March 15, 2020, 06:41:00 PM
only 17 cases here so far, seems okay considering we have drive thru and free testing now
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Leadbelly on March 15, 2020, 06:41:46 PM
Quote from: nachobro on March 15, 2020, 06:41:00 PM
only 17 cases here so far, seems okay considering we have drive thru and free testing now

lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 15, 2020, 06:42:27 PM
Internet brimming with rumors of Paris placed into curfew soon. Often come in semi-bullshit package of an Uncle working at Nintendo but it's probably coming either way.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 15, 2020, 06:44:23 PM
Alberta - 'we have community spread, but its imperative we keep buisness open as much as possible becuse oil just tanked.'  SMH
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 15, 2020, 06:45:16 PM
You have a lossed lipped uncle that works at Nintento?  Lucky.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 15, 2020, 06:47:10 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 15, 2020, 06:45:16 PM
You have a lossed lipped uncle that works at Nintento?  Lucky.

Apparently lots of people on the Internet know someone who knows a lawyer/banker/public servant/army officer...
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Bebpo on March 15, 2020, 07:08:59 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 15, 2020, 06:29:48 PM
Just heard this hits diabetics particullary hard.  Well fuck.

Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 15, 2020, 06:37:57 PM
Alberta is announcing community spread

Stay safe Madrun.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Bebpo on March 15, 2020, 07:10:38 PM
Quote from: Stro on March 15, 2020, 06:53:33 PM
There are cities in the US that have implemented curfews and NYC is considering doing it in the next couple of days, wouldn't be surprising that Paris would

What cities in the US are doing a curfew?

Also what cities are doing drive-thru testing? I hope they do that in my city, cause I'd like friends/family to be able to get tested without risk if they need to. Most of my family and myself included, are afraid of going to doctors offices right now and delaying follow ups for other non-life threatening stuff, because of the risk.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: bluemax on March 15, 2020, 07:12:48 PM
One of my local Ralph's announced they are closing at 8pm to restock and reopening at 8am. Hopefully food and supply situations normalize a bit this next week.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 15, 2020, 07:16:23 PM
https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/1239293512019062785

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Leadbelly on March 15, 2020, 07:16:33 PM
I was thinking actually... If the true figure of people infected with the coronavirus is almost certainly considerably higher than the reported figure, then perhaps the mortality rate is also off and is actually considerably lower than reported. My reasoning behind this is, it seems to me that the reported deaths would be much more accurate than reported cases. Mainly because you would imagine that anyone severely ill would be tested and/or a cause of death would be ascertained.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Don Rumata on March 15, 2020, 07:27:10 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 15, 2020, 06:42:27 PM
Internet brimming with rumors of Paris placed into curfew soon. Often come in semi-bullshit package of an Uncle working at Nintendo but it's probably coming either way.
Unless you subscribe to the English model, what is the point of not starting with it as soon as possible?
The sooner you can get people contained, the most effective the infection slow down will be.
Unless you're just hoping it won't hit your area as bad, but you'd be delusional to think so, when you're not some remote island only reachable by seaplane.

Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 15, 2020, 06:06:35 PM
italian newspaper comparison
https://dump.video/i/PgFtDR.mp4
So basically a 10x increase in obituaries.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 15, 2020, 07:28:01 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on March 15, 2020, 07:16:33 PM
I was thinking actually... If the true figure of people infected with the coronavirus is almost certainly considerably higher than the reported figure, then perhaps the mortality rate is also off and is actually considerably lower than reported. My reasoning behind this is, it seems to me that the reported deaths would be much more accurate than reported cases. Mainly because you would imagine that anyone severely ill would be tested and/or a cause of death would be ascertained.

Yes. Most certainly. Sadly the exact mortality rate is a bit of an academic consideration at this point, Euro hospitals are getting hammered as is.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 15, 2020, 07:32:57 PM
https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1239331517916217345

If Sports league follow this, that means at least no games until mid May.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 15, 2020, 07:35:11 PM
Quote from: Don Rumata on March 15, 2020, 07:27:10 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 15, 2020, 06:42:27 PM
Internet brimming with rumors of Paris placed into curfew soon. Often come in semi-bullshit package of an Uncle working at Nintendo but it's probably coming either way.
Unless you subscribe to the English model, what is the point of not starting with it as soon as possible?
The sooner you can get people contained, the most effective the infection slow down will be.
Unless you're just hoping it won't hit your area as bad, but you'd be delusional to think so, when you're not some remote island only reachable by seaplane.

To be honest, I (and many others) have treated it too lightly. I agree with you. I don't know if the French authorities are entirely reactive or if they're boiling the frog a bit but we went to Macron's address on Thursday closing schools to a possible curfew and stricter lockdown (rumors of one person per household being allowed to go shopping food, basically) on four days... With the somewhat contradictory decision to keep elections for mayor's today on.

In retrospect they should maybe have had just gone maximum on Thursday but heh...

I guess that's it until April 15, at the very least.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Leadbelly on March 15, 2020, 07:36:31 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 15, 2020, 07:28:01 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on March 15, 2020, 07:16:33 PM
I was thinking actually... If the true figure of people infected with the coronavirus is almost certainly considerably higher than the reported figure, then perhaps the mortality rate is also off and is actually considerably lower than reported. My reasoning behind this is, it seems to me that the reported deaths would be much more accurate than reported cases. Mainly because you would imagine that anyone severely ill would be tested and/or a cause of death would be ascertained.

Yes. Most certainly. Sadly the exact mortality rate is a bit of an academic consideration at this point, Euro hospitals are getting hammered as is.

Yeah. It doesn't change the fact that thousands of people are going to die. One thing it does emphasise though is that your chances dying from it is pretty low.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: EchoRin on March 15, 2020, 07:37:49 PM
Damn. I guess the NBA and NHL will have to immediately go into playoffs mode. Perhaps even a limited version of cutting down the number of rounds instead of just making series best of 5. And to make playoffs fair make it so the records are those of equal games, they should go to every teams respective record to be the... o m g.

Simply put if one team in the league has only played 69 games, then teams that have played 70 or 71 will all be reverted to their record when they only played 69 games. There!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Leadbelly on March 15, 2020, 07:43:04 PM
I will say though, the one thing that Atlantic article pointed out was, the fact that it is mild or asymptomatic in most people is exactly the reason it is so dangerous. And that is interesting in itself. It is able to kill so many people exactly because it is able to spread through so many people. Viruses with a much higher mortality rate only seem to kill people in the hundreds worldwide in contrast. That is because killing the host so quickly means it doesn't have a chance to spread. The coronavirus seems to have the right balance to potentially kill hundreds of thousands of people.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 15, 2020, 07:50:39 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on March 15, 2020, 07:16:33 PM
I was thinking actually... If the true figure of people infected with the coronavirus is almost certainly considerably higher than the reported figure, then perhaps the mortality rate is also off and is actually considerably lower than reported. My reasoning behind this is, it seems to me that the reported deaths would be much more accurate than reported cases. Mainly because you would imagine that anyone severely ill would be tested and/or a cause of death would be ascertained.

Hence why the Diamond Princess represents an excellent source of study.
A ship packed with people, average age ~70, turned into a virus city and loads of people tested and monitored.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 15, 2020, 07:54:47 PM
On that note, latest update.
Total cases: 696
Recovered: 456
Deaths: 7
Active: 233
Serious: 15

Recovery:Death is 98.5/1.5
Current serious is 6.4% of cases
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 15, 2020, 07:56:10 PM
https://twitter.com/VitalVegas/status/1239330426948214784
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 15, 2020, 07:59:18 PM
In between the lines a Dutch report said that if schools would be closed, they would be closed until the summer holidays (which would be June/July).
Next week will see production halted of everything but the most essential things like food, power, medicine and such.

I don't think people quite understand what it means when (air) travel is suspended globally and everyone is locked in their homes.
Existing work can be finished from home sure, but how to get new clients and jobs and who would risk investing 'anything' or signing any contracts?
There's also the health issues. From the minor ones (not being able to see a dentist when a tooth breaks) to the big ones (no ICU for a heart attack) or no immediate mental care for those in need.
Expect a rise in suicides from already depressed people locked up in their homes for weeks as well as a rise in deaths from this virus.

With the way this has been going I fully expect we've all been told to remain indoors with a curfew imposed next weekend across Europe and the United States.
Countries in Europe such as Germany and the Netherlands have also recalled all their troops from overseas operations and positions.

The only thing that could work at this point is a universal basic income of sorts.
The interests rates are 0 and most economies run on credit so no one really has any savings beyond a month or so and that includes businesses.
So unless businesses don't have to pay their employees wages or taxes during the lock down a lot are going under.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 15, 2020, 08:04:56 PM
people tracker

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_with_coronavirus_disease_2019

didn't know Olga got it
https://www.rt.com/news/483199-kurylenko-bond-coronavirus-actress/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Leadbelly on March 15, 2020, 08:17:32 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 15, 2020, 07:50:39 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on March 15, 2020, 07:16:33 PM
I was thinking actually... If the true figure of people infected with the coronavirus is almost certainly considerably higher than the reported figure, then perhaps the mortality rate is also off and is actually considerably lower than reported. My reasoning behind this is, it seems to me that the reported deaths would be much more accurate than reported cases. Mainly because you would imagine that anyone severely ill would be tested and/or a cause of death would be ascertained.

Hence why the Diamond Princess represents an excellent source of study.
A ship packed with people, average age ~70, turned into a virus city and loads of people tested and monitored.

Yeah, but if the average age is 70 it wouldn't be an accurate reflection of the population. It would give some idea how the elderly fare though.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 15, 2020, 08:25:15 PM
https://twitter.com/CHellerTVNews/status/1239345591714344960 (https://twitter.com/CHellerTVNews/status/1239345591714344960)

Soon ACAI

(all cops are infected)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 15, 2020, 08:27:09 PM
https://twitter.com/UnaHajdari/status/1239277840232841217
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 15, 2020, 08:36:30 PM
Quote from: Tripon on March 15, 2020, 08:27:09 PM
https://twitter.com/UnaHajdari/status/1239277840232841217

:rofl
China be like

(https://wompampsupport.azureedge.net/fetchimage?siteId=7575&v=2&jpgQuality=100&width=700&url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.kym-cdn.com%2Fentries%2Ficons%2Ffacebook%2F000%2F032%2F261%2Fthis.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: bork on March 15, 2020, 08:36:57 PM
Worked over the weekend (four hours each day)- they were concerned that the increase in people working remotely meant more help was needed.  It was pretty much dead, lol.  So dead today that after going two hours without having done anything, my boss told me I could sign off for the day if I wanted...but I ended up staying on because two more hours of overtime pay for doing very little was pretty awesome.

Now they're sending emails out encouraging people in our main office to work remotely and thinking again that it's going to be a panic.  Was told we're all going to have to work an hour later than usual and to let them know if we can work more past that.  I need some fuckin' rest here. 
:dizzy
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 15, 2020, 08:51:45 PM
https://twitter.com/Prof__Marvel/status/1239060530905653248
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 15, 2020, 09:36:07 PM
Work is locking doors after monday.  I expect the university will follow soon.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 15, 2020, 09:37:24 PM
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/marty-makary-on-coronavirus-in-the-us-183558545.html

need a word for mega exponential growth
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 15, 2020, 09:40:29 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 15, 2020, 04:27:46 PM
They will, within the week IMO.

https://twitter.com/timjhogan/status/1239357645389250561

Alright... you win.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: bluemax on March 15, 2020, 09:49:51 PM
I have been wondering if California was gonna do anything about the homeless. There are tents and tent cities all over the place in my neighborhood. It's gonna be real bad for all of these unfortunate people.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 15, 2020, 09:50:41 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 15, 2020, 09:40:24 PM
https://twitter.com/ABC7Jory/status/1239298581305020417
wow, looks like we had the ability to do this the whole time. dats so crazy d00d who woulda thunk
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 15, 2020, 10:06:58 PM
https://twitter.com/jbendery/status/1239337542161518595
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 15, 2020, 10:18:11 PM
https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-confirms-that-donald-trump-tried-to-buy-firm-working-on-coronavirus-vaccine/amp/

I really hope Trump dies.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 15, 2020, 10:31:40 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 15, 2020, 10:18:11 PM

I really hope Trump dies.

Shosta doesn't because he is greedy. :karen
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: thisismyusername on March 15, 2020, 10:34:03 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 15, 2020, 08:25:15 PM
https://twitter.com/CHellerTVNews/status/1239345591714344960 (https://twitter.com/CHellerTVNews/status/1239345591714344960)

Soon ACAI

(all cops are infected)

Guess I need to update my tag. :kermit
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 15, 2020, 10:36:45 PM
Looking forward to having to kill a man for securing the last pack of diapers tomorrow.
I will not switch to cloth diapers even if I have to kill more people.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 15, 2020, 10:37:10 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 15, 2020, 10:31:40 PM
Shosta doesn't because he is greedy. :karen
He can die after the 1st.

(https://i.imgur.com/jYkN0VY.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 15, 2020, 10:41:09 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 15, 2020, 10:37:10 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 15, 2020, 10:31:40 PM
Shosta doesn't because he is greedy. :karen
He can die after the 1st.

(https://i.imgur.com/jYkN0VY.png)

I would never take part in such unethical bets.


btw. James how are our Vegas stonks doing now that they are all closing?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 15, 2020, 10:44:32 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 15, 2020, 10:41:09 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 15, 2020, 10:37:10 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 15, 2020, 10:31:40 PM
Shosta doesn't because he is greedy. :karen
He can die after the 1st.

(https://i.imgur.com/jYkN0VY.png)

I would never take part in such unethical bets.


btw. James how are our Vegas stonks doing now that they are all closing?

I'll be able to check around noon tomorrow
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: nachobro on March 15, 2020, 10:56:40 PM
went to the store to get cat food...people are still out of control but at least there was toilet paper. :lol also got chocodiles cause they will last far beyond any length of quarantine and were on sale.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 15, 2020, 11:10:34 PM
https://twitter.com/mattdpearce/status/1239386847253430273
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Bebpo on March 15, 2020, 11:20:57 PM
So the bars around me are posting on their twitter/emails that "we understand the situation is fluid....but we need the money so we're gonna stay open until police come and shut us down. We'll be careful about Covid19"

Get the feeling there's gonna be a lot of places doing that. Will be interesting to see if they actually go around shutting places down.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Don Rumata on March 15, 2020, 11:35:09 PM
https://youtu.be/PWjBYALRgWk

ICU units coordinator (sorry quick translation):
"Between a 3rd and a 4th of people that goes to the hospital [for Covid] has to go into ICU, even the young do".
"This is a sanitary catastrophy, a contagion that resembles the Spanish Flu"
"Mortality not being high isn't true, lethality is low (individual probability of dying if infected, around 3%); But the infected could be 35% of Italians, let's round to a 3rd, 20 millions Italians, if the 3% of 20 millions dies, you do the math, it's 600.000 dead... that's the dead from WWI"
 :corona_mj

Then the reanimation nurse (5:11), getting angry with the people around the country/planet not taking this seriously, as he has to see people die and intubate them when their lungs fail, kind of got to me.  :-\

I'm starting to get nervous, lads.  :doge

The math on mortality i still find dubious, because Chinese numbers on age groups are pretty clearly no evenly spread across age, but still, it's obvious that saniraty systems getting cripples is pretty devastating on multiple levels.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Leadbelly on March 15, 2020, 11:46:56 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3URhJx0NSw
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: G The Resurrected on March 15, 2020, 11:50:48 PM
So this is how prohibition really started?

Someone earlier said they were shocked we could do something about the homelessness issue here in California. We could only really do something about it with the emergency declaration and the funds being freed up, otherwise it would just be blocked in bureaucratic bullshit and never get done.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Bebpo on March 16, 2020, 12:01:52 AM
I'd been to the market a few days ago and saw the toilet paper apocalypse with empty shelves for cleaning supplies and some fresh meat/produce, but all the frozen food and the rest of the stuff was there.


I just got back from Trader Joe's thinking I'd pick up some extra frozen meals to have around in case I need them and the entire store was empty like it'd been looted in a post-apocalyptic movie. The frozen aisles didn't have a single frozen item left. Even the shittiest tasting frozen food was all sold out. Was nuts.

If people start freaking out and panic hoarding food like cleaning supplies at the markets, we could very well be in a situation where there is no food at all to buy or eat anywhere.
Aka they better not shut down McDonalds and fast food stuff because it may be a life saver until this clears up. It sounds like in France/Spain even these places are closed? All I'm seeing is Bank, Post Office, Market, Pharmacy allowed open.

This is the only thing I'm legit worried about if they shut down all food places leaving only markets for food.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Clockwork5 on March 16, 2020, 12:41:18 AM
Who needs a grocery store when you have Taco Bell drive thru
:ohyeah
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 16, 2020, 12:48:51 AM
https://twitter.com/j_arthur_bloom/status/1239376128080519169
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Joe Molotov on March 16, 2020, 12:59:57 AM
Bout time we destroyed capitalism. :rejoice

-posted from my iPhone
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Bebpo on March 16, 2020, 01:02:27 AM
Quote from: Esch on March 16, 2020, 12:48:00 AM
https://twitter.com/Schwarzenegger/status/1239383795205169152

Arnold has pet Donkeys?

I'm jealous.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on March 16, 2020, 01:35:59 AM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on March 16, 2020, 12:59:57 AM
Bout time we destroyed capitalism. :rejoice

-posted from my iPhone

 :curious
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: I'm a Puppy! on March 16, 2020, 01:38:46 AM
Man conservatives are totally bipolar on this, first it was fake news to make trump look bad, now it’s “martial law will be enforced in the next 24 hours!!!”
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: bluemax on March 16, 2020, 01:53:29 AM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 16, 2020, 12:01:52 AM
I'd been to the market a few days ago and saw the toilet paper apocalypse with empty shelves for cleaning supplies and some fresh meat/produce, but all the frozen food and the rest of the stuff was there.


I just got back from Trader Joe's thinking I'd pick up some extra frozen meals to have around in case I need them and the entire store was empty like it'd been looted in a post-apocalyptic movie. The frozen aisles didn't have a single frozen item left. Even the shittiest tasting frozen food was all sold out. Was nuts.

If people start freaking out and panic hoarding food like cleaning supplies at the markets, we could very well be in a situation where there is no food at all to buy or eat anywhere.
Aka they better not shut down McDonalds and fast food stuff because it may be a life saver until this clears up. It sounds like in France/Spain even these places are closed? All I'm seeing is Bank, Post Office, Market, Pharmacy allowed open.

This is the only thing I'm legit worried about if they shut down all food places leaving only markets for food.

FWIW the Ralph's up here in Los Angeles are restocking right now, they plan to reopen at 8am. Of course they probably only got normal shipment levels in so I expect them to be low our out of stuff pretty fast. It's going to take awhile before shortages end, especially with people continually panic buying and no real time table for when the social isolation should end (so many 2 week figures being thrown out).

Wonder how long it is before the first Uber Eats/Grubhub driver is reported with Corona and they shut all that down.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: TEEEPO on March 16, 2020, 01:57:11 AM
OMG ARNOLD HAS PET DONKEYS HE IS LIVING MY FUCKING DREAM
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Bebpo on March 16, 2020, 01:58:05 AM
Yeah, I'd like to avoid that wait for the market to open with 200 people and rush into a packed store chaos and maybe virus spreading scenario.

Will check the markets a few times a week and see if there's any food left. I've got about 2-4 weeks of food supplies if the shit hits the fan and restaurants/fast food close. Will be eating A LOT of cereal bars and frozen taquitos but will manage. Just hoping in a couple weeks the panic buying will die down since stores will keep restocking plenty and the panic buyers will have bought all their 6 months worth of doomsday bunker shit already.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: bluemax on March 16, 2020, 02:03:28 AM
That's roughly my hope as well. One thing I am trying (and will find out if it works tomorrow) is I signed up for Imperfect Produce to see if that can get me some produce without having to deal with the stores. I'll report back tomorrow.

Also check your Asian/Indian markets. I've heard that they still have dried goods and produce in some cases.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Occam on March 16, 2020, 02:29:14 AM
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/15/technology/matt-colvin-hand-sanitizer-donation.html

After he could no longer sell them, a price gouger from Tennessee donated 17000 bottles of hand sanitizer.

Quote
Tennessee’s price-gouging law prohibits charging “grossly excessive” prices for a variety of items, including food, gas and medical supplies, after the governor declares a state of emergency. The state can fine people up to $1,000 a violation.

The language of the law could benefit Mr. Colvin. Gov. Bill Lee of Tennessee declared a state of emergency on March 12, activating the price-gouging law. The Colvin brothers bought all of the sanitizer and wipes in question before that date, and Mr. Colvin said he did not sell anything after it.

Quote
The donations capped a tumultuous 24 hours for Mr. Colvin. On Saturday morning, The New York Times published an article about how he and his brother cleaned out stores of sanitizer and wipes in an attempt to profit off the public’s panic over the coronavirus pandemic. Mr. Colvin sold 300 bottles of hand sanitizer at a markup on Amazon before the company removed his listings and warned sellers they would be suspended for price gouging.

As a result, Mr. Colvin was sitting on an enormous cache of sanitizer and wipes while much of the country searched in vain for them.

The article immediately sparked widespread outrage, with thousands of people posting angry comments across the internet about his actions.

I am kind of shocked such a law even exists, because "muh free markets!".
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: nudemacusers on March 16, 2020, 02:40:35 AM
Quote from: TEEEPO on March 16, 2020, 01:57:11 AM
OMG ARNOLD HAS PET DONKEYS HE IS LIVING MY FUCKING DREAM
Not just donkeys, but miniature donkeys.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 16, 2020, 02:49:47 AM
 :brain

https://twitter.com/SheriffClarke/status/1239320085778571266

https://twitter.com/SheriffClarke/status/1239352862624419840
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 16, 2020, 03:43:44 AM
 :mindblown @repubs

(https://i.redd.it/oj8hibi4oxm41.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 16, 2020, 03:45:33 AM
Repubs probably see the government being late by at least two weeks on rolling out a million test kits that it's evidence that government based healthcare just doesn't work ::)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Bebpo on March 16, 2020, 04:54:01 AM
I just realized GRRM is probably in a very high risk demographic :(

Hopefully without sports he's locked in a cabin away from civilization working on Winds of Winter.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Potato on March 16, 2020, 05:29:19 AM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 16, 2020, 04:54:01 AM
I just realized GRRM is probably in a very high risk demographic :(

Hopefully without sports he's locked in a cabin away from civilization working on Winds of Winter.
At this point, I don't even give a fuck if he dies.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 16, 2020, 05:52:01 AM
Quote from: Potato on March 16, 2020, 05:29:19 AM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 16, 2020, 04:54:01 AM
I just realized GRRM is probably in a very high risk demographic :(

Hopefully without sports he's locked in a cabin away from civilization working on Winds of Winter.
At this point, I don't even give a fuck if he dies.
(https://i.imgur.com/Qu8ZznL.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 16, 2020, 05:52:37 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/sZfJ2Hr.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 16, 2020, 06:00:57 AM
Macron will address France tonight again. We're probably headed to a general lockdown for 45 days.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Potato on March 16, 2020, 06:44:07 AM
Quote from: filler on March 16, 2020, 05:52:01 AM
Quote from: Potato on March 16, 2020, 05:29:19 AM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 16, 2020, 04:54:01 AM
I just realized GRRM is probably in a very high risk demographic :(

Hopefully without sports he's locked in a cabin away from civilization working on Winds of Winter.
At this point, I don't even give a fuck if he dies.
(https://i.imgur.com/Qu8ZznL.jpg)
Don't tell me Winds of Winter hasn't been finished for at least 3 years.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 16, 2020, 07:08:18 AM
Considering calling out today, maybe this week :/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: HardcoreRetro on March 16, 2020, 07:11:34 AM
Great-uncle who's 86 years old and in bad health has the virus. Fun times.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: ToxicAdam on March 16, 2020, 07:13:38 AM
So, what is protecting children?

“No one has a good answer to that question yet,” says Iwasaki. But she and other experts suspect it may be down to the unique way children’s immune systems respond to these viruses.

A common complication of covid-19, SARS and MERS in adults is acute respiratory distress syndrome, where the immune response against the coronavirus becomes overzealous and causes life-threatening damage to the lungs.

The resulting leakage of fluid and immune cells into the lungs causes big problems, says Chris van Tulleken at University College London. Even if those immune responses are trying to help by attacking the virus, they can end up blocking oxygen uptake in the lungs, he says.

Because children’s immune systems are still developing, one suggestion is that they are shielded from this type of dangerous immune response – called a cytokine storm – when they get covid-19 or similar diseases. During the SARS outbreak, two studies found children produced relatively low levels of inflammation-driving cytokines, which may have been what protected their lungs from serious damage.

That doesn’t explain why children’s immune systems react differently to coronaviruses compared with flu. It might be due to differences in the type of cytokine response produced against each virus, says Iwasaki.

Children may also be benefiting from their lack of past exposure to coronaviruses generally. Because they have lived longer, adults are more likely than children to have encountered other coronaviruses in their lives, such as those that cause coughs and cold, and to already have antibodies against these milder viruses.

There is a suggestion that these existing antibodies could actually leave adults worse off, because they aren’t exactly matched to the new coronavirus. “Sometimes unmatched antibodies can be more harmful than good,” says Wendy Barclay at Imperial College London.



Read more: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2237259-why-dont-children-seem-to-get-very-ill-from-the-coronavirus/#ixzz6GqjOwvL1
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 16, 2020, 07:42:30 AM
Quote from: HardcoreRetro on March 16, 2020, 07:11:34 AM
Great-uncle who's 86 years old and in bad health has the virus. Fun times.

Damn. Best.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 16, 2020, 07:51:17 AM
Making the rounds on French Internet, an email of an hospital head and medical expert : without a lockdown with half the population confined in the short term, 30 million could get the virus with a peak estimated in 50 days.

Rumors says the army will be deployed, curfew at 6pm, you have to choose a single residence, 45 days.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 16, 2020, 08:26:34 AM
Quote from: HardcoreRetro on March 16, 2020, 07:11:34 AM
Great-uncle who's 86 years old and in bad health has the virus. Fun times.

Sorry dude.  Wish you guys the best. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: nachobro on March 16, 2020, 08:28:53 AM
So I had to come into work today to make sure payroll gets run but basically everyone other than two accountants and myself are gone. On the plus side traffic was the lightest it's been in like a decade :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: thisismyusername on March 16, 2020, 08:49:43 AM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 16, 2020, 03:43:44 AM
:mindblown @repubs

(https://i.redd.it/oj8hibi4oxm41.png)

People/voters are idiots. I thought you knew this, OnlyRegret. They say one thing and then vote another.

Quote from: ToxicAdam on March 16, 2020, 07:13:38 AM
So, what is protecting children?

“No one has a good answer to that question yet,” says Iwasaki. But she and other experts suspect it may be down to the unique way children’s immune systems respond to these viruses.

A common complication of covid-19, SARS and MERS in adults is acute respiratory distress syndrome, where the immune response against the coronavirus becomes overzealous and causes life-threatening damage to the lungs.

The resulting leakage of fluid and immune cells into the lungs causes big problems, says Chris van Tulleken at University College London. Even if those immune responses are trying to help by attacking the virus, they can end up blocking oxygen uptake in the lungs, he says.

Because children’s immune systems are still developing, one suggestion is that they are shielded from this type of dangerous immune response – called a cytokine storm – when they get covid-19 or similar diseases. During the SARS outbreak, two studies found children produced relatively low levels of inflammation-driving cytokines, which may have been what protected their lungs from serious damage.

That doesn’t explain why children’s immune systems react differently to coronaviruses compared with flu. It might be due to differences in the type of cytokine response produced against each virus, says Iwasaki.

Children may also be benefiting from their lack of past exposure to coronaviruses generally. Because they have lived longer, adults are more likely than children to have encountered other coronaviruses in their lives, such as those that cause coughs and cold, and to already have antibodies against these milder viruses.

There is a suggestion that these existing antibodies could actually leave adults worse off, because they aren’t exactly matched to the new coronavirus. “Sometimes unmatched antibodies can be more harmful than good,” says Wendy Barclay at Imperial College London.



Read more: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2237259-why-dont-children-seem-to-get-very-ill-from-the-coronavirus/#ixzz6GqjOwvL1

Truly a Boomer Remover™.


Quote from: Bebpo on March 16, 2020, 04:54:01 AM
I just realized GRRM is probably in a very high risk demographic :(

Hopefully without sports he's locked in a cabin away from civilization working on Winds of Winter.

:comeon Even without the virus he wouldn't finish that before he died. Let it go and accept the series/show shows he wouldn't finish it satisfactory.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 16, 2020, 08:55:40 AM
I'm working today but basically my employer shuts down the site tomorrow. Most probably my second one will to. I can probably take the financial hit though I'm cringing. This thing got bigger than that.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: nachobro on March 16, 2020, 08:59:12 AM
state here just opened unemployment to restaurant workers, even those still employed but not making enough, and people on two week+ no work due to places closing temporarily. very helpful cause the casinos shut down over the weekend.

also restaurants are being limited to 50% capacity and officials are suggesting people look into takeout instead :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: thisismyusername on March 16, 2020, 09:03:01 AM
Quote from: JayDubya on March 16, 2020, 08:54:45 AM
Quote from: Occam on March 16, 2020, 02:29:14 AM
I am kind of shocked such a law even exists, because "muh free markets!".

It's a stupid law.

Stores should raise the prices; that would be the appropriate thing for them to do, and it works out better for everyone.

If say, toilet paper... if toilet paper costs what it appropriately should right now given the sudden scarcity, people who need it would have it available to buy in the store at the correct price instead of panicked randos buying it up cheap because the stores can't - by law - make the adjustment they should.  Increasing the price means said randos can't walk away with so much and wouldn't want to in the first place.  This also obviously incentivizes increased production.

Same principle where concerts don't cost what they should and scalpers swoop in and take profits because they get what people are actually willing to pay.

Or... and this is a radical idea, I know... We limit the goddamn items to "per customer." 3-5 Hand Sanitzers being bought by scalpers at stores means a slower collection. Double-so if they keep a record/someone recognizes them.

The issue is these scalpers are able to buy an ENTIRE FUCKING PALLET with no issues. I mean, sure, protect prices and all that: Great. But this wouldn't be an issue in the first place if "scalpers" weren't able to jump on something, completely dominate the supply and had to be limited to 1-2 items.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 16, 2020, 09:04:59 AM
And it has begun for real. The tobacco shop hastily put a plastic curtain all over. Much less activities in the streets.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: thisismyusername on March 16, 2020, 09:21:13 AM
https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/comments/fjbta9/like_father_like_sontrump_jr_deletes_tweet/

Should probably go in the Stonks thread but:

(https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/498895982872887306/688898677888253955/ETEcHqXXsAEw3ME.png)

Corona-chan taking no prisoners.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 16, 2020, 09:25:04 AM
Norwegian has two ships with passengers that can't find docks

One was denied by Australia, New Zealand, fiji, and American samoa. They're doing to try Hawaii next, which is like another week of sailing

The other ship left Oman, was denied docking in Seychelles and now denied in South Africa. They're out of fresh food and don't know where to go
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: ToxicAdam on March 16, 2020, 09:47:18 AM
Most people plan trips 4-6 months out.  Most people are too poor or cheap to buy insurance on their trips, so they feel compelled not to lose that money.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Clockwork5 on March 16, 2020, 10:10:36 AM
Quote from: HardcoreRetro on March 16, 2020, 07:11:34 AM
Great-uncle who's 86 years old and in bad health has the virus. Fun times.
Im sorry man. hoping for the best for you and your loved ones.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 16, 2020, 10:11:55 AM
Went to work to haul my massive pc tower home. I forgot the fucking power cable.  So now I have to go back.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Flannel Boy on March 16, 2020, 10:38:00 AM
https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/fj7535/oc_covid19_spread_from_january_23_through_march/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 16, 2020, 10:41:57 AM
31 new cases for ontario since 5:30 last night.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Flannel Boy on March 16, 2020, 10:57:30 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 16, 2020, 10:41:57 AM
31 new cases for ontario since 5:30 last night.
Is Ontario doing updates twice daily from now?
Is there a link to all Ontario cases?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 16, 2020, 11:05:57 AM
https://twitter.com/HirokoTabuchi/status/1239568050539692033
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: kingv on March 16, 2020, 11:07:42 AM
https://youtu.be/JtsQ_UydjEI

The US still has sport too!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 16, 2020, 11:33:10 AM
Quote from: Tripon on March 16, 2020, 11:05:57 AM
https://twitter.com/HirokoTabuchi/status/1239568050539692033

Isn't Japan just not testing anyone to make things look better than they likely are?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 16, 2020, 11:40:56 AM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 16, 2020, 11:33:10 AM
Quote from: Tripon on March 16, 2020, 11:05:57 AM
https://twitter.com/HirokoTabuchi/status/1239568050539692033

Isn't Japan just not testing anyone to make things look better than they likely are?

No idea. I think it's just her panic posting.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 16, 2020, 11:50:22 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 16, 2020, 10:11:55 AM
Went to work to haul my massive pc tower home. I forgot the fucking power cable.  So now I have to go back.

Always have an assortment of cables in your basement :karen
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 16, 2020, 11:53:53 AM
Some good vibes: We formed a neighborhood whatsapp group, so if someone needs anything they can ask for it or we can deliver groceries when someone has to be quarantined .
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 16, 2020, 11:59:54 AM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on March 16, 2020, 10:57:30 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 16, 2020, 10:41:57 AM
31 new cases for ontario since 5:30 last night.
Is Ontario doing updates twice daily from now?
Is there a link to all Ontario cases?
https://www.ontario.ca/page/2019-novel-coronavirus

updates at 10:30 and 5:30 every day.  I don't think they keep access to the previous day's cases though. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 16, 2020, 12:07:08 PM
3 people got off at my stop today.

Usually it's 50+

 :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Let's Cyber on March 16, 2020, 12:16:45 PM
This morning a lady standing in line at the grocery store was in tears because they had toilet paper and she finally got some.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 16, 2020, 12:17:42 PM
Just another day in Obama's America :tocry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 16, 2020, 12:21:32 PM
Quote from: james on March 16, 2020, 12:07:08 PM
3 people got off at my stop today.

Usually it's 50+

 :doge
You are still taking public transport?  :pika
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BIONIC on March 16, 2020, 12:23:20 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 16, 2020, 11:53:53 AM
Some good vibes: We formed a neighborhood whatsapp group, so if someone needs anything they can ask for it or we can deliver groceries when someone has to be quarantined .

Or send hog.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 16, 2020, 12:36:57 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 16, 2020, 12:21:32 PM
Quote from: james on March 16, 2020, 12:07:08 PM
3 people got off at my stop today.

Usually it's 50+

 :doge
You are still taking public transport?  :pika

No one is on it, name a safer place.

Just me and one other person in my double decker car today.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
of course she was coughing
[close]
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 16, 2020, 12:42:41 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCa0JXEwDEk
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: ToxicAdam on March 16, 2020, 12:50:38 PM
Elbow touching looks so stupid. They should've promoted the Kid n' Play ankle touch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFSyBBglmpI#t=01m16s
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 16, 2020, 12:53:49 PM
Unsubstantiated rumor:

My brother just texted me telling me his fiancé heard from a friend who works directly with the ceo of an urgent care provider that well, here’s the text

 “[redacted]’s friend works directly with the CEO of [redacted]. Their Chief Medical Officer got an update from the CDC. They believe there will be a nationwide 2 week quarantine in place by midweek. “
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 16, 2020, 12:57:01 PM
Prolly fake news:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/fake-national-security-council-shoots-down-rumors-of-nationwide-quarantine%3f_amp=true
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 16, 2020, 12:58:09 PM
I heard from my uncle who works at Nintendo that construction has started on the FEMA death camps 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 16, 2020, 12:59:43 PM
My brother remains convinced, idk
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: eleuin on March 16, 2020, 01:07:49 PM
black face trudeau please close the border
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: kingv on March 16, 2020, 01:20:26 PM
Quote from: JayDubya on March 16, 2020, 12:16:05 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on March 16, 2020, 09:03:01 AM
Quote from: JayDubya on March 16, 2020, 08:54:45 AM
Quote from: Occam on March 16, 2020, 02:29:14 AM
I am kind of shocked such a law even exists, because "muh free markets!".

It's a stupid law.

Stores should raise the prices; that would be the appropriate thing for them to do, and it works out better for everyone.

If say, toilet paper... if toilet paper costs what it appropriately should right now given the sudden scarcity, people who need it would have it available to buy in the store at the correct price instead of panicked randos buying it up cheap because the stores can't - by law - make the adjustment they should.  Increasing the price means said randos can't walk away with so much and wouldn't want to in the first place.  This also obviously incentivizes increased production.

Same principle where concerts don't cost what they should and scalpers swoop in and take profits because they get what people are actually willing to pay.

Or... and this is a radical idea, I know... We limit the goddamn items to "per customer." 3-5 Hand Sanitzers being bought by scalpers at stores means a slower collection. Double-so if they keep a record/someone recognizes them.

The issue is these scalpers are able to buy an ENTIRE FUCKING PALLET with no issues. I mean, sure, protect prices and all that: Great. But this wouldn't be an issue in the first place if "scalpers" weren't able to jump on something, completely dominate the supply and had to be limited to 1-2 items.

That’s up to the store, but sure, not a bad idea.

They should *also* adjust the price to reflect the changes in the supply / demand curve, because that’s what a price is supposed to do - convey and reflect how much of something there is vs. how much people want it.

“Actually stores should price gouge”

Only problem with that is there is no real supply problem.

 Walmart has pallets and pallets of hand sanitizer and toilet paper in their distribution center and the factory can make toilet paper faster than you can wipe your ass.

Walmart doesn’t do it because they know they will be fully stocked in 3 days and the long term hit to their rep is worse than the little extra money they will make.

Prepare for the next couple of months to be a rude awakening to your libertarian world view.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Transhuman on March 16, 2020, 01:21:40 PM
Quote from: HardcoreRetro on March 16, 2020, 07:11:34 AM
Great-uncle who's 86 years old and in bad health has the virus. Fun times.

That sucks. Do you think you'll get anything?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 16, 2020, 01:22:33 PM
This guy at the bar talking about how he's betting on Mexican soccer games because they took away all his American sports lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: HardcoreRetro on March 16, 2020, 01:38:28 PM
Quote from: Transhuman on March 16, 2020, 01:21:40 PM
Quote from: HardcoreRetro on March 16, 2020, 07:11:34 AM
Great-uncle who's 86 years old and in bad health has the virus. Fun times.

That sucks. Do you think you'll get anything?

Coffee and cake at the funeral most likely.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Bebpo on March 16, 2020, 01:41:17 PM
HardcoreRetro, best hopes going out for your great uncle <3
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 16, 2020, 01:43:09 PM
Canada closing our air-boarders to non-(Canadians or PRs).  Sick Canadians will not be allowed to fly. 

edit:  Canadians and PRs are welcome.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 16, 2020, 01:44:53 PM
https://twitter.com/Devin_Heroux/status/1239607755335442432

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https://twitter.com/SteveGilbertMLB/status/1239607506227220481
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 16, 2020, 01:57:50 PM
Our PM is speaking in a few minutes.

This shit's fucking crazy. Streets are empty, I was like the only car on the highway today  8)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 16, 2020, 02:03:41 PM
Canada closing the border

 :brazilcry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: benjipwns on March 16, 2020, 02:12:03 PM
https://twitter.com/GovWhitmer/status/1239586955261874176
Quote
Under Executive Order 2020-9, effective Monday, March 16 at 3:00pm, the following places of public accommodation will be closed; restaurants, cafes, coffee houses, bars, taverns, brewpubs, distilleries, clubs, movie theaters, indoor and outdoor performance venues, gymnasiums, fitness centers, recreation centers, indoor sports facilities, indoor exercise facilities, exercise studios, spas, and casinos.   

This order does not restrict a place of business from offering food and beverage using delivery service, window service, walk-up service, drive-through service, or drive-up service. Places of public accommodation are encouraged to do so and use precautions to mitigate potential transmission of COVID-19, including social distancing. Restaurants may allow five people inside at a time to pick up orders, so long as they stay six feet apart from each other.

 :dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 16, 2020, 02:12:27 PM
Apparently we are not closing to US citizens so that's dumb. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 16, 2020, 02:15:40 PM
Like I don't think we should let them in in the best of times. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 16, 2020, 02:18:29 PM
Our PM:

"This is the worst crisis we've ever faced in peacetime"


There's 3 scenario's:

1. Herd immunity
We try to limit the spread of the virus but realize that a lot of people will be infected, they will hopefully form a barrier to protect the weak and the old

2. We don't do anything
The virus spreads uncontrolled, healthcare services are over extended and the death toll will be catastrophic

3. Full lockdown
A lockdown doesn't work because as soon as it ends the virus could spread again. A lock down would last a year before it would yield results.


The Dutch are going with option 1, hoping that there will be a cure of vaccination soon.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 16, 2020, 02:18:41 PM
https://www.nola.com/news/coronavirus/article_35531ff4-66d9-11ea-95b0-7797f71d169a.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-share&fbclid=IwAR1xy1hkn57FBNh33Rx7VJgSNI1h7qWAzRbFGPInJiRjHQq5ZLNEfnH5CMU
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Bebpo on March 16, 2020, 02:19:01 PM
When Canada says close to permanent residents, does that mean they are kicking permanent residents out of the country or just won't let them back in if they're abroad? I assume it's the former. Just seems weird because a PR should be the same as a citizen..
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 16, 2020, 02:20:53 PM
No PRs are still welcome. 

edit:  just realized I fucked up what I meant to say in the above post sorry.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Akala on March 16, 2020, 02:26:25 PM
it's impossible to focus on anything.  :idont
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 16, 2020, 02:34:30 PM
Me and a co-worker did a quick calculation.
In this scenario people need care but not everyone needs intensive care, so in The Netherlands we would have a capacity of 15 000 hospital beds for a population of 17 million of which 3% is infected and a patient would need 14 days to recover.

3% of 17 million x 14 days / 15 000 beds = 476 days give or take

However at some point we know more about the virus and the spread will likely slow.
And maybe the expectation that warm weather will diminish the effect will be accurate.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 16, 2020, 02:40:07 PM
The things you find while on a dox.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 16, 2020, 02:48:06 PM
Taco Bell I go to went drive thru only lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: EchoRin on March 16, 2020, 02:53:59 PM
Quote from: Stro on March 16, 2020, 02:50:20 PM
Who the fuck goes into Taco Bell to eat anyway

The closest one to me has no drivethrough you privileged fuck!!!  :maf *hmph*
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Don Rumata on March 16, 2020, 03:03:27 PM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on March 16, 2020, 02:48:06 PM
Taco Bell I go to went drive thru only lol
Contactless payment only, i hope. ::)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Clockwork5 on March 16, 2020, 03:03:32 PM
Quote from: EchoRin on March 16, 2020, 02:53:59 PM
Quote from: Stro on March 16, 2020, 02:50:20 PM
Who the fuck goes into Taco Bell to eat anyway

The closest one to me has no drivethrough you privileged fuck!!!  :maf *hmph*
I would just drive to the next closest one anyway tbh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Svejk on March 16, 2020, 03:04:51 PM
Eating Taco Bell with a Shit Ticket shortage is probably not a good idea.  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 16, 2020, 03:05:12 PM
The real fall out will begin once the governments start to run out of money to help businesses and citizens.
Rents, mortgages, etc. all will collapse. Riots in turn will just increase the spread of the virus more.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Clockwork5 on March 16, 2020, 03:06:38 PM
Quote from: Svejk on March 16, 2020, 03:04:51 PM
Eating Taco Bell with a Shit Ticket shortage is probably not a good idea.  :doge
Thats why they give you napkins
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 16, 2020, 03:07:54 PM
Quote from: Don Rumata on March 16, 2020, 03:03:27 PM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on March 16, 2020, 02:48:06 PM
Taco Bell I go to went drive thru only lol
Contactless payment only, i hope. ::)

I paid cash and refused the change :hand sani pump
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 16, 2020, 03:08:43 PM
France has opted for a 15 day military imposed lockdown.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 16, 2020, 03:08:43 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 16, 2020, 03:05:12 PM
The real fall out will begin once the governments start to run out of money to help businesses and citizens.
Rents, mortgages, etc. all will collapse. Riots in turn will just increase the spread of the virus more.
or... people in important industries keep working, rents and mortgages are postponed, and everyone is given enough money to obtain essentials

 :nintendo
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Bebpo on March 16, 2020, 03:08:49 PM
Well friend A works for me,
friend B went to a music festival in the last week with person C
friend B then went and partied all weekend with friend A and rest of my friend group for St. Patrick's day
told friend A to work from home starting today, but he had to come in for 5 mins and grab his stuff.
Told everyone to stay away from him just in case when he comes in, but no one listened and apparently he was talking with a few people face to face
well person C just got positive on Covid19

So potentially entire office and my family could have it now -___-

and I'm at home working from home going  :duh
no one fucking listens to me

Also idk if it's already posted by Idris Elba has it and is fine so far (and will probably be fine because he's Idris Elba)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 16, 2020, 03:09:47 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 16, 2020, 03:08:43 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 16, 2020, 03:05:12 PM
The real fall out will begin once the governments start to run out of money to help businesses and citizens.
Rents, mortgages, etc. all will collapse. Riots in turn will just increase the spread of the virus more.
or... people in important industries keep working, rents and mortgages are postponed, and everyone is given enough money to obtain essentials

 :nintendo

You think the banks will postpone the mortgage payments?
Who's going to pay the banks? Governments can only support the economy for so long.  :thinking
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: ToxicAdam on March 16, 2020, 03:09:59 PM
Quote from: Stro on March 16, 2020, 02:50:20 PM
Who the fuck goes into Taco Bell to eat anyway

Because once a year I look at the drive thru line and think "I bet I can save time by going inside". Then end up taking 15 minutes to get my order anyways.

That feeling when you look across the counter in the drive-thru and see the car that came in behind you grabbing their food before you get yours. :gloomy

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 16, 2020, 03:11:05 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 16, 2020, 03:09:47 PM
You think the banks will postpone the mortgage payments?
Who's going to pay the banks? Governments can only support the economy for so long.  :thinking
They already did that in Italy and the US banks are working with businesses to do the same thing. Nobody needs to "pay the banks" because the liabilities will still be on the books. You absolute fucking idiot.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 16, 2020, 03:12:46 PM
https://twitter.com/josephcorcoran/status/1239519525588144130

trashy?  :thinking
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 16, 2020, 03:14:43 PM
https://twitter.com/hausofIau/status/1239239961288851456

 :pimp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 16, 2020, 03:16:31 PM
https://twitter.com/covid19_nl/status/1239625143216795648 (https://twitter.com/covid19_nl/status/1239625143216795648)

France military in the streets.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 16, 2020, 03:19:13 PM
Idris Elba has it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 16, 2020, 03:21:30 PM
We're still waiting for details but honestly it sounds a lot milder than expected. Maybe I'll get to work... Which I should like but honestly I'm a bit disappointed. I hope it's the right decision and he won't regret stamping harder.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Occam on March 16, 2020, 03:30:54 PM
After Trump's attempt to get an exclusive deal with CureVac for a Coronavirus vaccine, CureVac's CEO stated that this is out of the question. Instead, the European Commission is going to support CureVac with another €80 million, in order to develop a vaccine "for all mankind". The German company had previously received a grant of $8.3 million by the international Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and has been working on a vaccine since January.

Get fucked, Trump.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Brehvolution on March 16, 2020, 03:36:47 PM
It's like trump is trying to be the bad guy in Kingsman 2. No tests so everyone gets sick and he's the only one with the cure.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Bebpo on March 16, 2020, 03:41:32 PM
On an audio conference for work, everyone is coughing every minute.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Coffee Dog on March 16, 2020, 03:42:49 PM
Quote from: Occam on March 16, 2020, 03:30:54 PM
After Trump's attempt to get an exclusive deal with CureVac for a Coronavirus vaccine, CureVac's CEO stated that this is out of the question. Instead, the European Commission is going to support CureVac with another €80 million, in order to develop a vaccine "for all mankind". The German company had previously received a grant of $8.3 million by the international Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and has been working on a vaccine since January.

Get fucked, Trump.

You say get fucked Trump, but it seems like he baited them into throwing another £80mil towards curing his illness.  :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: jorma on March 16, 2020, 03:42:50 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 16, 2020, 03:09:47 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 16, 2020, 03:08:43 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 16, 2020, 03:05:12 PM
The real fall out will begin once the governments start to run out of money to help businesses and citizens.
Rents, mortgages, etc. all will collapse. Riots in turn will just increase the spread of the virus more.
or... people in important industries keep working, rents and mortgages are postponed, and everyone is given enough money to obtain essentials

 :nintendo

You think the banks will postpone the mortgage payments?
Who's going to pay the banks? Governments can only support the economy for so long.  :thinking

They aren't going to let you skip paying interest, but they really don't care about mortgages. I have zero mortgage payments in over 10 years on my loan. Don't really see the point when my interest rate has been <1% for years.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 16, 2020, 03:44:04 PM
So I need an email answered by 4pm.

They dont respond.

Fuck it Ill call.

OH WAIT NO ONE IS IN THE OFFICE PHONE NUMBERS ARE MEANINGLESS NOW

 :notlikethis
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 16, 2020, 03:50:09 PM
I think it’s cute when Nintex posts news from the Dutch government and their interpretation thinking that anyone cares about Germany‘s appendix.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 16, 2020, 03:54:56 PM
Just read a report that unless bailed out all big airlines will be bankrupt by May.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 16, 2020, 03:56:31 PM
Quote from: james on March 16, 2020, 03:44:04 PM
So I need an email answered by 4pm.

They dont respond.

Fuck it Ill call.

OH WAIT NO ONE IS IN THE OFFICE PHONE NUMBERS ARE MEANINGLESS NOW

 :notlikethis
Dummies didn’t set up fwding?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 16, 2020, 03:59:43 PM
Quote from: james on March 16, 2020, 03:44:04 PM
So I need an email answered by 4pm.

They dont respond.

Fuck it Ill call.

OH WAIT NO ONE IS IN THE OFFICE PHONE NUMBERS ARE MEANINGLESS NOW

 :notlikethis
Did you hear 'bout this neat trick called 'ghosting'?  :smug
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 16, 2020, 04:01:46 PM
Here’s something: we are being limited on what we can ship today because of sick calls from truck drivers with one of our carriers
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 16, 2020, 04:05:35 PM
There really needs to be a global hastag to shame non-essential buisness that are choosing to not have people work from home or stay open. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Bebpo on March 16, 2020, 04:06:19 PM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on March 16, 2020, 04:01:46 PM
Here’s something: we are being limited on what we can ship today because of sick calls from truck drivers with one of our carriers

Yeah, this is when the food supply chain gets held up and people legit start running out of food.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 16, 2020, 04:06:21 PM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on March 16, 2020, 03:56:31 PM
Quote from: james on March 16, 2020, 03:44:04 PM
So I need an email answered by 4pm.

They dont respond.

Fuck it Ill call.

OH WAIT NO ONE IS IN THE OFFICE PHONE NUMBERS ARE MEANINGLESS NOW

 :notlikethis
Dummies didn’t set up fwding?

People are panicking.

4 coworkers came in because they needed the conference room to do a virtual meeting with the webcam

As soon as it ended they were practically running to go home.

Like, youre already in the office...? Do you think the virus is coming in through the vents...?

Just two of us left right now. I think Im coming in tomorrow and then Im done.



Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 16, 2020, 04:07:47 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 16, 2020, 03:54:56 PM
Just read a report that unless bailed out all big airlines will be bankrupt by May.

https://twitter.com/WallStCynic/status/1239611626594152452

Wonder why.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 16, 2020, 04:12:24 PM
Tfw my lab and my public speaking class are now online :heh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Human Snorenado on March 16, 2020, 04:14:04 PM
Shit's getting real bois, hope the mini washer and dryer I ordered arrive on Wednesday like they're supposed to so I can wash my stanky clothes during this.

https://sf.curbed.com/2020/3/16/21182152/san-francisco-bay-area-shelter-in-place-coronavirus
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BIONIC on March 16, 2020, 04:14:34 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 16, 2020, 03:50:09 PM
I think it’s cute when Nintex posts news from the Dutch government and their interpretation thinking that anyone cares about Germany‘s appendix.

Dutch Directness > National Socialism
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: benjipwns on March 16, 2020, 04:18:14 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 16, 2020, 04:12:24 PM
Tfw my lab and my public speaking class are now online :heh
Our online public speaking courses do things like make it where the assignments are to go find random people and give the speech to them and they sign a thing for you confirming you delivered it.

Me and administrations and departments often disagree on what courses can be done online and which cannot. They seem to think it's based purely on the course number, in that only the 100 and some 200 levels can be done online. Whereas I'm pretty sure any course 300 and up can be online only and many 100 levels can only be done in person.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 16, 2020, 04:20:05 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on March 16, 2020, 04:18:14 PM
Our online public speaking courses do things like make it where the assignments are to go find random people and give the speech to them and they sign a thing for you confirming you delivered it.
:dead

If this thing roller coasters for another year it's gonna be awesome for students
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Bebpo on March 16, 2020, 04:22:56 PM
SF just announced resident lockdown quarantine outside essentials.

LA/OC probably not far behind.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 16, 2020, 04:24:11 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 16, 2020, 04:20:05 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on March 16, 2020, 04:18:14 PM
Our online public speaking courses do things like make it where the assignments are to go find random people and give the speech to them and they sign a thing for you confirming you delivered it.
:dead

If this thing roller coasters for another year it's gonna be awesome for students

No it's not. If this thing lasts, you won't even be able to sign up for next semester classes. This online thing is a stop gap.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 16, 2020, 04:25:10 PM
There will be pushback from the faculty but the schools will just keep offering online classes. Guarantee it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: benjipwns on March 16, 2020, 04:26:27 PM
Online courses have epic failure rates. So it's a win-win as the students will have to take them again and again.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: bork on March 16, 2020, 04:28:55 PM
Quote from: Human Snorenado on March 16, 2020, 04:14:04 PM
Shit's getting real bois, hope the mini washer and dryer I ordered arrive on Wednesday like they're supposed to so I can wash my stanky clothes during this.

https://sf.curbed.com/2020/3/16/21182152/san-francisco-bay-area-shelter-in-place-coronavirus

Quote
Homeless residents will be exempt from the order as officials try to find ways to house them.

 :-\
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 16, 2020, 04:29:17 PM
I really don't understand that. The only classes I've ever failed are in-person ones where I got so bored or depressed I couldn't even bring myself to go anymore. I've "cheated" on every online test I've ever taken (like five or six) and gotten As.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 16, 2020, 04:30:59 PM
I sure hope you're not aiming for an important job like heart surgeon.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 16, 2020, 04:31:46 PM
No, I'm aiming for something useless like CTO of a web design company
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 16, 2020, 04:39:35 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 16, 2020, 04:31:46 PM
No, I'm aiming for something useless like CTO of a web design company

COO, Partner, and Product Designer mind you  :wag
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: tiesto on March 16, 2020, 04:39:47 PM
Girlfriend and her sister both had a feeling "like an elephant was standing on their chests", neither had a fever, cough, etc though. They both went to the hospital where they had some labwork and an x-ray done, but no COVID tests since they weren't showing enough symptoms.  :-\

Doctors think it's an everyday respiratory infection but my girlfriend is gonna self-isolate. So looks like skype dates for the next few weeks.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: benjipwns on March 16, 2020, 04:40:51 PM
I took a course that had online quizzes tied to the textbook chapters, you were told to not use the book, but given half an hour to complete the quizzes. Which were like twenty multiple choice questions. I was literally shocked to learn that fellow students were following the guidelines.

And even more so, that they wished there was more time.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 16, 2020, 04:42:24 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on March 16, 2020, 04:40:51 PM
I took a course that had online quizzes tied to the textbook chapters, you were told to not use the book, but given half an hour to complete the quizzes. Which were like twenty multiple choice questions. I was literally shocked to learn that fellow students were following the guidelines.

And even more so, that they wished there was more time.

statists, amirite
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 16, 2020, 04:58:19 PM
States led by Democrats: SHUT DOWN EVERYTHING

States led by Republicans

https://twitter.com/SarahHollenbeck/status/1239621939729235968
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 16, 2020, 04:59:14 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 16, 2020, 04:45:01 PM
It looks like the Dutch are doing the hard immunity '''''strategy'''' huh :dead weeeeeeeeeew

I support their decision.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
and hope that the US will follow the Dutch and the UK's example. 
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Lonewulfeus on March 16, 2020, 05:01:37 PM
Quote from: tiesto on March 16, 2020, 04:39:47 PM
Girlfriend and her sister both had a feeling "like an elephant was standing on their chests", neither had a fever, cough, etc though. They both went to the hospital where they had some labwork and an x-ray done, but no COVID tests since they weren't showing enough symptoms.  :-\

Doctors think it's an everyday respiratory infection but my girlfriend is gonna self-isolate. So looks like skype dates for the next few weeks.

I have the same thing right now.  Slight cough but I’m allergic to the world so that’s not terribly uncommon for me on the best of days.  I considered going to the doctor but figured they wouldn’t test me so I’m gonna ride it out unless I get worse.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 16, 2020, 05:08:50 PM
https://twitter.com/juwonreports/status/1239435982203584512

https://twitter.com/juwonreports/status/1239438243998740480
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Joe Molotov on March 16, 2020, 05:12:20 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 16, 2020, 04:06:19 PM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on March 16, 2020, 04:01:46 PM
Here’s something: we are being limited on what we can ship today because of sick calls from truck drivers with one of our carriers

Yeah, this is when the food supply chain gets held up and people legit start running out of food.

Donald Trump will just buy Big Macs for all of us at the White House.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 16, 2020, 05:13:11 PM
Using vacation for the rest of the week to go out raiding for supplies lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 16, 2020, 05:16:05 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 16, 2020, 04:45:01 PM
It looks like the Dutch are doing the hard immunity '''''strategy'''' huh :dead weeeeeeeeeew
Nothing else we can do with < 1500 ICU beds on a population of 17 million and a standing "army" of 15 000.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3ltZmI5LQw
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 16, 2020, 05:18:48 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 16, 2020, 05:16:05 PM
Nothing else we can do with < 1500 ICU beds on a population of 17 million and a standing "army" of 15 000.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3ltZmI5LQw
It's the opposite. Quarantining, lockdowns, and banning of public gatherings and non-essential work is how you slow the spread and reduce the impact on the health system. You don't yolo it and let everyone get it all at once. You retard.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 16, 2020, 05:21:35 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 16, 2020, 05:18:48 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 16, 2020, 05:16:05 PM
Nothing else we can do with < 1500 ICU beds on a population of 17 million and a standing "army" of 15 000.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3ltZmI5LQw
It's the opposite. Quarantining, lockdowns, and banning of public gatherings and non-essential work is how you slow the spread and reduce the impact on the health system. You don't yolo it and let everyone get it all at once. You retard.
It's not my decision.  :idont
Our PM is getting flak over this, just like with the schools he didn't close earlier so maybe we'll have a lockdown anyway.
But this is what the experts have recommended.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 16, 2020, 05:25:49 PM
CC: Filler

https://twitter.com/NorbertElekes/status/1239628947815632897
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Clockwork5 on March 16, 2020, 05:26:19 PM
If Mitt Romney wants to pay me $1000 to get high at home and eat Taco Bell for a month I’m cool with that. It would def be a financial hit but that’s a sacrifice I’m willing to make.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 16, 2020, 05:30:33 PM
I mean Mitt wants to pay you 1000$ to sit at home and pray the Mormon Outergod that He return to devour the gays but he won't say that.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: EightBitNate on March 16, 2020, 05:31:36 PM
My alma mater just announced that graduation ceremony will be canceled and degrees will be delivered in a virtual ceremony lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Human Snorenado on March 16, 2020, 05:33:57 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 16, 2020, 04:45:01 PM
It looks like the Dutch are doing the hard immunity '''''strategy'''' huh :dead weeeeeeeeeew

tbh in a hypothetical situation where you had the ability to really quarantine the vulnerable population for months on end and the medical infrastructure necessary to deal with everyone else getting sick at once, that's not a bad strategy. Too bad no such place exists on this planet.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 16, 2020, 05:36:40 PM
Quote from: Human Snorenado on March 16, 2020, 05:33:57 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 16, 2020, 04:45:01 PM
It looks like the Dutch are doing the hard immunity '''''strategy'''' huh :dead weeeeeeeeeew

tbh in a hypothetical situation where you had the ability to really quarantine the vulnerable population for months on end and the medical infrastructure necessary to deal with everyone else getting sick at once, that's not a bad strategy. Too bad no such place exists on this planet.

I've been saying we should send the elderly to mars for years and no one listened to me. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Human Snorenado on March 16, 2020, 05:40:32 PM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on March 16, 2020, 05:01:37 PM
Quote from: tiesto on March 16, 2020, 04:39:47 PM
Girlfriend and her sister both had a feeling "like an elephant was standing on their chests", neither had a fever, cough, etc though. They both went to the hospital where they had some labwork and an x-ray done, but no COVID tests since they weren't showing enough symptoms.  :-\

Doctors think it's an everyday respiratory infection but my girlfriend is gonna self-isolate. So looks like skype dates for the next few weeks.

I have the same thing right now.  Slight cough but I’m allergic to the world so that’s not terribly uncommon for me on the best of days.  I considered going to the doctor but figured they wouldn’t test me so I’m gonna ride it out unless I get worse.

Same, I've had a chronic, low key cough for 3-4 weeks now. But it's not constant or overwhelming, and I live in an apartment that's had shit tons of leaks so there's probably all kinds of awesome mold growing in the walls and shit. Just trying to hunker down for a month or two and ride this shit out.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 16, 2020, 05:50:35 PM
Gonna spend most of this quarantine watching Liz Bruenig cook stuff on twitch

https://m.twitch.tv/videos/568058098
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: EchoRin on March 16, 2020, 05:58:39 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on March 16, 2020, 03:09:59 PM
Quote from: Stro on March 16, 2020, 02:50:20 PM
Who the fuck goes into Taco Bell to eat anyway

Because once a year I look at the drive thru line and think "I bet I can save time by going inside". Then end up taking 15 minutes to get my order anyways.

That feeling when you look across the counter in the drive-thru and see the car that came in behind you grabbing their food before you get yours. :gloomy

T Bell app. That's what I did today. Order my food, set the time I will arrive. Walk in grab bag, walk out. No touching anything except the door. Goo home, wash hands. Win

 :win

except that I'm eating fast food I guess, but meh. That's not my main diet anyway.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: nachobro on March 16, 2020, 05:59:52 PM
don't forget the sick worker who coughed on your food cause they don't have paid time off
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 16, 2020, 06:00:56 PM
BTW the cbc 24 hour live stream is free and available outside canada.  Its pretty good.  https://www.cbc.ca/news
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: EchoRin on March 16, 2020, 06:03:05 PM
Quote from: nachobro on March 16, 2020, 05:59:52 PM
don't forget the sick worker who coughed on your food cause they don't have paid time off

fuck! I was outside the whole time and waited until I saw them start preparing my food. I saw no coughing.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: thisismyusername on March 16, 2020, 06:06:56 PM
Job was like "oh we're closing to the public, but you're still coming in!!!" on Saturday. Two days later: "Oh, you don't need to come in, we're on administration leave and getting paid for two weeks." Motherfuckers, why couldn't you say that shit then? Half the higher-ups in the chain of command are so fucking stupid, I swear to god.

"Hmm, this virus seems to be popping off, what should we do?"
"Have our employees clean things hourly/disinfect!"
(Cases happen around here)
"Shit, schools are closing, what should we do?"
"How about we close to the public and make our employees work?"
"Brilliant!"
(Later)
"Oh, on second thought, maybe we shouldn't be assholes and actually let them stay home."

:|
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 16, 2020, 06:15:16 PM
All the people that really do have to work during these times should be given government hazard pay.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 16, 2020, 06:15:37 PM
So the French new measures... The rumors of a 45 days lockdown with curfew were so ubiquitous from numerous "good sources" that I think it was either on the table or a rumor to mollify minds and have the pill go down easier.

- "We're at war" *3 God he loves the sounds of his farts a bit.
- Tons of laurels for health workers after 20 years of reforms to cut down costs breh.
- 15 days, renewable.
- You will need a self fulfilled certificate for going to work, shopping, get care, exercice (alone). Failure to have one will get you a fine. This starts tomorrow, I don't have a printer, I'll need to get to work first before making it.
- Work from home to be a priority but basically he doesn't want to shut down all non essential sectors and forcing people out of work if WFH can't be arranged.
- Taxis and hotels may be requisitioned (and paid for) by the state... For health workers I think, I'm not certain I heard that right.
- More masks to be delivered to pharmacies soon but I don't know how much the general public will have access to it.
- Army to help shift people needing hospital care to less saturated hospitals (The East and Paris region are at capacity).
- 300 billions on the table to guarantee assets and the economy, a very generous set of packages for businesses to help them survive this. (Help fund, exonerated from payroll taxes, postponing rents...).
- Second round of mayoral election postponed but not cancelled. This will require some legal magic to happen if I understand correctly but no one is objecting. Would be too much of a kick in the nuts to outright cancel it and having to say you got millions of people out to ballots and put them at risk for nothing.
- Pension reform and annual renegociation of unemployment benefits on stand by as long as this doesn't get better. The privatization of the Paris Airport business was already on hold because you couldn't sell it at a good price in the current situation.

I think that's the gist of it. So I'm working tomorrow but I expect it to ramp up again in a few days, to be honest. Macron called us to be "responsible" and... Let's say our legendary spirit of gallantry and contradiction makes me a bit skeptical. He tried to emphasize that this is War™ and I think people are starting to get the message. But honestly I was kinda ready for a 45 days lockdown, no work, to nip this in the bud for real. Third way, both sides, centrist Macron is trying to keep the economy together & saving lives at the same time.

I'll probably chance it for work this week (but I need to buy a thermometer tomorrow) but keep the option to self isolate if I show any symptoms or just if I feel like it. I'm not working something essential and basically all the clients and outlets are grinding to a halt anyway. I need to help my mom for her groceries and I don't want to risk infecting her.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: G The Resurrected on March 16, 2020, 06:18:41 PM
Stay Safe Bay Area Duders! The lockdown is basically for the whole Bay Area, north to south to east to west.

I still can't breathe well and I can't get seen now so everything is done over the phone/FaceTime. The local satellite clinics are setting up for triage duties.

I stopped by Target for another round of antibiotics and they said they'll be closing as they aren't considered a super market and their pharmacy is limited and not a full fledged pharmacy. I was hoping they would stay open so I could get Animal Crossing and Doom Eternal this week...
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: nachobro on March 16, 2020, 06:19:29 PM
Quote from: EchoRin on March 16, 2020, 06:03:05 PM
fuck! I was outside the whole time and waited until I saw them start preparing my food. I saw no coughing.
burrito artists care for their customers like no others :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 16, 2020, 06:21:53 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/JBCmYGv.png)

:dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: ToxicAdam on March 16, 2020, 06:24:12 PM
My kids’ speech teacher is making his students call in and give their speech that was due. What a dickhead. Lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 16, 2020, 06:35:25 PM
Toronto Public Health officials issued a sweeping round of recommendations Monday, telling bars and restaurants to halt dine-in service and advising movie theatres, nightclubs and concert venue to close.

good
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on March 16, 2020, 06:36:35 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 16, 2020, 05:21:35 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 16, 2020, 05:18:48 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 16, 2020, 05:16:05 PM
Nothing else we can do with < 1500 ICU beds on a population of 17 million and a standing "army" of 15 000.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3ltZmI5LQw
It's the opposite. Quarantining, lockdowns, and banning of public gatherings and non-essential work is how you slow the spread and reduce the impact on the health system. You don't yolo it and let everyone get it all at once. You retard.
It's not my decision.  :idont
Our PM is getting flak over this, just like with the schools he didn't close earlier so maybe we'll have a lockdown anyway.
But this is what the experts have recommended.

Which experts?  :lol

Rutte is putting the economy over human life and is calculating that a few thousand dead might be acceptable.

Same as the 100km/h on highways crap, he is choosing industry interest over the common man. He could be tougher on agriculture etc but he'd rather annoy Pietje trying to get to work.

Tbf you elected this clown
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 16, 2020, 06:46:10 PM
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/03/15/world/europe/15reuters-health-coronavirus-netherlands-flowers.html

:neogaf
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 16, 2020, 06:54:09 PM
Quote from: Premium Lager on March 16, 2020, 06:36:35 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 16, 2020, 05:21:35 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 16, 2020, 05:18:48 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 16, 2020, 05:16:05 PM
Nothing else we can do with < 1500 ICU beds on a population of 17 million and a standing "army" of 15 000.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3ltZmI5LQw
It's the opposite. Quarantining, lockdowns, and banning of public gatherings and non-essential work is how you slow the spread and reduce the impact on the health system. You don't yolo it and let everyone get it all at once. You retard.
It's not my decision.  :idont
Our PM is getting flak over this, just like with the schools he didn't close earlier so maybe we'll have a lockdown anyway.
But this is what the experts have recommended.

Which experts?  :lol

Rutte is putting the economy over human life and is calculating that a few thousand dead might be acceptable.

Same as the 100km/h on highways crap, he is choosing industry interest over the common man. He could be tougher on agriculture etc but he'd rather annoy Pietje trying to get to work.

Tbf you elected this clown
This guy in particular
https://www.rivm.nl/en/about-rivm/knowledge-and-expertise/experts-and-expertise/prof-j-t-jaap-van-dissel (https://www.rivm.nl/en/about-rivm/knowledge-and-expertise/experts-and-expertise/prof-j-t-jaap-van-dissel)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: benjipwns on March 16, 2020, 06:57:11 PM
That's just Vin Diesel with a racial slur in front of his name.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 16, 2020, 06:59:47 PM
Addendum : I sorta expect a lot of non essential companies will close under the demands of their own workers. Labor unions already tried to have the Naval Yards of St Nazaire shut down, Renault and Michelin closed factories in France, Italy and Spain, etc... Having hundreds or thousands of employees congregate for stuff that is on hold anyway seems pretty counter-intuitive.

I'm freelance, have no kids but if I was a permanent employee I'd probably try to get leave under work shortage reasons, this will be covered generously. I'd take 80%+ of my wage for peace of mind, public transports and work are probably the two places you're most susceptible to be infected with all social gatherings being off.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 16, 2020, 07:15:48 PM
(https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/88060543_2881904408514552_8260168712410103808_o.jpg?_nc_cat=1&_nc_sid=110474&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ohc=V_r57NYtI3UAX_WxiPA&_nc_ht=scontent-lax3-1.xx&_nc_tp=14&oh=9aca2732feda87919f7f1c2690c58e7b&oe=5E960990)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 16, 2020, 07:16:17 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ve_wvsh8xVQ
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 16, 2020, 07:36:18 PM
Quote
The Spanish government has nationalized all private hospitals and healthcare providers as the country suffers a surge in coronavirus cases.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 16, 2020, 07:40:12 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 16, 2020, 06:46:10 PM
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/03/15/world/europe/15reuters-health-coronavirus-netherlands-flowers.html

:neogaf

Must be edible though so eat them? How else are the Dutch feeding the planet.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: EchoRin on March 16, 2020, 07:42:50 PM
Quote from: Stro on March 16, 2020, 07:35:28 PM
Wrasslemania has been moved to the WWE Performance Center. With no fans. In a gym. In Florida.

Time truly is a flat circle :lucas

Saw a youtube clip of John Cena talking it up in the ring and then some dude who I guess has voices in his head came in to share his point of view. It was strange. Like sitting in drama class and watching two people perform.

Same goes for the clip I saw of some women's tag team battle. It all looks like practice.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: benjipwns on March 16, 2020, 07:43:06 PM
Quote from: james on March 16, 2020, 12:58:09 PM
I heard from my uncle who works at Nintendo that construction has started on the FEMA death camps 
(https://i.imgur.com/Lmt95CL.png)
(https://i.imgur.com/H4RodDL.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 16, 2020, 07:43:20 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 16, 2020, 05:50:35 PM
Gonna spend most of this quarantine watching Liz Bruenig cook stuff on twitch

https://m.twitch.tv/videos/568058098

lmao
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: benjipwns on March 16, 2020, 08:00:09 PM
Quote
Text messages, however, can pose a particular problem, said Graham Brookie, the director and managing editor of the Digital Forensic Research Lab at the Atlantic Council. He said text messages are usually a trusted medium, in part because the sender needs to know the recipient’s phone number. They cannot be as easily forwarded as messages on other social media, like WhatsApp messages or Facebook posts.

“It’s a little bit more intentional,” he said.

By sourcing information to a relative or friend of a friend, the messages appear to be conversational and accessible while maintaining a “facade of credibility,” he said.

The disinformation follows a familiar playbook used on other social media, old-fashioned chain letters and emails: asking the recipient to forward the message to others, Mr. Brookie said.

“It’s the latest version of that threat,” he said. “It’s not something that is new, but it is something that is effective.”
Quote
The goal is not clear.

It’s not immediately clear who was responsible for the mass text messages on Sunday, or any of the others, according to Mr. Brookie, who was an adviser at the council until 2017. Text messages are hard to track, because data about them, kept by companies like AT&T or Verizon, is not necessarily accessible to the public, he said.

One of the few ways to track text messages is through crowdsourced reports on social media.

“We don’t know where they are coming from, which is one of the main vulnerabilities here,” Mr. Brookie said. “It could be anything from your everyday scammer to a hostile nation-state.”

And not knowing where the messages are coming from also makes it harder to ascertain the goal of the messages. Because the messages are urging people to stockpile goods, the goal could be financial gain, Mr. Brookie said. Or it could be to stoke chaos and confusion across the country, he added.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: benjipwns on March 16, 2020, 08:01:53 PM
Quote
What can people do about it?

Mr. Brookie said people receiving text messages about the coronavirus should verify the source of the message as well as the source’s source. He said people should check for biases in the message.

“Does something feel like it’s trying to scare you?” he said. “Is it claiming it has all the facts while others don’t? Is it jumping to conclusions that you haven’t seen in other places? Is it using rhetorical tools in order to persuade you of something?”

He added, “if it’s not pointing to the latest, verified science-based information, like coronavirus.gov, then absolutely think twice about it.”
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: nachobro on March 16, 2020, 08:05:47 PM
damn this quarantine shit is for real? or did i miss some joke in the last pages?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: benjipwns on March 16, 2020, 08:06:54 PM
Quote from: nachobro on March 16, 2020, 08:05:47 PM
damn this quarantine shit is for real? or did i miss some joke in the last pages?
I saw the screenshots of it in GamePro at the store.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 16, 2020, 08:07:11 PM
I mean, it's a foregone conclusion regardless of being substantiated or not. Every major Euro country is enforcing some sort of varying lockdown preventing unnecessary social gatherings, generally including closing up bars, restaurants (except take away) and all non essential shops. Several US states have already turned towards this. All signs point, even with the potential undertesting issue in the US, to the infection being probably on a similar level in the US than in Europe.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 16, 2020, 08:07:30 PM
ready to step up to the plate with your skills, benji?

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/615367/coronavirus-24000-research-papers-available-open-data/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 16, 2020, 08:08:54 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 16, 2020, 08:07:11 PM
I mean, it's a foregone conclusion regardless of being substantiated or not. Every major Euro country is enforcing some sort of varying lockdown preventing unnecessary social gatherings, generally including closing up bars, restaurants and all non essential shops. Several US states have already turned towards this. All signs points that the infection is probably on a similar level in the US than in Europe.

the zoomers have been running viral incubation chambers the last week, gonna be wild within a week when the infectees manifest
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 16, 2020, 08:09:05 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 16, 2020, 06:21:53 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/JBCmYGv.png)

:dead
:smug
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: EightBitNate on March 16, 2020, 08:09:32 PM
Today was the first day where the weight of everything really hit me and I can feel my anxiety ratcheting up :/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 16, 2020, 08:12:02 PM
Kristofer got it too
https://www.instagram.com/khivju/

https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1239549150729035776
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: benjipwns on March 16, 2020, 08:12:53 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 16, 2020, 08:07:30 PM
ready to step up to the plate with your skills, benji?

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/615367/coronavirus-24000-research-papers-available-open-data/
loneliness + alienation + fear + despair + self-worth ÷ mockery ÷ condemnation ÷ misunderstanding × guilt × shame × failure × judgment n=y where y=hope and n=folly, love=lies, life=death, self=dark side
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 16, 2020, 08:17:55 PM
Tried to order groceries online this morning, usually can pick up same day; they made schedule for Wednesday morning. So my family is gonna starve when they shut the grocery store down 🤷‍♀️
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 16, 2020, 08:21:51 PM
Also it's a bit of a broken record but I'm not pleased with the situation in France (and most other neighboring countries ?) with regards to masks, tests and fever checks. Asian countries really went hard on this AFAIK. It's one thing to ask citizens to be responsible but if you don't give them the tools to do so... It would also allow for a more targeted, selective response.

I mean accepting Macron's flourishes of being at war with this thing, you'd think the analogy would be to reassign productive capabilities towards this as a major priority.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Let's Cyber on March 16, 2020, 08:24:31 PM
The vibe around town is super dour but others seem totally oblivious. Saw a group of middle aged people hugging and shaking hands when I stopped to grab some food earlier.  :doge

My grandmother has COPD and my dumbass dad still smokes despite having heart issues. More worried about them than anything else.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 16, 2020, 08:31:27 PM
Germany pretty much did the same things France did. Every store not deemed critically important is closed. Restaurants are only allowed to open between 6 AM - 6 PM.
Went to a wholesale store you need a business to enter which restaurants and small shops use to buy their stuff. A lot of stuff is gone. No rice, no noodles, no flour., no frozen food. Never seen so many empty shelves.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: stufte on March 16, 2020, 08:32:09 PM
Colorado is putting everything on lockdown. No dine-in, no bars, gyms, theaters, etc.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Great Rumbler on March 16, 2020, 08:33:24 PM
All the schools in Oklahoma are shutting down for the next three weeks [though actually just two weeks, since this week is spring break].
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Yeti on March 16, 2020, 08:35:59 PM
Don’t have to go into work tomorrow! Thank you Corona-Chan and the benevolent mega corporation I work at for giving me this paid vacation!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 16, 2020, 08:38:08 PM
Quote from: EightBitNate on March 16, 2020, 08:09:32 PM
Today was the first day where the weight of everything really hit me and I can feel my anxiety ratcheting up :/

Thursday was that day for me.
I am incredibly thankful though that I chose the career path to become a public servant. Having to worry about my job security or losing income would have probably driven me insane.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 16, 2020, 08:39:31 PM
God Save the Queen, indeed

https://twitter.com/hancocktom/status/1239669605586604032
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 16, 2020, 08:49:02 PM
https://twitter.com/MSNBC/status/1239708932102381568

Oh boy.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 16, 2020, 08:49:12 PM
some group has gotta come out a winner surely?

https://twitter.com/keywilliamss/status/1237068388905730048

https://www.citylab.com/equity/2020/03/coronavirus-immunity-racism-history-disease-yellow-fever/607891/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 16, 2020, 08:49:57 PM
Working out the numbers right now and writing a document to explain to the government aid program that we'll lose about 50% of our revenue over the coming weeks.
Kinda sad that only employees with part time or full time contracts are covered and there's literally nothing for those on 0-hour contracts. Which some of our student workers have.

Trying to see if I can work something out for them but it seems dire at this point.
I'm at least allowing some of them to work more hours this week on existing projects.  :thinking

Luckily some of them still live with their parents so they won't be left out on the streets or anything but it's going to suck telling them they will have no income for the foreseeable future.  :fbm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: EchoRin on March 16, 2020, 08:50:44 PM
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20200315-tn4rchjbazb73h6x2i4vz7v3xq-story.html

Quote
A day after ordering all bars and restaurants in Illinois closed to the public, Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday ordered gatherings of 50 or more people to be canceled in line with new CDC guidelines issued Sunday.

Quote
The ban applies to gyms, fitness centers, bowling alleys, private clubs and theaters, according to an executive order Pritzker issued. It doesn’t apply to grocery stores, hospitals, pharmacies, gas stations banks or shelters. Pritzker acknowledged the CDC is now recommending capping events at 10.

Technically movie theaters can be open, but I guess can't seat more than 50 people. Some of them have closed for time being anyway like the Music Box or the Gene Siskel Film Center. But AMC is trucking along saying they will try to spread people out. I didn't see any update from Regal theaters which is another very large chain. They seem to be continuing too as long as they keep things under 50 people.

I'm one of those "cheap Tuesday's" people, but not this week fellas. And I doubt that these chains will be able to legally stay open in Illinois by the time the weekend rolls around.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 16, 2020, 08:53:24 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 16, 2020, 08:49:12 PM
some group has gotta come out a winner surely?

https://twitter.com/keywilliamss/status/1237068388905730048

https://www.citylab.com/equity/2020/03/coronavirus-immunity-racism-history-disease-yellow-fever/607891/

https://twitter.com/ByMikeBaker/status/1238575619438309376
https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/1239185334530867204
https://twitter.com/espn/status/1238889458705092610
https://twitter.com/ChicagoSports/status/1238997122084724736

 :larry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 16, 2020, 08:54:18 PM
This paper says that a lockdown would last 18 months that's probably why the Dutch are stopping just shy of doing that but everything else.
imagine if everything stopped for 18 months, what would be left of the civilized world?  :stahp

https://twitter.com/SamCoatesSky/status/1239662099795763206 (https://twitter.com/SamCoatesSky/status/1239662099795763206)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 16, 2020, 08:55:03 PM
Yes we are all aware that the tweet aged poorly.

Anyway
Death stats for first 803 Italian deaths.

male and women death split roughly 73/27, almost 3:1

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ETJtJCTXQAEAZMJ?format=jpg&name=medium)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 16, 2020, 08:55:34 PM
Quote from: EchoRin on March 16, 2020, 08:50:44 PM
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20200315-tn4rchjbazb73h6x2i4vz7v3xq-story.html

Quote
A day after ordering all bars and restaurants in Illinois closed to the public, Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday ordered gatherings of 50 or more people to be canceled in line with new CDC guidelines issued Sunday.

Quote
The ban applies to gyms, fitness centers, bowling alleys, private clubs and theaters, according to an executive order Pritzker issued. It doesn’t apply to grocery stores, hospitals, pharmacies, gas stations banks or shelters. Pritzker acknowledged the CDC is now recommending capping events at 10.

Technically movie theaters can be open, but I guess can't seat more than 50 people. Some of them have closed for time being anyway like the Music Box or the Gene Siskel Film Center. But AMC is trucking along saying they will try to spread people out. I didn't see any update from Regal theaters which is another very large chain. They seem to be continuing too as long as they keep things under 50 people.

I'm one of those "cheap Tuesday's" people, but not this week fellas. And I doubt that these chains will be able to legally stay open in Illinois by the time the weekend rolls around.

It basically lasted three days in France before it went from "you can seat 100 people max" to "close them down".
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 16, 2020, 09:09:29 PM
UK is apparently dropping their herd immunity strategy and moving on to more serious measures as is the US.
I feel like our PM just did a sort of A/B popular vote test to see how people would respond to the message of: "You're all going to be infected and some of you will die".

It'll probably lead to people demanding the government to lock down and quarantine them which is easier to manage and maintain than imposing it against their will.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: kingv on March 16, 2020, 09:13:41 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 16, 2020, 07:55:22 PM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on March 16, 2020, 12:53:49 PM
Unsubstantiated rumor:

My brother just texted me telling me his fiancé heard from a friend who works directly with the ceo of an urgent care provider that well, here’s the text

 “[redacted]’s friend works directly with the CEO of [redacted]. Their Chief Medical Officer got an update from the CDC. They believe there will be a nationwide 2 week quarantine in place by midweek. “

I heard the same from a very reliable source.

Go out and get what you need now if you have to, imo.

One of my friends heard this from a buddy that used to work at the NSA.

I was like “you sweet summer child, thinking that working at the NSA absolves you from rank stupidity and gullibility to conspiracy”.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 16, 2020, 09:40:33 PM
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/coronavirus-video-trump-pandemic-team-cut-2018-a9405191.html?utm_source=reddit.com
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 16, 2020, 09:45:27 PM
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/marty-makary-on-coronavirus-in-the-us-183558545.html

Quote
In the U.S. there are over 1,600 confirmed cases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), with 41 deaths. Makary said that the number of cases, though, is likely much higher.

“Don’t believe the numbers when you see, even on our Johns Hopkins website, that 1,600 Americans have the virus,” he said. “No, that means 1,600 got the test, tested positive. There are probably 25 to 50 people who have the virus for every one person who is confirmed.”

He added: “I think we have between 50,000 and half a million cases right now walking around in the United States.”

https://twitter.com/HirokoTabuchi/status/1238959717088624648

https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1239457133332066305

 :gddr5
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Joe Molotov on March 16, 2020, 10:14:12 PM
viral load
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Potato on March 16, 2020, 10:16:20 PM
My oldest child just got sent home from school because she has a runny nose. Working from home for the rest of the week!!!!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 16, 2020, 10:18:11 PM
The definitive freedom list

https://mobile.twitter.com/TopherSpiro/status/1239697768840597508
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 16, 2020, 10:19:49 PM
Wtf is Texas waiting for :dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Joe Molotov on March 16, 2020, 10:26:56 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 16, 2020, 10:19:49 PM
Wtf is Texas waiting for :dead

(https://i.imgur.com/jRIL723.png?1)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: EchoRin on March 16, 2020, 10:43:45 PM
https://twitter.com/SportsPundette/status/1239054374791512064

Lol. Clowns

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/coronavirus-kid-rock-nashville-bar-remain-open-215225753.html

Kid Rock continues being an embarrassment to all of Michigan.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: thisismyusername on March 16, 2020, 10:53:29 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 16, 2020, 10:19:49 PM
Wtf is Texas waiting for :dead

Ya'll just gonna stop us from saying Howdy at the Rodeo? *fires guns into the air*
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: ToxicAdam on March 16, 2020, 10:57:02 PM
Quote from: james on March 16, 2020, 10:18:11 PM
The definitive freedom list

https://mobile.twitter.com/TopherSpiro/status/1239697768840597508

I knew Sloppy Joes in Key West wouldn’t let me down. Here’s a live webcam:

https://worldcams.tv/united-states/key-west/sloppy-joes-bar
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: ToxicAdam on March 16, 2020, 11:05:12 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 16, 2020, 09:45:27 PM

In a study of 24 passengers who’d just flown from Israel, 7 tested positive for coronavirus, of which 4 had no symptoms — and *the viral load of specimens from asymptomatic patients was higher than from the 3 patients who had symptoms


Shouldn’t be a surprise. The ‘symptoms’ are a result of your body’s immune system working in overdrive to eliminate the threat. So naturally there would be less specimens.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: tiesto on March 16, 2020, 11:14:24 PM
Quote from: tiesto on March 16, 2020, 04:39:47 PM
Girlfriend and her sister both had a feeling "like an elephant was standing on their chests", neither had a fever, cough, etc though. They both went to the hospital where they had some labwork and an x-ray done, but no COVID tests since they weren't showing enough symptoms.  :-\

Doctors think it's an everyday respiratory infection but my girlfriend is gonna self-isolate. So looks like skype dates for the next few weeks.

X-ray results for both of them came back (my gf went here and her sister back to her home in PA), they show pleurisy of the lungs, probably from a viral or bacterial infection. So probably nothing to do with covid. But still gonna keep to skype for now instead of in-person...
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: thisismyusername on March 16, 2020, 11:16:42 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on March 16, 2020, 10:14:12 PM
viral load

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlJgD4GuDVs
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Joe Molotov on March 16, 2020, 11:18:04 PM
https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1238602662897225728
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: ToxicAdam on March 16, 2020, 11:18:35 PM
Quote from: tiesto on March 16, 2020, 11:14:24 PM


X-ray results for both of them came back (my gf went here and her sister back to her home in PA), they show pleurisy of the lungs, probably from a viral or bacterial infection. So probably nothing to do with covid. But still gonna keep to skype for now instead of in-person...

You wonder if the stress of this situation is actually making people more susceptible to other illnesses.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 16, 2020, 11:27:53 PM
https://twitter.com/JStein_WaPo/status/1239684003738914822
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 16, 2020, 11:29:56 PM
please bail out the strippers, too. asking for a friend.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: bluemax on March 16, 2020, 11:30:17 PM
My work is offering free mental health consults with a therapist in addition to free teladoc appointments right now. It's definitely not an easy time for anyone.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 16, 2020, 11:34:22 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on March 16, 2020, 10:57:02 PM
Quote from: james on March 16, 2020, 10:18:11 PM
The definitive freedom list

https://mobile.twitter.com/TopherSpiro/status/1239697768840597508

I knew Sloppy Joes in Key West wouldn’t let me down. Here’s a live webcam:

https://worldcams.tv/united-states/key-west/sloppy-joes-bar

Good to see people having fun again. I'm glad we're about to put this all behind us. Let the April showers wash away the past
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 16, 2020, 11:51:27 PM
Quote from: EchoRin on March 16, 2020, 10:43:45 PM
https://twitter.com/SportsPundette/status/1239054374791512064

Lol. Clowns

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/coronavirus-kid-rock-nashville-bar-remain-open-215225753.html

Kid Rock continues being an embarrassment to all of Michigan.

One of the replies

https://twitter.com/dapplegraypony/status/1239363689901371393

 :brain
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 16, 2020, 11:55:36 PM
https://twitter.com/NorbertElekes/status/1239645079838568449
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 16, 2020, 11:56:15 PM
But not average citizens :hitler
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Don Rumata on March 16, 2020, 11:58:57 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 16, 2020, 11:51:27 PM
Quote from: EchoRin on March 16, 2020, 10:43:45 PM
https://twitter.com/SportsPundette/status/1239054374791512064

Lol. Clowns

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/coronavirus-kid-rock-nashville-bar-remain-open-215225753.html

Kid Rock continues being an embarrassment to all of Michigan.

One of the replies

https://twitter.com/dapplegraypony/status/1239363689901371393

 :brain
FACT CHECK: There was no Taco Bell in 1918.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: bluemax on March 16, 2020, 11:59:00 PM
https://twitter.com/eugenegu/status/1239532798160957440
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 17, 2020, 12:02:16 AM
Quote from: shosta on March 16, 2020, 11:56:15 PM
But not average citizens :hitler

To be fair: The average citizen is still receiving his salary.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 17, 2020, 12:03:24 AM
https://twitter.com/CBSLA/status/1239676216984158209
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 17, 2020, 12:14:24 AM
https://twitter.com/WSJ/status/1239763433823907843
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 17, 2020, 12:22:03 AM
Quote from: Esch on March 16, 2020, 11:13:36 PM
:dead @ ol boy  completely shitting on the EU

https://twitter.com/ajitxsingh/status/1239671120586031104

:noah
A great global happening is upon us, I'm glad I picked now of all times to grip Mao's book.

When the PLA comes to rescue our wretched remains, the Little Red Book will endure as a beacon.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 17, 2020, 12:23:29 AM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 17, 2020, 12:22:03 AM


:noah
A great global happening is upon us, I'm glad I picked now of all times to grip Mao's book.

When the PLA comes to rescue our wretched remains, the Little Red Book will endure as a beacon.

Can you read?
He said that international solidarity does not exist. Communism annihilated.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 17, 2020, 12:24:32 AM
Thankfully I'm amiable to Stalin's Socialism in One Nation 
Checkmate punk :jawalrus
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 17, 2020, 12:26:23 AM
National socialism? :hitler
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 17, 2020, 12:27:34 AM
Good vibes in the replies

https://twitter.com/WangBin14118466/status/1239681105495818248
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: EchoRin on March 17, 2020, 12:28:34 AM
Quote from: Don Rumata on March 16, 2020, 11:58:57 PM

FACT CHECK: There was no Taco Bell in 1918.

Or nutritional virus combative snacks like Hot Pockets
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: EchoRin on March 17, 2020, 12:30:11 AM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 17, 2020, 12:27:34 AM
Good vibes in the replies

https://twitter.com/WangBin14118466/status/1239681105495818248

Heh. What slights has Norway or Denmark made against China in the last 5 years? I don't recall.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 17, 2020, 12:30:51 AM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 17, 2020, 12:26:23 AM
National socialism? :hitler

Of course not :putin :ussrcry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: EchoRin on March 17, 2020, 12:38:59 AM
Quote from: Esch on March 17, 2020, 12:37:26 AM
I don't know but since my only sample of Denmark is forums poster Mr Gilhaney I'm sympathetic to the angry Chinese Twitter poster :trumps

Fooled me. I had him pegged as some wild rambunctious lad from the east coast of the States. Maybe Charlotte, NC.  :yeshrug
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 17, 2020, 12:40:53 AM
That font is just a mess. 3/10 meme, would not share.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 17, 2020, 12:49:07 AM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 17, 2020, 12:40:53 AM
That font is just a mess. 3/10 meme, would not share.

danish sympathizer  :yuck
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 17, 2020, 01:01:24 AM
this is gonna be bad

https://twitter.com/ByMikeBaker/status/1239354699452518400
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 17, 2020, 01:03:53 AM
I have no idea why Germany is still holding on strong, relatively speaking.

Maybe being a cold and distanced people will have its benefits for once.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 17, 2020, 01:05:30 AM
Another German plot to conquer Europe? You fucks don't give up
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 17, 2020, 01:12:22 AM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 17, 2020, 01:05:30 AM
Another German plot to conquer Europe? You fucks don't give up

I bet there will be a academic paper citing Germany‘s strong faith in authority as a reason if they are able to recover faster than other countries.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Joe Molotov on March 17, 2020, 01:19:05 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/nJAPXpe.png)

Hey fellas, did anyone enjoy the sporting event today?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 17, 2020, 01:20:54 AM
As a lifelong KRYL fan I certainly didn’t :maf
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: ToxicAdam on March 17, 2020, 01:23:37 AM
Floyd Mayweather lost 20k on that game.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 17, 2020, 01:27:50 AM
TFW you actually know that KRYL stands for Krylia Sovetov :stahp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Trent Dole on March 17, 2020, 01:47:50 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hJjQPtPaKg
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on March 17, 2020, 02:00:16 AM
Quote from: Nintex on March 16, 2020, 08:49:57 PM
Working out the numbers right now and writing a document to explain to the government aid program that we'll lose about 50% of our revenue over the coming weeks.
Kinda sad that only employees with part time or full time contracts are covered and there's literally nothing for those on 0-hour contracts. Which some of our student workers have.

Trying to see if I can work something out for them but it seems dire at this point.
I'm at least allowing some of them to work more hours this week on existing projects.  :thinking

Luckily some of them still live with their parents so they won't be left out on the streets or anything but it's going to suck telling them they will have no income for the foreseeable future.  :fbm

If only somone could give these people more then 0 hour contracts
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: brawndolicious on March 17, 2020, 02:15:35 AM
I stayed in an airbnb for the first time a month ago and they had this one conditioner that really works well with my hair (starting to grow it out). I decided to get some today. I go to the Walmart in San Jose/Cupertino and it's pandemonium. EVERY single jug of dairy milk was gone, only a few soy/almond jugs left. Most of the bread and canned goods too but at least you could justify that compared to milk that'll spoil.

I also saw an aisle in the back that was totally bare. Not one thing left. I'm guessing that's the former toilet paper aisle and now it just looks dismal and Soviet.

And in case you're wondering why I got a tour of the whole store when I was just in for conditioner that I sampled/stole from an airbnb, that's because the lines to the cash register stretched all the way to the back of the store and wrapped around. As soon as I saw that, I decided to go home and watch my Mad Max bluray set for hair styling inspiration.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: benjipwns on March 17, 2020, 04:15:04 AM
oh thank god we're saved

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200316/14584244111/softbank-owned-patent-troll-using-monkey-selfie-law-firm-sues-to-block-covid-19-testing-using-theranos-patents.shtml
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Honestly, I wasn't sure how to begin this story or how to fit all the insanity into the title. It's a story involving patents, patent trolling, Covid-19, Theranos, and even the company that brought us all WeWork: SoftBank. Oh, and also Irell & Manella, the same law firm that once claimed it could represent a monkey in a copyright infringement dispute. You see, Irell & Manella has now filed one of the most utterly bullshit patent infringement lawsuits you'll ever see. They are representing "Labrador Diagnostics LLC" a patent troll which does not seem to exist other than to file this lawsuit, and which claims to hold the rights to two patents (US Patents 8,283,155 and 10,533,994) which, you'll note, were originally granted to Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos -- the firm that shut down in scandal over medical testing equipment that appears to have been oversold and never actually worked. Holmes is still facing federal charges of wire fraud over the whole Theranos debacle.

However, back in 2018, the remains of Theranos sold its patents to Fortress Investment Group. Fortress Investment Group is a SoftBank-funded massive patent troll. You may remember the name from the time last fall when Apple and Intel sued the firm, laying out how Fortress is a sort of uber-patent troll, gathering up a bunch of patents and then shaking down basically everyone. Lovely, right?

So, this SoftBank-owned patent troll, Fortress, bought up Theranos patents, and then set up this shell company, "Labrador Diagnostics," which decided that right in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic it was going to sue one of the companies making Covid-19 tests, saying that its test violates those Theranos patents, and literally demanding that the court bar the firm from making those Covid-19 tests.

A bit more background here: the company they're suing, BioFire, recently launched three Covid-19 tests built off of the company's FilmArray technology. And that's what "Labrador" (read: SoftBank) is now suing over.
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So, let's summarize: The firm that basically created the mess that is WeWork by dumping billions of dollars into the company, also owns a patent troll that bought up the patents from the sham medical testing firm Theranos, and is now using those patents to sue one of the few diagnostics companies that is actually making a Covid-19 test... in the middle of a pandemic. And, demanding the use of those tests be blocked
you'll take my precious vague ip claims from my cold dead hands
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on March 17, 2020, 04:15:52 AM
https://twitter.com/keelyflaherty/status/1238266462759825408

I think this is the only example of this meme format I've ever seen that I liked.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: who is ted danson? on March 17, 2020, 04:21:21 AM
Went to the gym a little earlier, dumb kunts in there sneezing and coughing. Should have thrown a dumbbell at them.

Just came back from the richppl shop. Canned foods and toilet paper all gone. Fresh goods stacked miles high. Learn to cook morons  :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: bork on March 17, 2020, 07:54:45 AM
https://twitter.com/gnuman1979/status/1239523796542992387
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: bork on March 17, 2020, 07:57:06 AM
Quote from: who is ted danson? on March 17, 2020, 04:21:21 AM
Went to the gym a little earlier, dumb kunts in there sneezing and coughing. Should have thrown a dumbbell at them.

At work yesterday I got a call from someone who was coughing and hacking up something nasty.  She was in the office despite 1. everyone being told to stay the fuck at home if they're even remotely sick over the last few weeks and 2. everyone being told to work from home starting this week.
:mindblown
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 17, 2020, 08:10:02 AM
Had to write two certificates for helping my mother today with groceries and working tomorrow... You know what, this might work by appealling to French laziness "fuck I can't be bothered to make the official paper, I'm staying home today."
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 17, 2020, 08:21:34 AM
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5500006

Ontario Premier Doug Ford to declare state of emergency amid COVID-19 outbreak
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Pissy F Benny on March 17, 2020, 08:24:50 AM
I’m going to work soon  :salute


please like this post to wish for my safety  :uguu
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 17, 2020, 08:28:51 AM
Smart getting in on the safety-likes now before they run out.

I got to get my dog's nails trimmed in 2 hours.  Like for me guys. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 17, 2020, 08:37:30 AM
Quote from: BlueLithium on March 17, 2020, 08:24:50 AM
I’m going to work soon  :salute


please like this post to wish for my safety  :uguu

Not all heroes wear masks.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 17, 2020, 08:52:06 AM
Quote from: Stro on March 17, 2020, 08:41:24 AM
Like 80% of Americans don't have enough money saved to handle going without a single paycheck, if everything stays closed for 5 months, this country is going to be absolute chaos.

It's an indictment on how fragile a society you built on weak labor legislation actually is. In France some of the current shock can be partly mitigated through public support to incentivize companies to declare a technical work shortage or partial shutdown with most employees having a permanent or fixed end date contracts guaranteed a decent portion of their normal wages.

Not sustainable long term, though even that is debatable when you look at actual wartime records.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: headwalk on March 17, 2020, 09:25:14 AM
given that we were already fast tracking towards an absolute global corporatocracy, i wonder if the lasting legacy of all this will be the absolute death of small business, with any trade funnelled towards the corporations who have the capital to weather this shit.

i'm generally of the mind that the health fallout in terms of raw numbers won't be as bad as people think, but the financial side of it will be way worse.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 17, 2020, 09:37:04 AM
Quote from: headwalk on March 17, 2020, 09:25:14 AM
given that we were already fast tracking towards an absolute global corporatocracy, i wonder if the lasting legacy of all this will be the absolute death of small business, with any trade funnelled towards the corporations who have the capital to weather this shit.

i'm generally of the mind that the health fallout in terms of raw numbers won't be as bad as people think, but the financial side of it will be way worse.

Almost like this was planned by the 1% to wipe out the masses once and for all
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: ToxicAdam on March 17, 2020, 09:46:54 AM
Quote from: headwalk on March 17, 2020, 09:25:14 AM
given that we were already fast tracking towards an absolute global corporatocracy, i wonder if the lasting legacy of all this will be the absolute death of small business, with any trade funnelled towards the corporations who have the capital to weather this shit.


Just depends on what legislature gets passed. Small business can weather the storm if there is some carrot on a stick  (bailouts) on the backend.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 17, 2020, 10:08:52 AM
My building closed the gym

 :existential
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 17, 2020, 10:39:16 AM
Only 8 new ontario cases in 24 hours - that's kind of hopeful. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: nachobro on March 17, 2020, 10:47:02 AM
yesterday the big boss was talking about staying all week with us til payroll is done, now she's on wfh. :doge

whatever, sooner this is done the sooner i can stay home lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 17, 2020, 11:10:44 AM
https://twitter.com/brunolemos/status/1238866771651821569
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Brehvolution on March 17, 2020, 11:18:58 AM
Quote from: shosta on March 16, 2020, 05:50:35 PM
Gonna spend most of this quarantine watching Liz Bruenig cook stuff on twitch

https://m.twitch.tv/videos/568058098

Now is a great time to catch up on some body painting videos.  :nsfw.
https://www.twitch.tv/arianina
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 17, 2020, 11:23:04 AM
https://twitter.com/Asuka_Boi/status/1239616235396116481
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 17, 2020, 11:25:29 AM
Went to grocery store - no eggs, frozen vaggies, soup, or bread.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 17, 2020, 11:35:30 AM
Milk is a perishable so I don't understand :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Pissy F Benny on March 17, 2020, 11:46:22 AM
the general public are imbeciles :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 17, 2020, 11:47:32 AM
If there is a silver lining in this, my dentist has stopped sending me emails saying I'm overdue.  Instead, they have changed that to emails saying not to come in.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 17, 2020, 11:50:25 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 17, 2020, 11:47:32 AM
If there is a silver lining in this, my dentist has stopped sending me emails saying I'm overdue.  Instead, they have changed that to emails saying not to come in.

I actually got a dentist overdue email yesterday lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 17, 2020, 11:55:21 AM
TBF I'm only overdue because of a paperwork issue at school which wasn't my fault. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Svejk on March 17, 2020, 11:56:23 AM
In actuality, Murca should have enough food to supply the whole world 3 fold... We waste around 90 million tons of food annually... if only we were more resourceful...  :-\
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 17, 2020, 11:59:11 AM
Humans are the virus and corona is the vaccine

https://twitter.com/ikaveri/status/1239660248207589383
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 17, 2020, 12:02:44 PM
https://twitter.com/jaketapper/status/1239943988184076288

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(CNN)A Kentucky novel coronavirus patient checked himself out of the hospital against medical advice. So to prevent him from spreading the virus, officials are surrounding his house to keep him there.

The 53-year-old man in Nelson County refused to quarantine himself after testing positive for Covid-19, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said.

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Beshear didn't share then how the government had forced the unnamed man to stay in his home.
But this week, Nelson County Sheriff Ramon Pineiroa told the Kentucky Standard that deputies will park outside of the man's home for 24 hours a day for two weeks. The patient is cooperating now, Pineiroa said.
When reached for comment by CNN, the Nelson County Sheriff's Department deferred all comments to Beshear.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 17, 2020, 12:04:03 PM
I can't wait to see the CO2 emissions chart after this whole thing is over.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Pissy F Benny on March 17, 2020, 12:05:18 PM
I can't wait for all the office businesses to start actively encouraging working from home once its over when they realise how much they save on power etc.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 17, 2020, 12:10:11 PM
Quote from: Tripon on March 17, 2020, 12:02:44 PM
.
Dallas Buyers Club is an amazing movie
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 17, 2020, 12:23:25 PM
Gov. investigating community spread in Ontario. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: I'm a Puppy! on March 17, 2020, 12:43:40 PM
I went shopping today. I used my reusable bag with thanos on it. It seemed appropriate
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 17, 2020, 12:47:17 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/4htRl5z.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 17, 2020, 12:49:12 PM
At the grocery store. Two people yelling at each other. One of them lifts up his shirt and shows off a holstered gun.

"You see this? Back off."
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 17, 2020, 12:55:11 PM
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/coronavirus-nurse-racially-attacked-couple-21701031
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 17, 2020, 12:56:14 PM
I think the Polio story is the best part of this.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 17, 2020, 01:01:51 PM
Toilet paper is going $18 for six rolls. thank you free market

Also thank God I love grapefruit :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 17, 2020, 01:07:24 PM
You got grapefruit flavored toilet paper?  No wonder it is so expensive.  I just go for original blend. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 17, 2020, 01:13:06 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 17, 2020, 01:07:24 PM
You got grapefruit flavored toilet paper?  No wonder it is so expensive.  I just go for original blend.

No, just wipe your ass directly on the fruit
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 17, 2020, 01:16:15 PM
Oh, in that case, shosta should have bought a cantaloupe or a fruit with a flared base.   Just for safetly. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 17, 2020, 01:18:40 PM
Went to do some groceries only to realize I lost my card holder earlier today. Couldn't locate it at the last place I bought something so had to do the whole opposition song & dance.
 :dead

Great start to the lockdown.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 17, 2020, 01:37:05 PM
https://twitter.com/DjRodgers1231/status/1239782690855030784
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Dickie Dee on March 17, 2020, 01:43:57 PM
Quote from: james on March 17, 2020, 01:13:06 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 17, 2020, 01:07:24 PM
You got grapefruit flavored toilet paper?  No wonder it is so expensive.  I just go for original blend.

No, just wipe your ass directly on the fruit

this always makes my lips pucker
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 17, 2020, 01:48:43 PM
20k deaths would be "reasonable" according to the UK official expert interrogated by the Parliament.
:fbm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 17, 2020, 01:49:27 PM
https://www.instagram.com/p/B919VSvlwN1/

 :pimp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 17, 2020, 01:50:59 PM
Paracetamol sales to be rationed in France.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: ToxicAdam on March 17, 2020, 02:06:26 PM
Here's another good point people don't consider when thinking about this virus and the potential to overwhelm hospitals:

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“When our hospital systems are overwhelmed, that means if your are having a birth that you are planning, if you are in a car accident and need your hospital, if your have a stroke or an MI, even if you never get coronavirus, people in this country can die from something other than coronavirus,” said Acton.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 17, 2020, 02:09:49 PM
I have hardly seen any party politics in Canada since this started. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 17, 2020, 02:11:57 PM
Quote from: Stro on March 17, 2020, 02:08:26 PM
The actual local team had the producer losing his fucking mind that the government is taking away rights and it is illegal for the governor and mayors to impose these shut downs and they're never going to give your rights back and are only going to take more and more and more and even the conservative hosts were like wtf dude.
bro I had cnbc on yesterday and someone else was on that shit too :lol literally saying "Of course public health is important, but we need to make sure we don't infringe on rights like freedom of movement"
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Pissy F Benny on March 17, 2020, 02:23:08 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 17, 2020, 01:48:43 PM
20k deaths would be "reasonable" according to the UK official expert interrogated by the Parliament.
:fbm

i suppose its better than the 250k they were thinking was reasonable the other day  :stahp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: EchoRin on March 17, 2020, 02:24:14 PM
Quote from: Svejk on March 17, 2020, 11:56:23 AM
In actuality, Murca should have enough food to supply the whole world 3 fold... We waste around 90 million tons of food annually... if only we were more resourceful...  :-\

Those pictures of Walmart dumping carts upon carts of food
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 17, 2020, 02:30:45 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/YpIH1fw.png)
Pictured : Not Donald Trump's physician

So this dude is Pr. Raoult, a mediatic and competent French microbiologist/infection expert, and he has become a bit of a meme for advocating like a motherfucker that chloroquin (used in some anti-Malaria medication ) might be a good treatment for COVID19. He's also a climate change skeptic, because I know that looking at him you already wondered if he isn't a Wank Dad.

He's not the only one to have think of Chloroquin, IIRC (China is also conducting tests with it) but he's over the moon about the results he got on a small sample of patients (a little over twenty, if I understand correctly) he supervised in Marseilles and claim that 75% of patients recovered in under a week (only 10% for those without). This sort of anti malaria medication is not advised for pregnant woman, can be toxic at high dosage and not everyone in the medical community is sold on it but apparently there will be wider tests.

Any treatment shortening the medical cycle would be a literal life saver...
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 17, 2020, 02:47:29 PM
https://twitter.com/weijia/status/1239923246801334283

 :picard
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Pennywise on March 17, 2020, 02:50:47 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 17, 2020, 02:30:45 PM
Pictured : Not Donald Trump's physician

So this dude is Pr. Raoult, a mediatic and competent French microbiologist/infection expert, and he has become a bit of a meme for advocating like a motherfucker that chloroquin (used in some anti-Malaria medication ) might be a good treatment for COVID19. He's also a climate change skeptic, because I know that looking at him you already wondered if he isn't a Wank Dad.

He's not the only one to have think of Chloroquin, IIRC (China is also conducting tests with it) but he's over the moon about the results he got on a small sample of patients (a little over twenty, if I understand correctly) he supervised in Marseilles and claim that 75% of patients recovered in under a week (only 10% for those without). This sort of anti malaria medication is not advised for pregnant woman, can be toxic at high dosage and not everyone in the medical community is sold on it but apparently there will be wider tests.

Any treatment shortening the medical cycle would be a literal life saver...
Yeah.
There are a few that are running clinical studies.
I mentioned Remdesivir once, it was supposed to be against Ebola but didn't really work out.
Hardly any side effects and they can skip 2 phases that you would naturally have when working on both vaccine and medicine.

Hopefully those studies are gonna be effective and all those clinics will be able to control those situations alot better. Scaling the shutdowns and closures down will be another really important thing.
We'll see. We're supposed to get infos on Remdesivir in two weeks.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 17, 2020, 02:56:11 PM
https://twitter.com/opinionsondanba/status/1239980841716944897
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Akala on March 17, 2020, 02:56:35 PM
my allergies are freaking me out.  :-\
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: EchoRin on March 17, 2020, 03:05:37 PM
Quote from: filler on March 17, 2020, 02:56:11 PM
https://twitter.com/opinionsondanba/status/1239980841716944897

Grrrrl is you hi rite nao?!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 17, 2020, 03:09:18 PM
 :drudge :drudge :drudge :drudge :drudge

NYC might be locked down tonight

 :drudge :drudge :drudge :drudge :drudge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 17, 2020, 03:10:35 PM
Quote from: Akala on March 17, 2020, 02:56:35 PM
my allergies are freaking me out.  :-\

You're telling me, man. Flowers have spread their seed all over my car. I got my car washed on Sunday and it's decked in flower cum again already.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 17, 2020, 03:24:59 PM
Ontario - 92% of cases are related to travel.  26% coming in from the US. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 17, 2020, 03:36:01 PM
They just cancelled the rest of the semester

No more mini skirts and crop tops on the first day of spring

 :existential
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 17, 2020, 03:59:22 PM
When you live in an allergy haven city and there's a pandemic and you don't know if you have allergies, the flu, or corona. :stahp

Then there's the fact allergies make your face itch and you're not supposed to touch your face.

It's like the worst time possible for this to be happening down here in the souf.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 17, 2020, 04:02:07 PM
FYI this is the pollen we are dealing with during this pandemic.

(https://i.redd.it/yonbiapyue111.jpg)

My car looks like this

(https://lh3.ggpht.com/-_Ba9p4VsOxA/UzZXDch7VBI/AAAAAAAAXGM/bPVfEuzOI6g/s1600/20140328_134626.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 17, 2020, 04:03:39 PM
Te guy in the background is gold
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 17, 2020, 04:25:28 PM
Quote from: james on March 17, 2020, 04:03:39 PM
Te guy in the background is gold
nicca look like boomer chad warden  :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 17, 2020, 04:30:30 PM
Today was surreal. It has sunk in that this thing won't last days or weeks but months or years and that our strategy of herd immunity is very bold without a vaccine.
I'm trying to motivate our employees the best I can and got heart warming calls from clients, vendors and partners who all praised my can do attitude and optimism that we will win this fight.

As always Dutch directness is prevailing over panic.

On the upside my 30 minute drive to the office took 12 minutes today.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: team filler on March 17, 2020, 04:32:43 PM
dat dutch direct commute time  :lawd
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Leadbelly on March 17, 2020, 04:37:05 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 17, 2020, 01:01:51 PM
Toilet paper is going $18 for six rolls. thank you free market

Also thank God I love grapefruit :lol

I've been using kitchen roll for a couple of days. lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 17, 2020, 04:44:50 PM
There were stacks of toilet paper rolls in the supermarket this morning.

A sign said: limit of 2 packs per customer. But 1 pack holds like 18 rolls by default so if you strategically use it those 2 packs would last you until the end of the summer at least.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 17, 2020, 04:46:17 PM
Ok now society is actually collapsing

https://twitter.com/NorbertElekes/status/1240011858846855169
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Joe Molotov on March 17, 2020, 05:05:48 PM
https://www.twitter.com/SayemAhmd/status/1239878928635920384
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 17, 2020, 05:28:17 PM
It's definitely allergies. Damn that pollen!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Don Rumata on March 17, 2020, 05:28:53 PM
Quote from: filler on March 17, 2020, 02:56:11 PM
https://twitter.com/opinionsondanba/status/1239980841716944897
So she wasn't acting in Spring Breakers...  :thinking
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Clockwork5 on March 17, 2020, 05:38:47 PM
All of these countries imposing travel bans on their neighbors.
(https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/023/397/C-658VsXoAo3ovC.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: james on March 17, 2020, 05:40:14 PM
Taking the train home for the last time in awhile. Starting wft tomorrow.

I haven't seen the movie, but presumably this is what the last train the busan feels like
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 17, 2020, 05:46:59 PM
It will be like snowpiercer, but this time the train is powered by burning stonks.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Himu on March 17, 2020, 05:51:20 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 17, 2020, 05:46:59 PM
It will be like snowpiercer, but this time the train is powered by burning stonks.

:dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 17, 2020, 05:51:44 PM
Kevin Durant infected too
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 17, 2020, 05:53:05 PM
Nationalisations on the table in France. No more details.

Is Corona-chan going to roll back 50 years of neoliberalism ? :juche
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 17, 2020, 05:55:02 PM
maybe it wasn't a chinese bioweapon but a marxist one all along
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 17, 2020, 06:06:23 PM
:rofl :rofl :rofl

https://twitter.com/LeeOnFilm/status/1240015374764179473
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 17, 2020, 06:13:38 PM
https://twitter.com/emtothea/status/1240020633179893760
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Potato on March 17, 2020, 06:25:30 PM
Did I miss something? What did she say?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: EchoRin on March 17, 2020, 06:27:07 PM
Quote from: Potato on March 17, 2020, 06:25:30 PM
Did I miss something? What did she say?

Nothing. A boring ramble of whop de doo like why isn't this over yet blah blah blah.

Her career is not over by any stretch.

She just came off like a drunk college girl.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 17, 2020, 06:32:28 PM
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/16/health/coronavirus-statistics-undetected.html

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for every confirmed case, there are most likely another five to 10 people in the community with undetected infections. These often-milder cases are, on average, about half as infectious as confirmed ones, but are responsible for nearly 80 percent of new cases, according to the report

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 17, 2020, 06:33:31 PM
https://twitter.com/NickPBrown/status/1239291529409282050

This is why people hate liberals
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: EchoRin on March 17, 2020, 06:37:02 PM
Eh... I'm gonna go for a run when it's nice on Thursday. That isn't gonna cause anyone to get sick balcony geniuses.
It's people being packed together that's the issue
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: BisMarckie on March 17, 2020, 06:37:56 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 17, 2020, 02:09:49 PM
I have hardly seen any party politics in Canada since this started.

Yeah, if anything positive comes from this, it‘s that people put differences behind them and come closer together (metaphorically  :doge ).
Seen lots of signs and acts of solidarity in my neighborhood recently.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 17, 2020, 06:44:12 PM
Most people have even stopped talking about Alberta's oil crisis as well.  It's honestly really nice.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 17, 2020, 06:47:35 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 17, 2020, 06:44:12 PM
Most people have even stopped talking about Alberta's oil crisis as well.  It's honestly really nice.

Kenney's budget planning on healthcare cuts in the year and a pandemic rolling in is enough a topic.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 17, 2020, 06:56:57 PM
Learned from a colleague that one of my former supervisor lost someone to the virus.

I think this will get real soon enough to everyone.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 17, 2020, 07:05:52 PM
To add up to my post on the previous page : Pharma company Sanofi is gifting to the French authorities anti-Malaria Plaquenil medication for 300k people, after the first pilot tests for its use against COVID19 appeared promising.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Clockwork5 on March 17, 2020, 07:07:27 PM
https://nypost.com/2020/03/17/atlanta-furry-convention-canceled-due-to-coronavirus/?utm_source=reddit.com
Apparently masks won’t protect you.  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 17, 2020, 07:13:00 PM
Fuck, I was going to yiff the sick away. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Lonewulfeus on March 17, 2020, 07:22:14 PM
My state just closed all malls and amusement parks indefinitely.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Dickie Dee on March 17, 2020, 07:31:32 PM
https://twitter.com/dril/status/1240055544850743297
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 17, 2020, 07:41:53 PM
Everything I see about the American situation is terrifying.  We can't close the border on you animals fast enough.   

spoiler (click to show/hide)
In all seriousness it's pretty terrifying.  It seems like only a quarter of the population is taking it seriously.  You guys are way too far behind this thing to still be in the getting people infromed and concerned stag.
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: demi on March 17, 2020, 07:44:04 PM
i think i'm most excited to have more opportunities to jerk off at home. hell yeah. corona rules
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Akala on March 17, 2020, 07:46:10 PM
I saw something locally one parent or another was trying to schedule a playdate so that a bunch of children could craft pictures/dolls whatever and send the local elderly care packages since the nursing homes are closed.  :doge

In other news I found out there is a strong chance starting next week I may have more time around the house than I am prepared for.  :maf :-\
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: VomKriege on March 17, 2020, 07:54:48 PM
Lives saved from the air pollution reduction might actually be outpacing excess deaths from the virus (as of now) :

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/techandscience/new-evidence-shows-how-covid-19-has-affected-global-air-pollution/ar-BB11jGwt?ocid=ientp (https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/techandscience/new-evidence-shows-how-covid-19-has-affected-global-air-pollution/ar-BB11jGwt?ocid=ientp)

Y... Yay ?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Nintex on March 17, 2020, 07:59:13 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 17, 2020, 07:41:53 PM
Everything I see about the American situation is terrifying.  We can't close the border on you animals fast enough.   

spoiler (click to show/hide)
In all seriousness it's pretty terrifying.  It seems like only a quarter of the population is taking it seriously.  You guys are way too far behind this thing to still be in the getting people infromed and concerned stag.
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The experts were wrong, working with faulty models on risk and spread or they knew the governments wouldn't take them seriously if they told them millions would die.
Maybe everyone just assumed best case scenario's?


Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Tripon on March 17, 2020, 08:01:56 PM
https://twitter.com/YaiSor/status/1239864382571544576
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 17, 2020, 08:18:05 PM
They already did
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Joe Molotov on March 17, 2020, 08:21:17 PM
Saw $1.60 gas today. :dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: mormapope on March 17, 2020, 08:52:02 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 17, 2020, 07:41:53 PM
Everything I see about the American situation is terrifying.  We can't close the border on you animals fast enough.   

spoiler (click to show/hide)
In all seriousness it's pretty terrifying.  It seems like only a quarter of the population is taking it seriously.  You guys are way too far behind this thing to still be in the getting people infromed and concerned stag.
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It's really dependent on the state, for example in my State:

https://www.channel3000.com/wisconsin-now-has-72-confirmed-coronavirus-cases-experts-seeing-evidence-of-community-spread/?fbclid=IwAR35nOcy57oRE1ZQo0flC_hdxbgNU-U63w7NCXgLxn7va8Jg0hnDyv-pGJw

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Gov. Tony Evers is ordering a statewide moratorium on events with 10 or more people effective today at 5 p.m. Transportation, childcare, hotels, military and law enforcement, hospitals, food pantries, utility facilities, courts, job centers and long-term care facilities are exempt from the order.

Evers also said bars throughout the state will be closed at 5 p.m. today. Restaurants will only be able to provide food through take-out or delivery services.

“What we’re saying folks is as simple as this: stay home if you can,” said Evers.

Although the governor’s office expects residents to follow this new moratorium, Evers’ legal counsel said local police departments will be enforcing it. Penalties would be a $250 fine and/or imprisonment for 30 days.

Evers has also expanded the statewide school closure order until further notice. The order originally said until at least April 6.

Evers said he is asking the state legislature to immediately take up legislation to repeal the state’s one week waiting period for unemployment compensation insurance. He plans to issue an order on Wednesday that will ensure that people affected by the virus who are out of work can get benefits.

State of Emergency was declared last week, there's tons of precautions going to clinics or urgent care. We're at least trying here.

Also, I work in a grocery store and have type 1 diabetes. So I'm expecting shit to get funky for me.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Leadbelly on March 17, 2020, 08:55:03 PM
Again, my understanding of it wasn't that they were just going to ignore all measures, only that they were only going to do them when it became necessary and at the right time when it is most effective. And they never actually said to do nothing. Only they didn't follow suit right away with shutting down schools or banning public events, etc.

If you don't already know by now, a lot of epidemiologists believe this may not go away in the summer. You have a highly contagious virus that is very difficult to contain. There is no vaccine to control it. Which is the idea behind getting some 'herd immunity'. A certain amount of tolerance to the virus in the population will potentially slow the spread right down. This idea didn't come from Boris Johnson.

Now it's too early really to know what will work best I suppose, but it is clear these ideas weren't just pulled out of someone's ass. lol

If you haven't already, watch this interview. You will have a better idea of the problems we now face.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3URhJx0NSw

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 17, 2020, 09:24:13 PM
Quote from: mormapope on March 17, 2020, 08:52:02 PM
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Right but the issue is that if states ignore it, and if you are not going to shut down domestic travel, then its only going to slow the problem for so long.  It amounts to the same thing as one state doing gun control while its neighbors do not. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: nachobro on March 17, 2020, 09:31:15 PM
wfh begins tomorrow :rejoice when the big boss said it started as soon as payroll was complete it magically got done in one day :doge

gonna get some real dumb calls tomorrow when the truly computer illiterate have to use remote desktop :-\
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: mormapope on March 17, 2020, 09:31:23 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 17, 2020, 09:24:13 PM
Quote from: mormapope on March 17, 2020, 08:52:02 PM
.

Right but the issue is that if states ignore it, and if you are not going to shut down domestic travel, then its only going to slow the problem for so long.  It amounts to the same thing as one state doing gun control while its neighbors do not.

That's very true and a National lockdown on state to state travel would help immensely.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: nachobro on March 17, 2020, 09:31:50 PM
also please dont die morma
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 17, 2020, 09:33:21 PM
Nevada closed all non-essential businesses today. Going to have to drink at home now while I do my online public speaking class >:(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Leadbelly on March 17, 2020, 09:35:57 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 17, 2020, 09:24:13 PM
Quote from: mormapope on March 17, 2020, 08:52:02 PM
.

Right but the issue is that if states ignore it, and if you are not going to shut down domestic travel, then its only going to slow the problem for so long.  It amounts to the same thing as one state doing gun control while its neighbors do not.

How long do you expect domestic travel to stop?

I'm just going to quote something from that interview I posted.

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This is going to unfold for months to come yet, and that is what I think people don't quite understand. What we saw in China, I'm convinced, as are many of my colleagues, that as soon as they release all of these social distances, these mandated stay at home. Haven't left their home in weeks. When they go back to work. When they go on planes, trains, subways, buses, crowded spaces, even China is going to come back again

Of course we won't know how it truly unfolds until it unfolds, but understand that it may not be so simple as shutting shit down for a couple of months.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 17, 2020, 09:38:46 PM
I got a Black Mirror episode idea - and note that I have never been able to make it through a full episode.  A student's public speaking class turns online because of a global pandemic.  After 45 minutes of the student speaking to a web cam, the student is graded with a thumbs down emoticon.  No other feedback is given to the student, even after emailing the instructor.  In the end, it turns out the instructor died because of the pandemic and the mark came from an automatic grading AI the university built to deal with the pandemic. 

Edit:  actually I think I have a start-up idea to get universities though these trying times. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 17, 2020, 09:39:22 PM
Kid’s school is shutdown through April 28th now
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 17, 2020, 09:40:38 PM
At this point, things will be shut down till June i'm expecting.  I doubt schools return until Sept. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: ToxicAdam on March 17, 2020, 09:43:36 PM
is it too late to leave my wife and kids for a stripper and a pile of coke and booze?

I’m really having second thoughts on my life decisions.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 17, 2020, 09:51:15 PM
politics gonna be wild :rejoice

https://twitter.com/WalshFreedom/status/1239905528459022342

https://twitter.com/BenjaminPDixon/status/1239969683383566338

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 17, 2020, 09:56:43 PM
people who are into disasters and have an incompetence fetish will be eating for decades thanks to Americans

https://twitter.com/maxbergmann/status/1239753967585972226

https://twitter.com/edmundlee/status/1237566954539384834

https://twitter.com/CarolLeonnig/status/1239720009343152133
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: EightBitNate on March 17, 2020, 09:56:51 PM
Anyone else not able to starve themselves at work and just been eating everything?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 17, 2020, 10:04:37 PM
We’re all starting to show cold symptoms, thanks for the laughs, gang :mlady
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: shosta on March 17, 2020, 10:06:06 PM
your tontine money will go to a good cause (probably). :salute
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Tripon on March 17, 2020, 10:53:06 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_O0x9DSYQI

fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: EchoRin on March 17, 2020, 11:17:45 PM
Feel for the parents who have to deal with this

Feel for the kids who have it rough at home

It's tough all around
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Bebpo on March 17, 2020, 11:37:12 PM
I guess in the  :lol for the day

(https://i.imgur.com/QuxVT5z.jpg)

My county, Orange County put out a shelter in place order at 2:30pm putting OC into lockdown and closing all non-essential businesses. This caused my office to go into chaos and waste hours trying to figure out things.


Then at 7:30pm they put out a press release going "WHOOPSIE, that order was just supposed to codify what the governor said about all bars/restaurants closing outside takeout. We never meant to close all OC business down. We are amending the order and it is not a shelter in place order. SORRY"


Though I bet it was a shelter in place order and then some of the big $$$ corps in OC (also pretty heavy republican swing) called up and said WTF ARE YOU DOING, STOP THIS NOW, and OC caved and that's them walking it back.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: mormapope on March 17, 2020, 11:39:54 PM
I don't know how accurate this really is, but this is what I assumed to be the case:

https://www.diabetes.org/diabetes/treatment-care/planning-sick-days/coronavirus

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In general, people with diabetes are more likely to experience severe symptoms and complications when infected with a virus.If diabetes is well-managed, the risk of getting severely sick from COVID-19 is about the same as the general population.

When people with diabetes do not manage their diabetes well and experience fluctuating blood sugars, they are generally at risk for a number of diabetes-related complications. Having heart disease or other complications in addition to diabetes could worsen the chance of getting seriously ill from COVID-19, like other viral infections, because your body’s ability to fight off an infection is compromised.

Viral infections can also increase inflammation, or internal swelling, in people with diabetes. This is also caused by above-target blood sugars, and both could contribute to more severe complications.

I was in perfect health last September, slipped a good bit in Winter, and have been on track with taking care of myself again as of late.

I've yet to experience any severe diabetic complications from anything. In general, mismanaging any autoimmune disorder seems to make you very open for this virus to hit hard.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: bluemax on March 17, 2020, 11:56:21 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 17, 2020, 11:37:12 PM
I guess in the  :lol for the day

(https://i.imgur.com/QuxVT5z.jpg)

My county, Orange County put out a shelter in place order at 2:30pm putting OC into lockdown and closing all non-essential businesses. This caused my office to go into chaos and waste hours trying to figure out things.


Then at 7:30pm they put out a press release going "WHOOPSIE, that order was just supposed to codify what the governor said about all bars/restaurants closing outside takeout. We never meant to close all OC business down. We are amending the order and it is not a shelter in place order. SORRY"


Though I bet it was a shelter in place order and then some of the big $$$ corps in OC (also pretty heavy republican swing) called up and said WTF ARE YOU DOING, STOP THIS NOW, and OC caved and that's them walking it back.

Lots of other places in the state are doing shelter in place orders already. It's gonna be statewide by the end of the week.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Bebpo on March 17, 2020, 11:57:31 PM
Quote from: bluemax on March 17, 2020, 11:56:21 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 17, 2020, 11:37:12 PM
I guess in the  :lol for the day

(https://i.imgur.com/QuxVT5z.jpg)

My county, Orange County put out a shelter in place order at 2:30pm putting OC into lockdown and closing all non-essential businesses. This caused my office to go into chaos and waste hours trying to figure out things.


Then at 7:30pm they put out a press release going "WHOOPSIE, that order was just supposed to codify what the governor said about all bars/restaurants closing outside takeout. We never meant to close all OC business down. We are amending the order and it is not a shelter in place order. SORRY"


Though I bet it was a shelter in place order and then some of the big $$$ corps in OC (also pretty heavy republican swing) called up and said WTF ARE YOU DOING, STOP THIS NOW, and OC caved and that's them walking it back.

Lots of other places in the state are doing shelter in place orders already. It's gonna be statewide by the end of the week.

Yeah I mean by the end of the day we were ready for this and we should be doing this to slow the spread.

But after this walkback I feel like OC isn't going to go shelter in place anytime soon. Would look even worse for them. I guess if Newsom ordered it state-wide they'd have no choice.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: bluemax on March 18, 2020, 12:03:06 AM
The most SoCal thing:

https://www.instagram.com/p/B9zl5tmAOut/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: I'm a Puppy! on March 18, 2020, 12:17:48 AM
Today's dose is "How the fuck do you go about normal life when everything is closed down?"

- It took me 2 hours to do the grocery shopping
- A friend's elderly parents Fridge just died. No way to buy one (everyone's sold out) no way to fix it (parts are out)
- My oven just died

Any one of these things would be a minor thing in normal life mode. Now? It's a fucking crisis.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 18, 2020, 12:22:25 AM
I ordered groceries on Monday morning, they gave me a pick up of tomorrow morning. I’ve been stressed about what’s going to be stocked out
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Bebpo on March 18, 2020, 12:26:42 AM
Yeah, I've spent over 2 hours grocery shopping last 2 days. It's hit & miss, but seems to be enough to survive for now.

At Trader Joe's every frozen item w/meat was gone except the Orange Chicken Rice Bowl.
My friend was at a different Trader Joe's and said all the frozen stuff was gone except the Orange Chicken Rice Bowl.

What is wrong with their orange chicken rice bowl  :-X

/still bought 2
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: I'm a Puppy! on March 18, 2020, 12:27:44 AM
Orange chicken bowl is excellent!! WTF?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Potato on March 18, 2020, 12:29:57 AM
My second fridge died on the weekend. Had to mad dash to transfer the frozen stuff to the kitchen.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Bebpo on March 18, 2020, 12:32:04 AM
Is it normal that people have 2 fridges? Or is that like a "if you have a family" thing? I don't remember my family ever having 2 fridges and I've never had two. But my friends are showing my their family's prepper set and they all seem to have 2 fridges as well.

Quote from: I'm a Puppy! on March 18, 2020, 12:27:44 AM
Orange chicken bowl is excellent!! WTF?

Good to know! Think I'll try one tomorrow for lunch.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Tripon on March 18, 2020, 12:37:06 AM
https://twitter.com/mzinshteyn/status/1240075625861246976

https://twitter.com/mzinshteyn/status/1240067348872065024
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Tripon on March 18, 2020, 12:38:25 AM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 18, 2020, 12:32:04 AM
Is it normal that people have 2 fridges? Or is that like a "if you have a family" thing? I don't remember my family ever having 2 fridges and I've never had two. But my friends are showing my their family's prepper set and they all seem to have 2 fridges as well.

Quote from: I'm a Puppy! on March 18, 2020, 12:27:44 AM
Orange chicken bowl is excellent!! WTF?

Good to know! Think I'll try one tomorrow for lunch.

I only seen the 2 fridges thing when people upgrade, and move the old one to the garage or backyard.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: bluemax on March 18, 2020, 12:45:32 AM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 18, 2020, 12:32:04 AM
Is it normal that people have 2 fridges? Or is that like a "if you have a family" thing? I don't remember my family ever having 2 fridges and I've never had two. But my friends are showing my their family's prepper set and they all seem to have 2 fridges as well.

Quote from: I'm a Puppy! on March 18, 2020, 12:27:44 AM
Orange chicken bowl is excellent!! WTF?

Good to know! Think I'll try one tomorrow for lunch.

My parents have one fridge and a bigger freezer in the garage. But they're also Mormons who have been doing food storage since forever. We only had 1 fridge at that house we lived in before the house they're in now. My Dad's parents also had a second freezer but they were also Mormons who did a lot of hunting/fishing/food storage. My mom's parents had a second fridge in the garage but I only ever remember it having beer for my grandpa to drink when he was out there working on a project.

I sure as shit wish I had a bigger freezer right now, normally my freezer is fairly empty but I got a new roommate and she maxxed out the freezer even before all this hit.
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 18, 2020, 12:46:39 AM
Quote from: Tripon on March 18, 2020, 12:37:06 AM
https://twitter.com/mzinshteyn/status/1240075625861246976

https://twitter.com/mzinshteyn/status/1240067348872065024

That's pure crazy.
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Post by: Tripon on March 18, 2020, 01:13:49 AM
https://twitter.com/NegarMortazavi/status/1240095415413997569
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Post by: EchoRin on March 18, 2020, 01:18:43 AM
I'm surprised some of you are really fucked when grocery shopping. I went for groceries today at like 3:30PM and more less everything seemed to be around except fresh seafood/meat and nearly all the pasta was out at this location. But of course frozen pre packaged meat and seafood was available if only in smaller quantities than I usually see.

Sorry to hear about the appliances dying though "I'm a Puppy". That's the worst timing possible.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 18, 2020, 01:37:10 AM
you'll have sports before long :rejoice

https://twitter.com/Dixieann18/status/1240115722434613248
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Post by: TEEEPO on March 18, 2020, 02:42:12 AM
https://mobile.twitter.com/jeremycyoung/status/1239975682643357696

we are so fucked
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Post by: Bebpo on March 18, 2020, 02:54:54 AM
Yeah, that didn't sound so good.

Hopefully that's worst case scenario and things go better.
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Post by: TEEEPO on March 18, 2020, 03:00:23 AM
i specifically posted that in response to the idea south korea can return to normalcy through "flattening the curve", which i hope does but it's not looking likely.
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Post by: Himu on March 18, 2020, 03:03:34 AM
Quote from: TEEEPO on March 18, 2020, 02:42:12 AM
https://mobile.twitter.com/jeremycyoung/status/1239975682643357696

we are so fucked

omg :brazilcry
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Post by: benjipwns on March 18, 2020, 03:04:29 AM
Quote
The KBL allows each team to have two foreign-born players on their rosters with neither taller than 200 centimeters. The move was made to combat declining league attendance
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Post by: benjipwns on March 18, 2020, 03:07:33 AM
https://twitter.com/therealleigh57/status/1240092153679958017
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Post by: VomKriege on March 18, 2020, 03:51:03 AM
Things could return to some normalcy if the different medications tested to accelerate helping people cope and cure really prove effective. Would probably be a good thing to keep some of the hygiene good practices, more mask acceptance in the Western world when needed and testing people as a matter of fact.

On top of Chloroquin derivatives & Remsirvir (sp ?), China and Japan are also testing a flu medecine developed by Fujifilm.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 18, 2020, 04:39:16 AM
Xiaomi donates 10 of thousands of masks to the Institut Pasteur.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 18, 2020, 04:50:26 AM
French media is all about those videos of undisciplined, insouciant French people and frictions with police in the popular districts of Northern Paris but as far as I can tell activity, traffic and crowds have been reduced 10 to 20 fold in my leftist hell hole working class suburb.
:yeshrug

One of my employers just closed his site, the other send employees home to work remotely or under work stoppage status and will probably be half-staffed. Banks and the postal service are allowed to run but they reduced the open to public offices by a large margin. Subways and bus are running with only a handful of passengers, etc, etc...
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Post by: team filler on March 18, 2020, 05:28:51 AM
https://twitter.com/Brasco_Aad/status/1240203777204015104

dutch directness is going to save us all with the help of the chicoms  :heart :heart :heart
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Post by: VomKriege on March 18, 2020, 07:26:28 AM
First official death in Subsaharan Africa, in Burkina Faso.
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on March 18, 2020, 07:36:24 AM
SAVE US NINTEX

 :salute :salute :salute
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Post by: bork on March 18, 2020, 07:40:25 AM
https://twitter.com/WFLA/status/1239618604255059975

spoiler (click to show/hide)
https://twitter.com/don_rainman/status/1239649332661563392

 :brain
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Post by: nachobro on March 18, 2020, 08:19:33 AM
report from the first day of wfh: i have to go into the office cause i forgot some shit last night :lol
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Post by: Svejk on March 18, 2020, 08:25:41 AM
Quote from: Tripon on March 18, 2020, 12:37:06 AM
https://twitter.com/mzinshteyn/status/1240075625861246976
This makes me sad in the opposite way... Maybe this event will help parents form better bonds with their children.  Having friends is one thing, but having parents there for you, to actually teach you things, showing more the unconditional love and face challenges together, and have the children learn from them (as opposed to their school piers)....  Isn't that what a family should be?  I feel bad for the fathers and mothers that feel being with their kids is like a form of torture lately.  YOU parents made the kid, YOU take responsibility for nurturing them.   Maybe I missed the point of the tweet response, but I'm seeing sooo many colleagues and others that seem to not enjoy their kids being around all the time....  Personally, I wouldn't have it any other way.  As someone who's parents were hardly around and relied on friends to "get by", I wish it were the other way around.  Not to dismiss any friends of course, but they come and go... family is family. (which I have a very small one)  Sorry for the vent, but I wish all parents will embrace this unique time to truly reconnect with their children.  Now's the time to be there for them more than ever.   
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Post by: VomKriege on March 18, 2020, 08:28:09 AM
Tales from schadenfreude :

Instagram Paris couple goes to secondary house for the lockdown... Only to come back the same day because the WiFi doesn't work properly in the hinterland.

TV reality star blocked in Tunisia after plastic surgery, in a pool and saying "Don't take this too seriously !". Next day in the same Snapchat : In tears, saying Tusinia is authoritarian, asking why a military plane hasn't picked them up yet, what the fuck is Macron doing they're paying taxes dammit !

 :whatisthis
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Post by: Svejk on March 18, 2020, 08:30:51 AM
Quote from: bork on March 18, 2020, 07:40:25 AM
https://twitter.com/WFLA/status/1239618604255059975

spoiler (click to show/hide)
https://twitter.com/don_rainman/status/1239649332661563392

 :brain
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Yeah, we went to the beach on Monday afternoon...  still plenty people there.. we stayed upwind and kept space distance as much as possible... 
unfortunately, the beach near me allows dogs...  you fucking assholes who thinks their dog is special and doesn't need a leash...  I hope it jumps into the ocean and doesn't return. :maf :maf :maf  If you cared so much for your dog, you wouldn't have a goddam husky in a tropical climate, you nut cups.  :maf :maf :maf
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 18, 2020, 08:56:50 AM
CBC is saying that Canada and US are close to a deal to close the border. 
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Post by: Tripon on March 18, 2020, 09:09:12 AM
https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/nevada-casinos-closing-for-30-days-following-state-order-1984236/

30 day closure
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Post by: Great Rumbler on March 18, 2020, 09:27:40 AM
Quote from: Tripon on March 18, 2020, 09:09:12 AM
https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/nevada-casinos-closing-for-30-days-following-state-order-1984236/

30 day closure

All the casinos in Oklahoma shut down, too. No word on when they might try to reopen.
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Post by: james on March 18, 2020, 09:34:02 AM
Stop shopping in rich areas, the hood is stocked up people can't afford to hoard
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 18, 2020, 09:54:25 AM
Quote from: james on March 18, 2020, 09:34:02 AM
Stop shopping in rich areas

Ya save something for the looters you greedy basterds. 
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Post by: VomKriege on March 18, 2020, 10:37:35 AM
The certificate you have to fill and show in France to be outside will only be accepted if on paper (printed or written by your hand). They accepted it on a phone or tablet yesterday but apparently a ton of phishing sites covering as electronic certificates services popped overnight...

:goty
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Post by: Hamarr on March 18, 2020, 10:41:05 AM
We got the notice to work from home on Friday.  I have been doing grocery delivery to stock up.  The extra cost is worth not having to go in and deal with the mess in stores.  I’ve been surprised how much of my order I have been getting.  No luck on toilet paper, but most of the frozen and canned stuff I have ordered has been in stock.
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Post by: Mr Gilhaney on March 18, 2020, 10:43:31 AM
Quote from: filler on March 18, 2020, 05:28:51 AM
https://twitter.com/Brasco_Aad/status/1240203777204015104

dutch directness is going to save us all with the help of the chicoms  :heart :heart :heart

That feel when you are already on TB medicine, for another disease completely unrelated to TB.  :rejoice
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Post by: shosta on March 18, 2020, 11:00:59 AM
Standing in a damn breadline again when all I need is conditioner >:(
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 18, 2020, 11:02:55 AM
Canadian financial AID package seems solid. 
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Post by: BisMarckie on March 18, 2020, 11:03:07 AM
Quote from: shosta on March 18, 2020, 11:00:59 AM
Standing in a damn breadline again when all I need is conditioner >:(

Late 80‘s Poland vibes all around here. Feeling a bit nostalgic. :tocry
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 18, 2020, 11:05:13 AM
Got to have that silky hair when you are at home alone. 
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Post by: Propagandhim on March 18, 2020, 11:15:14 AM
https://twitter.com/PeterAttiaMD/status/1240293938684018688

Well, that was quick.
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Post by: toku on March 18, 2020, 11:31:13 AM
https://youtu.be/ChU0Vl58PWE
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Post by: Kunai With Chain on March 18, 2020, 11:38:18 AM
https://twitter.com/Robertfrank615/status/1239626368842899456

For ages he warned us to be tanned and juicy, we didn't listen  :fbm
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Post by: Tripon on March 18, 2020, 11:40:55 AM
Quote from: Kunai With Chain on March 18, 2020, 11:38:18 AM
https://twitter.com/Robertfrank615/status/1239626368842899456

For ages he warned us to be tanned and juicy, we didn't listen  :fbm

https://twitter.com/DamianProsa/status/1239662031118249986
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 18, 2020, 11:54:12 AM
(https://i.redd.it/rft0r9651en41.jpg)
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Post by: james on March 18, 2020, 12:25:29 PM
5.7 earthquake in Utah knocks out coronavirus hotline

My dudes, someone is sending a message
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Post by: tiesto on March 18, 2020, 01:04:49 PM
Defense Production Act invoked

https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1240313858151120897?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 18, 2020, 01:09:27 PM
Ontario numbers were decent again today and we did 2700 more test.  Also  CBC just said the fed gov has approved 2 new methods for testing too, which will just increase our capacity.
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Post by: Tripon on March 18, 2020, 01:24:28 PM
https://twitter.com/7StarsInsider/status/1240308574418604034
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Post by: Ghoul on March 18, 2020, 01:46:07 PM
I received an email from my MD today to say he had symptoms.

My dumb ass was sitting in his office yesterday making sure he was setup to work from home.

Turns out I could be an actual Ghoul soon.
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 18, 2020, 01:53:47 PM
Quote from: Tripon on March 18, 2020, 01:24:28 PM
https://twitter.com/7StarsInsider/status/1240308574418604034

I'm surprised nearly all states have casinos. I mean, I guess I shouldn't (Tribal) but that's still surprising to me.

Quote from: Ghoul on March 18, 2020, 01:46:07 PM
I received an email from my MD today to say he had symptoms.

My dumb ass was sitting in his office yesterday making sure he was setup to work from home.

Turns out I could be an actual Ghoul soon.

At least you posted hog before you died. :trumps Now do me a favor, cough into a jug (possibly spit to make sure the virus stays alive) and mail it to me so I can die, plz.
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Post by: I'm a Puppy! on March 18, 2020, 01:55:42 PM
Everyone around me is melting down! Jesus people. I thought we had come to terms with all this yesterday.
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Post by: Tripon on March 18, 2020, 01:57:42 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on March 18, 2020, 01:53:47 PM
Quote from: Tripon on March 18, 2020, 01:24:28 PM
https://twitter.com/7StarsInsider/status/1240308574418604034

I'm surprised nearly all states have casinos. I mean, I guess I shouldn't (Tribal) but that's still surprising to me.

Quote from: Ghoul on March 18, 2020, 01:46:07 PM
I received an email from my MD today to say he had symptoms.

My dumb ass was sitting in his office yesterday making sure he was setup to work from home.

Turns out I could be an actual Ghoul soon.

At least you posted hog before you died. :trumps Now do me a favor, cough into a jug (possibly spit to make sure the virus stays alive) and mail it to me so I can die, plz.

I believe it's a federal crime to knowingly transport contagions.
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Post by: Joe Molotov on March 18, 2020, 02:22:46 PM
https://twitter.com/KFILE/status/1240131226268323842
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 18, 2020, 02:32:24 PM
Quote from: Tripon on March 18, 2020, 01:57:42 PM
I believe it's a federal crime to knowingly transport contagions.

No laws when Drinking Claws™.

What is the fed going to do if Ghoul sells me "GamerBoy bathwater­™" in it?
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Post by: Nintex on March 18, 2020, 02:35:01 PM
Again a day of action and reaching out to clients for me.
Remember folks, crisis = opportunity.

Losers will become winners, winners losers. The board has been flipped.

Our government has also announced substantial aid packages for businesses.
Covering up to 90% of salaries, tax exemptions/delays and loans up to 1.5 million for small businesses.

It seems that lessons from 2008 have actually been learned.  :thinking


As for the virus, our approach is working so far. The worst news of the day other than new infections was that the train services will see a further scale back.
The Government has clarified that herd immunity is not a goal in and by itself. They're trying to keep an open society and economic activity as much as possible without overstretching the healthcare system.

Dutch researches have also discovered that with a plasma sterilisator that is available in most hospitals you can sterilize and clean face masks up to 3 times.

In other words:
- We've discovered the anti-body for COVID-19
- We've discovered that TB vaccines improve resistance against COVID-19
- We've discovered a way to re-use face masks

In the span of a week.


Also you can now scan yourself for symptoms:
https://coronascanner.com (https://coronascanner.com)

#KillTheVirus  :punch
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Post by: VomKriege on March 18, 2020, 02:37:55 PM
Rename Nintex to YesMenReject please.
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Post by: Propagandhim on March 18, 2020, 02:40:29 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 18, 2020, 02:35:01 PM


Also you can now scan yourself for symptoms:
https://coronascanner.com (https://coronascanner.com)

#KillTheVirus  :punch

Let me guess.  This is the thing you developed (http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=47138.msg2811109#msg2811109) that you're curiously ( :curious ) not revealing that you developed it right now.  So much for that "Dutch directness"  :lol
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 18, 2020, 02:40:50 PM
Congulations to the Dutch People for discovering how to reuse facemasks up to three times. 
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Post by: Tripon on March 18, 2020, 02:41:39 PM
Why is Nintex running PR for the Dutch government.

---

That corona virus website is basically a glorified google form.
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Post by: jakefromstatefarm on March 18, 2020, 02:42:50 PM
Quote from: Tripon on March 18, 2020, 02:41:39 PM
Why is Nintex running PR for the Dutch government.
because he’s a statist
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 18, 2020, 02:51:31 PM
:rofl

https://twitter.com/DeItaOne/status/1240329716453777409
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Post by: VomKriege on March 18, 2020, 02:53:27 PM
Tensions in the workforce of garbage collecting and delivery drivers (postmen or private services) for a severe undersupply if not absence of masks & sanitising gel.

Some Chinese associations sent 1m masks to France (on top of that Xiaomi donation), which is appreciated -though I just heard a few time today some disgruntlement about the French donation of 17 tons of medical material earlier that year to fight the Wuhan crisis, I think it's neither here nor there though French healthcare could certainly do with more today and in general-.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 18, 2020, 02:54:44 PM
Montserrat has fallen

https://www.stlucianewsonline.com/breaking-news-montserrat-confirms-first-coronavirus-case/
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Post by: team filler on March 18, 2020, 02:57:58 PM
Quote from: riotous on March 18, 2020, 11:46:28 AM
My home gym strategy paying off!
as the official thebore.com big dick daddy, we need you safe and healthy should a situation arise which requires a young thottie need be fucked thoroughly to save our lives. we'll invoke you as our champion in battle  :salute
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Post by: VomKriege on March 18, 2020, 03:02:57 PM
https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/fkoik5/fraction_of_posts_on_dataisbeautiful_that_are/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/fkoik5/fraction_of_posts_on_dataisbeautiful_that_are/)

:lol
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 18, 2020, 03:15:59 PM
So far what I've seen, smoking seems to correlate with worse outcomes.
Ibuprofen maybe also correlates with worse outcomes, nothing guaranteed but switch to Tylenol/acet for some time just for caution.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 18, 2020, 03:20:48 PM
Quote from: Stro on March 18, 2020, 03:19:00 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 18, 2020, 03:15:59 PM
So far what I've seen, smoking seems to correlate with worse outcomes.
Ibuprofen maybe also correlates with worse outcomes, nothing guaranteed but switch to Tylenol/acet for some time just for caution.

I was assuming smoking was probably the reason why the male/female death ratio in Italy was like 3:1.

Pretty sure it is the case in China, male mortality outstrips female there and it lines up with smoking trends.
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 18, 2020, 03:28:50 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 18, 2020, 03:15:59 PM
So far what I've seen, smoking seems to correlate with worse outcomes.

*starts smoking like a chimney*
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 18, 2020, 03:31:02 PM
 :lol
fuck you dutch

https://twitter.com/LivPosting/status/1240103092382769152
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Post by: VomKriege on March 18, 2020, 03:31:44 PM
French government is working on a bill for "state of medical emergency powers" that would give them the ability to further limits freedoms (movement, meeting) on a local or national scale. Probably in case they want to enforce harsher quarantines and the capacity to requisition whatever is deemed necessary to fight an outbreak.

Hopefully the rapid progress in tests will allow for a more targeted and efficient crisis managing in the next weeks.

Basically so far the Paris and Great East regions are the most battered (over 2000 cases each, so over 40% of all French positives). A special army medical plane (fully equipped for reanimation) moved six patients to the East to a less burned hospital.
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 18, 2020, 03:52:51 PM
My surgeon will call this afternoon and I'll know if my Friday surgery is still on or not.

Quote from: Bebpo on March 18, 2020, 12:32:04 AM
Is it normal that people have 2 fridges? Or is that like a "if you have a family" thing? I don't remember my family ever having 2 fridges and I've never had two. But my friends are showing my their family's prepper set and they all seem to have 2 fridges as well.

We have a full size freezer in the garage that was originally purchased when my wife was breastfeeding our daughter, and now it's full of frozen berries, freezer meals that she's made in the past and lots of ground beef, pork and chuck roast from Costco. I've also got a little fridge in the garage for beer.

Also really glad we have an elliptical in the garage.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 18, 2020, 04:04:11 PM
So what's the deal with Germany ? Honestly I think France could have ramped up to an Italian-style lockdown 4 days earlier, and Germany is lagging from the same amount behind us. Fatalities are still "low" and I guess Germany tests better and wider (catching a lot of milder cases) so maybe the infection is at an earlier stage compared to Italy, Spain, France but every empirical data is pointing to the situation to deteriorate at the hospital & care level in similar proportions.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 18, 2020, 04:08:05 PM
I have an uncle that works at Nintendo who says the German's are culling their elderly so they are not a burden on the Fourth Reich.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 18, 2020, 04:11:43 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 18, 2020, 04:08:05 PM
I have an uncle that works at Nintendo who says the German's are culling their elderly so they are not a burden on the Fourth Reich.

Next time without Italy indeed.
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Post by: BisMarckie on March 18, 2020, 04:14:59 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 18, 2020, 04:04:11 PM
So what's the deal with Germany ? Honestly I think France could have ramped up to an Italian-style lockdown 4 days earlier, and Germany is lagging from the same amount behind us. Fatalities are still "low" and I guess Germany tests better and wider (catching a lot of milder cases) so maybe the infection is at an earlier stage compared to Italy, Spain, France but every empirical data is pointing to the situation to deteriorate at the hospital & care level in similar proportions.

Frankly I have no idea, but we are more distanced in general compared to the countries you mentioned. No kissing on the cheek for example.  :doge
I mentioned it in jest earlier in this thread, but Germans have a high trust in authorities and they are obedient. Of course there are exceptions, but even without a mandated curfew, the cities are absolute ghost towns. I live in one of the biggest cities and there is nobody on the streets. This has been the case since Friday.
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Post by: Nintex on March 18, 2020, 04:15:53 PM
Our health minister collapsed of exhaustion during a debate.  :pika
https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1240349753852006401 (https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1240349753852006401)
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Post by: VomKriege on March 18, 2020, 04:18:28 PM
Just some tidbits of French info, to give an idea of what's probably ahead for US, UK and Germany.

Paris region transports are scaling down tomorrow : half the subways, tramways and trains. 70% buses. Night bus lines at 100% because used by a lot of hospital workers.

Obligation to desinfect public transport vehicles now by law.

Paris Transport Regie estimates there was 80 to 90% less passengers than usual.

Edit : in the comments of Le Figaro (conservative) about those numbers "Always a good excuse to slack off work !"
 :rethread
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Post by: BisMarckie on March 18, 2020, 04:18:34 PM
lol at parliament debates.
We have been 100% executive decisions for two weeks. No calls from the opposition, it’s like they don’t even exist. :hitler
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Post by: Nintex on March 18, 2020, 04:20:40 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ETame_kXYAUU5gX?format=png)
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 18, 2020, 04:22:17 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 18, 2020, 04:14:59 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 18, 2020, 04:04:11 PM
So what's the deal with Germany ? Honestly I think France could have ramped up to an Italian-style lockdown 4 days earlier, and Germany is lagging from the same amount behind us. Fatalities are still "low" and I guess Germany tests better and wider (catching a lot of milder cases) so maybe the infection is at an earlier stage compared to Italy, Spain, France but every empirical data is pointing to the situation to deteriorate at the hospital & care level in similar proportions.

Frankly I have no idea, but we are more distanced in general compared to the countries you mentioned. No kissing on the cheek for example.  :doge
I mentioned it in jest earlier in this thread, but Germans have a high trust in authorities and they are obedient. Of course there are exceptions, but even without a mandated curfew, the cities are absolute ghost towns. I live in one of the biggest cities and there is nobody on the streets. This has been the case since Friday.

 :putin
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Post by: BisMarckie on March 18, 2020, 04:23:10 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 18, 2020, 04:14:59 PM
Germans have a high trust in authorities and they are obedient.

On that note: The largest German newspaper ‚Bild‘ published pictures of public places where people met and publically shamed them on their title page.  :doge
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Post by: Tripon on March 18, 2020, 04:33:24 PM
https://twitter.com/CBSEveningNews/status/1240354656494268419
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Post by: VomKriege on March 18, 2020, 04:33:28 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 18, 2020, 04:14:59 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 18, 2020, 04:04:11 PM
So what's the deal with Germany ? Honestly I think France could have ramped up to an Italian-style lockdown 4 days earlier, and Germany is lagging from the same amount behind us. Fatalities are still "low" and I guess Germany tests better and wider (catching a lot of milder cases) so maybe the infection is at an earlier stage compared to Italy, Spain, France but every empirical data is pointing to the situation to deteriorate at the hospital & care level in similar proportions.

Frankly I have no idea, but we are more distanced in general compared to the countries you mentioned. No kissing on the cheek for example.  :doge
I mentioned it in jest earlier in this thread, but Germans have a high trust in authorities and they are obedient. Of course there are exceptions, but even without a mandated curfew, the cities are absolute ghost towns. I live in one of the biggest cities and there is nobody on the streets. This has been the case since Friday.

Good.
Honestly I think French (and Italian, perhaps) media (and Internet) are a bit hyperbolic about the "incivility' and "lack of discipline" of our "Latin" citizenry and hyperfocuses on outliers to give moral lectures because three people are on some piazza. Data like the Paris transport stats show that by and large there's a massive reduction in crowds outside and that people try to comply.

I've seen Le Figaro, of all places, have an article about the moral weight of this social isolation. It fucking sucks to not seeing a friend, have a drink, etc... in a painful way, humans are not wired to be permanent NEETs. Yeah it's regrettable that people in the US went to St Patrick's parties or are massing at beaches (there was some examples in Europe a week ago) but the "son I am disappoint" attitude cuts both ways : Western governments have arguably downplayed this until a few weeks ago, sent mixed messages. Yes, it's sad that people only start to realize the gravity of this when it starts to creep close but I wouldn't cast the first stone.

We're told to be responsible but it's hard to get tested, hard or impossible to get masks and gloves, hard to get hand sanitizer, hard to get a thermometer even.
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 18, 2020, 04:41:14 PM
Quote from: Tripon on March 18, 2020, 04:33:24 PM
https://twitter.com/CBSEveningNews/status/1240354656494268419

The rules apply to everyone but me.

Fuck you brah. You don't get a hospital bed.
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Post by: BisMarckie on March 18, 2020, 04:41:19 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 18, 2020, 02:51:31 PM
:rofl

https://twitter.com/DeItaOne/status/1240329716453777409

I watched her speech and that translation is not false, but it conveys a different meaning than the German original.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 18, 2020, 04:43:41 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 18, 2020, 04:41:19 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 18, 2020, 02:51:31 PM
:rofl

https://twitter.com/DeItaOne/status/1240329716453777409

I watched her speech and that translation is not false, but it conveys a different meaning than the German original.

We will win this, like WW2... Wait... Like WW1 minus backstabs. Wait... We're gonna wreck Corona like Napoléon III.
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Post by: headwalk on March 18, 2020, 04:45:19 PM
like the difference liberation and occupation?
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 18, 2020, 04:53:53 PM
TBF WW2 went pretty well for them until the end.  If you just ignore that part, the simile holds. 
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 18, 2020, 04:57:10 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 18, 2020, 04:53:53 PM
TBF WW2 went pretty well for them until the end.  If you just ignore that part, the simile holds.

Does this mean Merkel is gonna commit suicide when she catches it?
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Post by: BisMarckie on March 18, 2020, 04:59:20 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 18, 2020, 04:43:41 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 18, 2020, 04:41:19 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 18, 2020, 02:51:31 PM
:rofl

https://twitter.com/DeItaOne/status/1240329716453777409

I watched her speech and that translation is not false, but it conveys a different meaning than the German original.

We will win this, like WW2... Wait... Like WW1 minus backstabs. Wait... We're gonna wreck Corona like Napoléon III.

Just like our difficult struggle against Corona and our battle with many losses in Stalingrad: This is Italy‘s fault.
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Post by: BisMarckie on March 18, 2020, 05:05:14 PM
btw. since WW2 is an incredibly common expression that  just refers to the Federal Republic of Germany(2nd republic if we used the French way of counting  :doge )
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Post by: Don Rumata on March 18, 2020, 05:06:22 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 18, 2020, 04:59:20 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 18, 2020, 04:43:41 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 18, 2020, 04:41:19 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 18, 2020, 02:51:31 PM
:rofl

https://twitter.com/DeItaOne/status/1240329716453777409

I watched her speech and that translation is not false, but it conveys a different meaning than the German original.

We will win this, like WW2... Wait... Like WW1 minus backstabs. Wait... We're gonna wreck Corona like Napoléon III.

Just like our difficult struggle against Corona and our battle with many losses in Stalingrad: This is Italy‘s fault.
Italy's incompetency, is the last line of defense against Germany's clockwork machine of doom.   8)
You're welcome, world! :salute
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Post by: team filler on March 18, 2020, 05:34:54 PM
if this pandemic has taught us one thing, it's that restaurants who say they don't deliver have been bullshitting us this entire time! :doge

everybody delivers now  :rejoice
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Post by: BisMarckie on March 18, 2020, 05:37:06 PM
Yeah, even restaurants with Michelin stars do deliveries now.  :doge
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 18, 2020, 05:41:25 PM
I think a fun way for us to pass the coming months at home would be a friendly bore competition, like who can pee in the most pop bottles? or who can collect the most nail clippings? (not necessarily your own.  Pee must be yours.). 
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Post by: Joe Molotov on March 18, 2020, 05:43:41 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 18, 2020, 05:37:06 PM
Yeah, even restaurants with Michelin stars do deliveries now.  :doge

Time to spin them Michelin tires and bring me my duck a l'orange, bitch.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 18, 2020, 05:44:39 PM
Just to illustrate the fumble...

March 7 :
https://people.bfmtv.com/actualite-people/emmanuel-et-brigitte-macron-au-theatre-pour-inciter-les-francais-a-sortir-malgre-le-coronavirus-1870852.html

Macron and his wife go to a stage theater performance and says :
"Life goes on, there's no reason for anyone -unless you are part of a at-risk demographic- to change their habits regarding going out for leisure."

March 16 :
"THIS IS WAR !"
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Post by: team filler on March 18, 2020, 05:49:51 PM
https://twitter.com/SurvivinAmerica/status/1238705548716994560

 ;)
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 18, 2020, 05:50:44 PM
Scheer is on the CBC and I legitimately forgot he was still the leader of the opposition after his scandal.  He's basically just saying what the PM is doing is pretty good so far.  Think Canada lucked out pretty good on when this hit, even Alberta with the oil crisis.
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Post by: Svejk on March 18, 2020, 06:00:54 PM
Wife and kids tried to go to the beach today... Slammed packed full of spring breakers with no sense of social distancing at all... Fuck all of them.. GET OFF MY LAWN!  There's a reason old people get mad at those damn whippersnappers. 
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 18, 2020, 06:05:39 PM
Social distancing means that others have to keep their distance from me right.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 18, 2020, 06:07:05 PM
Quote from: Stro on March 18, 2020, 06:04:32 PM
Why the fuck were YOU trying to go to the beach

I don't know, it wouldn't be an issue if density is low and people keep an healthy distance. It's yet not the time in the US to consider that though.
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Post by: Svejk on March 18, 2020, 06:11:54 PM
Quote from: Stro on March 18, 2020, 06:04:32 PM
Why the fuck were YOU trying to go to the beach
Normally, there's plenty of space...Right now, it's like the only beach open is the one near us.  Needless to say, no beach today.  Spring breakers ruined it.   Tampa has apparently close their beaches.. only a matter of time before they do it ours.  The subdivision we live in too, they close the amenities; no pool or nothing.. all parks near us closed too... wish I had a house with a yard for my children to play in.  :(
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Post by: Leadbelly on March 18, 2020, 06:21:04 PM
You know, I have a little bit of an understanding now of how people become hypochondriacs. I have a bit of cough and suddenly I am wondering if I have the coronavirus. lol

I had a bit of a cough and then it went away.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 18, 2020, 06:26:44 PM
BC isn't doing well.  It's over taken Onario in number of cases. 
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Post by: BisMarckie on March 18, 2020, 06:33:23 PM
Gee I wonder why so many people are at the beach, fuckers should stay at home so I can do this social distancing thing.  :doge
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Post by: Leadbelly on March 18, 2020, 06:36:00 PM
So the UK is now going to close schools. It will be interesting to see whether that actually does anything. Because it is still not clear how much kids actually get infected. Some show signs, but only a few seem to. And it's not clear if those who test positive but show no symptoms at a certain age are actually capable of transmitting it. Some believe they may not be. And if that is the case, it would be kind of pointless and may have unintended consequences.

The other thing is, it is kind of surreal watching young kids walking around because you know they know the chances are it will do absolutely nothing to them. And so they seem to walk around in groups as if everything is completely normal. That contrast between the older generations and the younger generations is really surreal to observe.
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Post by: Nintex on March 18, 2020, 06:38:17 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on March 18, 2020, 06:36:00 PM
So the UK is now going to close schools. I will be interesting to see whether that actually does anything. Because it is still not clear how much kids actually get infected. Some do, but only a few seem to. And it's not clear if those who show no symptoms at a certain age are actually capable of transmitting it. Some believe they may not be. And if that is the case, it would be kind of pointless and may have unintended consequences.

The other thing is, it is kind of surreal watching young kids walking around because you know they know the chances are it will do absolutely nothing to them. And so they seem walk around in groups as if everything is completely normal. That contrast between the older generations and the younger generations is really surreal to observe.
I'm reading that London might go into lockdown on friday.

The Dutch police is already preparing for a lockdown, but they're preparing for all sorts of scenario's.
Portugal has instated a lockdown, only 1 family member per household may go to the supermarket at set times. Otherwise, people have to stay in doors.
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Post by: Tripon on March 18, 2020, 06:41:57 PM
https://twitter.com/AP/status/1240407675760005122
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Post by: james on March 18, 2020, 06:42:04 PM
Quote from: Stro on March 18, 2020, 06:04:32 PM
Why the fuck were YOU trying to go to the beach

It's titty season

 :woooo
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Post by: Leadbelly on March 18, 2020, 06:45:08 PM
Quote from: Stro on March 18, 2020, 06:43:43 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on March 18, 2020, 06:36:00 PM
So the UK is now going to close schools. It will be interesting to see whether that actually does anything. Because it is still not clear how much kids actually get infected. Some show signs, but only a few seem to. And it's not clear if those who test positive but show no symptoms at a certain age are actually capable of transmitting it. Some believe they may not be. And if that is the case, it would be kind of pointless and may have unintended consequences.

The other thing is, it is kind of surreal watching young kids walking around because you know they know the chances are it will do absolutely nothing to them. And so they seem to walk around in groups as if everything is completely normal. That contrast between the older generations and the younger generations is really surreal to observe.


Why the fuck would kids somehow not be able to transmit and spread it? What virus works like that?

There are a couple apparently. And it's not clear why at this moment.
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Post by: Leadbelly on March 18, 2020, 06:50:49 PM
Although, this seems to dismiss that theory.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/03/17/coronavirus-looks-different-kids-than-adults/

So it may well be a good idea after all. :/
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Post by: Nintex on March 18, 2020, 06:52:41 PM
Chad USA: Free money for everybody  :money

The Virgin EU: Netflix must lower their quality of video streams so the internet doesn't get clogged up and the business skype chats don't work :derp

Most normies have shit 640x480 webcams anyway and skype never works, that's why Slack, Discord and Zoom were invented.
Fuck them, I want my Better Call Saul in 4K or I riot and spread misinformation about the Kung-Flu  :bolo
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Post by: james on March 18, 2020, 06:54:07 PM
Quote from: Stro on March 18, 2020, 06:43:43 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on March 18, 2020, 06:36:00 PM
So the UK is now going to close schools. It will be interesting to see whether that actually does anything. Because it is still not clear how much kids actually get infected. Some show signs, but only a few seem to. And it's not clear if those who test positive but show no symptoms at a certain age are actually capable of transmitting it. Some believe they may not be. And if that is the case, it would be kind of pointless and may have unintended consequences.

The other thing is, it is kind of surreal watching young kids walking around because you know they know the chances are it will do absolutely nothing to them. And so they seem to walk around in groups as if everything is completely normal. That contrast between the older generations and the younger generations is really surreal to observe.


Why the fuck would kids somehow not be able to transmit and spread it? What virus works like that?

HIV rates in kids are really low, only older people need to worry about it
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Post by: VomKriege on March 18, 2020, 06:57:43 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on March 18, 2020, 06:45:08 PM
Quote from: Stro on March 18, 2020, 06:43:43 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on March 18, 2020, 06:36:00 PM
So the UK is now going to close schools. It will be interesting to see whether that actually does anything. Because it is still not clear how much kids actually get infected. Some show signs, but only a few seem to. And it's not clear if those who test positive but show no symptoms at a certain age are actually capable of transmitting it. Some believe they may not be. And if that is the case, it would be kind of pointless and may have unintended consequences.

The other thing is, it is kind of surreal watching young kids walking around because you know they know the chances are it will do absolutely nothing to them. And so they seem to walk around in groups as if everything is completely normal. That contrast between the older generations and the younger generations is really surreal to observe.


Why the fuck would kids somehow not be able to transmit and spread it? What virus works like that?

There are a couple apparently. And it's not clear why at this moment.

Not to be antagonistic but even if there's a handful of viruses when children are not transmitting (which is how I understand your message) wouldn't that still mean they do for a large majority of them and that as such the default assumption without data should be that they probably can infect people just fine ?

Besides closing schools also mean cutting on gatherings of parents in and around schools, which is basically the goal of most of European countries right now.

Plenty of issues with closing them, of course, but seems the least bad option right now, I'd say.
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Post by: Occam on March 18, 2020, 07:00:07 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on March 18, 2020, 06:45:08 PM
Quote from: Stro on March 18, 2020, 06:43:43 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on March 18, 2020, 06:36:00 PM
So the UK is now going to close schools. It will be interesting to see whether that actually does anything. Because it is still not clear how much kids actually get infected. Some show signs, but only a few seem to. And it's not clear if those who test positive but show no symptoms at a certain age are actually capable of transmitting it. Some believe they may not be. And if that is the case, it would be kind of pointless and may have unintended consequences.

The other thing is, it is kind of surreal watching young kids walking around because you know they know the chances are it will do absolutely nothing to them. And so they seem to walk around in groups as if everything is completely normal. That contrast between the older generations and the younger generations is really surreal to observe.


Why the fuck would kids somehow not be able to transmit and spread it? What virus works like that?

There are a couple apparently. And it's not clear why at this moment.

What? Kids who have the virus absolutely transmit it to others, they themselves just aren't effected much. Being asymptomatic doesn't mean not being infectious.
By now we understand fairly well how it works: The more coronaviruses you have come into contact with and accumulated antibodies against during the course of your life, (=generally the older you are) the harder covid-19 hits you. Worst case scenario: it can cause cytokine release syndrome (CRS) in your lungs (filling them with intracellular fluid, lymphocytes) causing respiratory distress.
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Post by: Leadbelly on March 18, 2020, 07:00:58 PM
I've just posted a link that suggests it was incorrect anyway.

This one:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/03/17/coronavirus-looks-different-kids-than-adults/

What I was talking about was earlier reports like this one:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/03/10/coronavirus-is-mysteriously-sparing-kids-killing-elderly-understanding-why-may-help-defeat-virus/
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Post by: james on March 18, 2020, 07:01:51 PM
Big brain: Cruise fares are probably cheap right now

Galaxy brain: Cruise ships are probably cheap right now

https://cruiseship.homestead.com/cruiseships.html
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Post by: Nintex on March 18, 2020, 07:06:14 PM
Quote from: james on March 18, 2020, 07:01:51 PM
Big brain: Cruise fares are probably cheap right now

Galaxy brain: Cruise ships are probably cheap right now

https://cruiseship.homestead.com/cruiseships.html
What an ugly website selling ships for millions lmao.

I'll take them for a roll of toilet paper  :success
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Post by: Occam on March 18, 2020, 07:10:27 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 18, 2020, 03:51:03 AM

On top of Chloroquin derivatives & Remsirvir (sp ?), China and Japan are also testing a flu medecine developed by Fujifilm.

Remdesivir seems to work (alleviates symptoms in severe cases), Chloroquine does not (it only ever was effective in vitro, for any disease (!); the dosage required would be way too high. It had no effect in animal trials).
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Post by: james on March 18, 2020, 07:15:23 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 18, 2020, 07:06:14 PM
Quote from: james on March 18, 2020, 07:01:51 PM
Big brain: Cruise fares are probably cheap right now

Galaxy brain: Cruise ships are probably cheap right now

https://cruiseship.homestead.com/cruiseships.html
What an ugly website selling ships for millions lmao.

I'll take them for a roll of toilet paper  :success

You should reach out and see if they're looking for a nicer website
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Post by: james on March 18, 2020, 07:16:10 PM
I'm guessing this guy is a Cuban bernie basher.

Suck it bitch

Quote
The first U.S. member of Congress has tested positive for coronavirus. In a statement, Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.) said he developed a fever and headache on Saturday and had self-quarantined at his Washington apartment. He was notified that his test was positive a short time ago, he s
aid Wednesday.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 18, 2020, 07:17:30 PM
https://www.thebeaverton.com/2020/03/ttc-adequate-for-first-time-in-40-years/
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 18, 2020, 07:43:18 PM
Quote from: Occam on March 18, 2020, 07:00:07 PM
What? Kids who have the virus absolutely transmit it to others, they themselves just aren't effected much. Being asymptomatic doesn't mean not being infectious.
By now we understand fairly well how it works: The more coronaviruses you have come into contact with and accumulated antibodies against during the course of your life, (=generally the older you are) the harder covid-19 hits you. Worst case scenario: it can cause cytokine release syndrome (CRS) in your lungs (filling them with intracellular fluid, lymphocytes) causing respiratory distress.

I'm not sure about this.

For starters, it is way to early to call multiple things, fatality, complications, and symptoms are being researched along with transmission and you say the mechanics of mortality is understood fairly?
People are generally immunologically naive to this, barely anyone has exposure to the closely related SARS. Not overloaded on antibodies.
CRS tends to be a threat for younger people, not older as they'd fight off the illness otherwise.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 18, 2020, 07:53:21 PM
https://twitter.com/katetaylornyt/status/1240343635754967043
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Post by: EchoRin on March 18, 2020, 07:56:21 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 18, 2020, 07:53:21 PM
https://twitter.com/katetaylornyt/status/1240343635754967043

I wonder how many of the bunker nutjobs prepping for a zombie outbreak or nuclear war even have one of these machines  :teehee
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Post by: shosta on March 18, 2020, 08:00:51 PM
(https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/6184/production/_111346942_optimised-daily_italy_coronavirus_deaths_hist_jh18mar-nc-2.png)

Damn.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 18, 2020, 08:04:57 PM
Didn't they report over a thousand recoveries though ?
That's a thin silver lining to today's number but you know...
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 18, 2020, 08:07:33 PM
doomberg opinion

https://twitter.com/bopinion/status/1239950582263185408

https://twitter.com/bopinion/status/1239950598147055616
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 18, 2020, 08:07:39 PM
It’s 5pm and no call from my surgeon. I don’t know if that’s good or bad. My surgery is still listed in my ecare account.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 18, 2020, 08:08:48 PM
https://twitter.com/bopinion/status/1239950607764590594
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Post by: Leadbelly on March 18, 2020, 08:10:08 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 18, 2020, 08:00:51 PM
(https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/6184/production/_111346942_optimised-daily_italy_coronavirus_deaths_hist_jh18mar-nc-2.png)

Damn.

Yeah, unfortunately there was a good chance that was going to happen. Viruses tend to double
exponentially. It starts off slowly as it builds up (2, 4, 8, 16) but then, as you start to get into bigger numbers, it appears as if it has just exploded all of a sudden. One week hardly anyone is infected, the next week thousands are infected. When you think about it, because of the nature of exponential doubling, if you got to half the population being infected, the following day the entire population would have it. So in the US for example, that would mean 150 million people would get the virus in 1 day.
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Post by: shosta on March 18, 2020, 08:11:26 PM
wow thanks leadbelly
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Post by: Leadbelly on March 18, 2020, 08:18:45 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 18, 2020, 08:11:26 PM
wow thanks leadbelly

I saw that edit. :p

Anyway, it wasn't said because I thought you didn't know how doubling works, it was more just confirming that was probably what is going on. Why there is a sudden jump as if it just exploded all of a sudden.
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Post by: james on March 18, 2020, 08:20:22 PM
 :drudge :drudge :drudge

The government is spreading covid19 as a way to control the population

(https://www.snopes.com/tachyon/2020/03/covid19_train.jpg?resize=1200,630&quality=65)
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 18, 2020, 08:21:56 PM
I think I get you.  So it's 2,4,6,8,16, then 24 right?
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Post by: Leadbelly on March 18, 2020, 08:23:03 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 18, 2020, 08:21:56 PM
I think I get you.  So it's 2,4,6,8,16, then 24 right?

The funny thing about this is you got it wrong.

2, 4, 8, 16, 32
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Post by: Tripon on March 18, 2020, 08:23:16 PM
Quote from: TVC15 on January 24, 2020, 11:50:23 PM
This is going to look really great in 2 weeks when like 200 million people are dead

TVC the prophet. Also, TVC hasn't posted in a while.  :thinking
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 18, 2020, 08:25:09 PM
Well now I don't know who to believe.  Also are we now measuring deaths in meters? 
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 18, 2020, 08:30:57 PM
more mortality news

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/99-25-of-those-who-died-from-virus-had-other-illness-italy-says/ar-BB11mr4X

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The average age of those who’ve died from the virus in Italy is 79.5

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All of Italy’s victims under 40 have been males with serious existing medical conditions.

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Almost half of the victims suffered from at least three prior illnesses and about a fourth had either one or two previous conditions.

we need to kinda speed up the mass testing of vaccines by distributing them to old people as priority
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 18, 2020, 08:37:35 PM
Quote from: riotous on March 18, 2020, 08:34:01 PM
It's incredibly sad, but also good news..

For sure the average person is going to, understandably, feel good for themselves. But it just homes in on how one demographic is just so vulnerable to this and is the priority to protect.
Quarantine old people and rollout mass testing vaccines for them first.

Suppression is not maintainable long term, mitigation is a bit more maintainable. The old people need to be locked up (in homes).
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Post by: Leadbelly on March 18, 2020, 08:42:47 PM
I wouldn't class my mum as elderly, but unfortunately she has lung disease from smoking. Which is why I am kind of worried sick for her. Considering her condition is a respiratory condition and Covid-19 is a respiratory illness, you'd imagine she isn't going to handle it well.

And when you consider that this may not be going away in the summer, the chances of her getting it is high.
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Post by: Leadbelly on March 18, 2020, 09:02:22 PM
Also, an article explaining the exponential growth of viruses like Covid-19, if you're interested.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2020/03/17/why-exponential-growth-is-so-scary-for-the-covid-19-coronavirus/#7d1aa6c14e9b
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 18, 2020, 09:03:13 PM
Hope your mom stays safe dude. 
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Post by: VomKriege on March 18, 2020, 09:07:40 PM
New York state being already at 2300+ confirmed cases (and 20 deaths) is not good, it's ahead of some of the smaller EU nations by itself. Obviously NY is super dense and has a lot of traffic but this doesn't bode well for next week's in the USA...
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Post by: Leadbelly on March 18, 2020, 09:08:40 PM
Quote from: riotous on March 18, 2020, 09:05:26 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on March 18, 2020, 09:02:22 PM
Also, an article explaining the exponential growth of viruses like Covid-19, if you're interested.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2020/03/17/why-exponential-growth-is-so-scary-for-the-covid-19-coronavirus/#7d1aa6c14e9b

I thought this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5LMcvgd1Zs) did a great job.

The editing is terrible. I can't tell if it is talking about linear or exponential growth.
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Post by: Leadbelly on March 18, 2020, 09:10:50 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 18, 2020, 09:03:13 PM
Hope your mom stays safe dude.

Thanks. The crazy thing is she still smokes. She has lung disease and she still smokes. Smoking really is more addictive than crack for some people, I swear.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 18, 2020, 09:17:01 PM
This bite-sized analysis covers some big things. Like the lag time in stats, people that died today were infected weeks ago likely and therefore true cases is the invisible monolith.
Bodes well I guess for calculating true mortality, but very concerning when you think about the numbers of the day.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCa0JXEwDEk
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 18, 2020, 09:21:37 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 18, 2020, 09:07:40 PM
New York state being already at 2300+ confirmed cases (and 20 deaths) is not good, it's ahead of some of the smaller EU nations by itself. Obviously NY is super dense and has a lot of traffic but this doesn't bode well for next week's in the USA...

With the incubation time and time to death considered, this is a reflection of the city a week or two in the past. Unless heavy measurements were put in place around that time in the past, there is gonna be a big boom.
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Post by: Leadbelly on March 18, 2020, 09:22:57 PM
Yeah. I was listening to the Sam Harris podcast on this and the person he had on it had the mortality rate at around 0.6, which is still 6 times more deadly than the seasonal flu, but a lot less than 2% at least. I hope it is lower.

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Post by: VomKriege on March 18, 2020, 09:24:19 PM
Isn't the average incubation closer to 5 days than 14 ? The latter is not that uncommon either, so that doesn't distract from the general observation.
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Post by: bluemax on March 18, 2020, 09:32:47 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 18, 2020, 07:17:30 PM
https://www.thebeaverton.com/2020/03/ttc-adequate-for-first-time-in-40-years/

The freeways in LA are so empty, it is pretty insane.
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Post by: Propagandhim on March 18, 2020, 09:46:36 PM
https://twitter.com/profgalloway/status/1240445581639716866
https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1240371160078000128


I feel like I'm living in a movie right now, knowing i'm stuck quarantined for months.  Is this real?

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Post by: Tripon on March 18, 2020, 09:49:11 PM
Quote from: bluemax on March 18, 2020, 09:32:47 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 18, 2020, 07:17:30 PM
https://www.thebeaverton.com/2020/03/ttc-adequate-for-first-time-in-40-years/

The freeways in LA are so empty, it is pretty insane.

https://twitter.com/mattdpearce/status/1240426099093303297

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Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 18, 2020, 10:00:07 PM
Got the call from my surgeon, I’m good to go for Friday. It’s still relatively calm at UW and Friday is likely the best time to get this done for at least the next two months.
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Post by: tiesto on March 18, 2020, 10:22:02 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 18, 2020, 10:00:07 PM
Got the call from my surgeon, I’m good to go for Friday. It’s still relatively calm at UW and Friday is likely the best time to get this done for at least the next two months.

Here's hoping everything goes smoothly for ya!
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Post by: bluemax on March 18, 2020, 10:25:01 PM
Rooting for you Mr Gundam!
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Post by: tiesto on March 18, 2020, 10:26:08 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 18, 2020, 09:21:37 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 18, 2020, 09:07:40 PM
New York state being already at 2300+ confirmed cases (and 20 deaths) is not good, it's ahead of some of the smaller EU nations by itself. Obviously NY is super dense and has a lot of traffic but this doesn't bode well for next week's in the USA...

With the incubation time and time to death considered, this is a reflection of the city a week or two in the past. Unless heavy measurements were put in place around that time in the past, there is gonna be a big boom.

Yeah, most of the big shutdowns for the city (curfew of 8pm, bars and theaters closing, restaurants forced to do takeout only) happened within the last few days. Thankfully, they've opened a few testing facilities around the island, 2 in Nassau and one in Suffolk. NY also had its first recovery today.
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Post by: shosta on March 18, 2020, 10:42:42 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ETazstLXkAcWTt4?format=jpg&name=large)

Whew lads
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Post by: Bebpo on March 18, 2020, 10:45:49 PM
Quote from: Tripon on March 18, 2020, 09:49:11 PM
Quote from: bluemax on March 18, 2020, 09:32:47 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 18, 2020, 07:17:30 PM
https://www.thebeaverton.com/2020/03/ttc-adequate-for-first-time-in-40-years/

The freeways in LA are so empty, it is pretty insane.

https://twitter.com/mattdpearce/status/1240426099093303297

If the weather wasn't so shitty I'd have gone outside and breathed some of this good stuff.

Maybe tomorrow.

actually scratch that. Just looked at the weather and nothing but rain and clouds every day for the next 7 day forecast -_-
While we need the rain, considering everyone is all cooped up, this would be the one fucking nice time to have So Cal weather to go outside and get some sun & exercise.
Feels like in the last 2 months everything that can go wrong is going wrong with the world.
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Post by: Uncle on March 18, 2020, 10:52:09 PM
Quote from: TEEEPO on March 18, 2020, 02:42:12 AM
https://mobile.twitter.com/jeremycyoung/status/1239975682643357696

we are so fucked

I know we're not supposed to panic buy etc. but there is a difference between panicking and like...just making wise decisions based on available data

and if this all turns out not to be a big deal and it ends in 2 months somehow and I find myself with a couple items I wouldn't have had otherwise, like a second freezer or some home defense items, I don't anticipate regretting it or being suddenly bankrupt over these things
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Post by: Great Rumbler on March 18, 2020, 11:03:30 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 18, 2020, 10:42:42 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ETazstLXkAcWTt4?format=jpg&name=large)

Whew lads

That upward swing on the tail end of the USA line is really worrying.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 18, 2020, 11:05:59 PM
That's 2 data points - not a trend.  Look at china at 10 days. 
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Post by: Bebpo on March 18, 2020, 11:07:39 PM
I'm pretty curious to see if all the halfway lockdown social distancing in Washington and CA and NYC will have a real visible effect on stats. Unfortunately will take about another 1.5 weeks to start showing.
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Post by: shosta on March 18, 2020, 11:13:02 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on March 18, 2020, 11:03:30 PM
That upward swing on the tail end of the USA line is really worrying.
It looked even worse the last time this was posted but it's tracked 33% pretty well so that's probably noise. With the closures nationwide we should start to see this thing get under control. Look at Italy beginning to slow down.
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Post by: Clockwork5 on March 18, 2020, 11:13:41 PM
Once our testing ramps up we are going to own that graph then I have a hunch we will pass the torch to India or the global spread will make its way back to China with a vengeance.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 18, 2020, 11:17:40 PM
India seems to be doing good.
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Post by: shosta on March 18, 2020, 11:17:48 PM
I went out so many times today. I'm going to wake up with it tomorrow. I just know it.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 18, 2020, 11:20:55 PM
Worth it for the silky hair.
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Post by: brawndolicious on March 18, 2020, 11:22:26 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 18, 2020, 11:07:39 PM
I'm pretty curious to see if all the halfway lockdown social distancing in Washington and CA and NYC will have a real visible effect on stats. Unfortunately will take about another 1.5 weeks to start showing.

I'm in San Jose and when I went to get a couple items at 3PM, it felt like a small town on a Sunday morning. Saw one other car on the highway and didn't see anything open other than grocery stores and restaurants. Some small independent restaurants actually had owners standing outside to try to invite people to get take-out, probably because they're really hurting right now.

It's also weird how if you go to Trader Joe's or any other grocery store, they wipe down your cart and spray hand sanitizer onto your hands and they also limit how many people can enter the store at any time. So you had to wait in line before you could go in.

It feels like the economy is going to take a 12 month unpaid vacation.
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Post by: bluemax on March 18, 2020, 11:26:40 PM
I have my dog at home so I take her out about every 4 hours. The walk we go on around 5 is the one where I see the most people, lots out for walks/jogs/bike rides. Could just be that we are a few days removed from rain and the weather is kind of nice.
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Post by: Bebpo on March 18, 2020, 11:28:38 PM
They didn't wipe my cart down  :'(
Also didn't see the line system but heard about it. Wasn't insanely crowded at the hour I went.

When I got home I did clorox wipe every item and let it sit because I'm being a bit paranoid  :P

Not sure if putting stuff in the fridge or freezer would kill it after a day? I'm guessing freezer cold temps would (I should google this) but idk about fridge temps.
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Post by: shosta on March 18, 2020, 11:30:45 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 18, 2020, 11:20:55 PM
Worth it for the silky hair.
my hair was DRYING OUT and I NEEDED IT, won't you think of the metrosexuals just for once in your life?!
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 18, 2020, 11:34:27 PM
The stories are gonna start flowing now
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/18/nyregion/new-jersey-family-coronavirus.html

Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 18, 2020, 11:05:59 PM
That's 2 data points - not a trend.  Look at china at 10 days.

Looks at China's response and then America's.
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Post by: shosta on March 18, 2020, 11:38:47 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 18, 2020, 11:20:55 PM
Worth it for the silky hair.
Also, I didn't just get conditioner. I picked up this awesome guzmania:

(https://i.ibb.co/gRxbv90/received-1645480078926226.jpg)

Got some weird looks though considering everyone else was stockpiling toilet paper
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 18, 2020, 11:42:27 PM
They were surprised by your improvisation in choice of wipes.
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Post by: Tripon on March 18, 2020, 11:53:06 PM
https://www.newsweek.com/blood-type-coronavirus-covid-19-1492890

Blood Type O represent.  :doge

Quote
Taking the data as a whole, the researchers concluded that "blood group A had a significantly higher risk for COVID-19" when compared with non-A blood groups. Those in the O group, meanwhile, "had a significantly lower risk for the infectious disease."

The difference could be explained by certain antibodies in the blood, but this will need to be investigated in future studies in order to be confirmed, they said.

The study could have implications for healthcare workers treating COVID-19 patients, the researchers said, as A blood types "might need particularly strengthened personal protection to reduce the chance of infection."

These individuals might also "need to receive more vigilant surveillance and aggressive treatment," and it might be helpful for healthcare workers to identify a person's blood type as a routine part of treating COVID-19 and other infections by members of the coronavirus family of pathogens.

However they stressed that the study was limited, and "one should be cautious to use this study to guide clinical practice at this time. This study encourages further studies."
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Post by: BisMarckie on March 18, 2020, 11:55:53 PM
You know, for all the shit we type 0s have to put up with, it’s finally our time to shine :rejoice
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Post by: Uncle on March 19, 2020, 12:01:08 AM
"therefore we must ask that the type Os of the world step forward, non-voluntarily if necessary, and donate your magic blood to be injected into the rest of us"
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Post by: Joe Molotov on March 19, 2020, 12:01:15 AM
RIP theaters. Rotten Tomatoes has removed the Now Showing/Opening Soon columns from the frontpage, and just has TV & Streaming Now.

(https://i.imgur.com/H8mgLwy.png)
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Post by: Bebpo on March 19, 2020, 12:01:55 AM
How do you find out your blood type? I have blood tests every 6 weeks and have like 30 results of them in my files but I don't think it says on a standard CBC? I mean I get so much blood drawn they should know

Quote from: shosta on March 18, 2020, 11:38:47 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 18, 2020, 11:20:55 PM
Worth it for the silky hair.
Also, I didn't just get conditioner. I picked up this awesome guzmania:

(https://i.ibb.co/gRxbv90/received-1645480078926226.jpg)

Got some weird looks though considering everyone else was stockpiling toilet paper

When I went to TJs, the lady in front of me at the check out bought like 4 plants. I think it's a healthy thing when you're cooped up to have some life besides yourself.
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Post by: BisMarckie on March 19, 2020, 12:03:32 AM
Quote from: Uncle on March 19, 2020, 12:01:08 AM
"therefore we must ask that the type Os of the world step forward, non-voluntarily if necessary, and donate your magic blood to be injected into the rest of us"

You mean like we always do? :maf

We cam donate to all blood types but can only receive type 0 blood. This injustice has to end and if every other blood type is eliminated by Corona-Chan, then I am willing to pay this price.
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Post by: Tripon on March 19, 2020, 12:06:57 AM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 19, 2020, 12:01:55 AM
How do you find out your blood type? I have blood tests every 6 weeks and have like 30 results of them in my files but I don't think it says on a standard CBC? I mean I get so much blood drawn they should know

Quote from: shosta on March 18, 2020, 11:38:47 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 18, 2020, 11:20:55 PM
Worth it for the silky hair.
Also, I didn't just get conditioner. I picked up this awesome guzmania:

(https://i.ibb.co/gRxbv90/received-1645480078926226.jpg)

Got some weird looks though considering everyone else was stockpiling toilet paper

When I went to TJs, the lady in front of me at the check out bought like 4 plants. I think it's a healthy thing when you're cooped up to have some life besides yourself.

I donated to the Red Cross and made sure to ask what my blood type would be. I'm sure whomever is drawing your blood could tell you.
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Post by: shosta on March 19, 2020, 12:09:37 AM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 19, 2020, 12:01:55 AM
How do you find out your blood type?
isn't it on your driver's license?
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Post by: BisMarckie on March 19, 2020, 12:11:59 AM
Joe is gonna die, Bernie will be president. :rejoice

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Post by: BisMarckie on March 19, 2020, 12:13:09 AM
Seriously though, hope you will recover soon.

Stay hydrated, try to sleep a lot and you will be as good as new in a couple of days.
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Post by: Uncle on March 19, 2020, 12:13:45 AM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 19, 2020, 12:03:32 AM
Quote from: Uncle on March 19, 2020, 12:01:08 AM
"therefore we must ask that the type Os of the world step forward, non-voluntarily if necessary, and donate your magic blood to be injected into the rest of us"

You mean like we always do? :maf

We cam donate to all blood types but can only receive type 0 blood. This injustice has to end and if every other blood type is eliminated by Corona-Chan, then I am willing to pay this price.

(https://i.imgur.com/fM9kWmP.gif)
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Post by: Bebpo on March 19, 2020, 12:15:57 AM
Quote from: shosta on March 19, 2020, 12:09:37 AM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 19, 2020, 12:01:55 AM
How do you find out your blood type?
isn't it on your driver's license?

Just checked. Nope, not in CA. Or maybe that's one of those youngin' things.
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Post by: shosta on March 19, 2020, 12:18:31 AM
Just checked my old license and it wasn't there either. I'm just imagining things I guess
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 19, 2020, 12:21:52 AM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 19, 2020, 12:01:55 AM
How do you find out your blood type? I have blood tests every 6 weeks and have like 30 results of them in my files but I don't think it says on a standard CBC? I mean I get so much blood drawn they should know

Quote from: shosta on March 18, 2020, 11:38:47 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 18, 2020, 11:20:55 PM
Worth it for the silky hair.
Also, I didn't just get conditioner. I picked up this awesome guzmania:

(https://i.ibb.co/gRxbv90/received-1645480078926226.jpg)

Got some weird looks though considering everyone else was stockpiling toilet paper

When I went to TJs, the lady in front of me at the check out bought like 4 plants. I think it's a healthy thing when you're cooped up to have some life besides yourself.

It’s a separate test part of comprehensive labs. I only know because of my past surgery and my upcoming one, but I’m O Positive.
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Post by: team filler on March 19, 2020, 12:25:24 AM
juss check me license says fuck stost!
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Post by: Cerveza mas fina on March 19, 2020, 12:26:37 AM
So we've been at home for a week now.

In this time ive been out to shops twice (with mask an gloves) and gotten a few deliveries. My wife got a coffee at a gas station last week too and used alco gel afterwards.

Talked to some neighbors with a meter or two distance. Been on walks in the forest with the fam. Oldest daughter has been a champ really. Luckily we have a garden and it stopped raining for the first time in months.

Still 11 days to go until my vacation is over, don't expect to go back to the office though. Hope business continues to be good so there is work to come back to (so far business is doing great).

Life has a weird rythym now but its ok.

Thought about my grandma a lot and how she would laugh if she was around to see this "struggle". "Oooh you got it bad sitting at home warm with loads of food? Poor bebe. Lemme tell you about Auschwitz." Just her memory puts it all in perspective  :)
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Post by: benjipwns on March 19, 2020, 12:31:10 AM
Quote from: Propagandhim on March 18, 2020, 09:46:36 PM
https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1240371160078000128
this dude's real name can't be Brady :dead
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 19, 2020, 12:32:19 AM
I go outside and take short walks but avoid everyone who isn’t my wife or daughter. I haven’t been in a store since the beginning of the month and the only building I’ve been in that isn’t my house is the hospital for my pre-surgery appointment.
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Post by: benjipwns on March 19, 2020, 12:33:09 AM
Brady Sluder is actually over 150 years old trapped in a loop to spring break forever, "Economic collapse? 9/11? Gamergate? Sorry man, at the end of the day I'm not gonna let me stop me from partying"
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Post by: Cerveza mas fina on March 19, 2020, 12:35:07 AM
You've been self isolating that long?
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Post by: Don Rumata on March 19, 2020, 12:50:17 AM
Quote from: Tripon on March 18, 2020, 11:53:06 PM
https://www.newsweek.com/blood-type-coronavirus-covid-19-1492890

Blood Type O represent.  :doge

Quote
Taking the data as a whole, the researchers concluded that "blood group A had a significantly higher risk for COVID-19" when compared with non-A blood groups. Those in the O group, meanwhile, "had a significantly lower risk for the infectious disease."

The difference could be explained by certain antibodies in the blood, but this will need to be investigated in future studies in order to be confirmed, they said.

The study could have implications for healthcare workers treating COVID-19 patients, the researchers said, as A blood types "might need particularly strengthened personal protection to reduce the chance of infection."

These individuals might also "need to receive more vigilant surveillance and aggressive treatment," and it might be helpful for healthcare workers to identify a person's blood type as a routine part of treating COVID-19 and other infections by members of the coronavirus family of pathogens.

However they stressed that the study was limited, and "one should be cautious to use this study to guide clinical practice at this time. This study encourages further studies."
8)
Typo O chads win again.
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Post by: EightBitNate on March 19, 2020, 01:01:43 AM
This feels like a blackout where the powers still on
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Post by: Propagandhim on March 19, 2020, 01:14:38 AM
https://twitter.com/PrisonPlanet/status/1240451637195558914


What is up with this guy?  "Please disseminate it to the scientific community immediately." Uhh, shouldn't they be aware of a goddamn corona virus CURE if one worked?  You need Tucker to spread it to the science community?  :lol What the hell is this?

https://twitter.com/JonGinTheD/status/1239787846040518656


Oh, here we go..
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Post by: Don Rumata on March 19, 2020, 01:27:03 AM
Yes yes, this is following Soderbergh's movie to a T so far.  :doge

Even the part where they skipped animal trials for the vaccine.  :doge :doge
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Post by: Propagandhim on March 19, 2020, 01:31:02 AM
This guy must be a co-author on the study or something.  (Edit: he is) This is real irresponsible to tell millions of viewers, "Ayyy it's ok everyone.  We have a cure.  You can not take any of this quarantine stuff seriously again" if this turns out to be spurious.  Fox has been dangerous as hell these past few months.
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Post by: Occam on March 19, 2020, 01:42:05 AM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 18, 2020, 07:43:18 PM
Quote from: Occam on March 18, 2020, 07:00:07 PM
What? Kids who have the virus absolutely transmit it to others, they themselves just aren't effected much. Being asymptomatic doesn't mean not being infectious.
By now we understand fairly well how it works: The more coronaviruses you have come into contact with and accumulated antibodies against during the course of your life, (=generally the older you are) the harder covid-19 hits you. Worst case scenario: it can cause cytokine release syndrome (CRS) in your lungs (filling them with intracellular fluid, lymphocytes) causing respiratory distress.

I'm not sure about this.

For starters, it is way to early to call multiple things, fatality, complications, and symptoms are being researched along with transmission and you say the mechanics of mortality is understood fairly?
People are generally immunologically naive to this, barely anyone has exposure to the closely related SARS. Not overloaded on antibodies.
CRS tends to be a threat for younger people, not older as they'd fight off the illness otherwise.

Everyone has been exposed to many coronaviridae in the past.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronaviridae
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Post by: Occam on March 19, 2020, 02:10:25 AM
Quote from: Propagandhim on March 19, 2020, 01:14:38 AM
https://twitter.com/PrisonPlanet/status/1240451637195558914


What is up with this guy?  "Please disseminate it to the scientific community immediately." Uhh, shouldn't they be aware of a goddamn corona virus CURE if one worked?  You need Tucker to spread it to the science community?  :lol What the hell is this?

https://twitter.com/JonGinTheD/status/1239787846040518656


Oh, here we go..

As mentioned on the previous page, Chloroquine does not work. It actually doesn't work against ANY disease. It was shown to only have an effect in vitro, not in real organisms (because the dosage required would be lethal).
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Post by: Propagandhim on March 19, 2020, 02:13:06 AM
Wonderful.  Glad they put it on TV.  Excellent.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 19, 2020, 02:19:22 AM
Some French doctors think hydrochloroquin might work (as I mentioned upthread) but the study sample so far is so minuscule that it's not established by any means it helps.
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Post by: benjipwns on March 19, 2020, 02:24:45 AM
Have they tried NyQuil™? The list of stuff it cures is quite long in the commercial. Somebody should look into that.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 19, 2020, 02:25:24 AM
Chloroquine is used widely for malaria though, so "doesn't work against ANY disease" doesn't sound right.  ???
Cure is way too preemptive a statement for sure.
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Post by: Propagandhim on March 19, 2020, 02:28:49 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 19, 2020, 02:19:22 AM
Some French doctors think hydrochloroquin might work (as I mentioned upthread) but the study sample so far is so minuscule that it's not established by any means it helps.

That's what the Tucker video is referring to.  Either way, aren't anti-malarias really harsh, ototoxic drugs?  Kind of shitty for preventative medicine.  Many years ago when I got tinnitus, I used to hang out at a support forum where a lot of ppl claimed they got it from those class of drugs. 
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Post by: Mandark on March 19, 2020, 02:30:37 AM
China says there were no new local infections today, which would be the first day that happened.

Would be cool if this wasn't announced a day after they banned a bunch of foreign journalists.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 19, 2020, 02:42:21 AM
On the note of malaria and anti-malarials.
Malaria has potentially killed billions of people over human existence, still continues to kill almost half a million people per year.

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Post by: BIONIC on March 19, 2020, 02:44:33 AM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 19, 2020, 02:42:21 AM
On the note of malaria and anti-malarials.
Malaria has potentially killed billions of people over human existence, still continues to kill almost half a million people per year.

Didn’t realize Far Cry 2 is still that popular.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
:corona_rodney
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Post by: VomKriege on March 19, 2020, 02:46:05 AM
Quote from: benjipwns on March 19, 2020, 02:24:45 AM
Have they tried NyQuil™? The list of stuff it cures is quite long in the commercial. Somebody should look into that.

GunOn™ ! Apply directly to forehead !
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 19, 2020, 02:52:26 AM
Another worry crossed my mind. The US is very obese is it not?
I hope that doesn't correlate with bad outcomes.
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Post by: brawndolicious on March 19, 2020, 02:53:02 AM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 19, 2020, 02:52:26 AM
Another worry crossed my mind. The US is very obese is it not?
I hope that doesn't correlate with bad outcomes.

Diabetes is a risk factor.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 19, 2020, 02:56:13 AM
Quick search. Welp.
spoiler (click to show/hide)
Bore to lose hard against the corona
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https://twitter.com/DailyMirror/status/1239526157722292224

https://twitter.com/DrMattMcCarthy/status/1240195883351904256

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Post by: HardcoreRetro on March 19, 2020, 05:25:50 AM
Looks like one of my friends is working with the malaria medicin. They're trying to rework the medicin so it can be ingested with an inhalator.

They don't know if it helps though. Gotta get test patients.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 19, 2020, 05:45:29 AM
Italian lockdown measures will probably last beyond April 3rd, the Prime Minister says.

I suppose this will be true for Spain, France, etc... And that it will be at least a month of curfew.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 19, 2020, 06:22:33 AM
It's not reported as centrally as other numbers so it's hard to know how many tests are done in each country, which would seem to be a major context variable (though the general trends all look very similar). But it appears France has started testing too late, is now at a 2,5k capacity. That's less than the UK it seems and much less than Germany. A new, faster test, has been approved for France so maybe this will start ramping up but medical experts say it's too late for a systematic approach (though one can only note it's a convenient ex post facto excuse, like masks somehow not being that useful for the general population).

And without being cynical, some egghead is probably worried that testing more and finding a lot more positive cases would freak out the population at this point, even if it would also push the fatality rate down.

I don't remember the exact number for French new cases yesterday but basically half the tests come back positive and they're probably restricted to people who already exhibit strong symptoms.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 19, 2020, 06:56:35 AM
Saw a French article about French supermarkets : there's plenty of stocks in the system, the biggest shortage is in the workforce (grocery store employees and truck drivers).
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 19, 2020, 07:15:00 AM
Quote from: Don Rumata on March 19, 2020, 01:27:03 AM
Yes yes, this is following Soderbergh's movie to a T so far.  :doge

Even the part where they skipped animal trials for the vaccine.  :doge :doge

...But Gweneth Paltrow hasn't died in the first 30 minutes, though... :doge
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Post by: VomKriege on March 19, 2020, 07:40:51 AM
34 out of 54 African countries now reports cases.
Warm weather may decrease the rate of contagion but is not the silver bullet some hoped for.
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Post by: bork on March 19, 2020, 07:42:39 AM
https://twitter.com/Schwarzenegger/status/1240418674491543552

 :ahnuld2
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 19, 2020, 07:49:42 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 19, 2020, 02:46:05 AM
Quote from: benjipwns on March 19, 2020, 02:24:45 AM
Have they tried NyQuil™? The list of stuff it cures is quite long in the commercial. Somebody should look into that.

GunOn™ ! Apply directly to forehead !

Newsfeed. And custom title after the election for me. *bookmarked*

In other news (and should probably be in the Politics thread but it's related, I assure you):

https://twitter.com/cushbomb/status/1240418223801225217

:yikes
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Post by: VomKriege on March 19, 2020, 07:59:07 AM
Quote from: Joe Biden on March 19, 2020, 07:46:40 AM
My fever has gotten worse. I’m now experiencing chills and having some difficulty breathing. My girlfriend and I are staying in a hotel until our apartment is ready so I’m going to be sleeping in the bathtub I guess. Called local hospital, was told I’m completely SOL and to stay away from people.

I’ve always had lung related issues. When I was a kid I had horrible asthma and had to stay in a hospital for a long time in one of those clear medical tent things.


This sucks dick.

Best thoughts for recovery.
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Post by: tiesto on March 19, 2020, 08:45:11 AM
Quote from: Joe Biden on March 19, 2020, 07:46:40 AM
My fever has gotten worse. I’m now experiencing chills and having some difficulty breathing. My girlfriend and I are staying in a hotel until our apartment is ready so I’m going to be sleeping in the bathtub I guess. Called local hospital, was told I’m completely SOL and to stay away from people.

I’ve always had lung related issues. When I was a kid I had horrible asthma and had to stay in a hospital for a long time in one of those clear medical tent things.


This sucks dick.

Have a speedy recovery.
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Post by: Akala on March 19, 2020, 08:48:27 AM
I guess I expected it, but people are freaking out about STUNNING RISE IN CASES here due fact they finally started testing more people.  :existential
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Post by: Svejk on March 19, 2020, 08:51:39 AM
It's funny how before this, the climate crisis was the overlooming shadow... now with this virus; air and water starting to show signs of clearing,... 
(https://media.giphy.com/media/11KQ9AB8Fp0VWw/giphy.gif)

And then when that meteor comes.....
spoiler (click to show/hide)
(https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/t_original/vukloojuckslmtavshhh.gif)

EARF FTW   :ohyeah
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Post by: kingv on March 19, 2020, 09:12:19 AM
Some good news maybe https://twitter.com/shamimahmed_07/status/1240433765614116864

They laughed at my dakimakura, but who’s laugh now?
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Post by: Tripon on March 19, 2020, 09:16:23 AM
https://twitter.com/BillPetti/status/1240626153079136257
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Post by: toku on March 19, 2020, 10:37:42 AM
https://youtu.be/ugtN6HCqatc
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Post by: Ghoul on March 19, 2020, 11:02:14 AM
First day working from home and one user too many being either thick or too important to read an email from me to help them work better from home, I'm having a whiskey and ginger ale at 3pm.

I can get used to this working from home stuff.
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Post by: EightBitNate on March 19, 2020, 12:23:01 PM
Quote from: Joe Biden on March 19, 2020, 07:46:40 AM
My fever has gotten worse. I’m now experiencing chills and having some difficulty breathing. My girlfriend and I are staying in a hotel until our apartment is ready so I’m going to be sleeping in the bathtub I guess. Called local hospital, was told I’m completely SOL and to stay away from people.

I’ve always had lung related issues. When I was a kid I had horrible asthma and had to stay in a hospital for a long time in one of those clear medical tent things.


This sucks dick.

Hope you don’t take this the wrong way, but I’m going to be blocking you as a safety precaution.
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Post by: Nuitangg on March 19, 2020, 12:33:57 PM
Continues to post on the Bore.
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Post by: james on March 19, 2020, 12:35:19 PM
Quote from: Joe Biden on March 19, 2020, 07:46:40 AM
My fever has gotten worse. I’m now experiencing chills and having some difficulty breathing. My girlfriend and I are staying in a hotel until our apartment is ready so I’m going to be sleeping in the bathtub I guess. Called local hospital, was told I’m completely SOL and to stay away from people.

I’ve always had lung related issues. When I was a kid I had horrible asthma and had to stay in a hospital for a long time in one of those clear medical tent things.


This sucks dick.

Is this a bit
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Post by: VomKriege on March 19, 2020, 12:36:29 PM
Quote from: EightBitNate on March 19, 2020, 12:23:01 PM
Quote from: Joe Biden on March 19, 2020, 07:46:40 AM
My fever has gotten worse. I’m now experiencing chills and having some difficulty breathing. My girlfriend and I are staying in a hotel until our apartment is ready so I’m going to be sleeping in the bathtub I guess. Called local hospital, was told I’m completely SOL and to stay away from people.

I’ve always had lung related issues. When I was a kid I had horrible asthma and had to stay in a hospital for a long time in one of those clear medical tent things.


This sucks dick.

Hope you don’t take this the wrong way, but I’m going to be blocking you as a safety precaution.

Thanks for reaching out but I am at viral load capacity at the moment, do you have someone else you can contact ?
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Post by: Great Rumbler on March 19, 2020, 12:36:35 PM
Had to go to Walmart today to get some things. Made sure not to breathe too much when someone else was on the aisle with me, so I think I'm okay.

No TP still. :fbm
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Post by: Uncle on March 19, 2020, 12:39:47 PM
Quote from: james on March 19, 2020, 12:35:19 PM
Quote from: Joe Biden on March 19, 2020, 07:46:40 AM
My fever has gotten worse. I’m now experiencing chills and having some difficulty breathing. My girlfriend and I are staying in a hotel until our apartment is ready so I’m going to be sleeping in the bathtub I guess. Called local hospital, was told I’m completely SOL and to stay away from people.

I’ve always had lung related issues. When I was a kid I had horrible asthma and had to stay in a hospital for a long time in one of those clear medical tent things.


This sucks dick.

Is this a bit

40-70% of all humans are going to get this virus, if not more because mfers aren't being responsible
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Post by: Tripon on March 19, 2020, 12:41:07 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on March 19, 2020, 12:36:35 PM
Had to go to Walmart today to get some things. Made sure not to breathe too much when someone else was on the aisle with me, so I think I'm okay.

No TP still. :fbm

https://www.uline.com/Product/Detail/S-23534/Toilet-Paper-and-Dispensers/Charmin-Toilet-Tissue

How bad do you need toilet paper? $65 for a case.
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Post by: shosta on March 19, 2020, 12:46:50 PM
Quote from: Joe Biden on March 19, 2020, 07:46:40 AM
My fever has gotten worse. I’m now experiencing chills and having some difficulty breathing. My girlfriend and I are staying in a hotel until our apartment is ready so I’m going to be sleeping in the bathtub I guess. Called local hospital, was told I’m completely SOL and to stay away from people.

I’ve always had lung related issues. When I was a kid I had horrible asthma and had to stay in a hospital for a long time in one of those clear medical tent things.


This sucks dick.
https://youtu.be/VWCVYIzaz0o
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Post by: Leadbelly on March 19, 2020, 01:10:02 PM
Just thinking if the world goes into full shutdown the economic consequences are going to be huge. The virus could be with us for 18 months.
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Post by: kingv on March 19, 2020, 01:27:17 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 19, 2020, 01:00:16 PM
Quote from: Joe Biden on March 19, 2020, 07:46:40 AM
My fever has gotten worse. I’m now experiencing chills and having some difficulty breathing. My girlfriend and I are staying in a hotel until our apartment is ready so I’m going to be sleeping in the bathtub I guess. Called local hospital, was told I’m completely SOL and to stay away from people.

I’ve always had lung related issues. When I was a kid I had horrible asthma and had to stay in a hospital for a long time in one of those clear medical tent things.


This sucks dick.

Sorry bro. Get better soon. Stay hydrated and all that  :( we'll all cast a vote for diamond Joe soon  :(

Nah, diamond joe ain’t gonna survive this.
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Post by: Let's Cyber on March 19, 2020, 01:27:51 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on March 19, 2020, 01:10:02 PM
Just thinking if the world goes into full shutdown the economic consequences are going to be huge. The virus could be with us for 18 months.
A lot of people I've talked to in my family and at work don't understand this. The precautions from my city and state are currently set for a couple of weeks, which is giving the impression this will all blow over by late April.

The masses are going to lose their fucking minds by this summer, especially if the U.S. is really on the Italy projection and not the South Korean one. Being stuck at home for months on end and turning on the news to hear about thousands dead in a single day is going to wear on people.
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Post by: Svejk on March 19, 2020, 01:33:21 PM
BBC News - US jails begin releasing prisoners to stem Covid-19 infections
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-51947802

 :mindblown
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Post by: Great Rumbler on March 19, 2020, 01:35:21 PM
Corona is even smashing the for-profit prison system! :lawd
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Post by: nudemacusers on March 19, 2020, 01:38:44 PM
Get well my boritos who are suffering.

Also are we getting coronabux or what. I have some shopping to do.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 19, 2020, 01:48:22 PM
Quote from: Stro on March 19, 2020, 01:30:14 PM
I think at some point the world is going to realize that money is just made up nonsense to begin with

Ya, and nothing with change.

I'm actually pretty angry at how fast we can move on this but not things like climate change, poverty, First Nations' issues.  I'm also angry about how this is going to disproportionally affect those that have very little.  The majority of the people on the front line of this thing are not there by choice but because they can't afford to not be and their reward in all this will be to get sick, possibly die, and still only get minimum wage next year. 


It seems like the Canadian Gov. is taking First Nations' safety kind of seriously at least.  I have heard more about them than specific stuff for the elderly for example (but I expect the gov. to be hit by not doing enough for them at the end of this).
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Post by: james on March 19, 2020, 01:53:50 PM
My sore throat Ive had all week will not go away :(
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Post by: VomKriege on March 19, 2020, 01:54:20 PM
I don't think the general lockdown is sustainable above two month tops. Even if we really switch to pseudo-wartime mentality. I'm sure there were much stricter quarantines enforced in our history but there's probably better ways to manage this if testing can be made systematically, and especially if an effective treatment can mitigate the illness and fatalities. High state of awareness among the citizenry, more discipline with hygiene, and keeping the detection network strong to immediately locate clusters and only quarantine a village/company/zone until a reliable vaccine or potent treatment may roll out to make it trivial.

Lack of social interaction & fresh air is gonna drive people up the wall.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 19, 2020, 01:57:03 PM
I think in two months we will have better systems to manage the outbreak and people will understand the seriousness of the issue, making lockdown unnesccissary. 
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Post by: Lonewulfeus on March 19, 2020, 01:57:34 PM
Quote from: james on March 19, 2020, 01:53:50 PM
My sore throat Ive had all week will not go away :(

If you die can I have your stonks?
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Post by: VomKriege on March 19, 2020, 02:04:48 PM
Besides the masks gifted by China, the French Army transferred 5m masks from its stock to hospitals and 25m masks are on order (though the logistics are a mess)... Doctors and nurses are working with inadequate protection with a high risk of being infected, and it's starting to bubble up to the media.

I'm afraid the fatalities in France for the next two weeks are going to be rough.
:fbm
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Post by: Uncle on March 19, 2020, 02:10:21 PM
not many things totally out of stock at my local grocery store other than the entire TP and paper towel aisle

canned food looking lean, frozen veggies looking lean

and the one thing they were 100% out of was...lunchables
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Post by: ToxicAdam on March 19, 2020, 02:12:25 PM
lunchables are the biggest ripoff in the store. 2-3 bucks for 20 cents of food.
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Post by: james on March 19, 2020, 02:15:28 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 19, 2020, 02:01:35 PM
Quote from: james on March 19, 2020, 01:53:50 PM
My sore throat Ive had all week will not go away :(

I've had the same symptom for about 10 days now with slight pressure in my lungs :(

just waiting it out

Yeah theres a very slight pressure on my chest when Im lying down. Im also a bit tired.

No other symptoms though. No cough. No runny nose. A very rare sneeze (ie standard dust sneeze).

Ive been taking a multi-vitamin every day and drinking fruit smoothies.
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Post by: Great Rumbler on March 19, 2020, 02:16:02 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on March 19, 2020, 02:12:25 PM
lunchables are the biggest ripoff in the store. 2-3 bucks for 20 cents of food.

Walmart used to drop the price of Lunchables to $1 during the back-to-school season, but not anymore. :fbm
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Post by: james on March 19, 2020, 02:19:09 PM
I could really go for a Lunchable right now  :doge

Do they still come with environmentally destructive capri sun beverages?
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Post by: Nintex on March 19, 2020, 02:21:37 PM
- Our health minister resigned due to exhaustion
- Elderly homes are going into 'LOCKDOWN'
- The masks shortage is becoming an issue, France is also intercepting Dutch orders offering twice our price making it more difficult
- Our borders are now effectively closed for anyone outside the EU

In better news, our prime minster says we can poop for at least 10 years with the current supply of toilet paper
https://twitter.com/palpeet/status/1240588903125483525 (https://twitter.com/palpeet/status/1240588903125483525)

Also Erdogan hasn't threatened us with open borders anymore  :lol
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Post by: jorma on March 19, 2020, 02:35:37 PM
You'd have to be pretty damned distinguished mentally-challenged if you travel to EU right now, i don't think closing the borders is going to help us  :lol

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Post by: thetylerrob on March 19, 2020, 02:38:58 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on March 19, 2020, 02:16:02 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on March 19, 2020, 02:12:25 PM
lunchables are the biggest ripoff in the store. 2-3 bucks for 20 cents of food.

Walmart used to drop the price of Lunchables to $1 during the back-to-school season, but not anymore. :fbm
When I worked in a grocery store they would mark it down to $1 during the summer and then raise it up to $2 during the school year. The bastards.
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Post by: Nintex on March 19, 2020, 02:41:57 PM
One of my friends got word that universities remain closed until after the summer holidays (September) and they're offering remote classes and tests starting next week.

The CEO of Razer has announced the company will start producing 1 million face masks.
That's the thing with those masks, isn't it very easy to make bunch of paper masks and create production lines for them?
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 19, 2020, 02:43:16 PM
https://www.reddit.com/r/toronto/comments/flcz79/thank_you_for_social_distancing_toronto/
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Post by: VomKriege on March 19, 2020, 02:47:58 PM
3 French doctors have filed a complaint against the Prime Minister and the former Health Minister (now running for Paris Town Hall) for "negligence" basically, using some of the latest statements of Agnès Buzyn that she knew keeping the first round of mayoral election still last Sunday was a mistake.
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Post by: james on March 19, 2020, 02:52:10 PM
I feel bad for the students

How do you get laid taking class at home?

We're about to create an entire generation of incels
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Post by: Leadbelly on March 19, 2020, 02:56:39 PM
So the schools in the UK are being shut down tomorrow. I'm predicting by Monday, as I commute to work, I will see kids in groups hanging out around the town treating it like a holiday. lol

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Post by: Nintex on March 19, 2020, 03:00:14 PM
https://twitter.com/NYCMayor/status/1240628796878991362 (https://twitter.com/NYCMayor/status/1240628796878991362)

Halp Elon!
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Post by: Propagandhim on March 19, 2020, 03:07:09 PM
https://twitter.com/behindyourback/status/1240707860541190145
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Post by: james on March 19, 2020, 03:11:32 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 19, 2020, 02:58:21 PM
Quote from: james on March 19, 2020, 02:15:28 PM

Yeah theres a very slight pressure on my chest when Im lying down. Im also a bit tired.

No other symptoms though. No cough. No runny nose. A very rare sneeze (ie standard dust sneeze).

Ive been taking a multi-vitamin every day and drinking fruit smoothies.

Same thing for me, had a slight cough and headache, occasional sneeze. We're going to get through this, King. I'm eating the produce and drinking the ginger tea  :respect

If anything changes, this thread will be the first to know
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Post by: Leadbelly on March 19, 2020, 03:13:30 PM
I've noticed that my mind now places news into one of two categories: Coronavirus news and other news. In fact it is kind of the equivalent of sifting through junk mail. All the relevant mail like bills, etc, are put to one side, and the junk mail is automatically thrown in the bin. That's basically what is going on in my mind right now. I read the headlines, but after about 10 minutes, I couldn't tell you a single thing about what is going on right now that isn't coronavirus related. It isn't relevant so my mind basically tosses it to one side.
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Post by: Bebpo on March 19, 2020, 03:25:11 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 19, 2020, 03:00:14 PM
https://twitter.com/NYCMayor/status/1240628796878991362 (https://twitter.com/NYCMayor/status/1240628796878991362)

Halp Elon!

If Elon can turn Tesla quick to supporting medical device production it would definitely be really good for the USA if not the world. I think he's a really smart engineer, so he probably could do it if it's feasible.
But he's also pretty full of shit a lot, so good chance he's just talking out of his ass and doesn't have the capability.

Definitely hope it's the former.
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Post by: Leadbelly on March 19, 2020, 03:34:14 PM
You know I forgot about the Queen.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51967807

The first thing I thought was, 'she'd be a goner'. There she is cooped up in her castle.
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Post by: Svejk on March 19, 2020, 03:34:27 PM
"Wait a second...... Ventilators, or Vaporizers?"

(https://www.dw.com/image/45401789_303.jpg)

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Post by: VomKriege on March 19, 2020, 03:40:22 PM
Just left work at 8pm when people started clapping at their windows in appreciation of health professionals...
:larry

Heartwarming, to be sure, but I'm sure hospitals would rather have more supplies and more credits.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 19, 2020, 03:43:56 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on March 19, 2020, 02:56:39 PM
So the schools in the UK are being shut down tomorrow. I'm predicting by Monday, as I commute to work, I will see kids in groups hanging out around the town treating it like a holiday. lol

I mean it's hard to explain to kids. In the aggregate it's not great but it's probably better to have small groups of kids than a massive concentrated gathering in a school even if the virus is running.
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Post by: ToxicAdam on March 19, 2020, 03:45:24 PM
What are people doing for funerals in this time? I don't know anyone in my personal life that has had to go to one, so I have no idea how they are handling this.

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Post by: Himu on March 19, 2020, 03:46:22 PM
Quote from: Svejk on March 18, 2020, 06:00:54 PM
Wife and kids tried to go to the beach today... Slammed packed full of spring breakers with no sense of social distancing at all... Fuck all of them.. GET OFF MY LAWN!  There's a reason old people get mad at those damn whippersnappers.

It's your wife and kids not staying at fucking home. You're just as much a part of the problem.
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Post by: shosta on March 19, 2020, 03:46:52 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/rFW1f4m.png)

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“I’m not sure what the problem is, but Little Darlings is abiding by all Social Distancing Guidelines suggested by the government. As a fixture in Las Vegas for 30 years, we will remain open and continue to offer nude dancing. For those guests who request further separation, we will be offering drive thru strip shows starting tomorrow. America is a free country, and strippers will continue to be a part of the fabric of American life.”

I know exactly what I'm spending my coronabucks on.
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Post by: Himu on March 19, 2020, 03:49:23 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 19, 2020, 03:00:14 PM
https://twitter.com/NYCMayor/status/1240628796878991362 (https://twitter.com/NYCMayor/status/1240628796878991362)

Halp Elon!

Elon musk is the only billionaire out there helping with this. The others have disappeared.
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Post by: ToxicAdam on March 19, 2020, 03:51:25 PM
Retooling a manufacturing facility doesn't happen overnight. It takes many weeks and a lot of collaboration between hundreds of people at various levels. Not saying it shouldn't be attempted, but it's not like flipping a light switch and the machine starts producing new widgets.

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Post by: BisMarckie on March 19, 2020, 03:51:52 PM
Quote from: james on March 19, 2020, 01:53:50 PM
My sore throat Ive had all week will not go away :(

TFW you will manage the james fund in a couple of days. :rejoice
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Post by: Uncle on March 19, 2020, 03:55:41 PM
Quote from: james on March 19, 2020, 02:52:10 PM
I feel bad for the students

How do you get laid taking class at home?

We're about to create an entire generation of incels

are you kidding with recent divorce and remarry rates do you know how many step siblings are quarantined together  :phil
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Post by: Nintex on March 19, 2020, 03:56:42 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 19, 2020, 03:49:23 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 19, 2020, 03:00:14 PM
https://twitter.com/NYCMayor/status/1240628796878991362 (https://twitter.com/NYCMayor/status/1240628796878991362)

Halp Elon!

Elon musk is the only billionaire out there helping with this. The others have disappeared.
The timeline is that Musk said it wasn't a big deal because more people died of other things and that making more medical devices was 'easy'.  :smug

Then people started talking about hospitals shortages and he was like: "Shortages?"  :smug

The Twitterati are now basically begging for him to do something  :lol
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Post by: Raist on March 19, 2020, 03:57:06 PM
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If you're a hospital with a ventilator shortage or someone in a position to compile a list, please let @elonmusk and me know here.


What is Nate Silver going to do exactly? Run some more poor stats? :lol
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Post by: Nintex on March 19, 2020, 04:02:09 PM
Quote from: Raist on March 19, 2020, 03:57:06 PM
Quote
If you're a hospital with a ventilator shortage or someone in a position to compile a list, please let @elonmusk and me know here.


What is Nate Silver going to do exactly? Run some more poor stats? :lol
Elon is going to make him look like a clown  :lol
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Post by: Himu on March 19, 2020, 04:26:30 PM
Quote from: riotous on March 19, 2020, 03:52:14 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 19, 2020, 03:49:23 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 19, 2020, 03:00:14 PM
https://twitter.com/NYCMayor/status/1240628796878991362 (https://twitter.com/NYCMayor/status/1240628796878991362)

Halp Elon!

Elon musk is the only billionaire out there helping with this. The others have disappeared.

Errr.. Bill Gates?  Immediately donated $100 million in February and has been ongoing with involvement in vaccine development and other health care options... not to mention has spent millions researching for what to do in a pandemic for years and how to improve health care systems all over the world.

But sure.. Musk made a tweet.

First time hearing this about Gates. Thanks.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 19, 2020, 04:31:13 PM
Glad the Queen hauled ass out of London.  If we lose our betters, the world will go to chaos. 
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Post by: Svejk on March 19, 2020, 04:31:56 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 19, 2020, 03:46:22 PM
Quote from: Svejk on March 18, 2020, 06:00:54 PM
Wife and kids tried to go to the beach today... Slammed packed full of spring breakers with no sense of social distancing at all... Fuck all of them.. GET OFF MY LAWN!  There's a reason old people get mad at those damn whippersnappers.

It's your wife and kids not staying at fucking home. You're just as much a part of the problem.
?  Even before the virus, we would never even come remotely close to people.  There’s nothing there to touch/contaminate.  There’s a constant saline breeze blowing inland.  Plenty of sunshine that kills viruses and provides Vitamin D.  Plus, and most importantly, there’s dozens upon dozens of secluded inlets allowing several hundred yards from any other person…   It’s like night and day with these idiot spring breakers though…  they’re doing everything, and anything possible to socially gather; hanging out in large groups, hanging out at every fast food place or coffee shop, hopping from rental to rental,  going to the movies… they have done this ALL just this week and only have gotten more dense.  Looking at a beach cam right now, it’s as packed as it would be on a Summer day.   I’m not part of the problem.. I’m a Grandmaster at Social Distancing....  I just can’t afford to live off the grid just yet. lol 
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Post by: Nuitangg on March 19, 2020, 04:33:14 PM
Pandemic on Netflix is pretty good.
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Post by: team filler on March 19, 2020, 04:55:27 PM
https://twitter.com/TheKingleonidus/status/1240445405747458049
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Post by: Bebpo on March 19, 2020, 04:56:07 PM
What I'm wondering, is what happens to everyone pregnant? I have a friend whose supposed to have a kid in a month or two.
Unlike other procedures, you can't really delay when to pop a kid out.

If the hospitals are overloaded, what's going to happen to all the childbirths?
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Post by: bluemax on March 19, 2020, 04:57:01 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on March 19, 2020, 02:56:39 PM
So the schools in the UK are being shut down tomorrow. I'm predicting by Monday, as I commute to work, I will see kids in groups hanging out around the town treating it like a holiday. lol

That's what happened in Japan according to my brother. Everything he tells me makes it sound like it isn't being taken very seriously there.

Quote from: Nintex on March 19, 2020, 03:00:14 PM
https://twitter.com/NYCMayor/status/1240628796878991362 (https://twitter.com/NYCMayor/status/1240628796878991362)

Halp Elon!

Remember the last time Elon said he was gonna help with something? He called a qualified diver a paedo and his pod sub was late and useless.
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Post by: team filler on March 19, 2020, 04:57:31 PM
https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1240529197292032001
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Post by: stufte on March 19, 2020, 05:00:45 PM
Quote from: filler on March 19, 2020, 04:57:31 PM
https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1240529197292032001

Oh shit, is that why he murdered his wife?
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Post by: team filler on March 19, 2020, 05:03:36 PM
https://twitter.com/mccauley713/status/1240673225832632321

 :dead
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 19, 2020, 05:09:22 PM
 :lol

https://twitter.com/AsteadWesley/status/1240687053915828225
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Post by: VomKriege on March 19, 2020, 05:09:53 PM
Quote from: stufte on March 19, 2020, 05:00:45 PM
Quote from: filler on March 19, 2020, 04:57:31 PM
https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1240529197292032001

Oh shit, is that why he murdered his wife?

It's reasonable it could have been a motive for whoever killed his wife, yes. Who wouldn't get homicidal over no golf ?
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Post by: Cerveza mas fina on March 19, 2020, 05:11:19 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on March 19, 2020, 03:45:24 PM
What are people doing for funerals in this time? I don't know anyone in my personal life that has had to go to one, so I have no idea how they are handling this.

My mom was supposed to go to one earlier this week.

I told her great idea bunch of 60+ year olds together you can plan the next one while you are there. Sure the dead person would prefer no one else to die

She then decided not to go
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Post by: team filler on March 19, 2020, 05:16:32 PM
https://twitter.com/thehotboybarb/status/1240402850896846851
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Post by: Svejk on March 19, 2020, 05:17:45 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 19, 2020, 04:56:07 PM
What I'm wondering, is what happens to everyone pregnant? I have a friend whose supposed to have a kid in a month or two.
Unlike other procedures, you can't really delay when to pop a kid out.

If the hospitals are overloaded, what's going to happen to all the childbirths?
I'd suggest getting a midwife and have a home birth.
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Post by: Don Rumata on March 19, 2020, 05:19:03 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 19, 2020, 05:09:22 PM
:lol

https://twitter.com/AsteadWesley/status/1240687053915828225
Quote
“Where we are right now feels a lot too close to Marshall Law for my comfort already, all in the name of a respiratory flu,” she wrote in response to a comment.
Tekken name-drop.  :respect
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Post by: Great Rumbler on March 19, 2020, 05:22:37 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 19, 2020, 05:09:22 PM
:lol

https://twitter.com/AsteadWesley/status/1240687053915828225

https://youtu.be/1nlDG6-tH_s
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Post by: VomKriege on March 19, 2020, 05:50:20 PM
https://twitter.com/passantino/status/1240754714213376000

 :corona_mj
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Post by: Akala on March 19, 2020, 06:17:37 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/c3G3gJ6.jpg?1)
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Post by: VomKriege on March 19, 2020, 06:58:42 PM
More French lockdown news :
A lot of beaches (on the Atlantic coast) have been closed to the public. Too many people chilling out on them.

City police have been extended the right to control people's certificate to circulate outside. In France, most of the policing is done by the National Police and Gendarmerie (which is technically MoD), city cops are auxiliary and secondary with narrow tasks.

The Defender of Rights (an independant position supposed to monitor some abuses) is calling for urgent measures to reduce overcrowding in prisons for the inmates safety. He's calling for resorting to more releases under parole and suspending sentences for people vulnerable to the disease. Outside visits have been suspended some days ago.

Town councils (for mayors reelected directly in the first round of elections) should be postponed.

Daily deaths and new cases are still higher than yesterday.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 19, 2020, 07:28:46 PM
Quote from: Raist on March 19, 2020, 03:57:06 PM
What is Nate Silver going to do exactly? Run some more poor stats? :lol

You'll never guess.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
It's not "bad" but not a ton more informed than anything you'll read here or in any similar thread populated by laymen.

The more you learn about testing, the clearer it gets that it varies a ton from country to country and that the positive case numbers, while reflective of a situation and comparable trends, isn't super useful at this point. Especially since testing capacity is still ramping up, especially in the US.

He's for example already trying to say that Washington state seems to be trending more positively and had a better response than NY when we're still very much at the onset of the crisis, barely a few days in as far as statistical data is concerned. I guess we're all looking for any good news or trends ASAP but it's too early to tell.
[close]
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Post by: Himu on March 19, 2020, 07:29:59 PM
Brehs, what is wrong with Americans? I been following coronavirus since December-January and been prepared, had some money saved up just in case. My mom is telling me she's just now going to the store to get food stocked. Why did it take Americans months to prepare for this? What is wrong with this country and its citizenry?
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Post by: VomKriege on March 19, 2020, 07:34:55 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 19, 2020, 07:29:59 PM
Brehs, what is wrong with Americans? I been following coronavirus since December-January and been prepared, had some money saved up just in case. My mom is telling me she's just now going to the store to get food stocked. Why did it take Americans months to prepare for this? What is wrong with this country and its citizenry?

Same thing than in Europe. Mixed messages from authorities, lack of preparation on the macro level. People being a bit dismissive of the danger (not casting stones, I guess I was). It only gets real when people start to die in great numbers.
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Post by: Leadbelly on March 19, 2020, 07:36:32 PM
Quote from: filler on March 19, 2020, 05:16:32 PM
https://twitter.com/thehotboybarb/status/1240402850896846851

The banging on the window and screaming really makes it. The screaming has that haunting quality like in Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
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Post by: Nuitangg on March 19, 2020, 07:39:34 PM
Idiots panic buying didn't really help.
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Post by: Himu on March 19, 2020, 07:51:41 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 19, 2020, 07:34:55 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 19, 2020, 07:29:59 PM
Brehs, what is wrong with Americans? I been following coronavirus since December-January and been prepared, had some money saved up just in case. My mom is telling me she's just now going to the store to get food stocked. Why did it take Americans months to prepare for this? What is wrong with this country and its citizenry?

Same thing than in Europe. Mixed messages from authorities, lack of preparation on the macro level. People being a bit dismissive of the danger (not casting stones, I guess I was). It only gets real when people start to die in great numbers.

I don't understand why people didn't start to take it seriously as soon as China literally locked down a city to stop it and it continued to spread all over the country anyways.

I guess it's a human problem and less than an American one but then I look at how South Korea and Japan responded by literally immediately closing schools down a month ago and here Americans are just now stocking up.

It's baffling to me.

I started to prepare when Japan closed down schools, personally.
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Post by: Great Rumbler on March 19, 2020, 07:57:03 PM
There's now officially more deaths in Italy [3,405] than in China [3,130], though I wouldn't necessarily take the Chinese numbers at face value.
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Post by: Leadbelly on March 19, 2020, 08:00:21 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 19, 2020, 03:43:56 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on March 19, 2020, 02:56:39 PM
So the schools in the UK are being shut down tomorrow. I'm predicting by Monday, as I commute to work, I will see kids in groups hanging out around the town treating it like a holiday. lol

I mean it's hard to explain to kids. In the aggregate it's not great but it's probably better to have small groups of kids than a massive concentrated gathering in a school even if the virus is running.

Yeah, maybe. At the same time it sort of defeats the purpose a little though. We'll see what they do, but I would be surprised if I didn't see any kids hanging out.

Also I'm realising more and more that this is going to change the world in a serious way. I really don't know what the world is going to look like at the end of this. Never have I felt more like I am witnessing a very significant moment in history. Years to come kids will be reading about it in school in history books. I guess how significant this moment is will depend on how well we deal with it. Unfortunately it is usually the worst case scenario that gets remembered most. We don't yet know which it is going to be.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 19, 2020, 08:15:19 PM
corona-aesthetic is shaping up to be something
coronawave, coronapunk

(https://external-preview.redd.it/6dPDAWamKmibB2Uk3GMNd_hdUBWyE2-tu_LIQPeg30c.jpg?width=960&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=dd734c7dd023f631e99a336f2c68279d0d038bad)
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 19, 2020, 08:21:13 PM
https://twitter.com/Channel4News/status/1240370011488862216

JUST TAKE IT ON ME CHIN M8
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Post by: brawndolicious on March 19, 2020, 08:22:27 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 19, 2020, 05:50:20 PM
https://twitter.com/passantino/status/1240754714213376000

 :corona_mj

Okay wow, I thought all these lockdown procedures would limit it to like 10% of the population for the rest of the year. I had nothing to base that on other than just feeling that we must be completely containing it with all the restrictions. If 50% are infected in 8 weeks, that would mean hundreds of thousands could be in serious condition and need hospitalization.
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Post by: Nintex on March 19, 2020, 08:34:49 PM
The US response to this could've been better but they did close the border with China very early.
I'm seeing reports and hearing from people that they had sudden symptoms(sore throat but no flu etc.) way earlier in like January or December 2019 before COVID-19 was first reported about.
 
Soon the curve either flattens with the measures taken and most people get a mild 3 - 5 day flu-like sickbed or the world will look like this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN_QBis-Ybo
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Post by: VomKriege on March 19, 2020, 08:38:23 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on March 19, 2020, 08:00:21 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 19, 2020, 03:43:56 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on March 19, 2020, 02:56:39 PM
So the schools in the UK are being shut down tomorrow. I'm predicting by Monday, as I commute to work, I will see kids in groups hanging out around the town treating it like a holiday. lol

I mean it's hard to explain to kids. In the aggregate it's not great but it's probably better to have small groups of kids than a massive concentrated gathering in a school even if the virus is running.

Yeah, maybe. At the same time it sort of defeats the purpose a little though. We'll see what they do, but I would be surprised if I didn't see any kids hanging out.

I've read from numerous medical experts of different nationalities that the aim of current lockdowns is to reduce social interactions by 70-75% to slow the infections. Even if a kid is playing with a group of 15 neighbourhood friends that's already cutting a lot into the potential number of people he might interact with at school.

That's why I'm a bit peeved by the outrageous reactions (media/social media/internet) because there's a photo of 15 people in a park. I understand why you can't let it slip and police / authorities don't want to give an inch, but closing restaurants-bars-most shops-schools-funerals-religious, sporting & cultural events is already a bit of a nuclear bomb.

I haven't kept an accurate count but I can believe the number of people I'm in "proximity" with in a day has been cut by 3, 4 or 5 and that's with me having to go to work and take public transportation.
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Post by: Nintex on March 19, 2020, 08:40:39 PM
I've basically been around 6 people this week. And might see 2 friends during the weekend, bringing the total to 8.

So weird  :doge
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Post by: VomKriege on March 19, 2020, 08:44:33 PM
Quote from: brawndolicious on March 19, 2020, 08:22:27 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 19, 2020, 05:50:20 PM
https://twitter.com/passantino/status/1240754714213376000

 :corona_mj

Okay wow, I thought all these lockdown procedures would limit it to like 10% of the population for the rest of the year. I had nothing to base that on other than just feeling that we must be completely containing it with all the restrictions. If 50% are infected in 8 weeks, that would mean hundreds of thousands could be in serious condition and need hospitalization.

That's maybe a maximalist, pessimistic projection put there to force the federal hand. It seems impossible to have a real idea how far the virus already is with the amount of testing done at this point.
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Post by: team filler on March 19, 2020, 08:49:58 PM
https://twitter.com/afroinsurgent/status/1240800878975520768
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Post by: Potato on March 19, 2020, 08:55:57 PM
The COO of one of our big supermarket chains said that their sales for the last three weeks have been the equivalent of the week leading into Christmas. There is plenty of stock, but it is a distribution problem and a shelf stocking problem.

STOP. FUCKING. PANIC. BUYING. YOU. DUMB. CUNTS.
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Post by: Bebpo on March 19, 2020, 09:01:44 PM
I'm trying to figure out when to go for the next supply run. I'm good for like another week or two, but don't want to run into the timeframe where everyone else that hoarded needs to restock and it's terrible again.
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Post by: Leadbelly on March 19, 2020, 09:01:46 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 19, 2020, 08:38:23 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on March 19, 2020, 08:00:21 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 19, 2020, 03:43:56 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on March 19, 2020, 02:56:39 PM
So the schools in the UK are being shut down tomorrow. I'm predicting by Monday, as I commute to work, I will see kids in groups hanging out around the town treating it like a holiday. lol

I mean it's hard to explain to kids. In the aggregate it's not great but it's probably better to have small groups of kids than a massive concentrated gathering in a school even if the virus is running.

Yeah, maybe. At the same time it sort of defeats the purpose a little though. We'll see what they do, but I would be surprised if I didn't see any kids hanging out.

I've read from numerous medical experts of different nationalities that the aim of current lockdowns is to reduce social interactions by 70-75% to slow the infections. Even if a kid is playing with a group of 15 neighbourhood friends that's already cutting a lot into the potential number of people he might interact with at school.

That's why I'm a bit peeved by the outrageous reactions (media/social media/internet) because there's a photo of 15 people in a park. I understand why you can't let it slip and police / authorities don't want to give an inch, but closing restaurants-bars-most shops-schools-funerals-religious, sporting & cultural events is already a bit of a nuclear bomb.

I haven't kept an accurate count but I can believe the number of people I'm in "proximity" with in a day has been cut by 3, 4 or 5 and that's with me having to go to work and take public transportation.

I understand that it will be very difficult to keep kids from hanging out. What kid wants to be stuck inside. When I was a kid, having to stay indoors was done as punishment when I had done something wrong (lol). So yeah, I get that. And I also acknowledge that in some sense hanging out in groups is better than being exposed to hundreds of kids in school every day. I guess the one thing that will bother me a bit, is where they are hanging out. Around town. An area where many already congregate.
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 19, 2020, 09:04:02 PM
Really hope there’s a shelter in place order in Oregon, clackamas county, or nationally by Monday. I do not want to go to work but I don’t want to blow through any more vacation.

We’re doing well in our little quarantine though, got badminton set up in the back yard, step son did some archery, lots of vidya
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Post by: Akala on March 19, 2020, 09:12:03 PM
Most things I have read on US supply chain are relatively soothing. TP will be dicey for a few weeks, but there will be a point where people won't buy more than the year's worth of toilet paper they've already hoarded.

Main things that will go away for a while are likely to be specialty imports, fruits, veggies, etc.

Biggest issue just now (aside from obesity) is med supplies, most n95 masks are being held by idiots.

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Post by: ToxicAdam on March 19, 2020, 09:15:10 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 19, 2020, 07:29:59 PM
Brehs, what is wrong with Americans? I been following coronavirus since December-January and been prepared, had some money saved up just in case. My mom is telling me she's just now going to the store to get food stocked. Why did it take Americans months to prepare for this? What is wrong with this country and its citizenry?

We had past pandemics that didn’t spread like this. So people thought this one would be like H1N1, Ebola, sars, etc
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Post by: Leadbelly on March 19, 2020, 09:22:35 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on March 19, 2020, 09:15:10 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 19, 2020, 07:29:59 PM
Brehs, what is wrong with Americans? I been following coronavirus since December-January and been prepared, had some money saved up just in case. My mom is telling me she's just now going to the store to get food stocked. Why did it take Americans months to prepare for this? What is wrong with this country and its citizenry?

We had past pandemics that didn’t spread like this. So people thought this one would be like H1N1, Ebola, sars, etc

Yeah. I think many people including myself didn't think it would reach them. The other thing, on the surface it sounded less threatening. It only really killed the elderly with underlying conditions. Like the flu then. People didn't grasp exactly how infectious this thing was going to be, or quite what 1-2% would mean in that context. Even though the mortality rate is quite a lot higher than your typical seasonal flu, it still didn't seem that threatening. It's the spread that makes that figure really threatening, and realising there is no vaccine to actually control it. It seems just breathing is enough to infect someone. That said the 1-2% figure may still be a little bit too high anyway.
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Post by: bluemax on March 19, 2020, 09:35:51 PM
https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/video/4487252-safer-at-home-order-issued-in-los-angeles/

https://ktla.com/news/coronavirus/l-a-mayor-garcetti-expected-to-update-public-health-orders-in-response-to-covid-19/

Welp.
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Post by: Tripon on March 19, 2020, 09:46:15 PM
Quote from: bluemax on March 19, 2020, 09:35:51 PM
https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/video/4487252-safer-at-home-order-issued-in-los-angeles/

https://ktla.com/news/coronavirus/l-a-mayor-garcetti-expected-to-update-public-health-orders-in-response-to-covid-19/

Welp.

https://corona-virus.la/faq

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EThEE_1VAAI7_Ul?format=png&name=medium)

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Post by: toku on March 19, 2020, 10:02:07 PM
prayers up for my cali niccas

https://twitter.com/LeilaFadel/status/1240817469557583872



its probably best we don't even have florida estimates...i don't wanna know  :lol :(


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKYfixFWKRg
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Post by: I'm a Puppy! on March 19, 2020, 10:02:29 PM
"Shelter in place" orders given here in Sactown. Luckily they are movement for private gatherings of less than 6 people. So not complete isolation.
Work is still unknown. Radio silence on that front.
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Post by: Tripon on March 19, 2020, 10:06:12 PM
https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedNews/status/1240816083306610688

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Post by: bluemax on March 19, 2020, 10:11:49 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDyXo61BU-Q
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Post by: bluemax on March 19, 2020, 10:12:27 PM
https://twitter.com/DrDenaGrayson/status/1240816201976201217
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 19, 2020, 11:10:10 PM
https://business.financialpost.com/financial-times/do-i-quarantine-in-the-hamptons-the-rich-flee-on-private-jets-seek-expensive-concierge-medical-services

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As coronavirus spreads through New York City, Dr Kruger is in fact doing a roaring trade. “This last month has just been insane,” he said. “I’m getting 75 calls a day, asking: ‘Do I quarantine myself in the Hamptons? Do I stay in the city?’”

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The wealthiest Americans may separate themselves through concierge healthcare services like the one operated by Dr Kruger. They can provide instant access to primary care physicians in luxurious settings and, he claims, a test for coronavirus — although not one using one of the government’s officially-authorised kits. Not unlike private jets, they may also allow the wealthy to bypass crowded emergency rooms and so reduce their risk of infection.

But once they are sick, it is not clear that such services will spare them from the same public health maths to which everyone else is now subject. (The equation might be even worse in a place like Aspen, which is now suffering its own outbreak but has limited healthcare facilities.)

At that point, patients will require hospitalisation in an intensive care unit, and possibly a ventilator to help them breathe. With the rarest of exceptions in America, that is still determined by medical need. “Once you are sick and in the hospital,” said Dr Blumenthal, “whether you have concierge medicine or not is not relevant.” Given the shortages of hospital beds and medical equipment being forecast by authorities, money may not much matter.

“You can’t find . . . ventilators no matter how much you’re willing to pay right now,” said Andrew Cuomo, the New York governor.
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Post by: bluemax on March 19, 2020, 11:12:36 PM
https://twitter.com/CountyofLA/status/1240828522316197888
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Post by: Joe Molotov on March 19, 2020, 11:14:22 PM
:pimp
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Post by: curly on March 19, 2020, 11:32:28 PM
Every business in California suddenly realizing how essential they are
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Post by: shosta on March 19, 2020, 11:33:40 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on March 16, 2020, 04:18:14 PM
Our online public speaking courses do things like make it where the assignments are to go find random people and give the speech to them and they sign a thing for you confirming you delivered it.
My professor is one of those tech fascists and I found out today I have to record a speech in front of four adults. I don't even know four adults.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 19, 2020, 11:37:01 PM
So how many Boreans got the Corona already? 3?
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Post by: Himu on March 19, 2020, 11:44:14 PM
Brehs, basing this on tax is a bad idea. I didn't make much in 2018. I'm worried.
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Post by: I'm a Puppy! on March 19, 2020, 11:47:02 PM
It seems way too low. 150k for a couple might seem like a lot in Arkansas but in the bay area with kids? You po'.
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Post by: james on March 19, 2020, 11:47:28 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 19, 2020, 11:44:14 PM
Brehs, basing this on tax is a bad idea. I didn't make much in 2018. I'm worried.

lol another biden supporter with their hands out suck it
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Post by: Himu on March 19, 2020, 11:48:44 PM
Quote from: james on March 19, 2020, 11:47:28 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 19, 2020, 11:44:14 PM
Brehs, basing this on tax is a bad idea. I didn't make much in 2018. I'm worried.

lol another biden supporter with their hands out suck it

Shut up.
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Post by: Himu on March 19, 2020, 11:53:08 PM
Curry favor. Right. They also sent them to America. Piss off you corporate news suck fucks.
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Post by: james on March 19, 2020, 11:55:03 PM
Several cruise ships with passengers still stranded at sea

https://thepointsguy.com/news/cruise-ships-stranded-as-ports-close-coronavirus/

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In one of the most extreme cases, British line P&O Cruises on Wednesday announced its 2,388-passenger Arcadia would be forced to travel more than 8,000 miles from its current location near the southern tip of Africa to the U.K. to get passengers off the vessel. South Africa denied the line’s request to let passengers disembark in Cape Town.

The voyage will take more than three weeks.

:o

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Norwegian Cruise Line is facing troubles with two ships. In addition to Norwegian Jewel, the line’s 1,996-passenger Norwegian Spirit is still at sea after being turned away from several ports in the Indian Ocean. It recently had been heading to Cape Town, South Africa. But, as P&O Cruises discovered this week, South Africa no longer is accepting cruise vessels.

 :doge
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Post by: Uncle on March 20, 2020, 12:01:17 AM
Quote from: Potato on March 19, 2020, 08:55:57 PM
The COO of one of our big supermarket chains said that their sales for the last three weeks have been the equivalent of the week leading into Christmas. There is plenty of stock, but it is a distribution problem and a shelf stocking problem.

STOP. FUCKING. PANIC. BUYING. YOU. DUMB. CUNTS.

if you go into hyperinflation because your country is printing a trillion dollars a month over 18 months just for the public to survive and a loaf of bread costs $100, you'll be glad you panic bought and froze a bunch of food now
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Post by: team filler on March 20, 2020, 12:05:31 AM
https://twitter.com/harakoatom/status/1235719214557609985
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Post by: Bebpo on March 20, 2020, 12:17:56 AM
Starting to hear more and more from people wondering if this is it, the societal collapse and end of the world and we're all just meme-ing it and messaging each other kinda hoping it'll be ok.
I dunno, I mean it's easy to blow off that kinda end of society/world talk, but as things go it's sorta like "but what if this is it"



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Post by: EightBitNate on March 20, 2020, 12:20:15 AM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 20, 2020, 12:17:56 AM
Starting to hear more and more from people wondering if this is it, the societal collapse and end of the world and we're all just meme-ing it and messaging each other kinda hoping it'll be ok.
I dunno, I mean it's easy to blow off that kinda end of society/world talk, but as things go it's sorta like "but what if this is it"

WW2 has to have been worse than this.
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Post by: Great Rumbler on March 20, 2020, 12:23:59 AM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 20, 2020, 12:17:56 AM
Starting to hear more and more from people wondering if this is it, the societal collapse and end of the world and we're all just meme-ing it and messaging each other kinda hoping it'll be ok.
I dunno, I mean it's easy to blow off that kinda end of society/world talk, but as things go it's sorta like "but what if this is it"

Nah. Spanish flu infected 25% of the world population and killed as many as 100 million people, but the world eventually moved on. As bad as this is, and could be, medical technology, hygiene, and knowledge of how viruses spread of far beyond what was available in 1918.

Or, if you wanna go back even further, the Black Death is estimated to have killed more than 20% of the people in the world at the time.
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Post by: Bebpo on March 20, 2020, 12:31:41 AM
Oh, I'm not even talking about the deaths from the virus. More the world collapsing as society even worse than the great depression and no way out for most people.
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Post by: benjipwns on March 20, 2020, 12:35:09 AM
Society didn't even collapse during the Great Depression. Or the Long Depression.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 20, 2020, 12:37:37 AM
it will be the end of the world as in the world that we knew
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Post by: benjipwns on March 20, 2020, 12:40:12 AM
Quote from: shosta on March 19, 2020, 11:33:40 PM
My professor is one of those tech fascists and I found out today I have to record a speech in front of four adults. I don't even know four adults.
What you need to do is force your way into an old folks home!
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Post by: Joe Molotov on March 20, 2020, 12:45:13 AM
They'll never find my Windows Phone.
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Post by: benjipwns on March 20, 2020, 12:45:35 AM
I'm the proud owner of an e-mail stating that my job next week is to "I don't know whatever"
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Post by: Don Rumata on March 20, 2020, 12:46:20 AM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 20, 2020, 12:31:41 AM
Oh, I'm not even talking about the deaths from the virus. More the world collapsing as society even worse than the great depression and no way out for most people.
Dude, the Spanish Flu broke out during the worst war the world had ever seen, and was followed a couple of decades later by the ACTUAL worst war the world ever saw.
Not that it was fun times, granted.
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Post by: shosta on March 20, 2020, 12:47:30 AM
Overt violence is the breakdown of civil society :ufup
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Post by: benjipwns on March 20, 2020, 12:50:27 AM
Like if some extremist web forum decides to start an uprising to kill some U.S. Senators?
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Post by: Leadbelly on March 20, 2020, 12:52:54 AM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 19, 2020, 11:37:01 PM
So how many Boreans got the Corona already? 3?

I don't think I have it. I kind of hope I already have it or had it and I am just asymptomatic. Because I can't see any way around it. Either this week or next week, the chances are high I will get it. Mainly because of work.
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Post by: shosta on March 20, 2020, 12:54:17 AM
Quote from: benjipwns on March 20, 2020, 12:50:27 AM
Like if some extremist web forum decides to start an uprising to kill some U.S. Senators?
"Your honor, allow me to show you Exhibit A, a forum post by user filler that simply said: 'BAN THE SENATORS AND KILL THEM!' It received 24 likes. This is a den of terrorism."
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Post by: team filler on March 20, 2020, 01:06:50 AM
https://twitter.com/songofthewhale1/status/1240855436586299393
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Post by: Tripon on March 20, 2020, 01:08:53 AM
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IN RECENT WEEKS, investment bankers have pressed health care companies on the front lines of fighting the novel coronavirus, including drug firms developing experimental treatments and medical supply firms, to consider ways that they can profit from the crisis.

The media has mostly focused on individuals who have taken advantage of the market for now-scarce medical and hygiene supplies to hoard masks and hand sanitizer and resell them at higher prices. But the largest voices in the health care industry stand to gain from billions of dollars in emergency spending on the pandemic, as do the bankers and investors who invest in health care companies.

Over the past few weeks, investment bankers have been candid on investor calls and during health care conferences about the opportunity to raise drug prices. In some cases, bankers received sharp rebukes from health care executives; in others, executives joked about using the attention on Covid-19 to dodge public pressure on the opioid crisis.


https://theintercept.com/2020/03/19/coronavirus-vaccine-medical-supplies-price-gouging/

 :sheik
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 20, 2020, 01:13:50 AM
So far the big factors it seems are:

age
smoking
obesity
serious underlying conditions of the heart and lungs

that covers a lot of people
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Post by: team filler on March 20, 2020, 01:18:36 AM
https://youtu.be/6Af6b_wyiwI
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 20, 2020, 01:21:10 AM
on a slightly related note, I don't understand but masks seem so aesthetic to me now :noah

(https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/1239686038554955776/iuEQfcRy?format=jpg&name=small)
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Post by: toku on March 20, 2020, 01:29:29 AM
Yeah I'm not taking part in the fear and panic bs but if you or your loved ones can't wait for things to get back to "normal" you might be in for a rough time. There is going to be a new normal.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 20, 2020, 01:31:24 AM
States being more powerful seems like the obvious course going forward.
If even some American GOPers have floated the nationalize option this early, we're getting bigger gov
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 20, 2020, 01:37:58 AM
https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200317/mild-cases-may-be-driving-coronavirus-spread

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The study has profound implications for the spread of the disease within the U.S. Researchers in Seattle, who have been studying genomes of the virus isolated from people with known infections, have estimated that the virus has been quietly circulating here for about 8 weeks.

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Based on the study’s findings, Shaman said the 150,000 confirmed infections worldwide probably represent just the tip of a much larger iceberg.

“We’re probably approaching close to a million infections globally,” he said. “Generally, you’re looking at about an order of magnitude more cases than have been confirmed.”

Makes sense, spread by barely symptomatic people would enable rapid growth and dispersion.
Means some people had a cold or particularly potent cold that wasn't really a cold and they spread it over months. Unconcerned because Trump and co were denying it until like last week.
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Post by: Himu on March 20, 2020, 01:39:41 AM
Y'all. I don't want to go to work and even consider the chance of getting this shit.

I don't know what to do. My job doesn't give paid leave, we are one of the few businesses allowed to operate despite others being on lockdown. Real talk, I do not want to go to work tomorrow.
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Post by: Rufus on March 20, 2020, 02:14:37 AM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 19, 2020, 08:21:13 PM
/Channel4News/status/1240370011488862216

JUST TAKE IT ON ME CHIN M8
It's frustrating to see so many people not understand that it's not only about them.
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Post by: bluemax on March 20, 2020, 02:50:46 AM
Quote from: curly on March 19, 2020, 11:32:28 PM
Every business in California suddenly realizing how essential they are

My dog's daycare emailed me to let me know they consider themselves essential!

Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 20, 2020, 12:37:37 AM
it will be the end of the world as in the world that we knew

Yeah, I honestly just don't expect things to go back to how they were a few months ago whenever this ends. I don't expect a total collapse (but maybe I will in a week), but this is still some kind of inflection point in history.
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Post by: team filler on March 20, 2020, 03:01:45 AM
 :fbm
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Post by: VomKriege on March 20, 2020, 03:14:59 AM
The head of the infectious diseases at the Bichat hospital in Paris said on the radio that lockdown should in his opinion lasts 6 weeks or more.

It's hard to imagine it won't last at least a month.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 20, 2020, 03:43:30 AM
The French Health Minister said we used to have a stock of 1 billion surgery masks and 600 million FFP2 masks as a guideline. After the H1N1 scare, it was decided we didn't need to stockpile and that the global market could provide.

 :isthis
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Post by: Don Rumata on March 20, 2020, 04:06:44 AM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on March 19, 2020, 07:57:03 PM
There's now officially more deaths in Italy [3,405] than in China [3,130], though I wouldn't necessarily take the Chinese numbers at face value.
Here's a convoy of army trucks, carrying the bodies out of Bergamo, because there's too many for them to process and dispose of:
https://youtu.be/4kUKpu8tDbM

#gottajusttakeitonthechin.
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Post by: team filler on March 20, 2020, 04:23:04 AM
https://twitter.com/homoseokjin/status/1240852033323683841

 :shaking
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Post by: team filler on March 20, 2020, 04:50:26 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/sJrmU62.jpg)

 :stahp
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Post by: jorma on March 20, 2020, 06:04:25 AM
Quote from: filler on March 20, 2020, 04:23:04 AM
https://twitter.com/homoseokjin/status/1240852033323683841

 :shaking

see, this is why this man can't make fun games anymore:

https://twitter.com/davidscottjaffe/status/1240853550080471040
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 20, 2020, 06:18:06 AM
...And how are they going to disinfect those facemasks if someone sick/virus'd sewed one? :doge :doge :doge :brain :brain :brain :brain

(I know how they'd do it, I'm more nit-picking/making fun of the fact that it seems like a bad idea to ask the public for that)
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Post by: VomKriege on March 20, 2020, 06:26:00 AM
Quote from: thisismyusername on March 20, 2020, 06:18:06 AM
...And how are they going to disinfect those facemasks if someone sick/virus'd sewed one? :doge :doge :doge :brain :brain :brain :brain

(I know how they'd do it, I'm more nit-picking/making fun of the fact that it seems like a bad idea to ask the public for that)

Home made masks should be for the individual using it.

Entering the tramway with a homeless man shouting "We love Corona" (in English). Yare yare daze...
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Post by: VomKriege on March 20, 2020, 06:49:37 AM
French Ministry of Economy asking companies to give a 1000 euros bonus (tax free) if they can. Only works for employees with a contract specifying some sort of profit sharing. That's a leftover / mutation of a measure passed last year to facilitate an exceptional bonus to mollify people during the Yellow Vest movements.
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Post by: BisMarckie on March 20, 2020, 06:55:48 AM
Germany threatening the people with a curfew. as I said earlier, I think the vast majority of people are following the guidelines, but there always some exceptions. i don’t think a complete lockdown is needed or appropriate, but I think it will happen regardless.
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Post by: bork on March 20, 2020, 07:32:05 AM
https://twitter.com/kingvader/status/1240720130415316993
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Post by: nudemacusers on March 20, 2020, 07:43:20 AM
Where are my coronabux at... sales are ending soon  :shaking
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Post by: bork on March 20, 2020, 07:51:48 AM
https://twitter.com/KiraBuckland/status/1240874231274950658
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Post by: bork on March 20, 2020, 09:13:06 AM
https://twitter.com/playasia/status/1240941205506142208

:dead
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 20, 2020, 09:15:47 AM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 20, 2020, 12:37:37 AM
it will be the end of the world as in the world that we knew

Good.  let's try to make the next one better. 
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Post by: VomKriege on March 20, 2020, 10:04:12 AM
Not to be grim but that thing could wreck Africa, maybe India, the less wealthy Asian countries and possibly South America. I would expect we'll emerge from this with at least a year long severe control of immigration into the "Global North" and the far right will cream at this with the argument that "Well we did it... Why not continue ?".
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Post by: Don Rumata on March 20, 2020, 10:09:12 AM
Quote from: Stro on March 20, 2020, 09:48:14 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 20, 2020, 09:15:47 AM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 20, 2020, 12:37:37 AM
it will be the end of the world as in the world that we knew

Good.  let's try to make the next one better. 

(https://media.giphy.com/media/IUjaKjjPPbGaQ/200.gif)
Lesson 1: Cut down the whole amazon forest, to make more toilet paper to sell on Amazon.
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Post by: Leadbelly on March 20, 2020, 10:12:59 AM
So the UK has jumped from 590 reported cases to 3269 in 7 days. Obviously the real figure is way more than that.
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Post by: Himu on March 20, 2020, 10:28:29 AM
As someone that had asthma as a kid I'm starting to get worried about getting this.
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Post by: I'm a Puppy! on March 20, 2020, 10:40:15 AM
Persistent rumors of national guard being deployed in the US to enforce a quarantine. I have a hard time seeing Trump wanting to be the President that has that on him though.
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Post by: tiesto on March 20, 2020, 10:40:34 AM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 19, 2020, 11:10:10 PM
https://business.financialpost.com/financial-times/do-i-quarantine-in-the-hamptons-the-rich-flee-on-private-jets-seek-expensive-concierge-medical-services

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As coronavirus spreads through New York City, Dr Kruger is in fact doing a roaring trade. “This last month has just been insane,” he said. “I’m getting 75 calls a day, asking: ‘Do I quarantine myself in the Hamptons? Do I stay in the city?’”

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The wealthiest Americans may separate themselves through concierge healthcare services like the one operated by Dr Kruger. They can provide instant access to primary care physicians in luxurious settings and, he claims, a test for coronavirus — although not one using one of the government’s officially-authorised kits. Not unlike private jets, they may also allow the wealthy to bypass crowded emergency rooms and so reduce their risk of infection.

But once they are sick, it is not clear that such services will spare them from the same public health maths to which everyone else is now subject. (The equation might be even worse in a place like Aspen, which is now suffering its own outbreak but has limited healthcare facilities.)

At that point, patients will require hospitalisation in an intensive care unit, and possibly a ventilator to help them breathe. With the rarest of exceptions in America, that is still determined by medical need. “Once you are sick and in the hospital,” said Dr Blumenthal, “whether you have concierge medicine or not is not relevant.” Given the shortages of hospital beds and medical equipment being forecast by authorities, money may not much matter.

“You can’t find . . . ventilators no matter how much you’re willing to pay right now,” said Andrew Cuomo, the New York governor.

Ironically enough, the first reports of the virus in Suffolk were from a Southampton college student who was studying abroad in Italy and brought it here.
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Post by: I'm a Puppy! on March 20, 2020, 10:44:46 AM
Quote from: Stro on March 20, 2020, 10:42:17 AM
Quote from: I'm a Puppy! on March 20, 2020, 10:40:15 AM
Persistent rumors of national guard being deployed in the US to enforce a quarantine. I have a hard time seeing Trump wanting to be the President that has that on him though.

National Guard is being deployed to help with logistics. Which happens pretty much anytime a state of emergency is declared in any circumstances.
That I'd understand. These rumors are more along the lines of 'patrolling the streets making sure people don't leave their house.'
I don't think any republican president wants that on their hands.
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Post by: tiesto on March 20, 2020, 10:49:55 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 20, 2020, 10:04:12 AM
Not to be grim but that thing could wreck Africa, maybe India, the less wealthy Asian countries and possibly South America. I would expect we'll emerge from this with at least a year long severe control of immigration into the "Global North" and the far right will cream at this with the argument that "Well we did it... Why not continue ?".

I've been seeing "Global South" a lot, is this the common European parlance for "third world"?
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Post by: BisMarckie on March 20, 2020, 10:52:34 AM
It‘s the more politically correct way, if you will, to refer to these countries commonly referred to as third world countries since that is a cold war relic.
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Post by: ToxicAdam on March 20, 2020, 10:55:18 AM
Quote from: I'm a Puppy! on March 20, 2020, 10:44:46 AM
Quote from: Stro on March 20, 2020, 10:42:17 AM
Quote from: I'm a Puppy! on March 20, 2020, 10:40:15 AM
Persistent rumors of national guard being deployed in the US to enforce a quarantine. I have a hard time seeing Trump wanting to be the President that has that on him though.

National Guard is being deployed to help with logistics. Which happens pretty much anytime a state of emergency is declared in any circumstances.
That I'd understand. These rumors are more along the lines of 'patrolling the streets making sure people don't leave their house.'
I don't think any republican president wants that on their hands.

They won't have time to "police the streets". They'll be too busy acting as couriers for all kinds of supplies. At most, you might see checkpoints set up in heavily populated areas.

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Post by: I'm a Puppy! on March 20, 2020, 10:55:25 AM
You know, I am rather shocked that there's little news of an Indian outbreak. You'd figure that Corona would run rampant through there.
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Post by: toku on March 20, 2020, 10:56:30 AM
https://twitter.com/LeyfCosplay/status/1240778335736811521
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Post by: BisMarckie on March 20, 2020, 11:01:11 AM
It‘s only been 4 days of staying at home, While I appreciate the NEET life as much as the next guy, not having the option certainly takes a toll on your mental health
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Post by: BisMarckie on March 20, 2020, 11:10:37 AM
Thankfully I have a backyard that‘s big enough for my daughter to run around in. Otherwise she would drive us insane.
But sitting there still feels like being stuck in a nicer part of your prison.  :doge

Nightly walks are a good idea though, might go for one at 3 AM or so.
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 20, 2020, 11:34:27 AM
Introverts of the world, UNITE!

...Over there... away from me...
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 20, 2020, 11:38:10 AM
watch people try to infect you in real time

https://www.flightradar24.com/WEN3463/243d004b
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Post by: VomKriege on March 20, 2020, 11:51:03 AM
Quote from: I'm a Puppy! on March 20, 2020, 10:55:25 AM
You know, I am rather shocked that there's little news of an Indian outbreak. You'd figure that Corona would run rampant through there.

Testing is lagging and there's already 200 cases or so on record. It might be running rampant.
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Post by: Tripon on March 20, 2020, 11:52:11 AM
https://twitter.com/NYGovCuomo/status/1241024005299109889
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 20, 2020, 11:58:53 AM
Virus-chan looking like she's gonna kill theaters. Disney is releasing Onward for buying around the same price that other movies that are in theaters (currently) are wanting you to spend to rent for like 2 days. :lol
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Post by: team filler on March 20, 2020, 12:07:58 PM
lots of local things saying they are essential and staying open for takeout orders  :)
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Post by: Tripon on March 20, 2020, 12:39:11 PM
https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1241026998245482497

https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1241003863156678656

https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1241009326975848451

https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1241014225901957120
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Post by: Coffee Dog on March 20, 2020, 12:52:20 PM
My life hasn't changed due to quarantine, other than the lack of funds and available work. I'm not an agoraphobe, but I live like one, so I'm not as prone to going stir crazy as most.

It's going to be interesting to see how people exercise and keep themselves sane.
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Post by: Great Rumbler on March 20, 2020, 01:23:18 PM
Quote from: Stro on March 20, 2020, 12:56:43 PM
We're really turning a briefing about coronavirus into fuck the media, fuck you reporters specifically rants. :beli

Trump's feeling totally powerless with stocks in free-fall and the economy heading towards a massive recession [the only metrics he actually cares about], lashing out at the media in frustration is the only thing he knows how to do.
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 20, 2020, 01:32:24 PM
Quote from: toku on March 20, 2020, 10:56:30 AM
https://twitter.com/LeyfCosplay/status/1240778335736811521

https://twitter.com/alexdowski/status/1240821123299913728

Cackling, RN. Not gonna lie.
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Post by: nudemacusers on March 20, 2020, 01:36:18 PM
Quote from: I'm a Puppy! on March 20, 2020, 10:44:46 AM
Quote from: Stro on March 20, 2020, 10:42:17 AM
Quote from: I'm a Puppy! on March 20, 2020, 10:40:15 AM
Persistent rumors of national guard being deployed in the US to enforce a quarantine. I have a hard time seeing Trump wanting to be the President that has that on him though.

National Guard is being deployed to help with logistics. Which happens pretty much anytime a state of emergency is declared in any circumstances.
That I'd understand. These rumors are more along the lines of 'patrolling the streets making sure people don't leave their house.'
I don't think any republican president wants that on their hands.
Being scared of flabby NG also-rans :sabu
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Post by: I'm a Puppy! on March 20, 2020, 01:37:49 PM
Quote from: riotous on March 20, 2020, 01:34:39 PM
Still continually blown away by TP being sold out.

We always basically have 2 packages and buy a new one when we break into our second one... which happened a few days ago... 5 trips to 3 stores, and no TP.

Not an emergency at this point because we have most of our last package left, but still lol
I probably have enough packs for another 1-2 weeks but god, I haven't seen TP in the stores in the last 2 weeks. WTF?
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 20, 2020, 01:42:00 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 20, 2020, 10:04:12 AM
Not to be grim but that thing could wreck Africa, maybe India, the less wealthy Asian countries and possibly South America. I would expect we'll emerge from this with at least a year long severe control of immigration into the "Global North" and the far right will cream at this with the argument that "Well we did it... Why not continue ?".

It'll do some damage but bear in mind. Africa is young, some countries really young with an average age of like eighteen! Young people will get sick for sure, but the effect won't be remotely the same like in Italy.
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Post by: Propagandhim on March 20, 2020, 01:44:58 PM
Bidets change lives.  Just get one. 
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Post by: Leadbelly on March 20, 2020, 01:45:31 PM
UK Government to pay 80% of wages of employees not working. That is not sustainable. We're still in debt from the 2008 crisis. The future seems bleak. :/
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Post by: bork on March 20, 2020, 01:46:52 PM
My wife's company has shut down...sort of?  Their main office is in CA and they shut down, so the branch offices are just kind of sitting around with nothing to do since most of their clients closed too.  Rather than send people home, they're telling people they can sit in the office and get paid, or go home and use PTO or not get paid.  :-\  Her boss told her she should probably go home for now (since she's pregnant, so she left and used a vacation day.  She was the only one who did this and the rest of the staff are still there, doing nothing.
:dizzy

Her boss also gave everyone presents- she came home with eight rolls of toilet paper and a mask.  :lol
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Post by: Himu on March 20, 2020, 01:46:54 PM
Quote from: I'm a Puppy! on March 20, 2020, 01:37:49 PM
Quote from: riotous on March 20, 2020, 01:34:39 PM
Still continually blown away by TP being sold out.

We always basically have 2 packages and buy a new one when we break into our second one... which happened a few days ago... 5 trips to 3 stores, and no TP.

Not an emergency at this point because we have most of our last package left, but still lol
I probably have enough packs for another 1-2 weeks but god, I haven't seen TP in the stores in the last 2 weeks. WTF?

Shouldn't be shocked at all.

Once people started buying in bulk it's naturally going to create a scenario of "this may last a month or two months. Do I have enough toilet paper for my family in that time period? People are buying. Will any be in stock once they've bought some and if so how long will it take to restock?"

So they buy.

It's a natural domino effect. I checked my paper reserves last week myself, just in case. Bet you did too.
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Post by: shosta on March 20, 2020, 01:49:24 PM
Quote
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced lockdown measures in the capital city of London, telling cafes, bars and restaurants to close from Friday.
that's weird, i thought u guyz were doin hurd emmunity
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Post by: ToxicAdam on March 20, 2020, 01:49:54 PM
If you don't have a membership to one of the shopping clubs, you might want to think about getting one.  My Wal-Mart and Krogers have been out of some essentials all week, but you walk into Sam's Club and it's been well-stocked (except for meat and produce).

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Post by: Tripon on March 20, 2020, 01:51:43 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 20, 2020, 01:46:54 PM
Quote from: I'm a Puppy! on March 20, 2020, 01:37:49 PM
Quote from: riotous on March 20, 2020, 01:34:39 PM
Still continually blown away by TP being sold out.

We always basically have 2 packages and buy a new one when we break into our second one... which happened a few days ago... 5 trips to 3 stores, and no TP.

Not an emergency at this point because we have most of our last package left, but still lol
I probably have enough packs for another 1-2 weeks but god, I haven't seen TP in the stores in the last 2 weeks. WTF?

Shouldn't be shocked at all.

Once people started buying in bulk it's naturally going to create a scenario of "this may last a month or two months. Do I have enough toilet paper for my family in that time period? People are buying. Will any be in stock once they've bought some and if so how long will it take to restock?"

So they buy.

It's a natural domino effect. I checked my paper reserves last week myself, just in case. Bet you did too.

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=toilet+paper&rh=p_85%3A2470955011&dc&qid=1584726578&rnid=2470954011&ref=sr_nr_p_85_1

Toilet paper is showing up on Amazon again, probably need an Amazon Fresh sub as well in order to order tho.
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Post by: I'm a Puppy! on March 20, 2020, 01:59:07 PM
Quote from: riotous on March 20, 2020, 01:39:34 PM
I have a feeling the trick is to get up in the AM and go, but just been working early and haven't tried.

Might run to the store after my current meeting just to check.
Take it from a guy who has been there the moment they open 3 times. That ain't the trick apparently.
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Post by: nachobro on March 20, 2020, 02:02:09 PM
the first hour of any store being open here is old person/employee buying only now. ive had the best luck when going mid-morning right after whatever the rush period is when non-olds are allowed in.

also the mexican markets here are still pretty stocked compared to grocery chains minus stuff like beans, rice, and masa.
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Post by: team filler on March 20, 2020, 02:10:17 PM
went to the water outlet to fill up my five gallons and noticed vons across the street was packed. next door to the water outlet is a la favorita market and it was completely empty  :pitbull went in and bought a couple thangs no problemo  8)
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Post by: skullstorm on March 20, 2020, 02:11:13 PM
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/03/20/world/europe/20reuters-health-coronavirus-finland-who.html

So this is what we're dealing with. The fucking health organization that basically tells our government what to do is run by absolute imbeciles. The whole year they've basically been saying nothing will happen, no way there'll be an epidemic here, we're too well prepared and stocked up on supplies and we have excellent healthcare, it's just a flu but less bad, basically totally underestimating everything or just plain lying about a lot of stuff (like the preparedness etc). Only recently the majority of the government decided this might actually be serious and put some restrictions in place. But still these fucking jokers are the officials who the government listens to the most and the actions taken here have been too little too late.

It's all going to hit the fan soon and we could have avoided a situation like in Italy and Spain etc if the government had listened to what the Italians and WHO and others have been saying for weeks now. But no, people are still allowed to go to bars and night clubs and a lot of people don't take any calls for self-isolation and social distancing seriously. A lot of it is because the health officials kept saying "it's just a milder flu brah" for like two months and the rest are these "if I die, I die" geniuses who don't realize they can actually cause other people to die because of their carelessness. They really don't give a second thought to anyone else.

We could still prevent a massive epidemic in the rest of the country if we would totally lock down the capital city and its neighboring regions (it's too late there now) and do what the WHO told for the rest of the country, test, test, test. But nah, the health official says wE dO nOT uNdeRStAnd WhY wE ShoULd tEsT pEoPLe so that's that I guess. And when it's all over in some months or years this fucking genius will get promoted to some cushy position that pays even more :trumps
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Post by: Nintex on March 20, 2020, 02:17:43 PM
Our King did a speech. Looks like putting the elderly in lockdown and not allowing family visitors to hospitals, nursing homes etc. is as far as we go for now.

King also thanked the IT people for keeping things running.
You're welcome king  8)

"We can't stop the coronavirus but we can stop the loneliness virus. Let's make sure no one is lonely  :uguu "
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Post by: Leadbelly on March 20, 2020, 02:19:01 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 20, 2020, 01:49:24 PM
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U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced lockdown measures in the capital city of London, telling cafes, bars and restaurants to close from Friday.
that's weird, i thought u guyz were doin hurd emmunity

Why are people acting like the concept of 'herd immunity' is a completely illegitimate one? Everything is in flux, and governments are changing with the information given to them. London is the worst hit city in the UK. However, it is the experts suggesting this shit, not the Government. I don't know if it is because it is a Conservative Government or something.

Ultimately the strategy is either one of mitigation or suppression. Either try to mitigate the spread by protecting the vulnerable by self-isolation, not going out too much, etc, but allow for some herd immunity to take hold. Or a strategy of suppression by total lock down.

The thing is we don't know yet what is the right strategy so why are people pretending that they do? It could be that once the restrictions are lifted it comes back in a big way and no one has any immunity to it counteract it. If there was some herd immunity  At least when things return to some kind of normality, there is some protection in the population to combat a second wave.

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Post by: Himu on March 20, 2020, 02:22:48 PM
It amazes me conservative tory government is over here offering wage pay and progressive policy out of necessity.
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Post by: james on March 20, 2020, 02:23:54 PM
If you need supplies go to ethnic grocers

Mexican, Korean etc. Very few issues
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 20, 2020, 02:24:11 PM
The concept is not illegitimate.  It's that it is an illegitimate response to the crisis for numerous reasons, the top two being that 1) it's a plan based on inaction meant to stabilize the economy at the cost of many peoples lives and 2) because when then walked it back it lead to massive mixed-messaging on the issue which is going to haunt the UK for the coming weeks.

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Post by: skullstorm on March 20, 2020, 02:24:57 PM
Speaking of TP, I think we should have enough for maybe two months but what if we get the corona with diarrhea?? Oh boy should I go buy some more  :doge 

We do have a bidet shower though, every Finnish bathroom is equipped with one. Still didn't stop everyone from hoarding toilet paper as soon as it was in the news that bloody Australians were doing it  ::)
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Post by: Leadbelly on March 20, 2020, 02:30:41 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 20, 2020, 02:24:11 PM
The concept is not illegitimate.  It's that it is an illegitimate response to the crisis for numerous reasons, the top two being that 1) it's a plan based on inaction meant to stabilize the economy at the cost of many peoples lives and 2) because when then walked it back it lead to massive mixed-messaging on the issue which is going to haunt the UK for the coming weeks.

None of this is true though. The idea is quite clearly coming from epidemiologists. Goodness knows, I have listened a lot to them over past week. It is not some plot to save the economy over lives. Although economic meltdown isn't great either.

It may seem like a risky strategy, which is why many countries will choose the other option though. And it might not be the best course of action. Suppression has seemed to work in places like China. What we don't yet know is what happens when China goes back to normal. Things could change just like that.
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Post by: Tripon on March 20, 2020, 02:32:50 PM
https://twitter.com/robertbenzie/status/1241049695654461446

Even Cocaine bro is mad at Gamestop/EBgames.  :gamer
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Post by: tiesto on March 20, 2020, 02:47:04 PM
https://nypost.com/2020/03/19/we-should-blow-up-the-bridges-coronavirus-leads-to-class-warfare-in-hamptons/ (https://nypost.com/2020/03/19/we-should-blow-up-the-bridges-coronavirus-leads-to-class-warfare-in-hamptons/)

A question for Gov Cuomo - are guillotine factories an "esesntial" industry?
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Post by: Tripon on March 20, 2020, 02:50:15 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOJqHPfG7pA
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Post by: james on March 20, 2020, 03:09:02 PM
Uh this this mean the banks are about to collapse?

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In yet another a sign that the turmoil in financial markets is putting extreme stress on some firms, one of the CME Group’s direct clearing firms was unable to meet its capital requirements, according to sources.

The move forced the exchange to step in and invoke its emergency protocols to auction off the portfolios. Ronin Capital, based in Chicago, was confirmed to be the firm in question, according to sources.

Terry Duffy, the CME Group’s Chairman and CEO, told CNBC the auction process was completed Friday morning, but said the group doesn’t disclose who assumed the portfolios in the auction.

Duffy also said that under its clearing agreement, Ronin isn’t allowed to have outside clients so there were no customers harmed in the process.

In general,  clearing firms like Ronin, are responsible for trades made on the exchange.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/20/clearing-firm-ronin-capital-unable-to-meet-capital-requirements-at-cme-sources.html
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Post by: Coffee Dog on March 20, 2020, 03:22:39 PM
Amazon Fresh has "temporarily" suspended grocery delivery. I've already bought some seeds just in case I need to grow my own plants or it becomes too unsafe to visit the store (also seeds are cheap af and I'm stocked on non perishables), but people are going to freak out if they cant get essentials.  :(
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Post by: VomKriege on March 20, 2020, 03:24:10 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 20, 2020, 01:42:00 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 20, 2020, 10:04:12 AM
Not to be grim but that thing could wreck Africa, maybe India, the less wealthy Asian countries and possibly South America. I would expect we'll emerge from this with at least a year long severe control of immigration into the "Global North" and the far right will cream at this with the argument that "Well we did it... Why not continue ?".

It'll do some damage but bear in mind. Africa is young, some countries really young with an average age of like eighteen! Young people will get sick for sure, but the effect won't be remotely the same like in Italy.

If the virus goes unchecked, on top of potential deaths, I think you're looking at vigorous screening on Euro borders for quite some time for potential carriers.

It's not today we'll get good numbers again. I'm looking forward to Italy getting better, it's basically the standard for everyone else in terms of what to expect.
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Post by: demi on March 20, 2020, 03:29:43 PM
my work had to do a "temporary" cut for some people. i'm still on the lifeboat still. but if it happens i've got a nest egg to fall on for a bit.

maybe ill work on this website.

haha just kidding im jerking off and getting achievements. eat shit
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Post by: Transhuman on March 20, 2020, 03:31:00 PM
I was going to be a famous standup comedian but now I have to wait a year. Life sucks all around.
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Post by: Lonewulfeus on March 20, 2020, 03:33:19 PM
Quote from: Transhuman on March 20, 2020, 03:31:00 PM
I was going to be a famous standup comedian but now I have to wait a year. Life sucks all around.

Don’t forget, you need funny material too.
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Post by: Himu on March 20, 2020, 03:34:26 PM
Quote from: Transhuman on March 20, 2020, 03:31:00 PM
I was going to be a famous standup comedian but now I have to wait a year. Life sucks all around.

tell me joke
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Post by: VomKriege on March 20, 2020, 03:35:41 PM
There's a big question mark over Russia, apparently they reported a death then it was retracted...
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Post by: Himu on March 20, 2020, 03:36:29 PM
Quote from: Stro on March 20, 2020, 03:34:50 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 20, 2020, 03:34:26 PM
Quote from: Transhuman on March 20, 2020, 03:31:00 PM
I was going to be a famous standup comedian but now I have to wait a year. Life sucks all around.

tell me joke


That was his joke

(https://i.imgur.com/MF9Uw2D.gif)
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Post by: Transhuman on March 20, 2020, 03:42:54 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 20, 2020, 03:34:26 PM
Quote from: Transhuman on March 20, 2020, 03:31:00 PM
I was going to be a famous standup comedian but now I have to wait a year. Life sucks all around.

tell me joke

I'm no conspiracy theorist, but don't you think it's a little suspicious that the virus started in 2019, and when they finally found out what it was, it just happened to be Covid-19? Isn't that a bit too coincidental?

spoiler (click to show/hide)
...also I hate minorities and women
[close]
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Post by: Himu on March 20, 2020, 03:43:50 PM
Quote from: Transhuman on March 20, 2020, 03:42:54 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 20, 2020, 03:34:26 PM
Quote from: Transhuman on March 20, 2020, 03:31:00 PM
I was going to be a famous standup comedian but now I have to wait a year. Life sucks all around.

tell me joke

I'm no conspiracy theorist, but don't you think it's a little suspicious that the virus started in 2019, and when they finally found out what it was, it just happened to be Covid-19? Isn't that a bit too coincidental?

spoiler (click to show/hide)
...also I hate minorities and women
[close]

(https://i.imgur.com/MF9Uw2D.gif)
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Post by: stufte on March 20, 2020, 03:44:02 PM
crickets.WAV
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Post by: james on March 20, 2020, 03:44:04 PM
Quote from: demi on March 20, 2020, 03:29:43 PM
my work had to do a "temporary" cut for some people. i'm still on the lifeboat still. but if it happens i've got a nest egg to fall on for a bit.

maybe ill work on this website.

haha just kidding im jerking off and getting achievements. eat shit

Let us custom sort emoticons you coward
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Post by: Nintex on March 20, 2020, 03:46:37 PM
I don't understand why businesses would cut this fast and not wait for government support or at least the end of the month.

Our government has made it clear that businesses can apply for the support (retroactively starting March 1st) on the condition that they don't fire anyone.
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Post by: demi on March 20, 2020, 03:47:35 PM
Quote from: james on March 20, 2020, 03:44:04 PM
Let us custom sort emoticons you coward

sorry emoticons are not considered essential, so they will not be looked at. have a nice day
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Post by: Himu on March 20, 2020, 03:49:09 PM
Been a bit harder to breathe today. I mean, it's not truly hard but sometimes there's pressure in my lungs when I do let some air in. May be positioning but right now I'm weighing going to work or not.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 20, 2020, 03:50:16 PM
If you think you are sick, you shouldn't be going to work anyways.  Hope you feel better soon. 
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Post by: VomKriege on March 20, 2020, 03:50:47 PM
At last an article on French test policy in Le Monde. Daily tests are now more in the 4k range now with a peak at 5k. Better than the 2,5k number mentioned until now (an average, it seems). As with the rest you don't know how much of it is a rationalisation for lack of preparedness but the argument from doctors is that catching very mild cases is not useful at the moment. Tests are currently directed towards grave cases, at risk demographics and medical personnel.

There's debates that deaths are not defined the same in every country but it seems to be an harder metric.
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Post by: Himu on March 20, 2020, 03:53:15 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 20, 2020, 03:50:16 PM
If you think you are sick, you shouldn't be going to work anyways.  Hope you feel better soon.

I know. I wish there were easy, accessible testing.
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Post by: ToxicAdam on March 20, 2020, 03:56:41 PM
I have a problem with that (testing only those with grave cases). At that point, it doesn't matter WHY they are a grave case, the treatment doesn't change.

A Fed Ex driver or Food Service worker with mild symptoms is way more crucial to identify then a person laying in a hospital bed.

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Post by: Himu on March 20, 2020, 03:58:58 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on March 20, 2020, 03:56:41 PM
I have a problem with that (testing only those with grave cases). At that point, it doesn't matter WHY they are a grave case, the treatment doesn't change.

A Fed Ex driver or Food Service worker with mild symptoms is way more crucial to identify then a person laying in a hospital bed.

Me!

Which is why it would be irresponsible of me to work if I'm truly sick. I'll see how I'm feeling in two hours.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 20, 2020, 04:03:44 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 20, 2020, 03:53:15 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 20, 2020, 03:50:16 PM
If you think you are sick, you shouldn't be going to work anyways.  Hope you feel better soon.

I know. I wish there were easy, accessible testing.

I totally feel that and the anxiety over this shit is overwhelming, however, it doesn't really matter if you are tested or not.  You might just have a cold or something else, but you don't want to spread that around either since then everyone who gets it will then be in your position about anxiety over the virus too or calling helplines going to the doctor, etc.  Even if you do have it, you will only be told to stay at home unless your conditions keep getting worse over a prolonged period. 
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Post by: Transhuman on March 20, 2020, 04:05:07 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 20, 2020, 03:43:50 PM
Quote from: Transhuman on March 20, 2020, 03:42:54 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 20, 2020, 03:34:26 PM
Quote from: Transhuman on March 20, 2020, 03:31:00 PM
I was going to be a famous standup comedian but now I have to wait a year. Life sucks all around.

tell me joke

I'm no conspiracy theorist, but don't you think it's a little suspicious that the virus started in 2019, and when they finally found out what it was, it just happened to be Covid-19? Isn't that a bit too coincidental?

spoiler (click to show/hide)
...also I hate minorities and women
[close]

(https://i.imgur.com/MF9Uw2D.gif)

I hope you don't think I was being serious there. Honestly, I don't hate women, I love women.

And minorities are O.K.
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Post by: team filler on March 20, 2020, 04:05:36 PM
Quote from: Transhuman on March 20, 2020, 03:42:54 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 20, 2020, 03:34:26 PM
Quote from: Transhuman on March 20, 2020, 03:31:00 PM
I was going to be a famous standup comedian but now I have to wait a year. Life sucks all around.

tell me joke

I'm no conspiracy theorist, but don't you think it's a little suspicious that the virus started in 2019, and when they finally found out what it was, it just happened to be Covid-19? Isn't that a bit too coincidental?

spoiler (click to show/hide)
...also I hate minorities and women
[close]
:lol
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Post by: bork on March 20, 2020, 04:05:54 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on March 20, 2020, 01:49:54 PM
If you don't have a membership to one of the shopping clubs, you might want to think about getting one.  My Wal-Mart and Krogers have been out of some essentials all week, but you walk into Sam's Club and it's been well-stocked (except for meat and produce).

Been two weeks, but last trip to Costco was bad.  They were cleaned out of a lot of stuff that the supermarkets still have.
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Post by: Nintex on March 20, 2020, 04:06:09 PM
Nothing you can do against this, except to wait and hope for the best or invent a time machine.
https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1241061946641862656 (https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1241061946641862656)
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Post by: bork on March 20, 2020, 04:08:02 PM
Quote from: Tripon on March 20, 2020, 02:32:50 PM
https://twitter.com/robertbenzie/status/1241049695654461446

Even Cocaine bro is mad at Gamestop/EBgames.  :gamer

This is really long and full of his own commentary, but it really shows how much Gamestop management just does not give a fuck.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSYBHMIZ1Q8

They're even telling their staff to ignore police orders to shut down stores.
:dizzy

I saw "boycott Gamestop" trending on Twitter last night, filled with people saying "well...I'll boycott them AFTER I get Animal Crossing tonight."  :doge
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 20, 2020, 04:08:03 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtN-goy9VOY
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Post by: ToxicAdam on March 20, 2020, 04:08:06 PM
Quote from: bork on March 20, 2020, 04:05:54 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on March 20, 2020, 01:49:54 PM
If you don't have a membership to one of the shopping clubs, you might want to think about getting one.  My Wal-Mart and Krogers have been out of some essentials all week, but you walk into Sam's Club and it's been well-stocked (except for meat and produce).

Been two weeks, but last trip to Costco was bad.  They were cleaned out of a lot of stuff that the supermarkets still have.

Yea, I guess YMMV depending on what part of the country you're in and how popular said stores are.

I live in a depressed area, so paying for Sam's Club or Costco is a luxury.

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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 20, 2020, 04:09:37 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 20, 2020, 01:42:00 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 20, 2020, 10:04:12 AM
Not to be grim but that thing could wreck Africa, maybe India, the less wealthy Asian countries and possibly South America. I would expect we'll emerge from this with at least a year long severe control of immigration into the "Global North" and the far right will cream at this with the argument that "Well we did it... Why not continue ?".

It'll do some damage but bear in mind. Africa is young, some countries really young with an average age of like eighteen! Young people will get sick for sure, but the effect won't be remotely the same like in Italy.

Niger average age about 15 (!!)
(https://media.pri.org/s3fs-public/styles/story_main/public/photos/2014-September/world.jpg?itok=RLVfSkKH)
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Post by: bork on March 20, 2020, 04:10:38 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on March 20, 2020, 04:08:06 PM
Quote from: bork on March 20, 2020, 04:05:54 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on March 20, 2020, 01:49:54 PM
If you don't have a membership to one of the shopping clubs, you might want to think about getting one.  My Wal-Mart and Krogers have been out of some essentials all week, but you walk into Sam's Club and it's been well-stocked (except for meat and produce).

Been two weeks, but last trip to Costco was bad.  They were cleaned out of a lot of stuff that the supermarkets still have.

Yea, I guess YMMV depending on what part of the country you're in and how popular said stores are.

I live in a depressed area, so paying for Sam's Club or Costco is a luxury.

Local Costcos in this area and pretty much packed to the brim seven days a week.  It's often hard to find parking.  I gave up on getting gas there a few years ago because of how insane the lines are.
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Post by: team filler on March 20, 2020, 04:19:32 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 20, 2020, 04:09:37 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 20, 2020, 01:42:00 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 20, 2020, 10:04:12 AM
Not to be grim but that thing could wreck Africa, maybe India, the less wealthy Asian countries and possibly South America. I would expect we'll emerge from this with at least a year long severe control of immigration into the "Global North" and the far right will cream at this with the argument that "Well we did it... Why not continue ?".

It'll do some damage but bear in mind. Africa is young, some countries really young with an average age of like eighteen! Young people will get sick for sure, but the effect won't be remotely the same like in Italy.

Niger average age about 15 (!!)
(https://media.pri.org/s3fs-public/styles/story_main/public/photos/2014-September/world.jpg?itok=RLVfSkKH)
you believe them? :neogaf
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 20, 2020, 04:21:45 PM
Quote from: filler on March 20, 2020, 04:19:32 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 20, 2020, 04:09:37 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 20, 2020, 01:42:00 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 20, 2020, 10:04:12 AM
Not to be grim but that thing could wreck Africa, maybe India, the less wealthy Asian countries and possibly South America. I would expect we'll emerge from this with at least a year long severe control of immigration into the "Global North" and the far right will cream at this with the argument that "Well we did it... Why not continue ?".

It'll do some damage but bear in mind. Africa is young, some countries really young with an average age of like eighteen! Young people will get sick for sure, but the effect won't be remotely the same like in Italy.

Niger average age about 15 (!!)
(https://media.pri.org/s3fs-public/styles/story_main/public/photos/2014-September/world.jpg?itok=RLVfSkKH)
you believe them? :neogaf

Are you saying they're hoarding boomers in secret there or something ???
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Post by: Propagandhim on March 20, 2020, 04:22:55 PM
Quote from: Transhuman on March 20, 2020, 03:42:54 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 20, 2020, 03:34:26 PM
Quote from: Transhuman on March 20, 2020, 03:31:00 PM
I was going to be a famous standup comedian but now I have to wait a year. Life sucks all around.

tell me joke

I'm no conspiracy theorist, but don't you think it's a little suspicious that the virus started in 2019, and when they finally found out what it was, it just happened to be Covid-19? Isn't that a bit too coincidental?

spoiler (click to show/hide)
...also I hate minorities and women
[close]


https://twitter.com/GovMikeHuckabee/status/1241090455498117120


 :goty2 :clap   :larry :clap
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Post by: team filler on March 20, 2020, 04:25:41 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 20, 2020, 04:21:45 PM
Quote from: filler on March 20, 2020, 04:19:32 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 20, 2020, 04:09:37 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 20, 2020, 01:42:00 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 20, 2020, 10:04:12 AM
Not to be grim but that thing could wreck Africa, maybe India, the less wealthy Asian countries and possibly South America. I would expect we'll emerge from this with at least a year long severe control of immigration into the "Global North" and the far right will cream at this with the argument that "Well we did it... Why not continue ?".

It'll do some damage but bear in mind. Africa is young, some countries really young with an average age of like eighteen! Young people will get sick for sure, but the effect won't be remotely the same like in Italy.

Niger average age about 15 (!!)
(https://media.pri.org/s3fs-public/styles/story_main/public/photos/2014-September/world.jpg?itok=RLVfSkKH)
you believe them? :neogaf

Are you saying they're hoarding boomers in secret there or something ???
it's the nigerians  :rejoice
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 20, 2020, 04:27:29 PM
Quote from: Propagandhim on March 20, 2020, 04:22:55 PM
Quote from: Transhuman on March 20, 2020, 03:42:54 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 20, 2020, 03:34:26 PM
Quote from: Transhuman on March 20, 2020, 03:31:00 PM
I was going to be a famous standup comedian but now I have to wait a year. Life sucks all around.

tell me joke

I'm no conspiracy theorist, but don't you think it's a little suspicious that the virus started in 2019, and when they finally found out what it was, it just happened to be Covid-19? Isn't that a bit too coincidental?

spoiler (click to show/hide)
...also I hate minorities and women
[close]


https://twitter.com/GovMikeHuckabee/status/1241090455498117120


 :goty2 :clap   :larry :clap

what year century is it?
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Post by: Nintex on March 20, 2020, 04:32:47 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ETk0qozXQAExU1H?format=jpg)
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Post by: Himu on March 20, 2020, 04:41:41 PM
Staying home from work today. Definitely harder to breathe today. Hope it's nothing. Only silver lining is that there's Animal Crossing, which just arrived. Washed my hands after opening the case of course.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 20, 2020, 04:43:46 PM
Keep an eye out for fever and cough, most common symptoms. Anxiety can cause a bunch of symptoms but I don't think I've ever heard of anxiety fever (actual fever not panic attack sweats)
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Post by: Akala on March 20, 2020, 04:52:02 PM
I wish we had one of those cool instant point and shoot thermometers. I would rather simmer in my paranoia than deal with our crappy digital one.  :snob :donot :nope
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Post by: Himu on March 20, 2020, 04:54:24 PM
So from what I've seen half of corona patients have gastro issues leading to the respiratory symptoms. Aside from barfing and have stomach issues last week I've been fit as a whistle. I don't have any symptoms now besides slight respiratory.
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Post by: Nintex on March 20, 2020, 04:59:20 PM
There's now a confirmed flu epidemic as well so everyone that thinks they have the corona has the flu, and everyone that think's its 'just the flu' has the corona  :mods

Anyhow it's better to get the corona now than in 2 months when they have to decide if you or a cute 19 y/o bartender lives.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 20, 2020, 05:00:22 PM
The same flu epidemic that occurs every year
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Post by: toku on March 20, 2020, 05:03:17 PM
https://twitter.com/stayfrea_/status/1241005310325612544
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Post by: Nintex on March 20, 2020, 05:04:38 PM
It'll be weird when it's the new normal like the war on terror and item 5 after the baby tiger is: "670 people died of Corona today"
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Post by: Akala on March 20, 2020, 05:07:15 PM
I was reading it's a real bad flu year as well, we thought vaccine was lining up well (influenza B), but halfway through season a lot of H1N1 broke out and wrecked shop. Checks out, we almost lost one of our 15 posters last month.  :(

Quote
“The current flu season has been difficult but it has not reached epidemic threshold,” infectious disease expert Amesh A. Adalja, MD, senior scholar at the John's Hopkins Center for Health Security in Baltimore, tells Health. “In the next couple of weeks, when more data is available, it will become clear just how severe the season was given that we had an initial dominance of influenza B and now dominance of influenza A H1N1.”
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 20, 2020, 05:12:04 PM
Not even going to dig up that Huff post re: flu and shots but just want you to imagine it.
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Post by: Leadbelly on March 20, 2020, 05:24:43 PM
The difference between mild and moderate has me a bit worried. Mild basically means you get a cough and a fever and it goes away. Moderate means you get both of those things but also pneumonia just for good measure. Pneumonia isn't nothing to sniff at.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 20, 2020, 05:26:45 PM
https://twitter.com/liz_franczak/status/1241074005957722112
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Post by: Nintex on March 20, 2020, 05:27:09 PM
Thinking about buying a gun so I can shoot everyone that comes within 1.5 meters of me to be safe.
I have dormant asthma if this thing hits me I'm already dead.

Also I mainly see old people wandering around on the streets, outside of few runners and people walking their dogs.
The old people also still try to get close. I basically avoid everyone like some reverse magnet right now lol.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 20, 2020, 05:32:12 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 20, 2020, 05:27:09 PM
Thinking about buying a gun so I can shoot everyone that comes within 1.5 meters of me to be safe.
I have dormant asthma if this thing hits me I'm already dead.

Also I mainly see old people wandering around on the streets, outside of few runners and people walking their dogs.
The old people also still try to get close. I basically avoid everyone like some reverse magnet right now lol.

So like a regular magnet then. Remember magnets have two poles.
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Post by: team filler on March 20, 2020, 05:35:52 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/nOYmr7G.jpg)
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 20, 2020, 05:52:56 PM
Quote
Some of the first detailed estimates of these covert cases suggest that they could represent some 60% of all infections
:doge

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00822-x?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_content=organic&utm_campaign=NGMT_USG_JC01_GL_Nature
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Post by: Coffee Dog on March 20, 2020, 05:54:05 PM
Watching a livestream interview with my state's Lt Governor.

-On the possibility of a lockdown like New York and California: "We haven't even had that conversation yet."
-On enacting further measures: "We need to balance saving people's lives with allowing people to do what they need to do"
-On the economy: "(Local grocery chain) is hiring 500 workers. While there is contraction, there is also growth in other areas."
-On whether or not things are getting "worse" or "better": "We are very optimistic"

People living in red states and blue states are going to find themselves in very different situations, I'm feeling. At the state level everyone's just throwing their hands up and waiting for mass death.
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Post by: Coffee Dog on March 20, 2020, 05:56:54 PM
"While we do know there are cases of asymptomatic spread, it is most easily transferred when the person is symptomatic"

wtf
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 20, 2020, 05:58:19 PM
The fucking boomer/red states are pretending nothing is happening well past the point of crisis aversion.
This virus has been spreading rapidly, undetected for months now probably. Even if say just 5% of all infected are severe enough to merit a hospital trip, once the infected count is well into the 6 digit range you are gonna see a big boom that won't stop growing. Particularly for areas with lots of old and/or unhealthy.

Florida for one is likely to be utterly fucked within a few weeks.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 20, 2020, 06:03:01 PM
Quote
Spent 20% TOTAL test stock on asymptomatic Utah Jazz players/staff
...

https://twitter.com/kendallybrown/status/1240424167037599745

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Post by: Coffee Dog on March 20, 2020, 06:07:24 PM
thanks rudy
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Post by: Akala on March 20, 2020, 06:08:22 PM
add in oil dumpster fire and not looking great for our oklahomies  :'(
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 20, 2020, 06:09:13 PM
thread of most likely moderate case of corona

https://twitter.com/Martha_Gill/status/1240957047816048641
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Post by: Tripon on March 20, 2020, 06:18:17 PM
https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1241125139472941056
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 20, 2020, 06:29:01 PM
I see you Momo :cop

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-19/south-africa-erects-fence-at-zimbabwe-border-as-virus-measure
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Post by: Great Rumbler on March 20, 2020, 06:35:08 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 20, 2020, 05:26:45 PM
https://twitter.com/liz_franczak/status/1241074005957722112

*laughs in introversion*
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Post by: Leadbelly on March 20, 2020, 06:36:56 PM
Quote from: Tripon on March 20, 2020, 06:18:17 PM
https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1241125139472941056

Yeah. I posted about that earlier. I can't see how it could be sustainable. I mean it's not. And so there is a big problem we will have to face a few months from now. No matter what option we choose there is a downside.

As I mentioned before, there are two strategies: Mitigation or Suppression. Basically the UK government changed from a mitigation strategy to a suppression one. Mainly because both strategies and no strategy were modelled. It turned out that the mitigation strategy could cost 250,000 lives and no strategy around 500,000.

The thing is though, there is no real upside to any of the strategies, as stated:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-51915302
Quote
However, the suppression approach comes with major problems.

It effectively requires shutting down parts of society and there is no exit strategy.

As fewer people would be infected there would be little immunity in the population and cases would soar soon after measures were lifted again.

This is the conundrum China now faces. Research suggests 95% of people in Wuhan were still susceptible to the virus at the end of January.

The report suggests we may have to wait 18 months for a vaccine, but even that is not guaranteed.

We could be in this for the very long term.

It is worth stressing this is all based on mathematical models. They make assumptions, they are not perfect and what they find is not written in stone.

You can't keep everything closed for 18 months, but the truth is, you may have to because the moment you lift the ban, the virus may come back in a big way. It's not economically feasible though. Having an increasing population without money or jobs brings with it a whole new set of problems.

So then the mitigation strategy maybe? Well, it may cost 250,000 lives. We're fucked either way.

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Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 20, 2020, 06:47:29 PM
Been alerted that automotive coatings warehousing is indeed, an essential job and I am expected in Monday
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Post by: Coffee Dog on March 20, 2020, 07:32:06 PM
"I understand people are worried about their health, but we also need to worry about the economic health of the state."

that's my governor  :salute
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Post by: james on March 20, 2020, 07:34:52 PM
 :preach :rejoice :preach :rejoice :preach :rejoice :preach

https://mobile.twitter.com/RVAwonk/status/1241141259630186502

IT'S HAPPENING
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Post by: team filler on March 20, 2020, 07:35:40 PM
https://twitter.com/AdamSerwer/status/1241044738284949504

 :-\
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Post by: Coffee Dog on March 20, 2020, 07:43:29 PM
"The state of Utah is doing everything possible to ensure we have a short duration of troubled times, before a long period of prosperity and economic success"

libertarian loon
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Post by: Nintex on March 20, 2020, 08:18:00 PM
Someone did the research on the deaths in Italy and apparently 99% of those that died had some other severe illness.
Very few people that are healthy succumb to this virus. The worst part is the pneumonia if you don't get that, you'll be ok like the lady above.

Still, the US with all its untreated pre-existing conditions and general poor healthcare access will look like Italy and perhaps worse if the outbreak goes big.
The US does have significant state resources to handle a crisis like this though, something that Italy lacks.

Quote
You can't keep everything closed for 18 months, but the truth is, you may have to because the moment you lift the ban, the virus may come back in a big way. It's not economically feasible though. Having an increasing population without money or jobs brings with it a whole new set of problems.
The Dutch decided to not lockdown for this reason. Our PM emphasized that if you lockdown you don't only have to wait until you beat the virus, but you need to wait for the world to be 'safe'.
He said it could be up to 3 years before a vaccine would've finally reached all corners of the world and the virus is eradicated ('if' that ever happens). I think that if Italy is through this very bad peak they're experiencing they're also going back to mitigation.
Suppression seems more aimed at preventing the healthcare services from breaking down than trying to contain the virus or the spread.

In fact at some point in the near future our government intends to remove some regulations again as the most vulnerable are either treated (or already dead).  :doge
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 20, 2020, 08:28:53 PM
So this is the true extent of Dutch Directness huh  :doge
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Post by: bluemax on March 20, 2020, 08:29:28 PM
Got my first delivery today from imperfect produce. Was only a day late and only missing the bread (that I threw in as a hopeful after thought). Glad to have fresh produce for another week.

There's an older guy on my block that I talk football with from time to time, ran into him this morning and he was telling me what it is like to be a delivery driver in LA right now. Said they're swamped with tons of new people trying to get into it (he claimed mostly people from restaurants who scoffed at the services a few weeks ago) and that people in rich neighborhoods are still being shitty with tips. As we were talking he had a request come in (at 8am) that was 10 miles away for $5.

I finished my first week of working from home and the last 3 days I've started having headaches towards the end of the day. I don't know if its from lack of movement, or that I'm not drinking enough water or low blood sugar or just general stress but fuck, I am not looking forward to another month of this.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 20, 2020, 08:37:23 PM
Well, I mean come on, if it was on time and had the bread then they could hardly call themselves "Imperfect Produce"?
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 20, 2020, 08:51:27 PM
(https://i.redd.it/9hergyukgvn41.jpg)
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Post by: james on March 20, 2020, 09:34:12 PM
It's over.

Our last hope.

Has fallen.

Madagascar Confirms First Cases of Coronavirus: President
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-03-20/madagascar-confirms-first-cases-of-coronavirus-president
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 20, 2020, 09:36:41 PM
How is your throat James?
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 20, 2020, 10:14:00 PM
That's some direct pillow talk. 
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Post by: ToxicAdam on March 20, 2020, 10:24:41 PM
The one silver lining between the Italy and America comparisons is that their old often still live in multi-generational homes, whereas ours live independently or in assisted care. Much easier to reduce contact points.
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Post by: shosta on March 20, 2020, 10:26:11 PM
The silver lining is that we discard our senior citizens somewhere we can't see them :tocry
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Post by: ToxicAdam on March 20, 2020, 10:31:32 PM
My mom seems to be pretty happy not being used as a built-in baby sitter/cook for a bunch of kids.
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Post by: Don Rumata on March 20, 2020, 10:34:49 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on March 20, 2020, 10:31:32 PM
My mom seems to be pretty happy not being used as a built-in baby sitter/cook for a bunch of kids.
My mom wouldn't eat if it wasn't for me looking after her.  ::)
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Post by: james on March 20, 2020, 10:45:20 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 20, 2020, 09:36:41 PM
How is your throat James?

Felt much better today. Not 100% but a significant improvement

The smoothies are working

 :rejoice

How's yours?
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Post by: toku on March 20, 2020, 10:48:03 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on March 20, 2020, 10:24:41 PM
The one silver lining between the Italy and America comparisons is that their old often still live in multi-generational homes, whereas ours live independently or in assisted care. Much easier to reduce contact points.
Quote from: shosta on March 20, 2020, 10:26:11 PM
The silver lining is that we discard our senior citizens somewhere we can't see them :tocry

(https://i.imgur.com/W6klSny.gif)
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 20, 2020, 10:51:09 PM
Quote from: james on March 20, 2020, 10:45:20 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 20, 2020, 09:36:41 PM
How is your throat James?

Felt much better today. Not 100% but a significant improvement

The smoothies are working

 :rejoice

How's yours?

Haven’t had any complaints (http://media.tenor.com/images/1699c1df014fe3cab7fc60161e8529f0/tenor.gif)
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 20, 2020, 10:56:41 PM
Quote from: filler on March 20, 2020, 05:35:52 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/nOYmr7G.jpg)

Who's the two besides Ellen?
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Post by: Lonewulfeus on March 20, 2020, 10:57:29 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on March 20, 2020, 10:56:41 PM
Quote from: filler on March 20, 2020, 05:35:52 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/nOYmr7G.jpg)

Who's the two besides Ellen?

Sam smith on the left no idea about the other one
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 20, 2020, 10:58:28 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 20, 2020, 10:14:00 PM
That's some direct pillow talk.

 :-*
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Post by: Himu on March 20, 2020, 11:08:18 PM
Ended up going to work. Felt much better after sitting outside on the balcony for some fresh air.

Guess staying inside all day is too stuffy for me.
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Post by: team filler on March 20, 2020, 11:28:22 PM
https://twitter.com/HomaBashWEWS/status/1241024012702101506

 :piss :american :piss2
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Post by: shosta on March 20, 2020, 11:34:17 PM
This woman is making us do remote conferencing for our classes now :shaq2

just let everyone take a vacation while the country falls apart, damn!
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Post by: demi on March 20, 2020, 11:40:59 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on March 20, 2020, 10:56:41 PM
Quote from: filler on March 20, 2020, 05:35:52 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/nOYmr7G.jpg)

Who's the two besides Ellen?

Looks like Josh Gad on the right
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Post by: james on March 21, 2020, 12:38:50 AM
United airlines has given up on international routes.

95 percent cut by Wednesday.  If you're somewhere and you need to be somewhere else you're running out of time
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Post by: shosta on March 21, 2020, 12:42:42 AM
I'm going to wake up tomorrow and have it... I just know it.
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Post by: team filler on March 21, 2020, 12:55:55 AM
https://twitter.com/lisapease/status/1241223286987472902


 :mouf
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 21, 2020, 01:15:07 AM
ah, of course

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/488678-us-woman-gets-3492743-bill-for-coronavirus-treatment
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 21, 2020, 01:34:13 AM
Anyone around NYC?
City seems like it is gonna get utterly battered the next week.
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Post by: EightBitNate on March 21, 2020, 02:02:22 AM
My life hasn’t changed too much. Obviously I don’t go out unless it’s absolutely necessary, but I’m really more of a homebody anyway. Work has implemented mandatory WFH, which I actually like. And I’m not really at risk of losing my job at all. Despite all of this, I’m filled with constant dread.

I don’t know if I can handle months of this. If someone intelligent would just come and say “it’ll probably be x months before things go back to normal” then I think I would be okay, but the uncertainty of the situation (which only seems to get worse every few days) is absolutely terrifying to me. I’m losing my fucking mind.

:existential
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 21, 2020, 02:03:30 AM
After this I need to take a break from reading about da rona, or I'm gonna go crazy.
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/times-watchdog/coronavirus-spread-in-a-kirkland-nursing-home-for-weeks-while-response-stalled/

Considering incubation time and barely symptomatic spread, the US outbreaks were for sure building possibly back in January. Hitting a nursing home revealed the growing spread.
The US should've been prepping for the possibility by February's start!
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Post by: TEEEPO on March 21, 2020, 03:35:39 AM
man i mostly checked out about a month ago, it feels good man. step away, you've done your job
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Post by: ToxicAdam on March 21, 2020, 04:24:08 AM
Yea, I hit my saturation point earlier today. At some point you’re not learning or gaining new information, you’re just rolling around in a vat of misery and worry.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 21, 2020, 05:04:04 AM
It's gonna be long weeks of boredom, anxiety and depressing statistics probably. It's probably not useful to be 24/7 swimming in it.
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Post by: Cerveza mas fina on March 21, 2020, 05:54:20 AM
Just stay at home, see if there is some news once a day max. Otherwise you will go crazy. This will last a few more months.
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Post by: Rahxephon91 on March 21, 2020, 06:15:31 AM
I'm not too worried. I think to myself, "yeah I gotta take some precautions but I'm still able to get Starbucks and Amazon delivered Doom on time. So it can't be all bad".

Which I think is true. There is some discomfort, but nothing that's not manageable. There's been some changes, but still plenty of luxuries.

At work they are getting very serious about gloves and mask use which is fine. Lots of changes to how we set-up the medical equipment. Which is fine. There is nothing wrong with being safe and people appreciate it. My job with respiratory equipment is obviously going to be affected, but I'm happy that employment wise I'll be fine. Honestly, this whole job,recent events, and the fact that I get a lot of enjoyment from helping people has made me think about becoming a nurse.

But IL is about to get more rigid with it's stay at home order. I mean, I like being at home and I do not mind putting my social life on hold if it saves lives. Can still connect with friends thanks to the phone, internet, and video games. So far food is'nt an issue. Also for all those idiots hoarding toilet paper, fuck you I can just get the ultra soft Kleenex. Either way will I still be able to get my Starbucks? I don't know. Guess I'll just have to visit the grocery store and see what other decent food and shit I can get.

I hope things get better obviously and I no doubt feel they will. But until then staying safe and keeping your head up does not seem impossible.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 21, 2020, 07:14:59 AM
Also phone your relatives, rekindle old friendships that became estranged, use our modern tools to reconnect to people you like. I'm sure most everyone will appreciate and return the favour.
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Post by: Nintex on March 21, 2020, 09:45:37 AM
https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/16/firm-refuses-give-blueprint-coronavirus-equipment-save-lives-12403815/
 (https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/16/firm-refuses-give-blueprint-coronavirus-equipment-save-lives-12403815/)

Some Italians are 3D printing hard to find medical devices for $1  :rejoice
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Post by: Ghoul on March 21, 2020, 10:01:44 AM
Quote from: Nintex on March 21, 2020, 09:45:37 AM
https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/16/firm-refuses-give-blueprint-coronavirus-equipment-save-lives-12403815/
 (https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/16/firm-refuses-give-blueprint-coronavirus-equipment-save-lives-12403815/)

Some Italians are 3D printing hard to find medical devices for $1  :rejoice

I just hope the Italian gov protect the guys printing as they're about to get fucked in court over this.

Working from home has been quite the adjustment for me, it's fine and I'm able to do my job luckily, but jeez is it depressing just being sat in an office with no real human interaction.

My partner on the other hand does fitness classes which have all been cancelled now as gyms have shut so she is panicking about things as she's self employed and there's not really been any real help for her yet. Just got to ride this out really, we're also buying a house atm and planning a wedding so it's pretty scary times ahead for us, just hope we don't lose everything.
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Post by: Nintex on March 21, 2020, 10:03:27 AM
Quote from: Ghoul on March 21, 2020, 10:01:44 AM
Quote from: Nintex on March 21, 2020, 09:45:37 AM
https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/16/firm-refuses-give-blueprint-coronavirus-equipment-save-lives-12403815/
 (https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/16/firm-refuses-give-blueprint-coronavirus-equipment-save-lives-12403815/)

Some Italians are 3D printing hard to find medical devices for $1  :rejoice

I just hope the italian gov protect the guys printing as they're about to get fucked in court over this.
The court thing turned out to be fake news. The company subsidiary in Italy just couldn't give them the blue print for 'legal' reasons so they had to reverse engineer it on their own.
There was never any threat of a lawsuit.
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Post by: Ghoul on March 21, 2020, 10:05:47 AM
Quote from: Nintex on March 21, 2020, 10:03:27 AM
Quote from: Ghoul on March 21, 2020, 10:01:44 AM
Quote from: Nintex on March 21, 2020, 09:45:37 AM
https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/16/firm-refuses-give-blueprint-coronavirus-equipment-save-lives-12403815/
 (https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/16/firm-refuses-give-blueprint-coronavirus-equipment-save-lives-12403815/)

Some Italians are 3D printing hard to find medical devices for $1  :rejoice

I just hope the italian gov protect the guys printing as they're about to get fucked in court over this.
The court thing turned out to be fake news. The company subsidiary in Italy just couldn't give them the blue print for 'legal' reasons so they had to reverse engineer it on their own.
There was never any threat of a lawsuit.

that's good news then.
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Post by: nudemacusers on March 21, 2020, 10:11:32 AM
Had to buy my sale items without coronabux.  :-\
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Post by: Nintex on March 21, 2020, 10:40:00 AM
At least drugs are approved fast  :idont

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1241367245143642113 (https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1241367245143642113)
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Post by: I'm a Puppy! on March 21, 2020, 10:46:19 AM
I'm sorta stuck in a catch-22. Learning as much as I can about what worries me helps with my anxiety. But at some point it becomes overload and I have no warning I'm getting there.
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Post by: Nintex on March 21, 2020, 10:56:20 AM
Latest number here is 30 deaths, same as yesterday.
Most aged 81 - 84, youngest 63.

Infections up 600 (500 yesterday)

It seems to stabilize somewhat.

Also seeing a lot of stuff like this worldwide
https://twitter.com/strangeharbors/status/1241057919128526856 (https://twitter.com/strangeharbors/status/1241057919128526856)
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Post by: VomKriege on March 21, 2020, 11:04:06 AM
Tests for this combo are being extended in France and rumors (but unsourced, a lot of crazy tales are gonna come out about what is happening in hospitals) that some physicians are already trying that without official backing. But I imagine it's gonna be at least a couple more weeks before we get any real feedback.

There's also a lot of suspicion leveraged at China but their doctors aren't less qualified & concerned, they've been testing a lot of existing treatments with a couple of months more time, I'd imagine if this was a cheap easy fix (which hydrochloroquin is AFAIK) this would be more common knowledge (not a doctor, maybe someone is actually following the medical data the PRC is sharing).
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 21, 2020, 11:05:58 AM
Quote from: I'm a Puppy! on March 21, 2020, 10:46:19 AM
I'm sorta stuck in a catch-22. Learning as much as I can about what worries me helps with my anxiety. But at some point it becomes overload and I have no warning I'm getting there.

I heard someone on the CBC say to only look at news at specific times of the day for a specific amount of time.  I'm at the point where I am informed enough so I only watch the news now for the PMs address.
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Post by: Nintex on March 21, 2020, 11:12:01 AM
Our new health minister secured 700k masks  :bowsette

https://twitter.com/hugodejonge/status/1241306347246845953 (https://twitter.com/hugodejonge/status/1241306347246845953)

He also secured 2.5 million litres of material needed to create desinfectant from Shell which would guarantee supply for 6 months
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Post by: Coffee Dog on March 21, 2020, 11:18:58 AM
I'm mostly past poring over all the corona news as well. It just doesn't make much difference to me right now; I followed the federal response, and I followed the state response, all news past that is misery. And I'm not willing to load up on misery just yet when there's too much hitting the fan next few weeks.  :-\
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Post by: Propagandhim on March 21, 2020, 11:25:45 AM
Quote from: Nintex on March 21, 2020, 10:40:00 AM
At least drugs are approved fast  :idont

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1241367245143642113 (https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1241367245143642113)

This is so irresponsible.  Forget the fact that there's no data on its efficacy for corona, these medications are already approved and in the wild and can be taken off-label.  All this will do is have thousands of people call their doctor demanding a prescription for these drugs.  When doctors won't do it, people are going to think their healthcare professionals have some sort of agenda because the president of the United fucking States is endorsing these medications ("I hope they're put to use immediately").   This guy can't do anything right for one fucking day and he makes every expert's job that much harder.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 21, 2020, 11:27:12 AM
What's the chance he or people he knows owns stock in the companies that make those?
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Post by: Ghoul on March 21, 2020, 11:28:31 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 21, 2020, 11:27:12 AM
What's the chance he or people he knows owns stock in the companies that make those?

Pretty high. I'm fucking sick of my iPhone constantly shooting out breaking news alerts about this, I know it's scary, I know the shops have fuck all, just let me browse some twitter memes in peace.
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Post by: Propagandhim on March 21, 2020, 11:33:19 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 21, 2020, 11:27:12 AM
What's the chance he or people he knows owns stock in the companies that make those?

I don't even think this is strategic avariciousness on his part - I just think he's an impulsive idiot that doesn't understand the measured nature of healthcare or, even more generally, the scientific method.  It's like the guy in the Youtube comments that heard from a friend that colloidal silver cures cancer and that's enough to energize him for hours arguing about Big Pharma.   This medication could very well work for Corona, but all the activity involved with figuring that out is outside his control and conceptual understanding anyway.  He needs to just shut up until some real evidence shows up.
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Post by: shosta on March 21, 2020, 11:42:26 AM
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10219376289376706&id=1195659861
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Post by: Akala on March 21, 2020, 12:02:29 PM
Adults need to take over. He is making this worse than it needs to be.
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Post by: Tripon on March 21, 2020, 12:08:43 PM
https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/1241154510648676353
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Post by: Propagandhim on March 21, 2020, 12:12:02 PM
Quote from: Tripon on March 21, 2020, 12:08:43 PM
https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/1241154510648676353

Does not bode well for the immune system belonging to a man that can't do a single pushup.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7KPPcoZ2zg

Looks like a field spaniel hocking up hairballs

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Post by: who is ted danson? on March 21, 2020, 12:13:23 PM
 :drudge
(https://i.imgur.com/4LjvbIK.png)
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Post by: nachobro on March 21, 2020, 12:23:18 PM
went on a hike this morning and the trails were empty as fuck :rejoice

now i have my fill of the outdoors and can go back inside for another week :mynicca
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: tiesto on March 21, 2020, 12:30:43 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 21, 2020, 01:34:13 AM
Anyone around NYC?
City seems like it is gonna get utterly battered the next week.

I'm from the burbs and my brother is at the heart of the action (he's an infectious diseases doctor at one of the largest hospitals). Right now 10k cases confirmed across NYS. He says by Tuesday will have the kits needed to go from 90 tests a day to 2k tests.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Ghoul on March 21, 2020, 12:32:16 PM
Quote from: who is ted danson? on March 21, 2020, 12:13:23 PM
:drudge
(https://i.imgur.com/4LjvbIK.png)

cucks in tears.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Nintex on March 21, 2020, 12:36:01 PM
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1241388217267560449 (https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1241388217267560449)

Trump Directs just keep coming
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Propagandhim on March 21, 2020, 12:39:01 PM
 

https://twitter.com/hannahkuchler/status/1241365422387200005
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 21, 2020, 12:49:44 PM
https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2020/03/20/coronavirus-is-growing-faster-in-the-united-states-than-any-other-country-in-the-world/#3e8fccce7e72
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Propagandhim on March 21, 2020, 12:51:35 PM
lol Trump now retweeting random people posting that French study that his own CDC doctors are saying has severe methodological issues.  Time to get off the internet.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 21, 2020, 12:52:10 PM
French Minister of Health says the "test strategy will evolve" in France.
I'm repeating myself but all of it screams "We're doing damage control for our unpreparedness and holding until we have the material means to manage this better".

The Government Spokesperson's argument on TV yesterday was "Well not everyone know how to use a mask properly", which is another level of gaslighting in the whole supply fiasco. There's ads everywhere on what common sense guidelines you should follow about washing hands and keeping a meter apart, surely it's not that hard to educate the public on how to wear them.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Nintex on March 21, 2020, 12:53:40 PM
Quote from: Propagandhim on March 21, 2020, 12:51:35 PM
lol Trump now retweeting random people posting that French study that his own CDC doctors are saying has severe methodological issues.  Time to get off the internet.
I would completely trust the owner of this millenial social media company when it comes to medical advice.   :lol

http://yukosocial.com/ (http://yukosocial.com/)

Based on a recommendation from Elon Musk no less
https://twitter.com/MichaelCoudrey/status/1240181383110094848 (https://twitter.com/MichaelCoudrey/status/1240181383110094848)

And the guy has a beef with China, Clinton and Dr. Fauci

https://twitter.com/MichaelCoudrey/status/1241099523021103104 (https://twitter.com/MichaelCoudrey/status/1241099523021103104)

 :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Propagandhim on March 21, 2020, 12:59:53 PM
It's not even about the efficacy of the drug, the potential of the drugs, the faults of the study, or whateverthefuck.  It's about being discerning enough as a leader to shut up about monumentally consequential information until experts have confirmed and made conclusive statements about it.   He doesn't seem to grasp what he's doing.  If he keeps 'endorsing' this drug, it turns out to be ineffective, then all these people are going to scream at the doctors and scientists. 
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Post by: Nintex on March 21, 2020, 01:01:02 PM
The FDA approval process for new treatments is basically this
- Elon Musk brainfart -> Internet 'research' -> Clinton hating 'activist' retweets -> FDA Approval
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: toku on March 21, 2020, 01:05:16 PM
https://twitter.com/jappoffjones/status/1241378414575181833
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Post by: shosta on March 21, 2020, 01:08:27 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 21, 2020, 12:34:41 PM
President Xi, please. Every day we are surveilled by the totalitarian state. Next they will be locking us into our apartments to contain the spread of the plague.

https://twitter.com/ericgarland/status/1241114334933155840
CNN one month ago: China's massive security state is being used to crack down on the Wuhan virus (https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/10/asia/china-security-police-wuhan-virus-intl-hnk/index.html)

Quote
As Chinese authorities struggle to contain the deadly Wuhan coronavirus, they are turning to a sophisticated authoritarian playbook honed over decades of crackdowns on dissidents and undesirables to enforce quarantines and lockdowns across the country.

This has been accompanied by a shift in the narrative around the virus. It has moved from a story of an entire country pulling together in a time of crisis to a darker tale of bad actors undermining efforts to keep people safe and spreading the virus through their own irresponsibility.

Critics argue that this also serves to obfuscate myriad failures by the state as a whole, instead putting the blame on individual citizens and the occasional bad apple of an official.

Quote
Police in China are far better equipped for a crackdown in 2020 than they would have been in previous years, thanks to a vast surveillance panopticon that the state has built up nationwide, but previously not used to tackle something of this scale.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
https://twitter.com/ChristineSeidm3/status/1224761868935405573

everyday I thank Jesus for the second amendment!
[close]
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Post by: Joe Molotov on March 21, 2020, 01:51:26 PM
Quote from: Propagandhim on March 21, 2020, 12:51:35 PM
Time to get off the internet.

IMMEDIATELY. PEOPLE ARE DYING, MOVE FAST, and GOD BLESS EVERYONE!
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Post by: Propagandhim on March 21, 2020, 01:52:32 PM
I'm still heeeeere
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Post by: VomKriege on March 21, 2020, 01:58:28 PM
Scenes of Montparnasse Paris rail station crowded with hundreds of people apparently trying to go to the country for the lockdown. (The national railways have started downscaling city to city traffic a few days ago.)
 :picard

I'm lukewarm about the whole patronizing about the unruly citizenry but Jesus that's dumb. If I was selfish, I'd say the less crowded Paris is, the better for me, but potentially spreading that shit onto less affected regions as of now probably isn't the best idea.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: shosta on March 21, 2020, 02:01:56 PM
I got this email last night :lol

Quote
Good Afternoon,

I hope all is well with you during these trying times. May renewals are coming up! Your lease expires May 12th, 2020. We would like to extend the offer to renew at your current rate, $1,415. You may choose a 12-15 month lease term! If you fail to give notice or renew by May 12th, you will go Month-to-Month, which means an additional $200 fee on top of the $1,415 (Total=$1,615). Please let me know what you would like to do as soon as possible. 

As if you're getting any rent for the next six months :rofl Go live off your own coronabucks!  :sheik

Dumb biaaaaaatch
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: bork on March 21, 2020, 02:16:41 PM
Re: IT Jerb

They have us working another weekend, but it's not as bad this time- boss was able to convince the higher-ups to let half of us work Saturday and the other half Sunday, so we actually get a day off after two weeks.  It's been so slow today that he even said I could sign off right now, but I can't because I have to wait for another co-worker, who has been on the phone with someone doing who knows what for over an hour- the guy went and bought some USB display adapter that doesn't work- HANG UP AND GIVE ME MY FUCKING WEEKEND ALREADY :punch
:rage

spoiler (click to show/hide)
OTOH I'm just getting more overtime pay for sitting here browsing sites and playing video games
 :hitler
[close]
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Ghoul on March 21, 2020, 02:29:15 PM
Quote from: bork on March 21, 2020, 02:16:41 PM
Re: IT Jerb

They have us working another weekend, but it's not as bad this time- boss was able to convince the higher-ups to let half of us work Saturday and the other half Sunday, so we actually get a day off after two weeks.  It's been so slow today that he even said I could sign off right now, but I can't because I have to wait for another co-worker, who has been on the phone with someone doing who knows what for over an hour- the guy went and bought some USB display adapter that doesn't work- HANG UP AND GIVE ME MY FUCKING WEEKEND ALREADY :punch
:rage

spoiler (click to show/hide)
OTOH I'm just getting more overtime pay for sitting here browsing sites and playing video games
 :hitler
[close]

That does not sound great, but least you're only doing one day and not both,

I have been working today remotely but it's mainly been looking at emails and then asking them people to read prior emails, it's been wild getting 500+ staff working remotely from our companies quite frankly shocking stance on flexible working previously, the hardest part was just insuring VPN could handle the load and rolling out teams as we have a weird password setup from the migration which requires configuration on a person to person case which I did feel like pulling my hair out over when I had the mountain of tickets. Also going from doing mainly project work back to staring in the coal face of support has reminded me why I don't wanna go back that full time, the doing fixes is fine, but dealing with people too stupid or "important" to read a company wide email I have sent to help them keep their job makes me that much more hateful to general users. Can't wait to see them try take away flexible working after this though.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: bork on March 21, 2020, 02:30:20 PM
FREE
:rejoice

Until Monday
 :goty2

When the chaos starts anew
 :stahp

dat money tho
 :money
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Nintex on March 21, 2020, 02:32:07 PM
When all this is over nearly everything will be digital and IT people will live like kings  :success

Average rates

Opening a PDF: $1000
Install a Web Browser: $39999
Install Windows: $29329330
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: shosta on March 21, 2020, 02:34:17 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/Wc0H12F.jpg)

I'm just going to assume KissVibes is dead. RIP bro.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Tripon on March 21, 2020, 02:36:12 PM
https://twitter.com/svarfangad/status/1241397188489392128
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Post by: Ghoul on March 21, 2020, 02:48:08 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 21, 2020, 02:32:07 PM
When all this is over nearly everything will be digital and IT people will live like kings  :success

Average rates

Opening a PDF: $1000
Install a Web Browser: $39999
Install Windows: $29329330

All the thank you emails I'm getting from MD level are being saved for pay review and bonus talks that's for damn sure.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 21, 2020, 03:00:33 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/myWwhaD.jpg)
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Post by: Lonewulfeus on March 21, 2020, 03:01:20 PM
Quote from: Tripon on March 21, 2020, 02:36:12 PM
https://twitter.com/svarfangad/status/1241397188489392128

But are they out of noodles?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: BisMarckie on March 21, 2020, 03:07:19 PM
800 deaths in Italy today.  :-\
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Post by: team filler on March 21, 2020, 03:07:31 PM
https://twitter.com/MoneyLynch/status/1241158801446690816

 :pimp
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Post by: nachobro on March 21, 2020, 03:08:55 PM
the supply trains must have rolled in. brother in law said he had no problem getting rubbing alcohol and wipes today
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Post by: Himu on March 21, 2020, 03:17:25 PM
lmao

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2020/03/20/boris-must-become-socialist-face-nationalising-entire-economy/?WT.mc_id=tmg_share_fb&fbclid=IwAR0oDr0Tm8e9NEv4ZEFe5CVfaIbXjGHNtpetpcHdwdVAWbCtATe2Pf-_DK8
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Nintex on March 21, 2020, 03:19:45 PM
So, I live in the center of my town

Government: "Stay inside, young and healthy people, even when the weather is nice. Only go out if you must. Save the boomers!"  :bolo

Boomer #1: "What a nice day for a stroll outside"

Boomer #2(in front of closed store): "Can't believe they closed all the stores *shakes hand* how are you doing?"

It's like a goddamn boomer party out there. These people are forcing us into a lockdown.
I was afraid this would happen once the sun would reveal itself this weekend  :-\

People are heading to parks, organizing for their kids to play together in their gardens.
Fucking idiots.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: team filler on March 21, 2020, 03:23:24 PM
boomers would rather die than change their ways?  :maf
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: bork on March 21, 2020, 03:23:31 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on March 21, 2020, 02:29:15 PM
Quote from: bork on March 21, 2020, 02:16:41 PM
Re: IT Jerb

They have us working another weekend, but it's not as bad this time- boss was able to convince the higher-ups to let half of us work Saturday and the other half Sunday, so we actually get a day off after two weeks.  It's been so slow today that he even said I could sign off right now, but I can't because I have to wait for another co-worker, who has been on the phone with someone doing who knows what for over an hour- the guy went and bought some USB display adapter that doesn't work- HANG UP AND GIVE ME MY FUCKING WEEKEND ALREADY :punch
:rage

spoiler (click to show/hide)
OTOH I'm just getting more overtime pay for sitting here browsing sites and playing video games
 :hitler
[close]

That does not sound great, but least you're only doing one day and not both,

I have been working today remotely but it's mainly been looking at emails and then asking them people to read prior emails, it's been wild getting 500+ staff working remotely from our companies quite frankly shocking stance on flexible working previously, the hardest part was just insuring VPN could handle the load and rolling out teams as we have a weird password setup from the migration which requires configuration on a person to person case which I did feel like pulling my hair out over when I had the mountain of tickets. Also going from doing mainly project work back to staring in the coal face of support has reminded me why I don't wanna go back that full time, the doing fixes is fine, but dealing with people too stupid or "important" to read a company wide email I have sent to help them keep their job makes me that much more hateful to general users. Can't wait to see them try take away flexible working after this though.

I can't stand how so many people never read their email- every time any important updates are pushed out, the guy in charge of the rollouts sends a nice, detailed message explaining everything in layman's terms and includes screenshots, plus BIG RED FONT explaining that yes, you WILL be prompted to restart your computer.  These emails go out a few times a day in the days leading up the update/rollout.

.....

Cue lots of phone calls/emails demanding to know why their PCs are about to restart and that they can't stop it and/or what this "new software" is. 

:dead

I work at a law firm and the vast majority of all the lawyers have laptops with VPN access already.  It's all the other people who don't or the few lawyers who opted for desktops in their offices who are blowing up our phones asking HOW DO I COMPUTER.  It's pretty hard to help someone out when you ask them to click on Start or the Windows button and they don't know what the fuck you're talking about or how to do it.  I particularly enjoy the hour-long calls from folks who want to use Citrix on their home PCs and it turns out they have like Windows '98 or some shit that isn't going to work.  And the clueless Mac user calls are the stuff of nightmares.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: thisismyusername on March 21, 2020, 03:29:26 PM
Quote from: bork on March 21, 2020, 03:23:31 PM
I particularly enjoy the hour-long calls from folks who want to use Citrix on their home PCs and it turns out they have like Windows '98 or some shit that isn't going to work.  And the clueless Mac user calls are the stuff of nightmares.

Wait, it doesn't? I just read about Citrix in my Network+ textbook and supposedly it-- No, wait, it was proprietary, MS licensed it for a while, got pissed (in more politer terms) and made Remote Desktop/Connection.

There's an open-source Citrix-like that works on OS X, *NIX/BSD and Windows (older versions like 98?), which is what I'm thinking of. :snoop
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Nintex on March 21, 2020, 03:36:45 PM
Quote from: filler on March 21, 2020, 03:23:24 PM
boomers would rather die than change their ways?  :maf

Me trying to social distance

Old hag homing with her stroller to my lane like a heat seeking missile.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| A lot of good things are going to happen.
Post by: shosta on March 21, 2020, 03:37:05 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 19, 2020, 11:33:40 PM
My professor is one of those tech fascists and I found out today I have to record a speech in front of four adults. I don't even know four adults.
All speeches cancelled :heh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: thisismyusername on March 21, 2020, 03:40:24 PM
...But did you do yours, though? :kermit
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Tripon on March 21, 2020, 03:43:11 PM
Shosta couldn't pay 4 hobos with booze to watch him do a speech?  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Nintex on March 21, 2020, 03:43:35 PM
You can give a speech to some of us via a video call.  8)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Nintex on March 21, 2020, 03:47:39 PM
Boomers are like panda's we desperately try to keep them alive but all they do is make their own life worse
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Ghoul on March 21, 2020, 03:50:31 PM
Quote from: bork on March 21, 2020, 03:23:31 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on March 21, 2020, 02:29:15 PM
Quote from: bork on March 21, 2020, 02:16:41 PM
Re: IT Jerb

They have us working another weekend, but it's not as bad this time- boss was able to convince the higher-ups to let half of us work Saturday and the other half Sunday, so we actually get a day off after two weeks.  It's been so slow today that he even said I could sign off right now, but I can't because I have to wait for another co-worker, who has been on the phone with someone doing who knows what for over an hour- the guy went and bought some USB display adapter that doesn't work- HANG UP AND GIVE ME MY FUCKING WEEKEND ALREADY :punch
:rage

spoiler (click to show/hide)
OTOH I'm just getting more overtime pay for sitting here browsing sites and playing video games
 :hitler
[close]

That does not sound great, but least you're only doing one day and not both,

I have been working today remotely but it's mainly been looking at emails and then asking them people to read prior emails, it's been wild getting 500+ staff working remotely from our companies quite frankly shocking stance on flexible working previously, the hardest part was just insuring VPN could handle the load and rolling out teams as we have a weird password setup from the migration which requires configuration on a person to person case which I did feel like pulling my hair out over when I had the mountain of tickets. Also going from doing mainly project work back to staring in the coal face of support has reminded me why I don't wanna go back that full time, the doing fixes is fine, but dealing with people too stupid or "important" to read a company wide email I have sent to help them keep their job makes me that much more hateful to general users. Can't wait to see them try take away flexible working after this though.

I can't stand how so many people never read their email- every time any important updates are pushed out, the guy in charge of the rollouts sends a nice, detailed message explaining everything in layman's terms and includes screenshots, plus BIG RED FONT explaining that yes, you WILL be prompted to restart your computer.  These emails go out a few times a day in the days leading up the update/rollout.

.....

Cue lots of phone calls/emails demanding to know why their PCs are about to restart and that they can't stop it and/or what this "new software" is. 

:dead

I work at a law firm and the vast majority of all the lawyers have laptops with VPN access already.  It's all the other people who don't or the few lawyers who opted for desktops in their offices who are blowing up our phones asking HOW DO I COMPUTER.  It's pretty hard to help someone out when you ask them to click on Start or the Windows button and they don't know what the fuck you're talking about or how to do it.  I particularly enjoy the hour-long calls from folks who want to use Citrix on their home PCs and it turns out they have like Windows '98 or some shit that isn't going to work.  And the clueless Mac user calls are the stuff of nightmares.

Yeah, it's just so frustrating because I spend a lot of time making it in clear English and for teams for example, on my email I literally said click this link which literally installed it for them and then for them to attempt to login and email me / raise a call so I can do any further changes to their account to enable them to work, I sent that email two weeks ago with a chaser sent last monday, roll on office work from home day I've got 80 fucking calls and people then emailing me to say "I can't use this" :fbm

Yeah sounds about the same as me, although within a law firm you must come up against some real asshole characters, I work within media and events so we have a real mixture of laptops, desktops and mac users which makes for an interesting mix of issues, we luckily already had logmein or datto on all of our kit across the various businesses we own so we could at least just remote onto their machines providing they knew how to sign into broadband, some freaks within our company didn't have a pc or broadband at home, WTF do they do at home weirdos.  We also had some old ass kits just like you did, it's a wild west out there.

stay safe breh, wait for that sweet sweet overtime and bonus money for all the extra shit we've had to do to get things moving in this new weird world.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Tripon on March 21, 2020, 03:55:54 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Yunh9dRjdA
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 21, 2020, 04:11:05 PM
Just dropping by to encourage any Boreans that smoke to drop the habit immediately, atleast try for the time being.
Seems poor outcomes may also relate to smoking habits and not just age. Might explain why many youth are hospitalized when smoking/e-cigs have become fashionable.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/20/health/coronavirus-vaping-drugs/index.html

Stay safe!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: VomKriege on March 21, 2020, 04:19:50 PM
Bade-Würtemberg reportedly offered to take charge of French patients currently in Alsace hospitals (the most burdened part of France) for severe COVID19 symptoms.
 :bedroomeyes
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 21, 2020, 04:27:18 PM
https://www.buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/10-days-that-changed-britains-coronavirus-approach
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: nachobro on March 21, 2020, 04:35:10 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 21, 2020, 04:11:05 PM
Just dropping by to encourage any Boreans that smoke to drop the habit immediately, atleast try for the time being.
Seems poor outcomes may also relate to smoking habits and not just age. Might explain why many youth are hospitalized when smoking/e-cigs have become fashionable.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/20/health/coronavirus-vaping-drugs/index.html

Stay safe!
i can do a lot of things, but not this. my quarantine is looking like

(https://media1.giphy.com/media/KpAPQVW9lWnWU/giphy.gif)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: team filler on March 21, 2020, 04:35:28 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 21, 2020, 04:11:05 PM
Just dropping by to encourage any Boreans that smoke to drop the habit immediately, atleast try for the time being.
Seems poor outcomes may also relate to smoking habits and not just age. Might explain why many youth are hospitalized when smoking/e-cigs have become fashionable.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/20/health/coronavirus-vaping-drugs/index.html

Stay safe!
:pimp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 21, 2020, 05:02:29 PM
Okay one more thing
The Fox guys aren't done yet

https://www.mediamatters.org/coronavirus-covid-19/sean-hannity-suggests-vaping-prevents-people-getting-coronavirus
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: team filler on March 21, 2020, 05:06:53 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 21, 2020, 03:47:39 PM
Boomers are like panda's we desperately try to keep them alive but all they do is make their own life worse
https://twitter.com/paraicobrien/status/1240928612980871168

 :neogaf
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 21, 2020, 05:08:57 PM
Watch the corona just utterly whiff and fade out in some of these places. The timeline demands such humour.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: BisMarckie on March 21, 2020, 05:10:26 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 21, 2020, 04:19:50 PM
Bade-Würtemberg reportedly offered to take charge of French patients currently in Alsace hospitals (the most burdened part of France) for severe COVID19 symptoms.
 :bedroomeyes

All part of the plan to take Elsass back home.

"These Germans were so nice, we should give Strassburg back to them." :hitler
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: thisismyusername on March 21, 2020, 05:24:07 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 21, 2020, 04:11:05 PM
Just dropping by to encourage any Boreans that smoke to drop the habit immediately, atleast try for the time being.
Seems poor outcomes may also relate to smoking habits and not just age. Might explain why many youth are hospitalized when smoking/e-cigs have become fashionable.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/20/health/coronavirus-vaping-drugs/index.html

Stay safe!

*continues to smoke like a chimney* Whatever, Only. You're not my real mom.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: VomKriege on March 21, 2020, 05:26:15 PM
Serbia national orchestra playing for Italia :

https://twitter.com/SophieBourdais/status/1241387076093960193
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Post by: Tripon on March 21, 2020, 05:37:14 PM
https://twitter.com/alexwickham/status/1241477675719495682
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Post by: VomKriege on March 21, 2020, 05:38:56 PM
Paolo Maldini has it. :noooo
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Post by: james on March 21, 2020, 05:40:09 PM
What happened to the cow immunity thing they were doing
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 21, 2020, 05:41:04 PM
Quote from: james on March 21, 2020, 05:40:09 PM
What happened to the cow immunity thing they were doing

https://www.buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/10-days-that-changed-britains-coronavirus-approach
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Post by: Tripon on March 21, 2020, 05:48:40 PM
https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1241480956512534532

 :society
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Post by: bork on March 21, 2020, 05:50:41 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on March 21, 2020, 03:50:31 PM
Quote from: bork on March 21, 2020, 03:23:31 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on March 21, 2020, 02:29:15 PM
Quote from: bork on March 21, 2020, 02:16:41 PM
Re: IT Jerb

They have us working another weekend, but it's not as bad this time- boss was able to convince the higher-ups to let half of us work Saturday and the other half Sunday, so we actually get a day off after two weeks.  It's been so slow today that he even said I could sign off right now, but I can't because I have to wait for another co-worker, who has been on the phone with someone doing who knows what for over an hour- the guy went and bought some USB display adapter that doesn't work- HANG UP AND GIVE ME MY FUCKING WEEKEND ALREADY :punch
:rage

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OTOH I'm just getting more overtime pay for sitting here browsing sites and playing video games
 :hitler
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That does not sound great, but least you're only doing one day and not both,

I have been working today remotely but it's mainly been looking at emails and then asking them people to read prior emails, it's been wild getting 500+ staff working remotely from our companies quite frankly shocking stance on flexible working previously, the hardest part was just insuring VPN could handle the load and rolling out teams as we have a weird password setup from the migration which requires configuration on a person to person case which I did feel like pulling my hair out over when I had the mountain of tickets. Also going from doing mainly project work back to staring in the coal face of support has reminded me why I don't wanna go back that full time, the doing fixes is fine, but dealing with people too stupid or "important" to read a company wide email I have sent to help them keep their job makes me that much more hateful to general users. Can't wait to see them try take away flexible working after this though.

I can't stand how so many people never read their email- every time any important updates are pushed out, the guy in charge of the rollouts sends a nice, detailed message explaining everything in layman's terms and includes screenshots, plus BIG RED FONT explaining that yes, you WILL be prompted to restart your computer.  These emails go out a few times a day in the days leading up the update/rollout.

.....

Cue lots of phone calls/emails demanding to know why their PCs are about to restart and that they can't stop it and/or what this "new software" is. 

:dead

I work at a law firm and the vast majority of all the lawyers have laptops with VPN access already.  It's all the other people who don't or the few lawyers who opted for desktops in their offices who are blowing up our phones asking HOW DO I COMPUTER.  It's pretty hard to help someone out when you ask them to click on Start or the Windows button and they don't know what the fuck you're talking about or how to do it.  I particularly enjoy the hour-long calls from folks who want to use Citrix on their home PCs and it turns out they have like Windows '98 or some shit that isn't going to work.  And the clueless Mac user calls are the stuff of nightmares.

Yeah, it's just so frustrating because I spend a lot of time making it in clear English and for teams for example, on my email I literally said click this link which literally installed it for them and then for them to attempt to login and email me / raise a call so I can do any further changes to their account to enable them to work, I sent that email two weeks ago with a chaser sent last monday, roll on office work from home day I've got 80 fucking calls and people then emailing me to say "I can't use this" :fbm

Yeah sounds about the same as me, although within a law firm you must come up against some real asshole characters, I work within media and events so we have a real mixture of laptops, desktops and mac users which makes for an interesting mix of issues, we luckily already had logmein or datto on all of our kit across the various businesses we own so we could at least just remote onto their machines providing they knew how to sign into broadband, some freaks within our company didn't have a pc or broadband at home, WTF do they do at home weirdos.  We also had some old ass kits just like you did, it's a wild west out there.

stay safe breh, wait for that sweet sweet overtime and bonus money for all the extra shit we've had to do to get things moving in this new weird world.

:itagaki

Yeah, man hang in there too!  For security reasons, we're only allowed to remote-assist people using our software on firm-issued PCs or Quick Assist if they're on a Windows 10 PC.  So when they're on Windows 7 (or lower, lol) or on a Mac, it can be near-impossible to get someone up and running.  Even the Win10 folks can't fucking get Quick Assist to come up with wasting 10 minutes first.  I spoke to an older gentleman today, who while very nice, was near-senile and clearly had someone else sitting next to him controlling the mouse for him.  Luckily he had just purchased a brand new laptop, so after getting through getting Quick Assist up, I was able to go and get everything set up for him.  But at one point I had to restart his PC and when I asked him to go back to Quick Assist he acted like he didn't know what I was talking about for a good five minutes.
 :(

I'm mentally and a little bit physically-exhausted after nearly two weeks straight of working like this.  Passed out for a couple of hours and woke up still feeling tired.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 21, 2020, 06:35:29 PM
Everyone should watch this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FUw55e59YM
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 21, 2020, 06:39:07 PM
I'm eating rice and curry that expired a year ago cause it was in my shelf still.  Doing my part.
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 21, 2020, 06:46:44 PM
Quote from: riotous on March 21, 2020, 06:44:12 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 21, 2020, 06:43:15 PM
https://twitter.com/mitchellvii/status/1241340736504766465

Huh; if only there was a way for him to find out why.  Like some sort of concept where you could search for information and find it and learn.

Or maybe catch it. :kermit
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 21, 2020, 06:49:12 PM
Also kind of funny how people were up in arms about First Nation protestors shutting down the economy, but when their asses are on the line, it's totally fine. 
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Post by: bork on March 21, 2020, 06:58:36 PM
We just went out to try and grab some food.  Nothing special, just fast food or whatever- I went to Chipotle because I know they're open- wife insisted on going somewhere else and every place she wanted to go to was closed. 

It's weird how in some shopping areas, it looks like a ghost town and then others are pretty busy.  Also saw a bar nearby that had people outside eating and drinking- thought all that was shut down around here.  :thinking
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Post by: james on March 21, 2020, 07:03:13 PM
Quote from: bork on March 21, 2020, 06:58:36 PM
We just went out to try and grab some food.  Nothing special, just fast food or whatever- I went to Chipotle because I know they're open- wife insisted on going somewhere else and every place she wanted to go to was closed. 

It's weird how in some shopping areas, it looks like a ghost town and then others are pretty busy.  Also saw a bar nearby that had people outside eating and drinking- thought all that was shut down around here.  :thinking

Chipotle and widespread disease, name a better pair
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Post by: Nintex on March 21, 2020, 07:14:25 PM
Just read a rather bleak article about the situation here.

3/4 of those that died never made it to the ICU.
The treatment apparently is a very big strain on the body so many old people decided not to go through with it after hearing what treatment would entail and the low chances of survival.
They choose quarantine in their own homes and passed away. Those are mostly people in the 80+ age bracket.
Mostly much younger patients(20 - 40) with another condition or younger people in general(50+) went to the ICU.

Next week we'll hit the peak of patients in the ICU. After that the numbers 'must' come down.

Today was a pretty nice day, the sun was out so many people went to parks, beaches, forests etc. . Basically 'anything' still open.
The politicians are pretty pissed at people for doing that. Because it just increases the likely hood of a lockdown.
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Post by: team filler on March 21, 2020, 07:22:30 PM
https://twitter.com/sluggahjells/status/1241505179230515200

 :rejoice
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Post by: Flannel Boy on March 21, 2020, 07:23:55 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 21, 2020, 06:49:12 PM
Also kind of funny how people were up in arms about First Nation protestors shutting down the economy, but when their asses are on the line, it's totally fine.
The coastal gas pipeline was going to spread a highly contagious virus to the Wet'suwet'en, whose elected representatives had already agreed to the pipeline, and the only way to prevent countless deaths was to do blockades across unrelated parts of Canada?
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Post by: Tripon on March 21, 2020, 07:26:07 PM
https://twitter.com/Wario64/status/1241503733613121537

Gotta admit, didn't have Gamestop as a company to try to kick and scream into death. But here we are....
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 21, 2020, 07:27:57 PM
I mean curbside pickup for pre-orders (games are still gonna release, wonder about physical though) is better than "lol fuck the police, come in and catch your death!"

Employees are still at risk, but slightly less so.
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Post by: Bebpo on March 21, 2020, 07:28:46 PM
Quote from: bork on March 21, 2020, 06:58:36 PM
We just went out to try and grab some food.  Nothing special, just fast food or whatever- I went to Chipotle because I know they're open- wife insisted on going somewhere else and every place she wanted to go to was closed. 

It's weird how in some shopping areas, it looks like a ghost town and then others are pretty busy.  Also saw a bar nearby that had people outside eating and drinking- thought all that was shut down around here.  :thinking

Yeah, people keep talking about ghost towns but when I drive in my city every parking lot is like 3/4th filled and traffic is almost normal. I'm thinking most are people going to markets/pharmacies/food, but idk.


Also today being a nice sunny day here in So Cal, it got me thinking that once it starts getting HOT here in so cal in a month or two or three, everyone at home with their ACs running...there's going to be major power shortages in the middle of this.
And fires will start too... :|

The sooner CA can get back to normal the better.
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Post by: Nintex on March 21, 2020, 07:36:49 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 21, 2020, 07:28:46 PM
everyone at home with their ACs running...there's going to be major power shortages in the middle of this.
And fires will start too... :|
I didn't take animal crossing players for arsonists  :thinking
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Post by: Tripon on March 21, 2020, 08:27:28 PM
https://twitter.com/KySportsRadio/status/1241360418565689346
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Post by: Nintex on March 21, 2020, 08:30:10 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8xZQnAnOoE
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 21, 2020, 08:44:56 PM
Getting take out food for the first time in forever
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Post by: Tripon on March 21, 2020, 08:59:05 PM
https://twitter.com/kendallybrown/status/1241519413486129156


------

https://twitter.com/WSJopinion/status/1241480482581291008

These idiots think they can sway Trump.  :lol
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Post by: Bebpo on March 21, 2020, 09:26:43 PM
Can someone explain to me why Distilled water keeps selling out before bottled/regular water? That's the one item (and peanut butter) that I haven't been able to find in the last week or two.
People know what distilled water is, right? They're not buying it thinking it's better drinking water or something?

I use distilled water for netipot nose rinses and for my humidifier. I've just stopped doing rinses completely until I can get some more distilled water. I know I can boil my own distilled water and I may end up doing that.
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Post by: nachobro on March 21, 2020, 09:44:33 PM
i assumed it was people using it for cpap machines wanting to keep a stock in case shit hits the fan
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Post by: shosta on March 21, 2020, 09:45:57 PM
https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1241521392430059522
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Post by: bork on March 21, 2020, 09:52:46 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 21, 2020, 07:28:46 PM
Yeah, people keep talking about ghost towns but when I drive in my city every parking lot is like 3/4th filled and traffic is almost normal. I'm thinking most are people going to markets/pharmacies/food, but idk.

That's one positive about this situation around here- there has been a noticeable drop-off in traffic.  Left the house yesterday during what is normally rush hour and there was no traffic whatsoever.
 :aah
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 21, 2020, 10:19:10 PM
https://twitter.com/gordonmaloney/status/1241462684144537601
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 21, 2020, 10:25:21 PM
Andy-kun signal:

https://twitter.com/andintropod/status/1241417577882161153
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Post by: Joe Molotov on March 21, 2020, 10:26:30 PM
filler got his test back, congrats!

https://twitter.com/Jamken22/status/1241446024285216768
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Post by: Potato on March 21, 2020, 10:37:08 PM
Found riotous's test results


(https://i.imgur.com/CuNwD9I.jpg)
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Post by: Don Rumata on March 21, 2020, 11:17:52 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 21, 2020, 07:14:25 PM
Just read a rather bleak article about the situation here.

3/4 of those that died never made it to the ICU.
The treatment apparently is a very big strain on the body so many old people decided not to go through with it after hearing what treatment would entail and the low chances of survival.
They choose quarantine in their own homes and passed away. Those are mostly people in the 80+ age bracket.
Mostly much younger patients(20 - 40) with another condition or younger people in general(50+) went to the ICU.

Next week we'll hit the peak of patients in the ICU. After that the numbers 'must' come down.

Today was a pretty nice day, the sun was out so many people went to parks, beaches, forests etc. . Basically 'anything' still open.
The politicians are pretty pissed at people for doing that. Because it just increases the likely hood of a lockdown.
Then maybe they should stop changing their mind every other hour.
This is especially true of the "herd immunity" geniuses, but also countries like Italy that started with minimizing and downplaying the hit of this thing (and i'll cut some slack because we at least were only the second hit by this outside of China).
You can't tell people it's not a big deal for weeks, and then turn around and be mad with them if they don't treat it like the pandemic crisis it iturns out to be.
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Post by: james on March 21, 2020, 11:23:40 PM
It would be interesting to see how the us would react if dengue was around up here.

That shit is spread by mosquitos. Can't social distance in the park because that's where the fuckers live
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Post by: Bebpo on March 21, 2020, 11:24:00 PM
Was thinking about the world going forward after this.

Whenever a new virus/flu appears on the news somewhere in the world (which is like once a year), people are gonna rush the supermarkets and hoard everything and freak out because of COVID PTSD.
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 21, 2020, 11:29:17 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 21, 2020, 11:24:00 PM
Was thinking about the world going forward after this.

Whenever a new virus/flu appears on the news somewhere in the world (which is like once a year), people are gonna rush the supermarkets and hoard everything and freak out because of COVID PTSD.

People didn't really do it with SARS. It has to actually spread fast/hard like this did to make people panic.
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Post by: Don Rumata on March 21, 2020, 11:33:16 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 21, 2020, 11:24:00 PM
Was thinking about the world going forward after this.

Whenever a new virus/flu appears on the news somewhere in the world (which is like once a year), people are gonna rush the supermarkets and hoard everything and freak out because of COVID PTSD.
I hope it'll lead to better preparedness on a logistical, global basis.

If i think about "world ending events" beyond a meteor strike, and super volcano eruption, i really can't think of anything else other than a pandemic which, given the rate we're getting out breaks (what, one every decade or more?) it's just a matter of time before a really bad combination of factors come together to fuck up half the world's population (COVID is not that lethal, but it could've been/ SARS didn't spread as fast, but it could have).
I think it definitely should be at the top of the list.
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Post by: Leadbelly on March 21, 2020, 11:39:56 PM
Being too lethal is what stops it from spreading too fast. It doesn't have a chance of spreading because it kills its host too fast.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 21, 2020, 11:44:23 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on March 21, 2020, 11:39:56 PM
Being too lethal is what stops it from spreading too fast. It doesn't have a chance of spreading because it kills its host too fast.

Black Death
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Post by: Leadbelly on March 21, 2020, 11:48:43 PM
It is interesting though how serious we consider this particular virus. A big part of that obviously is because it affects us. However, I was reading about tuberculosis recently. It infected 10 million people back in 2018 and killed 1.5 million people. No one even batted an eyelid really. Now if this virus achieved similar figures, it would be viewed so differently.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 21, 2020, 11:49:04 PM
Quote from: Don Rumata on March 21, 2020, 11:33:16 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 21, 2020, 11:24:00 PM
Was thinking about the world going forward after this.

Whenever a new virus/flu appears on the news somewhere in the world (which is like once a year), people are gonna rush the supermarkets and hoard everything and freak out because of COVID PTSD.
I hope it'll lead to better preparedness on a logistical, global basis.

If i think about "world ending events" beyond a meteor strike, and super volcano eruption, i really can't think of anything else other than a pandemic which, given the rate we're getting out breaks (what, one every decade or more?) it's just a matter of time before a really bad combination of factors come together to fuck up half the world's population (COVID is not that lethal, but it could've been/ SARS didn't spread as fast, but it could have).
I think it definitely should be at the top of the list.

Gamma Ray Burst
Nuclear War
Carrington Event 2
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Post by: Don Rumata on March 21, 2020, 11:50:28 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on March 21, 2020, 11:39:56 PM
Being too lethal is what stops it from spreading too fast. It doesn't have a chance of spreading because it kills its host too fast.
Yes it was a factor, especially in governments and people not taking it as seriously, but long incubation + asymptomatic spread does that just fine.
You can imagine a virus incubating but spreading for 1 or 2 weeks, and then breaking out and killing people with more efficacy than this.
Especially if it affects a more socially critical age group (like the Spanish Flu did, killing mostly people between 20 and 40) by turning people's strong immune systems against them.
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Post by: Leadbelly on March 21, 2020, 11:52:16 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 21, 2020, 11:44:23 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on March 21, 2020, 11:39:56 PM
Being too lethal is what stops it from spreading too fast. It doesn't have a chance of spreading because it kills its host too fast.

Black Death

H1N1 is super lethal. It doesn't actually kill that many people worldwide though because it never really gets the chance to spread. it is easy to stop the spread exactly because it is so lethal.
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Post by: Don Rumata on March 21, 2020, 11:56:15 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 21, 2020, 11:49:04 PM
Quote from: Don Rumata on March 21, 2020, 11:33:16 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 21, 2020, 11:24:00 PM
Was thinking about the world going forward after this.

Whenever a new virus/flu appears on the news somewhere in the world (which is like once a year), people are gonna rush the supermarkets and hoard everything and freak out because of COVID PTSD.
I hope it'll lead to better preparedness on a logistical, global basis.

If i think about "world ending events" beyond a meteor strike, and super volcano eruption, i really can't think of anything else other than a pandemic which, given the rate we're getting out breaks (what, one every decade or more?) it's just a matter of time before a really bad combination of factors come together to fuck up half the world's population (COVID is not that lethal, but it could've been/ SARS didn't spread as fast, but it could have).
I think it definitely should be at the top of the list.

Gamma Ray Burst
Nuclear War
Carrington Event 2
Nuclear War is something completely man made so of course i wasn't counting that (kind of like AI singularity many worry about or global warming), and gamma ray bursts, as i understood it, we should be relatively safe for several million years, given our stellar neighbourhood.

I'm not sure if there's anything at all to be done against solar bursts though, yeah.
I know there are ways to deflect meteorites, if detected early enough, and there are clearly ways to prevent against pandemics.
And of course if yellowsotne does pop, not much you can do about that either, i guess.

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Post by: Leadbelly on March 21, 2020, 11:58:35 PM
Quote from: Don Rumata on March 21, 2020, 11:50:28 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on March 21, 2020, 11:39:56 PM
Being too lethal is what stops it from spreading too fast. It doesn't have a chance of spreading because it kills its host too fast.
Yes it was a factor, especially in governments and people not taking it as seriously, but long incubation + asymptomatic spread does that just fine.
You can imagine a virus incubating but spreading for 1 or 2 weeks, and then breaking out and killing people with more efficacy than this.
Especially if it affects a more socially critical age group (like the Spanish Flu did, killing mostly people between 20 and 40) by turning people's strong immune systems against them.

I guess so, if it is able to spread before people show symptoms.
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Post by: shosta on March 22, 2020, 12:00:10 AM
Quote from: Leadbelly on March 21, 2020, 11:52:16 PM
H1N1 is super lethal. It doesn't actually kill that many people worldwide though because it never really gets the chance to spread. it is easy to stop the spread exactly because it is so lethal.
H1N1 had a mortality rate in the US of 0.02%. Maybe you're thinking of SARS.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 22, 2020, 12:03:40 AM
Quote from: Don Rumata on March 21, 2020, 11:56:15 PM
Nuclear War is something completely man made so of course i wasn't counting that (kind of like AI singularity many worry about or global warming), and gamma ray bursts, as i understood it, we should be relatively safe for several million years, given our stellar neighbourhood.

I'm not sure if there's anything at all to be done against solar bursts though, yeah.
I know there are ways to deflect meteorites, if detected early enough, and there are clearly ways to prevent against pandemics.
And of course if yellowsotne does pop, not much you can do about that either, i guess.

GRBs are entirely unpredictable, but very rare to effect earth. Historically, one ancient mass extinction was theorized to potentially be GRB-related but unprovable.
Meteor deflection would be entirely new ground though, no past experience to apply to it.

Quote from: Don Rumata on March 21, 2020, 11:50:28 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on March 21, 2020, 11:39:56 PM
Being too lethal is what stops it from spreading too fast. It doesn't have a chance of spreading because it kills its host too fast.
Yes it was a factor, especially in governments and people not taking it as seriously, but long incubation + asymptomatic spread does that just fine.
You can imagine a virus incubating but spreading for 1 or 2 weeks, and then breaking out and killing people with more efficacy than this.
Especially if it affects a more socially critical age group (like the Spanish Flu did, killing mostly people between 20 and 40) by turning people's strong immune systems against them.

Shows that it can't be really be an engineered bioweapon. Not nearly effective enough.
A two week infectious cycle that goes unnoticed before triggering would be cataclysmic. No way to quarantine once patient zero is symptomatic.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 22, 2020, 12:04:13 AM
Quote from: shosta on March 22, 2020, 12:00:10 AM
Quote from: Leadbelly on March 21, 2020, 11:52:16 PM
H1N1 is super lethal. It doesn't actually kill that many people worldwide though because it never really gets the chance to spread. it is easy to stop the spread exactly because it is so lethal.
H1N1 had a mortality rate in the US of 0.02%. Maybe you're thinking of SARS.

He probably means bird flu but got his numbers fucky.
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Post by: shosta on March 22, 2020, 12:05:47 AM
"This isn't even as deadly as H1N1" is some factually wrong right wing brain poison that I have seen circulating at one point or another so it's possible but it's important to let people save face
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 22, 2020, 12:07:12 AM
btw how are you doing in Italy, I've been avoiding reading any news today
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Post by: Leadbelly on March 22, 2020, 12:09:11 AM
Quote from: shosta on March 22, 2020, 12:00:10 AM
Quote from: Leadbelly on March 21, 2020, 11:52:16 PM
H1N1 is super lethal. It doesn't actually kill that many people worldwide though because it never really gets the chance to spread. it is easy to stop the spread exactly because it is so lethal.
H1N1 had a mortality rate in the US of 0.02%. Maybe you're thinking of SARS.

I mean H5N1. Avian flu
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Post by: Don Rumata on March 22, 2020, 12:09:37 AM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 22, 2020, 12:03:40 AM
Quote from: Don Rumata on March 21, 2020, 11:56:15 PM
Nuclear War is something completely man made so of course i wasn't counting that (kind of like AI singularity many worry about or global warming), and gamma ray bursts, as i understood it, we should be relatively safe for several million years, given our stellar neighbourhood.

I'm not sure if there's anything at all to be done against solar bursts though, yeah.
I know there are ways to deflect meteorites, if detected early enough, and there are clearly ways to prevent against pandemics.
And of course if yellowsotne does pop, not much you can do about that either, i guess.

GRBs are entirely unpredictable, but very rare to effect earth. Historically, one ancient mass extinction was theorized to potentially be GRB-related but unprovable.
Meteor deflection would be entirely new ground though, no past experience to apply to it.
Yeah, why i think it would at least be reasonable to keep a good space program going regardless of people thinking "what's it for?".
I mean in the Venn diagram of natural disaster that can kill us (near)all and things we can try and do something about, the list doesn't seem that massive.
But then again, you can argue pandemics are also man made, if you consider them to be a by-product of our social structure growing faster than our ability to control it.
It's hard to have pandemics as hunter/gatherers.  :doge

Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 22, 2020, 12:07:12 AM
btw how are you doing in Italy, I've been avoiding reading any news today
Aside from the dead piling up (especially north) which is normal since the peak wasn't expected for another week at least, i guess people are just worried about the supply line starting to show some holes.
Personally a week back i stocked up enough to last me to around April 3rd, so i haven't had a reason to go shopping again, yet.

I'm personally "curious" to see how people will take it once they extend the lockdown part March and April.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 22, 2020, 12:14:20 AM
Quote from: Don Rumata on March 22, 2020, 12:09:37 AM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 22, 2020, 12:03:40 AM
Quote from: Don Rumata on March 21, 2020, 11:56:15 PM
Nuclear War is something completely man made so of course i wasn't counting that (kind of like AI singularity many worry about or global warming), and gamma ray bursts, as i understood it, we should be relatively safe for several million years, given our stellar neighbourhood.

I'm not sure if there's anything at all to be done against solar bursts though, yeah.
I know there are ways to deflect meteorites, if detected early enough, and there are clearly ways to prevent against pandemics.
And of course if yellowsotne does pop, not much you can do about that either, i guess.

GRBs are entirely unpredictable, but very rare to effect earth. Historically, one ancient mass extinction was theorized to potentially be GRB-related but unprovable.
Meteor deflection would be entirely new ground though, no past experience to apply to it.
Yeah, why i think it would at least be reasonable to keep a good space program going regardless of people thinking "what's it for?".
I mean in the Venn diagram of natural disaster that can kill us (near)all and things we can try and do something about, the list doesn't seem that massive.
But then again, you can argue pandemics are also man made, if you consider them to be a by-product of our social structure growing faster than our ability to control it.
It's hard to have pandemics as hunter/gatherers.  :doge

Definitely something to be concerned about, no way to whip up a solution as fast as well, most other problems.

Pandemics can be spread via animals too and cover a vast area. So no I can't agree.
Malaria is possibly the biggest killer of all in human history and definitely not manmade.
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Post by: Leadbelly on March 22, 2020, 12:14:29 AM
Quote from: shosta on March 22, 2020, 12:05:47 AM
"This isn't even as deadly as H1N1" is some factually wrong right wing brain poison that I have seen circulating at one point or another so it's possible but it's important to let people save face

Let me show you an older post of mine. What do you think?

http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=46908.msg2781630#msg2781630

Have I saved face enough for you?
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 22, 2020, 12:16:19 AM
Quote from: Leadbelly on March 22, 2020, 12:14:29 AM
Quote from: shosta on March 22, 2020, 12:05:47 AM
"This isn't even as deadly as H1N1" is some factually wrong right wing brain poison that I have seen circulating at one point or another so it's possible but it's important to let people save face

Let me show you an older post of mine. What do you think?

http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=46908.msg2781630#msg2781630

Have I saved face enough for you?

I think trying to save face in this discussion is more so losing face.  :girlaff

More importantly, you let me find this post
http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=46908.msg2781699#msg2781699
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Post by: shosta on March 22, 2020, 12:19:55 AM
Quote from: Leadbelly on March 22, 2020, 12:14:29 AM
Have I saved face enough for you?
:-*
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Post by: team filler on March 22, 2020, 12:23:14 AM
https://twitter.com/palewire/status/1241558380105199616

 :whatisthis
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Post by: Leadbelly on March 22, 2020, 12:33:04 AM
Anyway... this was the point I was making about more lethal viruses like H5N1

Quote
This was seen as a successful global response, and the virus was not seen again for years. In part, containment was possible because the disease was so severe: Those who got it became manifestly, extremely ill. H5N1 has a fatality rate of about 60 percent—if you get it, you’re likely to die. Yet since 2003, the virus has killed only 455 people. The much “milder” flu viruses, by contrast, kill fewer than 0.1 percent of people they infect, on average, but are responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths every year.


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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 22, 2020, 01:35:17 AM
god, I really do hope it is just a bad flu, for your guy's sake
shit is shaping up to go sideways 5 ways at this rate
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Post by: shosta on March 22, 2020, 01:41:18 AM
It's not a bad flu, it's a pulmonary infection with a hundred times the mortality rate of influenza. I've had acute bronchitis before and I have no intention of ever experiencing that ever again.
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Post by: kingv on March 22, 2020, 01:41:44 AM
Quote from: Esch on March 22, 2020, 01:18:19 AM
Shosta, please write that letter.

https://twitter.com/markmobility/status/1241420191411703809

Our healthcare system just totally fucking rocks.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 22, 2020, 01:45:35 AM
Quote from: shosta on March 22, 2020, 01:41:18 AM
It's not a bad flu, it's a pulmonary infection with a hundred times the mortality rate of influenza. I've had acute bronchitis before and I have no intention of ever experiencing that ever again.

I'm not saying it is, I'm just saying I wish it was for your healthcare system's sake.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 22, 2020, 02:21:08 AM
on the subject of flus
reading about the spanish flu :whew
something like that would be apocalyptic
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 22, 2020, 02:33:52 AM
on that note
:rejoice

https://twitter.com/Angrypiggycn/status/1241605933169405954
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Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on March 22, 2020, 02:57:46 AM
https://mobile.twitter.com/weeaboo/status/1241555854446518272
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Post by: EchoRin on March 22, 2020, 03:06:21 AM
Quote from: Skullfuckers Anonymous on March 22, 2020, 02:57:46 AM
https://mobile.twitter.com/weeaboo/status/1241555854446518272

Guy looks like some pedophile who would front a math rock band while acting very elitist in interviews.
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Post by: Ghoul on March 22, 2020, 03:58:49 AM
Walked the doge yesterday and the only people out are old people.
Why can’t you fucks just stay inside? We’re social distancing to save you and you’re fucking about going to the shops to buy random shit. Knock it off.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 22, 2020, 04:17:18 AM
52 Cuban doctors and nurses dispatched to Lombardia.  :ussrcry
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Post by: Himu on March 22, 2020, 04:38:33 AM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 21, 2020, 04:11:05 PM
Just dropping by to encourage any Boreans that smoke to drop the habit immediately, atleast try for the time being.
Seems poor outcomes may also relate to smoking habits and not just age. Might explain why many youth are hospitalized when smoking/e-cigs have become fashionable.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/20/health/coronavirus-vaping-drugs/index.html

Stay safe!

What about weed
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Post by: Ghoul on March 22, 2020, 04:53:36 AM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 22, 2020, 04:38:33 AM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 21, 2020, 04:11:05 PM
Just dropping by to encourage any Boreans that smoke to drop the habit immediately, atleast try for the time being.
Seems poor outcomes may also relate to smoking habits and not just age. Might explain why many youth are hospitalized when smoking/e-cigs have become fashionable.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/20/health/coronavirus-vaping-drugs/index.html

Stay safe!

What about weed

Also included.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 22, 2020, 04:54:01 AM
Not to be "just a flu bro" about it but smoking is a potential aggravating factor / cause of disease in general so you know... Bed mades and all.

If I'm stuck at home I'll maybe try to slow my consumption down and make my nearly 10 euros packs last longer.
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Post by: Ghoul on March 22, 2020, 04:57:13 AM
See I vape, working from home, social distancing if I was to also give up vaping I think I’d be truly more insufferable to live with, I will however try my best to cut down as much as possible. Problem is it is a boredom thing, and I’m plenty bored.
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Post by: Nintex on March 22, 2020, 06:31:03 AM
Government is sending out phone alerts to get people to stay inside on another sunny day.

Yesterday beaches and trains were crowded

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ETs7qpWUUAUyuiv?format=jpg)

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ETXzkhOXkAAEfBs?format=jpg)

This is a disaster in the making, fucking idiots  :lol

The government agency responsible for national parks and monuments has urged people to stay home as thousands flood their properties.  :picard
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Post by: Don Rumata on March 22, 2020, 07:19:23 AM
That doesn't look like beach-friendly weather in the first place.  :doge
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Post by: Nintex on March 22, 2020, 07:22:25 AM
Me buying a house in 2 months:
(https://media.giphy.com/media/8VSaCyIdcnbuE/giphy.gif)

Me driving to work in 2 months:
(https://media1.giphy.com/media/h4ZO9HeesGjXG07eYf/giphy.gif)

Quote from: Don Rumata on March 22, 2020, 07:19:23 AM
That doesn't look like beach-friendly weather in the first place.  :doge
It's a Dutch concept called 'Uitwaaien' basically you head to the beach when the first spring sun appears and you enjoy the fresh air and the blowing winds.
Cold as fuck, so you keep on all your winter clothes  :yeshrug
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 22, 2020, 07:28:06 AM
Quote from: Ghoul on March 22, 2020, 03:58:49 AM
Walked the doge yesterday and the only people out are old people.
Why can’t you fucks just stay inside? We’re social distancing to save you and you’re fucking about going to the shops to buy random shit. Knock it off.

Let them go to death door's sooner in peace, Ghoul.
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Post by: Nintex on March 22, 2020, 07:35:38 AM
Railroad services and others now also flooding my phone with push messages:

"Stay home, stay home!"

As the crowds fill the streets.  :lol


Next week: "Can't believe we're being put into lockdown, fucking fascists"
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Post by: Don Rumata on March 22, 2020, 07:38:15 AM
Quote from: thisismyusername on March 22, 2020, 07:28:06 AM
Quote from: Ghoul on March 22, 2020, 03:58:49 AM
Walked the doge yesterday and the only people out are old people.
Why can’t you fucks just stay inside? We’re social distancing to save you and you’re fucking about going to the shops to buy random shit. Knock it off.

Let them go to death door's sooner in peace, Ghoul.
If they didn't use hospitals resources, they may have a point.
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Post by: Ghoul on March 22, 2020, 08:02:54 AM
Quote from: Don Rumata on March 22, 2020, 07:38:15 AM
Quote from: thisismyusername on March 22, 2020, 07:28:06 AM
Quote from: Ghoul on March 22, 2020, 03:58:49 AM
Walked the doge yesterday and the only people out are old people.
Why can’t you fucks just stay inside? We’re social distancing to save you and you’re fucking about going to the shops to buy random shit. Knock it off.

Let them go to death door's sooner in peace, Ghoul.
If they didn't use hospitals resources, they may have a point.

That's the issue, they'll just be taking up resources before they die like the selfish cunts they are.

Gonna attempt food shopping later for a Sunday roast and get a couple bottles of wine, that is my attempt to be normal today.
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Post by: Potato on March 22, 2020, 08:07:32 AM
Australia moving into shutdown mode.

Pubs, restaurants, gyms, clubs all closed from midday tomorrow. Schools stay open for now.
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 22, 2020, 08:08:23 AM
Quote from: Don Rumata on March 22, 2020, 07:38:15 AM
Quote from: thisismyusername on March 22, 2020, 07:28:06 AM
Quote from: Ghoul on March 22, 2020, 03:58:49 AM
Walked the doge yesterday and the only people out are old people.
Why can’t you fucks just stay inside? We’re social distancing to save you and you’re fucking about going to the shops to buy random shit. Knock it off.

Let them go to death door's sooner in peace, Ghoul.
If they didn't use hospitals resources, they may have a point.

Solution: Don't hospitalize the old people. They're nearly dead already. Let them go.

Boomer Remover™ and all that.

Quote from: Potato on March 22, 2020, 08:07:32 AM
Australia moving into shutdown mode.

Pubs, restaurants, gyms, clubs all closed from midday tomorrow. Schools stay open for now.

(https://media0.giphy.com/media/6RXkMDpm1Qppu/giphy.gif)

https://twitter.com/DirtyNeedles330/status/1091708939971031042
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Post by: Propagandhim on March 22, 2020, 08:10:27 AM
Do you guys, like, have people in your lives above the age of 60 that you care about?  I don't know, the elderly people in my life never struck me as a bunch of selfish, resource-hoarding cunts.  Maybe I got lucky.
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 22, 2020, 08:12:22 AM
Quote from: Propagandhim on March 22, 2020, 08:10:27 AM
Do you guys, like, have people in your lives above the age of 60 that you care about?  I don't know, the elderly people in my life never struck me as a bunch of selfish, resource-hoarding cunts.  Maybe I got lucky.

Sure. But if I was their age, I'd probably want to die as well.

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Post by: Propagandhim on March 22, 2020, 08:14:49 AM
It's a pretty unpleasant death

 :goty2
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on March 22, 2020, 08:22:25 AM
Shockingly the supermarkets was full of olds earlier :trumps

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Post by: thisismyusername on March 22, 2020, 08:34:17 AM
Quote from: Propagandhim on March 22, 2020, 08:14:49 AM
It's a pretty unpleasant death

 :goty2

Not all deaths can be pretty. :goty :goty2 :goty :goty2 :goty2 :goty

Choking to death versus a car crash or plane crash is preferrable. Though dying in your sleep is still the best.

Edit: Oh shit, this wasn't meant to be top of the page. My suicidal idealization isn't meant to top of page.
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Post by: Potato on March 22, 2020, 08:41:21 AM
Had a long and stern chat with my parents earlier about staying at home and not socialising. I think the message has penetrated.
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Post by: Nintex on March 22, 2020, 08:48:05 AM
called my folks to tell them I wasn't coming over to visit today.

They understand it but my mom was pretty sad. It's especially difficult for her because all the mental/medical help she gets is also cancelled.
Luckily they are sort of staying at home types anyway, so I don't have to worry about them heading outside unless it's necessary.
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Post by: Nintex on March 22, 2020, 08:58:14 AM
The beach town where I live is being barricaded to the joy of its citizens.

Not my picture, I'm #stayinginside
(https://abload.de/img/90944026_2807657749273bjfi.jpg)
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Post by: VomKriege on March 22, 2020, 09:26:10 AM
Air liaisons between Metropolitan France and her overseas territories to be suspended soon. Healthcare infrastructure is obviously much lighter over there.
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Post by: james on March 22, 2020, 09:59:08 AM
Nintex I don't know what that is but it is certainly not a beach
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Post by: toku on March 22, 2020, 10:11:23 AM
He's dutch. You gotta just go with whatever he says. Nod and be polite.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 22, 2020, 11:00:45 AM
https://imgur.com/r/ShitPostCrusaders/AJK2wmz
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Post by: toku on March 22, 2020, 11:18:04 AM
https://twitter.com/lokinhei/status/1241220936906338304
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 22, 2020, 11:33:42 AM
That seems really counter-intuitive given the massive amount of effort China has done to contain this thing. 
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Post by: VomKriege on March 22, 2020, 11:49:23 AM
https://www.buzzfeed.com/albertonardelli/coronavirus-testing-iceland (https://www.buzzfeed.com/albertonardelli/coronavirus-testing-iceland)

We might learn something from intensive testing of a relatively small population on an island.
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Post by: shosta on March 22, 2020, 11:52:53 AM
(https://www.ft.com/__origami/service/image/v2/images/raw/http%3A%2F%2Fcom.ft.imagepublish.upp-prod-us.s3.amazonaws.com%2F615f51de-6bb2-11ea-89df-41bea055720b?fit=scale-down&quality=highest&source=next&width=700)

We have a faster growth rate than other countries. :heh
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Post by: VomKriege on March 22, 2020, 12:02:52 PM
It's hard to know what to do with testing numbers it's still too early and narrow a data set. Should we consider per capita, since France, UK, Germany, Italy and Spain are within a similar ballpark in population ? Does it make sense for the US or should we consider states separately ? The US is... 5 times the population of France or Italy so it wouldn't be a surprise there's that many more positive cases if we assume the virus propagated evenly (which we don't know yet, but I guess the answer will only come many months from now...).

Obviously not good news.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 22, 2020, 12:10:17 PM
How to do counting of something like this is hard and going to be a cottage industry of bio-stats people for years.  Its not just the population size of the US that makes it exceptional, the weak national hospital system and the relatively weak federal government, so comparisons with other countries will be very difficult.   
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Post by: shosta on March 22, 2020, 12:12:09 PM
Just want to write what 33% growth looks like here for the next two weeks if everything remains the same. Note that I don't think we get that far that fast because shelter in place has gone into effect coast to coast...

SUN 3/22 - 27,465
MON 3/23 - 36,621
TUES 3/24 - 48,827
WED 3/25 - 65,086
THUR 3/26 - 86,760
FRI 3/27 - 116K
SAT 3/28 - 154K
SUN 3/29 - 206K
MON 3/30 - 274K
TUES 3/31 - 366K
WED 4/1 - 487K
THUR 4/2 - 650K
FRI 4/3 - 866K
SAT 4/4 - 1.155M

Obviously it's not over even if we do get it under control because there will inevitably be another outbreak.
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Post by: ToxicAdam on March 22, 2020, 12:12:11 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 22, 2020, 11:33:42 AM
That seems really counter-intuitive given the massive amount of effort China has done to contain this thing. 

How do you know anything for certain about what is happening in China? Where’s the reliable reporting coming from?

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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 22, 2020, 12:16:56 PM
That was somewhat of my point.  We do know for a fact that they have implemented extreme measures so it would be very strange for them to stop testing now.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 22, 2020, 12:26:28 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on March 22, 2020, 12:12:11 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 22, 2020, 11:33:42 AM
That seems really counter-intuitive given the massive amount of effort China has done to contain this thing. 

How do you know anything for certain about what is happening in China? Where’s the reliable reporting coming from?

We can't, but the fact that the curve in positive cases match well with what is happening elsewhere -and Hubei population is very similar to France or Italy- (even if it's more of a representation of test capacity getting online and the proportion of severe cases working their way into hospitals) do point at the information being provided to be on some level accurate (remember when tinfoil hats said the stats were fake because they followed a quadratic growth or something ?).

I suspect and hope we'll see some correlation once lockdown effects start registering.

I don't think it's in China's interest to not cooperate in international health or have Western capital and clients decimated. I'm going to assume good faith in this matter or at least truthful if only partial data being shared.

There's suspicions that Russia is just pretending the problem doesn't exist and possibly excess mortality being passed off as pneumonia.
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Post by: shosta on March 22, 2020, 12:34:41 PM
Quote from: Skullfuckers Anonymous on March 22, 2020, 02:57:46 AM
https://mobile.twitter.com/weeaboo/status/1241555854446518272
:rofl :rofl :rofl
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Post by: VomKriege on March 22, 2020, 12:37:26 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 22, 2020, 12:34:41 PM
Quote from: Skullfuckers Anonymous on March 22, 2020, 02:57:46 AM
https://mobile.twitter.com/weeaboo/status/1241555854446518272
:rofl :rofl :rofl

It's OUR souls that make the magic !
It's OUR coffee they drink in the morning !
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 22, 2020, 12:42:03 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 22, 2020, 11:49:23 AM
https://www.buzzfeed.com/albertonardelli/coronavirus-testing-iceland (https://www.buzzfeed.com/albertonardelli/coronavirus-testing-iceland)

We might learn something from intensive testing of a relatively small population on an island.

Bodes well for true mortality % corroborated by other examples like the cruise ship.
Bodes poorly for containment.
 
Quote from: shosta on March 22, 2020, 11:52:53 AM
(https://www.ft.com/__origami/service/image/v2/images/raw/http%3A%2F%2Fcom.ft.imagepublish.upp-prod-us.s3.amazonaws.com%2F615f51de-6bb2-11ea-89df-41bea055720b?fit=scale-down&quality=highest&source=next&width=700)

We have a faster growth rate than other countries. :heh

Why bother with graphs, your testing has been non-existent up until late.
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Post by: toku on March 22, 2020, 12:43:30 PM
stay up guys, it's early days
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Post by: Tripon on March 22, 2020, 12:43:32 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 22, 2020, 12:37:26 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 22, 2020, 12:34:41 PM
Quote from: Skullfuckers Anonymous on March 22, 2020, 02:57:46 AM
https://mobile.twitter.com/weeaboo/status/1241555854446518272
:rofl :rofl :rofl

It's OUR souls that make the magic !
It's OUR coffee they drink in the morning !

I thought it was some guy reading some airbnb post in an over dramatic voice. It's real!?
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Post by: EchoRin on March 22, 2020, 12:48:40 PM
Quote from: Tripon on March 22, 2020, 12:43:32 PM

I thought it was some guy reading some airbnb post in an over dramatic voice. It's real!?
Going by all the replies in the thread when I was reading it in the middle of the night... undecided.
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Post by: team filler on March 22, 2020, 12:50:09 PM
https://twitter.com/TwinklingTania/status/1241749731308531712
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Post by: toku on March 22, 2020, 12:50:38 PM
https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1241766068332515329

 :shaking
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 22, 2020, 12:53:34 PM
overly long lockdowns won't work and are a poor substitute for good planning and healthcare
peeps gonna riot due to 0 money and government bailing out the banks 4 times in a row
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on March 22, 2020, 12:55:45 PM
Ngl I’m looking forward to the looting  :hyper :shh
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Post by: shosta on March 22, 2020, 12:55:57 PM
I just realized that even with a lockdown, Italy still has exponential growth in cases.
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Post by: D3RANG3D on March 22, 2020, 12:56:46 PM
I'm sure you have seen the videos of people in Italy partying right?
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 22, 2020, 12:57:12 PM
Quote from: D3RANG3D on March 22, 2020, 12:56:46 PM
I'm sure you have seen the videos of people in Italy partying right?

Where?
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Post by: shosta on March 22, 2020, 12:58:07 PM
No but it wouldn't surprise me.
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Post by: toku on March 22, 2020, 01:03:15 PM
https://twitter.com/BenjaminNorton/status/1241717551819902977
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 22, 2020, 01:03:57 PM
#Czechit.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 22, 2020, 01:05:01 PM
Holy shit
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 22, 2020, 01:05:23 PM
italeave
periphery euros gonna be testy
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Post by: VomKriege on March 22, 2020, 01:08:53 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 22, 2020, 12:55:57 PM
I just realized that even with a lockdown, Italy still has exponential growth in cases.

It's still too early to expect an effect. Things should hopefully slow down next week.

Quote from: D3RANG3D on March 22, 2020, 12:56:46 PM
I'm sure you have seen the videos of people in Italy partying right?

I can't speak for Italy but in France examples of people not respecting lockdown guidelines are distorted by media attention (and there's a shaming element to it). Yes it happens. Yes there's some people "fleeing" to the countryside which is stupid and counterproductive. Yes there's grey areas (like the Paris open air markets). But overall, my anecdotal opinion -and keep in mind I'm out everyday to work, I take transports, I go to shops- is that activity outside is orders of magnitude less than usual. Public transport stats confirm this. The goal of the lockdown is to dramatically limit the opportunities for infection on a national scale and globally this is what happens. I'm sure Italians are the same, all the more with the horrific number of fatalities. But there's no accounting for inconsiderate bellends anywhere, of course.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 22, 2020, 01:12:06 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 22, 2020, 01:08:53 PM
It's still too early to expect an effect. Things should hopefully slow down next week.

With an incubation time of up to a few weeks, plus time from symptom onset to serious illness up to a week.
Lockdown to flatten is gonna lag by a matter of weeks.
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Post by: EchoRin on March 22, 2020, 01:13:14 PM
Quote from: toku on March 22, 2020, 01:03:15 PM
https://twitter.com/BenjaminNorton/status/1241717551819902977

Fuck off assholes. This is what you get for beating us at the 2006 World Cup. Last time we had a legit team.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 22, 2020, 01:17:19 PM
Not the first event either.

I think we need to have a discussion about the cac and his propensity to screw over people near and far.
Could this be a cultural issue? Perhaps it's in their genes. In any case, this merits investigation and should be addressed, they need to be civilized.

https://twitter.com/BenjaminNorton/status/1241727238028046343
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Post by: Don Rumata on March 22, 2020, 01:49:27 PM
Quote from: EchoRin on March 22, 2020, 01:13:14 PM
Quote from: toku on March 22, 2020, 01:03:15 PM
https://twitter.com/BenjaminNorton/status/1241717551819902977

Fuck off assholes. This is what you get for beating us at the 2006 World Cup. Last time we had a legit team.
Pooo poroppo poppooo pooo
spoiler (click to show/hide)
Now you must repay us in 7 petabytes of porn.
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Post by: team filler on March 22, 2020, 01:51:13 PM
https://twitter.com/27khv/status/1241778036988674049

 :putin
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Post by: Don Rumata on March 22, 2020, 01:55:45 PM
Some people seem to have a hard-on for claiming how much of an illusion the EU "dream" is.
I don't get it, are they nostalgic of the centuries of wars Europe used to roll with?  ::)
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Post by: EchoRin on March 22, 2020, 01:56:39 PM
Quote from: Don Rumata on March 22, 2020, 01:49:27 PM
Quote from: EchoRin on March 22, 2020, 01:13:14 PM
Quote from: toku on March 22, 2020, 01:03:15 PM
https://twitter.com/BenjaminNorton/status/1241717551819902977

Fuck off assholes. This is what you get for beating us at the 2006 World Cup. Last time we had a legit team.
Pooo poroppo poppooo pooo
spoiler (click to show/hide)
Now you must repay us in 7 petabytes of porn.
[close]

Is it ok if I do it in installments in the NSFW thread?
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Post by: team filler on March 22, 2020, 01:58:41 PM
https://twitter.com/TheTNHoller/status/1241782476504211456

 :lol
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Post by: toku on March 22, 2020, 01:59:51 PM
https://twitter.com/iatemuggles/status/1241512518721376257

my bad was this supposed to be a #mommymonday post?  :doge
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Post by: VomKriege on March 22, 2020, 02:01:02 PM
Merkel in self quarantine after a doctor she had contact with tested positive.
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Post by: team filler on March 22, 2020, 02:02:41 PM
https://twitter.com/vandasranda/status/1241690938675773443
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Post by: shosta on March 22, 2020, 02:03:00 PM
Cuomo saying we should nationalize medical supplies  :juche
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Post by: Rufus on March 22, 2020, 02:09:21 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 22, 2020, 01:17:19 PM
Not the first event either.

I think we need to have a discussion about the cac and his propensity to screw over people near and far.
Could this be a cultural issue? Perhaps it's in their genes. In any case, this merits investigation and should be addressed, they need to be civilized.

https://twitter.com/BenjaminNorton/status/1241727238028046343
The masks in Czechia were seized as part of a crackdown on gougers. They only realized later that part of them were aid from China meant for Italy. It's being rectified.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/coronavirus-face-masks-china-italy-czech-republic-latest-a9416711.html

The German seizures are part of an export ban on medical supplies from the 15th. Some shipments meant for other countries go through Germany and are delayed because of this, particularly to EFTA states (Switzerland, chiefly).
Meanwhile, the ban has been lifted.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-germany-exports/germany-lifts-export-ban-on-medical-equipment-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN2162SH
Export to EFTA states has been explicitly authorized:
https://www.efta.int/EEA/news/Exports-equipment-fight-COVID-19-authorised-EU-EEA-EFTA-States-517331

The comission is now scrambling to gather a stockpile to co-ordinate distribution to member states (which is probably why Germany's ban was lifted).
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_20_476

Shit is chaotic right now, alright. :cenk
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Post by: shosta on March 22, 2020, 02:11:51 PM
How much did they pay you to write that?
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Post by: Rufus on March 22, 2020, 02:12:16 PM
Man, I wish. :goty2
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Post by: Tripon on March 22, 2020, 02:12:27 PM
https://twitter.com/NHKWORLD_News/status/1241769516012417025

Get ready for Summer Olympics 2021.  :japancry
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Post by: TakingBackSunday on March 22, 2020, 02:17:55 PM
yeah no way a 9 month lockdown is tenable.   
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 22, 2020, 02:20:53 PM
Quote from: Rufus on March 22, 2020, 02:09:21 PM

Shit is chaotic right now, alright. :cenk

shill
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Post by: Tripon on March 22, 2020, 02:22:21 PM
https://twitter.com/TheLoveBel0w/status/1241749227665076224
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 22, 2020, 02:25:17 PM
Fortunately he confirmed to us it won't stop partying for him.
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Post by: Kunai With Chain on March 22, 2020, 02:26:34 PM
https://twitter.com/BorisJohnson/status/1241751431058726912

I thought it was a parody account, but its his official account posting a picture of a Venezuelan flag. A country now famous for lacking basic necessities and whose government they're attempting to overthrow...  :neogaf
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Post by: team filler on March 22, 2020, 02:30:55 PM
https://twitter.com/RedKahina/status/1241124241849942017
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 22, 2020, 02:34:28 PM
Quote from: Dufus on March 22, 2020, 01:59:43 PM
https://twitter.com/RandPaul/status/1241780756617273345

 :drudge  :gentleman :drudge  :gentleman :drudge

 :cac

Not going to lie.  Hope he dies. 
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Post by: Rufus on March 22, 2020, 02:34:58 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 22, 2020, 02:20:53 PM
Quote from: Rufus on March 22, 2020, 02:09:21 PM

Shit is chaotic right now, alright. :cenk

shill
ghoul >:(

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Sorry Ghoul, you're alright. :doge
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Post by: Nintex on March 22, 2020, 02:35:20 PM
All of us after 9 months in lockdown

https://twitter.com/officialmcafee/status/1241782523161710594 (https://twitter.com/officialmcafee/status/1241782523161710594)
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Post by: EchoRin on March 22, 2020, 02:37:52 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 22, 2020, 02:35:20 PM
All of us after 9 months in lockdown

https://twitter.com/officialmcafee/status/1241782523161710594 (https://twitter.com/officialmcafee/status/1241782523161710594)

(https://a.ltrbxd.com/resized/sm/upload/ed/at/c7/17/the-big-lebowski-1200-1200-675-675-crop-000000.jpg?k=f861cf8368)

???
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Post by: Yeti on March 22, 2020, 02:40:46 PM
My neighbors next door are throwing some kind of redneck pool party at the moment. They have a sprinkler and an inflatable child size pool. They have invited enough people that there are cars parked up and down both sides of the street. My neighbors on the other side are both elderly.
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Post by: Nintex on March 22, 2020, 02:46:47 PM
Gamers social distancing be like

https://twitter.com/grantkirkhope/status/1241793934818304005 (https://twitter.com/grantkirkhope/status/1241793934818304005)
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Post by: team filler on March 22, 2020, 02:52:51 PM
https://twitter.com/RaniaKhalek/status/1241778476715311106
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Post by: Nintex on March 22, 2020, 02:59:13 PM
650 deaths in Italy today, vs 800 yesterday.

Their numbers are finally going down, same with the number of infected a 1000 less.
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Post by: tiesto on March 22, 2020, 03:10:17 PM
Quote from: Dufus on March 22, 2020, 01:59:43 PM
https://twitter.com/RandPaul/status/1241780756617273345

 :drudge  :gentleman :drudge  :gentleman :drudge

 :cac

Pure karma after voting against the 9/11 first responders bill..
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Post by: shosta on March 22, 2020, 03:27:20 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/YTtaxm1.png)
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Post by: Nintex on March 22, 2020, 03:29:25 PM
Syria has confirmed the first case.
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Post by: team filler on March 22, 2020, 03:31:08 PM
https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1241629553149259776

 :bernie
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Post by: team filler on March 22, 2020, 03:51:02 PM
https://twitter.com/DavidAgStone/status/1241808682800709632
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Post by: Bebpo on March 22, 2020, 03:54:15 PM
Spent 2 hours last night and 3 hours this morning trying to get this amazon whole foods market delivery thing to work. Doesn't show any delivery times for me or my parents addresses, but shows for my brother but when I go to checkout it still says no times available on the final place order screen :|

Somehow my brother got an order through yesterday.

Just gonna go to the market on Mon or Tuesday, but would've been nice if this worked.
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Post by: Nintex on March 22, 2020, 03:55:44 PM
https://twitter.com/alexwickham/status/1241812037434593286 (https://twitter.com/alexwickham/status/1241812037434593286)

 :neogaf
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Post by: team filler on March 22, 2020, 04:04:09 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 22, 2020, 03:54:15 PM
Spent 2 hours last night and 3 hours this morning trying to get this amazon whole foods market delivery thing to work. Doesn't show any delivery times for me or my parents addresses, but shows for my brother but when I go to checkout it still says no times available on the final place order screen :|

Somehow my brother got an order through yesterday.

Just gonna go to the market on Mon or Tuesday, but would've been nice if this worked.
yeah, the cvs pharmacy delivery didn't work out at all either ::)
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Post by: Nintex on March 22, 2020, 04:18:26 PM
"Well my lord it looks like this virus might spread and infect millions of people. We are most certainly facing tragedy in a matter of weeks"

"Hmm yes, the situation is dire. Do you know what that means my boy?"

"A leadership election sir?"

"Right you are my boy, time to bring out the knives and show Boris how we do things around 'ere!"

"But isn't that dangerous sir?"

"Liberal Nonsense my boy. Time to leave this so called "World Health Organization" doesn't look very healthy to me, what did they ever do for us?"
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Post by: Bebpo on March 22, 2020, 04:19:21 PM
Quote from: filler on March 22, 2020, 04:04:09 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 22, 2020, 03:54:15 PM
Spent 2 hours last night and 3 hours this morning trying to get this amazon whole foods market delivery thing to work. Doesn't show any delivery times for me or my parents addresses, but shows for my brother but when I go to checkout it still says no times available on the final place order screen :|

Somehow my brother got an order through yesterday.

Just gonna go to the market on Mon or Tuesday, but would've been nice if this worked.
yeah, the cvs pharmacy delivery didn't work out at all either ::)

 :'(

For supplies or RX stuff? I got CVS to mail my standard RX meds in the regular mail and they arrived but haven't tried them for supplies.
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Post by: BisMarckie on March 22, 2020, 04:21:06 PM
A roof tile broke today, I have the worst timing ever.

Now I need to find a roofer that is still working. :existential
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Post by: Nintex on March 22, 2020, 04:23:51 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 22, 2020, 04:21:06 PM
A roof tile broke today, I have the worst timing ever.

Now I need to find a roofer that is still working. :existential
Are you near the border? The Netherlands is still open for most business  8)
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Post by: VomKriege on March 22, 2020, 04:32:23 PM
Daily numbers :
Italy less bad than yesterday for new cases and deaths. Hopefully it continues.
Spain not good.
USA new cases still soaring.
Iran and France, not great but it plateaud for a couple of days.
Switzerland has a lot of cases relative to size.
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Post by: who is ted danson? on March 22, 2020, 04:48:29 PM
https://twitter.com/protectheflames/status/1241403715036291072
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Post by: team filler on March 22, 2020, 05:02:34 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 22, 2020, 04:19:21 PM
Quote from: filler on March 22, 2020, 04:04:09 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 22, 2020, 03:54:15 PM
Spent 2 hours last night and 3 hours this morning trying to get this amazon whole foods market delivery thing to work. Doesn't show any delivery times for me or my parents addresses, but shows for my brother but when I go to checkout it still says no times available on the final place order screen :|

Somehow my brother got an order through yesterday.

Just gonna go to the market on Mon or Tuesday, but would've been nice if this worked.
yeah, the cvs pharmacy delivery didn't work out at all either ::)

 :'(

For supplies or RX stuff? I got CVS to mail my standard RX meds in the regular mail and they arrived but haven't tried them for supplies.
they wouldn't send my mum's meds. I had to go in and it was something about one of them needing to be stored in refrigeration and there was a conflict with some new pill that causes heart murmurs when coupled with nudexta. the refrigeration is only necessary for transport, once we get it home it's not required. both issues seem like they could have been worked out online or over the phone  ::)
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Post by: Joe Molotov on March 22, 2020, 05:03:30 PM
https://twitter.com/espn/status/1241817008980865024
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 22, 2020, 05:05:39 PM
brehs...
the takes just won't stop coming

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ETu9gPhU4AABmEE?format=jpg&name=4096x4096)
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Post by: VomKriege on March 22, 2020, 05:10:00 PM
Damn you spaghetti genes !
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Post by: Bebpo on March 22, 2020, 05:13:14 PM
Quote from: filler on March 22, 2020, 05:02:34 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 22, 2020, 04:19:21 PM
Quote from: filler on March 22, 2020, 04:04:09 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 22, 2020, 03:54:15 PM
Spent 2 hours last night and 3 hours this morning trying to get this amazon whole foods market delivery thing to work. Doesn't show any delivery times for me or my parents addresses, but shows for my brother but when I go to checkout it still says no times available on the final place order screen :|

Somehow my brother got an order through yesterday.

Just gonna go to the market on Mon or Tuesday, but would've been nice if this worked.
yeah, the cvs pharmacy delivery didn't work out at all either ::)

 :'(

For supplies or RX stuff? I got CVS to mail my standard RX meds in the regular mail and they arrived but haven't tried them for supplies.
they wouldn't send my mum's meds. I had to go in and it was something about one of them needing to be stored in refrigeration and there was a conflict with some new pill that causes heart murmurs when coupled with nudexta. the refrigeration is only necessary for transport, once we get it home it's not required. both issues seem like they could have been worked out online or over the phone  ::)

That sucks, sorry to hear that  :(
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Post by: who is ted danson? on March 22, 2020, 05:42:13 PM
hmm

https://twitter.com/thedailybeast/status/1241832434200727553
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Post by: Tripon on March 22, 2020, 05:42:36 PM
https://twitter.com/spectatorindex/status/1241832594729132032
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Post by: team filler on March 22, 2020, 05:47:19 PM
Quote from: toku on March 22, 2020, 01:59:51 PM
https://twitter.com/iatemuggles/status/1241512518721376257

my bad was this supposed to be a #mommymonday post?  :doge
https://twitter.com/AshBCoffin/status/1241828119155277825

 :drool :playa
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Post by: VomKriege on March 22, 2020, 05:57:47 PM
https://twitter.com/KATCTV3/status/1241804548139823104

I walked into Remoulade on Bourbon Street tonight and thought of you fellas. A table full of gorgeous symptoms, every shade from loss of smell to dry cough. All feverish, wearing scraps for masks. I could feel your short breath all the way from here. Then I got COVID19.
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Post by: EchoRin on March 22, 2020, 05:58:05 PM
https://youtu.be/60NuAvPiPlE

eh, not bad
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 22, 2020, 05:59:19 PM
Man I love this guy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DQ32Vahb1E&feature=youtu.be
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Post by: Tripon on March 22, 2020, 06:00:29 PM
Quote from: filler on March 22, 2020, 05:47:19 PM
Quote from: toku on March 22, 2020, 01:59:51 PM
https://twitter.com/iatemuggles/status/1241512518721376257

my bad was this supposed to be a #mommymonday post?  :doge
https://twitter.com/AshBCoffin/status/1241828119155277825

 :drool :playa

same person.

https://twitter.com/AshBCoffin/status/741793834435280896
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Post by: nudemacusers on March 22, 2020, 06:04:02 PM
https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/STATEMENTS/Statements-View/Article/2119410/

Imma stay outchea for months at this rate.  >:( :-\
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Post by: Occam on March 22, 2020, 06:40:39 PM
America is so screwed. Latest example:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/20/us/coronavirus-cruise-ship-costa-luminosa.html

Lots of probably infected people from a cruise ship flew back to the US and were allowed to leave/continue to travel without testing or being quarantined.
Quote
Nearly 400 Americans and Canadians were evacuated from the Costa Luminosa, an Italian cruise liner, after several passengers tested positive for the coronavirus. They flew home anyway.

Quote
“Passengers with no symptoms upon arrival were given health information advising them to stay home for 14 days after returning from travel, monitor their health and practice social distancing as they continued to their final destination.”

Several passengers acknowledged that they or someone in their party had high temperatures when the C.D.C. checked. But as long as their temperatures fell after repeated tries, they were allowed to go home.

Passengers said they booked flights to California, Arizona, Florida and elsewhere across the United States and Canada.

Ms. Nordlund did not respond to questions asking whether it made sense to allow people who had been instructed to self-isolate to travel on commercial aircraft, potentially exposing them to other passengers.
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Post by: team filler on March 22, 2020, 06:48:36 PM
Quote from: nudemacusers on March 22, 2020, 06:04:02 PM
https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/STATEMENTS/Statements-View/Article/2119410/

Imma stay outchea for months at this rate.  >:( :-\
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV8e_RkpiNA

 :smug
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Post by: james on March 22, 2020, 06:48:49 PM
Keep testing until the temperature shows low enough

 :dead

It's time for the government is intentionally killing us theories to gain traction
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Post by: VomKriege on March 22, 2020, 06:55:58 PM
The UK dragged their feet but it seems they'll probably have a similar lockdown. Some big chains are closing tomorrow.
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Post by: team filler on March 22, 2020, 07:01:48 PM
https://twitter.com/BenjaminPDixon/status/1241851696474660864

we stan this queen  :-[
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Post by: Dickie Dee on March 22, 2020, 07:41:47 PM
https://twitter.com/jdawsey1/status/1241821435372417026

  :corona_mj
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Post by: Lonewulfeus on March 22, 2020, 07:48:02 PM
30% unemployment and 50% drop in gdp, Thanks Trump :lol
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Post by: Nintex on March 22, 2020, 07:59:45 PM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on March 22, 2020, 07:48:02 PM
30% unemployment and 50% drop in gdp, Thanks Trump :lol
And the Democrats block quickly passing relief so the stock markets will be in free fall tomorrow.
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Post by: EightBitNate on March 22, 2020, 08:04:31 PM
Some good news for once

https://twitter.com/3m/status/1241822783153340417
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Post by: team filler on March 22, 2020, 08:35:08 PM
https://twitter.com/Tiff_FitzHenry/status/1241826380138020866
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Post by: I'm a Puppy! on March 22, 2020, 08:51:06 PM
The last of the three tenors.
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Post by: james on March 22, 2020, 08:59:15 PM
The virus was obviously engineered to take out sex offenders.

Thats why it affects men so much worse that women.

Thats why all these rich politicians are getting it, but regular people arent.

Of course, that begs the question...what the fuck was going on in Wuhan? Is wet market code for something...?
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Post by: EightBitNate on March 22, 2020, 09:08:40 PM
Quote from: james on March 22, 2020, 08:59:15 PM
The virus was obviously engineered to take out sex offenders.

Thats why it affects men so much worse that women.

Thats why all these rich politicians are getting it, but regular people arent.

Of course, that begs the question...what the fuck was going on in Wuhan? Is wet market code for something...?

If this were true then why is this forum still so active
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Post by: shosta on March 22, 2020, 09:16:24 PM
https://www.earthcam.com/usa/nevada/lasvegas/fremontstreet/?cam=catsmeow_lv_fremont

There is no social distancing going on
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Post by: Mandark on March 22, 2020, 09:21:48 PM
Quote from: JayDubya on March 16, 2020, 08:54:45 AM
Stores should raise the prices; that would be the appropriate thing for them to do, and it works out better for everyone.

If say, toilet paper... if toilet paper costs what it appropriately should right now given the sudden scarcity, people who need it would have it available to buy in the store at the correct price instead of panicked randos buying it up cheap because the stores can't - by law - make the adjustment they should.  Increasing the price means said randos can't walk away with so much and wouldn't want to in the first place.  This also obviously incentivizes increased production.

Same principle where concerts don't cost what they should and scalpers swoop in and take profits because they get what people are actually willing to pay.

The concert example shows the opposite of what you think it does: an efficient* market for Rolling Stones tickets results in a lot of people who like the Rolling Stones not seeing them live. Which is fine, not everyone needs to see the Rolling Stones. But it does not "work out better for everyone." Likewise, raising the price of toilet paper will not ensure that everyone has access to toilet paper.

I hope this clears things up for you. Cheers, buddy.

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*In the sense of finding a clearing price with no transaction or information costs blah blah blah.
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Post by: team filler on March 22, 2020, 09:26:45 PM
https://twitter.com/krskur/status/1241553957400371201

 :cac
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Post by: Leadbelly on March 22, 2020, 09:29:44 PM
May have been posted before but...

Lorenzo Sanz: Former Real Madrid president dies after contracting coronavirus

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51991851
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 22, 2020, 09:36:37 PM
Quote from: Gamestop e-mail
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Beginning today, Sunday, March 22, only employees will be allowed inside our stores. To continue to serve you from these locations, we are offering a contactless delivery service called Delivery@Door at all store locations across the country where state or local laws allow. The process is simple - just go online via GameStop.com  or the GameStop App to place your order and simply select the pick up option for your local store. Your order confirmation email will contain additional instructions, including a notice when your order is ready and the phone number of the store. Just call when you arrive and one of our associates will meet you at the door with your product. Of course, you can also continue having items delivered to your doorstep also through GameStop.com  or the GameStop mobile app. If, for any reason, you were unable to order your products in advance and the product is in stock in the store, one of our associates can also assist you while you remain in your car. Credit Card chip only transactions can be processed onsite.

While we are operating under Delivery@Door protocols, we will not be able to accept returns and exchanges. We will, however, be adjusting our exchange and return policy to allow you more time to return recent purchases once our stores are fully reopened. Finally, in order to ensure your and our associates utmost safety, we have temporarily suspended our product-trade-in service. Please make note that we have reduced our store operational hours to 12 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Our Associates

It is important to take a moment to recognize the unending commitment and efforts of our store associates during this time. They are truly passionate about the service they provide our customers and the gaming community. All U.S. GameStop employees have been ensured that they do not have to work if they are not comfortable ( :foodcourt  -Me), or need to stay home to care for a family member. They have also been instructed to stay home if they feel sick or in any way they may have been exposed to a confirmed case of COVID-19. GameStop will pay all U.S. employees impacted by this an additional two weeks at their regular pay.

We thank you again for your patience and loyalty and look forward to continuing to provide you with the gaming, entertainment, and connectivity products you require to stay virtually connected while at home.
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Post by: Leadbelly on March 22, 2020, 09:50:02 PM
Basically echoes what we already know

Coronavirus: When will the outbreak end and life get back to normal?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-51963486
Quote
But even if the number of cases starts to fall in the next three months, then we will still be far from the end.

It can take a long time for the tide to go out - possibly years.

It is clear the current strategy of shutting down large parts of society is not sustainable in the long-term. The social and economic damage would be catastrophic.

What countries need is an "exit strategy" - a way of lifting the restrictions and getting back to normal.

But the coronavirus is not going to disappear.

If you lift the restrictions that are holding the virus back, then cases will inevitably soar.


Basically no way out.
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Post by: EchoRin on March 22, 2020, 09:53:07 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on March 22, 2020, 09:36:37 PM
Quote from: Gamestop e-mail
To Our Valued Guests,
We really needed to sell Animal Crossing and Doom Eternal you stupid fucks! Now shut up and leave us alone.
 
Reggie halp!

fixed
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Post by: Bebpo on March 22, 2020, 10:02:21 PM
I feel like if no one can come up with a solution for a year until there's a vaccine (and then give 2 months to vaccinate the entire world), the solution is just going to be to give up and go back to normal and figure a % of the population is going to die and move on. Some people will continue the bunker/quarantine/wfh lifestyle, but a good percentage of the population, especially the younger people will get back out and do normal stuff, go the movies, go shopping, eat out and things will go back to normal a certain amount.

I'd like to think the world can just dig in for a year until the vaccine is out, but idk.

Also maybe if they come up with a effective treatment solution much sooner, that will work. If someone gets sick, they get tested right away, and get treatment right away and they're better in a week. ICU's/Hospitals aren't overrun if they can catch these sicknesses and treat them right away, and business can be back to normal. Just need enough tests and enough of the meds.
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Post by: Leadbelly on March 22, 2020, 10:05:46 PM
A part of me just feels like, lets get this shit over and done with. Mitigate the spread as much as we can, but fuck this lock down shit.

Not sure many people are with me on this though. And I'm not sure I am to be honest. It's just that the more I read about how it is going to take years, and that obviously we can't keep shit shut down for the long term anyway, the more I kind of feel like, 'fuck it then!'.
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Post by: shosta on March 22, 2020, 10:06:57 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 22, 2020, 10:02:21 PM
I feel like if no one can come up with a solution for a year until there's a vaccine (and then give 2 months to vaccinate the entire world), the solution is just going to be to give up and go back to normal and figure a % of the population is going to die and move on. Some people will continue the bunker/quarantine/wfh lifestyle, but a good percentage of the population, especially the younger people will get back out and do normal stuff, go the movies, go shopping, eat out and things will go back to normal a certain amount.
The closure of non-essential businesses is in most states a matter of law. It's not negotiable just because people are tired of staying indoors. We do it as long as we need to.
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Post by: shosta on March 22, 2020, 10:07:45 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on March 22, 2020, 10:05:46 PM
A part of me just feels like, lets get this shit over and done with. Mitigate the spread as much as we can, but fuck this lock down shit.
Are you not worried your parents die? What a callous attitude. I'm so sorry you're uncomfortable right now.
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 22, 2020, 10:09:38 PM
Restaurant around here stayed open to the public despite county orders to be "delivery or take-out only."
Restaurant: "FUCK THE PO-PO! WE'RE DOING A TRIVIA NIGHT!"
(Later today)
":pika WE HAVE TO SHUT DOWN UNTIL THIS SHIT BLOWS OVER. FUCK YOU COUNTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Here's a go-fund-me for helping our employees)"
Me: "Ya'll should've known you were going to get popped eventually advertising a trivia night on Facebook. :trumps "
(Cue thousands of replies)

Like, what the fuck did you expect? Comply or lose your license/business.
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Post by: Leadbelly on March 22, 2020, 10:12:52 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 22, 2020, 10:07:45 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on March 22, 2020, 10:05:46 PM
A part of me just feels like, lets get this shit over and done with. Mitigate the spread as much as we can, but fuck this lock down shit.
Are you not worried your parents die? What a callous attitude. I'm so sorry you're uncomfortable right now.

Yeah. And I'm not sure I even want to do it anyway just yet. The thing is though, it seems like there is no way out of it. That eventually we will give up on it anyway.
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Post by: shosta on March 22, 2020, 10:15:10 PM
Who's "we"? If people start getting tired of quarantine and the spread isn't under control, get hostile about that. If your elected representatives suggest lifting restrictions before it's safe to do so, threaten to vote them out. Quit being defeatist when lives are at stake.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 22, 2020, 10:15:29 PM
You were pretty quick to jump on the UK's herd immunity strategy too.  Kind of seems like you are OK with some collateral damage. 
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Post by: team filler on March 22, 2020, 10:17:32 PM
https://twitter.com/benkesslen/status/1241779575388024832
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Post by: Human Snorenado on March 22, 2020, 10:18:08 PM
OH NO RAND PAUL HAS CORONAVIRUS LET'S SEE I GUESS HE COULD SEE HIS DAD FOR TREATMENT

https://twitter.com/RonPaul/status/1239551403074433025

WELP, GUESS THE MARKET HAS SPOKEN, ATLAS COUGHED, ETC ETC
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 22, 2020, 10:18:49 PM
Oh no, baby. Ru supports Fracking?

*Cross into a fire of PD's.gif*
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Post by: EightBitNate on March 22, 2020, 10:20:22 PM
We don’t need to go right back to normal OR stay in lockdown for a year. “Flattening out the curve” doesn’t necessarily mean fewer people get infected—they just get infected over a longer amount of time than they would had we not implemented social distancing.
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Post by: Leadbelly on March 22, 2020, 10:23:57 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 22, 2020, 10:15:29 PM
You were pretty quick to jump on the UK's herd immunity strategy too.  Kind of seems like you are OK with some collateral damage.

I didn't jump on it, I said I understood it after reading more about the issues with containing it. It's not like I wouldn't want a better solution or anything.

I will say one thing though. I also understand there is a tragic side of life, something the West has forgot a little bit. We've gone through this many times already. Sometimes it is inescapable.
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Post by: Tripon on March 22, 2020, 10:27:19 PM
https://twitter.com/MayorOfLA/status/1241908563590578177
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Post by: james on March 22, 2020, 10:27:37 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 22, 2020, 09:16:24 PM
https://www.earthcam.com/usa/nevada/lasvegas/fremontstreet/?cam=catsmeow_lv_fremont

There is no social distancing going on

Isnt everything closed?

WTF are they browsing?
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Post by: Tripon on March 22, 2020, 10:28:31 PM
Quote from: Human Snorenado on March 22, 2020, 10:18:08 PM
OH NO RAND PAUL HAS CORONAVIRUS LET'S SEE I GUESS HE COULD SEE HIS DAD FOR TREATMENT

https://twitter.com/RonPaul/status/1239551403074433025

WELP, GUESS THE MARKET HAS SPOKEN, ATLAS COUGHED, ETC ETC

Ron Paul releases this a day after his son got tested. Dare I accuse Ron Paul of grifting?
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Post by: EchoRin on March 22, 2020, 10:37:04 PM
Oh yeah. Let's have a look at live footage of the Shibuya crossing. Is it nothing but a tumbleweed?

Hmm... not really.

https://youtu.be/0vishEDtgdw
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Post by: shosta on March 22, 2020, 10:44:48 PM
This next month is going to be the longest month of your guys' lives so get ready for that psychologically.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 22, 2020, 10:56:06 PM
Literally, my mom said to me that she thought of all people I will be fine because I spent so much time in my room during highschool and undergrad.
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Post by: team filler on March 22, 2020, 10:59:18 PM
https://twitter.com/ABCWorldNews/status/1241915111020867584

 :larry
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Post by: Nuitangg on March 22, 2020, 11:04:21 PM
Sounds like Era has found a new ally.
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Post by: Mandark on March 22, 2020, 11:12:15 PM
The "let's get this over with" sentiment reminds me of arguments made in favor of post-crash austerity a decade ago.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 22, 2020, 11:15:36 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 22, 2020, 10:02:21 PM
I feel like if no one can come up with a solution for a year until there's a vaccine (and then give 2 months to vaccinate the entire world), the solution is just going to be to give up and go back to normal and figure a % of the population is going to die and move on. Some people will continue the bunker/quarantine/wfh lifestyle, but a good percentage of the population, especially the younger people will get back out and do normal stuff, go the movies, go shopping, eat out and things will go back to normal a certain amount.

I'd like to think the world can just dig in for a year until the vaccine is out, but idk.

Also maybe if they come up with a effective treatment solution much sooner, that will work. If someone gets sick, they get tested right away, and get treatment right away and they're better in a week. ICU's/Hospitals aren't overrun if they can catch these sicknesses and treat them right away, and business can be back to normal. Just need enough tests and enough of the meds.

Hard because the system isn't exactly conducive to tanking a crisis. Things barely begun and the bailout requests have begun. Too many poor people without a cheque coming soon.
Government fuckery is of course also culpable.

Learn more about the rona and perhaps things may change. Might have to consider odd solutions like quarantining the most vulnerable for some time while others return to a degree of normalcy.
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Post by: Great Rumbler on March 22, 2020, 11:22:44 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 22, 2020, 10:56:06 PM
Literally, my mom said to me that she thought of all people I will be fine because I spent so much time in my room during highschool and undergrad.

When you get dunked on during an international crisis by your mom. :dead
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Post by: Mandark on March 22, 2020, 11:36:49 PM
My friend's dad left him a letter when he died. My friend had me read it and give him the gist of it because he couldn't read it directly for something like three months after his dad passing.
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Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on March 22, 2020, 11:42:53 PM
I'm just subbing, i'll try not to shit up this thread i didnt know was here.

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Post by: team filler on March 22, 2020, 11:42:57 PM
Quote from: Mandark on March 22, 2020, 11:36:49 PM
My friend's dad left him a letter when he died. My friend had me read it and give him the gist of it because he couldn't read it directly for something like three months after his dad passing.
did you dig out some old posts from his dad and deliver some cowardly snark  ???
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Post by: team filler on March 22, 2020, 11:48:00 PM
https://twitter.com/SGafety/status/1241923240496377985

 8)
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Post by: Bebpo on March 22, 2020, 11:51:04 PM
The other thing about how long can this last.

So a huge 78% of USA lives paycheck to paycheck. (https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackfriedman/2019/01/11/live-paycheck-to-paycheck-government-shutdown/#c51c8624f10b)
You freeze rents and now people have a roof over their head. Good long term solution.
You give out a check or two to people and now they can buy food for a couple months. This only lasts a couple of months.

Then after a couple of months 78% of people will run out of money.
This means they can't buy food.
This means they can't buy gas for their car.

There is no way this works.

Either they give people a check every month until the economy recovers/lockdown lifts,
or 78% of USA will starve to death and before that will riot, rob and loot every food location there is.

Since it doesn't look like they'll be giving people checks monthly, after a few months this is going to reach a breaking point and something will have to be done. There's just no way around it. This is not sustainable.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 22, 2020, 11:54:48 PM
https://globalnews.ca/news/6715814/coronavirus-n95-masks-ontario/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

Fuck ya
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 22, 2020, 11:55:55 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 22, 2020, 11:51:04 PM
The other thing about how long can this last.

So a huge 78% of USA lives paycheck to paycheck. (https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackfriedman/2019/01/11/live-paycheck-to-paycheck-government-shutdown/#c51c8624f10b)
You freeze rents and now people have a roof over their head. Good long term solution.
You give out a check or two to people and now they can buy food for a couple months. This only lasts a couple of months.

Then after a couple of months 78% of people will run out of money.
This means they can't buy food.
This means they can't buy gas for their car.

There is no way this works.

Either they give people a check every month until the economy recovers/lockdown lifts,
or 78% of USA will starve to death and before that will riot, rob and loot every food location there is.

Since it doesn't look like they'll be giving people checks monthly, after a few months this is going to reach a breaking point and something will have to be done. There's just no way around it. This is not sustainable.

Exactly.
With a system where food, utilities, shelter, and distractions were available. You could manage a longer quarantine, but that just isn't the case for probably most of the world.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 22, 2020, 11:56:52 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 22, 2020, 11:51:04 PM
The other thing about how long can this last.

So a huge 78% of USA lives paycheck to paycheck. (https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackfriedman/2019/01/11/live-paycheck-to-paycheck-government-shutdown/#c51c8624f10b)
You freeze rents and now people have a roof over their head. Good long term solution.
You give out a check or two to people and now they can buy food for a couple months. This only lasts a couple of months.

Then after a couple of months 78% of people will run out of money.
This means they can't buy food.
This means they can't buy gas for their car.

There is no way this works.

Either they give people a check every month until the economy recovers/lockdown lifts,
or 78% of USA will starve to death and before that will riot, rob and loot every food location there is.

Since it doesn't look like they'll be giving people checks monthly, after a few months this is going to reach a breaking point and something will have to be done. There's just no way around it. This is not sustainable.

Ya, the check-in the mail is short term economic stimulus aid, not an actual solution to the crisis - and people will love it because it's money they didn't expect.  People will remember Trump as the president who gave them a xmas bonus not as the president who killed their grandma.   
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 23, 2020, 12:03:19 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA8vcnQOfEA

This guy is live blogging his experience as a doctor in the NHS.
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Post by: Bebpo on March 23, 2020, 12:10:32 AM
One idea I read, which isn't practical logistically at all

is if someone could make a test that tells if you have ever had Covid-19 as well as if you still have it. If they could make enough of this test for the worldwide population (which isn't likely, though how they're going to make enough vaccines for the worldwide population, I don't know that either),

Then people could get tested and if they test that they've had Covid-19 and recovered and don't have it anymore, they get a mark on their SSN/identity card and some type of permanent identifying marker that lets them go back to regular day to day living.

But this would create a black market for those markers, cause non-immune people to mix in and spread the disease, cause people to purposefully try to get infected just to clear it and get back out, etc..etc... so wouldn't work.
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Post by: Bebpo on March 23, 2020, 12:11:52 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 22, 2020, 11:56:52 PM
Ya, the check-in the mail is short term economic stimulus aid, not an actual solution to the crisis - and people will love it because it's money they didn't expect.  People will remember Trump as the president who gave them a xmas bonus not as the president who killed their grandma.

Eh, if they remember him as the guy that gave them their bonus and then they all died on the streets and society collapsed I don't think they're gonna still love Trump.

Maybe if he passed the Dem version of the checks idea with $2k/month for everyone until the crisis is over.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 23, 2020, 12:13:00 AM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 23, 2020, 12:10:32 AM
One idea I read, which isn't practical logistically at all

is if someone could make a test that tells if you have ever had Covid-19 as well as if you still have it. If they could make enough of this test for the worldwide population (which isn't likely, though how they're going to make enough vaccines for the worldwide population, I don't know that either),

Then people could get tested and if they test that they've had Covid-19 and recovered and don't have it anymore, they get a mark on their SSN/identity card and some type of permanent identifying marker that lets them go back to regular day to day living.

But this would create a black market for those markers, cause non-immune people to mix in and spread the disease, cause people to purposefully try to get infected just to clear it and get back out, etc..etc... so wouldn't work.

Good luck passing something like that in the States.
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Post by: james on March 23, 2020, 12:14:12 AM
Quote from: shosta on March 22, 2020, 10:44:48 PM
This next month is going to be the longest month of your guys' lives so get ready for that psychologically.

Good. I need all the time available with my gf before she leaves me
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 23, 2020, 12:16:17 AM
Quote from: james on March 23, 2020, 12:14:12 AM
Quote from: shosta on March 22, 2020, 10:44:48 PM
This next month is going to be the longest month of your guys' lives so get ready for that psychologically.

Good. I need all the time available with my gf before she leaves me

 :foodcourt
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Post by: Don Rumata on March 23, 2020, 01:09:08 AM
https://youtu.be/ofSLpDQx1bA
He seems to be recovering.
Maybe it wasn't COVID tho.
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Post by: Ghoul on March 23, 2020, 03:11:34 AM
They’re closing Nando’s, McDonald’s and Primark stores today. Lockdown is deffo near here.
The issue we’re having in the U.K. is that gov say one thing then the media are saying oh parks are still open
go out for walks whilst on social distancing, but don’t explain not to spend all fucking day in them.
I know that London parks are now closing and expect other regions to do the same. It’s kinda rubbish.
Then they say visit your mums on Wednesday and don’t on Friday. Utter fuckery going on.
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Post by: brawndolicious on March 23, 2020, 03:26:39 AM
I've said it to a dozen people this weekend, we don't have a mechanism to fix this and companies/governments are cowards that don't have the balls to be transparent or the will to commit to a 12 month solution of any kind. All the damage so far has just been from the fear of what's going to happen, we haven't actually felt the loss in productivity and socialization yet. Until the resources are made available for people to survive the partial economic hibernation, as well maybe some sort of assisted living for those in vulnerable populations, it's going to get a lot worse.
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Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on March 23, 2020, 03:31:44 AM
I got a 11 50 pm notification about getting my unpaid invoices in before afternoon on monday from a client.

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Post by: naff on March 23, 2020, 05:38:48 AM
nz is going into full lockdown in 48 hours and we're at barely 100 cases. ty based jacinda :clap :heartbeat

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Post by: VomKriege on March 23, 2020, 05:41:43 AM
Quote from: Ghoul on March 23, 2020, 03:11:34 AM
They’re closing Nando’s, McDonald’s and Primark stores today. Lockdown is deffo near here.
The issue we’re having in the U.K. is that gov say one thing then the media are saying oh parks are still open
go out for walks whilst on social distancing, but don’t explain not to spend all fucking day in them.
I know that London parks are now closing and expect other regions to do the same. It’s kinda rubbish.
Then they say visit your mums on Wednesday and don’t on Friday. Utter fuckery going on.

If it offers any consolation, it's been the same in France until they started lockdown. Expect the media to get a bit patronizing towards you foolish citizens because four chavs are smoking cigs on a sidewalk somewhere after weeks of mixed messaging from the top.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 23, 2020, 07:09:53 AM
A lot of medical speculation from several countries that a loss of smell and / or taste might be a symptom. It's been observed in China, Italy and by specialized physicians in France and the UK.
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Post by: Don Rumata on March 23, 2020, 07:11:09 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 23, 2020, 07:09:53 AM
A lot of medical speculation from several countries that a loss of smell and / or taste might be a symptom. It's been observed in China, Italy and by specialized physicians in France and the UK.
That's a thing even with regular cold tho.
So just another symptom of flu/cold.
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 23, 2020, 07:57:38 AM
Ugh can’t believe my ass is going back to work today
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Post by: Don Rumata on March 23, 2020, 08:07:14 AM
Quote from: Stro on March 23, 2020, 07:26:08 AM
The whole world is going to have to come to see money in a completely different way going forward. And by have to, I mean forced.
??? How so?
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Post by: who is ted danson? on March 23, 2020, 08:10:53 AM
Really want some Boris bucks. Give everyone some fucking money you mop haired bastard.
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Post by: ToxicAdam on March 23, 2020, 08:18:14 AM
We collectively felt that in 2008 and it didn't change much.

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Post by: thisismyusername on March 23, 2020, 08:21:16 AM
Yeah but we didn't have BOOMER REMOVER™ at the time. Maybe now things will change. *Sex and the City wistful music*
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Post by: Tripon on March 23, 2020, 08:58:24 AM
https://twitter.com/BillPetti/status/1242071099845816322
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 23, 2020, 09:03:04 AM
Quote from: Stro on March 23, 2020, 08:14:48 AM
Quote from: Don Rumata on March 23, 2020, 08:07:14 AM
Quote from: Stro on March 23, 2020, 07:26:08 AM
The whole world is going to have to come to see money in a completely different way going forward. And by have to, I mean forced.
??? How so?

Money is made up nonsense and we're on the brink of creating a new world where money isn't a factor

Ya, we are moving to a sex work economy and my flabby ass is going to be poor. 
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Post by: Occam on March 23, 2020, 09:10:39 AM
Trump suggests coronavirus containment measures may be too extreme as more states issue stay-at-home orders
(WaPo)

So many people are going to die in the US.

The countries going full lockdown have it right.
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Post by: bork on March 23, 2020, 09:30:07 AM
Wife was asked to go home Friday (and used PTO).  She went back in this morning and was told "there's nothing to do with all our clients shut down.  We're worried about you (being pregnant).  Please go home."  Great, so uh...how about PAYING her for it.   :-\  She's gonna blow through all her PTO and then things are going to go to shit for us.  Fortunately my parents have offered to help out financially if it gets to that point.  I don't want to rely on them for that though.

On the lighter side, saw this on Twitter:
:goldberg
Quote
I am considering doing a gofundme to buy animal crossing
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Post by: VomKriege on March 23, 2020, 09:34:45 AM
Quote from: Tripon on March 23, 2020, 08:58:24 AM
https://twitter.com/BillPetti/status/1242071099845816322

I've seen a lot of clap backs in the last 48 hours "It's not new cases, it's testing capacity increasing" and I guess it's technically correct but you could say that for every country.
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 23, 2020, 09:37:43 AM
Yeah I blew through a week of vacation last week self isolating, now reading an email from corporate saying if they force us to shut down they’ll pay a week and after that we’re required to use a week of vacation, and then recommended to use the rest... thanks guys! But I guess we can apply for unemployment in the 3rd week!
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 23, 2020, 09:52:28 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tJCKtyz47E
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Post by: james on March 23, 2020, 09:52:56 AM
Gonna be awkward when I'm the only one with a job
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Post by: Nintex on March 23, 2020, 09:53:15 AM
Slightly less infections and deaths today reported in the Netherlands and we've seeing this trend across Europe now that the restrictions have been active for a week or so.

Yesterday:
+ 573 infected
+ 43 deaths

today:
+ 545 infected
+ 34 deaths

Of those that died the average age is 82.

Quote from: james on March 23, 2020, 09:52:56 AM
Gonna be awkward when I'm the only one with a job
Our government is king in keeping insolvent businesses afloat so I'm not worried about having to shut our doors either.
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Post by: Great Rumbler on March 23, 2020, 09:59:53 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 23, 2020, 09:34:45 AM
Quote from: Tripon on March 23, 2020, 08:58:24 AM
https://twitter.com/BillPetti/status/1242071099845816322

I've seen a lot of clap backs in the last 48 hours "It's not new cases, it's testing capacity increasing" and I guess it's technically correct but you could say that for every country.

It's not especially comforting to think about all those untested people who went on about their lives [as much as they could] while potentially infecting other people.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 23, 2020, 10:00:14 AM
Lots of optimism from a lot of Euro places over the stats for the last two days (except Spain and Italy, obviously), but the fatality wave is probably lagging behind someone being positive. I hope it's not misplaced.
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Post by: Great Rumbler on March 23, 2020, 10:03:02 AM
Dallas on lock-down:

(https://i.imgur.com/LR9qFmy.jpg)
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Post by: bork on March 23, 2020, 10:04:26 AM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on March 23, 2020, 09:37:43 AM
Yeah I blew through a week of vacation last week self isolating, now reading an email from corporate saying if they force us to shut down they’ll pay a week and after that we’re required to use a week of vacation, and then recommended to use the rest... thanks guys! But I guess we can apply for unemployment in the 3rd week!

That sucks man, I'm sorry.   :( 

My wife was told to take tomorrow off too and that they'd find out what's going on tonight.  Am not expecting good things.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 23, 2020, 10:05:28 AM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on March 23, 2020, 09:59:53 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 23, 2020, 09:34:45 AM
Quote from: Tripon on March 23, 2020, 08:58:24 AM
https://twitter.com/BillPetti/status/1242071099845816322

I've seen a lot of clap backs in the last 48 hours "It's not new cases, it's testing capacity increasing" and I guess it's technically correct but you could say that for every country.

It's not especially comforting to think about all those untested people who went on about their lives [as much as they could] while potentially infecting other people.

The meteoric growth may partly be explained by testing capacity increasing faster (?) and that's maybe fair to put it that way but confirmed positives is among the few actual metrics we have and can compare (with all usual caveats) so I find the dismissiveness strange especially when some large populated states are still lagging in their efforts. USA is trending to have the most cases of any country soon and if it keeps on going will have the same number per capita as Europe which would shatter some of the illusions people are still counting on (the US is much less denser on average, etc...).
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Post by: Akala on March 23, 2020, 10:42:09 AM
I am kind of less stressed about this all for some reason, even as we go into lockdown this afternoon. The numbers are pretty much all BS for the US, but the actual data we are getting from NY is showing this to still be what we thought it was...~70% of deaths are 70+ year-olds, and 80% of deaths for those under 70 are due to underlying condition. Hopefully vaccine or treatment happens sooner than later, ideally may help with seasonal flu or other viruses as well.

I think my opinion is we should try the lockdown/flatten the curve method for at least the month or so to see if we can prevent as much unnecessary death as possible, if possible. Locking things down seems to have a point of diminishing returns, without vaccine or any immunity will just flare up again down road. I don't think we should continue for months and burn down our entire economy though, and honestly don't think people here are ready for (or really want) sweeping social changes. Temporary measures can keep things going during a short lockdown period but we are not set up to sustain it long-term.

I optimistically believe the result of this will be there will should be move towards more socialized health care, in a brokedown and strange US way/MFA/etc. Europe will likely come out of this better than we will short-term due health care. I also believe it will should help fight to raise minimum wages. Best-case we start manufacturing more domestically. At the very least should result in more preparedness.

That or we have totally squandered the only opportunity to upend the boomers, trusting establishment to sort issue while diving into distractions. Nothing happens but a gradual decline into an imbalanced police state, while everything continues to go to shit.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 23, 2020, 10:46:45 AM
I'm feeling less stressed too now that PANDEMIC is the norm.  Though just be aware that even if it's only the old dying, 20% of hospitalizations are people under 40 in the U.S. (I'm going to go a head and  guess this is obesity related) .
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Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on March 23, 2020, 10:51:11 AM
Quote from: Akala on March 23, 2020, 10:42:09 AM
I am kind of less stressed about this all for some reason, even as we go into lockdown this afternoon. The numbers are pretty much all BS for the US, but the actual data we are getting from NY is showing this to still be what we thought it was...~70% of deaths are 70+ year-olds, and 80% of deaths for those under 70 are due to underlying condition. Hopefully vaccine or treatment happens sooner than later, ideally may help with seasonal flu or other viruses as well.

I think my opinion is we should try the lockdown/flatten the curve method for at least the month or so to see if we can prevent as much unnecessary death as possible, if possible. Locking things down seems to have a point of diminishing returns, without vaccine or any immunity will just flare up again down road. I don't think we should continue for months and burn down our entire economy though, and honestly don't think people here are ready for (or really want) sweeping social changes. Temporary measures can keep things going during a short lockdown period but we are not set up to sustain it long-term.

I optimistically believe the result of this will be there will should be move towards more socialized health care, in a brokedown and strange US way/MFA/etc. Europe will likely come out of this better than we will short-term due health care. I also believe it will should help fight to raise minimum wages. Best-case we start manufacturing more domestically. At the very least should result in more preparedness.

That or we have totally squandered the only opportunity to upend the boomers, trusting establishment to sort issue while diving into distractions. Nothing happens but a gradual decline into an imbalanced police state, while everything continues to go to shit.

I'm at the same place, there's literally nothing I can do aside from stiff arming people.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 23, 2020, 10:59:13 AM
I mentioned Dr. Raoult, who's advocating Chloroquin like a motherfucker and published the study Trump is repeating (very, very small sample), and it already is turning weird with a couple of famous people asking to get transferred to the hospital he's working in Marseilles* and crowds in front of his hospital (he's apparently doing mass testing for everyone, I guess it's the antiviral test). He was already a media personality before that, supposedly the "top infection specialist worldwide" at one point, he's in an open rivalry with the Pasteur Institute so it's not too surprising he's turning it into a circus but man, the dude has a weird vibe.

* Nice's mayor who tested positive a few days ago, was on TV saying he already felt better because of Chloroquin which is obviously unscientific to the max.
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Post by: Akala on March 23, 2020, 11:00:26 AM
'underlying conditions' in US (and I guess UK?) obesity will absolutely come into play, although at this point yeah not really data to prove it.

addition to the above I have no idea how the election plays out this November. who knows how much weight any stimulus will have to general public, in addition to the 40% or so of the population who will back Trump no matter what happens. people are literally ok with risking life to own the libs and I feel for the people stuck in red states.

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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 23, 2020, 11:05:38 AM
Ya no data, just my guess - I should be careful about saying that explicity.  Also I bet that smoking will also be a underlying factor to the <40 hospitialized. 
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 23, 2020, 11:10:23 AM
My boomer supervisor is sniffling and losing his voice saying “just allergies”


See ya on the other side 👋🏻
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Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on March 23, 2020, 11:13:40 AM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on March 23, 2020, 11:10:23 AM
My boomer supervisor is sniffling and losing his voice saying “just allergies”


See ya on the other side 👋🏻

maybe he's just cry happy about the best response from trump
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Post by: Ghoul on March 23, 2020, 11:14:15 AM
if you can't afford a game, maybe you should be making a gofundme for the future hospital bills and food first breh.
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 23, 2020, 11:17:00 AM
Quote from: Ghoul on March 23, 2020, 11:14:15 AM
if you can't afford a game, maybe you should be making a gofundme for the future hospital bills and food first breh.

That'sTheJoke.jpg
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Post by: Mr Gilhaney on March 23, 2020, 11:18:19 AM
Sniffling isnt really a common sign of corona. You good boi.
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Post by: BIONIC on March 23, 2020, 11:20:17 AM
Quote from: james on March 23, 2020, 09:52:56 AM
Gonna be awkward when I'm the only one with a job

Having a government job  :playa

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Having a government job  :goldberg
[close]
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Post by: Joe Molotov on March 23, 2020, 11:24:42 AM
Quote from: BIONIC on March 23, 2020, 11:20:17 AM
Quote from: james on March 23, 2020, 09:52:56 AM
Gonna be awkward when I'm the only one with a job

Having a government job  :playa

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Having a government job  :goldberg
[close]

tfw the government is overthrown by a wage cuck uprising in a few weeks  :-\
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Post by: BisMarckie on March 23, 2020, 11:24:45 AM
Latest numbers from Germany are encouraging, but I have no idea why our death toll is so low, there has to be a statistical reason for it.
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Post by: BisMarckie on March 23, 2020, 11:25:30 AM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on March 23, 2020, 11:24:42 AM
Quote from: BIONIC on March 23, 2020, 11:20:17 AM
Quote from: james on March 23, 2020, 09:52:56 AM
Gonna be awkward when I'm the only one with a job

Having a government job  :playa

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Having a government job  :goldberg
[close]

tfw the government is overthrown by a wage cuck uprising  :-\

There will be no wage cucks if I don’t hand out degrees. :karen
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Post by: Tripon on March 23, 2020, 11:25:36 AM
https://twitter.com/SBNation/status/1242108897122549760
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Post by: Uncle on March 23, 2020, 11:40:21 AM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 23, 2020, 11:24:45 AM
Latest numbers from Germany are encouraging, but I have no idea why our death toll is so low, there has to be a statistical reason for it.

"COVID-19 inhibitors discovered in unique configuration of chemicals found in bratwurst"
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Post by: Tripon on March 23, 2020, 12:11:48 PM
https://twitter.com/haaretzcom/status/1242100880310140928
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Post by: Tripon on March 23, 2020, 12:15:57 PM
https://twitter.com/NBCLA/status/1242104988064776192
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Post by: james on March 23, 2020, 12:42:33 PM
Im getting concerned that 30% unemployment will lead to bad crimes :(
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 23, 2020, 12:45:33 PM
I think there is a bad local minimum there.  If its only 30% unemployment then ya there will be an increase in bad murders.  If it's like 60% unemployment then we might finally get whip out the guillotine and get some good murders going. 
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Post by: Nuitangg on March 23, 2020, 12:47:43 PM
If you can stomach them the Corona virus task force briefings (minus the Dr) have been hilariously bad.
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Post by: Tripon on March 23, 2020, 12:54:18 PM
https://twitter.com/nycsouthpaw/status/1242129074866266112

Elon is so bad at this.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 23, 2020, 01:02:19 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XionqCXZZQo&feature=youtu.be
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Post by: ToxicAdam on March 23, 2020, 01:03:18 PM

Quote from: BisMarckie on March 23, 2020, 11:24:45 AM
Latest numbers from Germany are encouraging, but I have no idea why our death toll is so low, there has to be a statistical reason for it.

Generations of scat eating has created a hardier immune system.

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Post by: Tripon on March 23, 2020, 01:12:29 PM
https://twitter.com/BostonJerry/status/1242131490768642048
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Post by: Nintex on March 23, 2020, 01:29:43 PM
Quote from: Tripon on March 23, 2020, 12:54:18 PM
https://twitter.com/nycsouthpaw/status/1242129074866266112

Elon is so bad at this.
Man can built a rocket to fly to the moon and back

Man can't arrange delivery of plastic masks

lmao
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Post by: ToxicAdam on March 23, 2020, 01:37:33 PM
Italy keeps trending down:

21/03/2020 - 6557 new cases 793 deaths

22/03/2020 - 5560 new cases 651 deaths

23/03/2020 - 4789 new cases 601 deaths.
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Post by: Cerveza mas fina on March 23, 2020, 01:49:47 PM
(https://i.ibb.co/XY6xtrb/Screenshot-20200323-184812-01.jpg)
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Post by: VomKriege on March 23, 2020, 02:28:20 PM
Hopefully Italy continues trending down. Feel terrible to say that as so many are still dying but the effectiveness of Italian measures would at least be a good sign that we can indeed flatten the curve.
It felt the numbers were stable in France last two days but cases and deaths spiked upward.
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Post by: Occam on March 23, 2020, 02:34:24 PM
Considering how the USA have been handling this, the rest of the world should issue a travel ban for Americans immediately (if it hasn't happened already).
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 23, 2020, 02:37:57 PM
Lol fuck, got my “I work for a shit Corp” travel papers today
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 23, 2020, 02:40:13 PM
Quote from: Occam on March 23, 2020, 02:34:24 PM
Considering how the USA have been handling this, the rest of the world should issue a travel ban for Americans immediately (if it hasn't happened already).

I have been saying this for years, we need to build a wall and have America pay for it. 
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Post by: team filler on March 23, 2020, 02:44:46 PM
https://twitter.com/WellReadBlkGrl/status/1242091277652541440

https://twitter.com/WellReadBlkGrl/status/1242091844911222794

https://twitter.com/WellReadBlkGrl/status/1242093274631897088

 :(
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Post by: team filler on March 23, 2020, 02:57:42 PM
https://twitter.com/Adxpillar/status/1241798471688085504

 :kermit
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 23, 2020, 02:58:54 PM
I honestly might quit my job of 13 years because they have made clear they are very profits over people in this thing.
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Post by: shosta on March 23, 2020, 03:02:21 PM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on March 23, 2020, 02:58:54 PM
I honestly might quit my job of 13 years because they have made clear they are very profits over people in this thing.
If you quit, you're not going to qualify for the expanded unemployment.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 23, 2020, 03:05:17 PM
More than a million Canadian citizens and permanent residents returned home last week

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/three-flight-peru-champagne-1.5506506

Really puts into prespective the logistics of closing the border. 
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Post by: bluemax on March 23, 2020, 03:08:18 PM
Quote from: Tripon on March 23, 2020, 12:54:18 PM
https://twitter.com/nycsouthpaw/status/1242129074866266112

Elon is so bad at this.

Can't wait for him to call LAX paedo's like the last time he "tried to help".

Quote from: Nintex on March 23, 2020, 01:29:43 PM
Quote from: Tripon on March 23, 2020, 12:54:18 PM
https://twitter.com/nycsouthpaw/status/1242129074866266112

Elon is so bad at this.
Man can built a rocket to fly to the moon and back

Man can't arrange delivery of plastic masks

lmao

Man can use mommy and daddy's money to buy company that builds rockets and sometimes not interfere with the work of actual smart people. Same main remains incompetent bag of wind. /Fixed
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 23, 2020, 03:09:44 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 23, 2020, 03:02:21 PM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on March 23, 2020, 02:58:54 PM
I honestly might quit my job of 13 years because they have made clear they are very profits over people in this thing.
If you quit, you're not going to qualify for the expanded unemployment.

How 2 get fired?
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Post by: shosta on March 23, 2020, 03:10:32 PM
Report your business to the police for operating during a lockdown
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Post by: Ghoul on March 23, 2020, 03:18:15 PM
UK about to slam a lock down in place because people can't listen to instructions.
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Post by: team filler on March 23, 2020, 03:24:58 PM
https://twitter.com/LotteLeicht1/status/1242152105726676993

 (https://i.imgur.com/RChNUoS.gif)

 :bow :bow :bow  :bow2 :bow2 :bow2
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 23, 2020, 03:26:48 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on March 23, 2020, 03:18:15 PM
UK about to slam a lock down in place because people can't listen to instructions.

It would have helped if their incompetent PM didn't send mixed messages early on.  I don't blame people for not understanding when one week its everything should stay open then the next its no stay the fuck home. 
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Post by: Ghoul on March 23, 2020, 03:29:26 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 23, 2020, 03:26:48 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on March 23, 2020, 03:18:15 PM
UK about to slam a lock down in place because people can't listen to instructions.

It would have helped if their incompetent PM didn't send mixed messages early on.  I don't blame people for not understanding when one week its everything should stay open then the next its no stay the fuck home.

I dunno later in the week watching them he was fairly consistent saying stay the fuck home, but then media here used the walk in the park stuff and people interpreted as go lay on beaches....
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Post by: Nintex on March 23, 2020, 03:31:21 PM
So our government has moved 1 step short of a lockdown.

- Any and all events or gatherings with more than 3 people are forbidden
- Fines for people that don't listen to the instructions
- Barbershops, nail salons etc. closed
- Only leave your house if absolutely necessary (groceries) or getting some fresh air
- Remain at 3 feet distance at all times (preferably even indoors)
- If one person in a household is sick, all should remain quarantined at home
- Mayors can decide for themselves to close additional gathering places if necessary

All of these regulations are in place until June 1st.

(https://i.imgur.com/LwiBvRR.png)
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 23, 2020, 03:32:22 PM
Turns Oregon has an executive order that

“ Therefore, the temporary rule expands the availability of benefits to any employee who is discharged, quits, or fails to apply for work because of “COVID-19 related situations.””
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Post by: BisMarckie on March 23, 2020, 03:38:49 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 23, 2020, 03:31:21 PM
So our government has moved 1 step short of a lockdown.

- Any and all events or gatherings with more than 3 people are forbidden
- Fines for people that don't listen to the instructions
- Barbershops, nail salons etc. closed
- Only leave your house if absolutely necessary (groceries) or getting some fresh air
- Remain at 3 feet distance at all times (preferably even indoors)
- If one person in a household is sick, all should remain quarantined at home
- Mayors can decide for themselves to close additional gathering places if necessary

All of these regulations are in place until June 1st.

(https://i.imgur.com/LwiBvRR.png)

These are 100% the same measures Germany took.
Looks like the plan of herd immunity is gone and Rutte got made into a giant dad by mommy merkel again. :klob
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Post by: VomKriege on March 23, 2020, 03:40:39 PM
A growing number of French cities (37) have added curfews of their own on top of national rules. Prime Minister says he's not in favour of a national curfew.
Open markets to be closed, unless prefects decide to exempt specific ones (for small towns where the market is the closest, main way to buy food).
More rigorous rules about the "daily exercice" clause for going out.
Police conducted 1,8m checks of people being outside and 91.824 fines for not respecting the rules have been addressed.
5 doctors are among fatalities.
20 deaths in a retirement home in Les Vosges are suspected to be COVID19 related.
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on March 23, 2020, 03:43:00 PM
I’ve managed one day of not going out today, helped that I was hungover as fuck :mynicca
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 23, 2020, 03:45:58 PM
Probably gonna send an email tomorrow like “ I will not be in because I believe our site has not adequately implemented measures as requested by state government “ and go back to staying home
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Post by: BisMarckie on March 23, 2020, 03:46:57 PM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on March 23, 2020, 03:32:22 PM
Turns Oregon has an executive order that

“ Therefore, the temporary rule expands the availability of benefits to any employee who is discharged, quits, or fails to apply for work because of “COVID-19 related situations.””

Get those NEET bucks. :money
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Post by: VomKriege on March 23, 2020, 03:50:30 PM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on March 23, 2020, 03:45:58 PM
Probably gonna send an email tomorrow like “ I will not be in because I believe our site has not adequately implemented measures as requested by state government “ and go back to staying home

That's bold. And not in a sarcastic way. You're in the right. I don't know if I would dare this if this was me.
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 23, 2020, 03:56:04 PM
My main driving factor is how ineffectual my actual report is. Likely he won’t fire me, but if he does, man I hate this job anyway lol time to learn to code? Hahahahahha
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Post by: Nintex on March 23, 2020, 03:56:53 PM
Just send out word to our workers, only 3 people in the office starting tomorrow.
They can apply for specific days they wish to work at the office.

Most of them are pretty bummed out they have to work from home for months to come.
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Post by: nachobro on March 23, 2020, 04:19:11 PM
the governor is going to make an address about a stay at home order but we already have stuff like gyms/spas/bars closed and restaurants are doing takeout/delivery only and most places have reduced hours so i'm not exactly sure what that will change compared to now. ???

edit: friend's wife that works at whole foods said people are back to panic buying today because of the news saying this address is going to happen :lol
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Post by: Nintex on March 23, 2020, 04:26:45 PM
All governments rn

(https://i.imgflip.com/3tr244.jpg)
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Post by: ToxicAdam on March 23, 2020, 04:27:52 PM
We went through that in Ohio yesterday. We get the Stay at Home edict, only to find out it's just a continuation of existing recommendations. Nothing really changes.

My guess is that they have to formalize it in order to help law enforcement press charges against people that brazenly defy it.

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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 23, 2020, 04:36:07 PM
https://www.ft.com/content/b887d344-6c8b-11ea-89df-41bea055720b

 UK strategy likely to cause 35,000-70,000 excess deaths, says study
Latest academic research concludes government ‘should do more’ to suppress outbreak
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on March 23, 2020, 04:38:53 PM
Lockdown baby  :gbcry
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Post by: nachobro on March 23, 2020, 04:39:23 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 23, 2020, 04:36:07 PM
https://www.ft.com/content/b887d344-6c8b-11ea-89df-41bea055720b

 UK strategy likely to cause 35,000-70,000 excess deaths, says study
Latest academic research concludes government ‘should do more’ to suppress outbreak
they just went into lockdown for 3 weeks so i guess advice heeded lol
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 23, 2020, 04:39:34 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 23, 2020, 04:26:45 PM
All governments rn

(https://i.imgflip.com/3tr244.jpg)

Why not both.jpg
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Post by: ToxicAdam on March 23, 2020, 04:41:39 PM
 :noah Economic Edging
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 23, 2020, 04:42:53 PM
Convincing Trump to have self-restraint will be the greatest challange America has ever faced. 
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 23, 2020, 04:44:04 PM
More seriously: Went to my therapist appointment today, surprised they were still open/willing to do the appointment. Only one in the building. Traffic around here is lighter than normal. It's still "busy," but not BUSY BUSY. It's a little errie.

Gas Station was empty bar 2 others and the employee in the building, but the car wash was a little busy and gas was a little busy (weird).

Had to stop by Wal-mart (-_-) for a toothbrush and pay my phone-bill (monthly, pre-paid code). Was jam-packed. So I'm a little paranoid that I might catch something from that because I have to pay my phone or the service is shut off, but well... can't do much about that.

Apparently the local restaurant that bitched about the city shutting them down is staying open/order out only. So... :yeshrug Hopefully they learned their lesson.

Therapist thinks this will blow over in a few weeks so we plan for an April 13th meet-up, but... I'm not as enthused/positive about that. Who knows, we're both like "let's just confirm that later on if this lockdown/quarantine goes longer than start of April."


---

Anyway, not myself related but #ALLLANDLORDSAREBASTARDS #ALAB:

https://twitter.com/nintendoesnt/status/1240673399837515776

Original tweet was deleted but the gist is here:

https://www.newsweek.com/landlord-says-restaurant-industry-tenants-better-ask-parents-relatives-pay-their-rent-risk-1493265

:yikes
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Post by: james on March 23, 2020, 04:50:37 PM
What happened to that super cool google website that the white house was setting up to save everybody?
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Post by: Ghoul on March 23, 2020, 04:50:58 PM
lockdown uk. fake taxi destroyed.
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Post by: Nintex on March 23, 2020, 04:51:30 PM
Quote from: james on March 23, 2020, 04:50:37 PM
What happened to that super cool google website that the white house was setting up to save everybody?
I beat them to the punch https://coronascanner.com/ :smug

Quote from: Ghoul on March 23, 2020, 04:50:58 PM
lockdown uk. fake taxi destroyed.
It's going to be weird to watch certain porn productions dry up over a period of time.
Same with new movies, TV shows and games.
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Post by: bork on March 23, 2020, 04:52:41 PM
ATL (possibly all of GA) might be next for a lockdown.
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Post by: team filler on March 23, 2020, 04:55:48 PM
Quote from: bork on March 23, 2020, 04:52:41 PM
ATL (possibly all of GA) might be next for a lockdown.
the moderation team will be hard at moderation work risking their own safety during these trying messageboard times  8)
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Post by: Nintex on March 23, 2020, 04:58:50 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 23, 2020, 04:57:11 PM
brehs i'm so tired of having that burning feeling in my lungs and throat and shortness of breath :stahp i just want to be back to normal its been two weeks :stahp sometimes at night it gets hard to breathe fuck this stupid illness fuck pneumonia

SET ME FREE :shaking
If were you I would hurry to a hospital sounds really bad breh  :-\

Pneumonia is not something to joke around with
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Post by: who is ted danson? on March 23, 2020, 05:03:46 PM
Living in the UK checklist, 2020 edition:

• Driving Licence
• TV Licence
• Porn Licence
• Exercise Licence
• Buying a pie and chips licence
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Post by: Mandark on March 23, 2020, 05:05:42 PM
 :(

Hang in there, Esch.
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Post by: Nintex on March 23, 2020, 05:07:06 PM
Quote from: who is ted danson? on March 23, 2020, 05:03:46 PM
Living in the UK checklist, 2020 edition:

• Driving Licence
• TV Licence
• Porn Licence
• Exercise Licence
• Buying a pie and chips licence
Well, at least you didn't get the CHAOS of Ed Milliband  :lol
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on March 23, 2020, 05:10:19 PM
lol I forgot about the porn license
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 23, 2020, 05:13:57 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 23, 2020, 05:02:50 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 23, 2020, 04:58:50 PM
If were you I would hurry to a hospital sounds really bad breh  :-\

Pneumonia is not something to joke around with

3 nights ago, I almost told my SO to take me- it got really bad and i was taking a lot of deep breaths at one point. It's not as bad now and i was even able to dance a little bit and now i can almost take full breaths without any problems. My PCP told me that if i develop any fever symptoms to head over asap but the hospitals so slammed here it's pointless unless i'm literally dying.

Really for someone with my level of symptoms its just 2-6 weeks of wait and see and the wait is awful. I wish we had testing kits.

I had Pneumonia last year. It sucks ass, double-so around this time of year where it's not "cold," but it's also hot as hell so you can't stay under blankets/etc.

If it's REALLY hard to breathe (to the point where you're basically gasping for air) go to the PCP, fuck all lines. You'll need to get an inhaler and meds.
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Post by: Bebpo on March 23, 2020, 05:22:08 PM
Any chance the groceries/market situation will settle down at some point since it's not a stock/supply issue? Gonna run out of TP eventually...

Since I can't get distilled water anywhere, I looked into distilling my own water, but most of the cheaper portable distillers are sold out online and the cheapest one I'm finding is $299 which is a lot to get distilled water that's normally 99cents or less. :|

Read about a life hack for actually getting a delivery time for Amazon fresh/whole foods (pm me if you want info). Only got about 70% of the groceries I wanted/needed, but seemed to work and will see if it gets delivered and if they actually get the items.
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Post by: Raist on March 23, 2020, 05:22:45 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 23, 2020, 03:56:53 PM
Just send out word to our workers, only 3 people in the office starting tomorrow.
They can apply for specific days they wish to work at the office.

Most of them are pretty bummed out they have to work from home for months to come.


Send everyone home you piece of shit.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 23, 2020, 05:23:12 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 23, 2020, 05:21:05 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on March 23, 2020, 05:13:57 PM
I had Pneumonia last year. It sucks ass, double-so around this time of year where it's not "cold," but it's also hot as hell so you can't stay under blankets/etc.

If it's REALLY hard to breathe (to the point where you're basically gasping for air) go to the PCP, fuck all lines. You'll need to get an inhaler and meds.

I've had it once before when i was 11-12ish and its nowhere near as bad as it was then, but my lung capacity is shot right now compared to normal. Don't worry guys, i'll head over if it gets worse - I'm getting better, just reaaaaallly slowly :P

If not Kara will send you guys my letter from the grave o7 :ussrcry

That sucks, how is your SO? Is she also quite sick.
On a related note, I did once hear getting pneumonia once made you more susceptible to getting it again. Maybe some truth in that, in which case, be careful.
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Post by: nachobro on March 23, 2020, 05:24:02 PM
Quote
    Total cases in NM up to 83 across 11 counties, an increase of 18 cases from yesterday
    New public health order suspends the operations of all businesses and non-profit entities that are deemed non-essential. New order clarifies the definition of "essential":
        Hospitals
        Healthcare services
        Grocery stores
        Pharmacies
        Businesses that support the manufacturing of goods for food and healthcare
        Workers like plumbers, electricians, childcare workers
        Sanitation
        Construction
    No change to current operation of restaurants and bars (delivery, to-go still open)
    Basic retail is no longer allowed

pretty much the same as was already going on just a bit stricter on what's essential
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Post by: VomKriege on March 23, 2020, 05:28:17 PM
Welp, someone I worked with may have had it. Saw him 10 days ago, went down with a flu 8 days ago and still into it, with new symptoms developing today (taste loss) perhaps though I have conflicting info on that. He was pretty mindful of distanciation (We were like 3 meters apart) and he didn't cough but it's gonna be an interesting 3 days. I hope he'll get well soon.
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 23, 2020, 05:29:42 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 23, 2020, 05:21:05 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on March 23, 2020, 05:13:57 PM
I had Pneumonia last year. It sucks ass, double-so around this time of year where it's not "cold," but it's also hot as hell so you can't stay under blankets/etc.

If it's REALLY hard to breathe (to the point where you're basically gasping for air) go to the PCP, fuck all lines. You'll need to get an inhaler and meds.

I've had it once before when i was 11-12ish and its nowhere near as bad as it was then, but my lung capacity is shot right now compared to normal. Don't worry guys, i'll head over if it gets worse - I'm getting better, just reaaaaallly slowly :P

If not Kara will send you guys my letter from the grave o7 :ussrcry

Just make sure to leave shots of your hog in your will to me. :salute o7
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 23, 2020, 05:29:43 PM
https://time.com/5808407/sen-rand-paul-senate-capitol-coronavirus/?utm_source=reddit.com

Sen. Rand Paul Remained at Work on U.S. Capitol For Six Days After Coronavirus Test
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Post by: Joe Molotov on March 23, 2020, 05:30:12 PM
Quote from: who is ted danson? on March 23, 2020, 05:03:46 PM
Living in the UK checklist, 2020 edition:

• Driving Licence
• TV Licence
• Porn Licence
• Exercise Licence
• Buying a pie and chips licence

Making toast in your own damn toaster license delayed until 2021.
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Post by: james on March 23, 2020, 05:33:35 PM
Holy shit bore members dropping like flies

Wash your fucking hands
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 23, 2020, 05:42:42 PM
Boeing closed production for two weeks in WA
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Post by: shosta on March 23, 2020, 05:52:40 PM
https://twitter.com/somaddysmith/status/1242170878806425600
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Post by: VomKriege on March 23, 2020, 05:57:02 PM
I mean I'm still working and taking public transport so there's an above 0% chance I catch it at any point regardless. I'm bummed that guy may have it though, he's a good dude.
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Post by: shosta on March 23, 2020, 06:13:41 PM
day 8 of online classes. my bio professor accidentally gave me a score of 15 out of 5 on multiple quizzes, and I now have over 100% in the class.
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Post by: Joe Molotov on March 23, 2020, 06:15:11 PM
Remember when coronavirus was going to bring more jobs?

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1222863896882679808

 :mike
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 23, 2020, 06:19:48 PM
:rofl

https://twitter.com/JillFilipovic/status/1241857598778900481
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 23, 2020, 06:21:39 PM
Not sure about the hats. But :whew
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Post by: nudemacusers on March 23, 2020, 06:28:12 PM
Lmao what is this... I’ve seen regular everyday Spanish military they all look like greasy euros.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 23, 2020, 06:30:47 PM
Someone jelly
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Post by: nudemacusers on March 23, 2020, 06:32:33 PM
:brazilcry

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Post by: VomKriege on March 23, 2020, 06:33:46 PM
Quote from: nudemacusers on March 23, 2020, 06:28:12 PM
Lmao what is this... I’ve seen regular everyday Spanish military they all look like greasy euros.

Probably some specialty unit. According to comments, Spanish Légionnaires.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 23, 2020, 06:38:45 PM
Quote from: Stro on March 23, 2020, 06:35:59 PM
The fuck unit

They like goats and have a reputation for fascism.
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Post by: BisMarckie on March 23, 2020, 06:39:20 PM
WTF are those chin straps? 6/10 would not bottom.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 23, 2020, 06:42:13 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 23, 2020, 06:38:45 PM
Quote from: Stro on March 23, 2020, 06:35:59 PM
The fuck unit

They like goats and have a reputation for fascism.

sure gets the libs horny

https://twitter.com/jes_chastain/status/1242172607039811586
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 23, 2020, 06:47:02 PM
even a little something for filler maybe  :-[

https://twitter.com/Thesilencemen/status/1242171690848784390
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Post by: nudemacusers on March 23, 2020, 06:54:51 PM
Ok I’m on board with these slutty uniforms now :drool
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 23, 2020, 06:59:45 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 23, 2020, 06:39:20 PM
WTF are those chin straps? 6/10 would not bottom.

Ignore the chin strap. Remove that and it's 8/10, would bottom.

Some of them are clearly in too-tight for them fittings.  :drool
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Post by: nudemacusers on March 23, 2020, 07:00:44 PM
I’m still going to work even though this island is marinating in the virus  :-\
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 23, 2020, 07:02:19 PM
Quote from: nudemacusers on March 23, 2020, 07:00:44 PM
I’m still going to work even though this island is marinating in the virus  :-\

Speaking of which, have you met up and kissed Wrath yet before one or both of you die of the virus? I need the romance film for this virus.
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Post by: nudemacusers on March 23, 2020, 07:03:20 PM
No and his dirty Saudi ass is not allowed over the bridge right now :bolo
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Post by: Great Rumbler on March 23, 2020, 07:08:59 PM
Quote from: who is ted danson? on March 23, 2020, 05:03:46 PM
Living in the UK checklist, 2020 edition:

• Driving Licence
• TV Licence
• Porn Licence
• Exercise Licence
• Buying a pie and chips licence


• Licence to make toast in your own damn toaster
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Post by: Great Rumbler on March 23, 2020, 07:10:29 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on March 23, 2020, 05:30:12 PM
Quote from: who is ted danson? on March 23, 2020, 05:03:46 PM
Living in the UK checklist, 2020 edition:

• Driving Licence
• TV Licence
• Porn Licence
• Exercise Licence
• Buying a pie and chips licence

Making toast in your own damn toaster license delayed until 2021.

:stahp
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Post by: stufte on March 23, 2020, 07:13:55 PM
Starting to see people we know around us getting sick, not confirmed corona, but it's starting to feel like it's closing in. :(
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 23, 2020, 07:15:56 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on March 23, 2020, 07:10:29 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on March 23, 2020, 05:30:12 PM
Quote from: who is ted danson? on March 23, 2020, 05:03:46 PM
Living in the UK checklist, 2020 edition:

• Driving Licence
• TV Licence
• Porn Licence
• Exercise Licence
• Buying a pie and chips licence

Making toast in your own damn toaster license delayed until 2021.

:stahp

In the brother's shadow.
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 23, 2020, 07:23:52 PM
Quote from: nudemacusers on March 23, 2020, 07:03:20 PM
No and his dirty Saudi ass is not allowed over the bridge right now :bolo

:stahp RIP Love Blooming on the Middle East Oil Fields. :stahp
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Post by: Nintex on March 23, 2020, 07:28:55 PM
Quote from: Raist on March 23, 2020, 05:22:45 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 23, 2020, 03:56:53 PM
Just send out word to our workers, only 3 people in the office starting tomorrow.
They can apply for specific days they wish to work at the office.

Most of them are pretty bummed out they have to work from home for months to come.


Send everyone home you piece of shit.
Trying but I can't force them.

Luckily most people have opted to stay at home only the owner and one developer with internet problems are planning to work in the office over the next 2 weeks.
That's a big difference from last week when people were angry at me for not allowing everyone to work in the office with limits of how many people could be in the office.
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Post by: EchoRin on March 23, 2020, 07:32:54 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on March 23, 2020, 07:02:19 PM
Quote from: nudemacusers on March 23, 2020, 07:00:44 PM
I’m still going to work even though this island is marinating in the virus  :-\

Speaking of which, have you met up and kissed Wrath yet before one or both of you die of the virus? I need the romance film for this virus.

Is Wrath the user that goes by ExoYZA currently? I like him. Hope he's doing ok. He hasn't posted in a while. Not sure i that was right at the time when 213372Bu had his little episode. Cause I think Exo had some similar feelings (and I totally get that). Hopefully he comes back  :gloomy
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Post by: Tripon on March 23, 2020, 07:37:50 PM
https://twitter.com/palewire/status/1242206202437619713
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Post by: Tripon on March 23, 2020, 07:52:39 PM
https://twitter.com/MikePerlstein/status/1242233724919570435

WTF.
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Post by: bluemax on March 23, 2020, 07:59:19 PM
https://twitter.com/AndrewCesare/status/1242174265547468803
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Post by: TEEEPO on March 23, 2020, 08:04:01 PM
(https://media1.giphy.com/media/HbYRT7Uty18J2/giphy.gif)
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 23, 2020, 08:05:48 PM
Quote from: bluemax on March 23, 2020, 07:59:19 PM
https://twitter.com/AndrewCesare/status/1242174265547468803

Hell yeah. #BASED AS FUCK.
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Post by: team filler on March 23, 2020, 08:24:28 PM
https://www.luisonte.es/post/613414086005407744/la-seguridad-es-lo-primero

 :dead
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Post by: Human Snorenado on March 23, 2020, 08:39:01 PM
You don't say...

https://twitter.com/TimDuy/status/1242130520802115584
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Post by: toku on March 23, 2020, 08:53:11 PM
https://twitter.com/THR/status/1242224676316815361

rip the physical comic book industry as we know it
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 23, 2020, 08:55:24 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcM8qS0VtJk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1sbp5oyVh4

For being a hippy ex-junkie, I really like Russell Brand.  This dude could have easily created a sex cult and didn't - that takes true character. 
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Post by: benjipwns on March 23, 2020, 08:55:58 PM
THIS BETTER NOT DELAY DEATH METAL :rage
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Post by: benjipwns on March 23, 2020, 09:03:04 PM
I only recognize collected editions.
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Post by: Bebpo on March 23, 2020, 09:03:22 PM
Quote from: Human Snorenado on March 23, 2020, 08:39:01 PM
You don't say...

https://twitter.com/TimDuy/status/1242130520802115584

Eh, I'm still not sure the massive restructuring needed is even possible in the degree of quickness it needs to happen, forget whether it's lefty/righty/socialism/etc...
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Post by: toku on March 23, 2020, 09:07:09 PM
maybe if it's rebuilding and not restructuring

 ;)
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Post by: shosta on March 23, 2020, 09:17:32 PM
this is just my own opinion but personally I hope he never comes back
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 23, 2020, 09:18:45 PM
:(
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Post by: bluemax on March 23, 2020, 09:24:03 PM
Quote from: Human Snorenado on March 23, 2020, 08:39:01 PM
You don't say...

https://twitter.com/TimDuy/status/1242130520802115584

When your president is a terrible businessman whose money is tied up in the hospitality industry...
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Post by: Boredfrom on March 23, 2020, 09:32:37 PM
Mexican Trump:

 https://www.theyucatantimes.com/2020/03/amlo-asks-not-to-stop-going-out-or-to-take-exaggerated-measures/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Tripon on March 23, 2020, 09:33:26 PM
https://twitter.com/jc_bradbury/status/1242262793035960320
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Post by: brawndolicious on March 23, 2020, 09:43:44 PM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on March 23, 2020, 03:09:44 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 23, 2020, 03:02:21 PM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on March 23, 2020, 02:58:54 PM
I honestly might quit my job of 13 years because they have made clear they are very profits over people in this thing.
If you quit, you're not going to qualify for the expanded unemployment.

How 2 get fired?

Crush all your sick days and PTO you saved up, pretend that you're worried about a cough you have. Either he'll get the message or a few weeks later, you rinse and repeat and he goes full asshole on you.

This medium risk/high reward as he will either adjust and let you WFH/furlough or he will fire you but I feel like it is unlikely for them to fire you rather than lay you off. If they fire you and say that you're faking an illness during a pandemic, they'll just look like assholes.

Also before anything, is your workplace/industry specifically exempted from these lockdowns?
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Post by: shosta on March 23, 2020, 09:45:06 PM
mature people don't resort to behavior like that to communicate their needs
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Post by: brawndolicious on March 23, 2020, 09:47:56 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 23, 2020, 09:45:06 PM
mature people don't resort to behavior like that to communicate their needs

Idiot bosses usually don't speak "mature". I mean, you could try it but I'm just saying there might be another option in the toolbox.
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Post by: team filler on March 23, 2020, 09:52:49 PM
go 2 werk and suck his D
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Post by: Coffee Dog on March 23, 2020, 10:01:47 PM
Cases doubled in my dipshit red state today. We aren't testing for shit.
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Post by: benjipwns on March 23, 2020, 10:06:39 PM
Quote from: Coffee Dog on March 23, 2020, 10:01:47 PM
Cases doubled in my dipshit red state today. We aren't testing for shit.
Then how do you know? :thinking
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 23, 2020, 10:13:16 PM
Quote from: 213372bu on March 23, 2020, 09:16:05 PM
Quote from: EchoRin on March 23, 2020, 07:32:54 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on March 23, 2020, 07:02:19 PM
Quote from: nudemacusers on March 23, 2020, 07:00:44 PM
I’m still going to work even though this island is marinating in the virus  :-\

Speaking of which, have you met up and kissed Wrath yet before one or both of you die of the virus? I need the romance film for this virus.

Is Wrath the user that goes by ExoYZA currently? I like him. Hope he's doing ok. He hasn't posted in a while. Not sure i that was right at the time when 213372Bu had his little episode. Cause I think Exo had some similar feelings (and I totally get that). Hopefully he comes back  :gloomy
FACT CHECK: Exodust is the OG episode-haver of this forum and is still on Twitter :ufup

He's also available on alternate methods. :doge

Quote from: shosta on March 23, 2020, 09:17:32 PM
this is just my own opinion but personally I hope he never comes back

this is just my own opinion but you can shut the fuck up :-*
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Post by: Joe Molotov on March 23, 2020, 10:15:02 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on March 23, 2020, 10:06:39 PM
Quote from: Coffee Dog on March 23, 2020, 10:01:47 PM
Cases doubled in my dipshit red state today. We aren't testing for shit.
Then how do you know? :thinking

0 x 2 = 0
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Post by: benjipwns on March 23, 2020, 10:18:05 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on March 23, 2020, 10:15:02 PM
0 x 2 = 0
What's that in GDP figures?
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Post by: Trent Dole on March 23, 2020, 10:39:56 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXZGsqy-sRA
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Post by: nachobro on March 23, 2020, 11:00:02 PM
dat dutch directness 8)

https://twitter.com/KaiserFethi/status/1242195404038471682
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 23, 2020, 11:13:38 PM
Is it just me or has sign language become more expressive?  I swear they are just mocking the hearing-unimpaired at this point. 
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 23, 2020, 11:16:37 PM
Probably gonna go in like a cuck tomorrow :fbm
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 23, 2020, 11:17:52 PM
Don't eat the cum buddy!  You're better than that. 
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 23, 2020, 11:25:15 PM
I had quarantine sex again and I’m just feeling way more relaxed in general, so, I’ll give it another day and see if I can meld back into the minutiae without an anxiety bomb goin off at mr sniffles in the next room or my corporate overlords
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Post by: Joe Molotov on March 23, 2020, 11:28:24 PM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on March 23, 2020, 11:25:15 PM
I had quarantine sex again and I’m just feeling way more relaxed in general, so, I’ll give it another day and see if I can meld back into the minutiae without an anxiety bomb goin off at mr sniffles in the next room or my corporate overlords

He put out, what more do you want?
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Post by: Tripon on March 23, 2020, 11:31:24 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on March 23, 2020, 11:28:24 PM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on March 23, 2020, 11:25:15 PM
I had quarantine sex again and I’m just feeling way more relaxed in general, so, I’ll give it another day and see if I can meld back into the minutiae without an anxiety bomb goin off at mr sniffles in the next room or my corporate overlords

He put out, what more do you want?

To spay or neuter your cats.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 23, 2020, 11:32:38 PM
 :hans1

https://twitter.com/NPR/status/1241152056691433472
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Post by: shosta on March 23, 2020, 11:41:13 PM
https://twitter.com/feliciasonmez/status/1242244600137494529
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 23, 2020, 11:43:25 PM
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3076323/third-coronavirus-cases-may-be-silent-carriers-classified
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Post by: shosta on March 23, 2020, 11:52:13 PM
My brother is staying with me and my mom now. I was wondering why... and then I realized it's because if my mom gets sick, she wants us both to be here.
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Post by: Tripon on March 23, 2020, 11:53:02 PM
https://twitter.com/andylevy/status/1242297197036744704

That last panel too dank.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 24, 2020, 12:18:26 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4EVn03aCJg
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 24, 2020, 12:35:08 AM
improvise, adapt

https://twitter.com/jerm_cohen/status/1241773466111619079
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 24, 2020, 01:02:07 AM
Quote from: Esch on March 24, 2020, 12:59:11 AM
Starting to hear about family members getting sick :fbm one confirmed.  Travel in a pandemic for no reason,  brehs.

:fbm
Just a matter of time for all.
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Post by: bluemax on March 24, 2020, 01:17:19 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nILUa6tgIj4&feature=youtu.be

Korean baseball scrimmage. It's weird watching people play baseball with masks on.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 24, 2020, 01:29:05 AM
pro-lifers say: die

https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2020/03/say-no-to-deaths-dominion

Quote
There is a demonic side to the sentimentalism of saving lives at any cost. Satan rules a kingdom in which the ultimate power of death is announced morning, noon, and night. But Satan cannot rule directly. God alone has the power of life and death, and thus Satan can only rule indirectly. He must rely on our fear of death.

In our simple-minded picture of things, we imagine a powerful fear of death arises because of the brutal deeds of cruel dictators and bloodthirsty executioners. But in truth, Satan prefers sentimental humanists. We resent the hard boot of oppression on our necks, and given a chance, most will resist. How much better, therefore, to spread fear of death under moralistic pretexts.
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Post by: nudemacusers on March 24, 2020, 02:04:27 AM
Really hope this $75K threshold and payback scheme is based on taxable income 👀
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Post by: Propagandhim on March 24, 2020, 02:59:53 AM
https://twitter.com/HeidiNBC/status/1242238268277755905

Edit:. Apparently they took aquarium cleaner which had chloroquine as an active component
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Post by: team filler on March 24, 2020, 03:28:42 AM
https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1242304969111408643
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Post by: BIONIC on March 24, 2020, 04:30:41 AM
Quote from: filler on March 24, 2020, 03:28:42 AM
https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1242304969111408643

Tyrone and the gang coming for riotous  :bernie
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Post by: VomKriege on March 24, 2020, 04:41:24 AM
Musician Manu Dibango died of COVID19. :fbm
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Post by: Fifstar on March 24, 2020, 05:18:46 AM
Cautiously optimistic that the situation gets under control in germany. Data is not perfect but all trends are pointing towards a serious slowdown of the growth ratio. We'll know for sure come tomorrow.

France seems like it's the next Spain/Italy, UK and the Netherlands will probably follow suit a couple days later.
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Post by: team filler on March 24, 2020, 05:34:21 AM
https://twitter.com/Partisangirl/status/1242366581037862912
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Post by: VomKriege on March 24, 2020, 05:39:24 AM
Quote from: Fifstar on March 24, 2020, 05:18:46 AM
Cautiously optimistic that the situation gets under control in germany. Data is not perfect but all trends are pointing towards a serious slowdown of the growth ratio. We'll know for sure come tomorrow.

France seems like it's the next Spain/Italy, UK and the Netherlands will probably follow suit a couple days later.

Yesterday didn't trend too well for France yeah. Relative to Italy we apparently introduced lockdown earlier by a few days (IMO could have been earlier still...) so hopefully this starts helping before it gets very tough.

It's too early to tell but Italian numbers are extra horrible because Lombardy really got slammed so hard, it's like 2/3 of cases and deaths off my head. Once people are to the point of needing ventilators it's difficult to transfer them so offloading elsewhere is limited.

I don't know if they confirmed those 20 retirees dead in a French nursing home being COVID19 confirmed but that's probably extra pressure on the death toll, if and once that things spread to senior communities. Though it's not certain at this point they all appear in the statistical count. The Mayor of Bergamo (IIRC) said that through phone calls to his nearby colleagues he suspects there's a lot of excess mortality not accounted for.

A lot of people comment on Italy having more intergenerational homes and whatnot, I guess it's true to an extent but it seems a bit of a stereotype. I would imagine that like anywhere in the modern Western world, a proportion of old people live in retirement/nursing homes.
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Post by: Fifstar on March 24, 2020, 05:49:39 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 24, 2020, 05:39:24 AM


A lot of people comment on Italy having more intergenerational homes and whatnot, I guess it's true to an extent but it seems a bit of a stereotype. I would imagine that like anywhere in the modern Western world, a proportion of old people live in retirement/nursing homes.

It's a stereotype but with exponential growth even a bit more mixing between old people and young people could lead to big growth in infections among the old high risk group. Because the old people don't just live with with their familiy but also will have lots of contact among their age group.

Germany on the other handy is kinda notorious for their segregation of old people. We "love" to put our older family members into retirement homes or hire cheap labour from eastern europe to take care of them. Admittedly I don't have data to compare it to other countries. It's shitty but might have made a difference here.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 24, 2020, 05:53:44 AM
That's my point though. France fucking loves retirement homes too, and it creates vulnerable clusters once it gets in (via the staff for instance). I don't know if it's "better" really. Germany maybe lucked out with who is getting infected or the baseline social distance helped.

We'll only know when the dust settles and scientists will be able to study with more data instead of meeting urgent needs.
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Post by: team filler on March 24, 2020, 06:49:01 AM
https://twitter.com/tievasconcelos/status/1239596885087858688

 :fbm
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Post by: team filler on March 24, 2020, 07:02:55 AM
https://twitter.com/garyerskine/status/1242399613493149698
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Post by: Pennywise on March 24, 2020, 07:21:00 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 24, 2020, 05:53:44 AM
That's my point though. France fucking loves retirement homes too, and it creates vulnerable clusters once it gets in (via the staff for instance). I don't know if it's "better" really. Germany maybe lucked out with who is getting infected or the baseline social distance helped.

We'll only know when the dust settles and scientists will be able to study with more data instead of meeting urgent needs.
There is a retirement home that got 9 deaths :/

Anyway El Pais had a rather good article on the situation in Germany and why it still looks relatively okay compared to Spain or Italy for example.
https://elpais.com/sociedad/2020/03/20/actualidad/1584729408_422864.html
Translation via DeepL
spoiler (click to show/hide)
The figures for the coronavirus in Germany hide a riddle: the country has 19,000 confirmed cases and only 68 deaths. That leaves a fatality rate of 0.36%, much lower than in France (2%), Spain (4%) and Italy (8%). We know that this difference is influenced by Germany's ability to carry out thousands of tests. But there must be something else. Germany's case fatality rate is also exceptionally low compared to South Korea (1%), whose diagnostic capacity is also considered high. So how do we explain the German case? On Friday, the spokesman for the Spanish Health Ministry, Fernando Simon, said that they do not know. And neither do the German authorities have a definitive explanation. But there are at least three hypotheses.


1. It is possible that the virus broke out in Germany later. The first local outbreak of contagion within Europe was detected in Italy and was well advanced when it emerged: that is why the dead arrived quickly there. It was only a week from the infected number 20 to the dead number 20. This suggests that the outbreak had been active for weeks, because it takes two or three weeks for the disease to cause death.


The alarm in Italy made European countries redouble their detection efforts. In Spain, the number of detected cases of an outbreak that was actually already here multiplied.

The first cases were also detected in Germany, but their outbreak was probably at an early stage. "Germany recognized its outbreak very early. We are two or three weeks ahead of some neighbouring countries," virologist Christian Drosten told Zeit. "We did it because we made a lot of diagnoses, we tested a lot. We certainly missed cases in that first phase. But I don't think we missed a major outbreak.

That could explain their lower mortality rate. For two reasons. First, because if Germany has detected the cases early on, it will have detected more young people, who are the first to be infected (they travel more and have more contact with foreigners). Young people are more resistant to the virus. Deaths are more common when the virus advances and older people become infected.


The other reason is that deaths take time to occur. In many countries we have seen death rates rise over time. This is what happened in South Korea, where the tests are being exhaustive and mortality has doubled from 0.5% to 1.1% between 1 and 20 March. If the outbreak in Germany is more recent than in Spain or Italy, its fatality figures could increase.


2. The sick Germans are younger. In Germany, the age of a sample of those infected is published daily, so we know that the average is 47 years old and that only 20% are over 60. These figures are similar to those of Korea (I), but very different from those of Italy, where the average age of those infected - which are detected - is 66 years and where 58% are over 60 years old (I). The oldest Covid-19 patients are cases with a higher risk. The population pyramid of each country could also have an influence. Italy is the European country with the most over-65s (26%), while in Korea they are only 14%. But that doesn't help explain the German case, where 25% of the inhabitants are 65 or older.

Cultural factors may also play a role. Data from China says that between 75% and 80% of Covid-19 infections have occurred in families, as Bruce Aylward of the WHO explained to The New York Times. But daily contact between young and old is not the same in all societies. As Moritz Kuhn of the University of Bonn (Germany) suggests, people between 30 and 49 years old living with their parents exceed 20% in Italy, China or Japan, while in Germany they are just over 10%.


3. Behind everything are the tests. Germany has ensured through the Robert Koch Institute, the center responsible for disease control, that it can perform 160,000 tests per week. The country could have done up to 4,000 tests per million people, far from the 625 per million that Spain has done. It is clear that better detection reduces the gross death rates to bring them closer to reality: if you count all the infections - including the mildest ones - the death rate per infected person will be lower.

This is also what the numbers from South Korea suggest. It is the country that has done the most testing (more than 5,000 per million inhabitants), and although its outbreak is now several weeks old, it is still one of the countries with the lowest lethality, 1.1%, which is often used as a reference.

The low lethality of the virus in Germany is probably due to a mixture of several things. Its figures will probably remain far below those of Spain and Italy, as long as the country is still able to test massively. But if another factor is that your outbreak is at an earlier stage, your death numbers will increase and the lethality will rise. The question is how much.
[close]

Anyway, I'm glad it isn't that bad and that German hospitals can actually help out parts of France and that they're taking some patients from Italy as well. Hopefully once the lockdown stabilizes the situation, we can take in even more patients.

In other news. I really think that the situation will change in regards to China as big producer. I don't think Europe wants to rely solely on shipments that take 4 weeks on a huge cargo ship until they are here. It's one thing using planes in emergency situations like that, but I doubt everyone wants to go on like that with the current delievery chain being so behind. Really curious if that will actually change and those supply chains will become smaller again.
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Post by: team filler on March 24, 2020, 07:26:43 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/Q6oSulq.jpg)
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Post by: team filler on March 24, 2020, 07:32:22 AM
https://twitter.com/cit_uprising/status/1242413233354330113

jaydubs wanna weigh in on this? ;)
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Post by: HardcoreRetro on March 24, 2020, 07:35:25 AM
Apparently the guy that runs the liquor store over here is in a medically induced coma.
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Post by: team filler on March 24, 2020, 07:37:17 AM
https://twitter.com/mouthfulofnails/status/1242014953017663493

 :doge
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Post by: VomKriege on March 24, 2020, 07:38:56 AM
French farms looking for 200k temp workers for harvest season (generally filled with young people and foreign laborers). Authorities are advising food distributors to buy more French products (only a recommendation).
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Post by: Clockwork5 on March 24, 2020, 07:50:52 AM
Alright you nerds, put down Animal Crossing. Let’s platinum this shit and save the world.
https://www.freethink.com/articles/coronavirus-antiviral-medications
Quote
University of Washington’s video game allows anyone to try to solve for a coronavirus antiviral drug.
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Post by: Don Rumata on March 24, 2020, 07:53:47 AM
https://youtu.be/zKwFG_O-_WM

 :lol
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Post by: VomKriege on March 24, 2020, 07:59:05 AM
Quote from: Don Rumata on March 24, 2020, 07:53:47 AM
https://youtu.be/zKwFG_O-_WM

 :lol

What's happening here, is it an ironic play of the anthem ?
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Post by: VomKriege on March 24, 2020, 08:03:50 AM
Purely anecdotal and not surprising but according to some Gendarme somewhere, you have a bunch of people calling in to report their neighbour breaking lockdown (...to go to their mailbox). Also a flood of calls to ask what and what is not an authorized case for going out with a certificate.
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Post by: Ghoul on March 24, 2020, 08:05:52 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 24, 2020, 08:03:50 AM
Purely anecdotal and not surprising but according to some Gendarme somewhere, you have a bunch of people calling in to report their neighbour breaking lockdown (...to go to their mailbox). Also a flood of calls to ask what and what is not an authorized case for going out with a certificate.


les mouchards obtiennent des points de suture
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Post by: VomKriege on March 24, 2020, 08:08:00 AM
https://twitter.com/JimMFelton/status/1242185334353547270

:dead
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Post by: Don Rumata on March 24, 2020, 08:16:38 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 24, 2020, 07:59:05 AM
Quote from: Don Rumata on March 24, 2020, 07:53:47 AM
https://youtu.be/zKwFG_O-_WM

 :lol

What's happening here, is it an ironic play of the anthem ?
Nah, pneumologist first says to the patients "All of Italy is thinking about you/rooting for you" and then plays the anthem to cheer them up.
I just thought it was funny image.

Quote from: VomKriege on March 24, 2020, 08:03:50 AM
Purely anecdotal and not surprising but according to some Gendarme somewhere, you have a bunch of people calling in to report their neighbour breaking lockdown (...to go to their mailbox). Also a flood of calls to ask what and what is not an authorized case for going out with a certificate.
Here, they scream from the windows to stay home, to anyone that passes by.
Catcalling in a time of crisis.  :doge
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Post by: ToxicAdam on March 24, 2020, 08:36:05 AM
Here's some feelsbad news of the day.

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Fears were growing in Spain on Monday of a spiralling coronavirus death toll among the nation’s elderly after military units sent in to offer emergency healthcare assistance and disinfect old people's homes, but found an unspecified number of abandoned dead bodies.

According to Spain’s Ministry of Defence, the military teams found that most of the staff had stopped going to work in several privately-run centres after residents began to fall ill with Covid-19, leaving the sick and dying unattended.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/03/23/spanish-army-finds-abandoned-dead-bodies-old-peoples-homes/
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Post by: VomKriege on March 24, 2020, 08:38:49 AM
Jesus. If true that might actually classify as a crime. :fbm
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 24, 2020, 08:38:57 AM
https://howmuchtoiletpaper.com/
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Post by: Akala on March 24, 2020, 09:08:48 AM
Quote from: Propagandhim on March 24, 2020, 02:59:53 AM
https://twitter.com/HeidiNBC/status/1242238268277755905

Edit:. Apparently they took aquarium cleaner which had chloroquine as an active component

This is some Darwin-level shit if true.  :lol
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Post by: Great Rumbler on March 24, 2020, 09:11:01 AM
Quote from: Trent Dole on March 23, 2020, 10:39:56 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXZGsqy-sRA

:salute
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Post by: james on March 24, 2020, 09:19:08 AM
Quote from: shosta on March 23, 2020, 11:52:13 PM
My brother is staying with me and my mom now. I was wondering why... and then I realized it's because if my mom gets sick, she wants us both to be here.
Sounds like a suicide pact
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Post by: Fifstar on March 24, 2020, 09:19:46 AM
Quote from: Pennywise on March 24, 2020, 07:21:00 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 24, 2020, 05:53:44 AM
That's my point though. France fucking loves retirement homes too, and it creates vulnerable clusters once it gets in (via the staff for instance). I don't know if it's "better" really. Germany maybe lucked out with who is getting infected or the baseline social distance helped.

We'll only know when the dust settles and scientists will be able to study with more data instead of meeting urgent needs.
There is a retirement home that got 9 deaths :/

Anyway El Pais had a rather good article on the situation in Germany and why it still looks relatively okay compared to Spain or Italy for example.
https://elpais.com/sociedad/2020/03/20/actualidad/1584729408_422864.html
Translation via DeepL
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The figures for the coronavirus in Germany hide a riddle: the country has 19,000 confirmed cases and only 68 deaths. That leaves a fatality rate of 0.36%, much lower than in France (2%), Spain (4%) and Italy (8%). We know that this difference is influenced by Germany's ability to carry out thousands of tests. But there must be something else. Germany's case fatality rate is also exceptionally low compared to South Korea (1%), whose diagnostic capacity is also considered high. So how do we explain the German case? On Friday, the spokesman for the Spanish Health Ministry, Fernando Simon, said that they do not know. And neither do the German authorities have a definitive explanation. But there are at least three hypotheses.


1. It is possible that the virus broke out in Germany later. The first local outbreak of contagion within Europe was detected in Italy and was well advanced when it emerged: that is why the dead arrived quickly there. It was only a week from the infected number 20 to the dead number 20. This suggests that the outbreak had been active for weeks, because it takes two or three weeks for the disease to cause death.


The alarm in Italy made European countries redouble their detection efforts. In Spain, the number of detected cases of an outbreak that was actually already here multiplied.

The first cases were also detected in Germany, but their outbreak was probably at an early stage. "Germany recognized its outbreak very early. We are two or three weeks ahead of some neighbouring countries," virologist Christian Drosten told Zeit. "We did it because we made a lot of diagnoses, we tested a lot. We certainly missed cases in that first phase. But I don't think we missed a major outbreak.

That could explain their lower mortality rate. For two reasons. First, because if Germany has detected the cases early on, it will have detected more young people, who are the first to be infected (they travel more and have more contact with foreigners). Young people are more resistant to the virus. Deaths are more common when the virus advances and older people become infected.


The other reason is that deaths take time to occur. In many countries we have seen death rates rise over time. This is what happened in South Korea, where the tests are being exhaustive and mortality has doubled from 0.5% to 1.1% between 1 and 20 March. If the outbreak in Germany is more recent than in Spain or Italy, its fatality figures could increase.


2. The sick Germans are younger. In Germany, the age of a sample of those infected is published daily, so we know that the average is 47 years old and that only 20% are over 60. These figures are similar to those of Korea (I), but very different from those of Italy, where the average age of those infected - which are detected - is 66 years and where 58% are over 60 years old (I). The oldest Covid-19 patients are cases with a higher risk. The population pyramid of each country could also have an influence. Italy is the European country with the most over-65s (26%), while in Korea they are only 14%. But that doesn't help explain the German case, where 25% of the inhabitants are 65 or older.

Cultural factors may also play a role. Data from China says that between 75% and 80% of Covid-19 infections have occurred in families, as Bruce Aylward of the WHO explained to The New York Times. But daily contact between young and old is not the same in all societies. As Moritz Kuhn of the University of Bonn (Germany) suggests, people between 30 and 49 years old living with their parents exceed 20% in Italy, China or Japan, while in Germany they are just over 10%.


3. Behind everything are the tests. Germany has ensured through the Robert Koch Institute, the center responsible for disease control, that it can perform 160,000 tests per week. The country could have done up to 4,000 tests per million people, far from the 625 per million that Spain has done. It is clear that better detection reduces the gross death rates to bring them closer to reality: if you count all the infections - including the mildest ones - the death rate per infected person will be lower.

This is also what the numbers from South Korea suggest. It is the country that has done the most testing (more than 5,000 per million inhabitants), and although its outbreak is now several weeks old, it is still one of the countries with the lowest lethality, 1.1%, which is often used as a reference.

The low lethality of the virus in Germany is probably due to a mixture of several things. Its figures will probably remain far below those of Spain and Italy, as long as the country is still able to test massively. But if another factor is that your outbreak is at an earlier stage, your death numbers will increase and the lethality will rise. The question is how much.
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Anyway, I'm glad it isn't that bad and that German hospitals can actually help out parts of France and that they're taking some patients from Italy as well. Hopefully once the lockdown stabilizes the situation, we can take in even more patients.

In other news. I really think that the situation will change in regards to China as big producer. I don't think Europe wants to rely solely on shipments that take 4 weeks on a huge cargo ship until they are here. It's one thing using planes in emergency situations like that, but I doubt everyone wants to go on like that with the current delievery chain being so behind. Really curious if that will actually change and those supply chains will become smaller again.

The ratio of deaths in germany will probably end up somewhere in the 0,5 - 1% range that happended in South Korea. Maybe even higher considering the older society of germany. The bulk of infections happenend in the last 10 days, so those deaths will happen in the next couple of weeks.

I think what the article you posted misses/doesn't spell out explicitly is that many neighbouring countries just have a big to gigantic dark figure. These countries have much higher death numbers than germany, because they already had tens of thousands (maybe even six figures in italy and spain) undetected cases a week or longer ago. Collapse of health system in parts of Italy and Spain adds up.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 24, 2020, 11:11:52 AM
France to use a converted to medical uses high speed train to move 30 patients out of Strasbourg and Mulhouse...

India in 21 days lockdown.

Probably not good numbers out of NYC.
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Post by: Propagandhim on March 24, 2020, 11:18:58 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 24, 2020, 07:59:05 AM
Quote from: Don Rumata on March 24, 2020, 07:53:47 AM
https://youtu.be/zKwFG_O-_WM

 :lol

What's happening here, is it an ironic play of the anthem ?

No, it's not ironic.  That's why it's so  ::) . 
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Post by: VomKriege on March 24, 2020, 11:20:22 AM
Hard to be too cynical with this, to be honest.
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Post by: Propagandhim on March 24, 2020, 11:27:27 AM
Quote from: Akala on March 24, 2020, 09:08:48 AM
Quote from: Propagandhim on March 24, 2020, 02:59:53 AM
https://twitter.com/HeidiNBC/status/1242238268277755905

Edit:. Apparently they took aquarium cleaner which had chloroquine as an active component

This is some Darwin-level shit if true.  :lol

I mean, it was a very unwise decision by two elderly people that could have been avoided if Trump didn't run his mouth about a drug that he insinuates is immediately effective.  Now that poor woman doesn't have a husband.  Obviously swallowing aquarium cleaner is dumb as hell, but I imagine if there was a more measured explanation being endorsed by the President ("Listen to your doctor.  We are doing trials to see the effectiveness of this drug - we're not there yet.  When we are, you will receive the appropriate therapy.") instead of constantly tweeting about how it's a miracle drug that isn't being considered by our deep-state CDC, maybe this could have been avoided.  People are receiving mixed messages from the federal government - they're confused and scared and people with no expertise are taking matters into their own hands because they have no faith in the messaging.  You have to take some responsibility for the most uncharitable interpretation of your words when you talk flippantly like this.



Quote from: https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/03/23/nigeria-reports-chloroquine-overdoses-after-trump-without-evidence-touted-drug
Nigeria Reports Chloroquine Overdoses After Trump—Without Evidence—Touted Drug as Possible Coronavirus Treatment
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Post by: EightBitNate on March 24, 2020, 11:31:13 AM
What if Trump told people to take chloroquine because it’ll kill them and free up hospital beds

(https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/facebook/000/007/630/conspiracykeanu.jpg)
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Post by: Propagandhim on March 24, 2020, 11:33:05 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 24, 2020, 11:20:22 AM
Hard to be too cynical with this, to be honest.

Yeah, fair enough.
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 24, 2020, 11:57:33 AM
Didn’t bail, but I did very calmly lay out all my concerns in a morning meeting. Basically everyone here is like “we agree” but my manager can’t do shit unless his (working from home safely somewhere back East) boss says so. Very profit over people over here but I’m standing up and fighting calmly 🤷‍♀️
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Post by: VomKriege on March 24, 2020, 12:01:55 PM
Moscow's mayor on record saying their numbers are only a partial view into the extent of the issue over there.
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Post by: toku on March 24, 2020, 12:12:04 PM
https://twitter.com/robrousseau/status/1242446477378686976

(https://i.imgur.com/4hg6PP4.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/U9ERAuW.jpg)
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Post by: benjipwns on March 24, 2020, 12:33:18 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on March 24, 2020, 08:38:57 AM
https://howmuchtoiletpaper.com/
Months, then I set the usage rate to TVC's and I'll be without in hours.
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Post by: Great Rumbler on March 24, 2020, 01:32:53 PM
Quote from: Dufus on March 24, 2020, 01:31:19 PM
goddamn america is omega fucked

Turns out putting a game-show host conman in charge of a country during a major crisis is actually a bad idea!
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Post by: Akala on March 24, 2020, 01:36:59 PM
no one could have known
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Post by: Bebpo on March 24, 2020, 01:40:09 PM
My mom just called me after trying to go to the grocery market during senior early hours. She said there was million people standing right next to each other, insane lines and barely anything was in stock.  :-\


I wonder when/if groceries will ever be safe again. I mean even when the "lockdown" ends and new infections are low, I feel like people are still going to be panicking that there's nothing left at the supermarket and be buying groceries and supplies in mass. I mean online toilet paper is sold out for 2 months. Being able to buy food items needed is absolutely something I've taken for granted my whole life. I would like this to return at some point.

I also feel at this point it's a supply issue. People were saying distribution hasn't been effected and stock is normal everywhere and it's just people hoarding, but so many things are out of stock nationwide, it really seems like there is a supply issue on a lot of food items and household items.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 24, 2020, 01:41:44 PM
Numbers are going up again in Italy. More deaths than yesterday but some more recoveries and the percentage of growth is slower.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 24, 2020, 01:59:59 PM
Quote from: Dufus on March 24, 2020, 01:31:19 PM
goddamn america is omega fucked

And they are going to take us innocent Canadians with them.  Thanks, America.
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Post by: Raist on March 24, 2020, 02:00:55 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 24, 2020, 08:08:00 AM
https://twitter.com/JimMFelton/status/1242185334353547270

:dead


Can confirm, got it this morning:

Quote
GOV.UK CORONAVIRUS ALERT
New rules in force now: you must stay at home.
More infos & exemptions at gov.uk/coronavirus
Stay at home.
Protect the NHS.
Save lives.

I guess t least it's succinct.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 24, 2020, 02:04:52 PM
French scientific council opinion : Lockdown to last until end of April (6 weeks), national wide test campaign not possible at the moment, lockdown only mode of action to fight the infection.

It's advisory but 45 days was the rumoured initial lockdown duration.

I'm disappointed about the testing situation. But probably the only way to get out of this is to test people to make sure they have / had it to clear them.
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Post by: Akala on March 24, 2020, 02:18:50 PM
I actually like the theory that a lot of people have already had this, if only because I had a flu-ish respiratory thing back in January.  :lol

I really think there is a need for the antibody test if you really want to put people's minds at ease. aside from, you know, actually testing.
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Post by: Tripon on March 24, 2020, 02:23:08 PM
Quote from: Akala on March 24, 2020, 02:18:50 PM
I actually like the theory that a lot of people have already had this, if only because I had a flu-ish respiratory thing back in January.  :lol

I really think there is a need for the antibody test if you really want to put people's minds at ease. aside from, you know, actually testing.

My parents flew to Cambodia for most of Dec. 2019, had a layover in Shanghai going to and back, and he couldn't shake a bad cold, the fever shakes, etc., and only until recently started getting better. Doctors claimed there was nothing wrong with him (that he just needed to rest). I wonder...
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Post by: Nintex on March 24, 2020, 02:23:49 PM
Quote from: Akala on March 24, 2020, 02:18:50 PM
I actually like the theory that a lot of people have already had this, if only because I had a flu-ish respiratory thing back in January.  :lol

I really think there is a need for the antibody test if you really want to put people's minds at ease. aside from, you know, actually testing.
I remember I had a strange burning throat and a fever earlier this year as well and a flu that stuck around despite getting a flu shot.
I've heard similar things from my co-workers and friends around that time.

So yeah, antibody testing would probably show a whole bunch of people already had the virus and didn't die.
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Post by: james on March 24, 2020, 02:27:13 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 24, 2020, 01:40:09 PM
My mom just called me after trying to go to the grocery market during senior early hours. She said there was million people standing right next to each other, insane lines and barely anything was in stock.  :-\


I wonder when/if groceries will ever be safe again. I mean even when the "lockdown" ends and new infections are low, I feel like people are still going to be panicking that there's nothing left at the supermarket and be buying groceries and supplies in mass. I mean online toilet paper is sold out for 2 months. Being able to buy food items needed is absolutely something I've taken for granted my whole life. I would like this to return at some point.

I also feel at this point it's a supply issue. People were saying distribution hasn't been effected and stock is normal everywhere and it's just people hoarding, but so many things are out of stock nationwide, it really seems like there is a supply issue on a lot of food items and household items.

Im thinking the same.

How is stuff still out of stock. It's not like a significant portion of the population wasn't eating before. And hoarders have only so much freezer space
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Post by: ToxicAdam on March 24, 2020, 02:31:23 PM
I feel like we should be doing temperature checks at all markets. It's the best chokepoint to catch people when they are in the early stages of showing symptoms (and also the most virulent).

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Post by: james on March 24, 2020, 02:31:53 PM
My sore throat is completely gone and my chest feels fine.

But two (2) cold sores showed up over night.

Fml
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Post by: benjipwns on March 24, 2020, 02:37:45 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 24, 2020, 01:59:59 PM
And they are going to take us innocent Canadians with them.  Thanks, America.
:comeon "innocent" :gurl
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Post by: Occam on March 24, 2020, 02:39:14 PM
Quote from: james on March 24, 2020, 02:31:53 PM
My sore throat is completely gone and my chest feels fine.

But two (2) cold sores showed up over night.

Fml

Probably means your immune system is weakened.
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"Cold sores" are herpes simplex (HSV-1)
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 24, 2020, 02:41:46 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on March 24, 2020, 02:37:45 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 24, 2020, 01:59:59 PM
And they are going to take us innocent Canadians with them.  Thanks, America.
:comeon "innocent" :gurl

Innocence is a relative term! 
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Post by: Raist on March 24, 2020, 02:44:32 PM
Quote from: james on March 24, 2020, 02:31:53 PM
But two (2) cold sores showed up over night.

Fml

Stop whoring around.
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Post by: Akala on March 24, 2020, 02:54:40 PM
these trends are not good.

(https://i.imgur.com/CkYCppb.jpg)

 :corona_rodney
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 24, 2020, 02:54:44 PM
Quote from: Akala on March 24, 2020, 02:18:50 PM
I actually like the theory that a lot of people have already had this, if only because I had a flu-ish respiratory thing back in January.  :lol

I really think there is a need for the antibody test if you really want to put people's minds at ease. aside from, you know, actually testing.

It's reassuring in a way hence the appeal. Fatality is shaping up to fall well under the WHO number which is nice, I also hope those treatments are effective.

Cure worse than disease however I do worry for the USA. If the treatment is atleast somewhat effective and people decide to go the Trump path. We could in real time see a tragic sharp curve unfold. The limits of supply and personnel will possibly make a case where the fatality rate in the States is quintuple the surrounding area due to a possible treatment and therefore healthcare collapse as a result of no curve flattening.
A "cure" could be the worst thing ironically. People would forego any social distancing and so the healthcare system would be burdened by so many people at once they can't possibly treat them all.  :-\
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 24, 2020, 02:57:30 PM
Poor Americans  :(

(https://miro.medium.com/max/3332/1*FWQqOoCl7MUIfoI0f7tkbw.png)
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Post by: james on March 24, 2020, 02:59:21 PM
Quote from: Occam on March 24, 2020, 02:39:14 PM
Quote from: james on March 24, 2020, 02:31:53 PM
My sore throat is completely gone and my chest feels fine.

But two (2) cold sores showed up over night.

Fml

Probably means your immune system is weakened.
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I know what they are.

I think it's all the fruit smoothies I've been drinking to harden up the immune system.

Oddly enough I've barely had to poop
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Post by: VomKriege on March 24, 2020, 03:02:41 PM
Well, deaths had a steep increase in France. It's starting. :goty
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Post by: Huff on March 24, 2020, 03:07:17 PM
Based on how virulent this is, I really think it's unlikely people had this back in November/December/January here because our hospitals didn't get overrun. we would have been in an Italy situation months ago
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 24, 2020, 03:10:59 PM
Quote from: Huff on March 24, 2020, 03:07:17 PM
Based on how virulent this is, I really think it's unlikely people had this back in November/December/January here because our hospitals didn't get overrun. we would have been in an Italy situation months ago

it's the asymptotic numbers and asymptotic infection that is fucking with things, will be a complete mystery for some time
november/december seems impossible since then it would predate/coincide with the chinese outbreak, I do think it has been spreading out of china for a while though and possibly as early as late january, like following the seattle nursing home timeline
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Post by: Tripon on March 24, 2020, 03:23:26 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 24, 2020, 02:41:46 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on March 24, 2020, 02:37:45 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 24, 2020, 01:59:59 PM
And they are going to take us innocent Canadians with them.  Thanks, America.
:comeon "innocent" :gurl

Innocence is a relative term!
You Canadian guys keep on telling me how you treat your first nation people. Tell the truth!
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Post by: VomKriege on March 24, 2020, 03:35:12 PM
French Health Ministry basically said that the fatality stats were only partial, it's mostly deaths in hospitals and they think there's more suspicious deaths in retirement homes that they will try to track from now on.
:goty

They also want to increase daily test capacity from 9000 (today) to 29000 next week.
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 24, 2020, 03:35:55 PM
This is why corporations are awful:

Everyone at my location including my manager now that I’ve been on a facts crusade think it’s wisest to close now. My manager blames “Bob” (manager of all locations) in a rare go around, Bob actually talks directly to me, and then blames supply chain. Ineffective bullshit.

Official word is we will only close if we have a confirmed case at our location THATS TOO LATE
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Post by: Nuitangg on March 24, 2020, 03:43:02 PM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on March 24, 2020, 03:35:55 PM
This is why corporations are awful:

Everyone at my location including my manager now that I’ve been on a facts crusade think it’s wisest to close now. My manager blames “Bob” (manager of all locations) in a rare go around, Bob actually talks directly to me, and then blames supply chain. Ineffective bullshit.

Official word is we will only close if we have a confirmed case at our location THATS TOO LATE

Sounds like we work for the same company.   :lol
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 24, 2020, 03:44:01 PM
Like, for real, or just the same big corporate dick style lol pm if former
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Post by: VomKriege on March 24, 2020, 03:46:50 PM
https://twitter.com/ddale8/status/1242537204079046657

 :picard
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Post by: james on March 24, 2020, 03:48:53 PM
An employee at my closest supermarket has the rona

Can't go round there now

The hoarders were right  :doge
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 24, 2020, 03:49:08 PM
Noooo not the religious... don’t.  Please... stop
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Post by: EightBitNate on March 24, 2020, 03:52:08 PM
https://twitter.com/veggiefact/status/1241785685155164162
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Post by: Ghoul on March 24, 2020, 03:56:35 PM
87 dead and 21% increase in cases today. who knew dabbing into your elbow whilst coughing could save lives.

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Post by: Bebpo on March 24, 2020, 03:57:49 PM
Quote from: Akala on March 24, 2020, 02:18:50 PM
I actually like the theory that a lot of people have already had this, if only because I had a flu-ish respiratory thing back in January.  :lol

I really think there is a need for the antibody test if you really want to put people's minds at ease. aside from, you know, actually testing.

I mean my whole family in February got the "flu" with 102+/104+ fevers and respiratory stuff that 2 months later we're still recovering from with lingering coughs. My mom was in the ER and I almost died.

I would think it could have been Covid...except that my mom is the only person who got tested and a swab test said it was H1N1 Flu type A. So I really doubt it was anything but that unfortunately. Would be nice if we had all survived this and been immune now.
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Post by: Nintex on March 24, 2020, 03:58:22 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 24, 2020, 03:46:50 PM
https://twitter.com/ddale8/status/1242537204079046657

 :picard
Blood sacrifice for the stonks god
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Post by: james on March 24, 2020, 04:01:35 PM
Quote from: EightBitNate on March 24, 2020, 03:52:08 PM
https://twitter.com/veggiefact/status/1241785685155164162

I amde a tweet like this 10 days ago and got 1 like :(
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 24, 2020, 04:02:25 PM
It helps that they have over 2 followers. 
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Post by: Ghoul on March 24, 2020, 04:07:48 PM
Quote from: james on March 24, 2020, 04:01:35 PM
Quote from: EightBitNate on March 24, 2020, 03:52:08 PM
https://twitter.com/veggiefact/status/1241785685155164162

I amde a tweet like this 10 days ago and got 1 like :(
You're probably shadow banned on twitter for the inkling fan art you repost.
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Post by: shosta on March 24, 2020, 04:09:16 PM
watchin this kid (who makes six figures) "work from home" - he's in my bed playing Breath of the Wild at 1PM
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 24, 2020, 04:09:57 PM
so apparently 15 days of social distancing and normal shit is now the plan  :doge

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1242539178786725891
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Post by: Ghoul on March 24, 2020, 04:10:42 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 24, 2020, 04:09:16 PM
watchin this kid (who makes six figures) "work from home" - he's in my bed playing Breath of the Wild at 1PM

Could you do his job? You could always kill him and then prop him up on video calls, think weekend at shosta's! Just make sure you can access the money first.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 24, 2020, 04:10:54 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 24, 2020, 04:09:16 PM
watchin this kid (who makes six figures) "work from home" - he's in my bed playing Breath of the Wild at 1PM

sound like poor social distancing to invite guys to your bed but w/e
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 24, 2020, 04:12:00 PM
It's manifest destiny that Canada expands through the empty lands to the gulf of Mexico. 
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Post by: shosta on March 24, 2020, 04:12:57 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on March 24, 2020, 04:10:42 PM
Could you do his job? You could always kill him and then prop him up on video calls, think weekend at shosta's! Just make sure you can access the money first.
we actually discussed this before where I considered doing his interview and getting hired as him for a Qualcomm job QA testing compilers (easy)... did not follow through, but tantalizing
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 24, 2020, 04:14:25 PM
checking the #s, how many days till usa surpasses italy in case count

+8666 for the day and still a bunch of day to go
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Post by: shosta on March 24, 2020, 04:14:54 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 24, 2020, 04:10:54 PM
sound like poor social distancing to invite guys to your bed but w/e
I'm sleeping on the couch cuz I thought he'd be busy with his fancy ass bezos job. :mjcry
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Post by: shosta on March 24, 2020, 04:16:09 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 24, 2020, 04:14:25 PM
checking the #s, how many days till usa surpasses italy in case count

+8666 for the day and still a bunch of day to go
Don't know about Italy but I wrote this on Sunday just multiplying by 1.33:
SUN 3/22 - 27,465
MON 3/23 - 36,621
TUES 3/24 - 48,827
WED 3/25 - 65,086
THUR 3/26 - 86,760
FRI 3/27 - 116K
SAT 3/28 - 154K
SUN 3/29 - 206K
MON 3/30 - 274K
TUES 3/31 - 366K
WED 4/1 - 487K
THUR 4/2 - 650K
FRI 4/3 - 866K
SAT 4/4 - 1.155M

We hit 49k today so it's still holding up
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 24, 2020, 04:17:46 PM
+8,916 now a few minutes later for total 52,650
 :doge

+9,144 now
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 24, 2020, 04:18:26 PM
33% increase too small for american excellence
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Post by: Propagandhim on March 24, 2020, 04:21:04 PM
Terrence McNally dead from 'rona.     :(
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Post by: VomKriege on March 24, 2020, 04:24:28 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 24, 2020, 04:14:25 PM
checking the #s, how many days till usa surpasses italy in case count

+8666 for the day and still a bunch of day to go

I'm sure someone crunched the actual numbers but I think it's something like 3 days to a week ?
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Post by: shosta on March 24, 2020, 04:27:23 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 24, 2020, 04:18:26 PM
33% increase too small for american excellence
For 40% growth rate, which I think is too big:
(https://i.imgur.com/RfzEjp0.png)
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Post by: Nuitangg on March 24, 2020, 04:30:57 PM
Gov. of Texas just announced 11k tested so far.  Is this good or bad?
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 24, 2020, 04:31:49 PM
Quote from: Nuitangg on March 24, 2020, 04:30:57 PM
Gov. of Texas just announced 11k tested so far.  Is this good or bad?

Ontario, with half the population, has done 32457 and that isn't that good.
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Post by: team filler on March 24, 2020, 04:41:03 PM
don't mess test with texas  ;)
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Post by: james on March 24, 2020, 04:42:26 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 24, 2020, 04:17:46 PM
+8,916 now a few minutes later for total 52,650
 :doge

+9,144 now

This is as fun as watching the stonk market!
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 24, 2020, 04:43:22 PM
Okay, here’s my considerably less ballsy email I’m going to send tomorrow.

“Please consider today a day of absence for me. Though I know management disagrees with me at this time, I urge  reconsideration for a temporary shutdown for the health and safety of <>’s employees and their communities. “

🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 24, 2020, 04:48:31 PM
*sigh* I need to get a grip
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Post by: VomKriege on March 24, 2020, 04:50:55 PM
That's a good thing you did.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 24, 2020, 04:54:18 PM
more on asymptotic spread

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2238473-you-could-be-spreading-the-coronavirus-without-realising-youve-got-it/
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 24, 2020, 04:54:20 PM
Hope it puts me first in line for lay offs so I can get some super neet bux lol
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Post by: VomKriege on March 24, 2020, 04:55:32 PM
The continuation of the adventures of Dr.Raoult, the French Wank Dad GOAT infection guy promoting hydrochloroquin :

He has a book out (yesterday or today). Also resigned from the scientific council advising the French government.

There's apparently an EU wide test ongoing with a sample of 3200 for testing it.

:trumps
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 24, 2020, 05:09:45 PM
trump hired him didn't he
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Post by: Nintex on March 24, 2020, 05:10:21 PM
Quote from: james on March 24, 2020, 04:42:26 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 24, 2020, 04:17:46 PM
+8,916 now a few minutes later for total 52,650
 :doge

+9,144 now

This is as fun as watching the stonk market!
Who will crack 30k first  :corona_rodney
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Post by: TakingBackSunday on March 24, 2020, 05:10:34 PM
this is a fucking embarrassment
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Post by: Nintex on March 24, 2020, 05:26:54 PM
Our government is signaling heavily that regulations will be eased after April 6th. Looks like some countries have given the boomers a 2 week headstart at best.
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Post by: nachobro on March 24, 2020, 05:35:30 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 24, 2020, 05:27:54 PM
Welp. The person who I think originally got me sick tested positive.

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:salute
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Post by: stufte on March 24, 2020, 05:37:06 PM
 :corona_rodney
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Post by: EightBitNate on March 24, 2020, 05:40:32 PM
Positive’s the good one right
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Post by: VomKriege on March 24, 2020, 05:40:48 PM
Esch : You almost had two weeks of shit symptoms, you're probably closer to the end of your ordeal than the beginning. Hang in there.

Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 24, 2020, 05:09:45 PM
trump hired him didn't he

:neogaf
I didn't even think of that. He resigned over the testing strategy and also probably on account of his, AFAIK, open feuds with some other French mandarins. He has a cushy position in a Marseilles big hospital and that's a long term meal ticket, even if not the best paying one, where he has relatively free reign.

I wouldn't be surprised he had some contacts with Trump people (among others) via mail or phone tho.
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 24, 2020, 05:51:35 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 24, 2020, 05:27:54 PM
Welp. The person who I think originally got me sick tested positive.

Congrats on the sex.
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 24, 2020, 05:53:21 PM
Esch :(

Hope you recover and get all the neet bucks
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Post by: ToxicAdam on March 24, 2020, 05:56:13 PM
Governor Dewine said they project the peak to be in the first week of May for Ohio. That’s a lot longer than I expected. :/
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Post by: Nintex on March 24, 2020, 05:58:50 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on March 24, 2020, 05:56:13 PM
Governor Dewine said they project the peak to be in the first week of May for Ohio. That’s a lot longer than I expected. :/
It's a good thing everything is open for business by then you don't want to miss the peak.
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Post by: team filler on March 24, 2020, 06:10:14 PM
 :birb
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Post by: Great Rumbler on March 24, 2020, 06:20:54 PM
Oklahoma's governor has finally started shutting some things down and telling people to stay home, at least until April 21st.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 24, 2020, 06:25:21 PM
More cases of clusters / suspicious deaths found into French retirement homes. Maybe 40 deaths and a couple of hundred cases (including staff) over three institutions. I think we're in the running to give the 2003 heat wave and its estimated 15000 deaths a run for its money.
 :corona_mj

Edit : 16 deaths in a nursing home that started curtailing visits on March 5 and tried to be proactive.
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Post by: Great Rumbler on March 24, 2020, 06:26:11 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cpf_z54eApA
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Post by: bluemax on March 24, 2020, 06:28:46 PM
My roommate's employer told them all they've been exposed to someone who has Corona, then walked it back and said it wasn't like they originally said, and then came back this morning and said no, they've probably all been exposed. Which means I've probably been exposed.

So press F to pay your respects.
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Post by: Occam on March 24, 2020, 06:43:21 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 24, 2020, 05:27:54 PM
Welp. The person who I think originally got me sick tested positive.

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Wish you a speedy recovery.
So who was the first one here to get it?

What happened to our own "Joe Biden"?
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Post by: Nintex on March 24, 2020, 06:46:11 PM
Quote from: Occam on March 24, 2020, 06:43:21 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 24, 2020, 05:27:54 PM
Welp. The person who I think originally got me sick tested positive.

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(https://support.discordapp.com/hc/user_images/jU570fSTMucYUKyohxNC1g.png)
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Wish you a speedy recovery.
So who was the first one here to get it?

What happened to our own "Joe Biden"?
He's staying in character
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Post by: bluemax on March 24, 2020, 06:48:24 PM
https://twitter.com/pardesseleh/status/1242197595583328258
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Post by: Nintex on March 24, 2020, 07:00:17 PM
https://twitter.com/PodSaveAmerica/status/1242578428848562177 (https://twitter.com/PodSaveAmerica/status/1242578428848562177)
It's the most beautiful timeline.  :lol
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Post by: VomKriege on March 24, 2020, 07:02:03 PM
https://www.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/focmef/kentucky_mayor_listen_up_dipshits/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/focmef/kentucky_mayor_listen_up_dipshits/)
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Post by: Occam on March 24, 2020, 07:02:53 PM
Quote from: bluemax on March 24, 2020, 06:48:24 PM
https://twitter.com/pardesseleh/status/1242197595583328258
Why is he being treated? Are they trying to deny him his rightfully earned Darwin Award?
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Post by: shosta on March 24, 2020, 07:07:50 PM
Hang in there, Esch, you're almost through it.  :(
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Post by: Propagandhim on March 24, 2020, 07:12:46 PM
Quote from: bluemax on March 24, 2020, 06:48:24 PM
https://twitter.com/pardesseleh/status/1242197595583328258

Some old man is likely stuck in the corridor of a hospital without a proper room because of this shitstain. 
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Post by: Bebpo on March 24, 2020, 07:19:07 PM
Welp, online groceries seem useless. Was like beating ticketmaster to get an order in for today delivery.

Then half the stuff needs replacement items - fine
But all the important stuck is just out of stock and I don't get it.

Great getting hamburger patties and spinach, but no buns
getting peanut butter & jelly, but no bread

-_-

Basically everything dairy, eggs, bread, distilled water, TP, paper towels seem very hard to get right now which sucks. Gonna fight the crowds at the market later or tomorrow I guess.
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 24, 2020, 07:22:20 PM
Is there an anonymous tip email for like companies sitting on a fat stack of respirators? Asking for a friend  :doge
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Post by: Occam on March 24, 2020, 07:24:31 PM
So Germany has a low covid mortality rate. Simple explanation: they got rid of the Trumps.
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Post by: nachobro on March 24, 2020, 07:26:25 PM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on March 24, 2020, 07:22:20 PM
Is there an anonymous tip email for like companies sitting on a fat stack of respirators? Asking for a friend  :doge
call your local hospital posing as the company owner and tell them to come pick up a donation :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Ghoul on March 24, 2020, 07:32:39 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 24, 2020, 05:27:54 PM
Welp. The person who I think originally got me sick tested positive.

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According to new research posting hog in the private forum is the cure  :doge
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Post by: Pennywise on March 24, 2020, 07:40:41 PM
Hope you're better soon Esch.
Just watch that wholesome video from Papa Wenger talking about Corona on repeat and you'll feel better soon enough.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 24, 2020, 08:03:19 PM
I've got a morbid fascination with the States now that they seem want to make things the worst possible.

For all the death panels chatter, things haven't even begun and they've already floated the idea of acceptable mass die-off. It can only go downhill.
(https://pics.me.me/its-the-kind-of-tired-that-sleep-wont-fix-1030633.png)
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 24, 2020, 08:04:04 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 24, 2020, 07:19:47 PM
:rofl

https://twitter.com/lhfang/status/1242271693181091840

Esch, I know you're about to die and all that, and this might not be the best time to bring this up, but could you put your emoticons under your links?  It just feels so much better to have the rolfs temporally after the thing they are rolfing. 
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 24, 2020, 08:04:40 PM
Quote from: Occam on March 24, 2020, 07:24:31 PM
So Germany has a low covid mortality rate. Simple explanation: they got rid of the Trumps.

Unless there is something fucky going on, you've probably got a strong testing rate and no healthcare collapse yet. The latter is probably the real killer.
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Post by: Don Rumata on March 24, 2020, 08:24:28 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 24, 2020, 07:19:07 PM
Welp, online groceries seem useless. Was like beating ticketmaster to get an order in for today delivery.

Then half the stuff needs replacement items - fine
But all the important stuck is just out of stock and I don't get it.

Great getting hamburger patties and spinach, but no buns
getting peanut butter & jelly, but no bread

-_-

Basically everything dairy, eggs, bread, distilled water, TP, paper towels seem very hard to get right now which sucks. Gonna fight the crowds at the market later or tomorrow I guess.
Get some flour, bake your own.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 24, 2020, 08:26:00 PM
https://twitter.com/hashtag/hometasking?src=hashtag_click
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Post by: BisMarckie on March 24, 2020, 08:37:28 PM
Quote from: Don Rumata on March 24, 2020, 08:24:28 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 24, 2020, 07:19:07 PM
Welp, online groceries seem useless. Was like beating ticketmaster to get an order in for today delivery.

Then half the stuff needs replacement items - fine
But all the important stuck is just out of stock and I don't get it.

Great getting hamburger patties and spinach, but no buns
getting peanut butter & jelly, but no bread

-_-

Basically everything dairy, eggs, bread, distilled water, TP, paper towels seem very hard to get right now which sucks. Gonna fight the crowds at the market later or tomorrow I guess.
Get some flour, bake your own.

Lol good luck finding flour in a store right now. Haven’t seen any for weeks. I buy wheat grains and make my own flour right now.  :doge
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Post by: BisMarckie on March 24, 2020, 08:39:46 PM
Also, get well soon Esch.
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Post by: nachobro on March 24, 2020, 08:45:52 PM
saw an article saying NM has done the third most tests in the country per capita and we have the lowest number of positives. drive thru testing, business and school lockdowns, and the restaurant changes seem to be helping out. i clown this state a lot but i'm glad we were ahead of the curve on this, probably cause we're so poor we'd be fucked otherwise. :lol

https://www.dailylobo.com/article/2020/03/coronavirus-in-new-mexico-by-the-numbers
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Post by: team filler on March 24, 2020, 08:49:15 PM
https://twitter.com/shongables/status/1242548471455981569

atl has fallen  :(
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Post by: Trent Dole on March 24, 2020, 08:49:27 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 24, 2020, 07:19:47 PM
:rofl

https://twitter.com/lhfang/status/1242271693181091840
Just absolute scum
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Post by: Tripon on March 24, 2020, 08:52:44 PM
https://twitter.com/HawaiiNewsNow/status/1242613277357674496


----

https://twitter.com/SCMPNews/status/1242102048851664905
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Post by: ToxicAdam on March 24, 2020, 09:41:19 PM
If I had to go through raising my preemie twins through this, I would’ve lost my mind. It was stressful enough as it was.
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Post by: Leadbelly on March 24, 2020, 09:43:09 PM
So, in terms of exponential growth of Covid-19:

67 days - 100,000
11 days - 200,000
4 days - 300,000
2 days - 400,000

And that is just reported cases.
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Post by: Potato on March 24, 2020, 10:08:48 PM
Looks like worldwide numbers
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Post by: james on March 24, 2020, 10:33:53 PM
Should we believe this guy? He worked for obummer

https://twitter.com/ASlavitt/status/1242614114452717568
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Post by: benjipwns on March 24, 2020, 11:16:40 PM
He's on part 16 of a 30 part tweetchain, he's untrustworthy by default.

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Trustworthy people post 50 or more tweets due to the URGENCY of their information.
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Post by: tiesto on March 24, 2020, 11:17:18 PM
:bow weebs :bow2

https://twitter.com/animenyc/status/1242593285740216320
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Post by: Leadbelly on March 24, 2020, 11:38:02 PM
Quote from: riotous on March 24, 2020, 10:10:55 PM
Get it now just a weird way to list it out lol

It was listed that way because it is the number of days it took to reach a particular number that is important. In other words it took 67 days to reach 100,000, yet only 11 days to reach 200,000. The infection rate is accelerating.
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Post by: benjipwns on March 24, 2020, 11:39:06 PM
Hence, the "curve" explanation.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 24, 2020, 11:49:21 PM
Quote from: tiesto on March 24, 2020, 11:17:18 PM
:bow weebs :bow2

https://twitter.com/animenyc/status/1242593285740216320

turn to the pros in social distancing (isolation) for help
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Post by: Leadbelly on March 24, 2020, 11:53:25 PM
Quote from: riotous on March 24, 2020, 11:45:02 PM
It took 78 days to reach 200,000 hence why it’s weird.

Okay it took 84 days to reach 400,000 cases. What that doesn't tell you is that the last 200,000 cases only happened in the last 6 days. ;) It took 78 days to reach 200,000 only 6 days to reach another 200,000.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Leadbelly on March 25, 2020, 12:01:30 AM
Either way, at that rate we will reach 600,000 reported cases within 3 days.

Edit: Actually in the next 1.5 days.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 25, 2020, 12:06:43 AM
Leadbelly did you just learn about exponential functions?  You seem rather taken with them, kinda like the time when I discovered TikTok e-girls.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Leadbelly on March 25, 2020, 12:09:59 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 25, 2020, 12:06:43 AM
Leadbelly did you just learn about exponential functions?  You seem rather taken with them, kinda like the time when I discovered TikTok e-girls.

Nah, I was just watching the news mate. It was literally taken from a graph they were showing. You're reading too much into things. lol
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 25, 2020, 12:26:59 AM
I'm reminded of the time where he was trying to explain doubling to shosta
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Post by: benjipwns on March 25, 2020, 12:31:28 AM
And now we're on to squares.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 25, 2020, 12:34:05 AM
are we sure it won't be a sinusoidal?
many things end up like that

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: benjipwns on March 25, 2020, 12:35:32 AM
YOU CAN'T SKIP STEPS IN TEACHING MATH! YOU WILL ONLY REGRET THIS! :karen
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 25, 2020, 12:36:35 AM
I'm merely teaching along the lines of this function, and now we drop immensely as we hit an inflection point on the curve
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: benjipwns on March 25, 2020, 12:37:27 AM
Sorry, "maths"
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 25, 2020, 12:39:16 AM
I almost want to re-learn some maths now :noah
Re-learn some diff eqs because why the fuck not
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Tripon on March 25, 2020, 12:39:16 AM
https://twitter.com/euanmarshall/status/1242598016110014464
https://twitter.com/tomphillipsin/status/1242621063307186176
https://twitter.com/tomphillipsin/status/1242599346446663680
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 25, 2020, 12:45:37 AM
Differential eqations are lame maths for physics losers.  There I've said it. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 25, 2020, 12:46:49 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 25, 2020, 12:45:37 AM
Differential eqations are lame maths for physics losers.  There I've said it.

They were kinda fun, like weird little puzzles with corresponding solution paths.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: TEEEPO on March 25, 2020, 12:47:19 AM
i mean, it's also used in macroeconomics so you're not exactly wrong
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Post by: headwalk on March 25, 2020, 12:48:09 AM
i wish i enjoyed anything that had practical application.

people who do should get paid less to make it fair.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 25, 2020, 12:49:03 AM
Quote from: TEEEPO on March 25, 2020, 12:47:19 AM
i mean, it's also used in macroeconomics so you're not exactly wrong

Sciences in general and engineering too though.
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Post by: TEEEPO on March 25, 2020, 12:56:57 AM
anyways, i always have an urge to re-learn maths -- i one time went through kindergarten to calc 2 on kahn academy in one summer -- but i also kno that if you don't use it within six months, you fucking lose it so what's the point?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 25, 2020, 01:01:18 AM
The enjoyment of solving a system representing some problem with many idealizations is quite the (legal) high.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 25, 2020, 01:01:43 AM
TBF not all of use can get erections over exponential functions as if they are tiktok e-girls.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 25, 2020, 01:03:08 AM
Exponentials :nope
Real and Imaginary components :ohyeah
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Post by: TEEEPO on March 25, 2020, 01:06:31 AM
multivariate analysis  :ohyeah
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Post by: bluemax on March 25, 2020, 01:11:45 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 25, 2020, 12:45:37 AM
Differential eqations are lame maths for physics losers.  There I've said it.

They're pretty useful if you want to get into graphics programming.
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Post by: Potato on March 25, 2020, 01:28:38 AM
Pretty stunning case of government incompetence over here in recent days.

The Ruby Princess cruise ship berthed in Sydney last week and about 2700 passengers got off at Circular Quay. People were asked to self-isolate and that's it. No testing, no medical/temperature checks, nothing.

More than 100 people who disembarked have since tested positive for COVID-19.

The Department of Agriculture officials advised that New South Wales Health had conducted a risk assessment, had rated the risk as low and that health officials would not be attending the vessel.

NSW's Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant said many of the new COVID-19 cases were linked to the Ruby Princess.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Occam on March 25, 2020, 04:45:47 AM
Quote from: Esch on March 24, 2020, 07:19:47 PM
:rofl

https://twitter.com/lhfang/status/1242271693181091840

This only affects the US, right?

Edit: Seems so.

Who could have known that voting a conman grifter into the highest office would have dire consequences?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Ghoul on March 25, 2020, 06:43:02 AM
Prince Charles got the RONA https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-prince-charles-tests-positive-for-covid-19-11963363 (https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-prince-charles-tests-positive-for-covid-19-11963363)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: VomKriege on March 25, 2020, 06:46:41 AM
Quote from: Occam on March 25, 2020, 04:45:47 AM
Quote from: Esch on March 24, 2020, 07:19:47 PM
:rofl

https://twitter.com/lhfang/status/1242271693181091840

This only affects the US, right?

Edit: Seems so.

Who could have known that voting a conman grifter into the highest office would have dire consequences?

I'm maybe speaking out if my ass but "limiting availability" might be to prevent hoarding and misuse before it can be confirmed it is helpful.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 25, 2020, 06:47:25 AM
Quote from: Ghoul on March 25, 2020, 06:43:02 AM
Prince Charles got the RONA https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-prince-charles-tests-positive-for-covid-19-11963363 (https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-prince-charles-tests-positive-for-covid-19-11963363)

It jumped from humans to reptilians !? :brazilcry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Ghoul on March 25, 2020, 06:49:01 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 25, 2020, 06:47:25 AM
Quote from: Ghoul on March 25, 2020, 06:43:02 AM
Prince Charles got the RONA https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-prince-charles-tests-positive-for-covid-19-11963363 (https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-prince-charles-tests-positive-for-covid-19-11963363)

It jumped from humans to reptilians !? :brazilcry

We're fucked breh! Although Hilary has a chance to get it now. Her blaming Trump constantly is pretty funny, bitch please like you could have done any better lmao.

You lost to this guy hahahahaha
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Post by: NekoFever on March 25, 2020, 07:20:34 AM
Quote from: Ghoul on March 25, 2020, 06:43:02 AM
Prince Charles got the RONA https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-prince-charles-tests-positive-for-covid-19-11963363 (https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-prince-charles-tests-positive-for-covid-19-11963363)

Someone told him corona meant crown and he realised this was his only chance.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: VomKriege on March 25, 2020, 07:23:03 AM
Spain overtook China in fatalities.
But all eyes today are on the US and their quest to overtaking Italy in confirmed cases.
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Post by: Don Rumata on March 25, 2020, 07:35:29 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 25, 2020, 07:23:03 AM
Spain overtook China in fatalities.
But all eyes today are on the US and their quest to overtaking Italy in confirmed cases.
I think the real turning point is if they overtake us in cases per capita.
Hopefully they managed to get things under control before then.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Ghoul on March 25, 2020, 07:41:29 AM
I think just number of people in US vs Spain and Italy + how lax they're playing this I would not be surprised if the US has the most deaths world wide, It'll be between US and India tbh.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 25, 2020, 08:19:34 AM
New polling in France show that people are more worried (87%), feel the country is not ready to face it (73%) and less than a majority feels Macron and the government is managing this well (48%). With fatalities that will only keep on increasing in hospitals and retirement homes for at least a week, I wouldn't expect this will get better for Macron. I think we can expect tons of inquiries from media and parliament at the other end of this.

Public transport in Paris to get even more curtailed starting tomorrow.

A man got a 4 months prison sentence for being controlled 8 times without the proper papers while outside.

1600 people released from prison but there's still, IIRC, 70k prisoners for a theoretical capacity of 61k.
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 25, 2020, 08:32:19 AM
Actually sent dat email today. C’mon, lay offs
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Post by: Akala on March 25, 2020, 08:52:37 AM
It seems like no matter the case it would be a good idea in the US to get at least some worst-case supply chain planning going. Big box stores should be planning for limits on necessities, closing interiors of stores to the public and moving to curbside pickups or contactless deliveries only.

Pretty obvious by now that, generally speaking, the system we have now won't work in a crisis and that many people can't be trusted to take only what they need.

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Post by: nachobro on March 25, 2020, 09:41:51 AM
NM already put limits on that with the stay at home order. Surprised that's not the case in every state at this point

Quote
In order to minimize the shortage of health care supplies and other necessary goods, grocery stores and other retailers are hereby directed to limit the sale of medications, durable medical equipment, baby formula, diapers, sanitary care products, and hygiene products to three items per individual
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Occam on March 25, 2020, 09:42:13 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 25, 2020, 06:46:41 AM
Quote from: Occam on March 25, 2020, 04:45:47 AM
Quote from: Esch on March 24, 2020, 07:19:47 PM
:rofl

https://twitter.com/lhfang/status/1242271693181091840

This only affects the US, right?

Edit: Seems so.

Who could have known that voting a conman grifter into the highest office would have dire consequences?

I'm maybe speaking out if my ass but "limiting availability" might be to prevent hoarding and misuse before it can be confirmed it is helpful.

No, it doesn't sound like that at all. It just means that Gillead can charge any price and no-one else in the US is allowed to make a cheap generic version. This "rare disease" protection is meant to allow companies to recoup their investments when developing treatments for diseases that few people are suffering from (which would otherwise be unprofitable). In this instance, the government had already paid for development (the company was given an $80 million grant by a previous administration). So in this case granting "rare disease" status is completely absurd and will only serve to make the drug super expensive in America while generating lots of profit for Gilead Sciences. It wouldn't shock me in the least if members of Trump's administration (and his clan) bought lots of Gillead stock before issuing this.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: demi on March 25, 2020, 09:44:55 AM
So what's the TLDR on coronabux? Do I get my money or not
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Post by: nachobro on March 25, 2020, 09:45:17 AM
It does seem some corps are getting around the "stay at home" rules here though. Part of the order was that all call centers had to reduce in person workforce by 100% (we have a lot of call centers here) but also that hardware stores are essential so the Lowe's call center has to remain open...for everyone calling Lowe's customer service during a pandemic. :lol

Quote from: demi on March 25, 2020, 09:44:55 AM
So what's the TLDR on coronabux? Do I get my money or not
we find out today for sure but you'll probably get $1200 next month
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Post by: Ghoul on March 25, 2020, 09:52:35 AM
do you guys only get a one time corona bux payment?
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Post by: Occam on March 25, 2020, 09:54:29 AM
Prince Charles has tested positive.
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Post by: nachobro on March 25, 2020, 09:55:16 AM
Quote from: Ghoul on March 25, 2020, 09:52:35 AM
do you guys only get a one time corona bux payment?
yes, but unemployment insurance is boosted by $600 a week for those out of work as well. after the vote they recess til next month and if needed this thing starts all over again to get people paid for may.
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Post by: bork on March 25, 2020, 09:56:30 AM
Quote from: Ghoul on March 25, 2020, 09:52:35 AM
do you guys only get a one time corona bux payment?

"Are we going to get corona bux payment" is the question right now.
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Post by: bork on March 25, 2020, 09:58:51 AM
Move over, corona virus- it's Hanta's time to shine.
:bolo

https://nypost.com/2020/03/24/man-who-died-on-bus-in-china-tests-positive-for-hantavirus/amp/

spoiler (click to show/hide)
“The #Hantavirus first emerged in 1950s in the American-Korean war in Korea (Hantan river). It spreads from rat/mice if humans ingest their body fluids. Human-human transmission is rare,” Swedish scientist Dr. Sumaiya Shaikh tweeted.

“Please do not panic, unless you plan to eat rats,” she stressed. :-X
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 25, 2020, 09:59:18 AM
Quote from: Dufus on March 25, 2020, 04:05:05 AM
damn so esch has it huh

dont die breh, i plan to hire u as my personal chef some day :playa

He can't die until he posts hog to me anyway.  :hmph
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Post by: nachobro on March 25, 2020, 09:59:30 AM
why cant those fuckers over there be normal ::)
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 25, 2020, 10:00:52 AM
Quote from: bork on March 25, 2020, 09:58:51 AM
Move over, corona virus- it's Hanta's time to shine.
:bolo

https://nypost.com/2020/03/24/man-who-died-on-bus-in-china-tests-positive-for-hantavirus/amp/

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Apparently you get this from eating RATS.  :-X
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOm0WbA0zSA
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Post by: bork on March 25, 2020, 10:01:21 AM
Quote from: nachobro on March 25, 2020, 09:59:30 AM
why cant those fuckers over there be normal ::)

https://youtu.be/Wdld7SqnIxE
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Post by: Ghoul on March 25, 2020, 10:01:25 AM
bat are off the menu, back to wingless bats :( :doge
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Post by: james on March 25, 2020, 10:13:09 AM
Pretty sure Yosemite gets that rat virus and they have to close the camp sites to clean it up every few years
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Post by: ToxicAdam on March 25, 2020, 10:21:59 AM
Quote from: Dufus on March 25, 2020, 09:55:25 AM
wait... charles has it, but not camilla


sounds like a happy marriage :teehee

My favorite tidbit about their affair was when it was revealed that in a phone conversation he told her "he wanted to be her tampon."

Guess those days are over.





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Post by: thisismyusername on March 25, 2020, 10:30:12 AM
Glad to see Meghan and Harry got out of that crazy house at a good time. :doge
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Post by: Mupepe on March 25, 2020, 10:48:32 AM
Quote from: nachobro on March 25, 2020, 09:55:16 AM
Quote from: Ghoul on March 25, 2020, 09:52:35 AM
do you guys only get a one time corona bux payment?
yes, but unemployment insurance is boosted by $600 a week for those out of work as well. after the vote they recess til next month and if needed this thing starts all over again to get people paid for may.
by $600 or from $521 to $600? The article I read sounded like the latter, but the former would be awesome.
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Post by: nachobro on March 25, 2020, 10:57:06 AM
It sounded like the feds just giving $600/week on top of whatever your state was giving you for UI

Quote from: riotous on March 25, 2020, 10:44:30 AM
Dammit.. CNN detailed it:

https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/25/politics/senate-deal-stimulus-checks-coronavirus/index.html

It's based on 2019 returns if you filed lol.. not procrastinating probably just cost me $1500+ or so lol.

Quote
However, the payments would start to phase out for individuals with adjusted gross incomes of more than $75,000, and those making more than $99,000 would not qualify at all. The thresholds are doubled for couples.
About 90% of Americans would be eligible to receive full or partial payments, according to estimates by the Tax Policy Center. Lawmakers set aside $250 billion for the so-called recovery rebates.

Qualifying income levels will be based on 2019 federal tax returns, if already filed, and otherwise on 2018 returns.

if you filed jointly i think its 150k before you start losing coronabux
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Post by: Mupepe on March 25, 2020, 11:02:36 AM
well that would be sweet AF and alleviate a lot of my stress from the last week and a half.
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Post by: toku on March 25, 2020, 11:08:06 AM
Think i gotta take a break from coverage. I have no idea what to think about the coming weeks now  ??? :-\
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Post by: nachobro on March 25, 2020, 11:11:17 AM
My work extended WFH another week to line up with the state's request, but I'll have to be in the office next week to help with provider payroll. Hoping it only takes a couple of days, but there will be under 10 of us across three buildings so it probably won't be too bad.
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Post by: Ghoul on March 25, 2020, 11:11:27 AM
Quote from: toku on March 25, 2020, 11:08:06 AM
Think i gotta take a break from coverage. I have no idea what to think about the coming weeks now  ??? :-\

Yeah try not to overload on it, I just wait for the 5pm updates and then fuck off the rest, no point over indulging in misery.
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Post by: james on March 25, 2020, 11:17:12 AM
Quote from: Stro on March 25, 2020, 11:14:48 AM
I have no doubts I won't get any corona bucks because I basically don't even exist on paper anymore and have been unable to get any type of government benefits of any kind for a decade, including signing up for Obummercare.

Did you fake your death?
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Post by: nachobro on March 25, 2020, 11:28:26 AM
Quote from: nachobro on March 25, 2020, 11:11:17 AM
My work extended WFH another week to line up with the state's request, but I'll have to be in the office next week to help with provider payroll. Hoping it only takes a couple of days, but there will be under 10 of us across three buildings so it probably won't be too bad.
boss clarified that i only have to go in "as needed" next week :rejoice

of course watch this mean like 3 times a day for a printer jam or something dumb :fbm
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Post by: Ghoul on March 25, 2020, 11:30:00 AM
Yeah I have no idea when I'm in next.
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Post by: nachobro on March 25, 2020, 11:32:10 AM
i went in yesterday cause an alarm went off in the server room but it wasn't anything major. was pretty quick cause roads were so empty.
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Post by: Ghoul on March 25, 2020, 11:36:53 AM
Quote from: nachobro on March 25, 2020, 11:32:10 AM
i went in yesterday cause an alarm went off in the server room but it wasn't anything major. was pretty quick cause roads were so empty.

Nice we have ILO so any alerts I can check before going in. But yeah it' pretty quick to get in because everyone should be staying in
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 25, 2020, 12:05:20 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0-C5GH_yxU
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Post by: VomKriege on March 25, 2020, 12:32:43 PM
Lombardy numbers better than yesterday...
You take everything you can get.
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Post by: Nintex on March 25, 2020, 12:42:57 PM
While the numbers keep going up the experts here have announced 'good news'. The measures are working and the growth is no longer exponential.

Corona-chan has also brutally murdered what was left of the EU, as the Russian Army moves in to help Italy
https://twitter.com/asetemel/status/1242769714285338624 (https://twitter.com/asetemel/status/1242769714285338624)

The EU meanwhile has announced it only as 10% of the needed medical supplies and equipment required to deal with this crisis in reserve.
And they're wholly depended on importing more.

I'm staying home  :hmph

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: VomKriege on March 25, 2020, 12:58:39 PM
Nintex : Dutch Land Uber Alles, we got this ! :mynicca

*2 weeks later*

Nintex : Where is the EU ? Fucking useless. And I'm all out of Kroketten...
:brazilcry
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Post by: EightBitNate on March 25, 2020, 01:04:03 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 25, 2020, 12:46:48 PM
:demi

https://twitter.com/CraigCons/status/1239882298784468992

You guys better hope Trump doesn’t see this
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Post by: Nintex on March 25, 2020, 01:12:16 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 25, 2020, 12:58:39 PM
Nintex : Dutch Land Uber Alles, we got this ! :mynicca

*2 weeks later*

Nintex : Where is the EU ? Fucking useless. And I'm all out of Kroketten...
:brazilcry
Putin will at some point conquer Europe by door to door toilet roll delivery  :idont
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Post by: team filler on March 25, 2020, 01:35:29 PM
https://twitter.com/StephenCurry30/status/1242865808281227268
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Post by: Nintex on March 25, 2020, 01:37:35 PM
@Dr. Fauci: "We've seen that a small sacrifice to the blood god has given us a 3000 points raise in two days. How many people have to die for the DOW to hit 30k, 50k or even 100k?"
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Post by: BisMarckie on March 25, 2020, 01:41:31 PM
Signed up for some workout at home video service.

Time to get swole brehs :success
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Post by: shosta on March 25, 2020, 01:59:34 PM
I'm trying to get off the grid. Swap? You can have my name and identity. Only two misdemeanor convictions.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 25, 2020, 02:27:32 PM
Quote from: Stro on March 25, 2020, 01:56:17 PM
Quote from: james on March 25, 2020, 11:17:12 AM
Quote from: Stro on March 25, 2020, 11:14:48 AM
I have no doubts I won't get any corona bucks because I basically don't even exist on paper anymore and have been unable to get any type of government benefits of any kind for a decade, including signing up for Obummercare.

Did you fake your death?



No, but I've technically been a dependent for most of the past 10 years, and nothing is in my name, I can't get my driver's license address changed because I have nothing in my name to prove my address, I can't get anything in my name because I can't prove my address, it's been 9 months and I haven't been able to get any of the bills changed to my name even with a death certificate of the previous payee, and there's some weird thing with my SSN that I was unable to sign up for Obamacare any year it was available to me.

I've got a bunch of weird shit going on right now too because of stupid government forms.  I can't defer my student loan because they changed the login system and I took the loans out so long ago that I don't have the numbers to create a new log in (the pin system was not in existence when I took out the loans).  They are federal loans but I keep getting referred to the province when I try to solve the issue and then they haven't been able to solve my issue twice.  I also don't have an Ontario health card because when I tried to sign up they required my father's name, which I don't know.  Luckily, the sask government just keeps sending renewal stickers to my mom, so I can still use my sask card lol.  Bureaucracies can be crazy some times.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 25, 2020, 02:37:31 PM
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/p-e-i-farmer-keeps-social-distance-by-hurling-pork-products-to-hungry-customers-1.5507326

P.E.I. farmer keeps social distance by hurling pork products to hungry customers

(https://i.cbc.ca/1.5507387.1585003828!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_780/ranald-macfarlane.jpg)

‘When you start throwing roasts and pork chops through car windows, your aim gets better and better’
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Post by: VomKriege on March 25, 2020, 02:47:50 PM
Today's French numbers, not great, not terrible. Though that fatality figure probably is not counting the deaths that occured in retirement homes and yet.
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Post by: nudemacusers on March 25, 2020, 02:48:04 PM
I’m working two days a week now. Getting paid. Feelsgoodman
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Post by: james on March 25, 2020, 02:50:12 PM
Quote from: Stro on March 25, 2020, 01:56:17 PM
Quote from: james on March 25, 2020, 11:17:12 AM
Quote from: Stro on March 25, 2020, 11:14:48 AM
I have no doubts I won't get any corona bucks because I basically don't even exist on paper anymore and have been unable to get any type of government benefits of any kind for a decade, including signing up for Obummercare.

Did you fake your death?

No, but I've technically been a dependent for most of the past 10 years, and nothing is in my name, I can't get my driver's license address changed because I have nothing in my name to prove my address, I can't get anything in my name because I can't prove my address, it's been 9 months and I haven't been able to get any of the bills changed to my name even with a death certificate of the previous payee, and there's some weird thing with my SSN that I was unable to sign up for Obamacare any year it was available to me.

No utility bill, phone bill, or internet bill?

Do you file taxes?
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 25, 2020, 04:09:32 PM
A joy

https://twitter.com/CourtneyHagle/status/1242803124680699905
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 25, 2020, 04:11:58 PM
Quote from: filler on March 25, 2020, 01:35:29 PM
https://twitter.com/StephenCurry30/status/1242865808281227268

This reality isn't all bummers
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Post by: Tripon on March 25, 2020, 04:12:19 PM
https://twitter.com/sonam_sheth/status/1242890475243216898



https://twitter.com/Just_SomeChick/status/1242845950554460160
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Post by: Joe Molotov on March 25, 2020, 04:12:33 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 25, 2020, 04:09:32 PM
A joy

https://twitter.com/CourtneyHagle/status/1242803124680699905

If anyone wants to voluntarily corona themselves before the checks go out, that could save us a lot of money.
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Post by: Pennywise on March 25, 2020, 04:34:49 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 25, 2020, 01:41:31 PM
Signed up for some workout at home video service.

Time to get swole brehs :success
I wish.
No job, no gym. Feels weird having nothing to get rid of your stress.

Quote from: Nintex on March 25, 2020, 12:42:57 PM

The EU meanwhile has announced it only as 10% of the needed medical supplies and equipment required to deal with this crisis in reserve.
And they're wholly depended on importing more.

I'm staying home  :hmph
Time for the EU to build up some factories and delievery chains that are all in China now. Might be a better idea to not solely rely on a country that's so far away when you could have done the important parts at home.
Chinese prices though  :money

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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 25, 2020, 04:44:31 PM
https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/lee-mack-coronavirus-self-isolating-a4397846.html

Hope he gets better soon.   
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 25, 2020, 04:45:43 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBWmRvIT0QY
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Post by: bork on March 25, 2020, 04:47:31 PM
https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2020-03-24/countries-are-starting-to-hoard-food-threatening-global-trade?in_source=amp_trending_now_3

 :engel
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Post by: Tripon on March 25, 2020, 04:55:27 PM
https://twitter.com/Yascha_Mounk/status/1242657146392784896
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Post by: Bebpo on March 25, 2020, 05:13:55 PM
Quote from: bork on March 25, 2020, 04:47:31 PM
https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2020-03-24/countries-are-starting-to-hoard-food-threatening-global-trade?in_source=amp_trending_now_3

 :engel

 :'(
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Post by: nachobro on March 25, 2020, 05:21:07 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on March 25, 2020, 04:12:33 PM
If anyone wants to voluntarily corona themselves before the checks go out, that could save us a lot of money.
fiscally conservative, socially liberal :rollsafe
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Post by: benjipwns on March 25, 2020, 05:49:51 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on March 25, 2020, 07:37:21 AM
https://twitter.com/FBI/status/1242058787160313857
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 25, 2020, 01:41:31 PM
Signed up for some workout at home video service.

Time to get swole brehs :success
:thinking
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 25, 2020, 05:59:42 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J0d59dd-qM&feature=youtu.be&t=1364

"This what I ask people, 'If your pimp is holding your head underwater, how long do you think you could hold your breath'"

:dead
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Post by: Nintex on March 25, 2020, 05:59:49 PM
I'm not leaving my house anymore.

Except for groceries but I have the same routine for that every time I need to go out shopping:

- Wake up
- Wash hands
- Put on clothes
- Walk into the store, take what I need, only touch the items I actually intend to buy.
- Avoid all human contact within 3 feet during, before and after the visit
- Go home
- Put down the groceries
- Disinfect stuff I don't trust
- Wash hands
- Put clothes in washing machine
- Take a shower
- Put on clean clothes

I'm thinking about buying air filters so once the C-Virus goes airborne I can prevent it from infecting me.
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Post by: Boredfrom on March 25, 2020, 06:12:31 PM
I got a cold two days ago and panicked my family. It seems that it was a normal cold given that I feel a lot better right now.
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Post by: benjipwns on March 25, 2020, 06:14:47 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 25, 2020, 05:59:49 PM
- Disinfect stuff I don't trust
Is this that famous Dutch Directness for "acts of genocide"?
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Post by: BisMarckie on March 25, 2020, 06:19:20 PM
I have two liters of isopropyl that I bought by accident a couple of years ago. I‘ll sell it to you Nintex, so you can douse yourself with it just to be safe.

Given the current developments I‘ll sell it to you for 49% equity of your company. :success
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 25, 2020, 06:27:52 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 25, 2020, 05:59:42 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J0d59dd-qM&feature=youtu.be&t=1364

"This what I ask people, 'If your pimp is holding your head underwater, how long do you think you could hold your breath'"

:dead

(https://i.imgur.com/j6uCVlW.png)
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 25, 2020, 06:29:31 PM
He ends with 'The death toll is going to peak in early July.  What's going to happen when you have been out of work for three months and can't pay for your mom's funeral?'  Jesus.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 25, 2020, 06:31:05 PM
:rofl

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ET5HfhtXgAM1wgQ?format=jpg&name=small)
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Post by: Nintex on March 25, 2020, 06:36:02 PM
Quote from: Stro on March 25, 2020, 06:24:33 PM
Lmao at how quickly nintex went from "LOLZ THIS SHIT AIN'T SHIT" to bubble boy
I think it was me who told you guys that china was burning people in the night with their mobile incinerators who had been welded shut into their homes.

:idont
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Post by: Tripon on March 25, 2020, 06:52:54 PM
https://twitter.com/_travishughes/status/1242854139517980673
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 25, 2020, 06:55:33 PM
Is this one of those contradictions of capitalism I keep hearing about
I guess most suffering being offshored, outta sight outta mind, has left people entirely caught off guard
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Post by: Occam on March 25, 2020, 07:03:02 PM
 Gilead asks to rescind special status for potential coronavirus drug
Drugmaker had come under fire for ‘orphan’ ranking that conferred pricing and tax benefits

https://www.ft.com/content/107706c0-6ec0-11ea-89df-41bea055720b

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Post by: Tripon on March 25, 2020, 07:08:33 PM
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Laboratory Confirmed Cases -- 799* Total Cases
Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas) -- 764
Long Beach -- 28
Pasadena -- 7
Deaths 13**
Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas) 12
Long Beach 1
Pasadena 0
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
0 to 17 -- 10
18 to 40 --310
41 to 65 --303
over 65 --141
Hospitalization
Hospitalized (Ever) 160
CITY / COMMUNITY**
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Athens 1
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Boyle Heights 5
Brentwood 34
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Calabasas 4
Canoga Park 2
Canyon Country 1
Carson 9
Castaic 2
Century City 7
Century Palms/Cove 3
Cerritos 2
Claremont 1
Cloverdale/Cochran 3
Compton 2
Covina 3
Crenshaw District 2
Crestview 7
Culver City 6
Del Rey 5
Diamond Bar 2
Downey 5
Downtown 6
Duarte 1
Eagle Rock 2
East Hollywood 1
East Los Angeles 3
Echo Park 4
El Segundo 2
Encino 13
Exposition Park 1
Florence 4
Gardena 1
Glassell Park 1
Glendale 12
Glendora 2
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Hancock Park 8
Harbor Gateway 2
Harvard Heights 1
Hawthorne 8
Highland Park 2
Hollywood 23
Hollywood Hills 8
Hyde Park 1
Inglewood 5
Koreatown 5
La Canada Flintridge 3
La Mirada 4
La Verne 2
Lake Balboa 2
Lakewood 4
Lancaster 13
Lawndale 1
Lomita 9
Los Feliz 3
Lynwood 3
Manhattan Beach 17
Mar Vista 6
Melrose 33
Miracle Mile 8
Monterey Park 4
Mt. Washington 2
North Hollywood 11
Northridge 2
Norwalk 2
Pacific Palisades 9
Palmdale 2
Palms 8
Panorama City 1
Paramount 3
Park La Brea 8
Pico 2
Pico Rivera 1
Playa Vista 5
Pomona 1
Porter Ranch 1
Rancho Palos Verdes 5
Redondo Beach 9
Reseda 5
San Dimas 1
San Fernando 3
San Gabriel 1
San Pedro 4
Santa Clarita 10
Santa Monica 18
Santa Monica Mountains 3
Sherman Oaks 12
Silverlake 6
South El Monte 3
South Gate 2
South Park 1
South Pasadena 3
South Whittier 3
Stevenson Ranch 2
Studio City 7
Sun Valley 2
Sunland 1
Sylmar 1
Tarzana 9
Temple 3
Torrance 9
Tujunga 1
University Park 4
Valinda 1
Valley Glen 11
Van Nuys 4
Venice 9
Vermont Knolls 1
Vermont Vista 3
Vernon Central 1
Walnut 1
Watts 1
West Adams 4
West Covina 2
West Hills 4
West Hollywood 31
West Los Angeles 4
West Vernon 5
Westchester 5
Westlake 1
Westwood 9
Whittier 3
Wholesale District 4
Willowbrook 1
Wilmington 4
Wilshire Center 2
Winnetka 3
Woodland Hills 11
- Under Investigation 56
*These numbers are subject to change based on further investigation; two previously reported cases were not in Public Health's jurisdiction.
**One death is reclassified as suspect pending CDC evaluation.
***Locations that were less <25000 have been added to the nearest city or community.
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799 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 13 deaths.
http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/phcommon/public/media/mediapubhpdetail.cfm?prid=2282
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Post by: Joe Molotov on March 25, 2020, 07:09:39 PM
https://twitter.com/yungchomsky/status/1242904421547126785
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Post by: Raist on March 25, 2020, 07:20:26 PM
Quote
I own an apartment building in Houston with 32 units. This is my SOLE source of income.

(https://reactiongifs.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/crying-money-woody-harrelson-zombieland.gif)

(https://media0.giphy.com/media/c2Sc2TMfKbX7W/giphy.gif)
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Post by: Nintex on March 25, 2020, 07:21:06 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 25, 2020, 06:55:33 PM
Is this one of those contradictions of capitalism I keep hearing about
I guess most suffering being offshored, outta sight outta mind, has left people entirely caught off guard
The western world is not used to this.

Terrorist attacks are one off events that kill a few hundred at best.
Most diseases that kill people like flu, cancer and Alzheimers are well known.
Car crashes and other stuff that kills are 'accidents'.

Now we have a deadly virus roaming about that the scientists say can't be cured and can't be prevented while up to the end of January the WHO said that it wasn't very contagious.
We just have to be lucky and hope that the lowest projections are what's going to happen.

Governments the world over were caught by surprise by this thing and think they can hit pause for a few weeks and then return to normal.
I think that given how this has spread worldwide it's going to be one of those things that stays around for generations to come and eventually some sort of cure will be found.
The virus will probably lead to people not growing as old anymore as a 'new normal' for the next decade and Corona will be thing people test for like HIV.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 25, 2020, 07:23:57 PM
I mentioned it a couple of times but French authorities are now clarifying that fatalities reported daily are the people that died in hospitals (or followed medically). They acknowledged that there were deaths in retirement homes that they can't confirm and tally as fast but said they would report on them ASAP. From the stories I've seen so far, maybe 40 deaths certain over just 3 institutions... Impossible to tell how bad it is at the moment but there's possibly dozens, maybe hundreds, more deaths caused by COVID19 that are unaccounted at the moment.

I don't how the other countries are doing their totals but I would imagine most are following the same guidelines.

The final bodycount will probably have to be adjusted a lot higher when all will be said & done.
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Post by: Nintex on March 25, 2020, 07:30:52 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 25, 2020, 07:23:57 PM
I mentioned it a couple of times but French authorities are now clarifying that fatalities reported daily are the people that died in hospitals (or followed medically). They acknowledged that there were deaths in retirement homes that they can't confirm and tally as fast but said they would report on them ASAP. From the stories I've seen so far, maybe 40 deaths certain over just 3 institutions... Impossible to tell how bad it is at the moment but there's possibly dozens, maybe hundreds, more deaths caused by COVID19 that are unaccounted at the moment.

I don't how the other countries are doing their totals but I would imagine most are following the same guidelines.

The final bodycount will probably have to be adjusted a lot higher when all will be said & done.
Same here in the Netherlands.

Some people don't make it to the hospital so those are not counted. Some have other conditions so it isn't chalked up to COVID-19.
There's also a delay between a patient dying and the report reaching the disease control bean counters especially as hospitals have different priorities now.

Plus they don't test people who quarantine at home by themselves with 'mild' symptoms because those tests are needed for more severe cases.
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Post by: Bebpo on March 25, 2020, 07:35:36 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on March 25, 2020, 07:09:39 PM
https://twitter.com/yungchomsky/status/1242904421547126785

Idk, as someone who works with property owners & tenants for a living and family who own commercial property, all the haha, look at landlords getting fucked because their tenants are paying rent in mass, stuff is kinda of /sideyes. Lots of shitty landlords out there, but also lots of shitty tenants.

Just seems more like you have "more people are tenants than landlords" so the majority are making fun of the minority's situation.


Basically right now:

Individual renter/business owner - No customers, no job, no income, getting fucked, so pass it on and not pay rent.
Property owners - No rent, getting fucked, still have to pay mortgage (which is essentially their rent) to the banks. May have no income sources other than this (most retired property owners just live on their monthly income from the property)No idea if they'll be able to collect backrent afterwards.
Banks - Lol, we rich bitch. Who cares if property owners don't pay us. We'll get bailed out and then come foreclose and take their property! And government gonna give us massive tax cuts and shit. Woohoo, let's party.


Like my parents own a commercial property which is a lot of the income they live on outside the portion of our business they take. They have to pay $20,000/month to the banks in mortgage/utilities. Their tenants are big corporation multi-million dollar chains like music stores and furniture store chains. Once this started last week, they got a letter from every tenant business "hey, because of the situation we're not paying any rent until this is all over and then we'll pay the back rent spread out of 12 months after at no interest. K THNX". Not one tenant is going to pay any rent for the forseeable future and these business definitely have money, more money than my parents but they're using this situation as a reason to save money skipping rent. So my parents are just going to use all their savings to keep paying $20,000 / month to keep from losing the property and at some point either things will open and the economy will start back up or they'll run out of money and the bank will come and take the property.

It's a pretty shitty situation for property owners right now. I don't want to compare it to renters because it's shitty for them too. The only person that it's not shitty for is the big money corps & banks. They get to skip their rents, get bailouts and get all kinds of tax cuts.

The USA is a country that is actively trying to phase out the middle class until there's only the Corps/Banks and the poor. Whether it's GOP and Democrat, all the bills the help only aim at keeping poor people from revolting and bringing out the guillotines and helping the big money corps & banks. Everyone in the middle gets pretty much no help. 2 Trillion dollar stimulus and phase out at $99k for checks, max of $10,000 in help to small businesses (which everything I've seen says given the amount of money and businesses in american means like $5 /business). I still vote straight line Dem and will for left because of the social principles, but as a small business owner it definitely annoys me that there is no party that's trying to help the middle class (which you also can't put a monetary amount on since $300k buys you a goddamn mansion house in some states and a 500 sq ft apartment in others. That $1,200 stimulus check will mean a lot more to people in some states than others).

/rant over
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 25, 2020, 07:44:29 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 25, 2020, 07:35:36 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on March 25, 2020, 07:09:39 PM
https://twitter.com/yungchomsky/status/1242904421547126785

Idk, as someone who works with property owners & tenants for a living and family who own commercial property, all the haha, look at landlords getting fucked because their tenants are paying rent in mass, stuff is kinda of /sideyes. Lots of shitty landlords out there, but also lots of shitty tenants.

Just seems more like you have "more people are tenants than landlords" so the majority are making fun of the minority's situation.


Basically right now:

Individual renter/business owner - No customers, no job, no income, getting fucked, so pass it on and not pay rent.
Property owners - No rent, getting fucked, still have to pay mortgage (which is essentially their rent) to the banks. May have no income sources other than this (most retired property owners just live on their monthly income from the property)No idea if they'll be able to collect backrent afterwards.
Banks - Lol, we rich bitch. Who cares if property owners don't pay us. We'll get bailed out and then come foreclose and take their property! And government gonna give us massive tax cuts and shit. Woohoo, let's party.


Like my parents own a commercial property which is a lot of the income they live on outside the portion of our business they take. They have to pay $20,000/month to the banks in mortgage/utilities. Their tenants are big corporation multi-million dollar chains like music stores and furniture store chains. Once this started last week, they got a letter from every tenant business "hey, because of the situation we're not paying any rent until this is all over and then we'll pay the back rent spread out of 12 months after at no interest. K THNX". Not one tenant is going to pay any rent for the forseeable future and these business definitely have money, more money than my parents but they're using this situation as a reason to save money skipping rent. So my parents are just going to use all their savings to keep paying $20,000 / month to keep from losing the property and at some point either things will open and the economy will start back up or they'll run out of money and the bank will come and take the property.

It's a pretty shitty situation for property owners right now. I don't want to compare it to renters because it's shitty for them too. The only person that it's not shitty for is the big money corps & banks. They get to skip their rents, get bailouts and get all kinds of tax cuts.

The USA is a country that is actively trying to phase out the middle class until there's only the Corps/Banks and the poor. Whether it's GOP and Democrat, all the bills the help only aim at keeping poor people from revolting and bringing out the guillotines and helping the big money corps & banks. Everyone in the middle gets pretty much no help. 2 Trillion dollar stimulus and phase out at $99k for checks, max of $10,000 in help to small businesses (which everything I've seen says given the amount of money and businesses in american means like $5 /business). I still vote straight line Dem and will for left because of the social principles, but as a small business owner it definitely annoys me that there is no party that's trying to help the middle class (which you also can't put a monetary amount on since $300k buys you a goddamn mansion house in some states and a 500 sq ft apartment in others. That $1,200 stimulus check will mean a lot more to people in some states than others).

/rant over

I always have a different view of it than the rest here mainly because of clearly sharp differences.

Around here it is a lot more one-to-one personal. Lots of people save up, buy a house with mortgage usually new immigrants, than rent out the basement to newer immigrants in order to better their finances. Eventually the newer immigrant moves out and possibly continues the cycle. Also helps that ethnic favourtism is present. If you're the right ethnicity, owners will prefer to rent out to you which in turn lets you get cheaper rents, chunk below market averages.
Renting out the basement has a more personal touch to it, making landlording not as big a deal to me. I imagine if I lived elsewhere where the owner wasn't so close to you and in class, I'd have a vastly different outlook.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 25, 2020, 07:50:55 PM
Sorry about your parents, and I feel like the situation is *slightly* different when your tenants are business and not individuals.   

Housing as an investment is morally wrong.  I have aunts and uncles that own two rental properties (which are now rented by their kids if I recall).  My grandma use to rent her old condo (now my cousin in renting it).  My mom's retirement fund is substantially based on the four-person house she lives alone in.  My family is good people, but that doesn't make any of this OK.  In general, landlords raise property prices and contribute almost nothing in value.  Just because they had the opportunity to invest in housing does not mean it's acceptable to profit off of other people's shelter.     

Watching the Toronto housing bubble pop is pretty scary because the tenants not paying will only drive out the middle-class landlords who use it as a way of supplementing other income (which is still wrong but a lot better than it is their full-time job).  Then the people who should be homeowners are those that will be losing their jobs and low-income workers who won't be able to afford the new properties, so they will be gobbled up by the rich and the housing situation 5 or 10 years from now is just going to be worse.  It's nice that AirB&B exploded but the rest is going to be shit.   

edit: saw a toku like before I edited and then it went away.  So this is how it feels to be unblessed.  I bet this is how Castro felt. 
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Post by: BisMarckie on March 25, 2020, 08:39:16 PM
Since I am tackling tasks right now I would usualls postpone indefinetely:

Cleaned the oven today. "self cleaning" is a big marketing lie by Big Appliance. I had to scrub this thing for hours.  :maf
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 25, 2020, 08:46:39 PM
https://www.reddit.com/r/toronto/comments/fozntx/construction_workers_are_pushing_back/
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 25, 2020, 08:55:07 PM
(https://preview.redd.it/vh0tt35zuwo41.jpg?width=576&auto=webp&s=290c7fbf317aa51bb20eea6c1c3463c5c0fe1e8b)
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Post by: james on March 25, 2020, 10:01:45 PM
I'm starting to think the virus isn't actually real and the whole thing is an experiment by government to see how much we will take.

No seriously, has anyone actually seen the virus? Anyone? Is Wuhan even a real city?
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Post by: Bebpo on March 25, 2020, 10:02:04 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 25, 2020, 07:50:55 PM
Sorry about your parents, and I feel like the situation is *slightly* different when your tenants are business and not individuals.   

Housing as an investment is morally wrong.  I have aunts and uncles that own two rental properties (which are now rented by their kids if I recall).  My grandma use to rent her old condo (now my cousin in renting it).  My mom's retirement fund is substantially based on the four-person house she lives alone in.  My family is good people, but that doesn't make any of this OK.  In general, landlords raise property prices and contribute almost nothing in value.  Just because they had the opportunity to invest in housing does not mean it's acceptable to profit off of other people's shelter.     

Watching the Toronto housing bubble pop is pretty scary because the tenants not paying will only drive out the middle-class landlords who use it as a way of supplementing other income (which is still wrong but a lot better than it is their full-time job).  Then the people who should be homeowners are those that will be losing their jobs and low-income workers who won't be able to afford the new properties, so they will be gobbled up by the rich and the housing situation 5 or 10 years from now is just going to be worse.  It's nice that AirB&B exploded but the rest is going to be shit.   

edit: saw a toku like before I edited and then it went away.  So this is how it feels to be unblessed.  I bet this is how Castro felt.

Yeah, I agree residential is a little different because people need a roof over their head and it puts you in a morals situation. I'd never rent residential. AirBnB landlords are super scummy and have fucked up the rent market too.
It mainly just bs when it's like big chain commercial tenants. Like I have less empathy for Best Buy (not the tenant at my parent's center, but similar) than a family of 4.

Also the bs thing is that a family of 4 will usually talk to their landlord and work out some partial rent thing for now whereas a business like Best Buy will just say, nope, not paying you any rent and you'll like it.

What should be done to be fair right now is freeze rents, freeze mortgages, freeze property taxes, freeze utilities. Bail out the utilities companies if necessary and unfortunately the banks because you got to have banks.

And what you said about Toronto is right. These kind of squeezes out the middle class property owners because the 1% rich folks can afford to sit through this (plus the gov sucks their dicks here in the USA). If China hadn't implemented those laws to keep money inside the country, right now Chinese buyers would come and buy up everything at cheap prices during this.
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Post by: Potato on March 25, 2020, 10:39:46 PM
Quote from: Tripon on March 25, 2020, 04:55:27 PM
https://twitter.com/Yascha_Mounk/status/1242657146392784896 (https://twitter.com/Yascha_Mounk/status/1242657146392784896)
Is anyone else's first thought when they read unsubstantiated stories like this, "show me the fucking receipts"?

Or has years of putting up with idiots making up fake stories looking for internet cred just made me cynical?
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Post by: james on March 25, 2020, 10:50:01 PM
Quote from: Potato on March 25, 2020, 10:39:46 PM
Quote from: Tripon on March 25, 2020, 04:55:27 PM
https://twitter.com/Yascha_Mounk/status/1242657146392784896 (https://twitter.com/Yascha_Mounk/status/1242657146392784896)
Is anyone else's first thought when they read unsubstantiated stories like this, "show me the fucking receipts"?

Or has years of putting up with idiots making up fake stories looking for internet cred just made me cynical?

I agree it's all fake
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Post by: Tripon on March 25, 2020, 11:17:44 PM
Quote from: james on March 25, 2020, 10:50:01 PM
Quote from: Potato on March 25, 2020, 10:39:46 PM
Quote from: Tripon on March 25, 2020, 04:55:27 PM
https://twitter.com/Yascha_Mounk/status/1242657146392784896 (https://twitter.com/Yascha_Mounk/status/1242657146392784896)
Is anyone else's first thought when they read unsubstantiated stories like this, "show me the fucking receipts"?

Or has years of putting up with idiots making up fake stories looking for internet cred just made me cynical?

I agree it's all fake

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ISLAMABAD: Rehman Shukr, the 26-year-old son of Major General Abeera Choudry and Brig (R) Irfan Shukr, died of COVID-19 in Washington DC, on Tuesday.

Rehman Shukr, a young talented Pakistan was serving as Financial System Specialist in the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

According to the information shared on the social media, Rehman contracted COVID-19 and was hospitalized in Washington DC where he breathed his last.

Major General Abeera Choudry of the Army Medical Corps (AMC) and senior gynecologist was among 36 Brigadiers who were promoted to major general earlier this month.

Brig (R) Irfan Shukr also served the AMC. Currently, he heads the Department of Medical Education at the Foundation University, Islamabad.

https://www.thenews.com.pk/amp/634294-maj-gen-s-son-dies-of-covid-19-in-us
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https://www.brecorder.com/2020/03/25/583300/pakistan-army-officers-son-dies-of-covid-19-in-washington/

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Rehman Shukr, son of Major General Abeera Choudhry and retired Brig Irfan Shukr, contracted Covid-19 earlier this month and was hospitalised in Washington where he died on Tuesday, according to social media reports.

The 26-year-old was a financial system specialist at the International Monetary Fund. His mother is a gynaecologist in the Army Medical Corps (AMC) and his father works at a private medical university in Islamabad.

“Hard to decide whether the human aspect of the disease is more important than its implications on the economy,” Rehman posted these sentences from a New York Times article on his Facebook newsfeed on March 21. “Very easy to let emotion guide policy, and we’ve seen time after time why that’s a bad idea.”
https://www.dawn.com/news/1543816/three-pakistanis-in-us-among-covid-19-fatalities

Never heard of these sites before though. So take it with a grain of salt, I guess.
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Post by: toku on March 25, 2020, 11:18:49 PM
https://twitter.com/somebadideas/status/1242890617899880448
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Post by: Propagandhim on March 25, 2020, 11:21:17 PM
Hate to sound morbid here, but this scenario will become quite common: If the prognosis for someone does not look good, and there is no available medical equipment for you, do they go through a euthanization process?  Or simply let the individual succumb to the harsh symptoms (pleural effusion) before death?
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Post by: Joe Molotov on March 25, 2020, 11:22:26 PM
Quote from: Propagandhim on March 25, 2020, 11:21:17 PM
Hate to sound morbid here, but this scenario will become quite common: If the prognosis for someone does not look good, and there is no available medical equipment for you, do they go through a euthanization process?  Or simply let the individual succumb to the harsh symptoms (pleural effusion) before death?

We'll have to wait and see what Obama's Death Panels decide.
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Post by: Propagandhim on March 25, 2020, 11:26:54 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on March 25, 2020, 11:22:26 PM
Quote from: Propagandhim on March 25, 2020, 11:21:17 PM
Hate to sound morbid here, but this scenario will become quite common: If the prognosis for someone does not look good, and there is no available medical equipment for you, do they go through a euthanization process?  Or simply let the individual succumb to the harsh symptoms (pleural effusion) before death?

We'll have to wait and see what Obama's Death Panels decide.

Thank you for reminding me of how quaint life and politics used to be before The Great Plague.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 25, 2020, 11:28:52 PM
Quote from: Propagandhim on March 25, 2020, 11:21:17 PM
Hate to sound morbid here, but this scenario will become quite common: If the prognosis for someone does not look good, and there is no available medical equipment for you, do they go through a euthanization process?  Or simply let the individual succumb to the harsh symptoms (pleural effusion) before death?

From reading stuff online, the ventilation process is pretty terrible and it might be better to let seniors subside.
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Post by: toku on March 25, 2020, 11:30:12 PM
Quote from: Propagandhim on March 25, 2020, 11:26:54 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on March 25, 2020, 11:22:26 PM
Quote from: Propagandhim on March 25, 2020, 11:21:17 PM
Hate to sound morbid here, but this scenario will become quite common: If the prognosis for someone does not look good, and there is no available medical equipment for you, do they go through a euthanization process?  Or simply let the individual succumb to the harsh symptoms (pleural effusion) before death?

We'll have to wait and see what Obama's Death Panels decide.

Thank you for reminding me of how quaint life and politics used to be before The Great Plague.

I legit busted a laught. I think I'm good until 5pm update.
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Post by: benjipwns on March 25, 2020, 11:31:04 PM
Sorry, but your plan does not pay for euthanasia services. However, if you slip the janitor a few benjamins he might be able to have some guys toss you off the roof.
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Post by: Akala on March 25, 2020, 11:32:27 PM
apparently people get like PTSD from process. johnny got his gun type shit.

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Post by: bluemax on March 25, 2020, 11:41:06 PM
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/03/how-will-coronavirus-end/608719/
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Post by: chronovore on March 25, 2020, 11:51:06 PM
http://twitter.com/chrislongview/status/1242969490721210368
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Post by: tiesto on March 25, 2020, 11:58:36 PM
Quote from: bluemax on March 25, 2020, 11:41:06 PM
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/03/how-will-coronavirus-end/608719/

Girlfriend sent me this article a little earlier, it's a great read.
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Post by: bluemax on March 26, 2020, 12:04:53 AM
Quote from: tiesto on March 25, 2020, 11:58:36 PM
Quote from: bluemax on March 25, 2020, 11:41:06 PM
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/03/how-will-coronavirus-end/608719/

Girlfriend sent me this article a little earlier, it's a great read.

It's incredibly depressing but also something I think more people need to read. There have been plenty of voices saying that this isn't going to be a 2 week thing, that even if we flatten the curve that doesn't mean it is over etc etc and so much of that has been ignored. Life as we know it has fundamentally changed.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 26, 2020, 12:09:10 AM
USA beat out italian infections number today by roughly 8k, suggesting they will overtake italy in cases by tomorrow's end
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 26, 2020, 12:12:44 AM
Quote from: bluemax on March 26, 2020, 12:04:53 AM
Quote from: tiesto on March 25, 2020, 11:58:36 PM
Quote from: bluemax on March 25, 2020, 11:41:06 PM
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/03/how-will-coronavirus-end/608719/

Girlfriend sent me this article a little earlier, it's a great read.

It's incredibly depressing but also something I think more people need to read. There have been plenty of voices saying that this isn't going to be a 2 week thing, that even if we flatten the curve that doesn't mean it is over etc etc and so much of that has been ignored. Life as we know it has fundamentally changed.

People don't understand a very low fatality rate is only achievable so long as healthcare is working. If the system collapses the rate will shoot up.
My main worry for the USA. Treated + good number of asymptotics and maybe mortality is as low as 0.5% and maybe some drugs will work. But if people abandon locking down, the fatality will shoot up as treatment rates fall drastically. 
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 26, 2020, 12:17:31 AM
Quote from: riotous on March 26, 2020, 12:16:32 AM
Sad thing about America is if we actually stop the virus from being an absolute disaster the right will that’s evidence it was never that big of a deal, much like they do with any environmental measures that when put in place actually solve problems.

Fortunately enough for you! That seems really unlikely!
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 26, 2020, 12:24:28 AM
I'm hesitant to talk the asymptotic angle because of this mentality

https://twitter.com/mitchellvii/status/1243019952988344322
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Post by: shosta on March 26, 2020, 12:26:38 AM
That's maybe the fourth time I've heard this talking point. In South Korea they are testing nearly everyone and their mortality rate is 1%. It's 1%.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 26, 2020, 12:28:15 AM
Quote from: shosta on March 26, 2020, 12:26:38 AM
That's maybe the fourth time I've heard this talking point. In South Korea they are testing nearly everyone and their mortality rate is 1%. It's 1%.

It's also a point of hope. So don't expect the line to end anytime soon.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 26, 2020, 12:29:48 AM
People with health issues are people too :fbm
I don't want people with diabetes/cancer/whatever to die. Why are people so eugenicist suddenly.

https://twitter.com/mitchellvii/status/1243011171214594051
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Post by: bluemax on March 26, 2020, 12:53:40 AM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 26, 2020, 12:12:44 AM
Quote from: bluemax on March 26, 2020, 12:04:53 AM
Quote from: tiesto on March 25, 2020, 11:58:36 PM
Quote from: bluemax on March 25, 2020, 11:41:06 PM
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/03/how-will-coronavirus-end/608719/

Girlfriend sent me this article a little earlier, it's a great read.

It's incredibly depressing but also something I think more people need to read. There have been plenty of voices saying that this isn't going to be a 2 week thing, that even if we flatten the curve that doesn't mean it is over etc etc and so much of that has been ignored. Life as we know it has fundamentally changed.

People don't understand a very low fatality rate is only achievable so long as healthcare is working. If the system collapses the rate will shoot up.
My main worry for the USA. Treated + good number of asymptotics and maybe mortality is as low as 0.5% and maybe some drugs will work. But if people abandon locking down, the fatality will shoot up as treatment rates fall drastically.

The part in the article about the low end number of people who will need to be on ventilators being about 9x the amount of ventilators that even exist in this country (ignoring the staffing needs as well) was one of those "we are so fucked" moments for me. Our whole system is barely held together and all of the existing redundancies are impacted by this as well.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 26, 2020, 12:55:51 AM
Quote from: bluemax on March 26, 2020, 12:53:40 AM

The part in the article about the low end number of people who will need to be on ventilators being about 9x the amount of ventilators that even exist in this country (ignoring the staffing needs as well) was one of those "we are so fucked" moments for me. Our whole system is barely held together and all of the existing redundancies are impacted by this as well.

Yeah, ventilator count is the most obvious factor. Flatten curve drastically, ventilators don't run out = fatality rate drops. System collapse, not enough ventilators mean saveable people die = fatality rate spike.
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Post by: Don Rumata on March 26, 2020, 01:34:34 AM
Quote from: riotous on March 26, 2020, 12:46:48 AM
Like it’s good that it’s mostly killing sick people but can you at least pretend you think it’s sad you sociopath?  Jesus lol
Also people are using the "pre-existing medical condition" as if to mean you gotta have a foot in the grave to risk getting put into an ICU.
In modern western society, people who are obese, or smoke/vape, or have high blood pressure, or other factors that would put you at risk, aren't exactly unicorns.

Furthermore: You may not be at high risk of dying, but having to go to the hospital (let alone in the ICU, let alone getting intubated) isn't a great experience.  ::)
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Post by: team filler on March 26, 2020, 02:24:08 AM
https://twitter.com/CBSLA/status/1243060342952824832
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Post by: VomKriege on March 26, 2020, 03:16:22 AM
Quote from: Don Rumata on March 26, 2020, 01:34:34 AM
Quote from: riotous on March 26, 2020, 12:46:48 AM
Like it’s good that it’s mostly killing sick people but can you at least pretend you think it’s sad you sociopath?  Jesus lol
Also people are using the "pre-existing medical condition" as if to mean you gotta have a foot in the grave to risk getting put into an ICU.
In modern western society, people who are obese, or smoke/vape, or have high blood pressure, or other factors that would put you at risk, aren't exactly unicorns.

Furthermore: You may not be at high risk of dying, but having to go to the hospital (let alone in the ICU, let alone getting intubated) isn't a great experience.  ::)

There's a weird push and pull of "it only kills vulnerable people" and "look at that young person who died too !" in the media right now. As you said "comorbidities" sounds really impressive but it's not exactly that uncommon to have a weak heart, lungs, diabetes, etc... And for some people showing symptoms, without ever escalating to hospitalization, it can be a dog of two weeks.

Widespread testing would help put the proper perspective on this, I think, on top of being essential to going forward.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 26, 2020, 03:30:52 AM
Tokyo is going into lockdown, apparently.
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Post by: team filler on March 26, 2020, 03:32:43 AM
lil trouble in big tokyo :(
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Post by: Don Rumata on March 26, 2020, 03:39:28 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 26, 2020, 03:30:52 AM
Tokyo is going into lockdown, apparently.
Seems like they finally caved, with the Olympics being delayed (to next year?).
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Post by: VomKriege on March 26, 2020, 03:47:23 AM
Quote from: Don Rumata on March 26, 2020, 03:39:28 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 26, 2020, 03:30:52 AM
Tokyo is going into lockdown, apparently.
Seems like they finally caved, with the Olympics being delayed (to next year?).

People see coverups everywhere but without even going into that, a flattened curve is not eradication of the problem... I don't think most
current general lockdowns will go longer than 6-8 weeks but there will be some exceptional measures (testing, widespread availability of masks for the general public, local quarantines) for all of 2020.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 26, 2020, 03:53:49 AM
USA possibly overtaking the top spot for confirmed cases in the next 24 hours. Sadly could very possibly pass France for confirmed fatalities in that amount of time, 2-3 days tops.

The lack of an unified response state by state while domestic travel is still running AFAIK will probably extend this longer that it had to be.
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Post by: team filler on March 26, 2020, 03:55:59 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/cjU6nO7.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/bl0MsAT.jpg)
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 26, 2020, 03:57:37 AM
Hey all. My surgery went great on Friday. I already feel better than I did before. I’m still at the hospital and will have some labs drawn here soon which will indicate whether I can go home or not. I sure hopes so, because it appears there is a Covid patient down the hall on my wing now.
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Post by: team filler on March 26, 2020, 03:58:23 AM
 :heart
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Post by: Oblivion on March 26, 2020, 04:03:08 AM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 26, 2020, 03:57:37 AM
Hey all. My surgery went great on Friday. I already feel better than I did before. I’m still at the hospital and will have some labs drawn here soon which will indicate whether I can go home or not. I sure hopes so, because it appears there is a Covid patient down the hall on my wing now.

congrats! what was your surgery for?
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Post by: nudemacusers on March 26, 2020, 04:42:47 AM
Tfw you’re restricted to working twice a week but all your work is classified so you can’t work from home  :idont :delicious :success :salute
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Post by: Yeti on March 26, 2020, 04:52:31 AM
Had a huge zit on my forehead all week and no one saw it because of work from home :rejoice
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 26, 2020, 05:07:11 AM
Quote from: Oblivion on March 26, 2020, 04:03:08 AM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 26, 2020, 03:57:37 AM
Hey all. My surgery went great on Friday. I already feel better than I did before. I’m still at the hospital and will have some labs drawn here soon which will indicate whether I can go home or not. I sure hopes so, because it appears there is a Covid patient down the hall on my wing now.

congrats! what was your surgery for?

I had open heart surgery to replace my mitral valve.
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Post by: team filler on March 26, 2020, 05:28:42 AM
https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1243085041711939584
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Post by: nudemacusers on March 26, 2020, 05:31:06 AM
Jfc  :-\
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Post by: team filler on March 26, 2020, 05:32:56 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/el4TAhz.jpg) :doge
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Post by: VomKriege on March 26, 2020, 05:53:18 AM
https://twitter.com/JamesBlunt/status/1242751811594878976
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Post by: VomKriege on March 26, 2020, 06:23:55 AM
French Statistical Institute has a study out on the economic impact of the lockdown. The part I find salient is that they think that the active workforce is 1/3 still working on site, 1/3 WFH and 1/3 home in partial unemployment. Activity has slowed by 35%, they estimate.
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Post by: team filler on March 26, 2020, 06:40:09 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/91axdi4.jpg) :thinking
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Post by: team filler on March 26, 2020, 06:58:46 AM
https://twitter.com/27khv/status/1243126860239831040

https://twitter.com/27khv/status/1243127696256794626
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Post by: Oblivion on March 26, 2020, 06:59:11 AM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 26, 2020, 05:07:11 AM
Quote from: Oblivion on March 26, 2020, 04:03:08 AM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 26, 2020, 03:57:37 AM
Hey all. My surgery went great on Friday. I already feel better than I did before. I’m still at the hospital and will have some labs drawn here soon which will indicate whether I can go home or not. I sure hopes so, because it appears there is a Covid patient down the hall on my wing now.

congrats! what was your surgery for?


I had open heart surgery to replace my mitral valve.

jeez...well i'm glad it went well!
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Post by: Ghoul on March 26, 2020, 07:02:36 AM
Just got an email basically saying I'm likely to be taking a 20% pay cut soon. YAY! But kicker is being core service I have to carry on working, whilst others will basically be getting free money.

:fbm
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Post by: bork on March 26, 2020, 07:34:25 AM
My work still has everyone doing overtime, but now it has been cut down and I only have to work an extra 30 minutes starting today.  It was so dead when they had us working last Saturday that the boss told the people scheduled for Sunday not to bother, and yet despite this, we may still have to work what will be the third weekend in a row "because they might want to compare stats before they decided to let scheduling go back to normal." 
:mindblown

HOW ABOUT LOOKING AT HOW NOTHING HAPPENED LAST WEEKEND?
:kinison

I'm so burned out, but at the same time feel like it's good job security- we are an absolute necessity here.  AFAIK nothing bad financially is going on, but I can see them using this situation as an excuse not to give us any raises or bonuses this year. 
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Post by: Ghoul on March 26, 2020, 07:40:37 AM
lol about the overtime, just think you'll be getting some switch time whilst getting paid again, but I totally get the even travelling and being in the office is exhausting when you're already on empty.

Yeah I'm just in an industry that is suffering atm, my overtime has really dried up which is good, but I'm still forever checking emails at all times of the day to ensure people can work etc.
Just a bit bummed out how they're not taking things on a case by case and instead are just doing a blanket thing, but I know my sorry ass will be working weekends to do server stuff that cannot be done in hours etc, so I think when it comes to that, if I end up working over my hours each week, I will be having words with my boss who is an awesome guy who actually fights for me, who will no doubt be saying look he can move on easily and if we lose him getting someone else could prove difficult, I know I'm not replaceable, but just training someone knew in these circumstances would be a major pain in the ass for good amount of time.

We shall see, between you having a kid, and me buying a house right now, it's stress season.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 26, 2020, 07:49:04 AM
Quote from: Ghoul on March 26, 2020, 07:02:36 AM
Just got an email basically saying I'm likely to be taking a 20% pay cut soon. YAY! But kicker is being core service I have to carry on working, whilst others will basically be getting free money.

:fbm

Depends on your situation (permanent, freelance, labor contracts etc) and I wouldn't claim it couldn't happen in France but it sounds fucked up they can just slash pay.
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Post by: Ghoul on March 26, 2020, 07:54:11 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 26, 2020, 07:49:04 AM
Quote from: Ghoul on March 26, 2020, 07:02:36 AM
Just got an email basically saying I'm likely to be taking a 20% pay cut soon. YAY! But kicker is being core service I have to carry on working, whilst others will basically be getting free money.

:fbm

Depends on your situation (permanent, freelance, labor contracts etc) and I wouldn't claim it couldn't happen in France but it sounds fucked up they can just slash pay.

Perm worker, so yeah I'm not quite sure on the legality on it, but I'm pretty sure they're gonna basically threaten people with redundancy if they don't comply.

For now I'm just gonna ride the wave, they can't just put this in, it will probably take at least another month to implement, so we will see what happens. Just a bit of a shock that's the first thing I read this morning.
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Post by: Huff on March 26, 2020, 08:02:02 AM
Don’t read up about New York hospitals if you want to have a good day
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Post by: Himu on March 26, 2020, 08:10:22 AM
Quote from: Huff on March 26, 2020, 08:02:02 AM
Don’t read up about New York hospitals if you want to have a good day

Weren't you saying a few weeks ago this wasn't a big deal because the flu kills more?
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Post by: bork on March 26, 2020, 08:15:40 AM
Quote from: Ghoul on March 26, 2020, 07:40:37 AM
We shall see, between you having a kid, and me buying a house right now, it's stress season.

Our little "disaster scenario" is if my wife gets canned from her job or has no work for however many months (combined with maternity leave), we're just going to sell our home, move back in with my folks, and then she would be a full stay-at-home mom for at least a few years.  Won't have to worry about daycare costs that way and having no mortgage and related payments means my income is more than enough for us, plus we'd get a shitload of savings from the money made selling our place.  Would then go buy a new home once the kid doesn't need daycare and wife hopefully finds a new job. 

But that's the worst case scenario and hopefully it won't come to that. 
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Post by: bork on March 26, 2020, 08:17:46 AM
Also wonder how long it would take to sell a home with things like they are right now- this is a hot area, but are people really still house-hunting with 'lockdowns' in place?
:thinking
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Post by: Ghoul on March 26, 2020, 08:20:06 AM
Yeah that is a good backup plan, my dumb ass hasn't even completed on the mortgage yet, but we've still put in quite a bit of money at this point so I'm basically all in on buying it.

Although it maybe a struggle for a few months, I'm sure that once it starts to ease here and we are no longer on lockdown it should bounce back pretty quickly. Worst case I know we have family that are in a position to be able to help with some bills luckily so it'll work out fine in the end. Even if I was to get it and die I'd get paid 8x my salary which would be more than enough to pay off the house so least wouldn't leave the partner in the shit.

Dark but least I know it's okay anyway.

Quote from: bork on March 26, 2020, 08:17:46 AM
Also wonder how long it would take to sell a home with things like they are right now- this is a hot area, but are people really still house-hunting with 'lockdowns' in place?
:thinking

lol probably not buying homes, apart from me OFC :D
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 26, 2020, 08:26:31 AM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 25, 2020, 10:02:04 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 25, 2020, 07:50:55 PM
Sorry about your parents, and I feel like the situation is *slightly* different when your tenants are business and not individuals.   

Housing as an investment is morally wrong.  I have aunts and uncles that own two rental properties (which are now rented by their kids if I recall).  My grandma use to rent her old condo (now my cousin in renting it).  My mom's retirement fund is substantially based on the four-person house she lives alone in.  My family is good people, but that doesn't make any of this OK.  In general, landlords raise property prices and contribute almost nothing in value.  Just because they had the opportunity to invest in housing does not mean it's acceptable to profit off of other people's shelter.     

Watching the Toronto housing bubble pop is pretty scary because the tenants not paying will only drive out the middle-class landlords who use it as a way of supplementing other income (which is still wrong but a lot better than it is their full-time job).  Then the people who should be homeowners are those that will be losing their jobs and low-income workers who won't be able to afford the new properties, so they will be gobbled up by the rich and the housing situation 5 or 10 years from now is just going to be worse.  It's nice that AirB&B exploded but the rest is going to be shit.   

edit: saw a toku like before I edited and then it went away.  So this is how it feels to be unblessed.  I bet this is how Castro felt.

Yeah, I agree residential is a little different because people need a roof over their head and it puts you in a morals situation. I'd never rent residential. AirBnB landlords are super scummy and have fucked up the rent market too.
It mainly just bs when it's like big chain commercial tenants. Like I have less empathy for Best Buy (not the tenant at my parent's center, but similar) than a family of 4.

Also the bs thing is that a family of 4 will usually talk to their landlord and work out some partial rent thing for now whereas a business like Best Buy will just say, nope, not paying you any rent and you'll like it.

What should be done to be fair right now is freeze rents, freeze mortgages, freeze property taxes, freeze utilities. Bail out the utilities companies if necessary and unfortunately the banks because you got to have banks.

And what you said about Toronto is right. These kind of squeezes out the middle class property owners because the 1% rich folks can afford to sit through this (plus the gov sucks their dicks here in the USA). If China hadn't implemented those laws to keep money inside the country, right now Chinese buyers would come and buy up everything at cheap prices during this.

Seems like this will be a common tactic  https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/fozfzh/the_cheesecake_factory_tells_landlords_it_will/
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Post by: Pennywise on March 26, 2020, 08:28:37 AM
https://twitter.com/ReutersUK/status/1243131998861963272

Based Bosch
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Post by: Ghoul on March 26, 2020, 08:36:33 AM
bish bash bosch
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 26, 2020, 08:41:55 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/PpPFRrR.gif)
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Post by: Himu on March 26, 2020, 08:50:02 AM
Stargate SG1 in HD??
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Post by: Mupepe on March 26, 2020, 08:54:23 AM
So I've kept it out of here so far, but feel like I need to vent a little. My wife is an ICU nurse. She has 4 COVID 19 patients in her unit. She's worried and stressing. I'm worried about her obviously and trying to just be supportive because the last thing she needs is to worry about me being worried about her. Her friend got assigned to the first patient in their hospital and they tried to get her to care for the patient without a mask. They eventually gave her one after she flat out refused and threatened to walk. And to thank her for being a team player, they gave her a casserole. Just a wtf. A fucking casserole? My brother gets married on Saturday. None of my other family could make it because everyone else lives out of state or out of the country so my wife and I were going to be the only ones there but we've also decided not to go because my wife is concerned about us getting infected from her job and spreading it to others. My brother and I aren't exactly close but it breaks my heart to leave him alone on his wedding day. They'd already cut it down to just 10 people to abide by the rules and they're just still trying to hold on to it happening because they aren't getting refunds or anything for the money they've spent. We saw my wife's parents on Saturday and my wife is really bummed because until this is all done and she and I have tested negative she isn't going to see them. Shit just sucks all around
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 26, 2020, 08:54:24 AM

Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 26, 2020, 08:50:02 AM
Stargate SG1 in HD??

Not as far as I know
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Post by: Huff on March 26, 2020, 09:13:35 AM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 26, 2020, 08:10:22 AM
Quote from: Huff on March 26, 2020, 08:02:02 AM
Don’t read up about New York hospitals if you want to have a good day

Weren't you saying a few weeks ago this wasn't a big deal because the flu kills more?

Feel free to go back and read my posts but pls just fuck off instead
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Post by: who is ted danson? on March 26, 2020, 09:15:53 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/9liO0Py.png)

 :anhuld
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Post by: bork on March 26, 2020, 09:41:02 AM
https://twitter.com/RareLtd/status/1243155785905065985
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Post by: Himu on March 26, 2020, 09:56:18 AM
Starting a new job at a local grocery store.

I haven't seen my family in weeks. I work a very at risk for infection job and I'm switching from that to an even more at risk job. So now I might not be able to see them for months.

I'm worried about my dad getting it. He still works and he has to get up close and personal with patients because he's a physical therapist. He also happens to be a cancer survivor and has congested heart failure. Things aren't good but he's still working through all of it despite it. I wish he could just stay home but that's not going to pay the bills.
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Post by: Ghoul on March 26, 2020, 10:12:09 AM
See I always think fairly morbidly, I had lung issues at 18 and nearly died so my "I'm gonna live forever phase got cut very short"  I think people should worry more about keeping as in shape as possible at a time like this and make sure you're eating as healthy as possible with a view of you're gonna get it, so prepare to get it and hopefully you have prepared your body well enough to fight it.

:fbm

Worrying just causes stress and then makes you run down and makes your immune system weaker, limit what you read, forget about what you cannot control and just be wise in decisions you can make. probably best advice, mother is a nurse and suffering greatly, but today she spoke with someone randomly and was given some flowers which I thought was nice. anyway let us try get through this as a forum and hope we keep the 20 members all healthy!
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Post by: toku on March 26, 2020, 10:23:23 AM
You do what you can, and to the best of your ability. Focusing on health is good, keep exercising and ofc try to keep a positive attitude. Not in a cheesey bless up way but try to remain confident in yourself despite w/e is going on around you. Have faith in yourself.
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 26, 2020, 10:29:54 AM
Work vacation extended until April 12th. :rejoice
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 26, 2020, 10:31:54 AM
I had to go to the grocery store - the first time in a week and a half.  Things sure have changed.  I also bought 16L of coke zero which filled my bags, so I dropped the loaves of bread I had on the ground now I'm kind of hesitant to eat them :(
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 26, 2020, 10:36:31 AM
Quote from: who is ted danson? on March 26, 2020, 09:15:53 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/9liO0Py.png)

 :anhuld

(https://i.imgur.com/BLvkHbg.gif)

Trumpy-kins, regale us with the tale of opening up the economy on Easter again.
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Post by: Great Rumbler on March 26, 2020, 10:39:49 AM
My county [population: 47k] had its first case, so the governor is shutting down everything except essential businesses. The largest town in the county also had to shutdown one of its grocery stores to do a deep cleaning after two workers were told to self-quarantine [no word on whether they had symptoms or were in contact with the confirmed case, though].
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Post by: nachobro on March 26, 2020, 10:43:06 AM
new mexico had our first death from it yesterday but it was a 70+ year old man with multiple chronic health issues so i don't know if i'd chalk it up just to cabrona
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Post by: Potato on March 26, 2020, 10:56:58 AM
Quote from: Pennywise on March 26, 2020, 08:28:37 AM
https://twitter.com/ReutersUK/status/1243131998861963272 (https://twitter.com/ReutersUK/status/1243131998861963272)

Based Bosch
Two different tests have been approved here that return results in 15 minutes and 45 minutes.

https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-23/coronavirus-update-covid-19-germany-rand-paul-centrelink-mygov/12079738
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 26, 2020, 11:10:28 AM
Cost for breaking quarantine after traveling into Canada - up to 1 million dollars and/or a year in jail.  Hopefully, people get the message. 
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Post by: nudemacusers on March 26, 2020, 11:13:07 AM
I hate this forums redirects
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Post by: Ghoul on March 26, 2020, 11:29:51 AM
Quote from: nudemacusers on March 26, 2020, 11:13:07 AM
I hate this forums redirects

Sir, this a pandemic thread.
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Post by: nudemacusers on March 26, 2020, 11:41:27 AM
Well on topic I’ve sat in my hotel room all day. Bahrain has a mandatory curfew at 6pm but I have an exemption from the ministry of interior or whatever. Can’t wait to try and fish that out of my pocket while the cops beat me with their clubs.
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Post by: Brehvolution on March 26, 2020, 11:43:35 AM
trump admin is suing to get this taken off the air:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkMwvmJLnc0&feature=emb_logo
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Post by: Ghoul on March 26, 2020, 11:57:02 AM
How's Esch today? Hope you're fighting through breh.
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Post by: shosta on March 26, 2020, 12:09:30 PM
Looks like you'll live at least long enough to finish Hobsbawm :rejoice
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Post by: Ghoul on March 26, 2020, 12:09:41 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 26, 2020, 12:05:48 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on March 26, 2020, 11:57:02 AM
How's Esch today? Hope you're fighting through breh.

VomKriege was right, i think I passed over the worst of it Saturday->Sunday. Apparently some other people who got sick from the same possible infection source got way sicker than me, bedridden, their kids developing fevers and all that so I am lucky.  I got a ton of strength and energy back tuesday morning and have been able to work. My girlfriend got better today as well so it looks like we're on the up and up.

Based! Glad to hear it bud.
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Post by: Himu on March 26, 2020, 12:10:31 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 26, 2020, 12:05:48 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on March 26, 2020, 11:57:02 AM
How's Esch today? Hope you're fighting through breh.

VomKriege was right, i think I passed over the worst of it Saturday->Sunday. Apparently some other people who got sick from the same possible infection source got way sicker than me, bedridden, their kids developing fevers and all that so I am lucky.  I got a ton of strength and energy back tuesday morning and have been able to work. My girlfriend got better today as well so it looks like we're on the up and up.

Was it Coronavirus?
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Post by: VomKriege on March 26, 2020, 12:12:14 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 26, 2020, 12:05:48 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on March 26, 2020, 11:57:02 AM
How's Esch today? Hope you're fighting through breh.

VomKriege was right, i think I passed over the worst of it Saturday->Sunday.

I can cure COVID19 online with a simple message ! I descend from a line of French Miracle-Makers that harnessed the spiritual power of Mother Earth ! Get well in 2 days ! Just wire me on PayPal 500€ ! Health and peace of mind has never been so cheap !
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Post by: james on March 26, 2020, 12:14:18 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 26, 2020, 12:05:48 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on March 26, 2020, 11:57:02 AM
How's Esch today? Hope you're fighting through breh.

VomKriege was right, i think I passed over the worst of it Saturday->Sunday. Apparently some other people who got sick from the same possible infection source got way sicker than me, bedridden, their kids developing fevers and all that so I am lucky.  I got a ton of strength and energy back tuesday morning and have been able to work. My girlfriend got better today as well so it looks like we're on the up and up.

Good to hear my dude.

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Post by: Mupepe on March 26, 2020, 12:23:39 PM
Quote from: riotous on March 26, 2020, 10:37:14 AM
Sorry for the stress Mupepe; but why in the world did you go see your in-laws less than a week ago?  And a wedding still happening?

A hospital worker seeing their parents in the middle of this is mind blowing to me, but I guess that’s indicative of how many local governments aren’t doing shit to educate people.
My wife was transitioning from IMCU to ICU, so she'd been in a classroom for 2 months prior and not in a hospital. It was her last chance to see them before she actually got into the new hospital.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 26, 2020, 12:24:00 PM
I'm wondering if Braccio (sp?) the shady healer-by-gaze from Croatia that maybe murdered his mentor -allegedly- claims he can cure it.
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Post by: Himu on March 26, 2020, 12:24:32 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 26, 2020, 12:14:37 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 26, 2020, 12:10:31 PM
Was it Coronavirus?

Someone i had close contact with worked with someone who worked with a class of kids who all got confirmed infected. So most likely yes. You guys, this thing really does infect people insanely fast. The person working with the kids infected a workplace of 15-20 people by being in a meeting room with them for just 3 hours.

:dead

The only way to stop spread is to shut everyone the fuck inside till we get decent antivirals + vaccines.

Holy fuck. We really need to go full China and just stay inside at this point.
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Post by: I'm a Puppy! on March 26, 2020, 12:24:51 PM
So weird to have your Toilet paper buying be a topic of normal conversation at work.
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Post by: Ghoul on March 26, 2020, 12:33:20 PM
Quote from: I'm a Puppy! on March 26, 2020, 12:24:51 PM
So weird to have your Toilet paper buying be a topic of normal conversation at work.

The best thing is shaming hoarders
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Post by: team filler on March 26, 2020, 12:34:17 PM
https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/1243142959643713537

 :pimp


https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/1243145585693261825

 :kermit
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Post by: Ghoul on March 26, 2020, 12:37:48 PM
owning the libs already eh?
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Post by: Himu on March 26, 2020, 12:41:27 PM
Quote from: filler on March 26, 2020, 12:34:17 PM
https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/1243142959643713537

 :pimp


https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/1243145585693261825

 :kermit

:beli

The media reported this shit in January. Stories of Wuhan lockdown were everywhere. My local news station reported Dr. Li's death on television. Never mind the sheer amount of photo essays about what life is like in a shut down. Shut the FUCK up, Glenn you simpering pissant.
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Post by: Lonewulfeus on March 26, 2020, 12:46:02 PM
Tucker Carlson is a conspiracy theorist :bolo
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Post by: Himu on March 26, 2020, 12:49:14 PM
Esch what were your symptoms?
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Post by: Nintex on March 26, 2020, 01:04:28 PM
Quote from: Brehvolution on March 26, 2020, 11:43:35 AM
trump admin is suing to get this taken off the air:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkMwvmJLnc0&feature=emb_logo
What sort of weak ass attack ad is this

If this was the other way around the GOP would've mixed footage of Fidel, Stalin and Hillary coughing with dying babies and grannies as Obama says you could keep your doctor.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 26, 2020, 01:05:41 PM
Man that's scary for a fat fuck like me.   
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Post by: shosta on March 26, 2020, 01:14:06 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 26, 2020, 01:02:18 PM
My good friend and kind caring comrade shosta accused me of being neurotic (http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=46908.msg2807815#msg2807815) around this time so I just assumed it could be a cold
I fucked up and let you down  :'(
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Post by: Himu on March 26, 2020, 01:16:27 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 26, 2020, 01:02:18 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 26, 2020, 12:49:14 PM
Esch what were your symptoms?

Started out with 2-3 days of an occasional cough and a runny nose like a common cold. Then i developed noticeable pressure in my chest. My good friend and kind caring comrade shosta accused me of being neurotic (http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=46908.msg2807815#msg2807815) around this time so I just assumed it could be a cold but since I wanted to be responsible I called my provider (they told me to fuck off unless i was dying, fair enough). That pressure in the lungs developed into a burning feeling after about a week and severe shortness of breath. I felt pneumonia like symptoms - an inability to fully inflate my lungs without coughing. Bodily fatigue, mental "cloudiness" and headaches came as well, as well as the inability to smell well. The occasional sneeze and a bad dry hacking cough came also. When it gets really bad you may find yourself gasping for breath while sitting or laying in the wrong position. FYI i'm not a marathon runner or in TEEEPO level cardio shape but all my cardio gains went to shit inside a week. I did not develop a fever.

Things that helped:
warm lemon tea with ginger
smoothies with lots of beet and kale
lots of sleep
nutting

Things that are bad:
greasy food - you will cough for hours after

Goddamn, home boy. There's talk this does permanent damage to your lungs as well. How are you doing now?
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Post by: Ghoul on March 26, 2020, 01:19:30 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 26, 2020, 01:14:06 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 26, 2020, 01:02:18 PM
My good friend and kind caring comrade shosta accused me of being neurotic (http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=46908.msg2807815#msg2807815) around this time so I just assumed it could be a cold
I fucked up and let you down  :'(

All
Shondas
Are
Bad
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Post by: Himu on March 26, 2020, 01:33:14 PM
Who here vapes? Just listened to an NPR report on how vaping could greatly impact young people with coronavirus infection.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 26, 2020, 01:35:22 PM
I stopped vaping pot for the time being. 
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 26, 2020, 01:43:29 PM
Me. But weed.
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Post by: Ghoul on March 26, 2020, 01:49:38 PM
I vape, I'm sure it's not as bad as smoking and I'm bored and stressed so I'm gonna carry on vaping for now.
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Post by: team filler on March 26, 2020, 01:51:35 PM
I didn't bother filing last year  :neogaf
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Post by: Ghoul on March 26, 2020, 01:54:36 PM
WTF sky news talking about Syria corona cases with David Miliband? Fuck sakes. He's in New York too, he's fucked.
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Post by: Himu on March 26, 2020, 01:54:37 PM
Vom:

https://apnews.com/2e1492028e466f122e20b2bc5036482a
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Post by: Nintex on March 26, 2020, 01:58:41 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on March 26, 2020, 01:54:36 PM
WTF sky news talking about Syria corona cases with David Miliband? Fuck sakes. He's in New York too, he's fucked.
Everyone's fucked, the gamers will inherit the earth  :rejoice
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Post by: Transhuman on March 26, 2020, 02:00:17 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 26, 2020, 01:33:14 PM
Who here vapes? Just listened to an NPR report on how vaping could greatly impact young people with coronavirus infection.

How does that information help me though. What am I gonna do, not vape? Lol
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Post by: team filler on March 26, 2020, 02:02:21 PM
Quote from: Joe Biden on March 26, 2020, 02:01:19 PM
Fuck the virus.
:rejoice :mynicca :heart
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Post by: Nintex on March 26, 2020, 02:02:32 PM
Quote from: Joe Biden on March 26, 2020, 02:01:19 PM
Fuck the virus.
Glad you're back Joe, you got us worried for a moment there.
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Post by: Himu on March 26, 2020, 02:04:21 PM
Quote from: Joe Biden on March 26, 2020, 02:01:19 PM
Fuck the virus.

Joe, you can't fuck the virus. It's not like one of the girls you touch. You know that right?
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Post by: Himu on March 26, 2020, 02:08:25 PM
Glad you're okay my brother.
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Post by: james on March 26, 2020, 02:09:02 PM
Smoothies are the cure

 :rejoice
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Post by: Himu on March 26, 2020, 02:09:39 PM
Quote from: james on March 26, 2020, 02:09:02 PM
Smoothies are the cure

 :rejoice

No it's nutting.

Hentai saves :rejoice
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Post by: Ghoul on March 26, 2020, 02:26:05 PM
the secret to living, is posting on the bore .cum :snob too bad registration is closed now just like heaven.
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Post by: Ghoul on March 26, 2020, 02:29:14 PM
goldie hawn on TV talking shit now, I thought all these "celebs" coming out of the woodwork were already dead. Pls celebs, social distancing is bad enough, fuuuuckkk offf.

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Post by: brawndolicious on March 26, 2020, 02:33:30 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 26, 2020, 01:33:14 PM
Who here vapes? Just listened to an NPR report on how vaping could greatly impact young people with coronavirus infection.

Smoking is linked to worse outcomes due to weaker lungs and vaping MIGHT be depending on further research.
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Post by: Himu on March 26, 2020, 02:37:33 PM
Quote from: brawndolicious on March 26, 2020, 02:33:30 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 26, 2020, 01:33:14 PM
Who here vapes? Just listened to an NPR report on how vaping could greatly impact young people with coronavirus infection.

Smoking is linked to worse outcomes due to weaker lungs and vaping MIGHT be depending on further research.

Check All Things Considered today for the segment and let me know what your thoughts are.
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Post by: james on March 26, 2020, 02:42:51 PM
So the Trump admin is considering ranking all counties by risk level and maybe setting travel limits.

Watch millions of people flee their designated high risk County and spread it to the low risk ones lol

That's what happened when Italy decided to close up only the northern region. Trains were packed with people going south
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Post by: Trent Dole on March 26, 2020, 02:43:56 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on March 26, 2020, 02:26:05 PM
the secret to living, is posting on the bore .cum :snob too bad registration is closed now just like heaven.
We're full. :trumps
https://twitter.com/MrAlAnderson/status/1242903751666667522
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Post by: Ghoul on March 26, 2020, 02:54:53 PM
fact check the only two on the forum who got it are soy boys

:ufup
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Post by: Himu on March 26, 2020, 02:55:24 PM
Quote from: Joe Biden on March 26, 2020, 02:49:42 PM
consuming nothing but soylent for the last week

tell me your diet
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Post by: Ghoul on March 26, 2020, 02:56:58 PM
When that day comes, shoot me like the stray dog I've become.
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Post by: Himu on March 26, 2020, 03:02:00 PM
Quote from: Joe Biden on March 26, 2020, 03:00:33 PM
My diet when I’m not dying has been a regular breakfast in the morning with my girlfriend (bacon, toast, potatoes, etc..) soylent for lunch / if I get hungry during the day, and then again for dinner and the evening unless her and I have a cooked meal.

People talk shit about being a soy boy and whatever but I feel like it helped tremendously during the last week. I eventually want to switch to soylent completely until I lose another 25 - 30lbs and then work cooked meals back into my diet with a bigger emphasis on portion control.

What soylent you drinking
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Post by: team filler on March 26, 2020, 03:06:22 PM
dis nicca eatin soygoy! :juicy
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Post by: VomKriege on March 26, 2020, 03:10:52 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 26, 2020, 01:54:37 PM
Vom:

https://apnews.com/2e1492028e466f122e20b2bc5036482a

All bakeries around me are open :yeshrug they're not exactly packed either, I'm the sole customer when I'm in or there's one other one.
I understand that cutting any interaction helps but the global effect of reducing and shortening possible contagion roots is not critically predicated on people buying bread IMO.

Pretty bad spike in deaths today in France. Hopefully lockdown starts helping in a few days.
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Post by: Occam on March 26, 2020, 03:13:41 PM
Quote from: Joe Biden on March 26, 2020, 02:06:56 PM
I still feel not great but the last day or two I’ve really turned the corner and am improving. Less of a cough, easier to breathe. Moving into my new apartment later today, finally.

Glad you made it, too.

Corona: 0
The Bire: 2
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Post by: team filler on March 26, 2020, 03:15:41 PM
we're all gonna make it again, brehs  :rejoice
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Post by: Ghoul on March 26, 2020, 03:18:44 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSyB-OIRtR0
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Post by: BisMarckie on March 26, 2020, 03:19:37 PM
Quote from: filler on March 26, 2020, 03:15:41 PM
we're all gonna make it again, brehs  :rejoice

Think about all the likes an obituary thread would get though :hmm
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Post by: james on March 26, 2020, 03:23:15 PM
Quote from: Joe Biden on March 26, 2020, 02:49:42 PM
Appreciate it, guys.

I think the combination of rest, staying really hydrated, and consuming nothing but soylent for the last week has helped tremendously. The consistency of what I was consuming coupled with the fact that I’ve mostly slept or was up drinking water and eating let my body do what it needed to do.

I caution anyone with even the hunt of breathing problems current or previously in their life to take this seriously. Haven’t had this much trouble breathing since I was a child. At times I wondered if I was going to actually be able to breathe at all. Sleeping was scary the few few days.

Will you make it to the April debate?
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Post by: Tripon on March 26, 2020, 03:45:17 PM
https://twitter.com/readDanwrite/status/1243258857486417922
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Post by: Nintex on March 26, 2020, 03:52:28 PM
I've noticed that the effect of having to be on camera has improved the wardrobe of some of my clients and co-workers somewhat.  :doge
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Post by: Ghoul on March 26, 2020, 03:54:04 PM
no mother fucker is improving a wardrobe at Wallmart.
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Post by: Tripon on March 26, 2020, 03:57:54 PM
https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Brand-Presto-308-Sheet-Ultra-Soft/dp/B074CRK54X/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=toilet+paper&qid=1585252618&sr=8-3

Ships April 10th.
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Post by: Leadbelly on March 26, 2020, 04:05:22 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on March 26, 2020, 02:29:14 PM
goldie hawn on TV talking shit now, I thought all these "celebs" coming out of the woodwork were already dead. Pls celebs, social distancing is bad enough, fuuuuckkk offf.

Instantly, the moment I heard a bunch of celebs sung John Lennon's imagine, I thought, 'No!'.

I'm not watching that crap.
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Post by: Ghoul on March 26, 2020, 04:10:52 PM
The UK just clapped the NHS from windows that was cool.
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Post by: Propagandhim on March 26, 2020, 04:17:24 PM
https://twitter.com/gabriel_zucman/status/1242167641516589056
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Post by: bluemax on March 26, 2020, 04:26:59 PM
https://twitter.com/yungthuggamari/status/1242718941664825345
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Post by: Tripon on March 26, 2020, 04:29:56 PM
Quote from: Tripon on March 26, 2020, 03:57:54 PM
https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Brand-Presto-308-Sheet-Ultra-Soft/dp/B074CRK54X/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=toilet+paper&qid=1585252618&sr=8-3

Ships April 10th.
Sold out. RIP
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Post by: james on March 26, 2020, 04:30:59 PM
FILLER GET IN HERE

https://twitter.com/yungthuggamari/status/1243022052535095297

 :bernie
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Post by: Great Rumbler on March 26, 2020, 04:32:22 PM
Just found out that a lady who goes to same small church as I do just tested positive. She's elderly and has respiratory problems. :fbm

We didn't have services this past Sunday, but we did two Sundays ago and she was there then.
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Post by: Himu on March 26, 2020, 04:55:19 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on March 26, 2020, 04:32:22 PM
Just found out that a lady who goes to same small church as I do just tested positive. She's elderly and has respiratory problems. :fbm

We didn't have services this past Sunday, but we did two Sundays ago and she was there then.

Finding out that Rumbler is a Christian is the most shocking part of this whole ordeal :o
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Post by: Great Rumbler on March 26, 2020, 04:56:36 PM
When you grow up in a town with about 150 people, your choices are pretty limited.
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Post by: Himu on March 26, 2020, 04:58:41 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on March 26, 2020, 04:56:36 PM
When you grow up in a town with about 150 people, your choices are pretty limited.

:heart
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 26, 2020, 05:04:30 PM
*checks the numbers*

U - S - A! U - S - A!
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 26, 2020, 05:10:52 PM
US has +13,785 new cases today?  WTF
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Post by: VomKriege on March 26, 2020, 05:14:17 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 26, 2020, 05:10:52 PM
US has +13,785 new cases today?  WTF

And still a handful of states to report for today.  :doge
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Post by: VomKriege on March 26, 2020, 05:19:39 PM
Next Trumpian deflections :
We're not #1 in deaths (yet).
We're not as bad per capita (yet).
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Post by: james on March 26, 2020, 05:21:54 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 26, 2020, 05:06:37 PM
Reading about the complications with lifestyle diseases is scary. Based on our general population's health a lot of people over 40 are going to get real hurt by this virus. The south especially. :-\

I have some friends who are enormous fat tubs of lard I'm worried about.



Benji. Bork, stay safe
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 26, 2020, 05:22:14 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 26, 2020, 12:14:37 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 26, 2020, 12:10:31 PM
Was it Coronavirus?

Someone i had close contact with worked with someone who worked with a class of kids who all got confirmed infected. So most likely yes. You guys, this thing really does infect people insanely fast. The person working with the kids infected a workplace of 15-20 people by being in a meeting room with them for just 3 hours.

:dead

The only way to stop spread is to shut everyone the fuck inside till we get decent antivirals + vaccines.

The infectiousness is pretty unreal. Like a wildfire.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 26, 2020, 05:23:46 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 26, 2020, 05:06:37 PM
Reading about the complications with lifestyle diseases is scary. Based on our general population's health a lot of people over 40 are going to get real hurt by this virus. The south especially. :-\

South US also been dragging their heels on this too, gonna be bad.
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Post by: Tripon on March 26, 2020, 05:26:17 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 26, 2020, 05:22:14 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 26, 2020, 12:14:37 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 26, 2020, 12:10:31 PM
Was it Coronavirus?

Someone i had close contact with worked with someone who worked with a class of kids who all got confirmed infected. So most likely yes. You guys, this thing really does infect people insanely fast. The person working with the kids infected a workplace of 15-20 people by being in a meeting room with them for just 3 hours.

:dead

The only way to stop spread is to shut everyone the fuck inside till we get decent antivirals + vaccines.

The infectiousness is pretty unreal. Like a wildfire.

I read/heard it was for every 1 person infected, that person is expected to infect 3 more people. The regular flu may be 1 to 1.2 people infected. And we regularly develop a vaccine, and some already have developed some natural immunity to the regular flu.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 26, 2020, 05:39:14 PM
The headline
https://twitter.com/mitchellvii/status/1243201331113975809

The actual news
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-britain-doctor/uk-changed-its-approach-after-ventilator-demand-estimate-doubled-doctor-says-idUKKBN21C1NX?il=0
Quote
Ferguson led a study that helped convince the British government to impose more stringent measures to contain COVID-19, painting a worst case picture of hundreds of thousands of deaths and a health service overwhelmed with severely sick patients.

“Since we did that initial analysis, the NHS have refined their ICU surge capacity estimates, those have more than doubled,” he said. “This current strategy being adopted now, we think in some areas of the country ICUs will get very close to capacity but it won’t be breached at the national level.”

These lying cons will be the death of everyone :pacspit
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Post by: VomKriege on March 26, 2020, 05:48:53 PM
Oh I see Candace Owens is still in the hysteria train.
Morbid curiosity at how many dead US citizens it would take to change their tune. I wish we never find out.
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Post by: Nintex on March 26, 2020, 06:10:54 PM
https://twitter.com/MacaesBruno/status/1243134029928554496 (https://twitter.com/MacaesBruno/status/1243134029928554496)

 :chinacry
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Post by: Nuitangg on March 26, 2020, 06:13:04 PM
Texas is barely even testing.  :(
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Post by: Nintex on March 26, 2020, 06:17:48 PM
At least the US is testing.

Spain: Orders faulty tests from China

The Netherlands: Roche owns the patent to the fluid needed for testing and using their devices means that there's a 'vendor lock-in' for testing fluids,
they can't meet demand but they're unwilling to share the recipe with other providers

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Post by: Cerveza mas fina on March 26, 2020, 06:26:14 PM
Denmark didn't order kits it seems, but the quarantine seems to be aemi working. Still need to have more kits.
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Post by: Joe Molotov on March 26, 2020, 06:30:48 PM
Quote from: Nuitangg on March 26, 2020, 06:13:04 PM
Texas is barely even testing.  :(

Can’t get scammed by China if you never ordered any kits. :rollsafe
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Post by: BIONIC on March 26, 2020, 06:35:01 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on March 26, 2020, 04:32:22 PM
Just found out that a lady who goes to same small church as I do just tested positive. She's elderly and has respiratory problems. :fbm

We didn't have services this past Sunday, but we did two Sundays ago and she was there then.

This is why you don’t believe in god, kids.
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Post by: Leadbelly on March 26, 2020, 06:46:03 PM
It doesn't surprise me. Half the stuff on sites like Aliexpress I wouldn't buy through fear it might set the house on fire. lol
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Post by: Akala on March 26, 2020, 06:48:02 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on March 26, 2020, 06:46:03 PM
It doesn't surprise me. Half the stuff on sites like Aliexpress I wouldn't buy through fear it might set the house on fire. lol

I got drunk and bought a laser on there the other day and I am legit scared.
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Post by: Leadbelly on March 26, 2020, 06:59:34 PM
Quote from: Akala on March 26, 2020, 06:48:02 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on March 26, 2020, 06:46:03 PM
It doesn't surprise me. Half the stuff on sites like Aliexpress I wouldn't buy through fear it might set the house on fire. lol

I got drunk and bought a laser on there the other day and I am legit scared.

lol

The only things I buy on Chinese sites is stuff I know beforehand is legit.
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Post by: who is ted danson? on March 26, 2020, 07:04:26 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/m3Vz6xA.png)
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 26, 2020, 07:16:28 PM
Esch's cluster probably represents one of many clusters of undocumented infection.
I do feel the deluge of cases and system collapse is the real potential killer, not the corona itself. Which bodes well for the average person, but just makes the herd immunity strategy all the more lethal.
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Post by: Potato on March 26, 2020, 07:17:46 PM
Quote from: Akala on March 26, 2020, 06:48:02 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on March 26, 2020, 06:46:03 PM
It doesn't surprise me. Half the stuff on sites like Aliexpress I wouldn't buy through fear it might set the house on fire. lol

I got drunk and bought a laser on there the other day and I am legit scared.
You don't buy electrical shit on AliExpress. Just stick to phone cases and other non-lethal stuff.
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Post by: remy on March 26, 2020, 07:18:50 PM
Quote from: Tripon on March 26, 2020, 05:26:17 PM

I read/heard it was for every 1 person infected, that person is expected to infect 3 more people. The regular flu may be 1 to 1.2 people infected. And we regularly develop a vaccine, and some already have developed some natural immunity to the regular flu.
Yeah there was a guy talking about it hear in aus. The 3x thing doesn't seem that bad until you get a few levels deep, then it becomes fucking insane how much it spreads. especially when there's no vaccine
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Post by: shosta on March 26, 2020, 07:19:05 PM
Quote
GILEAD SCIENCES ON Wednesday announced that it has submitted a request to the Food and Drug Administration to rescind the exclusive marketing rights it had secured for remdesivir, an antiviral drug that shows promise in treating Covid-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus.

(https://i.imgur.com/6BNFFo0.png)

We did it! Online bullying works.
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Post by: Ghoul on March 26, 2020, 07:21:35 PM
they help run a forum full of sinners, Great has to repent for nintex and james every week

BLESS UP
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 26, 2020, 07:27:08 PM
Quote from: remy on March 26, 2020, 07:18:50 PM
Quote from: Tripon on March 26, 2020, 05:26:17 PM

I read/heard it was for every 1 person infected, that person is expected to infect 3 more people. The regular flu may be 1 to 1.2 people infected. And we regularly develop a vaccine, and some already have developed some natural immunity to the regular flu.
Yeah there was a guy talking about it hear in aus. The 3x thing doesn't seem that bad until you get a few levels deep, then it becomes fucking insane how much it spreads. especially when there's no vaccine

Infection rate was supposedly revised from an estimate of 2.5 to 3.0
Probably will only get higher the more things are known.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 26, 2020, 07:28:14 PM
US currently +15,460 for the day
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Post by: Ghoul on March 26, 2020, 07:30:34 PM
The US is a horror story and where the rest of the world will recover US and India will be fighting it for years to come.

I read about how fucked NY is already and it's like god damn last of us memes
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Post by: Ghoul on March 26, 2020, 07:35:28 PM
UK is the same though, I'm expecting here once home testing happens our numbers to spike, I just hope to god my test comes back as had it and immune otherwise I'm fucked.
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Post by: Ghoul on March 26, 2020, 07:49:21 PM
so situation at my work place they're gonna use gov grants and place people on leave at 80% pay, yet my dumb ass will have to work 5 days a week worth of work for four days pay.

Meanwhile the place is apparently still in a good position to buy companies.... #LATESTAGE if only I could break NDA and share this shit you'd be howling.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 26, 2020, 08:06:07 PM
oh ya, you're the man who doesn't exist
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Post by: BisMarckie on March 26, 2020, 08:22:16 PM
Can’t convict a man who doesn’t exist. just putting that thought out there.
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Post by: BisMarckie on March 26, 2020, 08:25:03 PM
btw. I was starting to lose my mind last week but now I have accepted this situation as the new normal.  :doge

Going for 3AM walks certainly helps though. Thanks for the idea esch :respect
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Post by: shosta on March 26, 2020, 08:27:09 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 26, 2020, 07:28:14 PM
US currently +15,460 for the day
I'm going to put you on ignore if you keep livestreaming The Number
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 26, 2020, 08:28:06 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 26, 2020, 08:27:09 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 26, 2020, 07:28:14 PM
US currently +15,460 for the day
I'm going to put you on ignore if you keep livestreaming The Number

Probably should stop for my own good, my bowel movements have been out of whack :thinking
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Post by: shosta on March 26, 2020, 08:28:49 PM
I think we have a thread for that!
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 26, 2020, 08:29:55 PM
I know, I wouldn't have brought it up otherwise out of the blue
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Post by: Human Snorenado on March 26, 2020, 08:30:22 PM
US and UK gonna be bad, but I think India and Brazil will end up having it worse than anywhere else. The fucker running Brazil is legit crazier than Trump if not as dumb, and even that's a coin flip.
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Post by: Tripon on March 26, 2020, 08:31:10 PM
https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/1243331459978493953
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Post by: BisMarckie on March 26, 2020, 08:34:49 PM
My grocery store was out of Coke Zero or Pepsi Zero Sugar today. In a moment of weakness I bought the store brand one, the struggle is real. :existential
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Post by: toku on March 26, 2020, 08:40:59 PM
Quote from: Tripon on March 26, 2020, 08:31:10 PM
https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/1243331459978493953

(https://i.imgur.com/4P6jdZ7.png)
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 26, 2020, 08:42:54 PM
I miss bars
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Post by: team filler on March 26, 2020, 08:53:19 PM
the evangelicals and the zionists are in cahoots, even right here at thebore.com  :stahp
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Post by: james on March 26, 2020, 08:59:28 PM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on March 26, 2020, 08:42:54 PM
I miss bars

So many girls turning 21 and they can't go out and make decisions they will quickly regret

 :fbm
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 26, 2020, 09:01:22 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 26, 2020, 08:34:49 PM
My grocery store was out of Coke Zero or Pepsi Zero Sugar today. In a moment of weakness I bought the store brand one, the struggle is real. :existential

I bought 16L of coke zero today.  Sell you some at 30$ per thimble. 
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 26, 2020, 09:02:04 PM
Quote from: james on March 26, 2020, 08:59:28 PM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on March 26, 2020, 08:42:54 PM
I miss bars

So many girls turning 21 and they can't go out and make decisions they will quickly regret

 :fbm

I thought they always stayed the same age?
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Post by: Himu on March 26, 2020, 09:11:50 PM
It's a pandemic and niccas still don't tip. Easily the worst customers.

Looking forward to working at a grocery store where I don't have to worry about that.
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Post by: kingv on March 26, 2020, 09:17:16 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 26, 2020, 05:23:46 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 26, 2020, 05:06:37 PM
Reading about the complications with lifestyle diseases is scary. Based on our general population's health a lot of people over 40 are going to get real hurt by this virus. The south especially. :-\

South US also been dragging their heels on this too, gonna be bad.

It’s kind of sad, but at the same time, these people are getting exactly what they fucking asked for.

Many of them are still asking for it, frankly. I live in a red state and I’m tired of dealing with morons who deny science, vote for idiots, and who are incredibly complacent about real threats like this, but will beat the drums for “trade war with China”, illegals, or hyperinflation. In a lot of ways they are getting the government they asked for.
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Post by: Tripon on March 26, 2020, 09:23:09 PM
https://twitter.com/davidgura/status/1243333768217313282  :-\
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Post by: Himu on March 26, 2020, 09:24:08 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 26, 2020, 09:14:21 PM
:stahp

https://twitter.com/ajitxsingh/status/1243282686564691968

To be fair, and that's not to say it's good, it's hardly an American phenomenon.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-21/europe-s-desperate-doctors-are-shielded-by-trash-bags
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 26, 2020, 09:29:46 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tKIKdHB06k

In case no one knows about this show watch this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UgSDcHPgCc
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Post by: toku on March 26, 2020, 10:03:24 PM
https://twitter.com/JSJisDuke/status/1243299559968661504
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Post by: Joe Molotov on March 26, 2020, 10:15:33 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 26, 2020, 09:29:46 PM

(https://i.imgur.com/u9m5EGm.png)

 :cenk
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Post by: team filler on March 26, 2020, 10:33:41 PM
https://twitter.com/camilateleSUR/status/1243363780517490688
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 26, 2020, 10:42:14 PM
TBF, as a Canadian, I feel the exact same way.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 26, 2020, 10:55:15 PM
https://imgur.com/ql7SMyZ
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Post by: Tripon on March 26, 2020, 11:14:48 PM
All this talk about going back to work can't start happening unless there's daily testing (even the check temperature) before you enter a place, or hopefully an actual test to determine if you have it.
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Post by: Trent Dole on March 26, 2020, 11:15:48 PM
https://twitter.com/merzb0w/status/1239327942716477440
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Post by: Himu on March 26, 2020, 11:46:05 PM
where's my sexy bidet :maf
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: team filler on March 27, 2020, 12:52:31 AM
https://twitter.com/leahmcelrath/status/1243392738550145025
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Post by: nudemacusers on March 27, 2020, 01:27:12 AM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 26, 2020, 11:46:05 PM
where's my sexy bidet :maf

(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1421/4686/products/bidet-enema-or-douche-kit-with-free-silicone-tip-kinky-toy-store-21966210_2000x.jpg?v=1568445818)
👀
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 27, 2020, 01:32:12 AM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 26, 2020, 11:46:05 PM
where's my sexy bidet :maf

Right here, bb (http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=997)
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Post by: Himu on March 27, 2020, 03:52:29 AM
I decided to take a quarantine. I might be fired from my job but hey, at least I'll have a 1200 dollar check which is more than what I make now. I can't keep doing this and it's not worth risking my health for it either.

Just need to hear from the grocery store.
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Post by: Himu on March 27, 2020, 03:57:47 AM
The company I work for does not give one fuck about me and my coworkers.

It's truly terrifying. Zero increases to pay.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 27, 2020, 04:35:19 AM
https://twitter.com/ScottWalker/status/1243334107070902282

Well at least he's at home. Eating an empty bun. Low bar but sadly better than a number of his peers.
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on March 27, 2020, 04:37:46 AM
I doubt anyone in the world below executive level will get any form of pay rise this year :stahp

I’m sure the corporate execs will magically find enough cash to give themselves a juicy bonus tho :success
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Post by: nudemacusers on March 27, 2020, 04:53:17 AM
I got a raise just a couple weeks ago and am getting $3.6k/month incentive pay for 6 months  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Potato on March 27, 2020, 05:33:31 AM
Quote from: BlueLithium on March 27, 2020, 04:37:46 AM
I doubt anyone in the world below executive level will get any form of pay rise this year :stahp

I’m sure the corporate execs will magically find enough cash to give themselves a juicy bonus tho :success
Dunno about that. A whole bunch of CEOs and execs here have taken pay cuts as their first action and some have stopped taking pay entirely.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 27, 2020, 05:38:49 AM
Quote from: nudemacusers on March 27, 2020, 04:53:17 AM
I got a raise just a couple weeks ago and am getting $3.6k/month incentive pay for 6 months  :doge

Never a crisis in the Peace business.

Those American far right pundits are really  :mindblown I don't know if they're just dumb or confident they're immune to backfire.
Not that we don't have the same clowns in Western Europe but they're not getting that big of a pulpit.
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Post by: Tripon on March 27, 2020, 07:24:42 AM
https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1243498707506679808
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Post by: Ghoul on March 27, 2020, 07:32:11 AM
Boris down, the news here has gone insane basically the whole party could have to be put on lockdown.

WTF is going on.
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Post by: ToxicAdam on March 27, 2020, 07:35:52 AM
Operation: Herd Immunity is in motion.
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Post by: Ghoul on March 27, 2020, 07:43:54 AM
Quote from: Stro on March 27, 2020, 07:38:21 AM
Surely Boris has 15 other viruses stewing in him that can overpower the 'rona.

He’s gone super rona.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 27, 2020, 07:47:59 AM
BoJo do the Coro.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 27, 2020, 08:01:49 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 27, 2020, 07:47:59 AM
BoJo do the Coro.

Sneeze !
Cheek to cheek !
Shake hands !
Everyone do the Coro.

Edit : Another world leader hit, the Rammstein singer got it.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 27, 2020, 08:22:14 AM
Quote from: Dufus on March 27, 2020, 07:40:48 AM
FOR FUCK'S SAKE i went outside to take out the trash and all i had to do was not touch my face but then i went for a short walk and something came up to my face, a small insect or something and it landed on the corner of my mouth so i brushed that part of my face with my hand :snoop

We'll you had a good run. 
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Post by: Ghoul on March 27, 2020, 08:26:46 AM
Quote from: Dufus on March 27, 2020, 07:40:48 AM
FOR FUCK'S SAKE i went outside to take out the trash and all i had to do was not touch my face but then i went for a short walk and something came up to my face, a small insect or something and it landed on the corner of my mouth so i brushed that part of my face with my hand :snoop

The bore is currently 0 deaths vs Corona, don't fuck it up.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 27, 2020, 08:31:21 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvuLmf9QPS0
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: HardcoreRetro on March 27, 2020, 08:43:48 AM
Why not give FF14 a try?
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Post by: Clockwork5 on March 27, 2020, 08:50:01 AM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 26, 2020, 09:11:50 PM
It's a pandemic and niccas still don't tip. Easily the worst customers.

Looking forward to working at a grocery store where I don't have to worry about that.
Your restaurant is still open? Mine has been closed for two weeks. Also, because I had recently moved here and only had 1 paycheck in this state during the 12 month period they average wages I don’t qualify for unemployment. I had also just blown a couple grand on dental work that is only halfway finished because all of the dentists closed before I could get a crown on this root canal. Corona is really fucking me up and I don’t even have it yet...

I’m just trying to go with the flow. Forget about the tooth for now, don’t spend money on non essential bullshit (Animal Crossing and weed were my last “enjoy the time off” purchases), get high as hell and listen to audiobooks throughout the day. That’s been my plan so far. I’ve got months of savings but it would crush me psychologically to see that disappear as I sit around getting high and playing animal crossing.

I’ve thought about mowing lawns for some quick cash, that’s where I’m at.
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Post by: Ghoul on March 27, 2020, 08:52:28 AM
Quote from: HardcoreRetro on March 27, 2020, 08:43:48 AM
Why not give FF14 a try?

It's a trap!
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 27, 2020, 08:55:35 AM
(https://preview.redd.it/t2lfepg8z4p41.jpg?width=800&auto=webp&s=cf8e68b0d7741c415bdb572c3d1d9cb3aedee4c5)
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Post by: ToxicAdam on March 27, 2020, 09:14:09 AM
Quote from: Clockwork5 on March 27, 2020, 08:50:01 AM


I’ve thought about mowing lawns for some quick cash, that’s where I’m at.

Why not a night stock job at a grocery store? You don't need prior experience for that.

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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 27, 2020, 09:20:52 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ2jDPgvbTY&feature=youtu.be
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Post by: Clockwork5 on March 27, 2020, 09:32:25 AM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on March 27, 2020, 09:14:09 AM
Quote from: Clockwork5 on March 27, 2020, 08:50:01 AM


I’ve thought about mowing lawns for some quick cash, that’s where I’m at.

Why not a night stock job at a grocery store? You don't need prior experience for that.
I’ve thought about that as well but the hourly rate is so dismal. If that’s what it comes to then it is what it is but Im holding out hope I’ll figure something out that nets me more than a few hundred a week.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Himu on March 27, 2020, 09:35:38 AM
Quote from: Dufus on March 27, 2020, 07:40:48 AM
FOR FUCK'S SAKE i went outside to take out the trash and all i had to do was not touch my face but then i went for a short walk and something came up to my face, a small insect or something and it landed on the corner of my mouth so i brushed that part of my face with my hand :snoop

Why would you take out the trash and not immediately wash your hands?
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Post by: nachobro on March 27, 2020, 09:35:47 AM
Quote from: HardcoreRetro on March 27, 2020, 08:43:48 AM
Why not give FF14 a try?
dutch directness is banned in the game, we're trying to keep our userbase full of nice people
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Ghoul on March 27, 2020, 09:35:53 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 27, 2020, 09:20:52 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ2jDPgvbTY&feature=youtu.be

The real question, why the fuck are people eating bats in the first place?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Himu on March 27, 2020, 09:39:50 AM
Quote from: Clockwork5 on March 27, 2020, 08:50:01 AM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 26, 2020, 09:11:50 PM
It's a pandemic and niccas still don't tip. Easily the worst customers.

Looking forward to working at a grocery store where I don't have to worry about that.
Your restaurant is still open? Mine has been closed for two weeks. Also, because I had recently moved here and only had 1 paycheck in this state during the 12 month period they average wages I don’t qualify for unemployment. I had also just blown a couple grand on dental work that is only halfway finished because all of the dentists closed before I could get a crown on this root canal. Corona is really fucking me up and I don’t even have it yet...

I’m just trying to go with the flow. Forget about the tooth for now, don’t spend money on non essential bullshit (Animal Crossing and weed were my last “enjoy the time off” purchases), get high as hell and listen to audiobooks throughout the day. That’s been my plan so far. I’ve got months of savings but it would crush me psychologically to see that disappear as I sit around getting high and playing animal crossing.

I’ve thought about mowing lawns for some quick cash, that’s where I’m at.

I deliver pizza. We are considered "essential".

You're having a rough go of it. I'm hoping the next month will help.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Himu on March 27, 2020, 10:22:01 AM
Quote from: Dufus on March 27, 2020, 09:56:10 AM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 27, 2020, 09:35:38 AM
Quote from: Dufus on March 27, 2020, 07:40:48 AM
FOR FUCK'S SAKE i went outside to take out the trash and all i had to do was not touch my face but then i went for a short walk and something came up to my face, a small insect or something and it landed on the corner of my mouth so i brushed that part of my face with my hand :snoop

Why would you take out the trash and not immediately wash your hands?

 :confused

i took out the trash, and went for a few minute walk, then returned home

Yes. When I take out the trash I go back inside and wash my hands.

Then again, I wash my hands after every delivery, even before the Coronavirus started.

So this is completely foreign to me.
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Post by: toku on March 27, 2020, 10:25:03 AM
classic dutch post
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 27, 2020, 10:40:06 AM
So after going in Monday and Tuesday and really not digging how things were being handled, I took my last three sick days for the year (lol) to finish the week, and am now starting to burn through my last 2 weeks of vacation starting Monday. Boss says okay, just wanna let you know we’re being instructed to look at possible lay offs. So I’m probably gonna be sucking that neet teet soon.
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Post by: Ghoul on March 27, 2020, 10:43:28 AM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on March 27, 2020, 10:40:06 AM
So after going in Monday and Tuesday and really not digging how things were being handled, I took my last three sick days for the year (lol) to finish the week, and am now starting to burn through my last 2 weeks of vacation starting Monday. Boss says okay, just wanna let you know we’re being instructed to look at possible lay offs. So I’m probably gonna be sucking that neet teet soon.

Offer to fuck your boss for your job? Crazier things have happened! Hope things work out dude.

I am currently making email groups for consultation, it's the most depressing shit I have done in a while.
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 27, 2020, 10:47:26 AM
Never him, no, ew.

Honesty getting laid off from this job and being able to collect a strong unemployment might be the chance I need to get into a real career, I really ought to spend this time figuring out what kinda training or whatever I’m gonna do
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Post by: Mandark on March 27, 2020, 10:54:01 AM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on March 27, 2020, 10:47:26 AM
Never him, no, ew.

Honesty getting laid off from this job and being able to collect a strong unemployment might be the chance I need to get into a real career, I really ought to spend this time figuring out what kinda training or whatever I’m gonna do

Assuming this bill gets passed and I'm not fucking up in understanding it, you'll be able to collect unemployment (your state's standard amount plus $600/week) even if you quit, which is usually not the case.

If you're feeling jaded about your current job, there are worse times to look for an exit.
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 27, 2020, 11:03:37 AM
Bust it open, use it. What the fuck is he going to do? Sue the city all the way from California?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Tripon on March 27, 2020, 11:26:13 AM
https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1243559067840323586
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Tripon on March 27, 2020, 11:33:57 AM
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1243559373395410957
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 27, 2020, 11:35:51 AM
Whut
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: VomKriege on March 27, 2020, 11:42:00 AM
What a fucking moron.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: BisMarckie on March 27, 2020, 11:43:52 AM
Quote from: Esch on March 27, 2020, 11:41:51 AM
Quote from: thisismyusername on March 27, 2020, 11:03:37 AM
Bust it open, use it. What the fuck is he going to do? Sue the city all the way from California?

yeah good point... the united states court system would never uphold property rights in the face of a humanitarian crisis.

TFW you can get disowned for a new fracking site or a new highway, but not because of a healthcare crisis :success
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Transhuman on March 27, 2020, 11:50:41 AM
Quote from: Ghoul on March 27, 2020, 08:26:46 AM
Quote from: Dufus on March 27, 2020, 07:40:48 AM
FOR FUCK'S SAKE i went outside to take out the trash and all i had to do was not touch my face but then i went for a short walk and something came up to my face, a small insect or something and it landed on the corner of my mouth so i brushed that part of my face with my hand :snoop

The bore is currently 0 deaths vs Corona, don't fuck it up.

My friend asked me if I wanted to come over tomorrow to eat nachos and watch Netflix and I said yes

:corona_mj :science :dead
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Post by: toku on March 27, 2020, 11:51:08 AM
make sure you spit in their mouth, its how you shake hands now
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: toku on March 27, 2020, 12:02:46 PM
if we survive, the 3 hour adam curtis doc set to burial b-sides about all this is gonna be fire
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Post by: Tuckers Law on March 27, 2020, 12:20:41 PM
Quote from: Tripon on March 27, 2020, 11:26:13 AM
https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1243559067840323586
That’s a good burn.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: nachobro on March 27, 2020, 12:21:54 PM
(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/372503124226867203/693132315873771570/image0.jpg)

wait...coronavirus dot gov? :whoo china was right!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: nachobro on March 27, 2020, 12:27:25 PM
also new mexico schools will be at-home education for the rest of the year. sounds like the kids are all getting chromebooks lol

https://twitter.com/NMPED/status/1243571289043775489
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Post by: bork on March 27, 2020, 12:41:46 PM
https://twitter.com/AmetDj/status/1243481916868870145
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: james on March 27, 2020, 12:43:51 PM
Quote from: nachobro on March 27, 2020, 12:21:54 PM
(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/372503124226867203/693132315873771570/image0.jpg)

wait...coronavirus dot gov? :whoo china was right!

President Trump's Coronavirus: Guidelines for America
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: bork on March 27, 2020, 12:44:17 PM
We finally got the approval to stop working weekends.  Actually getting a full weekend break after three weeks! 
 :aah

spoiler (click to show/hide)
This came with a note that "should the on-call person be overwhelmed, people might get called to hop on."  So on-call for the on-call.

:dead

Don't think it's going to be a problem though- the last two weekends were pretty much wastes of everyone's time.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
I just jinxed myself, didn't I?
 :engel
[close]
[close]
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Post by: BIONIC on March 27, 2020, 12:44:37 PM
Quote from: nachobro on March 27, 2020, 12:21:54 PM
(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/372503124226867203/693132315873771570/image0.jpg)

wait...coronavirus dot gov? :whoo china was right!

Trump:

https://youtu.be/V7qH3Ax-g9Y
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: bluemax on March 27, 2020, 12:57:21 PM
Talking to my brother this morning, sounds like Japan is two weeks behind the USA in terms of reacting to this. Their federal government is still trying to deny its a big deal and the prefectures and cities are telling people to stay home as much as possible.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: toku on March 27, 2020, 01:02:28 PM
https://quarantine-tapes.simplecast.com/episodes/the-quarantine-tapes-002-werner-herzog
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 27, 2020, 01:05:38 PM
https://gfycat.com/flustereddependentflyinglemur
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Himu on March 27, 2020, 01:06:02 PM
Quote from: bluemax on March 27, 2020, 12:57:21 PM
Talking to my brother this morning, sounds like Japan is two weeks behind the USA in terms of reacting to this. Their federal government is still trying to deny its a big deal and the prefectures and cities are telling people to stay home as much as possible.

Japan closed schools over a month ago.

Japan acted much faster than USA.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 27, 2020, 01:09:36 PM
(https://preview.redd.it/7ji35fxrq4p41.png?width=768&auto=webp&s=6b5eb1ebc961196dafe3d51bcc8ad3162542c878)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Propagandhim on March 27, 2020, 01:10:41 PM
https://twitter.com/FerdiGiugliano/status/1243582490851389448

It's been a month of regional lockdown, 19 days of universal
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Post by: ToxicAdam on March 27, 2020, 01:21:22 PM
Quote
The line to get into the Cleveland Foodbank is several MILES long. Police/National Guard started cars in at 1:30 instead of 2pm. @wkyc pic.twitter.com/EyXJTxZFHH

— Romney Smith (@RomneySmith) March 24, 2020

Yea, they were doing "drive through" service in their parking lot. So, the line stretched out into the streets. Lots of new people that have never used the food bank before due to  the recent layoffs and uncertainty of when it will get better.

They are considering moving it to a weekly service instead of a monthly one to alleviate the demand.


Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: bluemax on March 27, 2020, 01:23:16 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 27, 2020, 01:06:02 PM
Quote from: bluemax on March 27, 2020, 12:57:21 PM
Talking to my brother this morning, sounds like Japan is two weeks behind the USA in terms of reacting to this. Their federal government is still trying to deny its a big deal and the prefectures and cities are telling people to stay home as much as possible.

Japan closed schools over a month ago.

Japan acted much faster than USA.

They closed schools and played some baseball with no one in stadiums, but they didn't do much else. They've been trying to pretend shit was fine so that they could keep the olympics. Now that the Olympics are postponed all the stuff that was covered up is coming out.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Great Rumbler on March 27, 2020, 01:31:23 PM
Quote from: toku on March 27, 2020, 01:02:28 PM
https://quarantine-tapes.simplecast.com/episodes/the-quarantine-tapes-002-werner-herzog

Good stuff.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 27, 2020, 01:41:15 PM
TBH we shouldn't have schadenfreude over this just because Nintex doesn't know how to make good posts. 
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Post by: Akala on March 27, 2020, 01:50:43 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 27, 2020, 01:09:36 PM
(https://preview.redd.it/7ji35fxrq4p41.png?width=768&auto=webp&s=6b5eb1ebc961196dafe3d51bcc8ad3162542c878)

If true the safety net allocation is a total bad vibe.  :-\
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Post by: Don Rumata on March 27, 2020, 01:56:40 PM
Quote from: Propagandhim on March 27, 2020, 01:10:41 PM
https://twitter.com/FerdiGiugliano/status/1243582490851389448

It's been a month of regional lockdown, 19 days of universal
https://twitter.com/madmakko/status/1243229098350174211

Also should keep in mind that we've been testing more in the last few days, which explains the number of positives going back up.
The percentage of positive vs tested, is actually lower, so the curve is still flattening, as i understand it.
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Post by: Tripon on March 27, 2020, 02:22:39 PM
https://twitter.com/NBCPolitics/status/1243596658891534338

Time to get some corona bucks
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Post by: james on March 27, 2020, 02:35:54 PM
Time to quit my job and get government tendies

 :rejoice
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Post by: Nintex on March 27, 2020, 02:47:31 PM
https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/1243592209418592258 (https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/1243592209418592258)

(https://i.imgur.com/MQm6EB2.gif)

Next time Apple, NEXT TIME!
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Post by: mormapope on March 27, 2020, 02:47:50 PM
While unemployment gets a boost, is it stated anywhere how long that $600 bonus applies?

Also, being a full time grocery store worker that makes around $330 weekly take home (we're paid weekly instead of bi weekly), the idea of being in the line of fire and not getting more significant boosts to income sucks ass. I am getting a $300 bonus next week on my paycheck. Which is nice, but I want more for the shit I'm doing.

To give you guys an idea of how well Kroger is doing, our store goal about two weeks ago when panic buying started, was around $60,000 on Friday, and $70,000 Saturday. We ended up doing $134,000 and $120,000 on both those days. We did $600,000 for that week. These past two weeks, my store amongst thousands has made around 2-3 million dollars in revenue.

And my store is typically middle in the road for being a top earner in the district. Grocery stores had a ginormous boom this past month, like, swimming in money boom.
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Post by: Himu on March 27, 2020, 02:51:21 PM
Quote from: Stro on March 27, 2020, 01:18:33 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 27, 2020, 01:06:02 PM
Quote from: bluemax on March 27, 2020, 12:57:21 PM
Talking to my brother this morning, sounds like Japan is two weeks behind the USA in terms of reacting to this. Their federal government is still trying to deny its a big deal and the prefectures and cities are telling people to stay home as much as possible.

Japan closed schools over a month ago.

Japan acted much faster than USA.




(https://i.imgur.com/11hPp14.png)

All Japan ran a show with 1200 people 4 days ago. Other Japanese wrestling companies have been running shows all month with anywhere from a couple hundred up to 1200 people in the audience.

I heard NJPW cancelled shows. I was wrong then.
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Post by: Tripon on March 27, 2020, 02:55:10 PM
http://shanghaiist.com/2020/03/27/urns-in-wuhan-far-exceed-death-toll-raising-more-questions-about-chinas-tally/

https://twitter.com/nick_kapur/status/1243600407420637184
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Post by: toku on March 27, 2020, 02:56:28 PM
wild how water is wet

 :whoo
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Post by: Nintex on March 27, 2020, 02:59:03 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 27, 2020, 01:36:13 PM
https://twitter.com/MauritsMeijers/status/1243285431413878784

:society
A small but necessary price to pay for sound fiscal policy.

Eurobonds would onlly end with the Dutch voting against the EU and electing Wilders or Baudet instead.
And the same thing would happen if many people died because transfer of patients to Belgium is not possible and this crisis depletes our healthcare resources.

I've said it before and I'll say it again. With Schengen closed, the Russians in Rome and the Dutch and Germans blocking Eurobonds as the south literally bleeds the EU is effectively dead.
The only ones who haven't figured it out yet are the bureaucrats in Brussels.
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Post by: BisMarckie on March 27, 2020, 03:06:09 PM
I also like how you always put the Dutch in the first position of your sentences, implying they are more than Merkel‘s lapdog.   :lol
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Post by: Tripon on March 27, 2020, 03:06:33 PM
https://twitter.com/ryanstruyk/status/1243608448098603014
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Post by: Great Rumbler on March 27, 2020, 03:08:24 PM
Quote from: Tripon on March 27, 2020, 03:06:33 PM
https://twitter.com/ryanstruyk/status/1243608448098603014

Really puts into stark perspective how fast this is growing in the US.
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Post by: james on March 27, 2020, 03:11:12 PM
Why would China lie to us.

This really makes me question the quality of the milk powder I enjoy ordering off Chinese auction website

 :fbm
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 27, 2020, 03:21:22 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2EWQ4v9wbA
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Post by: ToxicAdam on March 27, 2020, 03:23:15 PM
Everything is fine in China. The magical power of authoritarian government solved the problem, just like it solves all problems.

Quote
China has ordered all its movie theaters to close again after more than 600 had reopened

https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-china-orders-all-movie-theaters-to-close-again-2020-3

Uh-oh... seems like there's still a problem.

Wonder what they do with their professional basketball now? They were planning on restarting the league in a week or so.

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Post by: Great Rumbler on March 27, 2020, 03:26:05 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on March 27, 2020, 03:23:15 PM
Everything is fine in China. The magical power of authoritarian government solved the problem, just like it solves all problems.

Quote
China has ordered all its movie theaters to close again after more than 600 had reopened

https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-china-orders-all-movie-theaters-to-close-again-2020-3

Uh-oh... seems like there's still a problem.

Wonder what they do with their professional basketball now? They were planning on restarting the league in a week or so.



Not too surprised to see cases jump back up again once things opened back up and people started returning to their normal routines. And exactly why the "We need to get people back to work again right now!" is an extremely bad idea.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 27, 2020, 03:28:37 PM
Unfortunately, it seems to follow that deaths will lag a bit behind new cases flattening. And when we'll sort out the people who died without being accounted yet... Apparently some places are at 10% more deaths than last year on average YoY.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 27, 2020, 03:52:29 PM
https://twitter.com/mitchellvii/status/1243605217649754118

 :corona_rodney
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Post by: Tripon on March 27, 2020, 03:54:18 PM
https://twitter.com/dillonliam/status/1243625500699807744
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Post by: Don Rumata on March 27, 2020, 03:56:32 PM
That was one aspect worrying me about news of the curve flattening, because some people may already start to "relax" and feel like it's time to start reopening shit again, when in reality, this is exactly the moment to double down on things, in my opinion.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 27, 2020, 04:41:25 PM
https://www.theroot.com/the-trump-administration-just-canceled-an-order-for-80-1842526968

The Trump Administration Just Canceled an Order for 80,000 Ventilators to Haggle Over the Price
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Post by: Don Rumata on March 27, 2020, 04:56:14 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 27, 2020, 04:41:25 PM
https://www.theroot.com/the-trump-administration-just-canceled-an-order-for-80-1842526968

The Trump Administration Just Canceled an Order for 80,000 Ventilators to Haggle Over the Price
More dead = Less Demand = Lower Prices.  :rollsafe
#ArtOfTheDeal
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Post by: Nintex on March 27, 2020, 05:07:07 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 27, 2020, 04:41:25 PM
https://www.theroot.com/the-trump-administration-just-canceled-an-order-for-80-1842526968

The Trump Administration Just Canceled an Order for 80,000 Ventilators to Haggle Over the Price
They're now forcing GM to make them with the defense production act  :lol
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Post by: EchoRin on March 27, 2020, 05:25:15 PM
https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-florida-spring-break-location-data-spread-social-distancing-2020-3

Thousands of spring breakers traveled from one Florida beach to cities across the US. Mapping their phone data shows the importance of social distancing amid the coronavirus outbreak.

https://twitter.com/TectonixGEO/status/1242628347034767361
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Post by: Cerveza mas fina on March 27, 2020, 05:26:11 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 27, 2020, 02:59:03 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 27, 2020, 01:36:13 PM
https://twitter.com/MauritsMeijers/status/1243285431413878784

:society
A small but necessary price to pay for sound fiscal policy.

Eurobonds would onlly end with the Dutch voting against the EU and electing Wilders or Baudet instead.
And the same thing would happen if many people died because transfer of patients to Belgium is not possible and this crisis depletes our healthcare resources.

I've said it before and I'll say it again. With Schengen closed, the Russians in Rome and the Dutch and Germans blocking Eurobonds as the south literally bleeds the EU is effectively dead.
The only ones who haven't figured it out yet are the bureaucrats in Brussels.

Lmao if you think the EU is dead

If anything it will be more how Holland and the UK want it, less political

spoiler (click to show/hide)
im gonna get my danish passport and forfeit my dutch one so whatevs
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Post by: Cerveza mas fina on March 27, 2020, 05:33:31 PM
Our bank sent a message to all customers that they are offering 3 months of no payments on houses and cars if someone needs that right now.

My bank is alright.
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Post by: Rufus on March 27, 2020, 05:34:59 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on March 27, 2020, 09:35:53 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 27, 2020, 09:20:52 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ2jDPgvbTY&feature=youtu.be (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ2jDPgvbTY&feature=youtu.be)

The real question, why the fuck are people eating bats in the first place?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPpoJGYlW54

tl;dw
Famines. People eat anything they can find.
Wildlife is declared a "natural resource". Minimal regulation, appaling conditions (stacked cages, animals shitting on one another).
This becomes the new status quo, even after food security from conventional sources is restored. Wildlife exploitation becomes billion dollar industry with strong lobby.
Did you know exotic wildlife has mystical healing properties and also makes your dick hard?
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Post by: EchoRin on March 27, 2020, 05:36:28 PM
Pseudoscience and those making a killing off of it make me want to  :-X :yuck

Wretched evil fucks.
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Post by: james on March 27, 2020, 05:38:47 PM
Quote from: Premium Lager on March 27, 2020, 05:33:31 PM
Our bank sent a message to all customers that they are offering 3 months of no payments on houses and cars if someone needs that right now.

My bank is alright.

Lol you trust those fucks

A month from now they will say you're in default

You will call and they will say don't worry about just a technical error

Two months from now the sheriff is at your door taking your car and house

It's 2008 fraud 101 bro
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Post by: Fifstar on March 27, 2020, 05:54:56 PM
Quote from: james on March 27, 2020, 03:11:12 PM
Why would China lie to us.

This really makes me question the quality of the milk powder I enjoy ordering off Chinese auction website

 :fbm

There is a story how the chinese are mass direct importing a german milk powder called Aptamil(there is a chinese version of it but they don't trust it) so I guess you're not alone in questioning the quality of chinese milk powder  ;)
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Post by: james on March 27, 2020, 05:58:43 PM
Quote from: Fifstar on March 27, 2020, 05:54:56 PM
Quote from: james on March 27, 2020, 03:11:12 PM
Why would China lie to us.

This really makes me question the quality of the milk powder I enjoy ordering off Chinese auction website

 :fbm

There is a story how the chinese are mass direct importing a german milk powder called Aptamil(there is a chinese version of it but they don't trust it) so I guess you're not alone in questioning the quality of chinese milk powder  ;)

All about those gains bro
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Post by: toku on March 27, 2020, 06:08:02 PM
11pm to 5am curfew in effect now here. Essential workers and medical emergency are exempt.
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Post by: bluemax on March 27, 2020, 07:04:54 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on March 27, 2020, 03:26:05 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on March 27, 2020, 03:23:15 PM
Everything is fine in China. The magical power of authoritarian government solved the problem, just like it solves all problems.

Quote
China has ordered all its movie theaters to close again after more than 600 had reopened

https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-china-orders-all-movie-theaters-to-close-again-2020-3

Uh-oh... seems like there's still a problem.

Wonder what they do with their professional basketball now? They were planning on restarting the league in a week or so.



Not too surprised to see cases jump back up again once things opened back up and people started returning to their normal routines. And exactly why the "We need to get people back to work again right now!" is an extremely bad idea.

Yeah so many of the epidemiologists are saying not to be surprised if this thing comes back, possibly multiple times. We aren't going back to anything resembling our old lives any time this year.
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Post by: shosta on March 27, 2020, 07:12:11 PM
We topped a 100K today... we're still on track for a million cases by next Saturday. Just brutal. Stay safe everyone.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 27, 2020, 07:22:18 PM
And 300 deaths. 
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Post by: shosta on March 27, 2020, 07:25:25 PM
It's still crazy to me that this virus puts 20% of everyone it touches into the fuckin hospital and it barely matters what age you are. And most of the younger victims survive hospitalization but not without first getting holes punched into their lungs. Like god damn.
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Post by: Himu on March 27, 2020, 07:35:38 PM
I took two weeks off of unpaid leave at my pizza job. I hate the complete lack of caring for our safety. Still taking money orders, not forcing every order to be pre-paid. Fucking Doordash is doing better on this front than my franchise.

Quote from: Rufus on March 27, 2020, 05:34:59 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on March 27, 2020, 09:35:53 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 27, 2020, 09:20:52 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ2jDPgvbTY&feature=youtu.be (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ2jDPgvbTY&feature=youtu.be)

The real question, why the fuck are people eating bats in the first place?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPpoJGYlW54

tl;dw
Famines. People eat anything they can find.
Wildlife is declared a "natural resource". Minimal regulation, appaling conditions (stacked cages, animals shitting on one another).
This becomes the new status quo, even after food security from conventional sources is restored. Wildlife exploitation becomes billion dollar industry with strong lobby.
Did you know exotic wildlife has mystical healing properties and also makes your dick hard?

I heard that eating bats and stuff wasn't a part of Chinese culture. It's just some elaborate delicacy where people eat what the fuck ever. Could be wrong and don't want to state an ignorant statement on Chinese people which could be interpreted as or help increase ignorance.

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Post by: Propagandhim on March 27, 2020, 07:35:39 PM
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/teen-whose-death-may-be-linked-coronavirus-denied-care-not-n1170616?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma

Quote
A teenager in Lancaster, California, who may have died from the coronavirus last week, was turned away from an urgent care because he did not have health insurance, the city's mayor said.

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Post by: james on March 27, 2020, 07:36:33 PM
Stopped by whole foods but it was stripped bare

And it was fine last weekend

Apparently my city is full of procrastinators
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 27, 2020, 07:36:40 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 27, 2020, 07:25:25 PM
It's still crazy to me that this virus puts 20% of everyone it touches into the fuckin hospital and it barely matters what age you are. And most of the younger victims survive hospitalization but not without first getting holes punched into their lungs. Like god damn.

whats this about hole punching?
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Post by: Pennywise on March 27, 2020, 07:42:07 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 27, 2020, 07:36:40 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 27, 2020, 07:25:25 PM
It's still crazy to me that this virus puts 20% of everyone it touches into the fuckin hospital and it barely matters what age you are. And most of the younger victims survive hospitalization but not without first getting holes punched into their lungs. Like god damn.

whats this about hole punching?
https://www.sciencealert.com/even-those-who-recover-from-corona-can-be-left-gasping-for-breath-afterwards
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Post by: Potato on March 27, 2020, 07:44:46 PM
Quote from: Fifstar on March 27, 2020, 05:54:56 PM
Quote from: james on March 27, 2020, 03:11:12 PM
Why would China lie to us.

This really makes me question the quality of the milk powder I enjoy ordering off Chinese auction website

 :fbm

There is a story how the chinese are mass direct importing a german milk powder called Aptamil(there is a chinese version of it but they don't trust it) so I guess you're not alone in questioning the quality of chinese milk powder  ;)
We've had restrictions on how many tins of baby formula you can buy at one time for years now because Chinese diagou businesses are buying bulk loads and reselling in China leaving local stores low on stock.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 27, 2020, 07:54:03 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8y_tXnuCCw
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 27, 2020, 07:57:24 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 27, 2020, 07:36:40 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 27, 2020, 07:25:25 PM
It's still crazy to me that this virus puts 20% of everyone it touches into the fuckin hospital and it barely matters what age you are. And most of the younger victims survive hospitalization but not without first getting holes punched into their lungs. Like god damn.

whats this about hole punching?

Probably fibrotic scarring of the lungs. As some cases proceed to serious pneumonia, lung damage can occur. So the people in very serious condition unsurprisingly carry damage out of it.
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Post by: team filler on March 27, 2020, 07:57:47 PM
https://twitter.com/dennisdoddcbs/status/1243683579042947072
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 27, 2020, 07:58:40 PM
So far Canada seems to be tracking at 3-5% of US stats.  Not great.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 27, 2020, 08:00:39 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 27, 2020, 07:58:40 PM
So far Canada seems to be tracking at 5% of US stats.  Not great.

US doesn't test as much relatively, so American numbers likely quite underestimated
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 27, 2020, 08:03:01 PM
That's true, but end of the day it's deathtoll that matters, and that is 1600 vs 55, and we are probably still a bit behind them.
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Post by: james on March 27, 2020, 08:03:13 PM
Nyc can't figure out why numbers keep going up

https://twitter.com/whatisny/status/1243550033200504833
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Post by: shosta on March 27, 2020, 08:05:44 PM
https://twitter.com/ebruenig/status/1243688717619007489

If Liz Bruenig has it, that's gonna kill me
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Post by: Transhuman on March 27, 2020, 08:06:21 PM
I support a woman's right to kill her baby, but giving them a right to leave the house is a bridge too far.
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Post by: tiesto on March 27, 2020, 08:21:27 PM
Quote from: james on March 27, 2020, 07:36:33 PM
Stopped by whole foods but it was stripped bare

And it was fine last weekend

Apparently my city is full of procrastinators

You're in NYC right? Come out to north shore LI, it's good pickens here.
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Post by: team filler on March 27, 2020, 08:22:33 PM
https://twitter.com/Brasco_Aad/status/1243691299800317954

 :expert
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Post by: Coax on March 27, 2020, 08:22:48 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 27, 2020, 07:57:24 PM
Quote
whats this about hole punching?

Probably fibrotic scarring of the lungs. As some cases proceed to serious pneumonia, lung damage can occur. So the people in very serious condition unsurprisingly carry damage out of it.

This National Geographic piece (https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/02/here-is-what-coronavirus-does-to-the-body/) explains the process.

Quote
When working properly, this inflammatory process is tightly regulated and confined only to infected areas. But sometimes your immune system goes haywire and those cells kill anything in their way, including your healthy tissue.

“So you get more damage instead of less from the immune response,” Frieman says. [...]

During the third phase, lung damage continues to build—which can result in respiratory failure. Even if death doesn’t occur, some patients survive with permanent lung damage. According to the WHO, SARS punched holes in the lungs, giving them “a honeycomb-like appearance”—and these lesions are present in those afflicted by novel coronavirus, too.

That mental image would be enough to make anyone wary.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 27, 2020, 08:23:32 PM
Yeah, obesity and smoking seem to be big factors after/along age.
Yikes for the USA  :-\

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ET0pfnNXYAQuQZT?format=jpg&name=large)
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 27, 2020, 08:26:12 PM
Quote from: Coax on March 27, 2020, 08:22:48 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 27, 2020, 07:57:24 PM
Quote
whats this about hole punching?

Probably fibrotic scarring of the lungs. As some cases proceed to serious pneumonia, lung damage can occur. So the people in very serious condition unsurprisingly carry damage out of it.

This National Geographic piece (https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/02/here-is-what-coronavirus-does-to-the-body/) explains the process.

Quote
When working properly, this inflammatory process is tightly regulated and confined only to infected areas. But sometimes your immune system goes haywire and those cells kill anything in their way, including your healthy tissue.

“So you get more damage instead of less from the immune response,” Frieman says. [...]

During the third phase, lung damage continues to build—which can result in respiratory failure. Even if death doesn’t occur, some patients survive with permanent lung damage. According to the WHO, SARS punched holes in the lungs, giving them “a honeycomb-like appearance”—and these lesions are present in those afflicted by novel coronavirus, too.

That mental image would be enough to make anyone wary.

thanks, I over-read the original post as the holes being made as part of the ventilation procedure for some reason. 
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Post by: Nintex on March 27, 2020, 08:33:33 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 27, 2020, 08:05:44 PM
https://twitter.com/ebruenig/status/1243688717619007489

If Liz Bruenig has it, that's gonna kill me
Congrats, that's quite the catch
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 27, 2020, 08:44:13 PM
(https://i.insider.com/5660fd6584307623008b752d?width=681&format=jpeg)

https://twitter.com/ashtonpittman/status/1243376220257103877
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Post by: Don Rumata on March 27, 2020, 08:45:22 PM
Quote from: Transhuman on March 27, 2020, 08:06:21 PM
I support a woman's right to kill her baby, but giving them a right to leave the house is a bridge too far.
You do? I'd stop at fetuses, but to each their own.  :doge
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 27, 2020, 08:49:01 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 27, 2020, 08:48:12 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 27, 2020, 08:05:44 PM
If Liz Bruenig has it, that's gonna kill me

Tears for the settler social-chauvinist, but doubt for me, huh? I see how it is  :hitler

mans got a waifu and you ain't it
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 27, 2020, 08:52:20 PM
anyone know what the bright star over the moon is tonight?

edit:  its venus

https://earthsky.org/tonight
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 27, 2020, 08:56:23 PM
The American obesity rate is over 40% and projected to hit 50% by 2030.
I didn't know you fucks were growing that fast, I thought it slowed down.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 27, 2020, 09:00:39 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 27, 2020, 08:56:23 PM
The American obesity rate is over 40% and projected to hit 50% by 2030.
I didn't know you fucks were growing that fast, I thought it slowed down.

Think they will have to change the projections.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 27, 2020, 09:01:49 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 27, 2020, 09:00:39 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 27, 2020, 08:56:23 PM
The American obesity rate is over 40% and projected to hit 50% by 2030.
I didn't know you fucks were growing that fast, I thought it slowed down.

Think they will have to change the projections.

No kidding if this thing really is the reaper of Demi's subreddit subs.
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Post by: Propagandhim on March 27, 2020, 09:08:35 PM
https://twitter.com/mitchellvii/status/1243579053413666822

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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 27, 2020, 09:11:05 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 27, 2020, 09:04:00 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 27, 2020, 08:49:01 PM
mans got a waifu and you ain't it

As long as TIMU keeps sexually harassing me for nudes my self esteem is saved :whew

I dunno, might be racial fetishism on his part. Which may or may not be a pro, up to you.
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Post by: toku on March 27, 2020, 09:20:22 PM
USM getting ready for worst case scenarios brehs!

https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1243672364988141574

:salute
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Post by: Propagandhim on March 27, 2020, 09:26:47 PM
Quote from: Stro on March 27, 2020, 09:17:23 PM
Surely Bill Mitchell will get the 'rona within 2 weeks right

Hopefully he ends up in a hospital that's partitioning ventilators to younger people with more promising lives while he protests about how 10,000 people a year die from earwax implosion and mustard allergies.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 27, 2020, 09:28:41 PM
Quote from: Propagandhim on March 27, 2020, 09:08:35 PM
https://twitter.com/mitchellvii/status/1243579053413666822



this is some selfaware wolves shit.  Like ya he's right.
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Post by: bluemax on March 27, 2020, 09:34:53 PM
LA blasted out an Amber Alert type message to remind us all to stay the fuck inside.
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Post by: Tripon on March 27, 2020, 10:08:17 PM
(https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/ijgIKtccllGVucXuP6_mhQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTYxNC4xMjc2OTc4NDE3MjY3/https://media.zenfs.com/EN/business_insider_articles_888/9b06eece997b2169f7fbcd5bc03d6470)
(https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/WNWoRTPy.oRKj8Urp40jtw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTYxNC4xMjc2OTc4NDE3MjY3/https://media.zenfs.com/EN/business_insider_articles_888/4925da0ec57dc2a7fae560d3be80ed1d)https://www.yahoo.com/news/uss-coronavirus-death-rate-currently-000000677.html

(https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/E1yybxa76WGPL5HlnAFnEg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTUyOC42NDQyNzExNDU3NzA5/https://media.zenfs.com/EN/business_insider_articles_888/9596f1a53c93ddbc1622091f3e84e7fb)

(https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/9Y131Lw8LyitXGO05gzO3Q--~A/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjtzbT0xO3c9ODAw/https://media-mbst-pub-ue1.s3.amazonaws.com/creatr-uploaded-images/2020-03/453d7930-702c-11ea-abfc-42b2b8eae2dc)
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/republican-attorneys-general-push-forward-with-lawsuit-to-dismantle-obamacare-despite-coronavirus-132318734.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: thisismyusername on March 27, 2020, 10:09:26 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 27, 2020, 09:11:05 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 27, 2020, 09:04:00 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 27, 2020, 08:49:01 PM
mans got a waifu and you ain't it

As long as TIMU keeps sexually harassing me for nudes my self esteem is saved :whew

I dunno, might be racial fetishism on his part. Which may or may not be a pro, up to you.

Just because blacks aren't on my smorgasbord of attractive, doesn't mean Esch is fetishized. :wag :wag :wag

Quote from: bluemax on March 27, 2020, 09:34:53 PM
LA blasted out an Amber Alert type message to remind us all to stay the fuck inside.

Ironically, so did around here. Which was weird. They normally don't do too many weather "style" alerts like that, it's generally just for missing kids that are like MILES away from anywhere near the county.
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Post by: EchoRin on March 27, 2020, 10:32:55 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 27, 2020, 08:56:23 PM
The American obesity rate is over 40% and projected to hit 50% by 2030.
I didn't know you fucks were growing that fast, I thought it slowed down.

And I have to assume the only reason Illinois ain't as fat as the rest of you surrounding fat fucks, is purely because in Chicago people actually walk a little bit more than everyone else, who only walks from their car to the store and back.
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Post by: Himu on March 27, 2020, 10:36:24 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on March 27, 2020, 10:09:26 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 27, 2020, 09:11:05 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 27, 2020, 09:04:00 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 27, 2020, 08:49:01 PM
mans got a waifu and you ain't it

As long as TIMU keeps sexually harassing me for nudes my self esteem is saved :whew

I dunno, might be racial fetishism on his part. Which may or may not be a pro, up to you.

Just because blacks aren't on my smorgasbord of attractive, doesn't mean Esch is fetishized. :wag :wag :wag



Esch is Indian.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: team filler on March 27, 2020, 11:19:11 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 27, 2020, 10:36:24 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on March 27, 2020, 10:09:26 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 27, 2020, 09:11:05 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 27, 2020, 09:04:00 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 27, 2020, 08:49:01 PM
mans got a waifu and you ain't it

As long as TIMU keeps sexually harassing me for nudes my self esteem is saved :whew

I dunno, might be racial fetishism on his part. Which may or may not be a pro, up to you.

Just because blacks aren't on my smorgasbord of attractive, doesn't mean Esch is fetishized. :wag :wag :wag



Esch is Indian.
same tribe as warren?  ::)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 27, 2020, 11:31:49 PM
Quote from: EchoRin on March 27, 2020, 10:32:55 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 27, 2020, 08:56:23 PM
The American obesity rate is over 40% and projected to hit 50% by 2030.
I didn't know you fucks were growing that fast, I thought it slowed down.

And I have to assume the only reason Illinois ain't as fat as the rest of you surrounding fat fucks, is purely because in Chicago people actually walk a little bit more than everyone else, who only walks from their car to the store and back.

don't americans hop on their scooters when leaving the car for walmart?
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Post by: toku on March 27, 2020, 11:38:07 PM
bless up
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 27, 2020, 11:39:48 PM
italy

https://twitter.com/mdkentrepreneur/status/1243616916633047040

https://twitter.com/mdkentrepreneur/status/1243618061736800256
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Post by: benjipwns on March 28, 2020, 12:04:46 AM
Quote
As coronavirus spreads in Iran, authorities have moved swiftly and aggressively to contain independent reporting about it by harassing, detaining and censoring journalists and social media users.

Tehran has questioned or detained journalists who contradicted or questioned official reports, warned that those publishing statistics other than government figures would be arrested, and issued censorship orders to news outlets. In at least one case, a journalist was forced to retract comments made on social media.
Quote
Tehran’s attorney general, Mohammad Jafar Montazeri, warned of severe consequences for those publishing statistics from nonofficial sources
Good to know somebody is cracking down on the irresponsible media at this time. If only we had this kind of leadership.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
(https://media.voltron.voanews.com/Drupal/01live-166/styles/sourced/s3/reuters-pictures/2020/03/RTS36TCO.jpg?itok=uLKzJL2a)
[close]
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: thisismyusername on March 28, 2020, 12:15:36 AM
EchoRin was asking about you in here a few days ago.
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Post by: tiesto on March 28, 2020, 12:17:28 AM
First person I know in real life announced she got it. Someone who used to hang out with my group of friends back in the 00's, but then she got into a long-term relationship and nearly dropped off the face of the earth.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Tripon on March 28, 2020, 12:24:48 AM
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1243637539350679554
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 28, 2020, 01:13:32 AM
https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/cardi-b-says-celebrities-are-causing-confusion-about-coronavirus-n1169011
Quote
"But if a celebrity is saying, 'Hey, listen. I don't have no symptoms. I'm feeling good. I'm feeling healthy. I don't feel like nothing, but I went and got tested and I'm positive for the coronavirus,' that cause confusion," she said in the expletive-laden video, during which she wears a mask. The video has been viewed more than 15 million times.

Cardi B, whose real name is Belcalis Almanzar, said "the general public, people that work regular jobs, people that get regular paychecks, the middle class, the poor ... they're not getting treated like celebrities."

She said it can take days for everyday people to receive their test results — if they are tested at all — which has not been the case for a number of celebrities, politicians and professional athletes.

"The coronavirus is very much real," she said.
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Post by: Leadbelly on March 28, 2020, 01:42:45 AM
Quote from: Tripon on March 27, 2020, 10:08:17 PM
(https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/ijgIKtccllGVucXuP6_mhQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTYxNC4xMjc2OTc4NDE3MjY3/https://media.zenfs.com/EN/business_insider_articles_888/9b06eece997b2169f7fbcd5bc03d6470)
(https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/WNWoRTPy.oRKj8Urp40jtw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTYxNC4xMjc2OTc4NDE3MjY3/https://media.zenfs.com/EN/business_insider_articles_888/4925da0ec57dc2a7fae560d3be80ed1d)https://www.yahoo.com/news/uss-coronavirus-death-rate-currently-000000677.html

(https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/E1yybxa76WGPL5HlnAFnEg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTUyOC42NDQyNzExNDU3NzA5/https://media.zenfs.com/EN/business_insider_articles_888/9596f1a53c93ddbc1622091f3e84e7fb)

(https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/9Y131Lw8LyitXGO05gzO3Q--~A/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjtzbT0xO3c9ODAw/https://media-mbst-pub-ue1.s3.amazonaws.com/creatr-uploaded-images/2020-03/453d7930-702c-11ea-abfc-42b2b8eae2dc)
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/republican-attorneys-general-push-forward-with-lawsuit-to-dismantle-obamacare-despite-coronavirus-132318734.html

Well, the US are at least doing something right it seems. One of the lowest mortality rates. And those reported cases have got to be way off as well.
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Post by: team filler on March 28, 2020, 03:47:47 AM
https://twitter.com/c_alexander19/status/1243682572300845065

 :dead
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Post by: team filler on March 28, 2020, 03:51:23 AM
https://twitter.com/chilLEE_cheeze/status/1243739424116047872


 :rofl
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Post by: team filler on March 28, 2020, 04:55:06 AM
https://twitter.com/Grbssss/status/1243405809079316481

 :delicious
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Post by: Ghoul on March 28, 2020, 04:59:03 AM
Of all the foods they choose pizza. Hahahaha

Also USA number one in cases, you guys always get too competitive with this stuff
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Post by: team filler on March 28, 2020, 05:00:27 AM
https://twitter.com/MikeIsaac/status/1243570462812024832

 :larry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: team filler on March 28, 2020, 05:37:36 AM
https://twitter.com/flightradar24/status/1243531257956401152

 :piss :like :piss2
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Post by: EchoRin on March 28, 2020, 05:38:29 AM
Quote from: Ghoul on March 28, 2020, 04:59:03 AM
Of all the foods they choose pizza. Hahahaha

Also USA number one in cases, you guys always get too competitive with this stuff

Go big or go home.

Err, maybe go big AND go home
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Post by: BisMarckie on March 28, 2020, 06:28:31 AM
https://twitter.com/CeFaanKim/status/1243715077204856832?

(https://i.ibb.co/KG1SWCT/CE853849-A502-42-CB-8145-F81-AA3-FE40-DE.gif)
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Post by: BIONIC on March 28, 2020, 08:48:53 AM
I’m awaiting the summary of the Ja Rule call myself.
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on March 28, 2020, 09:19:17 AM
Wheres the nintex trump ja call Fanfic post

 :preach
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Post by: Great Rumbler on March 28, 2020, 09:32:11 AM
Quote from: BlueLithium on March 28, 2020, 09:19:17 AM
Wheres the nintex trump ja call Fanfic post

 :preach

In a dumpster, where it belongs.
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Post by: Nintex on March 28, 2020, 10:15:14 AM
Quote from: BlueLithium on March 28, 2020, 09:19:17 AM
Wheres the nintex trump ja call Fanfic post

 :preach
Hello?

IS THIS JOE RULE?

Yes sir, this is JA Rule, how can I help you and who the hell are you

THIS IS DONALD TRUMP I'M CALLING FROM THE WHITE HOUSE WITH A TREMENDOUS OFFER JOE

Ok, let me put the volume down for a bit Mr. Trump so we can discuss details, you feel me?

Sure Sure Joe Rule Whatever You Want. I like your name it has Rule in it. How did you come up with that is pretty genius. I don't like the Joe bit though

Well I started out as a young rap artist and....

Many people consider me a genius you know but now everyone is complaining that they're going to die and they blame me it's really annoying

So what are you calling me for? And it's JA Rule by the way

I called for something else but you inspired me actually we could use a song Papa Rule. Something that bangs, something that bing bang you know the rap thing you do. I think we can all it the Corona Rap

I hate to say this but I don't do anythin for free

That's ok I already got the money like money you wouldn't believe this is going to make you rich

Well sir I'm not sure about the optics but I'll consider it

So how are we doing this you are doing a great service to your country by the way

Well, you send me the money I write you a rap, we publish it, I get 90% of the profits and...

I CAME UP WITH THE SONG IT WAS MY IDEA YOU OWE ME A BILLION DOLLARS

But sir I haven't yet many any song and you asked me for a song to

NONSENSE YOU STOLE MY SONG YOU CRIMINAL I'M GOING TO SIGN AN EXECUTIVE ORDER TO HAVE YOU ARRESTED AND KANYE WILL MAKE A BETTER SONG

I ain't doin your song bro and I got Kanye on speed dial you can just fuck off right now

WELL FUCK YOU PAPA RULE YOU GO MAKE SOME VENTILATORS ALREADY CUTIE PIE

What now?

VENTILATORS YOU KNOW TO HELP THE PEOPLE THE FAKE NEWS HEADLINES WOULD BE TERRIBLE IF ALL THOSE PEOPLE DIED AND YOU DIDN'T MAKE ANY

I don't know what the fuck you're talking about bro I ain't making shit for your broke ass

VENTILATORS. 40 000 VENTILATORS GET ME MY VENTILATORS

*click*

Thank you for your leadership in our hour of need Mr. President

You're welcome Mike who's next on the list to call?

I believe an artist named Riley Reid sir but I've never heard of her

Neither have I it's totally false I don't know who that is, I have no clue. Still Mike, are you sure you have the right list?
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Post by: kingv on March 28, 2020, 10:27:26 AM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 27, 2020, 08:44:13 PM
(https://i.insider.com/5660fd6584307623008b752d?width=681&format=jpeg)

https://twitter.com/ashtonpittman/status/1243376220257103877

I have aces to daily consumer spend data from work... and the interesting thing is the states trying to keep their economy open aren’t doing any better than those that are not.

It doesn’t really matter economically that MS is not doing any sheltering. People are too scared to spend anyway.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 28, 2020, 10:54:09 AM
The Germans are really killing it in their deathtoll stats.  How are they so good?
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Post by: VomKriege on March 28, 2020, 11:16:35 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 28, 2020, 10:54:09 AM
The Germans are really killing it in their deathtoll stats.  How are they so good?

This graph seems to suggest that Germany is on the same trend than Italy or France for growing fatalities, if you align it to start on when the tenth fatality occured.

https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/fq0uz3/coronavirus_fatalities_tracker_oc/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/fq0uz3/coronavirus_fatalities_tracker_oc/)

Germany is more populous than France, Italy, UK or Spain so it's still better per capita and they started with social distancing a week or more ago so maybe it won't become as bad before they plateau deaths.

It's been speculated that early clusters started with young people coming back from ski vacations and that Germany tested more early, so maybe that's why there's so much lag (relative to other countries) between the confirmed cases and the fatality curves.

No certainties in any of this.
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Post by: BisMarckie on March 28, 2020, 11:28:56 AM
FACT CHECK: Germans have practiced social distancing since 1871. :karen
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Post by: james on March 28, 2020, 11:36:20 AM
So many sheep were repeating the idiotic lie that masks don't help.

There's a reason they exist idiots.

CDC LIED AND PEOPLE DIED

https://mobile.twitter.com/DrMattMcCarthy/status/1243891663162019841
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Post by: BIONIC on March 28, 2020, 11:36:40 AM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 28, 2020, 11:28:56 AM
FACT CHECK: Germans have practiced social distancing since 1871. :karen

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SdYqSCPVsqM/VIud7g8ti-I/AAAAAAAAXk0/-1KbbsycZY8/s1600/m-hitler-speech.jpg)

Don’t see much distancing here  ::)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 28, 2020, 11:40:59 AM
Very true.  Pretty hard to be a good socially conscious citizen without a living space.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: team filler on March 28, 2020, 11:48:24 AM
https://twitter.com/MGT_Modesty/status/1243901381406326784


 :rejoice :pimp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Pennywise on March 28, 2020, 11:55:53 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 28, 2020, 10:54:09 AM
The Germans are really killing it in their deathtoll stats.  How are they so good?
Started early with diagnosis, alot of ICU beds and ventilators, the big peak was in a rather small town with only like 150k people living there and they went onto lockdown pretty fast. Alot of the other cases were people that got back from holidays or work in affected regions. Was already mentioned, but the ski holiday people really fucked everything up. Think they made the the majority of cases in Norway and they helped to spread it in Germany quite heavy.
Another case of horrible imports from Austria.

Anyway, the biggest factor is certainly the age. The big share of people that got it are people under 60.

(https://i.imgur.com/7BRxmPQ.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Cheddahz on March 28, 2020, 12:00:27 PM
*me at my part time job working for failing video game business*

:fbm

'Can I get a wired PS3 controller....wait, I can't come in?!?!? This virus is fake man; just let me in!

 :gaben

*goes and grabs the controller for him*

"Yo man, don't give me the virus! I want to pay in cash...wait, why the fuck can I not pay in cash?!?!"

 :badass

Getting real sick of people downplaying this whole thing

:fbm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: tiesto on March 28, 2020, 12:09:30 PM
Quote from: BIONIC on March 28, 2020, 11:36:40 AM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 28, 2020, 11:28:56 AM
FACT CHECK: Germans have practiced social distancing since 1871. :karen

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SdYqSCPVsqM/VIud7g8ti-I/AAAAAAAAXk0/-1KbbsycZY8/s1600/m-hitler-speech.jpg)

Don’t see much distancing here  ::)

Nor here
(https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/15025402_1148526451910946_6239358325038318653_o.jpg?_nc_cat=100&_nc_sid=8024bb&_nc_oc=AQkeIhEr3QkJa9rLVopKYCMVqilAEysijsMhu4z2pLUGpGHj6ne6JA2W_K_XqS605rw&_nc_ht=scontent-lga3-1.xx&oh=a4ce497790eda667277a7e3934470fe0&oe=5EA49736)
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Post by: team filler on March 28, 2020, 12:35:45 PM
Quote from: riotous on March 28, 2020, 11:44:54 AM
What do Germans and cats have in common?

They have nein lives.

 :freeze
mistress nein ;)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: toku on March 28, 2020, 12:56:32 PM
https://twitter.com/finnygo/status/1243942175102111744
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: team filler on March 28, 2020, 01:00:27 PM
https://twitter.com/campbellclaret/status/1243805433216802816
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: team filler on March 28, 2020, 01:10:50 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/MgyH5Hb.jpg) :dead
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Post by: nachobro on March 28, 2020, 01:13:46 PM
finally the disgusting weebs of the bore will clean themselves!

https://twitter.com/TheAn1meMan/status/1243395476285566976
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Post by: Tripon on March 28, 2020, 01:15:20 PM
https://twitter.com/TorranceAlerts/status/1243948360983248897

This seems like a mistake to me. But who knows.
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Post by: team filler on March 28, 2020, 01:17:27 PM
I'd rather shop at our once a week farmer's markets around here, than chance going into a packed grocery store  :corona_mj
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Post by: nachobro on March 28, 2020, 01:18:09 PM
new mexico not having enough people leaving their house for anything to get packed :rejoice
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Post by: BIONIC on March 28, 2020, 01:35:43 PM
Quote from: filler on March 28, 2020, 12:35:45 PM
Quote from: riotous on March 28, 2020, 11:44:54 AM
What do Germans and cats have in common?

They have nein lives.

 :freeze
mistress nein ;)

Mistress (she was) nein(teen years old when they met)

#riotouslore
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Post by: bork on March 28, 2020, 01:40:40 PM
Wife's job closed for less than a week and they're back open for business as usual on Monday.  I asked her if she wanted to try going in (her work area only has 5-6 people and they sit about 6 feet apart already), but she told me that her boss texted her that he didn't think it was at all safe for people to go back and that it's the head office telling people to come in.   :-\  So she's staying home and only has about another week left of PTO/sick leave...after that, no pay, but better she stay in than risk that shit.  Hearing that ATL is likely to get worse and peak in the next 2-3 weeks.
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Post by: team filler on March 28, 2020, 01:44:07 PM
https://twitter.com/_MorganReilly/status/1243324971272867841
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Post by: toku on March 28, 2020, 01:45:15 PM
https://twitter.com/henrymance/status/1243823429326905345
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Post by: nachobro on March 28, 2020, 01:46:01 PM
:fbm
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Post by: Joe Molotov on March 28, 2020, 01:46:36 PM
Quote from: toku on March 28, 2020, 01:45:15 PM
https://twitter.com/henrymance/status/1243823429326905345

Sounds like this guy hasn't been to The Bore.  :corona_mj :corona_rodney
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Post by: VomKriege on March 28, 2020, 02:18:56 PM
Italian numbers seem to have stabilized, but I imagine one or two weeks more of lockdown will be necessary to see new confirmed cases decrease and more recoveries happening, lifting some stress on the healthcare system. It's pretty certain it will be extended imminently beyond the April 3 original date.

France already extended to at least April 15th.
Spain is apparently closing all non essential workplaces.
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 28, 2020, 02:48:15 PM
Whoops, this was more meant for the Meme thread.
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Post by: james on March 28, 2020, 02:57:52 PM
Trump : we might quarantine ny

The masses : Escape from New York

Quote from: james on March 26, 2020, 02:42:51 PM
So the Trump admin is considering ranking all counties by risk level and maybe setting travel limits.

Watch millions of people flee their designated high risk County and spread it to the low risk ones lol

That's what happened when Italy decided to close up only the northern region. Trains were packed with people going south

 :pika
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Post by: Ghoul on March 28, 2020, 03:10:07 PM
Plissken you have to save the president.
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Post by: team filler on March 28, 2020, 03:23:36 PM
https://twitter.com/Bfreenohogtie/status/1243979717864124417
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Post by: james on March 28, 2020, 03:26:06 PM
I just called up all my nyc corona bros and we're renting busses to take us to Pennsylvania where its safe

Is Hershey Park open for the season yet?
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Post by: Nintex on March 28, 2020, 03:29:20 PM
Our government has recalled large amounts (600k) of Chinese face masks because they're not safe.  :snoop

https://twitter.com/NOS/status/1243973100225679360 (https://twitter.com/NOS/status/1243973100225679360)
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Post by: bluemax on March 28, 2020, 03:30:59 PM
So the current thing I've seen thrown about is that April 24th is currently when they expect things to peak in terms of how bad it is in Los Angeles. Right now we are still STAY AT HOME from the mayor until the 19th. It really is going to be at least another month of this.

I think I might take a long drive up towards Malibu just to get out of my apartment for a few hours.
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Post by: Nintex on March 28, 2020, 03:33:25 PM
This is like that time before the Germans invaded in WW2 and they were our most important arms supplier.  :yeshrug
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Post by: BIONIC on March 28, 2020, 03:39:04 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 28, 2020, 03:29:20 PM
Our government has recalled large amounts (600k) of Chinese face masks because they're not safe.  :snoop

https://twitter.com/NOS/status/1243973100225679360 (https://twitter.com/NOS/status/1243973100225679360)

User Banned (1 Month): Xenophobia
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Post by: Nintex on March 28, 2020, 03:44:00 PM
Honestly I'm surprised the chinese are pretending by shipping anything at all.

If I was in their position I would've just shipped containers of contaminated Hubei toilet paper with dicks drawn on them and then say the containers got mixed up.  :idont
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Post by: Tripon on March 28, 2020, 04:04:17 PM
https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/1243991275042471937
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Post by: team filler on March 28, 2020, 04:20:17 PM
https://twitter.com/OaklandNurse/status/1243794667411390464
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Post by: team filler on March 28, 2020, 04:29:23 PM
https://twitter.com/RatskinRecords/status/1243373263343869952

https://twitter.com/puppyluvr1995/status/1243675377261637632
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Post by: Propagandhim on March 28, 2020, 04:42:55 PM
Quote from: filler on March 28, 2020, 04:29:23 PM
https://twitter.com/RatskinRecords/status/1243373263343869952
 

https://twitter.com/RatskinRecords/status/1243969222364913664
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Post by: Tripon on March 28, 2020, 04:45:53 PM
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1243998677863145473
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Post by: Nintex on March 28, 2020, 05:06:51 PM
Expect governments to opt for face masks mandatory in public and at work, disinfection units and keeping social activities closed and the elderly isolated so the world can 'open' again.

A vaccin or cure could take 18 months or even two years.
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Post by: Occam on March 28, 2020, 05:16:25 PM
That's an interesting strategy:
https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/18339699.worcesters-gtech-told-not-produce-much-needed-ventilators-government-chief-executive-says/
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Post by: Himu on March 28, 2020, 05:21:20 PM
Quote from: filler on March 28, 2020, 11:48:24 AM
https://twitter.com/MGT_Modesty/status/1243901381406326784


 :rejoice :pimp

Farrakhan was involved in the assassination of Malcolm x. Fuck Farrakhan and fuck black people that like him.
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Post by: bluemax on March 28, 2020, 05:23:18 PM
Took my dog on a long ass walk because fuck it, what else is there to do, and ended up near a park. There was an LAPD SUV patrolling the park, like literally driving through it, to make sure no one was there. Also kind of surprising the number of restaurants where people were waiting inside to pick up food. And not everyone is doing a great job at avoiding getting close to someone else.

This shit is never gonna end.
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Post by: team filler on March 28, 2020, 05:25:27 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 28, 2020, 05:21:20 PM
Quote from: filler on March 28, 2020, 11:48:24 AM
https://twitter.com/MGT_Modesty/status/1243901381406326784


 :rejoice :pimp

Farrakhan was involved in the assassination of Malcolm x. Fuck Farrakhan and fuck black people that like him.
https://twitter.com/MGT_Modesty/status/1243931631880200192
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Post by: Himu on March 28, 2020, 05:28:37 PM
Quote from: bluemax on March 28, 2020, 05:23:18 PM
Took my dog on a long ass walk because fuck it, what else is there to do, and ended up near a park. There was an LAPD SUV patrolling the park, like literally driving through it, to make sure no one was there. Also kind of surprising the number of restaurants where people were waiting inside to pick up food. And not everyone is doing a great job at avoiding getting close to someone else.

This shit is never gonna end.

Says the person outside because "fuck it" right?
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Post by: bluemax on March 28, 2020, 05:38:51 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 28, 2020, 05:28:37 PM
Quote from: bluemax on March 28, 2020, 05:23:18 PM
Took my dog on a long ass walk because fuck it, what else is there to do, and ended up near a park. There was an LAPD SUV patrolling the park, like literally driving through it, to make sure no one was there. Also kind of surprising the number of restaurants where people were waiting inside to pick up food. And not everyone is doing a great job at avoiding getting close to someone else.

This shit is never gonna end.

Says the person outside because "fuck it" right?

While I think there is a difference, but I suppose that exercising my dog does make me part of the problem so guilty as charged.
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Post by: BIONIC on March 28, 2020, 05:45:41 PM
Quote from: bluemax on March 28, 2020, 05:38:51 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 28, 2020, 05:28:37 PM
Quote from: bluemax on March 28, 2020, 05:23:18 PM
Took my dog on a long ass walk because fuck it, what else is there to do, and ended up near a park. There was an LAPD SUV patrolling the park, like literally driving through it, to make sure no one was there. Also kind of surprising the number of restaurants where people were waiting inside to pick up food. And not everyone is doing a great job at avoiding getting close to someone else.

This shit is never gonna end.

Says the person outside because "fuck it" right?

While I think there is a difference, but I suppose that exercising my dog does make me part of the problem so guilty as charged.

 :cac
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Post by: Himu on March 28, 2020, 05:50:38 PM
https://twitter.com/evren__7/status/1243765481380524032

Lmao

https://twitter.com/haremetal1/status/1243773519437025280

https://twitter.com/GerardEff/status/1243913080314224642
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Post by: team filler on March 28, 2020, 05:52:38 PM
https://twitter.com/KarenCivil/status/1244018626576834560
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Post by: who is ted danson? on March 28, 2020, 06:00:39 PM
https://twitter.com/HKWORLDCITY/status/1243865641448169474

Maybe posted already, but

 :dead :dead :dead

fuck the WHO

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(not The Who, they're ace)
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Post by: Propagandhim on March 28, 2020, 06:09:00 PM
Had no idea Taiwan wasn't a member state in the WHO.   I guess I shouldn't be surprised based on how many formally recognize it.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 28, 2020, 06:11:54 PM
Bruce Aylward is Canadian too.  Shame. 
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Post by: shosta on March 28, 2020, 06:13:59 PM
https://twitter.com/NewTmrw/status/1241532936760909825

:heh
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Post by: Propagandhim on March 28, 2020, 06:15:01 PM
https://twitter.com/DavidDeutschOxf/status/1243872144989224960
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Post by: Himu on March 28, 2020, 06:23:19 PM
Quote from: Propagandhim on March 28, 2020, 06:15:01 PM
https://twitter.com/DavidDeutschOxf/status/1243872144989224960

Few cities in America have the density of New York. The amount of foot traffic, the use of subways, the sheer amount of people. I'm not really shocked.
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Post by: BIONIC on March 28, 2020, 06:26:25 PM
Quote from: Propagandhim on March 28, 2020, 06:15:01 PM
https://twitter.com/DavidDeutschOxf/status/1243872144989224960

User Banned (3 Months): Sinophobia
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Post by: VomKriege on March 28, 2020, 06:41:05 PM
France will have a tally for deaths in retirement homes (the current fatality stats are linked to people that are followed by the healthcare system after a confirmed or suspected case of COVID19) and a weekly report for the findings of potential excess mortality by the statistical office.

There's an order of 1 billion masks in China that will be brought in via direct planes and in installments.

Health authorities want to increase daily test capacities to 50k / day for PCR and 30k / day for quick tests by April's end.
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 28, 2020, 06:41:34 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 28, 2020, 06:23:19 PM
Quote from: Propagandhim on March 28, 2020, 06:15:01 PM
https://twitter.com/DavidDeutschOxf/status/1243872144989224960

Few cities in America have the density of New York. The amount of foot traffic, the use of subways, the sheer amount of people. I'm not really shocked.

I mean, sure. But at the same time: They were dumb to not tell NYC folks "stay the fuck indoors, only go out if you NEED to."

About as bad as:

https://twitter.com/cushbomb/status/1243685670008303616

"I ain't scared of no Virus!" -Boomers
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Post by: Himu on March 28, 2020, 06:46:54 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on March 28, 2020, 06:41:34 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 28, 2020, 06:23:19 PM
Quote from: Propagandhim on March 28, 2020, 06:15:01 PM
https://twitter.com/DavidDeutschOxf/status/1243872144989224960

Few cities in America have the density of New York. The amount of foot traffic, the use of subways, the sheer amount of people. I'm not really shocked.

I mean, sure. But at the same time: They were dumb to not tell NYC folks "stay the fuck indoors, only go out if you NEED to."

About as bad as:

https://twitter.com/cushbomb/status/1243685670008303616

"I ain't scared of no Virus!" -Boomers

I'm not refuting your point. I'm actually adding to it. NYC's density is precisely why this is gross negligence on their part.

I've been to The Villages.

Other places will be hit in America, but again, few places - if any - are as dense as New York. In Houston we can get by because we mostly use cars. People hate walking here. NYC tho. You can't go five feet without bumping into a person and they tell people to go to mass parades amid a potential pandemic? It's disgusting.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 28, 2020, 07:00:04 PM
It was February 9 (if I read that tweet correctly), the situation was not the same then. Paris did cancel the annual LNY parade that was supposed to happen in late January, but Macron had the same type of speeches about going out until at least March 11.

I'm all for egging on the authorities but honestly early February wasn't the time for social distancing and lockdowns yet (ideally some material contingencies should have already been on the cards tho).

Everyone would have been better off if lockdowns started early March and there's really no excuse the longer you wait after what happened in Italy and Spain.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 28, 2020, 07:10:40 PM
Quote from: Stro on March 28, 2020, 07:02:27 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 28, 2020, 07:00:04 PM
It was February 9 (if I read that tweet correctly), the situation was not the same then. Paris did cancel the annual LNY parade that was supposed to happen in late January, but Macron had the same type of speeches about going out until at least March 11.

I'm all for egging on the authorities but honestly early February wasn't the time for social distancing and lockdowns.

You're right. The time was early-mid January.

There wasn't enough cases at that date in the USA (less than 15 if I'm not mistaken) to justify the sort of lockdowns we see now in several European countries or banning any large gathering IMO.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 28, 2020, 07:40:00 PM
Bad day for Canada, and thus the world.

Really bad day for U.S. +19,145 cases and +506 deaths.
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Post by: Let's Cyber on March 28, 2020, 07:53:04 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 28, 2020, 07:10:40 PM
There wasn't enough cases at that date in the USA (less than 15 if I'm not mistaken) to justify the sort of lockdowns we see now in several European countries or banning any large gathering IMO.
It would have been a really tough sell (read: impossible) in mid to late February in the US, but canceling Mardi Gras would have ended up saving a lot of lives in New Orleans. Community spread had been occurring in the US for several weeks before we did fuck-all about it.

But I would agree that actually getting people on board for lockdowns 6 weeks ago would have been a non-starter, even though in retrospect that might have been the best course of action.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 28, 2020, 07:54:39 PM
Can blame Trump for a lot of things but he wasn't the only one running denial when the time to prepare was running down.
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Post by: Akala on March 28, 2020, 08:04:29 PM
people here knew about the rona by mardi gras, it was a topic of conversation and costume. it wasn't like rampant or anything, but it was probably how it was introduced and got a foothold. has been  :brain :brain past few days seeing pundits talk about it.
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Post by: Himu on March 28, 2020, 08:07:52 PM
I took a nap and I'm reading again
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 28, 2020, 08:15:21 PM
Quote from: Stro on March 28, 2020, 08:05:23 PM
All I've done today is nap, eat trash (I had 3 bowls of frosted mini wheats) and watch 10+ year old episodes of Mythbusters.


Quarantine is awesome :jeb

Doing something useful/active is hard atm.
Barely read, painted miniatures, worked out the last while.
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Post by: Great Rumbler on March 28, 2020, 08:18:37 PM
Went into town to grab a pizza, whole town was pretty much dead. Barely any traffic on the street, maybe one-fourth of the usual for Saturday afternoon. Nothing active except a grocery store and some drive-thrus. Was a really weird feeling.
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Post by: Nintex on March 28, 2020, 08:19:11 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 28, 2020, 07:54:39 PM
Can blame Trump for a lot of things but he wasn't the only one running denial when the time to prepare was running down.
There's a few reasons for this

1) China lied about the details and numbers of the virus. As of January 2020 the WHO's official stance was that human to human spread not common or even impossible. The MSM called the flu more deadly. Talk about China in full lockdown and a lot more deaths than reported was censored on social media. Russia was even accused of spreading coronavirus misinformation in the US and Europe. Trump was called a racist for closing the border with China.

2) It took the WHO about a week after it spread to the US and Europe in big numbers to declare a pandemic while already hundreds were dying and thousands were infected in Iran, They didn't call it a pandemic until AFTER Trump stopped travel from Europe and reports came in about those infected cruise ships.

3) The guideline for social distancing wasn't enforced in most countries until AFTER Italy went in full lockdown. Europeans didn't close borders or halt air traffic until AFTER Italy went in lockdown.

4) Health experts in countries like the UK were using the wrong data models partly based on what China had reported. It showed a mortality rate of ~1% vs the 10% Italy hit soon after. When the models were adjusted to a mere 3% panic hit governments deciding to reverse their positions and moving to suppression and lockdown.
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Post by: bluemax on March 28, 2020, 09:42:36 PM
https://twitter.com/jimsciutto/status/1244066277083287557
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Post by: shosta on March 28, 2020, 09:47:04 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EUINcR-WsAAV0YR?format=jpg&name=large)
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 28, 2020, 09:47:45 PM
In the middle of a pandemic, it just became safer to sell illegal cigs.
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Post by: shosta on March 28, 2020, 09:49:25 PM
https://twitter.com/jrhennessy/status/1244062610208645121
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Post by: team filler on March 28, 2020, 10:42:20 PM
 :lol
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Post by: Tripon on March 28, 2020, 10:44:17 PM
https://twitter.com/adamplayford/status/1244048209896448000
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Post by: toku on March 28, 2020, 10:52:03 PM
bless up
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Post by: bluemax on March 28, 2020, 10:52:57 PM
https://twitter.com/BunkiePerkins/status/1244092502988242945
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Post by: Tripon on March 28, 2020, 11:16:55 PM
http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/phcommon/public/media/mediapubhpdetail.cfm?prid=2285

Quote
Laboratory Confirmed Cases -- 1465 Total Cases
Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas) -- 1402*
Long Beach -- 54
Pasadena -- 9
Deaths 26
Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas) 25
Long Beach 1
Pasadena 0
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
0 to 17 -- 22
18 to 40 --547
41 to 65 --565
over 65 --268
Hospitalization
Hospitalized (Ever) 317
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Post by: Great Rumbler on March 28, 2020, 11:45:02 PM
Quote from: bluemax on March 28, 2020, 10:52:57 PM
https://twitter.com/BunkiePerkins/status/1244092502988242945

STEPHEN A: Skip I want to ADDRESS this issue.
[BAYLESS nods]
STEPHEN A: You KNOW I am sensitive to the Coronavirus pandemic
BAYLESS: Absolutely
STEPHEN A: BUT!
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Post by: Tripon on March 29, 2020, 12:01:15 AM
https://twitter.com/JoyceWhiteVance/status/1243880636294795264
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 29, 2020, 12:35:48 AM
:larry I mean when you put it like that... :larry
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Post by: Uncle on March 29, 2020, 12:41:18 AM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on March 28, 2020, 08:18:37 PM
Went into town to grab a pizza, whole town was pretty much dead. Barely any traffic on the street, maybe one-fourth of the usual for Saturday afternoon. Nothing active except a grocery store and some drive-thrus. Was a really weird feeling.

I worry about this

the people working at these places are gonna be seeing the most steady stream of random people all day every day, and all their customers are the sort of people who shrug and just go get takeout during a pandemic, as opposed to the ones actively avoiding crowds

and the workers are often fighting for their very livelihood to keep the place open and determined to come in no matter what, or not have the sick time to take off, the kind to hide their zombie bite (not because they're assholes but because they can't afford not to work)

couple that with being infectious but asymptomatic for a week and it's a real turnoff from grabbing takeout from anywhere
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Post by: bluemax on March 29, 2020, 12:50:19 AM
https://twitter.com/WuTangClan/status/1244004741048414210
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Post by: I'm a Puppy! on March 29, 2020, 01:24:35 AM
That ain’t nothing to fuck with
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Post by: james on March 29, 2020, 01:43:00 AM
Quote from: Uncle on March 29, 2020, 12:41:18 AM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on March 28, 2020, 08:18:37 PM
Went into town to grab a pizza, whole town was pretty much dead. Barely any traffic on the street, maybe one-fourth of the usual for Saturday afternoon. Nothing active except a grocery store and some drive-thrus. Was a really weird feeling.

I worry about this

the people working at these places are gonna be seeing the most steady stream of random people all day every day, and all their customers are the sort of people who shrug and just go get takeout during a pandemic, as opposed to the ones actively avoiding crowds

and the workers are often fighting for their very livelihood to keep the place open and determined to come in no matter what, or not have the sick time to take off, the kind to hide their zombie bite (not because they're assholes but because they can't afford not to work)

couple that with being infectious but asymptomatic for a week and it's a real turnoff from grabbing takeout from anywhere

Pizza is the safest food to eat.

Oven kills all the virus

They use the super long metal thing to move the pizza from the oven to the box.

Box closed and done.

Dont lick the box.

AND DONT EAT SUSHI
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Post by: team filler on March 29, 2020, 01:45:31 AM
I miss sushi  :fbm
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Post by: Tripon on March 29, 2020, 01:53:01 AM
I miss poke.
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Post by: Don Rumata on March 29, 2020, 02:22:46 AM
Quote from: james on March 29, 2020, 01:43:00 AM
Quote from: Uncle on March 29, 2020, 12:41:18 AM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on March 28, 2020, 08:18:37 PM
Went into town to grab a pizza, whole town was pretty much dead. Barely any traffic on the street, maybe one-fourth of the usual for Saturday afternoon. Nothing active except a grocery store and some drive-thrus. Was a really weird feeling.

I worry about this

the people working at these places are gonna be seeing the most steady stream of random people all day every day, and all their customers are the sort of people who shrug and just go get takeout during a pandemic, as opposed to the ones actively avoiding crowds

and the workers are often fighting for their very livelihood to keep the place open and determined to come in no matter what, or not have the sick time to take off, the kind to hide their zombie bite (not because they're assholes but because they can't afford not to work)

couple that with being infectious but asymptomatic for a week and it's a real turnoff from grabbing takeout from anywhere

Pizza is the safest food to eat.

Oven kills all the virus

They use the super long metal thing to move the pizza from the oven to the box.

Box closed and done.

Dont lick the box.

AND DONT EAT SUSHI
Most people get it from French Kissing the delivery guy, but i think tipping works different in the US, so it might not be a problem.
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Post by: benjipwns on March 29, 2020, 02:38:26 AM
I'm no longer able to avoid Zoom, have an appointment on Tuesday that pulled the Zoom card. :fbm
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Post by: team filler on March 29, 2020, 02:41:41 AM
Quote from: benjipwns on March 29, 2020, 02:38:26 AM
I'm no longer able to avoid Zoom, have an appointment on Tuesday that pulled the Zoom card. :fbm
you got stuck in internet traffic, there was a real bad accident  ;)
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Post by: nudemacusers on March 29, 2020, 04:16:31 AM
My daughter had a kindergarten meetup in zoom on Friday. Wife sent me some clips, was absolutely hilarious. They even said happy birthday to a kid, but then she got sad that she missed her friend’s birthday. ☹️
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Post by: Joe Molotov on March 29, 2020, 04:30:19 AM
Kindergarten Zoom is a real bummer, you have to put gum in your own hair.
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Post by: Nintex on March 29, 2020, 06:00:32 AM
It'll be interesting to see when we count up all the murders, (traffic) accidents, pollution related deaths and compare them to before the lockdown if there's actually less people dying during the pandemic than before  :thinking
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Post by: VomKriege on March 29, 2020, 10:11:24 AM
Pivot in slow motion.

https://twitter.com/mitchellvii/status/1244262163021266946

Pretty bold claim on the CFR.
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Post by: Uncle on March 29, 2020, 10:15:55 AM
if there are already millions of cases

then

chances are pretty good that at some point in time it DID double every 5 days

unless millions of cases happened overnight and then afterward nobody else got infected ever
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Post by: VomKriege on March 29, 2020, 10:20:48 AM
Quote from: Uncle on March 29, 2020, 10:15:55 AM
if there are already millions of cases

then

chances are pretty good that at some point in time it DID double every 5 days

unless millions of cases happened overnight and then afterward nobody else got infected ever

Why do you hate America and God so much ?
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 29, 2020, 10:39:14 AM
Cause they are both overrated. 
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Post by: Nintex on March 29, 2020, 10:40:17 AM
Experts "Everything is going great!"

Me: "So why is the line still going up?"  ???

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EURw2fFXYAg_NFf?format=jpg)

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Post by: VomKriege on March 29, 2020, 10:40:27 AM
https://twitter.com/AP/status/1244265355197009920

I guess he's running a stealth presidential campaign like Cuomo.  :brain
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Post by: Nintex on March 29, 2020, 11:12:25 AM
Quote from: Dufus on March 29, 2020, 10:56:06 AM
holy fucking christ almigthy, i just found out fauci is 79 years old

someone ask him where he found the fountain of youth :lawd
He was blessed by the divine power of Ronald Reagan  :preach
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Post by: VomKriege on March 29, 2020, 11:23:10 AM
French doctors, on March 22, estimated that 42k people could be potentially be sick of COVID19, with only mild symptoms and told to self quarantine at home.

On March 22, there was 16k positive, confirmed tests and 674 dead in total.

It's not hard data because the symptoms are so indistinct, but I guess that's a rough guess.
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Post by: james on March 29, 2020, 12:29:25 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/lenazun/status/1244087995965173760

:dead
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Post by: Tripon on March 29, 2020, 12:30:19 PM
https://twitter.com/jc_bradbury/status/1244299833709641731
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Post by: toku on March 29, 2020, 12:38:53 PM
 :-\
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Post by: VomKriege on March 29, 2020, 01:36:46 PM
Number of confirmed fatalities in France today are staying fairly level at 292 (last 4 days : 319, 299, 365, 231), I don't know if it's because the offloading to other regions / neighboring coutries out of the Great East region is helping (250 transfers total). Number of infections also down so that's maybe just weekend numbers & testing being outliers like they are in some other countries.

Authorities say they use the number of ICU beds occupied as their main indicator and they expect, hopefully, to see a decrease in admissions by next week.

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Post by: BIONIC on March 29, 2020, 01:47:29 PM
Quote from: james on March 29, 2020, 12:29:25 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/lenazun/status/1244087995965173760

:dead

ACAD

All Cops Are Dead
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Post by: shosta on March 29, 2020, 02:10:52 PM
https://twitter.com/timmarchman/status/1244257770733477888
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Post by: toku on March 29, 2020, 02:29:07 PM
https://youtu.be/NsNWbfatRwg
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Post by: Propagandhim on March 29, 2020, 02:54:13 PM
https://twitter.com/danpfeiffer/status/1244321737430274048
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Post by: team filler on March 29, 2020, 03:25:06 PM
https://twitter.com/DiarrheaTracker/status/1244262718124765185
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 29, 2020, 03:27:47 PM
Shitting yourself to death would be the noble way to go, tbh.
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Post by: Nintex on March 29, 2020, 03:29:46 PM
The viewership of the Trump pressers keeps going up which means that for some reason more and more people want to see it.
They either enjoy show he's putting up for the ratings (which is really what it is all about for him) or more and more people are screaming at their TV's hoping for some actual information.
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Post by: BIONIC on March 29, 2020, 03:29:52 PM
Quote from: filler on March 29, 2020, 03:25:06 PM
https://twitter.com/DiarrheaTracker/status/1244262718124765185

TVC: “God I wish I was one of those 429,041  :goty”
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Post by: Tripon on March 29, 2020, 03:33:14 PM
https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1244314170805358592

 :dead
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Post by: Propagandhim on March 29, 2020, 03:38:09 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 29, 2020, 03:29:46 PM
The viewership of the Trump pressers keeps going up which means that for some reason more and more people want to see it.
They either enjoy show he's putting up for the ratings (which is really what it is all about for him) or more and more people are screaming at their TV's hoping for some actual information.

It seems like a moot point to brag about ratings as the president....in every circumstance.  You brag about ratings for a sitcom or a football game.  What's the implication here?  That it's surprising that millions of people would tune in to hear what their president has to say during a global pandemic?  Actually, scratch that last point.
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Post by: Nintex on March 29, 2020, 03:41:14 PM
Quote from: Propagandhim on March 29, 2020, 03:38:09 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 29, 2020, 03:29:46 PM
The viewership of the Trump pressers keeps going up which means that for some reason more and more people want to see it.
They either enjoy show he's putting up for the ratings (which is really what it is all about for him) or more and more people are screaming at their TV's hoping for some actual information.

It seems like a moot point to brag about ratings as the president....in every circumstance.  You brag about ratings for a sitcom or a football game.  What's the implication here?  That it's surprising that millions of people would tune in to hear what their president has to say during a global pandemic?  Actually, scratch that last point.
You would expect viewership to go down as the crisis unfolds not increase rapidly.
That would mean that you're gaining new viewers much faster and you aren't losing existing viewers.

Maybe networks aren't covering or airing the Q&A with the press after the daily announcements?
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Post by: Propagandhim on March 29, 2020, 03:49:15 PM
I just can't believe any of this stuff right now.
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Post by: Nintex on March 29, 2020, 03:49:57 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrhux_CZGRE

 :rejoice
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Post by: toku on March 29, 2020, 03:55:45 PM
https://twitter.com/dwnews/status/1244260266856067073
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Post by: shosta on March 29, 2020, 03:57:24 PM
Quote from: Propagandhim on March 29, 2020, 03:38:09 PM
It seems like a moot point to brag about ratings as the president....in every circumstance.  You brag about ratings for a sitcom or a football game.  What's the implication here?  That it's surprising that millions of people would tune in to hear what their president has to say during a global pandemic?  Actually, scratch that last point.
this is the umpteenth time I've seen you engage with nintex earnestly so, just in case you're not aware, you really aren't supposed to do that here. it's definitely frowned upon behavior.
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Post by: Propagandhim on March 29, 2020, 03:57:57 PM
 :dead
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Post by: toku on March 29, 2020, 03:59:51 PM
interacting with dutch posters is not a laughing/emoji matter
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Post by: shosta on March 29, 2020, 04:02:59 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 29, 2020, 03:41:14 PM
You would expect viewership to go down as the crisis unfolds not increase rapidly.
thank you nontucks, sterling logic

 :PP
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 29, 2020, 04:06:24 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bE68xVXf8Kw&feature=emb_title
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Post by: Tripon on March 29, 2020, 04:18:18 PM
https://twitter.com/parasrishi/status/1244316249191923713
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Post by: team filler on March 29, 2020, 04:27:34 PM
https://twitter.com/BenStinar/status/1244306042248466436

 :pimp
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Post by: bluemax on March 29, 2020, 04:28:01 PM
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/29/us/politics/coronavirus-liberty-university-falwell.html
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Post by: Nintex on March 29, 2020, 04:28:50 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 29, 2020, 04:06:24 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bE68xVXf8Kw&feature=emb_title
I don't think hospital systems anywhere in the world are ready for a 200% increase in mostly elderly patients in a matter of days.

Italy is in a terrible state because the country lacks any sort of additional resources to deal with this crisis.
Their limited resources are so strained that the Russians are patrolling and disinfecting the streets.

Many other European countries are also reaching their ICU capacity limits and mostly depend on medical supply imports from China, which are slower and turn out to malfunction.
From what I'm seeing, I hope and expect the US will squeak by as there seems to be a rapid increase in production and supply in medical equipment. To the point where the US might be able to start exporting equipment abroad if their own needs are covered.

The fact that the treatment for COVID-19 seems to be standardized means that you can add human resources fairly quick as well by training nurses/doctors of other departments to specifically help deal with this disease.
If all else fails you could even get the police, firemen and other type of first responders and the military to help out. I would say that on a federal and state level the US is equipped fairly well to deal with a crisis such as this.
Some countries like The Netherlands are well prepared 'on paper' but just can't seem to get the numbers of ventilators and masks required if China keeps sending broken junk.

Doctors are now calling their elderly patients to ask in advance if they want further treatment in the ICU if they get corona.
And everyone understands the alternative is to die peacefully with some comfort, an option which some elderly had already chosen when they opted not get treated.
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Post by: team filler on March 29, 2020, 04:29:30 PM
https://twitter.com/MimiReeds/status/1244180269130604544
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Post by: Propagandhim on March 29, 2020, 04:32:17 PM
That's fucking abominable. 
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Post by: Potato on March 29, 2020, 04:39:15 PM
Quote from: Propagandhim on March 29, 2020, 04:32:17 PM
That's fucking abominable. 
That's fucking Italy
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Post by: Propagandhim on March 29, 2020, 04:40:32 PM
Quote from: Potato on March 29, 2020, 04:39:15 PM
Quote from: Propagandhim on March 29, 2020, 04:32:17 PM
That's fucking abominable. 
That's fucking Italy

You're not wrong.  I'm from Italy, it has a lot of changing to do.  But it has made strides over the years.  A long way to go, though.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 29, 2020, 04:40:33 PM
https://royalcentral.co.uk/uk/queen/concern-for-the-queen-grows-as-her-senior-footman-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-139863/

"Concern for The Queen grows as her senior footman tests positive for coronavirus"  :dead
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 29, 2020, 04:50:05 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztrbL3IRTdo
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Post by: VomKriege on March 29, 2020, 05:36:33 PM
Financial Times : Dyson to produce 15,000 ventilators from scratch ‘in weeks’

Quote
I suppose they will include the Dyson markup and be made entirely of plastic with some gaudy plastic structural features that serve no purpose at all.

http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showpost.php?p=13033135&postcount=362 (http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showpost.php?p=13033135&postcount=362)

:dead
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Post by: BIONIC on March 29, 2020, 05:40:56 PM
Quote from: toku on March 29, 2020, 03:55:45 PM
https://twitter.com/dwnews/status/1244260266856067073

I’m about to commit suicide over the despair of not being able catch a fucking string fish in Animal Crossing after 2 days of trying  :existential
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Post by: Great Rumbler on March 29, 2020, 05:51:09 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 29, 2020, 05:36:33 PM
Financial Times : Dyson to produce 15,000 ventilators from scratch ‘in weeks’

Quote
I suppose they will include the Dyson markup and be made entirely of plastic with some gaudy plastic structural features that serve no purpose at all.

http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showpost.php?p=13033135&postcount=362 (http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showpost.php?p=13033135&postcount=362)

:dead

"weeks"

Too bad hospitals need them RIGHT NOW.
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Post by: Joe Molotov on March 29, 2020, 05:52:34 PM
Quote from: filler on March 29, 2020, 04:27:34 PM
https://twitter.com/BenStinar/status/1244306042248466436

 :pimp

I'm not gonna lie, I wasn't expecting the Starbury redemption arc to come out of this.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 29, 2020, 05:52:35 PM
Several cases of "cardiac toxicity" in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, some needing intensive care, following improper self-medication with hydrochloriquin.

:larry
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Post by: team filler on March 29, 2020, 05:54:09 PM
https://twitter.com/TheMcFaddenShow/status/1244027850698735616
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Post by: Tripon on March 29, 2020, 06:08:03 PM
https://twitter.com/RobbinSimmons7/status/1244362496829521922
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Post by: Nintex on March 29, 2020, 06:11:44 PM
Trump just announced extending all the measures until April 30th.

Peak of this virus is expected to hit over the next 2 weeks.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 29, 2020, 06:16:56 PM
https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1244383535957499904

 :picard
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Post by: shosta on March 29, 2020, 06:17:13 PM
Quote from: toku on March 29, 2020, 03:55:45 PM
https://twitter.com/dwnews/status/1244260266856067073
Didn't even see this when it was posted. That's absolutely crazy and tragic.
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Post by: Potato on March 29, 2020, 06:17:26 PM
Quote from: Propagandhim on March 29, 2020, 04:40:32 PM
Quote from: Potato on March 29, 2020, 04:39:15 PM
Quote from: Propagandhim on March 29, 2020, 04:32:17 PM
That's fucking abominable. 
That's fucking Italy

You're not wrong.  I'm from Italy, it has a lot of changing to do.  But it has made strides over the years.  A long way to go, though.
Italy is another one of those cases of Italians are lovely people, but Italy fucking sucks. Kinda like Americans.
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Post by: Nuitangg on March 29, 2020, 06:18:11 PM
Trump also announcing the mask shortage is because of theft and hospitals need to look into it.  :lol
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Post by: shosta on March 29, 2020, 06:18:19 PM
our Italian posters are some of our very best  :-*
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Post by: Potato on March 29, 2020, 06:19:19 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 29, 2020, 06:18:19 PM
our Italian posters are some of our very best  :-*
The bestest
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Post by: Nintex on March 29, 2020, 06:21:24 PM
Seems like Fauci and Birx convinced Trump with big numbers of deaths to keep everyone home.  :doge
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Post by: Himu on March 29, 2020, 06:25:12 PM
Quote from: Potato on March 29, 2020, 06:19:19 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 29, 2020, 06:18:19 PM
our Italian posters are some of our very best  :-*
The bestest

Clearly someone that never suffered the Magus days.
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Post by: Himu on March 29, 2020, 06:26:19 PM
At the beginning of the year I was positive for the future. I am slowly reverting to my "fuck everything/everything is trash" mindset. There's nothing I can do to stop it.
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Post by: team filler on March 29, 2020, 06:26:49 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6vhnTahBKA

 :bow :bow :bow :bow :rogan :bow2 :bow2 :bow2 :bow2
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Post by: Himu on March 29, 2020, 06:28:10 PM
Lennon was a piece of shit and is the worst Beatle next to Ringo.
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Post by: james on March 29, 2020, 06:35:10 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 29, 2020, 06:26:19 PM
At the beginning of the year I was positive for the future. I am slowly reverting to my "fuck everything/everything is trash" mindset. There's nothing I can do to stop it.

Trump can still die, keep that chin up
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 29, 2020, 06:35:30 PM
Quote from: filler on March 29, 2020, 05:54:09 PM
https://twitter.com/TheMcFaddenShow/status/1244027850698735616

https://twitter.com/PhaorSun/status/1244285974571515905

:snoop
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 29, 2020, 06:37:01 PM
TBF those are some fit looking people, even if they get it, they'll be fine.
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Post by: Uncle on March 29, 2020, 07:37:48 PM
Quote from: Potato on March 29, 2020, 06:17:26 PM
Quote from: Propagandhim on March 29, 2020, 04:40:32 PM
Quote from: Potato on March 29, 2020, 04:39:15 PM
Quote from: Propagandhim on March 29, 2020, 04:32:17 PM
That's fucking abominable. 
That's fucking Italy

You're not wrong.  I'm from Italy, it has a lot of changing to do.  But it has made strides over the years.  A long way to go, though.
Italy is another one of those cases of Italians are lovely people, but Italy fucking sucks. Kinda like Americans.

nah bruh italians are pretty bad too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ_-JzM-YQg

"this is literally illegal worldwide and does horrible things to the human body but muh culture muh way of life"
 :crazy
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Post by: Propagandhim on March 29, 2020, 07:41:47 PM
Casu marzu is eaten by like 5 inbreds in Sardinia.  I've literally never seen it in person.   :lol
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Post by: Uncle on March 29, 2020, 07:45:25 PM
Quote from: Propagandhim on March 29, 2020, 07:41:47 PM
Casu marzu is eaten by like 5 inbreds in Sardinia.  I've literally never seen it in person.   :lol

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Post by: Yeti on March 29, 2020, 08:01:30 PM
I think my cat is getting sick of me, she doesn’t even wait pressed against the door when I go to the bathroom anymore
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Post by: Tripon on March 29, 2020, 09:10:06 PM
https://twitter.com/jc_bradbury/status/1244430429354168320
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Post by: bluemax on March 29, 2020, 09:10:26 PM
https://twitter.com/benbbaldwin/status/1244417411341856769
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Post by: ToxicAdam on March 29, 2020, 09:41:53 PM
Article about the polio outbreaks of the early 50’s.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/03/when-outbreak-victims-are-children/608962/
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Post by: Tripon on March 29, 2020, 09:46:48 PM
Quote from: 213372bu on March 29, 2020, 09:44:37 PM
48 hours until I get confirmed/denied welfare + $600/week

 :corona_mj

Don't companies have to keep workers on payroll to qualify for their own corona bucks?
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Post by: Tripon on March 29, 2020, 09:49:31 PM
https://twitter.com/Zerochan/status/1244440601053061124
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Post by: shosta on March 29, 2020, 09:51:36 PM
(https://www.ft.com/__origami/service/image/v2/images/raw/http%3A%2F%2Fcom.ft.imagepublish.upp-prod-us.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0d6318d6-71fc-11ea-95fe-fcd274e920ca?fit=scale-down&quality=highest&source=next&width=1260)

the us slowed down but cases are still doubling every 3 days :mjcry
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Post by: benjipwns on March 29, 2020, 09:53:12 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 29, 2020, 09:19:09 PM
twitter.com/RMFifthCircuit/status/1244353827819655168
This is common with a lot of data that countries record, infant mortality is the most famous one but I remember reading a comparative article that had like six disclaimers about some random education stat like sixth grade reading level or something. They were all Yuropean countries too with similar systems.

I once came across an article that mentioned an African country was boosting its internet access numbers by using a "theoretical number of people who could use a cafe 24/7 at one person using ten minutes" type metric. It was tied to some development aid thing where they were supposed to be hitting these milestones rather than looting too hard and the deadline was approaching. Yet there were lots of Western media stories about the "internet miracle" in said nation thanks to the aid. (The latter was the main point of the article.)
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 29, 2020, 09:56:06 PM
I just realized that even once we have a vaccination we will need to deal with anti-vaxers. 
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 29, 2020, 09:57:34 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxSC3ibqwUw
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Post by: benjipwns on March 29, 2020, 10:02:05 PM
Quote from: Tripon on March 29, 2020, 09:49:31 PM
twitter.com/Zerochan/status/1244440601053061124
JJ & Jeff is one of the worst cases of Western censorship
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 29, 2020, 10:02:45 PM
~70% of UK ICU patients are obese

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZTk5PyDSfo
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 29, 2020, 10:06:38 PM
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/29/worrying-event-deaths-of-nhs-doctors-from-covid-19-stark-reminder-of-pandemic
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Post by: Uncle on March 29, 2020, 10:12:09 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 29, 2020, 09:56:06 PM
I just realized that even once we have a vaccination we will need to deal with anti-vaxers.

not gonna lie, a little irrationally nervous about an injection that every human in the world is supposed to receive

even after the requisite 18 months or whatever

"huh it's weird, we gave it a full year and recipients seemed fine but apparently it causes delayed long term organ failure after 2 years, guess everybody's just gonna die"
 :trumps
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Post by: Shuri on March 29, 2020, 10:13:35 PM
Guys, shit is getting real, be safe out there and hopefully we’ll all make it.

:itagaki to all the American posters in here, you guys are in legit danger. I hope you’ll be ok
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Post by: Potato on March 29, 2020, 10:14:29 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 29, 2020, 09:56:06 PM
I just realized that even once we have a vaccination we will need to deal with anti-vaxers. 
Anti-vaxxers will deal with themselves to be honest
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 29, 2020, 10:18:23 PM
Quote from: Uncle on March 29, 2020, 10:12:09 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 29, 2020, 09:56:06 PM
I just realized that even once we have a vaccination we will need to deal with anti-vaxers.

not gonna lie, a little irrationally nervous about an injection that every human in the world is supposed to receive

even after the requisite 18 months or whatever

"huh it's weird, we gave it a full year and recipients seemed fine but apparently it causes delayed long term organ failure after 2 years, guess everybody's just gonna die"
 :trumps

This is the premise to like 8 different one-off episodes of stargate.
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Post by: benjipwns on March 29, 2020, 10:18:30 PM
They aren't going to roll out a worldwide vaccine suddenly, and if you're not in a vulnerable population segment you should wait anyway even if there aren't rations which I assume there would be.

Plus it's going to be more similar to the flu vaccines.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 29, 2020, 10:20:07 PM
Yeah, the elderly need to bumped up ahead in the queue rather than wait for a 7 billion stockpile
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 29, 2020, 10:20:16 PM
Benji telling me to do it makes me suspicious ...  Maybe Stargate was right
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Post by: Potato on March 29, 2020, 10:21:02 PM
Quote from: Yeti on March 29, 2020, 08:01:30 PM
I think my cat is getting sick of me, she doesn’t even wait pressed against the door when I go to the bathroom anymore
Cats hate everyone.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 29, 2020, 10:21:57 PM
I heard cats smell Corona like dogs smell cancer. 
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 29, 2020, 10:44:36 PM
Quote from: Tripon on March 29, 2020, 09:49:31 PM
https://twitter.com/Zerochan/status/1244440601053061124

Quote from: Wikipedia
He had been scheduled to star in Kinema no kamisama [ja] when he would star as leading actor for the first time, but Izawa Office (イザワオフィス), the entertainment office he belongs to, and Shochiku announced that they declined his starring in the movie on March 26.[5]

Shimura died at 11:10 p.m. on 29 March 2020 in a hospital in Shinjuku, Tokyo

Damn, that sucks.
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Post by: Human Snorenado on March 29, 2020, 10:53:34 PM
Who could have predicted

https://twitter.com/eileenguo/status/1244296947705364480
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Post by: Great Rumbler on March 29, 2020, 11:07:39 PM
Quote from: Human Snorenado on March 29, 2020, 10:53:34 PM
Who could have predicted

https://twitter.com/eileenguo/status/1244296947705364480

The number of infected doesn't go up if you don't do tests.  :rollsafe
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Post by: shosta on March 29, 2020, 11:09:24 PM
Radio Free Asia :heh

Hubei province accounts for 4.2% of the population. Approximately 7 million people die in China every year. That's 24,500 people a month in Hubei.

Quote
The source said Wuhan saw 28,000 cremations in the space of a single month, suggesting that the online estimates over a two-and-a-half month period weren't excessive.

Just that back of the envelope math using numbers from several years ago got me really close to the amount of deaths. Not saying that there were probably a few uncounted deaths in China, but I seriously doubt the government is covering up TENS OF THOUSANDS of deaths :lol
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Post by: benjipwns on March 29, 2020, 11:16:36 PM
Quote
According to Chinese government figures, 2,535 people in Wuhan have died of the virus.
That's still >5% of the deaths during the period. Using the urns figure.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 29, 2020, 11:24:50 PM
Quote
Radio Free Asia is a United States government–funded

American dogs :pacspit
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 29, 2020, 11:34:06 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/5iFiI0v.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/DpVGKEi.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/aazzkSo.jpg)

How does reddit and internet Liberpedoians like JayDubya stan this dude?

(Twitter account got suspended for speaking truth to the power? :shh )
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Post by: Don Rumata on March 30, 2020, 12:07:01 AM
Quote from: filler on March 29, 2020, 04:29:30 PM
https://twitter.com/MimiReeds/status/1244180269130604544
FWIW:
https://twitter.com/ciropellegrino/status/1244407613154103296

Not that it's hard to believe such a story, unfortunately being a nurse doesn't prevent you from also being a major cunt, but just assuming it's the norm, is kind of distinguished mentally-challenged.  :doge
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Post by: Occam on March 30, 2020, 12:21:16 AM
Quote from: thisismyusername on March 29, 2020, 11:34:06 PM
(Twitter account got suspended for speaking truth to the power? :shh )

He wasn't suspended, the delicate flower that is Elon Musk just did what Trump wishes he'd be able to do (but hasn't managed to install enough stooges in the courts to make it legal just yet): he blocked the guy.
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Post by: team filler on March 30, 2020, 12:30:41 AM
Quote from: Don Rumata on March 30, 2020, 12:07:01 AM
Quote from: filler on March 29, 2020, 04:29:30 PM
https://twitter.com/MimiReeds/status/1244180269130604544
FWIW:
https://twitter.com/ciropellegrino/status/1244407613154103296

Not that it's hard to believe such a story, unfortunately being a nurse doesn't prevent you from also being a major cunt, but just assuming it's the norm, is kind of distinguished mentally-challenged fellowed.  :doge
https://twitter.com/MarsdenMarshal1/status/1244412285088444418

 :kermit
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Post by: Don Rumata on March 30, 2020, 12:44:26 AM
Quote from: filler on March 30, 2020, 12:30:41 AM
Quote from: Don Rumata on March 30, 2020, 12:07:01 AM
Quote from: filler on March 29, 2020, 04:29:30 PM
https://twitter.com/MimiReeds/status/1244180269130604544
FWIW:
https://twitter.com/ciropellegrino/status/1244407613154103296

Not that it's hard to believe such a story, unfortunately being a nurse doesn't prevent you from also being a major cunt, but just assuming it's the norm, is kind of distinguished mentally-challenged fellowed.  :doge
https://twitter.com/MarsdenMarshal1/status/1244412285088444418

 :kermit
It's just not news, didn't say it wasn't bad.  :doge
It'd fit well in the bad vibes thread, though.  ;)
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 30, 2020, 12:53:23 AM
Billy has drawn in the sand the number of expendable Americans

https://twitter.com/mitchellvii/status/1244413667971653635
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Post by: james on March 30, 2020, 01:04:03 AM
When do we find out if Rand paul died or not
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 30, 2020, 01:04:30 AM
Like Kissinger, he won't go down easy.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 30, 2020, 01:05:22 AM
Ah, so nice to live somewhere where you can criticize the officials and not get gulaged like China, amirite fellow free folks?

https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2020/03/er-doctor-fired-after-criticizing-coronavirus-response-at-his-hospital.html

Choir not cancelled, ends badly

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-03-29/coronavirus-choir-outbreak
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Post by: Tripon on March 30, 2020, 01:12:38 AM
https://twitter.com/kyoshino/status/1244455879245615104
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Post by: team filler on March 30, 2020, 01:12:56 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/BxMCONo.jpg) :doge
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Post by: shosta on March 30, 2020, 01:17:02 AM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 30, 2020, 12:53:23 AM
Billy has drawn in the sand the number of expendable Americans

https://twitter.com/mitchellvii/status/1244413667971653635
https://twitter.com/mitchellvii/status/1244493355754627073

will he or won't he be shocked
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Post by: team filler on March 30, 2020, 02:04:43 AM
https://twitter.com/CassandraRules/status/1244498562496565248
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Post by: Ghoul on March 30, 2020, 02:47:13 AM
That’s exactly the sort of guy that I would imagine would throw a lockdown party  :doge
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Post by: VomKriege on March 30, 2020, 03:31:32 AM
Quote from: benjipwns on March 29, 2020, 09:53:12 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 29, 2020, 09:19:09 PM
twitter.com/RMFifthCircuit/status/1244353827819655168
This is common with a lot of data that countries record, infant mortality is the most famous one but I remember reading a comparative article that had like six disclaimers about some random education stat like sixth grade reading level or something. They were all Yuropean countries too with similar systems.

I once came across an article that mentioned an African country was boosting its internet access numbers by using a "theoretical number of people who could use a cafe 24/7 at one person using ten minutes" type metric. It was tied to some development aid thing where they were supposed to be hitting these milestones rather than looting too hard and the deadline was approaching. Yet there were lots of Western media stories about the "internet miracle" in said nation thanks to the aid. (The latter was the main point of the article.)

Beyond the arbitrary definition, it also makes sense with testing in very short supplies (at the beginning of the epidemic at least) and symptoms that can be undistinguishable with other types of flu that they didn't test post-mortem all deaths in retirement homes. That's maybe a mistake because they were obviously at-risk populations and potential clusters... I guess the problem became apparent as deaths, hospitalization or suspicious cases went critical mass in any one institution. I think that with more testing they also started including nursing home staff more regularly.

French authorities made the disambiguation very clear 4 or 5 days ago, I suspect it's probably because the media was probably going to report on it. There's an argument that changing the statistical definition mid-stream would be more confusing and make the data less useful (on top of being less shameful for our dear leaders...) but everyone should be mindful that the number of fatalities is probably higher (maybe a lot higher) than what we know at the moment. And really, I suspect that's true for most countries.

It's probably extra-sensitive in France after the absolute fiasco of the 2003 heat wave that killed an estimated 15k seniors. Health ministers don't have the best track record here, though the public and media also get pissy when too much is done (that happened with the H1N1, lots of treatment and masks bought for "nothing", the minister at the time got ridiculed for years about that...).
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Post by: jorma on March 30, 2020, 04:49:49 AM

Looking at Swedish corona stats, not quarantining people using force and closing everything down but instead asking us plebs to act responsibly on our own accord seems to work just as well as the more authoritarian methods.  :swiss
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on March 30, 2020, 05:26:23 AM
lol what a country of squares

bless up my lockdown kings :rejoice
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Post by: Don Rumata on March 30, 2020, 05:40:57 AM
Quote from: BlueLithium on March 30, 2020, 05:26:23 AM
lol what a country of squares

bless up my lockdown kings :rejoice
ahah, yeah!
*Riots in the streets after 3 months of lockdown destroy the country's economy beyond repair.*  :fbm

April 3rd is almost up, we'll see how people are gonna react to the (inevitable) extension of the quarantine.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 30, 2020, 06:05:31 AM
https://twitter.com/mitchellvii/status/1244525246763479041

 :nothing
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Post by: Ghoul on March 30, 2020, 06:16:31 AM
another MP in the UK diagnosed with Corona.... end of days brehs
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Post by: Coax on March 30, 2020, 06:20:19 AM
https://twitter.com/KojiPro2015_EN/status/1244557445331968000
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Post by: VomKriege on March 30, 2020, 06:21:15 AM
I think Fauci is actually being pretty kind to Trump with that estimate, he didn't specify a timeline (no one can, obviously) and a lot of states, despite the terrible leadership by Trump, have started implementing measures to help mitigate the worst hopefully. It's ten/twenty times the actual present Italian fatalities, so per capita roughly similar but in the upper bracket to account for the tardiness of the response. It's a terrible number but still palatable to compare it to a very bad flu, yet high enough the current administration could hope to officially undershoot it before the peak passes.

I don't blame him for playing the game because that's apparently the only way you can bait Trump into common sense, but it's a very non-committal, political statement to make.
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Post by: Ghoul on March 30, 2020, 06:24:37 AM
Quote from: Coax on March 30, 2020, 06:20:19 AM
https://twitter.com/KojiPro2015_EN/status/1244557445331968000

Those bitches need to update their ssl if they have a store on that site god damn it....

They think they're the bore or some shit.
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Post by: Coax on March 30, 2020, 06:30:24 AM
Quote from: Ghoul on March 30, 2020, 06:24:37 AM
Those bitches need to update their ssl if they have a store on that site god damn it....

Visited a small Japanese online store without a cert just the other day :japancry
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Post by: VomKriege on March 30, 2020, 06:32:42 AM
https://twitter.com/AssisT_styx/status/1244528187817803776

Assi...  :thinking

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Post by: Ghoul on March 30, 2020, 06:35:27 AM
Quote from: Coax on March 30, 2020, 06:30:24 AM
Quote from: Ghoul on March 30, 2020, 06:24:37 AM
Those bitches need to update their ssl if they have a store on that site god damn it....

Visited a small Japanese online store without a cert just the other day :japancry

Already hacked breh.
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Post by: Uncle on March 30, 2020, 06:41:52 AM
https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/who-video-games-playaparttogether/

Quote
The World Health Organization wants you to stay at home and play video games

 :salute :playa
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Post by: Ghoul on March 30, 2020, 06:48:33 AM
Quote from: Uncle on March 30, 2020, 06:41:52 AM
https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/who-video-games-playaparttogether/

Quote
The World Health Organization wants you to stay at home and play video games

 :salute :playa

Six months later, everyone is addicted to games. BAN THEM
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on March 30, 2020, 07:49:15 AM
Tremendous numbers, bigger than anyone elses :trumps
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Post by: who is ted danson? on March 30, 2020, 07:52:58 AM
 :drudge

Oi! Do you 'ave a licence for that easter egg?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8166799/Fury-police-stop-solving-crimes-staff-sicknes.html

(https://i.imgur.com/GZtflVg.png)
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Post by: bork on March 30, 2020, 08:00:11 AM
Got an email from Amazon over the weekend, saying that all non-essential items will see significant delivery delays.

Persona 5 Royal now out for delivery and due to arrive in a few minutes.
:confused
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on March 30, 2020, 08:00:27 AM
fack da police

:piss :drudge :piss2
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Post by: Ghoul on March 30, 2020, 08:30:48 AM
Quote from: bork on March 30, 2020, 08:00:11 AM
Got an email from Amazon over the weekend, saying that all non-essential items will see significant delivery delays.

Persona 5 Royal now out for delivery and due to arrive in a few minutes.
:confused

What did they do to change it? Did they cut it by 20 hours?

Also fairly essential though, are you planning on playing it.
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Post by: Dickie Dee on March 30, 2020, 08:38:52 AM
Quote from: who is ted danson? on March 30, 2020, 07:52:58 AM
:drudge

Oi! Do you 'ave a licence for that easter egg?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8166799/Fury-police-stop-solving-crimes-staff-sicknes.html

(https://i.imgur.com/GZtflVg.png)

I'm sure this story from the Daily Mail would hold up under scrutiny
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Post by: Coax on March 30, 2020, 08:40:36 AM
Just an interesting detail, seems the UK removed Covid-19 from their list of high consequence infectious diseases recently, primarily due to it having a lower mortality rate than others on their HCID list, though it appears to still fit every other criteria of theirs. The original SARS remains classified as a HCID (which had almost a 10% mortality rate (https://www.cdc.gov/sars/about/fs-sars.html#outbreak)) as does MERS (30-40% mortality rate (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/mers/about/index.html)).

Quote from: gov.uk
As of 19 March 2020, COVID-19 is no longer considered to be a high consequence infectious diseases (HCID) in the UK. [...] They have determined that several features have now changed; in particular, more information is available about mortality rates (low overall) and there is now greater clinical awareness and a specific and sensitive laboratory test, the availability of which continues to increase.

The Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens (ACDP) is also of the opinion that COVID-19 should no longer be classified as an HCID.[/url]

Further down the page...

Quote from: gov.uk
In the UK, a high consequence infectious disease (HCID) is defined according to the following criteria:

- acute infectious disease
- typically has a high case-fatality rate
- may not have effective prophylaxis or treatment
- often difficult to recognise and detect rapidly
- ability to spread in the community and within healthcare settings
- requires an enhanced individual, population and system response to ensure it is managed effectively, efficiently and safely
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Post by: VomKriege on March 30, 2020, 08:54:28 AM
A bad scenario (% growth of deaths keeping steady) has 100k USA deaths in mid-April though.
The worst is never certain but...
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Post by: Fifstar on March 30, 2020, 09:08:54 AM
Quote from: jorma on March 30, 2020, 04:49:49 AM

Looking at Swedish corona stats, not quarantining people using force and closing everything down but instead asking us plebs to act responsibly on our own accord seems to work just as well as the more authoritarian methods.  :swiss

Not to rain on your parade, but in reality sweden probably just tests not nearly enough and the big wave is coming. The CFR is at 3,6% which at this time points to a big dark number. The swedish death rate per capita is currently on par with the UK and twice as high as the US. Norway for example has about as many infections as sweden but less than a third of deaths...
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Post by: bork on March 30, 2020, 09:13:14 AM
Quote from: Ghoul on March 30, 2020, 08:30:48 AM
Quote from: bork on March 30, 2020, 08:00:11 AM
Got an email from Amazon over the weekend, saying that all non-essential items will see significant delivery delays.

Persona 5 Royal now out for delivery and due to arrive in a few minutes.
:confused

What did they do to change it? Did they cut it by 20 hours?

Also fairly essential though, are you planning on playing it.

I like it and other video games have come 1-2 days before the release dates, yet toilet paper (when in stock) takes days, lol.
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Post by: Don Rumata on March 30, 2020, 09:22:13 AM
https://youtu.be/0ts8X3HDtPE
More feel-good content for you boys and girls.  :goty2
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Post by: Ghoul on March 30, 2020, 09:24:51 AM
Quote from: bork on March 30, 2020, 09:13:14 AM
Quote from: Ghoul on March 30, 2020, 08:30:48 AM
Quote from: bork on March 30, 2020, 08:00:11 AM
Got an email from Amazon over the weekend, saying that all non-essential items will see significant delivery delays.

Persona 5 Royal now out for delivery and due to arrive in a few minutes.
:confused

What did they do to change it? Did they cut it by 20 hours?

Also fairly essential though, are you planning on playing it.

I like it and other video games have come 1-2 days before the release dates, yet toilet paper (when in stock) takes days, lol.
A whole new meaning to dirty ass gamers.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 30, 2020, 09:25:59 AM
Not sure it was mentioned but Portugal is granting temporary status to all legal immigrants that they were processing on an administrative level so that they get the same rights with healthcare access than citizens.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 30, 2020, 09:35:53 AM
Orban also got emergency powers voted in Hungary.
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Post by: Nintex on March 30, 2020, 09:48:17 AM
Had to stand in line before I could enter the supermarket today. They were only letting in a few people at a time as a precaution.

... but I now have a very RARE sealed item for sale in MINT condition.
A 18 rolls toilet paper value pack from Page, extra soft and absorbent.
Bidding begins at $78 349 excluding shipping.

I have not seen such a premium toilet paper brand in stores for like a month.
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Post by: ToxicAdam on March 30, 2020, 09:52:05 AM
If this extends out to the end of May, I can't wait for all the entitled parents that insist on giving little Johnny his Prom/Graduation that he is missing out on. You know that is coming.



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Post by: Ghoul on March 30, 2020, 09:53:05 AM
Quote from: Nintex on March 30, 2020, 09:48:17 AM
Had to stand in line before I could enter the supermarket today. They were only letting in a few people at a time as a precaution.

... but I now have a very RARE sealed item for sale in MINT condition.
A 18 rolls toilet paper value pack from Page, extra soft and absorbent.
Bidding begins at $78 349 excluding shipping.

I have not seen such a premium toilet paper brand in stores for like a month.

Big stonks James will be all over a %
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Post by: jorma on March 30, 2020, 10:31:33 AM
Quote from: Fifstar on March 30, 2020, 09:08:54 AM
Quote from: jorma on March 30, 2020, 04:49:49 AM

Looking at Swedish corona stats, not quarantining people using force and closing everything down but instead asking us plebs to act responsibly on our own accord seems to work just as well as the more authoritarian methods.  :swiss

Not to rain on your parade, but in reality sweden probably just tests not nearly enough and the big wave is coming. The CFR is at 3,6% which at this time points to a big dark number. The swedish death rate per capita is currently on par with the UK and twice as high as the US. Norway for example has about as many infections as sweden but less than a third of deaths...

I'm not suggesting we are doing better, just not worse. If the more draconian measures don't yield better results than a mere suggestion from the PM to act responsibly, there is literally no reason to implement them.


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Post by: VomKriege on March 30, 2020, 10:35:18 AM
Quote from: jorma on March 30, 2020, 10:31:33 AM
Quote from: Fifstar on March 30, 2020, 09:08:54 AM
Quote from: jorma on March 30, 2020, 04:49:49 AM

Looking at Swedish corona stats, not quarantining people using force and closing everything down but instead asking us plebs to act responsibly on our own accord seems to work just as well as the more authoritarian methods.  :swiss

Not to rain on your parade, but in reality sweden probably just tests not nearly enough and the big wave is coming. The CFR is at 3,6% which at this time points to a big dark number. The swedish death rate per capita is currently on par with the UK and twice as high as the US. Norway for example has about as many infections as sweden but less than a third of deaths...

I'm not suggesting we are doing better, just not worse. If the more draconian measures don't yield better results than a mere suggestion from the PM to act responsibly, there is literally no reason to implement them.

It's too premature to say Sweden's approach is yielding better or equal results. It may still, for particular reasons or a better general approach. I'd say it's riskier, but maybe your government will be vindicated.
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 30, 2020, 10:42:28 AM
Quote from: Occam on March 30, 2020, 12:21:16 AM
Quote from: thisismyusername on March 29, 2020, 11:34:06 PM
(Twitter account got suspended for speaking truth to the power? :shh )

He wasn't suspended, the delicate flower that is Elon Musk just did what Trump wishes he'd be able to do (but hasn't managed to install enough stooges in the courts to make it legal just yet): he blocked the guy.

...Go look up the account name, dude. It's suspended.

Let me save you time, bb (https://twitter.com/TheSocietyDude): It's suspended.
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Post by: Ghoul on March 30, 2020, 10:44:39 AM
Quote from: thisismyusername on March 30, 2020, 10:42:28 AM
Quote from: Occam on March 30, 2020, 12:21:16 AM
Quote from: thisismyusername on March 29, 2020, 11:34:06 PM
(Twitter account got suspended for speaking truth to the power? :shh )

He wasn't suspended, the delicate flower that is Elon Musk just did what Trump wishes he'd be able to do (but hasn't managed to install enough stooges in the courts to make it legal just yet): he blocked the guy.

...Go look up the account name, dude. It's suspended.

Let me save you time, bb (https://twitter.com/TheSocietyDude): It's suspended.

Elon stans came out and mass reported, it's just like that ok boomer girl lmao.

Speaking of weird shit, why doesn't Trump build the wall with the corpses of the dead?

Would be metal as fuck breh.
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 30, 2020, 10:55:29 AM
Speaking of Twitter:

https://twitter.com/loswhit/status/1244413884670390273
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Post by: jorma on March 30, 2020, 10:58:38 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 30, 2020, 10:35:18 AM
Quote from: jorma on March 30, 2020, 10:31:33 AM
Quote from: Fifstar on March 30, 2020, 09:08:54 AM
Quote from: jorma on March 30, 2020, 04:49:49 AM

Looking at Swedish corona stats, not quarantining people using force and closing everything down but instead asking us plebs to act responsibly on our own accord seems to work just as well as the more authoritarian methods.  :swiss

Not to rain on your parade, but in reality sweden probably just tests not nearly enough and the big wave is coming. The CFR is at 3,6% which at this time points to a big dark number. The swedish death rate per capita is currently on par with the UK and twice as high as the US. Norway for example has about as many infections as sweden but less than a third of deaths...

I'm not suggesting we are doing better, just not worse. If the more draconian measures don't yield better results than a mere suggestion from the PM to act responsibly, there is literally no reason to implement them.

It's too premature to say Sweden's approach is yielding better or equal results. It may still, for particular reasons or a better general approach. I'd say it's riskier, but maybe your government will be vindicated.

I think they still have quarantine as an option for Stockholm, but wont do it unless they really really need to. And also that our experts thinks it's dangerous to implement it too early, since people will start to violate quarantine just as they are needed indoors the most.

I personally approve of how they've been running it, and it seems like most people agree.
It also has the added benefit of making people focus more on their own actions and less on everyone else.  :)
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Post by: Ghoul on March 30, 2020, 10:59:16 AM
Quote from: thisismyusername on March 30, 2020, 10:55:29 AM
Speaking of Twitter:

https://twitter.com/loswhit/status/1244413884670390273

Same shit in the UK breh, a family had a shit load of people round for karaoke.

https://twitter.com/DerWestResponse/status/1244060249402806277

The replies as well are mental FYI
 
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Post by: Great Rumbler on March 30, 2020, 11:01:29 AM
Quote from: https://www.thedailybeast.com/coronavirus-strikes-45-of-60-people-who-went-to-mount-vernon-washington-choir-practice
A choir practice held in Washington state on March 10, as the new coronavirus was spreading in Seattle, left dozens of people with COVID-19. The Los Angeles Times reports that 45 out of 60 Skagit Valley Chorale who gathered at the Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church have tested positive. Three have been hospitalized and two have died. No one at the practice had symptoms and most avoided contact with others, but the act of singing could have dispersed virus-containing droplets into the air they breathed.
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 30, 2020, 11:12:58 AM
Ya love to see it. Boomer Remover™ doing the job of removing Boomers. :doge
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Post by: Ghoul on March 30, 2020, 11:18:01 AM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on March 30, 2020, 11:01:29 AM
Quote from: https://www.thedailybeast.com/coronavirus-strikes-45-of-60-people-who-went-to-mount-vernon-washington-choir-practice
A choir practice held in Washington state on March 10, as the new coronavirus was spreading in Seattle, left dozens of people with COVID-19. The Los Angeles Times reports that 45 out of 60 Skagit Valley Chorale who gathered at the Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church have tested positive. Three have been hospitalized and two have died. No one at the practice had symptoms and most avoided contact with others, but the act of singing could have dispersed virus-containing droplets into the air they breathed.

Christian Music 45 infections and 2 dead

Metal:
 
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Rammstein’s frontman Till Lindemann has tested negative for the coronavirus - contrary to earlier reports that he had tested positive for the virus.

On Friday March 27 it had been reported that the German rocker had tested positive after being admitted to a Berlin hospital with a high fever.

Concern grew because he had to spend a night in an intensive care unit.

:woken
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Post by: tiesto on March 30, 2020, 11:35:30 AM
Quote from: Uncle on March 30, 2020, 06:41:52 AM
https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/who-video-games-playaparttogether/

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The World Health Organization wants you to stay at home and play video games

 :salute :playa

What do you do if you're a Resetera member though?

WHO trying to recruit an army of GAMERGATORS!!! :gamergate
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Post by: tiesto on March 30, 2020, 11:38:51 AM
Quote from: Ghoul on March 30, 2020, 10:59:16 AM
Quote from: thisismyusername on March 30, 2020, 10:55:29 AM
Speaking of Twitter:

https://twitter.com/loswhit/status/1244413884670390273

Same shit in the UK breh, a family had a shit load of people round for karaoke.

https://twitter.com/DerWestResponse/status/1244060249402806277

The replies as well are mental FYI

Is this one of those "what having a stroke looks like" pictures?
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Post by: Ghoul on March 30, 2020, 11:41:28 AM
Quote from: tiesto on March 30, 2020, 11:38:51 AM
Quote from: Ghoul on March 30, 2020, 10:59:16 AM
Quote from: thisismyusername on March 30, 2020, 10:55:29 AM
Speaking of Twitter:

https://twitter.com/loswhit/status/1244413884670390273

Same shit in the UK breh, a family had a shit load of people round for karaoke.

https://twitter.com/DerWestResponse/status/1244060249402806277

The replies as well are mental FYI

Is this one of those "what having a stroke looks like" pictures?

Fact Check, that is not typical British party food, god damn peaches with fried chicken... unreal...
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Post by: team filler on March 30, 2020, 11:42:46 AM
peaches n cream. not peaches n fried chickens  :neogaf
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Post by: mormapope on March 30, 2020, 11:42:47 AM
https://wkow.com/2020/03/30/state-by-state-projection-shows-when-wisconsin-will-peak-during-pandemic/

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A new analysis predicts Wisconsin will make it through the coronavirus pandemic without a shortage in hospital beds, if social distancing mandates are maintained

Having a bed to die in  :lawd
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 30, 2020, 11:43:09 AM
Quote from: Esch on March 30, 2020, 11:16:52 AM
Quote from: thisismyusername on March 30, 2020, 11:12:58 AM
Ya love to see it. Boomer Remover™ doing the job of removing Boomers. :doge

No I don't love to see people dying from disease?

I just want to see the right people die. 
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Post by: team filler on March 30, 2020, 11:45:37 AM
https://twitter.com/arielhelwani/status/1244628467032997891

 :putin
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: VomKriege on March 30, 2020, 11:49:11 AM
Quote from: jorma on March 30, 2020, 10:58:38 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 30, 2020, 10:35:18 AM
Quote from: jorma on March 30, 2020, 10:31:33 AM
Quote from: Fifstar on March 30, 2020, 09:08:54 AM
Quote from: jorma on March 30, 2020, 04:49:49 AM

Looking at Swedish corona stats, not quarantining people using force and closing everything down but instead asking us plebs to act responsibly on our own accord seems to work just as well as the more authoritarian methods.  :swiss

Not to rain on your parade, but in reality sweden probably just tests not nearly enough and the big wave is coming. The CFR is at 3,6% which at this time points to a big dark number. The swedish death rate per capita is currently on par with the UK and twice as high as the US. Norway for example has about as many infections as sweden but less than a third of deaths...

I'm not suggesting we are doing better, just not worse. If the more draconian measures don't yield better results than a mere suggestion from the PM to act responsibly, there is literally no reason to implement them.

It's too premature to say Sweden's approach is yielding better or equal results. It may still, for particular reasons or a better general approach. I'd say it's riskier, but maybe your government will be vindicated.

I think they still have quarantine as an option for Stockholm, but wont do it unless they really really need to. And also that our experts thinks it's dangerous to implement it too early, since people will start to violate quarantine just as they are needed indoors the most.

I personally approve of how they've been running it, and it seems like most people agree.
It also has the added benefit of making people focus more on their own actions and less on everyone else.  :)

I guess it's true you could shutdown "too early" (though from a contagion standpoint it cannot hurt, at worst you're setting the clock to almost 0 if there's really few cases) but half the world is there already and the economy has already gone into sleep mode, so I think countries shutting "too late" may run the risk of having to shut anyway when most of the major economic players are going to restart the engine, suffering longer closure and travel restrictions. It's probably a bigger question mark for the US than you, but still.

Also, it's probably an unprovable assertion but maybe the Swedish approach could be facilitated because all neighbouring countries / places that are interconnected with Sweden are taking the hit now, reducing the amount of people that could carry the infection in.

It's true, however, that shutdowns may have a big toll on general mental health, small businesses and poor workers.

fifstar pointed that Sweden was maybe not testing enough, if so the policy is more of a gamble than a rational approach.

But who knows ? I sure wish I could see friends and enjoy the sun right now. We'll probably need to wait late April-May to really have a better understanding of how far the virus penetrated, how effective were the shutdowns and where we'll be going from there.
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Post by: Ghoul on March 30, 2020, 11:49:40 AM
https://www.complex.com/music/2020/03/r-kelly-asks-for-jail-release-over-coronavirus-concerns?utm_campaign=complexmag&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social (https://www.complex.com/music/2020/03/r-kelly-asks-for-jail-release-over-coronavirus-concerns?utm_campaign=complexmag&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social)

R Kelly wants to be released from prison because of corona.

Bruh it's 19 you won't be attracted to it.

:corona_rodney
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Post by: VomKriege on March 30, 2020, 11:58:35 AM
Belgium is getting hit hard by this and like France and anywhere else there's a neverending saga about PPE procurement (a mask bid was canceled, government say because the supplier tried to gouge them after the fact, the company vehemently denies).

Turns out the whole "global chain will get through" doesn't work great when the major manufacturing centers have been shut down and everyone needs to restock at the same time.
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Post by: D3RANG3D on March 30, 2020, 12:04:58 PM
https://twitter.com/UyghurInfo/status/1243343213647151106
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Post by: Ghoul on March 30, 2020, 12:07:10 PM
that shade. Japan ready to fight huh?
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 30, 2020, 12:21:05 PM
I have never posted on 4chan, how offensive.  Someone just made it onto the list.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 30, 2020, 12:24:51 PM
WTF is going on with California testing, I keep seeing that there's supposedly tens of thousands tests they're waiting the results for ?

Edit : This I guess

https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-03-30/its-taking-up-to-eight-days-to-get-coronavirus-tests-results-heres-why (https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-03-30/its-taking-up-to-eight-days-to-get-coronavirus-tests-results-heres-why)
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Post by: VomKriege on March 30, 2020, 12:28:35 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 30, 2020, 12:24:59 PM
https://twitter.com/stalinfan69/status/1244381325173207040

Intubation Queens abusing handouts.  :oreilly
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 30, 2020, 12:30:52 PM
They have doctors blending lobsters into their IV bags. 
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Post by: BisMarckie on March 30, 2020, 12:38:53 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 30, 2020, 12:24:59 PM
https://twitter.com/stalinfan69/status/1244381325173207040

(https://frinkiac.com/video/S09E07/Aj1drLQp9M0PzJ8rLbzZOpCWi5c=.gif)
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Post by: shosta on March 30, 2020, 12:46:08 PM
These things are more complicated than cars so I don't know why we're just handing them out to everyone that wants one

This is Obama's America.
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Post by: Great Rumbler on March 30, 2020, 12:57:02 PM
What's next, a licence to breathe oxygen with my own damn lungs?!
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 30, 2020, 01:02:04 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfwhuC9ypQk&feature=em-lsp
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Post by: stufte on March 30, 2020, 01:02:43 PM
How dare the upper crust have to even beleaguer the notion of allowing the poors to breathe. The nerve!
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Post by: Nintex on March 30, 2020, 01:18:32 PM
Some good news from Italy the numbers went down for a third day in a row which means that likely a downward trend has set in.

In the Netherlands numbers are about the same. The province hit hardest is recovering, also some great results with the 'Malaria' cure here.
1500 recovered today.

The bad news in another province hospitalizations are rapidly increasing.
Another glimmer of hope, the treatment seems to be at a point that not everyone needs ventilators and a coma (thanks to the Malaria drug and some other treatments they're trying).
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Post by: bluemax on March 30, 2020, 01:18:45 PM
https://twitter.com/shelbygrad/status/1244670477827624960
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Post by: shosta on March 30, 2020, 01:19:43 PM
no, there is no hope. only suffering.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 30, 2020, 01:22:19 PM
We've seen this in all countries with outbreaks and testing results during / from the weekends seem to slow down or decrease. If the trend continues it's good but it's likely it will increase again tomorrow or the day after.
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Post by: Ghoul on March 30, 2020, 01:28:54 PM
UK claiming same curve as France, true, they're both not including people that die of it outside of hospital **

Said they will add them later**

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Post by: bluemax on March 30, 2020, 01:30:04 PM
I'm pretty despondent so I'm trying to find any sliver of hope to hold on to, way to rain on my parade!
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Post by: Ghoul on March 30, 2020, 01:41:52 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 30, 2020, 01:33:03 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 30, 2020, 01:19:43 PM
no, there is no hope. only suffering.

honestly i'm feeling kinda relieved i got this early so that i got 1/2 strains out of the way (and didnt die). #hopepunk

We don't know about immunity yet though really.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 30, 2020, 01:43:07 PM
I don't know much about biology, but I'm pretty sure counting strains by simple genetic differences isn't a good indicator of strains being different in terms of immunity. 
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Post by: Nintex on March 30, 2020, 01:45:30 PM
The ventilator welfare queens remind me,

Has Trump caught the mysterious face mask stealing gang yet? Is Rudy on the case?  :lol
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Post by: VomKriege on March 30, 2020, 01:47:17 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on March 30, 2020, 01:28:54 PM
UK claiming same curve as France, true, they're both not including people that die of it outside of hospital **

Said they will add them later**

418 new deaths registered in France, the highest number yet.
A Moselle hospital is requesting 12 transfers a day because it's saturated.

They haven't announced new cases yet.
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 30, 2020, 01:48:31 PM
https://twitter.com/MintyOscillator/status/1244616926132912135
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 30, 2020, 01:48:57 PM
Ontario had a bad day today.
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Post by: Occam on March 30, 2020, 01:49:45 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 30, 2020, 01:33:03 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 30, 2020, 01:19:43 PM
no, there is no hope. only suffering.

honestly i'm feeling kinda relieved i got this early so that i got 1/2 strains out of the way (and didnt die). #hopepunk

How are your lungs? Any aftereffects?
Since you didn't get pneumonia, I suppose there is no lasting damage?
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Post by: Ghoul on March 30, 2020, 01:50:23 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 30, 2020, 01:47:17 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on March 30, 2020, 01:28:54 PM
UK claiming same curve as France, true, they're both not including people that die of it outside of hospital **

Said they will add them later**

418 new deaths registered in France, the highest number yet.
A Moselle hospital is requesting 12 transfers a day because it's saturated.

They haven't announced new cases yet.

How many days ahead are you guys to us? a week-ish?

I think as deaths go up the new numbers talks will suddenly get lost within reports.
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Post by: shosta on March 30, 2020, 01:50:44 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 30, 2020, 01:45:32 PM
As long as I'm partially immune for a few months I'm choosing to see this as an absolute win #hopepunk
please endeavor to use the official hopepunk emoji ((https://i.imgur.com/chgZTV3.png)) when expressing hopepunk or hopepunk adjacent emotions, thank you
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Post by: Ghoul on March 30, 2020, 01:52:14 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 30, 2020, 01:50:44 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 30, 2020, 01:45:32 PM
As long as I'm partially immune for a few months I'm choosing to see this as an absolute win #hopepunk
please endeavor to use the official hopepunk emoji ((https://i.imgur.com/chgZTV3.png)) when expressing hopepunk or hopepunk adjacent emotions, thank you

Need a horsepunk emote that is bojack.
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Post by: Great Rumbler on March 30, 2020, 01:55:31 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 30, 2020, 01:50:44 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 30, 2020, 01:45:32 PM
As long as I'm partially immune for a few months I'm choosing to see this as an absolute win #hopepunk
please endeavor to use the official hopepunk emoji ((https://i.imgur.com/chgZTV3.png)) when expressing hopepunk or hopepunk adjacent emotions, thank you

I got you, fam. :winning
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Post by: shosta on March 30, 2020, 01:56:17 PM
thank you mods :bow
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Post by: VomKriege on March 30, 2020, 01:57:49 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on March 30, 2020, 01:50:23 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 30, 2020, 01:47:17 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on March 30, 2020, 01:28:54 PM
UK claiming same curve as France, true, they're both not including people that die of it outside of hospital **

Said they will add them later**

418 new deaths registered in France, the highest number yet.
A Moselle hospital is requesting 12 transfers a day because it's saturated.

They haven't announced new cases yet.

How many days ahead are you guys to us? a week-ish?

I think as deaths go up the new numbers talks will suddenly get lost within reports.

I wouldn't know exactly how far ahead we are. Schools were closed... 17 days ago ? And we've been in lockdown for 13 to 14 days.

Apparently they can't wait for getting antiviral tests, PCR is on the heavy side.

Edit : Worldometer says 4000k+ new positives but I don't know where they sourced it.
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 30, 2020, 01:58:22 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 30, 2020, 11:16:52 AM
Quote from: thisismyusername on March 30, 2020, 11:12:58 AM
Ya love to see it. Boomer Remover™ doing the job of removing Boomers. :doge

No I don't love to see people dying from disease?

I'll be edgy a moment and say: I do. If folks like the UK dinner, Seattle Choir, Florida Slip-and-Slide party want to get-together over "FAKE NEWS!!!!!111oneone!1111!1!"™, catch it and die: Well they Darwin Awarded themselves. It's nobody's fault but their own for continuing to ignore WHO/Federal Doctor's orders.

"Oh, I'm sorry. I thought this was America/UK/whatever country" only goes so far when you have literal journalists and articles about the dangers of this virus.

I feel bad for the folks that get caught by their stupidity, but folks going to Cancun or whatever for Spring Break and the doctors around the country are like "no, you shouldn't go anywhere unless it's to literally get food for yourself and family?" Nah, fuck them. They knew the risks. :trumps
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Post by: jorma on March 30, 2020, 02:01:02 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 30, 2020, 11:49:11 AM
Quote from: jorma on March 30, 2020, 10:58:38 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 30, 2020, 10:35:18 AM
Quote from: jorma on March 30, 2020, 10:31:33 AM
Quote from: Fifstar on March 30, 2020, 09:08:54 AM
Quote from: jorma on March 30, 2020, 04:49:49 AM

Looking at Swedish corona stats, not quarantining people using force and closing everything down but instead asking us plebs to act responsibly on our own accord seems to work just as well as the more authoritarian methods.  :swiss

Not to rain on your parade, but in reality sweden probably just tests not nearly enough and the big wave is coming. The CFR is at 3,6% which at this time points to a big dark number. The swedish death rate per capita is currently on par with the UK and twice as high as the US. Norway for example has about as many infections as sweden but less than a third of deaths...

I'm not suggesting we are doing better, just not worse. If the more draconian measures don't yield better results than a mere suggestion from the PM to act responsibly, there is literally no reason to implement them.

It's too premature to say Sweden's approach is yielding better or equal results. It may still, for particular reasons or a better general approach. I'd say it's riskier, but maybe your government will be vindicated.

I think they still have quarantine as an option for Stockholm, but wont do it unless they really really need to. And also that our experts thinks it's dangerous to implement it too early, since people will start to violate quarantine just as they are needed indoors the most.

I personally approve of how they've been running it, and it seems like most people agree.
It also has the added benefit of making people focus more on their own actions and less on everyone else.  :)

I guess it's true you could shutdown "too early" (though from a contagion standpoint it cannot hurt, at worst you're setting the clock to almost 0 if there's really few cases) but half the world is there already and the economy has already gone into sleep mode, so I think countries shutting "too late" may run the risk of having to shut anyway when most of the major economic players are going to restart the engine, suffering longer closure and travel restrictions. It's probably a bigger question mark for the US than you, but still.

Also, it's probably an unprovable assertion but maybe the Swedish approach could be facilitated because all neighbouring countries / places that are interconnected with Sweden are taking the hit now, reducing the amount of people that could carry the infection in.

It's true, however, that shutdowns may have a big toll on general mental health, small businesses and poor workers.

fifstar pointed that Sweden was maybe not testing enough, if so the policy is more of a gamble than a rational approach.

But who knows ? I sure wish I could see friends and enjoy the sun right now. We'll probably need to wait late April-May to really have a better understanding of how far the virus penetrated, how effective were the shutdowns and where we'll be going from there.

Social distancing already being the norm here is probably the biggest factor. And that it is very possible to go for hour long walks with the dog without having to brush shoulders with anyone, unless you live in central Stockholm. And it's kinda possible there too.
And also that people move out at 18 and never ever live with their parents again. And i read somewhere that Sweden has the highest number of single person households in the world. Or EU, i forget which.

All of these probably helps mitigating the spread a lot.

I think the actual gamble is in enforcing quarantine too early. A future quarantine could still work, but a quarantine in June after already spending three months indoors? A bit much to ask. People just wouldn't give a shit if it meant missing out on the roughly three months of good weather we have in the year  :lol
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Post by: Don Rumata on March 30, 2020, 02:02:16 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 30, 2020, 01:45:32 PM
As long as I'm partially immune for a few months I'm choosing to see this as an absolute win #hopepunk
Were you ever tested for it? Or were you assuming it was COVID based on symptoms? If it was tho, you might want to be careful still, as some people seem to remain contagious for a couple of weeks even after their symptoms are gone.
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Post by: Nintex on March 30, 2020, 02:03:27 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on March 30, 2020, 01:58:22 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 30, 2020, 11:16:52 AM
Quote from: thisismyusername on March 30, 2020, 11:12:58 AM
Ya love to see it. Boomer Remover™ doing the job of removing Boomers. :doge

No I don't love to see people dying from disease?

I'll be edgy a moment and say: I do. If folks like the UK dinner, Seattle Choir, Florida Slip-and-Slide party want to get-together over "FAKE NEWS!!!!!111oneone!1111!1!"™, catch it and die: Well they Darwin Awarded themselves. It's nobody's fault but their own for continuing to ignore WHO/Federal Doctor's orders.

"Oh, I'm sorry. I thought this was America/UK/whatever country" only goes so far when you have literal journalists and articles about the dangers of this virus.

I feel bad for the folks that get caught by their stupidity, but folks going to Cancun or whatever for Spring Break and the doctors around the country are like "no, you shouldn't go anywhere unless it's to literally get food for yourself and family?" Nah, fuck them. They knew the risks. :trumps
They will put a strain on the healthcare system though.

Maybe we should just shoot people over 18 who go outside in groups for no reason.  :yeshrug
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Post by: Don Rumata on March 30, 2020, 02:09:36 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on March 30, 2020, 01:58:22 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 30, 2020, 11:16:52 AM
Quote from: thisismyusername on March 30, 2020, 11:12:58 AM
Ya love to see it. Boomer Remover™ doing the job of removing Boomers. :doge

No I don't love to see people dying from disease?

I'll be edgy a moment and say: I do. If folks like the UK dinner, Seattle Choir, Florida Slip-and-Slide party want to get-together over "FAKE NEWS!!!!!111oneone!1111!1!"™, catch it and die: Well they Darwin Awarded themselves. It's nobody's fault but their own for continuing to ignore WHO/Federal Doctor's orders.

"Oh, I'm sorry. I thought this was America/UK/whatever country" only goes so far when you have literal journalists and articles about the dangers of this virus.

I feel bad for the folks that get caught by their stupidity, but folks going to Cancun or whatever for Spring Break and the doctors around the country are like "no, you shouldn't go anywhere unless it's to literally get food for yourself and family?" Nah, fuck them. They knew the risks. :trumps
But that's not how it works.
It's not like COVID kills based on merit.
You could be a total cunt and go to spring-break, and do whatever the fuck, then spread it around to people who may have gone out once to buy food, and they'd still risk dying while you could end up with a bad fever at worst.
Not to mention the point Nintex made, since you can't really negate cunts a hospital bed, based on their cunt behaviour.
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Post by: Nintex on March 30, 2020, 02:20:11 PM
Our government didn't order ventilators from Philips until 2 weeks ago and Philips is just now ramping up production :snoop

They are the self declared biggest medical supplier in the world.  :rofl
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Post by: VomKriege on March 30, 2020, 02:20:44 PM
Some healthcare professionals and lawyers in France are trying to push a legal request for the requisition of the "means of productions" to avoid a shortage of medication (including morphine).
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Post by: Don Rumata on March 30, 2020, 02:21:26 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 30, 2020, 02:13:04 PM
Quote from: Don Rumata on March 30, 2020, 02:02:16 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 30, 2020, 01:45:32 PM
As long as I'm partially immune for a few months I'm choosing to see this as an absolute win #hopepunk
Were you ever tested for it? Or were you assuming it was COVID based on symptoms? If it was tho, you might want to be careful still, as some people seem to remain contagious for a couple of weeks even after their symptoms are gone.

Someone who got sick from positive tested people got me sick + symptoms. I'm planning to keep isolated for a couple weeks.
Gotcha.
Happy you're past the hump then.
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Post by: bluemax on March 30, 2020, 02:23:57 PM
https://twitter.com/Manda_like_wine/status/1244602911084154880
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Post by: Ghoul on March 30, 2020, 02:27:02 PM
Quote from: bluemax on March 30, 2020, 02:23:57 PM
https://twitter.com/Manda_like_wine/status/1244602911084154880

where source?

Found:

https://nypost.com/2020/03/30/las-vegas-parking-lot-turned-into-homeless-shelter-during-coronavirus-crisis/ (https://nypost.com/2020/03/30/las-vegas-parking-lot-turned-into-homeless-shelter-during-coronavirus-crisis/)
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Post by: Cheddahz on March 30, 2020, 02:28:42 PM
I've pretty much been self isolating since I came back from a trip a few weeks ago and I'm feeling okay; still only going to go out if I have to for food (which 95% of South Carolina is not doing and it's hurting us)
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Post by: shosta on March 30, 2020, 02:31:54 PM
https://twitter.com/MaybeAmes/status/1243937726350704643

:rofl
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 30, 2020, 02:37:44 PM
I really want to go out and buy sugary treats but I also don't want to die because of it.  Is this how heroin addicts feel?
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Post by: shosta on March 30, 2020, 02:38:37 PM
Quote from: Don Rumata on March 30, 2020, 02:21:26 PM
Happy you're past the hump then.
Actually it sounds like the hump is just getting started  :corona_rodney
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Post by: Bebpo on March 30, 2020, 02:43:36 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 30, 2020, 12:24:51 PM
WTF is going on with California testing, I keep seeing that there's supposedly tens of thousands tests they're waiting the results for ?

Edit : This I guess

https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-03-30/its-taking-up-to-eight-days-to-get-coronavirus-tests-results-heres-why (https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-03-30/its-taking-up-to-eight-days-to-get-coronavirus-tests-results-heres-why)

Yeah, my friend's sister is a nurse at a place where 5 nurses tested positive. She had bad symptoms had to jump through a dozen hoops to get tested and then it took 8 days to get the results and she had to just self-quarantine at home until then. Ended up being negative, thankfully. But CA's testing situation still sucks.

I don't understand why CA can't do their own test/testing like NY.
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Post by: Nintex on March 30, 2020, 02:46:21 PM
I just remembered it has been about 8 days since I last used my car.
Imagine all the dead car batteries in 2 months  :existential
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Post by: Ghoul on March 30, 2020, 02:55:24 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 30, 2020, 02:46:21 PM
I just remembered it has been about 8 days since I last used my car.
Imagine all the dead car batteries in 2 months  :existential

Imagine all the dead car owners in two months.
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Post by: bluemax on March 30, 2020, 02:56:59 PM
https://twitter.com/benbbaldwin/status/1244698644982497280

Virginia is now Stay at home until June 10th!
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Post by: BisMarckie on March 30, 2020, 02:58:50 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on March 30, 2020, 02:55:24 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 30, 2020, 02:46:21 PM
I just remembered it has been about 8 days since I last used my car.
Imagine all the dead car batteries in 2 months  :existential

Imagine all the dead car owners in two months.

Daddy is going to buy a cheap slightly used luxury car :success
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Post by: Ghoul on March 30, 2020, 03:01:01 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 30, 2020, 02:58:50 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on March 30, 2020, 02:55:24 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 30, 2020, 02:46:21 PM
I just remembered it has been about 8 days since I last used my car.
Imagine all the dead car batteries in 2 months  :existential

Imagine all the dead car owners in two months.

Daddy is going to buy a cheap slightly used luxury car :success

Nep step dad sweating, "Bitch you better live, you owe me 7 years high APR %"

Added look at this shit, people stockpiling didn't even freeze that shit..

https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/29/fury-wasted-food-piles-nhs-workers-struggle-get-vital-supplies-12473484/ (https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/29/fury-wasted-food-piles-nhs-workers-struggle-get-vital-supplies-12473484/)
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Post by: TakingBackSunday on March 30, 2020, 03:28:58 PM
reading reeee posters' hot takes on this is both incredibly distressing an hilariously  galaxy :brain

People claiming that this is the end of the modern era and humanity will never recover is pretty lol-worthy
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Post by: Tripon on March 30, 2020, 03:42:31 PM
https://twitter.com/johnmyers/status/1244701576301666314
https://twitter.com/johnmyers/status/1244706600561983489
https://twitter.com/johnmyers/status/1244708740063887360
https://twitter.com/johnmyers/status/1244710772346765312
https://twitter.com/johnmyers/status/1244711387927994368
https://twitter.com/MattHjourno/status/1244709597035638784
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Post by: Tripon on March 30, 2020, 03:46:32 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on March 30, 2020, 03:01:01 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 30, 2020, 02:58:50 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on March 30, 2020, 02:55:24 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 30, 2020, 02:46:21 PM
I just remembered it has been about 8 days since I last used my car.
Imagine all the dead car batteries in 2 months  :existential

Imagine all the dead car owners in two months.


Daddy is going to buy a cheap slightly used luxury car :success

Nep step dad sweating, "Bitch you better live, you owe me 7 years high APR %"

Added look at this shit, people stockpiling didn't even freeze that shit..

https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/29/fury-wasted-food-piles-nhs-workers-struggle-get-vital-supplies-12473484/ (https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/29/fury-wasted-food-piles-nhs-workers-struggle-get-vital-supplies-12473484/)

Yeah, I made sure to start my car yesterday, even though its a hybrid just to let it run for a minute. I still got payments until 2022 on the car, but I'm thinking after this is done, I'll follow BisMarckie lead, trade in my car for a used luxury car.
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Post by: Nintex on March 30, 2020, 03:58:04 PM
Just took a drive through town. Didn't leave my car obviously.

It was like driving through Chernobyl.
Eerily quiet, empty streets, empty parking lots even and usually this place is quite lively in the early evening.
Exchanged friendly waves with the bus driver, the pawg on her scooter and the two poor souls walking their dogs.
 
Which was all human contact in a 30 minute drive. :fbm
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Post by: Lonewulfeus on March 30, 2020, 04:08:08 PM
The Netherlands has fallen  :jeb

But nintex survives  :goty
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Post by: benjipwns on March 30, 2020, 04:14:49 PM
My mom keeps telling me whenever they find something that can be turned into ventilators with minor changes. I don't know what she wants me to do with this information.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 30, 2020, 04:16:51 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on March 30, 2020, 04:14:49 PM
My mom keeps telling me whenever they find something that can be turned into ventilators with minor changes. I don't know what she wants me to do with this information.

Doxx at home, save lives.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 30, 2020, 04:20:18 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on March 30, 2020, 04:14:49 PM
My mom keeps telling me whenever they find something that can be turned into ventilators with minor changes. I don't know what she wants me to do with this information.

She wants a vacuum-cum-ventilator for mother's day.  Just going to do a bit of tidying-up while I breathe. 
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Post by: bork on March 30, 2020, 04:36:11 PM
https://twitter.com/ChadChronister/status/1244682366431432707
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Post by: team filler on March 30, 2020, 04:37:47 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 30, 2020, 01:45:32 PM
As long as I'm partially immune for a few months I'm choosing to see this as an absolute win #hopepunk
you're almost brazilian!  :rejoice
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Post by: bork on March 30, 2020, 04:40:19 PM
Holy crap, my wife's job relented on their archaic remote access policies and she got the go-ahead to work from home.  Now that government money will pay for her missing a month of work after having the baby later this year.

Nope, shot down! :lol :dizzy
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Post by: Nintex on March 30, 2020, 04:54:15 PM
This sums up this whole thing pretty well

https://twitter.com/mj_lee/status/1244712946225340417 (https://twitter.com/mj_lee/status/1244712946225340417)
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Post by: team filler on March 30, 2020, 05:03:00 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 30, 2020, 03:58:04 PM
Just took a drive through town. Didn't leave my car obviously.

It was like driving through Chernobyl.
Eerily quiet, empty streets, empty parking lots even and usually this place is quite lively in the early evening.
Exchanged friendly waves with the bus driver, the pawg on her scooter and the two poor souls walking their dogs.
 
Which was all human contact in a 30 minute drive. :fbm
dutch pawg?  :shaq
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Post by: team filler on March 30, 2020, 05:21:32 PM
https://twitter.com/Hezbolsonaro/status/1244689441551028224

 :dead
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Post by: bluemax on March 30, 2020, 05:26:03 PM
https://twitter.com/TucsonRomero/status/1244733963047862272

https://twitter.com/maddow/status/1244736804797984769
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 30, 2020, 05:30:56 PM
Another bad day for Canada. 
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Post by: Ghoul on March 30, 2020, 05:33:54 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 30, 2020, 04:54:15 PM
This sums up this whole thing pretty well

https://twitter.com/mj_lee/status/1244712946225340417 (https://twitter.com/mj_lee/status/1244712946225340417)

NEWWW YORK, we got more corona cases than you
death toll is double you
NEW YORK, NEW YORK NEW YORK.
Keep our streets full of infected, we're reckless and stupid.

- beyonce
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Post by: team filler on March 30, 2020, 05:42:48 PM
https://twitter.com/jason_koebler/status/1244682109320642562

 :bernie
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Post by: VomKriege on March 30, 2020, 05:46:38 PM
Paris hospitals looking into a way to have patients get respiratory assistance with remote medical monitoring, hopefully to free up ICU beds faster.

While the Great East region is the one that saturated first, Paris and Ile de France are where the most cases are and healthcare facilities there are starting to get at capacity. Like with Strasbourg and Mulhouse, they're starting transferring patients in others regions not hit as hard.

Hopefully effects from the lockdown should start to help within the week but with the long ICU treatments needed it will take some time to free beds.

The IMF is considering that a recession in Europe is inevitable and the FAO is worried about stress on farming and food production worldwide exacerbated by countries restricting exports.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 30, 2020, 05:54:12 PM
Spain suspending all funeral ceremonies for now.
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Post by: bluemax on March 30, 2020, 06:13:27 PM
https://twitter.com/blakesmustache/status/1244586703475691521
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Post by: Nintex on March 30, 2020, 06:17:12 PM
https://twitter.com/blakesmustache/status/1244586714041024518 (https://twitter.com/blakesmustache/status/1244586714041024518)

They ran a simulation like they were testing the emergency response systems prior to 9/11
John Bolton fired the Pandemic team and Iran was the first country severely impacted after China

nothing suspicious to see here  :thinking
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Post by: Himu on March 30, 2020, 06:20:02 PM
Glenda says she thinks she's got the corona but symptoms are lightening and the body is starting to feel better. Been sick a week.
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Post by: Coffee Dog on March 30, 2020, 06:22:08 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 30, 2020, 06:20:02 PM
Glenda says she thinks she's got the corona but symptoms are lightening and the body is starting to feel better. Been sick a week.

:( glad to hear things are improving
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Post by: VomKriege on March 30, 2020, 06:23:14 PM
Self distance from the forum didn't work heh ?
Best of recoveries.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 30, 2020, 06:50:30 PM
https://twitter.com/mitchellvii/status/1244731747159474178

The Stock Market has spoken, Mr. Beale !
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Post by: Joe Molotov on March 30, 2020, 06:53:59 PM
So I guess we can keep the country shut down indefinitely since the Dow is doing fine now?
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Post by: Nintex on March 30, 2020, 06:54:59 PM
I think the stock market people figured out after a week of panic that they can just trade and do cocaine from home.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 30, 2020, 06:58:33 PM
USA on its way into the exclusive 3000 fatalities club. Will took a little longer to overtake France (will depends on how things develop...).

More states have moved to have some sort of measure in place though.
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Post by: shosta on March 30, 2020, 07:00:15 PM
Financial Times has yet to update its graph even though the US is literally off the chart now :lol
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Post by: VomKriege on March 30, 2020, 07:29:49 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 30, 2020, 07:00:15 PM
Financial Times has yet to update its graph even though the US is literally off the chart now :lol

Not all US data may be in... Well it depends on what 24h window you operate with but Worldometer resets at 00:00 GMT, or so they say. I usually see the FT tracker updated in the morning.

USA overtook France in fatalities now.  :doge
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Post by: toku on March 30, 2020, 07:32:00 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 30, 2020, 01:45:32 PM
As long as I'm partially immune for a few months I'm choosing to see this as an absolute win #hopepunk

everyone who reads this post is now immune god bless you do not need to like just have faith bless up
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Post by: Pennywise on March 30, 2020, 07:43:07 PM
France got 80+ people in hospitals in Germany, Switzerland and Luxembourg. They want to push that number to over a 100 soon.

Just imagine the US asking Mexico for help  :phil

In other news. German deaths are still pretty low, but there are several eldery care homes that got hit hard. One of them already got 17+ fatalities. That shit is rough.. and more confirmed cases in different care homes have been made public.
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Post by: Tripon on March 30, 2020, 07:46:45 PM
https://twitter.com/koryodynasty/status/1244771437107347456
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Post by: bluemax on March 30, 2020, 07:49:23 PM
https://twitter.com/CountyofLA/status/1244770268523851777
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Post by: Himu on March 30, 2020, 07:52:47 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 30, 2020, 01:45:32 PM
As long as I'm partially immune for a few months I'm choosing to see this as an absolute win #hopepunk

Isn't it worse when you get it a second time
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Post by: TEEEPO on March 30, 2020, 07:57:15 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 30, 2020, 07:52:47 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 30, 2020, 01:45:32 PM
As long as I'm partially immune for a few months I'm choosing to see this as an absolute win #hopepunk

Isn't it worse when you get it a second time

they were false positives, thus far.

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Post by: Himu on March 30, 2020, 07:57:53 PM
Quote from: TEEEPO on March 30, 2020, 07:57:15 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 30, 2020, 07:52:47 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 30, 2020, 01:45:32 PM
As long as I'm partially immune for a few months I'm choosing to see this as an absolute win #hopepunk

Isn't it worse when you get it a second time

they were false positives, thus far.

Good to know
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Post by: bork on March 30, 2020, 08:03:58 PM
Quote from: bork on March 30, 2020, 04:40:19 PM
Holy crap, my wife's job relented on their archaic remote access policies and she got the go-ahead to work from home.  Now that government money will pay for her missing a month of work after having the baby later this year.
 :success

And scratch that- her boss's bosses denied this and still want people to go to the office.
:mindblown
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 30, 2020, 08:04:59 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 30, 2020, 06:54:59 PM
I think the stock market people figured out after a week of panic that they can just trade and do cocaine from home.

This was a good post. 
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Post by: benjipwns on March 30, 2020, 08:11:07 PM
toku gave everyone immunity guys, make sure you read his post
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Post by: toku on March 30, 2020, 08:15:21 PM
if you read the post and get sick do not panic it just means you have not tithed by listening to my smash hit album endgame available everywhere now, if symptoms persist there maybe space available on my special personal prayers list. In these trying times it's important to know that only two things with save us, prayer and getting this economy back on track thank you god bless
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Post by: benjipwns on March 30, 2020, 08:22:24 PM
https://twitter.com/TheOnion/status/1244687861565308932
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Post by: team filler on March 30, 2020, 08:23:28 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/U4a5ow9.jpg)
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Post by: Himu on March 30, 2020, 08:31:31 PM
Quote from: toku on March 30, 2020, 08:15:21 PM
if you read the post and get sick do not panic it just means you have not tithed by listening to my smash hit album endgame available everywhere now, if symptoms persist there maybe space available on my special personal prayers list. In these trying times it's important to know that only two things with save us, prayer and getting this economy back on track thank you god bless

But what if you get it? Does it mean God can die?
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Post by: Himu on March 30, 2020, 08:33:48 PM
Quote from: filler on March 30, 2020, 08:23:28 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/U4a5ow9.jpg)

What is the alternative media doing differently from the mainstream media regarding this? I haven't seen any media outlet say old people need to die for the economy
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Post by: team filler on March 30, 2020, 08:49:33 PM
trumpy took a lil bit long figuring out how to grift off national tragedy like the pros do! :trumps
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 30, 2020, 08:54:37 PM
Lol Trump accidentally letting us know how fucked we really are, sweet
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 30, 2020, 09:00:43 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on March 30, 2020, 01:58:22 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 30, 2020, 11:16:52 AM
Quote from: thisismyusername on March 30, 2020, 11:12:58 AM
Ya love to see it. Boomer Remover™ doing the job of removing Boomers. :doge

No I don't love to see people dying from disease?

I'll be edgy a moment and say: I do. If folks like the UK dinner, Seattle Choir, Florida Slip-and-Slide party want to get-together over "FAKE NEWS!!!!!111oneone!1111!1!"™, catch it and die: Well they Darwin Awarded themselves. It's nobody's fault but their own for continuing to ignore WHO/Federal Doctor's orders.

"Oh, I'm sorry. I thought this was America/UK/whatever country" only goes so far when you have literal journalists and articles about the dangers of this virus.

I feel bad for the folks that get caught by their stupidity, but folks going to Cancun or whatever for Spring Break and the doctors around the country are like "no, you shouldn't go anywhere unless it's to literally get food for yourself and family?" Nah, fuck them. They knew the risks. :trumps

Real psycho hours here.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 30, 2020, 09:07:14 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 30, 2020, 07:52:47 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 30, 2020, 01:45:32 PM
As long as I'm partially immune for a few months I'm choosing to see this as an absolute win #hopepunk

Isn't it worse when you get it a second time

Don't know if that's really possible? Logically speaking, you'd no longer be immunologicaly naive anymore so you'd think the second time around you'd be less caught off-guard, physiologically.
But I suppose it remains to be seen for a while yet, needs research. And all you see floating around for it is often fake/mischaracterized news.   
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Post by: TEEEPO on March 30, 2020, 09:12:57 PM
it's worth noting that antibodies aren't forever and it's unclear how long the immunity will last. it could be months to upwards of a few years when judging by prior coronaviruses.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 30, 2020, 09:16:22 PM
If I remember correctly, there are more "learning" mechanisms associated with the immune system than just the antibodies. But I don't quite recall and don't know enough about the subject to even know where to start.
SARS 1.0 had antibodies persisting for over year IIRC. Realistically speaking, once you've caught it once, unless you go bubble boy after the fact you'll probably be continually exposed well before say a year mark. So I don't know how that'd effect antibody persistence.
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Post by: benjipwns on March 30, 2020, 09:19:29 PM
Can you guys stop talking this gobbledygook technobabble and get back to some facts truth about the BOOMER REMOVER's cultural and societal cleansing forces?
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Post by: bork on March 30, 2020, 09:19:39 PM
Pretty positive outlook on things and how to deal with the virus.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qwx3JMRTz8U
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Post by: benjipwns on March 30, 2020, 09:41:01 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on March 13, 2020, 10:27:27 PM
There's this show called Live PD that's basically COPS but it's live, and every other dude the cops are trying to arrest tonight is claiming "I've got the corona, don't touch me!" :lol
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/fbi-arrests-man-allegedly-coughing-agents-hoarding-selling/story?id=69884846
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On Sunday, FBI agents said they approached Feldheim at his home after observing several individuals walking away from his door with boxes that they believed contained medical equipment.

"After identifying themselves as FBI agents, they told Feldheim that they wanted to stay a distance away from him given concerns over the spread of Coronavirus," the DOJ said in a statement. "When the agents were within four to five feet of him, Feldheim allegedly coughed in their direction without covering his mouth."

Feldheim then told the agents he was infected with COVID-19, according to DOJ.

As a result, Feldheim was arrested and charged with assaulting a federal officer, as well as making false statements after prosecutors said he repeatedly lied about his possession and sale of the equipment.
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Post by: team filler on March 30, 2020, 09:52:23 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 30, 2020, 09:40:17 PM
https://twitter.com/cirogomes/status/1244768339152572417

:whew
(https://i.imgur.com/XNwTbTy.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/z95DjAf.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/Gs41pTQ.jpg)
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Post by: tiesto on March 30, 2020, 10:43:42 PM
Quote from: bork on March 30, 2020, 09:19:39 PM
Pretty positive outlook on things and how to deal with the virus.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qwx3JMRTz8U

Hmm, this guy works with my bro, although my bro says he doesn't know him too well.
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Post by: Tripon on March 30, 2020, 10:48:58 PM
https://www.yahoo.com/news/ultra-orthodox-israelis-chafe-coronavirus-141852785.html

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JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli police have used a drone, helicopter and stun grenades in recent days to prevent people gathering in an ultra-Orthodox Jewish neighborhood of Jerusalem in defiance of Health Ministry measures aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus.

On Monday, police, some in riot gear and surgical masks, encountered occasional resistance and verbal abuse while enforcing the measures in a part of the city whose residents have long chafed against the state.

"Nazis!" shouted a group of boys, as police pulled men off the narrow streets of Mea Shearim.

As well as broadcasting the message "Stay Home" from the helicopter and drone, police have issued offenders with fines.

Israeli officials describe the ultra-Orthodox as especially prone to contagion because their districts tend to be poor and congested, and in normal times they are accustomed to holding thrice-daily prayers with often large congregations.

Some of their rabbis have also cast doubt on the degree of coronavirus risk.

Many ultra-Orthodox reject the authority of the Israeli state, whose Jewish majority is mostly secular.

Israel's 21 percent Arab minority are another sensitive community, where officials say testing for the virus has been lagging.

"There are three 'Corona Countries' - the ultra-Orthodox sector, the Arab sector and the rest of the State of Israel," Defense Minister Naftali Bennett told reporters on Sunday.
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Post by: Joe Molotov on March 30, 2020, 10:57:56 PM
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"Nazis!" shouted a group of boys, as police pulled men off the narrow streets of Mea Shearim.

User banned (3 months): antisemitism
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Post by: team filler on March 30, 2020, 11:11:43 PM
https://twitter.com/Jscott1145/status/1244778827714375681
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 30, 2020, 11:11:45 PM
https://twitter.com/GregoryHardinII/status/1241767238362894345

https://twitter.com/mhdksafa/status/1241322646404567041

https://twitter.com/heylaineys/status/1244401795750715392

the discourse certainly is taking interesting shape already!
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Post by: team filler on March 30, 2020, 11:14:33 PM
 :bernie
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Post by: shosta on March 31, 2020, 12:39:54 AM
at the current rate of growth (doubling every three days), here are the new US estimates

Mon 3/30   150,000
Tue 3/31   189,000
Wed 4/1   238,140
Thu 4/2   300,056
Fri 4/3   378,071
Sat 4/4   476,370
Sun 4/5   600,226
Mon 4/6   756,284
Tue 4/7   952,918
Wed 4/8   1,200,677
Thu 4/9   1,512,853
Fri 4/10   1,906,195

hopefully it slows down even more, although it's amazing to me that even with all the measures in place we'll still have millions of cases. How long can people stay inside?
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Post by: team filler on March 31, 2020, 12:44:16 AM
https://twitter.com/CassandraRules/status/1244844249281114114
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 31, 2020, 01:12:54 AM
Quote from: shosta on March 31, 2020, 12:39:54 AM
at the current rate of growth (doubling every three days), here are the new US estimates

Mon 3/30   150,000
Tue 3/31   189,000
Wed 4/1   238,140
Thu 4/2   300,056
Fri 4/3   378,071
Sat 4/4   476,370
Sun 4/5   600,226
Mon 4/6   756,284
Tue 4/7   952,918
Wed 4/8   1,200,677
Thu 4/9   1,512,853
Fri 4/10   1,906,195

hopefully it slows down even more, although it's amazing to me that even with all the measures in place we'll still have millions of cases. How long can people stay inside?

Isn't half your country half-assing this currently?
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Post by: team filler on March 31, 2020, 02:02:49 AM
https://twitter.com/leslie_bern/status/1244712829237616642
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Post by: brawndolicious on March 31, 2020, 02:33:00 AM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 31, 2020, 01:12:54 AM
Quote from: shosta on March 31, 2020, 12:39:54 AM
at the current rate of growth (doubling every three days), here are the new US estimates

Mon 3/30   150,000
Tue 3/31   189,000
Wed 4/1   238,140
Thu 4/2   300,056
Fri 4/3   378,071
Sat 4/4   476,370
Sun 4/5   600,226
Mon 4/6   756,284
Tue 4/7   952,918
Wed 4/8   1,200,677
Thu 4/9   1,512,853
Fri 4/10   1,906,195

hopefully it slows down even more, although it's amazing to me that even with all the measures in place we'll still have millions of cases. How long can people stay inside?

Isn't half your country half-assing this currently?

Yeah I don't think our testing will ever catch up with the number of actual cases. Particularly in states like Florida and Arizona.

Also if we're doubling every three days, then wouldn't half the country be infected in 30 days or so? I'm guessing we'll see it slow down as quarantines should start to show their effects soon (2 week lag?) but we already starting to saturate the healthcare resources. In my brothers hospital, people have to reuse N95 masks using the baking method.

One thing I know is that there's going to be a massive protest after this is done, all that money thrown at healthcare administrators in this country and there's basically no logistics in place.
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Post by: team filler on March 31, 2020, 02:50:04 AM
https://twitter.com/LizActivate/status/1244690478282485761

 :-\
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Post by: VomKriege on March 31, 2020, 02:54:01 AM
Quote from: shosta on March 31, 2020, 12:39:54 AM
hopefully it slows down even more, although it's amazing to me that even with all the measures in place we'll still have millions of cases. How long can people stay inside?

Iceland conducted tests on a random sample of 5k people (on top of 10k tests presumably done for symptoms / suspicions / people coming back from at risk regions) for a total population of 364k. So far they have 1086 positive cases. Complete stats here :https://www.covid.is/data (https://www.covid.is/data).

Island nation and all that but that's one of the only "large" test sample we have so far.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 31, 2020, 03:31:39 AM
Meanwhile, in Scientology...

https://www.tampabay.com/news/health/2020/03/30/scientology-stays-open-but-says-its-virus-prevention-is-the-best-on-earth (https://www.tampabay.com/news/health/2020/03/30/scientology-stays-open-but-says-its-virus-prevention-is-the-best-on-earth)
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Post by: jorma on March 31, 2020, 03:35:19 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 31, 2020, 02:54:01 AM
Quote from: shosta on March 31, 2020, 12:39:54 AM
hopefully it slows down even more, although it's amazing to me that even with all the measures in place we'll still have millions of cases. How long can people stay inside?

Iceland conducted tests on a random sample of 16k people for a total population of 364k (approx. and info dated March 29) which returned 1086 positive cases. Complete stats here :https://www.covid.is/data (https://www.covid.is/data).

Island nation and all that but for the sake of argument just assuming that 1 in 16 is correct and applying it to the USA...

That's awesome!
More good news:
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperial-college/medicine/sph/ide/gida-fellowships/Imperial-College-COVID19-Europe-estimates-and-NPI-impact-30-03-2020.pdf

They project that Spain is at 15% already, with 41% in the "credible range".

Another dude quoted in Swedish media today says that Sweden might have up to one million infected already. The official number is 150 dead and 4000 infected, so would be pretty amazing if true.
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Post by: team filler on March 31, 2020, 04:23:23 AM
https://twitter.com/thetomzone/status/1244849320526053376

https://twitter.com/PlankySmith/status/1244855419891257346

 8)
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Post by: Ghoul on March 31, 2020, 04:26:04 AM
that is the most cali bullshit I have ever seen.
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Post by: Fifstar on March 31, 2020, 05:30:57 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 31, 2020, 02:54:01 AM
Quote from: shosta on March 31, 2020, 12:39:54 AM
hopefully it slows down even more, although it's amazing to me that even with all the measures in place we'll still have millions of cases. How long can people stay inside?

Iceland conducted tests on a random sample of 16k people for a total population of 364k (approx. and info dated March 29) which returned 1086 positive cases. Complete stats here :https://www.covid.is/data (https://www.covid.is/data).

Island nation and all that but for the sake of argument just assuming that 1 in 16 is correct and applying it to the USA...

The thing is our current predictions on CFR or people needing heavy medical care are mainly based on the known infections. So if the dark figures are really that much higher, it also means it's less dangerous.

Btw. I'm not quite sure I understand the site you linked. Seems like 1086 infections is the total known number of infections, no? And those infections seem to be detected mainly through the normal process (being tested after showing symptoms). To my understanding it looks like just about 100 unfections were detected through the sampling (the orange bars that say decode genetics).This link says the samping suggets about 1% of the general population is infected https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/iceland-employs-detective-work-testing-quarantine-coronavirus-fight-n1170166

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Post by: brawndolicious on March 31, 2020, 05:30:58 AM
White people always make drum circles when they're stressed. It's very weird.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 31, 2020, 05:40:05 AM
Quote from: Fifstar on March 31, 2020, 05:30:57 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 31, 2020, 02:54:01 AM
Quote from: shosta on March 31, 2020, 12:39:54 AM
hopefully it slows down even more, although it's amazing to me that even with all the measures in place we'll still have millions of cases. How long can people stay inside?

Iceland conducted tests on a random sample of 16k people for a total population of 364k (approx. and info dated March 29) which returned 1086 positive cases. Complete stats here :https://www.covid.is/data (https://www.covid.is/data).

Island nation and all that but for the sake of argument just assuming that 1 in 16 is correct and applying it to the USA...

The thing is our current predictions on CFR or people needing heavy medical care are mainly based on the known infections. So if the dark figures are really that much higher, it also means it's less dangerous.

If the problem is not the lethality but how fast it is spreading, we're still left with the same problems on how to reopen safely. Though a very high rate of untracked infections with benign effects, if some immunity naturally exists after carrying it, would have the problem sort of sorting itself.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 31, 2020, 05:53:02 AM
Some excerpts from an article about the Swedish approach and one of the study that may inform it.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/fsa0za/the_pandemic_crippled_malm%C3%B6_ten_years_ago_swedish/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/fsa0za/the_pandemic_crippled_malm%C3%B6_ten_years_ago_swedish/)
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Post by: Fifstar on March 31, 2020, 05:53:10 AM
Edited my post, so here again regarding the data:

Btw. I'm not quite sure I understand the site you linked. Seems like 1086 infections is the total known number of infections, no? And those infections seem to be detected mainly through the normal process (being tested after showing symptoms). To my understanding it looks like just about 100 unfections were detected through the sampling (the orange bars that say decode genetics).This link says the samping suggets about 1% of the general population is infected https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/iceland-employs-detective-work-testing-quarantine-coronavirus-fight-n1170166
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Post by: VomKriege on March 31, 2020, 06:02:05 AM
Quote from: Fifstar on March 31, 2020, 05:53:10 AM
Edited my post, so here again regarding the data:

Btw. I'm not quite sure I understand the site you linked. Seems like 1086 infections is the total known number of infections, no? And those infections seem to be detected mainly through the normal process (being tested after showing symptoms). To my understanding it looks like just about 100 unfections were detected through the sampling (the orange bars that say decode genetics).This link says the samping suggets about 1% of the general population is infected https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/iceland-employs-detective-work-testing-quarantine-coronavirus-fight-n1170166

You're right. Apparently the sampling is approx 5k(?) individuals. The rest of the tests would probably be the result of people being taken in charge by health professionals because of symptoms or suspicions, which would obviously produce higher positive results. I was misled by a simplistic presentation of the numbers elsewhere.

Amended my earlier post.
Still interesting because that's one of the few "large" pooling sample to population we have to get an idea of how many asymptomatic cases there are.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 31, 2020, 06:28:07 AM
The Paris Prosecutor ("AG" I guess is the closest equivalent) said he received "a dozen" complaints against the government for the COVID management crisis already.
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Post by: Potato on March 31, 2020, 06:45:26 AM
Apparently, according to the experts, we are doing pretty well here.

Experts hopeful Australia is turning corner on coronavirus as Health Minister declares curve is flattening (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-31/coronavirus-flattening-the-curve-greg-hunt/12107404)

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The daily growth rate of coronavirus cases in Australia has fallen so significantly that the federal Health Minister believes "we are now flattening the curve".

Greg Hunt said the daily increase in cases had dropped from 25–30 per cent just over a week ago to 9 per cent this week.

Experts say the slowing growth rate of COVID-19 shows the actions taken by the National Cabinet, and individual Australians, are working.

Mr Hunt said the physical-distancing measures being implemented by Australians were saving lives.

"In these most difficult of times, with these most difficult of measures that none of us had ever dreamt we would ever be involved in, you have risen to the occasion," he said.

"We are seeing what I would describe as early promising signs of the curve flattening."

But Victorian authorities are concerned about a jump in suspected community transmissions in that state, and have warned the virus could begin significantly spreading in the next few days.

Paul Glasziou, the director of Bond University's Institute for Evidence-Based Healthcare, said "things are actually looking very good".

He said the data showed measures such as cancellations of mass gatherings and travel bans had made a difference.

The professor estimates Australia would have had about 8,000 cases of the virus by now, rather than just over 4,000, if the National Cabinet had not taken such measures.

Considering numbers are, at best, a reflection of the situation about a week ago, then I expect a bit of a spike in the next few days because of the fucking cruise ships and people returning from overseas.

Hopefully we can limit community spread sufficiently.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 31, 2020, 07:19:00 AM
https://twitter.com/dyllyp/status/1244662601809682432

Ten more inches in Heaven.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 31, 2020, 07:24:56 AM
Two senators for French Guiana have made a statement they'd like the help of Cuban doctors. French Guiana is, unsurprisingly, a territory where healthcare infrastructure is the lightest.
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Post by: Uncle on March 31, 2020, 07:36:04 AM
Quote from: filler on March 31, 2020, 04:23:23 AM
https://twitter.com/thetomzone/status/1244849320526053376

https://twitter.com/PlankySmith/status/1244855419891257346

 8)

https://www.poemuseum.org/the-masque-of-the-red-death
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Post by: Ghoul on March 31, 2020, 07:37:20 AM
Quote from: brawndolicious on March 31, 2020, 05:30:58 AM
White people always make drum circles when they're stressed. It's very weird.

#notallwhites
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Post by: VomKriege on March 31, 2020, 08:11:00 AM
Turkmenistan solves the "Coronavirus" crisis !
https://rsf.org/en/news/turkmenistan-bans-word-coronavirus
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Post by: ToxicAdam on March 31, 2020, 08:19:06 AM
It only took 30 years, but I think now is the time for the Flowbee to take off.  They should've been marketing this product to doomsday preppers all this time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK7_VSpTyVY
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Post by: bork on March 31, 2020, 08:23:52 AM
https://twitter.com/Schwarzenegger/status/1244693358766743557
 :ahnuld2
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 31, 2020, 09:03:16 AM
Quote from: shosta on March 31, 2020, 12:39:54 AM
at the current rate of growth (doubling every three days), here are the new US estimates

Mon 3/30   150,000
Tue 3/31   189,000
Wed 4/1   238,140
Thu 4/2   300,056
Fri 4/3   378,071
Sat 4/4   476,370
Sun 4/5   600,226
Mon 4/6   756,284
Tue 4/7   952,918
Wed 4/8   1,200,677
Thu 4/9   1,512,853
Fri 4/10   1,906,195

hopefully it slows down even more, although it's amazing to me that even with all the measures in place we'll still have millions of cases. How long can people stay inside?

This will give you better regression lines 

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/21/upshot/coronavirus-deaths-by-country.html

edit: 3 days for us is pretty spot on
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Post by: VomKriege on March 31, 2020, 09:40:33 AM
For all the (deserved) shit far-left Mélenchon gets in France, he actually had a good question yesterday : "Everyone agrees with the exceptional shutdown now, but it has been extended to April 15th. So be it, but by what metrics or criteria is the government deciding we may exit it ?".

The whole thing is moving incredibly fast and most countries have reacted to an emergency but I think it's pertinent to ask this (and the implied follow up : what next ?).
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Post by: VomKriege on March 31, 2020, 09:51:33 AM
Also Macron announced 4 billion euros to masks, PPE and ventilators... Said that the EU should regain some production self capacity on those items. Also promised a massive plan to haul French healthcare (which is good but was under "rationalisation" attempts for 20 to 30 years).

The guy was elected as the liberal international capitalist centrist that was gonna tow the EU deficit line, balance budgets and modernize France but he's making billions rain now. I like that better, don't get me wrong, but :lol
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Post by: BisMarckie on March 31, 2020, 10:17:13 AM
Still can’t find a roofer to fix a broken tile.

Had to climb up there myself and temporarily put some foil over the broken tile. I don’t even know if that has any effect, but I could have been one of the corona deaths not showing up in any statistic.  >:(
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Post by: james on March 31, 2020, 10:17:58 AM
I think corona is sort of dying out now. Bit of a bust really
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 31, 2020, 10:33:51 AM
Think you just became accustomed to the new normal. 
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 31, 2020, 10:34:54 AM
Quote from: BisMarckie on March 31, 2020, 10:17:13 AM
Still can’t find a roofer to fix a broken tile.

Had to climb up there myself and temporarily put some foil over the broken tile. I don’t even know if that has any effect, but I could have been one of the corona deaths not showing up in any statistic.  >:(

Congrats on foiling your tile in these trying times. 
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on March 31, 2020, 11:07:31 AM
gosh aren't all our faces gonna be red when it turns out corona was a gloablist hoax to help us get used to a police state  :stahp
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Post by: VomKriege on March 31, 2020, 11:12:47 AM
https://twitter.com/mitchellvii/status/1244999134463111168

The Fascists have called in their old Allies in this effort to gaslight us : *checks note* doctors and nurses.
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Post by: nachobro on March 31, 2020, 11:23:45 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 31, 2020, 11:12:47 AM
https://twitter.com/mitchellvii/status/1244999134463111168

The Fascists have called in their old Allies in this effort to gaslight us : *checks note* doctors and nurses.
i'm sure he'll remember this strong stance against state's rights the next time something related to abortion comes up
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 31, 2020, 11:27:06 AM
The small indian bakery that I go to shut down it seems - shame it was a good place.  Double shame, I left the house for nothing. 
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Post by: team filler on March 31, 2020, 11:37:13 AM
Quote from: Esch on March 31, 2020, 11:22:05 AM
President Moon Jae-In,

We need your help. Our President waffles back and forth on how to use the factories in our country everyday because he can't figure out which oligarchs he wants to please. Essential workers are kept grinding away until they fall seriously ill or die, because they are not given any sick time to recuperate despite having essential functions in a pandemic. These combined issues have resulted in a dilemma where all the people working the jobs society needs to function are performing them with no protection or financial security. If they speak out about the dangerous work conditions, they are immediately let loose by the managerial bureaucracy comfortably working from home despite having a shortage of necessary personnel. The plutocrat press praises governor Cuomo's response to this crisis despite his decade of work spent closing hospitals and advocating for workers to have less coverage, we have no voice. Please send Daewoo K1A Assault Carbine and  K-SAM Chunma to our oppressed friends in New York City.

https://twitter.com/matthewherper/status/1245000038570393602
(https://i.imgur.com/109nIKV.jpg)
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Post by: james on March 31, 2020, 11:48:08 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 31, 2020, 10:33:51 AM
Think you just became accustomed to the new normal.

Nah it's because all the exponential talk didn't pan out.

We should be at 10 million dead by now but we barely cracked 3000.

And Rand paul is still alive
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Post by: VomKriege on March 31, 2020, 11:48:22 AM
So apparently some people at the Imperial College London, quoted in a MIT review, are envisioning on/off shutdowns (1month off, 2 months on) until a vaccine is found.

 :mindblown

No fam, fuck this.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 31, 2020, 11:53:02 AM
Quote from: Esch on March 31, 2020, 11:22:05 AM
K-SAM Chunma

Maybe try asking directly to Macron, he's in a generous mood.
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Post by: james on March 31, 2020, 11:53:53 AM
https://mobile.twitter.com/CNN/status/1245013007010344960

 :leon
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Post by: bluemax on March 31, 2020, 11:55:40 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 31, 2020, 11:48:22 AM
So apparently some people at the Imperial College London, quoted in a MIT review, are envisioning on/off shutdowns (1month off, 2 months on) until a vaccine is found.

 :mindblown

No fam, fuck this.

It seems almost inevitable. There's no way in California we are going back until May, and who knows if that will even work out.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 31, 2020, 11:55:50 AM
His brother will stop at nothing in his stealth presidential run.  :stahp
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 31, 2020, 11:58:00 AM
Quote from: james on March 31, 2020, 11:48:08 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 31, 2020, 10:33:51 AM
Think you just became accustomed to the new normal.

Nah it's because all the exponential talk didn't pan out.

We should be at 10 million dead by now but we barely cracked 3000.

And Rand paul is still alive

Think that's cause the intial rate people were talking about was doubling every day.  Hold your horses and you'll get your millions of deaths. 
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 31, 2020, 12:08:47 PM
Tired of rich people getting tested even tho they’re “feeling well”  ::)
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Post by: james on March 31, 2020, 12:09:27 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 31, 2020, 11:58:00 AM
Quote from: james on March 31, 2020, 11:48:08 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 31, 2020, 10:33:51 AM
Think you just became accustomed to the new normal.

Nah it's because all the exponential talk didn't pan out.

We should be at 10 million dead by now but we barely cracked 3000.

And Rand paul is still alive

Think that's cause the intial rate people were talking about was doubling every day.  Hold your horses and you'll get your millions of deaths.

Im just tired of waiting.

And no, i don't want millions of deaths. Just a handful.

Trump
Pence
Bolsonaro
JayD
Rand Paul
Rick Scott

You know, the axis of evil
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Post by: VomKriege on March 31, 2020, 12:38:58 PM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on March 31, 2020, 12:08:47 PM
Tired of rich people getting tested even tho they’re “feeling well”  ::)

Yeah that's fucked up. I only hear about celebrities / elected officials that died of it or are hospitalized here, though I'm sure Yuro celebs can buy a test from a lab just fine, maybe I don't give enough attention to their Twitter or something... Or maybe they don't flaunt it as much.
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Post by: Great Rumbler on March 31, 2020, 12:52:32 PM
Quote from: james on March 31, 2020, 11:48:08 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 31, 2020, 10:33:51 AM
Think you just became accustomed to the new normal.

Nah it's because all the exponential talk didn't pan out.

We should be at 10 million dead by now but we barely cracked 3000.

And Rand paul is still alive

I wish you'd get corona.
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Post by: BisMarckie on March 31, 2020, 12:54:45 PM
Only after I get my money! :bolo
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Post by: shosta on March 31, 2020, 12:56:54 PM
Some employees at McCarran airport got it, where Shosta Sr. works. This is how he's gonna get it. And then that's how I'm going to get it.  :corona_mj
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Post by: james on March 31, 2020, 12:57:15 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on March 31, 2020, 12:52:32 PM
Quote from: james on March 31, 2020, 11:48:08 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 31, 2020, 10:33:51 AM
Think you just became accustomed to the new normal.

Nah it's because all the exponential talk didn't pan out.

We should be at 10 million dead by now but we barely cracked 3000.

And Rand paul is still alive

I wish you'd get corona.

Get me tickets to the libertarian gala and we have a deal
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 31, 2020, 12:59:35 PM
Got discharged from the hospital last Friday and now safely at home. Talking to my friend who's a doctor at University of Washington, they're expecting the surge to hit Seattle in about 2 1/2 weeks now, the weekend of March 20-22 was really sunny and people were fucking stupid and congregated outside.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 31, 2020, 01:05:16 PM
Quote from: nachobro on March 31, 2020, 11:23:45 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 31, 2020, 11:12:47 AM
https://twitter.com/mitchellvii/status/1244999134463111168

The Fascists have called in their old Allies in this effort to gaslight us : *checks note* doctors and nurses.
i'm sure he'll remember this strong stance against state's rights the next time something related to abortion comes up

Well, actually, about those abortions... Did you know most fetuses had several comorbidities ?

Quote from: shosta on March 31, 2020, 12:56:54 PM
Some employees at McCarran airport got it, where Shosta Sr. works. This is how he's gonna get it. And then that's how I'm going to get it.  :corona_mj

Is Shosta Sr drilled into the whole washing hands, keep distance, etc... thing ? Do that if not. Not much but anything to minimize risk.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 31, 2020, 01:12:39 PM
Follow up : Is Shosta the kid in F for Family ?
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Post by: shosta on March 31, 2020, 01:14:10 PM
Quote from: Esch on March 31, 2020, 01:13:19 PM
does shosta sr believe the virus is real? (https://i.imgur.com/JgZs64Q.png)

It's a real Chinese bioweapon
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Post by: BisMarckie on March 31, 2020, 01:16:11 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 31, 2020, 01:14:10 PM
It's absolutely a Chinese bioweapon

Failing Chicoms invented a bioweapon that is worse at killing people than abandoned mustard gas.  ::)
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Post by: shosta on March 31, 2020, 01:18:55 PM
It was the test run :trumps

Anyway he also wanted to buy guns and stockpile for six months because he knows there will be riots and mass looting. I don't know why there would be riots because there's still food and people have unemployment but I also still live in this reality
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on March 31, 2020, 01:21:33 PM
Riots and looting  :hyper
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Post by: shosta on March 31, 2020, 01:35:46 PM
I'm not liking that post but I did laugh :lol at least you used Nintex instead of Stefan Molyneux :doge
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Post by: VomKriege on March 31, 2020, 01:35:52 PM
7 more deaths in a nursing home of Lorient. We're still waiting on an official tally that was promised last week for deaths outside the hospital system. Belgium has started adding those, they're at 705 total.

France is currently at 20k tests a day.
499 deaths in the last 24h.
Big spike in new cases too (+7k according to Worldometers).
Still a lot of ICU admissions.
Lockdown effects not kicking in yet...
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Post by: bork on March 31, 2020, 01:48:26 PM
Wife's job situation is starting to get kinda fun in a general boredom sort of way.

-She gets sent home by her boss on a Friday out of health concerns (pregnancy)
-She goes back in the following Monday and is sent back home again for the same reason plus no client business
-She stays home for the rest of the week on PTO
-She is told she cannot work remotely
-Yesterday, she is told she can work remotely
-She is told hours later that she cannot work remotely again (lol)
-She receives paperwork about staying at home and 'emergency' extra sick leave for another two weeks, asking for specific reasons why people can't come in (Seriously??)
-Literally right after she sends this in, she is told her office has been shut down for the remainder of the week and everyone was sent home  :lol
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Post by: VomKriege on March 31, 2020, 01:48:33 PM
28 846 tests, 8 660 positives for the exact French numbers today.
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Post by: nachobro on March 31, 2020, 01:55:54 PM
or just say "for retarded liberatarian reasons" so we can just move on and continue to not care about jd's input
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 31, 2020, 01:58:45 PM
Ya keep this is the American trash thread. 
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Post by: shosta on March 31, 2020, 02:06:15 PM
can you take this to the nintex and tripon spam thread, thank you
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Post by: ToxicAdam on March 31, 2020, 02:08:08 PM
Jaydubya's posts are like a corpse in a confined space.

Are you dumb enough to actually go in and engage with it?


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Post by: james on March 31, 2020, 02:20:12 PM
The only thing any of Jays posts have to do with Coronavirus is that we all hope he gets it and gets denied medical care due to a bureaucratic error
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Post by: Transhuman on March 31, 2020, 02:24:41 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/VampireGhuleh/status/1244678272048340992

I was eating some chips and I threw one to a pidgeon I saw, instantly 15 or so pidgeons swoop down (as well as a seagull, and the beach is miles away).

Nature is gonna be weird for a while.
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Post by: Nintex on March 31, 2020, 02:26:52 PM
Today our government decided to extend the semi-lockdown up to April 28th.
Our PM added that he'd be surprised if life could return back to normal after and that people shouldn't make plans for their May holiday and should stay inside during Easter.

Our IC capacity has been expanded from 1150 beds a week ago to 2400 now but it is uncertain if this is enough.
This weekend is expected to be a real test for the system. Government is also planning to increase testing capacity to 29k a day so people other than healthcare workers and terminally ill can get tested.
Again he said these are war time conditions and the biggest crisis we faced since the war when a journalist asked if he had a message for bars/restaurant/pub owners going through difficult times.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
COVID-19 is totally a Chinese bio-weapon
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 31, 2020, 02:27:03 PM
Quote from: james on March 31, 2020, 02:20:12 PM
The only thing any of Jays posts have to do with Coronavirus is that we all hope he gets it and gets denied medical care due to a bureaucratic error

I think ventilators should be rationed by post history.
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Post by: Cheddahz on March 31, 2020, 02:27:39 PM
Quote from: james link=topic=46908.msg2823546# msg2823546 date=1585678812
The only thing any of Jays posts have to do with Coronavirus is that we all hope he gets it and gets denied medical care due to a bureaucratic error
the colin moriarty way
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Post by: Leadbelly on March 31, 2020, 02:29:53 PM
It's still hard to gauge the seriousness of this virus. I listened to an interview of someone who was in intensive care but recovered from Covid, yet was young (28) and healthy (regularly ran marathons). The point being made was that you can be young and healthy yet still get bad outcomes.

The recent interview I watched was someone suffering from cancer and so I guess immune deficient. He got Covid but it was really mild. He only had a bit of fever and that was it. No cough, no shortness of breath. Went away relatively quickly.

In truth it is not that surprising that someone can be really healthy but still have a bad outcome from the virus. It's like anything else really. Everyone's biological makeup is different. Some people have a bad reaction from a bee sting for instance. People react differently to things. However, exactly what percentage of people will react badly to Covid? Still unclear.

And on the positive end of things, it can be one of the most mild viruses you'll ever catch. It doesn't even matter if you're suffering from cancer, you won't even notice it.

This won't become clear until we are looking back on it I imagine and have time to really look at the data.
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Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on March 31, 2020, 02:32:02 PM
Company laid off 25% of workers today.

Didn’t affect me, but :fbm for all those who did.
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Post by: Transhuman on March 31, 2020, 02:41:43 PM
Quote from: riotous on March 31, 2020, 02:28:59 PM
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2020/03/coronavirus-pandemic-fake-animal-viral-social-media-posts/

Quote
These reports of wildlife triumphs in countries hard-hit by the novel coronavirus got hundreds of thousands of retweets. They went viral on Instagram and Tik Tok. They made news headlines. If there’s a silver lining of the pandemic, people said, this was it—animals were bouncing back, running free in a humanless world.

But it wasn’t real.

The swans in the viral posts regularly appear in the canals of Burano, a small island in the greater Venice metropolitan area, where the photos were taken. The “Venetian” dolphins were filmed at a port in Sardinia, in the Mediterranean Sea, hundreds of miles away. No one has figured out where the drunken elephant photos came from, but a Chinese news report debunked the viral posts: While elephants did recently come through a village in Yunnan Province, China, their presence isn’t out of the norm, they aren’t the elephants in the viral photos, and they didn’t get drunk and pass out in a tea field.

Those birds I saw were real

:bolo

Because food scraps was probably their main food source a lot of them will starve and die though.
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Post by: Leadbelly on March 31, 2020, 02:48:39 PM
BTW.. the interview with the person suffering from cancer and Covid-19 is a BBC reporter.  George Alagiah.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-52111754/bbc-s-george-alagiah-on-living-with-coronavirus-and-cancer

Which I guess means it is not a foregone conclusion if you have underlying health issues.
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Post by: bluemax on March 31, 2020, 02:49:59 PM
https://twitter.com/ianbremmer/status/1245058199595749377
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Post by: shosta on March 31, 2020, 02:50:52 PM
When they say underlying health issues, they're primarily talking about anything that affects your oxygen levels, like obesity and existing pulmonary disease, or autoimmune disorders. I don't think bowel cancer is going to be a compounding factor.
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Post by: Leadbelly on March 31, 2020, 02:53:00 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 31, 2020, 02:50:52 PM
When they say underlying health issues, they're primarily talking about anything that affects your oxygen levels, like obesity and existing pulmonary disease, or autoimmune disorders. I don't think bowel cancer is going to be a compounding factor.

Maybe yeah. However, he would be immune deficient though right because of chemo? Which is also a risk factor I think.
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Post by: Leadbelly on March 31, 2020, 02:59:38 PM
People falling into this extremely vulnerable group include:

    Solid organ transplant recipients.
    People with specific cancers:
        people with cancer who are undergoing active chemotherapy
        people with lung cancer who are undergoing radical radiotherapy
        people with cancers of the blood or bone marrow such as leukaemia, lymphoma or myeloma who are at any stage of treatment
        people having immunotherapy or other continuing antibody treatments for cancer
        people having other targeted cancer treatments which can affect the immune system, such as protein kinase inhibitors or PARP inhibitors
        people who have had bone marrow or stem cell transplants in the last 6 months, or who are still taking immunosuppression drugs

    People with severe respiratory conditions including all cystic fibrosis, severe asthma and severe COPD.

    People with rare diseases and inborn errors of metabolism that significantly increase the risk of infections (such as SCID, homozygous sickle cell).

    People on immunosuppression therapies sufficient to significantly increase risk of infection.
    Women who are pregnant with significant heart disease, congenital or acquired.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19
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Post by: bork on March 31, 2020, 03:00:41 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EUaDXXKUYAAIxvQ?format=png&name=900x900)
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 31, 2020, 03:05:11 PM
WASHING!!!
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Post by: ToxicAdam on March 31, 2020, 03:31:47 PM
Quote
Taco Bell is giving away free Nacho Cheese Doritos Locos Tacos on Tuesday in the drive-thrus of participating locations as part of its coronavirus response. No purchase is necessary, but the offer is available only while supplies last.

In a letter posted on Tacobell.com, CEO Mark King said the giveaway is to show the company's appreciation and that "we're all in this together."


Yum! brands there for you in trying times. There's no way coronavirus can survive on that meat sauce.

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Post by: Don Rumata on March 31, 2020, 03:36:43 PM
https://youtu.be/JEjaip1ePYM
  :rimshot
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Post by: Occam on March 31, 2020, 03:40:04 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on March 31, 2020, 02:59:38 PM
People falling into this extremely vulnerable group include:

    Solid organ transplant recipients.
    People with specific cancers:
        people with cancer who are undergoing active chemotherapy
        people with lung cancer who are undergoing radical radiotherapy
        people with cancers of the blood or bone marrow such as leukaemia, lymphoma or myeloma who are at any stage of treatment
        people having immunotherapy or other continuing antibody treatments for cancer
        people having other targeted cancer treatments which can affect the immune system, such as protein kinase inhibitors or PARP inhibitors
        people who have had bone marrow or stem cell transplants in the last 6 months, or who are still taking immunosuppression drugs

    People with severe respiratory conditions including all cystic fibrosis, severe asthma and severe COPD.

    People with rare diseases and inborn errors of metabolism that significantly increase the risk of infections (such as SCID, homozygous sickle cell).

    People on immunosuppression therapies sufficient to significantly increase risk of infection.
    Women who are pregnant with significant heart disease, congenital or acquired.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19

Also smokers, fat people and people with diabetes or heart disease.
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 31, 2020, 03:41:59 PM
My doctors aren't super sure about my susceptibility (otherwise healthy individual who just underwent Mitral valve replacement surgery) so they've said to play it safe, stay home and assume I'm at increased risk.
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Post by: bork on March 31, 2020, 03:42:12 PM
Back on a regular work schedule
:rejoice

Although that overtime pay was nice.
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Post by: Occam on March 31, 2020, 03:44:45 PM
https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/03/31/coronavirus-updates-cdc-says-covid-19-symptoms-worse-for-smokers-e-cigarette-users/

If you are dumb enough to still be a smoker in 2020, you are pretty much asking for it.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 31, 2020, 03:46:18 PM
YouTube just served me an inspirational ad from the French government thanking essential workers and asking us to continue being united.
 :doge  :brain

It's well done and understated but you know... I'd rather my tax money went into better preparedness and PPE for healthcare and other workers than nice phrases.
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 31, 2020, 03:48:49 PM
Quote from: Occam on March 31, 2020, 03:44:45 PM
https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/03/31/coronavirus-updates-cdc-says-covid-19-symptoms-worse-for-smokers-e-cigarette-users/

If you are dumb enough to still be a smoker in 2020, you are pretty much asking for it.

The house next to us is full of young renters, all in their early to mid 20's and they're all constantly smoking cigarettes or pot outside on the front porch. Seems like they're just asking for it.
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Post by: Nuitangg on March 31, 2020, 04:15:03 PM
I still vape and I survived the killer vape epidemic last year.
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Post by: Potato on March 31, 2020, 04:20:26 PM
At which point does it become a thing that anyone who has officially "recovered" is exempt from lockdowns and can go about their normal lives?
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 31, 2020, 04:21:49 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 31, 2020, 05:40:05 AM
Quote from: Fifstar on March 31, 2020, 05:30:57 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 31, 2020, 02:54:01 AM
Quote from: shosta on March 31, 2020, 12:39:54 AM
hopefully it slows down even more, although it's amazing to me that even with all the measures in place we'll still have millions of cases. How long can people stay inside?

Iceland conducted tests on a random sample of 16k people for a total population of 364k (approx. and info dated March 29) which returned 1086 positive cases. Complete stats here :https://www.covid.is/data (https://www.covid.is/data).

Island nation and all that but for the sake of argument just assuming that 1 in 16 is correct and applying it to the USA...

The thing is our current predictions on CFR or people needing heavy medical care are mainly based on the known infections. So if the dark figures are really that much higher, it also means it's less dangerous.

If the problem is not the lethality but how fast it is spreading, we're still left with the same problems on how to reopen safely. Though a very high rate of untracked infections with benign effects, if some immunity naturally exists after carrying it, would have the problem sort of sorting itself.

High numbers of benign would be reassuring to most people
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Post by: VomKriege on March 31, 2020, 04:23:29 PM
Pape Diouf (scust smiley on TheColi), former president of Marseilles football team, contracted COVID19 in Dakar and should be transferred to France.

Quote from: Potato on March 31, 2020, 04:20:26 PM
At which point does it become a thing that anyone who has officially "recovered" is exempt from lockdowns and can go about their normal lives?

When reliable, mass, quick testing will be available.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 31, 2020, 04:26:00 PM
Quote from: Potato on March 31, 2020, 04:20:26 PM
At which point does it become a thing that anyone who has officially "recovered" is exempt from lockdowns and can go about their normal lives?

When a degree of persisting immunity and no longer being contagious is displayed in research.
Testing for antibodies becomes accurate and massive in scale and a means for "license to leave home" is thought of.

So, not even on the horizon atm.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 31, 2020, 04:30:36 PM
Bad day for the stats of France, UK, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands and probably the USA. Italy still with a lot of fatalities though it seems things are cooling down otherwise.
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Post by: Don Rumata on March 31, 2020, 04:32:02 PM
Here people are allowed to exit forced quarantine(or, return to regular quarantine  :doge) after 2, consecutive, negative tests (performed in a 24 hours span).
Doesn't mean they can just walk the street whenever, but they're not confined to their homes like positive cases are.

The viceminister of health, Pierpaolo Sileri, who caught it and recovered, was allowed to go back to work after said procedure (and said people still treated him like he had leprosy  :lol).
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Post by: bluemax on March 31, 2020, 04:35:09 PM
Suck it Bebpo:

https://twitter.com/LANow/status/1245083495317352448
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 31, 2020, 04:41:07 PM
It's not even 5PM and the US is at +19,219 new cases and +546 deaths.  We are in for the long haul.
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Post by: Bebpo on March 31, 2020, 04:50:10 PM
Quote from: bluemax on March 31, 2020, 04:35:09 PM
Suck it Bebpo:

https://twitter.com/LANow/status/1245083495317352448

Eh, Orange County got an A as well.

But I went for a drive yesterday for an hour and there's still so many fucking cars on the road I can't even tell the difference. I want my ghost towns/freeways like I see in Europe.
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Post by: Tripon on March 31, 2020, 04:53:48 PM
I drove to Garden Grove today and there was still traffic on the 405. Not as much as a normal day, but I guess people think if they stick in their little bubble (their car), they'll be fine.

I made sure to wear a mask and gloves though.
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Post by: Bebpo on March 31, 2020, 05:00:56 PM
Quote from: riotous on March 31, 2020, 04:52:31 PM
Man driving through Seattle it's basically as ghost town as it gets;  just had to drive through downtown at 12:30PM and haven't seen it like that my entire life outside of major snow events.  Basically the same traffic you'd see at like 5AM on a weekend.  (still some cars, but can go as fast as you want)

I'd say the closest comparison I'm seeing from OC is that every day traffic is like how it is on a weekend. So better than rush hour days but about the same as non-work days.
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 31, 2020, 05:08:36 PM
All ya'll talking about The Division level of dead traffic makes me envious. We have light traffic here. :doge
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Post by: Akala on March 31, 2020, 05:19:27 PM
Quote from: Tripon on March 31, 2020, 04:53:48 PM
I drove to Garden Grove today and there was still traffic on the 405. Not as much as a normal day, but I guess people think if they stick in their little bubble (their car), they'll be fine.

I made sure to wear a mask and gloves though.

You are really wearing a mask and gloves in your car?
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Post by: BisMarckie on March 31, 2020, 05:24:03 PM
You never know who might sneeze in your air vents. :rollsafe
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Post by: brawndolicious on March 31, 2020, 05:31:17 PM
Quote from: Dufus on March 31, 2020, 05:24:35 PM
goddamnit i need to get groceries but they might not have the bread i want if i go in the evening but in the morning it might be too busy

i want my tasty bread!! :stahp

Great home baguette recipe here:

https://youtu.be/Q2rLPq8oYCc
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Post by: Great Rumbler on March 31, 2020, 05:40:06 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 31, 2020, 04:41:07 PM
It's not even 5PM and the US is at +19,219 new cases and +546 deaths.  We are in for the long haul.

Yeah, I feel like a lot of people are expecting this to nearly be over already and we [the US] haven't even peaked yet.
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Post by: Tripon on March 31, 2020, 05:41:36 PM
Quote from: Akala on March 31, 2020, 05:19:27 PM
Quote from: Tripon on March 31, 2020, 04:53:48 PM
I drove to Garden Grove today and there was still traffic on the 405. Not as much as a normal day, but I guess people think if they stick in their little bubble (their car), they'll be fine.

I made sure to wear a mask and gloves though.

You are really wearing a mask and gloves in your car?

When I got out of the car in Garden Grove, yes. And I kept it on the mask and gloves while I was driving back from that city. I wanted to make sure I didn't remove the mask because I picked up a new pair of prescription glasses, and I tried to see if I could pick up some stuff from the local grocery store. Saw the line that seemed to go a dozen deep and thought better of it. So I kept both the mask and gloves on until I actually got home. And I wanted to make sure I kept the mask because it's one of the few that I have and it sounds like there's still a shortage and we're going to have to reuse them.

Edit: Forgot to mention that I was driving with my mom most of this, so I just wanted to be cautious.
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Post by: shosta on March 31, 2020, 05:47:37 PM
(https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.15752-0/p280x280/90979979_258765058462290_120495745575944192_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&_nc_sid=b96e70&_nc_ohc=2rg7-YBLCsYAX-KKEsW&_nc_ad=z-m&_nc_cid=0&_nc_zor=9&_nc_ht=scontent.xx&_nc_tp=6&oh=c5c05ce2835c0f0628346e533c9ed8d7&oe=5EAA1244)

this will be included in the declaration of the jdpon :hmph
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Post by: Tripon on March 31, 2020, 06:03:08 PM
https://twitter.com/Noahpinion/status/1245108325512925184
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Post by: Nintex on March 31, 2020, 06:14:09 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EUeA53UWsAAyqvj?format=jpg)

100k deaths is now officially the goal of the mitigation strategy, following in the footsteps of most European countries who're also trying to flatten the curve.
This number seems quite conservative if you look at the death toll in Italy on a population 5 times the size of the US.
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Post by: Tripon on March 31, 2020, 06:17:34 PM
https://twitter.com/8NewsNow/status/1245080683724312582
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 31, 2020, 06:37:17 PM
Quote from: Stro on March 31, 2020, 04:35:05 PM
Quote from: Potato on March 31, 2020, 04:20:26 PM
At which point does it become a thing that anyone who has officially "recovered" is exempt from lockdowns and can go about their normal lives?

Idk but I can't help but feel like "you can only catch it once and then you're safe from getting/spreading" seems like some bold wishful thinking. Plenty of people get things you're only supposed to get once multiple times, like chicken pox. Shit, I've had chicken pox twice AND shingles twice. You can catch the flu twice in a season (or more, if you're exposed repeatedly).

That's exceedingly rare, congrats you anomaly
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 31, 2020, 06:47:27 PM
Quote from: riotous on March 31, 2020, 06:18:48 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 31, 2020, 03:48:49 PM
Quote from: Occam on March 31, 2020, 03:44:45 PM
https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/03/31/coronavirus-updates-cdc-says-covid-19-symptoms-worse-for-smokers-e-cigarette-users/

If you are dumb enough to still be a smoker in 2020, you are pretty much asking for it.

The house next to us is full of young renters, all in their early to mid 20's and they're all constantly smoking cigarettes or pot outside on the front porch. Seems like they're just asking for it.

FT: Crowlers

ISO: your pill stash

Lol

I did get a prescription of Oxycodone that I don't really need...

Just kidding. Well, I did, but I'm not stupid.
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Post by: Cheddahz on March 31, 2020, 06:53:17 PM
South Carolina FINALLY ordered all non-essential businesses to close  :rejoice
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Post by: OnlyRegret on March 31, 2020, 06:57:39 PM
Quote from: Stro on March 31, 2020, 06:51:26 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 31, 2020, 06:37:17 PM
Quote from: Stro on March 31, 2020, 04:35:05 PM
Quote from: Potato on March 31, 2020, 04:20:26 PM
At which point does it become a thing that anyone who has officially "recovered" is exempt from lockdowns and can go about their normal lives?

Idk but I can't help but feel like "you can only catch it once and then you're safe from getting/spreading" seems like some bold wishful thinking. Plenty of people get things you're only supposed to get once multiple times, like chicken pox. Shit, I've had chicken pox twice AND shingles twice. You can catch the flu twice in a season (or more, if you're exposed repeatedly).

That's exceedingly rare, congrats you anomaly


I had shingles twice before I was even 30 :rage

Third times the charm as they say
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 31, 2020, 06:58:02 PM
Quote from: Stro on March 31, 2020, 06:54:44 PM
It's so clear that Trump now takes this so seriously because he actually knows someone personally that he likes that got it and might die. He went from no big deal to standing up there being hopeful they can keep the deaths to 100-200k in like 2 weeks

I don't think that person is real. It sounds a lot like the other bullshit stories he's made up in the past to make the situation all about him.
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Post by: Tripon on March 31, 2020, 07:05:16 PM
Quote
Los Angeles County Announces 10 New Deaths Related to 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) - 548 New Cases of Confirmed COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

LOS ANGELES –The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 10 new deaths and 548 new cases of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Six of the 10 deaths reported today occurred in people over the age of 65, two between 41– 65 years old; and two between 18 – 40 years old. All had reported underlying health conditions except for one individual between 18-40 years old. Additional information regarding some of the new cases is pending further investigation. Over the last 48 hours, there have been 890 new cases.
To date, Public Health has identified 3011 cases across all areas of LA County, including 54 deaths. Upon further investigation, 11 cases reported earlier were not LA County residents. As of today, 594 people who tested positive for COVID-19 (20% of positive cases) have been hospitalized at some point during their illness.

Current Health Officer Orders prohibit any public or private gatherings or events, and temporarily close all beaches and hiking trails throughout the entire County. Only essential businesses may remain open, and individuals are asked to stay home except to obtain essential goods or services. Health Officer Orders will continue through April 19. “This is the highest daily number of deaths we've reported to date, and our hearts go out to every family who has experienced loss related to this pandemic,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Los Angeles County Public Health Director. “Though we expect to continue to see a rise in positive COVID-19 cases and sadly, deaths in the weeks to come, it is crucial that we continue to stay home as much as possible, practice social distancing if we must go out for essential services, self-isolate when we are sick, and self-quarantine if exposed to someone who is sick. We are all in this together.”

Public Health has issued the following guidance for people with mild illness during this time of increased spread:

If you are mildly sick, stay home for at least seven days and until 72 hours after being fever and symptom free. Call your doctor if you are concerned and/or your symptoms worsen. Individuals who are elderly, have underlying health conditions or pregnant should consider contacting their providers earlier when they are sick.
Additional things you can do to protect yourself, your family and your community are on the Public Health website,www.publichealth.lacounty.gov .

Please see the locations were cases have occurred:

Laboratory Confirmed Cases -- 3011 Total Cases
Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas) -- 2871*
Long Beach -- 115
Pasadena -- 25
Deaths 54
Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas) 53
Long Beach 1
Pasadena 0
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
0 to 17 -- 27
18 to 40 --1101
41 to 65 --1172
over 65 --553
Unknown --18
Hospitalization
Hospitalized (Ever) 594

http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/phcommon/public/media/mediapubhpdetail.cfm?prid=2290
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 31, 2020, 07:30:31 PM
Quote from: Stro on March 31, 2020, 07:11:27 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 31, 2020, 06:58:02 PM
Quote from: Stro on March 31, 2020, 06:54:44 PM
It's so clear that Trump now takes this so seriously because he actually knows someone personally that he likes that got it and might die. He went from no big deal to standing up there being hopeful they can keep the deaths to 100-200k in like 2 weeks

I don't think that person is real. It sounds a lot like the other bullshit stories he's made up in the past to make the situation all about him.

Normally I would agree, but he only takes things that require empathy when it personally impacts him: IE his friend in a coma and the hospital he grew up near being an absolute horror show.

I'm glad you're willing to give him the benefit of the doubt here, because I can't. This man is incapable of empathy. I truly believe what he's trying to pass off as empathy is actually sociopathic behavior that is nothing more than an attempt at remaining in a position of power.
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Post by: Tripon on March 31, 2020, 07:33:47 PM
https://twitter.com/latsondheimer/status/1245131662125486080
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Post by: james on March 31, 2020, 07:39:29 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 31, 2020, 06:14:09 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EUeA53UWsAAyqvj?format=jpg)

100k deaths is now officially the goal of the mitigation strategy, following in the footsteps of most European countries who're also trying to flatten the curve.
This number seems quite conservative if you look at the death toll in Italy on a population 5 times the size of the US.

I've revised my model to be 22,345 deaths
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 31, 2020, 07:41:35 PM
Quote from: Stro on March 31, 2020, 07:39:02 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 31, 2020, 07:30:31 PM
Quote from: Stro on March 31, 2020, 07:11:27 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 31, 2020, 06:58:02 PM
Quote from: Stro on March 31, 2020, 06:54:44 PM
It's so clear that Trump now takes this so seriously because he actually knows someone personally that he likes that got it and might die. He went from no big deal to standing up there being hopeful they can keep the deaths to 100-200k in like 2 weeks

I don't think that person is real. It sounds a lot like the other bullshit stories he's made up in the past to make the situation all about him.

Normally I would agree, but he only takes things that require empathy when it personally impacts him: IE his friend in a coma and the hospital he grew up near being an absolute horror show.

I'm glad you're willing to give him the benefit of the doubt here, because I can't. This man is incapable of empathy. I truly believe what he's trying to pass off as empathy is actually sociopathic behavior that is nothing more than an attempt at remaining in a position of power.

Equally as likely, but he has shown a propensity to make policy changes when he's put in situations that forces him to deal with human emotions on a person to person level and makes him uncomfortable.

I think uncomfortable is the key word here. This results in a great feeling of discomfort, he can't process any other emotion, particularly any that come from another person. He doesn't care about you or me or any other human being that he can't personally benefit from. This is nothing but personal survival, the rest of us be damned.
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Post by: VomKriege on March 31, 2020, 08:13:51 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 31, 2020, 04:23:29 PM
Pape Diouf (scust smiley on TheColi), former president of Marseilles football team, contracted COVID19 in Dakar and should be transferred to France.

He's dead. :fbm
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Post by: thisismyusername on March 31, 2020, 08:17:31 PM
Quote from: Stro on March 31, 2020, 06:51:26 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on March 31, 2020, 06:37:17 PM
Quote from: Stro on March 31, 2020, 04:35:05 PM
Quote from: Potato on March 31, 2020, 04:20:26 PM
At which point does it become a thing that anyone who has officially "recovered" is exempt from lockdowns and can go about their normal lives?

Idk but I can't help but feel like "you can only catch it once and then you're safe from getting/spreading" seems like some bold wishful thinking. Plenty of people get things you're only supposed to get once multiple times, like chicken pox. Shit, I've had chicken pox twice AND shingles twice. You can catch the flu twice in a season (or more, if you're exposed repeatedly).

That's exceedingly rare, congrats you anomaly


I had shingles twice before I was even 30 :rage

Shingles is life-long. So expect it later.
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Post by: Joe Molotov on March 31, 2020, 08:22:06 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 31, 2020, 08:13:51 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on March 31, 2020, 04:23:29 PM
Pape Diouf (scust smiley on TheColi), former president of Marseilles football team, contracted COVID19 in Dakar and should be transferred to France.

He's dead. :fbm

RIP :scust
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Post by: bluemax on April 01, 2020, 12:55:49 AM
Quote from: Tripon on March 31, 2020, 07:05:16 PM
Quote
Los Angeles County Announces 10 New Deaths Related to 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) - 548 New Cases of Confirmed COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

LOS ANGELES –The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 10 new deaths and 548 new cases of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Six of the 10 deaths reported today occurred in people over the age of 65, two between 41– 65 years old; and two between 18 – 40 years old. All had reported underlying health conditions except for one individual between 18-40 years old. Additional information regarding some of the new cases is pending further investigation. Over the last 48 hours, there have been 890 new cases.
To date, Public Health has identified 3011 cases across all areas of LA County, including 54 deaths. Upon further investigation, 11 cases reported earlier were not LA County residents. As of today, 594 people who tested positive for COVID-19 (20% of positive cases) have been hospitalized at some point during their illness.

Current Health Officer Orders prohibit any public or private gatherings or events, and temporarily close all beaches and hiking trails throughout the entire County. Only essential businesses may remain open, and individuals are asked to stay home except to obtain essential goods or services. Health Officer Orders will continue through April 19. “This is the highest daily number of deaths we've reported to date, and our hearts go out to every family who has experienced loss related to this pandemic,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Los Angeles County Public Health Director. “Though we expect to continue to see a rise in positive COVID-19 cases and sadly, deaths in the weeks to come, it is crucial that we continue to stay home as much as possible, practice social distancing if we must go out for essential services, self-isolate when we are sick, and self-quarantine if exposed to someone who is sick. We are all in this together.”

Public Health has issued the following guidance for people with mild illness during this time of increased spread:

If you are mildly sick, stay home for at least seven days and until 72 hours after being fever and symptom free. Call your doctor if you are concerned and/or your symptoms worsen. Individuals who are elderly, have underlying health conditions or pregnant should consider contacting their providers earlier when they are sick.
Additional things you can do to protect yourself, your family and your community are on the Public Health website,www.publichealth.lacounty.gov .

Please see the locations were cases have occurred:

Laboratory Confirmed Cases -- 3011 Total Cases
Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas) -- 2871*
Long Beach -- 115
Pasadena -- 25
Deaths 54
Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas) 53
Long Beach 1
Pasadena 0
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
0 to 17 -- 27
18 to 40 --1101
41 to 65 --1172
over 65 --553
Unknown --18
Hospitalization
Hospitalized (Ever) 594

http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/phcommon/public/media/mediapubhpdetail.cfm?prid=2290

My neighborhood, which isn't very big, has gone from 9 to 12 to 16 confirmed cases in the last week and a half. Probably close to 200 confirmed cases in all the surrounding neighborhoods now.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 01, 2020, 01:10:16 AM
Apparently the US had 912 deaths for 03/31
This was the highest of all countries for the day.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 01, 2020, 01:16:04 AM
Wow, way to lie to us all Rumata

https://twitter.com/mitchellvii/status/1245212218989391886
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Post by: team filler on April 01, 2020, 01:21:01 AM
don the con  ;)
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Post by: Joe Molotov on April 01, 2020, 01:42:52 AM
bullsh*t
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 01, 2020, 01:42:52 AM
So much to think about but one thing persisting in my mind is the nonsense regarding masks.
Clearly it is a supply issue but the weird insistence on acting like they don't work it nonsense. Just seems to be fomenting distrust from the masses, something likely to be a big thing in the future.
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Post by: Ghoul on April 01, 2020, 02:10:00 AM
Working from home means I should be having a lay in. My dumbass as been up since 6am. :(

UK numbers are all over the place as they’re still only on 5k tests a day.
Once we get our testing capacity up, I expect out numbers to spike for a bit. The 4K bed hospital is meant to be partially opened today with 500 bed, then they’re saying the rest should be open by end of next week. I wouldn’t want to end up in that hospital as I generally think a place with two onsite morgues is just a place they treat pain and let you die, also hearing that temp morgues in some schools and colleges here which is pretty bleak.
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Post by: Coax on April 01, 2020, 02:17:15 AM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on April 01, 2020, 01:42:52 AM
So much to think about but one thing persisting in my mind is the nonsense regarding masks.
Clearly it is a supply issue but the weird insistence on acting like they don't work it nonsense. Just seems to be fomenting distrust from the masses, something likely to be a big thing in the future.

On the one hand I can understand the thinking as it relates to protecting the wearer (edit: for the non-respirator kind, that is) but obviously if everyone donned one (and kept them disinfected if re-using them due to shortages) it'd be generally beneficial to protect others from one's own droplets (and with enough wearing them mitigates the airborne exposure).

In regard to actual disposable respirators some are seeing re-use by hospitals via decontamination methods such as UV-C light. A recently completed study for the FDA just this month went into detail about this process and found it to be the best solution. Process is as quick as 15 minutes (still too long according to some they interviewed for the study but better than nothing and quite encouraging).
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Post by: benjipwns on April 01, 2020, 02:29:03 AM
Quote from: Nintex on March 31, 2020, 06:14:09 PM
This number seems quite conservative if you look at the death toll in Italy on a population 5 times the size of the US.
Try that again.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 01, 2020, 03:17:17 AM
Quote from: benjipwns on April 01, 2020, 02:29:03 AM
Quote from: Nintex on March 31, 2020, 06:14:09 PM
This number seems quite conservative if you look at the death toll in Italy on a population 5 times the size of the US.
Try that again.

Did you know Seoul had 38 millions inhabitants ?
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Post by: VomKriege on April 01, 2020, 03:20:43 AM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on April 01, 2020, 01:42:52 AM
So much to think about but one thing persisting in my mind is the nonsense regarding masks.
Clearly it is a supply issue but the weird insistence on acting like they don't work it nonsense. Just seems to be fomenting distrust from the masses, something likely to be a big thing in the future.

I think there's a legit scientific debate on how effective they are but Western governments are covering their asses.

Giving everyone supplies would be an astronomical number but there's surely a sensible way to have more of them.
Especially since possible medications are still being tested and will be for the time being and that quick tests are not done yet.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 01, 2020, 03:41:34 AM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on April 01, 2020, 01:16:04 AM
Wow, way to lie to us all Rumata

https://twitter.com/mitchellvii/status/1245212218989391886

First hand info from Italian medical expert Candacio Oweni.

The actual full quote I find is :
“On re-evaluation by the National Institute of Health, only 12 per cent of death certificates have shown a direct causality from coronavirus, while 88 per cent of patients who have died have at least one pre-morbidity - many had two or three."

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/have-many-coronavirus-patients-died-italy/ (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/have-many-coronavirus-patients-died-italy/)

I'm not surprised given how disconnected from reality those pundits have been for years but it's fucking insane how they just ignore the reality of a sudden excess in mortality, hospitals being overrun and the opinions of every healthcare professional from the WHO, the CDC, China, Italy, Spain, France, UK, New York, etc...
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Post by: Nintex on April 01, 2020, 04:21:55 AM
Governments today: "HAHAHAHA APRIL FOOLS, wow we got you guys good didn't we hahahahah, lmao beat this Apple"
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Post by: Don Rumata on April 01, 2020, 05:22:17 AM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on April 01, 2020, 01:16:04 AM
Wow, way to lie to us all Rumata

https://twitter.com/mitchellvii/status/1245212218989391886
Some here complained that the deaths from Covid were being low balled (using the example of dying at home from it, but never having been tested, and not resulting among Covid victims).
Though i'm not sure how true that is, since death from regular pneumonia is still a possibility.
Like this girl's father (https://youtu.be/EvpIkrkVxYo), who died of pneumonia at home, and they [the family] claim it was COVID, but he was never tested nor admitted to a hospital.

Then again you can split hair and claim that SARS didn't kill you, pneumonia did!  ;)
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Post by: Potato on April 01, 2020, 05:30:20 AM
Has any company been tone deaf enough to try an April fool's joke yet?
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Post by: VomKriege on April 01, 2020, 05:39:40 AM
A lot of people have a hard time wrapping their heads around imperfect info and are quick to blame malice instead of "incompetence".
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Post by: Occam on April 01, 2020, 05:43:33 AM
Quote from: Potato on April 01, 2020, 05:30:20 AM
Has any company been tone deaf enough to try an April fool's joke yet?

https://coinmarketcap.com/

Topical.
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Post by: Fifstar on April 01, 2020, 05:44:25 AM
Quote from: shosta on March 31, 2020, 05:47:37 PM
(https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.15752-0/p280x280/90979979_258765058462290_120495745575944192_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&_nc_sid=b96e70&_nc_ohc=2rg7-YBLCsYAX-KKEsW&_nc_ad=z-m&_nc_cid=0&_nc_zor=9&_nc_ht=scontent.xx&_nc_tp=6&oh=c5c05ce2835c0f0628346e533c9ed8d7&oe=5EAA1244)

this will be included in the declaration of the jdpon :hmph

Well at least it will kill plenty of affluent (old and maybe already sick) people as well   :doge
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Post by: Ghoul on April 01, 2020, 06:11:24 AM
Quote from: Potato on April 01, 2020, 05:30:20 AM
Has any company been tone deaf enough to try an April fool's joke yet?

Mine did after reducing our pay by 20% they said write a company song to I will survive.

I wrote the following reply and sent it to some people.

Quote
At first I was afraid, I was petrified
Kept thinking I could never live without going outside
But then I spent so many nights thinking how you did me wrong
And I grew strong
And I learned how to get along
And so you're back
From quarantine
I just walked in to find you here with that smug look upon your face
I should have changed that stupid CV, I should have handed in my notice
If I'd known for just one second you'd be back to bother me
So I will Go, go, walk out the door
Won't turn around now
'Cause I don't want to work here anymore
Weren't you the one who tried to hurt me by docking my pay
Do you think I'd crumble
Did you think I'd lay down and die?
Oh no, not I, I will survive
Oh, as long as I know how to work, I know I'll stay alive
I've got all rent to pay
And I've got all my pets to feed and I'll survive
I will survive, hey, hey
It took all the strength I had not to tell you to fuck off
Kept trying hard to mend the pieces of my broken credit score
And I spent oh-so many nights just feeling sorry for myself.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 01, 2020, 06:16:55 AM
Oh good, are you gonna do the lipsync video with the employees wearing masks or at home too ?
:neogaf

Your company is managed by a bunch of wankers, I take it.
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Post by: Ghoul on April 01, 2020, 06:27:18 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 01, 2020, 06:16:55 AM
Oh good, are you gonna do the lipsync video with the employees wearing masks or at home too ?
:neogaf

Your company is managed by a bunch of wankers, I take it.

I dunno if April fool or if they're gonna go through with it.

But yeah it's got a few of them in it, luckily my boss and director are decent.
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Post by: Ghoul on April 01, 2020, 08:08:01 AM
https://www.yesmagazine.org/social-justice/2020/03/20/coronavirus-amazon-indigenous-colonization/ (https://www.yesmagazine.org/social-justice/2020/03/20/coronavirus-amazon-indigenous-colonization/)

Missionaries bought a helicopter to go to cut off tribes in the amazon to get them to convert to evangelical Christianity lmao and spread Corona
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on April 01, 2020, 08:09:48 AM
Christians  :scust
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Post by: ToxicAdam on April 01, 2020, 08:22:49 AM
It's a good way to put those people on a clock. Convert now, so your soul can be saved before you die.

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Post by: Nintex on April 01, 2020, 08:25:52 AM
https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1245325035943784448 (https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1245325035943784448)

Thank you for saving our people President Trump  :preach
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Post by: Ghoul on April 01, 2020, 08:30:56 AM
Quote from: Nintex on April 01, 2020, 08:25:52 AM
https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1245325035943784448 (https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1245325035943784448)

Thank you for saving our people President Trump  :preach

The Nintex chemical warfare ship is ready to own the libs
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 01, 2020, 08:33:37 AM
Quote from: Nintex on April 01, 2020, 08:25:52 AM
https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1245325035943784448 (https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1245325035943784448)

Thank you for saving our people President Trump  :preach

No, fuck off. Steam back across the Atlantic to your home and stay there.

(USER WAS BANNED FOR RACISM</DiscordGAF/ERA>)
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on April 01, 2020, 08:36:27 AM
that dutch directcontactness


:rejoice
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Post by: VomKriege on April 01, 2020, 08:47:03 AM
Cui Bono ?
German bio-weapon ?
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 01, 2020, 08:59:22 AM
Quote from: Dufus on April 01, 2020, 08:50:28 AM
so is there any reason in particular why florida's governor wants to kill as many floridians as possible

Florida has a lot of old people... It'd free up the reality market. :doge
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 01, 2020, 09:00:17 AM
I suppose he's lived among them enough.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 01, 2020, 09:14:54 AM
Ecuador is supposedly getting really bad, but that's videos on social media...

Apparently the UK is racing to French levels too. :doge Hoped it would took a bit longer.
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Post by: Pennywise on April 01, 2020, 09:27:20 AM
Quote from: Nintex on April 01, 2020, 08:25:52 AM
https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1245325035943784448 (https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1245325035943784448)

Thank you for saving our people President Trump  :preach
Pretty sure they've got plenty of spare tulips they can send as thank you.
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Post by: nachobro on April 01, 2020, 09:29:52 AM
Quote from: Dufus on April 01, 2020, 08:50:28 AM
so is there any reason in particular why florida's governor wants to kill as many floridians as possible
have you been to florida? i'd be okay killing a bunch of them too
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Post by: Fifstar on April 01, 2020, 09:30:43 AM
Swedish death cases doubled from yesterday, looking very close to the UK right now. Who knows what measures are responsible, but they don't test enough for sure.

Germany is currently doing a study in the heaviest affected region. Testing how the virus spreads. One early take away is that the virus seems not be transmitted from surfaces. While traces of the virus can be found on smartphones, handles etc. the virus was apparently never able to reproduce itself from those samples. So smear infections seem not to be a big factor at all.
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Post by: BisMarckie on April 01, 2020, 09:36:00 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 01, 2020, 08:47:03 AM
Cui Bono ?
German bio-weapon ?

Quote from: Fifstar on April 01, 2020, 09:30:43 AM

Germany is currently doing a study

:hmm
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Post by: BisMarckie on April 01, 2020, 09:38:40 AM
German SPD is asking for a one time extra tax for the wealthy to mitigate the economic effect of the corona crisis. Libertarian FDP is throwing a fit :heh
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Post by: Pennywise on April 01, 2020, 09:54:14 AM
Quote from: BisMarckie on April 01, 2020, 09:38:40 AM
German SPD is asking for a one time extra tax for the wealthy to mitigate the economic effect of the corona crisis. Libertarian FDP is throwing a fit :heh
They should close the borders before those fuckers can escape.
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Post by: Tripon on April 01, 2020, 10:16:37 AM
https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1245352575521755136

What the fuck UK.
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Post by: Akala on April 01, 2020, 10:25:19 AM
this is gonna run through evangelical religious types but being real (if you actually believed) wouldn't you believe god would take care of you? if not why are you giving this pastor all this money?

haven't read up, but imagine a lot are starting to pivot from 'we can save' to fire and brimstone/blame the gays versus throwing up hands and saying 'god's plan', etc.

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Post by: team filler on April 01, 2020, 10:31:45 AM
https://twitter.com/willmenaker/status/1245036261095673857
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Post by: Tripon on April 01, 2020, 10:43:30 AM
https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1245360156256460800

https://twitter.com/jc_bradbury/status/1245156585304985606
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Post by: Propagandhim on April 01, 2020, 10:47:14 AM
Quote from: Tripon on April 01, 2020, 10:43:30 AM
https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1245360156256460800

https://twitter.com/jc_bradbury/status/1245156585304985606
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EUfN3OkXQAArp0t?format=jpg&name=small)
 
 
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Post by: VomKriege on April 01, 2020, 10:55:16 AM
Ecuador struggles with collecting corpses  :-\

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-ecuador/ecuador-struggles-to-collect-the-dead-as-coronavirus-spreads-idUSKBN21I03Q (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-ecuador/ecuador-struggles-to-collect-the-dead-as-coronavirus-spreads-idUSKBN21I03Q)
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Post by: Ghoul on April 01, 2020, 11:04:27 AM
Dark filler likes are back.
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Post by: Clockwork5 on April 01, 2020, 11:16:00 AM
Quote from: Potato on April 01, 2020, 05:30:20 AM
Has any company been tone deaf enough to try an April fool's joke yet?

Square-Enix
https://www.resetera.com/threads/ff7r-now-available-in-store-in-australia.178437/

April fools may not have been their intention but the results have been glorious.
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Post by: BisMarckie on April 01, 2020, 11:58:36 AM
Only a Dutch oven, amirite guys? :heh
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Post by: team filler on April 01, 2020, 12:00:35 PM
https://twitter.com/uhhhhmad/status/1245078214764093440

(https://i.imgur.com/C8l8xLi.jpg)
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Post by: Nintex on April 01, 2020, 12:30:45 PM
This is life now:

- Wake up
- *cough* GOD I HAVE THE CORONA I'M ALREADY DEAD WHAT DAY IS IT
- Open Twitter to read the daily tweet storm of POTUS
- Check and run all device updates and game updates
- Shit
- Play #lockdown music playlist
- Morning ZOOM meeting
- Follow up ZOOM meeting
- Breakfast
- Trying to find files on cloud drive
- Lunch
- Exercise with Beat Saber
- Midday ZOOM meeting
- Help someone else to find files on cloud drive
- Afternoon ZOOM meeting
- Wait for the daily numbers of corona deaths to roll in
- Send 'oh god I hope you still ok' chat messages across various communication channels
- Dinner
- Call with a worried relative/friend
- Drink, play vidya, watch some Netflix, VR and/or StayhomeHub
- Sleep

In between all dashes read some reddits/socials, casually look at some titties/thots and partake in discussions on the internet  :birb
Try to survive going outside to take out the trash or do shopping once every 3 days.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 01, 2020, 12:41:12 PM
End of lockdown to "likely" be only partial or in steps, according to the French PM. Details TBD.
 :doge
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Post by: james on April 01, 2020, 12:50:46 PM
https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/1245385582949302272

:dead
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Post by: Dickie Dee on April 01, 2020, 01:00:18 PM
https://twitter.com/NYCHealthSystem/status/1245008300518801408

Musk sent them a bunch of old sleep apnea machines :dead
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Post by: james on April 01, 2020, 01:05:48 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/PZxIHRP.png)
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Post by: Nintex on April 01, 2020, 01:06:09 PM
Mark Rutte calls it an intelligent lockdown.

Also tomorrow belgium will mediate between him, Spain and Italy about Eurobonds, which he demands be removed from the table on a 'agree to disagree' basis as he will veto any European corona aid package that contains Eurobonds.


Quote from: james on April 01, 2020, 01:05:48 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/PZxIHRP.png)
So Elon is the guy who told Trump to LET IT RIDE
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Post by: VomKriege on April 01, 2020, 01:14:23 PM
https://twitter.com/TheKafkaDude/status/1245315633560109056
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Post by: VomKriege on April 01, 2020, 01:21:40 PM
French PM is being questioned so French stats may drop later but the number of new ICU admissions is stable today (450 to 458 yesterday), that's the criteria the authorities think is the most tangible. Will need to confirm in coming days.
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Post by: Tripon on April 01, 2020, 01:28:51 PM
https://twitter.com/NPR/status/1245401810032041984
https://twitter.com/WoodfordinDK/status/1245374856398548992
https://twitter.com/fox12oregon/status/1245357635035168769
https://twitter.com/NeilPasricha/status/1245356682915561473
https://twitter.com/PonkotsuAudi/status/1245348773770833920
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 01, 2020, 01:32:46 PM
Quote from: Tripon on April 01, 2020, 01:28:51 PM
https://twitter.com/fox12oregon/status/1245357635035168769
https://twitter.com/NeilPasricha/status/1245356682915561473

Narrator: Boomer Remover™ removed lonely Boomers dating at border crossing.
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Post by: BisMarckie on April 01, 2020, 01:39:14 PM
People that age aren’t Boomers, generational labels are fucking stupid btw.

You should also tone down your misanthropy a little
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Post by: Don Rumata on April 01, 2020, 01:41:15 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 01, 2020, 12:30:45 PM
This is life now:

- Wake up
- *cough* GOD I HAVE THE CORONA I'M ALREADY DEAD WHAT DAY IS IT
- Open Twitter to read the daily tweet storm of POTUS
- Check and run all device updates and game updates
- Shit
- Play #lockdown music playlist
- Morning ZOOM meeting
- Follow up ZOOM meeting
- Breakfast
- Trying to find files on cloud drive
- Lunch
- Exercise with Beat Saber
- Midday ZOOM meeting
- Help someone else to find files on cloud drive
- Afternoon ZOOM meeting
- Wait for the daily numbers of corona deaths to roll in
- Send 'oh god I hope you still ok' chat messages across various communication channels
- Dinner
- Call with a worried relative/friend
- Drink, play vidya, watch some Netflix, VR and/or StayhomeHub
- Sleep

In between all dashes read some reddits/socials, casually look at some titties/thots and partake in discussions on the internet  :birb
Try to survive going outside to take out the trash or do shopping once every 3 days.
Beats being a farmer in 1300's. 8)
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Post by: Nintex on April 01, 2020, 01:41:19 PM
We sit inside and all borders are closed and the economy is dead because those elders are 'vulnerable' and they go out in the open with the risk of spreading the virus across the borders.  :nope
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 01, 2020, 01:44:06 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on April 01, 2020, 01:39:14 PM
People that age aren’t Boomers, generational labels are fucking stupid btw.

You should also tone down your misanthropy a little

misboomeropy
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Post by: Svejk on April 01, 2020, 02:08:08 PM
https://youtu.be/xyIzhRvtIJ0
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Post by: team filler on April 01, 2020, 02:12:15 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/v04UYwK.jpg)
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 01, 2020, 02:22:45 PM
At this point, half the people I see are just finally getting an excuse to do fetish shit in public. 
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Post by: brawndolicious on April 01, 2020, 02:23:54 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 01, 2020, 05:39:40 AM
A lot of people have a hard time wrapping their heads around imperfect info and are quick to blame malice instead of "incompetence".

You're talking about the top leaders in big business and government. To call it malice would assume they earned their way up. Some people just need to believe in the system.
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Post by: Ghoul on April 01, 2020, 02:24:24 PM
Quote from: filler on April 01, 2020, 02:12:15 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/v04UYwK.jpg)

hoarding, in a lil rascal, bag on head. Let them die.
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Post by: bluemax on April 01, 2020, 02:29:39 PM
https://twitter.com/benbbaldwin/status/1245407745244909569

Still a ways off from curves flattening.
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Post by: Ghoul on April 01, 2020, 02:32:21 PM
Today on the news they used "squash the sombrero” I was very confused by that term.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 01, 2020, 02:39:22 PM
UK right?  I genuinely heared the sombrero thing on The Last Leg.  They need to express their somewhat abstract ideas in racist terms in order to disseminate it to the general public.  I hear that instead of using 'social distancing' they are saying 'pretend the person in front of you smells like curry' and 'work from home' is 'work like a Pole'.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 01, 2020, 02:39:44 PM
Quote from: brawndolicious on April 01, 2020, 02:23:54 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 01, 2020, 05:39:40 AM
A lot of people have a hard time wrapping their heads around imperfect info and are quick to blame malice instead of "incompetence".

You're talking about the top leaders in big business and government. To call it malice would assume they earned their way up. Some people just need to believe in the system.

Weird flex but OK.
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Post by: team filler on April 01, 2020, 02:43:01 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on April 01, 2020, 02:24:24 PM
Quote from: filler on April 01, 2020, 02:12:15 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/v04UYwK.jpg)

hoarding, in a lil rascal, bag on head. Let them die.
let them eat cake  ;)

(https://i.imgur.com/VoJolS3.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/kyE6PYA.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/ofJcqp2.jpg) :delicious
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Post by: Nintex on April 01, 2020, 03:19:36 PM
Couple next door is fighting. Go away, go outside!
No I can't  :crybaby

Sounds like they ran out of doors to slam or one of them is dead  :success
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Post by: shosta on April 01, 2020, 03:42:15 PM
The first patient has arrived at the Central Park overflow facility, meaning at least one hospital has run out of beds. We're not even at the height of the crisis yet.

I try to wear a humorous mask on here at all times but this is making me sick to my stomach just thinking about it.
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Post by: Nintex on April 01, 2020, 03:55:59 PM
DOW down 1000 points, it's all falling apart

Stay strong!
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Post by: Akala on April 01, 2020, 04:05:57 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 01, 2020, 03:42:15 PM
I try to wear a humorous mask on here at all times but this is making me sick to my stomach just thinking about it.

(https://i.imgur.com/KgckyKs.jpg)
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Post by: VomKriege on April 01, 2020, 04:07:37 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 01, 2020, 03:42:15 PM
The first patient has arrived at the Central Park overflow facility, meaning at least one hospital has run out of beds. We're not even at the height of the crisis yet.

I try to wear a humorous mask on here at all times but this is making me sick to my stomach just thinking about it.

Not much to do other than trying to avoid it for yourself and your relatives, or at least it avoid it now when hospitals are jammed.
I know at least of one confirmed death and one positive case (immunodeficiency but probably out of the woods according to his doc) at... One degree of separation ? Second circle ? It still feels kind of unreal, despite thousands dying, apart from the paranoia everyone you cough or have an headache. I guess that's very wartime like (I read that some people in Beyrouth found this lockdown better than the one during the civil war...), you still try to live your life.
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Post by: team filler on April 01, 2020, 04:11:48 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 01, 2020, 03:42:15 PM
The first patient has arrived at the Central Park overflow facility, meaning at least one hospital has run out of beds. We're not even at the height of the crisis yet.

I try to wear a humorous mask on here at all times but this is making me sick to my stomach just thinking about it.
try wearing a humorous grocery bag instead  :heart
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Post by: Akala on April 01, 2020, 04:17:57 PM
https://twitter.com/thecajunboy/status/1245431923868131328

https://twitter.com/LasVegasLocally/status/1245398331821412352
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Post by: VomKriege on April 01, 2020, 04:28:59 PM
UEFA is delaying matches planned in June.
I guess they expect that large gatherings, travel or just normal sport activity (even crowd free) won't be resumed by then in Europe.

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Post by: Nintex on April 01, 2020, 04:38:26 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 01, 2020, 04:28:59 PM
UEFA is delaying matches planned in June.
I guess they expect that large gatherings, travel or just normal sport activity (even crowd free) won't be resumed by then in Europe.
From what I've gathered the plan in Europe is to do a 2 months lock down on / 1 month lock down partially off sequence of sorts for the remainder of the year on a national level.
This gives the national economies some breathing room and people some relief to organize limited social gatherings. But this will only be done if the healthcare systems can manage it and under the assumption that higher temperatures have an impact on the virus.

Unless something happens that removes the need for such measures I don't expect borders to open and air travel to resume until after August/September when they'll likely have enough surplus tests and production of tests to test anyone prior to boarding a plane.
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Post by: Don Rumata on April 01, 2020, 04:50:27 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 01, 2020, 03:42:15 PM
I try to wear a humorous mask on here at all times but
Double Down.
JUST DOUBLE DOWN DON'T THINK ABOUT IT!
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Post by: VomKriege on April 01, 2020, 04:51:47 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 01, 2020, 04:38:26 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 01, 2020, 04:28:59 PM
UEFA is delaying matches planned in June.
I guess they expect that large gatherings, travel or just normal sport activity (even crowd free) won't be resumed by then in Europe.
From what I've gathered the plan in Europe is to do a 2 months lock down on / 1 month lock down partially off sequence of sorts for the remainder of the year on a national level.
This gives the national economies some breathing room and people some relief to organize limited social gatherings.

Unless something happens that removes the need for such measures I don't expect borders to open and air travel to resume until after August/September when they'll likely have enough surplus tests and production of tests to test anyone prior to boarding a plane.

That's an idea thrown into some Imperial College paper (granted, a lot of Euro government consulted an expert there) but I'm skeptical about it. I don't think most small business can just turn on / off like that, a lot of shit that got disrupted will take over a month to untangle. I think people, provided the bare minimum of necessities can be met, would actually prefer a longer lockdown than going in and out for a year.

In theory that's not impossible even if the economy get destroyed, I suppose : It would be wartime life, miserable but doable. I want to believe there's a better way to do this but at this point in time it's difficult to tell : We're still in the dark about the virus, the CFR, how potent is the immunity (reinfection has not been entirely ruled out even if deemed very unlikely), medication is on trial, fast tests are still in development and a vaccine is more than a year away.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 01, 2020, 05:09:55 PM
The presidents for the region Great East and PACA in France confirms that "US buyers" are trying to outbid them even as the cargo is about to arrive. Sometimes they win, sometimes they don't.

It's apparently the same circus in the US with several states, the Feds and FEMA doing bidding wars on ventilators.

Efficient free market ?
         /
 :isthis
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Post by: Fifstar on April 01, 2020, 05:11:15 PM
I'm hopeful a total lockdown isn't needed when we have more far spread testing, better data on rate of people who were infected through antidote tests, smartphone data and a well thought out balance of social activity and staying at home. South Korea seems to do fine without a lockdown of the country, although I suspect social compliance is more pronounced there vs. western societies.

The difficulty will be to balance social activity and business needs.
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Post by: Nintex on April 01, 2020, 05:11:18 PM
There's the added problem of civil unrest if this lockdown continues and drags on. The economy will be ruined and a lot of people will still lose relatives.

Business people and investors are now tweeting and writing op-eds about how the economy is going to shit and this just isn't worth it.
They say we should just isolate the weak and vulnerable instead. Now these voices are muffled by the daily high death reports but in a month the situation will be very different as people are fired from their jobs and all the measures have taken effect hopefully reducing the death toll. They'll be sitting at home jobless and buried in bills, elections will be postponed and police and healthcare understaffed. It'll also be very unequal as tech companies and people able to work from home will still be able to make a living.
Imagine what happens to the US if Trump understandably postpones the elections until March or May 2021?

Entire industries like travel and events are going to collapse within the next 3 months and after the first 6 months governments the world over will either have to bailout everybody with hopes of avoiding hyperinflation or opt to introduce austerity or tax increases.
Chances are that if you open up after 2 months for a bit the spending temporarily soars as people can partake in activities they couldn't before. Still, the economic damage of this thing will be felt for years perhaps even decades.

Our prime minister today said that people who expect the world to return to the way it was before the corona virus are 'living in an illusion' and the government will play a bigger part in all our lives going forward.
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Post by: who is ted danson? on April 01, 2020, 05:12:42 PM
Media need to stop using logarithmic graphs. 99.9% of people don't geddit.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 01, 2020, 05:19:04 PM
https://twitter.com/bradschrade/status/1245451739597242373

:fbm

This was always going to happen eventually, even if cutting off visits, but damn.
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Post by: team filler on April 01, 2020, 05:20:21 PM
https://twitter.com/RT_com/status/1244398935315275784

 :pitbull
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Post by: VomKriege on April 01, 2020, 05:26:29 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 01, 2020, 05:09:55 PM
The presidents for the region Great East and PACA in France confirms that "US buyers" are trying to outbid them even as the cargo is about to arrive. Sometimes they win, sometimes they don't.

It's apparently the same circus in the US with several states, the Feds and FEMA doing bidding wars on ventilators.

Efficient free market ?
         /
 :isthis

Not to whitewash France : when the order to requisition medical supplies came, 4 millions masks that were transitioning in Lyon from the Sweden manufacturer to Italy and Spain was seized. The authorities concerned accepted to release half of it for shipping after the Swedish government appealed directly.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 01, 2020, 05:29:57 PM
https://twitter.com/JenniferJJacobs/status/1245458786791370754

Trump admin is finally taking leadership for supplies ! 
 :engel
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Post by: shosta on April 01, 2020, 05:31:31 PM
Bless up
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 01, 2020, 05:34:19 PM
https://www.newsweek.com/coronavirus-no-3-cause-death-us-after-heart-disease-cancer-1495506

Coronavirus Is The No. 3 Cause of Death in The U.S., After Heart Disease and Cancer
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 01, 2020, 05:48:59 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on April 01, 2020, 01:39:14 PM
You should also tone down your misanthropy a little

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctF-dVNR4jo

Let the virus kill us.
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Post by: team filler on April 01, 2020, 05:49:32 PM
Quote from: Esch on April 01, 2020, 05:30:37 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 01, 2020, 05:19:04 PM

This was always going to happen eventually, even if cutting off visits, but damn.

Just hope it hits my grandpa's facility so kali-maa can send him to peace from dementia :tocry
biden is hindi?  :ohhh
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Post by: bluemax on April 01, 2020, 05:50:12 PM
Quote from: who is ted danson? on April 01, 2020, 05:12:42 PM
Media need to stop using logarithmic graphs. 99.9% of people don't geddit.

https://twitter.com/benbbaldwin/status/1245069330657751046

When someone who makes/loves graphs is saying that they don't like the logarithmic ones, you know there's a problem.
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Post by: Nintex on April 01, 2020, 05:56:08 PM
https://twitter.com/gabrielsherman/status/1245394493240684547 (https://twitter.com/gabrielsherman/status/1245394493240684547)

Hope Hicks & Jared Kushner

 :anhuld
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Post by: Tripon on April 01, 2020, 06:28:46 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 01, 2020, 05:56:08 PM
https://twitter.com/gabrielsherman/status/1245394493240684547 (https://twitter.com/gabrielsherman/status/1245394493240684547)

Hope Hicks & Jared Kushner

 :anhuld

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Trump’s latest tonal and tactical shift (and almost certainly not the last) was driven by several factors, both personal and political. Trump learned that his close friend, 78-year-old New York real estate mogul Stan Chera, had contracted COVID-19 and fallen into a coma at NewYork-Presbyterian. “Boy, did that hit home. Stan is like one of his best friends,” said prominent New York Trump donor Bill White. Trump also grew concerned as the virus spread to Trump country. “The polling sucked. The campaign panicked about the numbers in red states. They don’t expect to win states that are getting blown to pieces with coronavirus,” a former West Wing official told me.
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Post by: james on April 01, 2020, 06:31:44 PM
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Trump learned that his close friend, 78-year-old New York real estate mogul Stan Chera, had contracted COVID-19 and fallen into a coma at NewYork-Presbyterian. “Boy, did that hit home. Stan is like one of his best friends,”

And there it is. The only reason the selfish fuck started to give a shit
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Post by: team filler on April 01, 2020, 06:36:25 PM
Quote from: james on April 01, 2020, 06:31:44 PM
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Trump learned that his close friend, 78-year-old New York real estate mogul Stan Chera, had contracted COVID-19 and fallen into a coma at NewYork-Presbyterian. “Boy, did that hit home. Stan is like one of his best friends,”

And there it is. The only reason the selfish fuck started to give a shit
p much all conservatives and rich people  ;)
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Post by: stufte on April 01, 2020, 06:58:05 PM
My brother is in the hospital with late stage liver failure and my parents aren't allowed to visit him. He might die before they are able to say goodbye. :(
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 01, 2020, 06:59:25 PM
Sorry man
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Post by: shosta on April 01, 2020, 07:02:18 PM
Sorry dude. Sucks that all the normal bullshit in life can't be paused while the pandemic is happening :tocry
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Post by: stufte on April 01, 2020, 07:03:20 PM
He and I haven't had the best of relationships, so I'm doing ok. But I'm destroyed for my parents who have tried everything to get him to stay sober, and will more than likely have to bury their child. And I have NO idea how that works with the lockdowns. It's all insane.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 01, 2020, 07:07:09 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zB7eDHrf9hg
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Post by: VomKriege on April 01, 2020, 07:10:35 PM
Quote from: stufte on April 01, 2020, 07:03:20 PM
He and I haven't had the best of relationships, so I'm doing ok. But I'm destroyed for my parents who have tried everything to get him to stay sober, and will more than likely have to bury their child. And I have NO idea how that works with the lockdowns. It's all insane.

Look up for the funeral because there's indeed a good chance there will be some sort of restrictions in place.
Best with your parents.
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Post by: Tripon on April 01, 2020, 07:19:58 PM
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Law enforcement is investigating several controversial pop-up coronavirus test sites operating in central Louisville this week that the Metro Council president characterized as "scams."

City and state officials are advising residents to avoid the sites for testing, and Kentucky Public Health Commissioner Dr. Steven Stack said Wednesday all testing sites must work with the state.

Two medical marketing companies peddling coronavirus tests — including one that promises results in 24 hours — charged individuals who exhibited symptoms up to $250 per test.

The sites have been in various locations around the city, including Sojourn Church in Shelby Park, as well as Wayside Christian Mission and a Marathon gas station on Broadway downtown.

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Metro Council President David James told The Courier Journal on Wednesday that the tests are scams.

City officials said they didn't know about the test sites before they began operating this week, but an email indicates the city provided guidance about health reporting requirements to Edward Beighley, president of BCK Marketing, who coordinated a testing location at Sojourn Church Midtown.

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/2020/03/31/coronavirus-test-sites-operate-without-louisvilles-knowledge/5100299002/


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Post by: VomKriege on April 01, 2020, 07:31:04 PM
USA broke the +1k fatalities / day barrier per Worldometers. 
:corona_mj
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Post by: Tripon on April 01, 2020, 07:32:31 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spL-ijzkkzU
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Post by: Nintex on April 01, 2020, 07:35:57 PM
After China's faulty shit Taiwan is coming to the rescue.
https://twitter.com/vonderleyen/status/1245399247232684034 (https://twitter.com/vonderleyen/status/1245399247232684034)

Quote from: stufte on April 01, 2020, 06:58:05 PM
My brother is in the hospital with late stage liver failure and my parents aren't allowed to visit him. He might die before they are able to say goodbye. :(
That's terrible man, take care
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Post by: Beezy on April 01, 2020, 07:47:02 PM
Found out not too long ago that my 60 year old coworker passed from this today. Shit is scary out here.
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Post by: Tripon on April 01, 2020, 07:54:06 PM
LAUSD, the 2nd biggest school district is closed for the rest of the school year (So at least June). So they might be closed until August because I can't see them running Summer School this year. UC Schools have said they won't take grades for the 2020 year.
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Post by: Sho Nuff on April 01, 2020, 08:59:37 PM
Grandma died last year at the age of 100. I'm jelly, she knew when to check out, that's for goddamn sure
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Post by: Great Rumbler on April 01, 2020, 09:14:49 PM
She dropped in when the Spanish flu outbreak was on its way out and then yeeted just before corona came along.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 01, 2020, 09:16:32 PM
I'm going to tell my kids to live in between plagues.  This seems like sound advice.
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Post by: Tripon on April 01, 2020, 09:53:20 PM
https://twitter.com/AP/status/1245525995471482880 BuT iTs OnLy TrUmP SaYiNg ThIs
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Post by: benjipwns on April 01, 2020, 10:05:15 PM
Quote from: filler on April 01, 2020, 05:20:21 PM
http://twitter.com/RT_com/status/1244398935315275784

 :pitbull
How is this possible? It's called FAITH and it's how we beat you commies in the cold war and Democratic primaries. :karen
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 01, 2020, 10:10:17 PM
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-nyt-coronavirus-health-insurance-20200330-umpj6duzw5erfkoqpfbjjl5saa-story.html
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 01, 2020, 10:19:51 PM
Quote from: who is ted danson? on April 01, 2020, 05:12:42 PM
Media need to stop using logarithmic graphs. 99.9% of people don't geddit.

Log graphs are a handy tool for graphing over huge ranges. Not the best for intuitive analysis at all.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 01, 2020, 10:25:15 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on April 01, 2020, 10:19:51 PM
Quote from: who is ted danson? on April 01, 2020, 05:12:42 PM
Media need to stop using logarithmic graphs. 99.9% of people don't geddit.

Log graphs are a handy tool for graphing over huge ranges. Not the best for intuitive analysis at all.

Just cause this hit my math-nerve, it's not really about the range, its that log graphs are good at plotting exponential phenomena, which generally happen to have large ranges.  If the underlying phenomenon was linear, a log graph would not be appropriate regardless of the range. 
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Post by: benjipwns on April 01, 2020, 10:28:50 PM
The worst part about this is clearly how far terms like "bending the curve" are going to spread now like all the terms after 9/11, etc.
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Post by: benjipwns on April 01, 2020, 10:30:18 PM
"Secretary Spears, how will you bend the curve on the troop deaths in the undeclared war in Yemen?"
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 01, 2020, 10:33:27 PM
'We expect 1,200 m killed over 20 years while losing instead of 1,200 m killed over 3 years while winning'?  Can we actually retroactively go back and use bend the curve to describe Afghanistan, please?
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Post by: shosta on April 01, 2020, 10:46:21 PM
how do you kill twelve hundred meters
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 01, 2020, 10:52:29 PM
Ok, I think for the next week, I'm going to explain my jokes in footnotes just so we are all on the same page.  m can stand for million.  1,200 meters is the elevation of Afghanistan.  This is a reference to Trump allegedly mixing up Seoul's population in millions with its elevation in meters. 
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 01, 2020, 10:54:12 PM
https://twitter.com/people/status/1245345220633509888
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Post by: shosta on April 01, 2020, 10:58:46 PM
what if me not getting your jokes is actually a running gag?
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Post by: Himu on April 01, 2020, 11:02:25 PM
Starting to have the sniffles.

:beli

Better not be covid.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 01, 2020, 11:02:43 PM
James would owe me money.  I also saw the post before the edit. 
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 01, 2020, 11:10:51 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tG8JXLbIb1A
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Post by: benjipwns on April 01, 2020, 11:13:14 PM
oh my god you guys
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Post by: Joe Molotov on April 01, 2020, 11:21:13 PM
It seems like the Big Brother House would be the safest place to be. Just ride it out until it's over. :thinking
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 01, 2020, 11:23:36 PM
But only for the guests and not the production crew.  My preference would have been to just set the cameras on tripods, leave them running, then abandon the whole thing while streaming online.  It's really just the fulfillment of the true premise of the show.*

*joke footnote:  this would be a gratuitous and inhuman disregard of contestant safety.
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Post by: bluemax on April 01, 2020, 11:24:55 PM
https://twitter.com/russ1mitchell/status/1245502082511036417

Elon Musk continues to under deliver.
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Post by: Joe Molotov on April 01, 2020, 11:25:04 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 01, 2020, 11:23:36 PM
But only for the guests and not the production crew.  My preference would have been to just set the cameras on tripods, leave them running, then abandon the whole thing while streaming online.  It's really just the fulfillment of the true premise of the show.

Just seal off the whole thing, Wuhan-style. When you open the doors, whoever's left is the winner.
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Post by: benjipwns on April 01, 2020, 11:28:06 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 01, 2020, 11:23:36 PM
But only for the guests and not the production crew.  My preference would have been to just set the cameras on tripods, leave them running, then abandon the whole thing while streaming online.  It's really just the fulfillment of the true premise of the show.*

*joke footnote:  this would be a gratuitous and inhuman disregard of contestant safety.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0App7QizQCU
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYO1hZKzisLbJGPX8gXmtGrygKE6WRw95 (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYO1hZKzisLbJGPX8gXmtGrygKE6WRw95)
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 01, 2020, 11:37:15 PM
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Netherlands: 90% of corona ICUers are obese

Shit really is shaping up to be a killer of old and fat people.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 01, 2020, 11:39:48 PM
Mortality rates are going to be somewhat useless because there is gonna be some drastic regional differences.
Some of the poorer regions of the world might end up with rates significantly lower than say the US. Provided they also have a lower rate of obesity alongside the younger population. Smoking could screw that up though.
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Post by: Tripon on April 01, 2020, 11:50:27 PM
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SAN FRANCISCO — In the latest sign of how dramatically the coronavirus pandemic is altering the social landscape, even the liberal San Francisco Bay Area this week banned reusable grocery bags as a sanitary measure, dismaying recycling advocates who say durable sacks should still be allowed at stores.

The provision was among a host of lifestyle changes imposed Tuesday by six Bay Area counties in a rewrite of their first-in-the-nation March 16 order that required millions of residents to shelter at home. The counties have been credited with taking early actions that may have helped slow the spread in California.

The Bay Area counties reduced the types of businesses and facilities that can stay open to the public and tightened requirements for those still operating, including grocery stores, pharmacies and restaurants still open for takeout or delivery. Among the updated requirements in the order, which lasts through May 3: "Not permitting customers to bring their own bags, mugs, or other reusable items from home."
https://www.politico.com/states/california/story/2020/04/01/its-come-to-this-liberal-san-francisco-bay-area-bans-reusable-grocery-bags-1270319


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Post by: james on April 02, 2020, 12:15:05 AM
LOL as if those fuckers can stop me from bringing my bags.
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Post by: bluemax on April 02, 2020, 12:20:15 AM
https://twitter.com/evdefender/status/1245288438728966146
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Post by: Tripon on April 02, 2020, 12:56:51 AM
https://twitter.com/JapanEmbDC/status/1245429977866215425
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Post by: VomKriege on April 02, 2020, 02:14:17 AM
Quote from: bluemax on April 01, 2020, 11:24:55 PM
https://twitter.com/russ1mitchell/status/1245502082511036417

Elon Musk continues to under deliver.

They also received a cave dwelling sub, mint condition.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 02, 2020, 03:11:08 AM
Macron says the lockdown rules will be eased for autistic persons so that they can, with their helpers, go out more and to places they're familiar with.

I think it has bubbled up everywhere through anecdotal accounts that stay at home can be very difficult for some disabled people and their families, on top of cutting them of facilities that can provide adequate care. It's good that it has been finally addressed somewhat.
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Post by: Don Rumata on April 02, 2020, 03:15:29 AM
Quote from: Tripon on April 02, 2020, 12:56:51 AM
https://twitter.com/JapanEmbDC/status/1245429977866215425
I can hear the cries of a thousand weeb 20y/o "English Teachers".  :'(
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Post by: team filler on April 02, 2020, 03:50:01 AM
Quote from: Nintex on April 01, 2020, 07:35:57 PM
After China's faulty shit Taiwan is coming to the rescue.
https://twitter.com/vonderleyen/status/1245399247232684034 (https://twitter.com/vonderleyen/status/1245399247232684034)

they're taking the supplies from china and lying about them being faulty  ::) easy way to get one over on china and also get free supplies from them  :doge
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Post by: VomKriege on April 02, 2020, 04:33:14 AM
More data from Iceland and their leading efforts to mass test.

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/01/europe/iceland-testing-coronavirus-intl/index.html (https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/01/europe/iceland-testing-coronavirus-intl/index.html)
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Post by: VomKriege on April 02, 2020, 05:16:55 AM
Tobacco shops out of stock, had to stop in Paris proper... A 20m line.

We made it, boychevik !  :ussrcry
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on April 02, 2020, 05:35:01 AM
Sacre bleu!
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Post by: VomKriege on April 02, 2020, 06:34:10 AM
https://twitter.com/mitchellbyars/status/1245018512818503681
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Post by: VomKriege on April 02, 2020, 06:36:12 AM
https://twitter.com/sarahkliff/status/1245416929252315136

Free Market giveth and taketh.
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Post by: Nintex on April 02, 2020, 06:46:15 AM
Don't worry Jared just ordered another truckload of plus size body bags for Kentucky

#30DAYSTODIE
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Post by: Fifstar on April 02, 2020, 07:52:05 AM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on April 01, 2020, 11:39:48 PM
Mortality rates are going to be somewhat useless because there is gonna be some drastic regional differences.
Some of the poorer regions of the world might end up with rates significantly lower than say the US. Provided they also have a lower rate of obesity alongside the younger population. Smoking could screw that up though.

Mortality rate seems to mainly depend on percentage of old/already sick people infected & the load of the regional health care system. Country wide cfr data isn't really all that useful. Got to segment everything, if the data quality allows it.
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Post by: Ghoul on April 02, 2020, 08:36:51 AM
https://youtu.be/sSrbxyna4z4?t=368

 :preach :preach :preach
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Post by: Don Rumata on April 02, 2020, 08:49:19 AM
Quote from: Stro on April 02, 2020, 07:32:28 AM
Wait a minute....were the Spanish Flu and 2009 Bird Flu the same virus?
Not every virus is related, you racist bitch.
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Post by: HardcoreRetro on April 02, 2020, 09:12:29 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfgqWkgImq8

Some feelgood music for these times.
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Post by: Great Rumbler on April 02, 2020, 09:58:17 AM
6.6 million jobless claims this week [3.1 million were expected].

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/02/weekly-jobless-claims.html
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Post by: Ghoul on April 02, 2020, 09:59:37 AM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on April 02, 2020, 09:58:17 AM
6.6 million jobless claims this week [3.1 million were expected].

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/02/weekly-jobless-claims.html

It's as if businesses are taking the piss and getting rid of more staff so management can keep higher wages.
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Post by: Tripon on April 02, 2020, 10:49:03 AM
https://twitter.com/andishehnouraee/status/1245513642319151110
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Post by: VomKriege on April 02, 2020, 10:54:15 AM
Teach the controversy.
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Post by: Uncle on April 02, 2020, 11:00:49 AM
:confused

I literally searched for this a couple times over the past few days and every source seems to say we don't yet know if asymptomatic people can spread it, or they likely don't, or if they do the risk is very low

(https://i.imgur.com/TD1zSQt.png)
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Post by: VomKriege on April 02, 2020, 11:02:15 AM
We always were at war with Corona :

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-04-02/14-people-who-died-fighting-COVID-19-labeled-martyrs-PmGZKV8ll6/index.html (https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-04-02/14-people-who-died-fighting-COVID-19-labeled-martyrs-PmGZKV8ll6/index.html)

Among the officially recognized martyrs is Li Wenliang.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 02, 2020, 11:07:38 AM
Quote from: Uncle on April 02, 2020, 11:00:49 AM
:confused

I literally searched for this a couple times over the past few days and every source seems to say we don't yet know if asymptomatic people can spread it, or they likely don't, or if they do the risk is very low

(https://i.imgur.com/TD1zSQt.png)

My impression is that, in doubt, best to assume they are. It's become common wisdom in the past weeks, pending new info.
It seems that at this very moment there's still uncertainties on that, on how "airborne" it is, if people who get it are immune or not...
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Post by: Tripon on April 02, 2020, 11:13:18 AM
https://twitter.com/axios/status/1245680259829321728
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Post by: VomKriege on April 02, 2020, 11:14:14 AM
Though that Google response doesn't say that asymptomatic carriers are not infectious, just that in absence of coughing they're much less likely to spray you with the mentioned droplets.

Considering the recent stories about the choir group or the 40+ Spring Breakers out of 70 who tested positive after a trio in Mexico, it would seem not unlikely that close proximity might be enough even without coughing.
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Post by: Uncle on April 02, 2020, 11:23:49 AM
primarily I wanna cut the governor a little slack, I don't think it's common knowledge that asymptomatic carriers are a bigger threat than once thought, I think it's a developing story
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Post by: bluemax on April 02, 2020, 11:30:38 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 02, 2020, 03:11:08 AM
Macron says the lockdown rules will be eased for autistic persons so that they can, with their helpers, go out more and to places they're familiar with.

I think it has bubbled up everywhere through anecdotal accounts that stay at home can be very difficult for some disabled people and their families, on top of cutting them of facilities that can provide adequate care. It's good that it has been finally addressed somewhat.

My sister's son has a sensory processing disorder and it has been a struggle for him. They managed to set up video calls with his babysitter to help him see someone he was used to seeing and provide a sense of normalcy.
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on April 02, 2020, 11:36:09 AM
Quote from: Uncle on April 02, 2020, 11:23:49 AM
primarily I wanna cut the governor a little slack, I don't think it's common knowledge that asymptomatic carriers are a bigger threat than once thought, I think it's a developing story

Fuck that, it's either willful negligence or stupidity. The information has been out there, he's just refusing to listen and I'd love to know what the real reason for it is.

STOP NORMALIZING BAD BEHAVIOR.
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Post by: Uncle on April 02, 2020, 11:41:31 AM
Quote from: riotous on April 02, 2020, 11:31:27 AM
Quote from: Uncle on April 02, 2020, 11:23:49 AM
primarily I wanna cut the governor a little slack, I don't think it's common knowledge that asymptomatic carriers are a bigger threat than once thought, I think it's a developing story

It's somehow been common knowledge in Washington for weeks that it's a possibility; it's one of the main justifications for the quarantine / social distancing in the first place.

American conservative leaders do not need to be "cut a little slack."

Quote from: Mr. Gundam on April 02, 2020, 11:36:09 AM
Fuck that, it's either willful negligence or stupidity. The information has been out there, he's just refusing to listen and I'd love to know what the real reason for it is.

STOP NORMALIZING BAD BEHAVIOR.

I think this is what he was talking about, the data we "didn't know until the last 24 hours"

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/31/health/coronavirus-asymptomatic-transmission.html

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The C.D.C. director says new data about people who are infected but symptom-free could lead the agency to recommend broadened use of masks.
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Post by: Tripon on April 02, 2020, 11:53:58 AM
The national CDC office for the United States is in Georgia, where Kemp is the governor, BTW.
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Post by: Nintex on April 02, 2020, 11:57:56 AM
The experts today: "The growth is less than you would expect"

Me: "This curve ain't flattening bois  :thinking"

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EUmR3AjWsAAyPnm?format=jpg)
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Post by: Uncle on April 02, 2020, 12:01:02 PM
Quote from: riotous on April 02, 2020, 11:55:56 AM
The CDC themselves, based in.. Atlanta, GA, has been saying for around a month that asymptomatic spread can happen.

difference between "it can happen" and "literally new data from the CDC in the past 24 hours that it's a worse issue than thought previously" which I linked above

which is what I said:

Quote from: Uncle on April 02, 2020, 11:23:49 AM
I don't think it's common knowledge that asymptomatic carriers are a bigger threat than once thought, I think it's a developing story

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a bigger threat than once thought

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I think it's a developing story
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Post by: VomKriege on April 02, 2020, 12:09:56 PM
The good news is that in Italy and Spain, hopefully France soon, hospitalizations and ICU entries are trending down. The bad news is that deaths are now stable but will take time to decrease. And the tally will probably be incremented by outbreaks in elder homes (a worrying number confirmed in Sweden, France, Italy, Spain, US...).
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Post by: Tripon on April 02, 2020, 12:17:41 PM
https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/1245733092058451969
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Post by: Uncle on April 02, 2020, 12:23:48 PM
Quote from: riotous on April 02, 2020, 12:08:17 PM
Quote from: Uncle on April 02, 2020, 12:01:02 PM
Quote from: riotous on April 02, 2020, 11:55:56 AM
The CDC themselves, based in.. Atlanta, GA, has been saying for around a month that asymptomatic spread can happen.

difference between "it can happen" and "literally new data from the CDC in the past 24 hours that it's a worse issue than thought previously" which I linked above

which is what I said:


We aren't talking about what YOU said.  We are talking about your weird defending of what the governor of Georgia said:

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“ndividuals could have been infecting people before they ever felt bad, but we didn’t know that until the last 24 hours.”

Patently false;   CDC has said it's a factor as early as March 1st, and actually first started talking about how it might be a bigger factor than they thought in Mid-March.

not defending the guy, I'm cutting him a little slack

not even a LOT of slack

there's a lot of information out there, and like I said I was searching for it myself earlier, and most of what I turned up downplayed asymptomatic carriers, which you can still find on the CDC's website currently:

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/faq.html

(https://i.imgur.com/GuIricV.png)

In fact, this current page that mentions asymptomatic transmission?

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/how-covid-spreads.html

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Some recent studies have suggested that COVID-19 may be spread by people who are not showing symptoms.

That bullet point wasn't there at all just a couple days ago (https://web.archive.org/web/20200328191833/https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/how-covid-spreads.html)

I think the governors statement is understandable, especially if it turns out the 24 hours he's referencing are in regard to the new statements made by the CDC within 24 hours of his statement
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Post by: Uncle on April 02, 2020, 12:53:12 PM
regarding issuing a statewide stay at home order he should've done that two weeks ago like the more proactive states lol

evidence of asymptomatic transmission or no

I'm only talking about his mention of 24 hours


south dakota is the only fucked up state remaining though there are still many others without orders as strict as they ought to be (https://covidactnow.org/)
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Post by: james on April 02, 2020, 12:54:38 PM
Filler news update
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Last Thursday, dozens of people gathered in small groups in a Lakewood neighborhood and stood witness as a couple was to be married in a traditional Orthodox Jewish ceremony.

In very unorthodox fashion, the guests watched from three adjacent backyards on Wayne Street in an attempt to limit the number of people in any one yard. But before it was over, police showed up and broke up the festivities, issuing a criminal complaint to the host, 39-year-old William Katzenstein, for failing to abide by the governor’s ban on such gatherings amid the growing coronavirus pandemic that continues to spread unabated across the state.

On Sunday, Eliezer Silber, 37, and his wife Miriam Silber, 34, decided to go ahead with a planned Bat Mitzvah in Lakewood. Between 40 and 50 people showed up to celebrate before police again arrived to shut it down, Eliezer and Miriam Silber were both charged.

On Monday morning, as the state was in the second week on lockdown, Lakewood police broke up a group of 35 men gathered at a yeshiva on Madison Avenue. Then Tuesday night, authorities in town ended an engagement party with at least 16 people in attendance and charged 10, including a 99-year-old man.

...

Lakewood’s 450 confirmed coronavirus cases as of Wednesday are the most of any town in Ocean County, which has 1,256 total cases, according to the Ocean County Health Department.

https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2020/04/heres-why-large-gatherings-keep-happening-in-lakewood-as-the-coronavirus-rages-in-nj.html

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Post by: Nintex on April 02, 2020, 12:58:25 PM
The most recent findings seem to be that surface infection is extremely rare.
The virus is carried by droplets from coughing and sneezing.

With other words if you have the virus someone coughed their shit right into you  :-X
(https://miro.medium.com/max/1400/1*m_a-cX7BpzAOg5YpyDa_ZA.png)

So 2/3 feet ain't doing shit to deal with projectile sneezers. We should distance 20 feet.
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Post by: Uncle on April 02, 2020, 01:03:48 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/P4UG0iV.png)
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Post by: Nintex on April 02, 2020, 01:04:09 PM
A Republican has called for the head of the WHO to resign on Fox News:
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“I’ve never trusted a communist. And their cover-up of this virus that originated with them, has caused unnecessary deaths around America and around the world,” McSally said. “The WHO needs to stop covering for them. I think Dr. Tedros needs to step down. We need to take some action to address this issue. It’s just irresponsible, it’s unconscionable what they have done here while we have people dying across the globe.”
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on April 02, 2020, 01:04:14 PM
Got furloughed
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Post by: Uncle on April 02, 2020, 01:28:03 PM
Quote from: riotous on April 02, 2020, 12:08:17 PM
We aren't talking about what YOU said.

Quote from: riotous on April 02, 2020, 01:03:07 PM
Everything you've posted, from your very first post on this topic on

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You are moving the goal posts

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your entire rationale is a goal post move

:confused

are you or aren't you talking about what I said?

I'll tell you: you're talking about what I said because shifting to an argument about goalposts is easier than actually engaging with the point

you want to get into a back and forth of "you moved the goalposts" "no I didn't" "yes you did" because it means you don't have to address links directly from the CDC, or provide any sources that could refute it

regardless, my arguments haven't changed since my first post, it's always been about how quickly updated information is being disseminated, and whether new data has come to light within 24 hours of the governor's comment (it has)

I never said any of his decisions have been good and correct, or that he wasn't a moron

from the beginning I was talking about the interpretation of his comment that new info has surfaced

quote the post where I said he was a good governor

this is the difference between cutting some slack on a particular comment and outright defense of their decisions

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Don't you think he should know more than you do?

I do think he should know more than I do, hell the CDC is located in his state

he should have information directly from them

which to this day still says any reports of asymptomatic transmission are unconfirmed and they don't even know what role it might play in infectiousness (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/faq.html)
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on April 02, 2020, 01:29:57 PM
I don't understand why you're defending this guy, Uncle.

Yet again, I'm very glad I live in the great state of Washington and not some hell hole that clearly doesn't give a shit about the well being of it's citizens.
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Post by: shosta on April 02, 2020, 01:30:25 PM
no, stop explaining
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Post by: Uncle on April 02, 2020, 01:34:30 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on April 02, 2020, 01:29:57 PM
I don't understand why you're defending this guy, Uncle.

I'm not

I'm interpreting his comment about 24 hours in a sensible way

I suppose there's nothing wrong with believing it's a coincidence that new information on asymptomatic transmission came out at the exact same time he decided to make up a lie about finding out about it

 :trumps
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Post by: nachobro on April 02, 2020, 01:36:01 PM
https://twitter.com/carmenbest/status/1244826125328474113

the great state of washington where they focus on the important things during this time of crisis :teehee
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on April 02, 2020, 01:36:57 PM
Quote from: riotous on April 02, 2020, 01:33:16 PM
The governor of Georgia apparently needs an "interpreter" so that his statements are actually not factually incorrect, but meant something totally different.

Many of those Southern States are either run by complete idiots who don't understand how to read legitimate news sources or they're so beholden to the party line and maintaining power that they're willing to sacrifice their people. Or both, cause frankly at this point they've shown a complete lack of concern for human life that doesn't directly benefit them. Defend it all you want, but you're no better than them at this point. They're the first to spin this as a "BUBUBU CHINA!!" and then you realize they're behaving just like a lot of Chinese officials. Stop normalizing bad behavior.
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Post by: shosta on April 02, 2020, 01:39:21 PM
Riotous... your tits, calm them you must
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on April 02, 2020, 01:39:23 PM
Quote from: nachobro on April 02, 2020, 01:36:01 PM
https://twitter.com/carmenbest/status/1244826125328474113

the great state of washington where they focus on the important things during this time of crisis :teehee

Whatever you gotta do to feel better about yourself. Enjoy your laughing emojis.
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Post by: nachobro on April 02, 2020, 01:40:13 PM
they are pretty enjoyable. sorry you can't appreciate the slightest possible ribbing :lol
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Post by: VomKriege on April 02, 2020, 01:40:21 PM
Yeah, "at least" 884 deaths in French long care homes have been identified. 471 more people died in French hospitals today. People entering hospitals and ICUs down too.

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Post by: BIONIC on April 02, 2020, 01:41:29 PM
Even when he’s right, :reeeee tous has to get the last word. Shut the fuck up and post hog magnum dong  :bolo
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on April 02, 2020, 01:41:58 PM
Quote from: nachobro on April 02, 2020, 01:40:13 PM
they are pretty enjoyable. sorry you can't appreciate the slightest possible ribbing :lol

Oh I can, I just don't particularly find it productive. Do what you gotta do.
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Post by: nachobro on April 02, 2020, 01:42:37 PM
sir, this is a forum. not sure what you are expecting in the realm of productivity.
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Post by: james on April 02, 2020, 01:43:03 PM
It's time to lobotomize Republicans. There's no other solution
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on April 02, 2020, 01:45:52 PM
Quote from: james on April 02, 2020, 01:43:03 PM
It's time to lobotomize Republicans. There's no other solution

Fuck that, you can't publicly shame them if they're unable to coherently function.

Don't follow social distancing? Public shaming.
Act like it's a not big deal and then put an unnecessary strain on the system? Forfeit your right to a hospital bed and/or ventilator.
People should die for the good of the economy? You first.

I don't really feel like making excuses for people and giving them the benefit of the doubt. Especially those in positions of power and authority who have influence over others.
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Post by: shosta on April 02, 2020, 01:48:00 PM
I feel bad for those people off the coast of Florida. Just give them medical care.
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Post by: james on April 02, 2020, 01:49:12 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on April 02, 2020, 01:45:52 PM
Quote from: james on April 02, 2020, 01:43:03 PM
It's time to lobotomize Republicans. There's no other solution

Fuck that, you can't publicly shame them if they're unable to coherently function.

Don't follow social distancing? Public shaming.
Act like it's a not big deal and then put an unnecessary strain on the system? Forfeit your right to a hospital bed and/or ventilator.
People should die for the good of the economy? You first.

I don't really feel like making excuses for people and giving them the benefit of the doubt. Especially those in positions of power and authority who have influence over others.

No history has shown that they have no shame. Time and time again they will double down. They are mentally incapable of being wrong. Their brains are fundamentally broken.
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on April 02, 2020, 01:51:30 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 02, 2020, 01:48:00 PM
I feel bad for those people off the coast of Florida. Just give them medical care.

It shouldn't shock me but it still does that they said they'd take the Floridians but the rest of the poor people on the boat can just fuck off. That's some good Christian behavior.
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Post by: shosta on April 02, 2020, 01:52:17 PM
Quote from: james on April 02, 2020, 01:49:12 PM
history has shown that they have no shame
the irony of this post!
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Post by: shosta on April 02, 2020, 01:54:07 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on April 02, 2020, 01:51:30 PM
It shouldn't shock me but it still does that they said they'd take the Floridians but the rest of the poor people on the boat can just fuck off. That's some good Christian behavior.
Honestly, if we're going to start ranking people's lives based on where they came from, I sincerely doubt anyone from Florida is going to rank high on that list
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Post by: nachobro on April 02, 2020, 01:54:21 PM
if having no shame is the baseline to get a lobotomy a lot of us here are in trouble
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Post by: Tripon on April 02, 2020, 02:01:44 PM
Quote from: Uncle on April 02, 2020, 01:03:48 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/P4UG0iV.png)

Over 9999 hours in photoshop, etc.


(https://i.imgur.com/k61tvwz.png)
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Post by: Uncle on April 02, 2020, 02:03:23 PM
Quote from: riotous on April 02, 2020, 01:37:03 PM
The CDC actually started being more serious about asymptomatic people in their statements over 2 weeks ago dude; despite what their web site claims.

here's an article from March 15 where the CIDRAP director has to contradict what the CDC was saying at the time (https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/coronavirus-symptoms-asymptomatic-covid-19-spread-virus-a9403311.html)

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“We now know that asymptomatic transmission likely [plays] an important role in spreading this virus," Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, told CNN, adding that it is “absolutely clear” that asymptomatic infection “can fuel a pandemic like this in a way that's going to make it very difficult to control".

Previously, it was understood that, although asymptomatic spread of the disease was possible, it was not thought to be “the main way the virus spreads,” according to the CDC.

However, it has since become clear that the risks associated with the spread of coronavirus by individuals who are asymptomatic are higher than originally thought, according to Osterholm.

“At the very beginning of the outbreak, we had many questions about how transmission of this virus occurred,” he told CNN. “And unfortunately, we saw a number of people taking very firm stances about it was happening this way or it wasn't happening this way. And as we have continued to learn how transmission occurs with this outbreak, it is clear that many of those early statements were not correct.”

The latest information regarding the spread of the virus may also contradict the CDC’s belief that people are “thought to be most contagious when they are most symptomatic (the sickest).”

here's another one from March 14 (https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/14/health/coronavirus-asymptomatic-spread/index.html)

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New studies in several countries and a large coronavirus outbreak in Massachusetts bring into question reassuring assertions by US officials about the way the novel virus spreads.

[...]

For weeks, federal officials have emphasized that asymptomatic transmission can happen, but have said that it's not a significant factor in the spread of the virus.

On March 1 on ABC's This Week, US Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar told host George Stephanopoulos that asymptomatic spread is "not the major driver" of the spread of the new coronavirus.

"You really need to just focus on the individuals that are symptomatic," he said. "It [the containment strategy] really does depend on symptomatic presentation."

The website for the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention echoes that assessment.

"Some spread might be possible before people show symptoms; there have been reports of this occurring with this new coronavirus, but this is not thought to be the main way the virus spreads," according to the website.

Spokespeople for Azar and the CDC did not respond to requests for comment from CNN.

y'know, again, providing links and documentation that riotous does not
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Post by: Nintex on April 02, 2020, 02:07:00 PM
"911 what is your medical emergency"

"I think I just witnessed a hate crime"

"Where are you sir"

"In the digital realm"

"At the medical what sir?"

"Uncle and riotous are having a go at it, I'm scared"

"Your uncle and the riot police sir?"
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 02, 2020, 02:10:20 PM
Canada really isn't doing so well other than BC, which is testing more per capita than South Korea. 
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Post by: Tasty on April 02, 2020, 02:34:08 PM
Thread: Sony contracts Corona (http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=47211.new)
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Post by: Uncle on April 02, 2020, 02:40:22 PM
riotous I love you like a brother
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Post by: Uncle on April 02, 2020, 02:40:44 PM
just stay at least six feet away from me
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Post by: Lonewulfeus on April 02, 2020, 02:42:01 PM
Riotous, I love you like a step brother and our parents aren’t home :uguu
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on April 02, 2020, 02:42:38 PM
Riotous, you're my bro. Keep fighting the good fight.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 02, 2020, 02:46:59 PM
So yeah, 884 deaths in French nursing homes, 14k+ confirmed or suspected cases and that's only with 2/3 of them having reported in as of tonight.
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Post by: team filler on April 02, 2020, 02:53:56 PM
rightous, if I had a 19 year old white daughter  :drool I would be proud to have her call you Daddy  :salute
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Post by: team filler on April 02, 2020, 03:08:33 PM
 :heart
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 02, 2020, 03:13:38 PM
(https://preview.redd.it/3vhg0clvmeq41.jpg?width=960&auto=webp&s=7b96726d097d9744aafe173990479779a2f725a6)
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Post by: VomKriege on April 02, 2020, 03:16:31 PM
Quote from: riotous on April 02, 2020, 02:50:07 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 02, 2020, 02:46:59 PM
So yeah, 884 deaths in French nursing homes, 14k+ confirmed or suspected cases and that's only with 2/3 of them having reported in as of tonight.

Yeah the original "Ground Zero" in the US was that Kirkland, WA nursing home where 37 have died already (not all were residents, but the spread came from there.)

They did the typical American business response of being short sighted in their response thinking putting business over safety would be better;  but of course.. now they are facing huge fines, might lose all of their licenses, ability to collect Medicaid/Medicare and are probably just going to not be able to attract customers anyways.

To be fair (not to the WA home, I don't know the specifics), I told earlier that week that a nursing home had 16 (or 24, I may be mixing up cases here) deaths despite starting to implement COVID related measures early march and suspending all visits on March, 5 (less than 300 cases and 7 dead in France when they took that decision). Maybe if they did in late February they could have had a chance ? Maybe it should have been even earlier ? But the awareness, foresight or testing capacity just wasn't there at that point in time.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 02, 2020, 03:31:07 PM
Considering it happens in most Western countries that I know of with large outbreaks, I think the final tally will probably be 20% to 50% higher (maybe more...).

Kinda glad I don't have relatives in those sort of institutions yet.
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on April 02, 2020, 03:42:51 PM
My paternal grandfather passed away in December and my maternal grandmother passed away in October 2018. Both of them were in residential facilities and we'd likely be dealing with similar situations now where they'd be locked down and unable to see any of us. I miss them both but am glad that they passed away peacefully surrounded by family.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 02, 2020, 03:54:35 PM
French PM said on TV the lockdown was likely to extend beyond the current stop date of April 15. I expect end of April, which was probably what was planned from the beginning. We're just, maybe, seeing numbers plateau now that we are two weeks into lockdown, I guess it will take two or three more weeks to have things decrease down to low levels. And he told yesterday that exiting the lockdown will be gradual.
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Post by: Ghoul on April 02, 2020, 03:55:41 PM
https://twitter.com/Independent/status/1245478571520507905


Also Apparently Joe Exotic has Corona. THAT BITCH CAROLE
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Post by: VomKriege on April 02, 2020, 03:55:55 PM
So plenty of shitposting still to do !
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on April 02, 2020, 03:56:18 PM
We're in this current situation of shelter in place until June at the earliest. Let people out too early and they'll abuse the system and you'll see Covid-19 cases pop up again.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 02, 2020, 04:01:41 PM
A morbid callback, but I recall a post that said Italy would be worse off because of remaining close to the elderly (multigen housing) rather than abandoning them in homes. Sure didn't turn out that way.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 02, 2020, 04:02:37 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on April 02, 2020, 03:56:18 PM
We're in this current situation of shelter in place until June at the earliest. Let people out too early and they'll abuse the system and you'll see Corona cases pop up again.

I stay optimistic it will be a bit earlier in Europe but I wouldn't expect large gatherings (sports, concerts, etc...) or travel to be back before that date yeah.

Will probably only be true if masks are widely available / quick tests are in mass production / medication facilitate treatment and some certainties of the potency of immunity / what percentage of the population really got the sickness yet.
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Post by: team filler on April 02, 2020, 04:05:33 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on April 02, 2020, 03:56:18 PM
We're in this current situation of shelter in place until June at the earliest. Let people out too early and they'll abuse the system and you'll see Covid-19 cases pop up again.
if the human see's it's shadow and gets scared, six more weeks of quarantine!


a dutch tradition  8)
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on April 02, 2020, 04:07:48 PM
Quote from: filler on April 02, 2020, 04:05:33 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on April 02, 2020, 03:56:18 PM
We're in this current situation of shelter in place until June at the earliest. Let people out too early and they'll abuse the system and you'll see Covid-19 cases pop up again.
if the human see's it's shadow and gets scared, six more weeks of quarantine!


a dutch tradition  8)

A good friend of mine is a doctor at University of Washington and they pushed out the "worst week" projection for Seattle after some sunny weather because people thought it was a good idea to all go congregate at parks and on hiking trails. I even saw some people on the local news at the large lake/park by my house swing dancing in a big group.

STAY THE FUCK HOME.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 02, 2020, 04:08:13 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on April 02, 2020, 04:01:41 PM
A morbid callback, but I recall a post that said Italy would be worse off because of remaining close to the elderly (multigen housing) rather than abandoning them in homes. Sure didn't turn out that way.

I think I already said it but it struck me as a bit of a stereotype. Plenty of retirement homes in Italy AFAIK, even if a family living together exists still at higher level than up north.

It's like the whole "oh those exuberant Latin populaces and their cheek kisses, touching each other all the time"... I don't discount it could be a factor but I suspect it's pretty marginal.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 02, 2020, 04:13:12 PM
Some fun food for thought I learned about. You can attempt to guess true infections based off a set of estimated or known parameters. For example, with a known numbers of deaths alongside an estimate infection-to-death average you can plug in mortality rates to estimate infection counts.

For example, using the estimate of 15 days from infection-to-death I saw, and using the roughly 1k deaths yesterday, you plug in estimated mortality rates.
So at 0.5% mortality you'd estimate 1000/0.005 or 200,000 newly infected 15 days ago. Or at 2% there would've been 50,000 newly infected 15 days ago.

Mortality time varies and these are all estimates, but fun food for thought. Once deaths get high, you're looking at a response that massively lags what's happening at the presence. Making it utterly useless.
Meanwhile, people wanting to act when the daily death rate reaches a high value are subsequently planning action well into an unfolding catastrophe.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 02, 2020, 04:15:08 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 02, 2020, 04:08:13 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on April 02, 2020, 04:01:41 PM
A morbid callback, but I recall a post that said Italy would be worse off because of remaining close to the elderly (multigen housing) rather than abandoning them in homes. Sure didn't turn out that way.

I think I already said it but it struck me as a bit of a stereotype. Plenty of retirement homes in Italy AFAIK, even if a family living together exists still at higher level than up north.

It's like the whole "oh those exuberant Latin populaces and their cheek kisses, touching each other all the time"... I don't discount it could be a factor but I suspect it's pretty marginal.

It's cope.
"Things are only going bad for those odd foreigners because they do ____ and _____, we don't so we should fare better!"
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Post by: Ghoul on April 02, 2020, 04:16:10 PM
chatting with the fiance, was like imagine if I said to you that virus in china in December would have us locked down by march, she was just like I'd had told you to fuck off weirdo.

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Post by: james on April 02, 2020, 04:20:26 PM
Went for a walk and found a dollar bill floating in the wind.

Yes as soon as I grabbed it my first thought was that it was infected but it was too late
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Post by: ToxicAdam on April 02, 2020, 04:25:06 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on April 02, 2020, 04:01:41 PM
A morbid callback, but I recall a post that said Italy would be worse off because of remaining close to the elderly (multigen housing) rather than abandoning them in homes. Sure didn't turn out that way.

I'm the one who said that. It was just what I had been reading in some mainstream articles, when they were floating ideas on why Italy had become such a hot spot. 
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Post by: BisMarckie on April 02, 2020, 04:33:26 PM
Quote from: james on April 02, 2020, 04:20:26 PM
Went for a walk and found a dollar bill floating in the wind.

Yes as soon as I grabbed it my first thought was that it was infected but it was too late

Have you played The Division?

RIP james
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Post by: Ghoul on April 02, 2020, 04:38:16 PM
I have been at home for three weeks now and it's looking like July or August earliest I'll be able to go out and see people again....

Holy fuck that is long.
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Post by: james on April 02, 2020, 04:38:55 PM
Quote from: riotous on April 02, 2020, 04:34:22 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on April 02, 2020, 04:33:26 PM
Quote from: james on April 02, 2020, 04:20:26 PM
Went for a walk and found a dollar bill floating in the wind.

Yes as soon as I grabbed it my first thought was that it was infected but it was too late

Have you played The Division?

RIP james

I'm sure that's where he got the idea to make up the fake story.

james is battling Nintex for biggest forum bullshitter as of late

I don't even know what the division is and do you want a picture of the bill?
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Post by: team filler on April 02, 2020, 04:43:19 PM
Quote from: riotous on April 02, 2020, 03:04:56 PM
OK now this all just got weird.
too old  ???
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Post by: Ghoul on April 02, 2020, 04:57:33 PM
apparently in South Africa they banned sales of alcohol an tobacco during the lockdown.

 https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/not-selling-booze-and-tobacco-during-lockdown-harmful-to-addicts-20200331 (https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/not-selling-booze-and-tobacco-during-lockdown-harmful-to-addicts-20200331)

Fuck that.
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Post by: BisMarckie on April 02, 2020, 04:59:06 PM
Momo, pls post if u need some emergency  supplies.
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Post by: TEEEPO on April 02, 2020, 05:01:11 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on April 02, 2020, 04:38:16 PM
I have been at home for three weeks now and it's looking like July or August earliest I'll be able to go out and see people again....

Holy fuck that is long.

it's going to be much longer than that
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Post by: team filler on April 02, 2020, 05:06:51 PM
they closed the beaches in san luis obispo county, but last I checked we still got our open here in santa barbara county  :pimp


was surreal seeing all the beaches closed off  :'(
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Post by: Potato on April 02, 2020, 05:12:52 PM
Quote from: james on April 02, 2020, 01:43:03 PM
It's time to lobotomize Republicans. There's no other solution
Wait...they are like that with a fully functioning brain? Wow.


Edit: top of page sneeze graph
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/90/42/1f/90421fcd4bc88b9acb0b19f86815cb6e.gif)
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Post by: VomKriege on April 02, 2020, 05:23:38 PM
https://www.axios.com/capatin-nuclear-aircraft-carrier-relieved-d1e43c25-6dfd-4865-b74d-e760ad5c5615.html (https://www.axios.com/capatin-nuclear-aircraft-carrier-relieved-d1e43c25-6dfd-4865-b74d-e760ad5c5615.html)

Everyone thought he was going to be canned but they didn't even wait for the story to cool down.

 :salute
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 02, 2020, 05:54:00 PM
Quote from: Stro on April 02, 2020, 05:03:41 PM
I don't want people to have to die, but I fully support the world staying in "social distancing" mode forever after this

Economics aside, the social outcomes will be something massive alone. Months of this will imprint new norms on people that will be hard to shake.

Quote from: TEEEPO on April 02, 2020, 05:01:11 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on April 02, 2020, 04:38:16 PM
I have been at home for three weeks now and it's looking like July or August earliest I'll be able to go out and see people again....

Holy fuck that is long.

it's going to be much longer than that

Depends on what research shows, particularly further studies on Chinese stats and follow-up bloodwork of Chinese recoveries after the 3 or whatever month mark.
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Post by: Ghoul on April 02, 2020, 05:57:39 PM
I generally think that a lot of places are gonna wait until they see Italy/Spain research,

China has already been pretty shady, and I would personally hope for more concrete stats before them allowing people out again.
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Post by: Fifstar on April 02, 2020, 06:05:50 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on April 02, 2020, 04:13:12 PM
Some fun food for thought I learned about. You can attempt to guess true infections based off a set of estimated or known parameters. For example, with a known numbers of deaths alongside an estimate infection-to-death average you can plug in mortality rates to estimate infection counts.

For example, using the estimate of 15 days from infection-to-death I saw, and using the roughly 1k deaths yesterday, you plug in estimated mortality rates.
So at 0.5% mortality you'd estimate 1000/0.005 or 200,000 newly infected 15 days ago. Or at 2% there would've been 50,000 newly infected 15 days ago.

Mortality time varies and these are all estimates, but fun food for thought. Once deaths get high, you're looking at a response that massively lags what's happening at the presence. Making it utterly useless.
Meanwhile, people wanting to act when the daily death rate reaches a high value are subsequently planning action well into an unfolding catastrophe.

Yeah, that's probably still the most interesting approach with the data quality we currently have. There are some twitter accounts that calculated actual cases vs a range of unknown cases calculated the way just described. Mainly based on the mortality in South Korea since they apparently had pretty thorough testing. The comparison between different countries still is difficult, because different countries count deaths differently, different age structure, health care and regional overload. Still this approach shows most of the time early if a country is running into problems.

@ VomKriege: High death count in France is due to the not yet counted death cases in retirement homes?
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Post by: Tripon on April 02, 2020, 06:05:54 PM
https://twitter.com/CNBCnow/status/1245803202861248513
https://twitter.com/BBCLBicker/status/1245527579479556099
https://twitter.com/EWErickson/status/1245796450027659266
https://twitter.com/EWErickson/status/1245809819333922817
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 02, 2020, 06:10:39 PM
So the U.S. is stealing (outbidding after the deal is done) medical supplies meant for Canada. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v023Lj_7swo&feature=youtu.be&t=1460

Quebec Primiere later said that the shipment went to Ohio
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Post by: VomKriege on April 02, 2020, 06:11:27 PM
Quote
@ VomKriege: High death count in France is due to the not yet counted death cases in retirement homes?

The 1300+ deaths of today you can see on Worldometers and elsewhere is indeed the sum of the 471 deaths recorded in the last 24h "in hospitals" (which is the stat used daily) and the 884 deaths estimated from nursing homes since the beginning of the epidemic (as I said, based on reporting from 2/3 of said homes they started last week as questions from the public became more probing. Last third still pending.)

The 884 deaths were announced officially along the other stats this evening but adding them up is apparently not the official practice.

There's also an estimation of 14k+ COVID cases in nursing homes though it is "confirmed or suspected" so they didn't test everyone.

The French official dashboard is here :
https://dashboard.covid19.data.gouv.fr/

I read they don't test post mortem all the people in nursing homes, they just assume deaths are probably COVID (if pneumonia or heart attack I'd imagine) once they hit a certain number of positives in an institution. Don't take my word on that, second hand info...

The French Office for Statistics also started a weekly examination of excess deaths compared to last year average. There's apparently a big spike visible in the Great East and Paris region (which are the two most afflicted regions).
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Post by: Nintex on April 02, 2020, 06:15:40 PM
Quote from: james on April 02, 2020, 04:20:26 PM
Went for a walk and found a dollar bill floating in the wind.

Yes as soon as I grabbed it my first thought was that it was infected but it was too late

It's a sign from god that you are on the right track and should keep investing in stonks.

Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 02, 2020, 06:10:39 PM
So the U.S. is stealing (outbidding after the deal is done) medical supplies meant for Canada. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v023Lj_7swo&feature=youtu.be&t=1460

Quebec Primiere later said that the shipment went to Ohio
A deal is never done until the shipment has arrived.
In Europe some countries used for transit confiscate the supplies for other countries in some cases the US snatched up resources bound for Europe as well.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 02, 2020, 06:19:49 PM
Car crashes down 80% in France tho. :larry
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Post by: Nintex on April 02, 2020, 06:21:13 PM
The Dutch word for condolences is now trending on Twitter  :fbm

https://twitter.com/search?q=Gecondoleerd&src=trend_click&f=live
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Post by: VomKriege on April 02, 2020, 06:41:20 PM
More random French stats : Domestic rail at 6% of usual number of trains, tickets underbooked so that every passenger can respect recommended safe distances.

Paris region public transportation at 30% / 50% of normal traffic. First hand testimony : not very crowded even at rush hour so the number of passengers has shrinked further than that.

17% of Paris inhabitants (over a million) may have left the city to shelter in place elsewhere. That's the extrapolation made from the data of one of the main mobile phone carrier. Most other regions in the south and west haven't seen massive spikes since so it's unclear at this point if it was really detrimental infection-wise. Paris healthcare is already in overdrive as is...

I've seen cops control certificates for being outside but have not been controlled myself. It happened to other people and seem fairly frequent, I guess I'm not commuting via hotspots.
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Post by: Tripon on April 02, 2020, 07:06:48 PM
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has overruled local counties’ power to ban large religious gatherings amid the coronavirus pandemic, carving out an extraordinary loophole that officials say will violate social distancing guidelines and ensure further spread of the virus.

By allowing religious services to continue, DeSantis is seemingly siding with religious leaders who’ve stood against the federally mandated guidelines—including controversial Tampa pastor Rodney Howard-Browne, who refused to stop holding services because he believed his church had machines that could stop the virus.

After weeks of political pressure and public outcry, the Republican governor signed a “stay-at-home” order Wednesday to curtail the spread of the coronavirus outbreak. But, unlike most mandates implemented in dozens of states, DeSantis ruled that religious services were an “essential activity.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/fl-gov-overrides-county-officials-204155187.html

RIP Florida

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Post by: bluemax on April 02, 2020, 07:10:13 PM
https://twitter.com/mikebonin/status/1245843238759497729

This after last weekend's markets were apparently packed.

https://twitter.com/dont_growup/status/1245831377980805120

Del Rey is my neighborhood, it is not very big. Its gone from 9 to 12 to 16 to 20 in the last two weeks (maybe less?).
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Post by: El Babua on April 02, 2020, 07:21:47 PM
Quote from: 213372bu on April 02, 2020, 07:12:23 PM
Florida Unemployment site is broken and staff members can’t even access it to approve unemployment applications, so they’re now sending out paper applications.

I was supposed to be confirmed a couple days ago and I still haven’t passed the initial steps to gaining unemployment.

Also his ordinance still has tons of loopholes in that nonessential businesses are still open, thank hell I finally got furloughed officially this morning.

Same, furthest I got was to put my basic information in before it froze and kicked me back to the homepage  :-\
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Post by: Uncle on April 02, 2020, 07:29:27 PM
Quote from: Tripon on April 02, 2020, 06:05:54 PM
https://twitter.com/EWErickson/status/1245796450027659266

oh that's good of him to clarify, otherwise we might not have known he was talking about the new data the CDC reported on
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Post by: shosta on April 02, 2020, 07:34:43 PM
Quote
The torrent of Americans filing for unemployment insurance skyrocketed last week as more than 6.6 million new claims were filed, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That brings to 10 million the total Americans who filed over the past two weeks.
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Post by: Tripon on April 02, 2020, 07:38:41 PM
Quote from: Uncle on April 02, 2020, 07:29:27 PM
Quote from: Tripon on April 02, 2020, 06:05:54 PM
https://twitter.com/EWErickson/status/1245796450027659266

oh that's good of him to clarify, otherwise we might not have known he was talking about the new data the CDC reported on

Uncle, you don't have to carry Kemp's water. His justification of finally issuing a stay at home ordinance is either him being incompetent or ignorance. You don't have to continue to justify it.
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Post by: Uncle on April 02, 2020, 07:40:06 PM
https://twitter.com/juliettinkerbug/status/1245798436416434178

lol who the fuck is Sheri FOH with this sentiment  :lol :lol
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Post by: bluemax on April 02, 2020, 08:07:46 PM
https://twitter.com/benbbaldwin/status/1245864916327657472
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 02, 2020, 09:09:44 PM
Quote from: Fifstar on April 02, 2020, 06:05:50 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on April 02, 2020, 04:13:12 PM
Some fun food for thought I learned about. You can attempt to guess true infections based off a set of estimated or known parameters. For example, with a known numbers of deaths alongside an estimate infection-to-death average you can plug in mortality rates to estimate infection counts.

For example, using the estimate of 15 days from infection-to-death I saw, and using the roughly 1k deaths yesterday, you plug in estimated mortality rates.
So at 0.5% mortality you'd estimate 1000/0.005 or 200,000 newly infected 15 days ago. Or at 2% there would've been 50,000 newly infected 15 days ago.

Mortality time varies and these are all estimates, but fun food for thought. Once deaths get high, you're looking at a response that massively lags what's happening at the presence. Making it utterly useless.
Meanwhile, people wanting to act when the daily death rate reaches a high value are subsequently planning action well into an unfolding catastrophe.

Yeah, that's probably still the most interesting approach with the data quality we currently have. There are some twitter accounts that calculated actual cases vs a range of unknown cases calculated the way just described. Mainly based on the mortality in South Korea since they apparently had pretty thorough testing. The comparison between different countries still is difficult, because different countries count deaths differently, different age structure, health care and regional overload. Still this approach shows most of the time early if a country is running into problems.

@ VomKriege: High death count in France is due to the not yet counted death cases in retirement homes?

The complicating factors alone will ensure pretty drastic mortality variation.
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Post by: Leadbelly on April 02, 2020, 09:10:24 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on April 02, 2020, 05:54:00 PM
Depends on what research shows, particularly further studies on Chinese stats and follow-up bloodwork of Chinese recoveries after the 3 or whatever month mark.

I'm hoping the Oxford model turns out to be correct.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bTF0_GUsRg

It may be wishful thinking, but man, that would be sweet right now..
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 02, 2020, 09:27:07 PM
(I haven't fact checked this, so Benji can. I'm just posting because Troll2OHMYGAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWD.gif)

https://twitter.com/benrileysmith/status/1245787069076602880
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Post by: Tripon on April 02, 2020, 09:53:45 PM
https://twitter.com/dicklp/status/1245882655805038592
https://twitter.com/dicklp/status/1245882658342621184
https://twitter.com/dicklp/status/1245882660733349888
https://twitter.com/dicklp/status/1245882663069560833
https://twitter.com/dicklp/status/1245882664235618305
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Post by: bluemax on April 03, 2020, 12:04:58 AM
https://twitter.com/OurSantaMonica/status/1245563486358228992
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Post by: Tripon on April 03, 2020, 12:23:02 AM
https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1245928937177468928
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Post by: Tripon on April 03, 2020, 12:54:25 AM
https://twitter.com/HirokoTabuchi/status/1245936089740636161
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Post by: Potato on April 03, 2020, 01:45:07 AM
Quote from: Leadbelly on April 02, 2020, 09:10:24 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on April 02, 2020, 05:54:00 PM
Depends on what research shows, particularly further studies on Chinese stats and follow-up bloodwork of Chinese recoveries after the 3 or whatever month mark.

I'm hoping the Oxford model turns out to be correct.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bTF0_GUsRg

It may be wishful thinking, but man, that would be sweet right now..
Gonna be interesting when the 15 minute fingerprick tests are being used widespread to test the general public.

This is going to sound weird, but I have had a strange heaviness in my chest for a week or two, but otherwise I feel fine. Most likely just psychosomatic, but it would be pretty cool to find out that I've had it all along and had no symptoms and can go back to a more normal life.
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Post by: Transhuman on April 03, 2020, 01:48:08 AM
I didn't know you were psychosomatic, you seemed like a normal guy to me
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Post by: Tripon on April 03, 2020, 01:50:03 AM
https://twitter.com/GovInslee/status/1245866861998137345

Washington now May 1st.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 03, 2020, 02:15:58 AM
2/3 infected seems way too high

anyway, some reading re: obesity and complications with respiratory tracts
https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueOffMyChest/comments/ftnh71/healthy_fat_is_not_a_thing_coronavirus_is_further/
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Post by: VomKriege on April 03, 2020, 03:08:09 AM
Germany is absolutely on the same trend as Italy and France for rising daily death tolls, it "just" started later (not to say it's only luck, no hasty judgement here). But they might turn the curve and stabilize at much lower levels thanks to that.

If France is stabilizing, it pretty much followed Italy, just shaving a handful of days off that curve thanks to the lockdown being a bit earlier by a few days (relatively to each country progression). Not insignificant because that's maybe 100 or 200 fatalities a day less... But I still think Macron could have escalated much faster and follow immediately in Italian footsteps rather than closing schools then slowly ramping up four days later to current levels of restriction. Alas...
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Post by: VomKriege on April 03, 2020, 04:45:39 AM
And for those interested, to put some perspective on the French nursing homes numbers : total population in EHPADs ("Housing institution for non autonomous elder people)" is approx 728k in France.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 03, 2020, 06:05:37 AM
Singapore enables a lockdown, too many cases they can't determine the origin of... They did a good job at containment but I guess there's no winning against a virus like that.

The two big national French grades will not exams this year, they will be validated using only the average score of students for the school year.
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Post by: Fifstar on April 03, 2020, 07:23:25 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 03, 2020, 03:08:09 AM
Germany is absolutely on the same trend as Italy and France for rising daily death tolls, it "just" started later (not to say it's only luck, no hasty judgement here). But they might turn the curve and stabilize at much lower levels thanks to that.

Issuing the lockdown a week later than france might have been a very bad decision. And our age structure is even older than france and about the same as italy. Expect to hear more stories of massinfected retirement homes from germany as well. So yeah, the next two weeks will be rough for germany.
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Post by: Ghoul on April 03, 2020, 07:27:45 AM
So our company is in the news for cutting wages and putting staff on furlough after taking a substantial loan out. Staff aren't happy.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 03, 2020, 07:31:49 AM
Quote from: Ghoul on April 03, 2020, 07:27:45 AM
So our company is in the news for cutting wages and putting staff on furlough after taking a substantial loan out. Staff aren't happy.

Privatize profits, outsource losses to the public.  :isthis

I don't know if they mandated it by law but I believe that in France large companies that receive loans/bailouts are told "strongly" they need to cap upper management wages and forego dividends for the moment.
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Post by: Nintex on April 03, 2020, 07:32:42 AM
Quote from: Potato on April 03, 2020, 01:45:07 AM
Quote from: Leadbelly on April 02, 2020, 09:10:24 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on April 02, 2020, 05:54:00 PM
Depends on what research shows, particularly further studies on Chinese stats and follow-up bloodwork of Chinese recoveries after the 3 or whatever month mark.

I'm hoping the Oxford model turns out to be correct.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bTF0_GUsRg

It may be wishful thinking, but man, that would be sweet right now..
Gonna be interesting when the 15 minute fingerprick tests are being used widespread to test the general public.

This is going to sound weird, but I have had a strange heaviness in my chest for a week or two, but otherwise I feel fine. Most likely just psychosomatic, but it would be pretty cool to find out that I've had it all along and had no symptoms and can go back to a more normal life.
I had a prolonged sore throat in January, which is really rare as far as my usual flu symptoms go. I recall making some posts here about feeling sick despite getting a flu shot.
Co-workers and friends also complained about the same thing. A flu that they recovered very slowly from, feeling fatigued and a sore throat.

Some honey in my tea, steam showers and regular flu and fever drugs fixed it for me back then. But ever since COVID-19 became a thing I keep wondering if I already had some mild form of it.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 03, 2020, 07:47:27 AM
I'm not super hopeful we'll find out that large segments of the population already had it, that some sort of herd immunity is well underway and that it was somehow doing massive rounds in November or whatever. Even with all the casual dismissiveness, I think health professionals would have noticed if pneumonia cases started getting out of order while China was battling with the disease.

It doesn't seem that the stats from the countries who tested more per capita point to this (though it's still a limited sample and not exactly a random sample) so far, but maybe I'm wrong.

Even assuming the death rate is something like 0,1% in reality it works back to 10 millions infected in Italy and Spain at the moment which is respectively... 15% and 25% of the population ?
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Post by: Beezy on April 03, 2020, 08:16:03 AM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on April 03, 2020, 02:15:58 AM
anyway, some reading re: obesity and complications with respiratory tracts
https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueOffMyChest/comments/ftnh71/healthy_fat_is_not_a_thing_coronavirus_is_further/
I've been wondering about this and this seems to confirm my thoughts. A lot of people in the US are really fucked if they get this virus.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 03, 2020, 09:10:22 AM
The Paris Police Prefect had to apologize for saying (paraphrasing) "It doesn't take a genius to know that the people that are ill today are those that didn't respect the lockdown rules early on."

 :bluesteel
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Post by: Ghoul on April 03, 2020, 09:21:47 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 03, 2020, 07:31:49 AM
Quote from: Ghoul on April 03, 2020, 07:27:45 AM
So our company is in the news for cutting wages and putting staff on furlough after taking a substantial loan out. Staff aren't happy.

Privatize profits, outsource losses to the public.  :isthis

I don't know if they mandated it by law but I believe that in France large companies that receive loans/bailouts are told "strongly" they need to cap upper management wages and forego dividends for the moment.

They’re being very careful in what they say the loan is for. I wish I could link it but ehh I know people are watching out for stuff being posted at the moment after people commented as directors. Gotta protect my ass at this point as it looks like they’re looking for reasons to lay off staff
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Post by: VomKriege on April 03, 2020, 09:30:16 AM
Maybe I'm premature but BoJo and his cabinet failed the UK.
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Post by: TakingBackSunday on April 03, 2020, 10:58:10 AM
if we have to stay at home for the rest of the year  :dead

I can't take that shit
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Post by: VomKriege on April 03, 2020, 10:58:57 AM
Healthcare head of French Great East region confident they'll curb the peak "before April 25th" even if they're walking the razor's edge still.

6266 have been freed of French prisons (under a variety of parole regimes), bringing down the inmate population down to 66k+. One inmate and one guard died of COVID19 so far, positive cases are not too worrying for the moment.

And just like that, in two weeks, half of the prison overcrowding that has been going on for years has been slashed...

Some associations are pushing to loosen further conditions so that more people can be let go.
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Post by: Tripon on April 03, 2020, 12:21:25 PM
https://twitter.com/jc_bradbury/status/1246104667182059522
https://twitter.com/jc_bradbury/status/1246109368908763141
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Post by: shosta on April 03, 2020, 12:47:40 PM

Edit: NVM this is going straight to the bad vibes thread. Also there's so much more
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Post by: Tripon on April 03, 2020, 12:51:58 PM
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1245822180694212609
https://twitter.com/alekswis/status/1245992604665339904
https://twitter.com/ChadMoriyama/status/1246118175218880515
This is from Thursday. Friday's update not there yet.
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Post by: Great Rumbler on April 03, 2020, 12:53:21 PM
Update on Oklahoma stats:

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COVID-19 Oklahoma Test Results

Positive (In-State): 879
Positive (Out-of-State): 2
Negative*: 1,265
Hospitalizations: 257
Deaths: 34

*Negative testing results are only from the State Public Health Laboratory and do not include private laboratory negative results.
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 03, 2020, 12:58:18 PM
https://twitter.com/CityCristinaH/status/1246116176922542081
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 03, 2020, 01:02:26 PM
Not surprising, really don't get all this stink about not releasing the models. 
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Post by: Leadbelly on April 03, 2020, 01:11:48 PM
Those US numbers are crazy. It's gonna hit a million before you know it. Well, no doubt it is in the millions already, but in terms of reported cases.

Edit: That said, the US had a slow start, but they are testing more than anyone right now. That may account for some of it.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 03, 2020, 01:16:18 PM
Coronavirus: Trump asks medical supply firm 3M to stop selling N95 respirators to Canada

https://globalnews.ca/news/6772979/coronavirus-3m-n95-respirators-trump-canada/

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U.S.-based company 3M said Friday that it has been asked by the Trump administration not to supply N95 respirators to Canada amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.

U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the Minnesota-based company to produce and sell as many medical-grade masks as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) says it needs. He invoked the Defence Production Act in order to speed up the distribution of masks.

“The administration also requested that 3M cease exporting respirators that we currently manufacture in the United States to the Canadian and Latin American markets,” a statement from the company read.
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 03, 2020, 01:31:09 PM
https://twitter.com/NatureMedicine/status/1246036430629081096
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Post by: Nintex on April 03, 2020, 01:37:20 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 03, 2020, 01:16:18 PM
Coronavirus: Trump asks medical supply firm 3M to stop selling N95 respirators to Canada

https://globalnews.ca/news/6772979/coronavirus-3m-n95-respirators-trump-canada/

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U.S.-based company 3M said Friday that it has been asked by the Trump administration not to supply N95 respirators to Canada amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.

U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the Minnesota-based company to produce and sell as many medical-grade masks as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) says it needs. He invoked the Defence Production Act in order to speed up the distribution of masks.

“The administration also requested that 3M cease exporting respirators that we currently manufacture in the United States to the Canadian and Latin American markets,” a statement from the company read.

"Hello this is 3M, how can I help you?"

"You only sell to Mr. Trump now 3M, you hear? Don't make us come over there and break a few bones Paulie. You'll be sorry if you keep selling to these goddamn Canadians wise guy"

"I'm sorry, who is this? This is the 3M company service desk, Alice speaking, there is no Paulie working here sir"

"Yeah, that's what I would say smug. Paulie is hiding there ain't he, tell that coward he better get those masks for Mr Trump beautiful or he'll be sorry you hear"
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Post by: Great Rumbler on April 03, 2020, 01:38:31 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/KSpyTt4.jpg)

:goty
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Post by: james on April 03, 2020, 01:44:05 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on April 03, 2020, 01:31:09 PM
https://twitter.com/NatureMedicine/status/1246036430629081096

I for one am shocked that a medical device designed to prevent the spread of infectious diseases is in fact useful in preventing the spread of infectious diseases.

Let's line up all the idiots who said otherwise and lobotomize them
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Post by: TakingBackSunday on April 03, 2020, 01:48:08 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on April 03, 2020, 01:38:31 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/KSpyTt4.jpg)

:goty

at least the deaths don't seem that bad...

who am I kidding, that shit sucks
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 03, 2020, 01:51:51 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on April 03, 2020, 01:38:31 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/KSpyTt4.jpg)

:goty

It's probably a lot worse.

(https://i.redd.it/vxul6je0tiq41.png)

edit: What's up with Cali?

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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 03, 2020, 02:06:05 PM
Quote from: riotous on April 03, 2020, 02:00:14 PM
Cali is a bit of a logistical nightmare I imagine;  massively spread out population wise.
Never been west of Winnipeg, but don't most Californians live in urban centers (95%)? Over half the population live in just two metro areas.
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Post by: Raist on April 03, 2020, 02:25:43 PM
Quote from: james on April 03, 2020, 01:44:05 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on April 03, 2020, 01:31:09 PM
https://twitter.com/NatureMedicine/status/1246036430629081096

I for one am shocked that a medical device designed to prevent the spread of infectious diseases is in fact useful in preventing the spread of infectious diseases.

Let's line up all the idiots who said otherwise and lobotomize them


I don't think anyone argued that face masks worn by people who are infected and symptomatic are useless. They're obviously helpful, which is what this article shows.
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Post by: stufte on April 03, 2020, 02:26:18 PM
Neat.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1245966552307888131
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Post by: Leadbelly on April 03, 2020, 02:34:49 PM
I notice Ethan is back to making videos again. I guess because being stuck at home means he has nothing else to do. lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLIPA621fQI
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Post by: stufte on April 03, 2020, 02:45:13 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on April 03, 2020, 02:34:49 PM
I notice Ethan is back to making videos again. I guess because being stuck at home means he has nothing else to do. lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLIPA621fQI

holy shit, the religious cunts at the end of that video need to be wiped off the face of the fucking earth.
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Post by: Leadbelly on April 03, 2020, 02:49:20 PM
Yeah. Proper snake oil salesmen.
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on April 03, 2020, 02:54:49 PM
Can't say I'm looking forward to the corona war that will come from this  :existential
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Post by: shosta on April 03, 2020, 02:59:28 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 31, 2020, 05:47:37 PM
(https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.15752-0/p280x280/90979979_258765058462290_120495745575944192_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&_nc_sid=b96e70&_nc_ohc=2rg7-YBLCsYAX-KKEsW&_nc_ad=z-m&_nc_cid=0&_nc_zor=9&_nc_ht=scontent.xx&_nc_tp=6&oh=c5c05ce2835c0f0628346e533c9ed8d7&oe=5EAA1244)

this will be included in the declaration of the jdpon :hmph
So, I've been reading some of the criticism of Bolsonaro lately esp. from left-leaning writers in the US and there's very little appreciation for the fact that Brazil actually can't do what the US or Europe is doing, at least not nearly to the same extent. It's a huge agricultural exporter, it feeds a significant portion of the world just like the Netherlands, and they have huge labor intensive factories. There's a solid 40% of the workforce that absolutely cannot stay home under any circumstances. Not only that, but if they did stop exporting, they definitely wouldn't be able to import the capital intensive goods or medicine that they really need right now. Catch-22. And lastly, they don't have the vast financial resources to just prop up a stay at home population.

That isn't to say that they can't do better than they're doing... Bolsonaro obviously sucks and he's going to get people killed. But it's worth understanding the immense privileges we have that they don't. And contemplating to what degree our luxuries are propped up by their sacrifices.

it's humbling typing this out
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 03, 2020, 03:02:28 PM
Ontario finally seems to actually be closing non-essential buinesses.  Really stupid it took this long. 
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Post by: shosta on April 03, 2020, 03:21:14 PM
Some countries will inevitably decide that it's better to sacrifice 1% of the population than have everyone starving (a contradiction in countries that export food, but alas). Others might actually reevaluate the relationship they have with the global center and rationalize their consumption but I doubt that's the norm. In countries like India that inevitably take deaths over depression, I think that will be extremely traumatic - imagine, to finally escape from the long abyss of periodic crippling plagues and famines, to have generations! of relative prosperity, only to be thrown back into pre-modern conditions. It should be unthinkable in the 21st century. And it will be provocative.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 03, 2020, 03:22:51 PM
I'm on the email list of a hospital and the university hospital network due to stuff I did during my masters.  I'm getting like an email every minute from either of these two places and they can get pretty worrisome.  The last one was a mask distribution plan with the underline 'you get two masks a day'.
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Post by: shosta on April 03, 2020, 03:27:40 PM
shosta sr. finally got laid off. called the rental office and they aren't giving us ANY break. these motherfucking bastards :lol
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 03, 2020, 03:30:22 PM
Sorry man

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9DqZxCR_SY

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Detroit — A city bus driver who complained recently in an online video that a passenger had openly coughed on his bus amid the coronavirus pandemic has died from the respiratory illness.

Jason Hargrove, 50, died Wednesday of COVID-19, according to the head of the city's bus driver union, Glenn Tolbert, on Thursday.

In his March 21 Facebook post (EDITOR'S NOTE: Contains obscene language), Hargrove spoke heatedly about a woman, whom he believed to be in her 50s or 60s, coughing openly on the bus without covering her mouth.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 03, 2020, 03:35:32 PM
'residents'
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Post by: shosta on April 03, 2020, 03:40:48 PM
sorry not sorry to esch mandark and curly, I'm posting guillotines

(https://www.discoverwalks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2019-10-16-guillotine-1280x720.jpg)
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Post by: EchoRin on April 03, 2020, 03:44:47 PM
Looks rusty as shit. Be ethical and at least provide a metal sheet that is properly sharpened.
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Post by: shosta on April 03, 2020, 03:45:39 PM
the rustier, the better
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Post by: Nintex on April 03, 2020, 03:47:43 PM
New guidelines for the ICU in case we run out of beds. So you guys get a primer of what the next proposals of Jared Voldemort will include.
It works in stages, we're at stage 2 and in our country it starts to get bad from stage 3.

Patients no longer admitted to the ICU in stage 3:
- Heart failure
- Severe trauma
- Heavy burns
- Severe brain damage
- Cancer (spread out)
- Organ failures
- Failing immune system (or immune diseases)
- People who are wholly depended in their daily care (CFS score 7 (see chart below))
- Terminally ill

If capacity gets even lower, we move to stage 4:
- Patients that match the stage 3 criteria already admitted to the ICU will no longer be treated
- Patients that require both a lung and heart device
- Patients who get a heart attack will no longer be reanimated in the ICU
- Patients who are not in need of daily care but do have less reserves compared to others no matter their age (CFS-score 5)

(https://content.omroep.nl/nos/docs/clinicalfrailtyscale.jpg)

So in theory you could be admitted as a stage 3, it moves to stage 4 and you lose your place in the ICU.
Grim and dark stuff.

Of course these directions were published just to inform and there's no need to panic ha ha ha
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 03, 2020, 04:19:15 PM
https://thinkpol.ca/2020/04/03/no-government-dismisses-airbnb-request-bail-hosts-canada-one-word/
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Post by: BIONIC on April 03, 2020, 04:20:23 PM
But I was told death panels were a right wing conspiracy theory

(https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/bye-janicia-7.gif)
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Post by: tiesto on April 03, 2020, 04:37:00 PM
Quote from: riotous on April 03, 2020, 02:14:21 PM
And over half of Washington lives in 1 metro area, and nearly all of New York is in one metro area.   

Not saying it's the only reason, but it's certainly much more spread out than the other states at the top of those lists.

They have ~75 cities with at least 100k people;  Texas, a larger state, has less than 30.

Wait, what? Once you go out past the Westchester/Rockland exurban limit, things are really spread out and rural (especially in the Adirondacks), with the occasional mid-sized postindustrial city/suburbs (Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Albany) and some other small cities (Corning, Lake George, Batavia, Plattsburgh).

You might be thinking of Jersey - it's the most "urbanized" state, since you have both the NYC and Philly suburbs taking up the majority of the state. (Though there are still rural areas in western and southern Jersey)
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Post by: brawndolicious on April 03, 2020, 04:42:59 PM
Man even your bureaucrats are direct at explaining exactly how your medical system will fail. This is why you guys have enough time to go crazy with banking and flowers.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 03, 2020, 04:53:56 PM
I'd hate to be a Dutch Twijfel right now, knowing that their time is coming. 
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Post by: BisMarckie on April 03, 2020, 05:26:02 PM
German football league announced today that 13 teams might go into administration.

TFW your team was already broke before the Corona crisis :klob
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 03, 2020, 05:36:47 PM
Ontario

Number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19   462
Number of patients in ICU7 with COVID-19    194
Number of patients in ICU7 on a ventilator with COVID-19 140

yikes
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 03, 2020, 05:42:42 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 03, 2020, 05:36:47 PM
Ontario

Number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19   462
Number of patients in ICU7 with COVID-19    194
Number of patients in ICU7 on a ventilator with COVID-19 140

yikes

I believe the mortality rate for patients on a ventilator with COVID-19 is at least 50 percent, so Ontario's death toll will soon double (it's at 57).
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Post by: bluemax on April 03, 2020, 05:43:27 PM
Am I crazy, or is not having every state on lock down just prolonging this whole thing?
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Post by: bluemax on April 03, 2020, 06:06:01 PM
Quote from: bluemax on April 02, 2020, 07:10:13 PM
https://twitter.com/mikebonin/status/1245843238759497729

This after last weekend's markets were apparently packed.

https://twitter.com/dont_growup/status/1245831377980805120

Del Rey is my neighborhood, it is not very big. Its gone from 9 to 12 to 16 to 20 in the last two weeks (maybe less?).

https://twitter.com/dont_growup/status/1246184953127157761
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Post by: VomKriege on April 03, 2020, 06:22:47 PM
Mortality in hospitals stable in France but more nursing home tallies (not complete yet) has now climbed with 1400 deaths in long care facilities, accounting for 20% of the overall total.

New people having to enter ICU has decreased noticeably however. Hopefully as more recoveries roll in next week the load will lighten.

We're hitting 10k fatalities within the week for sure. Who knows how long the tail of this episode will be...
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Post by: Nintex on April 03, 2020, 06:37:57 PM
Quote from: brawndolicious on April 03, 2020, 04:42:59 PM
Man even your bureaucrats are direct at explaining exactly how your medical system will fail. This is why you guys have enough time to go crazy with banking and flowers.
The elderly or people with pre-existing medical conditions are getting calls from their doctors now, healthy or not to ask if they want to be treated if they get the COVID-19.
Warned that chances of surviving such treatment is quite low.

Dat Dutch Directness  :lawd
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Post by: VomKriege on April 03, 2020, 06:37:59 PM
Quote from: bluemax on April 03, 2020, 05:43:27 PM
Am I crazy, or is not having every state on lock down just prolonging this whole thing?

It's madness. I understand some of it is a flaw by design in federal states (Germany has some disparity between how strict each lander is) but in the US the response has been all over the place while domestic air travel was, AFAIK, mostly going on as normal though I'm sure passenger volume reduced of its own volition. WA only issued their stay at home first policies 11 days ago while some states haven't yet now, but even such a gap could have noticeable effects.

That's why I've been bitching about France escalating from school closures to actual lockdown in 4 days instead of just following Italian policies once they went down that path. Maybe we would have plateaued at 350-450 daily death instead of 550... And judging from Italy and Spain, you stick at that plateau for several days, so that's maybe 500 deaths you could have prevented.

Maybe lower density will help the US ultimately. California's major cities not going belly up would be a big relief too.
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Post by: benjipwns on April 03, 2020, 06:47:03 PM
Had my first dystopian moment at the grocery store. Not from anything about the condition of the store or the people which are always weird so was normal except for the missing stuff. But from the announcements! Rather than the usual music/announcements there's a bunch of messages about social distancing, being limited to select numbers of certain items, regular sale statements, being responsible about touching people or things, hand washing, etc.

But now they all end with "WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER!"

 :juche
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Post by: bluemax on April 03, 2020, 06:49:18 PM
It's just frustrating because we are at the end of week 3 of this here in Los Angeles and it feels like it could go another month and a half because of people in other states doing whatever. Of course we don't have a functional federal government so expecting anything different is a fool's errand.
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Post by: shosta on April 03, 2020, 06:53:57 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 03, 2020, 06:37:59 PM
It's madness. I understand some of it is a flaw by design in federal states (Germany has some disparity between how strict each lander is) but in the US the response has been all over the place while domestic air travel was, AFAIK, mostly going on as normal though I'm sure passenger volume reduced of its own volition.
I don't think it's even constitutional to restrict domestic travel.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 03, 2020, 06:57:19 PM
Restricting interstate travel wouldn't be how you do it, you'd need to lock down travel within cities and that would solve the interstate problem as a by-product. 
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Post by: BisMarckie on April 03, 2020, 06:59:10 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on April 03, 2020, 06:47:03 PM
Had my first dystopian moment at the grocery store. Not from anything about the condition of the store or the people which are always weird so was normal except for the missing stuff. But from the announcements! Rather than the usual music/announcements there's a bunch of messages about social distancing, being limited to select numbers of certain items, regular sale statements, being responsible about touching people or things, hand washing, etc.

But now they all end with "WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER!"

 :juche


Same here. Every 2 minutes there is a „Please keep at least a distance of two meters to other customers“, „Not using a shopping cart is prohibited“ and „Please do not pay in cash“ message.
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Post by: BisMarckie on April 03, 2020, 07:07:47 PM
Found some wet wipes and paper towels today. Wet wipes are for the baby, but you never know when you might need to trade them for a new car or something. :success
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Post by: VomKriege on April 03, 2020, 07:12:26 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 03, 2020, 06:53:57 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 03, 2020, 06:37:59 PM
It's madness. I understand some of it is a flaw by design in federal states (Germany has some disparity between how strict each lander is) but in the US the response has been all over the place while domestic air travel was, AFAIK, mostly going on as normal though I'm sure passenger volume reduced of its own volition.
I don't think it's even constitutional to restrict domestic travel.

The Feds could surely suggest to airlines and train operators that it would be appreciated if they lowered the number of flights/trains/bus, maybe that they should only sell so many tickets that social distancing would be possible for passengers... Especially if they want that sweet public bailout money.

And didn't Trump suggest that roadblocks be made out of NY and parts of CT ? Maybe it's the States that decide this but I also thought I heard that they could force interstate travellers into a quarantine ?

I know this will give Benji seizures but while it's kind of worrying how all Western democracies basically just flipped in a couple of weeks to de facto state of emergency where freedom to travel and congregate was curtailed overnight (and the French government tried to slip in some skeevy changes to paid leave and a couple of others labor code changes via decree), there's sort of a tacit agreement with citizens that it is exceptional and temporary (at least so far...) even though I'm sure a lot of the measures could fall in a gray area and be challenged in courts.
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Post by: Nintex on April 03, 2020, 07:15:25 PM
Dutch government is also ramming through some bills discussed in private ZOOM meetings.

Seems like governments the world over are taking this opportunity to take 'emergency measures' that have little to do with COVID-19.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 03, 2020, 07:19:15 PM
And as I said in the politics thread, while the POTUS can't decree a lockdown, a more focused individual than the current one could have tried to coordinate Governors better even if I'm sure a handful of them are always gonna grandstand and play maverick.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 03, 2020, 07:28:29 PM
Or you could do that, I guess.

https://twitter.com/mitchellvii/status/1246200103221760001

https://twitter.com/mitchellvii/status/1246165798152011777

This will age well.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 03, 2020, 07:31:25 PM
https://twitter.com/GodSaveAmerica1/status/1246203219107368960

"That" is 50k deaths. :trumps
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Post by: Nintex on April 03, 2020, 07:37:35 PM
There's also the permanent lung damage for 20 - 30% of patients who do make it through the ICU.
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Post by: shosta on April 03, 2020, 07:38:49 PM
vom, I thought we agreed you would stop :ufup
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Post by: VomKriege on April 03, 2020, 07:40:05 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 03, 2020, 07:38:49 PM
vom, I thought we agreed you would stop :ufup

In the Wank Dad thread  :bolo
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Post by: Nintex on April 03, 2020, 07:43:14 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 03, 2020, 07:31:25 PM
https://twitter.com/GodSaveAmerica1/status/1246203219107368960

"That" is 50k deaths. :trumps

That's just your model

https://twitter.com/APR1776/status/1246207770090704896 (https://twitter.com/APR1776/status/1246207770090704896)
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 03, 2020, 07:53:45 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 03, 2020, 07:40:05 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 03, 2020, 07:38:49 PM
vom, I thought we agreed you would stop :ufup

In the Wank Dad thread  :bolo

All threads.  Having a lockdown in one thread while the other ones are still open will just prolong his popularity. 
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 03, 2020, 07:58:34 PM
BBC aired a new episode of Have I Got News For You where these zoomed all the panelists :dead
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 03, 2020, 08:02:54 PM
Ya, I started dressing like a slightly post 9-11 Arab in an American action movie.   
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Post by: team filler on April 03, 2020, 08:09:21 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 03, 2020, 06:37:57 PM
Quote from: brawndolicious on April 03, 2020, 04:42:59 PM
Man even your bureaucrats are direct at explaining exactly how your medical system will fail. This is why you guys have enough time to go crazy with banking and flowers.
The elderly or people with pre-existing medical conditions are getting calls from their doctors now, healthy or not to ask if they want to be treated if they get the COVID-19.
Warned that chances of surviving such treatment is quite low.

Dat Dutch Directness  :lawd
:bow :bow :bow :bow :bow(https://i.imgur.com/xUMjXdn.jpg) :bow2 :bow2 :bow2 :bow2 :bow2
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Post by: james on April 03, 2020, 08:16:18 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 03, 2020, 06:53:57 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 03, 2020, 06:37:59 PM
It's madness. I understand some of it is a flaw by design in federal states (Germany has some disparity between how strict each lander is) but in the US the response has been all over the place while domestic air travel was, AFAIK, mostly going on as normal though I'm sure passenger volume reduced of its own volition.
I don't think it's even constitutional to restrict domestic travel.

Im old enough to remember the last republican president grounded all planes for 3 days
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Post by: Pennywise on April 03, 2020, 08:19:39 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 03, 2020, 07:37:35 PM
There's also the permanent lung damage for 20 - 30% of patients who do make it through the ICU.
The big question is still if it's actually permanent or if you'll be able to get back to the 100% with cardio and shit.

Quote from: BisMarckie on April 03, 2020, 07:07:47 PM
Found some wet wipes and paper towels today. Wet wipes are for the baby, but you never know when you might need to trade them for a new car or something. :success
Finding toilet paper was quite easy today.
Also the +18 packages are hilarious. MediaMarkt cut the extra shipping cost for +18 titles. Amazon still got them, but the DHL dude just gave me the package without an ID check.
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Post by: Nintex on April 03, 2020, 08:57:04 PM
https://twitter.com/Mizanur_TX/status/1246188798721097730 (https://twitter.com/Mizanur_TX/status/1246188798721097730)

 :yeshrug
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Post by: team filler on April 03, 2020, 09:11:06 PM
don't mess with texas  :nope
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Post by: Tripon on April 03, 2020, 09:11:15 PM
https://twitter.com/skarlamangla/status/1246239047850143746

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Post by: team filler on April 03, 2020, 09:12:27 PM
https://twitter.com/skarlamangla/status/1245500475253780480

the covid saving lives outchea :lol
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Post by: Tripon on April 03, 2020, 09:20:31 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/k8tEWGf.png)

http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/locations.htm
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Post by: mormapope on April 03, 2020, 09:24:38 PM
https://wkow.com/2020/04/03/uw-madison-researchers-working-on-coronavirus-vaccine/

Quote
UW Madison researchers and FluGen, a Madison biotech company, have been working on a universal flu vaccine for the past few years and have made plenty of progress.

Now they have a more pressing challenge, the coronavirus.

"They realized that they could take genetic sequences from the novel coronavirus put them into the existing flu vaccine," Eric Hamilton, a UW Madison spokesperson, said. "So in principal if it works it would be a vaccine against both the flu and the coronavirus."

He says the team lead by Doctors Yoshihiro Kawaoka and Gabriele Neumann is working with Bharat Biotech, an Indian company founded by a UW Madison alum.

They've already put together a plan that they think will work.

Now comes implementation.

"Very soon they should begin actually producing the vaccine in the lab here in Madison and then they'll be testing the safety and effectiveness of that vaccine," Hamilton said.

He says that process could take up to six months.

After that, the vaccine will be produced for a clinical trial for approval by the FDA.

Even though it's one of many vaccines being developed, Hamilton says it could be more effective because it uses a live virus that has been weakened.

"It's able to enter the cell but not leave the cell," he said. "That induces a stronger immune response in the body but you can't get sick from it."

Would be pretty miraculous if this vaccine ends up working.
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Post by: Tripon on April 03, 2020, 09:45:39 PM
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1246184639540146178
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Post by: Uncle on April 03, 2020, 10:02:07 PM
I get the value in tracking all available data in every way possible but I don't understand why per capita info isn't a bigger part of the discussion

spain has 46 million people

california has 39 million people

isn't it more useful to compare spain's deaths to california's than the entire US?
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Post by: team filler on April 03, 2020, 10:06:01 PM
more spaniards know who the governor of california is, than US citizens who know who the king of spain is
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Post by: BisMarckie on April 03, 2020, 10:07:28 PM
FACT CHECK: The only governor of California I know of was Arnold.  :ahnuld2
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Post by: shosta on April 03, 2020, 10:08:42 PM
Arnold donkey videos will get me through the pandemic
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Post by: benjipwns on April 03, 2020, 10:08:48 PM
Not Reagan or Moonbeam?
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Post by: Tripon on April 03, 2020, 10:09:51 PM
Quote from: Uncle on April 03, 2020, 10:02:07 PM
I get the value in tracking all available data in every way possible but I don't understand why per capita info isn't a bigger part of the discussion

spain has 46 million people

california has 39 million people

isn't it more useful to compare spain's deaths to california's than the entire US?

This is probably more than what you want. City by City comparison.

https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1246185360570400768
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Post by: BisMarckie on April 03, 2020, 10:09:52 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on April 03, 2020, 10:08:48 PM
Reagan

I‘m not THAT old :hmph
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Post by: shosta on April 03, 2020, 10:11:14 PM
I just realized I've never voted for California governor :dead
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Post by: benjipwns on April 03, 2020, 10:12:06 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 03, 2020, 10:11:14 PM
I just realized I've never voted for California governor :dead
Big deal I've never done it either.
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Post by: team filler on April 03, 2020, 10:34:30 PM
I've never voted  :reeeee
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Post by: james on April 03, 2020, 11:13:29 PM
Quote from: Uncle on April 03, 2020, 10:02:07 PM
I get the value in tracking all available data in every way possible but I don't understand why per capita info isn't a bigger part of the discussion

spain has 46 million people

california has 39 million people

isn't it more useful to compare spain's deaths to california's than the entire US?

Click the link you illiterate fool

https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1244380095164420101

https://twitter.com/Marco_Piani/status/1244445089751064581
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Post by: team filler on April 03, 2020, 11:26:51 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/91q9pQX.jpg)
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 03, 2020, 11:40:00 PM
My friend mentioned that Obesedy rates in the US is also much more for lower class - just another way this is going to hit the people who have the least.


Also, most provinces in Canada have been doing pretty good politically during this but Alberta is still a real shitshow for multiple reasons
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/health-minister-shandro-confidential-information-1.5519962
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Post by: benjipwns on April 03, 2020, 11:42:28 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 03, 2020, 11:40:00 PM
My friend mentioned that Obesedy rates in the US is also much more for lower class - just another way this is going to hit the people who have the least.
https://www.propublica.org/article/early-data-shows-african-americans-have-contracted-and-died-of-coronavirus-at-an-alarming-rate
Quote
As of Friday morning, African Americans made up almost half of Milwaukee County’s 945 cases and 81% of its 27 deaths in a county whose population is 26% black. Milwaukee is one of the few places in the United States that is tracking the racial breakdown of people who have been infected by the novel coronavirus, offering a glimpse at the disproportionate destruction it is inflicting on black communities nationwide.

In Michigan, where the state’s population is 14% black, African Americans made up 35% of cases and 40% of deaths as of Friday morning. Detroit, where a majority of residents are black, has emerged as a hot spot with a high death toll. As has New Orleans. Louisiana has not published case breakdowns by race, but 40% of the state’s deaths have happened in Orleans Parish, where the majority of residents are black.

Illinois and North Carolina are two of the few areas publishing statistics on COVID-19 cases by race, and their data shows a disproportionate number of African Americans were infected.
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Post by: Uncle on April 03, 2020, 11:53:45 PM
y tho
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Post by: james on April 04, 2020, 12:13:59 AM
Quote from: Uncle on April 03, 2020, 11:53:45 PM
y tho

They fell for the "black people cant get corona" meme
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Post by: Joe Molotov on April 04, 2020, 12:23:16 AM
How is Kissinger still alive, ffs?
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Post by: benjipwns on April 04, 2020, 12:31:12 AM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on April 04, 2020, 12:23:16 AM
How is Kissinger still alive, ffs?
Hillarycare.
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Post by: Occam on April 04, 2020, 03:09:11 AM
The Navy Fired the Captain of the Theodore Roosevelt. See How the Crew Responded.

The rousing show of support provided another gripping scene to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic: the rank and file cheering a boss they viewed as putting their safety ahead of his career.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/03/us/politics/coronavirus-brett-crozier-theodore-roosevelt.html
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Post by: Potato on April 04, 2020, 03:10:42 AM
Quote from: Uncle on April 03, 2020, 10:02:07 PM
I get the value in tracking all available data in every way possible but I don't understand why per capita info isn't a bigger part of the discussion

spain has 46 million people

california has 39 million people

isn't it more useful to compare spain's deaths to california's than the entire US?
Raw numbers are rarely a useful statistic for anything. Per capita would be a good step for comparisons, but there needs to be some sort of adjustment for concentration of people per km2
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Post by: Don Rumata on April 04, 2020, 03:35:46 AM
Quote from: Potato on April 04, 2020, 03:10:42 AM
Quote from: Uncle on April 03, 2020, 10:02:07 PM
I get the value in tracking all available data in every way possible but I don't understand why per capita info isn't a bigger part of the discussion

spain has 46 million people

california has 39 million people

isn't it more useful to compare spain's deaths to california's than the entire US?
Raw numbers are rarely a useful statistic for anything. Per capita would be a good step for comparisons, but there needs to be some sort of adjustment for concentration of people per km2
Not to mention demographic.
As it has been said multiple times, Italy has an older population (so does Japan), obesity rates are also a factor (the largest obesity rates in Italy are in the south, for example), and so on.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 04, 2020, 04:12:45 AM
Quote from: riotous on April 03, 2020, 08:22:13 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 03, 2020, 07:31:25 PM
https://twitter.com/GodSaveAmerica1/status/1246203219107368960

"That" is 50k deaths. :trumps

Why are these morons ignoring that hospitals are overflowing?

https://twitter.com/mitchellvii/status/1246210960278290432
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Post by: VomKriege on April 04, 2020, 04:22:40 AM
As suggested, per capita numbers are not super useful yet, when we're still in the discovery phase, with numbers massively changing every day and absolute numbers in each country being in the 5 figures range yet.
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Post by: Nintex on April 04, 2020, 07:23:45 AM
https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1246130336964190210 (https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1246130336964190210)

 :salute
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Post by: Don Rumata on April 04, 2020, 08:10:38 AM
Quote from: Nintex on April 04, 2020, 07:23:45 AM
https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1246130336964190210 (https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1246130336964190210)

 :salute
I hope they conserved this fucker's sperm, for any future eugenic genetic-engineering project we might want to entertain.
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Post by: Nintex on April 04, 2020, 08:37:40 AM
https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1246139221414461441 (https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1246139221414461441)

 :existential
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 04, 2020, 09:05:38 AM
I'm sorry about your people's potato surplus. 
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Post by: kingv on April 04, 2020, 10:29:51 AM
Quote from: Uncle on April 03, 2020, 10:02:07 PM
I get the value in tracking all available data in every way possible but I don't understand why per capita info isn't a bigger part of the discussion

spain has 46 million people

california has 39 million people

isn't it more useful to compare spain's deaths to california's than the entire US?

I think the argument is that in the early days of the pandemic, exponential spread is exponential spread, and the size of the population is sort of irrelevant as long as it is “sufficiently large” but I do agree that the us is really several smaller outbreaks, than one big one.
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Post by: kingv on April 04, 2020, 10:34:48 AM
Quote from: shosta on April 03, 2020, 02:59:28 PM
Quote from: shosta on March 31, 2020, 05:47:37 PM
(https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.15752-0/p280x280/90979979_258765058462290_120495745575944192_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&_nc_sid=b96e70&_nc_ohc=2rg7-YBLCsYAX-KKEsW&_nc_ad=z-m&_nc_cid=0&_nc_zor=9&_nc_ht=scontent.xx&_nc_tp=6&oh=c5c05ce2835c0f0628346e533c9ed8d7&oe=5EAA1244)

this will be included in the declaration of the jdpon :hmph
So, I've been reading some of the criticism of Bolsonaro lately esp. from left-leaning writers in the US and there's very little appreciation for the fact that Brazil actually can't do what the US or Europe is doing, at least not nearly to the same extent. It's a huge agricultural exporter, it feeds a significant portion of the world just like the Netherlands, and they have huge labor intensive factories. There's a solid 40% of the workforce that absolutely cannot stay home under any circumstances. Not only that, but if they did stop exporting, they definitely wouldn't be able to import the capital intensive goods or medicine that they really need right now. Catch-22. And lastly, they don't have the vast financial resources to just prop up a stay at home population.

That isn't to say that they can't do better than they're doing... Bolsonaro obviously sucks and he's going to get people killed. But it's worth understanding the immense privileges we have that they don't. And contemplating to what degree our luxuries are propped up by their sacrifices.

it's humbling typing this out

Free Assimilate!
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Post by: kingv on April 04, 2020, 10:37:23 AM
Quote from: Nintex on April 03, 2020, 06:37:57 PM
Quote from: brawndolicious on April 03, 2020, 04:42:59 PM
Man even your bureaucrats are direct at explaining exactly how your medical system will fail. This is why you guys have enough time to go crazy with banking and flowers.
The elderly or people with pre-existing medical conditions are getting calls from their doctors now, healthy or not to ask if they want to be treated if they get the COVID-19.
Warned that chances of surviving such treatment is quite low.

Dat Dutch Directness  :lawd

Listen Rutger, you’ve lived a good life. You’ve had sex with many escorts on holiday in Spain.
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Post by: kingv on April 04, 2020, 10:42:51 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 03, 2020, 06:37:59 PM
Quote from: bluemax on April 03, 2020, 05:43:27 PM
Am I crazy, or is not having every state on lock down just prolonging this whole thing?

It's madness. I understand some of it is a flaw by design in federal states (Germany has some disparity between how strict each lander is) but in the US the response has been all over the place while domestic air travel was, AFAIK, mostly going on as normal though I'm sure passenger volume reduced of its own volition. WA only issued their stay at home first policies 11 days ago while some states haven't yet now, but even such a gap could have noticeable effects.

That's why I've been bitching about France escalating from school closures to actual lockdown in 4 days instead of just following Italian policies once they went down that path. Maybe we would have plateaued at 350-450 daily death instead of 550... And judging from Italy and Spain, you stick at that plateau for several days, so that's maybe 500 deaths you could have prevented.

Maybe lower density will help the US ultimately. California's major cities not going belly up would be a big relief too.

I believe the airlines have to keep flying to preserve their routes, they are probably flying empty planes.

I monitor daily airline spend at my bank, it was a few million dollars per day before corona, now it’s less that $100k. Some days it’s even been negative.
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Post by: Tasty on April 04, 2020, 11:19:09 AM
Quote from: shosta on April 03, 2020, 10:08:42 PM
Arnold donkey videos will get me through the pandemic

Arnold Palmers are what's been helping me. :playa
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Post by: Himu on April 04, 2020, 11:34:46 AM
Final Fantasy has been my light and rock. Listened to FFX ost last night while working :rejoice
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Post by: Great Rumbler on April 04, 2020, 11:38:53 AM
Quote
[Wal-Mart] said it will allow no more than five customers per 1,000 square feet at a given time starting Saturday. This is roughly 20 percent its normal capacity.

Employees will admit customers one-by-one while counting to enforce this restriction. Once the store reaches capacity, customers will be allowed in on a “one-in-one-out” basis.

There will be only one-way movement in the stores once customers are inside.
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Post by: Tasty on April 04, 2020, 11:42:07 AM
Local ones around here are only letting 6 in a store at a time.

My mom's been three times this week and both parents went separately today. :snoop

Like guys WTF are you doing? :snoop
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Post by: team filler on April 04, 2020, 11:45:24 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/LnH6469.jpg)
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Post by: Uncle on April 04, 2020, 11:47:50 AM
don't remember if it was this thread or the politics one where people were loling at musk donating bipaps instead of full size ventilators

regardless it sounds like judgments were premature

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1245858862999060480.html?refreshed=yes

also he asked the hospitals ahead of time and told them what he was giving them and they said fuck yes we need them

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1245800685494366208

hospitals using them and thanking him again

https://twitter.com/DrDavidReich/status/1245829231096909826
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 04, 2020, 11:52:57 AM
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-trudeau-warns-us-over-restricting-the-trade-of-essential-goods-into/
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Post by: VomKriege on April 04, 2020, 11:57:04 AM
https://twitter.com/KFILE/status/1246454626905468931
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 04, 2020, 11:57:56 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtGcmsTK3mY
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Post by: Tripon on April 04, 2020, 12:09:26 PM
https://twitter.com/jc_bradbury/status/1246469283204534278

---

https://twitter.com/tifffanycuh/status/1246227095522553857

https://twitter.com/fundtheevil/status/1246329907384332288

https://twitter.com/vanagz/status/1246359239901220864

https://twitter.com/godlesszebra/status/1246370688849416194

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Post by: james on April 04, 2020, 12:58:52 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EUuJQhwUYAAuqnq?format=jpg&name=4096x4096)
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Post by: Nintex on April 04, 2020, 01:04:02 PM
US trying to beat italy like
'
(https://media.giphy.com/media/M6zlLCAQALGta/giphy.gif)
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Post by: tiesto on April 04, 2020, 01:12:58 PM
Oof

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5FGuBatbTg&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR3PktiYo62Tv8zTRlxhKCpD-dFUYcZHStFLYmS034D5OsBd_zLvnv6zrWg
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Post by: Nintex on April 04, 2020, 01:17:22 PM
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1246485027191435264 (https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1246485027191435264)

They should start doing trailers for these.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 04, 2020, 01:17:41 PM
Quote from: kingv on April 04, 2020, 10:42:51 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 03, 2020, 06:37:59 PM
Quote from: bluemax on April 03, 2020, 05:43:27 PM
Am I crazy, or is not having every state on lock down just prolonging this whole thing?

It's madness. I understand some of it is a flaw by design in federal states (Germany has some disparity between how strict each lander is) but in the US the response has been all over the place while domestic air travel was, AFAIK, mostly going on as normal though I'm sure passenger volume reduced of its own volition. WA only issued their stay at home first policies 11 days ago while some states haven't yet now, but even such a gap could have noticeable effects.

That's why I've been bitching about France escalating from school closures to actual lockdown in 4 days instead of just following Italian policies once they went down that path. Maybe we would have plateaued at 350-450 daily death instead of 550... And judging from Italy and Spain, you stick at that plateau for several days, so that's maybe 500 deaths you could have prevented.

Maybe lower density will help the US ultimately. California's major cities not going belly up would be a big relief too.

I believe the airlines have to keep flying to preserve their routes, they are probably flying empty planes.

I monitor daily airline spend at my bank, it was a few million dollars per day before corona, now it’s less that $100k. Some days it’s even been negative.

IIRC the EU took steps to ensure that airlines didn't have to fly empty planes to keep "their place" at airports at least for the duration. I imagine routes are over the US are mandated by a federal authority that could do the same.
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Post by: team filler on April 04, 2020, 01:20:58 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/27BHV6C.jpg) :salute
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Post by: Propagandhim on April 04, 2020, 01:22:09 PM
My sister-in-law's uncle went into the hospital for a head injury, contracted the virus while there, and had died fighting it.
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Post by: Uncle on April 04, 2020, 01:27:14 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 04, 2020, 01:17:22 PM
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1246485027191435264 (https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1246485027191435264)

They should start doing trailers for these.

Trumptendo Direct :rejoice
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Post by: VomKriege on April 04, 2020, 01:32:42 PM
A journalist from a 24h news channel who thought his mic was off whispered "They're burying Pokémons" while the images of the Chinese ceremony to mourn the Corona deaths were broadcasted.

https://twitter.com/s_assbague/status/1246360348967518208
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Post by: team filler on April 04, 2020, 01:40:51 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/eRCUnVo.jpg)
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Post by: team filler on April 04, 2020, 02:01:43 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VielSUhG-40

Quote
Anton Petrov
1 day ago
Despite the topic being somewhat bizarre, this is really not related to the April Fool's joke at all - there are several papers exploring this topic out there. Which also implies that they predict there would be a pandemic of some sorts in 2031 as well. We'll have to wait and see.

Quote
oraz
1 day ago
Maybe just enough mutation to make the jump between species.

Quote
Caterpillar
1 day ago (edited)
Surely the best theory would be that the extra radiation from the Sun causes higher mutation rates in viruses.

 :thinking
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Post by: Uncle on April 04, 2020, 02:08:38 PM
another pandemic in 2031 you say

https://www.silive.com/coronavirus/2020/03/did-psychic-sylvia-browne-predict-the-coronavirus-12-years-ago.html

Quote
People are starting to talk and wonder about the bold prediction made by psychic Sylvia Browne in her 2008 book called End of Days: Predictions and Prophecies about the End of the World, when she wrote about a sickness like the current coronavirus.

In that book, Browne wrote: "In around 2020 a severe pneumonia-like illness will spread throughout the globe, attacking the lungs and the bronchial tubes and resisting all known treatments.

“Almost more baffling than the illness itself will be the fact that it will suddenly vanish as quickly as it has arrived, attack again 10 years later, and then disappear completely."
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Post by: Tripon on April 04, 2020, 02:17:03 PM
https://twitter.com/jaketapper/status/1246489279091691521

Wut.
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Post by: team filler on April 04, 2020, 02:21:19 PM
Quote from: Tripon on April 04, 2020, 02:17:03 PM
https://twitter.com/jaketapper/status/1246489279091691521

Wut.
riotess ???
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Post by: ToxicAdam on April 04, 2020, 02:26:33 PM
Michigan has 4 times the reported cases vs Ohio. Despite both states having similar reaction time to slowing down the spread.


 They surmise that the big difference is that Detroit has a heavily traveled international airport and Michigan had elections on March 10th, whereas Ohio was able to cancel theirs a week later. Detroit has roughly 80 percent of the cases for the state.

https://www.cleveland.com/news/2020/04/michigan-now-has-close-to-quadruple-ohios-coronavirus-cases-what-could-be-causing-the-difference.html

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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 04, 2020, 02:37:26 PM
US, UK, and France having a really bad day,  Spain and Italy's deaths seem to have become linear now. 
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Post by: Nintex on April 04, 2020, 02:45:56 PM
In 6 months when we get out of lockdown we will all be raiding uninspired bandit camps for sub-par loot waiting for the next quest marker to appear.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 04, 2020, 03:44:05 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 04, 2020, 02:37:26 PM
US, UK, and France having a really bad day,  Spain and Italy's deaths seem to have become linear now.

There must have been some confusion in the reporting about French long term care homes the first day because obviously 2/3 institutions had not given yet their numbers since it's the third straight day of that casualties total growing. Seems only 30% have so far, now so there's maybe 4000-6000 deaths still on the backlog that may add up to the total.

However otherwise there were less daily deaths in hospitals, the number of new admissions in ICU is still decreasing (176 today, it was 400+ a couple of days ago) as is the number going to hospitals, new cases are stable.
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Post by: bluemax on April 04, 2020, 03:45:04 PM
https://sports.yahoo.com/president-trump-holds-call-with-commissioners-of-pro-sports-leagues-174422353.html

So 0% chance we get football on time.

https://twitter.com/RonBrownstein/status/1246521579925688321
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Post by: Nintex on April 04, 2020, 03:52:18 PM
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8186287/Monash-University-scientists-anti-parasite-Ivermectin-kill-COVID-19-cells-two-days.html (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8186287/Monash-University-scientists-anti-parasite-Ivermectin-kill-COVID-19-cells-two-days.html)

 :whoo
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Post by: bluemax on April 04, 2020, 03:56:19 PM
https://twitter.com/IanWolfeRoss/status/1246523128655663104
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Post by: team filler on April 04, 2020, 04:00:53 PM
Quote from: bluemax on April 04, 2020, 03:56:19 PM
https://twitter.com/IanWolfeRoss/status/1246523128655663104
raidahs got out just in time  :jawalrus

https://twitter.com/VicTafur/status/1246524772139159552
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Post by: Potato on April 04, 2020, 04:20:25 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 04, 2020, 08:37:40 AM
https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1246139221414461441 (https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1246139221414461441)

 :existential
Soon my people will be free of the oppression of our Dutch masters' directness. Soon we will rise and destroy the oppressors.
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Post by: Potato on April 04, 2020, 04:23:38 PM
Quote from: Esch on April 04, 2020, 10:54:46 AM
https://twitter.com/yanisvaroufakis/status/1246397358000267264 (https://twitter.com/yanisvaroufakis/status/1246397358000267264)
Damn! That fifth panel...
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Post by: Raist on April 04, 2020, 04:25:19 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 04, 2020, 08:37:40 AM
https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1246139221414461441 (https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1246139221414461441)

 :existential

Just turn them into batteries to power your distinguished mentally-challenged greenhouses.
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Post by: Potato on April 04, 2020, 04:36:40 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 04, 2020, 03:52:18 PM
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8186287/Monash-University-scientists-anti-parasite-Ivermectin-kill-COVID-19-cells-two-days.html (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8186287/Monash-University-scientists-anti-parasite-Ivermectin-kill-COVID-19-cells-two-days.html)

 :whoo
Taking bets now on how long until an American ODs and kills themselves on this drug...
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on April 04, 2020, 04:43:15 PM
Ex made me a mask out of old ikea fabric, gonna scavenging today
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Post by: Don Rumata on April 04, 2020, 04:45:54 PM
Quote from: Potato on April 04, 2020, 04:36:40 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 04, 2020, 03:52:18 PM
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8186287/Monash-University-scientists-anti-parasite-Ivermectin-kill-COVID-19-cells-two-days.html (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8186287/Monash-University-scientists-anti-parasite-Ivermectin-kill-COVID-19-cells-two-days.html)

 :whoo
Taking bets now on how long until an American ODs and kills themselves on this drug...
You can just get it without prescription?
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Post by: Rufus on April 04, 2020, 05:11:53 PM
Quote from: Esch on April 04, 2020, 10:54:46 AM
twitter.com/yanisvaroufakis/status/1246397358000267264 (http://twitter.com/yanisvaroufakis/status/1246397358000267264)
Click through for the last panel.
edit: beaten orz
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Post by: bluemax on April 04, 2020, 05:44:57 PM
Quote from: bluemax on April 04, 2020, 03:56:19 PM
https://twitter.com/IanWolfeRoss/status/1246523128655663104

https://twitter.com/EvaninSEA/status/1246553887495999488
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Post by: team filler on April 04, 2020, 06:13:36 PM
 :corona_mj
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Post by: bluemax on April 04, 2020, 07:44:10 PM
https://twitter.com/manicode/status/1246497036389793792
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Post by: bluemax on April 04, 2020, 07:47:39 PM
https://twitter.com/jaketapper/status/1246584499141595141
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Post by: Tripon on April 04, 2020, 07:57:53 PM
https://twitter.com/SpecNews1SoCal/status/1246583425953341440
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 04, 2020, 08:03:15 PM
No, they are doubling every three days or so, the last few days have been between 900 and 1300. 
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Post by: team filler on April 04, 2020, 08:03:32 PM
Quote from: Stro on April 04, 2020, 07:59:25 PM
Did the death numbers double over night in the US?
some libs might be dying twice to own the cons, just like when they vote  :trumps
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Post by: Tasty on April 04, 2020, 08:04:32 PM
https://twitter.com/DimitarBechev/status/1246432234699194370
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Post by: Tripon on April 04, 2020, 08:08:03 PM
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1246123616040779776

https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1246538228267712514

https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1246538502277390337

https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1246538740065087488

https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1246538964745551877

https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1246539185051271170

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Post by: Tripon on April 04, 2020, 08:23:45 PM
Quote
The first setback came when China refused to share samples of the virus, depriving U.S. researchers of supplies to bombard with drugs and therapies in a search for ways to defeat it. But even when samples had been procured, the U.S. effort was hampered by systemic problems and institutional hubris.

Among the costliest errors was a misplaced assessment by top health officials that the outbreak would probably be limited in scale inside the United States — as had been the case with every other infection for decades — and that the CDC could be trusted on its own to develop a coronavirus diagnostic test.

Quote
Current and former officials said that Kadlec, Fauci, Redfield and others have repeatedly had to divert their attentions from core operations to contend with ill-conceived requests from the White House they don’t believe they can ignore. And Azar, who once ran the response, has since been sidelined, with his agency disempowered in decision-making and his performance pilloried by a range of White House officials, including Kushner.

“Right now Fauci is trying to roll out the most ambitious clinical trial ever implemented” to hasten the development of a vaccine, said a former senior administration official in frequent touch with former colleagues. And yet, the nation’s top health officials “are getting calls from the White House or Jared’s team asking, ‘Wouldn’t it be nice to do this with Oracle?’ ”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2020/04/04/coronavirus-government-dysfunction/?arc404=true
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Post by: VomKriege on April 04, 2020, 08:24:58 PM
Quote from: Tasty Meat on April 04, 2020, 08:04:32 PM
https://twitter.com/DimitarBechev/status/1246432234699194370

Who could forget his vibrant speeches about how Athens was just the backup for its client states, the greatest backup there ever was ?
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Post by: VomKriege on April 04, 2020, 08:48:16 PM
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/27/republican-fundraiser-company-coronavirus-152184 (https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/27/republican-fundraiser-company-coronavirus-152184)

Quote
A longtime Republican fundraiser sent an email to his clients on Thursday abruptly announcing that he would no longer be working for them.

Quote
“Over the last 14 days I have built another business outside politics and will be focusing my full attention there,” he wrote in the email, which was obtained by POLITICO.

Quote
Asked how he’d managed to procure such equipment when there are shortages in hospitals across the country, Gula said, “I have relationships with a lot of people.”

Quote
“It’s just relationship-based,” he said. “I can’t say anything else.”

Quote
He also declined to reveal how much money the pair had made but said they were not price gouging.

“We are incredibly sensitive to gouging,” he said.
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Post by: toku on April 04, 2020, 08:49:09 PM
do i shave the rona beard or keep going
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Post by: bluemax on April 04, 2020, 08:49:33 PM
https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1246595933246296067

I don't know if I fully understand the charts above, but it makes it look like the 30 day mark is when things start getting better for California? I realize we are maybe 21 days in, so maybe by next weekend there is some kind of change?
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Post by: Tripon on April 04, 2020, 08:56:01 PM
Quote from: Stro on April 04, 2020, 08:51:08 PM
Ya everyone dies next weekend
Quote from: bluemax on April 04, 2020, 08:49:33 PM
https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1246595933246296067

I don't know if I fully understand the charts above, but it makes it look like the 30 day mark is when things start getting better for California? I realize we are maybe 21 days in, so maybe by next weekend there is some kind of change?

Yeah, I think the peak date according to CA's own internal model is late April. Even after the curve laters and the peak crests, that still means hundreds of people still being sick or needing hospitalization. I don't see what's constitutes 'normal' for a long while.
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on April 04, 2020, 09:01:47 PM
Only things I couldn’t find were hydrogen peroxide and isopropyl alcohol
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 04, 2020, 09:03:40 PM
Quote from: toku on April 04, 2020, 08:49:09 PM
do i shave the rona beard or keep going

Keep it.  Mines already three inches from the base  :-*
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Post by: Potato on April 04, 2020, 09:06:30 PM
Quote from: toku on April 04, 2020, 08:49:09 PM
do i shave the rona beard or keep going
If you're planning on wearing a mask, you should be clean shaven or keep it to the acceptable styles
(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcQHiHyZBe5j8WNw1Y4yrFoU_rQ3KFL7598ONmcLytNZqW9C7y8C&usqp=CAU)
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 04, 2020, 09:07:47 PM
Toku, they can shave us when they ventilate us.  Don't give in. 
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Post by: Don Rumata on April 04, 2020, 09:09:25 PM
Quote from: toku on April 04, 2020, 08:49:09 PM
do i shave the rona beard or keep going
Only shave at the end of the quarantine.
Makes for a better "come out of the cave" moment.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 04, 2020, 09:12:36 PM
Or come out of the cave and keep it, just like Guru Gobind Singh says we should. 
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Post by: bluemax on April 04, 2020, 09:13:47 PM
Quote from: Tripon on April 04, 2020, 08:56:01 PM
Quote from: Stro on April 04, 2020, 08:51:08 PM
Ya everyone dies next weekend
Quote from: bluemax on April 04, 2020, 08:49:33 PM
https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1246595933246296067

I don't know if I fully understand the charts above, but it makes it look like the 30 day mark is when things start getting better for California? I realize we are maybe 21 days in, so maybe by next weekend there is some kind of change?

Yeah, I think the peak date according to CA's own internal model is late April. Even after the curve laters and the peak crests, that still means hundreds of people still being sick or needing hospitalization. I don't see what's constitutes 'normal' for a long while.

Right I'm not saying it'll be over or even heading downward, just maybe slowing? I remember seeing the 24th thrown around a few times as the peak.
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Post by: Uncle on April 04, 2020, 09:49:23 PM
right, that's when the effects of lockdown kick in and the numbers stay steady

and then it's smooth sailing in lockdown for 17 more months until the vaccine is ready
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Post by: Tasty on April 04, 2020, 09:50:13 PM
My fear is by the time we get a vaccine it'll have mutated into something else and we'll start this whole thing all over again.

And my biggest fear is that keeps happening indefinitely. But I guess humans will just have to cope.

Kids 10 years from now "Whoah, you actually went outside for *most* of the day?? Not 30 mins?? What was that like?"

"Well back then we had these things called jobs that required us to leave the house."

"Whoooooaaaaahhhh"
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Post by: Don Rumata on April 04, 2020, 09:58:59 PM
Quote from: Tasty Meat on April 04, 2020, 09:50:13 PM
My fear is by the time we get a vaccine it'll have mutated into something else and we'll start this whole thing all over again.

And my biggest fear is that keeps happening indefinitely. But I guess humans will just have to cope.

Kids 10 years from now "Whoah, you actually went outside for *most* of the day?? Not 30 mins?? What was that like?"

"Well back then we had these things called jobs that required us to leave the house."

"Whoooooaaaaahhhh"

Don't worry, mutation or not, there'll be other pandemics!
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Post by: toku on April 04, 2020, 10:00:34 PM
we'll be alright
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Post by: Yeti on April 04, 2020, 10:06:19 PM
Quote from: toku on April 04, 2020, 08:49:09 PM
do i shave the rona beard or keep going

When work finally drags me back, I’m sure it will be with short notice, and I plan to look as much like a hermit as possible
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Post by: Uncle on April 04, 2020, 10:13:49 PM
Quote from: Tasty Meat on April 04, 2020, 09:50:13 PM
My fear is by the time we get a vaccine it'll have mutated into something else and we'll start this whole thing all over again.

And my biggest fear is that keeps happening indefinitely. But I guess humans will just have to cope.

Kids 10 years from now "Whoah, you actually went outside for *most* of the day?? Not 30 mins?? What was that like?"

"Well back then we had these things called jobs that required us to leave the house."

"Whoooooaaaaahhhh"

the flu mutates every year, that's why there is a new vaccine for it every year
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Post by: Tasty on April 04, 2020, 10:19:46 PM
Quote from: Uncle on April 04, 2020, 10:13:49 PM
Quote from: Tasty Meat on April 04, 2020, 09:50:13 PM
My fear is by the time we get a vaccine it'll have mutated into something else and we'll start this whole thing all over again.

And my biggest fear is that keeps happening indefinitely. But I guess humans will just have to cope.

Kids 10 years from now "Whoah, you actually went outside for *most* of the day?? Not 30 mins?? What was that like?"

"Well back then we had these things called jobs that required us to leave the house."

"Whoooooaaaaahhhh"

the flu mutates every year, that's why there is a new vaccine for it every year

Yeah but the vaccine is shit. Imagine if the flu was straight up replaced with COVID-19 every year going forward. World looks like a totally different place IMO.
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Post by: Tripon on April 04, 2020, 10:20:29 PM
https://twitter.com/rmayemsinger/status/1246531751775580161
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Post by: Tasty on April 04, 2020, 10:20:55 PM
Or maybe the world just becomes OK with over-50s dying Logan's Run style. Who knows!
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 04, 2020, 10:24:44 PM
By all accounts Corona is not changing very fast.  But we never got a vaccine for SARS 1 so we might not even need to worry about the vaccine being outdated.
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Post by: team filler on April 04, 2020, 10:26:18 PM
Quote from: Tripon on April 04, 2020, 10:20:29 PM
https://twitter.com/rmayemsinger/status/1246531751775580161
"mike and the boys"  :thinking dirty mike and the boys  :dobbs
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Post by: tiesto on April 04, 2020, 10:43:15 PM
Went out for a walk with my girlfriend - we kept our distance from each other but so many groups of people, families and friends and such, walking so close together. A couple definitely got within less than 6 feet of us :-\
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Post by: james on April 04, 2020, 10:54:07 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 04, 2020, 10:24:44 PM
By all accounts Corona is not changing very fast.  But we never got a vaccine for SARS 1 so we might not even need to worry about the vaccine being outdated.

I don't get this vaccine hope. I thought making a vaccine for a virus was pretty much impossible.

If not, why do we still have HIV, herpes, the common cold etc etc etc
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Post by: Mandark on April 04, 2020, 10:59:45 PM
Quote from: james on April 04, 2020, 10:54:07 PM
I thought making a vaccine for a virus was pretty much impossible.

what do you think the mmr vaccine is?
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Post by: shosta on April 04, 2020, 11:01:47 PM
Most vaccines are for viruses I think. The first vaccine was for smallpox.
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Post by: shosta on April 04, 2020, 11:08:35 PM
Quote from: james on April 04, 2020, 10:54:07 PM
If not, why do we still have HIV, herpes, the common cold etc etc etc
You have to find a way to deliver it. The vaccine has to induce an immune response. The antibodies have to persist long enough to prevent an infection. There are a lot of factors that make vaccine production specific to the type and morphology of pathogen.

To eradicate a virus the virus has to mutate infrequently enough that you can vaccinate against it before the next strain develops. Zoonotic illnesses tend to come back because animals are reservoirs for the illness that persist between outbreaks.
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Post by: Joe Molotov on April 04, 2020, 11:16:48 PM
James is right, you can’t vaccinate a virus and Trump only has days to live.
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Post by: Occam on April 04, 2020, 11:16:57 PM
Quote from: james on April 04, 2020, 10:54:07 PM
I thought making a vaccine for a virus was pretty much impossible.

You mean, except for almost every vaccine ever?
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 04, 2020, 11:21:30 PM
James is right in that the number of successful vaccines we have is much much smaller than the number of vaccinations we have tried. 
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Post by: team filler on April 04, 2020, 11:24:09 PM
https://twitter.com/JohnBoyega/status/1246568963171115014

 :kermit
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Post by: Joe Molotov on April 04, 2020, 11:24:36 PM
Also, Mark Cuban is narrowly elected president over Mike Pence after everyone over the age of 60 dies and 10,000 votes are cast during the general election.
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Post by: james on April 04, 2020, 11:25:31 PM
Quote from: Occam on April 04, 2020, 11:16:57 PM
Quote from: james on April 04, 2020, 10:54:07 PM
I thought making a vaccine for a virus was pretty much impossible.

You mean, except for every vaccine ever?

Tetanus, tuberculosis and many other diseases you get vaccines for are bacterial infections

Anti bacterials, of course, are common and effective

Chicken pox apparently has a vaccine now, but when we were kids we had chicken pox parties
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Post by: team filler on April 04, 2020, 11:29:16 PM
https://twitter.com/philsince87/status/1246280534822551552
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Post by: Tripon on April 04, 2020, 11:30:04 PM
https://twitter.com/saletan/status/1246640177277263872
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Post by: Occam on April 04, 2020, 11:43:52 PM
Quote from: james on April 04, 2020, 11:25:31 PM
Quote from: Occam on April 04, 2020, 11:16:57 PM
Quote from: james on April 04, 2020, 10:54:07 PM
I thought making a vaccine for a virus was pretty much impossible.

You mean, except for every vaccine ever?

Tetanus, tuberculosis and many other diseases you get vaccines for are bacterial infections

Anti bacterials, of course, are common and effective

Chicken pox apparently has a vaccine now, but when we were kids we had chicken pox parties
Should have said most. And a chicken pox vaccine has existed for 25 years.

https://www.vaccines.gov/basics/types

Most of the diseases listed are viral.
    Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR combined vaccine)
    Rotavirus
    Smallpox
    Chickenpox
    Yellow fever
    Hepatitis A
    Flu (shot only)
    Polio (shot only)
    Rabies
    Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type b) disease
    Hepatitis B
    HPV (Human papillomavirus)
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Post by: shosta on April 04, 2020, 11:45:20 PM
James is 40
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 04, 2020, 11:52:11 PM
Point is that most viral diseases do not have working vaccinations despite years of effort.  Most people think a vaccine will be 14 months off because we have human trials now, but it's also very possible it never comes.  Like we have been working for decades fo vaccines for malaria, hiv etc.  We just got one for ebola after how long?  And we never got one for SARS 1 which is the closest relative of this.  The idea that a year from now we just take a shot and fixes this thing is rather improbable.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 05, 2020, 12:00:00 AM
Counterpoint, many viral illnesses don't directly threaten 1st world capital so intensely to engage a herculean counter.

Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 04, 2020, 10:24:44 PM
By all accounts Corona is not changing very fast.  But we never got a vaccine for SARS 1 so we might not even need to worry about the vaccine being outdated.

Yes, I do believe I read an excerpt of something observing mutation bases of various samples and the extrapolated time for serious mutation was significantly greater than standard flu strains.
Of course, this is all subject to change.
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Post by: toku on April 05, 2020, 12:15:28 AM
https://www.tiktok.com/@dah.bean/video/6810550968275488006
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Post by: Tripon on April 05, 2020, 12:31:14 AM
https://twitter.com/ryanstruyk/status/1246624644637110275
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 05, 2020, 12:33:46 AM
There are quite a few turning points ahead, things could change considerably for better, or for worse.
Examples.

Some Chinese people will have been recovered for possibly 4 months soon, big target for analysis.
Good: Antibodies persist for majority and immunity too
Bad: Immunity expires quick-ish

Loads of treatments rushing along in testing
Good: Some work to some extent
Bad: They do not work

Unknown case quantity
Good: Larger than expected indicated mortality and hospitalization rates overshot
Bad: Mortality rates and hospitalization rates not overshot by much if at all

The path forward has much variety, from the best path to the many middling to the horrible worst of all cases scenario.
Multiple good results bodes well for, well, everyone and everything. Multiple bads means a long hell ahead.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 05, 2020, 12:34:40 AM
What timeline we are on, we shall soon surmise likely this month. All that can be done is hope or pray.
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Post by: james on April 05, 2020, 12:35:56 AM
Quote from: Occam on April 04, 2020, 11:43:52 PM
Quote from: james on April 04, 2020, 11:25:31 PM
Quote from: Occam on April 04, 2020, 11:16:57 PM
Quote from: james on April 04, 2020, 10:54:07 PM
I thought making a vaccine for a virus was pretty much impossible.

You mean, except for every vaccine ever?

Tetanus, tuberculosis and many other diseases you get vaccines for are bacterial infections

Anti bacterials, of course, are common and effective

Chicken pox apparently has a vaccine now, but when we were kids we had chicken pox parties
Should have said most. And a chicken pox vaccine has existed for 25 years.

Not when I was in grade school.

Quote from: OnlyRegret on April 05, 2020, 12:00:00 AM
Counterpoint, many viral illnesses don't directly threaten 1st world capital so intensely to engage a herculean counter.

There are two medical issues that seriously affect the richest and most famous in society:

Male pattern baldness, and herpes (cold sores).

You can guarantee that endless funding goes into solving these problems because all the rich famous people would pay handsomely.

And yet here we are.

Quote
Clinical trials for a herpes vaccine that looked so promising in 2017 have fizzled.

Two companies have announced they are no longer actively pursuing a herpes vaccine after results from their clinical trials.

A third company in the midst of clinical trials outside the United States has become embroiled in a federal investigation.

In June of 2018, executives at Vical Incorporated announced the phase II clinical trial for their herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) did not meet “its primary endpoint.”

“We are extremely disappointed with the outcome and based upon these results, we will be terminating the HSV-2 program,” said Vijay Samant, president and chief executive officer for Vical, in a press release. “We are indebted to our patients for their participation and our investigators for their steadfast support.”

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/herpes-vaccine-treatment#1

And while the average rich person doesnt care about malaria or Dengue, hasn't Bill Gates spent like 7 trillion dollars on malaria research?

Some puzzles just can't be solved.

Of course, if you want eternal hope, just become a Nintendo fan. I'm sure we will have a new Pilotwings, Metroid, and Advance Wars games this holiday season!
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Post by: shosta on April 05, 2020, 12:38:26 AM
I think forsythia will be a big game changer
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Post by: bluemax on April 05, 2020, 12:40:07 AM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on April 04, 2020, 11:16:48 PM
James is right, you can’t vaccinate a virus and Trump only has days to live.

So Star Citizen only has 90 days, tops?
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Post by: Tasty on April 05, 2020, 12:40:12 AM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on April 05, 2020, 12:33:46 AM
There are quite a few turning points ahead, things could change considerably for better, or for worse.
Examples.

Some Chinese people will have been recovered for possibly 4 months soon, big target for analysis.
Good: Antibodies persist for majority and immunity too
Bad: Immunity expires quick-ish

Loads of treatments rushing along in testing
Good: Some work to some extent
Bad: They do not work

Unknown case quantity
Good: Larger than expected indicated mortality and hospitalization rates overshot
Bad: Mortality rates and hospitalization rates not overshot by much if at all

The path forward has much variety, from the best path to the many middling to the horrible worst of all cases scenario.
Multiple good results bodes well for, well, everyone and everything. Multiple bads means a long hell ahead.

Great post.
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Post by: team filler on April 05, 2020, 02:19:39 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/BF3MSSA.jpg)
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Post by: Leadbelly on April 05, 2020, 02:28:38 AM
I haven't been in quarantine, but I have violated lock down many times over. lol

And it's fucking weird man, because there are cameras everywhere, and the cameras move. I never took much notice of them before, but now I can see them moving around looking at shit. It feels like City 17. It's so surreal. If I go out more than once, I start wondering if the people watching the cameras are getting suspicious of me. So now I am thinking of a route that will avoid the cameras.
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Post by: nudemacusers on April 05, 2020, 04:46:06 AM
https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Releases/Release/Article/2125725/overseas-stop-movement-order-in-response-to-covid-19/

I see this is public now; imma be stuck away from my family for another 3 months minimum.  :-\
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Post by: BisMarckie on April 05, 2020, 06:22:09 AM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on April 04, 2020, 09:01:47 PM
Only things I couldn’t find were hydrogen peroxide and isopropyl alcohol

You can also disenfect your hands with cheap vodka and on top of that have a sip or two. :playa
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Post by: Raist on April 05, 2020, 06:28:46 AM
Mutations aren't this magic thing that will suddenly make a virus super lethal, completely resistant to vaccines, etc.

In any case, coronaviruses' replication system has very high fidelity (compared to many other RNA viruses) so there's that. All the sequencing data so far has shown that it's very stable.
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Post by: Ghoul on April 05, 2020, 06:58:12 AM
https://youtu.be/rrhux_CZGRE
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Post by: Nintex on April 05, 2020, 07:08:06 AM
I think we will be living with on and off lockdowns for the foreseeable future unless they find a cure that people can use at home and prevents hospitalization.
At some point new infections will be rare but the chances to completely eradicate this virus are small given that it is global and highly contagious.

Flying will be less accessible for most of the population, airlines won't be able to confine a lot of people in small places and move them overseas.
You'll probably get tested weeks before each flight and then again if you board. In some of the hardest hit countries masks will be common.
We'll see stuff like the iMask to make it 'fashionable'. Shaking hands will not be a 'thing' people do anymore, physical contact will be reduced to a minimum.
Any sort of 'contact' sports or professions will be highly regulated going forward.

It'll be like 9/11, when everything changed after. The post corona-world will be much different.
Less globalization, less human contact and more digital and virtual interactions plus even more automation.
The grand bargain will be that in exchange for less freedom the governments will more strictly regulate healthcare and the economy, protecting income, jobs and welfare.

All sorts of new jobs will appear to deal with unemployment. Like how the GDPR introduced a data officer businesses, stores and government buildings will now require
a hygiene officer to keep everything clean and sanitized. Larger corporations will require their own healthcare, testing and disinfection teams.

Open office spaces will probably be less common, with shields between work spaces or back to more separate offices.

People will adapt to this new way of living but it'll be weird for us to remember 'the good old days'.

It'll be more authoritarian with certain groups in society not willing to adapt or change (think large religious gatherings, illegal parties, youth loitering about etc.) hit the hardest.
This is already happening right now by the way.

The government will incentivize people to move closer to their work or families to reduce travel.
As people and businesses realize there's not much benefit in living in crowded cities as space in bars, restaurant and at events is limited they will more spread out to different places.
Public transport other than trains and planes with far less seats will be a thing of the past but cars will require mandatory disinfection.

Also the internet, video games, apps and VR will boom like never before. As will movies but those will depend even more on green screen effects.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 05, 2020, 07:15:23 AM
Sure.
I'll settle for a Vietnamese sandwich and the prospect to fuck.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 05, 2020, 07:48:23 AM
Numbers are a few days old, but this Spiegel articles say that Germany had conducted 900k+ tests in late March, with 7% returning positive. It's not necessarily representative for a number of reasons (the article has a few, on top of the obvious), but I would cautiously think it's more evidence that we won't discover that a majority of the population got it yet and we're conveniently and already over that hump.

https://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/medizin/corona-wie-viele-tests-sind-negativ-a-130acc46-b203-4c2d-845e-0594d1dbf87a (https://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/medizin/corona-wie-viele-tests-sind-negativ-a-130acc46-b203-4c2d-845e-0594d1dbf87a)

The Reddit thread also has good bits.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/fuvyx0/germany_has_performed_a_million_tests_so_far_93/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/fuvyx0/germany_has_performed_a_million_tests_so_far_93/)
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Post by: BisMarckie on April 05, 2020, 08:40:15 AM
The city of Munich (roughly 1,5 million people) wants to do random antibody tests. A true random sample would help to estimate the number of people who are asymptomatic or already contacted the virus without ever noticing it.

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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 05, 2020, 08:58:24 AM
(https://i.redd.it/gwlvs304vsq41.jpg)
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Post by: Propagandhim on April 05, 2020, 08:59:16 AM
https://twitter.com/robyndoolittle/status/1246781967934328832
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Post by: Pennywise on April 05, 2020, 09:06:40 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 05, 2020, 07:48:23 AM
Numbers are a few days old, but this Spiegel articles say that Germany had conducted 900k+ tests in late March, with 7% returning positive. It's not necessarily representative for a number of reasons (the article has a few, on top of the obvious), but I would cautiously think it's more evidence that we won't discover that a majority of the population got it yet and we're conveniently and already over that hump.

https://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/medizin/corona-wie-viele-tests-sind-negativ-a-130acc46-b203-4c2d-845e-0594d1dbf87a (https://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/medizin/corona-wie-viele-tests-sind-negativ-a-130acc46-b203-4c2d-845e-0594d1dbf87a)

The Reddit thread also has good bits.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/fuvyx0/germany_has_performed_a_million_tests_so_far_93/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/fuvyx0/germany_has_performed_a_million_tests_so_far_93/)

Problem in some cases seems to be that some cases got a negative test, but a test with the tracheal secretion showing a positive test later on.
Good thing is that doctors will give you a sick note either way.
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Post by: Occam on April 05, 2020, 09:36:13 AM
Quote from: Propagandhim on April 05, 2020, 08:59:16 AM
https://twitter.com/robyndoolittle/status/1246781967934328832

https://mobile.twitter.com/Genuflectional/status/1246660812380368897
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Post by: Tasty on April 05, 2020, 09:48:51 AM
Quote from: Propagandhim on April 05, 2020, 08:59:16 AM
https://twitter.com/robyndoolittle/status/1246781967934328832

I feel like this was never not going to be the case.

Religious people: "This is important"

Non-religious people: "No it isn't"

Politicians: "We don't want to piss them off"

I guess this qualifies as news but not sure why anyone is surprised...
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Post by: Occam on April 05, 2020, 10:05:48 AM
Quote from: Tasty Meat on April 05, 2020, 09:48:51 AM
Quote from: Propagandhim on April 05, 2020, 08:59:16 AM
https://twitter.com/robyndoolittle/status/1246781967934328832

I feel like this was never not going to be the case.

Insane people: "This is important"

Sane people: "No it isn't"

Politicians: "We don't want to piss them off"

I guess this qualifies as news but not sure why anyone is surprised...

Fixed.
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Post by: Tripon on April 05, 2020, 10:16:37 AM
https://twitter.com/boredzo/status/1246694554704547843
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 05, 2020, 11:22:00 AM
US at 650 deaths and its not even noon. 
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Post by: VomKriege on April 05, 2020, 11:33:49 AM
Japan distributing two masks per households...

https://twitter.com/tHeYelLowMOnRey/status/1245388855982743553

:dead
But most Western governments cannot even do that so...
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Post by: I'm a Puppy! on April 05, 2020, 12:03:58 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 05, 2020, 11:22:00 AM
US at 650 deaths and its not even noon.
Can you please give a link?
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Post by: VomKriege on April 05, 2020, 12:06:04 PM
Quote from: I'm a Puppy! on April 05, 2020, 12:03:58 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 05, 2020, 11:22:00 AM
US at 650 deaths and its not even noon.
Can you please give a link?

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/ (https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/)
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Post by: Tasty on April 05, 2020, 12:11:57 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 05, 2020, 11:33:49 AM
Japan distributing two masks per households...

https://twitter.com/tHeYelLowMOnRey/status/1245388855982743553

:dead
But most Western governments cannot even do that so...

The cat being on the female side. :lol
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Post by: VomKriege on April 05, 2020, 12:13:07 PM
"Only" 525 died in Italy last 24 hours. It's the first time since March 19 that they reported less than 600 dead for the day.
New cases stable at over 4k+.
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Post by: Don Rumata on April 05, 2020, 12:15:32 PM
WFH people, how often do you go out for groceries? I try to keep it at less than once per 2 weeks, but i'm tempted to go more than that when some superficial shit runs dry.  :doge
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Post by: Mandark on April 05, 2020, 12:18:03 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 05, 2020, 11:22:00 AM
US at 650 deaths and its not even noon.

The "good" news is that 594 of that is from New York state, and they seem to report their numbers early in the day (not sure if it covers the previous calendar day, or a 24-hour period that overlaps) so that particular number won't go up for the day (and is lower than yesterday's figure).
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Post by: VomKriege on April 05, 2020, 12:21:45 PM
Quote from: Mandark on April 05, 2020, 12:18:03 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 05, 2020, 11:22:00 AM
US at 650 deaths and its not even noon.

The "good" news is that 594 of that is from New York state, and they seem to report their numbers early in the day (not sure if it covers the previous calendar day, or a 24-hour period that overlaps) so that particular number won't go up for the day (and is lower than yesterday's figure).

I think NY updates the number twice (like Spain) morning/evening but it depends maybe on what 24h windows you use. Cuomo said deaths decreased today, though.

Hopefully NYC is the worst the US will get because of the density, even if several other big cities or states will probably go through this in a staggered manner.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 05, 2020, 12:23:36 PM
Quote from: Don Rumata on April 05, 2020, 12:15:32 PM
WFH people, how often do you go out for groceries? I try to keep it at less than once per 2 weeks, but i'm tempted to go more than that when some superficial shit runs dry.  :doge

I'm not WFH but my friend who is does runs once every week or 10 days. She's frugal however and doesn't have a car.
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Post by: I'm a Puppy! on April 05, 2020, 12:29:00 PM
Quote from: Don Rumata on April 05, 2020, 12:15:32 PM
WFH people, how often do you go out for groceries? I try to keep it at less than once per 2 weeks, but i'm tempted to go more than that when some superficial shit runs dry.  :doge
I got kids and wanted to keep up once every 2 weeks but that’s just not possible with kids and milk so once a week for me
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Post by: Tripon on April 05, 2020, 12:41:29 PM
https://twitter.com/jc_bradbury/status/1246838548856266754
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Post by: Leadbelly on April 05, 2020, 12:44:36 PM
Don't worry people, the coronavirus will be over shortly:

Coronavirus: Tech firms summoned over 'crackpot' 5G conspiracies
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-52172570
Quote
Oliver Dowden plans to hold virtual meetings with representatives from several tech firms next week to discuss the matter.

It follows a number of 5G masts apparently being set on fire.

The issue will test the companies' commitments to free speech.

Earlier in the week, blazes were reported at masts in Birmingham, Liverpool and Melling in Merseyside.

A spokesman for Vodafone's mobile network told the BBC there had been a total of four further incidents over the past 24 hours at both its own sites and those shared with O2, but did not identify the locations.

"We have received several reports of criminal damage to phone masts and abuse of telecoms engineers apparently inspired by crackpot conspiracy theories circulating online," a spokeswoman for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport told the BBC.

We will have this pandemic under control once we have destroyed all the 5G masts.
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Post by: Don Rumata on April 05, 2020, 12:47:38 PM
Quote from: I'm a Puppy! on April 05, 2020, 12:29:00 PM
Quote from: Don Rumata on April 05, 2020, 12:15:32 PM
WFH people, how often do you go out for groceries? I try to keep it at less than once per 2 weeks, but i'm tempted to go more than that when some superficial shit runs dry.  :doge
I got kids and wanted to keep up once every 2 weeks but that’s just not possible with kids and milk so once a week for me
Yeah once a week seems to be a standard for most people.
I guess i'm just being a bit paranoid, even though with all the measure super markets are taking right now, if you're careful you should be pretty safe.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 05, 2020, 12:58:55 PM
I'm at about once a week.  Think I've been out 4 times in 4 weeks and i will need to go out next weekend for toilet paper and coke. 
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Post by: Nintex on April 05, 2020, 01:04:52 PM
Here's some motivational tips for those going through corona struggles right now

Eating/food
- You need to eat to stay healthy and fit. Just gather your ingredients first, it'll make you hungry just looking at them!

Cleaning/clothes
- Imagine that a hot nurse/doctor will show up at your door and drag your ass to quarantine soon, oh shit, better clean your house bro and put on some nice clothes.
Also if you have art and deep thoughts posters now is the time to put it on the wall. They will understand that it is important to save the Socrates of our times.
You don't want her/him to think you've been living like an animal with a stained shirt and crusty underwear do you?

Grooming/personal hygiene/exercise
- At some point they're going to run out of beds, you're in a room with a dozen fat boomers, who do they save? Well, first the 10/10's obviously but who are you kidding, they won't be put in the room with 'options'.
The somewhat cute (maybe chubby) boi/girl gets a leg up over the fat smelly annoying boomers! Make sure you look like you deserve that beautiful ventilator.

Plan
- Stay in control yourself and make a 'oh shit I'm going to the ICU' plan. It'll make your more accepting of your fate.
Pack a bag with some spare clothes, a toothbrush and books(!). You may never know when your time comes but you can be prepared for it!
Again your coolness and smarts will impress the people who decide if you live or die. "Wow they packed books, they's a scholar!"
Also make sure you have your playlist ready for prime time. It needs to have sad, yet uplifting music to make them feel like they are saving you.

Videogames/movies
- You might not be in the mood to do anything, just put up some trailers it'll get you in the mood and otherwise you've enjoyed yourself with some cool trailers!

Going outside
- Imagine that if you go outside you die, which is probably true. Imagine that the outside world is Metal Gear Solid.
If anyone gets too close they spot you so you'd better sneak around them, keep your distance and make it to the cashier who's Meryl or Grey Fox.
Safe to talk to yes, but still not sure if can be trusted.
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Post by: mormapope on April 05, 2020, 01:05:16 PM
Seeing how nervous you guys get about going to grocery store once or twice a week, imagine how I and others must feel about spending 5 days a week, weekends included, in these shitholes  :doge :lol
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Post by: team filler on April 05, 2020, 01:06:35 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/VEq1fR0.jpg)
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Post by: VomKriege on April 05, 2020, 01:07:49 PM
So the supervisor for the Health Regional Agency of the French Great East said in a Q&A that the never ending ongoing reforms to close beds and reduce the workforce were still going as planned ASAP. The mayor of Nancy took exception with that, as did several other elected officials and citizens. French Health Minister had to come out and say that "of course" all reforms were suspended and to be re-evaluated.
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Post by: team filler on April 05, 2020, 01:09:29 PM
Quote from: mormapope on April 05, 2020, 01:05:16 PM
Seeing how nervous you guys get about going to grocery store once or twice a week, imagine how I and others must feel about spending 5 days a week, weekends included, in these shitholes  :doge :lol
he really is our alpha  :tocry
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Post by: Tripon on April 05, 2020, 01:16:59 PM
https://twitter.com/MarlowNYC/status/1246845144562913280
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Post by: Nintex on April 05, 2020, 01:22:19 PM
Quote from: Tripon on April 05, 2020, 01:16:59 PM
https://twitter.com/MarlowNYC/status/1246845144562913280
I'm glad that The Daily Beast agrees that the Trump family should run things and not the church of Scientology  :snob
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Post by: bluemax on April 05, 2020, 01:33:47 PM
Quote from: Don Rumata on April 05, 2020, 12:15:32 PM
WFH people, how often do you go out for groceries? I try to keep it at less than once per 2 weeks, but i'm tempted to go more than that when some superficial shit runs dry.  :doge

I haven't done a full grocery run since before the safer at home measure was put in place. I went to the store last weekend to go to the pharmacy and grabbed milk while I was there. My milk is almost gone, so I probably will go out for that at some point today. My roommate (before she absconded to the desert) who cooks more had made a big run mid week, but she went to a smaller health food grocery store that had pretty serious measures in place. I have also been getting produce deliveries from Imperfect Foods which has limited my need to get stuff as well. I actually have enough produce that I'll probably skip this week.

Quote from: mormapope on April 05, 2020, 01:05:16 PM
Seeing how nervous you guys get about going to grocery store once or twice a week, imagine how I and others must feel about spending 5 days a week, weekends included, in these shitholes  :doge :lol

I've had a few moments where I impulse wanted some food item I don't have and I immediately ruled out going to the store not to protect myself but because it feels wrong to up the exposure risk to the people working there just because I want some tortilla chips.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 05, 2020, 01:39:32 PM
https://twitter.com/sarahkliff/status/1246849735534809088

Stating the obvious but it needs to be said.
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Post by: team filler on April 05, 2020, 01:40:56 PM
but how many lives have been saved by the coronavirus?
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Post by: bork on April 05, 2020, 01:43:20 PM
Quote from: Don Rumata on April 05, 2020, 12:15:32 PM
WFH people, how often do you go out for groceries? I try to keep it at less than once per 2 weeks, but i'm tempted to go more than that when some superficial shit runs dry.  :doge

Once a week.  Two weeks ago, we went to the supermarket closest to us on a Thursday afternoon and it was pretty normal.  Friday, we went to another supermarket in a slightly-busier area around 12 and while not really crowded, the place had already been cleaned out and some things were gone.  So we're going to only stick with the local place and go mid-week from now on.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 05, 2020, 01:45:05 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/vElnJIh.jpg)
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Post by: Pennywise on April 05, 2020, 01:50:24 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/WhmCEiE.jpg)
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Post by: team filler on April 05, 2020, 01:54:58 PM
the whites find another excuse for abandoning their elders  ::)
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Post by: Tripon on April 05, 2020, 01:59:24 PM
Did once every couple of days just to check if supplies were ever in. I was able to find gloves, but no masks. At this point, I'm checking maybe once a week.

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Post by: Akala on April 05, 2020, 02:01:39 PM
Quote from: filler on April 05, 2020, 01:54:58 PM
the whites find another excuse for abandoning their elders  ::)

I’ve been doing it for years.  :(
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Post by: kingv on April 05, 2020, 02:17:42 PM
Quote from: mormapope on April 05, 2020, 01:05:16 PM
Seeing how nervous you guys get about going to grocery store once or twice a week, imagine how I and others must feel about spending 5 days a week, weekends included, in these shitholes  :doge :lol

Bruv, you can catch corona from anal sex.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 05, 2020, 02:17:58 PM
Sunday figures so heh but all the daily numbers are decreasing in France.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 05, 2020, 02:38:01 PM
Another bad day for Canada, and thus the world.
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Post by: james on April 05, 2020, 02:40:49 PM
I was planning on going to whole foods yesterday at 740, right before they closed to avoid crowds but they close at 7pm now wtf.

I made it on time and the cash register girl was super hot. I wanted to take off her n95 mask and give her sweet passionate kisses
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Post by: VomKriege on April 05, 2020, 02:43:32 PM
The hospital ship sent to NYC was supposed to be for non-COVID patients but they already have been compromised. It was probably a fool's errand to believe you could guarantee that but heh...
More doctors cannot hurt anyway.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 05, 2020, 02:49:29 PM
Quote from: james on April 05, 2020, 02:40:49 PM
I was planning on going to whole foods yesterday at 740, right before they closed to avoid crowds but they close at 7pm now wtf.

I made it on time and the cash register girl was super hot. I wanted to take off her n95 mask and give her sweet passionate kisses

I'm guessing she was born after the need for pox parties. 
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 05, 2020, 02:54:51 PM
Think the Queen is finally going to tell us about the lizard people.  She has nothing to lose at this point. 
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Post by: Pennywise on April 05, 2020, 02:57:22 PM
https://twitter.com/michellevermaak/status/1246507067487268869
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 05, 2020, 02:58:51 PM
Ok the second one was good
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 05, 2020, 03:01:18 PM
Also, the CBC seems to be accurately reporting Ontario deaths about a day before the government site.  Pretty surprised they can do this well.   
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 05, 2020, 03:05:52 PM
The segway to the lizard people is going to be awkward after all this virus talk.

edit:  that was a letdown
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Post by: james on April 05, 2020, 03:08:08 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 05, 2020, 02:49:29 PM
Quote from: james on April 05, 2020, 02:40:49 PM
I was planning on going to whole foods yesterday at 740, right before they closed to avoid crowds but they close at 7pm now wtf.

I made it on time and the cash register girl was super hot. I wanted to take off her n95 mask and give her sweet passionate kisses

I'm guessing she was born after the need for pox parties.

College chick for sure

 :rash :marimo
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Post by: team filler on April 05, 2020, 03:10:51 PM
https://twitter.com/SDSheriff/status/1246336086592258049

we can't park and sit in our cars at the beach now?  ::)
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Post by: Nintex on April 05, 2020, 03:28:19 PM
Here's some Dutch Directness from our Attorney General  :lol

https://twitter.com/SBergsma/status/1246764727793061889 (https://twitter.com/SBergsma/status/1246764727793061889)

spoiler (click to show/hide)
"Hey look three chicks"

"Having a pick nick, very good"

"Remember to keep your distance"

"Now you can't tell each other so many secrets"

"Nice hair band"

"We're going to arrest some more people"
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Post by: Raist on April 05, 2020, 03:45:15 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 05, 2020, 03:05:52 PM
edit:  that was a letdown

What the fuck were you expecting :lol
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Post by: Coffee Dog on April 05, 2020, 03:45:49 PM
I'm still working through a several month supply non perishables from before shit hit the fan. Definitely wish i bought more spices though, cooking is getting repetetive and my options only dwindle over time.

I want to go get shit that I havent had in a while like eggs or meat but I don't have too many options around that aren't swamped with people. Walmart is forcing people to stand in line outside the store now, so that place is off the cards. What's the point? :lol
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 05, 2020, 03:46:07 PM
A tit flash and lizard people at least.
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Post by: shosta on April 05, 2020, 03:56:28 PM
"Boy, I sure do love living in Canada which is way better than our Southern neighbor at social welfare!"

https://twitter.com/tyelland/status/1246666642991378434

(https://i.imgur.com/dpddGPF.png)
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Post by: VomKriege on April 05, 2020, 03:58:31 PM
Daniel Ortega, President of Nicaragua, hasn't been seen in public for three weeks allegedly... I'm sure you can imagine the rumors making the rounds.
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Post by: Don Rumata on April 05, 2020, 04:10:42 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 05, 2020, 03:58:31 PM
Daniel Ortega, President of Nicaragua, hasn't been seen in public for three weeks allegedly... I'm sure you can imagine the rumors making the rounds.
That he got an early copy of FFVII?
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Post by: VomKriege on April 05, 2020, 04:23:13 PM
BoJo hospitalized "out of caution".
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 05, 2020, 04:24:47 PM
BoJo's Hospital Adventure: Part-1 Brxit Crusader

ゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴ
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 05, 2020, 04:25:04 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 05, 2020, 03:56:28 PM
"Boy, I sure do love living in Canada which is way better than our Southern neighbor at social welfare!"

https://twitter.com/tyelland/status/1246666642991378434

(https://i.imgur.com/dpddGPF.png)

The difference is, I'm pretty sure the government underestimated the number of people who would not be covered by CERB, rather than willful neglect and I'd expect this to be rectified and post-dated now that it become a known issue (people were really just figuring out the details last week, and I just heard of the 1/3 not being covered about Friday).  Also, the people making up this group seem to be long-term unemployed and students.  Not saying that they are not in critical need of income but my guess is they are in less need than people who have an unexpected loss of income because of this. 

from today https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/trudeau-says-help-coming-for-students-unable-to-find-summer-jobs-1.4883310
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Post by: VomKriege on April 05, 2020, 04:29:50 PM
Quote from: Esch on April 05, 2020, 04:28:09 PM
https://twitter.com/carlquintanilla/status/1246824731363487745

:mjcry rough times for us all chief

https://twitter.com/mitchellvii/status/1246895031321079811
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Post by: Leadbelly on April 05, 2020, 04:36:14 PM
Boris Johnson admitted to hospital as coronavirus symptoms persist

https://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/national-news/18359974.boris-johnson-admitted-hospital-coronavirus-symptoms-persist/
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Post by: team filler on April 05, 2020, 04:39:12 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/ZHQDA5T.jpg)
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Post by: VomKriege on April 05, 2020, 04:41:26 PM
Dubya with an unexpected fumble in his race against Trump for "Worst POTUS in living memory".

https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1246854614584082439
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Post by: ToxicAdam on April 05, 2020, 04:45:14 PM
You read those anecdotal stories about people that go through this and they say there is a small window where you think you’re getting better but then it gets even worse. I bet that’s where Boris is right now.

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Post by: team filler on April 05, 2020, 04:48:24 PM
https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1246900303175311360

it was carol, that bitch! :doge
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Post by: Nintex on April 05, 2020, 04:49:43 PM
I wish Boris the best but it would be a fitting end for his story arc if he didn't make it through and Gove takes over.
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Post by: Leadbelly on April 05, 2020, 04:53:14 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on April 05, 2020, 04:45:14 PM
You read those anecdotal stories about people that go through this and they say there is a small window where you think you’re getting better but then it gets even worse. I bet that’s where Boris is right now.

Yeah. This virus is a fucker because you know it could be really mild. And so there must be that moment where you think it's really mild and you get your hopes up, and then it crushes them. It plays games with some people.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 05, 2020, 05:00:17 PM
Quote from: Stro on April 05, 2020, 04:55:09 PM
The Navy captain Trump fired for daring to protect his sailors has tested positive

Not too surprising with, IIRC, 100 sailors out of a 4-5k crew confirmed to be infected, and by all account warships being the last place you could do social distancing in.
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Post by: team filler on April 05, 2020, 05:01:22 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 05, 2020, 04:49:43 PM
I wish Boris the best but it would be a fitting end for his story arc if he didn't make it through and Gove takes over.
(https://i.imgur.com/3bSFUBz.gif)
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Post by: team filler on April 05, 2020, 05:02:36 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 05, 2020, 05:00:17 PM
Quote from: Stro on April 05, 2020, 04:55:09 PM
The Navy captain Trump fired for daring to protect his sailors has tested positive

Not too surprising with, IIRC, 100 sailors out of a 4-5k crew confirmed to be infected, and by all account warships being the last place you could do social distancing in.
not to mention all the buttsex  ::)
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Post by: Occam on April 05, 2020, 05:06:42 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 05, 2020, 04:23:13 PM
BoJo hospitalized "out of caution".

I always knew there was something wrong with him. Now do the same with Trump.
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Post by: Pennywise on April 05, 2020, 05:09:44 PM
https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1246902298179182597

RIP
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 05, 2020, 05:13:29 PM
Turns out it was the big cats who were most vulnerable all along. 
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Post by: VomKriege on April 05, 2020, 05:13:46 PM
Quote from: Stro on April 05, 2020, 04:55:09 PM
The Navy captain Trump fired for daring to protect his sailors has tested positive

Also to be honest it's a bit unfair to pin that one on Donald (maybe I missed some info about that ?). Seems more like he got shitcanned because he made the big honchos above him look bad even if he wasn't the one who leaked his memo and that it was already publicised the carrier would port because Corona. The Milboys will correct me if I'm wrong but that's the military way, always and everywhere. I don't think Trump give a rat's ass about micromanaging who is captaining the ships.
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Post by: team filler on April 05, 2020, 05:24:55 PM
https://twitter.com/alfonslopeztena/status/1246578704370802689

(https://i.imgur.com/3bSFUBz.gif)
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Post by: team filler on April 05, 2020, 05:50:09 PM
the cosmic gays are not putting up with any of this foolishness in 2020, y'all (https://i.imgur.com/nlCb024.jpg)
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Post by: Nintex on April 05, 2020, 05:54:43 PM
Unconfirmed reports that BoJo has difficulty breathing and is using a ventilator.
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Post by: Nintex on April 05, 2020, 06:07:41 PM
Alright everybody on planet earth can we agree NOT to fuck the tigers during a pandemic?  ::)
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Post by: team filler on April 05, 2020, 06:10:45 PM
things are different now, furries will have to use condoms when they fuck their pets in this new era  :doge
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Post by: Lonewulfeus on April 05, 2020, 06:11:15 PM
(https://www.resetera.com/data/avatars/o/1/1307.jpg?1562807178)

No
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 05, 2020, 06:20:06 PM
Quote from: filler on April 05, 2020, 05:24:55 PM
https://twitter.com/alfonslopeztena/status/1246578704370802689

(https://i.imgur.com/3bSFUBz.gif)

Ya love to see it. :bernie

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#FreePalestine
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Post by: team filler on April 05, 2020, 06:22:16 PM
the chad cosmic gays > the virgin yahweh
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Post by: Nintex on April 05, 2020, 06:28:48 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTnSJzygud4
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Post by: nudemacusers on April 05, 2020, 06:31:45 PM
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/sergio-rossi-intl-scli/index.html

 :( He made really good fuck-me shoes  :( :( :(
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Post by: VomKriege on April 05, 2020, 06:50:37 PM
https://www.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/fvkiff/comment/fmj327v (https://www.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/fvkiff/comment/fmj327v)

Quote
Are you joking? He is 78 kg and 1.75 m.
He is not overweight.

No way Boris Johnson is 78kg :lol
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 05, 2020, 07:14:20 PM
Today, Austria went up by just 2.1% cases, the Czech Republic went up by 2.6%, and Slovakia went up by 3%. Didn't those countries start pushing face masks two weeks ago?
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Post by: VomKriege on April 05, 2020, 07:18:31 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on April 05, 2020, 07:14:20 PM
Today, Austria went up by just 2.1% cases, the Czech Republic went up by 2.6%, and Slovakia went up by 3%. Didn't those countries start pushing face masks two weeks ago?

Austria, AFAIK, went into a lockdown including a stricter quarantine of the Tyrol region shortly after Italy. I believe they are considering making masks mandatory in grocery stores (free masks to be supplied to customers at entrance) or that they passed that regulation a couple of days ago.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 05, 2020, 07:22:55 PM
Trump really wants people to poison themselves through self-medication, huh ?
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Post by: Pennywise on April 05, 2020, 07:34:15 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on April 05, 2020, 07:14:20 PM
Today, Austria went up by just 2.1% cases, the Czech Republic went up by 2.6%, and Slovakia went up by 3%. Didn't those countries start pushing face masks two weeks ago?
I dunno about the Czech Republic.
Austria just did it recently, but they went into a stricter shutdown quite early.

Their chancellor is praising himself, despite Austrias utter failure in the Tirol region, which was among the biggest hotspots to spread the virus. They ignored the warnings and the cases. Now alot of European countries are still having to deal with people that came back from their skiing trip and are tested positive.

Anyway, it's good to see Italy getting more stable recently. Hopefully the numbers will continue to drop and hospitals will be able to handle it, alongside some patients that will get help in other countries that still got enough ICU beds.

The current situation in Europe is still pretty dreadful, but I'm far more optimistic here than the US and all those poor countries that got hit hard by it. Getting some equipment into those regions should be a priority for everyone that can afford it.
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Post by: shosta on April 05, 2020, 07:37:05 PM
Quote from: Pennywise on April 05, 2020, 07:34:15 PM
[...] the US and all those poor countries [...]
I hate constantly being in the fuckin C tier of countries :dead
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Post by: Pennywise on April 05, 2020, 07:51:09 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 05, 2020, 07:37:05 PM
Quote from: Pennywise on April 05, 2020, 07:34:15 PM
[...] the US and all those poor countries [...]
I hate constantly being in the fuckin C tier of countries :dead

I'm sorry. I just think the outlook is bad for several reasons.
The US isn't that category for the existing medical infrastructure, which is pretty good.
Obesity rate, the hotspots being huge cities, traffic structure, no unified strategy, the leadership, the number of nutjobs and in general a heterogeneous population.

We'll see how it's gonna work out.
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Post by: bluemax on April 05, 2020, 08:11:42 PM
https://twitter.com/CoastalElite28/status/1246875517564813312
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Post by: team filler on April 05, 2020, 08:14:08 PM
https://twitter.com/NormOrnstein/status/1246923563371761664

https://twitter.com/bedwardstiek/status/1246939809093799938
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Post by: team filler on April 05, 2020, 08:15:31 PM
newsome and cuomo competing to be biden's replacement when he croaks before the convention or just for likes?  :thinking
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Post by: Leadbelly on April 05, 2020, 08:51:00 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 05, 2020, 07:18:31 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on April 05, 2020, 07:14:20 PM
Today, Austria went up by just 2.1% cases, the Czech Republic went up by 2.6%, and Slovakia went up by 3%. Didn't those countries start pushing face masks two weeks ago?

Austria, AFAIK, went into a lockdown including a stricter quarantine of the Tyrol region shortly after Italy. I believe they are considering making masks mandatory in grocery stores (free masks to be supplied to customers at entrance) or that they passed that regulation a couple of days ago.

Austria has a population of 9 million. Maybe. I imagine masks are in short supply though.
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Post by: bluemax on April 05, 2020, 09:28:24 PM
https://twitter.com/UnseenJapanSite/status/1246956985825628161
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 05, 2020, 09:47:45 PM
Just saw a fat racoon running down a well light major street (Parliament St.).  Like not a back ally or anything. 
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Post by: Great Rumbler on April 05, 2020, 09:55:38 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 05, 2020, 09:47:45 PM
Just saw a fat racoon running down a well light major street (Parliament St.).  Like not a back ally or anything. 

we are the virus ect.
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Post by: team filler on April 05, 2020, 10:07:51 PM
https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1246935687041110025
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Post by: Potato on April 05, 2020, 10:07:52 PM
Of the 37 deaths in Australia, 11 have come from the fucking Ruby Princess Cruise ship. That ship has also been responsible for 600+ cases or of a total of 5662 Australia-wide.

New South Wales Police have opened up a criminal investigation into the decision to allow that ship to dock in Sydney and for 2700 passengers to disembark without any screening at all.

Without that ship, Australia would be in pretty decent shape statistics-wise.

Yesterday, in my state of Queensland, we only had 9 confirmed cases, and the whole country only had 143 new cases. We have tested more than 1% of the population at a rate of 1166 tests per 100k people.

The source of infection for more than 65% of cases was overseas, with less than 10% of local infections coming from an unknown origin.

Some really cool data here https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-17/coronavirus-cases-data-reveals-how-covid-19-spreads-in-australia/12060704?nw=0&pfmredir=sm
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Post by: Tasty on April 05, 2020, 10:11:01 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 05, 2020, 09:47:45 PM
Just saw a fat racoon running down a well light major street (Parliament St.).  Like not a back ally or anything.

Tom Nook is getting bold.
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Post by: naff on April 05, 2020, 10:12:50 PM
few prominent epidemiologists alongside a govt committee setup to fight covid here have been discussing how we can all but eradicate the virus in new zealand if we continue with the lockdown for a longer period ("keeping the spread on pause") until we have better tracing of individuals and the response systems put in place. moving to limit regional travel for a time too after that and entirely closing our borders until a global solution is reached.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 05, 2020, 10:21:50 PM
New Zealand lucked out in not being physically shackled to the corpse of the American Empire. 
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Post by: Leadbelly on April 05, 2020, 10:23:30 PM
Quote from: naff on April 05, 2020, 10:12:50 PM
few prominent epidemiologists alongside a govt committee setup to fight covid here have been discussing how we can all but eradicate the virus in new zealand if we continue with the lockdown for a longer period ("keeping the spread on pause") until we have better tracing of individuals and the response systems put in place. moving to limit regional travel for a time too after that and entirely closing our borders until a global solution is reached.

You know Trump said something the other day about not having the cure being worse than the disease. And of course people said shit because it's Trump. There is something in that though, right? We are potentially on course for global economic meltdown. And the repercussions of that, if it does materialise, will be devastating.

It's that catch-22 situation we now find ourselves in. Again, even though it seems too optimistic, I am really hoping the Oxford model is correct, and many in the population have already had it. That would solve the problem.

Probably won't turn out that way though...
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Post by: ToxicAdam on April 05, 2020, 10:30:28 PM
There is no economy if people don’t feel safe. That’s the thing people who say “the cure might be worse than the disease” don’t acknowledge.

Even if you could snap your fingers today and say “no Covid in the world” it would take people months to begin to feel safe again and resume life like it once was.
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Post by: naff on April 05, 2020, 10:33:50 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 05, 2020, 10:21:50 PM
New Zealand lucked out in not being physically shackled to the corpse of the American Empire.

ironically, I work on a website which predominantly serves 'muricans and we're profiting off americas lockdown not being as comprehensive. our nz site is completely dead.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 05, 2020, 10:35:57 PM
Might as well take advantage of them while they are still alive. 
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Post by: Leadbelly on April 05, 2020, 10:37:42 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on April 05, 2020, 10:30:28 PM
There is no economy if people don’t feel safe. That’s the thing people who say “the cure might be worse than the disease” don’t acknowledge.

Even if you could snap your fingers today and say “no Covid in the world” it would take people months to begin to feel safe again and resume life like it once was.

I'm not sure it matters whether they acknowledge it or not if ultimately the outcome is the same either way. We still need to face it and find a solution.

And to be honest, I couldn't tell you right now what the solution will be. As I said it seems like a catch-22. I'm still worried about it though. While most of our concern is on the virus itself, it seems that little conundrum has been kicked down the road. At some point we may have to face up to it though. And that scares me.
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Post by: naff on April 05, 2020, 10:44:58 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 05, 2020, 10:35:57 PM
Might as well take advantage of them while they are still alive.

America will come out the other side of this OK in time
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 05, 2020, 10:48:01 PM
 I know, I was just being hopeful. 
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Post by: shosta on April 05, 2020, 10:49:17 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on April 05, 2020, 10:23:30 PM
You know Trump said something the other day about not having the cure being worse than the disease. And of course people said shit because it's Trump. There is something in that though, right?
No.

Quote
We are potentially on course for global economic meltdown. And the repercussions of that, if it does materialise, will be devastating.
I can't say anything about a cold island in the North Atlantic but here in North America we produce a lot of food. Let people in the agriculture, transportation, medical, and energy sectors keep going to work (under safe conditions with social distancing). Give them a big hazard pay bonus. Keep everyone else inside. Now give everyone enough money to buy their food and energy. Problem solved. This is an extremely simple arrangement that, if everyone had a vote over the rational production in society, they would arrive at very rapidly.
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Post by: shosta on April 05, 2020, 10:51:11 PM
As for Europe, I would not mind sharing some of my food with them as long as I got a discounted subscription to the best Spanish and Italian OnlyFans accounts.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 05, 2020, 10:54:51 PM
You want a world where women do sex work for food?  Shame
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Post by: shosta on April 05, 2020, 10:56:16 PM
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Post by: Leadbelly on April 05, 2020, 11:07:17 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 05, 2020, 10:49:17 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on April 05, 2020, 10:23:30 PM
You know Trump said something the other day about not having the cure being worse than the disease. And of course people said shit because it's Trump. There is something in that though, right?
No.

Quote
We are potentially on course for global economic meltdown. And the repercussions of that, if it does materialise, will be devastating.
I can't say anything about a cold island in the North Atlantic but here in North America we produce a lot of food. Let people in the agriculture, transportation, medical, and energy sectors keep going to work (under safe conditions with social distancing). Give them a big hazard pay bonus. Keep everyone else inside. Now give everyone enough money to buy their food and energy. Problem solved. This is an extremely simple arrangement that, if everyone had a vote over the rational production in society, they would arrive at very rapidly.

I think worst case scenario it will hit every country really hard. however, I guess the US is in a better situation than most to bear some of the brunt. Global trade might be fucked though and the US is a big exporter.

I had this thought that if things get really bad, we will end up back to how things used to be done. Where we trade necessary items mostly with ourselves.

Actually there may be two opposing schools of thought here: We either become more insular with our trade to ensure we are self-sufficient enough to cope with the huge drop in global trade. Or we create a new world order where there is a one world government. A one world government might be required if you are relying on one huge cooperation effort from all nations to bring us out of it.

Of course this all depends on how serious it turns out to be.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 05, 2020, 11:16:27 PM
https://www.reddit.com/r/toronto/comments/fvpg9l/sadly_have_to_leave_toronto_to_return_to/

cool shot
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Post by: benjipwns on April 05, 2020, 11:40:36 PM
There's not many replacements for China and SE Asia available in the world. Especially on a quick timescale. The US and then SE Asia were the replacements for the British Empire and Europe but it took a couple centuries and the total destruction of Europe to get there. Africa is too costly in key ways to supply the First World at costs the First World is willing to pay now, that's why China was looking to them as their China, there's less of a cost disparity. (Also, they're more willing to um... supply certain goods and services.)

If the world went back to a bilateral trade focus, I'd imagine there ironically would be very quickly an agreement between the US and China, no matter where blame for the Chinese Trump Plague falls in most of the populations mind. China is too valuable of a middleman. And the US can remain the connection for Europe. We'd likely go back to that system where a "step" was required in every state goods landed in to try and obscure where most of the manufacturing was done, to say, "clean" a product of Chinese labor.

Brazil is another one, as shosta noted earlier. They're hooked into economic ecosystems where key groups in the First World would dread cutting them off while the broader populace will not know enough to care.
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Post by: benjipwns on April 05, 2020, 11:42:44 PM
Though I am slightly biased.
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Post by: shosta on April 05, 2020, 11:51:26 PM
why, because you identify as brazilian?
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Post by: Mandark on April 05, 2020, 11:57:07 PM
re: the "economy"

Presuming that the threat of the virus is temporary* then the disruption to what we think of as economic activity is also temporary.

As Shosta said, for the time being we can keep certain things going and put everything else on ice. Later we thaw it out, at which point we still have the same infrastructure, the same labor force with the same skills, etc. You lose 3 or 9 or 18 months of production but everything is ready to go at the end of it and people are able to work. Nothing material has changed.

Besides a hangover in consumer behavior like TA noted, the only reason this hiatus would create a downward spiral and lengthy depression is that everyone owes someone money and if creditors keep collecting then half the country goes bankrupt. So just put a freeze on that too.

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ie that there is a vaccine or much more effective treatment or that the caseload shrinks to the point where we can keep it small without vastly changing our behavior. If this is not the case then we're having a different discussion.
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Post by: benjipwns on April 05, 2020, 11:57:33 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 05, 2020, 11:51:26 PM
why, because you identify as brazilian?
I voted against the Chinese Exclusion Act while in Congress.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 12:05:15 AM
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/nhs-coronavirus-nurse-23-dies-21815561
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Post by: Tripon on April 06, 2020, 12:05:26 AM
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1246903764604289024
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1246903584819761152
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1246904457910259721
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 12:07:13 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/52awtQs.jpg)
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Post by: Leadbelly on April 06, 2020, 12:17:44 AM
Quote from: Mandark on April 05, 2020, 11:57:07 PM
re: the "economy"

Presuming that the threat of the virus is temporary* then the disruption to what we think of as economic activity is also temporary.

As Shosta said, for the time being we can keep certain things going and put everything else on ice. Later we thaw it out, at which point we still have the same infrastructure, the same labor force with the same skills, etc. You lose 3 or 9 or 18 months of production but everything is ready to go at the end of it and people are able to work. Nothing material has changed.

Besides a hangover in consumer behavior like TA noted, the only reason this hiatus would create a downward spiral and lengthy depression is that everyone owes someone money and if creditors keep collecting then half the country goes bankrupt. So just put a freeze on that too.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
ie that there is a vaccine or much more effective treatment or that the caseload shrinks to the point where we can keep it small without vastly changing our behavior. If this is not the case then we're having a different discussion.
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I guess this depends on how robust certain industries are. For instance, in the 2008 crisis the motor industry in the US was hit pretty bad. This could potentially be way bigger than the 2008 crisis. Just think about the industries that needed bailing out back then. This is why countries may have a tendency to become insular in times of crisis. They want to protect their major industries. Outsourcing essential items may have its benefits, but there is also a downside to it. When your economy is already fragile due total economic meltdown, the effect that may have on your own industries may become much more pronounced.

Also, I am thinking that it may not just be the simple economics of it. Being dependent on outsourcing of some essential products, might have disastrous effects particularly in uncertain times with a world in chaos. That might spark a greater shift to self-sufficiency.

I guess it is true that some of this couldn't be done in the short-term. However, perhaps a goal in the long-term depending on how bad the situation is would be to focus on building your own economy in terms of industry and production.
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 06, 2020, 12:22:12 AM
Damn, it's still snowing in Manhatten?
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Post by: shosta on April 06, 2020, 12:23:08 AM
predicting what will happen to any economy is a fool's errand because it depends on the length of the crisis and the scale of the response. I look at the numbers EU banks and governments are planning on spending and I lol. But the US government is clearly prepared to just print whatever it needs to.

I think something a lot of people aren't thinking about is what happens when Europe pulls out of the crisis faster than the US does. You can't "put an economy on ice", so to speak, if all your foreign buyers were stolen from you by ze germans.

:money
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Post by: bluemax on April 06, 2020, 12:25:58 AM
https://lacounty.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/3db641e60de9451fa70e69dd5dadbce4

https://covid19.lacounty.gov/dashboards/
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Post by: Mandark on April 06, 2020, 12:28:00 AM
Quote from: Leadbelly on April 06, 2020, 12:17:44 AM
I guess this depends on how robust certain industries are. For instance, in the 2008 crisis the motor industry in the US was hit pretty bad. This could potentially be way bigger than the 2008 crisis. Just think about the industries that needed bailing out back then.

To my point, the 2008 crisis was purely finance-driven. There was no physical reason why 10% of the population would suddenly be out of work, just the way people behave in reaction to debt, dropping asset values, etc. When you talk about whether an industry is "robust" you mean whether it can stand to still pay its bills if sales take a hit. But what if there was a moratorium on those bills? Credit's just made up anyways.
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Post by: nachobro on April 06, 2020, 12:28:04 AM
Quote from: thisismyusername on April 06, 2020, 12:22:12 AM
Damn, it's still snowing in Manhatten?
saskatoon
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Post by: benjipwns on April 06, 2020, 12:30:31 AM
GM was hit in 2008 because it was a finance/insurance company that still made cars for obscure legacy reasons.
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Post by: shosta on April 06, 2020, 12:37:10 AM
Quote from: Mandark on April 06, 2020, 12:28:00 AM
But what if there was a moratorium on those bills? Credit's just made up anyways.
I don't give a fuck about your liquidity! I demand you pay out on this credit-default-swap! :bolo
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Post by: shosta on April 06, 2020, 12:40:40 AM
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Post by: team filler on April 06, 2020, 01:06:29 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/rAN9Vcl.jpg)
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Post by: benjipwns on April 06, 2020, 01:38:56 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/Wb5E4wM.png)
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Post by: VomKriege on April 06, 2020, 01:48:04 AM
Italian authorities are starting to mention transitioning to a new phase. It's not yet all detailed but will involve more masks, at least. And the lockdown will continue, though perhaps eased for some industries, until May 1st.

It's soon going to be the time to have a real talk about how we can resume some sort of democratic life in a world where public gatherings are not coming back for a few months.
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Post by: Nintex on April 06, 2020, 04:18:50 AM
The world after corona will be under the control of the people who now have the money and the power.

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Post by: Rufus on April 06, 2020, 04:42:39 AM
https://www.talkingpoliticspodcast.com/blog/2020/234-michael-lewis-updated
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Another chance to hear the prophetic interview we recorded with Michael Lewis late last year, when he warned about the risks to us all of what the Trump presidency was doing to the capacity of the American state to cope with a disaster.  David and Helen reflect on how that warning looks today and what it means for the fate of Trump's presidency and for the future of American politics.

Here's a slap on the thigh to distract you from a headache.
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Post by: Fifstar on April 06, 2020, 05:27:58 AM
Judging from 7-day averages, germany's daily new infections seem to be linear since about 5 days. Seems like banning of mass events and closing of schools already had some effect. The lockdown (which went into effect on 22.3) should slow the growth even more this week like it happendend already in other european countries.
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Post by: Ghoul on April 06, 2020, 06:41:05 AM
lmao, someone on daytime tv is having a full on crying mess breakdown  :rejoice
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Post by: VomKriege on April 06, 2020, 06:44:37 AM
French authorities are now pivoting their position on masks.

O RLY ?

Feeding citizens an half lie because they couldn't own to their failings is not the worst thing happening now but it's pretty aggravating.
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Post by: Potato on April 06, 2020, 07:01:07 AM
Quote from: Rufus on April 06, 2020, 04:42:39 AM
https://www.talkingpoliticspodcast.com/blog/2020/234-michael-lewis-updated
Quote
Another chance to hear the prophetic interview we recorded with Michael Lewis late last year, when he warned about the risks to us all of what the Trump presidency was doing to the capacity of the American state to cope with a disaster.  David and Helen reflect on how that warning looks today and what it means for the fate of Trump's presidency and for the future of American politics.

Here's a slap on the thigh to distract you from a headache.
Without being an expert in US politics, I would hazard a guess that it would take more than 3 1/2 years to destroy a country's capacity to respond to a disaster and your problems began decades ago.

From the outside, the US has been shit at responding to disasters for a long time. Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Maria are two examples where the US disaster response capacity was shown to be inadequate at best.
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Post by: Don Rumata on April 06, 2020, 07:16:32 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 06, 2020, 06:44:37 AM
French authorities are now pivoting their position on masks.

O RLY ?

Feeding citizens an half lie because they couldn't own to their failings is not the worst thing happening now but it's pretty aggravating.
Lombardy is also requiring mandatory masks (or at least face protection) for all people going outside.
The whole west kept flip flopping on the necessity of masks, to be honest.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 06, 2020, 07:25:04 AM
Quote from: Don Rumata on April 06, 2020, 07:16:32 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 06, 2020, 06:44:37 AM
French authorities are now pivoting their position on masks.

O RLY ?

Feeding citizens an half lie because they couldn't own to their failings is not the worst thing happening now but it's pretty aggravating.
Lombardy is also requiring mandatory masks (or at least face protection) for all people going outside.
The whole west kept flip flopping on the necessity of masks, to be honest.

Yeah, it seems it was pretty much general except in some Central Europe countries who incited the public to make their own. It was painfully transparent they were covering their asses from a public debate over the matter since shortages were so debilitating everywhere even for healthcare workers. It's only half a lie because masks are not a miracle solution that is still debated and some shortages were probably inevitable even if preparedness had been better across the board but the self serving infantilization of the crowds (while every government is bullhorning that we must be responsible) is a bit disgusting. Make your case, cowards.
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Post by: Svejk on April 06, 2020, 07:30:17 AM
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Post by: Nintex on April 06, 2020, 08:33:27 AM
Every country is responding exactly on brand

China: Lies about the numbers, users their authority to appear in control, all medical equipment is busted

USA: Thinks it can't reach them, bungles the first response, appeals to patriotism to rally their troops and resources to an over the top victory despite heavy losses

Germany: Follows the rules perfectly, (but will continue the same course even if their rules don't yield the expected results)

Italy: Completely collapses as soon as the enemy appears

UK: Last one pretending things are ok, sort of muddles through the whole thing while being constantly on fire

Iran: Blames the Jews and USA

The Netherlands: Arrogantly claims to be well prepared', tells everyone else what to do, turns out to be totally unprepared in practice

Greece: Having a skirmish with the Ottomans
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Post by: Fifstar on April 06, 2020, 08:57:38 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 06, 2020, 07:25:04 AM
Quote from: Don Rumata on April 06, 2020, 07:16:32 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 06, 2020, 06:44:37 AM
French authorities are now pivoting their position on masks.

O RLY ?

Feeding citizens an half lie because they couldn't own to their failings is not the worst thing happening now but it's pretty aggravating.
Lombardy is also requiring mandatory masks (or at least face protection) for all people going outside.
The whole west kept flip flopping on the necessity of masks, to be honest.

Yeah, it seems it was pretty much general except in some Central Europe countries who incited the public to make their own. It was painfully transparent they were covering their asses from a public debate over the matter since shortages were so debilitating everywhere even for healthcare workers. It's only half a lie because masks are not a miracle solution that is still debated and some shortages were probably inevitable even if preparedness had been better across the board but the self serving infantilization of the crowds (while every government is bullhorning that we must be responsible) is a bit disgusting. Make your case, cowards.

I'm torn on this issue. On the one hand it's aggravating tht they covered their asses on the other hand you know preppers would have killed the market for masks completly (and and our hospitals would be even more fucked than they already are). What's weird how it seems almost every western countries got caught with their pants down regarding this issue.

On a related note, it's a bit weird how our scientists (who on the whole seem to do a great job here) seem to downplay lots of the actions asian countries apllied.

Masks at best will protect other people if you'Re infected yourself!
Nobody knows if a smartphone app would change anything.
We don't know if public temperature checks are useful.

Like, I get it, there is no way to test those actions in a controlled environment and I'm no fan of doing things for the sake of things. But it feels a bit like their ego is hurt that the asian world already has some good measures in place so everything is downplayed that is not coming from typically western pov.
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Post by: Don Rumata on April 06, 2020, 09:09:10 AM
The app thing still is sort of questionable, the breaches of privacy aren't really just a made up boogieman, and whether you want to sacrifice it or not isn't that simple of a question.
Masks though, it's pretty obvious that they were only a net positive, even if the issue you mentioned (avoiding hoarding) was a reasonable worry.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 06, 2020, 09:24:12 AM
If no supplies for the general public, don't sell them to the general public, requisition stocks and have a new culpa about it. You're probably going to get roasted by your constituency for it, but heh them's the breaks. France did the requisition part. Black market appeared overnight but you probably cannot prevent that anyway.

Like you said, I wouldn't discard the idea that there's a tinge of wounded pride with regards to punditry about the efficiency of some methods used by the wealthiest Asian countries.
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Post by: Pennywise on April 06, 2020, 09:38:02 AM
There's an interview virologist in Germany that's doing a huge study in the big hotspot Heinsberg. That's where the big outbreak happened here.
Some interesting points :

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TIME ONLINE: Right after the outbreak in Heinsberg began in February, you already examined households of infected persons. Are you doing that again now?

Streeck: Yes, starting on Tuesday the hygienists will go into the households of the people we tested positive. There they will collect air and wipe off remote controls and door handles. We have already taken samples in 70 households, but we want a larger sample, although I can imagine what the tests will show.

TIME ONLINE: What?

Streeck: We found viruses on objects or doorknobs. Even once in the toilet water when someone had diarrhea. ...but in no case have we been able to grow intact viruses from them. That at least indicates that most people do not get infected via surfaces. But we have now refined the methodology. I'm sure we'll be able to make more sophisticated findings.

TIME ONLINE: Let's talk about the symptoms you've seen in infected people. You were one of the first to describe an almost complete loss of smell and taste. Are there any other new findings?

Streeck: Our data so far shows: About one third of patients have diarrhea, even for several days. This is more than previously assumed. In addition - we haven't noticed this ourselves yet, but we have heard it before - deafness and dizziness can probably occur. All these things were not taken into account at the beginning because they do not fit into a respiratory disease.




TIME ONLINE: An important question will be how the virus is transmitted in the first place. Shops and businesses are closed, people are being told to stay home. And you recently sat with Markus Lanz and said that so far no infections have been detected in hairdressers, when driving the bus or when shopping. Are the measures too harsh?

Streeck: If there are still individual transmissions, for example in the supermarket or at the hairdresser, that's not good, but it's not a big problem either. It has always been said that our aim is not to contain the virus completely, but to remain below the capacity limits of hospitals. We would not be able to contain the virus if we did not want to sit at home for two or three years. Besides, it is really time we referred to data.

TIME ONLINE: What do you mean?

Streeck: Our preliminary data at least indicate that the virus is not transmitted via surfaces but rather through close contact. And the case near Munich, the first in Germany, points in a similar direction. During her visit, the employee of the automotive supplier from China only infected colleagues with whom she had worked very closely. There was no transmission in the restaurant, the taxi driver was not infected and nobody on public transport. And this despite the fact that this woman seems to have been highly infectious. 
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Post by: VomKriege on April 06, 2020, 09:55:47 AM
https://twitter.com/GPIngersoll/status/1247156041034412032
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Post by: team filler on April 06, 2020, 10:22:05 AM
https://twitter.com/WUHANCORP/status/1247163653775937536
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 10:54:05 AM
As are most things.  Just look at India. 
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They should have never left. 
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Post by: Uncle on April 06, 2020, 10:57:59 AM
Quote from: filler on April 06, 2020, 10:22:05 AM
https://twitter.com/WUHANCORP/status/1247163653775937536

metal gear solid music at the start  :whew
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Post by: Leadbelly on April 06, 2020, 11:01:51 AM
Pep Guardiola's mother dies after contracting coronavirus

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52173872
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Post by: bluemax on April 06, 2020, 11:28:33 AM
https://twitter.com/samwangphd/status/1247101329752969217

Fun (not actually) thread of the Federal government stealing supplies from states. Such a classy administration.
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Post by: Nintex on April 06, 2020, 11:41:58 AM
According to the organization responsible for patient placement the Dutch lockdown measures should remain into effect until October 31st to keep ICU requirements within the limit of 2500 beds.
They've mapped out what would happen if the lockdown would be lifted on June 1st, the blue dashed line (an immediate increase in ICU needs).
The red dashed line is the ICU capacity.

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EU7dDDhXYAEws7q?format=jpg)

1 - Social distancing/measures have no effect

2 - Model adjusted with analysis from Lombardy

3 - Social distancing/measures have the desired effect
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Post by: team filler on April 06, 2020, 11:46:15 AM
*asegura la bolsa ;)
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Post by: Brehvolution on April 06, 2020, 11:46:36 AM
Quote from: bluemax on April 06, 2020, 11:28:33 AM
https://twitter.com/samwangphd/status/1247101329752969217

Fun (not actually) thread of the Federal government stealing supplies from states. Such a classy administration.

Not sure why this isn't getting more traction. This administration is doing everything it can do to make things worse.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 11:47:12 AM
I honestly think UBI is a poor tool for virus-aid but I'm glad it's being taken as a serious thing.  I hope we get it too and it stays. 
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Post by: shosta on April 06, 2020, 11:49:42 AM
It's not about the virus. Sanchez is using the crisis to achieve his goals. They recently nationalized hospitals, too.
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Post by: Nintex on April 06, 2020, 11:54:17 AM
Quote from: bluemax on April 06, 2020, 11:28:33 AM
https://twitter.com/samwangphd/status/1247101329752969217

Fun (not actually) thread of the Federal government stealing supplies from states. Such a classy administration.
The masks are going to places that actually need them.

My projections show that you don't need a mask.

I'm here to take possession of your masks.

The states must handle it themselves.

Your governor is a terrible manager.

My data says your family is fine.

FEMA is not prepared, I am.

The President is sleeping.

You don't have to vote.

Congress is closed.

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Post by: shosta on April 06, 2020, 12:02:46 PM
https://twitter.com/HealthUntoDeath/status/1246867678905712640
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Post by: team filler on April 06, 2020, 12:13:24 PM
https://twitter.com/duetocovid19/status/1247003765644898304

 :titus
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Post by: Nintex on April 06, 2020, 12:15:51 PM
Quote from: Stro on April 06, 2020, 12:14:22 PM
Oh apparently Rudy is the one that got Trump on the hydroxychloroquine tip. Of course :beli
Told you all Rudy is the most underestimated character in this series.

https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1246827899010699270 (https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1246827899010699270)

Listen to doctor Rudy not the bureaucrats in the ivory towers!!!

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1247139727368691714 (https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1247139727368691714)

Trust Trump's gut not science!
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 12:20:56 PM
Just ordered some takeaway cause I'm going crazy eating healthy.  How do people do this shit?
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Post by: Nintex on April 06, 2020, 12:27:15 PM
https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1247147047490330626 (https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1247147047490330626)

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EU7qgkTXYAAqzo2?format=jpg)

Unless Fauci is planning to write a book I don't think he's going to stay on board with the death cult for much longer.

 :doge

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Post by: Ghoul on April 06, 2020, 12:33:39 PM
blue background and choose multiple blue lines for countries ???

WTF
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Post by: Nintex on April 06, 2020, 12:40:06 PM
Cuomo just announced he's requesting more hydroxychloroquine from the federal government because there's anecdotal evidence that it is working.
We have a buyer  :trumps

Larry Kudlow floats the idea of Corona bonds (like war bonds).
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 01:06:11 PM
(https://i.redd.it/4udikm7st4r41.jpg)
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Post by: team filler on April 06, 2020, 01:08:33 PM
 :expert
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Post by: team filler on April 06, 2020, 01:20:48 PM
https://twitter.com/nycguidovoice/status/1247153785593647105
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 01:21:39 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 05, 2020, 03:56:28 PM
"Boy, I sure do love living in Canada which is way better than our Southern neighbor at social welfare!"



(https://i.imgur.com/dpddGPF.png)
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 05, 2020, 04:25:04 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 05, 2020, 03:56:28 PM
"Boy, I sure do love living in Canada which is way better than our Southern neighbor at social welfare!"



(https://i.imgur.com/dpddGPF.png)

The difference is, I'm pretty sure the government underestimated the number of people who would not be covered by CERB, rather than willful neglect and I'd expect this to be rectified and post-dated now that it become a known issue (people were really just figuring out the details last week, and I just heard of the 1/3 not being covered about Friday).  Also, the people making up this group seem to be long-term unemployed and students.  Not saying that they are not in critical need of income but my guess is they are in less need than people who have an unexpected loss of income because of this. 

from today https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/trudeau-says-help-coming-for-students-unable-to-find-summer-jobs-1.4883310

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cerb-covid19-benefits-trudeau-1.5523052
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Post by: VomKriege on April 06, 2020, 01:42:39 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 06, 2020, 12:40:06 PM
Cuomo just announced he's requesting more hydroxychloroquine from the federal government because there's anecdotal evidence that it is working.
We have a buyer  :trumps

Larry Kudlow floats the idea of Corona bonds (like war bonds).

To be fair, there's evidence that Hydroxichloroquin + Antibiotics is already being prescribed by many physicians for confirmed / suspected COVID19 (I won't find the tweet but some healthcare think tank or network polled several hundreds doctors in Asia, Europe and the Americas). It's cheap, readily available, the effects are well understood (or at least compared to all the other medication seriously considered at this point), there's been studies (too small and inconclusive but pushed by a famous French specialist)... With medical supervision it's pretty low risk. Between that or nothing, I guess some physicians prefer the former.

The issue is more that Trump is throwing any caution into the wind and suggesting that people just go and take it without consulting with a doc.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 01:52:14 PM
Alberta just used the pandemic to give it's self a ton of new powers

https://www.jccf.ca/alberta-government-gives-itself-sweeping-new-powers-to-create-new-laws-without-legislative-assembly-approval/?fbclid=IwAR0wXvb8CpQTiKNhJMdNCQGswCn605tNV4ATp5ynnWKnwcLHHoNPfjNCcGM

Watch them pass insane oil laws
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Post by: Uncle on April 06, 2020, 01:56:22 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 06, 2020, 01:42:39 PM
The issue is more that Trump is throwing any caution into the wind and suggesting that people just go and take it without consulting with a doc.

is that even widely possible, though

that's what I've been wondering, can you wander into a pharmacy and say "give me that"

I know at least one person has died from taking it but that could be a one off case of someone with easy access to it

don't drugs like these usually have to be prescribed?  is it over the counter?
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Post by: VomKriege on April 06, 2020, 02:02:45 PM
The whole Hydroxichloroquin thing is a massive controversy in France, Prof. Raoult is all in on this since February but several other big names in the medical field (including a former Health Minister) are now advocating for his treatment to be generalized. Everyone concede that we don't have any large studies to be certain, and that it's probably less useful for severe cases (basically once it's a pneumonia, reducing the viral load doesn't help the patient), but they believe it could be useful if given at the onset of symptoms.

Official position has been not to burn stages in the process but between the bitter preexisting personal feuds among the high medical caste & Raoult becoming a meme for every kook and conspiracy theorists on France it's all a bit of a shitstorm.
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Post by: shosta on April 06, 2020, 02:05:18 PM
odd how weirdly accurate Contagion was
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Post by: stufte on April 06, 2020, 02:06:25 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 06, 2020, 02:05:18 PM
odd how weirdly accurate Contagion was

Except for the competent US government response.
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Post by: stufte on April 06, 2020, 02:11:37 PM
Right down to the having Prom at home... and graduation, etc.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 06, 2020, 02:13:31 PM
Quote from: Uncle on April 06, 2020, 01:56:22 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 06, 2020, 01:42:39 PM
The issue is more that Trump is throwing any caution into the wind and suggesting that people just go and take it without consulting with a doc.

is that even widely possible, though

that's what I've been wondering, can you wander into a pharmacy and say "give me that"

I know at least one person has died from taking it but that could be a one off case of someone with easy access to it

don't drugs like these usually have to be prescribed?  is it over the counter?

Plaquenil, which is the French name of the only variant (used for certain treatments) available here, was over the counter until January 2020. The French Medication Agency argued last October that while common, it was still potentially toxic and should be only be delivered with a prescription.

I wouldn't know elsewhere but it's possible it's still over the counter in places. I think the US poisoning case was a couple who found some aquarium cleaner that had Chloroquin as a component ? But I believe the ones in Nigeria and France were people who got hold of the medication.
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Post by: Raist on April 06, 2020, 02:14:03 PM
Quote from: Uncle on April 06, 2020, 01:56:22 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 06, 2020, 01:42:39 PM
The issue is more that Trump is throwing any caution into the wind and suggesting that people just go and take it without consulting with a doc.

is that even widely possible, though

that's what I've been wondering, can you wander into a pharmacy and say "give me that"

I know at least one person has died from taking it but that could be a one off case of someone with easy access to it

don't drugs like these usually have to be prescribed?  is it over the counter?

Depends on the country I'd assume, but it can be an over the counter thing, yes.

Some dumbasses started munching on tablets used to treat aquariums, because it often contains chloroquin. Pretty sure the case you're referring to was one of them.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 06, 2020, 02:18:30 PM
French numbers :
Deaths in hospitals mostly stable. New confirmed cases too. Recoveries steady.
More backlog deaths found in long term care home.
New admissions to hospital and ICU trending down significantly.
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Post by: shosta on April 06, 2020, 02:18:47 PM
Quote from: stufte on April 06, 2020, 02:11:37 PM
Right down to the having Prom at home... and graduation, etc.
I think it just shows how predictable everything is. There's a respiratory disease going around and it'll multiply and get worse, until it gets better. That's it! The facts aren't "constantly changing". So why have daily briefings besides to convince yourself you're doing a good job?

I was watching some Kudlow interviews from the end of February. He said the virus was "fully contained" and "airtight" :lol  :-\ Just so much wishful thinking. Starting to wonder if we need more autonomous bureaucracies that are given a sole mandate and can't interact with the political part of the administration. Like the FBI. Recallable only by will of congress. Does that violate the constitution?
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Post by: Mr Gilhaney on April 06, 2020, 02:19:00 PM
We're stable enough here now, that we are opening nurseries, kindergartens, and schools for the youngest. Finale exams canceled, and instead the yearly grade you get is the finale. Festivals, sport and concerts and shit like that canceled until at least August though
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Post by: Nintex on April 06, 2020, 02:22:22 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 06, 2020, 02:18:47 PM
Quote from: stufte on April 06, 2020, 02:11:37 PM
Right down to the having Prom at home... and graduation, etc.
I think it just shows how predictable everything is. There's a respiratory disease going around and it'll multiply and get worse, until it gets better. That's it! The facts aren't "constantly changing". So why have daily briefings besides to convince yourself you're doing a good job?

I was watching some Kudlow interviews from the end of February. He said the virus was "fully contained" and "airtight" :lol  :-\ Just so much wishful thinking. Starting to wonder if we need more autonomous bureaucracies that are given a sole mandate and can't interact with the political part of the administration. Like the FBI. Recallable only by will of congress. Does that violate the constitution?
Drunk Larry saved the economy with hope and optimism :bolo
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Post by: shosta on April 06, 2020, 02:22:44 PM
oh, another thing I noticed looking at graphs again today.

(https://www.ft.com/__origami/service/image/v2/images/raw/http%3A%2F%2Fcom.ft.imagepublish.upp-prod-us.s3.amazonaws.com%2F290098a0-777b-11ea-af44-daa3def9ae03?fit=scale-down&quality=highest&source=next&width=1260)

I saw some commentary esp. from NYT that S. Korea's model (aggressive contact tracing without complete shutdowns) was way better than full authoritarian response like China and Singapore but Korea has been stuck at linear growth of cases for almost a month now? Meanwhile after China's second spike, it has been trending way, way downward. Not going to extrapolate too much from it but food for thought.
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Post by: Nintex on April 06, 2020, 02:26:21 PM
China's numbers are bogus even Iran is calling them out on it.
They called the Chinese numbers a 'sick joke' or something to that effect.

Talking about graphs, something looked off at the graph the US showed that I quite couldn't put my finger on but I figured out what bothered me.
Each country has these graphs with the same 3 elements: trend with measures, trend with no measures and the ICU capacity line (the reason why you need the measures to 'flatten the curve').
In the US it was just: 100k - 240k deaths and 2.2. million deaths and no mention of the ICU capacity.  :doge
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Post by: VomKriege on April 06, 2020, 02:26:59 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 06, 2020, 02:22:44 PM
oh, another thing I noticed looking at graphs again today. I saw some commentary esp. from NYT that S. Korea's model (aggressive contact tracing without complete shutdowns) was way better than full authoritarian response like China and Singapore but Korea has been stuck at linear growth of cases for almost a month now? Meanwhile after China's second spike, it has been trending way, way downward. Just food for thought I think.

Well, not to be that guy but China's numbers, you know... And I'm far from being rabid about it.

Doesn't detract from the fact that even the best containment strategy "only" help to plateau at lower levels the infection.
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Post by: shosta on April 06, 2020, 02:27:21 PM
We have some graphs with that stuff... let me see if I can find it again for you...

edit: here you go nintex. https://covid19.healthdata.org/projections

Right now there's an expected shortfall of like 30,000 beds. Many of those have the potential to be deaths in excess of the mortality rate * total infected.  :-\
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Post by: Mandark on April 06, 2020, 02:30:03 PM
I think the logarithmic scale on that graph doesn't do South Korea any favors.

Plateauing at ~100 cases sounds pretty good right now!
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Post by: james on April 06, 2020, 02:33:42 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 06, 2020, 02:22:44 PM
oh, another thing I noticed looking at graphs again today.

(https://www.ft.com/__origami/service/image/v2/images/raw/http%3A%2F%2Fcom.ft.imagepublish.upp-prod-us.s3.amazonaws.com%2F290098a0-777b-11ea-af44-daa3def9ae03?fit=scale-down&quality=highest&source=next&width=1260)

I saw some commentary esp. from NYT that S. Korea's model (aggressive contact tracing without complete shutdowns) was way better than full authoritarian response like China and Singapore but Korea has been stuck at linear growth of cases for almost a month now? Meanwhile after China's second spike, it has been trending way, way downward. Not going to extrapolate too much from it but food for thought.

Who that little grey dude on the far bottom left that sort of stopped

We should do that
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Post by: Nintex on April 06, 2020, 02:34:32 PM
Those are the cruise ships?

Quote from: shosta on April 06, 2020, 02:27:21 PM
Right now there's an expected shortfall of like 30,000 beds. Many of those have the potential to be deaths in excess of the mortality rate * total infected.  :-\
Jared will soon take control of the bed sheet and pillow supply with the MyPillow guy to make sure that shortage absolutely happens
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Post by: Ghoul on April 06, 2020, 02:35:37 PM
Quote from: stufte on April 06, 2020, 02:11:37 PM
Right down to the having Prom at home... and graduation, etc.

Well I mean the south is fairly normal for your dad to finger you at some point so why not make it at your E-Prom.

Also those models I believe South Korea, but sure as fuck don't believe Chinese numbers.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 02:36:44 PM
The bore should get a boat.  I always knew we'd make a good decreasing line on a graph. 
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Post by: Mandark on April 06, 2020, 02:37:42 PM
SS The Implication
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Post by: Ghoul on April 06, 2020, 02:37:46 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 02:36:44 PM
The bore should get a boat.  I always knew we'd make a good decreasing line on a graph.

I suggested a boat in the bore crowdfunding thread last year, turns out I was dead on the money. :smug

We'd totally end up pirates though that's the only issue. Especially with Filler wanting to pillage every town.
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Post by: shosta on April 06, 2020, 02:42:12 PM
If you believe China is making up its numbers and covering up deaths, why would it report a spike in new cases rather than just cover those up, too
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 02:44:22 PM
Honestly, this whole thing has made me very interested in the science/art of faking statistics in authoritarian states.   
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Post by: Nintex on April 06, 2020, 02:45:37 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 06, 2020, 02:42:12 PM
If you believe China is making up its numbers and covering up deaths, why would it report a spike in new cases rather than just cover those up, too
I think they're using the same trick everyone else is using for starters.
Don't report the numbers of people who haven't been tested.

France started doing that and now look at their line.
The US also does that, I think.  :doge

In other countries like mine it's like: "Yeah, we know condolences are trending but what's the point in testing someone who is already dead? Don't worry we'll adjust those numbers later"  :yeshrug
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Post by: shosta on April 06, 2020, 02:49:34 PM
i don't want to suck china's dick too hard here but maybe you guys are just experiencing a lot of cognitive dissonance that a country of a billion poor ass rice farmers who allegedly eat bats was able to mobilize its resources and effectively contain/suppress the outbreak while the apex civilizations are still squabbling over distribution of masks and constitutional rights.
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Post by: Ghoul on April 06, 2020, 02:54:23 PM
checks shostas avatar, damn, he was a mole the whole time. I dunno it seems sketchy to me that everywhere else is absolutely fucked, but somehow the deaths there are super low.

Even with them being poor mother fuckers, they're a very dense land? If I'm wrong fine, I'll admit, but it just doesn't add up for me.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 02:56:25 PM
A billion poor ass rice farmers who eat bats?  What is this 1970?  They are like a billion and a half poor ass rice farmers who eat bats. 
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Post by: james on April 06, 2020, 02:57:58 PM
https://twitter.com/TrafficFailNYC/status/1247018818792275968
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Post by: Ghoul on April 06, 2020, 02:59:15 PM
Quote from: james on April 06, 2020, 02:57:58 PM
https://twitter.com/TrafficFailNYC/status/1247018818792275968

This is why the US will be in lock down for five fucking years, you guys are fucked.
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Post by: stufte on April 06, 2020, 02:59:19 PM
Illegal Funeral.
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Post by: Ghoul on April 06, 2020, 03:08:14 PM
https://twitter.com/globalnews/status/1247236995216289796

The fuck?
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 03:10:41 PM
Deep fakes keep getting weirder.  I'm into it though. 

Quote from: Esch on April 06, 2020, 03:01:50 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 02:56:25 PM
A billion poor ass rice farmers who eat bats?  What is this 1970?  They are like a billion and a half poor ass rice farmers who eat bats.

yes. they are also mind controlled by the ccp using the social credit scores. it is hypothesized that the reason this is the case is because they have skull shapes been propagandized into believing that xi jinping has the Mandate of Heaven (google it!!! source: jeff bezos newspaper) and rules over china like an emperor.

I don't know if you are continuing my sarcasm or not because you failed to like my original post. 
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Post by: team filler on April 06, 2020, 03:12:41 PM
a billion people eating bats  ??? are there factory farms in chiner  ???
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Post by: BIONIC on April 06, 2020, 03:14:42 PM
Quote from: james on April 06, 2020, 02:57:58 PM
https://twitter.com/TrafficFailNYC/status/1247018818792275968

User Banned (Permanent): Anti-Semitism
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Post by: Ghoul on April 06, 2020, 03:15:34 PM
BOJO is in intensive care now...
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 03:18:16 PM
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-52178501

'Netanyahu announces Passover lockdown'

Guess they are bringing the holiday back to its roots. 
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Post by: Ghoul on April 06, 2020, 03:19:22 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 03:18:16 PM
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-52178501

'Netanyahu announces Passover lockdown'

Guess they are bringing the holiday back to its roots.

bruh.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 06, 2020, 03:19:43 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 06, 2020, 02:18:47 PM

I was watching some Kudlow interviews from the end of February. He said the virus was "fully contained" and "airtight" :lol  :-\ Just so much wishful thinking. Starting to wonder if we need more autonomous bureaucracies that are given a sole mandate and can't interact with the political part of the administration. Like the FBI. Recallable only by will of congress. Does that violate the constitution?

Deepstate huh :smug
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Post by: VomKriege on April 06, 2020, 03:19:46 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 06, 2020, 02:42:12 PM
If you believe China is making up its numbers and covering up deaths, why would it report a spike in new cases rather than just cover those up, too

I think Italy, Spain and most other countries following the same curve is good evidence that China's numbers (which they gave with having no point of reference) are representative. I think we'll see that Western countries plateau longer before decreasing, which would be consistent with more lenient lockdowns.

Maybe they lied on the numbers but not on the trends. Let's assume this is true : Why have half a cover up ? If I had to speculate : it would be a major international scandal, blow to their credibility and possibly trigger sanctions if that thing turned into a global outbreak and it became nakedly apparent that China bullshitted the WHO and fed them useless, inaccurate scientific information. If their experts are competent (and why wouldn't they ?) they probably realized at some point that disrupting the Lunar New Year festivities and a lockdown of a visible region was a looming possibility and that the whole world would have noticed.

My (limited) understanding of China is that they probably act in good faith and play the game with multilateral organisations at least up to a point. It makes sense both from an ideological perspective and as a counterpoint to the USA. It's hard to discount wholesale that they could and would minimize a catastrophe though I think there's maybe some prejudice at play when some immediately assume that fatalities must be horrendous, as if China was not up to First World standards.
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Post by: Mr Gilhaney on April 06, 2020, 03:19:48 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on April 06, 2020, 03:15:34 PM
BOJO is in intensive care now...

So the Russian newspapers were right in the end. Legends
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 06, 2020, 03:21:55 PM
The media and state do a good job of developing a reflexive sinosceptic response. I mean compare and contrast when people shared Chinese nurses doing a sorta motivational dance to when perfidious albions did the same.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 03:22:28 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 06, 2020, 03:19:46 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 06, 2020, 02:42:12 PM
If you believe China is making up its numbers and covering up deaths, why would it report a spike in new cases rather than just cover those up, too

I think Italy, Spain and most other countries following the same curve is good evidence that China's numbers (which they gave with no point of reference) are representative.

Maybe, but the issue is that it could just be a scaled-down version of their true data with the same curve. 
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 06, 2020, 03:23:12 PM
Boris is only 55  :-\
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Post by: Tripon on April 06, 2020, 03:25:09 PM
https://twitter.com/BBCBreaking/status/1247241845387735043
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Post by: VomKriege on April 06, 2020, 03:26:24 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 03:22:28 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 06, 2020, 03:19:46 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 06, 2020, 02:42:12 PM
If you believe China is making up its numbers and covering up deaths, why would it report a spike in new cases rather than just cover those up, too

I think Italy, Spain and most other countries following the same curve is good evidence that China's numbers (which they gave with no point of reference) are representative.

Maybe, but the issue is that it could just be a scaled-down version of their true data with the same curve.

Maybe, maybe not. Finding out isn't exactly a priority at the moment for anyone though and it's pretty immaterial to every national efforts to keep this under control.
There's some controversies around the scientific data given and the quality of medical supplies they're shipping but overall the impression is that China gave ample warning and that the blame for lack of preparedness lies on the countries caught with their pants down late February / early March.
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Post by: shosta on April 06, 2020, 03:26:29 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on April 06, 2020, 03:23:12 PM
Boris is only 55  :-\
he's also fat as shit
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Post by: Uncle on April 06, 2020, 03:27:59 PM
missed the reports about the number of urns of the dead signifying a much higher death toll?
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 03:30:00 PM
No, but the urns are not really solid evidence. 

Quote from: VomKriege on April 06, 2020, 03:26:24 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 03:22:28 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 06, 2020, 03:19:46 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 06, 2020, 02:42:12 PM
If you believe China is making up its numbers and covering up deaths, why would it report a spike in new cases rather than just cover those up, too

I think Italy, Spain and most other countries following the same curve is good evidence that China's numbers (which they gave with no point of reference) are representative.

Maybe, but the issue is that it could just be a scaled-down version of their true data with the same curve.

Maybe, maybe not. Finding out isn't exactly a priority at the moment for anyone though and it's pretty immaterial to every national efforts to keep this under control.
There's some controversies around the scientific data given and the quality of medical supplies they're shipping but overall the impression is that China gave ample warning and that the blame for lack of preparedness lies on the countries caught with their pants down late February / early March.

Ya, I agree.  I'm hesitant to believe china's numbers but I don't follow the logic that distorting the data puts blame on them.  We could have done a lot better.
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Post by: Rufus on April 06, 2020, 03:30:10 PM
Quote from: Uncle on April 06, 2020, 03:27:59 PM
missed the reports about the number of urns of the dead signifying a much higher death toll?
Did anybody ever compare it against deaths around this time last year? They don't just cremate COVID19 deaths, presumably.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 06, 2020, 03:30:50 PM
Quote from: Uncle on April 06, 2020, 03:27:59 PM
missed the reports about the number of urns of the dead signifying a much higher death toll?

The strict lockdown put on hold every funeral AFAIK in Hubei or at least Wuhan, including deaths from all other causes, did it not ? Could account for the extra shipment of urns perhaps.
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Post by: shosta on April 06, 2020, 03:31:36 PM
I did and I found that it was well within what the deaths would have been for that year + reported coronavirus deaths. Cremation rate should go up if funerals are banned, too. Best case for underreporting of deaths would be a few extra thousand, not tens of thousands of missing deaths like the conspiracy theorists are on about
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Post by: Uncle on April 06, 2020, 03:31:55 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 03:30:00 PM
No, but the urns are not really solid evidence.

how are china's reported numbers solid evidence either
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Post by: shosta on April 06, 2020, 03:33:13 PM
Quote from: Uncle on April 06, 2020, 03:31:55 PM
how are china's reported numbers solid evidence either
null hypothesis
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Post by: Propagandhim on April 06, 2020, 03:33:38 PM
https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1247245305583673350


Boris in intensive care now...


Oh, looks like I'm late.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 06, 2020, 03:34:54 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 06, 2020, 03:26:29 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on April 06, 2020, 03:23:12 PM
Boris is only 55  :-\
he's also fat as shit

Huh, so he is. Never got a look at a full body shot, only saw his mug in articles.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/apr/06/hospital-admission-puts-new-focus-on-boris-johnsons-health

Quote
Sonia Purnell, author of Just Boris: A Tale of Blond Ambition, said that the prime minister’s usual wellbeing was striking. “By and large, he is remarkably fit considering he is actually a bit overweight,” she said. “He’s not really that active, his runs aren’t very long or very energetic and he is very fond of cheese. In fact, he likes eating a lot – nothing wrong with that – but he does have a very robust constitution. In the time I’ve known him since the 90s, illness has never really come up.”

 :doge

Quote
In December 2018, when Johnson was foreign secretary, he said in the Spectator that he weighed 16 and a half stone

What's with these stupid measurements :rage
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Post by: team filler on April 06, 2020, 03:37:00 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on April 06, 2020, 03:15:34 PM
BOJO is in intensive care now...
a true brexit is about to be achieved  :salute
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Post by: Fifstar on April 06, 2020, 03:37:29 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 06, 2020, 02:42:12 PM
If you believe China is making up its numbers and covering up deaths, why would it report a spike in new cases rather than just cover those up, too

It's not really a spike, it's a logarithmic scale so there is barely anything happening.
I think one theory is that China has only been reporting new cases from people entering the country
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Post by: Ghoul on April 06, 2020, 03:38:59 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 06, 2020, 03:26:29 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on April 06, 2020, 03:23:12 PM
Boris is only 55  :-\
he's also fat as shit

also did a lot of coke...
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Post by: Tripon on April 06, 2020, 03:40:11 PM
https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/1247243999066406915
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Post by: shosta on April 06, 2020, 03:41:46 PM
Quote from: Fifstar on April 06, 2020, 03:37:29 PM
It's not really a spike, it's a logarithmic scale so there is barely anything happening.
I think one theory is that China has only been reporting new cases from people entering the country
The area under the curve of that increase is like 350 people! But I agree that compared to 80k total cases that isn't much.

Anyway if there are a bunch of cases happening in secret why have all the lockdowns been lifted for two weeks now (and Wuhan had it lifted recently)? Wouldn't they be keeping the lockdown and then lying about new cases?
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Post by: Ghoul on April 06, 2020, 03:45:24 PM
Quote from: Stro on April 06, 2020, 03:27:16 PM
The British Empire lolz

When people say white people don't like spice I point to the British Empire that invaded lands for spices...
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Post by: Joe Molotov on April 06, 2020, 03:48:29 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on April 06, 2020, 03:45:24 PM
Quote from: Stro on April 06, 2020, 03:27:16 PM
The British Empire lolz

When people say white people don't like spice I point to the British Empire that invaded lands for spices...

Have you seen what they eat over there? I don't blame em. :yuck
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 03:51:24 PM
Just a personal anecdote, but I am very worried that the bore's like-economy is going into a recession and I request a mod bailout. 
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Post by: VomKriege on April 06, 2020, 03:51:42 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 06, 2020, 03:41:46 PM
Quote from: Fifstar on April 06, 2020, 03:37:29 PM
It's not really a spike, it's a logarithmic scale so there is barely anything happening.
I think one theory is that China has only been reporting new cases from people entering the country
The area under the curve of that increase is like 350 people! But I agree that compared to 80k total cases that isn't much.

Anyway if there are a bunch of cases happening in secret why have all the lockdowns been lifted for two weeks now (and Wuhan had it lifted recently)? Wouldn't they be keeping the lockdown and then lying about new cases?

Didn't they reopen movie theaters before closing them in short order ? Don't take my word on that, but I think I saw that bit of news... And the lockdown in Wuhan has barely ended / is still transitioning out, right ? Maybe they're being extra cautious and doing their due diligence...
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Post by: VomKriege on April 06, 2020, 03:52:49 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 03:51:24 PM
Just a personal anecdote, but I am very worried that the bore's like-economy is going into a recession and I request a mod bailout.

D3RANG3D already started with the quantitative easing in the sh!tthread. Like economy has never been better !
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Post by: Ghoul on April 06, 2020, 03:53:22 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on April 06, 2020, 03:48:29 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on April 06, 2020, 03:45:24 PM
Quote from: Stro on April 06, 2020, 03:27:16 PM
The British Empire lolz

When people say white people don't like spice I point to the British Empire that invaded lands for spices...

Have you seen what they eat over there? I don't blame em. :yuck

Jelly eels and mash and liqueur snot? BRITISH AS FUCK. Living in London it is good as it's a melting pot (used to be) for food now at least...
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 03:54:35 PM
I'd give you a like, Vom, but I'm not sure if I'm going to need it or not in a month, so I'm just going to save it for now. 
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Post by: Mandark on April 06, 2020, 03:56:30 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 03:54:35 PM
I'd give you a like, Vom, but I'm not sure if I'm going to need it or not in a month, so I'm just going to save it for now.

Like-uidity trap.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 03:56:56 PM
OK that was good.  Here have Vom's like. 

Quote from: Esch on April 06, 2020, 03:53:47 PM
So first they said boris was in the hospital as a precaution.... when there is nothing to be done in a hospital for corona besides getting hooked up to the vent, and now he's in the ICU as a precaution. One does have to wonder what exactly he is doing in there, as a precaution.

Ya if he's in the icu there is something concerning.  I wonder if they had to make a third completely sperate area in the hospital just for him since he's a vip.  TBH hope he gets better, he's not one of the people I want to die. 
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Post by: VomKriege on April 06, 2020, 03:59:09 PM
French Minister of Health promised a "massive test campaign" for at risk demographics. Good. I'll believe it when they'll start proper.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 04:01:02 PM
James made the wrong bet. 
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Post by: TEEEPO on April 06, 2020, 04:01:25 PM
https://twitter.com/BorisJohnson/status/1212679425629859840
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 06, 2020, 04:02:39 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on April 06, 2020, 03:15:34 PM
BOJO is in intensive care now...

Bojo about to break out Star NHS and come back.
ゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴ
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Post by: who is ted danson? on April 06, 2020, 04:06:54 PM
Fuck, Dominic Raab filling in for BoJo. Last guy you want making decisions in a situation like his. Dude is gonna euthanize poor Bozza.

https://twitter.com/lbc/status/1109110453073047553
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 04:08:01 PM
Also if it's a precaution, it seems strange that they waited until night time to do it.
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Post by: shosta on April 06, 2020, 04:08:43 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 06, 2020, 03:51:42 PM
Didn't they reopened me vie theaters before closing them in short order ? Don't take my word on that, but I think I saw that bit of news... And the lockdown in Wuhan has barely ended / is still transitioning out, right ? Maybe they're being extra cautious and doing their due diligence...
The lockdown in Hubei ended on the 24th. The lockdown in Wuhan is scheduled to be lifted on the 8th. My issue with the tinfoil stuff is twofold:

1. Either they have it under control or they don't. If they didn't, clearly they would not be back on the path to normalcy. In the province's case they lifted it in the fourth week of March which means that they believed they had almost completely controlled new cases by the first week of March - otherwise they would risk a new outbreak. That looks consistent with the data, as new cases peaks a month ago. So all the timing seems accurate.

2. If they are lying, by how much and why? You don't lie to keep your numbers down 10% or 25%. You lie to obfuscate an entire order of magnitude difference. But I already showed in this thread that the number of urns "evidence" people keep sharing is really consistent with expected deaths for that province + reported deaths in that province. Since the growth rate has been consistent this whole time, and we know that the order of magnitude is correct, are we saying that the government, from the beginning, has been systematically underreporting by some fixed constant? That in January they said "ok everybody, multiply your reported deaths by .75"? So that in the end their numbers are smaller by a statistically insignificant value? Why?

Of course we both know that that's not what people mean when they say "the numbers are not accurate". What they mean is "there's no way they have it under control, it can't be that small, there are a billion people there and it's super dense and the CCP are known liars, I don't trust them." It's just dumb and wrong.

And some people want to split the difference and say "oh, well, I don't trust the Chinese per se, so who knows? We may never find out." Like YOU, Vom. You're doing that! Stop it! It's not helpful and it's not actually the rational opinion.
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Post by: Tasty on April 06, 2020, 04:11:50 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 06, 2020, 02:49:34 PM
i don't want to suck china's dick too hard here but maybe you guys are just experiencing a lot of cognitive dissonance that a country of a billion poor ass rice farmers who allegedly eat bats was able to mobilize its resources and effectively contain/suppress the outbreak while the apex civilizations are still squabbling over distribution of masks and constitutional rights.

The benefits of totalitarianism are tempting, but must be rejected. :american
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Post by: BisMarckie on April 06, 2020, 04:12:55 PM
I don’t trust shosty per se, so who knows? We may never find out.
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Post by: Propagandhim on April 06, 2020, 04:13:04 PM
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1247254690481549312


Yeesh.  Of those admitted to the ICU, those that fit Johnson's profile : 45.8% - 57.6% die. 
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Post by: Tripon on April 06, 2020, 04:13:58 PM
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1247243903855661061
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Post by: BisMarckie on April 06, 2020, 04:15:58 PM
Boris is a buffoon, but man, nobody deserves to die this horrible death.  :-\
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Post by: Mandark on April 06, 2020, 04:16:18 PM
shosta, you brought up china's stats to compare them to south korea's (which are both rather low), so if there's some fudging of the numbers it doesn't have to be on a huge scale to be relevant to the point you were making
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 04:17:20 PM
Quote from: Propagandhim on April 06, 2020, 04:13:04 PM
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1247254690481549312


Yeesh.  Of those admitted to the ICU, those that fit Johnson's profile : 45.8% - 57.6% die. 

TBH I think most of those people would not have had doctors constantly monitoring them and probably wouldn't even have made it to a hospital bed before moving to the ICU, which will skew the stats towards dying. 
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Post by: Propagandhim on April 06, 2020, 04:18:02 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 04:17:20 PM
Quote from: Propagandhim on April 06, 2020, 04:13:04 PM
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1247254690481549312


Yeesh.  Of those admitted to the ICU, those that fit Johnson's profile : 45.8% - 57.6% die. 

TBH I think most of those people would not have had doctors constantly monitoring them and probably wouldn't even have made it to a hospital bed before moving to the ICU, which will skew the stats towards dying.

Right.  Adding to the likely possibility that they put him in the ICU despite not being sick enough because of his political status.  Could be wrong, though.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 04:20:57 PM
We will be at over a million active cases by tonight.  US is already over 1000 today.  Canada had another bad day, and going by cbc numbers, tomorrow will be bad too.   
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 06, 2020, 04:21:16 PM
Quote from: 213372bu on April 06, 2020, 04:17:25 PM
They're saying both the nature of the virus and long-distance public transportation across prefectures could be devastating to the country if they continue down this path.

Older rural population of Japan be like "do it, bring our kids back to us. :("
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 04:22:53 PM
Quote from: Propagandhim on April 06, 2020, 04:18:02 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 04:17:20 PM
Quote from: Propagandhim on April 06, 2020, 04:13:04 PM
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1247254690481549312


Yeesh.  Of those admitted to the ICU, those that fit Johnson's profile : 45.8% - 57.6% die. 

TBH I think most of those people would not have had doctors constantly monitoring them and probably wouldn't even have made it to a hospital bed before moving to the ICU, which will skew the stats towards dying.

Right.  Adding to the likely possibility that they put him in the ICU despite not being sick enough because of his political status.  Could be wrong, though.

There is a big difference between not being sick enough and being privileged in a time when everyone is under-resourced.  I'm sure if he is in an icu, he would also be in an icu if no one else was sick. 
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Post by: VomKriege on April 06, 2020, 04:22:57 PM
Oh wow you're right. You are sucking that ChiCom dick hard.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
My earnest opinion : China numbers are accurate until proven otherwise.
:yeshrug

To be honest I don't care much for the constant comments everywhere about they're covering up the numbers, man ! Not just China, but Iran, Japan and every other country. It's not healthy skepticism most of the time IMHO.

Still, governments lie. Authoritarian regimes lie. Marxist Leninist Popular Democracies lie. Massive health crisis are minimised all the time, even if it's more incompetence than malice. And even with some sympathy for China, I certainly believe they have better control over the means to do so than liberal countries.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 04:25:28 PM
It's strange that while everyone is getting Wuhan flu, Shosta gets Yellow fever. 
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 06, 2020, 04:29:50 PM
Quote from: Propagandhim on April 06, 2020, 04:13:04 PM
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1247254690481549312


Yeesh.  Of those admitted to the ICU, those that fit Johnson's profile : 45.8% - 57.6% die.

Things skew poorly for him since he has multiple negative factors (middle aged, male, obese).
Bear in mind the obese mortality is pulled up by men and down by women. As well as up by the 50+ demographic and down by the under 50s.

Therefore male+obese+older likely has a higher mortality rate than any one category.
I don't know much about his politics, but it was always good for a laugh to happen upon stuff  :-\
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Post by: shosta on April 06, 2020, 04:30:32 PM
Quote from: Mandark on April 06, 2020, 04:16:18 PM
shosta, you brought up china's stats to compare them to south korea's (which are both rather low), so if there's some fudging of the numbers it doesn't have to be on a huge scale to be relevant to the point you were making
I also said that I wasn't going to extrapolate too much from that comparison - just pointing out that it wasn't clear South Korea's strategy was preferable to China's. I'm not saying China's is preferable or provably lower either.

I'm not making a point anyway, I'm responding to a (strawman, but representative) argument.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 04:33:35 PM
It will be intresting to see how many data gathering methods remain in effect in China for the comming years.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 06, 2020, 04:35:37 PM
If any mass death was actually happening, we'd know about. Can only cover up so much when you have oh so many places for things to leak. Millions of individuals with global communications access.
Understated, possibly, this virus seems way too contagious to be put away easily. Cover up debates is mainly geopolitical dick thrusts between the American state with its (media) subsidiaries and opponents.
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Post by: shosta on April 06, 2020, 04:36:23 PM
looks like i caught whatever reeotous has
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Post by: Mandark on April 06, 2020, 04:38:37 PM
also how you gonna quote vom asking a question and write a paragraph without ever answering it

the answer fwiw is yes
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Post by: Tripon on April 06, 2020, 04:40:09 PM
https://twitter.com/soapachu/status/1246793653294686208
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 06, 2020, 04:40:20 PM
Checked Worldometer, Finland is indeed currently at -1 for the day :rofl

(https://i.redd.it/ncrm4syv08r41.jpg)
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Post by: shosta on April 06, 2020, 04:43:59 PM
Quote from: Mandark on April 06, 2020, 04:38:37 PM
also how you gonna quote vom asking a question and write a paragraph without ever answering it

the answer fwiw is yes
that's evidence in my favor
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Post by: Occam on April 06, 2020, 05:12:41 PM
US blocks millions of N95 face masks headed for Canada

“Never again in the history of Canada should we ever be beholden to countries around the world or companies around the world for the safety and well-being for the people of Canada,” Ford said Friday. ”I’m not going to rely on President Trump, I’m not going to rely on any prime minister or president from any country ever again.”

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/06/us-blocks-face-masks-canada-n95-protection-equipment
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Post by: Tasty on April 06, 2020, 05:14:24 PM
”I’m not going to rely on President Trump, I’m not going to rely on any prime minister or president from any country ever again.”

:crybaby Cucked :trumps
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Post by: Potato on April 06, 2020, 05:18:43 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 06, 2020, 02:49:34 PM
i don't want to suck china's dick too hard here but maybe you guys are just experiencing a lot of cognitive dissonance that a country of a billion poor ass rice farmers who allegedly eat bats was able to mobilize its resources and effectively contain/suppress the outbreak while the apex civilizations are still squabbling over distribution of masks and constitutional rights.
Why is it so hard to believe that a totalitarian regime that routinely makes whole groups of people disappear is also probably not reporting on the number of deaths being caused by a virus that originated in said totalitarianism regime?
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 06, 2020, 05:30:05 PM
And related to all things China

https://www.change.org/p/united-nations-call-for-the-resignation-of-tedros-adhanom-ghebreyesus-who-director-general
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Post by: Nintex on April 06, 2020, 05:30:09 PM
Hopefully Boris takes some of that magic malaria drug and it works and he recovers.
To echo the prophet of our times, "What does he have to lose?"

Still it would be a fitting but sad end to his story arc.


Also you can't trust the Russians with much but you can trust them when it comes to reports of the health of world leaders.
They are seldom wrong when it comes to that and usually the first to report on it.
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Post by: ToxicAdam on April 06, 2020, 05:46:15 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 03:51:24 PM
Just a personal anecdote, but I am very worried that the bore's like-economy is going into a recession and I request a mod bailout. 

The more worrisome aspect is there is no backup plan if filler gets sick.
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 06, 2020, 05:49:04 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on April 06, 2020, 05:46:15 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 03:51:24 PM
Just a personal anecdote, but I am very worried that the bore's like-economy is going into a recession and I request a mod bailout. 

The more worrisome aspect is there is no backup plan if filler gets sick.

I mean, I guess I can go BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR on folks... but...
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 06:09:11 PM
Quote from: Occam on April 06, 2020, 05:12:41 PM
US blocks millions of N95 face masks headed for Canada

“Never again in the history of Canada should we ever be beholden to countries around the world or companies around the world for the safety and well-being for the people of Canada,” Ford said Friday. ”I’m not going to rely on President Trump, I’m not going to rely on any prime minister or president from any country ever again.”

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/06/us-blocks-face-masks-canada-n95-protection-equipment

https://globalnews.ca/news/6783216/justin-trudeau-us-blocking-medical-supplies-coronavirus-covid-19/

it was 500,000 masks and they have been released. 
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Post by: shosta on April 06, 2020, 06:16:26 PM
https://twitter.com/flidby/status/1247242009557045266
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Post by: Occam on April 06, 2020, 06:19:03 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 06:09:11 PM
Quote from: Occam on April 06, 2020, 05:12:41 PM
US blocks millions of N95 face masks headed for Canada

“Never again in the history of Canada should we ever be beholden to countries around the world or companies around the world for the safety and well-being for the people of Canada,” Ford said Friday. ”I’m not going to rely on President Trump, I’m not going to rely on any prime minister or president from any country ever again.”

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/06/us-blocks-face-masks-canada-n95-protection-equipment

https://globalnews.ca/news/6783216/justin-trudeau-us-blocking-medical-supplies-coronavirus-covid-19/

it was 500,000 masks and they have been released.

Quote
An Ontario government source then clarified that it was actually 500,000 — not three million — medical masks held up at the border, but said they had since been released.

Then after that, Ford spoke to media at his daily press conference to offer additional explanation.

“What I understand is we had three million masks that were stopped by U.S. officials coming out of 3M in South Dakota,” Ford said.

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Post by: BIONIC on April 06, 2020, 06:20:01 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on April 06, 2020, 05:49:04 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on April 06, 2020, 05:46:15 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 03:51:24 PM
Just a personal anecdote, but I am very worried that the bore's like-economy is going into a recession and I request a mod bailout. 

The more worrisome aspect is there is no backup plan if filler gets sick.

I mean, I guess I can go BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR on folks... but...

It wouldn’t be the same  :stahp
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 06:22:38 PM
Quote from: Occam on April 06, 2020, 06:19:03 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 06:09:11 PM
Quote from: Occam on April 06, 2020, 05:12:41 PM
US blocks millions of N95 face masks headed for Canada

“Never again in the history of Canada should we ever be beholden to countries around the world or companies around the world for the safety and well-being for the people of Canada,” Ford said Friday. ”I’m not going to rely on President Trump, I’m not going to rely on any prime minister or president from any country ever again.”

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/06/us-blocks-face-masks-canada-n95-protection-equipment

https://globalnews.ca/news/6783216/justin-trudeau-us-blocking-medical-supplies-coronavirus-covid-19/

it was 500,000 masks and they have been released.

Quote
An Ontario government source then clarified that it was actually 500,000 — not three million — medical masks held up at the border, but said they had since been released.

Then after that, Ford spoke to media at his daily press conference to offer additional explanation.

“What I understand is we had three million masks that were stopped by U.S. officials coming out of 3M in South Dakota,” Ford said.



I'll wait until someone not Ford backs up the same thing.
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Post by: Occam on April 06, 2020, 06:24:29 PM
As we established before, Ford, much like his late brother, appears to be a moron.
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Post by: Nintex on April 06, 2020, 06:29:46 PM
https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1247279994126073860 (https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1247279994126073860)

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1247282391422468097 (https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1247282391422468097)

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1247286121945587718 (https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1247286121945587718)

What the hell is he talking about  :doge
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Post by: Tripon on April 06, 2020, 06:38:13 PM
https://twitter.com/lizzkatherine_/status/1247291781978431489

There was like 2 days where blacks people thought they were immune to Corona virus.
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Post by: shosta on April 06, 2020, 06:43:34 PM
meanwhile in the UK

https://twitter.com/Julian5News/status/1246712647296462848
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Post by: Uncle on April 06, 2020, 06:48:29 PM
Quote from: Occam on April 06, 2020, 06:19:03 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 06:09:11 PM
Quote from: Occam on April 06, 2020, 05:12:41 PM
US blocks millions of N95 face masks headed for Canada

“Never again in the history of Canada should we ever be beholden to countries around the world or companies around the world for the safety and well-being for the people of Canada,” Ford said Friday. ”I’m not going to rely on President Trump, I’m not going to rely on any prime minister or president from any country ever again.”

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/06/us-blocks-face-masks-canada-n95-protection-equipment

https://globalnews.ca/news/6783216/justin-trudeau-us-blocking-medical-supplies-coronavirus-covid-19/

it was 500,000 masks and they have been released.

Quote
An Ontario government source then clarified that it was actually 500,000 — not three million — medical masks held up at the border, but said they had since been released.

Then after that, Ford spoke to media at his daily press conference to offer additional explanation.

“What I understand is we had three million masks that were stopped by U.S. officials coming out of 3M in South Dakota,” Ford said.

3m

are you fucking shitting me are you god damn butt shitting me

he made the exact same mistake as trump when he had his population gaffe

https://twitter.com/AdamTaylorBates/status/1244749627745845254

 :dead :dead :dead :dead
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Post by: stufte on April 06, 2020, 06:51:26 PM
The world is run by fucking morons, news at 11.
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Post by: shosta on April 06, 2020, 06:51:56 PM
edit: oh so it's a company. cool
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Post by: benjipwns on April 06, 2020, 06:52:53 PM
Company towns were often named after the company.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 06:55:34 PM
Ya like Hershey Pennsylvania or Pornhub Quebec. 
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Post by: shosta on April 06, 2020, 07:01:16 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 06, 2020, 02:18:47 PM
I was watching some Kudlow interviews from the end of February. He said the virus was "fully contained" and "airtight" :lol  :-\
https://twitter.com/carlquintanilla/status/1247233458453299200

:existential
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Post by: benjipwns on April 06, 2020, 07:08:29 PM
Quote from: 213372bu on April 06, 2020, 07:06:16 PM
When will the US economy fall?

So many people and businesses are out of jobs, how is this hot air lasting so long????
It's called FAITH and it's how we beat your commie ass in the cold war and Democratic primaries. :karen
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Post by: Nintex on April 06, 2020, 07:14:39 PM
I like how Larry adds: "WHATEVER" at the end  :lol
Here's another one, chewing official TRUMP gum to hide the alcohol  :rollsafe

https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1247273099927654401 (https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1247273099927654401)


Trump/Pence 2020
"You might not agree, but whatever"
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Post by: ToxicAdam on April 06, 2020, 08:07:40 PM
Quote from: Tripon on April 06, 2020, 06:38:13 PM
https://twitter.com/lizzkatherine_/status/1247291781978431489

There was like 2 days where blacks people thought they were immune to Corona virus.

60 percent of New Orleans is black.

We’re seeing similar disparity in other places like Michigan and Illinois because of the large Black populations in Chicago and Detroit.

You have to think that public transportation is playing a huge role in the spread of this.
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Post by: toku on April 06, 2020, 08:11:37 PM
we're still here
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 06, 2020, 08:12:11 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on April 06, 2020, 08:07:40 PM
Quote from: Tripon on April 06, 2020, 06:38:13 PM
https://twitter.com/lizzkatherine_/status/1247291781978431489

There was like 2 days where blacks people thought they were immune to Corona virus.

60 percent of New Orleans is black.

We’re seeing similar disparity in other places like Michigan and Illinois because of the large Black populations in Chicago and Detroit.

You have to think that public transportation is playing a huge role in the spread of this.

That and the bolded in the quote. There have literally been black gatherings posted on Twitter despite the stay-at-home order and someone sarcastically saying there was no black infected on Twitter (which got retweeted a lot of times, even if it was an ironic "joke" tweet). Folks not taking shit seriously is why they get it.

(And not just blacks, hello white church goers in Seattle.)
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Post by: bluemax on April 06, 2020, 08:16:54 PM
More like white church goers literally everywhere in the US.

https://abc7.com/la-county-residents-urged-to-skip-grocery-shopping-this-week/6081845/

It just feels more hopeless every day.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 08:29:37 PM
Blaming this on hitting blacks at a higher rate on them not taking this seriously isn't great.  They are at higher exposure risks for multiple reasons, like working low paying essential service jobs, not being in positions to take time off, and more likely to not have health insurance, as well as the mentioned public transportation.
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 06, 2020, 08:37:22 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 08:29:37 PM
Blaming this on hitting blacks at a higher rate on them not taking this seriously isn't great.  They are at higher exposure risks for multiple reasons, like working low paying essential service jobs, not being in positions to take time off, and more likely to not have health insurance, as well as the mentioned public transportation.

...Yes, and not taking this shit seriously. And being fair: Again, white folks aren't taking this shit seriously either. Going to church, going out for hikes/parking cars next to each other, etc. Folks simply aren't social distancing and the folks that DO take this shit seriously are getting coughed at/spit on and harassed if they head to stores to pick up essentials.

The entire nation isn't taking this shit seriously. Because Trump isn't doing shit about this. The states are late in enforcing shit (have had businesses that didn't change from eat-in to take-out only continue to do so and then bitch when hit with code violations despite blatantly violating a county-wide law).
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Post by: james on April 06, 2020, 09:05:21 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on April 06, 2020, 04:15:58 PM
Boris is a buffoon, but man, nobody deserves to die this horrible death.  :-\

Republicans do

 :karen
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Post by: bluemax on April 06, 2020, 09:24:31 PM
https://twitter.com/IsabelRTokyo/status/1247306178071126016
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Post by: Tripon on April 06, 2020, 09:28:37 PM
Quote from: bluemax on April 06, 2020, 09:24:31 PM
https://twitter.com/IsabelRTokyo/status/1247306178071126016

Were they having an orgy with each other?
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Post by: Lonewulfeus on April 06, 2020, 09:38:56 PM
Quote from: Tripon on April 06, 2020, 09:28:37 PM
Quote from: bluemax on April 06, 2020, 09:24:31 PM
https://twitter.com/IsabelRTokyo/status/1247306178071126016

Were they having an orgy with each other?

If the party was sexual in nature I’m betting on bukkake.
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Post by: shosta on April 06, 2020, 09:47:55 PM
Quote
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday overturned Gov. Tony Evers's (D) executive order to postpone Tuesday's elections, sowing confusion and chaos around a critical election featuring a Democratic presidential primary and a pivotal state Supreme Court seat.

wtf :dead
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Post by: shosta on April 06, 2020, 09:56:47 PM
Quote from: US Supreme Court ruling on absentee voting
"Wisconsin has decided to proceed with the elections scheduled for Tuesday, April 7. The wisdom of that decision is not the question before the Court," the order reads. "The question before the Court is a narrow, technical question about the absentee ballot process."

wtffffff :dead :dead :dead
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Post by: stufte on April 06, 2020, 10:01:39 PM
My 17yr old Daughter has tested positive. Mild symptoms. My anxiety is through the roof right now...
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Post by: BisMarckie on April 06, 2020, 10:03:55 PM
Hope she gets better soon. Make sure she stays hydrated.
I am sure she‘‘ll be fine.
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Post by: Joe Molotov on April 06, 2020, 10:04:26 PM
Quote from: stufte on April 06, 2020, 10:01:39 PM
My 17yr old Daughter has tested positive. Mild symptoms. My anxiety is through the roof right now...

Good luck, bro
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Post by: shosta on April 06, 2020, 10:04:49 PM
That's awful and I'm so sorry to hear that. I hope she gets better quickly. Take care of yourself, too.
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Post by: stufte on April 06, 2020, 10:10:22 PM
Thanks, she had a low fever the last few days and it went down to normal today, just as we got the results. She's feeling pretty good right now but the doc says there's still a 3 day window after her symptoms go where it could flair back up.
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Post by: Tripon on April 06, 2020, 10:21:04 PM
https://twitter.com/latimes/status/1247346983213256704
https://twitter.com/latimes/status/1247347393726541824
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Post by: bluemax on April 06, 2020, 10:22:13 PM
 https://twitter.com/Bob_Wachter/status/1247320815189626881
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Post by: Great Rumbler on April 06, 2020, 10:26:26 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 06:22:38 PM
Quote from: Occam on April 06, 2020, 06:19:03 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 06:09:11 PM
Quote from: Occam on April 06, 2020, 05:12:41 PM
US blocks millions of N95 face masks headed for Canada

“Never again in the history of Canada should we ever be beholden to countries around the world or companies around the world for the safety and well-being for the people of Canada,” Ford said Friday. ”I’m not going to rely on President Trump, I’m not going to rely on any prime minister or president from any country ever again.”

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/06/us-blocks-face-masks-canada-n95-protection-equipment

https://globalnews.ca/news/6783216/justin-trudeau-us-blocking-medical-supplies-coronavirus-covid-19/

it was 500,000 masks and they have been released.

Quote
An Ontario government source then clarified that it was actually 500,000 — not three million — medical masks held up at the border, but said they had since been released.

Then after that, Ford spoke to media at his daily press conference to offer additional explanation.

“What I understand is we had three million masks that were stopped by U.S. officials coming out of 3M in South Dakota,” Ford said.



I'll wait until someone not Ford backs up the same thing.

It wasn't 3 million masks, it was 3M masks.
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Post by: benjipwns on April 06, 2020, 10:35:32 PM
Quote from: https://www.statnews.com/2020/04/06/martin-shkreli-coronavirus-prison/
Martin Shkreli, currently serving a seven-year sentence for securities fraud, has a pitch to authorities: Let me out of prison and I’ll help stop the novel coronavirus.

The disgraced biotech entrepreneur is asking for a “brief” three-month furlough from his federal penitentiary in Allenwood, Penn., to spend time researching potential treatments for Covid-19, the disease caused by the virus.

“As a successful two-time biopharma entrepreneur, having purchased multiple companies, invented multiple new drug candidates, filed numerous INDs and clinical trial applications, I am one of the few executives experienced in ALL aspects of drug development from molecule creation and hypothesis generation,” Shkreli wrote in a scientific paper posted online this week.

The rest of the paper, co-authored by two of Shkreli’s business partners and another two individuals described as “citizen scientists,”
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Post by: Joe Molotov on April 06, 2020, 10:37:32 PM
Okay, let him go, but he also has to release a coronavirus cure and that Wu Tang album.
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Post by: benjipwns on April 06, 2020, 11:06:25 PM
wait, why was she suddenly outside
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Post by: D3RANG3D on April 06, 2020, 11:09:17 PM
So he's not ballin no PS Quintuple?
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Post by: Uncle on April 06, 2020, 11:23:22 PM
https://www.reddit.com/r/chadwarden/comments/flkk0o/i_interviewed_with_a_local_news_station_about/

Quote
Hahahaha during the interview when she asked me for any final comments, I said "Sony Always Wins" but she didn't put that in there 😭😭😭
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on April 06, 2020, 11:52:58 PM
Quote from: Esch on April 06, 2020, 10:58:51 PM
https://twitter.com/unusualcook/status/1247225509123108865

Chad Daddy :stahp
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Post by: Potato on April 07, 2020, 12:27:08 AM
Who the fuck is Chad Warden? Outside of being a cheap Shosta knockoff?
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Post by: shosta on April 07, 2020, 12:28:59 AM
if anything I'm a chad warden knockoff
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Post by: bluemax on April 07, 2020, 12:37:13 AM
https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1247379673727799296
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Post by: team filler on April 07, 2020, 01:13:16 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 03:51:24 PM
Just a personal anecdote, but I am very worried that the bore's like-economy is going into a recession and I request a mod bailout.
we need a like economy that works for all of us, not just the top 1% and icons  :pacspit
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Post by: G The Resurrected on April 07, 2020, 02:16:42 AM
My father and his wife confirmed to have contracted it, she's in the hospital currently. They were having people over to their house while this was all going on, they continued to go to the Elks. I told them their swinging lifestyle needs to be of the plastic variety, but nooooo. They believed it wasn't real, they thought it was all fake to try and destroy our country per Rush Limbaugh. :usacry :american

You can't choose your parents, but you sure as fuck can choose if you associate yourself with them or not.

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Post by: Tripon on April 07, 2020, 02:22:20 AM
https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1247408361240432640
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Post by: VomKriege on April 07, 2020, 02:28:17 AM
https://twitter.com/lofejoma/status/1247024932845957120

Translated
There's a small issue with that graph... The Y axis is biased, going from 200 to 500, 500 to 1000 and so on, which artificially reduces the gap between curves.

This journalist for France Inter (the main public radio station), Slate and Paris-Match apparently never saw a log scale before and forgot his high school lessons.
 :lol
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Post by: Potato on April 07, 2020, 02:52:07 AM
It's a pretty stupid way of presenting the data and is confusing the fuck out of people.
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Post by: Raist on April 07, 2020, 03:17:41 AM
There's nothing wrong with using a log scale, but those y-axis labels are indeed pretty dumb.
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Post by: Potato on April 07, 2020, 05:45:22 AM
There's nothing wrong with it if you're talking to an educated audience that understands what's going on, but to put these charts out to the general public is just fucking dumb.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 07, 2020, 06:22:28 AM
https://mobile.francetvinfo.fr/sante/maladie/coronavirus/video-coronavirus-a-ce-stade-pas-d-effet-statistiquement-significatif-des-traitements-testes-en-france-revele-olivier-veran_3903571.html (https://mobile.francetvinfo.fr/sante/maladie/coronavirus/video-coronavirus-a-ce-stade-pas-d-effet-statistiquement-significatif-des-traitements-testes-en-france-revele-olivier-veran_3903571.html)

The short of it : French Minister of Health, interviewed on TV today, said that out of all the clinical trials run in French hospital, no molecule / medication is -at this stage- having a statistically significant effect. Including Hydroxychloroquin. I don't think any of said trials have concluded, so that's not the definitive conclusions.
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Post by: Propagandhim on April 07, 2020, 06:26:57 AM
https://twitter.com/AtwalAjit/status/1246730608740573185

(https://media.giphy.com/media/hiLLD9o1wTB3a/200.gif)
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on April 07, 2020, 07:08:28 AM
If he shape shifts into a lizard does that mean he will become immune :thinking
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Post by: VomKriege on April 07, 2020, 07:09:37 AM
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/04/why-what-we-think-we-know-about-the-uks-coronavirus-death-toll-is-wrong

I guess it's true to an extent everywhere.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 07, 2020, 08:00:05 AM
French institutions debating how to transition out of lockdown. Academy of Medecine stated they favoured a staggered exit region by region, starting with the least hit and when conditions allow it, and not by age class. The lukewarm point they also make is that quick antiviral testing on a mass scale is not guaranteed to happen soon enough to use it as a basis to free people up or not.
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Post by: bork on April 07, 2020, 08:46:05 AM
Quote from: BlueLithium on April 06, 2020, 11:52:58 PM
Quote from: Esch on April 06, 2020, 10:58:51 PM
https://twitter.com/unusualcook/status/1247225509123108865

Chad Daddy :stahp

It wasn't really Chad and was just someone trolling the news.  Chad daddy still ballin'  :playa
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Post by: bork on April 07, 2020, 08:56:19 AM
Quote from: bluemax on April 06, 2020, 09:24:31 PM
https://twitter.com/IsabelRTokyo/status/1247306178071126016

If only they had watched this first:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKfolJv6Kx8
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Post by: Mr Gilhaney on April 07, 2020, 09:10:36 AM
https://twitter.com/UnBretonVivant/status/1247492959534276609
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 07, 2020, 10:01:11 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN6Trgzf9kY
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 07, 2020, 10:02:23 AM
America at exactly 11,000 deaths right now.  Who's playing with the numbers now.
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Post by: Tasty on April 07, 2020, 10:33:03 AM
Quote from: Esch on April 06, 2020, 10:58:51 PM
https://twitter.com/unusualcook/status/1247225509123108865

That Nintendo hater? Good. :miyamoto
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 07, 2020, 10:49:23 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILowf7Tw7QY
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 07, 2020, 11:10:40 AM
Quote from: Stro on April 07, 2020, 10:59:01 AM
Do you trust a man with real life anime hair to tell you about drugs

Quote
I canceled a haircut appointment on March 15 in a rush to get my previous video out.
On March 16, stylist told me the state closed all salons/barbershops suddenly
Anime hair now, and anime hair later

We all are going super saiyan by the end.
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Post by: Nintex on April 07, 2020, 11:16:22 AM
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1247540701291638787 (https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1247540701291638787)

The USS Trump takes aim at the WHO  :obama
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 07, 2020, 11:25:29 AM
We're over a million active cases, the US is at 900+ dead already today, Ontario's hospitalized, ICU, and ICU+ ventilator numbers keep creeping up.

(https://i.cbc.ca/1.5521994.1586006156!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_1180/ontario-icu-capacity.jpg)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/covid-19-ontario-hospital-ventilators-1.5523105
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Post by: Nintex on April 07, 2020, 11:27:46 AM
We had 234 deaths reported today. Almost double that of the day before.

But really that's no issue because this was just the "administrative backlog of deaths from over the weekend".  :yeshrug
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Post by: Joe Molotov on April 07, 2020, 11:29:16 AM
Thanks, WHObama.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 07, 2020, 11:56:24 AM
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-ontario-quebec-covid-19-1.5524056

Why B.C. is flattening the COVID-19 curve while numbers in central Canada surge
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Post by: VomKriege on April 07, 2020, 12:19:16 PM
Italia may actually be on a downward trend for real.

 :-*
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 07, 2020, 12:23:54 PM
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk

'Boris Johnson is said to be in 'good spirits' as daily hospital deaths in the UK rise to 786'

:dead

someone take a screengrab before they take it down.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 07, 2020, 12:25:08 PM
In good spirits.
For precaution.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 07, 2020, 12:26:00 PM
Georgia getting fucked by this pretty hard today.
No, not the Caucasian one.
 :doge
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 07, 2020, 12:27:38 PM
(https://preview.redd.it/268sksxyber41.png?width=733&auto=webp&s=14459b7b44e09514432d6546bf0a54abfe292e40)
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Post by: VomKriege on April 07, 2020, 12:32:27 PM
https://twitter.com/mitchellvii/status/1247562186739810310

 :brain

"Funeral home overcrowded with bodies. Numerous healthcare professional dying. The President (pbuh) on TV every night. Surgeon General warning it might be the worst weeks ever for many of our fellow countrymen. Weird smell coming from the neighbor's flat, but at least he's not coughing all night anymore. Just a normal flu season, like every year."
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Post by: Nintex on April 07, 2020, 12:39:11 PM
It's pretty amazing that all these governments get their 'expansion' line exactly where it needs to be  :lol
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 07, 2020, 12:45:16 PM
You mean my post?  Where the best case senario is that we don't go past known expansion? 
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Post by: Nintex on April 07, 2020, 12:46:44 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 07, 2020, 12:45:16 PM
You mean my post?  Where the best case senario is that we don't go past known expansion?
Yeah, you see those graphs for basically every country, except the US where it just overshoots it by a mile.  :doge
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 07, 2020, 12:47:59 PM
You are reversing the logic of what that graph is communicating. 
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Post by: team filler on April 07, 2020, 12:49:17 PM
https://twitter.com/GOCPBL/status/1247378969516634113
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Post by: team filler on April 07, 2020, 12:49:48 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/3Q1ZbW1.jpg)
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Post by: Tripon on April 07, 2020, 01:00:59 PM
https://twitter.com/Jebailey/status/1247567570175242241
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Post by: BisMarckie on April 07, 2020, 01:01:47 PM
Living in the Klob house and being able to hear her blizzard joke on the daily :klob
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Post by: Leadbelly on April 07, 2020, 01:03:57 PM
Certainly isn't a typical flu year. What I am still curious about though is how much of it is down to there being no vaccine or herd immunity, and how much of it is it down to the seriousness of the virus. Because in comparison to the flu, it might be a little worse, or a lot worse. It might be simply more infectious in general. We don't quite know what it is at the moment.

Lets say hypothetically speaking millions of people in a relatively short period of time contracted the flu. You would actually see the hospitals overrun in a very similar way. I'm not saying that is the case with Covid. It is the case though that it is highly infectious and there is no vaccine or herd immunity to slow the spread. And to what extent is that responsible for the outcomes we're seeing.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 07, 2020, 01:09:21 PM
The US will have a very bad day today.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 07, 2020, 01:10:27 PM
Yep, you can calk it up to weekend reporting, but the last 4 days have all been over 1000. 
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Post by: jorma on April 07, 2020, 01:11:58 PM
i could easily spend a month smoking weed with joe rogan and aoc
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Post by: Tripon on April 07, 2020, 01:12:35 PM
https://twitter.com/ryanstruyk/status/1247349812216893441
https://twitter.com/ryanstruyk/status/1247349951056707584
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Post by: Nintex on April 07, 2020, 01:12:52 PM
Quote from: filler on April 07, 2020, 12:49:48 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/3Q1ZbW1.jpg)
House 4

It would be at Rogan's house and he has the man cave to end all man caves.

I could just go out and race with the Ferrari's and go hunt some elk for my queens.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 07, 2020, 01:17:45 PM
According to Worldometers, the US already peaked above it's previous worst for fatalities in a day...
 :(
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Post by: VomKriege on April 07, 2020, 01:21:05 PM
City of Paris to only authorize the "running" exemption between 7pm and 10am.

International travelers will require a certificate to enter and travel France.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 07, 2020, 01:35:52 PM
France broke the 10k deaths ceiling  :doge
Probably because of a large backlog entry for deaths in retirement homes. Those are probably going to add up every day for a week.
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Post by: Great Rumbler on April 07, 2020, 01:44:30 PM
Quote from: filler on April 07, 2020, 12:49:48 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/3Q1ZbW1.jpg)

 :existential
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Post by: VomKriege on April 07, 2020, 01:46:46 PM
607 dead in French hospitals last day, it would seem that's the plateau. Total : 7091.
820 more deaths attributed to COVID in long term care homes, for a total of 3237.

Positive cases : over 3,7k + possibly 7k in long term care homes, all added today. Edit : Oh we also went over 100k positive cases tested.

Still a lot of people having to go ICU but the net increase of ICU beds being occupied is at +59 and that has been steadily decreasing since April 1st. Same for the people checking in at the hospital.
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Post by: Ghoul on April 07, 2020, 01:48:30 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 07, 2020, 12:23:54 PM
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk

'Boris Johnson is said to be in 'good spirits' as daily hospital deaths in the UK rise to 786'

:dead

someone take a screengrab before they take it down.

The daily deaths here always has a lag on Monday, not surprised it rockets up again over next couple days as it takes until midweek to disclose the weekend deaths...


Filler clearly house 5 and have wash yo ass on 24/7
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Post by: Nintex on April 07, 2020, 01:51:53 PM
Oh boy a new press conference

- Government is going to invest heavily in an app which signals if you've been in contact with someone who has the virus (uuuuhhh....)

- Testing will have to become more common (k thanks)

- The government will decide in the week prior to April 28th if the intelligent lockdown will remain in effect (cool)

- After April 28th, we will 'slowly' return to normal if possible but people shouldn't expect that to go quickly (police state? government likes this!)

- No new decisions, please stay at home during Easter

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Post by: VomKriege on April 07, 2020, 01:54:04 PM
Another bit of info for French deaths : over 82% of people dying at the hospital are 70+. And that's without the long term care homes...
I think the WHO said 95% of deaths in Europe were 70 or 60 years old or more.
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Post by: tiesto on April 07, 2020, 02:13:18 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 07, 2020, 01:12:52 PM
Quote from: filler on April 07, 2020, 12:49:48 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/3Q1ZbW1.jpg)
House 4

It would be at Rogan's house and he has the man cave to end all man caves.

I could just go out and race with the Ferrari's and go hunt some elk for my queens.

House 3 to make sick beats with Peter Daou ofc.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 07, 2020, 02:37:39 PM
5,8m employees in France are in partial unemployment (furloughed with 84% of their gross pay), 1 out of 4.
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Post by: Tripon on April 07, 2020, 02:50:39 PM
https://twitter.com/NPR/status/1246132837079822337
https://twitter.com/ajplus/status/1246881542351224834
https://twitter.com/Its_amycando/status/1246168840284901377
https://twitter.com/EduX2019/status/1245101079102205955
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Post by: Don Rumata on April 07, 2020, 03:12:02 PM
I wonder if some countries are going to have to dig mass graves, once this hits the peak.  :-\
That shit happened for the Spanish Flu, no?
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Post by: VomKriege on April 07, 2020, 04:03:10 PM
https://twitter.com/samisam147/status/1247277287722094592
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 07, 2020, 04:07:59 PM
 :P

https://twitter.com/EpochTimes/status/1247602546312712192

https://twitter.com/poandpo/status/1247608902537093125
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 07, 2020, 04:10:24 PM
What's At Steak, Brought to You By Steak-umm™

https://twitter.com/steak_umm/status/1247344887713992705

https://twitter.com/steak_umm/status/1247346708801077248

https://twitter.com/steak_umm/status/1247349388600582144
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on April 07, 2020, 04:11:04 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 07, 2020, 11:56:24 AM
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-ontario-quebec-covid-19-1.5524056

Why B.C. is flattening the COVID-19 curve while numbers in central Canada surge

Probably similar to why Washington state is doing the same thing more so than other states. The citizens are taking it serious and actually staying the fuck home.
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Post by: shosta on April 07, 2020, 04:29:22 PM
steakum trying to tell beefbrained ghouls to quit chugging the brain pills is the good shit, thanks onlyregret :dead
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 07, 2020, 04:40:57 PM
Quote from: Stro on April 07, 2020, 04:29:41 PM

Yeah that had to be a a real :stahp moment when the deaths went down for a couple of days and they thought dang maybe we're doing this after all only for it to go higher than ever the next day :goty

It's shaping up to be the worst day yet by far and there is plenty of day left to go  :(
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Post by: team filler on April 07, 2020, 04:46:21 PM
https://twitter.com/jack/status/1247616214769086465
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Post by: VomKriege on April 07, 2020, 04:52:16 PM
Calls to US helpline jump 891%, as White House is warned of mental health crisis ABC News

Can't wait to hear the very sensible and supportive comments President of the United States Donald J. Trump will have for that.

In fairness no country is probably ready to take on that.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 07, 2020, 05:05:39 PM
Good News !

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3078840/coronavirus-low-antibody-levels-raise-questions-about (https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3078840/coronavirus-low-antibody-levels-raise-questions-about)
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 07, 2020, 05:09:34 PM
Quote
The team also found that antibody levels rose with age, with people in the 60-85 age group displaying more than three times the amount of antibodies as people in the 15-39 age group.

The more serious the infection the greater the antibody response and persistence?
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Post by: shosta on April 07, 2020, 05:12:56 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on April 07, 2020, 05:09:34 PM
The more serious the infection the greater the antibody response and persistence?
Quote
All of the patients had recently recovered from mild symptoms of the disease and most of those with low antibody levels were young. The researchers excluded patients who had been admitted to intensive care units because many of them already had antibodies from donated blood plasma.
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Post by: EchoRin on April 07, 2020, 05:39:23 PM
Quote from: Don Rumata on April 07, 2020, 03:12:02 PM
I wonder if some countries are going to have to dig mass graves, once this hits the peak.  :-\
That shit happened for the Spanish Flu, no?

Already happened in Iran some while back.

https://iranprimer.usip.org/blog/2020/mar/25/timeline-irans-death-toll-covid-19

https://www.thedailybeast.com/satellite-imagery-shows-mass-grave-site-for-coronavirus-victims-in-iran

https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/03/20/central-asian-states-cant-hide-coronavirus-kazakhstan-uzbekistan-kyrgyzstan-tajikistan-turkmenistan/
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Post by: Potato on April 07, 2020, 05:49:57 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on April 07, 2020, 04:10:24 PM
What's At Steak, Brought to You By Steak-umm™

https://twitter.com/steak_umm/status/1247344887713992705

https://twitter.com/steak_umm/status/1247346708801077248

https://twitter.com/steak_umm/status/1247349388600582144
When the most common sense take is coming from what appears to be a steakhouse, you know your country is fucked.
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Post by: shosta on April 07, 2020, 05:50:46 PM
they're frozen meat strips for making philly cheese sandwiches
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Post by: Potato on April 07, 2020, 05:52:15 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 07, 2020, 05:50:46 PM
they're frozen meat strips for making philly cheese sandwiches
So not even a steakhouse then...
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Post by: Clockwork5 on April 07, 2020, 06:22:07 PM
Quote from: riotous on April 07, 2020, 05:54:10 PM
"friendly reminder in times of uncertainty and misinformation: anecdotes are not data."

Posted on Twitter... a platform largely used to post tweets that are links to stories nobody reads, instead people just end up reading the "hot take" on the story in the tweet itself.  lol
Well yeah... that’s exactly the kind of place where you would want to reinforce the idea that a random hot take is not something you should blindly accept, share and parrot. I know desperately shying away from critical introspection is the purple way but now is not the time. 
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 07, 2020, 06:31:59 PM
US at 1900 dead today.  Bad day for Canada too at 54, CBC already has 22 more in Ontario for tomorrows numbers.  I was really hoping we'd see a bit more stability due to the lockdown measures by now. 
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Post by: shosta on April 07, 2020, 06:49:15 PM
If Boris dies, his legacy as shortest serving PM in the history of the UK will be the Brexit disaster, fucking up the coronavirus response, and then dying of said disease
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Post by: shosta on April 07, 2020, 06:58:44 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 07, 2020, 06:31:59 PM
US at 1900 dead today.  Bad day for Canada too at 54
trade?
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 07, 2020, 07:09:23 PM
You degenerates are not the friendliest trade partners. 
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 07, 2020, 07:16:50 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 07, 2020, 06:58:44 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 07, 2020, 06:31:59 PM
US at 1900 dead today.  Bad day for Canada too at 54
trade?

(https://maxwellinciniblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/disgust.jpg?w=600)
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 07, 2020, 07:19:34 PM
https://gothamist.com/news/surge-number-new-yorkers-dying-home-officials-suspect-undercount-covid-19-related-deaths

Quote
But another 200 city residents are now dying at home each day, compared to 20 to 25 such deaths before the pandemic, said Aja Worthy-Davis, a spokeswoman for the medical examiner’s office. And an untold number of them are unconfirmed.

Even once all is said and done, gonna be bad surprises waiting for people all over.
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Post by: brawndolicious on April 07, 2020, 07:26:28 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 07, 2020, 06:31:59 PM
US at 1900 dead today.  Bad day for Canada too at 54, CBC already has 22 more in Ontario for tomorrows numbers.  I was really hoping we'd see a bit more stability due to the lockdown measures by now.

Well in the US, we went from doubling of cases/deaths happening every 3 days to a week so that is an improvement. It's too early to tell how much different measures like voluntary social distancing, mandatory lockdowns, masks, and increased testing affect the rate of growth. Therefore, we can't really know yet how much we can return to normal before the vaccine is available.

I think the two important things to keep in mind is that the rate of infection is still accelerating, despite all the new measures, and that the mortality rate also appears to be increasing. Although mortality might just look like it is increasing because we don't have enough testing capacity to confirm every mild case. So it's possible that the numbers show 30k confirmed new cases a day but the actual number might be around 100k new cases, in which case the mortality rate would actually be staying steady at around 1-2% rather than the 5% that the numbers seem to be showing right now.

Note it seems the US only has a capacity of like 100k tests per day:
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/07/coronavirus-testing-173607 (https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/07/coronavirus-testing-173607)

So unless we massively reduce/level off the number of new cases/day, it doesn't seem like our testing capacity will ever catch up.
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Post by: Tripon on April 07, 2020, 07:27:38 PM
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1247666977566490626
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Post by: Nintex on April 07, 2020, 07:28:41 PM
https://twitter.com/BBCkatyaadler/status/1247649486765281281 (https://twitter.com/BBCkatyaadler/status/1247649486765281281)

yikes
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Post by: shosta on April 07, 2020, 07:34:29 PM
https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1247642808162439169
Title: let me be the 1000th person to make this joke
Post by: Mandark on April 07, 2020, 07:41:58 PM
crag rangoon, things of that nature
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Post by: bluemax on April 07, 2020, 08:14:08 PM
Quote from: Potato on April 07, 2020, 05:49:57 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on April 07, 2020, 04:10:24 PM
What's At Steak, Brought to You By Steak-umm™

https://twitter.com/steak_umm/status/1247344887713992705

https://twitter.com/steak_umm/status/1247346708801077248

https://twitter.com/steak_umm/status/1247349388600582144
When the most common sense take is coming from what appears to be a steakhouse, you know your country is fucked.

They're a steakhouse? I thought they just put out frozen meat stuff.
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Post by: Tripon on April 07, 2020, 08:14:54 PM
https://twitter.com/palewire/status/1247678497322979328
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Post by: bluemax on April 07, 2020, 08:22:43 PM
https://twitter.com/benbbaldwin/status/1247676927680434188

We passed Italy!
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 07, 2020, 08:30:06 PM
Our PM had a major gaffe today in his press conference.  Such a clown!  Really makes you wish you lived in the U.S.

https://streamable.com/lvc6e7
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Post by: team filler on April 07, 2020, 08:36:50 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/5oX8fDZ.jpg)
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Post by: Joe Molotov on April 07, 2020, 08:57:56 PM
I could go for a spicy tuna roll right now, tell you what.  :aah
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Post by: Tripon on April 07, 2020, 09:11:14 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on April 07, 2020, 08:57:56 PM
I could go for a spicy tuna roll right now, tell you what.  :aah

I'm sure eating raw/marinated food is fine, but I have avoided Sushi, Poke, or any raw preparation since early March. And I miss it so much.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 07, 2020, 09:34:54 PM
I thought I was too old for creepy parasocial crushes until I found this girls videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGpbcOf7O7E
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Post by: team filler on April 07, 2020, 09:35:01 PM
https://twitter.com/DigitalTrends/status/1247358435756085248
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Post by: Tripon on April 07, 2020, 09:37:53 PM
https://twitter.com/DavidZahniser/status/1247696595153334272
https://twitter.com/DavidZahniser/status/1247693274904588290
https://twitter.com/DavidZahniser/status/1247693274904588290
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Post by: shosta on April 07, 2020, 09:37:55 PM
fauci saying americans need to stop shaking hands, forever :lol agree
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Post by: Great Rumbler on April 07, 2020, 09:43:34 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on April 07, 2020, 04:07:59 PM
https://twitter.com/EpochTimes/status/1247602546312712192

Man, this tweet didn't even make it through the end of the day.
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Post by: Great Rumbler on April 07, 2020, 09:55:07 PM
Quote from: Potato on April 07, 2020, 05:49:57 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on April 07, 2020, 04:10:24 PM
What's At Steak, Brought to You By Steak-umm™

https://twitter.com/steak_umm/status/1247344887713992705

https://twitter.com/steak_umm/status/1247346708801077248

https://twitter.com/steak_umm/status/1247349388600582144
When the most common sense take is coming from what appears to be a steakhouse, you know your country is fucked.

It's not a steakhouse, it's a line of frozen steak sandwiches.
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Post by: Tripon on April 07, 2020, 10:12:56 PM
https://twitter.com/latimes/status/1247706481144856579

You mean like a ventilator?

https://twitter.com/INSAUK/status/1247690493175173120
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 07, 2020, 10:20:29 PM
receiving oxygen is pretty different from a ventilator. 
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Post by: benjipwns on April 07, 2020, 10:31:15 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 07, 2020, 06:49:15 PM
If Boris dies, his legacy as shortest serving PM in the history of the UK
FACT CHECK:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_the_United_Kingdom_by_length_of_tenure
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Post by: Potato on April 07, 2020, 10:35:33 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on April 07, 2020, 09:55:07 PM
Quote from: Potato on April 07, 2020, 05:49:57 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on April 07, 2020, 04:10:24 PM
What's At Steak, Brought to You By Steak-umm™

https://twitter.com/steak_umm/status/1247344887713992705 (https://twitter.com/steak_umm/status/1247344887713992705)

https://twitter.com/steak_umm/status/1247346708801077248 (https://twitter.com/steak_umm/status/1247346708801077248)

https://twitter.com/steak_umm/status/1247349388600582144 (https://twitter.com/steak_umm/status/1247349388600582144)
When the most common sense take is coming from what appears to be a steakhouse, you know your country is fucked.

It's not a steakhouse, it's a line of frozen steak sandwiches.
That just makes it even worse. A company that flogs frozen steak sandwiches speaks more common sense than the government.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 07, 2020, 10:45:28 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/nTb26Vu.jpg)
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Post by: bluemax on April 07, 2020, 10:48:38 PM
Quote from: Tripon on April 07, 2020, 09:37:53 PM
https://twitter.com/DavidZahniser/status/1247696595153334272
https://twitter.com/DavidZahniser/status/1247693274904588290
https://twitter.com/DavidZahniser/status/1247693274904588290

They're also basically begging people to not go to the store this week. I'm pretty good on supplies and I've been eating less anyhow, so the only thing I'll need soon is milk, but I can make it until Sunday.
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on April 07, 2020, 11:14:31 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 07, 2020, 10:20:29 PM
receiving oxygen is pretty different from a ventilator.

Yep, just the little thing in your nose.
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 07, 2020, 11:25:28 PM
Quote from: riotous on April 07, 2020, 06:30:18 PM
Quote from: Clockwork5 on April 07, 2020, 06:22:07 PM
Quote from: riotous on April 07, 2020, 05:54:10 PM
"friendly reminder in times of uncertainty and misinformation: anecdotes are not data."

Posted on Twitter... a platform largely used to post tweets that are links to stories nobody reads, instead people just end up reading the "hot take" on the story in the tweet itself.  lol
Well yeah... that’s exactly the kind of place where you would want to reinforce the idea that a random hot take is not something you should blindly accept, share and parrot. I know desperately shying away from critical introspection is the purple way but now is not the time.

Not criticizing the statement;  just funny since 99% of info you see posted now is a tweet.   People barely bother to link to actual articles, pull quotes from articles anymore.. just choose someone's hot take tweet as a way to link to an article.

Because it's faster than reading a click-bait article generally.

*someone reads the article, summarizes*
*Thousands of retweets about the summary over reading an article that loads 50+ ad networks and probably buries the lede thousands of paragraphs deep*

Plus, Twitter is technically a microblog, so essentially that's what they're doing.

Quote from: Joe Molotov on April 07, 2020, 08:57:56 PM
I could go for a spicy tuna roll right now, tell you what.  :aah

No lie: I fucking miss sushi and burgers. They're doing take-out only, so it's possible to do so, but that means traveling into town as they don't deliver 25+ miles away.

While technically I can do both of them, it's not the same. (Plus my rolls always come out as a complete mess and not as "pretty"/uniform as the place I go to.)
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Post by: bluemax on April 08, 2020, 12:20:14 AM
https://twitter.com/johncusack/status/1247564759974785027
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Post by: Tripon on April 08, 2020, 12:26:25 AM
https://twitter.com/viajoshhunt/status/1247742356104695809

Sounds like Japan is about to get slammed.
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Post by: team filler on April 08, 2020, 12:41:51 AM
https://twitter.com/NidaQadirMD/status/1246953772657631235

such obvious propaganda from capitalists united states  ::)
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Post by: Tripon on April 08, 2020, 01:03:44 AM
https://twitter.com/AP/status/1247745623270363138
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Post by: shosta on April 08, 2020, 01:09:49 AM
watchdogs suggest that the real death toll could be in the millions
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Post by: james on April 08, 2020, 01:13:16 AM
Quote from: Tripon on April 07, 2020, 09:11:14 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on April 07, 2020, 08:57:56 PM
I could go for a spicy tuna roll right now, tell you what.  :aah

I'm sure eating raw/marinated food is fine, but I have avoided Sushi, Poke, or any raw preparation since early March. And I miss it so much.

I caved on Saturday and got an Acai bowl

It's not my fault they're so delicious
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Post by: TEEEPO on April 08, 2020, 01:16:04 AM
(https://usercontent.irccloud-cdn.com/file/aETtFC2W/IMG_0859.JPG)
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 08, 2020, 01:59:53 AM
France: of 2000 ICU patients, 83% overweight
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Post by: team filler on April 08, 2020, 02:17:44 AM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on April 07, 2020, 08:57:56 PM
I could go for a spicy tuna roll right now, tell you what.  :aah
I miss the blue fin six steps at sun sushi in santa barbara  :tocry
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Post by: VomKriege on April 08, 2020, 02:17:50 AM
Quote from: Tripon on April 08, 2020, 12:26:25 AM
Sounds like Japan is about to get slammed.

I don't know if I read it here or elsewhere but there's apparently Japanese idiosyncracies that also may account for how they appear to manage the crisis from the outside : I believe the state of emergency that the central government can enact is toothless within their constitutional perimeter and some guy living over there mentioned that they have  some healthcare protocols that would not incite them to test more... Something about having to enter to the hospital everyone that undergo a test ?
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Post by: team filler on April 08, 2020, 02:24:52 AM
https://twitter.com/DennisBlock/status/1247528726327259138

 :lol
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Post by: remy on April 08, 2020, 02:26:43 AM
Quote from: filler on April 08, 2020, 02:24:52 AM
https://twitter.com/DennisBlock/status/1247528726327259138

 :lol
those poor landlords  :'(
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Post by: TEEEPO on April 08, 2020, 02:36:01 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUCISN_rUP0

smile on my face
i wanna kill the fucking landlord

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Post by: team filler on April 08, 2020, 02:48:28 AM
https://twitter.com/Garou_Hidalgo/status/1247764413853003778
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Post by: Rufus on April 08, 2020, 03:54:46 AM
Quote from: filler on April 07, 2020, 08:36:50 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/5oX8fDZ.jpg)
https://twitter.com/MattWalshBlog/status/1247546857112436737

I don't make the rules. I don't even understand the rules.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
https://twitter.com/bitteranagram/status/1247603093753278466

👀
[close]
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Post by: VomKriege on April 08, 2020, 04:17:32 AM
http://m.koreatimes.co.kr/pages/article.asp?newsIdx=287546 (http://m.koreatimes.co.kr/pages/article.asp?newsIdx=287546)

Quote
The Wednesday announcement follows infections reported in relation to a bar in Gangnam. A female employee and her roommate tested positive for the new coronavirus after the employee met Jung Yun-hak, the leader of K-pop boy band SUPERNOVA. Jung had tested positive after a visit to Japan.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 08, 2020, 04:36:35 AM
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-04-07/hospitals-washington-seize-coronavirus-supplies (https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-04-07/hospitals-washington-seize-coronavirus-supplies)

https://www.inquirer.com/health/coronavirus/n95-mask-supply-philadelphia-china-hospital-20200407.html (https://www.inquirer.com/health/coronavirus/n95-mask-supply-philadelphia-china-hospital-20200407.html)

More supply clusterfucks.
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Post by: team filler on April 08, 2020, 05:19:49 AM
https://twitter.com/Global_Netizen1/status/1247759207647985665

 :kermit
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Post by: Don Rumata on April 08, 2020, 05:55:01 AM
Quote from: filler on April 07, 2020, 08:36:50 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/5oX8fDZ.jpg)
Incel cop triggered by seeing a couple.  :teehee
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Post by: team filler on April 08, 2020, 06:58:09 AM
https://twitter.com/Ali_Kourani/status/1247636853228015619

 :pimp
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Post by: Nintex on April 08, 2020, 07:09:18 AM
Quote from: filler on April 08, 2020, 06:58:09 AM
https://twitter.com/Ali_Kourani/status/1247636853228015619

 :pimp
Whatever beard man, money goes brrrrrrr

Also you may think you are tough with martyrdom and shit but you have nothing on this deathcult

https://twitter.com/existentialfish/status/1247707885536268291 (https://twitter.com/existentialfish/status/1247707885536268291)
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Post by: VomKriege on April 08, 2020, 08:37:28 AM
The head of Health Regional Agency for the French Great East, that stated publicly that the plan to reduce beds and layoff staff for the Nancy in accordance to previous directions was still on track for next June, was demoted out of his position.
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Post by: bork on April 08, 2020, 09:11:03 AM
https://twitter.com/AP/status/1247763155834425344

 :mysterio
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Post by: Great Rumbler on April 08, 2020, 09:14:25 AM
It's somewhat comforting to know that people are stupid no matter what country they're from.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 08, 2020, 09:30:49 AM
https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/1830480/

Will be the leading cause of death for the US this week. 
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Post by: Akala on April 08, 2020, 09:53:50 AM
the risk political issues in mitigating/flattening the curve was always that there was no winning aside from, you know, saving lives.

if shutting down and distancing works, then worst-case scenarios are wrong and people that opposed it can claim it was overblown.
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Post by: Tripon on April 08, 2020, 10:49:45 AM
https://www.politico.com/states/california/story/2020/04/08/california-inks-nearly-1b-deal-to-buy-200-million-masks-each-month-1273702

Quote
d.

The state plans to spend $990 million in state funds on protective gear, according to a letter Newsom's Department of Finance sent to lawmakers late Tuesday. California must make a down payment of half that amount — $495 million — within the next 48 hours, Finance Director Keely Martin Bosler wrote.

$4.95 per mask.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 08, 2020, 10:51:36 AM
9$ per mask once the Kushner take his cut. 
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 08, 2020, 10:53:37 AM
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-52217426

UK is losing a lot of nurses (or I just havent seen the same thing for other countries)
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Post by: Ghoul on April 08, 2020, 10:55:28 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 08, 2020, 10:53:37 AM
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-52217426

UK is losing a lot of nurses (or I just havent seen the same thing for other countries)

We're highlighting doctor and nurse deaths and a lot of other places are trying to hide them in the numbers.

Mainly due to the fact NHS is gov owned and not for profit.
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Post by: brawndolicious on April 08, 2020, 10:56:30 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 08, 2020, 09:30:49 AM
https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/1830480/

Will be the leading cause of death for the US this week. 

It may eclipse everything else combined in April.

I don't know what strategies are still possible to implement at this point but I feel like May will be the month when there'll be some commitment to taking a path for the rest of the year.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 08, 2020, 11:08:17 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 08, 2020, 10:53:37 AM
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-52217426

UK is losing a lot of nurses (or I just havent seen the same thing for other countries)

It's horrible but I think we (the public, the media) get numb after a while. I know at least 5 doctors died in France and it's been reported but I don't remember seeing any further news. Several dozens health professionals in Italy at least, much to the sadness of everyone. A handful of big honchos directing regional or national agencies too. 15 or so doctors in China elevated to official martyrdom. I'm sure it's the same everywhere but constant reporting of it would really wreck everyone's morale because it's not like they have a choice anyway, PPE or not.

They will all be counted at the end of this and governments will be taken to task for everyone of those that could have been prevented.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 08, 2020, 11:20:10 AM
A 300m bridge collapsed in Northern Italy (Genoa region... Again  :doge) but only one person lightly injured thanks to traffic being extremely sparse because of the lockdown.

:larry
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Post by: VomKriege on April 08, 2020, 11:26:05 AM
Very grim UK numbers apparently (900+ ?), and that's only counting "deaths in hospitals" if I'm correct.
:fbm
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Post by: Ghoul on April 08, 2020, 11:29:28 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 08, 2020, 11:26:05 AM
Very grim UK numbers apparently (900+ ?), and that's only counting "deaths in hospitals" if I'm correct.
:fbm

Yeah like I said yesterday deaths are not actually daily a lot I would guess are a lag from the super low 200-ish number on Monday.
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on April 08, 2020, 11:49:27 AM
And you know, people aren’t being nice enough to die in an orderly even fashion
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 08, 2020, 11:50:31 AM
Bet the Germans are.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 08, 2020, 11:59:19 AM
It's too early to tell if the UK was bitten in the ass for its early policy in this and / or because the NHS has been rationally streamlined too well but it's hard not to think it is playing a part.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 08, 2020, 11:59:27 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 01:21:39 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 05, 2020, 03:56:28 PM
"Boy, I sure do love living in Canada which is way better than our Southern neighbor at social welfare!"



(https://i.imgur.com/dpddGPF.png)
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 05, 2020, 04:25:04 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 05, 2020, 03:56:28 PM
"Boy, I sure do love living in Canada which is way better than our Southern neighbor at social welfare!"



(https://i.imgur.com/dpddGPF.png)

The difference is, I'm pretty sure the government underestimated the number of people who would not be covered by CERB, rather than willful neglect and I'd expect this to be rectified and post-dated now that it become a known issue (people were really just figuring out the details last week, and I just heard of the 1/3 not being covered about Friday).  Also, the people making up this group seem to be long-term unemployed and students.  Not saying that they are not in critical need of income but my guess is they are in less need than people who have an unexpected loss of income because of this. 

from today https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/trudeau-says-help-coming-for-students-unable-to-find-summer-jobs-1.4883310

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cerb-covid19-benefits-trudeau-1.5523052

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/pm-trudeau-updates-wage-subsidy-and-aid-for-students-will-attend-cabinet-in-person-1.4887926

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The government has also announced temporary changes to the Canada Summer Jobs program. Now, employers who hire summer students can apply for a subsidy of up to 100 per cent to cover the cost, helping create up to 70,000 jobs for Canadians between the ages of 15 and 30.

The time frame for the job placements are also being extended until the winter, given some jobs will “start later than usual,” Trudeau said. The student hires can also be employed part-time, given many businesses have had to scale back their operations.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 08, 2020, 12:08:08 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIHGZQPI2Aw
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Post by: VomKriege on April 08, 2020, 12:46:28 PM
Italy and Spain are doing better at least. But this will have a long tail...

https://twitter.com/mitchellvii/status/1247901301872013326

:brain
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Post by: shosta on April 08, 2020, 12:48:56 PM
yes, there are trials suggesting it has no significant effect, some suggesting it only works on people with serious illness but not mild symptoms, and some suggesting it will only work on those with mild conditions but can't help the seriously ill
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 08, 2020, 12:59:32 PM
NY just reported 780 deaths.
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Post by: shosta on April 08, 2020, 01:03:50 PM
Is that over 24 hours? And is that less than the previous day?
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 08, 2020, 01:05:37 PM
https://business.financialpost.com/news/economy/so-easy-i-thought-it-was-fake-cras-cerb-system-gets-stellar-reviews-in-first-days-of-operation

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So easy I thought it was fake': CRA’s CERB system gets stellar reviews in first days of operation
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 08, 2020, 01:07:13 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 08, 2020, 01:03:50 PM
Is that over 24 hours? And is that less than the previous day?

yes, and 50 more than yesterday. 
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Post by: VomKriege on April 08, 2020, 01:07:54 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 08, 2020, 01:03:50 PM
Is that over 24 hours? And is that less than the previous day?

Yes. Though it may get updated further later today...
More than yesterday and it's the highest daily report yet AFAIK.

New York will probably peak within the week hopefully since stay at home was passed on March 22, but as seen with Italy and Spain, the number of deaths will keep steady though below the peak for at least a week.
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Post by: Mandark on April 08, 2020, 01:08:29 PM
There's absolutely nothing I can do to change anything, and daily totals are misleading because they fluctuate so a smoothed average would be better, and I still find myself checking Worldometers and stressing myself out unnecessarily every couple hours.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 08, 2020, 01:11:13 PM
While smoothed averages will be better, I don't know how valid they are with exponential data. 
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Post by: shosta on April 08, 2020, 01:12:06 PM
I think he means a smooth average over the log, to know if the growth trend is changing
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Post by: VomKriege on April 08, 2020, 01:12:50 PM
The rate of new hospital check ins has been slowing down though so there's that.
The lag and inertia induced by the incubation and long sickness make it excruciating but it should be trending in the right direction at one point.

But yeah expect 2500 deaths more in NYS by Monday.
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Post by: shosta on April 08, 2020, 01:15:02 PM
Am I wrong that you should still expect total deaths to double from the time of peak deaths, at minimum? And the tail is heavier so it should be even more than that. Meaning if at peak deaths we're at 20,000, the final death toll will still be like 40k or more.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 08, 2020, 01:17:11 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 08, 2020, 01:12:06 PM
I think he means a smooth average over the log, to know if the growth trend is changing

Ya, see I find those more reassuring, but at the same when the underlying rate is exponential, I feel like its miss leading to feeling like we are doing better if the rate changes from 3 days to 4 days when the death toll is already really high.  It kind of hides the tragedy if that makes sense. 
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Post by: shosta on April 08, 2020, 01:18:24 PM
We're all mathematically literate here and the rate of growth slowing is doing better :idont
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Post by: VomKriege on April 08, 2020, 01:25:27 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 08, 2020, 01:15:02 PM
Am I wrong that you should still expect total deaths to double from the time of peak deaths, at minimum? And the tail is heavier so it should be even more than that. Meaning if at peak deaths we're at 20,000, the final death toll will still be like 40k or more.

I don't know about the exact proportion but yes probably. Italy, Spain and hopefully France, Belgium will give a clearer idea by April's end.

But as I said : probably a week or so with daily reported deaths steady, and then a slow decrease over one or two weeks. Probably not to 0 either but with hospitals being able to cope. Plus probably some backlog deaths that never reached the healthcare system (at home, elder's care institutions).

Double might be conservative, even.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 08, 2020, 01:33:08 PM
New Jersey is also having a rough time. Last two days reports account for 1/3 of all deaths so far.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 08, 2020, 01:40:49 PM
Looked at Italy and they peaked at 919 deaths reported on March 27th. It's been slowly decreasing since but we're still at 542 reported today 11 or 12 days after... So yeah, 21 to 28 days to reduce casualties by 2/3 seems the right ballpark.

Edit : Spain look a bit different, day with the highest total is maybe not the best cutoff point, but that should be fairly similar. They seem to have peaked 3 to 5 days after Italy. France peaked on the 6th or the 3rd of April, hopefully.
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on April 08, 2020, 01:47:33 PM
Hey, uh, when is that money printer gonna go, anyway?
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Post by: VomKriege on April 08, 2020, 01:49:04 PM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on April 08, 2020, 01:47:33 PM
Hey, uh, when is that money printer gonna go, anyway?

Oh it's going alright.
Trickling down to plebeians has the same lag as COVID19 stats however.
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Post by: Tripon on April 08, 2020, 02:00:52 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 08, 2020, 01:49:04 PM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on April 08, 2020, 01:47:33 PM
Hey, uh, when is that money printer gonna go, anyway?

Oh it's going alright.
Trickling down to plebeians has the same lag as COVID19 stats however.

I'm lucky enough to keep my job working from home, and I gotta say, this duality of politicians complaining about the millions of people on the unemployment rolls and then refusing to even entertain paying employers on a much larger scale so they can keep employees on the payrolls is maddening.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 08, 2020, 02:01:06 PM
17 more beds in ICU had to be allocated in France today, for a total of 7100k or so occupied, which should hopefully be the peak of the strain on hospitals. Less people total are being entered in ICU too on absolute terms (under 500 today...), and the recoveries are freeing beds.

I don't think the French government did a good job but relative to how far we were on that curve, they did lockdown slightly earlier than Italy (with the benefit of their example) and we may have peaked at 600 deaths a day in hospitals instead of 750-900.
Small mercies.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 08, 2020, 02:07:42 PM
City of Nice also said wearing masks will be mandatory once lockdown start lifting under penalty of fines.

 :isthis
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Post by: Raist on April 08, 2020, 02:09:23 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 08, 2020, 01:15:02 PM
Am I wrong that you should still expect total deaths to double from the time of peak deaths, at minimum?

That's what bell-shaped curves normally imply, yes.
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Post by: Tripon on April 08, 2020, 02:15:44 PM
https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1247951106220740610
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Post by: VomKriege on April 08, 2020, 02:46:25 PM
Di Blasio is apparently stating that suspected COVID deaths at home should be added to the total (estimated at 100 or 200 a day or so in NYC).
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Post by: shosta on April 08, 2020, 02:47:11 PM
Been speaking Italian lately? :hitler
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Post by: VomKriege on April 08, 2020, 03:01:11 PM
Oh joy, Macron will address us Monday. Lockdown is getting extended for certain. I guess until May 1st.
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Post by: Tripon on April 08, 2020, 03:45:18 PM
https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1247970747554959361
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Post by: Nintex on April 08, 2020, 03:47:37 PM
Quote from: Tripon on April 08, 2020, 02:15:44 PM
https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1247951106220740610
Bojo for sure is going to have an affair with one of the nurses that blows up his newest attempt at settling down  :lol
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Post by: Brehvolution on April 08, 2020, 04:17:56 PM
https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/08/829850505/millions-didnt-pay-rent-last-week-amid-pandemic-woes

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The National Multifamily Housing Council says 31% of renters didn't make their payment in the first week of April. Normally, about 20% of people don't pay their rent on time. The group tracks more than 13 million units through its survey.

 :neo

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"If the rent payments drop off significantly, they won't be able to pay their staffs, they won't be able to pay their mortgages, they won't be able to pay their utilities," Bibby says. "They won't be able to pay the managers who manage their properties for them.

"I just see this cascading out throughout the whole system and just exacerbating the unemployment problem and the dislocation problem," he adds.

 :snob

Apartment owners whining about living month to month sounds like a bad business model. They make a killing.
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 08, 2020, 04:27:22 PM
Over 1.5 million: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

1,501,061
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 08, 2020, 04:29:39 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on April 08, 2020, 04:27:22 PM
Over 1.5 million: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

1,501,061

USAian deathtoll within a hop of Spain's already. It's gonna hit 2k per day today most likely.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 08, 2020, 04:31:21 PM
USA atop Spain for fatalities. Will probably do the same with Italy tomorrow (more likely the day after).
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 08, 2020, 04:39:19 PM
Quote from: Brehvolution on April 08, 2020, 04:17:56 PM
https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/08/829850505/millions-didnt-pay-rent-last-week-amid-pandemic-woes

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The National Multifamily Housing Council says 31% of renters didn't make their payment in the first week of April. Normally, about 20% of people don't pay their rent on time. The group tracks more than 13 million units through its survey.

 :neo

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"If the rent payments drop off significantly, they won't be able to pay their staffs, they won't be able to pay their mortgages, they won't be able to pay their utilities," Bibby says. "They won't be able to pay the managers who manage their properties for them.

"I just see this cascading out throughout the whole system and just exacerbating the unemployment problem and the dislocation problem," he adds.

 :snob

Apartment owners whining about living month to month sounds like a bad business model. They make a killing.
Tenants: We lost most of our income.
Landlord: I don't care if you lost most of your income, but if I lose a single cent of rent-income, I will cry poverty.

On March 31st, my landlord sent all the tenants an offer of partial rent deferral if accepted before April 1st. . . . And the options made no sense. If someone can only pay 50% of their rent on April 1st, how are they going to pay 150% on May 1st?




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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 08, 2020, 04:40:32 PM
Positive rates on testing reaching almost 50% in New Jersey and 20% nationally :doge

If Bojo only needed oxygen, that seems more like it'd fall under serious/hospitalization if you had to categorize. Him doing better is fine, don't need to stack messes on messes.
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Post by: Tripon on April 08, 2020, 04:42:25 PM
https://twitter.com/NPR/status/1247983937026220033

This plan of the Feds giving the national stockpile to private companies instead of the States is working out great.
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Post by: Leadbelly on April 08, 2020, 05:01:45 PM
Quote from: Tripon on April 08, 2020, 03:45:18 PM
https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1247970747554959361

Without consent. :rofl

"Excuse me, miss! May I choke you to death?"
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Post by: BIONIC on April 08, 2020, 05:31:37 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on April 08, 2020, 05:01:45 PM
Quote from: Tripon on April 08, 2020, 03:45:18 PM
https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1247970747554959361

Without consent. :rofl

"Excuse me, miss! May I choke you to death?"

Sounds like mmrasu  :-*
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 08, 2020, 06:26:14 PM
(https://preview.redd.it/1f0u88pbxmr41.jpg?width=751&auto=webp&s=cba03d1fc4cd7b54858e4eb0ecbdfc6e374db22c)
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Post by: Tripon on April 08, 2020, 06:49:25 PM
https://twitter.com/cetier1/status/1248013559000264704
Title: one of my shittiest photoshops ever lmao
Post by: Tasty on April 08, 2020, 06:54:25 PM
Quote from: Tripon on April 08, 2020, 03:45:18 PM
https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1247970747554959361

He's doing his part. :salute

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In killing teenagers! (https://i.imgur.com/0U5Wpv9.png)
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 08, 2020, 07:52:04 PM
https://www.newsweek.com/hydroxychloroquine-coronavirus-france-heart-cardiac-1496810
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Post by: Tripon on April 08, 2020, 08:26:08 PM
https://twitter.com/npratc/status/1247988083376549888
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Post by: bluemax on April 08, 2020, 10:40:00 PM
Quote from: Mandark on April 08, 2020, 01:08:29 PM
There's absolutely nothing I can do to change anything, and daily totals are misleading because they fluctuate so a smoothed average would be better, and I still find myself checking Worldometers and stressing myself out unnecessarily every couple hours.

I've actually stopped checking sites and this thread during the workday this week. I've found my mood is improved and I am more productive.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 08, 2020, 10:54:23 PM
CBC already has Ontario 40 dead a head of the offical numbers.  Tomorrow is going to be a bad day for Canada.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 08, 2020, 11:46:43 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eySDeBdqxGY&fbclid=IwAR35Cs6m62Ey8Qnp48vquAxr5KLxtB60fyN4aub92MAaXBf8C36sfHwAsCA
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Post by: team filler on April 08, 2020, 11:47:50 PM
https://twitter.com/CarlZha/status/1248032802861268992
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Post by: benjipwns on April 09, 2020, 01:02:47 AM
Quote from: Esch on April 08, 2020, 10:41:46 PM
The curse of the wonk.... To know every statistic.. but always be craving more
Alright, fine. I'll put a line in my stats for this season for "coronavirus, covid-19" and assign it all the left over WARP from the cancelled games.

edit: Actually, I'll do a one-time negative of the absolute value since it's going to break probably ten other columns in this.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 09, 2020, 01:20:20 AM
Radio Free Asia reporting the Chinese burning people alive.

Breitbart:
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RFA noted that it could not independently verify that the Chinese Communist Party was burning coronavirus patients alive, nor has the Communist Party confirmed or denied the rumors.

:heh
fucking CIA ops
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Post by: benjipwns on April 09, 2020, 01:25:55 AM
does that kill the virus or just the patient? :hmm
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 09, 2020, 01:39:06 AM
ideally just the patient, chicoms tryna artificial selection their way to a fireproof bioweapon

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Post by: team filler on April 09, 2020, 01:54:20 AM
the chicoms got it right, elections are garbage and a huge waist of money just to end up with someone you don't like anyways  :mueller
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Post by: VomKriege on April 09, 2020, 01:54:24 AM
Quote from: filler on April 08, 2020, 11:47:50 PM
https://twitter.com/CarlZha/status/1248032802861268992

China currently thinks their first identified case was a man that had it November 17th.

Still at odds with that US intelligence memo from late November that reportedly mentions that patterns of behaviour were visibly impacted in Wuhan by an epidemy.
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Post by: shosta on April 09, 2020, 02:17:37 AM
The index case of an epidemic is different from "the first person who got it".
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Post by: VomKriege on April 09, 2020, 02:46:41 AM
Quote from: shosta on April 09, 2020, 02:17:37 AM
The index case of an epidemic is different from "the first person who got it".

It's technically correct, but considering the ABC news report...

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As far back as late November, U.S. intelligence officials were warning that a contagion was sweeping through China’s Wuhan region, changing the patterns of life and business and posing a threat to the population, according to four sources briefed on the secret reporting. (...) "Analysts concluded it could be a cataclysmic event"

I guess you could say the virus itself was not identified even if public authorities were aware enough of a sickness for it to be picked up by "wire and computer intercepts, coupled with satellite images" but the timelines don't fit each other too well.

And you know... SARS.
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Post by: Transhuman on April 09, 2020, 03:12:28 AM
If this is how America responds to a natural epidemic imagine how badly they would get steamrolled by actual biological warfare.
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Post by: Mandark on April 09, 2020, 03:19:04 AM
Quote from: Transhuman on April 09, 2020, 03:12:28 AM
If this is how America responds to a natural epidemic imagine how badly they would get steamrolled by actual biological warfare.

Like we wouldn't be the aggressor. :ufup

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And yeah, probably send our troops in right after without proper PPE and wind up bringing it all home.
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Post by: nudemacusers on April 09, 2020, 03:19:24 AM
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/defense-main/2020/04/military-stop-move-order-could-go-into-august-goldfein-says/
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Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein said the military may consider preventing troops from moving to new orders or coming home from overseas as late as August.
:shaking :notlikethis :trigger :salute
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Post by: Nintex on April 09, 2020, 03:21:52 AM
Quote from: Transhuman on April 09, 2020, 03:12:28 AM
If this is how America responds to a natural epidemic imagine how badly they would get steamrolled by actual biological warfare.
From the diary of Storm trooper Kruger Feltwebel, 1918 Germany
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 09, 2020, 05:44:06 AM
Quote from: Transhuman on April 09, 2020, 03:12:28 AM
If this is how America responds to a natural epidemic imagine how badly they would get steamrolled by actual biological warfare.

We already know (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Dark_Winter)
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Post by: Akala on April 09, 2020, 09:26:19 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2020/04/08/business/coronavirus-cobol-programmers-new-jersey-trnd/index.html

unemployment surge crashing forty-year-old systems and having to find people that still understand COBOL.

 ITS MY TIME TO SHINE
                                   \   
                              :whatisthis
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Post by: Fifstar on April 09, 2020, 09:34:08 AM
Early results of the study of a german hotspot of the corona outbreak are in. Apparently 14% of the population in Gangelt have already been infected by the virus and have developed immunity against corona. The mortality rate in Gangelt seems to be in the area of 0,35%. So this would imply a big dark figure, probably mainly from younger and asymptomatic people.
 
Doesn't help the people in ICU around the world right now, but hopefully this means this at least that all of this will be over a bit sooner.
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on April 09, 2020, 09:35:03 AM
ze germans :rejoice :rejoice :rejoice
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 09, 2020, 09:52:38 AM
Quote
MONTREAL ― More than one million jobs disappeared in Canada in March, according to the monthly labour force survey from Statistics Canada, pushing the jobless rate to 7.8 per cent.

The data showed another two million Canadians who still have work have seen their hours cut. Of those, 800,000 have seen their hours cut to zero.

As of March, 1.8 million+ Canadians lost their jobs or had their hours cut to zero (which is constructive dismissal).
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 09, 2020, 10:11:42 AM
Are zero hours a way of keeping employees on the books until wage subsidies kick in rather than being an attempt at constructive dismissal?
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 09, 2020, 10:17:56 AM
The fed charts are pretty poorly made

(https://images.scribblelive.com/2020/4/9/197845dc-ecb9-4064-8247-55477cf1b86a.png)
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 09, 2020, 10:29:04 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 09, 2020, 10:11:42 AM
Are zero hours a way of keeping employees on the books until wage subsidies kick in rather than being an attempt at constructive dismissal?
The wage subsidy is retroactive to March 15.
Constructive dismissal occurs when the employer unilaterally changes the terms of employment. The employer's intent is irrelevant. A small cut in hours will be enough. The employee can accept the changes.
I assume a lot of these are independent contractors, who aren't covered in the wage subsidy at all.
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 09, 2020, 10:33:30 AM
Ontario

Number of cases: 5,759
Change from previous report: 483, a 9.2% increase
Resolved: 2,305
Deceased: 200 3.5%
Currently Under Investigation: 1,208

Number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19: 632
Number of patients in ICU7 with COVID-19:   264
Number of patients in ICU7 on a ventilator with COVID-19: 214   

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Post by: VomKriege on April 09, 2020, 11:39:30 AM
Yeah I'm over Corona, next meme please.
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on April 09, 2020, 11:45:28 AM
Every time I see Canada's numbers I'm just like "Oh, how quaint."

Seriously, wanna trade?
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 09, 2020, 11:54:23 AM
Honestly, Canada as a whole isn't doing that great in terms of the death rate.  Hopefully we can make Ontario and Quebec look more like BC in the next week or so.

PM and the modeling press conferences had very annoying reporter questions.  Every second question was 'How long is this going to last?' and the PM kind of got boxed into saying a year to year-and-a-half at least and that's only if people take is seriously now and we will not be going back to normal until we have a vaccine.  Also, he started talking about this as only the first wave.   
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 09, 2020, 11:57:13 AM
Sorry man.  Hope it turns out ok.
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on April 09, 2020, 11:57:29 AM
Quote from: riotous on April 09, 2020, 11:55:28 AM
I'll say without going into gory details;  having a pet nearly die during this sucked ass.  Had to drop him off, couldn't see him at all, if we did have to put him down there's questions of whether we can even be there (might have to soon), etc.

Really sorry, dude. Hope it ends up being ok.
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on April 09, 2020, 11:58:57 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 09, 2020, 11:54:23 AM
PM and the modeling press conferences had very annoying reporter questions.  Every second question was 'How long is this going to last?' and the PM kind of got boxed into saying a year to year-and-a-half at least and that's only if people take is seriously now and we will not be going back to normal until we have a vaccine.

But lets be honest, that's probably accurate. I'm expecting 1 1/2 years ultimately because if we let up too soon and people become complacent it will only get worse.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 09, 2020, 12:07:41 PM
Ya, it's completely honest, and what experts have been saying for a while, but, to repeat what the cbc said, it's sobering when politicians start saying that this is the new normal.

The conference is here if others want to watch it  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qvb4WIC7Ccw
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on April 09, 2020, 12:14:35 PM
Our cat passed away a few years ago. She was 19 and had a good long life but damn was it hard. We sat with her at the vets while they put her to sleep. I feel you.

Em and I ended up burying her in our front yard during a rain storm. Seemed fitting. Damn cat.
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Post by: Nintex on April 09, 2020, 12:26:38 PM
Cats may have 9 lives but they break your heart once  :stahp
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Post by: nachobro on April 09, 2020, 12:29:33 PM
damn sorry bro. last year we lost both my wife's childhood pet and my bff cat and it was awful, couldn't imagine it without being able to be there with them. hopefully it doesn't come to that for you guys.
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 09, 2020, 12:38:49 PM
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.05.20054361v1.full.pdf
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Individuals with age <65 account for 5%-9% of all COVID-19 deaths in the 8 European epicenters, and approach 30% in three US hotbed locations.

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Alternatively phrased, individuals <65 years old had 34-73 fold lower risk of COVID-19 death than older individuals. For New York City, Louisiana and Michigan, the difference was somewhat smaller, with those <65 years old having 13-15 fold smaller risk of dying than older individuals.

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Post by: Don Rumata on April 09, 2020, 12:51:57 PM
I would cite obesity stats in relation to that, but i'm not sure obesity rates in the US are particularly high in NYC area, and UK have it also fairly bad, no?
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Post by: Tripon on April 09, 2020, 12:54:25 PM
https://twitter.com/beisan/status/1248027337372860416

No more running.  :doge
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 09, 2020, 12:55:34 PM
Quote from: Don Rumata on April 09, 2020, 12:51:57 PM
I would cite obesity stats in relation to that, but i'm not sure obesity rates in the US are particularly high in NYC area, and UK have it also fairly bad, no?
They didn't include the UK in the study because of unavailable data on required age categories.
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Post by: shosta on April 09, 2020, 01:01:43 PM
Quote from: Tripon on April 09, 2020, 12:54:25 PM
twitter.com/beisan/status/1248027337372860416

No more running.  :doge
my new running shoes came in yesterday! :rage
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Post by: VomKriege on April 09, 2020, 01:04:42 PM
Some dork ran marathon (or semi) length on his 7 meters long balcony at the start of the lockdown in France, so you can still do that.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 09, 2020, 01:13:32 PM
https://twitter.com/DavidBegnaud/status/1248033196182249472

More on how Trump is probably grifting on the emergency supplies business.
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 09, 2020, 01:15:31 PM
Quote from: riotous on April 09, 2020, 01:01:18 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on April 09, 2020, 12:38:49 PM
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.05.20054361v1.full.pdf
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Individuals with age <65 account for 5%-9% of all COVID-19 deaths in the 8 European epicenters, and approach 30% in three US hotbed locations.

Quote
Alternatively phrased, individuals <65 years old had 34-73 fold lower risk of COVID-19 death than older individuals. For New York City, Louisiana and Michigan, the difference was somewhat smaller, with those <65 years old having 13-15 fold smaller risk of dying than older individuals.
Wonder how these relate to population though? 

Aren't different cities / regions populated by a different percentage of >65?

Like Florida is drasitcally different from NYC.
The second quote addresses this. Yes, the US regions have a younger population, but the relative risk for the younger population is still greater.

Table 2 addresses this as well. The Relative risk of COVID-19 death for those under 65 versus those ≥65 years is much greater in the US regions.
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Belgium 0.020
Germany 0.023
Italy 0.030
Louisiana 0.068
Michigan  0.078
Netherlands  0.013
New York City 0.067
Portugal  0.023
Spain 0.020
Sweden 0.020
Switzerland  0.014
Washington 0.031*(Data on those <60 versus ≥60 years old)
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on April 09, 2020, 01:25:18 PM
Quote from: riotous on April 09, 2020, 01:01:18 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on April 09, 2020, 12:38:49 PM
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.05.20054361v1.full.pdf
Quote
Individuals with age <65 account for 5%-9% of all COVID-19 deaths in the 8 European epicenters, and approach 30% in three US hotbed locations.

Quote
Alternatively phrased, individuals <65 years old had 34-73 fold lower risk of COVID-19 death than older individuals. For New York City, Louisiana and Michigan, the difference was somewhat smaller, with those <65 years old having 13-15 fold smaller risk of dying than older individuals.
Wonder how these relate to population though? 

Aren't different cities / regions populated by a different percentage of >65?

Like Florida is drasitcally different from NYC.

Urban density also seems to be having an impact on it.
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Post by: Nintex on April 09, 2020, 01:42:26 PM
Please stop sharing Vice posts discrediting Medium posts written by people who have no idea what they're talking about.  :hmph
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Post by: who is ted danson? on April 09, 2020, 01:59:40 PM
I do love how posting something on Medium suddenly gives it gravitas to the twitterati

Wow, that sounds smart as fuck, maybe I should blog it on Medium.
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Post by: Nintex on April 09, 2020, 02:01:25 PM
Medium is Geocities for millenials

and of course I wrote a piece on it

https://medium.com/@marcel_8492/the-origin-story-of-the-alt-right-a5bf7cded989 (https://medium.com/@marcel_8492/the-origin-story-of-the-alt-right-a5bf7cded989)
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Post by: VomKriege on April 09, 2020, 02:22:41 PM
As hoped, for the first time since the beginning of the crisis, more people left ICU than were admitted in France.

A lot more dead people in long term care homes retrospectively attributed to COVID however. Now 1/3 of all total fatalities and considering how it's ballooning I fully expect it to be half of it of more in a week.
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Post by: Tripon on April 09, 2020, 02:28:54 PM
https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1248315719214825472
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Post by: team filler on April 09, 2020, 02:30:37 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 09, 2020, 02:01:25 PM
Medium is Geocities for millenials

and of course I wrote a piece on it

https://medium.com/@marcel_8492/the-origin-story-of-the-alt-right-a5bf7cded989 (https://medium.com/@marcel_8492/the-origin-story-of-the-alt-right-a5bf7cded989)
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Post by: Nintex on April 09, 2020, 02:50:39 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 09, 2020, 02:22:41 PM
As hoped, for the first time since the beginning of the crisis, more people left ICU than were admitted in France.

A lot more dead people in long term care homes retrospectively attributed to COVID however. Now 1/3 of all total fatalities and considering how it's ballooning I fully expect it to be half of it of more in a week.
Same with care homes here. It's a massacre because regular caretakers had to go and help out in the hospitals which admit mostly elderly but they weren't tested.
Those caretakers were replaced by temp workers who were recently unemployed and also not tested.
Until very recently they didn't test at all, so they found out today that for example 70 out of 90 residents have been infected in a single facility.

PPE's have been moved from care homes to hospitals too and it is hard to isolate or social distance dementia patients.
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Post by: Mr Gilhaney on April 09, 2020, 02:55:47 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 09, 2020, 02:01:25 PM
Medium is Geocities for millenials

and of course I wrote a piece on it

https://medium.com/@marcel_8492/the-origin-story-of-the-alt-right-a5bf7cded989 (https://medium.com/@marcel_8492/the-origin-story-of-the-alt-right-a5bf7cded989)

 :lol
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Post by: Nintex on April 09, 2020, 03:00:08 PM
Boris made it  :whew
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 09, 2020, 03:08:46 PM
Really bad day for Canada for deaths.

(https://i.imgur.com/zKGJ2Ro.png)
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Post by: ToxicAdam on April 09, 2020, 03:13:11 PM
https://twitter.com/joshuabickel/status/1248315789381447681
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 09, 2020, 03:14:17 PM
Boris Johnson out of intensive care but remains in hospital
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Post by: VomKriege on April 09, 2020, 03:25:31 PM
That Swedish exceptionalism approach is not looking too hot right now, at their death totals.
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Post by: Uncle on April 09, 2020, 03:27:48 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 09, 2020, 02:01:25 PM
Medium is Geocities for millenials

and of course I wrote a piece on it

https://medium.com/@marcel_8492/the-origin-story-of-the-alt-right-a5bf7cded989 (https://medium.com/@marcel_8492/the-origin-story-of-the-alt-right-a5bf7cded989)

(https://i.imgur.com/LLqg29s.png)

what game were you lying about
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Post by: Akala on April 09, 2020, 03:35:02 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on April 09, 2020, 03:13:11 PM
https://twitter.com/joshuabickel/status/1248315789381447681

(https://i.imgur.com/eq6YFYn.jpg)

 :morans
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Post by: Nintex on April 09, 2020, 03:42:44 PM
Quote from: Uncle on April 09, 2020, 03:27:48 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 09, 2020, 02:01:25 PM
Medium is Geocities for millenials

and of course I wrote a piece on it

https://medium.com/@marcel_8492/the-origin-story-of-the-alt-right-a5bf7cded989 (https://medium.com/@marcel_8492/the-origin-story-of-the-alt-right-a5bf7cded989)

(https://i.imgur.com/LLqg29s.png)

what game were you lying about
I think it was Demon Souls or Dark Souls or something. But I did play it  :yeshrug
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Post by: VomKriege on April 09, 2020, 03:44:30 PM
Sweden also all but dropped Hydroxychloroquin in it's hospitals and reportedly 54 cases of cardiac complications (4 fatal) in France among those using it for COVID19. Seems to be a trend in feedbacks from everywhere last day or two.
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Post by: ToxicAdam on April 09, 2020, 03:46:00 PM
I was reading up about that NYC island where they have mass graves and they had this factoid in the article:

Quote
The first AIDS victims were buried away from other graves on the island in 1985 over fears they would infect the other bodies.

Just shows the level of ignorance and panic during that time.
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Post by: Tripon on April 09, 2020, 03:46:53 PM
https://twitter.com/GavinNewsom/status/1248334528260653057

I'm not a Gavin Newsom fan, but he's been handling the Corona Virus crisis as best as I think Government can do, the rent/mortgage strike notwithstanding.

----
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 09, 2020, 03:48:39 PM
https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/record-16-6-million-have-sought-u-s-jobless-aid-since-virus-1.4889667?cache=%2F5-things-to-know-for-friday-november-15-2019-1.4687011
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Non-grocery retail business plunged 97% in the last week of March compared with a year earlier, according to Morgan Stanley.

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Post by: shosta on April 09, 2020, 03:49:21 PM
That doesn't include online shopping, right? This was the final nail in the coffin for brick and mortar
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Post by: Raist on April 09, 2020, 03:51:29 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on April 09, 2020, 03:13:11 PM
https://twitter.com/joshuabickel/status/1248315789381447681


"Tyrrany" :lol
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Post by: VomKriege on April 09, 2020, 03:54:21 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 09, 2020, 03:49:21 PM
That doesn't include online shopping, right? This was the final nail in the coffin for brick and mortar

I wouldn't bet Amazon & all is doing that much of a killing right now though. Deliveries are partly being compressed from the top in some European countries and I would imagine a lot of people in the US are trying not to burn whatever money they have upfront too fast.
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 09, 2020, 03:55:51 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 09, 2020, 03:49:21 PM
That doesn't include online shopping, right? This was the final nail in the coffin for brick and mortar

I assume that's what they mean. I couldn't find original report.

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Post by: shosta on April 09, 2020, 03:56:12 PM
Amazon announced 100,000 new hires a month ago.
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Post by: Nintex on April 09, 2020, 03:57:21 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EVLqFF0UUAAsFIn?format=jpg&name=900x900)

The Dutch-German Axis remains the bedrock of sound fiscal policy  :preach
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 09, 2020, 03:58:35 PM
Oh right, grim milestone, USA is now second overall for deaths having overtaken Spain. currently under 2k deaths behind Italy. Likely to overtake within 2 days.

Also, for the people insisting on just quarantining the olds and letting the rest have at it.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/coronavirus-us-deaths-age-under-50s-cases-trump-a9457646.html
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Post by: VomKriege on April 09, 2020, 04:01:17 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 09, 2020, 03:56:12 PM
Amazon announced 100,000 new hires a month ago.

Oh I'm sure they're doing well overall. New hires might just be a regular occurrence for an ever growing company.
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Post by: Joe Molotov on April 09, 2020, 04:01:19 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on April 09, 2020, 03:46:00 PM
I was reading up about that NYC island where they have mass graves and they had this factoid in the article:

Quote
The first AIDS victims were buried away from other graves on the island in 1985 over fears they would infect the other bodies.

Just shows the level of ignorance and panic during that time.

This was prior to the Captain Planet episode that explained that AIDS can't be transmitted by casual contact.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 09, 2020, 04:03:18 PM
https://twitter.com/mitchellvii/status/1248338039207796741

https://twitter.com/mitchellvii/status/1248294364188737536
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 09, 2020, 04:05:06 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 09, 2020, 03:44:30 PM
Sweden also all but dropped Hydroxychloroquin in it's hospitals and reportedly 54 cases of cardiac complications (4 fatal) in France among those using it for COVID19. Seems to be a trend in feedbacks from everywhere last day or two.

WRONG

https://twitter.com/mitchellvii/status/1248250731250909184
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Post by: ToxicAdam on April 09, 2020, 04:12:51 PM
The future presented by the 90s movie The Demolition Man makes more sense when viewed the lens of this pandemic.

The ‘movie virus’ is spread though saliva and bodily fluids, so sex becomes culturally frowned on. Wiping your ass with your bare hand is also frowned on, so they develop new technology to do it for you. People are quarantined for so long that crime becomes non-existent because only the most passive people survive.  The virus cannot live in the meat sauce of Taco Bell, so it becomes the only restaurant to thrive during the epidemic. It then evolves into fine dining with no competitors to push it down.


Time for a reboot.
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Post by: Leadbelly on April 09, 2020, 04:27:07 PM
Coronavirus: Keith Watson, 101, recovers from Covid-19
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-52222315

Incredible. Although, I suppose you don't make it to 101 without being a fighter.
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Post by: Tripon on April 09, 2020, 04:29:33 PM
https://twitter.com/bestofnextdoor/status/1248346424174993408
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Post by: Joe Molotov on April 09, 2020, 04:31:04 PM
Quote from: riotous on April 09, 2020, 04:27:08 PM
The fact that you actually think you were somehow responsible for the alt-right and... dudes dressing in military fatigues and thinking they are tough because some meme someone else wrote you pasted on the cover of a MoH game on NeoGAF in 2009...

Holy fucking shit lol.. 

I've seen you brag about inventing the concept of Dudebros (which was already laughable) but this is TOO FUCKING MUCH DUDE.

I love you.

Please read my Medium article A Decade of Shitposting: The Nintex Story, soon to be a major NYT article.
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Post by: team filler on April 09, 2020, 04:36:04 PM
 :bow :bow :bow :bow :bow :bow :bow marcel directness  :bow2 :bow2 :bow2 :bow2 :bow2 :bow2 :bow2
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Post by: nachobro on April 09, 2020, 04:40:08 PM
marcel da god :jeb
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 09, 2020, 04:40:44 PM
Quote from: Raist on April 09, 2020, 03:51:29 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on April 09, 2020, 03:13:11 PM
https://twitter.com/joshuabickel/status/1248315789381447681


"Tyrrany" :lol

Conttitution.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 09, 2020, 04:41:00 PM
Isn't the British PM the one who can actually orders the nukes ?
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Post by: Raist on April 09, 2020, 04:48:50 PM
Yes and no. Ultimately, that would technically be good old Lizzie.
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Post by: TakingBackSunday on April 09, 2020, 04:53:30 PM
I can't read the reee threads any more.  Those people need therapy so badly.  Such confidence in the idea that we will never get over this and this will be the end of society
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Post by: Propagandhim on April 09, 2020, 05:06:02 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 09, 2020, 03:57:21 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EVLqFF0UUAAsFIn?format=jpg&name=900x900)

The Dutch-German Axis remains the bedrock of sound fiscal policy  :preach

https://twitter.com/TaxJusticeNet/status/1248177776450048001


The alliance

 :rejoice
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Post by: VomKriege on April 09, 2020, 05:10:27 PM
Quote from: TakingBackSunday on April 09, 2020, 04:53:30 PM
I can't read the reee threads any more.  Those people need therapy so badly.  Such confidence in the idea that we will never get over this and this will be the end of society

I was gonna post in the sh!tthread about it and one guy in particular (no links because it's more sad than funny) who keep coming back in multiple threads despite having been told several times it's obviously not healthy for him to do so. He's got some valid worries but there's some overt masochism in browsing RE instead of trying to keep to your national official recap, scientific and medical outlets.

But we're all engulfed in all Corona all the time now and more than a few morbidly checking Worldometers. It's hard to escape it.
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Post by: Tripon on April 09, 2020, 05:10:36 PM
Trump was right, time to buy Greenland.  :ufup
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Post by: TakingBackSunday on April 09, 2020, 05:22:16 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 09, 2020, 05:10:27 PM
Quote from: TakingBackSunday on April 09, 2020, 04:53:30 PM
I can't read the reee threads any more.  Those people need therapy so badly.  Such confidence in the idea that we will never get over this and this will be the end of society

I was gonna post in the sh!tthread about it and one guy in particular (no links because it's more sad than funny) who keep coming back in multiple threads despite having been told several times it's obviously not healthy for him to do so. He's got some valid worries but there's some overt masochism in browsing RE instead of trying to keep to your national official recap, scientific and medical outlets.

But we're all engulfed in all Corona all the time now and more than a few morbidly checking Worldometers. It's hard to escape it.

Is it Typhon?  the fucking furry avatar guy lol
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Post by: VomKriege on April 09, 2020, 05:27:39 PM
Quote from: TakingBackSunday on April 09, 2020, 05:22:16 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 09, 2020, 05:10:27 PM
Quote from: TakingBackSunday on April 09, 2020, 04:53:30 PM
I can't read the reee threads any more.  Those people need therapy so badly.  Such confidence in the idea that we will never get over this and this will be the end of society

I was gonna post in the sh!tthread about it and one guy in particular (no links because it's more sad than funny) who keep coming back in multiple threads despite having been told several times it's obviously not healthy for him to do so. He's got some valid worries but there's some overt masochism in browsing RE instead of trying to keep to your national official recap, scientific and medical outlets.

But we're all engulfed in all Corona all the time now and more than a few morbidly checking Worldometers. It's hard to escape it.

Is it Typhon?  the fucking furry avatar guy lol

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Post by: VomKriege on April 09, 2020, 05:40:26 PM
Not to fear monger but I'm a little worried that the possibility of a vaccine is presented in too certain terms. Everyone rightfully stress that 18 months is the absolute fastest window you could expect for one... But it could also not happen in a timely manner despite all best efforts.

Feels a bit like authorities are kicking that can down the road in lieu of mentioning a lockdown exit strategy they don't have yet / building their means capacity to. I just hope people won't get too depressed if it becomes apparent a vaccine / cure is not coming shortly.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 09, 2020, 05:42:15 PM
Ya, I don't think we will get a vaccine, we will just have a year to get accustomed to having this thing be around and slowly build up immunity. 
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 09, 2020, 05:53:02 PM
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-52227222/coronavirus-bbc-presenter-emily-maitlis-criticises-misleading-language
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Post by: VomKriege on April 09, 2020, 05:54:42 PM
Good News Again !

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-09/coronavirus-may-reactivate-in-cured-patients-korean-cdc-says (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-09/coronavirus-may-reactivate-in-cured-patients-korean-cdc-says)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Mr. Gundam on April 09, 2020, 05:54:59 PM
Yeah, there is no guarantee of a vaccine and I'm afraid people just assume it will happen.
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Post by: Nintex on April 09, 2020, 05:55:41 PM
I'm glad I could offer you some entertainment in these difficult times with a reheated troll blog from 2017 Riotous.  ;)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: team filler on April 09, 2020, 06:52:30 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/ATGOt1H.jpg)
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Post by: Mr Gilhaney on April 09, 2020, 07:05:17 PM
Well yeah. Jerry Seinfeld is easily the worst person of all listed.
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Post by: jakefromstatefarm on April 09, 2020, 07:08:19 PM
its definitely 2. i think 3 would get me suicided the fastest
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: team filler on April 09, 2020, 07:14:58 PM
https://twitter.com/itzwhatevaj0e/status/1245492821756387333

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Tripon on April 09, 2020, 07:19:38 PM
https://twitter.com/MMAFighting/status/1248376886507388931

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Mr. Gundam on April 09, 2020, 07:26:20 PM
Quote from: Tripon on April 09, 2020, 07:19:38 PM
https://twitter.com/MMAFighting/status/1248376886507388931

So you're saying Fight Island isn't happening? Who'd thought that was anything but a good idea.
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Post by: team filler on April 09, 2020, 07:28:24 PM
dana got cucked by disney  :lol
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Post by: Tripon on April 09, 2020, 07:32:34 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on April 09, 2020, 07:26:20 PM
Quote from: Tripon on April 09, 2020, 07:19:38 PM
https://twitter.com/MMAFighting/status/1248376886507388931

So you're saying Fight Island isn't happening? Who'd thought that was anything but a good idea.

At the end of the article, Dana White claims Fight Island is still happening.
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Post by: Nintex on April 09, 2020, 07:41:15 PM
After long negotiations the EU has cut a deal. Reading the comments the Italians are very unhappy we're not taking on their debts.  :lol
https://twitter.com/WBHoekstra/status/1248344166767177729 (https://twitter.com/WBHoekstra/status/1248344166767177729)
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Post by: G The Resurrected on April 09, 2020, 08:20:37 PM
My Father is now in ICU, his wife is on the floor below him. He wasn't answering his phone for few days, so I had to call the cops for a welfare check on him. They couldn't send anyone so I called my Uncle to check on him. He found him barely able to breath, sweating like condensation on a glass bottle, holding on to consciousness.  Fuck this shit man, his 60th is coming up in June. :-\

Now I get to call into the nurses station and check in on both of them, can't talk to either of them.

Applied for UI here in CA and still haven't got a determination after more than 10 days, can't get through over the phone for help either. I'm ok for now, but things are going to get more difficult as the month goes on.




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Post by: shosta on April 09, 2020, 08:23:21 PM
stay strong, man. hope your father gets through it.
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Post by: shosta on April 09, 2020, 08:37:33 PM
https://twitter.com/GranadaReports/status/1248153516214026240

Why do people pay for the police if all they're going to do is party
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 09, 2020, 08:38:00 PM
Sorry man.  Hope they get better. 
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 09, 2020, 08:58:09 PM
https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/fxtu9v/what_are_the_current_barriers_to_pushing_out_a/
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 09, 2020, 09:06:35 PM
The last three days of US deaths have been 1971, 1940, 1900.   
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Post by: bluemax on April 09, 2020, 09:16:01 PM
Quote from: riotous on April 09, 2020, 04:14:24 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 09, 2020, 03:56:12 PM
Amazon announced 100,000 new hires a month ago.

They hire so many people and have such robust internal apps for hiring / resume submitting I actually wouldn't be surprised if they eventually offered it up as a SAAS product to compete with LinkedIn or whatever the hiring web site the cool kids are using these days.

They tried to make a machine learning app for hiring people and it just ended up racist and sexist.

Also their recruiters suck fucking ass for engineers.
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Post by: Tripon on April 09, 2020, 09:17:11 PM
https://twitter.com/vali_nasr/status/1248048234494296064
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Post by: bluemax on April 09, 2020, 09:18:26 PM
TIL Yelp has over 2000 employees:

https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/09/yelp-lays-off-1000-employees-and-furloughs-1100-more/
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Post by: EightBitNate on April 09, 2020, 09:44:11 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 09, 2020, 08:58:09 PM
https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/fxtu9v/what_are_the_current_barriers_to_pushing_out_a/

So the anti-vaxxers were right
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Post by: benjipwns on April 09, 2020, 09:49:15 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 09, 2020, 02:01:25 PM
Medium is Geocities for millenials

and of course I wrote a piece on it

https://medium.com/@marcel_8492/the-origin-story-of-the-alt-right-a5bf7cded989 (https://medium.com/@marcel_8492/the-origin-story-of-the-alt-right-a5bf7cded989)
You shouldn't have shared this. But since you did.
spoiler (click to show/hide)
Quote
When someone on NeoGAF coined the term “Dudebro” it changed everything.

I’ve never met my fellow creator but the following is an account of the events as I remember them. A fellow member on the NeoGAF message board posted the words: “Dudebro: My Shit is Fucked Up So I got to Shoot/Slice you II: It’s straight-up Dawg Time“ as a tongue in cheek way to describe the violent and over-the-top action games we were seeing. When he posted his comment I tried to visualize what a “Dudebro” would be like and picked the cover of EA’s Medal of Honor. A few minutes of image editing later and the ‘cover’ of Dudebro and the Dudebro meme were born. For the record, this all happened in a thread about Imagine Babies.
The origin post of Dawg Time: https://www.neogaf.com/threads/so-i-decided-to-rent-imagine-babyz-fashion%C2%85.381646/post-18785729

Your now dead image link is here: https://www.neogaf.com/threads/so-i-decided-to-rent-imagine-babyz-fashion%C2%85.381646/post-18786500

Quote
Me and a few others kept joking around about this and started working on a game. I think I kept the Twitter persona of Dudebro going for about two weeks before I got bored and abandoned the project. The others finished what would become the Dudebro side-scrolling game. Part inspired by the likes of Duke Nukem. For us this was just poking a bit of fun at the ridiculous masculinity of other games. We wanted to take this to the next level of crazy as a parody much like Duke Nukem had done for 90’s action-hero movies. The creators of the game once went to PAX to tell this story but they failed to mention their character was inspired by the image I used to visualize what a Dudebro would look like and simply credited it to their “creativity”. My guess is that they might’ve simply forgotten the complete story and I can hardly blame them as they did 99.99% of the work on the Dudebro game. As it turns out however, they weren’t the only ones who ran off with the concept of a Dudebro.
They left you out of this story: https://www.theverge.com/2012/10/25/3543204/dudebro-2-meme-to-game

The game was never finished, rebooted multiple times, disowned multiple times and eventually died because:
http://www.grimoireassemblyforge.com/dudebro2/site/
Quote
STATEMENT FROM THE DUDEBRO™ II TEAM
October 23rd, 2017
ABOUT DUDEBRO™ II AND NEOGAF

As is well known, the idea for Dudebro™ II came into existence late 2009 when a thread on the gaming forum NeoGAF took an unexpected turn, and a unique set of circumstances led a surprisingly large number of gamers to come together and share the fun and excitement of putting their creativity into making a video game. Since then, Dudebro™ II and its development team underwent many changes, but it has always been widely known as “the NeoGAF game”, and all of its trailers started with a “NeoGAF presents” disclaimer.

The recent news surrounding NeoGAF and its staff have left the Dudebro™ II team members incredulous and confused. We have no certain information about what may have happened, but we can say for sure that the recent allegations go opposite to the spirit that has permeated our work from the very beginning. Dudebro™ II, at its heart, has always been the group effort of a community of video game fans, with the intent to make fun of their own hobby and its culture in a positive way.

The parties involved in the recent news have never been part of the project or been involved in its direction. Any of their actions, real or alleged, are solely their own. We unequivocally reject any such behavior, and our full sympathy and support go to the victims of these difficult situations.

For this reason, we have decided to remove all references to NeoGAF from the game and all the related material we control, and to form a new team (to be announced at a later date) to take over its development with no relation to the name of Grimoire Assembly Forge, while still carrying on the spirit Dudebro™ II originated from.

Since this is not a planned change, it may require some time to go fully into effect. For any inquiries, please contact us.

Quote
Fast forward 8 years later and Dudebro’s marched on the streets in Charlotsville.
Quote
Do you have proof?
The evidence of my theory is all around us. Before 2009 Alex Jones looked like a fat nerd much like Rush Limbaugh and other right-wing radio-hosts. Fast forward to 2017 and the maestro of conspiracy is like a human version of the hulk. He even got into a fight with a left-wing commentator from the Young Turks at the RNC and is currently running around the streets picking fights with strangers. Indeed the alpha-male Dudebro who fights against the system.
Quote
Despite the fact that Nazi’s had a serious hard-on for the human form prior to 2009 the Neo-Nazi’s weren’t into masculinity at all. In the film The Big Lebowski, the Nazi’s or rather nihilists are depicted as thin and weak. The same goes for the countless of fascists depicted in fiction and non-fiction. Just take a look at Storm troopers in Star Wars or actual German soldiers in Saving Private Ryan, prior to Dudebro these guys weren’t shaped as ‘The Rock’.
"actual" German soldiers huh

ever seen say, American History X?
Quote
Let me summarize for all of you who are currently embedded in Dudebro culture. The alpha-male Dudebro does not exist. Your entire movement of manliness can be sourced back to a badly doctored cover of EA’s Medal of Honor and the games and movies that came before it. You could argue that by branding it “Dudebro”. I’m the founder of the Dudebro/GamerGate/alt-right culture of masculinity. Along with whoever came up with the phrase: “Bro, do you even lift?” around 2011. Sense a theme yet?
Yes:
Quote
The one thing I do regret is that I somehow created this ‘thing’ and never got any money out of it.Perhaps I should write a book to fix that?
[close]
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: benjipwns on April 09, 2020, 09:55:14 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/QqMvqTj.png)

all I wanted to do was post the comment "shut up Nintex" on that post :stahp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Tripon on April 09, 2020, 10:11:19 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vhx5RM41Pk

TL:DR. It's probably safe to eat take out.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: EchoRin on April 09, 2020, 10:22:04 PM
https://twitter.com/covsinghtj/status/1246100649957343232
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 09, 2020, 10:40:08 PM
(https://i.redd.it/gu2v6g3rvxq41.jpg)
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Post by: BIONIC on April 09, 2020, 11:43:55 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on April 09, 2020, 09:49:15 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 09, 2020, 02:01:25 PM
Medium is Geocities for millenials

and of course I wrote a piece on it

https://medium.com/@marcel_8492/the-origin-story-of-the-alt-right-a5bf7cded989 (https://medium.com/@marcel_8492/the-origin-story-of-the-alt-right-a5bf7cded989)
You shouldn't have shared this. But since you did.
spoiler (click to show/hide)
Quote
When someone on NeoGAF coined the term “Dudebro” it changed everything.

I’ve never met my fellow creator but the following is an account of the events as I remember them. A fellow member on the NeoGAF message board posted the words: “Dudebro: My Shit is Fucked Up So I got to Shoot/Slice you II: It’s straight-up Dawg Time“ as a tongue in cheek way to describe the violent and over-the-top action games we were seeing. When he posted his comment I tried to visualize what a “Dudebro” would be like and picked the cover of EA’s Medal of Honor. A few minutes of image editing later and the ‘cover’ of Dudebro and the Dudebro meme were born. For the record, this all happened in a thread about Imagine Babies.
The origin post of Dawg Time: https://www.neogaf.com/threads/so-i-decided-to-rent-imagine-babyz-fashion%C2%85.381646/post-18785729

Your now dead image link is here: https://www.neogaf.com/threads/so-i-decided-to-rent-imagine-babyz-fashion%C2%85.381646/post-18786500

Quote
Me and a few others kept joking around about this and started working on a game. I think I kept the Twitter persona of Dudebro going for about two weeks before I got bored and abandoned the project. The others finished what would become the Dudebro side-scrolling game. Part inspired by the likes of Duke Nukem. For us this was just poking a bit of fun at the ridiculous masculinity of other games. We wanted to take this to the next level of crazy as a parody much like Duke Nukem had done for 90’s action-hero movies. The creators of the game once went to PAX to tell this story but they failed to mention their character was inspired by the image I used to visualize what a Dudebro would look like and simply credited it to their “creativity”. My guess is that they might’ve simply forgotten the complete story and I can hardly blame them as they did 99.99% of the work on the Dudebro game. As it turns out however, they weren’t the only ones who ran off with the concept of a Dudebro.
They left you out of this story: https://www.theverge.com/2012/10/25/3543204/dudebro-2-meme-to-game

The game was never finished, rebooted multiple times, disowned multiple times and eventually died because:
http://www.grimoireassemblyforge.com/dudebro2/site/
Quote
STATEMENT FROM THE DUDEBRO™ II TEAM
October 23rd, 2017
ABOUT DUDEBRO™ II AND NEOGAF

As is well known, the idea for Dudebro™ II came into existence late 2009 when a thread on the gaming forum NeoGAF took an unexpected turn, and a unique set of circumstances led a surprisingly large number of gamers to come together and share the fun and excitement of putting their creativity into making a video game. Since then, Dudebro™ II and its development team underwent many changes, but it has always been widely known as “the NeoGAF game”, and all of its trailers started with a “NeoGAF presents” disclaimer.

The recent news surrounding NeoGAF and its staff have left the Dudebro™ II team members incredulous and confused. We have no certain information about what may have happened, but we can say for sure that the recent allegations go opposite to the spirit that has permeated our work from the very beginning. Dudebro™ II, at its heart, has always been the group effort of a community of video game fans, with the intent to make fun of their own hobby and its culture in a positive way.

The parties involved in the recent news have never been part of the project or been involved in its direction. Any of their actions, real or alleged, are solely their own. We unequivocally reject any such behavior, and our full sympathy and support go to the victims of these difficult situations.

For this reason, we have decided to remove all references to NeoGAF from the game and all the related material we control, and to form a new team (to be announced at a later date) to take over its development with no relation to the name of Grimoire Assembly Forge, while still carrying on the spirit Dudebro™ II originated from.

Since this is not a planned change, it may require some time to go fully into effect. For any inquiries, please contact us.

Quote
Fast forward 8 years later and Dudebro’s marched on the streets in Charlotsville.
Quote
Do you have proof?
The evidence of my theory is all around us. Before 2009 Alex Jones looked like a fat nerd much like Rush Limbaugh and other right-wing radio-hosts. Fast forward to 2017 and the maestro of conspiracy is like a human version of the hulk. He even got into a fight with a left-wing commentator from the Young Turks at the RNC and is currently running around the streets picking fights with strangers. Indeed the alpha-male Dudebro who fights against the system.
Quote
Despite the fact that Nazi’s had a serious hard-on for the human form prior to 2009 the Neo-Nazi’s weren’t into masculinity at all. In the film The Big Lebowski, the Nazi’s or rather nihilists are depicted as thin and weak. The same goes for the countless of fascists depicted in fiction and non-fiction. Just take a look at Storm troopers in Star Wars or actual German soldiers in Saving Private Ryan, prior to Dudebro these guys weren’t shaped as ‘The Rock’.
"actual" German soldiers huh

ever seen say, American History X?
Quote
Let me summarize for all of you who are currently embedded in Dudebro culture. The alpha-male Dudebro does not exist. Your entire movement of manliness can be sourced back to a badly doctored cover of EA’s Medal of Honor and the games and movies that came before it. You could argue that by branding it “Dudebro”. I’m the founder of the Dudebro/GamerGate/alt-right culture of masculinity. Along with whoever came up with the phrase: “Bro, do you even lift?” around 2011. Sense a theme yet?
Yes:
Quote
The one thing I do regret is that I somehow created this ‘thing’ and never got any money out of it.Perhaps I should write a book to fix that?
[close]

Benji is such a nerd  ::)

Just stop thinking and consume Nintex post, and then wait for next Nintex post  :-[
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: bluemax on April 09, 2020, 11:50:50 PM
True story, the first time I ever downloaded Unity was to contribute to Dude Bro. Also one of the first times I used DropBox. And apparently there's still some Dude Bro files in my DropBox.
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Post by: benjipwns on April 09, 2020, 11:53:13 PM
Quote from: BIONIC on April 09, 2020, 11:43:55 PM
Just stop thinking and consume Nintex post, and then wait for next Nintex post  :-[
This is basically what medium told me to do before I'm allowed to post "shut up Nintex"
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Post by: team filler on April 10, 2020, 12:05:11 AM
Quote from: Tripon on April 09, 2020, 10:11:19 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vhx5RM41Pk

TL:DR. It's probably safe to eat take out.
I picked the winning strategy  :delicious
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Tripon on April 10, 2020, 12:49:49 AM
https://twitter.com/robotopia/status/1248451588219256834
https://twitter.com/ShingetsuNews/status/1248184825959219200
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 10, 2020, 01:18:13 AM
That seems... extremely counter-productive, given the cardboard half-life of the virus AND packing them into the airport. Heck of a job, Bushie Japan.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 10, 2020, 01:57:15 AM
Call your oba-san sooner rather than later, it's not looking good.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: VomKriege on April 10, 2020, 02:02:00 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 09, 2020, 09:06:35 PM
The last three days of US deaths have been 1971, 1940, 1900.   

Is the virus... Trying to tell us something ? Who was President in those years ?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: team filler on April 10, 2020, 02:06:07 AM
first contact  :thinking
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: benjipwns on April 10, 2020, 02:33:40 AM
Nixon, FDR, McKinley.

All were re-elected, but none of the three ultimately completed their terms in office.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: shosta on April 10, 2020, 03:30:20 AM
https://youtu.be/P6Tleba2HCk
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: VomKriege on April 10, 2020, 03:34:01 AM
https://twitter.com/mitchellvii/status/1248495522148573191

https://twitter.com/mitchellvii/status/1248504104600641536
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: team filler on April 10, 2020, 04:38:51 AM
https://twitter.com/Partisangirl/status/1248504693153656833

my syrian queen has spoken  :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Don Rumata on April 10, 2020, 04:43:37 AM
Another grocery run complete.  :salute
1 hour of queue this time around.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Don Rumata on April 10, 2020, 04:47:35 AM
Quote from: filler on April 10, 2020, 04:38:51 AM
https://twitter.com/Partisangirl/status/1248504693153656833

my syrian queen has spoken  :rejoice
While living to buy the next OLED is sad, consider the following: *There is no (greater) point to your existence*  ;)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: VomKriege on April 10, 2020, 05:34:57 AM
Nasty fatality report from Belgium this morning, though the total includes a backlog of deaths.
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Post by: EchoRin on April 10, 2020, 06:01:28 AM
Quote from: Don Rumata on April 10, 2020, 04:43:37 AM
Another grocery run complete.  :salute
1 hour of queue this time around.

Wow. That's insane to me. I haven't waited more than 10 minutes the one time I went to get groceries around 6PM and that's usually peak hours. I'm getting groceries this morning at 6AM so I expect it to be mostly dead and I'll be using the self check out. But yeah I can't fathom waiting an hour in line for check out.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Nintex on April 10, 2020, 06:05:17 AM
It's fucking crazy that we now have a thing called a 'backlog of deaths'.

Jesus christ.

Anyway Benji, I'm glad I have an audience now maybe I should write more on Medium about the current state of culture and society :thinking
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: VomKriege on April 10, 2020, 06:07:36 AM
Quote from: Nintex on April 10, 2020, 06:05:17 AM
It's fucking crazy that we now have a thing called a 'backlog of deaths'.

Not really. If anything, the "daily death tolls" are probably more misleading and unrealistic if you take it a literal sense.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Don Rumata on April 10, 2020, 06:46:29 AM
Quote from: EchoRin on April 10, 2020, 06:01:28 AM
Quote from: Don Rumata on April 10, 2020, 04:43:37 AM
Another grocery run complete.  :salute
1 hour of queue this time around.

Wow. That's insane to me. I haven't waited more than 10 minutes the one time I went to get groceries around 6PM and that's usually peak hours. I'm getting groceries this morning at 6AM so I expect it to be mostly dead and I'll be using the self check out. But yeah I can't fathom waiting an hour in line for check out.
Probably has to do with the fact that we're asked to just shop from whichever supermarket/grocery store is closest to us, and mine is one that is relatively small, despite being a decently densely populated neighborhood.
So you have a bit of a bottle neck.
At least it's walking distance, so i don't have to use the car.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: bork on April 10, 2020, 07:56:11 AM
Quote from: Don Rumata on April 10, 2020, 04:43:37 AM
Another grocery run complete.  :salute
1 hour of queue this time around.

:crazy

We went yesterday and there were less people than the last time we went to this location.  Mostly everything in stock, but still a lot of toilet paper and paper towels cleaned out- fine by me since we have plenty of both now thanks to Amazon re-stocking.  They didn't have any romaine lettuce for some reason and a lot of pasta was gone, too.  The latter has been nearly sold out at this store for almost a month now.

Last week, we tried a different supermarket on a Friday and that was a major mistake- lots more stuff sold out and it was busier, so we're sticking with this other place and going on Wed. or Thurs. until this is all over with.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: EchoRin on April 10, 2020, 08:23:21 AM
Boo. I showed up at like 6:10 and there was no toilet paper and no disinfectant spray or wipes. We still got lots of TP at home, but my roommate asked me for some lysol wipes or sprays. Came up empty handed  :-\

I guess they don't get stock as frequently as I thought. Or I don't know. Maybe I was too overzealous and should have showed up at 7 lol. It's a major grocery store. But there is another one in the other direction about the same distance and a Target is nearby too. I'm sure he'll find those disinfectants over the weekend hopefully.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Clockwork5 on April 10, 2020, 08:23:37 AM
Quote from: filler on April 09, 2020, 06:52:30 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/ATGOt1H.jpg)
I didn’t know I wanted to watch Ray Romano feed the hog to Alyssa Milano but now I do.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 10, 2020, 08:33:49 AM
Fauci reportedly estimates that 60k US deaths is the current projection (by the beginning of August). It seems hard to really gauge the US situation now. NY and its region is massively front loading numbers, but the West Coast may have averted the worst. I don't know what to think for other large metropolitan areas. Lower density elsewhere may help. Relative to its population, it seems the US won't peak as high as Western European nations but the curve may plateau for longer if other states peak noticeably later.

I expect France, Italy and Spain each to not be that far off south of 60k fatalities by this summer -confirmed or reasonably inferred- or maybe after excess mortality statistical studies... I think it would actually be a "good" outcome for the USA.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 10, 2020, 08:49:42 AM
Four families filed complaints in the south of France against a private long term care home where their relatives dies of COVID19. I think this will absolutely become a scandal. Either because of uncovered private or public negligence.

Until the next one 15 years from now.
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Post by: Nintex on April 10, 2020, 09:06:06 AM
Went out for some groceries.
Almost no people so either everyone is already dead or I picked a good time.

Anyway, the US went from a projection of 2.2 million to a near certain 100k - 250k to 60k now, which would be one hell of an achievement if those numbers hold (and perhaps drop even further).
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 10, 2020, 09:07:30 AM
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Post by: Akala on April 10, 2020, 09:12:17 AM
Quote from: EchoRin on April 10, 2020, 08:23:21 AM
Boo. I showed up at like 6:10 and there was no toilet paper and no disinfectant spray or wipes. We still got lots of TP at home, but my roommate asked me for some lysol wipes or sprays. Came up empty handed  :-\

I guess they don't get stock as frequently as I thought. Or I don't know. Maybe I was too overzealous and should have showed up at 7 lol. It's a major grocery store. But there is another one in the other direction about the same distance and a Target is nearby too. I'm sure he'll find those disinfectants over the weekend hopefully.

rubbing alcohol (scarce) or everclear (abundant) solutions will technically work if you really get in a bind, but I probably wouldn't bother unless someone in house was actively sick or at risk.

bonus with everclear, if this ends up chilling out over the summer you can make some hooch.  :playa
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Post by: VomKriege on April 10, 2020, 09:23:57 AM
Bad numbers out of the UK today most probably. Above Italy most macabre daily report again.

Italy, March 27 report : 919 deaths.
UK : 938 on April 8, maybe 950+ today.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 10, 2020, 09:38:55 AM
https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/04/09/999015/blood-tests-show-15-of-people-are-now-immune-to-covid-19-in-one-town-in-germany/
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on April 10, 2020, 09:39:09 AM
could be lower numbers cuz we're on a 4 day weekend  :yeshrug
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Post by: bork on April 10, 2020, 09:40:10 AM
Wife's jerb drama is driving me nuts.  She's been staying at home this whole time and kept getting denied permission to work at home even after her boss went and set up her office PC to let her do so.  This week, she worked at home for a few days after her boss decided to let everyone do it and they'd just keep it a secret from his bosses, lol.  But now she's being told they're going to make a schedule so that there's just a few people in the office at a time.  Less people is great and all, but it's still a risk and I don't want her going.  This is getting so tiresome- the backwards Japanese corporate idiots running that place need to give in and let people work remotely already.
:dizzy
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Post by: VomKriege on April 10, 2020, 09:48:04 AM
Quote from: BlueLithium on April 10, 2020, 09:39:09 AM
could be lower numbers cuz we're on a 4 day weekend  :yeshrug

Yeah. Numbers reported being that high during the weekend would be a real bad sign. The UK is basically up to as many "deaths tracked in the healthcare system" than France is today, and escalated to current lockdown measures a week later.

That's not the Crunch you want to win.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 10, 2020, 10:16:35 AM
https://twitter.com/va_shiva/status/1248050454451359744
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on April 10, 2020, 10:23:47 AM
don't get hillary involved she'll kill us all :trumps
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 10, 2020, 10:24:53 AM
Quote from: BlueLithium on April 10, 2020, 10:23:47 AM
don't get hillary involved she'll kill us all :trumps

"This is tribulation for not voting me in!"
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 10, 2020, 10:46:43 AM
Quote from: Nintex on April 10, 2020, 09:06:06 AM
Went out for some groceries.
Almost no people so either everyone is already dead or I picked a good time.


Ya it's almost like you picked a good friday. 
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Post by: Tripon on April 10, 2020, 10:51:05 AM
https://twitter.com/SenTomCotton/status/1248266687742386176

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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 10, 2020, 11:08:15 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A0NnVP_MS8

this was decent, even for non-canadians
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Post by: VomKriege on April 10, 2020, 11:32:43 AM
6000 potential cases among French healthcare professionals.
15 of them passed away.
3 deaths in the Paris Transport Régie.
60% of long term care homes in Paris region have at least one suspected/confirmed COVID19 case.

A controversy when it came to light that the private funeral service managing the bodies kept in the marketplace of Rungis (Paris région) was charging families for storage and visits. Ministry of Interior came forward to say every fee beyond the ones usually in play would be paid out of public treasury and the private company made a statement they wouldn't gouge the bill.
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Post by: Propagandhim on April 10, 2020, 11:49:34 AM
https://twitter.com/ndrew_lawrence/status/1248398068464025606
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Post by: VomKriege on April 10, 2020, 11:56:44 AM
Well, actually, free market doesn't factor in viruses you see...
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Post by: Mandark on April 10, 2020, 12:03:27 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 10, 2020, 02:02:00 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 09, 2020, 09:06:35 PM
The last three days of US deaths have been 1971, 1940, 1900.   

Is the virus... Trying to tell us something ? Who was President in those years ?
Quote from: benjipwns on April 10, 2020, 02:33:40 AM
Nixon, FDR, McKinley.

All were re-elected, but none of the three ultimately completed their terms in office.

FDR completed the term he was elected to in 1940.
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Post by: Nintex on April 10, 2020, 12:07:47 PM
Was Nintex serious or not, maybe I should write a piece to claim credit for 9/11 for Riotous to ponder about  :thinking

Anyway, it is no secret that the Trump administration wanted to do exactly next to nothing(and even believed it was a hoax) and the same course of doing nothing was set by the Dutch and English under the guise of 'herd immunity' until events in Italy and projections showing them the outcome of doing next to nothing woke them up.

The death toll could've been far higher and luckily because everyone pulled together at the last minute it likely won't hit 100k in the US.
Which in and by itself is an achievement considering how it grim it looked 2 weeks ago and even Fauci says that the numbers are better than he expected.

So good job all around to the citizens of the country who made that happen.
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on April 10, 2020, 12:13:33 PM
tremendous numbers, just incredible :trumps
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Post by: ToxicAdam on April 10, 2020, 12:23:07 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 10, 2020, 08:33:49 AM
Fauci reportedly estimates that 60k US deaths is the current projection (by the beginning of August). It seems hard to really gauge the US situation now. NY and its region is massively front loading numbers, but the West Coast may have averted the worst. I don't know what to think for other large metropolitan areas. Lower density elsewhere may help. Relative to its population, it seems the US won't peak as high as Western European nations but the curve may plateau for longer if other states peak noticeably later.

I expect France, Italy and Spain each to not be that far off south of 60k fatalities by this summer -confirmed or reasonably inferred- or maybe after excess mortality statistical studies... I think it would actually be a "good" outcome for the USA.

Finally, our horrible lack of public transportation in most cities is paying off.
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Post by: team filler on April 10, 2020, 12:33:58 PM
Quote from: bork on April 10, 2020, 09:40:10 AM
Wife's jerb drama is driving me nuts.  She's been staying at home this whole time and kept getting denied permission to work at home even after her boss went and set up her office PC to let her do so.  This week, she worked at home for a few days after her boss decided to let everyone do it and they'd just keep it a secret from his bosses, lol.  But now she's being told they're going to make a schedule so that there's just a few people in the office at a time.  Less people is great and all, but it's still a risk and I don't want her going.  This is getting so tiresome- the backwards Japanese corporate idiots running that place need to give in and let people work remotely already.
:dizzy
ban the japanese corporate idiots and kill them ;)
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Post by: Great Rumbler on April 10, 2020, 12:42:33 PM
Quote from: Propagandhim on April 10, 2020, 11:49:34 AM
https://twitter.com/ndrew_lawrence/status/1248398068464025606

Yes.
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 10, 2020, 01:03:42 PM
Quote
JPMorgan economists issued an even more dire forecast, now foreseeing a 40% decline in the nation’s gross domestic product for the second quarter and a surge in April’s unemployment rate to 20% with 25 million jobs lost.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/09/jpmorgan-now-sees-economy-contracting-by-40percent-and-unemployment-reaching-20percent.html?__source=facebook%7Cmain
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Post by: Nintex on April 10, 2020, 01:09:58 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/2DRpsd4.gif)
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 10, 2020, 01:25:18 PM
100K deaths worldwide and 1,666,895 cases. 
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Post by: bork on April 10, 2020, 01:26:16 PM
Just found out that I'm getting a temporary pay cut until things return to normal- this really won't affect me since I just got a raise and this effectively cancels out my pay increase for however many months this goes on for.  Not too bad all things considered- still getting paid my yearly bonus and the crazy overtime money from before, too.
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Post by: bork on April 10, 2020, 01:26:37 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 10, 2020, 01:25:18 PM
100K deaths worldwide and 1,666,895 cases.

 :(
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Post by: stufte on April 10, 2020, 01:29:10 PM
"Still not as bad as the seasonal flu"
 \
 :dobbs
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Post by: Mr Gilhaney on April 10, 2020, 01:39:40 PM
Quote from: stufte on April 10, 2020, 01:29:10 PM
"Still not as bad as the seasonal flu"
 \
 :dobbs

Reading the first many pages of this thread as well?  :-[
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Post by: Great Rumbler on April 10, 2020, 01:50:07 PM
Quote from: Transhuman on January 25, 2020, 12:05:03 AM
Only 800 people died from Sars and it was way more severe, plus since we're 16 years of medical advancement later... i'd be very surprised if the deathtoll ends up triple digits

To be fair, the death toll isn't triple digits...
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Post by: ToxicAdam on April 10, 2020, 01:52:45 PM
I want a spoof movie where a Boris Johnson-type leader dies during a pandemic and the government feels compelled to ‘Weekend at Bernies’ his corpse in order to keep morale up.
Of course, hijinks will ensue.


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Post by: BIONIC on April 10, 2020, 01:54:30 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 10, 2020, 01:09:58 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/2DRpsd4.gif)

The Bire when witnessing a Nintex post - 2020, Colorized
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Post by: Nintex on April 10, 2020, 01:56:06 PM
I'm afraid most of the millennials will be wiped out by this economically.
Most of them already had a slow start, as the economy crashed right after they were done with college/university.

They got their jobs late, they lived with their parents longer and most of them finally got something going between the age of 25 - 30 and were looking to work out a retirement plan, settle down, buy a house or plan for kids.
What little they had managed to save will now be spend on daily necessities.

Unless a miracle happens, Corona-chan wiped out an entire generation.
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Post by: toku on April 10, 2020, 02:25:15 PM
 :existential
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Post by: Nintex on April 10, 2020, 02:33:23 PM
I still can't find a Razer Kiyo webcam in stock anywhere dammit #coronastruggles
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Post by: Joe Molotov on April 10, 2020, 02:43:34 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 10, 2020, 01:56:06 PM
I'm afraid most of the millennials will be wiped out by this economically.
Most of them already had a slow start, as the economy crashed right after they were done with college/university.

They got their jobs late, they lived with their parents longer and most of them finally got something going between the age of 25 - 30 and were looking to work out a retirement plan, settle down, buy a house or plan for kids.
What little they had managed to save will now be spend on daily necessities.

Unless a miracle happens, Corona-chan wiped out an entire generation.

https://twitter.com/RyanForSmyrna/status/1246953081495060480
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Post by: Pennywise on April 10, 2020, 03:05:14 PM
https://twitter.com/Yamiche/status/1248680286336016384
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Post by: shosta on April 10, 2020, 03:07:06 PM
ay yo homie do it for yo baby mama!!  :doge :doge :doge :doge :doge :doge :doge :doge
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Post by: team filler on April 10, 2020, 03:36:02 PM
https://twitter.com/rachsyme/status/1248629306932281344

https://twitter.com/rachsyme/status/1248667833065713664

 :delicious
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Post by: Nintex on April 10, 2020, 04:54:13 PM
https://twitter.com/humeyra_pamuk/status/1248702849158197250 (https://twitter.com/humeyra_pamuk/status/1248702849158197250)

Turkey about to shit itself
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Post by: shosta on April 10, 2020, 04:58:17 PM
Quote from: Pennywise on April 10, 2020, 03:05:14 PM
twitter.com/Yamiche/status/1248680286336016384
(https://i.imgur.com/nKzvAcT.jpg)
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Post by: Tripon on April 10, 2020, 05:30:57 PM
L.a. county stay at home oridiance extended to may 15th. I don't think LA going to loosen up until June at the earliest.
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Post by: jorma on April 10, 2020, 05:36:50 PM
Quote from: Tripon on April 10, 2020, 05:30:57 PM
L.a. county stay at home oridiance extended to may 15th. I don't think LA going to loosen up until June at the earliest.

ok, so this i don't understand. what will have changed in june to make that a possibility?

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Post by: Tripon on April 10, 2020, 05:42:57 PM
Quote from: jorma on April 10, 2020, 05:36:50 PM
Quote from: Tripon on April 10, 2020, 05:30:57 PM
L.a. county stay at home oridiance extended to may 15th. I don't think LA going to loosen up until June at the earliest.

ok, so this i don't understand. what will have changed in june to make that a possibility?

That's just me taking a guess when it might actually get lifted. Right now, the current projections list L.A. county residents at 30% getting corona virus.

Quote
Officials outlined the stark paths ahead for Los Angeles County. If the stay-at-home order was quickly rescinded and people resumed to their normal habits, an astonishing 95.6% of L.A. County residents would be infected with the coronavirus by Aug. 1, according to projections released by the county.

Staying at the current levels of physical distancing would still result in 29.8% of residents being infected by Aug. 1.

But increasing our efforts to stay apart from one another by one-third could reduce that to just having 5.5% of Los Angeles County residents infected by Aug. 1.

Put another way: Junking the stay-at-home order now would result in 18,000 people needing hospitalization in L.A. County by mid-May, in a county with fewer than 4,000 beds. But maintaining the current level of physical distancing would keep the number of those needing hospitalization under 1,000 by late May, and significantly lower if we improved our physical distancing.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-04-10/coronavirus-stay-at-home-order-social-distancing-summer
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Post by: Uncle on April 10, 2020, 05:43:34 PM
yeah I don't see why anyone would let up anywhere until a vaccine is developed

is the assumption that everyone who had it will have either died or developed immunity by then so now nobody has it, no one exists who can continue to spread it?
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Post by: Mr Gilhaney on April 10, 2020, 05:47:37 PM
The government here aren't admitting it, but it's pretty clear that with them opening up schools again slowly (only the youngest first, you know the ones great at keeping distance and washing hands), the strategy is that the kids will get corona, give it to their relatively young parents who will also mostly survive it, and slowly but surely getting that immunity in the population. Shutting down a whole country for a year or however long it will take to get a vaccine, is not exactly realistic in the end. So rip boomers.

Our hospitals were never truly overloaded and the deaths havent been crazy.
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Post by: TakingBackSunday on April 10, 2020, 05:48:47 PM
Quote from: Uncle on April 10, 2020, 05:43:34 PM
yeah I don't see why anyone would let up anywhere until a vaccine is developed

is the assumption that everyone who had it will have either died or developed immunity by then so now nobody has it, no one exists who can continue to spread it?

We will have to open some stuff up. After the curve flattens, and it decreases, we will need to have people go back to work.  It is not tenable to have everyone locked in their houses until 2022
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 10, 2020, 05:58:59 PM
Think US will break 2000 deaths today. 
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Post by: Mr Gilhaney on April 10, 2020, 06:00:02 PM
filler goes brrrr
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Post by: Nintex on April 10, 2020, 06:02:46 PM
The plan here is that we slowly open up things again starting with schools and daycare late April, followed by restaurants and cinema's.
However, we will have to learn to live in a new "1.5 meter distance society" of which the details are being worked out.

One of the things that is likely is that everyone will have to carry a smartphone with an app installed that is a like a Nintendo DS streetpass for COVID-19  :doge
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Post by: jorma on April 10, 2020, 06:06:09 PM
Quote from: Tripon on April 10, 2020, 05:42:57 PM
Quote from: jorma on April 10, 2020, 05:36:50 PM
Quote from: Tripon on April 10, 2020, 05:30:57 PM
L.a. county stay at home oridiance extended to may 15th. I don't think LA going to loosen up until June at the earliest.

ok, so this i don't understand. what will have changed in june to make that a possibility?

That's just me taking a guess when it might actually get lifted. Right now, the current projections list L.A. county residents at 30% getting corona virus.

Quote
Officials outlined the stark paths ahead for Los Angeles County. If the stay-at-home order was quickly rescinded and people resumed to their normal habits, an astonishing 95.6% of L.A. County residents would be infected with the coronavirus by Aug. 1, according to projections released by the county.

Staying at the current levels of physical distancing would still result in 29.8% of residents being infected by Aug. 1.

But increasing our efforts to stay apart from one another by one-third could reduce that to just having 5.5% of Los Angeles County residents infected by Aug. 1.

Put another way: Junking the stay-at-home order now would result in 18,000 people needing hospitalization in L.A. County by mid-May, in a county with fewer than 4,000 beds. But maintaining the current level of physical distancing would keep the number of those needing hospitalization under 1,000 by late May, and significantly lower if we improved our physical distancing.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-04-10/coronavirus-stay-at-home-order-social-distancing-summer

i'm not sure those projections can be entirely trusted since the infamous "herd immunity" is supposed to stop the spread at 60% :)

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Post by: Tripon on April 10, 2020, 06:08:14 PM
https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1248733962916241408
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Post by: brawndolicious on April 10, 2020, 06:12:09 PM
Quote from: TakingBackSunday on April 10, 2020, 05:48:47 PM
Quote from: Uncle on April 10, 2020, 05:43:34 PM
yeah I don't see why anyone would let up anywhere until a vaccine is developed

is the assumption that everyone who had it will have either died or developed immunity by then so now nobody has it, no one exists who can continue to spread it?

We will have to open some stuff up. After the curve flattens, and it decreases, we will need to have people go back to work.  It is not tenable to have everyone locked in their houses until 2022

After the number of new cases/deaths goes down, it would make sense to start opening things up slowly. It's possible that there were a lot more asymptomatic cases than we thought and that reinfection is uncommon.

But if a second wave happens, then you're left with pretty extreme options. Either way, I don't think anyone will be going to a gym, restaurant, or maybe even barbershops until 2022. Most other sectors will also have a decrease since consumers will be hibernating their spending as much as possible.
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Post by: Tripon on April 10, 2020, 06:12:51 PM
https://twitter.com/Jim_Brunner/status/1248652973334335488

Now we got some competing Brrrrr going.
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Post by: Pennywise on April 10, 2020, 06:13:32 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/P1dS43d.png)

 :corona_rodney
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Post by: VomKriege on April 10, 2020, 06:32:06 PM
I wouldn't bet than more of 10% of the population in the most hard hit country have it. Just doesn't jive with the data with have and the virulence.

I also think small business will reopen at some point, unless states are basically willing to bankrupt every bar, restaurant and such. Any large gatherings though... Maybe not this year, yeah.

We hear a lot about quick antiviral tests but it's clearly still being ironed out and not in mass production. Same with masks, I don't think any country over here will have enough for gen pop before June at best. Tracking apps... I'm sure many people will play that game but I don't believe they can force compliance and there will be people not enthused with it (Honestly not sure I'd want to opt in). Without those tools it's hard to see how exactly we can manage resuming jobs and unrestricted fresh air.
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Post by: Potato on April 10, 2020, 06:42:41 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 10, 2020, 01:56:06 PM
I'm afraid most of the millennials will be wiped out by this economically.
Most of them already had a slow start, as the economy crashed right after they were done with college/university.

They got their jobs late, they lived with their parents longer and most of them finally got something going between the age of 25 - 30 and were looking to work out a retirement plan, settle down, buy a house or plan for kids.
What little they had managed to save will now be spend on daily necessities.

Unless a miracle happens, Corona-chan wiped out an entire generation.
Couldn't have happened to a "nicer" generation imho.
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Post by: shosta on April 10, 2020, 06:45:37 PM
lol what an unabashedly slimy comment
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Post by: Potato on April 10, 2020, 07:05:12 PM
Quote from: Stro on April 10, 2020, 06:58:20 PM
Quote from: Potato on April 10, 2020, 06:42:41 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 10, 2020, 01:56:06 PM
I'm afraid most of the millennials will be wiped out by this economically.
Most of them already had a slow start, as the economy crashed right after they were done with college/university.

They got their jobs late, they lived with their parents longer and most of them finally got something going between the age of 25 - 30 and were looking to work out a retirement plan, settle down, buy a house or plan for kids.
What little they had managed to save will now be spend on daily necessities.

Unless a miracle happens, Corona-chan wiped out an entire generation.
Couldn't have happened to a "nicer" generation imho.


Bro unless you were born before 1980, you're a millennial too
Imagine being born in the 80s or 90s. LoL.

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Post by: thisismyusername on April 10, 2020, 07:09:14 PM
So you're either 60 or 70. The 70's will be hit just as badly, but probably less so. You went through the Dot-com bust, the "Great Recession" (ugh) and now this. So either you are a sociopath with no sympathy, or a complete idiot.

Or you were born in the 00's which makes you underaged b&. Either way, shut the fuck up.
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Post by: Nintex on April 10, 2020, 07:09:24 PM
https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/1248748343028670465 (https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/1248748343028670465)

Even I don't know what the hell he is talking about  :doge
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 10, 2020, 07:11:45 PM
Quote from: Pennywise on April 10, 2020, 06:13:32 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/P1dS43d.png)

 :corona_rodney

"tests performed"
"cases tested"
"people tested"
"samples tested"
"tests sampled"
"units unclear"

 :notlikethis
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 10, 2020, 07:13:10 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on April 10, 2020, 02:43:34 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 10, 2020, 01:56:06 PM
I'm afraid most of the millennials will be wiped out by this economically.
Most of them already had a slow start, as the economy crashed right after they were done with college/university.

They got their jobs late, they lived with their parents longer and most of them finally got something going between the age of 25 - 30 and were looking to work out a retirement plan, settle down, buy a house or plan for kids.
What little they had managed to save will now be spend on daily necessities.

Unless a miracle happens, Corona-chan wiped out an entire generation.

https://twitter.com/RyanForSmyrna/status/1246953081495060480

Lookin' more like once a century collapse this time
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Post by: Potato on April 10, 2020, 07:14:56 PM
Listening to Millennials complain about this shit is hilarious. My generation is the one that's actually been saddled with the enormous debt to afford a dream that our parents had.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 10, 2020, 07:23:36 PM
Quote from: Pennywise on April 10, 2020, 03:05:14 PM
https://twitter.com/Yamiche/status/1248680286336016384

Abuela ? Lockdown her up !
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Post by: Nintex on April 10, 2020, 07:24:08 PM
(https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBXGJwb.img?h=0&w=720&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f)

 :idont
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Post by: Great Rumbler on April 10, 2020, 07:24:22 PM
Quote from: Potato on April 10, 2020, 07:14:56 PM
Listening to Millennials complain about this shit is hilarious. My generation is the one that's actually been saddled with the enormous debt to afford a dream that our parents had.

 :confused
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Post by: Don Rumata on April 10, 2020, 07:34:31 PM
Millennials' pension plan includes a stool and a rope.  :fbm
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 10, 2020, 07:37:10 PM
"My gEnErAtIoN Is tHe oNe tHaT'S AcTuAlLy bEeN SaDdLeD WiTh eNoRmOuS DeBt" he rëtardedly says to a generation that took degrees because the older generations told them to or "you won't get paid well!" Graduated into a recession that didn't GIVE THEM THE FUCKING JOBS to pay the "enormous debt" their parents and grandparents told them to take on for said "better paying jobs" and then struggle to pay off said loans while getting paid shit and working 2-5+ jobs that may last only 3-months at a time.

But sure, "My gEnErAtIoN CaNt aFfOrD ThE DrEaM ThAt oUr pArEnTs hAd" which is the same fucking shit that millennial face just in a different way.

Generally, I'm not being sincere with this, but in this case: Unironically kill yourself, Potato.

(Fuck the word filter in this case, and if Bork and Dogmod want to ban me for telling someone to literally kill themselves for being dumb: Go ahead.)
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Post by: Great Rumbler on April 10, 2020, 07:38:54 PM
Literally turn yourself into french fries, Potato.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 10, 2020, 07:39:10 PM
US at 2004 deaths today
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Post by: Nintex on April 10, 2020, 07:40:42 PM
I just realized that chart for 2019 is supposed to be our 'economic boom' time as the economy had never been better.

lmao we are so fucked

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Post by: Great Rumbler on April 10, 2020, 07:42:23 PM
Today's the worst day for deaths in the US so far, and we're just about 160 deaths behind Italy for the top spot.
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Post by: nachobro on April 10, 2020, 07:42:51 PM
potato lives in aussie hell land. that's a worse outcome than being a millennial in any country. :lol
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Post by: ToxicAdam on April 10, 2020, 07:43:40 PM
Every generation has had their travails. Preemptively feeling sorry for yourself does no good. My grandfather had the depression and WWII, my Dad was drafted into Vietnam out of high school then had to live through the Rust Belt era. My generation had to survive 7 seasons of The Nanny and finding out pro wrestling was fake.

We all had our crosses to bear.
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Post by: EchoRin on April 10, 2020, 07:46:09 PM
My one roommate (not the one who requested lysol wipes) emailed us today that he emailed our landlord that he won't be able to pay for May. He says he's trying to make it work.

Is it time I suggest we bring out the guillotine?
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 10, 2020, 07:47:40 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on April 10, 2020, 07:43:40 PM
Every generation has had their travails. Preemptively feeling sorry for yourself does no good. My grandfather had the depression and WWII, my Dad was drafted into Vietnam out of high school then had to live through the Rust Belt era. My generation had to survive 7 seasons of The Nanny and finding out pro wrestling was fake.

We all had our crosses to bear.

Sure, but thinking "the generation under mine doesn't have it so bad" when charts like Nintex's and research/studies show that yes, they fucking do is moronic. Pure, weapons-grade A-bomb moronic.

"They don't have it as bad as I do!" is such a :neogaf proposition from someone that clearly hasn't been paying attention to the world at large.

Quote from: EchoRin on April 10, 2020, 07:46:09 PM
Is it time I suggest we bring out the guillotine?

Long been time, bb.
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Post by: Uncle on April 10, 2020, 07:51:01 PM
I don't blame Potato, he learned the incredibly hilarious and never-boring behavior of maligning an entire generation from "ok boomer"

trashing entire generations is cool now  :dice
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Post by: Mandark on April 10, 2020, 07:52:08 PM
potato's not american so maybe there's some aussie-specific thing about asset prices or policy where gen x got screwed?

spoiler (click to show/hide)
99% of the time I extend the benefit of the doubt like this cause it's out of my range of familiarity, it winds up being some inane bullshit like et saying antifa is taking over california or nintex telling us the netherlands is the breadbasket of the world
[close]
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Post by: Nintex on April 10, 2020, 08:01:53 PM
Oh well at least millennials won't lose anything in the upcoming third world war.



they didn't have anything to begin with.
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Post by: Uncle on April 10, 2020, 08:12:33 PM
the most forgotten generation is the willenials  :'(
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 10, 2020, 08:25:29 PM
I'm so fucking bored and can't focus on shit. 
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Post by: Tripon on April 10, 2020, 08:48:41 PM
https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1248773029582249987

Quote
French border police were notified on April 4 by the Marseille Provence Airport that an English company wanted to fly a jet from London to Marseille, carrying 10 passengers of Croatian, French, German, Romanian and Ukrainian nationality.
The passengers, seven men between the ages of 40 and 50 and three women who were "around 25," were heading to Cannes, an official with the Marseille Provence Air Border Police told CNN.

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Post by: shosta on April 10, 2020, 09:08:50 PM
Quote
The passengers, seven men between the ages of 40 and 50 and three women who were "around 25,"
:doge :doge :doge
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Post by: G The Resurrected on April 10, 2020, 09:18:54 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 10, 2020, 09:08:50 PM
Quote
The passengers, seven men between the ages of 40 and 50 and three women who were "around 25,"
:doge :doge :doge

I'm surprised they were 25 and not 18 or younger.

My Father was put into an induced coma sometime since I last checked in yesterday. I try not to bother the nurses but once a day, they have a lot of other concerns right now. So we wait to see if that helps the situation over the next week or so. His wife keeps having kidney related issues and is receiving oxygen, I got to talk at her through FaceTime today and she didn't know my father was upstairs in the ICU. She was barely with it, barely able to be coherent.

Damn boomers spending all their money leaving nothing but medical bills for us Millennials and Gen Xrs!
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Post by: Tripon on April 10, 2020, 09:47:05 PM
https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1248788619868999680

Got cucked by the church's insurance.
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Post by: Don Rumata on April 10, 2020, 10:09:22 PM
Quote from: riotous on April 10, 2020, 08:32:51 PM
Never put much thought into generations or what generation I’m in.  Never witnessed a generation labeled so much and talked about as a monolith as millennials.  Gen X spent a couple years being a thing to talk about in the early 90s, but feel like media and people have been obsessed with millennials for a decade.
The movie "Mall Rats", here is called "Generazione X".  :ufup
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Post by: Tripon on April 10, 2020, 10:38:55 PM
https://twitter.com/ryanstruyk/status/1248801509799792642
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1248730897618214912
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Post by: Bebpo on April 10, 2020, 10:39:37 PM
Quote from: G The Resurrected on April 10, 2020, 09:18:54 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 10, 2020, 09:08:50 PM
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The passengers, seven men between the ages of 40 and 50 and three women who were "around 25,"
:doge :doge :doge

I'm surprised they were 25 and not 18 or younger.

My Father was put into an induced coma sometime since I last checked in yesterday. I try not to bother the nurses but once a day, they have a lot of other concerns right now. So we wait to see if that helps the situation over the next week or so. His wife keeps having kidney related issues and is receiving oxygen, I got to talk at her through FaceTime today and she didn't know my father was upstairs in the ICU. She was barely with it, barely able to be coherent.

Damn boomers spending all their money leaving nothing but medical bills for us Millennials and Gen Xrs!

I'm so sorry for what's going on with your family. We all love you and we're here for you no matter what, and I hope your dad and his wife recover.
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Post by: Great Rumbler on April 11, 2020, 12:10:05 AM
Quote from: Tripon on April 10, 2020, 10:38:55 PM
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1248730897618214912

India's a big worry, I think. Lotta big cities packed full of people who are very poor where the virus could take hold and cause some serious damage.
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Post by: toku on April 11, 2020, 12:55:50 AM
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/coronavirus-internet-stronger-mit-study
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Post by: shosta on April 11, 2020, 01:36:51 AM
Quote from: shosta on April 03, 2020, 02:59:28 PM
there's very little appreciation for the fact that Brazil actually can't do what the US or Europe is doing, at least not nearly to the same extent
Quote
Thousands of people surged for food aid in a brief stampede Friday in Kenya’s capital, desperate for help as coronavirus restrictions keep them from making a living. Police fired tear gas and injured several people, witnesses said.

Residents of Nairobi’s Kibera slum, spotting a food distribution, tried to force their way through a gate outside a district office for their chance at supplies to keep their families fed for another day.
meanwhile I can hoard for three weeks and watch tiger king while waiting for my $1200 check
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Post by: shosta on April 11, 2020, 02:48:23 AM
https://twitter.com/JordanUhl/status/1248661527445602304

1. Be poor
2. Need to go to work because "essential"
3. Have to take bus because you don't have a car. Because you're poor
4. Can't wear mask because national shortage and extreme prices for supply that exists
5. Get dragged off the bus by ten cops because you don't have a mask you can't find or afford to go to a job you can't quit

totally not a Kafkaesque nightmare

edit:
https://twitter.com/phillyTRU/status/1248675229288878083

normal country
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Post by: benjipwns on April 11, 2020, 02:59:16 AM
Quote from: riotous on April 10, 2020, 08:32:51 PM
Never put much thought into generations or what generation I’m in.  Never witnessed a generation labeled so much and talked about as a monolith as millennials.  Gen X spent a couple years being a thing to talk about in the early 90s, but feel like media and people have been obsessed with millennials for a decade.
Quote from: Esch on April 10, 2020, 09:09:34 PM
"generational" politics are one of the dumbest things to take root in modern day discourse :pacspit
you wouldn't say that if you were an echo boomer like me
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Post by: Rufus on April 11, 2020, 04:50:23 AM
Quote from: Uncle on April 10, 2020, 07:51:01 PM
I don't blame Potato, he learned the incredibly hilarious and never-boring behavior of maligning an entire generation from "ok boomer"
Unethical switcheroo.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 11, 2020, 06:57:45 AM
Quote from: Tripon on April 10, 2020, 10:38:55 PM
https://twitter.com/ryanstruyk/status/1248801509799792642

https://twitter.com/mitchellvii/status/1248733289885634560
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Post by: Nintex on April 11, 2020, 07:18:37 AM
Dutch government is working to equip all surveillance camera's with a system to detect if people keep their distance or not.
Not keeping your distance officially results in a 390 Euro fine.
(https://images3.persgroep.net/rcs/YhkVdZ8JRRPAntNeuPsOkUN5yoY/diocontent/169370935/_fitwidth/694/?appId=21791a8992982cd8da851550a453bd7f&quality=0.8&desiredformat=webp)

Furthermore they're modding the cars that scan for illegal parking with the same tech.
https://twitter.com/MaikeHVNL/status/1248886016309592066 (https://twitter.com/MaikeHVNL/status/1248886016309592066)


All part of the new 'social distancing' society.  :kermit
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 11, 2020, 09:32:35 AM
Quote from: Nintex on April 10, 2020, 07:24:08 PM
(https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBXGJwb.img?h=0&w=720&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f)

 :idont

Do Millennials even own boot straps?
 
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 11, 2020, 09:35:15 AM
https://twitter.com/BenRabidoux/status/1248765352479281152
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 11, 2020, 09:49:41 AM
Went to go to the grocery store but the line up was 50 people despite only being open for a half-hour, so I went to shoppers instead.  Looked bad-ass with my scarf-mask tucked into my bunny-hug.  However, I just over-heated, so probabbly looked more worring to people than had I not worn the thing.
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Post by: Tripon on April 11, 2020, 10:43:19 AM
https://twitter.com/mitchellvii/status/1248980320663359488

So close....
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 11, 2020, 10:56:06 AM
We really need the Bill moratorium back in place. 
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Post by: nudemacusers on April 11, 2020, 10:58:18 AM
Where are my coronabux at  :maf :maf :maf
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Post by: VomKriege on April 11, 2020, 11:09:13 AM
Quote from: nudemacusers on April 11, 2020, 10:58:18 AM
Where are my coronabux at  :maf :maf :maf

:trumps
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Post by: Tripon on April 11, 2020, 11:17:09 AM
https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/1248667275554627587
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Post by: Don Rumata on April 11, 2020, 11:20:41 AM
Quote from: nudemacusers on April 11, 2020, 10:58:18 AM
Where are my coronabux at  :maf :maf :maf
Cheque's in the mail!  ;)
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 11, 2020, 11:31:33 AM
(https://preview.redd.it/vr4ysbno55s41.jpg?width=712&auto=webp&s=6f59608266dc96bc169498b984c526fdd31a3da8)
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 11, 2020, 11:32:49 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lvr_uO7KWMo

gets more interesting towards the end
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 11, 2020, 11:45:45 AM
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-covid-19-maintenance-phase-april-easter-1.5528959

BC is doing really well.  At one point they were leading Canada in cases (probably due to testing levels).

Quote
Hospitalizations and active cases of COVID-19 have been stagnant for the last 10 days. The number of new cases and deaths continues to increase, but at a slower rate than two weeks ago.


"We're showing very strong signs the situation is under control, so to speak," said Mohsen Sadatsafavi, a University of British Columbia professor specializing in disease modelling and projection.


This is where I think most of the world will be heading for the next few years.  Get control of the situation, ramp up testing, then open up the economy again but stay on top of outbreaks, like south Korea did initially.  So it's basically do a lot of work so we can get back to South Korean strategy.

Quote
Whenever B.C.'s next stage of mitigation comes, the government will have to implement a system to make sure any potential outbreak can be quickly contained.

Coombs said one model that could work would be to cycle through physical distancing measures for certain groups, while taking extra precaution for elderly and high-risk populations.

"That was a picture [from modelling in the United Kingdom] of what could happen going forward, and we're trying to develop our own pictures which is specific to the B.C. context."

    Luck and early preparation flattening B.C.'s COVID-19 curve, but officials urge residents to 'not let up'

Another "attractive strategy," said Coombs, would be to pair easing of restrictions with dramatically increasing testing and rapid contact tracing.

"If you're going to go back to normal activities, it would be like 'OK, there's any sign of an outbreak, any person has been positive at work, immediately the [health] unit should be dispatched, the person should be tested, very meticulous contact tracing should be done,' " said Sadatsafavi.

"But that requires an order of magnitude of higher testing capacity than what we have now."
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Post by: Verdigris Murder on April 11, 2020, 01:23:06 PM
I swear to god that this thing is going to be a social catastrophe for the poor. And what's more, the fact that social services and those who provide support for struggling families have their movements limited doubles down on that fact.

On the upside, I'm really enjoying listening to the Giantbombcast as they slowly lose the thread!
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 11, 2020, 01:27:22 PM
I'm going to be pretty angry if everything just goes back to normal after this in terms of welfare. 
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on April 11, 2020, 01:31:00 PM
I too would like some neet bux  :uguu
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 11, 2020, 01:35:47 PM
Going to be another bad day for the US and Canada.  Why no numbers for Germany or France?
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Post by: VomKriege on April 11, 2020, 01:38:38 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 11, 2020, 01:35:47 PM
Going to be another bad day for the US and Canada.  Why no numbers for Germany or France?

France just had the official communication. It's between 19h or 20h.
It trends in the right direction : less deaths in hospitals, less ICU admissions, less ICU beds occupied.
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Post by: Pennywise on April 11, 2020, 01:45:46 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 11, 2020, 01:35:47 PM
Going to be another bad day for the US and Canada.  Why no numbers for Germany or France?
Germany 117.658 cases overall, +4.133 new cases, 2.544 overall fatalities.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 11, 2020, 01:52:43 PM
https://www.reddit.com/r/onguardforthee/comments/fysvqc/iconic_quotes_from_the_honourable_dr_john_haggie/
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Post by: Verdigris Murder on April 11, 2020, 01:54:49 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 11, 2020, 01:27:22 PM
I'm going to be pretty angry if everything just goes back to normal after this in terms of welfare.
I think that whatever scenario we end up with, life won't be how it was, even after a vaccine is found.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 11, 2020, 02:11:15 PM
I'm naked with a towel around the waist, drinking beer. #CoronaGoals
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 11, 2020, 02:22:50 PM
Aint really naked if you are wearing a towel.  I'm naked with a shirt around my torso and underwear around my legs, not drinking beer because I'm out. 
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Post by: VomKriege on April 11, 2020, 02:29:15 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 11, 2020, 02:22:50 PM
Aint really naked if you are wearing a towel.  I'm naked with a shirt around my torso and underwear around my legs, not drinking beer because I'm out.

That towel could fall anytime  :bedroomeyes
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Post by: VomKriege on April 11, 2020, 03:06:55 PM
https://youtu.be/GI7sBsBHdCk
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 11, 2020, 04:17:43 PM
(https://preview.redd.it/wt8n68tze8s41.jpg?width=1024&auto=webp&s=aae9423fa47288cf3121efa36492804a6bc61243)

:dead
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 11, 2020, 04:47:27 PM
I've been thinking more ho-hum whatever about coronavirus lately.
I realize I've adjusted to a near normal of thousands dying daily and not leaving the house after a month of it.  :stahp
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Post by: VomKriege on April 11, 2020, 04:47:45 PM
COVID-19 twice as contagious as previously thought – CDC study | median R0 value is 5.7 (95% CI 3.8–8.9)

https://www.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/fzigif/covid19_twice_as_contagious_as_previously_thought/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/fzigif/covid19_twice_as_contagious_as_previously_thought/)
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 11, 2020, 04:50:32 PM
Quote
According to the study’s authors point out that at least “82% of the population has to be immune, through either vaccination or prior infection, to achieve herd immunity to stop transmission.”

yikes
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Post by: shosta on April 11, 2020, 04:52:09 PM
razed_thoughts 7 points 11 minutes ago
Isn’t this a good thing? Doesn’t mean everyone probably has it?
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 11, 2020, 04:53:24 PM
ya, the comments in that subreddit seem to be idiotic.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 11, 2020, 05:01:27 PM
https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/25231/20200407/japan-again-meet-stand-robots-japanese-university-graduation-ceremony-amid.htm (https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/25231/20200407/japan-again-meet-stand-robots-japanese-university-graduation-ceremony-amid.htm)

(https://i.imgur.com/ZcjQn4S.png)
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Post by: VomKriege on April 11, 2020, 05:06:32 PM
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/coronavirus-vaccine-could-be-ready-by-september-flmwl257x (https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/coronavirus-vaccine-could-be-ready-by-september-flmwl257x)

Coronavirus vaccine could be ready by September

Quote
Sarah Gilbert, professor of vaccinology at Oxford University, told The Times she was “80 per cent confident” that the vaccine being developed by her team would work, with human trials due to begin in the next fortnight.

:larry
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Post by: team filler on April 11, 2020, 05:08:01 PM
back to work wagecucks  :success :trumps
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Post by: Nintex on April 11, 2020, 05:16:01 PM
"Working is cool again" - Larry Kudlow, April 10th 2020
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 11, 2020, 05:17:54 PM
If a vaccine will ever exist for it, it has likely already been invented. Which one works and won't kill you out of the dozens of ideas ranging from theory to test-ready is the issue.
Cost benefit is the real matter, coronavirus just isn't enough of a existential threat to merit drastic process rushing.
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Post by: Leadbelly on April 11, 2020, 05:21:38 PM
Quote from: filler on April 11, 2020, 05:08:01 PM
back to work wagecucks  :success :trumps

Well, again, it goes back to that. For how long can we stay in lockdown? I've got a feeling that by the end of this month governments are going to start seriously considering it.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 11, 2020, 05:24:45 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on April 11, 2020, 05:21:38 PM
Quote from: filler on April 11, 2020, 05:08:01 PM
back to work wagecucks  :success :trumps

Well, again, it goes back to that. For how long can we stay in lockdown? I've got a feeling that by the end of this month governments are going to start seriously considering it.

Semi-essential jobs probably more of a priority. Dentistry, home appliance, home utility services etc
There is also the reality of many people work jobs that don't matter at all. Some people will probably be feeling glum about how they can just disappear and it matters not in the slightest.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 11, 2020, 05:27:45 PM
https://newjersey.news12.com/story/41996592/virtua-voorhees-fires-nurse-who-brought-her-own-n95-mask-from-home

nice country
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Post by: team filler on April 11, 2020, 05:33:04 PM
https://twitter.com/Sunderland_GM/status/1248990356655529985
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Post by: Dickie Dee on April 11, 2020, 05:35:33 PM
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/who-says-looking-into-reports-of-some-covid-patients-testing-positive-again-idUSKCN21T0F1?utm_source=reddit.com (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/who-says-looking-into-reports-of-some-covid-patients-testing-positive-again-idUSKCN21T0F1?utm_source=reddit.com)

 :kobeyuck
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Post by: Nintex on April 11, 2020, 05:47:24 PM
Any gamer could've told you this is how the C-virus works  :idont
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Post by: Tasty on April 11, 2020, 06:26:17 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 11, 2020, 05:47:24 PM
Any gamer could've told you this is how the C-virus works  :idont

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6wDhat6qYQ
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Post by: bluemax on April 11, 2020, 06:47:11 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on April 11, 2020, 05:21:38 PM
Quote from: filler on April 11, 2020, 05:08:01 PM
back to work wagecucks  :success :trumps

Well, again, it goes back to that. For how long can we stay in lockdown? I've got a feeling that by the end of this month governments are going to start seriously considering it.

https://www.vox.com/2020/4/10/21215494/coronavirus-plans-social-distancing-economy-recession-depression-unemployment
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Post by: Nintex on April 11, 2020, 06:52:52 PM
Quote from: bluemax on April 11, 2020, 06:47:11 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on April 11, 2020, 05:21:38 PM
Quote from: filler on April 11, 2020, 05:08:01 PM
back to work wagecucks  :success :trumps

Well, again, it goes back to that. For how long can we stay in lockdown? I've got a feeling that by the end of this month governments are going to start seriously considering it.

https://www.vox.com/2020/4/10/21215494/coronavirus-plans-social-distancing-economy-recession-depression-unemployment
Google and Apple are already developing it.

I don't know what these columnists are worried about, Tim Cook only has to announce 'iHealth' with a cool commercial and some celebrity endorsements and every liberal is on board.
Then you only need Trump to push it to the Republicans. 

Getting people to download an app would be the easiest thing ever. Only a government could fuck that up.

Hell Apple and Google could just put in an OS update.
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Post by: Tripon on April 11, 2020, 06:54:30 PM
(https://static01.nyt.com/images/2020/04/10/us/00virus-springbreak04/00virus-springbreak04-jumbo.jpg?quality=90&auto=webp)

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/11/us/florida-spring-break-coronavirus.html

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Florida has confirmed more than 17,500 coronavirus cases and nearly 400 deaths, with the epidemic still expanding in the state.

A video by the data analytics and visualization company Tectonix showed how cellphones that were on one Fort Lauderdale beach at the beginning of March spread across the country — up the Eastern Seaboard and further West — over the next two weeks.

“At the time, there was still this debate: Should we close public beaches? Should we shut down these big public events?” said Mike DiMarco, the company’s chief marketing officer. “When you actually see it visually on a map like that, it brings a ton of awareness to what that really looks like.”

The first festivalgoer to die was Israel Carrera, a 40-year-old Lyft and Uber driver who spent several days in the hospital in Miami Beach before his death on March 26. His boyfriend, who also attended, got mildly sick and is now making plans to deliver Mr. Carrera’s ashes to his surviving family in Cuba.

Ron Rich, a 65-year-old festival volunteer, died over the weekend of March 28.
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Post by: ToxicAdam on April 11, 2020, 07:00:26 PM
I don’t think we necessarily need a vaccine to get back to some semblance of normal. I could foresee a cocktail of drugs that lessens the mortality rate being a way back. Couple that with smarter social distancing measures, contact tracing and faster, easier testing and you can see a world where this becomes more manageable.


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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 11, 2020, 07:03:37 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on April 11, 2020, 07:00:26 PM
I don’t think we necessarily need a vaccine to get back to some semblance of normal. I could foresee a cocktail of drugs that lessens the mortality rate being a way back. Couple that with smarter social distancing measures, contact tracing and faster, easier testing and you can see a world where this becomes more manageable.

Bunch of tentative factors with good or bad outcomes will drastically shape the path forward. I posted something like that some days ago.
Gist of it, don't know what we need to do as we don't know enough. Lots of facts will pop up that are either good or bad, the more good the more pleasant an exit. The more bad facts and hell is beginning.
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Post by: Verdigris Murder on April 11, 2020, 07:10:13 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 11, 2020, 04:47:45 PM
COVID-19 twice as contagious as previously thought – CDC study | median R0 value is 5.7 (95% CI 3.8–8.9)

https://www.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/fzigif/covid19_twice_as_contagious_as_previously_thought/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/fzigif/covid19_twice_as_contagious_as_previously_thought/)
Bolding the title is cheap and something simpletons would do.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 11, 2020, 07:14:39 PM
Quote from: Verdigris Murder on April 11, 2020, 07:10:13 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 11, 2020, 04:47:45 PM
COVID-19 twice as contagious as previously thought – CDC study | median R0 value is 5.7 (95% CI 3.8–8.9)

https://www.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/fzigif/covid19_twice_as_contagious_as_previously_thought/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/fzigif/covid19_twice_as_contagious_as_previously_thought/)
Bolding the title is cheap and something simpletons would do.

Seemed to me it is sort of an acceptable convention but I could have used italics or quotation marks.
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Post by: Bebpo on April 11, 2020, 07:18:51 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on April 11, 2020, 07:00:26 PM
I don’t think we necessarily need a vaccine to get back to some semblance of normal. I could foresee a cocktail of drugs that lessens the mortality rate being a way back. Couple that with smarter social distancing measures, contact tracing and faster, easier testing and you can see a world where this becomes more manageable.

Seems to me like if 70% of people social distance
Than the other 30% of people will all get it and either die or become immune and the other 70% won't get it and the virus will starve out because it can't reach those 70% of people and the other 30% of people are immune after a few months. Wouldn't be a need for a vaccine at that point if the virus is basically starved out by the end of the year.
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Post by: Tasty on April 11, 2020, 07:34:14 PM
Quote from: Verdigris Murder on April 11, 2020, 07:10:13 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 11, 2020, 04:47:45 PM
COVID-19 twice as contagious as previously thought – CDC study | median R0 value is 5.7 (95% CI 3.8–8.9)

https://www.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/fzigif/covid19_twice_as_contagious_as_previously_thought/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/fzigif/covid19_twice_as_contagious_as_previously_thought/)
Bolding the title is cheap and something simpletons would do.

LOL what? Stfu :ufup
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Post by: VomKriege on April 11, 2020, 07:44:04 PM
Quote from: Tasty Meat on April 11, 2020, 07:34:14 PM
Quote from: Verdigris Murder on April 11, 2020, 07:10:13 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 11, 2020, 04:47:45 PM
COVID-19 twice as contagious as previously thought – CDC study | median R0 value is 5.7 (95% CI 3.8–8.9)

https://www.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/fzigif/covid19_twice_as_contagious_as_previously_thought/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/fzigif/covid19_twice_as_contagious_as_previously_thought/)
Bolding the title is cheap and something simpletons would do.

LOL what? Stfu :ufup

Make Your Life Better by Saying Thank You in These 7 Situations

https://jamesclear.com/say-thank-you (https://jamesclear.com/say-thank-you)
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Post by: Tripon on April 11, 2020, 08:11:04 PM
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1249093768264986625
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Post by: ToxicAdam on April 11, 2020, 08:40:04 PM
Just do what I do, put your mirror in a room with more favorable lighting.
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Post by: bluemax on April 11, 2020, 10:59:32 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-YzD3FNJPk

This opening Seinfeld monologue is... it hurts.
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Post by: Bebpo on April 11, 2020, 11:50:02 PM
Starting to get stir crazy inside but not sure what there is to do outside? I can walk around my neighborhood with a mask but that's getting boring. I can drive around aimlessly for an hour but idk, without a location to stop and do something at it gets kinda boring too. Wish they didn't have to close parks because of this, at least if could go out and take a nice hike/walk on some trails would be something to do outside.
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Post by: Tripon on April 12, 2020, 12:08:11 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nadbJcgVFE
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 12, 2020, 12:21:09 AM
Quote from: Tripon on April 11, 2020, 06:54:30 PM
(https://static01.nyt.com/images/2020/04/10/us/00virus-springbreak04/00virus-springbreak04-jumbo.jpg?quality=90&auto=webp)

Is there an interactive map of this? Or at least one that allows zooming? Seems cool and would be cool to track the movements.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 12, 2020, 01:40:16 AM
Quote from: thisismyusername on April 12, 2020, 12:21:09 AM
Quote from: Tripon on April 11, 2020, 06:54:30 PM
(https://static01.nyt.com/images/2020/04/10/us/00virus-springbreak04/00virus-springbreak04-jumbo.jpg?quality=90&auto=webp)

Is there an interactive map of this? Or at least one that allows zooming? Seems cool and would be cool to track the movements.

Asking for a friendly intelligence agency.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 12, 2020, 06:29:28 AM
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/coronavirus/article241942211.html (https://www.miamiherald.com/news/coronavirus/article241942211.html)

Florida  :nothing
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 12, 2020, 08:44:45 AM
Quote from: Dufus on April 12, 2020, 06:11:50 AM
Quote from: Stro on April 11, 2020, 08:14:50 PM
I think corona-stress has taken over my body, my abs...have fallen :goty

the weird thing is corona has doesn't shit for me, in fact it may have helped, still losing weight

getting groceries is 'dangerous' now, so i don't go as often. no more impulse shopping for snacks :rejoice

I'm lossing weight too because I can't binge eat or drink.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 12, 2020, 08:45:44 AM
https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=700712B3EF0B4-BD47-9A6A-2D89FB5277F1E7CA

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Alberta is sending supplies to British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec to help address unprecedented demand in those provinces for personal protective equipment (PPE) and ventilators.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 12, 2020, 09:20:05 AM
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has left hospital after being treated for coronavirus, but will not immediately return to work, Downing Street says.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 12, 2020, 10:19:17 AM
(https://preview.redd.it/wl3plr8tlds41.jpg?width=994&auto=webp&s=1a8141f9af40928d0e1774afa40b825ab2139670)
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 12, 2020, 10:23:27 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 12, 2020, 01:40:16 AM
Quote from: thisismyusername on April 12, 2020, 12:21:09 AM
Quote from: Tripon on April 11, 2020, 06:54:30 PM
(https://static01.nyt.com/images/2020/04/10/us/00virus-springbreak04/00virus-springbreak04-jumbo.jpg?quality=90&auto=webp)

Is there an interactive map of this? Or at least one that allows zooming? Seems cool and would be cool to track the movements.

Asking for a friendly intelligence agency.

Well, not necessarily asking for the last day. Just seeing the spread go/travel to the final cities. Not their actual locations/homes.
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Post by: Nintex on April 12, 2020, 10:47:46 AM
https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1249341773517860864 (https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1249341773517860864)

Is it me or does Boris actually look more healthy after surviving a deadly virus?  :doge
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on April 12, 2020, 10:58:22 AM
its a deep fake and hes actually dead, heard it here first brehs

(https://media.giphy.com/media/svb8tKSIpGfHq/giphy.gif)
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Post by: Nintex on April 12, 2020, 10:59:41 AM
Quote from: BlueLithium on April 12, 2020, 10:58:22 AM
its a deep fake and hes actually dead, heard it here first brehs

(https://media.giphy.com/media/svb8tKSIpGfHq/giphy.gif)

The line: "Many people for some reason called Nick" disproves that theory but I'll allow it.
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Post by: Tripon on April 12, 2020, 11:10:13 AM
https://twitter.com/MairavZ/status/1247788805941129216
https://twitter.com/inthenow/status/1248223648613367808
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Post by: nudemacusers on April 12, 2020, 12:06:14 PM
My 6 yo daughter just called to tell me that she cried last night because she missed me and wanted me home.  Heartbreaking. :tocry

She then went on to mention in detail that the best way to keep her from crying more and being sad at night is to buy her a specific stuffed animal that she had by picked out by name and color.  :comeon

So I bought it for her. :shaq2
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Post by: VomKriege on April 12, 2020, 12:07:23 PM
Dad is the second greatest duty. :salute
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Post by: nudemacusers on April 12, 2020, 12:13:12 PM
My wife was laughing in the background the entire time.  :lol Apparently my daughter rehearsed this before calling me.

Women are evil.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 12, 2020, 12:14:24 PM
:dead
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Post by: Tripon on April 12, 2020, 12:19:43 PM
Look at it this way, 20 years from now, you can tell that story to her future SO, and embrasse the hell out of her.
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Post by: Tripon on April 12, 2020, 12:36:57 PM
Quote
Second-home owners are reportedly ignoring the coronavirus lockdown rules by posting their luggage ahead of them to avoid detection at police checkpoints.

According to The Sun, couriers have reportedly been tasked with transporting luggage for those looking to escape to coastal regions during the Easter bank holiday.

During the government’s lockdown, road blocks have been set up by several regional police forces to dissuade would-be holidaymakers from travelling.

By sending their luggage in advance of their trip, second-home owners have reportedly been able to pass through the checkpoints since officers have no reason to suspect they are on holiday.


 :brain :brain :brain

Can't let a global pandemic stop my holiday plans.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/coronavirus-second-home-owners-lockdown-luggage-police-133809854.html
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Post by: Nintex on April 12, 2020, 12:44:57 PM
Quote from: Tripon on April 12, 2020, 12:19:43 PM
Look at it this way, 20 years from now, you can tell that story to her future SO, and embrasse the hell out of her.
You mean to liven up the  mood in the trenches in the war against the android armies?
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Post by: nudemacusers on April 12, 2020, 12:58:42 PM
This isn’t about me  :six:
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 12, 2020, 01:02:22 PM
(https://preview.redd.it/79n14r0dkds41.jpg?width=576&auto=webp&s=580a1f2981c1855a76f319d7a059dff09c39d811)
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Post by: bluemax on April 12, 2020, 01:20:53 PM
Quote from: Tripon on April 12, 2020, 12:36:57 PM
Quote
Second-home owners are reportedly ignoring the coronavirus lockdown rules by posting their luggage ahead of them to avoid detection at police checkpoints.

According to The Sun, couriers have reportedly been tasked with transporting luggage for those looking to escape to coastal regions during the Easter bank holiday.

During the government’s lockdown, road blocks have been set up by several regional police forces to dissuade would-be holidaymakers from travelling.

By sending their luggage in advance of their trip, second-home owners have reportedly been able to pass through the checkpoints since officers have no reason to suspect they are on holiday.


 :brain :brain :brain

Can't let a global pandemic stop my holiday plans.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/coronavirus-second-home-owners-lockdown-luggage-police-133809854.html

Even on a smaller scale I've seen:

People fuck off to Joshua Tree for the weekend.
My roommate leave to Palm Springs for who knows how long
Go up to a cabin somewhere in the woods for a "solo" birthday weekend.

It's just impossible to get people to understand this.

In other news:

https://twitter.com/NPR/status/1248929825898758145
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 12, 2020, 01:21:19 PM
(https://preview.redd.it/39tdrp9xmds41.jpg?width=768&auto=webp&s=a67fab8c1ac92b76d378a18feab9f6d472c6218f)
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 12, 2020, 01:33:16 PM
Quote from: nudemacusers on April 12, 2020, 12:06:14 PM
My 6 yo daughter just called to tell me that she cried last night because she missed me and wanted me home.  Heartbreaking. :tocry

She then went on to mention in detail that the best way to keep her from crying more and being sad at night is to buy her a specific stuffed animal that she had by picked out by name and color.  :comeon

So I bought it for her. :shaq2

chAir Force, come get your man: He negotiated with a terrorist.
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Post by: Leadbelly on April 12, 2020, 01:48:31 PM
Quote from: bluemax on April 11, 2020, 06:47:11 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on April 11, 2020, 05:21:38 PM
Quote from: filler on April 11, 2020, 05:08:01 PM
back to work wagecucks  :success :trumps

Well, again, it goes back to that. For how long can we stay in lockdown? I've got a feeling that by the end of this month governments are going to start seriously considering it.

https://www.vox.com/2020/4/10/21215494/coronavirus-plans-social-distancing-economy-recession-depression-unemployment

Quote
I don’t want anyone to mistake this as an argument for surrendering to the disease. As unlikely as these futures may be, I think the do-nothing argument is even less plausible: It imagines that we simply let a highly lethal virus kill perhaps millions of Americans, hospitalize tens of millions more, and crush the health system, while the rest of us go about our daily economic and social business. That is, in my view, far less likely than the construction of a huge digital surveillance state. I care about my privacy, but not nearly so much as I care about my mother.



I think large scale testing as soon as possible is what we need. We need a more accurate picture of how deadly this virus is. Because the author is outlining here how disastrous the outcome of this might be. And then not even contemplating the possibility that we may have to return to normal as best we can. If that is not what we are going to do, then we need to be damn sure the virus is that deadly.
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Post by: toku on April 12, 2020, 02:00:43 PM
imagine we had some clear leadership...president newsom 2024 i guess
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Post by: VomKriege on April 12, 2020, 03:54:12 PM
Macron will talk tomorrow evening. Lockdown will probably be extended. 2 weeks ? Italy extended to May 3rd, so it won't be less. Most likely 4. Media seem to think he'll also say that schools might only return on September for the next school year and that gatherings, restaurants and bars will probably have to wait longer once things relax. Certain he'll detail some new measures to support vulnerable citizens and businesses.

Hospitals in Paris and the East took a beating but the official word is that we avoided saturation and having to triage.
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Post by: bluemax on April 12, 2020, 04:57:36 PM
Quote from: toku on April 12, 2020, 02:00:43 PM
imagine we had some clear leadership...president newsom 2024 i guess

Too bad his wife is an Anti Vaxxer.
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Post by: Nintex on April 12, 2020, 04:58:17 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 12, 2020, 03:54:12 PM
Macron will talk tomorrow evening. Lockdown will probably be extended. 2 weeks ? Italy extended to May 3rd, so it won't be less. Most likely 4. Media seem to think he'll also say that schools might only return on September for the next school year and that gatherings, restaurants and bars will probably have to wait longer once things relax. Certain he'll detail some new measures to support vulnerable citizens and businesses.

Hospitals in Paris and the East took a beating but the official word is that we avoided saturation and having to triage.
What about the French economy?

Does it still exist?
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Post by: VomKriege on April 12, 2020, 05:09:04 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 12, 2020, 04:58:17 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 12, 2020, 03:54:12 PM
Macron will talk tomorrow evening. Lockdown will probably be extended. 2 weeks ? Italy extended to May 3rd, so it won't be less. Most likely 4. Media seem to think he'll also say that schools might only return on September for the next school year and that gatherings, restaurants and bars will probably have to wait longer once things relax. Certain he'll detail some new measures to support vulnerable citizens and businesses.

Hospitals in Paris and the East took a beating but the official word is that we avoided saturation and having to triage.
What about the French economy?

Does it still exist?

Economy is running at 66% or something apparently. Everything slowed down but I believe 75% or two-thirds of the active population is still working in some capacity.

The head of the most prominent business association (alongside a Secretary of State) already had some musings about pushing back holy days and paid leave this year to help kickstart the economy though.
 :success
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Post by: Tripon on April 12, 2020, 06:12:02 PM
https://twitter.com/trvrb/status/1249414292396322816

https://twitter.com/trvrb/status/1249414295042965504

https://twitter.com/FT/status/1249458346010251270

https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1249450728051089416
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Post by: Nintex on April 12, 2020, 06:45:42 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBQGRsF9MXw
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Post by: Raist on April 12, 2020, 07:11:36 PM
Quote from: Tripon on April 12, 2020, 12:19:43 PM
Look at it this way, 20 years from now, you can tell that story to her future SO, and embrasse the hell out of her.

No one but nudemac will be embarrassed in that scenario.
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Post by: Tripon on April 12, 2020, 07:24:06 PM
https://twitter.com/latimes/status/1249475326603747328

 :(
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Post by: Tripon on April 12, 2020, 07:30:52 PM
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1249444531189231616
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Post by: VomKriege on April 12, 2020, 07:39:08 PM
That Spain curve looks like it may fall into a steeper slope down, hopefully it's the case for them, Italy and others.
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Post by: Leadbelly on April 13, 2020, 12:09:38 AM
China reports highest infection count in weeks

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The numbers are relatively small but the trend is upwards, and that is not good for China.

The 108 new confirmed cases is the highest number of daily infections in more than five weeks in the officially reported government statistics.

The main reason is a continued stream of Chinese nationals returning home. They account for almost all the confirmed cases. Among the rest - 10 cases - a majority are concentrated in the northern province of Heilongjiang, where some Chinese crossing from Russia have brought it with them.

Despite severe restrictions on international travel coming into China, the reality is the government hasn’t been able to completely stop new cases of the virus emerging.

In the province of Hubei, where it all began, the numbers are very small but people are still dying. Two new deaths there have been reported.

That’s despite the fact it was deemed safe enough to open up to the rest of China and the world.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-52266235
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Post by: bluemax on April 13, 2020, 03:08:39 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 12, 2020, 07:39:08 PM
That Spain curve looks like it may fall into a steeper slope down, hopefully it's the case for them, Italy and others.

I didn't read up fully on how Spain handled this, but someone I follow on IG who lives in Spain (Mallorca I think), showed them having 8pm curfews, and talked about how they were very limited in how much time and how far from their home they could go, even just to walk the dogs.
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Post by: benjipwns on April 13, 2020, 04:14:27 AM
COVID-19 hasn't killed anyone in the surrounding counties in over a week, and the total for the year is three people. Also only one new case and it predates last week, the person was just late to report into the hospital. This means I'm on the downside of the curve and thus invincible right, going to immediately return to my pre-social distancing procedures of getting in people's carts, licking everything in sight, and attending tight-quarter large scale human events.

modwhining
Whitmer apparently considered shutting down all retail stores indefinitely but got talked out of it for the stupidity it is. This is probably more politics-thread jabber but the dichotomy between the national media talking about her as a rising star and likely VP due to the great response, versus the local media basically just dragging her for all her failures and the fact that she's done basically nothing but issue orders with disclaimers about how they're not to be enforced is stark. Detroit's been the only place with any kind of real outbreak and the DMZ built around the city plus strong local response has done more than Whitmer's statewide orders that have no enforcement provisions. She's also got her own little "resources being sent to politically favorable places that need them less versus sending it all to the Detroit area" scandal brewing. So good on her for showing that maybe she is ready to move up to Senator or so.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 13, 2020, 04:22:37 AM
I think there's gonna be some mood whiplash when governments will relax current measures, which is bound to happen in the next few months. There will absolutely be a "cost-benefit analysis" of what level of infection & mortality is tolerable. Social desertification will drive people batty before too long.
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Post by: Nintex on April 13, 2020, 06:00:12 AM
I've been looking at cool face masks.

Essentially we can all look like Bane, Hideo Kojima or Deus Ex characters
(https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/H1d2879d2ba8f4722b42c91d7ce903cedU.jpg)

(https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/H96d68ac9551449c18d0a992ce82ea9e90.jpg)

Or if you are james a Pikachu print

Meanwhile we can walk up to the normies and ask them if they have seen the DARPA CHIEF
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Post by: Raist on April 13, 2020, 06:09:55 AM
https://twitter.com/BorisJohnson/status/1249336590482243585

"Special thanks to Jenny from NZ and Luis from Portugal".

Oh the irony.
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Post by: Nintex on April 13, 2020, 07:35:55 AM
So our government wants an APP.

They announced last Friday that we could all submit plans, the deadline to submit a plan ends Tuesday 12:00.
The app must be deployed 2 weeks after submitting the plan. There's of course a whole series of rules and regulations that must be met.
You can also submit a plan for an app for the 'transition' phase when we lift the lockdown.

This can't possibly go wrong, which is why I'm trying to still submit a plan with less than 24 hours left despite not having started on it yet.  :teehee


I'm now working on two plans:

My plan:
- Everyone gets automatic locks on doors and windows and is isolated in their homes
- Everyone gets an app
- Everyone gets a test
- If you don't test your are locked in your home
- When you submit your test, you get a QR code in return
- This code can only be scanned with the app, so you don't know if you have corona chan or not before you scan it

SCAN NEGATIVE
- Locks released, enjoy your life

SCAN POSITIVE
- Locks engaged, placed in isolation
- App will monitor your vitals and automatically order food and other necessities delivered through a cat door
- If you get critical a drone ambulance pick you up to be delivered to the ICU

KILL SWITCH
- Like in the Dark Knight, both the government and general population pick 5 represenatives who each control a 'kiil switch' to disable this system
- When someone clicks the Kill Switch once, it simulates what will happen to the population based on the most recent data (number of deaths, economy etc.)
- When they click the kill Switch again the Kill Switches of all reps lit up, if they click they see the same simulation
- When they click again the system is destroyed
- If a rep dies, the system chooses a new rep at random

Co-workers plan:
- Crypto solution to decentralize health data gathering or something

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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 13, 2020, 09:22:14 AM
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-health-canada-approves-new-rapid-covid-testing-kits/

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Health Canada has approved a new rapid test for COVID-19 that can produce results in under an hour, which is expected to alleviate the pressure on public health laboratories and help circumvent testing kit shortages.

Ottawa-based Spartan Bioscience received approval on the weekend and will be ready to start shipping tests for the federal and provincial governments as early as Monday, said Paul Lem, the company’s chief executive officer.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 13, 2020, 11:03:28 AM
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/coronavirus-class-war-labor/

https://www.propublica.org/article/coronavirus-er-doctors-nurses-benefits

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Alteon Health, backed by private-equity firms Frazier Healthcare Partners and New Mountain Capital, will cut salaries, time off and retirement benefits for providers, citing lost revenue. Several hospital operators announced similar cuts. 
Emergency room doctors and nurses many of whom are dealing with an onslaught of coronavirus patients and shortages of protective equipment — are now finding out that their compensation is getting cut.

Most ER providers in the U.S. work for staffing companies that have contracts with hospitals. Those staffing companies are losing revenue as hospitals postpone elective procedures and non-coronavirus patients avoid emergency rooms. Health insurers are processing claims more slowly as they adapt to a remote workforce.
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Post by: Tripon on April 13, 2020, 12:44:21 PM
https://twitter.com/KTNV/status/1249697683540807680
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 13, 2020, 01:37:31 PM
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2020/04/13/ontario-building-massive-health-database-to-aid-covid-19-response.html

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Groups involved in the project include the non-profit Compute Ontario, which will manage the platform; provincial superagency Ontario Health; the health research institute ICES; the Toronto-based Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence; and Queen’s University. The Centre for Advanced Computing at Queen’s will host the platform, the Health Ministry said.

 :pimp

spoiler (click to show/hide)
When Vector put out the call to work on Covid stuff, I was like LOL nope, got better things to do.  #shame

My supervisor is doing cool Covid stuff at one of the hospitals though.
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on April 13, 2020, 02:20:19 PM
The 600/wk is ON TOP of unemployment benefit?

So there’s no way this isn’t going to be more than my actual salary, I just want to thank you all for my neet bucks
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on April 13, 2020, 02:21:18 PM
God bless :rejoice
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Post by: Tripon on April 13, 2020, 02:22:09 PM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on April 13, 2020, 02:20:19 PM
The 600/wk is ON TOP of unemployment benefit?

So there’s no way this isn’t going to be more than my actual salary, I just want to thank you all for my neet bucks

Aren't you in Florida? Are you even able to sign up? I heard Florida's UI system is particularly fuckery.
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on April 13, 2020, 02:25:51 PM
Oregon. I got my letter of estimated benefit thing today
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Post by: VomKriege on April 13, 2020, 03:09:40 PM
French lockdown extended to May 11th.
At this date daycares, schools and everything below universities should reopen. Bars, restaurants, cafés, etc... will stay closed.

Large gatherings (concerts, protest marches...) are not happening before mid-July at best.

Conditions will be relaxed for families to visit their agonizing relatives in hospitals and elder care institutions. That one sounds pretty grim.

Macron says that by May 11th, capacity to test everyone "with symptoms" will be there.
Also by that date a "general population mask" (cloth, I imagine...) should be available for everyone and they might become mandatory to wear.
France being France, he immediately detailed by saying that actually on May 11th the national authorities will make contact with every mayor to set up that "gen pop mask" thing so I wouldn't bet on every citizen having his before May 25th  :doge

More economic packages to support partial unemployment benefits (furloughed with pay, basically) and poor families.

A lot of flowery words (apparently the spin doctors advised to quit the war rhetoric to be more compassionate) that doesn't cost a lot to say. Macron admitted that France was, manifestly, "not enough prepared" which is as much of a mea culpa he'll cop to... For now. But I think he's smart enough to know that the floodgate of criticism will open wide at one point imminently. I expect manifestations of humility to ramp up in the coming weeks.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 13, 2020, 04:07:06 PM
There's also plans for an opt-in app using Bluetooth / proximity, reportedly.

Macron also called for a "massive write off" of African countries debt to help them fight the virus. Will probably live as long as it takes for a "NEIN" to be uttered, but he wouldn't be a French President if he didn't work on looking good at no cost.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 13, 2020, 04:14:18 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 13, 2020, 03:09:40 PM
Conditions will be relaxed for families to visit their agonizing relatives

phrasing
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Post by: VomKriege on April 13, 2020, 04:14:51 PM
https://apnews.com/fe0244481b222600528e0950a17f6aab (https://apnews.com/fe0244481b222600528e0950a17f6aab)

Some athletes under a doping ban might be eligible for the Olympics. :lol
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 13, 2020, 04:18:09 PM
https://www.thebeaverton.com/2020/04/governments-anxiously-await-modelling-to-predict-when-they-can-resume-cutting-health-budgets/
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Post by: VomKriege on April 13, 2020, 05:10:30 PM
Tangential but Macron also has thrown shade to mayors who took additional measures (Paris recently banned jogging between 10am and 7pm, some cities tried to make masks mandatory, imposed curfews or restricted the sale of alcohol) by reminding that the rules should be the same for everyone and everywhere.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 13, 2020, 05:20:54 PM
 :lol

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EVgbO1lUYAATXTV?format=jpg&name=900x900)
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 13, 2020, 05:22:56 PM
US has had two decent days.  Hope its a trend that NY and NJ are starting to get under control. 
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Post by: VomKriege on April 13, 2020, 05:30:03 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 13, 2020, 05:22:56 PM
US has had two decent days.  Hope its a trend that NY and NJ are starting to get under control.

I wish but I expect a nasty rebound when all the stats that were pending this weekends come out at once.
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Post by: Nintex on April 13, 2020, 05:41:32 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 13, 2020, 07:35:55 AM
So our government wants an APP.

They announced last Friday that we could all submit plans, the deadline to submit a plan ends Tuesday 12:00.
The app must be deployed 2 weeks after submitting the plan. There's of course a whole series of rules and regulations that must be met.
You can also submit a plan for an app for the 'transition' phase when we lift the lockdown.

This can't possibly go wrong, which is why I'm trying to still submit a plan with less than 24 hours left despite not having started on it yet.  :teehee


I'm now working on two plans:

My plan:
- Everyone gets automatic locks on doors and windows and is isolated in their homes
- Everyone gets an app
- Everyone gets a test
- If you don't test your are locked in your home
- When you submit your test, you get a QR code in return
- This code can only be scanned with the app, so you don't know if you have corona chan or not before you scan it

SCAN NEGATIVE
- Locks released, enjoy your life

SCAN POSITIVE
- Locks engaged, placed in isolation
- App will monitor your vitals and automatically order food and other necessities delivered through a cat door
- If you get critical a drone ambulance pick you up to be delivered to the ICU

KILL SWITCH
- Like in the Dark Knight, both the government and general population pick 5 represenatives who each control a 'kiil switch' to disable this system
- When someone clicks the Kill Switch once, it simulates what will happen to the population based on the most recent data (number of deaths, economy etc.)
- When they click the kill Switch again the Kill Switches of all reps lit up, if they click they see the same simulation
- When they click again the system is destroyed
- If a rep dies, the system chooses a new rep at random

Co-workers plan:
- Crypto solution to decentralize health data gathering or something
Update:

I opted to watch Jojo Rabbit with 2 buddies (of course keeping our distance, OLED FTW  8)) and started drinking afterwards.
We therefor decided my co-workers idea is probably better and we'll finish that first thing tomorrow morning.
I'm sorta surprised he managed to find a way to keep the government out of the data collection using crypto. :yeshrug
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 13, 2020, 05:49:45 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 13, 2020, 05:22:56 PM
US has had two decent days.  Hope its a trend that NY and NJ are starting to get under control.

I no longer know if things are bad, better, or worse anymore.
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Post by: toku on April 13, 2020, 06:05:04 PM
https://twitter.com/Complex/status/1249819442768302082
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Post by: Nintex on April 13, 2020, 06:09:59 PM
https://twitter.com/DailyCaller/status/1249820873131012100 (https://twitter.com/DailyCaller/status/1249820873131012100)

 :pika
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Post by: Rufus on April 13, 2020, 06:18:23 PM
Someone who knows how to put their ego aside for the greater good. :rejoice
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Post by: toku on April 13, 2020, 06:26:20 PM
I'm so glad all of this is gonna be over by next week!
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Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on April 13, 2020, 07:11:55 PM
Quote from: toku on April 13, 2020, 06:05:04 PM
https://twitter.com/Complex/status/1249819442768302082
Lol, my middle school was the one that started it in 2002.  :whew
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Post by: Tripon on April 13, 2020, 07:17:13 PM
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1249831631587880962
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1249832151534768129
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Post by: Tasty on April 13, 2020, 07:31:39 PM
Quote from: Skullfuckers Anonymous on April 13, 2020, 07:11:55 PM
Quote from: toku on April 13, 2020, 06:05:04 PM
https://twitter.com/Complex/status/1249819442768302082
Lol, my middle school was the one that started it in 2002.  :whew

Weird flex but ok.
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Post by: shosta on April 13, 2020, 07:51:02 PM
Not only that but the federal small business loans don't apply to the gaming industry :itagaki

And to top it all off, the unemployment system has been completely falling over and lots of people I know can't sign up. Basically what I'm saying is that shit's extremely fucked if the federal government doesn't shape up soon

totally unrelated to anything, there are a lot of guns of here
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Post by: shosta on April 13, 2020, 07:55:15 PM
At Shosta Sr.'s job (the airport) they were giving people 0 hours but keeping them employed and telling them they can't apply for unemployment :neogaf

so Shosta Sr. taught a bunch of young kids that anyone who loses a paycheck is eligible :jawalrus shady ass businesses outchea
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Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on April 13, 2020, 07:57:28 PM
Quote from: Tasty Meat on April 13, 2020, 07:31:39 PM
Quote from: Skullfuckers Anonymous on April 13, 2020, 07:11:55 PM
Quote from: toku on April 13, 2020, 06:05:04 PM
https://twitter.com/Complex/status/1249819442768302082
Lol, my middle school was the one that started it in 2002.  :whew

Weird flex but ok.

Not trying to flex, just amazed that this is it’s legacy. During my time there we had a bomb threat one year and they made a tsa checkpoint outside the lunchroom cause they were afraid of a food fight happening. Weird fucking place.
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Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on April 13, 2020, 08:37:34 PM
Let’s get this thread back on track.
https://mobile.twitter.com/nypost/status/1249758098174115841
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Post by: Great Rumbler on April 13, 2020, 08:40:11 PM
STILL AIN'T GOT MY CORONA BUX
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on April 13, 2020, 09:33:01 PM
Nor have I, direct deposit every year. Haven’t done 2019 tho since they extended to July and I owe
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Post by: bluemax on April 13, 2020, 09:34:07 PM
Made my first grocery store trip in over a week.

Things that were good:
- Face coverings required
- Plenty of markers to remind you of distancing
- All aisles 1 way
- More stuff in stock

Things that were bad:
- People who wanted to take 10 years to read labels thus holding things up
- People who ignored the signs and cut ahead or pushed past you or etc.

Highlight:
Fat old white man on a rascal scooter type thing saying "I ain't fucking following their one way signs." Like bruh, you're the one who is most likely gonna get the Rona!

Obviously your random neighborhood super market just doesn't have the personnel to enforce this stuff but it annoyed me how many fucking Karens I had to scowl and sigh at.
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Post by: Rahxephon91 on April 13, 2020, 09:35:29 PM
edited
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Post by: nachobro on April 13, 2020, 09:45:30 PM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on April 13, 2020, 09:33:01 PM
Nor have I, direct deposit every year. Haven’t done 2019 tho since they extended to July and I owe
Quote from: Great Rumbler on April 13, 2020, 08:40:11 PM
STILL AIN'T GOT MY CORONA BUX

my bank emailed me and told me to expect it wednesday if i was getting direct deposit
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Post by: nachobro on April 13, 2020, 09:56:08 PM
coincidentally wednesday is also the day flamin hot doritos tacos are available at taco bell. worth noting.
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Post by: demi on April 13, 2020, 10:00:44 PM
Yeah I see a lot of people getting or should get their bux this week. My bank doesnt show pending online so I'm just going to assume it arrives this week.

Who's onlyfans should I sub to?
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Post by: bluemax on April 13, 2020, 10:36:29 PM
https://corona-virus.la/covid-19-myths

This is where we are at.
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Post by: Uncle on April 13, 2020, 10:47:14 PM
Quote from: toku on April 13, 2020, 06:05:04 PM
https://twitter.com/Complex/status/1249819442768302082

looks like Complex's tweet is gone as is whatever pic.twitter it was referring to, probably because the guy was wrong

and also "school shootings" include someone having a gun on school property that accidentally goes off, and some dude driving into the school parking lot and committing suicide
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 13, 2020, 10:48:50 PM
Quote from: Joe Biden on April 13, 2020, 10:20:28 PM
Mine.

Only if you're filming with your girl.

Quote from: Uncle on April 13, 2020, 10:47:14 PM
Quote from: toku on April 13, 2020, 06:05:04 PM
https://twitter.com/Complex/status/1249819442768302082

looks like Complex's tweet is gone as is whatever pic.twitter it was referring to, probably because the guy was wrong

and also "school shootings" include someone having a gun on school property that accidentally goes off, and some dude driving into the school parking lot and committing suicide

Pic.twitter.com is just a Twitter embed/image host for an image embed in the tweet. If the tweet is deleted, so is the embed.
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Post by: benjipwns on April 13, 2020, 10:53:51 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on April 13, 2020, 10:48:50 PM
Only if you're filming with your girl.
Dr. Jill?
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Post by: jorma on April 14, 2020, 04:00:27 AM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on April 13, 2020, 02:20:19 PM
The 600/wk is ON TOP of unemployment benefit?

So there’s no way this isn’t going to be more than my actual salary, I just want to thank you all for my neet bucks

So the Murican dude loses his FREEDOMS but gets a boatload of neet bucks to compensate while the Swedish dude keeps all of his FREEDOMS but doesn't get a single neet buck.

Corona really is a helluva virus.  :lol
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Post by: team filler on April 14, 2020, 05:35:43 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWDx3nKm_Gc
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Post by: nudemacusers on April 14, 2020, 07:01:47 AM
Got my coronabux, pay check and incentive pay this morning :whew
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on April 14, 2020, 07:32:15 AM
Quote from: filler on April 14, 2020, 05:35:43 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWDx3nKm_Gc

The lighting on this :stahp
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Post by: Nintex on April 14, 2020, 08:13:34 AM
Quote from: nudemacusers on April 14, 2020, 07:01:47 AM
Got my coronabux, pay check and incentive pay this morning :whew
Todays Corona Direct

(https://i.gifer.com/UWeR.gif)
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Post by: Rufus on April 14, 2020, 08:22:55 AM
Quote from: filler on April 14, 2020, 05:35:43 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWDx3nKm_Gc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWDx3nKm_Gc)
"Well that was a shit idea" poster in the back. :heh
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 14, 2020, 09:31:50 AM
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/grocery-store-flyer-covid-19-1.5530979
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Post by: Tasty on April 14, 2020, 09:45:27 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5OAjnveyJo

Really don't feel good about the location history tracking Google opened up to gov'ts and the public, and also not a fan of this Apple/Google collaboration to strip more digital rights away.

Scary shit.

This is 9/11 and the Patriot Act all over again. COVID panic might be the tool gov'ts need to finally ban encryption and be applauded for that decision by the electorate.
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Post by: nachobro on April 14, 2020, 09:52:04 AM
social credit score coming any day now and now with location tracking any group of people organizing can be punished instantly for doing so :rollsafe
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 14, 2020, 10:02:02 AM
Quote from: Tasty Meat on April 14, 2020, 09:45:27 AM
Really don't feel good about the location history tracking Google opened up to gov'ts and the public, and also not a fan of this Apple/Google collaboration to strip more digital rights away.

Scary shit.

...but you... stan... Googie... *head explodes*

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This is 9/11 and the Patriot Act all over again. COVID panic might be the tool gov'ts need to finally ban encryption and be applauded for that decision by the electorate.

Goddamn it, where is that "ehhh,"ish Hide the Pain Harold reaction .gif when I need it.

They can certainly try, but like torrents and piracy, you stomp one encryption standard down, others will raise. They can criminalize it (like piracy) but folks would just continue to use it.

And Apple of all fucking people saying they protect peoples privacy and wouldn't unencrypt shit for the FBI would take a beating in terms of PR and trust if they did.
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 14, 2020, 10:17:21 AM
https://www.forbes.com/sites/avivahwittenbergcox/2020/04/13/what-do-countries-with-the-best-coronavirus-reponses-have-in-common-women-leaders/ (https://www.forbes.com/sites/avivahwittenbergcox/2020/04/13/what-do-countries-with-the-best-coronavirus-reponses-have-in-common-women-leaders/)

(https://i.imgur.com/i78Zm3Ol.jpg)

Ok. Not sure why this needs an article, but this coming across my Facebook feed from feminist democrats is such an "Eva Green popping her eyes out" reaction image.
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Post by: toku on April 14, 2020, 10:21:52 AM
Quote from: Tasty Meat on April 14, 2020, 09:45:27 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5OAjnveyJo

Really don't feel good about the location history tracking Google opened up to gov'ts and the public, and also not a fan of this Apple/Google collaboration to strip more digital rights away.

Scary shit.

This is 9/11 and the Patriot Act all over again. COVID panic might be the tool gov'ts need to finally ban encryption and be applauded for that decision by the electorate.

it's troubling but also feel kinda crazy because the only ppl worried are super nerds and tech heads like us =/
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Post by: Leadbelly on April 14, 2020, 10:49:47 AM
Quote from: thisismyusername on April 14, 2020, 10:17:21 AM
https://www.forbes.com/sites/avivahwittenbergcox/2020/04/13/what-do-countries-with-the-best-coronavirus-reponses-have-in-common-women-leaders/ (https://www.forbes.com/sites/avivahwittenbergcox/2020/04/13/what-do-countries-with-the-best-coronavirus-reponses-have-in-common-women-leaders/)

(https://i.imgur.com/i78Zm3Ol.jpg)

Ok. Not sure why this needs an article, but this coming across my Facebook feed from feminist democrats is such an "Eva Green popping her eyes out" reaction image.

That's great and all, but do you notice that we are expected to hold two contradictory ideas in our head?

- Men and women are exactly the same.
- Men and women are different.

It usually goes something like this: Men and women are exactly the same, except when women are portrayed as somehow better. In that case we're different.
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on April 14, 2020, 10:59:20 AM
No. Men and women are not the same, but all genders should be treated with equal respect my dude
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Post by: Leadbelly on April 14, 2020, 11:06:06 AM
What the hell is going on with Shosta?
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 14, 2020, 11:09:54 AM
Madness.  It will come to us all.
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on April 14, 2020, 11:16:03 AM
Spooky shosta

:rejoice
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Post by: toku on April 14, 2020, 11:18:44 AM
Quote from: riotous on April 14, 2020, 11:00:21 AM
Quote from: toku on April 14, 2020, 10:21:52 AM
Quote from: Tasty Meat on April 14, 2020, 09:45:27 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5OAjnveyJo

Really don't feel good about the location history tracking Google opened up to gov'ts and the public, and also not a fan of this Apple/Google collaboration to strip more digital rights away.

Scary shit.

This is 9/11 and the Patriot Act all over again. COVID panic might be the tool gov'ts need to finally ban encryption and be applauded for that decision by the electorate.

it's troubling but also feel kinda crazy because the only ppl worried are super nerds and tech heads like us =/

I think it's awesome and not troubling.

 :(
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Post by: BisMarckie on April 14, 2020, 11:26:44 AM
The German state that got hit the hardest during the pandemic wants to open up its schools on Monday. I can’t help but think that it’s a political move by their PM who is tanking in approval ratings, but desperately wants to take Merkel‘s throne.
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Post by: Nintex on April 14, 2020, 12:00:42 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on April 14, 2020, 10:17:21 AM
https://www.forbes.com/sites/avivahwittenbergcox/2020/04/13/what-do-countries-with-the-best-coronavirus-reponses-have-in-common-women-leaders/ (https://www.forbes.com/sites/avivahwittenbergcox/2020/04/13/what-do-countries-with-the-best-coronavirus-reponses-have-in-common-women-leaders/)

(https://i.imgur.com/i78Zm3Ol.jpg)

Ok. Not sure why this needs an article, but this coming across my Facebook feed from feminist democrats is such an "Eva Green popping her eyes out" reaction image.
So basically women have put a halt to the entire world economy and caused a massive spike in unemployment and government debt to save 0.1% of the 80 year olds?  :dobbs
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 14, 2020, 12:04:05 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_17QI_Z5KI
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 14, 2020, 12:22:27 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 14, 2020, 12:00:42 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on April 14, 2020, 10:17:21 AM
https://www.forbes.com/sites/avivahwittenbergcox/2020/04/13/what-do-countries-with-the-best-coronavirus-reponses-have-in-common-women-leaders/ (https://www.forbes.com/sites/avivahwittenbergcox/2020/04/13/what-do-countries-with-the-best-coronavirus-reponses-have-in-common-women-leaders/)

(https://i.imgur.com/i78Zm3Ol.jpg)

Ok. Not sure why this needs an article, but this coming across my Facebook feed from feminist democrats is such an "Eva Green popping her eyes out" reaction image.
So basically women have put a halt to the entire world economy and caused a massive spike in unemployment and government debt to save 0.1% of the 80 year olds?  :dobbs

:trumps

Quote from: Leadbelly on April 14, 2020, 10:49:47 AM
Quote from: thisismyusername on April 14, 2020, 10:17:21 AM
https://www.forbes.com/sites/avivahwittenbergcox/2020/04/13/what-do-countries-with-the-best-coronavirus-reponses-have-in-common-women-leaders/ (https://www.forbes.com/sites/avivahwittenbergcox/2020/04/13/what-do-countries-with-the-best-coronavirus-reponses-have-in-common-women-leaders/)

(https://i.imgur.com/i78Zm3Ol.jpg)

Ok. Not sure why this needs an article, but this coming across my Facebook feed from feminist democrats is such an "Eva Green popping her eyes out" reaction image.

That's great and all, but do you notice that we are expected to hold two contradictory ideas in our head?

- Men and women are exactly the same.
- Men and women are different.

It usually goes something like this: Men and women are exactly the same, except when women are portrayed as somehow better. In that case we're different.

It's Navel Gazing bullshit made for "who run the world? women!!!" folks.

Quote from: toku on April 14, 2020, 10:21:52 AM
it's troubling but also feel kinda crazy because the only ppl worried are super nerds and tech heads like us =/

I guess I'd fit into the super nerd segment, but I'm not too worried about it. Folks will still encrypt (or not). The privacy invasion battle was already lost years ago (Me telling Occam or whoever that Chrome/Android/etc. mines already</aside>) so folks getting paranoid that their "local encrypted" or whatever shit may be criminalized just need to take a breather. Same with location data: That could always be turned off (but Google still mined via the phone telephony).

The major issue is that the governments never regulated the tech companies from getting all this sort of data (Facebook, notable with the Cambridge scandal) to where the Government is now "hmm, maybe mining this data is good/useful" which is the truly WTF moment because the tech companies shouldn't have been getting this sort of shit in the first place to where the NSA/etc. is the ones that should've been doing the leg work/mining instead of the companies themselves.

(But this totally off topic from the virus only than being tangentially related. Could be it's own thread)

As far as the countries reporting their stats: I wouldn't trust ANY countries stats, but that's being tin-foil conspiracy nuttery paranoid.
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Post by: Tripon on April 14, 2020, 12:31:25 PM
https://twitter.com/jc_bradbury/status/1250094421766479873
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Post by: Uncle on April 14, 2020, 12:53:39 PM
Quote from: Tasty Meat on April 14, 2020, 09:45:27 AM
Really don't feel good about the location history tracking Google opened up to gov'ts and the public, and also not a fan of this Apple/Google collaboration to strip more digital rights away.

Scary shit.

This is 9/11 and the Patriot Act all over again. COVID panic might be the tool gov'ts need to finally ban encryption and be applauded for that decision by the electorate.

same, but if you actually read google's disclosure on the data they are more clear about what it is and it's a little less alarming than it first sounds

it only tracks people who have turned location data on, which is off by default (but IIRC they try to get you to turn it on by extolling the benefits)

and the data is also seeded with some noise so no individual can be tracked or exposed, it's for demonstrating broad travel data only

but yes it's not very far to the slippery slope of "well this would be way more useful if we forced location data on for everyone"
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 14, 2020, 03:35:09 PM
Stats trend down for two days, you again think things have peaked and bam, things shoot back up.
Looking to be a real bad day for the States.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 14, 2020, 03:36:27 PM
Quote from: Esch on April 14, 2020, 03:07:51 PM
https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/1250075795701334019

Real death cult hours

I'm still surprised Florida hasn't fallen to shit.
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Post by: Lonewulfeus on April 14, 2020, 03:40:41 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on April 14, 2020, 03:36:27 PM
Quote from: Esch on April 14, 2020, 03:07:51 PM
https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/1250075795701334019

Real death cult hours

I'm still surprised Florida hasn't fallen to shit.

It already had. :trumps
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Post by: Tripon on April 14, 2020, 03:42:09 PM
https://twitter.com/ryanstruyk/status/1250145350490427397
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 14, 2020, 03:42:56 PM
Massively bad day for Canada.  Going to be bad for the US too. 
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Post by: Rufus on April 14, 2020, 04:11:11 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on April 14, 2020, 11:26:44 AM
The German state that got hit the hardest during the pandemic wants to open up its schools on Monday. I can’t help but think that it’s a political move by their PM who is tanking in approval ratings, but desperately wants to take Merkel‘s throne.
Laschet can get fuuucked. Hope it blows up in his face. :pacspit
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Post by: VomKriege on April 14, 2020, 04:17:33 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 14, 2020, 03:42:56 PM
Massively bad day for Canada.  Going to be bad for the US too.

Weekend backlog always hits hard. Has been fairly consistent for most countries. UK daily deaths not as bad as I feared but it's been documented there's a fierce administrative lag there, moreso than elsewhere ?
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Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on April 14, 2020, 04:27:31 PM
Quote from: Tripon on April 14, 2020, 03:42:09 PM
https://twitter.com/ryanstruyk/status/1250145350490427397

Excuse me, that’s 25,000 recovered from coronavirus  :brain

https://mobile.twitter.com/Newsweek/status/1250121883409940482
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 14, 2020, 04:31:19 PM
Quote from: Skullfuckers Anonymous on April 14, 2020, 04:27:31 PM
Quote from: Tripon on April 14, 2020, 03:42:09 PM
https://twitter.com/ryanstruyk/status/1250145350490427397

Excuse me, that’s 25,000 recovered from coronavirus  :brain


100% cured of Corona for sure, not catching it twice.

Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 14, 2020, 03:42:56 PM
Massively bad day for Canada.  Going to be bad for the US too.

Think previous 1-day max is already broken for the USA as well at this moment.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 14, 2020, 04:43:14 PM
(https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/2010_and_2020.png)
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Post by: bluemax on April 14, 2020, 05:00:02 PM
Quote from: Uncle on April 14, 2020, 12:53:39 PM
Quote from: Tasty Meat on April 14, 2020, 09:45:27 AM
Really don't feel good about the location history tracking Google opened up to gov'ts and the public, and also not a fan of this Apple/Google collaboration to strip more digital rights away.

Scary shit.

This is 9/11 and the Patriot Act all over again. COVID panic might be the tool gov'ts need to finally ban encryption and be applauded for that decision by the electorate.

same, but if you actually read google's disclosure on the data they are more clear about what it is and it's a little less alarming than it first sounds

it only tracks people who have turned location data on, which is off by default (but IIRC they try to get you to turn it on by extolling the benefits)

and the data is also seeded with some noise so no individual can be tracked or exposed, it's for demonstrating broad travel data only

but yes it's not very far to the slippery slope of "well this would be way more useful if we forced location data on for everyone"

They're also pushing this out in such a way at it doesn't even require an OS update or an opt in download.
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 14, 2020, 05:02:17 PM
https://twitter.com/CFIB/status/1250128513195290629
SME = small and medium enterprise
CFIB = Canadian Federation Of Independent Business
22% have have lost all revenue
33% have lost 51% to 99%

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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 14, 2020, 05:19:38 PM
Royal LePage is delusional:

(https://torontostoreys.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Screen-Shot-2020-04-14-at-11.37.56-AM.png)

Six million (out of a workforce of 16ish million) have applied for EI or CERB (which requires zero income at the moment), but don't worry home prices will be basically flat.


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Post by: Nintex on April 14, 2020, 05:48:05 PM
The G9 or G7 or G8 of whatever it is now basically dropped a Czar bomba on their economies.

You need a lot of optimism, booze and brrrrrrr for this one but unemployment is already skyrocketing.
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Post by: Pennywise on April 14, 2020, 06:16:36 PM
Quote from: Rufus on April 14, 2020, 04:11:11 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on April 14, 2020, 11:26:44 AM
The German state that got hit the hardest during the pandemic wants to open up its schools on Monday. I can’t help but think that it’s a political move by their PM who is tanking in approval ratings, but desperately wants to take Merkel‘s throne.
Laschet can get fuuucked. Hope it blows up in his face. :pacspit

Honestly think it would be great if we could let those people write their finals. But considering the numbers, it just seems like a bad idea to open it for everyone, even if it's gonna be in waves.

Only thing worse than Laschet is Söder gaining traction. The good thing is that Merz had rona and basically cant do shit while others like Söder, Spahn and Laschet are able to present themselves.
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Post by: Coffee Dog on April 14, 2020, 07:18:30 PM
Left the house as little as possible the past few weeks. Had to run to the convenience store to grab something to make dinner (groceries arent showing up till tomorrow).

On the entire drive there and back, despite there being plenty of people out and about, i saw a single (1) other person even bothering wearing a mask. Grim shit.. people are really living in a bubble out here.
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Post by: Akala on April 14, 2020, 08:11:34 PM
pending buxxx  :preach
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on April 14, 2020, 08:55:15 PM
Still ain’t got my buxx :maf
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Post by: tiesto on April 14, 2020, 08:57:15 PM
Went out today food shopping, I only had a scarf to wrap my face in... but thankfully the stores were pretty empty (immediately after work seems like a good time to go) and most of the people there were wearing masks. Still a bit freaked out since my latex glove ripped  :-\
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Post by: ToxicAdam on April 14, 2020, 09:22:52 PM
https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1250222429047324672?


This is in spite of unprecedented WW effort to slow it down and poor testing capabilities.

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Post by: bluemax on April 14, 2020, 09:36:58 PM
Quote from: tiesto on April 14, 2020, 08:57:15 PM
Went out today food shopping, I only had a scarf to wrap my face in... but thankfully the stores were pretty empty (immediately after work seems like a good time to go) and most of the people there were wearing masks. Still a bit freaked out since my latex glove ripped  :-\

You can't go into stores here without a face covering. A friend of mine told me last night she was at the store and a guy with NUNCHUCKS tried to get in with no face cover and the lady at the door wouldn't let him until he covered his face. He ended up taking off his shirt and using that, so then there was an angry, shirtless guy with NUNCHUCKS in the grocery store.
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Post by: Tripon on April 14, 2020, 09:40:33 PM
https://twitter.com/NPR/status/1250235664668467200
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Post by: Tripon on April 14, 2020, 09:46:09 PM
Quote
Washington (CNN)An Indiana congressman said Tuesday that letting more Americans die from the novel coronavirus is the "lesser of two evils" compared with the economy cratering due to social distancing measures.

Speaking with radio station WIBC in Indiana, Republican Rep. Trey Hollingsworth asserted that, while he appreciated the science behind the virus' spread, "it is always the American government's position to say, in the choice between the loss of our way of life as Americans and the loss of life, of American lives, we have to always choose the latter."
"The social scientists are telling us about the economic disaster that is going on. Our (Gross Domestic Product) is supposed to be down 20% alone this quarter," Hollingsworth said. "It is policymakers' decision to put on our big boy and big girl pants and say it is the lesser of these two evils. It is not zero evil, but it is the lesser of these two evils and we intend to move forward that direction. That is our responsibility and to abdicate that is to insult the Americans that voted us into office."
Hollingsworth told CNN, in a statement provided by his office later Tuesday, that "It's hyperbolic to say that the only choices before us are the two corner solutions: no economy or widespread casualties."
https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/14/politics/trey-hollingsworth-coronavirus/index.html?utm_medium=social&utm_content=2020-04-14T23%3A21%3A03&utm_source=twCNNp&utm_term=image
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Post by: Uncle on April 14, 2020, 11:14:48 PM
bunch of people in this thread saying the same thing but I'm betting as someone in public office you're not really supposed to say that out loud

you just quietly implement the policy changes and let people figure it out on their own
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 14, 2020, 11:16:25 PM
I'm really enjoying comedy bang bang going to zoom. 
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Post by: EightBitNate on April 14, 2020, 11:36:34 PM
I kinda wish I could get it and get it over with. If there was a pill I could take which would give me it for 2 weeks, I would stock up on groceries and just take the damn thing.
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Post by: Tripon on April 14, 2020, 11:39:53 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwoNP9QWr4Y

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Los Angeles County health officials on Tuesday confirmed 40 more deaths linked to the coronavirus, the highest number reported in a single day.

The county’s death toll now stands at 360, Public Health Department Director Barbara Ferrer said, noting that the mortality rate has increased to 3.6%.

Ferrer confirmed 670 additional COVID-19 cases, bringing the county’s total to more than 10,000. Officials have previously said the case count includes people who have recovered, but there is currently no way to track those numbers.

Of more than 63,000 people who have been tested in the county, 11% were positive. Ferrer said that percentage could indicate that of Los Angeles County’s 10 million residents, “we could have as many as 1 million people at some point in time” who are infected. Of course, not every individual will obtain testing for COVID-19.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-04-14/california-coronavirus-cases-approach-25-000-state-eyes-plans-return-normal
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Post by: bluemax on April 15, 2020, 12:33:23 AM
I forget if the 14th or the 24th was supposed to be the peak in LA. Probably the 24th.
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Post by: benjipwns on April 15, 2020, 12:57:56 AM
Basing on my scientific measure of "what the news is covering" it seems the peak here has already happened as they're starting to go back to accidents and crime instead of reporting on new cases since there hasn't been any.

Plus everyone mad at the governor for banning the purchasing of seeds or paint.

I don't know what Detroit's arc looks like though, the one hospital said they weren't really getting new patients so much as people who already had it getting worse like contracting pneumonia or whatever. Which to me as a layman regarding sicknesses sounds like good news, not for those people obviously, but for everyone else.

Also from the e-mails I get from places, they seem like they want to re-open somewhat or at least start testing the waters. The credit union especially has been spamming about "SETTING UP AN APPOINTMENT IF YOU NEED TO" and "EXPANDED DRIVE-THRU HOURS" when a few weeks ago they were like "GET YOUR MONEY OUT OF THE ATM OR SHUT THE FUCK UP" with like two hours of being open for the drive-thru.

My parents have been going to the store during the "Senior Hours" in the morning and said that there really wasn't anybody yesterday, when there had been lines in the weeks before.
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Post by: demi on April 15, 2020, 02:23:13 AM
Got my coronabux, time to spend it on dragon dildos and oreos
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Post by: nudemacusers on April 15, 2020, 03:15:16 AM
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/defense-main/2020/04/esper-stop-move-order-will-extend-past-may-11/

 :stahp
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Post by: Nintex on April 15, 2020, 04:01:25 AM
https://twitter.com/nippon_en/status/1250298486169325574 (https://twitter.com/nippon_en/status/1250298486169325574)

Human brrrr project
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Post by: VomKriege on April 15, 2020, 07:26:52 AM
ASO really, really wants to have the Tour de France at the usual dates. The rest of the cycling schedule is being shifted around, with the Giro and Vuelta taking places after the Tour.

Edit : Actually, I'm wrong, they delayed it to August's end.
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Post by: nachobro on April 15, 2020, 08:27:14 AM
bank status: stimulated 8)
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Post by: VomKriege on April 15, 2020, 08:34:13 AM
https://youtu.be/tj96G9f4cu0
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Post by: bork on April 15, 2020, 09:03:36 AM
Corona bucks got deposited this morning. 
:leon
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 15, 2020, 09:06:21 AM
https://twitter.com/CNBCnow/status/1250404873797058563


Quote
Nearly 59% of companies reported fewer employees against just 3.3% saying they had more. About 77% said new orders had fallen, while 76% reported a decline in shipments.
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Post by: EightBitNate on April 15, 2020, 09:10:47 AM
1200 NEETBUX :supergay
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Post by: VomKriege on April 15, 2020, 09:19:29 AM
A court in Nanterre, France slapped Amazon with a legal order to only fulfill food and health related orders for the time being, so as to limit risks to their own workforce.

Amazon is appealing and an economic & social council for the company is about to be convened, with union leaks suggesting they might discuss closing all Amazon centers for five days to review their COVID safety measures as ordered.
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Post by: Tasty on April 15, 2020, 09:34:11 AM
I've been unemployed or doing contract stuff for the past year+, didn't expect any cornabux, I've been concentrating on Animal Crossing and not following any of this haha, checked my account cause of this thread, holy shit

holy shiiiiit
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Post by: Tasty on April 15, 2020, 09:34:47 AM
Voting Trump in November

#UBI #YangGang :salute
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Post by: nachobro on April 15, 2020, 09:38:12 AM
as long as you filed taxes in 2018 or 2019 you get dough from my understanding (or if you are on disability/social security). also on the plus side i'm now out of credit card debt :D
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on April 15, 2020, 09:40:41 AM
Got that fat cash injection, thanks, Obama
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Post by: Tasty on April 15, 2020, 09:40:59 AM
Quote from: nachobro on April 15, 2020, 09:38:12 AM
as long as you filed taxes in 2018 or 2019 you get dough from my understanding (or if you are on disability/social security). also on the plus side i'm now out of credit card debt :D

Yeah like I said I've been keeping my head in the comforting sands of Animal Crossing for north of three weeks straight now. :lol And honestly reality's shit on me so much in the last year I really just wrote off the whole thing. This is a really incredible surprise to wake up to.
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Post by: Coffee Dog on April 15, 2020, 09:44:55 AM
Got my brrr. Paying bills, but hey, I'm not complaining  :lol
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 15, 2020, 09:51:12 AM
https://twitter.com/globalnews/status/1250411195284283393

Note: Ontario, for example, didn't order closures until March 17. And even then, Ontario kept open manufacturing facilities, construction sites, and office buildings. A week later, the province ordered the closure of non-essential businesses, with a ton of businesses deemed essential. Finally, in April, Ontario reduced the number of businesses deemed "essential."

In other words, if the GDP fell by 9% in March, it will fall 30% (from Feb's numbers) in April.
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on April 15, 2020, 09:56:12 AM
Quote from: Tasty Meat on April 15, 2020, 09:40:59 AM
Quote from: nachobro on April 15, 2020, 09:38:12 AM
as long as you filed taxes in 2018 or 2019 you get dough from my understanding (or if you are on disability/social security). also on the plus side i'm now out of credit card debt :D

Yeah like I said I've been keeping my head in the comforting sands of Animal Crossing for north of three weeks straight now. :lol And honestly reality's shit on me so much in the last year I really just wrote off the whole thing. This is a really incredible surprise to wake up to.

Buy yourself a nice vape cart and ... get back to animal crossing *laughs in animalese*
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Post by: Tasty on April 15, 2020, 09:58:05 AM
Gonna buy at least two so I can really rip through 'em while I play. :D
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Post by: BisMarckie on April 15, 2020, 10:11:41 AM
Quote from: Rufus on April 14, 2020, 04:11:11 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on April 14, 2020, 11:26:44 AM
The German state that got hit the hardest during the pandemic wants to open up its schools on Monday. I can’t help but think that it’s a political move by their PM who is tanking in approval ratings, but desperately wants to take Merkel‘s throne.
Laschet can get fuuucked. Hope it blows up in his face. :pacspit

Looks like they are already backpedaling, I am all for it blowing up in his face if it didn't mean millions of kids, teachers and parents being potentially exposed to the virus.  :-\

I think Söder is handling this crisis the best and emerged from the crisis as the politician with a clear and stringent vision. We live in a weird timeline  :doge
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Post by: Rufus on April 15, 2020, 10:26:02 AM
Quote from: BisMarckie on April 15, 2020, 10:11:41 AM
I think Söder is handling this crisis the best and emerged from the crisis as the politician with a clear and stringent vision. We live in a weird timeline  :doge
That was an odd turn. I wrote it off as self-promotion initially.
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 15, 2020, 10:37:05 AM
Ontario
Number of cases: 8,447 (up 494)
Deceased: 385  (up 51)
Backlog of tests: 4,429
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 15, 2020, 10:42:22 AM
Still don't get what is going on with our testing.  Hopefully, the other provinces can come to our rescue once they get their shit under control. 
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 15, 2020, 10:46:53 AM
Quote from: Tasty Meat on April 15, 2020, 09:34:47 AM
Voting Trump in November

#UBI #YangGang :salute

Bernie/@Cushbomb 2020:

Shut the fuck up™ Demoncraps. :salute
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Post by: nachobro on April 15, 2020, 10:52:55 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeXatquVqAc

:rejoice
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Post by: Hamarr on April 15, 2020, 11:35:18 AM
I got the stimulus deposit yesterday.  I’m saving most of it for now.  We’ve been swamped at work but the company I work for is furlough or lay-off happy during normal times so I’m half expecting to take at least a couple of weeks off next quarter. 

I should be focusing more on school work but I just want to play video games or sleep.  I would be losing it if they completely close down the parks.  Walking my dog has been helping with keeping sanity.

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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 15, 2020, 11:44:23 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 08, 2020, 11:59:27 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 01:21:39 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 05, 2020, 03:56:28 PM
"Boy, I sure do love living in Canada which is way better than our Southern neighbor at social welfare!"



(https://i.imgur.com/dpddGPF.png)
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 05, 2020, 04:25:04 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 05, 2020, 03:56:28 PM
"Boy, I sure do love living in Canada which is way better than our Southern neighbor at social welfare!"



(https://i.imgur.com/dpddGPF.png)

The difference is, I'm pretty sure the government underestimated the number of people who would not be covered by CERB, rather than willful neglect and I'd expect this to be rectified and post-dated now that it become a known issue (people were really just figuring out the details last week, and I just heard of the 1/3 not being covered about Friday).  Also, the people making up this group seem to be long-term unemployed and students.  Not saying that they are not in critical need of income but my guess is they are in less need than people who have an unexpected loss of income because of this. 

from today https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/trudeau-says-help-coming-for-students-unable-to-find-summer-jobs-1.4883310

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cerb-covid19-benefits-trudeau-1.5523052

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/pm-trudeau-updates-wage-subsidy-and-aid-for-students-will-attend-cabinet-in-person-1.4887926

Quote
The government has also announced temporary changes to the Canada Summer Jobs program. Now, employers who hire summer students can apply for a subsidy of up to 100 per cent to cover the cost, helping create up to 70,000 jobs for Canadians between the ages of 15 and 30.

The time frame for the job placements are also being extended until the winter, given some jobs will “start later than usual,” Trudeau said. The student hires can also be employed part-time, given many businesses have had to scale back their operations.


Quote from: Flannel Boy on April 14, 2020, 05:19:38 PM
CERB (which requires zero income at the moment).

From the PMs speech today: CERB is being expanded to some lost income but not zero (people making less than 1000$ a month).  Essential workers are getting top-ups.  Also, people who run out of EI, and seasonal workers will get something.   Also something about artists, copy-right and CERB which I didn't follow. 
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Post by: G The Resurrected on April 15, 2020, 11:47:15 AM
My Dad pulled through and is conscious again after being in a medically induced coma for days. He is still on a ventilator, but they think he'll be able to come off of it in a day or two possibly. He improved very quickly and suddenly after being treated with a new drug combo. His Wife is still in the hospital and yesterday she and I got to talk and she's improving, but still on oxygen still struggling. I hope they are on the road to recovery, whatever that might look like.

I'm navigating UI and keep up my daily calls to see if my claim was updated or even accepted. I'm starting to worry about where my household is going to recieve income from as things become more and more difficult and with no end in sight. I'm hoping for a reprieve at some point, but honestly resorting to calling up every company I have bills with to see if they can offer some relief during these times. So far the only company that has stepped up is T-mobile, they reduced my bill down to $25 a month for 6 months with a recurring bill credit. It's frustrating because the job freeze is very real in my area. The kicker is I was just getting to a place where I could rejoin the job market. So much work put into myself, that I'm not able to see results with at this time.

The Missus' birthday is tomorrow and I can't go out and get her favorite cake, and can't find basic ingredients at the stores around here to bake anything. I was hoping to find something for her day, but that isn't gonna happen from the looks. The stores around here are bare with essentials and have been slow to restock items. I got lucky and found a thing of cooking oil and some dairy products earlier this week. The meat sections are either closed or reduced to prepackaged goods. Bakery area is shut down with only certain companies continuing to stock the shelves with bread. It's a damn mess out there. The real cost of closing restaurants is realizing just how many people use them to eat daily around here. While some are still open a vast amount of them are no longer open or have reduced hours, which is driving folks to grocery stores. And good luck using online ordering like Amazon Fresh or Instacart, they might as well not be offering any service.

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Post by: Tripon on April 15, 2020, 11:49:01 AM
https://twitter.com/FannyG187/status/1250374515659542528

RIP Poors (like me.)
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Post by: VomKriege on April 15, 2020, 11:51:17 AM
Hopefully on the path to recover G. Bless.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 15, 2020, 11:51:34 AM
TBF being poor is a strong indication that you do not deserve money. 
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Post by: Tripon on April 15, 2020, 11:59:08 AM
https://twitter.com/jc_bradbury/status/1250453321997070336
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 15, 2020, 12:19:40 PM
Wow 9 out of 600+ Ontario nursing homes recieved inspections last year. 
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Post by: VomKriege on April 15, 2020, 12:28:12 PM
Merkel outlined some perspectives for transition.
Schools should reopen gradually starting May 4 (May 11 for France).
Probably no large gatherings before end of August (mid-July for France but I expect that target to be moved back, it wasn't anything firm).
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 15, 2020, 12:31:00 PM
I don't get the rush for schools.  Just restart in the next school year (though Europe doesn't get 2 months off in summer right?).
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Post by: VomKriege on April 15, 2020, 12:33:39 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 15, 2020, 12:31:00 PM
I don't get the rush for schools.  Just restart in the next school year (though Europe doesn't get 2 months off in summer right?).

Parents can't go work if they have to keep the kids all day.
Kids are very unlikely to get severe symptoms. I would imagine most parents are not in the most at risk demographic (school staff... Is maybe a bit iffy). I guess governments think it is safe enough.
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Post by: Pennywise on April 15, 2020, 12:52:14 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 15, 2020, 12:31:00 PM
I don't get the rush for schools.  Just restart in the next school year (though Europe doesn't get 2 months off in summer right?).
6 weeks summer holidays.

It's no rush. It's a staggered restart for schools. First and foremost for those classes that are writing their finals.
That doesn't include elementary schools or kindergarten. They want to beef up the emergency child care for those that won't be able to look after their kids. This was mostly done for essential workers before, but considering that there are more people that will get back to work next week, you'll need more options for children.

Overall I think it's a good idea. Trying to get the important classes in first. Same for the shops. Don't overload the cities right away.
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Post by: Akala on April 15, 2020, 01:03:21 PM
Tomorrowland canceled.  :'(
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Post by: VomKriege on April 15, 2020, 01:17:03 PM
One thing I think I forgot to mention is that Macron said that seniors will probably have to stay in curfew longer than the rest of the population.

Considering they're planning to have the Tour de France starting late August, I think that behind the doors the "pessimistic" assessment must be pretty similar to German plans.

Europeans governments are betting they can keep the infection in check by cutting on large gatherings, mass travel, protecting at risk populations, a more adequate testing capacity & mask supply. We don't fundamentally have new tools to turn this around for now, I hope they're right because otherwise we're in for long years.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 15, 2020, 01:23:11 PM
Luxembourg is making masks (or equivalent) mandatory next Monday.

Belgium extends lockdown to May 3, mask wearing is "advised", large gatherings not before August 31.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 15, 2020, 01:29:43 PM
G20 announced they will suspend (not cancel  :success) debt servicing for poorer countries from May 1st until the year's end.
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Post by: Nintex on April 15, 2020, 01:35:59 PM
The EU has:
1 No PPE production capacity
2 No way to quickly approve new experimental treatments
3 No way to quickly approve funding for research
4 No way to mass produce vaccines
5 No way to fully control / protect their outer borders
6 No way to brrrrrr on a federal level
7 No one in charge of this on a European level (the previous person responsible resigned for 'yo tho' see 2 and 3)
8 No consensus of how to deal with this outbreak
9 No Larry Kudlow
10 No testing capacity
11 No ventilators
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 15, 2020, 01:37:49 PM
Paging Andy-kun:

https://twitter.com/ExumAM/status/1250476647138177027
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Post by: Raist on April 15, 2020, 01:49:38 PM
I was starting to think, man, it's been a long time since Nintex hasn't talked out of his arse in this thread. Right on time :lol
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Post by: Nintex on April 15, 2020, 02:19:47 PM
Whenever I see our government talking about apps

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EOX_aTJW4AEDGfg?format=jpg)
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Post by: VomKriege on April 15, 2020, 03:31:18 PM
https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1250476529814867968

How bad is it the first thought is that Trump is trying to game the numbers ?
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 15, 2020, 03:36:28 PM
Canada is over 1000 deaths now. 
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Post by: Occam on April 15, 2020, 04:51:47 PM
Quote from: G The Resurrected on April 15, 2020, 11:47:15 AM
My Dad pulled through and is conscious again after being in a medically induced coma for days. He is still on a ventilator, but they think he'll be able to come off of it in a day or two possibly. He improved very quickly and suddenly after being treated with a new drug combo.

Glad to hear it. Do you happen to know which drug combo exactly?
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Post by: Tasty on April 15, 2020, 05:02:03 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on April 15, 2020, 01:37:49 PM
Paging Andy-kun:

https://twitter.com/ExumAM/status/1250476647138177027

Pixel's call screening is pretty cool. 8)
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Post by: toku on April 15, 2020, 05:02:50 PM
https://twitter.com/futurecanon/status/1250502000640512000
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 15, 2020, 05:06:01 PM
(https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/news/2020/04/14/unnamed_1_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqqjYeQRtCUmaNTl9ge3Skvf2LZgWddHfes6e-pNqDiVg.jpg)
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Post by: Akala on April 15, 2020, 05:08:27 PM
https://twitter.com/SawyerHackett/status/1250235063112957953

*edit* no way HRH rooms are all done, let them just sleep in a tower there, it's all being completely revamped for Virgin anyway.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 15, 2020, 05:15:09 PM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on April 15, 2020, 09:40:41 AM
Got that fat cash injection, thanks, Obama

(https://i.imgur.com/hsK7tRF.png)
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Post by: toku on April 15, 2020, 05:17:02 PM
buy my tape with your corona bucks
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Post by: Tripon on April 15, 2020, 05:20:24 PM
https://twitter.com/pegaita/status/1250504078054096898
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Post by: team filler on April 15, 2020, 05:43:44 PM
Quote from: toku on April 15, 2020, 05:17:02 PM
buy my tape with your corona bucks
???
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Post by: Nintex on April 15, 2020, 05:50:22 PM
https://twitter.com/CNBC/status/1250533503596400640 (https://twitter.com/CNBC/status/1250533503596400640)

the invisible enemy :bolo
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 15, 2020, 05:56:09 PM
Quote from: toku on April 15, 2020, 05:17:02 PM
buy my tape with your corona bucks

Did your single, "My Single is Dropping", drop?
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Post by: Akala on April 15, 2020, 06:01:07 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 15, 2020, 05:50:22 PM
https://twitter.com/CNBC/status/1250533503596400640 (https://twitter.com/CNBC/status/1250533503596400640)

Quote
“Therefore, people should minimize their alcohol consumption at any time, and particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic,” the office said.

 ::)
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Post by: Nintex on April 15, 2020, 06:46:33 PM
Welp, the Wuhan Biolab story is no longer a conspiracy but just discussed with reporters at length at the white house press briefing.

Quote
Trump:  "More and more we're hearing the story" that coronavirus began in a research lab in Wuhan.  "We're doing a very thorough examination of what happened".

This was his answer to the question if he had heard about the theory and read the reports on it.
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Post by: toku on April 15, 2020, 07:52:50 PM
Quote from: filler on April 15, 2020, 05:43:44 PM
Quote from: toku on April 15, 2020, 05:17:02 PM
buy my tape with your corona bucks
???

wildmarks.bandcamp.com
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Post by: Leadbelly on April 15, 2020, 08:02:00 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 15, 2020, 06:46:33 PM
Welp, the Wuhan Biolab story is no longer a conspiracy but just discussed with reporters at length at the white house press briefing.

Quote
Trump:  "More and more we're hearing the story" that coronavirus began in a research lab in Wuhan.  "We're doing a very thorough examination of what happened".

This was his answer to the question if he had heard about the theory and read the reports on it.

Imagine if it really was the case. Imagine the shitstorm that would follow.
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Post by: Tripon on April 15, 2020, 08:03:47 PM
https://twitter.com/tedlieu/status/1250520556568379392

Stronger together. *Except Taiwan
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on April 15, 2020, 08:06:50 PM
Quote from: toku on April 15, 2020, 05:17:02 PM
buy my tape with your corona bucks

Link

Edit: jk, can read, purchased, gonna go smoke in my hammock and take my Bluetooth speaker later, thanks
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on April 15, 2020, 08:19:59 PM
Quote from: toku on April 15, 2020, 07:52:50 PM
wildmarks.bandcamp.com

Newsfeed!
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Post by: toku on April 15, 2020, 08:33:21 PM
 :-*
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Post by: TEEEPO on April 15, 2020, 08:54:56 PM
just bought ur discography and sent you an ig request  :-*
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Post by: Great Rumbler on April 15, 2020, 09:29:52 PM
Quote from: toku on April 15, 2020, 07:52:50 PM
Quote from: filler on April 15, 2020, 05:43:44 PM
Quote from: toku on April 15, 2020, 05:17:02 PM
buy my tape with your corona bucks
???

wildmarks.bandcamp.com

post your onlyfans
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Post by: Tripon on April 15, 2020, 09:59:58 PM
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1250538206208065536
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1250538366724182016
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1250538528309678083
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 15, 2020, 10:20:02 PM
deaths rising, new cases peaking (proabablly due to less testing)
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Post by: ToxicAdam on April 15, 2020, 10:21:54 PM
Deaths always lag confirmed cases/hospitalizations. Even though it’s the more dramatic number, it’s not the one you should focus on when talking about peaks or predicting the curve.
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 15, 2020, 11:55:16 PM
Quote from: Tasty Meat on April 15, 2020, 05:02:03 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on April 15, 2020, 01:37:49 PM
Paging Andy-kun:

https://twitter.com/ExumAM/status/1250476647138177027

Pixel's call screening is pretty cool. 8)

Well, I was more pointing this to your Snowden stuff, but this works.
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Post by: brawndolicious on April 16, 2020, 12:56:25 AM
Quote from: Nintex on April 15, 2020, 06:46:33 PM
Welp, the Wuhan Biolab story is no longer a conspiracy but just discussed with reporters at length at the white house press briefing.

Quote
Trump:  "More and more we're hearing the story" that coronavirus began in a research lab in Wuhan.  "We're doing a very thorough examination of what happened".

This was his answer to the question if he had heard about the theory and read the reports on it.

It's gonna be a Wuhan-ghazi.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 16, 2020, 03:47:33 AM
https://twitter.com/mitchellvii/status/1250651589649498112

spoiler (click to show/hide)
https://twitter.com/mitchellvii/status/1250647939200045056

:ohyou
[close]
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Post by: VomKriege on April 16, 2020, 04:38:50 AM
https://www.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/g2azk5/more_than_3_of_dutch_people_have_developed/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/g2azk5/more_than_3_of_dutch_people_have_developed/)

Going by the comments, blood donation testing returned 3% of donors with antibodies for the Netherlands.

Imperial College paper also guessed 3% of total population for France.
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Post by: Fifstar on April 16, 2020, 04:55:42 AM
Quote from: riotous on April 15, 2020, 10:31:37 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 15, 2020, 10:20:02 PM
deaths rising, new cases peaking (proabablly due to less testing)

He claimed both things about deaths.  That they “may be peaking” but are rising fast.  Just seemed a little funny lol

Daily numbers are peaking/acceleration of daily growth is coming to a stop. Total number are still rising fast because the daily numbers are still at their max to date. (Curve of) daily numbers are more useful to judge the development of the outbreak while development of total numbers is useful to judge the total scope of the corona outbreak. So both comments are correct, if a bit confusing in the close proximity of a twitter thread.
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Post by: Rufus on April 16, 2020, 08:12:10 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 16, 2020, 03:47:33 AM
spoiler (click to show/hide)
https://twitter.com/mitchellvii/status/1250647939200045056

:ohyou
[close]
China, South Korea and Taiwan realized that to return to normal as quickly as possible, you'll have to swiftly shut shit down first. Many in the west didn't, and now here we are. :doge
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Post by: jorma on April 16, 2020, 08:20:46 AM
Quote from: Rufus on April 16, 2020, 08:12:10 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 16, 2020, 03:47:33 AM
spoiler (click to show/hide)
https://twitter.com/mitchellvii/status/1250647939200045056

:ohyou
[close]
China, South Korea and Taiwan realized that to return to normal as quickly as possible, you'll have to swiftly shut shit down first. Many in the west didn't, and now here we are. :doge

There's no return to normal until there's a vaccine.

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Post by: Rufus on April 16, 2020, 08:34:47 AM
You can have semi-normal with a robust testing infrastructure.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 16, 2020, 08:47:34 AM
Got make a grocery run.  Pray for my soul. 
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Post by: BisMarckie on April 16, 2020, 08:48:32 AM
Don’t worry, Armin Laschet has a plan that allowing 150.000 students back to school next week will not do any harm.  :doge

And I even voted for this guy, that’s what I get for betraying my party due to my problems with their education policy. :existential
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Post by: Rufus on April 16, 2020, 08:50:56 AM
Quote from: BisMarckie on April 16, 2020, 08:48:32 AM
Don’t worry, Armin Laschet has a plan that allowing 150.000 students back to school next week will not do any harm.  :doge

And I even voted for this guy, that’s what I get for betraying my party due to my problems with their education policy being single-issue scum. :existential
:ufup
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Post by: jorma on April 16, 2020, 08:52:39 AM
Quote from: Rufus on April 16, 2020, 08:34:47 AM
You can have semi-normal with a robust testing infrastructure.

Quote from: Rufus on April 16, 2020, 08:34:47 AM
You can have semi-normal with a robust testing infrastructure.

you'd have to stretch the meaning of "semi normal" pretty far to make that true

Lockdowns and social distancing (whether mandated or voluntary) will slow the spread if they are adhered to, but it doesn't erase the virus.

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Post by: Rufus on April 16, 2020, 08:55:34 AM
Semi-normal, as in not knee-capping your economy by isolating everyone instead of small pockets.
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Post by: BisMarckie on April 16, 2020, 08:56:43 AM
Quote from: Rufus on April 16, 2020, 08:50:56 AM
Quote from: BisMarckie on April 16, 2020, 08:48:32 AM
Don’t worry, Armin Laschet has a plan that allowing 150.000 students back to school next week will not do any harm.  :doge

And I even voted for this guy, that’s what I get for betraying my party due to my problems with their education policy being single-issue scum. :existential
:ufup

Basing your political decisions on one highly controversial, not even finished study is peak galaxy brain.

Schools have three(!) days to prepare a concept to ensure social distancing measures. Yeah, I deserve all the scorn.    :-\
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Post by: Rufus on April 16, 2020, 09:12:41 AM
They hand over to outside experts (aka vested interests) at every opportunity. It's what they've been doing for a long time. :goty2
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Post by: jorma on April 16, 2020, 09:18:41 AM
Quote from: BisMarckie on April 16, 2020, 08:56:43 AM
Quote from: Rufus on April 16, 2020, 08:50:56 AM
Quote from: BisMarckie on April 16, 2020, 08:48:32 AM
Don’t worry, Armin Laschet has a plan that allowing 150.000 students back to school next week will not do any harm.  :doge

And I even voted for this guy, that’s what I get for betraying my party due to my problems with their education policy being single-issue scum. :existential
:ufup

Basing your political decisions on one highly controversial, not even finished study is peak galaxy brain.

Schools have three(!) days to prepare a concept to ensure social distancing measures. Yeah, I deserve all the scorn.    :-\

well at least we know that keeping primary schools open isn't driving the spread significantly according to the experts who has studied it

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Post by: Fifstar on April 16, 2020, 09:54:26 AM
Quote from: BisMarckie on April 16, 2020, 08:56:43 AM
Quote from: Rufus on April 16, 2020, 08:50:56 AM
Quote from: BisMarckie on April 16, 2020, 08:48:32 AM
Don’t worry, Armin Laschet has a plan that allowing 150.000 students back to school next week will not do any harm.  :doge

And I even voted for this guy, that’s what I get for betraying my party due to my problems with their education policy being single-issue scum. :existential
:ufup

Basing your political decisions on one highly controversial, not even finished study is peak galaxy brain.

Schools have three(!) days to prepare a concept to ensure social distancing measures. Yeah, I deserve all the scorn.    :-\

Laschet gambling on that study to rescue his chances to run for Kanzler is pretty disgusting. I guess it's even more tempting now that the CDU chances to win the next election skyrocketed due to the crisis; can't imagine the Greens to rebound with the economic crisis coming and the SPD will stay a walking corpse.

Although I think there are more studies than the Heinsberg study that support the thesis that children and especially small children are a minor factor in the spread of the virus.

Here is a study from iceland where kids below 10 seem to have a significantly lower risk to be tested positive, both in targeted testing and in open testing: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2006100

Only speculation from me, but it seems likely that infections are mainly transmitted from symptomatic people, especially from people that cough/transmit larger amounts of virus. People that get infected by small doses also seem to develop more mild course of disease. As most infected kids expel only small doses of virus, it becomes even more unlikely that groups of little kids infect each other, even if their behaviour can't be controlled.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 16, 2020, 10:32:44 AM
Wuhan Grift is also getting exponential.

https://twitter.com/JesseLehrich/status/1250595619397386245
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Post by: tiesto on April 16, 2020, 10:39:22 AM
Anybody got any recs for good masks you can order from Amazon? Preferably something reusable...
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Post by: Occam on April 16, 2020, 10:57:35 AM
Quote from: BisMarckie on April 16, 2020, 08:48:32 AM
Don’t worry, Armin Laschet has a plan that allowing 150.000 students back to school next week will not do any harm.  :doge

And I even voted for this guy, that’s what I get for betraying my party due to my problems with their education policy. :existential

Wow, that man is a moron.
There'll be lots of dead people in a few weeks.
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 16, 2020, 11:04:03 AM
Ontario
Number of cases: 8,961 (+514)
Deaths: 423 (+38)
Currently under investigation: 4,323


The number of new cases per day has been steady (or slightly increasing) for a long time.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 16, 2020, 11:10:23 AM
We still have very restrictive and limited testing measures so I don't think it's a good statistic to estimate actual spread.  Deaths, ICUs, and hospitalization usage are much better statistics (and the ones we actually care about in the end), however, these have the two-week lag.  I might be hopeful if the number of positive cases was steady while testing was exponentially increasing but that's not the case.
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Post by: Yeti on April 16, 2020, 11:17:58 AM
Quote from: tiesto on April 16, 2020, 10:39:22 AM
Anybody got any recs for good masks you can order from Amazon? Preferably something reusable...

My mom hand sewed me and the rest of our family a mask  :-[
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Post by: Brehvolution on April 16, 2020, 11:20:36 AM
Quote from: toku on April 15, 2020, 05:02:50 PM
https://twitter.com/futurecanon/status/1250502000640512000

https://twitter.com/rob_sheridan/status/1250512391650959360
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Post by: Pennywise on April 16, 2020, 11:41:44 AM
Quote from: BisMarckie on April 16, 2020, 08:56:43 AM

Basing your political decisions on one highly controversial, not even finished study is peak galaxy brain.

Schools have three(!) days to prepare a concept to ensure social distancing measures. Yeah, I deserve all the scorn.    :-\
Schools who didn't start preparations yet should be burned to the ground anyway.

Besides you don't have to come to school after those 3 days. They're not going back to the usual schedule and mainly offer options in spread out classes for those that are writing their finals or who are about to gradudate.
However, no one is forced to go yet.
The NRW education department got everything written down on their page with alot of details. The way they communicated everything, especially by Laschet is woeful.
In general I think it would be okay if you focused on the graduates and let them finish everything. Still pretty weird that they're trying to push their own agenda despite all the other states following one roadmap together.
There are still gonna be cases where you've gotta adjust things. I doubt they're gonna push through with Heinsberg  :doge
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 16, 2020, 11:51:39 AM
The situation in Quebec care homes is really dire - 1200 staff are sick and they are asking the military for relief.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 16, 2020, 12:12:14 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 16, 2020, 11:51:39 AM
The situation in Quebec care homes is really dire - 1200 staff are sick and they are asking the military for relief.

It's probably gotta be similar everywhere. France care homes account for 35% of fatalities now and I think the reporting is still not complete. Wouldn't be surprised it's half by the end. It's probably overestimated a bit because France, AFAIK, just assume all deaths with symptoms since the start of the epidemic is COVID if they have two positives in any of those institutions. I believe Canada does something along those lines.

You had that horrific case of an elder's home in Spain where there wasn't staff anymore when the army went to it and the residents and dead bodies were just... There. Police receiving a tip and finding 17 COVID related deaths in a New Jersey institution. Sweden hard hit there too, etc..

A controversy in the UK because PPE suppliers said they couldn't take orders for Scotland and other home nations under orders from English Health to prioritise supply to England as far as care home staff was concerned. It's been denied officially but there's apparently written evidence one such supplier did interpret something from the administration like that.

For all the talk of "multigenerational homes in Italy with la mama cooking di pasta, that's why they got hit so hard, it's a me journalist Mario !" I suspect concentrating elders may probably be the riskier of the two. In retrospect it's obvious canceling visits should have happened earlier (mid Feb. perhaps...) and there wasn't tests for the staff or residents anyway.
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Post by: bluemax on April 16, 2020, 12:51:01 PM
https://twitter.com/LANow/status/1250818746672963587

https://twitter.com/KBSpangler/status/1250812001217138689

I saw someone else ballpark it as over a million kids. Dr Oz is okay with killing a million plus kids.
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Post by: toku on April 16, 2020, 12:55:36 PM
You love to see it.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
:existential
[close]
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Post by: Nintex on April 16, 2020, 12:57:01 PM
"First we need our Mojo back"  :dead
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 16, 2020, 01:03:26 PM
Quote from: bluemax on April 16, 2020, 12:51:01 PM
https://twitter.com/KBSpangler/status/1250812001217138689

I saw someone else ballpark it as over a million kids. Dr Oz is okay with killing a million plus kids.
He's clearly talking about the overall mortality rate. The CFR for children is below 0.1%. Somehow if every school-age child got infected with a CFR exactly at 0.1% (it's probably much lower because serious cases are disproportionately tested), 50,000 children would die.
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Post by: Nintex on April 16, 2020, 01:04:52 PM
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1250694035984969732 (https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1250694035984969732)

 :lol
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Post by: Tripon on April 16, 2020, 01:16:52 PM
https://twitter.com/BW/status/1250797554087927815
https://twitter.com/BW/status/1250800375512338434
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Post by: shosta on April 16, 2020, 01:30:30 PM
https://www.reviewjournal.com/videos/mayor-goodman-calls-business-shutdown-total-insanity-video/

While opening Wednesday's City Council Meeting, Mayor Goodman said that "this shutdown has become one of total insanity." Adding, "For there is no backup of data as to why we are shutdown from the start. No plan in place how to move through the shutdown or how to even come out of it."

"This virus is not going away. It's not going to be going away this month, next month, and much like the flu and other viruses that have impacted populations around the world, this virus, or a derivative there of, will be part of what we work through going forward."

"From my perspective, we must open this city."

"We can not live, going forward, with the medical and health industry telling us that this virus is going to be around longer than a month or two, maybe even a year. We can not keep our heads in the sand and think it's going to go away. We are adults with brains, who can know what to do, to wash our hands, to take all precautions not to spread this disease. But we can not put our heads in the sand and think it's going to go away."

"From my perspective, I am asking, open the city, open Clark County, open the state. For heaven's sake, for being closed is killing us already and killing Las Vegas, our industry, our convention and tourism business that we have all worked so hard to build. The longer we wait to do this, the more impossible it will be to recover and return to the home we all know and love."
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 16, 2020, 01:31:28 PM
https://twitter.com/FleeboNews/status/1250833610023809024
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Post by: shosta on April 16, 2020, 01:34:49 PM
President Xi,

I am writing to you again from a place of total desperation. Our chieftan is about to sacrifice us to restore the tourism industry even though there are no tourists. Every night she prays to the old gods that "only one percent die" when she does. I am asking you to accelerate Iran's liberation of California so that the revolutionary guard can march east and free Las Vegas next. With your help we can bring civilization to the desert.
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Post by: shosta on April 16, 2020, 01:36:16 PM
Quote from: Stro on April 16, 2020, 01:34:06 PM
Democratic governors: We must support furry conventions and gambling tourism, reopen the country
actually that's the Indumbpendent mayor of Vegas, our D governor is just holding on to his butt and copying whatever Newsom does
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 16, 2020, 01:37:05 PM
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ttc-walkout-ppe-bus-drivers-masks-queensway-division-1.5533975
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 16, 2020, 01:38:21 PM
Quebec just had 140 deaths in one day. Australia has had 63 total!

Canadian politicians are lucky that Canadians only compare themselves to Americans. 
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 16, 2020, 01:39:37 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on April 16, 2020, 01:31:28 PM
https://twitter.com/FleeboNews/status/1250833610023809024

These are old deaths that are now confirmed as covid. 
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Post by: Nintex on April 16, 2020, 01:40:39 PM
https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1250832589780406278 (https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1250832589780406278)

It :clap was :clap made :clap in :clap a :clap lab
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Post by: VomKriege on April 16, 2020, 01:43:31 PM
Nothing's perfect, OK !
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Post by: Nintex on April 16, 2020, 01:44:18 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 16, 2020, 01:39:37 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on April 16, 2020, 01:31:28 PM
https://twitter.com/FleeboNews/status/1250833610023809024

These are old deaths that are now confirmed as covid.
Ah yes, the good old backlog of doom.

4000 infections in care homes confirmed across the Netherlands now.
usually about 800 people in such homes die a week, now it's double that at 1600 and very few are registered as 'COVID-19' deaths.

Oops.


Some statistics guy who's usually doing our political polling claims it could be the air circulation in such buildings that causes it.
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 16, 2020, 01:56:18 PM
https://twitter.com/tuuliel/status/1250385394258063361
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Post by: Great Rumbler on April 16, 2020, 02:03:43 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on April 16, 2020, 01:03:26 PM
Quote from: bluemax on April 16, 2020, 12:51:01 PM
https://twitter.com/KBSpangler/status/1250812001217138689

I saw someone else ballpark it as over a million kids. Dr Oz is okay with killing a million plus kids.
He's clearly talking about the overall mortality rate. The CFR for children is below 0.1%. Somehow if every school-age child got infected with a CFR exactly at 0.1% (it's probably much lower because serious cases are disproportionately tested), 50,000 children would die.

I'm not saying we wouldn't get our hair mussed. But I do say no more than forty to fifty thousand killed, tops. Uh, depending on the breaks.
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 16, 2020, 02:07:29 PM
Quote from: bluemax on April 16, 2020, 12:51:01 PM
https://twitter.com/LANow/status/1250818746672963587

China tried that and nobody really came. :doge But sure, open retail back up. Let them bleed faster.
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 16, 2020, 02:21:16 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on April 16, 2020, 02:03:43 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on April 16, 2020, 01:03:26 PM
Quote from: bluemax on April 16, 2020, 12:51:01 PM
https://twitter.com/KBSpangler/status/1250812001217138689

I saw someone else ballpark it as over a million kids. Dr Oz is okay with killing a million plus kids.
He's clearly talking about the overall mortality rate. The CFR for children is below 0.1%. Somehow if every school-age child got infected with a CFR exactly at 0.1% (it's probably much lower because serious cases are disproportionately tested), 50,000 children would die.

I'm not saying we wouldn't get our hair mussed. But I do say no more than forty to fifty thousand killed, tops. Uh, depending on the breaks.
I wasn't agreeing with the idea. I was just disputing the numbers.

And 50,000 doesn't require any breaks. Just the opposite. It's a ridiculously high number assuming an unrealistic CFR where each coronavirus case = a positive test.
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Post by: Great Rumbler on April 16, 2020, 02:25:40 PM
Yo, I wasn't trying to engage the topic seriously, bruh, I just wanted to post a funny line from Dr. Strangelove.
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 16, 2020, 02:29:46 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on April 16, 2020, 02:25:40 PM
Yo, I wasn't trying to engage the topic seriously, bruh, I just wanted to post a funny line from Dr. Strangelove.

Can't believe I missed that reference (I've watched the movie several times).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuP6KbIsNK4
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Post by: Leadbelly on April 16, 2020, 02:49:55 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on April 16, 2020, 01:56:18 PM
https://twitter.com/tuuliel/status/1250385394258063361

The one thing that has become apparent in this crisis is that, there is no winning in this situation. It could turn out that the economic collapse that follows might have far greater impact on the world and lasting damage than the virus did. It is one thing considering what this might do to first world countries, but imagine the devastation it might cause to developing countries.

I don't think now is the time to get all high and mighty about people's opinions on this. Maybe when things work out just fine, you'll have your chance to act smug.
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Post by: shosta on April 16, 2020, 02:50:41 PM
:dead the ideology is strong with this one
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 16, 2020, 02:55:05 PM
Lead's stance has basically been let people die for the last month. 
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Post by: Mandark on April 16, 2020, 02:56:04 PM
it is my opinion that millions of preventable deaths would be a bad thing

sorry if this offends
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Post by: Joe Molotov on April 16, 2020, 03:06:35 PM
Quote from: brawndolicious on April 16, 2020, 12:56:25 AM
Quote from: Nintex on April 15, 2020, 06:46:33 PM
Welp, the Wuhan Biolab story is no longer a conspiracy but just discussed with reporters at length at the white house press briefing.

Quote
Trump:  "More and more we're hearing the story" that coronavirus began in a research lab in Wuhan.  "We're doing a very thorough examination of what happened".

This was his answer to the question if he had heard about the theory and read the reports on it.

It's gonna be a Wuhan-ghazi.

Don't believe the fugazi on Wugazi.
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Post by: Nintex on April 16, 2020, 03:07:17 PM
https://twitter.com/thebigleboshki/status/1250848688097943554 (https://twitter.com/thebigleboshki/status/1250848688097943554)

 :american

Ohio man > Florida man
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Post by: Leadbelly on April 16, 2020, 03:12:27 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 16, 2020, 02:55:05 PM
Lead's stance has basically been let people die for the last month.

lol

Not exactly. I accept the advice that the lockdown is the way to go with this one. However, I also acknowledge that there is no exit strategy, the virus might come back when lockdown restrictions are lifted, and that the economic consequences to all this might be devastating. The truth is, the lockdown measures were the safest option in a period of uncertainty. We simply didn't know (still don't really) what the outcome would be.

I will make one point though actually. It is basically reiterating the point about there being no winning in this situation. Someone I was listening to made the point that the argument is really 'lives vs lives'. I guess it might turn out that way. Because undoubtedly if there is serious economic collapse it will cost lives. And those worst affected will be those in developing countries.
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Post by: shosta on April 16, 2020, 03:14:12 PM
https://twitter.com/alt_kia/status/1250541552897626112

this is my reality! there are many like it, but this one is mine!
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Post by: shosta on April 16, 2020, 03:16:28 PM
Quote from: Mandark on April 16, 2020, 02:56:04 PM
it is my opinion that millions of preventable deaths would be a bad thing

sorry if this offends
NOOOOOOOO LE PEEPEEPOOPOOPOVERTY KILLS MORE PEOPLE THINK OF ALL THE SUICIDES NOOOOO YOU CANT JUST GIVE PEOPLE THE STUFF THEY NEED WE'LL BE PAYING THIS OFF FOR JENUHRASHUNS
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Post by: I'm a Puppy! on April 16, 2020, 03:21:29 PM
So in looking at the data that I have access to, we've crushed the curve here in Sacramento area. That's great news. Each day we get the around the same number of cases. That being said, I fear it's leading to a bunch of people thinking we don't need the protective measures. We're good where we are, lifting everything could easily get us in a spot where we can't keep up.

I suspect that here we'll likely open up non-essential businesses but with social distancing, # of occupant restrictions and lessened hours soon. I expect a ban on public gatherings well through summer.  North East coast though? Nope. You guys are fucked.
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Post by: Leadbelly on April 16, 2020, 03:22:04 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on April 16, 2020, 03:16:28 PM
Quote from: Mandark on April 16, 2020, 02:56:04 PM
it is my opinion that millions of preventable deaths would be a bad thing

sorry if this offends
NOOOOOOOO LE PEEPEEPOOPOOPOVERTY KILLS MORE PEOPLE THINK OF ALL THE SUICIDES NOOOOO YOU CANT JUST GIVE PEOPLE THE STUFF THEY NEED WE'LL BE PAYING THIS OFF FOR JENUHRASHUNS

Good point shosta. That is right. ;)
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Post by: VomKriege on April 16, 2020, 03:23:57 PM
I mean it's a reality that governments won't wait for 0% risk to reopen. And I don't think it's really sustainable for SOCIETY  :society on a very basic level to keep things locked down for months on end.

You already have several countries which started rolling out school openings or go with that as their future first step.

If, really, only 3% (or small amount, you get the idea) of the total population is or has been sick... It may be an acceptable, as negligible as possible, risk to take.

But maybe we're speaking only for the USA here ? Yeah, it's probably premature to be considering this now nationwide in that specific case.
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Post by: Joe Molotov on April 16, 2020, 03:26:34 PM
I'll keep your things licked down for months.
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Post by: tiesto on April 16, 2020, 03:27:46 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 16, 2020, 01:40:39 PM
https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1250832589780406278 (https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1250832589780406278)

It :clap was :clap made :clap in :clap a :clap lab

Regardless of whether or not it was made in a lab, I'm hoping that this convinces enough people to put more pressure on China and start shifting their supply chains to a bit closer to home.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 16, 2020, 03:29:21 PM
It wasn't made in a lab.  Period.
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Post by: Raist on April 16, 2020, 03:29:53 PM
UK ministers who dodge questions every other minute calling for China to answer questions :lol
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Post by: Occam on April 16, 2020, 03:31:23 PM
I am sure China is trembling right now before the combined might of the United Kingdom.
Stronger Alone!
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Post by: Leadbelly on April 16, 2020, 03:34:36 PM
I don't know what specific questions exactly, but China lied about the virus early on. If you remember it was a doctor that warned the world about the seriousness of the virus and he got in trouble for it. He subsequently died of the virus.
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Post by: Tasty on April 16, 2020, 03:35:31 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 16, 2020, 03:07:17 PM
https://twitter.com/thebigleboshki/status/1250848688097943554 (https://twitter.com/thebigleboshki/status/1250848688097943554)

 :american

Ohio man > Florida man

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Post by: VomKriege on April 16, 2020, 03:35:48 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 16, 2020, 03:29:21 PM
It wasn't made in a lab.  Period.

Poodle then ?
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Post by: Tripon on April 16, 2020, 03:36:54 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 16, 2020, 03:35:48 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 16, 2020, 03:29:21 PM
It wasn't made in a lab.  Period.

Poodle then ?

The thought now is that it may have been a pagolin as an intermediary host before jumping to humans.

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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 16, 2020, 03:38:34 PM
Think it's gone bat -> pagolin -> human -> tiger -> your mom
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Post by: shosta on April 16, 2020, 03:38:57 PM
Quote from: tiesto on April 16, 2020, 03:27:46 PM
Regardless of whether or not it was made in a lab, I'm hoping that this convinces enough people to put more pressure on China and start shifting their supply chains to a bit closer to home.
Okay, actually, I'm super confused about the supply chain talk. The origin of this is the beginning of the year when China was shutting down some of its factories and people were worried that a supply shock would throw the economy into a recession. Actually, the realization that everyone was going to be locked inside while people suffocated to death on their own dead lung cells caused a collapse in demand. If anything, we're not buying enough goods from China right now and that's affecting their economy.

The only reason anyone would want to shift their supply chains away from China right now is because it's a liability that prevents us from becoming hostile with them. If we wanted to start sanctioning them or god forbid go to war, we can't do that if all our intermediate goods are also coming from there... but if we start getting most of our shit from India or Malaysia or Brazil, there isn't any issue anymore. All this is about is laying the groundwork for a future conflict.

There are a lot of people saying right now "this is why we shouldn't put all our factories in china", and I'm like, what? There are so many steps missing in that sentence.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 16, 2020, 03:42:14 PM
Or, you know, having some strategic stockpile or nationalized production line of PPE without having to accept literally any supplier or going into bidding wars with every state on the planet ?

(Only talking about PPE here and maintaining / reopening local production lines.)
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 16, 2020, 03:42:32 PM
Moving the supply chain away from China is an implicit suggestion that it would be moved back locally, which appeals to a lot of people (until they go to buy something), and won't be what happens in practice.   But you're right we have to be careful in distinguishing moving away from China, and the motives for doing so, and moving back locally. 
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 16, 2020, 03:45:00 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 16, 2020, 03:42:14 PM
Or, you know, having some strategic stockpile or nationalized production line of PPE without having to accept literally any supplier or going into bidding wars with every state on the planet ?

(Only talking about PPE here and maintaining / reopening local production lines.)

I think strategic stockpiles have failed - at least Ontario's did (bought after SARS and left to expire).  It's too dependent on government foresight and not being cut.  Also, the next crisis might not being about PPE but some other thing we don't make.   Having national production is a much stronger solution.   
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Post by: Nintex on April 16, 2020, 03:48:49 PM
Moving production back home with government incentives will also cause a temporary increase in employment and investment which will look good in the overall GDP growth numbers.
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Post by: shosta on April 16, 2020, 03:51:01 PM
edit: ok I'm wrong
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Post by: VomKriege on April 16, 2020, 03:52:08 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 16, 2020, 03:45:00 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 16, 2020, 03:42:14 PM
Or, you know, having some strategic stockpile or nationalized production line of PPE without having to accept literally any supplier or going into bidding wars with every state on the planet ?

(Only talking about PPE here and maintaining / reopening local production lines.)

I think strategic stockpiles have failed - at least Ontario's did (bought after SARS and left to expire).  It's too dependent on government foresight and not being cut.  Also, the next crisis might not being about PPE but some other thing we don't make.   Having national production is a much stronger solution.

Same here, they left the H1N1 stockpile expire and didn't renew it for saving 15m euros a year IIRC.
Next crisis might be something else but healthcare is central & essential and in the last... 20 years ? we had SARS, MERS, Avian flu, Swine flu, a couple of Ebola hotspots and some more I forgot.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 16, 2020, 03:54:58 PM
TBH you could have said last year in the last 20 years we had SARS, MERS, Avian flu, Swine flu, a couple of Ebola and it was fine so we can cut supplies to save 15m euros a year.  Those other outbreaks are really only contextualized in light of this one. 
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Post by: shosta on April 16, 2020, 03:57:30 PM
Ok, I'll accept I'm wrong here; obviously having more production locally would be an advantage. I'm just worried about missing the point about globally shared burdens, long term preparation, crises in institutional trust, and anti-China stalking horses.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 16, 2020, 04:01:26 PM
It's a valid concern.  The main benefits of globalization are cheaper goods and more global stability.  So the question is can we move away from it with westerners accepting the first point and while still trying to keep the status quo on the second point.  This really makes the last half-decade's rise in right nationalism even scarier.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 16, 2020, 04:02:54 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on April 16, 2020, 03:51:01 PM
3) Whether the factories are here or in China, we still would have to buy the supplies. If you suggest export controls... that only shifts the shortages somewhere else in the world. So if you're saying the plan is to subsidize our ability to export the pain of our lack of planning to other countries, I just can't support that. It's too cynical for me to bear. There is another timeline where we are not fighting over who gets to have all the deaths.

The plan is more to have a local, public owned if necessary, production line (for say, masks) which primary function is to supply national, public demand / a baseline public stockpile. Any surplus could be exported and it would reduce tension on the open market.

It's not export control, because yeah I agree countries seizing supplies that were to be shipped to legitimate clients who placed their order before is morally not great.

It's not as simple as that because I imagine you could argue it transfers the tension to raw materials.

Obviously more costly and less efficient in theory but considering the circus show we're in...
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Post by: shosta on April 16, 2020, 04:05:36 PM
https://twitter.com/getfiscal/status/1250867910194663426
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Post by: VomKriege on April 16, 2020, 04:07:25 PM
:what
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Post by: Fifstar on April 16, 2020, 04:21:39 PM
Quote from: Fifstar on April 16, 2020, 09:54:26 AM
Quote from: BisMarckie on April 16, 2020, 08:56:43 AM
Quote from: Rufus on April 16, 2020, 08:50:56 AM
Quote from: BisMarckie on April 16, 2020, 08:48:32 AM
Don’t worry, Armin Laschet has a plan that allowing 150.000 students back to school next week will not do any harm.  :doge

And I even voted for this guy, that’s what I get for betraying my party due to my problems with their education policy being single-issue scum. :existential
:ufup

Basing your political decisions on one highly controversial, not even finished study is peak galaxy brain.

Schools have three(!) days to prepare a concept to ensure social distancing measures. Yeah, I deserve all the scorn.    :-\

Laschet gambling on that study to rescue his chances to run for Kanzler is pretty disgusting. I guess it's even more tempting now that the CDU chances to win the next election skyrocketed due to the crisis; can't imagine the Greens to rebound with the economic crisis coming and the SPD will stay a walking corpse.

Although I think there are more studies than the Heinsberg study that support the thesis that children and especially small children are a minor factor in the spread of the virus.

Here is a study from iceland where kids below 10 seem to have a significantly lower risk to be tested positive, both in targeted testing and in open testing: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2006100

Only speculation from me, but it seems likely that infections are mainly transmitted from symptomatic people, especially from people that cough/transmit larger amounts of virus. People that get infected by small doses also seem to develop more mild course of disease. As most infected kids expel only small doses of virus, it becomes even more unlikely that groups of little kids infect each other, even if their behaviour can't be controlled.

Took a look at that study and it seems like they only did PCR tests which is more or less useless for testing general infection of a population. So infection rate might actually be much higher.

PCR tests are only useful to detect the virus in the first time after the outbreak because the virus moves from the mucosa/pharynx of the mouth and nose (were samples are usually taken) down to the lungs. After that it can only be detected via ct or with antidote tests. Antidote tests aren't reliable enough/in testing stages as of yet.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 16, 2020, 04:25:26 PM
A core tenet of self-reliance eh, yeah that vibes with me  ;)
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Post by: Fifstar on April 16, 2020, 04:31:13 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 16, 2020, 12:12:14 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 16, 2020, 11:51:39 AM
The situation in Quebec care homes is really dire - 1200 staff are sick and they are asking the military for relief.

It's probably gotta be similar everywhere. France care homes account for 35% of fatalities now and I think the reporting is still not complete. Wouldn't be surprised it's half by the end. It's probably overestimated a bit because France, AFAIK, just assume all deaths with symptoms since the start of the epidemic is COVID if they have two positives in any of those institutions. I believe Canada does something along those lines.

You had that horrific case of an elder's home in Spain where there wasn't staff anymore when the army went to it and the residents and dead bodies were just... There. Police receiving a tip and finding 17 COVID related deaths in a New Jersey institution. Sweden hard hit there too, etc..

A controversy in the UK because PPE suppliers said they couldn't take orders for Scotland and other home nations under orders from English Health to prioritise supply to England as far as care home staff was concerned. It's been denied officially but there's apparently written evidence one such supplier did interpret something from the administration like that.

For all the talk of "multigenerational homes in Italy with la mama cooking di pasta, that's why they got hit so hard, it's a me journalist Mario !" I suspect concentrating elders may probably be the riskier of the two. In retrospect it's obvious canceling visits should have happened earlier (mid Feb. perhaps...) and there wasn't tests for the staff or residents anyway.

I read one official in italy recently said that the death figure in Italy is actually much higher because deaths in care homes weren't recorded for the most part. So it seems like Italy has a similar situation to other countries and not even (or more likely especially not) Italians believe in the stereotype...
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 16, 2020, 04:31:38 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hhf9ktqzxgY

Watching this video made me realize I support the US opening up again soon.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 16, 2020, 04:35:07 PM
Yeah it was a bit of shallow punditry and speculation that got thrown out to try to rationalize something that was in flux.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 16, 2020, 04:46:45 PM
Otherwise daily situation in France :
Deaths in hospitals in line with what you'd expect.
Still more beds (ICU or otherwise) being freed which has been a constant for a week or so. Good day for recoveries which now tends to be between 1k to 2k daily.
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Post by: Leadbelly on April 16, 2020, 04:51:32 PM
He is right about the economy being dependent on us. However, if the 'end' is waiting until there is a vaccine, then we are screwed either way.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 16, 2020, 05:03:10 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on April 16, 2020, 04:51:32 PM
He is right about the economy being dependent on us. However, if the 'end' is waiting until there is a vaccine, then we are screwed either way.

Effective medication slashing some of the severity of the disease would help tremendously in managing this. Is as likely, if not more, as a vaccine and could come sooner, as far as I understand.
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Post by: Leadbelly on April 16, 2020, 05:06:01 PM
Yeah. We certainly need something right now.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 16, 2020, 05:06:20 PM
Alberta stats, latest available. AHS doing good here regardless of government,  8)

Trends forming:
-fatality rate under 50s is very low
-fatality rates start climbing swiftly above 50s, reaching very high % fast
-hospitalization rates starts climbing alarmingly fast from as low as the 30s (!!!)

Takeway:
-low overall fatality rate sensitive to high skewing off demographics, hospitalization rate remains concerning
-main concern with curve flattening is to avoid crushing healthcare resources because a hospitalization rate of 6% for a city of say 2 million people means 120,000 people burdening the hospital in addition to normal tax if everyone gets sick

(https://i.imgur.com/RDpdqyG.png)
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 16, 2020, 05:11:31 PM
Over 1/10th of 1% of New York City's population has died from COVID-19.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-us-cases.html
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Post by: shosta on April 16, 2020, 05:20:52 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on April 16, 2020, 04:51:32 PM
He is right about the economy being dependent on us. However, if the 'end' is waiting until there is a vaccine, then we are screwed either way.
this is the umpteenth time you've said something like this. Just give people money to buy stuff and give people more money if they're working. Demand will recover so investment will recover. Investment will lead to hiring. The only thing that would stop a recovery is a lack of willpower.
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Post by: toku on April 16, 2020, 05:23:10 PM
Quote from: ExoYZA on April 16, 2020, 05:15:34 PM
My brother was taking tests all week through zoom or whatever only for schools to go "fuck it, you graduate already, all you other fucks? We'll just give you the exact same grades last semester and if you didn't pass, we'll just round out to you passing. Have a great summer and stay inside" leaving all of us shook.

lmao
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Post by: toku on April 16, 2020, 05:30:37 PM
Tell him to keep plugging his guitar stuff man, legit cool. Bless.
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Post by: toku on April 16, 2020, 05:34:11 PM
https://twitter.com/DeionHD/status/1250595101111390209
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Post by: naff on April 16, 2020, 05:42:28 PM
quarantine is still not as boring as dbzzzzzz
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Post by: Leadbelly on April 16, 2020, 05:46:05 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on April 16, 2020, 05:20:52 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on April 16, 2020, 04:51:32 PM
He is right about the economy being dependent on us. However, if the 'end' is waiting until there is a vaccine, then we are screwed either way.
this is the umpteenth time you've said something like this. Just give people money to buy stuff and give people more money if they're working. Demand will recover so investment will recover. Investment will lead to hiring. The only thing that would stop a recovery is a lack of willpower.

You don't think the timescale matters?

- 1 month
- 3 months
- 18 months

Same difference right?
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Post by: shosta on April 16, 2020, 05:53:32 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on April 16, 2020, 05:46:05 PM
You don't think the timescale matters?

- 1 month
- 3 months
- 18 months

Same difference right?
As long as there is food and energy we can do it indefinitely. The longer the crisis takes the harder hit the economy will be but all of that is irrelevant compared to the quantity of life saved. I really don't understand your thinking; if you made it off the titanic on a life raft, would you complain that your vacation was ruined, or would you be grateful that you survived?
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Post by: team filler on April 16, 2020, 06:03:11 PM
 :whew
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 16, 2020, 06:05:26 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on April 16, 2020, 05:53:32 PM
if you made it off the titanic on a life raft, would you complain that your vacation was ruined, or would you be grateful that you survived?

Why not both?

But fundamentally: Fuck the economy. Let it tank and show that money is just a social construct.
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Post by: Nintex on April 16, 2020, 06:06:07 PM
A lot of countries made mistakes but Jair Bolsonaro is still unchallenged in running the worst pandemic response in recorded history.

https://twitter.com/BBCWorld/status/1250893520585535488 (https://twitter.com/BBCWorld/status/1250893520585535488)
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Post by: Tripon on April 16, 2020, 06:10:22 PM
https://twitter.com/ambiej/status/1250546047904034816
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Post by: Leadbelly on April 16, 2020, 06:11:51 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on April 16, 2020, 05:53:32 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on April 16, 2020, 05:46:05 PM
You don't think the timescale matters?

- 1 month
- 3 months
- 18 months

Same difference right?
As long as there is food and energy we can do it indefinitely. The longer the crisis takes the harder hit the economy will be but all of that is irrelevant compared to the quantity of life saved. I really don't understand your thinking; if you made it off the titanic on a life raft, would you complain that your vacation was ruined, or would you be grateful that you survived?

Again, I wish for the best case scenario of this just like everyone else. And hope the least people die of this as possible. And the analogy I would use to describe my way of thinking is more like making it off the titanic on a life raft, and then dying of pneumonia from the cold. lol

I hope things recover quickly. I only express concern that it doesn't. I'm not wishing this shit to happen. What I will say though is, I genuinely believe there may come a point when will have to make a cost/benefit analysis on this. I don't want people to die, but then I don't want people to have to suffer the potential economic consequences of our actions either. It would indeed be like escaping death from the Titanic only to die of pneumonia.







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Post by: Occam on April 16, 2020, 06:15:14 PM
3,860 Covid-19 deaths in the USA today, and the day isn't over.
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Post by: Mandark on April 16, 2020, 06:16:13 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on April 16, 2020, 05:46:05 PM

You don't think the timescale matters?

- 1 month
- 3 months
- 18 months

Same difference right?

Matters to what?

The physical infrastructure and the human capital needed to extract value from it will be there when we emerge, whether the timescale is 1, 3, or 18 months.

A hangover depression that occurs after we emerge from this comes down to 1) people's reticence to resume certain types of consumption (live entertainment, travel, etc.) and 2) a cascading effect of bankruptcies.

The first won't be made any better by "reopening" sooner and causing more deaths. The second is purely a product of financial arrangements that we could change as a matter of policy if we wanted to. That's what shost means by willpower.
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Post by: shosta on April 16, 2020, 06:18:42 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on April 16, 2020, 06:11:51 PM
Again, I wish for the best case scenario of this just like everyone else. And hope the least people die of this as possible. And the analogy I would use to describe my way of thinking is more like making it off the titanic on a life raft, and then dying of pneumonia from the cold. lol

I hope things recover quickly. I only express concern that it doesn't. I'm not wishing this shit to happen. What I will say though, is I genuinely believe there may come a point when will have to make a cost/benefit analysis on this. I don't want people to die, but then I don't want the people to have to suffer the potential economic consequences of our actions either. It would indeed be like escaping death from the Titanic only to die of pneumonia.
Quote from: Leadbelly on April 16, 2020, 02:49:55 PM
The one thing that has become apparent in this crisis is that, there is no winning in this situation. It could turn out that the economic collapse that follows might have far greater impact on the world and lasting damage than the virus did.
Preventing millions of people from dying is the win. There is no realistic amount of economic damage that could happen that would at all be comparable to a Holocaust sized murder. It's objectively different. Even 50% reduction in GDP for five, six years would be better than millions of people dying. Period. And I don't even think it would be that long because, like I said, with enough willpower you can get things going again. Do you know how fast growth was in the postwar period?
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Post by: Nintex on April 16, 2020, 06:20:47 PM
The plan to reopen has been released

https://www.scribd.com/document/456756506/Trump-releases-Opening-Up-America-Again-guidelines (https://www.scribd.com/document/456756506/Trump-releases-Opening-Up-America-Again-guidelines)

Doesn't seem much different from most other countries.
Gradually open stuff up again but keep social distancing etc. in place.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 16, 2020, 06:20:59 PM
Economy yadda yadda...
I'm more worried for our mental health well being.
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Post by: shosta on April 16, 2020, 06:21:00 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on April 16, 2020, 06:18:42 PM
Holocaust
Godwin's law has been activated. F

Quote from: Mandark on April 16, 2020, 06:16:13 PM
The second is purely a product of financial arrangements that we could change as a matter of policy if we wanted to. That's what shost means by willpower.
The liabilities aspect is half of it. The other half of what I was thinking about was commitment to fiscal stimulus, as opposed to the half-assed stuff we saw in 2009.
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Post by: Himu on April 16, 2020, 06:25:09 PM
I'm not going to get my stimulus check thanks to student loans.

At least I'll likely get unemployment.

Still though, I'm ready to cut a bitch.

(https://i.imgur.com/ufrtKDC.gif)
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Post by: Nintex on April 16, 2020, 06:29:40 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EVwK0neX0AAYHPF?format=jpg)

brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
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Post by: Leadbelly on April 16, 2020, 06:31:53 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on April 16, 2020, 06:18:42 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on April 16, 2020, 06:11:51 PM
Again, I wish for the best case scenario of this just like everyone else. And hope the least people die of this as possible. And the analogy I would use to describe my way of thinking is more like making it off the titanic on a life raft, and then dying of pneumonia from the cold. lol

I hope things recover quickly. I only express concern that it doesn't. I'm not wishing this shit to happen. What I will say though, is I genuinely believe there may come a point when will have to make a cost/benefit analysis on this. I don't want people to die, but then I don't want the people to have to suffer the potential economic consequences of our actions either. It would indeed be like escaping death from the Titanic only to die of pneumonia.
Quote from: Leadbelly on April 16, 2020, 02:49:55 PM
The one thing that has become apparent in this crisis is that, there is no winning in this situation. It could turn out that the economic collapse that follows might have far greater impact on the world and lasting damage than the virus did.
Preventing millions of people from dying is the win. There is no realistic amount of economic damage that could happen that would at all be comparable to a Holocaust sized murder. It's objectively different. Even 50% reduction in GDP for five, six years would be better than millions of people dying. Period. And I don't even think it would be that long because, like I said, with enough willpower you can get things going again. Do you know how fast growth was in the postwar period?

You know that post you made where you were sarcastically talking about poverty killing more people? It was true nonetheless. lol

9 million people last year died of hunger. Hunger relating to poverty is the number 1 killer in the world. I'm not an economist, but it strikes me that a rapidly slowing global economy will have detrimental effects in developing countries.

In terms of Covid-19 we simply don't know how many it could potentially kill. Which is why it is a good idea to start large scale testing as soon as possible. We need to know what we are dealing with so that we can more accurately decide what is the best course of action.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 16, 2020, 06:32:40 PM
Quote from: Mandark on April 16, 2020, 06:16:13 PM
Matters to what?

The physical infrastructure and the human capital needed to extract value from it will be there when we emerge

Except for the 5G towers and the lizard people installing them   :gun
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 16, 2020, 06:34:08 PM
Quote from: Occam on April 16, 2020, 06:15:14 PM
3,860 Covid-19 deaths in the USA today, and the day isn't over.
What's your source?  world meters is just over 2000 today. 
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Post by: shosta on April 16, 2020, 06:43:26 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on April 16, 2020, 06:31:53 PM
You know that post you made where you were sarcastically talking about poverty killing more people? It was true nonetheless. lol
The mortality rate actually went down in the US during the Great Depression.

Quote from: Leadbelly on April 16, 2020, 06:31:53 PM
9 million people last year died of hunger. Hunger relating to poverty is the number 1 killer in the world. I'm not an economist, but it strikes me that a rapidly slowing global economy will have detrimental effects in developing countries.
The people primarily dying of hunger aren't the ones impacted by lockdowns, they're in regions impacted by climate-change or war-torn countries like Syria and Yemen. But anyway, they're not hungry because they're not working, they're hungry because we don't give them food. So give them food. Give everyone food. There's enough food on Earth to feed everyone.

If you're worried that a global depression is going to hurt a lot of people, give them money to buy the stuff that's still being produced. That's what I keep trying to tell you. It's willpower. Whether other people suffer is not their choice, it's ours.

Quote from: Leadbelly on April 16, 2020, 06:31:53 PM
In terms of Covid-19 we simply don't know how many it could potentially kill. Which is why it is a good idea to start large scale testing as soon as possible. We need to know what we are dealing with so that we can more accurately decide what is the best course of action.
:titus

Yes we do. We've got the mortality rate down to about an order of magnitude. It's 1% to 3%. That's been consistent for almost half a year now.
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Post by: Nintex on April 16, 2020, 06:45:24 PM
Once you get the number of infected down to a level that is comparable to other diseases that are out there such as the flu is it 'safe' to open again.
The big challenge will be is to keep it under control until there's a vaccine or it dies out.

The economy is probably running at about ~15% - 20% now. If you can get that up to 70% or even 90% you can easier fill in the gaps and aim your stimulus and aid to where it is most needed.
For a lot of jobs working from home will remain the new normal for a long while though and some companies will probably start to spread out their operations and return production back home.

We'll probably see far less open space offices in the future and people have to continue to keep their distance in public places and self quarantine when they have flu like symptoms.

Large events, non-essential travel to other countries? Forget about it until at least next year.
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Post by: Mandark on April 16, 2020, 06:49:13 PM
If you think lower consumption levels in the US would cause death by starvation in poor countries, maybe ask what mechanism is linking the two things, and whether it could be bypassed.
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Post by: shosta on April 16, 2020, 06:52:02 PM
Quote from: Mandark on April 16, 2020, 06:49:13 PM
maybe ask what mechanism is linking the two things
length of bootstraps

Quote from: Mandark on April 16, 2020, 06:49:13 PM
and whether it could be bypassed.
tug the bootstraps harder
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 16, 2020, 06:52:44 PM
A lack of US productivity would cause starvation in poor counties because there will be no foreign aid without American productivity.  This could be bypassed if poor counties just paid their depts and worked hard themselves.   
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 16, 2020, 06:53:17 PM
Oh shit he beat me to it.  Asshole.  I think that was an unfair win because I re-typed stuff instead of quoting and you guys know typing is hard for me. 
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Post by: Mandark on April 16, 2020, 06:54:55 PM
You're both getting likes as part of our effort to prop up the Bore's economy.
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Post by: Leadbelly on April 16, 2020, 06:55:50 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on April 16, 2020, 06:43:26 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on April 16, 2020, 06:31:53 PM
You know that post you made where you were sarcastically talking about poverty killing more people? It was true nonetheless. lol
The mortality rate actually went down in the US during the Great Depression.

Quote from: Leadbelly on April 16, 2020, 06:31:53 PM
9 million people last year died of hunger. Hunger relating to poverty is the number 1 killer in the world. I'm not an economist, but it strikes me that a rapidly slowing global economy will have detrimental effects in developing countries.
The people primarily dying of hunger aren't the ones impacted by lockdowns, they're in regions impacted by climate-change or war-torn countries like Syria and Yemen. But anyway, they're not hungry because they're not working, they're hungry because we don't give them food. So give them food. Give everyone food. There's enough food on Earth to feed everyone.

If you're worried that a global depression is going to hurt a lot of people, give them money to buy the stuff that's still being produced. That's what I keep trying to tell you. It's willpower. Whether other people suffer is not their choice, it's ours.

Quote from: Leadbelly on April 16, 2020, 06:31:53 PM
In terms of Covid-19 we simply don't know how many it could potentially kill. Which is why it is a good idea to start large scale testing as soon as possible. We need to know what we are dealing with so that we can more accurately decide what is the best course of action.
:titus

Yes we do. We've got the mortality rate down to about an order of magnitude. It's 1% to 3%. That's been consistent for almost half a year now.

Millions of people in India were ordered back to their homes because of lockdown. Many of India's poor had to walk back to their villages miles away on foot.

Quote
India's poor worst hit

But at the same time, the lockdown, with strict limits on activity, has been devastating for the economy - and for India's poor.

Millions of daily wage labourers suddenly lost their jobs, forcing hundreds of thousands to make the long trek back to their home villages, hundreds of kilometres away, often on foot.

Some died on the way, while others were shunned by locals when they made it back to their villages. One viral clip showed a group of migrants being hosed down with chemicals.

Others have been stranded in cities in cramped, unsanitary conditions where the virus could spread quickly.

New Delhi alone is providing hundreds of thousands of free meals to help those for whom the lockdown means immediate hunger.

Farmers have complained of a lack of workers to harvest crops while the grounding of thousands of trucks by the lockdown have hampered food transport.

Farms, still the bedrock of the Indian economy, are heading into their most important harvest time of the year, when many villages earn enough money to finance themselves for months to come.
india lockdown
The lockdown, with strict limits on activity, has been devastating for the economy [Harish Tyagi/EPA]
'Invisible assassin'

Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das called the coronavirus an "invisible assassin" that could wreak havoc on Asia's third-biggest economy.

The national restaurants association, which said its members employed seven million people, warned on Monday there could be "social unrest" if it did not receive financial relief.

The commerce ministry has also reportedly urged the government to consider restarting more activities "with reasonable safeguards" even if the lockdown is extended.

Even before the pandemic, the Indian economy was stuttering with unemployment at its highest in decades.

Some analysts have predicted growth could slump to 1.5-2 percent this year - well below the level needed to provide jobs for the millions coming into the labour market each month.

Modi's announcement came amid debates in countries around the world on how to lift restrictions while avoiding a spike in new infections.

French President Emmanuel Macron extended a tight lockdown in France by another month, but Italy and Austria are reopening some shops, and Spain is restarting construction and factory work.

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned against rushing headlong into lifting restrictions, stressing that only a vaccine can fully halt the spread.
india lockdown
People in a queue for free food distributed by volunteers during a lockdown in Dwarka, New Delhi

The ramifications of a prolonged lockdown, potentially lasting over 18 months, could be disastrous. It really is a complex issue.
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Post by: Nintex on April 16, 2020, 06:56:45 PM
Well Trump just wants every seat in every restaurant occupied and doesn't like this new normal.  :doge
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Post by: Mandark on April 16, 2020, 07:00:19 PM
did you just google "india poor coronavirus" :doge
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Post by: Tripon on April 16, 2020, 07:01:21 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/jc_bradbury/status/1250922058852245507
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Post by: shosta on April 16, 2020, 07:02:29 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on April 16, 2020, 06:55:50 PM
The ramifications of a prolonged lockdown, potentially lasting over 18 months, could be disastrous. It really is a complex issue.
I feel like you're not listening. If India has trouble feeding itself, we should feed India. Which we are able to do. China is India's northern neighbor, has eliminated its coronavirus problem, and is a major food exporter. They can provide relief if they choose to.

And this isn't going to last 18 months. Show me one person anywhere who says that a TOTAL LOCKDOWN is going to last 18 months everywhere. More likely we have a year of localized lockdowns and travel restrictions.
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Post by: Mandark on April 16, 2020, 07:05:48 PM
Imagine if we started sending grains to India to feed humans rather than to the Netherlands to feed cows.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 16, 2020, 07:08:53 PM
We call Nintex a lot of names but that's going too far. 
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Post by: shosta on April 16, 2020, 07:10:00 PM
Quote from: Mandark on April 16, 2020, 07:05:48 PM
Imagine if we started sending grains to India to feed humans rather than to the Netherlands to feed cows.
forcing people to eat field corn is a fate worse than death
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Post by: Himu on April 16, 2020, 07:11:40 PM
Explain your new nick Shosta.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 16, 2020, 07:11:52 PM
Then turn it into some High-fructose syrup that can be added to flavoured water before we send it to them.  If we get them to pollute their water supplies in making our consumables, we could force them to drink that.   
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Post by: shosta on April 16, 2020, 07:16:52 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on April 16, 2020, 07:11:40 PM
Explain your new nick Shosta.
cixiyalwte os kopSnn uar nhe.
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Post by: Himu on April 16, 2020, 07:17:48 PM
Aight.
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Post by: team filler on April 16, 2020, 07:19:13 PM
Quote from: Stro on April 16, 2020, 07:02:20 PM
The doctors: We can reopen but we need to keep the masks, gloves, social distancing, etc

Trump: I want 110 thousand asses in 110 thousand seats at the football games, god damn it
:nsfw

https://i.imgur.com/2k2RUUz.jpg

 :nsfw
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Post by: Mandark on April 16, 2020, 07:19:22 PM
it's the letters that form "shostakovitch" but scrambled
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Post by: Nintex on April 16, 2020, 07:23:18 PM
You asked for it Mandark  8)
https://twitter.com/ValaAfshar/status/1248982174755323906 (https://twitter.com/ValaAfshar/status/1248982174755323906)
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Post by: Mandark on April 16, 2020, 07:24:34 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on April 16, 2020, 07:10:00 PM
Quote from: Mandark on April 16, 2020, 07:05:48 PM
Imagine if we started sending grains to India to feed humans rather than to the Netherlands to feed cows.
forcing people to eat field corn is a fate worse than death

shelbyvillebitinglemon.jpg
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Post by: team filler on April 16, 2020, 07:25:16 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 16, 2020, 07:23:18 PM
You asked for it Mandark  8)
https://twitter.com/ValaAfshar/status/1248982174755323906 (https://twitter.com/ValaAfshar/status/1248982174755323906)
:bow :bow :bow :bow :bow :bow :bow :bow :bow2 :bow2 :bow2 :bow2 :bow2 :bow2 :bow2 :bow2
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 16, 2020, 07:30:37 PM
Quote from: filler on April 16, 2020, 07:19:13 PM
Quote from: Stro on April 16, 2020, 07:02:20 PM
The doctors: We can reopen but we need to keep the masks, gloves, social distancing, etc

Trump: I want 110 thousand asses in 110 thousand seats at the football games, god damn it
:nsfw

https://i.imgur.com/2k2RUUz.jpg

 :nsfw

He didn't shave his beard to CDC mask covering standard. 6/10, would bang, but would get corona from.
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Post by: Leadbelly on April 16, 2020, 07:31:36 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on April 16, 2020, 07:02:29 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on April 16, 2020, 06:55:50 PM
The ramifications of a prolonged lockdown, potentially lasting over 18 months, could be disastrous. It really is a complex issue.
I feel like you're not listening. If India has trouble feeding itself, we should feed India. Which we are able to do. China is India's northern neighbor, has eliminated its coronavirus problem, and is a major food exporter. They can provide relief if they choose to.

And this isn't going to last 18 months. Show me one person anywhere who says that a TOTAL LOCKDOWN is going to last 18 months everywhere. More likely we have a year of localized lockdowns and travel restrictions.


If we feed them fine.

And I feel the original point often gets lost when going through these lengthy discussions. It was in response to that Youtube video. His point being that public confidence in the economy is what will drive the economy. If we open too soon then it will make things worse. He then went on to say it will probably last until there is a vaccine. To which I stated that if it lasts that long, whether there is confidence or not, it will probably end up disastrous either way.
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Post by: shosta on April 16, 2020, 07:34:27 PM
Ok. And all I was trying to say is that saying it's disastrous either way doesn't change the fact that one option is a million times more preferable than the other.
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Post by: Leadbelly on April 16, 2020, 07:35:39 PM
I hope so. We'll leave it at that. lol
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Post by: team filler on April 16, 2020, 07:36:11 PM
stost, did you see them cheeks?  :whew
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Post by: shosta on April 16, 2020, 07:39:28 PM
i didn't but i've liked your post now. thanks for bringing them to my attention!  :tophat

—The Stosta Like Trust
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Post by: Tripon on April 16, 2020, 07:47:17 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/qhm305/status/1250799334846857216

God, I want hot pot. I don't know if American Restaurants will adopt all of this. (masks, temperature check, etc).
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Post by: Tripon on April 16, 2020, 07:54:41 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/jc_bradbury/status/1250928849426227202
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Post by: Tasty on April 16, 2020, 08:13:44 PM
Quote from: Mandark on April 16, 2020, 07:00:19 PM
did you just google "india poor coronavirus" :doge

Nintex why would you like this. :snoop
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Post by: nachobro on April 16, 2020, 08:17:52 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 16, 2020, 07:23:18 PM
You asked for it Mandark  8)
https://twitter.com/ValaAfshar/status/1248982174755323906 (https://twitter.com/ValaAfshar/status/1248982174755323906)
marcel 1 coward 0
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 16, 2020, 10:17:41 PM
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/

what is up with the 14th deaths?  Was this backlogged NY deaths?

edit 

New York City today has reported 3,778 additional deaths that have occurred since March 11 and have been classified as "probable," defined as follows: “decedent [...] had no known positive laboratory test for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) but the death certificate lists as a cause of death “COVID-19” or an equivalent" [source]. We will add these to the New York State total as soon as it is determined whether the historical distribution can be obtained
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Post by: Tripon on April 16, 2020, 10:41:59 PM
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1250902644501164035
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1250902905550450693
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Post by: ToxicAdam on April 16, 2020, 11:51:11 PM
Have you guys thought about liability issues in the post-quarantine world we will be slowly entering?

How does a concert venue open up and put itself at risk of a patron getting sick there and then passing away? It would seem like a pretty juicy case for a lawyer to take and blame the venue for not protecting the patrons enough. I’m already seeing rumblings of people potentially filing cases against employers or governmental bodies.

I’ve worked in corporations long enough to see how risk averse they are to liability concerns. I just can’t see how they can go back to “business as usual” without some kind of immunity granted to them going forward.

Or am I just overthinking this?

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Post by: Mandark on April 17, 2020, 12:02:23 AM
There's probably some common-law concept about the typical risks that a reasonable person would expect.

And in practice, I think the courts would be pretty shy about bringing the hammer down on whole industries like that. But I wouldn't be shocked if we see new boilerplate disclaimers in ads and maybe some provisions snuck into big legislative bills.
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 17, 2020, 12:15:02 AM
I feel you're overthinking it a little. Patrons take the risk in showing up/being with other folks. Unless the venue KNOWINGLY has someone on staff (or the venue books someone that KNOWINGLY has it), someone infecting others at their venue is out of their hands. They didn't know the status of the person they let in.

I don't think there's liability here beyond "you swim show up at your own risk" like beaches without lifeguards. People still go.
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Post by: ToxicAdam on April 17, 2020, 12:15:46 AM
Ok, thanks for the clarity.





https://www.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/g2ci8d/angela_merkel_explains_why_opening_up_society_is/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

Merkel breaks down the thin line we are treading on

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Post by: Mandark on April 17, 2020, 12:17:46 AM
I listened to the New Zealand PM addressing her country and I have no idea how well they're actually handling the details of this or whether their plan is better or worse than other countries, but holy hell was I envious at the idea of someone projecting adult competence in the middle of this situation.
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Post by: team filler on April 17, 2020, 12:18:36 AM
marianne was right again! :heart
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Post by: team filler on April 17, 2020, 12:24:16 AM
https://twitter.com/marwilliamson/status/1251000502231408641

 :salute
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Post by: bluemax on April 17, 2020, 01:20:42 AM
https://twitter.com/MayorOfLA/status/1250944155649486849
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 17, 2020, 02:18:38 AM
is it getting better or worse in the states, I can't fucking tell anymore
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Post by: VomKriege on April 17, 2020, 02:43:18 AM
Quote from: Tasty Meat on April 16, 2020, 08:13:44 PM
Quote from: Mandark on April 16, 2020, 07:00:19 PM
did you just google "india poor coronavirus" :doge

Nintex why would you like this. :snoop

Beast Mode activation has an intermittent short circuit caused by faulty wires.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 17, 2020, 02:52:28 AM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on April 17, 2020, 02:18:38 AM
is it getting better or worse in the states, I can't fucking tell anymore

Depends on the curve of the dozen of states behind NYS. It seems they may have plateau but I'm not sure for all the others behind. Not all states report on what happens in long term care homes yet too, so there's probably some backlog that will be dumped on the total.
USA will probably stay at 1500-2000 deaths in hospitals a day for a while. There, hopefully, will not be anywhere that can get as catastrophic as New York City but if others places hit their peaks later, the plateau at the national level may last longer than Italy/Spain/France.

Seems certain the US will be at 50-60k total fatalities by May 1st.

Considering we know 88% of those deaths included 23 comorbidities, are actually not COVID but an obvious ploy to get Fed grant money by greedy Demonrats because it's much more efficient to destroy the economy and not collect taxes on it, the MetaCritic user score is sitting at 5.6, that diarrhea kills 1,8m worldwide and is it even flu season anymore...? Pretty good job by Trump.
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Post by: Fifstar on April 17, 2020, 04:18:07 AM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on April 17, 2020, 02:18:38 AM
is it getting better or worse in the states, I can't fucking tell anymore

The US is more like multiple countries, so it's tough to say. I would still expect some states/regions to develop somewhat larger outbreaks, so some regional spikes in infections and deaths could still be coming. Also the deaths are delayed by 14 -20 days, so there could still some waves be coming from states that are behind New York.  But since the most important safety precautions like social distance and closure of big events have been in place for some time in most states, there is a solid chance that there won't be another super spread. So from that point of view, the US could be at the peak and in control for now.

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Post by: Occam on April 17, 2020, 04:31:15 AM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on April 17, 2020, 12:15:46 AM
Ok, thanks for the clarity.





https://www.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/g2ci8d/angela_merkel_explains_why_opening_up_society_is/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

Merkel breaks down the thin line we are treading on

And that was just her reply to the question of a reporter according to reddit. It's nice when there are adults in the room discussing these topics.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 17, 2020, 04:43:58 AM
China issued a correction of its COVID stats.
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Post by: team filler on April 17, 2020, 04:44:33 AM
 :gamer
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Post by: Nintex on April 17, 2020, 04:57:12 AM
Quote from: Tasty Meat on April 16, 2020, 08:13:44 PM
Quote from: Mandark on April 16, 2020, 07:00:19 PM
did you just google "india poor coronavirus" :doge

Nintex why would you like this. :snoop
I give sympathy likes to mandark  :tocry

Think of it as like welfare benefits for the less fortunate.
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Post by: team filler on April 17, 2020, 04:58:19 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/khM5wDX.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/A0F2KV4.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/2TCzSX3.jpg)
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Post by: Nintex on April 17, 2020, 05:02:25 AM
We're farting ourselves to death. This whole thing is just a south park LARP that all of society participates in
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Post by: team filler on April 17, 2020, 05:05:34 AM
 :corona_mj
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Post by: VomKriege on April 17, 2020, 08:02:52 AM
Stopcovid, the tracing app the French government is working on, will "probably not be ready" when it will debated at the Assembly on April 28 and 29.

 :juicy
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Post by: pilonv1 on April 17, 2020, 08:11:35 AM
Quote from: Mandark on April 17, 2020, 12:17:46 AM
I listened to the New Zealand PM addressing her country and I have no idea how well they're actually handling the details of this or whether their plan is better or worse than other countries, but holy hell was I envious at the idea of someone projecting adult competence in the middle of this situation.

It's even worse when they're your neighbour. Our PM looks like Trump compared to Adern, she's been fantastic. We've just been really lucky that all the stupid decisions our PM has made haven't backfired, except for whoever let 2700 cruise passengers off a ship in Sydney, which accounts for about 1/3 of all our cases/deaths.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 17, 2020, 08:54:05 AM
(https://i.redd.it/76upc15f2bt41.jpg)
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Post by: VomKriege on April 17, 2020, 09:17:11 AM
SOS Méditerranée -a NGO who operates ships to save migrants crossing the Med- & Doctors Without Borders have ceased their collaboration as they disagree on if you can carry operations with reasonable health safety in place.
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Post by: Akala on April 17, 2020, 10:15:45 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/l5QqWmf.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/aIPjCD6.jpg)
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Post by: Tripon on April 17, 2020, 10:20:27 AM
https://twitter.com/NPR/status/1251152948651913217
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 17, 2020, 10:28:48 AM
Which looks shady except NY and Quebec just did the same thing yesterday. 
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 17, 2020, 10:34:02 AM
Ontario
Number of cases: 9,525 (+564)
Dead: 478 (+55)
Backlog: 5,993

I'm surprised it's still increasing. Vast majority here are practicing strict social distancing.

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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 17, 2020, 10:34:06 AM
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/coronavirus-emmanuel-macron-questions-china-outbreak-started-in-lab-a9469846.html?utm_source=reddit.com
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Post by: Akala on April 17, 2020, 10:49:00 AM
https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/coronavirus/article_34b7cfc8-8037-11ea-a83a-7307f2732ff1.html

As federal funding for small business loans is tapped, local mayors around here are opening up smaller businesses as of today, let's see how this plays out. hopefully people don't rush to buy furniture and not much changes rather than new hospitalization rate go BRR
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 17, 2020, 10:59:51 AM
This may belong in late-stage capitalism.

http://h4b7a.emailsp.com/f/rnl.aspx/?mgd=touuyc9kh=o2-k0=ovp1_6d1a.=&fd.i2c5:yx&x=pp&ww&x=pv&a2.:76adxa7e=uovuNCLM

Brad J. Lamb is a real estate broker and condominium developer--so the worst kind of scum in Canada. He was precluded from building a condo because two 19-century heritage homes got in the way. The city of Toronto did not give him rezoning approval. Somehow, three weeks ago, these giant abandoned heritage homes caught on fire, with police saying that at least one explosion took place inside. Two days later, there was another fire! It could've been anyone!


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Every cause of death should be treated with equal importance, and if 5,000 people die from COVID-19 this year, it will be tragic. It is also tragic that 14,000 people die from drug overdoses as well. We do not quarantine the country to prevent opioid overdoses
If we didn't do this, we'd have hundreds of thousands of deaths in Canada--not 5,000.
You don't get an opiod overdose because someone sneezes on you.

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If we had an option to self-isolate for many months, we could look at that, but we do not. More people may die in Canada due to the quarantine that due to the virus. On average, Canadians save $160/month. One third of Canadians have no savings. Many millions in Canada literally live paycheque to paycheque.
Maybe you and your fellow rent-seekers caused this?

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(in one year we will add another $180B). Who exactly is being helped by this monster deficit? Well, I can tell you my companies are not being helped.
Your companies have sold billions of dollars worth of condos and earned 100s of millions by being parasites. You don't need help.

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I am dubious that any of the largesse will really help people. I am sure that abuses from fraudulent claims will occur in large numbers.
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In a random test, it has been reported that as much as 70% of the Lombardy province of Italy has been infected with COVID-19.
Citation needed

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What if the mortality rate is 1/10th, 1/20th, or 1/100th of the published mortality rates? What if COVID-19 is similar to the seasonal flu based on mortality rates and overall expected deaths?
New York City has about 2,000 influenza-related deaths in a year. In one month, 8,500 have died of COVID-19--and that's with measures in place that you don't think are necessary.
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Post by: Tripon on April 17, 2020, 11:29:55 AM
https://twitter.com/tribelaw/status/1251124028359741447

So we reached the bug chaser part of the curve.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 17, 2020, 11:31:58 AM
From the PMs speech going on now:  the government's plan for oil workers is to get them to clean up old wells and stimulus for pollution reduction methods (10000 jobs).  This is really great.  'Just because we are in a health crisis does not mean we can ignore the environmental crisis'.  Alberta is going to be so salty.

In the same speech, he talks about giving money to artists :dead

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/financial-aid-covid19-trudeau-1.5535629
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 17, 2020, 11:37:28 AM
Quote from: Tripon on April 17, 2020, 11:29:55 AM
https://twitter.com/tribelaw/status/1251124028359741447

So we reached the bug chaser part of the curve.

https://twitter.com/ASegals/status/1251153646655434752
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 17, 2020, 11:50:21 AM
https://twitter.com/curaffairs/status/1251136595916447744

:yikes

"Three detainees, as I call them."

:yikes
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Post by: Joe Molotov on April 17, 2020, 11:58:24 AM
I wonder if she met them in lockdown originally.
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Post by: Tripon on April 17, 2020, 12:28:10 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on April 17, 2020, 11:37:28 AM
Quote from: Tripon on April 17, 2020, 11:29:55 AM
https://twitter.com/tribelaw/status/1251124028359741447

So we reached the bug chaser part of the curve.

https://twitter.com/ASegals/status/1251153646655434752

Tweet deleted.  :gun
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Post by: team filler on April 17, 2020, 12:33:03 PM
https://twitter.com/Partisangirl/status/1251179905678577664

 :heart
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Post by: Leadbelly on April 17, 2020, 12:56:02 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 17, 2020, 02:43:18 AM
Quote from: Tasty Meat on April 16, 2020, 08:13:44 PM
Quote from: Mandark on April 16, 2020, 07:00:19 PM
did you just google "india poor coronavirus" :doge

Nintex why would you like this. :snoop

Beast Mode activation has an intermittent short circuit caused by faulty wires.

oh... that was in response to my post. And yeah obviously I googled that article. I had seen a BBC article previously which is why I googled India specifically though.

I have actually read a lot of shit about coronavirus that informs my opinion. Nothing better to do right now. So today for instance, I was reading this article from professor John Ioannidis. Basically talking about how unreliable the data is for Covid-19, which is why we need to get large-scale testing under way to see exactly what we are dealing with.

A fiasco in the making? As the coronavirus pandemic takes hold, we are making decisions without reliable data

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The data collected so far on how many people are infected and how the epidemic is evolving are utterly unreliable. Given the limited testing to date, some deaths and probably the vast majority of infections due to SARS-CoV-2 are being missed. We don’t know if we are failing to capture infections by a factor of three or 300. Three months after the outbreak emerged, most countries, including the U.S., lack the ability to test a large number of people and no countries have reliable data on the prevalence of the virus in a representative random sample of the general population.

This evidence fiasco creates tremendous uncertainty about the risk of dying from Covid-19. Reported case fatality rates, like the official 3.4% rate from the World Health Organization, cause horror — and are meaningless. Patients who have been tested for SARS-CoV-2 are disproportionately those with severe symptoms and bad outcomes. As most health systems have limited testing capacity, selection bias may even worsen in the near future.

The one situation where an entire, closed population was tested was the Diamond Princess cruise ship and its quarantine passengers. The case fatality rate there was 1.0%, but this was a largely elderly population, in which the death rate from Covid-19 is much higher.

Projecting the Diamond Princess mortality rate onto the age structure of the U.S. population, the death rate among people infected with Covid-19 would be 0.125%. But since this estimate is based on extremely thin data — there were just seven deaths among the 700 infected passengers and crew — the real death rate could stretch from five times lower (0.025%) to five times higher (0.625%). It is also possible that some of the passengers who were infected might die later, and that tourists may have different frequencies of chronic diseases — a risk factor for worse outcomes with SARS-CoV-2 infection — than the general population. Adding these extra sources of uncertainty, reasonable estimates for the case fatality ratio in the general U.S. population vary from 0.05% to 1%.

https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/17/a-fiasco-in-the-making-as-the-coronavirus-pandemic-takes-hold-we-are-making-decisions-without-reliable-data/
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 17, 2020, 01:06:22 PM
Postman just rung my buzzer to tell me he'll be back in 15 mins and will ring my buzzer again.  I don't know what is going on in the world anymore. 
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Post by: Nintex on April 17, 2020, 01:07:18 PM
Honestly, I think it's somewhat safe to open up.

We know where the big outbreaks are/were and we know how to mitigate the effects (social distancing, masks, no large meetings, shield the elderly).
It should be safe enough for functioning adults to go to work that can't work from home. Especially if you mostly work with the same people and travel by car.

Schools are an entirely different story. Kids are fucking stupid, so they will just run about infecting everyone.

I don't see how going back to work with precautions in place is any different from people doing their weekly shopping.

We don't yet have all the data, which is true, but we also don't have a lot of unexplained deaths.
So far it all fits the same pattern which we can adapt to.
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on April 17, 2020, 01:08:16 PM
dutch directness :rejoice
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Post by: toku on April 17, 2020, 01:11:26 PM
If nintex was admin Creepy Stalker would still be here
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Post by: Nintex on April 17, 2020, 01:17:50 PM
We never went to the phase to close down all businesses. We kept construction and a few other things going.

We've managed to keep it within our ICU limits and no new big outbreaks have occurred.
The deaths that keep rising are those dramatic stories of the elderly in care homes, who are far away from this somewhat 'open' society.

There is for example no known massacre among car mechanics or truck drivers while most car dealerships and transport companies in The Netherlands remained open.
Plus we only do the social distancing and very few people wear masks/gloves etc. . So if you have a country that pushes for masks in public places your results are probably even better.
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Post by: jorma on April 17, 2020, 01:23:11 PM
Sweden never closed primary schools and we have better stats than denmark when it comes to that age group. Both countries have 0 deaths in the <19 age brackets though.

Keeping the schools open was probably the least controversial thing we did, and failing to protect the homes for the elderly the worst mistake.
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Post by: team filler on April 17, 2020, 01:26:37 PM
Quote from: toku on April 17, 2020, 01:11:26 PM
If nintex was admin Creepy Stalker would still be here
but I am still he... oh you meant the other guy  :doge
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Post by: Nintex on April 17, 2020, 01:44:58 PM
The UK ran out of *checks notes* gowns

https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1251193050946297859 (https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1251193050946297859)
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 17, 2020, 01:50:39 PM
Quote from: Tripon on April 17, 2020, 12:28:10 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on April 17, 2020, 11:37:28 AM
Quote from: Tripon on April 17, 2020, 11:29:55 AM
https://twitter.com/tribelaw/status/1251124028359741447

So we reached the bug chaser part of the curve.

https://twitter.com/ASegals/status/1251153646655434752

Tweet deleted.  :gun

:preach

Quote from: Esch on April 17, 2020, 12:25:43 PM
https://twitter.com/adamjohnsonNYC/status/1250983840505630723

The next tweet full of Facebook comments dunking on them is even better:

https://twitter.com/adamjohnsonNYC/status/1251184623322882051

Now if only we could get these folks to vote for their best interests...
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 17, 2020, 02:05:36 PM
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/16/south-koreas-ruling-party-wins-election-landslide-amid-coronavirus-outbreak
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Post by: Nintex on April 17, 2020, 02:43:46 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EV0lW1YXkAAaLQM?format=jpg)

 :doge
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Post by: team filler on April 17, 2020, 02:47:10 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/3hPbEO9.gif)
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 17, 2020, 02:52:29 PM
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-this-pandemic-should-be-a-nationalist-dream-it-hasnt-worked-out-that/
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Post by: Ghoul on April 17, 2020, 03:03:07 PM
lol the UK is fucked, they're now saying that one time use PPE can be used multiple times.....

My mum who is a front line nurse had Dominic Raab (acting PM) at work today

alas she was out, doing rounds in care homes but if she'd known he was coming in, she'd had told him to get rid of the health secretary as he's useless.

It's utter chaos, they need 150k to survive a weekend, yet there is only 50k PPE gowns to go around.

Nurses get paid shit here, and now it's like lol, just go to work with no protective gear. Fuck off.

Hancock is a fucking liar, and they clearly didn't prepare shit. We have factories waiting on dimensions so they can make them, but they've heard fuck all for over a month.
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Post by: Mandark on April 17, 2020, 03:09:59 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on April 17, 2020, 12:56:02 PM
I have actually read a lot of shit about coronavirus that informs my opinion. Nothing better to do right now. So today for instance, I was reading this article from professor John Ioannidis. Basically talking about how unreliable the data is for Covid-19, which is why we need to get large-scale testing under way to see exactly what we are dealing with.

https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/17/a-fiasco-in-the-making-as-the-coronavirus-pandemic-takes-hold-we-are-making-decisions-without-reliable-data/

If you've read a lot about COVID19, maybe share a deeper cut than an article that Elon Musk tweeted out a month ago?
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 17, 2020, 03:28:34 PM
Hope your mom stays safe.
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Post by: Nintex on April 17, 2020, 03:30:14 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on April 17, 2020, 03:03:07 PM
lol the UK is fucked, they're now saying that one time use PPE can be used multiple times.....

My mum who is a front line nurse had Dominic Raab (acting PM) at work today

alas she was out, doing rounds in care homes but if she'd known he was coming in, she'd had told him to get rid of the health secretary as he's useless.

It's utter chaos, they need 150k to survive a weekend, yet there is only 50k PPE gowns to go around.

Nurses get paid shit here, and now it's like lol, just go to work with no protective gear. Fuck off.

Hancock is a fucking liar, and they clearly didn't prepare shit. We have factories waiting on dimensions so they can make them, but they've heard fuck all for over a month.
It seems that the politicians across Europe didn't realize that they haven't yet shipped all the production to China.

A Dutch company had a production line for construction PPE's which could quite easily be converted to produce N95 masks and other healthcare items (he had already supplied such things in the past).
But the owner never got called back by the department of health so instead he had to close his business due to a lack of orders.

Plenty of stories like these all across Europe. Companies want to help out with the effort but either can't get passed certain regulations or can't get in touch with anyone who can arrange orders.
And if orders are arranged they sit idle waiting for instructions of specifications that never arrive.
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Post by: Ghoul on April 17, 2020, 03:32:05 PM
https://www.wsj.com/articles/south-koreas-new-coronavirus-twist-recovered-patients-test-positive-again-11587145248 (https://www.wsj.com/articles/south-koreas-new-coronavirus-twist-recovered-patients-test-positive-again-11587145248)

Fucking hell.
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Post by: Tripon on April 17, 2020, 03:36:36 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on April 17, 2020, 03:32:05 PM
https://www.wsj.com/articles/south-koreas-new-coronavirus-twist-recovered-patients-test-positive-again-11587145248 (https://www.wsj.com/articles/south-koreas-new-coronavirus-twist-recovered-patients-test-positive-again-11587145248)

Fucking hell.

Yeah, seems like the coronavirus can basically lower itself to the point where a person can test negative within a 48 hour period and then flare up again. I don't think people are being re-infected, but I hope not.
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Post by: Occam on April 17, 2020, 03:40:28 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on April 17, 2020, 03:32:05 PM
https://www.wsj.com/articles/south-koreas-new-coronavirus-twist-recovered-patients-test-positive-again-11587145248 (https://www.wsj.com/articles/south-koreas-new-coronavirus-twist-recovered-patients-test-positive-again-11587145248)

Fucking hell.

Yeah, if this happens frequently, we are screwed.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 17, 2020, 03:48:34 PM
Not really - it seems to be pretty rare or we would have noticed it before (and would be confirmed instead of speculated) - and we seem to be moving towards mass production within-an-hour tests which means we will be track 'recovered' cases much more closely and for longer periods into recovery. 
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 17, 2020, 04:08:07 PM
What is up with the US mortality rate

95,723
Cases which had an outcome:
59,147 (62%)
Recovered / Discharged

36,576 (38%)
Deaths
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Post by: Ghoul on April 17, 2020, 04:11:27 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 17, 2020, 04:08:07 PM
What is up with the US mortality rate

95,723
Cases which had an outcome:
59,147 (62%)
Recovered / Discharged

36,576 (38%)
Deaths

And that's just hospital deaths
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Post by: Nintex on April 17, 2020, 04:16:28 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on April 17, 2020, 04:11:27 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 17, 2020, 04:08:07 PM
What is up with the US mortality rate

95,723
Cases which had an outcome:
59,147 (62%)
Recovered / Discharged

36,576 (38%)
Deaths

And that's just hospital deaths
I'm disappointed at how poorly you've managed your death

(https://s.abcnews.com/images/Politics/170526_vod_orig_eyntk_kushnerMIX_16x9_992.jpg)
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Post by: Pennywise on April 17, 2020, 04:46:40 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 17, 2020, 04:08:07 PM
What is up with the US mortality rate

95,723
Cases which had an outcome:
59,147 (62%)
Recovered / Discharged

36,576 (38%)
Deaths

Hard to say without the affected age groups, but my guess would be obesity or just alot of old folks that got hit.
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Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on April 17, 2020, 04:48:58 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 17, 2020, 02:43:46 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EV0lW1YXkAAaLQM?format=jpg)

 :doge

They’re sending good vibes instead.

https://mobile.twitter.com/ABC/status/1250986608842674177
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Post by: team filler on April 17, 2020, 04:51:05 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/18L6hYg.jpg)
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Post by: Coffee Dog on April 17, 2020, 05:11:13 PM
My governor wants us to begin the reopening process starting May 1st. My state is heroically volunteering to be one of the republican petri dishes  :salute
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Post by: shosta on April 17, 2020, 05:11:54 PM
Do mormons even shake hands? You'll be fine.
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Post by: toku on April 17, 2020, 05:14:56 PM
https://twitter.com/AP/status/1251256479820152832

https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1251211340796084225


we open lads! line go upppppppppppppppp
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Post by: Coffee Dog on April 17, 2020, 05:18:30 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on April 17, 2020, 05:11:54 PM
Do mormons even shake hands? You'll be fine.

I ordered groceries the other day and the maskless, gloveless delivery person even offered to help move everything inside. They're gonna literally kill me with kindness.  :lol
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 17, 2020, 05:24:32 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 17, 2020, 04:08:07 PM
What is up with the US mortality rate

95,723
Cases which had an outcome:
59,147 (62%)
Recovered / Discharged

36,576 (38%)
Deaths
Partly under-testing, so there are a lot of infected people without severe symptoms (who don't die) not getting tested?

Ratio of tests to cases and CFR in brackets of the top 13 tested countries

France - 3:1 (13%)
UK - 4:1 (13%)
Spain - 4:1 (10%)
US - 5:1 (5%)
Italy - 7:1 (13%)
Turkey 7:1 (2%)
Germany - 12:1 (3%)
Canada - 16:1 (4%)
India - 24:1 (3%)
South Korea - 51:1 (2%)
Russia - 54:1 (1%)
Australia - 60:1 (1%)
UAE 122:1 (0.5%)

(did the math quickly myself)


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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 17, 2020, 05:25:06 PM
The mail man just told me to buzz open the front door and threw my stuff into the building.  That hero is keeping me safe. 
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Post by: ToxicAdam on April 17, 2020, 05:42:07 PM
You remember that game you played as a kid where you’d say Sarah has cooties and then everyone would run away? That’s how every day feels.
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 17, 2020, 05:56:00 PM
Quote from: toku on April 17, 2020, 05:14:56 PM
https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1251211340796084225

DUVALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL about to open back up (and get infected hardcore)
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Post by: team filler on April 17, 2020, 06:11:35 PM
https://twitter.com/travisakers/status/1251260796476305409
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 17, 2020, 06:28:46 PM
(https://preview.redd.it/i0tmrekrket41.jpg?width=768&auto=webp&s=2517694649e723e007410f335c0dda1a20dfd973)
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Post by: Tripon on April 17, 2020, 07:06:09 PM
https://twitter.com/jc_bradbury/status/1251285496057208832
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1251227758652514306
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1251228024802103298
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1251228208839766016
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 17, 2020, 07:17:05 PM
Quote from: Esch on April 17, 2020, 06:41:16 PM
wrong thread

There is only One Thread and all the names we have for other threads are just manifestations of the One.
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Post by: bluemax on April 17, 2020, 07:22:53 PM
Quote from: Pennywise on April 17, 2020, 04:46:40 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 17, 2020, 04:08:07 PM
What is up with the US mortality rate

95,723
Cases which had an outcome:
59,147 (62%)
Recovered / Discharged

36,576 (38%)
Deaths

Hard to say without the affected age groups, but my guess would be obesity or just alot of old folks that got hit.

The worst hit area in Los Angeles was a massive outbreak at a nursing home in Little Armenia. There's a nursing home within walking distance of my apartment and I wonder what percent of the cases in my neighborhood happened there.
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Post by: team filler on April 17, 2020, 07:24:28 PM
armenian genocide II  :-\
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Post by: Nintex on April 17, 2020, 07:26:23 PM
https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1250975504401760256 (https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1250975504401760256)

Looks Oprah has lost control of her minions.
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Post by: Nintex on April 17, 2020, 07:34:19 PM
Quote from: Stro on April 17, 2020, 07:27:40 PM
Like...what the fuck are these wealthy TV doctors giving a shit about the economy being shut down? This shit isn't impacting Dr. Phil in the least.
They've cut deals with big pharma so more sick people make them wealthier?

https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1250986608842674177 (https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1250986608842674177)

Much support for healthcare workers  :lol
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Post by: team filler on April 17, 2020, 08:12:14 PM
he's no jill biden  :lol
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Post by: shosta on April 17, 2020, 08:32:48 PM
checked worldometers and my stomach dropped out of my asshole when I saw +2500
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Post by: shosta on April 17, 2020, 08:46:43 PM
https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1251178690119184386
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Post by: Leadbelly on April 17, 2020, 08:52:01 PM
Quote from: filler on April 17, 2020, 04:51:05 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/18L6hYg.jpg)

Is that BabyMetal?
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Post by: team filler on April 17, 2020, 09:16:01 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on April 17, 2020, 08:46:43 PM
https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1251178690119184386
https://twitter.com/meNjihia/status/1251181167723909121
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Post by: bluemax on April 17, 2020, 10:06:41 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on April 17, 2020, 05:11:54 PM
Do mormons even shake hands? You'll be fine.

All the time.
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Post by: Tripon on April 17, 2020, 10:28:44 PM
https://twitter.com/NPR/status/1251337663157862400

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Paula Doyle, 62, of Costa Mesa was one of the first to arrive.

She came out because she felt the shutdown was aiding in the widespread panic of the pandemic, she said.

“I just want to go back to normal,” Doyle said of the stay at home orders. “I don’t think there’s a reason for this.”

The rally proved peaceful, with officers wearing masks largely watching from the sidelines.

https://www.dailybreeze.com/2020/04/17/dozens-of-protesters-gather-in-huntington-beach-in-defiance-of-stay-at-home-orders/?utm_medium=social&utm_content=tw-DailyBreezeNews&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=socialflow
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Post by: benjipwns on April 17, 2020, 10:34:37 PM
Quote from: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2020/04/16/coronavirus-wisconsin-sheriff-threatened-jail-over-instagram-post/5145087002/
Four or five days later, Amyiah fell ill and eventually had trouble breathing. She was taken to hospitals in Portage and Madison over the next week. She tested negative for coronavirus on March 25, but doctors told her she likely had the illness but had been tested too late to get a positive result, according to the lawsuit.

She posted three messages on Instagram about her situation — one saying she wouldn't be back for a while because she had coronavirus, one saying she might have to stay in the emergency room and one with her wearing an oxygen mask.

"I am still on breathing treatment but have beaten the coronavirus. Stay home and be safe," she wrote in the last post.

On March 27, Sgt. Cameron Klump visited the girl's home and told her father, Richard Cohoon, that Sheriff Joseph Konrath told him to get the latest Instagram post deleted or “start taking people to jail,” according to the lawsuit. Klump said the family could be cited for disorderly conduct as well.

Klump told Cohoon the sheriff wanted the post removed because there were no confirmed coronavirus cases in the county at the time. He said he was acting in part on a complaint from school authorities, according to the lawsuit.
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Earlier on the day of the sergeant's visit, Westfield schools District Administrator Bob Meicher sent an update to parents saying there was “no truth” to a rumor that a student had contracted coronavirus during the band trip, according to the lawsuit.

“This was a foolish means to get attention and the source of the rumor has been addressed,” he told the parents. “This rumor had caught the attention of our Public Health Department and she was involved in putting a stop to this nonsense. In times like this, the last thing we need out there is misinformation.”
:cop
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Post by: Tripon on April 17, 2020, 10:47:59 PM
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MEXICO CITY —  Esther García was walking toward a bus stop after completing her shift when a young man approached her. Then he tossed a plastic bag filled with liquid at her.
The bag struck the left side of her head, splashing her face with its caustic contents — a mixture of water and bleach. The attacker ran off as Garcia felt burning in her eye and her vision went blurry.

“I was filled with fear,” she recalled. “I started to cry. I didn’t understand what was going on.”

This wasn’t a revenge attack, a crime of passion or some kind of message from Mexican organized crime.

García is a nurse at a public clinic outside Mexico City.

Health workers, especially nurses, have been targeted across the country in recent weeks by assailants accusing them of spreading coronavirus, according to health professionals and authorities.

Apart from being sprayed with bleach, they have faced verbal assaults, been denied seats in public transport and been blocked from entering their own communities.

“You are spreading COVID!” is a common slur.

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She is a divorced single mother of two daughters, age 19 and 17, whom she helps support on her nurse’s salary of about $700 a month. Like many fellow health workers, she cannot afford to leave her job.

“I don’t even want to think about what would have happened if they had a gun or some other weapon, instead of just bleach” García said. “I feel very sad. … In this profession one recognizes that you run the risk of contagion of some illness. But I have never before felt fear that I would be attacked because I was a nurse. Never before.”
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-04-17/as-coronavirus-spreads-medical-workers-in-mexico-fear-harassment-intimidation

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https://twitter.com/ryangrim/status/1251340980671975430
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Post by: bluemax on April 17, 2020, 11:47:27 PM
Quote from: Esch on April 17, 2020, 11:17:23 PM
https://twitter.com/frankshyong/status/1251212903715229696

So many entertainment industry jobs on hold, and sports as well, and other stuff of course.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 18, 2020, 02:19:10 AM
another day and americans still being the worst :pacspit
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 18, 2020, 02:26:11 AM
I want to know the stats for LA: Is it 50% under 40 like the national stats (IIRC) says is the case nation-wide, because that'd be really funny in a sad way.
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Post by: Nintex on April 18, 2020, 06:09:52 AM
Gamers during quarantine be like
https://twitter.com/romero/status/1251290591645892609 (https://twitter.com/romero/status/1251290591645892609)

Journo's during quarantine be like
https://twitter.com/guardian/status/1251413622158491649 (https://twitter.com/guardian/status/1251413622158491649)
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Post by: VomKriege on April 18, 2020, 07:32:13 AM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on April 17, 2020, 08:32:48 PM
checked worldometers and my stomach dropped out of my asshole when I saw +2500

Did NYS change something in their yesterday deaths report or is it "deaths in hospitals" spiking by their own ?
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Post by: VomKriege on April 18, 2020, 08:10:19 AM
https://twitter.com/mitchellvii/status/1251249739020075009

https://twitter.com/mitchellvii/status/1250846112904339457
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 18, 2020, 08:21:11 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 18, 2020, 07:32:13 AM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on April 17, 2020, 08:32:48 PM
checked worldometers and my stomach dropped out of my asshole when I saw +2500

Did NYS change something in their yesterday's deaths report or is it "deaths in hospitals" spiking by their own ?

No, they did that on the 14th, its the day the US has 6000+ deaths.  2500+ deaths are the new normal for the US.  Going to be 3000 by mid next week.  I really can't believe people are talking about opening up the US after seeing what NY looks like. 

edit: think I answered the wrong question.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 18, 2020, 08:30:24 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU_P0m-_EmE&t=3s
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Post by: VomKriege on April 18, 2020, 08:33:09 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 18, 2020, 08:21:11 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 18, 2020, 07:32:13 AM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on April 17, 2020, 08:32:48 PM
checked worldometers and my stomach dropped out of my asshole when I saw +2500

Did NYS change something in their yesterday's deaths report or is it "deaths in hospitals" spiking by their own ?

No, they did that on the 14th, its the day the US has 6000+ deaths.  2500+ deaths are the new normal for the US.  Going to be 3000 by mid next week.  I really can't believe people are talking about opening up the US after seeing what NY looks like. 

edit: think I answered the wrong question.

I wondered if they started adding "deaths at homes" daily since they talked about that last week. But for various reasons I guess those will probably be dropped like the backlog you mention...

NY spike might also be due to administrative delays in deaths certificates or noise.
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Post by: Nintex on April 18, 2020, 08:51:42 AM
https://news.yahoo.com/sunlight-destroys-coronavirus-very-quickly-new-government-tests-find-but-experts-say-pandemic-could-still-last-through-summer-200745675.html (https://news.yahoo.com/sunlight-destroys-coronavirus-very-quickly-new-government-tests-find-but-experts-say-pandemic-could-still-last-through-summer-200745675.html)

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The study found that the risk of “transmission from surfaces outdoors is lower during daylight” and under higher temperature and humidity conditions. “Sunlight destroys the virus quickly,” reads the briefing.

Corona chan is a vampire
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Post by: VomKriege on April 18, 2020, 10:51:33 AM
https://twitter.com/Eddystone506/status/1251483489674952704
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Post by: Nintex on April 18, 2020, 11:15:08 AM
The UK is basically

Everyone: YEAH WOOHOO HEALTHCARE WORKERS!
 
NHS: Can we have supplies?

Everyone: YEEAAH WOOOO FANTASTIC JOB!!!! CLAP CLAP CLAP
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on April 18, 2020, 11:26:56 AM
i've got a working theory that boris either got the rona on purpose or faked it cos he knew there was a shit storm incoming re: supplies and whatnot and knows he'll dodge most of the blame for it if hes not able to work, and let that cunt matt handcock take the fall for it :brain
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 18, 2020, 11:33:10 AM
Every day the PM gets about two questions about UBI.  Think there is a growing pressure for it and people are now taking it as a serious idea. 
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Post by: toku on April 18, 2020, 11:34:28 AM
Or maybe he's just a cunt who got sick
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Post by: VomKriege on April 18, 2020, 11:48:36 AM
Quote from: Nintex on April 18, 2020, 11:15:08 AM
The UK is basically

Everyone: YEAH WOOHOO HEALTHCARE WORKERS!
 
NHS: Can we have supplies?

Everyone: YEEAAH WOOOO FANTASTIC JOB!!!! CLAP CLAP CLAP

I think the clapping is well-meaning, mostly vapid (much like I'm horrified at people running charities to fund public hospitals) and maybe "hypocritical" in light of who they voted in (though in France it's not like the center left changed course radically anyway AFAIK) but at the end of the day it's the actual government who is in charge and accountable for funding and procurement, not your neighbors or randos.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 18, 2020, 11:53:38 AM
CBC quote 'what is in many ways obvious to many Canadians ... the United States poses an enormous risk to us'

:dead
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Post by: G The Resurrected on April 18, 2020, 12:10:05 PM
I got great news and then not so great news this morning. My dad is out of the ICU and is now awaiting transitional care as he'll be in need of occasional oxygen and treatments while at home due to the damage caused by his illness. So he is on his way home here later today by himself. His wife is in the ICU now in an induced state. she was doing better but something happened Thursday that lead to her getting sicker. It happened quickly and suddenly, going from almost out of the hospital to being intubated and then put into a induced state. Thats fucking scary as shit, she was fine just getting better days ago and then bam... We don't really know her condition as of today sadly, just that she's in ICU right now.

I talked with my dad for a bit and he doesn't seem the same. I can't tell if he's just adjusting or if he might have had some severe cognitive episode while fighting the illness. He doesn't have the same kind of attention or response when talking to him. He's well enough to communicate, but just not like he was prior to all of this. I won't be seeing him for a while, but am able to check in with him now so that's good. I hope it's just a bump in the road and as he gets back to regular life he'll get back to normal.

I received my UI info, but I don't think I'm supposed to apply the way I did. And getting to the bottom of if I should hold off on filing what I got already or waiting on their new site to reregister for benefits is nigh impossible. Calling every day 50-100 times a day to get through and you just can't. I wish it was easier to apply and know I'm doing the right thing. What's the worse that they can do to me, deny me? Make me pay back something I don't have the money to pay back anyways due to the national crisis? I might just have to roll the dice and submit what I already applied for.

On the positive side of things related to this virus. I got my TV warranty paid out in full because they can't currently service TV's due to the lockdown. So for the time being I got a dead TV set and a few bucks to spend on a replacement. Which I have to provide proof of purchase for... So while I thought I could use those funds to survive on they are contingent on me purchasing another TV, which I did already. I'm helping the economy! You're welcome America I helped stimulate you in your moment of need.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 18, 2020, 12:12:35 PM
Glad your dad is out.  Hope the rest turns out OK.
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Post by: Akala on April 18, 2020, 12:19:32 PM
Nvm posted yesterday   :-[
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 18, 2020, 12:45:30 PM
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Post by: Great Rumbler on April 18, 2020, 12:54:38 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 18, 2020, 12:45:30 PM
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It's incredibly depressing to see this attitude going around right now. Even more so than the people who never took this seriously from the start.
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 18, 2020, 01:20:31 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 18, 2020, 06:09:52 AM
Journo's during quarantine be like
https://twitter.com/guardian/status/1251413622158491649 (https://twitter.com/guardian/status/1251413622158491649)

https://twitter.com/alexharfouche1/status/1251414075235610624

I think this tweet could apply to any of your posts, tbh.
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Post by: G The Resurrected on April 18, 2020, 01:21:27 PM
Those people out there protesting are problematic, nothing of value will be lost with their deaths. Sadly though I don't see enough action from local authorities doing the right thing here to prevent making things worse in the long run. Civil disobedience and your rights are two different things, and during a public health crisis that trumps everything. You can't have rights if you're dead.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 18, 2020, 01:25:37 PM
Quote from: G The Resurrected on April 18, 2020, 01:21:27 PM
Those people out there protesting are problematic, nothing of value will be lost with their deaths. Sadly though I don't see enough action from local authorities doing the right thing here to prevent making things worse in the long run. Civil disobedience and your rights are two different things, and during a public health crisis that trumps everything. You can't have rights if you're dead.

I'm a bit :larry at the whole thing, I think it's fair to be worried about governments curtailing freedoms and to question how long it will last and what is the plan to keep life and some amount of normal politics going if said restrictions need to stay in place long term.

No protest marches until this summer or next fall in France is for example a big one.
Tracking via phones is another.
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 18, 2020, 01:34:36 PM
https://twitter.com/elizadushku/status/1251557385182810112
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Post by: bluemax on April 18, 2020, 02:08:04 PM
Yesterday’s LA numbers:

https://twitter.com/mayorofla/status/1251305182228439040

https://twitter.com/mayorofla/status/1251305298326810624

We have not flattened yet and it has been 6 weeks.
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Post by: Mandark on April 18, 2020, 02:11:22 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 18, 2020, 01:25:37 PM
I'm a bit :larry at the whole thing, I think it's fair to be worried about governments curtailing freedoms and to question how long it will last and what is the plan to keep life and some amount of normal politics going if said restrictions need to stay in place long term.

Yeah in theory you want people to have a healthy skepticism of a government declaring blanket restrictive measures like the ones that are necessary.

But the actual protests are really obviously partisan/conspiracy bullshit. If there were even 10% overlap with the people who protested migrant children being taken away from their families, I'd be shocked.
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Post by: Great Rumbler on April 18, 2020, 02:20:23 PM
Quote from: bluemax on April 18, 2020, 02:08:04 PM
Yesterday’s LA numbers:

https://twitter.com/mayorofla/status/1251305182228439040

https://twitter.com/mayorofla/status/1251305298326810624

We have not flattened yet and it has been 6 weeks.

We're about to start doing the exact opposite of flattening with Trump, Republican governors, and insane conservatives wanting to open everything back up.
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Post by: Nintex on April 18, 2020, 02:33:13 PM
The Death Cult is out of control
https://twitter.com/DavidAFrench/status/1251571943645609985 (https://twitter.com/DavidAFrench/status/1251571943645609985)

https://twitter.com/James_Barragan/status/1251564643887218688 (https://twitter.com/James_Barragan/status/1251564643887218688)

https://twitter.com/mannyNYT/status/1251562213774692353 (https://twitter.com/mannyNYT/status/1251562213774692353)

Donald Trump April 17th 2019: "These look like very responsible people"
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Post by: Joe Molotov on April 18, 2020, 02:41:29 PM
George Soros, Mike Pompeo, and Steve M(e)nuchin. The modern day Axis of Evil.
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Post by: Nintex on April 18, 2020, 02:47:44 PM
You have to wonder what sort of ads the Facebook AI is feeding these people.

https://twitter.com/AustinKellerman/status/1251572200307601409 (https://twitter.com/AustinKellerman/status/1251572200307601409)
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 18, 2020, 02:54:20 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 18, 2020, 02:47:44 PM
You have to wonder what sort of ads the Facebook AI is feeding these people.

...But you're part of the Dutch AI that is feeding these people... :doge
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Post by: VomKriege on April 18, 2020, 04:17:11 PM
Quote from: Stro on April 18, 2020, 04:05:35 PM
Bill Mitchell seems like a real piece of shit

Trump sycophant, QAnon guy, latest tweet may even hint at some vicsim narrative perhaps, Twitter addicted... Yeah, I think he is.

He's certainly not the only one, in fact he's pretty mediocre, but his Twitter timeline is a nice encapsulation of all the denialist narratives. He's just throwing everything on the wall, with no logic or coherence. In a way it's less of a waste of time and effort than watching Fox or listening to Alex Jones (I imagine Limbaugh uses the same ingredients).
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Post by: jorma on April 18, 2020, 04:24:35 PM
Quote from: Stro on April 18, 2020, 04:05:35 PM
Bill Mitchell seems like a real piece of shit

Seriously! Dude is overtaking Martin Schrekli as the most punchable face in the universe.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 18, 2020, 04:38:32 PM
fuck it, just floor it

https://twitter.com/IngrahamAngle/status/1251167526945460224

https://twitter.com/mitchellvii/status/1251480165538037763
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Post by: VomKriege on April 18, 2020, 04:49:50 PM
He already said he doesn't believe the stats so there's no scientific or rational argument he'll concede to. That's how we know all the other talking points he pushes are bullshit and disingenuous. "I think the Twin Towers were holograms and never existed. Also they were destroyed by controlled demolition."

Doesn't explain why hospitals in Western Europe and the US gets overwhelmed -as evidenced by testimonials from thousands of nurses and doctors worldwide- with no cause or why this Leftist plot ravaged the PRC or Spain. But it's not like reality even matters anymore.

Quote from: Esch on April 18, 2020, 04:26:28 PM
Quote from: Stro on April 18, 2020, 04:05:35 PM
Bill Mitchell seems like a real piece of shit

Sure is interesting that all these MAGA media parasites have been raging about the quarantine from the beginning, telling people America needs to get back to work. One might think these unemployables have a lot tied up in securities or rent and are hurting from that.

:hitler

Man, if only... I'm not even sure the direct material incentive is there.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 18, 2020, 04:51:56 PM
Quote from: jorma on April 18, 2020, 04:24:35 PM
Quote from: Stro on April 18, 2020, 04:05:35 PM
Bill Mitchell seems like a real piece of shit

Seriously! Dude is overtaking Martin Schrekli as the most punchable face in the universe.

You sure you don't want to support this man grinding out some honest bread?

https://twitter.com/mitchellvii/status/1251593461654044682
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Post by: Tripon on April 18, 2020, 05:03:29 PM
https://twitter.com/tripgabriel/status/1251220751757332483
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 18, 2020, 05:09:49 PM
https://twitter.com/pattonoswalt/status/1251571068885585920

I get his point, but on the converse: There's poor folks out there that have to worry about rent/etc. The issue is less "folks need to stay home," and more "the government needs to forget rent/etc."
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Post by: team filler on April 18, 2020, 05:11:48 PM
irs says my bux will be sent 22 april  :pimp
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Post by: Uncle on April 18, 2020, 05:13:54 PM
anne frank would've been making some fire memes about kicking eugene off her island by hitting him with a net
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Post by: VomKriege on April 18, 2020, 05:17:13 PM
Deaths in retirement homes in France now almost 40% of the total.
All other stats seem to trend the right way.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 18, 2020, 05:18:48 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 18, 2020, 05:17:13 PM
Deaths in retirement homes in France now almost 40% of the total.
All other stats seem to trend the right way.

spain down tremendously for the day somehow, lagging update?
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Post by: ToxicAdam on April 18, 2020, 05:18:54 PM
Doesn’t all this Bill Mitchell shit belong in the Wank dad thread? I wouldn’t ever had to know who the guy was if he wasn’t posted here on every page. We get it, he’s a dipshit agitator.

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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 18, 2020, 05:20:08 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on April 18, 2020, 05:18:54 PM
Doesn’t all this Bill Mitchell shit belong in the Wank dad thread? I wouldn’t ever had to know who the guy was if he wasn’t posted here on every page. We get it, he’s dipshit.

I can't help myself, I've stopped posting him for the most part but sometimes I slip because every time I come across him :rage
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Post by: shosta on April 18, 2020, 05:20:46 PM
"Give out no vaccine sort the weak from the strong" - direct quote from someone in my online class today :dead
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Post by: team filler on April 18, 2020, 05:21:34 PM
monsieurs? ::) more like monsters  :-\
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Post by: Raist on April 18, 2020, 05:26:19 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on April 18, 2020, 04:51:56 PM
Quote from: jorma on April 18, 2020, 04:24:35 PM
Quote from: Stro on April 18, 2020, 04:05:35 PM
Bill Mitchell seems like a real piece of shit

Seriously! Dude is overtaking Martin Schrekli as the most punchable face in the universe.

You sure you don't want to support this man grinding out some honest bread?

https://twitter.com/mitchellvii/status/1251593461654044682

I guarantee this mofo is shitposting from a bunker with his laptop stuck between 50 packs of TP and 200kg of pasta :lol
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Post by: VomKriege on April 18, 2020, 05:35:08 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on April 18, 2020, 05:18:48 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 18, 2020, 05:17:13 PM
Deaths in retirement homes in France now almost 40% of the total.
All other stats seem to trend the right way.

spain down tremendously for the day somehow, lagging update?

Maybe Worldometers reported more yesterday using advance numbers ? Or lag... New cases are also low and maybe partial. Spain has a double update : National report in the morning and regions updating later in the day, with some issues because not every province uses the same classifications.
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 18, 2020, 05:37:55 PM
Has all that money from grifting right-idiots. Can't fucking fix his eyes. Get a facelift, Billy.
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Post by: Nintex on April 18, 2020, 05:47:35 PM
The rona rally is going great just as Birx thanks the people for their efforts and shows how well the US did vs. other countries, Trump chimes in and says: "Does anyone really believe this number?" and points to China.  :lol

Birx starts explaining how unrealistic the China number is, wants to move on.

"But also the number of Iran. Just anyone believe the number of Iran"

"Put that slide back please"

Dr Birx has lost control. I repeat Dr. Birx has lost control

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1251629371829428226 (https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1251629371829428226)
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 18, 2020, 05:57:25 PM
I got a question prez, if the chicoms are understating their numbers doesn't it mean its worse than the flu mr. trump?
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Post by: Nintex on April 18, 2020, 07:29:15 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcvIQJ-QurQ
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Post by: Mandark on April 18, 2020, 07:51:10 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on April 18, 2020, 05:57:25 PM
I got a question prez, if the chicoms are understating their numbers doesn't it mean its worse than the flu mr. trump?

Of course the Chinese virus is a terrible Invisible Enemy and Trump took it seriously by shutting down travel while Dems were too politically correct to admit it was a big deal, but also it's not worse than the flu and states asking for ventilators are lying about what they need, but luckily Trump has absolute authority and is in charge and will reopen the country but it hasn't happened because it's up to the states and not his job.
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Post by: Tripon on April 18, 2020, 09:08:41 PM
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1251597583363051521
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1251597940289929216
https://twitter.com/thesundaytimes/status/1251563504118771712
https://twitter.com/thesundaytimes/status/1251563508413718528
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 18, 2020, 09:38:55 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly0Q5Cj8pNM
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Post by: bluemax on April 18, 2020, 09:56:50 PM
Can we keep the conspiracies and wank dads to the appropriate threads? I have no desire to ever see another Bill Mitchell tweet in my life.
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Post by: team filler on April 18, 2020, 10:32:40 PM
https://twitter.com/MarcusTriton/status/1251699340155981824

 :doge
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Post by: Tripon on April 19, 2020, 12:47:12 AM
(https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Kf4EG3jmV146Ob3wmd3zmw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNQ--/https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5e9b504e2500006d286b81a5.jpeg)
(https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/rUu6lfAHgtTamftpdaDBRQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNQ--/https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5e9b4fb5250000ea0aeafdff.jpeg)

https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/austin-infowars-rally-reopen-businesses-coronavirus-193453766.html
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Post by: VomKriege on April 19, 2020, 01:52:24 AM
Quote from: bluemax on April 18, 2020, 09:56:50 PM
Can we keep the conspiracies and wank dads to the appropriate threads? I have no desire to ever see another Bill Mitchell tweet in my life.

Bill begged, “Le’s do it now. Le’s get that place now.”

“Sure, right now. I gotta. We gotta.”

And Vom raised the gun and steadied it, and he brought the muzzle of it close to the back of Bill's Twitter. The hand shook violently, but his face set and his hand steadied. He pulled the trigger. The crash of the shot rolled up the hills and rolled down again. Bill jarred, and then settled slowly forward to the sand, and he lay without quivering about how fake the Coronavirus is.
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Post by: Akala on April 19, 2020, 01:55:41 AM
wtf @ the guy in the SUB/POP shirt.  :lol
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Post by: Nintex on April 19, 2020, 06:01:23 AM
One of the 7 apps our government is working on already has a dataleak discovered in the source code during the selection process  :dead
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Post by: Nintex on April 19, 2020, 08:27:52 AM
https://twitter.com/SANCCOB/status/1251190644879642626 (https://twitter.com/SANCCOB/status/1251190644879642626)

 :heart
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Post by: Kestastrophe on April 19, 2020, 10:33:32 AM
Long time, no post  8)

https://www.reddit.com/r/maryland/comments/g3niq3/comment/fnstpyl
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 19, 2020, 11:34:48 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM3J9jDoaTA&feature=youtu.be
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Post by: VomKriege on April 19, 2020, 11:48:13 AM
I'm sure social distancing rules were followed to the letter on all those ad shoots.  :teehee

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To be fair I guess there's a lot of stock footage in those.
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Post by: Nintex on April 19, 2020, 11:51:44 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9abGNJ6cbU
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Post by: VomKriege on April 19, 2020, 12:29:26 PM
The French Health and Prime Minister are having a press conference.
They admit there's still "tension" on PPE supplies.
45% of care homes have at least one case.  :doge
Strict conditions to reopen visits there but it will happen.
They're fairly confident that the epidemic is under control in overseas France.
Numbers are "good" for today but weekend dip and all that, you know the drill.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 19, 2020, 12:35:55 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5Q9FN4fJUc
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Post by: Nintex on April 19, 2020, 01:04:33 PM
"All these patients have different symptoms"

Looks like the time has arrived to start stocking up on handgun ammo and herbs  :-\
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 19, 2020, 01:32:12 PM
Ontario
10,578 cases (+568)
553 Dead (+39)

Quebec
18 357 cases (+836)
877 dead (+72)
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 19, 2020, 01:49:42 PM
Austria:
March 27: 1050 new cases
April 19: 59 new cases

 :o
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 19, 2020, 02:06:32 PM
The more I look at places with low spread and deaths the more I realize I have no idea what's really working for prevention. 
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Post by: toku on April 19, 2020, 02:42:17 PM
those with god on their side and those without
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Post by: brawndolicious on April 19, 2020, 03:18:05 PM
I think lack of testing means we have no idea what the spread is.
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Post by: BIONIC on April 19, 2020, 03:22:38 PM
Quote from: toku on April 19, 2020, 02:42:17 PM
those with god on their side and those without

Save us moblin  :jeb
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Post by: ToxicAdam on April 19, 2020, 03:22:52 PM
seems like the key is properly identifying hot spots and then effectively shutting those places down before it gets too bad. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that New York, Ontario CA and Detroit are all reporting lots of cases. It’s a very common route for trade/travel.

Also, I saw a funny comment on Reddit, “Our economy is on the brink of collapse because people are only buying what they need.”

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Post by: BisMarckie on April 19, 2020, 03:52:29 PM
Quote from: toku on April 19, 2020, 02:42:17 PM
those with god on their side and those without

Looks like God is more of a Habsburg kind of guy. British branch of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha losers annihilated.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 19, 2020, 03:56:55 PM
Quote from: Stro on April 19, 2020, 03:37:12 PM
I thought God blessed America tho :what

Only the Mormons. 
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Post by: shosta on April 19, 2020, 04:12:00 PM
if you guys have christian parents, now is the time to check on them. my mom has been listening to her sisters too much and understands this to be the second coming of jesus
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Post by: BisMarckie on April 19, 2020, 04:12:12 PM
Quote from: Stro on April 19, 2020, 03:57:07 PM
God did seem pretty fine with incest for a while there :hmm

Show me one royal failson who claims not to be a product of incestuous relationships and I show you a goddamn liar.
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Post by: Tripon on April 19, 2020, 04:48:09 PM
https://twitter.com/COVID19America/status/1251964638591250433
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Post by: VomKriege on April 19, 2020, 04:51:45 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on April 19, 2020, 04:12:00 PM
if you guys have christian parents, now is the time to check on them. my mom has been listening to her sisters too much and understands this to be the second coming of jesus

Pre-Rapture Tribulations ?
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 19, 2020, 04:59:05 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on April 19, 2020, 04:12:00 PM
christian

yeah, no, not just them
I'm getting told it's the revenge of god for people turning their back on god
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 19, 2020, 05:31:28 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPrETlGYMuE
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 19, 2020, 05:39:47 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM3J9jDoaTA


Igaveyoumyfakename
2 days ago (edited)
Somber piano is having a moment. Now, more than ever. it's here for you. And we'll get through this. Together.
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Post by: Akala on April 19, 2020, 06:02:52 PM
IN THESE TIMES
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 19, 2020, 06:11:53 PM
https://www.memorandumdaily.com/2020/04/coronavirus-has-now-killed-more-people.html
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Post by: Pennywise on April 19, 2020, 08:11:19 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EV78n-5XsAAMUC4.jpg)
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Post by: shosta on April 19, 2020, 10:35:04 PM
Nevada is lumped in with all the other red states preparing themselves for PHASE 1. Fauci says we're prepared but I don't know.
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Post by: Great Rumbler on April 19, 2020, 11:11:55 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on April 19, 2020, 10:35:04 PM
Nevada is lumped in with all the other red states preparing themselves for PHASE 1. Fauci says we're prepared but I don't know.

Spoiler: We're not prepared.
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Post by: team filler on April 20, 2020, 02:50:00 AM
https://twitter.com/BlairImani/status/1252125544042254337

 :rejoice
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Post by: VomKriege on April 20, 2020, 07:21:45 AM
Oh man, sh!tposting was a riot yesterday ! :aah

What's in the news again ?
Oh. Right.
:fbm
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 20, 2020, 09:17:18 AM
(https://preview.redd.it/xwitwa8kkut41.jpg?width=1024&auto=webp&s=9e7ca88399e919612d4aa26d90d0251a1a58b94e)
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Post by: Akala on April 20, 2020, 09:26:50 AM
you hate to see it.
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 20, 2020, 10:32:06 AM
Ontario

Cases: 11,184 (+606 [is this the most new cases in a day?)
Dead: 584 (+31)
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Post by: team filler on April 20, 2020, 11:09:43 AM
https://twitter.com/phendetta/status/1252230806371594245

(https://i.imgur.com/rDM5sPz.jpg)
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Post by: chronovore on April 20, 2020, 11:15:36 AM
https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1005474/I%20Spent%20Seven%20Weeks%20in%20a%20Wuhan%20ICU.%20Here%E2%80%99s%20What%20I%20Learned

 :kobeyuck
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Post by: EightBitNate on April 20, 2020, 11:21:26 AM
Company wants employees to apply for a two week furlough, which feels like it came out of nowhere. I have to do the math but they’re saying we should receive 80% of our salary and it actually kinda scares me.
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Post by: Oblivion on April 20, 2020, 01:07:13 PM
(https://crooksandliars.com/files/images/20/04/unnamed.jpg)
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Post by: toku on April 20, 2020, 01:19:30 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dT5ofRWWF_o
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Post by: Great Rumbler on April 20, 2020, 01:20:05 PM
Quote from: Oblivion on April 20, 2020, 01:07:13 PM
(https://crooksandliars.com/files/images/20/04/unnamed.jpg)

Life comes at you fast.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 20, 2020, 01:39:30 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/l8tLlYV.jpg)
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 20, 2020, 01:40:35 PM
Quebec
19,319 cases (+962)
939 deaths (+62)
1,169 in hospital (+67)
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 20, 2020, 02:26:24 PM
Today's worldmeter stats seem really good overall - deaths in most places seem like they are in decline (Canada excluded, but were are on a delay to most places). 
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Post by: shosta on April 20, 2020, 02:27:33 PM
wait till America's heartland, Texas, and Florida swing wide open in two weeks
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 20, 2020, 02:33:04 PM
I mentally wrote off America a few weeks ago. 
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Post by: shosta on April 20, 2020, 03:17:01 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D0Ocl4HX0AEvw9S.png)
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Post by: Tripon on April 20, 2020, 04:23:57 PM
Quote
MORE ON:
CORONAVIRUS
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The smell may be hell but the mist could leave you pissed.

Two Australian doctors are weighing in about the spread of the coronavirus “down under” — whether it can be spread through farts, that is.

During Friday’s episode of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s “Coronacast,” podcast, producer and host Dr. Norman Swan made a cautionary suggestion when it comes to particles of feces set adrift within a fart and the spread of COVID-19.

“No bare-bottom farting,” Swan advised about posterior pandemic panic, in a measured, mildly amused tone.

“Luckily, we wear a mask, which covers our farts all the time,” Swan said, referring to the protective aspects of pants, shorts, dresses, underwear and other garments. “I think that what we should do in terms of social distancing and being safe is that … you don’t fart close to other people, and that you don’t fart with your bottom bare.”

Meanwhile, Australian emergency physician Dr. Andy Tagg also floated the question via Twitter, asking, “So, can the bottom-based emissions of someone with coronavirus be silent and deadly?”

Tagg pondered whether flatulence itself is an “aerosol-generating procedure.” (His determination: yes.) A recent study, in fact, suggested a post-flush toilet plume could even be cause for concern when it comes to spreading the coronavirus via “aerosolized feces.” Plus, scientists have confirmed that fecal-oral transmission itself is an issue due to the presence of the virus in poop that is why health officials in Oregon and New York have even cautioned against oral contact with feces during sex.

Unfortunately, as Tagg observed, there is “not a great deal of research” available to come to a firm conclusion about the perils of passing COVID-19 while passing gas.

That’s all backed up by Dr. Aaron E. Glatt, a Mount Sinai South Nassau epidemiologist and professor of medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

“Studies have clearly shown that a significant percentage of COVID-19 patients do have GI [gastrointestinal] symptoms (alone, or in combination with respiratory or other general symptoms) at the time of illness presentation,” Glatt told The Post via email.

“However, there are no published data on whether flatulence alone presents any risk of transmission, although in a clothed person, it would be unlikely to be a significant route of transmission,” he said.

Where does that leave us? Tagg, co-founder of the medical education site Don’t Forget the Bubbles, suggests not throwing caution to the, um, wind. He instead proposes keeping your pants on and considering them part of your personal protection equipment, just in case.

“Perhaps SARS-CoV-2 can be spread [through] the power of parping — we need more evidence,” he tweeted, adding, “So remember to wear appropriate PPE at all times and stay safe!”

https://nypost.com/2020/04/20/can-the-coronavirus-be-spread-through-farts/?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=NYPTwitter&utm_medium=SocialFlow&__twitter_impression=true

 :doge
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Post by: team filler on April 20, 2020, 04:31:33 PM
it just looks cool  8)
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Post by: Uncle on April 20, 2020, 04:49:42 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on April 20, 2020, 02:27:33 PM
wait till America's heartland, Texas, and Florida swing wide open in two weeks

I agree with a video posted earlier in here though

they can shout that they've opened up all the want, but there isn't an on/off button for the economy

people have to go out and buy things, and if the majority don't, if they're just as worried and stay home, it's only going to be worse for the businesses who are now paying employees but seeing a fraction of business (https://www.ft.com/content/07bd5ad6-6979-400f-a26e-bb0eefac1e6d)

58% of Americans are more worried about the virus than the economy (https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/poll-six-10-support-keeping-stay-home-restrictions-fight-coronavirus-n1187011)

and that poll question is also not quite the same thing as asking, when restrictions are lifted are you immediately going to resume your life as before and put yourself and your loved ones at risk of death...some portion of people will give lip service to being more worried about the economy but when it comes down to it, given the choice they're not gonna risk it

widespread reporting of state reopening protests paint one picture but I'd question what percentage of people actually feel this way, we already know the whole reopen campaign is astroturfed and not a real US grassroots effort

when areas reopen you will see the curve un-flatten by some amount, but plenty of people will continue to operate under lockdown conditions
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Post by: Tripon on April 20, 2020, 04:53:55 PM
https://twitter.com/wsbtv/status/1252330178489040897
https://twitter.com/ElsaWSOC9/status/1252332545041141762
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 20, 2020, 04:59:52 PM
You guys are going to ride wave 1 right through the summer and wave 2 will start up right when elections start.   
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Post by: Tripon on April 20, 2020, 05:03:25 PM
https://twitter.com/latimes/status/1252341216777101314
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Post by: Occam on April 20, 2020, 05:05:47 PM
Quote from: Esch on April 20, 2020, 11:07:18 AM
:dead

https://twitter.com/Seamus_Malek/status/1252035709436694528

How nice of them. I Wonder which flag they'll display next. Hopefully no one reminds them of all the Nazi gold in their vaults.
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Post by: Uncle on April 20, 2020, 05:06:44 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 20, 2020, 04:59:52 PM
You guys are going to ride wave 1 right through the summer and wave 2 will start up right when elections start.

question is, is this good or bad for the election?

Trump is championing reopening, and if the highest number of deaths suddenly come as a result of reopening right around election time, does that push people who weren't gonna vote into getting him out of office

however what does a second wave do to the actual election/voting

old people vote Trump but maybe they'll all be too busy dying in hospitals

smart people don't vote Trump but smart people also social distance

just wonder how it will shake out
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Post by: nachobro on April 20, 2020, 05:11:05 PM
Quote from: Esch on April 20, 2020, 04:18:41 PM
:tocry

https://twitter.com/pilimat/status/1251092685579972609

no hennessy tho?
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 20, 2020, 05:17:18 PM
Quote from: Stro on April 20, 2020, 04:59:39 PM
Good luck to big public gyms like Planet Fitness, I ain't ever going back

Opening up gyms? Those should be the last places to open.

I've been able to replace 90% of my workouts with bands.
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Post by: Uncle on April 20, 2020, 05:22:49 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on April 20, 2020, 05:17:18 PM
Quote from: Stro on April 20, 2020, 04:59:39 PM
Good luck to big public gyms like Planet Fitness, I ain't ever going back

Opening up gyms? Those should be the last places to open.

I've been able to replace 90% of my workouts with bands.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q85cV3GOMw
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 20, 2020, 05:24:39 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on April 20, 2020, 05:17:18 PM
Quote from: Stro on April 20, 2020, 04:59:39 PM
Good luck to big public gyms like Planet Fitness, I ain't ever going back

Opening up gyms? Those should be the last places to open.

I've been able to replace 90% of my workouts with bands.

I hate bands.  I need to find a way to work out my legs better other than rowing. 
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 20, 2020, 05:33:59 PM
Quote from: Stro on April 20, 2020, 05:19:34 PM
Return to Nazi Mountain :leon

Can't wait for this to be a $20 rental from Disney!
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Post by: team filler on April 20, 2020, 05:42:13 PM
now available coming soon to disney+ november 2022 ;)
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 20, 2020, 05:59:18 PM
fuck it, do whatever americans
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 20, 2020, 06:02:20 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on April 20, 2020, 05:59:18 PM
fuck it, do whatever americans

:usacry *fires guns into the air* USA USA USA
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 20, 2020, 06:10:48 PM
(https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.15752-0/p280x280/94133338_244568249934655_277281323398201344_n.jpg?_nc_cat=105&_nc_sid=b96e70&_nc_ohc=UEYcZMoDpYoAX-FVZAz&_nc_ad=z-m&_nc_cid=0&_nc_zor=9&_nc_ht=scontent.xx&_nc_tp=6&oh=b36d7aeaa6d0aa642e46fe8a09c51667&oe=5EC2D6BE)
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 20, 2020, 06:14:19 PM
Thanks to Matt from Chapo for this one:

https://twitter.com/natalie_allison/status/1252277972901527555
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Post by: Tripon on April 20, 2020, 06:16:07 PM
https://twitter.com/natalie_allison/status/1252344232842366976
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 20, 2020, 06:26:10 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g56lsXDX2rw
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 20, 2020, 06:48:05 PM
https://expressdigest.com/boston-globe-prints-15-pages-of-obituaries-in-its-sunday-issue/
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 20, 2020, 06:57:09 PM
https://www.bbc.com/news/world

(https://i.imgur.com/EuCvk5j.png)

What a crazy day
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 20, 2020, 07:01:10 PM
Ya love to see it.

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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 20, 2020, 07:01:45 PM
Georgia now up to 1,242 new cases today, which is sixth worst in the US today (Massachusetts numbers aren't up on https://www.worldometers.info/).

Yup, time to open up the gyms.


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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 20, 2020, 07:08:05 PM
https://cabinradio.ca/35162/news/health/coronavirus/all-five-nwt-covid-19-patients-to-date-have-now-recovered/

good news
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Post by: Great Rumbler on April 20, 2020, 08:13:51 PM
Only 30k new cases and 2k new deaths, corona is officially defeated! Time to reopen everything and enjoy our freedoms!
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Post by: Akala on April 20, 2020, 08:52:15 PM
We're fucked, can't try and scare people as they are both tired of it and see the disconnect, can't not as people are dumb and won't even pause without. Hopefully it isn't as bad as expected and the distancing done thus far helps.

I honestly do believe it's time for less SKY IS FALLING reporting, it just plays into the fake news narrative. The only thing that will change anything are death numbers, and by the time it would change anything it would likely be late in the game.
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Post by: bluemax on April 20, 2020, 09:17:32 PM
https://twitter.com/MayorOfLA/status/1252392711111360513

https://twitter.com/MayorOfLA/status/1252393000237318147
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Post by: shosta on April 20, 2020, 09:30:57 PM
Quote from: Akala on April 20, 2020, 08:52:15 PM
We're fucked, can't try and scare people as they are both tired of it and see the disconnect, can't not as people are dumb and won't even pause without. Hopefully it isn't as bad as expected and the distancing done thus far helps.

I honestly do believe it's time for less SKY IS FALLING reporting, it just plays into the fake news narrative. The only thing that will change anything are death numbers, and by the time it would change anything it would likely be late in the game.
This is wrong and you're wrong. Tell the truth and never stop. The dead deserve at least that much.
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Post by: shosta on April 20, 2020, 09:33:02 PM
https://youtu.be/Ms7capx4Cb8
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Post by: bluemax on April 20, 2020, 09:41:10 PM
https://twitter.com/timkmak/status/1251936242834563073
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 20, 2020, 10:05:27 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06oY0lAqd0Q



You can basically see my work desk in this video.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 20, 2020, 10:07:25 PM
Quote from: Akala on April 20, 2020, 08:52:15 PM
We're fucked, can't try and scare people as they are both tired of it and see the disconnect, can't not as people are dumb and won't even pause without. Hopefully it isn't as bad as expected and the distancing done thus far helps.

I honestly do believe it's time for less SKY IS FALLING reporting, it just plays into the fake news narrative. The only thing that will change anything are death numbers, and by the time it would change anything it would likely be late in the game.

surrender all hope and optimism
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Post by: benjipwns on April 20, 2020, 10:29:16 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on April 20, 2020, 06:14:19 PM
Thanks to Matt from Chapo for this one:

https://twitter.com/natalie_allison/status/1252277972901527555
why "but"? she's not a hospital nurse :karen
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Post by: Great Rumbler on April 20, 2020, 10:34:00 PM
USA aside, the numbers in Russia and Turkey aren't looking too good right now. They're both getting more daily cases than anybody else [other than USA and UK]. Brazil is continue to tick up, too, and they've got extremely limited testing.

Other countries further down the list to keep an eye on:

Saudia Arabia, Singapore, and Belarus. All three have percentage increases in daily new cases.
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Post by: Tasty on April 20, 2020, 10:42:22 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 20, 2020, 10:05:27 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06oY0lAqd0Q



You can basically see my work desk in this video.

Is that  :heyman ? :lol
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Post by: Akala on April 20, 2020, 11:19:22 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on April 20, 2020, 09:30:57 PM
This is wrong and you're wrong. Tell the truth and never stop. The dead deserve at least that much.

I never said to stop telling the truth. That's actually what I want more of, and I think stuff like what the Boston Globe did where they printed 15 pages of obits is honestly the best way forward. I am really talking about all of the editorializing...the headlines are just dumb and shrill, if there are numbers let them do the talking.

The current state of cable news isn't helping anything. It really reminds me of the weather channel in disasters where there is not much actual news, just commentators freaking people out and looping whatever narrative.

Quote from: OnlyRegret on April 20, 2020, 10:07:25 PM
surrender all hope and optimism

Maybe came off that way, but really am not fatalistic or anything? I am optimistic that we have avoided the worst-case scenario. I just wish people would like, wear masks.  :doge
 
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Post by: benjipwns on April 20, 2020, 11:28:45 PM
If I was a governor my infographs would say "MASKS: NOT LIKE BATMAN, LIKE MORTAL KOMBAT" and then have Batman and Robin next to Scorpion and Mileena.
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Post by: Oblivion on April 20, 2020, 11:33:37 PM
Quote from: Uncle on April 20, 2020, 05:06:44 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 20, 2020, 04:59:52 PM
You guys are going to ride wave 1 right through the summer and wave 2 will start up right when elections start.

question is, is this good or bad for the election?

Trump is championing reopening, and if the highest number of deaths suddenly come as a result of reopening right around election time, does that push people who weren't gonna vote into getting him out of office

however what does a second wave do to the actual election/voting

old people vote Trump but maybe they'll all be too busy dying in hospitals

smart people don't vote Trump but smart people also social distance

just wonder how it will shake out

thats one of the main issues i've been thinking about since this thing started. my pessimistic side tells me it's gonna be a bloodbaath for the dems cause like you said, they'll be the main ones taking this seriously and will be afraid to go out in large public spaces.

but we actually have one seemingly big data point that points to the opposite conclusion. the elections we had in WI had like around 200k more dems voting than reps. and that was with the worst voting fuckery in the country. maybe it's possible that despite the best efforts of trump, fox and their allies, lots of republicans are in fact, taking this as seriously as democrats, and contrary to what i thought, they may be just as, if not MORE frightened to go out and vote.
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Post by: benjipwns on April 20, 2020, 11:45:15 PM
The most realistic scenario is that this all blows over by the summer with barely anymore deaths, and by November the rallies are of historical sizes packed into even smaller spaces as everyone is immune, and because all the voters spent their time in lockdown studying the issues and candidates they turnout at 95%.

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Post by: Joe Molotov on April 21, 2020, 01:18:30 AM
Quote from: bluemax on April 20, 2020, 09:41:10 PM
https://twitter.com/timkmak/status/1251936242834563073

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So, starting in Sept 2018 San Francisco suffered from Spanish Flu pandemic.

Huge if true
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Post by: Oblivion on April 21, 2020, 02:27:53 AM
https://twitter.com/venturecommunis/status/1252297337155641345
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Post by: team filler on April 21, 2020, 04:06:10 AM
https://twitter.com/DaveBautista/status/1252506750835712000

 :pimp
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Post by: jorma on April 21, 2020, 04:53:25 AM
Stockholm population at 11% with developed antibodies last week, study of bloodtests finds!

 :rejoice

33% of the people in Stockholm has already had corona, mathematician calculates

:rejoice :rejoice

Stockholm may approach herd immunity in May, chief Swedish epidemiologist suggests

:rejoice :rejoice :rejoice

Quite a bit of hopeful news for Sweden so far this week.
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Post by: Uncle on April 21, 2020, 07:35:28 AM
Quote from: jorma on April 21, 2020, 04:53:25 AM
Stockholm population at 11% with developed antibodies last week, study of bloodtests finds!

 :rejoice

33% of the people in Stockholm has already had corona, mathematician calculates

:rejoice :rejoice

Stockholm may approach herd immunity in May, chief Swedish epidemiologist suggests

:rejoice :rejoice :rejoice

Quite a bit of hopeful news for Sweden so far this week.

??????????????????????

https://thinkpol.ca/2020/04/08/covid-19-twice-contagious-previously-thought/

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The study’s authors point out that at least “82% of the population has to be immune, through either vaccination or prior infection, to achieve herd immunity to stop transmission.”
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 21, 2020, 09:26:35 AM
https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-deaths-41-higher-than-official-figures-ons-11976357

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/04/21/world/coronavirus-missing-deaths.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage
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Post by: bork on April 21, 2020, 09:31:41 AM
Quote from: Tripon on April 20, 2020, 04:53:55 PM
https://twitter.com/wsbtv/status/1252330178489040897

Great, thanks governor moron.  :-\
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Post by: Himu on April 21, 2020, 09:49:46 AM
Woke up with chills :tocry
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on April 21, 2020, 10:14:42 AM
Well guess you gotta have states doing it very wrong to highlight how to do it right?

Seriously, bowling alleys?

Is this a Georgia guide stones thing?

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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 21, 2020, 10:35:42 AM
Ontario
cases 11,735(+551)
Deaths 622 (+38)
Backlog 5,546 (+1,747)
Patients hospitalized 859 (+57)

New cases down slightly, but deaths, backlog of tests, and hospitalizations up.

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Post by: Fifstar on April 21, 2020, 10:42:54 AM
Quote from: jorma on April 21, 2020, 04:53:25 AM
Stockholm population at 11% with developed antibodies last week, study of bloodtests finds!

 :rejoice

33% of the people in Stockholm has already had corona, mathematician calculates

:rejoice :rejoice

Stockholm may approach herd immunity in May, chief Swedish epidemiologist suggests

:rejoice :rejoice :rejoice

Quite a bit of hopeful news for Sweden so far this week.

Good to hear, you have a link to the study?
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Post by: VomKriege on April 21, 2020, 10:46:27 AM
Only repeating what I read in Le Monde but the Institut Pasteur estimates that by May 11th 5,7% of the French population will be or have been infected.
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 21, 2020, 11:09:54 AM
https://www.wired.com/story/new-covid-19-antibody-study-results-are-in-are-they-right/


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All of that might be moot if the testing devices used in both surveys turn out to be flawed. The results come amid widespread concerns about the accuracy of blood antibody tests—especially the rapid lateral flow tests like the ones used in this study. The Stanford preprint referred to a test from Premier Biotech, based in Minneapolis, but that company is only a distributor. The firm that makes the test, Hangzhou Biotest Biotech, was previously identified by NBC as among those recently banned from exporting Covid-19 tests because its product hasn’t been vetted by China’s equivalent of the FDA. A representative for Premier Biotech confirmed to WIRED that the same test was used by the Stanford and USC researchers. (On Monday, a USC spokesperson emailed WIRED a statement from Neeraj Sood, the lead researcher, acknowledging the test’s origins and noting they were exported legally, prior to the ban.)

At Stanford, the researchers performed their own validation of the tests and found only false negatives, not false positives. But, as a chorus of statisticians have noted (including one who concluded his analysis by demanding an apology from the researchers for wasting everyone’s time), even a low false positive rate would wipe out the significance of their results. Representatives for Stanford declined to make the researchers available for follow-up questions, including whether they planned to retest the positive individuals.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 21, 2020, 11:24:07 AM
And people were angry that the Can. Gov. was taking the time to make sure their antibody studies were methologically valid.   
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Post by: Joe Molotov on April 21, 2020, 11:52:06 AM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on April 21, 2020, 10:14:42 AM
Well guess you gotta have states doing it very wrong to highlight how to do it right?

Seriously, bowling alleys?

Is this a Georgia guide stones thing?

Fuck it, dude. Let’s go bowling.
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Post by: jorma on April 21, 2020, 11:52:37 AM
Quote from: Fifstar on April 21, 2020, 10:42:54 AM
Quote from: jorma on April 21, 2020, 04:53:25 AM
Stockholm population at 11% with developed antibodies last week, study of bloodtests finds!

 :rejoice

33% of the people in Stockholm has already had corona, mathematician calculates

:rejoice :rejoice

Stockholm may approach herd immunity in May, chief Swedish epidemiologist suggests

:rejoice :rejoice :rejoice

Quite a bit of hopeful news for Sweden so far this week.

Good to hear, you have a link to the study?

No, the number of tested is too small for a paper, but they felt the news was big enough for a press release. It's a follow up study from a few weeks earlier where 4% tested positive. They also tested using blood donated before the outbreak and had no positives.
They also noted that they are sure there are no false positives, but likely a few false negatives so the actual number will be slightly higher.

The second and third items are purely based on mathematical models, but apparently they independently reached similar results, so that's somewhat reassuring.

Uncle, i have no idea what to tell you. I can only assume he had access to the same information you do when he talked about herd immunity.




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Post by: Oblivion on April 21, 2020, 11:59:16 AM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on April 21, 2020, 01:18:30 AM
Quote from: bluemax on April 20, 2020, 09:41:10 PM
https://twitter.com/timkmak/status/1251936242834563073

Quote
So, starting in Sept 2018 San Francisco suffered from Spanish Flu pandemic.

Huge if true

and yet people still vote for pelosi!  :comeon
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 21, 2020, 12:31:31 PM
listening to The Daily - Record for the fastest human vaccine was 4 years to create.  Also, the idea that it will die off in the summer is countered by the fact that it is in hot climates right now. 

edit:  Yesterday's episode of the NYT's The Daily podcast 'The Next Year (or two) of the Pandemic' is really interesting
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Post by: Tripon on April 21, 2020, 01:09:19 PM
https://twitter.com/MothershipSG/status/1252279516468150272
https://twitter.com/jmawhite/status/1252408332414881792
https://twitter.com/tessa_wong/status/1252423898882170881

 :doge
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 21, 2020, 01:33:21 PM
Quebec
Cases: 20,126 (+807)
Deaths: 1,041 (+102)
Hospitalizations: 1,224 (+55)

If Quebec were a US state, it would be among the ten worst in terms of fatalities.
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Post by: Nintex on April 21, 2020, 01:37:26 PM
Our government has extended the lockdown until May 20th.
Schools to re-open with classes cut in half.

They better start handing out some bailouts to small businesses or there won't be any left.  :doge

Still no widespread testing.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 21, 2020, 01:51:59 PM
I really don't see the point in reopening schools in the Netherlands. 
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Post by: Nintex on April 21, 2020, 01:53:37 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 21, 2020, 01:51:59 PM
I really don't see the point in reopening schools in the Netherlands.
So parents at home can work again. That's literally the only reason.  :lol
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 21, 2020, 01:53:59 PM
Woosh
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Post by: team filler on April 21, 2020, 01:58:35 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 21, 2020, 01:53:59 PM
Woosh
the virgin candien indirectness vs the chad dutch directness  :lol
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Post by: Oblivion on April 21, 2020, 02:22:56 PM
https://twitter.com/Freeyourmindkid/status/1252646377827586049
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Post by: nachobro on April 21, 2020, 02:33:01 PM
healthcare is a right, you say?
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Post by: Nintex on April 21, 2020, 02:49:15 PM
https://twitter.com/magical_trevor/status/1252623828234223623 (https://twitter.com/magical_trevor/status/1252623828234223623)
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Post by: Nuitangg on April 21, 2020, 02:55:47 PM
Is anyone really shocked that Trump's miracle drug is not working?
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 21, 2020, 03:00:40 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhRQxk9QA-o

ya this is not going to work in America
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Post by: toku on April 21, 2020, 03:14:11 PM
what will?
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 21, 2020, 03:16:10 PM
Working together, following a plan, expansion of social welfare and infrastructure etc.  Unless you meant what will work - nothing, I suppose.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 21, 2020, 03:36:50 PM
Quote from: Nuitangg on April 21, 2020, 02:55:47 PM
Is anyone really shocked that Trump's miracle drug is not working?

At least it was a legit medecine that really is studied as a possible alleviator for COVID, it's not the fakest thing Trump ever hoarded. Low bar, I know.

Also Nintex  :cmonson Bill Mitchell didn't die so that you could post stuff from MemeWorld.

That's the supposed source :

https://twitter.com/Goldstatetimes/status/1252390291018878979

Seems like a parangon of unbiased journalism.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 21, 2020, 04:31:34 PM
Bad day for the US again.  :doge
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Post by: shosta on April 21, 2020, 04:54:24 PM
Shut up liberal! We're opening up for business! :rejoice
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Post by: Pennywise on April 21, 2020, 04:54:48 PM
Please. You've gotta think of poor Shosta.
 :goty
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 21, 2020, 04:55:14 PM
https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1252675425865740289
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Post by: Nintex on April 21, 2020, 04:59:37 PM
LIBERATE EARTH!!!
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Post by: shosta on April 21, 2020, 05:04:21 PM
yes. free us from this mortal coil
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Post by: Nintex on April 21, 2020, 05:08:07 PM
cannot believe liberateearth.com was not yet taken  :o, I own it now
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 21, 2020, 05:11:46 PM
It's about time you owned something on the internet.

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Post by: Tripon on April 21, 2020, 05:14:13 PM
Quote
Frustration is mounting as more families across the U.S. enter their second or even third week of distance learning — and some overwhelmed parents say it will be their last.

Amid the barrage of learning apps, video meet-ups and e-mailed assignments that pass as pandemic home school, some frustrated and exhausted parents are choosing to disconnect entirely for the rest of the academic year. Others are cramming all their children’s school work into the weekend or taking days off work to help their kids with a week’s worth of assignments in one day.

“We tried to make it work the first week. We put together a schedule, and what we found is that forcing a child who is that young into a fake teaching situation is really, really hard,” said Alexandra Nicholson, whose son is in kindergarten in a town outside Boston.

“I’d rather have him watch classic Godzilla movies and play in the yard and pretend to be a Jedi rather than figure out basic math.”
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/just-cant-harried-parents-forgo-140123951.html
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Post by: Akala on April 21, 2020, 05:23:26 PM
 :lol
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Post by: Nintex on April 21, 2020, 05:31:19 PM
A generation of Jedi Sith Lords  :rejoice
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 21, 2020, 05:44:36 PM
(https://i.ibb.co/ZTQm1Vc/canvsaustralia.png)

 :cancry

Do your own here:
https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/covid-19-curves-compare-canada-and-other-key-nations-1.4881500
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 21, 2020, 05:59:07 PM
https://twitter.com/teh_galen/status/1252460309173940224

Great antibody studies, USC.
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on April 21, 2020, 06:01:45 PM
I feel bad calling in to work to check if I’m off furlough because it obviously sucks there right now with the skeleton crew corporate made them cut to, and here I am getting drunk, high, playing just dance, fucking in a hammock in the sunshine, AND GETTING PAID MORE THAN THEM BY THE GOVERNMENT :smug
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Post by: shosta on April 21, 2020, 06:45:22 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/jpGAhmj.jpg)

YOU LIBERALS SAY YOU BELIEVE IN EVOLUTION, YET YOU WON'T LET NATURAL SELECTION TAKE PLACE?
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Post by: Nintex on April 21, 2020, 07:01:55 PM
Clap for the NHS

Clap for the healthcare workers!

Woohoo Healthcare workers!
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 21, 2020, 07:04:22 PM
man I love this guy

https://www.youtube.com/user/GeologyNick/videos

Watching his 'Livestream Test B' which is a late-50's tech illterate guy trying to figure out how to live stream. 
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Post by: Coffee Dog on April 21, 2020, 07:27:36 PM
Just had an attempted visit from a maskless door to door CBD salesman, spinning it as a cure-all in these uncertain times. I'd say it was surreal, but it just made me feel really American.

Saying "stay safe" here just makes you feel bad when you know they arent gonna be  :(
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 21, 2020, 07:39:36 PM
Quote from: Coffee Dog on April 21, 2020, 07:27:36 PM
Just had an attempted visit from a maskless door to door CBD salesman, spinning it as a cure-all in these uncertain times. I'd say it was surreal, but it just made me feel really American.

Saying "stay safe" here just makes you feel bad when you know they arent gonna be  :(

you were supposed to get into a vault, better reload a past save

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Post by: Cheddahz on April 21, 2020, 08:08:21 PM
South Carolina opened all retail stores back up today and we're opening back up to the public on Thursday  :goty2
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 21, 2020, 08:12:53 PM
My American bore friends and lovers, please consider your favorite non-American poster in your wills.   I'd really like a Nintendo Switch.   It would really console me in your deaths.   
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Post by: Himu on April 21, 2020, 08:17:13 PM
Chill gone but feel some fatigue. Took two hour nap this afternoon. Just feel odd.
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Post by: Coffee Dog on April 21, 2020, 08:24:51 PM
Quote from: riotous on April 21, 2020, 08:02:21 PM
That can’t be legal right now.
Why wouldn't it be? He's using his best judgement!! :heh
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Post by: benjipwns on April 21, 2020, 08:50:25 PM
https://twitter.com/DEADLINE/status/1250433585015750660

https://twitter.com/DDDChico/status/1251883630047170567
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Post by: BIONIC on April 21, 2020, 09:14:15 PM
Quote from: Esch on April 21, 2020, 05:27:37 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on April 21, 2020, 05:11:46 PM
It's about time you owned something on the internet.


tbf he is a web app DORK so he probably owns a lot of stuff on the internet 8) dat dutch directory structure

The virgin Cali IT guy ::) vs the chad Dutch app developer 8)
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Post by: bluemax on April 21, 2020, 09:22:34 PM
Just went out for milk. Local park had people all over it, including multiple groups of people playing pickup hoops. No one in the store was obeying the 1 way signs for aisles, despite this being at least the second week they've been up.

We are so fucked.
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Post by: bluemax on April 21, 2020, 09:26:06 PM
https://twitter.com/aishacs/status/1252407674559332359
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Post by: ToxicAdam on April 21, 2020, 09:26:34 PM
Quote of the decade:

‘More important things than living,’ Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says in coronavirus interview


: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/article242167741.html#storylink=cpy
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 21, 2020, 09:38:11 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on April 21, 2020, 09:26:34 PM
Quote of the decade:

‘More important things than living,’ Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says in coronavirus interview


: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/article242167741.html#storylink=cpy

yeah, dying apparently
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Post by: Leadbelly on April 21, 2020, 11:01:09 PM
US state suing China over outbreak. Missouri lol

Shit got real.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Tripon on April 22, 2020, 01:47:10 AM
https://twitter.com/latimes/status/1252817375272955904
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Post by: VomKriege on April 22, 2020, 05:42:43 AM
2 French PPE distributors said they made large orders for gowns made out of fabric because they foresee a persistent undersupply issue for plastic ones.

Health professionals have been polled on this recently here and while surgical masks are more plentiful now (7% report shortages), a lot of other items are under tensions, including gowns.
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Post by: BisMarckie on April 22, 2020, 08:09:46 AM
In a casual conversation today, BisMarckie Sr. said that he believes in the Corona biolab theory.  :doge
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Post by: Rufus on April 22, 2020, 08:45:20 AM
Quote from: BisMarckie on April 22, 2020, 08:09:46 AM
In a casual conversation today, BisMarckie Sr. said that he believes in the Corona biolab theory.  :doge
Not surprised, since one of our ministers started to parrot US media... :goty2

https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/covid-19-us-medien-neues-coronavirus-koennte-in-labor-in.1939.de.html?drn:news_id=1122081

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Post by: Cerveza mas fina on April 22, 2020, 08:48:24 AM
Im really impressed with the UKs show of post Brexit negotiation skills in buying PPE.

 :doge :brain

Good luck out there on your own brits!
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Post by: who is ted danson? on April 22, 2020, 08:53:47 AM
https://twitter.com/ellaatkinsonn/status/1252900253163978752

https://twitter.com/DaveRob11807409/status/1252886469921865729

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-52379200


 :lol :lol  :gbcry
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Post by: Cerveza mas fina on April 22, 2020, 08:56:15 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 21, 2020, 08:12:53 PM
My American bore friends and lovers, please consider your favorite non-American poster in your wills.   I'd really like a Nintendo Switch.   It would really console me in your deaths.

You arent american???
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 22, 2020, 08:58:51 AM
I know I can't spell and come off stupid, but please.
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Post by: Cerveza mas fina on April 22, 2020, 09:01:33 AM
Canuck?
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on April 22, 2020, 09:09:33 AM
:piss :cancry :piss2
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Post by: BIONIC on April 22, 2020, 09:18:55 AM
(https://cdn.acidcow.com/gifs/20150702/gifs_14.gif)
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Post by: BisMarckie on April 22, 2020, 09:26:29 AM
Quote from: BIONIC on April 22, 2020, 09:18:55 AM
(https://cdn.acidcow.com/gifs/20150702/gifs_14.gif)

shawn is a god right next to shawn is a cigarillo.

pluralistic democracy in action :american
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Post by: BIONIC on April 22, 2020, 09:30:59 AM
Quote from: BisMarckie on April 22, 2020, 09:26:29 AM
Quote from: BIONIC on April 22, 2020, 09:18:55 AM
(https://cdn.acidcow.com/gifs/20150702/gifs_14.gif)

shawn is a god right next to shawn is a cigarillo.

pluralistic democracy in action :american

ASS 3:16
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Post by: Raist on April 22, 2020, 09:55:38 AM
Quote from: Premium Lager on April 22, 2020, 08:56:15 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 21, 2020, 08:12:53 PM
My American bore friends and lovers, please consider your favorite non-American poster in your wills.   I'd really like a Nintendo Switch.   It would really console me in your deaths.

You arent american???

No, Canada isn't an American state where people speak funny my dude.
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Post by: BisMarckie on April 22, 2020, 09:56:20 AM
benjipwns begs to differ
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Post by: nachobro on April 22, 2020, 09:57:40 AM
Quote from: Raist on April 22, 2020, 09:55:38 AM
No, Canada isn't an American state where people speak funny my dude.
yet
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on April 22, 2020, 09:57:46 AM
its known as america north round these parts :brain
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 22, 2020, 10:05:34 AM
Quote from: nachobro on April 22, 2020, 09:57:40 AM
Quote from: Raist on April 22, 2020, 09:55:38 AM
No, Canada isn't an American state where people speak funny my dude.
yet

Like I said before, it's Canada's manifest destiny to expand to the southern shores of the gulf and reclaim The Barren Lands post-plague. 
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on April 22, 2020, 10:08:56 AM
Been saying for years we need to invade Canada to start a border war, and then immediately surrender.


Boom, universal healthcare
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 22, 2020, 10:34:26 AM
Ontario
Cases: 12,245 (+510)
Deaths:  659 (+37)
Hospitalizations: 878 (+19)

Backlog: 6,845 (+1,299)

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Fifstar on April 22, 2020, 10:36:41 AM
Leaving microstate's aside, Sweden death per per population is now only behind the 6 hardest hit european countries. But in contrast to those countries the daily death numbers are seemingly still on the rise, while daily new infection numbers still seem to be limited by testing or are moving horizontally since three weeks. While the comparison isn't entirely fair (there are obviously regions in europe and the rest of the world that are off much worse) that's not looking good for now.


Still, we probably only can really judge the swedish approach when this whole thing is over. Compliance with strict measures seems to decrease rapidly in countries that have a lockdown in place after some time, especially as soon new infections decrease and some of the restrictions are lifted. I imagine lots of countries will get problems, maybe especially those that got lucky so far. So in the long term maybe the more self-responsible approach of sweden might still pay off.
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Post by: BisMarckie on April 22, 2020, 10:39:32 AM
Sweden‘s population density is also quite low, so to extrapolate their data is not really possible.
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Post by: Pennywise on April 22, 2020, 10:45:53 AM
Second day without any new infection in my town.  :rejoice

My district had 8 more overall, but is still doing pretty well. Hospitals are planning to get some surgeries in that got postponed due the virus.
The extra diagnostic place they build within one school also got closed since there was no demand.

Mandatory masks from next week. Gonna be interesting sitting at the barber with a mask on  :doge
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Post by: Fifstar on April 22, 2020, 10:47:41 AM
Well, this should benefit Sweden, at least in the shortrun. For now I suppose it's mainly Stockholm that is affected. 

Those country comparisons are never entirely "fair", but sweden's approach is so different that it worth a look.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 22, 2020, 10:48:47 AM
Sweden is somewhat unique in terms of human geography but you should be able to compare to Norway and Denmark if you do a comparison at city-levels no?. 
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 22, 2020, 11:09:05 AM
Sweden, Norway, and Finland have the lowest population densities in Europe (excluding Iceland). Denmark is above average. That said, most of the populations in those countries live in urban areas, and have some of the highest rates of urbanization in Europe.

Deaths per million
Sweden: 192
Norway: 34
Finland: 27

Bonus:
Denmark: 66
Iceland: 29
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 22, 2020, 11:12:14 AM
https://twitter.com/JohnPasalis/status/1252976771206656001
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 22, 2020, 11:22:58 AM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on April 22, 2020, 11:09:05 AM
That said, most of the populations in those countries live in urban areas, and have some of the highest rates of urbanization in Europe.

Ya that's what I was getting at.  In the end, we will need stats that look at comparable urban areas to see what happen in Sweden - and most places really. 
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on April 22, 2020, 11:28:43 AM
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/22/french-study-suggests-smokers-at-lower-risk-of-getting-coronavirus

I might need to start smoking again boiz :pimp
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 22, 2020, 12:09:22 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 15, 2020, 11:44:23 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 08, 2020, 11:59:27 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2020, 01:21:39 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 05, 2020, 03:56:28 PM
"Boy, I sure do love living in Canada which is way better than our Southern neighbor at social welfare!"



(https://i.imgur.com/dpddGPF.png)
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 05, 2020, 04:25:04 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 05, 2020, 03:56:28 PM
"Boy, I sure do love living in Canada which is way better than our Southern neighbor at social welfare!"



(https://i.imgur.com/dpddGPF.png)

The difference is, I'm pretty sure the government underestimated the number of people who would not be covered by CERB, rather than willful neglect and I'd expect this to be rectified and post-dated now that it become a known issue (people were really just figuring out the details last week, and I just heard of the 1/3 not being covered about Friday).  Also, the people making up this group seem to be long-term unemployed and students.  Not saying that they are not in critical need of income but my guess is they are in less need than people who have an unexpected loss of income because of this. 

from today https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/trudeau-says-help-coming-for-students-unable-to-find-summer-jobs-1.4883310

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cerb-covid19-benefits-trudeau-1.5523052

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/pm-trudeau-updates-wage-subsidy-and-aid-for-students-will-attend-cabinet-in-person-1.4887926

Quote
The government has also announced temporary changes to the Canada Summer Jobs program. Now, employers who hire summer students can apply for a subsidy of up to 100 per cent to cover the cost, helping create up to 70,000 jobs for Canadians between the ages of 15 and 30.

The time frame for the job placements are also being extended until the winter, given some jobs will “start later than usual,” Trudeau said. The student hires can also be employed part-time, given many businesses have had to scale back their operations.


Quote from: Flannel Boy on April 14, 2020, 05:19:38 PM
CERB (which requires zero income at the moment).

From the PMs speech today: CERB is being expanded to some lost income but not zero (people making less than 1000$ a month).  Essential workers are getting top-ups.  Also, people who run out of EI, and seasonal workers will get something.   Also something about artists, copy-right and CERB which I didn't follow.

Trudeau announces $9B in financial aid for students struggling because of pandemic

Students will be eligible for $1,250 a month from May through August. That sum can go up to $1,750 if the student is taking care of someone or has a disability.

The benefit is available also to students who have jobs but are making less than $1,000 a month.

Trudeau also said students who volunteer for the fight against COVID-19 over the summer will be paid between $1,000 and $5,000, depending on the hours they work.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-students-financial-aid-1.5540814

So a lot of the holes in CERB have been patched now. 
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Post by: Fifstar on April 22, 2020, 12:10:55 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 22, 2020, 11:22:58 AM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on April 22, 2020, 11:09:05 AM
That said, most of the populations in those countries live in urban areas, and have some of the highest rates of urbanization in Europe.

Ya that's what I was getting at.  In the end, we will need stats that look at comparable urban areas to see what happen in Sweden - and most places really.

Well, singular superspreading events, actions of surrounding countries, general age structure, age structure of people being affected at first, health system, time of first major outbreak compared to other countries, "public behaviour", etc. all have a potentially big impact. We probably won't ever be able to perfectly separate political actions from structural factors.

I doubt that sweden suddenly ends up looking better (in the short term) if you take urbanization into account; Finland and Norway should be comparable when it comes to urbanization.
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 22, 2020, 12:34:16 PM
https://twitter.com/DWUhlfelderLaw/status/1252794978037833729

Hopefully someone holds him to this.
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Post by: Cerveza mas fina on April 22, 2020, 12:46:07 PM
Just a little fyi for some american friends:

Norway and Sweden are prob very lucky as people went skiing in their own country in feb/march and not in Italy and Austria like Danes and Dutchies did. Thus low initial numbers.

Denmark did a good job containment. Holland is doing ok for how densly populated it is.

Sweden was lucky to start off with but their shit response has mafe them a laughing stock imho.

All that socialism in Sweden has been exposed as fair weather lip service. When it came down to the nitty gritty they chose money and personal freedom over collective health and people's lifes.

Northern frauds imho.
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Post by: team filler on April 22, 2020, 12:54:29 PM
https://twitter.com/anastasiakeeley/status/1252998632124690433

https://twitter.com/anastasiakeeley/status/1252998633252966400
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 22, 2020, 12:56:30 PM
"Don't have money? Go risk your health as a stocker! Because that'll pay our fucking high cost of living for you wholesale!"

:snoop This is the "president" you want, Demoncraps if Bidet doesn't work out? :doge :doge :doge :doge
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Post by: Bebpo on April 22, 2020, 12:59:55 PM
Ehhhh, what else can he say? The state probably doesn't have the funds to send money to everyone and the federal government isn't doing anything.


I mean it's not terrible advice. For people that were making close to min wage (retail, etc...) and were living paycheck to paycheck, delivery jobs right now are paying way more than that and are hiring in mass because people are needed to make deliveries.
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Post by: Tripon on April 22, 2020, 01:08:11 PM
I don't know, California just offered a state fund for people who aren't able to access the federal unemployment for various reasons (undocumented, in process of getting their green card, married to a person who isn't a U.S. citizen). I think it's fine criticizing a leader when they're not leading.

Edit: Coumo, just this month pushed a budget that cut medicare rates to hospitals in a middle of a pandemic. IMO, dude doesn't have the best interests of his people at heart because he's afraid of asking rich people more of their money.
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 22, 2020, 01:13:33 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on April 22, 2020, 12:59:55 PM
Ehhhh, what else can he say?

"We hear you, we're looking into deferment of loans/etc." various other ways of reassuring a panicked public base instead of "lol just get a job and risk your life lol."

It's the same out-of-touch tone-deafness that Nancy Antoinette did with her $23,000 fridges full of $60 tubs of ice-cream to a base that makes 5% of that shit.

Quote from: Tripon on April 22, 2020, 01:08:11 PM
I don't know, California just offered a state fund for people who aren't able to access the federal unemployment for various reasons (undocumented, in process of getting their green card, married to a person who isn't a U.S. citizen). I think it's fine criticizing a leader when they're not leading.

:kermit

Quote
Edit: Coumo, just this month pushed a budget that cut medicare rates to hospitals in a middle of a pandemic. IMO, dude doesn't have the best interests of his people at heart because he's afraid of asking rich people more of their money.

And yet the Demons stan him, for whatever fucking reason. :kermit :kermit
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 22, 2020, 01:16:25 PM
Quebec
Cases: 20,965 (+839)
Deaths: 1,134 (+93)
Hospitalizations: 1,278 (+54)
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Post by: Tripon on April 22, 2020, 01:23:35 PM
Quote

And yet the Demons stan him, for whatever fucking reason. :kermit :kermit

Somebody pointed out, I forgot who, noted that the current crop of Democratic governors are fairly young and are getting on the job training on what to do in a national emergency due to coronavirus. So it's actually important to note and see who's doing well, etc. Because in 2024, these people are going to run for the Democratic ticket. Same said for the Republican governors who is handling this well or poorly.
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 22, 2020, 01:25:48 PM
Except most NY'ers know Cuomo is doing a shit job of it. So...  :doge It'll be a case of NY'ers going "WTF" at Americans embracing another one of them like Trump. :doge :doge

https://twitter.com/adamconover/status/1253005240736993282
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Post by: shosta on April 22, 2020, 01:44:00 PM
https://twitter.com/marixyas/status/1252761745883447296

this is gangsta :lawd
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 22, 2020, 02:01:17 PM
50 Canadian Senators Call for a Minimum Basic Income

Quote
Ministers, we know you recognize that the layering of eachfix to the CERB, while vital and welcome, means delays in getting the most needed help to the people who are already most vulnerable to economic and therefore health insecurity.In the short term, our focus must be on ensuring the CERB is available for all who need it. When this immediate emergency has abated, we urge you to work with Parliamentarians and others to use the lessons from the CERB experience and the entire COVID-19 crisis to craft social and economic reforms and develop apositive legacy forall Canadians

https://ubiworks.ca/50senators

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Post by: Transhuman on April 22, 2020, 02:02:59 PM
Quote from: BlueLithium on April 22, 2020, 11:28:43 AM
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/22/french-study-suggests-smokers-at-lower-risk-of-getting-coronavirus

I might need to start smoking again boiz :pimp

Probably the same French group who did the study "drinking red wine reduces your risk of cancer" and "having an affair with your secretary helps cure impotence".
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Post by: Tripon on April 22, 2020, 02:03:43 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P27HRClMf2U

THE VOX EXPLLLLLLLLLLLLLLAINER

spoiler (click to show/hide)
I actually think this one is okay.
[close]
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Post by: bork on April 22, 2020, 02:26:24 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EWNb_xtXgAAyfph?format=jpg&name=medium)
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 22, 2020, 02:38:05 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on April 22, 2020, 01:25:48 PM
https://twitter.com/adamconover/status/1253005240736993282

https://twitter.com/MyDickerson/status/1252868461950144516
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Post by: EightBitNate on April 22, 2020, 03:07:16 PM
Quote from: bork on April 22, 2020, 02:26:24 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EWNb_xtXgAAyfph?format=jpg&name=medium)

Florida: Goku giving Cell a senzu bean
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Post by: Nintex on April 22, 2020, 03:08:52 PM
The Economy: King Kai's planet
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Post by: team filler on April 22, 2020, 03:43:42 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on April 22, 2020, 01:44:00 PM
https://twitter.com/marixyas/status/1252761745883447296

this is gangsta :lawd
https://twitter.com/joshtpm/status/1253041723510587394

stost is in the control group  :doge
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Post by: shosta on April 22, 2020, 03:49:26 PM
If I'm in the control group why does everything feel so out of control :existential
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Post by: Akala on April 22, 2020, 03:52:02 PM
I want to go to Vegas this summer, but am totally going to give it a few weeks.  :doge
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Post by: Tripon on April 22, 2020, 03:55:04 PM
Quote from: Akala on April 22, 2020, 03:52:02 PM
I want to go to Vegas this summer, but am totally going to give it a few weeks.  :doge

When the pandemic first hit the West coast (Outside of Seattle) back in early-mid march. I was getting emails from MGM saying please stay safe, we're closing everything and Ceasar's going "deal after deal", never been a better time to stay on the strip.
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Post by: Nintex on April 22, 2020, 03:55:14 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on April 22, 2020, 03:49:26 PM
If I'm in the control group why does everything feel so out of control :existential
the james fund appreciates your sacrifice for the stonks  :preach
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Post by: shosta on April 22, 2020, 03:57:47 PM
Quote from: Akala on April 22, 2020, 03:52:02 PM
I want to go to Vegas this summer, but am totally going to give it a few weeks.  :doge
Luckily none of this is up to Carol Goodman.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Flannel Boy on April 22, 2020, 04:00:57 PM
Quote from: filler on April 22, 2020, 03:43:42 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on April 22, 2020, 01:44:00 PM
https://twitter.com/marixyas/status/1252761745883447296

this is gangsta :lawd
https://twitter.com/joshtpm/status/1253041723510587394

stost is in the control group  :doge
Control group? LOL@ There were plenty of regions that had the coronavirus without social distancing in place yet, and the R0 is estimated to be between 2 and 6 (the Spanish flu was between 1.4 and 2.8). With stringent social distancing, a lot of countries have reduced the R0 to 1 or below.

Does she need a randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial to see whether smoking causes cancer?
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Post by: Mandark on April 22, 2020, 04:07:20 PM
How much power does the mayor even have in this situation?

IIRC the Strip is south of Las Vegas proper in Paradise so she doesn't have any control over the most important casinos.
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 22, 2020, 04:07:54 PM
None, I believe.

Not part of the control group?
https://twitter.com/Anxious_Matt/status/1253042793364312071
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Post by: team filler on April 22, 2020, 04:09:53 PM
https://twitter.com/Pontifex/status/1252893657545531392

 :batman
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Post by: Mandark on April 22, 2020, 04:28:40 PM
She seems to be taking "what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas" a smidge literally.
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 22, 2020, 04:31:22 PM
Quote from: Mandark on April 22, 2020, 04:28:40 PM
She seems to be taking "what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas" a smidge literally.
If herpes doesn't stay in Vegas, then coronavirus won't.
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Post by: shosta on April 22, 2020, 04:32:28 PM
I've been listening to this fucking nematode every few days for a month so welcome, all, to my world
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Post by: Boogie on April 22, 2020, 04:37:10 PM
Quote from: Premium Lager on April 22, 2020, 08:56:15 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 21, 2020, 08:12:53 PM
My American bore friends and lovers, please consider your favorite non-American poster in your wills.   I'd really like a Nintendo Switch.   It would really console me in your deaths.

You arent american???

You have got to be kidding me.  You’ve been here a decade and didn’t know he was Canadian?
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Post by: Tripon on April 22, 2020, 04:43:44 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on April 22, 2020, 04:32:28 PM
I've been listening to this fucking nematode every few days for a month so welcome, all, to my world

Apparently, she got 80% of the vote in 2018? You guys gave her 3 terms?
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Post by: Cerveza mas fina on April 22, 2020, 04:48:10 PM
Quote from: Boogie on April 22, 2020, 04:37:10 PM
Quote from: Premium Lager on April 22, 2020, 08:56:15 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 21, 2020, 08:12:53 PM
My American bore friends and lovers, please consider your favorite non-American poster in your wills.   I'd really like a Nintendo Switch.   It would really console me in your deaths.

You arent american???

You have got to be kidding me.  You’ve been here a decade and didn’t know he was Canadian?

I called him being a Canadian before other people

 :trumps

All i need to know about him is yr is there
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Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on April 22, 2020, 04:58:38 PM
My company’s CEO just emailed the company that he was tired of being alone in his office so he’s doing all he can to make sure we can come I as soon as the state gives the green light  :-\
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 22, 2020, 05:01:19 PM
Quote from: Skullfuckers Anonymous on April 22, 2020, 04:58:38 PM
My company’s CEO just emailed the company that he was tired of being alone in his office so he’s doing all he can to make sure we can come I as soon as the state gives the green light  :-\

Reply All.

"AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Good luck with that, I'm not coming in until the doctors say it's over."

Send.

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Post by: shosta on April 22, 2020, 05:02:15 PM
Quote from: Tripon on April 22, 2020, 04:43:44 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on April 22, 2020, 04:32:28 PM
I've been listening to this fucking nematode every few days for a month so welcome, all, to my world

Apparently, she got 80% of the vote in 2018? You guys gave her 3 terms?
She got 22,000 votes in a city of a couple of million (not a typo). Have your local elections on a day separate from national primaries and national elections :heh :heh
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 22, 2020, 05:07:30 PM
https://twitter.com/Daviesallison1A/status/1253037229695533057
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 22, 2020, 05:18:48 PM
https://twitter.com/marcelsalathe/status/1252930461715836928
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Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on April 22, 2020, 05:28:28 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on April 22, 2020, 05:01:19 PM
Quote from: Skullfuckers Anonymous on April 22, 2020, 04:58:38 PM
My company’s CEO just emailed the company that he was tired of being alone in his office so he’s doing all he can to make sure we can come I as soon as the state gives the green light  :-\

Reply All.

"AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Good luck with that, I'm not coming in until the doctors say it's over."

Send.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Joking. ...Unless?
[close]

I’m just going to shut up and continue wfh till they give me an ultimatum. I’ve already told other people I don’t plan on seeing them in the flesh again since I’m moving cross country next year.
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Post by: Nintex on April 22, 2020, 05:35:14 PM
Quote from: Skullfuckers Anonymous on April 22, 2020, 04:58:38 PM
My company’s CEO just emailed the company that he was tired of being alone in his office so he’s doing all he can to make sure we can come I as soon as the state gives the green light  :-\

Hey boss,

Wow, I have an account on ResetEra too!
What's yours?

Best regards,

Skullfuckers Anonymous
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 22, 2020, 05:58:42 PM
Quote from: Esch on April 22, 2020, 05:56:03 PM
https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1252497311680401408
Yeah, there is no going back to normal until there's a vaccine.

https://twitter.com/johnfocook/status/1251186251039936512
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 22, 2020, 06:08:39 PM
https://twitter.com/blogTO/status/1253076892577652737

Quote
"We're going to open it up with a trickle and just let it flow from there and constantly measure," said Ford.
That's me at the urinal. Fucking BPH.

Quote
"But by no means are we going to have, for instance, the May 24th weekend, we're just going to open things up. That is absolutely not going to happen."
Open up the gyms and bowling alleys!

US governors make Doug Ford look like a a philosopher king.  :doge
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Post by: shosta on April 22, 2020, 06:09:35 PM
Quote from: Esch on April 22, 2020, 06:03:41 PM
For me the takeaway from the article is this: [boring liberal stuff]

Really? What I took from that article is that there are some things more important than living and that if we all act responsibly, we can start the long hard work of repaying the future that we've borrowed today. Also I didn't read the article because the US is not Singapore
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Post by: shosta on April 22, 2020, 06:09:55 PM
double post
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Post by: shosta on April 22, 2020, 06:14:38 PM
You're saying I should pay for the Malaysian healthcare system? With my hard earned money? That's as bleeding heart as it gets. The truth is that you incentivize what you subsidize. Maybe they should have been more fiscally responsible, like their neighbors in Singapore.
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Post by: Nintex on April 22, 2020, 06:35:41 PM
A vaccine takes longer than people think. It won't be a year it could be 4 years.
In fact, when you have the vaccine you'd still have to wait out the 'Corona season' to see if it actually works.  :doge

Anyhow, our minister of health send a letter to parliament today.

Apparently the testing is not going well and only half of testing capacity is used. Because there's a strict bureaucracy that decides who gets tested or not.
So healthcare workers or people working in care homes don't get tested.

This is how the process works:
- A healthcare worker wants to get tested but they can't request a test themselves, this must be done by their manager
- The manager asks a doctor to assess if a test is needed or not
- The doctor sends a recommendation if a test is necessary to management
- Management decides if a test is necessary or not based on that recommendation

Workers are of course afraid to say they're sick (do I get fired?) nor do they know if they have to pay for the test themselves or not like for any other healthcare service (they don't have to but they don't know that).

The government is going to develop an "IT System" to improve this process.
Along with their contact tracing App, which after 7 vendors failed to present a viable plan will be built under the guidance of the health minister himself.

They learned a lot from the "Appathon" and finally have a clear objective. In 4 weeks they will present a plan and assess if they will go ahead to develop the App or not.
 :crowdlaff :girlaff


Also some cost cutting plans were leaked. Apparently none of that is necessary yadayada but it included mostly cuts in healthcare and education  :dead
Luckily our government just passed another 5 billion spending plan to reduce CO2.  :awesome
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Post by: Mandark on April 22, 2020, 06:43:14 PM
shost is doing a satire

Anyways, my favorite part of this Vegas thing is that the "control group" to whom we'd entrust the public health and expect to make good risk-reward decision is compulsive gamblers.
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Post by: Tripon on April 22, 2020, 06:47:04 PM
https://twitter.com/joeterz/status/1253092714347970568
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Post by: Rufus on April 22, 2020, 07:29:25 PM
Quote from: Esch on April 22, 2020, 05:56:03 PM
https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1252497311680401408
Ugh. Fuck.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 22, 2020, 08:35:28 PM
Ontario now 2nd province seeking military help in care homes; COVID-19 deaths top 2,000 in Canada

:(
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Post by: shosta on April 22, 2020, 08:59:55 PM
Quarantine diary, day 40. I just watched someone on Instagram butcher a whole pig live.
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Post by: Tripon on April 22, 2020, 09:08:26 PM
https://twitter.com/Gothamist/status/1252698075388403720
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Post by: bork on April 22, 2020, 09:57:39 PM
https://www.ajc.com/blog/politics/too-soon-trump-urges-kemp-reverse-coronavirus-rollback/bUQsnksgvm8vmrTQonrNtK/?ecmp=pg&utm_medium=social&utm_source=pg_fb&fbclid=IwAR1iL983xCB0n9UQj-VGUSTTu57QbdGMpWJTV38bxOMRO76rKx0f1_R9RGA

Even Trump thinks Kemp is nuts.

Quote
President Donald Trump said Wednesday he “totally” disagreed with Gov. Brian Kemp’s decision to roll back coronavirus restrictions and allow shuttered businesses such as nail salons and barber shops to reopen this week.

Refusing to reverse course, Kemp said he would still allow close-contact businesses to resume operations on Friday in order to “protect the lives — and livelihoods — of all Georgians.”
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Post by: bluemax on April 22, 2020, 10:18:25 PM
Quote from: Mandark on April 22, 2020, 06:43:14 PM
shost is doing a satire

Anyways, my favorite part of this Vegas thing is that the "control group" to whom we'd entrust the public health and expect to make good risk-reward decision is compulsive gamblers.

An old coworker of mine who used to compete in the WSOP was one of the first people I heard about this Vegas thing from. He was very clearly not going (he's older and overweight so heavy risk).
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Post by: team filler on April 22, 2020, 10:54:17 PM
https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1253075681908531200

 :doge
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Post by: Bebpo on April 22, 2020, 11:09:05 PM
Was out driving and saw a couple dozen people on the street either walking, walking their dog, jogging, riding bikes. No one was wearing a mask.

I remember when the CDC & LA recommended masks, everyone was wearing them for the first couple of days. Guess everyone gave up. No point in masks if most people won't wear them since they only work if other people are wearing them since they protect against outward and not inward.

Hell, when I had to go to an emergency doc appointment in LA on Friday, the office was setup great the staff all had masks, and then the "World famous doctor" walks in without a mask and sticks out his hand for a handshake and is like "are you doing handshakes? yes/no" and I'm like no....

Goes to show that some people can be really smart in specific fields but obliviously dumb in common sense. And I gotta keep seeing that guy every month. He better not kill me!
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Post by: Tripon on April 22, 2020, 11:13:25 PM
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1253077693316370437
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1253078188730785793
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Post by: brawndolicious on April 22, 2020, 11:34:22 PM
With the parachute on, the US is still increasing at a linear rate. There needs to be a detailed survey of how much the overall death rate has changed to see what contribution coronavirus has, it's possible people died from the virus but were likely to die this year from an age-related ailment anyways. You can't determine the economic cost until you know how many early deaths the virus is causing.

No fucking way I would want a tourism hub like LV to be the control group. You test that shit somewhere like Lubbock or Bakersfield, where no one willingly travels unless they absolutely are forced to.

Quote from: Bebpo on April 22, 2020, 11:09:05 PM
Was out driving and saw a couple dozen people on the street either walking, walking their dog, jogging, riding bikes. No one was wearing a mask.

I remember when the CDC & LA recommended masks, everyone was wearing them for the first couple of days. Guess everyone gave up. No point in masks if most people won't wear them since they only work if other people are wearing them since they protect against outward and not inward.

Hell, when I had to go to an emergency doc appointment in LA on Friday, the office was setup great the staff all had masks, and then the "World famous doctor" walks in without a mask and sticks out his hand for a handshake and is like "are you doing handshakes? yes/no" and I'm like no....

Goes to show that some people can be really smart in specific fields but obliviously dumb in common sense. And I gotta keep seeing that guy every month. He better not kill me!

Docs often do some power move during a first meeting. Shoulda shook his hand and then pumped some complimentary purell from the dispenser.
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 23, 2020, 12:09:05 AM
...Or should've pumped his Purell into the doctor's hand...

At least that's what porn has taught me. :doge
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Post by: Cerveza mas fina on April 23, 2020, 12:20:08 AM
Yes Nintex the government wants to reduce CO2 because global warming and polution consequences will shit all over covid 19
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Post by: Bebpo on April 23, 2020, 12:39:30 AM
Quote from: brawndolicious on April 22, 2020, 11:34:22 PM
Docs often do some power move during a first meeting. Shoulda shook his hand and then pumped some complimentary purell from the dispenser.

But he's my regular doctor of 11 years...

I think he's just dumb outside his specialty field.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 23, 2020, 01:45:24 AM
Quote from: filler on April 22, 2020, 10:54:17 PM
https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1253075681908531200

 :doge

Well, he had experience with mutant genetic abominations then.
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Post by: bork on April 23, 2020, 08:47:01 AM
Quote from: Bebpo on April 22, 2020, 11:09:05 PM
Was out driving and saw a couple dozen people on the street either walking, walking their dog, jogging, riding bikes. No one was wearing a mask.

Why do you need to wear a mask if you're outside and (presumably) not around other people?
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Post by: Don Rumata on April 23, 2020, 09:06:08 AM
Quote from: bork on April 23, 2020, 08:47:01 AM
Quote from: Bebpo on April 22, 2020, 11:09:05 PM
Was out driving and saw a couple dozen people on the street either walking, walking their dog, jogging, riding bikes. No one was wearing a mask.

Why do you need to wear a mask if you're outside and (presumably) not around other people?
I dunno, but it's become a dictat in some places (here for example you gotta wear one when outside, no matter what).
I guess it's one of those things of "you can't trust people to apply common sense, so you enforce more rules for everyone".
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 23, 2020, 09:28:50 AM
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/universal-basic-income-covid-coronavirus-pandemic-1.5536144

From pipe dream to prospect: the pandemic is making a case for a universal basic income

As every schoolchild knows, it was the First World War that brought Canadian women into the workplace (though of course, they had always been working). Even after the men returned from the front, women continued to work — and what was a temporary change turned into a new societal norm.

The Great War left us with another supposedly temporary measure: income tax. "I have placed no time limit upon this measure," said then finance minister Thomas White in 1917. "A year or two after the war is over, the measure should be reviewed."

We all know how that turned out.

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Post by: Tripon on April 23, 2020, 09:32:53 AM
https://twitter.com/45Whistleblower/status/1253314256050798594

:dead
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 23, 2020, 09:35:22 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6xSr49h_Ss
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 23, 2020, 09:45:27 AM
https://twitter.com/BBCHughPym/status/1253069910093291520

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Post by: Occam on April 23, 2020, 09:55:56 AM
German company Biontech has been given the go ahead to begin clinical trials with four different types of vaccines.
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 23, 2020, 09:59:39 AM
Quote from: Occam on April 23, 2020, 09:55:56 AM
German company Biontech has been given the go ahead to begin clinical trials with four different types of vaccines.
How long are the trials for? A year?
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 23, 2020, 09:59:48 AM
https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1253313304157720583
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 23, 2020, 10:36:10 AM
Ontario
Cases:  12,879 (+634)
Deaths:  713 (+54)
Hospitalizations: 887 (+9)

Backlog: 6,757 (-88)

I think that's a high for new cases and one short of a high for deaths.
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Post by: Tripon on April 23, 2020, 10:52:47 AM
https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/1253321483402674178
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Post by: nachobro on April 23, 2020, 10:57:59 AM
Governor here extended the stay at home til the 15th and is working on a re-opening plan, which all fits with the state's original model. deaths are trending down and recoveries are trending up and we have pretty good testing so all in all new mexico is more ahead of the game than i expected.
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Post by: Occam on April 23, 2020, 10:59:03 AM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on April 23, 2020, 09:59:39 AM
Quote from: Occam on April 23, 2020, 09:55:56 AM
German company Biontech has been given the go ahead to begin clinical trials with four different types of vaccines.
How long are the trials for? A year?

This trial (Phase II of the development) will last for several months (200 healthy people are volunteering), but they said it's unlikely that there'll be a vaccine in 2020. Phase I of vaccine development normally lasts 2-5 years, phase II and III normally take 4-7 years, so they are now doing it at record speed. There are currently 80 projects underway around the world, most of which won't succeed. The mRNA vaccines by Biontech are among the most promising ones, which is why they are the first ones to be tested in Germany.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 23, 2020, 12:22:52 PM
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-science-1.5542294

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a $1.1 billion strategy for medical research to fight COVID-19.

The plan has three components:

    $115 million for research into vaccines and treatments being developed in hospitals and universities.
    $662 million for clinical trials in Canada.
    $350 million to expand national testing and modelling for COVID-19.
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Post by: Nintex on April 23, 2020, 12:27:34 PM
My business partner is making plans to re-open the office as he expects the lockdown to be lifted by the end of May.

Oh you sweet summer child.
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 23, 2020, 12:46:21 PM
https://twitter.com/NPR/status/1252590195687460875

How dare they... make more money than they would under her employment. :doge
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Post by: Tripon on April 23, 2020, 12:53:10 PM
Quote from: Esch on April 23, 2020, 12:32:23 PM
sounds like he's mastered the art of dutch directness 8) directly sending your employees into the ICU :pimp

How does it feel to survive COVID-19 and is now likely immune to the world?
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 23, 2020, 12:56:29 PM
https://twitter.com/NYHammond/status/1253352011048849409


CFR of about 0.5%.
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Post by: bork on April 23, 2020, 01:00:51 PM
https://twitter.com/KatieHill4CA/status/1253333405694980098
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 23, 2020, 01:03:16 PM
Quote from: riotous on April 23, 2020, 12:57:32 PM
People must be shitty tippers in Kentucky;  my Barista friends make hundreds per shift in tips.

Could be the fact they serve coffee in see-through bikinis and show you their cornhole for $5.

I don't see how the bikini would hold the coffee.
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Post by: Ghoul on April 23, 2020, 01:11:27 PM
Quote from: bork on April 23, 2020, 01:00:51 PM
https://twitter.com/KatieHill4CA/status/1253333405694980098

I just wanted Faygo, 2020 has no breaks.
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on April 23, 2020, 01:11:34 PM
Quote from: bork on April 23, 2020, 01:00:51 PM
https://twitter.com/KatieHill4CA/status/1253333405694980098

pouring out a faygo

whoop whoop :tocry
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 23, 2020, 01:12:44 PM
Quebec
Cases: 21,838 (+873)
Deaths: 1,243 (+109)
Hospitalizations: 1,411  (+163)

Quebec and Ontario to have an R0 of around 1-1.1 until the end of time.
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Post by: Nintex on April 23, 2020, 01:16:39 PM
https://twitter.com/sbobkov/status/1253337724775366656 (https://twitter.com/sbobkov/status/1253337724775366656)
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 23, 2020, 01:19:42 PM
I can bear to be with you.

 
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 23, 2020, 01:22:23 PM
https://twitter.com/CityNewsMTL/status/1253373533666914304
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 23, 2020, 01:34:04 PM
I meant that's exactly what will happen - shut down enought to keep ICU below capacity and then try to wait it out - herd immunity is the long term end result of that.
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Post by: thetylerrob on April 23, 2020, 01:51:39 PM
Quote from: riotous on April 23, 2020, 12:57:32 PM
People must be shitty tippers in Kentucky;  my Barista friends make hundreds per shift in tips.

Could be the fact they serve coffee in see-through bikinis and show you their cornhole for $5.

But seriously at the basic trendy hipster shops in Seattle pretty sure Baristas pull in more than $600 a week in tips alone.
Average Salary in Harlan KY: $10.61
Average Salary in Seattle WA: $22.55

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Post by: Bebpo on April 23, 2020, 02:01:44 PM
Quote from: bork on April 23, 2020, 08:47:01 AM
Quote from: Bebpo on April 22, 2020, 11:09:05 PM
Was out driving and saw a couple dozen people on the street either walking, walking their dog, jogging, riding bikes. No one was wearing a mask.

Why do you need to wear a mask if you're outside and (presumably) not around other people?

Well these people were around other people. Like I get no reason to wear one on a bike, but walking around in crowded communities?

I'm just saying I was trying to make the effort to wear a mask on walks because if everyone did then we're all protecting each other, but if no one is, then I'm not going to wear one because there's no point and wearing a mask sucks on walks because you can't smell anything and besides the sun, the best part of being outside is smelling the trees/nature.
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Post by: Nintex on April 23, 2020, 02:05:10 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 23, 2020, 01:34:04 PM
I meant that's exactly what will happen - shut down enought to keep ICU below capacity and then try to wait it out - herd immunity is the long term end result of that.
Yeah it's just that a few dumb dumbs like our government and the brits didn't understand how it works.

"So the more people get it, the earlier we reach herd immunity. Just infect everyone, easy"  :smug

"Yeah but you need 1 million ICU beds or lots will die"  :birb

"So how many do we have?" :smug

"About... 3, maybe 10 if we share them around" :birb

 :existential
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Post by: Tripon on April 23, 2020, 02:10:02 PM
https://twitter.com/NPR/status/1253381705777451009
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Post by: toku on April 23, 2020, 02:14:26 PM
everything as god wills
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 23, 2020, 02:26:13 PM
https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/news-and-media/2020/april/23/reopen-saskatchewan-plan

seems sensable. 
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 23, 2020, 02:29:27 PM
RE: NY antibody stats

It was not a representative sample. The tests came from people in grocery and big box stores.





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Post by: Transhuman on April 23, 2020, 02:29:38 PM
Quote from: riotous on April 23, 2020, 12:57:32 PM
People must be shitty tippers in Kentucky;  my Barista friends make hundreds per shift in tips.

Could be the fact they serve coffee in see-through bikinis and show you their cornhole for $5.

But seriously at the basic trendy hipster shops in Seattle pretty sure Baristas pull in more than $600 a week in tips alone.

At a normal coffee place or the titty kind?
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 23, 2020, 02:29:50 PM
Third week of 4-8 hours of Webinars:

(https://i.imgur.com/VoqLoNi.gif)
(https://i.imgur.com/7lGFGJh.gif)


Like the worst aspects of All-staff meetings that could be put into an e-mail just with more frustration of "shit doesn't apply to my main job duties, why the fuck am I sitting here?"
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 23, 2020, 02:34:21 PM
Damn one of my favorite restaurants is 25% off for the next month - I'm all for being a good citizen and staying at home but ...
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 23, 2020, 02:34:52 PM
... daddy needs his pineapple fried rice. 
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Post by: VomKriege on April 23, 2020, 02:35:41 PM
It's still foggy what exactly we're supposed to on May 11th in France, but apparently they would like all businesses (except bar and restaurants) opening.
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Post by: nachobro on April 23, 2020, 02:35:43 PM
why not do pickup?
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 23, 2020, 02:37:25 PM
Quote from: nachobro on April 23, 2020, 02:35:43 PM
why not do pickup?
That's what he meant. There's no dine-in going on in Ontario.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 23, 2020, 02:38:21 PM
ya, I've just been trying to limit going out once a week for things but ...
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 23, 2020, 02:38:26 PM
... daddy needs his pineapple fried rice. 
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Post by: Transhuman on April 23, 2020, 02:38:33 PM
https://youtu.be/9YiYC0sdKWE
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 23, 2020, 02:49:51 PM
Trigger Warning: REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEtious will REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE because of poor folks.

Quote from: thisismyusername on April 23, 2020, 12:46:21 PM
https://twitter.com/NPR/status/1252590195687460875

How dare they... make more money than they would under her employment. :doge

https://twitter.com/MattBinder/status/1252619117699502081

Well now... (https://i.imgur.com/wvkZSqY.png)

https://twitter.com/MattBinder/status/1252620303349538816

https://twitter.com/rustydeal/status/1252568412741677056

:doge
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Post by: nachobro on April 23, 2020, 02:56:36 PM
i really want a donut but i dunno if i want to risk going out for a donut so i feel you there.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 23, 2020, 03:01:10 PM
Daddy needs his donut.
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Post by: nachobro on April 23, 2020, 03:02:31 PM
probably not worth it for one donut





but for a few dozen donuts it might be :thinking
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Post by: nachobro on April 23, 2020, 03:07:05 PM
on 4/20 i ordered delivery donuts and the order got cancelled after like 30 min and i wanted to kill myself

this is probably better in the minor struggle thread but eh
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Post by: bork on April 23, 2020, 03:08:45 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on April 23, 2020, 02:01:44 PM
Quote from: bork on April 23, 2020, 08:47:01 AM
Quote from: Bebpo on April 22, 2020, 11:09:05 PM
Was out driving and saw a couple dozen people on the street either walking, walking their dog, jogging, riding bikes. No one was wearing a mask.

Why do you need to wear a mask if you're outside and (presumably) not around other people?

Well these people were around other people. Like I get no reason to wear one on a bike, but walking around in crowded communities?

I'm just saying I was trying to make the effort to wear a mask on walks because if everyone did then we're all protecting each other, but if no one is, then I'm not going to wear one because there's no point and wearing a mask sucks on walks because you can't smell anything and besides the sun, the best part of being outside is smelling the trees/nature.

Ah OK, so they're morons.  Not staying apart is bad idea outside too.  Experienced the same thing this past weekend in my parents' neighborhood and am not going back there to walk until this shit is back to normal.
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Post by: Tripon on April 23, 2020, 03:11:13 PM
Yeah, I don't know what to do when I have to go back to work at the school. Wear a mask, and hope the kids are wearing a mask? They already packed the classroom to the gills because they didn't want to hire more teachers. Good luck fitting 30 kids in a small classroom while also trying to maintain 6 feet radius.

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Post by: VomKriege on April 23, 2020, 03:14:36 PM
Quote from: nachobro on April 23, 2020, 02:35:43 PM
why not do pickup?

Pickup and delivery is up. I've been told but didn't verify that some regulation here is making a difference between restaurants and "caterers" with only the latter being open. Anecdotal experience : Pickup is only possible if they can serve you directly on the street. Delivery is more limited to pizza/burger/chwarma. Anything more sophisticated is closed in both cases.
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Post by: nachobro on April 23, 2020, 03:19:04 PM
i've only done food pickup at the chinese place down the street but they are only doing phone orders and you have to wait outside to get the food and pay. weed shops are still operating normally but just limited to 1-2 people inside at a time. grocery is limiting to 20% capacity.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 23, 2020, 03:29:20 PM
Got a little something for daddy

spoiler (click to show/hide)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sSjrcoCRvQ
[close]
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Post by: Occam on April 23, 2020, 03:35:24 PM
Meanwhile in Trumpistan, the head of the vaccine effort was sidelined because he criticized the administration for promoting a noneffective malaria drug.
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Post by: Nintex on April 23, 2020, 03:35:27 PM
Daddy needed his watermelon ice cream  :uguu

(https://abload.de/img/watermelonicecreamszjhj.jpg)
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Post by: Ghoul on April 23, 2020, 03:50:05 PM
lol Nicotine is the goat appaently

https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-nicotine-patches-to-be-tested-on-patients-after-study-suggests-smokers-less-likely-to-catch-covid-19-11977460 (https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-nicotine-patches-to-be-tested-on-patients-after-study-suggests-smokers-less-likely-to-catch-covid-19-11977460)
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Post by: BisMarckie on April 23, 2020, 04:06:35 PM
Picked a great time to start again :pimp
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Post by: Occam on April 23, 2020, 04:07:55 PM
That's jumping to conclusions all over the place. An earlier study showed that smokers have a higher chance of developing severe symptoms if they are infected.

"Recent evidence shows that smokers are more susceptible to severe symptoms if they contract COVID-19. In a recent study published by the New England Journal of Medicine, smokers were 2.4 times more likely to have severe symptoms from COVID-19 compared to those who did not smoke."
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Post by: StealthFan on April 23, 2020, 04:23:25 PM
Haven't left the house since February. Ordered Dunkin Donuts on grubhub and it was thirty dollars  :camby Never doing that shit again. That dunkachino was so good tho...
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Post by: Transhuman on April 23, 2020, 04:37:13 PM
Quote from: Stro on April 23, 2020, 03:42:42 PM
Trim your fingernails you disgusting fuck

https://streamable.com/eb8brh
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Tripon on April 23, 2020, 04:37:14 PM
Quote from: TVC15 on January 24, 2020, 11:50:23 PM
This is going to look really great in 2 weeks when like 200 million people are dead

TVC where art thou
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Post by: Uncle on April 23, 2020, 05:54:03 PM
Quote from: StealthFan on April 23, 2020, 04:23:25 PM
That dunkachino was so good tho...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ3o4dgD6qY
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Post by: Nintex on April 23, 2020, 06:21:09 PM
Dr. Trump MD has two new cures. injecting UV light and disinfectant into your body.

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1253448500676898818 (https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1253448500676898818)

LMAO the press asks the actual scientist: "You're not really going to inject people with disinfectant are you?"

Scientist: "No no certainly not we..."

TRUMP: "WHO KNOWS IT MIGHT WORK IT COULD BE VERY POWERFUL"  :lol
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 23, 2020, 06:26:11 PM
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/newfoundland-labrador-covid19-update-april-22-1.5540869

5 straight days of no new cases of COVID-19 in N.L.
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Post by: ToxicAdam on April 23, 2020, 07:08:17 PM
What’s the point of antibody tests if they can’t discern the difference between covid19 antibodies and other Coronaviruses?  Why are people carrying on like this is some kind of stopgap solution?

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Post by: Bebpo on April 23, 2020, 07:20:20 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on April 23, 2020, 07:08:17 PM
What’s the point of antibody tests if they can’t discern the difference between covid19 antibodies and other Coronaviruses?  Why are people carrying on like this is some kind of stopgap solution?

Were any of the other coronaviruses wide-spread in the west? If not, then it still seems ok.
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Post by: Bebpo on April 23, 2020, 07:20:34 PM
Quote from: riotous on April 23, 2020, 03:11:49 PM
She made a cake last Friday and I had to go out 3 separate times as she realized she was out of every basic step lol

 :'(
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Post by: Propagandhim on April 23, 2020, 07:34:05 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 23, 2020, 06:21:09 PM
Dr. Trump MD has two new cures. injecting UV light and disinfectant into your body.

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1253448500676898818 (https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1253448500676898818)

LMAO the press asks the actual scientist: "You're not really going to inject people with disinfectant are you?"

Scientist: "No no certainly not we..."

TRUMP: "WHO KNOWS IT MIGHT WORK IT COULD BE VERY POWERFUL"  :lol

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1253455239044308993
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Post by: ToxicAdam on April 23, 2020, 08:20:43 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on April 23, 2020, 07:20:20 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on April 23, 2020, 07:08:17 PM
What’s the point of antibody tests if they can’t discern the difference between covid19 antibodies and other Coronaviruses?  Why are people carrying on like this is some kind of stopgap solution?

Were any of the other coronaviruses wide-spread in the west? If not, then it still seems ok.

There are many strains of Coronavirus. 4 of them are what we diagnose as the common cold.

Six species of human coronaviruses are known, with one species subdivided into two different strains, making seven strains of human coronaviruses altogether. Four of these coronaviruses continually circulate in the human population and produce the generally mild symptoms of the common cold in adults and children worldwide: -OC43, -HKU1, HCoV-229E, -NL63.[72] Coronaviruses cause about 15% of commons colds.[73] The majority of colds are caused by rhinoviruses.[74] The four mild coronaviruses have a seasonal incidence occurring in the winter months in temperate climates.[75][76] There is no preference towards a particular season in tropical climates.[77]
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Post by: bluemax on April 23, 2020, 09:08:08 PM
Quote from: thetylerrob on April 23, 2020, 01:51:39 PM
Quote from: riotous on April 23, 2020, 12:57:32 PM
People must be shitty tippers in Kentucky;  my Barista friends make hundreds per shift in tips.

Could be the fact they serve coffee in see-through bikinis and show you their cornhole for $5.

But seriously at the basic trendy hipster shops in Seattle pretty sure Baristas pull in more than $600 a week in tips alone.
Average Salary in Harlan KY: $10.61
Average Salary in Seattle WA: $22.55

Yeah but everyone in Harlan county is getting paid under the table by the Crowders.

Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 23, 2020, 02:34:21 PM
Damn one of my favorite restaurants is 25% off for the next month - I'm all for being a good citizen and staying at home but ...

My favorite burrito place closed a couple weeks ago... but this week I noticed they were opening again. You can bet your ass I'm walking over and picking up nachos tomorrow after work.
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Post by: Tripon on April 23, 2020, 09:41:08 PM
https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1253498895612743694
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 23, 2020, 09:47:39 PM
Having sex to... *checks notes* ...own... *papers flying around* ...the... coronavirus????
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Post by: Joe Molotov on April 23, 2020, 10:11:05 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on April 23, 2020, 09:47:39 PM
Having sex to... *checks notes* ...own... *papers flying around* ...the... coronavirus????

fuck corona
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Post by: Occam on April 23, 2020, 10:20:19 PM
WHO draft put online states remdesivir does not benefit severe coronavirus patients
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/23/high-hopes-drug-for-covid-19-treatment-failed-in-full-trial

Oops. Much ado about nothing, it seems.

Hope none of you bought Gilead Sciences shares.
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Post by: Tasty on April 23, 2020, 10:28:25 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on April 23, 2020, 10:11:05 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on April 23, 2020, 09:47:39 PM
Having sex to... *checks notes* ...own... *papers flying around* ...the... coronavirus????

fuck corona

C-corona-chan? How could you think I'd ever like that baka!!
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Post by: team filler on April 24, 2020, 02:02:12 AM
https://mobile.twitter.com/consent_factory/status/1253413352354623488
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Post by: VomKriege on April 24, 2020, 04:54:21 AM
https://twitter.com/Laurie_Garrett/status/1252256573394751491
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Post by: benjipwns on April 24, 2020, 05:19:12 AM
sent it back to them 8)
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Post by: Akala on April 24, 2020, 08:10:07 AM
lowkey really want idiots to start drinking bleach.


                     :joker
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Post by: Dickie Dee on April 24, 2020, 08:17:18 AM
Quote from: Ghoul on April 23, 2020, 03:50:05 PM
lol Nicotine is the goat appaently

https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-nicotine-patches-to-be-tested-on-patients-after-study-suggests-smokers-less-likely-to-catch-covid-19-11977460 (https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-nicotine-patches-to-be-tested-on-patients-after-study-suggests-smokers-less-likely-to-catch-covid-19-11977460)

Or maybe nobody wants to get within 2m of smokers because they already smell like death
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Post by: Pennywise on April 24, 2020, 09:55:27 AM
Quote from: Occam on April 23, 2020, 10:20:19 PM
WHO draft put online states remdesivir does not benefit severe coronavirus patients
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/23/high-hopes-drug-for-covid-19-treatment-failed-in-full-trial

Oops. Much ado about nothing, it seems.

Hope none of you bought Gilead Sciences shares.
Meanwhile the chief of medicine in a hospital in Munich that is doing the study with it, is saying that the outlook is positive so far. They were able to get some people of ventilators faster.
However, it's still to early to make a definitive statement.
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 24, 2020, 10:03:50 AM
https://twitter.com/BristOliver/status/1253246584499974144
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 24, 2020, 10:34:20 AM
Ontario
Cases: 13,519 (+640)
Deaths: 763 (+50)
Hospitalizations: 910 (+23)

Backlog: 5,414 (-1,343)


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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 24, 2020, 10:51:12 AM
https://twitter.com/solusnan1/status/1253606490973384705
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Post by: Fifstar on April 24, 2020, 11:00:14 AM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on April 23, 2020, 07:08:17 PM
What’s the point of antibody tests if they can’t discern the difference between covid19 antibodies and other Coronaviruses?  Why are people carrying on like this is some kind of stopgap solution?

It is a big problem and all current studies should be taken as preliminary results. But I think there is a very rapid development concerning those tests and the tests now are maybe much better than those 2 weeks ago. There are currently about 25 different antibody tests in use and measuring how precise the tests for Sars-CoV-2 are is part of those studies. I think tests in labs have a rate of false positive of 2-3 % - so not that much. Not sure how many false negative those have, but as far i i understand this is less of a problem.
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 24, 2020, 11:19:26 AM
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1253272389602983936


Years of life lost through COVID-19 deaths: 14 for men and 12 for women. After adjustments, 13 and 11 years for men and women.
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Post by: Tripon on April 24, 2020, 12:07:36 PM
Quote
More than 50,000 people in the United States have died of the COVID-19 disease, a grim milestone in a global pandemic that shows few signs of slowing even as pressure mounts to reopen parts of the U.S. economy.

The death toll is 16 times greater than the number of Americans who died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks and about one-and-a-half times larger than the number of U.S. soldiers who died in the Korean War. At the current pace, the number of coronavirus deaths is likely to surpass the number of Americans who died in the Vietnam War by the middle of next week.

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/public-global-health/494484-us-hits-grim-milestone-50000-coronavirus-deaths
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Post by: toku on April 24, 2020, 12:23:59 PM
https://twitter.com/_slip__/status/1253570704991281152
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Post by: Tripon on April 24, 2020, 12:36:35 PM
https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1253719616603541504

NYT: MUTHAFUCKERS. WHERE IS THE SIDE THAT SAYS ITS OKAY TO DRINK BLEACH.
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 24, 2020, 01:12:42 PM
Quebec:
22,616 confirmed cases (+778)
1,340 deaths (+97)
1,460 hospitalized (+49)
227 in ICU (+20)
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Post by: Occam on April 24, 2020, 02:35:47 PM
Quote from: Tripon on April 24, 2020, 12:36:35 PM
https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1253719616603541504

NYT: MUTHAFUCKERS. WHERE IS THE SIDE THAT SAYS ITS OKAY TO DRINK BLEACH.

There's a great quote in that thread:

Journalism 101: "If someone says it's raining & another person says it's dry. It's not your job to quote them both. Your job is to look out the fucking window and find out which is true." (source unknown)

The moment the American press forgot this is when the American democracy failed.
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Post by: Tripon on April 24, 2020, 03:41:36 PM
https://twitter.com/wjxt4/status/1253620961632534529  :confused
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 24, 2020, 03:49:07 PM
LMAO. Jacksonville, FL news account tweeting about Georgia. Clearly Jax folks want to jump to Georgia to get their haircut.
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Post by: Nintex on April 24, 2020, 04:18:32 PM
The French just gave KLM-Air France a 7 billion Euro bailout.
The Dutch government added 4 billion to that number.

It was worth about 3 - 4 billion and now about 2 billion.
In other words they're spending 11 billion to bail out a company and its shareholders that could've been nationalized for far less. 
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Post by: Rufus on April 24, 2020, 04:51:27 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fz2gyhto-iI
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Post by: Occam on April 24, 2020, 05:25:18 PM
U.S. death toll surpasses 50,000
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Post by: Nintex on April 24, 2020, 06:38:55 PM
Oh god they're actually doing this
https://twitter.com/LizRNC/status/1253708679964221440 (https://twitter.com/LizRNC/status/1253708679964221440)
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Post by: Leadbelly on April 24, 2020, 06:42:30 PM
So officially I am furloughed until at least 31 May. Another month of this crap.

Also, I have never used or come across the word 'furlough' my entire life, until now.
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Post by: Don Rumata on April 24, 2020, 06:44:53 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 24, 2020, 06:38:55 PM
Oh god they're actually doing this
https://twitter.com/LizRNC/status/1253708679964221440 (https://twitter.com/LizRNC/status/1253708679964221440)
I read that as "BroScience" and it made more sense.
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Post by: shosta on April 24, 2020, 06:45:01 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on April 24, 2020, 06:42:30 PM
Also, I have never used or come across the word 'furlough' my entire life, until now.
Well I'm glad that at least your vocabulary is improving during these challenging times. There's truly a silver lining to everything.
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Post by: Nintex on April 24, 2020, 06:58:40 PM
BroScience is pretty close

Quote
Aytu BioScience is a commercial-stage specialty pharmaceutical company focused on commercializing novel products that address significant patient needs. The company currently markets Natesto®, the only FDA-approved nasal formulation of testosterone for men with hypogonadism (low testosterone, or "Low T").

Aytu is developing MiOXSYS®, a novel, rapid semen analysis system with the potential to become a standard of care for the diagnosis and management of male infertility caused by oxidative stress.
:lol
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 24, 2020, 07:10:28 PM
So far 36,668 new cases in the US today, which I think is a record, thought probably due to more testing as deaths are down a bit.
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Post by: Great Rumbler on April 24, 2020, 07:55:26 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on April 24, 2020, 07:10:28 PM
So far 36,668 new cases in the US today, which I think is a record, thought probably due to more testing as deaths are down a bit.

Wouldn't put much into the death number being slightly down today, but the new cases number being up is definitely a bad sign [especially with stay-at-home orders being loosened in a lot of states].
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Post by: Great Rumbler on April 24, 2020, 08:15:08 PM
Well, we're supposed to be on the downswing from all the social distancing and shutting things down, so the numbers trending up again [even if it's not a sharp increase] a few days ahead of a number of states reopening is definitely not good.
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Post by: bluemax on April 24, 2020, 08:18:12 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on April 24, 2020, 06:42:30 PM
So officially I am furloughed until at least 31 May. Another month of this crap.

Also, I have never used or come across the word 'furlough' my entire life, until now.

My first job in the games industry is where I learned about it.

On the flip side I just completed my 7th week of working at home, no real end in sight.
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Post by: Uncle on April 24, 2020, 09:07:45 PM
Quote from: riotous on April 24, 2020, 08:28:24 PM
I’d be in Paris for work next week if not for Rona.

https://www.customink.com/designs/rona/gat0-00c6-s7my/share?pc=EMAIL-40778
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Post by: Tripon on April 24, 2020, 10:45:08 PM
https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1253877395666452481

D
Edrogan is going to be so mad.  :doge
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Post by: Tripon on April 24, 2020, 11:30:50 PM
https://twitter.com/mayoroflasvegas/status/1253797856491614208

Wut
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Post by: Tripon on April 24, 2020, 11:42:49 PM
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1253834453782351876
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1253834779704856577
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1253834962719191040
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Post by: Joe Molotov on April 25, 2020, 12:37:39 AM
Quote from: Tripon on April 24, 2020, 11:30:50 PM
https://twitter.com/mayoroflasvegas/status/1253797856491614208

Wut

just drink bleach, forehead
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Post by: benjipwns on April 25, 2020, 02:57:55 AM
Quote from: Occam on April 24, 2020, 02:35:47 PM
There's a great quote in that thread:

Journalism 101: "If someone says it's raining & another person says it's dry. It's not your job to quote them both. Your job is to look out the fucking window and find out which is true." (source unknown)

The moment the American press forgot this is when the American democracy failed.
So 1941-1987?
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Post by: curly on April 25, 2020, 07:27:08 AM
Quote from: Tripon on April 24, 2020, 11:30:50 PM
I believe all Americans love Las Vegas and want to see her survive

 :larry
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 25, 2020, 09:09:19 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfMeHzVtnfs
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Post by: Tasty on April 25, 2020, 09:10:58 AM
Was thinking about it last night and I feel (shosta confirm?) like she's being leaned on pretty heavily by the seedier groups on the strip... The casinos aren't mob run but I doubt their presence evaporated completely. I dunno. :thinking
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Post by: Tasty on April 25, 2020, 09:12:26 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 25, 2020, 09:09:19 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfMeHzVtnfs

This isn't really a joke tbh. Oh people who commit hate crimes don't follow logic? No shit?
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Post by: Nintex on April 25, 2020, 09:38:04 AM
https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1253995619921821698 (https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1253995619921821698)

Corona-Chan 2nD WaVe

Also means that a vaccine is pretty much useless as well as immunity passports  :idont
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Post by: Tasty on April 25, 2020, 09:42:10 AM
Things are starting to tilt towards the scenario I feared...

Quote from: Tasty Meat on April 04, 2020, 09:50:13 PM
My fear is by the time we get a vaccine it'll have mutated into something else and we'll start this whole thing all over again.

And my biggest fear is that keeps happening indefinitely. But I guess humans will just have to cope.

Kids 10 years from now "Whoah, you actually went outside for *most* of the day?? Not 30 mins?? What was that like?"

"Well back then we had these things called jobs that required us to leave the house."

"Whoooooaaaaahhhh"

The new normal for humanity might be enforced physical isolation for >90% of every day.
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Post by: Great Rumbler on April 25, 2020, 09:43:08 AM
Russia's gonna pass China in total cases in the next 2 days.
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 25, 2020, 10:00:39 AM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on April 25, 2020, 09:43:08 AM
Russia's gonna pass China in total cases in the next 2 days.
Looks like it's just a product of high testing because of the low death total (assuming the death total is real). 37 people tests per case compared to say 3:1 for France.

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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 25, 2020, 10:38:00 AM
Shoppers is rationing Coke Zero:  this is it for me boys, I'm lost. 
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Post by: Fifstar on April 25, 2020, 10:49:31 AM
The US curves are weird. Normally deaths should be delayed by about 14-20 days, but both curves have been mostly linear for 3 weeks with the deaths only 3-4 days behind the infections curve.

Obviously there are many variables at play here like increased testing capabilities and numerous mostly independent outbreaks. Still most curves in european countries look kinda comparable, that's seems to be different here.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 25, 2020, 11:59:39 AM
Youtubers have been awesome though this thing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HviaU4vbZJo
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Post by: Nintex on April 25, 2020, 12:31:33 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EWdb7UoWAAAvodz?format=jpg)

 :existential
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 25, 2020, 01:20:40 PM
200K world wide deaths - US is a quarter of those. 
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Post by: bork on April 25, 2020, 02:18:08 PM
https://twitter.com/xtemujin/status/1252772647517122561
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Post by: team filler on April 25, 2020, 02:36:16 PM
https://twitter.com/1ofaQueen/status/1253721061071507458

https://twitter.com/RaiderACE562/status/1254115073011769345
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Post by: Uncle on April 25, 2020, 02:59:40 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 25, 2020, 09:38:04 AM
https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1253995619921821698 (https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1253995619921821698)

Corona-Chan 2nD WaVe

Also means that a vaccine is pretty much useless as well as immunity passports  :idont

keep in mind there's a difference between no evidence that people with antibodies can't get it again, and evidence that people with antibodies can get it again
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 25, 2020, 03:05:06 PM
Quote from: bork on April 25, 2020, 02:18:08 PM
https://twitter.com/xtemujin/status/1252772647517122561

We thought 2020 was weird wait till 2021 when we are all injecting bleach diluted Tom Hanks while shining lights up our asses. 
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Post by: Bebpo on April 25, 2020, 03:43:16 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/Bc18eDZl.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/MMlvLmql.png)

Why.are.there.so.many.stupid.people.in.America


All those years of people pushing anti-intellectualism is gonna kill us all. You never know if your plumber or the person ringing you up at the market thinks like that.
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Post by: Bebpo on April 25, 2020, 03:53:47 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 25, 2020, 09:38:04 AM
https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1253995619921821698 (https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1253995619921821698)

Corona-Chan 2nD WaVe

Also means that a vaccine is pretty much useless as well as immunity passports  :idont

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/south-korean-studies-suggest-antibodies-protect-covid-19/story?id=70312111

Apparently people are beating up the WHO for that dumb post that has no basis.
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Post by: nachobro on April 25, 2020, 03:57:39 PM
who would never make a dumbass post with no basis

https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1217043229427761152

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Post by: Uncle on April 25, 2020, 04:22:54 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/bTzhZl6.jpg)

 :karen
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 25, 2020, 05:29:57 PM
Well, it is looking like Fauci needn't have slash those projections that lasted all of... well most of April.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 25, 2020, 05:49:40 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on April 16, 2020, 05:06:20 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/RDpdqyG.png)

Most recent chart here, to compare with.

(https://i.imgur.com/Go7jDGm.png)
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 25, 2020, 05:58:30 PM
testing rate btw is almost the highest out of the provinces, so long as that persists this is shaping up to be among the best glimpses at the data

percents have dropped a bit as testing ramped up some more since last picture
mortality continues to ramp up significantly post 60, but that hospitalization number starts going up real fast real early
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Post by: Tripon on April 25, 2020, 07:52:18 PM
https://twitter.com/kenklippenstein/status/1254184187529179142
https://twitter.com/adamclarkestes/status/1253375457141104642
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Post by: shosta on April 25, 2020, 08:22:25 PM
(https://preview.redd.it/nx4nyf644zs41.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=30917719e8d6b02cd2cfb5d96a23dc05699f6ed0)

https://imgur.com/a/27ACKV3

:drool
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Post by: Tripon on April 25, 2020, 08:31:42 PM
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1254134874929332224

https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1254135595716272131

https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1254135650296741890
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Post by: VomKriege on April 25, 2020, 08:57:24 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on April 25, 2020, 05:29:57 PM
Well, it is looking like Fauci needn't have slash those projections that lasted all of... well most of April.

That latest number might have been politely suggested for political reasons. I thought the 100k-200k one was generous because there was no time window attached but that's probably where it will end up (or be close to) by the end of May.
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Post by: toku on April 25, 2020, 09:06:28 PM
glad this corona shit is over, that was wild
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Post by: Great Rumbler on April 25, 2020, 09:14:18 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 25, 2020, 08:57:24 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on April 25, 2020, 05:29:57 PM
Well, it is looking like Fauci needn't have slash those projections that lasted all of... well most of April.

That latest number might have been politely suggested for political reasons. I thought the 100k-200k one was generous because there was no time window attached but that's probably where it will end up (or be close to) by the end of May.

We've been at an average of 2k deaths a day in April under shutdown, so yeah over 100k by the end of May is very possible.
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Post by: Tripon on April 25, 2020, 09:32:21 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cYWd0N8nO4

https://twitter.com/NPR/status/1254221679397613575


We bank robbers now.
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Post by: Mandark on April 25, 2020, 09:32:26 PM
At the beginning of the month I was anxious that people would be prone to thinking it was "fake news" after seeing the projections revised downwards several times and the final death toll being around 50k.

Turns out I didn't need to worry about that scenario. ha ha ha fuck
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Post by: Phoenix Dark on April 25, 2020, 09:46:35 PM
Quote from: Mandark on April 25, 2020, 09:32:26 PM
At the beginning of the month I was anxious that people would be prone to thinking it was "fake news" after seeing the projections revised downwards several times and the final death toll being around 50k.

Turns out I didn't need to worry about that scenario. ha ha ha fuck

It's like we've seen a reverse from "yea this is serious and it's gonna be tough" to "actually this is just a PR issue now." I shouldn't be surprised but man, the fact that they still think they can "fake news" their way out of this is mind blowing. Every day, people get more scared. And while a lot of people are desperate and want to go back to work...our economy is based on consumerism, not businesses being open. If businesses are open and nobody is buying shit...the economy can't recover. If businesses aren't selling shit, they have to lay people off again. And worse yet, if we don't get this under control and get hit with a second wave, states will have to shut down again. There's a clear incentive here to get this right. Unless you're utterly incompetent and running scared...like the president and his supporters.
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Post by: Uncle on April 25, 2020, 10:00:33 PM
feel like trump has partly set himself up for failure

on the one hand he's astroturfing a nationwide campaign to reopen things, anyone actually protesting are the highly motivated crazies, a chunk of his voting base

so if he doesn't set the stage for things reopening those who are like muh constitewshun, muh rights are gonna be pissed

but if he does reopen, the economy won't recover and there will be a second wave anyway, hitting right around election time
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Post by: Tasty on April 25, 2020, 10:08:39 PM
Quote from: Uncle on April 25, 2020, 10:00:33 PM
feel like trump has partly set himself up for failure

on the one hand he's astroturfing a nationwide campaign to reopen things, anyone actually protesting are the highly motivated crazies, a chunk of his voting base

so if he doesn't set the stage for things reopening those who are like muh constitewshun, muh rights are gonna be pissed

but if he does reopen, the economy won't recover and there will be a second wave anyway, hitting right around election time

Explaining it like that he does seem pretty fucked.

Maybe I don't have to vote for Biden after all. :rejoice
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 25, 2020, 10:35:13 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 25, 2020, 08:57:24 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on April 25, 2020, 05:29:57 PM
Well, it is looking like Fauci needn't have slash those projections that lasted all of... well most of April.

That latest number might have been politely suggested for political reasons. I thought the 100k-200k one was generous because there was no time window attached but that's probably where it will end up (or be close to) by the end of May.

gonna be a depressing lookback for the future survivors when they look over the posts/articles a year in the past
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Post by: Tripon on April 26, 2020, 12:16:48 AM
https://twitter.com/jiyunaJP/status/1254261465214664706
https://twitter.com/HirokoTabuchi/status/1254267152741343233
https://twitter.com/shiftsphere/status/1254233924395360258
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Post by: team filler on April 26, 2020, 01:29:12 AM
https://twitter.com/ABCLiz/status/1254207698461061121

 :corona_mj
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Post by: Oblivion on April 26, 2020, 01:30:56 AM
https://twitter.com/davidmackau/status/1253374873474338817

 :point
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Post by: bluemax on April 26, 2020, 03:07:36 AM
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/another-48-people-die-of-covid-19-in-l-a-county-as-residents-remain-under-stay-at-home-orders/

Things are still rough in LA County.
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Post by: Transhuman on April 26, 2020, 03:12:14 AM
Quote
John McDaniel, 60, of Marion, Ohio, died “peacefully” at a hospital on April 15 after suffering complications from COVID-19, according to an obituary shared by the family's funeral home.

"Peacefully"? Some fucking journalism. Buzzfeed is just a blog.
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Post by: Bebpo on April 26, 2020, 03:28:33 AM
Quote from: filler on April 26, 2020, 01:29:12 AM
https://twitter.com/ABCLiz/status/1254207698461061121

 :corona_mj

Yeah, doesn't make me feel great this is in my backyard. I hear a good % of these people are coming from other cities though, so sorta my backyard, sorta not.

But I dunno if people get how insanely fucking hot it got here yesterday. Like bad combination of So Cal heat & Shelter at Home = lots of people without AC who aren't going to be miserable and will go somewhere like the beach to cool down. The summer is going to be soon in So CA and it's going to be really really bad for minimizing virus spread unfortunautely.

Plus we're gonna start getting those So Cal fires on top of this all.

We literally had like the coldest week in years in So Cal a couple weeks ago and now it's summer 94F. So Cal has no spring/fall anymore, it's winter and then it's summer.
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Post by: bluemax on April 26, 2020, 01:10:40 PM
With the heat wave, lack of AC across SoCal, and general exhaustion of being inside I really think it is going to be a losing battle to keep people from the beaches. Mind you they did a good job in Santa Monica and Venice where it is still not allowed, but with Ventura and OC reopening, you're just gonna get people from LA going there. And since LA hasn't had a single day without an increase... I expect numbers in those counties to start going up again.
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Post by: Nintex on April 26, 2020, 01:33:02 PM
https://twitter.com/krone_at/status/1254383776181911552 (https://twitter.com/krone_at/status/1254383776181911552)

 :yeshrug
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Post by: Nintex on April 26, 2020, 02:04:24 PM
https://twitter.com/HaraldDoornbos/status/1254330845164376064 (https://twitter.com/HaraldDoornbos/status/1254330845164376064)

Lefties in Amsterdam riding their bikes like nothing even matters
 :idont
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on April 26, 2020, 02:32:59 PM
lefties :shaking
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on April 26, 2020, 02:49:10 PM
tfw when nintex's lefty minions demand he let them back in the office

:kobeyuck
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Post by: Raist on April 26, 2020, 03:10:15 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on April 25, 2020, 03:53:47 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 25, 2020, 09:38:04 AM
https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1253995619921821698 (https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1253995619921821698)

Corona-Chan 2nD WaVe

Also means that a vaccine is pretty much useless as well as immunity passports  :idont

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/south-korean-studies-suggest-antibodies-protect-covid-19/story?id=70312111

Apparently people are beating up the WHO for that dumb post that has no basis.


The only way to really provide definitive evidence would be to willingly infect people who've tested positive for antibodies. Which obviously, is never going to fucking happen.

The WHO might want to get someone else to handle their twitter account, cause the current one is a moron :lol
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Post by: toku on April 26, 2020, 03:32:26 PM
https://twitter.com/saletan/status/1254484231654342657
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Post by: Nintex on April 26, 2020, 03:41:51 PM
The good news just keeps coming
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Post by: Bebpo on April 26, 2020, 03:51:09 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 26, 2020, 02:04:24 PM
https://twitter.com/HaraldDoornbos/status/1254330845164376064 (https://twitter.com/HaraldDoornbos/status/1254330845164376064)

Lefties in Amsterdam riding their bikes like nothing even matters
 :idont

I'm just at the point where about 50% of the world isn't going to care anymore and 50% is.
So it's gonna be a long ride unfortunately.
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Post by: EchoRin on April 26, 2020, 04:15:19 PM
Went for a run today. Alone mind you. I'm the dude that will shift from the sidewalk to the road (we talking side streets here, not busy streets) if I see I'll be passing someone. Keeping it classy. 6 feet and all that jazz.

Well I make it to a 4 way stop and I decide I'm going to rest for like 30 seconds. I'm heaving a little, catching my breath. Some white performative nitwit rolls down his window and barks at me, "you're not a professional runner. Go fuck yourself!"

 :lol :lol :lol :lol ::) ::) ::)

Nobody even close to me. Shit the car was like 20 feet away too. Probably a Bernie bro flexing his wimpy muscles from the safety of his car. Doubt he was a professional driver too  :doge
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Post by: Nintex on April 26, 2020, 04:21:23 PM
Quote from: EchoRin on April 26, 2020, 04:15:19 PM
Went for a run today. Alone mind you. I'm the dude that will shift from the sidewalk to the road (we talking side streets here, not busy streets) if I see I'll be passing someone. Keeping it classy. 6 feet and all that jazz.

Well I make it to a 4 way stop and I decide I'm going to rest for like 30 seconds. I'm heaving a little, catching my breath. Some white performative nitwit rolls down his window and barks at me, "you're not a professional runner. Go fuck yourself!"

 :lol :lol :lol :lol ::) ::) ::)

Nobody even close to me. Shit the car was like 20 feet away too. Probably a Bernie bro flexing his wimpy muscles from the safety of his car. Doubt he was a professional driver too  :doge
You should've invited him over to this place.   :rash
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 26, 2020, 04:27:07 PM
I always wondered how you found this place Nin.
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Post by: Nintex on April 26, 2020, 04:42:58 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 26, 2020, 04:27:07 PM
I always wondered how you found this place Nin.
From what I remember I was chatting with a friend about the good ol' days of NeoGAF and that got me in a nostalgic mood to Google.
I remembered Opa Ages and The Bore and the likes from back in the day and thought, whatever I'll just sign up to whatever still seems active.
Although I admitted the place looked a bit dead it was more alive than other GAF offshoots known to me.
After all most of us moved on to Twitter only to disappear in the sands of time.

Then suddenly my account was approved weeks later (I had completely forgot about signing up) and I recognized some peeps from the 'old site'.
Just about 10 days later the goblin shower incident happened and the rest as they say is history.

Although I signed up on ResetEra I found this place much more to my liking so I posted here more frequently.
Got in just in time to watch Etoilet and Optimus destroy themselves.  :lol

I've also been unbanned from NeoGAF after years but I don't feel the need to go back.
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Post by: Occam on April 26, 2020, 05:28:02 PM
Excellent interview:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/26/virologist-christian-drosten-germany-coronavirus-expert-interview
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Post by: Occam on April 26, 2020, 05:36:52 PM
I think there'll be a terrible second wave. Because people are dumb.
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Post by: VomKriege on April 26, 2020, 06:10:33 PM
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1254461123753054209

I'm at little :comeon at the language of the tweet, several national offices of statistics have started releasing numbers and their assessment within the express framing of the pandemic weeks before the Financial Times "looked into" the "highly suspect" stats. All the more eye rolling the FT was explicit in their decision to use the "deaths in hospitals" for a number of countries even when other tallies were added by official authorities so they're obviously well aware of the difficulties of having real time, perfect statistics.
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Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on April 26, 2020, 07:10:59 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kkBseVTUow

Love my hometown.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 26, 2020, 07:15:22 PM
This whole thing has made me reflect on my position on reeducation camps. 
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Post by: shosta on April 26, 2020, 07:21:16 PM
I think everyone's voice should be heard and I'm happy All Gas No Breaks went to my hometown to see some of the wonderful and spirited people who live there
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Post by: Nintex on April 26, 2020, 07:21:26 PM
Stroopwafels are essential  :rejoice
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Post by: StealthFan on April 26, 2020, 07:26:14 PM
we're fucked brehs
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Post by: EchoRin on April 26, 2020, 07:44:46 PM
Quote from: Skullfuckers Anonymous on April 26, 2020, 07:10:59 PM
*Sacra-fucking-mento vid*
Love my hometown.

the guy at 2:00  :lol :lol :lol

"Every conspiracy you've pretty much heard of is all... pretty much true."  :D :D :D :smug :awesome :meeble :rofl :like :like :beavis
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Post by: Tasty on April 26, 2020, 08:04:41 PM
Quote from: ExoYZA on April 26, 2020, 08:03:49 PM
You'd go crazy too if you had to root for the Kings.

Um they're in LA bro.
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Post by: Tasty on April 26, 2020, 08:06:34 PM
Quote from: ExoYZA on April 26, 2020, 08:05:49 PM
Quote from: Tasty Meat on April 26, 2020, 08:04:41 PM
Quote from: ExoYZA on April 26, 2020, 08:03:49 PM
You'd go crazy too if you had to root for the Kings.

Um they're in LA bro.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacramento_Kings

:ohhh I just watch hockey lol.
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Post by: Tasty on April 26, 2020, 08:07:33 PM
Quote from: ExoYZA on April 26, 2020, 08:07:06 PM
Which makes it even funnier cause the LA Kings are a hockey team.

Yeah that's what I was referencing lol
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Post by: Tasty on April 26, 2020, 08:07:49 PM
Also RIP Glenda
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Post by: Tasty on April 26, 2020, 08:29:16 PM
Quote from: ExoYZA on April 26, 2020, 08:10:26 PM
Quote from: Tasty Meat on April 26, 2020, 08:07:49 PM
Also RIP Glenda

Our boy etiolate was also a massive Sacramento Kings fan. Wonder if he was at the protest.

I was referring to Glen being an LA Kings fan :lol

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Post by: EchoRin on April 26, 2020, 10:11:45 PM
Some people are too young to remember the uhhhhhh, Mike Bibby years of the Sacramento Kings.

*checks Wikipedia when he played there. 01 to 08*

Well, I guess the franchise is too irrelevant altogether then, cause that's not too long ago.
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Post by: Tripon on April 26, 2020, 10:29:10 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ql5nvfZx7cM

17 kids, 2 bedroom apartment. Do they make the kids watch when they're fucking?

----

https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1254613999435624450
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Post by: Nintex on April 27, 2020, 04:53:41 AM
Look who's back
https://twitter.com/BevanShields/status/1254685246894813184 (https://twitter.com/BevanShields/status/1254685246894813184)

https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1254693874305548288 (https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1254693874305548288)
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on April 27, 2020, 06:30:55 AM
brush your hair boris you scruffy cunt :hhh
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Post by: Ghoul on April 27, 2020, 06:49:40 AM
leave glorious leader alone.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 27, 2020, 10:22:01 AM
3 million recorded cases with just shy of 2 million active.
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Post by: Brehvolution on April 27, 2020, 11:34:47 AM
Is corona still like the flu?  :girlaff
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 27, 2020, 12:19:42 PM
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/04/26/covid-claims-111-year-old-foon-hay-lum-pioneering-activist-for-chinese-canadians.html

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One of Canada’s oldest women, Foon Hay Lum, who was separated from her husband for more than 30 years by the Chinese immigration ban and later helped secure a formal apology and compensation for all Chinese Canadians who paid the head tax, has died. She was 111.

Lum died Friday evening after being diagnosed with COVID-19 at the Mon Sheong Homes for the Aged, where dozens of residents have tested positive and 26 have passed away. The home, which has lost 80 per cent of its staff during the outbreak, started receiving reinforcements from Mount Sinai hospital on Friday.

Because of the ban on visitors to long-term-care homes, Lum died without being able to visit with her family — one last case of the forced separation she had to cope with throughout her life.
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Post by: BisMarckie on April 27, 2020, 02:17:50 PM
The PM of my state had a legendarily bad appearance on national TV.
He delivered almost Trumpesque soundbites in which he declared virologists useless and a hindrance.

I don't think I'll ever vote for conservatives ever again on the state level just because of single issue shit.  :doge
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 27, 2020, 02:21:32 PM
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/covid-19-coronavirus-ontario-economy-reopen-framework-1.5546004

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Ontario must see a "consistent two-to-four week decrease in the number of new daily COVID-19 cases" before the government can start to loosen restrictions and begin reopening the economy, says a new framework released by the province.

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Post by: Kunai With Chain on April 27, 2020, 03:01:02 PM
Sounds like this lock down shit is going to continue through summer in Ontario, I wouldn't be surprised if they end up barely being in stage two come September.
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 27, 2020, 03:02:36 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 27, 2020, 02:21:32 PM
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/covid-19-coronavirus-ontario-economy-reopen-framework-1.5546004

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Ontario must see a "consistent two-to-four week decrease in the number of new daily COVID-19 cases" before the government can start to loosen restrictions and begin reopening the economy, says a new framework released by the province.

Apparently, that's not even enough. They also need to see a "decrease in the rate of cases that cannot be traced to a source" and a "decrease in the number of new cases in hospitals." Though the number of new cases has decreased the last few days, the number of new cases in hospitals continues to grow a bit. I wouldn't expect anything to start being lifted until June.

Stage one opens up some workplaces that can meet public health guidance and requirements (an example given is curbside pickup) and opens up some outdoor spaces (funerals is an example given).

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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 27, 2020, 03:11:03 PM
The US is over 1,000,000 cases https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 27, 2020, 03:22:12 PM
The US is really going to fuck us over - don't know how we get to a contact tracing stage if we have to do it will truck drivers.  Even if we have an hour test, we'd need to stop them all of an extended time.
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 27, 2020, 03:23:25 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 27, 2020, 03:22:12 PM
The US is really going to fuck us over - don't know how we get to a contact tracing stage if we have to do it will truck drivers.  Even if we have an hour test, we'd need to stop them all of an extended time.

So you're saying you should build a wall and have America pay for it? :doge
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Post by: nudemacusers on April 27, 2020, 03:51:38 PM
Found out I’m stuck here until late June. Was supposed to be home yesterday  :-\
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Post by: team filler on April 27, 2020, 03:54:19 PM
just start a new family and never leave
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Post by: BlueTsunami on April 27, 2020, 04:05:47 PM
Just found the seemingly only Chinese restaurant open near me. It was alright, not as good as my close mainstay but good enough is fucking mana from heaven when I've gone this long without Chinese.
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Post by: nudemacusers on April 27, 2020, 04:06:55 PM
Quote from: filler on April 27, 2020, 03:54:19 PM
just start a new family
Who says I have not already? :shh

Edit: actually dudes here get busted all the time for having their juicy girls live with them full time to cook/clean/fuck :lol
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Post by: team filler on April 27, 2020, 04:09:32 PM
juicy girls  :nope

juche girls  :ohyeah
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Post by: nudemacusers on April 27, 2020, 04:15:11 PM
Tho on the other hand I will be here for all those pent-up eid honeys fresh from a ramadan/covid combo :whew
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Post by: Nuitangg on April 27, 2020, 04:33:03 PM
WTF are we doing in Texas.  How will this 25% capacity work out or even be enforced?  :lol
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 27, 2020, 04:40:08 PM
https://www.bbc.com/sport/american-football/52431025

In a witty letter, the city's major Jane Castor wrote: "Tom, my apologies for the miscommunication when you arrived - not the best first impression.

"But given my law enforcement background, I couldn't help but have someone investigate the sighting of a GOAT running wild in one of our beautiful city parks. No harm - no foul and thanks for being a good sport."
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Post by: Leadbelly on April 27, 2020, 04:42:33 PM
Which epidemiologist do you believe?
https://unherd.com/2020/04/which-epidemiologist-do-you-believe/
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Post by: Tripon on April 27, 2020, 07:28:40 PM
https://twitter.com/jc_bradbury/status/1254910823346114560
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Post by: Great Rumbler on April 27, 2020, 07:34:09 PM
Quote from: BlueTsunami on April 27, 2020, 04:05:47 PM
Just found the seemingly only Chinese restaurant open near me. It was alright, not as good as my close mainstay but good enough is fucking mana from heaven when I've gone this long without Chinese.

Panda Express?
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Post by: team filler on April 27, 2020, 07:37:44 PM
https://twitter.com/MoneyLynch/status/1254894814425780224

 :pimp
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Post by: Great Rumbler on April 27, 2020, 07:52:06 PM
Supposed to be getting my corona bux in a few days. :win
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 27, 2020, 09:04:16 PM
Quote from: Tripon on April 27, 2020, 07:28:40 PM
https://twitter.com/jc_bradbury/status/1254910823346114560
Georgia has worse numbers than Ontario, which is larger and won’t open up until June. I don’t know what Kemp is thinking.
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Post by: BlueTsunami on April 27, 2020, 09:12:54 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on April 27, 2020, 07:34:09 PM
Quote from: BlueTsunami on April 27, 2020, 04:05:47 PM
Just found the seemingly only Chinese restaurant open near me. It was alright, not as good as my close mainstay but good enough is fucking mana from heaven when I've gone this long without Chinese.

Panda Express?


Didn't even think of that but I don't think we have one near me that isn't inside a closed mall
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Post by: Pennywise on April 27, 2020, 09:21:01 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on April 27, 2020, 02:17:50 PM
The PM of my state had a legendarily bad appearance on national TV.
He delivered almost Trumpesque soundbites in which he declared virologists useless and a hindrance.

I don't think I'll ever vote for conservatives ever again on the state level just because of single issue shit.  :doge
It's amazing how unprepared and unwilling he was.

For someone that actually wants to play a bigger role in the future, he did the exact opposite of what people are looking for.
Incredible stuff. They had so much goodwill after the unified approach with different states.
Now it just feels like Laschet is trying to get ahead and does it without any form of planning.

Bet he's gonna let gyms and restaurants open up soon. Just like the school, with no concept at all  :doge
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Post by: ToxicAdam on April 27, 2020, 10:01:29 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on April 27, 2020, 09:04:16 PM

Georgia has worse numbers than Ontario, which is larger and won’t open up until June. I don’t know what Kemp is thinking.

The vast majority of cases are in metro Atlanta and Albany. Which are largely black and democrat.


https://dph.georgia.gov/covid-19-daily-status-report

https://www.politico.com/election-results/2018/georgia/governor/


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Post by: bluemax on April 28, 2020, 01:04:39 AM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on April 27, 2020, 09:04:16 PM
Quote from: Tripon on April 27, 2020, 07:28:40 PM
https://twitter.com/jc_bradbury/status/1254910823346114560
Georgia has worse numbers than Ontario, which is larger and won’t open up until June. I don’t know what Kemp is thinking.

He's thinking they're gonna run out of money to pay unemployment and they can't raise taxes to generate more, so fuck the poors.

A rough thought occurred to me the other day, I don't know if I expect to actually return to the office the rest of this year. I would be mostly okay if I could go seem people every now and then and had some way to just not be in my apartment for a few hours every so often.

Given several counties up in the Bay Area extended their S-A-H to the end of May though...
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 28, 2020, 01:29:16 AM
Honestly, I'm fine with the S-A-H. I just wish I didn't have to do shitty webinars and could get a burger. :doge
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Post by: team filler on April 28, 2020, 01:41:42 AM
why can't you get a burger?
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Post by: Coax on April 28, 2020, 01:46:21 AM
Saw this earlier in the month but didn't get any wide coverage. Proposal by a virologist who also runs a DNA sequencing software company to search for attenuated strains from asymptomatic infected in order to hasten the pace of progress and prevent subsequent infection. Seems an optimistic approach, relying on finding enough attenuated strains in the wild (ideally in entire communities to be able to track effects it has had) with sufficient natural (rather than artificial) deletions to determine its safety for use in vaccinating others.

The idea appearing to be that nature will have tested the effects of such natural strains with sufficient deletions and if a wide enough number of infected with such strains can be determined to have a safe enough outcome it may fast track the approval process, instead of the longer timeline that most current vaccination methods will require with volunteers and standard regulatory processes.

Initial proposal (https://www.tillett.info/2020/04/05/a-solution-to-covid-19/) and background on the method (including some earlier research into artificially attenuated strains for the original SARS), on the feasibility of searching for (https://www.tillett.info/2020/04/12/how-would-a-search-for-a-natural-attenuated-sars-cov-2-strain-work-in-practice/) and analyzing such strains, argument in favor (https://www.tillett.info/2020/04/24/it-is-unethical-to-not-search-for-an-attenuated-sars-cov-2-strain/) of this method vs existing vaccination research efforts. Subsequent articles going over current data in sidebar. Would be interesting to hear feedback from other professionals in the area.

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We would ideally be looking for a virus strain with a large(ish) deletion in an essential viral gene like the strain found in Singapore (unfortunately this strain is too dangerous to use as it put people into hospital). This sort of deletion mutation is easy to spot in the SARS-CoV-2 genome data, and because the genetic information has been removed, it makes the virus unlikely to be able to mutate back into a dangerous strain. Ideally, the strain identified will have infected a large number of other people in the local area so we can know it is safe from the epidemiological data. This will be important for getting regulatory approval to use the strain.

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If we find that everyone who was infected with a particular deletion strain only had a mild case of COVID-19, then we have our candidate attenuated strain which could be used to accelerate vaccine development in a challenge trial. Finding such an attenuated strain should allow us to shave many months off the development of an effective vaccine that will protect us from this terrible pandemic. The value of this in both lives and dollars saved is immense.
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Post by: Fifstar on April 28, 2020, 03:16:06 AM
The german institute that is responsible for providing the government with data on the corona virus has done some interesting calculations regardind the development of corona. It's known that there is a delay between the individual outbreak of the corona virus and registration in the health care system. Reasons are health offices not beig open on weekends, waiting time for results, individual time of seeing a doctor and so on.

What the new calculation shows, is that the number of daily newinfections was declining even before the lockdown was in place. Canceling of mass events, closing of schools and change of individual behaviour due to the public discussion were apparently enough. The reprodcution number already was below 1 at that time.

Here are the curves for actual day of illness (red line) vs day of registration (blue line)

(https://i.imgur.com/DFIZAUa.png)

The first vertical line is the start of the lockdown, the second line the first ease of restrictions.

The good news here is that we most likely won't need a lockdown to keep corona in check. Consequent social distancing (and masks) will be enough. Reasonable individual behaviour seems key to public health. And we will be able to return to an accepable level of social events and opening business and economic production.

But there is also some bad news. In the last two weeks, the slow down of new infections has almost stopped (look at the end of the red line) and from calculations it seems like there has actually been slow growth of daily new infections in the last couple of days. Seems like compliance with the restrictions is already going down too much. So if this trend continues, we might be back to square one in a couple of weeks (or in the next winter season).

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Post by: BisMarckie on April 28, 2020, 07:59:08 AM
A mayor from the Green Party said that the lockdown’s only achievement is saving people who were going to die soon anyway.  :doge

Another piece of evidence that the Green party here are just conservatives who like renewable energy.  :lol

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Post by: VomKriege on April 28, 2020, 08:20:59 AM
French Prime Minister will present the exit strategy this afternoon, only for it to be voted a couple of hours later. All the big opposition groups said they will vote against or abstain because they find the lack of any parliamentary (or civil society partners) input and debate scandalous and in general say the text is full of "contradictory injunctions". Socialists also don't like the tracing apps and would like that mandatory masks (which are likely on the menu) be distributed free.

Macronist majority doesn't need any of those votes and unless the whip is literally asleep on the wheel + a large internal faction dissents (will not happen) it will go through.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 28, 2020, 08:59:54 AM
https://www.thebeaverton.com/2020/04/doug-ford-rattles-bars-on-cell-as-imposter-continues-to-competently-manage-covid-19-pandemic/
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Post by: Rufus on April 28, 2020, 09:24:34 AM
Quote from: Pennywise on April 27, 2020, 09:21:01 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on April 27, 2020, 02:17:50 PM
The PM of my state had a legendarily bad appearance on national TV.
He delivered almost Trumpesque soundbites in which he declared virologists useless and a hindrance.

I don't think I'll ever vote for conservatives ever again on the state level just because of single issue shit.  :doge
It's amazing how unprepared and unwilling he was.

For someone that actually wants to play a bigger role in the future, he did the exact opposite of what people are looking for.
Incredible stuff. They had so much goodwill after the unified approach with different states.
Now it just feels like Laschet is trying to get ahead and does it without any form of planning.

Bet he's gonna let gyms and restaurants open up soon. Just like the school, with no concept at all  :doge
For the smelly foreigners: the state in question is NRW, the most populous of the republic. The most densely populated, too, excluding the city states (Hamburg, Bremen, Berlin).
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 28, 2020, 10:05:35 AM
10AM into another day of quarantine and I'm about to go out and walk the dog, and I think to myself 'I feel like I'm forgetting something' which is when I realize I'm still completely naked. 
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 28, 2020, 10:28:00 AM
Quote from: filler on April 28, 2020, 01:41:42 AM
why can't you get a burger?

Everything is drive-through and I'd have to drive like 30 minutes each direction to get it. :doge

Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 28, 2020, 10:05:35 AM
10AM into another day of quarantine and I'm about to go out and walk the dog, and I think to myself 'I feel like I'm forgetting something' which is when I realize I'm still completely naked.

With nobody out on the streets, would anyone notice? You do you and go out naked.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 28, 2020, 10:54:42 AM
The streets are full here.  It would be embarrising with my body type. 
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 28, 2020, 11:34:25 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KBLtUBr1Os
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Post by: nachobro on April 28, 2020, 11:36:13 AM
is the answer "we don't know"?
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Post by: EchoRin on April 28, 2020, 11:42:36 AM
Well the youtube channel even liked this response so I'm guessing it is that.

(https://i.ibb.co/D51Md2Q/liked-by-the-channel-itself.png)
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Post by: nachobro on April 28, 2020, 11:44:37 AM
a 10 minute video to say "dunno" seems about right for youtube :lol
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Post by: tiesto on April 28, 2020, 11:45:16 AM
Oh god, these people... thewhitesareatitagain.gif

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kkBseVTUow&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR15GqTCEdd0PkOYlgvJTnjFpvWrZWOLaOfEAy1eGmP46xEgboDcsCWHYbo
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 28, 2020, 11:56:04 AM
Quote from: nachobro on April 28, 2020, 11:44:37 AM
a 10 minute video to say "dunno" seems about right for youtube :lol

The point is not to answer the question but explain the science behind a possible answer.
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Post by: Mr Gilhaney on April 28, 2020, 11:58:27 AM
Quote from: tiesto on April 28, 2020, 11:45:16 AM
Oh god, these people... thewhitesareatitagain.gif

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kkBseVTUow&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR15GqTCEdd0PkOYlgvJTnjFpvWrZWOLaOfEAy1eGmP46xEgboDcsCWHYbo

 :nsfw
https://www.pornhub.com/view_video.php?viewkey=ph5e475dd297609

worth a watch
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Post by: VomKriege on April 28, 2020, 12:23:04 PM
So apparently France will not reopen college and lycées (HS and college for the US equivalent) as soon as schools. Probably not until next school year.

Most cultural events will stay closed on May 11th except for very small ones.

Masks will be mandatory in public transports. Advised elsewhere.

All place of works except those mentioned above and bars/restaurants will reopen.

Public transports should have marks on the ground and condemn one seat out of two to have some sort of social distancing. Sounds a bit  :brain to be honest. Will only work if some people stay WFH I think.

They're planning on 1000/3000 new cases a day once things reopen and say that 700k tests per week should be the correct capacity to identify those new people and tests those around them.

If the signs are not there, they could push back the May 11 date.
 :juicy
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Post by: Tripon on April 28, 2020, 01:45:53 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EWs4ktFXgAEmrXP?format=jpg&name=small)
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Post by: Fifstar on April 28, 2020, 03:21:49 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on April 28, 2020, 07:59:08 AM
A mayor from the Green Party said that the lockdown’s only achievement is saving people who were going to die soon anyway.  :doge

Another piece of evidence that the Green party here are just conservatives who like renewable energy.  :lol

Your conclusion is not wrong although it's not fair to judge them on batshit insane Palmer.
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Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on April 28, 2020, 03:38:43 PM
Tupac lives!  :ohyeah :win

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/495048-kentucky-governor-apologizes-after-accusing-resident-named-tupac-shakur

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“We had somebody apply for unemployment for Tupac Shakur here in Kentucky,” Beshear said at a press briefing Monday evening. “And that person may have thought they were being funny, they probably did. Except for the fact that because of them, we had to go through so many other claims.”

But the man in question is actually named Tupac Malik Shakur. A Lexington resident, he goes by Malik and worked as a cook at a restaurant that closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

“I’m hurt, I’m really embarrassed and I’m shocked,” Shakur told the Lexington Herald-Leader on Monday. “He needs to apologize. That’s just my name.”
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 28, 2020, 03:52:11 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZq-8Bq3mkU
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Post by: Leadbelly on April 28, 2020, 05:45:48 PM
Quote from: Skullfuckers Anonymous on April 28, 2020, 03:38:43 PM
Tupac lives!  :ohyeah :win

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/495048-kentucky-governor-apologizes-after-accusing-resident-named-tupac-shakur

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“We had somebody apply for unemployment for Tupac Shakur here in Kentucky,” Beshear said at a press briefing Monday evening. “And that person may have thought they were being funny, they probably did. Except for the fact that because of them, we had to go through so many other claims.”

But the man in question is actually named Tupac Malik Shakur. A Lexington resident, he goes by Malik and worked as a cook at a restaurant that closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

“I’m hurt, I’m really embarrassed and I’m shocked,” Shakur told the Lexington Herald-Leader on Monday. “He needs to apologize. That’s just my name.”

It's an unusual name, but you got to think that in a country of 328 million people, there is bound to be a Tupac Shakur. And that seems even more likely when you consider it is the name of a very famous rap star. People name their children after famous people all the time.
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Post by: bluemax on April 28, 2020, 08:57:28 PM
https://twitter.com/mayorofla/status/1255291876900507650

Only a 3% increase today. That’s better than yesterday!
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Post by: Joe Molotov on April 28, 2020, 09:01:32 PM
Quote from: tiesto on April 28, 2020, 11:45:16 AM
Oh god, these people... thewhitesareatitagain.gif

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kkBseVTUow&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR15GqTCEdd0PkOYlgvJTnjFpvWrZWOLaOfEAy1eGmP46xEgboDcsCWHYbo

Remember when we went to Africa and told them all to stay in their houses?
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Post by: team filler on April 28, 2020, 09:24:52 PM
Quote from: Stro on April 28, 2020, 09:21:50 PM
Snapped this today

(https://files.slack.com/files-pri/T07G16CEB-F012QEDFEQ2/20200428_104347.jpg)



:rage
???
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Post by: Joe Molotov on April 28, 2020, 09:53:58 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/ratemyskyperoom/status/1255138180791070726
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Post by: bork on April 28, 2020, 10:31:05 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EWvKmpRX0AAOUcM?format=jpg&name=small)
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Post by: Tripon on April 28, 2020, 10:35:48 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDAE_Jh9aUU
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Post by: Clockwork5 on April 28, 2020, 11:14:16 PM
It took 6 weeks but NC finally approved my unemployment. It was a god damned nightmare because I had just moved from out of state and had basically made no money in NC during their income assessment period. I called the same hopeless number that just said “Due to Covid19 we are experiencing higher than normal call volumes. Please call again at a later time.” My dudes, I called this number for 6 weeks. I never got through. I drove to the dept of labor in the freaking state capital (about an hour drive) they only had forms to fill out with a space to leave your phone number, they never called. I appealed my determination with proof of income via the website. Never a response.

I was so frustrated, like I couldnt give up, I literally had all the time in the world to take care of this, and I tried but it was total radio silence and I was starting to get kinda angry. It all felt super hopeless and I started doing the kind of math no one wants to do. The, how long do we have until the number hits zero, kind of math.

Anyway, sorry for the blog post, I’m just super relieved. The thing is, I have spent next to nothing over the past 6 weeks out of fear I would be destitute by winter and I am about to get back paid 300 state+600 federal per week for those 6 weeks. That’s like my actual income. And who the fuck knows when restaurants will open up again so I could be riding this gravy train to its final destination which is like end of July. 
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Post by: Tripon on April 29, 2020, 12:46:36 AM
https://twitter.com/MattBors/status/1255286314544570369
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Post by: Joe Molotov on April 29, 2020, 03:01:39 AM
:society
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 29, 2020, 09:10:48 AM
https://www.thespec.com/ts/politics/2020/04/28/no-covid-19-bailouts-for-firms-that-use-tax-havens-prime-minister-justin-trudeau-says.html
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 29, 2020, 09:49:06 AM
Good twitter thread on Quebec's plan of rushing to re-open the province:

https://twitter.com/Aaron_Derfel/status/1255255860034576391
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on April 29, 2020, 11:15:25 AM
So my unemployment claim finally started last week, but Oregon hasn’t waived the waiting week so I’m still not getting paid for last week at all. That’s gonna suck ass.
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Post by: Himu on April 29, 2020, 11:47:57 AM
Unemployment denies me benefits and then I read shit like this.

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/495050-states-telling-workers-theyll-lose-unemployment-benefits-if-they-refuse

I HATE Republicans.

FUCK YOU! After years of "please treat us with respect" I'm going to resort to nothing but my spit and mockery going forward.
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Post by: nachobro on April 29, 2020, 11:57:46 AM
very excited for the do nothing dems to give in to that demand in exchange for nothing :rejoice
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Post by: Himu on April 29, 2020, 12:01:26 PM
Quote from: Esch on April 29, 2020, 11:55:21 AM
Yes and like I posted in the US politics thread, McConnell and others are eyeing legal protections for employers so that if you go back to work in unsafe conditions you can't hold your employer accountable.

https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/mcconnell-says-aid-bill-must-include-liability-shield-for-businesses-and-hospitals

human rights and democracy :whew

I NEED their to be a hell. Desperately NEED. So that I can sleep tonight knowing that McConnell and his ilk will burn there forever and their flesh is eaten. I have never wished that kind of misery on anyone before this and found the idea of hell to be gaunt and petty. But today, I need it to be real.
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Post by: Nintex on April 29, 2020, 01:07:48 PM
Fauci announced they had a very successful test with Remdesivir. The test shows it shortens recovery time from 15 to 11 days which to him his proof that a drug can slow and ultimately stop the virus   :rejoice
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Post by: Occam on April 29, 2020, 01:11:29 PM
Reminder (from 5 days ago).
Quote
News of the failed trial spread after the WHO posted details on its clinical trials database, before it was removed. The WHO has since confirmed the draft report was mistakenly uploaded.

It showed that researchers studied 237 patients, administering the drug to 158 and comparing their progress with the remaining 79, who received a placebo.

After a month, 13.9% of the patients taking the drug had died compared to 12.8% of those receiving the placebo. The trial was stopped early because of side-effects.

"Remdesivir was not associated with clinical or virological benefits," the summary states.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-52406261
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Post by: Tripon on April 29, 2020, 01:39:45 PM
https://twitter.com/BadCOVID19Takes/status/1255469631189348353
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Post by: Clockwork5 on April 29, 2020, 02:19:11 PM
https://twitter.com/JesseKellyDC/status/1255471539694206979

For some reason the tweet won’t embed properly but you guys have seen the latest from de Blasio, right?

A special message to the Jews...
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Post by: nachobro on April 29, 2020, 02:22:27 PM
maybe the retarded hasids shouldn't pack the streets if they don't want to be called out specifically

https://twitter.com/ReuvenBlau/status/1255290725744418816
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 29, 2020, 02:23:40 PM
'to the Jewish community, and all communities'
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Post by: tiesto on April 29, 2020, 02:27:09 PM
Quote from: Occam on April 29, 2020, 01:11:29 PM
Reminder (from 5 days ago).
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News of the failed trial spread after the WHO posted details on its clinical trials database, before it was removed. The WHO has since confirmed the draft report was mistakenly uploaded.

It showed that researchers studied 237 patients, administering the drug to 158 and comparing their progress with the remaining 79, who received a placebo.

After a month, 13.9% of the patients taking the drug had died compared to 12.8% of those receiving the placebo. The trial was stopped early because of side-effects.

"Remdesivir was not associated with clinical or virological benefits," the summary states.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-52406261

My brother is helping with the clinical trials of remedesivir and some other drugs (ID doc at a large NYC hospital), which is pretty cool.
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Post by: toku on April 29, 2020, 02:28:05 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/J7b18U2.png)
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Post by: Clockwork5 on April 29, 2020, 02:36:27 PM
Quote from: nachobro on April 29, 2020, 02:22:27 PM
maybe the retarded hasids shouldn't pack the streets if they don't want to be called out specifically

https://twitter.com/ReuvenBlau/status/1255290725744418816

Sure. That is such a stupid thing to tweet though. Calling them out like that can and will be taken every way possible. You say “My message to all communities...” or “all New Yorkers”

Instead he went with the “Listen up Jews, and everyone else” route.

You and I understand his message but sheesh...
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on April 29, 2020, 02:46:07 PM
Quote from: Clockwork5 on April 29, 2020, 02:19:11 PM
https://twitter.com/JesseKellyDC/status/1255471539694206979

For some reason the tweet won’t embed properly but you guys have seen the latest from de Blasio, right?

A special message to the Jews...

he should've gotten filler to write it for him :tocry
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Post by: Nintex on April 29, 2020, 02:52:16 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EWynBxcUYAEaGBL?format=png&name=small)
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 29, 2020, 04:38:15 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxTmhbFLoYA
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 29, 2020, 04:39:40 PM
(https://preview.redd.it/yhmf9kvpxqv41.jpg?width=771&auto=webp&s=6484a306f6e8bc4e10d4f4cc955e96da7de226f4)

My beard has become so much better in the last month.
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Post by: Tripon on April 29, 2020, 05:25:30 PM
https://twitter.com/LaurenGoode/status/1255601454749900802
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Post by: ToxicAdam on April 29, 2020, 05:31:23 PM
Quote from: Stro on April 29, 2020, 01:25:51 PM
Walmart is making all of their staff wear masks now, but  without exaggeration, every other person is wearing them wrong: Noses exposed, people constantly touching them to readjust, I saw at least 6 different people take their mask OFF to talk to people

:beli

Have you had to wear a mask for 4-8 hours while working yet?

Just in the hour I wear one while shopping it’s a constant struggle not to readjust it or feel like my breathing isn’t as deep as I need it to be.

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Post by: Nintex on April 29, 2020, 07:40:07 PM
Why are they disrespectfully loitering about though  :snob
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Post by: Tripon on April 29, 2020, 07:41:56 PM
https://twitter.com/jaketapper/status/1255588343318011904
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 29, 2020, 07:51:52 PM
Canada is at 3000 deaths and it's not going to ease up for a little bit, however, Ontario seems to be slowing down. 
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Post by: Himu on April 29, 2020, 08:47:13 PM
Down to 600 dollars. Got camera credit payment, phone bill coming up.

Where tf is my stimulus check?!

(https://i.imgur.com/74g5geX.gif)
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Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on April 29, 2020, 09:15:08 PM
Very cool and very legal.

https://mobile.twitter.com/BuzzFeedNews/status/1255618935346434049
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 29, 2020, 10:15:34 PM
Reddit Liberpedoians: Come get your man.

https://twitter.com/verge/status/1255641091862380545
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Post by: Tripon on April 29, 2020, 10:34:43 PM
https://twitter.com/thedailybeast/status/1255654372421308416
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Post by: Akala on April 29, 2020, 10:57:38 PM
do you think they'll tell uhaul?
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Post by: ToxicAdam on April 29, 2020, 11:00:53 PM
I was trying to imagine working ina place like that. Where this once in a lifetime wave of dead bodies lands on your door and you don’t know what to do. Every night you lay in bed dreading what the next day is going to bring, but you have to show up and do the work. It’s not like 9/11 or a mass shooting, where there is a finite end to the bodies.  It’s just this constant wave of death for weeks and weeks.
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Post by: bluemax on April 29, 2020, 11:15:00 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on April 29, 2020, 11:00:53 PM
I was trying to imagine working ina place like that. Where this once in a lifetime wave of dead bodies lands on your door and you don’t know what to do. Every night you lay in bed dreading what the next day is going to bring, but you have to show up and do the work. It’s not like 9/11 or a mass shooting, where there is a finite end to the bodies.  It’s just this constant wave of death for weeks and weeks.

The top ER doctor in New York committed suicide last week, and I can't imagine the mental health of funeral home workers is particularly high either.
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Post by: railGUN on April 29, 2020, 11:34:21 PM
I miss 2019  :-\
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Post by: team filler on April 30, 2020, 12:10:37 AM
Quote from: Skullfuckers Anonymous on April 29, 2020, 09:15:08 PM
Very cool and very legal.

https://mobile.twitter.com/BuzzFeedNews/status/1255618935346434049
how many likes did his reply to trumpy get?  :thinking
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 30, 2020, 12:39:27 AM
https://twitter.com/cspotweet/status/1255586024987619328
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Post by: Tripon on April 30, 2020, 12:48:53 AM
https://twitter.com/AP/status/1255719467851681792
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Post by: team filler on April 30, 2020, 12:53:03 AM
 :fbm
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Post by: team filler on April 30, 2020, 01:49:21 AM
https://twitter.com/ricci_sergienko/status/1255556079896784896

 :lol
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Post by: Bebpo on April 30, 2020, 01:57:41 AM
I wish Musk wasn't such a dumbass. I really like my Tesla and it's the most future prepared car I've seen. I'd really like Tesla to continue it's success as a company, but Musk is a shitty frontman. Probably better for the company if the board fires him at some point and just gets some engineers to be the public face of the company.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 30, 2020, 09:12:27 AM
https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/tribes-covid-19-federal-relief-treasury-deb-haaland_n_5ea9decac5b633a8544487d9?ri18n=true
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 30, 2020, 10:40:14 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 29, 2020, 07:51:52 PM
Canada is at 3000 deaths and it's not going to ease up for a little bit, however, Ontario seems to be slowing down.
Tough to know as there's a backlog of 11,859 tests. 86 new deaths though.
Cases - 16,187 (+459)
In hospital - 999 (+22)
ICU - 233 (-2)
Ventilated - 181 (-5)

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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 30, 2020, 10:46:44 AM
Missed this.

At least 0.2% of NYC has died COVID-19.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 30, 2020, 10:53:22 AM
https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/canadas-early-covid-19-cases-came-from-the-u-s-not-china-provincial-data-shows
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Post by: BisMarckie on April 30, 2020, 11:02:01 AM
BAN THE AMERICANS AND KILL THEM
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 30, 2020, 11:46:22 AM
I just want to point out that is clearly Chinese approriation of American culture.  They use LEGO figures of Pete's sake. 
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Post by: Nintex on April 30, 2020, 12:02:49 PM
Quote from: Esch on April 30, 2020, 11:34:33 AM
Quote from: BisMarckie on April 30, 2020, 11:02:01 AM
BAN THE AMERICANS AND KILL THEM

:dead

https://twitter.com/XHNews/status/1255734356728922113
Ok, Trump. The Chinese clearly want a MEME WAR.
Signal the edgelords  :rash
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 30, 2020, 12:21:07 PM
American culture is just shorthand for white et al. culture. 
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 30, 2020, 12:23:22 PM
 :trumps
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Post by: Leadbelly on April 30, 2020, 12:55:52 PM
Quote from: Esch on April 30, 2020, 11:34:33 AM
Quote from: BisMarckie on April 30, 2020, 11:02:01 AM
BAN THE AMERICANS AND KILL THEM

:dead

https://twitter.com/XHNews/status/1255734356728922113

lol

The timeline is a bit out of whack there. Let me add to it a little:

Dr. Li Wenliang: Coronavirus is dangerous.

Chinese Government: Arrest him!

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Post by: team filler on April 30, 2020, 01:17:22 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 30, 2020, 12:02:49 PM
Quote from: Esch on April 30, 2020, 11:34:33 AM
Quote from: BisMarckie on April 30, 2020, 11:02:01 AM
BAN THE AMERICANS AND KILL THEM

:dead

https://twitter.com/XHNews/status/1255734356728922113
Ok, Trump. The Chinese clearly want a MEME WAR.
Signal the edgelords  :rash
https://twitter.com/SameeraKhan/status/1255905450031288321
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Post by: Flannel Boy on April 30, 2020, 01:19:11 PM
Quebec
-27 538 cases (+944)*
-1684 in hospital (+36)
-1859 deaths (+98)

*The 944 new cases is the fourth highest.
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Post by: Nintex on April 30, 2020, 02:04:31 PM
https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1255917854777638913 (https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1255917854777638913)

What could go wrong
 :idont
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 30, 2020, 02:10:07 PM
The US is an embarrassment to American culture.
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Post by: Tripon on April 30, 2020, 02:11:17 PM
https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/1255864865723494400
https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/1255847201131114496
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Post by: Bebpo on April 30, 2020, 02:38:44 PM
I saw the article on the oxford vaccine thing potentially being ready for mass production in the fall for medical staff first and it seemed pretty promising. Using existing coronavirus vaccine so it skips a ton of the early timeframe and already works on monkeys to prevent covid-19. Would be a game changer if they could vaccinate the elderly and high risk groups by the end of the year.

Would save 2021.
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Post by: Tripon on April 30, 2020, 02:56:49 PM
(https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/mIHXtVT2XCxmyBWn_0f73g--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTQ3MC41ODc1/https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/Irio18lmulVfRMHRYW6kUA--~B/aD01MzQ7dz04MDA7c209MTthcHBpZD15dGFjaHlvbg--/https://media.zenfs.com/en-US/reuters.com/51cf5356284f9b031dba01a228435b3b)

Quote
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin told President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that he had been diagnosed with the new coronavirus and was temporarily stepping down to recover.

Mishustin, 54, suggested that First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov serve as acting prime minister in his absence. Putin, who appointed Mishustin in January, supported the proposal.

Mishustin, who has been one of the main coordinators of Russia's response to the new coronavirus, is the first high-ranking Russian official to publicly say they have the virus. He broke the news hours after the number of confirmed cases of the virus in Russia surged past the 100,000 mark.

Mishustin told Putin about his diagnosis during a televised video conference.

"I have found out that the coronavirus tests I had done returned with a positive result," Mishustin said. "I need to self-isolate, and follow doctors' instructions. This is necessary for the safety of my colleagues."

Mishustin said he would remain in contact with members of the government and Putin by phone and video conference despite his condition.

Putin told Mishustin to call him as soon as he reached hospital and wished him a speedy recovery.

Mishustin's fate showed that anyone could contract the virus, Putin added.

Russia's nationwide tally of confirmed coronavirus cases surged past the 100,000 mark earlier on Thursday after a record daily rise in new infections.
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Post by: tiesto on April 30, 2020, 03:53:06 PM
Seems to be holding steady on the island, with a slight spike these last 2 days. 151 have it in my town of 15k. But still, Suffolk is #6 for cases by county (we ceded #5 to Cook/Chicago just recently) and Nassau is #4 (and the next county over from Nassau is Queens, #1).
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Post by: toku on April 30, 2020, 03:56:26 PM
https://twitter.com/vote4robgill/status/1255922426120146947

yo niccas is wilding
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 30, 2020, 04:10:56 PM
Not the heroes we deserve, but the ones we needed.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
I don't necessarily agree with ARMED rushing the government, but rushing the government in times like this? Hell yes, let's get some shit going on that front.
[close]
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 30, 2020, 05:03:20 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/srJspRs.jpg)
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Post by: Leadbelly on April 30, 2020, 05:37:56 PM
Quote from: Tripon on April 30, 2020, 02:56:49 PM
(https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/mIHXtVT2XCxmyBWn_0f73g--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTQ3MC41ODc1/https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/Irio18lmulVfRMHRYW6kUA--~B/aD01MzQ7dz04MDA7c209MTthcHBpZD15dGFjaHlvbg--/https://media.zenfs.com/en-US/reuters.com/51cf5356284f9b031dba01a228435b3b)

Quote
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin told President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that he had been diagnosed with the new coronavirus and was temporarily stepping down to recover.

Mishustin, 54, suggested that First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov serve as acting prime minister in his absence. Putin, who appointed Mishustin in January, supported the proposal.

Mishustin, who has been one of the main coordinators of Russia's response to the new coronavirus, is the first high-ranking Russian official to publicly say they have the virus. He broke the news hours after the number of confirmed cases of the virus in Russia surged past the 100,000 mark.

Mishustin told Putin about his diagnosis during a televised video conference.

"I have found out that the coronavirus tests I had done returned with a positive result," Mishustin said. "I need to self-isolate, and follow doctors' instructions. This is necessary for the safety of my colleagues."

Mishustin said he would remain in contact with members of the government and Putin by phone and video conference despite his condition.

Putin told Mishustin to call him as soon as he reached hospital and wished him a speedy recovery.

Mishustin's fate showed that anyone could contract the virus, Putin added.

Russia's nationwide tally of confirmed coronavirus cases surged past the 100,000 mark earlier on Thursday after a record daily rise in new infections.


So Russia has gone past 100,000 cases. I was looking at the figures around the world earlier and this jumped out at me. 100,000 cases but only 1000 deaths. I think that is kind of similar to Germany. Of course deaths could rise dramatically quite quickly. It would be interesting to know though, the sort of demographics it is hitting.
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Post by: tiesto on April 30, 2020, 05:58:05 PM
Quote from: filler on April 30, 2020, 01:17:22 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 30, 2020, 12:02:49 PM
Quote from: Esch on April 30, 2020, 11:34:33 AM
Quote from: BisMarckie on April 30, 2020, 11:02:01 AM
BAN THE AMERICANS AND KILL THEM

:dead

https://twitter.com/XHNews/status/1255734356728922113
Ok, Trump. The Chinese clearly want a MEME WAR.
Signal the edgelords  :rash
https://twitter.com/SameeraKhan/status/1255905450031288321

Damn, Dragon Quest 12 looks AWESOME so far:
https://twitter.com/SameeraKhan/status/1255975635018829825
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Post by: team filler on April 30, 2020, 06:01:22 PM
 :lol
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 30, 2020, 06:11:15 PM
I just want to say the use of He-Man is clearly cultural appropriation of the Danish. 
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Post by: team filler on April 30, 2020, 06:12:12 PM
thought that was volvagina and this breath the wild 2
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 30, 2020, 06:23:35 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snAhsXyO3Ck
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Post by: thisismyusername on April 30, 2020, 06:25:09 PM
Quote from: Esch on April 30, 2020, 04:30:57 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on April 30, 2020, 04:10:56 PM
Not the heroes we deserve, but the ones we needed.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
I don't necessarily agree with ARMED rushing the government, but rushing the government in times like this? Hell yes, let's get some shit going on that front.
[close]

That's right, sweaty. I support small business tyrants mad about the lockdown running up in the senate with expensive rifles to complain about it. (https://i.imgur.com/8DplnCO.png)  8)

:trumps All I'm saying is, the pussy-hats could learn something from them in barn-rushing the gubment. :trumps
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Post by: Phoenix Dark on April 30, 2020, 06:34:09 PM
....
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Post by: team filler on April 30, 2020, 06:47:59 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/nWJTHcC.jpg)
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Post by: toku on April 30, 2020, 07:51:34 PM
https://twitter.com/Noahpinion/status/1255990055107047424
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Post by: curly on April 30, 2020, 07:56:34 PM
Cuz we're a dumb biiiiiiiitch
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Post by: team filler on April 30, 2020, 08:26:39 PM
https://twitter.com/brianthehuman/status/1255950773961125889
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Post by: Tripon on April 30, 2020, 09:55:31 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhgrHxVOkfM
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Post by: bluemax on April 30, 2020, 09:57:50 PM
Numbers increased again today in LA but not as much as yesterday. Also I think they're mixing in backlog numbers so who the fuck knows anymore. The next big thing is the governor fighting the different counties over beaches being open. Thankfully it isn't super hot right now (it has been overcast where I live for a few days, and I'm a couple miles from the beach), so maybe people stay in. Still lots of speculation that they extend the S-A-H until June so that people don't have big Memorial Day parties.
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Post by: Tripon on April 30, 2020, 10:00:04 PM
Quote from: bluemax on April 30, 2020, 09:57:50 PM
Numbers increased again today in LA but not as much as yesterday. Also I think they're mixing in backlog numbers so who the fuck knows anymore. The next big thing is the governor fighting the different counties over beaches being open. Thankfully it isn't super hot right now (it has been overcast where I live for a few days, and I'm a couple miles from the beach), so maybe people stay in. Still lots of speculation that they extend the S-A-H until June so that people don't have big Memorial Day parties.

You're worried about Memorial Day? Cinco De Drinko comes on May 5th. There's going to be some duuuuuuuuuuuumb people on that day.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on April 30, 2020, 11:05:10 PM
Quote from: Esch on April 30, 2020, 04:30:57 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on April 30, 2020, 04:10:56 PM
Not the heroes we deserve, but the ones we needed.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
I don't necessarily agree with ARMED rushing the government, but rushing the government in times like this? Hell yes, let's get some shit going on that front.
[close]

That's right, sweaty. I support small business tyrants mad about the lockdown running up in the senate with expensive rifles to complain about it. (https://i.imgur.com/8DplnCO.png)  8)

The vacillating middle bourgeois Mao cautioned us all of.

Quote from: thisismyusername on April 30, 2020, 04:10:56 PM
Not the heroes we deserve, but the ones we needed.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
I don't necessarily agree with ARMED rushing the government, but rushing the government in times like this? Hell yes, let's get some shit going on that front.
[close]

Mao also mentioned that you be a dummy, read, it is in a book.
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Post by: bluemax on May 01, 2020, 01:34:20 AM
Quote from: Tripon on April 30, 2020, 10:00:04 PM
Quote from: bluemax on April 30, 2020, 09:57:50 PM
Numbers increased again today in LA but not as much as yesterday. Also I think they're mixing in backlog numbers so who the fuck knows anymore. The next big thing is the governor fighting the different counties over beaches being open. Thankfully it isn't super hot right now (it has been overcast where I live for a few days, and I'm a couple miles from the beach), so maybe people stay in. Still lots of speculation that they extend the S-A-H until June so that people don't have big Memorial Day parties.

You're worried about Memorial Day? Cinco De Drinko comes on May 5th. There's going to be some duuuuuuuuuuuumb people on that day.

I hadn't even considered either until today when I saw others bringing up Memorial Day. There's no way both holidays don't end poorly.
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Post by: team filler on May 01, 2020, 04:47:56 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/ewlomoB.jpg)
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Post by: nachobro on May 01, 2020, 08:50:25 AM
state is "opening" today just a little bit. i guess the plan is to try it for two weeks and see what happens, it seems like mostly sane choices to me.

(https://i.imgur.com/Iu4NkuD.png?1)

(https://i.imgur.com/xl68XKi.png?1)
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on May 01, 2020, 08:54:17 AM
Gun stores reopening god bless america  :usacry

:rejoice
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Post by: Great Rumbler on May 01, 2020, 08:59:28 AM
Quote from: filler on May 01, 2020, 04:47:56 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/ewlomoB.jpg)

:goty
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on May 01, 2020, 09:04:16 AM
wagies :corona_mj
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Post by: Raist on May 01, 2020, 09:20:33 AM
Quote from: filler on May 01, 2020, 04:47:56 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/ewlomoB.jpg)

Oh yeah? Then get a job you little shit.
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Post by: Flannel Boy on May 01, 2020, 10:13:16 AM
He has a job--holding up stupid signs his parents made him create.
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Post by: nudemacusers on May 01, 2020, 10:50:32 AM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on May 01, 2020, 10:13:16 AM
He has a job--holding up stupid signs his parents made him create.
He also prob gets allowance, so he’s getting better compensated than certain forum mods 😂 👀
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Post by: Himu on May 01, 2020, 10:55:41 AM
I GOT MY TAX RETURN IN MY ACCOUNT TODAY I'M FUCKING SAVED!!! :rejoice
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Post by: team filler on May 01, 2020, 11:32:33 AM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on May 01, 2020, 08:59:28 AM
Quote from: filler on May 01, 2020, 04:47:56 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/ewlomoB.jpg)

:goty
look up the german translation ;)
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Post by: nachobro on May 01, 2020, 11:39:03 AM
 :-\
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 01, 2020, 11:49:52 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NV-Sihjwvw&list=TLPQMDEwNTIwMjDh-dQ8946CQg&index=2

I'd gofundme this. 
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Post by: mormapope on May 01, 2020, 12:01:55 PM
The mood and feeling of all full time grocery store workers
 https://youtu.be/BX-7BlRc_a0

I'm a full-time produce clerk, specifically the green or wetwall for produce. I stock, condition, cull, and chill all the produce that gets sprayed by water. Before this shit, I'd have the time to fill all hundred spots, make the entire wall look full and pristine. I get off on the quality of all my produce being high, stocked to the brim, and looking beautiful.

Since this pandemic shit, and business being up 20% - 30% everyday, I get about 10 minutes of something looking nice or full before some cunt or dufus decides to check every cucumber for the perfect one, people picking at shit and making a mess. Social distancing is a joke, customers don't give a fuck when they want green onion or bananas.

I'm not looking for pity, salutes, or cock sucking (unless you're cute). What grocery store workers really want is higher pay and to be treated a lot better by management, by these corporations.

As it stands, my heart, mind, and soul, wanna rip and tear every other motherfucker at work. We are exhausted, spent, treated like pieces of meat, and people wanna pretend that we can go back to normal.

Part of me is okay if Corona does get worse, a dark part of me perhaps. If our economy, capitalism in general, corporations as a whole fail and can't be redeemed, I'll be smiling as I stand at ground zero.
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Post by: Himu on May 01, 2020, 12:05:46 PM
I feel you morma. I can tell some crazy stories working as a pizza delivery driver in the middle of this pandemic. It ain't pretty.

Keep doing a good job. Sorry for all you're going through.
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Post by: team filler on May 01, 2020, 12:45:57 PM
https://twitter.com/aminuadam02/status/1255882252422176768
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 01, 2020, 01:54:28 PM
I basically don't believe any death counts outside of Western Europe and Canada - mostly because they are the only ones that I know include things like LTC deaths.  The rest are all totalitarian state cover-ups. 
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Post by: Flannel Boy on May 01, 2020, 01:58:08 PM

Quebec
-2,020 deaths (+163)*
-26,648 confirmed cases (+1,110)*
-1,716 in hospital (+31)
-218 in ICU (+4)

*Record increases, but the deaths include previously uncounted deaths.

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Post by: Joe Molotov on May 01, 2020, 01:59:04 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on May 01, 2020, 01:54:28 PM
I basically don't believe any death counts outside of Western Europe and Canada - mostly because they are the only ones that I know include things like LTC deaths.  The rest are all totalitarian state cover-ups. 

In the US, the Deep State makes up death totals to make Trump look bad, so it probably balances out overall.
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Post by: Ghoul on May 01, 2020, 02:00:44 PM
lol UK.

So they said 100k a day tests by end of april.

On the last day they send out 39k tests so it looks like we made 100k a day testing.

That is like me doing an essay the night before and then just not quoting any sources and say well I just knew it myself.

LOL.
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Post by: toku on May 01, 2020, 02:23:08 PM
https://twitter.com/RzstProgramming/status/1256214592180674560
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Post by: Pennywise on May 01, 2020, 02:33:53 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on May 01, 2020, 02:00:44 PM
lol UK.

So they said 100k a day tests by end of april.

On the last day they send out 39k tests so it looks like we made 100k a day testing.

That is like me doing an essay the night before and then just not quoting any sources and say well I just knew it myself.

LOL.
Meanwhile Germany could do up to 900k tests a week, but there isn't enough demand for it anymore. So far less tests are being done. At that point it's about time that more testing across borders should be done to help those nations that aren't having the necessary capacities yet, both with tests or labs.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 01, 2020, 02:36:55 PM
Is it really blackface if its a caricature mask of a black president and also being worn next to a caricature mask of a white president? 
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Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on May 01, 2020, 02:44:26 PM
Quote from: Clockwork5 on April 29, 2020, 02:19:11 PM
https://twitter.com/JesseKellyDC/status/1255471539694206979

For some reason the tweet won’t embed properly but you guys have seen the latest from de Blasio, right?

A special message to the Jews...

https://mobile.twitter.com/bariweiss/status/1256268911361830913

Solid writing.

Quote
But that wasn’t the mayor’s goal. The point was to signal to the rest of us that he was a man of action, entirely in control of the situation. What he did was send an inadvertent message to anti-Semites that Jews were to blame.

“Hassids own so much,” Felix Biederman, a co-host of the popular left-wing “Chapo Trap House” podcast, tweeted on Thursday. “Just zero regard for the rest of humanity or any idea of modernity and they’re also like yeah we need to live in the middle of this city for whatever reason.”

Hasidic Jews aren’t particularly well-off and have been in these neighborhoods for generations. Presenting them as interloping vultures is not simply a lie. It is classic anti-Semitism.
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Post by: nachobro on May 01, 2020, 02:52:25 PM
hasids are obnoxious cunts but also diblasio is pretty stupid. a terrible mix, but then you add bari weiss and it's enough to make you want to kill yourself.
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Post by: stufte on May 01, 2020, 03:01:27 PM
You're not allowed to mock one of the most powerful people in the world, because of the color of his skin. Duh.
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Post by: nachobro on May 01, 2020, 03:17:45 PM
lmao water parks :nope
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Post by: thisismyusername on May 01, 2020, 03:30:57 PM
https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1256296009249980416

I mean, charity is cool and all but all I can think at this is: 1) Who cares and 2) DAMN, Chris Pratt looks horrible without make-up/stylists now.
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Post by: stufte on May 01, 2020, 03:33:53 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on May 01, 2020, 03:30:57 PM
https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1256296009249980416

I mean, charity is cool and all but all I can think at this is: 1) Who cares and 2) DAMN, Chris Pratt looks horrible without make-up/stylists now.

I watched it last night, and they all looked awful. Make-up/stylists truly are an essential job.
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Post by: Tasty on May 01, 2020, 03:38:22 PM
A fucking $200k TV camera and a fleet of salaried makeup and camera people actually do make a difference, who knew?
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Post by: Tasty on May 01, 2020, 03:39:10 PM
Imagine if it was unscripted and horribly awkward.

"Oh wow, I guess they really did have writers on that show."
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Post by: Tasty on May 01, 2020, 03:42:19 PM
Quote from: riotous on May 01, 2020, 03:41:34 PM
Web cams and selfie cams in general use wide angle lenses that distort people's faces.

Correct. And outside of auteur directors and well the 90's in general, you're not really going to see such lenses used in actual productions (except for hyper-specific shots.)
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Post by: toku on May 01, 2020, 04:00:31 PM
im ready for successful writer tasty
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Post by: Flannel Boy on May 01, 2020, 04:01:36 PM
(https://i.redd.it/ibzk2c0zo6w41.jpg)
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Post by: Tasty on May 01, 2020, 04:06:49 PM
Quote from: toku on May 01, 2020, 04:00:31 PM
im ready for successful writer tasty

God, me too.
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Post by: toku on May 01, 2020, 04:33:06 PM
https://twitter.com/bopinion/status/1256237492086456325
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Post by: Tripon on May 01, 2020, 05:49:10 PM
https://twitter.com/tweetbrk/status/1256334751343849474
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Post by: toku on May 01, 2020, 05:57:59 PM
https://twitter.com/nbcbayarea/status/1256311356107698177
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Post by: Occam on May 01, 2020, 05:58:56 PM
"Government clinical trial investigators changed the primary metric for measuring the success of Gilead’s experimental drug remdesivir as a coronavirus treatment two weeks before Anthony S. Fauci’s announcement that the drug would be the new “standard of care.”

Instead of counting how many people taking the drug were kept alive on ventilators or died, among other measures, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said it would judge the drug primarily on a different outcome: how long it took surviving patients to recover.

Death and other negative outcomes were moved to secondary measure status: They would still be tracked, but they would no longer be the key measure of remdesivir’s performance."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/05/01/government-researchers-changed-metric-measure-coronavirus-drug-remdesivir-during-clinical-trial/

Who cares if the death rate is actually higher with remdesivir as long as those who don't die recover slightly quicker. Awesome!
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Post by: Raist on May 01, 2020, 06:01:39 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on May 01, 2020, 02:00:44 PM
lol UK.

So they said 100k a day tests by end of april.

On the last day they send out 39k tests so it looks like we made 100k a day testing.

That is like me doing an essay the night before and then just not quoting any sources and say well I just knew it myself.

LOL.

:neogaf

https://twitter.com/JPR_88/status/1256264888827162628
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Post by: EchoRin on May 01, 2020, 06:07:21 PM
From what I've seen doing google hangouts. People who use their included laptop webcams all look like shit (aka me). People who use their phones as their cameras look stellar.
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Post by: Ghoul on May 01, 2020, 06:08:59 PM
most inbuilt webcams are after thoughts so they just put any cheap shit in and call it a day.
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Post by: Tripon on May 01, 2020, 06:15:37 PM
Yeah, most front facing cameras are phones are good while cameras in laptops are intentionally poor. It makes sense, people who use cell phones expect good cameras in general, so even a poor cell phone camera is probably better on average than what a laptop uses.

I still rather use Zoom on a laptop though, the cellphone app sucks.
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Post by: Occam on May 01, 2020, 06:16:36 PM
Surely you know about Beauty Mode?

(http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/577437a6dd0895ec6c8b4a45-749/screen%20shot%202016-06-29%20at%202.43.08%20pm.png)

Smartphones have had it for years.
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Post by: Nintex on May 01, 2020, 06:16:38 PM
Zoom Virtual Backgrounds  :rejoice
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Post by: Tripon on May 01, 2020, 06:18:45 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtGIpGmJF7M

(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/435883674471235584/705905953739898980/unknown.png) :doge

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Post by: Ghoul on May 01, 2020, 06:27:24 PM
Quote from: Tripon on May 01, 2020, 06:15:37 PM
Yeah, most front facing cameras are phones are good while cameras in laptops are intentionally poor. It makes sense, people who use cell phones expect good cameras in general, so even a poor cell phone camera is probably better on average than what a laptop uses.

I still rather use Zoom on a laptop though, the cellphone app sucks.

iPad pro is the best experience, good camera and not terrible UI.

Also @vice thing? That isn't how you wear a mask? We get it you have a septum piercing... but lol. NO.
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Post by: Raist on May 01, 2020, 06:34:15 PM
The vast majority of people I see around wearing masks have absolutely no idea WTF they're doing.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 01, 2020, 06:34:27 PM
Quote from: Occam on May 01, 2020, 06:16:36 PM
Surely you know about Beauty Mode?

(http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/577437a6dd0895ec6c8b4a45-749/screen%20shot%202016-06-29%20at%202.43.08%20pm.png)

Smartphones have had it for years.

Someone stop the freckle police!


spoiler (click to show/hide)
That looks like just a smoothing filter, so not specifically targetting freckles but not protecting them either!
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 01, 2020, 06:38:09 PM
Quote from: Tripon on May 01, 2020, 06:18:45 PM

(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/435883674471235584/705905953739898980/unknown.png) :doge

I'm developing a mask fetish. 
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 01, 2020, 06:39:43 PM
Two comments in a row objectifying women in the Corona thread is not a good look, so I'm posting this to break up the flow before I post a third. 
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 01, 2020, 06:43:20 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXfb2okvzds
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Post by: Ghoul on May 01, 2020, 06:44:48 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on May 01, 2020, 06:39:43 PM
Two comments in a row objectifying women in the Corona thread is not a good look, so I'm posting this to break up the flow before I post a third. Her tits do look good though.

Madrun stop this madness. Please this is a pandemic thread.
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Post by: Tripon on May 01, 2020, 07:16:17 PM
https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1256361546516697088
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Post by: Himu on May 01, 2020, 07:43:29 PM
Today I found out someone I know had CV19. Today I also find out someone I know currently HAS it. I've never seen a virus like this.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 01, 2020, 08:34:24 PM
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/01/devos-sued-for-seizing-student-loan-borrowers-wages-during-pandemic-228519

cindy
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Post by: Tripon on May 01, 2020, 10:06:01 PM
Quote
The 25,000 to 69,000 numbers that Trump cited do not represent counted flu deaths per year; they are estimates that the CDC produces by multiplying the number of flu death counts reported by various coefficients produced through complicated algorithms. These coefficients are based on assumptions of how many cases, hospitalizations, and deaths they believe went unreported. In the last six flu seasons, the CDC's reported number of actual confirmed flu deaths — that is, counting flu deaths the way we are currently counting deaths from the coronavirus — has ranged from 3,448 to 15,620. [Jeremy Faust, Scientific American]
https://www.yahoo.com/news/flu-deaths-were-counted-covid-053449918.html
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Post by: benjipwns on May 01, 2020, 10:17:26 PM
what is this Faust dude revealing secrets for
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Post by: thisismyusername on May 01, 2020, 10:51:45 PM
https://earther.gizmodo.com/shell-ok-we-may-actually-be-fucked-this-time-1843200534?_ga=2.97160991.1005429678.1588360658-407295250.1574177419

Ya love to see it. :doge
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Post by: Tasty on May 01, 2020, 11:26:45 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on May 01, 2020, 10:17:26 PM
what is this Faust dude revealing secrets for

This post sent me looking for a clip and I found out the whole movie's on YouTube. :lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5rJEfDNHo8
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Post by: Tasty on May 01, 2020, 11:42:47 PM
Up in the air whether it's the unrated version though, viewer beware!
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Post by: Great Rumbler on May 01, 2020, 11:52:41 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on May 01, 2020, 10:51:45 PM
https://earther.gizmodo.com/shell-ok-we-may-actually-be-fucked-this-time-1843200534?_ga=2.97160991.1005429678.1588360658-407295250.1574177419

Ya love to see it. :doge

:juche
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Post by: Tripon on May 02, 2020, 12:18:43 AM
https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1256437033465188352
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Post by: team filler on May 02, 2020, 07:30:59 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/kNhbdY8.jpg)
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Post by: Tasty on May 02, 2020, 11:54:08 AM
https://twitter.com/NotoriousKreid/status/1256310589518839810
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Post by: Tripon on May 02, 2020, 12:35:51 PM
(https://laistassets.scprdev.org/i/c26084e2a7a7e6117da2dcf9269f3096/5eacc5177b247700094a113a-eight.jpg)
(https://laistassets.scprdev.org/i/d221be20baccc5abd45d7c897c61c395/5eacc52e7b247700094a1143-eight.jpg)
(https://laistassets.scprdev.org/i/6ebdeac9cf75d3eb5e20b53bbae792e7/5eacc5187b247700094a113c-eight.jpg)(https://laistassets.scprdev.org/i/cc2901ee946002c910a719b5d007367c/5eacc5287b247700094a1141-eight.jpg)
(https://laistassets.scprdev.org/i/8032fbc11a4bf3e3b5b3d9cd443b982c/5eacc4ff7b247700094a1134-eight.jpg)

https://laist.com/2020/05/01/what_it_was_like_today_at_the_crowded_huntington_beach_demonstration.php

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Post by: StealthFan on May 02, 2020, 01:39:04 PM
This thread is giving me an ulcer
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 02, 2020, 01:41:23 PM
America is giving me an ulcer.  I call it Ulcer Sam.  He owns firearms and lets me know it. 
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Post by: thisismyusername on May 02, 2020, 01:49:45 PM
#ACAB

Wasting time on Mary J. Blige-carrying members instead of wearing their masks properly and watching released sick inmates. :doge

https://twitter.com/ByYourLogic/status/1256636100795346947
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Post by: Mandark on May 02, 2020, 01:54:02 PM
farehopping while you're holding and the cops are way less busy than usual :doge
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 02, 2020, 02:21:37 PM
https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/corporate/promo/covid-19/maps_graphs.html



New Brunswick: Of the 118 total number of confirmed cases:

• 66 are travel-related,
• 42 are close contacts of confirmed cases
• 10 are the result of community transmission
• 0 remain under investigation
• 13 people have been hospitalized and 13 have since been discharged
• 0 patients remaining in hospital, 0 patients in an intensive care unit

To date, 118 people have recovered.
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Post by: Bebpo on May 02, 2020, 02:24:49 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on May 01, 2020, 07:43:29 PM
Today I found out someone I know had CV19. Today I also find out someone I know currently HAS it. I've never seen a virus like this.

Yeah I was talking with someone on the phone yesterday who had it and their mother was in a coma on a ventilator for 3 weeks and just woke up and survived on Monday. They said out of like 12 people in the social group her mother was in who went on a ventilator with her mother, everyone else died and her mother was the only survivor. Scary.
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Post by: Mandark on May 02, 2020, 02:27:14 PM
Looking at places like South Korea and New Zealand which seem to have pummeled covid19 into submission and getting extra depressed about the discourse in America.
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Post by: Himu on May 02, 2020, 02:33:20 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on May 01, 2020, 08:34:24 PM
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/01/devos-sued-for-seizing-student-loan-borrowers-wages-during-pandemic-228519

cindy

Fuck her
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Post by: Nintex on May 02, 2020, 02:35:29 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on May 02, 2020, 01:49:45 PM
#ACAB

Wasting time on Mary J. Blige-carrying members instead of wearing their masks properly and watching released sick inmates. :doge

https://twitter.com/ByYourLogic/status/1256636100795346947
What band cover is this lmao
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Post by: Phoenix Dark on May 02, 2020, 02:42:01 PM
Quote from: Mandark on May 02, 2020, 02:27:14 PM
Looking at places like South Korea and New Zealand which seem to have pummeled covid19 into submission and getting extra depressed about the discourse in America.

NZ passed a large stimulus that directly subsidized workers on a monthly basis, whether they were full time, part time, or unemployed. The US could have easily done the same. Instead they basically starved people, fucked up the small business loans, and forced people back to work.

Those federal UE benefits expire on June 31st. No way the senate renews it, even if we get hit with another wave of cases/layoffs.
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Post by: Bebpo on May 02, 2020, 02:57:10 PM
Quote from: stufte on May 01, 2020, 03:33:53 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on May 01, 2020, 03:30:57 PM
https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1256296009249980416

I mean, charity is cool and all but all I can think at this is: 1) Who cares and 2) DAMN, Chris Pratt looks horrible without make-up/stylists now.

I watched it last night, and they all looked awful. Make-up/stylists truly are an essential job.

Just watched it. Thought it was cute. Rob Lowe looked damn good, how does he do it at his age jfc.
Still crushing on Rashida Jones  :omg
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Post by: Phoenix Dark on May 02, 2020, 03:05:16 PM
https://twitter.com/ajc/status/1256625009746944000
 :brain
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Post by: team filler on May 02, 2020, 03:55:37 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/0t9KT0g.jpg)
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Post by: Kunai With Chain on May 02, 2020, 04:12:34 PM
https://twitter.com/laurahancock/status/1256268361928978432
What's the point of being a society of gun nuts when you can't legally whip out your colt to put people like this in their place?  :fbm

meanwhile across the pond they are doing mass hug protests  :lol

https://twitter.com/Urban_Pictures/status/1256547250249125888
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on May 02, 2020, 04:15:36 PM
Quote from: Mandark on May 02, 2020, 02:27:14 PM
Looking at places like South Korea and New Zealand which seem to have pummeled covid19 into submission and getting extra depressed about the discourse in America.

Seeing a former poster’s story on Facebook of them having an awesome time in a Korean club makes think staying in the west might the worst thing I’m doing to myself
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Post by: team filler on May 02, 2020, 04:17:23 PM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on May 02, 2020, 04:15:36 PM
Quote from: Mandark on May 02, 2020, 02:27:14 PM
Looking at places like South Korea and New Zealand which seem to have pummeled covid19 into submission and getting extra depressed about the discourse in America.

Seeing a former poster’s story on Facebook of them having an awesome time in a Korean club makes think staying in the west might the worst thing I’m doing to myself
etiolate living his best life  :tocry
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on May 02, 2020, 04:18:14 PM
Yup, that’s the one :rofl
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Post by: EchoRin on May 02, 2020, 04:18:58 PM
Quote from: filler on May 02, 2020, 03:55:37 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/0t9KT0g.jpg)

Beautifully fucked up. Truly an art piece this photo. But who is JB?
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Post by: Kunai With Chain on May 02, 2020, 04:25:57 PM
https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/coronavirus/bombshell-dossier-lays-out-case-against-chinese-bat-virus-program/news-story/55add857058731c9c71c0e96ad17da60

I'm assuming this is what set Trump off the other day.
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Post by: mormapope on May 02, 2020, 04:31:50 PM
Quote from: Esch on May 02, 2020, 04:22:01 PM
World war 3 is gonna suck :dead

https://twitter.com/johnrobertsFox/status/1256576858923073539

https://youtu.be/aS1HEhfIuLA
https://youtu.be/-sg7Qh8uzSw
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 02, 2020, 04:57:00 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMLop-jR8cw
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Post by: Phoenix Dark on May 02, 2020, 05:09:19 PM
https://twitter.com/MSNBC/status/1256682904027041792

I get he has an obsession with being able to say he was right ("I said it would be under 60k and it was!") but dude. No projections, inside or outside the WH, suggested this would magically stop at 60k. We'll be past 70k very soon. Going over 100k is all but assured.
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Post by: Flannel Boy on May 02, 2020, 05:51:32 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on May 02, 2020, 04:57:00 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMLop-jR8cw

5:50 makes my brain hurt. Democrat voters may have cut travel more than Republicans (it's almost certainty), but you can't necessarily conclude that by comparing the travel habits of states, let alone the travel habits of Hawaii and Wyoming. Wyoming has the second lowest population density in the US (after fucking Alaska) and is one of the most rural states. Hawaii has a high population density and is one of the most urban.

By the way, Wyoming is tied for the second lowest fatality rate (tied with Alaska), barely worse than Hawaii's. Who cares if you're traveling alone in a pickup for ten miles to get to a nearly empty grocery store.
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Post by: Flannel Boy on May 02, 2020, 05:55:34 PM
https://twitter.com/NYGovCuomo/status/1256602990355664899

0.214% of NYC residents have died from COVID-19. So that's a 1.07% fatality rate. And no the fatality rate of the flu is not 0.1%--it's probably lower.

1. Antibody stats may be inflated.
2. There's a lag in deaths, so the actual rate may be higher.
3. The median age of New York City is a bit lower than the national average.

The floor for the fatality rate is 1%.

edit:
0.124% of the state has died of COVID-19. That equals a 1.0% fatality rate.
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Post by: Flannel Boy on May 02, 2020, 06:06:47 PM
Ecuador +1,128 cases +308 deaths

(https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/354/591/17c.png)


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Post by: Rufus on May 02, 2020, 06:11:52 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on May 02, 2020, 06:06:47 PM
Ecuador +1,128 cases +308 deaths

(https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/354/591/17c.png)
Knowing the game, you're actually declaring war on them.
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Post by: VomKriege on May 02, 2020, 06:15:41 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on May 02, 2020, 06:06:47 PM
Ecuador +1,128 cases +308 deaths

(https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/354/591/17c.png)

They probably don't have as many tests as they would need.
Financial Times reports that Ecuador statistics show a massive spike in deaths year on year in the Guayas region (+10k, contrast with France +20k).
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Post by: Mandark on May 02, 2020, 06:27:40 PM
Quote from: Phoenix Dark on May 02, 2020, 02:42:01 PM
Quote from: Mandark on May 02, 2020, 02:27:14 PM
Looking at places like South Korea and New Zealand which seem to have pummeled covid19 into submission and getting extra depressed about the discourse in America.

NZ passed a large stimulus that directly subsidized workers on a monthly basis, whether they were full time, part time, or unemployed. The US could have easily done the same. Instead they basically starved people, fucked up the small business loans, and forced people back to work.

Those federal UE benefits expire on June 31st. No way the senate renews it, even if we get hit with another wave of cases/layoffs.

It's not just the fiscal response, but the disease control itself.

South Korea, Taiwan, New Zealand, etc. have all had some combination of early intervention, isolation, mass testing etc. that let them get daily new cases down into single digits.

But there seems to be relatively little discussion of what we can learn and copy from these, much less just using them as a light at the end of the tunnel. Instead we've got a vocal minority (including officeholders and opinionmakers) still downplaying the danger of the virus and wringing their hands about just how long we can keep up our current measures.

Knowing that the example of South Korea exists and is being ignored just makes "well, guess we'll just have to let grandma die!" that more infuriating.
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Post by: benjipwns on May 02, 2020, 07:19:41 PM
Quote
The mayor of an Oklahoma city amended an emergency declaration requiring customers to wear face masks while inside businesses after store employees were threatened with violence.

Stillwater Mayor Will Joyce announced the change Friday afternoon, less than 24 hours after the declaration took effect.

“In the short time beginning on May 1, 2020, that face coverings have been required for entry into stores/restaurants, store employees have been threatened with physical violence and showered with verbal abuse," City Manager Norman McNickle said in a statement. "In addition, there has been one threat of violence using a firearm."
lol calm down Rumbler
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Post by: Bebpo on May 02, 2020, 07:51:19 PM
Quote from: Mandark on May 02, 2020, 06:27:40 PM
Quote from: Phoenix Dark on May 02, 2020, 02:42:01 PM
Quote from: Mandark on May 02, 2020, 02:27:14 PM
Looking at places like South Korea and New Zealand which seem to have pummeled covid19 into submission and getting extra depressed about the discourse in America.

NZ passed a large stimulus that directly subsidized workers on a monthly basis, whether they were full time, part time, or unemployed. The US could have easily done the same. Instead they basically starved people, fucked up the small business loans, and forced people back to work.

Those federal UE benefits expire on June 31st. No way the senate renews it, even if we get hit with another wave of cases/layoffs.

It's not just the fiscal response, but the disease control itself.

South Korea, Taiwan, New Zealand, etc. have all had some combination of early intervention, isolation, mass testing etc. that let them get daily new cases down into single digits.

But there seems to be relatively little discussion of what we can learn and copy from these, much less just using them as a light at the end of the tunnel. Instead we've got a vocal minority (including officeholders and opinionmakers) still downplaying the danger of the virus and wringing their hands about just how long we can keep up our current measures.

Knowing that the example of South Korea exists and is being ignored just makes "well, guess we'll just have to let grandma die!" that more infuriating.

I mean we can't even get people to wear masks here because MAH FREEDOM

So yeah, that's like baby steps and the baby keeps fumbling and falling backwards.
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Post by: Phoenix Dark on May 02, 2020, 08:00:05 PM
https://twitter.com/TheStalwart/status/1256648867925446657

Atlanta is being thrown to the wolves, for nothing.
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Post by: nachobro on May 02, 2020, 08:25:15 PM
i'm not cheering for these businesses to fail but it does feel kinda good to see people not wanting to fuck around with the virus. these early openings are stupid and i'm glad the majority is seeing that.
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Post by: Tripon on May 02, 2020, 08:35:24 PM
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1256711857806749697
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1256712027755745281
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1256712152121061377
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1256717914973057024
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Post by: thisismyusername on May 02, 2020, 08:44:15 PM
Quote from: Mandark on May 02, 2020, 01:54:02 PM
farehopping while you're holding and the cops are way less busy than usual :doge

I mean, surely there is more pressing things like returning the inmate overflow to homes and keeping an eye on them being sick/spreading it than Marijuana fare hoppers. Especially when the subway should be closed. :doge


Quote from: Phoenix Dark on May 02, 2020, 08:00:05 PM
https://twitter.com/TheStalwart/status/1256648867925446657

Atlanta is being thrown to the wolves, for nothing.

WHO COULD'VE SEEN THIS COMING? says China who did the same thing and their retail (and movie theaters) sputtered as well (https://www.ft.com/content/07bd5ad6-6979-400f-a26e-bb0eefac1e6d). :doge :doge :doge
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Post by: Great Rumbler on May 02, 2020, 09:07:07 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on May 02, 2020, 07:19:41 PM
Quote
The mayor of an Oklahoma city amended an emergency declaration requiring customers to wear face masks while inside businesses after store employees were threatened with violence.

Stillwater Mayor Will Joyce announced the change Friday afternoon, less than 24 hours after the declaration took effect.

“In the short time beginning on May 1, 2020, that face coverings have been required for entry into stores/restaurants, store employees have been threatened with physical violence and showered with verbal abuse," City Manager Norman McNickle said in a statement. "In addition, there has been one threat of violence using a firearm."
lol calm down Rumbler

:goty
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Post by: benjipwns on May 02, 2020, 09:27:45 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on May 02, 2020, 08:44:15 PM
Especially when the subway should be closed. :doge
It's an actual one, not the sandwich shop.
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Post by: curly on May 02, 2020, 09:58:22 PM
https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1256731475178852358
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Post by: benjipwns on May 02, 2020, 10:05:25 PM
That's what you'll get when you label everything from stabbings to car crashes to asteroid strikes as COVID deaths. Follow the money.
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Post by: team filler on May 02, 2020, 10:06:51 PM
jong un got counted as covid death and he not even dead  ::)
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Post by: Joe Molotov on May 02, 2020, 10:10:34 PM
It's possible that he was dead and the Superior North Korean Healthcare System brought him back to life.
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Post by: Tasty on May 02, 2020, 10:26:40 PM
Allow states to reopen but suspend all nonessential travel in and out of those states.

Let them eat themselves from the inside out.
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Post by: benjipwns on May 02, 2020, 10:31:09 PM
gross
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Post by: Tasty on May 02, 2020, 10:41:58 PM
Planet > People
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Post by: toku on May 02, 2020, 10:45:13 PM
you wouldn't be aware of a planet to appreciate without people bro
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Post by: Tasty on May 02, 2020, 10:46:47 PM
Quote from: toku on May 02, 2020, 10:45:13 PM
you wouldn't be aware of a planet to appreciate without people bro

Hmm, I need to think about this now.  :dunno

I always figured I'd be more eco-terror than eco-fash, but who am I to argue with Rehoboam Esch's predictions. :trumps
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Post by: benjipwns on May 02, 2020, 10:48:48 PM
Captain Planet and the Planeteers were eco-terrorists.
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Post by: Tasty on May 02, 2020, 10:49:46 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on May 02, 2020, 10:48:48 PM
Captain Planet and the Planeteers were eco-terrorists.

It was also my favorite show as a kid and I thought they were way too soft on the villains. Gaia shoulda let Cap cut loose.
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Post by: Tasty on May 02, 2020, 10:50:45 PM
Ted Turner :jeb
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Post by: Rufus on May 02, 2020, 11:03:54 PM
More like Ted Kaczynski.
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Post by: Great Rumbler on May 02, 2020, 11:15:28 PM
Quote from: curly on May 02, 2020, 09:58:22 PM
https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1256731475178852358

Worldometer is only showing about 1.7k deaths today, but they may be missing some data somewhere.
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Post by: benjipwns on May 02, 2020, 11:29:29 PM
I was looking for a picture of one of the Captain Planet villains and lol at the commissioned fanart, this is what I feel safest sharing:
(https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/36eccce1-03fe-4bb3-af99-fc4867a257d2/damvhr1-068d6565-f3e9-45d4-bf21-9544cb6d37fb.jpg/v1/fill/w_900,h_855,q_75,strp/cp_dr_blight_x_capt_planet_1_by_ettennaej_damvhr1-fullview.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOiIsImlzcyI6InVybjphcHA6Iiwib2JqIjpbW3siaGVpZ2h0IjoiPD04NTUiLCJwYXRoIjoiXC9mXC8zNmVjY2NlMS0wM2ZlLTRiYjMtYWY5OS1mYzQ4NjdhMjU3ZDJcL2RhbXZocjEtMDY4ZDY1NjUtZjNlOS00NWQ0LWJmMjEtOTU0NGNiNmQzN2ZiLmpwZyIsIndpZHRoIjoiPD05MDAifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6aW1hZ2Uub3BlcmF0aW9ucyJdfQ.LLL2pASrrjefSm26CLxAXpi-aDow2Vc6Hnh0ZK6ivSA)
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Post by: Great Rumbler on May 02, 2020, 11:40:45 PM
The Virgin Looten Plunder vs the Chad Captain Planet
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Post by: Tripon on May 03, 2020, 12:45:47 AM
https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/1256677833847582720

So uh, half of America is in danger if they get coronavirus.

https://twitter.com/PeterJ_Walker/status/1256700831518220288
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Post by: Bebpo on May 03, 2020, 12:58:01 AM
Saw a news article in my local news that local business/restaurants are re-opening here in CA despite Newsom's order. Police aren't arresting or fining them so nothing is being enforced and all these dumbass protesting re-open people are just gonna start opening their businesses because that's how we do things in dumbass america.

This shit is never going to end here.  :-\
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Post by: tiesto on May 03, 2020, 01:55:18 AM
This shit happened pretty close to me, it's not like Long Island has one of the highest rates of this or anything:

https://twitter.com/KevinVesey/status/1256278255155494912
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Post by: ToxicAdam on May 03, 2020, 02:38:39 AM
It’s almost like worshipping money and being desensitized to death for many decades has warped the country.

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Post by: team filler on May 03, 2020, 03:05:45 AM
https://twitter.com/GregoryEck/status/1256271497179496448
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Post by: team filler on May 03, 2020, 03:34:07 AM
https://twitter.com/blowdart/status/1256406645250207744
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Post by: Don Rumata on May 03, 2020, 03:48:36 AM
Quote from: Tasty Meat on May 02, 2020, 10:41:58 PM
Planet > People
Save the Virus! They deserve to live too!
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Post by: Bebpo on May 03, 2020, 04:39:29 AM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on May 03, 2020, 02:38:39 AM
It’s almost like worshipping money and being desensitized to death for many decades has warped the country.

Eh, I feel like the open protests happening across America are mostly Trumpers (and all the trump signs at them sorta reinforces it) who feel like stay-at-home vs open is a Media/Liberals/Democrats v Conservatives thing and so they're out protesting because their side doesn't want to put up with what the left is making them do.

To me this is more a symptom of the great divide that's occurred between political parties where the other side is the enemy and it's always about doing the opposite of what the other side tells you to do. Also has to do with the lack of education, mistrust of the media on the Trump side, which is generally same groups as the Anti-Vax for the same reasons.
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Post by: ToxicAdam on May 03, 2020, 05:02:04 AM
It might be part that, but I think there is more of a urban v rural divide going on here. This virus is hitting us disproportionately and those that live in remote parts or far flung suburbs are getting very restless because they’re not experiencing this the same way people living in higher density areas are. Those types of people (living in low density populations) are more likely to be trump supporters.

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Post by: benjipwns on May 03, 2020, 05:24:32 AM
Here's Michigan for example, and most of the green counties are closer to 10-20 than 40-49:
(https://i.imgur.com/G7QSc7m.png)

Detroit's not the source of the protest, and things are very much "normal" except for the shutdown in the capital area (in the center of the lower part), even the cases count is low. So a lot of people get the impression it's for nothing if they aren't in the Detroit/I-75 corridor.

If the governor for example said she was increasing restrictions on the five yellow/red counties and reducing them everywhere else people would probably less resistant to some statewide general orders. Especially since they hate Detroit anyway.
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Post by: BIONIC on May 03, 2020, 09:25:54 AM
https://youtu.be/E1TlI-_0WE0
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on May 03, 2020, 10:32:45 AM
Lol someone had to delete their medium account after this one


https://www.wonkette.com/no-one-can-bake-bread-anymore-because-this-lady-needs-all-the-yeast-for-herself
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Post by: Tasty on May 03, 2020, 10:39:22 AM
Quote from: Don Rumata on May 03, 2020, 03:48:36 AM
Quote from: Tasty Meat on May 02, 2020, 10:41:58 PM
Planet > People
Save the Virus! They deserve to live too!

HACK THE PLANET
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Post by: Clockwork5 on May 03, 2020, 10:46:01 AM
I’m super curious about the shape of these daily death curves.

One would expect the peak to be about 1-2 weeks after social distancing measures are put in place, which has been fairly representative of the trends. But after the peak I would expect to see a statistically significant dip. Obviously it wouldn’t be a symmetrical bell curve, but a definite point where SD was put into place and a sharp, maybe small, but sharp decline. A place you could point to and say this was the result of social distancing.

What we do see is the peak, a plateau, and a gradual taper down. Like in Italy, the plateau itself lasted about two weeks of around 800 deaths per day. The death toll continued to climb well after social distancing, as you would expect given the incubation period of the virus, and then hovered for an additional two weeks at peak level deaths. That shouldn’t be the case. That would mean that during week two of lockdown/social distancing there were just as many new infections as pre-social distancing infection rates. And even when the daily death figure begins to inch downward, often over a month after lockdown, that suggests that 3-4 weeks in to lockdown you are only seeing a marginal decrease in new infections.

There has to be some missing data here...
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Post by: tiesto on May 03, 2020, 11:09:27 AM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on May 03, 2020, 05:02:04 AM
It might be part that, but I think there is more of a urban v rural divide going on here. This virus is hitting us disproportionately and those that live in remote parts or far flung suburbs are getting very restless because they’re not experiencing this the same way people living in higher density areas are. Those types of people (living in low density populations) are more likely to be trump supporters.

The protest I shared earlier happened in a built-up suburb not too far from NYC, #6 on the counties list. So I don't really think it's an urban vs rural divide any more than it's a left vs right divide. LI went from wealthy white Republican in the 20th century to slight Democrat (due to increasing diversity and a shrinking middle class), but Trump won both counties due to him taking advantage of white anxiety over demographic change (MS13 has become an increasing problem around here in the past few years).
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 03, 2020, 12:12:57 PM
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Post by: Tripon on May 03, 2020, 01:03:31 PM
https://twitter.com/Scientists4EU/status/1256905753077694464
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Post by: Nintex on May 03, 2020, 01:17:24 PM
https://twitter.com/Newsweek/status/1256991693582274560 (https://twitter.com/Newsweek/status/1256991693582274560)
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Post by: Tripon on May 03, 2020, 01:20:54 PM
https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1256995720038617088
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Post by: Nintex on May 03, 2020, 02:01:39 PM
Zoomin Putin  8)

Although his camera is aimed at the ceiling so no one can see shit  :lol
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Post by: Phoenix Dark on May 03, 2020, 02:04:31 PM
https://twitter.com/saletan/status/1256953120745304064
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Post by: shosta on May 03, 2020, 02:07:44 PM
Brother's girlfriend got Rona and so he's getting it too, probably. They're gonna self quarantine in a house up in SF. :shaq2
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Post by: VomKriege on May 03, 2020, 02:08:15 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 03, 2020, 02:07:44 PM
Brother's girlfriend got Rona and so he's getting it too, probably. They're gonna self quarantine in a house up in SF. :shaq2

Best to them.
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Post by: team filler on May 03, 2020, 02:10:40 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/Sm3j7yz.jpg)
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Post by: VomKriege on May 03, 2020, 06:43:01 PM
South Korean medical authorities say the "relapsing" cases they had were not actual reinfections :

https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-south-korean-reactivated-cases-not-reinfected-experts-2020-4 (https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-south-korean-reactivated-cases-not-reinfected-experts-2020-4)
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Post by: VomKriege on May 03, 2020, 06:48:35 PM
Quote from: Esch on May 03, 2020, 06:44:58 PM
:rofl

https://twitter.com/AdamParkhomenko/status/1256941104383045632

Not a good look to downplay the modern Potemkin uprising. :wag
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Post by: team filler on May 03, 2020, 06:56:30 PM
https://twitter.com/edira2/status/1256827927158755328
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Post by: VomKriege on May 03, 2020, 07:02:06 PM
edira
@edira2
"sionist sick of the current antisemitic mood and of the dhimmi-attitude of this government"

 :karen
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Post by: team filler on May 03, 2020, 07:02:10 PM
https://twitter.com/BenjaminPDixon/status/1257064395022176256

https://twitter.com/AchmatX/status/1256915021789114369

 :gurl
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Post by: Tripon on May 03, 2020, 08:23:26 PM
https://twitter.com/MaxCRoser/status/1256987560615841794
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Post by: shosta on May 03, 2020, 08:25:04 PM
Quote from: Don Rumata on May 03, 2020, 03:48:36 AM
Save the Virus! They deserve to live too!
viruses aren't alive :ufup
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Post by: Tripon on May 03, 2020, 10:34:17 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOVJ9XgYvac
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Post by: Huff on May 03, 2020, 10:35:24 PM
Man once this thing hits a nursing home it’s game over for all the residents.
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Post by: Don Rumata on May 03, 2020, 11:28:54 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 03, 2020, 08:25:04 PM
Quote from: Don Rumata on May 03, 2020, 03:48:36 AM
Save the Virus! They deserve to live too!
viruses aren't alive :ufup
People are so worried about the human rights of fictional characters nowadays, i figured that didn't really matter.  :-[
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Post by: Occam on May 04, 2020, 12:26:20 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on May 03, 2020, 06:43:01 PM
South Korean medical authorities say the "relapsing" cases they had were not actual reinfections :

https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-south-korean-reactivated-cases-not-reinfected-experts-2020-4 (https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-south-korean-reactivated-cases-not-reinfected-experts-2020-4)

Good news.
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Post by: Tasty on May 04, 2020, 03:29:20 AM
What the FUCK :mindblown
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Post by: Tasty on May 04, 2020, 03:30:29 AM
Wait it doesn't say that anywhere in the story, where dis bitch getting her info from :thinking
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Post by: Tasty on May 04, 2020, 03:30:59 AM
Ah more info here: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/05/03/police-flint-guard-shooting-mask-family-dollar/3075515001/
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Post by: Tasty on May 04, 2020, 03:31:59 AM
Hmmmm still just a bunch of unsubstantiated social media posts about it.

Waiting for concrete info.

Tweet says it was a girl refusing a mask and her dad was the shooter, but second article says it was a guy who wouldn't wear it and shot the guard.
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Post by: VomKriege on May 04, 2020, 07:05:53 AM
French government is being coy about the tracking app, it won't be ready by May 11th (relaxing of the lockdown). It might just have been binned altogether, too hard to make it work within current legal constraints. The CNIL, which is the watchdog for electronic information repositories, voiced a number of potential issues they might take exception to. They're already working on alternative tracking methods using the info of labs and of national healthcare.
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Post by: Don Rumata on May 04, 2020, 07:55:20 AM
"Phase 2" started in Italy, though not much really changes, you still gotta stay home for the most part, but you can now get out to "meet with your relatives" as an additional reason, also you can go to the park, though i'm not super clear under what circumstances.
Also some activities are allowed to re-open, but not really. I mean, everybody's pretty confused.
This morning they were fumigating the street with some shit though, not sure what good that does, but it was cool to see.  :doge

Anyway since my stove broke, i had to buy some new ones and i figured i'd switch to induction, so i went to the local minimarket to get some, and also needed pots & pans compatible with it.
They tell me they can sell me the induction stove, but are not allowed to sell pots&pans... however i can buy everything from Amazon and have them delivered in a week at most.  :brain
Is the government trying their hardest to kill local businesses?  :lol
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Post by: BIONIC on May 04, 2020, 08:11:07 AM
Quote from: Don Rumata on May 04, 2020, 07:55:20 AM
"This morning they were fumigating the street with some shit though, not sure what good that does, but it was cool to see.  :doge

The Globalists are already taking advantage of the stay at home orders to initiate their eugenics plans  :stahp
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Post by: bork on May 04, 2020, 09:21:28 AM
This was the first weekend after Georgia "re-opened" and some things were definitely noticeable.  More cars on the road again (highway still much less busy) and more people out and about in parks and shops, to the point that it was hard to avoid people even outside in some places.

The supermarket was fairly crowded and there were now way more people walking around without masks or gloves and ignoring personal space.  :-\

We got some takeout on Saturday night.  Went to the same place the week before and it was a ghost town.  This past weekend, we pulled up and there was a small crowd outside the restaurant.  "Social distancing" was not a thing here.  My wife hopped out to get the food and I watched as she waited outside for a minute with multiple people coming right up and standing next to her.  At that point, she went in, grabbed the food, and noped the hell out of there.  There's a pizza place next door and while they didn't have any kind of line, what appeared to be three families had decided to get pizzas and then sit on lawn chairs, right next to/near other, eating in the parking lot and taking up a lot of space.
:mindblown
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Post by: nachobro on May 04, 2020, 09:29:19 AM
rip georgia :-\
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Post by: VomKriege on May 04, 2020, 09:45:15 AM
Quote from: nachobro on May 04, 2020, 09:29:19 AM
rip georgia :-\

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Post by: Tripon on May 04, 2020, 10:18:57 AM
https://twitter.com/MichaelDoudna/status/1257049515946725376
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on May 04, 2020, 10:23:10 AM
Fuckin whites, dude
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Post by: EchoRin on May 04, 2020, 10:25:43 AM
Fucking ironic that they are singing the line "I once was blind but now can see." You numbnuts are as blind as ever

Amazing Grace is probably my favorite patriotic song ever. These shits kinda ruin it for me  :-\
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Post by: Tripon on May 04, 2020, 11:00:35 AM
Quote from: 213372bu on May 04, 2020, 10:42:24 AM
Do I take advantage of the pent up sexual frustration in between waves this Summer or is that guaranteed 'rona. :thinking
https://twitter.com/Nyx_19/status/1257284831853121536
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Post by: bork on May 04, 2020, 11:46:56 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on May 04, 2020, 09:45:15 AM
Quote from: nachobro on May 04, 2020, 09:29:19 AM
rip georgia :-\

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Post by: thisismyusername on May 04, 2020, 12:05:05 PM
Quote from: Tripon on May 04, 2020, 10:18:57 AM
https://twitter.com/MichaelDoudna/status/1257049515946725376

May they all get 'rona. Inshallah.

Quote from: 213372bu on May 04, 2020, 10:42:24 AM
Do I take advantage of the pent up sexual frustration in between waves this Summer or is that guaranteed 'rona. :thinking

You're in Miami, last I checked: Fuck no (pun intended). While Florida isn't bad (yet) with DeSantis opening the state back up, you'd be insane to fuck around (and find out that you got Corona) with how poor the handling of the virus is going. :doge
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Post by: toku on May 04, 2020, 12:16:04 PM
big horny may still win
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Post by: thisismyusername on May 04, 2020, 12:29:36 PM
Quote from: toku on May 04, 2020, 12:16:04 PM
big horny may still win

Not if I storm 21337's backdoor with an armed response/lobby. :doge
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Post by: Svejk on May 04, 2020, 01:04:12 PM
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Post by: Tripon on May 04, 2020, 01:36:31 PM
https://twitter.com/_cingraham/status/1257336004895219713
https://twitter.com/_cingraham/status/1257339685942300674
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Post by: toku on May 04, 2020, 01:39:33 PM
 :-\
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Post by: Great Rumbler on May 04, 2020, 01:40:53 PM
Quote from: Tripon on May 04, 2020, 01:36:31 PM
https://twitter.com/_cingraham/status/1257336004895219713
https://twitter.com/_cingraham/status/1257339685942300674

:goty
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Post by: toku on May 04, 2020, 01:51:57 PM
easy to say when shit is still relatively sweet
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Post by: Coffee Dog on May 04, 2020, 02:20:08 PM
I wish I thought that some great scientific awakening is going to come from this, but people are just flipping out because their routines are disrupted. If a scientist comes along that says "Don't do anything different, the other scientists are liberal liars" that would be more than enough for most people to shut your brain down and go back to making your own assumptions. Being an aware person requires self maintenance, it's too big an ask.
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Post by: shosta on May 04, 2020, 02:21:40 PM
The news has been reporting a lot lately about how there's, so far, NO EVIDENCE that the virus was engineered in a lab, which I think is strictly worse than just not mentioning it if there's no basis for it
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Post by: Coffee Dog on May 04, 2020, 02:24:04 PM
It's been a few weeks. Even went to work a couple times. I'm still the only person with a mask, man.  :( the only people i've seen wearing masks are fast food employees, and a bunch of them dont bother to wear gloves.
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Post by: stufte on May 04, 2020, 02:26:54 PM
I'd say only about half the people I saw out yesterday when I went for propane had masks on. It was kinda infuriating.
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Post by: shosta on May 04, 2020, 02:30:54 PM
masks are expensive.
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Post by: thisismyusername on May 04, 2020, 02:31:25 PM
Quote from: Esch on May 04, 2020, 02:21:59 PM
america in genuine socioeconomic trouble is going to look way more like all those small businesslords with rifles in state legislatures than anything Good.

:wow

Cyberpunk 2020 coming true. Just no flying cars. :'(
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Post by: stufte on May 04, 2020, 02:31:55 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 04, 2020, 02:30:54 PM
masks are expensive.

I have a home made one. Even a bandanna is better than nothing. But nah, people are lazy selfish shits.
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Post by: Coffee Dog on May 04, 2020, 02:33:01 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 04, 2020, 02:30:54 PM
masks are expensive.

I meant face coverings. :( my shitty painter's masks arent medical grade but it's more than everyone is doing. :/
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Post by: nachobro on May 04, 2020, 02:33:28 PM
almost everyone just got a $1200 check, they can afford $10-15 for a mask
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Post by: curly on May 04, 2020, 02:35:57 PM
We did a half lockdown and it half worked so we declared victory and started reopening.  :(

Forget replicating what South Korea and New Zealand have done, we're doing worse than the supposed basket cases like Italy
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Post by: shosta on May 04, 2020, 02:36:01 PM
ONE mask? Are the rewashable ones actually safe? And are you going to throw your mask in the wash or in the sink and hang dry every single day if you're out frequently?
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 04, 2020, 02:36:19 PM
If I wear a mask, people can't see how cool my mustache is.

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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 04, 2020, 02:37:29 PM
Quote from: curly on May 04, 2020, 02:35:57 PM
We did a half lockdown and it half worked so we declared victory and started reopening.  :(

Forget replicating what South Korea and New Zealand have done, we're doing worse than the supposed basket cases like Italy

Maybe try not to replicate what happened in the Black Death.  That seems like an achievable goal for Americans. 
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Post by: nachobro on May 04, 2020, 02:37:47 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 04, 2020, 02:36:01 PM
ONE mask? Are the rewashable ones actually safe? And are you going to throw your mask in the wash or in the sink and hang dry every single day if you're out frequently?
yes? it's not that difficult of a process :lol
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Post by: Coffee Dog on May 04, 2020, 02:38:20 PM
They can use their socks and throw them in the wash after. Just cover your face with literally anything so I know you aren't a problem individual spreading this.  :lol
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Post by: thisismyusername on May 04, 2020, 02:39:40 PM
People have been saying what you're saying "it'll eventually come around to science again" since like 2000, REEEtious. :doge

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/185833.The_Republican_War_on_Science
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Post by: shosta on May 04, 2020, 02:42:05 PM
Quote from: Coffee Dog on May 04, 2020, 02:38:20 PM
They can use their socks and throw them in the wash after. Just cover your face with literally anything so I know you aren't a problem individual spreading this.  :lol
Please correct me if I'm wrong but there's no way sock-material is going to help mitigate the spread. The holes in the fabric are gigantic.
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Post by: shosta on May 04, 2020, 02:44:35 PM
Quote from: Coffee Dog on May 04, 2020, 02:20:08 PM
I wish I thought that some great scientific awakening is going to come from this, but people are just flipping out because their routines are disrupted. If a scientist comes along that says "Don't do anything different, the other scientists are liberal liars" that would be more than enough for most people to shut your brain down and go back to making your own assumptions. Being an aware person requires self maintenance, it's too big an ask.
This already happened when Fox's nighttime crew was rolling out doctors EVERY NIGHT to say that hydroxychloroquine was working in their clinics (probably because they had a financial interest). As a society we don't have the capacity or the institutions anymore to decide on truth and vet information.
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Post by: thisismyusername on May 04, 2020, 02:46:53 PM
Well, I'm to go back to work next Monday. :goty2

Supposedly, they're getting PPE's and limiting the amount of people coming in and doing curb-side work (yeah... good luck with that for our location. Half our location can't use computers/reservations...) as we re-open.

Not sure all that bullshit is worth less than unemployment paychecks. :doge
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Post by: Coffee Dog on May 04, 2020, 02:53:41 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 04, 2020, 02:42:05 PM
Quote from: Coffee Dog on May 04, 2020, 02:38:20 PM
They can use their socks and throw them in the wash after. Just cover your face with literally anything so I know you aren't a problem individual spreading this.  :lol
Please correct me if I'm wrong but there's no way sock-material is going to help mitigate the spread. The holes in the fabric are gigantic.

Yeah, socks dont work, I just like the mental image of all these people with like 4 socks wrapped around their face. :lol Shirts of various materials do though, fabric from pillowcases/furniture, bandanas. It doesnt have to be near medical grade for me to feel like someone's trying, at least.
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Post by: Joe Molotov on May 04, 2020, 02:56:46 PM
Quote from: Coffee Dog on May 04, 2020, 02:38:20 PM
They can use their socks and throw them in the wash after. Just cover your face with literally anything so I know you aren't a problem individual spreading this.  :lol

riotous just wraps his huge cock around his face, but some of us don't have this luxury
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Post by: thisismyusername on May 04, 2020, 02:57:56 PM
Quote from: riotous on May 04, 2020, 02:51:28 PM
"Well loud moronic Trump supports won't change" doesn't really refute that.

Except it does. :doge

Science will never be taken into account by a large majority of the public. Republican or not. You already see it with "FAKE NEWS!!!!!" even from non-Republicans. You're too optimistic, because again: This very thing (the "death of science") has been explored for 20 years. If Corona can't keep people inside and have people protesting because "I NEED MAH HAIRCUTTTTTTTTT!!!!" nothing will.
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Post by: Tasty on May 04, 2020, 03:02:42 PM
Previous societal changes did not have to contend with the rise New Media and its ability to completely warp large sections of the populace in a short amount of time with no repercussions.
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Post by: curly on May 04, 2020, 03:05:12 PM
Despite having just said that "we" were reopening too early after a half-assed lockdown, I don't think the poor handling of the coronavirus is because Americans are are fundamentally anti-science morans. Polling says the the anti-lockdown people are way in the minority and speaking anecdotally most people I interact with are serious about following the guidelines. It's the incredible dysfunction of our political system that makes our coronavirus response such a failure.
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Post by: Rufus on May 04, 2020, 03:07:10 PM
Quote from: Tasty Meat on May 04, 2020, 03:02:42 PM
Previous societal changes did not have to contend with the rise New Media and its ability to completely warp large sections of the populace in a short amount of time with no repercussions.
Transmission of attitudes and knowledge (true or not) to the next generation is never perfect. Change is certain, because death is certain. The direction of change? Not so much.
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Post by: Tasty on May 04, 2020, 03:10:12 PM
Saying "people will come around on science" is like saying "people will come around on income inequality."

As long as bootrstaps are a thing that will never happen.
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Post by: Nintex on May 04, 2020, 03:13:03 PM
Blood for the blood god
https://twitter.com/brianstelter/status/1257337329028653057 (https://twitter.com/brianstelter/status/1257337329028653057)
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Post by: nachobro on May 04, 2020, 03:18:28 PM
income inequality is an odd one to use as an example if you look at attitudes a decade ago vs today
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Post by: Tasty on May 04, 2020, 03:20:55 PM
Quote from: nachobro on May 04, 2020, 03:18:28 PM
income inequality is an odd one to use as an example if you look at attitudes a decade ago vs today

And income inequality is worse today than it was a decade ago. What did the bluster accomplish?

I see the the "return to science" calls the same.
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Post by: shosta on May 04, 2020, 03:26:08 PM
Quote from: curly on May 04, 2020, 03:05:12 PM
Despite having just said that "we" were reopening too early after a half-assed lockdown, I don't think the poor handling of the coronavirus is because Americans are are fundamentally anti-science morans. Polling says the the anti-lockdown people are way in the minority and speaking anecdotally most people I interact with are serious about following the guidelines. It's the incredible dysfunction of our political system that makes our coronavirus response such a failure.
Even in states with competent responses there hasn't been a suspension of rent or mortgage payments. It amazes me how utterly inviolable the property relation is. It's the absolute last line we'll cross.
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Post by: VomKriege on May 04, 2020, 03:32:46 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 04, 2020, 02:44:35 PM
Quote from: Coffee Dog on May 04, 2020, 02:20:08 PM
I wish I thought that some great scientific awakening is going to come from this, but people are just flipping out because their routines are disrupted. If a scientist comes along that says "Don't do anything different, the other scientists are liberal liars" that would be more than enough for most people to shut your brain down and go back to making your own assumptions. Being an aware person requires self maintenance, it's too big an ask.
This already happened when Fox's nighttime crew was rolling out doctors EVERY NIGHT to say that hydroxychloroquine was working in their clinics (probably because they had a financial interest). As a society we don't have the capacity or the institutions anymore to decide on truth and vet information.

I'm not even sure it has to do all with financial interest in the drug itself (though more indirectly a lot of doctors and hospitals are impacted, less to no elective surgeries for instance). Hydroxychloroquine also is a good fit for some popular narratives, it's a cheap, plentiful drug so :
- We can reopen now.
- The sickness can't be that bad if an existing, old, semi mundane drug can treat it.
- Big Pharma is lying because they want to push expensive new drugs / mind control mark of the beast vaccines.

Defending Hydroxychloroquine is defending Trump, shifting blame to experts, arguing we can reopen now (so everything Fox wants) and it is scratching the itch for conspiracy and demagoguery which is always popular.
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Post by: shosta on May 04, 2020, 03:34:15 PM
Sorry for being unclear - I meant that the doctors had a financial interest. There were a lot of potekmin institutes popping up for a month.
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Post by: Tasty on May 04, 2020, 03:40:42 PM
Quote from: riotous on May 04, 2020, 03:36:27 PM
Quote from: Tasty Meat on May 04, 2020, 03:20:55 PM
Quote from: nachobro on May 04, 2020, 03:18:28 PM
income inequality is an odd one to use as an example if you look at attitudes a decade ago vs today

And income inequality is worse today than it was a decade ago. What did the bluster accomplish?

A measurable increase in Americans having a positive view of socialism.   Major cities electing socialists to their city councils... Bernie Sanders being almost a viable dem candidate...

And zero impact on anything of value because the people holding all the keys are the ones calling the shots.
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Post by: BisMarckie on May 04, 2020, 03:45:55 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on May 04, 2020, 03:32:46 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 04, 2020, 02:44:35 PM
Quote from: Coffee Dog on May 04, 2020, 02:20:08 PM
I wish I thought that some great scientific awakening is going to come from this, but people are just flipping out because their routines are disrupted. If a scientist comes along that says "Don't do anything different, the other scientists are liberal liars" that would be more than enough for most people to shut your brain down and go back to making your own assumptions. Being an aware person requires self maintenance, it's too big an ask.
This already happened when Fox's nighttime crew was rolling out doctors EVERY NIGHT to say that hydroxychloroquine was working in their clinics (probably because they had a financial interest). As a society we don't have the capacity or the institutions anymore to decide on truth and vet information.

I'm not even sure it has to do all with financial interest in the drug itself (though more indirectly a lot of doctors and hospitals are impacted, less to no elective surgeries for instance). Hydroxichloroquine also is a good fit for some popular narratives, it's a cheap, plentiful drug so :
- We can reopen now.
- The sickness can't be that bad if an existing, old, semi mundane drug can treat it.
- Big Pharma is lying because they want to push expensive new drugs / mind control mark of the beast vaccines.

Defending Hydroxychloroquine is defending Trump, shifting blame to experts, arguing we can reopen now (so everything Fox wants) and it is scratching the itch for conspiracy and demagoguery which is always popular.

Y'all should still buy some Resochin and help me out a little since I foolishly bought Bayer stocks for way too much money. :uguu
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Post by: Tasty on May 04, 2020, 03:50:17 PM
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-apps-idUSKBN22G28W

Some mildly positive news on that Apple/Google COVID tracking partnership. Relying on Bluetooth of all things instead of GPS and other sensors is an interesting solution to the privacy concerns I and many others had. Perhaps this thing was more thought-out than I judged at first.
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Post by: Nintex on May 04, 2020, 03:53:19 PM
Quote from: Tasty Meat on May 04, 2020, 03:50:17 PM
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-apps-idUSKBN22G28W

Some mildly positive news on that Apple/Google COVID tracking partnership. Relying on Bluetooth of all things instead of GPS and other sensors is an interesting solution to the privacy concerns I and many others had. Perhaps this thing was more thought-out than I judged at first.
Except that the inventor of Bluetooth Jaap Haartsen has said that his technology is not suitable for this type of tracking because it isn't very accurate.  :idont
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Post by: Tasty on May 04, 2020, 03:55:14 PM
Quote from: Nintex on May 04, 2020, 03:53:19 PM
Quote from: Tasty Meat on May 04, 2020, 03:50:17 PM
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-apps-idUSKBN22G28W

Some mildly positive news on that Apple/Google COVID tracking partnership. Relying on Bluetooth of all things instead of GPS and other sensors is an interesting solution to the privacy concerns I and many others had. Perhaps this thing was more thought-out than I judged at first.
Except that the inventor of Bluetooth Jaap Haartsen has said that his technology is not suitable for this type of tracking because it isn't very accurate.  :idont

It's better than the alternative of caving to the govt's requests to scoop up location data.

Also the dude may have invented Bluetooth 1.0 or whatnot (it's on 5.2 now), but Apple and Google are literally making the OS and hardware. If they think a BT-only method is accurate enough to be useful, I'm inclined to believe them.
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on May 04, 2020, 04:09:06 PM
Quote from: Nintex on May 04, 2020, 03:53:19 PM
Quote from: Tasty Meat on May 04, 2020, 03:50:17 PM
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-apps-idUSKBN22G28W

Some mildly positive news on that Apple/Google COVID tracking partnership. Relying on Bluetooth of all things instead of GPS and other sensors is an interesting solution to the privacy concerns I and many others had. Perhaps this thing was more thought-out than I judged at first.
Except that the inventor of Bluetooth Jaap Haartsen has said that his technology is not suitable for this type of tracking because it isn't very accurate.  :idont

of course bluetooth is a creation of dutch directness :rejoice
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Post by: Tasty on May 04, 2020, 04:10:52 PM
Quote from: BlueLithium on May 04, 2020, 04:09:06 PM
Quote from: Nintex on May 04, 2020, 03:53:19 PM
Quote from: Tasty Meat on May 04, 2020, 03:50:17 PM
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-apps-idUSKBN22G28W

Some mildly positive news on that Apple/Google COVID tracking partnership. Relying on Bluetooth of all things instead of GPS and other sensors is an interesting solution to the privacy concerns I and many others had. Perhaps this thing was more thought-out than I judged at first.
Except that the inventor of Bluetooth Jaap Haartsen has said that his technology is not suitable for this type of tracking because it isn't very accurate.  :idont

of course bluetooth is a creation of dutch directness :rejoice

Is that why it never works well? :asuka
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Post by: benjipwns on May 04, 2020, 04:48:29 PM
I saw a bundle of dudes playing basketball at the church court I use sometimes. Missed opportunity to have yelled "social distance!" then gone around the block and yelled "illegal defense!"
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Post by: benjipwns on May 04, 2020, 05:16:12 PM
https://twitter.com/Tylerjoelb/status/1257330698110873601
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Post by: shosta on May 04, 2020, 05:17:14 PM
california opening up :aah
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Post by: Tasty on May 04, 2020, 05:22:05 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on May 04, 2020, 05:16:12 PM
https://twitter.com/Tylerjoelb/status/1257330698110873601

That's another level of Judeo-Christian stupid I didn't know existed, and I'm fairly familiar with the subject.
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Post by: Tasty on May 04, 2020, 05:22:41 PM
How do so many fucking Christians miss the "render to Caeser what is Caeser's" bit?

You're not supposed to care so much about earthly politics anyways, you fucks.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 04, 2020, 05:22:57 PM
I thought it was seen mostly in the dong. 
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Post by: Tasty on May 04, 2020, 05:25:38 PM
Can we get some counter-protests with this on all the signs?

"Let every person be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God and those which exist are established by God."
- Romans 13:1

Every gov't is God-established and you gotta obey 'em. Even ones run by liberals. :neogaf :trumps
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Post by: Occam on May 04, 2020, 05:33:33 PM
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The world came together for a virtual vaccine summit. The U.S. was conspicuously absent.

LONDON — World leaders came together in a virtual summit Monday to pledge billions of dollars to quickly develop vaccines and drugs to fight the coronavirus.

Missing from the roster was the Trump administration, which declined to participate, but highlighted from Washington what one official called its “whole-of-America” efforts in the United States and its generosity to global health efforts.

The online conference, led by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and a half-dozen countries, was set to raise $8.2 billion from governments, philanthropies and the private sector to fund research and mass-produce drugs, vaccines and testing kits to combat the virus that has killed more than 250,000 people worldwide.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/the-world-comes-together-for-a-virtual-vaccine-summit-the-us-is-conspicuously-absent/2020/05/04/ac5b6754-8a5c-11ea-80df-d24b35a568ae_story.html
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Post by: Flannel Boy on May 04, 2020, 05:36:32 PM
Quote from: Tripon on May 03, 2020, 01:03:31 PM
https://twitter.com/Scientists4EU/status/1256905753077694464
It may shock the rest of the world, but Canada is closer to the former group than the latter:

(https://i.ibb.co/xhGxsvh/canada-coronavirus.png)

edit: though things are improving in most of Canada (not Quebec).
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Post by: Flannel Boy on May 04, 2020, 05:38:32 PM
Quote from: Tasty Meat on May 04, 2020, 05:22:41 PM
How do so many fucking Christians miss the "render to Caeser what is Caeser's" bit?

You're not supposed to care so much about earthly politics anyways, you fucks.

Clearly, the Democrats need nominate someone named Caesar.
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Post by: Tripon on May 04, 2020, 05:38:56 PM
https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/1257419955164897280
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Post by: team filler on May 04, 2020, 05:39:34 PM
https://twitter.com/Abelbc85/status/1257356101093384194
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Post by: Flannel Boy on May 04, 2020, 05:43:38 PM
https://twitter.com/economics/status/1257405602223067144
Median forecast at 4.3 million lost jobs in April (house prices in Toronto were flat because why not) This follows a record 1-million decline in March.

By comparison, the US is expected to show a loss of 22 million in April (equivalent would be 40 million).
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Post by: Tripon on May 04, 2020, 07:21:58 PM
https://twitter.com/dwallacewells/status/1257357641950650369

---

https://twitter.com/AmichaiStein1/status/1257411530716590080

https://www.jpost.com/health-science/iibr-completes-development-phase-of-covid-19-vaccine-626913

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The Israel Institute for Biological Research (IIBR) has completed the development phase of COVID-19 antibody or passive vaccine, according to a statement by the Defense Ministry.
Defense Minister Naftali Bennett visited the Ness Ziona-based lab on Monday and was briefed by the research team, who revealed a breakthrough antibody that attacks the virus and neutralizes it in the body.
IIBR is now working to patent its antibody and secure a contract for its commercial development. All legal procedures will be coordinated with the Defense Ministry.
“I am proud of the Biological Institute staff, who have made a major breakthrough,” Bennett said Monday. “The Jewish creativity and ingenuity brought about this amazing achievement.”

Doesn't sound like any human testing yet.
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Post by: Tasty on May 04, 2020, 07:53:52 PM
Oh I'm sure an Israel-developed vaccine won't be controversial or be especially prone to conspiracy theories at all. :(
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Post by: Nintex on May 04, 2020, 08:13:13 PM
https://twitter.com/jdawsey1/status/1257395401461727232 (https://twitter.com/jdawsey1/status/1257395401461727232)

 :idont
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Post by: Tripon on May 04, 2020, 08:25:45 PM
https://twitter.com/dannysullivan/status/1257454964135342080
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Post by: VomKriege on May 04, 2020, 08:28:06 PM
China claims to have, in effect, no new deaths but it took them a month or so to go from their plateau of 100+ fatalities a day to 0.
Italy cut fatalities 66% between their peak and now (a month as well). Spain too.

Negligible death counts in the US by May 15th sounds... Incredibly optimistic.

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Post by: toku on May 04, 2020, 08:43:51 PM
can the aliens show up already fuck
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Post by: Tripon on May 04, 2020, 08:44:08 PM
AJ Styles is back on RAW.... in a DQ commercial.  :doge
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Post by: benjipwns on May 04, 2020, 08:46:47 PM
Quote from: toku on May 04, 2020, 08:43:51 PM
can the aliens show up already fuck
They're socially distancing, sorry.
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Post by: toku on May 04, 2020, 08:58:10 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on May 04, 2020, 08:46:47 PM
Quote from: toku on May 04, 2020, 08:43:51 PM
can the aliens show up already fuck
They're socially distancing, sorry.

This is like a George Lucas sequel to War of the Worlds where the bacteria that kills the aliens turns out to but COVID-18 but it mutated in them and became COVID-19. This shit is easy Tasty lets take cover hollywood.
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Post by: bluemax on May 04, 2020, 09:11:09 PM
https://twitter.com/mayorofla/status/1257466080655822849

I think last Monday was 3% but the rest of the week was around 5%. I know Orange County shot up after the open beaches. Testing capacity continues to grow in LA though. Speaking of, a friend of mine did antibody testing and she has the antibodies, she says she intends to continue to be super safe, just with slightly less paranoia. My friends work was supposed to move offices this week. They now aren’t relocating until September at the earliest. The company that was supposed to take over their space backed out as well. I am curious to see what this does to office rentals and open office plans.

Quote from: VomKriege on May 04, 2020, 08:28:06 PM
China claims to have, in effect, no new deaths but it took them a month or so to go from their plateau of 100+ fatalities a day to 0.
Italy cut fatalities 66% between their peak and now (a month as well). Spain too.

Negligible death counts in the US by May 15th sounds... Incredibly optimistic.

Spain just started letting people go more than 1 kilometer from their homes and just ended their nightly police enforced curfews. I think I saw New Zealand had no deaths/new cases. They also locked down more strictly and earlier.
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Post by: Tasty on May 04, 2020, 09:11:32 PM
Quote from: Stro on May 04, 2020, 08:21:08 PM
Lmao we truly live in a society where the most powerful leader in the world is a fucking moron who makes shit up and then people in his orbit fill in official documents with whatever dumbshit Trump said so they can grift upwards and make dear leader happy with them, except unlike most cases of this, it's out in the open and everyone can see it happening in real time and no one seems to really care all that much

It's depressing.
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Post by: Tasty on May 04, 2020, 09:12:07 PM
Quote from: toku on May 04, 2020, 08:58:10 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on May 04, 2020, 08:46:47 PM
Quote from: toku on May 04, 2020, 08:43:51 PM
can the aliens show up already fuck
They're socially distancing, sorry.

This is like a George Lucas sequel to War of the Worlds where the bacteria that kills the aliens turns out to but COVID-18 but it mutated in them and became COVID-19. This shit is easy Tasty lets take cover hollywood.

:ohhh Might be something there...
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Post by: benjipwns on May 04, 2020, 09:24:48 PM
Antibodies just means you personally kill the virus. People transmit versions of the flu or hell, the common cold, all the time while being personally relatively immune. That's why you're still supposed to get vaccinated for whooping cough or whatever even though 98% of everybody else is too. The fact that you kill the viruses decreases the time you can transmit it to anyone else, doesn't mean you can't.
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Post by: toku on May 04, 2020, 09:25:08 PM
stay prayed up
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Post by: bluemax on May 04, 2020, 09:27:34 PM
Quote from: Coffee Dog on May 04, 2020, 02:20:08 PM
I wish I thought that some great scientific awakening is going to come from this, but people are just flipping out because their routines are disrupted. If a scientist comes along that says "Don't do anything different, the other scientists are liberal liars" that would be more than enough for most people to shut your brain down and go back to making your own assumptions. Being an aware person requires self maintenance, it's too big an ask.

Considering people are calling this a hoax and being anti Bill Gates, I don’t see any enlightenment forthcoming.

Quote from: Stro on May 04, 2020, 09:17:25 PM
I'm pretty sure people with antibodies can still spread the virus via physical transmission from clothes/items/etc and am fully expecting there to be an explosion once antibody testing becomes widespread when people think they're completely safe since they have antibodies and stop taking safety precautions

Right, my friend doesn’t think she’s immune or anything.
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Post by: Phoenix Dark on May 04, 2020, 09:43:42 PM
There will be no scientific awakening. But there sure as shit will be an increased amount of employers requiring yearly flu shots and corona-virus shots. Which will be a good thing. Some jobs still don't require flu shots but at this point...there is no excuse for that. Given the potential risks.
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Post by: Tasty on May 04, 2020, 09:46:40 PM
COVID I understand but how effective is the flu shot?
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Post by: Pennywise on May 04, 2020, 10:27:08 PM
https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1257441316503511041

Welp.
I'm still curious how they're gonna achieve opening schools when the majority of schools already don't have enough teachers or space for smaller classes. Not even mentioning those teachers that are part of the risk group.
Even when you split it and use a staggered day for different classes.
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Post by: ToxicAdam on May 04, 2020, 10:27:36 PM
I’m hoping as people return back to work and are forced to mask up or take other precautions these things bleed over into their everyday life

It was pretty depressing that when I went to Lowe’s on Sunday, I’d say about 10 percent of the customers had masks on. Most of those people were “at risk” types of people, so they were doing it for their own sakes rather than the sakes of others. I saw maybe 8 other people (mostly couples) that were under 40 and had masks on.
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Post by: thisismyusername on May 04, 2020, 10:33:01 PM
Quote from: Phoenix Dark on May 04, 2020, 09:43:42 PM
There will be no scientific awakening. But there sure as shit will be an increased amount of employers requiring yearly flu shots and corona-virus shots. Which will be a good thing. Some jobs still don't require flu shots but at this point...there is no excuse for that. Given the potential risks.

I dunno about flu-shots. But a change in policy/workplace is iffy, I feel. I can see the merits and certainly WANT jobs to stop treating sick-days as vacation days (use 3 and then use PTO forever), but I can't see them not going back to "business as usual" beyond "get your fucking COVID shot lol" to ensure money/profits over people.

But I'm cynical. Just like I think there is no GREAT AWAKENING in regards to science like REEEEtious seems to think there will be (but the facts back me up there with historical evidence and books saying the Republicans [and Demoncrats, in a way] shut down scientific info for policies/feelings). So take me with a grain of salt.

Quote from: ToxicAdam on May 04, 2020, 10:27:36 PM
I’m hoping as people return back to work and are forced to mask up or take other precautions these things bleed over into their everyday life

It was pretty depressing that when I went to Lowe’s on Sunday, I’d say about 10 percent of the customers had masks on. Most of those people were “at risk” types of people, so they were doing it for their own sakes rather than the sakes of others. I saw maybe 8 other people (mostly couples) that were under 40 and had masks on.

I don't own a mask, and given mask problems right now... :yeshrug I only went out today to deposit the Trump bucks but I had to stop by about 2 stores and given the county is low in cases, I wasn't too worried but there wasn't anyone beyond like 2-3 employees and about 1-3 others wearing masks (including someone I was riding with).

Apparently my job is to reopen on Monday and they will have PPE's ready, but I'm dubious on that given they were scrambling for supplies when the shutdown was first starting.
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on May 04, 2020, 10:39:33 PM
So like, people freaking out about proposals of freezing rent and mortgages because “but the landlords and banks!!” has me thinking, “No one should own a home they don’t live in.” What stage am I now?
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Post by: ToxicAdam on May 04, 2020, 10:39:56 PM
I ordered a neck gaiter through Amazon and got it in about 5-6 days, It’s perfect for my needs and is real easy to slip on and off as needed. Lightweight enough to where it will be great for summer. I hate traditional around the ear face masks. Awkward to take on and off and not comfortable when it gets hot.


https://www.amazon.com/neck-gaiter/s?k=neck+gaiter
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Post by: Tripon on May 04, 2020, 10:44:47 PM
People need multiple masks in order to rotate them. The cloth masks are fine enough for people. My sis was able to give me a PM 2.5 mask that I have been reusing, and I paid for some expensive disposable face masks. (50 pc for $38.99) on Amazon. And I have a couple of other Cloth Masks I haven't broken out yet. I've been making my own stockpile since I have to go back to work eventually at school, and I'm pretty sure the school hasn't ordered enough masks.
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Post by: benjipwns on May 04, 2020, 10:47:31 PM
Quote
OUYZY Face Scarf Cover Mask - Sun Dust Bandanas for Fishing Motorcycling
seems you can only use this one for fishing and motorcycling
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Post by: team filler on May 04, 2020, 11:01:32 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on May 04, 2020, 10:39:56 PM
I ordered a neck gaiter through Amazon and got it in about 5-6 days, It’s perfect for my needs and is real easy to slip on and off as needed. Lightweight enough to where it will be great for summer. I hate traditional around the ear face masks. Awkward to take on and off and not comfortable when it gets hot.


https://www.amazon.com/neck-gaiter/s?k=neck+gaiter
forgot I still have a couple army gaiters  :doge
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Post by: OnlyRegret on May 04, 2020, 11:52:12 PM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on May 04, 2020, 10:39:33 PM
So like, people freaking out about proposals of freezing rent and mortgages because “but the landlords and banks!!” has me thinking, “No one should own a home they don’t live in.” What stage am I now?

soon to be a comrade :cop
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Post by: team filler on May 05, 2020, 12:02:09 AM
https://twitter.com/FMH71994/status/1257516142203150336

 :lol
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Post by: Pennywise on May 05, 2020, 12:32:33 AM
Meanwhile protests in Munich
https://twitter.com/annewild_muc/status/1257339734323613704

 :confused
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Post by: team filler on May 05, 2020, 12:43:22 AM
https://twitter.com/annewild_muc/status/1257344868181041152

get the covid to own the virs 8)
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Post by: benjipwns on May 05, 2020, 12:52:38 AM
I'm glad the white chick with dreadlocks was front and center so I didn't have to look around the frame for her.
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Post by: Oblivion on May 05, 2020, 03:41:51 AM
Quote from: filler on May 05, 2020, 12:02:09 AM
https://twitter.com/FMH71994/status/1257516142203150336

 :lol

king shit :bow :bow :bow
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Post by: Joe Molotov on May 05, 2020, 03:53:07 AM
Quote from: benjipwns on May 04, 2020, 04:48:29 PM
I saw a bundle of dudes playing basketball at the church court I use sometimes. Missed opportunity to have yelled "social distance!" then gone around the block and yelled "illegal defense!"

Were any of them calling each other king?
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Post by: VomKriege on May 05, 2020, 05:54:52 AM
UK racing to the top European spot  :corona_mj
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 05, 2020, 10:12:17 AM
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-52539905?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=5eb11ae3c68e4706631e48e7%26France%27s%20first%20known%20case%20%27was%20in%20December%27%262020-05-05T08%3A17%3A14.577Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:fa3842c6-575c-40fc-8cd0-10b3cbfb959c&pinned_post_asset_id=5eb11ae3c68e4706631e48e7&pinned_post_type=share

A patient diagnosed with pneumonia near Paris on 27 December actually had the coronavirus, his doctor has said.

Dr Yves Cohen told French media a swab taken at the time was recently tested, and came back positive for Covid-19.

The patient, who has since fully recovered, said he had no idea where he caught the virus as he had not been to any infected areas.

The claim means the virus may have arrived in France almost a month earlier than previously thought.

Dr Cohen pointed out that the patient's wife worked at a supermarket near Charles de Gaulle airport, meaning she could have come into contact with people who had recently arrived from China.
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Post by: Cerveza mas fina on May 05, 2020, 11:20:17 AM
Maybe next time there is a pandemic we can do a total lockdown as it breaka out and not wait so long.

Nip that shit in the bud.
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Post by: Cerveza mas fina on May 05, 2020, 11:21:03 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on May 05, 2020, 05:54:52 AM
UK racing to the top European spot  :corona_mj

Good thing they have all those trade deals in place to fall back on once this is over.

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Post by: Occam on May 05, 2020, 12:00:00 PM
How very weird. Why didn't those two infect everyone else then?
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Post by: Tripon on May 05, 2020, 12:29:57 PM
The news that this may have been out there already is making me wonder again about my dad and his weird cough that he came back with after visiting Cambodia with a layover in Shanghai both ways.
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Post by: VomKriege on May 05, 2020, 01:01:21 PM
Quote from: Occam on May 05, 2020, 12:00:00 PM
How very weird. Why didn't those two infect everyone else then?

If they had swabs to be retroactively tested a second time it means they went to a doctor. They maybe got sick leave and it might have cut off a lot of social interactions where they might have infected people. Purely speculating here.

Who knows how many people had it then but it probably didn't hit yet a critical mass of simultaneous cases overwhelming healthcare.
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Post by: Tripon on May 05, 2020, 01:20:00 PM
https://twitter.com/AnandWrites/status/1257655092704141314
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 05, 2020, 01:25:48 PM
Could explain China's numbers better.
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Post by: Tripon on May 05, 2020, 02:14:05 PM
Makes me wonder what the asymptomatic  numbers are for other viruses like the common cold, flu, etc. It is a normal range for potentially 20% of carriers of viruses that help cause the common cold to be asymptomatic, etc.
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Post by: Occam on May 05, 2020, 02:42:21 PM
Quote from: Tripon on May 05, 2020, 01:20:00 PM
https://twitter.com/AnandWrites/status/1257655092704141314

Read the replies.

https://mobile.twitter.com/carlzimmer/status/1257678609822748672
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Post by: Nintex on May 05, 2020, 03:45:56 PM
https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1257757265274306561 (https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1257757265274306561)

Time to reopen boys, everything's fine now.
 :trumps
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Post by: team filler on May 05, 2020, 03:50:24 PM
Quote from: Esch on May 05, 2020, 03:47:32 PM
https://twitter.com/annewild_muc/status/1257339734323613704
https://twitter.com/annewild_muc/status/1257344868181041152
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Post by: curly on May 05, 2020, 04:13:17 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/JStein_WaPo/status/1257762348506533889

Insert appropriate emote here
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Post by: Tasty on May 05, 2020, 04:14:59 PM
Quarter of a million dead. :(
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Post by: VomKriege on May 05, 2020, 04:39:53 PM
There's a flare up of kids exhibiting symptoms of the Kawasaki disease in France, NYC and I guess elsewhere in Europe. Assumed to be linked somehow to the Coronavirus though it's unclear how at the moment. It's something modern medecine can manage fairly well provided it's taken in charge.

:fbm
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Post by: Bebpo on May 05, 2020, 04:44:34 PM
Even CA is re-opening the beaches due to the pressure and protests. We'll see how this experiment pays off.
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Post by: Akala on May 05, 2020, 04:57:38 PM
we'll be on the Swedish method by memorial day.
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Post by: Flannel Boy on May 05, 2020, 04:58:45 PM
Quote from: Tasty Meat on May 05, 2020, 04:14:59 PM
Quarter of a million dead. :(

Looks like the US will be back over 2k today (not including the extra 1700 in NY nursing homes being reported now). https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/another-1-700-virus-deaths-reported-in-n-y-nursing-homes-1.4925363
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Post by: BIONIC on May 05, 2020, 05:13:18 PM
Do you guys think that stuff like rent or college tuition will get cheaper in the States for next couple of years since everybody will be broke and/or dead?

Asking for a friend  :doge
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Post by: team filler on May 05, 2020, 05:17:08 PM
nope  :lol gas went negative per barrel and I'm still paying over $3gal  ::)
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Post by: Akala on May 05, 2020, 05:24:16 PM
Quote from: BIONIC on May 05, 2020, 05:13:18 PM
Do you guys think that stuff like rent or college tuition will get cheaper in the States for next couple of years since everybody will be broke and/or dead?

Asking for a friend  :doge

Here in LA they are drastically reducing tuition (at the mid-tier schools) for the fall semester for in-state residents that have been out for over 2 years.
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Post by: thisismyusername on May 05, 2020, 05:56:33 PM
Quote from: Nintex on May 05, 2020, 03:45:56 PM
https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1257757265274306561 (https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1257757265274306561)

Time to reopen boys, everything's fine now.
 :trumps

Republicunts failing the public during a public health crisis? *Looks at HIV/AIDS* SAY IT ISN'T SO!!!!

Quote from: BIONIC on May 05, 2020, 05:13:18 PM
Do you guys think that stuff like rent or college tuition will get cheaper in the States for next couple of years since everybody will be broke and/or dead?

Asking for a friend  :doge

If Rent isn't being deferred in many places, neither is tutition.

Maybe you should've voted for Bernie. :wag :wag :wag
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Post by: BIONIC on May 05, 2020, 06:02:29 PM
Quote from: filler on May 05, 2020, 05:17:08 PM
nope  :lol gas went negative per barrel and I'm still paying over $3gal  ::)

:goty
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 05, 2020, 06:51:42 PM
I'm glad the US solved the pandemic.   I was really worried for you guys for a sec.
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Post by: ToxicAdam on May 05, 2020, 07:00:01 PM
We’re a nation of C students. We did our best ... mostly.
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Post by: Joe Molotov on May 05, 2020, 07:01:46 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on May 05, 2020, 06:51:42 PM
I'm glad the US solved the pandemic.   I was really worried for you guys for a sec.

There's only a 1 in 5 chance I can get a Wendy's burger, so sadly this tragedy is still far from over.
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Post by: MMaRsu on May 05, 2020, 07:17:09 PM
Today I went ahead and tried to make sense of conspiracy theorists on Twitter, who keep saying wake up sheeple this is an orchestrated hoax and all that jazz

Holy shit, not a good fucking idea.
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Post by: Nintex on May 05, 2020, 07:20:47 PM
Quote from: MMaRsu on May 05, 2020, 07:17:09 PM
Today I went ahead and tried to make sense of conspiracy theorists on Twitter, who keep saying wake up sheeple this is an orchestrated hoax and all that jazz

Holy shit, not a good fucking idea.
Not a good idea no, a great idea  8)
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Post by: VomKriege on May 05, 2020, 07:24:32 PM
Quote from: MMaRsu on May 05, 2020, 07:17:09 PM
Today I went ahead and tried to make sense of conspiracy theorists on Twitter, who keep saying wake up sheeple this is an orchestrated hoax and all that jazz

Holy shit, not a good fucking idea.

You can do that within the safety of the Bore :
Conspiracy theories
Hungrynoob prepares us for the Truth
Wank Dad 2

Should make (a little) more sense.
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Post by: Tripon on May 05, 2020, 07:26:53 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on May 05, 2020, 07:01:46 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on May 05, 2020, 06:51:42 PM
I'm glad the US solved the pandemic.   I was really worried for you guys for a sec.

There's only a 1 in 5 chance I can get a Wendy's burger, so sadly this tragedy is still far from over.

4/5 chance. It's 1/5 of the Wendy's that ran out of beef.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 05, 2020, 07:55:06 PM
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/rick-bright-complaint-read-coronavirus-whistleblower-trump-hydroxychloroquine-a9500586.html
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Post by: MMaRsu on May 05, 2020, 08:02:19 PM
Quote from: Nintex on May 05, 2020, 07:20:47 PM
Quote from: MMaRsu on May 05, 2020, 07:17:09 PM
Today I went ahead and tried to make sense of conspiracy theorists on Twitter, who keep saying wake up sheeple this is an orchestrated hoax and all that jazz

Holy shit, not a good fucking idea.
Not a good idea no, a great idea  8)

Trying to convince people that they are believing in conspiracy bullshit hasnt worked out for me. In fact its got me depressed that there are so many fucking stupid people out there./

Corona virus is impeding our rights!! WE ARE LIVING IN A DICTATORSHIP!!!

*people talking about the Netherlands*

Are they fucking clueless?

spoiler (click to show/hide)
dont answer saying well they are dutch so ofcourse they are clueless
[close]
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Post by: bluemax on May 06, 2020, 12:38:23 AM
Quote from: Bebpo on May 05, 2020, 04:44:34 PM
Even CA is re-opening the beaches due to the pressure and protests. We'll see how this experiment pays off.

Are they? I haven't seen anything to this effect.

Quote from: filler on May 05, 2020, 05:17:08 PM
nope  :lol gas went negative per barrel and I'm still paying over $3gal  ::)

I paid $2.63 tonight, which was 73 cents less than I paid 2 months ago when I filled up last. Also gas is back up 4 cents from last week.
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Post by: Tripon on May 06, 2020, 12:38:31 AM
https://twitter.com/latimes/status/1257729069497516032
https://twitter.com/latimes/status/1257729071695331329
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29MdWYicxzg
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Post by: Cerveza mas fina on May 06, 2020, 02:37:38 AM
Quote from: Akala on May 05, 2020, 04:57:38 PM
we'll be on the Swedish method by memorial day.

aka no method
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Post by: Joe Molotov on May 06, 2020, 02:45:01 AM
Quote from: Tripon on May 05, 2020, 07:26:53 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on May 05, 2020, 07:01:46 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on May 05, 2020, 06:51:42 PM
I'm glad the US solved the pandemic.   I was really worried for you guys for a sec.

There's only a 1 in 5 chance I can get a Wendy's burger, so sadly this tragedy is still far from over.

4/5 chance. It's 1/5 of the Wendy's that ran out of beef.

bless up, we made it fam
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Post by: team filler on May 06, 2020, 03:16:00 AM
https://twitter.com/YonSolitary/status/1257930998160875526
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Post by: BisMarckie on May 06, 2020, 07:01:23 AM
Quote

Corona virus is impeding our rights!! WE ARE LIVING IN A DICTATORSHIP!!!

*people talking about the Netherlands*

Are they fucking clueless?


How can anyone who has followed the debates about reopening deny that we are living under a dictatorship of capital?  :juchesad
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Post by: Occam on May 06, 2020, 07:23:48 AM
White House weighs shutting down its coronavirus task force. Makes sense, with the pandemic being over.
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Post by: ToxicAdam on May 06, 2020, 08:10:05 AM
To be real, you're better off throwing money into a pile and setting it afire then spending it on a any governmental task force. At least the money burning has a fixed loss for the same effect.



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Post by: Pissy F Benny on May 06, 2020, 10:01:00 AM
 :brazilcry
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Post by: bork on May 06, 2020, 10:34:11 AM
There are some ATL restaurants re-opening for dining in. 
 :donot
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Post by: Nintex on May 06, 2020, 12:58:24 PM
Dutch Directness ends the lockdown  8)

- Barber shops etc. re-open May 11th, groups up to 10 people allowed

- Restaurants, movie theatres and bars to re-open June 1st


No mandatory masks, except for public transport workers and still no widespread testing
Social distancing remains in effect



We made it  :rejoice
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 06, 2020, 01:04:35 PM
Hope you like surfing. 
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Post by: Nintex on May 06, 2020, 01:16:59 PM
lmao no face masks for barbershops either.

They have to ask customers if they have any symptoms and reject them if they do.
In that case, face masks are not necessary.  :doge
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Post by: team filler on May 06, 2020, 01:18:47 PM
taking the direct approach  ;)
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Post by: Nintex on May 06, 2020, 01:49:32 PM
lmao our PM just role-played how that 'check' is supposed to happen.

"Hi, welcome. How your are doing?"
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Post by: Tripon on May 06, 2020, 02:00:35 PM
https://twitter.com/latimes/status/1258093749881548807
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Post by: Tripon on May 06, 2020, 02:14:16 PM
https://twitter.com/jonathanvswan/status/1258089268876054529
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Post by: Akala on May 06, 2020, 02:22:51 PM
doubling down the lying about it and claiming victory is very on-brand.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 06, 2020, 02:24:01 PM
They are in for a shock once the numbers get corrected to be way higher. 
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Post by: Cerveza mas fina on May 06, 2020, 02:50:56 PM
Quote from: Nintex on May 06, 2020, 01:49:32 PM
lmao our PM just role-played how that 'check' is supposed to happen.

"Hi, welcome. How your are doing?"

Fucking vvd man

My mom is opening hwr business again but at least she is not dumb and will wear a mask
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Post by: Nintex on May 06, 2020, 03:27:39 PM
Quote from: Premium Lager on May 06, 2020, 02:50:56 PM
Quote from: Nintex on May 06, 2020, 01:49:32 PM
lmao our PM just role-played how that 'check' is supposed to happen.

"Hi, welcome. How your are doing?"

Fucking vvd man

My mom is opening hwr business again but at least she is not dumb and will wear a mask
Everyone I've talked to is just happy the lock down is partially lifted soon.
The media is blasting that our government offered 'PERSPECTIVE" and I'm getting all sorts of messages from people like: "Hey man let's go out the 1st of June!" .

I don't think it will differ much as we were already too late to protect the care homes anyway. At least something positive news will be good for the economy and our mental well being.
In the end though they pretty much admitted that yup, people will continue to die from this until we have a vaccine which could be never and even though you can go and get wasted it's probably better if you still worked at home.

When the health minister said "It's not just about the duration of life but also about its quality" with regards to care home visits I knew they were making the blood sacrifice.
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Post by: Pennywise on May 06, 2020, 04:30:44 PM
Quote from: Nintex on May 06, 2020, 01:16:59 PM
lmao no face masks for barbershops either.

They have to ask customers if they have any symptoms and reject them if they do.
In that case, face masks are not necessary.  :doge
Was at the barber today.
Everyone had a mask and you have to get your hair washed first. No customers waiting inside the barber shop, they have to wait outside.
The usual poncho you get is a huge plastic wrap now, they also used big plastic wraps in between the different seats.

Was kinda weird, but it was wonderful to finally have a decent haircut again.

The country and the state announced new measures. Gyms, restaurants etc. will open up in my state with harsher rules.
Will only go at night or early morning for the gym, but it's kinda nice to have at least a partial feeling of a normal day again.

We'll see how that works out.
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Post by: ToxicAdam on May 06, 2020, 04:32:14 PM
I think people in Ohio have finally given up, the economic anxiety is starting to break us. The tone of people I talk to has dramatically shifted in the past two weeks.   We're in "live or let die" mode now.

Also, the state House just passed this:

Quote
Republican lawmakers have introduced an amendment that would limit any stay-at-home order issued by the Ohio Department of Health to 14 days.

If the department wanted to extend the order beyond those two weeks, it would need the approval of an existing bipartisan committee called the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review made up of five representatives and five senators.

“The joint committee shall determine the period of the extension, if any,” according to the amendment.

A House committee is scheduled to vote on the amendment Wednesday morning -- potentially setting up a vote by the full House on Wednesday afternoon.

Gov. Mike DeWine and Ohio Director of Health Dr. Amy Acton issued the first “stay-at-home” health order March 23 and have extended a revised version until the end of May in an effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

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Post by: Tripon on May 06, 2020, 04:54:03 PM
(https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e64c803/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5568x3712+0+0/resize/2400x1600!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F18%2Fba%2F2767373e489cad9c4f0976a5b294%2Fgettyimages-1211860798.jpg)

https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-05-06/reopening-economy-restaurants-retail-movies-sports

eating in a cubical.
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Post by: thisismyusername on May 06, 2020, 05:00:48 PM
https://twitter.com/michaelschwab13/status/1257821393959469056
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Post by: Tripon on May 06, 2020, 05:14:24 PM
https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/1257691933989797895
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Post by: VomKriege on May 06, 2020, 05:18:47 PM
Grifting make you age fast.
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Post by: team filler on May 06, 2020, 05:21:41 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/UKszBkU.jpg)
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Post by: VomKriege on May 06, 2020, 05:43:15 PM
Numbers continue to trend in the right way in France and the bulk of the backlog deaths in care homes was finally ingested (still 40% of known fatalities  :-\ ).

Authorities have started using a map differentiating between green, orange and red zones / départments which should shortly be made definitive (with green and red zones only), some of the lockdown measures should be relaxed earlier in green zones (though it is still a bit hazy... parks opening is reliant on this I believe).
Status is a combination of fast the infection is running and the strain on healthcare services, the latter being seemingly more of an issue now than the former.

Maps can be seen here :

https://solidarites-sante.gouv.fr/soins-et-maladies/maladies/maladies-infectieuses/coronavirus/etat-des-lieux-et-actualites/article/indicateurs-de-l-activite-epidemique (https://solidarites-sante.gouv.fr/soins-et-maladies/maladies/maladies-infectieuses/coronavirus/etat-des-lieux-et-actualites/article/indicateurs-de-l-activite-epidemique)

Basically : Paris region, the East and Mayotte are the parts hardest hit still.
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Post by: Tripon on May 06, 2020, 05:46:42 PM
Quote from: Esch on May 06, 2020, 05:16:08 PM
:lol who gave Nintex a camera


https://twitter.com/JamesOKeefeIII/status/1255864152922492930

"We will protect your identity".

*Immediately expose 3 people with full names and titles.  ???
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Post by: Mandark on May 06, 2020, 05:58:56 PM
more like james o'queef
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Post by: TakingBackSunday on May 06, 2020, 06:01:00 PM
I will never get sick of that
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Post by: Joe Molotov on May 06, 2020, 06:09:22 PM
Quote from: Mandark on May 06, 2020, 05:58:56 PM
more like james o'queef

Got ‘em
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Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on May 06, 2020, 06:20:34 PM
 :dead

https://mobile.twitter.com/SenSanders/status/1258154186430087169
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Post by: Flannel Boy on May 06, 2020, 06:21:33 PM
Quote from: riotous on May 06, 2020, 05:23:35 PM
LOL... "updated 4/25"
I'm going to assume that, even if it was updated at 4/30, it would be premature data. Deaths lag. Is their logic that COVID saved a net 40,000 lives? 
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Post by: Flannel Boy on May 06, 2020, 06:29:30 PM
Quote from: Skullfuckers Anonymous on May 06, 2020, 06:20:34 PM
:dead

https://mobile.twitter.com/SenSanders/status/1258154186430087169

"Lucero said receiving PPE or COVID-19 tests, and not body bags, back in March was critical while they were working to curb the spread of the virus. At the time, the Seattle Indian Health Board did not have the capacity to test, and although the Federal Emergency Management Agency did offer to provide testing for the center, the logistics involved didn't make the process feasible, Lucero said."

"Meanwhile, Lucero said, the county did help deliver about 200 COVID-19 test kits through FEMA."

"The Seattle Indian Health Board has previously received some federal funding, which has helped to set up an additional testing site and keep the center operating, Echo-Hawk said"

"While the Seattle Indian Health Board has the PPE and supplies it needs as of now"


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Post by: team filler on May 06, 2020, 06:31:12 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on May 06, 2020, 06:21:33 PM
Quote from: riotous on May 06, 2020, 05:23:35 PM
LOL... "updated 4/25"
I'm going to assume that, even if it was updated at 4/30, it would be premature data. Deaths lag. Is their logic that COVID saved a net 40,000 lives?
supposedly less shootings and car accidents in los angeles  :trumps the covid stopping gang violence  :rejoice
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Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on May 06, 2020, 06:35:09 PM
Poor Kevin.

https://mobile.twitter.com/ComplexPop/status/1258099686243799042
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Post by: Pennywise on May 06, 2020, 06:58:37 PM
Quote from: Skullfuckers Anonymous on May 06, 2020, 06:35:09 PM
Poor Kevin.

https://mobile.twitter.com/ComplexPop/status/1258099686243799042
The picture with the shadow under his nose is giving me Hitler vibes.
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Post by: Great Rumbler on May 06, 2020, 07:08:07 PM
Quote from: Esch on May 06, 2020, 05:16:08 PM
:lol who gave Nintex a camera


https://twitter.com/JamesOKeefeIII/status/1255864152922492930

(https://i.imgur.com/6yptFLw.png)
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Post by: Tripon on May 06, 2020, 07:39:03 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/BzI1n67.png)

NJ taking the lead in daily deaths. Is it the people who have to commute to NY, plus the disrepair of their large cities?
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Post by: VomKriege on May 06, 2020, 07:45:34 PM
They've been around those numbers for at least a week (?). I haven't looked if they were on a delay to NYS where fatalities have hopefully decreased a bit.

Edit : Guess not  :corona_mj
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Post by: Flannel Boy on May 06, 2020, 08:07:26 PM
Quote from: Tripon on May 06, 2020, 07:39:03 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/BzI1n67.png)

NJ taking the lead in daily deaths. Is it the people who have to commute to NY, plus the disrepair of their large cities?
Too soon. 752 deaths for NY.

2500+ for the US.
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Post by: Mandark on May 06, 2020, 08:08:30 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on May 06, 2020, 08:07:26 PM
Quote from: Tripon on May 06, 2020, 07:39:03 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/BzI1n67.png)

NJ taking the lead in daily deaths. Is it the people who have to commute to NY, plus the disrepair of their large cities?
Too soon. 752 deaths for NY.

2500+ for the US.

thanks tripon, way to fucking go
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Post by: VomKriege on May 06, 2020, 08:08:37 PM
So one of the companies I worked with closed, will reopen Monday and I'll resume going there. Apparently there will be "COVID supervisors" among managers to ensure distancing & safety rules. Haven't had much details beyond surgical masks being supplied by the company and the fact it will be skeleton crews. Before closing for lockdown they also had hand sanitizers, wipes and limiting number of people per office (if 1 was not possible) put in place.

Reading stuff elsewhere it does seem it's the guidance from authorities for company offices resuming work, maybe with a couple more wrinkles (having ground marker at Xerox machines etc, mandatory masks and gloves when not in office, having a circulation path in hallways...).

Not sure this theorical plan will survive first contact with reality but :yeshrug it's a more severe and restrictive regime than what was on place on the company I worked at during lockdown.

The public transport operators in Paris apparently wrote a joint letter to the Prime Minister to say they didn't have the financial and human means to implement the government demand to somehow allow for users to respect the 1m rule. It's of course wholly unrealistic if the number of travellers shoots up to normal average or slightly below, even if traffic is back to 100%. Of course the idea is to keep WFH in place as long as possible wherever possible...
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Post by: Tripon on May 06, 2020, 08:20:17 PM
Quote from: Mandark on May 06, 2020, 08:08:30 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on May 06, 2020, 08:07:26 PM
Quote from: Tripon on May 06, 2020, 07:39:03 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/BzI1n67.png)

NJ taking the lead in daily deaths. Is it the people who have to commute to NY, plus the disrepair of their large cities?
Too soon. 752 deaths for NY.

2500+ for the US.

thanks tripon, way to fucking go

 :yeshrug
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Post by: Akala on May 06, 2020, 10:53:53 PM
https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/coronavirus/article_8591ea82-8faf-11ea-a81f-83ce146d72e5.html

 :maf
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Post by: Tripon on May 06, 2020, 10:57:29 PM
https://twitter.com/NoahShachtman/status/1258025490373279744

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdQvJ9gN2mE
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 06, 2020, 11:07:19 PM
He put the little prick in charge of little pricks. 
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Post by: bluemax on May 07, 2020, 12:00:39 AM
How soon until Jared calls up Elizabeth Holmes?
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Post by: Tripon on May 07, 2020, 12:10:44 AM
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The head of Sweden's coronavirus response said in a new interview that the country's high death toll had "come as a surprise" and was "really something we worry a lot about."

The state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell told "The Daily Show" that the Swedish strategy had still been successful in many ways.

But he said the no-lockdown strategy was not a conscious decision in favor of more deaths — instead he said the outsize toll was not part of the plan.

About half of Sweden's deaths have been in nursing homes, which prohibit visitors. Tegnell said health officials had thought it would be easier to keep the disease away from them.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/head-swedens-no-lockdown-coronavirus-100111923.html
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2oPk20OHBE
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Post by: team filler on May 07, 2020, 02:05:17 AM
https://twitter.com/i/events/1219057585707315201

 :rejoice

secret location in belgium  8)
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Post by: team filler on May 07, 2020, 02:38:18 AM
https://twitter.com/ltrain87x/status/1258246261322514433
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Post by: VomKriege on May 07, 2020, 05:15:18 AM
South Korea wants to ship gift masks to foreign vets of the ONU mandated force in the Korean War to commemorate the 70th anniversary since the hostilities.
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Post by: VomKriege on May 07, 2020, 05:24:08 AM
Germany is under the radar but their fatality numbers certainly did rise in the 200 a day range somewhat frequently. They still appear to have done a much better job so far than all the other major Western Europe countries but it did catch up a bit.

Less confirmed deaths than Belgium still so...
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Post by: thisismyusername on May 07, 2020, 06:59:13 AM
https://www.theroot.com/georgia-gov-brian-kemp-i-totally-messed-up-reopening-1843292744

#Oops

How long until Florida and California and other states admit it?
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Post by: Flannel Boy on May 07, 2020, 08:28:05 AM
The United States: We tried lockdown measures--we kind of tried them (in most states), and they didn't work (and they weren't necessary). Sure, it worked in densely populated countries, highly reliant on public transit--but that makes it easier! Also, this is the flu.
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Post by: Flannel Boy on May 07, 2020, 09:00:38 AM
https://twitter.com/Aaron_Derfel/status/1258339971490099200
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Post by: ToxicAdam on May 07, 2020, 09:55:10 AM
I don't doubt more people are dying at home, but I imagine there are a ton of people who are afraid to go to the hospital with heart conditions and are dying of strokes at home. My siblings and I had to talk our 71 year old mother into going to the hospital for heart palpitations recently. She turned out to be okay, but if left to her own devices she would've just sat with it.

https://www.statnews.com/2020/04/23/coronavirus-phobia-keeping-heart-patients-away-from-er/


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A survey of nine major hospitals earlier this month showed the number of severe heart attacks being treated in U.S hospitals had dropped by nearly 40% since the novel coronavirus took hold in March
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Post by: Ghoul on May 07, 2020, 10:45:17 AM
https://twitter.com/nanaotafrija/status/1257536612969390084
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Post by: Flannel Boy on May 07, 2020, 11:01:42 AM
Are people sleeping on Vitamin D deficiency and COVID-19 mortality?

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Post by: tiesto on May 07, 2020, 11:07:20 AM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on May 07, 2020, 11:01:42 AM
Are people sleeping on Vitamin D deficiency and COVID-19 mortality?

I have a vitamin d deficiency  :-\ I do take supplements.. not sure how much that helps.
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Post by: nachobro on May 07, 2020, 11:46:07 AM
i dunno how much the supplement helps but i do take it and try and spend at least a little time in the sun every day, even if its just a walk around the block.
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Post by: thisismyusername on May 07, 2020, 12:07:45 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on May 07, 2020, 11:01:42 AM
Are people sleeping on Vitamin D deficiency and COVID-19 mortality?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-DH_baE_Yc

More seriously: I'm like a vampire. The only sunlight I get is going between buildings to cars, the car drive, and that's about it. :doge If COVID wants to kill a computer nerd, that's it's prerogative (and I welcome to sweet embrace of death)
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Post by: Tripon on May 07, 2020, 12:10:46 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqWWEFc-Z1M

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From what I understand, your body will just shit out Vitamin supplements if it's not needed.
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Post by: thisismyusername on May 07, 2020, 12:12:15 PM
Quote from: Tripon on May 07, 2020, 12:10:46 PM
From what I understand, your body will just shit out Vitamin supplements if it's not needed.

Teepo, time to test your shits. :doge
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Post by: team filler on May 07, 2020, 12:14:00 PM
https://twitter.com/AndrewCMcCarthy/status/1258154195104018432

 :thinking
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Post by: team filler on May 07, 2020, 12:18:51 PM
"it wasn't me, it was the third armed man"  :-[
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Post by: Tripon on May 07, 2020, 12:31:09 PM
I saw some people freaking out that Ventura county contract tracing team is going to actually do what contract tracing does and isolate known cases. Which might means giving that person a hotel room or trailer to live in while they're infected because they need their own bathroom so they don't give the rona to other people.
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Post by: BisMarckie on May 07, 2020, 12:33:03 PM
Quote from: riotous on May 07, 2020, 12:15:33 PM
Quote from: filler on May 07, 2020, 12:14:00 PM
https://twitter.com/AndrewCMcCarthy/status/1258154195104018432

 :thinking

I've contemplated becoming a robber. 

Let's get an Air b'nb in Portland for a month and team up and make some money bro.

Don‘t wear tight pants tho, people will be able to recognize your huge bulge. :uguu
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Post by: Flannel Boy on May 07, 2020, 12:50:42 PM
The US is over 75,000 total deaths.
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Post by: Flannel Boy on May 07, 2020, 12:53:19 PM
https://twitter.com/NateSilver538/status/1258422019668037633
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Post by: Great Rumbler on May 07, 2020, 12:59:47 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on May 07, 2020, 12:50:42 PM
The US is over 75,000 total deaths.

Not great, but not terrible.
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Post by: Flannel Boy on May 07, 2020, 01:22:54 PM
Quebec
Apr 2, 2020: 907 new cases
. . .
May 6, 2020: 910 new cases
May 7, 2020: 911 new cases

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Post by: stufte on May 07, 2020, 01:30:41 PM
Quote from: Stro on May 07, 2020, 01:23:52 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on May 07, 2020, 12:59:47 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on May 07, 2020, 12:50:42 PM
The US is over 75,000 total deaths.

Not great, but not terrible.

A month ago there were 12,600 deaths in the US. It was at 60,000 5 days ago. A month ago the expected deathcount was lowered to 50-60k and we'll almost assuredly hit 80k by Monday. That seems pretty terrible, imo.

It's a Chernobyl quote.  :lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mg5HOnq7zD0
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Post by: Flannel Boy on May 07, 2020, 01:37:11 PM
91% of Quebec's deaths have been in those 70 years or older.

I decided to compare that to Illinois, which has detailed stats and a similar death count. Only 68% of Illinois' deaths have been in those 70 or over.

I think this goes away if I control for race.

edit:
Not exactly.
Illinois
82% of white deaths are 70 or over.
73% of Asian deaths are 70 or over.
60% of black deaths are 70 or over.
49% of Hispanic deaths are 70 or over.

Whites skew older, but that seems much.

Percentage of COVID-19 deaths white-non-Hispanic:
20-29 0%
30-39 16%
40-49 10%
50-59 20%
60-69 30%
70-79 42%
80+   56%
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Post by: Great Rumbler on May 07, 2020, 01:44:53 PM
Russia's not looking too good right now. They've had 10k-11k new cases every day for the past 6 days. Deaths are still pretty low considering how many cases they have, but that number is going up, too.
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Post by: team filler on May 07, 2020, 01:45:13 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on May 07, 2020, 01:22:54 PM
Quebec
Apr 2, 2020: 907 new cases
. . .
May 6, 2020: 910 new cases
May 7, 2020: 911 new cases
only 4 new cases between ap 2 and may 7 seems p good  :doge
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Post by: Flannel Boy on May 07, 2020, 01:48:09 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on May 07, 2020, 01:44:53 PM
Russia's not looking too good right now. They've had 10k-11k new cases every day for the past 6 days. Deaths are still pretty low considering how many cases they have, but that number is going up, too.

In Russia, death counts you.
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Post by: Oblivion on May 07, 2020, 02:03:12 PM
Quote from: stufte on May 07, 2020, 01:30:41 PM
Quote from: Stro on May 07, 2020, 01:23:52 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on May 07, 2020, 12:59:47 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on May 07, 2020, 12:50:42 PM
The US is over 75,000 total deaths.

Not great, but not terrible.

A month ago there were 12,600 deaths in the US. It was at 60,000 5 days ago. A month ago the expected deathcount was lowered to 50-60k and we'll almost assuredly hit 80k by Monday. That seems pretty terrible, imo.

It's a Chernobyl quote.  :lol


legit thought rumbler was quoting trump
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Post by: team filler on May 07, 2020, 03:39:58 PM
https://twitter.com/808constituent/status/1258456889475522560

 :pimp
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Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on May 07, 2020, 03:43:38 PM
Quote from: filler on May 07, 2020, 03:39:58 PM
https://twitter.com/808constituent/status/1258456889475522560

 :pimp

We need to start responding to every Trump tweet with this to get him to legalize pot.
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Post by: Flannel Boy on May 07, 2020, 06:41:35 PM
Three days in a row over 2,000. https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/
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Post by: Don Rumata on May 07, 2020, 06:57:52 PM
Quote from: Skullfuckers Anonymous on May 07, 2020, 03:43:38 PM
Quote from: filler on May 07, 2020, 03:39:58 PM
https://twitter.com/808constituent/status/1258456889475522560

 :pimp

We need to start responding to every Trump tweet with this to get him to legalize pot.
Isn't it legal in a whole bunch of states already?
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Post by: Flannel Boy on May 07, 2020, 07:07:04 PM
https://www.koco.com/article/police-identify-woman-accused-of-firing-shots-at-mcdonalds-after-she-was-told-dining-room-was-closed/32403518

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According to police, the suspect entered the restaurant and was told by employees the dining area was closed. She was asked to leave but refused, and police said a physical altercation ensued between the suspect and an employee.

Police said the suspect was then forced out of the restaurant by employees. She reentered the restaurant with a handgun and fired about three rounds in the restaurant, according to police.

One employee was hit in the arm, a second was hit with shrapnel in the neck/shoulder area and a third employee was hit with shrapnel in the side, police said. The employee who was involved in the initial physical confrontation suffered a head injury. The cause of this injury in unclear, according to police.

Injuries to the four employees were non-life-threatening. Three of the employees were taken to a local hospital, police said.

The suspect, later identified as 32-year-old Gloricia Woody, was found a few blocks south of the McDonald’s and taken into custody without incident.
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Post by: Tripon on May 07, 2020, 07:18:41 PM
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At the end of another long shift treating coronavirus patients, Dr. Hadi Halazun opened his Facebook page to find a man insisting to him that "no one's dying" and that the coronavirus is "fake news" drummed up by the news media.

Hadi tried to engage and explain his firsthand experience with the virus. In reply, another user insinuated that he wasn't a real doctor, saying pictures from his profile showing him at concerts and music festivals proved it.

"I told them: 'I am a real doctor. There are 200 people in my hospital's ICU,'" said Halazun, a cardiologist in New York. "And they said, 'Give me your credentials.' I engaged with them, and they kicked me off their wall."

"I left work and I felt so deflated. I let it get to me."

Halazun, like many other health care professionals, is dealing with a bombardment of misinformation and harassment from conspiracy theorists, some of whom have moved beyond posting online to pressing doctors for proof of the severity of the pandemic.

And it's taking a toll. Halazun said dealing with conspiracy theorists is the "second most painful thing I've had to deal with, other than separation of families from their loved one."

Several other doctors shared similar experiences, saying that they regularly had to treat patients who had sought care too late because of conspiracy theories spread on social media and that social media companies have to do more to counteract the forces that spread lies for profit.

(https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/DBk5fj0wjC625maWHixUPA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTQ5Ni42MDI-/https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/J0mybipEwr4tZO1Zsnwv8w--~B/aD0xNzYxO3c9MjUwMDtzbT0xO2FwcGlkPXl0YWNoeW9u/https://media.zenfs.com/en-US/nbc_news_122/f1fd44531f1efe382dd436cf08ee77e6)

(https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/2qm4BADJXJKjtpNrxC3Wkw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNQ--/https://media.zenfs.com/en-US/nbc_news_122/1c69c4c773804a309ad681f9c10ba48b)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/doing-doctors-fed-conspiracies-ravaging-214800418.html
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Post by: Tripon on May 07, 2020, 07:28:30 PM
https://twitter.com/PeterJ_Walker/status/1258508152988790784
https://twitter.com/NickNorthwest/status/1258534777084239874
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Post by: remy on May 07, 2020, 10:46:06 PM
Thought i had the rona because I got a weird rash on my foot but it was just a staph infection. is that better?  :doge

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Post by: Tripon on May 07, 2020, 10:52:58 PM
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/496709-chinese-researchers-detect-covid-19-in-human-semen

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Researchers of a small study conducted in China detected COVID-19 in semen of patients hospitalized with the disease, according to a study published Thursday.

The researchers found that COVID-19 was present in the semen of six of 38 patients who participated and supplied a sample, according to the study published in JAMA Network Open.

Researchers detected the virus in semen from four men who were still very sick with the infection as well as from two who were recovering.

The study did not, however, address whether it is possible for COVID-19 to be sexually transmitted.

The study was conducted on patients with confirmed COVID-19 at the Shangqui Municipal hospital, a designated COVID-19 treatment hospital.

Authors of the study noted that the study was limited by a small sample size and short subsequent follow-up.

The results contrast a study of 34 Chinese men with COVID-19 published last month in the journal Fertility and Sterility in which U.S. and Chinese researchers found no evidence of the virus in semen tested between eight days and almost three months after diagnosis, The Associated Press reports.

The co-author of that report, John Hotaling of the University of Utah, told AP the new study involved men that were much sicker.

Peter Schlegel, the immediate past president of The American Society for Reproductive Medicine, told AP the new study should not be cause for alarm, but said for safety “it may be wise to avoid sexual contact with men until they are 14 days without symptoms.”

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Research indicates that infected travelers from New York transmitted nearly 65% of new coronavirus cases across the US, according to The New York Times.

The genetic signature of the strain of the virus prevalent in New York connect it to outbreaks in Europe, while the infections in Washington state were linked to China, scientists found.

Enforcing stay-at-home orders earlier would have helped cut down on the infection's transmission.

Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.

Thousands of travelers carried the coronavirus from New York around the United States in early March, triggering most of the new cases that erupted nationwide.

The New York Times reported on Thursday that tiny genetic mutations helped researchers track between 60% and 65% of new infections back to the outbreak in the country's biggest city.

"We now have enough data to feel pretty confident that New York was the primary gateway for the rest of the country," Nathan Grubagh, of the Yale School of Public Health, told the Times.

Grubagh said that introducing social-distancing guidelines earlier would have helped reduce the disease's spread.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/people-traveled-york-across-us-005500313.html
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 08, 2020, 12:33:16 AM
Well, now we know how your mom got it.
spoiler (click to show/hide)
Drinking all that cum. 
[close]
 
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Glug glug glug
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Post by: Joe Molotov on May 08, 2020, 01:33:52 AM
Quote from: remy on May 07, 2020, 10:46:06 PM
Thought i had the rona because I got a weird rash on my foot but it was just a staph infection. is that better?  :doge

I still wouldn’t touch my face with it, just to be safe.
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Post by: VomKriege on May 08, 2020, 05:15:00 AM
Brazil  :corona_mj
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Post by: Flannel Boy on May 08, 2020, 08:49:52 AM
https://twitter.com/BloombergCA/status/1258727787827003393
That's fewer job losses than predicted or would be indicated by CERB applications (I know of several people who are receiving it who aren't close to being qualified). 
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Post by: Flannel Boy on May 08, 2020, 09:03:27 AM
https://twitter.com/NPR/status/1258739166029975552
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on May 08, 2020, 09:07:46 AM
The chi-coms and soros will stop at nothing to bring down trump :stahp
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Post by: thisismyusername on May 08, 2020, 10:39:43 AM
DRILL BABY DRILL.

Let's get that unemployment up to 25%. YEE-HAW.
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Post by: Flannel Boy on May 08, 2020, 11:24:57 AM
Quote from: Esch on May 08, 2020, 11:20:29 AM
https://twitter.com/alleniverson/status/1258608013964910593
Iverson has always been careful. He always made sure that the basketball was never six-feet near a teammate.
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Post by: Svejk on May 08, 2020, 12:55:09 PM
Murder Hornets pose no threat to Japanese honey bees.

https://mobile.twitter.com/TheBrandonMorse/status/1257684688099069953
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Post by: Leadbelly on May 08, 2020, 02:36:04 PM
Quote from: Stro on May 07, 2020, 01:23:52 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on May 07, 2020, 12:59:47 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on May 07, 2020, 12:50:42 PM
The US is over 75,000 total deaths.

Not great, but not terrible.

A month ago there were 12,600 deaths in the US. It was at 60,000 5 days ago. A month ago the expected deathcount was lowered to 50-60k and we'll almost assuredly hit 80k by Monday. That seems pretty terrible, imo.

It depends which way you look at it to be honest. As Rumbler said, it isn't great, but in terms of population and in terms of the number of confirmed cases, it isn't terrible. If you adjust for population alone it would be lower than a number of countries. And deaths relative to confirmed cases is lower than some.
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Post by: Bebpo on May 08, 2020, 03:30:27 PM
Quote from: BlueLithium on May 08, 2020, 09:07:46 AM
The chi-coms and soros will stop at nothing to bring down trump :stahp

What's Chi-com? I've seen this mentioned a couple times recently but afraid to look it up and get a bunch of conspiracy google hits.
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Post by: Great Rumbler on May 08, 2020, 03:33:01 PM
Chinese communists
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Post by: team filler on May 08, 2020, 03:34:24 PM
chinese communists as popularized by alex jones[pbuh]

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Post by: CatsCatsCats on May 08, 2020, 03:35:32 PM
Got my first unemployment check today, thank god
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Post by: thisismyusername on May 08, 2020, 03:43:06 PM
Quote from: Stro on May 08, 2020, 01:03:09 PM
One of Pence's staff members also tested positive :jeb

Now if only Pence could catch it and HIV, then it'd be sasuga.
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Post by: Tripon on May 08, 2020, 03:46:01 PM
It was Katie Miller, wife to Stephen Miller.

https://twitter.com/cnnbrk/status/1258840126534361089

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Post by: Tripon on May 08, 2020, 04:23:04 PM
https://twitter.com/KedronBardwell/status/1258846509216473095

RIP
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Post by: team filler on May 08, 2020, 07:09:39 PM
https://twitter.com/Boringstein/status/1258880967256813572

 :rejoice
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Post by: shosta on May 08, 2020, 07:11:13 PM
I agree, and so is the rest of smash mouth
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Post by: Phoenix Dark on May 08, 2020, 07:41:26 PM
https://twitter.com/IngrahamAngle/status/1258765736207671297

spoiler (click to show/hide)
https://twitter.com/KT_So_It_Goes/status/1241465915486670848
[close]
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Post by: Himu on May 08, 2020, 08:26:08 PM
No stimulus check and no unemployment. I'm pretty close to going back to my job. Can't wait to become "essential" again. Weeee~ ::)
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Post by: Nuitangg on May 08, 2020, 08:51:48 PM
https://twitter.com/cd_hooks/status/1258887047080747009

 :trumps
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Post by: OnlyRegret on May 08, 2020, 09:16:26 PM
morally questionable, but some fucks are so easy to grift off I'm not surprised it is a career path
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Post by: Tripon on May 08, 2020, 09:24:21 PM
https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1258928021110693888

Rip reporters
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Post by: team filler on May 08, 2020, 09:54:53 PM
https://twitter.com/Lukewearechange/status/1258933898714779656

the chicoms  :lawd
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Post by: Tripon on May 08, 2020, 11:18:02 PM
https://twitter.com/chicken__puppet/status/1258958290362544128

https://twitter.com/arielhelwani/status/1258943537007263744

Dana White fistbumping with no protection right before Jacare Souza got his positive results back is insane.

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https://twitter.com/ThatDamnYank/status/1258957981061767168
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Post by: bluemax on May 09, 2020, 12:19:09 AM
Walking my dog at lunch today, walked past a house were a guy was standing in his yard, talking to someone who was dropping off/picking up stuff or something. As I passed by I hear the guy go "Yeah, I dunno about this Corona thing, no one I know has gotten it..." it was pretty frustrating/disappointing.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 09, 2020, 12:54:19 AM
https://www.thestar.com/business/2020/05/08/for-profit-nursing-homes-have-four-times-as-many-covid-19-deaths-as-city-run-homes-star-analysis-finds.html?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=Business&utm_content=for-profit-nursing-homes-have-four-times-as-many-covid-19-deaths-as-city-run-homes-star-analysis-finds&fbclid=IwAR3JXkvLrQEa3HTuVgDObsB6fEraFIH2AhR67T-WpKh5Ot7N7rRb3b8URSQ

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Post by: VomKriege on May 09, 2020, 06:27:51 AM
Quote from: filler on May 08, 2020, 09:54:53 PM
https://twitter.com/Lukewearechange/status/1258933898714779656

the chicoms  :lawd

"How do you respond to something like this ?"
Some places have their shit together ?

 :neogaf at the first Twitter response :

Quote
Ned Isakoff
@NIsakoff
·
8h
En réponse à
@Lukewearechange
I refuse to live like this. 

Those of you with kids:  Is this the life you want for your children?

This is the authorities' idea of the "new normal."  IF you accept it.

Washing hands ? Having a couple simple common sense checks to protect the health of kids in schools ?
 :rethread
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Post by: Nintex on May 09, 2020, 06:32:32 AM
Quote from: filler on May 08, 2020, 09:54:53 PM
https://twitter.com/Lukewearechange/status/1258933898714779656

the chicoms  :lawd
The US is just gonna drop infected paratroopers into China and the whole thing collapses.

Did the Venezuelans test the coup boys yet?  :ohhh

Quote from: Tripon on May 08, 2020, 11:18:02 PM
https://twitter.com/chicken__puppet/status/1258958290362544128

https://twitter.com/arielhelwani/status/1258943537007263744

Dana White fistbumping with no protection right before Jacare Souza got his positive results back is insane.

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https://twitter.com/ThatDamnYank/status/1258957981061767168
It's not insane but the blueprint for re-opening that the President will study carefully.
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Post by: Great Rumbler on May 09, 2020, 09:49:31 AM
Forcing kids to wash their hands and shoes before entering school?! STOP THIS COMMIE TYRANNY!!!
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on May 09, 2020, 09:50:52 AM
They're washing away their liberty :corona_mj
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Post by: Great Rumbler on May 09, 2020, 10:09:22 AM
Get screwed over daily by billion-dollar corporations that put profits before people?

"Whelp, that just capitalism. Nothing can be done about that."

Wear masks and wash hands to avoid getting sick?

"GOVERNMENT TYRANNY STOP TAKING AWAY MY FREEDOMS U-S-A U-S-A U-S-A!!!!!!"
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Post by: BisMarckie on May 09, 2020, 10:52:07 AM
I bet this moron forgot to buy a license :neogaf
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Post by: ToxicAdam on May 09, 2020, 11:08:37 AM
We’re a nation of cats.
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Post by: nachobro on May 09, 2020, 11:26:44 AM
Quote from: Esch on May 09, 2020, 10:50:14 AM
https://twitter.com/toddstarnes/status/1258870865481121793

trumpy snowflakes :lol
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Post by: nachobro on May 09, 2020, 11:30:09 AM
down here in real america (mexico) we don't even have enough people to make a four block long line 8)
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 09, 2020, 11:31:28 AM
You living in the commie utopia you always dream of.
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Post by: Oblivion on May 09, 2020, 11:36:32 AM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on May 08, 2020, 09:16:26 PM
morally questionable, but some fucks are so easy to grift off I'm not surprised it is a career path

bilking MAGA chuds it the most moral thing a person can do

it's a victimless crime
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Post by: tiesto on May 09, 2020, 12:46:00 PM
Quote from: filler on May 08, 2020, 07:09:39 PM
https://twitter.com/Boringstein/status/1258880967256813572

 :rejoice

He also helped cook dinner for the firefighters during the Cali wildfires a few years back. Guy is awesome.
https://www.sfgate.com/california-wildfires/article/Guy-Fieri-camp-fire-butte-county-dinner-13385337.php (https://www.sfgate.com/california-wildfires/article/Guy-Fieri-camp-fire-butte-county-dinner-13385337.php)
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Post by: thisismyusername on May 09, 2020, 12:54:46 PM
He also ministered his gay sisters wedding, IIRC. Sadly, her gay-sense-of-style didn't impact his bleached beard. :doge
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Post by: team filler on May 09, 2020, 01:11:37 PM
flavortown 2020 :pimp
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Post by: Nintex on May 09, 2020, 01:24:46 PM
The Trump Death Cult: "Please let us die gasping for breath in freedom! It's just the flu, it isn't a big deal! If I go to the hospital and die it was all worth it!"

Trump himself:
*Mulvaney coughs*
"GET HIM OUT OF HERE WHERE IS THE FIRING SQUAD?"
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Post by: Leadbelly on May 09, 2020, 02:07:07 PM
Quote from: filler on May 08, 2020, 09:54:53 PM
https://twitter.com/Lukewearechange/status/1258933898714779656

the chicoms  :lawd

I mean, it looks like a really competent and organised response, if not a little overly so. And 'overly so' is the key point here. The thing that immediately came to mind is, it looked so propagandistic. I just don't believe the majority of schools in China actually do this. Or would even have the funds to get that equipment. It just comes off as like a show to the world. Especially considering it goes way beyond what you would expect for precautionary measures. In a way that kind of makes me laugh actually.
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Post by: toku on May 09, 2020, 02:08:46 PM
we should probably close this thread now that it's all over
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Post by: Tripon on May 09, 2020, 02:30:44 PM
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The city of Pasadena is warning against Mother’s Day gatherings after its public health department recently traced a cluster of at least five coronavirus cases to a birthday party.

The party was held after the city issued stay-at-home orders March 19 and was attended by a large number of extended family members and friends who did not wear face coverings or stay six feet apart, the city said in a news release.

“One person showed up to the party exhibiting symptoms and joking she may have the virus,” Lisa Derderian, spokeswoman for the city of Pasadena, said in an email. “The aftermath affected several others who became seriously ill because of one person’s negligent and selfish behavior.”
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-09/coronavirus-case-cluster-pasadena-birthday-party-mothers-day


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ROME —  South Korea’s capital closed down more than 2,100 bars and other nightspots Saturday because of a new cluster of coronavirus infections, Germany scrambled to contain fresh outbreaks at slaughterhouses, and Italian authorities worried that people were getting too friendly at cocktail hour during the country’s first weekend of eased restrictions.
The new outbreaks — and the fears of a second wave of contagion — underscored the dangers authorities face as they try to reopen their economies.

Quote
In South Korea, where a decline in new cases had prompted the government to loosen up, Seoul shut down thousands of nightclubs, hostess bars and discos after dozens of infections were linked to clubgoers who went out last weekend as the country relaxed its social-distancing guidelines.

Many of the infections were linked to a 29-year-old man who visited three nightclubs
before testing positive. Mayor Park Won-soon said health workers were trying to contact some 1,940 people who had been at the three clubs and other places nearby.

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-05-09/outbreaks-in-germany-s-korea-show-the-risks-in-easing-up
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Post by: shosta on May 09, 2020, 02:40:09 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 09, 2020, 02:07:07 PM
I mean, it looks like a really competent and organised response, if not a little overly so. And 'overly so' is the key point here. The thing that immediately came to mind is, it looked so propagandistic. I just don't believe the majority of schools in China actually do this. Or would even have the funds to get that equipment. It just comes off as like a show to the world. Especially considering it goes way beyond what you would expect for precautionary measures. In a way that kind of makes me laugh actually.
what this forum needs is a markov chain generated by your posts
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Post by: Leadbelly on May 09, 2020, 02:51:46 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 09, 2020, 02:40:09 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 09, 2020, 02:07:07 PM
I mean, it looks like a really competent and organised response, if not a little overly so. And 'overly so' is the key point here. The thing that immediately came to mind is, it looked so propagandistic. I just don't believe the majority of schools in China actually do this. Or would even have the funds to get that equipment. It just comes off as like a show to the world. Especially considering it goes way beyond what you would expect for precautionary measures. In a way that kind of makes me laugh actually.
what this forum needs is a markov chain generated by your posts

Honest answer: Can you understand why I might think it looks like propaganda based on the video?
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Post by: shosta on May 09, 2020, 02:56:38 PM
It is by definition propaganda and I doubt every school in China is exercising that level of sanitation but as someone who was just a few weeks ago casting aspersions on lockdowns and whose witless PM bungled the response so badly that he landed in the ER, the irony of you "laughing" at an insignificant feel good video is itself a deeply ironic image and extraordinarily in character for you.
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Post by: Rufus on May 09, 2020, 03:07:01 PM
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-manga/japans-beloved-manga-assassin-becomes-the-latest-coronavirus-fatality-idUSKBN22L0BT
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Post by: VomKriege on May 09, 2020, 03:17:04 PM
Quote from: Rufus on May 09, 2020, 03:07:01 PM
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-manga/japans-beloved-manga-assassin-becomes-the-latest-coronavirus-fatality-idUSKBN22L0BT

In self isolation :
(https://i.imgur.com/sKVjG6J.gif)
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Post by: Leadbelly on May 09, 2020, 03:17:54 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 09, 2020, 02:56:38 PM
It is by definition propaganda and I doubt every school in China is exercising that level of sanitation but as someone who was just a few weeks ago casting aspersions on lockdowns and whose witless PM bungled the response so badly that he landed in the ER, the irony of you "laughing" at an insignificant feel good video is itself a deeply ironic image and extraordinarily in character for you.

There was a reason I asked that question of course. And that is, am I simply interpreting everything to fit a preconceived conclusion? And you seem to acknowledge that you at least understand my reasoning on this. That it does indeed look like a propaganda video. The point being, it was a legitimate point I made.

And I don't quite follow the point you are making here. Again, it either does look like a propaganda video or it doesn't. There is nothing hypocritical or ironic about stating something that is a fairly accurate description of something.

Interestingly though, I never once said lockdown measures were right or wrong. In fact I explicitly said in one of the posts you are probably referring to that it is was probably the right decision considering the circumstances. Funny that isn't it? How that is missed. Why is that exactly? Maybe 'ironically' preconceived notions of what I believe leaves you to always interpret everything I say a certain way maybe? Looking at everything people say along partisan lines? What?

The point I have made is that, there is no vaccine, the virus could come back in a second wave, and that at some point we may have to just face up to it and live as if everything is normal. I also fear that if we stay in lockdown for too long it could have disastrous effects. That is all.

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Post by: shosta on May 09, 2020, 04:00:50 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 09, 2020, 03:17:54 PM
There was a reason I asked that question of course. And that is, am I simply interpreting everything to fit a preconceived conclusion? And you seem to acknowledge that you at least understand my reasoning on this. That it does indeed look like a propaganda video. The point being, it was a legitimate point I made.

And I don't quite follow the point you are making here. Again, it either does look like a propaganda video or it doesn't. There is nothing hypocritical or ironic about stating something that is a fairly accurate description of something.

Interestingly though, I never once said lockdown measures were right or wrong. In fact I explicitly said in one of the posts you are probably referring to that it is was probably the right decision considering the circumstances. Funny that isn't it? How that is missed. Why is that exactly? Maybe 'ironically' preconceived notions of what I believe leaves you to always interpret everything I say a certain way maybe? Looking at everything people say along partisan lines? What?

The point I have made is that, there is no vaccine, the virus could come back in a second wave, and that at some point we may have to just face up to it and live as if everything is normal. I also fear that if we stay in lockdown for too long it could have disastrous effects. That is all.
The thoughts... they're coming from inside your head (https://www.youtube.com/embed/mfJu-X1Wakk?start=608&end=624)
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Post by: Leadbelly on May 09, 2020, 04:08:15 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 09, 2020, 04:00:50 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 09, 2020, 03:17:54 PM
There was a reason I asked that question of course. And that is, am I simply interpreting everything to fit a preconceived conclusion? And you seem to acknowledge that you at least understand my reasoning on this. That it does indeed look like a propaganda video. The point being, it was a legitimate point I made.

And I don't quite follow the point you are making here. Again, it either does look like a propaganda video or it doesn't. There is nothing hypocritical or ironic about stating something that is a fairly accurate description of something.

Interestingly though, I never once said lockdown measures were right or wrong. In fact I explicitly said in one of the posts you are probably referring to that it is was probably the right decision considering the circumstances. Funny that isn't it? How that is missed. Why is that exactly? Maybe 'ironically' preconceived notions of what I believe leaves you to always interpret everything I say a certain way maybe? Looking at everything people say along partisan lines? What?

The point I have made is that, there is no vaccine, the virus could come back in a second wave, and that at some point we may have to just face up to it and live as if everything is normal. I also fear that if we stay in lockdown for too long it could have disastrous effects. That is all.
The thoughts... they're coming from inside your head (https://www.youtube.com/embed/mfJu-X1Wakk?start=608&end=624)

Video unavailable.

You can't even get that right. :p
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Post by: shosta on May 09, 2020, 05:21:25 PM
https://twitter.com/vizjourno/status/1259189791150800899

Freeeedommmmmmmm!!!!!
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Post by: Occam on May 09, 2020, 05:25:33 PM
The Kochs are stepping up their game.
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Post by: team filler on May 09, 2020, 05:31:42 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 09, 2020, 05:21:25 PM
https://twitter.com/vizjourno/status/1259189791150800899

Freeeedommmmmmmm!!!!!
https://twitter.com/ArmyStrang/status/1259216437698351104

 :cac
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Post by: Rufus on May 09, 2020, 05:33:26 PM
Forgot where I read this, but someone likened the gun-clutching crowd to babies with pacifiers and I can't get it out of my head.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 09, 2020, 05:37:38 PM
Not to be a scholastic* terrorist but the more I see pictures of crowds of armed Americans, the more I wonder what would happen if you discreetly set off a firecracker in the crowd. 

* My Covid-19 resolution is that if you spell a word so bad Grammarly can't guess it in the top 5, you just go with the next best one.
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Post by: Dickie Dee on May 09, 2020, 05:45:15 PM
https://twitter.com/KFILE/status/1259165591052550144
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Post by: Phoenix Dark on May 09, 2020, 05:59:43 PM
https://twitter.com/MattGertz/status/1259184336995258372
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Post by: Joe Molotov on May 09, 2020, 06:04:59 PM
https://twitter.com/cushbomb/status/1259227365886001155

:dead
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Post by: shosta on May 09, 2020, 07:11:33 PM
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1259159878427267072

10 years from now, Elon Musk is going to be some kind of fucking Lex Luthor and there will be a ProPublica expose of how he's using nanomachines to harvest mulchified organs from poor people
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Post by: Nintex on May 09, 2020, 08:41:53 PM
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1259162367285317633 (https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1259162367285317633)

Elon's moving his stuff to a Republican state  :trumps
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Post by: ToxicAdam on May 09, 2020, 11:51:54 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on May 09, 2020, 06:04:59 PM

:dead

 Dad probably earned 70 percent of those badges for his kid, though.
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Post by: Tripon on May 10, 2020, 12:05:53 AM
https://twitter.com/NPR/status/1259331529106321409
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Post by: thisismyusername on May 10, 2020, 12:11:36 AM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 09, 2020, 05:21:25 PM
https://twitter.com/vizjourno/status/1259189791150800899

Freeeedommmmmmmm!!!!!

What the hell does the Eagle Scout need an AT4 for?
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Post by: Tripon on May 10, 2020, 12:55:30 AM
Quote
The South Korea LGBTQ community fears discrimination after a reported spike in coronavirus cases has linked to a 29-year-old man who visited nightclubs in the gay district of the capital.

As of May 9, the country confirmed 18 new coronavirus cases — the first time in five days that the number jumped above 10.

But local news reports have focused on details about the outbreak occurring in the gay district of Itaewon in the capital, causing anti-gay rhetoric on social media.

While homosexuality is not illegal in South Korea, discrimination of the LGBTQ community is widespread.

The country's rigorous "track and trace" model has caused fear in the LGBTQ community that people will be forced to out themselves.

Some local news organization later changed the headlines, removing references to "gay bars."
https://www.yahoo.com/news/south-korea-recorded-spike-covid-123017831.html
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Post by: team filler on May 10, 2020, 01:28:37 AM
https://twitter.com/Marsha34/status/1259258455245967363
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Post by: Tripon on May 10, 2020, 01:41:31 AM
https://twitter.com/StolenMonkey86/status/1259227733063802881

Golden Corral going to hire extra servers to put them in harm's way.  :doge
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Post by: team filler on May 10, 2020, 02:32:55 AM
endless buffet, endless covid brought right to your table! :lol
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Post by: bluemax on May 10, 2020, 02:59:19 AM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 09, 2020, 07:11:33 PM
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1259159878427267072

10 years from now, Elon Musk is going to be some kind of fucking Lex Luthor and there will be a ProPublica expose of how he's using nanomachines to harvest mulchified organs from poor people

10 years from now he's going to be in a mental institution and a lot of findom nerds who wanted to suck his dick are going to pretend they were never into him.
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Post by: Flannel Boy on May 10, 2020, 08:58:40 AM
Quote from: bluemax on May 10, 2020, 02:59:19 AM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 09, 2020, 07:11:33 PM
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1259159878427267072

10 years from now, Elon Musk is going to be some kind of fucking Lex Luthor and there will be a ProPublica expose of how he's using nanomachines to harvest mulchified organs from poor people

10 years from now he's going to be in a mental institution and a lot of findom nerds who wanted to suck his dick are going to pretend they were never into him.
Poor people can be crazy. The rich are eccentric.
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Post by: thisismyusername on May 10, 2020, 09:08:16 AM
Eccentrically... crazy...

Anyway:

https://twitter.com/cushbomb/status/1259352758248972295
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Post by: VomKriege on May 10, 2020, 09:17:30 AM
Quote from: ExoYZA on May 10, 2020, 03:01:24 AM
My Musk stan brother is already blaming everything on Grimes :lol

My bias with Musk started earlier than some and it's been a long time that he exhibited his quirks. Blaming it on Grimes is a bit weak.
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Post by: nachobro on May 10, 2020, 11:41:39 AM
god i hope snl is on its deathbad, that would be the best part of corona
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Post by: Great Rumbler on May 10, 2020, 04:25:43 PM
Dab on him, Wrath.
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Post by: nachobro on May 10, 2020, 04:37:18 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/nDVejh5.png?1)
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Post by: team filler on May 10, 2020, 05:27:35 PM
https://twitter.com/nick__puckett/status/1259541624389955584
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Post by: shosta on May 10, 2020, 05:37:34 PM
Quote from: filler on May 10, 2020, 05:27:35 PM
twitter.com/nick__puckett/status/1259541624389955584
look at these clowns... only in Obama's America

#ObamaGate
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Post by: Transhuman on May 10, 2020, 05:37:36 PM
If it's a buffet for you, it's also a buffet for the virus
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Post by: thisismyusername on May 10, 2020, 05:54:50 PM
Happy mothers day, Corona-chan. :uguu
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Post by: Nintex on May 10, 2020, 06:23:06 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EXsEO2aXQAEWQqN?format=jpg)
You had one job
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Post by: nachobro on May 10, 2020, 06:30:55 PM
we back to color scales to represent danger levels :rejoice
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Post by: bluemax on May 10, 2020, 08:13:18 PM
Quote from: ExoYZA on May 10, 2020, 03:26:21 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on May 10, 2020, 09:17:30 AM
Quote from: ExoYZA on May 10, 2020, 03:01:24 AM
My Musk stan brother is already blaming everything on Grimes :lol

My bias with Musk started earlier than some and it's been a long time that he exhibited his quirks. Blaming it on Grimes is a bit weak.

You know that meme thread post about "bu-bu-bu rocket go brrrr"? That's literally the last three arguments we had with him in a nutshell :lol

It's his own fault. I'm sitting in my living room chilling watching a flick or something and this guy has to bring up his wank dads and can't deal with any pushback.

I was in Jon Blow's twitch chat a week ago when someone brought up the Musk tweets about the stock and it was hilarious watching someone who espouses critical thinking so much turn themself into a mental pretzel to defend Elon Musk. OTOH I've seen a lot of other people finally start to realize that Musk isn't some savior of mankind and is just a self absorbed rich guy.

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The lamest counter was "show your resume", to which I responded that I don't have rich parents who bankrolled my start in life. And apparently bringing up his parents and their ill-gotten riches is a meme.
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Post by: Occam on May 10, 2020, 08:20:18 PM
Quote from: filler on May 10, 2020, 05:27:35 PM
https://twitter.com/nick__puckett/status/1259541624389955584

I like this:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EXrvkvOUYAAaS84?format=jpg&name=900x900)
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Post by: bluemax on May 10, 2020, 08:50:01 PM
Quote from: ExoYZA on May 10, 2020, 08:35:26 PM
Quote from: bluemax on May 10, 2020, 08:13:18 PM
I was in Jon Blow's twitch chat

And that's where you fucked up.

I haven't been back since. As a video game programmer I am interested in his programming language and some of his thoughts, but any time he deviates from talking about programming I realize I am not among like minded people.
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Post by: Transhuman on May 10, 2020, 09:53:50 PM
Quote from: nachobro on May 10, 2020, 11:41:39 AM
god i hope snl is on its deathbad, that would be the best part of corona

You think coronavirus going to kill SNL, when years of horrible writing couldn't?
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Post by: Tripon on May 10, 2020, 10:04:40 PM
https://twitter.com/TheOnion/status/1259665031492440065
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Post by: Tripon on May 11, 2020, 12:21:00 AM
https://twitter.com/NSWHealth/status/1259691314821468161
https://twitter.com/AprilDRyan/status/1259635624786739202
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 11, 2020, 09:09:23 AM
https://i.imgur.com/RbtQRzd.gifv

:dead
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Post by: VomKriege on May 11, 2020, 11:39:11 AM
The day after lockdown : Work gave a handful of masks (fabric and a couple surgical I think). Public transportation is fine, plenty of room... But I'm not using the most popular routes. Only a third, at most, of the usual workforce here.
I had work during the lockdown, it's not so much different for me except I have masks now (mandatory in public transport, likely to be  expected elsewhere).
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Post by: Tripon on May 11, 2020, 12:35:42 PM
(https://preview.redd.it/ybyknbz2avx41.jpg?width=467&auto=webp&s=6c39192ee7b722ad5886b49c8699109d6bf188e6) ???
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on May 11, 2020, 12:40:06 PM
eddie da gawd :rejoice
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Post by: demi on May 11, 2020, 12:57:36 PM
Having a mask means I can mouth off dirty things to people without their consent and they can't read my lips  :lawd
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Post by: Steve Contra on May 11, 2020, 01:19:11 PM
An old friend’s mom died over the weekend of this, first person I know personally  :'(
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 11, 2020, 01:28:22 PM
Quote from: demi on May 11, 2020, 12:57:36 PM
Having a mask means I can mouth off dirty things to people without their consent and they can't read my lips  :lawd

This is a sex crime in the future and you just left evidence. 
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Post by: Tripon on May 11, 2020, 01:48:06 PM
Quote
Thousands attended a rodeo in California despite state orders against public gatherings amid the coronavirus pandemic, it has been reported.

Crowds could be seen packed tightly in the stands at Sunday’s annual Cottonwood Rodeo in rural Shasta County, after local police said they would not enforce the state’s lockdown orders.

Video also showed people queueing outside toilets and food trucks, even though organisers promised food would not be sold at the event.

Despite the crisis – California has seen more than 66,000 cases of Covid-19 – a number of spectators told local media they felt safe enough to attend due to Shasta County’s low rates of confirmed infections.

“This event’s been going on for 50 years, it’s a tradition for probably most of us, the rest of them that are here have been tired of being cooped up for months,” one festival-goer told KRCR News, an ABC affiliate station.

“We have constitutional rights, we have inalienable rights given to us by God,” another said.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/coronavirus-california-rodeo-attracts-thousands-105805026.html

(https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/TDljLdPxhsIcf8Htw17Xyw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNQ--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/the_independent_635/9a343d67913186a9b9e9bd13146f6306)

welp
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on May 11, 2020, 01:56:20 PM
Isn’t it fun? We get to see who was right later! Thanks, dummies
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on May 11, 2020, 01:57:21 PM
Still no back-to-work date, I imagine the company is seeing how many people take the bait for the voluntary sacrifice.

Republicans were right, I have no desire to return to my shitty job. Being at home is way better.
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Post by: team filler on May 11, 2020, 02:00:06 PM
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.378041,-121.687577,9z

they'll probably be alright  :doge
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on May 11, 2020, 02:01:54 PM
Yeah, probably
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Post by: team filler on May 11, 2020, 02:06:32 PM
https://twitter.com/_SemaHernandez_/status/1259907200040030208
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 11, 2020, 02:08:39 PM
https://www.ckom.com/2020/05/11/saskatoon-ex-cancelled-for-first-time-in-135-year-history/

Get fucked California. 
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 11, 2020, 02:17:18 PM
https://www.thebeaverton.com/2020/05/quebec-suddenly-fine-with-people-covering-their-faces/
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Post by: VomKriege on May 11, 2020, 02:26:44 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on May 11, 2020, 02:17:18 PM
https://www.thebeaverton.com/2020/05/quebec-suddenly-fine-with-people-covering-their-faces/

Kind of the same in France, the debates about hoods for Muslim women got increasingly strident for years culminating in a severe law for all face coverings.

I'm sure we'll resume the controversy once everything is back to some normal in a few years (?) -though I think mask usage for medical protection will become a lot more accepted and common in the West- but at least we'll be spared of it for a while.
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Post by: BisMarckie on May 11, 2020, 03:00:50 PM
Quote from: Tripon on May 11, 2020, 01:48:06 PM
Quote
Thousands attended a rodeo in California despite state orders against public gatherings amid the coronavirus pandemic, it has been reported.

Crowds could be seen packed tightly in the stands at Sunday’s annual Cottonwood Rodeo in rural Shasta County, after local police said they would not enforce the state’s lockdown orders.

Video also showed people queueing outside toilets and food trucks, even though organisers promised food would not be sold at the event.

Despite the crisis – California has seen more than 66,000 cases of Covid-19 – a number of spectators told local media they felt safe enough to attend due to Shasta County’s low rates of confirmed infections.

“This event’s been going on for 50 years, it’s a tradition for probably most of us, the rest of them that are here have been tired of being cooped up for months,” one festival-goer told KRCR News, an ABC affiliate station.

“We have constitutional rights, we have inalienable rights given to us by God,” another said.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/coronavirus-california-rodeo-attracts-thousands-105805026.html

(https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/TDljLdPxhsIcf8Htw17Xyw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNQ--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/the_independent_635/9a343d67913186a9b9e9bd13146f6306)

welp

More like shosta county. Never trust them.
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Post by: bork on May 11, 2020, 03:31:29 PM
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/trump-administration-coronavirus-vaccine-researcher-covid-19-cure-60-minutes/

 :engel
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Post by: team filler on May 11, 2020, 04:14:27 PM
https://twitter.com/latimes/status/1259845187360239625

 :-\
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Post by: Nuitangg on May 11, 2020, 04:15:12 PM
https://twitter.com/Yamiche/status/1259925183000870914?s=19

 :heh
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Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on May 11, 2020, 04:29:32 PM
 :dead

https://mobile.twitter.com/revrrlewis/status/1259832643715284992
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Post by: Tripon on May 11, 2020, 06:23:59 PM
https://twitter.com/latimes/status/1259971489702412288

 :lol
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Post by: thisismyusername on May 11, 2020, 06:47:13 PM
Quote from: Tripon on May 10, 2020, 10:04:40 PM
https://twitter.com/TheOnion/status/1259665031492440065

Where can I sign up for this drug trial? ???
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Post by: Tripon on May 11, 2020, 07:22:17 PM
https://www.racecounts.org/covid/

Mapping where Coronavirus cases are in L.A. county.

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In March, the areas with the largest number of cases were Los Angeles’s historically wealthier communities, both suburban (such as Encino and Torrance) and more urban (including West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, and Brentwood).
By mid-April, new cases began appearing in lower-income areas, including the southeast and southwest parts of metro L.A., and northeast to the San Fernando Valley.
Now, in early May, the pandemic has taken root in South and Southeast L.A., as well as communities located in the San Fernando Valley and farthermost parts of the county, including Pomona, Santa Clarita, Palmdale, and Lancaster.

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Through early April, our data show lower-poverty areas had slightly more cases than higher-poverty areas.
The trajectory of cases in wealthier communities grew at a relatively slow, steady rate, with arguably some flattening of the curve. This may be due to the ability of residents of wealthier areas to shelter in place.
By the second week of April, the growth of cases in poorer communities overtook the rate for wealthier ones, and the difference began to accelerate.
By April 20th, a new dynamic came into play, with a steeper increase in cases that continued through the end of the month.
By May 1st, the number of cases in higher-poverty areas was over twice the number in lower-poverty areas.

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By % White: Communities with a higher percentage of  White residents have stayed on the same continuous incline of cases and by mid-April, have had consistently lower case numbers compared to communities with a lower percentage of White residents.
By % Latinx: There was a lower initial prevalence in higher-Latinx areas (which may reflect limited access to testing and reluctance to access care due to distrust of public institutions), but after a tipping point in early April, new cases begin to increase more rapidly compared to lower-Latinx areas. By May 1st, higher-Latinx areas had 1.8 times as many cases as lower-Latinx areas.
By % Black: Since the beginning, higher-Black areas have been on a steeper increase in cases compared to lower-Black areas, but by the third week of April, there has been an even steeper, widening gap between the higher-Black and lower-Black areas.
By % Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: Higher- and lower-percent-NHPI areas shared relatively similar numbers in cases in late March and early April, but as April progressed, the gap widened. As of May 1st, higher-NHPI areas have 1.3 times as many cases as lower-NHPI areas.
By % Asian: Higher percent-Asian areas have had a higher number of cases throughout March and April with a more steady gap compared to any other racial/ethnic group.
By % American Indian or Alaska Native: Higher- and lower-AIAN areas show the same curve in both cases. This could be due to their population being dispersed, misidentification, and the tendency of data to collapse their identities with other racial/ethnic groups.

Basically, the 2nd wave in L.A. County will be in poorer communities that will be forced to go to work because they can't rely on Unemployment insurance to stay home.
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Post by: Oblivion on May 11, 2020, 07:29:34 PM
i haven't really seen a lot of people talk about it, but has anyone considered how stuff like dating is going to be effected in this post corona world? i'm probably not gonna get the chance to suck on some big luscious titties until like a year at least   :larry
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Post by: ToxicAdam on May 11, 2020, 07:39:44 PM
People are still out there fucking strangers. It’s not impossible.

If anything, you’re in a better spot because there isn’t much else to do on a date except relax at home.
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Post by: DJ Bedroom on May 11, 2020, 07:51:30 PM
Quote from: Skullfuckers Anonymous on May 11, 2020, 04:29:32 PM
:dead

https://mobile.twitter.com/revrrlewis/status/1259832643715284992
And this is your brain on Disney
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Post by: team filler on May 11, 2020, 07:52:02 PM
https://twitter.com/moschinodorito/status/1259871762575249408
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Post by: team filler on May 11, 2020, 08:03:27 PM
https://twitter.com/1future/status/1259975524581064704

preach king  :rejoice
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Post by: shosta on May 11, 2020, 08:21:45 PM
Quote from: filler on May 11, 2020, 07:52:02 PM
https://twitter.com/moschinodorito/status/1259871762575249408
boston-posting would get a lot of mileage here :lawd
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Post by: bluemax on May 11, 2020, 09:29:00 PM
Quote from: filler on May 11, 2020, 04:14:27 PM
https://twitter.com/latimes/status/1259845187360239625

 :-\

Meanwhile:

https://twitter.com/santamonicacity/status/1259994114302464000

Quote from: Oblivion on May 11, 2020, 07:29:34 PM
i haven't really seen a lot of people talk about it, but has anyone considered how stuff like dating is going to be effected in this post corona world? i'm probably not gonna get the chance to suck on some big luscious titties until like a year at least   :larry

I think about it a lot. Seems like 20 somethings are out there partying and hooking up, but I dunno about people my age.
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Post by: Bebpo on May 11, 2020, 09:51:00 PM
You know, you think you're safe living in a nice blue state of intelligent people like CA and then you find out that if you live in a red republican controlled county you're still fucked!  -_-

All these protests in OC and San Diego, the big red spots of old white supremacy in CA -_-

Notice how no one is doing these dumbass protests in central LA.
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Post by: Bebpo on May 11, 2020, 09:52:33 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on May 11, 2020, 07:39:44 PM
People are still out there fucking strangers. It’s not impossible.

If anything, you’re in a better spot because there isn’t much else to do on a date except relax at home.

The bolded seems real dumb.

I've seen a few people on dating apps up for that. They've also been in the "VIRUS ISN'T REAL, TRUST THE WAVE SPIRIT" crazy.


I'm pretty much just assuming I'm not touching another person for a year.
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Post by: ToxicAdam on May 11, 2020, 10:29:13 PM
It’s totally reasonable if you have pre existing conditions or are dating someone in the medical field. But, the vast majority of us are going to dodge this, be asymptomatic or recover from an infection.

Don’t nuke your mental state to avoid an outlier outcome.  Once you make yourself an island, it’s hard to undo that mentality.
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Post by: thisismyusername on May 11, 2020, 10:36:03 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on May 11, 2020, 10:29:13 PM
Don’t nuke your mental state to avoid an outlier outcome.  Once you make yourself an island, it’s hard to undo that mentality.

:fbm
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Post by: Bebpo on May 11, 2020, 10:38:40 PM
Idk, why even risk a 1/100 chance of dying, a 1/10 chance of getting sick to the point of being hospitalized, to date and fuck for now. I mean you'll still be able to date and fuck in a year if you're alive.

Also, do you really want to be dating & fucking the kind of people that are dating & fucking right now? If this won't keep them down, idk how much I would trust them on stds and stuff.


fwiw, this does not apply to people in relationships or dating before all this happened. I know a few couples are that quarantining separate but together where they still see each other and fuck and live apart but they both trust each other for not going around doing anything crazy to expose them.

Some random ass person I don't anything about? Man, that's all the worst parts of dating magnified in this current pandemic!
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Post by: ToxicAdam on May 11, 2020, 11:12:04 PM
i think dating a stranger is much less risky then sitting in public transportation every day, or shopping in a store, going to the dentist or going to a barber. These are all things we’re going to be doing in a couple months. Life is going to demand it.

I think with this pandemic you’re going to just make these kinds of risk assessments. Going to a 500 person wedding is stupid, but going to a dinner party with another couple is fine. Going to a bar to watch a PPV fight is stupid, but going to an outdoor fireworks display is fine.

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Post by: naff on May 12, 2020, 12:13:09 AM
it's a little different for bebs being immuno compromised, but i agree with Adam. if you're not on full lockdown, surely you can date. you can still keep a fair social distance getting to know eachother until you decide you want to pop eachother's bubbles  :letsfukk
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Post by: thisismyusername on May 12, 2020, 12:15:17 AM
I mean, you can date sure. But like you said: Beib's immuno-compromised. Do you really want to bone and possibly catch Corona-chan and spread it to your friends that may be like Justin Bebs? :doge
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Post by: naff on May 12, 2020, 12:23:49 AM
if you're not in a stable bubble you should be avoiding people who you know are immuno compromised yeah. you can't expect normal people not to date unless there are govt enforced restrictions on hanging out with new people
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Post by: thisismyusername on May 12, 2020, 12:27:30 AM
My point was more that it's invisible. You're basically risking it if want to fuck (sort of like STD's, granted) but on a more grand scale, because unlike STD's this can spread beyond you (and your partners).

I don't necessarily want to "tut, tut" folks that want to bump uglies. But I feel it's... rash... to do that, with so many folks (like Beibs, old folks, yourself/person fucking in a way) being affected.

Then again, I also tut-tut the folks going to the beach, etc. I get why (to get out of the house, avoid cabin fever), but that doesn't make it a "smart" thing to do.
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Post by: VomKriege on May 12, 2020, 01:17:49 AM
Quote from: ExoYZA on May 12, 2020, 01:03:07 AM
Horny never leads to sound decisions. people are going to fuck, it is what it is :yeshrug

I'd say most of the people that will fuck in lockdown are probably not doing it rabbit style with dozens of partners either. From my anecdotal evidence, it's probably hooking up with a single person if that. I don't think it's a big infection driver...
I didn't fuck ( >:( ) and so did a lot of single people however I've seen a couple of people for drinks, all while having to work still. It's the same risk essentially, not less (or more) responsible.

Not to say they shouldn't be upfront about the fact they've seen people if you worry about having to meet them face to face.
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Post by: team filler on May 12, 2020, 02:29:54 AM
 :fbm
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Post by: Don Rumata on May 12, 2020, 02:49:14 AM
I still try to keep interactions to a minimum (including going outside) but when i do go out, i see a lot of people are taking this "Phase2" as a "Oh, yeah everything's fine now" even in stores, they seem less concerned about keeping their distance.
I'm a bit worried about the second spike, tbh.
But i understand with the coming of the summer, it'll be almost impossible to keep people home, even beyond the economic problems.
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Post by: BIONIC on May 12, 2020, 03:04:47 AM
Mfw the cabrona virus didn’t put a dent on your fucking  :pimp

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Because you weren’t getting any in the first place :goty
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Post by: Bebpo on May 12, 2020, 03:23:30 AM
Yeah, definitely noticing a "ok, it's over, time to get back to life" vibe locally lately in So Cal.

The only good thing from this is suddenly I'm able to get TP and soap and supplies because I guess fewer people are hoarding now that some think it's over?
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Post by: Don Rumata on May 12, 2020, 07:29:59 AM
Quote from: Bebpo on May 12, 2020, 03:23:30 AM
Yeah, definitely noticing a "ok, it's over, time to get back to life" vibe locally lately in So Cal.

The only good thing from this is suddenly I'm able to get TP and soap and supplies because I guess fewer people are hoarding now that some think it's over?
Eye of the cyclone kind of situation, time to hoard up!  :rash

I'll miss this social distance policy once it's gone, ngl. :hitler
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Post by: Tripon on May 12, 2020, 09:24:45 AM
https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/1260046416669442048
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Post by: Akala on May 12, 2020, 09:59:02 AM
Governor said stay at home over and moving to a 21-day 'phase 1 reopening' starting Friday. We aren't planning on just turning on the switch like a lot of people around here seem prepared to do, we are really back at the beginning where the biggest worry is infecting our parents, etc.

We gave it a try for a few months at least. I don't think anyone is really preparing for a 'new normal' type of thing among people that are yelling to drop all restrictions. The people that refuse to wear face masks within reason bug me.


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Post by: Tuckers Law on May 12, 2020, 10:14:53 AM
Here I am on my second day of return to work after being furloughed, and already I’ve settled back into that attitude of “I should’ve taken the day off”.  That month of being a welfare queen on the dole was glorious for chipping away at my games backlog, I should’ve told my work I couldn’t return yet.  I just started getting into Baten Kaitos  :-\

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Post by: toku on May 12, 2020, 10:33:02 AM
Quote from: ExoYZA on May 12, 2020, 01:34:18 AM
I'm being smart myself as I live with two rather old parents, one with diabetes. They're very healthy outside of my dad's diabetes in general and have been cautious but I rather not risk it.

That said, phone sex and sexting can only do so much :fbm

rebuke the horny, it doesn't exist
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Post by: Leadbelly on May 12, 2020, 10:46:36 AM
Quote from: Bebpo on May 12, 2020, 03:23:30 AM
Yeah, definitely noticing a "ok, it's over, time to get back to life" vibe locally lately in So Cal.

The only good thing from this is suddenly I'm able to get TP and soap and supplies because I guess fewer people are hoarding now that some think it's over?

Well... for some historical context. The 1918 pandemic had a second wave, and the second wave was deadlier than the first. They believe the virus mutated between the first and second wave, and that was the reason for a much higher death toll in the second wave. A second wave of Covid is believed to be very likely.

https://www.history.com/news/spanish-flu-second-wave-resurgence
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Post by: toku on May 12, 2020, 12:23:44 PM
https://twitter.com/Nickrob/status/1260072463594971136
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Post by: Nintex on May 12, 2020, 12:25:55 PM
Quote from: Tripon on May 12, 2020, 09:24:45 AM
https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/1260046416669442048
With the same broken tests they send to Europe or?
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Post by: curly on May 12, 2020, 12:35:20 PM
Quote from: Tuckers Law on May 12, 2020, 10:14:53 AM
Here I am on my second day of return to work after being furloughed, and already I’ve settled back into that attitude of “I should’ve taken the day off”.  That month of being a welfare queen on the dole was glorious for chipping away at my games backlog, I should’ve told my work I couldn’t return yet.  I just started getting into Baten Kaitos  :-\

Same

Back to work and all the time I'm thinking "but why?"
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on May 12, 2020, 12:39:06 PM
Yeah, I dread getting my back to work date lol
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Post by: tiesto on May 12, 2020, 12:53:53 PM
Same here, I've gotten used to no commute and not having to wear dress clothes. Downstate NY still looks like it's got a bit of time left before it can reopen though.
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Post by: Nintex on May 12, 2020, 01:00:31 PM
Can't believe just a about a month or two of socialism has removed all you guys motivation for honest work  :goty2
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Post by: Tuckers Law on May 12, 2020, 01:12:51 PM
Quote from: Nintex on May 12, 2020, 01:00:31 PM
Can't believe just a about a month or two of socialism has removed all you guys motivation for honest work  :goty2
I can tell you that having now suckled at the government teet with CARE act enhancements: fewer things have tasted so sweet.  I was actually netting more income per pay period compared to my actual job, because of that added 600 a week.

Admittedly though, it is nice to have something to work on again besides regular personal bullshit.
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Post by: ToxicAdam on May 12, 2020, 01:14:32 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 12, 2020, 10:46:36 AM

Well... for some historical context. The 1918 pandemic had a second wave, and the second wave was deadlier than the first. They believe the virus mutated between the first and second wave, and that was the reason for a much higher death toll in the second wave. A second wave of Covid is believed to be very likely.

https://www.history.com/news/spanish-flu-second-wave-resurgence

It is believed, the second wave was caused by mutations that happened in the trenches of WWI. As the war was winding down, those troops returned back home and infected friends and family.

We don't have anything that resembles the forced incubators that trench warfare was.

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Post by: team filler on May 12, 2020, 01:19:03 PM
car insurance refunding 20% of monthly premium as covid relief  :leon
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Post by: Tripon on May 12, 2020, 01:24:22 PM
Quote from: filler on May 12, 2020, 01:19:03 PM
car insurance refunding 20% of monthly premium as covid relief  :leon

My brother said you can get a further discount on mileage if you tell them you're permanently working from home for the foreseeable future. But you have to call in.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 12, 2020, 01:44:38 PM
https://covid-19-status.ca/sk.html

Saskatchewan should be looking mote like Manitoba - but basically ever place is doing well other than Quebec.
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Post by: BisMarckie on May 12, 2020, 02:17:02 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on May 12, 2020, 01:14:32 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 12, 2020, 10:46:36 AM

Well... for some historical context. The 1918 pandemic had a second wave, and the second wave was deadlier than the first. They believe the virus mutated between the first and second wave, and that was the reason for a much higher death toll in the second wave. A second wave of Covid is believed to be very likely.

https://www.history.com/news/spanish-flu-second-wave-resurgence

It is believed, the second wave was caused by mutations that happened in the trenches of WWI. As the war was winding down, those troops returned back home and infected friends and family.

We don't have anything that resembles the forced incubators that trench warfare was.

You obviously haven’t seen an Ikea parking lot these days.
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on May 12, 2020, 02:19:17 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on May 12, 2020, 01:14:32 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 12, 2020, 10:46:36 AM

Well... for some historical context. The 1918 pandemic had a second wave, and the second wave was deadlier than the first. They believe the virus mutated between the first and second wave, and that was the reason for a much higher death toll in the second wave. A second wave of Covid is believed to be very likely.

https://www.history.com/news/spanish-flu-second-wave-resurgence

It is believed, the second wave was caused by mutations that happened in the trenches of WWI. As the war was winding down, those troops returned back home and infected friends and family.

We don't have anything that resembles the forced incubators that trench warfare was.

Maybe prison pops or detained asylum seekers?
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Post by: Pennywise on May 12, 2020, 02:32:31 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on May 12, 2020, 02:17:02 PM

You obviously haven’t seen an Ikea parking lot these days.
Or Köln Kalk when the gyms open and the owners are doing a raffle for a trip to LA for the first 100 people coming in.  :lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcSu6Bv3lrc
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Post by: Tripon on May 12, 2020, 02:39:53 PM
Quote from: Tripon on May 12, 2020, 01:24:22 PM
Quote from: filler on May 12, 2020, 01:19:03 PM
car insurance refunding 20% of monthly premium as covid relief  :leon

My brother said you can get a further discount on mileage if you tell them you're permanently working from home for the foreseeable future. But you have to call in.

Went and got another $46 taken off my insurance due to a temporary decreased mileage up to July.
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Post by: stufte on May 12, 2020, 02:55:24 PM
insurance premiums go BRRRR.
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Post by: Nintex on May 12, 2020, 03:48:43 PM
https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1260287137716539394 (https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1260287137716539394)

Guess a bunch of movie studios won't resume production anytime soon.
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on May 12, 2020, 03:49:55 PM
no ten billy for disney this year :lol :lol :lol
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Post by: Akala on May 12, 2020, 04:12:46 PM
good for vegas?
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Post by: Oblivion on May 12, 2020, 04:32:04 PM
so yeah, i'm sure there will still be people who will go out on random dates just like there will be people who walk outside without masks. but there are going to be a LOT who aren't going to do that. i just don't see a world where anyone who is scared to not put on some kind of face covering going outside would be open to swapping spit with a random stranger. i recall reading some poll that said one of the big dating websites (ok cupid i think?) dropped traffic -unsurprisingly- by over 90%!
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Post by: Bebpo on May 12, 2020, 04:33:53 PM
I mean it'd probably be pretty safe to meet up on a date with face masks and fuck without kissing.

Not sure how many people would be into that though.
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Post by: Tuckers Law on May 12, 2020, 04:47:44 PM
Ah, the jezebel rule

Raw-dogging it with some stranger?  :ohyeah

Kissing?  :nope
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Post by: Leadbelly on May 12, 2020, 04:48:17 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on May 12, 2020, 01:14:32 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 12, 2020, 10:46:36 AM

Well... for some historical context. The 1918 pandemic had a second wave, and the second wave was deadlier than the first. They believe the virus mutated between the first and second wave, and that was the reason for a much higher death toll in the second wave. A second wave of Covid is believed to be very likely.

https://www.history.com/news/spanish-flu-second-wave-resurgence

It is believed, the second wave was caused by mutations that happened in the trenches of WWI. As the war was winding down, those troops returned back home and infected friends and family.

We don't have anything that resembles the forced incubators that trench warfare was.

True, but we have global travel which is way more efficient and affordable. People simply travel more than they did back in 1918.

Either way experts are saying a second wave is likely, so.
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Post by: Bebpo on May 12, 2020, 05:09:35 PM
Bleh, had a rare low work day so instead spent the last few hours arguing with friends about Covid vs FREEDOM since none of my friends irl are taking this as seriously as say, most people on this forum.

Just feels like a waste of time. No one listens.

This is why I mostly don't argue anymore outside of work. Just feels like a waste of time.  :-\
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Post by: Nintex on May 12, 2020, 05:19:45 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 12, 2020, 04:48:17 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on May 12, 2020, 01:14:32 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 12, 2020, 10:46:36 AM

Well... for some historical context. The 1918 pandemic had a second wave, and the second wave was deadlier than the first. They believe the virus mutated between the first and second wave, and that was the reason for a much higher death toll in the second wave. A second wave of Covid is believed to be very likely.

https://www.history.com/news/spanish-flu-second-wave-resurgence

It is believed, the second wave was caused by mutations that happened in the trenches of WWI. As the war was winding down, those troops returned back home and infected friends and family.

We don't have anything that resembles the forced incubators that trench warfare was.

True, but we have global travel which is way more efficient and affordable. People simply travel more than they did back in 1918.

Either way experts are saying a second wave is likely, so.
This image has been doing the rounds in the Dutch press
(https://abload.de/img/f1a6332fe8_nog2jaaracjbo.jpg)

1. Multiple slowly degrading waves over the next 24 months

2. Massive 2nd wave spike in the fall of 2020

3. It slowly mellows out after the first big wave has been flattened
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Post by: Leadbelly on May 12, 2020, 05:31:09 PM
Quote from: Nintex on May 12, 2020, 05:19:45 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 12, 2020, 04:48:17 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on May 12, 2020, 01:14:32 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 12, 2020, 10:46:36 AM

Well... for some historical context. The 1918 pandemic had a second wave, and the second wave was deadlier than the first. They believe the virus mutated between the first and second wave, and that was the reason for a much higher death toll in the second wave. A second wave of Covid is believed to be very likely.

https://www.history.com/news/spanish-flu-second-wave-resurgence

It is believed, the second wave was caused by mutations that happened in the trenches of WWI. As the war was winding down, those troops returned back home and infected friends and family.

We don't have anything that resembles the forced incubators that trench warfare was.

True, but we have global travel which is way more efficient and affordable. People simply travel more than they did back in 1918.

Either way experts are saying a second wave is likely, so.
This image has been doing the rounds in the Dutch press
(https://abload.de/img/f1a6332fe8_nog2jaaracjbo.jpg)

1. Multiple slowly degrading waves over the next 24 months

2. Massive 2nd wave spike in the fall of 2020

3. It slowly mellows out after the first big wave has been flattened

Yeah.

2nd and 3rd waves of coronavirus deaths are now very likely, according to German researchers

https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-second-and-third-wave-of-pandemic-is-now-likely-2020-5?r=US&IR=T

They believe it will keep going until about 60 to 70% of the population has it.
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Post by: TakingBackSunday on May 12, 2020, 05:39:55 PM
jesus christ thats scary
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Post by: Occam on May 12, 2020, 05:44:57 PM
It's one of the times when stupidity directly leads to death, without decades of delay like for instance when you smoke. Except for the fact that most victims are outside of their reproductive age, Darwin would approve.

And why shouldn't the one nation that has spent decades trying to make its own population as uneducated as possible be hit hardest? You reap what you sow.
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Post by: Nintex on May 12, 2020, 05:56:16 PM
It all depends on how well governments can contain new outbreaks.

An employee of mine got a call today from the health services because one of his friends has been tested positive and he has been told to self-isolate at home as a precaution.
He was originally planning to go to the birthday of his mother tomorrow and those plans he obviously cancelled. It just shows how easily things can spread if you are unaware and why testing is important.
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Post by: Mr Gilhaney on May 12, 2020, 05:57:00 PM
While some no doubt is due to stupidity, you shouldnt forget the many people working, who have to work during corona. Nurses, doctors, care takers at both retirement homes, in the handicap departments. or fucking grocery store workers. There is just a risk working those places, even if you try to be careful.
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Post by: Occam on May 12, 2020, 06:01:10 PM
If feel very sorry for every single one of them. They don't deserve this. The MAGAts do.
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Post by: Pennywise on May 12, 2020, 06:10:13 PM
Quote from: Nintex on May 12, 2020, 05:56:16 PM
It all depends on how well governments can contain new outbreaks.

An employee of mine got a call today from the health services because one of his friends has been tested positive and he has been told to self-isolate at home as a precaution.
He was originally planning to go to the birthday of his mother tomorrow and those plans he obviously cancelled. It just shows how easily things can spread if you are unaware and why testing is important.
That's why the number must be managable not only for hospitals.
Local german health authorities hired a shitload of people that basically only follow those chains. Phone people and get the contact information of those they've been in contact with and call them as well.
In general there have been alot of restrictions for certain buisiness types. For example my mother works in a bakery shop and they've got a small cafe as well. They were allowed to open a few tables, but people have to write down their adress and shit.

Situations like these were pretty much impossible 4 weeks ago. Now it's managable and we'll see how it will play out.
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Post by: Bebpo on May 12, 2020, 07:27:28 PM
Quote from: Occam on May 12, 2020, 05:44:57 PM
It's one of the times when stupidity directly leads to death, without decades of delay like for instance when you smoke. Except for the fact that most victims are outside of their reproductive age, Darwin would approve.

And why shouldn't the one nation that has spent decades trying to make its own population as uneducated as possible be hit hardest? You reap what you sow.

One of the biggest surprises I'm seeing are decently educated and intelligent people that are still hand wringing about "well, it's not that bad and I do miss my KBBQ so I hope they open next week so I can make reservations with all my friends at my table even if I have to pretend they're all family members to get seated together"
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Post by: Leadbelly on May 12, 2020, 07:37:08 PM
Quote from: Nintex on May 12, 2020, 05:56:16 PM
It all depends on how well governments can contain new outbreaks.

An employee of mine got a call today from the health services because one of his friends has been tested positive and he has been told to self-isolate at home as a precaution.
He was originally planning to go to the birthday of his mother tomorrow and those plans he obviously cancelled. It just shows how easily things can spread if you are unaware and why testing is important.
Quote
That's why the number must be managable not only for hospitals.
Local german health authorities hired a shitload of people that basically only follow those chains. Phone people and get the contact information of those they've been in contact with and call them as well.
In general there have been alot of restrictions for certain buisiness types. For example my mother works in a bakery shop and they've got a small cafe as well. They were allowed to open a few tables, but people have to write down their adress and shit.

Situations like these were pretty much impossible 4 weeks ago. Now it's managable and we'll see how it will play out.



I guess we'll carry on doing it the way we are doing it until it comes back in a big way. If there is a second wave though, in terms of managing it, I guess one question would be: to what ends exactly?

Maybe to relieve pressure on the hospitals. Of course we could aim to increase capacity also. The thing about potential second and even third waves of this though is, it's not going away until a large part of the population has it. Or we have a vaccine. Minus a vaccine though, we're essentially just dragging this out over a longer period. That's all. And there will be some benefits to that I imagine, but also some consequences to that.

I guess my point is, the aim of managing the virus can't be entirely about limiting the number of infected, it may not go away until a certain number of people are infected.
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Post by: Tripon on May 12, 2020, 07:49:56 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on May 12, 2020, 07:27:28 PM
Quote from: Occam on May 12, 2020, 05:44:57 PM
It's one of the times when stupidity directly leads to death, without decades of delay like for instance when you smoke. Except for the fact that most victims are outside of their reproductive age, Darwin would approve.

And why shouldn't the one nation that has spent decades trying to make its own population as uneducated as possible be hit hardest? You reap what you sow.

One of the biggest surprises I'm seeing are decently educated and intelligent people that are still hand wringing about "well, it's not that bad and I do miss my KBBQ so I hope they open next week so I can make reservations with all my friends at my table even if I have to pretend they're all family members to get seated together"

I miss KBBQ and Hot Pot as much anyone and that sounds nuts to me.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 12, 2020, 08:31:28 PM
https://thehill.com/homenews/coronavirus-report/497324-fauci-real-coronavirus-death-toll-almost-certainly-higher-than
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Post by: Mandark on May 12, 2020, 09:07:54 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 12, 2020, 07:37:08 PM
I guess we'll carry on doing it the way we are doing it until it comes back in a big way. If there is a second wave though, in terms of managing it, I guess one question would be: to what ends exactly?

Maybe to relieve pressure on the hospitals. Of course we could aim to increase capacity also. The thing about potential second and even third waves of this though is, it's not going away until a large part of the population has it. Or we have a vaccine. Minus a vaccine though, we're essentially just dragging this out over a longer period. That's all. And there will be some benefits to that I imagine, but also some consequences to that.

I guess my point is, the aim of managing the virus can't be entirely about limiting the number of infected, it may not go away until a certain number of people are infected.

*stares mutely, gestures at Taiwan*
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Post by: Great Rumbler on May 12, 2020, 10:09:22 PM
Russia's probably gonna pass Spain to take the #2 spot by the end of the week.
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Post by: team filler on May 12, 2020, 10:33:12 PM
https://twitter.com/PplsCityCouncil/status/1260395303540146177
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Post by: bluemax on May 12, 2020, 10:39:46 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on May 11, 2020, 09:51:00 PM
You know, you think you're safe living in a nice blue state of intelligent people like CA and then you find out that if you live in a red republican controlled county you're still fucked!  -_-

All these protests in OC and San Diego, the big red spots of old white supremacy in CA -_-

Notice how no one is doing these dumbass protests in central LA.

That's because Central LA is getting hit too hard with the Rona!

Quote from: Oblivion on May 12, 2020, 04:32:04 PM
so yeah, i'm sure there will still be people who will go out on random dates just like there will be people who walk outside without masks. but there are going to be a LOT who aren't going to do that. i just don't see a world where anyone who is scared to not put on some kind of face covering going outside would be open to swapping spit with a random stranger. i recall reading some poll that said one of the big dating websites (ok cupid i think?) dropped traffic -unsurprisingly- by over 90%!

Probably was OKCupid, that app has been run into the ground pretty much. Tinder at least gave everyone access to free "passport" to encourage you to window shop around the world. Coffee Meets Bagel is doing twice a week virtual group dates (if you live in a big city anyhow). There was a point like, mid March/early April where I felt like I was getting more matches and conversations, but I think everyone is just kinda tired of it all right now. I probably would've asked a few girls to meet up if there was no pandemic, but I haven't really felt up to do virtual dates.
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Post by: team filler on May 12, 2020, 11:01:23 PM
https://twitter.com/tariqnasheed/status/1260379378770272257
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Post by: bluemax on May 12, 2020, 11:14:51 PM
https://twitter.com/i/events/1219057585707315201
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Post by: Tripon on May 12, 2020, 11:28:25 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/nypost/status/1260258922688139269

Humanity is doomed.
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Post by: shosta on May 12, 2020, 11:48:37 PM
Quote from: Tripon on May 12, 2020, 11:28:25 PM
mobile.twitter.com/nypost/status/1260258922688139269

Humanity is doomed.
this.. this is the good shit
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Post by: railGUN on May 12, 2020, 11:57:57 PM
I saw a bunch of teens sitting shoulder to shoulder passing around bong yesterday.

 :snoop
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Post by: Joe Molotov on May 13, 2020, 12:27:29 AM
Quote from: railGUN on May 12, 2020, 11:57:57 PM
I saw a bunch of teens sitting shoulder to shoulder passing around bong yesterday.

 :snoop

Should have been using one-hitters, smdh.
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Post by: team filler on May 13, 2020, 12:31:58 AM
https://twitter.com/samjabailey/status/1260045166674575360
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on May 13, 2020, 02:40:55 AM
I’ve always wanted to do a cruise. The ex never would, said it was a hotbed for norovirus.

And they are, but I wanna go to the boat hotel party
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Post by: BIONIC on May 13, 2020, 03:31:36 AM
Quote from: railGUN on May 12, 2020, 11:57:57 PM
I saw a bunch of teens sitting shoulder to shoulder passing around bong yesterday.

 :snoop

Should’ve been passing around hog instead  ::)
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Post by: Oblivion on May 13, 2020, 07:25:19 PM
https://twitter.com/BimboColes2000/status/1260684718397362177
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Post by: Nintex on May 13, 2020, 07:39:37 PM
https://twitter.com/cd_hooks/status/1260711375237722115 (https://twitter.com/cd_hooks/status/1260711375237722115)

Spain had a lot of COVID-19 cases so this puts the nail in the coffin of herd immunity  :doge

Madrid alone had 65k cases on a population of about 6 million.
Which means that 11%, 1 in 10 or about 600k people have the antibodies.

Spain in total has a population of about 50 million people, of which about 2.5 million have antibodies if the 5% is accurate.
The idea that certain scientists had that in the UK for example about 60% of the populace would already be immune has gone right out the window.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 13, 2020, 07:58:18 PM
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/coronavirus-inflammatory-syndrome-children-cuomo-today-us-states-covid-19-a9512851.html?utm_source=reddit.com
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 13, 2020, 08:04:24 PM
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-52648557
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Post by: Nintex on May 13, 2020, 08:13:35 PM
That dude in Wuhan sure cooked up one hell of a virus.
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Post by: bluemax on May 13, 2020, 09:05:48 PM
I'm either gonna die from the Rona or Rona rage violence.
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Post by: Tripon on May 13, 2020, 09:08:11 PM
https://twitter.com/DailyBreezeNews/status/1260737716209307650
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Post by: Flannel Boy on May 13, 2020, 11:06:40 PM
Quote from: Nintex on May 13, 2020, 07:39:37 PM
https://twitter.com/cd_hooks/status/1260711375237722115 (https://twitter.com/cd_hooks/status/1260711375237722115)

Spain had a lot of COVID-19 cases so this puts the nail in the coffin of herd immunity  :doge

Madrid alone had 65k cases on a population of about 6 million.
Which means that 11%, 1 in 10 or about 600k people have the antibodies.

Spain in total has a population of about 50 million people, of which about 2.5 million have antibodies if the 5% is accurate.
The idea that certain scientists had that in the UK for example about 60% of the populace would already be immune has gone right out the window.
Mortality rate lines up with NYC’s numbers (around 1.2%).
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 13, 2020, 11:17:46 PM
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-52622037/coronavirus-the-lost-six-weeks-when-us-failed-to-contain-outbreak
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Post by: Great Rumbler on May 13, 2020, 11:29:03 PM
Texas just had its worst day so far in terms of new cases. :goty
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Post by: team filler on May 14, 2020, 02:36:09 AM
https://twitter.com/_parisimone/status/1260766954413076487
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Post by: Akala on May 14, 2020, 08:18:48 AM
untold levels of freshness :lol

(https://i.imgur.com/4sWAqOc.jpg)
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on May 14, 2020, 08:20:11 AM
Whoop whoop :tocry
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Post by: Tripon on May 14, 2020, 10:05:19 AM
https://twitter.com/jc_bradbury/status/1260929547005947906
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Post by: Tripon on May 14, 2020, 10:26:22 AM
https://twitter.com/MCmuckraker/status/1260888813183946756
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Post by: Tripon on May 14, 2020, 11:02:06 AM
The Whites are at it again.jpg

(https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/lESyYGFFLIj_E7ZSRysmNA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTUyOC43NQ--/https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/SZQG22skh5eDDKNjIzrIAA--~B/aD0zMDI0O3c9NDAzMjtzbT0xO2FwcGlkPXl0YWNoeW9u/https://media.zenfs.com/en-us/usa_today_news_641/ad1f27fa8b829bf8be575e9aa4fddeb1)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/open-immediately-wisconsinites-head-bars-115226028.html

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After the Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down the state's stay-at-home order, which immediately lifted restrictions on businesses and gatherings, some bars opened their doors (and taps) Wednesday night as patrons began trickling out.

The ruling applied to Gov. Tony Evers' statewide order to lock down Wisconsin amid the public health emergency of the coronavirus pandemic. Evers intended to keep the order in place until May 26. However, localities are still imposing and extending their own stay-at-home orders, meaning not all businesses in the state may immediately open.

Photos showed small gatherings of Wisconsinites out at bars and restaurants shortly after the ruling came down, while some establishments posted on social media they were staying closed.

What bars in Wisconsin were like Wednesday night
More than a dozen people had flocked to State Street Pub in Green Bay by 7 p.m. Wednesday. Owner Tera Hansen chose to open as soon as she could, and people started dropping in without any kind of announcement on social media.

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At Lenny's Tap, about a mile and a half away, four employees wearing masks served about 20 patrons who stopped by for a drink. Owner Marty Leonhard said the bar's beer distributor had already delivered two shipments by 8 p.m.

Nick's, a bar in Platteville, posted a photo and video on Twitter of two dozen or so patrons at the bar.

https://twitter.com/nicksonsec/status/1260746591918608386

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Post by: Kestastrophe on May 14, 2020, 01:19:25 PM
MAGAts so starving they're resorting to eating themselves

https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2020/05/fight-erupts-at-michigan-capitol-over-doll-with-a-noose-around-neck.html

youtube.com/watch?v=TDx3kUOBVc4&feature=emb_title
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 14, 2020, 01:31:41 PM
http://art19.com/shows/high-and-mighty/episodes/a3fafa99-f280-4b10-8536-f0dcb52a03ac

this was a good listen, epsiecally the end.
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Post by: Ghoul on May 14, 2020, 01:52:50 PM
how did NZ deal with this so well...
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Post by: shosta on May 14, 2020, 01:54:35 PM
it's an island
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Post by: Tripon on May 14, 2020, 01:56:14 PM
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SHEPHERD, Texas — When Jamie Williams decided to reopen her East Texas tattoo studio last week in defiance of the state’s coronavirus restrictions, she asked Philip Archibald for help. He showed up with his dog Zeus, his friends and his AR-15 semi-automatic rifle.

Archibald established an armed perimeter in the parking lot outside Crash-N-Burn Tattoo, secured by five men with military-style rifles, tactical shotguns, camouflage vests and walkie-talkies. One of them already had a large tattoo of his own. “We the People,” it said.

“I think it should be a business’s right if they want to close or open,” said Archibald, a 29-year-old online fitness trainer from the Dallas area who lately has made it his personal mission to help Texas business owners challenge government orders to keep their doors shut during the coronavirus pandemic. “What is coming to arrest a person who is opening their business according to their constitutional rights? That’s confrontation.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/businesses-chafing-under-covid-19-121824076.html

(https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/xuuesSbyx4ftIDFbhLeTSQ--~B/aD00NDgwO3c9NTU2MDtzbT0xO2FwcGlkPXl0YWNoeW9u/https://media-mbst-pub-ue1.s3.amazonaws.com/creatr-images/2020-05/c44b9790-95e1-11ea-bef7-89ff1f916df4)

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Post by: Ghoul on May 14, 2020, 02:08:39 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 14, 2020, 01:54:35 PM
it's an island

then explain UK? Holy fuck Brazil, India and Mexico..... But mainly US.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 14, 2020, 02:11:26 PM
It's an island run by competent people and not next to europe. 
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Post by: shosta on May 14, 2020, 02:11:38 PM
The UK had an explicit policy of letting as many people get infected as they can as quickly as possible
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Post by: shosta on May 14, 2020, 02:14:25 PM
Even dense Taiwan handled it well (because they were reading the Chinese version of 4chan and freaked out early). If you don't already have an outbreak and you can really control your cross border travel, you can prevent one.
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Post by: stufte on May 14, 2020, 02:21:29 PM
Can Canada just invade us already? I'm ready for the Tim Hortons revolution.
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Post by: ToxicAdam on May 14, 2020, 02:22:37 PM
The equivalent state (in terms to population density) to NZ is Maine.

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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 14, 2020, 02:25:40 PM
Quote from: stufte on May 14, 2020, 02:21:29 PM
Can Canada just invade us already? I'm ready for the Tim Hortons revolution.

We aren't actually doing that good (unless you exclude Quebec, then we are doing OKish)
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Post by: shosta on May 14, 2020, 02:26:04 PM
Stufte, did your daughter recover? How'd the rest of your family avoid catching it?
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Post by: shosta on May 14, 2020, 02:33:34 PM
https://twitter.com/cd_hooks/status/1260987089660903424
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 14, 2020, 02:47:58 PM
I'm pretty sure he is right at the US being at 100K deaths now.  I'm pretty sure reporting is not all accurate.  Do all states report care home deaths?  Also, I read that Flordia doesn't report covid deaths unless there is an actual test done, even when the symptoms are clearly covid.   

And the sad thing was that the lockdown was working. 
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Post by: shosta on May 14, 2020, 02:52:16 PM
That number comes from the excess deaths research and eliminates a lot of the guesswork.
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Post by: Mandark on May 14, 2020, 03:01:21 PM
Grand re-opening, grand closing.
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Post by: Tuckers Law on May 14, 2020, 03:08:30 PM
KN95’s we’re supposed to wear at my job when interacting with clients don’t fit well enough on my face, leading to my nose frequently being exposed if I ever move my jaw from a close-mouthed position.  :-\
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Post by: Tripon on May 14, 2020, 03:12:44 PM
Quote from: Tuckers Law on May 14, 2020, 03:08:30 PM
KN95’s we’re supposed to wear at my job when interacting with clients don’t fit well enough on my face, leading to my nose frequently being exposed if I ever move my jaw from a close-mouthed position.  :-\

Check if it's made by a company that's FDA approved. The FDA did a clean up recently because so many companies were claiming their masks were KN95s when in reality, they were blocking as low as 35% particulates which would be lower than a regular cloth mask.
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Post by: Bebpo on May 14, 2020, 03:58:19 PM
Quote from: filler on May 14, 2020, 02:36:09 AM
https://twitter.com/_parisimone/status/1260766954413076487

I feel like this whole pandemic is just giving comedy/satire writers the perfect script for the next zombie movie.

Zombie invasion? Hey the bars are open let's all go out and hang there.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Yes, I know Shaun of the Dead sorta did this already
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Post by: Nintex on May 14, 2020, 04:00:09 PM
We go to the Winchester grab a pint and wait for all this to blow over.

I hear big Al's got a shotgun behind the bar.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 14, 2020, 04:10:51 PM
Quote from: riotous on May 14, 2020, 03:59:31 PM
Favorite part was 2 of the 3 employees shown with their mask on their chins.

If other people are not willing to protect you from them why would you protect them from yourself?
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Post by: Tripon on May 14, 2020, 04:24:05 PM
https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/1261013685641908232

I don't think Trump understand his low poll numbers are because people think he's doing a bad job, not that people blame him that coronavirus exists.
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Post by: Tripon on May 14, 2020, 04:43:30 PM
https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1261032562912354304
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Post by: Occam on May 14, 2020, 06:14:52 PM
Quote from: Stro on May 14, 2020, 04:28:51 PM
I legit don't think he understands that you aren't safe forever if you test negative. He seems genuinely baffled that someone could be negative one day and positive the next day and blames it on testing because he doesn't understand any of it.

It's almost like he is a moron.
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Post by: stufte on May 14, 2020, 06:18:44 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 14, 2020, 02:26:04 PM
Stufte, did your daughter recover? How'd the rest of your family avoid catching it?

I got it soon after she did. I tested positive, but my wife and youngest either avoided it or were asymptomatic. We are all fine now, except that my voice is still gone from all the coughing.
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Post by: Occam on May 14, 2020, 06:23:43 PM
Was your sense of taste/smell gone completely? How long did it take to come back?
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Post by: Tripon on May 14, 2020, 06:26:37 PM
Quote from: Esch on May 14, 2020, 06:25:02 PM
no bore members dyin' of the cabrona :rejoice

James.  :fbm
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 14, 2020, 06:48:01 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTse1ymOwuM
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Post by: shosta on May 14, 2020, 07:13:23 PM
Quote from: Occam on May 14, 2020, 06:23:43 PM
Was your sense of taste/smell gone completely? How long did it take to come back?
yeah, stufte, did you lose your ability to taste the dick you suck while you were sick? And if so, did that lessen the experience for you, or did it make it more tolerable?
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Post by: stufte on May 14, 2020, 10:11:52 PM
No I never lost my sense of smell, and I can still taste the full oaky flavor of the schlongs.
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Post by: Tripon on May 14, 2020, 11:31:19 PM
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A patient battling COVID-19 in Florida admits that he used to believe the pandemic was being blown out of proportion. But, after he and his wife were hospitalized with serious infections, he’s urging people to take coronavirus seriously.

“I don’t want to see anybody go through what I went through,” Brian Lee Hitchens, a ride-share driver in Jupiter, Florida, told WPTV-TV in West Palm Beach in an interview from his hospital bed. “This wasn’t some scare tactic that anybody was using. It wasn’t some made-up thing. This is a real virus that you’ve got to take serious.”

Just last month, Hitchens said he was skeptical about coronavirus and didn’t think the crisis was real.

“I thought it was maybe the government trying something, and it was kind of like they threw it out there to kinda distract us,” he told the TV station.

“I’d get up in the morning and pray and trust in God for his protection, and I’d just leave it at that. There were all these masks and gloves. I thought it looks like a hysteria,” he added.

https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/florida-man-brian-hitchens-coronavirus-warning-001955197.html

(https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/6vwC9Y7AT9jbY7QigFjWEg--~B/aD0xMDMxO3c9MTQzMTtzbT0xO2FwcGlkPXl0YWNoeW9u/https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5ebdd274300000451a15604d.jpg)
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Post by: Tripon on May 15, 2020, 01:16:17 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k84gE7ObuQ
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Post by: Occam on May 15, 2020, 01:40:57 AM
Respiratory droplets created during ordinary conversation can hang in the air for up to 14 minutes, a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found. That may help explain how asymptomatic people can infect others.
https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2020/05/12/2006874117


Outside of your home, masks should be mandatory everywhere.
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Post by: Bebpo on May 15, 2020, 02:55:55 AM
Quote from: Occam on May 15, 2020, 01:40:57 AM
Respiratory droplets created during ordinary conversation can hang in the air for up to 14 minutes, a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found. That may help explain how asymptomatic people can infect others.
https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2020/05/12/2006874117


Outside of your home, masks should be mandatory everywhere.

Well that would be incredibly bad.
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Post by: Occam on May 15, 2020, 03:49:28 AM
Why? It would prevent most new infections.
Those countries where everyone is wearing masks while outside have the lowest infection rates. This isn't exactly a shocking revelation.
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Post by: Bebpo on May 15, 2020, 04:03:38 AM
No, I meant if this thing was airborne for 14 mins whenever anyone talked. Past studies had said it wasn't airborne at all outside of the 3 hour thing when aerosol'd in labs.

If it's airborne then basically the world is even more fucked.
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Post by: Ghoul on May 15, 2020, 04:04:05 AM
Quote from: Tripon on May 14, 2020, 11:31:19 PM
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A patient battling COVID-19 in Florida admits that he used to believe the pandemic was being blown out of proportion. But, after he and his wife were hospitalized with serious infections, he’s urging people to take coronavirus seriously.

“I don’t want to see anybody go through what I went through,” Brian Lee Hitchens, a ride-share driver in Jupiter, Florida, told WPTV-TV in West Palm Beach in an interview from his hospital bed. “This wasn’t some scare tactic that anybody was using. It wasn’t some made-up thing. This is a real virus that you’ve got to take serious.”

Just last month, Hitchens said he was skeptical about coronavirus and didn’t think the crisis was real.

“I thought it was maybe the government trying something, and it was kind of like they threw it out there to kinda distract us,” he told the TV station.

“I’d get up in the morning and pray and trust in God for his protection, and I’d just leave it at that. There were all these masks and gloves. I thought it looks like a hysteria,” he added.

https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/florida-man-brian-hitchens-coronavirus-warning-001955197.html

(https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/6vwC9Y7AT9jbY7QigFjWEg--~B/aD0xMDMxO3c9MTQzMTtzbT0xO2FwcGlkPXl0YWNoeW9u/https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5ebdd274300000451a15604d.jpg)

Damn Violent J got hit pretty hard huh? lol.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 15, 2020, 09:42:13 AM
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-york-barber-cutting-hair-illicitly-during-lockdown-tests-positive-n1207076

 :usacry
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Post by: Ghoul on May 15, 2020, 09:47:28 AM
:rejoice
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Post by: Tripon on May 15, 2020, 10:07:42 AM
https://twitter.com/ambiej/status/1261016361175855104
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Post by: Ghoul on May 15, 2020, 10:11:04 AM
Posted that in late stage, pretty dark tbh.
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Post by: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 11:03:48 AM
Quote from: Tripon on May 15, 2020, 01:16:17 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k84gE7ObuQ

I'm hoping the mortality rate isn't as high as his estimate. It will be a real problem if or when the second wave comes.
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Post by: team filler on May 15, 2020, 11:15:32 AM
second wave  :nope

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt3FEbzjM3o

 :ohyeah
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Post by: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 11:19:34 AM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 14, 2020, 02:11:38 PM
The UK had an explicit policy of letting as many people get infected as they can as quickly as possible

I will point out actually. This isn't true. The UK had a mitigation strategy. The purpose was not 'herd immunity' this was a miscommunication. Herd immunity was a side-effect of the mitigation strategy. One believed to be beneficial in the long run.

Sweden has a very similar strategy as the UK originally had.
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Post by: BisMarckie on May 15, 2020, 11:31:09 AM
https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-slovenia/slovenia-calls-an-end-to-its-coronavirus-epidemic-relaxes-some-border-controls-idUSKBN22R02B

First the Yugoslav War and now Corona-Chan, Slovenia best Balkan country confirmed. :salute
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Post by: Tripon on May 15, 2020, 11:45:57 AM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 11:19:34 AM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 14, 2020, 02:11:38 PM
The UK had an explicit policy of letting as many people get infected as they can as quickly as possible

I will point out actually. This isn't true. The UK had a mitigation strategy. The purpose was not 'herd immunity' this was a miscommunication. Herd immunity was a side-effect of the mitigation strategy. One believed to be beneficial in the long run.

Sweden has a very similar strategy as the UK originally had.

https://twitter.com/BBCr4today/status/1238390547783528448

March 13th.
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Post by: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 11:59:48 AM
Quote from: Tripon on May 15, 2020, 11:45:57 AM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 11:19:34 AM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 14, 2020, 02:11:38 PM
The UK had an explicit policy of letting as many people get infected as they can as quickly as possible

I will point out actually. This isn't true. The UK had a mitigation strategy. The purpose was not 'herd immunity' this was a miscommunication. Herd immunity was a side-effect of the mitigation strategy. One believed to be beneficial in the long run.

Sweden has a very similar strategy as the UK originally had.

https://twitter.com/BBCr4today/status/1238390547783528448

March 13th.

It's not playing for some reason, but I get the point by the caption. What do you think you are hearing in this?

'Reduce the peak' is the key point. The UK had a mitigation strategy not a policy to let as many people get infected as quickly as possible. That was not the purpose of the strategy. The purpose of the strategy was to mitigate the effects of the virus. To try and control the amount of people infected by the virus and to protect the most vulnerable. The consequence was a lot more people over time would be infected, which they believed would be beneficial in the long run. I will mention that they did clarify this a number of times. The purpose wasn't to let the virus loose through the population.

And the reason they did a u-turn on it was because of Neil Ferguson's model that modelled a mitigation strategy, a suppression strategy and no strategy. His model showed that a mitigation strategy might cost 250,000 lives and no strategy at all would cost 500,000 lives.

I will also mention actually, as I have already done a number of times already, early on in fact. It didn't come from Boris Johnson, no matter how much of a buffoon you think he is, it came from the scientific advisers. In much the same way, Sweden's strategy didn't come from the Swedish politicians, it came from the scientific advisers.

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Post by: Ghoul on May 15, 2020, 12:01:32 PM
https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/1261287057961504769
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Post by: Tripon on May 15, 2020, 12:22:49 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 11:59:48 AM
Quote from: Tripon on May 15, 2020, 11:45:57 AM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 11:19:34 AM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 14, 2020, 02:11:38 PM
The UK had an explicit policy of letting as many people get infected as they can as quickly as possible

I will point out actually. This isn't true. The UK had a mitigation strategy. The purpose was not 'herd immunity' this was a miscommunication. Herd immunity was a side-effect of the mitigation strategy. One believed to be beneficial in the long run.

Sweden has a very similar strategy as the UK originally had.

https://twitter.com/BBCr4today/status/1238390547783528448

March 13th.

It's not playing for some reason, but I get the point by the caption. What do you think you are hearing in this?

'Reduce the peak' is the key point. The UK had a mitigation strategy not a policy to let as many people get infected as quickly as possible. That was not the purpose of the strategy. The purpose of the strategy was to mitigate the effects of the virus. To try and control the amount of people infected by the virus and to protect the most vulnerable. The consequence was a lot more people over time would be infected, which they believed would be beneficial in the long run. I will mention that they did clarify this a number of times. The purpose wasn't to let the virus loose through the population.

And the reason they did a u-turn on it was because of Neil Ferguson's model that modelled a mitigation strategy, a suppression strategy and no strategy. His model showed that a mitigation strategy might cost 250,000 lives and no strategy at all would cost 500,000 lives.

I will also mention actually, as I have already done a number of times already, early on in fact. It didn't come from Boris Johnson, no matter how much of a buffoon you think he is, it came from the scientific advisers. In much the same way, Sweden's strategy didn't come from the Swedish politicians, it came from the scientific advisers.

Dude, he literally says the words herd immunity.
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Post by: team filler on May 15, 2020, 12:36:43 PM
 :dolezal
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 15, 2020, 12:42:10 PM
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While Covid-19 is a different kind of disease, with a much lower mortality rate, the dramatic socio-economic ramifications of the pandemic raise an important question: could the crisis end up playing a similar role for the late-modern world as the Black Death did for the late-medieval one?

Will this pandemic, too, remake the world as we know it?

 ::)

I doubt anything will really change other than our willingness to shut down borders at the first signs of issues and 'medical' surveillance in public areas. 
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on May 15, 2020, 12:44:07 PM
It should though. People should be seeing these gaping holes in our society and figuring out how to reshape it in ways that plug them and plug them tight
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Post by: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 12:45:30 PM
Quote from: Tripon on May 15, 2020, 12:22:49 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 11:59:48 AM
Quote from: Tripon on May 15, 2020, 11:45:57 AM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 11:19:34 AM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 14, 2020, 02:11:38 PM
The UK had an explicit policy of letting as many people get infected as they can as quickly as possible

I will point out actually. This isn't true. The UK had a mitigation strategy. The purpose was not 'herd immunity' this was a miscommunication. Herd immunity was a side-effect of the mitigation strategy. One believed to be beneficial in the long run.

Sweden has a very similar strategy as the UK originally had.

https://twitter.com/BBCr4today/status/1238390547783528448

March 13th.

It's not playing for some reason, but I get the point by the caption. What do you think you are hearing in this?

'Reduce the peak' is the key point. The UK had a mitigation strategy not a policy to let as many people get infected as quickly as possible. That was not the purpose of the strategy. The purpose of the strategy was to mitigate the effects of the virus. To try and control the amount of people infected by the virus and to protect the most vulnerable. The consequence was a lot more people over time would be infected, which they believed would be beneficial in the long run. I will mention that they did clarify this a number of times. The purpose wasn't to let the virus loose through the population.

And the reason they did a u-turn on it was because of Neil Ferguson's model that modelled a mitigation strategy, a suppression strategy and no strategy. His model showed that a mitigation strategy might cost 250,000 lives and no strategy at all would cost 500,000 lives.

I will also mention actually, as I have already done a number of times already, early on in fact. It didn't come from Boris Johnson, no matter how much of a buffoon you think he is, it came from the scientific advisers. In much the same way, Sweden's strategy didn't come from the Swedish politicians, it came from the scientific advisers.

Dude, he literally says the words herd immunity.

Right. And most experts right now are literally saying the words 'herd immunity'. The virus isn't going away until there is herd immunity. Pretty much most experts agree on this point.

Obviously context matters right? And the context is, the UK decided on a mitigation strategy with the purpose of mitigating the spread of the virus. The other option was trying to 'suppress' the virus with a total lockdown. The UK originally decided on the former. The reason, as you already know was because it allowed for a 'degree' of herd immunity. The purpose of the strategy wasn't for instance to let the virus ravage through the population. And this was what people were hearing with the mention of 'herd immunity'. Partly because of the way it was presented. An this is why the government clarified what was meant by that.





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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 15, 2020, 12:46:50 PM
Nah the people who see the holes are the ones who already knew they were there and also the ones that will need to go back to work or starve. 
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Post by: team filler on May 15, 2020, 12:47:35 PM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on May 15, 2020, 12:44:07 PM
It should though. People should be seeing these gaping holes in our society and figuring out how to reshape it in ways that plug them and plug them tight
:shaq
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 15, 2020, 01:03:37 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 12:45:30 PM
The other option was trying to 'suppress' the virus with a total lockdown.

This is completely wrong and what we have been saying for the last 2 months.  A suppression strategy is like South Korea and Taiwan where you have the testing capacity to do contact tracing.  Mitigation strategies are not some binary thing.  The rest of the world took stronger mitigation strategies which included lockdowns early on, the UK and Sweden did not and the numbers are evidence that that was wrong.  The initial UK mitigation strategy was basically to just protect old people and let the rest get it without any real consideration of how this could potentially overwhelm the NHS.  The idea that they should work to get to herd immunity faster was laughable at the time.  Note it's not that herd immunity is laughable, its the idea that in Feb when nothing was in control and there were supply shortages, which still haven't been solved months later, that this should be even a consideration.  You should not be aiming for herd immunity strategies in Feb, nor in Mach, nor May.  They should have done everything they could do to prevent the spread of the virus to everyone not just old people then.  They did not do this solely because of economic considerations, which is and was completely obvious to everyone.  If most people need to get it anyways, the only reason you don't do this as slowly as possible is to protect the economy, or because you have the hospital and supply capacity to do so, which hardly any country has.  The idea that this advice comes from scientists is also completely wrong as it ignores the obvious facts of government and economic pressures as well as why these scientists were picked for the job and why.  Their purpose is to give cover to politicians and it works because of people like you.   

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Post by: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 01:11:55 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on May 15, 2020, 01:03:37 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 12:45:30 PM
The other option was trying to 'suppress' the virus with a total lockdown.

This is completely wrong and what we have been saying for the last 2 months.  A suppression strategy is like South Korea and Taiwan where you have the testing capacity to do contact tracing.  Mitigation strategies are not some binary thing.  The rest of the world took stronger mitigation strategies which included lockdowns early on, the UK and Sweden did not and the numbers are evidence that that was wrong.  The initial UK mitigation strategy was basically to just protect old people and let the rest get it without any real consideration of how this could potentially overwhelm the NHS.  The idea that they should work to get to herd immunity faster was laughable at the time.  Note it's not that herd immunity is laughable, its the idea that in Feb when nothing was in control and there were supply shortages, which still haven't been solved months later, that this should be even a consideration.  You should not be aiming for herd immunity strategies in Feb, nor in Mach, nor May.  They should have done everything they could do to prevent the spread of the virus to everyone not just old people then.  They did not do this solely because of economic considerations, which is and was completely obvious to everyone.  If most people need to get it anyways, the only reason you don't do this as slowly as possible is to protect the economy, or because you have the hospital and supply capacity to do so, which hardly any country has.  The idea that this advice comes from scientists is also completely wrong as it ignores the obvious facts of government and economic pressures as well as why these scientists were picked for the job and why.  Their purpose is to give cover to politicians and it works because of people like you.

Now we've moved on to semantics. lol

The terminology is what the government and scientists have used to describe these particular strategies. The terminology is what Neil Ferguson used for instance when modelling the two strategies.

And in terms of the strategy coming from scientists, you say it is wrong. Could you show me the evidence of this please?

I mean, I can give you examples of scientists genuinely believing in this strategy. I wouldn't just pull something out of my arse. I'm sure you wouldn't either, would you?
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Post by: Mandark on May 15, 2020, 01:14:25 PM
The UK's policy was to avoid restrictions that other European countries were putting in place, much less the total shutdowns that China etc. imposed. This was all very public at the time.
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Post by: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 01:19:47 PM
Just to add:

A Swedish expert talking about this strategy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=bfN2JWifLCY&feature=emb_logo

Now whether or not it is the right approach, that remains to be seen, but I think there are experts that genuinely believe it is the right approach. It is not some government conspiracy.
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Post by: Mandark on May 15, 2020, 01:26:06 PM
doesn't sweden have a way higher death rate from covid19 than the other nordic countries?
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Post by: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 01:35:08 PM
Don't know. The curve is flattening though.
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Post by: Great Rumbler on May 15, 2020, 01:41:49 PM
Quote from: Mandark on May 15, 2020, 01:26:06 PM
doesn't sweden have a way higher death rate from covid19 than the other nordic countries?

Sweden   29,207   +625      3,646   +117
Denmark   10,791   +78         537   
Norway   8,206   +10         232   
Finland   6,228   +83         293   +6   
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Post by: Mandark on May 15, 2020, 01:42:29 PM
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/sweden/
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/norway/
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/finland/
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/denmark/

yup, not only does sweden have a much higher death rate than its neighbors but its trend is worse
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Post by: Mandark on May 15, 2020, 01:47:45 PM
(https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7b914b3b5f9a42199b3337/1589517330541-VVWF60RCDRCSAK0ULM3F/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kIwWpAkVLeWk5-PSTjjVzeJ7gQa3H78H3Y0txjaiv_0fDoOvxcdMmMKkDsyUqMSsMWxHk725yiiHCCLfrh8O1z4YTzHvnKhyp6Da-NYroOW3ZGjoBKy3azqku80C789l0uOuLFa1A-kJdRpwk6iWu8hBfwP5Hya5gUKyrk5EYdbJHNkS8DGG0_udJsezScPNfA/Denmark_05_13.png?format=300w) (https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7b914b3b5f9a42199b3337/1589517337202-ED9JUBQIADPDWDJ3ZYPM/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kIwWpAkVLeWk5-PSTjjVzeJ7gQa3H78H3Y0txjaiv_0fDoOvxcdMmMKkDsyUqMSsMWxHk725yiiHCCLfrh8O1z4YTzHvnKhyp6Da-NYroOW3ZGjoBKy3azqku80C789l0uOuLFa1A-kJdRpwk6iWu8hBfwP5Hya5gUKyrk5EYdbJHNkS8DGG0_udJsezScPNfA/Finland_05_13.png?format=300w)
(https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7b914b3b5f9a42199b3337/1589517346987-ARB2Y6WXTJWAZ18UA1MH/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kIwWpAkVLeWk5-PSTjjVzeJ7gQa3H78H3Y0txjaiv_0fDoOvxcdMmMKkDsyUqMSsMWxHk725yiiHCCLfrh8O1z4YTzHvnKhyp6Da-NYroOW3ZGjoBKy3azqku80C789l0uOuLFa1A-kJdRpwk6iWu8hBfwP5Hya5gUKyrk5EYdbJHNkS8DGG0_udJsezScPNfA/Norway_05_13.png?format=300w) (https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7b914b3b5f9a42199b3337/1589517495980-Z7DCFHZ5FAFU2LTW0SIV/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kIwWpAkVLeWk5-PSTjjVzeJ7gQa3H78H3Y0txjaiv_0fDoOvxcdMmMKkDsyUqMSsMWxHk725yiiHCCLfrh8O1z4YTzHvnKhyp6Da-NYroOW3ZGjoBKy3azqku80C789l0uOuLFa1A-kJdRpwk6iWu8hBfwP5Hya5gUKyrk5EYdbJHNkS8DGG0_udJsezScPNfA/Sweden_05_13.png?format=300w)


"So what's the future like?"

"Well, there's a plague. But people are doing some pretty nifty data visualizations with it!"
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Post by: Great Rumbler on May 15, 2020, 01:49:38 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 01:35:08 PM
Don't know. The curve is flattening though.

more like flatlining lmao
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Post by: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 01:50:52 PM
That wouldn't be all that surprising, no?

Whether it is the right or wrong strategy, I do feel people are missing the point a little. There is no vaccine. Most experts believe there will be second and third waves of the virus. It isn't going away. It can't be contained completely, it will keep coming back. 60 to 70% of the population has to have the virus for some sort of immunity to be achieved. That's the point of the strategy. It assumes all these things are true, and believes mitigation is the only working strategy in the long run. It could be wrong, but there is logic to it.
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Post by: shosta on May 15, 2020, 01:52:44 PM
Leadbelly is making a pretty common mistake that finding a particular scientist who says the thing you're saying meets the criteria of scientific evidence, instead of reaching for the higher standard of a consensus held by international organizations.
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Post by: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 01:54:06 PM
Quote from: riotous on May 15, 2020, 01:50:47 PM
That's the thing about "Science" vs Science.   With "Science" you can find an expert who agrees with your biased opinion;  with actual Science you gather experts, have them review each other, continue to iterate and respond to new info, etc. 

Don't be a "Science" guy be a Science guy.

Well, the "science" guy just happens to be calling the shots in Sweden. Whether that is good or bad, I don't know. That wasn't the point.
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Post by: shosta on May 15, 2020, 01:54:21 PM
posting the same thing as riotous but too late... you're rich and have a huge dick, leave some clout for the rest of us :stahp
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Post by: Mandark on May 15, 2020, 01:55:07 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 01:54:06 PM
Well, the "science" guy just happens to be calling the shots in Sweden. Whether that is good or bad, I don't know. That wasn't the point.

when large numbers of people die, many ethicists believe this to be "not good"
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Post by: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 01:56:42 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 15, 2020, 01:52:44 PM
Leadbelly is making a pretty common mistake that finding a particular scientist who says the thing you're saying meets the criteria of scientific evidence, instead of reaching for the higher standard of a consensus held by international organizations.

And you're making the pretty common mistake, which is "ironic but totally in character" of misreading a post because of preconceived assumptions.

What was the purpose of me posting that?
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Post by: shosta on May 15, 2020, 01:57:21 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 01:50:52 PM
It isn't going away. It can't be contained completely, it will keep coming back.
a country with 1 billion people densely packed together contained it
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 15, 2020, 01:59:05 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 01:50:52 PM
That wouldn't be all that surprising, no?

Whether it is the right or wrong strategy, I do feel people are missing the point a little. There is no vaccine. Most experts believe there will be second and third waves of the virus. It isn't going away. It can't be contained completely, it will keep coming back. 60 to 70% of the population has to have the virus for some sort of immunity to be achieved. That's the point of the strategy. It assumes all these things are true, and believes mitigation is the only working strategy in the long run. It could be wrong, but there is logic to it.

This is was the majority of my previous post which you ignored with 'lol semantics'.  You can have stronger mitigation strategies, like lockdowns, and still, end up with herd immunity.  The point is to delay things until you get stuff under control.  Why wouldn't we want to delay this? Do you think the UK had enough PPE to have gone through with their initial strategy and not suffer unnecessary deaths? Why are you so attracted to let-people-die strategies?  Of the experts what percentage do you think is in favour of the initial UK strategy vs the one the rest of the world took?  Why are you the person in the thread that is quick to say maybe Sweden is on to something or defend the initial UK strategy?  Also has your options changes at all over the last two months of evidence?
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Post by: Mandark on May 15, 2020, 02:00:16 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 15, 2020, 01:57:21 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 01:50:52 PM
It isn't going away. It can't be contained completely, it will keep coming back.
a country with 1 billion people densely packed together contained it

This is the epidemiology version of "TONY STARK was able to build this in a CAVE! With a BOX OF SCRAPS!"
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Post by: shosta on May 15, 2020, 02:02:54 PM
Quote from: Mandark on May 15, 2020, 02:00:16 PM
This is the epidemiology version of "TONY STARK was able to build this in a CAVE! With a BOX OF SCRAPS!"
I'm not being entirely truthful here, because there are millions of people in mass graves that didn't make it into the official deaths statistics. #ChinaLied
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Post by: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 02:03:51 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on May 15, 2020, 01:59:05 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 01:50:52 PM
That wouldn't be all that surprising, no?

Whether it is the right or wrong strategy, I do feel people are missing the point a little. There is no vaccine. Most experts believe there will be second and third waves of the virus. It isn't going away. It can't be contained completely, it will keep coming back. 60 to 70% of the population has to have the virus for some sort of immunity to be achieved. That's the point of the strategy. It assumes all these things are true, and believes mitigation is the only working strategy in the long run. It could be wrong, but there is logic to it.

This is was the majority of my previous post which you ignored with 'lol semantics'.  You can have stronger mitigation strategies, like lockdowns, and still, end up with herd immunity.  The point is to delay things until you get stuff under control.  Why wouldn't we want to delay this? Do you think the UK had enough PPE to have gone through with their initial strategy and not suffer unnecessary deaths? Why are you so attracted to let-people-die strategies?  Of the experts what percentage do you think is in favour of the initial UK strategy vs the one the rest of the world took?  Why are you the person in the thread that is quick to say maybe Sweden is on to something or defend the initial UK strategy?

None of these points I actually made. None. Not one. Not a single one.... How about not putting words into my mouth and actually read my posts. lol

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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 15, 2020, 02:04:09 PM
Quote from: Mandark on May 15, 2020, 01:55:07 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 01:54:06 PM
Well, the "science" guy just happens to be calling the shots in Sweden. Whether that is good or bad, I don't know. That wasn't the point.

when large numbers of people die, many ethicists believe this to be "not good"

I can show you ethicists who believe otherwise.  They could be wrong, but there is logic to it.  I think we should wait and see.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 15, 2020, 02:05:55 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 02:03:51 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on May 15, 2020, 01:59:05 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 01:50:52 PM
That wouldn't be all that surprising, no?

Whether it is the right or wrong strategy, I do feel people are missing the point a little. There is no vaccine. Most experts believe there will be second and third waves of the virus. It isn't going away. It can't be contained completely, it will keep coming back. 60 to 70% of the population has to have the virus for some sort of immunity to be achieved. That's the point of the strategy. It assumes all these things are true, and believes mitigation is the only working strategy in the long run. It could be wrong, but there is logic to it.

This is was the majority of my previous post which you ignored with 'lol semantics'.  You can have stronger mitigation strategies, like lockdowns, and still, end up with herd immunity.  The point is to delay things until you get stuff under control.  Why wouldn't we want to delay this? Do you think the UK had enough PPE to have gone through with their initial strategy and not suffer unnecessary deaths? Why are you so attracted to let-people-die strategies?  Of the experts what percentage do you think is in favour of the initial UK strategy vs the one the rest of the world took?  Why are you the person in the thread that is quick to say maybe Sweden is on to something or defend the initial UK strategy?

None of these points I actually made. None. Not one. Not a single one.... How about not putting words into my mouth and actually read my posts. lol



How about you actually answer the questions? 
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Post by: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 02:08:25 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on May 15, 2020, 02:04:09 PM
Quote from: Mandark on May 15, 2020, 01:55:07 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 01:54:06 PM
Well, the "science" guy just happens to be calling the shots in Sweden. Whether that is good or bad, I don't know. That wasn't the point.

when large numbers of people die, many ethicists believe this to be "not good"

I can show you ethicists who believe otherwise.  They could be wrong, but there is logic to it.  I think we should wait and see.

Case in point... You say, "the strategy was all about the economy" in other words it's all a big conspiracy. I say, "prove it". I then go on to prove there are scientists out there that genuinely believe it. Which is why I argue it isn't all a big conspiracy to put the economy first over lives.

You then twist my post into some dumb argument that I never actually made. lol Quite incredible.
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Post by: shosta on May 15, 2020, 02:11:36 PM
Leadbelly, I'm going to say this because no one else has the guts to do it, and also it's sort of rude so they wouldn't want to anyway, but I've been thinking this ever since you posted that Chomsky is a classical liberal.

You have Dumb Guy Syndrome. You try to compensate for this by looking stuff up but you don't have enough knowledge or common sense to separate wheat from chaff and you just end up posting whatever rabbit hole of a carefully constructed argument you run across while filling in the rest of the blanks. It reminds me of when I knew nothing about Postmodernism but I was posting on here that "JP might have a point right? You can draw a straight line from Marx to Foucault" because I Wikipedia'd Foucault.
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Post by: Mandark on May 15, 2020, 02:11:46 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 02:03:51 PM
None of these points I actually made.

Best I can tell your points are:

1) "Mitigation" repeated ad nauseam without addressing what this actually entails vs. what other countries have done.

2) The plan has its own internal logic.

3) In conclusion, Sweden is a land of contrasts
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Post by: Tripon on May 15, 2020, 02:14:46 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 01:50:52 PM
That wouldn't be all that surprising, no?

Whether it is the right or wrong strategy, I do feel people are missing the point a little. There is no vaccine. Most experts believe there will be second and third waves of the virus. It isn't going away. It can't be contained completely, it will keep coming back. 60 to 70% of the population has to have the virus for some sort of immunity to be achieved. That's the point of the strategy. It assumes all these things are true, and believes mitigation is the only working strategy in the long run. It could be wrong, but there is logic to it.

Okay, but you don't want that first wave to last so long that it rolls into the 2nd wave. That's what's happening in the countries with these long tails. The spike will happen as more people interact with each other.
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Post by: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 02:19:36 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 15, 2020, 02:11:36 PM
Leadbelly, I'm going to say this because no one else has the guts to do it, and also it's sort of rude so they wouldn't want to anyway, but I've been thinking this ever since you posted that Chomsky is a classical liberal.

You have Dumb Guy Syndrome. You try to compensate for this by looking stuff up but you don't have enough knowledge or common sense to separate wheat from chaff and you just end up posting whatever rabbit hole of a carefully constructed argument you run across while filling in the rest of the blanks. It reminds me of when I knew nothing about Postmodernism but I was posting on here that "JP might have a point right? You can draw a straight line from Marx to Foucault" because I Wikipedia'd Foucault.

That's okay shosta because just like I just demonstrated in my previous post, you don't actually read my posts or ever try to see what the argument actually is.

Classical liberalism has an emphasis on the freedom of the individual. The roots of anarchism is classical liberalism, i.e. the freedom of the individual. I explained it quite clearly in that post. Presented a youtube video where Chomsky states exactly that. What can I say?

And you say I'm the dumb one here. Maybe read that post again if you can find it. Although what's the point? You are only looking for something to 'win' on.

And why are you so intent on your sly digs at me anyway. Because my opinion differs from yours? Funny thing about that though is, if my opinion differs from yours, then your opinions differ from mine. I don't spend my time making sly digs at you. Why would I? It's pathetic. There are more important things in life than your opinions. I don't give shit about your opinions.
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Post by: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 02:22:09 PM
Quote from: ExoYZA on May 15, 2020, 02:13:04 PM
"The way you argue is all wrong" never works, my dude. Especially when you choose to do that instead of addressing what Madrun put up.

Bullshit... It's an argument I never had to begin with. My posts are right there. I never argued Sweden for instance are taking the right or wrong response.
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Post by: Mandark on May 15, 2020, 02:23:38 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 02:08:25 PM
Case in point... You say, "the strategy was all about the economy" in other words it's all a big conspiracy. I say, "prove it". I then go on to prove there are scientists out there that genuinely believe it. Which is why I argue it isn't all a big conspiracy to put the economy first over lives.

Genuinely believe what?

What would constitute success or failure of Sweden's policy?
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Post by: Mandark on May 15, 2020, 02:24:07 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 02:19:36 PM
Funny thing about that though is, if my opinion differs from yours, then your opinions differ from mine.

fuckin' checkmate
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Post by: shosta on May 15, 2020, 02:24:54 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 02:19:36 PM
That's okay shosta because just like I just demonstrated in my previous post, you don't actually read my posts or ever try to see what the argument actually is.
It's worse than that. I read every single word.

Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 02:19:36 PM
And why are you so intent on your sly digs at me anyway. Because my opinion differs from yours? Funny thing about that though is, if my opinion differs from yours, then your opinions differ from mine. I don't spend my time making sly digs at you. Why would I? It's pathetic. There are more important things in life than your opinions. I don't give shit about your opinions.
sport hunting
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Post by: shosta on May 15, 2020, 02:25:31 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 02:22:09 PM
I never argued Sweden for instance are taking the right or wrong response.
:whoo
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Post by: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 02:28:07 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 15, 2020, 02:24:54 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 02:19:36 PM
That's okay shosta because just like I just demonstrated in my previous post, you don't actually read my posts or ever try to see what the argument actually is.
It's worse than that. I read every single word.

Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 02:19:36 PM
And why are you so intent on your sly digs at me anyway. Because my opinion differs from yours? Funny thing about that though is, if my opinion differs from yours, then your opinions differ from mine. I don't spend my time making sly digs at you. Why would I? It's pathetic. There are more important things in life than your opinions. I don't give shit about your opinions.
sport hunting

What's wrong with it? I mean it is so dumb must be easy to refute.

I know you won't though because you're talking shit. I don't care about you shosta. Carry on.
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Post by: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 02:29:03 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 15, 2020, 02:25:31 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 02:22:09 PM
I never argued Sweden for instance are taking the right or wrong response.
:whoo


Find the post. It's so easy to do.
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Post by: shosta on May 15, 2020, 02:31:07 PM
Ok but in all seriousness Leadbelly, did China contain it or not? They have no new deaths per day. South Korea is in the same situation. A second wave doesn't come from a spontaneous genesis, it's when you suppress the infection so that the case numbers don't rise exponentially but there's still a significant infected population, you lift the suppression factors, and the case numbers go exponential again.
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Post by: ToxicAdam on May 15, 2020, 02:32:01 PM
 :doge

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Post by: Mandark on May 15, 2020, 02:32:18 PM
"I never said Sweden was doing the right thing, I merely explained a rationale justifying their policy, presented an authority figure in support of it, and handwaved evidence that it was killing people."

Your sympathies are plenty clear, dude, just own it.
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Post by: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 02:36:46 PM
Mitigation strategy is a conspiracy to save the economy.

The point of argument. Just a reminder.
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Post by: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 02:37:46 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 15, 2020, 02:31:07 PM
Ok but in all seriousness Leadbelly, did China contain it or not? They have no new deaths per day. South Korea is in the same situation. A second wave doesn't come from a spontaneous genesis, it's when you suppress the infection so that the case numbers don't rise exponentially but there's still a significant infected population, you lift the suppression factors, and the case numbers go exponential again.

I'm not an expert. Only going by what the experts say on this.

http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=46908.msg2855039#msg2855039
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Post by: shosta on May 15, 2020, 02:39:24 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 02:36:46 PM
Mitigation strategy is a conspiracy to save the economy.

The point of argument. Just a reminder.
Giving up and saying "we can't stop the disease, everyone will get it eventually" is weird when other countries did exactly that by acting early and fast. So yeah, we have to deduce the real reason and assume the costs of lockdown are too high. It's not a secret when major leaders say things like "we have to go back to work".
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Post by: Mandark on May 15, 2020, 02:39:57 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 02:36:46 PM
Mitigation strategy is a conspiracy to save the economy.

The point of argument. Just a reminder.

Nobody has called it a "conspiracy" except you.

Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 02:03:51 PM
How about not putting words into my mouth and actually read my posts.
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Post by: BIONIC on May 15, 2020, 02:40:16 PM
https://youtu.be/RRdIltdDE4A
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Post by: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 02:41:36 PM
Honestly shosta, I don't feel like having a serious conversation with you. You must understand right? ;)
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on May 15, 2020, 02:44:23 PM
(https://the--hollywood--gossip--res-cloudinary-com.cdn.ampproject.org/i/s/the-hollywood-gossip-res.cloudinary.com/iu/s--FixjJrM9--/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto,w_768/v1477249468/demi-lovato-whoa-gif)
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Post by: shosta on May 15, 2020, 02:45:41 PM
:jawalrus
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Post by: shosta on May 15, 2020, 02:47:37 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 02:37:46 PM
I'm not an expert. Only going by what the experts say on this.
That guy says that South Korea handled it well which is why it had a low amount of deaths! That's an explicit endorsement of their response!
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Post by: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 02:51:07 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 15, 2020, 02:47:37 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 02:37:46 PM
I'm not an expert. Only going by what the experts say on this.
That guy says that South Korea handled it well which is why it had a low amount of deaths! That's an explicit endorsement of their response!

I'm starting to wonder if you even know the point you're making, let alone what I am making. You were talking about a second wave, no? How does a second wave spontaneously appear?
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on May 15, 2020, 02:51:17 PM
South Korea seems so cool and smart. Full disclosure, my only exposure to South Korea is the show Chef and My Fridge, K-Pop songs on Lets Dance, instant ramens and cloud’s Facebook stories, so
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Post by: Tripon on May 15, 2020, 02:56:18 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 02:51:07 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 15, 2020, 02:47:37 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 02:37:46 PM
I'm not an expert. Only going by what the experts say on this.
That guy says that South Korea handled it well which is why it had a low amount of deaths! That's an explicit endorsement of their response!

I'm starting to wonder if you even know the point you're making, let alone what I am making. You were talking about a second wave, no? How does a second wave spontaneously appear?

This entire conservation started because you were disputing that the U.K. initial policy was trying to create the conditions for herd immunity as fast as possible.
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Post by: Mandark on May 15, 2020, 02:56:49 PM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on May 15, 2020, 02:51:17 PM
South Korea seems so cool and smart. Full disclosure, my only exposure to South Korea is the show Chef and My Fridge, K-Pop songs on Lets Dance, instant ramens and cloud’s Facebook stories, so

They also produce elite Starcraft players and breakdancers.
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Post by: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 02:57:54 PM
Quote from: Tripon on May 15, 2020, 02:56:18 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 02:51:07 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 15, 2020, 02:47:37 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 02:37:46 PM
I'm not an expert. Only going by what the experts say on this.
That guy says that South Korea handled it well which is why it had a low amount of deaths! That's an explicit endorsement of their response!

I'm starting to wonder if you even know the point you're making, let alone what I am making. You were talking about a second wave, no? How does a second wave spontaneously appear?

This entire conservation started because you were disputing that the U.K. initial policy was trying to create the conditions for herd immunity as fast as possible.

Because it is true. I'm sorry for stating facts.
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Post by: shosta on May 15, 2020, 02:59:18 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 02:51:07 PM
I'm starting to wonder if you even know the point you're making, let alone what I am making. You were talking about a second wave, no? How does a second wave spontaneously appear?
What I was talking about was how China has 4,600 deaths and the UK has 35,000. I admit China and SK can get second waves but they'll just handle it really well like they did the first time.
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Post by: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 03:02:54 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 15, 2020, 02:59:18 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 02:51:07 PM
I'm starting to wonder if you even know the point you're making, let alone what I am making. You were talking about a second wave, no? How does a second wave spontaneously appear?
What I was talking about was how China has 4,600 deaths and the UK has 35,000.

Okay. You also mentioned a second wave. In terms of how a second wave occurs, I don't know.

I'm sure you have watched the video by now. The expert states that it is basically going to keep coming back until 60 to 70% of the population has it. Unless there is a vaccine.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 15, 2020, 03:05:10 PM
I finally read Leadbelly's posts from the last few months.  I know We of the Secret Cabal promised each other and that we would only reply to his comments in bad faith, but I just couldn't suffer the call outs anymore.  Guys, he was right about everything - the conspiracy, the science, Sweden.  The UK's initial response was sound and backed by science.  The fact that they changed course can only be explained by how they presented their plan to the public.  His arguments were coherent and elegant.  Not being an expert himself, he sat fence like a gymnast and only presented us with the information needed to better ourselves.  He never offered his opinions and when he did they were true, obvious, and backed by a scientist.  I would also just like to contrast his conduct with ours - he never resorted to making sly digs at anyone. Because why would he? It's pathetic.
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Post by: shosta on May 15, 2020, 03:06:14 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 03:02:54 PM
I'm sure you have watched the video by now. The expert states that it is basically going to keep coming back until 60 to 70% of the population has it. Unless there is a vaccine.
What he's not saying is that 60%-70% of the population has to get it. He's endorsing suppression strategies and explaining that there will be future outbreaks.
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Post by: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 03:08:32 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 15, 2020, 03:06:14 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 03:02:54 PM
I'm sure you have watched the video by now. The expert states that it is basically going to keep coming back until 60 to 70% of the population has it. Unless there is a vaccine.
What he's not saying is that 60%-70% of the population has to get it. He's endorsing suppression strategies and explaining that there will be future outbreaks.

No he isn't saying that.
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Post by: team filler on May 15, 2020, 03:08:47 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/mBK3zid.jpg) :lol
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Post by: shosta on May 15, 2020, 03:09:49 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 03:08:32 PM
No he isn't saying that.
You're telling me that he thinks 60%-70% of the population will eventually get coronavirus if there isn't a vaccine in a couple of years?
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Post by: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 03:12:54 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 15, 2020, 03:09:49 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 03:08:32 PM
No he isn't saying that.
You're telling me that he thinks 60%-70% of the population will eventually get coronavirus if there isn't a vaccine in a couple of years?

I was agreeing with you.
Title: fuck it I can make his argument better than he can
Post by: Mandark on May 15, 2020, 03:14:08 PM
Okay so the argument goes something like this:

1) COVID19 only goes away when there is a vaccine, or some degree of population-wide immunity from having been infected previously.

2) In the best case a vaccine is far away and in the worst case there will never be one.

3) Given that, our most likely path out is through herd immunity, which means ~70% of the population getting infected.

4) Since it is inevitable that most of the population is going to contract the virus, the only point of restricting the spread is to keep the health system from being overwhelmed Lombardy-style, and to steer the virus away from the elderly and at-risk, so the rest of the population can build up immunity with fewer deaths.

5) Countries that have seemingly "beaten" the virus are only winning Pyrrhic victories, because they rely on continuing and unsustainable restrictions on people's mobility. As soon as they remove those restrictions, the virus will come roaring back until 70% of the population have the antibodies. South Korea, China, New Zealand, etc. are merely delaying the inevitable at great economic cost. (the flipside of this is that countries like Sweden aren't necessarily doing "worse" for having excess deaths now, since other countries will be suffering those as well, just a smidge later)



that about right?
Title: Re: fuck it I can make his argument better than he can
Post by: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 03:17:17 PM
Quote from: Mandark on May 15, 2020, 03:14:08 PM
Okay so the argument goes something like this:

1) COVID19 only goes away when there is a vaccine, or some degree of population-wide immunity from having been infected previously.

2) In the best case a vaccine is far away and in the worst case there will never be one.

3) Given that, our most likely path out is through herd immunity, which means ~70% of the population getting infected.

4) Since it is inevitable that most of the population is going to contract the virus, the only point of restricting the spread is to keep the health system from being overwhelmed Lombardy-style, and to steer the virus away from the elderly and at-risk, so the rest of the population can build up immunity with fewer deaths.

5) Countries that have seemingly "beaten" the virus are only winning Pyrrhic victories, because they rely on continuing and unsustainable restrictions on people's mobility. As soon as they remove those restrictions, the virus will come roaring back until 70% of the population have the antibodies. South Korea, China, New Zealand, etc. are merely delaying the inevitable at great economic cost.



that about right?

I will say that is actually a reasonable argument. Whether ultimately it will turn out right or wrong.
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Post by: shosta on May 15, 2020, 03:17:35 PM
edit: misread
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Post by: Mandark on May 15, 2020, 03:19:47 PM
You should be more willing to take a stand.

And that's coming from me, the forum's most notorious and reviled coward.
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Post by: BIONIC on May 15, 2020, 03:21:13 PM
This was the true shit thread all along  :ohhh
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Post by: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 03:22:21 PM
Quote from: Mandark on May 15, 2020, 03:19:47 PM
You should be more willing to take a stand.

And that's coming from me, the forum's most notorious and reviled coward.

I was never that confident in it to begin with. I think you lot want me to take a stand more than I ever did. I guess because you wanted to shoot me down for it for some reason.
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Post by: shosta on May 15, 2020, 03:23:59 PM
you were pretty fatalistic and giving too much cover for BJ a couple of months ago. You just have this weird predilection when there are clear counterexamples
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 15, 2020, 03:24:26 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 03:17:17 PM
Quote from: Mandark on May 15, 2020, 03:14:08 PM
Okay so the argument goes something like this:

1) COVID19 only goes away when there is a vaccine, or some degree of population-wide immunity from having been infected previously.

2) In the best case a vaccine is far away and in the worst case there will never be one.

3) Given that, our most likely path out is through herd immunity, which means ~70% of the population getting infected.

4) Since it is inevitable that most of the population is going to contract the virus, the only point of restricting the spread is to keep the health system from being overwhelmed Lombardy-style, and to steer the virus away from the elderly and at-risk, so the rest of the population can build up immunity with fewer deaths.

5) Countries that have seemingly "beaten" the virus are only winning Pyrrhic victories, because they rely on continuing and unsustainable restrictions on people's mobility. As soon as they remove those restrictions, the virus will come roaring back until 70% of the population have the antibodies. South Korea, China, New Zealand, etc. are merely delaying the inevitable at great economic cost.



that about right?

I will say that is actually a reasonable argument. Whether ultimately it will turn out right or wrong.

Do you think the UK would have suffered unnecessary deaths due to PPE shortages had they gone through with their initial strategy? 

Do you think it makes any difference when people get the virus in terms of death toll?  Like if we all get it once will the death toll be the same as we all got it over two years?

Why do you think the UK changed its strategy? 

Has your opinion changed over the last three months?
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Post by: Oblivion on May 15, 2020, 03:32:09 PM
https://twitter.com/kazweida/status/1261348574593380353

"never thought that corona-chan would hurt me!"   :uguu
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Post by: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 03:32:27 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on May 15, 2020, 03:24:26 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 03:17:17 PM
Quote from: Mandark on May 15, 2020, 03:14:08 PM
Okay so the argument goes something like this:

1) COVID19 only goes away when there is a vaccine, or some degree of population-wide immunity from having been infected previously.

2) In the best case a vaccine is far away and in the worst case there will never be one.

3) Given that, our most likely path out is through herd immunity, which means ~70% of the population getting infected.

4) Since it is inevitable that most of the population is going to contract the virus, the only point of restricting the spread is to keep the health system from being overwhelmed Lombardy-style, and to steer the virus away from the elderly and at-risk, so the rest of the population can build up immunity with fewer deaths.

5) Countries that have seemingly "beaten" the virus are only winning Pyrrhic victories, because they rely on continuing and unsustainable restrictions on people's mobility. As soon as they remove those restrictions, the virus will come roaring back until 70% of the population have the antibodies. South Korea, China, New Zealand, etc. are merely delaying the inevitable at great economic cost.



that about right?

I will say that is actually a reasonable argument. Whether ultimately it will turn out right or wrong.

Do you think the UK would have suffered unnecessary deaths due to PPE shortages had they gone through with their initial strategy? 

Do you think it makes any difference when people get the virus in terms of death toll?  Like if we all get it once will the death toll be the same as we all got it over two years?

Why do you think the UK changed its strategy? 

Has your opinion changed over the last three months?

Hold on. I am going to go back to my original posts, because I know there are bits that you missed.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 15, 2020, 03:34:23 PM
We can have Mandark write up your arguments and you can just yes no them if that would make you more confident.  I don't see how your original post is going to answer if your opinions have changed since them. 
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Post by: Mandark on May 15, 2020, 03:37:20 PM
If someone's presenting a plan with the caveat "sure, a lot more people are going to get killed because of this over the next few months, but..." then they better have a pretty ironclad counterfactual.
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Post by: Joe Molotov on May 15, 2020, 03:37:43 PM
Quote from: Oblivion on May 15, 2020, 03:32:09 PM
https://twitter.com/kazweida/status/1261348574593380353

"never thought that corona-chan would hurt me!"   :uguu

"What can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence. Also all this evidence you're showing me is all made up by the fake media and doesn't count."
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Post by: team filler on May 15, 2020, 03:50:21 PM
https://twitter.com/HollywoodShack/status/1261380986820079619
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Post by: Oblivion on May 15, 2020, 04:05:09 PM
Quote from: filler on May 15, 2020, 03:50:21 PM
https://twitter.com/HollywoodShack/status/1261380986820079619

uh...isn't 97.4 kind of...bad?
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Post by: Tripon on May 15, 2020, 04:06:43 PM
https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1261378747523117057
https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1261382958067314688
https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1261386347295711236
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 15, 2020, 04:08:07 PM
I'm a dude that runs hot.  Also, I get all sweaty in a mask.  If this becomes normal I'll have to stay in my room for the next few years, but out of social stigma instead of shame. 
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Post by: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 04:08:53 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on March 22, 2020, 10:05:46 PM
A part of me just feels like, lets get this shit over and done with. Mitigate the spread as much as we can, but fuck this lock down shit.

Not sure many people are with me on this though. And I'm not sure I am to be honest. It's just that the more I read about how it is going to take years, and that obviously we can't keep shit shut down for the long term anyway, the more I kind of feel like, 'fuck it then!'.

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I didn't jump on it, I said I understood it after reading more about the issues with containing it. It's not like I wouldn't want a better solution or anything.

I will say one thing though. I also understand there is a tragic side of life, something the West has forgot a little bit. We've gone through this many times already. Sometimes it is inescapable.
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Yeah. And I'm not sure I even want to do it anyway just yet. The thing is though, it seems like there is no way out of it. That eventually we will give up on it anyway.

I was never that confident in it to begin with. That's the first thing. This was me just thinking aloud on current news.

And I never stated it was the right or wrong course of action:

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None of this is true though. The idea is quite clearly coming from epidemiologists. Goodness knows, I have listened a lot to them over past week. It is not some plot to save the economy over lives. Although economic meltdown isn't great either.

It may seem like a risky strategy, which is why many countries will choose the other option though. And it might not be the best course of action. Suppression has seemed to work in places like China. What we don't yet know is what happens when China goes back to normal. Things could change just like that.

The weird thing is, I notice the arguments are actually the same. It's you talking about the 'herd immunity' strategy being all about the economy and me arguing against it. The other thing is, I state it might not be the best course of action.

Looking back, I always thought there was at least a logical argument in the mitigation strategy, I still do. And was a little annoyed by people completely mocking the UK approach to it. I never said it was necessarily the right strategy though. I didn't know. Only that it seemed there was at least some logic to it.

I will say one thing though, I do believe that if things come back in a big way, governments will seriously consider it. Hopefully there will be a vaccine or some working treatment before then.

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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 15, 2020, 04:23:26 PM
I don't know if you are an idiot or not.  And I don't want you to be an idiot.  And I haven't actually ever called you an idiot.  But I do make lots of posts under the premise that you are an idiot.  Hypothetically, and I'm not saying this is true, if one were to call you an idiot, I would feel like there is a certain logic there. 

Question, do I think you are an idiot?  Yes no. 

Lets look at it another way

Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 04:08:53 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on March 22, 2020, 10:05:46 PM
A part of me just feels like, lets get this shit over and done with. Mitigate the spread as much as we can, but fuck this lock down shit.

Not sure many people are with me on this though. And I'm not sure I am to be honest. It's just that the more I read about how it is going to take years, and that obviously we can't keep shit shut down for the long term anyway, the more I kind of feel like, 'fuck it then!'.

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I didn't jump on it, I said I understood it after reading more about the issues with containing it. It's not like I wouldn't want a better solution or anything.

I will say one thing though. I also understand there is a tragic side of life, something the West has forgot a little bit. We've gone through this many times already. Sometimes it is inescapable.
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Yeah. And I'm not sure I even want to do it anyway just yet. The thing is though, it seems like there is no way out of it. That eventually we will give up on it anyway.

I was never that confident in it to begin with. That's the first thing. This was me just thinking aloud on current news.

And I never stated it was the right or wrong course of action:

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None of this is true though. The idea is quite clearly coming from epidemiologists. Goodness knows, I have listened a lot to them over past week. It is not some plot to save the economy over lives. Although economic meltdown isn't great either.

It may seem like a risky strategy, which is why many countries will choose the other option though. And it might not be the best course of action. Suppression has seemed to work in places like China.  What we don't yet know is what happens when China goes back to normal. Things could change just like that.

The weird thing I notice the arguments are actually the same. It's you talking about the 'herd immunity' strategy being all about the economy and me arguing against it.

The other thing is, I state it might not be the best course of action. Looking back, I always thought there was at least a logical argument in the mitigation strategy, I still do. And was a little annoyed by people completely mocking the UK approach to it. I never said it was necessarily the right strategy though. I didn't know. Only that it seemed there was at least some logic to it.

I will say one thing though, I do believe that if things come back in a big way, governments will seriously consider it. Hopefully there will be a vaccine or some working treatment before then.



Do you know what weasel words are? 

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Definition of weasel word

: a word used in order to evade or retreat from a direct or forthright statement or position

All you did is bold them to try to hid the fact that your feels are pretty clear on the matter. 

Now maybe you want to answer these:

Do you think the UK would have suffered unnecessary deaths due to PPE shortages had they gone through with their initial strategy?

Do you think it makes any difference when people get the virus in terms of death toll?  Like if we all get it once will the death toll be the same as we all got it over two years?

Why do you think the UK changed its strategy?

Has your opinion changed over the last three months?
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 15, 2020, 04:29:08 PM
Or maybe you can answer this if you haven't made up your mind, and are not advocating the approach Sweden is taking or the Uk was planning on taking, why do you making posts about them?  Are you playing devil's advocate?   
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Post by: Bebpo on May 15, 2020, 04:29:52 PM
Quote from: Oblivion on May 15, 2020, 04:05:09 PM
Quote from: filler on May 15, 2020, 03:50:21 PM
https://twitter.com/HollywoodShack/status/1261380986820079619

uh...isn't 97.4 kind of...bad?

Wat.

98.6 is normal for most people. Personally I run low around 96.8 to 97.6, but 98.6 is average.
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Post by: Bebpo on May 15, 2020, 04:31:24 PM
Also related to that on temps from studies this year:

https://elemental.medium.com/the-average-human-body-temperature-is-no-longer-98-6-f-c88c19716852

So average should be closer to about 97.6 for humans currently.
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Post by: shosta on May 15, 2020, 04:35:50 PM
Oblivion might have thought it was Celsius
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Post by: shosta on May 15, 2020, 04:36:37 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on May 15, 2020, 04:23:26 PM
I don't know if you are an idiot or not.  And I don't want you to be an idiot.  And I haven't actually ever called you an idiot.  But I do make lots of posts under the premise that you are an idiot.
newsfeed
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Post by: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 05:26:13 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on May 15, 2020, 04:23:26 PM
I don't know if you are an idiot or not.  And I don't want you to be an idiot.  And I haven't actually ever called you an idiot.  But I do make lots of posts under the premise that you are an idiot.  Hypothetically, and I'm not saying this is true, if one were to call you an idiot, I would feel like there is a certain logic there. 

Question, do I think you are an idiot?  Yes no. 

Lets look at it another way

Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 04:08:53 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on March 22, 2020, 10:05:46 PM
A part of me just feels like, lets get this shit over and done with. Mitigate the spread as much as we can, but fuck this lock down shit.

Not sure many people are with me on this though. And I'm not sure I am to be honest. It's just that the more I read about how it is going to take years, and that obviously we can't keep shit shut down for the long term anyway, the more I kind of feel like, 'fuck it then!'.

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I didn't jump on it, I said I understood it after reading more about the issues with containing it. It's not like I wouldn't want a better solution or anything.

I will say one thing though. I also understand there is a tragic side of life, something the West has forgot a little bit. We've gone through this many times already. Sometimes it is inescapable.
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Yeah. And I'm not sure I even want to do it anyway just yet. The thing is though, it seems like there is no way out of it. That eventually we will give up on it anyway.

I was never that confident in it to begin with. That's the first thing. This was me just thinking aloud on current news.

And I never stated it was the right or wrong course of action:

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None of this is true though. The idea is quite clearly coming from epidemiologists. Goodness knows, I have listened a lot to them over past week. It is not some plot to save the economy over lives. Although economic meltdown isn't great either.

It may seem like a risky strategy, which is why many countries will choose the other option though. And it might not be the best course of action. Suppression has seemed to work in places like China.  What we don't yet know is what happens when China goes back to normal. Things could change just like that.

The weird thing I notice the arguments are actually the same. It's you talking about the 'herd immunity' strategy being all about the economy and me arguing against it.

The other thing is, I state it might not be the best course of action. Looking back, I always thought there was at least a logical argument in the mitigation strategy, I still do. And was a little annoyed by people completely mocking the UK approach to it. I never said it was necessarily the right strategy though. I didn't know. Only that it seemed there was at least some logic to it.

I will say one thing though, I do believe that if things come back in a big way, governments will seriously consider it. Hopefully there will be a vaccine or some working treatment before then.



Do you know what weasel words are? 

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Definition of weasel word

: a word used in order to evade or retreat from a direct or forthright statement or position

All you did is bold them to try to hid the fact that your feels are pretty clear on the matter. 

Now maybe you want to answer these:

Do you think the UK would have suffered unnecessary deaths due to PPE shortages had they gone through with their initial strategy?

Do you think it makes any difference when people get the virus in terms of death toll?  Like if we all get it once will the death toll be the same as we all got it over two years?

Why do you think the UK changed its strategy?

Has your opinion changed over the last three months?

Or they were highlighted because it actually shows doubt in those opinions. The point being I was never as confident in that argument as you think I was. The other thing highlighted is me clearly acknowledging that it may not be the right course of action based on how successful China was. I mean, the words are actually there. The argument you're really making is I didn't really mean those words. That if you read between the lines, I do strongly believe that 'herd immunity' is the right and best course of action.

Okay so the question: Has your opinion changed over the last three months?

Well, first of all, another post of mine back in early April.
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Not exactly. I accept the advice that the lockdown is the way to go with this one. However, I also acknowledge that there is no exit strategy, the virus might come back when lockdown restrictions are lifted, and that the economic consequences to all this might be devastating. The truth is, the lockdown measures were the safest option in a period of uncertainty. We simply didn't know (still don't really) what the outcome would be.

A lot of my posts on this are on the premise that there is no exit strategy, and the virus is going to come back. And in those terms, yes, I do believe there is a possibility that we may have to face up to this one. A vaccine could take years to develop. I just don't think it is feasible to keep going into lockdown for years to come. Again this is predicated on whether the virus comes back in a big way.

The truth is, I was never as committed to this idea as you think I was though. I was quite happy to accept lockdown for instance. I know that isn't satisfactory to you, but the truth is, I'm not an expert and can't predict the future. I just realise that the other strategy is also a very real possibility based on the factors I've mentioned. And to be honest, I would accept it if the experts turned around and said that was the only way out of it.
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Post by: Oblivion on May 15, 2020, 05:26:40 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on May 15, 2020, 04:29:52 PM
Quote from: Oblivion on May 15, 2020, 04:05:09 PM
Quote from: filler on May 15, 2020, 03:50:21 PM
https://twitter.com/HollywoodShack/status/1261380986820079619

uh...isn't 97.4 kind of...bad?

Wat.

98.6 is normal for most people. Personally I run low around 96.8 to 97.6, but 98.6 is average.

i thought even a degree or two difference was supposed to be a big deal

no joke, i have never in my life had any temperature that deviated between 98.2 - 98.8 when i was healthy. i think there was MAYBE one time where it went under 98.0, and that was when i was sick.
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Post by: team filler on May 15, 2020, 05:48:42 PM
I have no idear of my temp and had no idear people keep track of something like that, ya fackin androids  :lol
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Post by: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 05:55:11 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on May 15, 2020, 04:29:08 PM
Or maybe you can answer this if you haven't made up your mind, and are not advocating the approach Sweden is taking or the Uk was planning on taking, why do you making posts about them?  Are you playing devil's advocate?

I'm from the UK. My original post on this was after reading an article in the Atlantic. I said I understood their approach after reading that article. I also stated that it might turn out to be the right approach. I then qualified that by saying that I hope it isn't. Also other mentions was simply me being annoyed by people mocking the strategy. Again I thought there was at least some logic to it. It wasn't completely ludicrous.

Sweden. Only time I have mentioned Sweden is in the posts recently. And it was only in passing. The real point of my argument was about there being scientists out there that genuinely believe the mitigation strategy was the right strategy. In response to you of course.
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Post by: Oblivion on May 15, 2020, 06:04:14 PM
Quote from: filler on May 15, 2020, 05:48:42 PM
I have no idear of my temp and had no idear people keep track of something like that, ya fackin androids  :lol

i don't intentionally keep track of them. the only reason i'm aware of it is because of how rare it is when my temp deviates that much from the norm.
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Post by: shosta on May 15, 2020, 06:14:57 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 05:55:11 PM
Also other mentions was simply me being annoyed by people mocking the strategy. Again I thought there was at least some logic to it. It wasn't completely ludicrous.
The reason we were mocking the strategy is because it was clearly negligent, and it turned out exactly the way the pessimists predicted. As I write this, the current excess deaths literature suggests over 50,000 people have died in the UK. That's why Arvid and I get a little emotional over some of your posts.
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Post by: BIONIC on May 15, 2020, 06:27:20 PM
Quote from: filler on May 15, 2020, 05:48:42 PM
I have no idear of my temp and had no idear people keep track of something like that, ya fackin androids  :lol

Maybe they don’t have easy access to dildos and a thermometer is the only suitable object they have to stick up their bum   :-[
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Post by: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 06:43:14 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 15, 2020, 06:14:57 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 05:55:11 PM
Also other mentions was simply me being annoyed by people mocking the strategy. Again I thought there was at least some logic to it. It wasn't completely ludicrous.
The reason we were mocking the strategy is because it was clearly negligent, and it turned out exactly the way the pessimists predicted. As I write this, the current excess deaths literature suggests over 50,000 people have died in the UK. That's why Arvid and I get a little emotional over some of your posts.

It didn't turn out too great in the end. I do think though there is a possibility it turns out be a future model, weirdly enough. Just depends how long countries can stomach multiple lockdowns.

The 50,000 figure is excess deaths right? While I'm not going to argue against you in general, I do find the excess death figure kind of funny(not really, just an expression) because I have seen it used to argue that we aren't doing that bad. Mainly because the UK was the first country in Europe to top 30,000. And a presenter used the excess death figure to show it might not be entirely what it seems.

Again, I'm not really trying to refute you as such, only I really did see it used that way.

Honestly, here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNiAUPREkl8
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 15, 2020, 06:59:42 PM
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8321793/Boris-declares-war-fat-PM-ditches-nanny-state-worries-demands-action.html#comments-8321793

Good honestly.  I've started to try to eat better due to this.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on May 15, 2020, 07:01:44 PM
not a riveting sequel to the war on terror tbh
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Post by: BIONIC on May 15, 2020, 07:03:44 PM
 :gun  The fats!!
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Post by: shosta on May 15, 2020, 07:04:28 PM
boris bikes for everyone :rejoice
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 15, 2020, 07:08:05 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on May 15, 2020, 07:01:44 PM
not a riveting sequel to the war on terror tbh

Wait for the conclusion to the trilogy where its Osama catapulting fatties into towers.   It will all be retconned as part of the Angry Birds EU. 
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Post by: Tripon on May 15, 2020, 07:19:04 PM
https://twitter.com/latimes/status/1261435676253229056
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Post by: Tripon on May 15, 2020, 07:35:25 PM
https://twitter.com/jc_bradbury/status/1261436939888218119
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Post by: Verdigris Murder on May 15, 2020, 07:53:55 PM
Kinda digging the hotline number to snitch on law-breakers. I called about my neighbor Jacob Sockness having a bunch of anal sex outside and yelling racial obscenities about COVID-19. He needs to be stopped.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 15, 2020, 08:24:43 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W60V8XnJRI
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Post by: OnlyRegret on May 15, 2020, 08:27:27 PM
I pretended corona didn't exist as I acclimated to not leaving the house the past month. Has any research of note happened, are we less, more or lukewarm fucked currently?
American fuckery need not apply.
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Post by: Nintex on May 15, 2020, 08:36:18 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on May 15, 2020, 08:27:27 PM
I pretended corona didn't exist as I acclimated to not leaving the house the past month. Has any research of note happened, are we less, more or lukewarm fucked currently?
American fuckery need not apply.
A second wave in the fall is all but certain.
These are the scenario's our government projects.

(https://abload.de/img/f1a6332fe8_nog2jaaracjbo.jpg)

1. Multiple slowly degrading waves over the next 24 months

2. Massive 2nd wave spike in the fall of 2020

3. It slowly mellows out after the first big wave has been flattened
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Post by: OnlyRegret on May 15, 2020, 08:39:11 PM
Too potent to fizzle out, big kahuna of death later seems likelier with places rushing to open up.
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Post by: Nintex on May 15, 2020, 08:46:51 PM
Pretty much.

The weirdest thing is the masks. In my country it is forbidden to own or wear medical masks unless you are an essential medical worker.
Even if you import them yourself they could be confiscated for use in hospitals.

If we want a mask we need to create our own 'non-medical' masks based on this PDF instruction (https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/binaries/rijksoverheid/documenten/publicaties/2020/05/09/covid-19-niet-medisch-mondkapje/Covid19_niet-medisch+mondkapje.pdf (https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/binaries/rijksoverheid/documenten/publicaties/2020/05/09/covid-19-niet-medisch-mondkapje/Covid19_niet-medisch+mondkapje.pdf)) or buy non-medical face masks. It will be mandatory to wear a non-medical mask in public transport starting June 1st.
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Post by: shosta on May 15, 2020, 08:50:54 PM
https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/1261456930284822530
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Post by: OnlyRegret on May 15, 2020, 08:52:54 PM
Ah yes, the rural nothingness of Seoul. What an empty, lonely space.
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Post by: Great Rumbler on May 15, 2020, 08:56:46 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on May 15, 2020, 06:59:42 PM
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8321793/Boris-declares-war-fat-PM-ditches-nanny-state-worries-demands-action.html#comments-8321793

Good honestly.  I've started to try to eat better due to this.

listen here fat
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Post by: Tripon on May 15, 2020, 08:56:47 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 15, 2020, 08:50:54 PM
https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/1261456930284822530

This is the more  :brain comment.

https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/1261407718893486080
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Post by: ToxicAdam on May 15, 2020, 09:06:30 PM
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ASHINGTON (AP) — Five sailors on the U.S. aircraft carrier sidelined in Guam due to a COVID-19 outbreak have tested positive for the virus for the second time and have been taken off the ship, according to the Navy.

The resurgence of the virus in the five sailors on the USS Theodore Roosevelt underscores the befuddling behavior of the highly contagious virus and raises questions about how troops that test positive can be reintegrated into the military, particularly on ships.

All five sailors had previously tested positive and had gone through at least two weeks of isolation. As part of the process, they all had to test negative twice in a row, with the tests separated by at least a day or two before they were allowed to go back to the ship.

SS Incubator
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Post by: Flannel Boy on May 15, 2020, 09:15:25 PM
https://twitter.com/michael_hendrix/status/1261396172503056384

https://twitter.com/michael_hendrix/status/1261396175627841536


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Hundreds of thousands of New York City residents, in particular those from the city’s wealthiest neighborhoods, left as the coronavirus pandemic hit, an analysis of multiple sources of aggregated smartphone location data has found.

Roughly 5 percent of residents — or about 420,000 people — left the city between March 1 and May 1. In the city’s very wealthiest blocks, in neighborhoods like the Upper East Side, the West Village, SoHo and Brooklyn Heights, residential population decreased by 40 percent or more, while the rest of the city saw comparably modest changes.
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Post by: Phoenix Dark on May 15, 2020, 09:17:32 PM
Quote from: Tripon on May 14, 2020, 11:31:19 PM
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A patient battling COVID-19 in Florida admits that he used to believe the pandemic was being blown out of proportion. But, after he and his wife were hospitalized with serious infections, he’s urging people to take coronavirus seriously.

“I don’t want to see anybody go through what I went through,” Brian Lee Hitchens, a ride-share driver in Jupiter, Florida, told WPTV-TV in West Palm Beach in an interview from his hospital bed. “This wasn’t some scare tactic that anybody was using. It wasn’t some made-up thing. This is a real virus that you’ve got to take serious.”

Just last month, Hitchens said he was skeptical about coronavirus and didn’t think the crisis was real.

“I thought it was maybe the government trying something, and it was kind of like they threw it out there to kinda distract us,” he told the TV station.

“I’d get up in the morning and pray and trust in God for his protection, and I’d just leave it at that. There were all these masks and gloves. I thought it looks like a hysteria,” he added.

https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/florida-man-brian-hitchens-coronavirus-warning-001955197.html

(https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/6vwC9Y7AT9jbY7QigFjWEg--~B/aD0xMDMxO3c9MTQzMTtzbT0xO2FwcGlkPXl0YWNoeW9u/https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5ebdd274300000451a15604d.jpg)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNjunlWUJJI
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Post by: Mandark on May 15, 2020, 09:43:28 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on May 15, 2020, 08:52:54 PM
Ah yes, the rural nothingness of Seoul. What an empty, lonely space.

thatsthejoke.jpg
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Post by: shosta on May 15, 2020, 09:45:32 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EX_VwSbXsAIJf_6?format=jpg&name=medium)
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Post by: Mandark on May 15, 2020, 10:02:39 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 06:43:14 PM

It didn't turn out too great in the end. I do think though there is a possibility it turns out be a future model, weirdly enough. Just depends how long countries can stomach multiple lockdowns.

The 50,000 figure is excess deaths right? While I'm not going to argue against you in general, I do find the excess death figure kind of funny(not really, just an expression) because I have seen it used to argue that we aren't doing that bad. Mainly because the UK was the first country in Europe to top 30,000. And a presenter used the excess death figure to show it might not be entirely what it seems.

Again, I'm not really trying to refute you as such, only I really did see it used that way.

Honestly, here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNiAUPREkl8

That video shows that unreported COVID19 deaths are likely in five figures. That is not good! That is bad!

He is only arguing that the UK is "not doing so bad" compared only to Italy, where the undercount has been particularly high. According to the Economist, there is less of a gap between reported COVID19 and total excess deaths in France and Spain than there is in the UK. Adding 11k deaths certainly doesn't make the UK look better compared to South Korea et al.

Also, saying Italy is worse is not an argument in favor of light-touch "mitigation" strategies! Italy had more deaths than the UK by the dates they started their respective lockdowns.
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Post by: shosta on May 15, 2020, 10:02:46 PM
https://twitter.com/TanookiKuribo/status/1261451245790748672

they should just do the whole show like this!
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Post by: Yeti on May 15, 2020, 10:14:25 PM
Nice to see TellTale games getting work again
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Post by: Mandark on May 15, 2020, 10:22:34 PM
On topic for the last couple pages:

https://twitter.com/justinboldaji/status/1261296312030355456
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Post by: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 10:40:22 PM
Quote from: Mandark on May 15, 2020, 10:02:39 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 06:43:14 PM

It didn't turn out too great in the end. I do think though there is a possibility it turns out be a future model, weirdly enough. Just depends how long countries can stomach multiple lockdowns.

The 50,000 figure is excess deaths right? While I'm not going to argue against you in general, I do find the excess death figure kind of funny(not really, just an expression) because I have seen it used to argue that we aren't doing that bad. Mainly because the UK was the first country in Europe to top 30,000. And a presenter used the excess death figure to show it might not be entirely what it seems.

Again, I'm not really trying to refute you as such, only I really did see it used that way.

Honestly, here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNiAUPREkl8

That video shows that unreported COVID19 deaths are likely in five figures. That is not good! That is bad!

He is only arguing that the UK is "not doing so bad" compared only to Italy, where the undercount has been particularly high. According to the Economist, there is less of a gap between reported COVID19 and total excess deaths in France and Spain than there is in the UK. Adding 11k deaths certainly doesn't make the UK look better compared to South Korea et al.

Also, saying Italy is worse is not an argument in favor of light-touch "mitigation" strategies! Italy had more deaths than the UK by the dates they started their respective lockdowns.

Lucky I never said it was then. :p

As far as I can gather, it's actually too early to tell who has been hit hardest anyway. There are multiple reasons why this is unclear.
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Post by: shosta on May 15, 2020, 10:41:44 PM
This tic you have of propagating claims and then saying that you're only the messenger is... not endearing.
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Post by: team filler on May 15, 2020, 10:46:50 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 15, 2020, 10:02:46 PM
https://twitter.com/TanookiKuribo/status/1261451245790748672

they should just do the whole show like this!
scanner darkly  8)
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Post by: Joe Molotov on May 15, 2020, 10:49:59 PM
https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1261008418246144003

(https://i.imgur.com/K9aQSo0.gif)
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Post by: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 10:54:08 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 15, 2020, 10:41:44 PM
This tic you have of propagating claims and then saying that you're only the messenger is... not endearing.

Funny... I thought I explicitly said I was not refuting your argument by posting it. I thought I made it clear. You know I said it because I didn't intend to argue about this. It seems words don't mean anything though. It's need to 'win' bullshit again. I simply found it funny because it's the same statistics used to show opposite conclusions.



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Post by: shosta on May 15, 2020, 10:56:33 PM
If five or more people here are routinely misunderstanding you then that's primarily your fault
Title: own your shit
Post by: Mandark on May 15, 2020, 10:57:13 PM
"Look, all I do is post videos that promote a certain viewpoint, why do you guys all think I'm sympathetic to that viewpoint? I always include a perfunctory caveat!"
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Post by: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 11:08:31 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 06:43:14 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 15, 2020, 06:14:57 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 15, 2020, 05:55:11 PM
Also other mentions was simply me being annoyed by people mocking the strategy. Again I thought there was at least some logic to it. It wasn't completely ludicrous.
The reason we were mocking the strategy is because it was clearly negligent, and it turned out exactly the way the pessimists predicted. As I write this, the current excess deaths literature suggests over 50,000 people have died in the UK. That's why Arvid and I get a little emotional over some of your posts.

It didn't turn out too great in the end. I do think though there is a possibility it turns out be a future model, weirdly enough. Just depends how long countries can stomach multiple lockdowns.

The 50,000 figure is excess deaths right? While I'm not going to argue against you in general, I do find the excess death figure kind of funny(not really, just an expression) because I have seen it used to argue that we aren't doing that bad. Mainly because the UK was the first country in Europe to top 30,000. And a presenter used the excess death figure to show it might not be entirely what it seems.

Again, I'm not really trying to refute you as such, only I really did see it used that way.

Honestly, here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNiAUPREkl8

I qualified the point twice. I am not arguing against you. I'm not really trying to refute you. Seems pretty clear to me. I wasn't looking for an argument on this.

And to be honest, it's not like there aren't points of contest I could have. There is. For instance I could say France's excess figures are very provisional based on the way they are recorded. In fact many countries record deaths in different ways, making it hard to compare. I just simply didn't want it from the start and preempted it by qualifying it though. It didn't work. lol
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Post by: team filler on May 15, 2020, 11:47:53 PM
california budget cuts are gonna hurt  :-\
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Post by: Flannel Boy on May 16, 2020, 08:10:02 AM
https://twitter.com/ChrisGiles_/status/1261318161850347520
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 16, 2020, 08:43:33 AM
https://pressprogress.ca/amazon-tells-canadian-warehouse-workers-theyre-getting-a-pay-cut/

Quote
As Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos prepares to become the first trillionaire in the world, workers at Amazon’s Canadian warehouses have been notified that the company is going to roll back their wages.

According to an internal company memo obtained by PressProgress, Amazon told workers this week it has decided to cancel hero pay that was granted in recognition of hazardous working conditions during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Post by: Coffee Dog on May 16, 2020, 10:22:06 AM
Asked the grocery delivery how business has been, how the job's been treating him. "It was really crazy a couple weeks ago, but it's really dried up. You see the walmart down the road? It's packed! Nobody's getting it delivered."

I don't know what I expected :goty2
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Post by: thisismyusername on May 16, 2020, 10:34:05 AM
Speaking of Wal-mart: Able to go in and check phones.

Want to make sure to buy it unlocked, go to Best Buy: Totally closed and need to order online/Curbside Pickup.

On one hand: Good for Best Buy for protecting their employees. On the other: :beli I wanted to get the fucking replacement phone today since my current one is "healthcare battery plz"-ing from 80 to 30% in like 4 hours (and getting weaker). But now I need to order from NewEgg or Amazon (ugh) and hopefully 1-day deliver it. :goty :goty2
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on May 16, 2020, 11:32:08 AM
I did see today with chase they’re offering to forebear my mortgage for 3 months if I want, payments added to end of loan. Might do that, just for extra coin in my pocket rn
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on May 16, 2020, 11:42:39 AM
So you’re saying the 3 months being added in the back end will be significantly more expensive to me than if I just pay now? I did enroll, because as I saw it in the terms, I can still pay it on time and it will be processed normally if I choose, so nothing to lose getting it squared away.
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Post by: Cerveza mas fina on May 16, 2020, 11:50:03 AM
Going back to the office on monday for a week, then 3 weeks from home again so other teams get their week at the office. Rinse and repeat.

On the one hand its nice to see folk, but it wont be the same (no table tennis during lunch breaks :( ) but on the other hand working for home is good for family life and free time.

I hop in the future i can do 1-2 days a week from home.
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Post by: Dickie Dee on May 16, 2020, 01:07:13 PM
https://twitter.com/TheOnion/status/1261702205096308736
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 16, 2020, 01:08:52 PM
https://www.thestar.com/business/2020/05/16/for-profit-nursing-homes-have-had-far-worse-covid-19-outcomes-than-public-facilities-and-three-of-the-largest-paid-out-15-billion-to-shareholders.html?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=NationalNews&utm_content=ltcnursinghomesprofit&fbclid=IwAR2NZ9Gr8vVRnMk7hpb0c130mRRoQxx7UiztZp117tdAr1r0_bnTvsBOeRc

For-profit nursing homes have had far worse COVID-19 outcomes than public facilities — and three of the largest paid out $1.5 billion to shareholders
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on May 16, 2020, 01:17:06 PM
Death for fun and profit!
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Post by: Rufus on May 16, 2020, 01:22:21 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab-r0capbzk
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Post by: Tripon on May 16, 2020, 01:46:32 PM
https://twitter.com/bopinion/status/1261640911009779717

The new imports. Coronavirus  :brain
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Post by: Ghoul on May 16, 2020, 02:09:30 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EYJM8yIXkAEF5JG?format=jpg&name=small)

:lol
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Post by: Ghoul on May 16, 2020, 02:21:23 PM
Quote from: ExoYZA on May 16, 2020, 02:10:28 PM
Way to fuck that up :lol

Don't worry the sign police got him.

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EYJeudgX0AAYXXB?format=jpg&name=small)
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Post by: Great Rumbler on May 16, 2020, 02:43:49 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on May 16, 2020, 02:09:30 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EYJM8yIXkAEF5JG?format=jpg&name=small)

:lol

I am a FREE
I am not MAN
A NUMBER
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Post by: Akala on May 16, 2020, 03:01:54 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on May 16, 2020, 02:43:49 PM
I am a FREE
I am not MAN
A NUMBER

it's almost poetic
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Post by: shosta on May 16, 2020, 03:15:27 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/i5jvwFv.jpg)

This is wrong but it still made me laugh
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Post by: Bebpo on May 16, 2020, 03:15:31 PM
Went for a jog for the first time in a few weeks. Was alright, I need to get out of my area and get out of my car somewhere.

I'm kinda tempted one weekend to do the PCH drive up to SF and back (~6 hours probably with no traffic these days) for Big Sur ocean/beaches & Redwood Forests. Dunno where I could stop along that path where it wouldn't be crowded with other people, but that's a lot of coastline so probably somewhere I could pull over and stretch and breathe in some nature.
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Post by: shosta on May 16, 2020, 03:32:14 PM
https://twitter.com/youngestwoman/status/1261723641752010752

 :-\
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Post by: Tripon on May 16, 2020, 04:12:22 PM
https://twitter.com/stephaniemlee/status/1261404852053131264
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 16, 2020, 04:17:31 PM
https://www.vox.com/2020/5/16/21258834/coronavirus-essential-workers-hazard-pay-kroger-target-covid
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 16, 2020, 05:06:50 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/Lqm71aL.jpg)
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Post by: bork on May 16, 2020, 05:23:04 PM
We just went out to pick up take-out from two places.  The first was from a restaurant in the same place as the local mall- the parking lot was almost full.  Can't even imagine stepping foot inside a mall right now, holy shit.

Then the other place is on a busy street in the area full of shops/restaurants.  It was a ghost town right up until this past week- there were so many cars and people walking around that you'd think the pandemic was over.  Zero social distancing going on. Fucking crazy.
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Post by: Ghoul on May 16, 2020, 05:26:49 PM
Yeah kinda the same here, now the unlimited exercise and you can travel anywhere thing is going on it’s just pretty crazy, just so many people doing whatever the fuck they want and then you have people protesting about staying indoors, like it’s some terrible torture to do. The real scary thing is if you get it bad a work colleague of mine has been in hospital for over a month now on a vent and in an induced coma.

But sure guys it’s just 5G and bats making you sick. Absolutely stupid.
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Post by: bork on May 16, 2020, 05:29:19 PM
https://twitter.com/tripgore/status/1261378270190133249
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 16, 2020, 05:31:26 PM
I think I came up with a solution to America.  What is better than cheap gas? Free gas.  But only free gas.  You get to go out but only if you have gas.  Someone from the government will drop off your monthly ration.  This will also prop up big oil.  Everyone will be happy. 
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Post by: shosta on May 16, 2020, 05:42:39 PM
gimme some beans and I'll give you all the gas you want
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Post by: Bebpo on May 16, 2020, 05:46:05 PM
Quote from: bork on May 16, 2020, 05:23:04 PM
We just went out to pick up take-out from two places.  The first was from a restaurant in the same place as the local mall- the parking lot was almost full.  Can't even imagine stepping foot inside a mall right now, holy shit.

Then the other place is on a busy street in the area full of shops/restaurants.  It was a ghost town right up until this past week- there were so many cars and people walking around that you'd think the pandemic was over.  Zero social distancing going on. Fucking crazy.

The weirdest thing I've learned from all this is how many people rely 100% on what other people tell them to do and don't think for themselves.

Like I know so many intelligent people that are like "I'm watching to see when Newsom says it's ok to go to Diners and eat inside because I'll go out once he does" or once the city opens beaches I'll go there because they opened them. It's like once someone says something is ok, they think it's 100% safe and everything is fine again.

I have moderate anxiety and I already get anxiety about going outside lately because of the mask thing and if you wear a mask some crazy person may try to start shit with you because you're wearing a mask and if you don't wear a mask someone might get in your face for not wearing one, so the anxiety of that is already keeping me from going out much. But what I'm really worried about is once they re-open most things in another month or two and everyone thinks this is "over" even though we'll still be in the middle of deaths that if I wear a mask outside at that point it's more likely than ever people will get aggressive with me.

I actually would feel a lot more comfortable driving to somewhere in a different less populated city walking around because of that. It's even more awkward if you run into your neighbors and they're all right wing truthers and crazy on this. I've been avoiding my neighbor who has a parking garage directly opposite of mine and likes to spend most of his day standing in his garage being the neighborhood watch and talking to everyone he sees, because he's always been a crazy anti-vax, racist trump kind of retired old guy. I used to run into him about twice a week and have a short conversation when I was parking or leaving, but I haven't seen him for like 2 months because I'm purposely avoiding encountering him.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 16, 2020, 05:48:37 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 16, 2020, 05:42:39 PM
gimme some beans and I'll give you all the gas you want

The original negative priced gas. 
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Post by: Oblivion on May 16, 2020, 05:58:00 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on May 16, 2020, 10:34:05 AM
Speaking of Wal-mart: Able to go in and check phones.

Want to make sure to buy it unlocked, go to Best Buy: Totally closed and need to order online/Curbside Pickup.

On one hand: Good for Best Buy for protecting their employees. On the other: :beli I wanted to get the fucking replacement phone today since my current one is "healthcare battery plz"-ing from 80 to 30% in like 4 hours (and getting weaker). But now I need to order from NewEgg or Amazon (ugh) and hopefully 1-day deliver it. :goty :goty2

i actually meant to stop by best buy some time to get a phone myself. stores like target were open but i dunno if BB is as well.


might not be the right thread for it, but since we're on the topic of phones....apple or android?  :doge
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Post by: ToxicAdam on May 16, 2020, 06:14:14 PM
Whew. Just got back from a state park hike and it was like Fourth of July out there. Every parking spot filled and every picnic table and grill packed with multiple families. Dozens of biker convoys 15 people deep driving through.

Quarantine is over.
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Post by: Bebpo on May 16, 2020, 06:16:01 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on May 16, 2020, 06:14:14 PM
Whew. Just got back from a state park hike and it was like Fourth of July out there. Every parking spot filled and every picnic table and grill packed with multiple families. Dozens of biker convoys 15 people deep driving through.

Quarantine is over.

 :'(
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Post by: thisismyusername on May 16, 2020, 06:16:06 PM
Work today only had a whopping two people show-up for 4 of us sitting there full-time.

Thank you so much higher-ups for wasting my time. But hey, at least I get paid to shitpost on Twitter for the hours.

Quote from: Oblivion on May 16, 2020, 05:58:00 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on May 16, 2020, 10:34:05 AM
Speaking of Wal-mart: Able to go in and check phones.

Want to make sure to buy it unlocked, go to Best Buy: Totally closed and need to order online/Curbside Pickup.

On one hand: Good for Best Buy for protecting their employees. On the other: :beli I wanted to get the fucking replacement phone today since my current one is "healthcare battery plz"-ing from 80 to 30% in like 4 hours (and getting weaker). But now I need to order from NewEgg or Amazon (ugh) and hopefully 1-day deliver it. :goty :goty2

i actually meant to stop by best buy some time to get a phone myself. stores like target were open but i dunno if BB is as well.


might not be the right thread for it, but since we're on the topic of phones....apple or android?  :doge

It might be just mine due to county ordinances. But you might want to order online and call ahead to make sure just in case.

I couldn't tell you which is best. I'm strictly an Android person. No Andy, No Googie.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 16, 2020, 06:32:35 PM
My schadenfreude is really high right now for the US.  It's like you guys tried really hard for a month and a half and you did you best but it just not you.  And instead of trying to change who you guys are, you just embraced a corona-positive lifestyle and now post about how great and life-changing it is on Instagram.   
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Post by: Oblivion on May 16, 2020, 06:34:35 PM
in my part of L.A. people are still taking seriously. at least so far, thankfully
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Post by: Oblivion on May 16, 2020, 06:38:42 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on May 16, 2020, 06:16:06 PM


Quote from: Oblivion on May 16, 2020, 05:58:00 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on May 16, 2020, 10:34:05 AM
Speaking of Wal-mart: Able to go in and check phones.

Want to make sure to buy it unlocked, go to Best Buy: Totally closed and need to order online/Curbside Pickup.

On one hand: Good for Best Buy for protecting their employees. On the other: :beli I wanted to get the fucking replacement phone today since my current one is "healthcare battery plz"-ing from 80 to 30% in like 4 hours (and getting weaker). But now I need to order from NewEgg or Amazon (ugh) and hopefully 1-day deliver it. :goty :goty2

i actually meant to stop by best buy some time to get a phone myself. stores like target were open but i dunno if BB is as well.


might not be the right thread for it, but since we're on the topic of phones....apple or android?  :doge

It might be just mine due to county ordinances. But you might want to order online and call ahead to make sure just in case.

I couldn't tell you which is best. I'm strictly an Android person. No Andy, No Googie.

i'm a google fanboy myself, and was looking to get a pixel.

on the other hand, i'd be lying if the iphone doesn't look pretty sick. i may make the jump if i could find a good deal
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 16, 2020, 06:39:15 PM
Ontario isn't really doing much better - we are about to open up but really I feel like we should be waiting another 2-4 weeks

https://covid-19-status.ca/on.html

Quebec is the only place in Canada that doesn't seem to have it under control and I feel like most other provinces, other than Ontario could open up.  I kind of feel like if the Maritimes and Manitoba wait they could actually get to a containment stage. 
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Post by: Bebpo on May 16, 2020, 06:54:03 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on May 16, 2020, 06:32:35 PM
My schadenfreude is really high right now for the US.  It's like you guys tried really hard for a month and a half and you did you best but it just not you.  And instead of trying to change who you guys are, you just embraced a corona-positive lifestyle and now post about how great and life-changing it is on Instagram.

Yeah, pretty much.
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Post by: Oblivion on May 16, 2020, 06:56:54 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on May 16, 2020, 06:32:35 PM
My schadenfreude is really high right now for the US.  It's like you guys tried really hard for a month and a half and you did you best but it just not you.  And instead of trying to change who you guys are, you just embraced a corona-positive lifestyle and now post about how great and life-changing it is on Instagram.

we all just collectively sort of decided the rona went away

and thus it did
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Post by: Nintex on May 16, 2020, 07:12:17 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on May 16, 2020, 06:32:35 PM
My schadenfreude is really high right now for the US.  It's like you guys tried really hard for a month and a half and you did you best but it just not you.  And instead of trying to change who you guys are, you just embraced a corona-positive lifestyle and now post about how great and life-changing it is on Instagram.
I'm not even surprised. This is often compared to a wartime situation and this is how the USA has behaved in nearly all wartime situations.
The only example of the US not going all in in recent history is Syria and if you go back further in time probably the Cuban missile crisis.

WW1
French: "Don't just run at the German machine guns, they'll tear you to shreds it's better to...."
USA: "COWARDS, You're just too weak to break the German lines, let's go boys! USA USA!"

WW2
Churchill: "You see Italy is the soft underbelly of Europe, if we land there then..."
USA: "No, we'll liberate France, the liberation starts there, we'll just drop our para boys behind enemy lines and straight up attack their most heavily defended beach fortifications FOR LIBERTY"

WW2 Part II
Soviet Union: "We will now join you in your battle to fight Japan it is too dangerous to attack them directly, we first need to take out their puppet states"
USA: "We'll just nuke em, fuck yeah"

Korea
South Korea: "Well this is hopeless, we can't beat the communists"
USA: "Don't worry, we'll push them back into CHINA!"
McArthur: "How about we nuke the Chinese?"
Truman: "Ok dude, time-out"

Vietnam
France: "It is impossible to impose our will on these people, we're outta here"
USA: "COWARDS, you just need some more NAPALM"

Serbia
Germany: "Declaring Kosovo a state will really upset the Russians, they see this as an attack on their backyard, there is a long history that...."
USA: "Serbians can eat shit, Kosovo is now FREE bitches"

Afghanistan
Russia: "So this is where the Taliban camps are but just in and out, I wouldn't stay there bad idea"
USA: "Those guys can't do shit. We'll win this in 2 weeks, trust us"

Iraq
UN: "It is probably a really bad idea even if Saddam has nukes, our inspections so far don't show anything alarming"
USA: "MISSION ACCOMPLISHED*"

Libya
Russia: "Well, it would be terrible if that city would turn into a killing field. So we agree that action should be undertaken to defend it"
USA: "RAPING QADDAFI IN A DITCH AFTER DROPPING F16 BOMBS ON HIS ASS AND HILLARY LAUGHING ABOUT IT ON TV IS BASICALLY DEFENSE IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT"

Syria
Russia: "Arming these terrorists is a really bad idea"
USA: "Surely these guys can't be worse than Assad?"

Ukraine
EU: "We must be careful, you will probably upset the balance of power in the region, who knows what Putin will do and we're not sure the opposition can be trusted..."
USA: "FUCK THE EU! FUCK PUTIN! UKRAINE FREE!"

So to me it is no surprise that in this 'war' the US wants to have the most masks, ventilators, vaccines and at the same time open the earliest.
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on May 16, 2020, 07:15:08 PM
Quote from: Stro on May 16, 2020, 03:22:43 PM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on May 16, 2020, 11:42:39 AM
So you’re saying the 3 months being added in the back end will be significantly more expensive to me than if I just pay now? I did enroll, because as I saw it in the terms, I can still pay it on time and it will be processed normally if I choose, so nothing to lose getting it squared away.

Obviously I don't know the details of your loan, but when I worked in the loans (and granted it was student loans) biz, forbearances were a scam to let extra interest accrue and add it to the backend of the principle and squeeze more money out of you in the end. I saw people double the total of their loans using up forbearance time.

I’ll definitely have to run numbers before I skip a payment then, thx
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Post by: Tripon on May 16, 2020, 07:48:26 PM
https://twitter.com/jc_bradbury/status/1261800352229318656
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Post by: Positive Touch on May 16, 2020, 08:50:40 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on May 16, 2020, 06:32:35 PM
My schadenfreude is really high right now for the US.  It's like you guys tried really hard for a month and a half and you did you best but it just not you.  And instead of trying to change who you guys are, you just embraced a corona-positive lifestyle and now post about how great and life-changing it is on Instagram.   

at this point there's not much to do besides sit back and watch people die. i know it sounds evil as hell but i hope that as the bodies pile up it'll be those who decided to be reckless and not those who wanted to be safe but couldn't.

it really, honestly, blows my mind though. like it was unreal to me that the country just decided to accept that being a victim of daily mass shootings was ok, but being completely ok with knowing that you might randomly get struck down by the fucking plague is so absurd that i don't think any of us would have ever considered it possible. it all feels hopelessly idiotic.
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Post by: shosta on May 16, 2020, 08:56:34 PM
The elderly that I know have been freaking the fuck out this whole time and e.g. Jesse Watters has been pushing the "you and your kids won't die if you're not in an at risk demographic" so I think the issue is more pathological selfishness than suicidal ignorance.
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Post by: Tripon on May 16, 2020, 09:29:57 PM
https://twitter.com/chrisredreports/status/1261815620066144256
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Post by: shosta on May 16, 2020, 09:31:16 PM
this won't be interesting except to a few people but the guys who put out that stanford study and forgot to mention the conflict of interest with their funding just got owned on a zoom call and it fucking rules so hard

https://twitter.com/neoliberal_dad/status/1261357844726779904
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Post by: shosta on May 16, 2020, 09:40:37 PM
Quote
So, so, you know, a lot of the concerns were about that, the uncertainty bounds... but that's a separate issue from getting somewhere close to the, you know, the inaccuracy.

:dead
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Post by: Mandark on May 16, 2020, 09:40:45 PM
Someone in this thread quoted Ioannidis a while back but I'm not going to say who it was cause Leadbelly would get defensive about it.
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Post by: Phoenix Dark on May 16, 2020, 09:42:19 PM
https://twitter.com/hunterw/status/1261701460384985089
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Post by: Mandark on May 16, 2020, 09:53:49 PM
Feels like we're headed towards some weird middle of the road response, where enough people start going out that we can't get control of the virus, but enough people stay careful that the economy (especially restaurants/hospitality/airlines) doesn't rebound, and the semi-reopening makes the political leadership complacent about the money printer going brrrrr.

So we get to have a half-assed public health response AND a half-assed fiscal response.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: shosta on May 16, 2020, 09:58:05 PM
I don't think we're going to have even a half-assed fiscal response. I think we're going to going to let state coffers generally dry up and slash important services, with state entitlement programs being the most vulnerable, and the huge gridlock factor in american politics will make any meaningful response at least half a year late. I expect another year of intense (and unnecessary) human misery against the backdrop of nearly two hundred thousand dead americans.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: toku on May 16, 2020, 10:00:53 PM
thoughts and prayers tho
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Post by: team filler on May 16, 2020, 10:01:05 PM
the tales of apocalypse throughout human history were only wishful thinking  :doge
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Post by: ToxicAdam on May 16, 2020, 10:07:02 PM
https://twitter.com/karenkasler/status/1261801923021361154?


Patio bars are open in Ohio. All are packed tonight.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Coffee Dog on May 16, 2020, 10:12:13 PM
The vulnerable are protecting themselves, but out here the rest of them aren't concerned for just too many different reasons; repub brainworms, dont think its worse than flu, got antsy staying home, resistance to big govmint, and just a generally stupid out of sight out of mind. If there was more of a response federally I think this could be contained somewhat, but in absence of that we simply have many different americans with many different truths, the only throughline being that it's a neighbor's problem but never your own. People are dying at the altar of Truthiness.  :-\
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Tripon on May 16, 2020, 10:13:34 PM
https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews/status/1261838849396715520

Grain of salt and all that
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Phoenix Dark on May 16, 2020, 10:15:02 PM
https://twitter.com/JustinWolfers/status/1261629370726301696

We made it! No more deaths.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 16, 2020, 10:21:32 PM
US is now at 1.5 mil cases and 90k reported deaths. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: shosta on May 16, 2020, 10:37:20 PM
not great, not terrible
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 16, 2020, 10:44:08 PM
It also basically guarantees at least 200k deaths before this is over.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: Tripon on May 16, 2020, 10:45:36 PM
https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/16/asia/zhong-nanshan-coronavirus-intl-hnk/index.html
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China still faces the "big challenge" of a potential second wave of Covid-19 infections, the country's top respiratory authority has warned, with the lack of immunity among the community a serious concern as the race to develop a vaccine continues.

Dr. Zhong Nanshan, the Chinese government's senior medical adviser and the public face of the country's fight against Covid-19, also confirmed in an exclusive interview with CNN on Saturday that local authorities in Wuhan, the city where the novel coronavirus was first reported in December, had suppressed key details about the magnitude of the initial outbreak.
China has reported more than 82,000 coronavirus cases, with at least 4,633 deaths, according to data from the country's National Health Commission (NHC). The number of new infections surged quickly in late January, prompting city lockdowns and nationwide travel bans.

By early February, China was reporting as many as 3,887 fresh cases a day. A month later, however, daily cases had dropped into the double digits -- while in the US, the number of daily infections skyrocketed, from 47 new cases on March 6 to 22,562 by the end of the month.

Having now largely contained the virus, life in China is slowly returning to normal. Lockdowns have eased and some schools and factories have reopened across the country.

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Zhong is known as the "SARS hero" in China for combating the severe acute respiratory syndrome epidemic in 2003. This time around, he has led the country's coronavirus response -- especially in the critical early stages of the outbreak.
On January 20, it was Zhong who confirmed on state broadcaster CCTV that the coronavirus can be transmitted between people, after Wuhan health authorities had maintained for weeks that there was no clear evidence for human-to-human transmission, and that the outbreak was "preventable and controllable."
Heading a team of experts dispatched by the NHC to investigate the initial outbreak, Zhong visited Wuhan on January 18. He said that upon his arrival, he received many calls from doctors and former students, warning him that the situation was much worse than the official reports had claimed.

"The local authorities, they didn't like to tell the truth at that time," Zhong said.
"At the very beginning they kept silent, and then I said probably we have (a larger) number of people being infected."

Zhong said he became suspicious when the number of officially reported cases in Wuhan remained at 41 for more than 10 days -- despite infections emerging overseas.
"I didn't believe that result, so I (kept) asking and then, you have to give me the real number," he said. "I suppose they are very reluctant to answer my question."
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona
Post by: Great Rumbler on May 16, 2020, 10:51:15 PM
-Russia will pass Spain tomorrow for 2nd most cases worldwide, they also had their worst day for deaths today.
-Brazil jumped into 4th place and had the most daily cases outside of the US, deaths have averaged 800 per day for the past 5 days.
-India and Peru are both ramping up in terms of new cases and are likely next up to be global hotspots.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 16, 2020, 10:53:22 PM
https://globalnews.ca/news/6952623/new-brunswick-covid-19-update-may-16/

All 120 COVID-19 cases in New Brunswick have now recovered
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Post by: Positive Touch on May 16, 2020, 11:31:47 PM
completely shocked to see that the worst-hit countries are all run by fascist morons who promote doing whatever the fuck you want at the expense of society
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona
Post by: Occam on May 17, 2020, 02:23:01 AM
What's with the title? More than 300,000 have died worldwide.
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Post by: team filler on May 17, 2020, 02:48:29 AM
https://twitter.com/GapToothGinny/status/1261802488786595841

 :kermit
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Post by: Nintex on May 17, 2020, 06:41:32 AM
Charlie Brooker breaks it all down in Antiviral Wipe
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hi5G7kvo9Fs1kDXImc2Wyzu1BWZeGA5c/view (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hi5G7kvo9Fs1kDXImc2Wyzu1BWZeGA5c/view)
 :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona
Post by: Oblivion on May 17, 2020, 11:20:48 AM
https://twitter.com/debdrens/status/1261798123418128384?
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Post by: Tripon on May 17, 2020, 11:57:31 AM
https://twitter.com/TimesofIsrael/status/1260386662162378752

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In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many observant Jews have found themselves forced to confront the theological implications of a plague that has subverted popular assumptions regarding reward and punishment.

Ultra-Orthodox communities in Israel have seen the lion’s share of infections and deaths from COVID-19, at the same time as Jewish communities abroad have been disproportionately affected, with high infection rates in Hasidic neighborhoods from New York to London.

The high rate of infection in ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods was all the more shocking to some in the wake of early assurances by community leaders that their religious observance would provide divine protection.

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As the virus began to spread in Israel, Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, the foremost leader of Lithuanian ultra-Orthodoxy, announced through a spokesman that study halls should remain open, as “canceling Torah study is more dangerous than coronavirus.”

Taking their cue from Kanievsky, some members of the community at first assumed that not only did they not have to take drastic steps to staunch the spread of the virus, but that they were essentially immune.

“The Torah protects us. We don’t need to do anything,” one yeshiva student said at the time.

(https://static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2020/03/F191226YNFF07-e1584567608130-400x250.jpg)

(http://Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky at his home in Bnei Brak on December 26, 2019. (Yaakov Nahumi/Flash90))

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On Sunday, reflecting the zeitgeist in his community, Interior Minister Aryeh Deri called on Israel’s ultra-Orthodox to take stock of their actions in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We need to do very deep soul-searching,” the ultra-Orthodox politician said, asserting that God was “telling us something.”

Several days earlier, Rabbi Gershon Edelstein, one of the leaders of the Lithuanian branch of non-Hasidic ultra-Orthodoxy, told followers that their community was bearing the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic because secular Jews weren’t as prone to divine retribution as the religious, whose sins are judged more harshly by God.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona
Post by: Bebpo on May 17, 2020, 11:59:05 AM
Man, I just can't even anymore.
I used to be surprised that Trump was elected president and we have so many idiots running government positions.

But seeing people and communities reactions to Covid-19, crowded bars, protests to open up and die,
the lack of people giving a shit about voting and electing competent people makes sense,

Americans just, as a whole, don't give a shit about anything besides themselves.


When this whole pandemic is done, if I make it through this, even if Biden wins and is trying to fix some stuff with the dems, I think I'm gonna really look into the requirements to make the move to Canada and become a citizen.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona
Post by: bork on May 17, 2020, 12:01:17 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on May 17, 2020, 11:59:05 AM
Americans just, as a whole, don't give a shit about anything besides themselves.


When this whole pandemic is done, if I make it through this, even if Biden wins and is trying to fix some stuff with the dems, I think I'm gonna really look into the requirements to make the move to Canada and become a citizen.

People being stupid and only giving a shit about themselves is not just an American thing.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona
Post by: nachobro on May 17, 2020, 12:05:53 PM
americans that don't care are just getting more news coverage is how i see it, people that stay home don't make for good headlines.

at least here its a minority of overall people that are being dicks and the majority seem to be following the guidelines and wearing masks, social distancing, etc.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona
Post by: bork on May 17, 2020, 12:09:10 PM
What this pandemic has done is further cement the idea to get the hell away from a big city and go live further out, away from the crowds and general idiocy.  When I was younger, I wanted to live in the city.  Now, at almost 40, it's the exact opposite- just give me some fast enough Internets and I'm good.
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Post by: Tripon on May 17, 2020, 12:24:01 PM
Quote from: bork on May 17, 2020, 12:09:10 PM
What this pandemic has done is further cement the idea to get the hell away from a big city and go live further out, away from the crowds and general idiocy.  When I was younger, I wanted to live in the city.  Now, at almost 40, it's the exact opposite- just give me some fast enough Internets and I'm good.

I think that's going to be one of the bigger takeaways here, is that yeah, maybe people should start living in their own plot of land that isn't shared instead of in the city in large apartment/condo complexes.


----

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87-QdgjxwiY
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Post by: Ghoul on May 17, 2020, 12:28:09 PM
America basically:

hahahahahaha How The Fuck is Corona Real Hahahaha, Nicca Just Walk Outside, Just Close Your Mouth Hahahahaha
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona
Post by: Nintex on May 17, 2020, 12:40:45 PM
To me it seems like a lot of people want to do the right thing but find it very difficult as this drags on longer. There's no 'feedback' so to speak that shows you that staying home is a good thing. I don't at all find it strange that people want to go out again.
Especially the more social, outgoing types. And once you're out the door and you distance, well what is all the fuss about?

Scientists and doctors are also not great at giving 'straight' answers because this is a new virus and they simply don't know how long it takes to develop a vaccine, what sort of cure will work, who is vulnerable and/or how exactly it is and isn't transmitted etc. .
In a consumer based society that is based on 'instant gratification' their methods and explanations simply don't give the answers people expect. And as they learn more about the virus at the same time their recommendations, projections and answers change. Which makes them 'unreliable'.

Most governments try to 'fix' this by doing visible things like order masks, increase the number of tests, set-up emergency hospitals etc. because those are practical things that people can see.
In a way this reminds me of McNamara reporting on the Vietnam war. He would have all these statistics and numbers to show that 'yes', the US was winning the war.
From the number of enemies KIA to the amount of sorties and bombs used etc. . And even though 'on paper' they were winning it, the sentiment was very different. Both in the US itself as well as among the Vietcong.

Trump and other heads of state are saying that they're winning. But are they though? We don't really know until we start to open up.
Some people indeed agree that we won and things should re-open (or they didn't believe the virus was a big deal anyway), others think governments the world over are just 'out of options' and simply have no choice but to open up their economies again as this will drag on for years. And finally there's a group that feels that if we open up now it will be disaster and we should at least wait another 2 - 3 months.

I'm confident that the measures like social distancing, not shaking-hands etc. on a global scale will reduce the spread.
But keeping everyone inside for much longer will likely make matters worse for the health and welfare of many people in the long run.

It's a difficult situation and I don't think you can just call people 'stupid' for wanting to go back to work or back to their lives.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona
Post by: Bebpo on May 17, 2020, 12:47:57 PM
Quote from: bork on May 17, 2020, 12:09:10 PM
What this pandemic has done is further cement the idea to get the hell away from a big city and go live further out, away from the crowds and general idiocy.  When I was younger, I wanted to live in the city.  Now, at almost 40, it's the exact opposite- just give me some fast enough Internets and I'm good.

I don't know man, I hear you and I've always felt like I could retire a bit further out since outside social friends I just mail order everything anyhow.

But if you're in some rural area, you're still going to interact with your community when you're in town doing things and if you think people there are gonna be better about things like covid than in a city...I just feel that's an unrealistic expectation.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona
Post by: bork on May 17, 2020, 12:54:40 PM
Quote from: Nintex on May 17, 2020, 12:40:45 PM
To me it seems like a lot of people want to do the right thing but find it very difficult as this drags on longer. There's no 'feedback' so to speak that shows you that staying home is a good thing. I don't at all find it strange that people want to go out again.
Especially the more social, outgoing types. And once you're out the door and you distance, well what is all the fuss about?

.....

I'm confident that the measures like social distancing, not shaking-hands etc. on a global scale will reduce the spread.
But keeping everyone inside for much longer will likely make matters worse for the health and welfare of many people in the long run.

It's a difficult situation and I don't think you can just call people 'stupid' for wanting to go back to work or back to their lives.

They're stupid- they're not social distancing and are acting like this situation is over with. 
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Post by: bork on May 17, 2020, 12:56:40 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on May 17, 2020, 12:47:57 PM
Quote from: bork on May 17, 2020, 12:09:10 PM
What this pandemic has done is further cement the idea to get the hell away from a big city and go live further out, away from the crowds and general idiocy.  When I was younger, I wanted to live in the city.  Now, at almost 40, it's the exact opposite- just give me some fast enough Internets and I'm good.

I don't know man, I hear you and I've always felt like I could retire a bit further out since outside social friends I just mail order everything anyhow.

But if you're in some rural area, you're still going to interact with your community when you're in town doing things and if you think people there are gonna be better about things like covid than in a city...I just feel that's an unrealistic expectation.

This is true, but there would still be generally less people out and about.  Am not thinking just COVID here, either- I want to get away from crowds and especially the awful traffic and crazy highways where I live.  I'm kind of stuck where I am for now, however, and am making the best of it.  At least where I live is generally pretty quiet.
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Post by: Bebpo on May 17, 2020, 01:01:27 PM
Quote from: bork on May 17, 2020, 12:56:40 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on May 17, 2020, 12:47:57 PM
Quote from: bork on May 17, 2020, 12:09:10 PM
What this pandemic has done is further cement the idea to get the hell away from a big city and go live further out, away from the crowds and general idiocy.  When I was younger, I wanted to live in the city.  Now, at almost 40, it's the exact opposite- just give me some fast enough Internets and I'm good.

I don't know man, I hear you and I've always felt like I could retire a bit further out since outside social friends I just mail order everything anyhow.

But if you're in some rural area, you're still going to interact with your community when you're in town doing things and if you think people there are gonna be better about things like covid than in a city...I just feel that's an unrealistic expectation.

This is true, but there would still be generally less people out and about.  Am not thinking just COVID here, either- I want to get away from crowds and especially the awful traffic and crazy highways where I live.  I'm kind of stuck where I am for now, however, and am making the best of it.  At least where I live is generally pretty quiet.

Yeah, I'm just thinking about Covid right now.

But still, I live in a fairly old boomers red small city and there's Obama hitler signs everywhere and neighbors complaining about "those damned asians bringing their virus" and all kinds of bullshit. I'd imagine a small midwest town would be pretty similar. Every time you're in town and try to have a conversation with someone, you just gotta nod and get away as soon as you can.

I like that in cities when I talk to people often they're pretty reasonable, liberal and and easier to get along with.
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Post by: Oblivion on May 17, 2020, 01:01:38 PM
Quote from: bork on May 17, 2020, 12:09:10 PM
What this pandemic has done is further cement the idea to get the hell away from a big city and go live further out, away from the crowds and general idiocy.  When I was younger, I wanted to live in the city.  Now, at almost 40, it's the exact opposite- just give me some fast enough Internets and I'm good.

i'm the opposite. i wanted to move far away into rural parts when i was younger but warmed up to city life once i realized that driving 20 miles to the nearest grocery store might be a pain in the ass. of course, i grew up in a grungy, dirty neighborhood which initially colored my perceptions of city life.
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Post by: Bebpo on May 17, 2020, 01:07:38 PM
One thing that sucks about Covid-19 is I'm probably going to lose another group of irl friends because of it. I had a friend group for 3-5 years that fell apart because relationship drama stuff and then I went a couple years with no social friend group outside online and it was depressing. I made a new friend group about 3 years ago and we've been really good and tight, but the last couple months has been rough and I'm getting more and more distanced from my friends.

The problem is my friends are mostly being dumb about covid-19 and since they won't listen to reason I've basically been not talking much with them. Once things open up a bit more soon, they'll be out and about at bars, restaurants, doing social stuff like nothing changed, etc... and I'm going to be not going to any of that and all their chat is gonna be about planning outtings and stuff and I'm gonna ignore all that since no point anymore in me trying to bring reason in. So basically I'm gonna get left behind and in a year or whatever if hopefully there is a vaccine and we're all past this and I get back to going out again, it'll be like "hey there kids" and haven't seen them for a year and will be an outsider now.

Like they all went out and did a 30th birthday taco party last night playing games outdoors and things and I was the only one in our friend group that didn't go.

I guess this is the down side that I usually hang irl with people about 5-10 years younger and people under 35 just aren't taking this seriously.
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Post by: bork on May 17, 2020, 01:08:53 PM
Quote from: Oblivion on May 17, 2020, 01:01:38 PM
Quote from: bork on May 17, 2020, 12:09:10 PM
What this pandemic has done is further cement the idea to get the hell away from a big city and go live further out, away from the crowds and general idiocy.  When I was younger, I wanted to live in the city.  Now, at almost 40, it's the exact opposite- just give me some fast enough Internets and I'm good.

i'm the opposite. i wanted to move far away into rural parts when i was younger but warmed up to city life once i realized that driving 20 miles to the nearest grocery store might be a pain in the ass. of course, i grew up in a grungy, dirty neighborhood which initially colored my perceptions of city life.

I wouldn't want to live that far out, either.  I'm OK with a smaller city.  For reference I live in ATL and moving even to a neighboring city in Georgia would probably work for me.  Or just further out.  As much I like the convenience of being close enough to where I work, I'd be up for a longer drive to live out in a less crowded area. 

I actually like where I am until I have to get on the highway, lol.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona
Post by: bork on May 17, 2020, 01:15:39 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on May 17, 2020, 01:07:38 PM
One thing that sucks about Covid-19 is I'm probably going to lose another group of irl friends because of it. I had a friend group for 3-5 years that fell apart because relationship drama stuff and then I went a couple years with no social friend group outside online and it was depressing. I made a new friend group about 3 years ago and we've been really good and tight, but the last couple months has been rough and I'm getting more and more distanced from my friends.

The problem is my friends are mostly being dumb about covid-19 and since they won't listen to reason I've basically been not talking much with them. Once things open up a bit more soon, they'll be out and about at bars, restaurants, doing social stuff like nothing changed, etc... and I'm going to be not going to any of that and all their chat is gonna be about planning outtings and stuff and I'm gonna ignore all that since no point anymore in me trying to bring reason in. So basically I'm gonna get left behind and in a year or whatever if hopefully there is a vaccine and we're all past this and I get back to going out again, it'll be like "hey there kids" and haven't seen them for a year and will be an outsider now.

Like they all went out and did a 30th birthday taco party last night playing games outdoors and things and I was the only one in our friend group that didn't go.

I guess this is the down side that I usually hang irl with people about 5-10 years younger and people under 35 just aren't taking this seriously.

:yikes

Things are very different for me.  I'm a social hermit and don't see friends very often anymore, either due to people having moved away, had kids, or both.  And now with a kid on the way in a few months I'm not going to have time for socializing anyway.
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Post by: bork on May 17, 2020, 01:17:03 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on May 17, 2020, 01:01:27 PM
Quote from: bork on May 17, 2020, 12:56:40 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on May 17, 2020, 12:47:57 PM
Quote from: bork on May 17, 2020, 12:09:10 PM
What this pandemic has done is further cement the idea to get the hell away from a big city and go live further out, away from the crowds and general idiocy.  When I was younger, I wanted to live in the city.  Now, at almost 40, it's the exact opposite- just give me some fast enough Internets and I'm good.

I don't know man, I hear you and I've always felt like I could retire a bit further out since outside social friends I just mail order everything anyhow.

But if you're in some rural area, you're still going to interact with your community when you're in town doing things and if you think people there are gonna be better about things like covid than in a city...I just feel that's an unrealistic expectation.

This is true, but there would still be generally less people out and about.  Am not thinking just COVID here, either- I want to get away from crowds and especially the awful traffic and crazy highways where I live.  I'm kind of stuck where I am for now, however, and am making the best of it.  At least where I live is generally pretty quiet.

Yeah, I'm just thinking about Covid right now.

But still, I live in a fairly old boomers red small city and there's Obama hitler signs everywhere and neighbors complaining about "those damned asians bringing their virus" and all kinds of bullshit. I'd imagine a small midwest town would be pretty similar. Every time you're in town and try to have a conversation with someone, you just gotta nod and get away as soon as you can.

I like that in cities when I talk to people often they're pretty reasonable, liberal and and easier to get along with.

How is it that I live in the south and don't have that kind of dumb shit going on with my neighbors?  Guess I'm closer to the city than I thought.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona
Post by: Bebpo on May 17, 2020, 01:35:26 PM
Quote from: bork on May 17, 2020, 01:15:39 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on May 17, 2020, 01:07:38 PM
One thing that sucks about Covid-19 is I'm probably going to lose another group of irl friends because of it. I had a friend group for 3-5 years that fell apart because relationship drama stuff and then I went a couple years with no social friend group outside online and it was depressing. I made a new friend group about 3 years ago and we've been really good and tight, but the last couple months has been rough and I'm getting more and more distanced from my friends.

The problem is my friends are mostly being dumb about covid-19 and since they won't listen to reason I've basically been not talking much with them. Once things open up a bit more soon, they'll be out and about at bars, restaurants, doing social stuff like nothing changed, etc... and I'm going to be not going to any of that and all their chat is gonna be about planning outtings and stuff and I'm gonna ignore all that since no point anymore in me trying to bring reason in. So basically I'm gonna get left behind and in a year or whatever if hopefully there is a vaccine and we're all past this and I get back to going out again, it'll be like "hey there kids" and haven't seen them for a year and will be an outsider now.

Like they all went out and did a 30th birthday taco party last night playing games outdoors and things and I was the only one in our friend group that didn't go.

I guess this is the down side that I usually hang irl with people about 5-10 years younger and people under 35 just aren't taking this seriously.

:yikes

Things are very different for me.  I'm a social hermit and don't see friends very often anymore, either due to people having moved away, had kids, or both.  And now with a kid on the way in a few months I'm not going to have time for socializing anyway.

Yeah, that's normal. If I was married and/or had kids I probably wouldn't have much of a social irl friend group outside some drinking/movie buddies.

For me having an active social life and friends is great for expanding interests, having support group, getting introduced to new single people and improving social skills, so it's an important part of my life that I'll need to get back on track when this is all over. I mean it especially comes up when I'm dating and it gives me lots of things to talk about because I'm organizing all these horror events and social stuff in addition to my hobbies/work/self-care.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona
Post by: Tripon on May 17, 2020, 01:37:30 PM
https://twitter.com/epsilon3141/status/1261787762107322369
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Post by: Positive Touch on May 17, 2020, 01:46:28 PM
Quote from: Nintex on May 17, 2020, 12:40:45 PM
(https://i.ibb.co/7YvhMch/EYFur7-RXYAEfg-Gs.jpg) (https://ibb.co/7YvhMch)

go to a bar nintex
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Post by: Tripon on May 17, 2020, 01:50:03 PM
Quote from: bork on May 17, 2020, 01:08:53 PM
Quote from: Oblivion on May 17, 2020, 01:01:38 PM
Quote from: bork on May 17, 2020, 12:09:10 PM
What this pandemic has done is further cement the idea to get the hell away from a big city and go live further out, away from the crowds and general idiocy.  When I was younger, I wanted to live in the city.  Now, at almost 40, it's the exact opposite- just give me some fast enough Internets and I'm good.

i'm the opposite. i wanted to move far away into rural parts when i was younger but warmed up to city life once i realized that driving 20 miles to the nearest grocery store might be a pain in the ass. of course, i grew up in a grungy, dirty neighborhood which initially colored my perceptions of city life.

I wouldn't want to live that far out, either.  I'm OK with a smaller city.  For reference I live in ATL and moving even to a neighboring city in Georgia would probably work for me.  Or just further out.  As much I like the convenience of being close enough to where I work, I'd be up for a longer drive to live out in a less crowded area. 

I actually like where I am until I have to get on the highway, lol.

Yeah, it's a bit different in L.A. since most of the smaller cities in the area are still interconnected where the boundaries are literally different streets. You'll have to go to the outskirts of the county in order to find areas that aren't developed yet, and the other issue is that there's no cheap area for people with the suburb cities costing just as much or even more than living in L.A. proper. to move to even if they wanted to.  We'll see in 6 months if house bubble pops and thousands of households can't pay their mortgages or renters can't pay their rent, which means landlords can't pay their mortgages, etc.



 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 17, 2020, 02:13:53 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/MarkLevineNYC/status/1262047082808033283
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: Great Rumbler on May 17, 2020, 03:17:58 PM
Quote from: Stro on May 17, 2020, 02:07:01 PM
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/05/hhs-secretary-says-trumps-warp-speed-vaccine-may-not-be-safe-and-effective-but-well-have-it/

Quote
We’re going to scale up commercial manufacturing and produce hundreds of millions of doses at risk. They may not pan out, they may not prove to be safe and effective but we’ll have it so we can begin administration right away.”

The fuck is wrong with this country :goty

I'll just continue to stay home, thank you very much.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: Tripon on May 17, 2020, 03:57:45 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSwruPC7_qw
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: Tripon on May 17, 2020, 04:55:15 PM
https://twitter.com/aprettyPR/status/1262032954982875136
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona
Post by: shosta on May 17, 2020, 04:58:13 PM
Quote from: Nintex on May 17, 2020, 12:40:45 PM
There's no 'feedback' so to speak that shows you that staying home is a good thing.
:rofl
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: shosta on May 17, 2020, 05:12:17 PM
I literally never see Nintex posts until they're quoted. If people would just put him on ignore like I do he'd basically disappear.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona
Post by: shosta on May 17, 2020, 05:21:47 PM
Quote from: Nintex on May 17, 2020, 12:40:45 PM
Trump and other heads of state are saying that they're winning. But are they though? We don't really know until we start to open up.
(https://www.the-tls.co.uk/s3/tls/uploads/2019/11/erwin-schrodinger.jpg)
Nintex, Dutch scientist who discovered the Copenhagen interpretation of Coronavirus, 2020, Colorized
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: team filler on May 17, 2020, 05:34:12 PM
went by a park that had previously blocked off all benches and tables to keep people from gathering. all the yellow tape has been taken down and people were gathered sitting around like normal again  :doge

at the center of empire we are not used to being inconvenienced and certainly not for an extended period of time. we're fucked, brehs  :neogaf
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: Tripon on May 17, 2020, 06:32:48 PM
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The Texas Department of Health reported Saturday there are more than 47,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the state, with over 1,800 new cases reported Saturday. It is the largest single-day increase in confirmed cases in Texas since the pandemic began.

There were 33 additional deaths reported Saturday, bringing the total number of fatalities in the Lone Star State to 1,305.

Meanwhile, Texas is moving forward with plans to reopen. On Monday, gyms can open with 25% capacity, and they must space equipment and provide cleaning products throughout the gym, CBS Houston affiliate KHOU-TV reports. Nonessential manufacturing and work offices can reopen with 25% capacity as well.     
https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1262145782041456640
https://twitter.com/Fahrenthold/status/1262029906512404480
https://twitter.com/ChristineCSE/status/1262045144804712448
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona
Post by: Leadbelly on May 17, 2020, 06:44:15 PM
Quote from: Stro on May 17, 2020, 02:16:21 PM
Wave 2 is gonna hit kids and Trump will still be on TV talking about how schools need to be open immediately

Quote
"I don't want people to think this is all dependent on a vaccine," he said. "Vaccine or no vaccine, we're back. And we're starting the process."

"In many cases they don't have vaccines and a virus or a flu comes and you fight through it," he added. "Other things have never had a vaccine and they go away."

"I think the schools should be back in the fall [autumn]," Mr Trump continued.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52685487


He doesn't explicitly say it, but I interpret this to mean there isn't going to be another lockdown. But then Trump says a lot of things, and then forgets he said it at a later date. lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: Mandark on May 17, 2020, 06:46:28 PM
He's not in charge of closing or opening schools anyway.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: shosta on May 17, 2020, 06:47:00 PM
He is when the states are slashing their education budgets :hitler
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: Leadbelly on May 17, 2020, 06:47:27 PM
Yeah. I guess that is done at the state level.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: Freyj on May 17, 2020, 06:50:29 PM
There probably won’t be a second lockdown in a lot of states. Most of the reopen initiative’s purpose is kicking people back off of unemployment and we already gave away trillions to corporations so things will just get very bleak instead.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: Joe Molotov on May 17, 2020, 06:52:20 PM
Quote from: Tripon on May 17, 2020, 11:57:31 AM
(https://static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2020/03/F191226YNFF07-e1584567608130-400x250.jpg)

 :whatisthis
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: team filler on May 17, 2020, 06:53:39 PM
chomskies looking rough these day  :-\
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: nachobro on May 17, 2020, 06:56:04 PM
G-d: It's 5780, time to die from corona
Jews: yes yhwh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona
Post by: Nintex on May 17, 2020, 06:59:20 PM
Quote from: Positive Touch on May 17, 2020, 01:46:28 PM
Quote from: Nintex on May 17, 2020, 12:40:45 PM
(https://i.ibb.co/7YvhMch/EYFur7-RXYAEfg-Gs.jpg) (https://ibb.co/7YvhMch)

go to a bar nintex
No, I'm staying home until at least the end of the month.
I have asthma and there's a deadly virus out. I'm not taking any chances.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: team filler on May 17, 2020, 07:00:48 PM
protect dutch directness at all costs  :heart
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: Mandark on May 17, 2020, 07:07:02 PM
Quote from: Stro on May 17, 2020, 07:05:19 PM
No matter how high the death count gets in the US, Trump is going to take credit that it could have been much worse had he not done all that he did. He's going to use that 2 million number as his high bar so as long as it doesn't hit that he did his job and the country should praise him for it.

Yup, and that's why he should have been repeating that number over and over instead of continually lowballing it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: team filler on May 17, 2020, 07:07:19 PM
the first president that takes credit for civilian casualties  :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: team filler on May 17, 2020, 07:24:31 PM
https://twitter.com/VicTafur/status/1262155262682488834

 :stahp :fbm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: Nintex on May 17, 2020, 07:47:38 PM
Quote from: filler on May 17, 2020, 07:24:31 PM
https://twitter.com/VicTafur/status/1262155262682488834

 :stahp :fbm
So basically they are on a free cruise for 2 months
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: Mandark on May 17, 2020, 08:03:06 PM
Are there any cities or states in the US that are implementing any kind of centralized quarantine?


edit: not counting prisons.  :-\
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: Tripon on May 17, 2020, 08:15:25 PM
Quote from: Mandark on May 17, 2020, 08:03:06 PM
Are there any cities or states in the US that are implementing any kind of centralized quarantine?


edit: not counting prisons.  :-\

Gallup in New Mexico got placed in a quarantine about two weeks ago.

https://twitter.com/APWestRegion/status/1258855349475475456

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https://twitter.com/KenTremendous/status/1262183998916186112
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1262040833320194050
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1262043013242650625

https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1261766994270928897

https://twitter.com/covid19korea/status/1262189542662012928
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: nachobro on May 17, 2020, 09:16:25 PM
"modern-day trading post" is pretty demeaning :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: shosta on May 17, 2020, 09:35:01 PM
thanks tripon
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: bluemax on May 17, 2020, 09:43:13 PM
28% is closer to 1/4 than 1/3, but I suppose the point remains.

I walked my dog by a couple parks yesterday. There were people in them but it wasn't packed and everyone was spread out. Sketchiest thing I saw was when a tennis ball got out of the courts, someone outside returned it, but who is gonna be a dick about that? One park I went past on Friday there were a number of rather old people (some on breathing apparatus) sitting in it.

Meanwhile I saw pictures online that suggest that Venice beach is a free for all.

Unless like every other person starts getting it, I don't see the US trying to go backwards. It's like a bunch of grounded teenagers just got partially ungrounded but mom and dad are out of town and their lazy uncle doesn't really care that much to enforce the rules.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: Tripon on May 17, 2020, 09:57:44 PM
Quote from: bluemax on May 17, 2020, 09:43:13 PM
28% is closer to 1/4 than 1/3, but I suppose the point remains.


28% is the percentage of Coronavirus deaths, 1/3 is the total of cases. I got confused too because he's mixing percentages and fractions. It's one of my pet peeves, because I know students get mixed up by that too if I'm not being careful teaching fractions, percentages and decimals and not being explicit about the conversions.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: Tripon on May 17, 2020, 10:30:19 PM
https://twitter.com/AbraarKaran/status/1262180840190042113
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: ToxicAdam on May 17, 2020, 10:55:35 PM
Damn. I mean it’s fairly obvious, but you hate to see it confirmed.

I miss my gym so much.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: Tripon on May 18, 2020, 01:26:58 AM
https://twitter.com/kharyp/status/1262074477921198082
https://twitter.com/jbirds_/status/1262144066273382406
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona
Post by: Fifstar on May 18, 2020, 06:54:38 AM
Quote from: Tripon on May 17, 2020, 01:37:30 PM
https://twitter.com/epsilon3141/status/1261787762107322369

Bit of a misleading way to put it. Sounds like it's to date when it's actually the rolling average of the last week.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: nachobro on May 18, 2020, 09:26:05 AM
Masks are now required here for everything but exercise and eating/drinking outside but the state is also providing masks to anyone who cannot get them, which seems like the smart way to do it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 18, 2020, 10:04:02 AM
Bored

Current Estimated Reproduction Number by State (numbers from covid19-projections.com, which seems to have had the most accurate models to date)

 Iowa   1.15
 Mississippi   1.13
 Arizona   1.12
 Texas   1.11
 New Hampshire   1.1
 Alabama   1.09
 Indiana   1.08
 South Carolina   1.08
 Missouri   1.07
 South Dakota   1.06
 Ohio   1.06
 Nebraska   1.05
 Colorado   1.04
 Minnesota   1.04
 Illinois   1.04
 North Dakota   1.03
 Utah   1.02
 New Mexico   1.02
 Delaware   1.02
 Georgia   1.01
 Maryland   1.01
 Florida   0.99
 Pennsylvania   0.97
 Virginia   0.97
 California   0.97
 Nevada   0.96
 North Carolina   0.95
 District of Columbia   0.95
 New Jersey   0.93
 Rhode Island   0.93
 Massachusetts   0.93
 Wisconsin   0.92
 Louisiana   0.91
 Kansas   0.9
 Connecticut   0.89
 Kentucky   0.87
 Tennessee   0.86
 Oklahoma   0.85
 West Virginia   0.85
 Arkansas   0.85
 Washington   0.85
 New York   0.85
 Oregon   0.83
 Michigan   0.82
 Maine   0.73
 Wyoming   0.63
 Montana   0.63
 Idaho   0.6
 Vermont   0.56
 Hawaii   0.56
 Alaska   0.49

The 12 states currently with the highest Reproduction Numbers all have Republican governors.
The bottom six states can probably thank geography and/or density (Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota look especially bad).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 18, 2020, 10:15:49 AM
Current Estimated Reproduction Number of the 25 Countries with the Most Cases

Chile   1.17
India   1.13
Saudi Arabia   1.13
Mexico   1.11
Brazil   1.07
Pakistan   1.04
Russia   1.02  :ussrcry
Sweden   0.99
USA   0.98  :usacry
Iran   0.98
Peru   0.98
Italy   0.97
UK   0.96  :gbcry
Canada   0.96  :cancry
France   0.94
Ecuador   0.93
Netherlands   0.92
Spain   0.89
Germany   0.88
Belgium   0.86
Switzerland   0.82
Turkey   0.77
China   0.61
Qatar   Unknown
Belarus   Unknown
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 18, 2020, 10:27:40 AM
COVID-19 All Stars
Slovakia went from a reproduction rate of 2.05 to low of .054, the Czech Republic went from 2.15 to a low of 0.56, and Spain went from 3.21 to low of 0.83.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona
Post by: Leadbelly on May 18, 2020, 10:46:44 AM
Quote from: Fifstar on May 18, 2020, 06:54:38 AM
Quote from: Tripon on May 17, 2020, 01:37:30 PM
https://twitter.com/epsilon3141/status/1261787762107322369

Bit of a misleading way to put it. Sounds like it's to date when it's actually the rolling average of the last week.

Sweden, similar to the UK, failed to protect the elderly in care homes. A large percentage of the deaths in Sweden came from care homes.

Quote
Sweden’s health authorities are blaming the country’s death toll – which is higher than in neighbouring Denmark, Norway and Finland – on the fatality rate in care homes.

About 90% of the 3,700 people who have died from coronavirus in Sweden were over 70, and half were living in care homes, according to a study from Sweden’s National Board of Health and Welfare at the end of April.

“We failed to protect our elderly. That’s really serious, and a failure for society as a whole,” health minister Lena Hallengren told Swedish Television.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/16/across-the-world-figures-reveal-horrific-covid-19-toll-of-care-home-deaths
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: Tripon on May 18, 2020, 10:54:33 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfpbRQIa_Zo
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: team filler on May 18, 2020, 08:10:54 PM
https://twitter.com/LasVegasLocally/status/1262470854144700416
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: Tripon on May 18, 2020, 08:22:49 PM
https://twitter.com/jc_bradbury/status/1262538484931272704
https://twitter.com/dancingtortuga/status/1262457439041064960
https://twitter.com/dancingtortuga/status/1262457976662773765
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona
Post by: Mandark on May 18, 2020, 08:25:30 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 18, 2020, 10:46:44 AM
Sweden, similar to the UK, failed to protect the elderly in care homes. A large percentage of the deaths in Sweden came from care homes.

just spitballin' here but maybe it becomes harder to protect people from an airborne virus as it becomes more prevalent in the general population
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: shosta on May 18, 2020, 08:31:29 PM
I wonder who works in and cleans care homes :hmm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: Leadbelly on May 18, 2020, 10:28:21 PM
Coincidently, it was the first thing I saw on the BBC website just now. Posted like 3 hours ago.

Kind of explains whats going on in Swedish care homes. Explains some of it anyway.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-52704836
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: team filler on May 18, 2020, 10:41:40 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/p0eYTqd.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/l0ZDNqp.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: Tripon on May 18, 2020, 11:27:32 PM
https://twitter.com/maria_rendon97/status/1262389337506881536

Oh man. 

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Undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov on Monday confirmed reports of his father being in critical condition due to the coronavirus.

Speaking on Instagram in Russian, Nurmagomedov, 31, confirmed that his father, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, recently underwent heart surgery due to complications stemming from a previous ailment and the coronavirus. He went on to encourage people around the world to remain in self-isolation to combat the pandemic.

"In my personal case, I've had more than 20 people sick from my family," Nurmagomedov said in comments translated by ESPN. "More than 20 people were lying in the ICUs. And many of them are no longer among us. Many acquaintances have died, many parents of my relatives. Everybody is having a hard time dealing with it.

Justin Gaethje punches his ticket for entry into pound-for-pound rankings
"There is a lot written on the internet about my father. My father, right now, is located in a hospital. He is in critical condition as a result of this virus. It impacted his heart because last year he had a surgery there, and right now, they did another surgery. He is in a very difficult situation, very difficult. We are asking Allah that he returns him to us."

https://www.espn.com/mma/ufc/story/_/id/29192045/khabib-nurmagomedov-father-critical-condition-coronavirus
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: ToxicAdam on May 18, 2020, 11:36:59 PM
I’ve determined the common denominator  of all Covid cases are roofs. Time for a roof-free society.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: Great Rumbler on May 18, 2020, 11:41:26 PM
Quote from: Tripon on May 18, 2020, 11:27:32 PM
https://twitter.com/maria_rendon97/status/1262389337506881536

Oh man. 

 :corona_mj
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: bluemax on May 18, 2020, 11:55:59 PM
https://twitter.com/CBSLA/status/1262559973109837824

My work sent out an email today, apparently they're gonna start phasing people back to the office in New York in early June. But in LA we stay home until the safer at home thing is over, so at least end of July.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: shosta on May 18, 2020, 11:59:05 PM
Quote from: Tripon on May 18, 2020, 11:27:32 PM
twitter.com/maria_rendon97/status/1262389337506881536

Oh man. 
"But if you're acting silly, we've got a jail that's got a whole lot of empty holes."
:leon
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: Tripon on May 19, 2020, 12:22:40 AM
Quote
PARIS — Just one week after a third of French schoolchildren went back to school in an easing of coronavirus lockdowns, a worrying flareup of about 70 COVID-19 cases has been linked to schools.

Some lower grades were opened last week, and 150,000 more junior high students went back to the classroom Monday as further restrictions were loosened by the government. The move initially spelled relief: the end of homeschooling for hundreds of thousands of exhausted French parents, many of whom were also working from home.

But Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer sounded the alarm Monday, telling French radio RTL that the return has put some children in new danger of contamination. He said the affected schools are being closed immediately. French media reported that seven schools in northern France were closed.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/70-cases-covid-19-french-191428650.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: thisismyusername on May 19, 2020, 12:26:11 AM
It's almost like... people should stay the fuck home until the vaccine (in a year) is solved/cured/fixed/whatever you want to call it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: Mandark on May 19, 2020, 12:32:14 AM
Going by South Korea etc, if you get the numbers down low enough and are aggressive enough in testing and tracing, then you can resume a certain amount of activity pre-vaccine AND avoid new waves of mass infection.

Don't know the political situation regarding the virus in France, but so far the US has been steadfastly not learning a damn thing from the success cases so far.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: Tripon on May 19, 2020, 12:41:07 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEOURDm8INg
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: team filler on May 19, 2020, 01:40:14 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/DLtFiRB.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona
Post by: Fifstar on May 19, 2020, 04:27:40 AM
Quote from: Leadbelly on May 18, 2020, 10:46:44 AM
Quote from: Fifstar on May 18, 2020, 06:54:38 AM
Quote from: Tripon on May 17, 2020, 01:37:30 PM
https://twitter.com/epsilon3141/status/1261787762107322369

Bit of a misleading way to put it. Sounds like it's to date when it's actually the rolling average of the last week.

Sweden, similar to the UK, failed to protect the elderly in care homes. A large percentage of the deaths in Sweden came from care homes.

I think pretty much every country failed at protecting elderly homes. There are lots of stories in different countries. For example France had to greatly increase it's death numbers retrospectively when they took death cases in care homes into account. This is probably just a symptom of most modern societies just not giving a fuck about their elderly population. Mandark is probably right though that a high prevalence of covid in the general population increases the risk of infection events in care homes.

Also, that quoted graph shows that the daily/weekly death numbers per capita have been decreasing much slower in Sweden than in other countries. If you ignore the peak at the end of april, they seem almost flat since the 10th of April. If it's so easy to pinpoint the problem to not protecting elderly homes, why haven't they done something about it by now?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: thisismyusername on May 19, 2020, 08:24:40 AM
https://cbs12.com/news/local/woman-who-designed-floridas-covid-19-dashboard-has-been-removed-from-her-position
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: Occam on May 19, 2020, 08:40:00 AM
You should at least be getting free bananas in a banana republic. Are you getting free bananas?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 19, 2020, 09:15:13 AM
Ten Countries that Reduced their Basic Reproduction Number the Most (form Peak to Low)

Estonia      21% of peak
Malta      26%
Spain      26%
Czech Republic   26%
Slovakia   26%
Israel   28%
Algeria   31%
Iceland      31%
Latvia      31%

source: https://covid19-projections.com/
calculations: mine

Related
Highest peaks:
Country   high
Spain   3.21
Italy   2.45
United Kingdom   2.43
Netherlands   2.42
Belgium   2.36
Portugal   2.36
Israel   2.34
Iran   2.29
Algeria   2.26

https://covid19-projections.com/ now estimates the States' Basic Reproduction Number to be 0.99 and rising (was at 0.91 on April 23).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: Tripon on May 19, 2020, 10:09:30 AM
https://twitter.com/angie_rasmussen/status/1262744880591171585
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: ToxicAdam on May 19, 2020, 12:41:07 PM
They just changed business models.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: CatsCatsCats on May 19, 2020, 02:34:15 PM
So, in Oregon, temporary lay offs only excuse you from seeking work for 4 weeks. So now I’m going to be forced to look for work, and if I get an offer, to accept it, or I will lose unemployment. Current job has no plan for ending furlough yet. I’m fucked.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: shosta on May 19, 2020, 02:41:24 PM
New outbreaks in Jilin and Wuhan! I bet they can manage it even faster than they did the first time, though.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: Mandark on May 19, 2020, 02:46:34 PM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on May 19, 2020, 02:34:15 PM
So, in Oregon, temporary lay offs only excuse you from seeking work for 4 weeks. So now I’m going to be forced to look for work, and if I get an offer, to accept it, or I will lose unemployment. Current job has no plan for ending furlough yet. I’m fucked.

Is this a result of the court striking down the emergency declaration?

Cause otherwise I think you should be good.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: Nintex on May 19, 2020, 02:48:17 PM
Quote from: Mandark on May 19, 2020, 12:32:14 AM
Going by South Korea etc, if you get the numbers down low enough and are aggressive enough in testing and tracing, then you can resume a certain amount of activity pre-vaccine AND avoid new waves of mass infection.

Don't know the political situation regarding the virus in France, but so far the US has been steadfastly not learning a damn thing from the success cases so far.
Europe as a whole pretends South Korea doesn't exist for some reason to cover up the fact that they 'fucked up'.

Some countries still maintain that there's no scientific proof that masks work as that would make everyone less vigilant.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: CatsCatsCats on May 19, 2020, 03:10:23 PM
Quote from: Mandark on May 19, 2020, 02:46:34 PM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on May 19, 2020, 02:34:15 PM
So, in Oregon, temporary lay offs only excuse you from seeking work for 4 weeks. So now I’m going to be forced to look for work, and if I get an offer, to accept it, or I will lose unemployment. Current job has no plan for ending furlough yet. I’m fucked.

Is this a result of the court striking down the emergency declaration?

Cause otherwise I think you should be good.

Nah, that supremes stayed that boi. Oregon isn’t/hasn’t implemented a lot of the CARES act into their systems and you literally can’t get through their phone lines. If I mark “temporarily unemployed” for a fourth time in their system, I’m quite certain it’s just going to deny the weekly claim. I think I’m just going to have to do my best to fulfill my legal obligation of work search without getting a job I don’t want
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: Bebpo on May 19, 2020, 03:20:21 PM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on May 19, 2020, 03:10:23 PM
Quote from: Mandark on May 19, 2020, 02:46:34 PM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on May 19, 2020, 02:34:15 PM
So, in Oregon, temporary lay offs only excuse you from seeking work for 4 weeks. So now I’m going to be forced to look for work, and if I get an offer, to accept it, or I will lose unemployment. Current job has no plan for ending furlough yet. I’m fucked.

Is this a result of the court striking down the emergency declaration?

Cause otherwise I think you should be good.

Nah, that supremes stayed that boi. Oregon isn’t/hasn’t implemented a lot of the CARES act into their systems and you literally can’t get through their phone lines. If I mark “temporarily unemployed” for a fourth time in their system, I’m quite certain it’s just going to deny the weekly claim. I think I’m just going to have to do my best to fulfill my legal obligation of work search without getting a job I don’t want

That sucks :(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: Tripon on May 19, 2020, 04:35:07 PM
Quote
Even before COVID-19 officially had a name, public health officials said the virus could be transmitted through infected respiratory droplets and by touching infected surfaces and then touching your nose, mouth, and possibly your eyes. So, people began snatching up face masks, wearing gloves, and ramping up hand hygiene to try to protect themselves.

While touching infected surfaces has always been part of the messaging on how the virus spreads, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently shifted its stance online. The CDC now says that COVID-19 spreads from person to person contact, and then lists touching infected surfaces under a section titled, "The virus does not spread easily in other ways." The CDC adds: “This is not thought to be the main way the virus spreads, but we are still learning more about this virus.” The language is a subtle change from the organization’s warning in early March, when it wrote simply that it “may be possible” to spread the virus through contaminated surfaces.

The CDC, which did not respond to Yahoo Life’s request for comment, still recommends that you wash your hands often with soap and water, and routinely clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces to protect yourself and others from the virus.
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/cdc-coronavirus-mainly-spreads-through-persontoperson-contact-and-does-not-spread-easily-on-contaminated-surfaces-153317029.html


Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: Tuckers Law on May 19, 2020, 04:39:12 PM
Work started doing our biweekly covid testing on staff this week.  I’ve not had a swab placed that far up my nose before, was an interesting experience to say the least.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: VomKriege on May 19, 2020, 04:41:04 PM
France actually subtracted 200~ deaths today, apparently a small portion of death in care homes were ruled as not COVID linked contrary to what was assumed initially. Numbers trending in the right direction but it's only been one week since relaxing lockdown started. Workplace regulations are somewhat heavy.

France did overtake Spain in total fatalities so far and we're only 4k shy of Italy. I guess that's the "gain" of locking a week earlier than over the Alps... More refined study of excess mortality will maybe paint a different picture. Though Italy took a lot of of spotlight and an amount of somewhat condescending pity for being first in the furnace but now that the UK passed them and is still digging that hole we can spare PIGS the sick man of Europe spiel.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: brawndolicious on May 19, 2020, 04:51:03 PM
Quote from: Nintex on May 19, 2020, 02:48:17 PM
Quote from: Mandark on May 19, 2020, 12:32:14 AM
Going by South Korea etc, if you get the numbers down low enough and are aggressive enough in testing and tracing, then you can resume a certain amount of activity pre-vaccine AND avoid new waves of mass infection.

Don't know the political situation regarding the virus in France, but so far the US has been steadfastly not learning a damn thing from the success cases so far.
Europe as a whole pretends South Korea doesn't exist for some reason to cover up the fact that they 'fucked up'.

Some countries still maintain that there's no scientific proof that masks work as that would make everyone less vigilant.

Reminds me of 50 years ago when automakers said crumple zones and seat belts are bad because all injuries in a car accident are due to operator error.

Time to establish the right and wrong sides of history.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: shosta on May 19, 2020, 05:02:32 PM
Braved a haircut today because I have an interview, I'm feeling fresh but I'm so worried I'm gonna wake up sick tomorrow  :-\
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: kingv on May 19, 2020, 05:07:23 PM
Quote from: Tuckers Law on May 19, 2020, 04:39:12 PM
Work started doing our biweekly covid testing on staff this week.  I’ve not had a swab placed that far up my nose before, was an interesting experience to say the least.

We can only hope the next virus is related to our prostates
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: shosta on May 19, 2020, 05:09:06 PM
I didn't see anybody but staff wearing a mask at the grocery store today :lol same shit everywhere I walked past. Patrons not wearing masks, workers afraid of getting sick. we're fucked brehs
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: Mandark on May 19, 2020, 05:13:02 PM
Quote from: Stro on May 19, 2020, 05:11:19 PM
Do you think the US hits 100k by Monday

That really depends.

I'd need to figure out what day of the week it is today.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: shosta on May 19, 2020, 05:19:58 PM
thinking about calling it the Boomer Remover again
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: Coffee Dog on May 19, 2020, 05:20:05 PM
I needed a haircut in March for fuck's sake, I just have to embrace the man bun at this point or something. We never really shut down so I dont trust anyone not have been exposed to it for a two week period.  :-\
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: shosta on May 19, 2020, 05:20:36 PM
Can't a manbun get you arrested in Utah? It's a Catch-22
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: Coffee Dog on May 19, 2020, 05:22:46 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 19, 2020, 05:19:58 PM
thinking about calling it the Boomer Remover again

i dont do this online but IRL ive been calling it cabronavirus and qdobavirus since january. It hasnt been funny in a long time
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: Occam on May 19, 2020, 05:37:11 PM
In countries without criminals or morons or criminal morons as president the infection rate has gone down quite nicely.
People just seem to be forgetting that there is no immunity because so far <10% were infected, meaning if social distancing and wearing masks is ignored, it'll come right back.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: bork on May 19, 2020, 06:35:30 PM
https://twitter.com/WeWuzBoomers/status/1262486732668235776

:dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 19, 2020, 10:30:31 PM
https://twitter.com/davidmackau/status/1262879650352676864
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 20, 2020, 12:49:52 AM
https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1262967823472766980
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Transhuman on May 20, 2020, 12:53:00 AM
The NASA shirt is the funniest part.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Occam on May 20, 2020, 08:39:10 AM
https://youtube.com/watch?v=iXV9GPC_3bM
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 20, 2020, 08:49:04 AM
https://twitter.com/DavidInglesTV/status/1262871807041794049

https://twitter.com/WSJ/status/1262552318437986304
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: bork on May 20, 2020, 10:09:48 AM
Quote from: Esch on May 20, 2020, 12:27:51 AM
https://twitter.com/JasonKander/status/1262921019137949696

I love how he says he's filming this for his "3000 follower Instragram feed," as if that matters.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: bork on May 20, 2020, 10:18:49 AM
Quote from: Tripon on May 20, 2020, 12:49:52 AM
https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1262967823472766980

https://twitter.com/DaggettBeaver/status/1262969682358919168
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Akala on May 20, 2020, 10:26:27 AM
 :rage
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on May 20, 2020, 10:52:00 AM
Dagget was the stupid one
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tasty on May 20, 2020, 12:10:17 PM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on May 20, 2020, 10:52:00 AM
Dagget was the stupid one

:lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 20, 2020, 01:45:46 PM
https://twitter.com/ianbremmer/status/1263112240686907392

edit: Death rate below NY, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: team filler on May 20, 2020, 02:33:48 PM
https://twitter.com/JackDunc1/status/1263173882682454017

 :hump :gbcry :piss2
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Nintex on May 20, 2020, 02:47:38 PM
There's a rumor(?) going around in normie land that COVID-19 is not transmitted outside.  ???
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: OnlyRegret on May 20, 2020, 03:09:41 PM
Quote from: Tripon on May 19, 2020, 10:09:30 AM
https://twitter.com/angie_rasmussen/status/1262744880591171585

 :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 20, 2020, 03:31:40 PM
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/20/canada-non-medical-masks-provinces-reopen-271008

Quote
Public health officials are now advising Canadians to wear "nonmedical" masks or face coverings when they venture outside their homes as Covid-19 restrictions begin to ease.

“If you can’t predict whether you can maintain that two-meter distance, then it's recommended that you wear that nonmedical mask or facial covering," Dr. Theresa Tam said during her daily briefing on the pandemic.

Tam said the Public Health Agency will make the new recommendations public Wednesday. She called the masks an "added layer of protection" that could help prevent asymptomatic or pre-symptomatic Covid-19 patients from unknowingly infecting others while out in public.

The recommendation is not a mandate because some areas of Canada have not seen community transmission. Provinces and territories need the ability to conduct their own risk assessments based on the epidemiology present in their jurisdictions, Tam said.

Asked why masks weren't promoted sooner even when they were required in other nations, Tam said public health measures like stay-at-home orders, quarantining, testing and contact tracing "effectively stopped and decelerated that epidemic wave."

Now that people will begin to move around in public, she said, "this is an added layer on top of that."
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: EchoRin on May 20, 2020, 03:48:24 PM
Spending the welfare check on vidya?!  :brazilcry
This is why we should not give out any stimulus checks  :maf

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/americans-spent-their-stimulus-checks-on-discretionary-goods-such-as-bikes-video-games-and-clothes-target-and-walmart-ceos-say-2020-05-20?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| 90k lost to the 'rona [in the US]
Post by: jorma on May 20, 2020, 03:50:32 PM
Quote from: riotous on May 19, 2020, 04:36:53 PM
Apply for jobs you aren’t qualified for.

it worked for me when i quit my job and my unemployment insurance kicked in. about the same rules as catscatscats described, i had to apply for two positions/week (they never said i had to apply for that many, but whenever i applied for less they started to bitch)

i only had 10 insured days left (out of 300) when they "exposed" me! i didn't even get called to a single interview, which would admittedly be rather depressing if i ever wanted a sysdev job again.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 20, 2020, 04:19:08 PM
Quote
Sweden has now overtaken the UK, Italy and Belgium to have the highest coronavirus per capita death rate in the world, throwing its decision to avoid a strict lockdown into further doubt.

According to figures collated by the Our World in Data website, Sweden had 6.08 deaths per million inhabitants per day on a rolling seven-day average between May 13 and May 20.

This is the highest in the world, above the UK, Belgium and the US, which have 5.57, 4.28 and 4.11 respectively.

However, Sweden has only had the highest death rate over the past week, with Belgium, Spain, Italy, the UK and France, still ahead over the entire course of the pandemic.

State epidemiologist Anders Tegnell, the spokesman for Sweden's outlier coronavirus strategy, dismissed the figures on Tuesday night, arguing that it was misleading to focus on the death toll over a single week.

"This is something we should look at when it's all over," he told the Svenska Dagbladet newspaper. "It is of course terrible that we have such a higher death toll at our elderly care homes, and there are lessons to be learned for those who work in these institutions."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/sweden-becomes-country-highest-coronavirus-133234368.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Mandark on May 20, 2020, 04:50:13 PM
Quote
"This is something we should look at when it's all over," he told the Svenska Dagbladet newspaper. "It is of course terrible that we have such a higher death toll at our elderly care homes, and there are lessons to be learned for those who work in these institutions."

http://web.archive.org/web/20060203045552/http://modernarthur.com/blog/christwhatanasshole.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Nintex on May 20, 2020, 04:57:12 PM
The scientists working for the Dutch government finally admitted their numbers were wrong and deaths were way higher so they're going to 'adjust'.  :doge

In about 10 days restaurants, bars, cinemas etc. are planned to open.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Pissy F Benny on May 20, 2020, 05:10:26 PM
The Dutch lied, people died :tocry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: bork on May 20, 2020, 06:06:09 PM
https://twitter.com/Firr/status/1263183121706598404

THAT'S WHAT I LIKE
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: team filler on May 20, 2020, 06:10:10 PM
the dutch directed, zwarte piet infected  :-\
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Nintex on May 20, 2020, 06:44:36 PM
Quote from: bork on May 20, 2020, 06:06:09 PM
https://twitter.com/Firr/status/1263183121706598404

THAT'S WHAT I LIKE
Later that day

"I'd like to thank Ramon Lag-uer-ta of Pepsi for these tremendous banners, what a beautiful name you have Lag-uer-ta and what a beautiful company.
I like the real Coca Cola company better, I always tell them, bring me the real coke not the diet one but they only have diet coke at the White House, it's true.
Maybe I should try the Pepsi again some time"

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Boredfrom on May 20, 2020, 08:42:38 PM
A cousin has been tested positive of Covid... right in the moment where she was diagnosticated to have throat cancer and needs an operation because she cant breath becuase the tumor. They are not going to operate her until 15 days have passed.

Holy fucking shit.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: toku on May 20, 2020, 08:50:10 PM
sorry man hopefully its a mild case and she gets the surgery soon
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 20, 2020, 11:02:48 PM
Quote
More than 1,200 pastors have vowed to hold in-person services on May 31, the Pentecost, defying a state moratorium on religious gatherings that Gov. Gavin Newsom imposed to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.

In a letter to Newsom, Robert H. Tyler, an attorney representing a Lodi church that has challenged the governor’s order in court, said more than 1,200 pastors have signed a “Declaration of Essentiality,” asserting their churches are as essential as any grocery or hardware store and should be allowed to reopen.

“We believe you are attempting to act in the best interests of the state,” Tyler wrote to Newsom, “but the restrictions have gone too far and for too long.”

By Wednesday, many counties in California had received approval to reopen establishments — retail business, office buildings, restaurants, shopping centers — as permitted in the second phase of Newsom’s plan to restart the state economy. Churches are not allowed to reopen until the plan’s third phase.

The pastors who signed onto the letter intend to open their churches to parishioners on May 31, with or without the governor’s permission, the letter says. They will advise churchgoers to follow social distancing guidelines.

A day earlier, the U.S. Justice Department warned Newsom that the restrictions he imposed and his plans to scale them back could infringe on religious groups’ constitutional freedoms.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-20/defying-state-order-thousands-of-pastors-say-they-plan-to-hold-in-person-services-for-the-pentecost
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Boredfrom on May 21, 2020, 04:30:12 AM
Quote from: toku on May 20, 2020, 08:50:10 PM
sorry man hopefully its a mild case and she gets the surgery soon

My mother and my aunt hope that the Covid diagnosis is a false negative because it was quick test. She made two previous tests (were she got negative results) because she started having difficulty to breathe (it ended being the tumor in her throat).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Nintex on May 21, 2020, 05:21:18 AM
Best of luck man, difficulty breathing is scary as fuck
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: shosta on May 21, 2020, 09:46:55 AM
Quote
(Reuters) - Global coronavirus cases surpassed 5 million on Wednesday, with Latin America overtaking the United States and Europe in the past week to report the largest portion of new daily cases globally.
Tragedy.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Great Rumbler on May 21, 2020, 09:55:56 AM
Yeah, Brazil especially has been taking a beating recently, they had almost as many new cases yesterday as the US [21.4k to 22.1k]. And they've only done 735k total tests, with a whopping 293k coming up positive.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Ghoul on May 21, 2020, 10:15:48 AM
Brazil taking one for the team...
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: shosta on May 21, 2020, 10:16:48 AM
They don't have to take anything, it's all needless death and suffering because Assimilate got what he wanted.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on May 21, 2020, 10:51:49 AM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 21, 2020, 09:46:55 AM
Quote
(Reuters) - Global coronavirus cases surpassed 5 million on Wednesday, with Latin America overtaking the United States and Europe in the past week to report the largest portion of new daily cases globally.
Tragedy.

trumps brain: we need more sick people!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Brehvolution on May 21, 2020, 10:57:20 AM
https://twitter.com/WISN12News/status/1262948715624574976
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 21, 2020, 11:03:34 AM
https://twitter.com/jayvanbavel/status/1263435499601113088
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 21, 2020, 11:48:05 AM
Connecticut is now the third state over 1,000 deaths per million. New York is at 1,478 and New Jersey is at 1,210.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 21, 2020, 01:25:05 PM
Quote
A New Jersey gym that reopened this week in defiance of the state’s ongoing stay-at-home order amid the coronavirus pandemic has been shut down by the state health department, officials said Thursday.

The Atilis Gym in Bellmawr opened its doors on Monday, insisting that the state shutdown of non-essential businesses is unconstitutional. The gym remained open for three days, attracting crowds of supporters and American-flag-toting protesters in its parking lot, before the New Jersey Department of Health issued a closure order on Wednesday night, a Camden County spokesperson confirmed to The Daily Beast.

The closure order was posted outside the gym by county officials on Thursday morning, one day after the facility’s sewer system backed up. The plumbing problems forced the gym to close on Wednesday and members to evacuate, according to Fox29.

This Is What a Coronavirus Lockdown Means in Each State

“Alright guys, so we arrived at the gym this morning to Governor Murphy’s dirty tricks, playing with his power in the health department,” one of the owners, Ian Smith, said in a Thursday morning Instagram story. “For right now, the gym will be closed. We have a full cleaning crew inside, once again, going above and beyond.”

Smith, who has received national attention for violating Gov. Phil Murphy’s executive order, claimed in his Instagram story that the gym plans to file a lawsuit against the governor “first thing this morning.” “Dirty politicians playing dirty tricks,” he added.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/nj-gym-defied-lockdown-order-155730747.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on May 21, 2020, 02:01:21 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/OkCountySheriff/status/1262825685036535809
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 21, 2020, 02:03:16 PM
https://twitter.com/youyanggu/status/1263283908914761729

Dine-in restaurants should be one of the last things to open.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 21, 2020, 02:03:50 PM
https://twitter.com/NBCPolitics/status/1263523204045430790
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on May 21, 2020, 02:14:31 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on May 21, 2020, 02:03:16 PM
https://twitter.com/youyanggu/status/1263283908914761729

Dine-in restaurants should be one of the last things to open.

A whole meal is too long to be confined to one space with the public rn, yeah
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Mandark on May 21, 2020, 02:19:46 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on May 21, 2020, 02:03:16 PM
https://twitter.com/youyanggu/status/1263283908914761729

Dine-in restaurants should be one of the last things to open.

Something I've been thinking which that data reinforces: as things open back up, we'll probably see way more people at bars and restaurants than we "should," but it will still be way down from same time last year.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 21, 2020, 02:21:15 PM
https://twitter.com/DWUhlfelderLaw/status/1263503578578202626
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 21, 2020, 02:56:35 PM
https://twitter.com/chrislhayes/status/1263542914749206530
https://twitter.com/saabstory/status/1263543939765645313
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 21, 2020, 03:12:16 PM
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/covid-19-coronavirus-ontario-may-21-testing-target-1.5578391
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: zomgee on May 21, 2020, 03:24:39 PM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on May 21, 2020, 02:01:21 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/OkCountySheriff/status/1262825685036535809

Furloughed citizens who have not gotten their unemployment benefits because of a broken system are fast tracked evicted from their homes because they cannot pay rent.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on May 21, 2020, 03:29:34 PM
Is Trump lying here?

https://mobile.twitter.com/atrupar/status/1263548438693556224
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 21, 2020, 03:43:56 PM
Quote from: Mandark on May 21, 2020, 02:19:46 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on May 21, 2020, 02:03:16 PM
https://twitter.com/youyanggu/status/1263283908914761729

Dine-in restaurants should be one of the last things to open.

Something I've been thinking which that data reinforces: as things open back up, we'll probably see way more people at bars and restaurants than we "should," but it will still be way down from same time last year.
Yeah. Sweden, for example, may not have locked down but most Sweden chose to self-isolate anyway. Even if the government allows dining-in, I'd imagine most people would still choose not to risk it, at least in areas that have been hard hit.

Quote from: Tripon on May 21, 2020, 02:21:15 PM
https://twitter.com/DWUhlfelderLaw/status/1263503578578202626
Time to fire the new person in charge of Florida's coronavirus website.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Mandark on May 21, 2020, 04:05:59 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on May 21, 2020, 03:43:56 PM
Time to fire the new person in charge of Florida's coronavirus website.

Ron DeSantis looking at the numbers

(https://media.giphy.com/media/DMQXWe2Uhc0QU/200.gif)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: team filler on May 21, 2020, 04:23:03 PM
https://twitter.com/Joe_Raggs/status/1263191767517736966
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: team filler on May 21, 2020, 04:45:34 PM
saudi directly to jailness  :whew
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Pissy F Benny on May 21, 2020, 04:49:49 PM
you are allowed to smack a bitch if you shout she belong to the streets before you do it :rash
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: team filler on May 21, 2020, 04:50:05 PM
make them humble  :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Mandark on May 21, 2020, 05:08:24 PM
It's only acceptable if Stro is putting them in the figure four like Jeff Jarrett.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: team filler on May 21, 2020, 05:22:28 PM
https://twitter.com/sudzero6bc/status/1263482392284737536

stro  ???
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: team filler on May 21, 2020, 05:24:54 PM
https://twitter.com/DavePostsTweets/status/1263506430667247618

 :dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Mr Gilhaney on May 21, 2020, 05:32:42 PM
Restaurants and shit fully opened here now. Went to get a steak and the place was absolutely packed. Looking back, I probably shouldn't have taken salad from the buffet.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on May 21, 2020, 05:37:21 PM
Quote from: Mr Gilhaney on May 21, 2020, 05:32:42 PM
Restaurants and shit fully opened here now. Went to get a steak and the place was absolutely packed. Looking back, I probably shouldn't have taken salad from the buffet.

I hear a song in the distance..
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Occam on May 21, 2020, 05:39:05 PM
It's absolutely moronic to enter crowded enclosed spaces at the moment.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 21, 2020, 05:41:26 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/kzZi5rR.png)

California leading deaths today.  :-\
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 21, 2020, 05:42:18 PM
https://twitter.com/devisridhar/status/1263507332224475136

If we use official death figures, that's an IFR of 1.1%. If we use the Financial Times' excess deaths figure of 55,000, we get 1.65%.

To get herd immunity in the UK, we need 500-750k deaths.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 21, 2020, 05:47:10 PM
Quote from: Tripon on May 21, 2020, 05:41:26 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/kzZi5rR.png)

California leading deaths today.  :-\

Looks like the US will be close to 1,500 by the end of the day. I'm not saying there won't be a second wave in the US, but it's more likely we'll just see a never-ending first wave.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Occam on May 21, 2020, 05:48:00 PM
It just occurred to me, if the cabronavirus had hit in 2016, there would have been no Brexit and no President Tmurp.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Mandark on May 21, 2020, 05:49:57 PM
I dunno about all that.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Mr Gilhaney on May 21, 2020, 05:51:52 PM
Quote from: Occam on May 21, 2020, 05:39:05 PM
It's absolutely moronic to enter crowded enclosed spaces at the moment.

time to man up, get corona and die if that is the will of Allah.  :trumps

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Mandark on May 21, 2020, 05:55:27 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on May 21, 2020, 05:47:10 PM
Looks like the US will be close to 1,500 by the end of the day. I'm not saying there won't be a second wave in the US, but it's more likely we'll just see a never-ending first wave.

Yeah, feels like we're settling in to a period where R0 = ~1, which would be a lot cooler if we'd smashed infections down to a South Korea level.

OTOH deaths are a lagging indicator and cases are slowly going down despite a higher amount of testing so maybe it's looking a bit better than that.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 21, 2020, 05:55:29 PM
Quote
The coronavirus pandemic continues its deadly march through rural counties and small towns across the country, led by flareups in Southern and Midwestern states that are becoming new epicenters of the outbreak.

Almost 80 percent of Americans now live in counties where the virus is spreading widely, according to an analysis by the Brookings Institution demographer William Frey.

In the last week, 176 counties have started to see substantial spread of the virus. The vast majority of those, 159, are smaller exurban or rural counties. The increased transmission in those areas shows the virus's spread outward from its initial hubs in major cities like New York, Detroit, San Francisco, Seattle and New Orleans and into neighboring regions.

But the virus is also beginning to attack some cities that avoided an initial wave, a troubling reminder that it could still infect millions of Americans who have so far been safe.

Highly populated areas like Tampa and St. Petersburg, Fla., are now reporting dozens of new cases. Collin County, Texas, in the Dallas metroplex, and Wake County, N.C., are also showing signs of broader spread.

So are smaller, more rural communities like Yell County, Ark., and exurban areas outside of major cities like Minneapolis, Milwaukee and Columbus, Ohio.

"The U.S. is very large and diverse in terms of population density and movement. This is partially why we are seeing different experiences across the country," said Amira Roess, an epidemiologist at George Mason University's College of Health and Human Services. "In general, we are continuing to see outbreaks in less urban areas in the U.S."
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/499009-covid-19-spreading-through-southern-midwestern-states
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Occam on May 21, 2020, 05:55:31 PM
Quote from: Mr Gilhaney on May 21, 2020, 05:51:52 PM
Quote from: Occam on May 21, 2020, 05:39:05 PM
It's absolutely moronic to enter crowded enclosed spaces at the moment.

time to man up, get corona and die if that is the will of Allah.  :trumps

God obviously hates stupid people, why else would he punish them as much as he does?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Mandark on May 21, 2020, 05:56:37 PM
don't
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Mr Gilhaney on May 21, 2020, 05:58:38 PM
Quote from: Occam on May 21, 2020, 05:55:31 PM
God obviously hates stupid people, why else would he punish them as much as he does?

0 new cases in my area and the ones neighboring for a week now.  8)

But I am going to the hospital like once a week at this rate for tests. If I will catch it from fucking anywhere...  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: shosta on May 21, 2020, 05:58:40 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on May 21, 2020, 05:47:10 PM
Looks like the US will be close to 1,500 by the end of the day. I'm not saying there won't be a second wave in the US, but it's more likely we'll just see a never-ending first wave.
Worth pointing out that the apparent constancy in US deaths is two trends: New York cases going down and other areas going up.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Nintex on May 21, 2020, 06:01:44 PM
Quote from: Occam on May 21, 2020, 05:48:00 PM
It just occurred to me, if the cabronavirus had hit in 2016, there would have been no Brexit and no President Tmurp.
Not true, big part of their victories involved the death cult of ISIS running amok and economic difficulties.
Plus it is unlikely that Obama would've closed the borders first like Trump did.
It would've probably meant a bigger role for Bannon in the White House and an aggressive China policy and sealing borders completely from the start.

COVID-19 in the middle of the ISIS conquest and refugee crisis?  :whew

COVID-19 in 2015 would've made had a different outcome for the US. Trump would've been focused on keeping his hotel business alive and wouldn't have announced, by 2016 he was already on the path of no return.
Without Trump in the race it would've likely been President Jeb! or Cruz. Hillary would've had pneumonia and COVID-19 on 9/11 and probably wouldn't have made it.  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Mr Gilhaney on May 21, 2020, 06:03:58 PM
agreed. obama couldnt have handled the corona crisis.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 21, 2020, 06:06:43 PM
Quote from: Occam on May 21, 2020, 05:48:00 PM
It just occurred to me, if the cabronavirus had hit in 2016, there would have been no Brexit and no President Tmurp.

Republicans tried to use Ebola back in 2014/2015 as an attack on Obama despite only a few cases and no community spread.

If anything, if this novel coronavirus got hit in 2016, half the state would have tried to burn off the other half. And we would have gotten vice president Rand Paul because he's a fake doctor.  :yuck
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Mandark on May 21, 2020, 06:07:33 PM
"Imagine if [Democratic president] did this thing Trump did!" has been run into the ground, but if Obama was president and encouraging shelter-at-home orders while asking Congress for trillions of dollars of emergency funds?

It would have gotten messy.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: shosta on May 21, 2020, 06:14:48 PM
There would have been a lot “suspect” about the logistics and perception of the logistics.

Quote from: Mandark on May 21, 2020, 05:56:37 PM
don't
To you, unacceptable exists within a framework that is probably disjointed from the intention of what he posted.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Mandark on May 21, 2020, 06:18:20 PM
Remember how the governor of Texas acted like Jade Helm was a real thing? How Rubio was running as a mainstream Republican by saying Obama was knowingly and deliberately trying to sabotage the country?

Then Obama says* we're shutting down all the businesses, telling cops to arrest small business owners for giving people haircuts, and we're going to explode the deficit so I can give money to people who aren't working. More money than they'd make if they were working, even.

Those nutjob protests get a lot bigger, lemme tell ya.


spoiler (click to show/hide)
Or backs up governors who order shutdowns, not like anyone would be making the distinction.
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Nintex on May 21, 2020, 06:23:16 PM
The media would've kept their 'it's just the flu' spiel up longer as they wouldn't necessarily have wanted to fight the White House (except for maybe the Fox News a few other outlets), which would've made a reverse in course harder.
The Obama White House was ill prepared for something like this in 2016 when all eyes were on the Middle East and the transition to a new administration.

It would've hit China and probably the war zones in Syria/Iraq first through Russia.
Air traffic between the US/EU/China would've not been halted as quickly, allowing it to spread further much faster including to the millions of refugees stuck in camps or migration centers.
The only way this has a better outcome is if China had decided to come clean and warned everybody, which wouldn't have happened.

Instead Wolf Blitzer would've been interviewing 'renowned businessman' Donald Trump about the need for a bailout for hotels and airlines because people are afraid to travel plus what a mess it was in New York.

Other countries would've been in a worse position too, Greece dealing with the refugee crisis, France with President Hollande and the Tories caught completely off guard in the middle of their leadership contest.
Most nations would've been paralyzed and few leaders would have had the political capital to do a lockdown.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Occam on May 21, 2020, 06:23:57 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 21, 2020, 06:14:48 PM
There would have been a lot “suspect” about the logistics and perception of the logistics.

Quote from: Mandark on May 21, 2020, 05:56:37 PM
don't
To you, unacceptable exists within a framework that is probably disjointed from the intention of what he posted.

What is unacceptable to one, may be imperative to another.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Mandark on May 21, 2020, 06:25:26 PM
Okay 20 points to shosta for that.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 21, 2020, 06:27:20 PM
spoiler (click to show/hide)
If the Flu Pandemic of 2009 happened today, it would have exploded as a topic.
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 21, 2020, 06:40:51 PM
Quote from: Mandark on May 21, 2020, 05:55:27 PM
Yeah, feels like we're settling in to a period where R0 = ~1, which would be a lot cooler if we'd smashed infections down to a South Korea level.
OTOH deaths are a lagging indicator and cases are slowly going down despite a higher amount of testing so maybe it's looking a bit better than that.

The R0 is ~1 (0.99 from 0.91 a couple of weeks ago) according to https://covid19-projections.com, which is run by Youyang Gu. Apparently over the last month, he's had the most accurate projections.

Quote from: Mandark on May 21, 2020, 05:55:27 PM
OTOH deaths are a lagging indicator and cases are slowly going down despite a higher amount of testing so maybe it's looking a bit better than that.
We're at 25,964 new cases today at worldometers.info, which I think is the most in about a week. Youyang Gu says that the 7-day avg of new confirmed cases has been ticking up in the past few days, after consistently falling for a straight month.

The more expansive testing is the less likely the additional tests will yield positives.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: shosta on May 21, 2020, 06:41:10 PM
Quote from: Mandark on May 21, 2020, 06:25:26 PM
Okay 20 points to shosta for that.
this is like tripping and still hitting the bullseye... I take full credit
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on May 21, 2020, 06:50:22 PM
obama would have given mcconnel & friends 1/3rd of a trillion of dollars for them to fuck over their constituents in order to get the resources needed to get thermometers.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Nintex on May 21, 2020, 07:01:20 PM
https://twitter.com/rumireports/status/1263352830225551360 (https://twitter.com/rumireports/status/1263352830225551360)

#madcoronavibes
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Positive Touch on May 21, 2020, 07:27:33 PM
when nintex makes long posts i like to imagine his avatar babbling at me like a Rare character while i smile and nod before patting him on the head and sending him away
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Nintex on May 21, 2020, 07:38:05 PM
Quote from: Stro on May 21, 2020, 07:22:10 PM
Quote from: Nintex on May 21, 2020, 06:23:16 PM
The media would've kept their 'it's just the flu' spiel up longer as they wouldn't necessarily have wanted to fight the White House (except for maybe the Fox News a few other outlets), which would've made a reverse in course harder.
The Obama White House was ill prepared for something like this in 2016 when all eyes were on the Middle East and the transition to a new administration.

It would've hit China and probably the war zones in Syria/Iraq first through Russia.
Air traffic between the US/EU/China would've not been halted as quickly, allowing it to spread further much faster including to the millions of refugees stuck in camps or migration centers.
The only way this has a better outcome is if China had decided to come clean and warned everybody, which wouldn't have happened.

Instead Wolf Blitzer would've been interviewing 'renowned businessman' Donald Trump about the need for a bailout for hotels and airlines because people are afraid to travel plus what a mess it was in New York.

Other countries would've been in a worse position too, Greece dealing with the refugee crisis, France with President Hollande and the Tories caught completely off guard in the middle of their leadership contest.
Most nations would've been paralyzed and few leaders would have had the political capital to do a lockdown.


The Obama White House LITERALLY HAD A PANDEMIC PLAYBOOK to handle exactly this situation in 2016 you nard
They would've had the same setbacks of China not telling everyone there was a deadly virus in the first place or lying about how human to human transmission wasn't possible.
There would've also been the same worldwide shortages of PPE's and other materials needed to handle such an outbreak.

Many countries that had a playbook for events like this like the UK and The Netherlands completely botched their response anyway.
While countries with little to no resources to handle this situation like Taiwan did a fantastic job (mostly because they didn't trust China).
A playbook wouldn't have guaranteed a different outcome. Fauci is pretty much the most renowned expert in this field of viral outbreaks and pretty much all his recommendations have been followed.
We're seeing the same type of response on a global level just different levels of 'lockdown' depending on specific conditions in the country.

How would the Obama administration for example have been more effective in containing the outbreak in New York? What could they have done differently?
Do you think Obama would've banned all travel from and to China when the virus started in Wuhan? Doing the opposite of the other G7 members?

The Obama White House would've been completely overwhelmed by this, just like the world is now. Perhaps even more so considering the fact that many other events were happening at the same time.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Nintex on May 21, 2020, 07:44:36 PM
Quote from: Stro on May 21, 2020, 07:42:52 PM
The Trump administration had nothing to do with containing the outbreak in NY or any other state/city as that's all been handled locally. The travel ban from China didn't matter because 1. Nearly half a million people came in from China after the ban and the virus came to the west coast that way anyway and 2. No one gave a fuck about European travel and what hit New York and the rest of the east coast came from Italy, not China.
Exactly, so you would've more or less had the same outcome playbook or not until now at least.

What happens next is where things get more dicey. Opening up too early could have big consequences but restrictions being lifted is also currently a worldwide trend.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: team filler on May 21, 2020, 07:45:48 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/FmhgPxR.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Nintex on May 21, 2020, 07:56:44 PM
In other 2020 news, Iran is entering its second wave.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EYlEreUXQAU_rBZ?format=png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Nintex on May 21, 2020, 08:04:22 PM
Quote from: Stro on May 21, 2020, 07:59:09 PM
Quote from: Nintex on May 21, 2020, 07:44:36 PM
Quote from: Stro on May 21, 2020, 07:42:52 PM
The Trump administration had nothing to do with containing the outbreak in NY or any other state/city as that's all been handled locally. The travel ban from China didn't matter because 1. Nearly half a million people came in from China after the ban and the virus came to the west coast that way anyway and 2. No one gave a fuck about European travel and what hit New York and the rest of the east coast came from Italy, not China.
Exactly, so you would've more or less had the same outcome playbook or not until now at least.

What happens next is where things get more dicey. Opening up too early could have big consequences but restrictions being lifted is also currently a worldwide trend.
You're arguing the Obama administration would have done worse than the Trump administration by using both Trump administration failures and also successes they had nothing to do with as examples why Trump is doing a better job than Obama would have. You stupid fuck.
Not really, I'm saying they both failed but Obama would've been in a worse position given the fact that the world in its entirety was in a bad place in 2016, hence the reason why Trumpo got elected in the first place
I don't see anything that Obama or anyone but the Chinese government could've done that would've made the start of the outbreak any different.

So I'm asking you specifically, what you think Obama could've done or would've done that would've changed the outcome of the outbreak.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Akala on May 21, 2020, 08:21:20 PM
I'd riskily be in an open Vegas now if Obama was pres. :whew
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: shosta on May 21, 2020, 08:25:48 PM
Akala, fuck it, let's go the casinos once they're back open, dude.

BoreCon 2020: You either live like a bitch or die like a man.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: shosta on May 21, 2020, 08:28:14 PM
porkbun still won't tell me where all the illegal cockfighting is around here though
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Akala on May 21, 2020, 08:31:15 PM
We are probably going to wait till Julyish depending on/to see how bad it spikes, want to balance having the most amount of shit open versus getting in before the 2nd/Fall wave shuts everything down again.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: shosta on May 21, 2020, 08:32:22 PM
There's no guarantee I'll be alive by then
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 21, 2020, 08:36:21 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 21, 2020, 08:25:48 PM
Akala, fuck it, let's go the casinos once they're back open, dude.

BoreCon 2020: You either live like a bitch or die like a man.

Go get that diamond status at Caesars, and Wyndham. Free parking, free valet, $100 restaurant credit, discounted tickets, waived resort fee, etc.

https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g45963-i10-k12591339-o10-Shortcut_to_Caesars_Diamond-Las_Vegas_Nevada.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Akala on May 21, 2020, 08:40:46 PM
implying I don't have diamond till like 2022 at this point  :playa
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: shosta on May 21, 2020, 08:49:40 PM
six months from now I'll be apologizing for all the people I killed because borecon turned out to be a so-called superspreader event that singularly caused the second wave of coronavirus

on the bright side, the bore dot com will get a ton of visibility
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Mandark on May 21, 2020, 08:52:04 PM
I can see the headline: "From Jordan Peterson Superfan to Coronavirus Superspreader: A Story of the Dark Web"
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: team filler on May 21, 2020, 08:53:29 PM
 :dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: thisismyusername on May 21, 2020, 08:53:50 PM
Job is only getting 2-10 folks coming a day. :beli

Director of the business is like "Y'aLl ShOuLd Be HaPpY yOu EvEn HaVe A jOb!!!!!!" and I'm like ":beli But I'd get paid more if you just furloughed me..."
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Cryo on May 21, 2020, 09:41:30 PM
had to sit through a meeting where the head of our company told us after checking the numbers every day, he declared "corona is over" while simultaneously asking the two coworkers who don't work 5 days a week (bc no childcare available) to come in 5 days a week :goty
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Positive Touch on May 21, 2020, 10:11:54 PM
i'm preparing to quit my job within the month because they say they've got it figured out so we can all sit in the same small-ass room and somehow not infect each other. i went in today and the solution was having people sit along the walls while having everyone walk against the walls in the hallway :lol  sorry but i'd rather die from going broke than from getting infected  at a job that pays me poverty-level wages.

it's bad enough they've been up my ass about doing meaningless busywork at home when i could have been making more while furloughed, but now i gotta die so this fucking company can keep bringing in money? stupid
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: bluemax on May 21, 2020, 10:40:34 PM
So when do we talk about how absolutely fucked Brazil is?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 21, 2020, 10:41:39 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-kfokRqIuA
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Great Rumbler on May 21, 2020, 10:57:10 PM
Latest numbers from the county neighboring mine [I do most of my shopping and eating there since my home county is pretty barren]:

(https://i.imgur.com/3XIKclf.jpg)

 :-\ :-\ :-\
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: team filler on May 21, 2020, 11:00:01 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/fmh8KqU.gif)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 22, 2020, 12:33:09 AM
https://twitter.com/Bob_Wachter/status/1263673000668233729
https://twitter.com/Bob_Wachter/status/1263673013972553729
https://twitter.com/Bob_Wachter/status/1263673015591530496
https://twitter.com/Bob_Wachter/status/1263673030535901184
https://twitter.com/_amburgerrr/status/1263225000171102220

https://twitter.com/HernandezJavier/status/1263677612510949377
https://twitter.com/breakfast_dogs/status/1263680643122126849
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: thisismyusername on May 22, 2020, 01:04:31 AM
Quote from: Tripon on May 22, 2020, 12:33:09 AM
https://twitter.com/_amburgerrr/status/1263225000171102220

Slightly related:

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/coronavirus-lockdown-breaking-madrid-miami-entitled-americans-a9517476.html

To quote filler and *autistic screeching*: Sounds about White.

filler, bb: You can quote me and put this in your "THE WHITES!!!!" thread. :kermit
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: team filler on May 22, 2020, 01:10:02 AM
 :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: thisismyusername on May 22, 2020, 01:12:19 AM
Quote from: TFA
I heard the front door open. The kids ran out. I hoped they’d do what I told them: “Do not let anyone in the house, not even a cop. Do not tell them I’m here. Just say hi to Mami Vicky.”


I heard voices. I heard footsteps. Minutes later, Vicky and the kids came upstairs. The cop was gone. The coast was clear.

It took Vicky hours to relax. She told me the story. She told my mom, her brother, her sister. She had her story down.


She said, “They held me for an hour. It was police brutality. The cop at the checkpoint looked at my paperwork and told me to make a U-turn. I said I came through four days ago with my kids. He said, ‘You should not have been let through; turn around.’ I pulled over. I wasn’t going to leave. I said I needed to speak to a deputy. I said I left my kids alone. The deputy told me to shut up. That’s when I started crying. I said I went out to run errands. I tried to show him the plastic drawers I just bought at Walmart. But he was not interested in evidence. He said, ‘Listen, lady, I’ve been here 13 hours listening to bulls**t stories like yours.’”

Like, I get wanting to be with your family. But hollllllllllllllllllllllllly shiiiiiiiiiiittttttttt
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Ghoul on May 22, 2020, 01:20:01 AM
Judging by the fuckery going on with unlimited exercise and being able to travel 2+ hours to beaches and the bank holiday weekend being this weekend in the U.K. I can see there being a large build up of cases over next 14 days from Monday, could even be what starts second peak. Boris has also gone missing he’s not done a briefing in absolutely ages and the limited info we are getting is absolute shit. Meant to have the tracing app by 1st June but that sure as fuck isn’t happening. Apparently the app is shit and barely works lol.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 22, 2020, 01:33:52 AM
https://twitter.com/AP/status/1263703916946087936
https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/1263596505203486720
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: nudemacusers on May 22, 2020, 01:41:01 AM
Daddy needs more corobabux; where they at.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Occam on May 22, 2020, 01:47:40 AM
Quote from: Cryo on May 21, 2020, 09:41:30 PM
had to sit through a meeting where the head of our company told us after checking the numbers every day, he declared "corona is over" while simultaneously asking the two coworkers who don't work 5 days a week (bc no childcare available) to come in 5 days a week :goty

So he asked them to bring their kids?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Occam on May 22, 2020, 01:54:44 AM
Just 7.3% of Stockholm had Covid-19 antibodies by end of April, study shows

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/21/just-7-per-cent-of-stockholm-had-covid-19-antibodies-by-end-of-april-study-sweden-coronavirus

Meaning all those preventable deaths in Sweden were for nought; no herd immunity in sight.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Joe Molotov on May 22, 2020, 02:27:09 AM
Quote from: nudemacusers on May 22, 2020, 01:41:01 AM
Daddy needs more corobabux; where they at.

(https://i.imgur.com/iFJ1z0E.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: DJ Bedroom on May 22, 2020, 03:31:05 AM
My younger brother in college has apparently had a fever and a cough that's gotten worse over the past week and finally went and got tested today. Haven't seen him since Christmas. Hope he's ok.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on May 22, 2020, 06:14:37 AM
Quote from: Positive Touch on May 21, 2020, 07:27:33 PM
when nintex makes long posts i like to imagine his avatar babbling at me like a Rare character while i smile and nod before patting him on the head and sending him away

Maybe a Playtronix Rare tribute, not vintage Rare
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on May 22, 2020, 06:16:00 AM
Quote from: Occam on May 22, 2020, 01:54:44 AM
Just 7.3% of Stockholm had Covid-19 antibodies by end of April, study shows

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/21/just-7-per-cent-of-stockholm-had-covid-19-antibodies-by-end-of-april-study-sweden-coronavirus

Meaning all those preventable deaths in Sweden were for nought; no herd immunity in sight.

Lets wait until we have all the facts in 10 years and people will have forgotten about grandpa or mother

-Sweden
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: bork on May 22, 2020, 07:36:22 AM
Quote from: thisismyusername on May 22, 2020, 01:12:19 AM
Quote from: TFA
I heard the front door open. The kids ran out. I hoped they’d do what I told them: “Do not let anyone in the house, not even a cop. Do not tell them I’m here. Just say hi to Mami Vicky.”


I heard voices. I heard footsteps. Minutes later, Vicky and the kids came upstairs. The cop was gone. The coast was clear.

It took Vicky hours to relax. She told me the story. She told my mom, her brother, her sister. She had her story down.


She said, “They held me for an hour. It was police brutality. The cop at the checkpoint looked at my paperwork and told me to make a U-turn. I said I came through four days ago with my kids. He said, ‘You should not have been let through; turn around.’ I pulled over. I wasn’t going to leave. I said I needed to speak to a deputy. I said I left my kids alone. The deputy told me to shut up. That’s when I started crying. I said I went out to run errands. I tried to show him the plastic drawers I just bought at Walmart. But he was not interested in evidence. He said, ‘Listen, lady, I’ve been here 13 hours listening to bulls**t stories like yours.’”

Like, I get wanting to be with your family. But hollllllllllllllllllllllllly shiiiiiiiiiiittttttttt

Quote from: TFA
In August 2019, my kids and I moved to Madrid. Our plan was to spend a year in Spain; learn Spanish; see the world; learn to live less like spoiled Americans.

Quote from: TFA
The truth is, we were the exact people the cops wanted to keep out. We had been in one of the most infected cities in one of the most infected countries in the world. We rode two airplanes; walked through three airports. Two of us were children, currently considered vectors. But we disregarded the rules because… well, because we wanted to.

:dizzy
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: bork on May 22, 2020, 07:38:56 AM
My job is still playing it really safe.  They're not going to even start to consider having people go back into the office until mid-September and anyone high-risk or who doesn't want to go because of kids won't have to.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Nintex on May 22, 2020, 07:41:36 AM
Generations after us will look at old movies and films wondering why only the villains wear protective masks  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Momo on May 22, 2020, 08:14:42 AM
https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/lockdown-dlamini-zuma-pushes-for-tobacco-alcohol-ban-to-continue-until-level-1-20200522

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIR_FUN0FXQ
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 22, 2020, 08:22:52 AM
https://twitter.com/BNONews/status/1263595434309636096
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Nintex on May 22, 2020, 08:26:26 AM
https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1263801827751079937 (https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1263801827751079937)

CNN has finally decided to fix their ratings :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: team filler on May 22, 2020, 08:28:44 AM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on May 22, 2020, 08:22:52 AM
https://twitter.com/BNONews/status/1263595434309636096
https://twitter.com/SmarteeyPants/status/1263618249817817090
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Nintex on May 22, 2020, 08:34:19 AM
"Look at this Bob, Yrral Lowkud, Deraj Kunsher and Avinka Kunsher filing for unemployment benefits, looks pretty suspect to me."

"Oh you are such a racist Steve"
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 22, 2020, 08:39:51 AM
covid19-projections.com estimates that the R0 in the US is now back up to 1.00. Mission accomplished.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 22, 2020, 08:53:22 AM
Correction from yesterday. There is 17% seroprevalence in London and 5% in the rest of the UK. The Tweet I quoted yesterday said it was 5% for the UK (implying it was an overall number). It's actually ~ 7% overall, meaning the IFR is somewhere between 0.8%-1.2%. This is in line with the large studies in NYC and Spain.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 22, 2020, 09:48:53 AM
https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/frankline-ndifor-pastor-cameroon-072134640.html

Quote

LA pastor and former presidential candidate in Cameroon who claimed he had cured coronavirus via laying hands has reportedly died of the infection.

Frankline Ndifor died on Saturday at the age of 39, Voice of America reported.

The authorities had to use force to enter Ndifor’s residence because his followers, who believed he was a prophet, had blocked entry as they prayed for his resurrection.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 22, 2020, 09:55:58 AM
(https://preview.redd.it/38ql0kh0wmz41.png?width=729&auto=webp&s=eb34cfd5b95dca39c361a002a7e922aa98fb0803)

lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Great Rumbler on May 22, 2020, 09:59:22 AM
I thought for sure that was a fake tweet, but it's 100% real. :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 22, 2020, 11:00:58 AM
Ontario Daily New Cases Rising Again:
294
308
361
329
345
341
391
340
304
427
390
413
441
 :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 22, 2020, 11:23:36 AM
I'm not suprised, there are a lot of people out on the streets.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 22, 2020, 11:29:27 AM
The idea that coronavirus will be going away or mitigated by Summer seems to be a misnomer.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 22, 2020, 11:30:12 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on May 22, 2020, 11:23:36 AM
I'm not suprised, there are a lot of people out on the streets.
My apartment is near two parkettes. Both were packed late into the evening. Groups of up to a dozen. No masks.

And the numbers are up while testing is down.
https://twitter.com/CBCQueensPark/status/1263849845447634945

How did East Asia, South East Asia, Western Europe, Central Europe, and Southern Europe do what North America, Latin America, and South Asia cannot?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 22, 2020, 11:30:40 AM
Quote from: Tripon on May 22, 2020, 11:29:27 AM
The idea that coronavirus will be going away or mitigated by Summer seems to be a misnomer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ5hUaOu2u0
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: kingv on May 22, 2020, 11:32:27 AM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on May 22, 2020, 08:39:51 AM
covid19-projections.com estimates that the R0 in the US is now back up to 1.00. Mission accomplished.

I wonder what the R0 estimate and growth rate looks like with all states ex NY. I get the feeling that NY getting things under control is driving the trend because it was far the biggest hit spot and making people think it’s a bit better nationally than it really is.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 22, 2020, 11:37:27 AM
Quote from: kingv on May 22, 2020, 11:32:27 AM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on May 22, 2020, 08:39:51 AM
covid19-projections.com estimates that the R0 in the US is now back up to 1.00. Mission accomplished.

I wonder what the R0 estimate and growth rate looks like with all states ex NY. I get the feeling that NY getting things under control is driving the trend because it was far the biggest hit spot and making people think it’s a bit better nationally than it really is.
The site has estimates for states and even some counties.
You are correct.

https://twitter.com/39Magilla/status/1263567278181945344
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 22, 2020, 11:54:05 AM
https://twitter.com/BenRabidoux/status/1263838539646750720
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Nuitangg on May 22, 2020, 11:58:31 AM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on May 21, 2020, 10:57:10 PM
Latest numbers from the county neighboring mine [I do most of my shopping and eating there since my home county is pretty barren]:

(https://i.imgur.com/3XIKclf.jpg)

 :-\ :-\ :-\

I'm not comfortable being this close to other bore members.  :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: thisismyusername on May 22, 2020, 12:01:54 PM
Quote from: Nuitangg on May 22, 2020, 11:58:31 AM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on May 21, 2020, 10:57:10 PM
Latest numbers from the county neighboring mine [I do most of my shopping and eating there since my home county is pretty barren]:

(https://i.imgur.com/3XIKclf.jpg)

 :-\ :-\ :-\

I'm not comfortable being this close to other bore members.  :lol

A lot of them are mid-west, until Esch moved. :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Great Rumbler on May 22, 2020, 12:22:17 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on May 22, 2020, 11:37:27 AM
Quote from: kingv on May 22, 2020, 11:32:27 AM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on May 22, 2020, 08:39:51 AM
covid19-projections.com estimates that the R0 in the US is now back up to 1.00. Mission accomplished.

I wonder what the R0 estimate and growth rate looks like with all states ex NY. I get the feeling that NY getting things under control is driving the trend because it was far the biggest hit spot and making people think it’s a bit better nationally than it really is.
The site has estimates for states and even some counties.
You are correct.

https://twitter.com/39Magilla/status/1263567278181945344

I really don't know how Oklahoma is doing as well as it is.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 22, 2020, 12:30:10 PM
Not a surprise:
https://twitter.com/Magda_Skipper/status/1263742127550484480

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Occam on May 22, 2020, 01:52:43 PM
The problem being this:
"The vaccine reported today was created with an adenovirus called Ad5 that easily enters human cells. However, many people already have been exposed to Ad5, so there is concern that antibodies to it will be too common to allow the vaccine to work widely."
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Nintex on May 22, 2020, 02:37:53 PM
Quote from: Stro on May 22, 2020, 02:21:43 PM
Am I supposed to ignore that Dr. Birx sounds out of breath while speaking at normal volume even without the mask? :yikes
Yes that's why they put angry queen Kayleigh on to yell about Flynn  :drool
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on May 22, 2020, 02:50:08 PM
Quote from: Stro on May 22, 2020, 02:21:43 PM
Am I supposed to ignore that Dr. Birx sounds out of breath while speaking at normal volume even without the mask? :yikes

is there a press briefing?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Nintex on May 22, 2020, 02:54:23 PM
Quote from: Cauliflower Of Love on May 22, 2020, 02:50:08 PM
Quote from: Stro on May 22, 2020, 02:21:43 PM
Am I supposed to ignore that Dr. Birx sounds out of breath while speaking at normal volume even without the mask? :yikes

is there a press briefing?
Trump just issued an ultimatum that churches and houses of worship should re-open right now or else.

Then Birx came up to teach the class COVID-19 maths and Kayleigh got her 30 minutes of dunking on the assembled journalists.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 22, 2020, 03:19:04 PM
Barely related:

https://www.blogto.com/city/2020/05/ctv-apologizes-footage-man-kissing-stranger-trinity-bellwoods-viral/

Quote
CTV News came under fire today for airing a video of a man abruptly kissing a stranger while she was being interviewed on camera about masks in Toronto's Trinity Bellwoods Park, and the network has now issued a public apology.

Quote
The video began circulating on Twitter this morning and was instantly met with outrage from users who pointed out that, not only was this extremely dangerous considering the fact that we're in the midst of a global pandemic, but it was also a non-consensual (and gross) act.

Quote
The man then walks away, at which point the woman explains that they had actually met just minutes earlier and she thinks he's "so hot." She then calls after him telling him to text her.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Occam on May 22, 2020, 03:44:46 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/HunterCrowther/status/1263873743216087040

These galaxy brains belong to each other.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 22, 2020, 03:45:15 PM
I need to hang out at Trinity-Bellwoods more. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 22, 2020, 03:51:08 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on May 22, 2020, 03:45:15 PM
I need to hang out at Trinity-Bellwoods more.
I'm sure you can go anywhere in Toronto to find strange men willing to kiss you.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Nintex on May 22, 2020, 03:51:24 PM
The virgin journo vs. the chad hippie  8)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 22, 2020, 04:33:13 PM
https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1263909337581436928

 :derp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: kingv on May 22, 2020, 04:52:28 PM
Quote from: Occam on May 22, 2020, 01:52:43 PM
The problem being this:
"The vaccine reported today was created with an adenovirus called Ad5 that easily enters human cells. However, many people already have been exposed to Ad5, so there is concern that antibodies to it will be too common to allow the vaccine to work widely."

Keep in mind that the flu vaccine is only like 45% effective in a good year. So even if this is say 30% effective, if enough people get it, it will reduce the rate of spread, and the number of infections to get to R0 herd immunity significantly.

If you need 40% of the population to get to herd immunity instead of 60, and balls out normal behavior R0 goes from 2.0 to to 1.3 or so, that’s a pretty big win.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Bebpo on May 22, 2020, 05:30:29 PM
Yeah idk, for Covid-19 vaccine I'd sure as hell want it to be more effective than the flu vaccine. I feel like everyone I know gets their flu shot each year and everyone still gets the flu. If everyone went out thinking they were immune and then gets covid-19 and dies...yeah, no. Needs to be like 99% effective.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: VomKriege on May 22, 2020, 05:42:04 PM
Not a scientist but "flu" is really several different strains and that's why the vaccine has to be changed every year to hopefully targets the one that are estimated to be most prevalent that particular season hence why it's only partly effective.

SARS-COV-2 is one virus which is mutating slowly (if at all) so provided they can make a vaccine for the current form at the time, it should be fairly effective. No certainty it will happen, hoping that silver bullet is just around the corner has always been pie in the sky.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: kingv on May 22, 2020, 06:10:34 PM
I think the concern with the ad5 vaccine, is it might not be really good at conferring immunity because of the delivery mechanism.

Because common cold is... common, a lot of people might have immunity at any given time, so the vaccine won’t have a chance to work in some people
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 22, 2020, 07:07:39 PM
If you can convince the vaccine will give me a fever, and some other symptoms that can make my life feel bad for a while.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 22, 2020, 07:09:30 PM
https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1263965908453797889

Fuck.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: thisismyusername on May 22, 2020, 07:26:50 PM
Quote from: Esch on May 22, 2020, 06:44:27 PM
https://twitter.com/orgy_o_agamben/status/1263903036654698497

lmao. When did Chuck Wendig become the face of Soyface?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tuckers Law on May 22, 2020, 08:29:46 PM
Quote from: Esch on May 22, 2020, 12:49:58 PM
https://twitter.com/TheLancet/status/1263825726110867456

https://twitter.com/TheLancet/status/1263825727981588480

I’m curious about the assumed SAE’s from the study, what with the language of “most” being used in relation to mild or moderate adverse events.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: bluemax on May 22, 2020, 11:22:55 PM
https://twitter.com/i/events/1263887960136712192
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: benjipwns on May 22, 2020, 11:30:25 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on May 22, 2020, 07:26:50 PM
lmao. When did Chuck Wendig become the face of Soyface?
I swear I've seen a collage of like thirty images of him making it
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on May 22, 2020, 11:32:02 PM
Quote from: Esch on May 22, 2020, 06:44:27 PM
https://twitter.com/orgy_o_agamben/status/1263903036654698497

rip maf
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 22, 2020, 11:37:41 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/tcd004/status/1263896739846795265
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on May 22, 2020, 11:39:20 PM
I’m telling ya, there’s gotta be people out there actively trying for a die off right before automation
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: benjipwns on May 22, 2020, 11:40:23 PM
Not a fair accounting at all. CDC leaves out how many souls were saved. Or lives saved even.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: toku on May 23, 2020, 02:17:26 AM
https://twitter.com/JoshuaPotash/status/1263957793293336579
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on May 23, 2020, 02:17:57 AM
More like Covid Deception Center, right?

e: man fuck you toku for messing up my natural flow post

:hmph

e2: that dude in the back left can't wait to get back to his n95 mask  :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: kingv on May 23, 2020, 02:35:17 AM
https://medium.com/@surgofoundation/the-coronaviruss-hidden-death-toll-in-america-s-counties-5ddee8fac9b9

Saw this... but I honestly have some issues with the methodology. Trying to look at individual counties might give you weird results, because especially in small counties, there is sure to be a lot of natural variation year to year. So trying to do that for 300 counties, and then aggregate up to a national level might not be the best way to do it. In this instance, looking at excess deaths in a broader sense like a full state should be more accurate because the central limit theorem will help balance out the variation.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: kingv on May 23, 2020, 02:41:27 AM
Quote from: Bebpo on May 22, 2020, 05:30:29 PM
Yeah idk, for Covid-19 vaccine I'd sure as hell want it to be more effective than the flu vaccine. I feel like everyone I know gets their flu shot each year and everyone still gets the flu. If everyone went out thinking they were immune and then gets covid-19 and dies...yeah, no. Needs to be like 99% effective.

If wishes were ponies... at this point I’ll take what I can get.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Nintex on May 23, 2020, 05:51:27 AM
https://twitter.com/JesseLehrich/status/1263864499666325505 (https://twitter.com/JesseLehrich/status/1263864499666325505)

 :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Pissy F Benny on May 23, 2020, 06:10:36 AM
Bill gates has grown bored of his weather weapons and is now trying to play eugenics with the entire population of earth :fbm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 23, 2020, 07:55:48 AM
I honestly don't know how the US comes back from all this crazyness.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Positive Touch on May 23, 2020, 08:07:54 AM
it's over dude
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 23, 2020, 09:49:06 AM
Quote from: Stro on May 23, 2020, 08:02:43 AM
Are other countries making this a left vs right issue or are we really that fucked up
Brazil comes to mind. UK started with the wrong response.

Countries with centre-right (or centre-right coalition) governments (or PMs) that seemed to have handled it well: Austria, Australia, Estonia, Czech Republic, Greece, Latvia, Slovakia, Hungary, Germany, Japan. Most Canadian provinces have centre-right governments, and they generally responded well.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 23, 2020, 10:06:03 AM
CDC is publishing nonsense?
https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1263605696844623873

Studies from the UK, Spain, France, Sweden, and NYC all point to an IFR (not a CFR) of ~1%. The CDC is saying the CFR is 0.4%--which means the IFR is lower than that. A systemic review has the IFR at 0.74%. And that review used the the bullshit Santa Clara study (not random, test not approved by the FDA, statistical errors, not taking into account false positives, etc), which lowered the overall estimate.

Here is the Imperial College estimated IFR for all US states vs. the CDC's.

https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1263683417859735552

CDC vs. the systematic review:

https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1263988461163298817


Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 23, 2020, 10:06:35 AM
https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/1263989372317294594
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Occam on May 23, 2020, 10:51:19 AM
Yeah, that has been reported several times now.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Occam on May 23, 2020, 10:56:45 AM
Study estimates 24 US states still have uncontrolled coronavirus spread

Quote
The coronavirus may still be spreading at epidemic rates in 24 states, particularly in the South and Midwest, according to new research that highlights the risk of a second wave of infections in places that reopen too quickly or without sufficient precautions.

Researchers at Imperial College London created a model that incorporates cellphone data showing that people sharply reduced their movements after stay-at-home orders were broadly imposed in March. With restrictions now easing and mobility increasing with the approach of Memorial Day and the unofficial start of summer, the researchers developed an estimate of viral spread as of May 17.
[...]
The model shows potentially ominous scenarios if people move around as they did previously and do so without taking precautions. In California and Florida, the death rate could spike to roughly 1,000 a day by July without efforts to mitigate the spread, according to the report.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/study-estimates-24-states-still-have-uncontrolled-coronavirus-spread/2020/05/22/d3032470-9c43-11ea-ac72-3841fcc9b35f_story.html

Not enough praying, obviously.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: bork on May 23, 2020, 11:13:25 AM
https://twitter.com/RexChapman/status/1263953059882905601
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Nintex on May 23, 2020, 11:14:20 AM
For a while it was the exact opposite in The Netherlands. Old leftie boomers wrote op-ed's how 'quality of life' was more important than the duration.
And that's why they would ignore the lockdown and continue to move around cities like Amsterdam.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 23, 2020, 11:22:02 AM
Quote from: Stro on May 23, 2020, 11:01:06 AM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on May 23, 2020, 09:49:06 AM
Quote from: Stro on May 23, 2020, 08:02:43 AM
Are other countries making this a left vs right issue or are we really that fucked up
Brazil comes to mind. UK started with the wrong response.

Countries with centre-right (or centre-right coalition) governments (or PMs) that seemed to have handled it well: Austria, Australia, Estonia, Czech Republic, Greece, Latvia, Slovakia, Hungary, Germany, Japan. Most Canadian provinces have centre-right governments, and they generally responded well.


I guess I'm thinking more the population where one side takes it seriously and the other side thinks it is a hoax and won't follow the rules until they themselves get sick and die
There are some in Canada, just not anywhere close to the extent in the US.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Akala on May 23, 2020, 12:54:28 PM
Quote from: toku on May 23, 2020, 02:17:26 AM
https://twitter.com/JoshuaPotash/status/1263957793293336579

I was like 'what bumblefuck county is Bexar? I wonder how many ICU beds they even have?' Googled and it's fucking San Antonio RIP  :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on May 23, 2020, 12:55:10 PM
Fuck dude, I also assumed it was some nowhereville
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Rufus on May 23, 2020, 01:03:22 PM
Quote from: Stro on May 23, 2020, 11:01:06 AM
I guess I'm thinking more the population where one side takes it seriously and the other side thinks it is a hoax and won't follow the rules until they themselves get sick and die
We do have a few conspiracy idiots (including the "5G caused it" variety) and small protests from people who are concerned about government overreach, but I'm not seeing a strong left-right divide. Nobody with any power thinks or pretends that it's a hoax.

I'm largely ignoring the coverage now, since I'm just fed up with the topic.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: zomgee on May 23, 2020, 02:14:27 PM
I live in Parkersburg, West Virginia. The home city of the DuPont plant that filled the valley with Teflon and caused lots of delicious cancer. The city that was the subject of the movie Dark Water. The same city that STILL lashes out against people who blame DuPont for any of it.

No one is wearing masks. They're not even protesting because who gives a shit, they're just not wearing masks. Our restaurants were absolutely packed Friday night. We have a low infection rate because, let's face it the whole state is basically rural and we might as well have invented social distancing - we hate everybody. The absolute anger and acidity surrounding this as a plot against Donald Trump is... well not surprising. I hope it stays this low.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: team filler on May 23, 2020, 02:29:34 PM
local restaurants are opening up for dine-in following county guidelines  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on May 23, 2020, 02:37:59 PM
Same with my county as of today... the restaurants at least up here on the Mt haven’t opened back up yet though.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 23, 2020, 03:07:41 PM
https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/1264196591054880769

Quote
In Brazil, 15 percent of deaths have been people under 50 — a rate more than 10 times greater than in Italy or Spain. In Mexico, the trend is even more stark: Nearly one-fourth of the dead have been between 25 and 49. In India, officials reported this month that nearly half of the dead were younger than 60. In Rio de Janeiro state, more than two-thirds of hospitalizations are for people younger than 49.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: shosta on May 23, 2020, 04:01:49 PM
https://twitter.com/Alyssa_Milano/status/1264248352683646976
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: team filler on May 23, 2020, 04:11:37 PM
neera got da covid  :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Bebpo on May 23, 2020, 06:00:34 PM
Quote from: filler on May 23, 2020, 02:29:34 PM
local restaurants are opening up for dine-in following county guidelines  :doge

Yup, one of the gals in my friends group was like "road trip morning!" and drove almost 2 hours just to go to a county that had opened up so she can dine-in.

 :derp

She's also a nurse and another nurse at her location was diagnosed covid-19 positive and she's not going to get tested and is just making up excuses why she keeps enough distance that she's fine and doesn't need to get tested.


I don't know if I will still be friends with any of this group when this is all over.


Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tuckers Law on May 23, 2020, 06:17:45 PM
Quote from: Akala on May 23, 2020, 12:54:28 PM

I was like 'what bumblefuck county is Bexar? I wonder how many ICU beds they even have?' Googled and it's fucking San Antonio RIP  :lol

This is going to have some big repercussions.  San Antonio is the florida of texas, it has a shitload of older population.  I hope Austin steps up our safety measures to help combat this fuckery from spreading through the I35 corridor.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: team filler on May 23, 2020, 06:29:42 PM
the florida of texas  :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Kestastrophe on May 23, 2020, 07:17:35 PM
Quote from: Akala on May 23, 2020, 12:54:28 PM
Quote from: toku on May 23, 2020, 02:17:26 AM
https://twitter.com/JoshuaPotash/status/1263957793293336579

I was like 'what bumblefuck county is Bexar? I wonder how many ICU beds they even have?' Googled and it's fucking San Antonio RIP  :lol

"Promegated"

 :dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 23, 2020, 07:36:36 PM
https://www.thebeaverton.com/2020/05/fuckable-canadians-exempted-from-new-mask-recommendation/

Being a Saskatoon 7, this hurts.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: brawndolicious on May 23, 2020, 08:47:34 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on May 23, 2020, 06:00:34 PM
Quote from: filler on May 23, 2020, 02:29:34 PM
local restaurants are opening up for dine-in following county guidelines  :doge

Yup, one of the gals in my friends group was like "road trip morning!" and drove almost 2 hours just to go to a county that had opened up so she can dine-in.

 :derp

She's also a nurse and another nurse at her location was diagnosed covid-19 positive and she's not going to get tested and is just making up excuses why she keeps enough distance that she's fine and doesn't need to get tested.


I don't know if I will still be friends with any of this group when this is all over.

You really shouldn't waste your time on them.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Boredfrom on May 23, 2020, 08:58:33 PM
AMLO is such a piece of shit:

https://www.milenio.com/politica/amlo-ante-covid-19-hemos-actuado-responsablemente
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on May 23, 2020, 10:49:38 PM
wtf everything is opening up

Gonna hold the line for a fortnight, at least
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: thisismyusername on May 23, 2020, 10:58:30 PM
Went to a Subway for the first time to get dinner. Most of the building is cleared out, the tables propped up next to the counter to make a "buffer" and a few tables still for "dine-in" ruling per county.

Nobody there but me and one of the employees. Who isn't wearing a mask. :beli At least they were polite enough and washed their hands and put on gloves/etc. But geez.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Positive Touch on May 23, 2020, 10:59:31 PM
why are yall playing russian roulette for shit like subway and little ceasars
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 23, 2020, 11:01:33 PM
ITT: people going out while complaining about people going out
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 23, 2020, 11:05:08 PM
https://www.reddit.com/r/toronto/comments/gpb6a7/trinity_bellwoods_on_this_gorgeous_saturday/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: shosta on May 23, 2020, 11:07:45 PM
Obviously it's fine if you go out every once in a while (read: once a week groceries and maybe once a week other reason). Don't go to crowded areas for extended periods of time, always wear a mask, try to wear gloves. Avoid small rooms at all costs. Don't eat indoors - maybe outdoor tables are ok. If you want to see a (close) friend, try to be infrequent about it. All this depends heavily on the intensity of outbreak in your area. If you're still working in person, get tested if you can. And remember: you can't get coronavirus from eating ass.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: shosta on May 23, 2020, 11:16:14 PM
That picture is crazy btw, don't do that
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: thisismyusername on May 23, 2020, 11:29:44 PM
Quote from: Positive Touch on May 23, 2020, 10:59:31 PM
why are yall playing russian roulette for shit like subway and little ceasars

I was tired and lazy.

Besides, if I die of Corona it'd be doing me a favor. :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: EchoRin on May 23, 2020, 11:56:36 PM
I'm basically skipping the first two weeks that shit opens up here. I mean I'll continue my fast food/ pizza take out trips I've been doing now and then, but like hell I'm going to be dinning in early on when things open up.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: bluemax on May 24, 2020, 01:39:51 AM
Quote from: Occam on May 23, 2020, 10:56:45 AM
Study estimates 24 US states still have uncontrolled coronavirus spread

Quote
The coronavirus may still be spreading at epidemic rates in 24 states, particularly in the South and Midwest, according to new research that highlights the risk of a second wave of infections in places that reopen too quickly or without sufficient precautions.

Researchers at Imperial College London created a model that incorporates cellphone data showing that people sharply reduced their movements after stay-at-home orders were broadly imposed in March. With restrictions now easing and mobility increasing with the approach of Memorial Day and the unofficial start of summer, the researchers developed an estimate of viral spread as of May 17.
[...]
The model shows potentially ominous scenarios if people move around as they did previously and do so without taking precautions. In California and Florida, the death rate could spike to roughly 1,000 a day by July without efforts to mitigate the spread, according to the report.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/study-estimates-24-states-still-have-uncontrolled-coronavirus-spread/2020/05/22/d3032470-9c43-11ea-ac72-3841fcc9b35f_story.html

Not enough praying, obviously.

I really am surprised that California is opening as fast as it is. Must be the economic pressure or just hospital capacity because cases are still up daily in LA. Mind you the rate they're up is about half of what it was 2 weeks ago, but still its always up.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Bebpo on May 24, 2020, 01:41:05 AM
Quote from: toku on May 23, 2020, 02:17:26 AM
https://twitter.com/JoshuaPotash/status/1263957793293336579

You know, I'd love to see a reporter on air ask them

"But President Trump says it's real and talks about fighting it all the time, are you saying that President Trump is a liar?"
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 24, 2020, 09:35:40 AM
https://twitter.com/jc_bradbury/status/1264547856603627520

https://twitter.com/scottpasmoretv/status/1264394565861232640

St Louis this weekend.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 24, 2020, 10:17:10 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmMvVpyDvdI
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on May 24, 2020, 10:40:04 AM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 23, 2020, 04:01:49 PM
https://twitter.com/Alyssa_Milano/status/1264248352683646976

I like that her husband has a proper mask.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 24, 2020, 10:48:18 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on May 24, 2020, 10:17:10 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmMvVpyDvdI
https://twitter.com/greg_bonnell/status/1264376044062150656

I laughed at that tweet.

Most tweets I've seen are from boomers who live in houses with large backyards, or live in areas with low density, and thus have access to fairly empty parks. This is the biggest park in an area with tens and tens of thousands of Millennials and Zoomers living in tiny, newly built shoe boxes in the sky, boxes that cost $.5 to 1 million or $2,500 a month to rent. The current options are stay in the shoe box (like they have for ten weeks) or go to a park. Most of the other parks are just as crowded (I live in the neighborhood). Blame forty years of shitty city planning.

My only issue is the large individual groups. That said, the coronavirus is not is transmitted efficiently outdoors. Outbreaks happen at homes, transit, meat packing plants, churches, offices, restaurants etc.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 24, 2020, 10:54:19 AM
It's more the obvious disregard for the risk that indicates that they are doing risky things in other parts of life.  Also, I highly doubt those are family groups and not just friends getting together. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on May 24, 2020, 11:15:55 AM
Nothing was stopping the friends from getting together in the past 10 weeks either.

At some point people have to get over this idea of people congregating in open places. Life is going to have to go on at some point. One step at a time.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 24, 2020, 11:18:43 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on May 24, 2020, 10:54:19 AM
It's more the obvious disregard for the risk that indicates that they are doing risky things in other parts of life.  Also, I highly doubt those are family groups and not just friends getting together.

As I said, my issue was the large groups. Clearly, they don’t live together. That said, people would be freaking out just as much if the park was just as crowded, but everyone was in groups of 2-4.

That may indicate they are doing other risky or that this is the only time they get to see their friends (again this doesn’t transmit well outdoors).







Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 24, 2020, 11:21:58 AM
The risk with outside groups is being like that is everyone sitting down, IMO. The longer you spend time in a crowded group, the longer time an infected person can infect somebody else, outdoors, indoors, etc.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 24, 2020, 11:44:28 AM
Quote from: Tripon on May 24, 2020, 11:21:58 AM
The risk with outside groups is being like that is everyone sitting down, IMO. The longer you spend time in a crowded group, the longer time an infected person can infect somebody else, outdoors, indoors, etc.
Ideally, they shouldn't be doing this. But I think it's unrealistic to expect Zoomers to stay locked up in their tiny condos away from their friends indefinitely. Yes, if they do meet up with their friends, they should wear masks (the one time my partner met with a friend they both wore masks).

"outdoors, indoors, etc." Probability matters.

Anyway, I probably shouldn't be defending the park-goers. Ontario is trending in the wrong direction.

(https://i.imgur.com/tpvv1zt.png)

This is the highest number of new cases reported in Ontario since May 8.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: tiesto on May 24, 2020, 11:51:46 AM
They're opening the beaches here on LI this weekend, I'm staying far the fuck away though. We're expected to have "phase 1" of reopening (curbside pickup, which we... have?, construction, etc) in mid June provided the numbers hold, with gradual reopening every 2 weeks onward. I still think it's a bit too premature, and I can only imagine the stink that the entitled alt-right karens (and what's the male equivalent of karen?) will have when deaths get out of hand again and Cuomo decides another shutdown is in order. We've still been averaging about 120 cases a day in Nassau and Suffolk counties (of a total population of ~2.8 million).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Positive Touch on May 24, 2020, 12:21:42 PM
I'm sorry, but it's completely reasonable to think that these huge outdoor congregations (and let's not pretend it's just outdoors) are fucking stupid when NO acceptable measures have been taken to isolate the virus in this country. we do not have to accept that socialization will come with the risk of death from this point on; that's just beyond ridiculous.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on May 24, 2020, 12:33:27 PM
Submitted my claim this morning, will be shitting myself for two days hoping it processes. Shit, or longer because holiday


EditToAdd: there’s notice when you file that says “you are considered seeking work if you’re able and willing to do so once the state and local emergencies declarations are no longer in effect” and straight up tells you to mark the temp thing, so if it does crap out like I expect, I feel confident that I have a strong appeal case.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: bork on May 24, 2020, 12:42:49 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/PaulBlume_FOX9/status/1263970505482067968
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Kestastrophe on May 24, 2020, 02:09:08 PM
(https://i.redd.it/1r0u7bwe2o051.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: shosta on May 24, 2020, 02:13:18 PM
The president can go golfing if he wants and being mad about it is the dumbest thing on both sides of the political discourse. Keeping him out of the White House while career officials try to get something, anything done in his absence is so much more productive anyway.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Bebpo on May 24, 2020, 02:16:20 PM
Quote from: Positive Touch on May 24, 2020, 12:21:42 PM
I'm sorry, but it's completely reasonable to think that these huge outdoor congregations (and let's not pretend it's just outdoors) are fucking stupid when NO acceptable measures have been taken to isolate the virus in this country. we do not have to accept that socialization will come with the risk of death from this point on; that's just beyond ridiculous.

Yeah, a lot of people are saying we can't do this forever, we have to let people live.

But man, it's been two months, that's fucking pathetic. Let's talk about that in six months. It's because people are fucking rushing to get back out because they can't go 8 weeks without hanging with friends in person that this virus is not getting under control at all. If people were better disciplined like in a lot of countries in Asia, and could just follow procedure for a handful of months this virus would be mostly under control and people could go back out and do the things they want.

The virus is killing the west because people have no patience.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Pissy F Benny on May 24, 2020, 02:16:31 PM
I’d be more mad at that flattering depiction of ol stinky doody pants drumpfs stomach tbh

:biden
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: shosta on May 24, 2020, 02:23:30 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on May 24, 2020, 02:16:20 PM
If people were better disciplined like in a lot of countries in Asia, and could just follow procedure for a handful of months this virus would be mostly under control and people could go back out and do the things they want.

The virus is killing the west because people have no patience.
Most of the Asian countries (Japan, SK, Taiwan, Sinagpore) had fast, early responses with high compliance. It's easier to get people to do what you ask when all you're asking is for them to wear masks, wash their hands, and get tested. In China, the Wuhan lockdown was enforced with the military and robust state aid. And by the way, in most of the country, social distancing never exceeded two months. So, yeah, I think it is kind of crazy to expect people to just go along with this for this long, especially when half the political leadership is mewling about it the whole way and sabotaging the response. We set ourselves up to fail in a huge way.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Dickie Dee on May 24, 2020, 02:39:35 PM
Quote from: toku on May 23, 2020, 02:17:26 AM
https://twitter.com/JoshuaPotash/status/1263957793293336579

Also this guy

https://twitter.com/bubbaprog/status/1263935118697062401
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Positive Touch on May 24, 2020, 04:22:32 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 24, 2020, 02:23:30 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on May 24, 2020, 02:16:20 PM
If people were better disciplined like in a lot of countries in Asia, and could just follow procedure for a handful of months this virus would be mostly under control and people could go back out and do the things they want.

The virus is killing the west because people have no patience.
Most of the Asian countries (Japan, SK, Taiwan, Sinagpore) had fast, early responses with high compliance. It's easier to get people to do what you ask when all you're asking is for them to wear masks, wash their hands, and get tested. In China, the Wuhan lockdown was enforced with the military and robust state aid. And by the way, in most of the country, social distancing never exceeded two months. So, yeah, I think it is kind of crazy to expect people to just go along with this for this long, especially when half the political leadership is mewling about it the whole way and sabotaging the response. We set ourselves up to fail in a huge way.

so a normal response would be to demand effective and widespread testing and financial support for individuals and small businesses. a stupid dipfuck response would be to talk about how it's our right to go out to eat while forcing millions to choose between poverty or low wage jobs in unsafe environments. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: curly on May 24, 2020, 04:28:24 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 24, 2020, 02:23:30 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on May 24, 2020, 02:16:20 PM
If people were better disciplined like in a lot of countries in Asia, and could just follow procedure for a handful of months this virus would be mostly under control and people could go back out and do the things they want.

The virus is killing the west because people have no patience.
Most of the Asian countries (Japan, SK, Taiwan, Sinagpore) had fast, early responses with high compliance. It's easier to get people to do what you ask when all you're asking is for them to wear masks, wash their hands, and get tested. In China, the Wuhan lockdown was enforced with the military and robust state aid. And by the way, in most of the country, social distancing never exceeded two months. So, yeah, I think it is kind of crazy to expect people to just go along with this for this long, especially when half the political leadership is mewling about it the whole way and sabotaging the response. We set ourselves up to fail in a huge way.

ok but what we called a lockdown was around the level of what other countries did after opening up
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: shosta on May 24, 2020, 04:34:40 PM
Quote from: curly on May 24, 2020, 04:28:24 PM
ok but what we called a lockdown was around the level of what other countries did after opening up
::) Japan barely did shit and that chick who used to post here and now does videogame translations in SK has been in nightclubs every week nonstop for months :lol meanwhile, New York had to dig a mass grave. The difference is super clear, you didn't have to do a whole lot to keep your country safe, you just had to... do it!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: shosta on May 24, 2020, 04:44:09 PM
Speaking of flattening the curve, I don't know if anyone noticed but we're actually at capacity already in several states. Alabama was already reported but Illinois is another state in a shortage.

https://covid19.healthdata.org/united-states-of-america/illinois

Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia... many of these states can't handle any more cases
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 24, 2020, 04:53:53 PM
Almost all of Canada is doing pretty good except for Ontario, which seems to be going into a second wave, and Quebec, which never even peaked (so about 23m of 38m pop is doing poorly).  All the Maritimes are doing extremely well, even Nova Scotia, which was a worry in mid-late April.  Manitoba continues doing great.  Saskatchewan should have been able to be as good as Manitoba and it hurts my pride that wasn't but their cases are falling again after a second outbreak.  Alberta and BC and kind of plateaued at hospital bed usage.  The Maritimes, Manitoba, and maybe Saskatchewan could actually get to the point of doing containment.   
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 24, 2020, 05:03:45 PM
https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/24/us/missouri-hairstylists-coronavirus-clients-trnd/index.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on May 24, 2020, 05:05:26 PM
Maybe the latest stages of capitalism we can just reward people cash for being alive after the latest pandemic, disaster, etc
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Oblivion on May 24, 2020, 05:59:41 PM
i had to cancel my e3 plans cause of the virus

and cause of these idiots, i may have to it again next year as well  :maf
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 24, 2020, 06:04:46 PM
E3 is dead. There's no way it comes back as this game only thing that was progressively not catering to companies, big and small.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Oblivion on May 24, 2020, 06:08:50 PM
you mean like fully dead dead or dead as in it's not going to come back in the form we're familiar with?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 24, 2020, 06:14:44 PM
You might have the bigger companies informally agreeing that the summer is a good time to release a bunch of info at the same time. We're just not going to see a week of new information and 100,000 people attending an event anymore.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Nintex on May 24, 2020, 06:17:10 PM
The industry is still in need of these events and get togethers like the GDC and E3 as a lot of business is done between publishers and developers behind the scenes.
In some cases it is the only opportunity for some devs and publishers to meet. However, it probably won't be the big 'video game reveal' show for consumers anymore and focus more on the business side of things.
E3 was always about the convenience of having the developers, publishers, retailers, investors and journalists from all over the world in one place.

That's ultimately why GamesCom won't ever be 'as big' no matter how hard they try. By August every developer is in crunch mode and very few bother to go to Europe.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Oblivion on May 24, 2020, 06:29:28 PM
i mean, i know the ESA's been trying to cater to everyone and failing, but what was the worst that's happened so far? Sorny not attending? well they didn't attend last year either. i know geoff keighly said he wasn't going to show up either, so that was kind of big and also a bummer. but 95% of e3 hadn't changed and 95% of publishers/developers were still showing up.

i know a lot of the big names stomp their feet loudly, complaining about how e3 is done, but this isn't really a new thing. remember back in the day when they had a much smaller and more 'professional' e3 and that abomination that was e4all? they were both such embarassing travesties that everyone came running back the following year.

edit: mostly agree with nintex
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Oblivion on May 24, 2020, 06:36:41 PM
yeah but didn't that happen before the corona stuff? it was the virus that caused them to cancel it, not publishers dropping out from the data leak.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 24, 2020, 06:58:29 PM
https://twitter.com/thetimes/status/1262689354566205441
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 24, 2020, 07:20:34 PM
https://twitter.com/chicken__puppet/status/1264692704690098176
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Nintex on May 24, 2020, 07:20:52 PM
Pretty much every country has covered it up because no one has actually bothered(or has the resources) to test everyone that passed away to see if corona was the cause.
Most countries have started to 'adjust' those numbers but it's all pretty vague. Then there's also people with multiple conditions.

If someone with lung cancer dies of corona is cancer the cause or corona?

Russia lied about the deaths in Ukraine, their recent failed Nuclear test and many other such incidents.
It's not exactly shocking news that they might be covering this up too.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 24, 2020, 08:30:54 PM
https://twitter.com/jc_bradbury/status/1264707014195806210
https://twitter.com/jc_bradbury/status/1264710626221400070
https://twitter.com/jc_bradbury/status/1264710971827933184
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 24, 2020, 09:24:01 PM
https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/1264674549431447556
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: shosta on May 24, 2020, 09:32:03 PM
https://twitter.com/JonLemire/status/1264701224818966534

:salute
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on May 24, 2020, 09:47:35 PM
Quote from: Tripon on May 24, 2020, 09:24:01 PM
https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/1264674549431447556

Aka IF EVERYONE WOULD HAVE SHUT THE FUCK UO AND STAYED HOME, THIS WOULD BE OVER

Sheesh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Mandark on May 24, 2020, 10:10:19 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faKVTv2vgaE
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 24, 2020, 10:13:57 PM
https://twitter.com/weirdmedicine/status/1263937980026191874
https://twitter.com/weirdmedicine/status/1263939696331235329
https://twitter.com/weirdmedicine/status/1263940983311515649
https://twitter.com/weirdmedicine/status/1263941366335205376
https://twitter.com/weirdmedicine/status/1263941748927205382
https://twitter.com/weirdmedicine/status/1264193516592410626
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Oblivion on May 24, 2020, 10:49:55 PM
Quote from: Tripon on May 24, 2020, 09:24:01 PM
https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/1264674549431447556

wait, i get not being sick again once you got the virus. but how the heck do you not transmit the virus after you get better if you still test positive for it?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Joe Molotov on May 24, 2020, 10:58:20 PM
Quote from: Oblivion on May 24, 2020, 10:49:55 PM
Quote from: Tripon on May 24, 2020, 09:24:01 PM
https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/1264674549431447556

wait, i get not being sick again once you got the virus. but how the heck do you not transmit the virus after you get better if you still test positive for it?

The tests detect the presence of viral RNA, even when there's not enough active virus remaining to infect someone else.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Coffee Dog on May 24, 2020, 11:13:36 PM
Quote from: Oblivion on May 24, 2020, 10:49:55 PM
Quote from: Tripon on May 24, 2020, 09:24:01 PM
https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/1264674549431447556

wait, i get not being sick again once you got the virus. but how the heck do you not transmit the virus after you get better if you still test positive for it?

It detects materials that are not viable enough to infect anyone.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 25, 2020, 01:35:00 AM
https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1264791008006606853
https://twitter.com/McauleyHolmes/status/1264721468761481216
https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1264729406397956096
https://twitter.com/BBCLBicker/status/1264747909125271555
https://twitter.com/KALONSMERALDO/status/1264734099585011713
https://twitter.com/mixtapesradio/status/1264760534689341447
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Fifstar on May 25, 2020, 06:52:42 AM
Quote from: Oblivion on May 24, 2020, 10:49:55 PM
Quote from: Tripon on May 24, 2020, 09:24:01 PM
https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/1264674549431447556

wait, i get not being sick again once you got the virus. but how the heck do you not transmit the virus after you get better if you still test positive for it?

I believe the infections happen mainly when the virus load is high in the mouth nasal mucosa. From coughing, sneezing and aresol emission. In the typical course of infection the virus travels down into the lungs (this is where it can get dangerous). The virus load in the mouth nose area reduces greatly during these process, as does infectiousness. As far as i know people often stop being infectious even though they are still in hospital in bad conditions.

The most infectious day is actually the day before the outbreak of the virus (e.g. the day before the symptoms show up).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Mr Gilhaney on May 25, 2020, 09:34:37 AM
Negative rona test. The salad bar was safe 8)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 25, 2020, 10:57:04 AM
https://www.tampabay.com/news/health/2020/05/23/landlords-lining-up-to-evict-hundreds-of-tampa-bay-tenants-once-moratorium-expires/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 25, 2020, 11:01:39 AM
https://twitter.com/Anthony/status/1264669571392450560

Quote
Social distancing was observed and building disinfected for affected Sunday May 10 ceremonies, says senior member

Quote
At least 107 people have been found to be infected with the new coronavirus after some of them attended Sunday services at a church in Frankfurt two weeks ago, according to German officials,
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on May 25, 2020, 12:22:05 PM
Several bars/restaurants up on the mountain were caught completely off guard by the decision to reopen by the county, and are remaining closed because they were in the middle of various forms of renovation projects :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Pennywise on May 25, 2020, 12:23:43 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on May 25, 2020, 11:01:39 AM
https://twitter.com/Anthony/status/1264669571392450560

Quote
Social distancing was observed and building disinfected for affected Sunday May 10 ceremonies, says senior member

Quote
At least 107 people have been found to be infected with the new coronavirus after some of them attended Sunday services at a church in Frankfurt two weeks ago, according to German officials,

The fucked up part is that restaurants etc. have to write down the contact information of every customer. So they're able to trace the infection chains. This didn't apply to the church  :brain
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: team filler on May 25, 2020, 12:28:32 PM
I couldn't go to cafe dolce yesterday, because too many people were out  :doge


I've been enjoying the few places I go out to having little to no traffic up until now. solvang was looking like any other nice day before covid, people everywhere   :stahp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 25, 2020, 02:38:46 PM
https://twitter.com/Ayoo_Miss_/status/1264983693137006593
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: kingv on May 25, 2020, 03:21:40 PM
Cut my own hair yesterday. The back is completely fucked 😂
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 25, 2020, 04:54:41 PM
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/u-s-scientist-warns-coronavirus-vaccine-not-guaranteed-worldwide-cases-n1211826
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 25, 2020, 05:42:12 PM
https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1264988863287758848

Quote
Counties won by President Trump in 2016 have reported just 27 percent of the virus infections and 21 percent of the deaths — even though 45 percent of Americans live in these communities
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 25, 2020, 06:24:13 PM
Give it time.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: team filler on May 25, 2020, 06:38:49 PM
Quote from: Esch on May 25, 2020, 05:11:57 PM
Quote from: kingv on May 25, 2020, 03:21:40 PM
Cut my own hair yesterday. The back is completely fucked 😂

I had to give myself a buzz. My curly locks :rip :(
>:(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 25, 2020, 07:23:25 PM
https://twitter.com/jc_bradbury/status/1265060426196402176
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 25, 2020, 09:40:44 PM
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-covid-19-deaths-are-counted1/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: bork on May 25, 2020, 09:49:05 PM
Went to park yesterday (doggo walk) and there was a football game going on.  Zero social-distancing going on, including a small crowd watching. 

Also went to my parents' house for dinner.  We brought our own food/drinks and sat on the back porch six+ feet away.  My mom told me that they had a table and chairs set up for this already because they had friends over the night before.  Went and got shit to disinfect everything before sitting down.  Then they tell me that they're not doing this with friends again- one of them has cancer and is high-risk, yes despite this had gone to a nail salon the same day and was saying how there were lots of people inside. 

Then we went for a walk.  All the neighbors were out and distancing themselves, but their kids were all running around in everyone's yards and playing with each other, so not sure how that makes any difference. 

 :engel
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on May 25, 2020, 09:51:01 PM
Drove by a Golden Corral (cheap buffet) today and it was back open with the parking lot half full. America is back.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 25, 2020, 10:15:05 PM
Quote
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — With Brazil emerging as one of the world’s most infected countries, President Jair Bolsonaro is deflecting all responsibility for the coronavirus crisis, casting blame on mayors, governors, an outgoing health minister and the media.

By contrast, he portrays himself as a clear-eyed crusader willing to defend an unpopular idea — that shutting down the economy to control COVID-19 will ultimately cause more suffering than allowing the disease to run its course. The refusal of governors to fall into line with his decree allowing gyms to open, he said, verged on authoritarianism.


Quote


Since the outbreak started, the Brazilian leader has avoided acknowledging the potential effects of his actions, particularly in undermining local leaders’ stay-at-home recommendations. A rare exception came in mid-April, as Bolsonaro appointed a new health minister tasked with sparing the economy from the coronavirus.

“Reopening commerce is a risk I run because, if it (the virus) gets worse, then it lands in my lap,” he said.

Less than two weeks later, as Brazil’s death toll blew past 5,000, he told reporters, “You’re not going to put on my lap this count that isn’t mine.”

https://apnews.com/7a7e8a0d3c524986412245ec9a23fad0?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Positive Touch on May 25, 2020, 10:26:59 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on May 25, 2020, 09:51:01 PM
Drove by a Golden Corral (cheap buffet) today and it was back open with the parking lot half full. America is back.

anyone that goes to Golden Corral doesn't really value life anyways
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 25, 2020, 11:28:11 PM
https://twitter.com/missiwimberly/status/1264271585495715842

Karen going to karen
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: bluemax on May 25, 2020, 11:54:35 PM
Quote from: Oblivion on May 24, 2020, 06:36:41 PM
yeah but didn't that happen before the corona stuff? it was the virus that caused them to cancel it, not publishers dropping out from the data leak.

People were dropping out of E3 even before it became apparent Corona was gonna shut it down. Nintex is right for a change that E3 and GDC do serve the purpose of allowing for business meetings that are very important, especially for smaller less known devs. All the other aspects of E3 are generally easier and cheaper to accomplish without an in person trade show. Trade shows as a whole are looking pretty unlikely for the next year.

GDC's problem is that it is expensive to go to, in the most expensive city on the planet possibly, and doesn't pay its speakers. The parts that can't be easily replaced are the parties and the face to face business meetings.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 26, 2020, 01:06:36 AM
https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1265143136071942145

Spoiler: These people will not self quarentine.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: shosta on May 26, 2020, 01:42:13 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/klMWYrA.png)

Hotels are opening up here on the 4th! It's on, guys!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 26, 2020, 09:32:46 AM
https://twitter.com/39Magilla/status/1265113479792517121

Deaths "Not By Natural Causes" have plunged during the Lockdown. These reductions in deaths are not taken into account in excess death estimates. If they were, there would be 15,000 to 20,000 additional deaths, beyond the current "excess deaths" estimate of 130,000 to 140,000.

Even without taking the effect of "Deaths Not By Natural Causes" many states are under-counting. Death counts are > 1.7X higher in more than official counts in 25 states. 

https://twitter.com/39Magilla/status/1265266651580301315
https://twitter.com/39Magilla/status/1265270958111195137
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 26, 2020, 10:29:07 AM
https://www.npr.org/2020/05/25/861923548/stockholm-wont-reach-herd-immunity-in-may-sweden-s-chief-epidemiologist-says

Quote
Sweden's Public Health Agency last week released the initial findings of an ongoing antibodies study that showed that only 7.3% of people in Stockholm had developed antibodies against COVID-19 by late April. Tegnell later described the study's figure as a "bit lower than we'd thought," adding that the study represented a snapshot of the situation some weeks ago and he believed that by now "a little more than 20%" of Stockholm's population should have contracted the virus.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on May 26, 2020, 10:33:20 AM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on May 25, 2020, 05:42:12 PM
https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1264988863287758848

Quote
Counties won by President Trump in 2016 have reported just 27 percent of the virus infections and 21 percent of the deaths — even though 45 percent of Americans live in these communities


Can't measure if you don't believe.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 26, 2020, 10:37:26 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on May 26, 2020, 10:29:07 AM
https://www.npr.org/2020/05/25/861923548/stockholm-wont-reach-herd-immunity-in-may-sweden-s-chief-epidemiologist-says

Quote
Sweden's Public Health Agency last week released the initial findings of an ongoing antibodies study that showed that only 7.3% of people in Stockholm had developed antibodies against COVID-19 by late April. Tegnell later described the study's figure as a "bit lower than we'd thought," adding that the study represented a snapshot of the situation some weeks ago and he believed that by now "a little more than 20%" of Stockholm's population should have contracted the virus.
Using official numbers, taking Stockholm county's deaths and population into account, that's an IFR 1.1%, which is inline with the numbers from NYC, the UK, and Spain.


The IFR for a Western country is ~1%. If excess deaths are taken into account (and these numbers don't factor that deaths "Not By Natural Causes" have plunged) the IFR is closer to ~1.5%.

eeit:
Danish seroprevalence with random sampling indicates 0.5-1.8%. This puts the IFR in Denmark somewhere between 0.5-1.7%--1.1% is the middle figure--equal Stockholm's.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: porkbun on May 26, 2020, 11:19:22 AM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 26, 2020, 01:42:13 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/klMWYrA.png)

Hotels are opening up here on the 4th! It's on, guys!

The hotels have been open, at least Hiltons, because they've been sending me offers.

Aren't all the casinos still closed though?  What would be the point to visit?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: shosta on May 26, 2020, 12:29:10 PM
They open June 4th!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 26, 2020, 12:32:52 PM
Over 100,000 deaths in the US (well over if excess deaths are counted):

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 26, 2020, 12:33:41 PM
The casinos are supposed to be open by June 4th
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on May 26, 2020, 12:37:13 PM
This last weeks claim still not processed :rage

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: tiesto on May 26, 2020, 12:54:41 PM
I finally got my stimulus payment in the form of a debit card... got a bit more than I expected too! Time to binge on beer and retro game pickups :P
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 26, 2020, 01:01:19 PM
https://twitter.com/BrennanSpiegel/status/1265119535901732865
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 26, 2020, 01:09:55 PM
The future is looking at people's poop to tell how sick they are before they are sick.  Going to poop screen my future children to see if they are going to watch hentai or not. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on May 26, 2020, 01:15:26 PM
In-toilet scanners when?

... hacked toilet scanner porn when?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Nintex on May 26, 2020, 01:17:30 PM
Quote from: tiesto on May 26, 2020, 12:54:41 PM
I finally got my stimulus payment in the form of a debit card... got a bit more than I expected too! Time to binge on beer and retro game pickups :P

:bowsette
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Joe Molotov on May 26, 2020, 01:19:40 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on May 26, 2020, 01:09:55 PM
The future is looking at people's poop to tell how sick they are before they are sick.  Going to poop screen my future children to see if they are going to watch hentai or not. 

I'll just tell you now; they will.  :rash
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 26, 2020, 01:27:11 PM
Good, early adoption would of been the most human thing to do if they would have grown up to make fun of my pillowcase waifus. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 26, 2020, 01:28:49 PM
Cool my mom just sent an email about traveling all over the province and seeing friends and family all weekend.  SMH.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Great Rumbler on May 26, 2020, 02:08:34 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on May 26, 2020, 12:32:52 PM
Over 100,000 deaths in the US (well over if excess deaths are counted):

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/

We made it, fam! :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 26, 2020, 02:13:55 PM
https://twitter.com/DKThomp/status/1265339055153098753
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Transhuman on May 26, 2020, 02:16:20 PM
Quote from: Transhuman on January 25, 2020, 12:05:03 AM
i'd be very surprised if the deathtoll ends up triple digits

(https://i.redd.it/09xrkgng51mz.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 26, 2020, 02:16:43 PM
Are tweets that say "the models were wrong" made by bots or are people really this stupid?

All models are wrong. Some are useful.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Rufus on May 26, 2020, 02:19:29 PM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on May 26, 2020, 01:15:26 PM
In-toilet scanners when?

... hacked toilet scanner porn when?
The internet of shit has found its purpose.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Mandark on May 26, 2020, 02:25:25 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on May 26, 2020, 02:16:43 PM
Are tweets that say "the models were wrong" made by bots or are people really this stupid?

All models are wrong. Some are useful.

COVID19 "skepticism" has mirrored that for climate change in a few ways, but all in fast forward so it's easier to observe.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: team filler on May 26, 2020, 02:47:06 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/tAAJRfL.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Pissy F Benny on May 26, 2020, 02:51:03 PM
:crybaby :piss2



:rash
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on May 26, 2020, 03:24:41 PM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on May 26, 2020, 01:15:26 PM
In-toilet scanners when?

... hacked toilet scanner porn when?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DJklHwoYgBQ
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: shosta on May 26, 2020, 03:32:27 PM
https://twitter.com/TorontoStar/status/1265335849417400320

This is what a lot of these homes have always been like but it only got worse because of Covid.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 26, 2020, 03:35:21 PM
Ya I'm hoping something changes after all this.  Glad the military was sent in.  I saw something about inspections a month or so ago and it was like less than a dozen places per year for Ontario. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: shosta on May 26, 2020, 03:42:18 PM
So long as we compartmentalize aging and end of life into a hidden institution staffed by underpaid precariat, the problem can't ever be solved. Only a dramatic restructuring of family relations, the resurrection of the extended family, a robust national pension, and communal society can change this.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 26, 2020, 03:52:31 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 26, 2020, 03:42:18 PM
So long as we compartmentalize aging and end of life into a hidden institution staffed by underpaid precariat, the problem can't ever be solved. Only a dramatic restructuring of family relations, the resurrection of the extended family, a robust national pension, and communal society can change this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZE0TuKTpo4
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 26, 2020, 04:00:38 PM
covid19-projections updated: projecting 212,222 deaths by September 1.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Nintex on May 26, 2020, 04:22:28 PM
yikes
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: stufte on May 26, 2020, 05:27:53 PM
"iTs OnLy A fLu"
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Joe Molotov on May 26, 2020, 05:29:15 PM
i'd be very surprised if the deathtoll ends up in the septuple digits
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: team filler on May 26, 2020, 05:48:58 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/6NwRDJC.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on May 26, 2020, 05:51:53 PM
Still hasn’t processed  :existential
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 26, 2020, 08:09:00 PM
Just realized that the excessive death numbers are going to be the next right-wing fake news talking point.   
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Nintex on May 26, 2020, 08:17:03 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on May 26, 2020, 08:09:00 PM
Just realized that the excessive death numbers are going to be the next right-wing fake news talking point.
Nah, they'll just highlight the fact that more people are dying in Democrat run states than Republican states.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: team filler on May 26, 2020, 08:52:19 PM
https://twitter.com/ChipYost/status/1265355630069465088

 :badass
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on May 26, 2020, 10:31:59 PM
Quote
   Error getting today's activity
:cmonson


(Hopefully that means they’re updating shit)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Rufus on May 26, 2020, 10:57:34 PM
Quote from: filler on May 26, 2020, 08:52:19 PM
https://twitter.com/ChipYost/status/1265355630069465088

 :badass
Let them keep the fines, see how quickly the tune changes.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on May 27, 2020, 12:10:51 AM
I'd like to be a mask police.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on May 27, 2020, 12:12:24 AM
Give police clear protective visors, can’t be hiding them pig faces
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: team filler on May 27, 2020, 12:14:09 AM
give police a ball gag and latex bodysuit  :drool
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on May 27, 2020, 12:27:21 AM
I like that the guy in back is wearing a mask
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 27, 2020, 01:18:04 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1wJAf_Lll8

The Germans news is trustworthy?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Don Rumata on May 27, 2020, 02:58:38 AM
Quote from: stufte on May 26, 2020, 05:27:53 PM
"iTs OnLy A fLu"
It's not that big a number.
More people are killed by death, every year, for example.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Fifstar on May 27, 2020, 03:09:45 AM
Quote from: Tripon on May 27, 2020, 01:18:04 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1wJAf_Lll8

The Germans news is trustworthy?

Deutsche Welle in general is very trustworthy.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: T-Short on May 27, 2020, 07:49:03 AM
Quote from: Fifstar on May 27, 2020, 03:09:45 AM
Quote from: Tripon on May 27, 2020, 01:18:04 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1wJAf_Lll8

The Germans news is trustworthy?

Deutsche Welle in general is very trustworthy.

I find it really weird that this report (and many others) is still claiming that the Swedish strategy was to aim for herd immunity. It never was, and I think any epidemiologist would tell you that a herd immunity strategy when a vaccine is unavailable is just never applicable. The WHO scientist interviewed in this report also corrects the reporter about this being a strategy for the UK and Sweden. As far as I can tell, the Swedish strategy has always been to try to flatten the curve as much as possible, to protect the healthcare system, using the legislative and behavioural tools available. The high per capita death rate is a failure, and the state epidemiologist admits to that. But I think it's more of a result of an erosion of underlying care systems due to austerity and privatisation measures. For example, the Stockholm region, our most populous region, has a Covid-19 fatality rate of 17.2% as of yesterday's data. But the Västra Götaland region, the second most populous region, has a fatality rate of 9%, obviously with the same strategy and recommendations in place.

As infections began to accelerate in March, Sweden built more intensive care units, temporarily almost doubling the available capacity to 1200 beds. Currently, the number of Covid-19 patients in ICU:s are 335, declining from a peak of 558 in late April:

(http://www.capitaltrachea.se/misc/se_covid_intensivecare.jpg)

Daily death rates are also on a steady decline since a peak in early April:

(http://www.capitaltrachea.se/misc/se_covid_deathrate.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Fifstar on May 27, 2020, 08:52:21 AM
Quote from: Hyoushi on May 27, 2020, 07:49:03 AM
Quote from: Fifstar on May 27, 2020, 03:09:45 AM
Quote from: Tripon on May 27, 2020, 01:18:04 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

The Germans news is trustworthy?

Deutsche Welle in general is very trustworthy.

I find it really weird that this report (and many others) is still claiming that the Swedish strategy was to aim for herd immunity. It never was, and I think any epidemiologist would tell you that a herd immunity strategy when a vaccine is unavailable is just never applicable. The WHO scientist interviewed in this report also corrects the reporter about this being a strategy for the UK and Sweden. As far as I can tell, the Swedish strategy has always been to try to flatten the curve as much as possible, to protect the healthcare system, using the legislative and behavioural tools available. The high per capita death rate is a failure, and the state epidemiologist admits to that. But I think it's more of a result of an erosion of underlying care systems due to austerity and privatisation measures. For example, the Stockholm region, our most populous region, has a Covid-19 fatality rate of 17.2% as of yesterday's data. But the Västra Götaland region, the second most populous region, has a fatality rate of 9%, obviously with the same strategy and recommendations in place.

As infections began to accelerate in March, Sweden built more intensive care units, temporarily almost doubling the available capacity to 1200 beds. Currently, the number of Covid-19 patients in ICU:s are 335, declining from a peak of 558 in late April:

(http://www.capitaltrachea.se/misc/se_covid_intensivcare.jpg)

Daily death rates are also on a steady decline since a peak in early April:

(http://www.capitaltrachea.se/misc/se_covid_deathate.jpg)

I guess their strategy could be described as a lockdown that is generally accepted by the population. In it's a lockdown light. In that regard they are successful. It's crazy what is happening in some countries with a lockdown society-wise. Who knows what this will mean if a second wave is coming this winter. Sweden could be prepared better than other countries because their populace might be more willing to follow corona regulations.

But it's hard to shake the feeling that at least partial herd immunity isn't part of the plan, when the responsible persons so regularly talk about the number of people that got infected and also constantly seem to overestimate this number. The prediction for the end of april was way to high and the new prediction for the end of may also aims very high. The decline in deaths and hospitalized people indicates that the real number of infected people is also in decline (good for sure). Seems like wishful thinking that infection numbers go down, but rate of people that overcame infections skyrockets.

Saying that the high death rate is a result of austerity and privatization sounds like a cop out to be honest. Countries that successfully limited the spread of Covid 19 by and large are just as bad (if not worse) in that regard. The reality is probably that it is just not possible to contain the spread of the virus to care homes, when the prevalence in the general population is high. At least not with the typical behaviour in western countries. Not sure how the death rates being different in to swedish areas proves anything.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: T-Short on May 27, 2020, 08:58:25 AM
Quote from: Fifstar on May 27, 2020, 08:52:21 AM
Saying that the high death rate is a result of austerity and privatization sounds like a cop out to be honest. Countries that successfully limited the spread of Covid 19 by and large are just as bad (if not worse) in that regard. The reality is probably that it is just not possible to contain the spread of the virus to care homes, when the prevalence in the general population is high. At least not with the typical behaviour in western countries. Not sure how the death rates being different in to swedish areas proves anything.

I'm talking specifically about Sweden, and the large difference in fatality rate between regions.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Fifstar on May 27, 2020, 09:43:37 AM
Quote from: Hyoushi on May 27, 2020, 08:58:25 AM
Quote from: Fifstar on May 27, 2020, 08:52:21 AM
Saying that the high death rate is a result of austerity and privatization sounds like a cop out to be honest. Countries that successfully limited the spread of Covid 19 by and large are just as bad (if not worse) in that regard. The reality is probably that it is just not possible to contain the spread of the virus to care homes, when the prevalence in the general population is high. At least not with the typical behaviour in western countries. Not sure how the death rates being different in to swedish areas proves anything.

I'm talking specifically about Sweden, and the large difference in fatality rate between regions.

I understood that. But what does it mean that the Västra Götaland region has a lower death rate than Stockholm? That the care homes are in better shape? Is Stockholm known for it's bad infrastructure in care homes? Because it could mean a lot of things, for example that the testing in Västra Götaland is more thorough than in Stockholm (more known infections -> smaller death rate). Or that the general covid prevalence is much less in Västra Götaland and therefore less spreading events happenend in care homes.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: T-Short on May 27, 2020, 10:05:53 AM
Quote from: Fifstar on May 27, 2020, 09:43:37 AM
Quote from: Hyoushi on May 27, 2020, 08:58:25 AM
Quote from: Fifstar on May 27, 2020, 08:52:21 AM
Saying that the high death rate is a result of austerity and privatization sounds like a cop out to be honest. Countries that successfully limited the spread of Covid 19 by and large are just as bad (if not worse) in that regard. The reality is probably that it is just not possible to contain the spread of the virus to care homes, when the prevalence in the general population is high. At least not with the typical behaviour in western countries. Not sure how the death rates being different in to swedish areas proves anything.

I'm talking specifically about Sweden, and the large difference in fatality rate between regions.

I understood that. But what does it mean that the Västra Götaland region has a lower death rate than Stockholm? That the care homes are in better shape? Is Stockholm known for it's bad infrastructure in care homes? Because it could mean a lot of things, for example that the testing in Västra Götaland is more thorough than in Stockholm (more known infections -> smaller death rate). Or that the general covid prevalence is much less in Västra Götaland and therefore less spreading events happenend in care homes.

Yeah, this is what I'm alluding to, that the readiness was generally worse in Stockholm. Although there was a pretty big delay nationally to get information out to a municipal level, so there's obviously going to be granularity here. Region Stockholm currently has 11573 reported cases and Region Västra Götaland has 5377 reported cases, with no major differences in testing schemes. Region Stockholm has 2008 reported deaths, and Region VG has 510.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 27, 2020, 10:38:42 AM
https://academic.oup.com/biomedgerontology/advance-article/doi/10.1093/gerona/glaa131/5843454#.Xs33bfYFDVk.twitter
Quote
The ApoE e4e4 allele increases risks of severe COVID-19 infection, independent of pre-existing dementia, cardiovascular disease, and type-2 diabetes. ApoE e4 not only affects lipoprotein function (and subsequent cardio-metabolic diseases) but also moderates macrophage pro-/anti-inflammatory phenotypes [9]. The novel coronavirus SARSCoV-2 causing COVID-19 uses the ACE2 receptor for cell entry. ACE2 is highly expressed in type II alveolar cells in the lungs, where ApoE is one of the highly co-expressed genes [10]. Further investigation is needed to understand the biological mechanisms linking ApoE genotypes to COVID-19 severity.

Note: The e4e4 genotype is associated with a 14-fold increase in risk of Alzheimer’s disease compared to the e3e3 genotype.

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I have the ApoE e3e3 genotype.
[close]
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: bork on May 27, 2020, 10:57:39 AM
We were supposed to have a big home renovation done before COVID hit.  Now the contractor is asking if we want to have the work done- they said half their crew got the virus and has quarantined/recovered already.  The rest all wear masks/gloves.  Am guessing they're hurting for jobs right now.

Wondering if we should do it- we would just move out for a week or so and let them do their thing, give it a few days, then come back, so it seems like there wouldn't be a risk here, but when I see things like this:

https://www.webmd.com/lung/how-long-covid-19-lives-on-surfaces#:~:text=You%20can%20also%20catch%20the,like%20countertops%20and%20doorknobs.
Quote
The coronavirus can live for hours to days on surfaces like countertops and doorknobs.

Yeah, dunno.  Seems like it would be a real pain in the ass to go scrub down everything since we'd have no idea what they touched or used.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on May 27, 2020, 11:01:22 AM
Bet you could negotiate a discount :lol

If you can actually leave and come back, you should be fine
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: bork on May 27, 2020, 11:05:33 AM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on May 27, 2020, 11:01:22 AM
Bet you could negotiate a discount :lol

If you can actually leave and come back, you should be fine

We can go to my folks' house and would then just stay on the second floor while they stay on the first floor for the most part.  Gonna have to do this regardless since the workers make a lot of noise (used them once before for a new water heater install).  It's just going to suck since we'll have to move so much shit to the 'rents so we can work and whatnot.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 27, 2020, 11:11:27 AM
If the price is reasonable, I'd say do it. If you're worried about possible exposure, stay with your parents for a month instead of a week.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on May 27, 2020, 11:12:22 AM
Yeah, renovation is at its core a giant hassle :/ but if you throw plastic or sheets over stuff, the disinfecting shouldn’t be too rough, really
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 27, 2020, 11:14:17 AM
Throw sheets over your contractors, say ghosts built your house. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: bork on May 27, 2020, 11:28:04 AM
Quote from: Tripon on May 27, 2020, 11:11:27 AM
If the price is reasonable, I'd say do it. If you're worried about possible exposure, stay with your parents for a month instead of a week.

 :existential

That seems like overkill...I hope!   :lol

Quote from: CatsCatsCats on May 27, 2020, 11:12:22 AM
Yeah, renovation is at its core a giant hassle :/ but if you throw plastic or sheets over stuff, the disinfecting shouldn’t be too rough, really

Good point.  Need to find out how they would do things.  I assume they'd do that anyway.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on May 27, 2020, 11:28:55 AM
If not, you can order some drop cloths for pretty cheap
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: tiesto on May 27, 2020, 11:47:23 AM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on May 27, 2020, 10:38:42 AM
https://academic.oup.com/biomedgerontology/advance-article/doi/10.1093/gerona/glaa131/5843454#.Xs33bfYFDVk.twitter
Quote
The ApoE e4e4 allele increases risks of severe COVID-19 infection, independent of pre-existing dementia, cardiovascular disease, and type-2 diabetes. ApoE e4 not only affects lipoprotein function (and subsequent cardio-metabolic diseases) but also moderates macrophage pro-/anti-inflammatory phenotypes [9]. The novel coronavirus SARSCoV-2 causing COVID-19 uses the ACE2 receptor for cell entry. ACE2 is highly expressed in type II alveolar cells in the lungs, where ApoE is one of the highly co-expressed genes [10]. Further investigation is needed to understand the biological mechanisms linking ApoE genotypes to COVID-19 severity.

Note: The e4e4 genotype is associated with a 14-fold increase in risk of Alzheimer’s disease compared to the e3e3 genotype.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
I have the ApoE e3e3 genotype.
[close]

Looks like I have one copy of the e4 genotype (e4f1)... yay me  :-\
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on May 27, 2020, 11:50:43 AM
Oh thank god it processed, neet bucks til I die
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 27, 2020, 11:58:32 AM
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/covid19-ontario-gta-coronavirus-new-infections-1.5584693

More than three-quarters of the active cases of COVID-19 currently listed in the province's database are found in the five public health units of Toronto, Peel, York, Durham and Halton regions, an area that accounts for less than half of the province's population.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Akala on May 27, 2020, 12:09:02 PM
I saw something yesterday that was saying after everything those under 45 account for 3% of US fatality rate? I think the data is getting shittier as certain locations that have opened are obviously trying to obfuscate and minimize the numbers, but the massive spike in Georgia/ATL hasn't seemed to materialize.

We'll see what comes of the nonsense from beaches/pools/etc. from MDW over the next few weeks I guess, but have a feeling it's going to be less than expected yet the numbers will have bolded asterisks.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on May 27, 2020, 02:11:17 PM
what

the


fuck
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on May 27, 2020, 02:28:34 PM
Quote
Disney World to reopen in July with ‘high-energy squads’ roaming park to make sure people wear masks

How will I eat my giant turkey legs?!


Also, what a genius merchandising opportunity for them to sell 30 dollar masks at the gift stores.


Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Rufus on May 27, 2020, 03:44:10 PM
Quote
“Pneumonia kills about 50,000 people each year in the U.S., according to the CDC.
This year, at least 89,555 deaths have been attributed nationwide to pneumonia between February and mid-May.
It tends to follow a typical flu season, coming on in December and peaking in January and February before declining in March to April.
But preliminary CDC data from this year show pneumonia deaths steadily climbed in March to peak in April, mirroring the trend line for deaths linked to the coronavirus outbreak.
Surrounding states are also seeing death counts several times greater than normal:
Indiana: 1,832 COVID-19 deaths; 2,149 pneumonia deaths (five-year average: 384)
Illinois: 4,856 COVID-19 deaths; 3,986 pneumonia deaths (five-year average: 782)
Tennessee: 336 COVID-19 deaths; 1,704 pneumonia deaths (five-year average: 611)
Ohio: 1,969 COVID-19 deaths; 2,327 pneumonia deaths (five-year average: 820)
Virginia: 1,208 COVID-19 deaths; 1,394 pneumonia deaths (five-year average: 451)
West Virginia: 72 COVID-19 deaths; 438 pneumonia deaths (five-year average: 117)”

https://www.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/gqypwx/kentucky_has_had_913_more_pneumonia_deaths_than/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 27, 2020, 03:59:36 PM
Quote from: Rufus on May 27, 2020, 03:44:10 PM
Quote
“Pneumonia kills about 50,000 people each year in the U.S., according to the CDC.
This year, at least 89,555 deaths have been attributed nationwide to pneumonia between February and mid-May.
It tends to follow a typical flu season, coming on in December and peaking in January and February before declining in March to April.
But preliminary CDC data from this year show pneumonia deaths steadily climbed in March to peak in April, mirroring the trend line for deaths linked to the coronavirus outbreak.
Surrounding states are also seeing death counts several times greater than normal:
Indiana: 1,832 COVID-19 deaths; 2,149 pneumonia deaths (five-year average: 384)
Illinois: 4,856 COVID-19 deaths; 3,986 pneumonia deaths (five-year average: 782)
Tennessee: 336 COVID-19 deaths; 1,704 pneumonia deaths (five-year average: 611)
Ohio: 1,969 COVID-19 deaths; 2,327 pneumonia deaths (five-year average: 820)
Virginia: 1,208 COVID-19 deaths; 1,394 pneumonia deaths (five-year average: 451)
West Virginia: 72 COVID-19 deaths; 438 pneumonia deaths (five-year average: 117)”

https://www.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/gqypwx/kentucky_has_had_913_more_pneumonia_deaths_than/
There's evidence that a number of states are under-counting.

https://twitter.com/39Magilla/status/1265262055340326916
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 27, 2020, 04:01:05 PM
Illinois is the sixth state to top 5,000 official deaths (5,083).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Himu on May 27, 2020, 05:23:35 PM
My unemployment went through! :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 27, 2020, 05:39:07 PM
https://twitter.com/GraphicMatt/status/1265732978803707904
https://twitter.com/GraphicMatt/status/1265734937640153088
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: shosta on May 27, 2020, 05:40:59 PM
TRIPON, IT WORKED :dead

(https://i.imgur.com/91hCCXP.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: shosta on May 27, 2020, 05:47:20 PM

Quote from: Wyndham Rewards
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NOOOOOO, FUCK, NOOOO!!!!!! :brazilcry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 27, 2020, 06:02:19 PM
Quote from: Rufus on May 27, 2020, 03:44:10 PM
Quote
“Pneumonia kills about 50,000 people each year in the U.S., according to the CDC.
This year, at least 89,555 deaths have been attributed nationwide to pneumonia between February and mid-May.
It tends to follow a typical flu season, coming on in December and peaking in January and February before declining in March to April.
But preliminary CDC data from this year show pneumonia deaths steadily climbed in March to peak in April, mirroring the trend line for deaths linked to the coronavirus outbreak.
Surrounding states are also seeing death counts several times greater than normal:
Indiana: 1,832 COVID-19 deaths; 2,149 pneumonia deaths (five-year average: 384)
Illinois: 4,856 COVID-19 deaths; 3,986 pneumonia deaths (five-year average: 782)
Tennessee: 336 COVID-19 deaths; 1,704 pneumonia deaths (five-year average: 611)
Ohio: 1,969 COVID-19 deaths; 2,327 pneumonia deaths (five-year average: 820)
Virginia: 1,208 COVID-19 deaths; 1,394 pneumonia deaths (five-year average: 451)
West Virginia: 72 COVID-19 deaths; 438 pneumonia deaths (five-year average: 117)”

https://www.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/gqypwx/kentucky_has_had_913_more_pneumonia_deaths_than/
Apples to apples comparison stolen from resetera:
2018 Feb-May Flu/Pneumonia deaths: 22,908
2020 Feb-May Flu/Pneumonia deaths: 97,676

Keep in mind the flu season was over early this year (for obvious reasons).
https://twitter.com/Magda_Skipper/status/1263742127550484480
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: shosta on May 27, 2020, 06:03:22 PM
so what you're saying is that excess deaths is actually an underestimate :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 27, 2020, 06:22:52 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 27, 2020, 06:03:22 PM
so what you're saying is that excess deaths is actually an underestimate :doge

I did say that yesterday. Because of the lockdown, there have been 15,000-20,000 fewer deaths "Not By Natural Causes" than usual. This, of course, assumes the lockdown hasn't caused additional non-COVID-19 deaths.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 27, 2020, 06:32:03 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 27, 2020, 05:40:59 PM
TRIPON, IT WORKED :dead

(https://i.imgur.com/91hCCXP.png)

Now make the jump from Best Western to Wyndham, then Wyndham to Caesars. Once you have diamond status at both Wyndham and Caesars, you'll just have to make sure you keep status at one place so you can give it to the other. Wyndham resets at beginning of January. Caesars resets at beginning of February. Although both won't reset until 2022 right now.

Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 27, 2020, 05:47:20 PM

Quote from: Wyndham Rewards
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NOOOOOO, FUCK, NOOOO!!!!!! :brazilcry

RIP, sorry.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: shosta on May 27, 2020, 06:33:34 PM
Read the next post! :bolo
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Positive Touch on May 27, 2020, 06:38:08 PM
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 27, 2020, 08:14:53 PM
https://twitter.com/jc_bradbury/status/1265792406609367041
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 27, 2020, 08:45:01 PM
https://twitter.com/derekjGZ/status/1265767628016103425
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: bluemax on May 27, 2020, 11:11:41 PM
I saw something about how Mongolia also did amazing against the Rona.

Also, I'm really surprised at how much more LA is opening up. I guess the economy won.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on May 27, 2020, 11:54:20 PM
Mongolia has the lowest population density in the world.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Akala on May 28, 2020, 12:00:57 AM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on May 27, 2020, 11:54:20 PM
Mongolia has the lowest population density in the world.

which helps.

also studies are showing it's pretty beneficial to be an island. :science
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: team filler on May 28, 2020, 03:28:36 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/XflB0EY.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: brawndolicious on May 28, 2020, 03:31:59 AM
Bumper sticker on the rear window? You know that guy doesn't wear his mask right.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Great Rumbler on May 28, 2020, 09:05:54 AM
Quote from: brawndolicious on May 28, 2020, 03:31:59 AM
Bumper sticker on the rear window? You know that guy doesn't wear his mask right.

Don't worry, it's just a photoshop. Nobody would actually put that bumpersticker on their car.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 28, 2020, 09:11:50 AM
https://twitter.com/ChrisGiles_/status/1265885480144470023

I'm not sure why there US figure is so low.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Ghoul on May 28, 2020, 09:17:54 AM
It's got so bad in the UK, main adviser got caught breaking lockdown rules.. hasn't quit or been fired and now the GOVT are paying papers to create fluff pieces for them.

Absolutely crazy times. Oh and to top it off the contact tracing workers couldn't even sign in today to work due to technical problems lol so that's also ridiculous.

I think a lot of people here are fed up of the lockdown, especially when it seems any of the political elite can do whatever the fuck they want.

RE: Cummings, he used rules made for people in domestic abuse situations to break the rules, which is pretty sick tbh.

Ahh well, still working, still healthy so that's something I guess.   
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 28, 2020, 09:23:06 AM
I don't know whether he's Cummings or Going.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 28, 2020, 09:23:26 AM
Circles of Shame
https://twitter.com/blogTO/status/1265986506721841152
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Ghoul on May 28, 2020, 09:24:22 AM
(https://i1.wp.com/metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/PRI_152875827.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&zoom=1&resize=644%2C338&ssl=1)

Welcome to hell
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: BisMarckie on May 28, 2020, 09:27:29 AM
SmokyDave looking rough these days :goty2
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Mr Gilhaney on May 28, 2020, 10:58:34 AM
Out of 524 deaths in Denmark, only 24 did not have one or several chronic illnesses already (at least none that were known), and of those 24, there was only 7 under the age of 70.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: kingv on May 28, 2020, 11:19:12 AM
I feel like the comorbidity thing is sort of a form of misinformation.

It’s technically true, but some of the preexisting conditions are so common that it’s really misleading in terms of how it makes one evaluate the risk. Once you start including “obesity” and “high blood pressure” in your preexisting conditions you are going to skew the numbers significantly. 80 million Americans have high blood pressure, and 160 million are obese. Between those two alone it’s easily over half of American adults that have a comorbidity.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Yeti on May 28, 2020, 11:23:33 AM
Went shopping and it seemed like only half the people were bothering to wear face masks. And of those, only half were wearing them correctly. Like, what’s the point of wearing it if you don’t cover your nose?

Got home and my mom sent me a text that my niece got some sort of award at church along with a picture of her going to accept the award from the priest. I responded back “What are you doing in church? Did you forget there is a pandemic?!” And she responded back that there weren’t many people there and they were wearing masks (except in the photo my niece didn’t have any facial covering!) so I texted back that I wished they would take this more seriously and I guess we are in a fight now.  :-\
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 28, 2020, 11:27:59 AM
Quote from: Mr Gilhaney on May 28, 2020, 10:58:34 AM
Out of 524 deaths in Denmark, only 24 did not have one or several chronic illnesses already (at least none that were known), and of those 24, there was only 7 under the age of 70.

What counts as a chronic illness? Is obesity enough?

That's 1.3% under 70. In contrast, it's over 30% for a state like Illinois (their site has good stats). What can explain that difference?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Mr Gilhaney on May 28, 2020, 11:40:24 AM
Quote from: kingv on May 28, 2020, 11:19:12 AM
I feel like the comorbidity thing is sort of a form of misinformation.

It’s technically true, but some of the preexisting conditions are so common that it’s really misleading in terms of how it makes one evaluate the risk. Once you start including “obesity” and “high blood pressure” in your preexisting conditions you are going to skew the numbers significantly. 80 million Americans have high blood pressure, and 160 million are obese. Between those two alone it’s easily over half of American adults that have a comorbidity.

Quote from: Flannel Boy on May 28, 2020, 11:27:59 AM
What counts as a chronic illness? Is obesity enough?

People who had been admitted to the hospital due to a chronic illness. So unless you are such a fat fuck, that you have been admitted to a hospital for it, it wouldnt have counted. Not a single one under 60 who died, have not been admitted to the hospital before due to a chronic illness.

Edit: actually just googled it, and seems like obesity is not counted as an chronic illness here.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: shosta on May 28, 2020, 12:01:49 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on May 26, 2020, 01:01:19 PM
https://twitter.com/BrennanSpiegel/status/1265119535901732865
https://twitter.com/neoliberal_dad/status/1266031716537376769

lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: tiesto on May 28, 2020, 12:16:09 PM
Quote from: Akala on May 28, 2020, 12:00:57 AM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on May 27, 2020, 11:54:20 PM
Mongolia has the lowest population density in the world.

which helps.

also studies are showing it's pretty beneficial to be an island. :science

Unless you're Manhattan or Long Island.  :-\
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: BisMarckie on May 28, 2020, 12:17:29 PM
Or Great Britain
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 28, 2020, 12:50:58 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRrj_GqPvAk

Coupong been described to me as the Amazon of South Korea.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Raist on May 28, 2020, 01:03:51 PM
Quote from: Tripon on May 27, 2020, 08:45:01 PM
https://twitter.com/derekjGZ/status/1265767628016103425


Compassion, or being a massive island in the middle of fucking nowhere with one of the lowest populations densities and fully shutting down any travel over 2 months ago.

Who knows! :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Joe Molotov on May 28, 2020, 01:23:30 PM
Maybe they hit 0 because everyone died. Has anyone checked in on New Zealand lately?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: kingv on May 28, 2020, 01:27:43 PM
I check on Jacinda Ardens sexy ass regularly thank you.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 28, 2020, 01:30:53 PM
Quote from: Raist on May 28, 2020, 01:03:51 PM
Quote from: Tripon on May 27, 2020, 08:45:01 PM
https://twitter.com/derekjGZ/status/1265767628016103425


Compassion, or being a massive island in the middle of fucking nowhere with one of the lowest populations densities and fully shutting down any travel over 2 months ago.

Who knows! :lol
Australia has had a nearly identical trajectory. Somehow I doubt he'll call the country's leadership compassionate.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Joe Molotov on May 28, 2020, 01:31:47 PM
Quote from: kingv on May 28, 2020, 01:27:43 PM
I check on Jacinda Ardens sexy ass regularly thank you.

Hmmm...I'm still skeptical. Gonna need some photo evidence.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 28, 2020, 01:35:42 PM
https://www.denverpost.com/2020/05/23/colorado-suicides-dropped-coronavirus-pandemic-calls-to-crisis-line-spiked/
Quote
Colorado recorded a 40% decrease in suicides in March and April as social-distancing policies aimed at slowing the spread of the novel coronavirus kept residents home, according to provisional death-certificate data from the state health department.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Fifstar on May 28, 2020, 01:53:04 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on May 28, 2020, 09:11:50 AM
https://twitter.com/ChrisGiles_/status/1265885480144470023

I'm not sure why there US figure is so low.

Well, their normal per capita is a bit more than half the number of the UK, so there is that.

From a quick glance, it looks like the UK and Italy are currently underestimating their Covid death numbers and the other countries excess death numbers are more in line with their per capita number (very quick glance ;-).

In general, a big country like the US with it's cities spread all over it will probably fare better during such a superspread event driven outbreak I guess. Helps that the outbreak came later in the US, as warm temperatures seem to help bring the numbers down.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 28, 2020, 02:03:44 PM
I meant that the FT's excess deaths estimate for the US is low. FT says there are over 60,000 excess deaths, but official state figures have it over 100k and there are over 140,000 excess deaths looking at the CDC data (not factoring the 20,000 fewer non-natural deaths).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 28, 2020, 02:09:57 PM
I wish I could find stuff on excessive deaths in Canada but all I get is stuff from 2 weeks ago without Ontario.  https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/excess-death-january-to-march-statistics-canada-1.5568040  though it seems to be good news so far. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Dickie Dee on May 28, 2020, 02:55:12 PM
Quote from: https://www.vox.com/2020/5/21/21266413/coronavirus-face-masks-trump-cdc-n95
Doctors’ new coronavirus threat: Patients who refuse to wear masks
Health care workers don’t want to fight the mask culture war, but they’re being forced to.

...

Ryan Shannon, an ER doctor in Florida, describes a patient refusing to wear a mask, even though she was in a room next to an immunocompromised person at high risk of severe Covid-19 illness and death. “She refused, threw the mask on the floor, and proceeded to berate myself and my staff for being a part of the ‘conspiracy and hoax’ that is Covid-19,” he wrote in a May 11 Facebook post.

After the patient’s refusal to follow guidelines, her husband insisted on sitting in the part of the waiting room designated for patients with respiratory complaints like Covid-19, instead of in his car as he was instructed

...

Confusion about when and where masks should be worn is also playing out in other high-risk places that provide medical care, like nursing homes. Sue Krohn-Taylor is an administrator at a 72-apartment low-income senior living facility in the large town of Grand Island, Nebraska, where a resident has tested positive for Covid-19. She says she’s been battling some residents who refuse to wear masks, and is exhausted.

“This week, the son of one of the residents told me I was taking away their liberties by making them wear a mask in the common areas,” she says. “If they were only harming themselves, I would back off, but they are placing each and every resident here, and my staff, and our families in harm’s way.”

:usacry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Fifstar on May 28, 2020, 03:27:34 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on May 28, 2020, 02:03:44 PM
I meant that the FT's excess deaths estimate for the US is low. FT says there are over 60,000 excess deaths, but official state figures have it over 100k and there are over 140,000 excess deaths looking at the CDC data (not factoring the 20,000 fewer non-natural deaths).

Ah I see. Maybe they just use the most recent data they have and it's not an date range adjusted comparison? Pretty sure Germany doesn't have history weekly or daily excess death numbers, so the most recent data point would be for the end of April. This data seems compared here to more recent data in other countries.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: team filler on May 28, 2020, 03:45:50 PM
https://twitter.com/sfchronicle/status/1266082493188341761

 :titus
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: curly on May 28, 2020, 03:56:15 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/SummerForPA/status/1265751645616582658
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: curly on May 28, 2020, 03:59:38 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/politico/status/1266017655577812999

We're fucked!!!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 28, 2020, 04:42:47 PM
https://twitter.com/youyanggu/status/1266103565870747648

Wow. A bit better than the IHME's model:
(https://ktla.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/04/IHME.jpg?w=960&h=540&crop=1)


Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: shosta on May 28, 2020, 04:46:43 PM
going on tv to parade how close your predictions were is such an asshole move. fraudulent, too
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 28, 2020, 04:52:12 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 28, 2020, 04:46:43 PM
going on tv to parade how close your predictions were is such an asshole move. fraudulent, too

He went on TV May 3rd, and those were his prediction made that day. I don't see how it's an asshole move. His model is showing that deaths will start to rise again at the end of June. Based on his track-record, people should pay attention.


I don't see how it's fraudulent.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: shosta on May 28, 2020, 05:07:06 PM
His accuracy doesn't matter because there's too much uncertainty in the application of social distancing measures and pretending like it makes him an authority is absolutely fraudulent.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 28, 2020, 05:16:20 PM
Like you wouldn't go on TV and parade around after winning what is basically a gamble.  We know how you did James. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 28, 2020, 05:33:12 PM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on May 28, 2020, 05:07:06 PM
His accuracy doesn't matter because there's too much uncertainty in the application of social distancing measures and pretending like it makes him an authority is absolutely fraudulent.
All models are based on assumptions, so all models must make assumptions as to what social distancing measures will be put in place (or relaxed) and how people will adhere to them. To date, he's been making the right assumptions. How is that a strike against him?

"Going on TV to parade how close your predictions were," which he didn't do (he went when the predictions were made) was fraudulent, now making him an authority is fraudulent (strawman).

He's had the most accurate model, so it would be wise to look at it. He could be wrong because past success is no guarantee of future success. He could've simply have been lucky.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: zomgee on May 28, 2020, 05:35:41 PM
Current local logic: more people die in car crashes so MayBE YOu sHoUD BAn CaRS!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 28, 2020, 05:39:36 PM
We should ban cars, solves the environment and fat people.  Also, I have an idea for a start-up which is like Uber but with rickshaws. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 28, 2020, 05:46:33 PM
Though to be honest, it's more of a vehicle for my in house documentary about me 'Rick Shaw' and how I grew Rick Shaw's Rickshaws out of the post virus economy to be the number 2 app-based rickshaw service in Ontario and the spectacular posting life I lead.  Now, who wants to be my Carole Baskins?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 28, 2020, 05:48:16 PM
Quote
Miles Martinez is a lifelong New Yorker who owns a barbershop called Tuft in the Lower East Side of Manhattan that has been decimated by COVID-19.

About 80% of the shop's staff became sick with COVID-19, but Martinez was hit particularly hard: He had to be intubated and placed in a medically induced coma for 17 days, during which he lost 40 pounds.

The barbershop has been closed since March 13 and all of his staff has been furloughed, but they're now making safety plans so they can reopen as soon as they're allowed.

The experience taught Martinez the importance of being prepared for any situation, and he wants people to know that COVID-19 can seriously affect even young, healthy people who think they're invincible.

Quote
I felt terrible, had a really high fever every day, and had a lot of trouble breathing, too. It was hard to talk to my family, and the nurses and doctors weren't really telling me what was going on. They only gave me Tylenol for my fever, which didn't really help. At the end of the week, I was finally put on a five-day dose of hydroxychloroquine. 

After days of the same pain, the doctors suggested having me intubated and put into a medically induced coma to give my lungs a rest, for what they initially said would be about five to seven days.  The idea sounded terrifying at first, but after feeling so sick for so long, I realized that it was the best thing for my condition and I accepted it. As soon as I found out that it was actually happening, I FaceTimed with my wife and told her. She was very scared and it was such a strange feeling when we said "goodbye" because neither of us were sure if it was temporary or permanent.

In the very early morning hours on March 23, I was transferred to the cardiac ICU to be intubated and put on a ventilator for 17 days. From what I've been told (although I wasn't aware when it was happening), my path during this time took many twists and turns. There were many days that the doctors and my family thought might be my last, and it became increasingly difficult to identify what was making me so sick. I did not respond to the hydroxychloroquine, and we also went through several other types of medications that did not help my condition improve.

After five days, my fevers wouldn't stop, and antibiotics weren't working.
The medical staff thought I might have a bacterial pneumonia from being on the ventilator for so long. I also had issues with my lungs, kidneys, and heart.

Ultimately, it turned out that my immune system was overreacting and a cytokine storm was taking place in my body — which is when the body starts to attack its own cells and tissues rather than just fighting off the virus. Only after several rounds of intense steroids, I finally began to turn a corner. Apparently I was giving signs that I was "ready" to be taken off the ventilator, and even in my sedated state, I was quite aggressive about making this clear. 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/im-healthy-34-old-spent-142610103.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 28, 2020, 05:48:23 PM
Quote from: zomgee on May 28, 2020, 05:35:41 PM
Current local logic: more people die in car crashes so MayBE YOu sHoUD BAn CaRS!
The premise isn't true: 30,000-40,000 die in car crashes per year. 100,000-150,000 have died of COVID-19 in a few months, many more would've died without action.
The analogy doesn't make sense. There are thousands of restrictions dealing with cars to prevent car fatalities. Why can't there be temporary restrictions on movement or gatherings to prevent COVID-19 fatalities?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 28, 2020, 06:08:15 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on May 28, 2020, 05:48:23 PM
Quote from: zomgee on May 28, 2020, 05:35:41 PM
Current local logic: more people die in car crashes so MayBE YOu sHoUD BAn CaRS!
The premise isn't true: 30,000-40,000 die in car crashes per year. 100,000-150,000 have died of COVID-19 in a few months, many more would've died without action.
The analogy doesn't make sense. There are thousands of restrictions dealing with cars to prevent car fatalities. Why can't there be temporary restrictions on movement or gatherings to prevent COVID-19 fatalities?

People understand the utility of owning and driving a car. What is the utility of contracting the coronavirus?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 28, 2020, 06:13:24 PM
https://www.rafu.com/2020/05/nijiya-temporarily-closes-torrance-store-for-cleaning/

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TORRANCE — Nijiya Market, located at 2121 W. 182nd St. in Torrance, closed over the weekend due to concerns about the coronavirus and was still closed Tuesday morning.

A manager for Nijiya explained that the market is currently doing a deep cleaning after two workers tested positive for COVID-19. He said that neither employee has been in the market for more than a week, but as a precaution they are doing a thorough cleaning and restocking of items.

He said it may be a few more days before the store reopens.

A sign posted in front of the store reads, in part: “There is nothing more important for us than the safety and health of our customers and employees at Nijiya Market. We have been closely following the advice of public health authorities as well as Nijiya company policies and we are temporarily closing our TR store location due to COVID-19 concerns.

“While we conducted professional cleaning and disinfecting service throughout the store, we decided to close the store until further notice in order to assure the safe and healthful working and shopping environment. We will do our best to reopen the store as soon as possible.

“We truly apologize for any inconvenience.”

On the company website (www.nijiya.com) in March, Nijiya announced that it was taking the following precautionary measures:

“Updated Store Hours: We have updated our store hours to increase the time to restock and clean our stores. We thank you for your understanding.

“Continued Communication: We are closely monitoring the situation, and regularly providing all of our stores and employees with the most up-to-date safety guidance, as recommended by the CDC and other health officials.

“Offering Time Off to Employees: Employees have been asked to exercise increased precautions to safeguard their health and the health of their community, including staying home if they have any symptoms of illness or do not feel well.

“Prioritizing Good Hygiene Practices: We are providing continuous reminders about good hygiene practices and supporting our employees with necessary resources. For instance, ensuring every cashier at the registers has the opportunity to regularly wash their hands.

“Increasing Routine Cleaning: In line with our long-standing commitment to provide a safe and clean shopping environment, stores have increased the frequency of cleanings, paying close attention to high-touch areas such as restrooms, register areas, shopping carts and baskets.

“Suspending Sampling in Store: As this situation has evolved, we have taken increased precautions related to our food and beverage sampling in stores, including our decision to stop the practice until further notice.”

In Southern California, Nijiya also has locations in Torrance’s Rolling Hills Plaza, West Los Angele, Little Tokyo, Puente Hills and San Diego. There are also four in the Bay Area and two in Honolulu.

https://www.rafu.com/2020/05/nijiya-temporarily-closes-torrance-store-for-cleaning/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Positive Touch on May 28, 2020, 06:22:30 PM
welp my job called and wants me back on the eighth. for those that have been paying attention, about how dangerous is it to spend all day in a room with 6-10 other people who will probably not do a good job of covering their faces?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 28, 2020, 06:25:36 PM
Can I have your blurays? 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Ghoul on May 28, 2020, 06:27:10 PM
Quote from: Positive Touch on May 28, 2020, 06:22:30 PM
welp my job called and wants me back on the eighth. for those that have been paying attention, about how dangerous is it to spend all day in a room with 6-10 other people who will probably not do a good job of covering their faces?

I find taping a plastic bag over their heads works a treat. If they stop moving they're just napping.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 28, 2020, 06:27:30 PM
Quote from: Positive Touch on May 28, 2020, 06:22:30 PM
welp my job called and wants me back on the eighth. for those that have been paying attention, about how dangerous is it to spend all day in a room with 6-10 other people who will probably not do a good job of covering their faces?

The bigger the room, the better. If you can space out and put 6 feet between you, might want to put a marker around desks, like tape on the floor where people should stand, etc. Poor ventilation seems to be a big warning sign, so if the AC is terrible, it might be better to not have it on in the first place, but since we're moving into summer, that's unlikely to be viable.

So uh.....


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https://twitter.com/WJCLNews/status/1265640672738058240
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Positive Touch on May 28, 2020, 06:41:59 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on May 28, 2020, 06:25:36 PM
Can I have your blurays? 

sure but i need to be buried with my evangelion thanks


Quote from: Tripon on May 28, 2020, 06:27:30 PM
The bigger the room, the better. If you can space out and put 6 feet between you, might want to put a marker around desks, like tape on the floor where people should stand, etc. Poor ventilation seems to be a big warning sign, so if the AC is terrible, it might be better to not have it on in the first place, but since we're moving into summer, that's unlikely to be viable.

So uh.....

well the building is from the 50's so i'm gonna say the ventilation is probably trash.


fuck me, why the fuck are they doing this? my job isn't essential so i have to imagine it's some dumbfuck up top thinking this all isn't as bad as it really is. and it'd be hard as hell for me to find a decent job as is but with the way shit is now, jfc. we need to burn all this shit down and start over ASAP
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Akala on May 28, 2020, 06:45:47 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on May 28, 2020, 05:48:23 PM
Quote from: zomgee on May 28, 2020, 05:35:41 PM
Current local logic: more people die in car crashes so MayBE YOu sHoUD BAn CaRS!
The premise isn't true: 30,000-40,000 die in car crashes per year. 100,000-150,000 have died of COVID-19 in a few months, many more would've died without action.
The analogy doesn't make sense. There are thousands of restrictions dealing with cars to prevent car fatalities.

how many more would die in accidents per year without the tyranny of seatbelts infringing on our personal freedoms?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: kingv on May 28, 2020, 06:53:49 PM
Quote from: riotous on May 28, 2020, 06:15:19 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on May 28, 2020, 05:48:23 PM
Quote from: zomgee on May 28, 2020, 05:35:41 PM
Current local logic: more people die in car crashes so MayBE YOu sHoUD BAn CaRS!
The premise isn't true: 30,000-40,000 die in car crashes per year. 100,000-150,000 have died of COVID-19 in a few months, many more would've died without action.
The analogy doesn't make sense. There are thousands of restrictions dealing with cars to prevent car fatalities. Why can't there be temporary restrictions on movement or gatherings to prevent COVID-19 fatalities?

Beyond that people are comparing corona to some of the top killers and shrugging it off as no big deal. 

Our systems are built to support predictable outcomes;  a certain amount of people dying or needing hospitalization from known disease within a given year.  Even back when people were comparing it to the flu before we ran past that number; influenza is the #8 killer of Americans... a brand new disease passing it up that didn't exist last year is fucking significant lol

Im not sure that  the biggest problem is that coronavirus is “if you get coronavirus you will probably die” (assuming you are reasonably healthy) but instead that nobody is fucking immune to it, so it spreads like wildfire. If 200 million Americans got the flu every year instead of 40 million and we set up temporary tent hospitals to deal with it we’d be pretty fucking scared of it too.

But dumb people don’t get that.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Bebpo on May 28, 2020, 07:20:33 PM
Man, I hope I don't die in the next couple of weeks.

I had to go see my dumb ass surgeon doctor today and he walks into this tiny closet room without a mask and stands 1-2 feet from me and tries to be all chatty and I try to ignore him and get him to distance and hurry up, but yeah. He sees dozens of patients a day and gets this close all day long and obviously takes no precautions (all his staff does and wears masks and is setup well, the other doctors in the suite are all wearing masks). While most of the patients had masks on, I saw the ones that came out before me were a husband and wife with no masks on, so he's seeing people and shaking hands and talking close up without masks and then talking in my face. Also a lot of his patients are immune suppressed like me. And this is in LA which has a lot of Covid cases.

If I live after the next 2-3 weeks I'm not going to see him again.

I'm a little anxious, but more just angry. There was nothing I could really do about it once he walks into this room and stands between me and the door and starts talking. I give my friends shit for going to restaurant dine-ins and the beach and all kinds of stuff already, but at those restaurants all the employees are wearing masks and outdoors is hard to spread, so what I just experienced was 100x more risky than anything my "freedom" friends are out doing. And they're not even immune suppressed like me.

Anyhow, it's past and there's nothing I can do about it. Either this doctor was active and contagious and I caught it or he wasn't or I didn't. If I get it, either I'll be ok, or I'll be dead.
Just kinda discomforting thinking these could be the last weeks of my life suddenly.  :-\
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 28, 2020, 08:43:58 PM
Quote
Experts think the new coronavirus originated in bats, then jumped to humans via an intermediary animal species.

Initially, authorities in Wuhan, China — where the first cases were reported— thought that jump happened at a local wet market.

Now, the Chinese CDC has ruled out the market as a possible origin site for the outbreak. Instead, it may have been the site of an early super-spreader event.

Animals sold at the market were not infected with the virus, tests showed, which suggests that they couldn't have infected shoppers.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/chinese-cdc-now-says-coronavirus-224900090.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 28, 2020, 08:53:37 PM
Ya, that sounds like china excussing wet markets. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: kingv on May 28, 2020, 09:46:44 PM
Chinese CDC is a stupid name for the Chinese CDC.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: team filler on May 28, 2020, 09:59:35 PM
chicoms cdc  ;)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Ghoul on May 29, 2020, 10:03:28 AM
https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1266335781775380480

cool.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 29, 2020, 10:22:43 AM
They are testing monkeys in India but not sick people.  Where is the conspiracy thread again? 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Ghoul on May 29, 2020, 10:46:54 AM
Quote
A gang of monkeys attacked a laboratory assistant and escaped with a batch of coronavirus test samples, it has been reported.

The bizarre incident saw the troop of primates launch their assault near Meerut Medical College in Delhi, India.

According to local media, the animals then snatched COVID-19 test samples from three patients and fled.

Monkeys get on a motorcycle to eat fruits from a box during a the lockdown in New Delhi

One of the monkeys was later spotted in a tree chewing one of the sample collection kits, the Times of India reported - adding that test samples from the patients had to be taken again.

 :snoop
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on May 29, 2020, 11:01:02 AM
Army of the 12 monkeys strikes again



Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Pissy F Benny on May 29, 2020, 11:03:52 AM
Monkeys taking advantage of Indian Indirectness :stahp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 29, 2020, 01:07:46 PM
https://twitter.com/39Magilla/status/1266412649471934468
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Joe Molotov on May 29, 2020, 02:07:41 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on May 29, 2020, 10:46:54 AM
Quote
A gang of monkeys attacked a laboratory assistant and escaped with a batch of coronavirus test samples, it has been reported.

The bizarre incident saw the troop of primates launch their assault near Meerut Medical College in Delhi, India.

According to local media, the animals then snatched COVID-19 test samples from three patients and fled.

Monkeys get on a motorcycle to eat fruits from a box during a the lockdown in New Delhi

One of the monkeys was later spotted in a tree chewing one of the sample collection kits, the Times of India reported - adding that test samples from the patients had to be taken again.

 :snoop

Someone accidentally fed the Simulation a rejected script for Dunston Checks In 2.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: tiesto on May 29, 2020, 02:39:43 PM
WFH order was extended to at least July 4th! :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: bork on May 29, 2020, 03:34:19 PM
We thought my wife was about to be let go today, but it turned out to just be her boss setting up a call to ask when she's taking maternity leave, lol.

Quote from: tiesto on May 29, 2020, 02:39:43 PM
WFH order was extended to at least July 4th! :rejoice

Mine is mid-September at the earliest...and even then my team might still be at home.  They also said people with kids won't be forced to come back.  At this point am not expecting to step foot in there until sometime next year.  :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 29, 2020, 06:50:48 PM
https://twitter.com/ehaspel/status/1266078083116871680

Dutch directness works for once?

https://twitter.com/DanaGoldstein/status/1266420631098310656

https://twitter.com/CDCgov/status/1266415877227978752

https://twitter.com/FranciscoMarty_/status/1266432108349644800
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: EightBitNate on May 29, 2020, 06:53:04 PM
Bout to get a haircut. Pray for me 😫
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: BisMarckie on May 29, 2020, 07:36:11 PM
Already got a haircut two weeks ago, one of my students commented on my grown out hair and I couldn't take this slight.

That fucker is going to fail this class btw. :rage
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 29, 2020, 07:44:09 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on May 29, 2020, 07:36:11 PM
Already got a haircut two weeks ago, one of my students commented on my grown out hair and I couldn't take this slight.

That fucker is going to fail this class btw. :rage

Schools in California have said that students can't fail during online learning.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: BisMarckie on May 29, 2020, 07:48:33 PM
Good thing I am neither in California nor in a school. :smug

Honestly though, most of the essays and term papers I hand out D's for are such a load of garbage that I could easily grade them with an F if I weren't such a nice guy. :stahp

I don't think I ever let anyone fail if they handed in anything close resembling a serious effort.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 29, 2020, 11:34:14 PM
Quote
(CNN)A person who partied in the Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri, area on Memorial Day weekend has tested positive for coronavirus -- and was possibly infectious over the holiday weekend.

The Boone County resident visited multiple bars on May 24 and 25, according to the Camden County Health Department. They "developed illness" on Sunday and were possibly infectious before then.
Video from that weekend shows partiers crowded together in a pool at Backwater Jacks Bar and Grill in Osage Beach on Saturday, according to Scott Pasmore, an anchor for CNN affiliate KTVK, who shot the footage.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/29/us/ozarks-missouri-party-coronavirus/index.html

Quote
The partier went to Backwater Jacks between approximately 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. local time and again shortly before 10 p.m. local, according to health officials.
The person -- who was not identified by officials -- also went to Shady Gators and Lazy Gators and Buffalo Wild Wings, officials said.
About 12,700 people in Missouri have tested positive for coronavirus and about 730 have died from Covid-19 infection, according to state data.
There have been no cases reported in Camden County residents this week, officials said.
Officials release timeline of infected person's movements
Camden County health officials urged those who were in the area to monitor for symptoms. They released a timeline of the infected person's movements, including a list of the bars they visited:
Saturday, May 23
Backwater Jacks: between approximately 1 p.m.-5 p.m.
Shady Gators and Lazy Gators Pool: 5:40 p.m.-9 p.m.
Backwater Jacks: 9:40 p.m.-10 p.m.
Sunday, May 24
Buffalo Wild Wings: 1 p.m.-2 p.m.
Shady Gators: around 2:30 p.m. until around 6:30-7 p.m.
'Zero Ducks Given' party drew crowds
As part of Missouri's reopening plan announced earlier this month, state officials said restaurants may offer dining-in services but must adhere to social distancing and other precautionary public health measures. The gathering that weekend violated social distancing measures intended to limit the spread of Covid-19. Backwater Jacks maintains that no laws were broken
Before you go to the pool, beach or lake this summer, read this
Before you go to the pool, beach or lake this summer, read this
The bar posted on Facebook that this was its launch of summer party called "Zero Ducks Given Pool Party" -- the third annual event. They advertised several DJs and bands performing throughout the event.
"The venue has worked with and taken the advice of government officials and management teams and will be following social distancing guidelines. Extra precautions and safety measures will be taken to provide a safe environment for you to enjoy the event," the bar said.
Medical staff was hired for the event, according to the bar, and anyone with a temperature of above 100.4 was denied access, they said. Hand sanitizer was also provided.
Coronavirus is not likely to spread in water, the CDC says, but it does spread through people in close proximity. Staying at least 6 feet from others is particularly important at pools or beaches because masks are impractical in water.
For example, several people who attended a high school swim party in neighboring Arkansas contracted Covid-19, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Saturday.
Large turnout was expected
The Lake of the Ozarks expected a large turnout that weekend after getting a late start to the season because of the pandemic, according to CNN affiliate KTVI.
"It's supposed to be one of the biggest Memorial Day weekends we've seen at the lake here in years," Bill Morgan, manager of Robins Resort in Lake of the Ozarks, told KTVI that week.
Adam Kirk lives in Osage Beach, Missouri, and shot a time-lapse drone video that shows the amount of boat traffic on the Lake of the Ozarks that Saturday at 4:30 p.m.
"It definitely seems like more (traffic) than last year," he said. "It seems like everyone is having the same idea, to come to the lake to enjoy summer, because you can social distance at the same time."
CNN's Nick Watt, Emily Smith and Fenly Foxen contributed to this report.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 30, 2020, 01:54:43 PM
Ontario is looking good outside of the GTA, and even inside hospital numbers are slowly decreasing. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: kingv on May 30, 2020, 02:38:12 PM
I cut my own hair,

Got a little ahead of myself trying to give myself a Line up with the 1mm guard, so the back is pretty fucked, but it looks ok from the front.

I’ll never talk shit on great clips again.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 30, 2020, 10:00:52 PM
https://twitter.com/GlennJacobsTN/status/1266783649787195393
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 30, 2020, 10:32:04 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2660iDAAfA
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Ghoul on May 31, 2020, 04:51:03 AM
These protests are really gonna do numbers on new cases over the next couple of weeks
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 31, 2020, 11:57:43 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXSr0bfs1yw
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 31, 2020, 12:43:49 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1j58QAT57A
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Mandark on May 31, 2020, 02:45:32 PM
Quote from: Stro on May 30, 2020, 10:20:50 PM
The timeline we live where that's a real tweet

If any elected official has credibility on the subject of wearing a mask...
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on May 31, 2020, 06:32:38 PM
Having a drink at a patio bar that’s open up here, fuck it
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: BisMarckie on May 31, 2020, 06:41:32 PM
Make out with the waiter :rash
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: EightBitNate on May 31, 2020, 06:42:29 PM
My family forbade me from going to outdoor restaurants while at the same time they have 10+ cousins over. Fucking Arabs, man.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Kestastrophe on May 31, 2020, 06:48:21 PM
This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to grow my hair out whilst holding down a professional job, manbun incoming
 :itagaki
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 31, 2020, 07:26:09 PM
I'm doing that too.  Always wanted long hair even though I know I'll look like a 31 yearold neckbeard.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: team filler on May 31, 2020, 07:32:32 PM
 :mynicca
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on May 31, 2020, 08:32:27 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/jpm25/status/1266830912999710725
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nbqv4hjGEUk
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 31, 2020, 08:34:37 PM
That's how you know the whole thing is a sham.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Ghoul on May 31, 2020, 11:27:56 PM
18k for a test, fucking hell.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on June 01, 2020, 02:22:38 AM
This virus is a motherfucker, it just keep slowly gnawing away. Every day another 800 or so gets added to the US death count.


Even in Ohio where it’s been relatively mild, we’ve plateaued at 500 new cases a day for more than a month now. It just won’t taper off.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Raist on June 01, 2020, 02:52:45 AM
Quote from: Tripon on May 31, 2020, 08:32:27 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/jpm25/status/1266830912999710725



Look at that discount. What a bargain!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Ghoul on June 01, 2020, 04:41:48 AM
Yeah makes you laugh, "Thank you based insurance saving me 99%" 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: VomKriege on June 01, 2020, 10:30:19 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/WoEKLwW.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Nintex on June 01, 2020, 10:36:34 AM
Aren't they just raising those costs to make the discount seem bigger?

That's the oldest trick in the book.  :success
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Ghoul on June 01, 2020, 10:38:46 AM
Quote from: Nintex on June 01, 2020, 10:36:34 AM
Aren't they just raising those costs to make the discount seem bigger?

That's the oldest trick in the book.  :success

Highly doubt that, it's america afterall and healthcare is fucked :money
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 01, 2020, 11:00:53 AM
Quote from: Nintex on June 01, 2020, 10:36:34 AM
Aren't they just raising those costs to make the discount seem bigger?

That's the oldest trick in the book.  :success

Yes, and no. American health care charges is based on an old archaic system called the Chargemaster, where the hospital sets internally what a procedure should cost. What gets really wonky is that hospitals will intentionally inflate their prices in order to give 'discounts' that they can more easily write off to insurance companies. But if you're a person without insurance, the $18K is the original price you pay because lol, the American healthcare system is screwed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chargemaster
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Joe Molotov on June 01, 2020, 12:06:23 PM
Man, remember when Corona was still a thing? Wild times.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Fifstar on June 01, 2020, 01:50:41 PM
Quote from: Tripon on May 31, 2020, 08:32:27 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/jpm25/status/1266830912999710725
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nbqv4hjGEUk

German public health insurance pays about 50 dollar to labs for a Corona test. I mean I know the us health care system is fucked but something here must be wrong.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Kestastrophe on June 01, 2020, 05:41:12 PM
Scheduled an elective antibody test for this week, here's hoping that terrible cold that went through my house in february was rona
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 01, 2020, 07:44:53 PM
https://twitter.com/bpolitics/status/1267602347028549632
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: benjipwns on June 02, 2020, 04:16:01 AM
https://www.yahoo.com/news/coronavirus-sex-lockdown-illegal-093127804.html
Quote
Having sex in your own home with someone from a different household is illegal from today, after the government altered its coronavirus legislation.

At 11.30am on Monday, a change to the law was introduced that bans two people from different households in England gathering in an indoor, private place during the coronavirus lockdown.

The amendment to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Bill states: “No person may participate in a gathering which takes place in a public or private place indoors, and consists of two or more persons.”

Previously, going to another person’s home to have sex would have been a breach of coronavirus lockdown restrictions, but now both parties could be prosecuted under the law. Having sex in public is already illegal.

Only those with a “reasonable excuse” are permitted to meet in a private place.

https://twitter.com/AdamWagner1/status/1267105533351297025

https://twitter.com/GeorgePeretzQC/status/1267162604377706496

 :gbcry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Pissy F Benny on June 02, 2020, 04:21:57 AM
I give it a fortnight before a Tory minister is found to have broken that law
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Ghoul on June 02, 2020, 04:29:21 AM
That's giving them too much credit. Give it three days.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Pissy F Benny on June 02, 2020, 04:31:03 AM
I’m giving it some leeway to leak to the press, I’m sure one of them at least will have shagged their mistress last night

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Raist on June 02, 2020, 04:37:07 AM
Quote from: Piss Benoit on June 02, 2020, 04:21:57 AM
I give it a fortnight before a Tory minister is found to have broken that law

They were just testing their eyesight c'mon now.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Ghoul on June 02, 2020, 04:37:28 AM
They're probably just paying the mistress so it's as if she was a prostitute. They love their loopholes.   
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 02, 2020, 08:17:45 PM
https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1267973367245742080
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Positive Touch on June 02, 2020, 08:34:43 PM
vaccines will only be distributed to those who pledge their undying loyalty to herr trump
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 02, 2020, 08:50:41 PM
https://coloradosun.com/2020/06/02/colorado-police-accountability-bill/

edit wrong thread, but separate threads other than the One Thread of Life is fake news
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: team filler on June 02, 2020, 08:57:13 PM
reopening the country going well so far  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on June 03, 2020, 09:47:37 AM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on June 01, 2020, 12:06:23 PM
Man, remember when Corona was still a thing? Wild times.

Remember the protests in front of federal buildings with ARs and were deal with swiftly and forcefully?


:lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 03, 2020, 10:00:16 AM
I still can't find info on Canada's excessive deaths.  Quebec is finally going down.  Ontario cases are plateauing but hospitalization seems to be going down.  The martimes, which had contained it, keep getting imported cases. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: shosta on June 03, 2020, 02:13:17 PM
https://twitter.com/GermHunterMD/status/1268223634805452800

wat
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 03, 2020, 02:18:24 PM
WHO acts in SOLIDARITY with TRUMP in bid to get money BACK after internal REVIEW of finances

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Without capitalizations this would be a Nintex post.
[close]
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 03, 2020, 03:47:16 PM
https://twitter.com/jc_bradbury/status/1268267437843234818
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: toku on June 03, 2020, 05:27:37 PM
https://twitter.com/CrypticNoOne/status/1268203052802113538
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Nintex on June 03, 2020, 06:26:00 PM
https://twitter.com/stephaniemlee/status/1268269861676781568 (https://twitter.com/stephaniemlee/status/1268269861676781568)

https://twitter.com/ByMikeBaker/status/1268080646833860608 (https://twitter.com/ByMikeBaker/status/1268080646833860608)

Reading more and more takes that the riots and protests are going to cause a 2nd wave.
No one seems to really focus on social distancing during these gatherings anymore, people hugging etc. .
Then there's the teargas which makes people cough and run into each other.
Plus the national guard and other troops moved over large distances.

This could spiral out of control   :goty2
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: thisismyusername on June 03, 2020, 06:29:15 PM
We're reopening to the public at the capacity that restaurants did/phase 1 on Friday.

We had a meeting today and essentially everyone agrees we really aren't built to be socially distant in the building designs. And "we can't enforce people to use masks if grocery stores don't." :beli I'm not thrilled about this and feel like I should walk.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Akala on June 03, 2020, 07:18:40 PM
The lengths Vegas went to are fkn wild.

https://lasvegassun.com/photos/galleries/2020/jun/02/bellagio-safety-media-preview/#/0

(https://i.imgur.com/LArHoI7.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: shosta on June 03, 2020, 10:07:32 PM
I thought there was going to be one? Wait till the BLS releases its monthly report on the 5th and everyone's stomach drops out of their ass.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: team filler on June 03, 2020, 10:08:09 PM
I want more bux  :-\
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: curly on June 03, 2020, 10:14:03 PM
shit might really get crazy if they don't extend additional unemployment at end of july :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 03, 2020, 10:14:56 PM
I wouldn't be surprised if congress is just quietly trying to figure out the timing to best suit the election and there will be another one but they are waiting to see how current events go. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Great Rumbler on June 03, 2020, 10:21:50 PM
Quote from: Joe Biden on June 03, 2020, 10:05:49 PM
Safe to say there's not going to be a second stimulus, right?

brrrrr
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on June 03, 2020, 10:24:14 PM
Remember during the Arab Spring when the Saudis cut every citizen a big fat check and it quelled any dissent and we all mocked them for it?
 


Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Positive Touch on June 03, 2020, 10:59:06 PM
it still blows my mind that the assholes won and we're all supposed to go back to work just because

like i have chronic severe depression and even i value my life more than that jfc
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 04, 2020, 12:24:23 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/rAsHMBr.png)

Mexico seems like a bad scene right now.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: shosta on June 04, 2020, 12:28:34 AM
(https://media.giphy.com/media/ukGm72ZLZvYfS/giphy.gif)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 04, 2020, 12:42:49 AM
Quote
WASHINGTON — Americans returning from China landed at U.S. airports by the thousands in early February, potential carriers of a deadly virus who had been diverted to a handful of cities for screening by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Their arrival prompted a frantic scramble by local and state officials to press the travelers to self-quarantine and to monitor whether anyone fell ill. It was one of the earliest tests of whether the public health system in the United States could contain the contagion.

But the effort was frustrated as the CDC’s decades-old notification system delivered information collected at the airports that was riddled with duplicative records, bad phone numbers and incomplete addresses. For weeks, officials tried to track passengers using lists sent by the CDC, scouring information about each flight in separate spreadsheets.

“It was insane,” said Dr. Sharon Balter, a director at the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. When the system went offline in mid-February, briefly halting the flow of passenger data, local officials listened in disbelief on a conference call as the CDC responded to the possibility that infected travelers might slip away.

“Just let them go,” two of the health officials recall being told.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/cdc-waited-entire-existence-moment-122722665.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: thisismyusername on June 04, 2020, 12:46:11 AM
Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on June 03, 2020, 10:07:32 PM
I thought there was going to be one? Wait till the BLS releases its monthly report on the 5th and everyone's stomach drops out of their ass.

AFAIK, that's still the plan. But since then, they found out that most folks used it on TV's, clothes, etc. and now the GOP is like "why will we give them free money if they aren't using it on bills, essentials?" So who knows.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 04, 2020, 08:28:19 AM
Quote from: Tripon on June 04, 2020, 12:24:23 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/rAsHMBr.png)

Mexico seems like a bad scene right now.

Where did you get that pic?

the highest daily death Mexico has is 501  https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/mexico/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 04, 2020, 10:25:45 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 04, 2020, 08:28:19 AM
Quote from: Tripon on June 04, 2020, 12:24:23 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/rAsHMBr.png)

Mexico seems like a bad scene right now.

Where did you get that pic?

the highest daily death Mexico has is 501  https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/mexico/

Says daily death for June 4th is 1000+
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 04, 2020, 10:36:57 AM
lol I looked at yesterdays because I am not used to large numbers for north america at 10 am - im dumb - however with that being more than double the next highest day - isn't it more than likely its an admin catch up number

edit:  even still mexico's trajectory and new cases is bad. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on June 04, 2020, 11:28:24 AM
Yeahhhh and ol bitch Mitch has gone on record saying he’s gonna fight extending the extra unemployment, too, which is gonna suck for yo boi
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 04, 2020, 12:34:53 PM
https://twitter.com/edyong209/status/1268570212191928320
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 04, 2020, 04:28:06 PM
https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/1268534139378184198
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 04, 2020, 06:35:46 PM
https://www.newsweek.com/texas-arizona-oregon-report-significant-coronavirus-spikes-after-reopening-economy-1508683
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Coffee Dog on June 04, 2020, 06:44:56 PM
We keep breaking our covid records over here and all everyone wants to talk about is the riots. >:(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on June 04, 2020, 06:45:35 PM
Including Oregon in that scared me a sec, and I still think I should be being cautious, but like the article says, we really comparatively don’t have as many cases


Posted from an Oregon bar where the bartender isn’t wearing a mask
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on June 04, 2020, 06:46:22 PM
It’s okay, I’m sitting outside and drinking hard liquor
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 04, 2020, 07:27:45 PM
https://twitter.com/alexis_egeland/status/1268444816540459014
https://twitter.com/ejkomenda/status/1268449117228814336
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Positive Touch on June 04, 2020, 07:37:24 PM
this country is going to be in a very bad place for a very long time  :-\
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 04, 2020, 07:42:04 PM
Ya, it will be normalized that grandma dies at 60 and young adults can end up in the hospital for a few weeks, and be bankrupted for it.   Pretty sure the last part is already normal. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on June 04, 2020, 08:10:27 PM
Tasty: Oh good! It’s open! Borecon!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 04, 2020, 09:21:10 PM
https://twitter.com/chicken__puppet/status/1268713460935692288
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Joe Molotov on June 04, 2020, 09:28:12 PM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on June 04, 2020, 08:10:27 PM
Tasty: Oh good! It’s open! Borecon!

Looks like bug chasing is back on the menu.  :-*
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: thisismyusername on June 04, 2020, 11:50:43 PM
People being bored is ok. Going back to normal isn't. Everyone gets bored. The issue is that a lot of people can't seem to figure out ways to entertain themselves WITHOUT going to public places that are packed to the gills.

Humans are social creatures, yeah. But there's many different ways of keeping "business as usual" going without doing something like those Craps tables.

The issue is (like the meeting at work I had) enforcing building capacity limits and masks is damn near impossible.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: shosta on June 05, 2020, 12:03:37 AM
Ngl I sat in the grocery store Starbucks for like an hour yesterday because it was someplace other than my house :shaq2
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: team filler on June 05, 2020, 12:05:46 AM
main problem is a large part of the population doesn't care at all about wearing a mask even if they get sick. I still see people wearing masks, but most people aren't. mostly it's people working who are wearing masks, so they're just doing what the boss tells them to do and probably don't wear it at all after spending 8+ hours at work forced to wear it
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: thisismyusername on June 05, 2020, 12:10:30 AM
That's true. I hate wearing the masks because they really make it hard to breathe at times. But I still wear them when I head to the store/etc. It's dumb not to.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: thisismyusername on June 05, 2020, 12:23:39 AM
BUT THINK OF THE ECONOMY THOUGH, TOILET!!!!!!!!!!

Healthcare Plz.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Coffee Dog on June 05, 2020, 12:26:12 AM
I drive to and from work and the only masks I've seen in about two weeks are lone mask wearers when there's a cluster of 5+ other maskless people waiting at the bus stop. Places like gas stations are entirely maskless. People look at me like I'm wearing a foil hat when I wear mine, even though we're one of the problematic areas.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on June 05, 2020, 12:26:28 AM
I think the real issue is that no one is talking about contact tracing anymore. It’s like we’ve collectively, immediately decided that it is a bridge too far. When in reality it’s the probably the most important tool we need to implement if we have to ‘live with covid’.  A vaccine isn’t a sure thing.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: thisismyusername on June 05, 2020, 12:33:53 AM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on June 05, 2020, 12:26:28 AM
I think the real issue is that no one is talking about contact tracing anymore. It’s like we’ve collectively, immediately decided that it is a bridge too far. When in reality it’s the probably the most important tool we need to implement if we have to ‘live with covid’.  A vaccine isn’t a sure thing.

...It sort of is a bridge too far if you consider privacy invasion/etc. Snowden's talked about this, if you're interested in the complications with it and your privacy. Though that was back in the early parts of the outbreak.

Quote from: Coffee Dog on June 05, 2020, 12:26:12 AM
I drive to and from work and the only masks I've seen in about two weeks are lone mask wearers when there's a cluster of 5+ other maskless people waiting at the bus stop. Places like gas stations are entirely maskless. People look at me like I'm wearing a foil hat when I wear mine, even though we're one of the problematic areas.

It's about 50% for around here. But I'd probably lean 40/60 masks/no-masks. I feel it's partially because it's IMPOSSIBLE to get any sort of mask (unless you make one yourself which may/may not be as effective) and "fuck the gubment, they can't tell me what to do  :sheik "stupidity.

I've seen parents with no masks going to/from stores with their kids in tow with no masks either and I'm like :foodcourt

But then there are others that fully mask up, so it's a total toss-up.

Quote from: 213372bu on June 05, 2020, 12:27:37 AM
I would love to move out, but the government is doing nothing in regards to owed pay as it is, I can't imagine still living on my own...

At least you'd be able to move out, eventually. I can't even imagine that with my current job (ugh) or finding a new one (double ugh).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: brawndolicious on June 05, 2020, 01:34:35 AM
Here in San Jose, I always see masks at stores because almost all of them have signs saying you can't enter without one.

The exception is parks, I went to a park once and I saw almost no one with a mask. Originally, the city flipped over all the picnic tables and put signs and caution tape on them saying that they are not to be used because of social distancing but I saw about half of them flipped over and occupied by white people. I'm not trying to be racist, but it's what you would expect...

I have no idea where people got masks from, I know some stores started giving them out to shoppers who didn't have one but I don't know if you needed to buy it or if it was free. Personally, I've had an N95 from a year ago during the wildfires that my work gave out and that's all I've been using for almost 4 months. I have a bunch of extras I got from my brother who works in a hospital though. How often are you supposed to switch them out or "bake" them?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: team filler on June 05, 2020, 01:38:17 AM
I bought a pack of 50, but I've only gone through 3 so far. I keep the current mask on the dash and my car sits in the sun all day, figure that's good enough  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: thisismyusername on June 05, 2020, 01:44:37 AM
Quote from: brawndolicious on June 05, 2020, 01:34:35 AM
at stores all of them have signs saying you can't enter without one.

The same around here, thing is: People go in with no masks anyway and what can the store do besides call the police to kick them out forcefully? They can't really do anything beyond "uh... could you not?"
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Coax on June 05, 2020, 03:33:40 AM
Quote from: brawndolicious on June 05, 2020, 01:34:35 AM
Personally, I've had an N95 from a year ago during the wildfires that my work gave out and that's all I've been using for almost 4 months. I have a bunch of extras I got from my brother who works in a hospital though. How often are you supposed to switch them out or "bake" them?

Ordinarily in hospitals a clean disposable respirator would be donned between close contact with patients but there it has been determined who has the virus obviously, unlike in public where it's ambiguous so I suppose it'd be up to the user to decide. The study completed (https://www.ara.com/news/ara-research-mitigate-shortage-respiratory-protection-devices-during-public-health-emergencies) for the FDA on the effectiveness of UV-C decontamination found the process had no adverse effect on filtering performance after 20 cycles across well-known brands (ironically it was the straps that saw more degradation) but beyond that haven't read about max number of decontamination cycles, however for reusable respirator filters from 3M they've said one can last an entire pandemic wave (the filter is within the cartridge rather than exposed directly so the outer plastic surface can be decontaminated independently).

I've seen various DIY projects for disposable respirator UV-C decontamination. This box chamber (https://www.deeplocal.com/youvee) using off-the-shelf hardware components seemed decent and addresses the issue of accidental light exposure.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 05, 2020, 09:02:39 AM
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/06/04/aquasha-moore-18-dies-of-covid-19-a-week-before-high-school-graduation/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on June 05, 2020, 09:47:43 AM
The riots were your second stimulus. You're missing out.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Cryo on June 05, 2020, 10:02:08 AM
Quote from: brawndolicious on June 05, 2020, 01:34:35 AM
Here in San Jose, I always see masks at stores because almost all of them have signs saying you can't enter without one.

The exception is parks, I went to a park once and I saw almost no one with a mask. Originally, the city flipped over all the picnic tables and put signs and caution tape on them saying that they are not to be used because of social distancing but I saw about half of them flipped over and occupied by white people. I'm not trying to be racist, but it's what you would expect...

I have no idea where people got masks from, I know some stores started giving them out to shoppers who didn't have one but I don't know if you needed to buy it or if it was free. Personally, I've had an N95 from a year ago during the wildfires that my work gave out and that's all I've been using for almost 4 months. I have a bunch of extras I got from my brother who works in a hospital though. How often are you supposed to switch them out or "bake" them?
please let me know if you need masks, my friend who lives in SJ has been sewing them for friends&family. I currently have 3 that I hand wash between uses and alternate each day of the week I go out.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Ghoul on June 05, 2020, 10:25:38 AM
Quote from: Joe Biden on June 05, 2020, 10:23:35 AM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on June 05, 2020, 09:47:43 AM
The riots were your second stimulus. You're missing out.



I’m almost 80. I can’t be out in the streets stealing shit. My knees can’t take it.

(https://i.insider.com/5ed4554d3f73704e5e052ff5?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp)

Care to explain this.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Raist on June 05, 2020, 10:39:50 AM
Biden can move mountains when there's little girls around.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Ghoul on June 05, 2020, 10:55:01 AM
ahh the hilldog routine. Classic.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 05, 2020, 12:03:18 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ugy24IQLDc
Quote
As scientists race to find a coronavirus vaccine, some researchers are pinning their hopes on vaccines that already exist: The BCG vaccine. It's traditionally used against tuberculosis and has been shown to also protect against a range of other diseases. Researchers are now hoping that Covid-19 could be one of them. In this video we ask: To what extent could BCG tuberculosis vaccines be used against the new coronavirus?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: BisMarckie on June 05, 2020, 12:48:43 PM
Quote from: Stro on June 05, 2020, 12:04:57 PM
We've been on this mask thing for the better part of 3 months now and every time I go out, at least 50% of people still are wearing them wrong. So many people with their noses not cover, so many people that have the mask on but not even covering their mouth, wearing it on their foreheads or under their chins.

I started to call people out who are not wearing their mask right and/or are getting way too close to me.

Why the fuck do people want to stand so fucking close at the checkout anyway? It’s not going to be faster, that irked me before the Rona as well.


I became a Karen :karen
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Pissy F Benny on June 05, 2020, 12:55:28 PM
always seems to be old people who do it too :biden
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Ghoul on June 05, 2020, 12:56:40 PM
Quote from: Piss Benoit on June 05, 2020, 12:55:28 PM
always seems to be old people who do it too :biden

If I was old and had early onset dementia I'd wanna die too TBH.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 05, 2020, 01:21:53 PM
https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1268927569065324547
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: brawndolicious on June 05, 2020, 02:51:21 PM
Quote from: Cryo on June 05, 2020, 10:02:08 AM
Quote from: brawndolicious on June 05, 2020, 01:34:35 AM
Here in San Jose, I always see masks at stores because almost all of them have signs saying you can't enter without one.

The exception is parks, I went to a park once and I saw almost no one with a mask. Originally, the city flipped over all the picnic tables and put signs and caution tape on them saying that they are not to be used because of social distancing but I saw about half of them flipped over and occupied by white people. I'm not trying to be racist, but it's what you would expect...

I have no idea where people got masks from, I know some stores started giving them out to shoppers who didn't have one but I don't know if you needed to buy it or if it was free. Personally, I've had an N95 from a year ago during the wildfires that my work gave out and that's all I've been using for almost 4 months. I have a bunch of extras I got from my brother who works in a hospital though. How often are you supposed to switch them out or "bake" them?
please let me know if you need masks, my friend who lives in SJ has been sewing them for friends&family. I currently have 3 that I hand wash between uses and alternate each day of the week I go out.

Thanks but no worries, I got plenty.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Bebpo on June 05, 2020, 04:36:27 PM
Man, I look at my county numbers and we're not even at a plateau, but still having soft increases going up the slope in everything.

And I got a fedex guy at my door today because one thing I was getting delivered apparently needed a verbal signature and fedex isn't even wearing masks anymore? Like they're on the "hey, we're done Covid is over" train? I tried to stay about 6 feet back and give the guy my name when he asked for it, but it definitely made me less comfortable to know fedex, or at least these guy, is over masks already.

At least all the instacart people who've been delivering my groceries have still been showing up with masks.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 05, 2020, 05:33:16 PM
I think you'll also see the Asians grocery stores in general do the mask thing. The Korea and Japanese gorcery store is 100% masks. The Smart and Final is much more spotty. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 05, 2020, 06:12:47 PM
https://twitter.com/KTLA/status/1269012854201446401

I don't think schools will reopen anytime soon, fall included. But we'll see.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Nintex on June 05, 2020, 06:33:41 PM
https://twitter.com/jchaltiwanger/status/1268979711922733057 (https://twitter.com/jchaltiwanger/status/1268979711922733057)

 :existential
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Bebpo on June 05, 2020, 07:28:25 PM
I mean yeah.

the Protests are important and necessary at this moment in time,
and
Covid-19 is going to get a hell of a lot worse because of them.

It is what it is. Whatever precautions people are taking right now to avoid getting sick with Covid for themselves and their loved ones, they should amp those up tenfold in a month when Covid is even more prevalent everywhere and easier to catch in the USA.

In my personal friend group, today marked the second friend whose office had someone test Covid positive and their office is shutting down for 2 weeks. Feels like only a matter of time before every office in the USA has someone test positive. I'm dreading it happening at ours. Our office has called a handful of employees back who are spread out at stations 20 feet or more apart and has installed plexiglass walls around 3 out of 4 sides of each station and requires masks and handwashing regularly. Idk if that'll be enough. I'm still working from home until 2021 because it's not worth even taking a chance.



Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Bebpo on June 05, 2020, 07:35:04 PM
Quote from: Stro on June 05, 2020, 07:32:13 PM
Quote from: riotous on June 05, 2020, 05:20:37 PM
Yeah cheaper grocery store down the street that never really went that hardcore has a lot of employees pulling their masks down to chat, or joking around and putting them on their head.

Nicer store nearest me is still in full on crazy protocol mode;  closed most of the doors so you can only pick up a cart at the one place they are obsessively cleaning them, have the giant plastic screens in front of the tellers + they are wearing plastic screens on their faces, one way aisles, asking people to shop alone (not strict about that though), etc.

Not shockingly also see almost 100% mask usage at that store and maybe 50% masks at the other store.   A lot of this stuff is going to be drawn around class lines unfortunately;  the poorer you are the more likely you are to not follow rules like that.


My local grocery chain had changed the entrances to dedicated entrance and exit only, every cart was sprayed and wiped down before a customer took it. And then they just....stopped doing any of that. For a while all staff wore masks but now most of them don't, but they did put up plastic barriers at all the registers.

 :'(

It's one thing when your joe6pack is over it and stops wearing a mask or caring because MISSION ACCOMPLISHED,
but if the essential service companies like groceries and deliveries and stuff stop at this point that's ridiculous. Makes me so mad  :maf
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Nintex on June 05, 2020, 07:54:53 PM
Quote from: Stro on June 05, 2020, 07:32:13 PM
Quote from: riotous on June 05, 2020, 05:20:37 PM
Yeah cheaper grocery store down the street that never really went that hardcore has a lot of employees pulling their masks down to chat, or joking around and putting them on their head.

Nicer store nearest me is still in full on crazy protocol mode;  closed most of the doors so you can only pick up a cart at the one place they are obsessively cleaning them, have the giant plastic screens in front of the tellers + they are wearing plastic screens on their faces, one way aisles, asking people to shop alone (not strict about that though), etc.

Not shockingly also see almost 100% mask usage at that store and maybe 50% masks at the other store.   A lot of this stuff is going to be drawn around class lines unfortunately;  the poorer you are the more likely you are to not follow rules like that.

My local grocery chain had changed the entrances to dedicated entrance and exit only, every cart was sprayed and wiped down before a customer took it. And then they just....stopped doing any of that. For a while all staff wore masks but now most of them don't, but they did put up plastic barriers at all the registers.
I noticed the exact same thing when I went shopping today. Maybe it has something to do with research showing that surface infections are very uncommon?
Seems like some signal went out that it's not necessary anymore on normie facebook. I dunno.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 05, 2020, 08:32:33 PM
https://twitter.com/GraphicMatt/status/1268988013423529984
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: shosta on June 05, 2020, 11:26:44 PM
Just realized we're at 111,000 dead now. 1/10 people who were killed by coronavirus died last week.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Mandark on June 05, 2020, 11:28:40 PM
Yeah, shit started popping off right after we hit 100k, which is already a big round number, so everyone just got stuck rhetorically on "a pandemic that's killed 100,000 Americans."

Meanwhile the virus is still out there doing work.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: shosta on June 05, 2020, 11:29:39 PM
111k is just an unfathomably large number of preventable deaths. They'll look at us in the future like we're barbarians.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Ghoul on June 06, 2020, 02:00:15 AM
Quote from: shosta on June 05, 2020, 11:29:39 PM
111k is just an unfathomably large number of preventable deaths. They'll look at us in the future like we're barbarians.

Don’t worry, the UK having 40k already is gonna save your asses when it comes to deaths per million people.

Although you ramping up to 10k in a week if it carries is gonna be awful, I dread to think what these protests are going to do with the numbers of cases. But then again I agree what they’re protesting, over here the health minister on the update begged people not to protest today, but that sure as fuck isn’t going to stop people.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 06, 2020, 02:17:10 AM
Excess deaths are going to be dad.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Great Rumbler on June 06, 2020, 09:36:47 AM
Brazil:

-30k new cases yesterday
-1k deaths yesterday
-65% of total tests conducted have resulted in a positive
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 06, 2020, 10:04:56 AM
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/06/us-health-workers-dying-coronavirus-stats-data
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 06, 2020, 11:19:35 AM
https://twitter.com/ArashMarkazi/status/1269169419998990336
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Fifstar on June 06, 2020, 11:34:20 AM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on June 06, 2020, 09:36:47 AM
Brazil:

-30k new cases yesterday
-1k deaths yesterday
-65% of total tests conducted have resulted in a positive

Dafuq
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Great Rumbler on June 06, 2020, 12:06:36 PM
Brazil is getting really bad, no sign of slowing down at all [more like speeding up, unfortunately].
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 06, 2020, 12:15:41 PM
https://www.yahoo.com/news/sweden-people-coronavirus-symptoms-getting-131000664.html


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On the first day of her illness in March, Yvonne Karolin was so exhausted, she could barely lift a spoon to her mouth. Within a week, she had shortness of breath, a sore throat, headaches, and a low-grade fever — all symptoms of the coronavirus.

"It is not possible to distinguish COVID-19 from other infections from only the symptoms," the Swedish Public Health Agency website reads. "A laboratory test is required."

But Karolin, a 50-year-old development manager who lives in Stockholm, never got a test.

After calling Sweden's free healthcare hotline, Vårdguiden 1177, she was told to go the hospital. There, she waited two hours in a tent, only to be told by the doctor that the hospital wasn't administering diagnostic tests for COVID-19.

"She said, 'No, we don't test. We don't test anyone. We don't even test ourselves.' And then she left," Karolin said of the doctor's response.
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Unlike other countries in Europe, Sweden opted not to impose a nationwide lockdown. Instead, it asked citizens to exercise social responsibility by maintaining a safe distance from one another and isolating if they felt sick. But the nation lags beyond most of the world in terms of coronavirus testing rates, making it hard to determine the full scale of its outbreak.

Sweden is currently administering around 27 tests per 1,000 people. That's far less than nearby Iceland and Denmark, which are administering 180 tests and 94 tests per 1,000 people, respectively. Even the US, which struggled with early delays in getting diagnostic tests distributed and available, is testing around 56 out of every 1,000 people.

Public-health experts agree that widespread testing is critical to know whether an outbreak is contained.

"I think there has been no testing at all here in Sweden, more or less," Karolin said. "That is the biggest mistake ever in this country that they haven't tested anyone."

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 06, 2020, 02:36:15 PM
https://twitter.com/SFist/status/1268695305555513349

Look for the zombies
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Rufus on June 06, 2020, 02:55:24 PM
https://twitter.com/JonathonJ1997/status/1268695842086477825

 :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Nintex on June 06, 2020, 07:56:24 PM
https://twitter.com/NBCPhiladelphia/status/1269330816741650433 (https://twitter.com/NBCPhiladelphia/status/1269330816741650433)

Hopefully none of these people are infected :existential
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 06, 2020, 08:06:33 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQdLDMLrYIA
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 06, 2020, 08:53:43 PM
https://twitter.com/jc_bradbury/status/1269426466896347136
https://twitter.com/jc_bradbury/status/1269428001533562883
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on June 06, 2020, 09:49:09 PM
So it’s getting worse and we’re done trying, is that the vibe?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on June 06, 2020, 10:35:40 PM
If a public school has a pre-K program, I don’t even know how you set guidelines for it. Everything they do is group, play-based learning.

Guess they’ll just sit outside and play in the dirt by themselves.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 06, 2020, 10:40:43 PM
https://twitter.com/AP/status/1269458606002524160
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Mandark on June 06, 2020, 11:37:21 PM
CORRECTION: It was Florida's last governor and current senator whose company was embezzling from Medicaid, not its current governor.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 06, 2020, 11:41:43 PM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on June 06, 2020, 09:49:09 PM
So it’s getting worse and we’re done trying, is that the vibe?

Yep.  America is just jumping from one crisis to the next.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 07, 2020, 12:18:07 AM
Florida spent like $80 million to rework their unemployment website during Rick Scott's time as governor to make it harder to claim unemployment to make the numbers look smaller. Then a once in a century pandemic hit.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 07, 2020, 08:57:36 AM
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil/brazil-takes-down-covid-19-data-hiding-soaring-death-toll-idUSKBN23D0PW
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Nintex on June 07, 2020, 09:52:16 AM
Our government still insists there's no scientific evidence that the widespread use of masks helps to reduce the spread.
Nor did they put much effort in protecting the elderly of which many died in care homes.

We never went into a 'full' lockdown like New York and Italy and even the left thinks China created the virus in a lab and the WHO helped to cover it up.
Now that there was a massive BLM protest in Amsterdam, everyone is PISSED that they have to accept all sorts of restrictions.
Both the people that want their restaurants fully opened and not just 30 seats and 2 people per table and the protest groups who want to protest more.

The calls to open up everything with no restrictions and to just 'let it ride' are growing louder and louder.

The mood is basically this:  :hmph

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: team filler on June 07, 2020, 01:20:16 PM
Quote from: Esch on June 07, 2020, 09:33:03 AM
Dutch directness 8)

https://twitter.com/adam_tooze/status/1269622640391618560
here in united states, we don't think about coronavirus at all

(https://i.imgur.com/6asUZgb.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 07, 2020, 01:43:11 PM
https://twitter.com/MailOnline/status/1268623834502103041
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: BisMarckie on June 07, 2020, 08:16:41 PM
Primary schools will open in some states at full capacity next week.
The numbers look good, but I still question what purpose this has. Summer break will be two weeks away at that point.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 07, 2020, 11:11:05 PM
https://twitter.com/Newsweek/status/1269814572560637953
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: team filler on June 07, 2020, 11:13:46 PM
isn't that where all the rich elites are hiding out? of course they get the island virus free  :pacspit
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Ghoul on June 08, 2020, 07:21:01 AM
Quote from: Esch on June 07, 2020, 07:06:42 PM
Bore orgy when?


https://twitter.com/ArashMarkazi/status/1269169419998990336

I guess they like their odds....
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 08, 2020, 10:43:15 AM
https://twitter.com/jeremyphoward/status/1269995211817713666

https://twitter.com/davidluhnow/status/1269983084339802112

https://twitter.com/cfishman/status/1269785728655003650

https://twitter.com/cfishman/status/1269786968390500353

https://twitter.com/cfishman/status/1269789261009752066

https://twitter.com/cfishman/status/1269790302941970437

https://twitter.com/cfishman/status/1269796883125481474

https://twitter.com/cfishman/status/1269798011871416320

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Positive Touch on June 08, 2020, 10:53:37 AM
my job opened back up today and i refused to go in. i saw what they were up to on zoom and welp it was business as usual - a bunch of people hanging out in smallish room and high fiving and shit, except now some of them had masks on their chins. i love my coworkers but fuck me i can never go back to that. just sad.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Joe Molotov on June 08, 2020, 11:28:08 AM
Is everyone ready for Corona Cjune!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: kingv on June 08, 2020, 11:50:58 AM
Quote from: riotous on June 05, 2020, 12:14:41 AM
I see a about...60-70% mask wearing when grocery shopping.  Almost entirely older dudes or teens not wearing them.

The people I see without masks are often the people most at risk. Like an old couple who clearly don’t get around really well, and are clearly obese walking around Walmart like nothing is happening
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 08, 2020, 12:15:55 PM
https://twitter.com/ddale8/status/1248811892140843013
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: shosta on June 08, 2020, 12:39:12 PM
wrong thread
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Positive Touch on June 08, 2020, 12:42:11 PM
"grandpa shits his pants again"
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 08, 2020, 12:49:11 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2UvQS87pqE

German Paratrooper during WWII?  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Nintex on June 08, 2020, 01:02:18 PM
Quote from: Tripon on June 08, 2020, 12:49:11 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2UvQS87pqE

German Paratrooper during WWII?  :doge

Fallschirmjäger toughened up by the war in Russia it sounds like.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 08, 2020, 01:48:32 PM
Quote
Coronavirus patients who don't have any symptoms aren't driving  the spread of the virus, World Health Organization officials said Monday, casting doubt on concerns by some researchers that the virus could be difficult to contain due to asymptomatic infections.

Some people, particularly young and otherwise healthy individuals, who are infected by the coronavirus never develop symptoms or only develop mild symptoms. Others might not develop symptoms until days after they were actually infected.

Preliminary evidence from the earliest outbreaks indicated that the virus could spread from person-to-person contact, even if the carrier didn't have any symptoms. But WHO officials now say that while asympomatic spread can occur, it is not the main way it's being transmitted.

Quote
To be sure, asymptomatic and presymptomatic spread of the virus appears to still be happening, Van Kerkhove said, but it remains "rare." That finding has important implications for how to screen for the virus and limit its spread.

"What we really want to be focused on is following the symptomatic cases," Van Kerkhove said. "If we actually followed all of the symptomatic cases, isolated those cases, followed the contacts and quarantined those contacts, we would drastically reduce" the outbreak.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/08/asymptomatic-coronavirus-patients-arent-spreading-new-infections-who-says.html?__source=twitter%7Cmain
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 08, 2020, 01:58:48 PM
Both Ontario and Quebec are starting to look better.  Toronto itself is not doing great, but it might be ok with regional opening.

Think we are in for a long road due to America being fucked though.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 08, 2020, 02:11:30 PM
https://twitter.com/DrZoeHyde/status/1269968447753949185

Based on the above and using death totals without adding excess deaths, the IFRs are as follows (from lowest to highest):

Norway   0.96%
Austria   0.98%
Belgium   1%
Denmark   1%
Spain   1.01%
UK   1.17%
Switzerland   1.17%
Italy   1.22%
Germany   1.23%
Sweden   1.25%
France   1.31%
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tuckers Law on June 08, 2020, 02:18:57 PM
Quote from: Tripon on June 08, 2020, 01:48:32 PM
Quote
Coronavirus patients who don't have any symptoms aren't driving  the spread of the virus, World Health Organization officials said Monday, casting doubt on concerns by some researchers that the virus could be difficult to contain due to asymptomatic infections.

Some people, particularly young and otherwise healthy individuals, who are infected by the coronavirus never develop symptoms or only develop mild symptoms. Others might not develop symptoms until days after they were actually infected.

Preliminary evidence from the earliest outbreaks indicated that the virus could spread from person-to-person contact, even if the carrier didn't have any symptoms. But WHO officials now say that while asympomatic spread can occur, it is not the main way it's being transmitted.

Quote
To be sure, asymptomatic and presymptomatic spread of the virus appears to still be happening, Van Kerkhove said, but it remains "rare." That finding has important implications for how to screen for the virus and limit its spread.

"What we really want to be focused on is following the symptomatic cases," Van Kerkhove said. "If we actually followed all of the symptomatic cases, isolated those cases, followed the contacts and quarantined those contacts, we would drastically reduce" the outbreak.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/08/asymptomatic-coronavirus-patients-arent-spreading-new-infections-who-says.html?__source=twitter%7Cmain
I really hope this is the case.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Bebpo on June 08, 2020, 03:33:51 PM
Quote from: Tripon on June 08, 2020, 01:48:32 PM
Quote
Coronavirus patients who don't have any symptoms aren't driving  the spread of the virus, World Health Organization officials said Monday, casting doubt on concerns by some researchers that the virus could be difficult to contain due to asymptomatic infections.

Some people, particularly young and otherwise healthy individuals, who are infected by the coronavirus never develop symptoms or only develop mild symptoms. Others might not develop symptoms until days after they were actually infected.

Preliminary evidence from the earliest outbreaks indicated that the virus could spread from person-to-person contact, even if the carrier didn't have any symptoms. But WHO officials now say that while asympomatic spread can occur, it is not the main way it's being transmitted.

Quote
To be sure, asymptomatic and presymptomatic spread of the virus appears to still be happening, Van Kerkhove said, but it remains "rare." That finding has important implications for how to screen for the virus and limit its spread.

"What we really want to be focused on is following the symptomatic cases," Van Kerkhove said. "If we actually followed all of the symptomatic cases, isolated those cases, followed the contacts and quarantined those contacts, we would drastically reduce" the outbreak.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/08/asymptomatic-coronavirus-patients-arent-spreading-new-infections-who-says.html?__source=twitter%7Cmain

That doesn't make a lot of sense though. People are generally staying away from other people or staying home or wearing masks if they're sick and have symptoms. Yet the spread in contagion is absolutely huge. It just seems odd if it's not the asymptomatic people who think they are fine, or haven't developed symptoms that are spreading it in mass.

I wonder if they count symptomatic people who spread before symptoms develop as asymptomatic spread.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 08, 2020, 03:50:59 PM
https://twitter.com/latimes/status/1270080157211152388

81 deaths this weekend. L.A. County is a long way to getting to zero and likely never will until a vaccine is distributed to everyone.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Bebpo on June 08, 2020, 03:53:56 PM
Yeah, So Cal is fucked. Not glad to be living here atm. Wish I could move along with my family to Canada.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 08, 2020, 06:00:16 PM
https://twitter.com/lapublichealth/status/1270095418559303680
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: bluemax on June 09, 2020, 12:50:25 AM
We never flattened the curve and Garcetti started reopening stuff because Ventura and Orange County were. Now we've got bars, schools, day camps and movie theaters opening up this Friday.

They're gonna try to blame it on protests which is a load of shit.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: shosta on June 09, 2020, 12:19:05 PM
https://twitter.com/jneeley78/status/1270351991710113795

:dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 09, 2020, 12:21:17 PM
I was listening to a podcast with the guy who coined the phrase social distancing.  He said that once you reopen there is almost no political will to shut down again.  America is fucked.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 09, 2020, 12:36:18 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 09, 2020, 12:21:17 PM
I was listening to a podcast with the guy who coined the phrase social distancing.  He said that once you reopen there is almost no political will to shut down again.  America is fucked.

The US, Latin America, south Asia, maybe Africa.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 09, 2020, 12:37:23 PM
Quote from: shosta on June 09, 2020, 12:19:05 PM
https://twitter.com/jneeley78/status/1270351991710113795

:dead

Yeah, the WHO walked back its statement a day about asymptomatic cases.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 09, 2020, 12:43:17 PM
https://twitter.com/ASlavitt/status/1270154322010128385
https://twitter.com/ASlavitt/status/1270396576339496960
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: BisMarckie on June 09, 2020, 12:46:03 PM
Who knew that in the battle of Trump vs. the WHO both come out as losers.  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: shosta on June 09, 2020, 12:56:37 PM
Maybe they did deserve to be defunded  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: BisMarckie on June 09, 2020, 01:01:09 PM
I read some crackpot theories that the Director-general was a diversity hire and that’s the reason why they suck.  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: BisMarckie on June 09, 2020, 01:02:38 PM
Quote from: Esch on June 09, 2020, 01:00:45 PM
Love those moments where we all have to decide if something is conspiratorial or just flat out incompetence / stupidity

When it comes to public institutions , I always side on incompetence since I am working in one. 

Bureaucrats can’t pull off a conspirational tactic, even if they wanted.  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Great Rumbler on June 09, 2020, 01:43:58 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 09, 2020, 12:21:17 PM
I was listening to a podcast with the guy who coined the phrase social distancing.  He said that once you reopen there is almost no political will to shut down again.  America is fucked.

Yeah, there's never been any question in my mind that a second shut-down is not gonna happen. We couldn't even get through one shut-down before people started to freak out and invade State Capitals with assault rifles. And there's too many local and state politicians that aren't willing to go through all this again, to say nothing of Trump and the Republicans in the federal government.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 09, 2020, 02:46:32 PM
https://twitter.com/ItsMutai/status/1270363912857411586
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 09, 2020, 03:11:50 PM
https://twitter.com/lapublichealth/status/1270430610239168512
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Great Rumbler on June 09, 2020, 03:17:20 PM
Quote from: Stro on June 09, 2020, 03:13:05 PM
I have half of those year round :beli

:fbm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: team filler on June 09, 2020, 04:14:11 PM
abuela went into hospital with pneumonia, two days later lab results are negative for the covid  :pitbull
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Nintex on June 09, 2020, 04:14:51 PM
https://twitter.com/JoeNBC/status/1270445713818890246 (https://twitter.com/JoeNBC/status/1270445713818890246)

https://twitter.com/carlquintanilla/status/1270449014367010816 (https://twitter.com/carlquintanilla/status/1270449014367010816)

 :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: team filler on June 09, 2020, 04:41:50 PM
https://twitter.com/thetipsyrobot/status/1270424913325654016

 :playa
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Nintex on June 09, 2020, 04:42:40 PM
aawww yeah Deus Ex is almost real  8)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on June 09, 2020, 05:13:11 PM
Robo bartender won’t catch on until it can be this:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8oVTKG39U8
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 09, 2020, 05:49:43 PM
https://twitter.com/TheCoronaMemes/status/1270469868450709509
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: thisismyusername on June 09, 2020, 06:28:37 PM
Quote from: filler on June 09, 2020, 04:41:50 PM
https://twitter.com/thetipsyrobot/status/1270424913325654016

 :playa

AOC getting out of her bartending career at just the right time. :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 09, 2020, 06:56:02 PM
https://twitter.com/megan_otoole/status/1270443584026808323
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 09, 2020, 07:33:37 PM
https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1270485844936265731
https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/1270455405324402688
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: shosta on June 09, 2020, 08:57:05 PM
https://twitter.com/AkiServal/status/1270031603243376642
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 09, 2020, 09:02:47 PM
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/texas/article/Texas-COVID-19-hospitalizations-up-36-since-15327664.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Premium)&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: team filler on June 09, 2020, 09:24:16 PM
https://time.com/5827679/puerto-rico-stimulus-checks-mayor-coronavirus/

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 09, 2020, 10:13:55 PM
https://twitter.com/lymanstoneky/status/1270523774777954304
https://twitter.com/lymanstoneky/status/1270524370260160512
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on June 09, 2020, 11:25:42 PM
MT. GILEAD, Ohio — A new report from the Ohio Immigrant Alliance claims the Morrow County Correctional Facility failed to follow its own Infectious Disease Control Program as well as the National Detention Standards required in its contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, leading to the facility becoming the first county jail in Ohio and the first ICE detention center in the U.S. to be 100% COVID-positive.

“None of the inmates and detainees at Morrow County have been seen by a doctor in the facility, despite their COVID diagnoses. Nursing staff are not present at the jail overnight or on the weekends, and even when they are there, they often decline to provide health care, including Tylenol. Jail staff have repeatedly refused to call an ambulance for detainees in serious distress. What’s more, there are no interpreters available to translate detainee medical conversations, calling into question how jail staff are even making such life-or-death decisions in the first place,” the report states.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: team filler on June 10, 2020, 12:30:06 AM
https://atlantablackstar.com/2016/12/25/hundreds-ethiopian-israelis-refuse-fight-army-citing-institutional-racism/


 :kermit
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: shosta on June 10, 2020, 12:42:09 AM
I guess Gal Gadot must regret supporting BLM :hitler
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: team filler on June 10, 2020, 12:44:55 AM
https://twitter.com/elvissako/status/1270392589578129409

 :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Don Rumata on June 10, 2020, 01:00:14 AM
Quote from: filler on June 10, 2020, 12:44:55 AM
https://twitter.com/elvissako/status/1270392589578129409

 :lol
https://twitter.com/bloodclaw312/status/1270511097645334531

"Please, stick to killing foreigners..."  :'( :usacry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Akala on June 10, 2020, 07:53:36 AM
 :lol

https://twitter.com/govkristinoem/status/1270403282838552576
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: thisismyusername on June 10, 2020, 08:29:37 AM
https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/h04e71/o_blood_type_slashes_your_coronavirus_risk_by_25/

Non-reddit link: https://www.liveplanetnews.com/o-blood-type-slashes-your-coronavirus-risk-by-25-percent-according-to-recently-published-research/

:win
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Ghoul on June 10, 2020, 08:30:38 AM
Las Vegas putting a Corona tax on food and drink prices... GOD DAMN!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 10, 2020, 09:58:52 AM
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/for-profit-nursing-homes-83-percent-of-covid-deaths-eastern-ontario-1.5604880

Quote
The risk of dying from COVID-19 has been significantly higher for residents of for-profit long-term care homes in eastern Ontario than for those in non-profit and municipally run facilities, a CBC analysis of provincial data has found.

Since the coronavirus outbreaks first struck dozens of long-term care homes across the region this spring, the vast majority of deaths — 82.5 per cent — have occurred in for-profit facilities.

That's despite the fact that there are about the same number of beds in each sector — 5,669 beds are operated by for-profit companies in this part of Ontario, while there are 5,733 beds in non-profit and municipal facilities. There have been roughly the same number of outbreaks at for-profit and non-profit facilities.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 10, 2020, 10:30:43 AM
Yep, you guys got a few weeks before deaths start back to 2k+ daily.  At this point, I'm just angry that you guys are going to fuck us over since Canada finally has a handle on it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 10, 2020, 11:37:34 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 10, 2020, 10:30:43 AM
Yep, you guys got a few weeks before deaths start back to 2k+ daily.  At this point, I'm just angry that you guys are going to fuck us over since Canada finally has a handle on it.
I think it's more likely that the US will just stay around ~900 deaths per day for months and months (not counting excess deaths). Even as things re-open, a large enough percentage of the population will WFH, wear masks, refuse to travel, practice social distancing. The R0 will be ~1 until the fall.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Akala on June 10, 2020, 11:49:47 AM
 I like how a lot of people are now pivoting to 'well we all have to die sometime." :killme
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 10, 2020, 11:51:58 AM
Quote from: Stro on June 10, 2020, 11:40:29 AM
Imagine 900+ people a day dying from a specific thing and the country and leadership just being like "fuck it, it's over right" :trumps
All states have re-opened or are re-opening. It's mostly too late too show any federal leadership.

Quote from: Akala on June 10, 2020, 11:49:47 AM
I like how a lot of people are now pivoting to 'well we all have to die sometime." :killme
The comment, for the most part, is hollow unless it's coming from a 70+ year-old.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on June 10, 2020, 12:04:43 PM
We have to learn to live with it. There was never a path where we were going to New Zealand this outbreak. Especially now seeing how it's escalating in Mexico, Central America and Brazil.  It was always about stemming that first wave but not completely tanking the economy.





Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Akala on June 10, 2020, 12:07:14 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on June 10, 2020, 11:51:58 AM
The comment, for the most part, is hollow unless it's coming from a 70+ year-old.

agree but there are some olds picking it up. I am just hoping to avoid being an outlier in the great american bug chase of summer 2020.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 10, 2020, 12:29:11 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on June 10, 2020, 12:04:43 PM
We have to learn to live with it. There was never a path where we were going to New Zealand this outbreak. Especially now seeing how it's escalating in Mexico, Central America and Brazil.  It was always about stemming that first wave but not completely tanking the economy.

While I agree with the idea that we were never going to get to a containment phase and that we'd need to learn to live with it, most US states opened up way too soon for even a mitigation phase.   And it's just going to get worse by year's end.  Quarantine was really the only shot at an exponential decrease, and a month longer would have made a large difference.  Now you guys have to plateau at 1k deaths instead of 200 deaths a day (and risk a second wave with 2k deaths a day, which I think is more likely.)  Like you guys had a chance to save hundreds of lives per day and just said fuck it. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 10, 2020, 12:29:55 PM
Also, excessive US deaths are going to be seen as fake news.   
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on June 10, 2020, 12:30:32 PM
But that's how this thing is going to play out. We're going to keep making mistakes, learn from it and then adjust according to that.  There is no "one size fits all" plan that makes sense for a country of people. It has hit us all differently and in varying degrees of severity. Some states might have to re-close certain businesses and demand masks for everyone, others won't.

So, the "big picture numbers" are always going to look bad because as these "hot spots" keep shifting around the country you're going to have the steady drip of new cases/deaths. You're already seeing that now as places like Texas and Arizona are the hot spots and places in the Midwest/East coast are in decline.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 10, 2020, 12:32:44 PM
We won't see states wanting to re-close until it hits NY levels of bad and by that time you have that, it's months of 1K+ deaths just coming from a single state.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Pissy F Benny on June 10, 2020, 12:33:45 PM
Just pretend it never happened and it will go away :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on June 10, 2020, 12:57:09 PM
W t
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Nintex on June 10, 2020, 01:54:02 PM
Nasdaq 10k

Thank you for your sacrifice  :salute
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 10, 2020, 02:14:56 PM
https://twitter.com/JonHuntsman/status/1270732990281203712
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 10, 2020, 03:09:38 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abOofwp6olY

Lots of interesting points in there. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 10, 2020, 03:45:03 PM
https://twitter.com/GidMK/status/1270490527863992321

The IFR estimate for the flu is 0.01% (instead of 0.1%) using seroprevalence studies and official death counts. This same methodology used for COVID-19 usually gets an estimate IFR of 1%. See my post here: http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=46908.msg2872322#msg2872322

Even if absurdly low IFR estimates are used, COVID-19 is 18 times deadlier than the flu.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Bebpo on June 10, 2020, 06:56:15 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/bxoWMJ6h.jpg)

As if Orange County CA can't get any worse. We still going to be in the middle of VERY BAD RONA TIMES in mid-July.

Disney re-opening made sense in Shanghai where Covid is under control and people will follow protocol like masks. It's going to be a total clusterfuck of covid super spreading in the USA.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on June 10, 2020, 07:59:08 PM
I find it concerning that Huntsman had to take two tests to confirm what he knew he had.  Why doesn’t it catch someone with full blown symptoms right out the gate?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 10, 2020, 08:13:11 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on June 10, 2020, 07:59:08 PM
I find it concerning that Huntsman had to take two tests to confirm what he knew he had.  Why doesn’t it catch someone with full blown symptoms right out the gate?

Sounds like the first negative test was sent to Huntsman by mistake. The 2nd one was actually his.

Edit:

Never mind, somebody messed with it.

https://twitter.com/JonHuntsman/status/1270487435151982593
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on June 11, 2020, 10:10:55 AM
This guy figured it out ...

Quote
During a hearing on whether to declare racism a public health crisis in Ohio, a Republican state senator referred to “the colored population” and questioned whether they get COVID-19 more often because they do not wash their hands as much.

During a discussion with Angela Dawson, director of the Ohio Commission on Minority Health, Sen. Steve Huffman, a doctor from Tipp City north of Dayton, said, “I understand that African Americans have a higher incidence of prior conditions and that makes them more susceptible to COVID, but does not make them more susceptible just to get COVID.

“We know it’s twice as often, correct? Could it just be that African Americans – the colored population — do not wash their hands as well as other groups? Or wear a mask? Or do not socially distance themselves? Could that just be maybe the explanation of why there’s a higher incidence?”
 

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 11, 2020, 11:02:37 AM
Florida's first day over 1,500 new cases: +1,698. There will be a lot of mysterious "pneumonia" deaths.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 11, 2020, 11:05:02 AM
https://twitter.com/youyanggu/status/1271041545458692096
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 11, 2020, 11:17:36 AM
Alabama joins Florida with a record day. The state reported 856 new cases
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 11, 2020, 11:19:17 AM
Went to the grocery store, my cashier kept sniffling, wiping their nose, and blowing their nose (and leaving the tissues on the counter).  Like a coward I did not say anything. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 11, 2020, 11:25:02 AM

I hope your affairs are in order.
Who will get your anime collection?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Akala on June 11, 2020, 11:40:49 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 11, 2020, 11:19:17 AM
Went to the grocery store, my cashier kept sniffling, wiping their nose, and blowing their nose (and leaving the tissues on the counter).  Like a coward I did not say anything.

it's just allergies bro!

Quote from: Flannel Boy on June 11, 2020, 11:17:36 AM
Alabama joins Florida with a record day. The state reported 856 new cases

MDW Bumpin
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on June 11, 2020, 12:09:51 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on June 11, 2020, 11:17:36 AM
Alabama joins Florida with a record day. The state reported 856 new cases

Add S. Carolina to the list.   https://www.wjcl.com/article/it-s-serious-south-carolina-sees-worst-spike-in-covid-19-cases-since-pandemic-began/32826669
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| The Curse of La Rona
Post by: Great Rumbler on June 11, 2020, 12:16:46 PM
And Texas:

https://www.star-telegram.com/news/coronavirus/article243424981.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 11, 2020, 05:21:41 PM


Quote
The US has performed its first double lung transplant for lung damage caused by #COVID19. The recipient is a 20 yr old woman. She remains on a ventilator at this time. The damage inflicted by #SARSCoV2 is stunning. Via
@nytimes
 
NSFW image in tweet
spoiler (click to show/hide)
https://twitter.com/tmprowell/status/1271054835702468609
[close]

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Lonewulfeus on June 11, 2020, 05:37:30 PM
Bet she’s white and probably from a wealthy family.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 11, 2020, 05:38:25 PM
https://twitter.com/CharlieGileNBC/status/1271187582324486149

https://twitter.com/ABC7/status/1271194960792961024
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: TakingBackSunday on June 11, 2020, 05:45:21 PM
smh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 11, 2020, 05:57:47 PM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on June 11, 2020, 05:37:30 PM
Bet she’s white and probably from a wealthy family.
Hispanic.
There's a link to the story in the tweet.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 11, 2020, 06:09:51 PM
Quote from: Stro on June 11, 2020, 05:59:36 PM
To get tickets to the Trump rally, you have to sign a waiver that you're potentially exposing yourself to COVID 19 and the venue/Trump admin aren't responsible


:titus

Makes sense. Trump has already abdicated responsibility for COVID-19.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on June 11, 2020, 06:36:17 PM
https://twitter.com/AP/status/1271143581609230336 (https://twitter.com/AP/status/1271143581609230336)

No one could've predicted this  :idont
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: shosta on June 11, 2020, 06:38:26 PM
Quote from: Esch on June 11, 2020, 06:16:01 PM
https://twitter.com/CNBCMakeIt/status/1270814009139347456
even the finance press is urging for a swift government response :shaq2
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: BisMarckie on June 11, 2020, 06:59:46 PM
Quote from: Stro on June 11, 2020, 06:53:57 PM


Landlords everywhere: lol no

I rent out my parking space for 50 bucks a month, the money goes straight into my vidya games budget.
NO RENT FORGIVENESS!!!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: team filler on June 11, 2020, 07:40:46 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on June 11, 2020, 06:59:46 PM
Quote from: Stro on June 11, 2020, 06:53:57 PM


Landlords everywhere: lol no

I rent out my parking space for 50 bucks a month, the money goes straight into my vidya games budget.
NO RENT FORGIVENESS!!!
50 a month?  :goldberg they robbing you, ya cuck  :neogaf should be getting a cool 2 hundo at the least tbh :success
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: BisMarckie on June 11, 2020, 07:44:39 PM
Quote from: filler on June 11, 2020, 07:40:46 PM

50 a month?  :goldberg they robbing you, ya cuck  :neogaf should be getting a cool 2 hundo at the least tbh :success

That's the going rate here in my town. :trumps

70-80 gets you a garage or at least something with a roof. My spot is like parking your car on the street. :stahp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nuitangg on June 11, 2020, 07:46:39 PM
Texas increasing restaraunt capacity to 75% tomorrow  :-\
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: team filler on June 11, 2020, 07:52:10 PM
the whites stopped caring when they realized it kills the blacks at a higher rate  :doge you can get the whites to go along with most anything so long as they know it makes life worse for the blacks  :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Bebpo on June 11, 2020, 09:08:16 PM
in my county they just announced they're giving into public mob pressure and rescinding the mask order when our infections/death count keep rising.

And were going to re-open disneyland!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: shosta on June 11, 2020, 09:08:58 PM
well I guess we'll just die
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 11, 2020, 09:55:19 PM
https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/1271253017866665984
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: team filler on June 11, 2020, 10:03:21 PM
orange man county bad  ;)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: bluemax on June 11, 2020, 10:34:55 PM
America has pretty much given up on Corona.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Bebpo on June 11, 2020, 10:57:54 PM
Just got off an hour call with my dad and was a big fucking fight. He's bringing all our employees back to work (IN ORANGE COUNTY) on Monday.

The reason is because the system we've been using has been 2 people at the office like 30 feet apart doing in-house necessary stuff, while the other 2 people work from home because they have kids and stuff.

Well basically the 2 people working at the office have gotten in such a bad pissy mood because they think it's so unfair that they have to work real work while the other 2 at home are barely working and just hanging out at home. One of the 2 people at work is taking vacation time in 2 weeks leaving the other all alone and they claim they're overwhelmed and it's very unfair and the people at home need to work at the office.

Note we're paying hazard pay to the people at the office to try to balance that, but apparently the growing resentment between our employees has gotten too much so after one of the employees at work went off on my dad, he backed off and agreed to call the other 2 at home employees in starting monday.

We've put up plexiglass along everyone's stations on 3 of the 4 sides, kept every station at least 10 feet apart and implemented policies like masks required and disinfect shared areas like the copy machine and files, etc...

But I just feel no matter how much protection we put in place, bringing more and more people into the work environment who are out and about in their own lives and live with families who do the same is just making it a matter of time before covid goes around the office. And it's a family matter because my parents both work there and are in their 70s.

Anyhow I basically got told stfu and too bad and got a lot of flak because I'm not there since I'm working from home so I have no right to say anything because I have no idea of what the day to day is and don't participate in it. I get guilt tripped a lot because of stuff like that but it doesn't change my opinions.

So that's how I spent my evening.

I've already cut off my social friends because they're crazy and the day Disneyland is opening they've already been making reservations and meetup events for disneyland, california adventure, etc... they planned a vegas trip for August, etc...I just can't deal with interacting with them anymore and I don't want to fight them about their bad ideas so I've just cut them all off. So I'm back to having like 3 friends and my mom as my only social circle.

Maybe I'm overly paranoid, but it just seems like it makes sense that when things are getting worse and worse with Covid in my area that erring on the side of over-precaution is better.

idk I'm just so angry and unhappy and anxious. If we all make it through Covid I'll have to basically rebuild and repair a lot of my life.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: shosta on June 11, 2020, 11:00:25 PM
You're in the right. Sorry bebpo.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Positive Touch on June 11, 2020, 11:12:25 PM
isolating was hard enough, but having to do it while everyone wrongly mocks you like you're being paranoid is maddening. this shit is horrible.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: BIONIC on June 12, 2020, 01:24:19 AM
Invite Bebpo Sr to the bore!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 12, 2020, 01:39:33 AM
https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/1271203807712575489
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Money-printer goes BRRRR
Post by: OnlyRegret on June 12, 2020, 01:41:58 AM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on April 25, 2020, 05:49:40 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on April 16, 2020, 05:06:20 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/RDpdqyG.png)

Most recent chart here, to compare with.

(https://i.imgur.com/Go7jDGm.png)

Another chart update, cases have slowed and resolved by a large margin. Whether that stays the case hinges on the people.
Testing pretty damn thorough.

Under 60's fatality rate, under 0.2 percent. Bit worse than a bad flu season.
Over 60s, oh boy, oh boy oh boy. No accounting for comorbidities either. 

(https://i.imgur.com/DM2uM7d.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: OnlyRegret on June 12, 2020, 01:47:21 AM
Also.

I can't believe that the facemask debate raged that long.
Gee, respiratory droplet vector, what if everyone slapped covering in front of their pie hole. Surely the massive reduction in inhaled droplets would correspond to significantly reduced transmission rates.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on June 12, 2020, 05:52:08 AM
https://twitter.com/whmullally/status/1271109120997933058

Read the whole thread etc.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: thisismyusername on June 12, 2020, 09:17:57 AM
Quote from: Bebpo on June 11, 2020, 09:08:16 PM
And were going to re-open disneyland!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZV1qLRrXcQ

---

BuzzFeed article so take with a grain of salt, but things are looking pretty, pretty pretty good bad:

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tomgara/economy-recession-coronavirus

Quote from: Buzzfeed
On July 31, the $600 federal unemployment payments going to unemployed people every week will end, and there’s no sign they’ll be replaced with anything nearly as generous. In fact, many Republicans want to replace them with nothing at all — and there’s also little sign that another round of one-time stimulus checks will get mailed out. So income for tens of millions of households is likely to nose-dive in August.

[...]

Few seriously expect the US economy to recover as fast as those bills come due; the federal government’s own projections expect unemployment will remain frighteningly high well into next year, even as people return to work as the lockdowns are lifted. Many companies will only rehire workers as quickly as consumer demand returns, and in labor-heavy industries, such as restaurants, entertainment, and travel, nobody expects things to go back to normal anytime soon.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 12, 2020, 10:43:43 AM
Florida's record breaking day yesterday: +1,698
Florida's record breaking day today: +1,902


 :nothing
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 12, 2020, 10:57:26 AM
Ontario had a good day. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Don Rumata on June 12, 2020, 11:25:03 AM
Quote from: Mandark on June 12, 2020, 05:52:08 AM
https://twitter.com/whmullally/status/1271109120997933058

Read the whole thread etc.
Spaghetti? Italy had the earliest major COVID breakout in the west.
Coincidence?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Akala on June 12, 2020, 11:41:20 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/IkJ4UDI.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 12, 2020, 12:40:47 PM
North Carolina: +1,679
 
To put that in perspective, that's more than the combined total of new cases yesterday for Germany, Italy, France, Spain, and Austria (population of 10.5 million vs. 265 million).

:usacry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: stufte on June 12, 2020, 01:44:44 PM
Quote from: Akala on June 12, 2020, 11:41:20 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/IkJ4UDI.jpg)

Like lambs to the slaughter.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on June 12, 2020, 01:45:53 PM
Every 4 days another 9/11.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 12, 2020, 06:05:36 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNI_9e5E-SA
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Joe Molotov on June 13, 2020, 12:12:04 AM
Quote from: Akala on June 12, 2020, 11:41:20 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/IkJ4UDI.jpg)

What if you tab onto it and press enter? :rollsafe
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: team filler on June 13, 2020, 01:45:47 AM
https://www.livescience.com/covid-19-double-lung-transplant.html

the pic of the lung after surviving the covid  :titus
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 13, 2020, 10:25:11 AM
https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1271799503683760129
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 13, 2020, 10:38:56 AM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on June 12, 2020, 10:43:43 AM
Florida's record breaking day yesterday: +1,698
Florida's record breaking day today: +1,902


 :nothing
Today: +2,581
 :snoop
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 13, 2020, 01:46:23 PM
https://twitter.com/BetsBarnes/status/1271825961797836800

https://twitter.com/seananmcguire/status/1271836293803065344
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Ghoul on June 13, 2020, 01:48:33 PM
So no change in Florida residents being dumb then.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Coffee Dog on June 13, 2020, 01:55:48 PM
Had a customer ask me today if business has picked up now that Covid is over.  :(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 13, 2020, 02:57:20 PM
Hospitalization and deaths are delayed by a few weeks.

Also pretty sure US deaths are underreported. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on June 13, 2020, 02:57:54 PM
Deaths are a lagging indicator. Increase in cases usually means community spread is happening. Although that number can be deceiving as testing is sporadic and even a small cluster can skew results. That's why most use 5-7 day averages when talking about trends.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 13, 2020, 03:07:06 PM
As others have said, deaths are a lagging indicator. It takes an infected person two to three weeks to be in critical condition or to die.

Some of the states that have increasing cases have also previously had a lot of "pneumonia" deaths (though the flu season ended early). Thus, as Arvie mentioned, their deaths will probably continue to be under-reported.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on June 13, 2020, 03:31:22 PM
The downward trend in deaths has mostly come from the early hotspots (NY/NY/CT/MA/PA/MI/IL) getting things under control.

There are a lot of states that never blew up that badly but also didn't hardcore contain it like South Korea, and have been just muddling along on a steady trend. Now some of those states are "reopening" and it's feeling like a chunk of the public has gotten exhausted with the precautions they've been asked to take.

You look at the trend the last two weeks in Florida (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/florida-coronavirus-cases.html), South Carolina (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/south-carolina-coronavirus-cases.html), Arizona (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/arizona-coronavirus-cases.html), it ain't good. On the optimistic side, I don't think we're going to see any New York style hotspots again because enough people have already been spooked but that's setting the bar pretty low.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 13, 2020, 08:52:31 PM
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/coronavirus-cases-mumbai-99-per-cent-icu-beds-94-per-cent-ventilators-in-use-as-covid-19-cases-spike-in-mumbai-2245820

fuck, I was really hoping India would weather this when they did so good in the first 2 months. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: team filler on June 13, 2020, 09:01:19 PM
turmeric and pepper undefeated  :delicious
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Great Rumbler on June 13, 2020, 09:39:43 PM
Quote from: Stro on June 13, 2020, 08:56:43 PM
Honestly 2000 deaths for a population of 1.3 billion is nuts when America has 116k deaths in 330 million population. I would have thought for sure India's more rural/poor as fuck areas would have been absolutely decimated due to just lack of basic medical care.

It's more that the virus hasn't really taken off in India yet like it has in the US, but they're getting there, unfortunately. Their worst day for new cases was just a few days ago, and their trend line continues to go up. It's also possible that deaths are heavily undercounted in India.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: thisismyusername on June 14, 2020, 01:49:04 AM
Monthly report was given to us and our customer interactions are cut in half physically but digitally has gone up.

Which makes... you know... sense, but one of my co-workers was like "when we physically open the building back up, are these folks going to show up?" and I'm like "I... dunno. It really depends on how much they can stomach the awful software solutions we have for them." :doge

I'm honestly surprised that the same month a year later was only 50% down due to the virus despite "opening" back up for curbside service along with digital options. I figured we'd have like 20% or so.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on June 14, 2020, 06:31:05 AM
People got tired of COVID-19 including the governments. But that doesn't mean that the virus is gone.
It just seems like a lot of people have accepted that it won't be cured for a long time and putting a halt to 60% of economic activity isn't worth it.

With people sticking to their local communities it might not flare up as big again but in a few days Europe is going to open most of its borders.
Everyone already sort of stopped social distancing. Looking at you strange if you try to maintain your space.

I'm still MGS sneaking my way around in the super markets though evading all those loud talking, coughing and sneezing vacationing German tourists that have descended on our peaceful coastal community.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Pissy F Benny on June 14, 2020, 06:37:47 AM
Ze germans :stahp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 14, 2020, 10:20:03 AM
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nichole-quick-orange-county-health-officer-resigns-threats-face-mask-order/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 14, 2020, 12:26:00 PM
https://www.livemint.com/news/world/covid-19-may-trigger-new-diabetes-experts-say-11592121316874.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: toku on June 14, 2020, 01:44:50 PM
Really gotta close this thread, this chapter is behind us. Mods.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 14, 2020, 01:56:56 PM
https://twitter.com/GrangerSmith/status/1271871931432808448

Lol, we are fucked
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 14, 2020, 02:10:29 PM
Quote from: toku on June 14, 2020, 01:44:50 PM
Really gotta close this thread, this chapter is behind us. Mods.

If we have to reopen the thread in two weeks, that would be symbolic. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: toku on June 14, 2020, 02:43:25 PM
Art...life..there is no separation.

 :titus
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: who is ted danson? on June 14, 2020, 03:20:35 PM
Quote from: Tripon on June 12, 2020, 01:39:33 AM
https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/1271203807712575489

This is amazing. Alex Jones has fully infected the Karen's.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 14, 2020, 04:17:00 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o19sbzguGV0

Goddamn Americans.  Where is Sam Steele when you need him. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Phoenix Dark on June 14, 2020, 04:17:42 PM
So are we gonna get back to 2-3k deaths a day?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 14, 2020, 04:48:03 PM
https://twitter.com/notdred/status/1272264847309275136

Chinese got a jump start.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mr Gilhaney on June 14, 2020, 05:32:18 PM
the happy sequel to 28 days later, or just an ad for corona. i'm not sure.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50jKrmt0TI8
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 14, 2020, 07:47:51 PM
https://twitter.com/Substituted_/status/1272305385198804993
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on June 14, 2020, 08:00:37 PM
Quote from: Phoenix Dark on June 14, 2020, 04:17:42 PM
So are we gonna get back to 2-3k deaths a day?

I'm gonna say no, assuming it would take people resuming status quo behavior to let it incubate like that again, and that we're not going to get close to 100% "normal" soon.

https://www.opentable.com/state-of-industry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 14, 2020, 11:25:06 PM
https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1272219784743202816

https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/1272162246399942656
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 15, 2020, 11:39:45 AM
My supervisor said we might not be able to go back to the office until next year - the issue is we are in a building that is directly attached to the General Hospital and so stuff is pretty strick.  :(  Really don't want 6 more months of this. 

Ontario numbers are looking really good though.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on June 15, 2020, 02:31:22 PM
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-infectivity/mutation-in-new-coronavirus-increases-chance-of-infection-study-idUSKBN23M1M9

More spikes I guess.

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The mutation, named D614G, increased the number of “spikes” on the coronavirus - which is the part that gives it its distinctive shape. Those spikes are what allow the virus to bind to and infect cells.

:(

Quote from: Tripon on June 12, 2020, 01:39:33 AM
https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/1271203807712575489

Wow at "you are kneeling on the knecks of the people".
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Joe Molotov on June 15, 2020, 07:37:54 PM
we flattened the curve
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Oblivion on June 15, 2020, 08:01:14 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 13, 2020, 08:52:31 PM
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/coronavirus-cases-mumbai-99-per-cent-icu-beds-94-per-cent-ventilators-in-use-as-covid-19-cases-spike-in-mumbai-2245820

fuck, I was really hoping India would weather this when they did so good in the first 2 months.

my cousin and his wife recently got infected. my mom and brother are in their neighborhood :fbm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 15, 2020, 10:00:29 PM
https://twitter.com/Gothamist/status/1272577716525699077
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Pissy F Benny on June 16, 2020, 05:55:34 AM
https://twitter.com/huffpostukpol/status/1272820839684231169

:phil
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 16, 2020, 08:54:00 AM
https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/06/15/rep-ilhan-omars-father-dies-from-complications-of-covid-19/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 16, 2020, 09:31:03 AM
https://twitter.com/DailyBreezeNews/status/1272882328227000324
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Pissy F Benny on June 16, 2020, 09:40:13 AM
Get well and get jacked

:rejoice :rejoice :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 16, 2020, 10:53:07 AM
Florida with a new daily case record: 2,783 cases
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 16, 2020, 11:29:50 AM
Ontario's and Canada's over all number have started to look really good. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 16, 2020, 11:34:09 AM
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/m/7ea6b41f-6dc1-3674-a4db-27623d9673b4/dallas-cowboys-star-running.html

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That's the question Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott asked on Twitter (TWTR) after news broke Monday that he tested positive for COVID-19. HIPAA is an acronym for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, which, by law, is supposed to protect the privacy of patients, among other things. It doesn't apply to Elliott's agent, who confirmed the news to the NFL Network.

lol at football coming back this year.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on June 16, 2020, 01:08:42 PM
Quote from: Esch on June 15, 2020, 07:36:21 PM
:fbm

(https://i.imgur.com/lM9EDix_d.webp?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=high)

Well, the US certainly flattened the curve.



:snoop


Quote from: Joe Molotov on June 15, 2020, 07:37:54 PM
we flattened the curve

:shakesfist
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 16, 2020, 01:47:07 PM
Arizona 2392 new cases.  ::)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 16, 2020, 07:00:51 PM
Texas +3,823
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 16, 2020, 07:13:32 PM
America has 75 times more new cases than Canada and 20 times more deaths for a country that is 10 times the pop.  Glad we are keeping the border closed, hope it is permanent. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 16, 2020, 07:27:47 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 16, 2020, 07:13:32 PM
America has 75 times more new cases than Canada and 20 times more deaths for a country that is 10 times the pop.  Glad we are keeping the border closed, hope it is permanent.
At least until there’s a vaccine.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 16, 2020, 07:32:56 PM
Don't think there will be a vaccine for Americans. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nuitangg on June 16, 2020, 07:41:00 PM
https://twitter.com/TexasTribune/status/1272981311502929925

 :maf
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on June 16, 2020, 07:41:14 PM
We’re not gonna let you pretend to be us on the internet anymore if you keep this talk up
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 16, 2020, 07:47:55 PM
You're not the boss of pretend me.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Joe Molotov on June 16, 2020, 07:50:56 PM
"Why didn't you follow these vague, toothless guidelines that we kinda laid out when we said Texas was reopening for business?" :brazilcry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Great Rumbler on June 16, 2020, 08:26:13 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on June 16, 2020, 07:00:51 PM
Texas +3,823

Now it's 4,412.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nuitangg on June 16, 2020, 08:34:23 PM
Still plenty of hospital beds available though.  :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 16, 2020, 08:38:56 PM
Abbott blaming bar hopping and then not closing down the bars.  ::)

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https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1273047315121606661
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 16, 2020, 09:55:01 PM
https://twitter.com/Katiehugscats/status/1272970209939255296
https://twitter.com/Katiehugscats/status/1272972829848252417
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: shosta on June 16, 2020, 10:54:07 PM
https://twitter.com/harrysiegel/status/1272861257192923137

holy sheeeeeiiiittttt
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 16, 2020, 11:24:39 PM
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/06/16/coronavirus-fauci-says-he-hasnt-talked-trump-two-weeks/3198126001/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: tiesto on June 16, 2020, 11:56:21 PM
Oh don't worry, according to Pence, "There Isn't A Coronavirus Second Wave"  ::) ::) ::)

https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/vice-president-mike-pence-op-ed-isnt-coronavirus-second-wave/?fbclid=IwAR3LDcDS_QfyIJW3F-bh2US3z9eqHs1ey2ImQvHpR3n8sBAmbbKsppO62WY

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In recent days, the media has taken to sounding the alarm bells over a “second wave” of coronavirus infections. Such panic is overblown. Thanks to the leadership of President Trump and the courage and compassion of the American people, our public health system is far stronger than it was four months ago, and we are winning the fight against the invisible enemy.

While talk of an increase in cases dominates cable news coverage, more than half of states are actually seeing cases decline or remain stable. Every state, territory and major metropolitan area, with the exception of three, have positive test rates under 10%. And in the six states that have reached more than 1,000 new cases a day, increased testing has allowed public health officials to identify most of the outbreaks in particular settings—prisons, nursing homes and meatpacking facilities—and contain them.

Lost in the coverage is the fact that today less than 6% of Americans tested each week are found to have the virus. Cases have stabilized over the past two weeks, with the daily average case rate across the U.S. dropping to 20,000—down from 30,000 in April and 25,000 in May. And in the past five days, deaths are down to fewer than 750 a day, a dramatic decline from 2,500 a day a few weeks ago—and a far cry from the 5,000 a day that some were predicting.

The truth is that we’ve made great progress over the past four months, and it’s a testament to the leadership of President Trump. When the president asked me to chair the White House Coronavirus Task Force at the end of February, he directed us to pursue not only a whole-of-government approach but a whole-of-America approach. The president brought together major commercial labs to expand our testing capacity, manufacturers to produce much-needed medical equipment, and major pharmaceutical companies to begin research on new medicines and vaccines. He rallied the American people to embrace social-distancing guidelines. And the progress we’ve made is remarkable.

We’ve expanded testing across the board. At the end of February, between Centers for Disease Control and Prevention labs and state public health facilities, the U.S. had performed only about 8,000 coronavirus tests. As of this week, we are performing roughly 500,000 tests a day, and more than 23 million tests have been performed in total.

We’ve also vastly expanded our supplies of crucial medical equipment. In March, there were genuine fears that hospitals in our hot spots would run out of personal protective equipment like N95 masks, gloves or, even worse, ventilators for patients battling respiratory failure. The Strategic National Stockpile hadn’t been refilled since the H1N1 influenza outbreak in 2009, and it had only 10,000 ventilators on hand.

Since then, we’ve increased the supply of personal protective equipment by the billions. Our administration launched Project Air Bridge—a partnership between the federal government and private companies—that, as of June 12, had conducted more than 200 flights from overseas to deliver more than 143 million N95 masks, 598 million surgical and procedural masks, 20 million eye and face shields, 265 million gowns and coveralls, and 14 billion gloves. In addition, we’ve worked with the private sector to ramp up ventilator production. Today, we have more than 30,000 ventilators in the Strategic National Stockpile, and we’re well on our way to building 100,000 ventilators in 100 days. No American who required a ventilator was ever denied one.

We’ve also made great progress on developing therapeutics and a vaccine. Last month, the pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences announced it would donate about 940,000 vials of its new drug remdesivir to treat more than 120,000 patients in the U.S. Under Operation Warp Speed, the federal government is already funding research into multiple vaccine candidates, and we are well on our way to having a viable vaccine by the fall.

But our greatest strength is the resilience of the American people. From the outset of this pandemic, the American people have stepped up and made great personal sacrifices to protect the health and safety of our nation. And it’s because of their embrace of social-distancing guidelines that all 50 states have begun to reopen in a safe and responsible manner.

The media has tried to scare the American people every step of the way, and these grim predictions of a second wave are no different. The truth is, whatever the media says, our whole-of-America approach has been a success. We’ve slowed the spread, we’ve cared for the most vulnerable, we’ve saved lives, and we’ve created a solid foundation for whatever challenges we may face in the future. That’s a cause for celebration, not the media’s fear mongering.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 17, 2020, 12:21:01 AM
https://twitter.com/laurenonthehill/status/1272950507225722881

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https://twitter.com/BENBALLER/status/1273056557538803712
https://twitter.com/BENBALLER/status/1273059465806274561
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Joe Molotov on June 17, 2020, 01:19:07 AM
Can’t have a second wave if the first wave hasn’t ended. :rollsafe
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 17, 2020, 08:51:54 AM
I have decided to start an underground railroad to get you guys out.  I'll buy a shovel this week.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Dickie Dee on June 17, 2020, 09:21:48 AM
https://twitter.com/NPR/status/1273102488049192960

 :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on June 17, 2020, 10:14:11 AM
Quote
We’ve expanded testing across the board. At the end of February, between Centers for Disease Control and Prevention labs and state public health facilities, the U.S. had performed only about 8,000 coronavirus tests. As of this week, we are performing roughly 500,000 tests a day, and more than 23 million tests have been performed in total.

so it's taken six months to test 6 % of the population?

Hooray!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Pennywise on June 17, 2020, 10:46:27 AM
https://twitter.com/TucsonStar/status/1273263398134919170

Welcome to my hometown.
 :noah

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 17, 2020, 10:51:10 AM
https://www.kgw.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/oregon-coronavirus-union-county-119-cases/283-41aceed6-053d-4942-bb8e-969656837779
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Another 119 COVID-19 cases were reported in Union County on Tuesday, a day after the rural Eastern Oregon County reported 99 cases.

The two-day total of 218 new coronavirus cases comes after the county reported just 22 total known cases during the pandemic prior to this week.

Officials with the Center for Human Development (CHD) in La Grande said a number of cases have been associated with Lighthouse United Pentecostal Church


https://www.tmj4.com/news/coronavirus/20-covid-19-cases-connected-to-sheboygan-church-potentially-transmitted-at-birthday-party
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SHEBOYGAN COUNTY — Sheboygan County health officials are investigating a COVID-19 outbreak that originated at a local church.

There are at least 23 confirmed cases connected to the church, representing half of all the active cases in the county.

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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 17, 2020, 10:52:25 AM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on June 17, 2020, 01:19:07 AM
Can’t have a second wave if the first wave hasn’t ended. :rollsafe

https://twitter.com/cmyeaton/status/1273043757806559236
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 17, 2020, 10:54:33 AM
https://twitter.com/seungminkim/status/1273261642889990149
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 17, 2020, 10:58:59 AM
Ontario had another good day.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Dickie Dee on June 17, 2020, 11:31:26 AM
https://twitter.com/treblaw/status/1273254515756675078
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mr. Gundam on June 17, 2020, 11:33:19 AM
We had planned a Disney World/Universal trip for the end of August, and my parents and my wife's parents were going to come with and just make it a big family bash for our daughter.

Yeah, I don't think we're ever going back to Florida ever again.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 17, 2020, 11:53:17 AM
https://twitter.com/robferdman/status/1273270300441030656

Better, I guess.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on June 17, 2020, 12:02:23 PM
Quote from: Tripon on June 17, 2020, 11:53:17 AM
https://twitter.com/robferdman/status/1273270300441030656

Better, I guess.

Not really, because they don't mention the number of people who have been tested dating back to march.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on June 17, 2020, 12:24:00 PM
Quote from: 213372bu on June 17, 2020, 10:56:36 AM
People of America, break your quarantine in Florida's themeparks with Trump's "vacation in USA and get 50% off" tax credit :rejoice

(https://i.imgur.com/1OZ00Mp.png)

It's like he's running a social experiment. Is $4000 enough to bribe people into joining a death cult :trumps

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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 17, 2020, 12:33:06 PM
https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1273047315121606661
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 17, 2020, 01:11:39 PM
https://twitter.com/PhdParody/status/1273122811528257537
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: tiesto on June 17, 2020, 02:09:06 PM
Has anyone gotten a haircut yet? The lady I get my haircut from says her place has reopened, people are all required to wear masks (as per any indoor place in NYS) and will require a temperature check at the door. Everything has been completely scrubbed and sanitized too. Worth the risk?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 17, 2020, 02:11:56 PM
Nah, 2 more months and I should be able to get it all in a bun.  I have had to learn how to use bobby pins though - those are deceptively tricky bitches. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on June 17, 2020, 02:15:52 PM
Y Bobby pins?

And yeah, no, no haircuts, you’re growing it out now, tiesto
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 17, 2020, 02:18:26 PM
The sides are too short to go up but long enough that they blow in my face when walking the dog (and I don't want to touch my face when I'm out to put the hair back).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 17, 2020, 02:25:49 PM
 :kobeyuck
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 17, 2020, 02:29:23 PM
You know how little girls with medium length hair look like when they pin their hair to their sides?  I look like that.  Still better than a hat. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 17, 2020, 02:38:14 PM
Probably you just don't see any of them because they know enough to avoid men in hats. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on June 17, 2020, 02:38:19 PM
Yeah that’s an annoying stage, I went for a beanie usually.

Or actually, thinking about it, a bandana
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on June 17, 2020, 02:42:31 PM
Been living on fun employment for 7 successful weekly payments now. Money is better than my job like many Americans, but not significantly so once I pay all my medical insurance and other usually deducted shit. Every week I call in to see how the 3 people still working (including boss) are doing and if my furlough has an end date yet (as required by state law) and have to listen to rants from my previously slightly better than Fox News conservative boss as he becomes more and more of a OANN Trumptard fuckwit. This week he has apparently gone on vacation leaving only two people to run everything, which is madness. I texted my buddy who is one of two still there and he’s completely overworked and has way more on his agenda for this week than is reasonable to handle. I can’t believe my boss didn’t tell corporate he needed at least one person to come back — I seriously am starting to think there is a bonus for them keeping employees out longer because other locations have brought a lot of people back already weeks ago.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 17, 2020, 03:17:38 PM
https://twitter.com/Covid19Digest/status/1273300034986094596
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 17, 2020, 03:23:37 PM
Quote
Masks are no longer required of West Wing employees, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Wednesday, a loosening of a policy encouraged by administration health officials as a way to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

The White House issued a memo on May 11 requiring staffers to wear masks when away from their desks and when social distancing was not possible after two staffers tested positive for COVID-19. But enforcement of the policy had been lax in recent weeks, and McEnany confirmed Wednesday that the policy had changed.

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/503212-masks-no-longer-required-in-west-wing-mcenany-says
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 17, 2020, 03:25:27 PM
Quote from: Tripon on June 17, 2020, 03:23:37 PM
Quote
Masks are no longer required of West Wing employees, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Wednesday, a loosening of a policy encouraged by administration health officials as a way to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

The White House issued a memo on May 11 requiring staffers to wear masks when away from their desks and when social distancing was not possible after two staffers tested positive for COVID-19. But enforcement of the policy had been lax in recent weeks, and McEnany confirmed Wednesday that the policy had changed.

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/503212-masks-no-longer-required-in-west-wing-mcenany-says
The masks came off at the White House a long time ago.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on June 17, 2020, 03:28:52 PM
The numbers of people googling "can't taste" and "can't smell" are pretty tiny. Go to google trends and map them against "coronavirus symptoms" and they just lie flat on the X-axis.

If you limit it to Florida over the last month it looks like this (https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=today%201-m&geo=US-FL&q=can't taste, can't smell).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 17, 2020, 03:32:35 PM
Quote from: Mandark on June 17, 2020, 03:28:52 PM
The numbers of people googling "can't taste" and "can't smell" are pretty tiny. Go to google trends and map them against "coronavirus symptoms" and they just lie flat on the X-axis.

If you limit it to Florida over the last month it looks like this (https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=today%201-m&geo=US-FL&q=can't taste, can't smell).
I'm supposed to fact check tweets now? What a world!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on June 17, 2020, 03:37:31 PM
Quote from: riotous on June 17, 2020, 03:31:17 PM
I'm confused... the graphs go right to left date wise

It's over 12 months so it's showing June 2019.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on June 17, 2020, 03:40:16 PM
Quote from: riotous on June 17, 2020, 03:38:52 PM
Quote from: Mandark on June 17, 2020, 03:37:31 PM
Quote from: riotous on June 17, 2020, 03:31:17 PM
I'm confused... the graphs go right to left date wise

It's over 12 months so it's showing June 2019.

Oh my god i feel so dumb lol

 :era
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on June 17, 2020, 03:40:48 PM
For the duration I think it's fair to blame all shoddy posts on the virus and everything that it's wrought.

Except for shosta, who is still in training.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on June 17, 2020, 03:43:16 PM
Quote from: riotous on June 17, 2020, 03:38:52 PM
Quote from: Mandark on June 17, 2020, 03:37:31 PM
Quote from: riotous on June 17, 2020, 03:31:17 PM
I'm confused... the graphs go right to left date wise

It's over 12 months so it's showing June 2019.

Oh my god i feel so dumb lol

Bruh, think how dumb I feel, I was like, “wtf he’s right!”
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on June 17, 2020, 04:08:57 PM
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/06/pence-blames-state-covid-19-spikes-on-increased-testing-data/

Quote
"I would just encourage you all, as we talk about these things, to make sure and continue to explain to your citizens the magnitude of increase in testing," Pence told the governors, according to a recording of the meeting obtained by The New York Times.

The Vice President has headed up the administration's official coronavirus response task force since late February. That task force has consistently sidelined critics and downplayed expertise in an apparent effort to move past the pandemic's economic effects as quickly as possible.

I had forgotten that Pence was supposed to be the head of corona task force.

Imagine if there was a way to get ahead of what increase in testing and rising numbers of cases means. If only there was some high office in the land that was tasked with doing such a thing.

Really makes you wonder.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tuckers Law on June 17, 2020, 05:23:25 PM
I hope Abbot dies of COVID-19.  Fuck him.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: team filler on June 17, 2020, 05:39:51 PM
https://twitter.com/Stadium/status/1273337366359404544
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Great Rumbler on June 17, 2020, 05:49:33 PM
Those are actually cool as hell.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 17, 2020, 06:04:28 PM
They should come with an air tank and then do the whole thing under water. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mr. Gundam on June 17, 2020, 07:16:08 PM
Quote from: tiesto on June 17, 2020, 02:09:06 PM
Has anyone gotten a haircut yet? The lady I get my haircut from says her place has reopened, people are all required to wear masks (as per any indoor place in NYS) and will require a temperature check at the door. Everything has been completely scrubbed and sanitized too. Worth the risk?

My wife has cut mine twice at home since this all started. She went and got her hair cut this past weekend and said it was pretty well run but still a bit harrowing.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 17, 2020, 08:45:37 PM
https://twitter.com/liora_/status/1273412765290344448
https://twitter.com/liora_/status/1273412768146718720
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 17, 2020, 10:02:04 PM
https://twitter.com/kgun9/status/1273403326336397312
https://twitter.com/RepAndyBiggsAZ/status/1271244021508132864

A bunch of LEOs flew to DC to do a White house appearance with Trump.

So a bunch of Republicans got exposed.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: shosta on June 17, 2020, 10:16:02 PM
Quote from: Mandark on June 17, 2020, 03:40:48 PM
Except for shosta, who is still in training.
O cruel, needless misunderstanding! O stubborn, self-willed exile from the loving breast!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: bluemax on June 18, 2020, 02:56:01 AM
Quote from: Cauliflower Of Love on June 17, 2020, 10:14:11 AM
Quote
We’ve expanded testing across the board. At the end of February, between Centers for Disease Control and Prevention labs and state public health facilities, the U.S. had performed only about 8,000 coronavirus tests. As of this week, we are performing roughly 500,000 tests a day, and more than 23 million tests have been performed in total.

so it's taken six months to test 6 % of the population?

Hooray!

That also assumes that everyone who got tested only did so once, which definitely isn't the case.

Quote from: tiesto on June 17, 2020, 02:09:06 PM
Has anyone gotten a haircut yet? The lady I get my haircut from says her place has reopened, people are all required to wear masks (as per any indoor place in NYS) and will require a temperature check at the door. Everything has been completely scrubbed and sanitized too. Worth the risk?

I got mine cut on Friday. Way more protocol for a haircut then going to the grocery store. Video call ahead of time to discuss what I want done. Wait in car until appointment time. Temp check at the door. Sign in for tracing. Wash hands afterwards. Mask on at all times. Stylist had her mask on at all times and wore gloves, she even had a method for keeping my mask on while cutting around my ears. After washing my hair the next client wasn't allowed to sit in the station until it had been disinfected.

Now mind you, this is an independent salon, my stylist is the owner and she is the wife of a friend of mine, so I trust her more than a random Supercuts.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 18, 2020, 11:02:20 AM
Florida: +3,207   
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: tiesto on June 18, 2020, 11:07:59 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 17, 2020, 06:04:28 PM
They should come with an air tank and then do the whole thing under water.

Blitzball was shite...
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 18, 2020, 11:08:30 AM
Ontario is 173 new cases and 3 deaths:  looking really good. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 18, 2020, 12:37:35 PM
Quote
We estimate that susceptibility to infection in individuals under 20 years of age is approximately half that of adults aged over 20 years, and that clinical symptoms manifest in 21% (95% credible interval: 12–31%) of infections in 10- to 19-year-olds, rising to 69% (57–82%) of infections in people aged over 70 years. Accordingly, we find that interventions aimed at children might have a relatively small impact on reducing SARS-CoV-2 transmission, particularly if the transmissibility of subclinical infections is low.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0962-9
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on June 18, 2020, 12:39:47 PM
Really is boomer remover
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 18, 2020, 12:49:09 PM
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/18/world/coronavirus-cases-usa-world.html

Quote
Antibodies to the new coronavirus may last only two to three months in the body, especially in people who never showed symptoms while they were infected, according to a study published on Thursday.

The new study, published in Nature Medicine, looked at only 37 people who did not show symptoms when infected, but it is the first to offer a characterization of the immune response in such people.

It suggests that asymptomatic people mount a weaker response to the virus than people who develop symptoms. And within weeks, antibody levels fall to undetectable levels in 40 percent of asymptomatic people and 13 percent of symptomatic people.

“That is a concern, but I’d point out that these are pretty small group sizes,” said Angela Rasmussen, a virologist at Columbia University in New York who was not involved in the work. She also noted that immune cells would continue to offer protection even in the absence of antibodies.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 18, 2020, 12:59:35 PM
https://twitter.com/CedGolden/status/1273647931564986369
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: BIONIC on June 18, 2020, 01:16:03 PM
Go Longhorns  :biden
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 18, 2020, 01:21:34 PM
Imagine working hard enough to be a college athlete then getting career-ending glass lung because your state couldn't stay closed for two more months. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nuitangg on June 18, 2020, 01:51:30 PM
Kids are going back to school this fall in Texas.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 18, 2020, 03:47:42 PM
https://twitter.com/latimes/status/1273693426727469062

You can thank Orange County for this.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: team filler on June 18, 2020, 03:56:01 PM
https://twitter.com/voiceofthemach1/status/1273699280511922176
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: team filler on June 18, 2020, 04:01:50 PM
Quote from: filler on June 11, 2020, 10:03:21 PM
orange man county bad  ;)
(https://i.imgur.com/U5ReYqq.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: team filler on June 18, 2020, 04:09:50 PM
https://twitter.com/MutualAid4a/status/1273694582816063490
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 18, 2020, 04:22:28 PM
https://twitter.com/laoneill111/status/1273705707418894337
https://twitter.com/CNBC/status/1273702386649923587
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on June 18, 2020, 06:10:27 PM
https://www.wfla.com/community/health/coronavirus/texas-woman-tests-positive-for-covid-19-a-second-time/


Lady in texas caught the rona twice.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 18, 2020, 06:28:07 PM
https://www.propublica.org/article/the-prison-was-built-to-hold-1500-inmates-it-had-over-2000-coronavirus-cases

I don't even know what thread this should go in. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Great Rumbler on June 18, 2020, 06:44:17 PM
Quote from: Cauliflower Of Love on June 18, 2020, 06:10:27 PM
https://www.wfla.com/community/health/coronavirus/texas-woman-tests-positive-for-covid-19-a-second-time/

Lady in texas caught the rona twice.

Definitely not the kind of news you wanna hear right now.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Oblivion on June 18, 2020, 06:45:52 PM
https://twitter.com/ProjectLincoln/status/1273666277098356738
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on June 18, 2020, 06:49:54 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on June 18, 2020, 06:44:17 PM
Quote from: Cauliflower Of Love on June 18, 2020, 06:10:27 PM
https://www.wfla.com/community/health/coronavirus/texas-woman-tests-positive-for-covid-19-a-second-time/

Lady in texas caught the rona twice.

Definitely not the kind of news you wanna hear right now.

will edit.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on June 18, 2020, 06:59:28 PM
Another day, another set of record positives in FL, AZ, SC.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 18, 2020, 07:11:27 PM
Well the good news is that they can't keep breaking daily records forever.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Oblivion on June 18, 2020, 07:51:56 PM
Quote from: Mandark on June 18, 2020, 06:59:28 PM
Another day, another set of record positives in FL, AZ, SC.

nevada too :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on June 18, 2020, 08:15:52 PM
And Cali, It's corona in UHD.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on June 18, 2020, 08:54:12 PM
It’s just the flu*

* that never goes away in the summer.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on June 18, 2020, 09:57:52 PM
Quote from: Cauliflower Of Love on June 18, 2020, 06:10:27 PM
https://www.wfla.com/community/health/coronavirus/texas-woman-tests-positive-for-covid-19-a-second-time/


Lady in texas caught the rona twice.

I think a report from S Korea determined that these types of people never fully recovered in the first place.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: shosta on June 18, 2020, 10:07:01 PM
https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1273763757592735746


wtfffffffffffff
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Akala on June 18, 2020, 10:16:14 PM
yeah great plan.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: bluemax on June 18, 2020, 10:34:59 PM
Bars are reopening in Los Angeles this weekend.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on June 18, 2020, 10:44:38 PM
Quote
AMC will not mandate that all guests wear masks, although employees will be required to do so.

...

“We did not want to be drawn into a political controversy,” said Aron. “We thought it might be counterproductive if we forced mask wearing on those people who believe strongly that it is not necessary. We think that the vast majority of AMC guests will be wearing masks. When I go to an AMC feature, I will certainly be wearing a mask and leading by example.”

AMC will also sell masks for a dollar to guests who forgot to bring one. Both Cinemark and Regal are encouraging guests to wear masks, but not requiring it in states and areas where it is not mandated.

Sounds like their calculus is that most people will be wearing masks anyway and they can avoid confrontations with the few cranks who are dead set on not wearing them.

I see where they're coming from but still think it's wrong. People are taking their cues from how the institutions around them are reacting. If businesses are opening back up and not requiring masks that's going to reinforce the idea that we're safe and don't need to take precautions. Governments and businesses (especially big chains like this) can't expect everyone to independently assess the risk or to react more to their statements than to their actions. It's like the TX gov blaming people after giving them every indication it was cool to start mingling again.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on June 19, 2020, 10:08:13 AM
The group of like 16 people in florida who went clubbing and caught accidental corona power said something that is what mandark is talking about. One of the geniuses mentioned how the mayors and governors and potus are saying everything is honkey dory and that's why they were laiz a faire about going out.

Not everyone keeps up with the spikes and dips of the daily deaths.

I think we used to call this leadership.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: BisMarckie on June 19, 2020, 10:39:07 AM
Quote from: Cauliflower Of Love on June 19, 2020, 10:08:13 AM
laiz a faire

 :maf :maf :maf
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 19, 2020, 10:40:17 AM
Lazy fairy. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Raist on June 19, 2020, 10:49:07 AM
Quit murdering my and Vom's language you dicks :stahp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: BisMarckie on June 19, 2020, 10:50:00 AM
Quote from: Raist on June 19, 2020, 10:49:07 AM
Quit murdering my and Vom's language you dicks :stahp

The Northeners and the Belgians have been doing it for hundreds of years. :kermit
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on June 19, 2020, 10:52:16 AM
Quote from: BisMarckie on June 19, 2020, 10:39:07 AM
Quote from: Cauliflower Of Love on June 19, 2020, 10:08:13 AM
laiz a faire

 :maf :maf :maf

how is it properly written?

spoiler (click to show/hide)
I'm sorry for being all laiz a faire about it.
[close]
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Akala on June 19, 2020, 11:14:59 AM
I am anti this notion that people shouldn't be held accountable for getting themselves/others sick needlessly due to trump et al saying that things are fine/masks don't help.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 19, 2020, 11:43:44 AM
https://twitter.com/39Magilla/status/1273969255927762945
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 19, 2020, 11:55:43 AM
https://twitter.com/JSalisburyNBCS/status/1274006836639866880
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 19, 2020, 12:34:39 PM
Florida: +3,822
Arizona: +3,246
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 19, 2020, 01:21:26 PM
https://twitter.com/JProskowGlobal/status/1274018199542075392
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on June 19, 2020, 03:36:18 PM
(https://i.redd.it/d76c194wtr551.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: stufte on June 19, 2020, 03:37:37 PM
lol wut.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on June 19, 2020, 03:40:50 PM
Quote from: stufte on June 19, 2020, 03:37:37 PM
lol wut.

Apparently the reward they are giving Walmart employees for working during COVID.

https://reddit.com/r/assholedesign/comments/hbrkh4/walmart_employee_here_we_were_given_these_shirts/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: stufte on June 19, 2020, 03:55:57 PM
noooooooooooooooo.

 :noooo

noooooooooooooooooooo.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Coffee Dog on June 19, 2020, 04:12:45 PM
Quote from: Skullfuckers Anonymous on June 19, 2020, 03:40:50 PM
Quote from: stufte on June 19, 2020, 03:37:37 PM
lol wut.

Apparently the reward they are giving Walmart employees for working during COVID.

https://reddit.com/r/assholedesign/comments/hbrkh4/walmart_employee_here_we_were_given_these_shirts/

:goty2 how dark
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 19, 2020, 05:15:56 PM
Brazil +49,554
Edit: +55,209
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Akala on June 19, 2020, 05:24:06 PM


I thought they had topped out around 30k cases previously?  :brazilcry

imagine it's under-reported...
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 19, 2020, 07:30:10 PM
The US: +31,808
Back over 30k  :usacry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Great Rumbler on June 19, 2020, 07:41:15 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on June 19, 2020, 07:30:10 PM
The US: +31,808
Back over 30k  :usacry

First day over 30k since May 1st. :mjcry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on June 19, 2020, 07:43:11 PM
Back in April, New York and New Jersey were contributing about half of it on their own.

Now it's a much more balanced effort. The US is playing the game the right way, like a team, and sharing the ball. You just love to see it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: shosta on June 19, 2020, 07:44:05 PM
It'll be worse this time around.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on June 19, 2020, 07:47:32 PM
Quote from: shosta on June 19, 2020, 07:44:05 PM
It'll be worse this time around.

I don't think so, because even in places that have "reopened" restaurant dining is down 40% and way more people will be wearing masks than in March.

Absolutely not betting you though. I don't need half a million dead bodies on my conscience.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 19, 2020, 07:49:40 PM
I think there is going to be an issue where no one will care until the deaths jump and by that time you will have four or five states all being hit hard.  And that takes like 2-3 months to come back from.  There is also the issue of the election, not just rallies, but this will become even more political. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: bluemax on June 19, 2020, 08:59:16 PM
A month ago I thought we might get some sports in America this year. This week has pretty much killed that idea.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: shosta on June 19, 2020, 10:08:08 PM
Quote from: Mandark on June 19, 2020, 07:47:32 PM
I don't think so, because even in places that have "reopened" restaurant dining is down 40% and way more people will be wearing masks than in March.
I don't have the data to back this up and obviously superspreader social events are important but I think the bigger vector is going to be the steady infection of people being at work... which is still most people, despite WFH increasing. The last time around it was a few locations that were huge epicenters, but this time every state will be chipping in to those death tolls. Even if most places have a lower growth rate than New York did at its peak, it can still be larger overall just because it's everywhere. And we're starting at 1000 deaths per day now, not ten a week.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Great Rumbler on June 20, 2020, 12:16:54 AM
Texas had 4,497 new cases today, which is a new daily record.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 20, 2020, 09:49:45 AM
https://twitter.com/PeterHotez/status/1274317761678839810
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Akala on June 20, 2020, 10:07:57 AM
https://mobile.twitter.com/ASlavitt/status/1273973204047069184
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on June 20, 2020, 10:36:07 AM
if november turns sideways


man....
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on June 20, 2020, 11:53:27 AM
https://twitter.com/RobertKlemko/status/1274352557956247556
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 20, 2020, 12:13:03 PM
Quote from: Mandark on June 20, 2020, 11:53:27 AM
https://twitter.com/RobertKlemko/status/1274352557956247556

I remember reading that article. One of the conclusions that if it was possible, wearing pants and underpants were probably effective enough filters to black transmission from farts. Which is more evidence that masks or any other filter you can place over your nose and mouth will help stop transmission from those open areas.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on June 20, 2020, 12:16:58 PM
Protesting against Contact Tracing??  :doge  :brain
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 20, 2020, 12:46:27 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/melegaro/status/1274012047446085632
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 20, 2020, 12:51:23 PM
Florida +4,049
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 20, 2020, 12:52:19 PM
yikes
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 20, 2020, 12:59:39 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/1274338819345723394
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on June 20, 2020, 01:03:49 PM
Hopefully nursing homes and retirement communities have gotten their shit together compared to when it first hit.

Suspect the change in testing rates is showing up a bit there too, though.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 20, 2020, 01:05:39 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JVo34iiRMw

(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/435883674471235584/723946626930180126/unknown.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 20, 2020, 01:08:44 PM
Quote from: Mandark on June 20, 2020, 01:03:49 PM
Hopefully nursing homes and retirement communities have gotten their shit together compared to when it first hit.

Suspect the change in testing rates is showing up a bit there too, though.
Yes, there’s probably about ten times as many tests per day as at around the start of the chart.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Great Rumbler on June 20, 2020, 01:16:27 PM
Quote from: Mandark on June 20, 2020, 01:03:49 PM
Suspect the change in testing rates is showing up a bit there too, though.

That's part of it, I'm sure, but on the other hand:

Quote from: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/17/texas-coronavirus-hospitalizations-surge-11percent-in-a-single-day.html
Texas coronavirus hospitalizations are now up more than 84% since Memorial Day as the state continues to reopen.

Quote
The number of people sickened with Covid-19 across Texas’ hospitals hit a new high Wednesday, surging about 11% in a single day.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on June 20, 2020, 01:28:47 PM
Oh I don't think the change in testing is what's driving the spikes in AZ/FL/TX/NC/SC the last two or three weeks. The amount of testing hasn't changed that much, and the positive rate has spiked along with cases. Those places are spiking for real.

I mean looking at confirmed cases now vs. April and earlier when we had a much, much lower testing capacity and they were basically rationing tests. It's plausible that they were testing the most vulnerable patients which skewed the age distribution of official confirmed cases. I know a friend of a coworker got it in late March but they didn't give her a test because she's in her 20's and the advice was "act like you've got it, isolate, and only come to the hospital if it gets really bad."
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Akala on June 20, 2020, 01:34:50 PM
Quote from: Nintex on June 20, 2020, 12:16:58 PM
Protesting against Contact Tracing??  :doge  :brain

no one wants the gubnint knowing where they are/tracking them.

also most of them have modern cell phones and have echo dots all over their homes.  :brain
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on June 20, 2020, 01:35:26 PM
Even with the mask on you can see the reporter is worried
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 20, 2020, 01:41:12 PM
https://www.interlochenpublicradio.org/post/michigan-track-covid-19-containment-northern-michigan-looks-even-better

This is good.  At this point, if only border states can do well, that would be a victory. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: toku on June 20, 2020, 02:17:50 PM
https://twitter.com/JoshNBCNews/status/1274401799286513672
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 20, 2020, 02:30:58 PM
Quote from: toku on June 20, 2020, 02:17:50 PM
https://twitter.com/JoshNBCNews/status/1274401799286513672

https://twitter.com/abbydphillip/status/1274405599959285763
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Leadbelly on June 20, 2020, 02:31:43 PM
Quote from: Akala on June 20, 2020, 10:07:57 AM
https://mobile.twitter.com/ASlavitt/status/1273973204047069184

I'm not entirely sure Europe is still fighting. Obviously we're not fighting right now as infections have fallen dramatically in most countries. However, most experts predict a second wave, and I'm not sure we'll be in lockdown the next time around. Especially considering there is a drug that is at least some way effective now. Cut deaths by one third. I have a feeling most leaders will say that's enough and call it quits. And I think most people will support it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Oblivion on June 20, 2020, 05:10:53 PM
Quote from: Tripon on June 20, 2020, 02:30:58 PM
Quote from: toku on June 20, 2020, 02:17:50 PM
https://twitter.com/JoshNBCNews/status/1274401799286513672

https://twitter.com/abbydphillip/status/1274405599959285763

wait, since when did they require face masks? cause this guy and plenty others ain't wearing one:

https://twitter.com/aravosis/status/1274355082402955269
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Joe Molotov on June 20, 2020, 05:13:00 PM
He friend was probably just a pussy.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: james on June 20, 2020, 05:57:53 PM
Imagine how much better things would have gone had we elected Doctor Jill Stein for president.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 20, 2020, 06:15:02 PM
(https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/tulsaworld.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/e/4e/e4e7f8af-ffc5-5672-8f57-cdcdfe7e9a5f/5eee30d7cdc5d.image.jpg)

Handing out masks without a mask
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on June 20, 2020, 06:30:49 PM
That rally is going to be bonkers.  :doge

I noticed about 5 - 10 masks when they panned the camera.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 20, 2020, 06:33:25 PM
Couldn't even fill the place, the loser. 

Also is the chant 'USA USA' right after the national anthem redundant?   

No one is wearing a mask  :dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on June 20, 2020, 06:36:00 PM
hahahaha they ditched keep america great and just went back to maga
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 20, 2020, 06:36:55 PM
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/18/well/live/coronavirus-testing-travel-covid-database-porn-adult-film.html

I'd really like this to happen, just for the narative 'you ain't going to make use no pornstars'. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on June 20, 2020, 06:38:43 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 20, 2020, 06:33:25 PM
Couldn't even fill the place, the loser. 

Also is the chant 'USA USA' right after the national anthem redundant?   

No one is wearing a mask  :dead
Yeah that overflow outside event isn't going to happen.
It's a big crowd but not at the numbers they expected.

This rally was Parscales idea, including the date and venue.
Trump won't be happy and he's already on thin ice.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 20, 2020, 06:54:10 PM
U.S. at +31,502 today. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 20, 2020, 07:13:47 PM
https://covid-19-status.ca/bc.html

BC has had a week with no deaths and only has 11 people in the hospital. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 20, 2020, 10:40:52 PM
https://twitter.com/AprilDRyan/status/1274528256113418240

Comedy clubs being a vector for the virus.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on June 21, 2020, 03:03:51 AM
They say laugher is the best medicine.


Hopefully he gets some.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on June 21, 2020, 03:18:08 AM
I can’t believe people are going to comedy clubs.

Let’s go sit in a low ceiling room where hundreds of people are constantly expelling their breath for two hours. Let’s go do a spinning class in a closet next.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on June 21, 2020, 09:23:45 AM
I like how Chapelle made it a point to show what the measures were for 8:46.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 21, 2020, 09:26:41 AM

https://twitter.com/youyanggu/status/1274464663896457216


Infections skewing younger (plus Dexamethasone) explains why there's probably now a lower IFR.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on June 21, 2020, 10:12:55 AM
Read an article about an Italian doctor who has done research that indicates the virus has mutated and is less deadly as it continues to spread.
He has noticed how over the last couple of weeks even older 70+ patients fully recover while before they didn't.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Pissy F Benny on June 21, 2020, 11:34:21 AM
mamma mia!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: tiesto on June 21, 2020, 12:10:42 PM
Ugh, mobs on one of the beach communities on the island. We're in phase 2 now in NY, but I wonder how soon we'll revert back.
http://www.news12.com/clip/15087497/video-captures-large-gathering-in-long-beach-amid-coronavirus-concerns
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: BIONIC on June 21, 2020, 02:41:18 PM
Quote from: riotous on June 21, 2020, 11:38:23 AM
And we will totally take your word for it Nintex since it's all we ever need from you!

 :salute

::)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 21, 2020, 03:44:27 PM
Quote
Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, told NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday that he does not believe the coronavirus pandemic in the United States will ease over the summer or in the fall.

Driving the news: The country on Saturday reported more than 33,000 new cases of the coronavirus — the highest total since May 1 — despite claims from Trump administration officials that concerns over a second wave of the virus are "overblown." Osterholm countered that he believes a second or third wave of coronavirus is unlikely because the first wave has yet to slow down.

What he's saying: "I'm actually of the mind right now — I think this is more like a forest fire. I don't think that this is going to slow down," he said. "Wherever there's wood to burn, this fire is going to burn, and right now we have a lot of susceptible people."

Osterholm added that he does not think the influenza model of multiple waves applies to the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S.
"Right now, I don't see this slowing down through the summer or into the fall. I don't think we're going to see one, two and three waves. I think we're just going to see one very, very difficult forest fire of cases."
The big picture: As of Sunday afternoon, the country has reported more than 2.2 million coronavirus cases — the highest caseload in the world — and has suffered at least 119,744 deaths from the virus.

The European Union, which has a population of around 446 million, is seeing average new confirmed case numbers of around 4,000 per day, compared to about 24,000 for the U.S.
This is at least in part attributable to increased testing by the U.S., but there are surges in infections in several states that outpace the growth in testing. The U.S., which has a total population of around 328 million, has conducted around 26 million coronavirus tests since the beginning of the pandemic.
https://www.axios.com/michael-osterholm-coronavirus-spread-da28f4a3-baad-4566-9340-9de480f5f3e7.html


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_3cQZQLxJo
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Raist on June 21, 2020, 04:05:42 PM
The UK accounts for about 1/3rd of those EU cases too. Unless they're not counted because taking back control etc.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: team filler on June 21, 2020, 06:26:40 PM
https://www.npr.org/2020/06/21/880958665/the-latest-pandemic-shortage-coins-are-the-new-toilet-paper

 :maduro
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 21, 2020, 06:30:49 PM
I wipe my ass with loonies and toonies when I want to treat myself. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 21, 2020, 06:31:59 PM
I accidentally lost a quarter once and a gumball came out of my mouth.   
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 21, 2020, 10:07:45 PM
US +26,079 on a sunday, jesus
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on June 21, 2020, 10:22:48 PM
So much for hopes of a strong heat effect on the virus.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Joe Molotov on June 21, 2020, 10:27:16 PM
Just think how high the numbers would be if we hadn't beaten the coronavirus.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 21, 2020, 11:21:36 PM
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/rcmp-americans-banff-alaska-1.5621452
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: OnlyRegret on June 22, 2020, 01:05:01 AM
Quote from: riotous on June 21, 2020, 11:38:23 AM
And we will totally take your word for it Nintex since it's all we ever need from you!

 :salute

He's literally citing a Daily Mail article about some Italian claiming shit solely through anecdotes. That it now is a paper tiger.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8444151/Coronavirus-withered-aggressive-tiger-wild-cat-Italian-scientist-claims.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on June 22, 2020, 01:20:57 AM
Oregon is definitely on the upswing in cases, and continuing to open up and give less and less of a fuck
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 22, 2020, 01:58:19 AM
https://twitter.com/liora_/status/1274942937722269696
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on June 22, 2020, 08:53:45 AM
Quote
The uptick in cases seems to primarily be in the 18-65 age group.

 :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 22, 2020, 10:56:32 AM
Not, one, but two, corona deniers were in line in front of me at the grocery store.  The dude in front of me was not standing 2 meters from the guy in front of him, and he came up to me and was like 'This social distancing thing.  You tell a 20-year-old man to stand in a red circle but not a 40-year-old man.  Right?'  I just stared and said no.  Then when the guy in front of him was leaving he agreed and said 'Ya this social distancing thing is just a social experiment' to the guy that was talking to me.   Like what the fuck. 

I also did not like the implication that he might have assumed I was in the superior 40-year-old group.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 22, 2020, 10:59:42 AM
This actually got me pretty angry. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 22, 2020, 11:09:50 AM
I just ordered hair dye on Amazon.  My world is collapsing. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on June 22, 2020, 11:14:36 AM
Don’t be a fool, you’re a man! Age is refinement

But fuck those geeks at the store
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 22, 2020, 11:19:36 AM
TBH, I'm 99% fine with my age.  I wish my hairline wasn't receding, but it's going pretty slowly and only at the corners though.  I did buy dye but that's because my white hairs are all curly and so they stand out when I have long hair and look messy.  With shorter hair, it just looks a bit highlighted. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 22, 2020, 11:31:42 AM
https://twitter.com/MaxCRoser/status/1274804100484431872
Mexico just isn't testing. This can also be seen in its ratio of confirmed cases to confirmed deaths today: +5,343 cases and +1,044 deaths.    
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on June 22, 2020, 12:08:25 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on June 22, 2020, 01:05:01 AM
Quote from: riotous on June 21, 2020, 11:38:23 AM
And we will totally take your word for it Nintex since it's all we ever need from you!

 :salute

He's literally citing a Daily Mail article about some Italian claiming shit solely through anecdotes. That it now is a paper tiger.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8444151/Coronavirus-withered-aggressive-tiger-wild-cat-Italian-scientist-claims.html
I read it at the Algemeen Dagblad (AD) which is in general a news source with a good reputation  :thinking
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Great Rumbler on June 22, 2020, 12:11:32 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on June 22, 2020, 11:31:42 AM
https://twitter.com/MaxCRoser/status/1274804100484431872
Mexico just isn't testing. This can also be seen in its ratio of confirmed cases to confirmed deaths today: +5,343 cases and +1,044 deaths.    

Brazil's ratio of total tests to positives is really bad, too. And with far more cases in total.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 22, 2020, 12:40:35 PM
I'm just writing off any place below Canada. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 22, 2020, 12:46:48 PM
https://twitter.com/JoeStGeorge/status/1275095209240604673

 :killme
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 22, 2020, 01:16:08 PM
https://twitter.com/CLONEKID_/status/1275079599261548548
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 22, 2020, 02:43:53 PM
Sask cases are blowing up because some Hutterites traveled to Alberta for a massive funeral and now two Hutterite communities are infected.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 22, 2020, 03:38:57 PM
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/white-house-stops-mandatory-temperature-checks-symptom-screening-n1231708
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: team filler on June 22, 2020, 03:44:16 PM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on June 22, 2020, 11:14:36 AM
Don’t be a fool, you’re a man! Age is refinement

Buttfuck those geeks at the store
:hump
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: james on June 22, 2020, 03:56:18 PM
Im getting on a plane on Friday boys, enjoy my company while you still have it
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 22, 2020, 07:15:14 PM
The US is at 127 times more new cases than Canada and 87 times more deaths.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
we had a particularly good day for deaths with only 4, usually more like 10-20 times
[close]
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 22, 2020, 07:19:51 PM
https://twitter.com/albamonica/status/1275154554267602945

 :corona_mj
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 22, 2020, 07:22:02 PM
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-23/coronavirus-australia-excess-deaths-data-analysis/12321162
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 22, 2020, 07:29:31 PM
Honestly, the best thing that could happen to America right now would be for Trump to catch it.  It worked for the UK.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Bebpo on June 22, 2020, 07:43:49 PM
People keep saying this, but it's pretty clear Trump got it early on and was just one of the majority % of people that catch it (even elderly people that catch it!) and have minimal to no symptoms like a cold. There's no fairness to the universe. There was one press conference early on where he seemed like he had a cold and that was probably it.

Just rolling the die with statistics it was always unlikely he'd end up getting on an ICU or anything if he caught Covid and the way he took like no precautions and met with tons of sick people and the white house was full of covid positive people at times, it's more likely that he caught it in the first month or so.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 22, 2020, 07:46:56 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHcY4Vw532Y&ab_channel=BBCNews
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 22, 2020, 09:56:31 PM
Too late
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Great Rumbler on June 22, 2020, 10:11:58 PM
5,112 new cases in Texas today. That's a new daily record.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 22, 2020, 10:31:07 PM
https://www.todocanada.ca/canada-ranked-in-top-twenty-in-worlds-safest-countries-in-the-covid-19-era/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: team filler on June 22, 2020, 10:33:14 PM
heard canada had long wait times for the sick, guess it was true  :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 22, 2020, 10:33:55 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/fIvfYNS.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/GQThjri.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on June 22, 2020, 10:34:28 PM
Listen, braggart, I’ve been trying to be your live in heterosexual life partner for years, we can’t all just be born in Canada
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on June 22, 2020, 10:34:54 PM
Quote from: filler on June 22, 2020, 10:33:14 PM
heard canada had long wait times for the sick, guess it was true  :trumps

:rofl

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: BisMarckie on June 22, 2020, 10:41:35 PM
Quote from: Tripon on June 22, 2020, 10:33:55 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/fIvfYNS.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/GQThjri.png)

Sweden in some pretty good company  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 22, 2020, 10:54:06 PM
California with more new cases today than all of Europe (not including Russia).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Bebpo on June 22, 2020, 10:58:57 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on June 22, 2020, 10:54:06 PM
California with more new cases today than all of Europe (not including Russia).

To quote my California friend

"I'm so glad things are finally getting back to normal again" (NOT BEING SARCASTIC)
/other friends like/love his comment
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 22, 2020, 11:03:37 PM
Canada is like a Maybelline commercial.  We are just born with it. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: EightBitNate on June 22, 2020, 11:09:38 PM
Illinois is doing well but I have a feeling numbers are being fudged. I don’t trust my state not to fuck something up.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 23, 2020, 12:35:37 AM
https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1274782260756185088
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: bluemax on June 23, 2020, 02:31:17 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 22, 2020, 11:03:37 PM
Canada is like a Maybelline commercial.  We are just born with it.

So is Canada just not counting its native population among the numbers, much like the US seems to be doing?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on June 23, 2020, 07:31:26 AM
Quote from: Esch on June 22, 2020, 09:54:53 PM
https://twitter.com/tplohetski/status/1275143848818327552
Time to rally in Texas  8)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 23, 2020, 07:53:12 AM
https://globalnews.ca/news/7075024/mask-wearing-fewer-coronavirus-deaths/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on June 23, 2020, 09:00:48 AM
Quote from: Tripon on June 22, 2020, 10:33:55 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/fIvfYNS.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/GQThjri.png)

link?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 23, 2020, 09:02:45 AM
https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1272696115197067264

Over 85% of infected people don't have a fever.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 23, 2020, 09:03:06 AM
Quote from: Cauliflower Of Love on June 23, 2020, 09:00:48 AM
Quote from: Tripon on June 22, 2020, 10:33:55 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/fIvfYNS.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/GQThjri.png)

link?

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on June 23, 2020, 09:11:11 AM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on June 23, 2020, 09:03:06 AM
Quote from: Cauliflower Of Love on June 23, 2020, 09:00:48 AM
Quote from: Tripon on June 22, 2020, 10:33:55 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/fIvfYNS.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/GQThjri.png)

link?

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

Thanks.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 23, 2020, 09:24:40 AM
Live to June 2020 and not know worldometers.  Sheltered life must be nice. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 23, 2020, 09:45:43 AM
https://twitter.com/DKThomp/status/1275407424967622657
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Clockwork5 on June 23, 2020, 10:45:29 AM
Took a road trip to visit my fam and had to drive through the south. I currently live in an educated pocket in North Carolina, so everyone is masked up, but driving across the country made me realize how few areas are taking this seriously.

Walked into one of those mega gas stations along the highway, it was packed, zero masks. It felt unreal.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 23, 2020, 11:08:05 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZckCXq2QFM

Quote
Germany has ordered a district of almost 400,000 people back into lockdown amid a widening coronavirus outbreak. This after Germany's top health experts warned that the new cluster of cases had the potential to spread quickly.
Word of the new restrictions came from Armin Laschet, premier of the country's most populous state, North Rhine Westphalia. The new outbreak is centered on a massive meat processing plant Tönnies near the city of Gütersloh. More than 1,500 workers there have tested positive for coronavirus.
Laschet says police deployments will be used to ensure the home quarantines of thousands of Toennies employees, with force if necessary.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on June 23, 2020, 11:48:56 AM
And just after the German tourists started vacationing in The Netherlands and outer European countries too.
 :snoop
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Leadbelly on June 23, 2020, 12:07:37 PM
Quote from: Nintex on June 23, 2020, 11:48:56 AM
And just after the German tourists started vacationing in The Netherlands and outer European countries too.
 :snoop

I don't think there is a lot you can do about it. We're at a point now where the public are hoping to live life with a degree of normality, the economy seriously needs to start going again, and we're having to juggle that with a virus that isn't going away any time soon. And if people didn't get it before, they're starting to get it now. The lockdown hasn't got rid of the virus, it never was going to get rid of the virus. It hasn't gone anywhere.

And it seems clear to me that the reason many people thought we should be in lockdown was to avoid getting the virus. Remember people were saying the lockdown was to relieve stress on the hospitals. No, many thought they would avoid getting the virus, and eventually it would go away. It still could happen that way, but not without a vaccine.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 23, 2020, 12:33:54 PM
It's 400k of 83m.  The total lockdown gave Germany the ability to now just lockdown 0.5% of its pop instead of all of it again.  So while you are right that the main purpose of the lockdown was to mitigate hospitalizations, it also has many other benefits.  While we were never going to completely contain the virus, the lockdown has made it possible for many local areas to get it down to a traceable population or (temporarily) eliminate.  My guess is that places that are able to get it back down to a traceable-level will see a much better economic recovery than those that only did a partial shutdown.  I'd also argue that a post lockdown normalcy, even with large restrictions would probably be more normal than if we just let the virus run rampant, just because if it gets bad enough people will self-quarantine, so you will then just have shutdown but with the fear of thousands of deaths every day. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 23, 2020, 12:36:06 PM
https://twitter.com/ModeledBehavior/status/1275448148664541185
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 23, 2020, 12:37:33 PM
What is the y axis?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: OnlyRegret on June 23, 2020, 12:38:40 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 23, 2020, 12:37:33 PM
What is the y axis?

The vertical one
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 23, 2020, 12:41:30 PM
That the restaurant industry is fucked. That or smaller restaurants need their own targeted bailout.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 23, 2020, 12:44:12 PM
Arizona at +3,593 already today
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Leadbelly on June 23, 2020, 12:48:41 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 23, 2020, 12:33:54 PM
It's 400k of 83m.  The total lockdown gave Germany the ability to now just lockdown 0.5% of its pop instead of all of it again.  So while you are right that the main purpose of the lockdown was to mitigate hospitalizations, it also has many other benefits.  While we were never going to completely contain the virus, lockdown has made it possible for many local areas to get it down to a traceable population or (temporarily) eliminate.  My guess is that places that are able to get it back down to a tracable-level will see a much better economic recovery than those that only did a partial shutdown.

That could be true. It could ultimately make the virus more manageable. Not necessarily because of the lockdown in itself, but because we're better prepared now. South Korea didn't really have a lockdown, they were just better prepared, for instance. The lockdown simply allowed us to control the virus at a time when we weren't really prepared or knew what we were dealing with. As for better economic recovery, that is much harder to predict.

There is a lot that could go right or wrong with either strategy. Even with South Korea, who handled the virus the best, there is a lot that could go wrong. South Korea may actually need a vaccine even more than other countries. Mainly because dealing with the virus so successfully means almost no one has had the virus. There is 0 immunity in the population. All it takes is for a percentage of people to slip through and there is a problem there. Again, it doesn't mean they will have a problem, only that anything could go right or wrong in the coming months or years. We simply don't know until it's over.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 23, 2020, 12:53:54 PM
Quote from: riotous on June 23, 2020, 12:40:42 PM
Looks like the percentage drop YOY.

But not sure what point that person is trying to make even.

I believe he's saying that local governments can open up the economy, but people won't participate if they don't feel safe. Clearly, diners in Houston were starting to feel safe (around 80% of normal reservations) but are starting to stay away again because cases are rising fast in the state.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on June 23, 2020, 01:02:31 PM
It's frustrating because there is a clear way to "live with Covid" and we're not doing it. Mandatory masks in public spaces, free testing, voluntary contact tracing.

Instead of just biting the bullet and doing it now, we're (US) just going to putz around all summer with these half-assed measures until we finally get fatigued by it never getting any better.  If we get fatigued. I don't even know where that theoretical line is ...
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on June 23, 2020, 01:07:46 PM
The YOY numbers aren't what you should be focusing on, it's the change in recent behavior based upon the surge of new cases in the area.

tl/dr: You don't have an economy if you don't have public safety.



Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on June 23, 2020, 01:13:23 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on June 23, 2020, 12:48:41 PM
There is a lot that could go right or wrong with either strategy. Even with South Korea, who handled the virus the best, there is a lot that could go wrong. South Korea may actually need a vaccine even more than other countries. Mainly because dealing with the virus so successfully means almost no one has had the virus. There is 0 immunity in the population. All it takes is for a percentage of people to slip through and there is a problem there. Again, it doesn't mean they will have a problem, only that anything could go right or wrong in the coming months or years. We simply don't know until it's over.

Yeah and they still have a ton of older people who are vulnerable because they're still alive. A real double-edged sword.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Bebpo on June 23, 2020, 01:46:13 PM
Welp, when I went over to my parents house for father's day I noticed my dad was coughing a bit (no masks, but we were outdoors and he was sitting about 10-15 feet away), but my dad has a cough here and there normally so it wasn't that odd.

Was talking to my mom this morning and she goes oh he had a small stroke or something right after that and couldn't remember the names of anyone or anything for about an hour and then was fine. Then he had a fever the next day (Monday), but now he doesn't have a fever and just feels under the weather. He's probably just overworked.  :doge

And I'm like he should get tested for covid. And so now we're going to try get my dad to go get tested. He's been out the most out of everyone in our family. He wears a mask and keeps social distance, but he's been going out to his buddy events again and he goes into work every day and goes to shops and markets and stuff. So he's always been the most likely to catch Covid in our family. Hopefully he gets tested and is negative. Definitely concerned about him.

Tiny bit concerned about myself if he tested positive since he was coughing at me on father's day for a hour or so, but again it was outdoors in the backyard and like 10-15 feet away so I'm not too worried about myself.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Clockwork5 on June 23, 2020, 01:46:56 PM
Quote from: riotous on June 23, 2020, 12:40:42 PM
Looks like the percentage drop YOY.

But not sure what point that person is trying to make even.
That last drop is super steep. With everything open there they were only down 10% for a day or so but then people are like “Well we went out to eat, time to go back home.” and restaurants are back to a 75% drop from last year.

I’m hoping my strong resume might help me transition to POS sales and I can get out of restaurants. I’ll miss them though. Spent the last 20 years working my way up to managing James Beard award winning restaurants and building wine lists and cocktail programs but I kinda dread dealing with Maga distinguished mentally-challenged fellows in 2020.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Clockwork5 on June 23, 2020, 02:05:57 PM
Quote from: riotous on June 23, 2020, 01:57:02 PM
Like I said though.. that last drop is comparing YOY a monday after father's day with a Sunday from the following year. 

Yearly YOY for a restaurant is going to have all kinds of weird dips and spikes because the days don't line up nor all of the holidays.

It'd be like GameStop doing a YOY graph and ignoring that release dates don't line up.

I HOPE people in places like Houston are getting the news and not going out.. but that chart doesn't really prove anything since you can't fairly compare a Monday in the restaurant biz to a Sunday.
I don’t want to assume anything but anyone in the restaurant industry who knows anything would use a rolling 7 day average for these types of YOY comparisons for the exact reasons you have put forward. I would think Open Table would know to do this and it looks like they have considering the somewhat stable trend before the lockdown.

Edit: Idk that dip is REALLY steep for a rolling average and it looks like it is just some dude who made that chart (I would love to know how he got that data). Maybe it is day to day.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Clockwork5 on June 23, 2020, 02:15:31 PM
You can have daily data points for a rolling average. But I think you’re probably right, that chart is flawed.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on June 23, 2020, 02:48:06 PM
I assume he's using https://www.opentable.com/state-of-industry

his point seems pretty clear and idk why you're fussing over the last two datapoints so much
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 23, 2020, 03:36:55 PM
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1275512266306265098
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 23, 2020, 03:45:25 PM
Canada's excessive deaths are not great.  https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/200619/dq200619b-eng.htm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: james on June 23, 2020, 04:57:15 PM
FAUCI LIED AND MILLIONS DIED
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 23, 2020, 05:03:45 PM
https://twitter.com/latimes/status/1275534851886718978

 :(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Raist on June 23, 2020, 05:26:59 PM
You'd expect a meat processing plant to have fairly strict hygiene rules in regular times.
How in the fuck did 1,500 workers get infected. In Germany.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Akala on June 23, 2020, 05:36:07 PM
it's an open secret that plant HSE director Klaus is unqualified.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Leadbelly on June 23, 2020, 05:40:13 PM
Quote from: Mandark on June 23, 2020, 01:13:23 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on June 23, 2020, 12:48:41 PM
There is a lot that could go right or wrong with either strategy. Even with South Korea, who handled the virus the best, there is a lot that could go wrong. South Korea may actually need a vaccine even more than other countries. Mainly because dealing with the virus so successfully means almost no one has had the virus. There is 0 immunity in the population. All it takes is for a percentage of people to slip through and there is a problem there. Again, it doesn't mean they will have a problem, only that anything could go right or wrong in the coming months or years. We simply don't know until it's over.

Yeah and they still have a ton of older people who are vulnerable because they're still alive. A real double-edged sword.

I never said it was a double-edged sword. That wasn't the tone of my argument at all. If you want to keep fighting this imaginary battle that is up to you though.

I will mention actually. The point was more about predictions. Like a lockdown will result in a better economic recovery, for instance. It might do, but anything could go right or wrong. South Korea was used as an example that even in a country that handled it the best there is a possibility that it could go wrong.Even that country.


Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Rufus on June 23, 2020, 05:45:09 PM
Quote from: Raist on June 23, 2020, 05:26:59 PM
You'd expect a meat processing plant to have fairly strict hygiene rules in regular times.
How in the fuck did 1,500 workers get infected. In Germany.
Because we raced to the top (i.e. bottom). Meat is dirt cheap here, and not because we're oh-so efficient.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53152724

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Most of the workforce at the plant are from eastern Europe: Romanians, Bulgarians, Poles and North Macedonians, Deutsche Welle news reports.

A local activist, Inge Bultschnieder, has previously organised demonstrations demanding better living conditions for the migrant workers. Deutsche Welle found some of them living in dilapidated, overcrowded housing near the plant.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: curly on June 23, 2020, 05:45:20 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on June 23, 2020, 05:40:13 PM
Quote from: Mandark on June 23, 2020, 01:13:23 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on June 23, 2020, 12:48:41 PM
There is a lot that could go right or wrong with either strategy. Even with South Korea, who handled the virus the best, there is a lot that could go wrong. South Korea may actually need a vaccine even more than other countries. Mainly because dealing with the virus so successfully means almost no one has had the virus. There is 0 immunity in the population. All it takes is for a percentage of people to slip through and there is a problem there. Again, it doesn't mean they will have a problem, only that anything could go right or wrong in the coming months or years. We simply don't know until it's over.

Yeah and they still have a ton of older people who are vulnerable because they're still alive. A real double-edged sword.

I never said it was a double-edged sword. That wasn't the tone of my argument at all. If you want to keep fighting this imaginary battle that is up to you though.

Double-edged sword: something that has or can have both favorable and unfavorable consequences
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double-edged%20sword (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double-edged%20sword)

You: South Korea's approach, which has had favorable consequences, could end up working out unfavorably.   ???
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: team filler on June 23, 2020, 05:57:11 PM
https://twitter.com/gregauman/status/1275470613860229120

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Leadbelly on June 23, 2020, 06:02:11 PM
Quote from: curly on June 23, 2020, 05:45:20 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on June 23, 2020, 05:40:13 PM
Quote from: Mandark on June 23, 2020, 01:13:23 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on June 23, 2020, 12:48:41 PM
There is a lot that could go right or wrong with either strategy. Even with South Korea, who handled the virus the best, there is a lot that could go wrong. South Korea may actually need a vaccine even more than other countries. Mainly because dealing with the virus so successfully means almost no one has had the virus. There is 0 immunity in the population. All it takes is for a percentage of people to slip through and there is a problem there. Again, it doesn't mean they will have a problem, only that anything could go right or wrong in the coming months or years. We simply don't know until it's over.

Yeah and they still have a ton of older people who are vulnerable because they're still alive. A real double-edged sword.

I never said it was a double-edged sword. That wasn't the tone of my argument at all. If you want to keep fighting this imaginary battle that is up to you though.

Double-edged sword: something that has or can have both favorable and unfavorable consequences
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double-edged%20sword (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double-edged%20sword)

You: South Korea's approach, which has had favorable consequences, could end up working out unfavorably.   ???

It was the purpose and tone of the argument I feel is being misinterpreted. I elaborated on it.

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I will mention actually. The point was more about predictions. Like a lockdown will result in a better economic recovery, for instance. It might do, but anything could go right or wrong. South Korea was used as an example that even in a country that handled it the best there is a possibility that it could go wrong.Even that country.


I wasn't saying, "you know South Korea are on a real knife's edge. It could go wrong at any moment". I wasn't critiquing their strategy, I wasn't arguing against it in any way. That wasn't the purpose of mentioning it at all.

Yet, there seems to be a need to keep jumping in with a sarcastic rebuke, as if I need to be corrected for some reason... Okay.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 23, 2020, 06:18:55 PM
It's your history of playing devil's advocate when it comes to lockdown.  On the face of it, the idea that Korea would be in a worse state if they got it later is pretty dumb because at worst they just kept people alive for a bit longer.  But on rereading your post I think I get what you mean, that with some immunity in the population, countries that have been through a bad case and come out of lockdown may be able to be slightly less vigilant than Korea needs to be.  I think that 'slightly' is very slight.  The tone then seems to change with

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Again, it doesn't mean they will have a problem, only that anything could go right or wrong in the coming months or years. We simply don't know until it's over.

where it feels like again you are debating the efficacy of trying to fight the virus at all.  Like we will see in the future if we should have just let people die.   
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: toku on June 23, 2020, 06:25:01 PM
https://twitter.com/jesserodriguez/status/1275542258314620928

bless up
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Leadbelly on June 23, 2020, 06:30:27 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 23, 2020, 06:18:55 PM
It's your history of playing devil's advocate when it comes to lockdown.  On the face of it, the idea that Korea would be in a worse state if they got it later is pretty dumb because at worst they just kept people alive for a bit longer.  But on rereading your post I think I get what you mean, that with some immunity in the population, countries that have been through a bad case and come out of lockdown may be able to be slightly less vigilant than Korea needs to be.  I think that 'slightly' is very slight.  The tone then seems to change with

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Again, it doesn't mean they will have a problem, only that anything could go right or wrong in the coming months or years. We simply don't know until it's over.

where it feels like again you are debating the efficacy of trying to fight the virus at all.  Like we will see in the future if we should have just let people die.   

Maybe I should have been more clear. First of all, the example I used is a sound one. South Korea potentially could need a vaccine more than other countries where a higher percentage of people have had the virus. However, the point was really about making predictions on this. The reason I went into it was because you stated that the countries that have had stronger lockdowns will see a better economic recovery than those that didn't. It is a prediction that is very hard to make right now. It might be right, it will depend on a number of factors.

I was just giving an example of how things could go wrong, not that they will. And it was used to make the point that it might be a bit early still to make predictions on this.

And to go back to the point about how Korea might need a vaccine more than other countries. As it has become specifically about this, yeah, this is still a possibility. It was actually a point one of the leading experts on vaccines made. Again though, I will stress, my original point wasn't actually about that, it was just used as an example.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQdLDMLrYIA

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Bebpo on June 23, 2020, 06:59:48 PM
So my dad just got tested at a CVS, haven't heard what the result time is but someone else at our office got tested on Monday and they said results ready on Wednesday, so hopefully by the end of week.

My dad is like I don't mind if I tests positive, it means I can get this over with and get back to living my life and not having to deal with all this precaution nonsense.  :doge
My dad is one of those extroverted social boomers and he has not been dealing with this lockdown very well. Like most of America he tried for a month or two and then gave up and just wears a mask and keeps social distance but still goes out and does his normal life like nothing's changed.

Hopefully his test is negative, but when I asked him how he's feeling he's like "eh, it just feels like I have a mild flu, it's fine" and since the flu isn't going around yet, that doesn't sound great to me, but I guess we'll see.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on June 23, 2020, 07:12:20 PM
Maher then: "I hope the economy crashes a big crisis happens and a recession will get Trump out of office!"

Maher now: "Plz buy things milennials to keep economy going"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V83hrRvtdg4
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 23, 2020, 07:32:57 PM
(https://preview.redd.it/nvkxjqhzgo651.png?width=1024&auto=webp&s=6f6473b4819ffeebb06069ca787a9c8a620e02f3)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Leadbelly on June 23, 2020, 07:53:15 PM
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where it feels like again you are debating the efficacy of trying to fight the virus at all.  Like we will see in the future if we should have just let people die.

Just to address this point actually: First of all, I actually resigned to the idea that lockdown was probably the right decision at the time, and actually said as much. One of the examples I gave for why it was, was that we simply didn't have enough knowledge about what we were facing. It seemed like the safe strategy until we have a better understanding of the virus.

However, in terms of whether lockdown was the best strategy in the long-run, I never really made the case for not fighting the virus at all, that would be stupid. You don't want the virus to just ravage through society. My argument was actually about complete lockdown. It is more a question of what is viable and at what time. And I thought it was worth exploring that.

The experts have always, right from the beginning, believed that the virus wasn't going to go away until there is a vaccine. They feared that once the lockdown is lifted it will start to come back. We are now seeing evidence of this in places like Germany, and China, where areas of the country have gone back into lockdown. The question of herd immunity is a crucial one. There are two ways in which we can reach herd immunity: 60% to 70% of the country gets it, or we have a vaccine. Obviously a vaccine would be the most preferable solution. However, there is no guarantee we will have a working vaccine. It can take up to 10 years for there to be a working vaccine. Also there are potential problems if the virus mutates. Now, I'm sure most people understand that we can't keep going into lockdown for 10 years. It is not a viable solution.

And so the argument then is, what exactly is the most viable strategy in a world where there is no vaccine and the virus keeps coming back? What are the potential consequences of each strategy? Personally, I just don't see continually going in and out of lockdown for years as a viable strategy. In the short-term lockdown does seem attractive, but when I think of potentially years of it, it doesn't seem viable to me in the long-term. That doesn't mean do nothing. It just means no lockdown. In strange way, it is not even about what strategy has potentially saved the most lives. Or what country has been the most successful. It is a much longer term outlook. As I said, potentially over 10 years or indefinitely in the worst case scenario. When dealing with different timescales how we deal with it could be very different. It will be very different.

Without a vaccine I actually see this as simply inevitable. The Swedish model will possibly become the norm. I think we probably have until the end of the year, and at the latest perhaps to the spring of next year, to see where we are with a vaccine. If things aren't promising, I can see countries changing direction. I am certainly hearing this in the US right now.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 23, 2020, 08:16:10 PM
3rd highest number of daily new cases for the US only behind April 24th and May 1st. 

https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/23/21300747/european-union-eu-ban-us-travel-coronavirus-reopening-borders-draft-list
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on June 23, 2020, 08:26:59 PM
leadbelly, read your last post and ask yourself what assumptions you are making and whether those assumptions are favorable to a certain perspective
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Leadbelly on June 23, 2020, 08:35:17 PM
Quote from: Mandark on June 23, 2020, 08:26:59 PM
leadbelly, read your last post and ask yourself what assumptions you are making and whether those assumptions are favorable to a certain perspective

I will say actually that it is not necessarily about assumptions but rather conclusions. It is an argument dependent on certain things being true. For instance, that after 18 months there is no vaccine and no sign that a vaccine will be ready in the foreseeable future after that. I understand we need to allow some time for a vaccine or very effective medication to be developed. However, we can't wait forever for that to be the case.

Again, I will stress that it is more a question of timescales. And so I could be favourable to any perspective depending on the timescale. For instance on a more shorter timescale, full lockdown seems more attractive.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on June 23, 2020, 08:37:15 PM
you keep bringing up the uncertainty about the vaccine but you implicitly assume permanent immunity from exposure to the virus
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 23, 2020, 08:41:42 PM
The first vaccines aren't going to give you a total lifetime immunity. From what I read, they might give you a seasonal immunity of up to 6 months to a year, and you'll either have to do a booster shot or a yearly shot like the flu vaccine. The companies trying to make a more permanent vaccine are years away. The current vaccines in development may give you a fever or other side effects that are associated with 'mild' symptoms. That's not even taking to account that there's going to be a small but significant population that won't take it in developed nations, and the logistics of getting it to developing nations that don't have a developed healthcare system. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Leadbelly on June 23, 2020, 08:45:12 PM
Quote from: Mandark on June 23, 2020, 08:37:15 PM
you keep bringing up the uncertainty about the vaccine but you implicitly assume permanent immunity from exposure to the virus

Well, that is not a given either. Only that historically pandemics tend to eventually fizzle out. I don't actually think it matters. The reason being, it doesn't change the question of how we continue living. I realise it is not just a scientific question, but also a political and social one. Does it make political sense? And do people want to live their life in this way for a prolonged period of time? What would it mean for social interaction for instance?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Dickie Dee on June 23, 2020, 08:45:48 PM
https://twitter.com/GeoRebekah/status/1275539491034402821
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on June 23, 2020, 08:48:10 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on June 23, 2020, 08:45:12 PM
I don't actually think it matters. The reason being, it doesn't change the question of how we continue living.

the question of how we continue living isn't changed at all by how much risk of death certain activities carry?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Leadbelly on June 23, 2020, 08:53:56 PM
Quote from: Mandark on June 23, 2020, 08:48:10 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on June 23, 2020, 08:45:12 PM
I don't actually think it matters. The reason being, it doesn't change the question of how we continue living.

the question of how we continue living isn't changed at all by how much risk of death certain activities carry?

There are ways to mitigate that if everyone wears a mask, for instance. The truth is, I don't think people can live like that. In fact I am already seeing signs of this in my own country.

I will give an example:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-53047628

Quote
Two illegal "quarantine raves" at the weekend were "almost impossible" to stop after venues were changed at the last minute, a chief constable said.

About 6,000 people went to raves at Daisy Nook Country Park, Failsworth, and Carrington, Greater Manchester.

6000 people. Just like fuck it! lol

This is now. Imagine it 2 years from now. I just can't see it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on June 23, 2020, 09:01:44 PM
you literally just said that the risk of people dying doesn't change the calculus at all

let's focus on that for a sec
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Leadbelly on June 23, 2020, 09:17:49 PM
Quote from: Mandark on June 23, 2020, 09:01:44 PM
you literally just said that the risk of people dying doesn't change the calculus at all

let's focus on that for a sec

I don't think I did entirely, no. I didn't for instance say, lets do this right now. And I didn't say, lets do nothing. I gave a suggestion that people should wear masks, for instance. There is simply a level of pragmatism I am going through. For instance, that people are already longing for and looking for social interaction within large gatherings. And in terms of longer timescales that will inevitably become more prevalent. And the question then becomes, what do we do about that? I don't think there is much you can do.

This is just one facet of this though.



Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: thisismyusername on June 23, 2020, 11:25:02 PM
Who cares about any of that shit:

https://www.mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2020/06/23/universal-orlando-lays-off-employees

Orlando may die in 21337's lifetime. :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Oblivion on June 24, 2020, 12:24:48 AM
Quote from: Dickie Dee on June 23, 2020, 08:45:48 PM
https://twitter.com/GeoRebekah/status/1275539491034402821

lol. why not go all the way and just stop counting any corona related infections or deaths? problem solved!  :brain
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 24, 2020, 01:19:16 AM
https://twitter.com/japantimes/status/1275636069682331659
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: bluemax on June 24, 2020, 01:45:32 AM
Meanwhile in Santa Monica:

https://www.santamonica.gov/press/2020/06/22/main-street-expands-outdoor-dining-and-shopping-to-support-the-safe-reopening-of-santa-monica

I was telling the dudes on the discord, one of my old coworkers has been in Vegas since Sunday night. She's posted photos and videos of herself at a buffet, poolside, walking through a casino with little to no masks among herself and her friends. Party people are done with the Rona.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Oblivion on June 24, 2020, 03:21:45 AM
hey bluemax, what part of L.A. are you in?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 24, 2020, 08:33:02 AM
Man I wish I was in New Zealand now

spoiler (click to show/hide)
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/jun/24/lord-of-the-rings-tv-series-issues-new-zealand-casting-call-for-funky-looking-people
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 24, 2020, 08:52:40 AM
Mexico with a new high +6,288. Number somewhat meaningless as there's little testing.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 24, 2020, 08:54:32 AM
https://twitter.com/youyanggu/status/1275683113109250048


C19Pro Score: absolute new daily cases (sheer number of cases), rate of change in cases (how fast cases are changing), cases per capita (prevalence relative to population).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 24, 2020, 09:07:02 AM
US positivity rate of tests rose to 6.7%, highest in more than a month.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 24, 2020, 09:43:54 AM
These types of graphs have been posted before, but usually not using per capita figures:
https://twitter.com/euromaestro/status/1275754721979047938

Also:
https://twitter.com/euromaestro/status/1275735359612166145
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Great Rumbler on June 24, 2020, 09:57:54 AM
The US has only had 3 days with more than 36k new cases:

April 24
May 1
June 23

So, yeah...
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 24, 2020, 10:07:35 AM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on June 24, 2020, 09:07:02 AM
US positivity rate of tests rose to 6.7%, highest in more than a month.

Arizona has 33%.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Pissy F Benny on June 24, 2020, 10:14:13 AM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on June 24, 2020, 09:57:54 AM
The US has only had 3 days with more than 36k new cases:

April 24
May 1
June 23

So, yeah...

Maybe if america didn't do so much testing, the numbers would be tremendous :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 24, 2020, 11:14:00 AM
Apparently, it's 5,508 new cases. That's about 1,500 more than the previous high.

Who the fuck needs to go to a theme park during a pandemic?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on June 24, 2020, 11:29:39 AM
Quote from: Mandark on June 23, 2020, 02:48:06 PM
I assume he's using https://www.opentable.com/state-of-industry

his point seems pretty clear and idk why you're fussing over the last two datapoints so much

.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on June 24, 2020, 11:40:16 AM
https://www.opentable.com/state-of-industry

business is consistently down YOY by a huge gap across the board, even in Florida, Arizona, etc.

that was the point of the tweet
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 24, 2020, 11:47:05 AM
I should have realized that the spike in the Houston opentable data was caused by Father's Day. As such my interpretation was wrong. If we ignore the spike, reservations plateaued around June 6th, at around -45% YOY and has since been going slowly down (on days not around Father's Day). I think the point that people won't participate in the economy if they don't feel safe is true. Many diners never came back (-45% YOY), and now more (ignoring Father's Day) are staying away. But some people won't give a fuck no matter what.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on June 24, 2020, 11:49:22 AM
Yeah but roughly half of people who went last year going out right now is still too many from a public health view, imo
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on June 24, 2020, 11:50:13 AM
Quote from: Mandark on June 23, 2020, 02:48:06 PM
I assume he's using https://www.opentable.com/state-of-industry

his point seems pretty clear and idk why you're fussing over the last two datapoints so much

.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on June 24, 2020, 11:51:54 AM
Periodt
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on June 24, 2020, 12:21:50 PM
Quote from: 213372bu on June 24, 2020, 10:57:36 AM
Florida:
667 June 1
1758 June 15
2610 June 17
4,410 June 20
2926 June 22
5058 Today

 :joker

https://twitter.com/uninewstoday/status/1275789110708523010

Ugh. This is how the Midwestern/Eastern states are going to get bad again. People travelling south to hit up all the usual tourist spots and then bringing it back to their communities.

In Ohio, there was a story of an outbreak because of kids that went to Myrtle Beach a few weeks ago and they all had it.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/23/us/ohio-students-myrtle-beach-coronavirus-trnd/index.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on June 24, 2020, 12:24:31 PM
Las Vegas is almost perfectly designed to be a vector.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 24, 2020, 12:38:45 PM
Quote from: riotous on June 24, 2020, 11:48:27 AM
Except the weekend before Father's day, YOY was competing with.. last year's Father's day.

So the flatness is a bit misleading.  Reservations likely climbed week over week, but since it was a normal weekend competing with Father's day YOY appeared flat.

I've been searching for the actual data for Houston, but haven't found it. Here's Texas' YOY (the pattern looks similar to Houston's):
(https://i.imgur.com/GzW2GDd.jpg)

Here's Texas' with the removal of June 14, 15, 16 (last year's Father's Day Weekend) and June 20, 21, 22 (this year's Father's day):

(https://i.imgur.com/xwjirI7.jpg)

Can't say it's the same for Houston, but (ignoring Father's Day) reservations plateaued on the weekend of the 6th and 7th.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 24, 2020, 12:41:08 PM
Pretty sure we are out of flu season.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: james on June 24, 2020, 12:54:02 PM
Im growing concerned about my upcoming vacation
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 24, 2020, 12:58:03 PM
I'm concerned about your vacation too. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: BIONIC on June 24, 2020, 12:59:53 PM
Quote from: james on June 24, 2020, 12:54:02 PM
Im growing concerned about my upcoming vacation

There are more important things than Thailand right now.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 24, 2020, 01:15:28 PM
James needs to go to the third world so that Bis can treat him to good coffee. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 24, 2020, 01:37:46 PM
https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1275804489073786880
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 24, 2020, 01:38:32 PM
https://twitter.com/liora_/status/1275845114175221761

https://twitter.com/StevenTDennis/status/1275847562625507329

 :-\


________


https://twitter.com/jimaley/status/1275785471545741315

:dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: james on June 24, 2020, 01:51:48 PM
Quote from: BIONIC on June 24, 2020, 12:59:53 PM
Quote from: james on June 24, 2020, 12:54:02 PM
Im growing concerned about my upcoming vacation

There are more important things than Thailand right now.

Laying in bed, sucking the milk out of a young tender thai coconut does sound nice.

But this is a trip to visit family
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on June 24, 2020, 01:57:41 PM
Quote from: Esch on June 24, 2020, 01:28:28 PM
The country: we need adequate testing and isolation measures.

Trump to the country:

https://youtu.be/gib7_FDD60Q

If I could be a guy in his 30's who compares everything to the same three or four formative experiences in his life, the virus response really reminds me of The Surge from the Iraq occupation: a huge temporary diversion of resources to temporarily mitigate a bad situation, so the authorities have time and space to implement some long term solutions. Only instead they pat themselves on the back for the short term metrics not looking as bad any more and never address any of the underlying problems that are gonna come roaring right back.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on June 24, 2020, 01:59:57 PM
Trump wasn't praised, nor could he make a lot of money.

So Trump doesn't about the Kung Flu :trumps
But everyone likes it when he says Kung Flu, so that will stick.  :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Akala on June 24, 2020, 02:21:52 PM
I am kind of glad that for the most part people have been unable to really pin case increases on BLM protests thus far.

the death numbers would have to be staggering here in the US, well over the 20% excess death metric for some of these people to start believing it. there are more people than you would think down south that don't believe in it at all. it's going to also take a regional disaster I am thinking, hopefully Florida isn't our Italy.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Great Rumbler on June 24, 2020, 03:04:34 PM
Quote from: Mandark on June 24, 2020, 01:57:41 PM
Quote from: Esch on June 24, 2020, 01:28:28 PM
The country: we need adequate testing and isolation measures.

Trump to the country:

https://youtu.be/gib7_FDD60Q

If I could be a guy in his 30's who compares everything to the same three or four formative experiences in his life, the virus response really reminds me of The Surge from the Iraq occupation: a huge temporary diversion of resources to temporarily mitigate a bad situation, so the authorities have time and space to implement some long term solutions. Only instead they pat themselves on the back for the short term metrics not looking as bad any more and never address any of the underlying problems that are gonna come roaring right back.

And like The Surge, once the short-term gains are inevitably reversed they will attempt to pin the blame on Democrats.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 24, 2020, 03:29:14 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 24, 2020, 10:07:35 AM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on June 24, 2020, 09:07:02 AM
US positivity rate of tests rose to 6.7%, highest in more than a month.

Arizona has 33%.



Flordia at 18%

Also,


https://twitter.com/newday/status/1275774337321230338
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 24, 2020, 03:48:59 PM
https://twitter.com/ryansatin/status/1275875343459512321
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: BisMarckie on June 24, 2020, 03:53:19 PM
I haven’t watched wrestling for more than two decades, but the Vince McMahon of yore would 100% have a storyline about someone infecting others with Covid resulting in a feud. :money
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: toku on June 24, 2020, 04:37:57 PM
https://twitter.com/aravosis/status/1275854598146871296

it was nice knowing some of you
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Akala on June 24, 2020, 04:42:04 PM
 :lol

I have also heard the "I will not hide my face from god" route.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 24, 2020, 04:43:32 PM
North Carolina highest ever. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 24, 2020, 04:47:08 PM
https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/06/24/n-y-n-j-conn-announce-joint-travel-advisory-all-visitors-from-states-with-high-coronavirus-infection-rates-must-quarantine/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 24, 2020, 04:50:51 PM
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-atlantic-bubble-covid19-1.5625133
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 24, 2020, 04:54:44 PM
Quote from: toku on June 24, 2020, 04:37:57 PM
https://twitter.com/aravosis/status/1275854598146871296

it was nice knowing some of you

 :shaq2

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Great Rumbler on June 24, 2020, 05:06:07 PM
Quote from: toku on June 24, 2020, 04:37:57 PM
https://twitter.com/aravosis/status/1275854598146871296

it was nice knowing some of you

What is wrong with people?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 24, 2020, 05:12:38 PM
https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1275857627474526211

and California is suppose to be 7000+ today.  This might be US' worst day. 

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 24, 2020, 05:14:43 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 24, 2020, 05:12:38 PM
This might be US' worst day.
Difficult to top November 8, 2016.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: BisMarckie on June 24, 2020, 05:18:52 PM
It’s certainly strange looking at the US and Sweden seeing that every other developed nation has more or less defeared the first wave
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 24, 2020, 05:23:42 PM
It's very strange that serious people are proposing the federal government pay every American 4000$ to go to Disney World and kill someone's grandma. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: BisMarckie on June 24, 2020, 05:25:06 PM
When a failed state like Italy outperforms you :girlaff
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 24, 2020, 05:27:26 PM
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/baseball/article-several-players-on-the-toronto-blue-jays-test-positive-for-covid-1/

spoilers, they were in Flordia. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 24, 2020, 05:31:03 PM
Texas 5,551
Cali 7,149

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Europe minus Russia and Ukraine: 4,858
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 24, 2020, 05:35:23 PM
Wish Ukraine was doing better.  There is a conference in Kiev next year that I'd like to go to.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 24, 2020, 05:40:08 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 24, 2020, 05:35:23 PM
Wish Ukraine was doing better.  There is a conference in Kiev next year that I'd like to go to.
I thought Poland was a goner, but they've been at 300 cases a day for a week (Poland is roughly the size of California). And I don't think it's due to lack of testing as only 2% of tests have come back as positive.

edit: if other Poles are like me, they're champs at social distancing.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 24, 2020, 05:43:05 PM
https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1275901454104948736
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Akala on June 24, 2020, 05:44:51 PM
but I drink all the time there  :brain

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 24, 2020, 05:45:21 PM
AKA buy more drinks rule
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 24, 2020, 05:48:37 PM
I told Shosta to get a job on the strip when he asked how to make more money. I wondered if he listened. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 24, 2020, 05:55:09 PM
Who needs a job when you can make bets with suckers on the Internet.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 24, 2020, 06:44:59 PM
Quote from: Tripon on June 24, 2020, 01:19:16 AM
https://twitter.com/japantimes/status/1275636069682331659

Quote
Tokyo recorded 55 new cases of novel coronavirus infection on Wednesday, an alarmingly high number following a brief stretch in which daily figures fluctuated following the lifting of the state of emergency declaration in late May and subsequent reopening of the capital.

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/liveblogs/news/coronavirus-outbreak-updates/

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 24, 2020, 06:58:33 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 24, 2020, 05:12:38 PM
https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1275857627474526211

and California is suppose to be 7000+ today.  This might be US' worst day. 




Already second-highest day.  It should be highest once the rest of California and the 2 remaining states come into worldmeters.   Absolutely insane.   
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on June 24, 2020, 07:04:15 PM
Dutch government announced a further easing of restrictions no longer are bars and restaurants capped at 30 people and pretty much all facilities are now open again.
Not sure how I feel about it. They keep talking about 'personal responsibility' but very few people are still social distancing and masks are still not recommended except for public transport.

Outside the risk is less so during these hot summer days the risk is low but when the temperatures start to drop again by early september...  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 24, 2020, 07:37:54 PM
Walked along King West—Toronto is screwed. Expect a spike in two to three weeks.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 24, 2020, 07:39:17 PM
I think I'm going to try to get tested tomorrow or Friday - I have a sore thoat.  99% sure I don't have it, but would like to confirm. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: team filler on June 24, 2020, 07:43:58 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 24, 2020, 07:39:17 PM
I think I'm going to try to get tested tomorrow or Friday - I have a sore thoat.  99% sure I don't have it, but would like to confirm.  :snob
damn candians showing off :stahp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 24, 2020, 07:46:40 PM
I'm 99% sure it is because I've been drinking lemon juice like a fiend.  Like I'm slurping down 7+ lemons daily. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 24, 2020, 08:01:24 PM
https://www.thejakartapost.com/seasia/2020/06/23/thailand-marks-28-days-without-local-transmission-aims-to-ease-travel.html

Good.  Also, there is a conference there that I would like to go to next year. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 24, 2020, 08:05:25 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on June 24, 2020, 07:37:54 PM
Walked along King West—Toronto is screwed. Expect a spike in two to three weeks.

https://www.thebeaverton.com/2020/06/torontonians-celebrate-stage-2-of-reopening-by-continuing-to-do-all-the-things-they-werent-supposed-to-do-before/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 24, 2020, 08:13:38 PM
While I agree, I also finally have a chance to get some papers accepted this year so I'm hoping to pull a james pulling those thai boys coconuts. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Bebpo on June 24, 2020, 08:23:29 PM
Well one of our employees in our small office of like 9 people tested positive for Covid. I'm told he was on vacation for a week or two and only came into one day when back on Friday and interacted with like 3 people, including my dad.

But that seems odd that my dad started having symptoms on Sunday if he got it from the employee on Friday. I read symptoms usually don't appear until day 4. I guess day 3 is close.

My dad's test results are supposed to come back tomorrow. He's got a small cough now. I'm going to be really surprised if he's not positive and our whole family and office isn't positive because of work spread and father's day family gathering on Sunday. Let's see how many of us die now.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 24, 2020, 08:29:00 PM
Hope it turns out OK dude.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 24, 2020, 08:34:36 PM
https://twitter.com/DailyBreezeNews/status/1275949907132780546
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: toku on June 24, 2020, 08:55:27 PM
https://twitter.com/gifdsports/status/1275905785927741446

(https://i.imgur.com/mmrBFJi.gif)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Bebpo on June 24, 2020, 08:57:53 PM
Apparently the employee who tested positive and 2 other employees (not my dad) had a pizza lunch together Friday when the employee was positive where they all decided to share a pizza in a room and chat for an hour with their masks down for lunch break.

We're telling everyone get tested and don't come in to work.

Why the fuck would you have a little pizza party right now with your co-workers. What is wrong with PEOPLE.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: team filler on June 24, 2020, 09:06:39 PM
what kinda pizza we talkin here?  :thinking I've risked it all for a slice before  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 24, 2020, 09:11:57 PM
I'd risk a lot of a good ol' Hawaiian including other people. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Bebpo on June 24, 2020, 09:22:33 PM
So next issue is apparently USA has given up contact tracing and doesn't care. Our employees might not be able to get tested for another 7 days and then have to wait until 3-7 days for results. -_-

The non-prescription/go through insurance crap testing sites supposedly are backed up 7 days with appointments already and the closest is like 90 mins away in 7 days.

The US is fucking this up so much.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Bebpo on June 24, 2020, 09:34:08 PM
Apparently the issue is they won't test people in a timely fashion who are asymptomatic even if they've been in contact with someone who tests positive because they are "low priority" so unless they develop symptoms they can't test until a week+ later.

The problem being that if there are other people who interacted with that person, not knowing if that person was contagious is kinda important.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Positive Touch on June 24, 2020, 09:46:36 PM
we're really gonna be dealing with like a hundred thousand people dying every few months, for the next few years huh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on June 24, 2020, 09:48:48 PM
Quote from: Positive Touch on June 24, 2020, 09:46:36 PM
we're really gonna be dealing with like a hundred thousand people dying every few months, for the next few years huh

Cycle's gonna be complete when there's some new pandemic and people are tweeting "um, coronavirus kills 300k people every year and they don't make us wear masks for that."
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: team filler on June 24, 2020, 09:53:25 PM
 :fbm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Joe Molotov on June 24, 2020, 09:54:46 PM
Quote from: Mandark on June 24, 2020, 09:48:48 PM
Quote from: Positive Touch on June 24, 2020, 09:46:36 PM
we're really gonna be dealing with like a hundred thousand people dying every few months, for the next few years huh

Cycle's gonna be complete when there's some new pandemic and people are tweeting "um, coronavirus kills 300k people every year and they don't make us wear masks for that."

And then Nintex starts careposting about people pulling down the Donald Trump statue.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Great Rumbler on June 24, 2020, 09:55:04 PM
New daily record for Texas: 6,177. That's 800 more cases than the previous daily record, which was set yesterday.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Positive Touch on June 24, 2020, 09:56:23 PM
Quote from: Mandark on June 24, 2020, 09:48:48 PM
Quote from: Positive Touch on June 24, 2020, 09:46:36 PM
we're really gonna be dealing with like a hundred thousand people dying every few months, for the next few years huh

Cycle's gonna be complete when there's some new pandemic and people are tweeting "um, coronavirus kills 300k people every year and they don't make us wear masks for that."

you're right; we normalized children being murdered en masse in their own classrooms, we can normalize anything!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Great Rumbler on June 24, 2020, 09:57:15 PM
Also, the US just had its worst day for new cases with 39,103, that's just a tic above the previous record set on April 24.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 24, 2020, 09:57:34 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on June 24, 2020, 09:54:46 PM
Quote from: Mandark on June 24, 2020, 09:48:48 PM
Quote from: Positive Touch on June 24, 2020, 09:46:36 PM
we're really gonna be dealing with like a hundred thousand people dying every few months, for the next few years huh

Cycle's gonna be complete when there's some new pandemic and people are tweeting "um, coronavirus kills 300k people every year and they don't make us wear masks for that."

And then Nintex starts careposting about people pulling down the Donald Trump statue.

"The Protesters are trying to blow up all the Trump towers across the world!"
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on June 24, 2020, 10:20:08 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on June 24, 2020, 09:57:15 PM
Also, the US just had its worst day for new cases with 39,103, that's just a tic above the previous record set on April 24.

At least our president finally has his priorities in place.

https://mobile.twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1275951862269829121

:american :american :american
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 24, 2020, 10:21:35 PM
Did they ever fix the trade tariffs with China regarding lobsters?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: team filler on June 24, 2020, 10:24:54 PM
subliminal shotout to daddy p?  :thinking
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: team filler on June 24, 2020, 11:58:27 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 24, 2020, 09:11:57 PM
I'd risk a lot of a good ol' Hawaiian including other people.
canned pineapple is for deplorables, if I can find a pizza club that makes a good hawaiian with fresh p apple we can give it another shot  ;)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on June 25, 2020, 12:39:43 AM
I thought I didn’t like pineapple until I ate it in Hawaii
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: team filler on June 25, 2020, 01:02:45 AM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on June 25, 2020, 12:39:43 AM
I thought I didn’t like pineapple until I ate it in Hawaii :snob
;)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 25, 2020, 01:05:04 AM
https://twitter.com/KyleNews3LV/status/1275944404243451904

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: team filler on June 25, 2020, 01:15:53 AM
I thought I didn't like hawaiians until I ate a pineapple!  :corona_rodney


thought I didn't like pinesapples until I ate a hawaiian  :biden
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 25, 2020, 10:44:27 AM
https://twitter.com/LauraLitvan/status/1276158556413313027


----

https://twitter.com/KaylaBraxtonWWE/status/1276147509090488320
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Pissy F Benny on June 25, 2020, 10:53:55 AM
:usacry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 25, 2020, 10:58:16 AM
This is amazing work:
https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1276027368398827521
Just started scrolling.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on June 25, 2020, 11:22:52 AM
The virus won because the good information was locked behind paywalls and the bad information was free and ubiquitous :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 25, 2020, 11:36:16 AM

https://www.cp24.com/news/study-finds-canada-s-proportion-of-long-term-care-deaths-is-double-the-average-of-other-nations-1.4999176
Quote
LTC residents made up 81 per cent of all reported COVID-19 deaths in [Canada] compared to an average of 42 per cent among all countries studied.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: thisismyusername on June 25, 2020, 11:37:27 AM
Quote from: Tripon on June 24, 2020, 08:34:36 PM
https://twitter.com/DailyBreezeNews/status/1275949907132780546

Quote from: thisismyusername on June 23, 2020, 11:25:02 PM
Who cares about any of that shit:

https://www.mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2020/06/23/universal-orlando-lays-off-employees

Orlando may die in 21337's lifetime. :rejoice

Truly a blessed timeline.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 25, 2020, 12:36:29 PM
I got tested, was super easy, like 20 mins total and no waiting.  The longest part of it was the woman couldn't read my Sask. health card because it's from the early 90's and the numbers are half worn off.  That being said my throat hurts like shit - I doubt it covid but can't see a doctor until the results are in.  They also said I can't leave my apt. until the results are in tomorrow. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 25, 2020, 12:50:09 PM
https://twitter.com/davidmcswane/status/1276150993298821120
https://twitter.com/davidmcswane/status/1276150995794505741
https://twitter.com/davidmcswane/status/1276151001406455813
https://twitter.com/davidmcswane/status/1276151004862517250
https://twitter.com/davidmcswane/status/1276151007471337472
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 25, 2020, 12:51:52 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on June 25, 2020, 11:36:16 AM

https://www.cp24.com/news/study-finds-canada-s-proportion-of-long-term-care-deaths-is-double-the-average-of-other-nations-1.4999176
Quote
LTC residents made up 81 per cent of all reported COVID-19 deaths in [Canada] compared to an average of 42 per cent among all countries studied.

Think we will have better excessive death numbers, so I feel like it might be an accounting issue.  Not to say that our care home deaths will be the same, but double is pretty crazy. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: james on June 25, 2020, 01:03:43 PM
Stopped by a restaurant yesterday in NJ that has an outdoor patio.

None of the staff were wearing masks.

WTF is wrong with people.

1 star yelp review. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Bebpo on June 25, 2020, 01:19:30 PM
Well my dad tested positive for Covid and was contagious on father's day when our family got together outdoors and social distancing (mostly, he went indoors to check out something with my brother for about 5 mins and they said they were not always 6ft apart). Doesn't help for my mom who lives with him though.

So far on about day 4 of symptoms and probably 6-7 days since infection, he just feels like he has a mild cold. No headache and lungs are clear so far. Will be hoping it doesn't turn severe.

Also hoping it's one of those situations where a husband/wife that live together, one test positive but the other doesn't catch it for some reason. My mom think's she will be able to get tested tomorrow and results around Monday.


I'm looking into testing options for myself and my brother and his gf.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Positive Touch on June 25, 2020, 01:45:13 PM
i'm so sorry bebpo. i hope everything turns out alright.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on June 25, 2020, 01:56:27 PM
>The rate of spread to family members – the driver of the infection in China – was 10% early in the outbreak, but fell to 3% with quicker recognition and isolation. The overall numbers are lower than might have been expected, and an important insight for clinicians trying to contain the outbreak in the United States.

https://www.the-hospitalist.org/hospitalist/article/218769/coronavirus-updates/covid-19-update-transmission-5-or-less-among-close

The odds are in your favor for there not being further spread, but sorry to hear about your father, Bepbo.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Bebpo on June 25, 2020, 02:09:08 PM
So there's in-person testing with doctor prescrip I can get over the phone (my brother already got one for tomorrow) at the place my dad got tested and their results are quick within about 2 days. But you have to go in-person to a room/area where lots of people who may have been Covid positive have been throughout the day to get tested. My dad said when he went he had to stay in his car and then they called him in and the room was empty and someone came in and did the test. So it sounds mostly safe, but there's still a lot we don't know about the disease like how long it stays in the air and stuff (and no idea how long between appointments).

There's a Sean Penn group covid testing thing in a mall parking lot near me that is drive-through, but results take about 4-5 days. I'm assuming the tests are as good. I feel like that lowers the risk of potentially catching it if you don't have it, but it also means longer until you find out anything.

There's also the potential both ways of the person administering the test to be contagious, but I feel that's pretty unlikely especially with the mask and gloves, so I wouldn't worry about that.


Alternatively, because the only contact I had was outdoors and 10-12ft away with some side wind not blowing towards me or away from me, and because I am in a high risk group (I just got my immune suppressing meds last week so I have no immune system for next 8-9 weeks), I could wait and see if I get any symptoms before getting tested.

I think the drive-thru method is the most safe and then at least I'll know in a week. So I should probably try to do that tomorrow.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Bebpo on June 25, 2020, 02:31:13 PM
I looked it up and the drive-through one has a $150 test that gives results in 20 mins. Sounds good. Can also get antibody blood test at the same time while there.

I looked up to see if it's too early to get tested. It's been exactly 4 days since Sunday. A harvard.edu article said the false negative rate was "About 40% of the time if you are tested four days after exposure to the virus." which 40% is a lot!

I'm thinking I'll go on Monday unless I start to get symptoms. That way it'll have been 8 days and I can do the 20 min result test + antibody drive through test.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Raist on June 25, 2020, 02:34:58 PM
4 days for an antibody test is way too early yes.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Bebpo on June 25, 2020, 02:38:09 PM
No, the antibody test would just be to see if I had picked it up in the past months anywhere else. I'd only do that because I can do it at the same time as the nose swab test. My concern is getting a mostly accurate nose swab test result.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Raist on June 25, 2020, 02:39:44 PM
Ah sorry, you mentioned the Ab test just before so I assumed that's what you meant, my bad.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Bebpo on June 25, 2020, 03:26:36 PM
So now I'm reading that there's 2 types of Covid tests. The RT-PCR molecular test which is pretty accurate and takes 3 days or so for results. And the Antigen (not antibody) test which takes 15 mins for result but is less accurate. So the place I'm getting tested on Monday is the Antigen one because the results are in 20 mins.

Not feeling great about that the results aren't even going to be very accurate. And not sure where I can do a drive through RT-PCR test...
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 25, 2020, 03:36:00 PM
The testing doesn't really matter, you should be acting like you have it for the next two weeks.  And I say that as someone who just got tested today so that I can be told I don't have it, so that I can disregard the rules.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Bebpo on June 25, 2020, 03:46:35 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 25, 2020, 03:36:00 PM
The testing doesn't really matter, you should be acting like you have it for the next two weeks.  And I say that as someone who just got tested today so that I can be told I don't have it, so that I can disregard the rules.

Well yeah I mean I'm self-isolating.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 25, 2020, 03:47:38 PM
Which means that the test having false-negatives doesn't really matter.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on June 25, 2020, 03:48:06 PM
Georgia's maybe starting to ramp up.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 25, 2020, 03:51:19 PM
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53183504
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Bebpo on June 25, 2020, 03:51:36 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 25, 2020, 03:47:38 PM
Which means that the test having false-negatives doesn't really matter.

By that logic though, there's no point in getting tested at all if you don't have symptoms.

Either you develop bad symptoms and need to get confirmed to get treated correctly/and or hospitalized,
Or you act like you have it and don't develop symptoms and 14 days passes.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: benjipwns on June 25, 2020, 03:53:46 PM
so can you get chlamydia from masks or not because if this totalitarian governor
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 25, 2020, 04:51:57 PM
Texas: record high 5,996 cases.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Bebpo on June 25, 2020, 04:52:37 PM
So I cancelled my appointment on Monday and am rescheduling with the better molecular test that takes 4-5 days for results. I wonder if you don't care about the extra cost, if I should do the 20 min result test & the 4-5 day result test at the same time (2 swabs up my nose).

That way instead of having the anxiety for 4-5 days until the results come in, you know right there with like good certainty either way and then the better accuracy test can confirm that days later.

That's probably pretty weird way to do it. But I have serious anxiety problems and I'm worried about health issues from the stress of worrying about this. Especially as I'm also worrying about my family members getting worse.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Bebpo on June 25, 2020, 04:58:28 PM
Scratch that, they don't let you put both tests in your cart to checkout. Will just do the more accurate test and deal with the wait for results.

*edit* or maybe not. Looks like I can do both.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Akala on June 25, 2020, 05:00:54 PM
I think I would opt for the quicker one if it's going to stress you out? self-quarantine for a bit just to be sure if cleared.

good luck.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on June 25, 2020, 05:02:54 PM
I just got called back to work today and was told they aren’t wearing masks 😭😭😭
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: toku on June 25, 2020, 05:11:25 PM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on June 25, 2020, 05:02:54 PM
I just got called back to work today and was told they aren’t wearing masks 😭😭😭

weed and bike rides near the lake kills corona you good
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Dickie Dee on June 25, 2020, 05:11:34 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on June 25, 2020, 04:51:57 PM
Texas: record high 5,996 cases.

21% positivity rate
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: curly on June 25, 2020, 05:16:54 PM
Surprised death rates haven't jumped back up yet, seems like it's been long enough they should have. Is that because of younger people getting it/more effective treatments/something else? Haven't seen much on the subject.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on June 25, 2020, 05:20:24 PM
Quote from: toku on June 25, 2020, 05:11:25 PM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on June 25, 2020, 05:02:54 PM
I just got called back to work today and was told they aren’t wearing masks 😭😭😭

weed and bike rides near the lake kills corona you good

Going back I will have 0 pto for the year to go to the lake :(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 25, 2020, 05:28:12 PM
Quote from: curly on June 25, 2020, 05:16:54 PM
Surprised death rates haven't jumped back up yet, seems like it's been long enough they should have. Is that because of younger people getting it/more effective treatments/something else? Haven't seen much on the subject.
Cases skew much younger.
Deaths lag 2 to 3 weeks.
Better treatment options (such as simple steroids).
COVID-1 deaths treated as pneumonia deaths in states seeing a surge?
Better precautions for long-term care homes?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Bebpo on June 25, 2020, 05:52:28 PM
Quote from: curly on June 25, 2020, 05:16:54 PM
Surprised death rates haven't jumped back up yet, seems like it's been long enough they should have. Is that because of younger people getting it/more effective treatments/something else? Haven't seen much on the subject.

Yeah, my thoughts are that since younger people seem to be the ones getting it the most right now in terms of increases, and younger people have much smaller death %, that you'll see a ton of new cases, but not a ton of new deaths.

The problem is the secondary effect of all these young people infected then going on and interacting with older people who get infected makes it seem like the deaths will catch up though :|
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: james on June 25, 2020, 06:08:05 PM
The motherfuckers at United texted me to say "your flight tomorrow is fairly full. You can change your flight for no cost. Click here to see options"

And yes, they said "fairly full" and no other details.

So I click the link.

"No other itineraries found"

Mother. Fuckers.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 25, 2020, 06:12:03 PM
Do they make you wear a mask when you fly?  Also, do they sell on-flight scooba tanks so you don't have to breathe the sickness?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: james on June 25, 2020, 06:26:06 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 25, 2020, 06:12:03 PM
Do they make you wear a mask when you fly?  Also, do they sell on-flight scooba tanks so you don't have to breathe the sickness?

Presumably we'll be using the overhead oxygen masks from the safety videos
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 25, 2020, 06:26:58 PM
How are they going to sell that to you? 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: james on June 25, 2020, 06:32:50 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 25, 2020, 06:26:58 PM
How are they going to sell that to you?

United would charge you for pooping if they could
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Fifstar on June 25, 2020, 06:45:09 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on June 25, 2020, 05:28:12 PM
Quote from: curly on June 25, 2020, 05:16:54 PM
Surprised death rates haven't jumped back up yet, seems like it's been long enough they should have. Is that because of younger people getting it/more effective treatments/something else? Haven't seen much on the subject.
Cases skew much younger.
Deaths lag 2 to 3 weeks.
Better treatment options (such as simple steroids).
COVID-1 deaths treated as pneumonia deaths in states seeing a surge?
Better precautions for long-term care homes?

+ Cases are more spread out so no local collapse of health care system yet like in NY
+ Maybe smaller dark figure so more mild cases get detected
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Akala on June 25, 2020, 07:39:43 PM
we can probably also shuffle respirators around somewhat at moment, can't you 'live' on those for months? it's not gonna really light until ICU's are overloaded, and even then gotta keep an eye on those dementia deaths.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: EchoRin on June 25, 2020, 08:14:52 PM
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/06/24/mask-mandate-florida-anger-erupts-coronavirus-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/coronavirus/

Well... the NFL season is gonna be fucked
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 25, 2020, 08:27:56 PM
There's no way to do team sports safely. Hell, there's no way to do individual sports safely like MMA, or tennis, or even golf.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Joe Molotov on June 25, 2020, 08:42:51 PM
Yeah, pretty wild that we've had two pro golfers + several caddies have testing positive after events with no fans, but yet they're going to start up MLB with 50% capacity?  :brain  :brain
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Steve Contra on June 25, 2020, 09:06:56 PM
A friend who’s uncle and grandmother just got clear of coronavirus was telling me that the doctor was telling him that one of the reasons the mortality rate is going down is that they are putting people on oxygen and ventilators a lot sooner than they were at first.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 25, 2020, 09:14:27 PM
+40,184  fuck
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: james on June 25, 2020, 10:43:48 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 25, 2020, 09:14:27 PM
+40,184  fuck

Shosty, Ill put down $10 we hit 50k next Tuesday, you in?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: shosta on June 25, 2020, 10:46:04 PM
No because I also think it's going to happen
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Yeti on June 25, 2020, 11:16:05 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/dFPjHjr.png)

My power went off  for several hours so I was bored and browsing imgur on my phone and came across this picture and did a double take thinking it was Bebpo  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: EchoRin on June 25, 2020, 11:20:12 PM
SURPRIIIIIIIIIIIISE!!! You got corona!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: james on June 26, 2020, 12:25:30 AM
Should I be concerned about the family reunion on Saturday  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on June 26, 2020, 12:39:28 AM
Force everyone to sign waivers that they can be sued if they infect you and make you lose money. They will be liable to recompense you plus any emotional damages.

If they love you, they will understand.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on June 26, 2020, 01:48:09 AM
The poorest slums in India have done a better job of containing the virus then the US has.

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-06-24/dharavi-slum-in-mumbai-india-contained-covid-19
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Don Rumata on June 26, 2020, 06:42:53 AM
Quote from: james on June 26, 2020, 12:25:30 AM
Should I be concerned about the family reunion on Saturday  :doge
Yes.



spoiler (click to show/hide)
And you should also be concerned about the Corona.  :corona_rodney
[close]
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 26, 2020, 07:44:54 AM
Quote from: james on June 26, 2020, 12:25:30 AM
Should I be concerned about the family reunion on Saturday  :doge

I mean I wouldn't want to kill my own family by getting on a plane in the middle of a pandemic but different people have different family dynamics. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 26, 2020, 10:00:13 AM
https://www.newsweek.com/500-delta-airline-staff-test-positive-coronavirus-10-dead-1513016
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 26, 2020, 10:11:07 AM
https://twitter.com/cd_hooks/status/1276515526878154753

Texas just closed down the bars.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 26, 2020, 10:15:51 AM
https://www.cp24.com/news/canada-almost-self-sufficient-in-ppe-as-canadian-businesses-step-up-pm-1.5000868

also


(https://preview.redd.it/4kfyn128b5751.jpg?width=813&auto=webp&s=0b19e00d1388fada829179c3b68e30895481f792)

“You see what's happening down in the states, you look at Florida, you look at Texas, Arizona, California - I don't want to be those states.”

:dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Positive Touch on June 26, 2020, 10:42:30 AM
u.s. passports are about to become toilet paper for the next year or so
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Dickie Dee on June 26, 2020, 10:59:05 AM
https://twitter.com/10TampaBay/status/1276527556825620480
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 26, 2020, 11:06:08 AM
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/florida-coronavirus-rates-twice-as-high-in-black-hispanic-areas-internal-state-data-shows/ar-BB156y3j
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 26, 2020, 11:20:02 AM
We're going to run out of hospital beds in a couple of weeks, the fact that none of these states (including California) haven't even started building field hospitals is going bite us in the ass.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 26, 2020, 11:30:29 AM
Quote from: Dickie Dee on June 26, 2020, 10:59:05 AM
https://twitter.com/10TampaBay/status/1276527556825620480

I was going to take that bet from either James or shosta (50,000 US cases per day by Tuesday). Dodged a bullet.

Note to self: Do not take bets and build a wall around Canada.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on June 26, 2020, 11:32:55 AM
Shosta, please bet me that everything is gonna be alright :/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 26, 2020, 11:33:09 AM
Sorry man, hope it ends up OK.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: shosta on June 26, 2020, 11:33:41 AM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on June 26, 2020, 11:30:29 AM
I was going to take that bet from either James or shosta (50,000 US cases per day by Tuesday). Dodged a bullet.
are you dumb
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 26, 2020, 11:38:32 AM
Probably.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 26, 2020, 11:41:21 AM
https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1276530837018882048
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on June 26, 2020, 12:01:25 PM
Quote from: Tripon on June 26, 2020, 10:11:07 AM
https://twitter.com/cd_hooks/status/1276515526878154753

Texas just closed down the bars.
Liberate Texas!!!!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 26, 2020, 12:02:40 PM
Libate Texas!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: BisMarckie on June 26, 2020, 12:07:26 PM
Quote from: riotous on June 26, 2020, 11:16:57 AM
And we move into a busy summer weekend... and I have my doubts these hot spots are taking this seriously.

I think by end of July this is going to be an absolute disaster.  It already is, so pick words more extreme than that.  The entire world is just going to further solidify it's (correct) belief that the USA is full of arrogant morons.

People were right to take down Columbus statues, since he started this whole mess. :pacspit
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Joe Molotov on June 26, 2020, 12:19:51 PM
https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/1276503730184224768

 :killme
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: BisMarckie on June 26, 2020, 12:28:30 PM
:shaq
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Great Rumbler on June 26, 2020, 12:32:35 PM
Quote from: Dickie Dee on June 26, 2020, 10:59:05 AM
https://twitter.com/10TampaBay/status/1276527556825620480

Previous daily record was 5,511, set just two days ago. :goty
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Joe Molotov on June 26, 2020, 12:40:19 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on June 26, 2020, 12:32:35 PM
Quote from: Dickie Dee on June 26, 2020, 10:59:05 AM
https://twitter.com/10TampaBay/status/1276527556825620480

Previous daily record was 5,511, set just two days ago. :goty

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-81WdyD-8Ro
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 26, 2020, 12:59:56 PM
(https://i.redd.it/lsz87rr1u9751.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 26, 2020, 01:18:18 PM
https://ktar.com/story/3322070/arizona-reports-3428-new-coronavirus-cases-45-more-deaths/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 26, 2020, 01:24:02 PM
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/os-bz-coronavirus-state-bans-alcohol-in-bars-20200626-e5xkxncjbzgalckjktp5jnz4gq-story.html

Can't drink booze, that will stop this. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on June 26, 2020, 01:38:17 PM
Probably saves them from litigation or is more easily defended in courts if bars decide to sue.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on June 26, 2020, 01:48:30 PM
Let's Make America Sober Again!

(https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article21296280.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/0_JS203519829-1.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 26, 2020, 02:05:55 PM
https://www.wxii12.com/article/american-airlines-will-book-flights-to-full-capacity/32981879#

Living up to its name.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 26, 2020, 02:13:19 PM
https://twitter.com/okiejag/status/1276572001293996037

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on June 26, 2020, 02:22:00 PM
thanks for posting that tweet with 4 interactions benji
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 26, 2020, 02:23:16 PM
We are the fifth. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 26, 2020, 02:26:21 PM
Quote from: Mandark on June 26, 2020, 02:22:00 PM
thanks for posting that tweet with 4 interactions benji

Look, if we want to teach bottom up instead of top down History with multiple perspectives, we need to help provide primary sources from oft unheard locals.  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 26, 2020, 02:27:30 PM
https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2020-06-26/inside-the-body-the-coronavirus-is-even-more-sinister-than-scientists-had-realized
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 26, 2020, 02:28:36 PM
(https://www.nydailynews.com/resizer/i2Sh9J8xJ8CV--Jbh_lWmmZYpBI=/800x600/top/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tronc/ZJPFVOLSQJAF5EON3BGN6G6TTA.jpg)


https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-nyc-airports-lga-jfk-covid-quarantine-20200626-4v6vuk5hffdhpeagkv37bl7kee-story.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: EightBitNate on June 26, 2020, 02:38:07 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/k5khNIb.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Joe Molotov on June 26, 2020, 02:43:19 PM
Is JCDecaux French for JCPenny?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 26, 2020, 03:20:20 PM
https://www.itv.com/news/2020-06-25/uk-basks-in-soaring-temperatures-ahead-of-thunderstorms-and-torrential-rain/

UK going to blow up again
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 26, 2020, 03:36:23 PM
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/26/podcasts/the-daily/texas-coronavirus-cases.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 26, 2020, 03:41:41 PM
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-53195166

Scotland again shows itself to be the Canada of the UK.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 26, 2020, 03:42:29 PM
In an unrelated note, we need a smug mountie emoticon for this thread. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Bebpo on June 26, 2020, 03:48:30 PM
My mom got tested through her medicare, they got her in and tested quick but said they are so backlogged with 65+ older medicare tests that it will be almost a week until results are back. So there is a huge lag there. She's was feeling ok yesterday but is starting to feel fatigued today. My dad added chills to his symptoms since yesterday but still no fever. Scary stuff.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Akala on June 26, 2020, 03:57:27 PM
I didn't realize nowinstock had a hand sanitizer section  :lol

https://www.nowinstock.net/home/healthhousehold/handsanitizers/

walmart has 60 oz. for $5.97 that's lit.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: EightBitNate on June 26, 2020, 04:18:22 PM
Quote from: Akala on June 26, 2020, 03:57:27 PM
I didn't realize nowinstock had a hand sanitizer section  :lol

https://www.nowinstock.net/home/healthhousehold/handsanitizers/

walmart has 60 oz. for $5.97 that's lit.

Hand sanitizer has become incredibly easy to find for me. I bought face masks in bulk so I’m not sure how hard those are to come by.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 26, 2020, 04:24:30 PM
You can find off brand hand sanitizer now locally in most stores. Its the on brand stuff (Purell, Germ-X, etc) that is harder to find. Finding it on online stores is also hard. Disposable Masks are fairly easy to buy now (Check out Vietnamese grocery stores for cheap masks, I picked up 2 boxes of 50 count disposable masks for $20 each with sales tax).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Akala on June 26, 2020, 04:33:13 PM
it's been around here as well, but generally limited to smaller bottles/pumps and limit 1. I haven't seen jumbo tubs for pre-rona prices until this one.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 26, 2020, 04:37:57 PM
Quote from: Akala on June 26, 2020, 04:33:13 PM
it's been around here as well, but generally limited to smaller bottles/pumps and limit 1. I haven't seen jumbo tubs for pre-rona prices until this one.

True. I remember buying 3 large bottles (32 oz.) about 2 years ago to use in the classroom setting and kept 1 at home thinking I'll never use it up. It sat on my desk for a year and a half. I was about to toss it around Feb to clear up some space, and thought better of it.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 26, 2020, 04:42:21 PM
Going to be another bad day for the USA. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 26, 2020, 04:45:46 PM
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/amid-coronavirus-surge-texas-has-contact-tracing-problem-reporting-cases-n1232212

Quote
And in Texas, a health official in Austin revealed this week that information about hundreds of new cases is pouring in daily across the state via an archaic form of technology: the fax machine.

:dead 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on June 26, 2020, 04:50:47 PM
The fax is still a staple of the US medical system. It's responsible for something like 75% of transferring medical records IIRC.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 26, 2020, 04:52:41 PM
Pretty sure it is here too.  Still dead. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 26, 2020, 05:05:58 PM
Going to be the biggest day again for the US.  They are at +39,373, with California only at 2K and 7 states missing. 

edit:  +41,085
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on June 26, 2020, 05:37:16 PM
Good news. The White House Task Force is back on the job. Things are going to turn around, they defeated the virus once already.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Akala on June 26, 2020, 05:48:41 PM
AVENGERS REASSEMBLE
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: team filler on June 26, 2020, 05:51:14 PM
they form like voltron and mike pence is the neck  :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 26, 2020, 05:51:37 PM
https://twitter.com/JedKolko/status/1276508023087788032
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on June 26, 2020, 06:01:58 PM
https://twitter.com/kaitlancollins/status/1276623754311827456 (https://twitter.com/kaitlancollins/status/1276623754311827456)

Mike Pence  :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Akala on June 26, 2020, 06:17:35 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on June 26, 2020, 05:51:37 PM
https://twitter.com/JedKolko/status/1276508023087788032

we are now. red counties bringing us back on the ride.  :maf
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Positive Touch on June 26, 2020, 06:24:55 PM
finally getting to see right wingers die en masse :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Himu on June 26, 2020, 06:25:41 PM
Texans are stupid.

We could have gotten over this if they had just work masks and stayed home.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Himu on June 26, 2020, 06:28:17 PM
Send thoughts brehs.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: EchoRin on June 26, 2020, 06:28:47 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on June 26, 2020, 06:25:41 PM
Texans are stupid.

We could have gotten over this if they had just work masks and stayed home.

They were also slow as hell to adapt at the start too.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on June 26, 2020, 06:30:42 PM
https://twitter.com/L0gg0l/status/1276640049417924610 (https://twitter.com/L0gg0l/status/1276640049417924610)

Stay at home order issued
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 26, 2020, 06:31:20 PM
That is what I find so upsetting, this isn't March and April where everything was uncertain.  People knew the risks, knew that it wasn't just risking their own health, and still chose to treat this as a political game after seeing the world deal with it for 3 months.  All they had to do was wear a mask and stay at home for a few months and it could have gone back to pretty normal.  Now they either have to restart that 3 months or more likely, just let people die. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Himu on June 26, 2020, 06:32:59 PM
Quote from: Nintex on June 26, 2020, 06:30:42 PM
https://twitter.com/L0gg0l/status/1276640049417924610 (https://twitter.com/L0gg0l/status/1276640049417924610)

Stay at home order issued

Yeah I got that.

Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 26, 2020, 06:31:20 PM
That is what I find so upsetting, this isn't March and April where everything was uncertain.  People knew the risks, knew that it wasn't just risking their own health, and still chose to treat this as a political game after seeing the world deal with it for 3 months.  All they had to do was wear a mask and stay at home for a few months and it could have gone back to pretty normal.  Now they either have to restart that 3 months or more likely, just let people die. 

They're Texans. They don't give a shit.

Why do you think I hate America so much? Texans are re re's.  Muh freedom.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: thisismyusername on June 26, 2020, 06:44:23 PM
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/504704-florida-to-close-bars-after-shattering-record-of-new-coronavirus-cases

Keyword: IMMEDIATELY

It was nice knowing you, Toilet4U. :salute
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Bebpo on June 26, 2020, 06:47:31 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on June 26, 2020, 06:32:59 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 26, 2020, 06:31:20 PM
That is what I find so upsetting, this isn't March and April where everything was uncertain.  People knew the risks, knew that it wasn't just risking their own health, and still chose to treat this as a political game after seeing the world deal with it for 3 months.  All they had to do was wear a mask and stay at home for a few months and it could have gone back to pretty normal.  Now they either have to restart that 3 months or more likely, just let people die. 

They're Texans. They don't give a shit.

Why do you think I hate America so much? Texans are re re's.  Muh freedom.

Yeah but Californians aren't doing it much better, very few states are. Americans in general just don't give a shit.

The amount of whine my friends did when CA Disneyland delayed their July 17th opening this week was incredible. People were so entitled saying stuff like

"well Disney has enough money they can afford to have security patrolling everywhere and kicking out every person who takes off their masks or doesn't social distance. Why should I be punished and not allowed to go to disneyland because of a few people who won't follow the rules??"
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on June 26, 2020, 06:51:17 PM
Surprises me that the median age is 34.
Is this a new strain?  :existential
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Himu on June 26, 2020, 06:52:49 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on June 26, 2020, 06:47:31 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on June 26, 2020, 06:32:59 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 26, 2020, 06:31:20 PM
That is what I find so upsetting, this isn't March and April where everything was uncertain.  People knew the risks, knew that it wasn't just risking their own health, and still chose to treat this as a political game after seeing the world deal with it for 3 months.  All they had to do was wear a mask and stay at home for a few months and it could have gone back to pretty normal.  Now they either have to restart that 3 months or more likely, just let people die. 

They're Texans. They don't give a shit.

Why do you think I hate America so much? Texans are re re's.  Muh freedom.

Yeah but Californians aren't doing it much better, very few states are. Americans in general just don't give a shit.

The amount of whine my friends did when CA Disneyland delayed their July 17th opening this week was incredible. People were so entitled saying stuff like

"well Disney has enough money they can afford to have security patrolling everywhere and kicking out every person who takes off their masks or doesn't social distance. Why should I be punished and not allowed to go to disneyland because of a few people who won't follow the rules??"

Depends on the state. Californians, and particularly Angelenos, are also dumb. The states that handled it the best are blue.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Himu on June 26, 2020, 06:53:57 PM
Quote from: Nintex on June 26, 2020, 06:51:17 PM
Surprises me that the median age is 34.
Is this a new strain?  :existential

No you dork. It's just younger people think they're invulnerable. It's hospitalizations as well, not deaths.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on June 26, 2020, 06:54:51 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on June 26, 2020, 06:53:57 PM
Quote from: Nintex on June 26, 2020, 06:51:17 PM
Surprises me that the median age is 34.
Is this a new strain?  :existential

No you dork. It's just younger people think they're invulnerable. It's hospitalizations as well, not deaths.
I dunno, in Europe looking at all the data it's still mostly older people who contract the virus
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Raist on June 26, 2020, 06:55:45 PM
Quote from: Nintex on June 26, 2020, 06:51:17 PM
Surprises me that the median age is 34.
Is this a new strain?  :existential

Yes, and it's particularly well designed to target dutch folks.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on June 26, 2020, 06:56:53 PM
the new strain is going to kill all the statues
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Himu on June 26, 2020, 06:58:59 PM
Quote from: Nintex on June 26, 2020, 06:54:51 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on June 26, 2020, 06:53:57 PM
Quote from: Nintex on June 26, 2020, 06:51:17 PM
Surprises me that the median age is 34.
Is this a new strain?  :existential

No you dork. It's just younger people think they're invulnerable. It's hospitalizations as well, not deaths.
I dunno, in Europe looking at all the data it's still mostly older people who contract the virus

You have been grossly misinformed. Please shut the fuck up with the fan fiction.

Children can also contract it and tend to get heart damage due to inflammation.

Also lots of young people getting it and being asymptomatic doesn't mean a new strain.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/25/us/coronavirus-cases-young-people.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: thisismyusername on June 26, 2020, 07:03:01 PM
https://twitter.com/TheTweetOfGod/status/1276639648199016449

:salute RIPiss, America.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on June 26, 2020, 07:10:39 PM
I’m dreading my return on Monday so hard.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Himu on June 26, 2020, 07:15:34 PM
Also Bebpo don't you live in fucking OC which is overwhelmingly republican ?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 26, 2020, 07:17:42 PM
https://twitter.com/aravosis/status/1276650650919669762

Damn Joel.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: thisismyusername on June 26, 2020, 07:22:29 PM
Quote from: Tripon on June 26, 2020, 07:17:42 PM
https://twitter.com/aravosis/status/1276650650919669762

Damn Joel.

If he calls me ma'am, I'll coupe de grace him. :salute
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 26, 2020, 07:31:45 PM
+44,158.  I'm starting to think all of America is made up of those people, besides you guys of course.   :lucille

The last three days for the US is more than all of Canada's total.

edit:  +47,093
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Himu on June 26, 2020, 08:20:23 PM
Arvie did you post a tweet from God about America dying? I can't find it on Twitter.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 26, 2020, 08:21:21 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on June 26, 2020, 07:03:01 PM
https://twitter.com/TheTweetOfGod/status/1276639648199016449

:salute RIPiss, America.

You mean this?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: shosta on June 26, 2020, 08:21:24 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 26, 2020, 07:31:45 PM
besides you guys of course.
some of us have our moments
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Himu on June 26, 2020, 08:22:19 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 26, 2020, 08:21:21 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on June 26, 2020, 07:03:01 PM
https://twitter.com/TheTweetOfGod/status/1276639648199016449

:salute RIPiss, America.

You mean this?

Seems he deleted it? Pussy shit.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: curly on June 26, 2020, 08:25:41 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on June 26, 2020, 07:15:34 PM
Also Bebpo don't you live in fucking OC which is overwhelmingly republican ?

Orange County elected all dems to the house in 2018.

edit: The Board of Supervisors is 4-1 Republican though.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 26, 2020, 08:26:30 PM
Deleted it, like he's deleting America. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: thisismyusername on June 26, 2020, 08:28:42 PM
GodIWishHeWould.jpg
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Oblivion on June 26, 2020, 08:39:35 PM
https://twitter.com/maleeezy_/status/1275856960458502144

stuff like this is the only consolation in these trying times  :point
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Oblivion on June 26, 2020, 08:40:52 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on June 26, 2020, 06:52:49 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on June 26, 2020, 06:47:31 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on June 26, 2020, 06:32:59 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 26, 2020, 06:31:20 PM
That is what I find so upsetting, this isn't March and April where everything was uncertain.  People knew the risks, knew that it wasn't just risking their own health, and still chose to treat this as a political game after seeing the world deal with it for 3 months.  All they had to do was wear a mask and stay at home for a few months and it could have gone back to pretty normal.  Now they either have to restart that 3 months or more likely, just let people die. 

They're Texans. They don't give a shit.

Why do you think I hate America so much? Texans are re re's.  Muh freedom.

Yeah but Californians aren't doing it much better, very few states are. Americans in general just don't give a shit.

The amount of whine my friends did when CA Disneyland delayed their July 17th opening this week was incredible. People were so entitled saying stuff like

"well Disney has enough money they can afford to have security patrolling everywhere and kicking out every person who takes off their masks or doesn't social distance. Why should I be punished and not allowed to go to disneyland because of a few people who won't follow the rules??"

Depends on the state. Californians, and particularly Angelenos, are also dumb. The states that handled it the best are blue.

that's mostly due to chud areas like orange county
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Bebpo on June 26, 2020, 08:43:37 PM
Quote from: curly on June 26, 2020, 08:25:41 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on June 26, 2020, 07:15:34 PM
Also Bebpo don't you live in fucking OC which is overwhelmingly republican ?

Orange County elected all dems to the house in 2018.

edit: The Board of Supervisors is 4-1 Republican though.

Yeah, it's a pretty big split. Lot of liberal blue areas, but lots of rednecks. Like until all these Huntington Beach protests I never knew that HB was a nazis ground zero for So Cal. I was talking with my friend and he said his whole life anytime he'd go to the beach he'd always see at least one or two people with nazi tattoos at HB. I never went to HB much so I had no idea.

My town was like 90% old white people yelling at the clouds and holding up OBAMA=NAZI signs in front of the post office. In the last decade I've seen a lot more non-white people and younger people so the demographic is changing, but yeah it's shitty.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 26, 2020, 09:09:03 PM
Orange County been trending purple over the last decade. All that means is that there's still a bunch of conservatives that built up equity over the decades, with more liberal people either moving in from L.A. or going to college and staying, etc.

Several of those democratic congressman that got elected in 2018 were former Republicans, or on the more moderate side. They ran as Democrats because for one reason or another running as a Republican lessened their chances.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 26, 2020, 09:30:02 PM
+47,341

 :o :o
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Oblivion on June 26, 2020, 10:03:01 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on June 26, 2020, 09:30:02 PM
+47,341

 :o :o

what is this?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 26, 2020, 10:13:59 PM
US new daily cases
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 26, 2020, 10:21:03 PM
https://twitter.com/liora_/status/1276691108521639937

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Oblivion on June 26, 2020, 10:21:25 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 26, 2020, 10:13:59 PM
US new daily cases

ah.

so i just saw a clip of gov. abbot bragging about how the numbers his critics have been throwing around about hospitals being 95% full is all because of NON-covid patients, and i'm just  like :huh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on June 26, 2020, 10:22:56 PM
Ohio was in the 400-500 range for 3 straight weeks and now it’s been in the 900-1000 range for the past 3-4 days.

Hospitalizations only went up slightly, but ICU cases were cut in half. Probably indicating a much younger demographic.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on June 26, 2020, 10:32:07 PM
There was some woman who blew up on a Starbucks barista a few days back because he politely asked her to wear a mask. This is the follow up. It takes about 30 seconds for the crazy to come out.


https://twitter.com/ArtieNBCSD/status/1276274919689433088?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 26, 2020, 10:57:30 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnZxdRk2pyU

(https://i.imgur.com/UxKgGQZ.png)

English Chads develop their own vaccine.  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: team filler on June 26, 2020, 11:19:00 PM
great britain  :mynicca
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 26, 2020, 11:36:41 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/MaxCRoser/status/1276611257597153280
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: team filler on June 26, 2020, 11:54:38 PM
https://twitter.com/cd_hooks/status/1276586447433355265
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: team filler on June 26, 2020, 11:55:39 PM
checking corona numbers like a vidya sales thread and the covid keeps setting new sales records   :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on June 27, 2020, 12:00:52 AM
See, tubing is great fun, but not with that many people. So, I guess maybe next season
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Great Rumbler on June 27, 2020, 12:01:12 AM
Quote from: filler on June 26, 2020, 11:54:38 PM
https://twitter.com/cd_hooks/status/1276586447433355265

Even without the corona that looks like the exact opposite of a fun weekend. :kobeyuck
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: bluemax on June 27, 2020, 12:05:12 AM
Noticed the one grocery store I go to the most has removed its 1 way aisle markers and most of the other social distancing stuff. Felt like more people inside than I've seen in awhile. Could just be because I went at 2pm instead of 10pm. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 27, 2020, 01:23:57 AM
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1240754657263144960
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Himu on June 27, 2020, 01:34:05 AM
I'm considering ending a friendship because the person thinks the governor of new Mexico is a tyrant dictator for mandating masks and that she will round people up in a totalitarian manner. She thinks Covid isn't that bad "it just harms old people", and is theorizing (which I think is a cop out to not admit she's full on) voting trump.

I'm considering letting her go as a friend. Does that make me a bad person? My dad recently died and she was there for me. So I feel so guilty that I don't want to be associated with her bizarre and awful views.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Yeti on June 27, 2020, 01:38:06 AM
Nope, take care of yourself
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: EchoRin on June 27, 2020, 01:42:55 AM
Yeah I mean maybe just keep that person at a distance. Just reminds me of certain types that end up at Thanksgiving gatherings. Hope they come around, but when they are adults who think like this... I just don't know. It's like something is broken inside of them. It hurts and it sucks. You don't have to invite that toxicity to yourself.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Himu on June 27, 2020, 01:50:57 AM
Right now trying to reason with her. I showed this article to show views of former trump supporters so she can have a different perspective.

https://time.com/5829244/trump-voters-coronavirus-2020/

She lashes at it and talks about how evil the media is for telling a one sided story. I tell her that the article is fair and that it even mentioned that people like this aren't a majority of his supporters and even briefly quotes a trump supporter not swayed by his response.

She said it isn't fair but i try to reason that the article is about former trump supporters specifically so the premise isn't even about giving a balanced story to begin with.

This is a college educated woman.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on June 27, 2020, 01:58:02 AM
If she's dug in right now you're not going to convince her.

You might want to just give it some space while keeping an open line of communication for the future. Depends how much it drives you up the wall, how much you value her friendship long term, whether you think you can avoid the topic (either through just not talking for a while or steering away from it), etc. You gotta do what's right for you.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: EchoRin on June 27, 2020, 01:59:51 AM
The thing with college education is that I learned it doesn't really mean dumb or smart. I mean yeah some colleges really demand academic proficiency that I know is beyond me. And yet you still get people from excellent colleges who don't give a fuck and vote Trump or yeah just go all out conspiracy-like.

I don't know why. I'm sure someone can probably explain it or link an article that explains it.

I'll never forget my first year in college and someone did a small video project where they asked people who they will vote for. I was astounded by how many people voted based on what their parents voted. Like W T F?! You are in college where you are supposed to to think critically on your own. Fuck what your parents think even if you happen to come to the same conclusion in the end. That's when it hit me like a ton of bricks. "Oh my god. So many people in college don't give a shit about anything other than just snagging the credits they have to get to graduate. This is just an extension of high school."  :existential
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: team filler on June 27, 2020, 06:49:29 AM
https://twitter.com/MeganMWo/status/1276581649648623616
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 27, 2020, 09:01:32 AM
Quote from: filler on June 27, 2020, 06:49:29 AM
https://twitter.com/MeganMWo/status/1276581649648623616
Sounds illegal if this is a residential lease.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 27, 2020, 09:04:11 AM
https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/1276698852448522240
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 27, 2020, 09:10:56 AM
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01891-8

Mounting clues suggest the coronavirus might trigger diabetes
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on June 27, 2020, 09:59:57 AM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on June 27, 2020, 01:34:05 AM
I'm considering ending a friendship because the person thinks the governor of new Mexico is a tyrant dictator for mandating masks and that she will round people up in a totalitarian manner. She thinks Covid isn't that bad "it just harms old people", and is theorizing (which I think is a cop out to not admit she's full on) voting trump.

I'm considering letting her go as a friend. Does that make me a bad person? My dad recently died and she was there for me. So I feel so guilty that I don't want to be associated with her bizarre and awful views.
Just talk about other things not politics with your friend. Stuff that made you friends in the first place  :heart

Politics are just toxic  :nope
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Himu on June 27, 2020, 10:11:03 AM
Quote from: Nintex on June 27, 2020, 09:59:57 AM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on June 27, 2020, 01:34:05 AM
I'm considering ending a friendship because the person thinks the governor of new Mexico is a tyrant dictator for mandating masks and that she will round people up in a totalitarian manner. She thinks Covid isn't that bad "it just harms old people", and is theorizing (which I think is a cop out to not admit she's full on) voting trump.

I'm considering letting her go as a friend. Does that make me a bad person? My dad recently died and she was there for me. So I feel so guilty that I don't want to be associated with her bizarre and awful views.
Just talk about other things not politics with your friend. Stuff that made you friends in the first place  :heart

Politics are just toxic  :nope

I legitimately think Trump is a fascist and don't want to associate with anyone that supports him.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on June 27, 2020, 10:15:51 AM
Then why are you ‘considering’ it? If you’re going to have principles, stick to them. There shouldn’t even be doubt in your mind.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 27, 2020, 10:32:55 AM
The one thing about cutting out friends like that is you lose the opertunity to make them question their values.  Now I think most people like that are hopeless but still. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 27, 2020, 11:21:10 AM
https://twitter.com/RexChapman/status/1276882898730323968
https://twitter.com/ItsRellzWorld/status/1276690022104612865
Now this is a Karen.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on June 27, 2020, 11:24:40 AM
For me it's more interesting that my friends aren't like me. Sure we have some things in common which is why we like to hang out.
But one of my best friends never plays any games and supports a European superstate. Back when I was a kid my friend next door was a SEGA rebel and I was a Nintendo fanboy.

Hanging out with people who all think and do the same is boring af  :snore

Even my brother is much different from me.
He's all about that 'live, life, laugh' (he has such a print on his wall :doge ), prefers wine over beer and is into spiritual enlightenment and woke-ism.

Oh and a real friend doesn't mind if you go: "Lol shut up you idiot  :lol " from time to time.
Is Trump a fascist? Who the hell knows, it's not worth losing a friend who supported you in your most difficult days over what could be a 1 term President by November  :idont
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Himu on June 27, 2020, 11:39:23 AM
"For me it's more interesting that my friends aren't like me"

I don't have to respect anyone's opinion that thinks wearing masks amid a pandemic will lead to death camps.

That's not interesting. It's scary.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: thisismyusername on June 27, 2020, 11:49:25 AM
Quote from: Nintex on June 27, 2020, 11:24:40 AM
Even my brother is much different from me.
He's all about that 'live, life, laugh' (he has such a print on his wall :doge ), prefers wine over beer and is into spiritual enlightenment and woke-ism.

You could just say your brother is gay, Nintex. The hyper-Conservative "Tee-hee he's a confirmed bachelor bless his heart" bullshit is  :iface
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Positive Touch on June 27, 2020, 12:01:00 PM
hilarious to me that "be friends with people who aren't like you" is always trotted out to make you feel bad for not being nice to racists, homophobes, fascists, and the like.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on June 27, 2020, 12:06:58 PM
Quote from: Positive Touch on June 27, 2020, 12:01:00 PM
hilarious to me that "be friends with people who aren't like you" is always trotted out to make you feel bad for not being nice to racists, homophobes, fascists, and the like.
Well it's your own choice, that's just my take on it. I broke with people for personal reasons but never because of their politics or anything.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on June 27, 2020, 12:31:07 PM
Have your brother join the forum with the name Nontax
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: tiesto on June 27, 2020, 12:38:09 PM
Yeah, I had a long-time friend who at first we didn't agree with much politically (he was a small government libertarian) but then he kept on descending further down the conspiracy theory rabbit hole and acquiring some dangerous alt right beliefs (he's a huge Alex Jones fan). I had to just cut him off when he was claiming my brother was lying about covid deaths to get more money for his hospital, talking about how trans people are degenerates, black people "need to stop wearing baggy clothes and saggy pants" if they want to stop getting shot, there's a white genocide and erosion of European/Christian values going on in the west. Look, I know we've been close friends since 10th grade, I went to your wedding, countless parties of yours, know your family... but now our core beliefs and morals are so different and I just can't continue befriending someone with beliefs I find abhorrent.

I can be friends with the "pick yourself up by your bootstraps" or the "Democrats will impose all sorts of taxes and regulations on mah small business" type of Republicans, growing up in a wealthy majority white bubble, I see that often. But when it's hardcore alt-right fuckery dangerously bordering on white nationalism and fascism, then I have to back away...
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 27, 2020, 12:47:16 PM
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/coronavirus/fl-ne-florida-coronavirus-deaths-cases-saturday-june-27-20200627-eiheh4q3argklatnccptnzjlpi-story.html

Florida 9,585 new coronavirus cases today ... on a weekend.  You guys might hit 60K next week if this continues. 

Arizona also tied their worst day (4 days ago) with 3,593 today.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Himu on June 27, 2020, 01:25:21 PM
Quote
black people "need to stop wearing baggy clothes and saggy pants" if they want to stop getting shot

One of my favorite arguments along with "they should stop sagging!!!!"

Baggy clothes and sagging haven't been much of a thing in like over a decade. That's when you can tell they're drinking the hot red racist Kool aid: because you know they don't actually interact with black people to know this fact so they go on spouting their outdated biases they formed years ago.

No one wears bagging clothing at all anymore lol. Billie Ellish is talked about because her baggy clothing are way, way out of the norm for modern society.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: james on June 27, 2020, 01:27:23 PM
One of my aunts woke up with flu like symptoms yesterday so everyone who has been in contact with her is dropping out.

Family reunion pool party will now have 5 people including me
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on June 27, 2020, 01:28:16 PM
Quote from: james on June 27, 2020, 01:27:23 PM
One of my aunts woke up with flu like symptoms yesterday so everyone who has been in contact with her is dropping out.

Family reunion pool party will now have 5 people including me
Just make sure at least 1 of them is over 18
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on June 27, 2020, 01:47:23 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on June 27, 2020, 11:49:25 AM
Quote from: Nintex on June 27, 2020, 11:24:40 AM
Even my brother is much different from me.
He's all about that 'live, life, laugh' (he has such a print on his wall :doge ), prefers wine over beer and is into spiritual enlightenment and woke-ism.

You could just say your brother is gay, Nintex. The hyper-Conservative "Tee-hee he's a confirmed bachelor bless his heart" bullshit is  :iface
Funny I never looked at it that way. I accurately described the average European artist type Gen-X'er who modeled themselves after the likes of John Romero, Armin van Buuren and Hideo Koijma.

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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 27, 2020, 01:55:02 PM
World wide we will see 500,000 deaths today and 10,000,000 cases on world meters.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Himu on June 27, 2020, 01:59:28 PM
Person I've been talking to "I don't know why you're attacking me"
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 27, 2020, 02:27:52 PM
Quote
People who went to a bar in Michigan at any point during a recent 9-day period have been asked to self-quarantine after dozens who visited the establishment contracted the coronavirus. So far, 76 COVID-19 cases have been linked to the bar, Harper's Restaurant & Brewpub in East Lansing, the Ingham County Health Department said in a tweet on Friday.

The number of cases connected to the bar has rapidly climbed. Thirty-four cases were linked to it on Wednesday — a number that has now more than doubled and is likely to rise again, according to officials.

On Wednesday, the health department urged anyone who visited the establishment between June 12 and June 20 to self-quarantine for 14 days from the day of their visit.
https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1276945013788852224
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on June 27, 2020, 02:31:24 PM
Nintex's example of not dropping someone because they're political is he's still friends with his brother, even though his brother isn't racist.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: BIONIC on June 27, 2020, 03:27:10 PM
You guys keep forgetting the most important aspect of this.

What are Nintex Sr.’s beliefs? And why isn’t he on the bore yet?

:society
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Bebpo on June 27, 2020, 03:59:13 PM
Quote from: james on June 27, 2020, 01:27:23 PM
One of my aunts woke up with flu like symptoms yesterday so everyone who has been in contact with her is dropping out.

Family reunion pool party will now have 5 people including me

At this point I'd wear a mask and social distance the fuck away from everyone if you go. Yeah it's awkward but it's not worth risking your life over trying to appease your family for one event.

When I'd visit my parents I'd normally wear a mask the whole time AND sit like 10-15 ft away. My dad always thought I was being overkill and ridiculous and so for Father's Day to try to be nicer to him I didn't wear a mask and just sat 10ft-12ft away. Now I don't know if I have covid until Monday and I've had sore throat and little cough itch and it's been driving me crazy worrying if it's covid or nothing. Not worth it to appease family members right now.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Bebpo on June 27, 2020, 04:05:32 PM
Well, day 6 of symptoms now for my dad and he says he's "not doing too good", though when he describes his symptoms they're still just general flu type of stuff. He gets a one degree fever on and off but nothing higher, mostly just feels shitty, tired, weak like he has a cold/flu and he has a little bit of stuff in his lungs but not enough he feels like he can cough up, which is stressing him since obviously he's watching out for lung stuff the most.

Everything I read online seems to say the critical time when you have it is about 7 days after you get symptoms. It seems like either that's enough time and your symptoms get progressively worse, or if they don't after about 7 days, they'll probably stay stable you're probably going to recover. So in about two days should know how my dad is progressing.


The silver lining is my mom, who was feeling really fatigued yesterday and thought she might be at symptoms day 1 after feeling fine until yesterday, is back to feeling 100% fine today. So hopefully she was just tired from the anxiety/stress of my dad testing positive and her living with him and potentially getting it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Bebpo on June 27, 2020, 04:08:58 PM
Also, just anecdotal stuff, but when my brother got tested at the same place as my dad yesterday, he talked to the doctor and they said they've had pretty good luck so far with Covid and out of all the people who have tested positive through their office (which they track) only 1% have had to get to the ER and a smaller percentage of that have ended up in ICU. They've had 108 full recoveries so far, and going by local county stats that means they've probably had about 200 people test positive and 2 in ER, 1 in ICU.

So stats are still in favor of my dad not ending up in the ER hopefully.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: T-Short on June 27, 2020, 04:54:33 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on June 27, 2020, 09:04:11 AM
https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/1276698852448522240

Hehe yep, general testing was tripled during these two weeks (24 and 25), so obviously a lot more mild cases reported. Basically only hospitalized cases reported prior to week 24. Death rates and ICU numbers still decreasing steadily.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: curly on June 27, 2020, 05:12:29 PM
did anybody comment on one of Nintex's examples of accepting differences of opinions is that he was friends with a Sega kid
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: team filler on June 27, 2020, 05:45:34 PM
 :yuck
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 27, 2020, 05:47:58 PM
Going to be close to 40K again. 

edit:  over 40K and still needs Louisiana and Cali looks low.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on June 27, 2020, 06:08:05 PM
what the fuck Florida
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on June 27, 2020, 06:14:01 PM
Quote from: BIONIC on June 27, 2020, 03:27:10 PM
You guys keep forgetting the most important aspect of this.

What are Nintex Sr.’s beliefs? And why isn’t he on the bore yet?

:society
Nintex Sr. is a Democratic Socialist who worked an honest job as a mason mostly restoring historical buildings and monuments such as churches and windmills.
He contributed to books published by universities that made other people rich as he didn't consider his work that valuable even though his work is used across Europe to preserve and restore buildings and architecture.
Followed the law to the letter and voted for the Labour party all his life only to watch how his pension is cut year after year.

As a hobby he tinkers with electronics as a member of the Amateur Radio society.
:yeshrug
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 27, 2020, 06:14:46 PM
Florida gonna Florida.   :trumps

Quote from: Nintex on June 27, 2020, 06:14:01 PM
Quote from: BIONIC on June 27, 2020, 03:27:10 PM
You guys keep forgetting the most important aspect of this.

What are Nintex Sr.’s beliefs? And why isn’t he on the bore yet?

:society
Nintex Sr. is a Democratic Socialist who worked an honest job as a mason mostly restoring historical buildings and monuments such as churches and windmills.
He contributed to books published by universities that made other people rich as he didn't consider his work that valuable even though his work is used across Europe to preserve and restore buildings and architecture.
Followed the law to the letter and voted for the Labour party all his life only to watch how his pension is cut year after year.

As a hobby he tinkers with electronics as a member of the Amateur Radio society.
:yeshrug

Sounds like a good guy.  What is your mother like?  Something doesn't add up. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on June 27, 2020, 06:16:18 PM
Also Nevada just doubled its previous daily high.

At least it's not like it reopened as a hub for tourists who are going to fly back to their home states and be possible vectors for infection.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: team filler on June 27, 2020, 06:18:39 PM
Quote from: Nintex on June 27, 2020, 06:14:01 PM
Quote from: BIONIC on June 27, 2020, 03:27:10 PM
You guys keep forgetting the most important aspect of this.

What are Nintex Sr.’s beliefs? And why isn’t he on the bore yet?

:society
Nintex Sr. is a Democratic Socialist who worked an honest job as a mason mostly restoring historical buildings and monuments such as churches and windmills.
He contributed to books published by universities that made other people rich as he didn't consider his work that valuable even though his work is used across Europe to preserve and restore buildings and architecture.
Followed the law to the letter and voted for the Labour party all his life only to watch how his pension is cut year after year.

As a hobby he tinkers with electronics as a member of the Amateur Radio society.
:yeshrug
:bernie
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: BIONIC on June 27, 2020, 06:30:30 PM
Quote from: curly on June 27, 2020, 05:12:29 PM
did anybody comment on one of Nintex's examples of accepting differences of opinions is that he was friends with a Sega kid

Sega sucks, so it was very big of him  :miyamoto
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: BisMarckie on June 27, 2020, 06:31:44 PM
Have fun with no blood in Mortal Kombat you Nintendo figgurts. :sabu
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: BIONIC on June 27, 2020, 06:33:32 PM
Mortal Kombat before MK9  :nope
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 27, 2020, 06:34:13 PM
The real COVID-20 is Nintendo censorship.  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: team filler on June 27, 2020, 06:34:43 PM
 :iface
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 27, 2020, 06:35:58 PM
Guys, I have an acquaintance who has give me likes in the past but has recently outed themselves as an anti-Nintendo homophobe online.  Should I cut them out of my virtual life? 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on June 27, 2020, 06:36:00 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 27, 2020, 06:14:46 PM
Florida gonna Florida.   :trumps

Quote from: Nintex on June 27, 2020, 06:14:01 PM
Quote from: BIONIC on June 27, 2020, 03:27:10 PM
You guys keep forgetting the most important aspect of this.

What are Nintex Sr.’s beliefs? And why isn’t he on the bore yet?

:society
Nintex Sr. is a Democratic Socialist who worked an honest job as a mason mostly restoring historical buildings and monuments such as churches and windmills.
He contributed to books published by universities that made other people rich as he didn't consider his work that valuable even though his work is used across Europe to preserve and restore buildings and architecture.
Followed the law to the letter and voted for the Labour party all his life only to watch how his pension is cut year after year.

As a hobby he tinkers with electronics as a member of the Amateur Radio society.
:yeshrug

Sounds like a good guy.  What is your mother like?  Something doesn't add up.
My mother is a very sweet woman who always helped others get back on their feet but was dealt some very bad cards early in life after her mom died at a very young age which made her break up with her entire family.
All the trauma caused a string of mild depressions at certain points in her life until about 6 years ago when it got really bad and she couldn't crawl out of that hole anymore and I had to take her to hospital thinking she had suffered from a stroke or worse.
After literally being unable to speak and only being able to get some sort of 'connection' by showing pictures of cats on an iPad, she has fought against depressions and beat cancer while being suicidal. I don't think there is a stronger person in the world.

I will spare you the details but me and my brother had the grave of grandpa (her father) demolished once the truth started coming out about 6 years ago.

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This post totally ruined the mood though  :fbm
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: team filler on June 27, 2020, 06:37:52 PM
love you momma nintex :tocry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Dickie Dee on June 27, 2020, 06:38:04 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 27, 2020, 09:10:56 AM
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01891-8

Mounting clues suggest the coronavirus might trigger diabetes

I'm T1 diabetic and got it when I was 17 after a particularly bad flu. Think that's pretty common.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 27, 2020, 06:38:27 PM
Quote from: Nintex on June 27, 2020, 06:36:00 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 27, 2020, 06:14:46 PM
Florida gonna Florida.   :trumps

Quote from: Nintex on June 27, 2020, 06:14:01 PM
Quote from: BIONIC on June 27, 2020, 03:27:10 PM
You guys keep forgetting the most important aspect of this.

What are Nintex Sr.’s beliefs? And why isn’t he on the bore yet?

:society
Nintex Sr. is a Democratic Socialist who worked an honest job as a mason mostly restoring historical buildings and monuments such as churches and windmills.
He contributed to books published by universities that made other people rich as he didn't consider his work that valuable even though his work is used across Europe to preserve and restore buildings and architecture.
Followed the law to the letter and voted for the Labour party all his life only to watch how his pension is cut year after year.

As a hobby he tinkers with electronics as a member of the Amateur Radio society.
:yeshrug

Sounds like a good guy.  What is your mother like?  Something doesn't add up.
My mother is a very sweet woman who always helped others get back on their feet but was dealt some very bad cards early in life after her mom died at a very young age which made her break up with her entire family.
All the trauma caused a string of mild depressions at certain points in her life until about 6 years ago when it got really bad and she couldn't crawl out of that hole anymore and I had to take her to hospital thinking she had suffered from a stroke or worse.
After literally being unable to speak and only being able to get some sort of 'connection' by showing pictures of cats on an iPad, she has fought against depressions and beat cancer while being suicidal. I don't think there is a stronger person in the world.

I will spare you the details but me and my brother had the grave of grandpa (her father) demolished once the truth started coming out about 6 years ago.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
This post totally ruined the mood though  :fbm
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Sorry for the joke. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Oblivion on June 27, 2020, 06:50:22 PM
i had what i considered a pretty close friend who i no longer speak to cause of politics. it started way back like a decade or so ago when we were at home watching T.V. and a commercial came on about prop 8. my friend then said something to the effect of "god, why can't they just get over it? getting married isn't a big deal". and this caught me by surprise. sure, i would have expected it from some christian fundie, but my friend was a socially liberal atheist. why is he mad at gay people for wanting rights and not the people trying to stop them? what the hell was the secular case for keeping the gays single?  :doge

as time went on, and we spoke more about politics, it became much clearer that he was waaaaaay more rightwing than i thought. apparently he'd been supporting republicans for years, was a total gun nut, was a proponent of trickle-down economics, and endorsed shit like Arizona's "papers, please" bill back in the day.

our political arguments initially were kind of fun and interesting, but as time went on, they became more and intense and heated. it got to the point where he (along with my other, even more chudlike roommates) decried that we would no longer discuss politics. at first, this seemed like the only way to avoid further animosity, but you quickly learn that "politics" isn't just an issue of talking about who you plan on voting for. politics is something that encompasses literally everything in life, from sports, to video games, to comics, to food, etc. it's pretty fucking difficult to avoid politics when so many other subjects somehow connected to it in one form or another, leading back to having the same arguments over and over again.

it got so bad that i legit couldn't deal with him and my other friends at the time anymore. last time i saw him was in like 2012 i think, right before the election. ngl, i'm sad we don't hang out anymore since i did really like him (he was one of like 5 people i still kept in touch with after high school), but if we were still in contact, i'm sure he'd support trump and think wearing masks were gay, so meh, fuck him. :yeshrug
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on June 27, 2020, 07:11:25 PM
I guess it differs from country to country too.

The divisive issues in the Netherlands are:
- Border controls / Migration
- Climate Policy (especially banning non-electric cars and dropping natural gas from our energy mix)
- EU policy (Eurobonds mostly)
- Sinterklaas (Zwarte Piet)

The politicians tried everything, the M17 crash, our dealings with Russia, a healthcare fund, mosques, fireworks and even animal rights etc. nothing really sticks except these 4 issues.
Gay marriage, gun ownership and abortion are issues on the fringes that aren't even part of the day to day political discussion.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Himu on June 27, 2020, 08:09:22 PM
My mom works in a hospital and her co-worker has tested positive. Today isn't a good day.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Great Rumbler on June 27, 2020, 09:36:47 PM
Just found out that my dad is running a fever. I work with him and I'm around my parents all the time, so if he's got it, I've probably got it too. It'll probably be a couple of days before he can get tested [unless he gets sick enough to need to go to the emergency room] and a few more days for test results, so the family is on lockdown for the about the next week regardless. :fbm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Oblivion on June 27, 2020, 09:43:53 PM
might as well join. two of my cousins in india caught it as well.  :'(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on June 27, 2020, 09:50:02 PM
Cousin and her husband got it, they have two kids who have been tested but no results yet. All the older folks in my family have ducked it so far.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 27, 2020, 09:54:53 PM
Sympathies all.  I didn't get a call today, which means my test came back negative (can't check the website because I don't have an Ontario health card despite living here for 6 years.)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Himu on June 28, 2020, 12:31:54 AM
Everyone take care of yourselves and your family.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: james on June 28, 2020, 01:59:46 AM
I came to talk about the family reunion but tough timing oof can we get a new better page
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Lonewulfeus on June 28, 2020, 05:34:45 AM
You said you were coming to jersey right?  The James’ seem like they’d be south jersey people.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 28, 2020, 12:25:40 PM
https://www.afar.com/magazine/europe-finally-set-to-reopen-but-not-to-us-travelers
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 28, 2020, 12:26:56 PM
Arizona +3,857
New high.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Steve Contra on June 28, 2020, 12:27:46 PM
My friends grandma got it and escaped with only a few symptoms. She’s 97 😳
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 28, 2020, 12:29:16 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 28, 2020, 12:25:40 PM
https://www.afar.com/magazine/europe-finally-set-to-reopen-but-not-to-us-travelers

"The E.U.'s announcement is incredibly disappointing, and a step in the wrong direction as we seek to rebuild our global economy," U.S. Travel Association Executive Vice President for Public Affairs and Policy Tori Emerson Barnes said. "This is unwelcome news, and will have major negative implications for an economic recovery—particularly if this ban results in cycles of retaliation, as is so often the case."

LOL
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 28, 2020, 01:33:33 PM
(https://preview.redd.it/0qpx06778o751.jpg?width=576&auto=webp&s=2153b779a3bd91a6996691d76602cc0590058b03)

BTW James how was your flight?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Himu on June 28, 2020, 02:26:39 PM
Beautiful visual for trump voters
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Joe Molotov on June 28, 2020, 02:44:14 PM
Quote from: Esch on June 28, 2020, 12:36:12 PM
Shouts PD who I hope is enjoying olive garden in these difficult times

https://mobile.twitter.com/thetomzone/status/1276996092081721344

How is that different from eating at Olive Garden at the best of times?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 28, 2020, 03:12:51 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on June 28, 2020, 02:44:14 PM
Quote from: Esch on June 28, 2020, 12:36:12 PM
Shouts PD who I hope is enjoying olive garden in these difficult times

https://mobile.twitter.com/thetomzone/status/1276996092081721344

How is that different from eating at Olive Garden at the best of times?

People who eat at Olive Garden made an official pact with Olive Garden that they will die with clogged arteries from shitty food, not clogged arteries from a virus.

Olive Garden will still sell you that lifetime pass though, even if it means 3 months or 30 years.

(https://390109.smushcdn.com/432534/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/never-ending-pass-1024x646.png?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 28, 2020, 03:44:16 PM
https://nltimes.nl/2020/06/28/netherlands-new-covid-19-deaths-since-june-24
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Pissy F Benny on June 28, 2020, 03:48:54 PM
the dutch leading the way once again

:bow :bow :bow (http://static.n1ntendo.nl/file/misc/Random/avatar.jpg) :bow2 :bow2 :bow2
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 28, 2020, 03:50:01 PM
https://twitter.com/KTLA/status/1277320972480086016
https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1277329605116952577
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on June 28, 2020, 04:45:26 PM
https://twitter.com/CarrieNBCNews/status/1276237606498512901

On one hand it's crazy that partisanship can have such an effect on how people perceive something ostensibly so non-political.

On the other, the anti-mask faction is a small minority even among Republicans.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: curly on June 28, 2020, 04:46:56 PM
Coworker dropped "I've had a dry cough the last few days" in casual conversation like it was nothing  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Oblivion on June 28, 2020, 05:06:49 PM
Quote from: Mandark on June 28, 2020, 04:45:26 PM

On the other, the anti-mask faction is a small minority even among Republicans.

i've mentioned it before, but considering that even fox and breitbart were arguing that people shouldn't worry about the corona since it mainly kills old people, i figure that group would be a tad bit more concerned than the average republican.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Oblivion on June 28, 2020, 05:30:34 PM
Quote from: Stro on June 28, 2020, 05:25:18 PM
I'd say fuck it let them die but they're spreading it to people who don't want to catch it

same  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Oblivion on June 28, 2020, 05:39:08 PM
Quote
And about half of Republicans — 46 percent — believe current economic conditions are excellent or good, while only 9 percent of Democrats say the same.

 :what
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 28, 2020, 05:45:55 PM
It's a mad world in America. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: team filler on June 28, 2020, 06:03:04 PM
Quote from: Oblivion on June 28, 2020, 05:06:49 PM
Quote from: Mandark on June 28, 2020, 04:45:26 PM

On the other, the anti-mask faction is a small minority even among Republicans.

i've mentioned it before, but considering that even fox and breitbart were arguing that people shouldn't worry about the corona since it mainly kills old people, i figure that group would be a tad bit more concerned than the average republican.
the whites are willing to sacrifice their olds so long as the blacks and the browns are dying at a higher rate  :titus
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Great Rumbler on June 28, 2020, 06:59:04 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on June 27, 2020, 09:36:47 PM
Just found out that my dad is running a fever. I work with him and I'm around my parents all the time, so if he's got it, I've probably got it too. It'll probably be a couple of days before he can get tested [unless he gets sick enough to need to go to the emergency room] and a few more days for test results, so the family is on lockdown for the about the next week regardless. :fbm

Clinic said Dad probably didn't have the rona, just an ordinary sinus/ear infection, so they gave him some meds. Hopefully that's all it is, but I'm pushing him to get a test regardless.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: naff on June 28, 2020, 07:00:17 PM
Quote from: Nintex on June 27, 2020, 01:47:23 PM
I support him no matter what rocks his boat and I have nothing against gay people  :heart [/hide]

(https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/metals/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2016/08/istock_34730874_goldmedal-1.jpg)

congrats for having at least the most basic form of human decency slowclap.gif
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 28, 2020, 07:51:06 PM
https://twitter.com/ddiamond/status/1277126308376522753
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: team filler on June 28, 2020, 09:31:28 PM
https://twitter.com/xshularx/status/1277398234055483393
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 28, 2020, 09:52:16 PM
+40,540 on a Sunday.  Tomorrow might be better because Florida seems to have monday lows. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Akala on June 28, 2020, 11:43:05 PM
A new challenger appears

https://mobile.twitter.com/stereogum/status/1277371016914894848
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: El Babua on June 28, 2020, 11:50:26 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 28, 2020, 09:52:16 PM
+40,540 on a Sunday.  Tomorrow might be better because Florida seems to have monday lows.

A conspiracy I'm hearing is the high case numbers released by FL this past week were backlogged. ie, confirmed cases the state was sitting on.

This week we'll see a lower number of cases reported, in order to support the state gov decision to reopen. Then we'll see more "backlogged" numbers come in the week after that.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: shosta on June 29, 2020, 12:19:09 AM
What's the consensus on face coverings right now? I've got a (K)N-95 mask but I like how stylish the black fabric ones are. However I'm worried that the material isn't even actually protective. Am I fine as long as it's preventing water droplets from coming in? Or should I stick with the one I have?

EDIT: According to the CDC

Quote
Cloth masks

While surgical and N95 masks are in short supply and must be reserved for health care providers, cloth masks are easy to find and can be washed and reused.

Asking everyone to wear cloth masks can help reduce the spread of the coronavirus by people who have COVID-19 but don't realize it. And countries that required face masks, testing, isolation and social distancing early in the pandemic seem to have had some success slowing the spread of the virus.

Based on this I would actually be making myself vulnerable to coronavirus if I wore a cloth mask instead of a proper one.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on June 29, 2020, 12:22:50 AM
My rough understanding is basic masks to prevent you from infecting others, N95 to prevent yourself from getting infected?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Oblivion on June 29, 2020, 12:25:43 AM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on June 28, 2020, 07:51:06 PM
https://twitter.com/ddiamond/status/1277126308376522753

everything looks so nice and pleasant  :uguu
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: shosta on June 29, 2020, 12:26:59 AM
Quote from: Mandark on June 29, 2020, 12:22:50 AM
My rough understanding is basic masks to prevent you from infecting others, N95 to prevent yourself from getting infected?
I've been rewashing my "reusable" n95 but based on some googles it seems like that actually reduces the filtration of it so I'm probably totally exposed anyway.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on June 29, 2020, 12:34:36 AM
It’s all about the viral load. Anything you can do to decrease your exposure when you come in contact with someone infected is going to significantly decrease your odds of acquiring it.

A good example was that one where two Great Clips stylists were infected for a few days and they cut 60+ people in that time. None of the clients got sick because they were all masked up. I’m sure the masks used were a wide variety of materials and styles.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: BIONIC on June 29, 2020, 01:04:11 AM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on June 29, 2020, 12:34:36 AM
It’s all about the viral load.

:shaq
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 29, 2020, 01:34:53 AM
https://twitter.com/MyDesert/status/1277456583899918337

Yikes
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: shosta on June 29, 2020, 02:59:41 AM
https://twitter.com/JSEllenberg/status/1277318596528607233
 :dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Don Rumata on June 29, 2020, 03:14:20 AM
Quote from: filler on June 28, 2020, 09:31:28 PM
https://twitter.com/xshularx/status/1277398234055483393
I never even held a real gun, but i know i wouldn't keep my rifle's muzzle casually pointed at my wife like that. 
And is she resting her finger on the trigger, too? :brain
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: VomKriege on June 29, 2020, 04:23:12 AM
Quote from: Don Rumata on June 29, 2020, 03:14:20 AM
Quote from: filler on June 28, 2020, 09:31:28 PM
https://twitter.com/xshularx/status/1277398234055483393
I never even held a real gun, but i know i wouldn't keep my rifle's muzzle casually pointed at my wife like that. 
And is she resting her finger on the trigger, too? :brain

This is the Death Wish 3 future I always wanted !
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 29, 2020, 10:23:40 AM
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/florida-beaches-fourth-july-weekend-coronavirus-us-a9590696.html?utm_source=reddit.com

good news but way too late.  Also if they just had done a proper shutdown, there is a good chance they could have had the beaches safely open by the 4th. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 29, 2020, 10:26:59 AM
https://twitter.com/wendellpotter/status/1276158510955401216

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/tweets-comparing-u-s-and-canadian-health-care-during-pandemic-strike-nerve-1.5001456
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 29, 2020, 10:36:42 AM
Ontario had our first bad day in a while, 257+, but 177 are in Windsor Essex and mostly due to a  farm outbreak.

Saskatchewan, has small numbers but has had two of these large outbreaks, which is why it's in its third wave

https://covid-19-status.ca/sk.html

Kind of shows just how menacing these can be and why we need to keep being vigilant. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 29, 2020, 10:47:38 AM
Every country that says that they had a bad day with coronavirus numbers and its in the tens or hundreds and I realize I'm already numb to it because I live in an area where we're averaging thousands in the county.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 29, 2020, 11:41:10 AM
I'd stop posting Ontario numbers cause only F-Boy and I care, but what is going on in the US is abnormal, so I kind of feel like a missionary bringing the Truth to you savages down south.  It's a hard job and one I don't expect to be rewarded for in this lifetime. 

Also, Florida is 5,266, on a Monday which is generally their low days with a positivity rate of 16%.  Last Monday it was 2,926.

Also also, just looking at headlines, seems like the rest of the American airlines have announced they are stopping social distancing.  Also, virus drugs might cost people a few thousand dollars. 

:christpassion
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Pissy F Benny on June 29, 2020, 11:43:44 AM
:piss :usacry :piss2
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 29, 2020, 11:45:23 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 29, 2020, 11:41:10 AM
I'd stop posting Ontario numbers cause only F-Boy and I care, but what is going on in the US is abnormal, so I kind of feel like a missionary bringing the Truth to you savages down south.  It's a hard job and one I don't expect to be rewarded for in this lifetime. 

Also, Florida is 5,266, on a Monday which is generally their low days with a positivity rate of 16%.  Last Monday it was 2,926.

Nah, keep on posting them. It's good to see where other areas are dealing with the novel coronavirus. The U.S. needs to see that it's not a special condition and this situation was unavoidable. We can't fucking claim there's this American Exceptionalism, and then also claim we couldn't stop this. Our leaders need to learn this isn't acceptable.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: shosta on June 29, 2020, 12:59:27 PM
according to Leadbelly, it's a Kobayashi Maru
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on June 29, 2020, 01:35:49 PM
You can be saved for just $520 per vial

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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: curly on June 29, 2020, 02:54:23 PM
Quote from: El Babua on June 28, 2020, 11:50:26 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 28, 2020, 09:52:16 PM
+40,540 on a Sunday.  Tomorrow might be better because Florida seems to have monday lows.

A conspiracy I'm hearing is the high case numbers released by FL this past week were backlogged. ie, confirmed cases the state was sitting on.

This week we'll see a lower number of cases reported, in order to support the state gov decision to reopen. Then we'll see more "backlogged" numbers come in the week after that.

Imagine when (if) this is all over we're going to learn about all kinds of fuckery that went on in measuring and reporting infections, deaths, etc. It's just too easy to do. The American public will end up as conspiracy happy as the Russians.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on June 29, 2020, 03:36:00 PM
Ron DeSantis is going to threaten to sue whoever makes a TV movie about this.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: EightBitNate on June 29, 2020, 03:50:54 PM
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-vaccine-idUSKBN2400DZ

Low-key one of the few good times China uses its citizens as guinea pigs.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Bebpo on June 29, 2020, 03:59:17 PM
My antigen Covid test result was negative, my dad is still stable and mom still has no symptoms. One of our main office employees who had the most contact with the employee who tested positive through daily chit chat conversations got his test results today and was negative. So far so good.

If our other employees tests come back negative, it'll make it most likely that my dad and the employee who tested positive both got it from elsewhere around the same time just because it's out there so much and it wouldn't have traveled through our office since my dad had basically no interaction with that employee.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 29, 2020, 04:04:34 PM
Quote from: EightBitNate on June 29, 2020, 03:50:54 PM
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-vaccine-idUSKBN2400DZ

Low-key one of the few good times China uses its citizens as guinea pigs.

Why do I feel like this vaccine will end up sterilizing a bunch of Uyghurs accidentally? 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: shosta on June 29, 2020, 04:08:08 PM
Quote from: Mandark on June 29, 2020, 03:36:00 PM
Ron DeSantis is going to threaten to sue whoever makes a TV movie about this.
What he's doing is illegal and HE should be sued.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 29, 2020, 04:12:57 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 29, 2020, 04:04:34 PM
Quote from: EightBitNate on June 29, 2020, 03:50:54 PM
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-vaccine-idUSKBN2400DZ

Low-key one of the few good times China uses its citizens as guinea pigs.

Why do I feel like this vaccine will end up sterilizing a bunch of Uyghurs accidentally?
China doesn't need to sterilize Uyghurs surreptitiously. China don't care.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 29, 2020, 04:36:45 PM
https://twitter.com/latimes/status/1277696544603398144

L.A. County going with "Increase numbers are okay!" to shit's FUUUUUUUUUUUCKED within a week is frustrating. These fuckers.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Bebpo on June 29, 2020, 05:04:58 PM
So I talked to my dad and he tells me that the OC Health Agency called him and told him that even if he's sick and sneezing and coughing that if he doesn't have a fever by day 10, then he's not contagious anymore and he can resume normal life stuff out and about.

I feel like these health agencies don't know what they're doing? This doesn't seem right to me.


Also apparently his main issues right now are in his sinuses like he has a real bad sinus infection, which is also weird because all the covid stuff seems to be throat and below and not upper sinus. He's a dumb "tough guy" about going to the ER/hospital and so he's just trying to find some ENT that will get him in and see him and give him some stuff to help with the sinus pain and pressure.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 29, 2020, 07:06:45 PM
https://twitter.com/AP/status/1277738660327194624
https://knx1070.radio.com/articles/what-will-reopen-in-la-county-amid-covid-19
https://twitter.com/KNX1070/status/1277734318266183680
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Great Rumbler on June 29, 2020, 07:14:46 PM
Quote from: Tripon on June 29, 2020, 07:06:45 PM
https://twitter.com/AP/status/1277738660327194624
https://knx1070.radio.com/articles/what-will-reopen-in-la-county-amid-covid-19
https://twitter.com/KNX1070/status/1277734318266183680

:goty
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 29, 2020, 07:15:23 PM
US is at +44,235 today.  Last Monday was +31,514 and +20,889 was Monday two weeks ago.  These half measure lockdowns won't do much and it will take a while before they change the curve.  You guys are in real trouble. 

Canada had a really bad day with +668 new cases and +44 deaths.  That is almost triple new cases that we have been having and looks like 3 weeks ago. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on June 29, 2020, 07:27:08 PM
Even the states that got hit early and are looking "good" now haven't suppressed it to the same level as EU countries, much less Asian ones.

Meanwhile the Sun Belt continues to explode. GA/TN/AL haven't spiked as hard as AZ/TX/FL yet, but they're all trending up and we've seen this shit get out of hand quickly before.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 29, 2020, 07:30:11 PM
I don't see how this is going to end without a second shutdown and locking regional travel and that is going to go really badly. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 29, 2020, 07:35:53 PM
https://www.kake.com/story/42305739/kansas-will-require-face-masks-in-public-beginning-friday
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: team filler on June 29, 2020, 08:04:38 PM
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1277507826529660928
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 29, 2020, 08:23:52 PM
https://twitter.com/laura_nelson/status/1277721163385303041
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: benjipwns on June 29, 2020, 08:53:06 PM
(https://www.journalism.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/06/PJ_2020.06.29_COVID-news-coverage_1-02.png?resize=640,786)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on June 29, 2020, 10:16:03 PM
Seems like all bars should be closed.  You hate to single out any single enterprise, but it’s the one most rife with careless customers, workers and owners.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Trent Dole on June 29, 2020, 10:19:53 PM
I don't understand why my homeland has such a blatant death wish. :snoop
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on June 29, 2020, 11:28:43 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on June 29, 2020, 10:16:03 PM
Seems like all bars should be closed.  You hate to single out any single enterprise, but it’s the one most rife with careless customers, workers and owners.

Shit makes me so sad, I have such a love for the American dive bar and the communities that sprout up around them

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: toku on June 29, 2020, 11:45:12 PM
https://twitter.com/gzornick/status/1277794973329612801
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Himu on June 30, 2020, 12:46:25 AM
What the fuck are Europe, Canada, Japan, and Korea doing to kill this versus America and why are local governments not copying them?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on June 30, 2020, 12:54:22 AM
Caring about people? Or rather, having enough of their populace care about people
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on June 30, 2020, 01:13:43 AM
We’re a population of cats and you can’t tell us what to do. If we had a leadership that was more bold in enforcing mask wearing and contact tracing for those that do get infected, then we’d see similar results. I feel that it’s really that simple.

We’re going to have to lose half a million people (or more) until we get to that point though. People are numb to death in this country and/or the “muh freedoms” crowd holds too much political sway in an election year.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on June 30, 2020, 01:17:10 AM
Pretty frustrating hearing these governors pull back on the shutdowns then chide people for being reckless.

People took their cues from your actions as government leaders and not from the fine print disclaimers about social distancing? No shit! If you tell people they can go to bars, they're going to go to bars.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: bluemax on June 30, 2020, 01:27:36 AM
Quote from: filler on June 29, 2020, 08:04:38 PM
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1277507826529660928

Chud Musk said we would be at 0 cases by the end of April so he can shut the fuck up with his shitty knowledge of science.

Quote from: ToxicAdam on June 29, 2020, 10:16:03 PM
Seems like all bars should be closed.  You hate to single out any single enterprise, but it’s the one most rife with careless customers, workers and owners.

The bar thing in LA County is so misleading as well. Because it only applies to places that serve alcohol only. So if your bar has a kitchen, its exempt from this shut down!

I was saddened to see my local burrito place that I've been going to every Friday had setup an outdoor table today. And there were 3 men sitting at it at lunch time, no masks. That's the end of my Friday nachos for a few weeks.

Oh and on the subject of the beaches, the Sheriff said he isn't going to enforce it on beaches, only parking lots. He had the audacity to say "CARE NOT JAILS". Meanwhile they're murdering people.

Quote from: Mandark on June 30, 2020, 01:17:10 AM
Pretty frustrating hearing these governors pull back on the shutdowns then chide people for being reckless.

People took their cues from your actions as government leaders and not from the fine print disclaimers about social distancing? No shit! If you tell people they can go to bars, they're going to go to bars.

I think on Friday Mayor Garcetti had a tweet about how we should all remember the virus is still here etc, and people in the replies were just shitting on him for the fact that earlier in the day they announced more reopenings or whatever. It's fucking nuts.

https://twitter.com/MayorOfLA/status/1276674125612740608 the replies are amazing.

And then two days later:

https://twitter.com/MayorOfLA/status/1277338968149749761

Fucking amateur hour.


Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Himu on June 30, 2020, 01:41:27 AM
Why are Americans distinguished mentally-challenged? Is it because of the Pilgrims?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: bluemax on June 30, 2020, 01:43:56 AM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on June 30, 2020, 01:41:27 AM
Why are Americans distinguished mentally-challenged fellowed? Is it because of the Pilgrims?

It's definitely something deep rooted and systemic. But I suppose when you look back to the people who started this country, I would say yeah, the roots probably go that far back.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: shosta on June 30, 2020, 01:44:09 AM
comfort makes us soft. hardship is what builds character.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Himu on June 30, 2020, 01:53:25 AM
Quote from: shosta on June 30, 2020, 01:44:09 AM
comfort makes us soft. hardship is what builds character.

And Canada, Europe, and Asia don't have comfort?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: shosta on June 30, 2020, 01:56:53 AM
yeah maybe we just suck
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Himu on June 30, 2020, 02:02:03 AM
What I say about America when this shit started, huh? What I say?!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on June 30, 2020, 02:05:43 AM
Rugged individualism is pretty effective when settling land, pretty shitty when faced with a pandemic.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on June 30, 2020, 04:17:56 AM
I read it in the voice of Kaz Miller 10/10 post
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 30, 2020, 07:49:00 AM
I don't buy the American personal independence argument and think it's more just American exceptionalism.  What has happened is you have a very fractured political climate and turned a pandemic into a political issue.  You don't need to go back to the founding fathers to explain this. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Great Rumbler on June 30, 2020, 08:08:46 AM
Some of it, too, is the almost total vacuum of leadership at the federal level. Trump is dithering idiot who can't focus for more than two seconds and only cares about positive economic numbers and rally crowds and the GOP is a flailing mess that would rather kill everyone in the country than do anything that might remotely be construed as "socialism" or at least beneficial to Democrats in the election. Democrats in general have handled things a bit better, but mayors and governors are hobbled without robust federal aid.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Akala on June 30, 2020, 08:14:43 AM
agree it's both of the above points in addition to the shit state of our healthcare being for profit.

this doesn't go against our fiber, it's just people not caring about the greater good or being driven there by leadership...look at FDR in WW2. There were riots/protests etc, but pretty sure nothing on mess we have now, although we didn't have 24-hour news or social media echo chambers back then. which would be yet another factor in this.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 30, 2020, 08:44:03 AM
About a month ago, Poland opened up fitness clubs, cinemas, theatres, operas, amusement parks, etc and lifted limits on seating in restaurants. I think much of this was wrong, nevertheless masks are still mandatory in public transport and indoors if social distancing cannot be observed. How many new cases today for Poland (which is about twice the size of Florida): 239 (down from 599 on June 8th).

As far as I know, Japan never mandated mask wearing in public, but almost all Japanese people do so anyway. There are other countries which have successfully fought COVID that haven't made it mandatory (at least nationally), Australia, Greece, New Zealand, Canada (Canada was anti-mask for at least a month). That said, you can't expect all Americans to do the right thing (though the CDC was also anti-mask). To state the obvious, the US cannot open up its economy without making masks mandatory indoors in every fucking county.


Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 30, 2020, 09:05:31 AM
And Canada is slowly moving to mandatory masks in a few areas.  Public transport in Toronto and Montreal is about to require maks, and a bunch of mayors in the GTA tried to punt the decision of making masks mandatory for Ontario to Ford (who declinded, leaving it to the mayors).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 30, 2020, 09:05:36 AM
https://twitter.com/nthnashma/status/1277555335054712834
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Boogie on June 30, 2020, 09:19:46 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 29, 2020, 11:41:10 AM
I'd stop posting Ontario numbers cause only F-Boy and I care, but what is going on in the US is abnormal, so I kind of feel like a missionary bringing the Truth to you savages down south.  It's a hard job and one I don't expect to be rewarded for in this lifetime. 

Also, Florida is 5,266, on a Monday which is generally their low days with a positivity rate of 16%.  Last Monday it was 2,926.

Also also, just looking at headlines, seems like the rest of the American airlines have announced they are stopping social distancing.  Also, virus drugs might cost people a few thousand dollars. 

:christpassion

I’m still around lurking, so I appreciate it too.   :)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on June 30, 2020, 09:45:20 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 30, 2020, 07:49:00 AM
I don't buy the American personal independence argument and think it's more just American exceptionalism.  What has happened is you have a very fractured political climate and turned a pandemic into a political issue.  You don't need to go back to the founding fathers to explain this. 

I don't think it's American exceptionalism to acknowledge that there is a strong identity in this country that has been fostered over many decades and then became a culture. Which was then seized upon by conservatives in the latter part of the century to elect populist candidates.

The Frontier Thesis was formulated in the late 1800's, taught in most schools and colleges for the early part of the following century and then was mythologized in pop culture as we came out of WWII. So, you still have people from rural Oklahoma, suburban Missouri (and many more places) that carry this as their identity as an American even though they didn't live it.

You can also see a little bit of that culture in the 1918 epidemic. Almost all the US cities that made masking mandatory (with stiff fines/jail if you disobeyed) were Western cities. I think it speaks to combating the mentality.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 30, 2020, 09:51:18 AM
https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/toronto-mayor-will-support-bylaw-making-it-mandatory-to-wear-a-mask-while-indoors-1.5005358

Quote
Tory says that the bylaw will take effect on July 7, provided that it is approved by members of city council later today.

The announcement comes as Peel Region gets set to announce its own bylaw making it mandatory for residents to wear face masks.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 30, 2020, 09:56:48 AM
The anti-mask crowd are a bunch of bootlickers that would have been the first to put on masks had Trump wanted it and said the Democrats didn't.  It doesn't come from some innate characteristic about individualism.  Yes the right has seized on individualism mythology as propaganda but that doesn't make it real. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: BisMarckie on June 30, 2020, 09:58:07 AM
I think it‘s way too simplistic to divide anti-mask.and pro-mask crowds alongside party lines.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 30, 2020, 10:01:40 AM
https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2020/06/30/council-agrees-to-start-lifting-travel-restrictions-for-residents-of-some-third-countries/

EU lifting travel restrictions for the following countries:

Algeria
Australia
Canada
China subject to confirmation of reciprocity
Georgia
Japan
Montenegro
Morocco
New Zealand
Rwanda
Serbia
South Korea
Thailand
Tunisia
Uruguay
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 30, 2020, 10:11:10 AM
Quote from: BisMarckie on June 30, 2020, 09:58:07 AM
I think it‘s way too simplistic to divide anti-mask.and pro-mask crowds alongside party lines.

That's not exactly what I was saying, I was giving a hypothetical where the most vocal anti-maskers would wear masks, as a counter to the idea that it is just in their character not to.  I had poor wording.  Of course, it doesn't split right into party lines. However, polling shows Democrats are far more likely to wear masks and support mask requirements.   And much more importantly, the leadership on masks and other pandemic responses is mostly divided by party lines.  My main point is that I think the fact that you can't have party agreement on a pandemic response is what explains the poor response and you do not need to resort to rugged frontier living or the American revolution or whatever to explain it.  The idea that American's were never going to wear masks because of America is pretty silly. 

Remember this idea started as 'Westerners would never wear masks' and that was disproven.  To say that it is still true just for American's because of individualistic culture is still just to buy into the propaganda. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on June 30, 2020, 10:38:18 AM
Silly, scary, likely true!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: EightBitNate on June 30, 2020, 11:10:15 AM
Quote from: Esch on June 30, 2020, 10:49:49 AM
Lmao

https://twitter.com/BillFOXLA/status/1277761880782548998

California giving off Florida vibes rn
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Akala on June 30, 2020, 11:24:07 AM
vegas like  :money
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Trent Dole on June 30, 2020, 11:24:21 AM
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/29/cdc-says-us-has-way-too-much-virus-to-control-pandemic-as-cases-surge-across-country.html
Hooray!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Pissy F Benny on June 30, 2020, 11:25:16 AM
Maybe america was the real corona virus all along :ohhh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 30, 2020, 11:51:24 AM
https://twitter.com/BeckwithSonny/status/1277989150080131072
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: tiesto on June 30, 2020, 11:58:18 AM
Quote from: Esch on June 30, 2020, 10:10:47 AM
Really we've had a science and particularly medicine skeptic current in our culture forever. Not really surprising that the antivaxx crowd is having their moment right now. I remember growing thinking we were the only country in the core that debated whether evolution was real. I'm sure we're still having that debate now. Squatter mentality, fundamentalism and small business tyranny dovetail in a certain way here that makes any collective action on issues that need buy in impossible. Remember masks are communism.

I'm curious what you mean by "small business tyranny"... I do know that those people who tend to be SBOs around here also are more in line with Trump because they see the Dems as a party of unnecessary regulations and high business taxes.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 30, 2020, 12:01:11 PM
https://www.axios.com/new-york-quarantine-states-coronavirus-0b2cb5d1-31ff-4a07-8c8d-b781876cb9fd.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: EchoRin on June 30, 2020, 12:12:57 PM
Anybody here can explain to me exactly what the deal is with Sweden? I looked at a few articles and the wikipedia of COVID-19 in Sweden over the weekend and was surprised that nothing about their strategy deals with "well if we don't do anything we will have herd immunity". Instead I learned that "well the constitution tells we can't use a country wide quarantine and besides our citizens would not stand for it."

This left me rather  ??? Really? In that case it seems like Sweden is failing big time and not helping their citizens much at all compared to other European countries. I don't get it. Am I having a completely wrong read on Sweden? To me it looks like their government has done a much poorer job than anyone else on that continent.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 30, 2020, 12:18:53 PM
I don't get Sweden either.  As someone who identifies as a Norwegian without any reason to other than eating Flatbrød at xmas, this hits my Scandy-pride.  But I hear through the grape-vine-we-call-the-internet that the Norwegians and Swedes have a rivalry, so maybe this should just boost my Wegy-pride. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 30, 2020, 12:26:14 PM
Quote
Ottawa plans to extend the sweeping travel ban that bars entry to all travellers who are not Canadian citizens, permanent residents or Americans [only essential] for at least another month.

The order, which was set to expire tonight, "has been extended until July 31 for public health reasons," Rebecca Purdy, spokesperson for the Canada Border Services Agency, said in a statement to CBC News.

Good.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 30, 2020, 12:27:44 PM
Quote from: EightBitNate on June 30, 2020, 11:10:15 AM
Quote from: Esch on June 30, 2020, 10:49:49 AM
Lmao

https://twitter.com/BillFOXLA/status/1277761880782548998

California giving off Florida vibes rn

It's local politics rearing its head. The previous sheriff had the backing of the current L.A. County Supervisors (think of them as the city council for a large city, but there's no mayor that they have to share power with). And Alex Villanueva got elected on a platform that was supposedly progressive (Denying ICE admittance to the county jails, etc) from the previous sheriff (Jim McDonnell). The position is also officially non partisan, but Villanueva or his supporters also ran it as a Democrat (Villanueva) vs. Republican (McDonnell). Villanueva's actual tenure been more conservative than McDonnell mostly because McDonnell was way more open on doing police reform than Villanueva seems to be currently. Villanueva will also try to fight any oversight the county supervisors will try to enact over him including investigations into the recent killing of a 18 year security guard a week or two ago in the city of Gardena.

Anyway, Villanueva and the County Supervisor still have a contentious relationship, and the county just passed a budget that took away at least $100 million from the L.A. County Police Department. So Villanueva's taking his pot shots when he can.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on June 30, 2020, 01:01:45 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on June 30, 2020, 09:05:36 AM
https://twitter.com/nthnashma/status/1277555335054712834

She's using a cd player in her car in 2020.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Himu on June 30, 2020, 01:41:42 PM
some people still like cd's, okay?!!?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on June 30, 2020, 02:28:57 PM
My mom got tested for COVID-19 on Monday because she had a slight fever and other symptoms.
Just now she got the call with results. No Corona and her temperature has normalized again :whew
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: BIONIC on June 30, 2020, 02:29:57 PM
Momma Nintex  :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Himu on June 30, 2020, 02:40:04 PM
lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: stufte on June 30, 2020, 02:50:17 PM
I was confused until I saw the date it was tweeted then I lol'd.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Himu on June 30, 2020, 02:50:56 PM
same
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: shosta on June 30, 2020, 02:50:58 PM
It was a dumb tweet even back then!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Dickie Dee on June 30, 2020, 03:24:35 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on June 30, 2020, 01:41:42 PM
some people still like cd's, okay?!!?

OK boomer
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Joe Molotov on June 30, 2020, 03:27:20 PM
*notices bulging coronavirus numbers* OwO what's this?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: T-Short on June 30, 2020, 03:46:56 PM
Quote from: EchoRin on June 30, 2020, 12:12:57 PM
Anybody here can explain to me exactly what the deal is with Sweden? I looked at a few articles and the wikipedia of COVID-19 in Sweden over the weekend and was surprised that nothing about their strategy deals with "well if we don't do anything we will have herd immunity". Instead I learned that "well the constitution tells we can't use a country wide quarantine and besides our citizens would not stand for it."

This left me rather  ??? Really? In that case it seems like Sweden is failing big time and not helping their citizens much at all compared to other European countries. I don't get it. Am I having a completely wrong read on Sweden? To me it looks like their government has done a much poorer job than anyone else on that continent.

This is accurate. We don't have any mandate in our constitution to do any national lockdown (in peacetime) as other european countries did. Initially, the response was very tentative, but at the same time when our neighbouring countries locked down, Sweden did put some restrictions into place, mostly regarding maximum attendance for public events and generally with a focus on protecting high-risk groups. A legal provision was made to enable the government to close all schools, but it was never used; instead only grades 10 through 12 and universities were closed and told to shift to remote teaching in mid-March.

After this, a lot of the mitigation for the spread has been based on voluntary actions by the population, in combination with strong recommendations (basically orders) for public places like restaurants. All government-owned museums have been closed and remain so for the time being. The Stockholm region had a fairly fast community spread, peaking in mid-to-late April. This also included a comprehensive spread into senior citizens' homes in the region, leading to a very high death rate (certainly higher than expected). The region's ICU capacity was at the very limit for a period of a couple of weeks, although a temporary ICU hospital was never brought online.

The biggest clusterfuck of the Swedish response has been the testing, which is really the only part of the "strategy" that has been the responsibility of the national and regional governments (the rest of the strategy and recommendations has entirely come from the apolitical Department of Public Health). The stated target was to scale up to test 100k people per week by mid-May, but this has been a colossal failure by means of miscommunication and blame gaming between regional coordinators. This month, after additional funding was provided by the national government, testing numbers are finally increasing. Last week, 74 076 people were tested, which is still only 3/4 of the goal that was supposed to be reached over a month ago. With the increased testing, we've also seen an increase in new cases reported, but these are to a very large extent mild cases because these weren't even registered before (only symptomatic people being admitted to hospitals were tested prior to this). So, our case numbers have seen a spike, but ICU admittal numbers and, crucially, death rates, are steadily coming down.

We'll see what the summer months will bring. There is still a general recommendation against traveling abroad, even to reopened countries, and most of the reopening countries are also making an exception by blocking Swedish travelers. All major amusement parks and concert venues are closed for the whole summer, so most big gatherings are still out of the picture. The national soccer league has restarted but are playing for empty stands.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: T-Short on June 30, 2020, 03:48:52 PM
Oh, there is also a national recommendation to work from home when you can. Personally, I started my internship on March 23:rd, and I've only been at the office two times since then.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 30, 2020, 03:55:25 PM
Nate Silver's going to get downgraded to Nate Iron at this rate. (There is already a Nate Bronze which is Nate Cohn at the NY Times).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Great Rumbler on June 30, 2020, 03:58:42 PM
Quote from: Tripon on June 30, 2020, 03:55:25 PM
Nate Silver's going to get downgraded to Nate Iron at this rate. (There is already a Nate Bronze which is Nate Cohn at the NY Times).

Iron is actually really useful, though. Imma go with Nate Slag.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 30, 2020, 04:07:27 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td-OFKT-GPk
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Joe Molotov on June 30, 2020, 04:09:58 PM
Nate's finally figured it out. Things are either definitely going up, definitely going down, or definitely staying the same.

https://twitter.com/NateSilver538/status/1277619134616961026
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on June 30, 2020, 04:14:05 PM
I respect Nate's grift. All he had to do was predict that Obama would defeat Romney by looking at polls from other people and he created an entire brand around it.  8)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on June 30, 2020, 04:42:01 PM
A lot of you underrating orange man bad as a factor.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Rufus on June 30, 2020, 04:55:30 PM
Quote from: riotous on June 30, 2020, 09:50:55 AM
And where does the fractured political climate come from in the first place?  This ridiculous "'merican" attitude is where it comes from.
This tendency of FPTP voting to favour two-party systems in conjuction with the US being the oldest democracy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duverger%27s_law
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: shosta on June 30, 2020, 04:57:19 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on June 30, 2020, 04:09:58 PM
Nate's finally figured it out. Things are either definitely going up, definitely going down, or definitely staying the same.

https://twitter.com/NateSilver538/status/1277619134616961026
major outbreaks in every state... case counts surpassing records... hospitals at capacity... larger impacted area than in April... it could go down though who knows
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: T-Short on June 30, 2020, 04:59:57 PM
Here's our ICU numbers, down to 145 today from a peak of 558. Graph is displaying 2020-03-30 to 2020-06-30, blue is hard numbers and grey is estimates:

(http://www.capitaltrachea.se/misc/se_covid_icu.png)

Here's our death rate trend graph (up until yesterday, 23 more added today), from the very lovely Covid Trends (https://aatishb.com/covidtrends/):

(http://www.capitaltrachea.se/misc/se_covid_deathrates.png)

And here's the age bracket breakdown of our Covid-19 deaths:

(http://www.capitaltrachea.se/misc/se_covid_agebrackets.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: T-Short on June 30, 2020, 05:12:34 PM
https://twitter.com/InternetHippo/status/1278022820312674304
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on June 30, 2020, 05:15:13 PM
Quote from: 213372bu on June 30, 2020, 05:12:39 PM
https://twitter.com/mitchellvii/status/1277997089046355968
That’s the universe telling him to stop breathing
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 30, 2020, 05:16:01 PM
Keep wankers in wank thread. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 30, 2020, 05:23:01 PM
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/30/us-buys-up-world-stock-of-key-covid-19-drug?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1593543253
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 30, 2020, 05:26:51 PM
https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/30/health/coronavirus-athlete-covid-19-ahmad-ayyad-john-hopkins-trnd/index.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on June 30, 2020, 05:27:56 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 30, 2020, 05:23:01 PM
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/30/us-buys-up-world-stock-of-key-covid-19-drug?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1593543253
Trump is going to put his signature on every single vial of the vaccine isn't he.  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Don Rumata on June 30, 2020, 05:37:21 PM
Quote from: 213372bu on June 30, 2020, 05:12:39 PM
https://twitter.com/mitchellvii/status/1277997089046355968
"Sir, that's not a mask, that's the President's anus."
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Akala on June 30, 2020, 05:39:12 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 30, 2020, 05:23:01 PM
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/30/us-buys-up-world-stock-of-key-covid-19-drug?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1593543253

Quote
Hill said there was a way for the UK to secure supplies of this and other drugs during the pandemic, through what is known as a compulsory licence, which overrides the intellectual property rights of the company. That would allow the UK government to buy from generic companies in Bangladesh or India, where Gilead’s patent is not recognised.

 :shh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Phoenix Dark on June 30, 2020, 06:01:36 PM
https://twitter.com/NicoleSGrigg/status/1276705287060086785

Looot of old people about to be left to die simply because folks couldn't chill the fuck out and wear masks. Nothing asked or required was outrageous. No one was being asked to die on a beach in Normandy. No one was asked to stop buying meat to support the war effort. You were asked to wear a mask, and couldn't do it.
 :kobeyuck
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Himu on June 30, 2020, 06:10:53 PM
Quote from: Tripon on June 30, 2020, 03:55:25 PM
Nate Silver's going to get downgraded to Nate Iron at this rate. (There is already a Nate Bronze which is Nate Cohn at the NY Times).

Where  is Nate Gold when we need him?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 30, 2020, 06:34:38 PM
https://twitter.com/ASlavitt/status/1278088609715888128
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Steve Contra on June 30, 2020, 06:49:44 PM
My ex wife’s sister in law lives in Arizona and she’s in a huge fight with her family who are insisting that her and her kids come to a huge family reunion in Idaho in two weeks. These are the dumbest fucking people alive.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Akala on June 30, 2020, 07:20:08 PM
MIL works in a library that was just shut down as an employee tested positive.  :-\

also she was mandated to get tested but they charged her $100 wtf.  :maf

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Himu on June 30, 2020, 07:23:13 PM
Quote from: Steve Contra on June 30, 2020, 06:49:44 PM
My ex wife’s sister in law lives in Arizona and she’s in a huge fight with her family who are insisting that her and her kids come to a huge family reunion in Idaho in two weeks. These are the dumbest fucking people alive.

Ex wife :fbm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 30, 2020, 07:30:15 PM
At +45,250 today.  US hasn't been under 40K in the last 6 days including today. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Phoenix Dark on June 30, 2020, 07:33:26 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on June 30, 2020, 07:23:13 PM
Quote from: Steve Contra on June 30, 2020, 06:49:44 PM
My ex wife’s sister in law lives in Arizona and she’s in a huge fight with her family who are insisting that her and her kids come to a huge family reunion in Idaho in two weeks. These are the dumbest fucking people alive.

Ex wife :fbm

:fbm

I didn't know this
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 30, 2020, 07:36:23 PM
https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2020/06/30/black-lives-matter-protests-did-not-cause-an-uptick-in-covid-19-cases
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Steve Contra on June 30, 2020, 08:01:11 PM
Quote from: Phoenix Dark on June 30, 2020, 07:33:26 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on June 30, 2020, 07:23:13 PM
Quote from: Steve Contra on June 30, 2020, 06:49:44 PM
My ex wife’s sister in law lives in Arizona and she’s in a huge fight with her family who are insisting that her and her kids come to a huge family reunion in Idaho in two weeks. These are the dumbest fucking people alive.

Ex wife :fbm

:fbm

I didn't know this
it’s been like two and a half years. We still own a house together and are roommates 🤷‍♀️
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: naff on June 30, 2020, 08:07:02 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 30, 2020, 07:36:23 PM
https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2020/06/30/black-lives-matter-protests-did-not-cause-an-uptick-in-covid-19-cases

makes sense for various reasons when you're looking at stats for the entire populace of an area; one salient point they touch on being the protests resulted in further business closures and more reason for those not on the streets (the majority of people tbh) to isolate further.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
DEMONSTRATING CAN be a dangerous activity, even in the best of circumstances. During a pandemic, it can be lethal. When mass protests against police brutality broke out in America earlier this month, following the death of George Floyd at the hands of policemen in Minneapolis, public-health experts worried they would lead to a surge in infections. Anthony Fauci, a leading member of the White House’s coronavirus task-force, called the protests “the perfect set-up” for the spread of the virus. Eric Garcetti, the mayor of Los Angeles, warned that the gatherings could become “super-spreader events”.

This was more than scaremongering. SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes covid-19, is spread through droplets of moisture produced when an infected person speaks, coughs or sneezes. Large, crowded gatherings can contribute to the spread of the virus, especially when those involved are shouting and chanting slogans—projecting droplets farther into the air. Police tactics such as spraying tear-gas, herding protesters into contained areas and rounding up troublemakers into police vans and jail cells also increase the risk of infection.

But the available evidence suggests that this month’s Black Lives Matter protests have not contributed to a surge in covid-19 cases. In a new working paper, researchers from Bentley University, the University of Colorado and San Diego State University used mobile-phone data from SafeGraph, a geolocation data firm, and covid-19 case data from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention to determine whether the protests were associated with less social-distancing behaviour and more covid-19 cases. In fact, the opposite was true.

Using data from 315 American cities with at least 100,000 people, covering the period mid-May to mid-June, the researchers compared the experience of the 281 cities where protests erupted with the 34 where they did not. One third of protesting cities saw large-scale gatherings with 1,000 or more attendees, making those particular regions more susceptible to another outbreak. Nonetheless, they found that the protests had no significant effect one way or the other on the incidence of covid-19.

They also found one possible—and surprising-—reason for this. Protests were actually associated with an increase in social-distancing behaviour; for example, residents overall spent an additional 0.18 hours, or 11 minutes, per day at home (see chart). In other words, any time that residents spent protesting in the streets was more than offset by time other people spent baking bread and watching Netflix.
These results could be driven by a number of factors. Those choosing not to protest might have avoided going outside because of concern for their personal safety amid increased crime and violence. That some businesses were temporarily closed because of looting made going out even less appealing. Some residents may have stayed home because of a higher perceived risk of catching the coronavirus. Finally, increased road closures and blockages may have also discouraged citizens from leaving their homes.

As cases soar across the country, particularly in states such as Texas and Arizona, many Americans will be eager to point fingers. So far, the evidence suggests that protesters are not to blame.
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Great Rumbler on June 30, 2020, 09:28:59 PM
Texas just had its worst day so far: 7,959 compared to a previous high of 6,177 on June 24.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on June 30, 2020, 09:30:33 PM
https://twitter.com/ccaarrllooss/status/1278015274227122177

:dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on June 30, 2020, 10:08:35 PM
I really fucking miss staying safe in the woods away from the crazies. I absolutely do not trust the dumbshits I work with to report if they’re sick.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: OnlyRegret on June 30, 2020, 10:58:47 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on June 26, 2020, 11:30:29 AM
Quote from: Dickie Dee on June 26, 2020, 10:59:05 AM
https://twitter.com/10TampaBay/status/1276527556825620480

I was going to take that bet from either James or shosta (50,000 US cases per day by Tuesday). Dodged a bullet.

Note to self: Do not take bets and build a wall around Canada.

So... about that
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 30, 2020, 11:09:26 PM
Will hit 50k this week.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on July 01, 2020, 01:16:56 AM
The mayor of the city I drive into for groceries:

A personal statement by me as the Mayor of Sandy and not a representation of feelings by our collective Sandy City Council:

The City of Sandy received notice today threatening legal action from the Oregon Health Authority if we don’t comply with the Governors Executive Order and cancel our annual Independence Day Fireworks display. My gut instinct is to fight this, but as your mayor I can’t allow your tax dollars to go to a costly legal battle with so many other demands on our city. Our Governor and her power-hungry bureaucracy have bullied our citizens out of being able to celebrate Independence Day. I am devastated to announce the celebration is cancelled.

Independence Day is more than fireworks and ice cream. It is the spark that ignited the most revered democracy in the history of the world. We celebrate because without it, we would have remained under the thumb of our oppressors and would have never inspired democracy and freedom in so many places around the globe. Without it, there would be no Constitution or Bill of Rights. Without it, we would not enjoy the liberty and freedom we have today. Or at least the liberty and freedom we are supposed to have.

I am more than disappointed that our Governor looks the other way as Portland’s “peaceful” rioters have turned that city into a warzone of boarded-up buildings, terrified commuters and lawless streets. While self-described anarchists set fires and deface private and public property, Governor Brown has turned her attention to stop families in Sandy from safely enjoying a sense of community we haven’t been able to share in many months. Apparently, a seven year-old with a sparkler is a greater threat to her political ambitions than an angry rioter pelting police with rocks and balloons full of urine.

We are Sandy, Oregon. Not Portland. Not Salem. The governor’s bully tactics to force you back into the shadow of fear and oppression are exactly what our founding fathers fought against when we won our Independence. I encourage all residents of Sandy to safely celebrate Independence Day neighborhood by neighborhood. Come together as communities in the way our founding fathers did and have the discussions about whether we will allow this tyrannical Governor to stop our personal freedoms, or whether we will insist on the liberty of freedom we are guaranteed. God bless you and your families this Independence Day.

https://www.facebook.com/247565365737834/posts/874634279697603/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: EchoRin on July 01, 2020, 01:36:59 AM
Appreciate the response @Hyoushi
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Oblivion on July 01, 2020, 02:00:59 AM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on June 30, 2020, 06:10:53 PM
Quote from: Tripon on June 30, 2020, 03:55:25 PM
Nate Silver's going to get downgraded to Nate Iron at this rate. (There is already a Nate Bronze which is Nate Cohn at the NY Times).

Where  is Nate Gold when we need him?

i thought nate cohn WAS nate gold?  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Oblivion on July 01, 2020, 02:23:34 AM
Quote from: naff on June 30, 2020, 08:07:02 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 30, 2020, 07:36:23 PM
https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2020/06/30/black-lives-matter-protests-did-not-cause-an-uptick-in-covid-19-cases

makes sense for various reasons when you're looking at stats for the entire populace of an area; one salient point they touch on being the protests resulted in further business closures and more reason for those not on the streets (the majority of people tbh) to isolate further.

spoiler (click to show/hide)


DEMONSTRATING CAN be a dangerous activity, even in the best of circumstances. During a pandemic, it can be lethal. When mass protests against police brutality broke out in America earlier this month, following the death of George Floyd at the hands of policemen in Minneapolis, public-health experts worried they would lead to a surge in infections. Anthony Fauci, a leading member of the White House’s coronavirus task-force, called the protests “the perfect set-up” for the spread of the virus. Eric Garcetti, the mayor of Los Angeles, warned that the gatherings could become “super-spreader events”.

This was more than scaremongering. SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes covid-19, is spread through droplets of moisture produced when an infected person speaks, coughs or sneezes. Large, crowded gatherings can contribute to the spread of the virus, especially when those involved are shouting and chanting slogans—projecting droplets farther into the air. Police tactics such as spraying tear-gas, herding protesters into contained areas and rounding up troublemakers into police vans and jail cells also increase the risk of infection.

But the available evidence suggests that this month’s Black Lives Matter protests have not contributed to a surge in covid-19 cases. In a new working paper, researchers from Bentley University, the University of Colorado and San Diego State University used mobile-phone data from SafeGraph, a geolocation data firm, and covid-19 case data from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention to determine whether the protests were associated with less social-distancing behaviour and more covid-19 cases. In fact, the opposite was true.

Using data from 315 American cities with at least 100,000 people, covering the period mid-May to mid-June, the researchers compared the experience of the 281 cities where protests erupted with the 34 where they did not. One third of protesting cities saw large-scale gatherings with 1,000 or more attendees, making those particular regions more susceptible to another outbreak. Nonetheless, they found that the protests had no significant effect one way or the other on the incidence of covid-19.

They also found one possible—and surprising-—reason for this. Protests were actually associated with an increase in social-distancing behaviour; for example, residents overall spent an additional 0.18 hours, or 11 minutes, per day at home (see chart). In other words, any time that residents spent protesting in the streets was more than offset by time other people spent baking bread and watching Netflix.
These results could be driven by a number of factors. Those choosing not to protest might have avoided going outside because of concern for their personal safety amid increased crime and violence. That some businesses were temporarily closed because of looting made going out even less appealing. Some residents may have stayed home because of a higher perceived risk of catching the coronavirus. Finally, increased road closures and blockages may have also discouraged citizens from leaving their homes.

As cases soar across the country, particularly in states such as Texas and Arizona, many Americans will be eager to point fingers. So far, the evidence suggests that protesters are not to blame.
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not surprising. the protesters have demonstrated more basic responsibility when it comes to shit like wearing masks than any MAGA chud in the country
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 01, 2020, 07:36:50 AM
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-june-idUSKBN2412PN?utm_source=reddit.com

Quote
Coronavirus cases more than doubled in 14 U.S. states in the month of June, including California, Florida and Texas, a Reuters analysis on Tuesday showed.

Arizona recorded the biggest jump in cases for the month at 294%, followed by South Carolina at 200% and Arkansas at 179%. Cases also more than doubled in Alabama, Alaska, Idaho, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon and Utah.

Nationally cases rose by at least 46% and deaths increased by 21%.


Cases increased by less than 10% in June in just four states - New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Jersey.

New York, once the epicenter of the U.S. epidemic, saw cases rise by about 6% in June - the lowest rate in the country - after strict lockdown and social distancing measures were put in place to help bring the disease under control.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: T-Short on July 01, 2020, 08:15:51 AM
Quote from: EchoRin on July 01, 2020, 01:36:59 AM
Appreciate the response @Hyoushi

Give me a shout if you are curious about any specifics!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on July 01, 2020, 09:09:11 AM
https://twitter.com/Outlookindia/status/1278178836421718018
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 01, 2020, 10:17:02 AM
https://www.psypost.org/2020/06/conspiracy-mentality-linked-to-non-compliance-with-official-but-not-unofficial-coronavirus-prevention-measures-57186
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 01, 2020, 10:46:42 AM
I would like this trend.  Sports to re-open, just broadcasted from Canada

https://twitter.com/TSNBobMcKenzie/status/1278297602128216067

Send the NFL to Saskatchewan, I say: make them play on big fields. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on July 01, 2020, 11:00:52 AM
Quote from: Esch on July 01, 2020, 10:46:31 AM
https://twitter.com/ReutersWorld/status/1276628146092232712

So, do we need to start looking at pneumonia deaths/excessive death rates for all of 2019 also?  But only one sample? Seems like there should be more if they look.



Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 01, 2020, 11:05:09 AM
"There was the potential for a false positive due to the virus’ similarities with other respiratory infections."
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 01, 2020, 11:09:00 AM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on June 30, 2020, 10:58:47 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on June 26, 2020, 11:30:29 AM
Quote from: Dickie Dee on June 26, 2020, 10:59:05 AM
https://twitter.com/10TampaBay/status/1276527556825620480

I was going to take that bet from either James or shosta (50,000 US cases per day by Tuesday). Dodged a bullet.

Note to self: Do not take bets and build a wall around Canada.

So... about that
+46,042
Quote from: shosta on June 26, 2020, 11:33:41 AM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on June 26, 2020, 11:30:29 AM
I was going to take that bet from either James or shosta (50,000 US cases per day by Tuesday). Dodged a bullet.
are you dumb

shosta cannot lose.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 01, 2020, 11:40:52 AM
Quote from: Esch on July 01, 2020, 10:46:31 AM
https://twitter.com/ReutersWorld/status/1276628146092232712

Yeah, I just don't see this being possible. We saw what a covid outbreak does to hospitals in major cities, they get completely overwhelmed in short order. None of that was happening last year.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Pissy F Benny on July 01, 2020, 12:02:45 PM
Thats what the globalists want you to believe :rollsafe
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 01, 2020, 12:11:47 PM
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/01/official-us-coronavirus-death-toll-is-a-substantial-undercount-of-actual-tally-new-yale-study-finds.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Joe Molotov on July 01, 2020, 12:22:35 PM
Worried about my dad, he's been running a fever since Saturday. The doctor gave him antibiotics, but they haven't done anything. He's trying to get a COVID test scheduled today, but it might be next week before he knows anything and meanwhile one of their neighbors tested positive.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 01, 2020, 12:26:37 PM
Hope he gets better soon dude. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on July 01, 2020, 12:29:48 PM
https://twitter.com/kaitlancollins/status/1278126553428262914
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 01, 2020, 01:42:52 PM
Arizona +4,877 big yikes and 88 deaths, which is very very bad.  They are also at 89% ICU capacity. 

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-health/2020/07/01/arizona-coronavirus-update-july-1-new-cases-and-deaths-break-records/5355800002/?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&cid=twitter_azcentral
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 01, 2020, 01:54:47 PM
(https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/C7B7/production/_113172115_optimised-us_pos_case-nc.png)

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53228134
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on July 01, 2020, 02:03:12 PM
https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1277785912806526976 (https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1277785912806526976)

The gang endorses masks
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 01, 2020, 02:10:16 PM
California is +9,740 and 110 deaths.  https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/fauci-gives-grim-warning-texas-224935502.html

Seems like that 50K bet will be a day off. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 01, 2020, 02:12:37 PM
https://www.newsweek.com/houston-icus-reach-102-capacity-hospitals-face-crisis-amid-coronavirus-surge-1514800

Quote
Houston ICUs Reach 102% Capacity

"We are actively trying to transfer out ICU [intensive care unit] and surge patients that are COVID positive and under investigation, just because we don't have the capacity to treat those patients," McMurray-Horton said.

https://www.texastribune.org/2020/07/01/coronavirus-texas-houston-hospitals-cases-surge/

Quote
HOUSTON — At Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital on Sunday, the medical staff ran out of both space for new coronavirus patients and a key drug needed to treat them. With no open beds at the public hospital, a dozen COVID-19 patients who were in need of intensive care were stuck in the emergency room, awaiting transfers to other Houston area hospitals, according to a note sent to the staff and shared with reporters.

 Houston region, where the number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 has nearly quadrupled since Memorial Day. As of Tuesday, more than 3,000 people were hospitalized for the coronavirus in the region, including nearly 800 in intensive care.

What’s happening in Houston draws eerie parallels to New York City in late March, when every day brought steep increases in the number of patients seeking care at overburdened hospitals — though, so far, with far fewer deaths. But as coronavirus cases surge in Texas, state officials here have not reimplemented the same lockdown measures that experts say helped bring New York’s outbreak under control, raising concern among public health officials that Houston won’t be able to flatten the curve.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on July 01, 2020, 02:23:02 PM
Quote from: Stro on July 01, 2020, 02:15:13 PM
Quote from: Tripon on July 01, 2020, 12:29:48 PM
https://twitter.com/kaitlancollins/status/1278126553428262914

I think you have to start charging people with a crime for this

Public intoxication.




Cause it's Corona, and they have it.

Get it? Corona is a beer, and it's also the virus.


:rodney
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 01, 2020, 02:29:05 PM
https://www.iheartradio.ca/am800/news/health-unit-closes-local-farm-after-testing-reveals-191-covid-19-cases-1.12862608
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Raist on July 01, 2020, 02:30:48 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 30, 2020, 07:36:23 PM
https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2020/06/30/black-lives-matter-protests-did-not-cause-an-uptick-in-covid-19-cases

I find that extremely unlikely. Especially with the context of new cases exploding in the US in the past few weeks.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Raist on July 01, 2020, 02:40:13 PM
Can't read the whole thing, it's behind a paywall / login so fuck that.

I'm obviously not saying that the massive uptick was caused by the protests, but when you have such an increase in several states that had loads of protests going on I don't think you can reasonably claim there was no effect at all. How do you even begin to disentangle that.

Having hundreds of people packed like sardines in the streets for hours isn't exactly ideal circumstances. Outdoors or not.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 01, 2020, 02:41:02 PM
Ya, the issue is not whether is spread the virus, it certainly did, it's a matter of net spread, and spread in comparison to reopening. 

I doubt it had a net negative too, but I also don't think it is the main culprit to the current situation - which was a minimal lockdown and reopening too soon and too fast. 

The other issue is can you find the protests as a statistically significant source of an uptick - that I also doubt.  Logically we can say sure, but I don't think there is a way to prove that.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 01, 2020, 02:48:14 PM
https://la.eater.com/2020/7/1/21310136/los-angeles-restaurant-dining-room-closures-three-weeks-covid-19-pandemic-july-2020
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on July 01, 2020, 03:17:14 PM
One thing that's clear just by glancing at the county-level data is that whatever effect the protests had it's dwarfed by other factors.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Raist on July 01, 2020, 03:28:19 PM
I think the problem with this kind of social """sciences""" studies is that it's always based on a fuckload of assumptions and making up formulas on the fly. Let alone having a proper control of all relevant parameters. I'm gonna guess they didn't ask anyone joining the protests if they also actually lived there, and so on. And stuff like the increase in "stay at home" time is just laughable :lol

In any case, in circumstances like these I don't think the point is "oh but that's not nearly as bad as this or that other thing", because that's just a "rules for thee not for me" argument. Anything that will contribute to community spreading is just real fucking bad.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on July 01, 2020, 03:34:20 PM
The L.A. County health officer stated that the recent protests (Some of which are on going) did contribute to the spread of Coronavirus, but she or the county couldn't give a good estimate because they have stated they don't have the ability to count outdoor events or something to that effect.


Back on June 23rd.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-23/lapd-coronavirus-cases-spike-adding-to-debate-over-role-of-protests-in-spread

Quote
Coronavirus infections among Los Angeles police officers spiked in recent weeks, reflecting a broader increase in cases regionally and raising fresh questions about the role of protests in the spread.

Police officials have said that officers were exposed on skirmish lines as they worked to disperse screaming crowds. Protesters say officers recklessly arrested people en masse without wearing masks, exposing not just themselves but others.

In the last week, positive cases within the LAPD workforce jumped from 170 to 206, Chief Michel Moore told the civilian Police Commission on Tuesday.

“This was a 21% increase and is about twice the rate of our historic rate of change over the history of the pandemic,” he said.

Quote
L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer recently said it is “highly likely” that the recent overall increase in positive cases is related in part to the mass protests.

Ferrer also suggested that an increase in social gatherings and the opening of more businesses after weeks of stay-at-home and closure orders has likely played a role. Moore also cited such factors.

Los Angeles County officials reported more than 2,000 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the total number to more than 88,200. Nearly 3,200 have died.

----


Quote
The increase in transmission likely occurred sometime around the week of Memorial Day week or shortly thereafter. At the time, L.A. County officials decided to gradually reopen the economy because the data were stable, with no increases in hospitalizations and a decline in new deaths, Ferrer said.

But unfortunately, people and businesses haven’t been adhering to health orders to wear masks in public and stay away from crowded situations. Just this past weekend, masks or face shields were not being worn by workers at about half of inspected restaurants and bars. Officials have also seen examples of overcrowding at public spaces.

“I’ve had an explosion of new outbreaks in workplaces. One that got shut down this past weekend, it had over 115 infections. Again, very little compliance with the directives on how to operate a factory with as much safety as possible,” Ferrer said.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-29/l-a-county-issues-dire-warning-amid-alarming-increases-in-coronavirus
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on July 01, 2020, 03:43:35 PM
(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/208166516963803136/727972335230910464/unknown.png)

Quote
SACRAMENTO —  Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday ordered tougher restrictions for much of the state, requiring 19 counties experiencing increased spread of coronavirus to halt visits to indoor restaurants, wineries and tasting rooms, entertainment centers, movie theaters, zoos, museums and card rooms.
The governor is imposing the restrictions on indoor activities in advance of the July 4 holiday weekend, when officials fear disaster if Californians continue to ignore safety guidelines and businesses remain open in areas already experiencing significant spikes in COVID-19 infections. Newsom is also recommending the cancellation of all fireworks shows on the Fourth of July in the affected counties, and is urging all Californians to rethink having large get-togethers with friends and neighbors to celebrate the holiday.

“This doesn’t mean restaurants are shut down,” Newsom said. “It means that we’re trying to take the activities, as many activities as we can -- these mixed activities, these concentrated activities — and move them outdoors, which is a way of mitigating the spread of this virus.”

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-07-01/newsom-imposes-new-rollbacks-of-californias-coronavirus-reopening
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on July 01, 2020, 03:55:18 PM
Quote from: Raist on July 01, 2020, 03:28:19 PM
In any case, in circumstances like these I don't think the point is "oh but that's not nearly as bad as this or that other thing", because that's just a "rules for thee not for me" argument. Anything that will contribute to community spreading is just real fucking bad.

I don't agree. Degree matters, especially differences in degree that look like this (https://outbreak.info/epidemiology?location=USA_US-DC_11001%3BUSA_US-VA_51013%3BUSA_US-MD_24031%3BUSA_US-MD_24033%3BUSA_US-AZ_04013%3BUSA_US-SC_45019%3BUSA_US-FL_12095%3BUSA_US-TX_48113%3BCITY_US-NY_NYC&log=false&variable=confirmed_numIncrease&xVariable=date&fixedY=false), and especially when people and policymakers are trying to sort out which restrictions should be maintained and which we can ease up on.

We accidentally had a natural experiment in outdoor spreading with near universal mask wearing and for once the news wasn't awful.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 01, 2020, 04:00:54 PM
Degrees matter not just for policy but more broadly, political narrative.  Saying both are bad is not correct when your pandemic response is mostly political theater.   In the current state of the US who gets the blame is more important than actual response policy.     
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Himu on July 01, 2020, 04:02:23 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on July 01, 2020, 12:22:35 PM
Worried about my dad, he's been running a fever since Saturday. The doctor gave him antibiotics, but they haven't done anything. He's trying to get a COVID test scheduled today, but it might be next week before he knows anything and meanwhile one of their neighbors tested positive.

feeling for you and rumbler and fam
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on July 01, 2020, 04:50:54 PM
https://covidtracking.com/data/state/oklahoma

It looks like in OK, they usually don't report any negative tests on Sunday and Monday (one week it's Saturday and Monday).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Himu on July 01, 2020, 04:59:31 PM
Quote from: Stro on July 01, 2020, 04:46:39 PM
https://twitter.com/BeccaLodahl/status/1277862893212495873

Jesus Christ, trump. Fuck you.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Raist on July 01, 2020, 05:19:37 PM
Quote from: Mandark on July 01, 2020, 03:55:18 PM
Quote from: Raist on July 01, 2020, 03:28:19 PM
In any case, in circumstances like these I don't think the point is "oh but that's not nearly as bad as this or that other thing", because that's just a "rules for thee not for me" argument. Anything that will contribute to community spreading is just real fucking bad.

I don't agree. Degree matters, especially differences in degree that look like this (https://outbreak.info/epidemiology?location=USA_US-DC_11001%3BUSA_US-VA_51013%3BUSA_US-MD_24031%3BUSA_US-MD_24033%3BUSA_US-AZ_04013%3BUSA_US-SC_45019%3BUSA_US-FL_12095%3BUSA_US-TX_48113%3BCITY_US-NY_NYC&log=false&variable=confirmed_numIncrease&xVariable=date&fixedY=false), and especially when people and policymakers are trying to sort out which restrictions should be maintained and which we can ease up on.

We accidentally had a natural experiment in outdoor spreading with near universal mask wearing and for once the news wasn't awful.


And my point is that this is a piss-poor study done by social "scientists" who were more interested in a political statement rather than actually doing this shit properly - if that can even be done in the first place. So taking this to make such a strong claim is just dumb.

Maybe they can start with the very basic proper thing to do, which is to check positivity rate in people who joined protests vs. those who didn't, in the exact same areas, over the same period of time. Which of course isn't something one can do by just crunching publicly released whole population numbers from "counties with big protests" vs "counties with not much protests"; that would require some proper understanding of the scientific method.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 01, 2020, 05:25:14 PM
Quote from: Mandark on July 01, 2020, 04:50:54 PM
https://covidtracking.com/data/state/oklahoma

It looks like in OK, they usually don't report any negative tests on Sunday and Monday (one week it's Saturday and Monday).

It still pretty bad that nearly 10% of the people who attended the rally have subsequently tested positive.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 01, 2020, 05:29:25 PM
Wait that logic doesn't work unless they are explicitly testing people who were at the rally.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Raist on July 01, 2020, 05:32:10 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on July 01, 2020, 05:29:25 PM
Wait that logic doesn't work unless they are explicitly testing people who were at the rally.

I'm guessing that's the case? Cause 350 tests in a day for an entire state seems... awfully low?

edit: looking at the full data in the link Mandark posted, looks like days with very low test numbers have been 100% positive for a while.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 01, 2020, 05:33:37 PM
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/505423-georgia-mayor-orders-residents-to-wear-masks-in-public
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 01, 2020, 05:35:27 PM
https://twitter.com/bnodesk/status/1278434066719821824

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: tiesto on July 01, 2020, 05:35:59 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on June 30, 2020, 10:58:47 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on June 26, 2020, 11:30:29 AM
Quote from: Dickie Dee on June 26, 2020, 10:59:05 AM
https://twitter.com/10TampaBay/status/1276527556825620480

I was going to take that bet from either James or shosta (50,000 US cases per day by Tuesday). Dodged a bullet.

Note to self: Do not take bets and build a wall around Canada.

So... about that

8942 cases?

(https://media1.tenor.com/images/e2870e6ded60cda579dd38c6734b31a6/tenor.gif)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: tiesto on July 01, 2020, 05:40:50 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on July 01, 2020, 07:36:50 AM
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-june-idUSKBN2412PN?utm_source=reddit.com

Quote
Coronavirus cases more than doubled in 14 U.S. states in the month of June, including California, Florida and Texas, a Reuters analysis on Tuesday showed.

Arizona recorded the biggest jump in cases for the month at 294%, followed by South Carolina at 200% and Arkansas at 179%. Cases also more than doubled in Alabama, Alaska, Idaho, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon and Utah.

Nationally cases rose by at least 46% and deaths increased by 21%.


Cases increased by less than 10% in June in just four states - New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Jersey.

New York, once the epicenter of the U.S. epidemic, saw cases rise by about 6% in June - the lowest rate in the country - after strict lockdown and social distancing measures were put in place to help bring the disease under control.

I'm a little worried now that we're reopening - my friends actually went to a restaurant and sat inside. I've been sticking to places with outdoor seating and not too many people but wouldn't dare sit inside a restaurant or bar at this moment in time.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on July 01, 2020, 05:53:02 PM
https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/06/coronavirus-arizona-reopening-media-distort-numbers/

If anyone wants to get pointlessly mad, here's a piece by Rich Lowry (author of "Where Does Ron DeSantis Go to Get His Apology?") on Arizona from a couple weeks ago.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on July 01, 2020, 05:54:27 PM
The protests were global as well, you'd would have heard exploding cases whenever the protests were large enough to be noticeable. Not just in U.S. cities.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on July 01, 2020, 05:57:42 PM
https://twitter.com/statesman/status/1278337464516718593
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 01, 2020, 06:14:40 PM
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-01/half-of-all-covid-tests-are-positive-in-mexico-highest-in-world
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Himu on July 01, 2020, 06:14:56 PM
Mom got her test results. Negative. :heartbeat
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on July 01, 2020, 06:16:21 PM
Quote from: Tripon on July 01, 2020, 05:57:42 PM
https://twitter.com/statesman/status/1278337464516718593
So uh...

this may sound weird but...

please don't use your insurance!!

Thank you!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on July 01, 2020, 06:34:17 PM
https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1278435371983003648 (https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1278435371983003648)

Don't worry the President is confident it will disappear and they're going to break through bureaucracy

 :maduro
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on July 01, 2020, 06:35:00 PM
Quote from: Nintex on July 01, 2020, 06:16:21 PM
So uh...

this may sound weird but...

please don't use your insurance!!

Thank you!

that's literally the opposite of that story
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: shosta on July 01, 2020, 06:37:23 PM
I think it might be impossible for someone in the Netherlands to understand that the private insurance companies and the (free) coronavirus testing sites are not coordinated at all. It's completely irrational but so is the United States healthcare system.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on July 01, 2020, 06:38:44 PM
it might be that this one guy is stupid
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on July 01, 2020, 06:41:41 PM
I can't open the link because the site is blocked in Europe  :idont
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: shosta on July 01, 2020, 06:42:49 PM
Quote from: Mandark on July 01, 2020, 06:38:44 PM
it might be that this one guy is stupid
there's no doubt that Nintex has barely breached caveman levels of intelligence but even a regular person from a different country might be confused as to how using your insurance can save resources for people using the free testing sites when everyone is literally using the same supply of tests (which is already technically under the purview of the defense production act).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on July 01, 2020, 06:44:10 PM
Quote from: Stro on July 01, 2020, 06:42:01 PM
I thought McEnany had been replaced already
No, she's actually surprisingly good at this compared to her predecessors.

I would say Trump's best pick for Press Secretary so far.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on July 01, 2020, 06:45:07 PM
Quote from: Stro on July 01, 2020, 06:42:01 PM
I thought McEnany had been replaced already

iirc there's a new press secretary for his campaign, she's the press secretary for the white house

yeah, I know
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on July 01, 2020, 06:46:00 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/vMAGReW.png)

Pet peeve, people and journalists really need to stop saying/writing that a person is asymptomatic when you show symptoms.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-07-01/orange-county-restaurants-grapple-with-coronavirus-outbreaks-as-cases-continue-to-climb
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Joe Molotov on July 01, 2020, 06:54:39 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on July 01, 2020, 06:14:56 PM
Mom got her test results. Negative. :heartbeat

Gongrats. Dad also managed to get test results back today and they were negative.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on July 01, 2020, 07:03:13 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on July 01, 2020, 06:54:39 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on July 01, 2020, 06:14:56 PM
Mom got her test results. Negative. :heartbeat

Gongrats. Dad also managed to get test results back today and they were negative.

(https://thumbs.gfycat.com/TemptingIdolizedGossamerwingedbutterfly-size_restricted.gif)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on July 01, 2020, 07:11:04 PM
So you'd think that with spiking cases the US would focus on the pandemic. The only change I've seen is Fox News endorsing masks.

Democrats / Media: "RUSSIA RUSSIA RUSSIA!"
Trump: "We're doing great"

I suppose Mike Pence is on the case?  :killme
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on July 01, 2020, 07:21:18 PM
Quote from: Nintex on July 01, 2020, 07:11:04 PM
So you'd think that with spiking cases the US would focus on the pandemic. The only change I've seen is Fox News endorsing masks.

Democrats / Media: "RUSSIA RUSSIA RUSSIA!"
Trump: "We're doing great"

asked this before, but what's the point of telling lies on a tiny splinter forum where nobody trusts you to begin with?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Dickie Dee on July 01, 2020, 07:29:48 PM
https://twitter.com/DWUhlfelderLaw/status/1278468720147529739
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 01, 2020, 07:31:08 PM
It's +48,595 with ~5kish still to be updated. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 01, 2020, 07:40:54 PM
Not sure we need to imagine.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on July 01, 2020, 07:41:01 PM
Quote from: Stro on July 01, 2020, 07:37:57 PM
Imagine if the rest of the country just....followed NYC's lead with the 3 months of prep time

A couple months ago I was driving myself crazy that the US was refusing to learn lessons from other (particularly Asian) countries.

Now I'm driving myself crazy that the US is refusing to learn lessons from the US.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Oblivion on July 01, 2020, 07:47:26 PM
Quote from: Stro on July 01, 2020, 07:37:57 PM
Imagine if the rest of the country just....followed NYC's lead with the 3 months of prep time

what does the rest of the country think they are? batman?  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 01, 2020, 08:08:16 PM
Arizona had a 28.3% positive test rate today.  US passed 50K.  Assuming tests keep up, next week will have a 60K day. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 01, 2020, 08:14:57 PM
Quote from: Mandark on July 01, 2020, 07:41:01 PM
Quote from: Stro on July 01, 2020, 07:37:57 PM
Imagine if the rest of the country just....followed NYC's lead with the 3 months of prep time

A couple months ago I was driving myself crazy that the US was refusing to learn lessons from other (particularly Asian) countries.

Now I'm driving myself crazy that the US is refusing to learn lessons from the US.

*looks at China
This is fine.
*looks at other Asian countries
This is fine.
*looks at Italy
This is fine.
*looks at other European countries
This is fine.
*looks at Washington state, then NY, then the rest of the Northeast.
This is fine.

Who could have seen this coming?

+50,277
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 01, 2020, 08:16:34 PM
I agree.  It's just going to be a series of hotspots and half-assed responses all the way into January.  What happens when bars get called to be shut down for a third time because they only closed them for 30 days and nothing else the second time?  And people still need to vote in November.  This whole thing is insane. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: benjipwns on July 01, 2020, 08:23:05 PM
I'm seeing far less masks on at the store, which is technically still a misdemeanor for another few weeks. Apparently up north nobody is wearing them anymore.

I think some of that is the heat/humidity but also we just really haven't had cases in the rest of the state somehow. It's all stuck in Detroit mostly. With occasional flare ups along the I-75 corridor (which is what runs through Detroit) and Grand Rapids (the second largest city) but seemingly nothing in the capital area.

Another thing is that the rules are all over the place because the governor just rolls back certain parts rather than simply establishing two clear sets of rules. I bet most people won't even bother to figure out what they are and hear that they're lifted so assume they all are. I think the government is just relying on businesses to apply and enforce it themselves. Been weeks since I heard about any outrageous sting operations like in the early weeks.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: benjipwns on July 01, 2020, 08:31:26 PM
For example of those confusing rule sets, here's the "bar re-closing" rules in Twitter form from today:
https://twitter.com/GovWhitmer/status/1278429107349524481
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on July 01, 2020, 08:48:27 PM
https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1278488571314405376

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Sometime in early June, however — after Gov. Gavin Newsom indicated that he would loosen the social distancing restrictions — Lopez said Macias attended a party in Lake Elsinore, about 70 miles southeast of Los Angeles.

Afterward, a friend of Macias who was also at the party contacted him to say he had tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, Lopez said.

The friend told Macias he was aware of the diagnosis when he attended the gathering, but because he was not showing symptoms, he did not believe he could infect anyone else.

The friend advised everyone who attended the party to get tested.

Naturally, Lopez said, Macias was upset. Still, he said, Macias took accountability for his actions as evidenced in his Facebook post.

Lopez said he was unsure how many people went to the party, but that Macias was among more than a dozen people who contracted COVID-19.

Macias visited his sister Veronica, who is married to Lopez, on June 11 at the couple's home, before he was tested. Lopez remembers being concerned for Macias after that visit.

"He did not look right," Lopez said. "He was really sweaty."

Dude got killed by his friend.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 01, 2020, 09:42:08 PM
Quote from: Stro on July 01, 2020, 08:36:17 PM
https://twitter.com/DetroitEddie313/status/1278468255208923141

Today is the day that I found out that Kane is the mayor of Knox County, Tennessee.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on July 01, 2020, 10:07:51 PM
https://twitter.com/HelenBranswell/status/1278500250039324672
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on July 01, 2020, 10:26:35 PM
https://twitter.com/PaulTenorio/status/1278508912820596737

https://twitter.com/EW/status/1278471001546919936
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: benjipwns on July 01, 2020, 10:59:10 PM
Quote
On July 4, fellow Nineties hit-makers Color Me Badd – best known for their single “I Want to Sex You Up” – are scheduled to perform at Emerald Point.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Oblivion on July 01, 2020, 11:19:46 PM
Quote from: Tripon on July 01, 2020, 08:48:27 PM


Dude got killed by his friend.

lol owned
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: bluemax on July 01, 2020, 11:22:24 PM
Quote from: Tripon on July 01, 2020, 05:54:27 PM
The protests were global as well, you'd would have heard exploding cases whenever the protests were large enough to be noticeable. Not just in U.S. cities.

Don't tell that to all the angry libertarians in California who want the free market to decide who lives and who dies.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Oblivion on July 02, 2020, 12:24:31 AM
but seriously, as to the guy that died, why would you go out to a goddamned PARTY when you apparently were following the lockdown orders early on? it seems some people NEED to be told what to do, sadly.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: shosta on July 02, 2020, 12:35:29 AM
Let's try not to judge people. This has been hard on everyone. I bought more plants yesterday.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: HardcoreRetro on July 02, 2020, 03:29:33 AM
What kinda plants? My dad got some alocasia and I got a golden cane palm.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: EchoRin on July 02, 2020, 03:57:29 AM
Even though I don't watch WWE, hasn't Kane not worn a mask for some time now? So that would be in line with his current character.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Pissy F Benny on July 02, 2020, 07:20:49 AM
Quote from: Nintex on July 01, 2020, 06:41:41 PM
I can't open the link because the site is blocked in Europe  :idont

These American pigs will never understand or feel the pain of the EU’s digital tyranny :stahp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 02, 2020, 08:48:14 AM
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/disabled-man-dies-after-texas-hospital-withheld-coronavirus-treatment-55434
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 02, 2020, 08:51:42 AM
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-government-buys-hotel-homeless-the-american
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: tiesto on July 02, 2020, 09:07:05 AM
14 deaths in NY yesterday... the lowest count since mid March. At least NY still seem to be beating this, even as the rest of the country goes to hell in a handbasket.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on July 02, 2020, 09:18:52 AM
Quote from: Piss Benoit on July 02, 2020, 07:20:49 AM
Quote from: Nintex on July 01, 2020, 06:41:41 PM
I can't open the link because the site is blocked in Europe  :idont

These American pigs will never understand or feel the pain of the EU’s digital tyranny :stahp
The EU's loss if I just spread dezinformatsiya based on third hand information and they can't proof we wrong :birb
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on July 02, 2020, 09:23:54 AM
I was looking at the US deaths chart last night. They still seem to be trending down (overall). It probably speaks to the fact that more and more young people are getting affected and have lower mortality rates. 

This Economist chart shows America as an outlier to some European countries. As a percentage of deaths, we are having more people in the younger age brackets dying and less in the very old.  You wonder if our early perceptions of the virus (only people 60+ had to worry about death) because of what was happening in Italy screwed up our attitudes/response to it.

 https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2020/06/24/when-covid-19-deaths-are-analysed-by-age-america-is-an-outlier

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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Akala on July 02, 2020, 09:56:21 AM
I am not sure if this is a thing in many other places (nothing really jumping out on a quick google), but in Louisiana have heard of people having sick-in "parties" to deliberately try and spread chicken pox to 'get it over with.' while I guess it's usually a consensual thing, apparently it's also somewhat common for people to take it on themselves and bring sick kids to parties without communicating this in advance to anyone. my mom has told me the latter is how I caught it way back.

anyway, the LA governor mentioned sick parties yesterday, and I am guessing there is a reason behind it.  :derp

they also went on to stress that this kind of thing just gives the virus more opportunity to mutate so please stahp.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on July 02, 2020, 10:12:28 AM
I've heard rumors of college football programs actually encouraging it, because they want their players to be ready for the fall season and have immunity.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 02, 2020, 10:18:49 AM
sick party news

https://fox8.com/news/young-people-are-throwing-coronavirus-parties-with-a-payout-when-one-gets-infected-alabama-official-says/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on July 02, 2020, 10:33:33 AM
There’s an active outbreak two buildings from my work. Yesterday was Oregon’s highest day of new cases. 4/6 of my coworkers refuse to wear masks. Social distancing is tenuous at best, corporate says we don’t have to if it’s for less than 15 minutes.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 02, 2020, 10:40:03 AM
The 5-second rule does apply to pandemics. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Akala on July 02, 2020, 10:56:55 AM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on July 02, 2020, 10:12:28 AM
I've heard rumors of college football programs actually encouraging it, because they want their players to be ready for the fall season and have immunity.

(https://i.imgur.com/nyD73Zv.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on July 02, 2020, 11:01:26 AM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on July 02, 2020, 10:33:33 AM
There’s an active outbreak two buildings from my work. Yesterday was Oregon’s highest day of new cases. 4/6 of my coworkers refuse to wear masks. Social distancing is tenuous at best, corporate says we don’t have to if it’s for less than 15 minutes.



That's dumb. My corp has a rule that the minute you leave your office you are to mask up and if your work requires you to be within 6 feet of another person, you have to also. Otherwise you can go mask free.

If you go and use a shared bathroom you have to wear a mask in case someone walks in.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 02, 2020, 11:01:46 AM
Florida is +10,109 today, Positivity rate 14.6%

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-florida/florida-shatters-records-with-over-10000-new-covid-19-cases-in-single-day-idUSKBN243299
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on July 02, 2020, 11:07:38 AM
The prisons down there are probably just infested.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 02, 2020, 11:08:02 AM
Ontario's last two days are 149+, 4 deaths yesterday (just reported today due to Canada Day), and 153+, 4 deaths today.  Looking really good.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Fifstar on July 02, 2020, 11:16:24 AM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on July 02, 2020, 09:23:54 AM
I was looking at the US deaths chart last night. They still seem to be trending down (overall). It probably speaks to the fact that more and more young people are getting affected and have lower mortality rates. 

This Economist chart shows America as an outlier to some European countries. As a percentage of deaths, we are having more people in the younger age brackets dying and less in the very old.  You wonder if our early perceptions of the virus (only people 60+ had to worry about death) because of what was happening in Italy screwed up our attitudes/response to it.

 https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2020/06/24/when-covid-19-deaths-are-analysed-by-age-america-is-an-outlier

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Well, the hockeystick trend began two weeks ago, around June 16-18 and is escalating from that point. Deaths lag about two to three weeks, so we will see how deathly the impact from those cases will be only in the next two weeks. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 02, 2020, 11:21:33 AM
Also, to see how the current increase affects deaths, you will need to look at per state deaths.  With NY and the northeast still coming down, it will mask the US average.  We are just now seeing extreme hospitalization numbers in Texas and Arizona, so it will still be a while before deaths escilate. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on July 02, 2020, 11:47:56 AM
I gave a heartfelt speech about it including the facts I posted in here, and I actually got 2 people to put on masks! I said I know it’s not the policy but I’m asking you to join me. Now we’re down to the boss and the person everyone knows is the dumbest
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 02, 2020, 11:51:51 AM
Good for you man.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 02, 2020, 12:46:30 PM
Think I might get to go back to the office this month.  Will need to wear a mask at all times but whatever.  Also, someone just asked me to confirm if my desk was the one with the giant Ironman Infinity Gauntlet on it lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: BisMarckie on July 02, 2020, 12:52:30 PM
Is it though?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: BisMarckie on July 02, 2020, 01:32:01 PM
I just wanted to know if that was indeed his desk, I am not judging here. :blessup
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: BIONIC on July 02, 2020, 01:35:18 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on July 02, 2020, 01:32:01 PM
I just wanted to know if that was indeed his desk, I am not judging here. :blessup

Well I am  :comeon
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: BisMarckie on July 02, 2020, 01:37:19 PM
So am I, but I just wanted to build up a certain trust level.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Yeti on July 02, 2020, 01:47:18 PM
I’m judging too, but in a positive way
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 02, 2020, 02:06:17 PM
https://apnews.com/0468a60b64947879926d2a16e45c00ee  good graph of the positivity rates.

last week it was 24 states to be worried about not its basically everything but the north east. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on July 02, 2020, 02:09:40 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on July 02, 2020, 02:06:17 PM
https://apnews.com/0468a60b64947879926d2a16e45c00ee  good graph of the positivity rates.

last week it was 24 states to be worried about not its basically everything but the north east.
Time to put that infinity gauntlet to work
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on July 02, 2020, 03:30:03 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on July 02, 2020, 10:18:49 AM
https://fox8.com/news/young-people-are-throwing-coronavirus-parties-with-a-payout-when-one-gets-infected-alabama-official-says/

I'm very skeptical of this. Pretty sure we've had similar stories in the last few months and none of them have panned out yet, and the lone source on this is an Alabama city council member who says they heard it from firefighters.

It's a huge country so it wouldn't be crazy if it happened once or twice, but feels like urban legend stuff to me.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 02, 2020, 03:32:18 PM
Ya, I only posted it because of the above discussion.  I bet its more like, we are going to have a party, then make a joke about getting it, and when the cops start asking questions the joke loses context. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on July 02, 2020, 03:42:37 PM
Quote from: Mandark on July 02, 2020, 03:30:03 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on July 02, 2020, 10:18:49 AM
https://fox8.com/news/young-people-are-throwing-coronavirus-parties-with-a-payout-when-one-gets-infected-alabama-official-says/

I'm very skeptical of this. Pretty sure we've had similar stories in the last few months and none of them have panned out yet, and the lone source on this is an Alabama city council member who says they heard it from firefighters.

It's a huge country so it wouldn't be crazy if it happened once or twice, but feels like urban legend stuff to me.

Sounds like someone is trying to spoil the bet pool.....
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 02, 2020, 04:00:07 PM
https://www.ajc.com/news/local/dekalb-board-health-pausing-covid-testing-during-holiday-weekend/sg35ec6Nk1zgnMNtYGQERK/

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Many local health departments will not be conducting COVID-19 testing over the holiday weekend, even as confirmed coronavirus cases surge and demand for testing remains extremely high.

The DeKalb County Board of Health confirmed its COVID-19 call center and testing sites would close Friday and not resume operations until Monday. A Cobb County spokesman said the local testing site at Jim R. Miller Park would be closed as well.

:dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on July 02, 2020, 04:26:28 PM
https://twitter.com/mattlargey/status/1278785389977833472
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 02, 2020, 04:33:57 PM
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According to Abbott, first-time violators will be issued a warning. If violated a second time, a $250 fine will be issued, said the governor.

So basically not going to be inforced
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Bebpo on July 02, 2020, 04:51:21 PM
So almost 2 week update for my family's covid infection.

My molecular test confirmed the antigen test as negative, also negative on any antibodies, so I still gotta keep being extra careful. My brother and his SO are negative, my mom is still waiting for her test result from 6 days ago (medicare smh...) but almost 2 weeks into my dad's symptoms she still does not have a single symptom so far thankfully, so it's more and more likely she didn't get it or is asymptomatic.

My dad's still sick and not feeling good about this whole thing after almost two weeks (Sunday will be 2 weeks from symptoms appearing). No fever and lungs still clear as far as I know, but he got a bad sinus infection and he's got a ton of pressure/pain in the sinuses that won't clear and feels like shit. Yesterday (so ~1.5 weeks in) he suddenly lost his sense of taste & smell and that freaked him out and he's worried it might not come back (though the stats on that seem pretty low, for most people it comes back). He's finally getting some tele-appointments in with doctors. No one wanted to see him in person and everyone was too busy because America, so until now he hadn't been able to talk to any medical professional about his symptoms unless he wanted to go to the ER, which he didn't. One of them gave him some antibiotics in case the sinus infection is a side effect and not covid, who knows.

While things could be better, as long as my dad's symptoms stay non-life-threatening and my mom doesn't get any symptoms I'll feel positive about the situation as non-life-threatening stuff should clear up eventually. Also if my dad can get through this, he'll have some immunity for a while which will stop him from being a vector that could bring it home to my mom, so she should be safer. If she turns out asymptomatic than she's even more safe. If I don't have to worry about my elderly parents anymore and just worry about keeping myself safe that's one less concern during this pandemic.

Also I guess all my tests and antibodies being negative means all this paranoia level of shit I'm doing is working on keeping me from being exposed. So I just gotta keep doing what I'm doing until hopefully there's a vaccine and hopefully I should be able to get in with the first group since I'm immune suppressed and get on that right way. I don't even care if there's potentially some bad side effects, I'll risk it and then 2 weeks after that I'll go eat a hamburger, fries and a coke for the first time in a year.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Oblivion on July 02, 2020, 05:05:07 PM
hoping for the best, bebpo.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nuitangg on July 02, 2020, 05:05:09 PM
Abbott had to wait for Trumps approval.  :maf
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Oblivion on July 02, 2020, 05:05:55 PM
https://twitter.com/karentravers/status/1278740866962685955

looks like the CAIN TRAIN may finally be derailed  :'(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 02, 2020, 05:09:37 PM
https://twitter.com/bnodesk/status/1278791883498586113
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Trent Dole on July 02, 2020, 05:27:55 PM
Quote from: Stro on June 30, 2020, 04:14:12 PM
The Dave Meltzer of coronavirus updates
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Oblivion on July 02, 2020, 05:33:55 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on July 02, 2020, 04:33:57 PM
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According to Abbott, first-time violators will be issued a warning. If violated a second time, a $250 fine will be issued, said the governor.

So basically not going to be inforced

hmm? abbott sucks ass, but that seems like a pretty good way to enforce it.  ???
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 02, 2020, 05:49:34 PM
No the warning and then low fine will make it too discretionary, logistic, and undaunting to be effective.  Especially with the flipflopping about enforcement that Texas has seen the last two months. 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/07/02/coronavirus-live-updates-us/  says today will be +50K too

The last two days of new US cases will be at about Canada's sum total of 104,643.

Also more importantly,
Quote
Texas set a record for covid-19 hospitalizations (7,382), as did Mississippi (863), Tennessee (632), Nevada (662) and Arizona (2,938)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 02, 2020, 05:50:47 PM

https://twitter.com/JamesQ1986/status/1278791332648177664
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on July 02, 2020, 05:54:13 PM
Quote from: Oblivion on July 02, 2020, 05:05:55 PM
https://twitter.com/karentravers/status/1278740866962685955

looks like the CAIN TRAIN may finally be derailed  :'(

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o95KxKKrgkQ

Hang in there King  :'(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on July 02, 2020, 07:10:52 PM
https://twitter.com/yashar/status/1278570190737772546
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: thisismyusername on July 02, 2020, 07:20:25 PM
It was nice knowing you, 21337:

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/07/02/886595119/another-day-another-coronavirus-record-in-florida

Make sure to send the Arcade Stick back to me in your will, so I can sell it again recoup it. :salute
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Oblivion on July 02, 2020, 07:36:23 PM
Quote
South Bay (Northern California)

:thinking
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on July 02, 2020, 08:42:42 PM
https://twitter.com/DailyBreezeNews/status/1278851256287715328
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 02, 2020, 08:47:33 PM
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/la-protests-draw-thousands-hours-after-gov-newsom-prohibited-fourth-of-july-gatherings/ar-BB16gpRx
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 02, 2020, 08:52:36 PM
+56,922  absolutely insane. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: shosta on July 02, 2020, 08:56:25 PM
yeah... insanely cool
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Akala on July 02, 2020, 08:59:56 PM
https://www.nola.com/news/coronavirus/article_a7b8731c-bcb7-11ea-ad93-9303989ad685.html

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That increase comes as a national shortage of coronavirus test kit materials has begun to threaten the city's own supply. To preserve kits, the city will cut the number of tests offered at each of its community sites to 150 per day starting next week. The city had tested 250 people a day at each site.

what the fuck have we been doing for three months?!  :rage
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Positive Touch on July 02, 2020, 09:04:07 PM
who wants to guess how high we'll be up to by the end of the month? 200k?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 02, 2020, 09:25:08 PM
I don't think there is the testing capacity (in the states that need it) to hit 100K a day that soon.  Without increasing testing, you'd have to double positivity rates which means that a lot more people would need to have it in the population or only people who have it are getting tested.   
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: shosta on July 02, 2020, 09:41:08 PM
I think we should let everyydvoh get tit
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on July 02, 2020, 09:48:02 PM
Quote from: shosta on July 02, 2020, 09:41:08 PM
I think we should let everyydvoh get tit


Yup. We jumped out of the plane and there’s no going back.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: shosta on July 02, 2020, 09:52:22 PM
Yeah younger it
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 02, 2020, 09:56:33 PM
Just like NY supressed it, this can be too.  But I don't think that will be the political reality since that would require a lockdown till winter now.  We might see the US become a completely isolated country until a vaccine. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Oblivion on July 02, 2020, 10:17:43 PM
i found out that they opened the planes up in india again. i'm thinking i should probably make a ticket for my mom and bro and get them back here while i still have a window of opportunity. i'm imagining they'll be closing down again quite soon
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 02, 2020, 10:19:10 PM
Quote from: Positive Touch on July 02, 2020, 09:04:07 PM
who wants to guess how high we'll be up to by the end of the month? 200k?
I don’t see it getting close to that. 75k?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 02, 2020, 10:19:57 PM
Seems reasonable. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Lonewulfeus on July 02, 2020, 10:31:36 PM
None of this shit is even remotely reasonable :rage
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Joe Molotov on July 02, 2020, 11:09:58 PM
Quote from: Tripon on July 02, 2020, 07:10:52 PM
https://twitter.com/yashar/status/1278570190737772546

But schools are going to reopen in a month. :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: brawndolicious on July 03, 2020, 02:30:59 AM
Quote
A global study has found strong evidence that a new form of the coronavirus has spread from Europe to the US. The new mutation makes the virus more likely to infect people but does not seem to make them any sicker than earlier variations of the virus, an international team of researchers reported Thursday.

"It is now the dominant form infecting people," Erica Ollmann Saphire of the La Jolla Institute for Immunology and the Coronavirus Immunotherapy Consortium, who worked on the study, told CNN.

"This is now the virus."

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/02/health/coronavirus-mutation-spread-study/index.html (https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/02/health/coronavirus-mutation-spread-study/index.html)

So basically it's as deadly but easier to spread. The rest of the article goes into some of the studies done so far and talks about the various mutation possibilities that would cause immunologists greatest concern.

It doesn't seem to say whether the G mutant shows up on the same tests or if you're immune to one strain, then you're immune to the other.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: chronovore on July 03, 2020, 03:18:55 AM
https://youtu.be/6kOesPt7iBY
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 03, 2020, 09:34:01 AM
https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1278812480916029441
 :brain
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 03, 2020, 11:02:56 AM
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2020/07/02/rcmp-monitoring-ongoing-incident-near-rideau-hall.html

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The armed Canadian Forces reservist arrested near Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s residence Thursday appears to have posted a conspiracy theory about COVID-19 just minutes before allegedly crashing a truck through the gates at Rideau Hall.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 03, 2020, 11:05:30 AM
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus-uk-test-mega-lab-lighthouse-laboratories-shifts-whistleblower-emails-a9593116.html

Quote
Dozens of shifts at one of the government’s coronavirus mega-labs have been cancelled and staff paid to stay away because of a lack of test samples, a whistleblower has revealed.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 03, 2020, 11:09:15 AM
https://www.texastribune.org/2020/07/02/texas-republicans-coronavirus-convention/

This will be cancelled in a week, but still insanity
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 03, 2020, 11:12:32 AM
Ontario numbers are 165+ and 2 Deaths.  https://covid-19-status.ca/on.html

It's slowly going down but that tail end is really hard to squash. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 03, 2020, 11:15:27 AM
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-atlantic-pandemic-bubble-opens-1.5636241
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 03, 2020, 11:20:46 AM
https://www.fox13news.com/news/nearly-9500-new-florida-coronavirus-cases-reported-friday-67-new-deaths

9,500 new Florida coronavirus cases reported Friday; 67 new deaths

reddit says 17.7% positivity rate, but I don't know if that is just new/total or how Florida usually calculates it recent_new/total.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on July 03, 2020, 11:25:10 AM
New normal.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on July 03, 2020, 11:56:22 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on July 03, 2020, 11:05:30 AM
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus-uk-test-mega-lab-lighthouse-laboratories-shifts-whistleblower-emails-a9593116.html

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Dozens of shifts at one of the government’s coronavirus mega-labs have been cancelled and staff paid to stay away because of a lack of test samples, a whistleblower has revealed.

Quote
We have private companies overseeing this who seem far more concerned with their social media policy than in running a diagnostics lab which meets the appropriate standards
:titus
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on July 03, 2020, 12:02:17 PM
Quote from: Esch on July 03, 2020, 11:46:48 AM
Ban Florida :karen

https://twitter.com/DailyCaller/status/1278473986020642816

Hopefully they get pneumonia.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on July 03, 2020, 12:04:13 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on July 02, 2020, 11:09:58 PM
Quote from: Tripon on July 02, 2020, 07:10:52 PM
https://twitter.com/yashar/status/1278570190737772546

But schools are going to reopen in a month. :trumps

Yeah, there's this mistaken notion somehow kids can't get COVID, or that they're mostly immune. It is true so far that most children identified so far being positive with coronavirus are asymptomatic or with mild symptoms, but that doesn't mean coronavirus can't affect children.

Orange County Board of Education is going to release guidance that masks and social distancing can't happen with students. Cases among school staff and students are going to explode once schools are back.

https://laist.com/2020/07/03/coronavirus_orange_county_schools_masks_students.php

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If Orange County public schools resume in-person instruction in the fall, the county's Department of Education has advised schools to "encourage" students to wear masks and face coverings "to the extent feasible."

But several members of Orange County's elected Board of Education have voiced skepticism about the scientific consensus that masks help prevent the spread of COVID-19 — and they think the department's guidelines don't strike the appropriate balance.

Board members are now moving to publish their own set of guidelines that — according to this document — will advise OC schools that "requiring children to wear masks during school is not only impossible to implement but not based on science and could be potentially harmful." Another guideline: social distancing is "unacceptable."

Those forthcoming guidelines in particular have touched off a backlash. In a letter last week, more than 600 parents, students and alumni of Orange County schools accused the board of "gross misinterpretation of the available evidence" about masks and social distancing.

(https://i.imgur.com/BOb7UA1.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Himu on July 03, 2020, 12:12:59 PM
Quote from: Tripon on July 01, 2020, 08:48:27 PM
https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1278488571314405376

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Sometime in early June, however — after Gov. Gavin Newsom indicated that he would loosen the social distancing restrictions — Lopez said Macias attended a party in Lake Elsinore, about 70 miles southeast of Los Angeles.

Afterward, a friend of Macias who was also at the party contacted him to say he had tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, Lopez said.

The friend told Macias he was aware of the diagnosis when he attended the gathering, but because he was not showing symptoms, he did not believe he could infect anyone else.

The friend advised everyone who attended the party to get tested.

Naturally, Lopez said, Macias was upset. Still, he said, Macias took accountability for his actions as evidenced in his Facebook post.

Lopez said he was unsure how many people went to the party, but that Macias was among more than a dozen people who contracted COVID-19.

Macias visited his sister Veronica, who is married to Lopez, on June 11 at the couple's home, before he was tested. Lopez remembers being concerned for Macias after that visit.

"He did not look right," Lopez said. "He was really sweaty."

Dude got killed by his friend.

His friend should be charged.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Himu on July 03, 2020, 12:22:41 PM
Quote from: Oblivion on July 02, 2020, 12:24:31 AM
but seriously, as to the guy that died, why would you go out to a goddamned PARTY when you apparently were following the lockdown orders early on? it seems some people NEED to be told what to do, sadly.

The navy keeps sailors at sea for only a few months. Why? Because being stuck in one place for too long does actual mental toil. This is why if we had actual national leadership early we could have contained this. Now it's July and many people have been at home without jobs and nothing to do for months. After a certain point you'll get tired of it and become more lax.

Even I, who wanted to keep safe this entire time, went to protests. The longer this goes on the more people will die, because no one is built for lockdown shit for too long without going stir crazy. We need to contain it immediately for that reason.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 03, 2020, 12:23:02 PM
+1,758 Alabama, 4,433+ Arizona.  If the holiday doesn't screw with reporting, today might be worse than yesterday. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 03, 2020, 12:49:24 PM
https://abc11.com/health/covid-19-latest-nc-sees-highest-one-day-increase-in-new-cases/6294182/

North Carolina +2,099
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 03, 2020, 12:52:03 PM
https://wsiltv.com/2020/07/02/bailey-v-pritzker-returns-to-clay-county-thursday/

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A Clay County Judge has ruled in favor of Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia), voiding Gov. JB Pritzker's executive orders in response to COVID-19.

"This is a victory for freedom. This is a victory for the people of Illinois," Bailey said Thursday.

Over two hours of debate in the Clay County courthouse led to Judge Michael McHaney ruling Pritzker's executive orders since April 8 are now invalid. That comes from Bailey's argument that Pritzker's emergency powers ran out 30 days after his initial emergency declaration.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on July 03, 2020, 01:27:03 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/PY3YrK2.png)

I thought the North east had this handled.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on July 03, 2020, 01:34:05 PM
Welcome to the United States of America

Population: Norman Reedus and a Hologram of Geoff Keighly
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 03, 2020, 01:46:23 PM
Oh I thought Toronto's by law was for a mask in all public spaces not places open to the public.  And post-secondary institutions are exempt, though they will do their own restrictions I'm sure. Kind of sucks. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Raist on July 03, 2020, 01:50:05 PM
Quote from: Nintex on July 03, 2020, 01:34:05 PM
Welcome to the United States of America

Population: Norman Reedus and a Hologram of Geoff Keighly

Kojima predicts the future once again.

Can't wait to see his next game :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on July 03, 2020, 01:54:17 PM
Quote from: Raist on July 03, 2020, 01:50:05 PM
Quote from: Nintex on July 03, 2020, 01:34:05 PM
Welcome to the United States of America

Population: Norman Reedus and a Hologram of Geoff Keighly

Kojima predicts the future once again.

Can't wait to see his next game :doge
It better be about kittens, rainbows and everyone having a good time  :existential
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 03, 2020, 04:30:49 PM
https://www.sacbee.com/news/coronavirus/article243985782.html
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Mexico closes US border in Arizona to stop July 4th visitors, citing COVID-19 fears

 :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on July 03, 2020, 04:34:27 PM
https://twitter.com/MattGarrahan/status/1279097629234905089 (https://twitter.com/MattGarrahan/status/1279097629234905089)

 :dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 03, 2020, 05:18:13 PM
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29406217/31-mlb-players-positive-coronavirus-first-round-tests

Today will be 50K-57K+ depending on California.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 03, 2020, 05:20:01 PM
Quote from: Nintex on July 03, 2020, 04:34:27 PM
https://twitter.com/MattGarrahan/status/1279097629234905089 (https://twitter.com/MattGarrahan/status/1279097629234905089)

 :dead

:lol this was so much worse than what I thought it would be. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Himu on July 03, 2020, 05:25:22 PM
Taste me on contact :-*
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 03, 2020, 06:18:01 PM
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/we-need-live-it-white-house-readies-new-message-nation-n1232884

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WASHINGTON — After several months of mixed messages on the coronavirus pandemic, the White House is settling on a new one: Learn to live with it.

Administration officials are planning to intensify what they hope is a sharper, and less conflicting, message of the pandemic next week, according to senior administration officials, after struggling to offer clear directives amid a crippling surge in cases across the country.

It didn't have to be like this.  Jesus.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on July 03, 2020, 06:18:26 PM
https://outbreak.info/epidemiology?location=METRO_42660%3BMETRO_38300&log=false&variable=confirmed_numIncrease&xVariable=date&fixedY=false

Pittsburgh and Seattle not looking so good.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 03, 2020, 06:26:48 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on July 03, 2020, 06:18:01 PM
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/we-need-live-it-white-house-readies-new-message-nation-n1232884

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WASHINGTON — After several months of mixed messages on the coronavirus pandemic, the White House is settling on a new one: Learn to live with it.

Administration officials are planning to intensify what they hope is a sharper, and less conflicting, message of the pandemic next week, according to senior administration officials, after struggling to offer clear directives amid a crippling surge in cases across the country.

It didn't have to be like this.  Jesus.

 :killme
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Yeti on July 03, 2020, 07:02:03 PM
We don’t “need” to live with it. We CHOSE to live with it.  :maf
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on July 03, 2020, 07:04:42 PM
Live with it

https://mobile.twitter.com/Porter_Anderson/status/1279163403567759367
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on July 03, 2020, 07:17:49 PM
Quote
That's not the message senior administration officials said they're preparing, and some of the president's allies have cringed when he's talked in the past about the virus disappearing, only to then see it further spread.
Quote
One official said moving the briefing locations is an attempt to minimize questions from the White House press corps. Another said it was also designed to prevent Trump from being tempted to take over the briefings.
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Some of Trump's allies had lamented that he was hurting himself politically by spending sometimes two hours at the podium sparring with reporters and often veering off topic, rather than conveying a specific message about the pandemic.
:trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: toku on July 03, 2020, 07:29:49 PM
https://twitter.com/acosta/status/1279168956339798018
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on July 03, 2020, 07:37:14 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EcCedyeXkAAf8sP?format=jpg)

 :trumps :salute
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on July 03, 2020, 07:55:55 PM
What I don't get is that Trump has to rely on many of these voters to even try to win in Nov. Why put them at risk like this?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on July 03, 2020, 07:58:16 PM
Quote from: Tripon on July 03, 2020, 07:55:55 PM
What I don't get is that Trump has to rely on many of these voters to even try to win in Nov. Why put them at risk like this?

If they get sick now, they won’t in November  :rollsafe
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on July 03, 2020, 08:18:08 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on July 03, 2020, 06:18:01 PM
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/we-need-live-it-white-house-readies-new-message-nation-n1232884

Quote
WASHINGTON — After several months of mixed messages on the coronavirus pandemic, the White House is settling on a new one: Learn to live with it.

Administration officials are planning to intensify what they hope is a sharper, and less conflicting, message of the pandemic next week, according to senior administration officials, after struggling to offer clear directives amid a crippling surge in cases across the country.

It didn't have to be like this.  Jesus.

Two days ago there was this: Trump's aides debate a new virus approach as President claims it will 'disappear' (https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/01/politics/donald-trump-coronavirus-response/index.html)

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Yet despite the clear signs of trouble, Trump and his aides appear split over whether the President should spend more time and energy in confronting the pandemic.

Trump himself suggested in an interview Wednesday the virus may take care of itself.

"I think we're going to be very good with the coronavirus. I think that at some point that's going to sort of just disappear," he said.

Meadows, Kushner and White House counselor Hope Hicks continue to recommend that Trump largely steer clear of the issue. Pence and trade adviser Peter Navarro are pushing the President to take on a more active role, warning the soaring number of cases could cause major disruptions across the country, according to one adviser as well as one other source close to the White House.

Sounds like we're finding out who won that debate. The upside is after another week of shitty polling they'll be back to the drawing board.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Oblivion on July 03, 2020, 08:24:28 PM
i legitimately don't get what trump is trying to do.  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 03, 2020, 08:27:43 PM
Quote from: Oblivion on July 03, 2020, 08:24:28 PM
i legitimately don't get what trump is trying to do.  :doge

Trump doesn't either.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Oblivion on July 03, 2020, 09:01:27 PM
i mean, if nothing else, you gotta give trump credit for walking the walk. he never wears a mask, doesn't care about social distancing or being in packed areas. makes me wonder if he's already had it and got better.  :hans1
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Positive Touch on July 03, 2020, 10:33:14 PM
https://twitter.com/DaniOliver/status/1279155358666305541?s

might be the scariest damn thread i've seen about all this
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on July 03, 2020, 10:44:23 PM
https://twitter.com/thedailybeast/status/1279242628211580930
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Positive Touch on July 03, 2020, 10:45:36 PM
:rock
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on July 03, 2020, 10:47:28 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on July 03, 2020, 04:30:49 PM
https://www.sacbee.com/news/coronavirus/article243985782.html
Quote
Mexico closes US border in Arizona to stop July 4th visitors, citing COVID-19 fears

 :trumps

Trump's finally going to get Mexico to pay for a wall.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 03, 2020, 10:52:22 PM
Quote from: Positive Touch on July 03, 2020, 10:33:14 PM
https://twitter.com/DaniOliver/status/1279155358666305541?s

might be the scariest damn thread i've seen about all this

Nope, I don't like this at all.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on July 03, 2020, 11:03:21 PM
L.A. County isn't going to report new cases until Monday because they decided July 4th weekend is the best time to take their website down for Corona and update the back end.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Oblivion on July 03, 2020, 11:19:34 PM
Quote from: Positive Touch on July 03, 2020, 10:33:14 PM
https://twitter.com/DaniOliver/status/1279155358666305541?s

might be the scariest damn thread i've seen about all this

not that people shouldn't have been already taking precautions before stories like this have come out, but how can anyone read that thread and think to themselves "time to get smashed at the bar :rock "
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: james on July 03, 2020, 11:45:00 PM
My vacation from corona is ending and I'm not ready to go back to an apartment in a city where I have to hide from corona im really sad guys
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: bluemax on July 04, 2020, 12:39:46 AM
https://twitter.com/tokyo_0/status/1278887602498572288
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 04, 2020, 07:31:15 AM
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-the-coronavirus-mess-in-the-us-will-only-get-worse/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 04, 2020, 07:34:54 AM
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-53221435

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New figures also suggest almost two-thirds of Covid-19 deaths in the UK have been disabled people.

The statistics suggest working-age disabled women like Ginny are more than 11 times more likely to die from coronavirus than their peers. For disabled men, the death rate was 6.5 times higher than non-disabled men.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Oblivion on July 04, 2020, 08:17:59 AM
https://twitter.com/kimguilfoyle/status/1274430883265540096

:point :neogaf :girlaff
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 04, 2020, 09:42:42 AM
https://www.lowellsun.com/2020/06/30/the-latest-skorea-weighs-listing-churches-as-high-risk/
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By The Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea is considering including religious facilities on the same list with nightclubs, hostess bars and karaoke rooms as “high risk” venues for the spread of COVID-19 following a slew of transmissions tied to church gatherings.

South Korean Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said during a virus meeting on Wednesday that more than 40% of the country’s newly confirmed infections over the previous three days have been traced back to places of worship.

He pleaded people to refrain from religious gatherings and criticized churches and other facilities for failing to implement proper preventive measures, such as requiring followers to wear masks and sit apart during services.

Places that should be closed until there is a vaccine: gyms, bars, buffets, stadiums, concerts venues, movie theaters, amusement parks, and places of worship.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 04, 2020, 09:46:43 AM
New York state cases the last four days: 508, 769, 1035, 1134.

This is with many things still closed, high mask usage, and 20% of the state infected (this would reduce the R0 by 20% correct?).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 04, 2020, 11:23:55 AM
Florida is 11,458+ with a positive rate of 14.1

https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/covid19-new-coronavirus-cases-florida-july-4/67-74f56ede-a9d7-4f59-a66f-61d841101129

I read on reddit that Florida doesn't have a state tax and so can't really shut down as it would stop all state income.  That sound right?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: G The Resurrected on July 04, 2020, 11:25:17 AM
I've been struggling so much because of this period of time. Lost an Aunt, been trying to take care of my "recovered" father and his wife as safely as possible, lost all prospects in getting back into the job market, and other things. It's taken its toll on others I'm sure, but this shit just doesn't end. Now my father is saying to others that it wasn't that bad, it didn't nearly take more than 4 weeks in the ICU for you to get out of the hospital and you still aren't well right?! He wouldn't stop and reconsider having people over for his 60th birthday, so I'm done with him. Still supporting the great leader our divider n chief to the grave!

I'm tired.....


Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: El Babua on July 04, 2020, 11:27:54 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on July 04, 2020, 11:23:55 AM
Florida is 11,458+ with a positive rate of 14.1

https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/covid19-new-coronavirus-cases-florida-july-4/67-74f56ede-a9d7-4f59-a66f-61d841101129

I read on reddit that Florida doesn't have a state tax and so can't really shut down as it would stop all state income.  That sound right?

There's no state income tax. But there are property taxes on a county by county basis. And the lottery too I guess  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on July 04, 2020, 12:40:08 PM
It took New York over 2 months with one of the more stringent lockdowns in order to finally feel okay enough to reopen (and their numbers still aren't flat enough to feel like there won't be another peak happening). Florida isn't going to shutdown either it seems.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 04, 2020, 12:43:09 PM
https://www.newsweek.com/georgia-dog-tests-positive-virus-causes-covid-19-1515433

:(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on July 04, 2020, 12:48:42 PM
The thinking seems to be that the death rate is down even though infections are up so it is safe as long as there aren't many deaths.
The very same mistake the UK and the Netherlands made early on in this crisis with 'herd immunity'.

Even though the US indeed has implemented widespread testing (and most of Europe hasn't) which equals a higher number of reported cases
we now know that there's a delay between contracting the virus, getting symptoms and requiring medical care.
People who got tested positive may not have symptoms now but could develop those within 7 - 14 days.

The United States is basically playing Russian Roulette with the virus. Hoping that all those infections don't develop into symptoms or worse.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on July 04, 2020, 12:54:59 PM
https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1279404329124986886
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on July 04, 2020, 12:55:18 PM
Ohio had its first 0 death day, but it’s still getting about 1000 new cases a day which is double what the average had been the 4 weeks prior.

All three major cities have made masks mandatory and so did Dayton. I imagine Toledo would’ve too, but half their city council got arrested by the FBI. Lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 04, 2020, 01:08:02 PM
Ontario is 121+, 5 Deaths.  Looking good but I hope we go another month maybe two before phase 3.  No reason to open up restaurants in the summer. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on July 04, 2020, 01:21:37 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on July 04, 2020, 11:23:55 AM
I read on reddit that Florida doesn't have a state tax and so can't really shut down as it would stop all state income.  That sound right?

Like El Babua said, no personal income tax. Most of their budget is funded by a sales tax.

Larger issue is that states mostly have to balance their budgets. The federal government's the only one that can make the money printer go brrrrr and it hasn't done nearly enough to subsidize state and local govs.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Raist on July 04, 2020, 01:25:38 PM
Quote from: riotous on July 04, 2020, 01:17:21 PM
Quote from: Nintex on July 04, 2020, 12:48:42 PM
Even though the US indeed has implemented widespread testing (and most of Europe hasn't) which equals a higher number of reported cases

This is just dumb;  countries like the UK and Spain both have higher testing rates than us, and a fraction of the infection rate. 

UK for instance has a 40% HIGHER rate of testing, and less than half the infection rate.   

Our problem is much bigger than countries with more or similar testing rates... we should have a much higher testing rate than we do considering the sheer size of our problem and we don't.

Dutch directness doesn't have time for fact checking  :hmph
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 04, 2020, 01:46:04 PM
If you cut him down for mistakes on a post that seems like he actually tried, he'll never learn.  Give the boy a like, for our future. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on July 04, 2020, 01:47:13 PM
L.A. county trying to copy Japan's three C's.

https://twitter.com/lapublichealth/status/1279443162101096448
https://twitter.com/JPN_PMO/status/1244231002257383424
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 04, 2020, 01:49:36 PM
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/coronavirus-evidence-growing-houston-strain-mutant-15386157.php

Quote
Evidence is growing that a mutated coronavirus strain, the main one circulating in the Houston area, is more contagious than the original virus in China.

Two new research papers show that the newer strain is more transmissible, a possibility first suggested by a team of scientists in May. At the time, that suggestion was considered highly speculative by many scientists, including some in Houston.

“A summary of the data thus far suggests that this strain has gained a fitness advantage over the original and is more transmissible as a result,” said Joseph Petrosino, Baylor College of Medicine chair of molecular virology and microbiology. “It is safe to say this version is more infectious.”

 :goty
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on July 04, 2020, 01:51:11 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on July 04, 2020, 01:46:04 PM
If you cut him down for mistakes on a post that seems like he actually tried, he'll never learn.  Give the boy a like, for our future.

The soft bigotry of Dutch expectations.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Raist on July 04, 2020, 02:01:14 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on July 04, 2020, 01:46:04 PM
If you cut him down for mistakes on a post that seems like he actually tried, he'll never learn.  Give the boy a like, for our future.

Tried what? You can safely ignore any of his posts that contain "europe" or "EU", it's complete nonsense every damn time :lol

And this one is a paraphrased "tHeRE ArE mORE cASEs bEcAuSE MOrE TESts" Trumpian argument :rofl
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 04, 2020, 02:07:47 PM
Tried adding to the discussion above just posting a Trump tweet and a smug face or a make-believe conversation only a Q-Anon could stomach reading all the way through.   
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 04, 2020, 02:18:35 PM
https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/hl2rzm/a_drunk_karen_gets_kicked_out_of_a_bar_and_doesnt/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on July 04, 2020, 02:34:02 PM
Quote from: riotous on July 04, 2020, 01:17:21 PM
Quote from: Nintex on July 04, 2020, 12:48:42 PM
Even though the US indeed has implemented widespread testing (and most of Europe hasn't) which equals a higher number of reported cases

This is just dumb;  countries like the UK and Spain both have higher testing rates than us, and a fraction of the infection rate. 

UK for instance has a 40% HIGHER rate of testing, and less than half the infection rate.   

Our problem is much bigger than countries with more or similar testing rates... we should have a much higher testing rate than we do considering the sheer size of our problem and we don't.
On a population of ~330 million, the US has done ~31 million tests.
Which means that give or take 7% - 10% of the population has been tested (of course some medical professionals get tested regularly so those are not 'individual' tests and most countries calculate this by 'tests performed')

Now let's look at the data of a few European countries and I admit I haven't looked at this data in a while:
Italy has done 5 million tests on a population of 60 million. (9%)
Germany has done 6 million tests on a population of 80 million. (7.5%)
The Netherlands has done 400k tests on 20 million people. (2%)
UK 10 million tests on a population of 66 million. (15%)
Poland 1.6 million tests on a population of 40 million. (4%)
Greece ~300k tests on 11 million. (2.5%)
Spain 5 million tests on a population of 50 million. (10%)
France 1.6 million tests on a population of 67 million. (2%)

Interestingly the UK is an outlier and Spain is more or less equal with the US with most countries not performing that many tests.

Russia claims to have done about 20 million tests with a population of 144 million (14%)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Dickie Dee on July 04, 2020, 04:21:51 PM
You fucking fucking twit.

(https://i.imgur.com/gvFLIHu.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on July 04, 2020, 04:28:59 PM
I looked at these sources but found that Our World In Data missed some data with regards to Europe
Their number for the UK topped out at 5 million
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/full-list-total-tests-for-covid-19?time=2020-02-24..&country=ITA~USA~GBR

This source had double the number of tests:
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109066/coronavirus-testing-in-europe-by-country/

Also slightly outdated as some countries don't report test numbers on a weekly basis.


Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Dickie Dee on July 04, 2020, 04:35:34 PM
So they would've been even higher and you would be even more wrong...
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: toku on July 04, 2020, 06:04:30 PM
https://twitter.com/abc3340/status/1279034298578984966
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 04, 2020, 06:08:28 PM
https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1279509969549832193
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Raist on July 04, 2020, 06:48:37 PM
:picard

https://twitter.com/NathanBenaich/status/1279524171710513152
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on July 04, 2020, 08:31:21 PM
Quote from: Dickie Dee on July 04, 2020, 04:35:34 PM
So they would've been even higher and you would be even more wrong...
That could be the case but my country can't possibly be in the top tier of testers as the map shows because we didn't start testing at a bigger scale until like 3 - 4 weeks ago.
So if our country is in the top tier the other countries basically did 0 testing, which the numbers don't support.
I suppose the map maker just lumped us in with Germany.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on July 04, 2020, 08:50:43 PM
If the current high case numbers were an artifact of a more thorough testing regime, then we'd see the US administering more tests, and a higher test/case ratio than in Europe currently.

Total tests since the start of the outbreak is completely irrelevant to the point you were trying to make.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on July 04, 2020, 09:28:18 PM
https://twitter.com/AllysonBlairTV/status/1279535866323496961
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Himu on July 04, 2020, 09:30:09 PM
Quote from: Positive Touch on July 03, 2020, 10:33:14 PM
https://twitter.com/DaniOliver/status/1279155358666305541?s

might be the scariest damn thread i've seen about all this

Was going to post it. How have our boreans with Covid been healing?

My friend had it and she's far from recovered. Her symptoms are just like this. I'm scared for her and disease is terrifying.

Trump should put in jail immediately for what he has done.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Dickie Dee on July 04, 2020, 09:58:11 PM
https://twitter.com/RexChapman/status/1279541020112367618

 :-\
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Oblivion on July 04, 2020, 10:06:34 PM
https://twitter.com/platini954/status/1279038342596890624
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: G The Resurrected on July 04, 2020, 10:29:41 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on July 04, 2020, 09:30:09 PM
Was going to post it. How have our boreans with Covid been healing?

My friend had it and she's far from recovered. Her symptoms are just like this. I'm scared for her and disease is terrifying.

I can tell you that most all of those symptoms of the disease are things I've first hand seen within my family. My fathers wife in particular can barely breathe randomly and her life has gotten much more difficult, she was perfectly healthy before this. Meanwhile my father who received multiple drugs and blood oxygenation through giant tubes after the ventilators scared and ruined his lungs, has different symptoms. His blood will randomly clot, he has the toes issue and still runs a fever. Theres even other things that they both were going through that I can't even explain the horrors of. The nervous system tic that reminds me of a Tourettes was horrifying, at first you think it's a stroke then you realize it's a muscle-skeletal spasm followed by gibbering. Like I said previously its tiring, there is no support out there for a lot of these people too. Good luck finding in home care right now.

I liken this disease to something more similar to HIV than any known disease we've seen before. The nature of the need for anti-viral therapies for those "recovered" along with a vaccine regimen to "cure" a patient is gonna have to be designed similar to how HIV/AIDS patients are treated. Tailored drug therapy cocktails to cover a wide range of issues resulting from COVID-19 and continued support to protect from future incidents of contracting the disease.

One thing is for sure we can't half ass a treatment that only covers a person for a few months from this. We need a scientific breakthrough to happen here, and that's a lot to ask from our current leaders. Money speaks more than life and that is something that I'm not ok with. We need real transparency from our leaders, and those at all levels of office right now during this challenging time.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on July 05, 2020, 01:02:06 AM
https://twitter.com/OnlyInLVNV/status/1278601941644279809
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: james on July 05, 2020, 01:40:29 AM
Just got back from another two flights and everyone I saw had a mask and kept it on.

They didn't say anything about a self quarantine so I guess I'm free to go to one of those pool parties from the tweets
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: BIONIC on July 05, 2020, 02:29:32 AM
Quote from: james on July 05, 2020, 01:40:29 AM
They didn't say anything about a self quarantine so I guess I'm free to go to one of those pool parties from the tweets

What’s the average age of attendees?  :gurl
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: james on July 05, 2020, 02:38:27 AM
Quote from: BIONIC on July 05, 2020, 02:29:32 AM
Quote from: james on July 05, 2020, 01:40:29 AM
They didn't say anything about a self quarantine so I guess I'm free to go to one of those pool parties from the tweets

What’s the average age of attendees?  :gurl

It's hypothetical I don't actually have friends aside from shosta and he doesn't have a pool
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 05, 2020, 07:58:09 AM
https://thethaiger.com/coronavirus/uruguays-covid-19-policy-of-freedom-with-responsibility-shows-success
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 05, 2020, 08:02:38 AM
https://www.texastribune.org/2020/07/04/texas-coronavirus-rio-grande-valley-hospitals/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on July 05, 2020, 09:12:05 AM
Quote from: Tripon on July 05, 2020, 01:02:06 AM
https://twitter.com/OnlyInLVNV/status/1278601941644279809

Is covid making white people crazy?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 05, 2020, 10:12:38 AM
https://7news.com.au/travel/coronavirus/coronavirus-is-airborne-say-239-scientists-in-a-letter-to-who-c-1145825

Quote
In an open letter to the World Health Organisation, 239 scientists from 32 countries have outlined evidence that coronavirus is airborne.

The scientists plan to publish their letter in a scientific journal in the coming months but extracts have already leaked to the New York Times and other media outlets.

The WHO has said that coronavirus is spread through respiratory droplets, expelled when infected people sneeze or exhale.
In their letter, the scientists outlined evidence that even smaller particles are infecting people.

The scientists say they think the virus can linger in the air for long periods and float for several metres, infecting anyone nearby.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on July 05, 2020, 10:15:29 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on July 05, 2020, 10:12:38 AM
https://7news.com.au/travel/coronavirus/coronavirus-is-airborne-say-239-scientists-in-a-letter-to-who-c-1145825

Quote
In an open letter to the World Health Organisation, 239 scientists from 32 countries have outlined evidence that coronavirus is airborne.

The scientists plan to publish their letter in a scientific journal in the coming months but extracts have already leaked to the New York Times and other media outlets.

The WHO has said that coronavirus is spread through respiratory droplets, expelled when infected people sneeze or exhale.
In their letter, the scientists outlined evidence that even smaller particles are infecting people.

The scientists say they think the virus can linger in the air for long periods and float for several metres, infecting anyone nearby.
:existential
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on July 05, 2020, 10:37:40 AM
Why are people acting like that’s new information? That was known since early March.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 05, 2020, 10:53:47 AM
It wasn't known.  It was hypothesized but not the scientific consensus, at least at the level of scientists/WHO talking to news outlits.  The fact that a lot of scientists are saying otherwise now and in this way kind of disproves the idea that it was just known.  To say it was known is just saying 'I believed this in March'.

This wasn't really a comment at you but the 10000 reddit posts all saying the same thing.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 05, 2020, 10:56:54 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on July 05, 2020, 08:02:38 AM
https://www.texastribune.org/2020/07/04/texas-coronavirus-rio-grande-valley-hospitals/

https://www.themonitor.com/2020/07/04/tent-opens-er-facility-weslaco-adds-20-beds-staff-covid-19-patients/

Yikes


and Florida is +10,059 today.  Ontario is 138+ and 2 Deaths.  Looking at all the provincial data, https://covid-19-status.ca/ , once you get to a few hundred or so cases it seems like its really really hard to stop that long tail. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on July 05, 2020, 11:38:56 AM
https://twitter.com/jc_bradbury/status/1279798188606722050


---
Back on June 22nd if you're want some evidence of protests causing coronavirus numbers to spike. It may be a localized to areas that already had significant spread. Of course, the question is if they knew by June 22nd, the region was hit hard by exploding cases why it took until the end of June/beginning of July to shut down again, I don't have an answer for that.
https://twitter.com/mattdpearce/status/1275204296372482048
https://mobile.twitter.com/mattdpearce/status/1279804880731832321
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on July 05, 2020, 12:05:32 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on July 05, 2020, 10:53:47 AM
It wasn't known.  It was hypothesized but not the scientific consensus, at least at the level of scientists/WHO talking to news outlits.  The fact that a lot of scientists are saying otherwise now and in this way kind of disproves the idea that it was just known.  To say it was known is just saying 'I believed this in March'.

This wasn't really a comment at you but the 10000 reddit posts all saying the same thing.

Fair enough.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Clockwork5 on July 05, 2020, 12:18:53 PM
I was out for a drive yesterday, I’ve been taking a 30 min drive a few times each week to clear my head and blast some jams, and I noticed Durham NC was completely empty. “Good” I thought “this state is slipping into statewide outbreak status and maybe people are taking it seriously.”

Then I get home and see this.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/hld2lp/theres_people_everywhere_thousands_flock_to_north/

Oh great, they all went to the fucking beach. I can’t stand these ignorant hillbillies.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Positive Touch on July 05, 2020, 12:19:59 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on July 05, 2020, 10:12:38 AM
https://7news.com.au/travel/coronavirus/coronavirus-is-airborne-say-239-scientists-in-a-letter-to-who-c-1145825

Quote
In an open letter to the World Health Organisation, 239 scientists from 32 countries have outlined evidence that coronavirus is airborne.

The scientists plan to publish their letter in a scientific journal in the coming months but extracts have already leaked to the New York Times and other media outlets.

The WHO has said that coronavirus is spread through respiratory droplets, expelled when infected people sneeze or exhale.
In their letter, the scientists outlined evidence that even smaller particles are infecting people.

The scientists say they think the virus can linger in the air for long periods and float for several metres, infecting anyone nearby.

I've been trying to convince myself to get out some and go to parks, but fuck all that. hibernation mode til at least 2021.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on July 05, 2020, 01:05:53 PM
https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1279822371986329603

Good news, Florida was able to keep positive cases under 10000 today.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 05, 2020, 01:35:34 PM
Earlier it was reported as +10,059.  Clearly changed on the Devil's behalf.  We were warned about blaspheming the Lord's lungs. 

Also, it took less than two weeks for Florida to go from 100,000 to 200,000 cases.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 05, 2020, 01:44:00 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuXtfS6QIR8&ab_channel=CNN

I'm blushing  :ryker
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on July 05, 2020, 02:38:48 PM
Quote from: Tripon on July 05, 2020, 01:05:53 PM

Good news, Florida was able to keep positive cases under 10000 today.


Florida hired some Hollywood accountants that are temporarily unemployed.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on July 05, 2020, 02:59:44 PM
https://twitter.com/TomBossert/status/1279818608978296832

Former Pandemic response official within the Homeland Security department before John Bolton fired him in a shakeup to... cut down costs somehow?

Quote
On July 20, 2017, Bossert called for a comprehensive bio-defense strategy against devastating pandemics and intentional attacks, and commented that retired Admiral Tim Ziemer was contributing to the development of the strategy.[11]

On July 27, 2017, British "email prankster" James Linton, spear-phished Bossert into thinking he was Jared Kushner by sending an email to Bossert; he received Bossert's private email address without asking for it.[12]

On April 10, 2018, Bossert resigned, a day after John R. Bolton, the newly appointed National Security Advisor, started his tenure.[13] Bossert's departure corresponded with the dissolution of the global health security team that he oversaw.[14]


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Bossert
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 05, 2020, 03:43:23 PM
https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/07/05/overwhelmed-southern-california-transferring-coronavirus-patients-to-bay-area-hospitals/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on July 05, 2020, 03:56:59 PM
Miami-Dade County
https://www.miamidade.gov/information/library/2020-06-22-new-normal-dashboard.pdf
https://www.miamidade.gov/information/library/2020-07-05-new-normal-dashboard.pdf


June 11: 91 COVID patients in ICU, 462 in non-ICU beds, 49 on ventilators
June 23: 155 ICU, 663 non-ICU, 75 on ventilators
July 5: 331 ICU, 1,207 non-ICU, 164 on ventilators


Arizona
https://www.azdhs.gov/preparedness/epidemiology-disease-control/infectious-disease-epidemiology/covid-19/dashboards/index.php

June 6: 1,233 COVID inpatients, 392 ICU beds, 249 on ventilators
June 20: 1,942 inpatients, 556 ICU beds, 361 on ventilators
July 4: 3,182 inpatients, 821 ICU beds, 531 on ventilators


I don't know how much longer we'll get to point at deaths still trending down.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: team filler on July 05, 2020, 03:57:59 PM
https://twitter.com/Terrence_STR/status/1279865016892694530

 :titus
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: james on July 05, 2020, 05:47:58 PM
My aunt tested positive for Corona.

She called off the pool party last Saturday on the morning of because she had symptoms

 :whew

She's in her late 60s so I'm worried

 :fbm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 05, 2020, 05:58:06 PM
Best wishes man. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 05, 2020, 07:53:07 PM
Quote from: Mandark on July 05, 2020, 03:56:59 PM
I don't know how much longer we'll get to point at deaths still trending down.

A tweet from earlier in this thread was showing a roughly 3-week lag time between spikes in new cases and spikes in deaths, so not much longer.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on July 05, 2020, 08:49:27 PM
(https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/pzbe8_a4ns5mMUDkJbY0fQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTQzMy4yODEyNQ--/https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/7aCzQ46dWLYY5eQJxrhYOg--~B/aD00NzI7dz03Njg7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/674c934e2e50c033e41d28b4aee3fd38b9099cf3.jpg)

Quote
An Indian man said he paid about $4,000 for a bespoke gold face mask to protect him from the coronavirus raging in the country.

The precious metal covering weighs 60 grams (two ounces) and took craftsmen eight days to make, said businessman Shankar Kurhade, from the western city of Pune.

"It is a thin mask and has tiny pores that is helping me to breathe," Shankar told AFP.

"I am not sure if it will be effective to protect me from a coronavirus infection but I am taking other precautions," he added.

:dead

https://www.yahoo.com/news/indian-man-wears-gold-face-mask-ward-off-134617710.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 05, 2020, 09:24:36 PM
:gladbron
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on July 05, 2020, 09:44:34 PM
The mask wouldn’t cover the cost of the hospital bill in America.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 05, 2020, 09:55:32 PM
https://604now.com/travel-ban-american-tourists-canada/?fbclid=IwAR278-aRxjt_cFfZK50z8hPow35gZcC_t34tI3I-INYn7Z1e58FsZ41bs4A

Canadian border agents have turned away 7,639 tourists between March 22-June 16th.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on July 06, 2020, 02:00:34 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfpUkEaIEqo
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: bluemax on July 06, 2020, 02:41:48 AM
Quote from: Tripon on July 04, 2020, 01:47:13 PM
L.A. county trying to copy Japan's three C's.

https://twitter.com/lapublichealth/status/1279443162101096448
https://twitter.com/JPN_PMO/status/1244231002257383424

I drove around Venice this weekend, and while the sheer number of people was drastically down from a normal holiday weekend, every restaurant with an outdoor area to eat was absolutely packed with maybe 1 exception. I expect another explosion in the next two weeks.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Oblivion on July 06, 2020, 05:39:44 AM
Quote from: Positive Touch on July 05, 2020, 12:19:59 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on July 05, 2020, 10:12:38 AM
https://7news.com.au/travel/coronavirus/coronavirus-is-airborne-say-239-scientists-in-a-letter-to-who-c-1145825

Quote
In an open letter to the World Health Organisation, 239 scientists from 32 countries have outlined evidence that coronavirus is airborne.

The scientists plan to publish their letter in a scientific journal in the coming months but extracts have already leaked to the New York Times and other media outlets.

The WHO has said that coronavirus is spread through respiratory droplets, expelled when infected people sneeze or exhale.
In their letter, the scientists outlined evidence that even smaller particles are infecting people.

The scientists say they think the virus can linger in the air for long periods and float for several metres, infecting anyone nearby.

I've been trying to convince myself to get out some and go to parks, but fuck all that. hibernation mode til at least 2021.

are you fucking kidding me? i was reading an article just yesterday that going outside in open spaces, away from people would be fairly safe. i was actually planning on taking a walk to my former uni, which i haven't done since february. :fbm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 06, 2020, 06:41:53 AM
It is safe to be outside - except for outside in America since no place is safe there. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 06, 2020, 06:44:00 AM
https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/covid-19-masks-convincing-1.5638205
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 06, 2020, 10:35:42 AM
https://twitter.com/MaxCRoser/status/1280066106179321856
https://voxeu.org/article/unmasked-effect-face-masks-spread-covid-19
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 06, 2020, 10:58:19 AM
Ontario 154+, 0 Deaths!!!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: nudemacusers on July 06, 2020, 10:59:30 AM
https://www.instagram.com/p/CCRBThODPC8/

quarantine inspo :lawd
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 06, 2020, 11:00:18 AM
https://twitter.com/_MiguelHernan/status/1280085205705871361

Quote
Despite the high impact of COVID-19 in Spain, prevalence estimates remain low and are clearly insufficient to provide herd immunity. This cannot be achieved without accepting the collateral damage of many deaths in the susceptible population and overburdening of health systems. In this situation, social distance measures and efforts to identify and isolate new cases and their contacts are imperative for future epidemic control.

I think this put's Spain's IFR at around 1.2% (using official deaths only).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on July 06, 2020, 11:36:36 AM
Even my boss is wearing a mask now, makes me wonder what happened over the weekend to change his mind
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on July 06, 2020, 11:41:00 AM
Quote
Now that Oregonians are required to wear masks in indoor public spaces to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the state's workplace safety agency is preparing to handle enforcement.

Gov. Kate Brown ordered people to wear face coverings as COVID-19 cases continue to rise sharply in Oregon and elsewhere. She's warned that tighter restrictions on businesses could return if Oregonians don't take the mask requirement to heart.

Oregon Occupational Safety and Health, commonly called OSHA, is already busy investigating thousands of COVID-related complaints at Oregon workplaces.

Since early March, Oregonians have filed roughly 5,500 workplace complaints related to the pandemic. They have reported a variety of concerns, including worries about a lack of space between people and lack of protective gear like gloves.

OSHA officials had by early June already received some complaints about face coverings, including reports of employees not wearing face coverings at a furniture store and at a restaurant, according to spokesman Aaron Corvin.

https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/politics/2020/07/06/oregon-coronavirus-cases-osha-enforce-gov-brown-face-mask-requirement/5363667002/

His bosses above him might have cracked down.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 06, 2020, 11:52:45 AM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on July 06, 2020, 11:36:36 AM
Even my boss is wearing a mask now, makes me wonder what happened over the weekend to change his mind

You convincing your co-workers to do it and the implicit shame of not doing it. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on July 06, 2020, 11:54:32 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on July 06, 2020, 11:52:45 AM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on July 06, 2020, 11:36:36 AM
Even my boss is wearing a mask now, makes me wonder what happened over the weekend to change his mind

You convincing your co-workers to do it and the implicit shame of not doing it.

I can only hope. Dare me to call him a sheep now? :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 06, 2020, 11:55:57 AM
Double dog or triple cat you.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 06, 2020, 12:03:56 PM
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/trudeau-turns-white-house-invitation-amid-pandemic-71630584
:piss   :usacry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on July 06, 2020, 12:55:48 PM
https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1280165382494588928

Could also go in the world is burning thread
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: I'm a Puppy! on July 06, 2020, 01:08:27 PM
So I can't say much, but I will say that I did take covid numbers and cross sectioned them with political leanings from the last election. With the exception of San Fran and LA the cases per 100k rate compared to red county versus blue county now? Exactly what you'd think. Just sayin'
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: shosta on July 06, 2020, 01:15:54 PM
https://twitter.com/markberman/status/1280125225271734277
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Steve Contra on July 06, 2020, 01:15:57 PM
After fighting with her family for about a month over a giant family reunion she didn’t want to go to was told the whole thing was being cancelled because of the virus. These are people who up until a few days ago believed it to be basically the flu, refused to wear masks and mocked anyone taking it seriously. Seems folks are getting scared finally.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on July 06, 2020, 01:30:45 PM
Quote from: Esch on July 06, 2020, 01:23:28 PM
Quote from: shosta on July 06, 2020, 01:15:54 PM
https://twitter.com/markberman/status/1280125225271734277
https://youtu.be/gib7_FDD60Q
(https://i.imgur.com/J66NHo8.png)

These are contradictions. People aren't going to feel safe to do normal activities like work and send their children to school if they think are going to catch it.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Akala on July 06, 2020, 02:05:14 PM
has there been any news on any further stimulus or what exactly the plan is for August or is it still all speculation and/or changing the subject?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: shosta on July 06, 2020, 02:07:20 PM
according to rumor mills, Senate Rs are getting cold feet on spending more money
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Brehvolution on July 06, 2020, 02:11:27 PM
"We think that people will learn to deal with the lack of leadership because fuck you."
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Dickie Dee on July 06, 2020, 02:11:49 PM
There really needs to be more emphasis on the long term complications from COVID, I think that will resonate with the under 60s much more since they DGAF about vulnerable olds and people with preexisting conditions.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: shosta on July 06, 2020, 02:12:27 PM
I mean "the drama will die down by itself" is a classic playbook move but I sincerely doubt it applies to mass casualty events where hundreds of people die everyday
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: shosta on July 06, 2020, 02:19:40 PM
Quote from: Dickie Dee on July 06, 2020, 02:11:49 PM
There really needs to be more emphasis on the long term complications from COVID, I think that will resonate with the under 60s much more since they DGAF about vulnerable olds and people with preexisting conditions.
There should have been biweekly televised addresses to the nation between February and... I don't know, maybe March. Clear and unambiguous messaging from the White House filled with all the things people need to know in the first ten minutes and then extra information for those who want it in the next half hour. Here is who's at risk of death. Here is what a "mild" case of the virus looks like (bedridden pneumonia). Here is how to protect yourself and your neighbors. Here is the list of conditions that trigger a lockdown and the conditions that trigger a reopening. Instead what we got were daily jerk off sessions filled with misinformation and defensive posturing. It's so sad and pathetic.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Akala on July 06, 2020, 02:31:11 PM
Quote from: shosta on July 06, 2020, 02:07:20 PM
according to rumor mills, Senate Rs are getting cold feet on spending more money

yeah this is about all I have heard. to be somewhat fair they wanted to 'see where we'd be in July' :foodcourt but a lot of people's safety nets get cut in a few weeks as of now.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: thisismyusername on July 06, 2020, 02:35:22 PM
https://twitter.com/Phil_Lewis_/status/1279585586609885185
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on July 06, 2020, 02:39:10 PM
Congress is out of session until the 20th, so don’t hold your breath for more stimulus
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Himu on July 06, 2020, 02:40:53 PM
Quote from: Stro on July 06, 2020, 11:53:54 AM
My sister has been sick for days, hasn't gotten better, I told her she needed to get a test before she's over here (where she has stored her shit) due to her at high risk grandmother or at home with our at high risk mom and she had already decided she was going to call her doc for a referral today. Our cousin's wife and kid are also sick and they also swear it's just a sinus thing. I also found out another cousin's wife had been very sick a few weeks back for 3-4 days and her work tested her a few days ago and she tested positive for antibodies. And he was just over here a couple of days ago

:beli


Don't let anyone not already in your home into your house! Not even family unless they've shown no sign of symptoms and have been quarantining.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on July 06, 2020, 04:00:35 PM
https://twitter.com/bluskyz/status/1279896327892217856

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https://twitter.com/ReporterClaudia/status/1280231144231825408

Over 7000 tested positive in L.A. County over the weekend as well. No word on Monday's numbers
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: james on July 06, 2020, 04:36:42 PM
Um so my school announced online semester and an hour later ICE announced all international students are getting kicked out

https://www.ice.gov/doclib/sevis/pdf/bcm2007-01.pdf

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: shosta on July 06, 2020, 04:38:51 PM
this is probably going to be one of those historical events that sets the united states permanently behind other nations
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 06, 2020, 05:18:47 PM
Got an email from my school today

Quote
As we prepare for the safe and gradual return to our campuses, the University of Toronto is taking several steps to protect our community and follow public health guidance.  Earlier this month, non-medical masks became mandatory for passengers on the TTC.  Recently, Toronto City Council approved a new temporary by-law that requires the wearing of a mask or other face covering within enclosed public spaces. Other municipalities in the Greater Toronto Area, including Peel Region have indicated their intention to enact similar rules.   

While the new City of Toronto by-law does not apply to post-secondary institutions, the University of Toronto is moving forward with a similar measure that individuals who are in a space in one of our buildings that is normally publicly accessible wear a non-medical mask or face covering. Such spaces may include hallways, lobbies, elevators, meeting rooms, and other common use facilities to which the public normally has access. Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health has advised that this practice is “a necessary, recognized, practical and effective method” to limit the spread of COVID-19 and help protect the safety and well-being of the community.  If there are material differences among any requirements that are put in place for University of Toronto Mississauga, members of the community there will be updated at that time.   

The new City of Toronto bylaw takes effect on July 7.  The new measures at U of T will take effect the same day.  U of T will follow the same definition as the City of Toronto by-law, which defines a mask or face covering as a “mask, balaclava, bandana, scarf, cloth or other similar item that covers the nose, mouth and chin without gapping.” The measures would also apply to visitors and contractors in U of T buildings. Relevant signage will be posted. 

As previously announced, all faculty, librarians, staff and students will receive two reusable, non-medical masks as part of their return to campus. More information about the distribution of these masks will be provided.  Information about the use and care of your U of T non-medical mask can be found on the EHS website.   

The mock up image they sent made it look like they have the school logo on them and look high quality.  Probably not going to be that cool though. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 06, 2020, 05:24:54 PM
Does that apply to grad students?  If so I might finally get a paper into a conference if all the steller international students can't get work done and submit.  Thanks, ICE for pushing my mediocre ass to the top. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: james on July 06, 2020, 05:31:15 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on July 06, 2020, 05:24:54 PM
Does that apply to grad students?  If so I might finally get a paper into a conference if all the steller international students can't get work done and submit.  Thanks, ICE for pushing my mediocre ass to the top.

The conference was canceled due to Corona dumbass
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 06, 2020, 05:40:32 PM
All the conferences I know of went online this year.  Also, a lot are still planning on doing in-person ones in safe countries next year. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 06, 2020, 06:01:56 PM
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/06/atlanta-mayor-keisha-lance-bottoms-tests-positive-for-coronavirus.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: james on July 06, 2020, 06:27:54 PM
That's why I'm a top

 :corona_rodney
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: team filler on July 06, 2020, 07:05:37 PM
were they hot?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on July 06, 2020, 07:26:45 PM
https://twitter.com/tomphillipsin/status/1280263705998041088 (https://twitter.com/tomphillipsin/status/1280263705998041088)

Soon added to the list of things nobody will miss Jair Bolsonaro :idont
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on July 06, 2020, 07:34:02 PM
https://twitter.com/BrazilianReport/status/1280269227451129857
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: BisMarckie on July 06, 2020, 07:39:53 PM
Quote from: Nintex on July 06, 2020, 07:26:45 PM
https://twitter.com/tomphillipsin/status/1280263705998041088 (https://twitter.com/tomphillipsin/status/1280263705998041088)

Soon added to the list of things nobody will miss Jair Bolsonaro :idont

I will miss that I know the name of Brazil's president without looking it up :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 06, 2020, 08:01:41 PM
https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-texas-jail-nueces-20200706-bi24or6c5jcazhfu76urumhx2q-story.html

97% of inmates at Texas jail have tested positive for coronavirus

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: james on July 06, 2020, 08:04:28 PM
If Jair dies July is redeemed
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: curly on July 06, 2020, 08:09:13 PM
Bolsonaro has been rumored to have covid like 5 times
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on July 06, 2020, 08:52:23 PM
https://twitter.com/NPR/status/1280303082967007232
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 06, 2020, 09:11:37 PM
Pretty interesting that the last time that happend was Spanish Flu.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Joe Molotov on July 06, 2020, 10:25:29 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on July 06, 2020, 09:11:37 PM
Pretty interesting that the last time that happend was Spanish Flu.

I wonder what caused it then.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 06, 2020, 10:40:37 PM
China
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: bluemax on July 06, 2020, 10:47:38 PM
https://sports.yahoo.com/dr-anthony-fauci-talks-covid-19-vaccine-timeline-will-one-arrive-in-time-for-football-season-021145789.html

Baseball, basketball, hockey and soccer all look less and less likely for NA, so I have little faith in football happening.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on July 06, 2020, 10:59:43 PM
Quote from: bluemax on July 06, 2020, 10:47:38 PM
https://sports.yahoo.com/dr-anthony-fauci-talks-covid-19-vaccine-timeline-will-one-arrive-in-time-for-football-season-021145789.html

Baseball, basketball, hockey and soccer all look less and less likely for NA, so I have little faith in football happening.


Better get ready to watch some Canadian Football League.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Oblivion on July 06, 2020, 11:48:10 PM
Quote from: Nintex on July 06, 2020, 07:26:45 PM
https://twitter.com/tomphillipsin/status/1280263705998041088 (https://twitter.com/tomphillipsin/status/1280263705998041088)

Soon added to the list of things nobody will miss Jair Bolsonaro :idont

didn't he already have the rona like twice already? :thinking
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: thisismyusername on July 07, 2020, 01:07:10 AM
Quote from: Oblivion on July 06, 2020, 11:48:10 PM
Quote from: Nintex on July 06, 2020, 07:26:45 PM
https://twitter.com/tomphillipsin/status/1280263705998041088 (https://twitter.com/tomphillipsin/status/1280263705998041088)

Soon added to the list of things nobody will miss Jair Bolsonaro :idont

didn't he already have the rona like twice already? :thinking

You can apparently reget it, so... :yeshrug
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: team filler on July 07, 2020, 01:10:56 AM
no ragets  :angryjoe
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: BIONIC on July 07, 2020, 01:19:30 AM
Quote from: Nintex on July 06, 2020, 07:26:45 PM
https://twitter.com/tomphillipsin/status/1280263705998041088 (https://twitter.com/tomphillipsin/status/1280263705998041088)

Soon added to the list of things nobody will miss Jair Bolsonaro :idont

Assy (PBUH) will miss him  :bolo
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: shosta on July 07, 2020, 01:20:15 AM
That's assuming Assimilate is alive
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: team filler on July 07, 2020, 01:20:55 AM
 :-\
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: bluemax on July 07, 2020, 01:23:30 AM
So my roommate's employer decided to go ahead with moving their office location this week. They were supposed to do it in April but you know, pandemic, and then they were going to delay it to September but they pivoted and are doing it starting tomorrow. Today they "encouraged" as many people as possible (re: everyone who didn't show up is on the fake HR lady's shit list now) to the new office. 12 out of 36 employees showed up.

Tomorrow my roommate has to go to the old office and spend hours there packing stuff.

I should also mention I used to work at this place. How the fuck are they continuing to fuck with my life and I've been gone for almost 7 months!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: BIONIC on July 07, 2020, 01:23:43 AM
I guess the only way to find out is to unban him  :idont

spoiler (click to show/hide)
:rash
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on July 07, 2020, 04:59:30 AM
sooo after a week of having the shits and not feeling well I woke up out of breath this morning

It could be my asthma or it could be the 'rona or something else.
I have to go to the hospital in a few hours to find out what's what.

 :shaking
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: BIONIC on July 07, 2020, 05:06:49 AM
Quote from: Nintex on July 07, 2020, 04:59:30 AM
sooo after a week of having the shits and not feeling well I woke up out of breath this morning

It could be my asthma or it could be the 'rona or something else.
I have to go to the hospital in a few hours to find out what's what.

 :shaking

Wow. Imagine living in such a socialist shithole that you can receive free world class healthcare whenever you start feeling the slightest bit of inconvenience   :girlaff
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on July 07, 2020, 08:48:33 AM
Hope you ain’t got it, ninty
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Leadbelly on July 07, 2020, 10:35:36 AM
Bubonic plague triggers health alert in China after herder is infected
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/bubonic-plague-triggers-health-alert-in-china-after-herder-is-infected/2020/07/07/bfb8f874-c004-11ea-8908-68a2b9eae9e0_story.html

What is it about this area of the world? Most of the world's deadliest pandemics came from this area of the world, including the Black Death.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Akala on July 07, 2020, 10:38:34 AM
Australia adjacent.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on July 07, 2020, 10:49:27 AM
Bubonic plague hits somewhere every year. You just don't hear about it because we were not in a pandemic.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on July 07, 2020, 11:05:44 AM
https://twitter.com/wsvn/status/1280162226121453568
https://twitter.com/BillyCorben/status/1280332929613398017
https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1280519222335025153
https://twitter.com/BillWeirCNN/status/1280520988086734851
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Steve Contra on July 07, 2020, 11:37:50 AM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on July 07, 2020, 10:49:27 AM
Bubonic plague hits somewhere every year. You just don't hear about it because we were not in a pandemic.
yep. Madagascar has an outbreak every few years. This Podcast Will Kill You did an excellent two part episode on the plague that I recommend.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on July 07, 2020, 12:56:38 PM
https://twitter.com/AnaCabrera/status/1280323258156531712
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 07, 2020, 12:59:44 PM
Same energy as lions, tigers, and bears. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Leadbelly on July 07, 2020, 01:36:48 PM
Quote from: Steve Contra on July 07, 2020, 11:37:50 AM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on July 07, 2020, 10:49:27 AM
Bubonic plague hits somewhere every year. You just don't hear about it because we were not in a pandemic.
yep. Madagascar has an outbreak every few years. This Podcast Will Kill You did an excellent two part episode on the plague that I recommend.

Yeah. The article mentions Madagascar. Madagascar has had several outbreaks of it. It also mentions that the US has about 7 cases of it a year. The report is essentially just saying there is a potential risk of it spreading in that city.

This new outbreak just reminded me of the weird historical parallels.

Quote
Where did the Black Death originate? The plague that caused the Black Death originated in China in the early to mid-1300s and spread along trade routes westward to the Mediterranean and northern Africa. It reached southern England in 1348 and northern Britain and Scandinavia by 1350.

I also noticed this article:

Coronavirus: Majority testing positive have no symptoms
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-53320155

It says some of these people may go on to become symptomatic, but nevertheless it does give further evidence that asymptomatic spread may be playing a big role.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 07, 2020, 02:01:47 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1280559927631773698
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on July 07, 2020, 02:21:30 PM
So, I went to the corona emergency center thing.
On entering I had to disinfect my hands and put on a facemask with an eye shield.

The nurse started with some regular checks, temperature, heart rate, blood pressure etc.

Next up was the doctor, he checked the lungs and those were fine so luckily no emergency yet.
Still, I was short on breath for the last two days and he couldn't entirely determine if that was my asthma or Corona-chan so he send me back to the nurse for a test.
The Corona test is pretty weird. First they stick a swab down your throat, pretty deep I might add. Next a swab goes up your nose. The nurse mentioned that a lot of people panic or complain that it hurts, some feel that their brain is being poked or something.
It was a weird feeling for sure because again the swab goes quite deep, it sort of felt like tickling or an itch. All things considered she said I handled it well.  :heart
I found the one they put in your mouth worse because it leaves you with an awful taste.

After the test it was time to wrap up. They only checked for COVID-19 related things so they didn't really look into the bowel issues.
In a typical moment of Dutch directness the doctor said: "Oh, your stomach pains... well probably bowel cancer! But we only test for COVID here so who knows!"

I was there for about 20 - 30 minutes tops, no waiting or anything but I had to drive about 30 minutes to get there and traffic wasn't great so it took about 2 hours after I left before I was back home.

All seemed pretty well organized and I should get a call with the result of the test within 48 hours.
Otherwise it is likely just a stomach flu and I should wait a week to see if it improves or call the doctor again when it gets worse or I develop other symptoms.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 07, 2020, 02:54:57 PM
It would honestly be the best thing for Brazil
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Bebpo on July 07, 2020, 03:46:26 PM
My mom got her results 10 days later and she was negative 10 days ago. Which was about 5 days after my dad started showing symptoms. This explains why my mom feels fine, but obviously she's still a little concerned that she could've had got it closer to when she did the test and it being too early to register. She's going to get tested again in another week or so just to be sure. They've been quarantining in the same house as much as possible since my dad got tested.

My dad is still on/off sick, he has better and worse days but is still functional and moving around. Day 16 now. Hopefully it'll clear up in another week or so. My dad is generally pretty healthy, moreso than me and my mom so he's not used to being sick this long and it's mentally depressing him. I'm used to being sick for 3 weeks+ on bad colds/flu so I can relate.

It is interesting how my mom was living together with my dad for like 5 days with no precautions while he was probably contagious and she didn't get it at that time. Me and my brother saw my dad while he was contagious with varied precautions and we didn't get and at work no one got it from my dad with a lot of precautions. I wonder if at the same time there are people who are super spreaders, there are people who aren't very contagious, at least not at the level and amount of droplets needed to infect others.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Lonewulfeus on July 07, 2020, 04:03:59 PM
Quote from: Stro on July 07, 2020, 02:53:19 PM
You gotta hope this fuck dies just to send a message

You talking about Bolsonaro or Nintex? :hmm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on July 07, 2020, 04:08:12 PM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on July 07, 2020, 04:03:59 PM
Quote from: Stro on July 07, 2020, 02:53:19 PM
You gotta hope this fuck dies just to send a message

You talking about Bolsonaro or Nintex? :hmm

Don't want to throw a like on this and then he dies.

But if he has the 'rona then recovers I'll owe you a like.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: BIONIC on July 07, 2020, 04:10:55 PM
Quote from: Mandark on July 07, 2020, 04:08:12 PM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on July 07, 2020, 04:03:59 PM
Quote from: Stro on July 07, 2020, 02:53:19 PM
You gotta hope this fuck dies just to send a message

You talking about Bolsonaro or Nintex? :hmm

Don't want to throw a like on this and then he dies.

But if he has the 'rona then recovers I'll owe you a like.

So much for the tolerant left  ::)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Steve Contra on July 07, 2020, 05:11:57 PM
I got accepted into a long term COVID studies. They send me a test kit every two weeks for six months, blood throat and nasal swabs. It’ll be nice to never have to go tested.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on July 07, 2020, 05:14:44 PM
Dang, you're like a Nielsen family but for a virus.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 07, 2020, 05:39:11 PM
Think I get to go back to the office Monday.  Pretty happy about that.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on July 07, 2020, 06:15:23 PM
Quote from: Esch on July 07, 2020, 02:49:40 PM
:lol

https://twitter.com/tomphillipsin/status/1280526914734698497
In a time with leaders like Trump and Johnson, Bolsonaro somehow managed to carve out a tier for himself.
I don't think there's ever been a President of a civilized country who achieved so little and made no attempt to even symbolically do anything.

Is it even fascism if the leader keeps saying the state has no resources to do anything and insults the person asking with a gay slur or random insult.
Which is literally all this psychopath has done in office, apart from getting drunk and tumbling down the stairs.
Sometimes you have to wonder if he became President just for the free booze and healthcare.   :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on July 07, 2020, 06:21:01 PM
https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1280625913210834946

https://twitter.com/JenniferJJacobs/status/1280627148861124609
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Positive Touch on July 07, 2020, 06:27:32 PM
i try not to get shocked at stuff much anymore, but insisting students and educators put themselves at an extremely high risk in order to own the libs (in addition to the ICE news yesterday) is a new level of hatred i would not have imagined i'd ever see. there is no bottom with these fuckheads, but it's still so ugly to see their hateful creativity.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 07, 2020, 06:32:16 PM
Texas has 10,028+ new cases and 60 deaths today.  Both new records.  I think they will change their minds just before the schools are about to opening, leading to even more confusion.  At least that is the best-case scenario at this point, which is in fact insane.

The Lung Scar State.

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Stole that from Reddit, as usual
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on July 07, 2020, 08:06:00 PM
https://twitter.com/ReporterClaudia/status/1280621183017185281
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 07, 2020, 08:24:11 PM
US is at +54,874 today and still going up.  Thats 10k more than last week.  Also deaths haven't been this high in over a month.  Hopefully a lof of that is due to holiday counting.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on July 07, 2020, 08:28:43 PM
Yeah, was expecting a spike today after the holiday weekend, but also hard to see deaths not ramping up in the near future.

Still optimistic we won't see another New York situation. At this point "optimism" is still anticipating further tens or hundreds of thousands of people dying though.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 07, 2020, 09:00:17 PM
Quote from: Mandark on July 07, 2020, 08:28:43 PM
Still optimistic we won't see another New York situation.

I dunno, man, a lot of hospitals in places like Florida, Arizona, and Texas are at or close to max capacity, and with the federal government totally checked out and the state governments still unwilling to take extreme measures I can easily see the situation getting very bad by the end of July.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 07, 2020, 09:51:30 PM
https://www.henryherald.com/features/health/56-florida-hospital-icus-have-hit-capacity/article_bb10d127-cfeb-514d-86c3-7f53714d144a.html

At least 56 intensive care units in Florida hospitals reached capacity on Tuesday, state officials said. Another 35 hospitals show ICU bed availability of 10% or less, according to the Agency for Health Care Administration in that state.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nuitangg on July 07, 2020, 10:41:58 PM
I think Texas is requiring masks in school now. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 07, 2020, 10:52:55 PM
Kids must feel like bad asses these days going to school in required masks and bullet proof backpacks. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: G The Resurrected on July 08, 2020, 12:09:57 AM
So how does one seek asylum in Canada or somewhere this shit is being taken care of seriously?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: OnlyRegret on July 08, 2020, 01:12:23 AM
Well, on the bright side.
The harder you botch this, the better the rest of the world will learn what not to do. Well, rest of the world with some exceptions.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 08, 2020, 07:19:35 AM
https://twitter.com/blaireerskine/status/1280625666380226562

:lol :lol :lol


https://twitter.com/blaireerskine/status/1240361283427467270
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: T-Short on July 08, 2020, 08:50:50 AM
Encouraging news here (Sweden), our Covid ICU patient number dropped below 100 for the first time since mid-March, 92 today:

(http://www.capitaltrachea.se/misc/se_covid_icu2.png)


Also our case numbers are slowing down again following the spike after the increased testing started:

(http://www.capitaltrachea.se/misc/se_covid_cases.png)


Death rates also still trending down.

(http://www.capitaltrachea.se/misc/se_covid_deaths2.png)


Let's hope people don't fuck this up when they go on vacation.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 08, 2020, 09:08:36 AM
Quote from: Nuitangg on July 07, 2020, 10:41:58 PM
I think Texas is requiring masks in school now. 

Yeah, good luck with that. ::)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 08, 2020, 09:20:51 AM
The UofT masks look like little boy's underwear for your face :lol

https://www.utoronto.ca/news/new-u-t-measure-calls-non-medical-masks-or-face-coverings-indoor-public-spaces
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on July 08, 2020, 09:23:01 AM
This shit is obviously gonna last forever, I need to get some haute couture mask action goin

Or like, tshirt couture with memes or something
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: thisismyusername on July 08, 2020, 09:23:03 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on July 08, 2020, 09:20:51 AM
The UofT masks look like little boy's underwear for your face :lol

https://www.utoronto.ca/news/new-u-t-measure-calls-non-medical-masks-or-face-coverings-indoor-public-spaces

CORE VALUES™ INTENSIFIES.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 08, 2020, 09:27:15 AM
Going to get my nose and mouth all up in those little boy undies like a bad man.  Not going to give anyone the rona cause of school pride.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: BIONIC on July 08, 2020, 09:33:42 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on July 08, 2020, 09:27:15 AM
Going to get my nose and mouth all up in those little boy undies

:pika
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Pissy F Benny on July 08, 2020, 09:34:42 AM
Noncerun Badtouch :tocry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 08, 2020, 10:03:46 AM
That was a risky thing to post in 2020 and I deserve likes for my courage.  This is why I won't do shows at colleges anymore.  :whatsthedeal
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: thisismyusername on July 08, 2020, 10:06:08 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on July 08, 2020, 09:27:15 AM
Going to get my nose and mouth all up in those little boy undies like a bad man.  Not going to give anyone the rona cause of school pride.

(https://www.ssbwiki.com/images/a/ac/JoeyCuellar.JPG)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Steve Contra on July 08, 2020, 10:58:28 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on July 08, 2020, 07:19:35 AM
https://twitter.com/blaireerskine/status/1280625666380226562

:lol :lol :lol


https://twitter.com/blaireerskine/status/1240361283427467270
I’m in love
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 08, 2020, 11:01:05 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALRZ_01ar40&feature=youtu.be

Ontario is 118+, 9 Deaths - which is a lot of deaths.  Our hospitalizations are way down so hopefully, this will start to ease up. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 08, 2020, 11:37:48 AM
https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1280852668261363714
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on July 08, 2020, 11:48:36 AM
Tucker has really leaned into his new role the past 8-12 months. I always thought he was more like Glen Beck, who would dip his toes in centrism from time to time. But Tucker has blown past Sean Hannity into crazytown.

Imagine the average age of your audience is 72 (or higher) and that is your take during a pandemic. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on July 08, 2020, 11:56:50 AM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on July 08, 2020, 11:48:36 AM
Tucker has really leaned into his new role the past 8-12 months. I always thought he was more like Glen Beck, who would dip his toes in centrism from time to time. But Tucker has blown past Sean Hannity into crazytown.

Imagine the average age of your audience is 72 (or higher) and that is your take during a pandemic.

It's a misconception that Tucker is only for old people.
He's killing it in every demographic.
https://outkick.com/tucker-carlson-record-fox-news/ (https://outkick.com/tucker-carlson-record-fox-news/)
Quote
Carlson won the valued 18-48 demographic by an equitable margin.

Quote
Cancel culture has many significant victories on its resume. Tucker Carlson isn’t one of them. He’s handing it a glaring defeat any way you want to measure it.
:bow
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 08, 2020, 11:57:13 AM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on July 08, 2020, 11:48:36 AM
Tucker has really leaned into his new role the past 8-12 months. I always thought he was more like Glen Beck, who would dip his toes in centrism from time to time. But Tucker has blown past Sean Hannity into crazytown.

Imagine the average age of your audience is 72 (or higher) and that is your take during a pandemic. 

I mean, it's obvious that they're desperately trying to drag the bloated, moldering corpse of the Trump campaign across the finish line before the consequences catch up with them, but with deaths likely to surge through the next month or so I just don't see how that's possibly going to work out for them.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on July 08, 2020, 12:05:11 PM
Quote from: Nintex on July 08, 2020, 11:56:50 AM

It's a misconception that Tucker is only for old people.

I'm already regretting this exchange, but from your own link: "No one is going to deny the channel has millions of viewers over 60."


Over the past year, the median age of the cable channel’s audience had dropped to 65.


https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/how-old-is-the-average-fox-news-viewer-in-america.html/


Quote from: Great Rumbler on July 08, 2020, 11:57:13 AM

I mean, it's obvious that they're desperately trying to drag the bloated, moldering corpse of the Trump campaign across the finish line before the consequences catch up with them, but with deaths likely to surge through the next month or so I just don't see how that's possibly going to work out for them.

Make sense, he's just in "campaign mode". I've seen Limbaugh do similar things during election years. He'd kill the Bushes, McCain or Romney in off-years, but when they become the candidate they are impeccably perfect.


Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on July 08, 2020, 12:09:32 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on July 08, 2020, 12:05:11 PM
Quote from: Nintex on July 08, 2020, 11:56:50 AM

It's a misconception that Tucker is only for old people.

I'm already regretting this exchange, but from your own link: "No one is going to deny the channel has millions of viewers over 60."


Over the past year, the median age of the cable channel’s audience had dropped to 65.


https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/how-old-is-the-average-fox-news-viewer-in-america.html/
Yeah, not that many young people watch TV but still surprising that he manages to win in those demographics from MSNBC and other channels.

Joe Rogan is probably bigger than Carlson though and so is PewDiePie
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 08, 2020, 12:10:53 PM
https://www.newsweek.com/more-1-4-coronavirus-tests-arizona-come-back-positive-us-positivity-rate-climbs-1516324

Quote
Arizona currently has a seven-day moving average testing positivity rate of 26.8 percent

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 08, 2020, 12:14:20 PM
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/07/08/covid-19-us-3-million-cases-florida-new-jersey/5391309002/

Quote
Tuesday saw a record 60,021 new cases as the nationwide surge showed no signs of ebbing.


Going to be worse today and tomorrow.  Really might be 70K next week.  Insane.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on July 08, 2020, 12:17:23 PM
Imagine if we had comprehensive contact tracing. All these cases could actually become usable data to enact better governing.

That's been the real failure during this pandemic.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: james on July 08, 2020, 12:23:27 PM
Who's got $10 on 99k by next Thursday
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: shosta on July 08, 2020, 12:25:22 PM
You really tryna lose money again?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Himu on July 08, 2020, 12:27:40 PM
state of texas says my mail in ballot application wasn't valid and it's past the deadline. So I have to vote in person.

Ay dios mio. I'll be early voting to limit crowds.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: james on July 08, 2020, 12:31:03 PM
Quote from: shosta on July 08, 2020, 12:25:22 PM
You really tryna lose money again?

 :rash
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: shosta on July 08, 2020, 12:34:02 PM
Quote from: james on July 08, 2020, 12:31:03 PM
:rash
Ok... You're wagering $10 on 99k new cases in the US on July 16th as reported on Worldometers by July 17th. I'm wagering against. Deal. Like this post to sign.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: El Babua on July 08, 2020, 12:34:12 PM
V shaped recovery for the James Fund :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on July 08, 2020, 12:47:12 PM
https://twitter.com/leicesterliz/status/1280882721972248576 (https://twitter.com/leicesterliz/status/1280882721972248576)

Looks like the corona pounds have already dried up on her majesty's island
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 08, 2020, 12:53:17 PM
(https://www.narcity.com/u/2020/07/07/a05a4aa7cad36ea81a237072ce52581e.jpg_640xrel.jpg)

https://www.narcity.com/news/ca/bc/nanaimo-man-was-spotted-at-the-mall-wearing-saran-wrap-underwear

Quote
This Nanaimo man reportedly identifies himself as a "COVID Avenger" and rallies against mask-wearing policies.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: shosta on July 08, 2020, 01:10:25 PM
James just told me the bet was... not serious this time :fbm have a gambling addiction brehs
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on July 08, 2020, 01:13:43 PM
I'm willing to bet $50 that things will get worse in the US  :money
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 08, 2020, 01:20:22 PM
Don't bet money, loser has to dress as a COVID Avenger.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Himu on July 08, 2020, 01:23:50 PM
about to vote. let's hope i'm safe doing so
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 08, 2020, 01:50:49 PM
https://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCAKBN2492N0?utm_source=reddit.com

Quote
“We were able to control the virus better than many of our allies, particularly including our neighbor,” Trudeau told a briefing, saying Canada’s success would help efforts to restart the economy.

Look at this guy tooting our horn. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: james on July 08, 2020, 02:05:55 PM
Quote from: shosta on July 08, 2020, 01:10:25 PM
James just told me the bet was... not serious this time :fbm have a gambling addiction brehs

It's a serious bet but you cant be trusted.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: shosta on July 08, 2020, 02:08:03 PM
:lol got him scurred
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on July 08, 2020, 02:22:50 PM
https://twitter.com/latimes/status/1280929781979197444

 :(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 08, 2020, 03:49:01 PM
https://www.newsweek.com/less-150-icu-beds-left-all-arizona-coronavirus-cases-spike-1516365
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Himu on July 08, 2020, 04:05:03 PM
Voted. It was moved to a civic center with a big ass room and lots of distance between poll booths. I got in and out and it was easy and fast. Everyone was wearing a mask. It was more safe than shopping at the grocery store. They even provided wipes to wipe the screen down. Granted this was early voting but I think things will go well on election day. Glad that I had a nice and easy time!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Pissy F Benny on July 08, 2020, 04:17:38 PM
Quote from: Nintex on July 08, 2020, 12:47:12 PM
https://twitter.com/leicesterliz/status/1280882721972248576 (https://twitter.com/leicesterliz/status/1280882721972248576)

Looks like the corona pounds have already dried up on her majesty's island

Just bleeding that shidhole dry to help Britain’s Finest Establishment secure champions league football :maduro
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 08, 2020, 05:55:06 PM
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/09/this-lockdown-seems-different-second-time-around-melbourne-is-on-edge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on July 08, 2020, 06:07:14 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on July 08, 2020, 05:55:06 PM
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/09/this-lockdown-seems-different-second-time-around-melbourne-is-on-edge

Heartbreaking personal stories.

From the people I've spoken to, ranging from clients to family and friends it was either:

My world was ending, I was a prisoner in my own home, the [dog, kids, husband, wife, neighbors] drove me crazy :existential

or

Finally managed to work on that backlog of [movies, games, TV shows] :playa

Especially gamers coped incredibly well.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: james on July 08, 2020, 06:12:34 PM
What if youre running out of backlog  :rage
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 08, 2020, 06:13:54 PM
Start working on your frontlog  :ryker
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: james on July 08, 2020, 06:15:00 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on July 08, 2020, 06:13:54 PM
Start working on your frontlog.

My penis skin is raw
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on July 08, 2020, 06:15:53 PM
Quote from: james on July 08, 2020, 06:12:34 PM
What if youre running out of backlog  :rage

Last day of the steam sale is today ;)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Lonewulfeus on July 08, 2020, 06:21:15 PM
Play more mmos or multiplayer games, I spend a few hours each day on the backlog and then a bunch of time playing smite or siege with my bros.  I’m making progress on my backlog but I’m prolly good until long after covid is a over at this rate
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on July 08, 2020, 06:26:01 PM
Quote from: james on July 08, 2020, 06:12:34 PM
What if youre running out of backlog  :rage
How is this even possible?

What type of games do you like?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: james on July 08, 2020, 06:31:13 PM
Quote from: Nintex on July 08, 2020, 06:26:01 PM
Quote from: james on July 08, 2020, 06:12:34 PM
What if youre running out of backlog  :rage
How is this even possible?

What type of games do you like?

Well my most played game of the year is Asphalt 9.

Animal Crossing was a major disappointment.

I like games like Planet Coaster but then get sad at how much I suck at building
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on July 08, 2020, 06:50:08 PM
Quote from: james on July 08, 2020, 06:31:13 PM
Quote from: Nintex on July 08, 2020, 06:26:01 PM
Quote from: james on July 08, 2020, 06:12:34 PM
What if youre running out of backlog  :rage
How is this even possible?

What type of games do you like?

Well my most played game of the year is Asphalt 9.

Animal Crossing was a major disappointment.

I like games like Planet Coaster but then get sad at how much I suck at building
Well if you liked Asphalt 9, Need for Speed Heat is 60% off on Steam.
But there's also a ton of other games for like $5 or $10.

Planet Zoo is on sale too.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: james on July 08, 2020, 06:57:20 PM
Paying for an EA game?

 :girlaff :ohyou

I'll look into this so called planet zoo sale though
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: team filler on July 08, 2020, 07:35:08 PM
https://twitter.com/Dancing__HotDog/status/1280877039151730690
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: james on July 08, 2020, 07:38:49 PM
:dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 08, 2020, 07:40:29 PM
107 deaths in Texas and 135 deaths in California, both of those are new records.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on July 08, 2020, 07:56:11 PM
Trump's yelling that cases mean nothing and only deaths matter right at the point when deaths are obviously about to start rising again. It's so brazenly dumb but it's not surprising; he's incapable of thinking more than five minutes ahead.

And I don't even get that nice dopamine hit from schadenfreude because the thing that's owning him is the death of thousands of people. This suuuuuuuuuuucks.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 08, 2020, 07:59:04 PM
This whole thing makes me realize that when climate change goes bad, America is going to fuck over the world. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: shosta on July 08, 2020, 08:00:59 PM
everyone in the developed world is culpable, kkkanadian  :success
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on July 08, 2020, 08:02:30 PM
We're kicking out foreign university students who bring billions of dollars into the country, imagine how we'll treat impoverished climate refugees!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 08, 2020, 08:05:02 PM
Quote from: shosta on July 08, 2020, 08:00:59 PM
everyone in the developed world is culpable, kkkanadian  :success

That may be true now but what I meant is once other countries decide to make meaningful change, the US will refuse.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on July 08, 2020, 08:08:34 PM
First time we hit 60k on Worldometers! Woooooooooooooooooooooooo
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 08, 2020, 08:14:11 PM
Houston mayor just canceled the GOP convention:

https://abc13.com/politics/houston-mayor-cancels-in-person-gop-convention/6307042/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: stufte on July 08, 2020, 08:16:28 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on July 08, 2020, 08:14:11 PM
Houston mayor just canceled the GOP convention:

https://abc13.com/politics/houston-mayor-cancels-in-person-gop-convention/6307042/

Man, Trump is totally going to lose his shit and issue a strongly (stupidly) worded tweet.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Joe Molotov on July 08, 2020, 08:17:43 PM
Quote from: stufte on July 08, 2020, 08:16:28 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on July 08, 2020, 08:14:11 PM
Houston mayor just canceled the GOP convention:

https://abc13.com/politics/houston-mayor-cancels-in-person-gop-convention/6307042/

Man, Trump is totally going to lose his shit and issue a strongly (stupidly) worded tweet.

Cut off funding to Houston? We'll look into it!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on July 08, 2020, 08:18:24 PM
That's the Texas state GOP convention. They're still aiming to have the national one in Jacksonville (moved from Charlotte), though it's apparently a big shitshow.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: james on July 08, 2020, 08:19:24 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on July 08, 2020, 08:17:43 PM
Quote from: stufte on July 08, 2020, 08:16:28 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on July 08, 2020, 08:14:11 PM
Houston mayor just canceled the GOP convention:

https://abc13.com/politics/houston-mayor-cancels-in-person-gop-convention/6307042/

Man, Trump is totally going to lose his shit and issue a strongly (stupidly) worded tweet.

Cut off funding to Houston? We'll look into it!

We're still waiting on him to fix Chicago
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: shosta on July 08, 2020, 08:23:26 PM
Having no one but Q groypers at the national GOP convention would be the biggest embarrassment for the party ever. A cherry on top of this year's shit sundae
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on July 08, 2020, 08:50:40 PM
https://twitter.com/thewanreport/status/1281000156385685506
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 08, 2020, 08:51:41 PM
https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1280984270597771265
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on July 08, 2020, 09:08:52 PM
Quote from: riotous on July 08, 2020, 08:51:41 PM
Quote from: shosta on July 08, 2020, 08:23:26 PM
Having no one but Q groypers at the national GOP convention would be the biggest embarrassment for the party ever. A cherry on top of this year's shit sundae

The kinda sick part of me is disappointed.

The national GOP convention is being held in Jacksonville at the VyStars Arena. It's where they held  UFC 249, and a couple of UFC fight nights, and its holds a large Sports complex including the Jaguars stadium... and Daily's Place, where AEW runs shows.

So I hope AEW plans shit far enough in advance they film and tape shit so they can avoid the GOP convention, or they don't and AEW wrestlers and staff have to dodge whackos that want to start a fight with them.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: VomKriege on July 08, 2020, 09:09:12 PM
Quote from: james on July 08, 2020, 08:19:24 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on July 08, 2020, 08:17:43 PM
Quote from: stufte on July 08, 2020, 08:16:28 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on July 08, 2020, 08:14:11 PM
Houston mayor just canceled the GOP convention:

https://abc13.com/politics/houston-mayor-cancels-in-person-gop-convention/6307042/

Man, Trump is totally going to lose his shit and issue a strongly (stupidly) worded tweet.

Cut off funding to Houston? We'll look into it!

We're still waiting on him to fix Chicago

Don't cut the line, Baltimore was there first.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on July 08, 2020, 09:11:02 PM
Quote from: riotous on July 08, 2020, 09:09:55 PM
Quote from: Tripon on July 08, 2020, 09:08:52 PM
Quote from: riotous on July 08, 2020, 08:51:41 PM
Quote from: shosta on July 08, 2020, 08:23:26 PM
Having no one but Q groypers at the national GOP convention would be the biggest embarrassment for the party ever. A cherry on top of this year's shit sundae

The kinda sick part of me is disappointed.

The national GOP convention is being held in Jacksonville at the VyStars Arena. It's where they held  UFC 249, and a couple of UFC fight nights, and its holds a large Sports complex including the Jaguars stadium... and Daily's Place, where AEW runs shows.

So I hope AEW plans shit far enough in advance they film and tape shit so they can avoid the GOP convention, or they don't and AEW wrestlers and staff have to dodge whackos that want to start a fight with them.

Ah got it, thanks... yeah I thought it was being done in Florida, so that's just a Texass convention getting cancelled?

Sick part of me is excited again.

Yeah, Houston just canceled the Texan state GOP convention.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: G The Resurrected on July 08, 2020, 11:42:29 PM
And so it begins in California. Notices got posted today at our apartment complex stating they are going back to normal operations, inspections will happen and no notice will be made ahead of time nor will there be any special exemptions due to COVID-19. This housing is partially subsidized by the Federal government, so I'm assuming this is coming from higher up now that California is opening up. What a horrible time to let these exemptions expire as the numbers continue to rise.

I don't know about you guys but I trust myself, not others at this moment in time. I can't trust a team of individuals to come in and respect my personal space, let alone if they are traveling between multiple units in a single day... Increasing potential and avoidable risks. I don't know if that's a overreaction, but things aren't back to normal and I don't feel comfortable with that. I trust myself and the procedures I've adopted over the last few months to reduce and minimize risk in my household.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: shosta on July 09, 2020, 12:00:36 AM
Uh... It's a renters thing? You're on someone else's property.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: shosta on July 09, 2020, 12:01:07 AM
https://people.com/health/missouri-summer-camp-sees-dozens-infected-with-coronavirus-as-outbreak-raises-safety-concerns/

What the fuck kind of idiot sends their kids to summer camp during the fucking covid crisis
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on July 09, 2020, 12:05:19 AM
People who need child care.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: shosta on July 09, 2020, 12:08:26 AM
Aw shit you're right :goty2
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: G The Resurrected on July 09, 2020, 12:15:09 AM
Quote from: riotous on July 09, 2020, 12:08:53 AM
Quote from: shosta on July 09, 2020, 12:00:36 AM
Uh... It's a renters thing? You're on someone else's property.

Rented for 14 years and never once had anyone inspect my apartment.

Yeah it's a thing, we've always had it here. It's usually a huge pain in the ass normally, but that was in the before times not now.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: BIONIC on July 09, 2020, 01:10:04 AM
Quote from: riotous on July 08, 2020, 11:56:41 PM
Apartment inspections?

Is that a thing in Cali?

1%tous  ::)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on July 09, 2020, 01:19:47 AM
Might just be a regional renters rights things cuz I also never had to deal an inspection, let alone a no notice surprise ass home invasion.


... guess it’s been about 12 years since I’ve rented tho
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 09, 2020, 08:21:30 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmflFKmcGfk
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: BisMarckie on July 09, 2020, 09:32:15 AM
Apartment inspections sound like a nightmare. Landlords here can‘t even prohibit smoking indoors :pimp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on July 09, 2020, 10:34:17 AM
Apartments I lived in would use annual fire alarm checks as a way to inspect your apartment. They would come in with a battery tester but they'd be looking all around for any visible violations while they were doing it.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on July 09, 2020, 10:39:02 AM
Renting in California sucks in general.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 09, 2020, 10:42:55 AM
Ontario is 170+, 3 Deaths.  86 come from an area with spreading between temporary farmworkers, who are now being targetted for testing. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on July 09, 2020, 10:43:35 AM
The last hold out at my work finally put on a mask this morning, think I’ll throw a pizza party
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 09, 2020, 11:36:09 AM
Florida is 8,935 with a positivity rate of 20.72% and they only did 5/7th of the tests they did yesterday.  Also 120 dead.    This is looking pretty bad. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: thetylerrob on July 09, 2020, 11:45:30 AM
Maybe some landlords will catch Covid during inspections and some good can come from all of this.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Don Rumata on July 09, 2020, 11:47:49 AM
https://youtu.be/clscC120ZQM

Bald&Bankrupt confirms Corona shrinks your dick.  :fbm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Tripon on July 09, 2020, 11:59:18 AM
https://twitter.com/AP/status/1281249622120452107  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on July 09, 2020, 12:32:09 PM
The government is stealing the real cure for themselves

https://mobile.twitter.com/DaniCHurtado_/status/1280948345381490690
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on July 09, 2020, 12:37:02 PM
Chemical clean up/ hazard waste truck in that pic
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Joe Molotov on July 09, 2020, 12:40:06 PM
Genesis II was not as well received as the original.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 09, 2020, 02:43:59 PM
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/pky359/philippines-deep-shit-follows-trump-bolsonaro-reopening-duterte

Quote
“In America and Brazil, the presidents are brave. Bolsonaro has money; he’s kind of like Trump," he said, citing the leaders' "devil may care attitude."

"We are poor. We cannot afford total pandemonium.”

He added: “If we follow the examples of other countries by opening our entire economy and thousands upon thousands of new cases happen—then we are in deep shit.”


:dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: team filler on July 09, 2020, 03:47:24 PM
shosti's uncle not so bad  :maduro
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: team filler on July 09, 2020, 04:28:35 PM
https://twitter.com/byalexcoffey/status/1281271970013872129

https://twitter.com/byalexcoffey/status/1281277928853118976
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Dickie Dee on July 09, 2020, 04:41:44 PM
Quote from: Skullfuckers Anonymous on July 09, 2020, 12:32:09 PM
The government is stealing the real cure for themselves

https://mobile.twitter.com/DaniCHurtado_/status/1280948345381490690

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_Mineral_Supplement (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_Mineral_Supplement)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: team filler on July 09, 2020, 06:00:32 PM
https://twitter.com/___Colb___/status/1281323016492851221
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on July 09, 2020, 06:53:48 PM
Welp, looks like the deaths are starting to catch up with the other metrics.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: james on July 09, 2020, 06:57:12 PM
Quote from: Mandark on July 09, 2020, 06:53:48 PM
Welp, looks like the deaths are starting to catch up with the other metrics.

The moment we've all been waiting for
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 09, 2020, 07:12:28 PM
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-bolivia-anez/bolivias-president-anez-has-tested-positive-for-coronavirus-idUKKBN24A3DI?il=0&utm_source=reddit.com
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 09, 2020, 07:19:25 PM
https://www.sunherald.com/latest-news/article244119132.html

Mississippi’s five largest hospitals are out of ICU beds
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Steve Contra on July 09, 2020, 08:11:08 PM
Quote from: Mandark on July 09, 2020, 06:53:48 PM
Welp, looks like the deaths are starting to catch up with the other metrics.
came in here to post this. This sucks :'(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: chronovore on July 09, 2020, 08:15:52 PM
Quote from: G The Resurrected on July 08, 2020, 11:42:29 PM
And so it begins in California. Notices got posted today at our apartment complex stating they are going back to normal operations, inspections will happen and no notice will be made ahead of time nor will there be any special exemptions due to COVID-19. This housing is partially subsidized by the Federal government, so I'm assuming this is coming from higher up now that California is opening up. What a horrible time to let these exemptions expire as the numbers continue to rise.

I don't know about you guys but I trust myself, not others at this moment in time. I can't trust a team of individuals to come in and respect my personal space, let alone if they are traveling between multiple units in a single day... Increasing potential and avoidable risks. I don't know if that's a overreaction, but things aren't back to normal and I don't feel comfortable with that. I trust myself and the procedures I've adopted over the last few months to reduce and minimize risk in my household.

https://www.tobenerlaw.com/landlords-prohibited-from-entering-without-notice/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: chronovore on July 09, 2020, 08:16:24 PM
Quote from: shosta on July 09, 2020, 12:00:36 AM
Uh... It's a renters thing? You're on someone else's property.

The law has a more nuanced approach than you're positing.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: shosta on July 09, 2020, 09:18:52 PM
Bus driver who got pulverized for trying to keep his passengers safe is brain dead.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: G The Resurrected on July 09, 2020, 09:34:04 PM
Quote from: chronovore on July 09, 2020, 08:16:24 PM
Quote from: shosta on July 09, 2020, 12:00:36 AM
Uh... It's a renters thing? You're on someone else's property.

The law has a more nuanced approach than you're positing.

I should have stated previously that the notice acts as the "reasonable" notice to enter. They do this all the time with these notices, it's borderline shitty behavior. Sometimes they'll even post them the night before they intend to come in, which is less than 24 hours notice. I requested that they do a inspection over the phone, following their instruction to show them that we are in compliance and that everything is in working order. They've not yet made a decision about if they will or won't let us do that. I talked with one of the property supers about it and he doesn't haven an issue with it. He did tell me that the property management has been given some new guidance from HUD about the properties. Doesn't sound like good news from what he was telling me.

Anyways to keep this on track.

Where do we go from here? How do we even start to fix things when those in power choose to do nothing? The things they are choosing to do are only making things worse  and the fear I have is that all of this will be for nothing. The economy can be rebuilt, lives can't! Meanwhile those in power leave us to break for a recess when we have seriously fucked the pooch here. Emergency sessions should be going on to solve this crisis. We can't triage this problem when we don't even want to acknowledge that it's a problem in the first place.

Sorry I'm just frustrated more and more lately. I feel less and less in control of my life and fear for the protection and safety of those I love and care about deeply. I've already had so much happen in the past few months I can't really function properly anymore. The numbing reality setting in that riding this out is about all I can do. Managing the anxieties of not only myself but those I am close to.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: G The Resurrected on July 09, 2020, 09:37:41 PM
Quote from: shosta on July 09, 2020, 09:18:52 PM
Bus driver who got pulverized for trying to keep his passengers safe is brain dead.

Fucking hell man... WTF is wrong with people? They never stop to think about others and how their actions are what's to blame for the chaos. If we'd all be good citizens who understood basic science and general ideas of logical thought maybe we wouldn't be here today. I feel so bad for that Bus Driver, he was just doing what's right and payed the price for it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on July 09, 2020, 10:21:48 PM
 
(https://i.ibb.co/ZHswjgM/A03-B411-B-1-B2-A-48-D9-B036-1-AAC36-C55-EE0.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on July 09, 2020, 10:54:26 PM
https://twitter.com/scontorno/status/1281301052248281094

 :rage
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: G The Resurrected on July 09, 2020, 11:09:40 PM
Quote from: Mandark on July 09, 2020, 10:54:26 PM
https://twitter.com/scontorno/status/1281301052248281094

 :rage

Have you been inside a Home Depot lately? I went today and it was a nightmare, I was in and out in 5 minutes. I'm traumatized for life! I'm suing Home Depot for PTSD.

Seriously wtf is wrong with these people?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Bebpo on July 09, 2020, 11:30:43 PM
My dad is still sick at almost week 3 but he just got his test results from Monday and they were negative for Covid. Not sure how much I buy that since his symptoms haven't changed that much since the start of being diagnosed positive, but I guess it's good news if true and this is all lingering secondary stuff that should clear up.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on July 09, 2020, 11:59:30 PM
The one thing that’s been nice about no one wearing masks in stores is that when I need to find some assistance I can find workers right away.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: team filler on July 10, 2020, 12:28:59 AM
https://twitter.com/IndigoLeo10/status/1281434243390935048
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: team filler on July 10, 2020, 04:55:44 AM
https://twitter.com/reennaattaa_/status/1281255861126643713

 :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on July 10, 2020, 05:07:25 AM
The test came back....

Negative

No Corona  :rejoice :birb :bowsette
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 10, 2020, 10:17:17 AM
Bought a 50$ designer mask.  It's a lot more comfortable than my other one, but a lot less effective as a mask. Don't care, I look cool.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Everything but shipping went to charity.
[close]
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on July 10, 2020, 10:21:05 AM
Quote from: Nintex on July 10, 2020, 05:07:25 AM
The test came back....

Negative

Giving Lonewulfeus his like now.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: james on July 10, 2020, 11:41:47 AM
Today's Florida results are in!

Makes your guesses everyone!

And the winner is...

spoiler (click to show/hide)
+11,433
[close]
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 10, 2020, 11:59:27 AM
Quote from: Stro on July 10, 2020, 11:30:12 AM
America has had more cases in the past 3 days than Canada has had the entire duration :titus

You just need 2 days and that has been true since last week and only going to get worse.  The US situation is terrible and I'm pretty worried that nothing will change until Jan. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on July 10, 2020, 12:04:00 PM
Think about the local economies in the Caribbean that rely on US tourist dollars. Even if they do everything right and protect their population from the virus, they're fucked until the US gets its act together.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: james on July 10, 2020, 12:05:12 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on July 10, 2020, 11:59:27 AM
Quote from: Stro on July 10, 2020, 11:30:12 AM
America has had more cases in the past 3 days than Canada has had the entire duration :titus

You just need 2 days and that has been true since last week and only going to get worse.  The US situation is terrible and I'm pretty worried that nothing will change until Jan.

If youve ever wondered why people in "shithole" countries dont revolt against their incompetent leaders, this is real-world 101.

Widespread disease and poverty and crickets
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on July 10, 2020, 12:15:05 PM
4th of July is mostly an outdoors holiday so hopefully that aspect won't be too bad?

Now I'm thinking of how many people Thanksgiving's going to kill, though.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on July 10, 2020, 12:21:37 PM
I think all the rescheduled weddings will be the larger problem. People that cancelled in the spring are carrying on like everything is fine. I've already had three invitations to events scheduled in August/September. No mentions of social distancing, masks, or other limits.

I'll be declining and sending cards.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 10, 2020, 12:23:51 PM
Quote from: Mandark on July 10, 2020, 12:04:00 PM
Think about the local economies in the Caribbean that rely on US tourist dollars. Even if they do everything right and protect their population from the virus, they're fucked until the US gets its act together.

Cuba laughs as the Canadians keep coming. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 10, 2020, 12:30:01 PM
https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-07-10-20-intl/h_f647f1ecab0e2a298f6eafb56938ffa7

Fewer than 1,000 ICU beds are available statewide in Texas
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 10, 2020, 12:31:17 PM
Quote from: james on July 10, 2020, 11:41:47 AM
Today's Florida results are in!

Makes your guesses everyone!

And the winner is...

spoiler (click to show/hide)
+11,433
[close]

https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-07-10-20-intl/h_b9b1699e07df04a026c9ff9bf5b9ff00

Quote
Officials in Florida's Miami-Dade County reported a staggering 33.5% Covid-19 positivity rate on Thursday, according to data released by Mayor Carlos Gimenez's office.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: james on July 10, 2020, 12:48:50 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on July 10, 2020, 12:21:37 PM
I think all the rescheduled weddings will be the larger problem. People that cancelled in the spring are carrying on like everything is fine. I've already had three invitations to events scheduled in August/September. No mentions of social distancing, masks, or other limits.

I'll be declining and sending cards.

My boss and his family are on the road right now to go to his sister's wedding.

And yes, it's a hotspot.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 10, 2020, 12:50:29 PM
SMH morons traveling in the middle of a pandemic.  Shame. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on July 10, 2020, 12:51:59 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on July 10, 2020, 12:21:37 PM
I think all the rescheduled weddings will be the larger problem. People that cancelled in the spring are carrying on like everything is fine. I've already had three invitations to events scheduled in August/September. No mentions of social distancing, masks, or other limits.

I'll be declining and sending cards.

I’m expected to be in my brothers wedding sept 18. Hoping they reschedule as it gets closer, but if not, sorry bro
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on July 10, 2020, 12:58:08 PM
Quote
Autopsies on people who died of the coronavirus are helping doctors understand how the disease affects the body -- and one of the most remarkable findings concerned blood clotting, a pathologist says.

Some Covid-19 patients are known to develop blood clotting issues, but the degree and the extent to which that occurs was described as "dramatic" by Rapkiewicz.

"What we saw at autopsy was sort of an extension of that," she said. "The clotting was not only in the large vessels but also in the smaller vessels.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/10/health/what-coronavirus-autopsies-reveal/index.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 10, 2020, 01:04:19 PM
US is at +30,705 without any of Texas, California, Georga, Tennessee, and South Carolina among a lot of others.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 10, 2020, 01:09:32 PM
Louisiana, which already had a terrible first wave: +2,642 (imagine California with 25,000 new cases a day).

The state was at +234 on June 8th.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: james on July 10, 2020, 01:10:48 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on July 10, 2020, 01:04:19 PM
US is at +30,705 without any of Texas, California, Georga, Tennessee, and South Carolina among a lot of others.

Im old enough to remember when we went below 20k cases a day and the rona was over
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: james on July 10, 2020, 01:11:29 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on July 10, 2020, 01:09:32 PM
Louisiana, which already had a terrible first wave: +2,642 (imagine California with 25,000 new cases a day).

The state was at +234 on June 8th.

Im really curious about seeing their data by race

I feel like they had a black people wave and now its a white people wave
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: ToxicAdam on July 10, 2020, 01:16:47 PM
Ohio Republicans getting a bit stir crazy ...
Quote
"Are you tired of living in a dictatorship yet?" Republican state Rep. Nino Vitale wrote in a post on Facebook Tuesday after Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, announced the mask mandate. "This is what happens when people go crazy and get tested. STOP GETTING TESTED! It is giving the government an excuse to claim something is happening that is not happening at the magnitude they say it is happening.
Quote
Ohio State Rep. Candice Keller didn't wear a mask when she shopped Thursday at a Middletown Walgreens.

She did wear a blue hat featuring an American flag and the name "Reagan."

Keller posted on Facebook a photo of herself on Facebook outside the door of the Walgreens. A sign on the door said, "Mandatory face protection is required to enter."

"Spent $53. No mask. Only one in the store maskless," Keller wrote in the post. "Be brave. Try it. You'll like it."

fecking facebook

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 10, 2020, 01:19:32 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on July 10, 2020, 01:16:47 PM
Ohio Republicans getting a bit stir crazy ...
Quote
"Are you tired of living in a dictatorship yet?" Republican state Rep. Nino Vitale wrote in a post on Facebook Tuesday after Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, announced the mask mandate. "This is what happens when people go crazy and get tested. STOP GETTING TESTED! It is giving the government an excuse to claim something is happening that is not happening at the magnitude they say it is happening.
Quote
Ohio State Rep. Candice Keller didn't wear a mask when she shopped Thursday at a Middletown Walgreens.

She did wear a blue hat featuring an American flag and the name "Reagan."

Keller posted on Facebook a photo of herself on Facebook outside the door of the Walgreens. A sign on the door said, "Mandatory face protection is required to enter."

"Spent $53. No mask. Only one in the store maskless," Keller wrote in the post. "Be brave. Try it. You'll like it."

fecking facebook
"STOP GETTING TESTED! It is giving the government an excuse to claim something is happening that is not happening at the magnitude they say it is happening."

Flawless logic.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: james on July 10, 2020, 01:20:51 PM
We're allowed to hope for death on this forum right
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on July 10, 2020, 01:22:41 PM
you have not earned that
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 10, 2020, 01:41:05 PM
https://globalnews.ca/news/7160749/canada-us-border-push

Quote
The federal government is softly pushing back against an effort from U.S. Congress members to reopen the border with Canada amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, saying any decision will be made “by Canadians, for Canadians.”

A bipartisan group of 29 federal lawmakers led by New York representatives Brian Higgins and Elise Stefanik sent a letter to Public Safety Minister Bill Blair and Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf late last week, urging both countries to “immediately craft a comprehensive framework for phased reopening of the border.”

:piss
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 10, 2020, 01:47:24 PM
"But America! What big case numbers you have," said Little Red Canada.

"The better to kill you with, my dear," roared America as he leapt out of the bed and began to chase Canada.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: james on July 10, 2020, 01:49:14 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on July 10, 2020, 01:41:05 PM
https://globalnews.ca/news/7160749/canada-us-border-push

Quote
The federal government is softly pushing back against an effort from U.S. Congress members to reopen the border with Canada amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, saying any decision will be made “by Canadians, for Canadians.”

A bipartisan group of 29 federal lawmakers led by New York representatives Brian Higgins and Elise Stefanik sent a letter to Public Safety Minister Bill Blair and Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf late last week, urging both countries to “immediately craft a comprehensive framework for phased reopening of the border.”

:piss

Im up for a Montreal strip club excursion!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on July 10, 2020, 01:51:11 PM
Quote from: Stro on July 10, 2020, 01:47:03 PM
Justin just needs to tell Trump there actually are a lot of brown people in Canada and he'll make sure the border stays closed.

*obligatory trudeau brownface punchline*
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 10, 2020, 01:52:28 PM
https://www.ktbs.com/news/health/coronavirus/judge-temporarily-stops-mayors-face-mask-mandate-5-businesses-seek-injunction/article_472df858-c295-11ea-aa1c-4ba62d8d141b.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on July 10, 2020, 01:55:03 PM
Quote
The lawsuit cites information from medical professionals in February, including the U.S. Surgeon General, who said masks are not effective in preventing the general public from catching the coronavirus, and Dr. Mark Ryan, World Health Organization executive director, who was quoted as saying there is no specific evidence suggesting the wearing masks has any "potential benefit."

That is one area where the public health organizations really did not cover themselves with glory.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 10, 2020, 02:02:41 PM
Live not by lies even if you're trying to prevent a mask shortage for medical workers.

LOL at masks creating a false sense of security in the public logic.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 10, 2020, 02:04:43 PM
https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/6-week-old-infant-dies-covid-19-texas-official-says/RNLWTIPFB5AHBME4YWDFG2N3SI/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: james on July 10, 2020, 02:14:35 PM
FAUCI LIED, PEOPLE DIED


Anyone looking to move to an island country for remote work?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Mandark on July 10, 2020, 02:16:49 PM
Quote from: james on July 10, 2020, 02:14:35 PM
Anyone looking to move to an island country for remote work?

okay epstein
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: james on July 10, 2020, 02:19:06 PM
Quote from: Mandark on July 10, 2020, 02:16:49 PM
Quote from: james on July 10, 2020, 02:14:35 PM
Anyone looking to move to an island country for remote work?

okay epstein

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/10/barbados-is-planning-to-let-people-stay-and-work-remotely-for-a-year.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on July 10, 2020, 02:36:12 PM
Quote from: Nintex on July 08, 2020, 01:13:43 PM
I'm willing to bet $50 that things will get worse in the US  :money

Pay up Zoomer  :success
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 10, 2020, 02:40:05 PM
No one took the other side of that bet.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: OnlyRegret on July 10, 2020, 02:41:31 PM
Quote from: Stro on July 10, 2020, 01:00:37 PM
Man if 'rona hit 100 years ago or more, it might really be the end of the world  :titus

Why
The world made it through worse pandemics
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: who is ted danson? on July 10, 2020, 02:52:45 PM
 :nsfw ?
spoiler (click to show/hide)
https://twitter.com/tew1984/status/1281649003885727744
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 10, 2020, 03:21:57 PM
Georgia +4,484
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 10, 2020, 03:25:24 PM
oof
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 10, 2020, 03:28:32 PM
We're already looking at 43k new cases today even without numbers from California and Texas.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: CatsCatsCats on July 10, 2020, 04:18:59 PM
(https://i.ibb.co/FxSyjBW/159-D6-EA8-204-E-41-DA-81-CC-F83-AF890-A07-B.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Akala on July 10, 2020, 04:52:15 PM
title change  :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: james on July 10, 2020, 05:07:50 PM
 :drudge :drudge :drudge :drudge

Atlanta to go back to Phase 1

Stay at home everybody!

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/mayor-roll-back-atlantas-reopening-plan-phase-1-allowing-only-essential-travel/L3IUU3NIAZGTHH3KAN7KL2XS5U/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Nintex on July 10, 2020, 05:14:12 PM
https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1281594606195531776 (https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1281594606195531776)

Finally they're waking up on this ventilation thing
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 10, 2020, 05:34:20 PM
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/coronavirus/os-ne-coronavirus-county-hospitalizations-ahca-20200710-5fpnosf2m5feteib5gtwb3lkz4-story.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: james on July 10, 2020, 05:36:22 PM
Its going to be another new record today folks

 :rash
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 10, 2020, 05:44:34 PM
Yep, +59,510 with 4800 still to count for Texas and Cali is still low. 

https://twitter.com/bnodesk/status/1281704443176783875
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Positive Touch on July 10, 2020, 05:52:28 PM
https://twitter.com/Dojafat/status/1281628711717044226?s
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: thisismyusername on July 10, 2020, 06:08:21 PM
Quote from: Positive Touch on July 10, 2020, 05:52:28 PM
https://twitter.com/Dojafat/status/1281628711717044226?s

Better one:

https://twitter.com/kthorjensen/status/1281658628429078529
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Positive Touch on July 10, 2020, 06:11:30 PM
just like the flu
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 10, 2020, 06:15:43 PM
 :snoop

US not the only one having trouble. 50 cases in Hong Kong today and there's the Kazakhstan thing.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 10, 2020, 06:25:28 PM
50 cases are bad.  US has just lost all perspective. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on July 10, 2020, 06:26:30 PM
Every time there's a new outbreak in an Asian country the numbers just make me more depressed about the situation here.

I live in a state that's avoided the current spike and has a lower population than Hong Kong, and we get 400-500 new cases daily.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 10, 2020, 06:31:39 PM
Going to be 66-69K+ today I think, which is consistent with it growing ~10k+ for each weeks peak.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 10, 2020, 07:13:52 PM
Quote from: Positive Touch on July 10, 2020, 06:11:30 PM
just like the flu

"it only effects old people"
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on July 10, 2020, 07:16:14 PM
I honestly believe there’s millions of Americans out there that want to die, they just want it done by the hands of another. So, covid comes along as this reprieve from the pain and all they have to do is live recklessly. Which is how they were living anyways because they don’t respect their own life.

Sorry for the cynicism, but when I read that shit about Richard Rose, that’s what leaps out at me.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on July 10, 2020, 07:17:13 PM
that's probably not true
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on July 10, 2020, 07:21:23 PM
Check the suicide rates for white males in this country. They are only 30 percent of the country, but represent 70 percent of the suicides.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on July 10, 2020, 07:22:53 PM
I dunno man... I think the vast majority of people just want to live and the recklessness in this country has much more to do with American arrogance and institutional distrust, not a Freudian death drive
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on July 10, 2020, 07:25:44 PM
Some people spend decades killing themselves with intentionally poor health decisions. Covid just speeds up the path they are on.

Quote from: riotous on July 10, 2020, 07:23:52 PM
There are less than 50k suicides a year and millions of people being idiots about COVID.  Math doesn't really add up.

Check figure 9 in this report. They estimate that 9.8 million adults in 2017 had serious thoughts about suicide.

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/suicide.shtml


Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 10, 2020, 07:28:08 PM
https://twitter.com/TexasTribune/status/1281674796707831809

:(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on July 10, 2020, 07:34:03 PM
South Korea's suicide rate is ~50% higher than the US IIRC, so I don't think I'd pin it on that.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 10, 2020, 07:40:30 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on July 10, 2020, 07:28:08 PM
https://twitter.com/TexasTribune/status/1281674796707831809

:(

but...weren't you just demanding and ordering schools be opened up soon?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 10, 2020, 07:46:19 PM
I think it's a combination of things. People who are reckless because they don't care if they die but also people like that putting others at risk that do want to live.
There's also a chunk that probably couldn't miss out on their income and had no choice but to put themselves at risk.

It also doesn't help that hugging is a sort of normal way to greet friends and Americans in general have a more physical way of socializing.
Including huddling up in churches holding hands, elaborate handshakes and other such things. I noticed that in the protests too, a lot of physical contact.

In countries like Germany and the Netherlands friends acknowledge each other with a nod or a slap on the shoulder.
Only BFF's, lovers, family etc. hug and even for the latter that is fairly uncommon in public.

It wasn't hard for us to stop doing handshakes as that is the only type of physical contact commonly used when interacting with other people.
I wonder if that's the reason why Germany did so much better than Spain and France at the beginning of the outbreak.  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on July 10, 2020, 07:49:00 PM
AbBOT keeps malfunctioning and flip flopping on shit.

Absolutely feckless cunt.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 10, 2020, 07:50:14 PM
Jesus, it might actually be 70K today.  LA is only at 324 and they were 1734 yesterday. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Lonewulfeus on July 10, 2020, 07:52:09 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on July 10, 2020, 07:21:23 PM
Check the suicide rates for white males in this country. They are only 30 percent of the country, but represent 70 percent of the suicides.

Should be higher tbh.

Native women have the highest suicide rates, but yes let’s make it all about white dudes  ::)

spoiler (click to show/hide)
:reeeee
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 10, 2020, 07:57:20 PM
The problem with corona suicide is that it looks painful as fuck

No one wants tubes down their throat
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on July 10, 2020, 07:58:01 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on July 10, 2020, 07:28:08 PM
https://twitter.com/TexasTribune/status/1281674796707831809

:(

If we've learned anything during this pandemic, it's that a wait-and-see approach always pays off.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on July 10, 2020, 07:58:06 PM
maybe the birds who fly into windmills just want to die too
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 10, 2020, 07:59:39 PM
tbh, this whole suicide discussion is all kind of moot because that particular dude that just died regretted his decision almost immediately, according to his FB page :yeshrug
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 10, 2020, 08:01:00 PM
Quote from: james on July 10, 2020, 07:57:20 PM
No one wants tubes down their throat

On the contrary, I honestly believe there’s millions of Americans out there that want a big old cock down their throat, they just don't want to admit it and so go for surrogates.  So, covid comes along as this reprieve from the pain and all they have to do is live recklessly and get their throat stuffed finally. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 10, 2020, 08:02:01 PM
+71,219    
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 10, 2020, 08:03:41 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on July 10, 2020, 08:01:00 PM
Quote from: james on July 10, 2020, 07:57:20 PM
No one wants tubes down their throat

On the contrary, I honestly believe there’s millions of Americans out there that want a big old cock down their throat, they just don't want to admit it and so go for surrogates.  So, covid comes along as this reprieve from the pain and all they have to do is live recklessly and get their throat stuffed finally.

Im pretty miserable and I just want someone to hold me but ok
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BisMarckie on July 10, 2020, 08:05:08 PM
Quote from: 213372bu on July 10, 2020, 07:52:46 PM
I don't know why we're even entertaining the idea that there is a statistically significant amount of people who "don't care about dying" that aren't 60+.

These people are reckless and restless and are making decisions to go to WDW, the gym, the mall, crowded areas of the beach, bars etc. it's not a bunch of White sadboys opening the door like they're emotionally detached and playing with a glock in their mouth.


Exactly, white sadboys don't go to the beach, they post on the Bore dot com.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on July 10, 2020, 08:05:36 PM
It’s the global media’s fault for turning this into a competition between countries. We have to be first in everything we do.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 10, 2020, 08:52:51 PM
As always. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 10, 2020, 08:55:33 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqrA6ojnhJQ
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 10, 2020, 10:15:56 PM
I went out to pick up beer tonight and the streets were full and everyone shopping had masks.  It was a pretty sight.  Mask laws work.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 10, 2020, 11:32:16 PM
Finally some good news from Florida

https://wtfflorida.com/news/madness/commissioner-who-voted-against-masks-in-critical-condition-with-covid-19/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 11, 2020, 01:03:11 AM
seeing chuds die painfully of covid is the only consolation prize in this whole shitfest
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on July 11, 2020, 01:07:17 AM
people dying is bad
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 11, 2020, 01:07:39 AM
Quote from: shosta on July 11, 2020, 01:07:17 AM
people dying is bad

where did i mention people?  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on July 11, 2020, 01:10:41 AM
I think it's tempting to say people got their just desserts but no one deserves to have their organs shut down and die of renal failure just because they were misguided.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 11, 2020, 01:19:41 AM
Quote from: shosta on July 11, 2020, 01:07:17 AM
people dying is bad

If it's so bad, explain this

Quote
One of the motions would mandate masks for county employees. It failed by a count of 3-2, with Paul Waldron voting against it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Positive Touch on July 11, 2020, 01:32:26 AM
Quote from: shosta on July 11, 2020, 01:10:41 AM
I think it's tempting to say people got their just desserts but no one deserves to have their organs shut down and die of renal failure just because they were misguided.

except a lot of these people end up being like the guy in the article, hurting other people in the name of his shitty and selfish politics. it's ok when bad things happen to bad people; the idea that you can be above it all and still have things work out for the best is a silly fantasy.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on July 11, 2020, 01:35:19 AM
It's not ok when bad things happen to bad people. I'm pretty sure that's the point of preventing more coronavirus cases. Anyway I'm just asking for people here to demonstrate a little humanity.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 11, 2020, 01:35:36 AM
Shosta: What Hitler really needed was a mental health specialist to help him work through his problems. Celebrating his death is bad, it's not his fault he was misguided.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 11, 2020, 01:39:57 AM
Some good clean fun over at Typhoon Texas in Houston!

https://www.reddit.com/r/houston/comments/hp30dj/typhoon_texas_water_park_crowds_an_hour_ago/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 11, 2020, 02:43:22 AM
is this guy "misguided" too?

https://twitter.com/TPM/status/1281598453622222851
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 11, 2020, 06:38:24 AM
Pneumonia is a very horrible way to go I would not wish it on my biggest enemy.
Hopefully his death will make others more aware of the dangers though.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on July 11, 2020, 06:54:44 AM
https://twitter.com/chadloder/status/1281792062862405633
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: chronovore on July 11, 2020, 09:29:54 AM
Quote from: Oblivion on July 11, 2020, 02:43:22 AM
is this guy "misguided" too?

https://twitter.com/TPM/status/1281598453622222851

Hope he’s signed up at the front of the fucking list.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Rufus on July 11, 2020, 09:37:25 AM
Quote from: shosta on July 11, 2020, 01:35:19 AM
It's not ok when bad things happen to bad people. I'm pretty sure that's the point of preventing more coronavirus cases. Anyway I'm just asking for people here to demonstrate a little humanity.
Ackshually, It's very human to wish ill on people you despise.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: thisismyusername on July 11, 2020, 09:47:11 AM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on July 10, 2020, 07:21:23 PM
Check the suicide rates for white males in this country. They are only 30 percent of the country, but represent 70 percent of the suicides.

...Which has nothing to do with COVID stupidity.

White women kill themselves more often than PoC as well. Are you going to conflate that with COVID as well?

Quote from: riotous on July 10, 2020, 07:35:23 PM
Yeah it's because conservative Americans are fucking arrogant morons.

Exactly.

Quote from: Oblivion on July 10, 2020, 07:59:39 PM
tbh, this whole suicide discussion is all kind of moot because that particular dude that just died regretted his decision almost immediately, according to his FB page :yeshrug

Good. Maybe he'll be a lesson to the "fake news!" folks.

Quote from: shosta on July 11, 2020, 01:35:19 AM
Anyway I'm just asking for people here to demonstrate a little humanity.

(https://i.imgur.com/w4LagU7.gif)

You know that adage, "play stupid games, win stupid prizes?"

Dude played a stupid game (not wearing a mask, taking precautions) and won a stupid prize (death).

Quote from: Rufus on July 11, 2020, 09:37:25 AM
Quote from: shosta on July 11, 2020, 01:35:19 AM
It's not ok when bad things happen to bad people. I'm pretty sure that's the point of preventing more coronavirus cases. Anyway I'm just asking for people here to demonstrate a little humanity.
Ackshually, It's very human to wish ill on people you despise.

:trumps Maybe the "die on the 4th to own the libs #FAKENEWS" crowd will actually learn something from this. :idont

:idont Don't count on me expecting that to happen though, so I'll laugh at the schadenfreude of it. :idont
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Himu on July 11, 2020, 11:54:26 AM
Ordered a pizza for pick up yesterday.

Went inside and there was a a whole ass family of like 10 eating inside, multiple people eating in there, just sitting and talking as if we don't live in a Covid hot spot. None of them wearing masks of course.

I was in there only a few minutes on the edge of the restaurant waiting for my shit. I swear to God I hope I don't catch this just picking up a pizza. I hate this state.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 11, 2020, 12:42:08 PM
https://globalnews.ca/news/7164325/grocery-store-coronavirus-pay/

Quote
Executives from three of Canada’s largest grocery chains were in communication before launching and ending temporary wage increases for grocery store workers during COVID-19, but maintain their decisions were not co-ordinated.

Metro Inc. was aware of Loblaw Companies Ltd.’s decision to stop its so-called pandemic pay program before it made a similar decision, chief executive Eric La Fleche told the House of Commons standing committee on industry, science and technology Friday.

Loblaw president Sarah Davis echoed the sentiment, but noted she sent a “courtesy email” to both competitors, as well as Walmart and Save-On-Foods, on June 11. The latter two did not appear at the hearing.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: EchoRin on July 11, 2020, 12:51:30 PM
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/lou-holtz-condemns-big-tens-decision-adjust-schedules-for-all-sports-due-to-coronavirus-064124690.html

Lol. Give me a brake Lou. Though pretty predictable coming from him.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 11, 2020, 12:52:06 PM
I don't know what stage of capitalism this is, but this is fucking stupid  :doge
https://twitter.com/disneyparksjobs/status/1281930571048988673 (https://twitter.com/disneyparksjobs/status/1281930571048988673)

https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1281974418370105345 (https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1281974418370105345)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Positive Touch on July 11, 2020, 01:10:14 PM
are we ever going to hit a point where people say enough is enough? sure doesn't feel like it right now
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 11, 2020, 01:17:28 PM
You'd need an Italy style lock-down of the worst hit areas with military and police patrolling the streets to prevent this from spreading further at this point.
Which is not something that will be accepted for various reasons.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 11, 2020, 01:36:54 PM
It's going to get worse before it gets better.  My worry is that we won't see significant organized countermeasures until Biden is in, which is way too far away.

Just to continue the down-fall-of-the-American-empire show, I'd like to see state militia be used to prevent interstate travel or quarantine.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BisMarckie on July 11, 2020, 01:41:42 PM
It‘s easy to think Biden will change anything seeing how Trump completely bungled this, but only blaming Trump kinda overlooks the fact that the response on a state level was also just mindblowingly awful
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 11, 2020, 01:45:05 PM
Yes but it's a lot easier to fuck up at the state level if the federal message is the same.  Also, think post-election will give a lot of opportunity for them to change their opinions without the backlash that would happen right now. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BisMarckie on July 11, 2020, 01:50:05 PM
I am just saying the US are a lost cause, we should probably keep our borders closed and watch it turn into a Mad Max world in real time.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 11, 2020, 01:52:10 PM
Maybe the Supreme Court will give it back to the natives before it gets that bad.  Put all the Republicans in a reserve in Florida. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 11, 2020, 03:39:06 PM
https://www.businessinsider.com/angela-merkel-coronavirus-exposes-leaders-fact-denying-populism-trump-2020-7?r=DE&IR=T&utm_source=reddit.com
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 11, 2020, 03:55:33 PM
https://twitter.com/Feinsand/status/1281993577854308362
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BisMarckie on July 11, 2020, 04:55:38 PM
It‘s doubly weird when you consider that the German soccer league resumed play like two months ago with absolutely no issues and other leagues have started as well and it has gone smoothly.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on July 11, 2020, 05:08:42 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on July 11, 2020, 04:55:38 PM
It‘s doubly weird when you consider that the German soccer league resumed play like two months ago with absolutely no issues and other leagues have started as well and it has gone smoothly.

It’s almost like Americans are fucking dumb, and don’t like being told what to do even if it’s objectively good for them  :thinking
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 11, 2020, 05:12:59 PM
https://twitter.com/lapublichealth/status/1282042901392879616

If L.A. was its own state, it'll be 6th behind Florida, California, Texas, Georgia, and Arizona.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 11, 2020, 05:18:47 PM
Quote from: BIONIC on July 11, 2020, 05:08:42 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on July 11, 2020, 04:55:38 PM
It‘s doubly weird when you consider that the German soccer league resumed play like two months ago with absolutely no issues and other leagues have started as well and it has gone smoothly.

It’s almost like Americans are fucking dumb, and don’t like being told what to do even if it’s objectively good for them  :thinking

What's the only thing dumber than an American?

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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on July 11, 2020, 05:22:48 PM
https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/1281786741029052418
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BisMarckie on July 11, 2020, 05:34:17 PM
No big deal though, catchers always wear masks :rodney
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on July 11, 2020, 05:45:03 PM
Quote from: Mandark on July 11, 2020, 05:22:48 PM
twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/1281786741029052418
apparently the death rate should be much lower now that they're intubating at the earliest opportunity, right?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on July 11, 2020, 05:50:32 PM
Just intuitively I'd expect care to be more effective after four months of dealing directly with the virus. I saw somewhere that the survival rate in Britain for COVID patients in the ICU had gone from 50% to over 70%.

That's why I'm "optimistic" about not hitting New York-in-April levels, but it's still going to be real bad.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on July 11, 2020, 06:04:55 PM
I think overall the mortality rate per case will be much lower but the area of impact is so much larger. We could have a repeat of 2k+ every day.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on July 11, 2020, 06:06:23 PM
My heart goes out to anyone working in these emergency rooms. I can't imagine being in one of the few hospitals servicing an impacted area and seeing tens of thousands of (excess) deaths over only three or four months.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Steve Contra on July 11, 2020, 06:11:01 PM
Quote from: Mandark on July 11, 2020, 05:50:32 PM
Just intuitively I'd expect care to be more effective after four months of dealing directly with the virus. I saw somewhere that the survival rate in Britain for COVID patients in the ICU had gone from 50% to over 70%.

That's why I'm "optimistic" about not hitting New York-in-April levels, but it's still going to be real bad.
i said this earlier in the thread but I have a friend who’s uncle had it. He’s overweight, in his sixties and has diabetes. He survived and that’s because they were more aggressive in treating him early than they would have at the beginning. They threw him on a ventilator at the first sign of trouble.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 11, 2020, 06:13:01 PM
Quote from: shosta on July 11, 2020, 06:04:55 PM
I think overall the mortality rate per case will be much lower but the area of impact is so much larger. We could have a repeat of 2k+ every day.

Yep, my main concern is about the death rate is that deaths are not going to be just concentrated in NY and NJ, but most of the south and west, so by the time they individually realize they need to shut down we will be seeing 10 states all with smaller deaths than NY individually but combined they could be very large. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 11, 2020, 06:42:12 PM
The death rate is one thing but there's also lasting effects on the health of many people who had severe Covid-19.
Their lungs are ruined, some have lost their sense of smell and taste and most get tired very quickly.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 11, 2020, 06:50:47 PM
Yes but glass-lung isn't a statistic on Worldmeters.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 11, 2020, 06:52:17 PM
My aunt is reporting her sense of taste is returning
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 11, 2020, 06:53:17 PM
And to go with the above argument, even if deaths stay at 700 deaths a day, that is still 121800 more dead this year, for about a quarter-million deaths this year. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 11, 2020, 07:31:53 PM
https://twitter.com/JasonHoffman93/status/1282066158422720513


....huh.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on July 11, 2020, 07:38:45 PM
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-apparently-relenting-bit-wearing-masks-says-they-make-him-look-like-the-lone-ranger/

From about a week and a half ago.

As shambolic as the white house is, glad someone figured that going to a veterans' hospital with no PPE would be a bad look.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 11, 2020, 07:42:26 PM
Going to be a lot of True Patriotic American Individualists suddenly not thinking masks are actually an encroachment on Freedom. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on July 11, 2020, 07:44:14 PM
Hopefully!

Probably a lot of "well of course wear them in a hospital, but why should I wear one everywhere?" too.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 11, 2020, 07:44:47 PM
Quote from: Mandark on July 11, 2020, 07:38:45 PM
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-apparently-relenting-bit-wearing-masks-says-they-make-him-look-like-the-lone-ranger/

From about a week and a half ago.

As shambolic as the white house is, glad someone figured that going to a veterans' hospital with no PPE would be a bad look.

well in that case, it makes these tweets all the more awkward then:

https://twitter.com/samstein/status/1282086956915142656
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 11, 2020, 07:46:53 PM
Same energy
(https://thumbs.gfycat.com/FlippantJadedBlackbird-size_restricted.gif)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 11, 2020, 07:58:44 PM
Only in your mind.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 11, 2020, 08:07:11 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on July 11, 2020, 07:58:44 PM
Only in your mind.
Not really, in this particular scene Snake leaves a quarantine zone where he could not save anyone getting infected with a deadly virus (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcxC-Ol07Ok).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 11, 2020, 08:30:56 PM
https://twitter.com/maggieNYT/status/1281992949434392578
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: thisismyusername on July 11, 2020, 08:35:08 PM
🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵 IT'S A COVID-19 WORLD, AFTER ALL~~~~~~!!!!!!!™🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵

https://twitter.com/Whatapityonyou/status/1282051524823117824

Can't wait for the spike in cases because Disney can't properly scrub and are at "capacity" for their distancing/cleaning supplies on the first day.

Why are people so dumb and not waiting for a vaccine? :snoop

Oh well, their deaths will fuel me. :phil
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Himu on July 11, 2020, 08:36:42 PM
Quote from: Stro on July 11, 2020, 04:17:03 PM
When are these sports leagues going to just say fuck it and officially call everything off for the year? These leagues spending millions to keep their athletes in protective bubbles and testing daily can't stop outbreaks. How sick does someone have to get before they just cancel everything?

Sports around the world has been going fine. Currently watching a baseball game in south Korea
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Himu on July 11, 2020, 08:53:55 PM
Americans are stupid.

They're probably partying and calling up side action every day
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 11, 2020, 08:55:28 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on July 11, 2020, 08:35:08 PM
🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵 IT'S A COVID-19 WORLD, AFTER ALL~~~~~~!!!!!!!™🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵

https://twitter.com/Whatapityonyou/status/1282051524823117824

Can't wait for the spike in cases because Disney can't properly scrub and are at "capacity" for their distancing/cleaning supplies on the first day.

Why are people so dumb and not waiting for a vaccine? :snoop

Oh well, their deaths will fuel me. :phil

It will be impossible to see the spike because those people will get infected and then board a plane back to every other state
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 11, 2020, 08:58:07 PM
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-canadian-universities-scramble-to-maintain-flow-of-international/

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Chauffeur service to a quarantined room, catered meals, daily health checks with a thermometer for every student, even the possibility of chartered flights to get students to Canada – all are on the table as institutions prepare for the fall term.

With international students typically paying tuition fees two to five times higher than Canadian students, they now contribute roughly $6-billion a year to Canadian postsecondary institutions – half of all tuition revenue at domestic institutions. As provincial government funding to universities stagnated over the past decade, those fees have paid for rising institutional and labour costs.


The University of Toronto also relies heavily on international fees – one in four of its students come from abroad – and detailed plans have been drawn up to get them from the airport into university dorms or even hotel rooms so they can quarantine for the mandatory two weeks. The university is willing to book hundreds of hotel rooms, if need be. But it will also prepare special quarantine kits for every incoming student, including a thermometer for daily temperature checks. All their meals and other amenities would be delivered, with students required to speak via video once daily with a health professional. The university said it’s still examining how to provide testing for the virus or its antibodies at the start and end of quarantine.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on July 11, 2020, 09:01:34 PM
https://twitter.com/BrookeGMcDonald/status/1281967527518773249

Click through for the thread.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 11, 2020, 09:05:28 PM
Quote from: Mandark on July 11, 2020, 09:01:34 PM
https://twitter.com/BrookeGMcDonald/status/1281967527518773249

Click through for the thread.

I feel like people think that the small crowd size make it the ideal time to visit, but to me it just looks depressing as all hell.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on July 11, 2020, 09:12:06 PM
It's more confirmation that if you open things back up enough people will show up to undermine the public health response but not enough to save the economy.

Almost as if getting the virus under control should have been the first priority all along!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 11, 2020, 10:12:53 PM
Quote from: Mandark on July 11, 2020, 09:01:34 PM
https://twitter.com/BrookeGMcDonald/status/1281967527518773249

Click through for the thread.

at first i was like 'oh well, at least some people are wearing masks, and then the camera panned around and it was only like those initial two people"  :picard
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 11, 2020, 10:18:11 PM
https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1282117207728836608

:yeshrug
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 11, 2020, 10:30:15 PM
Shortest horror movie ever
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 11, 2020, 11:28:57 PM
man, it's been a pretty productive few days on the 'chuds getting owned by covid' front:

https://twitter.com/aravosis/status/1281959760078737408 (https://twitter.com/aravosis/status/1281959760078737408)

https://abc3340.com/news/coronavirus/tuscaloosa-man-dies-of-covid-19-family-says-he-refused-to-wear-mask (https://abc3340.com/news/coronavirus/tuscaloosa-man-dies-of-covid-19-family-says-he-refused-to-wear-mask)

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Amy and Tyler Hinton say their father, Joe Hinton, thought COVID-19 was a hoax and didn't believe in wearing masks.

"He did not want to wear a mask, he did not think that it was a very big deal. He thought, like a lot of people, that it was being blown out of proportion," Amy said about her father.

Joe Hinton was 78-years-old and a diabetic, so his family urged him to take care of himself during the pandemic.

"He was like I'm not going to stop living my life, no matter what we did or said or begged him," Amy said.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on July 11, 2020, 11:30:28 PM
the political crisis is making you lose your humanity. go to church
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 11, 2020, 11:41:43 PM
for every chud death shosta doesn't laugh at, i'll laugh twice as hard  :snob
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: OnlyRegret on July 11, 2020, 11:43:29 PM
Quote from: shosta on July 11, 2020, 11:30:28 PM
the political crisis is making you lose your humanity. go to church

Quote
most of us on here come across as complete fucking psychopaths based on our posts.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on July 11, 2020, 11:43:29 PM
Quote from: 213372bu on July 11, 2020, 11:34:57 PM
Can you expand on this?
this isn't a videogame where taking out "chuds" racks up justice points. oblivion blithely laughing off someone experiencing the most painful moments of their life as they fade away in a hospital bed is tasteless, churlish, and frankly disgusts me.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: OnlyRegret on July 11, 2020, 11:45:02 PM
laughing at some stubborn geriatric dying to own someone, somewhere, I swear I stuck it to someone real hard please praise me
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 11, 2020, 11:45:12 PM
Quote from: 213372bu on July 11, 2020, 11:32:37 PM
Quote from: Oblivion on July 11, 2020, 07:44:47 PM
Quote from: Mandark on July 11, 2020, 07:38:45 PM
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-apparently-relenting-bit-wearing-masks-says-they-make-him-look-like-the-lone-ranger/

From about a week and a half ago.

As shambolic as the white house is, glad someone figured that going to a veterans' hospital with no PPE would be a bad look.

well in that case, it makes these tweets all the more awkward then:

https://twitter.com/samstein/status/1282086956915142656
Liberals are calling him presidential and giving him credit too, these are your mainstream "Left-leaning news outlet writers" all who are writing/have wrote for WaPo/CNN/NYT
https://twitter.com/AshleyRParker/status/1282085216773865473
https://twitter.com/maggieNYT/status/1282103392186310656

Fauci was one of the first to say that asymptomatic spread was happening after reading a german report in early February. Yes, Dr. Fauci was wrong on some things, or mistakenly did not know what advice to give. The difference is that he is willing to correct himself and try to give sounder advice when able.

Here's a CNN article dated Feb. 3rd where Fauci said asymptomatic spread is happening.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/31/health/coronavirus-asymptomatic-spread-study/index.html

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 11, 2020, 11:53:30 PM
I've lost a lot of my compasion for these people dying. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on July 11, 2020, 11:53:46 PM
https://twitter.com/Disneyland2go/status/1282123271626993664?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Positive Touch on July 12, 2020, 12:08:56 AM
Quote from: shosta on July 11, 2020, 11:43:29 PM
Quote from: 213372bu on July 11, 2020, 11:34:57 PM
Can you expand on this?
this isn't a videogame where taking out "chuds" racks up justice points. oblivion blithely laughing off someone experiencing the most painful moments of their life as they fade away in a hospital bed is tasteless, churlish, and frankly disgusts me.

every time i hear someone talk about reaching out and showing compassion to a radical right wing fuckhead i'm reminded of a story where a guy brings home his newly-injured dog and places it in the yard. a bird with an injured wing walks right up to it and the man imagines this as some sort of act of solidarity. the dog then leans over and crunches up the bird in its mouth and eats it.

you can show compassion to whoever and good on you for doing it, but it's not going to change the fact that a lot of these people are fucking assholes who build and support this broken society we live in and will continue to be awful for the rest of their lives. seeing them die from their own hateful ideology is the closest we're gonna get to justice.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on July 12, 2020, 12:19:30 AM
As someone who hasn't been able to crack a smile at the Darwin Awards for 15 to 20 years now, I'm on Team Sad as opposed to Team Schadenfreude.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: mormapope on July 12, 2020, 12:23:20 AM
Quote from: shosta on July 11, 2020, 11:43:29 PM
Quote from: 213372bu on July 11, 2020, 11:34:57 PM
Can you expand on this?
this isn't a videogame where taking out "chuds" racks up justice points. oblivion blithely laughing off someone experiencing the most painful moments of their life as they fade away in a hospital bed is tasteless, churlish, and frankly disgusts me.

The notion that you should value every human life and have empathy for every soul is naive and completely illegitimate. There is right and wrong in this world, and honoring and valuing people that genuinely don't give a fuck about huge swathes of people is idealism that's unproductive and weak.

Non mask wearers are the same people that are racist, bigoted, privileged, entitled, white bread motherfuckers that would advocate for taking away rights from people of color, gay and transsexual people, immigrants, native Americans, they want an idealized 1950's America to exist forever. White conservative melt heads have the ability to know right from wrong, they make choices, and it's a natural consequence if people cheer for these people to die miserably.

I already work in a corporate blackhole of misery and feeling more machine than human, I get paid 10.50 an hour to do manual labor, my insurance is shit, I'm a full time employee that works hard and every day is hard, hardest work I've done in my life. I've also pointed out I'm a type 1 diabetic. The amount of stress each day is enough to make me feel depressed for days.

There is a chance that I may catch this and die, I'll die for 10.50 an hour, I'll die doing a job to serve ungrateful pig customers, I'll die for something that I don't fucking deserve goddamnit.

Guess who these non mask wearers, hoax believers support, guess what idealogy they support openly with their whole heart?

You talk about people losing humanity, as if it doesn't happen due to experiences and perspective. If people are losing humanity, it's due to arrogant and delusional and selfish people that endorse hate.

Conservative people dying is at the absolute bottom of my list of shit to care about. Dog shit has more importance than those sacks of hateful people. The group of people I hate aren't gays, blacks, latinos, women, or the sick and disabled, it's conservatives.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Positive Touch on July 12, 2020, 12:31:50 AM
I'm a middle aged fuck who's sad and angry that this country has continuously moved hard to the right and will likely keep going that way for the foreseeable future. I'm bitter, and tired of seeing shitheads win.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on July 12, 2020, 12:33:19 AM
Alexis... show me the worst possible basis for a system of human ethics

Quote from: mormapope on July 12, 2020, 12:23:20 AM
The notion that you should value every human life and have empathy for every soul is naive and completely illegitimate.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: mormapope on July 12, 2020, 12:42:47 AM
Quote from: shosta on July 12, 2020, 12:33:19 AM
Alexis... show me the worst possible basis for a system of human ethics

Quote from: mormapope on July 12, 2020, 12:23:20 AM
The notion that you should value every human life and have empathy for every soul is naive and completely illegitimate.

Your perspective on ethics is based around very soft and lovey dovey principles that only exist because you were born in the late 20th century/21st century.

I can guarantee you, there are many people that don't give a single fuck about your existence. You giving a fuck about theirs is a feel good idea for yourself. How do you practice "all lives are sacred"? Do you light candles? Say prayers?

Oh right, you preach and bemoan others on the internet for lacking humanity, while not doing ANYTHING to express your own abundance of it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Positive Touch on July 12, 2020, 12:44:56 AM
let's not forget that last year a lot of these same people were arguing that we should all be ok with living in a society where we experience daily mass shootings

they've created a hellhole society that's beyond even the most absurd satire and forced us all to live in it; excuse me for not shedding a tear when they get swallowed up in the violence too.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 12, 2020, 12:45:04 AM
Shosta tripling down on defending Hitler I see. Might as well change your tag to all lives matter
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: brawndolicious on July 12, 2020, 12:49:22 AM
I'd say like 95% of the time you act nice to an asshole, you end up regretting it later on as they immediately go do a belly flop on to some other stupid, selfish decisions while always calling themselves a victim/hero of their stories.

Just do what airlines do and send them to fuck off anywhere else. If you want to look like you're being nice, just force them to do online orders (no store pickup) for life.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: OnlyRegret on July 12, 2020, 12:53:37 AM
I agree, if enough people I dislike die, utopia is on the horizon. I can feel it.

(https://the-artifice.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/violence-anime-attack-on-titan-blood-700x380.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 12, 2020, 01:01:56 AM
https://twitter.com/JennyENicholson/status/1282106395307806720

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on July 12, 2020, 01:09:05 AM
not to speak for shosta but someone being responsible for material harm, whether out of ignorance, callousness or even deliberate malice, isn't near enough for me to say they deserve to be killed

but also people are emotionally exhausted for pretty obvious reasons and are blowing off steam; nobody's actually acting on the supposed principle here (ie oblivion's not hacking up mask truthers with a machete), we're all just shitposting into the void
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: mormapope on July 12, 2020, 01:18:21 AM
Quote from: Mandark on July 12, 2020, 01:09:05 AM
not to speak for shosta but someone being responsible for material harm, whether out of ignorance, callousness or even deliberate malice, isn't near enough for me to say they deserve to be killed

but also people are emotionally exhausted for pretty obvious reasons and are blowing off steam; nobody's actually acting on the supposed principle here (ie oblivion's not hacking up mask truthers with a machete), we're all just shitposting into the void

There's also a point to be made about people being pushed to a breaking point, and when that happens, you can expect empathy and sympathy to dwindle for many reasons.

Self awareness and recognizing unhealthy rhetoric can only do so much. It's similar to someone with depression or a different mental illness being aware they they're suffering from that. That level of self awareness doesn't make the pain or torment go away.

It's also a matter of perspective. I can tell you morale for grocery store workers is at the deepest bottom possible for many people.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 12, 2020, 01:24:13 AM
Quote from: shosta on July 11, 2020, 11:43:29 PM
Quote from: 213372bu on July 11, 2020, 11:34:57 PM
Can you expand on this?
this isn't a videogame where taking out "chuds" racks up justice points. oblivion blithely laughing off someone experiencing the most painful moments of their life as they fade away in a hospital bed is tasteless, churlish, and frankly disgusts me.

shosta, it sounds like you're unironically doing the 'so much for the tolerant Left :smug " thing

the guy that i was mocking made an intentional decision to put both his life, the life of his family, and countless others in danger. he could have (and probably has) infected multiple people who are either going to die, or have long term consequences. he decided to be irresponsible, and he did so of his own volition. and all of this was solely because he wanted to own the libs. my sympathy ends the moment someone willfully decides to harm people to make some incredibly stupid political point.

and it's not like i laugh at anyone dying in an ironic way. there was a story a couple of years ago. NYC made a law that made it illegal to ride a motorcycle without a helmet. as you can imagine, many people, specifically libertarians, took issue with this. one such libertarian fellow decided that he was going to defy the law and rode his bike without a helmet. turns out he gets into a fatal accident and dies. the autopsy report stated that if he worn his helmet, he would have more than likely survived.

lots of people laughed at the story, but believe it or not, i wasn't one of them. yeah, there was great irony involved, and people may chuckle at that, without really endorsing the idea that this guy should have died. but it just made me feel pretty sad to see someone just completely throw their life away for such an asinine reason like that. and unlike the trumpkin i posted earlier, the only victim here was the biker himself. it's fucked up, but him not riding with a helmet wouldn't have had any bearing on anyone else.

is there a part of me that's sad that the trumpkin died? well...sure, but only as much as i have for pretty much anyone who was an awful person that may have died, in that, yes it would have been nice if the events in their life led them down a different path instead. but while it may have been better for humanity if that art school accepted hitler, that's not the world we live in, and i don't feel bad making fun of him.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on July 12, 2020, 02:07:05 AM
Quote from: shosta on July 11, 2020, 11:30:28 PM
the political crisis is making you lose your humanity. go to church

Going to church is a big reason why this is still going, you little shit.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 12, 2020, 09:17:02 AM
https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1282182681040740353

Jade Helm II
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 12, 2020, 11:35:38 AM
Holy fuck Florida is +15,300 today.  15.5% positive rate. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: G The Resurrected on July 12, 2020, 11:41:34 AM
JFC....

But we can't lockdown again....

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 12, 2020, 12:43:45 PM
No let's reopen Disney World instead :killme
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on July 12, 2020, 01:08:59 PM
The Florida numbers :dead :dead :dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: CatsCatsCats on July 12, 2020, 01:13:15 PM
Turn Florida blue, amirite, Oblivion?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 12, 2020, 01:22:21 PM
I said god damn at the 15k number

Anyone have the tweet the right was circulating in May comparing ny to Florida and Texas and declaring a Supreme victory. I think even a governor shared it
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on July 12, 2020, 01:30:23 PM
Can't remember that but I remember people speculating that Florida was warmer so Florida wouldn't have as big an outbreak as New York. Pretty spectacular fail.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 12, 2020, 01:49:42 PM
I'm honestly surprised at the 15k number, didn't think that would happen so soon.  If Texas and Cali also see even moderate increases then there might be a 90K peak next week. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 12, 2020, 01:55:14 PM
That's how this pandemic works, it's all about the multiplier.
It could go up rapidly if no one does anything. Your 90k number would be conservative.

(https://static01.nyt.com/images/2020/03/22/science/11SCI-VIRUS-CURVE1/11SCI-VIRUS-TRACKER1-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)

At this point those states are already on that rollercoaster up.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: VomKriege on July 12, 2020, 01:57:42 PM
I expected that Florida (and elsewhere that just dragged their feet) would surge earlier and closer to the infection peaks in New York or New Jersey. I don't know if that was justified and there is a lot of variables that could account for that (lower density*, benefiting from other states more restrictive measures, testing capacity lagging) but I suspect that's why a lot of pundits are being caught off guard.

I guess a week from now fatalities will start increasing too.

* I checked and Florida is fairly high in population density so maybe not.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 12, 2020, 02:02:40 PM
From what I gathered is that quite a few people 'escaped' New York to other places where the virus wasn't as active and most likely brought it with them.
Of course you also had law enforcement moving around to deal with the protests, businesses flights, tourists, Trump events/rallies etc. .

I just remembered there were also a few local elections  :notlikethis

https://twitter.com/LizSly/status/1282375925837860864 (https://twitter.com/LizSly/status/1282375925837860864)

 :yeshrug
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on July 12, 2020, 02:13:02 PM
He's not fit for the office. If the public has the same views as him then it doesn't matter which particular idiot is in office. And if the public doesn't then the most you can say is Florida deserves rapid recalls and snap elections.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on July 12, 2020, 02:22:16 PM
Quote from: 213372bu on July 12, 2020, 02:07:30 PM
Does Rob DeSantis deserve to die of COVID :hitler

Where’s your humanity?  :brazilcry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 12, 2020, 02:57:20 PM
Pretty clear at this point, De Santis isn't fit to lead Florida's response to this. I remember reading that if you only close schools, it'll only be a reduction of 2% in terms of COVID cases. Well, we're going to see if restarting them again keeps that number at 2% or not in about a month.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 12, 2020, 03:43:22 PM
Found the tweet

https://twitter.com/GregAbbott_TX/status/1262257093031202816
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on July 12, 2020, 03:52:29 PM
California and New York both have balanced budgets so I don't know what they're talking about
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 12, 2020, 03:56:22 PM
Quote from: shosta on July 12, 2020, 03:52:29 PM
California and New York both have balanced budgets so I don't know what they're talking about

That's your takeaway
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Raist on July 12, 2020, 04:05:04 PM
Quote from: james on July 12, 2020, 03:43:22 PM
Found the tweet

https://twitter.com/GregAbbott_TX/status/1262257093031202816


Morality rate :rofl
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: VomKriege on July 12, 2020, 04:10:03 PM
Quote from: BIONIC on July 12, 2020, 02:22:16 PM
Quote from: 213372bu on July 12, 2020, 02:07:30 PM
Does Rob DeSantis deserve to die of COVID :hitler

Where’s your humanity?  :brazilcry

Forgot it at the beach. :/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on July 12, 2020, 04:50:52 PM
Quote from: 213372bu on July 12, 2020, 04:24:11 PM
He's not dumb, he's a sociopath.

He literally fired the lead COVID data analyst because she was giving numbers that were leading to disagreeable post-press conference questions by journalists.
Which is a criminal and illegal act by the way.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 12, 2020, 04:52:37 PM
https://twitter.com/KendraWrites/status/1282412732734636037
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 12, 2020, 05:08:24 PM
BAN CHILDREN
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on July 12, 2020, 05:25:04 PM
getting into corona "skeptic" twitter and making myself upset today
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 12, 2020, 05:35:54 PM
Seems like even Fox News is done with this shit

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1282332504922435585 (https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1282332504922435585)

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 12, 2020, 05:53:30 PM
Quote from: Tripon on July 12, 2020, 04:52:37 PM
https://twitter.com/KendraWrites/status/1282412732734636037

But it's totally fine to reopen every school for face-to-face classes.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Positive Touch on July 12, 2020, 05:56:56 PM
went to the big city park and it was packed with loads of people with no masks. i should be over it by now but it still made me unreasonably pissed off, to the point where I'm still in a bad mood hours later and I'm not even fully sure why. i think I'm starting to crack a little after staying in the house for so long.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 12, 2020, 06:16:57 PM
Scott Gottlieb, former FDA head said on Face the Nation that the southern states (Arizona, Texas, California, Florida, etc) is more like Brazil vs. Italy. AKA, this is going to plateau at a high number of cases instead of a spike and a low drop.  :(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: naff on July 12, 2020, 06:17:12 PM
Quote from: Positive Touch on July 12, 2020, 05:56:56 PM
went to the big city park and it was packed with loads of people with no masks. i should be over it by now but it still made me unreasonably pissed off, to the point where I'm still in a bad mood hours later and I'm not even fully sure why. i think I'm starting to crack a little after staying in the house for so long.

seems fair breh, i would be so mad if i was in the states rn. it's frustrating as hell to watch from afar. fucking sad watching a country you love getting so royally fucked by mismanagement.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: VomKriege on July 12, 2020, 06:25:33 PM
I don't think wearing no masks in an open air park is too bad provided people space out sensibly and groups are kept to small sizes. With the situation in large parts of the US being so bad, I can see why you'd think it should lean on the more cautious side of things.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 12, 2020, 06:34:54 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ecvr_QRXgAE8xxG?format=jpg&name=large)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 12, 2020, 06:38:21 PM
It's all very strange. Europe opened up again and despite a few hot spots like meat processing plants there wasn't a huge spike in cases.
Now sure, there are some measures in effect but social distancing is still sort of a 'best effort' thing and masks aren't mandatory in most countries.
Borders have also opened, so there's tourists moving from and to different countries as well.

In some cities and states the US actually has more measures in place. Schools are still closed for example and masks are used in stores.
So either these states wholesale ignored every measure, including social distancing and washing hands or there's something else going on.
In Europe we're focusing research more and more on poor ventilation combined with air conditioning as a major cause for super spreading events.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 12, 2020, 06:47:30 PM
Guess the state

(https://www.nj.com/resizer/3i2tng_ZyUXb_7FQfD7AIyWiSIQ=/700x0/smart/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/advancelocal/KOWT6XXQSZBW5O3E4SPDG5W4FA.JPG)

(https://www.nj.com/resizer/tdwufhke_vLi2MA8xtHPyxKq0mI=/700x0/smart/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/advancelocal/TDY6WHE6YBDOFHEBNVFRGQVJ5Q.JPG)

(https://www.nj.com/resizer/9WK4hIiuYy4Z-AbprIKmo22Qg04=/700x0/smart/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/advancelocal/EZEZ3GWMNRFYNHVW4UYFXTSKYA.JPG)

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 12, 2020, 06:52:09 PM
North Dakota
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on July 12, 2020, 07:37:57 PM
Related NBA news:

https://twitter.com/Ugly_Anna/status/1282392399944183808
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on July 12, 2020, 07:43:24 PM
Stephen Smith was right!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Himu on July 12, 2020, 08:29:41 PM
Quote from: james on July 12, 2020, 06:47:30 PM
Guess the state

(https://www.nj.com/resizer/3i2tng_ZyUXb_7FQfD7AIyWiSIQ=/700x0/smart/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/advancelocal/KOWT6XXQSZBW5O3E4SPDG5W4FA.JPG)

(https://www.nj.com/resizer/tdwufhke_vLi2MA8xtHPyxKq0mI=/700x0/smart/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/advancelocal/TDY6WHE6YBDOFHEBNVFRGQVJ5Q.JPG)

(https://www.nj.com/resizer/9WK4hIiuYy4Z-AbprIKmo22Qg04=/700x0/smart/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/advancelocal/EZEZ3GWMNRFYNHVW4UYFXTSKYA.JPG)

why don't you stop being a bad poster and just tell us the state? Thankfully the url revealed it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 12, 2020, 08:31:29 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on July 12, 2020, 08:29:41 PM
Quote from: james on July 12, 2020, 06:47:30 PM
Guess the state

(https://www.nj.com/resizer/3i2tng_ZyUXb_7FQfD7AIyWiSIQ=/700x0/smart/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/advancelocal/KOWT6XXQSZBW5O3E4SPDG5W4FA.JPG)

(https://www.nj.com/resizer/tdwufhke_vLi2MA8xtHPyxKq0mI=/700x0/smart/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/advancelocal/TDY6WHE6YBDOFHEBNVFRGQVJ5Q.JPG)

(https://www.nj.com/resizer/9WK4hIiuYy4Z-AbprIKmo22Qg04=/700x0/smart/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/advancelocal/EZEZ3GWMNRFYNHVW4UYFXTSKYA.JPG)

why don't you stop being a bad poster and just tell us the state? Thankfully the url revealed it.

We're here to have fun you uptight asswad

Speaking of fun, here's today's Sunday number!

+58,290
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 12, 2020, 08:39:38 PM
Texas is still 2k short I think so it should be over 60k.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on July 12, 2020, 08:46:02 PM
on a Sunday  :-\
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 12, 2020, 08:49:56 PM
Quote from: Mandark on July 12, 2020, 08:46:02 PM
on a Sunday  :-\

Here are the last few Sundays

20k> 26k > 40.5k > 45k > 58k
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 12, 2020, 08:53:05 PM
https://twitter.com/detroitnews/status/1282117472938680320
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 12, 2020, 09:12:25 PM
(https://preview.redd.it/ertndbkonha51.jpg?width=768&auto=webp&s=b23e7096bc1fa2ae33a0183ac8a85aa99807ea0f)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on July 12, 2020, 10:00:47 PM
Quote from: shosta on July 11, 2020, 11:30:28 PM
the political crisis is making you lose your humanity. go to church
you are supposed to cheer when the villain loses or takes even a small L, shosti  :maduro
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 12, 2020, 10:21:19 PM
Quote from: Stro on July 12, 2020, 07:13:31 PM
Devos on TV today was fucking insane. Literally would not say that schools should follow CDC guidelines, also would not give any advice on what they should or shouldn't do, DOE doesn't have any plans to give to districts and won't develop any for something that hasn't happened yet (IE an out break of COVID in schools), doesn't consider online learning to be legitimate instruction, schools just have to figure it out because society and the economy can't handle kids not being in school 5 days a week.

i remain baffled at why this administration refuses to engage in the bare minimum. like, how can you not even manage to utter that schools should follow CDC recommendations?  :mindblown
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on July 12, 2020, 10:23:20 PM
Because the CDC guidelines aren't compatible with fully opening schools, I think. The CDC guidelines for reopening states were similarly ignored.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: EchoRin on July 12, 2020, 10:24:01 PM
https://www.yahoo.com/news/japan-shocked-furious-us-major-111222928.html

Not kawaii
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 12, 2020, 11:02:40 PM
Quote from: shosta on July 12, 2020, 10:23:20 PM
Because the CDC guidelines aren't compatible with fully opening schools, I think. The CDC guidelines for reopening states were similarly ignored.

well that leads me to the next question: why are these idiots dying to open up schools so soon?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 12, 2020, 11:06:40 PM
Quote from: Oblivion on July 12, 2020, 11:02:40 PM
Quote from: shosta on July 12, 2020, 10:23:20 PM
Because the CDC guidelines aren't compatible with fully opening schools, I think. The CDC guidelines for reopening states were similarly ignored.

well that leads me to the next question: why are these idiots dying to open up schools so soon?

Can't get any of that sweet charter school money if the schools are closed, breh.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: benjipwns on July 12, 2020, 11:21:32 PM
It's not just charter school money, all funding is tied to attendance in most states.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 12, 2020, 11:37:16 PM
There's some main ways to receive funding for public schools and charter schools, at least in California, other states may set it up differently. Private schools by and large rely on directly charging parents tuition.

1) Daily Attendance rate: An enrolled student attends school, it is split per day that the student attends. The school receives more money each day the student attends. Students who are chronically absent are students who miss 15 days throughout the school year or 10% of the school year.

If you attend a school that follows an independent study program, you prove attendance by the work product. I.E., every week, there's an assignment you put to the side with the student's name and signature, date, and class, and you take a daily attendance log as a backup.

2) Direct from property tax revenue. This is why school districts in richer areas are strict with their school boundaries, as they don't get paid if students come out of district.

3) LCAP - Local Control and Accountability Plan, which allows schools to set their budget, and goals for the upcoming school years. Forcast in 1, 2 and 3 years. Also includes information on at risk groups, including students from low income families, special education and English Language Learners. Schools receive more funding currently if they can show via their percentage numbers (eg, you prove a student may come from a low income family if they receive free or reduce lunch pricing).

4) Federal funding, which may be distributed though LCAP, etc.

If you're wondering how schools were funded since schools were closed since March, many states including California waived the attendance requirement for schools to continue to receive funding. I was able to receive my regular salary since school closed in March. We did some extra stuff like breaking students into smaller groups to have them check in, contact parents, etc. Not going to lie, it was hard to contact some families. A number of students took it as a sign that they didn't need to do anything since everything was online.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on July 12, 2020, 11:41:44 PM
Quote from: Oblivion on July 12, 2020, 11:02:40 PM
well that leads me to the next question: why are these idiots dying to open up schools so soon?

they want schools open as childcare so they can make the parents go back to work

because their ideology won't let them consider paying people to stay home, because they can't admit they fucked up, because they think boosting The Economy is important for reelection, etc.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: thisismyusername on July 12, 2020, 11:54:12 PM
https://twitter.com/AnthonyMKreis/status/1282433905010913280

GA Tech getting slammed, but you can check your risk in your county here.

Quote from: Mandark on July 12, 2020, 11:41:44 PM
Quote from: Oblivion on July 12, 2020, 11:02:40 PM
well that leads me to the next question: why are these idiots dying to open up schools so soon?

they want schools open as childcare so they can make the parents go back to work

because their ideology won't let them consider paying people to stay home, because they can't admit they fucked up, because they think boosting The Economy is important for reelection, etc.

Trump's polling is in the shitter (far more than normal). Opening the economy isn't going to do shit when most (smart) people are calling bullshit for reopening when the virus (especially now in the summer months!) is easy to catch in groups with no proper precautions.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on July 13, 2020, 12:15:20 AM
Quote from: thisismyusername on July 12, 2020, 11:54:12 PM
Trump's polling is in the shitter (far more than normal). Opening the economy isn't going to do shit when most (smart) people are calling bullshit for reopening when the virus (especially now in the summer months!) is easy to catch in groups with no proper precautions.

oh yeah it's super dumb

but they've ruled out doing the obvious and helpful things so here we are
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 13, 2020, 12:23:45 AM
I agree with Mandark, but it's not just Trump's who has been pushing schools to be open, but governors Gavin Newsom has as well. States need kids in school because it'll allow their parents to work. States need the revenue because the federal government has sucked about funding a fraction of what they need to actually address COVID.

The issue, to actually reopen schools safely would mean roughly twice the school staff, with twice the school space. When schools are open in other countries, it's been in groups of 10-15 and that's in countries where the virus has abated for the moment. In countries where the COVID has spiked again, like Israel, one of the first things they did was shut down schools. We're trying to open up schools where the virus is running wild, it's just not safe.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: thisismyusername on July 13, 2020, 12:26:55 AM
AFAIK, other countries (Japan?) have kids do "shifts" where one part of the class is there for like 2-3 days of the week and the other half does it. I dunno if that'd be super viable with COVID (and I highly doubt it, but that's the pessimist in me) but there's nothing necessarily stopping schools from attempting that.

...BEYOND class/student sizes.

Public schools already had a huge issue with class sizes.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on July 13, 2020, 12:29:00 AM
I think Japanese class sizes are on average larger than US class sizes.

There are a lot of options available and I'm sympathetic to the idea that a lot of damage is being done by keeping kids out of school, we just need the willpower to do things safely and not ignore the experts.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 13, 2020, 12:30:04 AM
Quote from: thisismyusername on July 13, 2020, 12:26:55 AM
AFAIK, other countries (Japan?) have kids do "shifts" where one part of the class is there for like 2-3 days of the week and the other half does it. I dunno if that'd be super viable with COVID (and I highly doubt it, but that's the pessimist in me) but there's nothing necessarily stopping schools from attempting that.

...BEYOND class/student sizes.

Public schools already had a huge issue with class sizes.


Yes, just about everyone (and when I say everyone, I haven't heard anyone actually argue that they can do full time school, 5 days for everyone outside of the Trump administration) have been planning for hybrid schedule, where students either show up every other day, or 2 days of the week, and rotate.

I'm saying it's still not safe because staff is still expected there everyday, and asking students to sit in the same classroom for all day with masks on and keeping socially distant is not going to last the first hour.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 13, 2020, 12:34:57 AM
Quote from: benjipwns on July 12, 2020, 11:21:32 PM
It's not just charter school money, all funding is tied to attendance in most states.

DeVos isn't making money from public school, though.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 13, 2020, 12:38:02 AM
Quote
The Orange County Board of Education is hosting a special meeting tomorrow, where officials are expected to recommend that schools return in the fall — without implementing the use of face masks, social distancing or reduced class sizes.

Quote
The board of education panel recommendations apply for all ages between kindergarten and 12th grade, and state that children represent the lowest risk and that as a result, major changes will not be implemented.

Quote
The recommendations also sought to give parents options, calling remote learning an “utter failure,” and allows parents to send their children to a new district with every day in class instruction.

The recommendations are being sent out as many school districts across the county are meeting to determine plans for whether or not students will return this fall. 

One of the experts on the panel – which included a county supervisor and the head of Orange County’s Health Care Agency – was quoted anonymously as saying, “This is a disease that kills our most elderly and spares our children. It may sound callous, but would we want it the other way around?”

The report also specifically cited concerns about masks and social distancing harming children multiple times.

“Requiring children to wear masks during school is not only difficult – if not impossible to implement – but not based on science. It may even be harmful,” the board’s report read under its recommendations.

A lower section of the report linked social distancing with harmful effects on children.

“Because of the established link between social-distancing and child harm, we cannot support extraordinary efforts aimed at social-distancing at school,” the report said. “Mandatory masks may well lead to a spike in childhood behavior problems such as learning disabilities, anxiety disorders, and depression to name a few.”

“We have hurt hundreds of thousands of more children than we have helped,” said Dr. Sherry Kropp, one of the panelists, in the report.

https://voiceofoc.org/2020/07/oc-board-of-education-considers-schools-returning-with-no-masks-or-distancing/

 :killme
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: thisismyusername on July 13, 2020, 12:41:20 AM
"calling remote learning an 'utter failure,'."

Having seen that first hand: They're right. For all the talk up that tech firms did, they didn't help IT departments get these kids comfortable with online learning at all. Parents and their kids struggling, the teachers having no fucking contact beyond e-mail (which the parents are damn near Boomers on because they have to work a full-time job to have a place to live, eat, etc for their kid...)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 13, 2020, 01:07:56 AM
 :corona_mj :corona_mj :notlikethis :notlikethis
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on July 13, 2020, 01:19:09 AM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EcskDLYX0AAaMa4.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: benjipwns on July 13, 2020, 01:23:27 AM
since those are cops that cheeto is never going to break
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on July 13, 2020, 02:56:07 AM
Kids will get tested today as both have a fever.

Me and the wife don't need testing despite slight coughs as kids results have to come in first.

I think there were 9 confimred new cases in this entire region of 100k in the last 7 days so I hope things are ok.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: chronovore on July 13, 2020, 03:41:00 AM
Quote from: EchoRin on July 12, 2020, 10:24:01 PM
https://www.yahoo.com/news/japan-shocked-furious-us-major-111222928.html

Not kawaii

Okinawa HATES the military presence on their island. They’re furious about flight paths and early morning exercises, so of course they’re angry about this as well.

I mean, they should be upset. It’s essentially a remaining occupational force, and the troops do not treat the locals with any degree of respect. It’s not surprising. It also barely counts as Japan.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: bork on July 13, 2020, 09:40:28 AM
https://twitter.com/shelbytheclown/status/1282297519536590849
:awesome
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: bork on July 13, 2020, 09:44:05 AM
https://twitter.com/jimmisimpson/status/1282102554843742210
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 13, 2020, 10:57:58 AM
Got tested yesterday in Ontario and had the results 12 hours later. Negative.

116 new cases today. 20,896 tests.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 13, 2020, 12:02:11 PM
https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1282706618182926337

Same company.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Lonewulfeus on July 13, 2020, 12:09:52 PM
Quote from: Tripon on July 13, 2020, 12:02:11 PM
https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1282706618182926337

Same company.

Fact Check: Hong Kong Disneyland is run through a joint venture by Disney and the government of Hong Kong
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: G The Resurrected on July 13, 2020, 12:17:59 PM
I'm sure if it was purely up to Disney they would have kept it open, but thankfully it isn't.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 13, 2020, 12:58:18 PM
https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1282720591989157888
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Akala on July 13, 2020, 01:25:35 PM
we tend to be pretty safe and so do our neighbors we thought. over the weekend they wanted to get the fight and asked if it was ok to bring another couple and we figured would be ok. so we order the fight a bit late and undercard fight is already on so we watch that for a bit...at some point someone brought up the new mask mandate and the guy is like "yeah I don't believe in any of that, what a scam, etc." and I scream inside my heart for a while.

neighbor's sister had it, I was kind of mad that he'd bring dangerous idiots into my house like this. i was trying to get through to them and said my family were nurses, etc and the chick replies with:

"oh, I am a nurse and I haven't seen anything either, it is all made up."

"um, that's kind of hard to believe, where do you practice?"

"practice what?"

 :awesome

turns out she is a holistic some dumb thing or another and makes housecalls healing etc. as we had all been drinking for while now I figured it was too late to really do anything at this point, did try and keep a bit of distance but it was kinda too late. hopefully they didn't have anything.  :maf

also the girl was drenched in patchouli so now our fucking couch and living room now smells faintly despite our best effort to cleanse it and I hope to god it's not gonna be like Jerry's BMW in Seinfeld.

RIP, wish me luck. debating checking a casino as we already feel compromised. I know it's relatively uhnlikely they actually had it, but it's a bad feeling.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Dickie Dee on July 13, 2020, 01:31:53 PM
https://twitter.com/NumbersMuncher/status/1282672141394116610
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 13, 2020, 01:50:35 PM
https://twitter.com/skarlamangla/status/1276976060999954432

June 27th.

16 days ago.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: zomgee on July 13, 2020, 02:15:09 PM
my wife wants to rent a house in Topsail NC for a week

I was like... you know we would have to cook everything at the house, basically avoid going to the store, and might have to quarantine for two weeks after we get back

all that to see the water go back and forth

EDIT: TOP OF THE PAGE YES
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 13, 2020, 02:20:07 PM
https://twitter.com/VickyMooreNews/status/1282739974580744193
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Himu on July 13, 2020, 02:28:52 PM
Is it bad I don't feel anything towards the people dying from Covid after going to Covid Parties?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on July 13, 2020, 02:29:26 PM
There are no covid parties imo.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 13, 2020, 02:31:35 PM
Or all parties are covid parties.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Himu on July 13, 2020, 02:33:25 PM
Your jokes are bad or I don't understand if you're joking .

https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/prevention-cures/507046-i-thought-this-was-a-hoax-a-covid-party-guest
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: bork on July 13, 2020, 02:35:14 PM
https://twitter.com/deadeyebrakeman/status/1282376398242410496
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 13, 2020, 02:35:34 PM
I'm saying if you go to a party in the middle of a pandemic then it's the same as going to a party in order to become contagious; intent doesn't really matter in these cases, its all just reckless behavior. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: G The Resurrected on July 13, 2020, 02:37:29 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on July 13, 2020, 02:28:52 PM
Is it bad I don't feel anything towards the people dying from Covid after going to Covid Parties?

Nope! But I feel for those that are forced to work and live around these kinds of idiots whom go out willingly without a care. Any social gathering is a potential Covid party. Bars, nightclubs, etc... those people willingly are endangering others without any regard for those people’s lives. They are selfish and don’t care, so why should I when they die alone in the hospital?

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on July 13, 2020, 02:39:16 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on July 13, 2020, 02:33:25 PM
Your jokes are bad or I don't understand if you're joking .

https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/prevention-cures/507046-i-thought-this-was-a-hoax-a-covid-party-guest
I thought this was fake, what's wrong with Americans :brazilcry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 13, 2020, 02:44:57 PM
I got to back to the office today - was a big weight off my mind just being in a different place to work. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: zomgee on July 13, 2020, 02:46:02 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on July 13, 2020, 02:33:25 PM
Your jokes are bad or I don't understand if you're joking .

https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/prevention-cures/507046-i-thought-this-was-a-hoax-a-covid-party-guest

You got COVID-19! How much did he win, Chuck Woollery?

"Oh, like $23.50."
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on July 13, 2020, 02:48:56 PM
Quote from: shosta on July 13, 2020, 02:39:16 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on July 13, 2020, 02:33:25 PM
Your jokes are bad or I don't understand if you're joking .

https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/prevention-cures/507046-i-thought-this-was-a-hoax-a-covid-party-guest
I thought this was fake, what's wrong with Americans :brazilcry

I mean, it does say at the bottom...

Quote
But some experts have warned to digest such instances with a healthy dose of skepticism.

Urban folklorist Benjamin Radford recently told Rolling Stone stories of coronavirus parties are likely untrue.

"They're a variation of older disease urban legends such as the 'bug chaser' stories about people trying to get AIDS," Radford told Rolling Stone referring to media stories that began circulating early on during the AIDS epidemic.

Some of these stories about "COVID Parties" just seem like parties were no one cared about Covid.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: bork on July 13, 2020, 02:52:16 PM
My wife got a long text message from her boss asking her to come into the office and work because "some people think it's unfair that she is the only one who gets to work at home."  So he's getting shit from a couple of people who are jealous that a pregnant woman, in her third trimester, is working from home.  The CDC has put pregnant women on the high-risk list, so my response when this was brought up was, as it has been for months now, "FUCK 'EM."  If they won't let her work from home any longer, they can fire her.  She's not going in, period.  I don't see her returning back to work in general after we have this kid anyway, because fuck day care during this crisis.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: VomKriege on July 13, 2020, 02:52:40 PM
Wired had an article about that too and it's probably overstated by the media because, sure, there's a good chance some drunk dumbass said something about "If I get Corona, I get Corona".
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on July 13, 2020, 02:53:29 PM
Quote from: shosta on July 13, 2020, 02:39:16 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on July 13, 2020, 02:33:25 PM
Your jokes are bad or I don't understand if you're joking .

https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/prevention-cures/507046-i-thought-this-was-a-hoax-a-covid-party-guest
I thought this was fake, what's wrong with Americans :brazilcry

We're the same country that still has frat parties where people are encouraged to dress in racial stereotypes. There is no floor here.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 13, 2020, 02:56:41 PM
Quote from: bork on July 13, 2020, 02:52:16 PM
My wife got a long text message from her boss asking her to come into the office and work because "some people think it's unfair that she is the only one who gets to work at home."  So he's getting shit from a couple of people who are jealous that a pregnant woman, in her third trimester, is working from home.  The CDC has put pregnant women on the high-risk list, so my response when this was brought up was, as it has been for months now, "FUCK 'EM."  If they won't let her work from home any longer, they can fire her.  She's not going in, period.  I don't see her returning back to work in general after we have this kid anyway, because fuck day care during this crisis.

Your wife isn't on maternity leave yet?

---

https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1282745375476953090
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: VomKriege on July 13, 2020, 02:57:59 PM
Quote from: Tripon on July 13, 2020, 02:56:41 PM
Quote from: bork on July 13, 2020, 02:52:16 PM
My wife got a long text message from her boss asking her to come into the office and work because "some people think it's unfair that she is the only one who gets to work at home."  So he's getting shit from a couple of people who are jealous that a pregnant woman, in her third trimester, is working from home.  The CDC has put pregnant women on the high-risk list, so my response when this was brought up was, as it has been for months now, "FUCK 'EM."  If they won't let her work from home any longer, they can fire her.  She's not going in, period.  I don't see her returning back to work in general after we have this kid anyway, because fuck day care during this crisis.

Your wife isn't on maternity leave yet?

America (?) (!)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: bork on July 13, 2020, 02:58:17 PM
Quote from: Tripon on July 13, 2020, 02:56:41 PM
Quote from: bork on July 13, 2020, 02:52:16 PM
My wife got a long text message from her boss asking her to come into the office and work because "some people think it's unfair that she is the only one who gets to work at home."  So he's getting shit from a couple of people who are jealous that a pregnant woman, in her third trimester, is working from home.  The CDC has put pregnant women on the high-risk list, so my response when this was brought up was, as it has been for months now, "FUCK 'EM."  If they won't let her work from home any longer, they can fire her.  She's not going in, period.  I don't see her returning back to work in general after we have this kid anyway, because fuck day care during this crisis.

Your wife isn't on maternity leave yet?

Should start sometime in the middle to end of next month. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 13, 2020, 02:58:42 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on July 13, 2020, 02:53:29 PM
Quote from: shosta on July 13, 2020, 02:39:16 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on July 13, 2020, 02:33:25 PM
Your jokes are bad or I don't understand if you're joking .

https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/prevention-cures/507046-i-thought-this-was-a-hoax-a-covid-party-guest
I thought this was fake, what's wrong with Americans :brazilcry

We're the same country that still has frat parties where people are encouraged to dress in racial stereotypes. There is no floor here.



But unlike what I just said, its OK to have a party where you dress up as a racial stereotypes as long as your intentions are good. 

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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on July 13, 2020, 02:58:44 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on July 13, 2020, 02:57:59 PM
Quote from: Tripon on July 13, 2020, 02:56:41 PM
Quote from: bork on July 13, 2020, 02:52:16 PM
My wife got a long text message from her boss asking her to come into the office and work because "some people think it's unfair that she is the only one who gets to work at home."  So he's getting shit from a couple of people who are jealous that a pregnant woman, in her third trimester, is working from home.  The CDC has put pregnant women on the high-risk list, so my response when this was brought up was, as it has been for months now, "FUCK 'EM."  If they won't let her work from home any longer, they can fire her.  She's not going in, period.  I don't see her returning back to work in general after we have this kid anyway, because fuck day care during this crisis.

Your wife isn't on maternity leave yet?

America (?) (!)

Remember, you're here forever.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 13, 2020, 03:09:04 PM
https://twitter.com/LAist/status/1282753404666695681
https://twitter.com/LAist/status/1282754508565561345
RIP reopening.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on July 13, 2020, 03:09:54 PM
Back to School!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Raist on July 13, 2020, 03:12:56 PM
2 weeks ago: "We're good lads, let's reopen pubs. Just be reasonable, a'ight?"

Today: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-53388444

 :dizzy
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 13, 2020, 03:16:38 PM
Will Newsom make a nice poster like Cuomo?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 13, 2020, 03:37:35 PM
The reason why Cuomo is acting insane because he's a media addict that needs cameras on him.

The opposite is actually true for Newsom. While he loves his time in front of the cameras, what he really wants to do is take a short break, but he's unable to do that because the state reopening efforts means the state is now on fire.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 13, 2020, 03:47:34 PM
Quote from: zomgee on July 13, 2020, 02:46:02 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on July 13, 2020, 02:33:25 PM
Your jokes are bad or I don't understand if you're joking .

https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/prevention-cures/507046-i-thought-this-was-a-hoax-a-covid-party-guest

You got COVID-19! How much did he win, Chuck Woollery?

"Oh, like $23.50."
I have some bad news:
https://twitter.com/chuckwoolery/status/1282499347117215745
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 13, 2020, 03:49:43 PM
The. Dumbest. Timeline.

https://twitter.com/austinruse/status/1282036461638909952
https://twitter.com/austinruse/status/1282060438503600134
https://twitter.com/austinruse/status/1282450452370661376
https://twitter.com/austinruse/status/1282738724997156864
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on July 13, 2020, 03:57:01 PM
Quote
California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered all dine-in restaurants, bars, movie theaters, museums and other indoor businesses across the state to close Monday as Covid-19 cases continue to climb.


Cali just ahead of the curve. Every state will eventually have to come back around.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: thisismyusername on July 13, 2020, 03:58:35 PM
Quote from: bork on July 13, 2020, 02:52:16 PM
My wife got a long text message from her boss asking her to come into the office and work because "some people think it's unfair that she is the only one who gets to work at home."  So he's getting shit from a couple of people who are jealous that a pregnant woman, in her third trimester, is working from home.  The CDC has put pregnant women on the high-risk list, so my response when this was brought up was, as it has been for months now, "FUCK 'EM."  If they won't let her work from home any longer, they can fire her.  She's not going in, period.  I don't see her returning back to work in general after we have this kid anyway, because fuck day care during this crisis.

:obama Dope Ass Post right here. Major Respect to you AMAB-daddy. :batman :obama

Quote from: ToxicAdam on July 13, 2020, 02:53:29 PM
Quote from: shosta on July 13, 2020, 02:39:16 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on July 13, 2020, 02:33:25 PM
Your jokes are bad or I don't understand if you're joking .

https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/prevention-cures/507046-i-thought-this-was-a-hoax-a-covid-party-guest
I thought this was fake, what's wrong with Americans :brazilcry

We're the same country that still has frat parties where people are encouraged to dress in racial stereotypes. There is no floor here.

Shosta is a doe-eyed Neolib. :shh He won't get that AmeriKKKa is irredeemably fucked and our last chance went with the DNC rigging AGAIN.

Quote from: Dickie Dee on July 13, 2020, 01:31:53 PM
https://twitter.com/NumbersMuncher/status/1282672141394116610

BuT wE sHoUlD hAvE eMpAtHy FoR tHe DeAd!!!!!</shosta>
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Himu on July 13, 2020, 04:07:49 PM
DNC rigged South Carolina? Lmao
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on July 13, 2020, 04:10:11 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on July 13, 2020, 03:58:35 PM
Shosta is a doe-eyed Neolib. :shh
:lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 13, 2020, 04:17:53 PM
https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1282656267270598661
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 13, 2020, 04:40:38 PM
https://globalnews.ca/news/7170275/coronavirus-federal-wage-subsidy-program-extension-december/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: G The Resurrected on July 13, 2020, 05:22:11 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on July 13, 2020, 04:40:38 PM
https://globalnews.ca/news/7170275/coronavirus-federal-wage-subsidy-program-extension-december/

Wow a real functioning government. Wasn't Canada in the midst of a financial recession to some degree in 18/19? You guys are doing this while US is fucking shit up so bad and doesn't have a plan in place for how to deal with any of this....

My state is starting to lockdown again. The governor can't even come out and admit to us that the lack of Federal response is failing us and forced us to reopen too soon. I wasn't joking when I said I'm thinking of asylum from the US.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 13, 2020, 05:41:35 PM
I saw Meme I thought you guys might enjoy.

Panel one
Text : Karen during the day
Imagine : Karen screaming she can't breathe with a mask on her face

Panel two
Text : Karen at night
Image : Karen with a big old dick down her throat

 :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: OnlyRegret on July 13, 2020, 05:56:15 PM
Quote from: Esch on July 13, 2020, 05:54:09 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on July 13, 2020, 03:58:35 PM
Shosta is a doe-eyed Neolib. :shh He won't get that AmeriKKKa is irredeemably fucked and our last chance went with the DNC rigging AGAIN.

BuT wE sHoUlD hAvE eMpAtHy FoR tHe DeAd!!!!!</shosta>

This is in no way a comment on or a response to the content of your post but you are a tremendous moron. You need to take serious action on this and at least attempt to read a book or even a newspaper or talk to a human before your brain completely melts into reddit soup.

TIMU posts are 50-50 headaches to read
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 13, 2020, 06:00:10 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on July 13, 2020, 03:58:35 PM
Quote from: bork on July 13, 2020, 02:52:16 PM
My wife got a long text message from her boss asking her to come into the office and work because "some people think it's unfair that she is the only one who gets to work at home."  So he's getting shit from a couple of people who are jealous that a pregnant woman, in her third trimester, is working from home.  The CDC has put pregnant women on the high-risk list, so my response when this was brought up was, as it has been for months now, "FUCK 'EM."  If they won't let her work from home any longer, they can fire her.  She's not going in, period.  I don't see her returning back to work in general after we have this kid anyway, because fuck day care during this crisis.

:obama Dope Ass Post right here. Major Respect to you AMAB-daddy. :batman :obama

Nothing but respect for my tyrant! :salute
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 13, 2020, 06:05:40 PM
Another relevant meme for you all

https://twitter.com/PlugInFUD/status/1282744290255527936
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: bork on July 13, 2020, 06:23:26 PM
Quote from: bork on July 13, 2020, 02:58:17 PM
Quote from: Tripon on July 13, 2020, 02:56:41 PM
Quote from: bork on July 13, 2020, 02:52:16 PM
My wife got a long text message from her boss asking her to come into the office and work because "some people think it's unfair that she is the only one who gets to work at home."  So he's getting shit from a couple of people who are jealous that a pregnant woman, in her third trimester, is working from home.  The CDC has put pregnant women on the high-risk list, so my response when this was brought up was, as it has been for months now, "FUCK 'EM."  If they won't let her work from home any longer, they can fire her.  She's not going in, period.  I don't see her returning back to work in general after we have this kid anyway, because fuck day care during this crisis.

Your wife isn't on maternity leave yet?

Should start sometime in the middle to end of next month.

Her boss responded that she can work until the end of next week, then she'll get some kind of leave, if not the start of the maternity leave, early.  Good.
:obama
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on July 13, 2020, 06:37:10 PM
Quote from: james on July 13, 2020, 05:41:35 PM
I saw Meme I thought you guys might enjoy.

Panel one
Text : Karen during the day
Imagine : Karen screaming she can't breathe with a mask on her face

Panel two
Text : Karen at night
Image : Karen with a big old dick down her throat

 :lol
:titus BBC gonna cure da covid :shaq
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: CatsCatsCats on July 13, 2020, 06:39:37 PM
I need a remote office job so bad
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 13, 2020, 07:54:01 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ec1DycYX0Ag5HVy?format=jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 13, 2020, 08:06:28 PM
https://twitter.com/seanfeucht/status/1281817205802295296

---

https://twitter.com/AnaheimUHSD/status/1282837904813813760
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 13, 2020, 10:06:23 PM
https://twitter.com/DrDenaGrayson/status/1282854540103098368
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on July 13, 2020, 10:29:28 PM
Quote from: 213372bu on July 11, 2020, 11:34:57 PM
Can you expand on this?

These vague notions that we're losing our humanity is getting boring.
Not trying to resurrect this fight again but I finally have a good answer for you. From Camus' The Plague:


Did our fellow-citizens, at least those who suffered the most from this separation, ever get used to the situation? It would not be quite correct to say that they did. Rather, they suffered a kind of spiritual and physical emaciation. At the start of the plague they remembered the person whom they had lost very well and they were sorry to be without them. But though they could clearly recall the face and the laugh of the loved one, and this or that day when, after the event, they realized they had been happy, they found it very hard to imagine what the other person might be doing at the moment when they recalled her or him, in places which were now so far away. In short, at that time they had memory but not enough imagination. At the second stage of the plague the memory also went. Not that they had forgotten the face, but (which comes to the same thing) it had lost its flesh and they could only see it inside themselves. And while in the early weeks they tended to complain at only having shadows to deal with where their loves were concerned, they realized later that these shadows could become still more fleshless, losing even the details of colour that memory kept of them. After this long period of separation, they could no longer imagine the intimacy that they had shared nor how a being had lived beside them, on whom at any moment they could place their hands.

From this point of view, they had entered into the very system of the plague which was all the more efficient for being mediocre. No one among us experienced any great feelings any more, but everyone had banal feelings. 'It's time it ended,' they said, because, in a period of pestilence, it is normal to wish for the end of collective suffering and because they really did want it to end. But the words were spoken without the anger or bitterness of the early days, and only with the few arguments that still remained clear to us, which were feeble ones. The great, fierce surge of feeling of the first weeks had given way to a dejection that it would be wrong to confuse with resignation, but which was despite that a kind of provisional assent.

The townspeople had adapted, they had come to heel, as people say, because that was all they could do. Naturally, they still had an attitude of misfortune and suffering, but they did not feel its sting. Dr Rieux, for one, considered that the misfortune lay precisely in this, and that the habit of despair was worse than despair itself. Previously, those separated had not really been unhappy, their suffering had a brightness that had just gone out. Now one could see them on the corner of the street, in cafes or with their friends, placid, their minds wandering and their eyes so bored that, thanks to them, the whole town seemed like a waiting-room. Those who had jobs did them at the pace of the plague, meticulously and prosaically. Everyone was simple and unpretentious. For the first time, those separated did not mind speaking about their absent ones, adopting the language of all and studying their separation just as they would study the statistics of the epidemic. While up to this point they had fiercely subtracted their suffering from the sum of collective misfortune, now they accepted it as part of the whole. Without memory and without hope, they settled into the present. In truth, everything became present for them. The truth must be told: the plague had taken away from all of them the power of love or even of friendship, for love demands some future, and for us there was only the here and now.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Positive Touch on July 13, 2020, 10:39:07 PM
honestly your posts look more and more like

(https://i.imgur.com/ofn2AZQ.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: OnlyRegret on July 13, 2020, 10:47:56 PM
A shitty strawman?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 13, 2020, 11:29:24 PM
Imagine quoting Camus in English

 :picard
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on July 13, 2020, 11:38:06 PM
I can't read french :stahp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 14, 2020, 12:34:58 AM
Quote from: shosta on July 13, 2020, 10:29:28 PM
Quote from: 213372bu on July 11, 2020, 11:34:57 PM
Can you expand on this?

These vague notions that we're losing our humanity is getting boring.
Not trying to resurrect this fight again but I finally have a good answer for you. From Camus' The Plague:


Did our fellow-citizens, at least those who suffered the most from this separation, ever get used to the situation? It would not be quite correct to say that they did. Rather, they suffered a kind of spiritual and physical emaciation. At the start of the plague they remembered the person whom they had lost very well and they were sorry to be without them. But though they could clearly recall the face and the laugh of the loved one, and this or that day when, after the event, they realized they had been happy, they found it very hard to imagine what the other person might be doing at the moment when they recalled her or him, in places which were now so far away. In short, at that time they had memory but not enough imagination. At the second stage of the plague the memory also went. Not that they had forgotten the face, but (which comes to the same thing) it had lost its flesh and they could only see it inside themselves. And while in the early weeks they tended to complain at only having shadows to deal with where their loves were concerned, they realized later that these shadows could become still more fleshless, losing even the details of colour that memory kept of them. After this long period of separation, they could no longer imagine the intimacy that they had shared nor how a being had lived beside them, on whom at any moment they could place their hands.

From this point of view, they had entered into the very system of the plague which was all the more efficient for being mediocre. No one among us experienced any great feelings any more, but everyone had banal feelings. 'It's time it ended,' they said, because, in a period of pestilence, it is normal to wish for the end of collective suffering and because they really did want it to end. But the words were spoken without the anger or bitterness of the early days, and only with the few arguments that still remained clear to us, which were feeble ones. The great, fierce surge of feeling of the first weeks had given way to a dejection that it would be wrong to confuse with resignation, but which was despite that a kind of provisional assent.

The townspeople had adapted, they had come to heel, as people say, because that was all they could do. Naturally, they still had an attitude of misfortune and suffering, but they did not feel its sting. Dr Rieux, for one, considered that the misfortune lay precisely in this, and that the habit of despair was worse than despair itself. Previously, those separated had not really been unhappy, their suffering had a brightness that had just gone out. Now one could see them on the corner of the street, in cafes or with their friends, placid, their minds wandering and their eyes so bored that, thanks to them, the whole town seemed like a waiting-room. Those who had jobs did them at the pace of the plague, meticulously and prosaically. Everyone was simple and unpretentious. For the first time, those separated did not mind speaking about their absent ones, adopting the language of all and studying their separation just as they would study the statistics of the epidemic. While up to this point they had fiercely subtracted their suffering from the sum of collective misfortune, now they accepted it as part of the whole. Without memory and without hope, they settled into the present. In truth, everything became present for them. The truth must be told: the plague had taken away from all of them the power of love or even of friendship, for love demands some future, and for us there was only the here and now.

bish, did you seriously just outsource your defense of personal ethics to a mid 20th century french existentialist?  :ufup
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on July 14, 2020, 12:35:44 AM
Quote from: bork on July 13, 2020, 06:23:26 PM
Quote from: bork on July 13, 2020, 02:58:17 PM
Quote from: Tripon on July 13, 2020, 02:56:41 PM
Quote from: bork on July 13, 2020, 02:52:16 PM
My wife got a long text message from her boss asking her to come into the office and work because "some people think it's unfair that she is the only one who gets to work at home."  So he's getting shit from a couple of people who are jealous that a pregnant woman, in her third trimester, is working from home.  The CDC has put pregnant women on the high-risk list, so my response when this was brought up was, as it has been for months now, "FUCK 'EM."  If they won't let her work from home any longer, they can fire her.  She's not going in, period.  I don't see her returning back to work in general after we have this kid anyway, because fuck day care during this crisis.

Your wife isn't on maternity leave yet?

Should start sometime in the middle to end of next month.

Her boss responded that she can work until the end of next week, then she'll get some kind of leave, if not the start of the maternity leave, early.  Good.
:obama

Beyond being human garbage asking a pregnant woman to come in he is also a loser that hides behind his worker opinions on this matter, or at least pretends to which is also weak. Can't even act like a boss, zero authority.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 14, 2020, 12:54:51 AM
okay, in addition to reading the passage shosta quoted, i went and read The Plague itself, and i don't see how exactly it applies to the current situation (minus the fact that both deal with a pandemic).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on July 14, 2020, 01:11:56 AM
Quote from: Oblivion on July 14, 2020, 12:54:51 AM
okay, in addition to reading the passage shosta quoted, i went and read The Plague itself, and i don't see how exactly it applies to the current situation (minus the fact that both deal with a pandemic).
You read 320 pages in two hours?

I was mostly just quoting something I thought other people might appreciate since this is also a thread for musing about life under 'rona.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 14, 2020, 01:19:04 AM
Quote from: shosta on July 14, 2020, 01:11:56 AM
Quote from: Oblivion on July 14, 2020, 12:54:51 AM
okay, in addition to reading the passage shosta quoted, i went and read The Plague itself, and i don't see how exactly it applies to the current situation (minus the fact that both deal with a pandemic).
You read 320 pages in two hours?


no, i read the wiki page, OF COURSE  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 14, 2020, 05:11:36 AM
Quote from: shosta on July 13, 2020, 11:38:06 PM
I can't read french :stahp
sacre bleu!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 14, 2020, 06:22:08 AM
two more of my cousins got covid (one of them is a doctor)  :'(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on July 14, 2020, 06:44:47 AM
Both kids tested negative yay

Time to go on some small trip and salvage the summer :)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on July 14, 2020, 06:55:14 AM
Caa caa poo poo
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: bork on July 14, 2020, 06:57:18 AM
Quote from: Cerveza mas fina on July 14, 2020, 12:35:44 AM
Quote from: bork on July 13, 2020, 06:23:26 PM
Quote from: bork on July 13, 2020, 02:58:17 PM
Quote from: Tripon on July 13, 2020, 02:56:41 PM
Quote from: bork on July 13, 2020, 02:52:16 PM
My wife got a long text message from her boss asking her to come into the office and work because "some people think it's unfair that she is the only one who gets to work at home."  So he's getting shit from a couple of people who are jealous that a pregnant woman, in her third trimester, is working from home.  The CDC has put pregnant women on the high-risk list, so my response when this was brought up was, as it has been for months now, "FUCK 'EM."  If they won't let her work from home any longer, they can fire her.  She's not going in, period.  I don't see her returning back to work in general after we have this kid anyway, because fuck day care during this crisis.

Your wife isn't on maternity leave yet?

Should start sometime in the middle to end of next month.

Her boss responded that she can work until the end of next week, then she'll get some kind of leave, if not the start of the maternity leave, early.  Good.
:obama

Beyond being human garbage asking a pregnant woman to come in he is also a loser that hides behind his worker opinions on this matter, or at least pretends to which is also weak. Can't even act like a boss, zero authority.

I'm not going to give him any shit-  he has been letting her work at home despite his bosses saying nobody is allowed to do this.  It's an open secret of sorts there that this is going on.  Others were also working remotely before, but now it's just my wife.  So the guy actually could get into trouble if someone were to report him. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 14, 2020, 07:51:18 AM
https://twitter.com/CBSLA/status/1282882046738812928


and here i thought OC learned its lesson after the midterms
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Clockwork5 on July 14, 2020, 08:59:24 AM
https://mobile.twitter.com/tomaskenn/status/1282789040996130816

DeSantis getting a little dose of the truth.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on July 14, 2020, 10:03:14 AM
Quote from: Oblivion on July 14, 2020, 07:51:18 AM
https://twitter.com/CBSLA/status/1282882046738812928


and here i thought OC learned its lesson after the midterms

This line made me go 'wow'

https://twitter.com/johnmyers/status/1282896862421192705
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 14, 2020, 10:40:11 AM
As of today we have 3 patients in the ICU,
94 patients hospitalized (but not in the ICU)

534 new cases this week, about 100 more than last week.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on July 14, 2020, 10:49:31 AM
175 new cases reported here today, just bringing us over 76k total.
9 deaths reported, bringing the total to 5545.
79 ICU patients, still trending downwards, albeit more slowly now.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 14, 2020, 11:07:01 AM
Quote from: https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/14/us/arizona-teachers-coronavirus-survivors/index.html
Three teachers in Arizona were sharing a classroom for two hours a day teaching online classes during the pandemic.

Despite following protocols -- social distancing, wearing masks and gloves, and using hand sanitizer -- they were all sickened by the coronavirus.

Kimberley Chavez Lopez Byrd, 61, died June 26, less than two weeks after she was hospitalized. She had worked for the Hayden Winkelman School District for 38 years.

But it's totally fine to open schools with no safety measures.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: VomKriege on July 14, 2020, 11:08:33 AM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on July 14, 2020, 11:07:01 AM
Quote from: https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/14/us/arizona-teachers-coronavirus-survivors/index.html
Three teachers in Arizona were sharing a classroom for two hours a day teaching online classes during the pandemic.

Despite following protocols -- social distancing, wearing masks and gloves, and using hand sanitizer -- they were all sickened by the coronavirus.

Kimberley Chavez Lopez Byrd, 61, died June 26, less than two weeks after she was hospitalized. She had worked for the Hayden Winkelman School District for 38 years.

But it's totally fine to open schools with no safety measures.

Courage and persistence role models. :salute
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 14, 2020, 11:12:10 AM
"We have to open up schools! Other countries have opened up schools!"

"Other countries don't have 1.2% of the population currently infected."

"We have top open up schools!"
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 14, 2020, 11:12:49 AM
Florida: 9,194 new COVID-19 cases and a record 132 deaths (which I assume is not the real number).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on July 14, 2020, 11:16:17 AM
Quote from: riotous on July 14, 2020, 11:14:49 AM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on July 14, 2020, 11:07:01 AM
Quote from: https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/14/us/arizona-teachers-coronavirus-survivors/index.html
Three teachers in Arizona were sharing a classroom for two hours a day teaching online classes during the pandemic.

Despite following protocols -- social distancing, wearing masks and gloves, and using hand sanitizer -- they were all sickened by the coronavirus.

Kimberley Chavez Lopez Byrd, 61, died June 26, less than two weeks after she was hospitalized. She had worked for the Hayden Winkelman School District for 38 years.

But it's totally fine to open schools with no safety measures.

Have to wonder how strict these people actually were.  No offense to them, but claiming they followed protocols is not something I just believe outright.   And I don't mean like, purposefully ignored them, but part of the problem with returning to work is for ~8 hours in a day it's really incredibly easy to slip up.

They were probably banging.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: tiesto on July 14, 2020, 11:26:41 AM
Been having some chest pains, a bit flemmy, and some very slight shortness of breath... mostly when I'm laying down. While we're no longer a hotspot and people are all taking precautions, I am a bit of a hypochondriac so I made an appointment to get tested tonight.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 14, 2020, 11:34:16 AM
https://twitter.com/tmprowell/status/1283055557461540867
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 14, 2020, 11:35:08 AM
Quote from: riotous on July 14, 2020, 11:14:49 AM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on July 14, 2020, 11:07:01 AM
Quote from: https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/14/us/arizona-teachers-coronavirus-survivors/index.html
Three teachers in Arizona were sharing a classroom for two hours a day teaching online classes during the pandemic.

Despite following protocols -- social distancing, wearing masks and gloves, and using hand sanitizer -- they were all sickened by the coronavirus.

Kimberley Chavez Lopez Byrd, 61, died June 26, less than two weeks after she was hospitalized. She had worked for the Hayden Winkelman School District for 38 years.

But it's totally fine to open schools with no safety measures.

Have to wonder how strict these people actually were.  No offense to them, but claiming they followed protocols is not something I just believe outright.   And I don't mean like, purposefully ignored them, but part of the problem with returning to work is for ~8 hours in a day it's really incredibly easy to slip up.

I mean, sure, there probably were some unconscious lapses, but that just shows how hard it is to follow safety measures when there actually are safety measures in place and with people willing to follow them.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Positive Touch on July 14, 2020, 11:41:00 AM
and correct me if i'm wrong but i thought it's been stressed that being indoors is particularly dangerous because poor ventilation and air conditioning do a lot to spread the virus around
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: VomKriege on July 14, 2020, 12:16:51 PM
France is moving towards mandatory masks in enclosed public spaces. That was, on average, the norm but it's always a toss up (some supermarkets are pretty lax with it...).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on July 14, 2020, 12:24:34 PM
Quote from: shosta on July 13, 2020, 10:29:28 PM
Quote from: 213372bu on July 11, 2020, 11:34:57 PM
Can you expand on this?

These vague notions that we're losing our humanity is getting boring.
Not trying to resurrect this fight again but I finally have a good answer for you. From Camus' The Plague:


Did our fellow-citizens, at least those who suffered the most from this separation, ever get used to the situation? It would not be quite correct to say that they did. Rather, they suffered a kind of spiritual and physical emaciation. At the start of the plague they remembered the person whom they had lost very well and they were sorry to be without them. But though they could clearly recall the face and the laugh of the loved one, and this or that day when, after the event, they realized they had been happy, they found it very hard to imagine what the other person might be doing at the moment when they recalled her or him, in places which were now so far away. In short, at that time they had memory but not enough imagination. At the second stage of the plague the memory also went. Not that they had forgotten the face, but (which comes to the same thing) it had lost its flesh and they could only see it inside themselves. And while in the early weeks they tended to complain at only having shadows to deal with where their loves were concerned, they realized later that these shadows could become still more fleshless, losing even the details of colour that memory kept of them. After this long period of separation, they could no longer imagine the intimacy that they had shared nor how a being had lived beside them, on whom at any moment they could place their hands.

From this point of view, they had entered into the very system of the plague which was all the more efficient for being mediocre. No one among us experienced any great feelings any more, but everyone had banal feelings. 'It's time it ended,' they said, because, in a period of pestilence, it is normal to wish for the end of collective suffering and because they really did want it to end. But the words were spoken without the anger or bitterness of the early days, and only with the few arguments that still remained clear to us, which were feeble ones. The great, fierce surge of feeling of the first weeks had given way to a dejection that it would be wrong to confuse with resignation, but which was despite that a kind of provisional assent.

The townspeople had adapted, they had come to heel, as people say, because that was all they could do. Naturally, they still had an attitude of misfortune and suffering, but they did not feel its sting. Dr Rieux, for one, considered that the misfortune lay precisely in this, and that the habit of despair was worse than despair itself. Previously, those separated had not really been unhappy, their suffering had a brightness that had just gone out. Now one could see them on the corner of the street, in cafes or with their friends, placid, their minds wandering and their eyes so bored that, thanks to them, the whole town seemed like a waiting-room. Those who had jobs did them at the pace of the plague, meticulously and prosaically. Everyone was simple and unpretentious. For the first time, those separated did not mind speaking about their absent ones, adopting the language of all and studying their separation just as they would study the statistics of the epidemic. While up to this point they had fiercely subtracted their suffering from the sum of collective misfortune, now they accepted it as part of the whole. Without memory and without hope, they settled into the present. In truth, everything became present for them. The truth must be told: the plague had taken away from all of them the power of love or even of friendship, for love demands some future, and for us there was only the here and now.
(https://i.imgur.com/sTskgye.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 14, 2020, 01:35:46 PM
Email from uni

Quote
Now that our divisions have posted their course offerings for the fall, we have a clearer idea of ‘what September will look like’. While the situation will, of necessity, vary from one division or campus to another, and may continue to evolve, the aggregate picture is consistent with our earlier commitment to offer a rich mix of learning opportunities and formats, combining online and in-person modes of delivery.

More than 90 per cent of our undergraduate course offerings will feature online (synchronous or asynchronous) delivery. At the same time, many of these same courses will offer a significant in-person element – either through ‘dual delivery’ mode (in which students have the option of enrolling online or in-person), or through in-person courses, labs, tutorials or experiential learning placements. At this stage we can report that, overall, at least one-third of our undergraduate courses will have an in-person component. In some divisions, more than half of course offerings will include an in-person option.

We anticipate that a higher proportion of our graduate courses will be offered in person, owing to their generally smaller size, but aggregate information on this activity is still being collected.

Seems pretty good.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: bork on July 14, 2020, 01:35:48 PM
Someone at my wife's job just got sent home for having COVID-like symptoms.  Not confirmed if they have it, but it's just funny that this happens the day after that stuff with her boss trying to get her to come in. :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BisMarckie on July 14, 2020, 01:36:50 PM
:gurl

How much did you pay that guy to allow your wife to continue slacking off?  ::)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on July 14, 2020, 01:43:32 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on July 14, 2020, 01:36:50 PM
:gurl

How much did you pay that guy to allow your wife to continue slacking off?  ::)

About a dozen little girl anime figures.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 14, 2020, 02:04:54 PM
(https://preview.redd.it/e8culb3eata51.jpg?width=615&auto=webp&s=766ea41c2bc0f66ce413795cf2b73b88c5d9f2dd)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 14, 2020, 02:16:00 PM
Oklahoma record 993 new cases
Nevada record 1,104 new cases
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 14, 2020, 03:21:41 PM
My lease ends August 31 and I dont know what to do.

Anyone looked into the Barbados thing?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on July 14, 2020, 03:35:58 PM
https://twitter.com/anyaparampil/status/1282035662154334208

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVa8maJb5JU


 :birdman
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Raist on July 14, 2020, 03:38:53 PM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-53407715

https://www.instagram.com/p/CCn800cFIbe/?utm_source=ig_embed

:leon
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 14, 2020, 04:50:57 PM
https://twitter.com/CBSLA/status/1283123703656509440

Santa Ana Unified as recently as of last week was talking about doing a hybrid model (1 day on, 1 day off, or 2 days on, 2 days off, etc.)

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Dickie Dee on July 14, 2020, 05:00:48 PM
https://twitter.com/DrDenaGrayson/status/1283139454178385929
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 14, 2020, 05:10:35 PM
https://twitter.com/CNBC/status/1283102954766180352 (https://twitter.com/CNBC/status/1283102954766180352)

 :notlikethis
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on July 14, 2020, 05:16:15 PM
What does that mean? :thinking
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 14, 2020, 05:16:17 PM
https://twitter.com/AP/status/1283147688763166721

Quote
The first COVID-19 vaccine tested in the U.S. revved up people’s immune systems just the way scientists had hoped, researchers reported Tuesday -- as the shots are poised to begin key final testing.

“No matter how you slice this, this is good news,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. government’s top infectious disease expert, told The Associated Press.

The experimental vaccine, developed by Fauci’s colleagues at the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc., will start its most important step around July 27: A 30,000-person study to prove if the shots really are strong enough to protect against the coronavirus.
Quote
But Tuesday, researchers reported anxiously awaited findings from the first 45 volunteers who rolled up their sleeves back in March. Sure enough, the vaccine provided a hoped-for immune boost.

Those early volunteers developed what are called neutralizing antibodies in their bloodstream -- molecules key to blocking infection -- at levels comparable to those found in people who survived COVID-19, the research team reported in the New England Journal of Medicine.

“This is an essential building block that is needed to move forward with the trials that could actually determine whether the vaccine does protect against infection,” said Dr. Lisa Jackson of the Kaiser Permanente Washington Research Institute in Seattle, who led the study.

There’s no guarantee but the government hopes to have results around the end of the year -- record-setting speed for developing a vaccine.

The vaccine requires two doses, a month apart.

There were no serious side effects. But more than half the study participants reported flu-like reactions to the shots that aren’t uncommon with other vaccines -- fatigue, headache, chills, fever and pain at the injection site. For three participants given the highest dose, those reactions were more severe; that dose isn’t being pursued.

Some of those reactions are similar to coronavirus symptoms but they’re temporary, lasting about a day and occur right after vaccination, researchers noted.

“Small price to pay for protection against COVID,” said Dr. William Schaffner of Vanderbilt University Medical Center, a vaccine expert who wasn’t involved with the study.

He called the early results “a good first step,” and is optimistic that final testing could deliver answers about whether it’s really safe and effective by the beginning of next year.

Hopefully, this shit actually works.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: OnlyRegret on July 14, 2020, 05:19:33 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on July 14, 2020, 05:16:15 PM
What does that mean? :thinking

time to put rufus on ignore and hope for the best
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 14, 2020, 05:38:15 PM
Wow a boosted immune system, what a wonderful discovery.

Almost as good as drinking a cup of orange juice you fucking imbeciles
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 14, 2020, 06:46:59 PM
https://twitter.com/LACovid19Bot/status/1283170739194146818

---

https://twitter.com/LauraMNewberry/status/1283075419260907521
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 14, 2020, 08:14:23 PM
https://twitter.com/sarahnferris/status/1283083908062621697
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: G The Resurrected on July 14, 2020, 08:35:38 PM
Not DDP!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn6sLZCONhQ
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: CatsCatsCats on July 14, 2020, 09:12:28 PM
One of my work’s facilities in Ohio is closed for two weeks after an employee tested positive. Our facility in California has an employee who is quarantined because of contact tracing. Ughhhhhhhh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 14, 2020, 09:37:55 PM
Work at a charter school. Just got the email we're following LAUSD going full online and resasses after the school year starts.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on July 14, 2020, 09:53:17 PM
 :nothing
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 14, 2020, 11:17:40 PM
https://twitter.com/chadgoesdeep/status/1283093315441750021
https://twitter.com/chadgoesdeep/status/1283094171553677312
https://twitter.com/chadgoesdeep/status/1283094605508997120
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: G The Resurrected on July 14, 2020, 11:21:45 PM
or you can watch the whole thing
https://youtu.be/3Q3PSISAZL8
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 15, 2020, 12:17:07 AM
Quote from: Tripon on July 14, 2020, 11:17:40 PM
https://twitter.com/chadgoesdeep/status/1283093315441750021
https://twitter.com/chadgoesdeep/status/1283094171553677312
https://twitter.com/chadgoesdeep/status/1283094605508997120

haha, these guys rule
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 15, 2020, 12:22:15 AM
are you fucking kidding me? this is a little too on the nose:

https://twitter.com/yoruguaenusa/status/1283139200208994307
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on July 15, 2020, 12:29:42 AM
https://twitter.com/KenJennings/status/1282796754983772161

:obama
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 15, 2020, 12:57:00 AM
https://www.kvue.com/mobile/article/news/education/schools/texas-schools-fall-2020-online-learning-extended-abbott/269-4ce4c479-a43b-45ee-a016-61b140f4ef0e

Quote
THE TEXAS TRIBUNE – Texas will give school districts more flexibility to keep their school buildings closed to in-person instruction this fall as coronavirus cases continue to rise, Gov. Greg Abbott told a Houston television station Tuesday.

Public health guidance released last week indicated that school districts had to stay virtual for up to three weeks after their start dates, so they could get their safety protocols ironed out before bringing more students to campus. If they stayed closed longer than that, they would lose state funding.

Abbott on Tuesday said that time would be extended. His comment comes on the heels of a tumultuous week, after state education officials released guidance last Tuesday requiring districts to offer in-person instruction for five days a week to all parents who want it.

Reality says it isn't safe to open schools with explosive community spread. Looks like Florida will be our test case to what happens when you open school everyday.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on July 15, 2020, 03:29:55 AM
Quote from: 213372bu on July 15, 2020, 03:26:36 AM
FACT CHECK:
https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1283140827427090434

Big :nothing vibes from that thumbnail (and video).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on July 15, 2020, 06:29:03 AM
Interesting graph from the FT stats page:

(http://www.capitaltrachea.se/misc/covid_excessdeaths_ft.png)

 :gbcry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on July 15, 2020, 07:10:34 AM
Quote from: Stro on July 15, 2020, 07:04:00 AM
Shout out to Israel having negative deaths

:titus
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on July 15, 2020, 07:52:25 AM
Here's a graph of some countries that are trending upwards again after initial mitigation:

Covid Trends: Australia, Greece, Israel, Portugal, Romania, Ukraine (https://aatishb.com/covidtrends/?scale=linear&trendline=false&location=Australia&location=Greece&location=Israel&location=Portugal&location=Romania&location=Ukraine)

I didn't include the US because it makes the other lines invisible if I do, but feel free to scroll down on the right and add it if you want  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on July 15, 2020, 08:43:00 AM
Quote from: Stro on July 15, 2020, 07:04:00 AM
Shout out to Israel having negative deaths

They built a religion around the last guy from that area that returned from the dead.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Raist on July 15, 2020, 08:53:22 AM
It's excess deaths. So a negative number means they had fewer than the average, previous year, or whatever metric is used.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BisMarckie on July 15, 2020, 08:55:57 AM
lol, it‘s clearly people rising from the dead.

raist can‘t read statistics :heh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on July 15, 2020, 08:58:11 AM
Isreal are using rona on the dead to raise a zombie army, it’s in the wiki leaks :titus :stahp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on July 15, 2020, 10:36:52 AM
It might not be corona that I have as the kids tested negative but goddamn this is a shitty cold. Nose runny, sore throat, low fever.

Prov doesn't help I got like 4 hours of sleep and drove across the country with the fam today.

Damn makes me imagine how full blown corona must be.

I feel fucking afwul. Gonna double up on hygiene and precautions not to catch the bitch.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 15, 2020, 10:44:55 AM
Quote from: Stro on July 15, 2020, 07:04:00 AM
Shout out to Israel having negative deaths

Theyve been too distracted by the rona to bomb and murder Palestinians
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on July 15, 2020, 11:02:16 AM
Quote from: BisMarckie on July 15, 2020, 08:55:57 AM
lol, it‘s clearly people rising from the dead.

raist can‘t read statistics :heh

The French can’t do anything right. Other than giving up that is  :rodney
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: tiesto on July 15, 2020, 11:09:43 AM
Got my test results back and I'm negative!

I did a drive thru testing over at Stony Brook, there were like 5 different people asking to see my license and filling out different points of data, then when I got there, I rolled down the window and got the swab. Felt like what happens if you get a bunch of saltwater up your nose while swimming in the ocean. There wasn't anyone ahead of me when I went (5:30PM), one person was behind me. The whole process took about 3 minutes, and then I got the email this morning that the test results were ready. Unfortunately there was a bit of fuckery with the login, they asked me to verify my account and were asking all these weird irrelevant questions (like "what town is South Lake LLC in?" whaaaa? Had to contact customer support to get an account reset.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on July 15, 2020, 11:12:00 AM
Quote from: riotous on July 15, 2020, 10:54:52 AM
Quote from: Cerveza mas fina on July 15, 2020, 10:36:52 AM
It might not be corona that I have as the kids tested negative but goddamn this is a shitty cold. Nose runny, sore throat, low fever.

Prov doesn't help I got like 4 hours of sleep and drove across the country with the fam today.

Damn makes me imagine how full blown corona must be.

I feel fucking afwul. Gonna double up on hygiene and precautions not to catch the bitch.

What's with the "well it's not Corona so I think I'll go out in public and spread this cold" attitude?  "Man I feel awful, think I'll go spread this around."

Like are we gonna learn nothing from all of this?

How am I out in public? I drove my fam cross country so they can visit friends and enjoy and Ill stay put where we are staying till Im ok.

Kids already bounced back and my wife is fucking immune or something. Im last hit.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 15, 2020, 11:12:35 AM
Quote from: BIONIC on July 15, 2020, 11:02:16 AM
Quote from: BisMarckie on July 15, 2020, 08:55:57 AM
lol, it‘s clearly people rising from the dead.

raist can‘t read statistics :heh

The French can’t do anything right. Other than giving up that is  :rodney
https://twitter.com/liz_franczak/status/1222643635994292224
Counterpoint. French Firemen setting themselves on fire to kick French Police's ass.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EaFCLWWX0AAKa4C?format=jpg&name=small)
(https://i0.wp.com/metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/PRI_128422476.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&zoom=1&resize=768%2C512&ssl=1)

https://metro.co.uk/2020/01/28/french-firefighters-set-alight-start-fighting-police-12139804/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 15, 2020, 11:56:53 AM
https://twitter.com/AP/status/1283429500571856897
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 15, 2020, 12:01:37 PM
Quote from: Tripon on July 15, 2020, 11:56:53 AM
https://twitter.com/AP/status/1283429500571856897

:neogaf
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 15, 2020, 12:07:27 PM
l o l
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Positive Touch on July 15, 2020, 12:08:55 PM
https://twitter.com/JoshNH4H/status/1283426728149426179?s

shosta am cry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 15, 2020, 12:10:46 PM
https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/at-least-26-flights-have-arrived-in-canada-with-covid-19-cases-in-last-two-weeks-1.5024278
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Clockwork5 on July 15, 2020, 12:11:58 PM
https://twitter.com/USATODAY/status/1283412697011359745
:society
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 15, 2020, 12:20:48 PM
https://twitter.com/KTLA/status/1283433543327047680
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Brehvolution on July 15, 2020, 12:24:51 PM
Here in upstate NY, I would say 99% of people wear a mask when required indoors. That 1% that don't is a type. You can tell what kind of person they are. You could see it a mile away.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on July 15, 2020, 12:41:22 PM
Quote from: Clockwork5 on July 15, 2020, 12:11:58 PM
https://twitter.com/USATODAY/status/1283412697011359745
:society

Reddit and Twitter is going to break from all the new publicfreakout content incoming.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 15, 2020, 01:01:03 PM
My lease ends on August 31 and it's becoming very clear that thanks to the IMBECILES in Florida and Texas, this shit wont end any time soon.

Has anyone relocated or thinking about doing so?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 15, 2020, 01:08:27 PM
Those who fly in glass planes during a pandemic
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 15, 2020, 01:16:43 PM
https://twitter.com/usatodayopinion/status/1283192554905833472 (https://twitter.com/usatodayopinion/status/1283192554905833472)

 :maduro
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 15, 2020, 01:21:06 PM
James, I'm assuming you live somewhere in the United States. To be frank, there is no safe place in the U.S., so unless you can find a bunker in the woods and survive there for a year, you are going to live in an area that has some sort of risk to it, whether it be a city, suburbs or rural. The smartest play, IMO is to offer to stay for a 6 month lease at your current rate if you can afford it, or see if you can get free months with a 12 month lease on your current deal.

What was Washington state's issue at the beginning of the year became the North East, then became the Geographically southern states issue, because this virus travels with people, and if people continue to travel without taking the nesscary precautions, than it'll keep on spreading.

If you can really move away from your workplace, or think you can find work easily once you move, and places like Texas or Florida are too much of a risk, then you probably want to move to a state like Hawaii, which even with the increasing cases, is an island state, so can at least restrict travel more easily than a contiguous state like New Mexico or Colorado.

Speaking personally, I expect the Fall and winter to be bad, and there will be no safe state or area and hope I'm wrong.

https://www.covidexitstrategy.org/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: EchoRin on July 15, 2020, 01:24:47 PM
My roommate told me that one of his friends in NYC moved from Queens to Brooklyn. She and her partner are paying LESS in a two person apartment than they were in Queens where there was like 5 of them. So I don't know man.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 15, 2020, 01:53:34 PM
Remember james as part of 'the plan' deviants such are yourself are to be dropped 20 miles behind the lines of Beijing equipped with an official COVID-19 commemoration badge, a can of Goya beans and the spirit of freedom this upcoming November.

If only you had say a fund to buy yourself safe passage to the low countries of Europe before October ;)

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on July 15, 2020, 02:00:21 PM
Not sure we should act all smug when people are dying and I can see a second wave hitting the EU too soon now that the kids are out boozing in Spain
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 15, 2020, 02:03:15 PM
https://twitter.com/tylikcat/status/1282363758736744455

Strokes, blood clotting, heart damage, reduced lung capacity, chronic fatigue syndrome, shriveled balls.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on July 15, 2020, 02:10:35 PM
Quote from: Brehvolution on July 15, 2020, 12:24:51 PM
Here in upstate NY, I would say 99% of people wear a mask when required indoors. That 1% that don't is a type. You can tell what kind of person they are. You could see it a mile away.
???
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 15, 2020, 02:29:47 PM
https://twitter.com/FOX29philly/status/1282757808488841217 (https://twitter.com/FOX29philly/status/1282757808488841217)

 :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on July 15, 2020, 02:49:34 PM
When you have a near monopoly, you don't really have to worry about customer concerns.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on July 15, 2020, 02:53:34 PM
Quote from: Nintex on July 15, 2020, 02:29:47 PM
https://twitter.com/FOX29philly/status/1282757808488841217 (https://twitter.com/FOX29philly/status/1282757808488841217)

 :doge

They say death is the ultimate relaxation.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 15, 2020, 03:16:39 PM
What is most baffling is that they say this is a Chinese Bio Weapon engineered to target the US economy in retaliation for the tariffs and trade war.
While at the same time maintaining it is no big deal, a hoax or not their responsibility whenever causality numbers are brought up or action is required.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 15, 2020, 03:26:08 PM
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-los-angeles-county-california-cases-entire-country-canada/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: G The Resurrected on July 15, 2020, 03:34:17 PM
Pastor is gonna defy our states mandate
https://www.newsweek.com/california-pastor-vows-church-will-defy-lockdown-order-says-hell-obey-word-god-1517962
 (https://www.newsweek.com/california-pastor-vows-church-will-defy-lockdown-order-says-hell-obey-word-god-1517962)

Time to rename his church's location in google maps to a COVID-19 testing site.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 15, 2020, 03:40:24 PM
Quote from: Tripon on July 15, 2020, 01:21:06 PM
James, I'm assuming you live somewhere in the United States. To be frank, there is no safe place in the U.S., so unless you can find a bunker in the woods and survive there for a year, you are going to live in an area that has some sort of risk to it, whether it be a city, suburbs or rural. The smartest play, IMO is to offer to stay for a 6 month lease at your current rate if you can afford it, or see if you can get free months with a 12 month lease on your current deal.

What was Washington state's issue at the beginning of the year became the North East, then became the Geographically southern states issue, because this virus travels with people, and if people continue to travel without taking the nesscary precautions, than it'll keep on spreading.

If you can really move away from your workplace, or think you can find work easily once you move, and places like Texas or Florida are too much of a risk, then you probably want to move to a state like Hawaii, which even with the increasing cases, is an island state, so can at least restrict travel more easily than a contiguous state like New Mexico or Colorado.

Speaking personally, I expect the Fall and winter to be bad, and there will be no safe state or area and hope I'm wrong.

https://www.covidexitstrategy.org/

Heres my situation.

My bosses had a meeting last week and apparently the consensus is that WFH is going well and there is no reason to return to office until there is a vaccine. That being said, it is not their final decision, it is up to the president. Right now we are WFH until end of August and I would wager theres a 90% chance the big bosses extend until end of year.

I live in northern NJ. My apartment is great. The thing is, I live here because of location (was between my and ex-s jobs) and the amenities. As such, it is also priced fairly high because of those features. But the ameneties have been closed since March 15, and the location is useless now. GF is gone, and it seems like I wont need to commute for a long time. The location is also great for access to NYC, Hoboken etc, but there is also no reason to visit those places.

So why break the bank paying for an apartment that I cant take full advantage of?

And frankly my life sucks right now. I am completely alone. I travel from bedroom to living room and back. Every other day I go out to pick up cheap takeout food. Ive had two social "dates" since March.

So here are the options Im thinking about right now:

-Renew the lease, pray things get better so I can use the amenities and social life of the NYC region

-Stay in state, but move somewhere cheaper/more suburban. Ill still be lonely as fuck, but at least there will be trees, maybe I can buy a hammock. Maybe I can find a 2 bedroom for the same price and have a real home office

- Get the fuck out of this piece of shit country. Put my furniture into storage, grab my computer and clothes, and find a short-term furnished rental in a Caribbean island that is free of the rona and maybe in the fall go to western Europe if theyll let me in. I would tell my bosses Im working from my dads house in MA or whatever.


Honestly Im falling apart. NJ did what we were supposed to do. R is under 1. Hospitals are empty. But the fucking republican neanderthals have made it so life is ruined for the rest of the year.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 15, 2020, 03:45:34 PM
I highly doubt you will be able to relocate to a new country in the middle of a pandemic. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on July 15, 2020, 03:50:03 PM
Barbados is soliciting people like him.



-- // --

Also, the Wal-mart content machine is already producing dividends.

https://www.clickorlando.com/news/florida/2020/07/15/video-shopper-pulls-gun-on-man-in-dispute-over-mask-at-florida-walmart/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocNALzBtK7U
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 15, 2020, 03:52:09 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on July 15, 2020, 03:45:34 PM
I highly doubt you will be able to relocate to a new country in the middle of a pandemic.

That the thing, i can.

Puerto Rico, Barbados, Aruba and antigua are all open with proof of negative test result before flying. Virgin Island too but those prices big oof

And Aruba only has 4 cases. I could live again guys
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on July 15, 2020, 03:54:10 PM
I would do it. The time to do things like this is when you're younger and you never know, maybe it opens new doors that might not have ever existed.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Dickie Dee on July 15, 2020, 04:00:55 PM
https://twitter.com/blaireerskine/status/1283446815308894211

spoiler (click to show/hide)
:heartbeat :heartbeat :heartbeat.
[close]
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: tiesto on July 15, 2020, 04:30:56 PM
Quote from: G The Resurrected on July 15, 2020, 03:34:17 PM
Pastor is gonna defy our states mandate
https://www.newsweek.com/california-pastor-vows-church-will-defy-lockdown-order-says-hell-obey-word-god-1517962
 (https://www.newsweek.com/california-pastor-vows-church-will-defy-lockdown-order-says-hell-obey-word-god-1517962)

Time to rename his church's location in google maps to a COVID-19 testing site.

I've noticed that a lot of the biggest anti maskers, covid is a hoax people, tend to be the super religious. It's not really surprising.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 15, 2020, 04:36:00 PM
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/coronavirus-rapidly-spreading-texas-nursing-homes-state-figures-show-n1233909

fuck
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 15, 2020, 04:37:27 PM
https://twitter.com/GovLauraKelly/status/1283494561235505154

Extra 3 weeks isn't going to do shit.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: G The Resurrected on July 15, 2020, 04:46:56 PM
Quote from: tiesto on July 15, 2020, 04:30:56 PM
I've noticed that a lot of the biggest anti maskers, covid is a hoax people, tend to be the super religious. It's not really surprising.

You're not wrong. What gets me is people in 2020 believing in a religion at all and practicing their faith while continuing to look down at others as if they are holier than thou. I'm all for freedoms and liberties, but science is one of those things that is fact based and when faced with facts people who believe in their faith more than reality are fucking nuts!

I'd expound why religion as a whole doesn't have a place in modern society, but that is a difficult subject matter for some still. As a tool/framework religion can be good, but only if it's helping others. The moment it starts to hurt others that's when it stops serving the good of the people.

Case in point all of these conservative fuckers and not wearing a mask.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: brawndolicious on July 15, 2020, 04:59:53 PM
Quote from: Nintex on July 15, 2020, 02:29:47 PM
https://twitter.com/FOX29philly/status/1282757808488841217 (https://twitter.com/FOX29philly/status/1282757808488841217)

 :doge

While it definitely seems too late to contain the virus through contact tracing, it is more important than ever to go through that process so we can see how many people died because company X or Y opened up and took unnecessary risks.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: VomKriege on July 15, 2020, 05:05:11 PM
Quote from: brawndolicious on July 15, 2020, 04:59:53 PM
Quote from: Nintex on July 15, 2020, 02:29:47 PM
https://twitter.com/FOX29philly/status/1282757808488841217 (https://twitter.com/FOX29philly/status/1282757808488841217)

 :doge

While it definitely seems too late to contain the virus through contact tracing, it is more important than ever to go through that process so we can see how many people died because company X or Y opened up and took unnecessary risks.

Gonna repeat myself from the shit thread but break zones aren't exactly outrageous, provided they adhere to social distancing guidelines. (Indoor ones are not good tho.)

The park should probably not be open at all, considering the situation in Florida.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 15, 2020, 05:32:08 PM
https://twitter.com/radleybalko/status/1283460476609994757
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: thisismyusername on July 15, 2020, 05:35:06 PM
Job is gonna go forward with opening to the public despite cases skyrocketing in the state.

"Oh but we're only going to be open to the public five at a time in about 1-2 hour blocks thorughout the day for about 2-3 sessions/reservations." -Manager.

Like that makes me feel better. Everyone has complained about the small size the place, no actual distancing for shit, having to remove shit just to make sure people don't unfocus from what they're doing (print/fax), etc. It's a mess.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 15, 2020, 05:42:29 PM
Here are the places I could move to to escape Americans

https://thepointsguy.com/guide/places-americans-can-travel-internationally/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 15, 2020, 05:45:07 PM
https://twitter.com/akarl_smith/status/1283499962131714055
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on July 15, 2020, 05:45:14 PM
Quote from: brawndolicious

While it definitely seems too late to contain the virus through contact tracing, it is more important than ever to go through that process so we can see how many people died because company X or Y opened up and took unnecessary risks.

That's what I was saying earlier in the thread. If we're going to "live with covid", the least we can do is use all these cases as data points  for how to improve.

Without contact tracing all these people are suffering and nothing is being gained to help us move forward.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 15, 2020, 06:10:22 PM
Sint Maarten doesnt look expensive and has that world famous Dutch directness
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 15, 2020, 06:28:35 PM
https://twitter.com/CTVNews/status/1283506627996299264
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 15, 2020, 06:34:09 PM
https://twitter.com/LauraMNewberry/status/1283075419260907521
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Lonewulfeus on July 15, 2020, 06:43:44 PM
Imagine moving to the Caribbean in what’s forecast to be an above average hurricane season :heh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: VomKriege on July 15, 2020, 06:45:58 PM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on July 15, 2020, 06:43:44 PM
Imagine moving to the Caribbean in what’s forecast to be an above average hurricane season :heh

Wasn't Saint-Martin island hit hard last year or the year before ?
Not sure what kind of job prospects you can have there, too.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Lonewulfeus on July 15, 2020, 06:47:28 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on July 15, 2020, 06:45:58 PM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on July 15, 2020, 06:43:44 PM
Imagine moving to the Caribbean in what’s forecast to be an above average hurricane season :heh

Wasn't Saint-Martin island hit hard last year or the year before ?
Not sure what kind of job prospects you can have there, too.

Irma fucked it’s shit up in 2017.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 15, 2020, 06:52:18 PM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on July 15, 2020, 06:43:44 PM
Imagine moving to the Caribbean in what’s forecast to be an above average hurricane season :heh

Aruba was last hit by a hurricane in 2007.

But good point, might be smarter than st maarten even though the apartments are smaller and more expensive
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on July 15, 2020, 06:58:00 PM
cuba  :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 15, 2020, 07:07:59 PM
Quote from: filler on July 15, 2020, 06:58:00 PM
cuba  :rejoice

Not an option without internet
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: curly on July 15, 2020, 07:15:12 PM
Quote from: james on July 15, 2020, 07:07:59 PM
Quote from: filler on July 15, 2020, 06:58:00 PM
cuba  :rejoice

Not an option without internet

probably their biggest selling point tbh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on July 15, 2020, 07:16:33 PM
no 5G  :hmm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 15, 2020, 07:40:02 PM
After repeating all these lame jokes you'd think one of you dumbasses would Google the name of Epstein Island
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on July 15, 2020, 07:40:48 PM
:pika
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: curly on July 15, 2020, 07:41:34 PM
After all these lame jokes you think you'd stop jerking off to minors but here we are
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on July 15, 2020, 07:44:09 PM
Quote from: Esch on July 15, 2020, 07:33:15 PM
Not an option for someone with your tastes :ufup

twitter.com/SheikhStalin/status/1170690758392918016
the music :dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 15, 2020, 08:03:25 PM
Another new record. We broke 70k boys
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on July 15, 2020, 08:13:22 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/LvkWaX3.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 15, 2020, 08:41:58 PM
https://twitter.com/rahulbali/status/1283550330735734786
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on July 15, 2020, 10:29:51 PM
Quote from: Stro on July 15, 2020, 08:51:03 PM
These leaders should be arrested and charged with being a menace to the public
slippery slope! don't want to lose our humanititties!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 15, 2020, 11:00:06 PM
https://twitter.com/Fla_Pol/status/1283442831642832900
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 15, 2020, 11:09:50 PM
https://twitter.com/nataliexdean/status/1283134585665200131
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on July 16, 2020, 01:30:07 AM
Quote from: curly on July 15, 2020, 07:41:34 PM
After all these lame jokes you think you'd stop jerking off to minors but here we are

You regularly watch hentai.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on July 16, 2020, 01:35:32 AM
Quote from: Stro on July 15, 2020, 10:38:19 PM
I agree, we should never lose our human titties, but come on these people are literally getting people killed with shit like that
https://twitter.com/tariqnasheed/status/1277796592595038208

gotta make sure these guys get treated fairly and we don't wish ill upon them! :birdman
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on July 16, 2020, 01:43:32 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/hVihngJ.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 16, 2020, 07:52:36 AM
(https://i.redd.it/0cl6q2mn74b51.png)

 :usacry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 16, 2020, 08:38:56 AM
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/georgia-gov-brian-kemp-explicitly-voids-local-mask-71810627
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 16, 2020, 08:59:05 AM
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-07-16/china-firm-tests-coronavirus-vaccine-own-employees
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 16, 2020, 10:00:42 AM
Quote from: BIONIC on July 16, 2020, 01:30:07 AM
Quote from: curly on July 15, 2020, 07:41:34 PM
After all these lame jokes you think you'd stop jerking off to minors but here we are

You regularly watch hentai.

Oh, I guess that's a crime now? I thought this was America!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 16, 2020, 10:16:16 AM
Got to wear a mask while you do it. 
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Post by: ToxicAdam on July 16, 2020, 10:41:26 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on July 16, 2020, 07:52:36 AM

 :usacry

There's no aerosolization happening at Niagra Falls, commie.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 16, 2020, 11:13:54 AM
Florida: 13,965 new coronavirus cases and 156 deaths, a record for deaths.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
https://twitter.com/mitchellvii/status/1278807081567555589
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 16, 2020, 11:14:40 AM
11.2% positive rate, which is better but not good.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: VomKriege on July 16, 2020, 11:30:31 AM
Quote from: Stro on July 15, 2020, 08:51:03 PM
These leaders should be arrested and charged with being a menace to the public

Fear of a GOP Planet
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: bork on July 16, 2020, 11:33:20 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on July 16, 2020, 08:38:56 AM
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/georgia-gov-brian-kemp-explicitly-voids-local-mask-71810627

GA governor fuckhead at it again.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Dickie Dee on July 16, 2020, 11:45:29 AM
https://twitter.com/kthorjensen/status/1283785278264508419
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 16, 2020, 11:48:00 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHVbTQ1lJ1k
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: thisismyusername on July 16, 2020, 12:22:54 PM
For Toilet4U:

https://www.epi.org/blog/joblessness-remains-at-historic-levels-the-extra-600-in-ui-benefits-expires-next-week-congress-must-extend-it/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: curly on July 16, 2020, 12:45:52 PM
Quote from: BIONIC on July 16, 2020, 01:30:07 AM
Quote from: curly on July 15, 2020, 07:41:34 PM
After all these lame jokes you think you'd stop jerking off to minors but here we are

You regularly watch hentai.

:nope
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: OnlyRegret on July 16, 2020, 12:49:41 PM
Quote from: curly on July 16, 2020, 12:45:52 PM
Quote from: BIONIC on July 16, 2020, 01:30:07 AM
Quote from: curly on July 15, 2020, 07:41:34 PM
After all these lame jokes you think you'd stop jerking off to minors but here we are

You regularly watch hentai.

:nope

片手で見る *
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: VomKriege on July 16, 2020, 12:53:55 PM
Quote from: curly on July 16, 2020, 12:45:52 PM
Quote from: BIONIC on July 16, 2020, 01:30:07 AM
Quote from: curly on July 15, 2020, 07:41:34 PM
After all these lame jokes you think you'd stop jerking off to minors but here we are

You regularly watch hentai.

:nope

Please. I savor hentai.  :snob
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: G The Resurrected on July 16, 2020, 12:57:23 PM
Clovis Unified in Clovis, CA has decided that they'll be opening up all of their schools right behind Orange County... I'm not surprised about this one bit, it's where my father lives and those people are trash. I now have to worry about my grandfather who is friendly with the neighbors who work in that school district as teachers.

I can't get a damn break from this insanity.

Also the fix is in with the data, expect those numbers to start heading down.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: TakingBackSunday on July 16, 2020, 01:04:50 PM
we live in fucking stupid hell
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Himu on July 16, 2020, 01:06:23 PM
I read the Oklahoma governor who tested positive was at fucking Wal-Mart shopping maskless last weekend. Jesus Christ, can we please put these Republicans in jail? When will they ever be held accountable? Ted Cruz riding in an airplane without a mask too. I fucking hate them and how they view themselves above the law.

Americans need to go full on French and protest with guillotines.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: G The Resurrected on July 16, 2020, 01:16:06 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on July 16, 2020, 01:06:23 PM
Americans need to go full on French and protest with guillotines.

I'm ok with this

Honestly though we should root out republicans entirely from our system of government. There is a strong enough moderate/conservative/middle base within the Democratic Party that could replace it. Leaving way for a more progressive party to form similar to many European countries. It's a long shot, but it's what we need to do to get the scales back in order. There is no place for republicans if we don't leave them a place to begin with. Take the money and powerful lobbying groups out of politics and get it back into the hands of the people so we can keep this great experiment of ours alive and well. Impose term limits while we're at it too.

Tax the fucking rich to death if we have to as well.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on July 16, 2020, 01:16:17 PM
Quote from: curly on July 16, 2020, 12:45:52 PM
Quote from: BIONIC on July 16, 2020, 01:30:07 AM
Quote from: curly on July 15, 2020, 07:41:34 PM
After all these lame jokes you think you'd stop jerking off to minors but here we are

You regularly watch hentai.

:nope

So you regularly read manga depicting the sexual abuse of minors. Gotcha  ::)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Himu on July 16, 2020, 01:20:00 PM
Quote from: G The Resurrected on July 16, 2020, 01:16:06 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on July 16, 2020, 01:06:23 PM
Americans need to go full on French and protest with guillotines.

I'm ok with this

Honestly though we should root out republicans entirely from our system of government. There is a strong enough moderate/conservative/middle base within the Democratic Party that could replace it. Leaving way for a more progressive party to form similar to many European countries. It's a long shot, but it's what we need to do to get the scales back in order. There is no place for republicans if we don't leave them a place to begin with. Take the money and powerful lobbying groups out of politics and get it back into the hands of the people so we can keep this great experiment of ours alive and well. Impose term limits while we're at it too.

Tax the fucking rich to death if we have to as well.

Republicans need to go the way of the dodo. But they won't. They always come back. After Nixon they declared Republicans dead. Same after Bush. And they'll do the same after Trump. They always come back, and worse every time.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Himu on July 16, 2020, 01:21:08 PM
Quote from: BIONIC on July 16, 2020, 01:16:17 PM
Quote from: curly on July 16, 2020, 12:45:52 PM
Quote from: BIONIC on July 16, 2020, 01:30:07 AM
Quote from: curly on July 15, 2020, 07:41:34 PM
After all these lame jokes you think you'd stop jerking off to minors but here we are

You regularly watch hentai.

:nope

So you regularly read manga depicting the sexual abuse of minors. Gotcha  ::)

Shut the fuck up and let people fap in peace. We've disavowed that stuff in the hentai thread. You most likely fap to actual women sold into sex slavery. Get off your high horse, fgt.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: curly on July 16, 2020, 01:21:17 PM
Quote from: BIONIC on July 16, 2020, 01:16:17 PM
Quote from: curly on July 16, 2020, 12:45:52 PM
Quote from: BIONIC on July 16, 2020, 01:30:07 AM
Quote from: curly on July 15, 2020, 07:41:34 PM
After all these lame jokes you think you'd stop jerking off to minors but here we are

You regularly watch hentai.

:nope

So you regularly read manga depicting the sexual abuse of minors. Gotcha  ::)

Nope don't read lolicon shit
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 16, 2020, 01:36:41 PM
https://twitter.com/thegarance/status/1283576896215748613

 :(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on July 16, 2020, 01:51:27 PM
Zoomers: "Haha, millenials suck! All they do is charge they phone, eat hot chip, complain about Boomers."

Boomers: "It's 8am, time for your chronic lung disease, dears!"

Zoomers: :pika

Millenials:  :kermit
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: G The Resurrected on July 16, 2020, 01:55:26 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on July 16, 2020, 01:20:00 PM
Republicans need to go the way of the dodo. But they won't. They always come back. After Nixon they declared Republicans dead. Same after Bush. And they'll do the same after Trump. They always come back, and worse every time.

I like to think about it like racism/fascism , if you aren't actively condemning it every second of every day it will continue to survive. So we have to be against them every fucking day and give them no quarter. They can take their facist ideas and die like the dodo you speak of.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Himu on July 16, 2020, 01:58:25 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on July 16, 2020, 01:51:27 PM
Zoomers: "Haha, millenials suck! All they do is charge they phone, eat hot chip, complain about Boomers."

Boomers: "It's 8am, time for your chronic lung disease, dears!"

Zoomers: :pika

Millenials:  :kermit

Aren't a lot of millennial not taking it seriously as well?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: I'm a Puppy! on July 16, 2020, 02:20:30 PM
So in a depressing sign of the times my Gym was like "Yay! We're reopening!" A few weeks ago. Myself and probably most people were like "Hah! As if I'm going back now!"

Then Newsom closed the gyms again. Now I'm getting emails from my gym "Guys, please. Anyone wanna rent some fitness equipment? Anyone? Please? We're dying"

Poor gym.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on July 16, 2020, 02:38:22 PM
Speaking of working out, prices for free weights have absolutely gone crazy in the past few months. You can't find any in stores and when you try to buy used people are charging up to 5 dollars a lb. In the past, prices would be in the 1.50 - 2 lb range.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Positive Touch on July 16, 2020, 02:55:04 PM
my fucking gym charged me without telling me they were reopening, and apparently to cancel i have to go up there in person. i love capitalism.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: tiesto on July 16, 2020, 02:56:41 PM
Quote from: Positive Touch on July 16, 2020, 02:55:04 PM
my fucking gym charged me without telling me they were reopening, and apparently to cancel i have to go up there in person. i love capitalism.

LA Fitness perchance?
Getting out of a corporate gym membership is one of the most obnoxious things ever.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 16, 2020, 02:57:24 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on July 16, 2020, 02:38:22 PM
Speaking of working out, prices for free weights have absolutely gone crazy in the past few months. You can't find any in stores and when you try to buy used people are charging up to 5 dollars a lb. In the past, prices would be in the 1.50 - 2 lb range.

Do people realize that a gallon of water weighs 8.3 lbs?

Thats like a dollar.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 16, 2020, 03:01:39 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on July 16, 2020, 01:51:27 PM
Zoomers: "Haha, millenials suck! All they do is charge they phone, eat hot chip, complain about Boomers."

Boomers: "It's 8am, time for your chronic lung disease, dears!"

Zoomers: :pika

Gen-X:  :heh

Millenials:  :fbm
Fixed
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 16, 2020, 03:04:59 PM
https://twitter.com/HoustonChron/status/1283506507259224064
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Positive Touch on July 16, 2020, 03:08:39 PM
Quote from: tiesto on July 16, 2020, 02:56:41 PM
Quote from: Positive Touch on July 16, 2020, 02:55:04 PM
my fucking gym charged me without telling me they were reopening, and apparently to cancel i have to go up there in person. i love capitalism.

LA Fitness perchance?
Getting out of a corporate gym membership is one of the most obnoxious things ever.

it was club fitness, the bastards. annoying as hell too because i only joined earlier in the year and had to pay all those upfront fees.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Dickie Dee on July 16, 2020, 03:23:52 PM
https://twitter.com/nycgov/status/1283440186370560000

 :rage
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 16, 2020, 03:28:00 PM
Quote from: Tripon on July 16, 2020, 03:04:59 PM
https://twitter.com/HoustonChron/status/1283506507259224064

god, i'm so glad i graduated long before having to deal with this crap
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 16, 2020, 03:34:35 PM
Quote from: Tripon on July 16, 2020, 03:04:59 PM
https://twitter.com/HoustonChron/status/1283506507259224064

https://twitter.com/timbonstewart/status/1283542364083060737

 :dead :dead :dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 16, 2020, 03:38:51 PM
Quote from: Dickie Dee on July 16, 2020, 03:23:52 PM
https://twitter.com/nycgov/status/1283440186370560000

 :rage
Gen Xers are 39.5 and over. . .
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on July 16, 2020, 03:44:19 PM
is the city of new york's budget in such dire straits that they couldn't make a nice python graph
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: mormapope on July 16, 2020, 03:49:39 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on July 16, 2020, 01:21:08 PM
Quote from: BIONIC on July 16, 2020, 01:16:17 PM
Quote from: curly on July 16, 2020, 12:45:52 PM
Quote from: BIONIC on July 16, 2020, 01:30:07 AM
Quote from: curly on July 15, 2020, 07:41:34 PM
After all these lame jokes you think you'd stop jerking off to minors but here we are

You regularly watch hentai.

:nope

So you regularly read manga depicting the sexual abuse of minors. Gotcha  ::)

Shut the fuck up and let people fap in peace. We've disavowed that stuff in the hentai thread. You most likely fap to actual women sold into sex slavery. Get off your high horse, fgt.

The women I wanna fuck are chubby nerdy girls that suck dick like champs and they're only slavedom is to Taco Bell, thank you very much  :smug
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on July 16, 2020, 04:12:13 PM
All of this reminds me of when dad would take "a shortcut" during family vacation, get hopelessly lost and then yell at us for questioning him.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on July 16, 2020, 04:27:05 PM
Quote from: Stro on July 16, 2020, 03:13:19 PM


Gallons of water also will not last long with people working out with any regularity or intensity before busting, most won't fit on bars, etc.  Better off filling big buckets with water or concrete (or rocks if you have access to that many) than buying gallon jugs of water if you're going to do the home made weights route.

yea, cinder blocks are the way to go if you want to do a budget gym. They are roughly 40 lbs a piece, relatively cheap and easy to lug around. You can leave them outside all year round. You can get them for like 3-5 dollars per.



Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 16, 2020, 04:32:51 PM
Lol 40lbs OK Arnold Schwarzenegger
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 16, 2020, 05:38:47 PM
Toxic posted a photo of himself from the 90s--he was built.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 16, 2020, 05:41:56 PM
Three weeks ago, Quebec released three days' worth of combined data on one single day: 142 new cases
Today: 142 new cases

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on July 16, 2020, 06:20:35 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on July 16, 2020, 05:38:47 PM
Toxic posted a photo of himself from the 90s--he was built.

How built was his hog tho?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on July 16, 2020, 06:41:44 PM
https://twitter.com/parscale/status/1283806757140279299

stost, dis you?  :birdman
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on July 16, 2020, 06:47:41 PM
Quote from: curly on July 16, 2020, 01:21:17 PM
Quote from: BIONIC on July 16, 2020, 01:16:17 PM
Quote from: curly on July 16, 2020, 12:45:52 PM
Quote from: BIONIC on July 16, 2020, 01:30:07 AM
Quote from: curly on July 15, 2020, 07:41:34 PM
After all these lame jokes you think you'd stop jerking off to minors but here we are

You regularly watch hentai.

:nope

So you regularly read manga depicting the sexual abuse of minors. Gotcha  ::)

Nope don't read lolicon shit

bionic, in his desperation to defend james' pedophilia, trying to pin a loli fetish on the forum's premier Misato Katsuragi stan

gtfo
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 16, 2020, 07:18:05 PM
Canada's numbers were bad today
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on July 16, 2020, 08:00:59 PM
As it gets worse, testing becomes more of a limiting factor. Official cases peaked around 40k per day in the first spike, but NY/NJ were obviously being way undercounted.

Here's a graph of estimated actual infections by Youyang Gu, who seems to do a decent job of modeling the virus.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EcoLYDgWoAAzOXS.jpg)
[close]
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 16, 2020, 08:03:29 PM
https://twitter.com/NTarnopolsky/status/1283730652148502528
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 16, 2020, 08:14:26 PM
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/uoft-scientists-mask-deactivates-coronavirus
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 16, 2020, 08:16:27 PM
https://apnews.com/d520e9a921c85e9e0cc94890a6349ab3

Quote
ANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — People who have tested positive for COVID-19 in Arizona are being transferred to New Mexico hospitals because of staffing shortages and a lack of bed space, under a federal law that requires hospitals to accept patients from neighboring states if beds are available.

Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said the transfer of out-of-state patients poses challenges as some New Mexico facilities are at or nearing capacity, the Albuquerque Journal reported.

New Mexico has fewer hospital beds per capita than many other states, she said.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 16, 2020, 08:45:00 PM
https://twitter.com/lapublichealth/status/1283921854651158528
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 16, 2020, 09:19:08 PM
+73,311
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 16, 2020, 09:44:09 PM
https://twitter.com/kelseytaysutton/status/1283538845695442944
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on July 16, 2020, 09:58:17 PM
it's a "parody" page on fb
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on July 16, 2020, 10:04:49 PM
AZ and TX hospitalizations have maybe reached a peak, so that's good news I guess?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on July 16, 2020, 10:18:13 PM
I'm guessing I am way late to this party but I just realized "scream" is almost an acronym for "racism"
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 16, 2020, 10:25:31 PM
racesm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on July 16, 2020, 10:28:49 PM
also both almost acronyms for "crimes"
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 16, 2020, 10:30:20 PM
Quote from: Mandark on July 16, 2020, 09:58:17 PM
it's a "parody" page on fb

You mean to tell me somebody will intentionally lie on the internet?  :(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: EchoRin on July 16, 2020, 10:32:54 PM
Took the metro for the first time since the pandemic started. Boy some people sure are dumb. Not even defiant. Just hamster running in a wheel dumb. Unteachable. Half brain dead.

I saw people wearing a mask only covering the mouth and not nose. I saw people wearing a mask on their chin. I even saw two people not wear anything. At least everyone was doing their best to give space. Thankfully.

I swear Chicago needs to plaster the ad space of the metro and buses with pictures showing how to wear a mask. Yes explain it to the public like they are children. Many people are just stupid. They aren't even trying to be assholes, they are simply really basic. Help the dimwits please. Cause that helps the rest of us too. Now if a person still doesn't understand or doesn't give a shit then God help us all. But from what I saw today, there needs to be more signage that shows how to wear... just, fuck. This country sometimes.

edit: spelling
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: bluemax on July 16, 2020, 10:58:28 PM
Quote from: Stro on July 16, 2020, 09:24:45 PM
How many more days until we aren't getting any numbers and when we do, they're magically half of what they were

2 weeks tops.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: G The Resurrected on July 16, 2020, 11:11:45 PM
Got another confirmed case in our building this evening. They left us a voicemail and notice telling us we should stay inside if at all possible. Stupid fucking neighbors keep gathering and going between other buildings here and none of them wear masks. They loiter in the common areas where our windows are. Wtf am I supposed to do to protect myself?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Himu on July 16, 2020, 11:45:46 PM
Quote from: EchoRin on July 16, 2020, 10:32:54 PM
Took the metro for the first time since the pandemic started. Boy some people sure are dumb. Not even defiant. Just hamster running in a wheel dumb. Unteachable. Half brain dead.

I saw people wearing a mask only covering the mouth and not nose. I saw people wearing a mask on their chin. I even saw two people not wear anything. At least everyone was doing there best to give space. Thankfully.

I swear Chicago needs to plaster the ad space of the metro and busses with pictures showing how to wear a mask. Yes explain it to the public like they are children. Many people are just stupid. They aren't even trying to be assholes, they are simply really basic. Help the dimwits please. Cause that helps the rest of us too. Now if a person still doesn't understand or doesn't give a shit then God help us all. But from what I saw today, there needs to be more signage that shows how to wear... just, fuck. This country sometimes.

At the doc the other day there was a dude with his nose completely exposed while his mask was covered. I asked I could wait in my car and have them call me and they did.

Imagine not covering your nose in a doctors waiting room. Fuck.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Positive Touch on July 17, 2020, 12:07:27 AM
i went for a nice long hike earlier this week. wasn't too crowded but i had to have passed by at least 30 people and not a single one had a mask on or was even carrying one.

i'm getting more and more bitter by the day tbh. my dad turned 70 last month and i couldn't give him a fucking hug. i don't have any close relationships with anyone who's been doing real isolation so we could potentially meet up. and don't even get me started on sex.

yet even in some best case scenario where like biden wins and becomes super crackdown president we've still got a good 7 or 8 months of this, but in reality that will never happen and in a best case scenario this shit is going on til the end of 2021. get to choose between losing my fucking mind or going out and acting like a potential painful death is just an inevitable part of society now. FUCK i hate it. i hate that we coddle the absolute worst of society and this unreal nightmare is where it took us, and that we still have so far and so much more pain to go. i'm just sick of all this shit.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: G The Resurrected on July 17, 2020, 12:57:54 AM
Positive Touch maybe you should have

 :nsfw
spoiler (click to show/hide)
(https://i.ibb.co/WKtW2Tx/71c-Oap-RSk-YL-AC-SL1280.jpg)
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Seriously though I know it sucks and people aren't making things any better. Just know you aren't alone in feeling the way you do. It's probably the worst time I've ever had in my life, with no end in sight.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: thisismyusername on July 17, 2020, 01:15:11 AM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on July 16, 2020, 03:38:51 PM
Gen Xers are 39.5 and over. . .

Boomers and the internet TRULY don't know Millennial ages. I thought this was well established.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 17, 2020, 01:37:21 AM
https://twitter.com/knxpete/status/1283994160102404096
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: OnlyRegret on July 17, 2020, 01:40:47 AM
Quote from: Mandark on July 16, 2020, 06:47:41 PM
Quote from: curly on July 16, 2020, 01:21:17 PM
Quote from: BIONIC on July 16, 2020, 01:16:17 PM
Quote from: curly on July 16, 2020, 12:45:52 PM
Quote from: BIONIC on July 16, 2020, 01:30:07 AM
Quote from: curly on July 15, 2020, 07:41:34 PM
After all these lame jokes you think you'd stop jerking off to minors but here we are

You regularly watch hentai.

:nope

So you regularly read manga depicting the sexual abuse of minors. Gotcha  ::)

Nope don't read lolicon shit

bionic, in his desperation to defend james' pedophilia, trying to pin a loli fetish on the forum's premier Misato Katsuragi stan

gtfo

related
reifans deserve ostracization
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on July 17, 2020, 04:24:31 AM
Quote from: Mandark on July 16, 2020, 06:47:41 PM
Quote from: curly on July 16, 2020, 01:21:17 PM
Quote from: BIONIC on July 16, 2020, 01:16:17 PM
Quote from: curly on July 16, 2020, 12:45:52 PM
Quote from: BIONIC on July 16, 2020, 01:30:07 AM
Quote from: curly on July 15, 2020, 07:41:34 PM
After all these lame jokes you think you'd stop jerking off to minors but here we are

You regularly watch hentai.

:nope

So you regularly read manga depicting the sexual abuse of minors. Gotcha  ::)

Nope don't read lolicon shit

bionic, in his desperation to defend james' pedophilia, trying to pin a loli fetish on the forum's premier Misato Katsuragi stan

gtfo

(http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120313005260/evangelion/images/2/27/Misato_shinji_kiss.png)

Not a pedo, but jerks it to a pedo. Intriguing  :thinking
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 17, 2020, 09:19:21 AM
Quote
Israel has reimposed some lockdown measures following a vigorous second surge in the number of coronavirus infections, putting in place stringent weekend shutdowns in which shops, hairdressers and attractions will be closed.

The government announced the measures in the early hours of Friday morning, following a marathon emergency cabinet session called after daily infection rates climbed to close to 2,000.

Gyms and fitness studios will also be closed at all times, while restaurants, which opened again in May, will return to takeaways and deliveries only. All indoor gatherings of 10 or more people will be banned.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/17/israel-returns-to-partial-lockdown-with-immediate-weekend-shutdown
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on July 17, 2020, 11:39:15 AM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on July 17, 2020, 09:19:21 AM
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Israel has reimposed some lockdown measures following a vigorous second surge in the number of coronavirus infections, putting in place stringent weekend shutdowns in which shops, hairdressers and attractions will be closed.

The government announced the measures in the early hours of Friday morning, following a marathon emergency cabinet session called after daily infection rates climbed to close to 2,000.

Gyms and fitness studios will also be closed at all times, while restaurants, which opened again in May, will return to takeaways and deliveries only. All indoor gatherings of 10 or more people will be banned.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/17/israel-returns-to-partial-lockdown-with-immediate-weekend-shutdown

Yeah, some serious Two Towers shit in their case graph. Also an eerily similar trend line to Japan:

Israel vs. Japan (https://aatishb.com/covidtrends/?scale=linear&trendline=false&location=Israel&location=Japan)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 17, 2020, 12:11:03 PM
https://twitter.com/SteveGrzanich/status/1284154362986725379
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 17, 2020, 12:32:43 PM
Don't worry the pandemic is over

https://twitter.com/EmeraldRobinson/status/1284104344225423361 (https://twitter.com/EmeraldRobinson/status/1284104344225423361)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 17, 2020, 12:33:22 PM
Get the fuck out of here with that Newsmax shit.


----

https://twitter.com/IAStartingLine/status/1284164012322820101
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on July 17, 2020, 01:00:47 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on July 16, 2020, 04:12:13 PM
All of this reminds me of when dad would take "a shortcut" during family vacation, get hopelessly lost and then yell at us for questioning him.

Aaaa pre sat nav holidays  :-*
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 17, 2020, 01:42:26 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ox8scY-At1c
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Himu on July 17, 2020, 01:52:07 PM
Quote from: Positive Touch on July 17, 2020, 12:07:27 AM
i went for a nice long hike earlier this week. wasn't too crowded but i had to have passed by at least 30 people and not a single one had a mask on or was even carrying one.

i'm getting more and more bitter by the day tbh. my dad turned 70 last month and i couldn't give him a fucking hug. i don't have any close relationships with anyone who's been doing real isolation so we could potentially meet up. and don't even get me started on sex.

yet even in some best case scenario where like biden wins and becomes super crackdown president we've still got a good 7 or 8 months of this, but in reality that will never happen and in a best case scenario this shit is going on til the end of 2021. get to choose between losing my fucking mind or going out and acting like a potential painful death is just an inevitable part of society now. FUCK i hate it. i hate that we coddle the absolute worst of society and this unreal nightmare is where it took us, and that we still have so far and so much more pain to go. i'm just sick of all this shit.

I hate Americans.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 17, 2020, 02:07:23 PM
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2020/07/17/ottawa-commits-to-national-paid-sick-leave-program-championed-in-bc.html

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 17, 2020, 02:51:25 PM
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-07-17/california-imposes-statewide-coronavirus-standard-for-reopening-schools

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SACRAMENTO —  Most California public school campuses will not reopen when the academic year begins under statewide rules to be announced Friday by Gov. Gavin Newsom, shifting instead toward full-time distance learning in response to the summer surge in coronavirus cases.

Education officials briefed on the plan said that schools will remain closed in 32 counties on the state’s COVID-19 monitoring list, a mandate confirmed by the Newsom administration shortly before the governor was scheduled to make his announcement. Public health conditions in those communities led state officials last week to require a variety of facilities to close including gyms, shopping malls, hair and nail salons and places of worship. The counties are home to 35.5 million Californians.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 17, 2020, 03:08:54 PM
https://twitter.com/Rotoworld_BB/status/1284203101361065984
https://twitter.com/AdamHoge/status/1283898019583320065
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Dickie Dee on July 17, 2020, 03:40:24 PM
https://twitter.com/AnaCabrera/status/1284203797934419968

 :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cryo on July 17, 2020, 03:49:04 PM
Quote from: Positive Touch on July 17, 2020, 12:07:27 AM
i went for a nice long hike earlier this week. wasn't too crowded but i had to have passed by at least 30 people and not a single one had a mask on or was even carrying one.

i'm getting more and more bitter by the day tbh. my dad turned 70 last month and i couldn't give him a fucking hug. i don't have any close relationships with anyone who's been doing real isolation so we could potentially meet up. and don't even get me started on sex.

yet even in some best case scenario where like biden wins and becomes super crackdown president we've still got a good 7 or 8 months of this, but in reality that will never happen and in a best case scenario this shit is going on til the end of 2021. get to choose between losing my fucking mind or going out and acting like a potential painful death is just an inevitable part of society now. FUCK i hate it. i hate that we coddle the absolute worst of society and this unreal nightmare is where it took us, and that we still have so far and so much more pain to go. i'm just sick of all this shit.
Went on a hike with the parents for the first time since March and some couple we passed said “I can’t believe they’re wearing masks” when they thought they were out of earshot.  :hhh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Positive Touch on July 17, 2020, 03:53:58 PM
lmao a little kid asked his mom why i had one on and all i could think was "how have you not had this conversation at some point in the last 4 months"
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on July 17, 2020, 03:55:32 PM
I only wear one when I'm around people. what's the point if you're out alone hiking and nobody around to infect you?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: EchoRin on July 17, 2020, 03:59:26 PM
Same. When I go running I simply make sure to go around people and keep my social distance. Same thing when just walking somewhere too.

Granted the area I'm in isn't ever that busy with pedestrians and I'm rarely on one of the busy streets where there are more pedestrians. It'd be a different story if there are constantly people passing by me.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cryo on July 17, 2020, 04:08:36 PM
Quote from: filler on July 17, 2020, 03:55:32 PM
I only wear one when I'm around people. what's the point if you're out alone hiking and nobody around to infect you?
I have a different mindset since my parents are above 70
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 17, 2020, 04:26:37 PM
https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1284222676442255360
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 17, 2020, 04:47:12 PM
Canadian superiority made interactive

https://www.macleans.ca/society/health/every-u-s-state-is-accumulating-new-virus-cases-at-a-faster-clip-than-canada-yep-all-50/

Hover over the state to see how much worse it is than all of Canada

:dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 17, 2020, 04:54:44 PM
Think US will be bad today.  +56,632 with most of Texas and Cali missing.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-eclipses-grim-benchmark-300-000-coronavirus-cases-n1234169

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The Lone Star State shattered its single-day record to eclipse that awful benchmark, reporting 14,780 new cases Friday, the latest NBC News tally showed.

I don't think this is right because no one else has reported this.  But if so the US will be in 80K today. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 17, 2020, 05:27:37 PM
https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1284235334432313344

welp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: OnlyRegret on July 17, 2020, 05:40:36 PM
Given it seems to be continually accelerating and there is still no effort to acknowledge it is a problem in many areas let alone act.
Just how bad can it possibly get?

Like is there a tipping point, crisis runaway point.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 17, 2020, 05:46:24 PM
In terms of testing, I think it will max out at around 100k a day (or at least stop growing at 10k a week) unless they change it to only testing hospital emissions etc.  This also is conditional on places like Georgia not reporting 10k a day. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: thisismyusername on July 17, 2020, 05:58:57 PM
21337: If I die because my higher-ups are stupid: You can have my Steam account. :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on July 17, 2020, 06:17:29 PM
Quote from: Cryo on July 17, 2020, 04:08:36 PM
Quote from: filler on July 17, 2020, 03:55:32 PM
I only wear one when I'm around people. what's the point if you're out alone hiking and nobody around to infect you?
I have a different mindset since my parents are above 70
it's my understanding that I wear a mask to avoid infecting others and it may lower the chances I get it from someone else. if no one is around, then what is the point? do you also sit at home alone wearing a mask?  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mupepe on July 17, 2020, 06:23:05 PM
I haven’t posted in here in a while. My father in law tested positive about a month ago. He ended up in the hospital but recovered and is doing well now. My mother in law and sister in law also contracted it. My sister in law had very mild symptoms but my mother in law developed pneumonia (for the 2nd time this year!). She went to the hospital but just received medication and has recovered. All I can really say is that I’m so happy it wasn’t worse. I’ve mentioned it before but my wife is an ICU nurse and several of her friends/coworkers have contracted it from patients. I’m thankful my wife has not but the hospitals are insane right now and so I worry about her a lot.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Steve Contra on July 17, 2020, 06:40:39 PM
Quote from: Dickie Dee on July 17, 2020, 03:40:24 PM
https://twitter.com/AnaCabrera/status/1284203797934419968

 :doge
i bet DeSantis dressed up as Santa one year to put presents under the tree but instead fell down a flight of stairs with an armful of presents and the kids found a bloody knocked out Santa and they hate Christmas now
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: TakingBackSunday on July 17, 2020, 06:45:30 PM
Bless up mupepe , glad things went about as well as they could for your fam
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on July 17, 2020, 06:51:35 PM
Quote from: Stro on July 17, 2020, 06:34:26 PM
Quote from: filler on July 17, 2020, 06:17:29 PM
Quote from: Cryo on July 17, 2020, 04:08:36 PM
Quote from: filler on July 17, 2020, 03:55:32 PM
I only wear one when I'm around people. what's the point if you're out alone hiking and nobody around to infect you?
I have a different mindset since my parents are above 70
it's my understanding that I wear a mask to avoid infecting others and it may lower the chances I get it from someone else. if no one is around, then what is the point? do you also sit at home alone wearing a mask?  :doge

You're supposed to bring a mask with you in the event you get into situations where you can't avoid other people. Like for instance, I do my work outs in my yard, so there is no reason to wear a mask, but if I were to run at the park or go to the trails on a busy day, I would bring/wear a mask and hope everyone else is too.
I keep them in my car and don't hike around people  :yeshrug I'd love to go to the beach, but I don't because people. it's not difficult at all to avoid others when hiking or walking the dogs :birdman
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 17, 2020, 06:55:23 PM
No masks here so I'm still pretty much sneaking my way around supermarkets like Solid Snake finding routes and lanes where I don't bump into other people.

Social distancing has pretty much ended though. People keep 'some space' but not nearly the space that they should.
Luckily the number of cases has gone down, but in some countries they are on the rise again and I hope we can avoid that.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 17, 2020, 06:55:38 PM
https://twitter.com/fordnation/status/1284165406589161475

Conservatives in Canada.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cryo on July 17, 2020, 06:59:43 PM
Quote from: filler on July 17, 2020, 06:17:29 PM
Quote from: Cryo on July 17, 2020, 04:08:36 PM
Quote from: filler on July 17, 2020, 03:55:32 PM
I only wear one when I'm around people. what's the point if you're out alone hiking and nobody around to infect you?
I have a different mindset since my parents are above 70
it's my understanding that I wear a mask to avoid infecting others and it may lower the chances I get it from someone else. if no one is around, then what is the point? do you also sit at home alone wearing a mask?  :doge
I don’t live with my parents and am an essential worker. I am the person around them. :stahp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 17, 2020, 07:17:18 PM
https://twitter.com/denverpost/status/1284263895251722240
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 17, 2020, 07:20:06 PM
Quote from: Stro on July 17, 2020, 07:08:26 PM
Quote from: Nintex on July 17, 2020, 06:55:23 PM
No masks here so I'm still pretty much sneaking my way around supermarkets like Solid Snake finding routes and lanes where I don't bump into other people.

Social distancing has pretty much ended though. People keep 'some space' but not nearly the space that they should.
Luckily the number of cases has gone down, but in some countries they are on the rise again and I hope we can avoid that.


Get a fucking mask you nerd
I have one of those washable cloth masks., but by no masks here I mean that no one here uses masks.
They are only mandatory in public transport. In fact it is forbidden for a citizen to own an N95 mask as those are only for medical use.
If you have an N95 mask it can be confiscated.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 17, 2020, 07:25:39 PM
Quote from: Nintex on July 17, 2020, 07:20:06 PM
Quote from: Stro on July 17, 2020, 07:08:26 PM
Quote from: Nintex on July 17, 2020, 06:55:23 PM
No masks here so I'm still pretty much sneaking my way around supermarkets like Solid Snake finding routes and lanes where I don't bump into other people.

Social distancing has pretty much ended though. People keep 'some space' but not nearly the space that they should.
Luckily the number of cases has gone down, but in some countries they are on the rise again and I hope we can avoid that.


Get a fucking mask you nerd
I have one of those washable cloth masks., but by no masks here I mean that no one here uses masks.
They are only mandatory in public transport. In fact it is forbidden for a citizen to own an N95 mask as those are only for medical use.
If you have an N95 mask it can be confiscated.

Find a Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Asian, etc. super market. They have their own supplies to masks. Koreans have the KF94, Chinese use the KN95. Europe should have a FFPE mask that should work similar to a N95.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on July 17, 2020, 07:40:16 PM
Quote from: Tripon on July 17, 2020, 07:25:39 PM
Quote from: Nintex on July 17, 2020, 07:20:06 PM
Quote from: Stro on July 17, 2020, 07:08:26 PM
Quote from: Nintex on July 17, 2020, 06:55:23 PM
No masks here so I'm still pretty much sneaking my way around supermarkets like Solid Snake finding routes and lanes where I don't bump into other people.

Social distancing has pretty much ended though. People keep 'some space' but not nearly the space that they should.
Luckily the number of cases has gone down, but in some countries they are on the rise again and I hope we can avoid that.

Get a fucking mask you nerd
I have one of those washable cloth masks., but by no masks here I mean that no one here uses masks.
They are only mandatory in public transport. In fact it is forbidden for a citizen to own an N95 mask as those are only for medical use.
If you have an N95 mask it can be confiscated.

Find a Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Asian, etc. super market. They have their own supplies to masks. Koreans have the KF94, Chinese use the KN95. Europe should have a FFPE mask that should work similar to a N95.

Pretty much nobody wears masks here, either. They are not easily available in supermarkets and there is no general recommendation from the Department of Public Health to wear them, in fact almost the contrary is true.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Bebpo on July 17, 2020, 08:26:08 PM
So I was thinking with the whole face shield thing, if you really wanted safe protection and didn't care about looking like a weirdo, what if you wore a mask w/filter & then on top of that wore a motorcycle helmet with the visor down?

theoretically seems like it should keep you safe from the neck up in all 360 directions as long as you wash your clothes/hands after going through an infection zone and don't touch your face.

I may have to go to my doctor who won't wear a mask in the future, I'm trying to avoid it but gotta see how it goes. So if I absolutely have to and I have to imagine a scenario where he is contagious in a small room for 5 mins talking at me with no mask how I protect myself besides punching him in the gut and knocking him unconscious.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 17, 2020, 08:31:34 PM
"I have to go to my doctor who won't wear a mask - will a motorcycle helmet keep me safe?"  best of US Quora, 2020
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 17, 2020, 08:37:03 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on July 17, 2020, 08:26:08 PM
So I was thinking with the whole face shield thing, if you really wanted safe protection and didn't care about looking like a weirdo, what if you wore a mask w/filter & then on top of that wore a motorcycle helmet with the visor down?

theoretically seems like it should keep you safe from the neck up in all 360 directions as long as you wash your clothes/hands after going through an infection zone and don't touch your face.

I may have to go to my doctor who won't wear a mask in the future, I'm trying to avoid it but gotta see how it goes. So if I absolutely have to and I have to imagine a scenario where he is contagious in a small room for 5 mins talking at me with no mask how I protect myself besides punching him in the gut and knocking him unconscious.

Maybe you can call him beforehand and explain how uncomfortable you are right now because it's a closed room, and he has to stand near you to examine you. Or if you don't want to talk to him, call your Health insurance and request another doctor. If you think he's a risk, don't take the risk.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: G The Resurrected on July 17, 2020, 08:42:37 PM
(https://i.ibb.co/JCjb0WX/Screen-Shot-2020-07-17-at-5-40-02-PM.png)

Mups I'm sorry you and your family has had to go through what you've gone through. I hope you and your family stay safe and healthy. It's been a super shitty time for a lot of us but we got each other and lots of porn!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 17, 2020, 10:41:07 PM
Quote from: filler on July 17, 2020, 06:51:35 PM
Quote from: Stro on July 17, 2020, 06:34:26 PM
Quote from: filler on July 17, 2020, 06:17:29 PM
Quote from: Cryo on July 17, 2020, 04:08:36 PM
Quote from: filler on July 17, 2020, 03:55:32 PM
I only wear one when I'm around people. what's the point if you're out alone hiking and nobody around to infect you?
I have a different mindset since my parents are above 70
it's my understanding that I wear a mask to avoid infecting others and it may lower the chances I get it from someone else. if no one is around, then what is the point? do you also sit at home alone wearing a mask?  :doge

You're supposed to bring a mask with you in the event you get into situations where you can't avoid other people. Like for instance, I do my work outs in my yard, so there is no reason to wear a mask, but if I were to run at the park or go to the trails on a busy day, I would bring/wear a mask and hope everyone else is too.
I keep them in my car and don't hike around people  :yeshrug I'd love to go to the beach, but I don't because people. it's not difficult at all to avoid others when hiking or walking the dogs :birdman

in addition to what stro says, i'm a even more cautious about wearing masks while walking outside since that report came out saying the 'rona is now airborne.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 17, 2020, 10:53:26 PM
https://twitter.com/nycsouthpaw/status/1283123475348164608

so...basically:

https://twitter.com/Xenos_RIFS/status/1245681403582238722
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Dickie Dee on July 17, 2020, 11:22:47 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on July 17, 2020, 08:26:08 PM

I may have to go to my doctor who won't wear a mask in the future, I'm trying to avoid it but gotta see how it goes. So if I absolutely have to and I have to imagine a scenario where he is contagious in a small room for 5 mins talking at me with no mask how I protect myself besides punching him in the gut and knocking him unconscious.

Does your doctor also not wash his hands? Or believe in germ theory? Has he been staying up to date in his field since the 19th century? Wtf
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 18, 2020, 12:34:46 AM
https://twitter.com/CBSLA/status/1283649367371649025
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: OnlyRegret on July 18, 2020, 12:43:13 AM
Are there lots of countries with this mask fit-throwing? Asian countries seem to be rolling with it great. Saw bits about it being mandatory in some of Africa.
Is it just crackers acting up?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: OnlyRegret on July 18, 2020, 12:48:39 AM
Another thing, the women vs male leaders and corona response going around social media.
It kinda irks me, I don't mind the point it is making but there are some major sticking points for me. Like all the good response nations are rich, limited borders, and small.
Some of the bad responses are like the States and fair enough there, but to include India and Brazil? Those countries could have better direction but they are too big, poor, and possess major bordering regions to compete with the good response nations.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: brawndolicious on July 18, 2020, 01:03:10 AM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on July 18, 2020, 12:43:13 AM
Are there lots of countries with this mask fit-throwing? Asian countries seem to be rolling with it great. Saw bits about it being mandatory in some of Africa.
Is it just crackers acting up?

Most white people are like anyone else, just okay.

But they're the only group I've seen where occasionally, there is a kid who is never told no and who has never experienced a time-out. Those kids grow up you know.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: EchoRin on July 18, 2020, 01:53:39 AM
From pure anecdotal evidence yesterday, it was black and white people that either were not wearing a mask or were wearing it improperly on the subway. 

But yeah kinda what Brawndolicious said. To some degree.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 18, 2020, 03:18:52 AM
i feel lucky so far. almost everyone i've encountered with has acted responsibly, and businesses are strict about it too.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: benjipwns on July 18, 2020, 03:23:42 AM
https://twitter.com/CardsAgstHrsmt/status/1284218406560952320

god bless america
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Coax on July 18, 2020, 05:04:53 AM
Quote from: Nintex on July 17, 2020, 07:20:06 PM
In fact it is forbidden for a citizen to own an N95 mask as those are only for medical use.
If you have an N95 mask it can be confiscated.

:snoop Anyone should be able to use good PPE assuming one is educated enough on their use, limitations, etc.

One can understand why at the beginning spokespeople were promoted in the media some places initially against 'masks' (lumping respirators into the terminology, to the confusion of many) since there was a legitimate shortage of the disposable respirators (eg: the N95 variety) for hospitals which typically dispose of them by requirement between patients (ie: they need a lot of them) and they didn't want a public rush on them like the toilet paper scenario. They also had to consider that most wouldn't know how to properly handle or use them (eg: cross-contamination issues, necessary facial seal, disposal/decontamination). Further they would have considered the negative psychological effect it may have on some if they knew the difference in effectiveness between say surgical style masks and actual respirators (eg: feeling of inadequate protection).

Then the focus thankfully changed to where collective responsibility was emphasized by wearing any form of mask (which Asian countries already practiced), with the goal being (mostly) mitigating others from one's own droplets rather than necessarily fully protecting the wearer. This was helped by the DIY mask efforts which promote regular decontamination via accessible means like boiling.

Quote from: Bebpo on July 17, 2020, 08:26:08 PM
So I was thinking with the whole face shield thing, if you really wanted safe protection and didn't care about looking like a weirdo, what if you wore a mask w/filter & then on top of that wore a motorcycle helmet with the visor down?

theoretically seems like it should keep you safe from the neck up in all 360 directions as long as you wash your clothes/hands after going through an infection zone and don't touch your face.

So long as you can breath at all in there :doge Not sure where helmets draw air in from when closed.

Longer post re PPE
If someone is more concerned than the average person a half-mask respirator with dedicated particulate cartridge filters (these are more suitable for regular decontamination than the organic vapor kind with an additional particulate attachment which feature exposed filters), along with goggles that use indirect venting or are fully sealed are a more ideal option, particularly legitimate 3M respirator/filters since they've been found to have a better shelf life than other brands (though avoid the plethora of Chinese counterfeits sold and branded as '3M' on online marketplaces). These filters don't require disposal after use unlike the common disposable kind and some hospitals have been informed by 3M representatives they last an entire pandemic wave based on prior pandemics (assuming proper care and exterior decontamination), which makes them more affordable long-term than disposal kind while also providing a much better facial seal.

All the info and data is out there about this (studies on respirator decontamination and effectiveness, handling) and has been since this all began but frankly most won't go this route since it looks extreme and they barely want to use any masks properly. That said it offers better protection for the wearer assuming proper use.
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 18, 2020, 06:04:07 AM
Quote from: Coax on July 18, 2020, 05:04:53 AM
Quote from: Nintex on July 17, 2020, 07:20:06 PM
In fact it is forbidden for a citizen to own an N95 mask as those are only for medical use.
If you have an N95 mask it can be confiscated.

:snoop Anyone should be able to use good PPE assuming one is educated enough on their use, limitations, etc.

One can understand why at the beginning spokespeople were promoted in the media some places initially against 'masks' (lumping respirators into the terminology, to the confusion of many) since there was a legitimate shortage of the disposable respirators (eg: the N95 variety) for hospitals which typically dispose of them by requirement between patients (ie: they need a lot of them) and they didn't want a public rush on them like the toilet paper scenario. They also had to consider that most wouldn't know how to properly handle or use them (eg: cross-contamination issues, necessary facial seal, disposal/decontamination). Further they would have considered the negative psychological effect it may have on some if they knew the difference in effectiveness between say surgical style masks and actual respirators (eg: feeling of inadequate protection).

Then the focus thankfully changed to where collective responsibility was emphasized by wearing any form of mask (which Asian countries already practiced), with the goal being (mostly) mitigating others from one's own droplets rather than necessarily fully protecting the wearer. This was helped by the DIY mask efforts which promote regular decontamination via accessible means like boiling.

Quote from: Bebpo on July 17, 2020, 08:26:08 PM
So I was thinking with the whole face shield thing, if you really wanted safe protection and didn't care about looking like a weirdo, what if you wore a mask w/filter & then on top of that wore a motorcycle helmet with the visor down?

theoretically seems like it should keep you safe from the neck up in all 360 directions as long as you wash your clothes/hands after going through an infection zone and don't touch your face.

So long as you can breath at all in there :doge Not sure where helmets draw air in from when closed.

Longer post re PPE
If someone is more concerned than the average person a half-mask respirator with dedicated particulate cartridge filters (these are more suitable for regular decontamination than the organic vapor kind with an additional particulate attachment which feature exposed filters), along with goggles that use indirect venting or are fully sealed are a more ideal option, particularly legitimate 3M respirator/filters since they've been found to have a better shelf life than other brands (though avoid the plethora of Chinese counterfeits sold and branded as '3M' on online marketplaces). These filters don't require disposal after use unlike the common disposable kind and some hospitals have been informed by 3M representatives they last an entire pandemic wave based on prior pandemics (assuming proper care and exterior decontamination), which makes them more affordable long-term than disposal kind while also providing a much better facial seal.

All the info and data is out there about this (studies on respirator decontamination and effectiveness, handling) and has been since this all began but frankly most won't go this route since it looks extreme and they barely want to use any masks properly. That said it offers better protection for the wearer assuming proper use.
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Luckily the virus is pretty much under control here now. In fact it is so much under control that a lot of tourists from other European countries have decided to spend their summer vacation in Holland because we don't have such strict regulations.
Still, I worry that we're going to see an increase in cases again once people get back to indoor activities.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 18, 2020, 11:55:40 AM
https://twitter.com/DaleBGrass4/status/1284445722130231297

:trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 18, 2020, 11:58:33 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFcYOat_XKs
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 18, 2020, 11:59:25 AM
https://twitter.com/cnnbrk/status/1284452623450615813

:fbm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 18, 2020, 12:01:27 PM
Arizona is 2,742+, 147 deaths with a 30.4% positivity rate.  Things are going to get pretty bad in the next few weeks.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 18, 2020, 12:09:29 PM
Quote from: Stro on July 18, 2020, 12:02:12 PM
Things are going to get pretty great because Team Trump can now safely fudge the numbers :jeb

Already happening:

https://twitter.com/NPR/status/1284440763837939712
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 18, 2020, 12:40:54 PM
Canadian numbers slowly getting worse. To be expected.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 18, 2020, 12:45:42 PM
Quote
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) – A Tampa Bay area doctor is confused and upset after a pharmacy refused to dispense medication for a patient with COVID-19. This is the first time the doctor says he’s ever been questioned about a prescription.

Doctor Speros Hampilos got a call from a patient with alarming news.

“So he called me yesterday and said doc, I was in the ER diagnosed with pneumonia and COVID-19 and I still don’t feel good,” said Dr. Speros Hampilos.

Leaning on 35 years of experience, the doctor wrote a script for three medications, among them, hydroxychloroquine which was approved 65 years ago to treat malaria the drug also helps people with rheumatoid arthritis and lupus.

Controversy has surrounded the drug as of late as different studies are looking into whether it helps treat people sick with coronavirus.

“When my assistant gave the COVID-19 diagnosis CVS said, sorry we can’t dispense the drug,” he said.

Doctor Speros was shocked.

“This is the first time we’ve been asked for a diagnosis and was declined,” said Dr. Speros.

He called another pharmacy and got it filled right away. He reached out 8 On Your Side wanting to know more than the reason he was told over the phone by the pharmacist.

“But unless your hands are tied by corporate policy there isn’t much they can do,” said Dr. Speros.

“That’s what they told you the reason was right,” asked 8 On Your Side’s Marco Villarreal.

“Policy. We can’t dispense it for that diagnosis.”

CVS Pharmacy sent 8 On Your Side this statement:

We’re balancing the off-label use of certain prescription medications to treat COVID-19 pneumonia with the ongoing needs of patients who are prescribed these drugs to help manage chronic conditions such as lupus, HIV, rheumatoid arthritis and asthma. Our goal is to limit stockpiling of medication that could result in future shortages and gaps in care. Our pharmacies are following dispensing guidelines regarding the use of these medications for COVID-19 that have been established in certain states. In states with no guidelines, our pharmacies are limiting the dispensing for COVID-19 treatment to a 10-day supply with no refills.

Pharmacists also consider a variety of factors when evaluating prescriptions. These factors, along with a pharmacist’s professional judgement, help them to determine when it’s necessary to verify information with a physician before filling a prescription.

Dr. Speros says that’s unacceptable to patients who need that medication to battle coronavirus.

“If I would have said malaria or lupus I’d probably would have gotten it,” he said.

Doctor Speros says he has reached out to representative Gus Bilirakis with the hope this doesn’t happen again.

https://www.wfla.com/community/health/coronavirus/tampa-bay-doctor-says-cvs-pharmacy-refused-to-fill-prescription-for-covid-19-patient/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 18, 2020, 01:00:18 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on July 18, 2020, 12:40:54 PM
Canadian numbers slowly getting worse. To be expected.

Ya it's not looking good. :(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 18, 2020, 01:02:19 PM
Areas and countries like Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia has been aggressive with shutdowns when cases 'spike', which still are cases in the dozens and hundreds. IMO, it's better to shut down early than late. If you're late, you end up like in the U.S. where the shutdown has limited effect, and there's less compliance. And numbers are still high.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 18, 2020, 01:24:10 PM
Quote from: Tripon on July 18, 2020, 01:02:19 PM
Areas and countries like Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia has been aggressive with shutdowns when cases 'spike', which still are cases in the dozens and hundreds. IMO, it's better to shut down early than late. If you're late, you end up like in the U.S. where the shutdown has limited effect, and there's less compliance. And numbers are still high.

President Madagascar warned you all
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: OnlyRegret on July 18, 2020, 02:03:31 PM
Quote from: Tripon on July 18, 2020, 01:02:19 PM
Areas and countries like Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia has been aggressive with shutdowns when cases 'spike', which still are cases in the dozens and hundreds. IMO, it's better to shut down early than late. If you're late, you end up like in the U.S. where the shutdown has limited effect, and there's less compliance. And numbers are still high.

more like zero compliance and active subvertance of any compliance
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: curly on July 18, 2020, 02:39:27 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/andishehnouraee/status/1284237474831761408
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: OnlyRegret on July 18, 2020, 02:40:11 PM
data obfuscation is an art
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 18, 2020, 02:58:12 PM
https://twitter.com/damianpaletta/status/1284560154055323649


Quote
The Trump administration is trying to block billions of dollars for states to conduct testing and contact tracing in the upcoming coronavirus relief bill, people involved in the talks said Saturday.

The administration is also trying to block billions of dollars that GOP senators want to allocate for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and billions more for the Pentagon and State Department to address the pandemic at home and abroad, the people said.

The administration’s posture has angered some GOP senators, the officials said, and some lawmakers are trying to push back and ensure that the money stays in the bill. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to reveal confidential deliberations, cautioned that the talks were fluid and the numbers were in flux.

The negotiations center around a bill Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnnell (R-Ky.) is preparing to unveil this coming week as part of the negotiations with Democrats on what will likely be the last major coronavirus relief bill before the November election.
cool, cool, cool
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: CatsCatsCats on July 18, 2020, 04:08:41 PM
International community: please send help
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on July 18, 2020, 04:11:21 PM
Nah

:piss :american :piss2

:maduro
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: OnlyRegret on July 18, 2020, 04:48:48 PM
think of the international community apathy as the recommended course of action to preserve democracy as advocated by a think tank with a themed name and substantial backing
a sort of non-interventional intervention
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Himu on July 18, 2020, 05:19:29 PM
went to mexican grocery store for groceries. Lady at the register didn't have her nose covered. Lady in line forgets to buy something, turns out she's not wearing a mask. The front door at the grocery store said every patron had to wear masks. No hassle from the cashier. I stayed where I was so I didn't have to stand where the maskless lady was and gave cash so I wouldn't have to touch the card reader. I said to keep the change and walked out fast. Don't want to risk sitting where someone without a mask was for more than 2 seconds.

So tired of the silliness, either not wearing a mask right or full on going into a grocery store without a mask and the staff doesn't give a shit.

God fucking dammit.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Himu on July 18, 2020, 05:23:30 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on July 18, 2020, 03:23:42 AM
https://twitter.com/CardsAgstHrsmt/status/1284218406560952320

god bless america

https://twitter.com/CardsAgstHrsmt/status/1284493529595572224
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 18, 2020, 05:24:18 PM
(https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/s960x960/115797345_3070075666442966_6255158587972417669_o.jpg?_nc_cat=1&_nc_sid=8bfeb9&_nc_ohc=MEli51NB4lcAX81mlrC&_nc_ht=scontent-lax3-1.xx&_nc_tp=7&oh=2cfcd830db3fbb8de20b5f51907a2caa&oe=5F386781)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Himu on July 18, 2020, 05:27:12 PM
Yeah, it's proven to cause sterility in men. Become sterile to own the libs!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Akala on July 18, 2020, 05:28:23 PM
what's the opposite of breed them out?  :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Himu on July 18, 2020, 05:32:00 PM
I'd say that hopefully more conservatives catch it so they procreate less  :doge but that's too mean spirited.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Himu on July 18, 2020, 05:43:00 PM
Quote from: Stro on July 18, 2020, 05:40:45 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on July 18, 2020, 05:19:29 PM
went to mexican grocery store for groceries. Lady at the register didn't have her nose covered. Lady in line forgets to buy something, turns out she's not wearing a mask. The front door at the grocery store said every patron had to wear masks. No hassle from the cashier. I stayed where I was so I didn't have to stand where the maskless lady was and gave cash so I wouldn't have to touch the card reader. I said to keep the change and walked out fast. Don't want to risk sitting where someone without a mask was for more than 2 seconds.

So tired of the silliness, either not wearing a mask right or full on going into a grocery store without a mask and the staff doesn't give a shit.

God fucking dammit.

Maybe they meant every boss :rollsafe

4 in 5 Texas are living in a Covid Red Zone. I'm not fucking playing around. I was quiet because if I told her to put on a fucking mask I was scared she'd get in my face with her Dumbass Cooties and I don't know where she's been.

https://twitter.com/rebekahallen/status/1284542290933972992

Only a fuck months until I leave this state.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 18, 2020, 06:42:19 PM
https://twitter.com/lapublichealth/status/1284619232139898880
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on July 18, 2020, 06:47:03 PM
Quote from: Tripon on July 18, 2020, 05:24:18 PM
(https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/s960x960/115797345_3070075666442966_6255158587972417669_o.jpg?_nc_cat=1&_nc_sid=8bfeb9&_nc_ohc=MEli51NB4lcAX81mlrC&_nc_ht=scontent-lax3-1.xx&_nc_tp=7&oh=2cfcd830db3fbb8de20b5f51907a2caa&oe=5F386781)
not the family jewels :stahp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: naff on July 18, 2020, 06:54:18 PM
speaking to a friend managing a lab where they're doing a lot of covid research was p spooky. hadn't really thought about the long term effects for survivors outside of how it shreds your lungs. apparently that could just be the tip of the iceberg
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on July 18, 2020, 07:04:18 PM
Trump administration pushing to block new money for testing, tracing and CDC in upcoming coronavirus relief bill (https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020/07/18/white-house-testing-budget-cdc-coronavirus/)

Quote
The Trump administration is trying to block billions of dollars for states to conduct testing and contact tracing in the upcoming coronavirus relief bill, people involved in the talks said Saturday.

The administration is also trying to block billions of dollars that GOP senators want to allocate for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and billions more for the Pentagon and State Department to address the pandemic at home and abroad, the people said.

The administration’s posture has angered some GOP senators, the officials said, and some lawmakers are trying to push back and ensure that the money stays in the bill. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to reveal confidential deliberations, cautioned that the talks were fluid and the numbers were in flux.

The negotiations center around a bill Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is preparing to unveil this coming week as part of negotiations with Democrats on what will likely be the last major coronavirus relief bill before the November election.

...

The administration is also seeking to zero out $10 billion in new funding for the CDC in the upcoming bill, while slashing spending for the Pentagon and State Department related to foreign aid, the person said. Trump has been skeptical of State Department spending and foreign aid generally, but it was unclear why the Trump administration would seek to block money for the Pentagon for a variety of coronavirus-related expenses such as reimbursing contractors for providing paid leave to employees.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: G The Resurrected on July 18, 2020, 07:05:42 PM
Why?  :mindblown
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on July 18, 2020, 07:15:44 PM
Damn that's just suicidally dumb
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: brawndolicious on July 18, 2020, 07:23:59 PM
It's horrible but it does seem logical. I'm guessing he wants to delay the rise in confirmed cases until at least after the election, or inauguration if he expects to lose.

Trump can't walk back his opinion on mail-in voting at this point so he's probably afraid that republicans won't vote at all if it's not safe to do it in person.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on July 18, 2020, 07:27:27 PM
Remember when he said he asked his people to slow down testing because it was making the numbers look bad, and a bunch of supporters (as well as some nonpartisan media people) said he was joking? Then he clarified that he wasn't joking and repeated the talking point multiple times over the next month?

ha ha ha
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on July 18, 2020, 07:41:21 PM
Quote from: brawndolicious on July 18, 2020, 07:23:59 PM
It's horrible but it does seem logical.
this has nothing to do with you but I got whiplash reading this sentence because it looked like a sentence someone in here used to say a lot. "There's a certain sense to it..."
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on July 18, 2020, 07:59:31 PM
https://twitter.com/Cinderblox/status/1284629541177221120
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Dickie Dee on July 18, 2020, 08:05:46 PM
Quote from: Tripon on July 18, 2020, 05:24:18 PM
(https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/s960x960/115797345_3070075666442966_6255158587972417669_o.jpg?_nc_cat=1&_nc_sid=8bfeb9&_nc_ohc=MEli51NB4lcAX81mlrC&_nc_ht=scontent-lax3-1.xx&_nc_tp=7&oh=2cfcd830db3fbb8de20b5f51907a2caa&oe=5F386781)

If COVID causes vascular damage like a lot of the anecdotal reports say, I guess some level of ED would make sense. Not sure about the mini taters though.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 18, 2020, 09:42:21 PM
Knowing your sister, it's definitely herpes. 

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Because I don't want more herpes.
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on July 18, 2020, 09:46:01 PM
My boss just shared this.

(https://i.imgur.com/O3imwJZ.png)

 :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 18, 2020, 10:34:13 PM
To be fair, it worked for ebola
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 18, 2020, 10:37:47 PM
https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2020/07/17/roseville-urination-verizon-arrest/

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ROSEVILLE (CBS13) — We’ve seen a lot of confrontations involving masks, including verbal fights, physical altercations and even coughing fits. But this one might top it all when a regular day at work turned into quite a show at the Verizon store off Galleria Boulevard in Roseville.

In a 911 call, you hear a dispatch operator tell an officer three people are “refusing to leave, not wearing a mask… they’ve asked several times and she refuses.”

About three minutes later the operator tells the officer, “They’re calling back and advising that that female is pulling down her pants and is now urinating inside the business.”

“Absolutely not. That’s totally inappropriate. We’re not animals,” said Michelle Davidson.

Roseville Police got to the scene and confirmed the incident to CBS13. Spokesperson Rob Baquera says officers arrested the woman after finding several stolen items from a nearby Dick’s Sporting Goods store in her vehicle.

“I don’t really have much to say except that’s probably not the right way to react to it. Simply wear the mask or leave I guess,” said Kelly Berger.

“I’m very disappointed that we as a society choose to have this unity and let the virus divide us,” said Davidson.

Verizon spokesperson Heidi Flato says the company is requiring all customers to wear masks in their stores. Flato told CBS13 the incident wasn’t just about the company’s mask policy but wouldn’t comment further about what happened.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on July 18, 2020, 10:46:23 PM
https://twitter.com/ric_govea/status/1284675648175271936?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on July 18, 2020, 10:49:07 PM
Yup... That's my hometown. Karen central :mjcry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 18, 2020, 11:09:05 PM
Quote from: shosta on July 18, 2020, 10:49:07 PM
Yup... That's my hometown. Karen central :mjcry

We got Glen boys.

Real shosta is from Sacramento Valley
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: G The Resurrected on July 18, 2020, 11:49:53 PM
Quote from: james on July 18, 2020, 11:09:05 PM
Quote from: shosta on July 18, 2020, 10:49:07 PM
Yup... That's my hometown. Karen central :mjcry

We got Glen boys.

Real shosta is from Sacramento Valley

Ah shit you done fuck up son
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on July 19, 2020, 12:11:37 AM
https://twitter.com/SaycheeseDGTL/status/1284570708866195457
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: brawndolicious on July 19, 2020, 12:58:59 AM
Joe, show your boss this story. Maybe he'll wear a mask.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Himu on July 19, 2020, 03:28:26 AM
Quote from: naff on July 18, 2020, 06:54:18 PM
speaking to a friend managing a lab where they're doing a lot of covid research was p spooky. hadn't really thought about the long term effects for survivors outside of how it shreds your lungs. apparently that could just be the tip of the iceberg

It damages your heart as well. In italy half of survivors had heart damage. Then there's brain stuff too.

Basically, don't get Covid.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 19, 2020, 05:22:29 AM
my mom tells me me all my cousins have recovered. hopefully there's no long term issues.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pennywise on July 19, 2020, 05:51:50 AM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on July 18, 2020, 10:46:23 PM
https://twitter.com/ric_govea/status/1284675648175271936?

Disgusting behaviour.

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Butchering german words like that.
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:doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on July 19, 2020, 05:53:44 AM
Quote from: Oblivion on July 19, 2020, 05:22:29 AM
my mom tells me me all my cousins have recovered. hopefully there's no long term issues.

Small peepees tho  :goldberg
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on July 19, 2020, 06:11:06 AM
Look on the bright side America, at least the rona has solved the school shootings problem :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 19, 2020, 10:25:19 AM

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Incompetence and Errors in Reasoning Around Face Covering
SIX ERRORS: 1) missing the compounding effects of masks, 2) missing the nonlinearity of the probability of infection to viral exposures, 3) missing absence of evidence (of benefits of mask wearing) for evidence of absence (of benefits of mask wearing), 4) missing the point that people do not need governments to produce facial covering: they can make their own, 5) missing the compounding effects of statistical signals, 6) ignoring the Non-Aggression Principle by pseudolibertarians (masks are also to protect others from you; it’s a multiplicative process: every person you infect will infect others).

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Let us say (to simplify) that masks reduce both transmission and reception to p. What effect on the R0(that is, the rate of spreading of the infection)?
Simply the naive approach (used by the CDC/WHO bureaucrats and other imbeciles) is to say if masks reduce the transmission probability to ¼, one would think it would then drop from, say R0= 5, to R0=1 ¼. Yuuge, but there is better.
For one should count both sides. Under our simplification, with p=1/4 we get R0'= p² R0 . The drop in R becomes 93.75%! You divide R by 16! Even with masks working at 50% we get a 75% drop in R0.

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Second error: Missing the Nonlinearity of the Risk of Infection
The error is to think that if I reduce the exposure to the virus by, say, ½, I would then reduce the risk, expressed as probability of infection, by ½ as well. Not quite.
Now consider (Fig 1) that probability must follow a nonlinear dose-response, an “S curve”. In the convex part of the curve, gains are disproportionately large: a reduction of x% of viral exposure leads to a drop of much more than x in risk of infection. And, patently we are in the convex part of the curve. For example, to use the case above, a reduction of viral load by 75% for a short exposure could reduce the probability of infection by 95% or more!
etc

https://medium.com/incerto/the-masks-masquerade-7de897b517b7
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 19, 2020, 10:32:44 AM
Quote from: Stro on July 19, 2020, 08:01:19 AM
Only because there weren't kids in school for the past 4 months. Let's see how things go when schools open back up before we celebrate solving that problem.

Schools have not thought how to do safety drills in a middle of a pandemic. What I mean is that how the ideas that you have to keep students in one classroom not to interact with each other, socially distant, while doing drills that require you as a school to all leave together and wait in an open field until the drill is over. Now you have to do it twice, and with a time crunch because if you have a hybrid model, your teaching instruction is cut in half. And you have to make sure people aren't interacting.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 19, 2020, 11:31:19 AM
https://www.kansascity.com/news/coronavirus/article244282372.html

lollololol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on July 19, 2020, 12:13:04 PM
 :picard
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: zomgee on July 19, 2020, 12:53:44 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on July 19, 2020, 11:31:19 AM
https://www.kansascity.com/news/coronavirus/article244282372.html

lollololol

And no one will get that money.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on July 19, 2020, 01:01:26 PM
People not wearing a face mask are the same ones that would have turned jews in during the war or worked together with the germans "to keep the economy going".

Also oddly the same ones that say they hate facist and would die to protect jews probably.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 19, 2020, 01:11:05 PM
Quote from: Stro on July 19, 2020, 12:51:21 PM
Quote from: Tripon on July 19, 2020, 10:32:44 AM
Quote from: Stro on July 19, 2020, 08:01:19 AM
Only because there weren't kids in school for the past 4 months. Let's see how things go when schools open back up before we celebrate solving that problem.

Schools have not thought how to do safety drills in a middle of a pandemic. What I mean is that how the ideas that you have to keep students in one classroom not to interact with each other, socially distant, while doing drills that require you as a school to all leave together and wait in an open field until the drill is over. Now you have to do it twice, and with a time crunch because if you have a hybrid model, your teaching instruction is cut in half. And you have to make sure people aren't interacting.



For some reason I don't think they're going to give a shit about social distancing in an active shooter event, breh

They will afterwards when they get slammed in a report on what went wrong if an event actually occurs. Yes, shit happens, you think a bureaucrat is going to care that you aren't able to check off each box in a highly stressful situation? 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 19, 2020, 01:17:08 PM
Ontario and Quebec each with over 160 new cases (two days in a row for Ontario). Alberta isn't going to report weekend cases until Monday.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 19, 2020, 04:56:26 PM
https://www.businessinsider.com/dr-birx-told-trump-april-coronavirus-was-going-away-nyt-2020-7 (https://www.businessinsider.com/dr-birx-told-trump-april-coronavirus-was-going-away-nyt-2020-7)

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Dr Deborah Birx, the chief medical officer on the White House coronavirus task force, told Trump administration officials in April that the virus would likely soon go away, reported The New York Times on Saturday.

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her model-based assessment nonetheless failed to account for a vital variable: how Mr. Trump’s rush to urge a return to normal would help undercut the social distancing and other measures

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Birx has reportedly assumed control of the day to day running of the task force, CNN reported on Friday, as Trump’s relationship with Fauci continues to deteriorate.

 :existential
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: VomKriege on July 19, 2020, 05:38:54 PM
Quote from: Stro on July 19, 2020, 12:51:21 PM
Quote from: Tripon on July 19, 2020, 10:32:44 AM
Quote from: Stro on July 19, 2020, 08:01:19 AM
Only because there weren't kids in school for the past 4 months. Let's see how things go when schools open back up before we celebrate solving that problem.

Schools have not thought how to do safety drills in a middle of a pandemic. What I mean is that how the ideas that you have to keep students in one classroom not to interact with each other, socially distant, while doing drills that require you as a school to all leave together and wait in an open field until the drill is over. Now you have to do it twice, and with a time crunch because if you have a hybrid model, your teaching instruction is cut in half. And you have to make sure people aren't interacting.



For some reason I don't think they're going to give a shit about social distancing in an active shooter event, breh

The only way to stop bad guys with a virus is more good guys with viruses. They can't infect us all people !
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mr Gilhaney on July 19, 2020, 05:43:52 PM
Meanwhile footballers in Denmark after winning a match...

https://twitter.com/steingum1/status/1284948246729830401

Cant wait for him to be tested positive.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 19, 2020, 05:58:20 PM
https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1284970636452990976
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 19, 2020, 07:30:01 PM
https://globalnews.ca/news/7188797/divorce-couples-coronavirus/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 19, 2020, 08:01:42 PM
https://twitter.com/lapublichealth/status/1284992068289540097
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: G The Resurrected on July 19, 2020, 11:29:09 PM
https://youtu.be/dECLi0uu2FE
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 20, 2020, 08:28:56 AM
https://twitter.com/DecoherenceWave/status/1284959840180174848
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 20, 2020, 10:22:54 AM
https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1285210634032951299
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 20, 2020, 10:32:18 AM
(https://i.redd.it/j227ounfhyb51.gif)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on July 20, 2020, 10:37:35 AM
Bill Burr's podcast today: "We couldn't even convert over to the metric system when we tried. It should've been a sign that we'd screw this up, too".

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 20, 2020, 11:00:52 AM
https://twitter.com/stltoday/status/1285199041417158663
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 20, 2020, 11:04:46 AM
does anyone know if you have to re-open an UE while you were already receiving UE, if you'll receive backpay for the weeks you missed?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on July 20, 2020, 11:07:25 AM
Depends on the state, the details of your situation, and how the particular overwhelmed bureaucrat who gets your case handles it!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on July 20, 2020, 11:14:42 AM
cool
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 20, 2020, 12:50:26 PM
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Scores of Russia’s business and political elite have been given early access to an experimental vaccine against Covid-19, according to people familiar with the effort, as the country races to be among the first to develop an inoculation.

Top executives at companies including aluminum giant United Co. Rusal, as well as billionaire tycoons and government officials began getting shots developed by the state-run Gamaleya Institute in Moscow as early as April, the people said. They declined to be identified as the information isn’t public.

The Gamaleya vaccine, financed by the state-run Russian Direct Investment Fund and backed by the Defense Ministry, last week completed a phase 1 trial involving military personnel. The institute hasn’t published results for the study, which involved about 40 people, but has begun the next stage of testing with a larger group.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-20/russian-elite-got-experimental-covid-19-vaccine-from-april
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on July 20, 2020, 12:52:04 PM
lol that shid will be slow acting poison to take out vlads enemies

:putin
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 20, 2020, 02:02:00 PM
The GRU just smuggled some antidote out of the Wuhan lab.  :putin
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 20, 2020, 02:27:04 PM
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Travelling to the United States is likely not on the list of things to do this summer for many Canadians. In fact, a recent Ipsos poll found 93 per cent of Canadians believed travelling to the U.S. this summer would be too risky.

The way some U.S. officials have handled the novel coronavirus pandemic, including reopening the economy when the number of cases continues to rise, has health experts and casual observers worried about what might happen if Canada were to reopen its border too soon.

Read more: Passengers on 31 flights in Canada may have been exposed to COVID-19 in July

But for truckers, who are exempt from Canada’s 14-day isolation rules and whose livelihoods often depend upon making back-and-forth journeys between the two countries — transporting everything from raw materials to a huge chunk of Canada’s food supply — crossing the border isn’t something they can necessarily refuse.

Yet some drivers are doing just that. Worried they could catch the virus and then transmit it to family members and others once back in Canada, they’re turning down work in the U.S. in favour of staying closer to home.

“I just don’t trust them,” said Dan Carson, a truck driver from southern Ontario who refuses to work in the U.S.

https://globalnews.ca/news/7194604/im-not-willing-to-go-canadian-truckers-worry-about-entering-u-s-due-to-coronavirus/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 20, 2020, 04:40:40 PM
https://twitter.com/KNX1070/status/1285312651162083330
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 20, 2020, 06:10:17 PM
https://twitter.com/lapublichealth/status/1285329507822342144
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 20, 2020, 06:19:55 PM
Bane says wear a mask

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1285299379746811915 (https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1285299379746811915)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 20, 2020, 08:02:55 PM
https://twitter.com/POSTwrestling/status/1285357257933414401
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on July 20, 2020, 08:23:18 PM
Quote from: Nintex on July 20, 2020, 06:19:55 PM
Bane says wear a mask

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1285299379746811915 (https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1285299379746811915)

It would have been nice if he had done this *checks calendar* four months ago.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: brawndolicious on July 21, 2020, 07:59:00 AM
I think that's the stupidest tweet he ever wrote without spelling errors. He's looking like a fool by backpedaling on a position he's fiercely maintained, throws in a (confusing) xenophobic dig to try to distract, and gets the flow of it all weirdly disjointed by trying to remember to mention that it's also important to social distance and to consider him your favorite president.

It honestly breaks my heart to think of all the people who voted for him in 2016 that are now left with this tweet as the whittled down fig leaf of a defense for how they didn't just make all the wrong decisions in that voting booth.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 21, 2020, 10:38:21 AM
Ontario over 200 (203) new cases for the first time since June 29th.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 21, 2020, 10:46:04 AM
France introduces a 135€ fine for failure to wear mask in enclosed public spaces.

https://www.france24.com/en/20200719-france-introduces-fine-for-failure-to-wear-mask-in-public-indoors
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: VomKriege on July 21, 2020, 11:24:07 AM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on July 21, 2020, 10:46:04 AM
France introduces a 135€ fine for failure to wear mask in enclosed public spaces.

https://www.france24.com/en/20200719-france-introduces-fine-for-failure-to-wear-mask-in-public-indoors

That's the same amount they fined for failing to have your certification to circulate in public during the lockdown. Maybe they repurposed some decree or not confusing citizens.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 21, 2020, 11:31:03 AM
Most of Canada is on the up tick.  Not good.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on July 21, 2020, 11:49:11 AM
shouldn't have been gloating then should you :hmph
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 21, 2020, 12:00:03 PM
https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1285603683531665408
https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1285604031151378432
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 21, 2020, 12:01:46 PM
It's not gloating, it's the duty of all Canadians to be vocal about our superiority to America.  I have to post about how great we are, legally. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 21, 2020, 12:02:20 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on July 21, 2020, 11:31:03 AM
Most of Canada is on the up tick.  Not good.
Quebec with 180 new cases, most since June 12.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 21, 2020, 12:14:09 PM
I assume we'll have over 1,000 deaths today in the US.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 21, 2020, 02:19:11 PM
https://twitter.com/wfaa/status/1285596027043667976
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Beezy on July 21, 2020, 04:37:21 PM
https://twitter.com/kittynouveau/status/1285105006631440385
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Steve Contra on July 21, 2020, 04:53:10 PM
I got me first testing kit from the research study I’m in. Swabbing your own nose sucks.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BisMarckie on July 21, 2020, 05:03:31 PM
Quote from: Beezy on July 21, 2020, 04:37:21 PM
https://twitter.com/kittynouveau/status/1285105006631440385

Eat your heart out Nintex :heyman
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Transhuman on July 21, 2020, 05:12:09 PM
Quote from: Beezy on July 21, 2020, 04:37:21 PM
https://twitter.com/kittynouveau/status/1285105006631440385

You know, I could actually be on board with the anti-vax movement if instead of arguing that vaccines were harmful, they made it an argument about body-autonomy. I wonder why they don't want to make that argument....
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on July 21, 2020, 05:12:26 PM
Quote from: Steve Contra on July 21, 2020, 04:53:10 PM
I got me first testing kit from the research study I’m in. Swabbing your own nose sucks.

Swab your own butthole instead  :drool
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on July 21, 2020, 05:17:08 PM
Quote from: Steve Contra on July 21, 2020, 04:53:10 PM
I got me first testing kit from the research study I’m in. Swabbing your own nose sucks.

*Steve wrinkles his nose and scrunches his eyes up*
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 21, 2020, 05:40:58 PM
Quote from: Beezy on July 21, 2020, 04:37:21 PM
https://twitter.com/kittynouveau/status/1285105006631440385

This is just a ripoff of A Thief in the Night smh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vbb9UQz0Www
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 21, 2020, 05:41:41 PM
Quote from: Transhuman on July 21, 2020, 05:12:09 PM
Quote from: Beezy on July 21, 2020, 04:37:21 PM
https://twitter.com/kittynouveau/status/1285105006631440385

You know, I could actually be on board with the anti-vax movement if instead of arguing that vaccines were harmful, they made it an argument about body-autonomy. I wonder why they don't want to make that argument....

Because it's idiotic. You don't want to die from measles. You don't want your son, daughter, niece, nephew, or any other child to die from the mumps.

Body-autonomy. What the fuck.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Transhuman on July 21, 2020, 05:53:04 PM
Quote from: Tripon on July 21, 2020, 05:41:41 PM
Quote from: Transhuman on July 21, 2020, 05:12:09 PM
Quote from: Beezy on July 21, 2020, 04:37:21 PM
https://twitter.com/kittynouveau/status/1285105006631440385

You know, I could actually be on board with the anti-vax movement if instead of arguing that vaccines were harmful, they made it an argument about body-autonomy. I wonder why they don't want to make that argument....

Because it's idiotic. You don't want to die from measles. You don't want your son, daughter, niece, nephew, or any other child to die from the mumps.

Body-autonomy. What the fuck.

It's a solid legal argument that the government shouldn't have the power to put something in your body against your will. If nothing else in this world, you own the rights to your own body.

It'd be a different matter if these people were insane (legally I mean).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 21, 2020, 05:55:44 PM
https://twitter.com/joshtpm/status/1285693438315376640 (https://twitter.com/joshtpm/status/1285693438315376640)

Why didn't you say this 4 months ago  :existential
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 21, 2020, 05:58:51 PM
Quote from: Transhuman on July 21, 2020, 05:53:04 PM
Quote from: Tripon on July 21, 2020, 05:41:41 PM
Quote from: Transhuman on July 21, 2020, 05:12:09 PM
Quote from: Beezy on July 21, 2020, 04:37:21 PM
https://twitter.com/kittynouveau/status/1285105006631440385

You know, I could actually be on board with the anti-vax movement if instead of arguing that vaccines were harmful, they made it an argument about body-autonomy. I wonder why they don't want to make that argument....

Because it's idiotic. You don't want to die from measles. You don't want your son, daughter, niece, nephew, or any other child to die from the mumps.

Body-autonomy. What the fuck.

It's a solid legal argument that the government shouldn't have the power to put something in your body against your will. If nothing else in this world, you own the rights to your own body.

It'd be a different matter if these people were insane (legally I mean).

There's a reason why it's called public health. If the government has a realistic expectation of a person not being vaccinated can create a health hazard, then yes they should restrict your ability to interact with the public. This is why schools say students have to be vaccinated before enrolling.

You think a virus cares about body autonomy? Just get the fucking vaccine.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on July 21, 2020, 06:07:02 PM
Quote from: Transhuman on July 21, 2020, 05:53:04 PM
Quote from: Tripon on July 21, 2020, 05:41:41 PM
Quote from: Transhuman on July 21, 2020, 05:12:09 PM
Quote from: Beezy on July 21, 2020, 04:37:21 PM
https://twitter.com/kittynouveau/status/1285105006631440385

You know, I could actually be on board with the anti-vax movement if instead of arguing that vaccines were harmful, they made it an argument about body-autonomy. I wonder why they don't want to make that argument....

Because it's idiotic. You don't want to die from measles. You don't want your son, daughter, niece, nephew, or any other child to die from the mumps.

Body-autonomy. What the fuck.

It's a solid legal argument that the government shouldn't have the power to put something in your body against your will. If nothing else in this world, you own the rights to your own body.

It'd be a different matter if these people were insane (legally I mean).

sorry snowflake, we live in a :society
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BisMarckie on July 21, 2020, 06:12:33 PM
Please try to find my signed copy of the scoial contract. You can’t.

Check mate lieberals. :dobbs
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 21, 2020, 06:28:32 PM
https://twitter.com/lapublichealth/status/1285702342562783233
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 21, 2020, 06:58:04 PM
https://twitter.com/AJCsports/status/1285708396948324352

RIP
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 21, 2020, 07:01:52 PM
Wait some of you would actually inject Putin juice into your body?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on July 21, 2020, 07:03:09 PM
No, fuck that midget bitch :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 21, 2020, 07:29:01 PM
I want there to be a corona vaccine but no way in hell I'm first in line.

Same goes for Android updates
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 21, 2020, 08:07:47 PM
https://twitter.com/kystokes/status/1284635791008964611
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: EchoRin on July 21, 2020, 08:37:21 PM
Pandemic prompts surge in child marriage and violence towards girls in Asia

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/07/21/pandemic-prompts-surge-child-marriage-violence-towards-girls/

Can't read the whole article, but the little I do have access to makes my skin crawl.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 21, 2020, 09:09:40 PM
1,122 new deaths in the US. That's the most in a day since June 2nd.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Rufus on July 21, 2020, 09:35:51 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCK3Ys7WkN8
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 21, 2020, 10:31:53 PM
My plan to escape to the Caribbean is collapsing.
After two weeks, Bahamas has banned Americans
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 21, 2020, 10:43:29 PM
Quote from: james on July 21, 2020, 10:31:53 PM
My plan to escape to the Caribbean is collapsing.
After two weeks, Bahamas has banned Americans

Vermont has the lowest community spread in the nation. Move to a farm, and become a milker of cows.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: CatsCatsCats on July 21, 2020, 11:04:09 PM
Return to the forests
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on July 22, 2020, 05:48:46 AM
https://twitter.com/SO_Bordeaux/status/1285585037832916993
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on July 22, 2020, 06:18:57 AM
Quote from: james on July 21, 2020, 10:31:53 PM
My plan to escape to the Caribbean is collapsing.
After two weeks, Bahamas has banned Americans

American imperialism annihilated  :bernie
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: VomKriege on July 22, 2020, 06:21:14 AM
Edit : Oh yeah...  :nsfw

https://youtu.be/LicjoM7mMA8

If you didn't know about the virus, would you wear a mask ?
:rollsafe
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 22, 2020, 09:10:06 AM
Honestly, I might just stick to masks and social distancing in public even after the corona is handled.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Akala on July 22, 2020, 10:20:52 AM
while we probably have a bit more to go before it starts getting better, seems the vaccines are actually maybe turning out to be a best-case scenario? assuming they don't sterilize everryone, people actually take them, etc. The distribution wars will also be um...fun.

wondering how much a working vaccine would affect the US election.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 22, 2020, 01:39:16 PM
India 43,928 new cases and 1,117 new deaths, both records (not including a day in which a backlog of deaths were added). The death numbers are pretty high considering only 2% of the population is over the age of 75.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on July 22, 2020, 01:44:49 PM
They probably have way less ventilators than a developed country.
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Post by: tiesto on July 22, 2020, 01:47:43 PM
I remember India was one of the countries which had a slow initial uptake of the virus and an early lockdown before things really got out of hand... what happened?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 22, 2020, 01:51:35 PM
Guess who tested positive again

https://twitter.com/CNNBrasil/status/1285890698101678082 (https://twitter.com/CNNBrasil/status/1285890698101678082)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 22, 2020, 01:51:50 PM
Ya, I was intially really hopeful that India would be OK :(  They shut the borders real fast and seemed to be doing ok, but I don't think they can't do a lockdown like Europe or China due to economic reasons.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 22, 2020, 01:52:29 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on July 22, 2020, 09:10:06 AM
Honestly, I might just stick to masks and social distancing in public even after the corona is handled.

Even when it's safer to go back to school. I'm going to wear a mask, especially if I feel sick.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on July 22, 2020, 01:59:48 PM
I read some analysis on the virus in India which sounded pretty familiar: they had a 2 month lockdown but didn't use the time to get a system set in place for sufficient testing, test & trace, centralized quarantine, etc.

On top of that you have to imagine a poor, densely populated country has all sorts of hurdles in terms of how people live and work, besides a general lack of resources. No way they could shift as much of their economy to WFH as the US did, for example.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Akala on July 22, 2020, 02:05:05 PM
someone here had posted they took the inital wave in Dharavi/Mumbai slums very serious and really came out ok ahead of and during the lockdown. hopefully that is still the case as that would go off the rails pretty quickly.  :(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 22, 2020, 02:18:07 PM
https://twitter.com/OhioCapJournal/status/1286001345535840256
https://twitter.com/craigcalcaterra/status/1286002086744817666
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Post by: Tripon on July 22, 2020, 03:24:01 PM
Quote
Pfizer and BioNTech announced a deal with the federal government for 100 million doses of their vaccine candidate once the companies obtain approval or emergency use authorization from U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Americans will receive the vaccine for free, the firms said. If the ongoing studies are successful, Pfizer and BioNTech expect to be ready to seek Emergency Use Authorization or some form of regulatory approval as early as October.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/coronavirus-updates-us-flying-blind-123340647.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: thisismyusername on July 22, 2020, 05:46:04 PM
Quote from: james on July 21, 2020, 10:31:53 PM
My plan to escape to the Caribbean is collapsing.
After two weeks, Bahamas has banned Americans

Guess you should've gotten on the Lolita Express before Maxwell got got. :bernie
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 22, 2020, 05:56:24 PM
https://twitter.com/zerohedge/status/1286057110791487491
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 22, 2020, 05:57:40 PM
https://twitter.com/geoffreyyork/status/1286042785829847043
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: EchoRin on July 22, 2020, 06:31:12 PM
Quote from: Nintex on July 22, 2020, 01:51:35 PM
Guess who tested positive again

https://twitter.com/CNNBrasil/status/1285890698101678082 (https://twitter.com/CNNBrasil/status/1285890698101678082)

Feels like the third time. Nothing will stop him. Let the cult of personality grow stronger and stronger  :-\
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 22, 2020, 07:14:17 PM
Quote from: riotous on July 22, 2020, 05:58:57 PM
So we aren't the worst anymore?

Sad shit man.

More like a few others countries are finally catching up with us. :fbm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 22, 2020, 08:36:20 PM
https://www.tvnz.co.nz/content/tvnz/onenews/story/2020/07/23/us-gaming-giant-gabe-newell-helping-to-put-on-concert-to-thank-n.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 22, 2020, 08:38:45 PM
https://twitter.com/Vesyll/status/1285975434509684736
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 22, 2020, 09:23:17 PM
1,205 deaths today in the US. That's the worst since May 29.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 22, 2020, 10:09:15 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSgEj5vrgC0

CNN seems to be pushing Brianna Keilar fairly hard. . 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Akala on July 22, 2020, 10:19:50 PM
That guy is the absolute worst but tbh Brianna is turrible.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: thisismyusername on July 23, 2020, 12:32:34 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on July 22, 2020, 08:38:45 PM
https://twitter.com/Vesyll/status/1285975434509684736

Andy-kun said Bathhouses would die out because of this. I told him: Gays would find ways to keep the traditions alive.

Andy-kun, where are you? Canada is showing it. :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 23, 2020, 12:45:14 AM
Quote from: Nintex on July 22, 2020, 01:51:35 PM
Guess who tested positive again

https://twitter.com/CNNBrasil/status/1285890698101678082 (https://twitter.com/CNNBrasil/status/1285890698101678082)

what is the point of this? is bolsanaro trying to prove that he can get it multiple times and it's no big deal?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Kestastrophe on July 23, 2020, 01:46:00 AM
https://globalnews.ca/news/7204384/coronavirus-glory-holes-sex/

 :supergay :cancry :supergay
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on July 23, 2020, 09:31:10 AM
Quote from: Oblivion on July 23, 2020, 12:45:14 AM
Quote from: Nintex on July 22, 2020, 01:51:35 PM
Guess who tested positive again

https://twitter.com/CNNBrasil/status/1285890698101678082 (https://twitter.com/CNNBrasil/status/1285890698101678082)

what is the point of this? is bolsanaro trying to prove that he can get it multiple times and it's no big deal?

He's in such a rush to get "back to work" that he keeps making them test and retest so he can get cleared from quarantine. There was this puff article I read a few days ago where he was bemoaning how the isolation was killing him. Boo hoo.

 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 23, 2020, 09:39:28 AM
https://twitter.com/DrZoeHyde/status/1286250409191858178
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Kestastrophe on July 23, 2020, 10:02:21 AM
(https://www.victorianow.c /files/files/images/youporn.png)

https://www.victorianow.com/watercooler/news/news/Around_the_Web/YouPorn_sends_Dix_letter_offering_BC_100K_to_support_the_building_of_glory_holes

 :mouf

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: El Babua on July 23, 2020, 10:49:33 AM
Gonna be fun to see all the long-term Covid effects ravage through our already fucked up healthcare system  :-\
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on July 23, 2020, 11:57:26 AM
Quote from: El Babua on July 23, 2020, 10:49:33 AM
Gonna be fun to see all the long-term Covid effects ravage through our already fucked up gloryhole system  :-\
;)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 23, 2020, 01:21:36 PM
Quote
Canadian Blood Services and Canada's COVID-19 Immunity Task Force revealed that less than one per cent of the 10,000 samples tested thus far have come up positive for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies
https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/blood-tests-for-coronavirus-antibodies-reveal-undetected-infections-in-canada-1.5036014
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 23, 2020, 02:01:42 PM
James, 4 days ago: Aruba is the perfect place to escape COVID because they dont have cases and they NEVER get hurricanes.

2020:

(https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT07/refresh/AL072020_wind_probs_34_F120+png/173330.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 23, 2020, 02:21:00 PM
https://twitter.com/DrZoeHyde/status/1286332165559484416

https://twitter.com/DrZoeHyde/status/1286333242170212352
Actually, avoid the four Cs: crowded places, close contact, closed spaces with poor ventilation--you know classrooms.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 23, 2020, 02:30:59 PM
Quote from: james on July 23, 2020, 02:01:42 PM
James, 4 days ago: Aruba is the perfect place to escape COVID because they dont have cases and they NEVER get hurricanes.

2020:

(https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT07/refresh/AL072020_wind_probs_34_F120+png/173330.png)

(http://i.imgur.com/Kv41y9G.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 23, 2020, 02:40:03 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on July 23, 2020, 02:30:59 PM
Quote from: james on July 23, 2020, 02:01:42 PM
James, 4 days ago: Aruba is the perfect place to escape COVID because they dont have cases and they NEVER get hurricanes.

2020:

(https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT07/refresh/AL072020_wind_probs_34_F120+png/173330.png)

(http://i.imgur.com/Kv41y9G.png)

This simply confirms the theory that the world revolves around me and I am being punished. I am in the fake good place.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: MMaRsu on July 23, 2020, 03:07:27 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Edofi6eWsAEecep?format=png&name=medium)


German Corona App didn't send out any warnings for like 5 weeks. Millions of Germans affected.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 23, 2020, 03:08:31 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/zRm9vuC.png)
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Post by: stufte on July 23, 2020, 03:12:40 PM
Quote from: james on July 23, 2020, 03:08:31 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/zRm9vuC.png)

 :rage
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Akala on July 23, 2020, 03:50:03 PM
pics from other weekend. most bars still closed and still  :derp

(https://i.imgur.com/lwur2IH.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/oB1XTXo.jpg)

https://www.nola.com/multimedia/photos/collection_9f454dae-c978-11ea-ab1e-271c326e6c85.html#1
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on July 23, 2020, 04:03:42 PM
https://twitter.com/revrrlewis/status/1286288660804009985
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 23, 2020, 04:34:03 PM
https://twitter.com/davidluhnow/status/1286014242479513600
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: TakingBackSunday on July 23, 2020, 04:35:53 PM
CEO is requiring all of us to return to the office on Monday, in Tennessee where the virus is spreading terribly, without requiring the use of a mask while in the office.

I'm legitimately thinking of quitting.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 23, 2020, 04:36:27 PM
Its really dumb how we just put up with the flu and the tens of thousands dead every year
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 23, 2020, 04:41:08 PM
Quote from: Mandark on July 23, 2020, 04:03:42 PM
https://twitter.com/revrrlewis/status/1286288660804009985

How can anyone say that deaths are inflated when excess deaths are ~200,000? With social distancing, deaths (not including COVID deaths) should be down. This is demonstrated by the stats on child deaths.
https://twitter.com/lymanstoneky/status/1284503463423025152

Also, pretty sure Florida has one of the largest discrepancies of
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 23, 2020, 04:42:17 PM
Quote from: TakingBackSunday on July 23, 2020, 04:35:53 PM
CEO is requiring all of us to return to the office on Monday, in Tennessee where the virus is spreading terribly, without requiring the use of a mask while in the office.

I'm legitimately thinking of quitting.
Sorry. That's a terrible dilemma.

Quote from: james on July 23, 2020, 04:36:27 PM
Its really dumb how we just put up with the flu and the tens of thousands dead every year
???
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 23, 2020, 04:49:05 PM
Quote from: james on July 23, 2020, 04:36:27 PM
Its really dumb how we just put up with the flu and the tens of thousands dead every year

Yes and obesity, gun violence, and poverty. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on July 23, 2020, 04:52:17 PM
Incredible!?! Looks like they discovered a cheap cure to Corona!

https://mobile.twitter.com/timothywjohnson/status/1286298786457935872
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Transhuman on July 23, 2020, 05:10:27 PM
It's a shame that the people going to bars mostly fall outside the susceptibility age-range, because they all deserve to die.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on July 23, 2020, 05:24:12 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on July 23, 2020, 04:41:08 PM
How can anyone say that deaths are inflated when excess deaths are ~200,000? With social distancing, deaths (not including COVID deaths) should be down. This is demonstrated by the stats on child deaths.

It pains me to say this, but these people may not be 100% intellectually honest.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on July 23, 2020, 05:28:02 PM
the "Testing-Industrial Complex" :dead :jeb
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on July 23, 2020, 05:28:58 PM
Democrats and media are in the thrall of Big Swab.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Kara on July 23, 2020, 05:34:15 PM
Guess which party pushed to remove the medical device excise tax from the Affordable Care Act.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 23, 2020, 05:35:39 PM
Imagine how much better the world would be if Japan had been first to discover nukes
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 23, 2020, 07:07:13 PM
https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1286428078365765638
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on July 23, 2020, 07:25:31 PM
Quote from: Skullfuckers Anonymous on July 23, 2020, 04:52:17 PM
Incredible!?! Looks like they discovered a cheap cure to Corona!

https://mobile.twitter.com/timothywjohnson/status/1286298786457935872

At my work tomorrow morning: "Covid's not even really that big of deal, I heard some scientists saying yesterday you could just poop it out with Vitamin C. It's only the liberal scientists that are making a big deal about it."
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Rufus on July 23, 2020, 09:11:12 PM
Peanut butter jelly time?

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I'm sorry. :doge
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Post by: Great Rumbler on July 23, 2020, 09:23:25 PM
Quote from: 213372bu on July 23, 2020, 09:14:31 PM
Quote from: Esch on July 23, 2020, 07:43:53 PM
https://twitter.com/StephenMarth/status/1286398503896461314
Sandwiches are the lowest tier of acceptable food CONFIRMED.

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love me a good sandwich no flame plz
[close]

All food is a sandwich:

(https://i.imgur.com/eL7uCJr.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: thisismyusername on July 23, 2020, 09:28:56 PM
Quote from: james on July 23, 2020, 02:01:42 PM
James, 4 days ago: Aruba is the perfect place to escape COVID because they dont have cases and they NEVER get hurricanes.

2020:

(https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT07/refresh/AL072020_wind_probs_34_F120+png/173330.png)

This pedo thinks the Atlantic doesn't get hurricanes. :bernie
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on July 23, 2020, 09:29:12 PM

Quote from: Esch on July 23, 2020, 07:43:53 PM
https://twitter.com/StephenMarth/status/1286398503896461314


This sonofabitvh is denying my right to a cheese plate and crackers.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on July 23, 2020, 10:08:39 PM
Coming soon: A chicken wing on a slice of wonder bread
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 23, 2020, 11:08:27 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Zh_3WbLuE4
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 24, 2020, 12:15:58 AM
Quote
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Stephen Miller, a top adviser to President Donald Trump, is insisting his grandmother did not die of the coronavirus, despite a death certificate that states otherwise.

Miller’s maternal uncle, David Glosser, who has criticized Miller in the past for crafting Trump’s restrictive immigration policies, took to Facebook to commemorate the death of his mother, Ruth Glosser, who died at 97 in Southern California, Mother Jones reported Thursday. He said in the post she died of “the late effects of COVID 19.”

The White House has come under fire for mishandling the pandemic. On Thursday, the number of infected in the United States hit 4 million. The death toll tops 141,000.

Mother Jones asked the White House for a response.

“This is categorically false, and a disgusting use of so-called journalism when the family deserves privacy to mourn the loss of a loved one,” the White House said. “His grandmother did not pass away from COVID. She was diagnosed with COVID in March and passed away in July, so that timeline does not add up at all. His grandmother died peacefully in her sleep from old age. I would hope that you would choose not to go down this road.”

Mother Jones presented the White House with her death certificate, which listed “respiratory arrest” and COVID-19 as “a condition leading” to the cause of death.

The White House doubled down, saying Ruth Glosser had recovered from a “mild” case of COVID-19 in March. David Glosser told the liberal online news site that she never recovered.

In 2018, Glosser wrote a broadside against his nephew calling him an “immigration hypocrite” for crafting policies that Glosser said would have consigned their Jewish immigrant ancestors to the mercies of Nazi Europe.

The post Stephen Miller rejects claim grandmother died of COVID, despite death certificate appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/jta/stephen-miller-rejects-claim-grandmother-died-of-covid-despite-death-certificate/article_c69ad7be-3422-5bbe-b4f8-79e3ab63da04.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 24, 2020, 12:57:21 AM
was just about to post that.

Quote
“This is categorically false, and a disgusting use of so-called journalism when the family deserves privacy to mourn the loss of a loved one,” the White House said. “His grandmother did not pass away from COVID. She was diagnosed with COVID in March and passed away in July, so that timeline does not add up at all. His grandmother died peacefully in her sleep from old age. I would hope that you would choose not to go down this road.”

so he thinks she just got infected, got better and then died from old age just coincidentally?

like, even if she 'recovered', you can still get blood clots and such later on directly due to covid.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 24, 2020, 01:09:57 AM
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A regretful Republican voter fears she may have unwittingly consigned herself to death by voting against Hillary Clinton four years ago.


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Nancy Shively is a special education teacher and lifelong Republican from Oklahoma, who voted for President Donald Trump in 2016 as the “less bad of two bad choices,” but she wrote a column for USA Today explaining that she made a grave error.

“When the pandemic hit, the incompetence of the man for whom I had voted and the complicity of everyone around him forced me to admit that I could no longer maintain any kind of self-respect as a Republican,” Shively wrote. “So even though I had voted Republican in every presidential election since 1976, I changed my voter registration to independent and I will be voting for Joe Biden in November.”

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“Nevertheless,” she added, “I am still haunted because, deep down, I fear that with that vote I may have signed my own death warrant.”

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“Her only choice right now, she told me, is to increase her life insurance and hope for the best,” Shively added.

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/07/i-may-have-signed-my-own-warrant-teacher-regrets-her-trump-vote-as-schools-pushed-to-reopen-during-19/

:yeshrug
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Positive Touch on July 24, 2020, 09:51:51 AM
"i just wanted them to kill Black people, immigrants, and liberals! i never thought they'd come for me!"

see you in hell, dipshit  :sabu

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Transhuman on July 24, 2020, 10:01:41 AM
Quote from: Tripon on July 24, 2020, 12:15:58 AM
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“This is categorically false, and a disgusting use of so-called journalism when the family deserves privacy to mourn the loss of a loved one,” the White House said. “His grandmother did not pass away from COVID. She was diagnosed with COVID in March and passed away in July, so that timeline does not add up at all. His grandmother died peacefully in her sleep from old age. I would hope that you would choose not to go down this road.”

Mother Jones presented the White House with her death certificate, which listed “respiratory arrest” and COVID-19 as “a condition leading” to the cause of death.

The White House doubled down, saying Ruth Glosser had recovered from a “mild” case of COVID-19 in March. David Glosser told the liberal online news site that she never recovered.

She was healthy enough to beat Covid, but sick enough to die for no reason in particular. Makes sense
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 24, 2020, 11:07:22 AM
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‘Wake-up call’ as coronavirus cases in Netherlands almost double in a week
The number of new coronavirus infections almost doubled in the third week of July, according to latest figures from the public health agency RIVM. A total of 987 new cases were recorded between July 15 and July 21, an 85% increase on the previous week’s figure of 534. The Rt number, which represents the reproduction rate of the virus, rose to 1.29, the first time since March that it has been higher than 1.
Read more at DutchNews.nl:

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 24, 2020, 11:29:13 AM
https://twitter.com/AndrewNoymer/status/1286683072587472896
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 24, 2020, 11:32:31 AM
https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1286361967792394242
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: TakingBackSunday on July 24, 2020, 11:38:58 AM
Interesting!

Update on my situation – company is still wanting its workers to throw our bodies down for the Market™ but enough people bitched to HR that they are still opening the office on Monday but making it optional to attend through the end of August.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 24, 2020, 01:34:08 PM
Get ready to ride that second wave  :killme
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: G The Resurrected on July 24, 2020, 01:36:16 PM
Quote from: Stro on July 24, 2020, 01:28:12 PM
Medical community is telling White House we need to shut down the country again and start all over again to get COVID under control

They aren't wrong 4-6 weeks would be a start, ideally we'd need 6-8 weeks of lockdown. The numbers support the 6-8 weeks more than the 4-6 weeks. Couple that with a slow plan of reopening several more weeks and with continued measures for the foreseeable future. We could nip this shit in the butt for a while.

We are still in the first wave, we never got rid of the virus like other countries were able to.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 24, 2020, 01:51:15 PM
Spain second wave?

Spain had 2,255 new cases today. On June 29th, Spain had just 200 new cases.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 24, 2020, 01:54:17 PM
The moment an order to shut down the economy again lands on Trumps desk, another to start bombing Beijing unless the Chinese pay trillions will be included.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pennywise on July 24, 2020, 01:58:02 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on July 24, 2020, 01:51:15 PM
Spain second wave?

Spain had 2,255 new cases today. On June 29th, Spain had just 200 new cases.
Germany also had 800. The highest for like 5 weeks.

Problem is just alot of tourism is in full gear now. People spend less attention to the rules, especially the younger folks that need their party.
They closed certain parts on the island of Mallorca for example. Areas that are mainly a target audience for people to get drunk.

So those summer holidays will play a part in some new spikes for sure and we will see higher numbers for a certain amount of time.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 24, 2020, 02:39:27 PM
Fucking Europeans

 :rage :rage :rage
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 24, 2020, 02:43:09 PM
SHOSTA/GLEN GET IN HERE WE HAVE A GOOD ONE

 :rash :rash :rash

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An embattled North Carolina professor who sparked furious backlash over a series of controversial tweets in recent months, including one comparing coronavirus restrictions to living in a “slave state,” was found dead Thursday.

Police discovered the body of Mike Adams, a tenured sociology and criminology professor at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington, while performing a wellness check at his home.

In a May 29 tweet, he compared Gov. Roy Cooper’s social distancing guidelines to slavery.

“This evening I ate pizza and drank beer with six guys at a six seat table top,” Adams wrote. “I almost felt like a free man who was not living in the slave state of North Carolina. Massa Cooper, let my people go!”

and wait for it...


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Adams, who was also a columnist for at least two conservative websites, was set to retire early on Aug. 1 after reaching a settlement with UNCW for more than $500,000 over lost salary and retirement benefits.


 :lawd :lawd :lawd

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-embattled-north-carolina-professor-mike-adams-found-dead-20200724-m3tpyya7qfgz3pqmwnnwnstt5a-story.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on July 24, 2020, 02:47:50 PM
 :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on July 24, 2020, 02:49:41 PM
He was only one week away from retirement.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on July 24, 2020, 02:50:10 PM
If he was a “humanities” professor it would’ve been the cherry on top  :corona_rodney
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: tiesto on July 24, 2020, 05:01:29 PM
Friend of mine is having his wedding at the end of August... ceremony outside but reception inside. That's gonna be a giant "hell no" for me...
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: brawndolicious on July 24, 2020, 05:37:15 PM
Quote from: BIONIC on July 24, 2020, 02:50:10 PM
If he was a “humanities” professor it would’ve been the cherry on top  :corona_rodney

He was in the Sociology and Criminology department. Interesting stuff on his wiki:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Adams_(columnist)
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In July 2020, Adams wrote, "Massa Cooper, let my people go!" on Twitter and made another tweet which read "Don’t shutdown the universities. Shut down the non-essential majors. Like Women’s studies." The University of North Carolina, Wilmington responded with "These comments may be protected, but that is not an excuse for how vile they are. We stand firmly against these and all other expressions of hatred."[12]

It's funny because he's dead.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Don Rumata on July 24, 2020, 05:53:22 PM
Anything but Physics Maths and Heavy Metal Studies is kind of a pointless branch of academics, tbh.  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 24, 2020, 06:24:43 PM
They're going to need to make a reservation system to handle all the people who will want to piss on his grave
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on July 24, 2020, 06:50:11 PM
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Lam Ching Choi, a member of Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s Executive Council and a doctor, said Hong Kong is seeking a strategy that balances public health, the economy and social acceptance in a city that has been rocked by anti-government protests. As a result, it isn’t aiming for zero cases, like mainland China is, through heavy lockdowns.

Lam also noted the difficulty of shutting down restaurants, even though they are high-risk areas, because of the popularity of dining out in the city, with some families never cooking at home. Hong Kong restaurants currently must stop dine-in services by 6 p.m.
Get a second spike because your millionaire aristocrat class literally doesn't know how to cook brehs :heh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on July 24, 2020, 06:51:18 PM
Going by Worldometers, first Friday with >1,000 deaths in the US since May.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 24, 2020, 06:54:52 PM
Canada's new cases have basically doubled from 250-350 a day to the 500+ a day over the last week.  However, our daily deaths have been a single digit all week. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Akala on July 24, 2020, 07:30:55 PM
Quote from: Mandark on July 24, 2020, 06:51:18 PM
Going by Worldometers, first Friday with >1,000 deaths in the US since May.

the system works!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 24, 2020, 07:38:53 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/youyanggu/status/1286795366508240897
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 24, 2020, 08:13:37 PM
https://twitter.com/lapublichealth/status/1286796866651217921

We can't get accurate numbers. Good luck at showing 14 days of 'decline' to get off the state watch list. The city and county leaders still can't commit to another shutdown.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 24, 2020, 09:00:24 PM
https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1286828286241312768
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 24, 2020, 09:17:09 PM
US is +78,009 new cases and 1,141 deaths today
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: G The Resurrected on July 24, 2020, 09:21:34 PM
And that's with a lower reported number due to the lag in testing JFC
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 24, 2020, 10:23:15 PM
I do not consent to my thread being a sticky
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 24, 2020, 11:26:54 PM
Quote from: james on July 24, 2020, 10:23:15 PM
I do not consent to my thread being a sticky

Didn't realize you were big on consent, bruh.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: thisismyusername on July 24, 2020, 11:32:36 PM
Oop. :kermit
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 25, 2020, 12:39:01 AM
https://twitter.com/CBSLA/status/1286733393884061698
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: thisismyusername on July 25, 2020, 12:51:24 AM
"The Customer is always right!"

Nah, fuck that. Employee was in the right and the customer was acting like a fool while being dangerous by "ramming" her.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 25, 2020, 01:07:53 AM
pepper spray seems excessive but the customer rammed their cart into them first so.. :yeshrug
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BisMarckie on July 25, 2020, 01:38:46 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on July 24, 2020, 06:54:52 PM
Canada's new cases have basically doubled from 250-350 a day to the 500+ a day over the last week.  However, our daily deaths have been a single digit all week.

Speaking of Canada:
(https://img.ifunny.co/images/d6666d644b9020bd59a2c85aa18612f53d43bcfc7ed4d3c32a8afc102263f945_1.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: brawndolicious on July 25, 2020, 05:33:35 AM
Quote from: BisMarckie on July 25, 2020, 01:38:46 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on July 24, 2020, 06:54:52 PM
Canada's new cases have basically doubled from 250-350 a day to the 500+ a day over the last week.  However, our daily deaths have been a single digit all week.

Speaking of Canada:
(https://img.ifunny.co/images/d6666d644b9020bd59a2c85aa18612f53d43bcfc7ed4d3c32a8afc102263f945_1.jpg)

I tried googling it and that seems to be fake, only results are from meme sites. From what I can see, the author of that article writes a story every few days and at that exact date and time, she posted the following story:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/canadians-increasingly-afraid-of-contracting-covid-19-as-u-s-cases-surge-survey-1.5015894

You just spread Fake News in our little sanctuary, Bismarck.

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I totally fell for it though
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the weirdest idiots always own dogs
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#NotAllDogOwners Arvie
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 25, 2020, 07:14:38 AM
https://twitter.com/d_j_frost/status/1286689194006454273
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: brawndolicious on July 25, 2020, 07:30:36 AM
Actually that is a thing every government does, it's called the Value of Statistical Life.

In the US, I believe it is $10 million per individual. They used to factor in things like age, which made it a bell curve that peaked in your top productivity years I believe (like 25-50) but there was a lot of push back so it's just a flat rate regardless of who you are and what you do.

I'm not trying to say anything about the quality of the NHS study since I would have no idea. But I'm sure it's the type of study that needs to be done. It's like if the government only had enough money to afford either side-impact airbags or a gym membership.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 25, 2020, 09:12:38 AM
But what they don't tell you is that it was 31% of pet owners before the pandemic. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 25, 2020, 10:26:45 AM
Quote from: Oblivion on July 25, 2020, 07:14:38 AM
https://twitter.com/d_j_frost/status/1286689194006454273

:kobeyuck
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Transhuman on July 25, 2020, 10:39:41 AM
Those Brits should take it as a compliment that the wealth they were able to generate was worth multiple times what their own life was worth in aggregate.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 25, 2020, 12:19:27 PM
I wish those studies include what happens if you keep the economy going, but everyone is fucking scared of each other because they think they're sick and the economy tanks anyway.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: jorma on July 25, 2020, 12:30:45 PM
Quote from: Tripon on July 25, 2020, 12:19:27 PM
I wish those studies include what happens if you keep the economy going, but everyone is fucking scared of each other because they think they're sick and the economy tanks anyway.

the studies should absolutely include what happens in a lockdown when people start contemplating sculpting sexdolls with butchered meat cuts  :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: headwalk on July 25, 2020, 12:52:42 PM
old people don't spend money anyway. they wait outside shops at 6 30 in the morning for two hours until it finally opens, when they wade around spreading the smell of mothballs and vinegar,  picking up a set of tea dollies or a cushion before realising that the price is post-decimalisation and getting cold feet. hearing the icey whisper of the reaper in the wind they rush back their lonley homes where have the last of their active neurons evaporated by daytime TV and wait for the mercy of the scythe.

corona is basically an optimisation pass.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on July 25, 2020, 12:56:28 PM
https://twitter.com/WeAreSinclair/status/1287034512426164226
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 25, 2020, 01:00:10 PM
https://twitter.com/ReutersUS/status/1287062740524306433 (https://twitter.com/ReutersUS/status/1287062740524306433)

The saga comes to an end
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 25, 2020, 01:45:19 PM
Quote from: Mandark on July 25, 2020, 12:56:28 PM
https://twitter.com/WeAreSinclair/status/1287034512426164226

"We're not supporting Dr. Mikovitz view that Dr. Fauci is a deep-state provocateur who single-handled created Covid-19 in a Chinese lab and unleashed it on the world to bring about Chinese Marxist World Hegemony, we just decided to give him a platform that's broadcast into tens of millions of American homes during the prime time news hour."
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on July 25, 2020, 01:50:36 PM
Masks for all

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That's why I am urgently calling for a simple and inexpensive way to protect Americans during the coronavirus pandemic: Masks for All.

Our goal must be to manufacture and distribute high-quality masks to medical professionals and to every man, woman and child in this country at no cost. And next week, I will introduce legislation to do just that.


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Tragically, because of the inept leadership of Donald Trump, the United States is losing the struggle against the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, many thousands of our fellow Americans have unnecessarily died or become ill.

Trump has rejected science with regard to the pandemic. We will not. Together, we will fight back and implement policies based on science which will protect the health and well-being of the American people.

That's why I am urgently calling for a simple and inexpensive way to protect Americans during the coronavirus pandemic: Masks for All.

Our goal must be to manufacture and distribute high-quality masks to medical professionals and to every man, woman and child in this country at no cost. And next week, I will introduce legislation to do just that.

Before I introduce my bill in the Senate, my colleagues need to know that there is broad support for this common-sense concept which is now universally supported by the scientific community. Can I count on you to add your name to join me in this effort?

Please add your name to tell Congress to pass Masks for All legislation that will provide three high-quality masks to every person in America.

Here is what the legislation would do:

Direct the Trump administration to use the Defense Production Act to produce and deliver three high-quality, reusable masks to every person in the country.

Work with state and local governments to deliver masks to homeless shelters, jails, detention centers, testing sites, post offices, pharmacies and other congregate-care settings.
The science is clear: Wearing a mask is the best way to protect ourselves from the coronavirus and save lives, and the widespread use of masks will get Americans back to work sooner and reunite families who have stayed apart.

As the United States reports a record number of new cases — 4 million total confirmed cases announced this week — research about mask wearing shows that masks are crucial to decreasing the spread of the coronavirus. When the virus can't easily find hosts, it dies out.

South Korea, one of the more successful countries in responding to the pandemic, began the process of procuring high-quality masks in late February and provided them affordably to its citizens by partnering with pharmacies across the country. Taiwan, the Czech Republic, Germany, Vietnam and dozens of other countries have also demonstrated that as mask wearing became commonplace in public, coronavirus cases were contained. And only when the virus is contained can our society finally go back to normal.

Other countries have successfully provided masks to their people, and now it is time for the United States to do the same.

Not only will widespread mask wearing help save lives — it can help slow our growing economic crisis as well. One estimate says that widespread use of masks could be worth up to $1 trillion to our economy by preventing shutdowns and getting people back to work earlier.

To make enough high-quality masks for all Americans, this legislation requires the administration to invoke the Defense Production Act, which was written explicitly for these purposes. This will mandate that manufacturers put in place the additional capacity necessary to meet the needs of the public and provide assistance to companies who want to begin producing masks or scale up production. Communities hard hit by job losses could and should benefit greatly from these new employment opportunities.

Unfortunately, given Trump's anti-science mentality, it is absolutely clear that we cannot wait for this administration to take action. That is why we need Masks for All legislation, and that is why I am asking you directly:

Please sign my petition — tell Congress to pass legislation that would provide three high-quality masks to every person in the country. Together we must stop the spread of the coronavirus and save lives.

Let us not forget: Our country is facing a series of unprecedented crises, but we will get through them as long as we stand together.

In solidarity,

Bernie Sanders
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It's august and it's only now becoming a legislative goal.

:rofl

The US had no problem getting digital antenna converters to every person.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on July 25, 2020, 01:56:43 PM
Quote from: Nintex on July 25, 2020, 01:00:10 PM
https://twitter.com/ReutersUS/status/1287062740524306433 (https://twitter.com/ReutersUS/status/1287062740524306433)

The saga comes to an end

Unfortunately, his emu test came back "bitten by".
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 25, 2020, 02:07:40 PM
Masks 4 all, Sounds like socialism to me.

The MyPillow factory sponsored by Pepsi can create enough free market masks for all patriots :salute

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 25, 2020, 02:09:25 PM
https://twitter.com/WeAreSinclair/status/1287034513256665089
BOTH SIDES
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on July 25, 2020, 02:11:49 PM
just the marketplace of ides, bro
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 25, 2020, 02:12:06 PM
a supporter of free speech and a marketplace of ideas  :pimp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Kara on July 25, 2020, 02:15:55 PM
Sinclair is all about free inquiry in the fourth estate. https://www.npr.org/2018/04/02/598916366/sinclair-broadcast-group-forces-nearly-200-station-anchors-to-read-same-script
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on July 25, 2020, 02:18:44 PM
Quote from: Tripon on July 25, 2020, 02:09:25 PM
https://twitter.com/WeAreSinclair/status/1287034513256665089
BOTH SIDES

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjuGCJJUGsg
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 25, 2020, 06:27:48 PM
https://twitter.com/AP/status/1287149141634813953
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on July 25, 2020, 06:49:15 PM
Quote from: Tripon on July 25, 2020, 06:27:48 PM
https://twitter.com/AP/status/1287149141634813953

Cover everything in shit and one one will want to touch the chocolate.


Jesus.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 25, 2020, 06:50:57 PM
https://twitter.com/Rschooley/status/1287079888369807360
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 25, 2020, 06:52:22 PM
Quote from: james on July 25, 2020, 06:50:57 PM
https://twitter.com/Rschooley/status/1287079888369807360

Stay strong king

You gotta be the very best, no one ever was
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on July 25, 2020, 06:57:44 PM
Quote from: james on July 25, 2020, 06:50:57 PM
https://twitter.com/Rschooley/status/1287079888369807360

Imagine being Cain thinking you're one of them and then getting covied.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 25, 2020, 10:02:24 PM
https://twitter.com/lapublichealth/status/1287146422597349376
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Yeti on July 25, 2020, 10:34:19 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on July 25, 2020, 02:11:49 PM
just the marketplace of ides, bro

Beware the ides of March-etplace
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 26, 2020, 01:42:40 AM
Quote from: james on July 25, 2020, 06:50:57 PM
https://twitter.com/Rschooley/status/1287079888369807360

https://twitter.com/Rschooley/status/1287164935936413696
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on July 26, 2020, 01:58:30 AM
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AI3ziV_rvTw/URf91ZhwIXI/AAAAAAAAJ94/2FUluEwt_Ls/s1600/herman-cain.gif)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 26, 2020, 02:40:35 AM
somewhat a shame as my man, the motherlovin' CAIN TRAIN, made the best political ad of all time:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwawPMSJins
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 26, 2020, 06:58:05 AM
https://twitter.com/10DowningStreet/status/1287335773105197057 (https://twitter.com/10DowningStreet/status/1287335773105197057)

 :mindblown
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on July 26, 2020, 07:03:12 AM
:gamer
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 26, 2020, 11:03:06 AM
https://twitter.com/carriemelago/status/1287007505093140481
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: G The Resurrected on July 26, 2020, 11:10:30 AM
My father is back in the hospital, can't confirm his results yet (there is a backlog.) Knowing how fucking stupid he's been lately going to Arizona and not taking shit seriously after surviving the first go around. His wife has been in a care facility while he's been out partying, pissing off my Grandmother and Aunts/Uncles for visiting them unannounced and putting videos on Facebook/Instagram about the "hoax." I wouldn't be surprised if it's COVID again, maybe it'll do the job right this time.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on July 26, 2020, 12:45:22 PM
Quote from: G The Resurrected on July 26, 2020, 11:10:30 AM
My father is back in the hospital, can't confirm his results yet (there is a backlog.) Knowing how fucking stupid he's been lately going to Arizona and not taking shit seriously after surviving the first go around. His wife has been in a care facility while he's been out partying, pissing off my Grandmother and Aunts/Uncles for visiting them unannounced and putting videos on Facebook/Instagram about the "hoax." I wouldn't be surprised if it's COVID again, maybe it'll do the job right this time.

damn
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Transhuman on July 26, 2020, 12:50:27 PM
It'd be one thing if it was just his life that he was risking, but when you flout any kind of risk minimization and you've had it twice maybe death is the best outcome.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Kara on July 26, 2020, 03:11:36 PM
Quote from: Oblivion on July 26, 2020, 02:40:35 AM
somewhat a shame as my man, the motherlovin' CAIN TRAIN, made the best political ad of all time:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwawPMSJins

Not watching this but the thumbnail looks like Mikey Parenti. :o
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 26, 2020, 05:17:12 PM
https://twitter.com/lapublichealth/status/1287491753860161536
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: EchoRin on July 26, 2020, 07:35:35 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on July 25, 2020, 01:38:46 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on July 24, 2020, 06:54:52 PM
Canada's new cases have basically doubled from 250-350 a day to the 500+ a day over the last week.  However, our daily deaths have been a single digit all week.

Speaking of Canada:
(https://img.ifunny.co/images/d6666d644b9020bd59a2c85aa18612f53d43bcfc7ed4d3c32a8afc102263f945_1.jpg)

 :cancry
Let's be honest. 90% of that number is Quebec.

edit: also, I can't find any other source when typing the news headline other than ifunny.com  :shaq2
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 26, 2020, 08:15:22 PM
Quote from: EchoRin on July 26, 2020, 07:35:35 PM
edit: also, I can't find any other source when typing the news headline other than ifunny.com  :shaq2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWdD206eSv0
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 27, 2020, 12:06:35 AM
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Imagine the sound and vibration of an old-fashioned electric heater going through your whole body. Imagine gasping for air with every step you take. Imagine rubbing Icy Hot all over your head to soothe a painful headache. Imagine your eyes in a bowl of water while you’re still seeing through them. Imagine collapsing and waking up in the ER only to find out COVID-19 attacked your central nervous system, and the doctor had just saved you from a stroke.

If that were the worst of it, it would be bad enough. But that’s not the worst of it. This is the story of one family’s harrowing fight with COVID-19.

https://dallasvoice.com/a-harsh-lesson-in-the-reality-of-covid-19/?unapproved=141815&moderation-hash=d320178fb6d430a3a500e9599b3475cd#comment-141815 (https://dallasvoice.com/a-harsh-lesson-in-the-reality-of-covid-19/?unapproved=141815&moderation-hash=d320178fb6d430a3a500e9599b3475cd#comment-141815)


cliff notes: MAGAy throws a party, winds up infecting almost everyone in his family and kills his father in law and his mother (the father in law's mother, not the MAGAy's)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 27, 2020, 03:26:30 AM
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More than 40 people have coronavirus after attending a week-long revival at a small north Alabama Baptist church last week, pastor Daryl Ross said today. Only two male members’ cases were serious, he said. “One respiratory, he almost got put in the hospital, but he’s OK,” Ross said. “The other one fought it off with two days in bed.”

“The whole church has got it, just about,” Ross said, and that includes himself. Ross said he has tested positive but has few symptoms.

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And everybody you ask, if you talk to our church members right now, they’d tell you we’d do it again. It was that good.

https://www.al.com/coronavirus/2020/07/a-small-alabama-church-had-a-revival-and-now-40-people-have-coronavirus.html

 :picard
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: VomKriege on July 27, 2020, 05:03:47 AM
My current girlfriend called me because she just got word from a doctor's office she was at Friday that the physician tested positive.

Surprise : Getting a test is not simple, still, even several months into Corona season.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on July 27, 2020, 05:36:44 AM
That’s what you get for getting laid while the rest of us are fiending  :ufup
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: VomKriege on July 27, 2020, 07:51:07 AM
Quote from: BIONIC on July 27, 2020, 05:36:44 AM
That’s what you get for getting laid while the rest of us are fiending  :ufup

:trumps
Could have caught it at work or in public transports. We started reopening two months ago and things were somewhat kept at manageable levels.

I'm gonna lose some work and I had a somewhat promising professional meeting lined up in two days. Sucks but I'll probably self isolate this week (though I need to take the subway to get a test without an appointment... I honestly thought that by July that shit would be easier but turns out it's not for the PCR one. You can do the antibody test in pharmacy stores though.).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on July 27, 2020, 09:01:36 AM
Hope you're okay. Maybe you didn't get her viral load in your mouth.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: VomKriege on July 27, 2020, 09:09:02 AM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on July 27, 2020, 09:01:36 AM
Hope you're okay. Maybe you didn't get her viral load in your mouth.

We don't know for her yet. If she's positive, I am most definitely too.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 27, 2020, 09:11:55 AM
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This spring, as countries around the world told people to stay home to slow the spread of the coronavirus, doctors in neonatal intensive care units were noticing something strange: Premature births were falling, in some cases drastically.

While the Irish team was digging into its data, researchers in Denmark were doing the same thing . . . researchers found that during the lockdown, the rate of babies born before 28 weeks had dropped by a startling 90 percent.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/19/health/coronavirus-premature-birth.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 27, 2020, 09:16:45 AM
Quote from: BIONIC on July 27, 2020, 05:36:44 AM
That’s what you get for getting laid while the rest of us are fiending  :ufup

this is why i decided to stop all attempts at dating for the time being. the risks are way too high and the benefits aren't really worth it (no matter how stacked they may be  :'( ).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 27, 2020, 09:23:33 AM
https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1287736207120781316
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 27, 2020, 09:33:09 AM
https://twitter.com/MikeSington/status/1287735184490557440
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on July 27, 2020, 09:50:41 AM
Quote from: Tripon on July 27, 2020, 09:23:33 AM
https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1287736207120781316


:lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on July 27, 2020, 10:34:32 AM
Quote from: Oblivion on July 27, 2020, 09:16:45 AM
Quote from: BIONIC on July 27, 2020, 05:36:44 AM
That’s what you get for getting laid while the rest of us are fiending  :ufup

this is why i decided to stop all attempts at dating for the time being. the risks are way too high and the benefits aren't really worth it (no matter how stacked they may be  :'( ).

Stacked benefits  :drool
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 27, 2020, 10:38:31 AM
https://twitter.com/VICEUK/status/1287002157141696513
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on July 27, 2020, 11:56:55 AM
Those tits look super natural too.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 27, 2020, 11:57:44 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z809deXZBwE

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Raist on July 27, 2020, 12:09:05 PM
Quote from: james on July 27, 2020, 10:38:31 AM
https://twitter.com/VICEUK/status/1287002157141696513


I don't think semen is quite on the list of vegan foods.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on July 27, 2020, 12:12:45 PM
One question still dogs Trump: Why not try harder to solve the coronavirus crisis? (https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-not-solve-coronavirus-crisis/2020/07/26/7fca9a92-cdb0-11ea-91f1-28aca4d833a0_story.html)
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Both President Trump’s advisers and operatives laboring to defeat him increasingly agree on one thing: The best way for him to regain his political footing is to wrest control of the coronavirus.

In the six months since the deadly contagion was first reported in the United States, Trump has demanded the economy reopen and children return to school, all while scrambling to salvage his reelection campaign.

But both allies and opponents agree he has failed at the one task that could help him achieve all of his goals — confronting the pandemic with a clear strategy and consistent leadership.

Trump’s shortcomings have perplexed even some of his most loyal allies, who increasingly have wondered why the president has not at least pantomimed a sense of command over the crisis or conveyed compassion for the millions of Americans impacted by it.

...

In the past couple of weeks, senior advisers began presenting Trump with maps and data showing spikes in coronavirus cases among “our people” in Republican states, a senior administration official said. They also shared projections predicting that virus surges could soon hit politically important states in the Midwest — including Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin, the official said.

Full article in spoilers.

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Both President Trump’s advisers and operatives laboring to defeat him increasingly agree on one thing: The best way for him to regain his political footing is to wrest control of the coronavirus.

In the six months since the deadly contagion was first reported in the United States, Trump has demanded the economy reopen and children return to school, all while scrambling to salvage his reelection campaign.

But both allies and opponents agree he has failed at the one task that could help him achieve all of his goals — confronting the pandemic with a clear strategy and consistent leadership.

Trump’s shortcomings have perplexed even some of his most loyal allies, who increasingly have wondered why the president has not at least pantomimed a sense of command over the crisis or conveyed compassion for the millions of Americans impacted by it.

People close to Trump, many speaking anonymously to share candid discussions and impressions, say the president’s inability to wholly address the crisis is due to his almost pathological unwillingness to admit error; a positive feedback loop of overly rosy assessments and data from advisers and Fox News; and a penchant for magical thinking that prevented him from fully engaging with the pandemic.

In recent weeks, with more than 146,000 Americans now dead from the virus, the White House has attempted to overhaul — or at least rejigger — its approach. The administration has revived news briefings led by Trump himself and presented the president with projections showing how the virus is now decimating Republican states full of Trump voters. Officials have also set up a separate, smaller coronavirus working group led by Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, along with Trump son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner.

For many, however, the question is why Trump did not adjust sooner, realizing that the path to nearly all of his goals — from an economic recovery to an electoral victory in November — runs directly through a healthy nation in control of the virus.

“The irony is that if he’d just performed with minimal competence and just mouthed words about national unity, he actually could be in a pretty strong position right now, where the economy is reopening, where jobs are coming back,” said Ben Rhodes, a deputy national security adviser to former president Barack Obama. “And he just could not do it.”

Many public health experts agree.

“The best thing that we can do to set our economy up for success and rebounding from the last few months is making sure our outbreak is in a good place,” said Caitlin Rivers, epidemiologist at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. “People are not going to feel comfortable returning to activities in the community — even if it’s allowed from a policy perspective — if they don’t feel the outbreak is under control.”

Some aides and outside advisers have, in fact, tried to stress to Trump and others in his orbit that before he could move on to reopening the economy and getting the country back to work — and life — he needed to grapple with the reality of the virus.

But until recently, the president was largely unreceptive to that message, they said, not fully grasping the magnitude of the pandemic — and overly preoccupied with his own sense of grievance, beginning many conversations casting himself as the blameless victim (https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-the-victim-president-complains-in-private-about-the-pandemic-hurting-himself/2020/07/09/187142c6-c089-11ea-864a-0dd31b9d6917_story.html) of the crisis.

In the past couple of weeks, senior advisers began presenting Trump with maps and data showing spikes in coronavirus cases among “our people” in Republican states, a senior administration official said. They also shared projections predicting that virus surges could soon hit politically important states in the Midwest — including Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin, the official said.

This new approach seemed to resonate, as he hewed closely to pre-scripted remarks in a trio of coronavirus briefings last week.

“This could have been stopped. It could have been stopped quickly and easily. But for some reason, it wasn’t, and we’ll figure out what that reason was,” Trump said Thursday, seemingly to simultaneously acknowledge his predicament while also trying to assign blame elsewhere.

In addition to Birx and Kushner, the new coronavirus group guiding Trump includes Kushner advisers Adam Boehler and Brad Smith, according to two administration officials. Marc Short, chief of staff to Vice President Pence, also attends, along with Alyssa Farah, the White House director of strategic communications, and Stephen Miller, Trump’s senior policy adviser.

The working group’s goal is to meet every day, for no more than 30 minutes. It views its mission as half focused on the government’s response to the pandemic and half focused on the White House’s public message, the officials said.

White House spokeswoman Sarah Matthews defended the president’s handling of the crisis, claiming he acted “early and decisively.”

“The president has also led an historic, whole-of-America coronavirus response — resulting in 100,000 ventilators procured, sourcing critical PPE for our front-line heroes, and a robust testing regime resulting in more than double the number of tests than any other country in the world,” Matthews said in an email statement. “His message has been consistent and his strong leadership will continue as we safely reopen the economy, expedite vaccine and therapeutics developments, and continue to see an encouraging decline in the U.S. mortality rate.”

For some, however, the additional effort is too little and far too late.

“This is a situation where if Trump did his job and put in the work to combat the health crisis, it would solve the economic crisis, and it’s an instance where the correct governing move is also the correct political move and Trump is doing the opposite,” said Josh Schwerin, a senior strategist for Priorities USA, a super PAC supporting former vice president Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee.

Other anti-Trump operatives agree, saying the president could make up lost ground and make his race with Biden far more competitive with a simple course correction.

“He’s staring in the mirror at night: That’s who can fix his political problem,” said John Weaver, one of the Republican strategists leading The Lincoln Project, a group known for its anti-Trump ads.

One of Trump’s biggest obstacles is his refusal to take responsibility and admit error.

In mid-March, as many of the nation’s businesses were shuttering early in the pandemic, Trump proclaimed in the Rose Garden, “I don’t take responsibility at all.” Those six words have neatly summed up Trump’s approach not only to the pandemic but also to many of the other crises he has faced during his presidency.

“His operating style is to double- and triple-down on positions and to never, ever admit he’s wrong about anything,” said Anthony Scaramucci, a longtime Trump associate who briefly served as White House communications director and is now a critic of the president’s. “His 50-year track record is to bulldog through whatever he’s doing, whether it’s Atlantic City, which was a failure, or the Plaza Hotel, which was a failure, or Eastern Airlines, which was a failure. He can never just say, ‘I got it wrong and let’s try over again.’ ”

Another self-imposed hurdle for Trump has been his reliance on a positive feedback loop. Rather than sit for briefings by infectious-disease director Anthony S. Fauci and other medical experts, the president consumes much of his information about the virus from Fox News Channel and other conservative media sources, where his on-air boosters put a positive spin on developments.

Consider one example from last week. At about 6:15 a.m. that Tuesday on “Fox & Friends,” co-host Steve Doocy told viewers, “There is a lot of good news out there regarding the development of vaccines and therapeutics.” The president appears to have been watching because, 16 minutes later, he tweeted from his iPhone, “Tremendous progress being made on Vaccines and Therapeutics!!!”

It is not just pro-Trump media figures feeding Trump positive information. White House staffers have long made overly rosy assessments and projections in an effort to satisfy the president. This, in turn, makes Trump further distrustful of the presentations of scientists and reports in the mainstream news media, according to his advisers and other people familiar with the president’s approach.

This dynamic (https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/07/20/fox-newss-chris-wallace-just-exposed-trump-like-very-few-have/) was on display during an in-depth interview with “Fox News Sunday” anchor Chris Wallace that aired on July 19. After the president claimed that the United States had one of the lowest coronavirus mortality rates in the world, Wallace interjected to fact-check him: “It’s not true, sir.”

Agitated by Wallace’s persistence, Trump turned off-camera to call for White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany. “Can you please get me the mortality rates?” he asked. Turning to Wallace, he said, “Kayleigh’s right here. I heard we have one of the lowest, maybe the lowest mortality rate anywhere in the world.”

Trump, relying on cherry-picked White House data, insisted that the United States was “number one low mortality fatality rates.”

Fox then interrupted the taped interview to air a voice-over from Wallace explaining that the White House chart showed Italy and Spain doing worse than the United States but countries like Brazil and South Korea doing better — and other countries that are doing better, including Russia, were not included on the White House chart. By contrast, worldwide data compiled by Johns Hopkins University (https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/data/mortality) show the U.S. mortality rate is far from the lowest.

Trump is also predisposed to magical thinking — an unerring belief, at an almost elemental level, that he can will his goals into existence, through sheer force of personality, according to outside advisers and former White House officials.

The trait is one he shares with his late father and family patriarch, Fred Trump. In her best-selling memoir, “Too Much and Never Enough,” the president’s niece, Mary Trump, writes that Fred Trump was instantly taken by the “shallow message of self-sufficiency” he encountered in Norman Vincent Peale’s 1952 bestseller, “The Power of Positive Thinking.”

Some close to the president say that when Trump claims, as he did twice last week, that the virus will simply “disappear,” there is a part of him that actually believes that assessment, making him more reluctant to take the practical steps required to combat the pandemic.

Until recently, Trump also refused to fully engage with the magnitude of the crisis. After appointing Pence head of the coronavirus task force, the president gradually stopped attending task force briefings, and was lulled into a false sense of complacency that the group had the virus under control, according to one person familiar with the dynamic.

Trump also maintained such a sense of grievance — about how the virus was personally impacting him, his presidency and his reelection prospects — that aides recount spending valuable time listening to his gripes, rather than focusing on crafting a national strategy to combat the pandemic.

Nonetheless, some White House aides insist that the president has always been focused on aggressively responding to the virus. And some advisers are still optimistic that if Trump — who trails Biden in national polls — can sustain at least a modicum of self-discipline and demonstrate real focus on the pandemic, he can still prevail on Election Day.

Others are less certain, including critics who say Trump squandered an obvious solution — good governance and leadership — as the simplest means of achieving his other goals.

“There is quite a high likelihood where people look back and think between February and April was when Trump burned down his own presidency, and he can’t recover from it,” Rhodes said. “The decisions he made then ensured he’d be in his endless cycle of covid spikes and economic disruption, because he couldn't exhibit any medium- or long-term thinking.”
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on July 27, 2020, 01:12:08 PM
Is that supposed to be a hard hitting piece?

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BisMarckie on July 27, 2020, 01:17:15 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on July 26, 2020, 08:15:22 PM
Quote from: EchoRin on July 26, 2020, 07:35:35 PM
edit: also, I can't find any other source when typing the news headline other than ifunny.com  :shaq2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWdD206eSv0

It doesn‘t matter if fake news are true or not, just if they confirm your preconceived notions.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on July 27, 2020, 01:53:20 PM
Quote from: Stro on July 27, 2020, 01:30:35 PM
Florida Covid-19 cases in children: Hospitalizations among kids jump 23%

They're calling it the Jordan Hop.




:rodney
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on July 27, 2020, 01:56:24 PM
The pandemic is like a wave. You don't go into it sideways, you meet it head on and come out the other side safe. That's the plan.




Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 27, 2020, 04:04:40 PM
Quote from: Stro on July 27, 2020, 03:29:58 PM
I think we tried to go under the wave only to get sucked in by the riptide and ended up swirled to the top of the wave so we got splattered to pieces when it crashed into the rocky shore

A strained metaphor, but I'll allow it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Kara on July 27, 2020, 04:13:04 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/lNevCPZ.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 27, 2020, 05:48:09 PM
https://twitter.com/drgonzo123/status/1287591800929054720
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Akala on July 27, 2020, 05:56:05 PM
that seems like something that could, you know, gain some traction if true...
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 27, 2020, 06:00:51 PM
Seems like a poor attempt at book cooking though.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 27, 2020, 06:01:52 PM
Quote from: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-s-national-security-adviser-robert-o-brien-tests-positive-n1234965
President Donald Trump’s national security adviser Robert O’Brien has tested positive for the coronavirus.

O’Brien, 54, has mild symptoms and has been self-isolating and working from a secure location off site, the White House said Monday, according to a pool report.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: stufte on July 27, 2020, 06:14:55 PM
This works great for his true believers though. "SEE?? THE CDC WAS INFLATING THE NUMBERS! NOW THAT TRUMP IS IN CONTROL, WE SEE THE TRUE NUMBERS!!" or something like that.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on July 27, 2020, 06:17:23 PM
The boring answer is probably that the case numbers we look at from Worldometers or Covidtracking are compiled directly from state data anyways, and the flattening is some combination of actual plateauing (Arizona looks like its peaked) and hitting the testing ceiling because shit got so out of control.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: EchoRin on July 27, 2020, 06:18:19 PM
MLB is gonna have a real tough time. The NBA and NHL I can see being able to complete the season. They have a bubble. And if you break the bubble too bad. You have to isolate and you can't play in X amount of games til you are cleared. That should be motivation enough.

But the Baseball players are traveling all over the place and nobody is keeping an eye on them when they are home. So who knows what they are doing potentially. Maybe something stupid like that one Clippers basketball player. Except because of the NBA bubble the only person being hurt is he himself. And the utter shame of letting down your team. With baseball even if you were doing something stupid, nobody knows. You can just play it off and be like "I guess I got it at the grocery store and not from a packed strip club or huge BBQ gathering where people were grabbing chips from the same bowl". Hopefully it's a huge wake up call though for every athlete. The NFL is so screwed though if their players can't get it through their heads. Will also make for a real fun fantasy football season.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 27, 2020, 06:22:27 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU5W8xx8pQk
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 27, 2020, 06:27:41 PM
(https://memegenerator.net/img/instances/84835917.jpg)

 :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Kara on July 27, 2020, 07:39:11 PM
California unveiled its stimulus program today and it included that proposed provision to permit taxpayers to prepay future state income taxes (2024 to 2033!!) at a discounted rate in exchange for vouchers. :lol

Idiot wonks go home. :foxx

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Hopefully no one participates and this doesn't turn into a fiscal time bomb. :larry
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: brawndolicious on July 27, 2020, 08:04:12 PM
Quote from: Kara on July 27, 2020, 07:39:11 PM
California unveiled its stimulus program today and it included that proposed provision to permit taxpayers to prepay future state income taxes (2024 to 2033!!) at a discounted rate in exchange for vouchers. :lol

Idiot wonks go home. :foxx

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Hopefully no one participates and this doesn't turn into a fiscal time bomb. :larry
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Isn't California already notorious for having a bunch of people who make money here but try to cheat out of the high state income taxes by claiming residence in another state? As I understand, whatever you make in California, you owe taxes on to the state even if you live in Alaska or something.

Now Kara, how stupid generally are rich people when it comes to cheating on taxes? The type of person who would take advantage of this program is obviously in a higher income group and I could see some of them assuming that they could just underestimate future tax burdens and then moving out of state as WFH gives them that flexibility. It would be hilarious if this is a big ol' tax trap meant to create some juicy, low-hanging targets for their auditors but that might be too galaxy brain for a government.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 27, 2020, 08:33:52 PM
https://twitter.com/donwinslow/status/1287867558545121281

https://twitter.com/Talkmaster/status/1287819774895034371
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on July 27, 2020, 08:39:37 PM
which part of the 9 9 9 plan is getting hospitalized for a month with covid-19
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on July 27, 2020, 09:54:45 PM
It just dawned on me today that anyone can get famous  (for a day) if they’re willing to make a scene in a public place over masks. It’s not the kind of fame you want, but the bar to clear has never been lower. This pandemic has mainstreamed this shame fame.

25 years ago you had to convince a couple Jerry Springer producers you were an irredeemable jackass, now everywhere is open mic night.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on July 27, 2020, 11:25:56 PM
toxic adam is about to go viral isn't he/she?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 27, 2020, 11:26:58 PM
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3094787/hong-kong-third-wave-social-distancing-measures

https://nypost.com/2020/07/27/hong-kong-bans-restaurant-dining-as-it-battles-new-wave-of-coronavirus/

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HONG KONG – Hong Kong banned gatherings of more than two people on Monday, closed down restaurant dining and introduced mandatory face masks in public places, including outdoors, as it tries to rein in a new coronavirus outbreak.

The measures, which take effect from Wednesday, are the first time the densely populated city has completely banned dining in restaurants. Since late January, more than 2,700 people have been infected in Hong Kong, 20 of whom have died.

“The situation is very worrying,” said Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung, adding that the current outbreak is the most severe the city has experienced.

The measures will be in place for seven days, he said.

The ban on dining at restaurants and food stalls threatens to complicate life for the many people in the city who depend on eating out for daily meals as their tiny apartments lack kitchen facilities.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: G The Resurrected on July 27, 2020, 11:31:37 PM
Grandmother called me today to let me know she couldn't get a hold of my father. I let her know that he is in the hospital again awaiting results and getting oxygen support/anti clotting drugs/circulation treatment. She isn't feeling well and is going to see the onsite doctor tomorrow at her care facility. My father was there on the 18th.... Gonna have to let the rest of the family know since he neglected to tell anyone that information. Ugh....  :-\

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on July 28, 2020, 12:21:03 AM
https://twitter.com/FDA_Drug_Info/status/1287832728604487681
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 28, 2020, 12:26:31 AM
Black people please explain

https://twitter.com/BrandyZadrozny/status/1287927799538491392
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on July 28, 2020, 12:35:44 AM
Quote from: james on July 28, 2020, 12:26:31 AM
Black people please explain

https://twitter.com/BrandyZadrozny/status/1287927799538491392

White people please explain whitehouse.gov
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Kara on July 28, 2020, 03:04:39 AM
Quote from: brawndolicious on July 27, 2020, 08:04:12 PM
Isn't California already notorious for having a bunch of people who make money here but try to cheat out of the high state income taxes by claiming residence in another state? As I understand, whatever you make in California, you owe taxes on to the state even if you live in Alaska or something.

Now Kara, how stupid generally are rich people when it comes to cheating on taxes? The type of person who would take advantage of this program is obviously in a higher income group and I could see some of them assuming that they could just underestimate future tax burdens and then moving out of state as WFH gives them that flexibility. It would be hilarious if this is a big ol' tax trap meant to create some juicy, low-hanging targets for their auditors but that might be too galaxy brain for a government.

You're discussing related but distinct things. California has a reputation for being aggressive in claiming tax residency. California taxes worldwide income (like the federal government does for individual taxpayers) for its tax residents. Sometimes this spills into messy disputes that drag on for years, but in my experience it mostly means that it's a pain in the ass to switch from resident to nonresident without an unambiguous exit from the state.

For nonresidents California taxes on a territorial basis. Your example of an Alaska resident paying California income tax on California income is an example of this. Territorial taxation is both commonplace and uncontroversial and is how state income taxes work generally speaking. (Sometimes states have reciprocity agreements with their neighbors wherein you can work in one but only have to pay state income tax to your tax home.)

I assume the program will operate kind of like gift cards do but for pennies on the dollar. i.e. You pay $60,000 for a $100,000 tax voucher that can be utilized throughout the useful life of the voucher. I don't believe you could game such a system in the manner you proposed; if you underestimated your future tax liabilities you'd just be paying closer to dollars on the dollar. I'm not quite sure what kind of taxpayer this is for yet.

In my experience stupid high income taxpayers are the ones who live far beyond their means and try to subsidize it by engaging in various shades of tax evasion. Unless this program is comically susceptible to fraud I don't think it's capable of being a honeypot.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 28, 2020, 04:22:32 AM
Quote from: james on July 28, 2020, 12:26:31 AM
Black people please explain

https://twitter.com/BrandyZadrozny/status/1287927799538491392
https://twitter.com/stella_immanuel/status/1287959495277150209 (https://twitter.com/stella_immanuel/status/1287959495277150209)

:birb  :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: VomKriege on July 28, 2020, 04:46:02 AM
Just got the nasal swab. Not pleasant, mercifully short.
Got a test faster than my girlfriend who is actually the one who was in contact. As I said yesterday, I would have expected the whole infrastructure to be more on the ball right now (though there's a lot of small reasons for that, it's holiday season and labs are short-handed etc...). Getting a nasal swab without "cause" or a prescription is still not the norm, I'm lucky I'm living in a town leaning very left I think, the whole "public service" thing here is taken seriously and the municipal health center has been an invaluable resource.

#RonaStories
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 28, 2020, 09:29:14 AM
Quote from: Cauliflower Of Love on July 28, 2020, 12:35:44 AM
Quote from: james on July 28, 2020, 12:26:31 AM
Black people please explain

https://twitter.com/BrandyZadrozny/status/1287927799538491392

White people please explain whitehouse.gov

:nope whitehouse.gov

:ohyeah whitehouse.com
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BisMarckie on July 28, 2020, 10:44:18 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on July 28, 2020, 04:46:02 AM
Just got the nasal swab. Not pleasant, mercifully short.
Got a test faster than my girlfriend who is actually the one who was in contact. As I said yesterday, I would have expected the whole infrastructure to be more on the ball right now (though there's a lot of small reasons for that, it's holiday season and labs are short-handed etc...). Getting a nasal swab without "cause" or a prescription is still not the norm, I'm lucky I'm living in a town leaning very left I think, the whole "public service" thing here is taken seriously and the municipal health center has been an invaluable resource.

#RonaStories

When I was tested, I had to gag because they put this thing so deep into my throat.

Gotta practice a lot if I don’t want to embarrass myself at the next BoreCon.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 28, 2020, 11:30:00 AM
There is no way for the NFL to play this season. They might be able to do dome games in Summer 2021.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: tiesto on July 28, 2020, 12:35:20 PM
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/27/nyregion/hamptons-chainsmokers-concert-social-distancing.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/27/nyregion/hamptons-chainsmokers-concert-social-distancing.html)

Was supposed to be a drive-in concert with real expensive tickets but lots of people ignored social distancing orders and congregated on the main stage. Seriously? Risking your or other people's lives to see one of the worst electronic music acts in history?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Akala on July 28, 2020, 12:59:26 PM
WORLD WAR SAD

 :rofl
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: VomKriege on July 28, 2020, 02:04:39 PM
Quote from: tiesto on July 28, 2020, 12:35:20 PM
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/27/nyregion/hamptons-chainsmokers-concert-social-distancing.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/27/nyregion/hamptons-chainsmokers-concert-social-distancing.html)

Was supposed to be a drive-in concert with real expensive tickets but lots of people ignored social distancing orders and congregated on the main stage. Seriously? Risking your or other people's lives to see one of the worst electronic music acts in history?

Man you're not lying.

https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2020-07-27/goldman-ceo-takes-the-stage-as-hamptons-gets-back-to-partying (https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2020-07-27/goldman-ceo-takes-the-stage-as-hamptons-gets-back-to-partying)

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People were ready to party in the Hamptons, and Goldman Sachs Chief Executive David Solomon, fresh off a great quarter and a multibillion-dollar fine to settle criminal charges in Malaysia, was one of them.

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Solomon was on stage for an hour, just him and a turntable on an elevated platform, mask around neck, surrounded by animations of cherries and his deejay name, D-Sol

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A couple of thousand people -- including the Winklevoss twins

(NYT account-walled so apologies for any repeats.)

D-Sol ? More like D-Fault amirite !
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 28, 2020, 03:01:38 PM
https://twitter.com/craigcalcaterra/status/1288187037493932032
https://twitter.com/craigcalcaterra/status/1288187379728121858

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-georgia/georgia-governor-withdraws-emergency-request-to-stop-atlanta-mask-mandate-idUSKCN24T2FA?utm_source=reddit.com

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ATLANTA (Reuters) - Georgia Governor Brian Kemp on Tuesday withdrew his emergency request for a court to stop enforcement of Atlanta’s requirement that faces masks be worn in all public places, while mediation over the state’s legal effort to block the mandate proceeds.

Kemp sued Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and the city two weeks ago to stop enforcement of the local mandate, aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus. The governor argued that the city lacks the authority to override his order encouraging but not requiring face coverings.

In a statement, the Republican governor’s office said that the motion was withdrawn, “to continue productive, good faith negotiations with city officials and prepare for a future hearing on the merits of our legal position.”

Mayor Bottoms, a Democrat, has said that she would continue to defy the governor’s orders, but hoped that the two sides could find a solution.

Bottoms is one of a handful of Georgia mayors and other leaders who have enacted local mask orders in defiance of the governor.

Kemp, one of the first governors to ease statewide stay-at-home orders and business closures, has suggested that mandating masks would be too restrictive.

As Southern U.S. states have seen a spurt of new cases, Georgia has had more than 170,000 coronavirus cases and over 3,500 known fatalities.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Akala on July 28, 2020, 03:19:39 PM
https://twitter.com/section8atl/status/1288120049559982089
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 28, 2020, 03:40:49 PM
never heard of this person, but she sounds pretty shitty regardless:

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In a new interview, singer-songwriter Doja Cat revealed that she had recently tested positive for coronavirus after previously making light of the pandemic on social media.

https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/entertainment/2020/07/27/us-singer-doja-cat-tests-positive-for-covid-19-after-downplaying-the-virus
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 28, 2020, 04:13:41 PM
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Europe's last dictator, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, on Tuesday said he had COVID-19 but has already recovered.

"Today you are meeting a man who managed to survive the coronavirus on his feet. Doctors came to such a conclusion yesterday. Asymptomatic," Lukashenko said

Lukashenko previously dismissed fears over COVID-19 as a "psychosis" and recommended drinking vodka to stay healthy.

The Belarusian leader, who has been in power for 25 years, has recently faced mass protests after his opponents were jailed and barred from running in the upcoming presidential election on August 8.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/europes-last-dictator-got-covid-174124749.html
https://twitter.com/jc_bradbury/status/1288208861166354433
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: tiesto on July 28, 2020, 04:13:51 PM
Quote from: Oblivion on July 28, 2020, 03:40:49 PM
never heard of this person, but she sounds pretty shitty regardless:

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In a new interview, singer-songwriter Doja Cat revealed that she had recently tested positive for coronavirus after previously making light of the pandemic on social media.

https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/entertainment/2020/07/27/us-singer-doja-cat-tests-positive-for-covid-19-after-downplaying-the-virus

This song was everywhere earlier this year, especially on tiktok:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pok8H_KF1FA
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on July 28, 2020, 04:18:00 PM
:shaq

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 28, 2020, 04:28:52 PM
Why would you link up that and not the cow song

Edit : i keep forgetting we're video game enthusiasts

https://youtu.be/xErl-Uzqv2o
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 28, 2020, 05:13:22 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on July 28, 2020, 09:29:14 AM
Quote from: Cauliflower Of Love on July 28, 2020, 12:35:44 AM
Quote from: james on July 28, 2020, 12:26:31 AM
Black people please explain

https://twitter.com/BrandyZadrozny/status/1287927799538491392

White people please explain whitehouse.gov

:nope whitehouse.gov

:ohyeah whitehouse.com

man, that brings me back

can't believe that happened to be one of the first porn sites i ever visited :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 28, 2020, 05:17:14 PM
Quote from: tiesto on July 28, 2020, 04:13:51 PM
Quote from: Oblivion on July 28, 2020, 03:40:49 PM
never heard of this person, but she sounds pretty shitty regardless:

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In a new interview, singer-songwriter Doja Cat revealed that she had recently tested positive for coronavirus after previously making light of the pandemic on social media.

https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/entertainment/2020/07/27/us-singer-doja-cat-tests-positive-for-covid-19-after-downplaying-the-virus

This song was everywhere earlier this year, especially on tiktok:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pok8H_KF1FA

nope, not ringing any bells :yeshrug
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Lonewulfeus on July 28, 2020, 05:32:39 PM
Quote from: Oblivion on July 28, 2020, 05:13:22 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on July 28, 2020, 09:29:14 AM
Quote from: Cauliflower Of Love on July 28, 2020, 12:35:44 AM
Quote from: james on July 28, 2020, 12:26:31 AM
Black people please explain

https://twitter.com/BrandyZadrozny/status/1287927799538491392

White people please explain whitehouse.gov

:nope whitehouse.gov

:ohyeah whitehouse.com

man, that brings me back

can't believe that happened to be one of the first porn sites i ever visited :lol

Same, and also the reason why I lost privileges on the library computer in 5th grade :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 28, 2020, 05:36:50 PM
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RINTH, Miss. (WTVA) -- A new school year is now underway in Corinth, Mississippi, as the Corinth School District reopened its doors to teachers and students for in-person instruction on Monday.

Students and teachers alike were excited to have their first day back in school after an extended summer vacation because of the coronavirus. The schools had been closed since March.




Superintendent Lee Childress said although there were some minor negatives, as is to be expected with any school day, teachers and students had a great first day back. The day started with a parade.

Though it may have sounded ironic a year ago, according to Childress, getting ready for the first day back at school was like Christmas Eve for some of the kids.

“We have seen large numbers of students are showing up today,” Childress said. “It's something our community wanted. As you said, there’s an excitement in the air that we’re returning to school since it’s the first time since March.”

According to parent Tara Williams, her kids have been excited to go back for a long time.

“They are just excited to see people they haven’t seen in a while,” Williams said.

Williams said she loves the steps the administration has taken to keep the kids safe. She said Childress gave consistent Facebook live chats while school was out to keep parents informed.

Williams added those talks and safety measures have reassured her the kids are as safe as they can be. She also commented on masks.

“I know masks has kind of gotten to be political or controversial, but I support it and It’s a fairly painless way to take away some of our risk,” Williams said.

She is grateful the school district gives the choice for in-person learning or online learning. As far as safety, Childress said it remains top priority.

“We’ve taken the precautions that have been recommended,” Childress said. “We have looked at everything that has been put out by the American Academy of Pediatrics, in addition to the CDC and our State Department of Health. We’re following those guidelines, along with other measures that we have put in place to do what we can to create the safest learning environment that we can.”

Childress said each of the students received two masks and one lanyard. The lanyard goes around behind the student’s neck and clips onto either side of the mask, like a lanyard that may be on a pair of sunshades.

He said the lanyard will keep students from having to lay their masks down and will help to keep them clean when students have to take them off.

https://www.wtva.com/content/news/School-back-in-session-571926711.html

Well, we have a test case.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on July 28, 2020, 05:57:05 PM
Quote from: Oblivion on July 28, 2020, 05:17:14 PM
Quote from: tiesto on July 28, 2020, 04:13:51 PM
Quote from: Oblivion on July 28, 2020, 03:40:49 PM
never heard of this person, but she sounds pretty shitty regardless:

Quote
In a new interview, singer-songwriter Doja Cat revealed that she had recently tested positive for coronavirus after previously making light of the pandemic on social media.

https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/entertainment/2020/07/27/us-singer-doja-cat-tests-positive-for-covid-19-after-downplaying-the-virus

This song was everywhere earlier this year, especially on tiktok:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pok8H_KF1FA

nope, not ringing any bells :yeshrug

bro, but it was all over tik tok bro
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 28, 2020, 07:42:16 PM
https://twitter.com/lapublichealth/status/1288256747501625346
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: naff on July 28, 2020, 08:09:39 PM
Quote from: Oblivion on July 28, 2020, 05:17:14 PM
Quote from: tiesto on July 28, 2020, 04:13:51 PM
Quote from: Oblivion on July 28, 2020, 03:40:49 PM
never heard of this person, but she sounds pretty shitty regardless:

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In a new interview, singer-songwriter Doja Cat revealed that she had recently tested positive for coronavirus after previously making light of the pandemic on social media.

https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/entertainment/2020/07/27/us-singer-doja-cat-tests-positive-for-covid-19-after-downplaying-the-virus

This song was everywhere earlier this year, especially on tiktok:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pok8H_KF1FA

nope, not ringing any bells :yeshrug

i find it fascinating when people are this out of touch with mainstream culture.

figured she was particularly visible to the horny extremely online forum kinda crowd as she's got some weird ass edgelord internet kinks
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 28, 2020, 08:27:13 PM
https://twitter.com/LynnKawano/status/1288267485829980160

Hawaii ani't playing around.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: EchoRin on July 28, 2020, 10:10:29 PM
Quote from: naff on July 28, 2020, 08:09:39 PM

i find it fascinating when people are this out of touch with mainstream culture.

figured she was particularly visible to the horny extremely online forum kinda crowd as she's got some weird ass edgelord internet kinks

This is all true. The tik tok thing for sure and I don't even have a tik tok. But maybe it's more North America-centric? Doja Cat I mean.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: naff on July 28, 2020, 10:34:02 PM
Say So was #1 on local charts here and on the Billboard list for a while. it was just generally a huge track tiktok aside.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: CatsCatsCats on July 28, 2020, 10:37:09 PM
More like Oblivious
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 28, 2020, 11:05:03 PM
Quote from: EchoRin on July 28, 2020, 10:10:29 PM
Quote from: naff on July 28, 2020, 08:09:39 PM

i find it fascinating when people are this out of touch with mainstream culture.

figured she was particularly visible to the horny extremely online forum kinda crowd as she's got some weird ass edgelord internet kinks

This is all true. The tik tok thing for sure and I don't even have a tik tok. But maybe it's more North America-centric? Doja Cat I mean.

Nintendhoe was on the resetera gaming page for like a month so we know youre lying
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: EchoRin on July 28, 2020, 11:11:24 PM
Quote from: james on July 28, 2020, 11:05:03 PM
Quote from: EchoRin on July 28, 2020, 10:10:29 PM
Quote from: naff on July 28, 2020, 08:09:39 PM

i find it fascinating when people are this out of touch with mainstream culture.

figured she was particularly visible to the horny extremely online forum kinda crowd as she's got some weird ass edgelord internet kinks

This is all true. The tik tok thing for sure and I don't even have a tik tok. But maybe it's more North America-centric? Doja Cat I mean.

Nintendhoe was on the resetera gaming page for like a month so we know youre lying

Well I wouldn't know that since I don't have a weird ResetEra obsession and decided to avoid the shit thread for the rest of time.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on July 29, 2020, 12:57:33 AM
she's just a egirl shitposter but pop music  :drool
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: bluemax on July 29, 2020, 12:59:40 AM
Quote from: tiesto on July 28, 2020, 12:35:20 PM
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/27/nyregion/hamptons-chainsmokers-concert-social-distancing.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/27/nyregion/hamptons-chainsmokers-concert-social-distancing.html)

Was supposed to be a drive-in concert with real expensive tickets but lots of people ignored social distancing orders and congregated on the main stage. Seriously? Risking your or other people's lives to see one of the worst electronic music acts in history?

The photos and videos are exactly what you would expect:

https://www.brooklynvegan.com/the-chainsmokers-headlined-a-luxury-hamptons-drive-in-show-video/

"everyone in our group practiced social distancing!"

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 29, 2020, 07:36:27 AM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on July 28, 2020, 10:37:09 PM
More like Oblivious

well, excuuuuuuuuuuuuuse me for not being aware of every youtube and tik tok celebrity  :badass
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 29, 2020, 10:28:43 AM
https://twitter.com/madeline_will/status/1288272008309018624

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Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious diseases expert, told educators in a virtual town hall that when it comes to reopening school buildings for in-person instruction, there are still many unanswered questions about how the coronavirus is spread by children.

"As you try to get back to school, we're going to be learning about that," he said. "In many respects, unfortunately, though this may sound a little scary and harsh—I don't mean it to be that way—is that you're going to actually be part of the experiment of the learning curve of what we need to know. Remember, early on when we shut down the country as it were, the schools were shut down, so we don't know the full impact, we don't have the total database of knowing what there is to expect."

His comment sparked some uproar on Twitter from teachers, who said they didn't sign up to be part of such an experiment. As the first day of school approaches, teachers are worried about their health and that of their families—and say there are still too many unanswered questions for them to feel safe.

Earlier on Tuesday, AFT President Randi Weingarten had announced that the union would pursue various tactics, including lawsuits and strikes, to keep schools from reopening before educators feel it is safe. The AFT is in the middle of its biennial convention, held virtually this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

President Donald Trump has pushed for schools to resume in-person instruction this fall, although he said this week that schools in areas heavily affected by the coronavirus may have to delay their openings. The American Academy of Pediatrics has stressed that children need to be back in school, since schools provide social-emotional support, socialization opportunities, wellness checks, and meals to vulnerable students

"The default position is you should try, to the best of your ability, to get children back in school, but you've got to put the however in there," Fauci said. "The however means you have to be concerned always about the safety, the health, and the welfare of the children, the teachers, and the personnel."

Fauci answered questions from AFT members for about 45 minutes, prefacing his remarks by saying that the research on COVID-19, its transmission, and its effects is constantly evolving. "We need to be humble enough and transparent enough and flexible enough to be able to change, when appropriate, the kinds of recommendations we make," he said.

While there is some research that says children older than 10 can spread the coronavirus as easily as adults can, it's less clear how much children younger than 10 spread the virus, he said. It's also unclear how frequently children get infected and what proportion of those children will be asymptomatic, he said, adding that the National Institutes of Health has begun a study that attempts to answer some of these questions.

Here are some of his responses to queries from AFT members on reopening schools.

What conditions should be in place for children and adults to safely return to in-person learning?

Fauci noted that this answer will vary from place to place—there is no one-size-fits-all answer or solution.

"If you look at our country and the extraordinary level of viral activity, ... what might be good in one county, one region, one city, one state might not be the same for all," he said.

It may not be feasible to test everybody for COVID-19 before they enter the school building, Fauci said. To reopen safely, schools will need personal protective equipment for students and staff, a way to identify infected individuals, and the ability to conduct contact tracing.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended against in-school screenings for symptoms of COVID-19, saying that they won't catch asymptomatic cases and might flag other illnesses, like the common cold. It recommends that schools "strongly encourage" parents and guardians to monitor their children "for signs of infectious illness every day."

What protective personal equipment should teachers be wearing?

"There is not an absolute pristine, perfect answer to that question," Fauci said. But at minimum, teachers should wear a mask and something to protect their eyes, which are also susceptible areas for virus transmission. That could be goggles or face shields, he said.

Teachers should "possibly" also wear gloves, he said, adding that washing hands frequently (or using hand sanitizer if there's not easy access to a sink) is just as effective.

"Based on what we know now, should the teachers be dressing up in full PPE like someone who is an intensive care unit? I'd have to say the answer to that is no," he said, adding that the risk is relative for teachers since they don't know if they will be interacting with someone who has the coronavirus.

It would be reasonable, but not essential, for teachers to wear something they can dispose or wash immediately after work, so they don't have to bring their clothes home, he said. Some teachers have been purchasing scrubs for this purpose.

How can bus drivers protect themselves when students are boarding the bus?

School bus drivers should definitely be wearing a mask, Fauci said. And since children will be closer than six feet to the bus driver when they board the school bus, they should already have a mask on, he said.

"Since you're the first contact as they come on the bus, we would hope that there's a policy in your district that gives out masks and has the child have a mask on before they get onto the bus," he said. "I would encourage you to get the authorities in your district to do that because you don't want to be having a child come in and be exposing others if the child is infected without any symptoms."

Education Week tackled the question of transportation, along with other logistical questions on reopening schools, in the special reporting series How We Go Back to School.

Image: Screenshot of the AFT townhall —Madeline Will/Education Week
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 29, 2020, 11:54:00 AM
Quote from: Esch on July 29, 2020, 10:51:07 AM
https://twitter.com/maggieNYT/status/1288477455905427458

couldn't have happened to a better (and dumber) congressman  :heyman
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on July 29, 2020, 12:08:58 PM
https://twitter.com/JakeSherman/status/1288498952095125504
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 29, 2020, 12:21:22 PM
Quote
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) has tested positive for the novel coronravirus — but that didn’t stop him from showing up to his office and talking with his staffers on Wednesday morning.

According to ABC News reporter Katherine Faulders, Gohmert “returned to his Capitol Hill office and told staff he wanted to inform them *in person* instead of finding out from news reports.”

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/07/louie-gohmert-stunned-office-staffers-by-showing-up-in-person-to-tell-them-he-had-19-report/

guy seems like a great boss too :dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 29, 2020, 12:22:04 PM
Quote from: Stro on July 29, 2020, 12:09:52 PM
I can't believe none of the people in the government that have caught it have died

the Cain Train's been in the hospital for a month now. give it a few more days
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 29, 2020, 12:50:41 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/943g9BV.png)

Florida's already over 200 deaths today.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on July 29, 2020, 01:02:20 PM
Florida typically releases its data once per day IIRC so I don't think that's going to move.

Highest total for the state so far. Previous was 186 yesterday.  :-\
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 29, 2020, 02:11:37 PM
Quote
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) on Wednesday suggested that he contracted coronavirus because he wore a mask more frequently in recent days.

“I can’t help but think that if I hadn’t been wearing a mask so much in the last 10 days or so, I really wonder if I would have gotten it,” he said in an interview with The American Independent.

In a later statement on Twitter, he explained that he often touches his face while wearing his mask to make it comfortable. “I can’t help but wonder if that put some germs in the mask,” he said.

The Texas lawmaker, who tested positive on Wednesday morning, had previously made a point of refusing to wear a mask while in the Capitol.

He said last month that he wouldn’t wear one around the Capitol because he was regularly tested for the virus. Gohmert was set to travel with President Donald Trump to Texas Wednesday, but his positive result was caught in the pre-screening process.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/gop-rep-louie-gohmert-who-refused-to-wear-a-mask-now-has-coronavirus?ref=home

 >:(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: bork on July 29, 2020, 02:38:49 PM
https://twitter.com/PhoenixGeijutsu/status/1288442842302631942
:beavis
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on July 29, 2020, 02:46:38 PM
RAGING
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: CatsCatsCats on July 29, 2020, 02:52:47 PM
:rofl

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on July 29, 2020, 03:03:35 PM
https://twitter.com/CorkCoypu/status/1288427216456622081
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 29, 2020, 03:05:35 PM
Quote from: bork on July 29, 2020, 02:38:49 PM
https://twitter.com/PhoenixGeijutsu/status/1288442842302631942
:beavis

:juicy
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 29, 2020, 03:44:44 PM
Quote
While President Trump on Tuesday touted improvements in the coronavirus pandemic in the hard-hit Sun Belt states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned that nine of the nation’s top 10 growing hot spots are in Florida and Texas, according to an internal government document obtained by Yahoo News.

The CDC document, a daily update on the coronavirus, identifies counties that are “areas of concern,” because cases are “high and still growing.” Five of the top 10 counties on the list are in Florida, four in Texas and one in Louisiana.

Most striking among those top 10 counties is Miami-Dade in Florida, which has had more than 40,000 new cases over the past two weeks, according to the document. The CDC did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Yahoo News about its rankings of hot spots.

The document, which is not for public release, was circulated among government agencies on Tuesday, the same day that Trump in a press briefing declared the South was getting better.

(https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/HuXTyFzC_hir5ZjBZ5TqxA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTQzMy45MTA3MTQyODU3MTQz/https://media-mbst-pub-ue1.s3.amazonaws.com/creatr-uploaded-images/2020-07/7c53c1c0-d1ae-11ea-9dff-3d35f0a86010)
(https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/GgHuhBHGMZqaUJUoAcRsNw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTU3MS41OTIzMDc2OTIzMDc3/https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/GnrjjpJqmYmQqSXqvcLVcg--~B/aD01Mjc7dz02NTA7c209MTthcHBpZD15dGFjaHlvbg--/https://media-mbst-pub-ue1.s3.amazonaws.com/creatr-uploaded-images/2020-07/7c53c1c1-d1ae-11ea-bf9f-f9b4ff581c59)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/nine-of-the-top-10-us-coronavirus-hotspots-are-in-florida-and-texas-165344516.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: EchoRin on July 29, 2020, 05:03:38 PM
Quote from: Tripon on July 29, 2020, 12:50:41 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/943g9BV.png)

Florida's already over 200 deaths today.

Which website provides this chart? Would like to bookmark for future reference.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on July 29, 2020, 05:05:37 PM
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/  is the one screenshot there

https://covidtracking.com/data is also widely used for the US

https://outbreak.info/  is good for looking at the county level
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: OnlyRegret on July 29, 2020, 06:04:26 PM
curve flattened again, mission accomplished  8)

(https://i.imgur.com/fxVFujw.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 29, 2020, 06:15:50 PM
(https://preview.redd.it/2nz6igjyxtd51.jpg?width=1024&auto=webp&s=c1b40d7580a0b35f3e7618ca8d00428513604204)


 :rage :rage :rage :rage :rage :rage :rage :rage
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 29, 2020, 06:22:00 PM
https://twitter.com/ReporterClaudia/status/1288572291488428033  :(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 29, 2020, 06:46:55 PM
Remember when backlog would only refer to a bunch of RPG's you would never play  :killme
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 29, 2020, 07:59:48 PM
https://twitter.com/JakeSherman/status/1288535247282483201
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 29, 2020, 08:15:56 PM
https://twitter.com/dlippman/status/1288598896562896896
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on July 29, 2020, 08:32:53 PM
1300 deaths is extremely bad. Shame on this country
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 29, 2020, 08:39:00 PM
https://twitter.com/JakeSherman/status/1288524502649966592
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 29, 2020, 09:59:33 PM
Quote from: shosta on July 29, 2020, 08:32:53 PM
1300 deaths is extremely bad. Shame on this country

1,485 deaths
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 29, 2020, 10:21:49 PM
https://twitter.com/mateosfo/status/1288645130300219394
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on July 29, 2020, 10:22:19 PM

Quote from: Great Rumbler on July 29, 2020, 09:59:33 PM
Quote from: shosta on July 29, 2020, 08:32:53 PM
1300 deaths is extremely bad. Shame on this country

1,485 deaths


See, the US always gives 10 percent more effort in all we do.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 29, 2020, 10:23:45 PM
(https://preview.redd.it/gi6lwew3hsd51.jpg?width=431&auto=webp&s=5bce1856225aa0257b1168a6447a81e07dd33541)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: thisismyusername on July 29, 2020, 10:41:11 PM
Quote from: filler on July 29, 2020, 03:03:35 PM
https://twitter.com/CorkCoypu/status/1288427216456622081

Being fair: In my experience, a lot of those AREN'T six feet apart...
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: thisismyusername on July 29, 2020, 11:24:25 PM
https://twitter.com/politico/status/1288602723978485768

NelsonHAHA.gif
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on July 29, 2020, 11:29:48 PM
The TPUSA account retweeted this from Charlie Kirk:

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https://twitter.com/JoshThifault/status/1288226674442678285
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The VERY NEXT tweet:

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https://twitter.com/TPUSA/status/1288251564256186369
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 29, 2020, 11:39:20 PM
https://twitter.com/yashar/status/1288676902278844416
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Kara on July 29, 2020, 11:49:16 PM
Quote from: Mandark on July 29, 2020, 11:29:48 PM
The TPUSA account retweeted this from Charlie Kirk:

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https://twitter.com/JoshThifault/status/1288226674442678285
[close]

The VERY NEXT tweet:

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https://twitter.com/TPUSA/status/1288251564256186369
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Dark money fedayeen. :bow2
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on July 29, 2020, 11:50:31 PM
the asians take car of their own  :whoo  https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-hannah-and-joseph-kim-family-fund
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: EchoRin on July 29, 2020, 11:53:47 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on July 29, 2020, 10:41:11 PM

Being fair: In my experience, a lot of those AREN'T six feet apart...

Either way for a Covid compliance officer he's doing a good ol "do as a I say not as I do"
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 30, 2020, 12:13:11 AM
Quote from: filler on July 29, 2020, 11:50:31 PM
the asians take car of their own  :whoo  https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-hannah-and-joseph-kim-family-fund

Godamn I bet she's cute too
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on July 30, 2020, 12:16:02 AM
the chicomms    :lawd
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: bluemax on July 30, 2020, 12:20:41 AM
My work sent the "you should probably not expect to come back to the office this year" email today.

They didn't rule it out, but they made it pretty unlikely.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 30, 2020, 12:30:25 AM
Quote from: Mandark on July 29, 2020, 11:29:48 PM
The TPUSA account retweeted this from Charlie Kirk:

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https://twitter.com/JoshThifault/status/1288226674442678285
[close]

The VERY NEXT tweet:

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https://twitter.com/TPUSA/status/1288251564256186369
[close]

if kirk isn't that bothered about his friend dying, why should we? :yeshrug
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: OnlyRegret on July 30, 2020, 01:02:42 AM
Quote from: james on July 30, 2020, 12:13:11 AM
Quote from: filler on July 29, 2020, 11:50:31 PM
the asians take car of their own  :whoo  https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-hannah-and-joseph-kim-family-fund


Godamn I bet she's cute too

:shaq2

Quote from: Tripon on July 29, 2020, 11:39:20 PM
https://twitter.com/yashar/status/1288676902278844416

:goty
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: OnlyRegret on July 30, 2020, 01:06:00 AM
apparently this corona will require the grey knights to intervene :thinking
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 30, 2020, 04:20:40 AM
https://twitter.com/Chinchillazllla/status/1288701168705830912

well i guess these idiots have SOME shame
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Transhuman on July 30, 2020, 04:32:02 AM
I'm not sure if it's shame as much as them being humiliated with how pathetic they are. If idealogues felt shame they wouldn't be idealogues.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 30, 2020, 10:29:58 AM
i know i was a bit glib about this, but i didn't think it would happen so soon:

https://twitter.com/Bencjacobs/status/1288842257857220608

i mean, he was a dick, but...damn  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Positive Touch on July 30, 2020, 10:34:13 AM
it's ok, he's running through that great Kanto region in the sky now  :'(


spoiler (click to show/hide)
seriously tho fuck him
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 30, 2020, 10:38:02 AM
he's gonna be serving his terrible pizza to angels in heaven now :usacry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on July 30, 2020, 10:38:05 AM
Rest in piss.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 30, 2020, 10:41:05 AM
Closest we ever got to a gamer president
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on July 30, 2020, 10:47:06 AM
when they asked him to go to the rally he should have said "nein, nein, nein!"
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on July 30, 2020, 10:47:52 AM
Fake virus, he obviously died from high cholesterol.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on July 30, 2020, 10:51:21 AM
Tell us more about our lost humanity, Shonda  :society
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on July 30, 2020, 10:52:50 AM
Quote from: Oblivion on July 30, 2020, 10:38:02 AM
he's gonna be serving his terrible pizza to angels in heaven now :usacry

Didn't take Trump long to move on.

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1288843391065882629
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 30, 2020, 10:54:37 AM
this was tweeted ONE day before:

https://twitter.com/THEHermanCain/status/1288521930782330883
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 30, 2020, 10:56:07 AM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on July 30, 2020, 10:52:50 AM
Quote from: Oblivion on July 30, 2020, 10:38:02 AM
he's gonna be serving his terrible pizza to angels in heaven now :usacry

Didn't take Trump long to move on.

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1288843391065882629

"i like pizzeria owners that don't die from the chinese virus :trumps "
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: thisismyusername on July 30, 2020, 11:27:06 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbdXSrM0m9w

When you don't wear a mask to own the libs. :bernie
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Kara on July 30, 2020, 11:28:07 AM
Quote from: Oblivion on July 30, 2020, 10:54:37 AM
this was tweeted ONE day before:

https://twitter.com/THEHermanCain/status/1288521930782330883

Always tweet like it's your last word. *finishes haiku, sheaths wakizashi*
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on July 30, 2020, 11:33:22 AM
Now who will usher in a solutions revolution? :mjcry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 30, 2020, 11:35:52 AM
https://twitter.com/johncardillo/status/1288854111367172099

seems like he's missing something here :thinking
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on July 30, 2020, 11:53:00 AM
Looking at his Twitter feed, it seems really probable that some staff member kept churning out boilerplate conservative takes on his account while Cain himself was slowly dying. Including "skepticism" that downplayed the danger of the disease that was killing him.

It's a cold, cold game.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on July 30, 2020, 11:55:43 AM
https://twitter.com/HarrisonVevo/status/1288738519586705410
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on July 30, 2020, 11:56:25 AM
i thought you liked them cold, darkman :thinking
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: thisismyusername on July 30, 2020, 12:02:55 PM
Quote from: Kara on July 30, 2020, 11:28:07 AM
Quote from: Oblivion on July 30, 2020, 10:54:37 AM
this was tweeted ONE day before:

https://twitter.com/THEHermanCain/status/1288521930782330883

Always tweet like it's your last word. *finishes haiku, sheaths wakizashi*

That's not a Haiku though.  >:(

Always tweet like it's
your last word.

5
3. (4 more)

Where's the 5?

Quote from: Mandark on July 30, 2020, 11:53:00 AM
Looking at his Twitter feed, it seems really probable that some staff member kept churning out boilerplate conservative takes on his account while Cain himself was slowly dying. Including "skepticism" that downplayed the danger of the disease that was killing him.

It's a cold, cold game.

Same with the Turning Point one. Which is why they're hilarious.

That said: I sort-of (ok, not really. A tiny smidgen) feel bad for Cain. He didn't deserve to die for Trump's bullshit like Turning Point and others. But all the same... :salute COVID owning Conservatives :salute
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on July 30, 2020, 12:05:58 PM
Always tweet like it's
your last word. *Finishes hai-
ku, sheaths katana*
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on July 30, 2020, 12:06:12 PM
RIP to the first gamer to run for president

 :american
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: VomKriege on July 30, 2020, 12:07:19 PM
Quote from: shosta on July 30, 2020, 12:05:58 PM
Always tweet like it's
your last word. *Finishes hai-
ku, sheaths katana*

...Fuck.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Love
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 30, 2020, 12:08:22 PM
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Thousands of Arizona parents are being asked to sign liability waivers before sending their children back to school.

ABC15 learned that 249 of the 256 traditional school districts in Arizona were provided a standard waiver by Arizona School Risk Retention Trust [The Trust], the statewide insurance carrier for schools, so that they could be shielded from potential lawsuits connected to coronavirus outbreaks in schools.

FULL COVERAGE: Safely Back to School in Arizona

The waivers though, do not even need to be signed by parents for their kids to be allowed to return to in-person classes.

Furthermore, The Trust told ABC15 Tuesday evening that they have developed a "coverage option" that would make the "optional waiver" obsolete. The board plans to vote on it at their meeting August 4.

None of the parents in the Queen Creek Unified School District knew that though when the waiver popped up in their parent portal Monday.

"I think a lot of parents are just clicking through and approving it, without actually reading what it is," said Mark Linder, a former district board member. "And when you read it, it releases the district of any and all liability if your child gets sick in school."

Linder is one of many parents who told ABC15 they were not comfortable signing the document.

"When I logged into ParentVUE and saw the waiver, my first gut reaction was I was enraged," said a Queen Creek High School teacher and parent, who did not sign the waiver and asked to remain anonymous for fear of repercussions. "It wasn’t communicated. It was just, 'Hey here’s two waivers you need to sign.'"

Regardless of the waivers or not, Queen Creek has made it clear they plan to welcome back students to the classroom as soon as possible.

It is a decision some parents are applauding after months of children at home and away from vital, in-person education, while others are calling the move hasty and irresponsible.

"We all want to get back as soon as we possibly can - every teacher wants to. But if we rush it, like we rushed our return in May, we end up out of school for longer because we reinvigorated this whole crisis again," said Jake Frantz, President of the Queen Creek Education Association and a high school chemistry teacher in the district.

"I wouldn’t be so upset if my district was doing social distancing in the classrooms, or if they were doing temperature checks as a requirement to get on campus, or if they were going to reduce the class sizes," said the anonymous high school teacher. "But the only thing that they are requiring is masks."

It is unclear now, with the waivers potentially obsolete in a week, what the Queen Creek Unified School District will do with the waivers that have already been signed.

Some parents have possibly forfeited their right to sue, although lawyers say any lawsuit will be incredibly difficult because the plaintiff will have to be able to definitively prove COVID-19 was contracted at the school and due to negligence.

Some other districts, like Madison School District in Phoenix, said they "would be requiring parents to sign a waiver." While larger districts like Peoria and Scottsdale Unified said they were not opting to use the cookie-cutter waiver.

A Queen Creek spokesperson told ABC15 via email that "... Arizona School Risk Retention Trust recommended a COVID-19 waiver to all districts..."

But a spokesperson for the Trust said "it wasn't a recommendation...[rather] a tool to use at their discretion." By August 4 though, that "tool" may be irrelevant.
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https://www.abc15.com/news/region-southeast-valley/queen-creek/arizona-parents-asked-to-sign-covid-19-waivers-before-sending-kids-back-to-school
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 30, 2020, 12:08:43 PM
trump tweeted about that pizza place, but still hasn't tweeted abut cain yet  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: VomKriege on July 30, 2020, 12:10:41 PM
Quote from: Oblivion on July 30, 2020, 12:08:43 PM
trump tweeted about that pizza place, but still hasn't tweeted abut cain yet  :doge

Pizza :jared

Herman Cain ? Very bad. Didn't get an invite to his Arizona funeral. Very disrespectful.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: thisismyusername on July 30, 2020, 12:12:09 PM
Quote from: shosta on July 30, 2020, 12:05:58 PM
Always tweet like it's
your last word. *Finishes hai-
ku, sheaths katana*

I'm not counting actions as part of Haiku's. Get out of here with your creative bending for Kara's shame.

Quote from: Oblivion on July 30, 2020, 12:08:43 PM
trump tweeted about that pizza place, but still hasn't tweeted abut cain yet  :doge

Technically, since Cain ran a pizza place (Godfather's Pizza which wasn't that good. RIP to 2 Childhood parties attended there by someone else), he did.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on July 30, 2020, 12:14:39 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on July 30, 2020, 12:12:09 PM
I'm not counting actions as part of Haiku's. Get out of here with your creative bending for Kara's shame.
You tell me your rules
I proceed to break them all
I am a poster
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Kara on July 30, 2020, 12:17:15 PM
It's my understanding that a proper haiku has a "turn" at the end, sort of like an epiphany.

I do something else that's culturally appropriative to organize my thoughts though so don't quote me on that or turn this post into a 5 7 5 (999) thing.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on July 30, 2020, 12:20:06 PM
Quote from: Kara on July 30, 2020, 12:17:15 PM
I do something else that's culturally appropriative to organize my thoughts

"It's my accounting sombrero!" snapped Kara in response to his colleague's puzzled stare.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Kara on July 30, 2020, 12:21:10 PM
Nothing goes with a Mao suit quite like a sombrero. :ufup
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on July 30, 2020, 12:32:12 PM
Quote from: Kara on July 30, 2020, 12:17:15 PM
It's my understanding that a proper haiku has a "turn" at the end, sort of like an epiphany.

I do something else that's culturally appropriative to organize my thoughts though so don't quote me on that or turn this post into a 5 7 5 (999) thing.

It's not cultural appopriation; it's fusion posting.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on July 30, 2020, 12:46:50 PM
Quote from: Kara on July 30, 2020, 12:17:15 PM
It's my understanding that a proper haiku has a "turn" at the end, sort of like an epiphany.
haiku have kireji, a particle which serves to split the poem into two juxtaposed images. contemplating the two images together and their relationship is the joy of haiku. The kireji itself can appear anywhere
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 30, 2020, 12:51:29 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/n8oZHtE.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 30, 2020, 12:54:37 PM
RIP Herman Cain
He will always be the very best (President), on one ever was  :salute

Quote from: Oblivion on July 30, 2020, 12:51:29 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/n8oZHtE.png)
Herman Cain is looking down and he's very proud of us and happy with all the great things that are happening :preach
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on July 30, 2020, 01:00:29 PM
New record deaths for FL and AZ.

ICU & ventilator stats for AZ peaked a couple weeks ago, looks like they may have peaked in Miami a few days ago. At this point I'm hoping the Sun Belt wave is the last big one and we can get it down to "just" a few hundred deaths per day nationally.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 30, 2020, 01:45:37 PM
https://twitter.com/CityCynthia/status/1288885838907084801

Masks for grade four and up. No physical distancing.
My partner teaches grade one--looks like I'll have COVID in the fall.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on July 30, 2020, 01:50:54 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on July 30, 2020, 01:45:37 PM
My partner teaches grade one--looks like I'll have COVID in the fall.
trying to take the easy way out of the bet, huh?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 30, 2020, 01:54:58 PM
sorry, i'm just loving these pokeyman memes:

(https://i.imgur.com/n8RJ7uZ.png)


spoiler (click to show/hide)
it's koffing, right?  :doge
[close]
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 30, 2020, 02:09:30 PM
https://twitter.com/briana_reilly/status/1288894708392120321

Having a state supreme court actively work against a health mandate is insane.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Kara on July 30, 2020, 02:19:02 PM
Michelle Bolsonaro has tested positive for COVID-19.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 30, 2020, 02:26:04 PM
Quote from: Kara on July 30, 2020, 02:19:02 PM
Michelle Bolsonaro has tested positive for COVID-19.

(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Michelle_Bolsonaro_%2848679345758%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/1200px-Michelle_Bolsonaro_%2848679345758%29_%28cropped%29.jpg)

3rd wife, only 38 years old.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Kara on July 30, 2020, 02:29:12 PM
Wait until you web search Michel Temer's current wife.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on July 30, 2020, 02:33:48 PM
Quote from: Tripon on July 30, 2020, 02:26:04 PM
Quote from: Kara on July 30, 2020, 02:19:02 PM
Michelle Bolsonaro has tested positive for COVID-19.

(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Michelle_Bolsonaro_%2848679345758%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/1200px-Michelle_Bolsonaro_%2848679345758%29_%28cropped%29.jpg)

3rd wife, only 38 years old.

:drool
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: VomKriege on July 30, 2020, 02:47:40 PM
Quote from: Kara on July 30, 2020, 02:19:02 PM
Michelle Bolsonaro has tested positive for COVID-19.

Was she bitten by a whimsical exotic animal though ?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: tiesto on July 30, 2020, 03:05:17 PM
Quote from: james on July 30, 2020, 10:41:05 AM
Closest we ever got to a gamer president

The true closest:
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Hillary_Rodham_Clinton_on_plane_using_Game_Boy_%2806%29.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: tiesto on July 30, 2020, 03:06:57 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on July 30, 2020, 10:52:50 AM
Quote from: Oblivion on July 30, 2020, 10:38:02 AM
he's gonna be serving his terrible pizza to angels in heaven now :usacry

Didn't take Trump long to move on.

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1288843391065882629

The pizza actually isn't that great, and the mussels gave me the shits when I went back in the day (I grew up about 2 miles down the road from here). We have a million other delicious pizza places in that area.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Warlords of Rona
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 30, 2020, 03:55:58 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on July 02, 2020, 10:19:10 PM
Quote from: Positive Touch on July 02, 2020, 09:04:07 PM
who wants to guess how high we'll be up to by the end of the month? 200k?
I don’t see it getting close to that. 75k?
I was close. It was over 75k once, 78,407 on July 24th.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on July 30, 2020, 04:10:24 PM
I'm actually gutted the Herman Cain is dead tbh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 30, 2020, 04:14:49 PM
https://twitter.com/theangiestanton/status/1288852529938399233
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on July 30, 2020, 04:41:12 PM
Quote from: shosta on July 30, 2020, 04:10:24 PM
I'm actually gutted the Herman Cain is dead tbh

https://youtu.be/V9O94UTDAJQ
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Positive Touch on July 30, 2020, 05:20:16 PM
https://twitter.com/_joydoe/status/1288855793257910272?s
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 30, 2020, 05:26:39 PM
Quote
In the parking lot of Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg, South Carolina, construction workers have been working around the clock to erect a series of inflatable white and blue medical tents as doctors inside scramble to contain the wave of coronavirus patients.

The rural hospital, which serves a population twice the size of Rhode Island, is nearly full, forcing officials to ask the National Guard to erect the state’s first field hospital, comprising four tents to provide overflow capacity for at least a dozen virus patients at a time.

While the alternative care site won’t be usable for up to three weeks, Regional Medical Center President and CEO Charles Williams said the precautionary measure is necessary as the state continues to see a surge of COVID-19 cases that could overwhelm the public health system.

“At some point, we must do something, because there’s only so many beds, so many staff, we must do something,” Williams said in a Monday press conference, noting that there were only eight beds available in the hospital. “We must do everything we can to actively plan to care for our patients.”

The dire situation in Orangeburg is a microcosm for the state, which has continued to shatter COVID-19 records. As one of the earliest states to loosen coronavirus restrictions, South Carolina is now struggling to address a brewing COVID-19 crisis.

Meanwhile, Gov. Henry McMaster this week announced a slew of businesses could reopen. Festivals, concerts, movie theaters, stadiums, gymnasiums, concert halls, performing arts centers, parks, and racetracks can reopen at 50 percent capacity.

“Hollywood is knocking and movie theaters will be ready to open,” McMaster said Wednesday. “They will have to follow these rules. Go see your favorite movie, have some distancing, you’ll have to wear a mask.”

https://www.thedailybeast.com/coronavirus-is-surging-so-much-in-south-carolina-theyre-building-tent-hospitals?ref=home

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: thisismyusername on July 30, 2020, 05:54:35 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on July 30, 2020, 12:02:55 PM
That said: I sort-of (ok, not really. A tiny smidgen) feel bad for Cain. He didn't deserve to die for Trump's bullshit like Turning Point and others. But all the same... :salute COVID owning Conservatives :salute

Remember how I said I felt a little bad for Cain?

https://twitter.com/moatman/status/1288879895804694528

I lied. Fuck him, and bless you 'Rona for catching hands with him.

----

https://twitter.com/Cary_Elwes/status/1288904614310367232
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 30, 2020, 05:59:49 PM
https://twitter.com/bnodesk/status/1288916474913075201
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Positive Touch on July 30, 2020, 06:15:26 PM
yeah, cain was already a sack of shit, but learning he was responsible for that minimum wage exception that has caused god only knows how much pain over the last 24 years? fuck that motherfucker and everyone who cared about him. worthless sack of shit. /glen
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on July 30, 2020, 06:50:17 PM
glen you dumbass biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaatchhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh   :lol :lol :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Transhuman on July 30, 2020, 07:09:40 PM
I miss neogaf tipping threads
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 30, 2020, 07:26:59 PM
https://twitter.com/kumailn/status/1288975099454877698 (https://twitter.com/kumailn/status/1288975099454877698)

Quote
“I was beyond optimistic,” said one participant. “My understanding was that the final document would make its way to the president over that weekend” and would result in a “significant announcement.”

But no nationally coordinated testing strategy was ever announced. The plan, according to the participant, “just went poof into thin air.”

Quote
Meanwhile, Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House’s coronavirus response coordinator, was reportedly sharing models with senior staff that optimistically—and erroneously, it would turn out—predicted the virus would soon fade away.

Quote
Most troubling of all, perhaps, was a sentiment the expert said a member of Kushner’s team expressed: that because the virus had hit blue states hardest, a national plan was unnecessary and would not make sense politically. “The political folks believed that because it was going to be relegated to Democratic states, that they could blame those governors, and that would be an effective political strategy,” said the expert.

 :idont

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: thisismyusername on July 30, 2020, 07:42:41 PM
"We'll let it hit the blue states, then people will BEG for Trump to be re-elected."

Uh... that's not how it works, you dense fuckers.

God, how does ToxicAdam deal with this shit?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 30, 2020, 07:55:11 PM
Wut, that can't be a real quote. There's cities in red states as well. And the rural areas in red and blue states are getting hit just as hard right now.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on July 30, 2020, 07:57:38 PM
Quote from: Nintex on July 30, 2020, 07:26:59 PM
Quote
Most troubling of all, perhaps, was a sentiment the expert said a member of Kushner’s team expressed: that because the virus had hit blue states hardest, a national plan was unnecessary and would not make sense politically. “The political folks believed that because it was going to be relegated to Democratic states, that they could blame those governors, and that would be an effective political strategy,” said the expert.

(https://i.imgur.com/2g1DhXw.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 30, 2020, 08:01:57 PM
Quote from: Tripon on July 30, 2020, 07:55:11 PM
Wut, that can't be a real quote. There's cities in red states as well. And the rural areas in red and blue states are getting hit just as hard right now.

Yes, but on the other hand these are very stupid people.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 30, 2020, 08:03:59 PM
There's also only one member of that team who could've reached that conclusion and in turn had a chance to scuttle the plan: Jared Kushner.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on July 30, 2020, 08:08:38 PM
The first wave hammered NY/NJ/CT/MA and was pretty bad in MI/IL/PA/MD/DE. Louisiana was the only red state that got hit hard by the first spike and they have a Dem governor.

This was a really widespread talking point and it's not surprising at all the White House took it into account. They're dumb as shit and petty as shit.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 30, 2020, 08:57:46 PM
https://twitter.com/leahjdouglas/status/1288885080522477574
https://twitter.com/hbecerraLATimes/status/1288967488646942722
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on July 30, 2020, 09:26:44 PM
"It's not so bad if it's hitting big cities in blue states" should probably be read as "it's not so bad if it's hitting black people," right?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on July 30, 2020, 09:31:01 PM
I don't think you have to go that far when polarization has done enough to dehumanize everybody

Although I'm sure "black people are disproportionately affected by this" didn't bother them in the slightest
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 30, 2020, 10:28:00 PM
https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1289022983571464193
https://twitter.com/NBCAsianAmerica/status/1288975990207787009
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 30, 2020, 11:39:55 PM
(https://external-preview.redd.it/8U5zF2mLwqZ7gPz-bP-bKXEFzHtHlJdIgFNo2uXNBTg.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=048829d199de5849131aca6efa807689c8a6090b)


"they're not hurting the people they need to be hurting!"  :six:
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on July 31, 2020, 03:49:24 AM
maybe I won't be able to transfer :notlikethis
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: who is ted danson? on July 31, 2020, 04:00:57 AM
Don't worry, there is a long list of highly successful people that never finished/quit school: Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Jeffrey Epstein, etc
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on July 31, 2020, 04:59:35 AM
https://twitter.com/LILRXCKYY/status/1288873299074641921
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BisMarckie on July 31, 2020, 06:56:06 AM
Positive covid tests are seeing an upswing all over Yurop. It’s still on a relatively small scale, but I have the feeling we are setting up a nice second wave during the fall  :-\
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: VomKriege on July 31, 2020, 07:03:05 AM
Quote from: BisMarckie on July 31, 2020, 06:56:06 AM
Positive covid tests are seeing an upswing all over Yurop. It’s still on a relatively small scale, but I have the feeling we are setting up a nice second wave during the fall  :-\

France just granted prefects the right to enact mask wearing in public open air spaces (on top of the mandatory masks in public enclosed spaces that have been passed as a national regulation). Reproduction rate is back over 1. And as I experienced myself, testing is still mostly for symptomatic cases or getting flagged in contact tracing.

It's a bit mathematical that reopening, even with cautiousness, was going to push numbers back up. Maybe not a second wave but at the very least this will lingers all 2020.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: thisismyusername on July 31, 2020, 08:37:35 AM
Quote from: BisMarckie on July 31, 2020, 06:56:06 AM
Positive covid tests are seeing an upswing all over Yurop. It’s still on a relatively small scale, but I have the feeling we are setting up a nice second wave during the fall  :-\

US on the executioners balcony: First time?

Sorry to hear that, 21337. On the bright side: At least you might need need to pay off the degree/need the degree when the DOW sinks.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 31, 2020, 09:57:46 AM
Quote from: 213372bu on July 31, 2020, 04:06:37 AM
These motherfuckers really waited until 3 weeks before classes to do this without keeping anyone in the loop, imagine not knowing if you have to reformat your entire class or whether you should move from out-of-state/out-of-town.  :lol

Teachers are frustrated and now have to cover for other professors who have quit or are on leave as a result, and students have to drive from back-to-back physical/hybrid classes to rushing back for a zoom call... additionally classes no longer have any generalized logic to them- my remaining class moved their hours from 12:00-1:55  M T W TH to "MW 5:00pm-6:15pm F 12:30-1:15" and the ones that I'm applying for have a similar structure.

I mean seriously, I'm clicking through all my graduation requirement classes on DegreeWorks and I'm going through our database and all the classes I were recommended (re-affirmed by an advisor meeting this Summer) are just fucking GONE.

Is your college/university/whatever going about the same shosta, or are we a unique brand of :dizzy ?

Edit: Grammarly (for whatever reason) is extremely broken on this site, sorry for any weird writing :lol
What college is this?

We went full online except for stuff that requires physical facilities like labs.

Decision was made July 6 I think
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 31, 2020, 10:00:34 AM
https://twitter.com/DavidLKeating/status/1289032704521011200
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 31, 2020, 10:03:43 AM
https://twitter.com/NYTHealth/status/1289000586889908227
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 31, 2020, 10:51:05 AM
https://twitter.com/KHOU/status/1289061979882233857

https://abc7news.com/gohmert-jackie-speier-covid19-mask/6343542/

Gohmert slept in office even after testing positive for corona.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 31, 2020, 12:14:33 PM
Oh Florida I thought you meant a real school
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: zomgee on July 31, 2020, 12:40:27 PM
Quote from: Tripon on July 31, 2020, 10:51:05 AM
https://twitter.com/KHOU/status/1289061979882233857

https://abc7news.com/gohmert-jackie-speier-covid19-mask/6343542/

Gohmert slept in office even after testing positive for corona.

You gotta be kidding me.

Quote
"Congressman Gohmert's behavior is not only irresponsible, it's dangerous and reckless. He berated his staff for wearing masks and not wanting to be equally reckless. He tested positive the day after he sat in a committee hearing without wearing a mask, endangering others. Even worse, after he knew he had the virus, he called his staff and interns into the office to inform them, went to the member's gym, and then proceeded to sleep in his office-his makeshift home in DC, before informing the public that he tested positive. Which begs the question, where is he going to quarantine? In the same office and building with members, staffers, and congressional employees and U.S. Capitol Police? It's beyond comprehension that anyone would act in this way, let alone a member of Congress."

At what point is this a negligent assault?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 31, 2020, 02:28:09 PM
https://twitter.com/FitzTrubey/status/1289263938299863040
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 31, 2020, 02:42:20 PM
Quote from: zomgee on July 31, 2020, 12:40:27 PM
Quote from: Tripon on July 31, 2020, 10:51:05 AM
https://twitter.com/KHOU/status/1289061979882233857

https://abc7news.com/gohmert-jackie-speier-covid19-mask/6343542/

Gohmert slept in office even after testing positive for corona.

You gotta be kidding me.

Quote
"Congressman Gohmert's behavior is not only irresponsible, it's dangerous and reckless. He berated his staff for wearing masks and not wanting to be equally reckless. He tested positive the day after he sat in a committee hearing without wearing a mask, endangering others. Even worse, after he knew he had the virus, he called his staff and interns into the office to inform them, went to the member's gym, and then proceeded to sleep in his office-his makeshift home in DC, before informing the public that he tested positive. Which begs the question, where is he going to quarantine? In the same office and building with members, staffers, and congressional employees and U.S. Capitol Police? It's beyond comprehension that anyone would act in this way, let alone a member of Congress."

At what point is this a negligent assault?

What an absolute ghoul.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on July 31, 2020, 04:22:44 PM
Hey, Ghoul ended up showing us his hog  :bolo

He’s cool  :pimp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 31, 2020, 09:44:20 PM
https://twitter.com/DiseaseEcology/status/1276023991870709761

Hawaii has one of the lowest rates of Corona amongst the 50 states, so of course they're going to chance it for some tourism dollars.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on July 31, 2020, 11:17:21 PM
Quote
CHANDLER, AZ — Parents who don't want their kids to be forced to wear a mask are looking for schools where mask-wearing is an option. Such is the case for Christy Raban, who tells ABC15 she felt like she was part of the "minority" when it came to her children having to wear a mask when they go back to in-person learning.

Raban and about 1,400 other parents are part of a social media group called 'Mask-free Schooling options' that looks for schools where mask-wearing isn't enforced.

"It's the fact that they need to go back to school in person and of course, not be wearing masks," says Raban.

Raban pulled her kids from Fulton Elementary and San Tan Junior High a few weeks ago, after Chandler Unified School District announced teachers and students would be wearing a mask while attending school. She searched school options and went with American Leadership Academy- Gilbert North primarily because of the flexibility on wearing masks.

"They are adamant about if a child wants to wear a mask, that child will be supported and if a child doesn't, they will be too...I'm looking forward to the change, having my kids there," added Raban.

Dr.Rachel Deathrage is a pediatrician who participated in a back-to-school online town hall session on ABC15's Facebook page. She took part in a re-opening task force for a Phoenix school district. During the town hall, Dr. Deathrage said masking is one of the key factors in containing the spread and advised the district that if they went back to school, students and teachers should be wearing masks.

"I know there are a lot of people who are fearful about who should be masking. I just want to reassure everyone that... the CDC already has guidelines that those under 2 shouldn't and those who physically can't remove a mask," said Dr. Deathrage.

ABC15 reached out to the American Leadership Academy to clarify whether they will make mask-wearing an option, given Governor Ducey's Executive Order where he states that schools both public and charter, should have mask-wearing mandates for in-person schooling.

In a statement, the charter school said, "It is not ALA’s intent to mandate a mask policy. However, if on August 17, we are required by law to enforce wearing masks, we will follow the law...we believe that parents are best equipped to make these decisions for the students."

After this statement was issued, we reached out to the ALA once again, asking if the executive order's language serves as the "law." ABC15 did not hear back from the ALA.

https://www.abc15.com/news/getting-back-to-school/charter-school-says-they-wont-mandate-a-mask-policy-as-some-parents-want-options-that-dont-force-mask-use
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 31, 2020, 11:26:12 PM
 :rage :rage :rage :rage
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 31, 2020, 11:26:18 PM
You're really burying the lede by not focusing on the article's use a pediatrician named Dr. Rachel DEATHRAGE.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on July 31, 2020, 11:36:30 PM
:rage :rage :rage :rage indeed
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: VomKriege on August 01, 2020, 05:08:05 AM
Latest TrueAnon episode is all about COVID. It's good.

https://m.soundcloud.com/trueanonpod/covid-cliff
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 01, 2020, 09:40:59 AM
https://twitter.com/deshveen/status/1289541915658948608

That's a first. The black plauge gives you immunization against covid? Wut.  :brain

_____


https://twitter.com/thepointsguy/status/1289327960676118528
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on August 01, 2020, 10:06:03 AM
Quote from: Tripon on August 01, 2020, 09:40:59 AM
https://twitter.com/thepointsguy/status/1289327960676118528

How dumb do you have to be to go on a cruise right now? Actual smooth-brains smh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: thisismyusername on August 01, 2020, 10:07:33 AM
Boomer's don't give a shit about Boomer Remover™, they just want to cruise, goddamn it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on August 01, 2020, 10:19:17 AM
Sometimes living your best life means being intubated for 20 days. It was gods will.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: paprikastaude on August 01, 2020, 10:26:18 AM
oops
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: thisismyusername on August 01, 2020, 10:35:57 AM
Quote from: Spieler1 on August 01, 2020, 10:26:18 AM
https://www.resetera.com/threads/if-ubisoft-wants-to-show-a-sign-of-improvement-they-should-put-the-female-eivor-on-the-cover.259884/

Yes I'm sure assault victims would be grateful for such a brave act.

Wrong thread.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 01, 2020, 11:06:54 AM
https://twitter.com/BenjAlvarez1/status/1289489839469891590
https://twitter.com/BenjAlvarez1/status/1289499059770634240
https://twitter.com/BenjAlvarez1/status/1289530942340513792
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: VomKriege on August 01, 2020, 11:15:24 AM
Deutschland :hhh

spoiler (click to show/hide)
I'm sure you can find a concomitant tweet of Parisian morons doing the same. I'm walking through the centre and there's some pretty packed streets with a minority of masks. Two dozen people queueing for ice cream and they're not 1m apart, maskless. I try to not yell at clouds too much but that's below par of sensible safety.
[close]
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BisMarckie on August 01, 2020, 11:22:25 AM
Me a couple weeks or months ago:
You can find a couple thousand idiots in every major city, it‘s just signal boosted to hell since it makes for easy headlines.

The only sociologically interesting part is the unholy alliance of right wing extremists and the esoteric left.


Now: There were almost 20,000 people there?
:killme
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 01, 2020, 11:24:25 AM
Yeah, that's what I figured. Just have to watch out because if you have dumb leaders like in the U.S., they actually get influenced by a very small group and start opening up too early.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 01, 2020, 11:35:05 AM
So after what happened in Italy and Spain, France and Germany think it can't happen to them?

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BisMarckie on August 01, 2020, 11:39:15 AM
Almost 1000 new cases in Germany today. It‘s almost like people took the relatively low infection and death rate for granted and act like this shit never happened.

Really happy that universities already decided in June that the next semester will be online only. Feel bad for the teachers that willl have to go back to schools starting Monday with all students being back and doing regular schooling without masks or soical distancing measures.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pennywise on August 01, 2020, 12:17:04 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on August 01, 2020, 11:39:15 AM
Almost 1000 new cases in Germany today. It‘s almost like people took the relatively low infection and death rate for granted and act like this shit never happened.

Really happy that universities already decided in June that the next semester will be online only. Feel bad for the teachers that willl have to go back to schools starting Monday with all students being back and doing regular schooling without masks or soical distancing measures.
The numbers would be okay if we had a local cluster, but it's just all over the place and numbers are rising everywhere.

Hopefully we'll get that shit under control when the holiday season is over.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: thisismyusername on August 01, 2020, 12:47:29 PM
https://twitter.com/sable_sonya/status/1289426088712527872

Demoncraps and Republicunts: "Yep, this is fine." :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: thisismyusername on August 01, 2020, 12:54:30 PM
Great, but that should've been done a while back.

Meanwhile, they're still fighting over Unemployment Benefits and Stimulus. This entire thing has been a shitshow.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: CatsCatsCats on August 01, 2020, 12:55:35 PM
I really feel like stupid people are being weaponized to lower populations at this point :tinfoil
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: VomKriege on August 01, 2020, 01:07:28 PM
Quote from: james on August 01, 2020, 11:35:05 AM
So after what happened in Italy and Spain, France and Germany think it can't happen to them?

The media is all over this and a second wave but I think a lot of people sort of spaced out, really. The media noise was so intense I can see why (without excusing). It's also holiday season and it's hard to understate how massive the July-August vacation dogma is for people in France. It's not that hyperbolic to say that people would have rioted if deprived of that after the lockdown and the partial reopening.

There was some loose discipline in regions less impacted during the first wave too, which led to recent spikes there. Anecdotal observations by friends who were there for the lockdown confirmed it to me.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on August 01, 2020, 01:10:53 PM
*Sees story about a "second wave" in France, checks numbers, sees less new cases per day than in Alabama, a state with less than 1/10th the population*

Fucking every time.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on August 01, 2020, 01:45:16 PM
https://twitter.com/Xenos_RIFS/status/1289603917878194176
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on August 01, 2020, 01:48:55 PM
Besides everything else, a wave of evictions in the middle of an airborne pandemic is horrible public health policy, no?

Millions of people temporarily move in with their parents/siblings/kids/friends, you have a bunch of larger households, people unable to properly isolate at home, and more people at risk.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Kara on August 01, 2020, 02:06:21 PM
Quote from: Mandark on August 01, 2020, 01:48:55 PM
Besides everything else, a wave of evictions in the middle of an airborne pandemic is horrible public health policy, no?

Millions of people temporarily move in with their parents/siblings/kids/friends, you have a bunch of larger households, people unable to properly isolate at home, and more people at risk.

Bad economic policy too (once you fall into the homeless trap it's difficult to find employment). Not going to jumpstart that hibernating economy with swathes of of low-wage workers unemployable.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on August 01, 2020, 02:09:52 PM
public health policy has to be subordinated to the will of a million rentiers who will not and cannot tolerate any change in their lifestyles.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BisMarckie on August 01, 2020, 02:12:53 PM
Quote from: shosta on August 01, 2020, 02:09:52 PM
public health policy has to be subordinated to the will of a million rentiers who will not and cannot tolerate any change in their lifestyles.
I said it before and I will say it again, I will continue to charge the guy 50 bucks a month for his parking spot even if you guys try to guilt trip me. :hmph
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 01, 2020, 05:48:17 PM
https://twitter.com/lapublichealth/status/1289677883946856450
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: thisismyusername on August 01, 2020, 10:56:03 PM
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/coronavirus-unemployment-delays-dc/2020/08/01/50016264-c522-11ea-8ffe-372be8d82298_story.html

https://twitter.com/Marc_Normandin/status/1288215053423071238

https://www.vox.com/2020/7/28/21341077/eviction-democrats-bill-housing-emergencies-lifeline-program-pressley-harris-delauro

Demoncraps: "This is absolutely fine. We'll give you a lawyer voucher so your eviction is upheld by the judge. #We'reHelping!"

Quote from: DeMoCrAcY dIeS iN dArkNeSs
He had five days to move out of the house in Brightwood Park, and now Daniel Vought stood looking at the plastic crates stacked in the living room holding his things. T-shirts. Power cords. Pokémon cards and stuffed animals. His beloved guitar — a Gibson Explorer electric — still hung on the wall. He figured it would be safer staying behind.

A new housemate was coming, one who could actually pay $800 a month for the room Vought, 30, had lived in rent-free since the coronavirus pandemic shut down the Georgetown bar where he worked.

For four months, his unemployment benefits application had been snared in red tape at the D.C. Department of Employment Services, a black hole of unanswered emails, phone holds and automated voice messages offering delays instead of answers.

(Granted, it could probably sell the Guitar and Pokémon cards [though the cards wouldn't give much, the hey-day of those are over compared to Magic]. But maybe that "roommate" is keeping it for him? IDK.)


Quote from: Vox
What the HELP Act would do
The HELP Act would allocate $10 billion in Emergency Solutions Grants (ESGs), which provide funding to states and localities for programs related to things like homelessness prevention and outreach, to go toward funding legal representation for those on the verge of being evicted.

Research has shown that providing tenants access to counsel can dramatically improve their chances in housing court, and the odds of a favorable outcome increase sharply.

Tenants are far more likely to come to housing court without attorneys, compared to landlords. For example, in New York City, before the local government instituted a right-to-counsel law in 2017 for low-income tenants facing evictions, 95 percent of landlords had an attorney compared to less than 1 percent of tenants, according to New York University’s Furman Center. After NYC’s right-to-counsel law was passed, tenant representation increased across the city. According to the Community Service Society, 84 percent of 22,000 eligible New Yorkers who had attorneys stayed in their homes in fiscal year 2018.

So in other words: The lawyer vouchers should be state programs (Thank you, democracy for this bullshit state/federal tier-system for better/worse) that should be done to give the evicted a better chance instead of the "working class party" throwing them a pity bone instead of telling the Republicans to fucking help or lose their elections/grow some balls and pass the second stimulus that should've been done in June at the latest.

Quote from: Vox
But unless Congress acts immediately, many of these protections are gone, or will be by the end of the month, just a few days away.

#OOPS

Quote from: Vox
And if Congress doesn’t pass a version of the HEROES Act soon, and eviction bans aren’t extended, the HELP Act would create an additional cushion, giving tenants assistance to fight evictions in court and a small lifeline to limit the effects on their credit history. During an unparalleled public health and economic emergency, every bit counts.

Except they're still out on their ass, and the landlords will have nobody to go in due to the mass unemployment. So bravo there to both parties.

Quote from: DeMoCrAcY dIeS iN dArkNeSs
It was Saturday morning. Four days left before Vought had to move. He sat on the porch, a bummed Marlboro Red in one hand, counting the bills in his wallet. Two. Three . . . Six. Seven. He was down to $7 in cash.

He now had a place to stay — 230 miles away. Vought’s father, a 68-year-old maintenance man at a Manhattan skyscraper, had offered the couch in his one-bedroom Bronx apartment, and sent $100 through Western Union to help with travel expenses.

“It’s the street or my dad’s,” Vought said. “There’s nothing else.”

But was $100 even enough to get to New York City? His cellphone bill was due: $50. If he paid, was the rest enough for travel? Were buses even still running between the District and New York?

“When you’re poor everything is a 10-step process that ends up costing way more than if you actually have resources,” Vought said before starting his walk to Western Union, a mile and a half away at a Safeway on Georgia Avenue.

(...)

He couldn’t find other work. His dad wired $50 or $100 when he could, small lifelines that brought a mix of relief and shame.

“That’s another 100 bucks that’s now not in my dad’s pocket,” he would think.

(...)

“Nobody wants to date a guy who doesn’t know where he’s going to be living next. Nobody wants to hang out with somebody that smells . . . because they haven’t had a shower in three days,” he said.

“The economic differences are becoming so stark in such a small area like here that I can’t even relate to people anymore that I meet. They look at me like I’m crazy. I look at them like they’re stupid.”

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Kennerly’s frustrations centered on his lack of a computer.

His benefits were held up, a city worker finally told him, because he’d provided incorrect information when trying to fill out the form on his phone. In June, the department promised to expedite his claim, but an important email ended up in his spam folder, costing him another month without aid.

“I don’t have a computer,” he explained. “It’s sort of embarrassing to tell people that you don’t, but I just don’t.”

Given how most everyone is on their (smart)phones now a days, it's absolutely atrocious how the federal AND state governments haven't top-to-bottom reworked their sites to be responsive or mobile-first (as much as I hate that web design). Given the severe lack of IT department employees in the government [last I checked] it shouldn't be surprising, but given many states have atrocious systems (21337 has mentioned it in the past IIRC) it's insane how the government has entirely failed.

@Riotious: Suck my dick, from the back. That goes for Shosta and Mandark, too. This shit is pissing me off and I'm not even in their (the people mentioned in this article) situation.

Both parties fucking suck, and if you go "oh well the Democrats suck less" you can eat my asshole and bowel movements both. There is zero reason as soon as the Pandemic started that Pelosi and Pence shouldn't have been all hands on deck.

Fuck them both for the "vacation"/off season the governors went on for about 2-3 weeks at a time while the Pandemic and no solid life-line plan was going on.

Fuck the Republicans for being assholes. Double-fuck the Democrats for saying they're the "party of the working class" and doing everything in their fucking power to not do shit to help the poor/working class (vouchers, etc).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on August 01, 2020, 11:02:05 PM
I agree with your post except for the part where you say I suck
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: OnlyRegret on August 02, 2020, 12:12:56 AM
Quote from: thisismyusername on August 01, 2020, 10:56:03 PM

@Riotious: Suck my dick, from the back. That goes for Shosta and Mandark, too. This shit is pissing me off and I'm not even in their (the people mentioned in this article) situation.



Richtious cannot relate to the struggles of the poor and will serve his calling on the menu.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on August 02, 2020, 01:46:08 AM
The school district my wife teaches for gave 4 options to them:

Come back on day one.
Use personal days until they expire then come back (4-6 weeks usually)
Use a mixture of FMLA and personal days (approx 12 weeks)
Resign or Retire

I told her to take the full 12, let them flop around and figure a system out in those three months. Don’t be a guinea pig.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 02, 2020, 07:40:25 AM
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1289887533250351110 (https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1289887533250351110)

Not only is there a second wave in the making in a lot of countries but there's also Trump saying:  FUCK YEAH SECOND WAVE BITCHES on Twitter every day  :killme

Quote
Given how most everyone is on their (smart)phones now a days, it's absolutely atrocious how the federal AND state governments haven't top-to-bottom reworked their sites to be responsive or mobile-first (as much as I hate that web design).
Reworking websites offers a great job opportunity too.

What is double weird is that freezing rents and the government subsidizing rents 6 months is a relatively cheap solution compared to a big economic crash.
Part of the GOP wants this crash because they are an insane death cult but it seems that the Democrats also want this crash to happen to hurt Trump's prospects at re-election.
But those dumbfucks are seemingly unaware how this will impact the ability of people to vote as they will have no address for their mail-in ballots by November 3rd.

If by November a large part of the electorate is scraping by for food and shelter the turn-out will not be high especially in the poor communities and Trump will beat Joe Basement anyway.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: VomKriege on August 02, 2020, 07:53:11 AM
Can't have a second wave if you're still riding the first. :rollsafe
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on August 02, 2020, 09:08:34 AM
Quote
Writing in JAMA, a team of researchers from Italy reported that nearly nine in 10 patients (87%) discharged from a Rome hospital after recovering from covid-19 were still experiencing at least one symptom 60 days after onset. They found that 13% of the 143 people were completely free of any symptoms, while 32% had one or two symptoms, and 55% had three or more.3 Although none of the patients had fever or any signs or symptoms of acute illness, many still reported fatigue (53%), dyspnoea (43%), joint pain (27%), and chest pain (22%). Two fifths of patients reported a worsened quality of life.

https://www.bmj.com/content/370/bmj.m2815

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on August 02, 2020, 09:26:46 AM
lets face the second wave head on and ride it all the way, instead of locking down like cowards and losers :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 02, 2020, 11:20:37 AM
https://twitter.com/dabeard/status/1289933642681036800
https://twitter.com/dabeard/status/1289934327971684352
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Akala on August 02, 2020, 11:32:25 AM
https://nypost.com/2020/08/01/delta-flight-forced-to-turn-around-after-passengers-refused-to-wear-masks/

can you imagine missing a connection or something to this? I'd be so pissed.  >:(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on August 02, 2020, 12:14:31 PM
Those people are fortunate the airlines didn’t name them. They’d get dragged on social media.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 02, 2020, 12:14:43 PM
Quote
Coronavirus transmission can occur even outdoors in crowded places if social distancing rules aren’t followed, which is why face masks are so crucial.
A cult has been hosting meetings in a tent in Des Plaines, Illinois, ignoring social distancing and face mask mandates despite local laws.
The cult leader, a Danish citizen who is also a coronavirus denier, is seeking asylum in the US and has asked President Trump for help with his events.

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Organizer Torben Sondergaard is the man promoting his “Big Tent Revival” events on social media. The Danish citizen had been living with family in North Carolina since last year, and he’s currently seeking asylum in the US.

Sondergaard hosted his tent meetings in Des Plaines, Ill., Patch reported a few days ago. As many as 150 people have been gathering at the series of events at the Methodist Campground on East Algonquin Road. Sondergaard claimed that between 400 and 500 people have attended his tent events since last Friday.

Des Plaines has asked the cult to follow state mandates regarding COVID-19, including face masks and social distancing, but the people attending the events have ignored them, Sondergaard included.

Mayor Matthew Bogusz signed a revised emergency declaration on Tuesday night that makes Des Plaines’ face masks and social distancing requirements stricter than the rest of the state. “Failure to do so will result in a citation and fine,” Alderman Andrew Goczkowski said. “Failure to comply after a citation may result in further action.”

The fine for non-compliant individuals is $750 for each violation and additional fines can be issued each day. The city did issue a tent permit, complying with Governor Pritzker’s order that exempted religious groups from rules on gatherings of 50 people or less. The city did not issue an event permit, but Sondergaard insists the tent permit is enough to make his meetings legitimate.

Sondergaard has escalated the brewing conflict on social media, going as far as to request assistance from President Trump.

“We have sent a letter to the President of the United States to ask for his help,” Sondergaard said on Facebook. “I’m asking all Americans to pray now for a supernatural intervening to stop this Socialist Agenda before we become like China, Russia, Cuba, Venezuela, or Iran.”

Sondergaard has a YouTube channel with nearly 120,000 subscribers, where he posts all sorts of clips about the coronavirus. He’s been treating the illness as a hoax since it starting, saying it’s meant to scare the public into compliance and give governments more power. That’s something we’ve often heard from other coronavirus deniers and conspiracy theorists. Unsurprisingly, he’s selling a book as well. Here’s a clip from March that ticks off all the boxes:

https://bgr.com/2020/08/02/coronavirus-transmission-outdoors-anti-face-mask-cult-tent-chicago/

Dutch directness is going to kill us all.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on August 02, 2020, 12:17:47 PM
but hes danish :thinking
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Kara on August 02, 2020, 12:22:37 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on August 02, 2020, 01:46:08 AM
The school district my wife teaches for gave 4 options to them:

Come back on day one.
Use personal days until they expire then come back (4-6 weeks usually)
Use a mixture of FMLA and personal days (approx 12 weeks)
Resign or Retire

I told her to take the full 12, let them flop around and figure a system out in those three months. Don’t be a guinea pig.

My parent in academia was scheduled to retire in the 2019/2020 school year. (Well, last I heard at least.) I hope for their sake they followed through on that.

The situation your household and Malek's are staring down suck.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on August 02, 2020, 12:25:04 PM
Quote from: Esch on August 02, 2020, 12:21:15 PM
Dutch directness :jeb

https://twitter.com/WitzHappening/status/1289897941784621056
https://twitter.com/WitzHappening/status/1289901216303120384

 :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Clockwork5 on August 02, 2020, 12:30:26 PM
https://nltimes.nl/2020/08/01/new-coronavirus-infections-since-may-7-double-last-weeks-average

It looks like the second wave is indeed descending upon Western Europe. Before anyone tries to compare this to the US and say “400+ is less than Alabama“ or whatever, the US is fucked. We are not a metric to judge anything against.

Now, in the context of 400+ in the Netherlands, that is a incredibly bad sign. 400 can be as little as a couple weeks away from 1000+ which as we have seen, gets very deadly very quickly. I’m starting to despair for our collective future.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on August 02, 2020, 12:34:43 PM
I hope it destroys the Netherlands and they never recover
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on August 02, 2020, 12:39:20 PM
:fbm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Kara on August 02, 2020, 12:43:57 PM
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[Torben Sondergaard] has been criticized for numerous things, including teaching that autism is caused by demonic possession and can be cured by immersion in water-filled trash cans, as well as claiming to be able to cure homosexuality, cancer and remove "the Spirit of Reiki Healing" from Reiki practitioners in the same manner[1].

Søndergaard was living in Denmark until 2019, where Danish politicians stated that they would be looking into Søndergaard's organization in Denmark and the potentially illegal actions carried out by it [2]. Shortly after this, Torben Søndergaard left Denmark and has shut down his Danish organization and started a new one in the US by the name "The Last Reformation Inc."[3] Søndergaard now falsely claims he is religiously persecuted in Denmark

It rules that people fleeing actual death and dismemberment in the Americas are subject to brutal treatment by the government while some eurotrash crank with an imaginary best friend gets to run around being Typhoid Mary. Shit fake continent, fuck off.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: VomKriege on August 02, 2020, 12:47:18 PM
France started to do tests at airports from certain places and Belgium is imposing tests and mandatory isolation for a certain numbers of region in the EU itself (up to curtailing traveling there).

So far in France net numbers of people being hospitalised or in ICU beds is still down.

Lockdown was lifted over two months ago and while restrictions were eased... I suspect private gatherings may have something to do with it (and people being less stringent on precautions). I'm invited to a large wedding party at the end of the month... With the recent COVID suspicion I had, I'm honestly considering on passing on it. Sucks because it's friends I haven't seen in a long time. But I'd rather see them after in small committee.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 02, 2020, 01:19:07 PM
Quote from: Clockwork5 on August 02, 2020, 12:30:26 PM
https://nltimes.nl/2020/08/01/new-coronavirus-infections-since-may-7-double-last-weeks-average

It looks like the second wave is indeed descending upon Western Europe. Before anyone tries to compare this to the US and say “400+ is less than Alabama“ or whatever, the US is fucked. We are not a metric to judge anything against.

Now, in the context of 400+ in the Netherlands, that is a incredibly bad sign. 400 can be as little as a couple weeks away from 1000+ which as we have seen, gets very deadly very quickly. I’m starting to despair for our collective future.

Canada is also seeing this.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 02, 2020, 01:25:57 PM
Quote from: shosta on August 02, 2020, 12:34:43 PM
I hope it destroys the Netherlands and they never recover
Before that happens our sitting PM would lose the election early 2021 and you certainly wouldn't like the two clownshows that replace him.

You read that correct, unlike other countries, we have 2 clownshow parties waiting to take over when everything falls apart  :rejoice
Although at that point, I think Merkel simply can't handle another clownshow government to deal with and she just sends in the tanks.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: OnlyRegret on August 02, 2020, 02:12:59 PM
Quote from: filler on August 02, 2020, 12:25:04 PM

 :trumps

god damn albions yet again
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on August 02, 2020, 03:27:39 PM
https://twitter.com/DrogertCrypto/status/1289893678962548736


https://twitter.com/Pear78tv/status/1289911992845705218


 :thinking
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: OnlyRegret on August 02, 2020, 03:50:06 PM
so have the americans acclimated to the new normal of 1000+ deaths daily yet or not quite there yet?

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: VomKriege on August 02, 2020, 04:15:23 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on August 02, 2020, 03:50:06 PM
so have the americans acclimated to the new normal of 1000+ deaths daily yet or not quite there yet?

Half the people are still :brazilcry
The other is more :trumps

The "get back to work / school / in shops" group are in essence still saying the same thing though they tweaked the tone and the denialism is still very strong.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on August 02, 2020, 06:19:22 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on August 02, 2020, 03:50:06 PM
so have the americans acclimated to the new normal of 1000+ deaths daily yet or not quite there yet?

People who vote Republican are. If Herman Cain getting axed because he had to attend a Trump rally won't change their views, nothing will.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 02, 2020, 08:19:39 PM
https://twitter.com/Slasher/status/1289613867295727617
https://twitter.com/Slasher/status/1289618255456264193
https://twitter.com/TimMEsports/status/1289619942115913730
https://twitter.com/AGNEvents/status/1289372796733149186
https://twitter.com/GotherSZN/status/1289611085478207489
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on August 02, 2020, 08:21:54 PM
My school's starting back tomorrow. As per the Oklahoma State Department of Education, masks are recommended but not required. Social distancing is going to be pretty limited due to space. Our hope is that because we're a small, rural school, we'll just get lucky and dodge the bullet, but as I overheard a coworker saying last week "If the Good Lord decides it's your time, it doesn't matter how many precaution you've taken." 
:corona_rodney
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: OnlyRegret on August 02, 2020, 08:32:39 PM
Quote from: Esch on August 02, 2020, 05:07:34 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on August 02, 2020, 03:50:06 PM
so have the americans acclimated to the new normal of 1000+ deaths daily yet or not quite there yet?

If we cared about people dying from preventable causes, we couldn't call ourselves Americans.

:american

touché
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on August 02, 2020, 09:31:08 PM
Quote from: Stro on August 02, 2020, 08:28:44 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on August 02, 2020, 06:19:22 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on August 02, 2020, 03:50:06 PM
so have the americans acclimated to the new normal of 1000+ deaths daily yet or not quite there yet?

People who vote Republican are. If Herman Cain getting axed because he had to attend a Trump rally won't change their views, nothing will.
the whites don't give a shit about the blacks dying
;)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on August 02, 2020, 11:05:39 PM
so how's sweden doing? that was supposed to be test case that conservatives were bragging about doing great despite not taking any of the precautions we're taking here.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on August 02, 2020, 11:25:30 PM
also, speaking of the Cain Train, when i read that cain was a former cancer survivor, i was mostly focusing on how it was incredibly stupid of him to go to a rally during a pandemic given his ALREADY compromised immune system. however, in that moment, i feel like i missed the far more salient bullet point that this is a man who SURVIVED STAGE 4 CANCER, only to throw it all away to... own the libs.  :notlikethis
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on August 03, 2020, 12:04:34 AM
I did the math and the US's outbreak still isn't as deadly as what happened in the UK :heh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: VomKriege on August 03, 2020, 12:49:35 AM
Quote from: Oblivion on August 02, 2020, 11:05:39 PM
so how's sweden doing? that was supposed to be test case that conservatives were bragging about doing great despite not taking any of the precautions we're taking here.

Per capita they are amongst the highest in Europe both in cases and deaths. It's not significantly worse than France or Italy. People on long term care homes got it pretty bad IIRC (like in France). They're well ahead of Denmark, Norway and Finland.
They still come up in US conservative discourse. It's hard to really say anything conclusive.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: archnemesis on August 03, 2020, 01:28:13 AM
Quote from: Oblivion on August 02, 2020, 11:05:39 PM
so how's sweden doing? that was supposed to be test case that conservatives were bragging about doing great despite not taking any of the precautions we're taking here.
Covid-19 cases in Sweden (https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/09f821667ce64bf7be6f9f87457ed9aa)

We have roughly ten times as many deaths (currently ~6K) compared to our neighbors and our economy still suffered a lot. As VomKriege mentioned most deaths are from retirement/nursing homes. The health care system has been strained but never ran out of ICU beds.

I expect another wave of outbreaks this fall when kids are back in school, many adults have to return to the office, and travel opens up to the rest of the world again. Neither face masks or social distancing are being used by most people.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on August 03, 2020, 01:56:26 AM
Quote from: archnemesis on August 03, 2020, 01:28:13 AM
Quote from: Oblivion on August 02, 2020, 11:05:39 PM
so how's sweden doing? that was supposed to be test case that conservatives were bragging about doing great despite not taking any of the precautions we're taking here.
Covid-19 cases in Sweden (https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/09f821667ce64bf7be6f9f87457ed9aa)

We have roughly ten times as many deaths (currently ~6K) compared to our neighbors and our economy still suffered a lot. As VomKriege mentioned most deaths are from retirement/nursing homes. The health care system has been strained but never ran out of ICU beds.

I expect another wave of outbreaks this fall when kids are back in school, many adults have to return to the office, and travel opens up to the rest of the world again. Neither face masks or social distancing are being used by most people.

why is the government so hesitant to tell people to wear face masks? like, not even talking about enforcing them legally, just offering a suggestion?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on August 03, 2020, 02:40:24 AM
Quote from: Oblivion on August 03, 2020, 01:56:26 AM
Quote from: archnemesis on August 03, 2020, 01:28:13 AM
Quote from: Oblivion on August 02, 2020, 11:05:39 PM
so how's sweden doing? that was supposed to be test case that conservatives were bragging about doing great despite not taking any of the precautions we're taking here.
Covid-19 cases in Sweden (https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/09f821667ce64bf7be6f9f87457ed9aa)

We have roughly ten times as many deaths (currently ~6K) compared to our neighbors and our economy still suffered a lot. As VomKriege mentioned most deaths are from retirement/nursing homes. The health care system has been strained but never ran out of ICU beds.

I expect another wave of outbreaks this fall when kids are back in school, many adults have to return to the office, and travel opens up to the rest of the world again. Neither face masks or social distancing are being used by most people.

why is the government so hesitant to tell people to wear face masks? like, not even talking about enforcing them legally, just offering a suggestion?

The government isn't issuing recommendations, only enforcing the recommendations coming from the apolitical Public Health Agency. So far, their line is that there isn't enough data proving that mandated mask use for the general population is substantially more efficient than the measures that are already being taken. Masks are still required for air travel and recommended for rail travel.

Right now our infectivity is at its lowest since late March/early April and death rates are still trending down. ICU numbers have stabilised at ~40 patients nationwide, with a change in how the statistics are measured. The downward trend can probably be largely attributed to our industrial vacation season: country pretty much shuts down in July, so offices are mostly empty and public transport in the bigger cities is not nearly as congested.

Also, Sweden's attendance limit for public events/gatherings stands firm at 50 people, while most of our neighbours have raised it to 500.

We'll see what August brings, when people start going back to work again, and some schools are reopening.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: archnemesis on August 03, 2020, 03:50:08 AM
Quote from: Oblivion on August 03, 2020, 01:56:26 AM
why is the government so hesitant to tell people to wear face masks? like, not even talking about enforcing them legally, just offering a suggestion?
Some reasons are more reasonable than others.
- There is a concern that using masks will reduce people's willingness to adhere to social distancing and stay home when they are sick.
- There is an unwillingness to admit that perhaps our current strategy isn't the greatest. The government, the Public Health Agency, and the health care system are all trying to dodge blame.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on August 03, 2020, 04:53:40 AM
It's sort of interesting to see if we will follow a resurgence curve similar to what's happening in Belgium now, for instance. Similar population numbers but obviously Belgium has a higher population density due to smaller size. Here's the trend curves for cases for Sweden and Belgium (you can also switch to Reported Deaths in the top right):

https://aatishb.com/covidtrends/?scale=linear&trendline=false&location=Belgium&location=Sweden (https://aatishb.com/covidtrends/?scale=linear&trendline=false&location=Belgium&location=Sweden)

Sweden has no mandatory recommendation for masks, but in Belgium, masks are mandatory on public transport, at airports, at hairdressers and beauty salons. They are also recommended in public whenever a distance of 1.5 meters cannot be maintained.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Akala on August 03, 2020, 12:31:36 PM
I am actually noticing all sorts of dumb news being signal boosted just to have something other than rona to talk about. I have seen no less than 4 fear pieces on sharks this weekend, finally a pivot to what we really need to be afraid of.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 03, 2020, 12:34:25 PM
https://twitter.com/DWUhlfelderLaw/status/1290321741517139974
https://twitter.com/DWUhlfelderLaw/status/1290321897788452870
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on August 03, 2020, 12:39:10 PM
trump must immune to it wtf, hes probably breathed in the second most amount of rona in the world after bolisnaro (of anyone who isn't working in the medical field) :doge :doge :doge :doge :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 03, 2020, 12:45:03 PM
https://twitter.com/JeffreyGuterman/status/1290307174275702784
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on August 03, 2020, 12:46:17 PM
wwe should cancel summerslam and have HOG WILD 2020 in its place :rash :money
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: stufte on August 03, 2020, 12:48:07 PM
My younger brother who is a medical mess (and Trump supporter) went to a riverboat casino last night where they don't require face masks. It was apparently packed with people without masks. Neat.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 03, 2020, 12:52:44 PM
Quote from: Piss Benoit on August 03, 2020, 12:39:10 PM
trump must immune to it wtf, hes probably breathed in the second most amount of rona in the world after bolisnaro (of anyone who isn't working in the medical field) :doge :doge :doge :doge :doge

He's not immune. He's the source. Patient zero
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on August 03, 2020, 12:55:57 PM
its not kung flu its trump flu :stahp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 03, 2020, 12:59:39 PM
Trump could not be blinded by looking straight into a solar eclipse nor is he gravely ill from eating nothing but McDonalds and well done steaks.
He nearly drinks no water, only Diet Coke, doesn't exercise except for a few rounds of golf and he barely sleeps. Plus he dodged all those STD's during the Vietnam war.

Whatever he's using clearly works.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on August 03, 2020, 01:06:11 PM
Quote from: Piss Benoit on August 03, 2020, 12:39:10 PM
trump must immune to it wtf, hes probably breathed in the second most amount of rona in the world after bolisnaro (of anyone who isn't working in the medical field) :doge :doge :doge :doge :doge

It’s like Foxdie, but it targets everyone except Trump and Bill Gates  :shh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: tiesto on August 03, 2020, 01:09:39 PM
Quote from: Tripon on July 31, 2020, 11:17:21 PM
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CHANDLER, AZ — Parents who don't want their kids to be forced to wear a mask are looking for schools where mask-wearing is an option. Such is the case for Christy Raban, who tells ABC15 she felt like she was part of the "minority" when it came to her children having to wear a mask when they go back to in-person learning.

Raban and about 1,400 other parents are part of a social media group called 'Mask-free Schooling options' that looks for schools where mask-wearing isn't enforced.

"It's the fact that they need to go back to school in person and of course, not be wearing masks," says Raban.

Raban pulled her kids from Fulton Elementary and San Tan Junior High a few weeks ago, after Chandler Unified School District announced teachers and students would be wearing a mask while attending school. She searched school options and went with American Leadership Academy- Gilbert North primarily because of the flexibility on wearing masks.

"They are adamant about if a child wants to wear a mask, that child will be supported and if a child doesn't, they will be too...I'm looking forward to the change, having my kids there," added Raban.

Dr.Rachel Deathrage is a pediatrician who participated in a back-to-school online town hall session on ABC15's Facebook page. She took part in a re-opening task force for a Phoenix school district. During the town hall, Dr. Deathrage said masking is one of the key factors in containing the spread and advised the district that if they went back to school, students and teachers should be wearing masks.

"I know there are a lot of people who are fearful about who should be masking. I just want to reassure everyone that... the CDC already has guidelines that those under 2 shouldn't and those who physically can't remove a mask," said Dr. Deathrage.

ABC15 reached out to the American Leadership Academy to clarify whether they will make mask-wearing an option, given Governor Ducey's Executive Order where he states that schools both public and charter, should have mask-wearing mandates for in-person schooling.

In a statement, the charter school said, "It is not ALA’s intent to mandate a mask policy. However, if on August 17, we are required by law to enforce wearing masks, we will follow the law...we believe that parents are best equipped to make these decisions for the students."

After this statement was issued, we reached out to the ALA once again, asking if the executive order's language serves as the "law." ABC15 did not hear back from the ALA.

https://www.abc15.com/news/getting-back-to-school/charter-school-says-they-wont-mandate-a-mask-policy-as-some-parents-want-options-that-dont-force-mask-use

Rachel Deathrage? That's the most badass last name ever.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on August 03, 2020, 01:24:15 PM
Quote from: Nintex on August 03, 2020, 12:59:39 PM
Trump could not be blinded by looking straight into a solar eclipse nor is he gravely ill from eating nothing but McDonalds and well done steaks.
He nearly drinks no water, only Diet Coke, doesn't exercise except for a few rounds of golf and he barely sleeps. Plus he dodged all those STD's during the Vietnam war.

Whatever he's using clearly works.
:whew
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on August 03, 2020, 01:27:35 PM
https://twitter.com/MaxCRoser/status/1290187404368740352
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 03, 2020, 01:28:56 PM
Quote from: Nintex on August 03, 2020, 12:59:39 PM
Trump could not be blinded by looking straight into a solar eclipse nor is he gravely ill from eating nothing but McDonalds and well done steaks.
He nearly drinks no water, only Diet Coke, doesn't exercise except for a few rounds of golf and he barely sleeps. Plus he dodged all those STD's during the Vietnam war.

Whatever he's using clearly works.

He's the perfect human

 :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 03, 2020, 01:40:59 PM
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CDC predicts up to 11,000 people will die every week this month from coronavirus
The coronavirus crisis in America is still out of control, and in many places, so are the crowds. The CDC predicts up to 11,000 people will die every week this month. Lilia Luciano reports.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWidU5UAevI
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/cdc-predicts-up-to-11000-people-will-die-every-week-this-month-from-coronavirus/

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Akala on August 03, 2020, 01:52:22 PM
let's open schools  :derp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on August 03, 2020, 01:54:17 PM
I almost threw up at 100k deaths. Just a horrible tragedy, and to think we're going to double it by the end of the month.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 03, 2020, 02:09:19 PM
https://twitter.com/DanBoydNM/status/1290339842451099648
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Raist on August 03, 2020, 02:36:21 PM
Quote from: Tripon on August 01, 2020, 09:40:59 AM

That's a first. The black plauge gives you immunization against covid? Wut.  :brain


I don't think there's any clear explanation yet as to why minorities tend to be more affected.

However, conceptually, that's not crazy - although the terms used here are wrong. Europeans have a slightly higher resistance against HIV infection potentially because of a now relatively common mutation that was selected for during the black plague epidemic(s).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on August 03, 2020, 02:38:39 PM
Quote from: shosta on August 03, 2020, 01:54:17 PM
I almost threw up at 100k deaths. Just a horrible tragedy, and to think we're going to double it by the end of the month.

America is a meat grinder. It only churns in one direction.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 03, 2020, 02:48:40 PM
Quote from: Raist on August 03, 2020, 02:36:21 PM
Quote from: Tripon on August 01, 2020, 09:40:59 AM

That's a first. The black plauge gives you immunization against covid? Wut.  :brain


I don't think there's any clear explanation yet as to why minorities tend to be more affected.

However, conceptually, that's not crazy - although the terms used here are wrong. Europeans have a slightly higher resistance against HIV infection potentially because of a now relatively common mutation that was selected for during the black plague epidemic(s).

There's some researchers who are looking why Asia seems to be doing relatively better, specifically at Vietnam right now and they seem to think past experiences with SARS-COV-1 and MERS helped the population produce enough resistance via T-cells to recognize SARS-COV-2 to blunt the most serious effects.

Which goes to show that the world needs to be way more proactive in developing vaccines and treatments to diseases and viruses that they think they contained and die off.

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The idea of generalised immunity was “an entirely reasonable hypothesis,” but as yet there was no evidence that it was behind Vietnam’s ability to fight the virus, Prof Thwaites said.

“It’s a potential idea and it’s something that we can work on. We’ve done work on coronaviruses before. We have the ability to test that hypothesis quite easily and we will do.”

Scientists in Singapore which, like Vietnam, was badly hit by Sudden Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2003, are already actively exploring the concept.

“The possibility that in some rural areas there is a higher level of pre-existing immunity is something that we are actively studying,” Professor Antonio Bertoletti, a specialist in infectious diseases at the Duke-NUS Medical School, told The Telegraph.

Prof Bertoletti led a research team that recently uncovered the presence of virus-specific T cell immunity in people who recovered from COVID-19 and SARS, as well as some healthy study subjects who had never been infected by either virus.

T cells, along with antibodies, are an integral part of the human immune response against viral infections due to their ability to directly target and kill infected cells.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/08/01/vietnam-miracle-escape-covid-may-natural-immunity/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Raist on August 03, 2020, 03:23:30 PM
It was a given that SARS and MERS vaccine projects were going to get dropped pretty quick given how small, short, and not really spreading outside the outbreak zone those were.

This stuff costs hundreds of millions to develop and test - so carrying on just off the chance that it may end up useful 10 years later for a related virus is never going to happen.
That's not even then taking into account the costs for production, distribution, etc. Not to mention that likewise, people likely won't queue up to get vaccinated for a virus that was a blip on the radar just in case a similar one that spreads more might show up later.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Straight Edge on August 03, 2020, 03:23:42 PM
My sister-in-law took her daughter to a Girl Scout sleepover at a cabin and caught Covid and then had a birthday party with the whole extended family the following weekend. My wife and I did not attend.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Raist on August 03, 2020, 03:57:54 PM
Quote from: Stro on August 03, 2020, 03:53:20 PM
Quote from: Raist on August 03, 2020, 02:36:21 PM
Quote from: Tripon on August 01, 2020, 09:40:59 AM

That's a first. The black plauge gives you immunization against covid? Wut.  :brain


I don't think there's any clear explanation yet as to why minorities tend to be more affected.

However, conceptually, that's not crazy - although the terms used here are wrong. Europeans have a slightly higher resistance against HIV infection potentially because of a now relatively common mutation that was selected for during the black plague epidemic(s).

There is a clear explanation as to why minorities are getting hit harder, at least in America: They're poorer and therefore have worse to nonexistent healthcare, worse nutrition, front line jobs that can't be done from home that they can't not go to because they don't have the financial stability to do so that exposes them to the virus, and all of these combined with more underlying health conditions that aren't being treated well to begin with.

I don't think it's that simple. In the UK there's some indication that minority healthcare workers have been more affected too - that includes doctors.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on August 03, 2020, 04:29:40 PM
Quote from: Raist on August 03, 2020, 03:57:54 PM
Quote from: Stro on August 03, 2020, 03:53:20 PM
Quote from: Raist on August 03, 2020, 02:36:21 PM
Quote from: Tripon on August 01, 2020, 09:40:59 AM

That's a first. The black plauge gives you immunization against covid? Wut.  :brain


I don't think there's any clear explanation yet as to why minorities tend to be more affected.

However, conceptually, that's not crazy - although the terms used here are wrong. Europeans have a slightly higher resistance against HIV infection potentially because of a now relatively common mutation that was selected for during the black plague epidemic(s).

There is a clear explanation as to why minorities are getting hit harder, at least in America: They're poorer and therefore have worse to nonexistent healthcare, worse nutrition, front line jobs that can't be done from home that they can't not go to because they don't have the financial stability to do so that exposes them to the virus, and all of these combined with more underlying health conditions that aren't being treated well to begin with.

I don't think it's that simple. In the UK there's some indication that minority healthcare workers have been more affected too - that includes doctors.

Maybe the size and shape of their skulls has something to do with it?

Worth looking into imo.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 03, 2020, 05:51:25 PM
https://twitter.com/lapublichealth/status/1290402074535108608
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: VomKriege on August 03, 2020, 07:31:03 PM
Girlfriend tested negative too.
I did 9 days of semi-self isolation, glad it's ok though.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on August 03, 2020, 08:36:15 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/fZKBDjx.jpg) :pimp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on August 03, 2020, 10:37:26 PM
so is the new tone i've heard so much about?

https://twitter.com/hunterw/status/1290438561733509121 (https://twitter.com/hunterw/status/1290438561733509121)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on August 03, 2020, 10:52:34 PM
I’m surprised he’s not begging for a donation in it. All his campaign emails are pretty shameless.

https://mobile.twitter.com/ChrisMegerian/status/1284999794054909964
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 04, 2020, 09:47:21 AM
https://twitter.com/Freeyourmindkid/status/1290626349426671617
No plan
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 04, 2020, 10:58:57 AM
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/02/world/europe/russia-trials-vaccine-October.html


Russia going to give everyone their version of the coronavirus vaccine in October after a smaller phase 3 trial in October.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on August 04, 2020, 11:02:43 AM
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A new study by Public Health Ontario suggests that the number of people who have been infected by COVID-19 in the province has been a tiny fraction of its total population. . .

From June 5 to 30, the study found 1.1 per cent of the samples were positive for COVID-19 antibodies.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/new-study-finds-a-tiny-fraction-of-ontari-has-been-infected-with-covid-19-1.5673201

After removing some deaths from the total, I calculate an IFR of ~1.7-1.8%. It's probably that high because this hit long term care homes hard and most of the cases occurred early in the pandemic before treatment options improved.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mr. Gundam on August 04, 2020, 11:05:52 AM
I had my yearly checkup with my GP the other week and as I was leaving I joked "hopefully I don't see you for a year!" and he was all "Oh no, I hope to see you much sooner. If the Covid tests work and it's effective, you'll be one of the first to get it."

So yay?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: zomgee on August 04, 2020, 12:19:46 PM
lol you're old
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on August 04, 2020, 12:58:00 PM
Not a fan of this:
https://twitter.com/ProjectLincoln/status/1290478251601588231

The US numbers suck, but there's no reason to be deceptive about it.

I assume this was for yesterday. Spain had 3,044 new cases yesterday, which would be the equivalent of 21k at the States' population. France had +556 new cases, but +2,820 the day before. Canada's doing much better, but the numbers are probably down because we just had a long weekend (I think a number of provinces weren't even reporting).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mr. Gundam on August 04, 2020, 01:44:26 PM
Quote from: zomgee on August 04, 2020, 12:19:46 PM
lol you're old

I'm on Warfarin due to my mechanical heart valve so I'm already at an increased risk of clots. I'm finally back to running (4 miles yesterday!) after being sidelined a few years so I'd rather not fuck things up. But yes, I'm old.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: zomgee on August 04, 2020, 02:20:01 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on August 04, 2020, 01:44:26 PM
Quote from: zomgee on August 04, 2020, 12:19:46 PM
lol you're old

I'm on Warfarin due to my mechanical heart valve so I'm already at an increased risk of clots. I'm finally back to running (4 miles yesterday!) after being sidelined a few years so I'd rather not fuck things up. But yes, I'm old.

It makes a lot of sense that you'd be first in line then. I hope it is much sooner than later because of your condition!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on August 04, 2020, 04:08:15 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on August 04, 2020, 12:58:00 PM
Not a fan of this:
https://twitter.com/ProjectLincoln/status/1290478251601588231

The US numbers suck, but there's no reason to be deceptive about it.

I assume this was for yesterday. Spain had 3,044 new cases yesterday, which would be the equivalent of 21k at the States' population. France had +556 new cases, but +2,820 the day before. Canada's doing much better, but the numbers are probably down because we just had a long weekend (I think a number of provinces weren't even reporting).
Spain +5,760
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on August 04, 2020, 05:10:34 PM
Kettle logic all day everyday with these people.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on August 04, 2020, 06:08:22 PM
https://twitter.com/Kevin_Lytle/status/1290766084212174848
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on August 04, 2020, 06:29:54 PM
why would anyone think the virus won't be able to spread on college campuses in the first place?

Quote from: Mandark on August 04, 2020, 06:08:22 PM
https://twitter.com/Kevin_Lytle/status/1290766084212174848

that sounds illegal as fuck
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Transhuman on August 04, 2020, 06:39:00 PM
That ought to be a crime, but I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: stufte on August 04, 2020, 06:50:02 PM
Schools prioritizing sPoRtS over the well being of their students you say? I'm shocked and surprised.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 04, 2020, 07:22:20 PM
https://twitter.com/lapublichealth/status/1290788393685782529
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 04, 2020, 08:59:44 PM
https://www.ocregister.com/social-butterfly-vera-pavelec-one-of-four-pals-testing-positive-after-huntington-beach-party-dies-of-covid

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“‘She was a social butterfly,” said daughter Lisa Pavelec-Martinez, 45. “She had to hug this person and chat with that person. My brother and I were like, ‘Mom, let’s go.’”

Pavelec died at age 71 on July 27 from complications of COVID-19. The Huntington Beach native came down with symptoms a few days after attending a mid-June birthday celebration at a hometown bar. Four of the six friends would become sick, as well some of their family members.

Among the buddies who ended up fighting coronavirus was Dominic Menaldi, a colorful Surf City character. Over the years, Menaldi has transformed his head-turning “castle house” into a haunted mansion on Halloween. The bodyguard also grabbed attention two decades ago in a “Man Vs. Bear” wrestling match.

Her close friend Maria Lupita noted that Pavelec did not fit the stereotype of an “elderly” person succumbing to the disease.

“She was very healthy,” Lupita said. “I’m 48, and she could outdo me any day of the week. Vera lit up a room.”

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For months, Pavelec took the risks of contracting coronavirus seriously – staying at home, for the most part, and wearing a mask when she ran errands.

But then she started letting her guard down a bit, her daughter said.

Pavelec posted a video and photos on Facebook of the June 12 birthday gathering at Tumbleweeds in Huntington Beach. This was an interlude when Gov. Gavin Newsom briefly allowed restaurants to reopen for indoor dining at reduced capacity.

In the images, Pavelec and her friends enjoy the night –  dancing, arms draped over one another’s shoulders, no face masks.

Tumbleweeds owner Frank Tahvildari said he learned about the group’s fate weeks later on Facebook. None of his employees have tested positive for COVID-19, he said.

“We have a policy: Our employees must wear masks at all times,” Tahvildari said. “People make comments to them like, ‘You don’t have to wear that thing.’ Yes, they do.”

Tahvildari was not at the restaurant on the night in question, but said signs were posted asking customers to wear masks and stay off the dance floor.

“People don’t want to listen,” he said.

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Dominic Menaldi stands in front of his castle house in Huntington Beach in 2016. He is known for transforming the house into a haunted castle on Halloween night. Menaldi was one of four friends who became ill with COVID-19 after attending a birthday party in a bar mid-June. Menaldi recovered by his friend Vera Pavelec died on July 27. (Photo by Ed Crisostomo, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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Menaldi announced his illness on Facebook June 25. The previous weekend, on June 20, he took part in a counterprotest at a Black Lives Matter rally in Huntington Beach. Claiming that protesters deliberately spread the virus, he wrote, “If I die, it’s murder.”

On July 30, Menaldi posted that he had recovered – describing in detail his horrific experience with coronavirus as well as his grief over the loss of Pavelec.

He did not return requests for comment.



Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on August 04, 2020, 09:48:37 PM
the guy from the article:

(https://i.imgur.com/dyEvwaV.jpg)

doesn't look like he learned much from the experience  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: EchoRin on August 04, 2020, 09:53:22 PM
CSU of all schools  :lol

Bro, nobody expects anything out of you in any sport anyways. Just play with who is healthy and see what happens. You ain't no Ohio State or whatever.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Akala on August 04, 2020, 11:46:23 PM
Local schools delaying starting classes a few weeks. Now set for after LDW.

legit surprised, good on them.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: bluemax on August 05, 2020, 01:54:40 AM
Quote from: tiesto on August 03, 2020, 01:09:39 PM
Quote from: Tripon on July 31, 2020, 11:17:21 PM
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CHANDLER, AZ — Parents who don't want their kids to be forced to wear a mask are looking for schools where mask-wearing is an option. Such is the case for Christy Raban, who tells ABC15 she felt like she was part of the "minority" when it came to her children having to wear a mask when they go back to in-person learning.

Raban and about 1,400 other parents are part of a social media group called 'Mask-free Schooling options' that looks for schools where mask-wearing isn't enforced.

"It's the fact that they need to go back to school in person and of course, not be wearing masks," says Raban.

Raban pulled her kids from Fulton Elementary and San Tan Junior High a few weeks ago, after Chandler Unified School District announced teachers and students would be wearing a mask while attending school. She searched school options and went with American Leadership Academy- Gilbert North primarily because of the flexibility on wearing masks.

"They are adamant about if a child wants to wear a mask, that child will be supported and if a child doesn't, they will be too...I'm looking forward to the change, having my kids there," added Raban.

Dr.Rachel Deathrage is a pediatrician who participated in a back-to-school online town hall session on ABC15's Facebook page. She took part in a re-opening task force for a Phoenix school district. During the town hall, Dr. Deathrage said masking is one of the key factors in containing the spread and advised the district that if they went back to school, students and teachers should be wearing masks.

"I know there are a lot of people who are fearful about who should be masking. I just want to reassure everyone that... the CDC already has guidelines that those under 2 shouldn't and those who physically can't remove a mask," said Dr. Deathrage.

ABC15 reached out to the American Leadership Academy to clarify whether they will make mask-wearing an option, given Governor Ducey's Executive Order where he states that schools both public and charter, should have mask-wearing mandates for in-person schooling.

In a statement, the charter school said, "It is not ALA’s intent to mandate a mask policy. However, if on August 17, we are required by law to enforce wearing masks, we will follow the law...we believe that parents are best equipped to make these decisions for the students."

After this statement was issued, we reached out to the ALA once again, asking if the executive order's language serves as the "law." ABC15 did not hear back from the ALA.

https://www.abc15.com/news/getting-back-to-school/charter-school-says-they-wont-mandate-a-mask-policy-as-some-parents-want-options-that-dont-force-mask-use

Rachel Deathrage? That's the most badass last name ever.

http://www.dakstats.com/WebSync/Pages/Team/IndividualStats.aspx?association=10&sg=MFB&sea=NAIMFB_2009&team=2277&plr=101445
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mr. Gundam on August 05, 2020, 11:19:12 AM
Nearly every single school district in Western Washington is going online only. Seattle managed to get enough technology funding to supply all kids K-2 with an iPad and 3-12 a Chromebook. The plan at the moment is a full day of online instruction and my daughter is a hardcore rule follower and will do well with this, but I'll be interested to see how it goes for other kids.

Also, our tribe is using some of their CARES funds to buy all the kids an iPad or a laptop for school, which is awesome. We'd been talking about getting her one, but now we don't have to and while we can afford it, it's still much appreciated.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 05, 2020, 11:46:52 AM
https://twitter.com/KNX1070/status/1291036786219720707

Lie.jpg
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on August 05, 2020, 12:21:27 PM
I couldn't find this thread cause it was stickied and I though Corona was over.

damn you bork! :shakesfist
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on August 05, 2020, 01:15:06 PM
Quote from: Cauliflower Of Love on August 05, 2020, 12:21:27 PM
I couldn't find this thread cause it was stickied and I though Corona was over.

damn you bork! :shakesfist

It's not over, we're just done pretending to care about it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 05, 2020, 02:39:42 PM
Quote from: Cauliflower Of Love on August 05, 2020, 12:21:27 PM
I couldn't find this thread cause it was stickied and I though Corona was over.

damn you bork! :shakesfist

Please let your voice be heard against the tyrant bork

http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=47526.0
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 05, 2020, 02:50:42 PM
So much for heard immunity

https://twitter.com/samueloakford/status/1291073324110565377
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 05, 2020, 03:13:20 PM
https://twitter.com/TorontoStar/status/1290634502868480001
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BisMarckie on August 05, 2020, 03:19:56 PM
I‘ve managed to hold on to most of my hair for 37 years, I will not endanger this success story.

That‘s it, I am taking this shit seriously now.  :corona_mj
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: jorma on August 05, 2020, 03:41:05 PM
Quote from: Stro on August 05, 2020, 03:38:48 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on August 05, 2020, 03:19:56 PM
I‘ve managed to hold on to most of my hair for 37 years, I will not endanger this success story.

That‘s it, I am taking this shit seriously now.  :corona_mj

(http://i.ibb.co/7JvyHJ8/A14-BD4-DD-B566-45-C1-B30-F-D8578283907-A.jpg)


:hmm

that's just his undercover pic

the real deal:
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ed/The_Essential_Kenny_Loggins.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 05, 2020, 04:05:50 PM
Ontario was  86+ new cases and zero deaths today.  Pretty good.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on August 05, 2020, 04:11:13 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/sB9P0sy.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 05, 2020, 04:13:03 PM
Also forgot my mask today so got a free one at Starbucks. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on August 05, 2020, 04:24:28 PM
:badass
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on August 05, 2020, 04:54:34 PM
(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41ONuiPGVCL.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on August 05, 2020, 05:03:59 PM
Even without the coronavirus, I'm not sure about this comic's message of sneaking up behind random sad girls and unexpectedly kissing them. :goty2
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on August 05, 2020, 06:46:33 PM
 :dead

https://mobile.twitter.com/NYDailyNews/status/1291134412814520322
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Lonewulfeus on August 05, 2020, 06:51:03 PM
Almost literally blowing smoke up their asses :rodney
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: EchoRin on August 05, 2020, 06:51:46 PM
Blame Anthony Kiedis for including the line "so smart she's leading me to ozone" in the song Can't Stop. Pseudoscience be pseudosciencing.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 05, 2020, 06:56:35 PM
Quote from: Skullfuckers Anonymous on August 05, 2020, 06:46:33 PM
:dead

https://mobile.twitter.com/NYDailyNews/status/1291134412814520322
Bolsonaro will try this and end up in the hospital
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 05, 2020, 07:28:27 PM
https://twitter.com/lapublichealth/status/1291139685335609344

L.A. County said they're been undercounted for at least two weeks.  :(
---

https://twitter.com/Freeyourmindkid/status/1291137066500333571

Can't wait for this school to pull dress code.

---

https://twitter.com/KNX1070/status/1291173274932699137
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 06, 2020, 12:28:36 AM
You may have seen the photo of hundreds of children crowded in a narrow hallways without maks but let me put it in context.

The context is that it only happens 7 times a day.

Thank you.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: OnlyRegret on August 06, 2020, 12:44:21 AM
Quote from: james on August 06, 2020, 12:28:36 AM
You may have seen the photo of hundreds of children crowded in a narrow hallways without maks but let me put it in context.

The context is that it only happens 7 times a day.

Thank you.

plaguefather's number  :ltg
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 06, 2020, 12:53:26 AM
I can't believe multiple states are opening schools.

No masks requirements. No plastic between desks. Nothing.

They had 5 months to prepare and did nothing.

We are so absolutely fucked.

These motherfuckers are going to ruin 2021 too.

 :rage :rage :rage
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Kara on August 06, 2020, 12:55:31 AM
Yup, we're at the mercy of Sleepy Joe and the KKKorporate Demᛋᛋ in his administration. Inspiring!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on August 06, 2020, 01:16:43 AM
Quote from: james on August 06, 2020, 12:53:26 AM
They had 5 months to prepare and did nothing.
I think a lot of people (mostly of one political inclination) convinced themselves there would be no second wave.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: OnlyRegret on August 06, 2020, 01:21:04 AM
Quote from: james on August 06, 2020, 12:53:26 AM
I can't believe multiple states are opening schools.

No masks requirements. No plastic between desks. Nothing.

They had 5 months to prepare and did nothing.

We are so absolutely fucked.

These motherfuckers are going to ruin 2021 too.

 :rage :rage :rage

can't wait for you fucks to buy up massive amounts of vaccine in order for half your population to refuse it
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 06, 2020, 01:27:21 AM
What's going to happen at Christmas guys
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: chronovore on August 06, 2020, 02:53:51 AM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on August 02, 2020, 01:46:08 AM
The school district my wife teaches for gave 4 options to them:

Come back on day one.
Use personal days until they expire then come back (4-6 weeks usually)
Use a mixture of FMLA and personal days (approx 12 weeks)
Resign or Retire

I told her to take the full 12, let them flop around and figure a system out in those three months. Don’t be a guinea pig.

Told my sister the same advice. Reopening is performative subjugation.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: EchoRin on August 06, 2020, 02:59:12 AM
Quote from: james on August 06, 2020, 12:53:26 AM
I can't believe multiple states are opening schools.
I can't believe some kids go to school in August.  :lol
Quote from: james on August 06, 2020, 01:27:21 AM
What's going to happen at Christmas guys

I'm going to go home to visit my family and we will all die from COVID due to my arrogance.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: jorma on August 06, 2020, 03:28:04 AM
I don't think any of the euro countries who reopened their schools experienced any sort of increase in the spread of the virus, opening them should be a no brainer at this point because schools being open don't drive the spread and they are pretty essential to society.  :trumps

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Clockwork5 on August 06, 2020, 07:08:01 AM
Quote from: james on August 06, 2020, 01:27:21 AM
What's going to happen at Christmas guys
(https://christmastreesource.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/unnamed.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 06, 2020, 08:07:21 AM
Quote from: james on August 06, 2020, 01:27:21 AM
What's going to happen at Christmas guys
Hopefully a Nintendo Direct
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on August 06, 2020, 09:25:57 AM
https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/blood-donor-seroprevalence-study-2-23-of-quebec-adults-contracted-covid-19-859882155.html
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A blood donor seroprevalence study, conducted by Héma-Québec in collaboration with the Institut national de santé publique (INSPQ), reveals that 2.23% of blood donors were infected with the COVID-19 virus.
After removing some recent deaths, I get an IFR of ~2.8% for Quebec. This high number makes sense as long term care homes seem to have been disproportionately hit. Over 70% of COVID-19 deaths were in ong-term care homes.

edit: this is using official deaths, so no excess (natural) deaths counted.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on August 06, 2020, 09:40:33 AM
Quote from: james on August 06, 2020, 12:28:36 AM
You may have seen the photo of hundreds of children crowded in a narrow hallways without maks but let me put it in context.

The context is that it only happens 7 times a day.

Thank you.

i love it when people/organizations release a 'clarification' letter which provides 'context' that just simply reinforces the original claim that needed the clarification letter  in the first place  :brain
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Akala on August 06, 2020, 09:52:14 AM
no no no you are missing the point... :derp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Clockwork5 on August 06, 2020, 10:12:29 AM
Another new virus in China. 67 infected, 7 dead.

https://m.timesofindia.com/life-style/health-fitness/health-news/new-virus-in-china-tick-borne-virus-has-infected-67-people-7-dead/photostory/77389268.cms
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 06, 2020, 12:10:22 PM
https://twitter.com/CGouef/status/1291404817437306881
https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1291414608658477057
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on August 06, 2020, 12:49:36 PM
https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1291093473068818432


bore mods  :fbm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on August 06, 2020, 12:54:39 PM
translation: bill gates wants to kill off fattys :success
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 06, 2020, 12:56:42 PM
Quote from: filler on August 06, 2020, 12:49:36 PM
bore mods  :fbm

GAMERS RISE UP
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: OnlyRegret on August 06, 2020, 01:17:00 PM
Quote from: filler on August 06, 2020, 12:49:36 PM
https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1291093473068818432


bore mods  :fbm

guess we're getting bore elections after all
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on August 06, 2020, 01:35:11 PM
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County health officials in California say they have no idea whether their Covid-19 cases are rising or falling due to an ongoing state data glitch, making it all but impossible to determine whether they’re making headway in controlling the pandemic.

:killme
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on August 06, 2020, 01:37:26 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on August 06, 2020, 01:17:00 PM
Quote from: filler on August 06, 2020, 12:49:36 PM
https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1291093473068818432


bore mods  :fbm

guess we're getting bore elections after all

Nintex sweeping the admin election  :jeb
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Positive Touch on August 06, 2020, 01:43:59 PM
Quote from: Tripon on August 06, 2020, 12:10:22 PM
https://twitter.com/CGouef/status/1291404817437306881

etoilet needs his ass beat
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 06, 2020, 01:48:13 PM
Quote from: shosta on August 06, 2020, 01:35:11 PM
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County health officials in California say they have no idea whether their Covid-19 cases are rising or falling due to an ongoing state data glitch, making it all but impossible to determine whether they’re making headway in controlling the pandemic.

:killme

I was told liberals knew how to govern
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on August 06, 2020, 02:11:17 PM
(https://i.iheart.com/v3/re/new_assets/5ec58df0d697e7f152e31f6a?ops=maxcontain(768,432),quality(80))

Looks like I'm going to have to return these. :beli
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Kara on August 06, 2020, 02:21:04 PM
California is a one-party state with term limits so we get party lifers shuffled around elected offices without regard for their ability to perform those duties.

Also liberals have to answer to business interests just like everybody else does.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on August 06, 2020, 03:35:32 PM
https://twitter.com/BeyondTheNews1/status/1291456891973820416


 :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Kara on August 06, 2020, 03:53:56 PM
Read a news story about that crank.

https://www.niagarafallsreview.ca/news/crime/2020/08/04/scraping-arrows-off-shoppers-drug-mart-floor-leads-to-criminal-charge-against-niagara-falls-man.html

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Reached Tuesday morning, Ligetfalvy said he was prompted to take action after a recent visit to the store shortly after the birth of his son in April. It was then he felt the “psychology of fear” gripping everyone as the COVID-19 pandemic enters its fifth month.

 :goty2

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“I’m tired of having to go to a store — which used to be a type of therapy — and now it’s a type of trauma.”

 :cac

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Scraping them off, he said, is “not really vandalism, it’s unvandalism.”

“The corporate world vandalized our psychologies and we need to push back.”

 :science

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Shortly after leaving the store, Legitfalvy said he was approached by police on Victoria Avenue and told to lie on the ground, where he was handcuffed.

 :riot
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Akala on August 06, 2020, 04:05:06 PM
http://www.foxnews.com/health/coronavirus-incorrect-use-cleaning-products-cdc-survey

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In trying to prevent the transmission of the novel coronavirus, more than a third of U.S. adults are putting their health at risk by using cleaning products incorrectly, according to a recent report.

The report in JAMA stated a survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed that 39% of adults in the U.S. reported using cleaning products and disinfectants in potentially dangerous ways while intending to limit exposure to the deadly virus.

“Drinking or gargling diluted bleach solutions, soapy water, and other cleaning and disinfectant solutions" was one of the dangerous practices the authors of the survey reported.

The survey also found that 19% of respondents applied bleach to food items, such as fruits and vegetables, while 18% used household cleaning and disinfectant products on their hands or skin. Some 10% reported misting their body with a cleaning or disinfectant spray, while 6% said they inhaled vapors from household cleaners or disinfectants.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Positive Touch on August 06, 2020, 04:17:25 PM
now where would they get the idea to drink bleach
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 06, 2020, 04:21:53 PM
Um using bleach to kill the ameobas on fruit is pretty standard
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on August 06, 2020, 04:45:37 PM
Quote from: james on August 06, 2020, 04:21:53 PM
Um using bleach to kill the ameobas on fruit is pretty standard

You're not supposed to clean fruits and vegetables with bleach or soap, just use water.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 06, 2020, 05:08:10 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on August 06, 2020, 04:45:37 PM
Quote from: james on August 06, 2020, 04:21:53 PM
Um using bleach to kill the ameobas on fruit is pretty standard

You're not supposed to clean fruits and vegetables with bleach or soap, just use water.

Lol ok white boy I'm sure ameobas are terrified of water.

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MtnMama  
I soak nearly everything in Clorox water - cheap, fast (only 3-4 minutes) you don't use much, and it works. I've never had berries turn to mush. I soak briefly in Clorox water and rinse in vinegar water to distinguished mentally-challenged fellow any mold. They last for a week or two.

Trust a spray from Walmart? ROTGL

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I use Microdyn to soak things like blueberries, grapes, and strawberries. This supposedly gets rid of harmful bacteria. I add a few drops of bleach to maybe kill amoebas. Things like papaya, apples, oranges, tomatoes, and avocados I scrub with detergent and a brush on my doctors orders. I don't go near raspberries and blackberries

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]We disinfect everything raw.  A few drops of bleach in a pan of water does the trick.  We soak for 10 minutes then stir the fruit/veggies and soak for 10 more minutes then rinse in a strainer with water]

https://www.chapala.com/webboard/index.php?/topic/77711-disinfecting-fruits-and-vegetables/

But sure, listen to the CDC, the same people who spent months telling you not to use a mask
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Positive Touch on August 06, 2020, 05:08:47 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on August 06, 2020, 04:45:37 PM
Quote from: james on August 06, 2020, 04:21:53 PM
Um using bleach to kill the ameobas on fruit is pretty standard

You're not supposed to clean fruits and vegetables with bleach or soap, just use water.

now now, there's no reason to lie to poor james. let him keep dumping bleach all over his food, for his health.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on August 06, 2020, 05:13:08 PM
Quote
We disinfect everything raw.  A few drops of bleach in a pan of water does the trick.  We soak for 10 minutes then stir the fruit/veggies and soak for 10 more minutes then rinse in a strainer with water

 :mindblown
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 06, 2020, 05:23:46 PM
Now I understand why all you white people have diarrhea all the time.

Who taught you that water kills bacteria

 :doge 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Clockwork5 on August 06, 2020, 05:39:51 PM
Quote from: Tripon on August 06, 2020, 12:10:22 PM
https://twitter.com/CGouef/status/1291404817437306881
Not gonna lie, Cindi Lauper singing Girls Just Wanna Have Fun in the background gives this video a vibe I wasn’t expecting.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on August 06, 2020, 06:10:01 PM
Quote from: Kara on August 06, 2020, 03:53:56 PM
Quote
“The corporate world vandalized our psychologies and we need to push back.”

Where's the lie, tho?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 06, 2020, 06:17:33 PM
Bleach is a poison. Why are you using it in your food and water?

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 06, 2020, 06:29:05 PM
I love when Americans provide tips on staying healthy.

Quote
United States
Coronavirus Cases:
5,024,694
Deaths:
162,629
:picard
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: stufte on August 06, 2020, 07:37:35 PM
Quote from: Stro on August 06, 2020, 07:29:18 PM
Boil your veggies in bleach, brehs. Make sure to spray your frozen chicken with bleach before thawing.

MMMM. Chlorine gas. The healthiest of gasses.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Akala on August 06, 2020, 07:42:01 PM
Quote from: Stro on August 06, 2020, 07:29:18 PM
Make sure to spray your frozen chicken with bleach before thawing.

it worked for food lion!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 06, 2020, 08:00:28 PM
EU's second wave is making me sad. 

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Submitting to conferences soon that are supposed to be in Vienna and Kiev next year.
[close]
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 06, 2020, 08:53:42 PM
https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1291533412893769728
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Positive Touch on August 06, 2020, 09:00:37 PM
the good news is it can only go up from here
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 06, 2020, 09:17:31 PM
Good news everyone we're e back to normal

Dallas will be hosting an MLS game next week with 10000 people

https://theathletic.com/1979486/2020/08/06/fc-dallas-nashville-sc-to-resume-mls-regular-season-on-august-12th/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Positive Touch on August 06, 2020, 09:41:52 PM
and let's not forget all the dead and orphaned children we'll have soon!

anyone wanna bet that we'll see 5k in a day by December?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on August 06, 2020, 09:53:50 PM
I don't know if the AFP misread the Johns Hopkins tracker or what, but the most recent data it shows has ~1.3k deaths. Worldometers and Covid Tracking Project are comparable.

We're not hitting 5k per day. We're probably not hitting 2k per day again.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on August 06, 2020, 09:54:19 PM
I don't think there are going to be many deaths among those under 30 but I'm worried about long-term health consequences from Covid.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Clockwork5 on August 06, 2020, 10:12:14 PM
Quote from: james on August 06, 2020, 09:17:31 PM
Good news everyone we're e back to normal

Dallas will be hosting an MLS game next week with 10000 people

https://theathletic.com/1979486/2020/08/06/fc-dallas-nashville-sc-to-resume-mls-regular-season-on-august-12th/

Dallas vs Nashville? Just call it the Corona Cup.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: naff on August 06, 2020, 10:13:53 PM
Quote from: james on August 06, 2020, 05:23:46 PM
Now I understand why all you white people have diarrhea all the time.

Who taught you that water kills bacteria

 :doge

 not sure if serious or not, but it's pretty well known just washing things under running water for ~30s is about as effective as washing with soap for removing virus' and better than alcohol sanitiser
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: naff on August 06, 2020, 10:18:50 PM
when i used to go camping with more germ phobic types they'd use grapefruit seed extract when we didn't have access to clean running water as a disinfectant. pretty similar in efficacy to bleach afaik. still, seem whack to use bleach if you have access to a sink and tap with clean running water. your water source is most likely chlorinated too.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 06, 2020, 10:21:55 PM
Virus, bacteria, and ameobas are not the same
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Clockwork5 on August 06, 2020, 10:22:33 PM
Quote from: naff on August 06, 2020, 10:13:53 PM
Quote from: james on August 06, 2020, 05:23:46 PM
Now I understand why all you white people have diarrhea all the time.

Who taught you that water kills bacteria

 :doge

 not sure if serious or not, but it's pretty well known just washing things under running water for ~30s is about as effective as washing with soap for removing virus' and better than alcohol sanitiser
Don’t know about viruses but I did an experiment in high school chemistry where I touched a microscope slide with an unwashed hand, a hand run under hot water, and a hand washed with antibacterial soap and hot water. I left the slides in a room temp “isolation chamber” (a shoebox) to see how much bacteria was present after 5 days.

According to my highly rigorous tests and 100% valid experiment. I couldn’t find any bacteria on any of the slides and concluded that hand washing is a fools game. I had to do some make-up work because my teacher was not a fan of my presentation.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Coitus on August 06, 2020, 10:51:50 PM
For real disinfecting power you need to mix the bleach solution with ammonia.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: naff on August 06, 2020, 10:59:22 PM
Quote from: james on August 06, 2020, 10:21:55 PM
Virus, bacteria, and ameobas are not the same

lol ok man talking in the corona virus thread

same diff with bacteria, clean with simple running water and you're good, but by all means keep using bleach breh. eating an amoeba or two won't kill you (pro-tip, ur stomach acid killls shit)and i'm not usually going swimming in tepid swamps forcing water up my nose
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 06, 2020, 11:01:06 PM
Canada has had 4 deaths today and 4 deaths yesterday.  I fear we are just in a lull before we start seeing the second wave numbers though.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on August 06, 2020, 11:01:42 PM
must be nice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 06, 2020, 11:09:05 PM
Kinda.  We have less than 6000 active cases nationally and less than 300 hospitalizations   https://covid-19-status.ca/  but there are some worrying signs everywhere but the Atlantic provinces.    Personally, I've gotten to go back to the office (though it's only like 3 people for a space meant for 200), so its starting to feel more normal - which honestly feels really nice. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on August 06, 2020, 11:13:39 PM
Quote from: naff on August 06, 2020, 10:59:22 PM
Quote from: james on August 06, 2020, 10:21:55 PM
Virus, bacteria, and ameobas are not the same

lol ok man talking in the corona virus thread

same diff with bacteria, clean with simple running water and you're good, but by all means keep using bleach breh. eating an amoeba or two won't kill you (pro-tip, ur stomach acid killls shit)and i'm not usually going swimming in tepid swamps forcing water up my nose

This just in: shosta advocates eating Covid.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 07, 2020, 12:08:35 AM
Quote from: riotous on August 06, 2020, 11:46:46 PM
Stop letting james troll you

It's a real thing you stupid cacs i even provided links

 :rage :rage :rage
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 07, 2020, 12:22:14 AM
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TREASURE ISLAND, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man was arrested after confronting a child wearing a mask at a restaurant and spitting in his face when the boy refused to take it off, police said.

Jason Copenhaver approached the child’s table Sunday and asked the boy if he was wearing a mask, according to Treasure Island police. Authorities did not release the boy’s age.

Police said the 47-year-old then told the child to take it off. He then grabbed the boy’s hand tightly and put his face next to the child’s, telling the boy he now had the coronavirus, according to police reports.

“Victim stated that (Copenhaver) was in such close proximity that spit particles from (Copenhaver’s) mouth landed in his face,” an officer wrote in the police report.

Restaurant workers asked Copenhaver to sit down, saying he appeared drunk and wasn’t wearing shoes. The police report said he also tried to hit an employee.

News outlets reported that he was charged with simple battery and disorderly conduct. He was freed after posting $650 bail. It was not immediately clear whether Copenhaver had an attorney who could comment on the charges.

Police said Copenhaver told them he didn’t know if he had coronavirus and has never been tested.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/florida-man-arrested-for-spitting-at-boy-who-refused-to-remove-his-mask-2020-08-06?siteid=yhoof2
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on August 07, 2020, 12:34:45 AM
why is that kid dinning alone?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Clockwork5 on August 07, 2020, 12:44:37 AM
Treasure Island, FL. :lol

I swear there is a direct correlation between how fantastical of a name any given Florida shithole town has and the concentration of crazies living within said town.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 07, 2020, 08:58:16 AM
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-canadian-dies-after-being-held-in-us-immigration-detention-centre/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on August 07, 2020, 09:57:09 AM
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A 7-year-old African American boy has died of Covid-19 in Georgia, the youngest victim of the virus in the state, according to data compiled by the state health department.

The boy was from Chatham County on Georgia's coast, and had no underlying health conditions.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/06/us/georgia-boy-covid-19-death/index.html

= (
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: thisismyusername on August 07, 2020, 10:13:01 AM
Mostly for 21337:

https://twitter.com/jessehawken/status/1291512932740804613

Get ready for those $30 rentals, bb.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BisMarckie on August 07, 2020, 10:17:15 AM
Just dump your fruit into a bucket of vodka. Let it absorb most of it. Now you have perfectly clean fruit and a good time :playa

If you are feeling adventurous and bold, use isopropyl.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on August 07, 2020, 11:23:28 AM
Incoming entertainment bailout.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 07, 2020, 11:26:21 AM
https://twitter.com/laurby/status/1290465077037064192

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Lonewulfeus on August 07, 2020, 12:21:00 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on August 07, 2020, 10:17:15 AM
Just dump your fruit into a bucket of vodka. Let it absorb most of it. Now you have perfectly clean fruit and a good time :playa

If you are feeling adventurous and bold, use isopropyl.

Do not actually do this, isopropyl alcohol specifically contains kerosene to stop people from using it as a beverage.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Akala on August 07, 2020, 12:23:13 PM
yeah but it gets u dummy lit
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on August 07, 2020, 12:23:45 PM
So, you're saying to light it on fire first to burn off the kerosene and then shoot it?

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on August 07, 2020, 12:35:17 PM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on August 07, 2020, 12:21:00 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on August 07, 2020, 10:17:15 AM
Just dump your fruit into a bucket of vodka. Let it absorb most of it. Now you have perfectly clean fruit and a good time :playa

If you are feeling adventurous and bold, use isopropyl.

Do not actually do this, isopropyl alcohol specifically contains kerosene to stop people from using it as a beverage.


That's why you gotta take isopropyl shots up the butt.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 07, 2020, 12:35:52 PM
Quote from: Cauliflower Of Love on August 07, 2020, 12:35:17 PM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on August 07, 2020, 12:21:00 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on August 07, 2020, 10:17:15 AM
Just dump your fruit into a bucket of vodka. Let it absorb most of it. Now you have perfectly clean fruit and a good time :playa

If you are feeling adventurous and bold, use isopropyl.

Do not actually do this, isopropyl alcohol specifically contains kerosene to stop people from using it as a beverage.


That's why you gotta take isopropyl shots up the butt.
If you sit in a bath of bleach at exactly 1 PM and open your cheeks towards the sun while singing Billie Jeans in reverse, you will be immune from the virus forever.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Lonewulfeus on August 07, 2020, 12:43:22 PM
Quote from: Cauliflower Of Love on August 07, 2020, 12:35:17 PM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on August 07, 2020, 12:21:00 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on August 07, 2020, 10:17:15 AM
Just dump your fruit into a bucket of vodka. Let it absorb most of it. Now you have perfectly clean fruit and a good time :playa

If you are feeling adventurous and bold, use isopropyl.

Do not actually do this, isopropyl alcohol specifically contains kerosene to stop people from using it as a beverage.


That's why you gotta take isopropyl shots up the butt.

While probably the safest method of ingesting kerosene you are probably still risking nervous system complications and renal failure :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 07, 2020, 12:58:23 PM
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The US government has issued a travel warning for New Zealand over the country's '23 active cases' of COVID-19, despite the fact there are more than 2 million active cases in the US itself, where community transmission is rife.

As the US death toll from the pandemic surpasses 160,000, President Donald Trump is looking to reopen the country and some border restrictions have been eased.

But in a post on his government's travel advice website made on Friday (NZ time), authorities called for increased caution when travelling to Aotearoa.

"As of August 6, 2020, New Zealand has had 1569 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 within its borders. Currently, there are 23 active cases in New Zealand," the post states.

It doesn't mention that all of the active cases in New Zealand are in managed isolation.
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/travel/2020/08/united-states-government-issues-travel-warning-for-new-zealand-due-to-23-active-cases.html

(https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/travel/2020/08/united-states-government-issues-travel-warning-for-new-zealand-due-to-23-active-cases/_jcr_content/par/image.dynimg.full.q75.jpg/v1596765281994/GettyImages-1216297250-trump-1120.jpg)

Somebody make the Trump pointing emote.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on August 07, 2020, 01:02:19 PM
the hair :whoo

theres about 17 different things going on there :lol :lol :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on August 07, 2020, 01:05:57 PM

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(20)30228-5/fulltext
Quote
Findings
In this follow-up stage, neurological symptoms were presented in 55% COVID-19 patients. . . .
Study findings revealed possible disruption to micro-structural and functional brain integrity in the recovery stages of COVID-19, suggesting the long-term consequences of SARS-CoV-2.
:brain
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Kara on August 07, 2020, 01:12:15 PM
https://www.pewforum.org/2020/08/07/americans-oppose-religious-exemptions-from-coronavirus-related-restrictions/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BisMarckie on August 07, 2020, 01:26:12 PM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on August 07, 2020, 12:43:22 PM
[

While probably the safest method of ingesting kerosene you are probably still risking nervous system complications and renal failure :trumps

I thought you were going to post that isopropyl is a fire hazard. Can’t say I am not disappointed :goty
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Kara on August 07, 2020, 01:28:20 PM
Wulf can be ur angle [sic] 😇... or ur devil 😈
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Lonewulfeus on August 07, 2020, 01:34:26 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on August 07, 2020, 01:26:12 PM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on August 07, 2020, 12:43:22 PM
[

While probably the safest method of ingesting kerosene you are probably still risking nervous system complications and renal failure :trumps

I thought you were going to post that isopropyl is a fire hazard. Can’t say I am not disappointed :goty

Isopropyl burns off pretty quickly so as far as accelerants go it’s pretty good for quickly spreading fire.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on August 07, 2020, 02:19:49 PM
https://twitter.com/wogoat/status/1291600228974354432
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on August 07, 2020, 02:46:22 PM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on August 07, 2020, 12:21:00 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on August 07, 2020, 10:17:15 AM
Just dump your fruit into a bucket of vodka. Let it absorb most of it. Now you have perfectly clean fruit and a good time :playa

If you are feeling adventurous and bold, use isopropyl.

Do not actually do this, isopropyl alcohol specifically contains kerosene to stop people from using it as a beverage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7o5gsc63qs
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BisMarckie on August 07, 2020, 02:58:33 PM
Did some research and apparently isopropyl doesn't contain any other substances at least in Yurop. And it is alcohol tax exempt. :playa
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 07, 2020, 03:07:29 PM
https://youtu.be/Zb5Sk5x24cs
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Lonewulfeus on August 07, 2020, 03:08:17 PM
In America, the government mandated adding toxic chemicals to industrial alcohol in the early 1900’s but it really took off as a result of prohibition in an attempt to curb the supply of moonshine.  It did not work.  I expect these days it’s still done to protect the profits of big alcohol.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BisMarckie on August 07, 2020, 03:10:15 PM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on August 07, 2020, 03:08:17 PM
In America, the government mandated adding toxic chemicals to industrial alcohol in the early 1900’s but it really took off as a result of prohibition in an attempt to curb the supply of moonshine.  It did not work.  I expect these days it’s still done to protect the profits of big alcohol.

They do it here to ethanol to sell it for cleaning or other non drinking purposes. But AFAIK they only add a bittering agent. Adding toxic chemicals seems cruel and unusual to me.  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BisMarckie on August 07, 2020, 03:11:58 PM
Glad we established that james should absolutely use isopropyl to wipe his fruit and have a nice isopropyl tonic after a hard day of work.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 07, 2020, 03:19:05 PM
In Brazil gas stations sell alcohol by the liter so your fruits and veggies are always clean

(https://db0ip7zd23b50.cloudfront.net/dims4/default/2d7c839/2147483647/legacy_thumbnail/960x369%3E/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbloomberg-bna-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F39%2F6e%2Fc916c1a4438e895925cf6c6f8247%2Fpetrobras.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Lonewulfeus on August 07, 2020, 03:21:28 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on August 07, 2020, 03:10:15 PM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on August 07, 2020, 03:08:17 PM
In America, the government mandated adding toxic chemicals to industrial alcohol in the early 1900’s but it really took off as a result of prohibition in an attempt to curb the supply of moonshine.  It did not work.  I expect these days it’s still done to protect the profits of big alcohol.

They do it here to ethanol to sell it for cleaning or other non drinking purposes. But AFAIK they only add a bittering agent. Adding toxic chemicals seems cruel and unusual to me.  :doge

Cruel and unusual could be the American motto :usacry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BisMarckie on August 07, 2020, 03:23:42 PM
Quote from: riotous on August 07, 2020, 03:21:16 PM
[

Who needs a working "renal" anyways?  Never even heard of that even!

God gave us two kidneys to ruin one with questionable life choices.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: stufte on August 07, 2020, 03:47:45 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on August 07, 2020, 03:23:42 PM
Quote from: riotous on August 07, 2020, 03:21:16 PM
[

Who needs a working "renal" anyways?  Never even heard of that even!

God gave us two kidneys to ruin one with questionable life choices.

God only gave me one. He clearly didn't trust me with two.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on August 07, 2020, 04:32:27 PM
(https://ih0.redbubble.net/image.1053020896.8527/pp,550x550.u1.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on August 07, 2020, 04:42:58 PM
Quote from: riotous on August 07, 2020, 03:21:16 PM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on August 07, 2020, 12:43:22 PM
Quote from: Cauliflower Of Love on August 07, 2020, 12:35:17 PM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on August 07, 2020, 12:21:00 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on August 07, 2020, 10:17:15 AM
Just dump your fruit into a bucket of vodka. Let it absorb most of it. Now you have perfectly clean fruit and a good time :playa

If you are feeling adventurous and bold, use isopropyl.

Do not actually do this, isopropyl alcohol specifically contains kerosene to stop people from using it as a beverage.


That's why you gotta take isopropyl shots up the butt.

While probably the safest method of ingesting kerosene you are probably still risking nervous system complications and renal failure :trumps
Who needs a working "renal" anyways?  Never even heard of that even!

Renal? I barely knew her! :rodney
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on August 07, 2020, 05:03:44 PM
renal failed'em, damn near killed'em :biden
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on August 07, 2020, 06:06:57 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on August 07, 2020, 01:05:57 PM

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(20)30228-5/fulltext
Quote
Findings
In this follow-up stage, neurological symptoms were presented in 55% COVID-19 patients. . . .
Study findings revealed possible disruption to micro-structural and functional brain integrity in the recovery stages of COVID-19, suggesting the long-term consequences of SARS-CoV-2.
:brain

i don't see the problem. now they're even more protected from bill gates' 5G  :dice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 07, 2020, 07:27:16 PM
https://twitter.com/JoshuaPotash/status/1291856487082528769
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 07, 2020, 07:37:57 PM
https://twitter.com/lapublichealth/status/1291875200653389824
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on August 08, 2020, 01:46:54 AM
Quote from: Tripon on August 07, 2020, 07:27:16 PM
https://twitter.com/JoshuaPotash/status/1291856487082528769

That karen accent is terrible.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Raist on August 08, 2020, 05:04:33 AM
Wouldn't pretending to be some sort of federal agency like, a crime or something? :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: thisismyusername on August 08, 2020, 08:32:33 AM
Mostly for Morma:

https://twitter.com/i/events/1291846646246985728

This shit sucks. When most companies responses are just "IDK :) Be polite and firm. :) Call the police if they won't listen. :)!" I don't blame the workers for being "What. The. Fuck." toward the entire thing.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on August 08, 2020, 11:38:18 AM
The huge waterpark in my hometown is still open, the parking lot is packed, and every day all the city does is slap a $500 fine on them (admission is $45) :killme
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 08, 2020, 02:12:30 PM
https://sturgis.live/feeds/main-st-hd-way/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 08, 2020, 02:20:49 PM
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-covid-analysis-august-surge-1.5679225
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on August 08, 2020, 03:42:24 PM
https://twitter.com/DanielleMuscato/status/1291897282712023041


 :social
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Raist on August 08, 2020, 04:11:29 PM
"Someone was being a dick so I decided to see if I could one-up them", a twitter thread.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on August 08, 2020, 09:05:30 PM
I could have guess his name was andy.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on August 09, 2020, 10:16:50 AM
https://nypost.com/2020/08/09/9-test-positive-for-coronavirus-at-georgia-school-that-went-viral-for-crowded-hallway-photo/
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Nine people have become infected with coronavirus at the Georgia school where a teen was suspended for recording footage of a crowded hallway in which many students were seen without masks, according to a report.

North Paulding High School in Dallas, Ga., informed parents in a letter Saturday that six students and three faculty members have tested positive for the virus, ABC News reported.
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on August 09, 2020, 10:24:03 AM
They got suspended for leaking the truth, huh? Fuck our public schools

Edit: oh they walked it back though, of course ::)
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Post by: Flannel Boy on August 09, 2020, 10:25:34 AM

https://twitter.com/brucetempleton/status/1292455472960659457
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: EchoRin on August 09, 2020, 10:27:34 AM
Quote from: Tripon on August 07, 2020, 07:27:16 PM
https://twitter.com/JoshuaPotash/status/1291856487082528769

Ok, but why? Like what a waste of time to even pull this off. The end game is... nothing? because quite literally you are putting on a show and not a real organization.  ???

European immigrant lady, go enjoy a book, some vidya, brazilian wax, tunes from when you were a dancing queen and only 17, tennis. Fuck, anything. Why waste your time like this?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on August 09, 2020, 10:29:02 AM
https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/1292240958571061248
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Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on August 09, 2020, 11:39:02 AM
Quote from: EchoRin on August 09, 2020, 10:27:34 AM
Quote from: Tripon on August 07, 2020, 07:27:16 PM
https://twitter.com/JoshuaPotash/status/1291856487082528769

Ok, but why? Like what a waste of time to even pull this off. The end game is... nothing? because quite literally you are putting on a show and not a real organization.  ???

European immigrant lady, go enjoy a book, some vidya, brazilian wax, tunes from when you were a dancing queen and only 17, tennis. Fuck, anything. Why waste your time like this?

If you listen closely to that lady she's a russian/czech.

Same low level tactics from 2016 to get dumb ideas to fester into stupid people.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 09, 2020, 12:40:05 PM
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/anti-mask-march-montreal-aug-8-1.5679598
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 09, 2020, 02:25:17 PM
Ontario is finally under 1000 active cases and has been consitently less than 100 new daily cases.  https://covid-19-status.ca/on.html
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Post by: shosta on August 09, 2020, 02:41:55 PM
Quote from: shosta on August 08, 2020, 11:38:18 AM
The huge waterpark in my hometown is still open, the parking lot is packed, and every day all the city does is slap a $500 fine on them (admission is $45) :killme
https://fox40.com/news/local-news/rosevilles-golfland-sunsplash-open-despite-orders-to-shut-down/

Read this story to die instantly

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“To each his own I guess. If you’re a parent and you want to let your kids come out here and have some fun and you’re not too worried about it, then I guess that’s your choice, you know?” said Roseville resident Jason Penman.
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I think we’ll be fine. There’s a lot of chlorine in the water, so I’m feeling pretty good about that,” Mark said.
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A city spokesperson said if the fines don’t work, the city could take further action, including a hearing before a city administrative panel, possible additional fines and an order to cease the actions in question.
Ain't no laws when you're, uh, breakin' laws :yeshrug
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Post by: Kara on August 09, 2020, 02:47:33 PM
I've driven past that place!

e: Having flashbacks to State of Jefferson guys reading this.
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Post by: shosta on August 09, 2020, 02:48:31 PM
What the hell were you doing north of Sac? :lol
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Post by: Kara on August 09, 2020, 02:53:16 PM
I dated someone from Placer County once upon a time. Small world.
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Post by: tiesto on August 09, 2020, 03:29:16 PM
Yesterday I went to my nephew's baptism in a church on the UWS... my first time in NYC since January. It was eerie how quiet and deserted it was. Very few people walking around, a few people eating on outdoor patios. NYS has been in single digit deaths the last few days, and active cases have gone down from 400,000 to 80,000, with ~800 new cases a day and a 1% positive rate for testing. For what was once ground-zero of the epidemic, NYS as a single entity is more in line with non-dysfunctional countries. Though I worry what will happen when schools start reopening...

One thing about being here in NY is I haven't really witnessed any mask fuckery in person, apart from a handful of people here and there who don't cover their nose up with their masks.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on August 09, 2020, 05:17:03 PM
https://twitter.com/MilesKLassin/status/1292568974484529156

 :wut
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Bebpo on August 09, 2020, 05:44:29 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on August 09, 2020, 10:25:34 AM

https://twitter.com/brucetempleton/status/1292455472960659457

Well, yeah. I mean if people actually social distance, mask and hand-wash that should eliminate the majority of infectious diseases on the planet from spreading. Which is a good thing for sure and maybe says some things about certain precautions people can take in general to reduce the spread of the flu/colds when things are post-covid.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 09, 2020, 07:10:56 PM
My happy island

 :brazilcry :brazilcry :brazilcry

(https://i.imgur.com/MAeCPCf.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 09, 2020, 07:16:58 PM
death to america
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on August 09, 2020, 07:19:43 PM
The kokomo.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 09, 2020, 07:32:05 PM
I spent 5 minutes trying to modify it to something like 'James oh I want to take ya' but gave up. 
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Post by: Tripon on August 09, 2020, 07:51:21 PM
https://twitter.com/Crimealytics/status/1292586382024679429
https://twitter.com/Freeyourmindkid/status/1292220720777494531
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on August 09, 2020, 07:55:48 PM
Quote from: Tripon on August 09, 2020, 07:51:21 PM
https://twitter.com/Crimealytics/status/1292586382024679429
https://twitter.com/Freeyourmindkid/status/1292220720777494531

WHAT?!

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Post by: Great Rumbler on August 09, 2020, 08:30:04 PM
A local school in my part of Oklahoma has already gone to online-only [at least for now] after the entire cafeteria staff was potentially exposed.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: kingv on August 10, 2020, 02:12:38 AM
Quote from: Bebpo on August 09, 2020, 05:44:29 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on August 09, 2020, 10:25:34 AM

https://twitter.com/brucetempleton/status/1292455472960659457

Well, yeah. I mean if people actually social distance, mask and hand-wash that should eliminate the majority of infectious diseases on the planet from spreading. Which is a good thing for sure and maybe says some things about certain precautions people can take in general to reduce the spread of the flu/colds when things are post-covid.

Totally. We should normalize people staying home from work when ill. And probably wear masks indoors during flu season as well.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: chronovore on August 10, 2020, 04:46:24 AM
Japan needs to normalize this even more and then the USA. It is stunning how many times people come to work hacking and coughing and running with snot from behind their paper masks. COVID-19 should absolutely be the cause of some intelligent change.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on August 10, 2020, 01:49:41 PM
https://twitter.com/coachhargitt/status/1292671587859042304

 :usacry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 10, 2020, 02:14:07 PM
https://twitter.com/PFF_College/status/1292847666456670216
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Post by: Nintex on August 10, 2020, 02:25:07 PM
This President also voted

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1292873531382992901 (https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1292873531382992901)

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1292886763690745859 (https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1292886763690745859)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on August 10, 2020, 02:57:53 PM
Okay.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Kara on August 10, 2020, 03:11:26 PM
Shut up, Nintendie.
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Post by: Tripon on August 10, 2020, 03:15:31 PM
The reason this is happening because the players has been pushing for much stronger COVID-19 precautions/protections and no liability waivers. Particularly in the Pac-12, players were pushing for union representation/getting paid. It's the conferences (Pac-12/Big-10) trying to staunch paying players and keeping amatuer status as long as possible.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: benjipwns on August 10, 2020, 04:19:42 PM
https://twitter.com/mattesontv/status/1292696480667639808
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Post by: team filler on August 10, 2020, 06:27:48 PM
Quote from: Tripon on August 10, 2020, 03:15:31 PM
The reason this is happening because the players has been pushing for much stronger COVID-19 precautions/protections and no liability waivers. Particularly in the Pac-12, players were pushing for union representation/getting paid. It's the conferences (Pac-12/Big-10) trying to staunch paying players and keeping amatuer status as long as possible.
https://twitter.com/ESPNBooger/status/1292934681881714689
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Post by: OnlyRegret on August 10, 2020, 06:31:09 PM
it's been a month or so since all those crisis point articles
I'm guessing any lockdown gunning is dead at this point
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 10, 2020, 06:49:03 PM
https://twitter.com/christoq/status/1292944183452250112
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Post by: Great Rumbler on August 10, 2020, 06:55:18 PM
Imagine being at the point in your life where your own child has to physically lift you off the ground and carry you out of a grocery store. :neogaf
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 10, 2020, 08:41:11 PM
https://twitter.com/lapublichealth/status/1292955542110064643
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Post by: EchoRin on August 10, 2020, 08:51:43 PM
I do find it really funny that Smash Mouth seemed to be quite twitter woke these past few years and then they go all nutter on COVID-19  :lol :lol

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on August 10, 2020, 10:20:27 PM
Texas:

Quote from: https://www.texastribune.org/2020/08/10/coronavirus-testing-texas/?utm_campaign=trib-social&utm_content=1597089410&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
In the week ending Aug. 8, an average 36,255 coronavirus tests were administered in Texas each day — a drop of about 42% from two weeks earlier, when the average number of daily tests was 62,516.

At the same time, the percentage of tests yielding positive results has climbed, up to 20% on average in the week ending Aug. 8. Two weeks earlier, the average positivity rate was around 14%.
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Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on August 10, 2020, 10:27:18 PM
Less tests more cases?

GG
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Post by: Nintex on August 11, 2020, 06:22:23 AM
Putin has a vaccine, tested on his daughter.

https://twitter.com/BBCWorld/status/1293127603654623232 (https://twitter.com/BBCWorld/status/1293127603654623232)

https://twitter.com/CricBollyBuzz/status/1293125428115206144 (https://twitter.com/CricBollyBuzz/status/1293125428115206144)

 :wut

There already were some rumors that in rich circles in Russia a vaccine was circulating.

Now the question is, what will the US do. Claim it doesn't work or will Trump ask Putin to sell it to the US so he can cure everyone before the election.  :doge
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Post by: BIONIC on August 11, 2020, 06:30:59 AM
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/russia-unveils-coronavirus-vaccine-claiming-victory-in-global-race-before-final-testing-is-complete/2020/08/11/792f8a54-d813-11ea-a788-2ce86ce81129_story.html

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The leading Russian vaccine candidate has so far been tested in small, early clinical trials designed to find the right dose and assess any safety concerns. It was given to scientists who developed it, in self-experimentation that is unusual in modern science, 50 members of the Russian military and a handful of other volunteers.

:titus
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Post by: Akala on August 11, 2020, 09:34:01 AM
:putin

while likely iffy science and cutting corners, and assuming it doesn't cause a mutation or something to that effect,  it's fully possible the russian vaccine could work. people work back from lucky results in life all the time and it can speed up and/or locate successful processes.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
discounting gambler's fallacy for a minute
[close]

isn't that what happens in every outbreak movie anyway?  :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 11, 2020, 10:16:51 AM
https://twitter.com/HenryJFoy/status/1293134762543120389
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Post by: Flannel Boy on August 11, 2020, 11:26:05 AM
https://twitter.com/TorontoStar/status/1293205172806533121

Genuinely surprised.

That said, mask use has been high in Toronto for a while. More people are wearing masks now outdoors than did indoors two months ago.
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Post by: team filler on August 11, 2020, 12:08:24 PM
https://twitter.com/Pruit_Igoe/status/1293157723886977024


 :thinking
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Post by: Tripon on August 11, 2020, 12:37:24 PM
https://twitter.com/ellencarmichael/status/1293194856597159937

This one is a bit overboard.

The reasoning to show good behavior.


-----

https://twitter.com/MiamiHerald/status/1293209015212822528
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 11, 2020, 02:32:03 PM
Just saw a dude with purposeful holes in his mask and not wearing it over his nose. 
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Post by: BIONIC on August 11, 2020, 02:39:33 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on August 11, 2020, 02:32:03 PM
Just saw a dude with purposeful holes in his mask and not wearing it over his nose.

This is a non kink shaming forum  :wag
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Post by: Uncle on August 11, 2020, 02:48:57 PM
wasn't there a lot of discussion early on about how we had never made a vaccine for this type of virus before and one might never happen?  I thought I heard it described as akin to the mythical "curing the common cold" (which we collectively gave up on and just shrug and treat the symptoms)

were earlier reports wrong and it's wicked easy to vaccine or
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Post by: james on August 11, 2020, 02:56:25 PM
Quote from: Uncle on August 11, 2020, 02:48:57 PM
wasn't there a lot of discussion early on about how we had never made a vaccine for this type of virus before and one might never happen?  I thought I heard it described as akin to the mythical "curing the common cold" (which we collectively gave up on and just shrug and treat the symptoms)

were earlier reports wrong and it's wicked easy to vaccine or

The 1918 virus is still among us today.

If they develop a vaccine in 6 months it will prove the theory that they could have cured the flu and cold but never did because they make more money selling medicine for the symptoms
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Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on August 11, 2020, 03:01:13 PM
Quote from: Uncle on August 11, 2020, 02:48:57 PM
wasn't there a lot of discussion early on about how we had never made a vaccine for this type of virus before and one might never happen?  I thought I heard it described as akin to the mythical "curing the common cold" (which we collectively gave up on and just shrug and treat the symptoms)

were earlier reports wrong and it's wicked easy to vaccine or

As I understand it, the vaccines will help stop the worst cases, and minimize deaths. covid aint going away, it's already been shown to mutate .

We covid for life
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Post by: Tripon on August 11, 2020, 03:03:19 PM
Our best hope is that with a viable vaccine, it mutates to become another common cold instead of killing hundred of thousands each year.
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Post by: Flannel Boy on August 11, 2020, 03:05:15 PM
I don't know that many knowledgeable people said a vaccine was not possible, just that it might not give long-lasting immunity. There was also a concern that SARS-CoV-2 would mutate so rapidly that the vaccine would soon become useless.

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Post by: Flannel Boy on August 11, 2020, 03:11:10 PM
Quote from: james on August 11, 2020, 02:56:25 PM

The 1918 virus is still among us today.

If they develop a vaccine in 6 months it will prove the theory that they could have cured the flu and cold but never did because they make more money selling medicine for the symptoms

Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't there vaccines for the A/H1N1 strain, which caused the 1918 flu pandemic?

The immune response from a common cold fades fast, such that you can be reinfected soon after. I assume that plus the fact that there are so many causes of the cold make a vaccine impractical.
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Post by: james on August 11, 2020, 03:12:35 PM
Quote from: Tripon on August 11, 2020, 03:03:19 PM
Our best hope is that with a viable vaccine, it mutates to become another common cold instead of killing hundred of thousands each year.

What if it mutates into something like herpes, where it's inside you, and makes random appearances every so often right before a big important event.

I believe the chicken poxes work like that too. You think youre safe, you get old and BAM youre sick and dying because its back baby
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Post by: Raist on August 11, 2020, 03:35:51 PM
As I think I mentioned before, developing vaccines costs an astronomical amount of money.

No one will invest that for something like the common cold. Similarly, vaccine development for SARS and MERS got shut down pretty quick because those outbreaks ended up being so limited, both geographically and temporally.

So there's your answer as to why there are currently no vaccines for other coronaviruses - it's got nothing to do with whether it's possible or not.


It's not going to "mutate" into something capable of latent infection either anytime soon (or ever). Those that do belong to completely different kinds of virus families, with dedicated mechanisms for this.
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Post by: ToxicAdam on August 11, 2020, 03:36:06 PM
NZ had their first reported case(s) today. Auckland went into shutdown mode and people are back to panic buying at the store in response.

It's heart-warming to know that people are all the same, wherever we are.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 11, 2020, 03:49:22 PM
Quote from: Raist on August 11, 2020, 03:35:51 PM
As I think I mentioned before, developing vaccines costs an astronomical amount of money.

No one will invest that for something like the common cold. Similarly, vaccine development for SARS and MERS got shut down pretty quick because those outbreaks ended up being so limited, both geographically and temporally.

So there's your answer as to why there are currently no vaccines for other coronaviruses - it's got nothing to do with whether it's possible or not.


It's not going to "mutate" into something capable of latent infection either anytime soon (or ever). Those that do belong to completely different kinds of virus families, with dedicated mechanisms for this.

Yeah clearly theres no market for a cure to the common cold and flu

 :doge :doge :doge
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on August 11, 2020, 03:57:01 PM
maybe the JAMES fund should look into it :brain
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Post by: Rufus on August 11, 2020, 03:58:19 PM
Quote from: james on August 11, 2020, 03:49:22 PM
Yeah clearly theres no market for a cure to the common cold and flu

 :doge :doge :doge
There are hundreds of cold viruses. Why bother creating a cure for all of them when you can just sell something that alleviates the symptons?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on August 11, 2020, 04:00:38 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on August 11, 2020, 03:11:10 PM
Quote from: james on August 11, 2020, 02:56:25 PM

The 1918 virus is still among us today.

If they develop a vaccine in 6 months it will prove the theory that they could have cured the flu and cold but never did because they make more money selling medicine for the symptoms

Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't there vaccines for the A/H1N1 strain, which caused the 1918 flu pandemic?

The immune response from a common cold fades fast, such that you can be reinfected soon after. I assume that plus the fact that there are so many causes of the cold make a vaccine impractical.

Yeah, there are plenty of flu vaccines. Sars-CoV-2 is not a flu virus, though. So can't be compared.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 11, 2020, 04:30:47 PM
Quote from: Rufus on August 11, 2020, 03:58:19 PM
Quote from: james on August 11, 2020, 03:49:22 PM
Yeah clearly theres no market for a cure to the common cold and flu

 :doge :doge :doge
There are hundreds of cold viruses. Why bother creating a cure for all of them when you can just sell something that alleviates the symptons?

Thats what Im saying. If they can whip up a corona cure in 6 month, it proves thats what theyve been doing for decades with the cold and flu
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Raist on August 11, 2020, 04:54:32 PM
Quote from: james on August 11, 2020, 03:49:22 PM
Quote from: Raist on August 11, 2020, 03:35:51 PM
As I think I mentioned before, developing vaccines costs an astronomical amount of money.

No one will invest that for something like the common cold. Similarly, vaccine development for SARS and MERS got shut down pretty quick because those outbreaks ended up being so limited, both geographically and temporally.

So there's your answer as to why there are currently no vaccines for other coronaviruses - it's got nothing to do with whether it's possible or not.


It's not going to "mutate" into something capable of latent infection either anytime soon (or ever). Those that do belong to completely different kinds of virus families, with dedicated mechanisms for this.

Yeah clearly theres no market for a cure to the common cold and flu

 :doge :doge :doge

Last I checked the common cold doesn't shut down countries for months, nor does it kill hundreds of thousands per season..

The problem with the flu is that there's a fuckton of strains and it's more or less a guessing game and then race as to which one will hit next and needs vaccines produced for.

Influenza is also a lot more unstable than coronaviruses - flu vaccines' efficiencies are trash compared to say, yellow fever.

But keep living in your fantasy conspiracy world I guess.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BisMarckie on August 11, 2020, 04:56:46 PM
Raist won the baited award 2020 as well :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on August 11, 2020, 07:01:23 PM
Corona-school news from my area:

1 school had a student test positive, whole class now under quarantine.

1 school had a teacher test positive, three classes now under quarantine.

1 school had 2 teachers test positive, entire school shut down for now.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on August 11, 2020, 07:16:28 PM
Need to import those angry Italian mayors to yell at people.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 11, 2020, 07:47:30 PM
Quote from: Stro on August 11, 2020, 07:13:32 PM
The mayor of Indianapolis is pissed and is instituting a $1000 fine for not wearing masks

If I was a mayor and had access to a shoot first ask questions later PD i would be going HAM on the covidiots
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: OnlyRegret on August 11, 2020, 08:00:56 PM
you're on to something james, I guess everyone was just too lazy to try
you should leave now and work on it yourself and see it to fruition
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 11, 2020, 08:29:51 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on August 11, 2020, 08:00:56 PM
you're on to something james, I guess everyone was just too lazy to try
you should leave now and work on it yourself and see it to fruition

I missed the filing deadline, maybe next time
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: OnlyRegret on August 11, 2020, 08:34:30 PM
Sure would love a vaccine real early, not for myself. I'm in contact with some elderly relatives who can't fully quarantine and so need help. I've been borderline isolating for months too.
It'd be nice after months of that to be able to relax to normal safeguard levels without the risk of asymptotic transmission chalking me up a multiple person body count.

Quote from: Great Rumbler on August 10, 2020, 10:20:27 PM
Texas:

Quote from: https://www.texastribune.org/2020/08/10/coronavirus-testing-texas/?utm_campaign=trib-social&utm_content=1597089410&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
In the week ending Aug. 8, an average 36,255 coronavirus tests were administered in Texas each day — a drop of about 42% from two weeks earlier, when the average number of daily tests was 62,516.

At the same time, the percentage of tests yielding positive results has climbed, up to 20% on average in the week ending Aug. 8. Two weeks earlier, the average positivity rate was around 14%.

I was wondering why case counts dropped, should've figured it was testing fuckery and not virus receding.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 11, 2020, 09:34:49 PM
https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1293359017859874816
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on August 11, 2020, 10:02:41 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqpak5lFxvs
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 11, 2020, 10:46:37 PM
https://twitter.com/lapublichealth/status/1293307716635631623
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on August 11, 2020, 10:48:29 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on August 11, 2020, 10:02:41 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqpak5lFxvs

When does this get released?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on August 12, 2020, 03:10:17 AM
https://twitter.com/ShrillockHolmes/status/1292902035138973700
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Post by: james on August 12, 2020, 12:04:07 PM
Quote
Florida sheriff bans deputies, visitors from wearing masks

On Tuesday, as Florida set a daily record for covid-19 deaths, Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods prohibited his deputies from wearing masks at work. His order, which also applies to visitors to the sheriff’s office, carves out an exception for officers in some locations, including hospitals, and when dealing with people who are high-risk or suspected of having the novel coronavirus.

In an email to the sheriff’s department shared with The Washington Post, Woods disputed the idea that masks are a consensus approach to battling the pandemic.

“We can debate and argue all day of why and why not. The fact is, the amount of professionals that give the reason why we should, I can find the exact same amount of professionals that say why we shouldn’t,” Woods wrote in the email, which was first reported by the Ocala Star-Banner.

Woods, meanwhile, told his deputies on Tuesday to stop wearing masks in most cases. While officers can still mask up in areas including the courthouse and county jail, they must immediately take off the face coverings afterward. Deputies working special events are also forbidden from wearing masks, Woods said.

All visitors to sheriff’s department buildings will be asked to take off their masks in the lobby, Woods said, linking that rule to the ongoing protests against police brutality.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/08/12/masks-florida-ban-billy-woods/?utm_source=reddit.com

Nuke them from orbit. Its the only way to be sure.
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Post by: Tripon on August 12, 2020, 12:16:03 PM
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-newzealand-idUSKCN25801P?utm_source=reddit.com

Quote
The New Zealand unit of Atlanta, U.S.-based, Americold Realty Trust, a refrigerated storage specialist with operations in the United States, Canada, Argentina and Australia as well as New Zealand, identified itself as the owner of the cool store.

America is the typhoid Mary of the world.  :science
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: EightBitNate on August 12, 2020, 01:12:14 PM
https://twitter.com/shaun_vids/status/1289692915212488704
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on August 12, 2020, 01:46:50 PM
https://twitter.com/VicTafur/status/1293586499494019073

 :jawalrus
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 12, 2020, 03:43:12 PM
Holy shit, Trump was right.

If we test less, we get less cases!

(https://image.cnbcfm.com/api/v1/image/106660284-1597253474187-20200812_us_cases_testing_v2_jhu-01.png?v=1597253483&w=740&h=392)

The man is a prodigy
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 12, 2020, 04:16:05 PM
https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1293641807302197250
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Post by: Oblivion on August 12, 2020, 04:37:37 PM
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Some defy the rules knowing precisely what the worst-case scenario is. Others deny the threat, foolishly thinking either that COVID-19 is a hoax, or that the virus can’t infect or kill them. We’ve seen plenty of examples of coronavirus deniers experiencing that worst-case scenario. But even so, plenty of people are still willing to ignore safety measures like social distancing and face masks, which can significantly reduce the risk of transmission.

The latest example of how not to approach the pandemic involves a 28-year-old mother who is in store for months grueling of rehab. She spent 69 days in bed after contracting the virus, and now she’ll have to relearn how to walk. She can’t even comb her hair, and her health will take months to improve.

...

After 69 days in the ICU, Martinez was moved to a regular hospital on June 29th, but the story doesn’t end there. “It’s one day after the next after the next,” she told El Pais. “I was irresponsible.”

...

She was asleep for a long time, and the doctors used strong sedation to relax her muscles. She lost muscle mass to the point where she couldn’t even hold up her head or walk. Other organs have also been affected, including her eyes.

“For three months, they’ve been washing me with sponge baths, and until not long ago, I couldn’t even go to the bathroom alone. They have been putting diapers on me… Diapers,” she told the paper.

One of her treating physicians said that the rehabilitation period would easily take eight months, and she may experience health issues even after that.

https://bgr.com/2020/08/09/coronavirus-denier-69-days-in-the-icu-relearn-how-to-walk/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 12, 2020, 04:43:29 PM
https://twitter.com/ByMikeBaker/status/1293573604265795584
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: EightBitNate on August 12, 2020, 05:02:10 PM
Quote from: Tripon on August 12, 2020, 04:43:29 PM
https://twitter.com/ByMikeBaker/status/1293573604265795584

(https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/mobile/000/032/808/Cheers_I'll_Drink_To_That_Bro_Banner.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 12, 2020, 10:21:03 PM
Mom is in corona quarentine for 2 weeks, she was exposed to a Corona family
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Post by: Tripon on August 12, 2020, 11:18:34 PM
https://twitter.com/alexnazaryan/status/1293743471778398208

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PAULDING CONTY, Ga. (CBS46) -- North Paulding High School now has at least 35 confirmed COVID-19 cases in students and teachers after kicking off the school year with in-person classes a week ago.

On Monday and Tuesday the school was closed for a deep cleaning after only nine tests were confirmed positive. By Wednesday that number had more than tripled.

As a safety measure, Paulding County School District Superintendent Dr. Brian Otott and Principal Gabe Carmona announced Wednesday that students would adhere to a hybrid learning environment.

A letter sent to parents from both Carmona and Otott read in part:

"Before the school year began, we shared that this would be a school year unlike any other, and that there would be challenges ahead that would require us to adjust, adapt, and be flexible. We knew that would be especially true at NPHS, the largest high school in Paulding County with more than 2,000 students and staff on campus at any given time. We have received results from pending COVID-19 tests, and with new positive results we now have at least 35 confirmed cases in the NPHS community since the first day of

school. Obviously, the rate of COVID-19 spread is a concern that will require us to adapt our plan for in person instruction to protect the health and safety of our students and staff.

The plan we have developed will reduce the number of students on campus by half, will reduce hallway congestion, will improve traffic flow during class tran

https://www.cbs46.com/news/35-students-teachers-test-positive-for-covid-19-at-north-paulding-hs/article_b13360f4-dcd9-11ea-b1fb-d3fd7502051e.html

35 in one week. Great job guys.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Clockwork5 on August 13, 2020, 09:46:25 AM
My one of my girlfriends patients tested positive for COVID during her first week of clinicals. She is a physical  therapist so its not like she is fully bubbled up either, just an n95. She is getting tested on Monday.

 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on August 13, 2020, 11:52:56 AM
https://twitter.com/DrZoeHyde/status/1293867282809016320
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on August 13, 2020, 02:14:34 PM
How many girlfriends do you have clockwork?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 13, 2020, 02:22:04 PM
More than me

 :existential
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Clockwork5 on August 13, 2020, 04:22:13 PM
Quote from: Cauliflower Of Love on August 13, 2020, 02:14:34 PM
How many girlfriends do you have clockwork?
I guess punctuation matters sometimes lol.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: thisismyusername on August 13, 2020, 06:37:28 PM
KISS MY ASS, REEETIOUS, MANDARK, AND SHOSTA:

https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1293991234386702338

VOTE ALL THESE MOTHERFUCKERS OUT AND GET INDEPENDENTS IN. FUCK THEM ALL.</anger>
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on August 13, 2020, 06:38:42 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on August 13, 2020, 06:37:28 PM
VOTE ALL THESE MOTHERFUCKERS OUT AND GET INDEPENDENTS IN.
:rofl
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Yeti on August 13, 2020, 06:56:48 PM
Tough times ahead  :(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 13, 2020, 07:12:48 PM
https://twitter.com/lapublichealth/status/1294041593993805824
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 13, 2020, 08:18:18 PM
https://twitter.com/FitzTrubey/status/1294059544973377539
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on August 13, 2020, 08:34:12 PM
Quote from: shosta on August 13, 2020, 06:38:42 PM
Quote from: thisismyusername on August 13, 2020, 06:37:28 PM
VOTE ALL THESE MOTHERFUCKERS OUT AND GET INDEPENDENTS IN.
:rofl
getting fired up for howard schultz
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 13, 2020, 08:54:04 PM
What is the Starbucks pandemic plan.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on August 13, 2020, 08:57:31 PM
Quote from: Tripon on August 13, 2020, 08:54:04 PM
What is the Starbucks pandemic plan.

Mocha frappe latte with an extra shot of Russian coronavirus vaccine if you upgrade to venti.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on August 13, 2020, 09:00:00 PM
do they vax the russian bride before sending her over these day ?  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: benjipwns on August 13, 2020, 09:52:09 PM
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/13/cdc-mental-health-pandemic-394832
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One in four young adults between the ages of 18 and 24 say they've considered suicide in the past month because of the pandemic, according to new CDC data that paints a bleak picture of the nation's mental health during the crisis.

The data also flags a surge of anxiety and substance abuse, with more than 40 percent of those surveyed saying they experienced a mental or behavioral health condition connected to the Covid-19 emergency. The CDC study analyzed 5,412 survey respondents between June 24 and 30.

The toll is falling heaviest on young adults, caregivers, essential workers and minorities. While 10.7 percent of respondents overall reported considering suicide in the previous 30 days, 25.5 percent of those between 18 to 24 reported doing so. Almost 31 percent of self-reported unpaid caregivers and 22 percent of essential workers also said they harbored such thoughts. Hispanic and Black respondents similarly were well above the average.

Roughly 30.9 percent of respondents said they had symptoms of anxiety or depression. Roughly 26.3 respondents reported trauma and stress-related disorder because of the pandemic.

Another 13.3 percent of respondents said they have turned to substance use, including alcohol and prescription or illicit drugs, to cope with stress from the pandemic.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 13, 2020, 11:05:25 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/YQut1FJ.png)

So Brazil passed the U.S. in cases and deaths today...
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on August 14, 2020, 10:09:20 AM
https://twitter.com/pbleic/status/1294235993999118338
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 14, 2020, 10:20:21 AM
I'm confused, shouldn't that graph curve down?  A large immune should require less social interaction. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: I'm a Puppy! on August 14, 2020, 10:43:37 AM
Every morning I get up and run our ICU capacity/covid 7 days a week. Let me tell ya, it's a really depressing way to wake up. Especially now. It just keeps going up (that's right both, because people are dying more ICU becomes more available). 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on August 14, 2020, 11:03:54 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on August 14, 2020, 10:20:21 AM
I'm confused, shouldn't that graph curve down?  A large immune should require less social interaction.
The lower the social connectivity, the fewer people you need to have been infected for the R0 to drop below 1

If social connectivity is at a normal level, you need 60% of the population infected for the R0 to drop below 1. If social connectivity is at 50%, you need 25% of the population to be infected for the R0 to drop below 1.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on August 14, 2020, 11:39:49 AM
https://twitter.com/LaurenPelley/status/1294257245870579712
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 14, 2020, 12:47:48 PM
How many of those individuals work at the White House?  ;)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 14, 2020, 12:49:09 PM
https://www.sfgate.com/science/article/Bleeding-swollen-gums-linked-to-severe-COVID-19-15481618.php

Quote
If you don’t floss regularly, this might persuade you to change your behavior.

Patients with gum disease are more likely to experience severe, potentially life-threatening complications if they contract COVID-19 and need to be hospitalized, according to a new report published online in the Journal of the California Dental Association.

Chronic gum disease, or periodontitis, is characterized by swollen, bleeding gums and bone loss. It produces a bacteria that releases a harmful protein known as IL-6 (interleukin-6). IL-6 is an inflammatory cytokine that can trigger the out-of-control reaction of the immune system known as a cytokine storm.

The report referenced the findings of a German study of 40 hospitalized COVID-19 patients published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology in May. It concluded that patients with elevated IL-6 levels were 22 times more likely to suffer respiratory failure and require mechanical ventilation.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, nearly 80% of patients placed on ventilators in the United States have died, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“Gum disease has been linked to other breathing ailments, including pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) so we weren’t surprised to find a link to respiratory problems with COVID-19,” said Dr. Shervin Molayem, a U.S. dental surgeon based in Los Angeles
and founder of the UCLA Dental Research Journal, in a news release last week.

“What shocked us was the discovery of the protein’s devastating, life-threatening impact to patients once they’re hospitalized. One tiny, inflammatory protein robbed them of their ability to breathe,” he said.

Molayem and Dr. Carla Pontes, a scientist and health care researcher in South Africa, expanded upon the German study’s results for their Mouth-Covid Connection report. They noted that IL-6 can disrupt capillary blood gas exchange in the lungs, contributing to pulmonary failure.

Risk Corona visiting the doctor or getting it bad because you don't floss as much as you should.  :fbm

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I had to visit the Dentist about 6 times from May to August because I chipped my front tooth, and needed a root canal, a crown, and 8 fillings. Out about $2092 because I have shitty Metlife HMO for my dental.  :existential
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 14, 2020, 12:55:35 PM
My root canals are slightly higher than they should be so I'm at a higher risk of gum and root canal infections.
And also I'm asthmatic and the medicine I took as a kid were also very bad for my teeth.

The more I learn about it, the more I'm convinced that this bio weapon was somehow engineered specifically to kill me.  :existential
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Clockwork5 on August 14, 2020, 01:38:02 PM
Brb gonna go buy some floss.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 14, 2020, 01:43:12 PM
Oh fuck my gums are garbage
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 14, 2020, 05:46:00 PM
https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/toronto-strip-club-employee-may-have-exposed-more-than-500-people-to-covid-19-1.5064310

https://www.thebeaverton.com/2020/08/550-toronto-men-tell-wives-they-are-getting-covid-tests-for-no-particular-reason/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Transhuman on August 14, 2020, 10:17:10 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on August 14, 2020, 05:46:00 PM
https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/toronto-strip-club-employee-may-have-exposed-more-than-500-people-to-covid-19-1.5064310

https://www.thebeaverton.com/2020/08/550-toronto-men-tell-wives-they-are-getting-covid-tests-for-no-particular-reason/

I wonder if it was Club SUPERSEX

https://youtu.be/yT4ZIy8TjA0
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: bork on August 15, 2020, 10:21:14 AM
Anti-mask "Ohio Karen" being a moron in multiple locations:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLi-syYZr-g
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 15, 2020, 10:55:48 AM
https://kfor.com/news/moore-student-who-knowingly-had-covid-19-attends-school/

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MOORE, Okla. (KFOR) – A Moore Public Schools student came to school while knowingly having COVID-19.

School administration officials learned that the Westmoore High School student came to school on Thursday, according to a letter that school district officials sent to parents.

“Once administrators were made aware of the student’s health situation yesterday evening, MPS Nurses and the health department were immediately involved,” the letter states.

Quote
School personnel investigated the matter and learned that the student’s parents were mistaken about the student’s end of quarantine date.

“We will continue investigating this situation with the health departments,” the letter states.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on August 15, 2020, 03:12:17 PM
(https://i.redd.it/ep7f8apmp5h51.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on August 15, 2020, 03:13:00 PM
Why put Canada on that chart... bragging is so unbecoming
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 15, 2020, 03:45:13 PM
To show what it possible when you put your mind to it. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 15, 2020, 03:48:01 PM
So basically, Vermont is the only U.S. state that has this handled.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 15, 2020, 04:26:58 PM
https://twitter.com/KOCOCarson/status/1294703990433865728
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on August 15, 2020, 05:17:26 PM
But we definitely shouldn't cancel sports or anything
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 15, 2020, 09:55:44 PM
https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/1292267946920812544
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Akala on August 15, 2020, 10:20:51 PM
God bless the NBA  :preach
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on August 16, 2020, 08:59:44 AM
Quote from: Tripon on August 14, 2020, 12:49:09 PM
https://www.sfgate.com/science/article/Bleeding-swollen-gums-linked-to-severe-COVID-19-15481618.php

Quote
If you don’t floss regularly, this might persuade you to change your behavior.

Patients with gum disease are more likely to experience severe, potentially life-threatening complications if they contract COVID-19 and need to be hospitalized, according to a new report published online in the Journal of the California Dental Association.

Chronic gum disease, or periodontitis, is characterized by swollen, bleeding gums and bone loss. It produces a bacteria that releases a harmful protein known as IL-6 (interleukin-6). IL-6 is an inflammatory cytokine that can trigger the out-of-control reaction of the immune system known as a cytokine storm.

The report referenced the findings of a German study of 40 hospitalized COVID-19 patients published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology in May. It concluded that patients with elevated IL-6 levels were 22 times more likely to suffer respiratory failure and require mechanical ventilation.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, nearly 80% of patients placed on ventilators in the United States have died, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“Gum disease has been linked to other breathing ailments, including pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) so we weren’t surprised to find a link to respiratory problems with COVID-19,” said Dr. Shervin Molayem, a U.S. dental surgeon based in Los Angeles
and founder of the UCLA Dental Research Journal, in a news release last week.

“What shocked us was the discovery of the protein’s devastating, life-threatening impact to patients once they’re hospitalized. One tiny, inflammatory protein robbed them of their ability to breathe,” he said.

Molayem and Dr. Carla Pontes, a scientist and health care researcher in South Africa, expanded upon the German study’s results for their Mouth-Covid Connection report. They noted that IL-6 can disrupt capillary blood gas exchange in the lungs, contributing to pulmonary failure.

Risk Corona visiting the doctor or getting it bad because you don't floss as much as you should.  :fbm

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I had to visit the Dentist about 6 times from May to August because I chipped my front tooth, and needed a root canal, a crown, and 8 fillings. Out about $2092 because I have shitty Metlife HMO for my dental.  :existential
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well this is fucking terrifying for me. my gums have been in good condition for the past 4 years but i do have periodontitis.  :'(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: VomKriege on August 16, 2020, 03:00:17 PM
New infections are still growing every day in France but so far hospital admissions and ICU use is still down. I didn't follow articles closely but it's perhaps an effect of a larger testing net and less vulnerable demographics driving the surge. Purely anecdotal but teens and young adults sort of resumed social events and sometimes aren't too thorough mask wise.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on August 16, 2020, 04:23:56 PM
the bore's admins need to be careful:

https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1294652130842861568
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on August 16, 2020, 05:03:08 PM
BBWs stay winning  :drool
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: kingv on August 16, 2020, 05:33:08 PM
Quote from: Nintex on August 14, 2020, 12:55:35 PM
My root canals are slightly higher than they should be so I'm at a higher risk of gum and root canal infections.
And also I'm asthmatic and the medicine I took as a kid were also very bad for my teeth.

The more I learn about it, the more I'm convinced that this bio weapon was somehow engineered specifically to kill me.  :existential

My uncle has diabetes, is on dialysis, is 70, confined to a wheelchair, and has heart disease. This motherfucker got the rona and got nothing but a mild cough. Just spent the whole time bitching about the food in the hospital.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: kingv on August 16, 2020, 11:35:55 PM
https://news.yahoo.com/amphtml/georgias-cherokee-county-closes-third-223152347.html

This is going to be happening nationwide. Schools just closing from quarantine. Happened in a district a few hours from me too. So many teachers ended up on quarantine lists that they just couldn’t have school.

Looks like UNC might be cancelling in person school soon too. Went from 2 clusters on Friday to 4 yesterday in different dorms and frats.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 17, 2020, 12:19:57 AM
Quote from: kingv on August 16, 2020, 11:35:55 PM
https://news.yahoo.com/amphtml/georgias-cherokee-county-closes-third-223152347.html

This is going to be happening nationwide. Schools just closing from quarantine. Happened in a district a few hours from me too. So many teachers ended up on quarantine lists that they just couldn’t have school.

Looks like UNC might be cancelling in person school soon too. Went from 2 clusters on Friday to 4 yesterday in different dorms and frats.

The issue is that they're not going to stay closed. Those school districts didn't put a viable plan in place, and it bit them in the ass but unless the local health agency stops them, they're going to keep schools open until a full blown outbreak occurs.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 17, 2020, 01:49:57 AM
Quote from: kingv on August 16, 2020, 11:35:55 PM
https://news.yahoo.com/amphtml/georgias-cherokee-county-closes-third-223152347.html

This is going to be happening nationwide. Schools just closing from quarantine. Happened in a district a few hours from me too. So many teachers ended up on quarantine lists that they just couldn’t have school.

Looks like UNC might be cancelling in person school soon too. Went from 2 clusters on Friday to 4 yesterday in different dorms and frats.

Damn the reddit is top tier entertainment

https://www.reddit.com/r/UNC/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: kingv on August 17, 2020, 04:43:37 AM
Jesus that’s dire. They’re going to end up sending everyone home within the next 2 weeks.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on August 17, 2020, 09:11:44 AM
Quote from: kingv on August 16, 2020, 11:35:55 PM
https://news.yahoo.com/amphtml/georgias-cherokee-county-closes-third-223152347.html

This is going to be happening nationwide. Schools just closing from quarantine. Happened in a district a few hours from me too. So many teachers ended up on quarantine lists that they just couldn’t have school.

Looks like UNC might be cancelling in person school soon too. Went from 2 clusters on Friday to 4 yesterday in different dorms and frats.

A number of schools in my little part of rural Oklahoma, where the corona isn't even that bad comparatively, has already several schools shut down and a few others that are on the verge of doing it after just two weeks.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 17, 2020, 11:30:00 AM
https://twitter.com/TarheelSoup/status/1295337202495426560
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: thisismyusername on August 17, 2020, 11:30:16 AM
https://twitter.com/i/events/1295327687909576707

#YouLoveToSeeIt™
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on August 17, 2020, 11:45:55 AM
Quote from: Tripon on August 17, 2020, 11:30:00 AM
https://twitter.com/TarheelSoup/status/1295337202495426560

http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=47656.0
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on August 17, 2020, 01:53:53 PM
I'm calling it. As of today, the US has beaten Coronavirus. No I will not be taking questions.

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please open up the bars. :stahp
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 17, 2020, 04:34:02 PM
https://twitter.com/dailytarheel/status/1295447961477033985

https://twitter.com/sadlerja/status/1295437546562953216
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 17, 2020, 04:41:02 PM
The south is a really special kind of place.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 17, 2020, 07:47:06 PM
https://twitter.com/markknoller/status/1295498455792713729 (https://twitter.com/markknoller/status/1295498455792713729)

is this peak 2020
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on August 17, 2020, 07:56:31 PM
Quote from: Nintex on August 17, 2020, 07:47:06 PM
https://twitter.com/markknoller/status/1295498455792713729 (https://twitter.com/markknoller/status/1295498455792713729)

is this peak 2020

I’m surprised it took them this long  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on August 18, 2020, 10:16:21 AM
https://twitter.com/HannahReloaded/status/1295070439023300609
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on August 18, 2020, 10:19:58 AM
Quote from: Oblivion on August 18, 2020, 10:16:21 AM
https://twitter.com/HannahReloaded/status/1295070439023300609

I'd rather die on my feet than live on my knees. Metaphorically on my feet, because I'm intubated on a hospital bed tho.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on August 18, 2020, 10:22:08 AM
Quote from: Piss Benoit on August 17, 2020, 07:56:31 PM
Quote from: Nintex on August 17, 2020, 07:47:06 PM
https://twitter.com/markknoller/status/1295498455792713729 (https://twitter.com/markknoller/status/1295498455792713729)

is this peak 2020

I’m surprised it took them this long  :doge

why? the entire point was that trump thought masks were gay all this time
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on August 18, 2020, 10:30:16 AM
even if they think they're gay its easy grift money left on the table :money

maga masks: for the pussy patriot :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Akala on August 18, 2020, 10:36:14 AM
Quote from: riotous on August 18, 2020, 10:31:02 AM
At some point they'll explain to Trump he can't keep his campaign funds if he loses and he'll not be happy.

life finds a way. will likely be something remarkably stupid, like direct transfer to one of his kids or businesses.

in other news of life finding a way:

http://www.cnn.com/2020/08/18/asia/wuhan-water-park-party-intl-hnk/index.html

(https://i.imgur.com/FT8TPnb.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on August 18, 2020, 10:53:21 AM
Quote from: riotous on August 18, 2020, 10:31:02 AM
That's probably literally how they ever agreed to get him to wear one;  "claim they are good and we can sell them."

At some point they'll explain to Trump he can't keep his campaign funds if he loses and he'll not be happy.


 :ufup
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on August 18, 2020, 11:38:59 AM
Quote from: Akala on August 18, 2020, 10:36:14 AM
Quote from: riotous on August 18, 2020, 10:31:02 AM
At some point they'll explain to Trump he can't keep his campaign funds if he loses and he'll not be happy.

life finds a way. will likely be something remarkably stupid, like direct transfer to one of his kids or businesses.

in other news of life finding a way:

http://www.cnn.com/2020/08/18/asia/wuhan-water-park-party-intl-hnk/index.html

(https://i.imgur.com/FT8TPnb.jpg)

 :picard

i mean, their logic is that they haven't had a case since may, but..that's not even three months.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on August 18, 2020, 11:42:05 AM
 :dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on August 18, 2020, 02:04:13 PM
https://twitter.com/wdsu/status/1295723894322737153

 :pika
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on August 18, 2020, 02:05:20 PM
I'm pretty sure students don't get sick... might want to check your source
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 18, 2020, 02:18:02 PM
Why are there schools in Mississippi? 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on August 18, 2020, 02:43:03 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on August 18, 2020, 02:18:02 PM
Why are there schools in Mississippi?

you can't have high school football without high schools, dummy  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 18, 2020, 02:47:30 PM
Quote from: Oblivion on August 18, 2020, 02:43:03 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on August 18, 2020, 02:18:02 PM
Why are there schools in Mississippi?

you can't have high school football without high schools, dummy  :doge

Cameraspinningaroundblackguywithmouthopen.gif
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on August 18, 2020, 02:49:01 PM
 :ohhh :titus
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on August 18, 2020, 03:14:43 PM
My wife got strong-armed into coming back to teach.

Even though they presented to the teachers like they had different options on how they return, how its played out is much different. She was thoughtful and gave them advance warning that she was electing to use her personal days to miss the first 8 weeks, then they told her they were going to fold her children into the other classes instead of hiring a permanent sub. When she comes back she will have no class/no children, so she will have to become a spot filler for the remainder of the year. This is after being in the same position for 25 years.

She would have to go through the grievance process to get it corrected which could take months and end up causing more stress. So, now she's going to come back to the shit show and be a guinea pig.

Not looking for sympathy, just giving you some insight on what's going on behind the scenes of certain schools.


Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on August 18, 2020, 03:41:01 PM
The administration of your school district is full of goat fuckers and they should be hung by their balls for negligence
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 18, 2020, 03:44:01 PM
Quote from: filler on August 18, 2020, 02:49:01 PM
:ohhh

I think this one, but spinning around him for dramatic effect
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on August 18, 2020, 04:27:26 PM
Yea, I probably didn't use the right lingo. They like to keep continuity in elementary classrooms when teachers have to leave for extended amounts of time. So, they hire the same sub to be there every day until the teacher comes back. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 18, 2020, 05:08:13 PM
If children had been banned, as per my policy platform, none of this would be an issue
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 19, 2020, 12:41:50 AM
https://twitter.com/lapublichealth/status/1295859336795656193
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 19, 2020, 01:52:16 AM
Quote
If successful, Mr Morrison said the Oxford vaccine would be free for 25 million Australians.

He also told Melbourne radio station 3AW he expected a successful vaccine would be "as mandatory as you can possibly make it".

"There are always exemptions for any vaccine on medical grounds but that should be the only basis — I mean we're talking about a pandemic that has destroyed the global economy and taken the lives of hundreds of thousands around the world," he said.

A statement from the Prime Minister's Office said Mr Morrison was also working to secure early access to the vaccine for neighbouring Pacific countries and regional partners in South-East Asia.

The Government also announced a deal with US company Becton Dickinson to supply the needles and syringes required to actually inject the vaccine into people.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-19/oxford-coronavirus-vaccine-astrazeneca-covid-19-australia-free/12571558

Australia has heard of Transhuman wants to body freedom and told him to get fucked.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on August 19, 2020, 02:10:00 AM
trashy is not your guinea pig  :stahp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 19, 2020, 02:41:33 AM
Quote
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — With active case numbers in the Sioux Falls area back at levels not seen since the end of May, the city’s mayor said he’s “fairly comfortable” with the case count at a Monday morning news conference on the coronavirus pandemic.

“The more people who get COVID, just to be blunt, the closer we move towards herd. The more people who get it without the getting the severe effects of needing hospitalization, the closer we get to less spread in our community, because more people will have had it,” TenHaken said.

While the percent positive rates in the Sioux Falls area have been increasing since late July and the weekly rate was 12% as of Aug. 17, TenHaken said there has not been a corresponding increase in hospitalization rates.

https://www.keloland.com/keloland-com-original/herd-approach-for-sioux-falls-tenhaken-addresses-covid-19-situation/

:rage
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pennywise on August 19, 2020, 09:14:00 AM
1510 new infections in Germany.
Highest since May.


 :killme
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on August 19, 2020, 09:15:02 AM
LOL those are pathetic numbers compared to what the Americans are putting up :trumps

:salute
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on August 19, 2020, 09:39:46 AM
https://twitter.com/carlzimmer/status/1296036544873144320
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 19, 2020, 10:00:54 AM
That's what happens when you call a neighborhood Corona and you fill it with Chinese people
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on August 19, 2020, 11:55:33 AM
Quote from: james on August 19, 2020, 10:00:54 AM
That's what happens when you call a neighborhood Corona and you fill it with Chinese people

:pika
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on August 19, 2020, 12:14:18 PM
Today they sentenced the first corona fraudster in Denmark.

1,5 year prison for trying to get 70k USD compensation( for his employees salaries) from the government with false documents.

Also has to pay a 150k usd fine.

Sweet justice.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 19, 2020, 12:36:52 PM
Quote from: Cerveza mas fina on August 19, 2020, 12:14:18 PM
Today they sentenced the first corona fraudster in Denmark.

1,5 year prison for trying to get 70k USD compensation( for his employees salaries) from the government with false documents.

Also has to pay a 150k usd fine.

Sweet justice.

Didn't even buy a lambo with his fraud money.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on August 19, 2020, 12:36:58 PM
Quote from: Cerveza mas fina on August 19, 2020, 12:14:18 PM
Today they sentenced the first corona fraudster in Denmark.

1,5 year prison for trying to get 70k USD compensation( for his employees salaries) from the government with false documents.

Also has to pay a 150k usd fine.

Sweet justice.

Only 70k? You Danes need to dream a little bigger.

https://fortune.com/2020/07/16/ppp-loans-recipients-cryptocurrency-joshua-argires-texas-barbecue/

Quote
Joshua Argires received nearly $1 million from the federal Paycheck Protection Program to help 51 employees at his "Texas Barbecue" to weather the COVID outbreak.

But according to federal law enforcement, Texas Barbecue had no employees and only a website with nothing for sale. Meanwhile, Argiries allegedly sent the $956,250 he received to an account at the cryptocurrency company Coinbase via a series of five wire transfers.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 19, 2020, 12:40:03 PM
1 million? pfft

Quote
Kodak, which is based in Rochester, New York, and the US International Development Finance Corporation announced on Tuesday that the company had secured a $765m loan to produce drug ingredients under the Defense Production Act.


Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 19, 2020, 01:24:50 PM
Random musings:

I helped drive my dad to his doctor appointments yesterday in the San Gabriel Valley (basically a Chinese enclave which can get okay to ridiculously rich depending which small city you're in since the borderlines of each town bleed into each other) yesterday, ridiculously hot, around 108 when I checked the temperature plus muggy. I didn't think about taking off the mask unless to drink some water.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on August 19, 2020, 02:27:02 PM
https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1296143663978905602
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on August 19, 2020, 02:46:17 PM
i thought this was someone doing a bit, but apparently it's a genuine chud:

https://twitter.com/cooI_guy_emoji/status/1295625809827332096
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on August 19, 2020, 03:21:46 PM
DEMOCRATS
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on August 19, 2020, 03:26:16 PM
Where's the purchase?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Akala on August 19, 2020, 03:27:07 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/Kk723ah.jpg)

:rofl
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 19, 2020, 03:30:36 PM
https://www.thetorontoharold.com/news/air-canada-implements-350-surcharge-if-travelers-want-a-sanitized-seat
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on August 19, 2020, 03:37:06 PM
Fortunately, I don't.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: stufte on August 19, 2020, 06:57:14 PM
Quote
URRRGH.

Quote from: Great Rumbler on August 19, 2020, 03:21:46 PM
DEMOCRATS
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on August 19, 2020, 08:05:16 PM
Name a more iconic duo.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: thisismyusername on August 19, 2020, 08:16:24 PM
Quote from: Oblivion on August 18, 2020, 10:16:21 AM
https://twitter.com/HannahReloaded/status/1295070439023300609

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ECjXipdVUAEotEB.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: thisismyusername on August 19, 2020, 08:33:14 PM
On another note:

https://twitter.com/adamconover/status/1296235522927529985

*Photoshop piechart: What you hate:

To see the prisoners fighting fires.
Fighting fires on $5 a day.*
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: thisismyusername on August 20, 2020, 12:42:51 AM
On yet an even better note!

https://twitter.com/i/events/1296233735881461763

https://twitter.com/TorontoStar/status/1296212137422008320

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ECjXipdVUAEotEB.jpg)


GET FUCKED. Toronto's housing market is absolutely bananas because of people like this.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 20, 2020, 11:00:04 AM
Quote
The bass player in a Mötley Crüe tribute band thinks karma may have come in the form of COVID-19 to a saloon they played at the Sturgis motorcycle rally.

Not that Michael Long of Carnival of Sins was fearful of the virus as he and his three bandmates set out from their native Ohio to the South Dakota town where 460,000 people would be gathering largely without masks or social distancing, as if there were no pandemic. Long did not hesitate even though he suffers from COPD.

“If it happens, it happens, it’s going to happen no matter what,” Long told The Daily Beast.

Long’s band played seven shows in the Dayton area to raise the $3,500 needed to cover the van rental and hotel room for what was to be a three-day engagement at One Eyed Jack’s Saloon in Sturgis, from Aug. 13 to Aug. 15.

Their contract was only for $5,000, but a gig was still a gig. They drove 25 hours, the trackers in their smartphone apps becoming part of an electronic map that showed people heading for the annual rally from all across America.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/motley-crue-tribute-band-rocker-blames-karma-for-covid-19-case-at-sturgis-saloon?ref=home
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: tiesto on August 20, 2020, 11:06:02 AM
Quote from: james on August 19, 2020, 10:00:54 AM
That's what happens when you call a neighborhood Corona and you fill it with Chinese people

WELL ACKSHULLY, Corona is mostly Hispanic...

:expert
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on August 20, 2020, 11:24:34 AM
Quote from: Tripon on August 20, 2020, 11:00:04 AM
Quote
The bass player in a Mötley Crüe tribute band thinks karma may have come in the form of COVID-19 to a saloon they played at the Sturgis motorcycle rally.

Not that Michael Long of Carnival of Sins was fearful of the virus as he and his three bandmates set out from their native Ohio to the South Dakota town where 460,000 people would be gathering largely without masks or social distancing, as if there were no pandemic. Long did not hesitate even though he suffers from COPD.

“If it happens, it happens, it’s going to happen no matter what,” Long told The Daily Beast.

Long’s band played seven shows in the Dayton area to raise the $3,500 needed to cover the van rental and hotel room for what was to be a three-day engagement at One Eyed Jack’s Saloon in Sturgis, from Aug. 13 to Aug. 15.

Their contract was only for $5,000, but a gig was still a gig. They drove 25 hours, the trackers in their smartphone apps becoming part of an electronic map that showed people heading for the annual rally from all across America.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/motley-crue-tribute-band-rocker-blames-karma-for-covid-19-case-at-sturgis-saloon?ref=home

not just the only instance of karma today:

https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1296296158260875277 (https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1296296158260875277)


https://twitter.com/stoolpresidente/status/1296105078454128640 (https://twitter.com/stoolpresidente/status/1296105078454128640)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on August 20, 2020, 12:11:58 PM
meanwhile, in florida:

https://twitter.com/joncoopertweets/status/1296457720879603713
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on August 20, 2020, 12:15:24 PM
I’d have thought you’d be a fan of the crue :yeshrug
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 20, 2020, 12:18:16 PM
Quote from: Oblivion on August 20, 2020, 11:24:34 AM
Quote from: Tripon on August 20, 2020, 11:00:04 AM
Quote
The bass player in a Mötley Crüe tribute band thinks karma may have come in the form of COVID-19 to a saloon they played at the Sturgis motorcycle rally.

Not that Michael Long of Carnival of Sins was fearful of the virus as he and his three bandmates set out from their native Ohio to the South Dakota town where 460,000 people would be gathering largely without masks or social distancing, as if there were no pandemic. Long did not hesitate even though he suffers from COPD.

“If it happens, it happens, it’s going to happen no matter what,” Long told The Daily Beast.

Long’s band played seven shows in the Dayton area to raise the $3,500 needed to cover the van rental and hotel room for what was to be a three-day engagement at One Eyed Jack’s Saloon in Sturgis, from Aug. 13 to Aug. 15.

Their contract was only for $5,000, but a gig was still a gig. They drove 25 hours, the trackers in their smartphone apps becoming part of an electronic map that showed people heading for the annual rally from all across America.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/motley-crue-tribute-band-rocker-blames-karma-for-covid-19-case-at-sturgis-saloon?ref=home

not just the only instance of karma today:

https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1296296158260875277 (https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1296296158260875277)


https://twitter.com/stoolpresidente/status/1296105078454128640 (https://twitter.com/stoolpresidente/status/1296105078454128640)
Didn't he visit the White House a few weeks ago?  :thinking

yup
Quote
David Portnoy, CEO of Barstool Sports, interviews Donald Trump at The White House on July 23, 2020
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 20, 2020, 12:59:06 PM
Patient zero strikes again
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: OnlyRegret on August 20, 2020, 02:50:16 PM
trump, the asymptotic megaspreader, it's gotta be
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on August 20, 2020, 02:55:59 PM
https://twitter.com/cnnbrk/status/1296517351421227010

well then

edit:

https://twitter.com/SenBillCassidy/status/1296126281319419905
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Akala on August 20, 2020, 05:37:55 PM
nothing says 'trust me on safety' like making a video while driving. 

actually maybe he's in passenger seat.  :derp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 20, 2020, 05:55:07 PM
Life comes at you fast posts are my absolute favorite
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on August 20, 2020, 05:57:03 PM
A southern politician invoking states rights to restrict voting access? Now I've seen everything!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 20, 2020, 06:09:12 PM
Dude in the grocery story greated someone by saying 'I'm sick of this scamdemic'.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 20, 2020, 06:56:47 PM
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-liberals-ease-ei-eligibility-as-part-of-37-billion-in-new-emergency/

Seems decent. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: kingv on August 20, 2020, 11:10:00 PM
https://twitter.com/badcovid19takes/status/1296634470452400128

https://twitter.com/actioncookbook/status/1296157268648632320
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Akala on August 21, 2020, 12:11:29 AM
seal team six hour drive
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 21, 2020, 01:46:53 AM
Kaiser said I can get a flu shot starting September 1st, and you can walk in. Costco's selling flu shots for $20, or charge to your insurance.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 21, 2020, 11:43:03 AM
Quote from: kingv on August 20, 2020, 11:10:00 PM
https://twitter.com/badcovid19takes/status/1296634470452400128

https://twitter.com/actioncookbook/status/1296157268648632320
Behind every wank chad is a wife to clean up the mess when they've shit on themselves  :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 21, 2020, 12:06:13 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PmD7ajep54
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on August 21, 2020, 12:10:09 PM
Quote from: Tripon on August 21, 2020, 12:06:13 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PmD7ajep54

My spit on people dungeon has taken a drastic downturn.

= (
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 21, 2020, 12:12:22 PM
Quote from: Tripon on August 21, 2020, 12:06:13 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PmD7ajep54
:existential

Does anyone have any experience with those air cleaning devices from Dyson and the likes?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on August 21, 2020, 12:33:02 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/davenewworld_2/status/1296458127018164225
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 21, 2020, 12:42:38 PM
https://twitter.com/DWUhlfelderLaw/status/1296747483293523968
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on August 21, 2020, 01:38:15 PM
Quote from: Tripon on August 21, 2020, 12:06:13 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PmD7ajep54
me: (https://i.imgur.com/QbhJbQX.gif)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on August 21, 2020, 01:40:41 PM
Quote from: filler on August 21, 2020, 01:38:15 PM
Quote from: Tripon on August 21, 2020, 12:06:13 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PmD7ajep54
me: (https://i.imgur.com/QbhJbQX.gif)

how is there not a link on that picture?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on August 21, 2020, 02:42:39 PM
https://twitter.com/evren__7/status/1296583020913266689
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on August 21, 2020, 02:59:38 PM
 :biden :dead :biden
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 21, 2020, 05:14:40 PM
https://twitter.com/DanielKimW/status/1296864472611471361
https://twitter.com/siddharma/status/1296659231672737792
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on August 21, 2020, 05:20:13 PM
some amazing korean cinema is going to come out of this  :lawd
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 21, 2020, 05:38:04 PM
Quote from: filler on August 21, 2020, 05:20:13 PM
some amazing korean cinema is going to come out of this  :lawd

Korean porn is best porn
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on August 21, 2020, 05:44:32 PM
Quote from: james on August 21, 2020, 05:38:04 PM
Quote from: filler on August 21, 2020, 05:20:13 PM
some amazing korean cinema is going to come out of this  :lawd

Korean porn is best porn

Need some examples for my research  :science
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on August 21, 2020, 07:24:43 PM
https://twitter.com/CNET/status/1296940483231571970

AAAAAAAAAAHHAHAHAHAHHHAHAHA
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 21, 2020, 08:13:00 PM
That lines up perfectly with my backlog

spoiler (click to show/hide)
of video games
[close]
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on August 21, 2020, 08:19:21 PM
Quote from: shosta on August 21, 2020, 07:24:43 PM
https://twitter.com/CNET/status/1296940483231571970

AAAAAAAAAAHHAHAHAHAHHHAHAHA

:cryingwhilelaughingemote
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 21, 2020, 08:22:15 PM
Well, that's only approximately 10% of my life. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 22, 2020, 08:07:51 AM
https://www.thebeaverton.com/2020/08/canada-searches-for-new-country-to-compare-ourselves-to-now-that-u-s-is-too-sad/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: EchoRin on August 22, 2020, 01:26:17 PM
I don't get it. There is no Korean porn industry. 

???
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 22, 2020, 01:29:34 PM
It's illegal for porn to be produce in Korea, but not illegal to import or distribute. So any Korean porn is ILLEGAL.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 22, 2020, 01:53:26 PM
Quote from: Tripon on August 22, 2020, 01:29:34 PM
It's illegal for porn to be produce in Korea, but not illegal to import or distribute. So any Korean porn is ILLEGAL.
But is it hot?  :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: EchoRin on August 22, 2020, 02:26:08 PM
I mean I don't know of any professional Korean porn.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on August 22, 2020, 02:31:11 PM
one of my all time favorite scenes is some korean bitch getting drilled on a casting couch(not the famous couch) :shaq
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 22, 2020, 04:16:52 PM
Quote from: Tripon on August 22, 2020, 01:29:34 PM
It's illegal for porn to be produce in Korea, but not illegal to import or distribute. So any Korean porn is ILLEGAL.

The forbidden fruit

 :rash
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on August 22, 2020, 11:24:12 PM
180k today
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Rufus on August 23, 2020, 11:41:42 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7leWXMr3ayk
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 23, 2020, 12:16:31 PM
Quote from: filler on August 22, 2020, 02:31:11 PM
one of my all time favorite scenes is some korean bitch getting drilled on a casting couch(not the famous couch) :shaq
Where would one acquire this sample  :snob
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on August 23, 2020, 03:02:29 PM
connie lee amateur auditions  :rash

she only did 3 scenes  ::) last one was with nacho vidal  :mynicca guess he was too much for her tight asian pussy  :success
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on August 23, 2020, 05:00:45 PM
really surprised that the bill cassidy getting the 'rona didn't make bigger waves like the louis gohmert news did

also equally surprised that south korea doesn't have a porn industry  :o
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 23, 2020, 07:33:20 PM
https://twitter.com/SteveKopack/status/1297586233598771202
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 23, 2020, 07:43:08 PM
Quote from: Tripon on August 23, 2020, 07:33:20 PM
https://twitter.com/SteveKopack/status/1297586233598771202
If that test with ~10k people turns out successful I suspect more countries will fast track this for use in specific conditions (healthcare workers, high risk groups etc.).
The Russian vaccine is partly based on the same research I believe.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 23, 2020, 08:41:46 PM
We're getting a mission accomplished moment on October 18th you heard it here first.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on August 23, 2020, 08:46:38 PM
trump already won :kermit
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: OnlyRegret on August 23, 2020, 08:54:10 PM
the WHO is clearly compromised by the enemy

https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1297356642577776640
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: thisismyusername on August 24, 2020, 02:20:40 AM
https://twitter.com/nadabakos/status/1297738386048815106

"Healthcare, Internet, anything plz."

"Nope, gonna continue to fund cops that'll beat the shit out of you instead. :)"

Love this country.

Shosta can continue to eat my ass.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on August 24, 2020, 02:53:06 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/rGPFk8A.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on August 24, 2020, 02:59:09 AM
Kingdom Hearts is actually a lot more coherent than Joe Biden.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: remy on August 24, 2020, 04:42:15 AM
Quote from: Stro on August 23, 2020, 09:22:40 PM
Haven't they been saying kids over the age like ....5 should be wearing masks for months now?
Please understand, acknowledging kids can catch and spread the virus makes it harder for us to reopen the economy
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: headwalk on August 24, 2020, 05:31:17 AM
Quote from: filler on August 24, 2020, 02:53:06 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/rGPFk8A.png)

he really turned heel on black people.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 24, 2020, 09:45:53 AM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EgJ-JN1XoAERxni?format=jpg)

Local governments here have already cancelled events planned for early 2021
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 24, 2020, 10:06:38 AM
Quote from: 213372bu on August 24, 2020, 09:56:54 AM
Researchers in Hong Kong are reporting the first confirmed case of reinfection with the coronavirus.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/24/world/covid-19-coronavirus.html

It is what it is
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: tiesto on August 24, 2020, 02:06:36 PM
Quote from: Tripon on August 23, 2020, 07:33:20 PM
https://twitter.com/SteveKopack/status/1297586233598771202

Anti-vaxxers and Trump supporters have a ton of overlap, I can't wait to see what kind of cognitive dissonance they'll have if this happens.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on August 24, 2020, 02:07:51 PM
Quote from: 213372bu on August 24, 2020, 09:56:54 AM
Researchers in Hong Kong are reporting the first confirmed case of reinfection with the coronavirus.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/24/world/covid-19-coronavirus.html
I don't believe it, sorry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on August 24, 2020, 02:40:39 PM
how has this not been brought up so far?

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1297547642961002497
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on August 24, 2020, 02:42:48 PM
white people are a death cult, we've known this for a long time tho  :gurl
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 24, 2020, 02:46:49 PM
Ya but generally it's a death-for-other-people cult.  Atleast that's why I signed up to be white. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Transhuman on August 24, 2020, 02:49:50 PM
Quote from: Oblivion on August 24, 2020, 02:40:39 PM
how has this not been brought up so far?

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1297547642961002497

It is a rather stupid question though.

It may as well read "A lot of people have died. Do you blame Trump?"

Of course they're not going to blame Trump, they're Republicans! No doy.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on August 24, 2020, 02:55:23 PM
Quote from: Transhuman on August 24, 2020, 02:49:50 PM
Quote from: Oblivion on August 24, 2020, 02:40:39 PM
how has this not been brought up so far?

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1297547642961002497

It is a rather stupid question though.

It may as well read "A lot of people have died. Do you blame Trump?"

Of course they're not going to blame Trump, they're Republicans! No doy.

wha?  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Transhuman on August 24, 2020, 03:17:38 PM
If they had used the word "preventable" instead it would be much more elucidating. A poll like that also begs the question exactly how many people's deaths were "acceptable" before the number became "unacceptable".
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Rufus on August 24, 2020, 03:20:15 PM
"Preventable" would trigger the same politically motivated cognitive dissonance. The faithful aren't going to blame Trump then, either.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on August 24, 2020, 03:33:16 PM
I mean, a huge chunk of Republicans have convinced themselves that the death numbers aren't even real anyway, so of course they're going to say that the numbers are fine.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 24, 2020, 03:39:46 PM
I'm more surprised by the 33% of independents and 10% of Democrats who also believe the death toll is acceptable.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 24, 2020, 03:40:05 PM
I don't know, 43% of Republicans admitting that shit's fucked and blame the current administration seems really high to me. And it's a self identification poll, so we're talking about the tried and true people who still identify as republican over 4 year of Trump.

Same with conservatives, 57% of conservative think the number of deaths is okay vs 43% is unacceptable.

You're telling me 43% of people that Trump needs to turn out is going to have to think really hard to vote for him and that says to me that he's fucked.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 24, 2020, 03:42:16 PM
Quote from: Tripon on August 24, 2020, 03:40:05 PM
I don't know, 43% of Republicans admitting that shit's fucked and blame the current administration seems really high to me. And it's a self identification poll, so we're talking about the tried and true people who still identify as republican over 4 year of Trump.

Same with conservatives, 57% of conservative think the number of deaths is okay vs 43% is unacceptable.

You're telling me 43% of people that Trump needs to turn out is going to have to think really hard to vote for him and that says to me that he's fucked.
The other 43% blame China
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on August 24, 2020, 03:43:24 PM
Quote from: Nintex on August 24, 2020, 03:39:46 PM
I'm more surprised by the 33% of independents and 10% of Democrats who also believe the death toll is acceptable.

You shouldn't be surprised. Our health care system looks like Thunderdome and we shrug off mass shootings, familicides and toddlers shooting other toddlers every day like it's a normal part of a society.



Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on August 24, 2020, 03:44:53 PM
Quote from: Nintex on August 24, 2020, 03:39:46 PM
I'm more surprised by the 33% of independents and 10% of Democrats who also believe the death toll is acceptable.
seems much too low for the dirty dems tbh  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on August 24, 2020, 05:36:43 PM
Quote from: Transhuman on August 24, 2020, 03:17:38 PM
If they had used the word "preventable" instead it would be much more elucidating. A poll like that also begs the question exactly how many people's deaths were "acceptable" before the number became "unacceptable".

i honestly don't see how much of a difference that would make. the question pretty straightfowardly asked them if they thought 170k deaths were acceptable, meaning, are they willing to tolerate them without blaming trump, and 57% of them said yes.

asking if it were 'preventable' would change the question and the number would go down dramatically because the chuds aren't going to say that they think trump could have done anything about it, the 'rona was too powerful, etc.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on August 25, 2020, 10:57:53 AM
Quote from: Tripon on August 21, 2020, 12:06:13 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PmD7ajep54

so according to this video, it's pretty much safe to go outside in wide open areas?

that'd be great news since aside from going out for food, i've been stuck inside the house since march. i miss going out for walks
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: demi on August 25, 2020, 11:36:51 AM
it's always been fine to go out for walks. lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 25, 2020, 11:41:45 AM
Yup, you can safely go outside just keep your distance from other people.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on August 25, 2020, 11:46:53 AM
Quote from: demi on August 25, 2020, 11:36:51 AM
it's always been fine to go out for walks. lol

i had heard conflicting things early on
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 25, 2020, 12:02:25 PM
Walks are fine outside. Get a mask you feel comfortable wearing outside, or something you can pull up quick when you see people around you.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: demi on August 25, 2020, 12:24:26 PM
Quote from: Oblivion on August 25, 2020, 11:46:53 AM
Quote from: demi on August 25, 2020, 11:36:51 AM
it's always been fine to go out for walks. lol

i had heard conflicting things early on

From who? Social Distancing has been preached since this whole thing started

Go for walk -> Stay away from groups. Do you nuthug people when you walk? Weirdo.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on August 25, 2020, 12:30:08 PM
Quote from: demi on August 25, 2020, 12:24:26 PM
Quote from: Oblivion on August 25, 2020, 11:46:53 AM
Quote from: demi on August 25, 2020, 11:36:51 AM
it's always been fine to go out for walks. lol

i had heard conflicting things early on

From who? Social Distancing has been preached since this whole thing started

Go for walk -> Stay away from groups. Do you nuthug people when you walk? Weirdo.

*shrug* some respectable msm sites? this was early on though i guess, but they did say while there's a lower chance of getting it outside, you could still get it
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: demi on August 25, 2020, 12:33:15 PM
That applies to anything though - the whole point is to minimize the risk as best as possible - so we get the daily reminders on washing hands, wearing mask, distancing

So yes go outside, get some sun (ew), get some fresh air
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on August 25, 2020, 12:50:17 PM
Quote from: Oblivion on August 25, 2020, 12:30:08 PM
Quote from: demi on August 25, 2020, 12:24:26 PM
Quote from: Oblivion on August 25, 2020, 11:46:53 AM
Quote from: demi on August 25, 2020, 11:36:51 AM
it's always been fine to go out for walks. lol

i had heard conflicting things early on

From who? Social Distancing has been preached since this whole thing started

Go for walk -> Stay away from groups. Do you nuthug people when you walk? Weirdo.

*shrug* some respectable msm sites? this was early on though i guess, but they did say while there's a lower chance of getting it outside, you could still get it
:trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 25, 2020, 12:56:47 PM
Be careful of the 5G rays and the fire tornadoes though.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 25, 2020, 01:08:45 PM
It is not safe to go outside.  Never was.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on August 25, 2020, 01:13:01 PM
just watch out for the antifa and the pride :supergay boys  :dobbs
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: EchoRin on August 25, 2020, 05:01:49 PM
Just learned a sibling of mine has Covid-19.  :-\

They should be fine though. The power of youth will get them through it. Boy it sure would be weird if they died  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 25, 2020, 06:57:05 PM
https://www.thebeaverton.com/2020/08/ontario-ministry-of-education-promises-new-math-curriculum-will-help-students-calculate-their-chances-of-survival/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on August 25, 2020, 07:27:13 PM
Quote from: EchoRin on August 25, 2020, 05:01:49 PM
Boy it sure would be weird if they died  :doge
I think this is the most unintentionally funny thing you've ever said
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: OnlyRegret on August 25, 2020, 08:33:26 PM
Quote from: shosta on August 25, 2020, 07:27:13 PM
Quote from: EchoRin on August 25, 2020, 05:01:49 PM
Boy it sure would be weird if they died  :doge
I think this is the most unintentionally funny thing you've ever said

maybe intentional, you never know the familial relations :thinking
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: EchoRin on August 26, 2020, 11:42:10 AM
Nah. We get along just fine. Though I guess I would inherit a hell of a lot more cash if I could dispose of them, eh?

Anyways...
--------

https://www.businessinsider.com/6-days-reopening-u-of-a-over-500-coronavirus-cases-2020-8
6 days after reopening, the University of Alabama has over 500 coronavirus cases. Now the student newspaper is telling the administration: 'We won't be your PR.'
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 26, 2020, 11:47:37 AM
Quote from: filler on August 25, 2020, 01:13:01 PM
just watch out for the antifa and the pride :supergay boys  :dobbs
Better to stay inside and watch Fox Business starring The Great Lou Dobbs  :dobbs
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 26, 2020, 12:40:28 PM
I kind of wish Canada would have waited until October to restart schools so we could see how its working out for America first. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on August 26, 2020, 01:30:19 PM
https://twitter.com/maddow/status/1298283983403462656 (https://twitter.com/maddow/status/1298283983403462656)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 26, 2020, 04:03:07 PM
https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2020/08/25/sturgis-motorcycle-rally-linked-to-more-than-100-infections-in-at-least-8-states/#15eda27211b7
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 26, 2020, 09:45:38 PM
https://www.thebeaverton.com/2020/08/loophole-alert-this-woman-extended-her-covid-benefits-by-animorphing-into-an-oil-and-gas-company/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 27, 2020, 01:24:59 PM
https://www.thestar.com/business/2020/08/27/pandemic-has-brought-canada-together-pushed-americans-apart-poll-suggests.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on August 27, 2020, 01:31:08 PM
similar to the genocide of first nations  :maduro
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 27, 2020, 01:33:31 PM
Now what is Esch going to post?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on August 27, 2020, 04:33:06 PM
Quote
Gov. Kim Reynolds closed all bars, breweries and nightclubs in Polk, Linn, Johnson, Story, Dallas and Black Hawk counties on Thursday to combat spiking coronavirus spread.

She cited high positive test rates among young adults age 19 to 24. In Johnson County, home of the University of Iowa, 69% of positive coronavirus tests over the past week belong to that age group. In Story County, home of Iowa State University, it is 74%.

The order goes into effect at 5 p.m. Thursday and lasts until Sept. 20. It also restricts restaurants from selling alcohol after 10 p.m.

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2020/08/27/covid-19-iowa-full-text-gov-kim-reynolds-order-closing-bars-coronavirus-spikes-johnson-story-polk/5645518002/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on August 27, 2020, 04:34:40 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on August 27, 2020, 01:33:31 PM
Now what is Esch going to post?

An imgur link that doesn’t work on mobile.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 27, 2020, 04:40:29 PM
Or a hot take on a tweet but with the hot take preceding the tweet link. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on August 27, 2020, 07:50:12 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on August 27, 2020, 04:40:29 PM
Or a hot take on a tweet but with the hot take preceding the tweet link. 

:dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on August 27, 2020, 10:13:07 PM
candians treat first nation babies the same way first nations treat baby seals  :gun :doggy
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on August 27, 2020, 10:54:30 PM
https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1299135885380931584

it's like as if herman cain is still alive to these people  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 28, 2020, 10:40:48 AM
https://twitter.com/JohnnyJet/status/1299140388909977600

New Zealand ordering a mask update. Wonder if they stocked up.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on August 28, 2020, 02:40:29 PM
https://twitter.com/JohnJHarwood/status/1299345161676259329
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on August 28, 2020, 03:19:52 PM
https://twitter.com/VirusesImmunity/status/1299342270177726464

 :-\
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on August 28, 2020, 03:24:09 PM
:killme
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on August 28, 2020, 03:25:50 PM
Quote from: Tripon on August 28, 2020, 10:40:48 AM
https://twitter.com/JohnnyJet/status/1299140388909977600

New Zealand ordering a mask update. Wonder if they stocked up.
of course the the island where the rich plan to escape to has harsh penalties for the poor  :maduro
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on August 28, 2020, 05:12:37 PM
So, if you can get reinfected  fairly quickly and the vaccine is likely to only be as effective as the yearly flu vaccine ... then we're looking at wearing masks forever.   Awesome.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 28, 2020, 05:21:14 PM
My cousin is being deported from Australia.  Feels bad cause she was doing really well there.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on August 28, 2020, 05:21:32 PM
https://twitter.com/FredTJoseph/status/1299395040830251011

 :fbm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: stufte on August 28, 2020, 05:24:08 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on August 28, 2020, 05:21:14 PM
My cousin is being deported from Australia.  Feels bad cause she was doing really well there.

My buddy is being deported from Russia. He's also been thriving there and is really sad to be coming back the the US. He's not sure how long until he can go back.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on August 28, 2020, 05:44:39 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on August 27, 2020, 04:40:29 PM
Or a hot take on a tweet but with the hot take preceding the tweet link.
the zepblackstar format
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on August 28, 2020, 06:52:04 PM
Quote from: stufte on August 28, 2020, 05:24:08 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on August 28, 2020, 05:21:14 PM
My cousin is being deported from Australia.  Feels bad cause she was doing really well there.

My buddy is being deported from Russia. He's also been thriving there and is really sad to be coming back the the US. He's not sure how long until he can go back.

Imagine being deported back to America in 2020. :mjcry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 28, 2020, 07:05:53 PM
https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/health/iowa-coronavirus-cases-covid-19-positivity-rate-antigen-results-20200828

Quote
Iowa sees record 2,579 coronavirus cases, with 79% positivity rate
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on August 28, 2020, 07:45:55 PM
 :thinking :trumps
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Post by: Tripon on August 28, 2020, 08:58:28 PM
https://laist.com/latest/post/20200828/latest_coronavirus_updates_newsom_california_august_28_2020

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Governor Gavin Newsom today debuted a new four-tier, color-coded reopening blueprint that goes into effect August 31 and will apply across the entire state of California. That means on Monday, some counties could be moved into a less restrictive tier, allowing some businesses to reopen, while other counties could be moved into a more restrictive tier, requiring some businesses to institute new safety precautions.

Newsom hopes this simplified framework will make it easier for California residents to understand which businesses are open in their county and what safety precautions these businesses must take. (If you were confused by the previous plan — with its tiers and stages and tiers within stages — join the club.) When you go to California's COVID-19 website, you'll find a new section, Blueprint for a Safer Economy, where you can enter your zip code and select the type of business (for example, "day camps," "places of worship," "nail salons," "restaurants," etc.) to see its opening statues.


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If a county is assigned a tier today, it will remain in that tier for at least three weeks.

"This process is why we say statewide and stringent but we also say slow, in terms of our ability to move into these different tiers," said Dr. Mark Ghaly, secretary of California's Health and Human Services agency, at the press conference.

Although COVID-19 case rates are going down, they're still higher than they were back in June, Dr. Ghaly noted.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on August 28, 2020, 09:00:06 PM
 :corona_mj

too many people just dgaf or can't afford to  :fbm
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 28, 2020, 09:18:37 PM
(https://external-preview.redd.it/Uu6jbhGzjBCobOdskemm_6y1rMRpwu1GeThmej6Te4Q.jpg?width=1024&auto=webp&s=4dc8ca3dc4992a5a44513023b1ec329f84dc3b86)
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Post by: shosta on August 28, 2020, 09:24:00 PM
https://twitter.com/yaneerbaryam/status/1299502600828719106

It's all permanent heart damage :rejoice
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Post by: team filler on August 28, 2020, 09:28:46 PM
always has been  :fbm
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Post by: team filler on August 28, 2020, 09:44:22 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on August 27, 2020, 01:33:31 PM
Now what is Esch going to post?
(https://i.imgur.com/Lge4d7F.png) ;)
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Post by: Oblivion on August 28, 2020, 09:53:40 PM
https://twitter.com/MaddowBlog/status/1299374978123563009

 :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on August 28, 2020, 10:57:48 PM
Dump the Trump
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 29, 2020, 12:03:44 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTeQ3qGQT2g
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: EchoRin on August 29, 2020, 12:32:30 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on August 28, 2020, 05:21:14 PM
My cousin is being deported from Australia.  Feels bad cause she was doing really well there.
Quote from: stufte on August 28, 2020, 05:24:08 PM
My buddy is being deported from Russia. He's also been thriving there and is really sad to be coming back the the US. He's not sure how long until he can go back.

If I'm not being too nosy, what are the reasons behind these deportations? You can keep it general if you'd like.
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Post by: Transhuman on August 29, 2020, 03:48:14 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on August 28, 2020, 05:21:14 PM
My cousin is being deported from Australia.  Feels bad cause she was doing really well there.

Why? That's so fucked. Fuck our government
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on August 29, 2020, 04:37:42 AM
Quote from: Transhuman on August 29, 2020, 03:48:14 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on August 28, 2020, 05:21:14 PM
My cousin is being deported from Australia.  Feels bad cause she was doing really well there.

Why? That's so fucked. Fuck our government
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zctvqGL3vTA

 :-\
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Post by: Transhuman on August 29, 2020, 05:07:27 AM
I'm not sure if "Enemies of the State" is supposed to be kitschy ("state" refering to the fact they broke the state border quarrantine) or if they used those words to intentionally try to enflane the anger of racists, but it definitely did enflame the anger of racists. If they didn't include the pictures the discussion probably would have been "young people are irresponsible", which it's hard to argue against.
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Post by: team filler on August 29, 2020, 05:19:03 AM
the enemies of the state colony calling the blacks enemies of the state for traveling about freely  :maduro
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Post by: Transhuman on August 29, 2020, 05:27:40 AM
My sympathy is tempered by the fact that they were both infected and went on to infect family members and one of the girls refused to co-coperate with police and tell them who she'd be in contact with and where she'd been.
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Post by: Nintex on August 29, 2020, 06:05:27 AM
Big protests in Berlin against the rona measures. They call it Berlin 2089, in reference to bringing down the wall in 1989
https://twitter.com/dwnews/status/1299628368904835073 (https://twitter.com/dwnews/status/1299628368904835073)

spoiler (click to show/hide)
https://twitter.com/ISCResearch/status/1299628735654752257 (https://twitter.com/ISCResearch/status/1299628735654752257)
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Transhuman on August 29, 2020, 06:34:40 AM
I always thought this kind of thing was a distinctly American form of stupidity.
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Post by: Nintex on August 29, 2020, 06:54:45 AM
Quote from: Transhuman on August 29, 2020, 06:34:40 AM
I always thought this kind of thing was a distinctly American form of stupidity.
Through the wonders of the internet it has been exported to Europe  :killme
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 29, 2020, 07:50:15 AM
Quote from: EchoRin on August 29, 2020, 12:32:30 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on August 28, 2020, 05:21:14 PM
My cousin is being deported from Australia.  Feels bad cause she was doing really well there.
Quote from: stufte on August 28, 2020, 05:24:08 PM
My buddy is being deported from Russia. He's also been thriving there and is really sad to be coming back the the US. He's not sure how long until he can go back.

If I'm not being too nosy, what are the reasons behind these deportations? You can keep it general if you'd like.

Work requirement I think, I don't know the details fully.  The restaurant she was working at closed due to covid.  It's kind of strange because she is still a student (to become a chef) there, which I guess she still gets to finish because its online now.   
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Post by: Pennywise on August 29, 2020, 08:00:24 AM
Quote from: Transhuman on August 29, 2020, 06:34:40 AM
I always thought this kind of thing was a distinctly American form of stupidity.
Right wing nuts, conspiracy folks, esoteric people aren't exclusive to Murica.

Police shut down the demo since the idiots didn't practice social distancing nor put on masks.

The local government in Berlin actually forbid the demo first, but a court reversed that decision.
Was quite hilarious how some of the nuts argued that that the democratic state doesn't exist, while exactly the democratic state helped them to get the demo back on.
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Post by: Rufus on August 29, 2020, 10:08:42 AM
Quote from: Pennywise on August 29, 2020, 08:00:24 AM
Was quite hilarious how some of the nuts argued that that the democratic state doesn't exist, while exactly the democratic state helped them to get the demo back on.
These fuckers have internalized cognitive dissonance to such a degree, they see everything but reality.  :rage
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 29, 2020, 10:49:09 AM
The grocery store was packed and now instead of someone counting people going in, there is a sign about keeping order ourselves.  SMH
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Post by: Transhuman on August 29, 2020, 11:15:24 AM
Quote from: Pennywise on August 29, 2020, 08:00:24 AM
Quote from: Transhuman on August 29, 2020, 06:34:40 AM
I always thought this kind of thing was a distinctly American form of stupidity.
Right wing nuts, conspiracy folks, esoteric people aren't exclusive to Murica.

Police shut down the demo since the idiots didn't practice social distancing nor put on masks.

The local government in Berlin actually forbid the demo first, but a court reversed that decision.
Was quite hilarious how some of the nuts argued that that the democratic state doesn't exist, while exactly the democratic state helped them to get the demo back on.

The guy on the tv started his new report with "We have an intense situation coming out here on the streets of Berlin..."
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on August 29, 2020, 11:35:38 AM
Where I am everyone's still masking up indoors. Much less so outside but that seems reasonable based on what we know.
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Post by: Nintex on August 29, 2020, 12:07:53 PM
We now have a tracing app and you can request tests yourselves. The process isn't perfect yet but it should lower the bar for testing after the first run on tests has ended.
The two cities that wanted to mandate masks (Amsterdam/Rotterdam) have decided not to, so the country remains mostly mask-less for the time being. (masks are only mandatory in public transport)

Social distancing is a mixed bag so we're still muddling along.
The numbers remain stable:
~500 new cases a day.
~40 in the ICU and 100 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in total for weeks now.

We're slowly moving back to the lowest numbers we had at the end of July.
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Post by: Tripon on August 29, 2020, 12:27:21 PM
The Sam's Club I visited earlier in the week had one of the workers with the mask pulled down from his nose. Then the Food 4 Less had a number of people with their masks down as well.

While I was in the check out line, there was somebody loudly coughing behind me, but at least their mask was on.


----

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IANmnNC_-2s
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Post by: team filler on August 29, 2020, 12:37:35 PM
Quote from: Transhuman on August 29, 2020, 05:27:40 AM
My sympathy is tempered by the fact that they were both infected and went on to infect family members and one of the girls refused to co-coperate with police and tell them who she'd be in contact with and where she'd been.
agree, they should have infected the whites  :nothot
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 29, 2020, 01:13:02 PM
Ontario cases are going up again.  BC and Alberta are also not doing great. 
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Post by: Pennywise on August 29, 2020, 01:25:02 PM
https://twitter.com/waite_richard/status/1299674979521486849

 :corona_rodney
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on August 29, 2020, 01:32:52 PM
I’m there standing In person up to tyranny :smug
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 29, 2020, 01:39:03 PM
I'm starting to feel like we could solve a lot of problems if we just culled the right people.
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Post by: team filler on August 29, 2020, 01:42:30 PM
cull the whites  :maduro
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Post by: Cryo on August 29, 2020, 01:59:29 PM
That thing about potentially leading to lasting heart problems is pretty awful. At least the people I interact with on a day to day basis have been ok, but I wonder if I’ll be able to hug my parents again in 2020 rather than sitting far away on the porch when I visit  :(
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Post by: EchoRin on August 29, 2020, 03:11:46 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on August 29, 2020, 07:50:15 AM

Work requirement I think, I don't know the details fully.  The restaurant she was working at closed due to covid.  It's kind of strange because she is still a student (to become a chef) there, which I guess she still gets to finish because its online now.

Ah. Bummer. That sucks, but I guess work visas are usually pretty strict in all countries from what I can tell.
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Post by: Oblivion on August 29, 2020, 03:19:47 PM
it's a little weird here. people are still wearing masks and distancing at the food 4 less i  go to, but the shelves started becoming empty again. i haven't seen that happen for a few months now. what's up with that?  :doge

edit: actually i did see a bunch of idiot teenagers in burbank, huddled together and walking around without masks... :yeshrug
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Post by: Bebpo on August 29, 2020, 03:20:02 PM
My HoA just sent waivers.

They want to open the community pool by next weekend for Labor Day but they need all the residents to sign waivers that they won't sue if they get covid from it  :doge


I've never used the pool and don't plan on using the pool, the only slight concern is people bringing friends and family over and more chance for covid to spread in the general area of the complex, but it's outdoors and I don't get anywhere within 10 feet or interact with any of my neighbors outside using the trash dumpsters & community mailboxes and I wash my hands after that, so it probably doesn't effect me either way.

Still pretty stupid, but outdoor spread doesn't seem to bad in Covid in general and this is a small 30 unit complex and a tiny pool so probably not a huge risk.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 29, 2020, 03:24:23 PM
I went into the Dollarama at Parliament and Gerrard. Line up to the tills was about 20 alone and multiple people were either outright not wearing masks or did not have their nose covered including a cashier.

Think I'm done going back to places.
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Post by: team filler on August 29, 2020, 03:49:09 PM
I can kind of understand if it's a person who wears glasses and they wear the mask wrong trying to avoid fogging up their lenses, but out of all the masktards I've only seen one that had prescription lenses on  :tophat
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 29, 2020, 03:54:57 PM
Quote from: filler on August 29, 2020, 03:49:09 PM
I can kind of understand if it's a person who wears glasses and they wear the mask wrong trying to avoid fogging up their lenses, but out of all the masktards I've only seen one that had prescription lenses on  :tophat

Yeah, that part is annoying, but I find that if I regulate my breathing, it's not too bad. I wore a regular maks for about 6 hours at work with little issue, took it off to drink water, then found one of the strings were too tight on my right ear. I was driving at the time and wanted to do some errands, but decided to just take the mask off, and drive home because I didn't want to mess with a mask anymore.
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Post by: Nintex on August 29, 2020, 06:46:29 PM
That's how you identify the normies
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Post by: Bebpo on August 29, 2020, 07:19:51 PM
Quote from: Stro on August 29, 2020, 03:57:41 PM
The amount of people I see where the mask is down around or under their chin...why the fuck are they even bothering?

I just assume they keep them on in case someone calls them on it when they're going somewhere and they lift it up for a few seconds to get in and do whatever and then pull it back down again.

A lot of these people don't believe it does anything but they also are the follow the rules types so they'll fake it when they have to in order to not get called out.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Bebpo on August 29, 2020, 07:28:52 PM
Quote from: Stro on August 29, 2020, 07:25:25 PM
You assume wrong, they walk around like that and talk to people and never bring it up no matter how close they are to others

But I mean if they go inside a business that requires masks, I assume they pull them up?

Or if someone calls them on it, they probably do too?
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Post by: Bebpo on August 29, 2020, 07:39:37 PM
Ok, I stand corrected.

They are weirdos
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 29, 2020, 08:11:10 PM



https://www.reddit.com/r/Unexpected/comments/iim7wn/it_all_makes_sense_now/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 29, 2020, 10:37:05 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on August 29, 2020, 01:39:03 PM
I'm starting to feel like we could solve a lot of problems if we just culled the right people.

Ah yes, a second amendment connoisseur
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Post by: Oblivion on August 30, 2020, 12:15:31 AM
for the first time since march, i actually stepped out and got some actual fresh air. went to this nice, quaint little park a little way's from my place, which was surprisingly empty for the most part. it felt legitimately great to be out in a clean, open environment in six months. :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 30, 2020, 02:45:23 AM
https://twitter.com/MollyJongFast/status/1299908270832996352
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on August 30, 2020, 03:00:22 AM
Quote from: Tripon on August 29, 2020, 03:54:57 PM
Quote from: filler on August 29, 2020, 03:49:09 PM
I can kind of understand if it's a person who wears glasses and they wear the mask wrong trying to avoid fogging up their lenses, but out of all the masktards I've only seen one that had prescription lenses on  :tophat

Yeah, that part is annoying, but I find that if I regulate my breathing, it's not too bad. I wore a regular maks for about 6 hours at work with little issue, took it off to drink water, then found one of the strings were too tight on my right ear. I was driving at the time and wanted to do some errands, but decided to just take the mask off, and drive home because I didn't want to mess with a mask anymore.

Use the tissue method and it should reduce/eliminate the fogging up  :science
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Don Rumata on August 30, 2020, 07:19:36 AM
https://www.instagram.com/p/CDspCCGHUvl/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 30, 2020, 10:01:15 AM
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2020/08/28/canadian-court-stops-reckless-father-from-taking-children-to-us-while-covid-19-spreads.html

USA a danger to children court finds

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In a case that raises questions about what constitutes responsible parenting during a global pandemic, a B.C. court has chided a father for repeatedly taking his children to the U.S. — the current COVID-19 epicentre.

The case pits a concerned mother against a man described in court documents as a “reckless” father who took their children with him on “non-essential” trips to the United States in the past few months, as coronavirus cases rose.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 30, 2020, 10:58:30 AM
https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1299933263541293058
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Post by: TakingBackSunday on August 30, 2020, 11:26:35 AM
my semen was bound to produce weak and inferior children anyway
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on August 30, 2020, 11:34:50 AM
That would be cool if a virus could make you sterile. Really bring back some  gameplay into the survival of the fittest.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on August 30, 2020, 12:02:15 PM
Finally male birth control.

It would actually be cool if they develop MBC from covid.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Don Rumata on August 30, 2020, 12:53:41 PM
Quote from: Cauliflower Of Love on August 30, 2020, 12:02:15 PM
Finally male birth control.

It would actually be cool if they develop MBC from covid.
"I'm not on the pill!"
"Don't worry, i'm on Corona."
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 30, 2020, 01:13:44 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on August 30, 2020, 11:34:50 AM
That would be cool if a virus could make you sterile. Really bring back some  gameplay into the survival of the fittest.

Maybe God does have a plan after all
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Post by: team filler on August 30, 2020, 01:29:39 PM
sterilize the whites  :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on August 30, 2020, 02:29:31 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on August 28, 2020, 07:05:53 PM
https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/health/iowa-coronavirus-cases-covid-19-positivity-rate-antigen-results-20200828

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Iowa sees record 2,579 coronavirus cases, with 79% positivity rate

Might have something to do with this: Iowa was reporting false COVID-19 information for months, until this nurse blew the whistle (https://www.thegazette.com/subject/opinion/staff-columnist/iowa-was-reporting-false-covid-19-information-for-months-until-this-nurse-blew-the-whistle-20200829)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on August 30, 2020, 03:13:17 PM
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/coronavirus/article245241965.html

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The Florida Department of Health accidentally released a report on COVID-19 outbreaks at schools across the state — from daycare centers to colleges — and found that nearly 900 students and staffers had tested positive during a two-week period in August as schools had just begun or readied to reopen.

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But because someone tested positive, it doesn’t mean the school was the source of infection: “It just means that the sick person was in one of those institutions; it doesn’t mean that they acquired it there.”

 :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 30, 2020, 03:57:49 PM
Guys remember when the genius scientists at IHME said Corona would be finished by August 1?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 30, 2020, 04:00:10 PM
No
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Don Rumata on August 30, 2020, 04:09:38 PM
Quote from: james on August 30, 2020, 03:57:49 PM
Guys remember when the genius scientists at IHME said Corona would be finished by August 1?
"Would be finished... killing us off" They were overly pessimistic though.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 30, 2020, 04:18:54 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on August 30, 2020, 04:00:10 PM
No

Why dont you remember
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 30, 2020, 04:54:26 PM
remember when the WHO said human to human transmission was not possible and a dozen Chinese just caught it at the same wet market  :killme

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on August 30, 2020, 04:59:31 PM
Quote from: james on August 30, 2020, 04:18:54 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on August 30, 2020, 04:00:10 PM
No

Why dont you remember

He had a concussion while working out.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 30, 2020, 05:58:12 PM
https://twitter.com/cnnbrk/status/1300124347164745728
https://twitter.com/rebeccaballhaus/status/1300079992995491841
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on August 30, 2020, 06:01:26 PM
 :cac
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 30, 2020, 06:07:15 PM
Election is November 3rd.

About 1 week before it, theyre going to announce the vaccine is done, cures COVID (and maybe cancer) and will be released to the public for free.

The NYT will devote the entire front page to the new wonder drug

On November 4th, they will apologize for saying the vaccine is done (it's not) cures covid (it only boosts the immune system) and will be free (only $199 a shot).

The NYT will mention this on page 17
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 30, 2020, 06:21:34 PM
If the vaccine is safe and works it wouldn't be bad to make it available for medical professionals or high-risk groups earlier. Which is already the case for all sorts experimental treatments on a voluntary basis.
Not a good idea to make it available for everybody unless it has been properly vetted though
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 30, 2020, 06:22:37 PM
If you dont sign up for the Trump vaccine on day 1 you're an anti-science nutjob
-Resetera.com

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on August 30, 2020, 06:25:02 PM
don't want anything good to happen that trump could take credit for and win the election  :karen let us suffer and die  :klob :biden
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on August 30, 2020, 06:32:02 PM
Quote from: Nintex on August 30, 2020, 06:21:34 PM
If the vaccine is safe and works

is there a process to determine this?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 30, 2020, 06:42:59 PM
Kaiser trying to get volunteers for Pfizer's COVID vaccine candidate for the Phase III trial. You have to commit for two years and it makes you ineligible for getting a different one, it's also 2 years. I'm going to personally pass since I don't want to chance getting a placebo, find something that works earlier, and not being able to sign up for that.

https://www.covidvaccinestudy.com/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 30, 2020, 06:43:45 PM
Quote from: Mandark on August 30, 2020, 06:32:02 PM
Quote from: Nintex on August 30, 2020, 06:21:34 PM
If the vaccine is safe and works

is there a process to determine this?
30k is what they want for phase 3 I think.
But say a similar vaccine has been used by another country and you are at 20k tests and no problems have shown up.
Maybe you could make it available sooner to certain high-risk groups for which the alternative to not having a vaccine is near certain death before the phase 3 trials are complete.

They are exploring similar options in Europe.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 30, 2020, 06:49:03 PM
Scientists : don't wear a mask they're useless
Scientists : Corona will go away real quick
Scientists : let me just inject this mystery juice into you real quick
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on August 30, 2020, 07:13:00 PM
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a similiar vaccine

thatsnothowthisworksthatsnothowanyofthis.works
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on August 30, 2020, 07:14:39 PM
Quote from: Stro on August 30, 2020, 06:49:21 PM
It's okay to take time and get it right when all people have to do is WEAR FUCKING TINY MASKS WHILE OUT IN PUBLIC instead of skip steps and push something out that might not work or might be dangerous

It's called a mask-ini

(https://i.imgur.com/PSdc1ep.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on August 30, 2020, 07:18:25 PM
Quote from: Cauliflower Of Love on August 30, 2020, 07:14:39 PM
Quote from: Stro on August 30, 2020, 06:49:21 PM
It's okay to take time and get it right when all people have to do is WEAR FUCKING TINY MASKS WHILE OUT IN PUBLIC instead of skip steps and push something out that might not work or might be dangerous

It's called a mask-ini

(https://i.imgur.com/PSdc1ep.png)

:notlikethis
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Don Rumata on August 30, 2020, 07:22:42 PM
Quote from: Stro on August 30, 2020, 06:49:21 PM
It's okay to take time and get it right when all people have to do is WEAR FUCKING TINY MASKS WHILE OUT IN PUBLIC instead of skip steps and push something out that might not work or might be dangerous
Reverse Psychology was all that was needed for these people to start wearing masks, especially if something regarding Face ID and China was mentioned.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 30, 2020, 08:25:48 PM
https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1300120040549879810

Maybe the plan really is to kill people.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on August 31, 2020, 12:46:04 AM
https://twitter.com/HeerJeet/status/1300213549902344192
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on August 31, 2020, 12:50:58 AM
Quote from: BIONIC on August 30, 2020, 04:59:31 PM
Quote from: james on August 30, 2020, 04:18:54 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on August 30, 2020, 04:00:10 PM
No

Why dont you remember

He had a concussion while working out.

I realized that I made this post thinking that riotous made it while in fact he just liked it, and my brain confused the two.

James, please unlike my post as I am no longer deserving of it. Thank you.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: VomKriege on August 31, 2020, 12:51:41 AM
Quote from: Oblivion on August 31, 2020, 12:46:04 AM
https://twitter.com/HeerJeet/status/1300213549902344192

The ride never ends and it's a merry-go-round where you cycle through every re-heated fallacy several times.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on August 31, 2020, 12:52:46 AM
a vaccine would be beyond useless at this point

- democrats aren't going to take it cause they don't trust the trump admin
- a good chunk of republicans won't take it because while they love owning the libs, they're also very anti-vaxx
- so at best, you'll have 1/3 of the population - trump's most devoted fans- take the vaccine, which will not do much good at all
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on August 31, 2020, 01:10:29 AM
I nominate Shonda to take one for the team and try the vaccine. Then we can blast him with 5G rays for a few days and see if it’s really effective.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 31, 2020, 01:15:32 AM
https://twitter.com/The_SavageRoom/status/1299802241826795523
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 31, 2020, 01:56:40 AM
https://twitter.com/THEHermanCain/status/1300211456126803968

 :dead :dead :dead :dead :killme
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: jorma on August 31, 2020, 02:00:00 AM
Quote from: Tripon on August 31, 2020, 01:15:32 AM
https://twitter.com/The_SavageRoom/status/1299802241826795523

why would you participate in shaming people with a disability exemption?

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 31, 2020, 02:04:41 AM
Quote from: jorma on August 31, 2020, 02:00:00 AM
Quote from: Tripon on August 31, 2020, 01:15:32 AM
https://twitter.com/The_SavageRoom/status/1299802241826795523

why would you participate in shaming people with a disability exemption?

There are people who claim they have a disability just to get out of mask wearing.
https://twitter.com/vespajet/status/1276501666695532549

https://twitter.com/benjancewicz/status/1297687071281291269


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https://twitter.com/nickschadegg/status/1300300942621855745
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: jorma on August 31, 2020, 02:22:41 AM
and they proved hers was fake in the video? i stopped watching when she said she had an exemption

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 31, 2020, 02:33:32 AM
Quote from: jorma on August 31, 2020, 02:22:41 AM
and they proved hers was fake in the video? i stopped watching when she said she had an exemption

She yelled that covid was fake, so I'm going to guess she doesn't actually have a disability that would make it difficult to wear a mask.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 31, 2020, 02:38:44 AM
Is she a republican?

I think that counts as a disability
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on August 31, 2020, 06:36:08 AM
Quote from: jorma on August 31, 2020, 02:22:41 AM
and they proved hers was fake in the video? i stopped watching when she said she had an exemption



"Where are the dead bodies!?"

She can get fucked.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 31, 2020, 07:41:17 AM
Quote from: BIONIC on August 31, 2020, 12:50:58 AM
Quote from: BIONIC on August 30, 2020, 04:59:31 PM
Quote from: james on August 30, 2020, 04:18:54 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on August 30, 2020, 04:00:10 PM
No

Why dont you remember

He had a concussion while working out.

I realized that I made this post thinking that riotous made it while in fact he just liked it, and my brain confused the two.

James, please unlike my post as I am no longer deserving of it. Thank you.

It's OK, I don't often get confused as someone that works out.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on August 31, 2020, 12:01:14 PM
New Trump pandemic adviser pushes controversial ‘herd immunity’ strategy, worrying public health officials (https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-coronavirus-scott-atlas-herd-immunity/2020/08/30/925e68fe-e93b-11ea-970a-64c73a1c2392_story.html)

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One of President Trump’s top medical advisers is urging the White House to embrace a controversial “herd immunity” strategy to combat the pandemic, which would entail allowing the coronavirus to spread through most of the population to quickly build resistance to the virus, while taking steps to protect those in nursing homes and other vulnerable populations, according to five people familiar with the discussions.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on August 31, 2020, 12:06:02 PM
What have you got to lose?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 31, 2020, 12:11:30 PM
Well at least having any strategy is a step up.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 31, 2020, 12:13:39 PM
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allowing the coronavirus to spread through most of the population

 :killme
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 31, 2020, 12:21:42 PM
Trump realizes that if it spreads though most of the population, he'll eventually get it. You'd think just out of self preservation , he'll try to contain coronavirus.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 31, 2020, 12:31:08 PM
Quote from: Tripon on August 31, 2020, 12:21:42 PM
Trump realizes that if it spreads though most of the population, he'll eventually get it. You'd think just out of self preservation , he'll try to contain coronavirus.

Trump probably already had it when he was casually munching those Hydroxychloroquine pills and Ivanka wasn't around the White House for 2 weeks.
Don Jr.'s girlfriend got it, his personal aides, Miller's wife etc. . There's no way Trump didn't get it.



Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on August 31, 2020, 12:32:31 PM
Every time someone floats this idea they say they'll isolate/protect vulnerable populations, but other than protocols that nursing homes have already adopted, what do they mean?

There's never any money for people with comorbidities to stay home and not work. Never any explanation for how vulnerable people will stay safe as the rest of the population is going through a spike. Nursing home residents in Florida and Arizona got hit hard when those states had problems with the virus, despite several extra months to prepare.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on August 31, 2020, 12:35:10 PM
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comorbidities
:wut
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: EchoRin on August 31, 2020, 12:44:44 PM
From https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/cloth-face-cover-guidance.html (updated August 7, 2020 at the time of this post):

Who Should Not Wear a Mask

Masks should not be worn by:

    Children younger than 2 years old
    Anyone who has trouble breathing
    Anyone who is unconscious, incapacitated, or otherwise unable to remove the mask without assistance
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If you are hooting and hollering I somehow doubt you have trouble breathing  ::)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on August 31, 2020, 12:47:10 PM
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anyone who has trouble breathing
  :corona_mj
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 31, 2020, 12:49:36 PM
Don't worry Mandark. The President will visit a nursing home, wear a mask and shake his fist around.
He will then ramble about how great nursing homes are but not as good as his hotels, shake hands with a veteran and tell a 90 y/o grandma he'd certainly date her grandchildren.

This display of leadership will inspire everyone to stay safe.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 31, 2020, 12:52:56 PM
Indoor dining at 25% capacity opens in NJ on Friday

I believe that makes us the last state to do so (CA opened and then closed)

Imma wait and see
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on August 31, 2020, 12:59:25 PM
https://twitter.com/benshapiro/status/1300466213047296000
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 31, 2020, 01:01:57 PM
Interesting reply on twitter, which Im ashamed I hadnt thought about before...

If herd strategy was a good idea, why didnt it kill out other diseases like measles?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 31, 2020, 01:02:52 PM
Quote from: james on August 31, 2020, 01:01:57 PM
Interesting reply on twitter, which Im ashamed I hadnt thought about before...

If herd strategy was a good idea, why didnt it kill out other diseases like measles?
Not enough people were exposed
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 31, 2020, 01:29:21 PM
Not measles specific but also if the virus mutates too fast or immunity wears off too fast.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on August 31, 2020, 01:32:18 PM
There's an extra layer of misanthropy in recommending that people contract a disease in a country where tens of millions of people are uninsured.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on August 31, 2020, 01:47:25 PM
it's amazing to me that people would think getting the virus is less of a burden than wearing masks   :brain
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on August 31, 2020, 01:57:39 PM
Quote from: Oblivion on August 31, 2020, 01:47:25 PM
it's amazing to me that people would think getting the virus is less of a burden than wearing masks   :brain

You don't have to wear a mask anymore once you got it. win/win
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Propagandhim on August 31, 2020, 02:03:32 PM
Quote from: Oblivion on August 31, 2020, 12:59:25 PM
https://twitter.com/benshapiro/status/1300466213047296000


It's amazing how Ben is an expert on every subject matter.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 31, 2020, 02:12:01 PM
NJ movie theaters also opening Friday

RIP
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: thetylerrob on August 31, 2020, 02:42:32 PM
I have top tier bad asthma and I'm kinda afraid I'll never be able to leave my house safely again, but on the bright side I got a promotion and a new job during the pandemic and I'm finally making a decent salary so it's pretty much all worth it am I right?  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 31, 2020, 03:12:34 PM
Quote from: thetylerrob on August 31, 2020, 02:42:32 PM
I have top tier bad asthma and I'm kinda afraid I'll never be able to leave my house safely again, but on the bright side I got a promotion and a new job during the pandemic and I'm finally making a decent salary so it's pretty much all worth it am I right?  :doge

The more old people die, the more executive positions open up!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 31, 2020, 03:29:59 PM
Quote from: thetylerrob on August 31, 2020, 02:42:32 PM
I have top tier bad asthma and I'm kinda afraid I'll never be able to leave my house safely again, but on the bright side I got a promotion and a new job during the pandemic and I'm finally making a decent salary so it's pretty much all worth it am I right?  :doge
Keep strong asthma brother. Gamers shall inherit the earth  :mynicca
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on August 31, 2020, 03:41:58 PM
Anybody who advocates getting this virus and be bug chasers should get the virus themselves and report back on how that went.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 31, 2020, 06:30:04 PM
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2020/08/31/poll-finds-a-third-of-americans-think-they-handled-covid-19-better-than-canada-and-are-also-delusional.html

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Poll finds a third of Americans think they handled COVID-19 better than Canada, and are also delusional

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: OnlyRegret on September 01, 2020, 01:21:32 AM
Quote from: Tripon on August 31, 2020, 03:41:58 PM
Anybody who advocates getting this virus and be bug chasers should get the virus themselves and report back on how that went.

Judging from Rand, you'll be left flustered
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on September 01, 2020, 10:06:31 AM
https://abcnews.go.com/US/hundreds-protesters-gather-flu-vaccine-mandate-massachusetts/story?id=72717575

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Clockwork5 on September 01, 2020, 10:16:46 AM
Quote from: Propagandhim on August 31, 2020, 02:03:32 PM
Quote from: Oblivion on August 31, 2020, 12:59:25 PM
https://twitter.com/benshapiro/status/1300466213047296000


It's amazing how Ben is an expert on every subject matter.
Universities are also full of aging professors with diabetes and heart disease.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Akala on September 01, 2020, 10:29:03 AM
he's going to mention that in a follow-up tweet, he must have just forgot to post.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: jorma on September 01, 2020, 10:31:23 AM
Quote from: Propagandhim on August 31, 2020, 02:03:32 PM
Quote from: Oblivion on August 31, 2020, 12:59:25 PM
https://twitter.com/benshapiro/status/1300466213047296000


It's amazing how Ben is an expert on every subject matter.

i'm pretty sure that's just what happens to your brain when you sign up for a twitter account  :doggy
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on September 01, 2020, 10:37:31 AM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on September 01, 2020, 01:21:32 AM
Quote from: Tripon on August 31, 2020, 03:41:58 PM
Anybody who advocates getting this virus and be bug chasers should get the virus themselves and report back on how that went.

Judging from Rand, you'll be left flustered

Considering how he's acting and that immunity may last only 3 months, he's about due for another reinfection.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on September 01, 2020, 12:05:10 PM
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The government declared another nationwide lockdown on Sunday and pleaded with the public to cooperate if a second wave of coronavirus infections is to be stemmed.

Jung Eun-kyeong, the chief of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said, "Government officials and administrative orders alone cannot stop the daily activities of citizens. We urge the public to practice complete social distancing over the next week."

The number of new infections in the Seoul metropolitan area increased even after the government gradually tightened social-distancing rules since Aug. 16, including keeping schools closed and banning gatherings of more than 50 people.

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New cases there surged from 66 a day from Aug. 9 to 15 to over 240 a day during Aug. 23 to 29. Across the country the number was over 300 per day last week.

But acting Seoul Mayor Suh Jung-hyup asked the capital's 10 million residents to "freeze" their activities as much as possible until Sept. 6.

Coffee and other franchise outlets can only offer takeaways. Restaurants and food trucks must close at 9 p.m. Jeju Island has banned gatherings of more than three people.

Meanwhile, Daegu in the southeast, which was a hotspot of the epidemic earlier this year, reported 30 new infections on Aug. 29, the most since March. A member of a church in the city attended and anti-government rally in Seoul on Aug. 15 and appears to have spread the virus among fellow worshipers, according to health officials.

As of Monday morning, Korea reported another 248 new cases, bringing to the cumulative total to 19,947.  

http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2020/08/31/2020083101499.html

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Top White House officials rang the alarm bell during a call with the nation’s governors on Monday, pleading with them to advise college presidents in their states to keep COVID-infected students on campus or risk another major outbreak.

“We know that what happened across the South [in June] was primarily driven by 18-to-25 year olds, across the South, with asymptomatic spread,” said Dr. Deborah Birx, the Coronavirus Response Coordinator for the White House Coronavirus Task Force. “Sending these individuals back home in their asymptomatic state to spread the virus in their home town or among their vulnerable households could really recreate what we experienced over the June time frame in the south. So I think every university president should have a plan for not only testing but caring for their students that need to isolate.”

The comments represent one of the most explicit acknowledgments to date that the White House’s aggressive push to bring students back to campus this fall has created serious risks for increased COVID transmission. It also underscores just how fragile the current situation is at college campuses across the country.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-white-house-vp-pence-and-deborah-birx-warn-colleges-not-to-send-covid-19-infected-students-home?ref=home
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on September 01, 2020, 03:04:13 PM
Quote from: Clockwork5 on September 01, 2020, 10:16:46 AM
Quote from: Propagandhim on August 31, 2020, 02:03:32 PM
Quote from: Oblivion on August 31, 2020, 12:59:25 PM
https://twitter.com/benshapiro/status/1300466213047296000


It's amazing how Ben is an expert on every subject matter.
Universities are also full of aging professors with diabetes and heart disease.
they can retire and become moderators on a small splinter forum  :expert
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on September 01, 2020, 03:37:13 PM
https://twitter.com/sciencevs/status/1300876640797569027
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: EchoRin on September 02, 2020, 01:59:25 AM
I'm glad they are moving away from the Corona topic. I kinda snoozed through those as it sort of seemed like if you didn't listen to them right when they came out, new information would come out and then the episode wasn't all that relevant anymore. I mean the show tackles topical subjects fairly often, but not issues that are so fluid and constantly updating like Covid-19.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: who is ted danson? on September 02, 2020, 07:56:18 AM
https://twitter.com/lovinbebemocha/status/1300840448676646915
https://twitter.com/lovinbebemocha/status/1301006572559106048

 :lol :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on September 02, 2020, 08:18:43 AM
Imagine living in a world of a global pandemic, where schools are housing sick kids in a private hotel floor with other regular guests (who probably don't know it!) while the US guvment rejects joining a global response front.

Also where potus is fucking high as fuck all the time, and doesn't even know he has covid.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 02, 2020, 11:50:55 AM
https://hub.jhu.edu/2020/09/01/comorbidities-and-coronavirus-deaths-cdc/

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Can you explain the "200,000 excess deaths" you referenced in your recent tweet?

We can observe trends from the number of deaths reported each year, on a weekly basis. When we see large deviations in the numbers for a time period, we call that excess deaths. Looking at 2020 since March, the raw number of excess deaths is 200,000 more people than a normal year. When we try to understand that, COVID-19 is the most rational and likely explanation. If you don't believe it's COVID-19, try to pinpoint why this year has been so different than any other. Why would a new disease that kills people not be the cause?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 02, 2020, 11:54:06 AM
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/fears-rise-coronavirus-has-hit-remote-tribe-after-cases-confirmed-n1239045

:(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on September 02, 2020, 03:13:43 PM
https://twitter.com/miniondeathcult/status/1300977662735728640

 :snoop :snoop :snoop
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: EchoRin on September 02, 2020, 03:23:09 PM
Yeah I don't see how after all that you come to that conclusion. Like I could see one do so if they catch it, but their experience is one of "I felt sick for 3 days. Didn't feel too great, but just waited it out in bed and voila."

But this guy was not too many steps away from death and yet that's his great takeaway.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on September 02, 2020, 03:33:09 PM
I'm ready for the asteroid.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on September 02, 2020, 03:43:25 PM
https://twitter.com/AP/status/1301243702657142785
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on September 02, 2020, 03:54:02 PM
Quote from: Oblivion on September 02, 2020, 03:13:43 PM
https://twitter.com/miniondeathcult/status/1300977662735728640

 :snoop :snoop :snoop

I refuse to believe this is real.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on September 02, 2020, 07:38:26 PM
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CEppiNRlpvs/?igshid=1t04ve9kf5hhf

Rock and his family had COVID.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on September 02, 2020, 07:50:55 PM
Quote from: Tripon on September 02, 2020, 07:38:26 PM
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CEppiNRlpvs/?igshid=1t04ve9kf5hhf

Rock and his family had COVID.

The shape of his head is the cure
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 02, 2020, 09:02:44 PM
https://www.thebeaverton.com/2020/09/billion-dollar-public-transit-infrastructure-ready-now-that-everyone-works-from-home/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on September 03, 2020, 12:06:04 PM
https://twitter.com/pupadhyaya_/status/1301544819731451904
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 03, 2020, 12:15:02 PM
I feel pretty bad for these athletes.  They work really had to get a chance to play while their in their prime then they either have the option of not playing and risk various consequences like aging out or being black listed if they prioritize their health or they can play in an unsafe environment and get so unhealthy they can't play for life.  I mean sure this is standard in the NLF when it comes to concussions but at least concussions are not contagious. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on September 03, 2020, 02:31:14 PM
How does one determine if the myocarditis is from the virus and not the sudden weight gains these kids are going through? Either through intentional "bulking" or steroid use (or both?).

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191023132204.htm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on September 03, 2020, 02:36:21 PM
cutting weight prob big factor too for athletes
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on September 03, 2020, 03:22:32 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on September 03, 2020, 02:31:14 PM
How does one determine if the myocarditis is from the virus and not the sudden weight gains these kids are going through? Either through intentional "bulking" or steroid use (or both?).

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191023132204.htm

can you actually develop myocarditis like that based on your diet in the short term?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 03, 2020, 05:13:21 PM
https://deadline.com/2020/09/batman-uk-production-halts-covid-19-1234569959/

Going to get 3 days of production in ever 6 months. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: EchoRin on September 03, 2020, 05:18:31 PM
Didn't realize with the latest trailer that they still have more to shoot. I thought the late 2021 release was just due to Covid-19 and not because there was still more to be filmed.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on September 03, 2020, 05:53:20 PM
Don't pack an antidote in the utility belt because you need that slot for shark repellent.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on September 03, 2020, 06:10:03 PM
Ya'll making light of a corona victim? wow.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
he wears timberlands to work as a superhero though, it's to be expected
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on September 03, 2020, 06:18:03 PM
So it looks like the US did in fact peak on July 24, which just so happens to be shortly after July 4. Deaths peaked a week later, on July 30.

We should be down to 30k daily soon, which puts us at....the April peak. Deaths are still around 1k daily though.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 03, 2020, 07:05:51 PM
I stopped following the numbers a while ago.  India is in really rough shape. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on September 03, 2020, 07:25:56 PM
New Yorkers: I wish we could eat inside restaurants again
Monkey Paw finger curls

https://mobile.twitter.com/ZachReports/status/1301527640449454081
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on September 03, 2020, 07:47:03 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on September 03, 2020, 05:13:21 PM
https://deadline.com/2020/09/batman-uk-production-halts-covid-19-1234569959/

Going to get 3 days of production in ever 6 months.

Quote
after one of the people on the production turned up positive with COVID-19.

Deadline has confirmed that star Robert Pattinson is the member of the production team who tested positive for the virus.

Just a random member of the production team
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Post by: team filler on September 03, 2020, 07:48:11 PM
 :piss :batman :piss2
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 03, 2020, 07:53:40 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4h9fbPRRpI
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Post by: Tripon on September 03, 2020, 07:56:55 PM
https://twitter.com/BonaguraESPN/status/1301644428025540608

Whoops.
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Post by: Oblivion on September 03, 2020, 08:21:03 PM
https://twitter.com/kayleighmcenany/status/1301669514258665479
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on September 03, 2020, 08:24:39 PM
I like that they actually herded them when there' plenty of space for them to not be so close together.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Phoenix Dark on September 03, 2020, 08:59:49 PM
I'm amazed that NY's numbers have remained so low, given the population density. Wonder what the fall will look like.
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Post by: tiesto on September 03, 2020, 09:42:30 PM
Quote from: Phoenix Dark on September 03, 2020, 08:59:49 PM
I'm amazed that NY's numbers have remained so low, given the population density. Wonder what the fall will look like.

Cuomo fucked up big time with the nursing home situation, but the rest of his leadership was very good. NY got on the mask mandates pretty early, shutdown hardcore for April, free drive-through testing sites were made available quickly (and service workers like haircutters, nail salon workers, all were encouraged to get testing at least once every 2 weeks), and then things gradually reopened in a controlled manner. Non-NYC NY has indoor dining (at reduced capacity) and now even has gyms open (also at reduced capacity) but I'm fine eating outside for now.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on September 03, 2020, 10:01:12 PM
holy shit...

https://twitter.com/ta2t2o/status/1301688784564748288
https://twitter.com/tartu85/status/1301693695972921344
https://twitter.com/Diyan96022/status/1301678986565615617

:dead :dead: :dead
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Post by: Joe Molotov on September 03, 2020, 10:08:24 PM
This dude is still buttangery about his inauguration crowd and making his PR dudes make this shit :neogaf
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Post by: thisismyusername on September 03, 2020, 11:35:14 PM
Quote from: Skullfuckers Anonymous on September 03, 2020, 07:25:56 PM
New Yorkers: I wish we could eat inside restaurants again
Monkey Paw finger curls

https://mobile.twitter.com/ZachReports/status/1301527640449454081

OH OH! That brings up a good related tweet (not Corona virus related but NYPD related):

https://twitter.com/KyleSmeallie/status/1300331103954309120

(The entire thread)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Don Rumata on September 04, 2020, 12:20:15 PM
Berlusconi got the 'rona, it's happening.  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on September 04, 2020, 02:29:54 PM
Not sure yet but I think I'm willing to bet money that berlusconi dies.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on September 04, 2020, 03:16:50 PM
Quote from: shosta on September 04, 2020, 02:29:54 PM
Not sure yet but I think I'm willing to bet money that berlusconi dies.

boris johnson got it, was on a ventilator for 2 weeks and he's just fine
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Boredfrom on September 04, 2020, 03:18:00 PM
So my mother and my aunts are planning to go the US because my grand aunt is probably dying (no COVID related). Kind of scary but I am no one to stop them as they always wanted to at lest be able to say goodbye to her when she dies.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on September 04, 2020, 03:41:29 PM
Quote from: Don Rumata on September 04, 2020, 12:20:15 PM
Berlusconi got the 'rona, it's happening.  :doge

Time to get more mileage out of this one

https://youtu.be/n1Ho-mT63us
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 04, 2020, 05:19:58 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-awLNiF_xs

:dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on September 04, 2020, 05:47:32 PM
Quote from: BIONIC on September 04, 2020, 03:41:29 PM
Quote from: Don Rumata on September 04, 2020, 12:20:15 PM
Berlusconi got the 'rona, it's happening.  :doge

Time to get more mileage out of this one

https://youtu.be/n1Ho-mT63us
What is the Trump Campaign waiting for?

COWARDS!!!


In the movie (Lorro), which is actually a documentary, they made a remake of this btw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boqOp8IF3wI
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on September 04, 2020, 06:12:32 PM
:drool   :cornette  :drool
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 04, 2020, 07:22:53 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK2FBEpmlUo
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 04, 2020, 07:29:36 PM
I'm rethinking my stance on genocide
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on September 04, 2020, 11:23:01 PM
I don’t think I’ve ever seen him look so uncomfortable before.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Don Rumata on September 04, 2020, 11:41:54 PM
Quote from: Nintex on September 04, 2020, 05:47:32 PM

In the movie (Lorro), which is actually a documentary, they made a remake of this btw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boqOp8IF3wI
Loro is more of a documentray of Sorrentino's wack gimmicks.  ::)
First half of the movie is all a big ass montage of t&a though.  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: VomKriege on September 05, 2020, 03:52:36 AM
The Suicided Jeffrey Vs the Chad Silvio.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on September 05, 2020, 07:30:35 AM
I can’t tell what’s real anymore  :doge

https://twitter.com/mslisahendricks/status/1302064472081670146
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on September 05, 2020, 07:50:26 AM
:salute
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on September 05, 2020, 09:39:03 AM
https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1302211444709220352
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on September 05, 2020, 09:40:28 AM
https://twitter.com/BirgitC/status/1300030399767351298
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: tiesto on September 05, 2020, 11:57:05 AM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on September 05, 2020, 09:39:03 AM
https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1302211444709220352

"Stonyonta" has a reputation in the SUNY system for being the party school... it's in the middle of nowhere with absolutely nothing to do for miles except get shitfaced and do tons of drugs.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on September 05, 2020, 04:01:27 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on September 05, 2020, 09:39:03 AM
https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1302211444709220352

i honestly don't get stories like this. not the idiot behavior of the frat kids, that's to be expected. but how do these colleges and universities open knowing shit like this will happen, then when it happens, they shut down right away and act all :pika


like, what did you idiots THINK would happen?  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on September 05, 2020, 04:08:10 PM
Cynical answer is if they announced in July that everything would be online they'd lose out on room & board, be pressured to lower tuition, maybe lose some enrollment.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on September 05, 2020, 04:11:16 PM
I don't think that's the cynical answer, I think that's the correct answer.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on September 05, 2020, 04:48:56 PM
Quote from: Mandark on September 05, 2020, 04:08:10 PM
Cynical answer is if they announced in July that everything would be online they'd lose out on room & board, be pressured to lower tuition, maybe lose some enrollment.

so they opened just so they could collect tuition and other fees and now that they have them, they can pretend to be shocked?

that...actually seems quite reasonable.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on September 05, 2020, 04:58:05 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJmi9NlNC5w

India passes 4 million.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on September 05, 2020, 05:31:39 PM
Quote from: Mandark on September 05, 2020, 04:08:10 PM
Cynical answer is if they announced in July that everything would be online they'd lose out on room & board, be pressured to lower tuition, maybe lose some enrollment.

The schools also get to steal the tuition money from students who fuck up.

https://mobile.twitter.com/BostonGlobe/status/1302234866164142080
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on September 05, 2020, 07:49:20 PM
marxist professors stealing your tuition   :dobbs
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on September 06, 2020, 10:06:09 AM
Individual US states with fewer COVID deaths per capita than Poland, Norway, Croatia, Estonia, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, or Greece:
. . .
End list.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on September 06, 2020, 02:09:44 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on September 06, 2020, 10:06:09 AM
Individual US states with fewer COVID deaths per capita than Poland, Norway, Croatia, Estonia, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, or Greece:
. . .
End list.

:gopnik  :gun  :morans
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on September 06, 2020, 04:34:49 PM
https://twitter.com/nycsouthpaw/status/1302695138494484480
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 07, 2020, 06:35:20 AM
(https://i.redd.it/ccad4jravll51.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 07, 2020, 06:40:32 AM
https://www.thestar.com/business/opinion/2020/09/05/in-a-crisis-you-want-someone-to-have-your-back.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on September 07, 2020, 11:08:50 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skGBlApgwnA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6xk1YktHkM

"Only 1 out of 3 in the Dutch speaking portion of Belgium support the [social distancing] measures, that's down from 80% at one point."

Even the dutch diaspora has that dutch directness.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: VomKriege on September 07, 2020, 04:16:42 PM
Not sure the Dutch are eager to claim the Vlamingen as their own.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on September 07, 2020, 04:22:43 PM
https://twitter.com/itvnews/status/1303055713053401089 (https://twitter.com/itvnews/status/1303055713053401089)

This man basically blinks: "We're all going to die"  :doge

We're now at an average of 700 new cases a day, used to be 500 a day.
Summer vacation is now over for most people.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on September 07, 2020, 04:48:47 PM
India is consistently hitting 1000 deaths a day now.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on September 07, 2020, 06:38:07 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/M8r1klO.png)

we're saved  :heart
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on September 08, 2020, 01:02:40 AM
https://mobile.twitter.com/FriedsonAndrew/status/1302591878957862912

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UK2FBEpmlUo
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on September 08, 2020, 01:05:02 AM
https://twitter.com/JoeMyGod/status/1302990107150938113
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on September 08, 2020, 01:08:37 AM
fucking black?  :shaq
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on September 08, 2020, 01:18:41 AM
https://twitter.com/business/status/1303201416593453056
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on September 08, 2020, 01:28:50 AM
Quote from: Tripon on September 08, 2020, 01:18:41 AM
https://twitter.com/business/status/1303201416593453056
keep teeepo safe at all costs  :-\
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on September 08, 2020, 01:59:27 PM
https://twitter.com/RogerPielkeJr/status/1303005587949510665
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on September 08, 2020, 02:05:40 PM
I would be more worried about people trusting the media less than Donald Trump  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 08, 2020, 05:48:08 PM
https://www.thebeaverton.com/2020/09/students-spend-first-day-back-decorating-body-bags-for-grandparents/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 08, 2020, 06:52:32 PM
Canada has 1600 new cases today.  It's most certainly due to the long weekend, but still oof.  We have only had one other day with over 1000 cases since the end of May and that was recently too. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: EchoRin on September 08, 2020, 07:26:11 PM
This is what happens when no Canadian team is left in the Stanley Cup playoffs again.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on September 08, 2020, 07:28:04 PM
canada is a basketball country tho  :heh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 08, 2020, 07:48:23 PM
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/church-leader-coronavirus-gay-marriage-a4542366.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on September 08, 2020, 08:10:50 PM
China cases all time total: 85,144

India cases today and only today: 89,852

 :kobeyuck


(India is not on the US travel ban list, China is)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on September 08, 2020, 08:18:24 PM
https://twitter.com/InternetHippo/status/1303484780965580801
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Transhuman on September 08, 2020, 08:18:49 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on September 08, 2020, 07:48:23 PM
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/church-leader-coronavirus-gay-marriage-a4542366.html

The Catholic Church is petitioning the Australian government to boycott the Oxford vaccine because it uses cell lines developed with the aid of stem cell research. It's pretty funny that they think they have the will of the people on their side, especially in Australia which is one of the most atheistic countries in the world.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on September 08, 2020, 09:58:44 PM
they killed off all the spiritual people  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 08, 2020, 10:00:30 PM
Sounds good when you put it like that.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on September 08, 2020, 10:05:03 PM
they could have at least invented something cool like basketball to make up for it. the best the could do was luc longley  :dayum
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 09, 2020, 11:03:06 AM
https://abc7.com/halloween-2020-coronavirus-covid-19-los-angeles/6414973/

Halloween banned!  What next Xmas? Xmas is already at war - it can't fight on two fronts.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 09, 2020, 11:05:11 AM
For Canada's 1600 number.  BC and Alberta reported 4 days worth of cases and Ontario 2. So it was actually 608, which still is not good.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 09, 2020, 02:25:25 PM
(https://preview.redd.it/amt26tbwg3m51.jpg?width=816&auto=webp&s=aedbb80260d681dc38b828333d9b99be89c2a66f)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on September 09, 2020, 06:07:20 PM
so we're not gonna talk about how trump admitted he knew the 'rona was a serious thing back in february but continued to  lie about it  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on September 09, 2020, 06:45:18 PM
And said this when he knew he was being recorded, to a guy famous for writing about behind-the-scenes political gossip.

I bet Woodward's surprised he's getting all this pushback for holding on to that info for over half a year. This is how he always does business and he never had to justify it before.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on September 09, 2020, 07:08:03 PM
The weirdest part is that Trump confirmed it and said it was to prevent panic and fear mongering :beli
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: stufte on September 09, 2020, 11:57:02 PM
Quote from: Stro on September 09, 2020, 09:18:38 PM
What could possibly possess Trump to think talking to Bob Woodward and letting him record it would be good for him

Narcissism.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: EchoRin on September 10, 2020, 01:54:38 AM
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/coronavirus-almost-20percent-of-cases-in-past-month-stem-from-controversial-motorcycle-rally-research-claims/ar-BB18QKMx

I don't really know what to make of this article. Is the study somewhat hokey? Or are South Dakota officials being defensive about Sturgis and potential Covid cases caused by it?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: VomKriege on September 10, 2020, 02:53:27 AM
Quote from: stufte on September 09, 2020, 11:57:02 PM
Quote from: Stro on September 09, 2020, 09:18:38 PM
What could possibly possess Trump to think talking to Bob Woodward and letting him record it would be good for him

Narcissism.

Putting on an entertaining show. Trump seems the "all publicity is good publicity" type. Served him well enough during his mandate and the media doesn't know how not to play into it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 10, 2020, 07:14:28 AM
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kristi-noem-south-dakota-coronavirus-relief-funds-tourism/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 10, 2020, 10:39:16 AM
https://apnews.com/4ee025ba6c4c19c024ce384503f23ef3

South Carolina 3rd grade teacher, 28, dies from COVID-19
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 10, 2020, 02:53:32 PM
https://www.reddit.com/r/UofT/comments/iq73np/guess_ill_die_then/

lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: stufte on September 10, 2020, 03:00:55 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on September 10, 2020, 02:53:32 PM
https://www.reddit.com/r/UofT/comments/iq73np/guess_ill_die_then/

lol

lol oops.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on September 10, 2020, 03:13:03 PM
https://twitter.com/benshapiro/status/1303829629904416769

 :brain
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on September 10, 2020, 03:18:31 PM
Sometimes I read shit like that and I just have the irresistible urge to blow my fucking brains out
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on September 10, 2020, 03:21:44 PM
Quote from: shosta on September 10, 2020, 03:18:31 PM
Sometimes I read shit like that and I just have the irresistible urge to blow my fucking brains out

Shosty are you getting my pms?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Akala on September 10, 2020, 03:57:54 PM
if anything at least these tapes should kill off the 'it's just a flu' talking point right? right?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on September 10, 2020, 04:00:39 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ehk1xx6WAAYkQXO?format=jpg&name=large)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on September 10, 2020, 04:02:43 PM
*and then played golf
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on September 10, 2020, 04:22:01 PM
The governors did and then Trump reluctantly gave it lip service for about 2 weeks.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on September 10, 2020, 04:33:11 PM
It's contained -> cases are going to go to zero -> not as bad as the flu and we don't shut down for that -> we'll open back up on Easter -> LIBERATE VIRGINIA!

Not sure if the early weeks of coronavirus feel really distant or like we never escaped them.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on September 10, 2020, 04:45:00 PM
Quote from: Mandark on September 10, 2020, 04:33:11 PM
It's contained -> cases are going to go to zero -> not as bad as the flu and we don't shut down for that -> we'll open back up on Easter -> LIBERATE VIRGINIA!

Not sure if the early weeks of coronavirus feel really distant or like we never escaped them.

If it makes you feel better, India is at +96,760 today
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on September 10, 2020, 06:20:28 PM
he probably told them behind closed doors at that meeting with all the governors bet!

and now he's all "i knew it all along" :smug
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 10, 2020, 06:38:24 PM
My Indian friends are all pretty worried about family they have back home. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: VomKriege on September 10, 2020, 06:39:57 PM
Quote from: Stro on September 10, 2020, 08:17:52 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on September 10, 2020, 02:53:27 AM
Quote from: stufte on September 09, 2020, 11:57:02 PM
Quote from: Stro on September 09, 2020, 09:18:38 PM
What could possibly possess Trump to think talking to Bob Woodward and letting him record it would be good for him

Narcissism.

Putting on an entertaining show. Trump seems the "all publicity is good publicity" type. Served him well enough during his mandate and the media doesn't know how not to play into it.

The reason appears to be that he was so mad about Woodward's first book that he swore to be directly involved if Woodward were to do another book, believing he would be able to shape the narrative into a far more positive book. Despite EVERYONE on his team telling him this was a bad idea and multiple staff members and aides publicly saying so at the time and since.

:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol

But the ratings. The ratings were great, the best you'd ever see.
And in a way, he's not wrong.

I'm hopeful it's counterproductive for the general election, but on the other hand it probably plays into his irreductible support among his base and it may have irremediably have damaged any political discussion that needs more than a day to be conducted.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Leadbelly on September 10, 2020, 07:18:28 PM
Coronavirus: France sets daily record with almost 10,000 new cases

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-54111209
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: VomKriege on September 10, 2020, 07:39:30 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on September 10, 2020, 07:18:28 PM
Coronavirus: France sets daily record with almost 10,000 new cases

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-54111209

Not to go all Trump but part of it is probably because the testing is getting a lot more intense. Purely anecdotal but from my own direct experience, there's a lot more demand for it (during lockdown tests were allocated, you couldn't get one because you felt like it so to speak) and the capacity ramped up. There's lines at 7am to get tested at a lab I pass in front of to work.

As I imagined, the number of detected cases booming back up but without the same casualties is maybe a result of :
- More asymptomatic people being tested.
- Less vulnerable demographics affected.
- Better hospital and medical protocols and triage even without a medication to help.
But no definitive certainties.

Entries in hospitals and ICUs trending up again is bad though, no way around that.

Crowds in public transport are back to almost normal levels in Paris. There's people in bars and restaurants, even if more sparse. A lot of workers are back in the office. Masks and some half assed distancing guidelines probably help, but not to the extent of keeping that curve flat.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on September 10, 2020, 07:54:43 PM
https://www.gouvernement.fr/info-coronavirus/carte-et-donnees

Positivity rate has gone up as well, from about 1% to 5%. Looks like it's real, but not yet close to what happened in Florida, Arizona, etc.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 10, 2020, 10:07:22 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y47t9qLc9I4
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on September 11, 2020, 09:40:15 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on September 10, 2020, 06:39:57 PM
Quote from: Stro on September 10, 2020, 08:17:52 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on September 10, 2020, 02:53:27 AM
Quote from: stufte on September 09, 2020, 11:57:02 PM
Quote from: Stro on September 09, 2020, 09:18:38 PM
What could possibly possess Trump to think talking to Bob Woodward and letting him record it would be good for him

Narcissism.

Putting on an entertaining show. Trump seems the "all publicity is good publicity" type. Served him well enough during his mandate and the media doesn't know how not to play into it.

The reason appears to be that he was so mad about Woodward's first book that he swore to be directly involved if Woodward were to do another book, believing he would be able to shape the narrative into a far more positive book. Despite EVERYONE on his team telling him this was a bad idea and multiple staff members and aides publicly saying so at the time and since.

:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol

But the ratings. The ratings were great, the best you'd ever see.
And in a way, he's not wrong.

I'm hopeful it's counterproductive for the general election, but on the other hand it probably plays into his irreductible support among his base and it may have irremediably have damaged any political discussion that needs more than a day to be conducted.
What Trump does better than any other politician is to guide the narrative.
This is one of those things, where he just flat-out admits something any other politician would deny, throwing the media in a tailspin and shifting the focus to Woodward for not warning everyone the President is a lunatic and west wing gossip.

Biden is losing grip on this, while before he successfully distanced himself from the circus.
All recent Biden interviews have basically started and ended with him responding to Trump's policies or Trump's actions.

If ~200k COVID-19 deaths (whether or not you agree if Trump is solely to blame) isn't enough to frame the race, I don't know what is  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: VomKriege on September 11, 2020, 09:41:23 AM
Quote from: Stro on September 11, 2020, 09:17:48 AM
The absurdity that this country is going to spend all day talking about and mourning the deaths of 3000 people 19 years ago while this country has been experiencing a 9/11 death scale event basically every 2-3 days for the past 6 months straight and there has been no national mourning and the president's response is "it is what it is"

That's what the viruses want, you can't let them win :derp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on September 11, 2020, 10:06:34 AM
Quote from: Stro on September 11, 2020, 09:17:48 AM
The absurdity that this country is going to spend all day talking about and mourning the deaths of 3000 people 19 years ago while this country has been experiencing a 9/11 death scale event basically every 2-3 days for the past 6 months straight and there has been no national mourning and the president's response is "it is what it is"

Yea, but 9/11 killed a bunch of wealthy New Yorkers. Real Americans. Covid is mostly killing old people and minorities.



Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 11, 2020, 10:55:05 AM
Ontario numbers  :holeup

2% test positivity rate for people under 30 is not good.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 11, 2020, 10:57:54 AM
Going to start hoarding food and toilet paper again
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on September 11, 2020, 11:06:54 AM
Hoard Switch games instead.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on September 11, 2020, 11:10:42 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on September 11, 2020, 10:57:54 AM
Going to start hoarding food and toilet paper again

:mjcry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: tiesto on September 11, 2020, 11:32:45 AM
Quote from: Stro on September 11, 2020, 09:17:48 AM
The absurdity that this country is going to spend all day talking about and mourning the deaths of 3000 people 19 years ago while this country has been experiencing a 9/11 death scale event basically every 2-3 days for the past 6 months straight and there has been no national mourning and the president's response is "it is what it is"

Yup, and a lot of the same people who are posting on my FB about 9/11 are also the same people who are hardcore Trumptards and think Corona is a hoax.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on September 11, 2020, 12:55:24 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on September 11, 2020, 10:06:34 AM
Quote from: Stro on September 11, 2020, 09:17:48 AM
The absurdity that this country is going to spend all day talking about and mourning the deaths of 3000 people 19 years ago while this country has been experiencing a 9/11 death scale event basically every 2-3 days for the past 6 months straight and there has been no national mourning and the president's response is "it is what it is"

Yea, but 9/11 killed a bunch of wealthy New Yorkers. Real Americans. Covid is mostly killing old people and minorities.

Real Americans until they complain about something else that would help them, like better jobs, or better housing.

The fact that at least 30K New Yorkers died this year to Coronavirus but the memorial for 3K people died 19 years ago shows what our priorities are. We can certainly at least acknowledge both.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on September 11, 2020, 01:30:11 PM
https://twitter.com/KnowN0thing1/status/1304469792733253632
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on September 11, 2020, 02:21:11 PM
https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1304406946406191104
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on September 11, 2020, 02:22:17 PM
https://twitter.com/PaulBrandITV/status/1304396777400020995
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on September 11, 2020, 03:20:49 PM
https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1304462473718902784

 :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on September 11, 2020, 03:30:01 PM
Then why do they own guns? :thinking
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 11, 2020, 03:32:01 PM
Jesus takes the trigger
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on September 11, 2020, 03:52:55 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on September 10, 2020, 06:38:24 PM
My Indian friends are all pretty worried about family they have back home.
tell them not to worry, liz warren is doing ok
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on September 11, 2020, 06:21:17 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EhlQTXBWsAE9Tkw?format=png)

 :beli
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on September 11, 2020, 06:40:06 PM
IT'S THE BEGINNING OF THE END FOR THE NETHERLANDS!!! :waluigi
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on September 11, 2020, 06:44:43 PM
They re-opened the universities.

I mean, you guys sometimes think that Trump is the only one following the 'Dummies guide to COVID-19' but it really is a sort of global thing.
The UK is in the biggest trouble of all of Europe right now , they've already cancelled Christmas and gatherings of more than 5 people.
With fines over a 1000 pounds for those that break the rules.

But there's also the general belief that "more testing = more cases". And indeed, we are doing more testing now.
Deaths and hospitalizations haven't moved much but more young people (18 - 25) have tested positive than before (mainly because the universities opened)

https://twitter.com/Schiphol/status/1304512247323033602 (https://twitter.com/Schiphol/status/1304512247323033602)

 :picard
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on September 11, 2020, 07:14:09 PM
https://twitter.com/McJesse/status/1304444764830400512

i still think about this all the time
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on September 11, 2020, 08:58:31 PM
Quote from: Stro on September 11, 2020, 07:37:11 PM
Less than that, it didn't make a full day's cycle and then all his social media continued like nothing happened despite him being dead

The Bore remembers.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: EchoRin on September 11, 2020, 11:35:03 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on September 11, 2020, 08:58:31 PM
Quote from: Stro on September 11, 2020, 07:37:11 PM
Less than that, it didn't make a full day's cycle and then all his social media continued like nothing happened despite him being dead

The Bore remembers.

We will never forget

- Budweiser
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: VomKriege on September 12, 2020, 02:26:34 AM
Is Herman Abel doing alright ?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 12, 2020, 08:21:38 AM
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/4-smithfield-workers-died-sioux-falls-osha-fined-13494/

Quote

The U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday proposed that Smithfield Foods pay a $13,494 fine for failing to protect its employees at a meat processing plant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where nearly 1,300 workers contracted COVID-19 and four died.

 :beli
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on September 12, 2020, 08:55:33 AM
13,000 for 1,300 what a steal
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 12, 2020, 08:58:58 AM
How are owners suppose to the live the lives they are accustomed to, if they have to shell out $13k every fourth time someone dies?  Congress needs to step in and protect businesses from the responsabilities of doing buisness. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on September 12, 2020, 10:36:24 AM
Ontario +232

My mother picked a great time to fracture her leg.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 12, 2020, 10:51:00 AM
Ah that sucks.  Hope she is Ok.  I'm pretty sure the worry about being in an out of hospitals is over, but if she has to say take more public transport or you have to go see her more etc.  then risk might increase.

But ya not looking forward to this new wave.  I've been back to the office for the last 2 months and i don't want to go back to WFH. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on September 12, 2020, 12:06:11 PM
She’ll need cleaners, personal care workers, physiotherapists coming to the house. Not good.

Quebec reports 244 new cases of COVID-19, six more deaths.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 12, 2020, 12:19:20 PM
I see ya that isn't good.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on September 12, 2020, 02:16:32 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/4773xyz.jpg) :piss :brain :piss2
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 12, 2020, 02:20:22 PM
Nintex was not included in the study. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on September 12, 2020, 02:55:36 PM
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/national/kissimmee-star-motel/

Quote
    The 17-year-old slammed her door and cranked the air conditioning as high as it would go, hoping that a final blast of cold air might make the 95-degree day more bearable. She then headed outside to the motel’s overgrown courtyard, a route that took her past piles of maggot-infested food that had been handed out by do-gooders and tossed aside by the motel’s residents. Several dozen of them were gathered by a swimming pool full of fetid brown water, trying to figure out their next move.

    The motel’s owner had abandoned the property to its residents back in December, and now the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic was turning an already desperate strip of America — just down the road from Disney World — into something ever more dystopian. The motel’s residents needed to pay the power company $1,500.

    [...]

    The aging motels along Florida’s Highway 192 have long been barometers of a fragile economy. In good times they drew budget-conscious tourists from China, South America and elsewhere, whose dollars helped to pay the salaries of legions of low-wage service workers; the people who made one of the world’s largest tourism destinations — “the most magical place on earth” — run.

    In tough times, the motels degenerated into shelters of last resort in a city where low-income housing shortages were among the most severe in the nation and the social safety net was collapsing. Now they were fast becoming places where it was possible to glimpse what a complete social and economic collapse might look like in America.
:maduro
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on September 12, 2020, 04:45:00 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on September 12, 2020, 08:21:38 AM
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/4-smithfield-workers-died-sioux-falls-osha-fined-13494/

Quote

The U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday proposed that Smithfield Foods pay a $13,494 fine for failing to protect its employees at a meat processing plant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where nearly 1,300 workers contracted COVID-19 and four died.

 :beli
shit like this makes me feel insane
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on September 12, 2020, 04:50:24 PM
https://twitter.com/BadCOVID19Takes/status/1304613111295606786
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: VomKriege on September 12, 2020, 05:20:02 PM
Quote from: Oblivion on September 12, 2020, 04:50:24 PM
https://twitter.com/BadCOVID19Takes/status/1304613111295606786

Look, we already had the Mission Accomplished banner party.
:engel
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on September 12, 2020, 05:48:16 PM
Fauci?

More like 5auGi  ::)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on September 12, 2020, 06:30:08 PM
https://twitter.com/magconservative/status/1304893946800287745
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 12, 2020, 06:35:49 PM
And he didn't even check the pop numbers :dead

37 VS 328.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on September 14, 2020, 10:28:15 AM
Ontario is reporting 313 cases of COVID-19, which is the most in over three months. Schools haven't even opened in Toronto yet.

Close bars, strip clubs, and churches.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on September 14, 2020, 11:11:09 AM
It's all relative. Ontario's 7-day moving average was below 100 new cases a day for most of August.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 14, 2020, 11:12:44 AM
Ya I'm pretty worried about the fall.   Really thought it was going to be Ok and kinda got my hopes up.  The worse is seeing all the people claiming it was inevitable and then point to Europe. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on September 14, 2020, 11:51:57 AM
More and more people are now insisting that people move back to their offices to work more efficiently.

They are done with the virus but the virus isn't done with them.
I might clash with some folks soon.  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on September 14, 2020, 12:32:51 PM
https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1305544342292123650
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on September 14, 2020, 12:49:34 PM
https://twitter.com/Jared_Carrabis/status/1305521504365535232
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on September 14, 2020, 12:56:41 PM
That cunt used George Floyd as a response?


jfc
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Rufus on September 14, 2020, 01:02:07 PM
Wearing a mask is ruining these people's lives the same way this ear flick fractured this guy's skull.
(https://img.memecdn.com/worst-football-dive-ever_o_1084820.gif)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on September 14, 2020, 02:09:03 PM
https://twitter.com/JonLemire/status/1305511403667693568

 :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 14, 2020, 07:25:36 PM
Canada is at 1,351 today :(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on September 14, 2020, 08:12:42 PM
(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/208166516963803136/755219289413517352/unknown.png)

India's in a bad place.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on September 14, 2020, 08:20:14 PM
thank god we're not at 1000 deaths a day anymore :mjcry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: bork on September 14, 2020, 09:11:02 PM
https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2020/09/14/pitt-scientists-discover-biomolecule-that-may-neutralize-coronavirus/amp/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on September 14, 2020, 09:43:20 PM
https://twitter.com/gordonschuecker/status/1305283391726682112

Canada's weekly deaths way below average since COVID deaths peaked in early May.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on September 14, 2020, 09:51:31 PM
Since that says reported in July, very good chance that the plunge below average is just an artifact of lagged reporting.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: kingv on September 15, 2020, 01:32:09 AM
Quote from: Mandark on September 14, 2020, 09:51:31 PM
Since that says reported in July, very good chance that the plunge below average is just an artifact of lagged reporting.

Yes you see the same thing in the US.

Here, at least, the numbers take up to 8 weeks to be “final”
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: kingv on September 15, 2020, 02:17:05 AM
was just playing with the mortality.org data, and in 2020, 400K more people have died in the US than they had at the same point in 2019 through week 30 (July 20-26). That's about a full month of deaths
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on September 15, 2020, 09:56:41 AM
Quote from: Mandark on September 14, 2020, 09:51:31 PM
Since that says reported in July, very good chance that the plunge below average is just an artifact of lagged reporting.
Yeah, I thought of that. I suppose we'll see in the next update.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 15, 2020, 10:28:22 AM
Ontario is +251 today. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on September 15, 2020, 05:00:13 PM
https://twitter.com/dylanmatt/status/1305915767788113920
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on September 15, 2020, 09:19:46 PM
https://twitter.com/Hegelbon/status/1305712502819389441
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on September 15, 2020, 09:38:36 PM
it's viral  ;)

maybe they built up immunity  :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on September 15, 2020, 10:35:00 PM
Quote from: Stro on September 15, 2020, 09:30:55 PM
China is immune to communist nonsense? :hmm

communism: :ohyeah

CULTURAL communism: :nope
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on September 16, 2020, 08:26:14 AM
Quote
We’ve seen some stuff at the parks in the past few months, but nothing tops today’s scene at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, where a man was escorted out of the park for not wearing a mask.

Near the end of the video, he distinctly yells, “Remember the movie that came out at Walt Disney World? It was called A Bug’s Life! Remember Hopper? He said, ‘If one guy stands up, one ant stands up’!”, in a failed attempt to stir up a rebellion of sorts against face masks.

He is referencing two scenes in A Bug’s Life. The first is when Hopper, the film’s villain, talks about Flik trying to stand up to him. He states, “You let one ant stand up to us, then they all might stand up.” This is what happens at the end of the film, when the ants realize that there are more of them than there are grasshoppers as Flik says, “Ants don’t serve grasshoppers. It’s you who need us. We’re a lot stronger than you say we are.”

Witnesses say the man also yelled, “I’m not crazy! I have a wife and two kids!”



 :killme
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 16, 2020, 10:46:47 AM
Ontario is +315 today :(

(https://external-preview.redd.it/hS3GahXRZ8aVbrMQ9oDFiAEDmkFk1yGPd6rBCWulh5s.jpg?width=802&auto=webp&s=4829c55c5d89efc87a6600f91d45930e7e405779)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on September 16, 2020, 11:24:23 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on September 16, 2020, 10:46:47 AM
Ontario is +315 today :(

(https://external-preview.redd.it/hS3GahXRZ8aVbrMQ9oDFiAEDmkFk1yGPd6rBCWulh5s.jpg?width=802&auto=webp&s=4829c55c5d89efc87a6600f91d45930e7e405779)
LOL

Quebec over 300 as well today.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on September 16, 2020, 12:25:30 PM
Chris? :hmm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on September 16, 2020, 12:39:10 PM
Area business has decided they don't care about the state mandates

Quote
To our Friends, Family, Patrons,

We are writing this statement to inform all of you that it is after much consideration and humility, we at No Surrender have decided to reopen our doors fully understanding the consequences and potential repercussions of such actions. We understand that our actions may draw criticism, frustration, and anger from some in our local community and the agencies tasked with the enforcement of public safety. However, just like we choose to stand by first responders and essential workers, by offering a safe and educational place for their children, we now choose to stand with our employees who can no longer support themselves on government assistance. We choose to help the nearly 100 applicants a day looking for work and a means to support their families. Lastly, we choose to help the community we love so much by providing a safe, clean, and secure environment away from unhealthy air, dangerous heat conditions, all while implementing a COVID-19 cleaning procedure that by far exceeds any other local entertainment center and CDC guideline.

A few of our safety procedures that go above and beyond what the CDC and county health department have recommended are as follow:

To enter into No Surrender you must do the following

All guests must submit to a voluntary hands-free thermal scan
You must have a face mask covering your mouth and nose

Meanwhile, the facebook page is filled with "my kids cant wear masks" and they respond "thats ok we understand"

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on September 16, 2020, 01:32:16 PM
No Surrender seems like a in door adventure park?

No way that should open.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on September 16, 2020, 01:34:15 PM
NO SURRENDER TO MASK TYRANNY

:badass
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on September 16, 2020, 01:38:36 PM
https://twitter.com/travisakers/status/1306257480796823553

:trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Akala on September 16, 2020, 01:43:53 PM
https://twitter.com/davenewworld_2/status/1306068005235896320
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Clockwork5 on September 16, 2020, 01:50:31 PM
Fucking idiots.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on September 16, 2020, 01:59:00 PM
You just know what girl up front is getting fucked raw by everyone behind.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on September 16, 2020, 04:30:21 PM
Quote from: Stro on September 14, 2020, 09:21:46 PM
Give the labor day cases a few weeks to catch up
I think deaths are going up again :goty
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on September 16, 2020, 04:36:37 PM
btw I checked the mortality rate because people were saying in April that increasing testing would cause the number to go down (reasonable)... and it's actually even higher than I remember: 3% (https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/data/mortality). That's 30 to 60 times more dangerous than the flu.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on September 16, 2020, 04:51:45 PM
Europe: +48,079

Why can't other regions follow East and Southeast Asia (rhetorical)?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on September 16, 2020, 04:54:44 PM
cultural differences, honestly
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on September 16, 2020, 06:01:00 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on September 16, 2020, 04:51:45 PM
Europe: +48,079

Why can't other regions follow East and Southeast Asia (rhetorical)?
People missed their co-workers, families, activities etc. after the lock down and started socializing again right when the summer started.
Most were outside, travel in most of Europe was allowed but indoor, events and group activities mostly cancelled. As we all know ventilation is key.
So people sitting outside drinking or sightseeing and city hopping wasn't a big risk.

Now they are returning to their poorly ventilated universities, offices etc. .
We should've fixed the ventilation issue but for some reason no one acted on it.

People also feel like we have to get back to work and most think that everyone will eventually catch it.
In general people have rejected the idea that social distancing should be permanent.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: jorma on September 16, 2020, 06:06:45 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on September 16, 2020, 04:51:45 PM
Europe: +48,079

Why can't other regions follow East and Southeast Asia (rhetorical)?

eh, i actually saw someone wearing a facemask today  :yeshrug
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on September 16, 2020, 06:36:35 PM
Quote from: jorma on September 16, 2020, 06:06:45 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on September 16, 2020, 04:51:45 PM
Europe: +48,079

Why can't other regions follow East and Southeast Asia (rhetorical)?

eh, i actually saw someone wearing a facemask today  :yeshrug

huge if true
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on September 16, 2020, 06:38:14 PM
(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/208166516963803136/755918160166780968/unknown.png)
(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/208166516963803136/755918050502508674/unknown.png)

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on September 16, 2020, 06:47:05 PM
The Dutch government has announced a policy of investment over austerity.
Taxes will be lowered, jobs subsidized and innovation programs funded.

The second wave is going to be  b a d


Our government is going to announce some regional measures on friday.
Look at the density of our country and a fucking map, how is regional measures in a country this small going to change anything?
People will just do whatever the fuck they want in the next town a 15 minute drive away :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 16, 2020, 07:31:24 PM
They are all just planning to social distance from you.  It will be maximumally regional. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Clockwork5 on September 17, 2020, 02:57:19 PM
The restaurant I work at was absolutely packed last night. It’s so strange, people sitting at tables inches from each other with no masks on, eating, talking, sneezing, coughing without a thought.  And this is where the kinda people who spend $40 on chicken or $100 on steak go to eat. Doctors come in after work, still in their scrubs with their id badges hanging from their shirt and literally start taking their mask off as they walk in the door. The suburban brand of privileged self-entitlement is so surreal right now. Luckily I requested to work on the patio only when I came back last month, which is super lucrative right now, but part of me feels like I’m selling my soul for these tips.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on September 17, 2020, 04:02:04 PM
https://twitter.com/RawStory/status/1306642400325107713
https://twitter.com/davenewworld_2/status/1306351166054428672
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on September 17, 2020, 05:30:08 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qyx5j6i98kw

:rofl
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on September 17, 2020, 06:34:26 PM
Breaking News: C.D.C. scientists didn’t write the virus testing guidance on its website last month, and it was published against their objections, officials said. https://t.co/I3Y5TOPfSI
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on September 17, 2020, 07:22:46 PM
Quote from: Tripon on September 17, 2020, 06:34:26 PM
Breaking News: C.D.C. scientists didn’t write the virus testing guidance on its website last month, and it was published against their objections, officials said. https://t.co/I3Y5TOPfSI

huh. how shocking  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on September 17, 2020, 07:38:10 PM
Germany has designated two Dutch provinces as 'orange areas'.
In other words, if you go there and return to Germany you have to go into quarantine.

Our government has not yet labeled these areas unsafe but is mulling additional measures.
A rumored measure is that bars should be limited to a maximum of 50 people and close at 01:00.
Which sounds completely useless  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 17, 2020, 08:10:24 PM
https://twitter.com/AndreaHorwath/status/1306708790893596673
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: VomKriege on September 17, 2020, 11:55:49 PM
Quote from: Nintex on September 17, 2020, 07:38:10 PM
Germany has designated two Dutch provinces as 'orange areas'.

Isn't the Netherlands all orange all the time ? :confused
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on September 18, 2020, 01:41:51 AM
https://twitter.com/AP/status/1306828053016915968
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: VomKriege on September 18, 2020, 04:48:47 AM
France apparently passed the mark of over 1,2 million tests per week. As I anecdotally reported earlier, this comes with delays for results getting longer and longer.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on September 18, 2020, 10:35:03 AM
Ontario +401

 :cancry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 18, 2020, 10:43:53 AM
Fuck :(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on September 18, 2020, 10:50:12 AM
https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1306791592099971072

The results make sense for the most part, but I don't understand Poland's and the Netherlands' polling numbers (the Netherlands has 6x as many deaths per capita as Poland).




Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on September 18, 2020, 12:49:42 PM
https://twitter.com/salimah_shivji/status/1306981523862716424
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on September 18, 2020, 02:15:53 PM
https://twitter.com/euromaestro/status/1306959801650425862

I'm not sure over what period this is--regardless, it's interesting directionally.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on September 18, 2020, 02:19:59 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on September 18, 2020, 10:50:12 AM
https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1306791592099971072

The results make sense for the most part, but I don't understand Poland's and the Netherlands' polling numbers (the Netherlands has 6x as many deaths per capita as Poland).
Everyone in the Netherlands knows the government is doing the best job they can and it's just the people that fuck up :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on September 18, 2020, 02:43:45 PM
https://twitter.com/THEHermanCain/status/1307017174188351488

 :doge :doge :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Clockwork5 on September 18, 2020, 04:05:37 PM
I’ll admit, while watching that video I wanted those cops to taze him so bad.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 18, 2020, 05:24:53 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JcoFa5ieyA
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on September 18, 2020, 05:31:19 PM
(https://abload.de/img/fireshotcapture469-get8k02.png)

No longer orange and red areas we now have various shades of pink to determine how fucked we are.

1. Vigilant
2. Alarming
3. Severe

I'm in an 'alarming' area.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on September 18, 2020, 06:24:33 PM
WFH in Toronto:

https://twitter.com/JohnPasalis/status/1307078684088635398
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 18, 2020, 06:27:57 PM
My office gave the option for 50% capacity and opened it up to anyone who wants to come back (where before it was limit to mental health/productive issues).  Its still empty. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 19, 2020, 08:56:05 AM
https://www.thebeaverton.com/2020/09/ford-announces-all-large-weddings-must-now-take-place-in-classrooms/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 19, 2020, 11:37:19 AM
407 In Ontario.  130 in Toronto. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on September 19, 2020, 11:42:05 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on September 19, 2020, 11:37:19 AM
407 In Ontario.  130 in Toronto.
401 then 407? Guess it’s 427 tomorrow (highway humor).

Over 400 in Quebec, too.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: tiesto on September 19, 2020, 12:02:27 PM
Went to the local sushi/ramen restaurant last night to see if they had outdoor seating available (we went a few weeks ago and we got one of 3 tables set up outside)... inside was absolutely PACKED, almost every table filled up, even in pre-pandemic I never saw it this full... the guy told me they weren't seating people outdoors anymore, so we left and got BBQ curbside. :(

Positive tests have been 1.4% in Suffolk, and we've barely overtaken Queens to become the #1 county in NYS for total cases. Active cases in NYS have been hovering around 62k for the last few weeks. Unfortunately my area has a huge SUNY school in there too which already has a few positive cases, and I feel that restaurants are gonna stop with the outdoor dining as the weather starts to get cooler...
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on September 19, 2020, 04:30:01 PM
(https://i.redd.it/zt2pbhsj9yn51.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on September 19, 2020, 04:31:57 PM
:salute
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Leadbelly on September 19, 2020, 11:13:15 PM
It seems Sweden's strategy, may have been a success. You can speak too soon on things like this though, so lets see where we are once we hit winter. That said, cases are falling in Sweden while everywhere else they are rising. I was also reading that some epidemiologists now believe it may have been the right strategy.

https://www.thelocal.com/20200919/swedens-pandemic-may-be-finished-danish-researcher
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on September 19, 2020, 11:57:45 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on September 19, 2020, 11:13:15 PM
It seems Sweden's strategy, may have been a success. You can speak too soon on things like this though, so lets see where we are once we hit winter. That said, cases are falling in Sweden while everywhere else they are rising. I was also reading that some epidemiologists now believe it may have been the right strategy.

https://www.thelocal.com/20200919/swedens-pandemic-may-be-finished-danish-researcher

the fuck are you talking about

https://outbreak.info/epidemiology?location=SWE%3BFIN%3BNOR&log=false&variable=confirmed_numIncrease&xVariable=date&fixedY=true&percapita=true
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on September 20, 2020, 01:38:49 AM
yeah i'd like to know as well. reading the article, the pandemic is over cause cases are down and a good chunk of the population is..immune from it now?  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on September 20, 2020, 02:00:15 AM
Quote from: Leadbelly on September 19, 2020, 11:13:15 PM
It seems Sweden's strategy, may have been a success. You can speak too soon on things like this though, so lets see where we are once we hit winter. That said, cases are falling in Sweden while everywhere else they are rising. I was also reading that some epidemiologists now believe it may have been the right strategy.

https://www.thelocal.com/20200919/swedens-pandemic-may-be-finished-danish-researcher
Between Sweden, the United States, South Korea, Taiwan, and China, which country do you think had the best coronavirus strategy? And by which metric are you measuring?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 20, 2020, 09:52:04 AM
The University of Toronto Mississauga’s student union (UTMSU) announced on Friday that two people diagnosed with COVID-19 had entered the student centre.

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/09/18/university-of-toronto-mississauga-confirms-two-cases-of-covid-19.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 20, 2020, 10:50:00 AM
365+ for Ontario.  40k tests were done though which is a new record.  Think testing capacity might be increasing again. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on September 20, 2020, 11:51:15 AM
Teacher at my partner's school has COVID. Last week, my partner yelled at him in a meeting because he had his mask on under his nose.

Quebec:
https://twitter.com/globeandmail/status/1307707351147769856
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on September 20, 2020, 11:52:46 AM
https://twitter.com/President_MU/status/1307643510829584384
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on September 20, 2020, 03:27:59 PM
https://twitter.com/ThePlumLineGS/status/1307646338188955649

ironically, a good chunk of that 27% is made up of anti-vaxxers 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on September 20, 2020, 05:44:26 PM
https://twitter.com/TheTNHoller/status/1307745781240270850
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Leadbelly on September 20, 2020, 06:46:41 PM
This is funny. I knew there would be this response. And what makes it funny is that I am pretty sure it is partisan. Like lockdown is a 'left-wing' position, and no lockdown is a 'right-wing' position. And weirdly enough, it kind of is like that in the US. So I kind of get it. But it has got to be the dumbest way to view a pandemic. Whatever though.

I posted it because it was in the news (lol). And it is interesting because the strategy is obviously an outlier in Europe.

What news story do you want to read?

the guardian?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/15/sweden-records-its-fewest-daily-covid-19-cases-since-march

The Times maybe?
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/swedens-low-positive-test-rate-vindicates-coronavirus-strategy-5nw0k2vd7

What about the Financial Times?
https://www.ft.com/content/5cc92d45-fbdb-43b7-9c66-26501693a371





Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on September 20, 2020, 07:05:05 PM
What do you want the UK to do now?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on September 20, 2020, 07:08:39 PM
not sure why you're being so defensive

we just asked you to clarify
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Leadbelly on September 20, 2020, 07:44:25 PM
Quote from: Oblivion on September 20, 2020, 07:08:39 PM
not sure why you're being so defensive

we just asked you to clarify

lol you're not?

I've been jumped on the whole time in this thread. And I knew the moment I posted it, people would jump on it like it was a chip pan fire. Seriously though, it was in the news, so I posted about it.

And as I said, it may be too soon to judge anything from it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on September 20, 2020, 07:59:46 PM
The fact that Sweden has an enormously high deaths per capita rate means it was not a success. Having a low infection rate right now doesn't mean anything except that people are staying indoors and masks are probably working.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 20, 2020, 08:07:25 PM
The US is doing a lot better than Canada overal because currently the US has decreasing cases and Canada has increasing. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Leadbelly on September 20, 2020, 08:33:53 PM
Quote from: shosta on September 20, 2020, 07:59:46 PM
The fact that Sweden has an enormously high deaths per capita rate means it was not a success. Having a low infection rate right now doesn't mean anything except that people are staying indoors and masks are probably working.

Success, as in, the strategy may have succeeded in what it was set out to do. However, yeah, success is probably the wrong word. The strategy may have worked, is probably more fitting. And the stability may simply be a product of never being in full lockdown in the first place. No one is suddenly coming out of lockdown and getting infected. We don't really know yet.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on September 20, 2020, 08:57:10 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on September 20, 2020, 07:44:25 PM
I've been jumped on the whole time in this thread. And I knew the moment I posted it, people would jump on it like it was a chip pan fire.

if I knew we were playing martyr today I would have brought nails
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on September 20, 2020, 09:02:58 PM
Okay, but what do you want the UK to do now if numbers rise again? Pursue herd immunity?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on September 20, 2020, 09:18:11 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on September 20, 2020, 08:33:53 PM
Success, as in, the strategy may have succeeded in what it was set out to do. However, yeah, success is probably the wrong word. The strategy may have worked, is probably more fitting.
Worked at doing what?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 21, 2020, 11:12:06 AM
Ontario +425
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on September 21, 2020, 11:25:15 AM
https://twitter.com/iamSas/status/1308062278139420674
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 21, 2020, 11:31:39 AM
My mom says UofS had the highest enrollment ever and has no inperson classed (just labs)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Leadbelly on September 21, 2020, 02:35:37 PM
Quote from: shosta on September 20, 2020, 09:18:11 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on September 20, 2020, 08:33:53 PM
Success, as in, the strategy may have succeeded in what it was set out to do. However, yeah, success is probably the wrong word. The strategy may have worked, is probably more fitting.
Worked at doing what?

Having a long-term sustainable strategy that allows society to keep functioning with relative normality, while controlling the rate of spread.

In the country I am in, the UK, at the rate the virus is increasing now, we could have 50,000 new cases a day by October.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e47dWP-pT_0

Also, an interesting article I was reading on the BBC website:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-54228649
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on September 21, 2020, 02:49:56 PM
Some Dutch artists and rappers have started a campaign called #ikdoenietmeermee or #imout protesting against the Corona measures and saying they will no longer accept them.

Today our prime minister said that football fans visiting games should 'shut the fuck up' to stop the spread of the virus. (you can now attend sporting events but only if you're silent)
2000+ new cases and double the number of ICU patients compared to two weeks ago.

The second wave is here.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on September 21, 2020, 04:41:14 PM
As other distinguished gentlemen in the thread has pointed out, it would be really silly to consider the Swedish strategy a success at this point. The stated overarching goals of the strategy was to protect the elderly and to not overload the healthcare system, and during the first peak in April and early May it failed quite miserably at both those goals. Also, just because we are currently lagging behind the rest of continental Europe in our infection rates, there's no reason to declare this thing to be over. The flu/cold season hasn't even gotten going yet.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on September 21, 2020, 05:26:59 PM
https://twitter.com/declanpgarvey/status/1308150455894265859
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: jorma on September 21, 2020, 06:15:26 PM
Quote from: Hyoushi on September 21, 2020, 04:41:14 PM
As other distinguished gentlemen in the thread has pointed out, it would be really silly to consider the Swedish strategy a success at this point. The stated overarching goals of the strategy was to protect the elderly and to not overload the healthcare system, and during the first peak in April and early May it failed quite miserably at both those goals. Also, just because we are currently lagging behind the rest of continental Europe in our infection rates, there's no reason to declare this thing to be over. The flu/cold season hasn't even gotten going yet.

Eh, the fact that so many old people died wasn't the fault of the strategy, since the homes were locked down. Death rates would have been the same with a harsher strategy. Can't blame the strategy there, just the execution.
And the healthcare system was strained, but never overloaded.

Also shost, we were never told to remain indoors - quite the opposite actually - and we still don't use masks  :-*
(except that one dude i posted about the other day, obviously)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Leadbelly on September 21, 2020, 06:23:56 PM
Quote from: Hyoushi on September 21, 2020, 04:41:14 PM
As other distinguished gentlemen in the thread has pointed out, it would be really silly to consider the Swedish strategy a success at this point. The stated overarching goals of the strategy was to protect the elderly and to not overload the healthcare system, and during the first peak in April and early May it failed quite miserably at both those goals. Also, just because we are currently lagging behind the rest of continental Europe in our infection rates, there's no reason to declare this thing to be over. The flu/cold season hasn't even gotten going yet.

Which is why I reworded it. It's so funny though because I am just parroting what Anders Tegnell (the architect of this strategy) has said in the articles I posted. I am not actually giving an opinion, I am simply stating what he has said. And so the questions asked could have been answered by just, reading the articles.

Financial Times
Quote
At the outset, we talked very much about sustainability, and I think that’s something we managed to keep to. And also be a bit resistant to quick fixes, to realise that this is not going to be easy, it is not going to be a short-term kind of thing, it’s not going to be fixed by one kind of measure. We see a disease that we’re going to have to handle for a long time into the future and we need to build up systems for doing that,” he says, with his arms crossed tightly to his chest as they are for nearly the entire hour-long interview.

Quote
His dislike of national lockdowns is obvious. “It’s really using a hammer to kill a fly,” he insists. Instead, his approach has been about having a strategy that can work for years if needs be, rather than the constant chopping and changing seen in the rest of Europe. “We don’t see it as viable to have this kind of drastic closing down, opening and closing. You can’t open and close schools. That is going to be a disaster. And you probably can’t open and close restaurants and stuff like that either too many times. Once or twice, yes, but then people will get very tired and businesses will probably suffer more than if you close them down completely,” he says.

The Guardian
Quote
In the end, we will see how much difference it will make to have a strategy that’s more sustainable, that you can keep in place for a long time, instead of the strategy that means that you lock down, open up and lock down over and over again

What you said may be goals, but that wasn't the main reason for the strategy. The main reason for the strategy, in his words, is to have something that is sustainable. A strategy that is workable for the long-term, where you're not constantly having to go in and out of lockdown or drastically change things.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: jorma on September 21, 2020, 06:28:55 PM
you're not wrong lead, sustainability was the entire point of the strategy from the beginning. It was supposed to be able to stay in effect for months and even years. That was pretty much the first thing he said back in march.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Leadbelly on September 21, 2020, 06:31:43 PM
Yeah.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on September 21, 2020, 06:42:44 PM
Yup, no flu season yet and already so many cases.

:existential
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on September 21, 2020, 07:39:18 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on September 20, 2020, 07:44:25 PM
Quote from: Oblivion on September 20, 2020, 07:08:39 PM
not sure why you're being so defensive

we just asked you to clarify

lol you're not?


...no?

Quote
I've been jumped on the whole time in this thread. And I knew the moment I posted it, people would jump on it like it was a chip pan fire. Seriously though, it was in the news, so I posted about it.


you've been pulling this shit for as long as i've known you. you post various links that support your views on a given subject, stroking your chin and going "hmm very interesting isn't it??" and when people ask you to elaborate, you immediately play the victim card. look at how you responded in the last exchange. we simply asked you to explain what you were talking about and you were like "OH SO YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME AND THINK I'M BEING POLITICAL, WELL WHAT ABOUT SOME OF YOUR PRECIOUS LIBERAL MEDIA ALLIES HMMM?"
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on September 21, 2020, 11:30:21 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on September 21, 2020, 02:35:37 PM
Having a long-term sustainable strategy that allows society to keep functioning with relative normality, while controlling the rate of spread.

I made this graph for you. It plots percent gdp change in the second quarter* vs deaths per million population, thus quantifying the economic harm vs. public health tradeoff. Country labels are to the left of the datapoint. The one at the very bottom left is Taiwan.

(https://i.imgur.com/8aA32ee.png)

The topology of this graph makes a few things obvious. First of all notice the yawning gulf between countries on the left and countries on the right. Since you shied away from this term and it's up for grabs, I will call these successful and unsuccessful countries, respectfully. Successful meaning "successful at managing a public health crisis caused by a lethal pandemic."

Second, unsuccessful countries employed a variety of different strategies and endured a variety of economic impacts, none of which were correlated. The UK completely fucked up its lockdown and had deaths comparable to Brazil, which had no lockdown. The same thing happened in the US. Sweden has its hands off policy and suffered a health and economic crisis similar to Italy, which had a lockdown and was the epicenter of the European pandemic. To your credit: 1) not trying any lockdown at all does keep the economic damage lower (as expected) and 2) it's better to not have a lockdown than to pretend to do one and fail in an epic way.

Third, let us look to the left. With the exception of Japan which is heavily dependent on western imports, countries with successful public health policies had way more manageable economic shocks. A successful coronavirus policy is far and away the best economic policy. That doesn't mean lockdowns. I'm not an expert but I know South Korean life has really been business as usual except for the occasional nightclub having to get shut down. China had a now infamous lockdown in Wuhan but it lifted restrictions in other provinces quite quickly. I think Japan never really locked down or took it to heart. There were a variety of responses but in every one of these countries trust in the government was high, masks are ubiquitous, and a smart testing policy was put in place to enable precision interventions. Every country on the left has a "sustainable" policy.

Sweden is a failure. Writing an op ed in the guardian saying "maybe it's time to learn to live with the virus" is equivalent to the author saying he wants to give up. That's it. Looking at these two types of countries, successes and failures, and listening to the discourse in the countries on the right, makes me feel like an insane person. A different future was possible.

EDIT: I think to be totally fair I should have included Q1 contractions as well but different countries had outbreaks at different times and it was always going to be apples to oranges in some sense.

*Except China, which had the greatest change in the first quarter
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on September 22, 2020, 05:42:55 AM
Quote from: shosta on September 21, 2020, 11:30:21 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on September 21, 2020, 02:35:37 PM
Having a long-term sustainable strategy that allows society to keep functioning with relative normality, while controlling the rate of spread.

I made this graph for you. It plots percent gdp change in the second quarter* vs deaths per million population, thus quantifying the economic harm vs. public health tradeoff. Country labels are to the left of the datapoint. The one at the very bottom left is Taiwan.

(https://i.imgur.com/8aA32ee.png)

The topology of this graph makes a few things obvious. First of all notice the yawning gulf between countries on the left and countries on the right. Since you shied away from this term and it's up for grabs, I will call these successful and unsuccessful countries, respectfully. Successful meaning "successful at managing a public health crisis caused by a lethal pandemic."

Second, unsuccessful countries employed a variety of different strategies and endured a variety of economic impacts, none of which were correlated. The UK completely fucked up its lockdown and had deaths comparable to Brazil, which had no lockdown. The same thing happened in the US. Sweden has its hands off policy and suffered a health and economic crisis similar to Italy, which had a lockdown and was the epicenter of the European pandemic. To your credit: 1) not trying any lockdown at all does keep the economic damage lower (as expected) and 2) it's better to not have a lockdown than to pretend to do one and fail in an epic way.

Third, let us look to the left. With the exception of Japan which is heavily dependent on western imports, countries with successful public health policies had way more manageable economic shocks. A successful coronavirus policy is far and away the best economic policy. That doesn't mean lockdowns. I'm not an expert but I know South Korean life has really been business as usual except for the occasional nightclub having to get shut down. China had a now infamous lockdown in Wuhan but it lifted restrictions in other provinces quite quickly. I think Japan never really locked down or took it to heart. There were a variety of responses but in every one of these countries trust in the government was high, masks are ubiquitous, and a smart testing policy was put in place to enable precision interventions. Every country on the left has a "sustainable" policy.

Sweden is a failure. Writing an op ed in the guardian saying "maybe it's time to learn to live with the virus" is equivalent to the author saying he wants to give up. That's it. Looking at these two types of countries, successes and failures, and listening to the discourse in the countries on the right, makes me feel like an insane person. A different future was possible.

EDIT: I think to be totally fair I should have included Q1 contractions as well but different countries had outbreaks at different times and it was always going to be apples to oranges in some sense.

*Except China, which had the greatest change in the first quarter

Probably because they are two different situations. Inb4 some people report me for console warring and refusing to understand what the problem is, let me explain:

The PlayStation platform is a more privileged platform. It has the best third-party support even if the games don't sell well on it. By that, I mean the tons of niche Japanese games that are going in decline after the loss of handheld platforms. Also stuff like the Doraemon port or Yokai Watch 4 port had abysmal sales on the PS4. Yet, this will never stop companies from supporting it even if they lose money on it. PlayStation fans truly have it good.

So what's the problem? The problem is that Sony moneyhats exclusives DESPITE being this privileged. They already had such a strong platform. Many Japanese third-parties REFUSE to support Xbox (for obvious reasons) and Switch (despite being market leader in Japan) already. Even so, Sony still wants to completely shut down competition by buying more exclusives. That in itself is anti-competitive. Do you understand?

Nintendo platforms, on the other hand, don't have such luxury support. Nintendo can have the strongest platform, and third parties would skip it (see Gamecube vs PS2). Nintendo can have the best selling platform, and third parties would skip it. Hence, when Nintendo goes out of their way to moneyhat exclusives, it is of a competitive nature. They're getting games they might otherwise not get OR to make up for games skipping out on the platform. This balances the market and makes it healthier.

The problem with all the PlayStation fans being upset here is that you guys don't accept that the context are different. From your point of view, it's hypocrisy, but is it? Is it truly console warring and devoid of reasoning? The easiest way to evaluate this is to substitute the context into another similar situation. Let's compare the a rich guy who has everything to a working class citizen. The two are both hoarding goods, but they do it under different circumstances. The rich guy already has enough resources, but they simply want to buy more to keep others from having it. The working class citizen isn't as privileged and is hoarding goods to save up for bad times. Who would you support more? Is it not obvious?

You can say that both Nintendo and Sony are bad, but one's definitely worse. It's not console warring to point out that one platform is clearly more privileged and has more support. The less privileged platform will have compete using the same practice since the dominant one is being extremely aggressive. It is therefore, unreasonable to accuse both of being equally bad when one is doing it to compete and the other is doing it to prevent competition. I don't understand how that is so hard to get. You can say that this is shitty, but you must accept that it's a consequence of Sony's actions. You must, also, cannot deny that it is logically wrong to condemn Nintendo of being more ethically wrong than Sony when the latter is the main driving force and the one with the most privilege on the market. This is a reality you can't deny and calling it console warring because you guys can't dispute this is stupid. It just means you don't want to engage in a discussion where you might be wrong so you just want to shut it down using authority.

tl;dr I can already predict some will dismiss this as some copypasta and satire because they can't and don't want to address the valid points that have been brought up. It's easier to invalidate than engage after all. Be upset about the news if you want, but if someone wants to tell you that your anger is misdirected and the ethical problems you guys brought up are misplaced, then they have all the rights to do so. Just because you're upset doesn't mean anyone who denies your justification for feeling that way are wrong/bad/or console warring. Accept that. An undersupported platform getting exclusives > the most supported platform getting exclusives. I'll say it how many times you need to hear it. The latter is more unnecessary than the former. If the former is being more widely accepted, then there is a reason for that. You try to understand things by analyzing the norms and values that created such a different standard for the two platforms in the first place. Dismissing is NOT understanding.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Leadbelly on September 22, 2020, 09:18:41 AM
Quote from: shosta on September 21, 2020, 11:30:21 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on September 21, 2020, 02:35:37 PM
Having a long-term sustainable strategy that allows society to keep functioning with relative normality, while controlling the rate of spread.

I made this graph for you. It plots percent gdp change in the second quarter* vs deaths per million population, thus quantifying the economic harm vs. public health tradeoff. Country labels are to the left of the datapoint. The one at the very bottom left is Taiwan.

(https://i.imgur.com/8aA32ee.png)

The topology of this graph makes a few things obvious. First of all notice the yawning gulf between countries on the left and countries on the right. Since you shied away from this term and it's up for grabs, I will call these successful and unsuccessful countries, respectfully. Successful meaning "successful at managing a public health crisis caused by a lethal pandemic."

Second, unsuccessful countries employed a variety of different strategies and endured a variety of economic impacts, none of which were correlated. The UK completely fucked up its lockdown and had deaths comparable to Brazil, which had no lockdown. The same thing happened in the US. Sweden has its hands off policy and suffered a health and economic crisis similar to Italy, which had a lockdown and was the epicenter of the European pandemic. To your credit: 1) not trying any lockdown at all does keep the economic damage lower (as expected) and 2) it's better to not have a lockdown than to pretend to do one and fail in an epic way.

Third, let us look to the left. With the exception of Japan which is heavily dependent on western imports, countries with successful public health policies had way more manageable economic shocks. A successful coronavirus policy is far and away the best economic policy. That doesn't mean lockdowns. I'm not an expert but I know South Korean life has really been business as usual except for the occasional nightclub having to get shut down. China had a now infamous lockdown in Wuhan but it lifted restrictions in other provinces quite quickly. I think Japan never really locked down or took it to heart. There were a variety of responses but in every one of these countries trust in the government was high, masks are ubiquitous, and a smart testing policy was put in place to enable precision interventions. Every country on the left has a "sustainable" policy.

Sweden is a failure. Writing an op ed in the guardian saying "maybe it's time to learn to live with the virus" is equivalent to the author saying he wants to give up. That's it. Looking at these two types of countries, successes and failures, and listening to the discourse in the countries on the right, makes me feel like an insane person. A different future was possible.

EDIT: I think to be totally fair I should have included Q1 contractions as well but different countries had outbreaks at different times and it was always going to be apples to oranges in some sense.

*Except China, which had the greatest change in the first quarter

You're getting caught up in the notion of success or failure, and I don't know why. The point is, Sweden set out to create a strategy that is actually feasible for the long-term. They did fuck up. Their biggest fuck up was care homes and not adequately shielding the vulnerable groups. However, it is not so much what they got right or wrong. The reason for using the strategy is simply because the virus isn't going to go away, and going into lockdown and placing restrictions every time there is a spike is not feasible in the long run. And so far it seems to be working. And you say, 'to my credit', it's not to my credit, I was simply stating what has been reported in the news. It was not an opinion. I was not making an argument. I didn't even say it was a success or that it had worked. I simply stated it may have worked based on the reports. I also said that you can speak too soon on things like this. And in terms of whether a country fucked up or not: it is not completely clear why exactly some countries faired better than others. There are different variables.

Also, the op-ed in the guardian was actually an article from the BBC. A very different animal. When the BBC are writing these kind of articles you know there is a shift going on. They would not have wrote something like that a few months ago.

This is from the guardian though.
Covid UK: scientists at loggerheads over approach to new restrictions
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/sep/22/scientists-disagree-over-targeted-versus-nationwide-measures-to-tackle-covid

We have scientists in two camps now in the UK. One believing there should be no restrictions, and the other believing there should be more. Sign of the times.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Boogie on September 22, 2020, 10:39:03 AM
Ouch, 478 cases in Ontario today.   We’ve leapfrogged past the highway comparisons already.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 22, 2020, 10:51:06 AM
Ya we are in for a shitty few months.   I don't feel like just scolding people for having private gatherings is going to be an effective strategy for this new wave.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on September 22, 2020, 10:55:27 AM
Quote from: Leadbelly on September 22, 2020, 09:18:41 AM
And so far it seems to be working.

Are Finland and Norway's approaches not working?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Boogie on September 22, 2020, 11:41:53 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on September 22, 2020, 10:51:06 AM
Ya we are in for a shitty few months.   I don't feel like just scolding people for having private gatherings is going to be an effective strategy for this new wave.

I'm bracing for that 2nd round of home schooling with dread.  Health comes first, obviously, and we are privileged to work from home, but 2 adults WFH, one also doing courses to get her CPA designation, along with 2 kids (both with ADHD, one of which is on the spectrum), homeschooling, was not an experience I am eager to repeat.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Leadbelly on September 22, 2020, 12:02:28 PM
Quote from: Mandark on September 22, 2020, 10:55:27 AM
Quote from: Leadbelly on September 22, 2020, 09:18:41 AM
And so far it seems to be working.

Are Finland and Norway's approaches not working?

This is so funny.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on September 22, 2020, 12:03:27 PM
hm?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on September 22, 2020, 12:05:34 PM
:killme
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Leadbelly on September 22, 2020, 12:16:31 PM
Quote from: Oblivion on September 21, 2020, 07:39:18 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on September 20, 2020, 07:44:25 PM
Quote from: Oblivion on September 20, 2020, 07:08:39 PM
not sure why you're being so defensive

we just asked you to clarify

lol you're not?


...no?

Quote
I've been jumped on the whole time in this thread. And I knew the moment I posted it, people would jump on it like it was a chip pan fire. Seriously though, it was in the news, so I posted about it.


you've been pulling this shit for as long as i've known you. you post various links that support your views on a given subject, stroking your chin and going "hmm very interesting isn't it??" and when people ask you to elaborate, you immediately play the victim card. look at how you responded in the last exchange. we simply asked you to explain what you were talking about and you were like "OH SO YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME AND THINK I'M BEING POLITICAL, WELL WHAT ABOUT SOME OF YOUR PRECIOUS LIBERAL MEDIA ALLIES HMMM?"

lol

Bollocks! You perceive it as a right wing talking point. And so when I post something like that you're scrambling to prove it wrong. Not because it is actually right or wrong, but because you have taken a stance that you believe to be left-wing, and so correct. I knew exactly how it would be received the moment I posted it. Which is kind of why I posted it. I know what you people are doing. Which is why I find it funny. Because it is literally just the news. Articles from that hard-right news outlet, the guardian (lol). And the alt-right rag, the BBC. I'm not playing the victim card, I was just outlining exactly what I knew would happen.

You're playing a game in your own head. I don't give a shit really what your response is because I know it's not actually about the specifics of whatever I posted. It's all about your own stance which is purely partisan, purely political, which you are trying to maintain as correct.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on September 22, 2020, 12:18:04 PM
less meta-commentary on the social dynamics of this thread, less appeals to authority

if you understand the concepts then you can explain and defend them in your own words
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Leadbelly on September 22, 2020, 12:33:10 PM
Quote from: Mandark on September 22, 2020, 12:18:04 PM
less meta-commentary on the social dynamics of this thread, less appeals to authority

if you understand the concepts then you can explain and defend them in your own words

What do you want me to explain? I don't think you really care what I think, really.

I could go into the specifics of Shosta's post, but what's the point? Like for instance the whole idea that 'success' is measured by how well the pandemic was 'managed' in various countries. Something that is complicated and with many variables. How for instance do we consider what 'well managed' looks like? For example, we have two vastly different approaches with China and Japan. China was welding doors shut in apartment blocks, while Japan did fuck all (lol). One of the key measures that needs to be done to control the spread is testing. Testing and lots of it. Japan did very little testing. If Japan had a very different outcome we would be saying it was poorly managed. Maybe they were saved by the culture of wearing masks. Could be that. However, even that is not clear. At least the experts say it isn't clear yet. The point being, there are too many variables and differing approaches, to make definitive claims on what can be considered the best or worst strategy to take. Or how well the outbreak was managed.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Rufus on September 22, 2020, 12:34:38 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on September 22, 2020, 09:18:41 AM
You're getting caught up in the notion of success or failure, and I don't know why.
Are you joking? You go on to detail exactly why it is about success or failure (which includes the long term, obviously).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on September 22, 2020, 12:41:18 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on September 19, 2020, 11:13:15 PM
It seems Sweden's strategy, may have been a success. You can speak too soon on things like this though, so lets see where we are once we hit winter. That said, cases are falling in Sweden while everywhere else they are rising. I was also reading that some epidemiologists now believe it may have been the right strategy.

Quote from: Leadbelly on September 22, 2020, 09:18:41 AM
You're getting caught up in the notion of success or failure, and I don't know why.

truly a mystery
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on September 22, 2020, 12:41:34 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on September 22, 2020, 12:33:10 PM
I could go into the specifics of Shosta's post, but what's the point?
:killme :killme :killme
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Rufus on September 22, 2020, 12:45:44 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on September 22, 2020, 12:33:10 PM
The point being, there are too many variables and differing approaches, to make definitive claims on what can be considered the best or worst strategy to take.
There are very clear stategies that the countries who have successfully curbed spread have in common: mask wearing, infection tracking and ensuing localized shutdowns, pre-emptive closing of likely infection hotspots, and finally widespread testing.

Given that not doing these things has demonstrably worse public health and economic outcomes, the question whether the measures should or can be upheld in perpetuity seems moot. You take the hit, or you take a worse hit.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Leadbelly on September 22, 2020, 12:46:02 PM
Quote from: Mandark on September 22, 2020, 12:41:18 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on September 19, 2020, 11:13:15 PM
It seems Sweden's strategy, may have been a success. You can speak too soon on things like this though, so lets see where we are once we hit winter. That said, cases are falling in Sweden while everywhere else they are rising. I was also reading that some epidemiologists now believe it may have been the right strategy.

Quote from: Leadbelly on September 22, 2020, 09:18:41 AM
You're getting caught up in the notion of success or failure, and I don't know why.

truly a mystery

It is a mystery because I conceded to that point the moment Shosta made it. And I never said it was a success in the first place. So why go on about it? I actually know the reason why. It was said rhetorically. I was questioning the purpose of getting so caught up in it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on September 22, 2020, 12:48:06 PM
can we please talk about which countries had good and bad policies based on specific metrics that all parties can agree upon

spoiler (click to show/hide)
also what did you think about my graph did you like my graph because I liked my graph did you even read my graph :killme
[close]
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on September 22, 2020, 12:48:24 PM
Quote from: BIONIC on September 22, 2020, 05:42:55 AM
Quote from: shosta on September 21, 2020, 11:30:21 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on September 21, 2020, 02:35:37 PM
Having a long-term sustainable strategy that allows society to keep functioning with relative normality, while controlling the rate of spread.

I made this graph for you. It plots percent gdp change in the second quarter* vs deaths per million population, thus quantifying the economic harm vs. public health tradeoff. Country labels are to the left of the datapoint. The one at the very bottom left is Taiwan.

(https://i.imgur.com/8aA32ee.png)

The topology of this graph makes a few things obvious. First of all notice the yawning gulf between countries on the left and countries on the right. Since you shied away from this term and it's up for grabs, I will call these successful and unsuccessful countries, respectfully. Successful meaning "successful at managing a public health crisis caused by a lethal pandemic."

Second, unsuccessful countries employed a variety of different strategies and endured a variety of economic impacts, none of which were correlated. The UK completely fucked up its lockdown and had deaths comparable to Brazil, which had no lockdown. The same thing happened in the US. Sweden has its hands off policy and suffered a health and economic crisis similar to Italy, which had a lockdown and was the epicenter of the European pandemic. To your credit: 1) not trying any lockdown at all does keep the economic damage lower (as expected) and 2) it's better to not have a lockdown than to pretend to do one and fail in an epic way.

Third, let us look to the left. With the exception of Japan which is heavily dependent on western imports, countries with successful public health policies had way more manageable economic shocks. A successful coronavirus policy is far and away the best economic policy. That doesn't mean lockdowns. I'm not an expert but I know South Korean life has really been business as usual except for the occasional nightclub having to get shut down. China had a now infamous lockdown in Wuhan but it lifted restrictions in other provinces quite quickly. I think Japan never really locked down or took it to heart. There were a variety of responses but in every one of these countries trust in the government was high, masks are ubiquitous, and a smart testing policy was put in place to enable precision interventions. Every country on the left has a "sustainable" policy.

Sweden is a failure. Writing an op ed in the guardian saying "maybe it's time to learn to live with the virus" is equivalent to the author saying he wants to give up. That's it. Looking at these two types of countries, successes and failures, and listening to the discourse in the countries on the right, makes me feel like an insane person. A different future was possible.

EDIT: I think to be totally fair I should have included Q1 contractions as well but different countries had outbreaks at different times and it was always going to be apples to oranges in some sense.

*Except China, which had the greatest change in the first quarter

Probably because they are two different situations. Inb4 some people report me for console warring and refusing to understand what the problem is, let me explain:

The PlayStation platform is a more privileged platform. It has the best third-party support even if the games don't sell well on it. By that, I mean the tons of niche Japanese games that are going in decline after the loss of handheld platforms. Also stuff like the Doraemon port or Yokai Watch 4 port had abysmal sales on the PS4. Yet, this will never stop companies from supporting it even if they lose money on it. PlayStation fans truly have it good.

So what's the problem? The problem is that Sony moneyhats exclusives DESPITE being this privileged. They already had such a strong platform. Many Japanese third-parties REFUSE to support Xbox (for obvious reasons) and Switch (despite being market leader in Japan) already. Even so, Sony still wants to completely shut down competition by buying more exclusives. That in itself is anti-competitive. Do you understand?

Nintendo platforms, on the other hand, don't have such luxury support. Nintendo can have the strongest platform, and third parties would skip it (see Gamecube vs PS2). Nintendo can have the best selling platform, and third parties would skip it. Hence, when Nintendo goes out of their way to moneyhat exclusives, it is of a competitive nature. They're getting games they might otherwise not get OR to make up for games skipping out on the platform. This balances the market and makes it healthier.

The problem with all the PlayStation fans being upset here is that you guys don't accept that the context are different. From your point of view, it's hypocrisy, but is it? Is it truly console warring and devoid of reasoning? The easiest way to evaluate this is to substitute the context into another similar situation. Let's compare the a rich guy who has everything to a working class citizen. The two are both hoarding goods, but they do it under different circumstances. The rich guy already has enough resources, but they simply want to buy more to keep others from having it. The working class citizen isn't as privileged and is hoarding goods to save up for bad times. Who would you support more? Is it not obvious?

You can say that both Nintendo and Sony are bad, but one's definitely worse. It's not console warring to point out that one platform is clearly more privileged and has more support. The less privileged platform will have compete using the same practice since the dominant one is being extremely aggressive. It is therefore, unreasonable to accuse both of being equally bad when one is doing it to compete and the other is doing it to prevent competition. I don't understand how that is so hard to get. You can say that this is shitty, but you must accept that it's a consequence of Sony's actions. You must, also, cannot deny that it is logically wrong to condemn Nintendo of being more ethically wrong than Sony when the latter is the main driving force and the one with the most privilege on the market. This is a reality you can't deny and calling it console warring because you guys can't dispute this is stupid. It just means you don't want to engage in a discussion where you might be wrong so you just want to shut it down using authority.

tl;dr I can already predict some will dismiss this as some copypasta and satire because they can't and don't want to address the valid points that have been brought up. It's easier to invalidate than engage after all. Be upset about the news if you want, but if someone wants to tell you that your anger is misdirected and the ethical problems you guys brought up are misplaced, then they have all the rights to do so. Just because you're upset doesn't mean anyone who denies your justification for feeling that way are wrong/bad/or console warring. Accept that. An undersupported platform getting exclusives > the most supported platform getting exclusives. I'll say it how many times you need to hear it. The latter is more unnecessary than the former. If the former is being more widely accepted, then there is a reason for that. You try to understand things by analyzing the norms and values that created such a different standard for the two platforms in the first place. Dismissing is NOT understanding.

So you're saying console wars is like the lockdowns countries are doing? Makes sense.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Leadbelly on September 22, 2020, 12:54:25 PM
Quote from: shosta on September 22, 2020, 12:48:06 PM
can we please talk about which countries had good and bad policies based on specific metrics that all parties can agree upon

spoiler (click to show/hide)
also what did you think about my graph did you like my graph because I liked my graph did you even read my graph :killme
[close]

Yeah I looked at your graph. I also noticed where Japan was on the graph. Again Japan didn't do fuck all. Which is the point I was making. If that is the case, then how do you decide what is good or bad policy? Because do nothing seems like a good policy.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Rufus on September 22, 2020, 12:57:26 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on September 22, 2020, 12:54:25 PM
Again Japan didn't do fuck all.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Japan
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Leadbelly on September 22, 2020, 01:02:09 PM
Quote from: Rufus on September 22, 2020, 12:57:26 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on September 22, 2020, 12:54:25 PM
Again Japan didn't do fuck all.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Japan

Yeah. I am exaggerating.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-53188847
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Rufus on September 22, 2020, 01:04:47 PM
So does Japan break the pattern or not? Which is it?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Leadbelly on September 22, 2020, 01:08:18 PM
Quote from: Rufus on September 22, 2020, 01:04:47 PM
So does Japan break the pattern or doesn't it? Which is it?

What do you mean? Japan didn't literally do nothing. In the same way Sweden didn't literally do nothing. However, they did far less than most countries. Or at least they didn't have the kind of lockdown Europe or China had. And they didn't do the sort of testing that many other countries did.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on September 22, 2020, 01:14:25 PM
Positivity rates were ~1% in Japan by the start of June.

You don't need huge raw numbers of tests if the number of cases is actually very low.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 22, 2020, 01:17:27 PM
Quote from: Boogie on September 22, 2020, 11:41:53 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on September 22, 2020, 10:51:06 AM
Ya we are in for a shitty few months.   I don't feel like just scolding people for having private gatherings is going to be an effective strategy for this new wave.

I'm bracing for that 2nd round of home schooling with dread.  Health comes first, obviously, and we are privileged to work from home, but 2 adults WFH, one also doing courses to get her CPA designation, along with 2 kids (both with ADHD, one of which is on the spectrum), homeschooling, was not an experience I am eager to repeat.

Ya I wasn't doing very good with WFH and I only had myself to consider.  Kind of worried that they will shut down the office again if it gets bad. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Leadbelly on September 22, 2020, 01:20:38 PM
Quote from: Mandark on September 22, 2020, 01:14:25 PM
Positivity rates were ~1% in Japan by the start of June.

You don't need huge raw numbers of tests if the number of cases is actually very low.

Well, in comparison South Korea conducted over 2 million tests. And Korea's ability to do large scale testing was said to be one of the reasons Korea was able to control the virus so well.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Rufus on September 22, 2020, 01:25:20 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on September 22, 2020, 01:08:18 PM
Or at least they didn't have the kind of lockdown Europe or China had.
The government didn't mandate any lockdowns, no, because asking the public to refrain from becoming disease vectors was enough. 🤷‍♂️ That, and a steady supply of masks...
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Leadbelly on September 22, 2020, 01:30:11 PM
Quote from: Rufus on September 22, 2020, 01:25:20 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on September 22, 2020, 01:08:18 PM
Or at least they didn't have the kind of lockdown Europe or China had.
The government didn't mandate any lockdowns, no, because asking the public to refrain from becoming disease vectors was enough. 🤷‍♂️ That, and a steady supply of masks...

Personally, I think it was the culture of wearing masks. It is ingrained in them. However, It isn't exactly clear yet. One possible theory is that there is already some level of immunity in the population from an older coronavirus.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on September 22, 2020, 01:32:25 PM
Japan's conducted over 1.8 million tests. Even adjusting for population difference, doesn't seem to support "Japan did very little testing."
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Rufus on September 22, 2020, 01:34:42 PM
What isn't clear? Masks are so effective, they get you most of the way toward a functioning public life. Them being used to wearing them is a major boon and kept the spread down when everyone was still scrambling and the heave and ho about the effectiveness of masks was everywhere in the media.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Leadbelly on September 22, 2020, 01:39:07 PM
Quote from: Mandark on September 22, 2020, 01:32:25 PM
Japan's conducted over 1.8 million tests. Even adjusting for population difference, doesn't seem to support "Japan did very little testing."

Well, they must have increased testing. I was going by the news I had read months ago. It stood at only 300,000 back in June. And if you go back to April the rate was even worse.

Coronavirus: Japan's low testing rate raises questions
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-52466834

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Leadbelly on September 22, 2020, 01:41:08 PM
Quote from: Rufus on September 22, 2020, 01:34:42 PM
What isn't clear? Masks are so effective, they get you most of the way toward a functioning public life. Them being used to wearing them is a major boon and kept the spread down when everyone was still scrambling and the heave and ho about the effectiveness of masks was everywhere in the media.

I think it is the masks. Experts are far less likely to make definitive claims though. There are other possible reasons.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on September 22, 2020, 01:43:08 PM
There's a lot of detailed, current data on coronavirus (incidence, deaths, testing, etc.) that's very accessible on the internet and I strongly recommend getting familiar with it.

It's more informative than gleaning stats from news stories, especially ones that are months out of date.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Leadbelly on September 22, 2020, 01:45:14 PM
Quote from: Mandark on September 22, 2020, 01:43:08 PM
There's a lot of detailed, current data on coronavirus (incidence, deaths, testing, etc.) that's very accessible on the internet and I strongly recommend getting familiar with it.

It's more informative than gleaning stats from news stories, especially ones that are months out of date.

I don't think it makes a difference, does it? The peak was months ago. The point being Japan tested far fewer people than in other countries at that time.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on September 22, 2020, 01:46:26 PM
No need to be rude, Mandark. He's just explaining why he thought Japan wasn't doing as many tests.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on September 22, 2020, 01:47:56 PM
If it's rude to suggest people look at graphs, it must be horribly insulting to actually post one.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Leadbelly on September 22, 2020, 01:48:04 PM
Quote from: shosta on September 22, 2020, 01:46:26 PM
No need to be rude, Mandark. He's just explaining why he thought Japan wasn't doing as many tests.

They weren't? Unless I am imagining the articles I just posted. lol

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on September 22, 2020, 01:48:28 PM
Quote from: Mandark on September 22, 2020, 01:47:56 PM
If it's rude to suggest people look at graphs, it must be horribly insulting to actually post one.
You're a coward and I don't think your post is worth dignifying with a response.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Leadbelly on September 22, 2020, 01:53:06 PM
Quote from: shosta on September 22, 2020, 01:48:28 PM
Quote from: Mandark on September 22, 2020, 01:47:56 PM
If it's rude to suggest people look at graphs, it must be horribly insulting to actually post one.
You're a coward and I don't think your post is worth dignifying with a response.

edit: You weren't. Sorry I thought you was speaking to me Shosta.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on September 22, 2020, 01:53:56 PM
No I think Mandark is the rudest and least charitable person on the entire internet. I've had a problem with him for years. Try searching "Mandark coward" and you'll see a lot of other people share my opinion. There is a reason it's a meme.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Leadbelly on September 22, 2020, 01:54:30 PM
Quote from: shosta on September 22, 2020, 01:53:56 PM
No I think Mandark is the rudest and least charitable person on the entire internet. I've had a problem with him for years.

Yeah sorry.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on September 22, 2020, 01:55:43 PM
This is the only chart that matters.

Resident Coronavirus Expert James, on July 15

Quote from: james on July 15, 2020, 03:52:09 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on July 15, 2020, 03:45:34 PM
I highly doubt you will be able to relocate to a new country in the middle of a pandemic.

That the thing, i can.

Puerto Rico, Barbados, Aruba and antigua are all open with proof of negative test result before flying. Virgin Island too but those prices big oof

And Aruba only has 4 cases. I could live again guys

(https://i.imgur.com/A9LOFP2.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on September 22, 2020, 01:56:39 PM
The positivity percent of tests is a decent rough indicator for how sufficient testing capacity is at a given place and time. We can agree on this, right?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Leadbelly on September 22, 2020, 02:05:28 PM
Quote from: Mandark on September 22, 2020, 01:56:39 PM
The positivity percent of tests is a decent rough indicator for how sufficient testing capacity is at a given place and time. We can agree on this, right?

Back in April Japan had only done like 10,000 tests and half came back positive. However, the reason the percentage was so high, was because they were only testing people who were really ill. They were only testing people who had pneumonia. That was the criteria for testing.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on September 22, 2020, 02:15:31 PM
There were 88,000 tests performed in Japan by April 8th.

https://www.mhlw.go.jp/content/10900000/000620718.pdf Page 12.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Leadbelly on September 22, 2020, 02:19:19 PM
Quote from: Mandark on September 22, 2020, 02:15:31 PM
There were 88,000 tests performed in Japan by April 8th.

https://www.mhlw.go.jp/content/10900000/000620718.pdf Page 12.

I stand to be corrected.

In Tokyo only 10,000 tests were conducted, and half came back positive.
Quote
Take Tokyo, population 9.3 million, and centre of Japan's epidemic. Since February, just 10,981 people have been tested for Covid-19. Of those, just over 4,000 were positive.

But those figures are striking both because the number tested is so small and because the percentage testing positive is so high.

What it shows is Japan is only testing people who are already quite sick. In fact, the official guidelines for doctors say they should only recommend a test if the patient has pneumonia.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on September 22, 2020, 02:37:50 PM
https://twitter.com/amymaxmen/status/1308460497776201738
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on September 22, 2020, 02:42:01 PM
Perhaps the cruelest feat of the nefarious Chinese communist party was engineering a virus that turned our greatest strength into our greatest weakness: our freedom.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on September 22, 2020, 03:13:44 PM
Quote from: shosta on September 22, 2020, 02:42:01 PM
Perhaps the cruelest feat of the nefarious Chinese communist party was engineering a virus that turned our greatest strength into our greatest weakness: our freedom.

 :pika
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on September 22, 2020, 03:57:49 PM
And they'll still get roughly 50% of voters to support them.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on September 22, 2020, 04:55:28 PM
I'm sure if you break Coronavirus infections and deaths, it'll skew towards the lower income you have, the more likely you get it, and the worst health outcomes.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: OnlyRegret on September 22, 2020, 06:44:10 PM
Any "debate" with leadbelly invariably seems to be him on one side, everyone on the other side and just a whole lot of "what?" or, "that's not what I'm saying at all" floating around.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on September 23, 2020, 12:12:23 PM
https://twitter.com/DrZoeHyde/status/1308742105708130308
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on September 23, 2020, 12:18:26 PM
https://twitter.com/ChandraPasma/status/1308417205822984192
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on September 23, 2020, 03:21:17 PM
Quote from: Stro on September 23, 2020, 02:51:48 PM
Starting Saturday, Indiana is allowing everything to be reopened at 100% capacity and removing all limits on gathering sizes. Mask mandate is still in effect but I had to go to Walmart today and they already took down the masks required sign, opened up both sets of doors, are no longer counting people, and got rid of all social distancing and aisle directions markings over the store.


 :riot

https://twitter.com/NateSilver538/status/1308848567604465664
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on September 23, 2020, 05:28:05 PM
Quote from: Stro on September 23, 2020, 02:51:48 PM
Starting Saturday, Indiana is allowing everything to be reopened at 100% capacity and removing all limits on gathering sizes. Mask mandate is still in effect but I had to go to Walmart today and they already took down the masks required sign, opened up both sets of doors, are no longer counting people, and got rid of all social distancing and aisle directions markings over the store.


 :riot

The Waltons know their constiuents customers.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on September 23, 2020, 05:53:28 PM
https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1308873817125728261
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on September 23, 2020, 07:14:04 PM
Europe +60,901
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on September 23, 2020, 07:45:15 PM
That "only the younger people are getting it in Spain, so deaths are going to stay low" take didn't hold up.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on September 23, 2020, 07:45:23 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on September 23, 2020, 07:14:04 PM
Europe +60,901
The second wave has started which I feel could've been avoidable. But no one really acted or prepared.

No action on ventilation or the government keeping their foot down. Seems like they've all concluded the economic damage of another lockdown is too severe and we just have to 'live with it'.
Flu season has not even started and numbers are higher than they were at the peak in spring.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on September 23, 2020, 08:45:59 PM
https://twitter.com/carlquintanilla/status/1308796748190621696

is it just me or does it seem fauci doesn't give a fuck anymore
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on September 23, 2020, 08:48:57 PM
There are some other countries that are doing well but I almost don't want to jinx it by talking about them.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 24, 2020, 08:10:29 AM
https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/2020/09/22/erin-otoole-thought-hed-be-taking-on-justin-trudeau-in-parliament-this-week-instead-hes-stuck-in-his-basement-listening-to-grimes.html

:lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on September 24, 2020, 10:55:51 AM
Quote from: Stro on September 23, 2020, 05:30:55 PM
Our transmission rate isn't even below 1. Have we literally not learned fucking anything about reopenings yet? The fuck.

Governors learned enough that even if they fuck up, people will forgive them.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on September 24, 2020, 11:49:45 AM
https://twitter.com/Public_Citizen/status/1308391356805664770 (https://twitter.com/Public_Citizen/status/1308391356805664770)

 :killme
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on September 24, 2020, 11:50:32 AM
582 new cases in Quebec and 409 in Ontario.

I was just at a Polish deli--one out of a dozen workers there wore her mask over her nose. Most of the rest weren't even covering their mouths.  :-\
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on September 24, 2020, 11:57:27 AM
https://twitter.com/AdamJKucharski/status/1309145690992455682
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on September 24, 2020, 12:08:21 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on September 23, 2020, 12:12:23 PM
*snip*

Update:

https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1309099637547167745
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on September 24, 2020, 12:31:56 PM
:killme
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 24, 2020, 12:39:01 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on September 24, 2020, 11:50:32 AM
582 new cases in Quebec and 409 in Ontario.

I was just at a Polish deli--one out of a dozen workers there wore her mask over her nose. Most of the rest weren't even covering their mouths.  :-\

File a report.  I did with the Dollarama next to my place.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on September 24, 2020, 12:40:35 PM
snitching :hhh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on September 24, 2020, 12:56:32 PM
Quote from: Piss Benoit on September 24, 2020, 12:40:35 PM
snitching :hhh

More like Chinada  ::)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on September 24, 2020, 07:02:31 PM
Wait I stopped tracking numbers for a few days and now all of Europe is going full of dumpster fire??? WTF happened?

16k in France today, a new record for them.

NINTEX EXPLAIN YOURSELVES 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on September 24, 2020, 07:11:10 PM
It's over. Numbers are going way up and regulations in countries like Belgium are actually eased to make sure there is public support for the measures that remain.
Numbers will continue to rise as any action to prevent the second wave should've been taken weeks ago. But our government has already ruled out a national lockdown and still insists masks won't work.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on September 24, 2020, 07:14:06 PM
Quote from: Nintex on September 24, 2020, 07:11:10 PM
It's over. Numbers are going way up and regulations in countries like Belgium are actually eased to make sure there is public support for the measures that remain.
Numbers will continue to rise as any action to prevent the second wave should've been taken weeks ago. But our government has already ruled out a national lockdown and still insists masks won't work.

You were the promised land.

 :brazilcry :brazilcry :brazilcry

Now its New Zealand or bust.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on September 24, 2020, 07:20:47 PM
I've reactivated Operation SONIC

Sneak into the super market when it's not crowded
Only WFH
Nintendo Switch
Internet and movies
Car travel if necessary

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on September 24, 2020, 07:47:46 PM
Quote from: Nintex on September 24, 2020, 07:20:47 PM
I've reactivated Operation SONIC

Sneak into the super market when it's not crowded
Only WFH
Nintendo Switch
Internet and movies
Car travel if necessary

Id reserve the C for commit suicide but that's just me
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Leadbelly on September 24, 2020, 08:09:49 PM
COVID rising again in Sweden amid return to 'hugs and parties': PM
https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-sweden-pm/covid-rising-again-in-sweden-amid-return-to-hugs-and-parties-pm-idUSKCN26F1YL

The rate of increase still much lower than other parts of Europe, but we'll see.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: VomKriege on September 25, 2020, 03:49:49 AM
Worst second wave since feminism  :rethread
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on September 25, 2020, 07:38:12 AM
Quote from: VomKriege on September 25, 2020, 03:49:49 AM
Worst second wave since feminism  :rethread

:corona_rodney
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on September 25, 2020, 11:10:08 AM
https://twitter.com/Snellk/status/1309509463246884867
Most new cases in one day since May.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on September 25, 2020, 12:29:37 PM
https://twitter.com/MaxCRoser/status/1309440614413500416
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on September 25, 2020, 12:30:27 PM
 :drudge Ontario is closing strip clubs again.  :drudge

https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/58548/new-public-health-measures-implemented-provincewide-to-keep-ontarians-safe
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on September 25, 2020, 01:04:51 PM
You can't take away my Cheetahs! So many memories of repeated trips to the ATM.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on September 25, 2020, 01:35:40 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on September 25, 2020, 12:29:37 PM
https://twitter.com/MaxCRoser/status/1309440614413500416

Once again, stupid people who can't follow basic rules ruin everything.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on September 25, 2020, 01:39:16 PM
Execute them in the gutter and send a message
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on September 25, 2020, 01:41:18 PM
https://twitter.com/weartv/status/1309528944803184645
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on September 25, 2020, 02:33:35 PM
https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1309556903677132801
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on September 25, 2020, 03:01:30 PM
Netherlands just recorded the 5th day in the row of record cases. Each day higher than the last.

Pray for Nintex.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mr Gilhaney on September 26, 2020, 07:52:40 AM
Also setting records here in Denmark, however we also still got less people hospitalized than in April, so might just be because we test a lot more. (we test around 1% of the population daily vs in the outbreak happened here and we barely had any test kits)

But 2 workers and 2 kids at my old work tested positive now, of a school of only 200. There is no way there isnt a bunch more infected. Luckily I havent substituted there for the last two weeks or so, being busy with my normal job, but fugg :DDDDD One of my best friends who I hang out with does work there still

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: thisismyusername on September 26, 2020, 07:56:18 AM
Quote from: BIONIC on September 25, 2020, 01:41:18 PM
https://twitter.com/weartv/status/1309528944803184645

It was nice knowing you, 21337.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on September 26, 2020, 09:58:05 AM
Quote from: james on September 25, 2020, 03:01:30 PM
Netherlands just recorded the 5th day in the row of record cases. Each day higher than the last.

Pray for Nintex.

#PrayForNintex

 :preach :lawd :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on September 26, 2020, 11:30:52 AM
https://twitter.com/lymanstoneky/status/1309876359959896066
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mr Gilhaney on September 26, 2020, 03:13:39 PM
my message to corona:

https://twitter.com/BarDisciple/status/1309896198199836672
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on September 26, 2020, 05:03:17 PM
https://youtu.be/0NphaDU2KE8
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on September 27, 2020, 06:17:36 AM
Mayor Kane made a sick promo about COVID:

https://twitter.com/thetnholler/status/1309139371434614789

:money
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on September 27, 2020, 06:49:58 AM
Spectre shook for being called out  :obama
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on September 27, 2020, 10:17:24 AM
https://twitter.com/SilverVVulpes/status/1310144104270094340
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 27, 2020, 10:21:01 AM
https://www.toronto.ca/news/covid-19-notification-for-yonge-street-warehouse-september-10-to-september-17/

TPH estimates approximately 1,700 people may have been at the venue during this time.


+491 today.  Next week is going to be bad. 

:(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on September 27, 2020, 10:35:53 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on September 27, 2020, 10:21:01 AM
https://www.toronto.ca/news/covid-19-notification-for-yonge-street-warehouse-september-10-to-september-17/

TPH estimates approximately 1,700 people may have been at the venue during this time.


+491 today.  Next week is going to be bad. 

:(

Near my apartment:
https://twitter.com/DennisKendel/status/1310200149436542977
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on September 27, 2020, 10:38:15 AM
https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/1310224698974797824

 :corona_rodney
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on September 27, 2020, 11:06:27 AM
https://twitter.com/KayLaframboise/status/1310234083704926211

 :steel
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on September 27, 2020, 02:42:50 PM
So NY is above 1,000 for the first time sine June, and NJ has gone from 200-350 daily to 500-700.

I think we have one good week left before it's time to deploy the Nintex Sonic plan and stay home for the rest of the year.

I can just hope as many republicans as possible die horribly painful deaths.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 27, 2020, 02:47:08 PM
Ya besides going to work, I'm going back into staying at home as much as possible - which basically just means less trips to the grocies or to pick up food.  Have only seen one friend since late Feb and that was cause he was taking care of me when my back went out.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on September 27, 2020, 03:01:00 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on September 27, 2020, 02:47:08 PM
Ya besides going to work, I'm going back into staying at home as much as possible - which basically just means less trips to the grocies or to pick up food.  Have only seen one friend since late Feb and that was cause he was taking care of me when my back went out.

I went out to a few bars for my bday the other day and it was nice. Only outdoor seating of course, and it was a weekday, so everything was pretty quiet. But I think that was a one-time risk.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 27, 2020, 03:36:40 PM
It really was.  I was embarrassed about needing the help too.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 28, 2020, 07:12:35 AM
https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN26I10Y

North Dakota’s positive test rate has averaged 30% over the past seven days compared with 6% the prior week. The positivity rate has risen to 26% in South Dakota, up from 17% the previous week, according to the analysis using testing data from The COVID Tracking Project.

Minnesota and Montana are averaging 7% of tests coming back positive, but Montana’s positivity rate rose on Sunday to 20%, according to the analysis.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on September 28, 2020, 10:37:33 AM
https://mobile.twitter.com/celliottability/status/1310587111838490625

Fuck

Highest new cases in a day?

Casinos re-opening.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on September 28, 2020, 11:05:13 AM
https://twitter.com/mcquillanator/status/1310595368133029890
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on September 28, 2020, 12:06:30 PM
Tonight our government will announce new measures.

Hearing a lot of COVID-19 stories around me.
One employee has been alerted that someone has tested positive at her horse riding school.
Apparently my uncle had it back in March but they forgot to share his test result so my aunt found out when she went for a doctors visit the other week (he has since recovered)
One of our clients is having a bad case of COVID-19 spreading at various locations.

   :awesome
I cannot believe they're all in on this hoax  ::)
[close]
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 28, 2020, 12:36:42 PM
Fuck me.  This is bad.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on September 28, 2020, 02:20:13 PM
Government: Work from home unless it is impossible, more strict measures blah blah blah. The time to act is now, we're facing a lockdown if we don't get this under control!!

Business partner messages me: We shouldn't take this literally Nintex  :snob
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 29, 2020, 08:03:35 AM
https://twitter.com/DFisman/status/1309931815206039552

Yikes
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on September 29, 2020, 12:30:52 PM
https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1310974664940883970
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on September 29, 2020, 06:22:35 PM
Everything's just going great

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EjHRm23XcAINk7B?format=jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on September 30, 2020, 10:52:55 AM
https://twitter.com/Birdyword/status/1311208954836316160
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on September 30, 2020, 11:06:59 AM
https://twitter.com/celliottability/status/1311308873899421697

https://twitter.com/BNNBloomberg/status/1311321102271078403
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on September 30, 2020, 11:16:25 AM
https://twitter.com/MaxCRoser/status/1311243491276718081
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 30, 2020, 11:28:13 AM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on September 30, 2020, 11:06:59 AM
https://twitter.com/celliottability/status/1311308873899421697

https://twitter.com/BNNBloomberg/status/1311321102271078403


well fuck
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on September 30, 2020, 12:26:15 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on September 30, 2020, 11:28:13 AM

well fuck

https://twitter.com/Billius27/status/1311336311840739328
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 01, 2020, 08:10:10 AM
https://mobile.twitter.com/nytimes/status/1311400442996363264
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 01, 2020, 10:54:42 AM
https://twitter.com/alfonslopeztena/status/1311677295795605504

https://twitter.com/joshmich/status/1311661346870759429
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 01, 2020, 11:10:33 AM
https://twitter.com/journorosa/status/1311684278426759169

 538 new COVID-19 cases in Ontario, but the backlog of tests is more than twice the size of the tests processed yesterday.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 01, 2020, 11:23:44 AM
Seems like both Ontario and Quebec didn't increase testing capacity (at least to the appropriate level) between the first and second waves, which is pretty maddening. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on October 01, 2020, 11:46:06 AM
I think I know where filler is…  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on October 01, 2020, 11:53:36 AM
Quote from: Stro on October 01, 2020, 11:44:09 AM
What the fuck changed in Israel? I thought they pretty much immediately closed everything back down after a spike when schools opened.

The high holidays started around labor day.

Aka, you're getting a preview of Thanksgiving and Christmas
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on October 01, 2020, 12:22:16 PM
https://www.yahoo.com/news/sweden-records-highest-daily-rise-122049634.html

Quote
Sweden registered 752 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the highest daily rise since June, Health Agency statistics showed, the latest in a steady rise in infections in recent weeks after months of limited spread during the summer holiday season. Sweden, which has been a Europe...
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: VomKriege on October 01, 2020, 12:22:25 PM
Quote from: BIONIC on October 01, 2020, 11:46:06 AM
I think I know where filler is…  :doge

Superspreading Zion.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 01, 2020, 12:53:08 PM
Quote from: Tripon on October 01, 2020, 12:22:16 PM
https://www.yahoo.com/news/sweden-records-highest-daily-rise-122049634.html

Quote
Sweden registered 752 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the highest daily rise since June, Health Agency statistics showed, the latest in a steady rise in infections in recent weeks after months of limited spread during the summer holiday season. Sweden, which has been a Europe...
The Swedish model. . .  :killme
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 01, 2020, 01:00:17 PM
TBF the Swedish model doesn't look any worse than other places (expect for it's intimidate and most comparable neighbors) and you disregard the overall deaths per cap.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 01, 2020, 01:07:20 PM
It seems as if a lot of countries are partially doing the Swedish model right now.

Anyway.

https://twitter.com/MaxCRoser/status/1311691703770906624
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 01, 2020, 02:23:10 PM
Our government counted the dead.

They reported 6000 but after adjustments, well actually 10k died of COVID according to the bean counters.
Most over 75. So the death rate is actually nearly twice as high, no biggy.

They're sorta finally budging on face masks but not really tho
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on October 01, 2020, 02:52:12 PM
Quote from: Nintex on October 01, 2020, 02:23:10 PM
Our government counted the dead.

They reported 6000 but after adjustments, well actually 10k died of COVID according to the bean counters.
Most over 75. So the death rate is actually nearly twice as high, no biggy.

They're sorta finally budging on face masks but not really tho

Source or ban
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on October 01, 2020, 03:20:59 PM
Quote from: Tripon on October 01, 2020, 12:22:16 PM
https://www.yahoo.com/news/sweden-records-highest-daily-rise-122049634.html

Quote
Sweden registered 752 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the highest daily rise since June, Health Agency statistics showed, the latest in a steady rise in infections in recent weeks after months of limited spread during the summer holiday season. Sweden, which has been a Europe...

Yep. Definitely keeping an eye on the slight resurgence we're having on the east coast right now. Although we are testing about twice as many people per week now as we were doing for those peaks in June:

(http://www.capitaltrachea.se/misc/se_covid_positives.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on October 01, 2020, 03:26:45 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on October 01, 2020, 12:53:08 PM
Quote from: Tripon on October 01, 2020, 12:22:16 PM
https://www.yahoo.com/news/sweden-records-highest-daily-rise-122049634.html

Quote
Sweden registered 752 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the highest daily rise since June, Health Agency statistics showed, the latest in a steady rise in infections in recent weeks after months of limited spread during the summer holiday season. Sweden, which has been a Europe...
The Swedish model. . .  :killme

Swedish models  :drool
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 01, 2020, 03:36:02 PM
Quote from: james on October 01, 2020, 02:52:12 PM
Quote from: Nintex on October 01, 2020, 02:23:10 PM
Our government counted the dead.

They reported 6000 but after adjustments, well actually 10k died of COVID according to the bean counters.
Most over 75. So the death rate is actually nearly twice as high, no biggy.

They're sorta finally budging on face masks but not really tho

Source or ban

https://www.rtlnieuws.nl/nieuws/nederland/artikel/5187374/coronadoden-ruim-10000-cbs-doodsoorzaakverklaringen (https://www.rtlnieuws.nl/nieuws/nederland/artikel/5187374/coronadoden-ruim-10000-cbs-doodsoorzaakverklaringen)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on October 01, 2020, 03:41:10 PM
Quote from: Nintex on October 01, 2020, 03:36:02 PM
Quote from: james on October 01, 2020, 02:52:12 PM
Quote from: Nintex on October 01, 2020, 02:23:10 PM
Our government counted the dead.

They reported 6000 but after adjustments, well actually 10k died of COVID according to the bean counters.
Most over 75. So the death rate is actually nearly twice as high, no biggy.

They're sorta finally budging on face masks but not really tho

Source or ban

https://www.rtlnieuws.nl/nieuws/nederland/artikel/5187374/coronadoden-ruim-10000-cbs-doodsoorzaakverklaringen (https://www.rtlnieuws.nl/nieuws/nederland/artikel/5187374/coronadoden-ruim-10000-cbs-doodsoorzaakverklaringen)

Not English, fake news. Bork, ban.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 01, 2020, 05:23:28 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nV2MeOfZg-8
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 01, 2020, 06:08:36 PM
https://twitter.com/youyanggu/status/1311772987625033738
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on October 01, 2020, 11:33:07 PM
Argentina added 3,352 deaths yesterday.

Read that again, not cases, deaths.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: thisismyusername on October 02, 2020, 07:50:50 AM
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https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1311892190680014849

#Inshallah let Bidet have it as well.

#DeathToAmerica #AllahIsGreat

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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: I'm a Puppy! on October 02, 2020, 09:53:50 AM
Within our medical network I now have 3 different data points within a week of no deaths. Rest of the state is a mess. But in our counties things are going in the right direction since April. It's not much but I'll take it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 02, 2020, 10:35:59 AM
https://mobile.twitter.com/celliottability/status/1312033737635516416

Backlog of 90,000 tests.


https://mobile.twitter.com/Snellk/status/1312046257452572673
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 02, 2020, 04:27:15 PM
https://twitter.com/StevenTDennis/status/1311824418000207873

Seventh state to hit that terrible milestone (not including excess deaths).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 02, 2020, 10:51:13 PM
https://www.thebeaverton.com/2020/09/group-of-14-drinking-together-at-bar-claim-they-are-part-of-same-10-person-bubble/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 02, 2020, 11:41:03 PM
https://twitter.com/lymanstoneky/status/1312191791173529601

To date, 285,000 excess deaths at minimum.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on October 03, 2020, 01:31:51 AM
https://twitter.com/LisaDNews/status/1312242447574093824
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 03, 2020, 11:02:53 AM
https://twitter.com/sarahleavittcbc/status/1312407231338622979
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: tiesto on October 03, 2020, 03:11:30 PM
1707 cases in NY today, it's starting to go up pretty quickly.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 03, 2020, 04:29:54 PM

Deaths per 100k during the last 7 days by state (red voted for Trump and blue for Clinton):
North Dakota    5.9
Arkansas    4.1
Mississippi   3.5
Florida   3
Tennessee   2.4
South Dakota   2.4
Missouri   2.3
Texas   2.3
Kansas    2.2
South Carolina   2.2
Louisiana   2.2
Georgia   2.1
Iowa    2.1
North Carolina   1.9
Massachusetts   1.7
Montana   1.5
Ohio   1.5
Arizona   1.4

Kill yourself and your base to own the libs?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 03, 2020, 04:37:46 PM
Generally its more like kill someone else grandma to own the libs
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 04, 2020, 12:24:06 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/WvSchaik/status/1312399637744148485
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: HardcoreRetro on October 04, 2020, 03:59:59 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on October 04, 2020, 12:24:06 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/WvSchaik/status/1312399637744148485

Luckily we aren't setting new infection records each day.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on October 04, 2020, 04:13:43 PM
Nintex leading his flock to the promised land a bit too soon
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 04, 2020, 08:03:32 PM
4400 new cases today.

Hospitalizations quadrupled or something.

 :wut
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 04, 2020, 08:07:17 PM
Ouch, stay safe
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Lonewulfeus on October 04, 2020, 08:23:24 PM
TIL singing with a mask on is impossible, thanks for all the lies The Masked Singer :rage
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on October 04, 2020, 09:47:38 PM
Kinda sus that Hollywood came out with the masked singer just a year before telling everyone they have to wear masks. :thinking
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: who is ted danson? on October 05, 2020, 06:15:30 AM
Big data is anything that crashes Excel <borat.png>

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/missing-coronavirus-tests-glitch-large-excel-spreadsheet-file-095054235.html

Quote

Almost 16,000 cases of coronavirus in the UK went unreported because of a glitch caused by an Excel spreadsheet, it has been reported.

Public Health England (PHE) said 15,841 daily COVID-19 cases between 25 September and 2 October had been left out of UK totals.

The error has caused delays in tracking the contacts of people who tested positive.

On Monday, the Press Association (PA) news agency reported that the problem was caused by a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet reaching its maximum file size.

This prevented new names being added in an automated process, it said.

PA said files have now been split into smaller batches to prevent the error from happening again.

Meanwhile, a government minister defended the error, saying: “We can’t change history”.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: VomKriege on October 05, 2020, 07:32:19 AM
Some measures were passed (mostly closing bars and restaurants) in Marseilles last week, much to the outcry of public authorities. Now as expected it's the Paris region that is on alert because numbers are deteriorating too fast. Mostly closing bars (not restaurants, must follow additional guidelines though), gyms to teens and adults, cracking down on festive gatherings.

ICU numbers & deaths are not climbing as fast as the record numbers for cases but stress in the hospital system is crawling back in slowly.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 05, 2020, 01:08:40 PM

https://twitter.com/CP24/status/1313151352294563840

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on October 05, 2020, 01:10:38 PM
Quote from: who is ted danson? on October 05, 2020, 06:15:30 AM
Big data is anything that crashes Excel <borat.png>

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/missing-coronavirus-tests-glitch-large-excel-spreadsheet-file-095054235.html

Quote

Almost 16,000 cases of coronavirus in the UK went unreported because of a glitch caused by an Excel spreadsheet, it has been reported.

Public Health England (PHE) said 15,841 daily COVID-19 cases between 25 September and 2 October had been left out of UK totals.

The error has caused delays in tracking the contacts of people who tested positive.

On Monday, the Press Association (PA) news agency reported that the problem was caused by a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet reaching its maximum file size.

This prevented new names being added in an automated process, it said.

PA said files have now been split into smaller batches to prevent the error from happening again.

Meanwhile, a government minister defended the error, saying: “We can’t change history”.

I hope recursivelynumerable was fired for this blunder.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 05, 2020, 01:15:16 PM
4600 cases and rising today because we're doing more tests.
Also a 1000 hospitalizations expected over the coming days.

So much for America First :corona_rodney
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 05, 2020, 01:24:35 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on October 05, 2020, 01:08:40 PM

https://twitter.com/CP24/status/1313151352294563840



615 new cases too.  I'm starting to get really nervous and distracted like I was back in March.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 05, 2020, 01:30:00 PM
I've started wearing face masks when going shopping after a friend informed me our town had 22 new infections.
I'm not taking anymore chances with so many dumb shits going about. 

I've officially joined the League of Shadows  :pimp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 05, 2020, 01:41:45 PM
External deaths (suicides, ODs, homicides) are not associated with lockdowns or unemployment.

https://twitter.com/lymanstoneky/status/1312397310790377475

External deaths are associated with voting for Trump (Vermont being an outlier):
https://twitter.com/lymanstoneky/status/1312400961017712641

Note: I don't think there's a cause and effect.
poor, white, rural ---> voting for Trump
poor, white, rural ---> more suicides and overdoses


Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on October 05, 2020, 02:08:48 PM
Quote from: Nintex on October 05, 2020, 01:30:00 PM
I've started wearing face masks

Welcome to March you fuck
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 05, 2020, 03:13:38 PM
https://twitter.com/NathanielParish/status/1313181439442251778
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: kingv on October 06, 2020, 03:41:41 AM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on October 05, 2020, 01:41:45 PM
External deaths (suicides, ODs, homicides) are not associated with lockdowns or unemployment.

https://twitter.com/lymanstoneky/status/1312397310790377475

External deaths are associated with voting for Trump (Vermont being an outlier):
https://twitter.com/lymanstoneky/status/1312400961017712641

Note: I don't think there's a cause and effect.
poor, white, rural ---> voting for Trump
poor, white, rural ---> more suicides and overdoses

So uh, just like every recession ever actually.

That argument was always dumb. Mortality always goes down during recession. The mechanisms are not well understood, but it goes all the way back to the Great Depression.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 06, 2020, 07:21:25 AM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EjolNFmXcAY-29o?format=png)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gPBmDptqlQ

 :killme
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on October 06, 2020, 07:34:04 AM
Dutch direct transmission :biden
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 06, 2020, 08:03:39 AM
We're all feeling better than we did 20 years ago  :birb

Our government has all these alert levels and values and we're blowing right past them and they ain't doing shit.
They probably won't until the Germans and Belgians start complaining, exactly like last time  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on October 06, 2020, 08:04:42 AM
Ze germans! :rage
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 06, 2020, 08:18:40 AM
Quote from: Piss Benoit on October 06, 2020, 08:04:42 AM
Ze germans! :rage
There was actually a government campaign in Germany to stop Germans from crossing the border for shopping as they usually do this time of year while Dutch companies were running ads to invite the Germans to come visit less restricted Holland  :lol

This was 3 days ago (new daily infections per 1 million people)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EjomCCkXkAIkkwz?format=jpg)

Our numbers have since gone up
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: kingv on October 06, 2020, 09:57:40 AM
Quote from: Nintex on October 06, 2020, 08:03:39 AM
We're all feeling better than we did 20 years ago  :birb

Our government has all these alert levels and values and we're blowing right past them and they ain't doing shit.
They probably won't until the Germans and Belgians start complaining, exactly like last time  :doge

Now you know what it's like to live in the US.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 06, 2020, 10:17:31 AM
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1313449844413992961


Apples-to-apples comparison:
From 2013, that number of confirmed flu deaths has ranged between 3,448 and 15,620 per season. The number of confirmed COVID-19 deaths is at 197,884 (according to the CDC).

The estimated flu deaths during that time per season: 22,000-61,000. Estimated COVID deaths using excess deaths: somewhere between 300,000 and 400,000.




Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 06, 2020, 11:22:26 AM
https://twitter.com/mtlgazette/status/1313498881485934597

(ignore the blip from May as that was a backlog or data correction).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 06, 2020, 12:30:23 PM
UK +14,542 (+76 deaths)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 06, 2020, 12:54:06 PM
:(

I'm honestly getting pretty angry at this second wave.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 06, 2020, 02:32:40 PM
Europe +78,645 (+1,042 deaths).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 06, 2020, 07:23:36 PM
https://www.thebeaverton.com/2020/10/premier-ford-still-not-convinced-flames-shooting-from-neighbours-house-is-sufficient-evidence-to-call-fire-department/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 06, 2020, 10:23:56 PM
Deaths in Canada have risen again :(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 07, 2020, 01:31:44 PM
5000 new cases

1000 in the hospital ahead of schedule

we are now #1
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on October 07, 2020, 02:03:43 PM
4 NFL teams have positive results, games in jeopardy

Meanwhile, DeSantis says Miami can host a game with a full 65k stadium
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 07, 2020, 02:17:16 PM
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/07/texas-doctor-adeline-fagan-covid-coronavirus

Quote
Texas doctor, 28, dies of Covid: 'She wore the same mask for weeks, if not months'
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 07, 2020, 03:32:12 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on October 07, 2020, 02:17:16 PM
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/07/texas-doctor-adeline-cigarilloan-covid-coronavirus

Quote
Texas doctor, 28, dies of Covid: 'She wore the same mask for weeks, if not months'

Link doesn't work. Sad story.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 07, 2020, 03:32:39 PM
Europe +89,037
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Transhuman on October 07, 2020, 06:19:48 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on October 07, 2020, 03:32:12 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on October 07, 2020, 02:17:16 PM
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/07/texas-doctor-adeline-cigarilloan-covid-coronavirus (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/07/texas-doctor-adeline-cigarilloan-covid-coronavirus)

Quote
Texas doctor, 28, dies of Covid: 'She wore the same mask for weeks, if not months'

Link doesn't work. Sad story.

Don't be sad, here

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/07/texas-doctor-adeline-fagan-covid-coronavirus
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on October 07, 2020, 06:22:11 PM
Looks like The Bore caught the cigarillo virus. :(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pennywise on October 08, 2020, 01:01:09 AM
From 2000-2500 in Germany over the last weeks to 2800 yesterday and 4000 today.

 :killme
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 08, 2020, 10:37:55 AM
797+ for Ontario  :(

Also  https://www.ontariondp.ca/news/profit-covid-19-tests-go-ontario-s-public-labs-while-ford-contracts-failed-us-company-fired
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 08, 2020, 10:43:25 AM
Experts: There will be a second wave in the fall. Could be worse than the first.
Northern Hemisphere Countries: As a precaution, maybe we should start enacting new travel restrictions and locking down gyms, bars, night clubs, and places of worship. . . . Nah!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 08, 2020, 10:57:20 AM
seasonality of other coronaviruses:

https://twitter.com/epsilon3141/status/1313956278822227968

edit: I assume this is for Germany.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on October 08, 2020, 11:38:30 AM
Positive tests in the US had been ticking up the past week, back to where they were back in mid-August.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mr. Gundam on October 08, 2020, 11:46:53 AM
My daughter made a good friend over the course of the pandemic. They were in class together during the spring in 2nd grade, but now the girls are in different 3rd grade classes, which really isn't a huge thing since it's not like the kids get to interact on their Teams calls. Anyway, I've worked with the kid's mom to set up Friday lunches for the girls where they eat together over Zoom. We'd talked about having the girls ride bikes together in the park and ride by my house with masks on, so yesterday we finally did. The girls had fun, her mom is a very nice person, but then she made the comment about that "I don't know why, but I have this weird feeling that the vaccine is gonna show up and everything will be normal after November 3rd."

Whoa. I pivoted well with "my doctors have informed me that I'm in the first or second wave to get the vaccine, and it won't be until February at the earliest." She responded fine, we moved on and had a regular conversation while the kids rode bikes. I kinda think she's just a busy mom who's got a lot to deal with at home and doesn't watch the news much. She knows I had heart surgery, that I'm at high risk and I don't know how she could miss the Biden and Black Lives Matters signs in our yard. But WOW.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 08, 2020, 12:32:39 PM
UK +17,540 (the equivalent of 87,000 new cases in the US).
Netherlands +5,822 (the equivalent of 113,000 new cases in the US).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 08, 2020, 12:40:42 PM
https://twitter.com/scottdavidherr/status/1314219610863009792
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 08, 2020, 12:40:56 PM
Our government will assess the situation and implement new measures by the end of next week if necessary  :dead

I knew we were fucked when they announced stimulus and not austerity.
They basically gave up on controlling this thing and will instead just throw money at us.

A new lockdown is simply not happening, mandatory masks might but not likely either.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 08, 2020, 01:12:11 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on October 08, 2020, 12:40:42 PM
https://twitter.com/scottdavidherr/status/1314219610863009792

Wait so people are dying earlier with respect to reported time now (in the 7day average) than over all the data?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 08, 2020, 01:16:33 PM
The deaths are being reported later on average, at least it seems clear from the last two charts.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on October 08, 2020, 01:21:27 PM
waiting for boris to chuck us a stimulus :hmph
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 08, 2020, 01:22:55 PM
O im brain dead - I took reported to mean when the case was reported (as in confirmed they had the virus) not when the death was reported.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on October 08, 2020, 04:52:44 PM
NJ over 1,000 for the first time since May

It's happening

 :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 08, 2020, 07:17:28 PM
Europe +99,374.

Edit: +101,693
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 08, 2020, 07:19:51 PM
Tomorrow we will break 100k for sure
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mr. Gundam on October 09, 2020, 10:38:06 AM
Our numbers are low in Seattle because we've stayed home and outside. The weather is getting shitty as it does in the Fall, so get ready. Fuuuuuck.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 09, 2020, 10:38:57 AM
https://mobile.twitter.com/celliottability/status/1314569719022845952

added Quebec:
https://twitter.com/CTVMontreal/status/1314584792319643649
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mr. Gundam on October 09, 2020, 10:43:30 AM
Quote from: riotous on October 09, 2020, 10:39:32 AM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on October 09, 2020, 10:38:06 AM
Our numbers are low in Seattle because we've stayed home and outside. The weather is getting shitty as it does in the Fall, so get ready. Fuuuuuck.

Yeah essentially the best numbers of any major city in the US...

But.. indoor dining/bars are going to ruin is.

I swung by Ravenna Brewing last weekend to grab a Fresh Hop crowler and their little outside covered patio looked like a overcrowded Petri dish of perceived invincible white privilege. [shudder]
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mr. Gundam on October 09, 2020, 11:03:19 AM
Quote from: riotous on October 09, 2020, 10:44:26 AM
It's funny how different the same places can be from day to day..  people really are just sheep.   You might one day see the outside of a place with everyone social distancing, and then the next day nobody is... lol

We go down to Urban Family when we know it's dead and sit way in the corner outside.. other than that, haven't done any restaurant / bar shit.

Last time I drank at a brewery was Good Society in February, and The Shambles was the last restaurant at I ate in the first week of March. Very appreciative of the places doing online ordering and curbside pickup.

Wetwired is gonna drop today from what I can tell from some online digging, btw.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 09, 2020, 11:41:29 AM
https://twitter.com/DeItaOne/status/1314530601215680513
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 09, 2020, 12:25:15 PM
Quote from: Stro on October 09, 2020, 11:53:35 AM
Quote
However, the death toll of COVID-19 from February to September was 206,932 Americans. From 2015 to 2020, 178,165 Americans died because of the flu.


Just a flu, bro


The past 5 years of flu deaths is now about 40,000 less than 9 months of COVID, and 2018 was the worst flu year in a decade.
Moreover, that is a comparison of confirmed COVID-19 deaths to estimated flu deaths. Apple to apples: 206,932 vs under 45,000 (from 2015-2020).

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 09, 2020, 01:05:36 PM
Over 100k cases in Europe today.

Our government will monitor the numbers over the coming 72 hours and decide to implement new measures based on their findings.
They are willing to take any restrictive measure.

Sounds like locking the normies up in their homes is back on the menu boys  :rash

I say we weld the doors shut of those who don't social distance like the Chinese do  :juche
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on October 09, 2020, 01:10:34 PM
honestly nontucks I've been pleasantly surprised that you're not a Swedish Model guy
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on October 09, 2020, 01:19:55 PM
Quote from: shosta on October 09, 2020, 01:10:34 PM
honestly nontucks I've been pleasantly surprised that you're not a Swedish Model guy

Even the Dutch don't take Sweden seriously. :mjcry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: jorma on October 09, 2020, 01:23:15 PM
 :swisscry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 09, 2020, 03:12:58 PM
https://twitter.com/CityNews/status/1314613468037869568
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 09, 2020, 03:28:12 PM
https://twitter.com/NlMomin/status/1314648697075109889
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 09, 2020, 03:43:44 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on October 09, 2020, 03:12:58 PM
https://twitter.com/CityNews/status/1314613468037869568

Good but should have happened 2 weeks ago.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on October 09, 2020, 03:44:05 PM
is hugo de jong any relation to nigel :thinking
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Clockwork5 on October 09, 2020, 04:31:29 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on October 09, 2020, 10:43:30 AM
Quote from: riotous on October 09, 2020, 10:39:32 AM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on October 09, 2020, 10:38:06 AM
Our numbers are low in Seattle because we've stayed home and outside. The weather is getting shitty as it does in the Fall, so get ready. Fuuuuuck.

Yeah essentially the best numbers of any major city in the US...

But.. indoor dining/bars are going to ruin is.

I swung by Ravenna Brewing last weekend to grab a Fresh Hop crowler and their little outside covered patio looked like a overcrowded Petri dish of perceived invincible white privilege. [shudder]
Welcome to my work life right now. Except it’s just as busy inside as it is outside. I refuse to work inside so I’m on this patio 40 hours a week but there is absolutely no shortage of folks who would rather yolo and eat inside. Insanity.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on October 09, 2020, 04:58:51 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on October 09, 2020, 01:19:55 PM
Quote from: shosta on October 09, 2020, 01:10:34 PM
honestly nontucks I've been pleasantly surprised that you're not a Swedish Model guy

Even the Dutch don't take Sweden seriously. :mjcry

 :'(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 09, 2020, 06:30:36 PM
Quote from: Piss Benoit on October 09, 2020, 03:44:05 PM
is hugo de jong any relation to nigel :thinking
Hugo de Jonge or Hugo de Schoenen (shoes) as we call him is not related to nigel.
We are however all very disappointed in this man.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Don Rumata on October 09, 2020, 09:01:45 PM
Winter's comin', numbers rising again, time for paranoia on DEFCON 1.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 10, 2020, 09:54:14 AM
https://mobile.twitter.com/zorinaq/status/1314844027846500354
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 10, 2020, 10:15:10 AM
Quote from: Stro on October 09, 2020, 10:36:59 PM
It is January 2021. Joe Biden has been inaugurated as president. Donald Trump has skipped the inauguration to make 15 tweets about how Joe Biden let 300,000 people die of coronavirus and did nothing to stop it.
Trump won't skip it, he'll be the heckler and show up late to sit next to Obama under loud boos just to remind Clinton she never was one.
The media will be busy focusing on "will he or won't he show up?" all week.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 10, 2020, 10:41:20 AM
+6500 cases today  :yeshrug

Positive news:
- Despite more cases, far less people end up in the ICU due to better treatments overall
- 14 Dutch hospitals have concluded that Hydroxychloroquine was effective to fight the infection in an early stage
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 10, 2020, 01:27:47 PM
https://twitter.com/39Magilla/status/1314959564010401792
(Rando on Internet)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Kestastrophe on October 10, 2020, 03:16:51 PM
Quote from: Nintex on October 10, 2020, 10:41:20 AM
- 14 Dutch hospitals have concluded that Hydroxychloroquine was effective to fight the infection in an early stage

 :wut
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 10, 2020, 03:58:56 PM
https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1315012276034899971
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 11, 2020, 08:40:05 AM
The head of the ICU in Amsterdam has concluded that recently most people admitted to the ICU in Amsterdam with COVID-19 are non-Dutch speakers.
He contacted other hospitals and they see the same trend among their patients.

He argues that
- Government communication does not reach migrant populations and minorities or is hard to understand (the latter is true in general because they are mostly merely suggesting things people should do and a lot of information is contradictory)
- Families from non-Dutch cultural backgrounds often live together with their children, parents or grandparents or are more regularly in close contact with their family compared to Dutch families who often live further apart
- Housing in big cities is often smaller so families packed together in apartment buildings are more at risk

He has called on the government to change their communication strategy beyond the press conferences on the public broadcasting channel and a deaf interpreter
and to try to reach out to local community leaders, religious organizations etc. to help spread awareness and offer more translations.

He notes that his comments could be controversial and he doesn't want to label people but he says that as a scientist he has to share these findings and cannot ignore the statistics.
The government is doing a study on the impact of COVID-19 on different ethnicities but that study won't be concluded until late November at the earliest, which he argues is too late.

In general religious buildings like churches, mosques etc. are still open and just like cultural gathering spots like theaters and community centers they are often exempt from strict regulations.
A recent study shows there is a general distrust in government and institutions among large groups of minorities a sentiment that they ironically enough share with the (far) right.
It seems though that our government has been wrong that the cause of an increase in cases is people returning to restaurants, bars etc. .
Which are currently doing the best job of implementing the regulations but are 'punished' by more strict enforcement every time the cases go up.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 11, 2020, 08:44:22 AM
So you guys are at the blame the foreigners point eh?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Clockwork5 on October 11, 2020, 10:42:07 AM
Quote from: Nintex on October 10, 2020, 10:41:20 AM
+6500 cases today  :yeshrug

Positive news:
- Despite more cases, far less people end up in the ICU due to better treatments overall
- 14 Dutch hospitals have concluded that Hydroxychloroquine was effective to fight the infection in an early stage
Seriously fuck Donald Trump, but I do find it amusing when he spouts bullshit, the entire world calls him out in his bullshit but then it turns out he was kinda right.
:trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on October 11, 2020, 10:56:30 AM
Quote from: Nintex on October 11, 2020, 08:40:05 AM
- Housing in big cities is often smaller so families packed together in apartment buildings are more at risk

Big cities are also the only places with 5G installed :pimp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 11, 2020, 11:04:57 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on October 11, 2020, 08:44:22 AM
So you guys are at the blame the foreigners point eh?
No we are at a point where politicians, doctors, professors etc. are figuring out that even if they perfectly live according to the regulations if they don't reach out to the minorities and lower classes the virus will keep spreading.

Comments like yours shut down this discussion. Which is what the government would rather want, than admit that they are ineffective in reaching large groups of people especially in the hardest hit areas.

Medical professionals are really having a hard time getting their messages across, messages they spread based on science, facts and data.
Mostly because of political interference but also because elected officials are unwilling to look at how the virus is spreading as it means answering difficult social-economic and cultural questions.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on October 11, 2020, 12:39:32 PM
Quote from: Clockwork5 on October 11, 2020, 10:42:07 AM
Quote from: Nintex on October 10, 2020, 10:41:20 AM
+6500 cases today  :yeshrug

Positive news:
- Despite more cases, far less people end up in the ICU due to better treatments overall
- 14 Dutch hospitals have concluded that Hydroxychloroquine was effective to fight the infection in an early stage
Seriously fuck Donald Trump, but I do find it amusing when he spouts bullshit, the entire world calls him out in his bullshit but then it turns out he was kinda right.
:trumps

Quote from: https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/10/new-covid-studies-remdesivir-yes-hydroxychloroquine-no
The second study, by the Randomized Evaluation of COVID-19 Therapy (RECOVERY) Collaborative Group, compared hydroxychloroquine with usual care in 1,561 hospitalized adults with coronavirus. Participant enrollment began on Mar 25 and closed on Jun 5 after a preliminary analysis showed that hydroxychloroquine was ineffective.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Rufus on October 11, 2020, 12:41:22 PM
Nintex, link. Dutch sources are fine.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 11, 2020, 12:57:36 PM
Quote from: Rufus on October 11, 2020, 12:41:22 PM
Nintex, link. Dutch sources are fine.

https://www.vpro.nl/argos/lees/nieuws/2020/covid-patienten-van-niet-westerse-afkomst-oververtegenwoordigd-op-ics-grote-steden.html (https://www.vpro.nl/argos/lees/nieuws/2020/covid-patienten-van-niet-westerse-afkomst-oververtegenwoordigd-op-ics-grote-steden.html)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Rufus on October 11, 2020, 01:01:23 PM
Sorry, I should have clarified. I want links about what your hospitals say about hydroxychloroquine effectiveness.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 11, 2020, 01:05:28 PM
Quote from: Rufus on October 11, 2020, 01:01:23 PM
Sorry, I should have clarified. I want links about what your hospitals say about hydroxychloroquine effectiveness.
https://nos.nl/artikel/2351726-discussie-over-hydroxychloroquine-krijgt-nieuwe-impuls.html (https://nos.nl/artikel/2351726-discussie-over-hydroxychloroquine-krijgt-nieuwe-impuls.html)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Rufus on October 11, 2020, 01:12:29 PM
Quote from: Nintex on October 11, 2020, 01:05:28 PM
Quote from: Rufus on October 11, 2020, 01:01:23 PM
Sorry, I should have clarified. I want links about what your hospitals say about hydroxychloroquine effectiveness.
https://nos.nl/artikel/2351726-discussie-over-hydroxychloroquine-krijgt-nieuwe-impuls.html (https://nos.nl/artikel/2351726-discussie-over-hydroxychloroquine-krijgt-nieuwe-impuls.html)
(https://i.imgur.com/C0MYp.gif)
I was expecting you to be filling gaps. It's good to see you are not.

Let us know when the results of their randomized trial are in.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on October 12, 2020, 06:29:21 AM
https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1315415238578143232
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: VomKriege on October 12, 2020, 07:30:12 AM
Oups.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pennywise on October 12, 2020, 11:23:09 AM
https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1315671259347288066

Time to close the border to Nintex.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on October 12, 2020, 12:11:29 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lk-XyN-QVc
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 12, 2020, 12:27:22 PM
+ ~7000 cases  :killme

The mayor of Rotterdam has COVID

Went to the bakery today which is a 5 minute walk, out of the 20 - 40 people or so I noticed along the way, me and the girl at the bakery were the only ones wearing masks.  :idont
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 12, 2020, 04:36:48 PM
Our government is likely to close all bars and restaurants tomorrow.
As well as ban the selling of alcoholic drinks after 6PM

 :snoop
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on October 12, 2020, 04:39:01 PM
Quote from: Nintex on October 12, 2020, 04:36:48 PM
Our government is likely to close all bars and restaurants tomorrow.
As well as ban the selling of alcoholic drinks after 6PM

 :snoop

Call it a national diet.

Get fit 2020
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Raist on October 12, 2020, 04:44:33 PM
They're probably doing you a favour by closing your restaurants.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 12, 2020, 04:57:21 PM
Our restaurants are great, especially where I live but they doubt they can take another financial hit after such a shitty year. Most bars and restaurants were already on the brink of bankruptcy after the first lockdown.
Ah well, this fucking sucks and they're hardly the cause of the infections but our government loves symbolic measures. Hopefully they spend tons to keep all those businesses afloat now that the interest rates are low.

The March elections are going to be fun because we had to pay those huge sums of COVID aid 'in solidarity' with the Italians and Spanish while our country is now the hardest hit of all and our government has cut government healthcare spending for years.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on October 13, 2020, 04:30:16 AM
Quote from: Nintex on October 12, 2020, 04:57:21 PM
The March elections are going to be fun because we had to pay those huge sums of COVID aid 'in solidarity' with the Italians and Spanish while our country is now the hardest hit of all and our government has cut government healthcare spending for years.

 :wtf

(http://www.capitaltrachea.se/misc/nl_it_es.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 13, 2020, 01:16:22 PM
Partial lockdown just announced for The Netherlands for at least 4 weeks.

- Schools remain open
- Bars, coffeeshops, and restaurants to close
- No alcoholic drinks sold ater 8 PM
- No more than 30 people in buildings/rooms (no more exemptions for theaters, only for vital government and public buildings)
- Groups up to 4 people indoors and outdoors
- Group sports for adults up to 4 people
- Sports events remain without an audience
- All events cancelled and banned
- All stores to close after 8 PM
- Maximum number of clients per store
- Mandatory to wear masks in stores and other public places
- Mandatory to wear masks outside classrooms in educational buildings
- Roadmap!!!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pennywise on October 13, 2020, 02:04:29 PM
Can't believe it took that long for the mask requirements.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 13, 2020, 02:07:27 PM
Quote from: Pennywise on October 13, 2020, 02:04:29 PM
Can't believe it took that long for the mask requirements.
Our PM says that it was difficult from a legal standpoint but he has grown tired of the discussions.
He wants the discussion to focus on how to fight the virus instead of individual measures that people may or may not agree with.

He hopes that this offers clarity and he will get to work to make it into law.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on October 13, 2020, 05:27:30 PM
lmao, oh no, the kiss of death:

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1315052624748535808

it was nice knowing you guys
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on October 13, 2020, 05:41:47 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on September 24, 2020, 08:09:49 PM
COVID rising again in Sweden amid return to 'hugs and parties': PM
https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-sweden-pm/covid-rising-again-in-sweden-amid-return-to-hugs-and-parties-pm-idUSKCN26F1YL

The rate of increase still much lower than other parts of Europe, but we'll see.
(https://i.imgur.com/ijhRKKo.png)
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Post by: T-Short on October 13, 2020, 05:52:49 PM
 :nothing
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on October 14, 2020, 10:10:11 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly4jtL1o3q4
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: jorma on October 14, 2020, 10:16:09 AM
Quote from: shosta on October 13, 2020, 05:41:47 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on September 24, 2020, 08:09:49 PM
COVID rising again in Sweden amid return to 'hugs and parties': PM
https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-sweden-pm/covid-rising-again-in-sweden-amid-return-to-hugs-and-parties-pm-idUSKCN26F1YL

The rate of increase still much lower than other parts of Europe, but we'll see.
(https://i.imgur.com/ijhRKKo.png)

(https://i0.wp.com/www.infendo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/duhlines495.jpg?zoom=3&w=730)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 14, 2020, 10:28:57 AM
https://mobile.twitter.com/spwells/status/1316204112887726080

Also first death from reinfection.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 14, 2020, 10:45:22 AM
Ontario is clearly testing fewer people. The backlog has gone from over 80k to under 27k in a week while the tests processed per day hasn’t gone up. Also the test positivity rate is over 2% for at least the second day in a row.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 14, 2020, 12:06:49 PM
Quote from: Tripon on October 14, 2020, 10:10:11 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly4jtL1o3q4
I like how the Germans show solidarity with our mismanagement by saying 'Europe scrambles'.

6 hours remaining until our new COVID rules go in effect.
So we'll probably hit 10k cases at some point this week before it starts to slow down.

If it does, because our ROADMAP is in Dutch only and has 4 very similar shades of purple for COVID levels instead of easily readable colors like green/yellow/red  :awesome
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: VomKriege on October 14, 2020, 01:46:30 PM
France will re-enact the "health state of emergency" and Macron will announce new restrictions in a few minutes. It's not back to a complete lockdown, I think they don't want to fuck with non-service jobs anymore, but we'll see, it will be more restrictive than now (bars in some major cities have been closed a few days back).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on October 14, 2020, 01:58:04 PM
I've been able to get tested fairly easily right now, like wait 5 minutes in car and drive thru, test myself with a nose swap, and I sneezed both times. So I think I put it in far enough to get anything.

Last test was a 24 hour turn around, hopefully the same and I test negative again. I think I'll try to test myself around 2 or 3 weeks now that I'm going back into work regularly.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: VomKriege on October 14, 2020, 02:23:04 PM
Curfews from 9pm to 6am in a bunch of major French cities including the Paris regions for 4 (probably 6 weeks). Seems to be the gist of it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Raist on October 14, 2020, 02:30:39 PM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-54535679

Quote
"We are not staying open for financial gain but more for our members' mental and physical well-being," says Chris Ellerby-Hemmings, the co-owner of EmpoweredFit gym in the Wirral.

"The reason for doing it is to be listened to."

The gym, which has 14,000 members, is one of dozens in Merseyside that have remained open despite new lockdown rules ordering them to shut.

:picard
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on October 14, 2020, 04:30:12 PM
Quote from: jorma on October 14, 2020, 10:16:09 AM
(https://i0.wp.com/www.infendo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/duhlines495.jpg?zoom=3&w=730)
gonna quote this in a couple of weeks :hitler
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 14, 2020, 04:49:44 PM
Europe +134,695 and +1,307 deaths
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on October 14, 2020, 06:00:27 PM
Europe has fallen.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Oblivion on October 14, 2020, 07:41:44 PM
https://twitter.com/TheTNHoller/status/1316448286362996736
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 15, 2020, 09:33:38 AM
Quote from: Oblivion on October 14, 2020, 07:41:44 PM
https://twitter.com/TheTNHoller/status/1316448286362996736

Just call Jim Hammond the Human Torch because he got burned.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 15, 2020, 09:39:30 AM
Quote
TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese supercomputer showed that humidity can have a large effect on the dispersion of virus particles, pointing to heightened coronavirus contagion risks in dry, indoor conditions during the winter months.
Air humidity of lower than 30% resulted in more than double the amount of aerosolised particles compared to levels of 60% or higher, the simulations showed.

The study also indicated that clear face shields are not as effective as masks in preventing the spread of aerosols. Other findings showed that diners are more at risk from people to their side compared to across the table, and the number of singers in choruses should be limited and spaced out.

There has been a growing consensus among health experts that the COVID-19 virus can be spread through the air. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revised its guidance this month to say the pathogen can linger in the air for hours.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-supercompute-idUSKBN26Z0PI
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 15, 2020, 09:41:22 AM
+7833 today up from +7305 yesterday.
About 200k currently infected in total.

About 25% of people that I spotted had masks when I went out to grab some lunch supplies today.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 15, 2020, 09:51:30 AM
Being in the grocery store makes me anxious - at least everyone I saw was wearing a proper mask this time.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 15, 2020, 11:32:57 AM
https://twitter.com/Global_Montreal/status/1316761754148499458
https://twitter.com/KamilKaramali/status/1316757936434184196

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 15, 2020, 12:11:10 PM

https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1316744848922165253

More waves than Oahu.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on October 15, 2020, 02:45:08 PM
30k in France

 :dead :dead :dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 15, 2020, 07:50:21 PM
Czechia +9,720 (that's like the US having 300k new cases in a day).

Speaking of which, +64,312.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 15, 2020, 08:00:23 PM
Quote from: Stro on October 15, 2020, 07:57:27 PM
I heard that people staying inside made their immune systems weaker and that's why everywhere is having such a big spike now
Whose take is this (I assume you're being sarcastic)?

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 15, 2020, 08:35:10 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on October 15, 2020, 08:00:23 PM
Quote from: Stro on October 15, 2020, 07:57:27 PM
I heard that people staying inside made their immune systems weaker and that's why everywhere is having such a big spike now
Whose take is this (I assume you're being sarcastic)?



Nintex
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on October 15, 2020, 08:53:45 PM
US at 65k.

Are we going to beat the summer records?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on October 15, 2020, 10:08:39 PM
https://twitter.com/colbydroscher/status/1314356338483515393
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: HardcoreRetro on October 16, 2020, 06:30:53 AM
Two yodeling concerts in Switzerland were superspreader events.

https://youtu.be/8-ufR6QG02w

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 16, 2020, 07:22:14 AM
At least COVID had a V-shaped recovery  :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 16, 2020, 08:46:31 AM
+7997 today

 :dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on October 16, 2020, 09:35:37 AM
Another one of these articles. This one is absolutely massive, and I still sort of fail to see the point

https://time.com/5899432/sweden-coronovirus-disaster/ (https://time.com/5899432/sweden-coronovirus-disaster/)

If you want to have a TL;DR, here it is:

"Sweden, who didn't lock down early, are seeing an increase of infections from a seasonal virus, just like many other countries in Europe, including those that did lock down early"
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 16, 2020, 11:57:41 AM
https://twitter.com/Cholega/status/1316554839053275137

It seems like the death rate in Peru was 3x normal for several months. The median age in Peru is ~15 years lower than the median age in Europe.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 16, 2020, 01:31:00 PM
After our government implored people to stay home our king took his jet to Greece for a vacation  :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 16, 2020, 03:53:31 PM
Quote from: Nintex on October 16, 2020, 01:31:00 PM
After our government implored people to stay home our king took his jet to Greece for a vacation  :lol

Update: our King has returned to the country and apologized  :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 16, 2020, 04:19:01 PM
Illinois +5,103
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 16, 2020, 08:56:29 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/MaxCRoser/status/1317226352161017857

Edit map is five days old
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on October 16, 2020, 09:24:11 PM
Quote from: Nintex on October 16, 2020, 03:53:31 PM
Quote from: Nintex on October 16, 2020, 01:31:00 PM
After our government implored people to stay home our king took his jet to Greece for a vacation  :lol

Update: our King has returned to the country and apologized  :lol

(https://i.imgur.com/XKdR7Q5.jpg?1)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on October 16, 2020, 10:37:56 PM
We did it boys.

Over 70k in the US.

Zero mitigation.

This time 100k in a day is within reach
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: zomgee on October 16, 2020, 11:28:30 PM
Awesome, one of my friends is one of them. A nurse.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pennywise on October 17, 2020, 01:37:26 AM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on October 16, 2020, 08:56:29 PM


Edit map is five days old
You can add alot more red now, especially for big towns in the west and near the borders.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 17, 2020, 04:41:40 AM
Germany +7800
Belgium +10k

 :whoo
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on October 17, 2020, 05:22:32 AM
Quote from: james on October 16, 2020, 10:37:56 PM
We did it boys.

Over 70k in the US.

Zero mitigation.

This time 100k in a day is within reach
american exceptionalism  :stahp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 17, 2020, 10:28:05 AM
Quote from: Nintex on October 17, 2020, 04:41:40 AM
Germany +7800
Belgium +10k

 :whoo
Belgium’s number are crazy considering both how small it is and how hard it was hit the first time (second most deaths per capita after Peru).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 17, 2020, 10:36:59 AM
https://twitter.com/MailOnline/status/1317435521128423431

Our fascist superiors.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 17, 2020, 12:43:21 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/Crof/status/1317494081895870466
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 17, 2020, 12:45:37 PM
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-17/victoria-records-1-new-coronavirus-case-melbourne-average-falls/12778178

Victoria records one new coronavirus case and no deaths


Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 17, 2020, 01:36:21 PM
+8 141

 :whew
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on October 17, 2020, 02:10:42 PM
What's going on in Belgium?

Is it the delicious food?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 17, 2020, 02:28:50 PM
Quote from: james on October 17, 2020, 02:10:42 PM
What's going on in Belgium?

Is it the delicious food?
I hear they have lots of basements  :awesome
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 18, 2020, 10:32:49 AM
+8184

Looks like it has stabilized  :killme
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Lonewulfeus on October 18, 2020, 12:30:36 PM
It’s Sunday, does the Netherlands not have an artificial decline on reports of weekend days?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: HardcoreRetro on October 18, 2020, 12:45:10 PM
Back in the first wave there was. It would spike on tuesdays because of it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on October 18, 2020, 02:12:21 PM
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/10/17/sweden-considers-local-lockdowns-shift-coronavirus-strategy/

Sweden's cities looking towards lockdowns to clamp down numbers.
spoiler (click to show/hide)
Quote
Sweden's public health agency will this week start working with regions battling the worst coronavirus outbreaks to bring in local restrictions, as the country toughens its approach to ward off a resurgence in infections.

The rules, which come into force on Monday, empower regional health authorities to instruct citizens to avoid shopping centres, museums, libraries, swimming pools, gyms, sports training, sports matches, and concerts.

It also empowers them, in consultation with the agency, to instruct people to avoid public transport or to avoid visiting the elderly and others in risk groups.

"It's more of a lockdown situation - but a local lockdown," said Johan Nojd, who leads the infectious diseases department in Uppsala.

The number of cases in Uppsala has soared ten-fold in recent weeks, with 185 cases per 100,000 over the past fortnight.

The number of new cases in Sweden has been climbing since the start of September, with a seven-day average of 65 per million people per day reported to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control on Friday, compared to 71, 40 and 25 cases per million in Denmark, Finland and Norway respectively.

Dr Nojd will hold a meeting with Sweden's state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell on Monday to discuss which of the available measures to put in place.

He said he was currently considering instructing people not to visit the elderly or others in a risk group, and also to avoid unnecessary journeys, particularly on public transport.

If contract tracing were to show links between infections and other places or activities, he said he would not hesitate to impose further measures.

"Perhaps tomorrow we will have several talking about concerts or restaurants and then perhaps one could say, 'in Uppsala now for two or three weeks it is the Public Health Agency's advice not to sit in restaurants late at night'."

Bitte Brastad, chief legal officer at the agency, described the new measures as "something in between regulations and recommendations". They are the strongest recommendation the authorities can make but - unlike in other countries - do not bring fines for non-compliance.

Dr Joacim Rocklov, professor of epidemiology at Umea University, said that the new local measures showed Sweden quietly shifting strategy.

"What's happened in the last couple of weeks is a movement towards a similar model to what has been used in Norway and many other countries," he said.

"It's very obvious that it's a new strategy, but still the newspapers report on 'the Swedish strategy' as if it were fixed in March."

Norway in March closed down restaurants, cafés, bars, and hairdressers, with those that defied the order fined for non-compliance.

That would not be the case under Sweden's new approach, although if a city issued a strong recommendation not to visit restaurants or hairdressers, many might close.

Dr Rocklov said that he believed that the resurgence in infections in Stockholm and other cities that suffered many cases in the spring, such as Milan and Madrid, had challenged the Public Health Agency's belief that immunity in the population might soon start to suppress the pandemic.

"I think they must have been shocked by that, after all these strong claims that we were closing in on immunity in April and May. They must have realised that that's not really the case."

Dr Tegnell said on Thursday that the autumn resurgence in infections had changed his agency's understanding. 

"I think the obvious conclusion is that the level of immunity in those cities is not at all as high as we have, as maybe some people, have believed," he said.

"I think what we are seeing is very much a consequence of the very heterogeneous spread that this disease has, which means that even if you feel like there have been a lot of cases in some big cities, there are still huge pockets of people who have not been affected yet."

A preprint study published last week by Stockholm University maths professor Tom Britton - one of Sweden's foremost epidemiological modellers - found that even with more than 20 percent of the city's population immune, the city still needed to impose preventive measures to prevent a resurgence in cases.

"Immunity is a little bit on our on our side, but there is still a substantial risk for future outbreaks in Sweden," Dr Britton said.

"If we did not care anything about any restrictions or preventive measures, then I think we would see a big second wave, not as big as in the spring, but still a big one.

Yesterday, global coronavirus cases rose by more than 400,000 for the first time, a record one-day increase.
[close]
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on October 18, 2020, 02:59:22 PM
Halloween is on Saturday this year.

The corona parties will be lit af.

I'll like a shosta post if the US isn't over 100k on Tuesday November 10
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on October 18, 2020, 03:21:44 PM
The U.S. were likely over 100K over the summer because the 3 out of the 4 biggest states were having record positive cases (CA, TX, FL) with only New York not having elevated numbers. Plus, we also had states like Arizona going nuts. But, the states reached capacity of testing quick, so thousands positive cases likely didn't test.

Now that it's more widespread, we might get an official 100K+ number.

James, are you still in NJ?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on October 18, 2020, 03:40:45 PM
Quote from: Tripon on October 18, 2020, 03:21:44 PM
James, are you still in NJ?

Yup. Things are ok here.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Lonewulfeus on October 18, 2020, 03:49:55 PM
Quote from: james on October 18, 2020, 03:40:45 PM
Quote from: Tripon on October 18, 2020, 03:21:44 PM
James, are you still in NJ?

Yup. Things are ok here.

We’re getting there, pretty much 900+ new cases a day.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on October 18, 2020, 04:06:17 PM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on October 18, 2020, 03:49:55 PM
Quote from: james on October 18, 2020, 03:40:45 PM
Quote from: Tripon on October 18, 2020, 03:21:44 PM
James, are you still in NJ?

Yup. Things are ok here.

We’re getting there, pretty much 900+ new cases a day.

A lot of them are the Trumpers in Monmouth and Ocean, and they dont come up here. But still. Bad news all around.

https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1317849521691402240
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 18, 2020, 05:06:53 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/8tzKkxY.gif)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on October 19, 2020, 08:56:17 AM
Quote from: Tripon on October 18, 2020, 02:12:21 PM
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/10/17/sweden-considers-local-lockdowns-shift-coronavirus-strategy/

Sweden's cities looking towards lockdowns to clamp down numbers.
spoiler (click to show/hide)
Quote
Sweden's public health agency will this week start working with regions battling the worst coronavirus outbreaks to bring in local restrictions, as the country toughens its approach to ward off a resurgence in infections.

The rules, which come into force on Monday, empower regional health authorities to instruct citizens to avoid shopping centres, museums, libraries, swimming pools, gyms, sports training, sports matches, and concerts.

It also empowers them, in consultation with the agency, to instruct people to avoid public transport or to avoid visiting the elderly and others in risk groups.

"It's more of a lockdown situation - but a local lockdown," said Johan Nojd, who leads the infectious diseases department in Uppsala.

The number of cases in Uppsala has soared ten-fold in recent weeks, with 185 cases per 100,000 over the past fortnight.

The number of new cases in Sweden has been climbing since the start of September, with a seven-day average of 65 per million people per day reported to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control on Friday, compared to 71, 40 and 25 cases per million in Denmark, Finland and Norway respectively.

Dr Nojd will hold a meeting with Sweden's state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell on Monday to discuss which of the available measures to put in place.

He said he was currently considering instructing people not to visit the elderly or others in a risk group, and also to avoid unnecessary journeys, particularly on public transport.

If contract tracing were to show links between infections and other places or activities, he said he would not hesitate to impose further measures.

"Perhaps tomorrow we will have several talking about concerts or restaurants and then perhaps one could say, 'in Uppsala now for two or three weeks it is the Public Health Agency's advice not to sit in restaurants late at night'."

Bitte Brastad, chief legal officer at the agency, described the new measures as "something in between regulations and recommendations". They are the strongest recommendation the authorities can make but - unlike in other countries - do not bring fines for non-compliance.

Dr Joacim Rocklov, professor of epidemiology at Umea University, said that the new local measures showed Sweden quietly shifting strategy.

"What's happened in the last couple of weeks is a movement towards a similar model to what has been used in Norway and many other countries," he said.

"It's very obvious that it's a new strategy, but still the newspapers report on 'the Swedish strategy' as if it were fixed in March."

Norway in March closed down restaurants, cafés, bars, and hairdressers, with those that defied the order fined for non-compliance.

That would not be the case under Sweden's new approach, although if a city issued a strong recommendation not to visit restaurants or hairdressers, many might close.

Dr Rocklov said that he believed that the resurgence in infections in Stockholm and other cities that suffered many cases in the spring, such as Milan and Madrid, had challenged the Public Health Agency's belief that immunity in the population might soon start to suppress the pandemic.

"I think they must have been shocked by that, after all these strong claims that we were closing in on immunity in April and May. They must have realised that that's not really the case."

Dr Tegnell said on Thursday that the autumn resurgence in infections had changed his agency's understanding. 

"I think the obvious conclusion is that the level of immunity in those cities is not at all as high as we have, as maybe some people, have believed," he said.

"I think what we are seeing is very much a consequence of the very heterogeneous spread that this disease has, which means that even if you feel like there have been a lot of cases in some big cities, there are still huge pockets of people who have not been affected yet."

A preprint study published last week by Stockholm University maths professor Tom Britton - one of Sweden's foremost epidemiological modellers - found that even with more than 20 percent of the city's population immune, the city still needed to impose preventive measures to prevent a resurgence in cases.

"Immunity is a little bit on our on our side, but there is still a substantial risk for future outbreaks in Sweden," Dr Britton said.

"If we did not care anything about any restrictions or preventive measures, then I think we would see a big second wave, not as big as in the spring, but still a big one.

Yesterday, global coronavirus cases rose by more than 400,000 for the first time, a record one-day increase.
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Hehe, weird. I saw Business Insider picked this up as well. Not sure what the Torygraph is angling for here, seems like such a non-story. No lockdowns, forced closures or curfews, basically just empowering regional governments to issue the same type of recommendations as those issued nationally since March. itsnothing.gif
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 19, 2020, 05:59:36 PM
https://twitter.com/AliNouriPhD/status/1318299845287923713

205.6 man-years of continuous follow-up and 101 Coronavirus infections. One subject had 17 coronavirus infection (12 of 229E).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on October 19, 2020, 06:56:46 PM
:mjcry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on October 19, 2020, 10:29:50 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/xEYeRYR.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: bork on October 20, 2020, 09:19:31 AM
https://twitter.com/cnni/status/1318231720026656768
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on October 20, 2020, 11:32:56 AM
i'm not having that shes 14, she looks about 30 :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on October 20, 2020, 11:51:57 AM
Quote from: Piss Benoit on October 20, 2020, 11:32:56 AM
i'm not having that shes 14, she looks about 30 :doge

:pika
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on October 20, 2020, 12:00:06 PM
we could use his expertise to crack this case :rash
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 20, 2020, 12:51:14 PM
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-monday-edition-1.5767947/swedish-virologist-says-her-country-s-covid-19-strategy-has-failed-but-nobody-will-admit-it-1.5767967
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 20, 2020, 01:00:24 PM
https://twitter.com/KevinWGlass/status/1317832641266307072
There are states in the US under 50%.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 20, 2020, 01:02:16 PM
For now we've stabilized at 8k a day here.

Contact tracing? They've given up on that months ago and the App they built doesn't work  :trumps
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Post by: tiesto on October 20, 2020, 01:36:28 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on October 20, 2020, 01:00:24 PM
https://twitter.com/KevinWGlass/status/1317832641266307072
There are states in the US under 50%.

If you actually make it into Berghain, your immune system is probably so built up you won't ever have to worry about Covid...
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Post by: team filler on October 20, 2020, 01:43:49 PM
Quote from: Nintex on October 20, 2020, 01:02:16 PM
For now we've stabilized at 8k a day here.

Contact tracing? They've given up on that months ago and the App they built doesn't work  :trumps
does government contracting not pay well over there?
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Post by: Nintex on October 20, 2020, 01:54:42 PM
Quote from: filler on October 20, 2020, 01:43:49 PM
Quote from: Nintex on October 20, 2020, 01:02:16 PM
For now we've stabilized at 8k a day here.

Contact tracing? They've given up on that months ago and the App they built doesn't work  :trumps
does government contracting not pay well over there?
All government IT projects fail basically

There's a shortage of people in healthcare in general because of budget cuts and lousy pay.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on October 20, 2020, 02:59:00 PM
I have the official app m doing my part
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Post by: Nintex on October 20, 2020, 03:08:59 PM
Nintendo should just bring back StreetPass. They made the perfect contact tracing app years ago.
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Post by: team filler on October 20, 2020, 03:25:21 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/mXIDUNj.png)
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Post by: Nintex on October 20, 2020, 03:27:21 PM
Fact check

https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1318280534414495744 (https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1318280534414495744)
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Post by: team filler on October 20, 2020, 03:32:01 PM
 :lol
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Post by: Nintex on October 20, 2020, 03:37:58 PM
Quote from: Stro on October 20, 2020, 03:34:46 PM
Melania is cancelling campaign appearances because she has a lingering cough and COVID effects despite the reporting that she was asymptomatic, and also Trump keeps plugging Regeneron to his chud followers as the cure and better than a vaccine and he's going to make sure everyone can it it....yet his own wife, the first lady, couldn't get it and is still sick.
Say what you will about the man, he's not a hypocrite when he says migrants don't deserve free healthcare
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Lonewulfeus on October 20, 2020, 03:39:43 PM
Quote from: Nintex on October 20, 2020, 03:37:58 PM
Quote from: Stro on October 20, 2020, 03:34:46 PM
Melania is cancelling campaign appearances because she has a lingering cough and COVID effects despite the reporting that she was asymptomatic, and also Trump keeps plugging Regeneron to his chud followers as the cure and better than a vaccine and he's going to make sure everyone can it it....yet his own wife, the first lady, couldn't get it and is still sick.
Say what you will about the man, he's not a hypocrite when he says migrants don't deserve free healthcare

You think she paid for those vitamins and vegetables? :ufup
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on October 20, 2020, 03:40:24 PM
Quote from: Stro on October 20, 2020, 03:34:46 PM
Melania is cancelling campaign appearances because she has a lingering cough and COVID effects despite the reporting that she was asymptomatic, and also Trump keeps plugging Regeneron to his chud followers as the cure and better than a vaccine and he's going to make sure everyone can it it....yet his own wife, the first lady, couldn't get it and is still sick.

Melania has had campaign appearances?

:lol
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on October 20, 2020, 03:45:49 PM
she probably needs a firmware update :trumps
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Post by: Flannel Boy on October 20, 2020, 05:56:10 PM
https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1318614425033756674
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Post by: Flannel Boy on October 20, 2020, 06:15:44 PM
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/10/20/925441975/studies-point-to-big-drop-in-covid-19-death-rates
Quote
"The study, which was of a single health system, finds that mortality has dropped among hospitalized patients by 18 percentage points since the pandemic began. Patients in the study had a 25.6% chance of dying at the start of the pandemic; they now have a 7.6% chance."
Or--among hospitalized patients, there has been a 70% drop in the chances of dying.

Quote
"The people who are getting hospitalized now tend to be much younger, tend to have fewer other diseases and tend to be less frail than people who were hospitalized in the early days of the epidemic," Horwitz says.

Quote
To find out, Horwitz and her colleagues looked at more than 5,000 hospitalizations in the NYU Langone Health system between March and August. They adjusted for factors including age and other diseases, such as diabetes, to rule out the possibility that the numbers had dropped only because younger, healthier people were getting diagnosed. They found that death rates dropped for all groups, even older patients by 18 percentage points on average.

If you're hospitalized because of COVID, your chance of dying is a third of what it was at the begging of the pandemic, probably because of better treatment options.

Quote
Alan Turing Institute in the United Kingdom. He has conducted his own research of 21,000 hospitalized cases in England, which also found a similarly sharp drop in the death rate. The work, which will soon appear in the journal Critical Care Medicine and was released earlier in preprint, shows an unadjusted drop in death rates among hospitalized patients of around 20 percentage points since the worst days of the pandemic.

This was another problem with the herd immunity people in the spring--surely treatments would get better.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 20, 2020, 06:50:11 PM
Caught a bit of the COVID discussion on our public broadcasting channel

- Too much risk using Chinese vaccines, using a not properly tested vaccine up to our standards could backfire and bolster the anti-vaccine movement
- Virologist called for a total lock down of 4 weeks to curb the virus
- Cases still going up

In my town people are generally following the guidelines as best they can or at least there's an effort.
Today I went to a bigger city for a meeting I really couldn't skip and I was shocked at how people still didn't follow the basic guidelines.
Huddled up in groups on the streets, barely any masks etc. .
I was also surprised at how busy it was. Both on the road and in the city itself. It's quite different from the spring lock down so I don't see things changing anytime soon if it's the same in other cities.
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Post by: VomKriege on October 20, 2020, 08:52:21 PM
Quote from: Stro on October 20, 2020, 03:42:52 PM
Quote from: Cauliflower Of Love on October 20, 2020, 03:40:24 PM
Quote from: Stro on October 20, 2020, 03:34:46 PM
Melania is cancelling campaign appearances because she has a lingering cough and COVID effects despite the reporting that she was asymptomatic, and also Trump keeps plugging Regeneron to his chud followers as the cure and better than a vaccine and he's going to make sure everyone can it it....yet his own wife, the first lady, couldn't get it and is still sick.

Melania has had campaign appearances?

:lol

She hasn't in I think I heard 16 months but she was scheduled to do some this week and had to cancel them

She had a long speech at the RNC, didn't she ?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 21, 2020, 08:39:45 AM
https://twitter.com/jeremyfaust/status/1318671172595306496
Black line: suicides
Gray Zone: range of expected suicide deaths based on 2015-2019 data
Dash line: suicides plus deaths under investigation
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Post by: Joe Molotov on October 21, 2020, 09:18:36 AM
Quote from: Nintex on October 20, 2020, 03:27:21 PM
Fact check

https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1318280534414495744 (https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1318280534414495744)

Quote
uhwahawa...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09LTT0xwdfw
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 21, 2020, 12:16:18 PM
New high.
UK +26,688
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on October 21, 2020, 03:03:13 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on October 21, 2020, 12:16:18 PM
New high.
UK +26,688

Say it with the Toad "NEW RECORD" voice from Mario Party
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Post by: Flannel Boy on October 21, 2020, 03:17:19 PM
Europe: 193,398 new cases and 1,781 new deaths

 :trumps
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Post by: Great Rumbler on October 21, 2020, 09:55:48 PM
USA: 63,663 new cases and 1,225 deaths.

7-day moving average for cases is almost back to where it was in late July. Most new deaths since late August.
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Post by: Flannel Boy on October 21, 2020, 10:09:29 PM
 :trumps
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Post by: Flannel Boy on October 21, 2020, 10:10:09 PM
https://twitter.com/axios/status/1319002576814247936
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 21, 2020, 10:25:50 PM
Why does that image look photoshoped?
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Post by: Flannel Boy on October 21, 2020, 10:39:36 PM
https://twitter.com/LaurianneDsp/status/1318653838199455744
28/32 Mexican states studied until August.
The average of the 28 states in the study had 143 excess death per 100k, which places Mexico in third place in the world for excess deaths after Peru (211) and Ecuador (183).
On average, the excess mortality is 2.46 times higher than the number of official deaths.

edit:
Median age for Peru, Ecuador, and Mexico: 31, 28, and 29.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on October 21, 2020, 11:23:35 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/MPXh4zE.gif)
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Post by: Nintex on October 22, 2020, 09:38:59 AM
It is what it is  :trumps
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Post by: Nintex on October 22, 2020, 10:28:32 AM
+9283

Health official: "The first wave was a flood this is a tsunami"
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Post by: Flannel Boy on October 22, 2020, 11:05:47 AM
https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1319278043697876994
48% positivity rate.  :o

edit:

Mexico is still around 50%
https://twitter.com/ArturoErdely/status/1314735233359544321
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Post by: Flannel Boy on October 22, 2020, 11:22:11 AM
https://twitter.com/AliNouriPhD/status/1318967587796099074

"after factoring out age, sex, handedness, first language, education level, country of residence, occupational status and earnings."

 :killme

edit: Despite controlling for some things, I'd imagine there are confounding variables.
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Post by: Flannel Boy on October 22, 2020, 11:31:42 AM
https://twitter.com/tbtnewspaper/status/1319299248530296832
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 22, 2020, 11:50:28 AM
https://twitter.com/DavidCGrabowski/status/1317090208131710977
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Post by: Flannel Boy on October 22, 2020, 12:11:42 PM
Quote from: riotous on October 22, 2020, 11:57:09 AM
Most of that is from New York state in the first few weeks of this isn't it?
No idea if this is reliable:
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169571/rate-nursing-home-resident-covid-deaths-by-state/

Massachusetts seems to be the worst.
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Post by: Flannel Boy on October 22, 2020, 12:20:55 PM
Quote from: riotous on October 22, 2020, 12:15:44 PM
Yeah maybe I was thinking of NJ;  but there's been a bunch of stuff about the NY numbers not being accurate either.

IIRC they had something like 35% of the deaths nationally early on.
You were probably thinking of NY because of this: https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/01/politics/andrew-cuomo-nursing-homes-fact-check/index.html

38% are still linked to the homes (as of October 20th): https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-nursing-homes.html

At the end of May,  81 per cent of all reported COVID-19 deaths in Canada were in long-term care homes.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on October 22, 2020, 02:36:34 PM
Imbeciles a few months ago: Herd immunity is fine, look at Spain, theyre pretty much immune.

Coronavirus today: +20,986 new cases in Spain, blowing past the record of 16,973 set, um yesterday.

The high in the spring was 10,856.


Belgium at +13,227.

Nintex, is the border still open? Id seal it with plastic if I was you.
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Post by: james on October 22, 2020, 02:40:35 PM
 :drudge :drudge :drudge :drudge :drudge :drudge :drudge

I just spit out my delicious nitro cold brew coffee


https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1319333450873294848
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Post by: Nintex on October 22, 2020, 03:00:57 PM
https://twitter.com/BBCLookNorth/status/1318961247824596994 (https://twitter.com/BBCLookNorth/status/1318961247824596994)

 :killme
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Post by: Flannel Boy on October 22, 2020, 03:33:16 PM
France +41,622

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Kestastrophe on October 22, 2020, 04:42:58 PM
Yikes, wtf is happening in yurop
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on October 22, 2020, 04:51:47 PM
Quote from: Kestastrophe on October 22, 2020, 04:42:58 PM
Yikes, wtf is happening in yurop

https://twitter.com/govkristinoem/status/1319368175218118656
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Post by: T-Short on October 22, 2020, 05:41:10 PM
Quote from: Kestastrophe on October 22, 2020, 04:42:58 PM
Yikes, wtf is happening in yurop

Autumn.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mr. Gundam on October 22, 2020, 05:51:03 PM
Quote from: Kestastrophe on October 22, 2020, 04:42:58 PM
Yikes, wtf is happening in yurop

The same thing that's happening everywhere. People making excuses and getting lazy as the weather starts to get cold and the holidays approach. They're all being selfish idiots, but it's sadly not surprising.

Covid fatigue may be a real thing, but Covid doesn't give a fuck.
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Post by: team filler on October 22, 2020, 05:53:27 PM
Quote from: Hyoushi on October 22, 2020, 05:41:10 PM
Quote from: Kestastrophe on October 22, 2020, 04:42:58 PM
Yikes, wtf is happening in yurop

Autumn.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh6E4Cks1W4
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Post by: ToxicAdam on October 23, 2020, 05:54:58 AM
Isn’t it also possible the virus has mutated into something more viral but less deadly? Isn’t that how these things usually play out?

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 23, 2020, 06:58:44 AM
There won't be a vaccine for the entire planet, that's nonsense and simply a carrot they're dangling in front of the normies.
We can't even give everyone a flu shot and that's something we've tried for decades.
How COVID will realistically play out after this 'second wave'.

- Masks and air filters will be more common in the EU/USA like in Asia
- Lots of people will continue to work from home
- Quarantine with any flu-like symptoms will be mandatory or highly recommended
- Select vulnerable groups will be vaccinated seasonally, probably at the end of the summer (much like the flu)
- For flights/rallies/events/concerts etc. there will be quick mandatory tests at the entrances outside
- More registration of movement (like how restaurant visits are being registered and contact tracing apps)
- Like we have the GDPR officers for companies now, the EU will introduce mandatory hygiene or disease/medical officers for companies
- People will gradually move out of cities back to the country side
- Automation will continue to pick up pace

Humans have to adapt, which many of us are perfectly capable of doing but we'll have to give up some freedom and personal data.
Which we'll never get back as these sort of measures will curb this virus and other current and future viruses.
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on October 23, 2020, 07:59:02 AM
It’s almost like the giving up of freedoms and personal data has been the plan from the start :kermit
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Post by: Nintex on October 23, 2020, 08:08:15 AM
That's why we need to keep hacking reality :dice
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Post by: Flannel Boy on October 23, 2020, 10:56:53 AM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on October 23, 2020, 05:54:58 AM
Isn’t it also possible the virus has mutated into something more viral but less deadly? Isn’t that how these things usually play out?
Anything is possible, but there's no evidence yet. Some are claiming it mutated to become more contagious: https://globalnews.ca/news/7358296/coronavirus-covid-19-mutation-transmit-infect-study/

I think it is unlikely because there is no selection pressure for SARS-CoV-2 to become less deadly--most people die from COVID when they're no longer contagious. In other words, a less-deadly version would not really spread to more hosts than the more-deadly version. Also, SARS-CoV-2 appears to have fewer mutations per year than the flu.

More likely explanations:
Better standard of care.
Less spread in long term care homes.
Lower viral load because of masks--lower exposure to a virus is usually associated with relatively mild disease and a better early outcome. This was shown in SARS.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 23, 2020, 10:59:18 AM
There were 16,746 new cases in Belgium today. If that doesn't sound like a lot, that would be equivalent to the US having 474,000.

Belgium already has the most deaths per capita in Europe (if we ignore San Marino).
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Post by: Nintex on October 23, 2020, 12:14:25 PM
Holland slightly lagging behind with +10007 cases today.

The government calls these developments: "Worrying"

Possibly a press conference on Tuesday
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on October 23, 2020, 12:14:31 PM
Quote from: riotous on October 23, 2020, 09:55:45 AM
Quote from: Piss Benoit on October 23, 2020, 07:59:02 AM
It’s almost like the giving up of freedoms and personal data has been the plan from the start :kermit

Typed from a phone that has been broadcasting your location to every government in the world for years..

An iPad actually :snob

spoiler (click to show/hide)
:stahp
[close]
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Post by: james on October 23, 2020, 12:22:24 PM
The Italy graph sure is something.

Europe competing for steepest spike
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Post by: Nintex on October 23, 2020, 12:26:14 PM
*puts down VR headset*
*closes tab with PH favorites*
*Ignores LinkedIn notifications on phone*
*posts meme on Discord*
*checks Amazon delivery time*
*mutes Spotify*
*ends ZOOM call*

Be careful what you browse with that trojan horse :holeup
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on October 23, 2020, 01:50:17 PM
Back in April through July I literally knew nobody that had Covid or even knew of others that knew others. It would come up in conversation all the time.  Now it's all over. Coworkers, friends of family, teachers, coaches, etc.

It is so surreal to see people (around me) give less of a shit while it's getting worse than ever.  I guess this is what "living with covid" is going to look like from here on out.



Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 23, 2020, 01:57:05 PM
The supermarket was a nightmare today but I was totally out of supplies.
4/50 people had masks, at best. Groups outside smoking (and if you walk past someone smoking you can sort of taste the smoke in your mask  :yuck ) .
People racing through the stores as always, bumping into each other or crawling up behind as you stand in line.

Yeah, I need a fucking gun to go John Wick on these motherfuckers that come within 1.5 meters unannounced. That's called self defense.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on October 23, 2020, 02:03:35 PM
:badass
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 23, 2020, 02:12:27 PM
OK I've calmed down. It's better to have a flamethrower otherwise the corpse will just spread the disease further.
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Post by: T-Short on October 23, 2020, 04:24:25 PM
Quote from: james on October 23, 2020, 12:22:24 PM
The Italy graph sure is something.

Europe competing for steepest spike

(http://www.capitaltrachea.se/misc/eu_covid_20201022.png)

 :o
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on October 23, 2020, 04:26:43 PM
Le French

:piss :delicious :piss2
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on October 23, 2020, 04:36:32 PM
Really crazy to watch the animations on these timelines, the way nothing happens for the longest time, then things start moving in September, and in October it's like VTEC JUST KICKED IN YO

https://aatishb.com/covidtrends/?scale=linear&trendline=false&location=Belgium&location=Czechia (https://aatishb.com/covidtrends/?scale=linear&trendline=false&location=Belgium&location=Czechia)
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Post by: Flannel Boy on October 23, 2020, 07:09:36 PM
https://twitter.com/rhjameson/status/1319763779035537410
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 24, 2020, 10:52:46 AM
Ontario is 978+ today
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Post by: shosta on October 24, 2020, 12:29:22 PM
Quote from: jorma on October 14, 2020, 10:16:09 AM
(https://i0.wp.com/www.infendo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/duhlines495.jpg?zoom=3&w=730)
(https://i.imgur.com/nVbtSGm.png)

Quote from: Leadbelly on September 24, 2020, 08:09:49 PM
COVID rising again in Sweden amid return to 'hugs and parties': PM
https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-sweden-pm/covid-rising-again-in-sweden-amid-return-to-hugs-and-parties-pm-idUSKCN26F1YL

The rate of increase still much lower than other parts of Europe, but we'll see.
I guess we did see!
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 24, 2020, 12:56:20 PM
Forget is Shosta, it's Sweden town. 
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Post by: Nintex on October 24, 2020, 01:07:54 PM
Only +8000 today

We had a 'computer glitch' so the numbers might be incomplete  :rollsafe
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 24, 2020, 02:46:47 PM
Decent sized anti-mask march just went past my work.   Had Trump, American, and don't-tread-on-me flags.   
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on October 24, 2020, 03:00:38 PM
Belgium 17k

 :dead :dead :dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 24, 2020, 04:13:16 PM
Illinois +6,161
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 25, 2020, 12:34:47 AM
https://mobile.twitter.com/BioTurboNick/status/1320060337178267656

Massachusetts
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on October 25, 2020, 02:33:06 AM
THE WHITE HOUSE HAS FALLEN



Again.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on October 25, 2020, 02:34:20 AM
Quote from: james on October 25, 2020, 02:33:06 AM
THE WHITE HOUSE HAS FALLEN



Again.

I smell a little wager coming  :money
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 25, 2020, 08:54:25 AM
Quote from: james on October 25, 2020, 02:33:06 AM
THE WHITE HOUSE HAS FALLEN



Again.
Why do we fall james? :snob
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 25, 2020, 10:37:48 AM
Ontario is 1042+ today.  First time over one thousand. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on October 25, 2020, 08:46:04 PM
Quote from: BIONIC on October 25, 2020, 02:34:20 AM
Quote from: james on October 25, 2020, 02:33:06 AM
THE WHITE HOUSE HAS FALLEN



Again.

I smell a little wager coming  :money

Nah apparently evil is immune.

Covid is the devils virus confirmed
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: jorma on October 26, 2020, 03:01:21 AM
Quote from: shosta on October 24, 2020, 12:29:22 PM
Quote from: jorma on October 14, 2020, 10:16:09 AM
(https://i0.wp.com/www.infendo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/duhlines495.jpg?zoom=3&w=730)
(https://i.imgur.com/nVbtSGm.png)

Quote from: Leadbelly on September 24, 2020, 08:09:49 PM
COVID rising again in Sweden amid return to 'hugs and parties': PM
https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-sweden-pm/covid-rising-again-in-sweden-amid-return-to-hugs-and-parties-pm-idUSKCN26F1YL

The rate of increase still much lower than other parts of Europe, but we'll see.
I guess we did see!

and still much  lower than other parts of europe, not even above the spring peak yet. making leadbellys assessment 100% correct, unlike the  :derp graph you posted

you are such a fucking dumbass  :lol

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on October 26, 2020, 03:09:50 AM
I don’t know nor care who’s right, but insulting Shonda will always get a like from me  :pimp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on October 26, 2020, 07:12:50 AM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on October 22, 2020, 05:51:03 PM
Quote from: Kestastrophe on October 22, 2020, 04:42:58 PM
Yikes, wtf is happening in yurop

The same thing that's happening everywhere. People making excuses and getting lazy as the weather starts to get cold and the holidays approach. They're all being selfish idiots, but it's sadly not surprising.

Covid fatigue may be a real thing, but Covid doesn't give a fuck.

Mostly young under 30s it seems.

Like apparently 75% of the cases in a nearby city where there is an outbreak are just young dumb people that keep partying and gathering socially.

No matter of measure will stop stupid.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on October 26, 2020, 02:56:02 PM
Theyre tightening things up for us:

    All stores except supermarkets, pharmacies, and gas stations will close at 8 p.m. every day. They will be allowed to deliver and take out with no indoor ordering or lines.
    All restaurants, bars, etc. must close their indoor service at 8 p.m. and outdoor service at 11 p.m. They must also take temperatures of all patrons coming inside and ask them have they been in touch with anyone with COVID-19.
    All barbershops, beauty parlors, nail salons, and related establishments must have appointments only and no waiting inside.
    All gyms must clean and sanitize for the first 30 minutes of each hour. During that time, people can stay inside or return after the cleaning. Everyone must wear masks.
    All indoor establishments must have sanitizer available.
    City Hall will be open by appointment only.
    The city will close all recreation centers to everything but school-related programs for essential employees.
    All sports activities and open park practices and games in the East Ward are canceled.
    The city is encouraging all employees to be tested immediately and periodically thereafter.
    Newark is discouraging all parties, indoor and outdoor festivals, and large family gatherings until further notice.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 26, 2020, 03:10:50 PM
+10k again

Our government will issue a stern warning tomorrow.
Additional measures not to be decided on until the end of the week.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 26, 2020, 05:09:09 PM
https://twitter.com/DrZoeHyde/status/1320755362685808641
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 26, 2020, 05:35:07 PM
https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1320827002140696576
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 26, 2020, 10:25:04 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/MailOnline/status/1320485545970196480

The replies. . .


It’s a conspiracy or the control measures that reduce the flu’s R0 below 1 won’t necessarily reduce it below 1 for another virus that is more contagious (and doesn’t have a fucking vaccine).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 26, 2020, 10:35:03 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/nature/status/1320748728014249985


“D614G enhances replication on human lung epithelial cells and primary human airway tissues through an improved infectivity of virions. Hamsters infected with the G614 variant produced higher infectious titers in the nasal washes and trachea, but not lungs, confirming clinical evidence that the D614G mutation enhances viral loads in the upper respiratory tract of COVID-19 patients and may increases transmission.”
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on October 27, 2020, 12:04:04 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzB-WkR8eNQ

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Posted October 16th.
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on October 27, 2020, 01:13:13 AM
No they aren't.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on October 27, 2020, 04:23:08 AM
Quote from: Cerveza mas fina on October 27, 2020, 01:13:13 AM
No they aren't.

https://youtu.be/bz6pvm-GxoI
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on October 27, 2020, 05:29:23 AM
Just wear a mask like lol.

People more upset about having to wear a mask then about kids starving in Africa and the polar caps melting.smh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 27, 2020, 12:11:50 PM
https://twitter.com/CTVNews/status/1321081838803275781

Quote
The researchers found that 82 per cent of the hospitalized COVID-19 patients (who were not taking supplements) were vitamin D deficient, while 47 per cent of the control group had the same deficiency.

Quote
The study found that patients with a vitamin D deficiency also had raised serum levels of inflammatory markers, such as ferritin and D-dimer.

“The most severe forms of COVID-19 are characterized by a hyperinflammatory state, the so-called ‘cytokine storm,’ that occurs over the first week of symptoms’ onset, and led to acute respiratory distress syndrome and other organ complications causing increased mortality,” Hernandez explained.

Quote
While the researchers reported a higher prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in hospitalized COVID-19 patients compared to the control group, they did not find an association between vitamin D levels and the severity of the disease, such as the need for ICU admission, mechanical ventilation, or even death.

This seems to be because the P value was greater than 0.05. ICU admissions, radiological worsening, secondary infections, and length of stays were all better in the COVID patients who were not deficient in vitamin D.

Yes, this is an epidemiology study.


Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on October 27, 2020, 03:20:12 PM
Gummy vitamin gang rise up
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on October 27, 2020, 03:33:45 PM
Quote from: james on October 27, 2020, 03:20:12 PM
Gummy vitamin gang rise up

Real OGs take Flintstone vitamins  :playa
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Lonewulfeus on October 27, 2020, 05:01:32 PM
Quote from: BIONIC on October 27, 2020, 03:33:45 PM
Quote from: james on October 27, 2020, 03:20:12 PM
Gummy vitamin gang rise up

Real OGs take Flintstone vitamins  :playa

James’ girlfriends take Flintstone vitamins :goty
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on October 27, 2020, 08:43:47 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_hpIpy7LBs
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 28, 2020, 09:17:46 AM
Canada hit 10,000 dead :(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 28, 2020, 02:07:50 PM
+8123 today but because of a computer glitch the data might be incomplete.

We're trending down again
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 28, 2020, 02:49:39 PM
In the US last week, there were 33 positive tests for the flu (0.3% positivity rate). This compares to 395 this time last year (2.4% positivity rate).

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on October 28, 2020, 04:12:34 PM
flu annihilated by the covid :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 28, 2020, 04:40:28 PM
Quote from: filler on October 28, 2020, 04:12:34 PM
flu annihilated by the covid :doge
The flu existed for 100 years then came the Trump :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on October 28, 2020, 05:20:13 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on October 28, 2020, 02:49:39 PM
In the US last week, there were 33 positive tests for the flu (0.3% positivity rate). This compares to 395 this time last year (2.4% positivity rate).

Who was patient zero? How do you even catch the flue if no one has it?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on October 28, 2020, 05:21:01 PM
trump campaign missed an opportunity to take credit for taking down the flu  :mueller
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on October 28, 2020, 05:21:47 PM
Trump: BRING BACK COLLEGE FOOTBALL! WE WANT BIG10! BACK TO NORMAL! THIS IS HOW WE WIN WISCONSIN

Wisconsin:

https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1321477027178885122

 :dead

They made it one full week lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on October 28, 2020, 05:22:11 PM
Quote from: james on October 28, 2020, 05:20:13 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on October 28, 2020, 02:49:39 PM
In the US last week, there were 33 positive tests for the flu (0.3% positivity rate). This compares to 395 this time last year (2.4% positivity rate).

Who was patient zero? How do you even catch the flue if no one has it?
pigeon soup  :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on October 28, 2020, 05:24:07 PM
Quote from: james on October 28, 2020, 05:21:47 PM
Trump: BRING BACK COLLEGE FOOTBALL! WE WANT BIG10! BACK TO NORMAL! THIS IS HOW WE WIN WISCONSIN

Wisconsin:

https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1321477027178885122

 :dead

They made it one full week lol
one week of freedom  :bedroomeyes
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 28, 2020, 06:29:17 PM

https://twitter.com/MaxCRoser/status/1321551556240642056
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 28, 2020, 07:21:26 PM
I'm not even sure if lockdowns are the best measure right now let alone without closing the schools.
German research shows that most new infections took place within households aside from 'super spreader' events.

Europe needs to take a serious look at air filters and ventilation.
The people who had been banging that drum all summer were ignored and this is the result.


Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Kestastrophe on October 28, 2020, 07:29:21 PM
Not sure if serious.....physical distance doesn't work, but filters do?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: remy on October 28, 2020, 07:30:30 PM
Quote from: Nintex on October 28, 2020, 07:21:26 PM
I'm not even sure if lockdowns are the best measure right now let alone without closing the schools.
German research shows that most new infections took place within households aside from 'super spreader' events.

Europe needs to take a serious look at air filters and ventilation.
The people who had been banging that drum all summer were ignored and this is the result.
Lockdown +masks took my state down from 700 daily to 0-5 daily but ok

i'm sure the solution has to be magic air filters and not staying the fuck away from infected people.

how do you think the infection enters the home in the first place?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 28, 2020, 08:38:38 PM
Quote from: Stro on October 28, 2020, 07:27:08 PM
New infections within households right after schools open up, median age for infections dropped by 25-30 years

Can't explain it
Yeah it seems so obvious it's the schools. And honestly parents are doing a terrible job explaining this to their kids.
Whenever I go to a supermarket they're still running all over the place even though the government insists parents shouldn't take their kids shopping.
I haven't seen any kids with masks either.

Air filters would be a great help indoors, especially in poorly ventilated areas.
We know how this thing spreads (aerosols) so we should take measures accordingly.

Having a lockdown with schools open like France and Germany are doing seems completely useless as is locking people indoors without telling them to either properly ventilate or get an air filter.
It doesn't work here either, our government is now cooking the books with 'computer glitches' so the daily tallies are incomplete.
Our top expert had to admit our health minister was lying when he said our reproduction rate had dropped to 0.88 .

It must be a cultural thing but as soon as autumn/winter hits the people that are 50+ stop opening windows. Landlords usually start sending notices around that old people must open their windows to prevent mold.
In the elderly homes they're now opening the windows in the morning but before the first residents get up for breakfast they close them again because otherwise they will complain about the cold.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on October 28, 2020, 08:40:51 PM
+80,221

Looking good folks
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Clockwork5 on October 28, 2020, 10:11:27 PM
Isn’t a mask just an air filter?
:trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 29, 2020, 08:29:13 AM
https://globalnews.ca/news/7427873/doug-ford-ontario-coronavirus-numbers-right-direction/

:dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 29, 2020, 10:50:19 AM
https://mobile.twitter.com/celliottability/status/1321817874755948545

big yikes at Toronto's numbers
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 29, 2020, 11:20:11 AM
C L O S E  T H E  S C H O O L S

#FREETHECHILDREN #ENDCOVID

Give every kid a free Switch, books and LEGO Mindstorms :miyamoto
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on October 29, 2020, 12:49:23 PM
Execute the children, its the only way to be sure
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on October 29, 2020, 12:49:37 PM
Stricter recommendations enforced for the two major city regions here, for the following three weeks. Let's see if it makes any difference.

Ireland was pretty early to pull the trigger on their second lockdown last week, and they are showing encouraging signs of reversing the trend, at least for the time being:

(http://www.capitaltrachea.se/misc/ie_covid_20201029.png)

spoiler (click to show/hide)
France added for scale:

(http://www.capitaltrachea.se/misc/ie_fr_covid_20201029.png)
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on October 29, 2020, 01:00:52 PM
Also,  :heartbeat

(http://www.capitaltrachea.se/misc/frankie_antimask.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 29, 2020, 02:31:32 PM
https://twitter.com/CNBC/status/1321816828931383297
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 29, 2020, 02:33:50 PM
Belgium 21,048 new cases today--my math is telling me that is the equivalent of 600,000 new cases in the US. That can't be right.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on October 29, 2020, 02:52:14 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on October 29, 2020, 02:33:50 PM
Belgium 21,048 new cases today--my math is telling me that is the equivalent of 600,000 new cases in the US. That can't be right.

Those motherfuckers are in it to win it
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 29, 2020, 02:59:59 PM
https://twitter.com/GregWEaton/status/1320808540680921088
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 29, 2020, 03:05:03 PM
Now show me their study on magic air filters
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 29, 2020, 03:14:36 PM
Canada excess deaths:
(https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/200924/g200924b001-eng.png)
There were more than 7,000 excess deaths across Canada from March to the start of June 2020. By July, the weekly number of deaths was within the range of what would be expected had there been no pandemic.

Canada and COVID deaths by neighborhood racial characteristics.
(https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/45-28-0001/2020001/article/00079/c-g/c-g02-eng.png)
Indirect data, but the same trends as the UK and the US.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 29, 2020, 03:26:21 PM
From August 10:
https://twitter.com/JamesTodaroMD/status/1292873250813468674
 :brain
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 29, 2020, 04:05:39 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on October 29, 2020, 03:14:36 PM
Canada excess deaths:
(https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/200924/g200924b001-eng.png)
There were more than 7,000 excess deaths across Canada from March to the start of June 2020. By July, the weekly number of deaths was within the range of what would be expected had there been no pandemic.

Canada and COVID deaths by neighborhood racial characteristics.
(https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/45-28-0001/2020001/article/00079/c-g/c-g02-eng.png)
Indirect data, but the same trends as the UK and the US.


So this is showing that we do not have unaccounted excessive deaths correct?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on October 29, 2020, 04:31:12 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on October 29, 2020, 02:33:50 PM
Belgium 21,048 new cases today--my math is telling me that is the equivalent of 600,000 new cases in the US. That can't be right.

Sounds about right. We're pretty much the same population, and we had 3254 reported cases today, a new single-day record by a big margin.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 29, 2020, 04:46:01 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on October 29, 2020, 04:05:39 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on October 29, 2020, 03:14:36 PM
Canada excess deaths:
(https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/200924/g200924b001-eng.png)
There were more than 7,000 excess deaths across Canada from March to the start of June 2020. By July, the weekly number of deaths was within the range of what would be expected had there been no pandemic.

Canada and COVID deaths by neighborhood racial characteristics.
(https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/45-28-0001/2020001/article/00079/c-g/c-g02-eng.png)
Indirect data, but the same trends as the UK and the US.


So this is showing that we do not have unaccounted excessive deaths correct?
Basically.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 29, 2020, 04:48:39 PM
That's really good.  Mid summer there was a report saying something similar but it didnt have ontario numbers (and maybe missing quebec too).  But its good to know that our relativly high death rate might be more that we are keeping better records than major healthcare failings like the LTC home issue. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 29, 2020, 04:52:00 PM
Saskatchewan has broken their daily case record 13 days in a row.  My mom says my aunts are not taking it seriously :(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Kestastrophe on October 29, 2020, 05:06:54 PM
https://imgflip.com/i/4kc4zy
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on October 29, 2020, 05:22:31 PM
Are the Belgians just coughing into each other mouths?

Meanwhile most of Asia is handling this alright.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 29, 2020, 06:35:33 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on October 29, 2020, 03:05:03 PM
Now show me their study on magic air filters

(https://memegenerator.net/img/instances/57379097.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on October 29, 2020, 09:00:35 PM
+91,330

 :whew :whew :whew
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: kingv on October 30, 2020, 01:35:13 AM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on October 29, 2020, 03:26:21 PM
From August 10:
https://twitter.com/JamesTodaroMD/status/1292873250813468674
 :brain

This guy is still talking about Sweden’s success today!

Meanwhile Sweden has its highest week of cases yet this year.

They also had fully 7% of the population of their long term care facilities due. That’s fucking nuts.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on October 30, 2020, 04:52:04 AM
Quote from: kingv on October 30, 2020, 01:35:13 AM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on October 29, 2020, 03:26:21 PM
From August 10:
https://twitter.com/JamesTodaroMD/status/1292873250813468674
 :brain

This guy is still talking about Sweden’s success today!

Meanwhile Sweden has its highest week of cases yet this year.

They also had fully 7% of the population of their long term care facilities due. That’s fucking nuts.

Hehe. That 7% sounds pretty bad, but it would be interesting to see it placed in some sort of context, like how big the fatality percentage of care facilities is during a "normal" year, from non-pandemic related causes.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on October 30, 2020, 04:59:34 AM
Well that's what excess deaths shows somewhat for the whole country.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on October 30, 2020, 07:01:59 AM
Quote from: Cerveza mas fina on October 30, 2020, 04:59:34 AM
Well that's what excess deaths shows somewhat for the whole country.

Yeah. We started out 2020 (up until March 15:th) with a lower-than-average mortality, then had a big spike centered around the second week of April. But since the summer, our mortality numbers are trending below the 2015-2019 average again, so we'll see where we end up on the cumulative numbers. Here's stats on our cumulative mortality so far this year, from the Central Bureau for Statistics (2+ weeks data delay):

(http://www.capitaltrachea.se/misc/se_scb_mortality2020.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 30, 2020, 10:25:41 AM
(https://preview.redd.it/q6a41amd83w51.jpg?width=1024&auto=webp&s=f8db634538cd232102332981269006abd9772119)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 30, 2020, 10:42:04 AM
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/anti-asian-hate-crime-incidents-rose-by-878-compared-to-last-year-vancouver-police-report-says-1.5166754
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 30, 2020, 01:27:10 PM
https://twitter.com/richard680news/status/1322184130969427968
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on October 30, 2020, 02:31:29 PM
Dude hadn't been at work for 2 weeks?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 30, 2020, 02:38:10 PM
https://twitter.com/coubroughCBC/status/1322244340845072385

480 new cases for Manitoba. That would be like Ontario having 5,000+ new cases.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 30, 2020, 02:45:19 PM
Jesus
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on October 30, 2020, 03:20:25 PM
Good news everyone!

Quote
Cruise stocks rose Friday after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced it will replace its nearly 8-month old no-sail order with a less restrictive “Conditional Sailing Order.”
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/30/cruise-stocks-rise-as-cdc-eases-covid-sailing-restrictions-on-industry.html

We did it!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 30, 2020, 03:24:21 PM
Feel like if you decide to go on a cruise in the middle of a pandemic after watching the news in March and April, you deserve to go on a cruise in the middle of a pandemic. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on October 30, 2020, 03:29:21 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on October 30, 2020, 03:24:21 PM
Feel like if you decide to go on a cruise in the middle of a pandemic after watching the news in March and April, you deserve to go on a cruise in the middle of a pandemic.

dat buffet tho
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on October 30, 2020, 04:00:58 PM
Prince would've never survived Covid. He was always wearing his cloth mask over his eyes.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 30, 2020, 04:25:11 PM
Quote from: james on October 30, 2020, 03:20:25 PM
Good news everyone!

Quote
Cruise stocks rose Friday after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced it will replace its nearly 8-month old no-sail order with a less restrictive “Conditional Sailing Order.”
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/30/cruise-stocks-rise-as-cdc-eases-covid-sailing-restrictions-on-industry.html

We did it!
The beautiful boaters have recovered!  :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on October 30, 2020, 06:20:59 PM
Europe at +289,991 for today

US about to break 90k with Texas and CA reporting soon
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 30, 2020, 06:32:08 PM
https://www.wvlt.tv/2020/10/30/tiger-at-zoo-knoxville-tests-positive-for-covid-19/

damn lots of big cats seem to get it
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on October 30, 2020, 07:35:46 PM
 :drudge :drudge :drudge

+98,375


Its haaaaappening
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 30, 2020, 08:39:45 PM
+101,044
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: headwalk on October 30, 2020, 11:17:26 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on October 30, 2020, 03:24:21 PM
Feel like if you decide to go on a cruise in the middle of a pandemic after watching the news in March and April, you deserve to go on a cruise in the middle of a pandemic.

cruises have always essentially been massive death arks anyway. they're an evolution of the inuit custom of floating their aged off on an ice berg to cop it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 31, 2020, 11:22:45 AM
Ontario and Quebec each over 1,000 new cases.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Leadbelly on October 31, 2020, 02:22:28 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on October 29, 2020, 02:33:50 PM
Belgium 21,048 new cases today--my math is telling me that is the equivalent of 600,000 new cases in the US. That can't be right.

I don't know what it is about Belgium. In terms of countries worst hit, Belgium has been right at the top since the beginning. Belgium had a strong lockdown as well. It didn't make a difference.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 31, 2020, 02:58:04 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on October 31, 2020, 02:22:28 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on October 29, 2020, 02:33:50 PM
Belgium 21,048 new cases today--my math is telling me that is the equivalent of 600,000 new cases in the US. That can't be right.

I don't know what it is about Belgium. In terms of countries worst hit, Belgium has been right at the top since the beginning. Belgium had a strong lockdown as well. It didn't make a difference.
We don't even know if lockdowns even work at a certain stage. Those that are living by the current rules probably already work from home and limit their movement if they can. Bars etc. already closed.
I don't see how lockdowns work against the growing number of COVID truth 5G people and/or children in schools who are the problem.

We're stable at approx 9k cases a day now and just a wee bit short of a full lockdown.
This limited lockdown cut around 1k cases daily.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 31, 2020, 03:00:05 PM
... It did make a difference though. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: VomKriege on October 31, 2020, 03:24:23 PM
Quote from: Leadbelly on October 31, 2020, 02:22:28 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on October 29, 2020, 02:33:50 PM
Belgium 21,048 new cases today--my math is telling me that is the equivalent of 600,000 new cases in the US. That can't be right.

I don't know what it is about Belgium. In terms of countries worst hit, Belgium has been right at the top since the beginning. Belgium had a strong lockdown as well. It didn't make a difference.

Just shooting from the hip : small country, very dense.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on October 31, 2020, 03:53:20 PM
I for one am shocked that people in Belgium are less healthy that neighboring countries

(https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.Ju7sHlSDprO1KRG7nuATVgHaE7?pid=Api&rs=1)

(http://www.brusselspictures.com/wp-content/photos/La-Belgique-Gourmande/BelgianChocolateStore.JPG)

(https://www.brussels.com/media/uploads/brussels.com/2018/02/Delirium%20Cafe.jpg)


BUT WHY  ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
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Post by: Leadbelly on October 31, 2020, 04:25:21 PM
Fun, fun, fun!

https://youtu.be/3-08FNos7tU
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Post by: shosta on October 31, 2020, 05:38:52 PM
Leadbelly what do you think about this graph of Sweden's cases

(https://i.imgur.com/AF59Arr.png)

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on October 31, 2020, 07:28:32 PM
Quote from: shosta on October 31, 2020, 05:38:52 PM
Leadbelly what do you think about this graph of Sweden's cases

(https://i.imgur.com/AF59Arr.png)

That herd immunity is gonna kick in any day now, just you wait!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Leadbelly on October 31, 2020, 07:30:39 PM
Quote from: shosta on October 31, 2020, 05:38:52 PM
Leadbelly what do you think about this graph of Sweden's cases

(https://i.imgur.com/AF59Arr.png)

They're rising it seems to me. Is that correct?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on October 31, 2020, 07:42:54 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on October 31, 2020, 07:28:32 PM
That herd immunity is gonna kick in any day now, just you wait!

there's been an update:
Quote
"Striving for herd immunity is neither ethical nor otherwise justifiable," Dr Tegnell told German paper Die Zeit.


Quote from: Leadbelly on October 31, 2020, 07:30:39 PM
They're rising it seems to me. Is that correct?
Right, they've got uncontrolled exponential spread again. You see now that they didn't figure out some secret to low spread while keeping the economy open? And I'll go out on a limb here and predict that France will be able to get control of its epidemic faster with a lockdown while Sweden will suffer a much worse impact. Willing to revisit this in six weeks.
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Post by: Tripon on October 31, 2020, 07:45:05 PM
People who still want to follow Sweden's paths putting a lot of stock on their death rate.

https://twitter.com/yinonw/status/1322360555143749633

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1322336364478623749

Elon Musk has weighed in.  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Leadbelly on October 31, 2020, 08:05:32 PM
Quote from: shosta on October 31, 2020, 07:42:54 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on October 31, 2020, 07:28:32 PM
That herd immunity is gonna kick in any day now, just you wait!

there's been an update:
Quote
"Striving for herd immunity is neither ethical nor otherwise justifiable," Dr Tegnell told German paper Die Zeit.


Quote from: Leadbelly on October 31, 2020, 07:30:39 PM
They're rising it seems to me. Is that correct?
Right, they've got uncontrolled exponential spread again. You see now that they didn't figure out some secret to low spread while keeping the economy open? And I'll go out on a limb here and predict that France will be able to get control of its epidemic faster with a lockdown while Sweden will suffer a much worse impact. Willing to revisit this in six weeks.

I never said they did figure anything out. Again, as I mentioned previously, nothing I wrote was an opinion. Everything was simply what had been reported. Funny thing is, I also posted about the rise in casss reported in the news, which I know you saw because you responded to it.

Interesting thing though is you're making definitive statements on this. I would say it is more complicated than that. Why not, for instance, compare Belgium with Sweden, or my own country with Sweden in 6 weeks? Both have gone into lockdown.

Edit: I will mention as well actually... Sweden's strategy was dubbed the 'herd immunity' strategy, but it was never claimed to be that by the Swedish government. Herd immunity simply being a side-effect of the strategy, one that they believed to be beneficial. The reason for the strategy was to have a long-term sustainable strategy
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on October 31, 2020, 08:21:55 PM
Now now children, don't fight. There are no winners, here.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 31, 2020, 10:26:23 PM
Clearly a loser though. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Trent Dole on October 31, 2020, 10:27:36 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on October 28, 2020, 02:49:39 PM
In the US last week, there were 33 positive tests for the flu (0.3% positivity rate). This compares to 395 this time last year (2.4% positivity rate).
Who the fuck tests for the goddamn flu? :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on November 01, 2020, 06:21:37 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on October 31, 2020, 10:26:23 PM
Clearly a loser though.

It's me, isn't it?  :(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on November 01, 2020, 09:29:18 AM
Quote from: Trent Dole on October 31, 2020, 10:27:36 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on October 28, 2020, 02:49:39 PM
In the US last week, there were 33 positive tests for the flu (0.3% positivity rate). This compares to 395 this time last year (2.4% positivity rate).
Who the fuck tests for the goddamn flu? :doge
I don't know. They're tests performed by clinical laboratories. The CDC summarizes the weekly results every year.

This week 24 cases (0.2% positivity rate). Last year this time 428 (2.4% positivity rate)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on November 01, 2020, 09:32:37 AM
Belgium is the third country (second major one) to have more than 1,000 COVID deaths (not including excess deaths) per million inhabitants.
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Post by: Nintex on November 01, 2020, 09:36:57 AM
Under 9k cases reported today.

Seems like we're heading in the right direction again  :doggy
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Post by: Leadbelly on November 01, 2020, 01:52:02 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on October 31, 2020, 10:26:23 PM
Clearly a loser though.

I hope that isn't the case. It seems to me it is a gamble either way. To keep going into lockdown is to gamble on a vaccine in the foreseeable future. To not go into lockdown is to gamble on a mitigation strategy working to a reasonable degree.

I will reiterate my feeling on this. We can't keep going into lockdown only for it to come back once it is lifted. It is not sustainable and would have disastrous long-term effects. In the UK for instance, we're 2 trillion pounds in debt. We can't can't keep doing it  And here's the thing: If there isn't  a vaccine and it keeps coming back, at some point we will have to, continue life as normal. We will have no choice but to  And if that happens everything we have done previously will have cost us dearly.

That is one scenario. The other I guess is we don't go into lockdown, the second or third wave is worse than before, and the death toll is large. A vaccine comes along not long after.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on November 01, 2020, 02:27:00 PM
guy tries to stay positive about the pandemic, not seeing the problem here  :yeshrug
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on November 01, 2020, 03:15:29 PM
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/01/uk/uk-lockdown-coronavirus-reaction-gbr-intl/index.html
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Post by: Leadbelly on November 01, 2020, 11:07:55 PM
Edit. Wrong thresd
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Post by: Tripon on November 02, 2020, 11:29:12 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZopvnS2feM

Quote
Herd immunity is usually achieved with a vaccine, take polio as an example. But in the fight against the coronavirus, some countries argued about the option of a natural herd immunity. Some experts want to allow the infection to spread, claiming it would minimize harm and protect the economy. More scientists say it's dangerous and may not even work - and it's the most vulnerable, who'd be hit hardest. A few days after 3 epidemiologists in a “Great Barrington Declaration” spoke out in favor of a “Focused Protection” of the population, 80 other scientists describe this as a dangerous mistake in a “John Snow Memorandum”.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on November 02, 2020, 11:59:17 AM
https://twitter.com/ottawahealth/status/1323285005683036160
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on November 02, 2020, 12:20:22 PM
Covid only wants to do one thing and it's fucking disgusting
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on November 02, 2020, 12:28:08 PM
Quote from: shosta on November 02, 2020, 12:20:22 PM
Covid only wants to do one thing and it's fucking disgusting
(https://i.imgur.com/sP614XG.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/7Pm2WlW.png)
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Post by: Great Rumbler on November 02, 2020, 01:31:51 PM
Quote from: filler on November 02, 2020, 12:28:08 PM
Quote from: shosta on November 02, 2020, 12:20:22 PM
Covid only wants to do one thing and it's fucking disgusting
(https://i.imgur.com/sP614XG.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/7Pm2WlW.png)

:mjcry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 02, 2020, 05:02:29 PM
https://twitter.com/peterbakernyt/status/1323378126706147328 (https://twitter.com/peterbakernyt/status/1323378126706147328)

Thank you WHO :like
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 02, 2020, 05:07:16 PM
Switzerland from 10k to 21k just like that

Competing with Belgium for the lose
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on November 03, 2020, 01:55:34 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/dv4cxv7.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on November 03, 2020, 11:59:39 AM
Ontario numbers sucked today
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 03, 2020, 01:26:39 PM
More measures,

3 people at home max
2 people outside max
theaters, cinema's, gyms etc. closed
don't shop for fun
stay inside as much as possible
don't travel abroad

Perhaps a curfew for specific areas if necessary

 :tocry
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Post by: BrokenVerses on November 03, 2020, 04:07:45 PM
I feel like I'm on the recovery portion of having COVID-19. Other than some chest pain and a loss of taste and smell that sneaks up on you, it luckily didn't feel that different than other times I've been sick.

COVID has been surging here in El Paso unfortunately.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on November 03, 2020, 05:51:57 PM
Ontarios new system is dumb
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on November 04, 2020, 12:28:18 PM
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-denmark-mink/denmark-to-cull-entire-herd-of-mink-due-to-risk-of-coronavirus-mutation-tv2-idUSKBN27K1X6

17 million animals
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Post by: Great Rumbler on November 04, 2020, 04:52:56 PM
The Danes are at it again! :rage
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Post by: ToxicAdam on November 04, 2020, 09:35:40 PM
There was a clerical error and they accidentally killed everyone in Minsk.
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Post by: Cerveza mas fina on November 05, 2020, 09:13:55 AM
Ooopsie. That's like 50/75km north of here.

People in the affected townships are not allowed to leave townships for two weeks now.

I don't know how worried to be, if this is detected here in a first world country I just imagine the virus mutated already 50 times unnoticed in places where there is no testing.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: OnlyRegret on November 05, 2020, 03:32:21 PM
6 digit daily in the us of a
"congrats" on that milestone
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Post by: Nintex on November 05, 2020, 03:43:28 PM
Xi's virus is coming for your pets next :pika
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on November 06, 2020, 11:58:59 AM
Quote
Many European countries underwent an unexpected spectacular boost of the daily reported new COVID-19 cases between September 20th and October 25th, imposing in emergency new confinement rules in order to prevent hospitals saturation. The present study shows no correlation between the country COVID-19 boost date and its 2 weeks preceding temperature, but shows an impressive correlation with the country latitude. As the daily UV insolation earlier decreases in autumn for higher latitudes, this is an additional observation supporting the impact of low vitamin blood D level on the respiratory impairment in COVID-19 disease.
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.10.28.20221176v2

(https://c19vitamind.com/simg/walrand.png)
I've been taking a vitamin D supplement since the spring. It won't harm me even if there's nothing to all these associations (which seems unlikely).

edit:
There's definitely a correlation in the US:
https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1322664510037975041
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on November 06, 2020, 01:02:16 PM
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/coronavirus-r-rate-school-closures-lockdown-lancet-study-b1251617.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on November 06, 2020, 01:02:53 PM
no way :titus
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on November 06, 2020, 03:35:51 PM
Illinois 10,578 new cases
France new 828   deaths
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on November 06, 2020, 04:46:41 PM
https://twitter.com/lymanstoneky/status/1324802852200599553
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on November 06, 2020, 05:00:04 PM
In the US last week, there were 21 positive tests for the flu with a 0.1% positivity rate (down from 33 and .3% last week). This compares to 582 (3.2%) this time last year.



Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on November 06, 2020, 05:15:32 PM
Quote from: riotous on November 06, 2020, 03:23:58 PM
Children were a mistake.

That’s no way to talk about your wife.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 06, 2020, 06:52:54 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on November 06, 2020, 01:02:16 PM
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/coronavirus-r-rate-school-closures-lockdown-lancet-study-b1251617.html
yeah duh, those little fuckers are running all the place. Smearing their snot and phlegm on everything they touch.
If 1 kid has the flu, the entire class has it within a day and so do all the parents.

But the parents could not handle raising their own kids as they were used to dumping them at kid farms and eventually the iPad battery runs dry.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on November 06, 2020, 11:05:31 PM
 +132,540  WTF
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on November 07, 2020, 04:19:16 AM
Trumps revenge :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Boogie on November 07, 2020, 10:45:57 AM
1132 new cases for Ontario today, a new record.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on November 07, 2020, 11:02:04 AM
:(  Xmas is going to be so bad
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Transhuman on November 07, 2020, 12:32:41 PM
5-6 days after black friday gonna kill more people than 911
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Shuri on November 07, 2020, 05:40:52 PM
I was exposed thanks for some careless  :brain at work, got my test done yesterday and now I'm waiting for results in total isolation.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on November 07, 2020, 08:29:48 PM
Excess deaths March-June 2020 vs March-June 2019: 166,030

Most excess deaths:
NEW YORK 39,535
NEW JERSEY 17,718
ILLINOIS 9,591
CALIFORNIA 8,454
MASSACHUSETTS 8,037

As a percentage:
NEW YORK 76% higher
NEW JERSEY 72%
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 52%
MASSACHUSETTS 42%
CONNECTICUT 39%

Fewer deaths than 2019 (March to June):
MONTANA   -13
MAINE   -22
ALASKA   -59
HAWAII   -218

Note: My math may be off.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 07, 2020, 08:44:50 PM
Quote from: Transhuman on November 07, 2020, 12:32:41 PM
5-6 days after black friday gonna kill more people than 911
Me watching the Biden victory parties with unmasked people yelling and screaming :corona_mj
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Rahxephon91 on November 07, 2020, 08:57:23 PM
I honestly feel anyone going out on Black Friday is going to be an idiot.

Are stores having BF per usual? I can't imagine it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Transhuman on November 08, 2020, 01:33:54 AM
Quote from: Nintex on November 07, 2020, 08:44:50 PM
Quote from: Transhuman on November 07, 2020, 12:32:41 PM
5-6 days after black friday gonna kill more people than 911
Me watching the Biden victory parties with unmasked people yelling and screaming :corona_mj

I only saw masked people yelling and screaming
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 08, 2020, 07:13:18 AM
https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1325406490392408064 (https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1325406490392408064)

You want some 'rona with ur wings?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: CatsCatsCats on November 08, 2020, 07:42:49 AM
Quote from: Rahxephon91 on November 07, 2020, 08:57:23 PM
I honestly feel anyone going out on Black Friday is going to be an idiot.

Are stores having BF per usual? I can't imagine it.

Are the retail stores, hurting from the pandemic, going to forgo their event that is designed to put them back in the black? I think we know the answer
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on November 08, 2020, 08:43:47 AM
https://twitter.com/bnodesk/status/1325226304195661824
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Boogie on November 08, 2020, 11:15:00 AM
Quote from: Boogie on November 07, 2020, 10:45:57 AM
1132 new cases for Ontario today, a new record.

Aaand that record lasted a day, because today’s count is 1328.  :-\
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 08, 2020, 01:34:27 PM
Black Friday will be DEAD FRIDAY  :fbm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on November 08, 2020, 02:35:55 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/XZ4FlhU.jpg) :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 08, 2020, 03:05:53 PM
I was told corona would be gone on election day?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on November 08, 2020, 03:31:17 PM
The Biden Deception streaming now at banned.video :biden
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: chronovore on November 08, 2020, 06:41:47 PM
That cousin I tried to speak sense to, and another cousin both revealed themselves to believe in the plandemic.

JFC
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 08, 2020, 07:37:02 PM
Quote from: filler on November 08, 2020, 02:35:55 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/XZ4FlhU.jpg) :doge

Look at all that corona!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 08, 2020, 11:02:24 PM
Biden is president, it's BLM Friday now btw
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Coffee Dog on November 09, 2020, 12:05:24 AM
My governor announced a ban on casual gatherings for two weeks to slow the spread, except we are also keeping the economy entirely open. If you want to see your grandma you need to do it at Chili's. Money's gotta change hands.  :killme
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 09, 2020, 09:02:35 AM
Just heard on the news that the Pfizer Vaccine is 90% effective.

Thank you Joe!  :like
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 09, 2020, 10:38:37 AM
Mr cruise stocks are going through the roof  :miyamoto
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 09, 2020, 07:32:31 PM
https://twitter.com/JoeMillerJr/status/1325766427840827392 (https://twitter.com/JoeMillerJr/status/1325766427840827392)

I just realized, this was the stuff from Germany Trump reportedly tried to get exclusive rights on before the summer :ohhh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 09, 2020, 10:40:26 PM
Quote from: james on October 18, 2020, 02:59:22 PM
Halloween is on Saturday this year.

The corona parties will be lit af.

I'll like a shosta post if the US isn't over 100k on Tuesday November 10

We're going to blow past my prediction
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Post by: team filler on November 09, 2020, 10:41:55 PM
no like for shosti  :-\
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: wsippel on November 10, 2020, 06:08:20 AM
Quote from: Nintex on November 09, 2020, 07:32:31 PM
https://twitter.com/JoeMillerJr/status/1325766427840827392 (https://twitter.com/JoeMillerJr/status/1325766427840827392)

I just realized, this was the stuff from Germany Trump reportedly tried to get exclusive rights on before the summer :ohhh

That was CureVac, another German biotech company with weird capitalisation. That said, BioNTech's vaccine is mRNA based, and no other mRNA based vaccine has ever been approved, so I remain slightly sceptical.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on November 10, 2020, 06:25:27 AM
I have no idea what mRNA is, means or stands for, but it’s a sinister looking collection of letters that gets the conspiratorial part of my brain going :tinfoil
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Transhuman on November 10, 2020, 07:02:14 AM
A vaccine only has to be 90% effective? I didn't know that shit
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 10, 2020, 08:28:36 AM
Quote from: Piss Benoit on November 10, 2020, 06:25:27 AM
I have no idea what mRNA is, means or stands for, but it’s a sinister looking collection of letters that gets the conspiratorial part of my brain going :tinfoil

I don't care if it's made out of Element Zero or dissected babies, just give me those 5G Nano machines already so I can go out and eat steaks again :dice

(https://i.imgur.com/4bWCh5s.gif)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: headwalk on November 10, 2020, 08:37:47 AM
maybe it's a UK thing, but from the reaction to this i've read around, there's a not insignificant subset of people who seem genuinely gutted that this shite might come to an end. there's obviously some cynicism, gallows humour and people gutted that they might have to go back to their wagecage, but there's a definite sort of curtain twitching authoritarian loser who has been getting off on us all having to live like shut ins and don't want to lose their sense of moral upmanship or be stripped of their ability to feel a deep sense of science-backed disdain whenever they see a crowd of people out enjoying themselves.

i love a bit of catastrophe porn more than most, but i never thought a world altering pandemic would be so utterly monotonous and boring.

though i suppose the fact i traded in salaried job security for work/life freedoms a decade ago means i've only briefly had to live the office feedbag existance so any chance of a vaccine doesn't have grim "back to school" undertones that it might have for some.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on November 10, 2020, 08:39:04 AM
It’s easy to get 90% effectiveness if you’ve got the source code for the virus  :tinfoil
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 10, 2020, 08:51:05 AM
wfh removes the need for commuting or forced socializing and a bunch of other things. Like driving 2 hours to a client for a 30 minute meeting.
People don't have to cancel plans, COVID cancels their plans. Want to escape your boss because you fucked up?, just disable Slack and blame it on a broken router.

Of course you don't celebrate your birthday, COVID, I get it...
Of course you can't make your deadline, COVID, I get it...
Of course you won't ship my package today, COVID, I get it...

Productivity is way down, except for tech and webshops, which can't keep up with demand so $$$$$
Everything in general moves a whole lot slower now and you can just casually browse some titties during boring zoom calls  :pimp

For lots of people life is just a whole lot simpler now. Not so many choices to make, not so many things to do.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: samir on November 10, 2020, 08:54:10 AM
You jerk it more often now Nintex? You can rub one out while the code compiles now.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: headwalk on November 10, 2020, 09:01:56 AM
i mean of course WFH is better 90% of the time (or WF Wherever you want is a better term), but you've got to make that happen for yourself. hopefully enough people have now realised just how much the commute life is an unnecessary imposition put on them and even in a covid-free future, mandatory office attendance for the majority of jobs is seen as an outdated institution.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on November 10, 2020, 09:21:24 AM
I imagine a lot of office jobs will stay work from home cos businesses will see how much they’ll be able to save from rent, operational costs and maintenance :money
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on November 10, 2020, 10:28:57 AM
https://twitter.com/celliottability/status/1326182355585933312

I think that's a record for Ontario. Also 4.8% positivity.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on November 10, 2020, 10:40:43 AM
Quote from: headwalk on November 10, 2020, 08:37:47 AM
but there's a definite sort of curtain twitching authoritarian loser who has been getting off on us all having to live like shut ins and don't want to lose their sense of moral upmanship or be stripped of their ability to feel a deep sense of science-backed disdain whenever they see a crowd of people out enjoying themselves.

Hard to determine if it's that, or agoraphobics that now feel validation within a lifestyle they once felt shame over.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Raist on November 10, 2020, 10:47:29 AM
Quote from: Piss Benoit on November 10, 2020, 06:25:27 AM
I have no idea what mRNA is, means or stands for, but it’s a sinister looking collection of letters that gets the conspiratorial part of my brain going :tinfoil

Messenger RiboNucleic Acid.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on November 10, 2020, 10:51:15 AM
mRNA
(https://i.imgur.com/YN1DhSt.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BisMarckie on November 10, 2020, 10:57:11 AM
Quote from: Raist on November 10, 2020, 10:47:29 AM
Quote from: Piss Benoit on November 10, 2020, 06:25:27 AM
I have no idea what mRNA is, means or stands for, but it’s a sinister looking collection of letters that gets the conspiratorial part of my brain going :tinfoil

Messenger RiboNucleic Acid.

Acid?

I am not about to be mind controlled by MKUltra part II.

Enjoy your "vaccine“  brehs. :hans1
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on November 10, 2020, 10:59:29 AM
Imagine getting cucked by Bill Gates and 5auGi  :girlaff
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Hamarr on November 10, 2020, 11:12:23 AM
My productivity was up quite a bit back in March and April but tapered off after that.  I noticed boundaries are getting pushed a lot more since being home.  My team is hourly but we contacted all hours of the day, especially if there are any infrastructure issues.  The upside is lots of overtime money.  I do miss going into the office and socializing at work.  We still talk a lot over Zoom but it’s not the same.  I’m allowed onsite but I have heard some stories about people being told to violate the company policy and come to work anyway.  Everybody is panicky about upcoming releases.

Idaho cases are skyrocketing and we’re going back into closing things down a little more. I expect working from home to be the norm going forward. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on November 10, 2020, 11:12:25 AM
Lets say we believe Bill Gates is using the vaccine to rewrite our genetic code, mRNA is exactly the kind of code name he'd use

(https://i.imgur.com/yAar6qQ.gif)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 10, 2020, 11:23:55 AM
Quote from: headwalk on November 10, 2020, 09:01:56 AM
i mean of course WFH is better 90% of the time (or WF Wherever you want is a better term), but you've got to make that happen for yourself. hopefully enough people have now realised just how much the commute life is an unnecessary imposition put on them and even in a covid-free future, mandatory office attendance for the majority of jobs is seen as an outdated institution.
I've always had the flexibility to do both.

Sprint and crunch projects with a team spirit at the office or work creatively with a group of people is always fun.
But I also like to deep dive in a difficult problem and write proposals at home.

The most difficult thing with constantly working from home is that work and spare time start to blend.
You wake up late for the first remote meeting. Then you work, eat lunch behind the PC etc. .
And in my case there's always an infinite amount of work to do.

Same for other people too, like clients call me a 8 or 9 in the evening because their working hours are also less structured.

Quote from: Piss Benoit on November 10, 2020, 09:21:24 AM
I imagine a lot of office jobs will stay work from home cos businesses will see how much they’ll be able to save from rent, operational costs and maintenance :money
I dunno, in general managers like to track progress and there's a lack of transparency right now.
Most meetings people request are really those 'circle back' - 'is everyone aligned' type of useless meetings that anxious managers need to feel confident.

What I don't like personally is the 'ghosting'. In the office you can just shout: "Can you call back client X?" and they can't just ignore you.
Now you can ask that, you see the indicator that someone is typing, and then nothing.  :rage
And then all you can do is spam them with question marks every so often.

Sometimes you're just staring at your screen waiting for an answer to a really simple or short question.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on November 10, 2020, 11:25:18 AM
i finish my assigned work for the day early all the time and then start drinking on works dime :smug
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BisMarckie on November 10, 2020, 11:29:53 AM
I mostly play Civ VI during Zoom calls  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Hamarr on November 10, 2020, 12:11:10 PM
Everyone at my work seems to be camera shy so pants are optional.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 10, 2020, 12:21:13 PM
Quote from: Piss Benoit on November 10, 2020, 11:25:18 AM
i finish my assigned work for the day early all the time and then start drinking on works dime :smug
I just start drinking  :idont
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on November 10, 2020, 12:44:53 PM
finishing the beer I fell asleep drinking rn :kermit
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 10, 2020, 02:43:25 PM
Quote from: Hamarr on November 10, 2020, 12:11:10 PM
Everyone at my work seems to be camera shy so pants are optional.

Work didnt provide us with webcams, so I dont have one.

Im not buying that shit on my own dime
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 10, 2020, 02:46:37 PM
Quote from: james on November 10, 2020, 02:43:25 PM
Quote from: Hamarr on November 10, 2020, 12:11:10 PM
Everyone at my work seems to be camera shy so pants are optional.

Work didnt provide us with webcams, so I dont have one.

Im not buying that shit on my own dime
They're also expensive as fuck still for no reason. Bought one for an employee last week.

720p Logitech shit, usually $20 now $89  :sheik
Can't really send a Chinese knock-off their way either, might have COVID in the box.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on November 10, 2020, 02:52:04 PM
webcams what is this 2004?

:heh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 10, 2020, 03:03:48 PM
Quote from: Piss Benoit on November 10, 2020, 02:52:04 PM
webcams what is this 2004?

:heh

Only fans breh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 10, 2020, 03:08:27 PM
Quote from: Piss Benoit on November 10, 2020, 02:52:04 PM
webcams what is this 2004?

:heh
This is COVID and people working in tech who somehow have shitty gear or no gear at home.  ???

I never quite realized how that differs so much today from 5 - 10 years ago when all of us in tech were nerds who could build our own rigs and your computer at work or school was always shittier than the absolute beast you had at home.
Some didn't even have SSD's or a decent display.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on November 10, 2020, 03:15:20 PM
i work on an imac so its built in anyway :biden
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 10, 2020, 05:45:12 PM
Biggest Dutch newspaper wrote an op-ed on the corona measures and lock down and how the government feels about our health minister.
A senior government official was quoted: "These are distinguished mentally-challenged policies not based on any facts"
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on November 10, 2020, 06:11:14 PM
dutch directness  :noah
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: tiesto on November 10, 2020, 10:26:04 PM
Quote from: Nintex on November 10, 2020, 03:08:27 PM
Quote from: Piss Benoit on November 10, 2020, 02:52:04 PM
webcams what is this 2004?

:heh
This is COVID and people working in tech who somehow have shitty gear or no gear at home.  ???

I never quite realized how that differs so much today from 5 - 10 years ago when all of us in tech were nerds who could build our own rigs and your computer at work or school was always shittier than the absolute beast you had at home.
Some didn't even have SSD's or a decent display.

I've found the longer I've spent working in tech, the less and less I'm interested in fiddling around with any sort of tech at home.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on November 11, 2020, 11:18:35 AM
They finally did it, Sweden banning the sale of alcohol in bars/restaurants after 10PM starting November 20:th. Good riddance. Stand by for outraaaage!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Raist on November 11, 2020, 11:24:24 AM
That will make zero difference.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on November 11, 2020, 12:03:58 PM
They did that over here in england and I'm pretty sure it made no difference anyway, we're back in lockdown :trumps

Its a token gesture to tell people the government means business and you need to comply now

it has been floated that supermarkets and off licences should also stop selling booze/close at 10pm too :pacspit
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: EchoRin on November 11, 2020, 12:15:01 PM
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/11/11/national/social-issues/tokyo-317-coronavirus-wednesday/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 11, 2020, 12:56:39 PM
Every other thread is about a game getting cancelled

https://www.reddit.com/r/CFB/

Get fucked SEC
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 11, 2020, 01:52:16 PM
The first cruise ship to resume sailing in the Caribbean is having a COVID scare
https://thepointsguy.com/news/caribbean-cruise-covid-scare-seadream/

 :dead :dead :dead

Quote
There are 53 passengers and 66 crew on board the small, yacht-like vessel, which was anchored off Union Island in the Grenadines at the time the announcement was made.

They cant even keep 100 people safe  :heh


Oh shit my cruise stocks are down 30%  :brazilcry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on November 11, 2020, 02:20:06 PM
https://twitter.com/bnodesk/status/1326566347556446208

Madness.  I was comparing North Dakota to Saskatchewan last night, were Sask.'s two largest cities are approx. double the size of Fargo and has a larger pop over all.  North Dakota has 56,342 cases and 674 deaths and Sask. has 4,214 cases and 29 deaths. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on November 11, 2020, 02:29:07 PM
https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1326598492815564808
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: OnlyRegret on November 11, 2020, 02:43:44 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on November 11, 2020, 02:20:06 PM
https://twitter.com/bnodesk/status/1326566347556446208

Madness.  I was comparing North Dakota to Saskatchewan last night, were Sask.'s two largest cities are approx. double the size of Fargo and has a larger pop over all.  North Dakota has 56,342 cases and 674 deaths and Sask. has 4,214 cases and 29 deaths.

sucks red is simultaneously communist and republican in american discourse, makes it hard to pick a direction with a take
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: OnlyRegret on November 11, 2020, 02:46:56 PM
like damn, which to go with
sleepy joe with the radical socialist/marxist agenda blanketing america or new electoral map just dropped breaking news
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on November 11, 2020, 02:59:12 PM
stop the count  :(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 11, 2020, 03:11:44 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on November 11, 2020, 02:20:06 PM
https://twitter.com/bnodesk/status/1326566347556446208



Whats up there on the very top right, looking down at everyone?

 :bernie :bernie :bernie
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: tiesto on November 11, 2020, 06:22:24 PM
NY instituting new policies - no more than 10 people at indoor gatherings; restaurants and gyms to close by 10PM (to be honest, not too many restaurants and gyms are open past that anyways...)
Don't think it will do all that much to help, but we'll see. WFH extended till the end of March 2021 for me at least.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on November 11, 2020, 06:37:37 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on November 11, 2020, 02:20:06 PM
https://twitter.com/bnodesk/status/1326566347556446208

Madness.  I was comparing North Dakota to Saskatchewan last night, were Sask.'s two largest cities are approx. double the size of Fargo and has a larger pop over all.  North Dakota has 56,342 cases and 674 deaths and Sask. has 4,214 cases and 29 deaths.

Was never this bad under trump :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 11, 2020, 09:33:10 PM
145k today with 1,450 deaths.

I think 200k is possible next week.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Transhuman on November 11, 2020, 10:12:07 PM
https://youtu.be/Wcz_kDCBTBk
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on November 12, 2020, 12:03:57 AM
Quote from: james on November 11, 2020, 09:33:10 PM
145k today with 1,450 deaths.

I think 200k is possible next week.

Shonda will never get a James like again  :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on November 12, 2020, 10:40:28 AM
Saw this retweeted today:

https://twitter.com/ChrChristensen/status/1326810112313487365

That quote obviously sounds scary, but I find myself asking what sort of calculation this is based on. If you look at the graphs in the same story, it sort of creates another context. I mean, how is the doubling rate calculated? Doesn't say:

(http://www.capitaltrachea.se/misc/ft_graph.png)

Let's see if the current three-day trend (plateauing at around 4500 cases per day, ICU patients at ~130) holds. Hope so.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on November 12, 2020, 10:47:37 AM
Quote from: Transhuman on November 11, 2020, 10:12:07 PM
https://youtu.be/Wcz_kDCBTBk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlD9JYP8u5E
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on November 12, 2020, 11:24:18 AM
https://twitter.com/CP24/status/1326904492634279937

https://twitter.com/mtlgazette/status/1326921886463369216
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 12, 2020, 11:29:15 AM
Herd immunity is kicking in any day now.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Akala on November 12, 2020, 03:37:23 PM
https://twitter.com/latimes/status/1326713017791213568
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 12, 2020, 04:45:13 PM
Quote
Meanwhile, the state’s largest city, Sioux Falls, rejected a proposed mask mandate on Tuesday night. Mayor Paul TenHaken cast the tie-breaking vote after the City Council was split on the ordinance.

The mandate would have required face coverings to be worn by people in most indoor public places where 6-foot social distancing was not achievable. Violations carried a $50 fine.

“I believe the small uptick we’ll see in compliance is not worth the community division that this will create,” TenHaken said as he ended debate.

 :existential :existential :existential
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: EchoRin on November 12, 2020, 04:57:02 PM
Oh. Here we go again. Take 2

https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/chicago-issues-stay-at-home-advisory-new-restrictions-on-gatherings-as-covid-19-cases-surge/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on November 12, 2020, 06:40:23 PM
USA +150,109
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on November 13, 2020, 01:15:52 AM
https://www.yahoo.com/news/sweden-plays-down-immunity-hopes-151842673.html

Quote
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Immunity to COVID-19 in Sweden is likely lower than previously estimated, the country's top epidemiologist and architect of its unorthodox pandemic strategy said on Thursday, as daily deaths in the disease rose to their highest level in months.

Chief Epidemiologist Anders Tegnell, whose rejection of lockdowns and widespread use of face masks made Sweden a European outlier, also acknowledged the country was battling a second wave of the pandemic after suggesting in August such a scenario was unlikely.

"I don't think the definition is that important, but we see community spread in many regions simultaneously right now," Tegnell told a news conference.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: OnlyRegret on November 13, 2020, 01:37:26 AM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on November 12, 2020, 06:40:23 PM
USA +150,109

broke 160k
man, to think there was a time when people thought 100k was lofty
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on November 13, 2020, 01:49:11 AM
:gun  Die Amerifats
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on November 13, 2020, 02:49:39 AM
https://twitter.com/Matt_Alt/status/1327096838030123011

I guess people are hyped for Jil Sander?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on November 13, 2020, 03:23:43 AM
All according to keitoku
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on November 13, 2020, 08:38:27 AM
Why get that worked up over Uniqlos?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on November 13, 2020, 08:40:05 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on November 13, 2020, 08:38:27 AM
Why get that worked up over Uniqlos?

Collab hype, man. People were going similarly nuts over the various H&M collabs, and the IKEA x Virgil Abloh one.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on November 13, 2020, 08:40:36 AM
 :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 13, 2020, 09:01:22 AM
Just imagine if Tim Hortons was having a collab with bagged milk.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on November 13, 2020, 09:09:19 AM
What if corona is the new normal and it's on tiktok catch?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on November 13, 2020, 09:54:02 AM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on November 13, 2020, 09:01:22 AM
Just imagine if Tim Hortons was having a collab with bagged milk.

As with the 'rona, China is ahead of the game

(http://www.capitaltrachea.se/misc/tsingtao.jpeg)

 :delicious
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on November 13, 2020, 11:02:14 AM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on November 13, 2020, 09:01:22 AM
Just imagine if Tim Hortons was having a collab with bagged milk.

Tims rep as a Canadian brand (its Brazilian now owned with Burger King or some shit) has basically vanished over the last few years. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on November 13, 2020, 11:09:45 AM
i'd forgot about canadians having bagged milk, the degenerate freaks :hhh

:piss :cancry :piss2
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on November 13, 2020, 11:51:30 AM
Quote from: Piss Benoit on November 13, 2020, 11:09:45 AM
i'd forgot about canadians having bagged milk, the degenerate freaks :hhh

:piss :cancry :piss2

The weirdos even have a seemingly functioning government  :pacspit
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 13, 2020, 12:03:21 PM
Elon has the COVID
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on November 13, 2020, 12:08:55 PM
Quote from: BIONIC on November 13, 2020, 11:51:30 AM
Quote from: Piss Benoit on November 13, 2020, 11:09:45 AM
i'd forgot about canadians having bagged milk, the degenerate freaks :hhh

:piss :cancry :piss2

The weirdos even have a seemingly functioning government  :pacspit

Correlation is causation in this case.  The logistics of bagged milk require a functioning goverment.  Boxed milk :piss2
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on November 13, 2020, 12:27:05 PM
Quote from: Nintex on November 13, 2020, 12:03:21 PM
Elon has the COVID


shut up
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 13, 2020, 12:56:10 PM
Our government has banned fireworks on New Years Eve because of the situation regarding COVID-19.
They've paid the fireworks sellers 40 million Euro in compensation.


Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 13, 2020, 02:46:48 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on November 13, 2020, 11:02:14 AM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on November 13, 2020, 09:01:22 AM
Just imagine if Tim Hortons was having a collab with bagged milk.

Tims rep as a Canadian brand (its Brazilian now owned with Burger King or some shit) has basically vanished over the last few years.

Brazil has bagged milk too, so youre still good
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 13, 2020, 04:33:22 PM
 :drudge :drudge :drudge

First state to drop the hammer is Oregon

Quote
She will limit all bars and restaurants to takeout only, close all gyms, prohibit indoor and outdoor gatherings to no more than six people from two different households, limit capacity at grocery stories and pharmacies, and allow churches and faith groups to accommodate indoor crowds no larger than 25.

The statewide “freeze” will be effective next Wednesday and run through Dec. 2.

https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2020/11/oregon-governor-orders-2-week-coronavirus-freeze-restricting-bars-and-restaurants-to-takeout-closing-some-businesses.html?outputType=amp&__twitter_impression=true
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 13, 2020, 05:27:23 PM
BAN CHRISTMAS


spoiler (click to show/hide)
Obama plz
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: CatsCatsCats on November 13, 2020, 05:28:05 PM
That Halloween bump
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Transhuman on November 13, 2020, 05:31:53 PM
Why settle for killing people just on Fifth Avenue
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 13, 2020, 05:36:01 PM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on November 13, 2020, 05:28:05 PM
That Halloween bump

15 college football games cancelled this weekend due to outbreaks.

The fact that not one institution apparently connected the danger dots between "college students" and 'HALLOWEEN ON A FUCKING SATURDAY WITH ONE EXTRA HOUR" is alarming.

"what about Thanksgiving"

College students arent doing keg stands and fucking a line of freshmen at thanksgiving
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 13, 2020, 05:53:52 PM
+161,762

 :kobeyuck
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Transhuman on November 13, 2020, 06:15:56 PM
At 2% death rate, that's 3,000 deaths.

You guys finally did it! A daily death toll higher than 911.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on November 13, 2020, 07:40:23 PM
+180,026
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on November 13, 2020, 07:53:36 PM
Canada is at +4,741 and 60 deaths today :(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on November 13, 2020, 10:32:24 PM
“So my friend and I did a thing yesterday,” local parent Kozo Fuyutsuki posted on Facebook after the explosion. “We did a REALLY big thing. And we had a lot of support. And a lot of help. And a lot of really happy scientists. And it was kind of amazing. And I really want to recognize and thank these people but I can’t. But my heart is full and I think the scientists are happy and it was worth it. I would do it again. I’m happy and sad at the same time and I want normalcy. I think we delivered this for one night. #SEELE2000.”
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 13, 2020, 11:11:12 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on November 13, 2020, 07:40:23 PM
+180,026

:notlikethis
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tasty on November 14, 2020, 12:09:35 AM
Quote from: shosta on November 13, 2020, 10:32:24 PM
“So my friend and I did a thing yesterday,” local parent Kozo Fuyutsuki posted on Facebook after the explosion. “We did a REALLY big thing. And we had a lot of support. And a lot of help. And a lot of really happy scientists. And it was kind of amazing. And I really want to recognize and thank these people but I can’t. But my heart is full and I think the scientists are happy and it was worth it. I would do it again. I’m happy and sad at the same time and I want normalcy. I think we delivered this for one night. #SEELE2000.”

(https://i.imgur.com/Qbj1p3i.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on November 14, 2020, 12:38:36 AM
https://twitter.com/akoseff/status/1327308053151051776


 :wag
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on November 14, 2020, 08:01:59 AM
Really enjoyed this thread.

https://twitter.com/trvrb/status/1327437338834702337
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 14, 2020, 10:19:40 AM
If Covid deaths in the US stay at their current average [they're currently going up, though], we'll hit 300k total deaths by the end of the year. That will easily make Covid the third most common cause of death, behind heart disease and cancer.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on November 14, 2020, 11:30:38 AM
https://pmj.bmj.com/content/early/2020/11/12/postgradmedj-2020-139065.full
Quote
Conclusion Greater proportion of vitamin D-deficient individuals with SARS-CoV-2 infection turned SARS-CoV-2 RNA negative with a significant decrease in fibrinogen on high-dose cholecalciferol supplementation.

Not a lot of subjects, but statistically significant results.

Note: Vitamin D was provided AFTER the subjects were already COVID positive. There's evidence that vitamin D may prevent infection in the first place.

edit:
https://vitamin-d-covid.shotwell.ca/#supplementation-studies
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: CatsCatsCats on November 14, 2020, 12:26:07 PM
No wonder Oregon cases shot up when we lost the sun then
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 14, 2020, 01:11:11 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on November 14, 2020, 11:30:38 AM
https://pmj.bmj.com/content/early/2020/11/12/postgradmedj-2020-139065.full
Quote
Conclusion Greater proportion of vitamin D-deficient individuals with SARS-CoV-2 infection turned SARS-CoV-2 RNA negative with a significant decrease in fibrinogen on high-dose cholecalciferol supplementation.

Not a lot of subjects, but statistically significant results.

Note: Vitamin D was provided AFTER the subjects were already COVID positive. There's evidence that vitamin D may prevent infection in the first place.

edit:
https://vitamin-d-covid.shotwell.ca/#supplementation-studies
So I was right again  :idont
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 14, 2020, 02:59:22 PM
TAKE YOUR DAILY GUMMY VITAMINS
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: EchoRin on November 14, 2020, 03:56:55 PM
Friend who was my usual go to for hanging out since the pandemic broke out tested positive. I haven't seen him since election Tuesday. None of us who were with him have any symptoms either (nor do my roommates who I bump into everyday in the kitchen at least if anything). And he started feeling off early this week. Got his test on Wednesday and the quick immediate result was negative, but with a 15% chance it could be wrong and the actual lab result was POSITIVE, so tough luck for him. Kind of perfect timing though in that here in Chicago we are starting "stay at home" on Monday for a full month.

He feels fine which is good. Just gotta be patient now and go for another test eventually to confirm he no longer has the virus.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on November 14, 2020, 05:01:49 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bWHGPbQyfg
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 14, 2020, 08:18:49 PM
Washington following Oregon and locking shit down. Press conference tomorrow.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on November 14, 2020, 10:02:43 PM
It’s because of the murder hornets, not covid.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: EchoRin on November 15, 2020, 12:07:55 AM
https://twitter.com/SteamboatUSA/status/1326635990975356928
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on November 15, 2020, 01:44:20 AM
https://www.yahoo.com/news/sweden-admitted-coronavirus-immunity-predictions-140034959.html

Quote
Sweden's chief epidemiologist has admitted that the country is now experiencing a second wave of coronavirus despite predicting that the country's no-lockdown policy would prevent another surge.

Tegnell had suggested that case numbers would be "quite low" in the autumn compared to other European countries which imposed lockdowns.

However, the latest figures show Sweden is experiencing higher levels of coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths than its neighbours, relative to population size.

"We see community spread in many regions simultaneously right now," Tegnell said, according to Reuters.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 15, 2020, 02:53:56 AM
Reports are coming in of toilet paper shortages at Costco again

Stock up boys
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 15, 2020, 06:30:58 AM
https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1327718075370786816 (https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1327718075370786816)

This is clever  :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 15, 2020, 07:06:30 PM
https://twitter.com/L0gg0l/status/1328105574580559873 (https://twitter.com/L0gg0l/status/1328105574580559873)

 :yeshrug
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 15, 2020, 07:28:22 PM
Michigan is closing.

I'm betting nj/ny/ct are next
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mr Gilhaney on November 15, 2020, 09:05:32 PM
https://twitter.com/Neffinger/status/1328112156223660032

 :anhuld
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on November 16, 2020, 09:02:16 AM
https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1328309960695046144
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 16, 2020, 10:44:51 AM
Can you mix the two?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Uncle on November 16, 2020, 11:10:37 AM
184.5% pure (https://i.imgur.com/Ya3wVbf.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 16, 2020, 01:35:45 PM
Philadelphia is following Oregon, Washington and Michigan in closing
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mr. Gundam on November 16, 2020, 01:57:59 PM
What's really sad? Oregon and Washington, while our numbers are not good, are nothing compared to the midwest. We shut down while the fucking midwest refuses to do a fucking thing.

My in-laws in Nebraska are so angry at their governor. Ricketts is literally Lex Luthor. The dude is fucking horrible. He once tried to find outlawed drugs to keep killing people on death row even after the federal government made them illegal.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 16, 2020, 02:29:18 PM
Sounds like Christmas is cancelled this year, our government is expected to announce it tomorrow.

The "temporary strict enforcement of the partial lock down" as they've dubbed their current policy will be extended.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on November 16, 2020, 02:38:56 PM
Quote from: Nintex on November 16, 2020, 02:29:18 PM
Sounds like Christmas is cancelled this year, our government is expected to announce it tomorrow.

The "temporary strict enforcement of the partial lock down" as they've dubbed their current policy will be extended.

Zwarte will live in our hearts!  :goldberg
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 16, 2020, 02:42:41 PM
Quote from: BIONIC on November 16, 2020, 02:38:56 PM
Quote from: Nintex on November 16, 2020, 02:29:18 PM
Sounds like Christmas is cancelled this year, our government is expected to announce it tomorrow.

The "temporary strict enforcement of the partial lock down" as they've dubbed their current policy will be extended.

Zwarte will live in our hearts!  :goldberg
Don't worry Zwarte Piet and Sinterklaas have already arrived to deliver gifts and candy  8)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 16, 2020, 03:45:22 PM
California is closing
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on November 16, 2020, 08:08:26 PM
Canada is at +6,115 and 74 deaths today :(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 16, 2020, 08:32:10 PM
Charmin Ultra Gentle Toilet Paper 12 Mega Rolls, 286 Sheets Per Roll
Current Price$12.97$12.97($1.08/ea)
Out of stock

https://www.walmart.com/search/?query=Charmin%20Ultra%20Gentle%20Toilet%20Paper

Charmin Ultra Gentle Toilet Paper - 6 Mega Rolls
$6.99
Sorry, this can't be shipped to your zip code. Why?
https://www.target.com/p/charmin-ultra-gentle-toilet-paper-6-mega-rolls/-/A-75665975

Charmin Ultra Gentle Toilet Paper, 18 Mega Rolls = 72 Regular Rolls
$21.96
Prime FREE Delivery
Free delivery for prime members
Temporarily out of stock.
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DNYXJP8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1


 :drudge :gddr5 :drudge :gddr5 :drudge :gddr5
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on November 17, 2020, 04:50:23 AM
America is on its first steps to full martial law lockdown under orders from America’s First Dictator Joe Biden?

Alex Jones was right :salute
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on November 17, 2020, 11:18:27 AM
North Dakota is the 8th state to record 1,000 deaths per million. It really didn't have to happen as it's the tenth most rural and fourth least dense state (insert joke here).

Note: Maine and Vermont are the most rural states in the US and they are both last and second last in deaths per capita. That they are last in deaths despite having the oldest and third oldest residents speaks to how much of a benefit being rural is. North Dakota is the fourth youngest state (median age nearly ten years below Maine's)!

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on November 17, 2020, 12:11:39 PM
https://twitter.com/MaxCRoser/status/1328045594099724289
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on November 17, 2020, 12:21:25 PM
73,014 hospitalized in the US (in the spring it never topped 60k).
https://covidtracking.com/data/national


Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on November 17, 2020, 12:30:34 PM
america til the bitter end: :killme
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Trent Dole on November 17, 2020, 01:04:45 PM
Quote from: james on November 15, 2020, 07:28:22 PM
Michigan is closing.

I'm betting nj/ny/ct are next
I've heard that the northeastern governors had an emergency meeting recently and a collective lockdown is going to happen after thanksgiving, so yes. :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 17, 2020, 01:15:11 PM
Quote from: james on November 16, 2020, 08:32:10 PM
Charmin Ultra Gentle Toilet Paper 12 Mega Rolls, 286 Sheets Per Roll
Current Price$12.97$12.97($1.08/ea)
Out of stock

https://www.walmart.com/search/?query=Charmin%20Ultra%20Gentle%20Toilet%20Paper

Charmin Ultra Gentle Toilet Paper - 6 Mega Rolls
$6.99
Sorry, this can't be shipped to your zip code. Why?
https://www.target.com/p/charmin-ultra-gentle-toilet-paper-6-mega-rolls/-/A-75665975

Charmin Ultra Gentle Toilet Paper, 18 Mega Rolls = 72 Regular Rolls
$21.96
Prime FREE Delivery
Free delivery for prime members
Temporarily out of stock.
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DNYXJP8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1


 :drudge :gddr5 :drudge :gddr5 :drudge :gddr5
Now try to find a PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, RTX 3000, Radeon 6900XT or Ryzen 5000 CPU  :mjcry

I will trade a toilet roll for a Ryzen 5600X  :success
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on November 17, 2020, 02:13:49 PM
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-11-16/california-lawmakers-hawaii-conference-covid-19


going on holiday in maui with their lobbyist buddies  :mueller
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on November 17, 2020, 02:15:58 PM
:usacry

https://mobile.twitter.com/Papapishu/status/1328572311507767296
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on November 17, 2020, 03:35:19 PM
Looks like 2,000 deaths are possible for today.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 17, 2020, 03:55:37 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on November 17, 2020, 03:35:19 PM
Looks like 2,000 deaths are possible for today.
I don't think my level is high enough yet to unlock the super armor perk and drum mags but I'll try
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Lonewulfeus on November 17, 2020, 04:04:08 PM
Quote from: Nintex on November 17, 2020, 03:55:37 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on November 17, 2020, 03:35:19 PM
Looks like 2,000 deaths are possible for today.
I don't think my level is high enough yet to unlock the super armor perk and drum mags but I'll try

Too bad you aren’t american, we start out with those perks  :success
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on November 17, 2020, 08:04:37 PM
So it's China, Taiwan, South Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, and most of Africa that have Coronavirus contained for the most part.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 17, 2020, 08:56:48 PM
Got to hit the store tomorrow, the toilet paper panic is spreading :(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on November 18, 2020, 09:17:56 AM
Quote from: Tripon on November 17, 2020, 08:04:37 PM
So it's China, Taiwan, South Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, and most of Africa that have Coronavirus contained for the most part.

I've been really impressed with the Baltic states, and also Uruguay. But I also didn't realise how tiny those countries are, population-wise, so maybe that has something to do with it after all. Lithuania is the only one that seems to be having a seasonality-based outbreak.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 18, 2020, 10:31:39 AM
https://twitter.com/ryanstruyk/status/1329056989121490945

The ride never ends.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 18, 2020, 12:15:58 PM
Im all in for 200,000
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on November 18, 2020, 12:27:56 PM
My christmas break cruise vacation is going to be dirt cheap. They might even pay me to come.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on November 18, 2020, 12:32:47 PM
I'll pay you to cum  :drool
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on November 18, 2020, 01:02:10 PM
cursed top of the page response
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on November 18, 2020, 02:44:35 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv_FTL_zQXA

 :titus
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Akala on November 18, 2020, 03:11:20 PM
https://www.mississippifreepress.org/7014/after-big-thanksgiving-dinners-plan-small-christmas-funerals-health-experts-warn/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 18, 2020, 06:54:21 PM
Were already at 13 college football games cancelled this week.

Honestly, Im shocked the NFL has held it together. Suspicious as fuck.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on November 18, 2020, 07:22:09 PM
1,956 new deaths
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on November 18, 2020, 09:06:42 PM
Canada had 100 deaths today :(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on November 19, 2020, 08:51:33 AM
Quote from: Skullfuckers Anonymous on November 17, 2020, 02:15:58 PM
:usacry

https://mobile.twitter.com/Papapishu/status/1328572311507767296

The US has been tolerating deaths via mass shootings for decades now.

:yeshrug
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on November 19, 2020, 10:34:31 AM
 8)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on November 19, 2020, 11:40:08 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/nWCUBCO.jpg) :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on November 19, 2020, 03:30:04 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBpC0lSYeeQ
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 19, 2020, 04:14:15 PM
Bossa Nova is not doomer music  :doge :doge :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on November 19, 2020, 04:41:36 PM
My 72 year old father had an e-coli infection, went to the hospital to get treated and had to sit in the covid ward for a full day because they couldn't identify the infection at first. All his symptoms were similar to covid, but he was testing negative the whole time. Now I'm worried what he might have been exposed to while in the ward.  :-\



Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 19, 2020, 07:03:19 PM
What's he doing posting on ecoli?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on November 19, 2020, 07:54:11 PM
New deaths 2,011
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 19, 2020, 09:11:28 PM
And just 8k short of hitting 200k new daily cases. :mjcry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on November 19, 2020, 11:21:23 PM
https://twitter.com/GavinNewsom/status/1329549279967334401

 :curious

https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/1329553629926354945

 :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on November 20, 2020, 12:33:38 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S3Qsdn8V8A

SOUTH KOREA IS SURGING. 300+ cases.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on November 20, 2020, 02:48:19 AM
must be nice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on November 20, 2020, 11:29:14 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEgWwSCGRIU&feature=youtu.be

Watching Taskmaster New Zealand is really nice as it makes life feel normal.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on November 20, 2020, 11:57:15 AM
Week 46 flu stats
No. of positive specimens 41 (0.2% positivity rate). Week 46 last year: 1,786 (7.3%).

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 20, 2020, 02:26:33 PM
Quote
Newark officials will take smaller steps ahead of the Thanksgiving lockdown, though.

Newark police will close streets leading into the East Ward from 8 p.m. Friday to 3 a.m. Saturday. Residents who live in the area will need to show proof of address to enter zip code 07105.

There is also a 9 p.m weekday and 10 p.m. weekend curfews in three zip codes — 07105, 07107, 07104 — that will extend beyond Dec. 4.

Non-essential businesses and indoor dining in Newark have had to close by 8 p.m. since late October.

Sucks for 07105 lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on November 20, 2020, 03:45:04 PM
https://twitter.com/FarahNasser/status/1329887968769806340
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 20, 2020, 03:58:47 PM
Dutch experts now predicting a third wave that starts January 14th

Breh we haven't even finished the second wave yet
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: zomgee on November 20, 2020, 05:10:47 PM
Mother in law tested positive and is currently in the hospital. Dunno if she is going to be admitted. She's in her 80s. My wife wants to visit her and I'm like... No?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: kingv on November 20, 2020, 05:41:20 PM
Quote from: Nintex on November 20, 2020, 03:58:47 PM
Dutch experts now predicting a third wave that starts January 14th

Breh we haven't even finished the second wave yet

Why that date specifically? 2 weeks after New Years Eve?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 20, 2020, 06:37:47 PM
Quote from: kingv on November 20, 2020, 05:41:20 PM
Quote from: Nintex on November 20, 2020, 03:58:47 PM
Dutch experts now predicting a third wave that starts January 14th

Breh we haven't even finished the second wave yet

Why that date specifically? 2 weeks after New Years Eve?
Yeah they expect lots of young people to go outside to celebrate despite the fireworks ban causing a spike.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on November 20, 2020, 07:16:27 PM
https://twitter.com/iamTannenbaum/status/1329925000640524294
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on November 20, 2020, 09:43:06 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on November 20, 2020, 03:45:04 PM
https://twitter.com/FarahNasser/status/1329887968769806340

I don't think this will matter much.  However, my office has closed again - which I'm pretty sad over. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on November 20, 2020, 10:48:40 PM
misogyny  :dobbs
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 21, 2020, 12:37:31 AM
Does that mean Ben Carson is no longer taking the herbal remedy he got from the My Pillow guy?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on November 21, 2020, 05:46:15 AM
Trumpy has done tremendous work for our beautiful African Americans. Obama’s never done anything like this  :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on November 21, 2020, 06:53:49 PM
Oof.

https://youtu.be/NBVEu372lAg
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on November 21, 2020, 10:17:54 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/cTgAajG.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on November 21, 2020, 11:24:43 PM
RIP



til next wave
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 21, 2020, 11:42:11 PM
Over 1 million people went through TSA checkpoints yesterday

Grab your popcorn folks!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on November 22, 2020, 01:06:50 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/xT8ukGV.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 22, 2020, 01:41:01 AM
THE JEWS!!!!!

https://nypost.com/2020/11/21/secret-plans-helped-synagogue-pull-off-massive-maskless-wedding/amp/?__twitter_impression=true&utm_source=reddit.com&utm_source=reddit.com

(https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/11/williamsburg-brooklyn-hasidic-wedding-1.jpg?resize=978,652)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on November 22, 2020, 02:08:35 AM
I went to buy BF earlier and I saw the owner of the place wearing his mask on his double chin while coughing into a napkin.

Then I saw him trying to help the waitress trying to open the bag she clearly knew how to do, for my meal.


I still ate that shit. It wasn't that good but it was bacon. So I guess I'm dying.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on November 22, 2020, 07:33:23 AM
Quote from: Stro on November 21, 2020, 10:01:51 PM
Sweden has finally decided to recommend masks

No we haven't?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 22, 2020, 03:22:17 PM
Heading to the airport boys. Thoughts and prayers please
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 22, 2020, 04:26:33 PM
F
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 22, 2020, 05:14:26 PM
(https://www.sun-sentinel.com/resizer/St9Jo8eLpuRQAzzN5TKBIWbKTUM=/800x800/top/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tronc/S43LHVVM5JGXBL3OWQ272YWZWA.jpg)

 :rage :rage :rage :rage :rage :rage :rage :rage

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The Wharf Fort Lauderdale reopened Friday night with crowds of mask-less young partygoers dancing, drinking and hanging out with no social distancing.

Pandemic? Videos and photos on social media from opening night show hundreds of young people jammed together drinking cocktails under a covered bar area. Almost all are without facemasks. A similar scene occurred Saturday night.

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-ne-wharf-reopens-with-crowd-20201121-tbn5prnf2rbulkl7lopo4la2iu-story.html

FUCK YOU FLORIDA
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Post by: T-Short on November 22, 2020, 06:17:56 PM
WTF. RIP  :(
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Post by: james on November 22, 2020, 09:42:53 PM
Don't  :clap serve :clap beverages :clap on :clap a :clap 42 minute :clap flight
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mr Gilhaney on November 22, 2020, 09:45:17 PM
https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktokaustria950/video/6897570229635845377
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on November 23, 2020, 02:21:49 PM
https://twitter.com/MikeKofiA/status/1330689319531651072
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Post by: ToxicAdam on November 23, 2020, 02:42:52 PM
Ohio hit 11,000 cases in one day. This was a state that was usually in the 300-1400 range for the first 6 months.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on November 23, 2020, 05:38:22 PM
Great thread:

https://twitter.com/IronEconomist/status/1330634715083247622
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Post by: james on November 23, 2020, 05:48:42 PM
Economist  :heyman :crowdlaff :girlaff
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on November 25, 2020, 10:22:00 PM
https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1328454070852595717

 :ufup  :trumps what it's just an early dinner, no big deal
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Post by: Flannel Boy on November 27, 2020, 04:53:05 PM
South Dakota and Illinois are the 9th and 10th states to have hit 1,000 COVID deaths per million.





Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: nudemacusers on November 27, 2020, 10:56:51 PM
so so many people are just being stupid out here... on halloween we had a bunch of youths attend a 50+ person maskless halloween party, now this week a bunch of the olds are traveling through multiple states for thanksgiving. fml.
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Post by: Tripon on November 30, 2020, 01:48:46 AM
200k daily cases in the u.s. over the weekend
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Post by: Nintex on November 30, 2020, 09:54:39 AM
Face masks are mandatory in stores and other public places starting December 1st in the Netherlands.

But retail organizations have already declared today that they won't enforce it or challenge people who don't wear one as it is the responsibility of the government.  :idont
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on November 30, 2020, 09:58:44 AM
Resist the tyranny, it’s what zwarte piet would have wanted  ;)
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Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on November 30, 2020, 10:05:14 AM
i put a facemask on before i load up the bore tbh.
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Post by: Joe Molotov on November 30, 2020, 12:54:54 PM
https://twitter.com/Public_Citizen/status/1333443931648917504

:trumps
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Post by: Nintex on November 30, 2020, 07:28:16 PM
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Netherlands: Up to 90%
They should add a * to this because it's not quite 90% and there's tons of 'ifs' and 'buts' to the scheme.

For example if you miss out on 20% of your revenue, you get 20% of 90% of the wages of people with a fulltime or parttime contract. (temp workers and 0-hour contracts are exempt)
The cut off point of where this is viable is at 30% - 40% otherwise it's better to just fire people or declare bankruptcy.
 
Youth unemployment went up 8% this month and is likely to continue to rise.

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Post by: team filler on November 30, 2020, 07:31:14 PM
90% of what  ???
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Post by: Flannel Boy on November 30, 2020, 07:49:59 PM
https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1333403675075592192
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Post by: james on December 01, 2020, 05:39:08 AM
Imagine dying because the doctors willingly injected you with salt water instead of vaccine, for science  :doge
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Post by: Don Rumata on December 01, 2020, 05:59:52 AM
What's the alternative, doing a test with no control group?  ???
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on December 01, 2020, 11:23:56 AM
Quote from: Don Rumata on December 01, 2020, 05:59:52 AM
What's the alternative, doing a test with no control group?  ???

Challenge trial where you give the vaccine, and then inject with a weaker or somehow less lethal version of the virus. But that raises its own ethical questions.
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Post by: james on December 01, 2020, 03:36:40 PM
Quote from: Don Rumata on December 01, 2020, 05:59:52 AM
What's the alternative, doing a test with no control group?  ???

Isnt the control group everyone else on earth?
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Post by: Rufus on December 01, 2020, 03:38:25 PM
Quote from: james on December 01, 2020, 03:36:40 PM
Quote from: Don Rumata on December 01, 2020, 05:59:52 AM
What's the alternative, doing a test with no control group?  ???

Isnt the control group everyone else on earth?
No.
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Post by: Tuckers Law on December 01, 2020, 03:39:47 PM
Quote from: Tripon on December 01, 2020, 11:23:56 AM
Quote from: Don Rumata on December 01, 2020, 05:59:52 AM
What's the alternative, doing a test with no control group?  ???

Challenge trial where you give the vaccine, and then inject with a weaker or somehow less lethal version of the virus. But that raises its own ethical questions.

 ???
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Bebpo on December 01, 2020, 11:50:18 PM
Man, I'm cutting off so many friends after Covid is over because people are really showing their ass in this.


Like I get some people I know who believe pedo pizza conspiracies and think bill gates is gonna microchip you. They tend to be pretty dumb. Or that one right-wing OANN guy who just shouts everything far crazy right he hears and is anti-vax.

But like I looked at one of our social group chats today and saw a friend whose a fairly intelligent, generally left-leaning, though not super liberal and still very white privileged living in a conservative area, person say that the hospital they are a splinter from (she does social services stuff) sent out a memo today about them getting the vaccines soon and procedure for getting vaccinated. And she's all yeah, I'm gonna decline, I'm not anti-vax, but vaccines normal take a decade and this one was obviously rushed so I don't trust it.

As someone that wants to get the vaccine and get family vaccinated and will have to wait and make it through the upcoming months until we can, that shit irks me. Like read some damn articles. I can't believe how many people parrot that "vaccine is TOO GOOD & TOO FAST it must be bad!" line. I kinda blame the media for the early fear mongering that it could take years until a vaccine is ready.
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Post by: Bebpo on December 02, 2020, 12:01:40 AM
So I wasn't going to say anything because there's been no point in trying to confront people on anything this year, but I tried to explain the latest information about the covid vaccines and their safety,

And then a friend butted in and just said "look, she works at a prestige hospital, I'm sure she knows more than you about vaccines"

/sigh
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Post by: Transhuman on December 02, 2020, 02:37:05 AM
It could have potentially taken years though. Not the media's fault your friend is anxious/ paranoid.
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Post by: team filler on December 02, 2020, 03:33:15 AM
Quote from: Transhuman on December 02, 2020, 02:37:05 AM
It could have potentially taken years though. Not the media's fault your friend is anxious/ paranoid.
(https://i.imgur.com/8SZXztP.jpg)
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Post by: headwalk on December 02, 2020, 05:43:58 AM
Quote from: Bebpo on December 01, 2020, 11:50:18 PM
Man, I'm cutting off so many friends after Covid is over because people are really showing their ass in this.

i might know just the forum for you.
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on December 02, 2020, 07:18:32 AM
:heh at anyone willing to take the gates vaccine

enjoy your nanomachines and re-written dna suckers :girlaff
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Post by: Nintex on December 02, 2020, 07:52:58 AM
Quote from: Piss Benoit on December 02, 2020, 07:18:32 AM
:heh at anyone willing to take the gates vaccine

enjoy your nanomachines and re-written dna suckers :girlaff
I'm ready to advance to the next level :dice

Rewritten DNA, nanomachines and COVID immunity will only make me more powerful.
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Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on December 02, 2020, 09:04:07 AM
Imagine not willing to take a vaccine.
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on December 02, 2020, 09:19:56 AM
you won't be saying that when i have to break you free from bill gates mind control :doge :ufup
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on December 02, 2020, 09:24:33 AM
What if we join forces with ol’ Billy boy and control the masses?  :thinking
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Post by: ToxicAdam on December 02, 2020, 09:41:58 AM
People are going to quickly change their tune about vaccines once they realize that places like concerts and sporting events are going to require them to purchase a ticket.
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Post by: Lonewulfeus on December 02, 2020, 10:11:37 AM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on December 02, 2020, 09:41:58 AM
People are going to quickly change their tune about vaccines once they realize that places like concerts and sporting events are going to require them to purchase a ticket.

What about the antivaxxer movement suggests that this time they’ll learn anything?  All they’ll do is continue to scream about their rights and get some shitty sympathetic judge to strike down the vaccine requirements.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on December 02, 2020, 11:38:51 AM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on December 02, 2020, 10:11:37 AM

What about the antivaxxer movement suggests that this time they’ll learn anything?  All they’ll do is continue to scream about their rights and get some shitty sympathetic judge to strike down the vaccine requirements.

antivaxxers are such a statistical irrelevance that I don't spend one second thinking about them. They are like flat-earthers or the KKK, they get way too much media attention for their actual numbers.
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Post by: I'm a Puppy! on December 02, 2020, 11:43:58 AM
Things. bad. As of today we're higher than the peak we were in July/August.
We're at 72% capacity and there's no sign of slowing. We're better at discharging now, but also better at keeping people alive (much better) which means our turn over on beds is slower. But with these anti-mask assholes I don't see a way we don't run out of capacity in the next 3-4 weeks unless trends change.
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Post by: Clockwork5 on December 02, 2020, 11:54:30 AM
Anti-vaxxers are fools and assholes, put others at risk and should probably just be exiled to their own little disease infested island,  but hey, the line for the vaccine just got that much shorter.

People are going to be lined up outside CVS like they got PlayStations.
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Post by: james on December 02, 2020, 12:07:17 PM
Quote from: Cauliflower Of Love on December 02, 2020, 09:04:07 AM
Imagine not willing to take a vaccine.

What if youre scared of needles?

:fbm
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Post by: Nintex on December 02, 2020, 01:05:42 PM
If they don't want it and I have my COVID immunity it's their problem if they die :idont
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Post by: Rufus on December 02, 2020, 02:20:59 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on December 02, 2020, 11:38:51 AM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on December 02, 2020, 10:11:37 AM

What about the antivaxxer movement suggests that this time they’ll learn anything?  All they’ll do is continue to scream about their rights and get some shitty sympathetic judge to strike down the vaccine requirements.

antivaxxers are such a statistical irrelevance that I don't spend one second thinking about them. They are like flat-earthers or the KKK, they get way too much media attention for their actual numbers.
Unfortunately we're all made to care about them when their plagued spawn cause a measles outbreak.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on December 02, 2020, 07:08:10 PM
Our government has announced that if things go according to plan we will be ready for mass vaccinations of vulnerable groups in...
*drumroll*

August

:killme
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on December 02, 2020, 07:33:34 PM
:heh

We’re rolling out the Gates Vaccine next week :existential
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Post by: james on December 02, 2020, 07:41:31 PM
 :drudge

US breaks daily death record, which was previously on April 21.

Considering the previous record came a full month after widespread lockdown....

It's all uphil from here folks

 :playa

3,000 by Friday?
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Post by: team filler on December 02, 2020, 08:33:30 PM
https://twitter.com/Big_Brown_Boy/status/1334119845487644674

 :society
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on December 03, 2020, 01:02:10 PM
https://twitter.com/nytgraphics/status/1334268016704573440
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on December 03, 2020, 01:42:33 PM
5auGi is beefing with Boris's bozos about the uk approving the vax so quickly :dead
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Post by: Raist on December 03, 2020, 02:43:49 PM
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/03/nhs-staff-no-longer-front-queue-covid-vaccine-rethink

 :doge
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Post by: Nintex on December 03, 2020, 02:45:38 PM
Quote from: Raist on December 03, 2020, 02:43:49 PM
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/03/nhs-staff-no-longer-front-queue-covid-vaccine-rethink

 :doge
:clap

Quote
Hospitals will instead begin by immunising care home staff, and inpatients and outpatients aged over 80
Looks like Boris unlike Trump is willing to protect his voters
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on December 03, 2020, 04:10:59 PM
they'll flip flop on that at least another 2 times before they roll it out :trumps
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Post by: Flannel Boy on December 03, 2020, 05:03:18 PM
Michigan is the 11th state to record at least 1,000 COVID-19 deaths per million.
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Post by: Nintex on December 03, 2020, 06:22:30 PM
Quote from: Piss Benoit on December 03, 2020, 04:10:59 PM
they'll flip flop on that at least another 2 times before they roll it out :trumps
"So Mr. Speaker because the supply is so low and we have to make an important decision about the future of this great country... and the vote is split equally on this subject it is the intend of the government that the people may vote in a COVID referendum to decide if our wonderful NHS, old folks or rather the good people that man the pubs, clubs and I believe this also includes the theaters and brothels..."

"SO YOU WILL GET IT FIRST THEN AY BORIS?"

"HEAR HEAR"

"ORDER ORDER let the Prime Minister continue his statement"

...will be the first to be vaccinated as is fitting with our Democratic principles"

"GET ON WITH IT LAD THERE IS A PANDEMIC GOING ON, NO RUSH"

"May I remind the honourable lord of the opposition that we live in a democracy and in a democracy the people are in control. Not the bureaucrats as I do believe in the end we did win the Cold War and the reds did not"

"HEAR HEAR"

"As we don't want to interfere with St. Patricks Day on March 17th... and the queen celebrates her 95th birthday in April... [inaudible]"

"No no... *mumble* *mumble*"

"the government has decided that this referendum will be held on July the 27th so that adequate preperations can be made and vaccination can be begin in the first week of September if the weather is suitable"

"THE WEATHER? THE GERMANS STARTED VACCINATING 2 MONTHS AGO"

"Well the last time the Germans tried to 'Blitz' something in poor weather it didn't work out very well now did it?"

"Hahahahaha hear hear hear"

"ORDER.. COUGH... ORDER..."
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on December 03, 2020, 08:29:45 PM
+218,010 cases
+2,915 deaths
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 03, 2020, 08:50:06 PM
Canada's numbers the last two days :(
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Post by: Great Rumbler on December 03, 2020, 10:43:55 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on December 03, 2020, 08:29:45 PM
+218,010 cases
+2,915 deaths

Single-day record for deaths in the US. Even worse than back in April. :mjcry
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Post by: james on December 03, 2020, 11:44:14 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on December 03, 2020, 10:43:55 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on December 03, 2020, 08:29:45 PM
+218,010 cases
+2,915 deaths

Single-day record for deaths in the US. Even worse than back in April. :mjcry

Single-day record for deaths in the US....until tomorrow
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Post by: team filler on December 04, 2020, 12:37:55 AM
https://twitter.com/DrBrittaniJ/status/1334594110888554499

she's right  :maduro
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Raist on December 04, 2020, 02:45:20 AM
:picard

https://twitter.com/VividConfusion/status/1334649025576890369
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on December 05, 2020, 09:48:51 AM
We're almost at 7000 cases a day again. Probably because of the holiday shopping season.

10k by Christmas?  :thinking
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on December 05, 2020, 10:33:05 AM
isn't it zwarte szn?

thats his gift this year, tremendous amounts of cases :trumps
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Post by: Flannel Boy on December 05, 2020, 10:48:49 AM
Week 48 US Influenza Surveillance Report:

Clinical labs for week 48
2019: 2,713 positives out of 26,576 tests (10.2%)
2020: 17 positives out of 17,104 tests (0.1%)

Public health labs for week 48:
2019: 389 positives out of 828 tests (47%)
2020: 5 positives out of 10,175 tests (<0.1%)

The positivity rate that was 933 time higher last year in public health labs!

Combined:
2019: 3,102 positives out of 27,404 tests (11.3%)
2020: 22 positives out of 27,279 tests  (<0.1%)

The mitigation efforts are strong enough for the flu, but not strong enough for COVID. :(

More data against the mislabeling theory:
https://twitter.com/DrZoeHyde/status/1334891927724912642


Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: kingv on December 05, 2020, 11:38:01 AM
Quote from: Nintex on December 05, 2020, 09:48:51 AM
We're almost at 7000 cases a day again. Probably because of the holiday shopping season.

10k by Christmas?  :thinking

Get on our level.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on December 05, 2020, 12:27:06 PM
Quote from: Piss Benoit on December 05, 2020, 10:33:05 AM
isn't it zwarte szn?

thats his gift this year, tremendous amounts of cases :trumps
Today is Sinterklaas yes. Not much outrage this year because of COVID I suppose or maybe the left was too distracted by Thierry Baudet? :idont
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on December 05, 2020, 01:16:21 PM
Canada has a flu graph so I don't have to do any work.

Left tests, right positive tests.

(https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/phac-aspc/images/services/publications/diseases-conditions/fluwatch/2020-2021/week48/fig3_eng.jpg)
In week 48, three laboratory detections of influenza were reported.
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Post by: EchoRin on December 06, 2020, 01:23:10 AM
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/large-crowds-spark-street-closures-police-response-downtown-chicago/2387568/

Real life equivalent of "toniiiiiiieyaeeeyaaaiiiigggghhht we are yooooooouuuuung"

Fuck I hate that song.
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Post by: team filler on December 06, 2020, 02:54:11 AM
https://twitter.com/ChampChong/status/1335218340919328769

 :corona_mj
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Post by: BIONIC on December 06, 2020, 02:57:05 AM
Can’t wait for trashy’s next set.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: benjipwns on December 06, 2020, 03:27:54 AM
https://twitter.com/business/status/1334865801665507328
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on December 06, 2020, 03:42:01 AM
http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=45410.msg2941846#msg2941846
 ;)
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 06, 2020, 10:46:21 AM
Ontario has 1924+ new cases today, fucking hell.  Next week will be in the 2k range. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Transhuman on December 06, 2020, 11:15:36 AM
Quote from: BIONIC on December 06, 2020, 02:57:05 AM
Can’t wait for trashy’s next set.

I was going to tape the one I did a week back but I forgot
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on December 06, 2020, 06:06:21 PM
Quote from: Transhuman on December 06, 2020, 11:15:36 AM
Quote from: BIONIC on December 06, 2020, 02:57:05 AM
Can’t wait for trashy’s next set.

I was going to tape the one I did a week back but I forgot
::) don't forget the next one  ::)
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Post by: Great Rumbler on December 06, 2020, 07:17:32 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on December 06, 2020, 03:27:54 AM
https://twitter.com/business/status/1334865801665507328

MY PRESIDENT :salute
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 07, 2020, 03:00:25 PM
https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/tories-otoole-says-he-disagrees-with-anti-vaccine-petition-trusts-the-science

Conservative MP Derek Sloan’s anti-vaccine petition a symptom of Liberal failings: Erin O’Toole

:dead

https://www.thebeaverton.com/2020/12/conservative-party-slams-trudeau-for-not-doing-enough-to-combat-anti-vaxxers-in-conservative-party/

:dead :dead
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 07, 2020, 09:50:07 PM
(https://i.redd.it/wiqbu2d5ys361.png)

This is kind of interesting.  Just talking to my mom, it seems like people in Sask. are actually concerned this time and they are treating it more like other areas did their first wave after the first 2 waves in Sask were pretty minor. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on December 08, 2020, 01:55:37 AM
https://twitter.com/Dr2NisreenAlwan/status/1336188649784958976


nintex was right, again  :kermit
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Raist on December 08, 2020, 12:09:56 PM
Seems legit :lol

https://twitter.com/harrisonjbrock/status/1336239435118243843
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 08, 2020, 01:34:52 PM
https://twitter.com/statnews/status/1336043064687808512

What, you guys don't want want to party at Trumps' latest super spreader event?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on December 08, 2020, 04:06:34 PM
If the vaccine was effective it shouldn’t matter for them  :thinking
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Post by: T-Short on December 08, 2020, 04:11:20 PM
Swedish government has committed to complete giving the vaccine to our entire adult population in the first half of 2021. The vaccine will be offered for free. The government is absorbing the cost, estimated to be around 9 billion SEK. Nice!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on December 08, 2020, 04:14:31 PM
Iowa reporting 196 deaths.

Previous high was 80
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 08, 2020, 04:35:43 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/grace_panetta/status/1336392393063600128

Meanwhile at the Vaccine Summit...
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Post by: james on December 08, 2020, 04:55:38 PM
IT HAPPENED AGAIN

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Quantum of the Seas' return to service had been a milestone for Royal Caribbean, as it was the first ship for the line to resume sailing since the COVID-19 virus shut down cruising worldwide in March 2020.

"One passenger aboard Quantum of the Seas has tested positive for coronavirus after checking in with our medical staff," the line said in a statement.

"We have identified and isolated all guests and crew who have had close contact with this guest. The ship is returning to port today in accordance with government protocols.

https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/5780/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on December 08, 2020, 11:29:38 PM
https://twitter.com/K_G_Andersen/status/1336482019417620480
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: I'm a Puppy! on December 09, 2020, 12:42:36 PM
Vaccine in CA. 320k doses will be arriving around the 12th-15th ish.
That will go to nurses and docs, nursing home folks first. There will be a second shipment following of up to another 700k but that will not be enough to cover all the frontline/high risk people.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on December 09, 2020, 02:36:46 PM
(https://i.redd.it/odovgspil6461.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: OnlyRegret on December 09, 2020, 02:49:37 PM
gonna need to re-learn social interactions
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on December 09, 2020, 03:06:36 PM
https://twitter.com/MarqRobinson/status/1336410620409704450
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on December 09, 2020, 03:33:39 PM
https://twitter.com/linseymarr/status/1336688899851218947
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 09, 2020, 04:24:57 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on December 09, 2020, 02:49:37 PM
gonna need to re-learn social interactions

re-learn?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 09, 2020, 04:51:04 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on December 09, 2020, 02:49:37 PM
gonna need to re-learn social interactions


Not me, man. Masks and 6-feet 4 lyfe
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on December 09, 2020, 04:56:07 PM
Now that masks are introduced and cases have gone up the conclusion among the COVID truthers is.... MASKS CAUSE CORONA.

Also a secret government memo leaked (and was later officially released) that claimed closing down bars and restaurants had a negative effect on reducing infections rather than a positive effect which isn't helping things.

:wut
6589 new cases today


Getting more and more emails of people with: "halp I'm sick I have the rona" lately.
And I'm sitting behind my $2000 computer like  :corona_rodney

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 09, 2020, 06:41:05 PM
US will be 3K deaths today. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 09, 2020, 06:54:01 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on December 09, 2020, 06:41:05 PM
US will be 3K deaths today. 

:mjcry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on December 09, 2020, 07:18:30 PM
+3,164
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on December 09, 2020, 09:38:28 PM
https://twitter.com/zorinaq/status/1336718542222192640
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 09, 2020, 10:10:15 PM
Canada has 116 deaths.  We are going to be at the death rate we were in the first wave pretty soon, except now most provinces have high death rates.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on December 10, 2020, 04:08:22 AM
Quote from: Tripon on December 09, 2020, 09:38:28 PM
https://twitter.com/zorinaq/status/1336718542222192640

Yeah, this is rough. The difference is that the non-covid ICU need is much higher now than it was this spring. The amount of covid patients in ICU is less than half of what it was during the peak in April. Hoping the plateauing we're seeing in cases will hold, but I guess a resurgence over the holidays is not entirely unlikely.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Fifstar on December 10, 2020, 09:47:43 AM
Quote from: Hyoushi on December 10, 2020, 04:08:22 AM
Quote from: Tripon on December 09, 2020, 09:38:28 PM
https://twitter.com/zorinaq/status/1336718542222192640

Yeah, this is rough. The difference is that the non-covid ICU need is much higher now than it was this spring. The amount of covid patients in ICU is less than half of what it was during the peak in April. Hoping the plateauing we're seeing in cases will hold, but I guess a resurgence over the holidays is not entirely unlikely.

I thought Sweden numbers were looking good/okay, at least regarding deaths from covid.

We in germany complety lost the plot meanwhile. Our daily infections numbers are on the same high level of ~ 20.000 infections per day since beginning of november and it seems like a change in test strategy is responsible for underaccountance of more cases. Now we even have a rise in cases again. Daily death numbers are still rising and we already have more deaths than in spring - and we haven't even reached peak yet  :-\ :-\

Science and Merkel were in favor of harder and earlier lockdown but our dumb federal state heads went with a lockdown light because they were too afraid of covidiots and decline of business  :brain
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on December 10, 2020, 10:49:37 AM
https://twitter.com/trvrb/status/1336841349073575938
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on December 10, 2020, 10:50:37 AM
https://twitter.com/GidMK/status/1336493616097681412
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on December 10, 2020, 11:13:03 AM
+8793 cases today

That's over 2000 cases more than yesterday.

Meanwhile the urban legend that Masks and not Sinterklaas parties are to blame is spreading like wildfire.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: I'm a Puppy! on December 10, 2020, 11:46:02 AM
50% jump in our footprint today (that's never happened). Hospitals between 87-93% filled.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 10, 2020, 12:32:02 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on December 10, 2020, 10:50:37 AM
https://twitter.com/GidMK/status/1336493616097681412

I've seen a lot of rumbling from anti-lockdowners about increased suicides or increased abuse from kids stuck at home all day with abusive parents (you wonder how concerned they were about these things in February), and I'm like yeah okay there's probably some truth to that and that's terrible, but on one hand you have hypothetical bad thing that could happen but we have no idea to what extent, and on the other hand we have actual bad thing that happening right now and it's really fucking bad.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on December 10, 2020, 12:40:35 PM
No schools = no bullies = no suicides

Mean girls in shambles
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on December 10, 2020, 04:31:29 PM
South Dakota has joined ND with more than 10% of the state having had the rona.

Congrats!

Meanwhile, DC has joined the 1 in every 1000 dead club

Congrats!

New Jersey is about to hit 1 in every 500 dead probably tomorrow.

Congrats!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pennywise on December 10, 2020, 05:38:46 PM
Quote from: Fifstar on December 10, 2020, 09:47:43 AM
Quote from: Hyoushi on December 10, 2020, 04:08:22 AM
Quote from: Tripon on December 09, 2020, 09:38:28 PM
https://twitter.com/zorinaq/status/1336718542222192640

Yeah, this is rough. The difference is that the non-covid ICU need is much higher now than it was this spring. The amount of covid patients in ICU is less than half of what it was during the peak in April. Hoping the plateauing we're seeing in cases will hold, but I guess a resurgence over the holidays is not entirely unlikely.

I thought Sweden numbers were looking good/okay, at least regarding deaths from covid.

We in germany complety lost the plot meanwhile. Our daily infections numbers are on the same high level of ~ 20.000 infections per day since beginning of november and it seems like a change in test strategy is responsible for underaccountance of more cases. Now we even have a rise in cases again. Daily death numbers are still rising and we already have more deaths than in spring - and we haven't even reached peak yet  :-\ :-\

Science and Merkel were in favor of harder and earlier lockdown but our dumb federal state heads went with a lockdown light because they were too afraid of covidiots and decline of business  :brain
Which is the worst part of it.
One proper hard lockdown instead of this shit to save christmas...
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on December 10, 2020, 06:07:49 PM
Quote from: Fifstar on December 10, 2020, 09:47:43 AM
I thought Sweden numbers were looking good/okay, at least regarding deaths from covid.

We in germany complety lost the plot meanwhile. Our daily infections numbers are on the same high level of ~ 20.000 infections per day since beginning of november and it seems like a change in test strategy is responsible for underaccountance of more cases. Now we even have a rise in cases again. Daily death numbers are still rising and we already have more deaths than in spring - and we haven't even reached peak yet  :-\ :-\

Science and Merkel were in favor of harder and earlier lockdown but our dumb federal state heads went with a lockdown light because they were too afraid of covidiots and decline of business  :brain

Hehe, well, depends on how you look at it. Like most of the rest of Europe, we're having a seasonality-based second surge of cases, hospitalisations and deaths. If you only look at the case numbers, they are looking a lot higher now than they were in the spring, but we are testing around 10 times as many people per week now as we were back in April. The hospitalisation rate is pretty high, but luckily the ICU admissions and death rates are not as high as they were during the April peak. The department of public health has projected the peak of this outbreak to be around a week from now, our increase started about a two weeks to a month later than other European countries. The outlier so far is the Skåne county (with Malmö as the biggest city) which is still increasing, possibly because they've not been hit as hard as the other major urban areas during this year so immunity is lower.

You can see the trend curve for deaths here, based on a rolling 7-day average:
https://aatishb.com/covidtrends/?scale=linear&data=deaths&trendline=false&location=Sweden (https://aatishb.com/covidtrends/?scale=linear&data=deaths&trendline=false&location=Sweden)

Feel free to add countries to the right to compare. The vertices are only drawn when you have 2 plots or less.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 10, 2020, 06:47:14 PM
Ontario is starting vaccinations next week.  Woot. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Fifstar on December 11, 2020, 05:30:43 AM
Quote from: Hyoushi on December 10, 2020, 06:07:49 PM
Quote from: Fifstar on December 10, 2020, 09:47:43 AM
I thought Sweden numbers were looking good/okay, at least regarding deaths from covid.

We in germany complety lost the plot meanwhile. Our daily infections numbers are on the same high level of ~ 20.000 infections per day since beginning of november and it seems like a change in test strategy is responsible for underaccountance of more cases. Now we even have a rise in cases again. Daily death numbers are still rising and we already have more deaths than in spring - and we haven't even reached peak yet  :-\ :-\

Science and Merkel were in favor of harder and earlier lockdown but our dumb federal state heads went with a lockdown light because they were too afraid of covidiots and decline of business  :brain

Hehe, well, depends on how you look at it. Like most of the rest of Europe, we're having a seasonality-based second surge of cases, hospitalisations and deaths. If you only look at the case numbers, they are looking a lot higher now than they were in the spring, but we are testing around 10 times as many people per week now as we were back in April. The hospitalisation rate is pretty high, but luckily the ICU admissions and death rates are not as high as they were during the April peak. The department of public health has projected the peak of this outbreak to be around a week from now, our increase started about a two weeks to a month later than other European countries. The outlier so far is the Skåne county (with Malmö as the biggest city) which is still increasing, possibly because they've not been hit as hard as the other major urban areas during this year so immunity is lower.

You can see the trend curve for deaths here, based on a rolling 7-day average:
https://aatishb.com/covidtrends/?scale=linear&data=deaths&trendline=false&location=Sweden (https://aatishb.com/covidtrends/?scale=linear&data=deaths&trendline=false&location=Sweden)

Feel free to add countries to the right to compare. The vertices are only drawn when you have 2 plots or less.

I was looking at the worldometers numbers and it looks like the death numbers already saw a steep decline since the end of november. So I thought the situation was already getting under control. Looks different with your link.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on December 11, 2020, 05:50:54 AM
Quote from: Fifstar on December 11, 2020, 05:30:43 AM
Quote from: Hyoushi on December 10, 2020, 06:07:49 PM
Quote from: Fifstar on December 10, 2020, 09:47:43 AM
I thought Sweden numbers were looking good/okay, at least regarding deaths from covid.

We in germany complety lost the plot meanwhile. Our daily infections numbers are on the same high level of ~ 20.000 infections per day since beginning of november and it seems like a change in test strategy is responsible for underaccountance of more cases. Now we even have a rise in cases again. Daily death numbers are still rising and we already have more deaths than in spring - and we haven't even reached peak yet  :-\ :-\

Science and Merkel were in favor of harder and earlier lockdown but our dumb federal state heads went with a lockdown light because they were too afraid of covidiots and decline of business  :brain

Hehe, well, depends on how you look at it. Like most of the rest of Europe, we're having a seasonality-based second surge of cases, hospitalisations and deaths. If you only look at the case numbers, they are looking a lot higher now than they were in the spring, but we are testing around 10 times as many people per week now as we were back in April. The hospitalisation rate is pretty high, but luckily the ICU admissions and death rates are not as high as they were during the April peak. The department of public health has projected the peak of this outbreak to be around a week from now, our increase started about a two weeks to a month later than other European countries. The outlier so far is the Skåne county (with Malmö as the biggest city) which is still increasing, possibly because they've not been hit as hard as the other major urban areas during this year so immunity is lower.

You can see the trend curve for deaths here, based on a rolling 7-day average:
https://aatishb.com/covidtrends/?scale=linear&data=deaths&trendline=false&location=Sweden (https://aatishb.com/covidtrends/?scale=linear&data=deaths&trendline=false&location=Sweden)

Feel free to add countries to the right to compare. The vertices are only drawn when you have 2 plots or less.

I was looking at the worldometers numbers and it looks like the death numbers already saw a steep decline since the end of november. So I thought the situation was already getting under control. Looks different with your link.

Ah. The one I linked uses the Johns Hopkins CSSE numbers, which are the number of reported deaths per day (which may have occurred on various days), while I see the Worldometers graph is sourced from the "Deaths attributed per date" graph from FHM. This is continuously updated, so the last 7-10 days will always be "unfinished", that's why it looks like it's tapering off.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on December 11, 2020, 02:23:25 PM
https://adamaltmejd.se/covid/

Updated chart going by actual date of death which color codes to show the reporting lag. At least we've gotten some nifty data visualization out of mass tragedy!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on December 11, 2020, 05:43:32 PM
Quote from: Mandark on December 11, 2020, 02:23:25 PM
https://adamaltmejd.se/covid/

Updated chart going by actual date of death which color codes to show the reporting lag. At least we've gotten some nifty data visualization out of mass tragedy!

I read the bottom-most box on the right as "goth percentile"  :joker
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on December 11, 2020, 06:27:17 PM
+8.894 cases

still going up
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on December 13, 2020, 03:35:18 AM
Vaccines start arriving Monday!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on December 13, 2020, 01:43:35 PM
+9924 cases

Government is panicking. Germany has closed non essential shops so Germans are starting to cross the borders to shop here.
Retailers have called on our government not to close non-essential stores because of the holiday shopping season.
Also, lots of people have bought flight tickets to celebrate Christmas overseas as the airport remains open.

There's likely going to be a curfew on New Years Eve but no one really knows how the police could and would enforce it.

The situation is tense. People dgaf and want society to open up not close and most political parties, except for Geert Wilders' PVV and the ruling VVD are in dissaray. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on December 13, 2020, 01:48:51 PM
Quote from: Nintex on December 13, 2020, 01:43:35 PM
+9924 cases

Government is panicking. Germany has closed non essential shops so Germans are starting to cross the borders to shop here.
Retailers have called on our government not to close non-essential stores because of the holiday shopping season.
Also, lots of people have bought flight tickets to celebrate Christmas overseas as the airport remains open.

There's likely going to be a curfew on New Years Eve but no one really knows how the police could and would enforce it.

The situation is tense. People dgaf and want society to open up not close and most political parties, except for Geert Wilders' PVV and the ruling VVD are in dissaray.

The germans are experts at keeping people locked inside for extended periods, you should call them up
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: tiesto on December 14, 2020, 11:19:19 AM
First woman in US to be vaccinated is a nurse from Long Island Jewish...

https://abc7news.com/covid-vaccine-pfizer-sandra-lindsay-first/8768796/ (https://abc7news.com/covid-vaccine-pfizer-sandra-lindsay-first/8768796/)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on December 14, 2020, 01:15:47 PM
Lockdown for 5 weeks

:doggy

lol you can hear the anti virus people protest outside while the PM is speaking :neogaf
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on December 14, 2020, 06:26:24 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EpOjdmIXUA8KZLL?format=png)

:trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mandark on December 14, 2020, 07:26:36 PM
Invert it, cases over population.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Fifstar on December 15, 2020, 06:24:37 AM
Quote from: Nintex on December 13, 2020, 01:43:35 PM
+9924 cases

Government is panicking. Germany has closed non essential shops so Germans are starting to cross the borders to shop here.
Retailers have called on our government not to close non-essential stores because of the holiday shopping season.
Also, lots of people have bought flight tickets to celebrate Christmas overseas as the airport remains open.

There's likely going to be a curfew on New Years Eve but no one really knows how the police could and would enforce it.

The situation is tense. People dgaf and want society to open up not close and most political parties, except for Geert Wilders' PVV and the ruling VVD are in dissaray.

Non essential shops aren't closed until tomorrow in Germany so until then you won't have seen any effect due to this.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: VomKriege on December 15, 2020, 06:45:09 AM
Nintex : The Boy who cried Deutsch.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on December 15, 2020, 08:59:49 AM
Ze Germans :rage
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: EchoRin on December 15, 2020, 09:04:32 AM
Flying across the sea tonight boize to go see my waifu*. Wish me luck. I'll take a picture to show what the seating looked like.


*actually my family  :-\
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 15, 2020, 11:10:24 AM
Ontario is 2275+ new cases today.  Fucking hell.  The first time we are over 2k. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on December 16, 2020, 11:19:38 AM
Quote
First, the histological morphology of the testes from five COVID-19 patients and three uninfected controls was examined by periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) staining. The COVID-19 patients were aged 51, 62, 70, 78, and 83 years, and the control patients were aged 71, 78, and 80 years (Supplementary Table S1). In all five COVID-19 patients, numerous degenerated germ cells (GCs) had sloughed into the lumen of seminiferous tubules (Fig. 1a). In contrast, in the age-matched control tissues, GCs at various stages were well aligned around the whole seminiferous tubules (Fig. 1a). Strikingly, in four of the five cases, GC loss was massive, with only a few GCs left attached to the seminiferous tubules. In particular, many seminiferous tubules in the testes of patients 4 and 5 showed almost no intact GCs, similar to Sertoli cell-only syndrome. Consistent with this morphological observation, the number of DDX4 (a germ cell marker)-positive cells was dramatically reduced in all testicular specimens from the COVID-19 group (Supplementary Fig. S1a, b). Interestingly, the number of Sertoli cells in the testes of SARS-CoV-2-infected patients and uninfected controls was comparable (Supplementary Fig. S1c, d), suggesting that SARS-CoV-2 infection may not impair Sertoli cells. These morphological changes in the testes of COVID-19 patients indicate that SARS-CoV-2 infection may impair male GC development and eventually lead to GC loss.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41423-020-00604-5
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 16, 2020, 12:23:18 PM
rip humans
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 16, 2020, 12:56:33 PM
Ontario 2139+ today.  Xmas is going to be so bad.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on December 16, 2020, 01:06:41 PM
+11 214

But there were some delayed(?) numbers from yesterday  :flabbypd
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 16, 2020, 04:03:09 PM
A friend of mine caught it.  First person I know.  Got it from his mom who is a healthcare worker :(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: zomgee on December 16, 2020, 05:33:13 PM
I've got a sister in law with it now. She's like WAY overweight and super unhealthy. So... let's see what happens. My mother in law and brother in law both recovered.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Coffee Dog on December 16, 2020, 05:40:40 PM
My sister got it like a week ago, meaning I now get to say I know somebody who got it.  :-\ she's young and got through it fine, thankfully.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: I'm a Puppy! on December 16, 2020, 05:43:32 PM
Our capacity is going getting better today!!!

because we had 3x the normal daily deaths yesterday.  :-\
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 16, 2020, 05:44:18 PM
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/12/16/opinion/coronavirus-shutdown-strategies.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 16, 2020, 07:23:16 PM
One of my bosses got the rona.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on December 16, 2020, 07:56:05 PM
why you all catching covid?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on December 16, 2020, 08:44:11 PM
California:  +61,569 cases +407 deaths

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 16, 2020, 09:06:31 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on December 16, 2020, 08:44:11 PM
California:  +61,569 cases +407 deaths



wow
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 16, 2020, 11:15:01 PM
3,486 death today in the US. That's a new record, by the way.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on December 17, 2020, 01:05:53 AM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on December 16, 2020, 08:44:11 PM
California:  +61,569 cases +407 deaths

I said wow
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on December 17, 2020, 10:31:47 AM
https://twitter.com/picardonhealth/status/1339339454255947779
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on December 17, 2020, 10:37:12 AM
"Lockdown" deaths:
https://twitter.com/DrZoeHyde/status/1339475997427580928

"What happened to the flu, bro?"
https://twitter.com/AdamJKucharski/status/1339500293524959234

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on December 17, 2020, 03:39:40 PM
I don't understand why people think essential workers should get vaccinated ahead of the elderly. If infected, an 85 year-old has a ~1,500x greater chance of dying compared to a 30 year-old essential worker. Using life expectancy, we're still talking about 187.5x years of life (for males).

The strategy would make sense only in a country with few cases, right? If you vaccinate essential workers in such a country, the country's relatively low community spread would be that much lower. No one gets it. No one dies from it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on December 17, 2020, 04:38:07 PM
 +12 844 cases

Macron has fallen

The Netherlands / Belgium and Germany call upon their citizens to stay home and not cross the border.
https://twitter.com/MinPres/status/1339495655501393920 (https://twitter.com/MinPres/status/1339495655501393920)

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 17, 2020, 04:59:56 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on December 17, 2020, 03:39:40 PM
I don't understand why people think essential workers should get vaccinated ahead of the elderly. If infected, an 85 year-old has a ~1,500x greater chance of dying compared to a 30 year-old essential worker. Using life expectancy, we're still talking about 187.5x years of life (for males).

The strategy would make sense only in a country with few cases, right? If you vaccinate essential workers in such a country, the country's relatively low community spread would be that much lower. No one gets it. No one dies from it.

Some armchair ideas I have:

1) There are fewer healthcare workers and they interact with more elderly.  So I think the idea is if the elderly only interact with healthcare workers like in a care home, then stopping workers from being vectors keeps the elderly safe.  I think a lot of planning is focused on care homes.

2) If the elderly are not in care homes, you have logistics to deal with getting them the shot, which can be postponed if you prioritize healthcare works.

3) There is not enough for all elderly, so this avoids the optics/stress of grandma calling the hospital 8 times and keep getting told to wait.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on December 17, 2020, 05:37:28 PM
No vaccinations in December like some other EU member states because IT systems need to be updated.

Also no mail in ballots for the General Election in March for anyone younger than 70 because it is not and I quote "desirable".
I quote our secretary of the interior: "When people vote in person you can check if a vote hasn't been tampered with or a voter hasn't been influenced, with mail-in ballots you cannot"
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on December 17, 2020, 08:48:07 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on December 17, 2020, 04:59:56 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on December 17, 2020, 03:39:40 PM
I don't understand why people think essential workers should get vaccinated ahead of the elderly. If infected, an 85 year-old has a ~1,500x greater chance of dying compared to a 30 year-old essential worker. Using life expectancy, we're still talking about 187.5x years of life (for males).

The strategy would make sense only in a country with few cases, right? If you vaccinate essential workers in such a country, the country's relatively low community spread would be that much lower. No one gets it. No one dies from it.

Some armchair ideas I have:

1) There are fewer healthcare workers and they interact with more elderly.  So I think the idea is if the elderly only interact with healthcare workers like in a care home, then stopping workers from being vectors keeps the elderly safe.  I think a lot of planning is focused on care homes.

2) If the elderly are not in care homes, you have logistics to deal with getting them the shot, which can be postponed if you prioritize healthcare works.

3) There is not enough for all elderly, so this avoids the optics/stress of grandma calling the hospital 8 times and keep getting told to wait.

I agree with vaccinating health care workers first. By essential workers I meant the 85 million workers (according to the CDC) who work as grocery cashiers, teachers, police officers, delivery people, etc.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 17, 2020, 11:32:53 PM
Oh ya, didnt read what you wrote right. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: CatsCatsCats on December 18, 2020, 07:18:30 AM
Those young people who don’t die might still have serious quality of life altering complications from their infection, so idk, man
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on December 18, 2020, 01:48:05 PM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on December 18, 2020, 07:18:30 AM
Those young people who don’t die might still have serious quality of life altering complications from their infection, so idk, man
The elderly are more likely to suffer many of those complications as they're more likely to suffer severe disease (biggest risk factor is age or chronic medical conditions, which they're more likely to have).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: CatsCatsCats on December 18, 2020, 02:35:27 PM
To be clear, I’m arguing from a devil’s advocate position but if your essential workers can’t work and potentially become disabled, that’s gonna cost a lot of public health dollars :yeshrug:
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: OnlyRegret on December 18, 2020, 03:01:49 PM
Elderly tend to be more so infection endpoints, they don't propagate it. If the vaccine prevents transmission effectively, it seems more effective a method to target the prominent vector of transmission.
The staff moving in and out of LTC for instance should be a high priority choice, and among the few groups where they should be fired if they don't want the jab.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on December 18, 2020, 03:25:31 PM
https://twitter.com/No1KnowsNikita/status/1340017313727311876

 :dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on December 18, 2020, 06:37:34 PM
+12 028

Wednesday: "Our numbers are higher because the IT systems crashed earlier this week" :yeshrug

Thurdsay: "Our numbers are higher because the IT systems crashed earlier this week"  :holeup

Friday: "Our numbers are higher because the IT systems crashed earlier this week"  :wut

"We cannot start vaccinations this year because our IT systems need to be updated"  :beli
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on December 18, 2020, 08:02:38 PM
https://twitter.com/FinancialTimes/status/1340001460738768902
https://twitter.com/GeoRebekah/status/1340032022111281153
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on December 18, 2020, 08:29:22 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on December 17, 2020, 03:39:40 PM
I don't understand why people think essential workers should get vaccinated ahead of the elderly. If infected, an 85 year-old has a ~1,500x greater chance of dying compared to a 30 year-old essential worker. Using life expectancy, we're still talking about 187.5x years of life (for males).

The strategy would make sense only in a country with few cases, right? If you vaccinate essential workers in such a country, the country's relatively low community spread would be that much lower. No one gets it. No one dies from it.

If you're trying to limit infections, you'll do essential workers, including teachers. Also, essential workers are also more likely to live in multi-generational housing. I hope my parents can get the vaccine at the same time or before I do though.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on December 18, 2020, 10:40:15 PM
Central California

Multiple businesses have decided they know better than the law are opening.

Apparently the $500 fines weren't a deterrent
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: EchoRin on December 19, 2020, 01:56:38 AM
To quickly recap the flight seating I experienced.
Over the pond: 8 seats per row. I was in the middle which contained 4 seats. There was one seat between me and those on the left. I was next to an aisle. So 7 out 8 seats were filled. When I looked around in economy, I would say that there were usually 1 or 2 empty seats. Business seemed to actually be pretty empty and more ideal in terms of spacing. Money money baby.

Short flight afterwards: 4 seats per row split 2 and 2. Full fucking plane lol. It's now day 4. Feeling good so far.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BrokenVerses on December 19, 2020, 02:01:36 AM
I recently took 4 flights with Alaskan Airlines. All of them "practiced social distancing" with their seating assignments. Even in Economy you'd have your side of the row to yourself.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 19, 2020, 09:28:24 AM
https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101881243/californias-filipino-american-nurses-bear-disproportionate-covid-19-risks
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on December 19, 2020, 01:03:14 PM
+12 282

"The numbers are higher because we had problems with our IT systems earlier this week"  :kermit

New strain in the UK, 70%(!) more contagious.   :titus
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on December 19, 2020, 06:47:34 PM
London is fleeing its lockdown

https://twitter.com/PoliticsForAlI/status/1340389839716364288 (https://twitter.com/PoliticsForAlI/status/1340389839716364288)

https://twitter.com/HarrietClugston/status/1340386943167836162 (https://twitter.com/HarrietClugston/status/1340386943167836162)

 :notlikethis

This whole thing is going tits up
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on December 19, 2020, 06:56:38 PM
https://twitter.com/HarrietClugston/status/1340388893322055681

https://twitter.com/HarrietClugston/status/1340389023769120769

 :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on December 20, 2020, 05:10:39 AM
Soft southern scum bringing their mutant virus to the beautiful north :pacspit
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on December 20, 2020, 05:12:41 AM
Apparently the new strain from the London area has been discovered in the Netherlands too last monday.

Our government has now issued a flight ban since 06:00 AM Sunday morning from all flights too and from the UK and is mulling additional measures to prevent other means of travel from the UK to the Netherlands.
Brussels Airport is also closed for UK flights.

The government strongly recommends not to travel to and from the UK by any means unless it is strictly necessary.

https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/1340600331177254913 (https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/1340600331177254913)

https://twitter.com/BBCPolitics/status/1340598837912723456 (https://twitter.com/BBCPolitics/status/1340598837912723456)

(https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/17CB2/production/_116185479_star-nc.png) (https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/963A/production/_116185483_mirror-nc.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on December 20, 2020, 05:20:18 AM
Didn’t something similar happen in Spain in the summer, re a new strain that spreads quicker
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on December 20, 2020, 05:21:24 AM
Quote from: Piss Benoit on December 20, 2020, 05:20:18 AM
Didn’t something similar happen in Spain in the summer, re a new strain that spreads quicker
Yeah, that's pretty much the one that is most common in Europe right now (before this one).
And was likely spread late summer 2020 because people went to holiday in Spain etc.

https://twitter.com/BBCPolitics/status/1340590439544569856 (https://twitter.com/BBCPolitics/status/1340590439544569856)

"Oh yeah, we knew about this, we just didn't tell anyone until TV man asked. Remember we are the World Health Organization" not the "WARN PEOPLE IN CASE OF DEADLY VIRUSES ORGANIZATION"

Ok, thank you
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: CatsCatsCats on December 20, 2020, 07:51:42 AM
https://www.opb.org/article/2020/12/18/oregon-washington-scientists-covid-19-brain/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on December 20, 2020, 01:54:33 PM
Watched a short statement from our health minister regarding the new strain.

He looked very worried and said that more measures might be necessary.
I'm not sure what else can be done next to a near full lockdown we have now but I guess we'll find out.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on December 20, 2020, 02:12:15 PM
What is this new strain business
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on December 20, 2020, 02:33:47 PM
If we get covid-20 then I'm going to blow so many buildings up in minecraft holy shit
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on December 20, 2020, 04:12:28 PM
+13 066  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 20, 2020, 06:25:14 PM
All of Ontario is going to lockdown on xmas eve, though its still unclear if this is the halfassed lockdown toronto is already in or close to what it was in April.  I was suppose to go to a friends for lunch on xmas. I have been feeling awful about it since I really dont need to be sociallizing in person, so now I will see them outside their place instead, and I feel much better.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Raist on December 20, 2020, 06:50:14 PM
Quote from: filler on December 19, 2020, 06:56:38 PM
https://twitter.com/HarrietClugston/status/1340388893322055681

https://twitter.com/HarrietClugston/status/1340389023769120769

 :doge

Well done you fucking dumbass

https://twitter.com/HarrietClugston/status/1340391687407984642
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on December 20, 2020, 07:21:17 PM
California has to have the new strain right? The way numbers blew up so rapidly
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on December 21, 2020, 05:56:07 AM
Our government has said that Dutch people still in the UK should find safe harbor and are on their own  :salute

More and more EU states are banning UK flights and France has suspended freight from/to Calais. There are rumors that they might close the tunnel too.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 21, 2020, 10:09:34 AM
Quote from: james on December 20, 2020, 02:12:15 PM
What is this new strain business

Julie Strain
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 21, 2020, 10:53:54 AM
Seems like the Ontario lockdown will be more like April's.  Really happy about that.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Don Rumata on December 21, 2020, 01:47:22 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on December 21, 2020, 10:09:34 AM
Quote from: james on December 20, 2020, 02:12:15 PM
What is this new strain business

Julie Strain
I hope we're fucked, then.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: OnlyRegret on December 21, 2020, 02:28:29 PM
Quote from: Nintex on December 21, 2020, 05:56:07 AM
Our government has said that Dutch people still in the UK should find safe harbor and are on their own  :salute

More and more EU states are banning UK flights and France has suspended freight from/to Calais. There are rumors that they might close the tunnel too.

Dutch
Directness
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on December 21, 2020, 03:38:55 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on December 18, 2020, 03:01:49 PM
Elderly tend to be more so infection endpoints, they don't propagate it. If the vaccine prevents transmission effectively, it seems more effective a method to target the prominent vector of transmission.
The staff moving in and out of LTC for instance should be a high priority choice, and among the few groups where they should be fired if they don't want the jab.
The elderly may not transmit it as much as younger people, but they still do--who do you think disproportionately goes to churches, doctors, and hospitals.

Since we don't know whether the vaccines prevent transmission but we do know that they prevent the disease, instead of vaccinating those a few times more likely to spread it, we should vaccinate those with a relative risk of death that is hundreds of times greater (85+ age group's relative risk of death is over 4,000 greater than the 16-24 age group and over 1,000 greater than the 25-34 age group).

Yes to the LTC staff getting it first.

Quote from: Tripon on December 18, 2020, 08:29:22 PM
If you're trying to limit infections, you'll do essential workers, including teachers. Also, essential workers are also more likely to live in multi-generational housing.
The main aim should be to reduce deaths. The surest bet (since a) we don't know know whether the vaccines prevent transmission [they probably do] and b) we don't have sufficient supplies to make a major dent in the R0) is to give it to the very oldest and then move to the next oldest age group until differences are no longer meaningful.

Quote from: Tripon on December 18, 2020, 08:29:22 PM
Also, essential workers are also more likely to live in multi-generational housing.
Some essential workers live in multi-generational housing and some of that housing contains the elderly and if some of those essential workers are vaccinated they may be prevented (not know for sure) from infecting the elderly in that housing. Surely, if the end game is to protect the elderly in that housing--just vaccinate the elderly.

Here is Germany's priority list:
Quote
GROUP 1 — HIGHEST PRIORITY:

1. Those over 80 years old.

2. Care workers who work in elderly people's homes or regularly look after the elderly or the mentally ill.

3. Health care workers with a high risk of exposure to COVID-19, especially those working in intensive care units, emergency rooms, and first responders.

4. Health care workers who primarily treat patients with a higher risk of dying from COVID-19.

GROUP 2 — HIGHER PRIORITY:

1. Those over 70 years old.

2. Those with underlying health conditions that significantly increase the risk of dying from COVID-19. These include those with dementia or a similar mental health issue, those recovering from an organ transplant, and those with Down Syndrome.

3. Those who live or work in close contact with people in care or pregnant women.

4. Doctors and other health care workers who have a higher risk of exposure to COVID-19.

5. Essential workers who maintain public hospital infrastructure.

GROUP 3 — HIGH PRIORITY

1. Those over 60 years old.

2. People with underlying health conditions that significantly increase the risk of serious illness from COVID-19. These include, but are not limited to, people with diabetes, cancer, chronic kidney or liver conditions, HIV or other immune-deficiency conditions, heart conditions, asthma, and clinical obesity.

3. Health care workers not already included in the first two groups.

4. Those vital to maintaining the state apparatus, including the government, police, fire departments, disaster relief, and parliamentarians.

5. Other critical infrastructure workers, including those maintaining power, water, and food supplies, telecommunication networks, the transport system, the pharmacy network, and refuse disposal.

6. Teachers and daycare workers.

7. Those in precarious part-time jobs, including meat-processors, and warehouse workers.

8. Retail workers.


Look how far the list you have to go before you get to essential workers (non health care)!

Let's see the UK:
Quote

- Residents in a care home for older adults and their carers

- All those aged 80 and over, frontline health and social care workers

- All those aged 75 and over

- All those aged 70 and over, clinically extremely vulnerable individuals

- All those aged 65 and over

- All individuals aged 16-64 with underlying health conditions

- All those aged 60 and over

- All those aged 55 and over

- All those aged 50 and over

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on December 21, 2020, 04:50:26 PM
If I were in charge of Germany I would swap 1 and 3 for starters but I guess the Albert Speer aficionados still have a stronger lobby than healthcare workers? :idont
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: zomgee on December 21, 2020, 08:54:42 PM
Quote from: Nintex on December 21, 2020, 04:50:26 PM
If I were in charge of Germany I would swap 1 and 3 for starters but I guess the Albert Speer aficionados still have a stronger lobby than healthcare workers? :idont

this is how hitler started like a direct quote I am sure of it
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on December 21, 2020, 11:53:56 PM
Ladies and gentlemen.

Antarctica has fallen.

https://www.emol.com/noticias/Nacional/2020/12/21/1007304/Ejercito-casos-covid19-Base-Antartica.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 22, 2020, 06:29:21 AM
Oh shit, I just watched a video the other month that talked about how bad it would be if Antarctica was hit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAEydOjNWyQ
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on December 22, 2020, 07:07:06 AM
Our Hospitals have decided to suspend all regular and 'planned' non-emergency care until further notice due to a lack of staff and IC capacity.

Emergency care includes
- Surgery that can't wait 6 weeks (organ transplants, cancer treatments etc.)
- Healthcare related to accidents and/or other medical emergencies
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Raist on December 22, 2020, 01:32:56 PM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-leicestershire-55412979

:picard
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on December 22, 2020, 04:10:22 PM
https://twitter.com/TulsiGabbard/status/1341027010353750016

https://twitter.com/TulsiGabbard/status/1341027012807434242


 :salute :tocry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on December 22, 2020, 09:08:37 PM
https://twitter.com/TMZ/status/1341127571379896320

trump admin thinks lebron is king of the blacks  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 23, 2020, 01:33:48 AM
This is how the plot of Space Jam 2 begins. Lebron gets the vaccine and he's the only NBA player immune from space-covid.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 23, 2020, 09:18:02 AM
Or what if him and Bugs decide to get it at the exact same time, you know to show the kids it's Ok, but the vaccine turns him into a cartoon and Bugs into a Sonic V1 CGI monster.  Thats when I Believe I Can Fly kicks in.  This thing basically writes itself. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 23, 2020, 10:37:29 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSkGkmY9FcM
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on December 23, 2020, 10:42:02 AM
Quote
I had planned to get the vaccine but will now stand in solidarity with our seniors by not doing so until THEY can. I urge my colleagues who are under 65 and healthy to join me. (2/2)

 :lol

Also, she's definitely dying her hair gray....cause when did that happen?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Clockwork5 on December 23, 2020, 10:53:45 AM
If I’m this sick and DONT got the rona I’m gonna be pissed. 5 days of fever, headache, sore throat, dizziness, fatigue, body aches.... everything.

Get my test results tomorrow but yeah if I get over this and then have to still worry about getting the real deadly virus I’m going to cry.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on December 24, 2020, 01:20:04 AM
https://twitter.com/Cleavon_MD/status/1341440166452285441
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Clockwork5 on December 24, 2020, 06:49:18 AM
My test came back positive.  My symptoms aren’t too bad at this point though so I’m pretty sure I’ve made it through the worst. Spending the Christmas holiday quarantined is gonna be fun. My mom is going to be gutted, she was really holding out hope that I would be able to come over tomorrow.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on December 24, 2020, 06:51:30 AM
Quote from: Clockwork5 on December 24, 2020, 06:49:18 AM
My test came back positive.  My symptoms aren’t too bad at this point though so I’m pretty sure I’ve made it through the worst. Spending the Christmas holiday quarantined is gonna be fun. My mom is going to be gutted, she was really holding out hope that I would be able to come over tomorrow.
Glad to hear you are feeling better. Get well soon.

Sucks about Christmas, my plans to visit my parents are still on but that could change at any moment  :fbm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: daycru on December 24, 2020, 06:53:12 AM
Quote from: Cauliflower Of Love on December 23, 2020, 10:42:02 AM
Quote
I had planned to get the vaccine but will now stand in solidarity with our seniors by not doing so until THEY can. I urge my colleagues who are under 65 and healthy to join me. (2/2)

 :lol

Also, she's definitely dying her hair gray....cause when did that happen?
She’s talked about this, the grey streak is a tribute to dead troops
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Clockwork5 on December 24, 2020, 07:09:44 AM
I’ve decided I am going to spend this quarantine week being as productive as possible. I’m going to finally beat DQXI.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Transhuman on December 24, 2020, 07:24:27 AM
Quote from: filler on December 24, 2020, 01:20:04 AM
https://twitter.com/Cleavon_MD/status/1341440166452285441

Doctors make the worst patients.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 24, 2020, 10:02:44 AM
US new cases seem to be down trending this week.  Canada had 172 deaths yesterday which is is someting we havent had since April. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: tiesto on December 24, 2020, 10:32:19 AM
My brother and cousin got the Pfizer vax the other day...
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on December 26, 2020, 08:39:29 AM
Quote
Refusing new entry from all over the world
https://twitter.com/news24ntv/status/1342796138340970497 (https://twitter.com/news24ntv/status/1342796138340970497)

Japan has closed all entry for foreigners starting January 28th
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: EchoRin on December 26, 2020, 08:59:26 AM
Nice. Fixing all the damn gaijin damage thrust upon them back in 1853.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on December 26, 2020, 10:53:24 AM
My stimulus trip nooooooo
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 26, 2020, 10:59:57 AM
My cousin, who is a nurse, is getting vaccinated this week.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 26, 2020, 04:00:10 PM
https://twitter.com/CityNews/status/1342933503038644228

Well fuck
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on December 26, 2020, 04:09:17 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on December 26, 2020, 04:00:10 PM
https://twitter.com/CityNews/status/1342933503038644228

Well fuck
It has been in 'circulation' since September apparently  :doge

Plus they found another mutation that's even more contagious from South Africa.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on December 26, 2020, 09:58:52 PM
https://twitter.com/lapublichealth/status/1343010232524365824
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on December 27, 2020, 12:47:04 PM
Some Dutch directness from our head virologist today with regards to COVID spread in nursing homes.

Quote
"What we learned is that there a lot of factors at play. Including the level of education of people who care for the elderly and the situation in the nursing homes."
Of course frontline healthcare workers are not happy that he essentially says they are stupid.

After his previous hits:

"The virus won't come to Europe"
"The virus is not contagious"
"Masks will not stop the spread of the virus"

Yet the media keeps fluffing this guy as he is still officially the foremost expert in the world on disease control  :heh

Yesterday our health minister also adressed those concerned about the COVID vaccine.
Quote
Interviewer: "Some people are nervous because they don't know what's in it"

Minister : "Well you don't know what's in your Frikadellen(fast food) either right?"

Interviewer: "That's true I guess but..."

Minister: "Just get your shotty hahaha"
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on December 27, 2020, 06:37:06 PM
https://twitter.com/skarlamangla/status/1343085598626615298

 8)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on December 27, 2020, 07:29:41 PM
https://twitter.com/BGR/status/1341882285994471430

 :corona_mj
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on December 28, 2020, 09:22:30 AM
So I think I may have been infected with this bioweapon.

Day 1 - dry mouth / throat hurts
Day 2 - dry mouth / coughs / throat hurts / felt as tired as a ResetEra member
Day 3 - dry mouth / coughs / throat hurts / diarrhea / lots of phlegm / feel as tired as a ResetEra member

No fever (yet) but going for a test tommorow.
Could also be the flu, didn't get a flu shot this year because they limited those to people aged 60 and up.

Update: test came back negative, get yourself tested in case you have symptoms :heart
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: HardcoreRetro on December 28, 2020, 02:53:18 PM
I got a flu shot and I'm not 60 and up. They probably just liked you as much as the bore does.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: CatsCatsCats on December 28, 2020, 03:03:46 PM
Wishing you good health, Ninty
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on December 28, 2020, 03:48:39 PM
Quote from: Nintex on December 28, 2020, 09:22:30 AM
So I think I may have been infected with this bioweapon.

Day 1 - dry mouth / throat hurts
Day 2 - dry mouth / coughs / throat hurts / felt as tired as a ResetEra member
Day 3 - dry mouth / coughs / throat hurts / diarrhea / lots of phlegm / feel as tired as a ResetEra member

No fever (yet) but going for a test tommorow.
Could also be the flu, didn't get a flu shot this year because they limited those to people aged 60 and up.
look how they massacred my boy  :tocry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on December 28, 2020, 05:04:47 PM
https://twitter.com/guninmybirkin/status/1343637136029827073

 :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on December 28, 2020, 07:49:35 PM
Can't sleep while feeling as tired as a Resetera member.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on December 28, 2020, 11:59:09 PM
How will I get my news if Nintex croaks?  :goty
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on December 29, 2020, 02:42:17 AM
Reading up on patient stories and I'm following the usual path. Throat is really burning now. Woke up soaked in sweat. Apparently this is all normal but it's scary stuff to get sicker again after feeling a little better yesterday.

I've been measuring my heartrate, temps and blood oxygen saturation since the start of the pandemic. Still hovers around 95% as usual, no fever.

Is it like the flu? Yeah but like a Michael Bay version of the flu.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on December 29, 2020, 06:08:58 AM
Went to the testing site. It was quite busy but went fast anyway. Same as earlier this year, nasal swab and throat swab. Some people didn't seem symptomatic at all. Chatting and mingling outside and in the hall. Nurses kinda picked up on the fact that I wasn't there "just in case" and quickly did the test once I told them I was already tested earlier this year

The short drive was nice. That's one thing I really miss during the lockdown.

Ride or die  :tocry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on December 29, 2020, 06:38:37 AM
Fuck dude. Hope you get better soon.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on December 29, 2020, 07:35:40 AM
I read that initially as fuck you dude and thought :doge that’s a bit harsh :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: zomgee on December 29, 2020, 12:01:36 PM
Pull through Nintex, c'mon man.

Also ban Nintex.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Clockwork5 on December 29, 2020, 01:21:14 PM
Symptoms are pretty much gone now. Fever ended yesterday today I just have a little bit of congestion. If all goes well and no fever tomorrow I can end this isolation.

I’m thinking about flaunting my newly acquired immunity and drinking at a bar this weekend but knowing my luck I’ll immediately get that mutant British coronavirus.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on December 29, 2020, 01:53:56 PM
Quote from: Clockwork5 on December 29, 2020, 01:21:14 PM
Symptoms are pretty much gone now. Fever ended yesterday today I just have a little bit of congestion. If all goes well and no fever tomorrow I can end this isolation.

I’m thinking about flaunting my newly acquired immunity and drinking at a bar this weekend but knowing my luck I’ll immediately get that mutant British coronavirus.
Congrats  by my count you had it about 12 days?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: zomgee on December 29, 2020, 01:58:26 PM
Quote from: Nintex on December 29, 2020, 01:53:56 PM
Quote from: Clockwork5 on December 29, 2020, 01:21:14 PM
Symptoms are pretty much gone now. Fever ended yesterday today I just have a little bit of congestion. If all goes well and no fever tomorrow I can end this isolation.

I’m thinking about flaunting my newly acquired immunity and drinking at a bar this weekend but knowing my luck I’ll immediately get that mutant British coronavirus.
Congrats  by my count you had it about 12 days?

When do you expect your results, anyway?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Clockwork5 on December 29, 2020, 02:01:39 PM
It’s been 11 days since my first symptoms. The first 6 days were pretty hellish with the high fever and dizziness but I’ve actually felt pretty decent these past 5 days, just an off and on low-grade fever with lots of sniffling and sneezing.

Still can’t taste a fucking thing though. Had a glass of bourbon last night to celebrate my improvement and I literally couldn’t taste straight whiskey.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on December 29, 2020, 04:16:01 PM
Expecting a test result in 48 hours.

Yeah losing taste is weird and sucks.
Mine isn't completely gone like it was this morning when I couldn't even taste the paracetamol...

Biggest issue I have is the burning throat and overall dizzyness and being tired. Seems that the path is

Day 1 - 3, 3rd day recovery <- flu like
Day 4 - 7, slowly recovering <- mild case (most common)
Day 8 - 14, slowly recovering <- severe case / pneumonia
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 29, 2020, 05:22:45 PM
Having no taste was the worst. I just wanted to drink some of that sweet Mt. Dew Baja Blast nectar but it just tasted like seltzer water. :tocry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on December 29, 2020, 05:29:27 PM
I only drink jarritos sparkling minera water  8)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on December 29, 2020, 06:43:52 PM
COVID is weird, you have this baseline of feeling shit and then once in a while a bigger wave of misery hits you like just now.

That's what sets it apart for me compared to regular diseases. Probably the immune system attempting to destroy it, I dunno.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on December 29, 2020, 09:55:59 PM
Nintex, while you're still conscious, update your will so that your estate is handled by the James fund.

You'll thank me later

 :playa

spoiler (click to show/hide)
get well soon
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on December 29, 2020, 11:01:42 PM
Fear and Testing in Las Vegas

I went to the UNLV walk-in testing site looking for the same thing everyone else wanted: peace of mind.

Someone at my dad's work had gotten sick. He woke up one day feeling ill and called off so he could take a test. When he received the results days later, he notified management and self-isolated. That was sometime last week, but we only found out last night. Why? Management had never told the employees - they probably figured that if they knew, then they would have to test all of the employees and the airplanes would go uncleaned. No, my dad and his coworkers were left wondering "Where's Brandon?", texting him, and finding out the hard way. At this same workplace, my dad's supervisor proudly proclaimed just two months ago that she didn't believe the virus existed. "Do you guys know anyone who's gotten sick? I don't." Since then, at least three people have tested positive there. She still doesn't wear her mask at work.

So there we were, wondering if our family Christmas had become a superspreader event. We had just dropped my brother off at the airport to fly back to LA and he would be on a crowded plane for the next two hours. My father is an at-risk demographic. Enquiring minds wanted to know: were we infected?

When we arrived, the first thing I noticed was the absurd number of military fatigues everywhere. No less than six national guard members assisted us with parking in a half empty lot and showed us where the front of the building was (it was, unsurprisingly, in the front). My dad and I got out of the car. He was wearing full Niners apparel. Noticing this, a person next to us immediately chats him up and they both proceeded to pull off their masks to talk about football. We approached the building and I wondered if someone was going to scold us, but another national guard member pulled off his own mask to shout "Go Niners!" Ozymandias was wrong: there will always be football.

Inside, I sign up for my walk-in. The person assisting me is Liz, a pretty brunette and part of the half of the staff that isn't military or adjacent. She's got some fantastic boots on - as someone who likes fashion I tell her so and she earnestly thanks me. Then she tells me that she got them from her job. I ask her why the school or the medical center would buy her such nice boots. She looks at me while trying to figure out the simplest way to explain and that's when I found out some strange facts in quick succession. She's a model. She isn't volunteering, the modeling agency assigned her to do COVID testing assistance. The site was short on workers and the fire department has a working relationship with that modeling agency because they know they're "dependable workers" so they made the arrangement. I still have no idea why the modeling agency works with the Las Vegas Fire Department or why the Fire Department is the one responsible for staffing the impromptu University Medical Center testing site but I didn't care to dive in further so we both laugh about how strange the situation is. She gets me to follow her on Instagram.

Two more national guard members directed me to the testing room. I guess they didn't trust me to read the signs posted everywhere. I follow the arrows to my designated station and approach the covid test technician. She's dressed in full protective gear: faceshield, face mask, gloves, and she's even wearing a smock to keep covid off her clothes. She hands me the test kit. Then she tells me step-by-step instructions - first remove the kit from bag. Pull my mask down below my nose, but do not ever expose my mouth. Unscrew the lid... Finally I realized what was going on. "Wait, do I have to self-administer this test?" I asked. She said yes and reminded me to stay behind the table. That's when I noticed the fear of death in her eyes. She probably saw a hundred people a day at least and it would only take one of them to kill her.

So I started swabbing my own nose. The few times I had taken a test in the spring and summer, someone had done it for me. Today I had to be thorough all on my own. I reached all the way back into my nostril and began to twist in large circles like she told me. One... two... but by seven or eight I figured that was enough even though she had said fifteen. The other nostril was even less thorough - you're supposed to go as far as you can but my body was suddenly afraid of the pain. The spirit was willing, but the flesh was weak, and truthfully it's easier to have someone do it for you. I put the swab in the container, put it into the ziplock, and placed it on the table, not at all confident that I had done it correctly. I grabbed some tissues for my involuntary tears and left.

My dad leaves the makeshift testing site and is beaming with satisfaction. "See?" he tells me, "Fast and easy." We go to the White Castle to celebrate. As I ate my sliders in the parking lot I tried to process everything I had just experienced. I thought of the word pantomime. At some point I look across the street to the Bavarian restaurant on the corner and notice a couple of masked older teens holding hands. They walk in through the front door. They are on a date.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on December 29, 2020, 11:52:43 PM
bang bang niner gang  :salute
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: zomgee on December 30, 2020, 12:02:14 AM
Write more Shosta, that's good stuff.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on December 30, 2020, 01:32:42 AM
Just saw on the news that there have been 59,000 deaths in the US in the last 29 days. WTF USA?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: EightBitNate on December 30, 2020, 01:50:00 AM
Nvm wrong thread
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on December 30, 2020, 06:37:20 AM
My test came back negative  :rejoice

I still feel like shit but then it's just the flu bro  ???
Retesting is recommended if my symptoms get worse though.

Since I didn't get a flu shot this year a combination of flu + asthma makes sense I suppose.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on December 30, 2020, 06:38:45 AM
 :playa
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Trurl on December 30, 2020, 07:44:59 AM
Is losing your taste a gradual thing or is it more like a switch being flipped？

Glad to hear that you're negative, Nintex.  Hope that you continue to feel better. 🙏
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on December 30, 2020, 10:22:18 AM
Quote from: Nintex on December 30, 2020, 06:37:20 AM
My test came back negative  :rejoice

I still feel like shit but then it's just the flu bro  ???
Retesting is recommended if my symptoms get worse though.

Since I didn't get a flu shot this year a combination of flu + asthma makes sense I suppose.

How does one get the flu if they're following all precautions?

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on December 30, 2020, 10:23:11 AM
dutch directness :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Clockwork5 on December 30, 2020, 11:21:33 AM
Quote from: Nintex on December 30, 2020, 06:37:20 AM
My test came back negative  :rejoice

I still feel like shit but then it's just the flu bro  ???
Retesting is recommended if my symptoms get worse though.

Since I didn't get a flu shot this year a combination of flu + asthma makes sense I suppose.
I’m glad you’re in the clear. Though I will say, coming out on the other side of this thing doesn’t feel too bad. And while I’m not going to go crazy and kick it with crowds of people, it will feel nice to push that fear of a highly contagious, deadly virus a bit further back in my mind.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Trurl on December 30, 2020, 11:28:42 AM
As someone who is probably going to be positive in the next couple days if not today, your post is reassuring.

There's been some speculation about the long term effects of Covid.  Is there any chance that the short immunity period can point to its long term effects being less important?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Clockwork5 on December 30, 2020, 11:31:27 AM
And in all honesty I’m most grateful I didn’t give it to anyone. I guess there is a chance I brought it to a gas station I visited 2 days before my symptoms appeared (and I called them to let them know) but apart from that I just happened to be a lazy piece of shit who didn’t leave the house during those couple of days before my symptoms popped up.

I swear my ability to be perfectly content not leaving the house for days at a time has paid dividends in 2020.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on December 30, 2020, 11:43:53 AM
Quote from: james on December 30, 2020, 10:22:18 AM
Quote from: Nintex on December 30, 2020, 06:37:20 AM
My test came back negative  :rejoice

I still feel like shit but then it's just the flu bro  ???
Retesting is recommended if my symptoms get worse though.

Since I didn't get a flu shot this year a combination of flu + asthma makes sense I suppose.

How does one get the flu if they're following all precautions?
Because others aren't following the guidelines. A mask only protects others not yourself.
There's a number of occasions when you simply get close to people, for examples when they creep up behind you in supermarkets, grab your cart as you leave to take it over because there aren't any left or disabled folks in scooters zooming past you.

Going to a supermarket is like Metal Gear Solid on hard mode.

I felt much safer when I thought LADYFREEDOM294384938, VirusRealistScientist, SorosCrusher69 and ((DickThePatriot)) were just Russian bots and not living 3 blocks away from me.

Also the delivery guy sends his 12 year old kid to deliver packages these days. It's a nice kid and I'm sure his dad can use the help during these busy times but if that kid caught something, everyone he goes to has it too.  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on December 30, 2020, 11:51:57 AM
some old bloke was so close behind me in a queue yesterday that if he got a hard on he'd have poked me up the arse :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on December 30, 2020, 11:53:17 AM
Quote from: Piss Benoit on December 30, 2020, 11:51:57 AM
some old bloke was so close behind me in a queue yesterday that if he got a hard on he'd have poked me up the arse :doge

:drool  :phil  :drool
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on December 30, 2020, 11:54:30 AM
i'm lucky that the old bitch will have been impotent for at least 20 years :heh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on December 30, 2020, 11:55:07 AM
https://twitter.com/trvrb/status/1344031146808647683
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on December 30, 2020, 01:02:59 PM
People are saying the UK variant isn't deadlier based on this paper:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/948152/Technical_Briefing_VOC202012-2_Briefing_2_FINAL.pdf

Quote
The 28-day case fatality was assessed for variant cases and comparator cases. Analysis was restricted to 2,700 cases with a full 28 days elapsed since the specimendate. Among variant cases, 12 of 1,340 (0.89%) variant cases died within 28 days of their specimen date compared with 10 of 1,360 (0.73%) wild-type comparator cases; this difference was not significant (Odds ratio:1.21, p=0.65).

Based on the tiny sample, it's actually 22% deadlier. Because the difference is small and the sample size is tiny, the results are not statistically significant (in this case it is 65% likely that it's by chance [it needs to be below 5%]).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on December 30, 2020, 09:17:14 PM
+3,880

New US death record

Happy new year everyone
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Biff on December 30, 2020, 10:29:17 PM
Nintex - glad you are negative. Based on your description I thought you would be negative. I'm not a doctor but I *think* yellow phlegm is a telltale differentiator between COVID and a normal cold/flu (as in phlegm is a common symptom of the latter but not the former).

Did any Corona vets here have phlegm?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on December 31, 2020, 07:16:06 AM
Hospitals are in serious trouble, 16% of ICU personel is now sick. They want our gov to distribute vaccines ASAP as the situation is getting worse and quit stalling. They're now preparing triage plans because things will only get worse over the coming days and weeks.

Meanwhile the PM is not available for comment and every spokesperson from the department of health is on leave. Journalists are now openly calling for the government to resign and to put literally anyone else in charge of managing this crisis but the clown that is our health secretary.

Our health secretary has reponded that he will 'circle back on this' monday  :dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on December 31, 2020, 09:55:34 AM
Mom has dry cough and light fever

 :'(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on December 31, 2020, 10:12:01 AM
Quote from: james on December 31, 2020, 09:55:34 AM
Mom has dry cough and light fever

 :'(
Damn sorry to hear that.
Make sure she gets a test
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on December 31, 2020, 11:02:22 AM
Quote from: Nintex on December 31, 2020, 10:12:01 AM
Quote from: james on December 31, 2020, 09:55:34 AM
Mom has dry cough and light fever

 :'(
Damn sorry to hear that.
Make sure she gets a test

She will tomorrow if the symptoms don't go away
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: I'm a Puppy! on December 31, 2020, 11:07:05 AM
In the chronicles of "How petty is puppy?" a friend of friend who has been a Trumper-"muh rights!"-anti-lockdown-anti-mask idiot since this began not only caught it, but her whole family has it. Sorry, but my initial reaction was "Good. I hope she suffers at least as much as my friends who took it seriously." Shame about her family though. That ain't right.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on December 31, 2020, 11:17:56 AM
https://twitter.com/profshanecrotty/status/1344455912224817152
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on December 31, 2020, 11:27:32 AM
UK   +55,892 cases   and +964 deaths
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on December 31, 2020, 12:52:10 PM
Quote
We quantified the transmission advantage of the VOC [the UK Strain] relative to non-VOC lineages in two ways: as an additive increase in R that ranged between 0.4 and 0.7, and alternatively as a multiplicative increase in R that ranged between a 50% and 75% advantage. We were not able to distinguish between these two approaches in goodness-of-fit, and either is plausible mechanistically. A multiplicative transmission advantage would be expected if transmissibility had increased in all settings and individuals, while an additive advantage might reflect increases in transmissibility in specific subpopulations or contexts. More generally, the temporal context is important; these estimates of transmission advantage apply to a period where high levels of social distancing were in place in England; extrapolation to other transmission contexts, without detailed knowledge of the drivers of transmission, requires caution.
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperial-college/medicine/mrc-gida/2020-12-31-COVID19-Report-42-Preprint-VOC.pdf

Also seems to be affecting a greater proportion of under 20s.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on December 31, 2020, 01:26:48 PM
Dutch research has shown that 1 in 5 cats of a COVID infected household get infected too and 14% of dogs  :(

The new more contagious COVID strain is making things much worse for Europe in general.
Some very dark months ahead. It takes up to 2 weeks for the virus to develop and ~3 weeks before symptoms get to a point that hospitalization is necessary.
So this new wave is just 'Christmas shopping' not even all the people that had Christmas gatherings last week.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on December 31, 2020, 01:27:42 PM
Record numbers in both Ontario and Quebec.

https://twitter.com/jkwan_md/status/1344659215969882114
https://twitter.com/thestarhalifax/status/1344700905938165763
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: who is ted danson? on December 31, 2020, 01:31:28 PM
UK is totally fucked brehs  :-\
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on December 31, 2020, 01:39:32 PM
Quote from: who is ted danson? on December 31, 2020, 01:31:28 PM
UK is totally fucked brehs  :-\
Interesting thread of what they are doing and how it is different from March
https://twitter.com/rupert_pearse/status/1344640091927547910 (https://twitter.com/rupert_pearse/status/1344640091927547910)

Overall they are better organized, supplied and prepared but there's only so much they can do.  :-\

Meanwhile I still hear dumb shits playing with fireworks outside, they don't realize that if they burn themselves or lose a hand there will be literally no one to help them.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on December 31, 2020, 01:43:58 PM
Someone vaccinate me please
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on December 31, 2020, 01:45:37 PM
https://twitter.com/djarovsky/status/1344709406202724354
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on December 31, 2020, 03:05:01 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/SamPancher/status/1339704422201483270

 :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Clockwork5 on December 31, 2020, 03:13:54 PM
This UK mutation will take over the west within months. I guess it’s just a race to vaccinate the at risk folks before the British Invasion. If we can’t stop covid 1.0 there is no reason to think this won’t quickly escalate the pandemic.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: OnlyRegret on December 31, 2020, 05:14:34 PM
Crossed 350k to ring in the new year, crazy to think about how not too long ago 100k was "an incalculable loss" and people just went numb.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: OnlyRegret on December 31, 2020, 05:22:21 PM
In other American news

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-vaccine-aurora-medical-center-grafton-wisconsin-hospital-worker-fired/

5augi and the microchips both needing armed escorts soon
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on January 01, 2021, 01:09:23 AM
thought I had sawr a tweet about that happening in colorado  :thinking
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on January 01, 2021, 01:59:45 AM
Quote from: I'm a Puppy! on December 31, 2020, 11:07:05 AM
In the chronicles of "How petty is puppy?" a friend of friend who has been a Trumper-"muh rights!"-anti-lockdown-anti-mask idiot since this began not only caught it, but her whole family has it. Sorry, but my initial reaction was "Good. I hope she suffers at least as much as my friends who took it seriously." Shame about her family though. That ain't right.
That ain't petty. That's justice. Feel bad for her family, especially if they were following the rules.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on January 01, 2021, 02:02:51 AM
Quote from: Nintex on December 31, 2020, 07:16:06 AM
Hospitals are in serious trouble, 16% of ICU personel is now sick. They want our gov to distribute vaccines ASAP as the situation is getting worse and quit stalling. They're now preparing triage plans because things will only get worse over the coming days and weeks.

Meanwhile the PM is not available for comment and every spokesperson from the department of health is on leave. Journalists are now openly calling for the government to resign and to put literally anyone else in charge of managing this crisis but the clown that is our health secretary.

Our health secretary has reponded that he will 'circle back on this' monday  :dead
That's pretty fucked up. Having worked in government media teams for many years, that's a pretty huge red flag that the government is absolutely not in control, and the situation is probably much worse than the journalists are assuming.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on January 01, 2021, 07:54:05 AM
Quote from: Potato on January 01, 2021, 02:02:51 AM
Quote from: Nintex on December 31, 2020, 07:16:06 AM
Hospitals are in serious trouble, 16% of ICU personel is now sick. They want our gov to distribute vaccines ASAP as the situation is getting worse and quit stalling. They're now preparing triage plans because things will only get worse over the coming days and weeks.

Meanwhile the PM is not available for comment and every spokesperson from the department of health is on leave. Journalists are now openly calling for the government to resign and to put literally anyone else in charge of managing this crisis but the clown that is our health secretary.

Our health secretary has reponded that he will 'circle back on this' monday  :dead
That's pretty fucked up. Having worked in government media teams for many years, that's a pretty huge red flag that the government is absolutely not in control, and the situation is probably much worse than the journalists are assuming.
It certainly is, but there's another big non-COVID related scandal that has tainted this government beyond repair.
Word from The Hague is that they will resign next week over that other scandal to cover up this COVID scandal.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Our health minister basically set himself on fire because early this month he announced he wasn't going to run in the next election as party leader for the Christian Democrats because he wanted to focus on the COVID pandemic.
But then over the last 2 weeks he has given about a dozen interviews. He got the job because the previous health minister literally collapsed during a parliamentary debate.
Now it turns out that this new guy can't do anything right and there were some leaks already of other government officials involved in the COVID crisis calling his ideas 'moronic'.

I don't think he's a bad person, he's just in over his head. He used to be a school teacher, became a civil servant and eventually moved up the ranks within his party (mostly because of his looks, social skills and local politics).
He's not going to be the guy that's going to pressure people to stay over during the weekends or fire those that fail. Considering his family first approach I highly doubt he does any overtime himself.
Which is probably why he circles back on Monday, because he's not working during the weekends.
Our PM is cunning, I think that he knew that this whole thing would blow up anyway after they initially botched their 'herd immunity' approach. They've fallen behind ever since and all the healthcare cuts he enacted during his 3 terms have now bit him in the ass.
My guess is that he picked poor Hugo because he knew that it wouldn't matter who would lead this response as long as they had some political experience and he was the easiest scapegoat.
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I don't think our PM expected Hugo to say things like: "The German vaccination program is only symbolic and great for the cameras, we're starting later because we want to be more thorough and efficient"
The official story from the government is that local doctors were supposed to distribute the vaccine but the packages are too large (1000 vials each) and because Pfizer refuses to deliver smaller packaging they can't store them.
Plus, they had anticipated that another vaccine would be approved quicker that required less elaborate storing facilities. So now the plan is to only inject nursing home staff and other very specific groups and then wait for that other vaccine.
Meanwhile we have about 100k sitting in storage (and more arriving daily) unused. The head of ICU planning is so furious that he said that if they don't start vaccinations of hospital staff on Monday he will personally come and take them.
And while every second counts, the government says that it doesn't matter if we start now or in 2 weeks or a month.

The Germans have admitted than they couldn't vaccinate a million people like they wanted and they have logistical problems too but they're nearing the 100k mark, which means they've already saved a significant number of lives.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on January 01, 2021, 02:28:26 PM
https://twitter.com/emily_fri/status/1345031650980278273

https://twitter.com/emily_fri/status/1345033908124082177

https://twitter.com/TheTNHoller/status/1338861870581567492


 :corona_mj
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on January 01, 2021, 03:19:46 PM
Can someone explain the taste loss?

Like if you eat something spicy you don't feel it?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on January 01, 2021, 03:44:03 PM
Quote from: Stro on January 01, 2021, 03:39:35 PM
Do you know what taste is? Imagine then that you taste nothing when you eat.

So could you go to one of those places where your win a prize if you eat their spiciest wings and just nail it?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on January 01, 2021, 04:01:28 PM
 :delicious
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: shosta on January 01, 2021, 04:39:28 PM
Quote from: Stro on January 01, 2021, 03:39:35 PM
Do you know what taste is?
:dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on January 02, 2021, 02:17:15 PM
Mom tested positive.

Dog is in critical care.

According to my Garmin my blood oxygen level is low.

Happy 2021 everyone
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on January 02, 2021, 02:27:57 PM
Bless up
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on January 02, 2021, 02:34:51 PM
Quote from: james on January 02, 2021, 02:17:15 PM
Mom tested positive.

Dog is in critical care.

According to my Garmin my blood oxygen level is low.

Happy 2021 everyone

bless up, little buddy
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 02, 2021, 02:38:44 PM
Sorry man
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on January 02, 2021, 03:01:16 PM
 Denmark - percentage of samples that were B.1.1.7 over the last four weeks: 0.2, 0.5, 0.9, and 2.3
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on January 02, 2021, 05:49:47 PM
https://twitter.com/Crommunist/status/1345469173518856192

https://twitter.com/Crommunist/status/1345471280716234752


 :gaas :gbcry :piss2
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on January 02, 2021, 05:59:53 PM
The brits? More like the shits! :corona_rodney
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on January 02, 2021, 08:38:24 PM
Accepting international tourists in a global pandemic  :what
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on January 02, 2021, 09:14:40 PM
Quote from: james on January 02, 2021, 02:17:15 PM
Mom tested positive.

Dog is in critical care.

According to my Garmin my blood oxygen level is low.

Happy 2021 everyone
Get a test too
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on January 02, 2021, 10:44:26 PM
Quote from: Potato on January 02, 2021, 08:38:24 PM
Accepting international tourists in a global pandemic  :what

Seems to work well enough when people follow the rules.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on January 02, 2021, 10:55:36 PM
Quote from: Potato on January 02, 2021, 08:38:24 PM
Accepting international tourists in a global pandemic  :what
he has a house there, not a tourist!  ;)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on January 02, 2021, 11:52:25 PM
https://twitter.com/TazzyStar/status/1345500119077044224

 :corona_mj
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on January 03, 2021, 08:37:09 AM
UK is going to open the schools on Monday but will likely introduce more strict measures.
The NHS did however clear the AstraZenica vaccine for use and will be the first in the world to administer it to the population.

It is expected that after tuesday Germany will extend the lockdown that was supposed to end January 10th to January 31st.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: EchoRin on January 03, 2021, 09:04:48 AM
Tested negative for COVID-19 yesterday. Flying back home tomorrow to the land of the FREE :american.

Only reason I got tested was because I'm traveling through Amsterdam. Had I traveled directly from Prague to the States I wouldn't even need a test  :lol

Quote from: james on January 01, 2021, 03:44:03 PM
Quote from: Stro on January 01, 2021, 03:39:35 PM
Do you know what taste is? Imagine then that you taste nothing when you eat.

So could you go to one of those places where your win a prize if you eat their spiciest wings and just nail it?

Friend who had COVID and lost his taste during the ordeal could still tell if things were spicy or salty and so on. So nah that world's hottest pepper would still wreck ya.

Quote from: Skullfuckers Anonymous on December 31, 2020, 03:05:01 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/SamPancher/status/1339704422201483270

 :doge

I hope Brazil didn't order Krokodil since we talking about turning into scallies  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on January 03, 2021, 02:13:00 PM
Quote from: Nintex on January 02, 2021, 09:14:40 PM
Quote from: james on January 02, 2021, 02:17:15 PM
Mom tested positive.

Dog is in critical care.

According to my Garmin my blood oxygen level is low.

Happy 2021 everyone
Get a test too

She works at a hospital so she got vip treatment. Immediate test and result 4 hours later.

Plebs like me business hours only, so tomorrow maybe

We had to euthanize our dog yesterday.

There's a lot I want to write but I also can't
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on January 03, 2021, 04:47:26 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eq1hdznXEAQVOv7?format=jpg&name=large)

 :titus
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mr Gilhaney on January 03, 2021, 07:25:45 PM
https://twitter.com/WarcraftMeme/status/1345875564243120129

F
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Post by: Nintex on January 03, 2021, 07:36:45 PM
RIP King  :'(

If a man who likely hasn't left his house since 2004 died of COVID I fear for the future of humanity.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on January 04, 2021, 12:28:42 AM
https://twitter.com/SamBraslow/status/1345931974951636997
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Transhuman on January 04, 2021, 03:02:39 AM
I'm surprised there weren't more human genocide/doomsday cults trying to advocate against mask wearing. I guess there's more legal repercussions if you admit you want people to die, instead of just saying "I don't care if people die".
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on January 04, 2021, 03:48:58 AM
https://youtu.be/uENyOGnUH8c

5auGi wrecked :titus
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on January 04, 2021, 04:37:44 AM
That’s it. I’m going to eliminate 5auGi  :bolo

spoiler (click to show/hide)
His Mii fighter in Smash Bros. that is  :miyamoto
[close]
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on January 04, 2021, 12:37:23 PM
Our government released their vaccination strategy.
Looks like the bulk will be distributed between May - September.
They expect that everyone who needs a shot gets one before Q4 2021.

At this time they're not planning to vaccinate anyone younger than 18.


Across the pond posh bane

https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1346114270040383490 (https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1346114270040383490)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on January 04, 2021, 03:48:14 PM
https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1346194663359787014
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on January 04, 2021, 04:25:58 PM
Boris has announced a national lockdown

https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1346204254587916290 (https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1346204254587916290)

Lockdown likely lasts until the Middle of February.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 04, 2021, 04:34:08 PM
Ontario has three more of UK-varient.   Canada's vacine rollout seems to have been pretty lackluster so far. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Lonewulfeus on January 04, 2021, 04:42:47 PM
Reactive lockdowns instead of proactive lockdowns for the win!  If the us was smart, they’d lock down now before the spread of the uk variant gets worse.  Not gonna happen though :killme
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on January 04, 2021, 04:47:27 PM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on January 04, 2021, 04:42:47 PM
Reactive lockdowns instead of proactive lockdowns for the win!  If the us was smart, they’d lock down now before the spread of the uk variant gets worse.  Not gonna happen though :killme
During the weekend Boris said that schools would remain open. Something has them more worried than usual.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on January 04, 2021, 04:55:26 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on January 04, 2021, 04:34:08 PM
Ontario has three more of UK-varient.   Canada's vacine rollout seems to have been pretty lackluster so far.
Silver living: three travelled or had close contact with someone who traveled outside the country.

Canada is at 0.31% with one vaccine dose (Israel at 14.1%). We should be good by 2031. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on January 04, 2021, 05:19:50 PM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on January 04, 2021, 04:42:47 PM
Reactive lockdowns instead of proactive lockdowns for the win!  If the us was smart, they’d lock down now before the spread of the uk variant gets worse.  Not gonna happen though :killme

We had a proactive lockdown. In March. For about a week. Then we decided we didn't need to do that anymore.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on January 04, 2021, 06:18:58 PM
NATO governments

(https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/mobile/000/024/193/qtd2avR.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on January 04, 2021, 07:00:38 PM
Got tested.

Odd feeling but I thought it would be worse.

Nurse was cute

Results in 24 hours
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on January 04, 2021, 07:04:04 PM
Quote from: james on January 04, 2021, 07:00:38 PM
Got tested.

Odd feeling but I thought it would be worse.

Nurse was cute

Results in 24 hours
Lots of folks are worried about testing, but it's not as exciting or scary as it sounds.
I mostly blame the media because whenever they air something about testing you see B-roll footage of hospitals and whatnot.
They just swab twice and it's done it takes like 10 seconds.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on January 04, 2021, 07:22:52 PM
Quote from: Nintex on January 04, 2021, 07:04:04 PM
Quote from: james on January 04, 2021, 07:00:38 PM
Got tested.

Odd feeling but I thought it would be worse.

Nurse was cute

Results in 24 hours
Lots of folks are worried about testing, but it's not as exciting or scary as it sounds.
I mostly blame the media because whenever they air something about testing you see B-roll footage of hospitals and whatnot.
They just swab twice and it's done it takes like 10 seconds.

I remember the infographics where they showed the stick basically poking into your brain

I was pretty terrified ngl
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: I'm a Puppy! on January 05, 2021, 11:26:09 AM
15 deaths last night.

(keep in mind at our peak in the summer we were at 5-7)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on January 05, 2021, 11:35:59 AM
https://twitter.com/BBCBreaking/status/1346494197063409664
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on January 05, 2021, 11:38:02 AM
Quebec is going to do a full lockdown (including construction) and curfew.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: I'm a Puppy! on January 05, 2021, 11:47:12 AM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on January 05, 2021, 11:35:59 AM
https://twitter.com/BBCBreaking/status/1346494197063409664
Those are amateur numbers.
 :usacry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Raist on January 05, 2021, 11:59:48 AM
Quote from: I'm a Puppy! on January 05, 2021, 11:47:12 AM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on January 05, 2021, 11:35:59 AM
https://twitter.com/BBCBreaking/status/1346494197063409664
Those are amateur numbers.
 :usacry

Higher than muhrica, per capita.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on January 05, 2021, 12:08:19 PM
EU has nearly closed a deal for another 300 million Pfzier vaccines. :money

Would bring the total EU order from Pfizer to 600 million.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 05, 2021, 12:41:07 PM
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20210104-egypt-entire-icu-ward-dies-after-oxygen-supply-fails/

Jesus
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on January 05, 2021, 12:44:31 PM
Quote from: Nintex on January 05, 2021, 12:08:19 PM
EU has nearly closed a deal for another 300 million Pfzier vaccines. :money

Would bring the total EU order from Pfizer to 600 million.

and they will go to the jerries first :oreilly
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on January 05, 2021, 01:17:03 PM
Today:

- The first Dutch baby died of COVID, although it had other health issues too
- Our government regrets their mistakes with the vaccination strategy
- Health Minister calls making mistakes "part of the job" won't resign as of yet
- Hospitals sued the government for refusing to fund additional ICU beds
- Lockdown has no 'measurable' effect as of yet, cases above 10k again
- PM Rutte agrees with opposition leader Wilders that every jab counts and the sooner we start vaccinating the better
but he doesn't share the view that delaying vaccination by 2 weeks has or will ultimately lead to more deaths

- PM is not hopeful that lockdown can be lifted after January 19th  :doge

Quote from: Piss Benoit on January 05, 2021, 12:44:31 PM
Quote from: Nintex on January 05, 2021, 12:08:19 PM
EU has nearly closed a deal for another 300 million Pfzier vaccines. :money

Would bring the total EU order from Pfizer to 600 million.

and they will go to the jerries first :oreilly
Can't blame them if all we do is keep them on storage. By now we have 300k vaccines waiting for use.  :doge
Tommorow the first vaccine will be administered to a nursing home worker.  :doge

Just in, German lockdown extended to January 31st.
- Number of people outside of the household Germans can meet with is reduced from 5 to 1
- Travel restricted to a 15km radius in most hard hit areas
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on January 05, 2021, 02:13:37 PM
Got my test results back.

Ladies and gentlemen,

James has fallen
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on January 05, 2021, 02:16:28 PM
 :corona_mj
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on January 05, 2021, 02:19:05 PM
Quote from: james on January 05, 2021, 02:13:37 PM
Got my test results back.

Ladies and gentlemen,

James has fallen
:fbm

Get well soon breh

Water and Vitamin D are important and make sure to use a health app to measure your blood oxygen and heart rate.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Ghoul on January 05, 2021, 02:21:04 PM
UK is going back to lockdown, our case numbers per day are just gonna keep rising because people did whatever the fuck they wanted at christmas.

Lockdown looking late march end, they say middle of feb, but I've heard that shit before, it'll be late march at the very earliest I'm preparing for it to be later tbh.

We have 2.7M current cases in the UK and 2.3 million of those are in England alone. This new strain is ripping through the country.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on January 05, 2021, 02:42:43 PM
Quote from: james on January 05, 2021, 02:13:37 PM
Got my test results back.

Ladies and gentlemen,

James has fallen

https://youtu.be/-15VC4Yxzys

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RO-OobNCXG4/UYiJq-d8LHI/AAAAAAAALnI/Jlvw0-HZLMk/s1600/bush-mission-accomplished-iraq-thumbsup.jpg)

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on January 05, 2021, 04:00:22 PM
Quote from: james on January 05, 2021, 02:13:37 PM
Got my test results back.

Ladies and gentlemen,

James has fallen

I knew your custom of french kissing your mom goodbye was going to catch up to you eventually.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on January 05, 2021, 04:08:47 PM
https://twitter.com/huntersowards3/status/1346562607826681856

edit:
24 are newly confirmed by whole genome sequencing and are believed to have no travel history and to have come from 19 different households.
 :killme
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on January 05, 2021, 04:14:36 PM
Covid-20 dropping
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Clockwork5 on January 05, 2021, 04:37:11 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on January 05, 2021, 12:41:07 PM
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20210104-egypt-entire-icu-ward-dies-after-oxygen-supply-fails/

Jesus
That nurse in the video balled up on the floor...
God, that’s grim.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on January 05, 2021, 04:54:59 PM
https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1346570417532760068


 :shaking
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 05, 2021, 05:11:05 PM
Something like this was already in place from the 28th and said not to transport patients who don't have a heart beat to the hospital.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on January 05, 2021, 06:13:20 PM
Quote from: Clockwork5 on January 05, 2021, 04:37:11 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on January 05, 2021, 12:41:07 PM
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20210104-egypt-entire-icu-ward-dies-after-oxygen-supply-fails/

Jesus
That nurse in the video balled up on the floor...
God, that’s grim.

Quote
Also trending was a picture of a nurse wearing her full scrubs, sitting on the floor in the corner of the unit, in shock at what was happening.

Reports have stated that the nurse was fined for "not working during hard times."

 :killme
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: I'm a Puppy! on January 05, 2021, 06:26:48 PM
It's a big problem. something like 20-25% of the nursing force is expected to quit or pursue a different career "after this is over" and while there's a reported surge in people wanting to become nurses or doctors they're a ways off and I don't doubt many of them have been turned off after this episode.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on January 05, 2021, 06:34:16 PM
soon enough being a doctor or a nurse will be a job only a mexican illegal would do  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: EchoRin on January 05, 2021, 06:41:01 PM
Give out Green Cards to foreign medical staff. People would jump on that opportunity.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 05, 2021, 06:50:47 PM
As a Canadian, that sucks since it leads to brain drain and because the US hospital system is so broke they pay crazy prices for doctors.   
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on January 05, 2021, 07:39:18 PM
Our public broadcaster produced a live TV show called: 'The night of the vaccination' because tommorow the first Dutch healthcare worker will be vaccinated and it kicks off our nation wide vaccination campaign.
It featured medical experts, medical staff, vaccine researchers and also some random people giving their take on the vaccinations.

The poll showed that 75% of the Dutch population are open to taking the vaccination, 15% don't.
99% of the people open to vaccination want the vaccine to protect their friends and family but mandatory vaccination is not supported.
With medical staff that number was higher: 90% y / 10% n and this is great news considering the usual coverage of the flu shot among medical staff is about 30%.

67% still trusts the government and backs the PM's Covid response, which is fairly high considering all the fuck ups.
The numbers surprised everybody the anti-vax movement is very vocal and organized but not as large as first expected.

Overall I feel like they should've produced something like this much sooner. I felt they explained quite well things like how the vaccine was made, how it was done so quickly and what's actually in it.
It was also nice to hear from people and scientists actually working in the labs, hospitals and nursery homes what their experiences and challenges are without having the filter of some politician or spokesperson talking on behalf of them.

I think the moment that hit the hardest was the story the woman told who is getting vaccinated tommorow about her work in caring for dementia patients and having to turn around so the patients can hug her shoulder.
She can't explain any of this to them and she's not able to completely ignore them as that would be inhumane and she's the only contact most of those people are allowed to see.
She also told a story about being the only one in the room when someone died because the family could not be there because of COVID.
People on social media delivering hot takes about MSM propaganda and 'truth videos' throughout the show suddenly went completely silent for a moment.

Wilders has also announced today he's taking the vaccine. Although he does not believe that all the lockdown measures the government has enacted are effective, he called on everyone to take the vaccine once it is available.
Among his supporters there were a lot of people undecided or afraid and his endorsement of the vaccine is a big blow to the anti-vax movement. It probably results in the undecided people accepting the vaccine increasing the yes share from 75% to as high as 90%.

That ironically leaves Baudet and van Haga whose FVD party has collapsed(because of soros conspiracies, a failed coup in his party ranks and antisemitism scandals) along with DENK (the minority party of the Turks and Moroccans) as the sole anti-vaxxers in parliament.  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: I'm a Puppy! on January 06, 2021, 03:04:56 PM
Level 4 on used vents now (Level 4 is the highest you can go). That means we're level 4s across all metrics. And we're still about 4-5 days away from the new year's surge. WHEEEE!!!!
 :existential
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on January 06, 2021, 03:19:18 PM
Quote
Poland registers biggest number of yearly deaths since end of World War II

During 2020, there were 475,253 deaths in Poland . . .

That represents a far higher figure than in any year since 1946, while it is also significantly above the average of just under 400,000 annual deaths recorded in recent times.

Even if one takes into account the fact that Poland has a larger overall population today than in the past, the figure of 12.4 deaths per 1,000 inhabitants in 2020 is still the highest since the war.
https://newsbook.com.mt/en/poland-registered-biggest-number-of-yearly-deaths-since-end-of-world-war-ii/
edit:
The rate of 12.4 was hit in 1951. Total deaths in 46 was only 335,000. Obviously much higher in the years from 39-45. My guess it's the highest total since 45 and highest rate since 51.

edit 2:
Official stats are capturing fewer than half of all COVID deaths.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on January 06, 2021, 05:35:55 PM
https://twitter.com/rid1tweets/status/1346939473465110535

The South African variant is worrisome.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on January 06, 2021, 08:51:49 PM
+259,807   +4,068
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on January 06, 2021, 09:06:20 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on January 06, 2021, 08:51:49 PM
+259,807   +4,068

4100 now

I do believe that's a record
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: ToxicAdam on January 06, 2021, 09:12:09 PM
Kind of a fitting bookend for what’s happening in the Capitol on the same day.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on January 06, 2021, 10:20:53 PM
Bookend?

Its Wednesday
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on January 07, 2021, 02:51:29 PM
NY State is now at 2,007 deaths per million.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on January 07, 2021, 06:00:29 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on January 07, 2021, 02:51:29 PM
NY State is now at 2,007 deaths per million.

Cuomo should update his book
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on January 07, 2021, 06:14:08 PM
Brazil record high of 87,134 new cases. Deaths officially over 200k.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 07, 2021, 07:51:11 PM
https://twitter.com/jackhauen/status/1347204144877203460
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on January 07, 2021, 09:02:02 PM
   +274,190   +4,134
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Post by: Great Rumbler on January 07, 2021, 09:37:45 PM
Over 8000 corona deaths in the US in the past 48 hours. :mjcry
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Post by: OnlyRegret on January 07, 2021, 09:47:02 PM
whew, flirting with official 300k cases/day, the new normal just goes up
usa hurtling towards 400k and the world towards 2 million deaths

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Post by: Flannel Boy on January 08, 2021, 10:38:19 AM
https://twitter.com/celliottability/status/1347562144963948544

 :killme
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Post by: Flannel Boy on January 08, 2021, 11:16:30 AM
UK records: 68,053 positive cases and 1,325 deaths.
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Post by: BIONIC on January 08, 2021, 11:33:33 AM
James, are you dead yet?
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Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on January 08, 2021, 12:10:27 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/winsjuliet/status/1347584146986692609

https://mobile.twitter.com/jorgearangure/status/1347583732451061767

Can’t wait for Cuomo to talk about this in the second edition of his Covid-19 book.
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Post by: james on January 08, 2021, 12:55:18 PM
Quote from: BIONIC on January 08, 2021, 11:33:33 AM
James, are you dead yet?

Im good but my mom is in bad shape
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: I'm a Puppy! on January 08, 2021, 01:47:42 PM
Get my vaccine first dose Tuesday!
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Post by: Potato on January 08, 2021, 04:42:47 PM
My city recorded one case of the UK variant in a quarantine hotel cleaner. She was circulating in the community from 2 January for five days while infectious.

We just started a three-day lockdown to allow contact tracing to catch up. Hope they get this under control quickly. I don't really fancy going back to restricted movements again. We've had relatively restriction-free lives and no community transmission for more than three months and for most of the pandemic really.
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Post by: zomgee on January 08, 2021, 06:16:19 PM
Just got my first dose. I am so lucky.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 08, 2021, 06:57:26 PM
Send me vials of your blood.  I want to drink it so I can be safe again. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on January 08, 2021, 06:58:05 PM
https://twitter.com/skarlamangla/status/1347665885167669248
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on January 08, 2021, 07:33:32 PM
https://twitter.com/AdamJKucharski/status/1347531073807409152
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Post by: Flannel Boy on January 08, 2021, 08:45:24 PM
+300,621

Didn’t expect that.
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Post by: team filler on January 08, 2021, 11:20:32 PM
what did you expect?  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: zomgee on January 09, 2021, 02:50:08 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on January 08, 2021, 06:57:26 PM
Send me vials of your blood.  I want to drink it so I can be safe again.

Does Canada accept pee?
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 09, 2021, 11:48:38 AM
I think so, as long as it has been more than three months since your last sexual contact with a man since our laws are outdated. 
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Post by: zomgee on January 09, 2021, 02:39:56 PM
...can you wait a month, then?
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Post by: Nintex on January 10, 2021, 04:48:59 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ErZfuCdW4AYenom?format=jpg)

 :idont
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Post by: chronovore on January 10, 2021, 08:09:41 PM
Quote from: I'm a Puppy! on January 05, 2021, 06:26:48 PM
It's a big problem. something like 20-25% of the nursing force is expected to quit or pursue a different career "after this is over" and while there's a reported surge in people wanting to become nurses or doctors they're a ways off and I don't doubt many of them have been turned off after this episode.

I'd expect to see many nurses go full Rorschak after this, where people whine "Save us," and they say, "No." Having the virus-denier shitbirds out there, being childish and willingly risking everyone's lives, definitively putting their own convenience before others' health, and ultimately overwhelming the caregivers' capacity? Fuck you. You made your bed. Lie in it.

I'm coldhearted about this, likely, but rather than confirming heartbeat to prioritized if they can be transported to the hospital, do a quick Facebook check, and see if they've been a virus denier or even willfully ignoring precautions. Let that be the metric.
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Post by: Nintex on January 11, 2021, 10:20:45 AM
In London the infection rate is 1:30
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Post by: I'm a Puppy! on January 11, 2021, 11:55:20 AM
Quote from: chronovore on January 10, 2021, 08:09:41 PM
Quote from: I'm a Puppy! on January 05, 2021, 06:26:48 PM
It's a big problem. something like 20-25% of the nursing force is expected to quit or pursue a different career "after this is over" and while there's a reported surge in people wanting to become nurses or doctors they're a ways off and I don't doubt many of them have been turned off after this episode.

I'd expect to see many nurses go full Rorschak after this, where people whine "Save us," and they say, "No." Having the virus-denier shitbirds out there, being childish and willingly risking everyone's lives, definitively putting their own convenience before others' health, and ultimately overwhelming the caregivers' capacity? Fuck you. You made your bed. Lie in it.

I'm coldhearted about this, likely, but rather than confirming heartbeat to prioritized if they can be transported to the hospital, do a quick Facebook check, and see if they've been a virus denier or even willfully ignoring precautions. Let that be the metric.
Yeah, I've had so many providers tell me that they're having a difficult time and have totally lost faith in the populations they serve. Even those that support the doctors. I've seen data analysts just get up and quit because they were handed a person they had to contact trace for and they're like "This person had COVID and went to a party with 80 people and of those 4 others actively had COVID and knew it too?" And they just got up and left.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on January 11, 2021, 01:52:31 PM
https://twitter.com/NYGovCuomo/status/1348673192609591296

 :doge
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Post by: james on January 11, 2021, 01:53:57 PM
Mom is getting better. Her voice is back. She can talk without coughing.

Steroids for MVP
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Post by: BIONIC on January 12, 2021, 12:21:50 AM
Quote from: filler on January 11, 2021, 01:52:31 PM
https://twitter.com/NYGovCuomo/status/1348673192609591296

 :doge

(https://s7d2.scene7.com/is/image/TWCNews/Cuomo_Book_51908)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 12, 2021, 10:26:03 AM
(https://i.redd.it/rok3txx53xa61.jpg)
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 12, 2021, 11:35:38 AM
Watching the Ontario press conference now about the new projections.  Straight up said we are on a path to become like California.   

edit:  ~17% positivity rate in elementary school aged children.
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Post by: Clockwork5 on January 12, 2021, 11:39:05 AM
Finally getting my sense of taste and smell back over the past two days. Thank god, it had been about three weeks.  I feel like they are still a bit muted but it’s hard to tell.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on January 12, 2021, 12:00:18 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on January 12, 2021, 11:35:38 AM
Watching the Ontario press conference now about the new projections.  Straight up said we are on a path to become like California.   

edit:  ~17% positivity rate in elementary school aged children.

Eight new cases of the UK variant, though the SA one may be worse:
https://twitter.com/InfectiousDz/status/1349004889658109954
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 12, 2021, 12:03:29 PM
The whole conference has been pretty worrying.  If Ford does nothing because he floated the idea of curfews and it got shot down, I'll be very disappointed.   
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 12, 2021, 01:07:04 PM
(https://i.redd.it/mveu7ml4yxa61.jpg)

:dead
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 12, 2021, 01:35:07 PM
We are finally getting a real lockdown.  No schools till Feb 10th, stay at home orders.  Should have happened in Dec but at least it is something. 
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Post by: Nintex on January 12, 2021, 01:36:24 PM
Lockdown extended to February 9th

Government is very concerned about th British virus.
Curfew might be implemented as well, no final decision on that yet.

 :corona_rodney
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Post by: Clockwork5 on January 12, 2021, 02:00:32 PM
Pure naval gazing speculation here but it’s scary how this is lining up similarly to the Spanish Flu. A more contagious mutation in its second year that could potentially send deaths soaring.
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Post by: james on January 12, 2021, 02:10:38 PM
Quote from: Clockwork5 on January 12, 2021, 02:00:32 PM
Pure naval gazing speculation here but it’s scary how this is lining up similarly to the Spanish Flu. A more contagious mutation in its second year that could potentially send deaths soaring.

No one could have possibly predicted this!
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Post by: Nintex on January 12, 2021, 02:16:59 PM
Also they kept saying everyone younger than 21 had nothing to worry about and now it turns out infection rates are soaring among younger people.

Again nobody could've predicted that.
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Post by: Nintex on January 12, 2021, 02:40:52 PM
https://twitter.com/Razer/status/1349068481421955072 (https://twitter.com/Razer/status/1349068481421955072)

C Y B E R P U NK  2 0 2 1
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Post by: I'm a Puppy! on January 12, 2021, 03:48:01 PM
Got my first vaccine today. It was easily the least painful injection I've ever gotten. It barely registers at all, but one of the more immediate muscle pain injections I've gotten in recent memory. No other symptoms or anything yet, just a sore as hell arm.
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Post by: Nintex on January 12, 2021, 04:46:25 PM
https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1349096526757457923 (https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1349096526757457923)

 :anhuld
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 12, 2021, 04:47:02 PM
:(
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Post by: OnlyRegret on January 12, 2021, 05:13:08 PM
so how much worse can things get, feels like I've been reading about things being on the precipice of collapse for months 
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Post by: I'm a Puppy! on January 12, 2021, 05:27:20 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on January 12, 2021, 05:13:08 PM
so how much worse can things get, feels like I've been reading about things being on the precipice of collapse for months
We have been on the precipice. At least here. We've been between 85-97% capacity regularly. We're close anything further goes wrong and we're in a bad spot. Current projections are that we'll be here til about April where, hopefully, it'll start going down again.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 12, 2021, 05:27:47 PM
Seeing the modelling of the UK variant today actually scared me and I think I haven't really been worried about the future since like April.  I wish Canada could be doing the amount of vaccinations the US is doing right now. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Bebpo on January 12, 2021, 05:32:17 PM
I've seen so many obituaries for friends of friends and family friends in the last week or two in So Cal it's crazy & scary af. Three deaths this week. One was a family friend in their late 60s w/cancer, another was the daughter of a family friend in her 40s who had a stroke and then died of blood poisoning, another was a friend who runs a ramen restaurant's co-worker who had a heart attack at 25 while sick with covid.

fuck.
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Post by: Bebpo on January 12, 2021, 05:35:38 PM
Also the county health website for my county is very informative about groups currently vaccinating and ETA for upcoming groups. It has February down as ETA for my group (16-64 with health issues) and my parents group (65-74). I don't know how accurate it is given all the news about the terribly slow rollout that sucks everywhere, but I'm hoping they know how they're getting their info from and I can really get a first shot vaccine by the end of February and be vaccinated by the end of March.
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Post by: zomgee on January 12, 2021, 05:49:11 PM
Quote from: I'm a Puppy! on January 12, 2021, 03:48:01 PM
Got my first vaccine today. It was easily the least painful injection I've ever gotten. It barely registers at all, but one of the more immediate muscle pain injections I've gotten in recent memory. No other symptoms or anything yet, just a sore as hell arm.

Mine took like 3 days to stop hurting.
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Post by: OnlyRegret on January 12, 2021, 06:15:10 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on January 12, 2021, 05:32:17 PM
I've seen so many obituaries for friends of friends and family friends in the last week or two in So Cal it's crazy & scary af. Three deaths this week. One was a family friend in their late 60s w/cancer, another was the daughter of a family friend in her 40s who had a stroke and then died of blood poisoning, another was a friend who runs a ramen restaurant's co-worker who had a heart attack at 25 while sick with covid.

fuck.

Didn't you post earlier, like a while back, about people in your circle being of the plandemic variety? Gotta be infuriating to see things unfold there.
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Post by: Bebpo on January 12, 2021, 09:29:22 PM
I mean that's all of So Cal in general.

But yeah friends in my circle who are 20-35 are still gathering in small gatherings without masks every few weeks and putting up photos on social media. None of them have officially gotten Covid, but wouldn't be surprised if some of them were asymptomatic and got it at some point.
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Post by: Bebpo on January 12, 2021, 11:44:44 PM
Actually nm on the grouping for vaccines. CA and OC changed their policy and are immediately vaccinating anyone 65 and over starting tomorrow? So my parents might get in pretty soon.

No change for the 16-64 w/health conditions group yet though. Which is fine.


Also I was looking on the news and saw fear mongering stuff about the new mutation in south africa that is everywhere already that beats some of the antibodies created by vaccines -_- Definitely a little worried about this. Was hoping that vaccines would be the endgame and the world can move on once enough people are vaccinated. This could fuck up things immensely.
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Post by: james on January 13, 2021, 01:26:33 AM
New death record

+4,281
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Post by: Nintex on January 13, 2021, 03:26:13 PM
Oh god, our head of disease control issued another statement after his previous zingers such as 'Masks are completely useless' and 'people party in small groups' as well as 'care workers are poorly educated thus increasing the spread'.

He now says kids aren't in any danger and schools can just re-open.  :doge
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Post by: ToxicAdam on January 13, 2021, 05:05:43 PM
CEO of Moderna says Covid will become endemic. :(

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Post by: james on January 13, 2021, 05:40:15 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on January 13, 2021, 05:05:43 PM
CEO of Moderna says Covid will become endemic. :(

Fuckers probably made the vaccine on purpose to require an annual booster.

$$$$$
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: I'm a Puppy! on January 13, 2021, 05:48:22 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on January 13, 2021, 05:05:43 PM
CEO of Moderna says Covid will become endemic. :(
I'd say it already is.
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Post by: Great Rumbler on January 13, 2021, 07:04:38 PM
Quote from: james on January 13, 2021, 05:40:15 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on January 13, 2021, 05:05:43 PM
CEO of Moderna says Covid will become endemic. :(

Fuckers probably made the vaccine on purpose to require an annual booster.

$$$$$

No, he means it'll be endemic because of all the morons who are refusing to get the vaccine because they're stupid.
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Post by: chronovore on January 14, 2021, 12:34:23 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on January 12, 2021, 10:26:03 AM
(https://i.redd.it/rok3txx53xa61.jpg)
That is some quality photoshopping.
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Post by: Tripon on January 14, 2021, 02:23:07 AM
(https://i2.wp.com/www.compoundchem.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/RNA-vaccines-and-how-they-work.png?ssl=1)
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Post by: Mr Gilhaney on January 14, 2021, 04:26:20 AM
robin olsen is me
the ball is the vaccine
the yellow shirt cunt is old people


(https://i.imgur.com/m65jQAq.gif)


(https://i.imgur.com/k5QHge5.png)
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Post by: BIONIC on January 14, 2021, 04:34:37 AM
Enjoy your autism   ::)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mr Gilhaney on January 14, 2021, 04:35:34 AM
Maybe it can cancel the old autism out
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Post by: I'm a Puppy! on January 14, 2021, 11:39:12 AM
Quote from: zomgee on January 12, 2021, 05:49:11 PM
Quote from: I'm a Puppy! on January 12, 2021, 03:48:01 PM
Got my first vaccine today. It was easily the least painful injection I've ever gotten. It barely registers at all, but one of the more immediate muscle pain injections I've gotten in recent memory. No other symptoms or anything yet, just a sore as hell arm.

Mine took like 3 days to stop hurting.
You were right. Today is my third day and my arm is feeling almost back to 100% normal.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on January 14, 2021, 04:20:02 PM
https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1349661144798081028
“Two groups of people, one with no evidence of previous infection and the other with evidence of past infection. It concluded that past infection reduces the chances of catching the virus again by 83% for *at least five months*."

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Post by: james on January 14, 2021, 05:42:53 PM
So I still have to get the fucking shot?

I thought the one upside of getting it was no needles

 :( :( :( :( :(
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Post by: OnlyRegret on January 14, 2021, 05:44:37 PM
Quote from: Mr Gilhaney on January 14, 2021, 04:35:34 AM
Maybe it can cancel the old autism out

unfortunately you have to get 2 shots so you end up back where you started
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Post by: OnlyRegret on January 14, 2021, 05:48:19 PM
hit 2 million death globally on world o meter
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 14, 2021, 06:13:30 PM
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dlIkmzcPloM/YACHsEuqy_I/AAAAAAAAdO4/lYlW6gJqk64lCHCK6gZc0m1Mv4RsuXiHgCK8BGAsYHg/s0/WhatsApp%2BImage%2B2021-01-14%2Bat%2B1.01.39%2BPM.jpeg)
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Post by: Nintex on January 14, 2021, 07:30:46 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ErshwTpXUAIgkXQ?format=jpg)

(https://i.imgflip.com/4tvpac.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on January 14, 2021, 07:45:11 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on January 14, 2021, 04:20:02 PM
https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1349661144798081028
“Two groups of people, one with no evidence of previous infection and the other with evidence of past infection. It concluded that past infection reduces the chances of catching the virus again by 83% for *at least five months*."

Gotta get me that vaccine in the next two months before my immunity runs out.
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Post by: james on January 14, 2021, 08:01:36 PM
Quote from: Nintex on January 14, 2021, 07:30:46 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ErshwTpXUAIgkXQ?format=jpg)

(https://i.imgflip.com/4tvpac.jpg)

THE JEWS
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Post by: Nintex on January 14, 2021, 08:03:52 PM
(https://assets.weforum.org/editor/bK-RLi3zmyr_P9JO6Afm7tpLOZDiO_kzPwrnjhm8o40.jpg)
 :wut

Happy COVID WHO tweet day everyone
https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1217043229427761152 (https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1217043229427761152)
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Post by: Potato on January 14, 2021, 10:25:33 PM
Well done WHO, you bunch of fucking wankers.

How's that investigation into the origins of COVID going? Oh, the Chinese government is being belligerent and obstructive to your efforts? Not like that was predictable...
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Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on January 14, 2021, 11:26:04 PM
Quote from: Nintex on January 14, 2021, 08:03:52 PM
(https://assets.weforum.org/editor/bK-RLi3zmyr_P9JO6Afm7tpLOZDiO_kzPwrnjhm8o40.jpg)
 :wut

There was a good new yorker article a few weeks ago about all the mistakes the us made.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/01/04/the-plague-year

Turns out the person who took it most seriously was a guy Flynn nominated :lol
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Post by: Nintex on January 15, 2021, 12:16:23 PM
Quote from: Potato on January 14, 2021, 10:25:33 PM
Well done WHO, you bunch of fucking wankers.

How's that investigation into the origins of COVID going? Oh, the Chinese government is being belligerent and obstructive to your efforts? Not like that was predictable...
A few days ago the first Dutch researcher arrived there and within 24 hours she said that it probably didn't originate from China while she barely had set foot in Wuhan.

On todays episode of how it is going. We have 99 problems but a government, vaccine and competent health minister ain't one  :heh
Germany expected to enact stricter measures, all of France now under a 18:00 PM curfew.

I could understand if this thing hit this year out of the blue but this is the like the 3rd wave and everyone made the same stupid mistakes and prepared poorly.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on January 15, 2021, 12:18:40 PM
https://datos.nexos.com.mx/?p=1860

This site claims that, using excess deaths, 0.58% of Mexico City (median age of the city is 29) has died of COVID.

(https://i0.wp.com/datos.nexos.com.mx/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/datos-2.png)
(https://i0.wp.com/datos.nexos.com.mx/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/datos-7.png)
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Post by: Potato on January 15, 2021, 04:50:18 PM
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-16/deaths-from-respiratory-illnesses-lower-than-usual-amid-covid-19/13041324 (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-16/deaths-from-respiratory-illnesses-lower-than-usual-amid-covid-19/13041324)

Australian 'excess' deaths lower than expected, despite coronavirus pandemic

"In 2020 when the initial wave of the pandemic hit, we had an increase in the number of deaths and the increase was sustained only for around a month," ABS health and mortality statistics director James Eynstone-Hinkins said.

"After that, what we've actually seen is a lower number of deaths through the winter months pretty much right the way through until October, which is the latest data that we have now.

"What we can see is that the causes that have the lowest numbers of deaths in comparison to previous years are mostly in the respiratory disease group so that can include chronic lower respiratory diseases, things like influenza and pneumonia.

"It certainly points to a lack of transmission perhaps of some normal infectious diseases during the winter months that may have contributed to a lower-than-expected number of deaths during that period."
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on January 15, 2021, 05:33:10 PM
https://twitter.com/BillHanage/status/1349943613514526723

edit:
There is a claim that there have already been 1,223 excess deaths in Manaus through the first 13 days of 2021, with the rate increasing. There were 198 deaths alone on the 13th (the city normally averages 30 deaths a day).
https://drive.google.com/file/d/14pFmeIlL8F9_1T9Rpe5lG6gtR5LQsbed/view

Assuming no rise in the rate of deaths, which is not the case, the city that was estimated to have near herd immunity (~70%) is on pace to lose over 0.1% of the population in just one month (only 2-3% of the population over 70). 

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on January 15, 2021, 06:04:39 PM
Manaus is in the middle of the rainforest

Corona probably merged with Dengue and Ebola
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Biff on January 15, 2021, 09:54:03 PM
Quote from: Nintex on January 15, 2021, 12:16:23 PM
Quote from: Potato on January 14, 2021, 10:25:33 PM
Well done WHO, you bunch of fucking wankers.

How's that investigation into the origins of COVID going? Oh, the Chinese government is being belligerent and obstructive to your efforts? Not like that was predictable...
A few days ago the first Dutch researcher arrived there and within 24 hours she said that it probably didn't originate from China while she barely had set foot in Wuhan.

Whaaaat - I haven't seen this anywhere. Link me my guy
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on January 16, 2021, 06:06:11 AM
Quote from: Biff on January 15, 2021, 09:54:03 PM
Quote from: Nintex on January 15, 2021, 12:16:23 PM
Quote from: Potato on January 14, 2021, 10:25:33 PM
Well done WHO, you bunch of fucking wankers.

How's that investigation into the origins of COVID going? Oh, the Chinese government is being belligerent and obstructive to your efforts? Not like that was predictable...
A few days ago the first Dutch researcher arrived there and within 24 hours she said that it probably didn't originate from China while she barely had set foot in Wuhan.

Whaaaat - I haven't seen this anywhere. Link me my guy
https://www.trouw.nl/binnenland/marion-koopmans-aangekomen-in-china-het-is-mogelijk-dat-de-oorsprong-van-de-pandemie-niet-in-wuhan-ligt~b018a765/ (https://www.trouw.nl/binnenland/marion-koopmans-aangekomen-in-china-het-is-mogelijk-dat-de-oorsprong-van-de-pandemie-niet-in-wuhan-ligt~b018a765/)

Having been part of trade missions Eric de Vlieger and Yves Gijrath explained how this works in their podcast.
They arrive in China, they are welcomed by their friendly guides who put them in luxury hotels and watch over them 24/7.

They meet, go out to dinner, talk, do some sightseeing and whenever they get close to where they need to be...
"Sorry, the market is closed today, maybe we can come back tommorow how about we visit the hospital instead?"

These type of things depend on the openess of the host country and the Dutch have a terrible record on these sorts of trips, most recently the investigation into flight MH17 which uncovered nothing.
China has a lot of influence over the WHO. They're going to find nothing except for some friendly people sharing their experiences. These doctors and researchers aren't the type of people who will press for more access to upend the table.

She's there for 1 month with the WHO team and currently they're working from their hotel room in quarantine for the next 2 weeks. That leaves about a week or 2 for any (field) research.

On the question of access she says:
"We'll see. For the last couple of weeks we've put together a detailed action plan in cooperation with our Chinese colleagues."
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on January 16, 2021, 06:34:25 AM
It's a fucking farce. The Chinese have already spent the past 12 months seeding the idea that the pandemic started elsewhere and that rhetoric has ramped up in the last couple of months.

Since the Australian government called for an independent investigation in April 2020, China has instituted a bunch of bullshit trade disputes and has used it's propaganda arm to apply other political pressure.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-14/who-team-lands-in-china-for-covid-19-probe-what-happens-next/13054840 (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-14/who-team-lands-in-china-for-covid-19-probe-what-happens-next/13054840)

Quote
But China is very much in control of this international inquiry.

It repeatedly put off the WHO's requests for visits last year and even further delayed this month's arrival of the 10-member expert team by a week.

As for the investigation itself, it is Chinese scientists doing the on-the-ground fieldwork in Wuhan, with the 10 visiting experts primarily analysing and evaluating it.

And if you're wondering why we haven't heard much about the virus from Chinese scientists since it was first detected there in late December 2019, it's likely because of the tight restrictions Xi Jinping's government placed on publishing research about it.

An Associated Press investigation in late December revealed approval from a cabinet-level taskforce was needed in China to publish research related to the virus.

One can only hope the past year of unpublished studies from Wuhan are being saved for the WHO experts.

...

It's a tight deadline and already those involved in the investigation are playing down expectations.

"We expect after this mission we'll have better questions," spokeswoman for the WHO, Margaret Harris, told ABC Radio National.

"This will clarify where we need to go with the next bits of the study but don't expect to have magic answers after this particular part of the fieldwork."

...

Beijing's state news agency Xinhua last year published a sanitised timeline of China's response to the outbreak, free from any of the early missteps and cover-ups that unwittingly helped the virus spread.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on January 16, 2021, 06:42:26 AM
China is doing what China does but what angers me more is that this investigation is legitimized by the WHO.
They should go on the record that research on the origins can't be done because China destroyed all the evidence and killed and imprisoned those trying to pubilsh reports that showed the virus came from there.
Then put up a list of demands that China has to agree on if they want actual independent research done.

But they'll never do that and just join Xi's theater, the Cowards.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on January 16, 2021, 07:11:42 AM
They should rename themselves as the World Gates Organisation imo :tinfoil
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Transhuman on January 16, 2021, 08:06:50 AM
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/1918_at_Spanish_Flu_Ward_Walter_Reed_%28cropped%29.jpg/600px-1918_at_Spanish_Flu_Ward_Walter_Reed_%28cropped%29.jpg)

"I don't want none of yer fancy medcine Margret, now go get the President like I told you"
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 16, 2021, 08:58:21 AM
https://www.thebeaverton.com/2021/01/ford-gov-clarifies-lockdown-rules-with-new-riddle/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 16, 2021, 04:51:20 PM
https://www.reddit.com/r/toronto/comments/kypn5f/cops_raid_antimasker_protest/

YES
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on January 16, 2021, 05:01:15 PM
Quote from: Piss Benoit on January 16, 2021, 07:11:42 AM
They should rename themselves as the World Gates Organisation imo :tinfoil

WGO get the vaccine!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on January 16, 2021, 06:34:42 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on January 16, 2021, 04:51:20 PM
https://www.reddit.com/r/toronto/comments/kypn5f/cops_raid_antimasker_protest/

YES

 :sicko
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on January 17, 2021, 01:05:42 PM
(https://abload.de/img/8fde46d26c_er7silyw8n1jy2.jpeg)

Our daily vaccination rate is going down  :wut
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on January 18, 2021, 06:59:00 AM
:piss :pimp :piss2
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: pancakesandsex on January 18, 2021, 08:41:19 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on January 16, 2021, 04:51:20 PM
https://www.reddit.com/r/toronto/comments/kypn5f/cops_raid_antimasker_protest/

YES

For Canadians they don't seem very apologetic....
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on January 18, 2021, 09:52:24 AM
https://twitter.com/V2019N/status/1351021079859519488
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 18, 2021, 11:44:47 AM
Ontario's new cases seem to be declining, ICU numbers are still climbing though. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 18, 2021, 12:37:05 PM
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/18/us/california-crematoriums-limit-suspension-coronavirus/index.html

Air quality regulator temporarily suspends cremation limits for LA County amid 'backlog' from pandemic
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on January 18, 2021, 01:18:57 PM
Welp sounds like we're getting a curfew later this week  :fbm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on January 18, 2021, 03:00:31 PM
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-55705272 (https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-55705272)

Quote
Basingstoke partygoers 'hadn't heard about pandemic'

Officers were called to an illegal party in Guernsey Close, Basingstoke, at 20:30 GMT on Saturday.

Partygoers breaking lockdown rules said they "never watch the news" so were unaware of the global coronavirus pandemic, police said.

In a tweet, Hampshire Constabulary said those present were spoken to, adding the hashtag "#ThereAreNoWords".

 :gbcry :gbcry :gbcry :gbcry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: EchoRin on January 18, 2021, 03:34:30 PM
Maybe posted around the time the video was uploaded. I didn't see it until last night and had a good laugh

https://youtu.be/NVYOXfyQLy8
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on January 18, 2021, 08:31:00 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/AdamJKucharski/status/1351228542143651840
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on January 18, 2021, 08:37:12 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1351233027410718720

https://mobile.twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1351235529485000713
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 18, 2021, 10:12:40 PM
Well fuck
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on January 19, 2021, 09:44:15 AM
https://twitter.com/kakape/status/1351475584866652161

That said, cases keep falling overall in Denmark.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on January 20, 2021, 08:15:13 AM
We're getting a curfew
Only 1 visitor at home instead of 2

(https://i.imgur.com/LwiBvRR.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on January 20, 2021, 11:23:15 AM
https://twitter.com/trvrb/status/1351785364722118658
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 20, 2021, 11:25:34 AM
Ontario's numbers have been really good this week (compared to the previous two).  Seems like we might be on the downward side of the second wave. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on January 20, 2021, 06:14:35 PM
Quote from: riotous on January 02, 2021, 12:19:29 PM
Quote from: james on January 01, 2021, 03:44:03 PM
Quote from: Stro on January 01, 2021, 03:39:35 PM
Do you know what taste is? Imagine then that you taste nothing when you eat.

So could you go to one of those places where your win a prize if you eat their spiciest wings and just nail it?

no, that's pain, not taste
https://twitter.com/fkaLuna_/status/1352019742991806464

 :smug
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on January 21, 2021, 01:11:44 AM
Looks like we reached a peak in cases

Deaths in the other hand...

+4,374
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on January 21, 2021, 01:28:40 PM
Curfew is official starts Saturday.

No one may leave their homes between 21:00 and 4:30 unless you have a special permit (like delivery drivers) or need to walk your dog or have an emergency.
Knowing this country we will soon have a lot of new dog owners.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on January 21, 2021, 01:33:35 PM
Quote from: Nintex on January 21, 2021, 01:28:40 PM
Curfew is official starts Saturday.

No one may leave their homes between 21:00 and 4:30 unless you have a special permit (like delivery drivers) or need to walk your dog or have an emergency.
Knowing this country we will soon have a lot of new dog owners.

What about the famous Dutch prostitutes?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on January 21, 2021, 03:45:39 PM
Quote from: Nintex on January 21, 2021, 01:28:40 PM
Curfew is official starts Saturday.

No one may leave their homes between 21:00 and 4:30 unless you have a special permit (like delivery drivers) or need to walk your dog or have an emergency.
Knowing this country we will soon have a lot of new dog owners.
I'm glad to see this new Dutch strain of corona is only contagious in the dark...
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 21, 2021, 07:12:06 PM
https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/2021/01/20/ontarios-for-profit-nursing-homes-have-78-more-covid-19-deaths-than-non-profits-report-finds.html


Ontario’s for-profit nursing homes have 78% more COVID-19 deaths than non-profits, report finds
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on January 21, 2021, 07:45:06 PM
Quote from: Potato on January 21, 2021, 03:45:39 PM
Quote from: Nintex on January 21, 2021, 01:28:40 PM
Curfew is official starts Saturday.

No one may leave their homes between 21:00 and 4:30 unless you have a special permit (like delivery drivers) or need to walk your dog or have an emergency.
Knowing this country we will soon have a lot of new dog owners.
I'm glad to see this new Dutch strain of corona is only contagious in the dark...
Our government is just really trying to cover their ass before the elections but this is a widely unpopular move.

Everything is blowing up in their face right now, it's like poetry.


Also our government expects that Germany will close its borders in the not so distant future and I'm sure Mutti Merkel is glad the Dutch are spreading this rumor.


Jesus christ, there's an exemption in the curfew for people who have to attend late night TV talk shows :dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on January 21, 2021, 11:49:07 PM
Quote from: james on January 21, 2021, 01:11:44 AM
Looks like we reached a peak in cases

Deaths in the other hand...

+4,374

+4,363

Spooky
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on January 22, 2021, 12:23:01 AM
Peak deaths are usually a week or two behind
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on January 22, 2021, 03:03:44 AM
https://twitter.com/evanasmith/status/1352471899318718469
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on January 22, 2021, 05:04:15 AM
:cac
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on January 22, 2021, 07:10:37 AM
Quote from: filler on January 22, 2021, 03:03:44 AM
https://twitter.com/evanasmith/status/1352471899318718469

Uhhh why the fuck was Grimes out and about??? This is from 10 days ago. https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2021/01/grimes-elon-musk-coronavirus-positive-diagnosis-dayquil (https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2021/01/grimes-elon-musk-coronavirus-positive-diagnosis-dayquil)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on January 22, 2021, 07:50:08 AM
cuz its america baby :killme
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on January 22, 2021, 03:11:16 PM
UK variant more deadly?
https://twitter.com/AdamJKucharski/status/1352682106007285761
35%, 36%, 29%, 91%, or 65% deadlier?

Media went on how it wasn't deadlier based on a small study, which is not what the study said (not enough data).

Quote from: Flannel Boy on December 30, 2020, 01:02:59 PM
People are saying the UK variant isn't deadlier based on this paper:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/948152/Technical_Briefing_VOC202012-2_Briefing_2_FINAL.pdf

Quote
The 28-day case fatality was assessed for variant cases and comparator cases. Analysis was restricted to 2,700 cases with a full 28 days elapsed since the specimendate. Among variant cases, 12 of 1,340 (0.89%) variant cases died within 28 days of their specimen date compared with 10 of 1,360 (0.73%) wild-type comparator cases; this difference was not significant (Odds ratio:1.21, p=0.65).

Based on the tiny sample, it's actually 22% deadlier. Because the difference is small and the sample size is tiny, the results are not statistically significant (in this case it is 65% likely that it's by chance [it needs to be below 5%]).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on January 22, 2021, 03:15:44 PM
we had a good run :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on January 22, 2021, 03:22:48 PM
Quote from: filler on January 22, 2021, 03:15:44 PM
we had a good run :doge

We'd be really fucked without vaccines.

It shouldn't be shocking that a variant that leads to 10-100 times the viral load is more deadly. That seemed like that should be a natural consequence, but much of scientific twitter thought this would get less lethal over time.

Quote from: Flannel Boy on October 23, 2020, 10:56:53 AM
I think it is unlikely because there is no selection pressure for SARS-CoV-2 to become less deadly--most people die from COVID when they're no longer contagious. In other words, a less-deadly version would not really spread to more hosts than the more-deadly version.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on January 22, 2021, 05:55:52 PM
Hey guys.

As many of you are severely obese, you qualify in phase 1B of the vaccine distribution. That means in most states, you can get your shot as obesity is considered a dangerous condition for COVID.

You can also get in with a bunch of other health issues.

Register now!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on January 22, 2021, 06:31:31 PM
Quote from: james on January 22, 2021, 05:55:52 PM
Hey guys.

As many of you are severely obese, you qualify in phase 1B of the vaccine distribution. That means in most states, you can get your shot as obesity is considered a dangerous condition for COVID.

You can also get in with a bunch of other health issues.

Register now!

Benji is so fat he needs 3 shots  :corona_rodney
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 22, 2021, 07:46:31 PM
Going to eat two cheeseburgers and book a flight.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on January 22, 2021, 08:18:08 PM
Quote from: james on January 22, 2021, 05:55:52 PM
Hey guys.

As many of you are severely obese, you qualify in phase 1B of the vaccine distribution. That means in most states, you can get your shot as obesity is considered a dangerous condition for COVID.

You can also get in with a bunch of other health issues.

Register now!
Roll up your sleeves fats :biden
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on January 22, 2021, 11:54:52 PM
The latest cheque from gates must've cleared :maduro
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on January 23, 2021, 05:21:44 AM
Birx resigned and Fauci is happy  :hitler
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on January 23, 2021, 05:32:53 AM
AstraZenica has notified the EU the Q1 vaccine shipment has been cut by 60% due to difficulties

 :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on January 23, 2021, 06:26:12 AM
 :gbcry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on January 24, 2021, 01:56:55 AM
 :drudge :drudge :drudge :drudge

New Zealand has fallen
Quote
 56-year-old woman has tested positive for Covid-19 in New Zealand, after being released from government managed isolation following two negative tests.

It is the first community case in the country since 18 November

NINTEX YOU FUCKER

Quote
The woman in New Zealand who tested positive arrived in Auckland on 30 December after travelling in Spain and the Netherlands for four months.
 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/24/new-zealand-records-first-covid-community-case-intwo-months
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on January 24, 2021, 09:11:33 AM
Curfew day 1

- 3600 fines
- 1 COVID test site burned to the ground

https://twitter.com/OmroepFlevoland/status/1353117912777818112 (https://twitter.com/OmroepFlevoland/status/1353117912777818112)

Curfew day 2

- Riots in Eindhoven
- Protests in Amsterdam

https://twitter.com/AnonymeCitoyen/status/1353345337344327681 (https://twitter.com/AnonymeCitoyen/status/1353345337344327681)
https://twitter.com/ThijsH16/status/1353347174776643586 (https://twitter.com/ThijsH16/status/1353347174776643586)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 24, 2021, 10:07:47 AM
3600 fines is pretty good
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on January 24, 2021, 04:45:52 PM
Curfew night 2,

riots across the country

https://twitter.com/bertmangil/status/1353457149918244865 (https://twitter.com/bertmangil/status/1353457149918244865)

looting too

https://twitter.com/snapmedia_bv/status/1353456514372132871 (https://twitter.com/snapmedia_bv/status/1353456514372132871)

https://twitter.com/ran3bmnt/status/1353451695582408704 (https://twitter.com/ran3bmnt/status/1353451695582408704)

https://twitter.com/Frenstk/status/1353454942074376192 (https://twitter.com/Frenstk/status/1353454942074376192)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on January 24, 2021, 05:32:49 PM
This is what happens when Mmarsu can’t get his weed.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on January 24, 2021, 06:30:59 PM
I warned you that closing the red light district was a mistake
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on January 24, 2021, 07:06:29 PM
the dutch have fallen :stahp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mr Gilhaney on January 24, 2021, 07:06:57 PM
in the good old kingdom of denmark, we are also having a grand time with the lockdown

(https://i.imgur.com/AvdW6RB.gif)

(https://i.imgur.com/pERdcjB.gif)

(https://i.imgur.com/6SWWz1h.gif)

(https://i.imgur.com/l6c1Lh0.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/1OpygCZ.jpg)

Two have been arrested for the doll of the prime minister. The sign says 'she also has to be put down' (reference to the minks).   :corona_mj


They party around the municipal every saturday, announcing it as a protest, which means they cant legally tell them to not be together... and then it usually develops into fighting with the police.

(https://i.imgur.com/qNx4cgN.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on January 24, 2021, 07:14:35 PM
Health experts: Stay home, keep yourself and your family safe.

Australia: Yeah mate, no worries.
New Zealand: Sure thing bro.

Rest of the western world: Fuck you, let's riot.

Deaths in Australia: 909
Deaths in New Zealand: 25

Deaths in rest of the western world: Fuckloads and counting.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mr Gilhaney on January 24, 2021, 07:31:00 PM
There's also been quite a few protests against lock down that turned violent in Australia m8. No idea about new Zealand, is that shit even a real country.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on January 24, 2021, 07:34:09 PM
This is just the typical 'kicking the can down the road' approach to things that only makes things worse. It plays out exactly like the refugee crisis and the crisis in Greece.

At first they try a soft approach and delay and stall any real action and at some point they panic and make a 180 degree turn.
Information was poor, communication was poor, policy was poor. So people have been looking for alternative sources and voices all summer and autumn and this is the result.
There's usually some other underlying issues too that blow up in their face at exactly the same time that shatters their credibility.

We're supposed to have elections March 17th and the chances that the situation has gotten better by then are slim.
But despite this the political parties are now launching their campaigns, including the governing parties.
In a week or 2 they will probably announce the delay, only making people that protest more angry.

They should've just started a big lockdown around Christmas time, when the signs were already there this would get increasingly worse. Take the pain and move on. Indeed like New Zealand and Singapore did. Because we never had a proper lockdown. Businesses still open, car dealerships, theaters got an exemption etc. . We have a curfew since last night, 2 nights of riots. Cases were at 10k weeks ago and they didn't halt air traffic from the UK until last week.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on January 24, 2021, 09:02:41 PM
You gotta hand it to Hitler, he really knew how to enforce a curfew in Europe
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on January 24, 2021, 09:30:10 PM
also knew how to sanitize like no other  :corona_rodney
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on January 24, 2021, 11:38:10 PM
Quote from: Mr Gilhaney on January 24, 2021, 07:31:00 PM
There's also been quite a few protests against lock down that turned violent in Australia m8. No idea about new Zealand, is that shit even a real country.
Every place has its nutters. There were dozens of them at the anti-lockdown protests I saw here. Dozens!

Also, I'd gladly trade New Zealand for Victoria. Actually, scratch that, I'll give you Victoria and Western Australia for New Zealand.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on January 25, 2021, 01:04:31 AM
Quote from: james on January 24, 2020, 11:47:31 PM
I switched to dos equis tonight. You can never be too safe.

This thread is one year old today.

A lot of interesting takes on page 1.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on January 25, 2021, 01:05:02 AM
Quote from: Transhuman on January 25, 2020, 12:05:03 AM
Only 800 people died from Sars and it was way more severe, plus since we're 16 years of medical advancement later... i'd be very surprised if the deathtoll ends up triple digits


:fbm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on January 25, 2021, 01:16:28 AM
https://twitter.com/Crommunist/status/1353584590338756608

I should get vaxxed :corona_mj
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on January 25, 2021, 01:48:38 AM
filler bout to get chipped  :tinfoil  :biden
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Transhuman on January 25, 2021, 02:46:39 AM
Quote from: james on January 25, 2021, 01:05:02 AM
Quote from: Transhuman on January 25, 2020, 12:05:03 AM
Only 800 people died from Sars and it was way more severe, plus since we're 16 years of medical advancement later... i'd be very surprised if the deathtoll ends up triple digits


:fbm

And I was very surprised
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on January 25, 2021, 03:30:11 AM
https://twitter.com/parismarx/status/1353330538292121602

Bill Gates is evil? :kermit
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on January 25, 2021, 03:31:54 AM
Quote from: BIONIC on January 25, 2021, 01:48:38 AM
filler bout to get chipped  :tinfoil  :biden

https://twitter.com/BillGates/status/1352662770416664577

Inception!!!1!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Don Rumata on January 25, 2021, 09:56:00 AM
He wants to spy on himself in case he gets lost.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on January 25, 2021, 11:55:30 AM
https://twitter.com/CovidSerology/status/1353736942492389377
0.66% of Mexico City has died of COVID--and the number of deaths are only rising.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on January 25, 2021, 12:35:29 PM
https://twitter.com/PienaarJm/status/1353315923806068743

Note: the median age in Eastern Cape is 21. Only 3% of the pop is over 70.

note 2: excess deaths are about 3x reported deaths.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on January 25, 2021, 12:41:16 PM
https://twitter.com/tylerblack32/status/1352761144113471488

Lockdown deaths!

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on January 25, 2021, 12:48:15 PM
https://twitter.com/CaddeProject/status/1353539714146586625

This is the city in the Amazon that is having a terrible second wave. Some have claimed it reached herd immunity after the first wave, though based on a non-representative sample.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on January 25, 2021, 12:52:25 PM
Flannel Boy, who hurt you?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on January 25, 2021, 01:31:14 PM
https://twitter.com/NBCLX/status/1353708581514829825 (https://twitter.com/NBCLX/status/1353708581514829825)

Humans are offiically Panda's
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on January 25, 2021, 02:50:13 PM
Everyone is opening up dining, covid is over

 :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on January 25, 2021, 03:08:16 PM
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e1/59/f4/e159f454b9411d0e92b6395b52258606.gif)

Thank you Ronald Reagan, freedom wins again
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on January 25, 2021, 03:23:48 PM
People celebrating the end of COVID

https://twitter.com/Krantengek/status/1353799542538465284 (https://twitter.com/Krantengek/status/1353799542538465284)

https://twitter.com/newsblogmedia/status/1353799228557053952 (https://twitter.com/newsblogmedia/status/1353799228557053952)

https://twitter.com/BLuimes/status/1353795628141314049 (https://twitter.com/BLuimes/status/1353795628141314049)

https://twitter.com/BLuimes/status/1353792737535995904 (https://twitter.com/BLuimes/status/1353792737535995904)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on January 25, 2021, 03:55:14 PM
Quote from: james on January 25, 2021, 12:52:25 PM
Flannel Boy, who hurt you?

That's a long list.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on January 25, 2021, 04:19:45 PM
Quote from: Nintex on January 25, 2021, 01:31:14 PM
https://twitter.com/NBCLX/status/1353708581514829825 (https://twitter.com/NBCLX/status/1353708581514829825)

Humans are offiically Panda's

As the article mentions, this is not a new trend--it's just getting worse. The fertility rate in the US has fallen every year (except one when it was flat) since 2007, the last time it was at replacement level. This has been, more or less, a world-wide trend. Latin America is now below replacement. At the extreme end, Macao, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, and South Korea have rates that are about half of replacement level, and still falling. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Rufus on January 25, 2021, 04:59:38 PM
Depends on how nervous/eager the bean counters are. Scaling back infrastructure is easier than rebuilding/bringing it back online.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on January 25, 2021, 05:48:39 PM
https://twitter.com/cnnbrk/status/1353789925989167104


 :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on January 25, 2021, 05:48:54 PM
We need to lower the population by a few billion anyway
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on January 25, 2021, 06:45:03 PM
Fantastic news everyone

https://twitter.com/tom_nuttall/status/1353794256440348674 (https://twitter.com/tom_nuttall/status/1353794256440348674)

https://twitter.com/guardian/status/1353826946157785088 (https://twitter.com/guardian/status/1353826946157785088)

Meanwhile in the danklands 151 arrests tonight. Many police cars burned.

Police says they are at max capacity, football club supporters have offered to help protect their cities.
One man arrested for defending his store against looters because he violated the curfew.  :wut

Some people say they should 'send in the tanks' which would be an option if we had any  :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on January 25, 2021, 07:57:28 PM
https://twitter.com/zachculpeper/status/1353844642975014912 (https://twitter.com/zachculpeper/status/1353844642975014912)

jesus  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on January 25, 2021, 08:17:57 PM
keep my dutch bros safe at all costs  :-\
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on January 25, 2021, 08:28:49 PM
I live in a peaceful coastal town. No riots here so far.

Government needs to get their act together though, only a matter of time before either members of dank ISIS or the police are killed in a riot and all bets are off.
Yesterday a protestor nearly died when a water canon smashed her head into a concrete wall and rioters have been trying to burn police officers in their car.

Meanwhlie the politicians are bean counting on Twitter whose base is rioting and calling eachother out for being responsible.
They don't seem to grasp that these protests transcend party lines and their limited idea of who is capable of commiting crimes.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 25, 2021, 08:41:53 PM
The 8% thing was debunked like 5 minutes after it became a thing.  https://globalnews.ca/news/7598547/astrazeneca-coronavirus-vaccine-reports-incorrect/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on January 25, 2021, 10:34:11 PM
Isn't the coast in the Netherlands under sea level

Seems risky
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on January 26, 2021, 02:29:03 PM
And we're off
https://twitter.com/WildeWesten_NL/status/1354145064277176326 (https://twitter.com/WildeWesten_NL/status/1354145064277176326)

https://twitter.com/KIROLOUSBISHAY/status/1354146468857315329 (https://twitter.com/KIROLOUSBISHAY/status/1354146468857315329)

Apparently this group of nice men are there to 'protect' the city  :doge
https://twitter.com/Floris_West/status/1354131491144540162 (https://twitter.com/Floris_West/status/1354131491144540162)

Update police have given them orange vests so they look less intimidating  :lol
https://twitter.com/BLuimes/status/1354140293822558213 (https://twitter.com/BLuimes/status/1354140293822558213)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: MMaRsu on January 26, 2021, 03:18:43 PM
Lmao the riots were a one day thing. Shit isnt gonna happen right away the next day

All these closed stores.. couldnt even get groceries after work.

Fucking bullshit.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on January 26, 2021, 03:26:39 PM
Quote from: MMaRsu on January 26, 2021, 03:18:43 PM
Lmao the riots were a one day thing. Shit isnt gonna happen right away the next day

All these closed stores.. couldnt even get groceries after work.

Fucking bullshit.
Time to riot  :maf

#gamersriseup
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: MMaRsu on January 26, 2021, 04:01:53 PM
Cant riot on an empty stomach
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on January 26, 2021, 10:04:45 PM
https://twitter.com/MarcusTriton/status/1353858160600240134

this guy is usually posting conspiracy shid  :thinking
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tasty on January 26, 2021, 10:50:51 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on January 25, 2021, 03:55:14 PM
Quote from: james on January 25, 2021, 12:52:25 PM
Flannel Boy, who hurt you?

That's a long list.

Does it include the Bruins? :heyman
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on January 27, 2021, 03:49:07 AM
Belgium has closed the border for all non-essential travel until March 1st. Their PM called it "a line of defense"
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on January 27, 2021, 04:15:13 AM
Quote from: Nintex on January 27, 2021, 03:49:07 AM
Belgium has closed the border for all non-essential travel until March 1st. Their PM called it "a line of defense"

The Maginot Line

 :miyamoto
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on January 27, 2021, 10:19:45 AM
Quote from: Tasty on January 26, 2021, 10:50:51 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on January 25, 2021, 03:55:14 PM
Quote from: james on January 25, 2021, 12:52:25 PM
Flannel Boy, who hurt you?

That's a long list.

Does it include the Bruins? :heyman
:wong
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on January 27, 2021, 11:32:56 AM
Quote
We observed that neutralization of the 501Y.V2 variants was strongly attenuated, with IC50 6 to 200-fold higher relative to first wave virus. The degree of attenuation varied between participants and included a knockout of neutralization activity. This observation indicates that 501Y.V2 may escape the neutralizing antibody response elicited by prior natural infection

plasma from patients who had COVID has a neutralization capacity 6 to 200 times worse against SARS-2 501Y.V2 (the South African variant).
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.01.26.21250224v1
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on January 27, 2021, 01:20:49 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on January 27, 2021, 11:32:56 AM
Quote
We observed that neutralization of the 501Y.V2 variants was strongly attenuated, with IC50 6 to 200-fold higher relative to first wave virus. The degree of attenuation varied between participants and included a knockout of neutralization activity. This observation indicates that 501Y.V2 may escape the neutralizing antibody response elicited by prior natural infection

plasma from patients who had COVID has a neutralization capacity 6 to 200 times worse against SARS-2 501Y.V2 (the South African variant).
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.01.26.21250224v1

Wait what?

If I got regular covid, im WORSE off against nu covid?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 27, 2021, 01:34:54 PM
Ya cause nu covid has diplomatic immunity
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on January 27, 2021, 02:47:38 PM
Quote from: james on January 27, 2021, 01:20:49 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on January 27, 2021, 11:32:56 AM
Quote
We observed that neutralization of the 501Y.V2 variants was strongly attenuated, with IC50 6 to 200-fold higher relative to first wave virus. The degree of attenuation varied between participants and included a knockout of neutralization activity. This observation indicates that 501Y.V2 may escape the neutralizing antibody response elicited by prior natural infection

plasma from patients who had COVID has a neutralization capacity 6 to 200 times worse against SARS-2 501Y.V2 (the South African variant).
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.01.26.21250224v1

Wait what?

If I got regular covid, im WORSE off against nu covid?
You're still better off against "nu covid" than someone who hasn't had COVID-classic at all. It's just you're 6-200 times worse off at inhibiting "nu covid" rather than COVID-classic.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on January 27, 2021, 02:48:41 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on January 27, 2021, 02:47:38 PM
Quote from: james on January 27, 2021, 01:20:49 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on January 27, 2021, 11:32:56 AM
Quote
We observed that neutralization of the 501Y.V2 variants was strongly attenuated, with IC50 6 to 200-fold higher relative to first wave virus. The degree of attenuation varied between participants and included a knockout of neutralization activity. This observation indicates that 501Y.V2 may escape the neutralizing antibody response elicited by prior natural infection

plasma from patients who had COVID has a neutralization capacity 6 to 200 times worse against SARS-2 501Y.V2 (the South African variant).
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.01.26.21250224v1

Wait what?

If I got regular covid, im WORSE off against nu covid?
You're still better off against "nu covid" than someone who hasn't had COVID-classic at all. It's just you're 6-200 times worse off at inhibiting "nu covid" rather than COVID-classic.

Oh, cool then.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on January 27, 2021, 02:50:23 PM
https://twitter.com/mikerosenwald/status/1354509023484194819

 :sicko
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on January 27, 2021, 02:57:22 PM
 :esports
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on January 27, 2021, 03:05:03 PM
Quote from: filler on January 27, 2021, 02:50:23 PM
https://twitter.com/mikerosenwald/status/1354509023484194819

 :sicko
Is the picture not accurate or do they go ass to mouth?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on January 27, 2021, 03:06:01 PM
Need to see it in action on some PAWGs  :phil
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on January 27, 2021, 05:27:07 PM
https://twitter.com/thismorning/status/1354014175215955969

 :crazy
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on January 27, 2021, 05:39:41 PM
Decent titties. Ill allow it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on January 27, 2021, 05:45:04 PM
“In a world where you can be anything - be kind”

Glen was a thot this whole time?  :titus
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on January 27, 2021, 06:49:30 PM
Quote from: james on January 27, 2021, 05:39:41 PM
Decent titties. Ill allow it.
Face like a busted arsehole though. 4/10 would still smang
spoiler (click to show/hide)
but only from behind
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mupepe on January 27, 2021, 08:37:55 PM
Quote from: BIONIC on January 27, 2021, 03:06:01 PM
Need to see it in action on some PAWGs  :phil
It’s mostly PAAG’s in China
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on January 28, 2021, 06:47:20 PM
U.S.: 27,300,814 doses or 8.31 doses per hundred
Canada: 908,963 doses or 2.42 doses per hundred

Getting 1/30th of the doses. :cancry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on January 28, 2021, 07:44:37 PM
Netherlands

Administered : 203.450
Completion rate: 1,164% / 100%

500k doses in storage, 200k delivered a week by Pfizer.

EMA has said that the 2nd Pfizer dose should be administered no more than 3 weeks later from the first.
Our government has increased the waiting time for the second dose to 6 weeks.
 :dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 28, 2021, 07:48:30 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M3L_Kykl6w
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on January 29, 2021, 07:00:27 AM
Our health secretary has promised that within a month the backlog of vaccinations will be cleared.

After telling everyone we had to wait to do it responsibly and efficiently (because the vaccination efforts in Germany, France etc. were only 'symbolic')
medical professionals have concluded that the effort so far has been a mess and there is no clear strategy or coordination in place.

One of them said and I quote "the vaccination effort seems to have been focused on getting selfie shots not protecting the population"  :doge

Quite something when the middle manager clown you appoint as secretary to be the fall guy doesn't leave his post but just keeps failing, circling back and working 9 - 5 (between interviews) on business days.
But you can't replace him yourself as it would shred the last bit of credibility your government (that has already resigned) has left and upset your coalition partner.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: MMaRsu on January 29, 2021, 07:11:39 AM
Quote from: Nintex on January 27, 2021, 03:05:03 PM
Quote from: filler on January 27, 2021, 02:50:23 PM
https://twitter.com/mikerosenwald/status/1354509023484194819

 :sicko
Is the picture not accurate or do they go ass to mouth?

Real Corona testing facility

https://youtu.be/hmUVo0xVAqE
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on January 29, 2021, 10:09:20 AM
https://twitter.com/ZavaskiMD/status/1354984495586357248

edit: To find out the effectiveness, I think you'd need to compare to a group that didn't get a vaccine. Nevertheless, good news.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on January 29, 2021, 10:12:46 AM
https://twitter.com/carlzimmer/status/1355138840533590017

I guess the question is what was the prevalence of the B.1.351 variant in South Africa during the study period.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on January 29, 2021, 10:44:36 AM
Novavax efficacy results:

95.6% OG strain
85.6% United Kingdom strain
49.4% South African strain (smaller sample and only phase 2)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on January 29, 2021, 11:56:35 AM
Large image of 2020 mortality dataset (some countries incomplete):
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/akarlinsky/world_mortality/main/world_mort_plot_all.png

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on January 29, 2021, 01:37:36 PM
According to the Novavax's study, those who were previously infected with the OG variant were just as likely to be infected by the South African variant as those who were never infected in the first place.

https://twitter.com/kakape/status/1354922533997473798

Another reason why those calling for natural herd immunity are fucking morons.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: zomgee on January 29, 2021, 02:47:43 PM
I got my second shot. I cannot believe I made it through without getting this garbage.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on January 29, 2021, 02:51:08 PM
Quote from: zomgee on January 29, 2021, 02:47:43 PM
I got my second shot. I cannot believe I made it through without getting this garbage.

Congrats dude!

I didn't realize we had posters older than 75 here
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: zomgee on January 29, 2021, 03:53:27 PM
No, I just took some old lady's shot. No idea who she was. She'll be fine.

I work at a hospital.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: HaughtyFrank on January 29, 2021, 03:55:48 PM
https://twitter.com/TheRealOJ32/status/1355243085186256897

The juice got the juice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: EchoRin on January 29, 2021, 04:05:49 PM
OJ no! That's a lethal injection! You've been duped  :(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: zomgee on January 29, 2021, 07:00:18 PM
Quote from: zomgee on January 29, 2021, 02:47:43 PM
I got my second shot. I cannot believe I made it through without getting this garbage.

Holy shit I'm tired. I feel like I'm waking up from surgery.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on January 29, 2021, 07:33:04 PM
Quote from: Nintex on January 16, 2021, 06:06:11 AM
Quote from: Biff on January 15, 2021, 09:54:03 PM
Quote from: Nintex on January 15, 2021, 12:16:23 PM
Quote from: Potato on January 14, 2021, 10:25:33 PM
Well done WHO, you bunch of fucking wankers.

How's that investigation into the origins of COVID going? Oh, the Chinese government is being belligerent and obstructive to your efforts? Not like that was predictable...
A few days ago the first Dutch researcher arrived there and within 24 hours she said that it probably didn't originate from China while she barely had set foot in Wuhan.

Whaaaat - I haven't seen this anywhere. Link me my guy
https://www.trouw.nl/binnenland/marion-koopmans-aangekomen-in-china-het-is-mogelijk-dat-de-oorsprong-van-de-pandemie-niet-in-wuhan-ligt~b018a765/ (https://www.trouw.nl/binnenland/marion-koopmans-aangekomen-in-china-het-is-mogelijk-dat-de-oorsprong-van-de-pandemie-niet-in-wuhan-ligt~b018a765/)

Having been part of trade missions Eric de Vlieger and Yves Gijrath explained how this works in their podcast.
They arrive in China, they are welcomed by their friendly guides who put them in luxury hotels and watch over them 24/7.

They meet, go out to dinner, talk, do some sightseeing and whenever they get close to where they need to be...
"Sorry, the market is closed today, maybe we can come back tommorow how about we visit the hospital instead?"

These type of things depend on the openess of the host country and the Dutch have a terrible record on these sorts of trips, most recently the investigation into flight MH17 which uncovered nothing.
China has a lot of influence over the WHO. They're going to find nothing except for some friendly people sharing their experiences. These doctors and researchers aren't the type of people who will press for more access to upend the table.

She's there for 1 month with the WHO team and currently they're working from their hotel room in quarantine for the next 2 weeks. That leaves about a week or 2 for any (field) research.

On the question of access she says:
"We'll see. For the last couple of weeks we've put together a detailed action plan in cooperation with our Chinese colleagues."
Update, the lady has left her hotel room and is being driven around by Chinese officials.

Someone tweeted her that it is customary in China to ask people if they had a nice breakfast.
She retweeted it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on January 29, 2021, 07:55:28 PM
Solid investigation. Good work. We'll find the bat-eating cunt who started this in no time.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Unless the Wuhan Institute of Virology just admits they started the whole mess.
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 30, 2021, 12:22:37 PM
(https://preview.redd.it/rppk849bjce61.jpg?width=768&auto=webp&s=d56e31d4cff5a86a3d2a53326a4adebea76659db)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Don Rumata on January 30, 2021, 12:29:33 PM
Quote from: zomgee on January 29, 2021, 07:00:18 PM
Quote from: zomgee on January 29, 2021, 02:47:43 PM
I got my second shot. I cannot believe I made it through without getting this garbage.

Holy shit I'm tired. I feel like I'm waking up from surgery.
You've probably spent the last 48 hours, unconscious, at some Gates Foundation Black Site.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: zomgee on January 30, 2021, 02:05:23 PM
Just waiting on the trigger word.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on January 30, 2021, 02:39:50 PM
US' daily dose rate: 1,301,050
Canada's dose rate:     23,870

The country that, if you are to believe the media, had no vaccine plan until a few days ago, is doing 54.5x as many doses per day as Canada.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on January 30, 2021, 03:01:38 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on January 30, 2021, 02:39:50 PM
US' daily dose rate: 1,301,050
Canada's dose rate:     23,870

The country that, if you are to believe the media, had no vaccine plan until a few days ago, is doing 54.5x as many doses per day as Canada.
ah yes, what would we do with these clickbait writers arbiters of truth
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: EchoRin on January 30, 2021, 06:15:00 PM
Quote from: zomgee on January 30, 2021, 02:05:23 PM
Just waiting on the trigger word.

"J Allard"
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: EchoRin on January 30, 2021, 06:15:45 PM
Don't think we have any poster from India so we'll make due with this

https://youtu.be/2ft0_g-C10A

The guy at 2:15  :lol :lol :lol :lol :rofl "my god... man it's gonna be a long time bro..."
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on January 31, 2021, 01:56:12 AM
https://mobile.twitter.com/govkristinoem/status/1355744798729265152
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on January 31, 2021, 03:24:41 AM
Quote from: zomgee on January 30, 2021, 02:05:23 PM
Just waiting on the trigger word.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMU0tzLwhbE
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on January 31, 2021, 07:13:17 AM
Quote from: EchoRin on January 30, 2021, 06:15:45 PM
Don't think we have any poster from India so we'll make due with this

https://youtu.be/2ft0_g-C10A

The guy at 2:15  :lol :lol :lol :lol :rofl "my god... man it's gonna be a long time bro..."
Developing nation:
Indian woman: "I don't know a lot about it *except the brand names, vaccination rates and social economic considerations*

Indian guy: "We are a developing nation, *economic analysis of the country, perceived value of vaccination*

Indian man: "I might not take it, *detailed explanation about side effects, medical analysis of the compounds*

So-called first world countries:
US man: "I'm not taking no vaccines because Mister Trump said it be a hoax and it kills ya also you are fake news *inaudible*

Dutch woman: "I'm not taking ANY vaccines and neither are my children because I don't like needles and they radiate bad energy *opens facebook mid conversation*

UK man: "I'm a stock broker, I've already gotten the Sputnik V from a friend in Ukraine *claps for ambulance that passes by* can't believe the pubs and brothels are still closed because everyone I know already took a jab
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on January 31, 2021, 02:45:43 PM
Quote from: james on January 31, 2021, 01:56:12 AM
https://mobile.twitter.com/govkristinoem/status/1355744798729265152
With competent leadership, the state could've had as few deaths as Vermont (younger population with 1/6 as many people per square km). Instead it suffered ten times as many.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on January 31, 2021, 02:49:27 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on January 30, 2021, 02:39:50 PM
US' daily dose rate: 1,301,050
Canada's dose rate:     23,870

The country that, if you are to believe the media, had no vaccine plan until a few days ago, is doing 54.5x as many doses per day as Canada.
1,348,634
21,982

Now it's 61.4 times as many doses administered daily.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on January 31, 2021, 04:34:39 PM
Our government has announced a new calculation method to determine the vaccination rate.
Their 'educated guess' is that 120k more people have been vaccinated than previously reported.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on January 31, 2021, 05:19:01 PM
Quote from: Nintex on January 31, 2021, 04:34:39 PM
Our government has announced a new calculation method to determine the vaccination rate.
Their 'educated guess' is that 120k more people have been vaccinated than previously reported.

How do you lose count
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on January 31, 2021, 05:38:42 PM
Quote from: james on January 31, 2021, 05:19:01 PM
Quote from: Nintex on January 31, 2021, 04:34:39 PM
Our government has announced a new calculation method to determine the vaccination rate.
Their 'educated guess' is that 120k more people have been vaccinated than previously reported.

How do you lose count
Ask this fucking idiot

(https://static.limburger.nl/Assets/Images_Upload/2020/04/02/f4120f42-7505-11ea-9d24-5344d2f505e7_web_scale_0.0584174_0.0584174__.jpg?maxheight=280&maxwidth=400)

Or this one

(https://bnr-external-prod.imgix.net/FDK7N8VNB5RYh0PDoV6eEFgzTYo.jpg?auto=format%252ccompress&q=45&cs=tinysrgb&w=400)

Or ask them both

(https://images0.persgroep.net/rcs/piaz4HGeRZGi1kEIIwp-nqj_TxQ/diocontent/176852639/_fitwidth/763?appId=93a17a8fd81db0de025c8abd1cca1279&quality=0.8)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: headwalk on January 31, 2021, 09:36:13 PM
UK just gave 600,000 jabs in a day.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on February 01, 2021, 06:14:19 AM
Dutch ICU doctors are calling for the country to open up again.

- The lockdown caused only marginal health benefits
- People that make it out of the ICU recover slowly and have to live with lasting effects and most won't fully recover

They say that we should accept the higher number of deaths because they are inevitable and by keeping society on lockdown the damage to health, mental health, education and the economy is far greater and will cause an even bigger strain on the healthcare system.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on February 01, 2021, 02:38:20 PM
Quote from: james on January 31, 2021, 05:19:01 PM
Quote from: Nintex on January 31, 2021, 04:34:39 PM
Our government has announced a new calculation method to determine the vaccination rate.
Their 'educated guess' is that 120k more people have been vaccinated than previously reported.

How do you lose count
Update on this. They've reversed the new calculation method because they probably counted some people twice.
In fact, it is now completely unknown what the vaccination rate really is and our health minister is going to investigate and review the numbers.

 :kermit
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on February 01, 2021, 02:43:26 PM
omg. this is art

(http://www.capitaltrachea.se/misc/covirick.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on February 01, 2021, 02:56:00 PM
Quote from: Nintex on February 01, 2021, 02:38:20 PM
Quote from: james on January 31, 2021, 05:19:01 PM
Quote from: Nintex on January 31, 2021, 04:34:39 PM
Our government has announced a new calculation method to determine the vaccination rate.
Their 'educated guess' is that 120k more people have been vaccinated than previously reported.

How do you lose count
Update on this. They've reversed the new calculation method because they probably counted some people twice.
In fact, it is now completely unknown what the vaccination rate really is and our health minister is going to investigate and review the numbers.

 :kermit

I can provide the government with an accurate counting machine.

Each one is just 10,000 Euros, and is guaranteed to work.

Have them email me!

(https://cdnimages.opentip.com/full/KDCJ/KDCJ-AL10008.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on February 01, 2021, 03:28:48 PM
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-02/china-wuhan-coronavirus-victim-families-who-investigation/13109968 (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-02/china-wuhan-coronavirus-victim-families-who-investigation/13109968)
Quote
Families of people who died from the coronavirus in China's former epicentre Wuhan say they have been monitored and silenced by local authorities, and are calling for a meeting with World Health Organization investigators.

Last Friday, the WHO said on its official Twitter account that the team would visit hospitals, virus laboratories and markets in Wuhan, and speak with early responders and some of the first COVID-19 patients.

However, China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Zhao Lijian, denied the WHO's field work was an "investigation", and said it had to follow "the prior consensus".

"The exchanges and cooperation on origin-tracing between WHO experts and Chinese professionals are part of a global study, not an investigation," Mr Zhao said.

But Mr Zhang said he wouldn't trust visits organised and limited by the Chinese Government, and thought the information patients gave could be "highly suspicious".

"They could have been trained many months ago, and been ordered to stage and repeat the Government's narrative," Mr Zhang said.

"I am highly concerned that the WHO experts in Wuhan are not a match for these counterfeiters."

Mr Zhang had established a chat group on Chinese social media platform WeChat, where he united more than 100 Wuhan residents who lost their families during the epidemic and wanted an explanation.

The WeChat group was censored on January 16, and three members were temporarily banned from posting comments, according to multiple group members who spoke to the ABC.

Three families told the ABC they were warned to keep silent, and their daily activities were closely monitored by authorities in Wuhan. They requested that the ABC not disclose their identities, in order to avoid persecution.

"[I had] police interviews, cameras pointing at home, and dismissal from work. They pressured my families, stalked my activities, which is completely unscrupulous," one parent, who lost their only son, told the ABC.

"[I am told] don't contact the foreign media, because it will be used by anti-China forces, which is detrimental to our country.

"I just want everyone to know that the Government is a murderer for hiding the epidemic.

"I have lost my only child in my late life. My life is worse than death."

Scumbags.

The WHO is complicit in allowing the Chinese government to obscure the facts that could help identify the origin of the pandemic and prevent future outbreaks.

This quote in particular is chilling because it shows a dedication to the lie that the Chinese government has been peddling for months now that COVID-19 originated in another country.

Quote
"The exchanges and cooperation on origin-tracing between WHO experts and Chinese professionals are part of a global study, not an investigation," Mr Zhao said.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on February 01, 2021, 03:38:16 PM
I'm surprised they were that shook and worried about covering it up that they didn't immediately point to Taiwan as the country of origin.

Anyway the European Union is close friends with China, I look forward to purchasing a Xiaomi Robot Vacuum soon and I thank China for their heroic efforts to keep producing computer and videogame hardware during these trying times.
My Razer mouse and keyboard really made my lockdown life better.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on February 01, 2021, 03:50:56 PM
Why are they so desperate to divert attention away from Wuhan where, just down the street from where the original outbreak occurred, a lab which specialises in studying coronaviruses is located?

 :gurl
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on February 01, 2021, 05:21:59 PM
https://twitter.com/tmprowell/status/1355297564736811009
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on February 01, 2021, 05:34:24 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/kakape/status/1356359522177179662
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on February 02, 2021, 10:52:52 AM
https://twitter.com/kakape/status/1356506916873207809
Pseudo virus bearing the Spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 that had all 8 B.1.1.7 mutations + E484K after a single dose of the Pfizer vaccine.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on February 02, 2021, 10:55:14 AM
https://twitter.com/ArisKatzourakis/status/1356400333426196482
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on February 02, 2021, 07:58:29 PM
The projected growth of the virus in the Netherlands over the coming weeks.
We're now at week 5. Apparently half of the cases are now the new more contagious UK strain.
If this is accurate the third wave will start in about 4 weeks and peak mid April. (if that is the peak)

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EtPhgu5XYAAGC21?format=png)

So now that we know this we are

- Reopening schools next week
- Allowing more shops to open for click & collect
- Likely ending the curfew February 10th
- Still going ahead with the election as of now (March 17th)

There's a debate in parliament tommorow about a data leak. The few people that did get vaccinated had their personal data hacked  :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: remy on February 02, 2021, 09:08:30 PM
Quote from: Nintex on January 27, 2021, 03:05:03 PM
Quote from: filler on January 27, 2021, 02:50:23 PM
https://twitter.com/mikerosenwald/status/1354509023484194819

 :sicko
Is the picture not accurate or do they go ass to mouth?
Open mouth guy is the tester
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on February 02, 2021, 09:15:46 PM
Quote from: Nintex on February 02, 2021, 07:58:29 PM
The projected growth of the virus in the Netherlands over the coming weeks.
We're now at week 5. Apparently half of the cases are now the new more contagious UK strain.
If this is accurate the third wave will start in about 4 weeks and peak mid April. (if that is the peak)

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EtPhgu5XYAAGC21?format=png)

So now that we know this we are

- Reopening schools next week
- Allowing more shops to open for click & collect
- Likely ending the curfew February 10th
- Still going ahead with the election as of now (March 17th)

There's a debate in parliament tommorow about a data leak. The few people that did get vaccinated had their personal data hacked  :lol

The Australian international news cycle is dominated by US, UK and Asian news, and we rarely hear about continental Europe, so it's no wonder I didn't realise how fucking incompetent your government was. Holy shit. Anecdotally, we seem to have a very high opinion of the Dutch, but.........fuck, that's bad.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on February 03, 2021, 10:45:31 AM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on January 31, 2021, 02:49:27 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on January 30, 2021, 02:39:50 PM
US' daily dose rate: 1,301,050
Canada's dose rate:     23,870

The country that, if you are to believe the media, had no vaccine plan until a few days ago, is doing 54.5x as many doses per day as Canada.
1,348,634
21,982

Now it's 61.4 times as many doses administered daily.

We are at 77.5 times as many doses administered daily. Hell, Serbia, with like 1/5th the population is doing twice as many total doses a day.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on February 03, 2021, 11:03:42 AM
https://mobile.twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1356591721728126978
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on February 03, 2021, 12:32:54 PM
Let's all learn Russian.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on February 03, 2021, 01:02:08 PM
Quote from: Tripon on February 03, 2021, 12:32:54 PM
Let's all learn Russian.

Да.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: OnlyRegret on February 03, 2021, 01:51:31 PM
how did you windmill lickers manage an empire
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on February 03, 2021, 02:52:30 PM
Quote from: Potato on February 02, 2021, 09:15:46 PM
Quote from: Nintex on February 02, 2021, 07:58:29 PM
The projected growth of the virus in the Netherlands over the coming weeks.
We're now at week 5. Apparently half of the cases are now the new more contagious UK strain.
If this is accurate the third wave will start in about 4 weeks and peak mid April. (if that is the peak)

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EtPhgu5XYAAGC21?format=png)

So now that we know this we are

- Reopening schools next week
- Allowing more shops to open for click & collect
- Likely ending the curfew February 10th
- Still going ahead with the election as of now (March 17th)

There's a debate in parliament tommorow about a data leak. The few people that did get vaccinated had their personal data hacked  :lol

The Australian international news cycle is dominated by US, UK and Asian news, and we rarely hear about continental Europe, so it's no wonder I didn't realise how fucking incompetent your government was. Holy shit. Anecdotally, we seem to have a very high opinion of the Dutch, but.........fuck, that's bad.
Expats are fucking terrified over this lol, the country they thought was well organized suddenly doesn't seem safe to live in anymore and both the government and most of the population ignore the disaster that's unfolding.
For the Dutch this is no surprise because if you look at our history we had poor decision making during every global crisis.
Such as selling most of our gold at the lowest value after the Lehmann crash or ordering weapons from German manufacturers in WW2 for the defense against Germany instead of allying ourselves with the UK.

I think this is a combination of: "This won't be a problem for us but we'll tell you what to do" and "Oh well, now that we're fucked nothing we could do about it anyway"
We're great at rebuilding things and keeping our heads cool in difficult situations but in this case the latter completely backfires.
I think that in a few weeks we're just going to open up everything under the guise of 'we're done with this' and most people will accept it.

Quote from: OnlyRegret on February 03, 2021, 01:51:31 PM
how did you windmill lickers manage an empire
We basically formed the Amazon of (slave) trade and granted the executives the power to build forts and recruit armies on our behalf.  :money
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: MMaRsu on February 03, 2021, 04:18:31 PM
Quote from: Nintex on February 02, 2021, 07:58:29 PM
The projected growth of the virus in the Netherlands over the coming weeks.
We're now at week 5. Apparently half of the cases are now the new more contagious UK strain.
If this is accurate the third wave will start in about 4 weeks and peak mid April. (if that is the peak)

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EtPhgu5XYAAGC21?format=png)

So now that we know this we are

- Reopening schools next week
- Allowing more shops to open for click & collect
- Likely ending the curfew February 10th
- Still going ahead with the election as of now (March 17th)

There's a debate in parliament tommorow about a data leak. The few people that did get vaccinated had their personal data hacked  :lol

Yeah because the fucking MORONIC GOVERNMENT is opening schools again starting next week, still isn't doing anything about markets on saturday etc etc.

And people are also distinguished mentally-challenged and DO NOT GIVE A FUCK.

When I go on my bike on saturday through the city to pick up some weed (the only time I go to the city), Im ASTOUNDED by the vast amounts of people who are going to the market.

WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU NEED THE MARKET FOR YOU CUNTS

STAY INSIDE STAY INDOORS

No lets all go to the city!! jeej!!! Im sure its the women who drag their fucking husbands or boyfriends with them, because they want to do some shopping. All the stores are virtually closed but hey at least the market is open.

CLOSE THE FUCKING MARKETS NOBODY GIVES A SHIT IF YOU CANT BUY FISH AND CHEESE AND BREAD FROM A STALL

DONT OPEN THE FUCKING SCHOOLS

ARHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: MMaRsu on February 03, 2021, 04:24:12 PM
Seriously, the union in charge of education has said the following:

"Het ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap laat zich bij de heropening van de scholen leiden door haast en niet door zorgvuldigheid", aldus de AOb.

The Ministry of Education, Culture and Science is guided by haste and not by carefulness in the reopening of the schools," said the AOb.

So WHY IN THE FUCK, would you reopen schools? Are the ministers sick of having their kids at home all the time?

Who cares, they dont even have to work from home. Sitting there in the 2e kamer every day or whenever the fuck they are there. Debating not from home through a zoom meeting, no just keep going to work, regulations dont apply to you FUCKERS
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on February 03, 2021, 04:26:25 PM
The problem is that everyone thinks like this

"I'm only going to the office for a meeting"
"I'm only going out to buy some weed"
"I'm only going to the market to get some fresh air with the kids"

 :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: MMaRsu on February 03, 2021, 04:38:47 PM
Quote from: Nintex on February 03, 2021, 04:26:25 PM
The problem is that everyone thinks like this

"I'm only going to the office for a meeting"
"I'm only going out to buy some weed"
"I'm only going to the market to get some fresh air with the kids"

 :lol

Yeah thing is, the shop is like cordened off. Only two people allowed inside at all times, and at most there are two three people waiting outside.

The issue isnt with me going to a weedshop. The issue is people moving between other people in large quantities. There is absolutely NO NEED for over a 100 people to be in a fucking market on a saturday.

STAY HOME. Its what I do ALL DAY EVERY FUCKING DAY

Evening clock is also distinguished mentally-challenged. I used to go walking after 8/9 for an hour/hour and a half. Wouldnt see ANYONE on the streets that late at night. Say around 9:30/10PM.

Now? I HAVE to go walking before 9PM. So now everyone thinks, hey I should go walking before 9PM.

Who do I see now? At least 4/5 couples walking together, passing me etc. Not that im fearful of catching anything from them, I keep my distance. Still, shit is really lopsided.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on February 03, 2021, 05:00:48 PM
Yep the curfew is bullshit.

I'm sort of glad the weather is shit so it doesn't feel as bad but still I'm more of a night owl and not at all a morning person.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on February 04, 2021, 11:10:49 AM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on February 03, 2021, 10:45:31 AM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on January 31, 2021, 02:49:27 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on January 30, 2021, 02:39:50 PM
US' daily dose rate: 1,301,050
Canada's dose rate:     23,870

The country that, if you are to believe the media, had no vaccine plan until a few days ago, is doing 54.5x as many doses per day as Canada.
1,348,634
21,982

Now it's 61.4 times as many doses administered daily.

We are at 77.5 times as many doses administered daily. Hell, Serbia, with like 1/5th the population is doing twice as many total doses a day.

85.4x (1,335,310 daily doses in the US vs 15,637 in Canada). Can we break 100?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on February 04, 2021, 06:15:14 PM
I'm gonna source this story because you won't believe this.

The needles used for the first vaccination round were too short, so they will have to redo the shot for obese people.

https://twitter.com/dvhn_nl/status/1357404460306284550 (https://twitter.com/dvhn_nl/status/1357404460306284550)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on February 04, 2021, 06:28:54 PM
:expert
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on February 04, 2021, 07:24:55 PM
https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1357470610809638913 (https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1357470610809638913)

This won't spread
Testing will control the spread
Masks will prevent the spread
Inject some bleach
Vaccines will make everything go back to normal
We will go back to some degree of normality, maybe  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on February 04, 2021, 08:45:48 PM
Dunno man, my life has been pretty normal for most of the last year. The only thing has been no international travel and the occasional restrictions on domestic travel.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on February 06, 2021, 11:07:54 AM
https://mobile.twitter.com/tylerblack32/status/1357765466601775106

Lockdown deaths!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on February 06, 2021, 12:24:45 PM
https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1357737701043302401 (https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1357737701043302401)

What a fucking mess
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on February 06, 2021, 12:26:51 PM
:delicious
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on February 06, 2021, 05:03:51 PM
https://twitter.com/FT/status/1358150306874486789 (https://twitter.com/FT/status/1358150306874486789)

 :iface
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on February 06, 2021, 05:11:52 PM
Honestly feels like a race to get people vaccinated enough before the new strains become too widespread to contain.  If we get a second pandemic due to western counties not willing to shut down, well that would be a bit embarrassing. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on February 06, 2021, 06:25:04 PM
Backstage at a talkshow the CEO of Pfizer said to Erik de Vlieger that his vaccine formula was akin to a chef's recipe and thus they wouldn't share it.
He also said that it would take 3 vaccination rounds for the world to open up again.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: therealdeal on February 08, 2021, 07:19:59 AM
Quote from: Transhuman on January 25, 2020, 12:05:03 AM
Only 800 people died from Sars and it was way more severe, plus since we're 16 years of medical advancement later... i'd be very surprised if the deathtoll ends up triple digits
lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on February 08, 2021, 07:23:28 AM
Evander Holyfield with the deep cut :tocry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on February 08, 2021, 12:55:19 PM
Quote from: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-congress-member-dies-coronavirus-165050901.html
US Representative Ron Wright has died after testing positive for COVID-19 last month, making him the first member of the US Congress to die from the disease that has claimed nearly 464,000 American lives.

Wright, a 67-year-old Texas Republican, had also been battling cancer. He was elected to Congress in 2018 and had seats on the House Foreign Affairs and Education and Labor Committees.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on February 08, 2021, 01:59:20 PM
https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1358836264615768066 (https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1358836264615768066)

 :sicko
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on February 08, 2021, 02:52:32 PM
https://twitter.com/VICENews/status/1358840929386442755

The odds must have been fairly low though, right?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on February 08, 2021, 03:02:35 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on February 08, 2021, 12:55:19 PM
Quote from: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-congress-member-dies-coronavirus-165050901.html
US Representative Ron Wright has died after testing positive for COVID-19 last month, making him the first member of the US Congress to die from the disease that has claimed nearly 464,000 American lives.

Wright, a 67-year-old Texas Republican, had also been battling cancer. He was elected to Congress in 2018 and had seats on the House Foreign Affairs and Education and Labor Committees.
Did he get it during the Capitol riots? That would be delicious irony for a republican.
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: Transhuman on February 08, 2021, 03:32:17 PM
Quote from: therealdeal on February 08, 2021, 07:19:59 AM
Quote from: Transhuman on January 25, 2020, 12:05:03 AM
Only 800 people died from Sars and it was way more severe, plus since we're 16 years of medical advancement later... i'd be very surprised if the deathtoll ends up triple digits
lol


(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uyPUunR7Fk0/X41bE60vrYI/AAAAAAAAAfc/b0sC68F2aZ0EmIB5p4y9iE4IgXVzXVcEwCPcBGAYYCw/s1080/Best%2B15%252BThe%2BWolf%2Bof%2BWall%2BStreet%2BQuotes-Quotesmotiv%2B%25286%2529.webp)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Flannel Boy on February 08, 2021, 03:41:47 PM
https://twitter.com/CovidSerology/status/1358823769096159235

0.84% of Mexico City (median age 29) has died because of COVID.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on February 08, 2021, 03:48:44 PM
Now that we have cold temperatures the debate has shifted towards the Elfstedentocht.
An iceskating event that can only be held in specific conditions, when the ice between 11 cities is frozen enough to ice skate between them (hence the name "11 cities tour").

The last time the weather conditions were suitable for this event was 1997, so 24 years ago.
Of course this is not possible in a pandemic but it's election time and everyone involved with ice skating (which is a lot of people) want this to happen regardless of the pandemic.  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on February 08, 2021, 04:51:08 PM
Just put some masks on and skate
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on February 08, 2021, 04:55:15 PM
If I die before I wake, at least in heaven I can skate :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on February 08, 2021, 04:59:42 PM
I hate slippery shit like ice :hmph

Also the build back better cabal was 'owned' today by people posting pictures of snow accompanied by their posts that we would not see snow or ice ever again because of #globalwarming.
There was also a conspiracy among the COVID hoax people that the snow was fake and plastic and just another control mechanism to keep the lockdown going. Which is pretty creative and a change of pace from pedo's tbh

Now because of this 2 - 3 inches of snow that triggered a CODE RED weather alert all COVID test and vaccination locations were closed.  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: OnlyRegret on February 08, 2021, 09:49:05 PM
Quote from: Nintex on February 08, 2021, 04:59:42 PM
I hate slippery shit like ice :hmph

Also the build back better cabal was 'owned' today by people posting pictures of snow accompanied by their posts that we would not see snow or ice ever again because of #globalwarming.
There was also a conspiracy among the COVID hoax people that the snow was fake and plastic and just another control mechanism to keep the lockdown going. Which is pretty creative and a change of pace from pedo's tbh

Now because of this 2 - 3 inches of snow that triggered a CODE RED weather alert all COVID test and vaccination locations were closed.  :doge

Chin up, in a few years you will all be underwater so you won't have to read their posts for long. And keep that chin up, literally.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on February 09, 2021, 05:14:29 AM
Everybody knows the Wuhan Flu will go away with the warm weather  :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: MMaRsu on February 09, 2021, 05:46:48 AM
Quote from: Nintex on February 08, 2021, 03:48:44 PM
Now that we have cold temperatures the debate has shifted towards the Elfstedentocht.
An iceskating event that can only be held in specific conditions, when the ice between 11 cities is frozen enough to ice skate between them (hence the name "11 cities tour").

The last time the weather conditions were suitable for this event was 1997, so 24 years ago.
Of course this is not possible in a pandemic but it's election time and everyone involved with ice skating (which is a lot of people) want this to happen regardless of the pandemic.  :doge

This cabinet is full of morons jesus christ

Who gives a shit about ice skating at a time like this

Also what are these dumb sticks for if ur gonna fall ur gonna fall

(https://i.ibb.co/LCKpcWP/DSC-0365.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on February 09, 2021, 02:58:52 PM
The truth behind the COVID scam has been revealed

J&J CEO says people may need annual Covid vaccine shots for the next several years
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/09/covid-vaccine-jj-ceo-says-people-may-get-annual-shots-for-the-next-several-years.html

Get ready for your annual subscription!

Pre-order now to lock in the exclusive Bosnian strain protection DLC!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on February 09, 2021, 03:40:19 PM
Turns out the German government had a secret to program to make the public fearful so it would be easier to implement COVID measures.

https://twitter.com/pietercleppe/status/1359188156797566982 (https://twitter.com/pietercleppe/status/1359188156797566982)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on February 09, 2021, 04:47:08 PM
Quote from: Stro on February 09, 2021, 04:03:16 PM
Duh. Every country did that but most of them also said "this is a worst case scenario if we don't do anything".

Im pretty sure Trump did the opposite 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: EchoRin on February 09, 2021, 11:53:10 PM
Vid starts at about 1:15

https://youtu.be/_MHoy9-f3Us
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on February 10, 2021, 02:50:38 PM
https://twitter.com/ianbremmer/status/1359585427188043778


well it was nice knowing everybody, we dead  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on February 10, 2021, 03:01:09 PM
Take the chip, filler.

(http://www.links.net/share/event/tgs/pix/billg-burger.md.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mr Gilhaney on February 10, 2021, 03:02:33 PM
Got my second shot of Phizer juice Monday, and had a terrible fever and just general body aches since. Only going away now.  >:(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on February 10, 2021, 03:15:58 PM
Quote from: Mr Gilhaney on February 10, 2021, 03:02:33 PM
Got my second shot of Phizer juice Monday, and had a terrible fever and just general body aches since. Only going away now.  >:(

How does it feel having Gates’ and 5auGi’s cum cocktail swirling inside you?  :drool
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: OnlyRegret on February 11, 2021, 12:50:28 AM
Quote from: Mr Gilhaney on February 10, 2021, 03:02:33 PM
Got my second shot of Phizer juice Monday, and had a terrible fever and just general body aches since. Only going away now.  >:(

yikes, double autism
F
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on February 11, 2021, 01:16:18 AM
Quote from: BIONIC on February 10, 2021, 03:01:09 PM
Take the chip, filler.

(http://www.links.net/share/event/tgs/pix/billg-burger.md.jpg)
my county ran out  >:(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: G The Resurrected on February 11, 2021, 01:47:50 AM
I’m feeling like we’ve been given multiple chances to get a handle on this thing, but nope... We keep fucking that up and now look at what we’re faced with now. The virus is mutating at a faster rate and could be outside the bounds of keeping up with a working vaccine/treatment.

We might not get another chance to slow this thing down again. And I’m questioning if the government's of the world get what is truly at stake here this time around. Lock it the fuck down!

My father and his wife are not able to work due to their complications and lingering issues as a result of COVID-19. Both got their shots this past week, meanwhile my 86 year old grandfather can’t get his yet... I was already of the mind that it’d be April by the time I could consider getting it.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on February 11, 2021, 01:56:42 AM
On one hand, the numbers are going down FAST. Globally. It's incredible to see.

On the other hand, everyone who got a first shot is running out to celebrate at a crowded indoor bar (including my friend...) and theres a chance they might all catch the south african strain and start the party all over again.

Theres a non-zero chance we're in the exact same spot we were a year ago, when we all knew corona was a thing, but we werent really doing anything about it

 :existential
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 11, 2021, 01:59:56 AM
For reference, this is where we were a year ago

Quote from: Ghoul on February 07, 2020, 02:02:43 PM
So apart of my work is in events and there’s a big show next week with 70% Chinese attendance, one sales girl is refusing to go but wants her bonus even though she’ll potentially lose sales because not going. If I’m going you’re going. I got some hand sanitizer and a mask, despite feeling I’m already infected. We shall see!

Quote from: Cerveza mas fina on February 09, 2020, 01:13:53 AM
Feel like this whole thing is petering out idk.


Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: EchoRin on February 11, 2021, 02:01:42 AM
It was a different time then. The NBA stopped somewhere around like March 11 or 18? That's when I was concerned this might be a few month ordeal.



AAAAAAYYYYEEEEEE LMAO.

FUCK!!!  >:(

 :(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on February 11, 2021, 02:12:43 AM
Guys.

Covid -19 is officially one year old today. That's when they gave it the official name
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: G The Resurrected on February 11, 2021, 02:16:17 AM
I wonder if the number of testing has gone down as the focus shifted to vaccine distribution. Which might explain why the numbers are dropping at such a high rate. I have to get a test before I can see my specialist and I had to get an appointment for that more than a week ago. Which leads me to think that might be a contributing factor here.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: G The Resurrected on February 11, 2021, 02:17:16 AM
Happy Birthday Covid-19! Let’s hope your terrible 2s aren’t so terrible....
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on February 11, 2021, 02:54:34 AM
Quote from: james on February 11, 2021, 02:12:43 AM
Guys.

Covid -19 is officially one year old today. That's when they gave it the official name

In dog years that’s gay
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on February 11, 2021, 07:53:20 AM
Its real birthday was when Gates and Fauci created it in the Wuhan lab :snob
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on February 11, 2021, 11:44:12 AM
Quote from: filler on February 11, 2021, 01:16:18 AM
Quote from: BIONIC on February 10, 2021, 03:01:09 PM
Take the chip, filler.

(http://www.links.net/share/event/tgs/pix/billg-burger.md.jpg)
my county ran out  >:(

vaccine machine broke
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on February 11, 2021, 01:34:28 PM
From resetera...

Quote
I'm nursing student who also works in the ICU and I recently tested positive for Covid approximately one month after the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine. I finished quarantine, medically cleared already, and still recovering. Symptoms were severe back pain, brain fog, sinus pressure, and an ear infection which is still causing me equilibrium and balance issues. It feels like I'm constantly walking on a boat. Currently seeing a specialist and taking corticosteroids.
https://www.resetera.com/threads/testing-positive-for-covid-after-receiving-the-vaccine.377031/

:fbm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: G The Resurrected on February 12, 2021, 10:44:08 AM
PCR came back inconclusive this morning :maf

But in better news I got my grandfather an appointment for his shot for tomorrow.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on February 12, 2021, 11:34:46 AM
Quote from: james on February 11, 2021, 01:34:28 PM
From resetera...

Quote
I'm nursing student who also works in the ICU and I recently tested positive for Covid approximately one month after the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine. I finished quarantine, medically cleared already, and still recovering. Symptoms were severe back pain, brain fog, sinus pressure, and an ear infection which is still causing me equilibrium and balance issues. It feels like I'm constantly walking on a boat. Currently seeing a specialist and taking corticosteroids.
https://www.resetera.com/threads/testing-positive-for-covid-after-receiving-the-vaccine.377031/

:fbm

Well, I guess we had a good run  :goty
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on February 12, 2021, 02:45:47 PM
I'm glad the pandemic is over.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on February 12, 2021, 07:42:37 PM
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56035306
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mr Gilhaney on February 12, 2021, 10:15:42 PM
They thought I had a heart attack after the second dose of Phizer juice. Turned out to 'just' be a heart infection. Mind you I'm also fucked up in the first place body wise, but it sure has been a few rough days, since getting that Monday
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on February 12, 2021, 11:21:20 PM
gilhaney has fallen  :stahp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on February 13, 2021, 09:39:40 AM
Hope you are OK dude
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on February 13, 2021, 11:34:31 AM
Stay strong and safe  :tocry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: zomgee on February 13, 2021, 12:16:58 PM
I'm telling ya that second shot can be a doozy. Stay safe.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on February 13, 2021, 03:03:13 PM
https://twitter.com/guardian/status/1360595747708809218 (https://twitter.com/guardian/status/1360595747708809218)

 :oreilly
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Bebpo on February 13, 2021, 03:36:59 PM
CA is opening up the possibility of 16-64 w/health issues getting shots starting March 15th, but the categories are extremely narrow bullshit.

There's one exception that I may be able to get in under, where "If getting covid-19 would prevent patient from getting on-going treatment essential to their well-being & survival" since if I get covid, the official regulation is to stop my med infusions which I need for my well-being & survival.

But it seems like it's going to be a health provider aka doctor & doctor facility call and my doctor is not very empathetic and pretty robotic so next week gonna have to hit his office up and start my arguments of why I should be included in this group. Also it looks like the general vaccine app places aren't setup for this kind of stuff yet, so I get the feeling the vaccinations for these groups may be at the doctor's office/hospital itself or something.

Fingers crossed I can get it and maybe get my first dose by April 1, 2nd by May 1.

Otherwise, if I can't get in this group and CA isn't planning on widening the 16-64 w/health conditions group before going public, may not get it until summer/fall when it's wide release :|
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on February 13, 2021, 06:07:57 PM
https://twitter.com/anrao/status/1360249291646898176 (https://twitter.com/anrao/status/1360249291646898176)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: brawndolicious on February 14, 2021, 01:49:07 AM
Quote from: Nintex on February 13, 2021, 03:03:13 PM
https://twitter.com/guardian/status/1360595747708809218 (https://twitter.com/guardian/status/1360595747708809218)

 :oreilly

This is so fucked up. I mean like criminal charges must be filed on whoever the hell does this.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on February 15, 2021, 02:44:05 PM
https://twitter.com/itvnews/status/1361369670666891271 (https://twitter.com/itvnews/status/1361369670666891271)

 :dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on February 15, 2021, 05:29:50 PM
With cases rising up, they’re transitioning half of the office back to WFH, and I’m one the chosen ones this time  :jeb

Time to be even more useless at work than usual while playing kideo games in my last few months with this shit heap :success
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on February 15, 2021, 07:00:21 PM
https://twitter.com/LBC/status/1361388070071906312 (https://twitter.com/LBC/status/1361388070071906312)

 :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on February 16, 2021, 05:20:06 AM
Quote from: Nintex on February 15, 2021, 02:44:05 PM
https://twitter.com/itvnews/status/1361369670666891271 (https://twitter.com/itvnews/status/1361369670666891271)

 :dead

why they let that hideous looking, abject, psychopathic demon from hell on the telly i'll never know

spoiler (click to show/hide)
chris witty is a creepy looking fucker too :corona_rodney
[close]
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on February 16, 2021, 12:17:05 PM
The virus is a hoax people filed a lawsuit to lift the Dutch curfew and won. A judge declared it illegal. :doge
Now there's talk about the government having to repay the fines and perhaps more COVID measures currently in place are illegal.

The appeal hearing is scheduled for Friday.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on February 16, 2021, 12:48:10 PM
democracy :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on February 16, 2021, 06:13:47 PM
Curfew almost reinstated. Another court ruled that it would have to stay in place before the appeal this friday.

The government has drafted a new emergency law that has been signed by the king tonight, parliament has to return for a vote tommorow but it will almost certainly pass.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on February 16, 2021, 06:44:29 PM
Texas not reporting because lol they dont have power lol...

But only +54,931 cases today. That puts the nation back at September levels, which in turn was lower than the summer peaks.

It's happening folks!!!! Corona is dying!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on February 17, 2021, 07:33:22 AM
Playing Persona during work hours  :aah
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on February 17, 2021, 09:26:31 AM
Eventually leads to playing work during Persona hours. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on February 17, 2021, 08:09:01 PM
Welp the Medical Director of Pfizer was confronted by the fact that the company paid almost no taxes over their 15 billion Euro profit last year while local businesses are struggling. He was asked if he agreed it was shameful the company had organized their finances, patents etc. in such a way. He replied that it was rude to ask such a question considering the company is saving the world and that all corporations do the same thing.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on February 18, 2021, 12:43:03 PM
Our government has officially reinstated the curfew.

Also hinted at no easing of measures after March 2. Our PM said he wasn't very hopeful that a reduction in measures was possible and that a 3rd wave is still imminent.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: tiesto on February 18, 2021, 01:06:08 PM
Qualified for phase 2 of the NYS vaccine distribution due to a comorbidity, but haven't been able to get any appointments the past few days... the only place in NYS with appointments available is in Potsdam, which is 400+ miles away and near Ottawa.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Raist on February 18, 2021, 01:44:25 PM
wtf :lol

https://twitter.com/ukhomeoffice/status/1362107043847503872
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on February 18, 2021, 04:20:01 PM
But would I go to a car  :thinking

Are they going to coop DARE for the next psa campaign?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: zomgee on February 18, 2021, 06:47:39 PM
You wouldn't COVID a CAR
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: MMaRsu on February 19, 2021, 03:17:57 AM
My life right now

(https://media1.tenor.com/images/7b53b2933fa08c68fdd18befa73e3afa/tenor.gif?itemid=19267539)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Coax on February 19, 2021, 04:45:18 AM
NIOSH (who set the air filtration requirements for US respirators, eg: N95) completed a study (https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2021-107/default.html) in 2020-12 that analyzed how much particulate makes its way through exhalation valves on non-elastomeric respirators. This was done with proper seals and a afaict all front-facing valves keep in mind.

This is interesting to me since they directly address the statements by some that respirators with valves are 'useless' in protecting others, and quote statements made that such respirators as 'good as wearing nothing at all'  ::)

They found them to be on average as good and sometimes better at mitigation (1-55% penetration) as common masks worn that lack exhalation valves (divided into three categories: surgical, procedural (which look virtually identical), cloth).

Cloth masks come out of this looking particularly bad, with 45-92% penetration through the fabric. Procedural masks had between 1-85% penetration, surgical between 2-17% (however they note that this doesn't account for regular fitment and in a prior NIOSH study when worn normally was between 7%-76% penetration).

They then tested the CDC's current recommendations for source control for valved respirators which is covering the valve with a surgical mask externally which they found is the least effective method of those they tested. Covering the valve with an ECG pad or surgical tape internally is highly effective, reducing the penetration to just 5% maximum.

They've yet to test elastomer respirators, which they say is something that would be useful to follow-up with, which I'd be interested in as there are models with downfacing exhalation valves, some of which are specifically marketed for medical use.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on February 19, 2021, 05:33:03 AM
Factor in beards and poor seals and things get even worse.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on February 19, 2021, 04:21:49 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BvSYJRiCUAEmTSa.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on February 19, 2021, 07:50:10 PM
Dutch curfew officially reinstated with emergency laws despite what the appeal in court might bring.
Positive cases +1000 today.

Denmark has closed 13 border checkpoints with Germany due to an outbreak of the British virus in a border town.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on February 20, 2021, 01:11:19 AM
https://twitter.com/RollingStone/status/1363004482884427777


mr beaks time to shine  :lol :birb
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on February 20, 2021, 05:59:18 AM
Quote from: Stro on February 19, 2021, 09:58:48 PM
The UK strain is way more infectious with children, great for the US trying to force all schools open despite teachers saying no fucking way
We have opened the schools but not yet the high schools and universities, some immediately closed because of infections the next day or week.
However, people are calling for more schools to open, considering a wave of depression among young people who are now going to run 2 years behind on their education and careers.

Another generation completely fucked.  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on February 20, 2021, 11:07:39 AM
Welp, newspapers have written extensively about the new plans and strategy of our government to open up the economy.
It all started when our failing health minister told everyone that even if recent pilots with reopening events were succesful it would not mean they would open up again.
Next, the government said that they thought it was unlikely we would have sports events with audiences this year or that any restrictions would be lifted in the near future.

The experts have told them a 3rd wave is coming, and possibly a 4th wave and a 5th wave and.... because of the mutations.
And that the chances that mass vaccination will end the pandemic this year are slim and that testing for contact tracing and/or isolating cases is next to useless.

So the plan is to use the one thing that is 'still' cheap and available to open up the economy: tests. Our government is stocking up not just on vaccines but on millions and millions of tests.
Under new legislation you would receive a permit if you test negative. That permit would allow you to enter universities, offices, restaurants, shops, theatres, events etc. for up to 48 hours.
Basically if you want to do something during the weekends you would need to get a test every week. Although they might limit the number of permits to control the size of crowds and gatherings.
They're currently talking to business and industrial leaders who will need to enforce this. If the ruling parties win the elections than the plan is to implement this between April and June.

What they haven't figured out yet is how to handle the costs. Currently if you want to take a flight you need to do a test that costs $200 out of your own pocket.
They're probably looking to make a deal with business leaders to split the costs as they desperately want and need the economy to reopen.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Coax on February 20, 2021, 11:32:28 AM
Quote from: Nintex on February 20, 2021, 11:07:39 AM
So the plan is to use the one thing that is 'still' cheap and available to open up the economy: tests. Our government is stocking up not just on vaccines but on millions and millions of tests.
Under new legislation you would receive a permit if you test negative. That permit would allow you to enter universities, offices, restaurants, shops, theatres, events etc. for up to 48 hours.

Respirators used by the public still illegal there?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on February 20, 2021, 12:00:02 PM
https://www.newsweek.com/mother-children-drink-urine-false-covid-treatment-whatsapp-1570510

Piss Benoit explain yourself  :what
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on February 20, 2021, 12:19:51 PM
:rogan "You know Alex. I'm all natural and the government can't stop me from drinking my own piss man"
"I believe you Joe" :info
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on February 21, 2021, 12:12:47 PM
Our country has collectively decided that the pandemic is over because the weather is nice :trumps

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EuwmI23XAAMkIWr?format=jpg)

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EuwVZ5VXAAI3A_z?format=jpg)

https://twitter.com/OmroepON/status/1363494222125559808 (https://twitter.com/OmroepON/status/1363494222125559808)

https://twitter.com/AT5/status/1363507955950305280 (https://twitter.com/AT5/status/1363507955950305280)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Transhuman on February 21, 2021, 01:34:58 PM
That does look nice
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 21, 2021, 03:33:01 PM
Quote from: Nintex on February 21, 2020, 02:11:14 PM
Just heard on the radio while driving that there's cases in northern Italy now.

This thing is spreading fast. Now is the time to invest in companies making those mobile incinerators  :success

A year ago today, we were worried that cases existed in China, Iran, a cruise ship, and now Italy
Title: Re: Corona virus megathread |OT|
Post by: james on February 21, 2021, 03:33:49 PM
Quote from: james on February 20, 2020, 03:22:01 PM
This is what normal people do

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I literally can’t even bring it up in the office, even though you hear rows upon rows of people coughing their lungs out and have been doing so for a week (not even calling off and using their pto, selfish bastards).

When I bring up how I have already started preparing for the virus with stock piling n95 masks and bulk rice and other non perishable foods they look at me like I need to go to the psych ward and either laugh at me or call me fear mongering.

They refuse to look at what’s going on in the rest of the world and literally think they live in an isolated island and nothing could ever had happen to their loved ones or their community.

I understand that you still need to live you life. But at the same time being informed and being prepared is only a positive not a negative. Hell, people put spare tires in their trunks of their cars. Not because they expect a flat tire that day/week/month but because it’s smart to be prepared in case you do get a flat.

Meanwhile, I say I buy masks and buy reserved food and I’m crazy. What the hell man.
https://www.reddit.com/r/China_Flu/comments/f6vhxy/people_in_america_think_im_either_hilarious/

 :hans1
A year ago today, a prophet emerged before the great supermarket shortages of March
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on February 22, 2021, 01:10:16 PM
You would think that if they wanted to do the great reset they would hurry up with those shots already.
This is the worst plandemic  :pacspit
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on February 22, 2021, 05:19:43 PM
500,000 dead Americans.

That would be alarming if it wasn’t for the fact that it will all go away when the warm weather comes, so it’s okay  :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on February 22, 2021, 06:16:42 PM
Quote from: BIONIC on February 22, 2021, 05:19:43 PM
500,000 dead Americans.

That would be alarming if it wasn’t for the fact that it will all go away when the warm weather comes, so it’s okay  :trumps
At least the soul of the nation was saved.

In other news some high profile people like bankers and university professors had launched a campaign called "Herstel NL" or "Restore the Netherlands".
Their aim was to bring forward alternative ideas to deal with COVID mostly economically.
Now in dystopian scenes most of them posted the same message quitting the campaign after pressure from the government to suspend the campaign until after the elections.

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eu3Pe0VVcAEqhTQ?format=jpg)

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eu3Pe0AXIAEUrwo?format=jpg)

The ruling parties are scared shitless of something and telling all the elitists to fall in line  :doge

Meanwhile newspapers are starting to write about people from the first wave who are still dealing with the effects.
Recovery is slowly and sometimes non existent. Former mlitary people, ship builders etc. 30 - 50 years old. 
Some are afraid to sleep thinking they will die.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on February 23, 2021, 10:59:03 AM
https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/mobile/ontario-premier-defends-spending-2-5-million-on-bracelets-that-beep-if-users-get-too-close-1.5319436

:dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on February 23, 2021, 06:04:36 PM
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-24/coronavirus-queensland-vaccine-overdose-aged-care-brisbane/13179280 (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-24/coronavirus-queensland-vaccine-overdose-aged-care-brisbane/13179280)

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Two elderly people in a Queensland aged care home have been given four times the amount of the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine, Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has confirmed.

An 88-year-old man and a 94-year-old woman were given the doses yesterday. 

Mr Hunt said both patients, from the Holy Spirit facility in Carseldine, were being monitored and neither had shown any signs of an adverse reaction to the doses.
Pretty sure we just created geriatric super soldiers. More to follow.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on February 23, 2021, 06:12:52 PM
https://twitter.com/tomwalkr/status/1364164996742189057


we just gotta eat more turmeric  :yeshrug
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on February 23, 2021, 06:16:53 PM
A place an hour away is giving vaccines to 18 and up with underlying conditions. Before the shutdown I would qualify since I had an obese BMI, but I’ve loss enough weight since then that I’m just overweight now.

  :fbm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on February 23, 2021, 08:06:46 PM
https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1364281453866057742 (https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1364281453866057742)
 :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on February 23, 2021, 08:12:28 PM
Thank you Bill Gates!

Quote from: Pissy F Benny on January 25, 2021, 03:30:11 AM
https://twitter.com/parismarx/status/1353330538292121602
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on February 24, 2021, 01:35:31 AM
Quote from: Skullfuckers Anonymous on February 23, 2021, 06:16:53 PM
A place an hour away is giving vaccines to 18 and up with underlying conditions. Before the shutdown I would qualify since I had an obese BMI, but I’ve loss enough weight since then that I’m just overweight now.

  :fbm

Sucks for you, not fats  :biden
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on February 24, 2021, 02:30:49 AM
Meanwhile Benji has gotten like 7 shots due to his mass
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on February 24, 2021, 02:59:58 AM
Quote from: james on February 24, 2021, 02:30:49 AM
Meanwhile Benji has gotten like 7 shots due to his mass

One for each stomach fold  :expert
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on February 24, 2021, 03:02:37 AM
the nintex is brown psyop>benji is fat psyop
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on February 24, 2021, 12:36:51 PM
I'm glad the plandemic masters have given us a few months longer to live with the production problem hoax
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on February 24, 2021, 05:51:18 PM
There is a global pandemic of clowns in big pharma and big government :trumps

https://twitter.com/simondenyer/status/1364550663791861763 (https://twitter.com/simondenyer/status/1364550663791861763)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: tiesto on February 25, 2021, 01:04:28 PM
Was able to book at the Javits Center for this weekend.... gimme dat Gates microchip, I hope it's linked to my XBL account.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on February 25, 2021, 02:58:24 PM
Wondering why the world smells like ass until I realized I was using my back-up mask which I keep in my back pocket.  New Normal. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on February 25, 2021, 03:33:21 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on February 25, 2021, 02:58:24 PM
Wondering why the world smells like ass until I realized I was using my back-up mask which I keep in my back pocket.  New Normal. 

:notlikethis
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tuckers Law on February 26, 2021, 07:46:22 PM
Got my 1st dose of Moderna vaccine this past Monday.  Arm was sore as shit for 24 hours or so, then as that began dissipating I got a shitty headache and low fever for a few hours (highest temp I recorded it hitting was 99.7).

2nd dose probably going to be a doozy  :-\
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on February 26, 2021, 07:50:28 PM
I asked my 85-year-old Grandma if her arm hurt after she got hers's and she said no and went on to say, unprompted, that the people complaining are babies. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tuckers Law on February 26, 2021, 08:04:15 PM
Not a complaint, just reporting my experience.  You tell grandma I’m not afraid to slap around a senior citizen if they get too lippy.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Rahxephon91 on February 26, 2021, 10:21:57 PM
The 2nd shot was worse for me. My arm hurt for about three days, but I had the worst sleep the day of. High fever, headache, and general body pain. It only lasted the night though, so it wasn't that bad.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: G The Resurrected on February 27, 2021, 12:31:58 AM
My county just announced easing of restrictions for mask usage contrary to all fucking logic and sense. California is really all over the place with shitty hot takes lately in regards to Covid. So now masks aren’t necessary at all outside for all gatherings... Encouraging socialization indirectly with this newest easing. Are we doomed to keep making the same fucking stupid mistakes each time we get even a sliver of a break from this shit?!

The mentally challenged keep winning this war I swear. Enjoy your stupid prize mf’ers!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Coax on February 27, 2021, 01:23:23 AM
Quote from: Nintex on February 24, 2021, 05:51:18 PM
There is a global pandemic of clowns in big pharma and big government

Japan is unusual. In looking up stats Japan's death rate for 2020 lowered (https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/asia-pacific/deaths-fall-in-japan-for-first-time-in-decade-despite-covid-19-pandemic-1.4494902) for the first time in a decade, while in late last year the monthly suicide rate was its highest (https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/28/asia/japan-suicide-women-covid-dst-intl-hnk/index.html) in five years and at that time accounted for more deaths in one month than Covid victims for the year.

Then you look at stats for this year and by far most of the total deaths occurred in just these last months (seeing a rise beginning in December), presumably spurred by the holiday season? Idk what else changed.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on February 27, 2021, 05:56:25 AM
Quote
while in late last year the monthly suicide rate was its highest in five years and at that time accounted for more deaths in one month than Covid victims for the year.
The high suicide rate in japan is always so weird to me. What's causing it? Crunch? Evangelion delays?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on February 27, 2021, 06:37:41 AM
Quote from: Nintex on February 27, 2021, 05:56:25 AM
Quote
while in late last year the monthly suicide rate was its highest in five years and at that time accounted for more deaths in one month than Covid victims for the year.
The high suicide rate in japan is always so weird to me. What's causing it? Crunch? Evangelion delays?

Sony “neglecting” the Japanese market  :social  :expert  :teehee
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Lonewulfeus on February 27, 2021, 07:50:27 AM
I’m scheduled for my microchipping this coming Friday.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: tiesto on February 27, 2021, 08:41:24 AM
Quote from: Nintex on February 27, 2021, 05:56:25 AM
Quote
while in late last year the monthly suicide rate was its highest in five years and at that time accounted for more deaths in one month than Covid victims for the year.
The high suicide rate in japan is always so weird to me. What's causing it? Crunch? Evangelion delays?

I'm no expert but I'd imagine - social isolation, their work culture, heavy expectancy to fit in, stigmatization of mental health issues and a lack of mental health resources, a cultural history with committing suicide when you 'lose face' or fail your family...
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: zomgee on February 27, 2021, 11:14:42 AM
Quote from: tiesto on February 27, 2021, 08:41:24 AM
Quote from: Nintex on February 27, 2021, 05:56:25 AM
Quote
while in late last year the monthly suicide rate was its highest in five years and at that time accounted for more deaths in one month than Covid victims for the year.
The high suicide rate in japan is always so weird to me. What's causing it? Crunch? Evangelion delays?

I'm no expert but I'd imagine - social isolation, their work culture, heavy expectancy to fit in, stigmatization of mental health issues and a lack of mental health resources, a cultural history with committing suicide when you 'lose face' or fail your family...

...uh oh.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on February 27, 2021, 12:45:36 PM
Quote from: Nintex on February 27, 2021, 05:56:25 AM
Quote
while in late last year the monthly suicide rate was its highest in five years and at that time accounted for more deaths in one month than Covid victims for the year.
The high suicide rate in japan is always so weird to me. What's causing it? Crunch? Evangelion delays?
maybe they're all getting doxxed by self-righteous message board degenerates  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Lonewulfeus on February 27, 2021, 01:17:23 PM
Quote from: filler on February 27, 2021, 12:45:36 PM
Quote from: Nintex on February 27, 2021, 05:56:25 AM
Quote
while in late last year the monthly suicide rate was its highest in five years and at that time accounted for more deaths in one month than Covid victims for the year.
The high suicide rate in japan is always so weird to me. What's causing it? Crunch? Evangelion delays?
maybe they're all getting doxxed by self-righteous message board degenerates  :doge

Or Taco Bell assholes
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on February 27, 2021, 01:19:23 PM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on February 27, 2021, 01:17:23 PM
Quote from: filler on February 27, 2021, 12:45:36 PM
Quote from: Nintex on February 27, 2021, 05:56:25 AM
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while in late last year the monthly suicide rate was its highest in five years and at that time accounted for more deaths in one month than Covid victims for the year.
The high suicide rate in japan is always so weird to me. What's causing it? Crunch? Evangelion delays?
maybe they're all getting doxxed by self-righteous message board degenerates  :doge

Or Taco Bell assholes

Taco Bell Asshole is a very real condition and nothing to joke about
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on February 27, 2021, 01:29:00 PM
 :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: tiesto on February 27, 2021, 06:01:08 PM
Got mine today, was super orderly and painless. So weird since every other time I've been to Javits it's for Comic Con which is absolute overcrowded chaos. So far feel pretty good apart from a slight sore arm.

(https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/154714293_10158319516423983_3496143576938392929_o.jpg?_nc_cat=109&ccb=3&_nc_sid=8bfeb9&_nc_ohc=s9lZthpsI6AAX9YvCzD&_nc_ht=scontent-lga3-1.xx&oh=abcbf2fc213a57029575e2bdd12ab9ac&oe=6061ACC5)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on February 28, 2021, 09:25:54 AM
https://twitter.com/yb_jln/status/1364253718904979462

:what
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: tiesto on February 28, 2021, 12:46:38 PM
The morning after... arm is still pretty sore but nothing too bad. I can move it around but probably would still get beat up by Madrun's grandma.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on February 28, 2021, 01:31:58 PM
Ugh mom has a fever for over a week. She called the doctor and she said: "It could be something else".
Dad says "Doctor says no test needed".

This is why we're in this lockdown bullshit in the first place. To test and protect vulnerable people.
Now she's not getting tested and still meeting with her day care group (other vulnerable people).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on February 28, 2021, 03:06:11 PM
Quote from: Nintex on February 28, 2021, 01:31:58 PM
Ugh mom has a fever for over a week. She called the doctor and she said: "It could be something else".
Dad says "Doctor says no test needed".

This is why we're in this lockdown bullshit in the first place. To test and protect vulnerable people.
Now she's not getting tested and still meeting with her day care group (other vulnerable people).

Fucking hell. The message here is that if you're showing any symptoms, you should get tested. That includes something as simple as a runny nose.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on March 01, 2021, 12:53:54 PM
https://twitter.com/vonderleyen/status/1366346729289904128 (https://twitter.com/vonderleyen/status/1366346729289904128)

 :wut
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on March 01, 2021, 01:43:53 PM
Enjoy your tyranny eurocucks :success
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: G The Resurrected on March 02, 2021, 11:11:24 AM
Yesterday I got a frantic call from my health provider asking if I could drop everything and go to one of their vaccination sites since they had a bunch of no shows. I got there gave them my info and then they asked why I was at their site. Explaining the phone call and showing them the number that called (their number) they told me they didn’t have any shots for non appointment patients. I was left confused about why I’d get called from them to come when they didn’t have it available to give. They just left it there and didn’t question why or who was fucking up that bad. I wasn’t the only one in line that had the same experience. There was around 30 of us there, we were all told the same thing and that they had over 100 appointment no shows. I got there in less than 10 minutes too.

Talk about a shit show.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on March 02, 2021, 11:17:16 AM
Quote from: G The Resurrected on March 02, 2021, 11:11:24 AM
Yesterday I got a frantic call from my health provider asking if I could drop everything and go to one of their vaccination sites since they had a bunch of no shows. I got there gave them my info and then they asked why I was at their site. Explaining the phone call and showing them the number that called (their number) they told me they didn’t have any shots for non appointment patients. I was left confused about why I’d get called from them to come when they didn’t have it available to give. They just left it there and didn’t question why or who was fucking up that bad. I wasn’t the only one in line that had the same experience. There was around 30 of us there, we were all told the same thing and that they had over 100 appointment no shows. I got there in less than 10 minutes too.

Talk about a shit show.
Did you say:

Why are we still here? Just to suffer?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nuitangg on March 02, 2021, 03:00:52 PM
Texas is back open.  :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: G The Resurrected on March 02, 2021, 03:14:35 PM
And Texas has all the hot new variants too!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on March 02, 2021, 04:12:42 PM
Yeah but the low taxes though
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on March 02, 2021, 07:20:41 PM
Texas would be pretty great if it weren't for all the Texans living there.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: benjipwns on March 02, 2021, 10:20:56 PM
https://twitter.com/KeithOlbermann/status/1366918063015268353
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on March 03, 2021, 02:43:57 AM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on March 02, 2021, 07:20:41 PM
Texas would be pretty great if it weren't for all the Texans living there.
Kind of like Victoria
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 03, 2021, 02:29:54 PM
A year ago.

Quote from: Occam on March 02, 2020, 10:01:44 AM
In the long run, the likelihood of contracting it is probably 1. The virus will most likely sweep the globe long before a vaccine is ready, which will take several more months. Some carriers have been unknowingly walking around with it for weeks, infecting many more (because for some there are no symptoms and for those who experience symptoms, the disease becomes infectious before they do).

China fucked it up when they kept quiet about it in December and instead punished the messenger.

Quote from: Potato on March 02, 2020, 06:08:51 AM
Did my regular grocery shopping tonight. Either the supply chain has already been severely affected, or people are really starting to panic buy stuff. Apparently toilet paper is already scarce.

I grabbed a couple of extra tins of tuna and beans and an extra bag of frozen vegetables. Will grab another couple extra things next time, but I don't see the need to grab 20kg bags of rice and shit that I don't normally eat. That's just a good way to end up with stuff that you will never eat.

Quote from: james on March 03, 2020, 01:58:48 PM
:drudge :drudge :drudge

NYC midtown lawyer who commutes on Metro North has had it for weeks

 :drudge :drudge :drudge

Quote from: Nintex on March 01, 2020, 06:00:08 PM
Like if you live in the best prepared club

(https://cdn.statcdn.com/Infographic/images/normal/20629.jpeg)


Shit was really getting real.

Meanwhile, I was flying home from a weekend of bar hopping in Savannah  :kermit



Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on March 03, 2021, 02:41:08 PM
occam :stahp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on March 03, 2021, 03:48:26 PM
I stand by my statement and it turned out to be true. Food banks and charities were inundated with donations a few months into the pandemic as people realised they bought lots of shit they didn't need.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on March 03, 2021, 03:53:41 PM
Remember when Wal-Mart had the police guarding the toilet paper aisle to prevent people from buying more than two packs?  :corona_mj
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on March 03, 2021, 03:55:02 PM
it was almost as bad as gamer gate and cyber punk  :stahp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on March 03, 2021, 04:06:52 PM
The cupboards above my fridge are still stocked with everything I bought last February. Pasta, canned soups, canned veggies, gatorade etc

Safety first
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on March 03, 2021, 04:21:21 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on March 03, 2021, 03:53:41 PM
Remember when Wal-Mart had the police guarding the toilet paper aisle to prevent people from buying more than two packs?  :corona_mj
Nah, I live in a civilised country where we just let a few bogans fight it out in the aisles and said, "nah, fuck that, that's pretty fucked up, 'ay", then we went back to living normal lives and abiding by purchase limits.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Raist on March 03, 2021, 04:23:58 PM
Quote from: Potato on March 03, 2021, 04:21:21 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on March 03, 2021, 03:53:41 PM
Remember when Wal-Mart had the police guarding the toilet paper aisle to prevent people from buying more than two packs?  :corona_mj
Nah, I live in a civilised country

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/dc/77/6e/dc776efcbad92547c778098d36599049.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on March 03, 2021, 04:28:43 PM
Quote from: Raist on March 03, 2021, 04:23:58 PM
Quote from: Potato on March 03, 2021, 04:21:21 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on March 03, 2021, 03:53:41 PM
Remember when Wal-Mart had the police guarding the toilet paper aisle to prevent people from buying more than two packs?  :corona_mj
Nah, I live in a civilised country

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/dc/77/6e/dc776efcbad92547c778098d36599049.jpg)


This is America
(https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GettyImages-1230477024-800x533.jpg)
There are 1275 animals that could kill you in this picture
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: chronovore on March 03, 2021, 05:40:19 PM
http://twitter.com/k_g_andersen/status/1366892041607598081
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: chronovore on March 03, 2021, 07:59:07 PM
http://twitter.com/TheOnion/status/1367167920024002560
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 04, 2021, 02:34:48 PM
I'm going to fucking snap at the next healthy young person on my Facebook feed who humble brags about the getting the vaccine. I've had to mute too many people lately. I should probably just stay off Facebook for the next couple months.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on March 04, 2021, 03:31:51 PM
They should be getting it too.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 04, 2021, 03:45:14 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on March 04, 2021, 03:31:51 PM
They should be getting it too.

My state currently has me near the back of the line, so I'm frustrated. I normally handle it well but then I see people (who are not healthcare workers or other essential positions) going on about how they're excited to go on vacation, with zero perspective or empathy for people with health issues that are not yet eligible. I don't give a shit about going to a bar or movie theater or getting on a plane, I'd just like to not catch Covid and see how it interacts with my existing health issues. If you're fortunate enough to get it, good for you, but take a fucking step back and think before you post.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on March 04, 2021, 08:26:43 PM
Take up smoking, it apparently counts as a high risk medical condition in some states lol.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 04, 2021, 10:14:28 PM
Quote from: Skullfuckers Anonymous on March 04, 2021, 08:26:43 PM
Take up smoking, it apparently counts as a high risk medical condition in some states lol.

It does here in WA, too. It would still put you in the same category that I’m already in. Smoker and a dude with a mechanical heart valve on blood thinners will get it at the same time.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on March 05, 2021, 12:46:51 AM
I was able to get the pfizer shot at Cal State L.A. today. Arm's still sore, but other than that, no side effects. Heard you feel like you have the flu the day after so I'm sort of dreading sleep tonight, lol.

I go back to get the 2nd shot on the 25th. It's been almost a year since the lockdowns happened in California, feels weird that I can at least have some normalcy.
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Post by: Raist on March 05, 2021, 02:04:58 AM
Quote from: Tripon on March 05, 2021, 12:46:51 AM
I was able to get the pfizer shot at Cal State L.A. today. Arm's still sore, but other than that, no side effects. Heard you feel like you have the flu the day after so I'm sort of dreading sleep tonight, lol.

It's very variable. On the plus side, the shittier you feel the more likely it is that it worked.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: who is ted danson? on March 05, 2021, 07:15:52 PM
covid (probably) killed deebo in december... wtf
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 07, 2021, 01:10:08 PM
For Ontario

(https://i.ibb.co/Ns1MnCK/Screenshot-20210307-102840.png)
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Post by: Tripon on March 07, 2021, 01:22:13 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 07, 2021, 01:10:08 PM
For Ontario

(https://i.ibb.co/Ns1MnCK/Screenshot-20210307-102840.png)

Where's COVID free sugar.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: stufte on March 07, 2021, 10:32:59 PM
My father just died 3 days ago from covid. I'll never forgive those who didn't take this seriously.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: zomgee on March 08, 2021, 12:26:28 AM
I am so sorry for your loss and I hear your anger. Please take care of yourself as you can.
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Post by: james on March 08, 2021, 12:51:34 AM
Im sorry stufte I hope you manage your grief well
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Post by: G The Resurrected on March 08, 2021, 01:22:43 AM
Stufte I’m so sorry for your loss. I know your anger and where it’s coming from. I wish there was more I could say or do. We’ve all had this weight and burden put on us. And these fucking numbskulls walking the earth like their gods gift to man who don’t have to answer for their sins will get theirs one day. The deniers, the liars, the folks who didn’t head nor care for others, those selfish pos’s have made a controllable situation into the worst event of our lives. Let’s make sure they don’t forget that.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on March 08, 2021, 03:48:09 AM
Quote from: stufte on March 07, 2021, 10:32:59 PM
My father just died 3 days ago from covid. I'll never forgive those who didn't take this seriously.
That's awful mate. My condolences.
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Post by: tiesto on March 08, 2021, 09:32:47 AM
Really sorry to hear that, stufte.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 08, 2021, 12:11:37 PM
I'm sorry man.
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Post by: chronovore on March 09, 2021, 12:26:21 AM
I’m sorry for your loss, stufte. That’s heartrending.
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Post by: shosta on March 09, 2021, 12:00:28 PM
I'm so sorry, stufte.
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Post by: Himu on March 09, 2021, 01:24:48 PM
Quote from: stufte on March 07, 2021, 10:32:59 PM
My father just died 3 days ago from covid. I'll never forgive those who didn't take this seriously.

wishing you and your family all the love bb!!
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 09, 2021, 03:14:26 PM
I'm so sorry to hear about your father passing. I hope you and the rest of your family is able to be there for each other in one form or another.

Washington state announced I'll be eligible on April 26th, meanwhile if I lived in Louisiana I could sign up today. This shit is infuriating.
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Post by: Tuckers Law on March 09, 2021, 04:36:31 PM
I’m sorry Stufte.  Please let us know if there’s anything we can do to support you.
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Post by: Bebpo on March 09, 2021, 11:45:59 PM
So sorry for you Stufte, it probably don't mean much but you got us.
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Post by: MMaRsu on March 10, 2021, 09:48:04 AM
Quote from: stufte on March 07, 2021, 10:32:59 PM
My father just died 3 days ago from covid. I'll never forgive those who didn't take this seriously.

Ahh shit man that fucking sucks to hear :( im sorry for your loss man
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Post by: Bebpo on March 10, 2021, 09:19:41 PM
After being left by the wayside by my doctor/hospital on the CA group w/health risks starting, I've been advised to just call every pharmacy a bit before closing to see if they have a waitlist for people who cancelled vaccine appointments and ones they have to use.

Just started calling around and ughhh, feel so much anxiety bothering all these pharmacists when I'm sure they're getting non-stop calls from people asking the same.

Also spending a lot of time on hold each call because of that, been doing this for 20 mins and got 2 down that both haven't even started getting vaccines for anyone. This is gonna be a long road, but hopefully it gets easier making these calls and one pays off.
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Post by: Bebpo on March 10, 2021, 10:33:12 PM
Oh, so I spent 90 mins and went through about ten places within a 40 mile radius.

I got on one long running waitlist at one pharmacy and one person at another was cool and said call daily and they didn't have any extra vaccines today but keep at it. Another person was confused and thought I was on an official group list and said you just missed it, we had one extra and we offered it to a customer about 20 minutes ago after trying our call list and no one answering, you should get on the call list. But then I asked how to get on the list and first you have to have an official appointment which you can't get unless you're one of the official groups who can get an appointment so yeah...

It's a start I guess. I've narrowed down to the brands of pharmacies and which ones are a daily call thing and which are likely to have long waitlists that I might as well get on as many as I can.

Gonna be a long ride I think, but at least it's something that's worth it if it ever becomes fruitful.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: tiesto on March 11, 2021, 09:44:26 AM
How does it work in other states? Do you have to call to get an appointment or is there a web portal? NY has a portal and as long as there were appointments available, signing up was pretty straightforward: https://am-i-eligible.covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 11, 2021, 10:31:30 AM
I'm pretty concerned that my state is going to pull the same thing on me as California has done with Bebpo. "Oh, yeah, you have a heart condition with a mechanical valve and sure you're on blood thinners for life, but that's all one thing. You need a second health condition to be eligible at the end of April." My only avenue is going through Tribal health groups since I'm an enrolled member of the Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma. I've already signed up for the Seattle Indian Health Board, but they're so slammed that they're not sure when they'll expand to American Indians/Alaskan Natives 16-49. At least I got my parents the vaccine through them. My mom is 64, so she wouldn't have been eligible here in Washington for who knows how long. They get their second dose tomorrow afternoon.

I'll be calling Indian Health Services in Central Washington this morning since they're apparently offering the vaccine now to all people eligible for IHS, and seeing how I'm enrolled in a tribe, I should qualify. Looks like my wife could get it with me. We might be driving 2 1/2 hours over the mountains for a vaccine.

Fingers crossed.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: G The Resurrected on March 11, 2021, 10:50:45 AM
Bebop and Mr. Gundam I feel you both on how hard it is to get your shot. I’ve been spending some time with a local mutual aid group getting elderly folks signed up and waitlisted for the past few weeks and it’s been a nightmare. Those that have been offering transportation have been getting their shots since they are already at these vaccination sites. At this point in California you’re more likely to get your shot if you volunteer than if you actually have a justifiable health condition for getting your shot. It’s freaking mental!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 11, 2021, 10:54:14 AM
Quote from: G The Resurrected on March 11, 2021, 10:50:45 AM
Bebop and Mr. Gundam I feel you both on how hard it is to get your shot. I’ve been spending some time with a local mutual aid group getting elderly folks signed up and waitlisted for the past few weeks and it’s been a nightmare. Those that have been offering transportation have been getting their shots since they are already at these vaccination sites. At this point in California you’re more likely to get your shot if you volunteer than if you actually have a justifiable health condition for getting your shot. It’s freaking mental!

What's super bang head into wall frustrating is how the elderly are struggling to get a spot, but then when the governor opened up vaccines to all educators, I have teacher friends who called and had a first dose appointment the next day. Like what the fuck is up with that.
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Post by: G The Resurrected on March 11, 2021, 11:01:44 AM
Same here in Cali too with the teachers especially this last week. It’s been harder and harder for the elderly and at risk to get their shots compared to the educators and staff... STAFF are getting their shots more easily than those that need it. I’m talking about janitorial and school cooks, even freaking PE instructors... Meanwhile I’ve got a 89 year old lady who’s survived several bouts of cancer that still can’t get her shot so she can enjoy whatever is left of her life. It’s truly one of the most fucked up situations I’ve ever seen in my life. And no one, no one thought that this wasn’t a fucking issue?! This is one of those cases where technology is really leading to a disparity in our ability to help others here.

Oh and the kicker with some of these folks volunteering is that you only have to do it for 4 hours before you can get your shot. So what’s stopping people from abusing this system and taking up vaccine that is needed by others? NOTHING!
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Post by: team filler on March 11, 2021, 11:08:29 AM
they want the kids back in school so everything can get back to "normal"
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 11, 2021, 11:12:20 AM
Quote from: G The Resurrected on March 11, 2021, 11:01:44 AM
Same here in Cali too with the teachers especially this last week. It’s been harder and harder for the elderly and at risk to get their shots compared to the educators and staff... STAFF are getting their shots more easily than those that need it. I’m talking about janitorial and school cooks, even freaking PE instructors... Meanwhile I’ve got a 89 year old lady who’s survived several bouts of cancer that still can’t get her shot so she can enjoy whatever is left of her life. It’s truly one of the most fucked up situations I’ve ever seen in my life. And no one, no one thought that this wasn’t a fucking issue?! This is one of those cases where technology is really leading to a disparity in our ability to help others here.

Oh and the kicker with some of these folks volunteering is that you only have to do it for 4 hours before you can get your shot. So what’s stopping people from abusing this system and taking up vaccine that is needed by others? NOTHING!

All school staff should get it, especially the cooks and janitorial staff since they're in the building. It's just annoying how the system was circumvented and it seems much easier for school staff to get it instantaneously.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 11, 2021, 11:13:40 AM
Quote from: team filler on March 11, 2021, 11:08:29 AM
they want the kids back in school so everything can get back to "normal"

Yup. Most districts won't be going back here even with teachers vaccinated due to not being able to meet the other CDC requirements, and if we do go back, it's going to be hybrid with the kids only being in person two days a week. The other days the kids will be at home without any guided instruction. I'd rather my daughter just finish the school year on remote where she gets five days of guided face time instruction each week.
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Post by: MMaRsu on March 11, 2021, 11:16:25 AM
You guys have a corona passport yet where you have to show if you have been vaccinated to get into festivals etc yet or nah
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Post by: G The Resurrected on March 11, 2021, 11:18:27 AM
I agree they do need it, it’s the timing and ease of access that’s frustrating. Even administrative staff are getting shots easier here. My personal thought is we should be aiming for a soft opening of schools at the end of April with a wider rollout in June for those that need to catch up over the summer. With schools going back to “normal” in the fall. We needed at least a few more weeks of focus on the elderly and at risk populations before opening it up to the teachers and staff.
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 11, 2021, 11:21:44 AM
Quote from: G The Resurrected on March 11, 2021, 11:18:27 AM
I agree they do need it, it’s the timing and ease of access that’s frustrating. Even administrative staff are getting shots easier here. My personal thought is we should be aiming for a soft opening of schools at the end of April with a wider rollout in June for those that need to catch up over the summer. With schools going back to “normal” in the fall. We needed at least a few more weeks of focus on the elderly and at risk populations before opening it up to the teachers and staff.

I'd rather we just finish out the school year on remote and have a damn good plan to go back full time in the Fall.
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Post by: G The Resurrected on March 11, 2021, 11:24:50 AM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 11, 2021, 11:21:44 AM
I'd rather we just finish out the school year on remote and have a damn good plan to go back full time in the Fall.

That’d be a lot better considering how disruptive a change moving back to in-person learning would be now vs later in the year. I still think summer school should happen this year for whatever it’s worth.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: G The Resurrected on March 11, 2021, 11:27:57 AM
Quote from: MMaRsu on March 11, 2021, 11:16:25 AM
You guys have a corona passport yet where you have to show if you have been vaccinated to get into festivals etc yet or nah

They give you a vaccination card with a QR code to prove you’ve completed your vaccination. It’s not the best system but it is something, it isn’t identifiable by name so anyone could match the vaccination id number with their name to get around it sadly.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 11, 2021, 12:34:10 PM
Quote from: G The Resurrected on March 11, 2021, 11:27:57 AM
Quote from: MMaRsu on March 11, 2021, 11:16:25 AM
You guys have a corona passport yet where you have to show if you have been vaccinated to get into festivals etc yet or nah

They give you a vaccination card with a QR code to prove you’ve completed your vaccination. It’s not the best system but it is something, it isn’t identifiable by name so anyone could match the vaccination id number with their name to get around it sadly.

Which is why they’re telling people to stop posting their vaccination card on social media.
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Post by: tiesto on March 11, 2021, 02:41:45 PM
So 19% of Americans have received at least 1 shot, with 10% fully vaxxed. Appointments have been a bit easier to book in NYS, for the last 2 days there have been available sites in NYC and various locales upstate. Wonder what % of the population will choose to not vaxx...
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Post by: Nintex on March 11, 2021, 02:44:11 PM
Oh dear Denmark has halted vaccinations with the AstraZenica vaccine because of side effects.
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Post by: james on March 11, 2021, 03:13:32 PM
Still havent been able to find an appointment for my dad (67)
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Post by: T-Short on March 11, 2021, 04:27:15 PM
https://twitter.com/socialistraptor/status/1369920223147483139
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Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on March 11, 2021, 04:33:03 PM
Biden's 8 years of preparedness has really shown off.

stufte: The good times.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Bebpo on March 11, 2021, 04:42:24 PM
Quote from: james on March 11, 2021, 03:13:32 PM
Still havent been able to find an appointment for my dad (67)

What state? I haven't looked into the official appointment systems, but everyone I know over 65 in CA keeps telling me it's like be online at 6am or something when the slots go up and try to grab one before it's gone kind of thing.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 11, 2021, 04:48:49 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 11, 2021, 10:31:30 AM
I'm pretty concerned that my state is going to pull the same thing on me as California has done with Bebpo. "Oh, yeah, you have a heart condition with a mechanical valve and sure you're on blood thinners for life, but that's all one thing. You need a second health condition to be eligible at the end of April." My only avenue is going through Tribal health groups since I'm an enrolled member of the Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma. I've already signed up for the Seattle Indian Health Board, but they're so slammed that they're not sure when they'll expand to American Indians/Alaskan Natives 16-49. At least I got my parents the vaccine through them. My mom is 64, so she wouldn't have been eligible here in Washington for who knows how long. They get their second dose tomorrow afternoon.

I'll be calling Indian Health Services in Central Washington this morning since they're apparently offering the vaccine now to all people eligible for IHS, and seeing how I'm enrolled in a tribe, I should qualify. Looks like my wife could get it with me. We might be driving 2 1/2 hours over the mountains for a vaccine.

Fingers crossed.

Struck out. I'm eligible due to being a member of a federally recognized tribe, but ineligible because I live outside the Yakima Valley. Signed up for some waitlists for leftover doses here in Seattle, but not feeling very hopeful. Back to the drawing board.

I guess we could drive to Miami, OK and get the vaccine at my tribe's health center.  :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Himu on March 11, 2021, 04:51:39 PM
Quote from: tiesto on March 11, 2021, 09:44:26 AM
How does it work in other states? Do you have to call to get an appointment or is there a web portal? NY has a portal and as long as there were appointments available, signing up was pretty straightforward: https://am-i-eligible.covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/

I got the vaccine by following Cuomo's twitter and he announced a site opening that's like a 12 minute walk from me, and I immediately signed up.

I hope California and other states get on the fucking ball.
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Post by: Himu on March 11, 2021, 04:53:29 PM
The fact Gundam and Bebpo have to go through this is infuriating to me.
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 11, 2021, 04:54:13 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on March 11, 2021, 04:51:39 PM
Quote from: tiesto on March 11, 2021, 09:44:26 AM
How does it work in other states? Do you have to call to get an appointment or is there a web portal? NY has a portal and as long as there were appointments available, signing up was pretty straightforward: https://am-i-eligible.covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/

I got the vaccine by following Cuomo's twitter and he announced a site opening that's like a 12 minute walk from me, and I immediately signed up.

I hope California and other states get on the fucking ball.

My wife's cousin lives in Brooklyn and met their eligibility due to having high blood pressure and signed up. We text a lot and he felt bad telling me, but shit, it's not his fault.

I feel like WA (and likely it's the same in CA) has so many people who want the vaccine that they still haven't gotten through all the people in those earlier groups. My eligibility group was supposed to be the end of March, but is now the end of April. Seems like the southern states moved on to further phases and Alaska opened it up to everyone because they flat out ran out of people to give it to. Also, WA is resistant to use up vaccines reserved for people's second doses out of a fear that something happens to the expected supply.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Bebpo on March 11, 2021, 05:22:27 PM
Yeah, CA is just too big and too many people.

I also fully understand that when you're dealing with such a large number of people and you just want to get herd immunity in the state and #s down as fast as possible that you have to make very mechanical decisions and cannot tune this to individual groups needs.

It sucks, but I get why it is.

Even within CA, CA is so big the individual counties all do things differently. Like Long Beach started 16-64 w/health issues ahead of the state because they were done with the other groups, but you had to have a utility bill or driver's license showing Long Beach residence to use it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on March 11, 2021, 05:35:40 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 11, 2021, 04:42:24 PM
Quote from: james on March 11, 2021, 03:13:32 PM
Still havent been able to find an appointment for my dad (67)

What state? I haven't looked into the official appointment systems, but everyone I know over 65 in CA keeps telling me it's like be online at 6am or something when the slots go up and try to grab one before it's gone kind of thing.

MA.

Ive heard the same about 6am, but Im sleeping. Why the fuck cant people just put their name in advance? Why is this treated like a Justin Beiber show?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tasty on March 11, 2021, 05:42:29 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 04, 2021, 02:34:48 PM
I'm going to fucking snap at the next healthy young person on my Facebook feed who humble brags about the getting the vaccine. I've had to mute too many people lately. I should probably just stay off Facebook for the next couple months.

I popped on Insta the other day and every douche I expected to be humble bragging in fact, was.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: G The Resurrected on March 11, 2021, 05:53:03 PM
Bebpo: shots usually get cleared for the day around 4am each day except weekends where it’s closer to 7am on the sites. They all kind of differ on when the server gets pushed with those doses and they can return false negatives if the server you reach hasn’t updated properly. I’ve been doing this a lot for the past few weeks and CVS has been the real mvp when it comes to their appointment availability. The others wouldn’t even keep your spot while you fill out the questioners.

Mr. Gundam: your totally right about California being huge in both need and demand. It’s really been a huge shit show here. I’m waiting patiently for my turn. I might be able to apply for mine come Monday if my area keeps with the states plan. But it’s looking like the Bay Area is not even receiving enough for people who need a second shot right now. Demand is so high and the availability so low it’s just gonna take us longer to get vaccinated.

Facebook and IG have been super trash lately with people humble bragging about the vaccines. Best to just not engage with that crap.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Bebpo on March 11, 2021, 06:06:55 PM
Good to know G,

If I can get a doc to write me a doctors note for 1C once it opens up, will start doing the 4am ticketmaster rush to try to get an appointment.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: G The Resurrected on March 11, 2021, 06:19:16 PM
Apply first and secure your shot and then get your Doctor to write a note later. If you have a legit health issue and feel like you should be in 1C you might not even need to show proof with the vendors like CVS. I know for me I’m apparently in 1C due to my weight and high risk, but when you try to confirm that with anyone it’s just crickets. It’s really hard to get a direct answer on anything related to the vaccines here in Cali. And now that Blue Cross is getting involved in the picture it’s becoming even more of a mess at the local level across the state. The only folks that seem to have their shit together are not the local or state run facilities but the third party ones and the federal sites.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Bebpo on March 11, 2021, 06:25:20 PM
Got it. I still think I need to wait until OC where I'm at even starts the 1C phase. I'm checking daily and hoping that soon after 3/15 they will.

Yeah I have a legit health issue being immune suppressed. I'll see what I can do. When Long Beach opened up apparently they were legit taking handicap placards as proof as well as doctor notes. Makes me wish I got a handicap placard for my Crohn's Disease. Apparently you can, but I never did since I don't really need one.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Bebpo on March 11, 2021, 09:16:27 PM
Made some calls today and no luck. I'm not sure if people get why I'm calling. A lot of times I get the "you have to register online to get an appointment" when I ask if they have any extra doses they need to use today.

I'm guessing there's a better way of doing this, but will keep trying. I'm starting to feel like I'm not going to get in through some extra dose sitting around and everything is really gonna depend on the 1C group next week for me. I signed up for the CA Myturn website and a bunch of stuff.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: zomgee on March 11, 2021, 11:56:20 PM
Are any of your local hospitals offering? Sometimes they'll have a few spare doses.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Bebpo on March 12, 2021, 01:28:39 AM
So I got a doctor letter from an interesting fellow that starts with

“Gentlepersons, as you may know...”

And then 10 mins later CA announced that due to confidentiality no documentation is needed for 16-64 high risk group and you just self-attest on the sign in sheet that you meet the category.

Which means anyone can do it and going to be utter chaos trying to get appointments. But at least I should be able to get in if I do my ps5 pre-order daily f5s.

Starts Monday though I’m not sure since appointments are scheduled out several days if that means starting basically tomorrow you can make an appointment. My power is out all night here, but could try Saturday at 7am on CVS to land something for Monday or Tuesday if it lets me.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on March 12, 2021, 05:14:09 AM
https://youtu.be/lbX6Zn5qP6s
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Post by: BIONIC on March 12, 2021, 07:08:30 AM
Got 5auGi’s cumshot, and awaiting Gates’ microchipping at the end of the month  :aah

When you’ve secretly been part of the Globalists this whole time  :rejoice

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Post by: Pissy F Benny on March 12, 2021, 08:27:04 AM
:titus
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Bebpo on March 12, 2021, 08:51:37 AM
I woke up around 4:45am anyhow, so was checking on the sites to see if they let me start making appointments for Monday when the new phase kicks in in CA.

CVS never got through, but Walgreens I got through and it let me make an appointment for Monday. However I'm not sure how this is going to work. If CA starts allowing 16-49 group 1C on Monday, but if your local county hasn't officially moved to phase 1C, do you qualify to get in? The appointments available at Walgreens weren't even in my county and it directed me to making an appointment in another county an hour away.

Not sure if this will work.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: G The Resurrected on March 12, 2021, 09:59:58 AM
Glad you got an appointment. Don’t fret about it too much the hard work is over. I wasn’t expecting the appointments to be open for 1C today. And I don’t think the sites were either, so many issues this morning.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 12, 2021, 11:00:59 AM
Congrats dudes! WA bumped up our next phase by a week, so I’m hoping mine does as well next month before the onslaught of everyone trying to make appointments.
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Post by: Himu on March 12, 2021, 11:33:43 AM
good job.
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Post by: team filler on March 12, 2021, 11:38:46 AM
https://twitter.com/SBSNews/status/1370168865930407942
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on March 12, 2021, 01:12:11 PM
I wanted to say all those wrestlers would have multiple lawsuits lodged against them in the States for pulling that shit, but then I remembered that they’d be shot dead before setting foot outside the market, so it’s kinda a moot point.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Bebpo on March 12, 2021, 01:29:25 PM
Quote from: G The Resurrected on March 12, 2021, 09:59:58 AM
Glad you got an appointment. Don’t fret about it too much the hard work is over. I wasn’t expecting the appointments to be open for 1C today. And I don’t think the sites were either, so many issues this morning.

Yeah, I left my computer on the CVS queue when I slept and woke up and was in and it didn't have any 1C options and just said not eligible. The OC app Othena said I was eligible though and put me in a virtual queue.

Walgreens had 2 pages. 1st page had the over 65? Are you in these groups? A-Z without the 1C but that list had a spot for "eligible under the county" and which took you to a new second page that had a 1C box if you had any of these health risks and you could check that and then it let me have appointments to schedule. Now today I'm not eligible under my county, but on Monday if my county follows CA and opens up I would be eligible under my county on monday at the time of the appointment. That's why I think it's like 50/50. I'll see what my county updates on Monday morning. I also could call the pharmacy I'm booked at on Monday morning and ask if I'm allowed in under the new 1C group that started that morning.

I'll see what happens, but at least I have an idea of how to get appointments and in worst case scenario after my county officially proclaims 1C has begun I should be able to get an appointment within a week hopefully.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on March 12, 2021, 03:42:45 PM
Astra Zeneca just halved their projected Q1/Q2 delivery from the contracted 5.4 million doses to 2.7 million, and apparently then slashed it by another million. Seems unlikely for me to be offered a vaccination before August-September.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on March 12, 2021, 04:43:51 PM
Some doctor fucked up at one of the major hospitals in my city and contracted the virus from a COVID-19 patient.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-12/brisbane-hospital-lockdown-doctor-covid/13244616 (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-12/brisbane-hospital-lockdown-doctor-covid/13244616)

Ends a 59-day run without community transmission in my state.

Apparently she was active in the community for one day while infectious. They'll be releasing a list of the sites she visited this morning.
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Post by: BIONIC on March 12, 2021, 05:19:41 PM
Quote from: Potato on March 12, 2021, 04:43:51 PM
Some doctor fucked up at one of the major hospitals in my city and contracted the virus from a COVID-19 patient.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-12/brisbane-hospital-lockdown-doctor-covid/13244616 (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-12/brisbane-hospital-lockdown-doctor-covid/13244616)

Ends a 59-day run without community transmission in my state.

Apparently he was active in the community for one day while infectious. They'll be releasing a list of the sites he visited this morning.

:science
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Post by: Nintex on March 12, 2021, 05:28:31 PM
https://twitter.com/MacaesBruno/status/1370498511066763264 (https://twitter.com/MacaesBruno/status/1370498511066763264)

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“The Netherlands would not only receive more doses of vaccine per capita until the end of June than Germany, but almost twice as many as Croatia,” Kurz said.

“This is in clear contradiction to the political goals of the EU,” he said.

You mean Rutte lied Kurz :pika
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Post by: Quaker on March 14, 2021, 03:34:47 AM
Is the vaccine situation that dire in Europe? I have the last week of October free and was hoping to visit Germany/France but that seems a little optimistic. 

:corona_mj
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Post by: Nintex on March 14, 2021, 06:07:27 AM
Quote from: Quaker on March 14, 2021, 03:34:47 AM
Is the vaccine situation that dire in Europe? I have the last week of October free and was hoping to visit Germany/France but that seems a little optimistic. 

:corona_mj
If nothing crazy happens it'll be like last year.
Lockdown eased around May, reinstated after September.
Some countries like Italy are moving back into lockdown now.

I don't think they'll take the risk opening everything not knowing how long vaccine immunity lasts. EU is looking at a digital vaccine / test passport that Israel has. Still you can travel from/to the EU. You just need to take into account testing and or temporary quarantaine.
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Post by: T-Short on March 14, 2021, 07:04:13 AM
Quote from: Quaker on March 14, 2021, 03:34:47 AM
Is the vaccine situation that dire in Europe? I have the last week of October free and was hoping to visit Germany/France but that seems a little optimistic. 

:corona_mj

It's pretty grim now that protectionism and export restrictions are kicking in, yeah. Meanwhile A-Z has got 30 million doses sitting warehoused in their Ohio plant, which they are not allowed to export due to the Trump contract, and which they also can't use in the US until FDA approval which is at least one month away
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Post by: Nintex on March 14, 2021, 07:28:33 AM
Ireland has also halted the use of the astrazenica vaccine
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 14, 2021, 09:38:18 AM
Ontario cases have stagnated as the Uk variant keeps increasing in proportion to the regular variant.  Think all the political capital for another lockdown has been spent, so I'm really hoping we don't need one. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on March 14, 2021, 07:41:23 PM
Dutch government just issued a statement halting Astra Zeneca vaccinations for 2 weeks.

3 days after stating they would continue despite reports of the deadly side effects and 2 days before the elections.  :doge
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Post by: T-Short on March 15, 2021, 06:51:58 AM
Quote from: Nintex on March 14, 2021, 07:41:23 PM
Dutch government just issued a statement halting Astra Zeneca vaccinations for 2 weeks.

3 days after stating they would continue despite reports of the deadly side effects and 2 days before the elections.  :doge

If people think these blood clot side effect statistics are scary, they're going to freak the hell out when they hear about birth control pills
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Post by: Akala on March 15, 2021, 08:26:21 AM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 11, 2021, 04:54:13 PM

My wife's cousin lives in Brooklyn and met their eligibility due to having high blood pressure and signed up. We text a lot and he felt bad telling me, but shit, it's not his fault.

I feel like WA (and likely it's the same in CA) has so many people who want the vaccine that they still haven't gotten through all the people in those earlier groups. My eligibility group was supposed to be the end of March, but is now the end of April. Seems like the southern states moved on to further phases and Alaska opened it up to everyone because they flat out ran out of people to give it to. Also, WA is resistant to use up vaccines reserved for people's second doses out of a fear that something happens to the expected supply.

In Louisiana people classified as ex-smokers are eligible, and there is a reason we are flying through the tiers. We weren't going to jump in line so early after it opened up, but more and more people were saying there was low demand and to take the opportunity before doses started getting reallocated to places with more need. We had actually made appointments for later in the week at a mass site but CVS was available yesterday. It took 20 minutes there were like 3 people in line total.

Have a feeling for most of the US South after this initial run it's going to be hard to get for a while, but at least most of the people that wanted it were able to get it.

The AZ hoarding sucks, seems like wouldn't be issue to open that stockpile up to anyone that is fine with the risk.
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Post by: G The Resurrected on March 15, 2021, 09:08:43 AM
I’ve been up for most of this morning locking in appointments not only for myself but a lot of 1C folks that signed up for assistance. It was so much easier with Walgreens this go around since they actually got their shit together finally. In less than 3 hours we were able to secure all of the needed appointments. Now we gotta get people to their appointments. UBER has setup a really cool program that allows me to plug in multiple people, dates/times, and locations to match with drivers for free.

Also my Grandfather got his second shot over the weekend. I’m excited to see him after 18 months.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 15, 2021, 12:01:25 PM
Our governor announced on Friday that all schools will be opening on April 5th. Our district had previously said preschool, kindergarten and first grade would return but that’s it. My daughter is in third and we’d planned for her to finish the year at home, but now that’s changed. I’m still not eligible until April 26th so I’ll be trying to snag a leftover dose at one of the big outdoor sites today where I can sit in my car and wait.
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Post by: G The Resurrected on March 15, 2021, 12:11:39 PM
I’m so sorry Mr. Gundam, that sounds like a super pain in the ass. Do you even get a choice of distance learning to finish the year? You might want to talk to the school about your concerns given your health condition and lack of vaccination. Seems we’re all going way too fast for any of this to work out without some serious side effects down the road.
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 15, 2021, 12:21:38 PM
We have the option of continuing with remote. The problem is no one knows what either option will provide, whether she’ll get to keep her teacher either way, etc. and it starts in two weeks. The district has said nothing, we don't know if we'll know details before we have to choose. It’s a clusterfuck.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 15, 2021, 05:48:31 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUwoFp_3oXM

Quote
The ones with money escaped to their seconds homes
and not a single one ever caught the cough
and we worked their place a while
its looks so good they said and smiled
so essential I heard them cackle
as the scraps did fall
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 15, 2021, 06:09:42 PM
https://twitter.com/EdTubb/status/1371534349296877581

the next three months are going to be rough
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Bebpo on March 15, 2021, 07:05:58 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 15, 2021, 12:01:25 PM
Our governor announced on Friday that all schools will be opening on April 5th. Our district had previously said preschool, kindergarten and first grade would return but that’s it. My daughter is in third and we’d planned for her to finish the year at home, but now that’s changed. I’m still not eligible until April 26th so I’ll be trying to snag a leftover dose at one of the big outdoor sites today where I can sit in my car and wait.

I thought your Governor was supposed to be good. That sounds pretty bad. I really hope you're able to land a shot soon.

While I still think our governor Newsom is ok and this whole recall thing is insanely stupid and costing CA taxpayers a ton of money for a pointless charade, Newsom has been pretty bad on Covid. Just too wish-washy changing his stance all the time to try to please everyone and then ends up pleasing no one. I'm surprised schools aren't opening here tbh.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mr Gilhaney on March 15, 2021, 07:27:41 PM
Covid turning Denmark into nazi germany

https://twitter.com/MBrgger/status/1371555308234022923
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Post by: Nintex on March 15, 2021, 07:41:53 PM
European countries overall seem really happy with their newly gained emergency powers, sending riot police to attack innocent protestors and calling any and all criticism 'conspiracy' and 'dangerous'. 
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Post by: Mr Gilhaney on March 15, 2021, 07:45:05 PM
It's  insane, and quickly moving to stuff that it was promised not to be used for. It isnt used for people stealing supplies from the hospitals and so on, instead it's used for people who (sometimes not very reasonably) disagrees with the government. The rest of the none government parties are finally starting to realize they fucked up by agreeing to these emergency laws. Cant wait for the next election to come around, so we can see this cunt get burned (in an figuratively way, dont raid me brehs) by the Danish people.
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Post by: Nintex on March 15, 2021, 08:34:16 PM
Quote from: Mr Gilhaney on March 15, 2021, 07:45:05 PM
It's  insane, and quickly moving to stuff that it was promised not to be used for. It isnt used for people stealing supplies from the hospitals and so on, instead it's used for people who (sometimes not very reasonably) disagrees with the government. The rest of the none government parties are finally starting to realize they fucked up by agreeing to these emergency laws. Cant wait for the next election to come around, so we can see this cunt get burned (in an figuratively way, dont raid me brehs) by the Danish people.
Most parties have to be 'constructive' and work with the government to control the pandemic. In the Netherlands even Wilders has only given minimal pushback to very specific measures.
Another opposition MP who voiced concerns about the vaccines this week was basically told to shut up in case he would incriminate himself by our failing health minister.
Just a few days later they halted the vaccinations because of the same concerns.

People against the government are labeled 'wappies' or 'crazies' and the police can basically beat them up and destroy their property as much as they want.
Before it was clear that the rioters started the violence and the police stopped them but now it's just some hippies on a field getting beaten up with minimal warning.

This is a striking image from just a week ago when a pizza place in Amsterdam was raided by the riot police because people were hiding from riots there and the ad says: "More Future, More Green Left"
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ev4_2-3WEAUwmor?format=jpg)

There is also people being intimidated. There was a bar that wanted to open as a protest but doing so would mean getting a criminal record and that means the government can take away your license to own a bar.
A podcast host described how someone from the goverment showed up at his company because of 'anonymous' complaints and asked him what his recent visit to Portugal was about, something he hadn't shared online.
Another protest group of bankers and businessmen was apparently pressured by the Prime Minister himself to 'stand down'. The EU is turning into the DDR at a rapid pace.

I think that there's a middle ground between a police state and lawlessness especially considering that out in the open with enough distance, COVID doesn't spread and that's where most protests take place anyway.
Very little progress has been made on vaccinations and controlling the virus compared to turning societies into police states with ever more human rights being trampled on.
Not a single ICU bed has been added since the start of the pandemic.  :doge
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Post by: headwalk on March 16, 2021, 08:24:02 AM
western democracies giving china's authoritarian measures the middle finger with one hand while scribbling down notes with the other.
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 16, 2021, 02:03:54 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 15, 2021, 07:05:58 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 15, 2021, 12:01:25 PM
Our governor announced on Friday that all schools will be opening on April 5th. Our district had previously said preschool, kindergarten and first grade would return but that’s it. My daughter is in third and we’d planned for her to finish the year at home, but now that’s changed. I’m still not eligible until April 26th so I’ll be trying to snag a leftover dose at one of the big outdoor sites today where I can sit in my car and wait.

I thought your Governor was supposed to be good. That sounds pretty bad. I really hope you're able to land a shot soon.

While I still think our governor Newsom is ok and this whole recall thing is insanely stupid and costing CA taxpayers a ton of money for a pointless charade, Newsom has been pretty bad on Covid. Just too wish-washy changing his stance all the time to try to please everyone and then ends up pleasing no one. I'm surprised schools aren't opening here tbh.

Inslee handled the pandemic really well, but I think his hand has been forced by Biden to be honest. Biden said all teachers should get the vaccine now, and then Inslee followed it up by saying that he didn't want to move them up in the vaccine schedule, but was going to do it anyway.

He's also allowing restaurants to go to 50% indoor capacity but restaurant workers still aren't eligible for the vaccine. We're pushing really hard for equity and getting the vaccine to people in underserved communities and minority groups at increased risk of being impacted by Covid. I think there's pressure mounting from local groups and he's probably afraid of a recall movement like Newsom is dealing with. I dunno.
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Post by: Bebpo on March 16, 2021, 03:03:51 PM
That sucks. It sounds like WA just needs more vaccines going there period.

It does seem like vaccine distro ramping up effects are starting to show so hopefully that would move some of the dates up if WA gets a lot more vaccines.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on March 16, 2021, 03:17:22 PM
The biggest failure of the Biden admin has been sending shots to red states. Fuck those anti maskers. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on March 16, 2021, 07:06:59 PM
Quote from: james on March 16, 2021, 03:17:22 PM
The biggest failure of the Biden admin has been sending shots to red states. Fuck those anti maskers. 

You mad, libitard? :umad
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Bebpo on March 16, 2021, 10:47:26 PM
California has more republicans than any other state in the USA from what I've heard.

explains a lot outside LA/SF
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Post by: chronovore on March 17, 2021, 03:23:18 AM
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/03/08/josh-rogin-chaos-under-heaven-wuhan-lab-book-excerpt-474322


Quote from: Bebpo on March 16, 2021, 10:47:26 PM
California has more republicans than any other state in the USA from what I've heard.

explains a lot outside LA/SF
Yes, California is primarily progressive in its population centers like the LA basin and Bay Area. Once we get away from the coast, the needle swings hard to the Right. Except Laguna Beach, which is already fucking buried in the Right.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on March 17, 2021, 08:54:28 AM
AstaZevangelion has announced they're delivering only 70 million instead of 180 million vaccines to the EU in the second quarter.

cucked by big pharma :success
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on March 17, 2021, 09:12:24 AM
is that why all the euro trash are pretending its basically poison then :neogaf
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Post by: Tycoon Padre on March 17, 2021, 10:42:53 AM
Back to threatening export controls again today too, so that they can hide more doses in the fridge instead of actually using them :derp

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/17/eu-threatens-to-halt-covid-vaccine-exports-to-uk-unless-it-gets-fair-share
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on March 17, 2021, 10:58:59 AM
:piss 🇪🇺 :piss2
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 17, 2021, 11:34:37 AM
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03426-1

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SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.1.7, a variant first detected in the UK in September 20201, has spread to multiple countries worldwide. Several studies have established that B.1.1.7 is more transmissible than preexisting variants, but have not identified whether it leads to any change in disease severity2. Here we analyse a dataset linking 2,245,263 positive SARS-CoV-2 community tests and 17,452 COVID-19 deaths in England from 1 September 2020 to 14 February 2021. For 1,146,534 (51%) of these tests, the presence or absence of B.1.1.7 can be identified because of mutations in this lineage preventing PCR amplification of the spike gene target (S gene target failure, SGTF1). Based on 4,945 deaths with known SGTF status, we estimate that the hazard of death associated with SGTF is 55% (95% CI 39–72%) higher after adjustment for age, sex, ethnicity, deprivation, care home residence, local authority of residence and test date. This corresponds to the absolute risk of death for a 55–69-year-old male increasing from 0.6% to 0.9% (95% CI 0.8–1.0%) within 28 days after a positive test in the community. Correcting for misclassification of SGTF and missingness in SGTF status, we estimate a 61% (42–82%) higher hazard of death associated with B.1.1.7. Our analysis suggests that B.1.1.7 is not only more transmissible than preexisting SARS-CoV-2 variants, but may also cause more severe illness.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: who is ted danson? on March 17, 2021, 12:55:07 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 17, 2021, 11:34:37 AM
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03426-1

Quote
SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.1.7, a variant first detected in the UK in September 20201, has spread to multiple countries worldwide. Several studies have established that B.1.1.7 is more transmissible than preexisting variants, but have not identified whether it leads to any change in disease severity2. Here we analyse a dataset linking 2,245,263 positive SARS-CoV-2 community tests and 17,452 COVID-19 deaths in England from 1 September 2020 to 14 February 2021. For 1,146,534 (51%) of these tests, the presence or absence of B.1.1.7 can be identified because of mutations in this lineage preventing PCR amplification of the spike gene target (S gene target failure, SGTF1). Based on 4,945 deaths with known SGTF status, we estimate that the hazard of death associated with SGTF is 55% (95% CI 39–72%) higher after adjustment for age, sex, ethnicity, deprivation, care home residence, local authority of residence and test date. This corresponds to the absolute risk of death for a 55–69-year-old male increasing from 0.6% to 0.9% (95% CI 0.8–1.0%) within 28 days after a positive test in the community. Correcting for misclassification of SGTF and missingness in SGTF status, we estimate a 61% (42–82%) higher hazard of death associated with B.1.1.7. Our analysis suggests that B.1.1.7 is not only more transmissible than preexisting SARS-CoV-2 variants, but may also cause more severe illness.

Petition to rename covid to British Flu  :gbcry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on March 17, 2021, 01:20:25 PM
:stahp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on March 17, 2021, 01:20:52 PM
Quote from: who is ted danson? on March 17, 2021, 12:55:07 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 17, 2021, 11:34:37 AM
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03426-1

Quote
SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.1.7, a variant first detected in the UK in September 20201, has spread to multiple countries worldwide. Several studies have established that B.1.1.7 is more transmissible than preexisting variants, but have not identified whether it leads to any change in disease severity2. Here we analyse a dataset linking 2,245,263 positive SARS-CoV-2 community tests and 17,452 COVID-19 deaths in England from 1 September 2020 to 14 February 2021. For 1,146,534 (51%) of these tests, the presence or absence of B.1.1.7 can be identified because of mutations in this lineage preventing PCR amplification of the spike gene target (S gene target failure, SGTF1). Based on 4,945 deaths with known SGTF status, we estimate that the hazard of death associated with SGTF is 55% (95% CI 39–72%) higher after adjustment for age, sex, ethnicity, deprivation, care home residence, local authority of residence and test date. This corresponds to the absolute risk of death for a 55–69-year-old male increasing from 0.6% to 0.9% (95% CI 0.8–1.0%) within 28 days after a positive test in the community. Correcting for misclassification of SGTF and missingness in SGTF status, we estimate a 61% (42–82%) higher hazard of death associated with B.1.1.7. Our analysis suggests that B.1.1.7 is not only more transmissible than preexisting SARS-CoV-2 variants, but may also cause more severe illness.

Petition to rename covid to British Flu  :gbcry

how do we know the chi-coms didn't secretly release it in kent to take the heat off themselves :info :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on March 17, 2021, 01:39:46 PM
https://twitter.com/vonderleyen/status/1372198363328839682 (https://twitter.com/vonderleyen/status/1372198363328839682)

Unelected bureaucrats  :camby
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on March 17, 2021, 02:05:01 PM
https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/1372238312040239104 (https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/1372238312040239104)

Big pharma puppets :camby
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Akala on March 18, 2021, 09:12:58 AM
you seem upset about them rolling out a vaccine they just spot-checked to ensure wasn't unreasonably dangerous.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on March 18, 2021, 12:43:33 PM
Nintex, do you actually think the AstraZeneca/Oxford one causes blood clots?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on March 18, 2021, 01:26:54 PM
Quote from: Tripon on March 18, 2021, 12:43:33 PM
Nintex, do you actually think the AstraZeneca/Oxford one causes blood clots?
I don't know, but my estimate is that it doesn't and it's just circumstancial because so many old people are vaccinated.
By that logic the vaccine probably causes people to shit their pants too.

I just think that the EU can't hit 70% by the end of the summer and the vaccine passport roll-out will be an utter failure like everything else they've done.
The UK medical officer was obviously send out there on behalf of AZ to keep the stock price from flatlining and to make a witty remark about the EU halting vaccinations on behalf of the Brexiteers.

The root cause of this pandemic is politicians shitting the bed. A straight line from Xi to van der Leyen with Boris and Trump in between.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on March 18, 2021, 01:36:14 PM
the british are coming  :corona_rodney
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on March 18, 2021, 01:54:01 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 18, 2021, 01:26:54 PM
Quote from: Tripon on March 18, 2021, 12:43:33 PM
Nintex, do you actually think the AstraZeneca/Oxford one causes blood clots?
I don't know, but my estimate is that it doesn't and it's just circumstancial because so many old people are vaccinated.
By that logic the vaccine probably causes people to shit their pants too.

I just think that the EU can't hit 70% by the end of the summer and the vaccine passport roll-out will be an utter failure like everything else they've done.
The UK medical officer was obviously send out there on behalf of AZ to keep the stock price from flatlining and to make a witty remark about the EU halting vaccinations on behalf of the Brexiteers.

The root cause of this pandemic is politicians shitting the bed. A straight line from Xi to van der Leyen with Boris and Trump in between.

Oxford is a British university. And it's one of the main vaccines the UK has been using since the start. You don't think the UK wants to make sure that one of the two vaccines they are using that it's safe? They still got a population they want to protect.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on March 18, 2021, 02:02:44 PM
:heh on that last part
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on March 18, 2021, 02:55:50 PM
having a shitty rail system in the  :usacry probably saved a lot of people from the covid :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on March 18, 2021, 04:34:21 PM
Nj numbers keep going up, two weeks in a row now

 :science :existential :existential
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on March 18, 2021, 08:38:18 PM
Quote from: james on March 18, 2021, 04:34:21 PM
Nj numbers keep going up, two weeks in a row now

 :science :existential :existential
I'm not even looking at our numbers anymore.

Those numbers are meaningless and larping as a politbureau staring at them won't change a thing  :shaq2
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on March 20, 2021, 02:50:38 PM
Some really strong looks in today's anti-covidrestrictions demo here

(http://www.capitaltrachea.se/misc/virusdemo_gbg.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 20, 2021, 02:52:29 PM
Ontario's numbers are getting really bad again, only 10% of the population has at least a first shot, and we are opening up.  SMH
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on March 20, 2021, 06:06:05 PM
Quote from: T-Short on March 20, 2021, 02:50:38 PM
Some really strong looks in today's anti-covidrestrictions demo here

Police dogs protect the innocent people :heart
https://twitter.com/zegmaar_LydeLa/status/1373286408786472966 (https://twitter.com/zegmaar_LydeLa/status/1373286408786472966)

And military vets hold the line as they are attacked with water cannons
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ew9GQAgXIAAIiOG?format=jpg)

These protests are getting quite big
https://twitter.com/GhislenNysten/status/1373341079970443277 (https://twitter.com/GhislenNysten/status/1373341079970443277)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on March 21, 2021, 03:33:13 PM
Curfew remains in effect, probably for another 8 - 10 weeks or so. Easter cancelled.
The same people that go to Wuhan to 'investigate' and spend their time retweeting woke propaganda now run this shit show.

Also lol at people who voted for Rutte and believed the country would open up around easter or so because he said it would.  :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on March 21, 2021, 08:49:08 PM
You guys are still doing covid?

https://twitter.com/RobOHanrahan/status/1373685860856696833
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on March 21, 2021, 08:52:01 PM
pls don't post untagged snyder cut spoilers :wag
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on March 22, 2021, 09:07:30 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZxCKAGqqq0

(https://media.giphy.com/media/Wr2747CnxwBSqyK6xt/giphy.gif)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: I'm a Puppy! on March 22, 2021, 11:45:07 AM
Quote from: chronovore on March 17, 2021, 03:23:18 AM
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/03/08/josh-rogin-chaos-under-heaven-wuhan-lab-book-excerpt-474322


Quote from: Bebpo on March 16, 2021, 10:47:26 PM
California has more republicans than any other state in the USA from what I've heard.

explains a lot outside LA/SF
Yes, California is primarily progressive in its population centers like the LA basin and Bay Area. Once we get away from the coast, the needle swings hard to the Right. Except Laguna Beach, which is already fucking buried in the Right.
I'm friends with the guy who owns the coffee shop I go to. He gives me the best coffee, I in turn keep him up to date on the latest COVID stuff. This last weekend he got his whole staff their second shot (and even gave them half the day off to recover, what a guy) all together. And when I asked him how he was able to pull that off he said his Sister in law was a doc out in a rural county 60 miles from Sacramento and they were just sitting on vaccine because no one wants it. It is really crazy as being one of the people that keep track of numbers for the state to see the HUGE divide between rural counties and metro counties. I mean we're talking 3x+ the rate when you adjust for population which is INSANE in that it's driven by close contact. I mean you're seeing that people in Lassen county, a county of 30,000 people when count # of cases per 100k people, they're at 370% the rate of LA County (10 MILLION people).  Those numbers just boggle the mind. If anyone should be safe if should be the people of Lassen county, but they don't currrrr.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on March 22, 2021, 02:19:17 PM
https://twitter.com/ImTaylorCox/status/1373816305376104450



mostly people don't know it's available to them and have no info about how to get the jab.


Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on March 22, 2021, 06:55:35 PM
Quote
I can’t tell you why everyone in my social sphere has known about Kedren for weeks while residents of the area had heard nothing, but I can tell you that getting the word out is a critical part of making the vaccination rollout more equitable.
I can tell you why Taylor :kermit


https://twitter.com/TJay1k/status/1373834615660687361 (https://twitter.com/TJay1k/status/1373834615660687361)

Is this how the world ends?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on March 22, 2021, 07:07:41 PM
Corporate/government communication can be difficult with people from lower socio-economic backgrounds. They generally don't access information from traditional media sources at the same level as those in higher socio-economic brackets and increasingly only get their news and information from social media...and we all know how the message can get missed/distorted in that channel.

They also tend to have low health literacy so don't have the information they need to make informed decisions about their health.

This is a worldwide problem and governments are increasingly struggling to communicate with these groups, even on important issues like COVID-19 vaccinations.


Quote from: Nintex on March 22, 2021, 06:55:35 PM


https://twitter.com/TJay1k/status/1373834615660687361 (https://twitter.com/TJay1k/status/1373834615660687361)
Is this how the world ends?
If the world must end, then let it be with mad hoes fighting in the streets with their funbags out for all to see.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on March 22, 2021, 07:59:34 PM
Same here, people that have little trust in the government don't pick up on their communications and their 'regular' information channels like churchs, mosques, community leaders do not feel inclined to spread the word. 

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I don't know why this information isn't getting through to people :idont
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
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Quote from: Nintex on March 22, 2021, 07:59:34 PM
Same here, people that have little trust in the government don't pick up on their communications and their 'regular' information channels like churchs, mosques, community leaders do not feel inclined to spread the word. 

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I don't know why this information isn't getting through to people :idont
Did you have a stroke?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on March 23, 2021, 01:22:54 PM
https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1373801877821919234 (https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1373801877821919234)

 :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on March 23, 2021, 01:44:55 PM
Germany has announced a more strict lockdown

Ruhetage.
- Mosques
- Churches
- Synagoges
- Super markets

Closed
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on March 23, 2021, 04:03:48 PM
I hear Boulder Colorado has also implemented a supermarket lockdown

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Post by: Great Rumbler on March 23, 2021, 04:40:16 PM
Quote from: james on March 23, 2021, 04:03:48 PM
I hear Boulder Colorado has also implemented a supermarket lockdown

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 :camby
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: headwalk on March 23, 2021, 07:06:10 PM
classic perfidious albion. innoculate the whole country then unleash our home grown strain on the continent, forbidding our citizens from visiting anywhere nice on their innocuholidays and forcing them to spend their holed up cash eating soggy fish and chips in torrential rain on a strip of shingle in doncaster.

even as a card carrying remoaner, the way people made the EU out to be this glorious egalitarian utopia to help the cause (it didn't) got pretty fucking old and having the heads of EU countries revealed to be the same self interested duplicitous pisschildren that we are so familiar with in our own halls of power is fairly cathartic.

downside is that the tories playing a blinder (mainly through bent cronyism) on the vaccines means they'll probably remain the dominant party for the next 10,000 years, despite fucking up the operation every other step of the way. not that labour's particular brand of balkanised self immolation is currently offering much either. the wokealytes hate the tankies, the tankies hate the libshits, the libshits just want to reincarnate blair and paint the tory party red.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on March 23, 2021, 07:19:44 PM
Today our prime minister was bragging that although our infection numbers are worse (much worse) than the UK and Germany we don't have such strict measures so in other words 'things could be worse'.  :doge
Our health minister tried to explain his way out of not using the vaccine supply faster which now stands at 600k and is rising.

Also a cabinet member has the COVID, she was tested positive on monday and remains at home.
While the rest of the cabinet is probably getting tested tommorow but thought it best to do the press conference first where they told people it is very important to test immediately if you get in contact with someone who has COVID.

All in all the government is still 'looking at', 'assessing' and 'thinking about' on the 1st anniversary of this clusterfuck.

Quote from: headwalk on March 23, 2021, 07:06:10 PM
the libshits just want to reincarnate blair and paint the tory party red.
It's quite remarkable how they keep pushing Tony Blair who singlehandedly cost them everything at every step of the way.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on March 23, 2021, 10:01:54 PM
Quote from: headwalk on March 23, 2021, 07:06:10 PM
classic perfidious albion. innoculate the whole country then unleash our home grown strain on the continent, forbidding our citizens from visiting anywhere nice on their innocuholidays and forcing them to spend their holed up cash eating soggy fish and chips in torrential rain on a strip of shingle in doncaster.

even as a card carrying remoaner, the way people made the EU out to be this glorious egalitarian utopia to help the cause (it didn't) got pretty fucking old and having the heads of EU countries revealed to be the same self interested duplicitous pisschildren that we are so familiar with in our own halls of power is fairly cathartic.

downside is that the tories playing a blinder (mainly through bent cronyism) on the vaccines means they'll probably remain the dominant party for the next 10,000 years, despite fucking up the operation every other step of the way. not that labour's particular brand of balkanised self immolation is currently offering much either. the wokealytes hate the tankies, the tankies hate the libshits, the libshits just want to reincarnate blair and paint the tory party red.
It's ironic that a nation formed of UK convicts and the refugees/unwanted plebs of Europe and Asia has managed to be one of the shining beacons through this whole mess while the collective "mother lands" continue to go from one fuck up to the next.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Raist on March 24, 2021, 03:27:49 AM
Being an island in the middle of nowhere with one of the lowest population densities might help, I dunno.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on March 24, 2021, 07:22:22 AM
New Zealand and Australia did the smart thing like Singapore.
Close the borders, shut down everything, take the pain, wait 4 weeks.

Meanwhile in the Netherlands we have a sort of lockdown and a curfew but there's traffic jams as well.
There are still 500 migrants/refugees entering the country every week and the only travel restriction was a short ban for UK flights at the end of December.

And despite the fact that we are told not to travel it is not banned.
So if you test and you put down the cash and have a good 'reason' to travel you can basically go everywhere you want. And travel to our 'former' colonies of which one territory is still technically part of our kingdom is also not restricted.

We also did nothing against the cause of the high level of deaths. Which is poor ventilation in care homes where the elderly live. And this is the third time in a decade that has caused a very high number of deaths. First there was a virus going around the elderly homes a couple of years ago, then there was a bad flu season and finally COVID.

Currently the issue is that we've reopened the schools and started testing the kids. That has caused a surge in infections but instead we act like this is part of some 'bigger' 4th wave hitting Germany and the UK.

And guess what our government advised the other day 'Take walks to improve your resistance against the virus'  8)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Raist on March 24, 2021, 07:32:21 PM
AstraZeneca shenanigans episode 14.

https://twitter.com/grimmse/status/1374639886817443844

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on March 24, 2021, 08:02:44 PM
Quote from: Raist on March 24, 2021, 07:32:21 PM
AstraZeneca shenanigans episode 14.

https://twitter.com/grimmse/status/1374639886817443844
They later found out these were earmarked for developing countries and delivery within the EU and send there to be packaged and shipped.

Shortly after that the UK and EU cut a 'deal', which was just more empty rhetoric.


Anyhow, Merkel has walked back her lockdown plans after public pressure. Saying she's to blame for the confusion and asking the people for forgiveness.
Ramadan and Easter are unlikely to end well.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Raist on March 25, 2021, 03:37:36 AM
Quote from: Nintex on March 24, 2021, 08:02:44 PM

They later found out these were earmarked for developing countries and delivery within the EU and send there to be packaged and shipped.



Given the amount of fuck ups and bullshitting I think we're past giving them the benefit of the doubt :lol

They're sitting on roughly twice the number of doses they've shipped to the EU in total so far, so what the fuck.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on March 25, 2021, 04:37:27 AM
Another cabinet member has tested positive.
The process to form a new government has been suspended :trumps

Would be quite something if our political class is wiped out as a result of their own failure :dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 25, 2021, 02:03:26 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 23, 2021, 01:22:54 PM
https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1373801877821919234 (https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1373801877821919234)

 :rejoice

I take one every morning due to my mechanical mitral valve. Me and my old man pill container.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on March 25, 2021, 02:50:35 PM
Bayer like "tag me in coach".
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on March 25, 2021, 04:44:43 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 25, 2021, 02:03:26 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 23, 2021, 01:22:54 PM
https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1373801877821919234 (https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1373801877821919234)

 :rejoice

I take one every morning due to my mechanical mitral valve. Me and my old man pill container.

 :respect
I got one of those for my gout medication!

I don't think that will protect me from COVID though.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on March 27, 2021, 08:17:40 PM
This is going well
https://twitter.com/Telegraph/status/1375923411038433288 (https://twitter.com/Telegraph/status/1375923411038433288)

UK also sending 'spare' vaccines to Ireland.  :lol

Rutte of course doesn't take the position of either the UK or EU and is simply stalling for time so exports continue.  :doge
Yes, while we lag behind in nearly every metric on the vaccination drive the stuff is manufactured here.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 29, 2021, 03:39:20 PM
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/astrazeneca-under-55-1.5968128

for fucks sake
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on March 29, 2021, 05:15:07 PM
The end is nigh.

https://mobile.twitter.com/CNBCnow/status/1376557403135705091

And in (formerly) local news: Anime > Vaccines

https://mobile.twitter.com/Gardenhealth/status/1376631592781819907
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on March 29, 2021, 05:50:52 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lnWAE0AfGc

of course the media cuts it right before she gives a message of hope  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Bebpo on March 29, 2021, 06:25:16 PM
Yeah, things openeing up and everyone moving on before vaccinated is not good.

I saw an article today that planes are resuming 100% fleet capacity because enough people are traveling and flying around again in the USA now. All that says to me is lots of unvaccinated and contagious people going to be flying their variants across states and fucking things up even more.

It's real shitty America couldn't wait 2-3 more months to start resuming normality when most people are vaccinated. But that's the  :american for ya


I've been following my local county's numbers a couple times a week and while things dipped dramatically from like 600-800 cases/day in January post-holidays to < 200/per day, it's starting to plateau around 110 cases/day for the last few weeks and maybe dropping by 3-5 cases/day weekly average at best. The speed of vaccinations vs the people going back to normal and not caring are basically creating an equalizer imo. Hopefully when more people are vaccinated it'll start going down further.

The core group of the new case infections are 0-35 year olds, with the largest group being 28-35 year olds. My friends being in the 28-35 year old category I understand. These kids think they're losing out the best years of their social lives and rushing to get back out and do everything again even before vaccinated. Since this age group mostly hasn't been vaccinated yet, once they do hopefully it'll make real progress on case counts.

To get to the "minimal" tier in CA to have the least restrictions in re-opening everything, my county has to get below 31 cases/day 7day average. I just don't see that happening until the pandemic basically ends unless things really start to change in a positive direction.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on March 29, 2021, 06:47:31 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 29, 2021, 06:25:16 PM
Yeah, things openeing up and everyone moving on before vaccinated is not good.

I saw an article today that planes are resuming 100% fleet capacity because enough people are traveling and flying around again in the USA now. All that says to me is lots of unvaccinated and contagious people going to be flying their variants across states and fucking things up even more.

It's real shitty America couldn't wait 2-3 more months to start resuming normality when most people are vaccinated. But that's the  :american for ya


I've been following my local county's numbers a couple times a week and while things dipped dramatically from like 600-800 cases/day in January post-holidays to < 200/per day, it's starting to plateau around 110 cases/day for the last few weeks and maybe dropping by 3-5 cases/day weekly average at best. The speed of vaccinations vs the people going back to normal and not caring are basically creating an equalizer imo. Hopefully when more people are vaccinated it'll start going down further.

The core group of the new case infections are 0-35 year olds, with the largest group being 28-35 year olds. My friends being in the 28-35 year old category I understand. These kids think they're losing out the best years of their social lives and rushing to get back out and do everything again even before vaccinated. Since this age group mostly hasn't been vaccinated yet, once they do hopefully it'll make real progress on case counts.

To get to the "minimal" tier in CA to have the least restrictions in re-opening everything, my county has to get below 31 cases/day 7day average. I just don't see that happening until the pandemic basically ends unless things really start to change in a positive direction.
How many people live in your county?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Bebpo on March 29, 2021, 07:54:53 PM
~3.1 million.

So 31 cases/day would be <1% which is what we need to almost fully re-open.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on March 30, 2021, 07:59:24 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on March 29, 2021, 07:54:53 PM
~3.1 million.

So 31 cases/day would be <1% which is what we need to almost fully re-open.
We have ~6000 - 8000 cases a day on a population of 17 million.
So if my math is correct that's like 3x the rate in cases.

https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1376991375242227713 (https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1376991375242227713)
Germany has stopped using AstraZeneca for people younger than 60 and will only administer it when a doctor gives approval.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Bebpo on March 31, 2021, 03:59:33 PM
I see Bonaroo announced their festival is a go for September.

I mean it could be fine to have thousands of people packed face to to face screaming for days in September...but idk, feels like jumping the gun. I sure as hell wouldn't feel comfortable there six months from now.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Akala on March 31, 2021, 04:17:15 PM
vaccine passports  :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on March 31, 2021, 05:05:38 PM
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Ben’s rant.
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WHEN THE WHOLE WORLD IS RUNNING TOWARDS A CLIFF, HE WHO IS RUNNING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION APPEARS TO HAVE LOST HIS MIND.”

― C. S. LEWIS

The globalist ruling caste and their mass media want you to take COVID-19 shots. Right now! Don’t think—just do it. Unfortunately too many are robotically getting the jabs even though there have been many reports of the recipients dropping dead shortly thereafter.

I read about New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and what she said regarding enforcing her COVID-19 mandates. She said she wasn’t worried—the people would take care of most of it. And they did, just like they’ve done here in America. Peer pressure and fear are bad combinations and there are always ‘Karens,’ both male and female, who will hector those not following the ‘new normal.’ One of those so-called ‘normals’ is wearing a mask and it’s anything but normal. It does nothing to halt a virus and causes many other problems. They are also dehumanizing. I had one of these people hijack me in the parking lot of local grocery store. He was grumpy and accusatory—“Why aren’t you wearing a mask?,” he barked. I wasn’t even in the store, but perhaps he saw me inside shopping–sans mask. I quickly realized I didn’t want to argue the merits of mask wearing with a complete stranger, but his audacity angered me. I considered him to be an ignorant ‘maskhole.’

Brainwashed people such as the maskhole do the enforcement work for Bill Gates. He uses such people as weapons of mass stupidity.

Another group can be called ‘virtue signalers.’ They will gladly take any and all vaccinations without question or reflection. They trust ‘science.’ Scientists will always treat their health as their paramount concern, right? Wrong. The big vaccine makers are concerned with making billions of dollars first and foremost. They are also protected from prosecution if their vaccines cause harm. They can’t be sued, which means they can take short cuts. Unaccountability does not go hand in hand with safety. A few thousand drop dead from their experimental concoctions? Have the mainstream media ignore such stories. Vaccine makers also use paid operatives to attack whistleblowers.

Amazingly, even those who suffered severe side effects will often claim that they are proud of getting the shots and would do it again. Ben Stein is an example.

The globalists are marshaling all forces to brainwash people into getting the dangerous inoculations. Even religious figures such as Franklin Graham (son of Billy Graham) who proudly calls himself a globalist for Jesus. He said everyone should get the shots and claimed Jesus Himself would support the experimental vaccines. Considering that most vaccine makers add aborted fetal tissue to their product sort of makes me think that Jesus may not approve. He would also not approve of experimental gene therapy on millions of humans who have perfectly adequate immune systems.

Finally, Joe Biden allows anyone to waltz into our country without testing, vaccinations, IDs, or passports…yet he wants Americans to get a vaccine passport to identify themselves as jab recipients before they can enjoy freedom. It’s a gross violation of our Fourth Amendment, but Bill Gates and China want it, so Biden is pushing it. He wants no ID as a prerequisite for voting, however.

Fauci and Gates helped China develop the virus in the first place. They are traitors. LOCK THEM UP!

—Ben Garrison
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 :rofl :rofl :rofl
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on March 31, 2021, 05:50:40 PM
Some of the COVID measures seem more politically than medically motivated at this point both when it comes to lifting measures (opening schools) as well as enacting them (curfew).

They deliberately scared people into compliance instead of increasing the healthcare capacity. This has been well documented in a number of countries.
For some measures there is little to no science to back it up and then there's companies like AstraZeneca using very selective data to boost their product which erodes the trust in the vaccination effort.

Still no government seems to have officially acknowledged that the chances of transmitting the virus through surfaces or outdoors are pretty much non-existent and the biggest risk is poorly ventilated indoor locations.
Also COVID is the only thing that counts when it comes to decision making at this point while 12 months down the line there's certainly other things to consider like mental health, quality of life and yes the economy.

We (or at least the government) seem to be in a sort of perpetual state of crisis and any ideas other than 'LOCKDOWN' are seen as dangerous.

Virologists have moved to a position where most believe this crisis will last a decade and we will have lockdowns for years to come.

Macron just announced a new lockdown for the coming month starting Saturday. Saying that he hopes after this there will be light at the end of the tunnel.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on March 31, 2021, 09:36:11 PM
Quote from: team filler on March 18, 2021, 02:55:50 PM
having a shitty rail system in the  :usacry probably saved a lot of people from the covid :doge
won't let that happen again  :biden

https://twitter.com/yfreemark/status/1377390375854219265


Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: G The Resurrected on March 31, 2021, 09:46:48 PM
I’d rather be safe than sorry. And I’m starting to get the feeling that it’s all out the window now. People out in public just thinking we are back to normal without the understanding of what normality should look like at this moment. Yes we should be open to some degree, but with restrictions in place to help mitigate overcrowding. I have no issue if you want to go to a movie/concert/whatever, but don’t make it the only option when we’ve yet to get 15% of our population vaccinated. Common sense is out the fucking window and peoples patience is so fucking low it’s sad. We’re gonna fuck it up badly and those naysayers and shitheels out there saying otherwise can fuck off. I’d rather be wrong than right.

We need a buffer of time for this to all work itself out if we don’t we are doomed to keep chasing and fighting pockets of this fucking thing for longer than we need to.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Raist on April 01, 2021, 01:42:14 AM
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/31/world/johnson-and-johnson-vaccine-mixup.html

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Workers at a plant in Baltimore manufacturing two coronavirus vaccines accidentally conflated the ingredients several weeks ago, contaminating up to 15 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine and forcing regulators to delay authorization of the plant’s production lines.


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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on April 01, 2021, 04:33:23 PM
COVID now on an upwards swing in more than half of US states.

We did it bois, we're going to Europe!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: G The Resurrected on April 01, 2021, 04:50:13 PM
Can't wait for the variant that goes after the kids who were pushed back into schools prematurely.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 01, 2021, 05:18:12 PM
Honestly, my biggest fear is another variant or a real mutation.  The fact that we let the UK variant spread as it did after a year of dealing with a pandemic just shows how inept we are at dealing with this. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: G The Resurrected on April 01, 2021, 05:21:38 PM
Just look at what is happening in your neck of the world with the P1 variant.... JFC people get your shit together!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Transhuman on April 01, 2021, 07:14:10 PM
This week was the first time I ever saw someone wearing a mask in person. One of the benefits of living somewhere that no-one would want to visit
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: chronovore on April 01, 2021, 07:43:44 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 31, 2021, 05:50:40 PM
Some of the COVID measures seem more politically than medically motivated at this point both when it comes to lifting measures (opening schools) as well as enacting them (curfew).

They deliberately scared people into compliance instead of increasing the healthcare capacity. This has been well documented in a number of countries.
For some measures there is little to no science to back it up and then there's companies like AstraZeneca using very selective data to boost their product which erodes the trust in the vaccination effort.

Still no government seems to have officially acknowledged that the chances of transmitting the virus through surfaces or outdoors are pretty much non-existent and the biggest risk is poorly ventilated indoor locations.
Also COVID is the only thing that counts when it comes to decision making at this point while 12 months down the line there's certainly other things to consider like mental health, quality of life and yes the economy.

We (or at least the government) seem to be in a sort of perpetual state of crisis and any ideas other than 'LOCKDOWN' are seen as dangerous.

Virologists have moved to a position where most believe this crisis will last a decade and we will have lockdowns for years to come.

Macron just announced a new lockdown for the coming month starting Saturday. Saying that he hopes after this there will be light at the end of the tunnel.
Who's "they?" To what group or groups are you specifically referring?

I can't find the link, but I recall a scientific talk which explained that it's better to be afraid than fearless in a pandemic. Fear is a useful survival response.

Additionally, healthcare capacity has also been increased — it's not an either/or situation as you've presented.

Perpetual fear is untenable and exhausting, and people stop responding to it. We're seeing it now, with spring break and even cherry blossoms in Japan, and the PATHETIC desire to hold the Olympics despite a lack of actual situational change.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Transhuman on April 01, 2021, 07:52:50 PM
It's draconian to force people to wear a mask when you can just build a couple more hospitals instead.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 01, 2021, 07:55:22 PM
Ya and train doctors to work in the hospital you built in less than a year
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: OnlyRegret on April 02, 2021, 02:22:35 AM
god is astrazenny a comedy
now recommended not to be administered to the old or the young, just a small goldilocks age range
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Raist on April 02, 2021, 04:14:45 AM
Quote from: chronovore on April 01, 2021, 07:43:44 PM

Who's "they?"

The lizard illuminati who teamed up with the cigarette smoking man to create a bat - aliens virus chimera to control humanity, duh.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on April 02, 2021, 08:04:42 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 01, 2021, 07:55:22 PM
Ya and train doctors to work in the hospital you built in less than a year
like a doctor on a train or like a train that somehow managed to get a phd  ???
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on April 02, 2021, 08:34:25 AM
Running a train on a doctor  :shaq :science :shaq
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on April 02, 2021, 09:01:05 AM
 :thinking
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 02, 2021, 10:13:37 AM
Quote from: team filler on April 02, 2021, 08:04:42 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 01, 2021, 07:55:22 PM
Ya and train doctors to work in the hospital you built in less than a year
like a doctor on a train or like a train that somehow managed to get a phd  ???

ahhh ever seen Transformers?  The hospitals should also be train robots, which can also fly, in space.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on April 02, 2021, 11:19:40 AM
Sarah Palin has fallen
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on April 02, 2021, 02:49:27 PM
We've stopped with the AZ vaccines again.
Someone died after vaccination.

Also people have to cancel their own appointment for a second shot if they have been infected in the past.
In that case you only need one shot.

By now we have 1 million vaccines in storage and vaccinating at a rate of like 4 per day, tops.
Old people don't understand how to sign up through the apps and shit.  :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 05, 2021, 07:04:00 PM
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-idUSKBN2BR03W

Quote
- Around 70% of coronavirus patients tested at a Tokyo hospital last month carried a mutation known for reducing vaccine protection, Japanese public broadcaster NHK said on Sunday.

And the Olympics will still go ahead.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on April 05, 2021, 10:59:03 PM
The world needs gymnasts and beach volleyball players in 8k

 :lawd
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: chronovore on April 05, 2021, 11:32:18 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 05, 2021, 07:04:00 PM
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-idUSKBN2BR03W

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- Around 70% of coronavirus patients tested at a Tokyo hospital last month carried a mutation known for reducing vaccine protection, Japanese public broadcaster NHK said on Sunday.

And the Olympics will still go ahead.
Yes. We are somewhat fucked. There is a social stigma regarding the virus on top of all the other problems, so the mentality around testing is also… distinguished mentally-challenged? Less effective? Stifled? I’m trying to think of the right word and failing. It’s so frustrating.

I went to the doctor to renew my prescription medicines, and asked how I could speed up my access to the vaccine. He said that there’s no real, solid plan in place for Japan. Right now they are focused on getting the senior citizens vaccinated as they are at high risk. I’m over 50, slightly chubby, and have high blood pressure, so I am at three comorbidity factors, and want to limit my risky situation as well.

My sister has started harping on me to come back to the US and get a vaccination there. This plan completely fails to acknowledge that I am at risk for the entire time I am in-transit, including the three or four airports and four or five flights it will require to reach my mom‘s home.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Transhuman on April 05, 2021, 11:36:15 PM
I think they are gonna be fine. In Japan it is considered very taboo in their culture to give someone coronavirus
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on April 06, 2021, 12:17:21 AM
Quote from: chronovore on April 05, 2021, 11:32:18 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 05, 2021, 07:04:00 PM
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-idUSKBN2BR03W

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- Around 70% of coronavirus patients tested at a Tokyo hospital last month carried a mutation known for reducing vaccine protection, Japanese public broadcaster NHK said on Sunday.

And the Olympics will still go ahead.
Yes. We are somewhat fucked. There is a social stigma regarding the virus on top of all the other problems, so the mentality around testing is also… distinguished mentally-challenged? Less effective? Stifled? I’m trying to think of the right word and failing. It’s so frustrating.

I went to the doctor to renew my prescription medicines, and asked how I could speed up my access to the vaccine. He said that there’s no real, solid plan in place for Japan. Right now they are focused on getting the senior citizens vaccinated as they are at high risk. I’m over 50, slightly chubby, and have high blood pressure, so I am at three comorbidity factors, and want to limit my risky situation as well.

My sister has started harping on me to come back to the US and get a vaccination there. This plan completely fails to acknowledge that I am at risk for the entire time I am in-transit, including the three or four airports and four or five flights it will require to reach my mom‘s home.

Take a short hop to Guam, and be sure to stock up at the Kmart while youre there
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on April 06, 2021, 02:33:45 PM
The India graph sure is something.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/india/

200k a day by next week?

New spicy variants incoming
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: chronovore on April 07, 2021, 06:24:04 AM
Osaka just broke its case-count record (set the previous day) with 870 new cases, so we are back in a State of Emergency. I am scared and unhappy and angry all at once.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 07, 2021, 09:50:23 AM
Ontario is getting Stay at Home orders today.  Happy about it because at the rate it was going we were going to lose summer. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: G The Resurrected on April 07, 2021, 03:37:51 PM
Indian “double mutation” variant is spreading like wild fire apparently in Nor Cal. Testing is also the lowest it’s been since the start of the pandemic which means we aren’t getting a complete picture as to the real spread.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on April 07, 2021, 06:03:45 PM
We're opening up lots of things that can be attended outside like parks, restaurants and such April 21st.
Large group events will be piloted with testing. I think the largest is a park that will allow 5000 people to visit daily.
Curfew will also end.

Finally I'll be able to grab a beer again in the sun and wait for all this to blow over  8)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on April 08, 2021, 07:57:44 AM
https://twitter.com/dwnews/status/1380105555591716865 (https://twitter.com/dwnews/status/1380105555591716865)

Your body belongs to the state  :ussrcry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on April 08, 2021, 10:52:16 AM
https://twitter.com/hugodejonge/status/1379884462801092609 (https://twitter.com/hugodejonge/status/1379884462801092609)

Our health minister is actually proud of his "logistics".  :doge

This fucking clown
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on April 08, 2021, 11:01:01 AM
Quote from: Nintex on April 08, 2021, 07:57:44 AM
https://twitter.com/dwnews/status/1380105555591716865 (https://twitter.com/dwnews/status/1380105555591716865)

Your body belongs to the state  :ussrcry

:pacspit
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on April 08, 2021, 11:23:31 AM
Quote from: Tripon on March 18, 2021, 01:54:01 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 18, 2021, 01:26:54 PM
Quote from: Tripon on March 18, 2021, 12:43:33 PM
Nintex, do you actually think the AstraZeneca/Oxford one causes blood clots?
I don't know, but my estimate is that it doesn't and it's just circumstancial because so many old people are vaccinated.
By that logic the vaccine probably causes people to shit their pants too.

I just think that the EU can't hit 70% by the end of the summer and the vaccine passport roll-out will be an utter failure like everything else they've done.
The UK medical officer was obviously send out there on behalf of AZ to keep the stock price from flatlining and to make a witty remark about the EU halting vaccinations on behalf of the Brexiteers.

The root cause of this pandemic is politicians shitting the bed. A straight line from Xi to van der Leyen with Boris and Trump in between.

Oxford is a British university. And it's one of the main vaccines the UK has been using since the start. You don't think the UK wants to make sure that one of the two vaccines they are using that it's safe? They still got a population they want to protect.
Well, I was fucking wrong!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on April 08, 2021, 11:25:12 AM
Quote from: G The Resurrected on April 01, 2021, 04:50:13 PM
Can't wait for the variant that goes after the kids who were pushed back into schools prematurely.
https://twitter.com/josh_wingrove/status/1380178023379517440
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on April 08, 2021, 12:47:39 PM
https://twitter.com/alfonslopeztena/status/1380191573548359686 (https://twitter.com/alfonslopeztena/status/1380191573548359686)

 :cancry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 08, 2021, 12:59:46 PM
That's just a really dumb take that was going around a few weeks ago.  Things have accelerated a lot since then.  17% has the first dose and it should be close to 50% by the end of the month.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on April 09, 2021, 12:12:57 AM
80k in the US today

Bidens America
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on April 09, 2021, 12:25:58 AM
Quote from: james on April 09, 2021, 12:12:57 AM
80k in the US today

Bidens America
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on April 09, 2021, 11:24:19 PM
+85,368
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on April 10, 2021, 11:41:14 AM
As our vaccination rate moves back into the bottom 5 EU countries our health minister visits the storage location to shockingly discover there are only a few boxes and not the 'millions' he expected.
https://twitter.com/Raounakk/status/1380584885212082186 (https://twitter.com/Raounakk/status/1380584885212082186)

He asks for his phone to call the people responsible and after his call explains this is a 'good thing' meaning that the vaccines have been transported to vaccination sites.
"Monday the work continues" he said later. Apparently our vaccination effort doesn't do weekends  :dead

Also our government has announced that they longer have or keep an accurate record of the vaccination rate of vulnerable groups.
It is 'too complex' and time consuming to figure out the vaccination rate.  :picard

Because AstraZenica is no longer considered safe they had to cancel 700 appointments for the 'coming months'. Which sort of is an eye opener of how slow this process is going.
Unclear what happens with people who have already received 1 AZ dose. Hospitals are using the media to try and prevent the government from rolling back regulations April 21st.
The plan is to reopen most of the country and hold a number of pilot events for up to 5000 people with quick tests. The cost of this pilot has been estimated at 1 billion.

But money has no meaning anyway
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on April 11, 2021, 04:11:47 PM
Indias rocket to the moon continues

+169,899
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: benjipwns on April 11, 2021, 07:39:43 PM
Quote from: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/woman-coughed-covid-florida-sentenced-pier-1
A maskless customer in a Florida Pier 1 store who coughed at another customer last June was sentenced to serve 30 days in jail.

Debra Hunter, who entered the store without wearing a mask, clashed with an unidentified customer when she noticed that the exchange was being recorded by a third customer, Heather Sprague.

“Do you really need this? What do you want to do, post it for you?” Hunter can be heard saying in the video. “I think I’ll get real close to you and cough on you. How about that?”

Hunter then walked toward Sprague and intentionally coughed in her direction, ultimately resulting in Judge James A. Ruth convicting her with second-degree assault.
Quote
Hunter testified that the incident left her and her family “permanently scarred” as the video went viral and has resulted in people treating her family differently.

Speaking of her eldest son, she said: “He was shunned by his classmates, who would boldly ask him and purposefully in the midst of a small crowd, if his mother was that lady in the video.”

“It was like he was the son of the woman who wore the Scarlet Letter,” Hunter continued.

“I often wonder what it would be like if every one of us, as the flawed human beings we are, had their worst moments reduced to a short video for all the world to see and judge,” she added.
:american
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on April 11, 2021, 08:02:40 PM
Well well well, if isn't the consequences of my own actions!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on April 11, 2021, 08:43:36 PM
dindu nuffin  :rash
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: tiesto on April 12, 2021, 10:09:16 AM
My fiancee's mom went out to eat last night (outdoor dining) and overheard a table of cops bragging about how they wouldn't get the vaxx... "To Protect and Serve" amirite?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 13, 2021, 08:41:38 AM
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/13/us/politics/johnson-johnson-vaccine-blood-clots-fda-cdc.html?referringSource=articleShare

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U.S. Calls for Pause on Johnson & Johnson Vaccine After Clotting Cases
  For fucks sake
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on April 13, 2021, 09:07:23 AM
:info was right about the vax!  :o
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on April 13, 2021, 10:09:05 AM
Weren't Johnson and Johnson the people who put cancer in baby powder
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on April 13, 2021, 10:35:22 AM
and the chemicals in the water that turned the frigging frogs gay :info
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on April 13, 2021, 11:19:06 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 13, 2021, 08:41:38 AM
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/13/us/politics/johnson-johnson-vaccine-blood-clots-fda-cdc.html?referringSource=articleShare

Quote
U.S. Calls for Pause on Johnson & Johnson Vaccine After Clotting Cases
  For fucks sake
:kermit
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on April 13, 2021, 11:27:11 AM
We’re all going to die  :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on April 13, 2021, 12:14:03 PM
Quote from: Pissy F Benny on April 13, 2021, 09:07:23 AM
:info was right about the vax!  :o

Pretty sure Jones said the death rate of the vaccine would be 1/2 not 1/1000000.

This is also the good one since it’s not the ‘gene therapy’ ones.

Quote from: james on April 13, 2021, 10:09:05 AM
Weren't Johnson and Johnson the people who put cancer in baby powder

They gotta get those dead baby cells somehow.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on April 13, 2021, 12:28:54 PM
So that's why our government didn't buy the Dutch made vaccines :thinking
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on April 13, 2021, 12:47:24 PM
With if the blood clots are caused by the free krispy kreme donuts?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on April 13, 2021, 07:59:16 PM
Quote from: BIONIC on April 13, 2021, 11:27:11 AM
We’re all going to die  :rejoice

Not me, I got Pfizer. :win
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: benjipwns on April 13, 2021, 11:46:19 PM
Quote from: Skullfuckers Anonymous on April 13, 2021, 12:14:03 PM
This is also the good one since it’s not the ‘gene therapy’ ones.
The President calls out Biden cancelling it because of that:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ey3RK2HXIAUhhpN?format=jpg&name=small)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on April 14, 2021, 04:08:14 AM
Quote from: benjipwns on April 13, 2021, 11:46:19 PM
Quote from: Skullfuckers Anonymous on April 13, 2021, 12:14:03 PM
This is also the good one since it’s not the ‘gene therapy’ ones.
The President calls out Biden cancelling it because of that:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ey3RK2HXIAUhhpN?format=jpg&name=small)
Trump the 4D chess master forcing CNN and the libruls to become anti-vaxx  :whoo
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mr Gilhaney on April 14, 2021, 07:07:15 AM
 We are permanently dropping astra zeneca in Denmark. Cant wait to get re-opening delayed even more... ffs
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on April 14, 2021, 08:38:00 AM
Our minister of justice called it a success that despite the low vaccination rate we are at an estimated 25% immunity while Germany and others are at 5 - 10%.  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on April 14, 2021, 09:25:40 AM
the krauts :girlaff
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Rufus on April 14, 2021, 02:07:59 PM
Where's German efficiency when you need it most. :goty2
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on April 14, 2021, 03:57:24 PM
Europe get your shit together, I have 8 vacation days and a stimulus check I need to burn before July 1
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on April 14, 2021, 03:58:57 PM
Quote from: james on April 14, 2021, 03:57:24 PM
Europe get your shit together, I have 8 vacation days and a stimulus check I need to burn before July 1
We're on a roadmap to re-open now.

In fact, you could already visit our country as a tourist anyway. Not like anyone is going to check if you are in quarantaine.
There's just not much to do with most stuff closed.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on April 14, 2021, 04:45:07 PM
Quote from: james on April 06, 2021, 02:33:45 PM
The India graph sure is something.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/india/

200k a day by next week?

New spicy variants incoming

+199,569

 :kobeyuck
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on April 14, 2021, 05:01:25 PM
Quote from: james on April 14, 2021, 04:45:07 PM
Quote from: james on April 06, 2021, 02:33:45 PM
The India graph sure is something.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/india/

200k a day by next week?

New spicy variants incoming

+199,569

 :kobeyuck
Look on the bright side, your prediction model is pretty accurate  :whoo
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on April 14, 2021, 08:40:16 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 14, 2021, 05:01:25 PM
Quote from: james on April 14, 2021, 04:45:07 PM
Quote from: james on April 06, 2021, 02:33:45 PM
The India graph sure is something.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/india/

200k a day by next week?

New spicy variants incoming

+199,569

 :kobeyuck
Look on the bright side, your prediction model is pretty accurate  :whoo

I consider myself one of the foremost global expert on COVID-19

 :science
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on April 15, 2021, 09:32:23 AM
We're steadily climbing towards 10k cases positive tests a day again :trumps

Also I was right, school openings caused the third wave.
We're now doing pilots for events and stuff, causing a fourth wave.

Then a 5th (Ukrainian refugees), 6th (NATO troops returning from Afghanistan), 7th (Afghani refugees), 8th (women fleeing from Turkey), 9th (Taiwanese refugees), 10th (Crypto bankruptcies), 11th (Climate refugees) and so on and so on
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Raist on April 15, 2021, 12:08:38 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 15, 2021, 09:32:23 AM
Also I was right, school openings caused the third wave.


Other than trash government dumbasses like BoJo and his clique, I doubt anyone ever thought that this wouldn't be the case.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on April 15, 2021, 12:42:39 PM
Quote from: Raist on April 15, 2021, 12:08:38 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 15, 2021, 09:32:23 AM
Also I was right, school openings caused the third wave.


Other than trash government dumbasses like BoJo and his clique, I doubt anyone ever thought that this wouldn't be the case.

this man did

(https://jfk.men/app/uploads/2020/03/hugodejonge-ruudbaan-03-1170x779.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mr Gilhaney on April 15, 2021, 06:51:41 PM
Quote from: Raist on April 15, 2021, 12:08:38 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 15, 2021, 09:32:23 AM
Also I was right, school openings caused the third wave.


Other than trash government dumbasses like BoJo and his clique, I doubt anyone ever thought that this wouldn't be the case.

Our 'third wave' has been pretty damn mild, with schools mostly open. Still less time there than usual, but very much open. Our health experts and boards predicted 800 would be in the hospital at the moment, with covid... It's not even 200. So we are finally opening up some more. Football stadiums about 30% capacity, yes moyes. Finally.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on April 15, 2021, 07:00:36 PM
For us the third wave is also less severe than expected.
Our version of the CDC predicted 170k cases a month or something crazy like that.

But the vaccination effort is a complete shit show so now the planned April 28th reopenings (delayed from April 21st) will probably not go ahead.
What will go ahead is 925 million worth of quick tests to hold pilot events, concerts and parties, so called 'field labs'.
Although that is unraveling too considering there might be some corruption involved and our government would officially have to organize a bid for such a large and expensive endeavor.
But to save time they've decided to give an NGO with no oversight run by a former military commander from his home already 100 million for "consultancy" work.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on April 16, 2021, 05:29:09 PM
India

+233,943

The biggest challenge in reaching 300,000+ will be having enough tests honestly
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 18, 2021, 10:34:47 AM
(https://preview.redd.it/c6d2kv5nfwt61.jpg?width=1024&auto=webp&s=6bce7a4da275583dfa6d7b5b334c2535af83dd6c)

April 17th and 18th
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: tiesto on April 18, 2021, 11:27:52 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 18, 2021, 10:34:47 AM
(https://preview.redd.it/c6d2kv5nfwt61.jpg?width=1024&auto=webp&s=6bce7a4da275583dfa6d7b5b334c2535af83dd6c)

April 17th and 18th

Grand closin, grand openin!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on April 18, 2021, 06:42:01 PM
Quote from: james on April 16, 2021, 05:29:09 PM
India

+233,943

The biggest challenge in reaching 300,000+ will be having enough tests honestly
Latest update

275,196
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on April 19, 2021, 10:12:15 AM
https://twitter.com/tripperhead/status/1383769373563752455 (https://twitter.com/tripperhead/status/1383769373563752455)

good job everyone
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on April 19, 2021, 10:28:48 AM
12A is like if  I sit on the exit row.....

:lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on April 19, 2021, 11:16:01 AM
Maybe they shouldn't have let 3 people sit in one seat, I dunno.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Raist on April 19, 2021, 12:34:39 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on April 19, 2021, 11:16:01 AM
Maybe they shouldn't have let 3 people sit in one seat, I dunno.


I mean it was a flight from New Delhi.

(https://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/76088000/jpg/_76088059_trainmathurreuters.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on April 19, 2021, 07:36:01 PM
(https://i.pinimg.com/600x315/9b/41/37/9b41371d92ff1c558b886fe927ebd238.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/q3oto.jpg) :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on April 20, 2021, 05:16:57 PM
India:

+294,290

Is there a top for this mountain?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 20, 2021, 06:16:19 PM
My friend was telling me about his family getting COVID in India - his uncle died, the widowed aunt and his brother were in the hospital when this happened and still don't know.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: chronovore on April 20, 2021, 06:43:12 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 18, 2021, 06:42:01 PM
Quote from: james on April 16, 2021, 05:29:09 PM
India

+233,943

The biggest challenge in reaching 300,000+ will be having enough tests honestly
Latest update

275,196
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 20, 2021, 06:16:19 PM
My friend was telling me about his family getting COVID in India - his uncle died, the widowed aunt and his brother were in the hospital when this happened and still don't know.

Jesus. This is what we were racing against; overwhelming the medical system’s capacity to deal with it. Good god.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on April 20, 2021, 07:38:35 PM
I read that India assumed it had taken the worst (much like Europe) and thus had scaled down healthcare capacity and cancelled plans for emergency hospitals (much like Europe).
Now there are religious gatherings and election events going on despite these numbers rising.

Our government, on the ball as always will limit flights from India starting mid May  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: chronovore on April 20, 2021, 11:34:40 PM
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ted-nugent-who-once-dismissed-covid-19-tells-fans-he-n1264648

Quote
Rock star Ted Nugent, who once dismissed Covid-19, told fans Monday that he has tested positive for it and "can hardly crawl out of bed"because of aches and pains.

In a video posted to Facebook, Nugent, 72, said he had had "flu symptoms for the last 10 days" and "thought I was dying."

"I was tested positive today," Nugent told fans in video that appeared to have been recorded at his Michigan ranch.

"I got a stuffed up head, body aches, oh my god what a pain in the a--. I literally can hardly crawl out of bed, the last few days but I did. I crawled."

Nugent appeared to say he will follow orders to remain in isolation: "I'm homebound, i.e. quarantine."

Throughout his 8-minute, 50-second video, Nugent used racist language to describe the virus, which had killed more than 570,000 people in the U.S. as of Tuesday morning, according to a running tally by NBC News.

Just four months ago, Nugent doubted that the coronavirus even existed, calling it a "scamming pandemic" and vowing not to take any vaccine.

"It's not a real pandemic and that's not a real vaccine. I'm sorry, I ain't taking no vaccine," Nugent told fans in a video on Christmas Day.

"You come at me with a needle and I will be in fear of my life," he said. "You know what I'll do if you come at me with a needle: 'Hi, I'm from the government, this needle's good for you.' F--- you.”
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: benjipwns on April 21, 2021, 12:16:26 AM
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/04/20/vaccine-hesitant-republicans/
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Stop talking about the possibility of coronavirus booster shots. Don’t bully people who are vaccine holdouts. And if you’re trying to win over skeptics, show us anyone besides Dr. Fauci.

That’s what a focus group of vaccine-hesitant Trump voters urged politicians and pollsters during the weekend, as public health officials work to understand potential roadblocks in the campaign to inoculate Americans against the coronavirus. Among the most pressing questions are why so many GOP voters remain opposed to the shots and whether the recent decision to pause Johnson & Johnson vaccinations was a factor.

Although more than half of U.S. adults have received at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine, more than 40 percent of Republicans have consistently told pollsters they’re not planning to be vaccinated — a group that could threaten efforts to tamp down the virus’s spread, public health officials fear.

Many vaccine-hesitant Americans are increasingly entrenched in their decisions to resist the shots, said Frank Luntz, a longtime GOP communications expert who convened Sunday’s focus group over Zoom.

“The further we go into the vaccination process, the more passionate the hesitancy is,” Luntz said after the session. “If you’ve refused to take the vaccine this long, it’s going to be hard to switch you.”

That was the case in the weekend’s focus group, the latest in a series Luntz has convened. It included 17 participants who heard pro-vaccine pitches from four doctors, including three Republican politicians and Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the Obama administration.

Unlike a similar focus group five weeks ago, when most participants told Luntz and Frieden that the session persuaded them to get shots, attendees Sunday said they were swayed only moderately by doctors’ urging — or not moved at all.

“I was zero [on] the vaccine. I’m still a zero,” said a woman identified as Tammy from Virginia about an hour into Sunday’s focus group. Her comments came after Frieden repeatedly tried to calm attendees’ fears, which included questions about the vaccines’ unknown long-term effects and about baseless claims suggesting the shots would change recipients’ DNA even though that does not happen.
:notlikethis
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on April 21, 2021, 03:10:22 AM
:morans
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on April 21, 2021, 09:39:40 AM
Quote
suggesting the shots would change recipients’ DNA even though that does not happen

How much did Bill Gates pay you to say that, WaPo? :maf
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on April 21, 2021, 12:58:10 PM
Quote
show us anyone besides Dr. Fauci

Donald Trump, himself, told his followers they should get the vaccine and they still got mad!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on April 21, 2021, 03:07:45 PM
Quote
India reports 315,552 new COVID-19 cases

The highest daily increase in cases reported in a single country ever.
Where does it peak james?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on April 21, 2021, 05:52:36 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 21, 2021, 03:07:45 PM
Quote
India reports 315,552 new COVID-19 cases

The highest daily increase in cases reported in a single country ever.
Where does it peak james?

I think they can hit 500k if they have enough tests. The line is still exponential.

+2,102 official deaths today, with some experts on twitter saying the real number might be 10x that based on the number of cremations that are happening.

India is giant.

Per capita, they are at 11,450 cases per million. US is at 98,009. There are a lot of people who can be infected.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on April 21, 2021, 06:06:39 PM
Is the pffftizer third booster shot and seasonal shots a real thing or is it them just milking the corona?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on April 21, 2021, 06:22:10 PM
Looks like they're going to the moon

(https://abload.de/img/interestingapjc7.jpg)

(https://abload.de/img/wave4kkk8.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on April 21, 2021, 06:24:07 PM
Quote from: Cauliflower Of Love on April 21, 2021, 06:06:39 PM
Is the pffftizer third booster shot and seasonal shots a real thing or is it them just milking the corona?

Big pharma go $$$$$$$$
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on April 21, 2021, 07:22:31 PM
Quote from: Cauliflower Of Love on April 21, 2021, 06:06:39 PM
Is the pffftizer third booster shot and seasonal shots a real thing or is it them just milking the corona?

There's still not a ton known about reinfection, except that it is possible.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on April 21, 2021, 08:29:28 PM
Someone in New Zealand thats fully vaxed got the rona cleaning a plane :(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on April 22, 2021, 06:53:23 AM
I thought it was known that vaccination didn't necessarily prevent infection, but reduced severity and infectiousness.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: HardcoreRetro on April 22, 2021, 07:04:20 AM
It is, but James doesn't seem to understand the difference between protection and prevention.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on April 22, 2021, 11:53:48 AM
Quote from: HardcoreRetro on April 22, 2021, 07:04:20 AM
It is, but James doesn't seem to understand the difference between protection and prevention.

Im talking about the fact that he got it while CLEANING A PLANE you absolute dolt. United Airlines insists you cant get it on a plane. I N S I S T S 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on April 22, 2021, 01:17:33 PM
Quote from: james on April 22, 2021, 11:53:48 AM
Quote from: HardcoreRetro on April 22, 2021, 07:04:20 AM
It is, but James doesn't seem to understand the difference between protection and prevention.

Im talking about the fact that he got it while CLEANING A PLANE you absolute dolt. United Airlines insists you cant get it on a plane. I N S I S T S

Fact check: air planes are magical COVID free zones, which is why Hope Hicks decided to stay on Air Force One when she tested positive. Unfortunately people decided to leave the plane and were thus infected
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: HardcoreRetro on April 22, 2021, 01:58:16 PM
Quote from: james on April 22, 2021, 11:53:48 AM
Im talking about the fact that he got it while CLEANING A PLANE you absolute dolt. United Airlines insists you cant get it on a plane. I N S I S T S

Good job not adressing that part in your comment. What's him being fully vaxed even have to do with the story?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on April 22, 2021, 02:09:13 PM
Quote from: HardcoreRetro on April 22, 2021, 01:58:16 PM
Quote from: james on April 22, 2021, 11:53:48 AM
Im talking about the fact that he got it while CLEANING A PLANE you absolute dolt. United Airlines insists you cant get it on a plane. I N S I S T S

Good job not adressing that part in your comment. What's him being fully vaxed even have to do with the story?

If someone fully vaxed can get it by being in a plane withOUT people, what does that mean for the unvaxed jambronis flying to DIsney every week?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on April 22, 2021, 02:29:55 PM
Quote from: james on April 22, 2021, 02:09:13 PM
Quote from: HardcoreRetro on April 22, 2021, 01:58:16 PM
Quote from: james on April 22, 2021, 11:53:48 AM
Im talking about the fact that he got it while CLEANING A PLANE you absolute dolt. United Airlines insists you cant get it on a plane. I N S I S T S

Good job not adressing that part in your comment. What's him being fully vaxed even have to do with the story?

If someone fully vaxed can get it by being in a plane withOUT people, what does that mean for the unvaxed jambronis flying to DIsney every week?
I think those people have already 'achieved' herd immunity through other means.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on April 22, 2021, 03:03:16 PM
Does New Zealand provide protective equipment's and masks?

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on April 22, 2021, 03:31:11 PM
Quote from: james on April 22, 2021, 02:09:13 PM
Quote from: HardcoreRetro on April 22, 2021, 01:58:16 PM
Quote from: james on April 22, 2021, 11:53:48 AM
Im talking about the fact that he got it while CLEANING A PLANE you absolute dolt. United Airlines insists you cant get it on a plane. I N S I S T S

Good job not adressing that part in your comment. What's him being fully vaxed even have to do with the story?

If someone fully vaxed can get it by being in a plane withOUT people, what does that mean for the unvaxed jambronis flying to DIsney every week?

You left out the part where he got infected because he licked the toilet seats in the bathroom.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on April 22, 2021, 07:03:03 PM
https://twitter.com/Forbes/status/1385310973897154564 (https://twitter.com/Forbes/status/1385310973897154564)

:thinking
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Lonewulfeus on April 22, 2021, 07:42:15 PM
Maybe we won’t need boosters :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mr Gilhaney on April 22, 2021, 09:12:18 PM
https://twitter.com/metalinjection/status/1385295087488442377

Big if true
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on April 24, 2021, 12:24:33 PM
https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/vietnam-ramps-up-border-control-as-cambodia-s-coronavirus-crisis-deepens-4267774.html

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Vietnam is ramping up border control at its southwestern borders next to Cambodia as the coronavirus crisis deepens inside the neighboring country.
Kien Giang Province, which shares a 56 kilometer land border with Cambodia and has a 200 kilometer shoreline, has seen many migrants enter Phu Quoc Island illegally via the sea route recently. The provincial People's Committee said over 103,000 Vietnamese are residing in Cambodia, with around 1,700 living in three Cambodian provinces bordering Kien Giang.

Due to its close proximity with Cambodia, the Kien Giang Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control said border control is the foremost priority in the coronavirus fight. A total 48 border stations have been erected in Ha Tien Town, which shares 14 kilometer land border and 26 kilometer shoreline with Cambodia, supported by 24-hour patrols.

 :corona_mj
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Bebpo on April 24, 2021, 04:50:05 PM
I'm trying to start getting back out now that I'm vaccinated with that Pfizer juice. Been taking morning jogs and to the local Japanese/French bakery and waiting in 30 min social distanced lines and picking up foods & snacks, a little shopping at outdoor non-crowded areas.

Been trying to hang out with my vaccinated friends outdoors 1 on 1 for a start, but everyone's been busy. Still haven't seen anyone in like 14 months.

Instead I keep getting invited to mass gatherings of unvaccinated people without masks and I'm like...I don't want to jump to that step before I even feel comfortable within 1 on 1 again!

I got invited to a beach bonfire birthday party next week, which outdoors is safe and good, but it also might be a lot of people and no masks and unvaccinated. And then a few weeks later I got invited to a wedding reception which again is a lot of people, likely unmasked and unvaccinated.

Probably safe, but idk, still feel iffy about those. Probably gonna be lame and pass on both.


Otoh, my brother & his gf just took a flight to Boston for a wedding. They've both got that pfizer juice but I sure af wouldn't be getting on any planes right now.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: chronovore on April 24, 2021, 06:24:03 PM
Quote from: chronovore on April 20, 2021, 11:34:40 PM
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ted-nugent-who-once-dismissed-covid-19-tells-fans-he-n1264648

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Rock star Ted Nugent, who once dismissed Covid-19, told fans Monday that he has tested positive for it and "can hardly crawl out of bed"because of aches and pains.

In a video posted to Facebook, Nugent, 72, said he had had "flu symptoms for the last 10 days" and "thought I was dying."

"I was tested positive today," Nugent told fans in video that appeared to have been recorded at his Michigan ranch.

"I got a stuffed up head, body aches, oh my god what a pain in the a--. I literally can hardly crawl out of bed, the last few days but I did. I crawled."

Nugent appeared to say he will follow orders to remain in isolation: "I'm homebound, i.e. quarantine."

Throughout his 8-minute, 50-second video, Nugent used racist language to describe the virus, which had killed more than 570,000 people in the U.S. as of Tuesday morning, according to a running tally by NBC News.

Just four months ago, Nugent doubted that the coronavirus even existed, calling it a "scamming pandemic" and vowing not to take any vaccine.

"It's not a real pandemic and that's not a real vaccine. I'm sorry, I ain't taking no vaccine," Nugent told fans in a video on Christmas Day.

"You come at me with a needle and I will be in fear of my life," he said. "You know what I'll do if you come at me with a needle: 'Hi, I'm from the government, this needle's good for you.' F--- you.”

https://www.mlive.com/news/2021/04/ted-nugent-performed-inside-florida-anti-mask-supermarket-days-before-saying-he-has-covid-19.html

WHAT AN ABSOLUTE TOOL.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on April 24, 2021, 07:22:33 PM
Quote
According to a report by NBC News, Seed to Table’s owner told the news agency he knows masks do not work and doesn’t believe the coronavirus has killed hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S., saying it’s “total hogwash” and “Why don’t we shut the world down because of the heart attacks? Why don’t we lock down cities because of heart attacks?”

:beli
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Transhuman on April 25, 2021, 06:59:36 AM
Quote from: james on April 22, 2021, 02:09:13 PM
Quote from: HardcoreRetro on April 22, 2021, 01:58:16 PM
Quote from: james on April 22, 2021, 11:53:48 AM
Im talking about the fact that he got it while CLEANING A PLANE you absolute dolt. United Airlines insists you cant get it on a plane. I N S I S T S

Good job not adressing that part in your comment. What's him being fully vaxed even have to do with the story?

If someone fully vaxed can get it by being in a plane withOUT people, what does that mean for the unvaxed jambronis flying to DIsney every week?

"Fully vaxxed" doesn't mean that a human-being is 100% covid-proof btw
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: OnlyRegret on April 25, 2021, 02:15:40 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on April 22, 2021, 03:31:11 PM
Quote from: james on April 22, 2021, 02:09:13 PM
Quote from: HardcoreRetro on April 22, 2021, 01:58:16 PM
Quote from: james on April 22, 2021, 11:53:48 AM
Im talking about the fact that he got it while CLEANING A PLANE you absolute dolt. United Airlines insists you cant get it on a plane. I N S I S T S

Good job not adressing that part in your comment. What's him being fully vaxed even have to do with the story?

If someone fully vaxed can get it by being in a plane withOUT people, what does that mean for the unvaxed jambronis flying to DIsney every week?

You left out the part where he got infected because he licked the toilet seats in the bathroom.

yikes, victim blaming much?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Raist on April 26, 2021, 02:38:58 PM
Was bound to happen. I'm surprised they even waited that long TBH.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/26/eu-starts-legal-action-against-astrazeneca-over-vaccine-shortfalls
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on April 26, 2021, 02:49:25 PM
EU needs a scapegoat for their own failure
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Raist on April 26, 2021, 02:53:15 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 26, 2021, 02:49:25 PM
EU needs a scapegoat for their own failure

 :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on April 26, 2021, 03:11:08 PM
Brussels spent quite a lot of political capital to persuade member states in trusting their centralized vaccine procurement and it all got bogged down in bureaucracy and bad decision making.
Until a number of countries like France decided to push ahead and strike deals on their own as well. 

https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-coronavirus-vaccine-struggle-pfizer-biontech-astrazeneca/ (https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-coronavirus-vaccine-struggle-pfizer-biontech-astrazeneca/)

As of today the EU has no idea where any of the vaccines they ordered actually ended up because they had no way to track those shipments.
This will have political ramifications for years if not decades to come. The next time an event like this happens most member states won't wait for a centralized EU strategy and instead go it alone.




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Post by: Raist on April 26, 2021, 03:37:11 PM
I mean that's a nice narrative, but the ones who not only fucked up but also lied through their teeth repeatedly are AZ.

Your article is 3 months old. A lot of shit came out since then.
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Post by: james on April 26, 2021, 04:32:27 PM
It looks like the US plateau/mini-spike is over. Smooth sailing ahead boys!
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Post by: Tripon on April 26, 2021, 10:51:27 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 26, 2021, 03:11:08 PM
Brussels spent quite a lot of political capital to persuade member states in trusting their centralized vaccine procurement and it all got bogged down in bureaucracy and bad decision making.
Until a number of countries like France decided to push ahead and strike deals on their own as well. 

https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-coronavirus-vaccine-struggle-pfizer-biontech-astrazeneca/ (https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-coronavirus-vaccine-struggle-pfizer-biontech-astrazeneca/)

As of today the EU has no idea where any of the vaccines they ordered actually ended up because they had no way to track those shipments.
This will have political ramifications for years if not decades to come. The next time an event like this happens most member states won't wait for a centralized EU strategy and instead go it alone.

Nintex, you were one of the first that was posting about the blood clots AZ were causing.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on April 27, 2021, 09:54:07 PM
Another spicy record in India +362,902

US at +52,046 which matches Tuesday March 16th. The great dip is upon us.

Im betting 38k next Tuesday unless Florida fucks us up in a Florida way.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on April 28, 2021, 05:23:48 AM
https://twitter.com/Kunthavi5/status/1387333968614338567


Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on April 28, 2021, 12:20:23 PM
AZ are lying pieces of shit no doubt.

But make no mistake, the EU is relieved they weren't the only clownshow in town.
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Post by: Nintex on April 29, 2021, 01:38:29 PM
Look bois it's our Minister of Social Affairs and Employment demonstrating how to use your mask.

https://twitter.com/innouveau/status/1387741515519303681 (https://twitter.com/innouveau/status/1387741515519303681)
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Post by: Mr Gilhaney on April 30, 2021, 11:46:46 AM
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-examining-heart-inflammation-cases-people-who-received-pfizer-covid-shot-2021-04-25/

these cunts only just found out now? I had the exclusive on my own body in early February!
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Post by: Rufus on April 30, 2021, 01:31:34 PM
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Israel's pandemic response coordinator, Nachman Ash, said that a preliminary study showed "tens of incidents" of myocarditis occurring among more than 5 million vaccinated people, primarily after the second dose.

Ash said it was unclear whether this was unusually high and whether it was connected to the vaccine.
Pretty good odds.
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Post by: team filler on April 30, 2021, 06:32:44 PM
 :info
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Post by: Lonewulfeus on April 30, 2021, 06:47:36 PM
(https://www.reactiongifs.us/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dozens_of_us_arrested_development.gif)
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Post by: Nintex on May 02, 2021, 02:17:57 PM
https://twitter.com/alfonslopeztena/status/1388867307074727936 (https://twitter.com/alfonslopeztena/status/1388867307074727936)

Well well well if it isn't big government roaring its ugly head
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Post by: who is ted danson? on May 03, 2021, 05:23:02 AM
Quote from: Nintex on May 02, 2021, 02:17:57 PM
https://twitter.com/alfonslopeztena/status/1388867307074727936 (https://twitter.com/alfonslopeztena/status/1388867307074727936)

Well well well if it isn't big government roaring its ugly head

WTF. It's like he is trying to purposefully enrage Ataturk's ghost. *pours out a bottle of raki*
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Post by: Mr Gilhaney on May 03, 2021, 10:45:48 AM
Johnson and Johnson also dropped here in the official vaccination program lmao... good thing we only bought 9 mil of them... to our 6 mil population....


At least they give you the option to get it anyway, at your own doctor if you just want to get vaccinated quickly. think my mom will do that, but doubt my dad will have anything but phizer at this point
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Post by: Nintex on May 03, 2021, 11:49:06 AM
What a mess. Germany has cancelled Oktoberfest which sort of gives an insight how long they expect this pandemic to last.

*this is not medical advice
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Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on May 03, 2021, 12:17:59 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/AP/status/1389166048503599104

This has to be one of the most evil events I’ve seen in a long time. First off, no one who is vaccine skeptical is going to be convinced to take it after this. And then this is just providing the bare minimum of vaccines to poorer countries so we can pretend we are doing our part instead of waiving the vaccine ip so these countries can just manufacture them on their own.
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on May 03, 2021, 12:48:49 PM
if they were legit they'd have spent the whole thing shitting on bill gates for being a greedy scumbag :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on May 03, 2021, 12:56:54 PM
They can’t bite the hand that feeds.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on May 03, 2021, 01:04:05 PM
https://youtu.be/0QRQx9PBSU4
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Post by: Nintex on May 03, 2021, 01:47:28 PM
Quote
Global Citizen said $53.8 million in philanthropic and corporate commitments helped procure nearly 10.3 million doses, exceeding the goal for the Vax Live campaign.
Must've been an ambitious goal.
Feels like Hollywood and friends just wanted to throw a party and found an excuse with a charity event.  :doge

10 million doses / 2 shots = 5 million people vaccinated.

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The event also highlighted first responders and health care workers efforts during the pandemic. Selena Gomez, the show’s host, called essential and frontline workers “reliable” and “brave.”
wow, they must be so happy with this shout out.  :lol

Quote
This has to be one of the most evil events I’ve seen in a long time.
They believe the 'populists' are gone and the corporate kleptocracy can continue their reign even without Jeffrey Epstein to host the parties.
Nothing was learned by those people except that censorship and lobbying works and they must all yell 'Built back better' because it's good for PR.
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Post by: Potato on May 03, 2021, 03:47:44 PM
Maybe they should have got all the celebrities together to sing "Imagine" on stage. I think that would have gone down well and would have really boosted donations.
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Post by: Nintex on May 08, 2021, 09:31:01 AM
A former science reporter of the New York Times and Nature has written a pretty extensive piece on the still unknown origins of the Coronavirus

https://nicholaswade.medium.com/origin-of-covid-following-the-clues-6f03564c038 (https://nicholaswade.medium.com/origin-of-covid-following-the-clues-6f03564c038)
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Post by: james on May 08, 2021, 07:14:44 PM
Quote from: james on April 21, 2021, 05:52:36 PM
Quote from: Nintex on April 21, 2021, 03:07:45 PM
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India reports 315,552 new COVID-19 cases

The highest daily increase in cases reported in a single country ever.
Where does it peak james?

I think they can hit 500k if they have enough tests. The line is still exponential.

+2,102 official deaths today, with some experts on twitter saying the real number might be 10x that based on the number of cremations that are happening.

India is giant.

Per capita, they are at 11,450 cases per million. US is at 98,009. There are a lot of people who can be infected.

It looks like we found their testing capacity.

409,300 today
401,326 yesterday

When exponential growth hits a ceiling like this, its clearly a capacity issue.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on May 09, 2021, 02:57:27 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/yZXjgWm.jpg)
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Post by: Nintex on May 09, 2021, 07:27:24 AM
Germans massing to the vaccination centers
https://twitter.com/sbamueller/status/1391308748992434177 (https://twitter.com/sbamueller/status/1391308748992434177)

Dutch massing to stores and celebrating soccer matches
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E0TQWHYXMAAKo2X?format=jpg)

https://twitter.com/AT5/status/1388863156508844039 (https://twitter.com/AT5/status/1388863156508844039)
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on May 09, 2021, 08:49:50 AM
I know which country has its priorities right and aren't a bunch of nerds :pimp
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Post by: Nintex on May 10, 2021, 01:45:06 PM
https://twitter.com/CNBC/status/1391787091844009993 (https://twitter.com/CNBC/status/1391787091844009993)

 :pika

Quote
the variant, known as B.1.617, has been found in preliminary studies to spread more easily than the original virus and there is some evidence it may able to evade vaccines.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on May 10, 2021, 02:19:37 PM
 :corona_mj
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on May 10, 2021, 05:27:06 PM
https://twitter.com/LauraLitvan/status/1391862776805605378


 :biden :crybaby :biden
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Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on May 10, 2021, 05:36:07 PM
Good news for james!
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Post by: chronovore on May 10, 2021, 07:18:24 PM
Shosta’s gonna be okay!
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Post by: james on May 10, 2021, 10:17:00 PM
+30,152 cases in the US today. Lowest since September 8, but higher than the same day last year
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Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on May 13, 2021, 11:17:16 AM
https://nypost.com/2021/05/13/ron-desantis-to-pardon-anyone-charged-for-defying-covid-rules/

Quote
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will pardon anyone in the Sunshine State charged for not wearing masks or socially distancing — breaking the news live on air to a gym-owning couple who were facing jail time for defying coronavirus safety recommendations.

The Republican governor made the unexpected announcement on Fox News Wednesday as he decried county officials penalizing people.

“It’s a total overreach,” he told Laura Ingraham. “These things with health should be advisory, they should not be punitive.”

He broke the news of his pardon directly to Mike and Jillian Carnevale, who faced up to 120 days in jail for repeatedly allowing people to forgo masks at their gym in Plantation in Broward County.

 :salute
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on May 13, 2021, 02:39:46 PM
Now that i have my vaccine im calling Joe and fauci to let them know it's safe to open stuff
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Post by: james on May 13, 2021, 03:28:28 PM
Quote from: james on May 13, 2021, 02:39:46 PM
Now that i have my vaccine im calling Joe and fauci to let them know it's safe to open stuff

They agreed with me

Americans who are fully vaccinated can go without masks or physical distancing in most cases, even when they are indoors or in large groups, federal officials said Thursday, paving the way for a full reopening of society.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/05/13/cdc-says-fully-vaccinated-americans-no-longer-need-masks-indoors-or-outdoors-most-cases/

On my walk to the vaccine (11 minutes each way) I only passed one person without a mask. Wearing a mask in all situations is still the norm for 97% of people here. Be interesting to see how it will change.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on May 13, 2021, 08:56:53 PM
Covid is canceled; White Boy Summer has officially begun :rejoice
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on May 14, 2021, 03:00:22 AM
I can't wait for old people to stand 1 inch behind me in queues again :rejoice :gbcry
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Post by: BIONIC on May 14, 2021, 03:23:53 AM
Quote from: Pissy F Benny on May 14, 2021, 03:00:22 AM
I can't wait for old people to stand 1 inch behind me in queues again :rejoice :gbcry

You ‘ave a right lovely bum, guv  :hump
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on May 14, 2021, 08:01:06 AM
Quote from: Pissy F Benny on May 14, 2021, 03:00:22 AM
I can't wait for old people to stand 1 inch behind me in queues again :rejoice :gbcry

At the airport and the old lady behind me at security was basically trying to climb up my ass

Airport packed
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on May 14, 2021, 08:09:06 AM
Quote from: james on May 14, 2021, 08:01:06 AM
Quote from: Pissy F Benny on May 14, 2021, 03:00:22 AM
I can't wait for old people to stand 1 inch behind me in queues again :rejoice :gbcry

At the airport and the old lady behind me at security was basically trying to climb up my ass

Airport packed
If you want people to socially distance at this time and you don't look bad ass just wear a "I <3 Israel" or white Smash Bros. T-shirt. Don't shower for a week for an added effect if you pick the latter. :trumps
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Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on May 14, 2021, 11:55:16 AM
Quote from: Pissy F Benny on May 14, 2021, 03:00:22 AM
I can't wait for old people to stand 1 inch behind me in queues again :rejoice :gbcry

I love old people standing behind me.

 :-*
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on May 14, 2021, 12:19:01 PM
Did the CDC release any data on the Jesus vax?

https://mobile.twitter.com/julianfeeld/status/1392859473971195906

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Got my card laminated yesterday, ready to go out to a bar for the first time in over a year tonight!
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Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on May 14, 2021, 12:21:17 PM
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2021-05-14/singapore-moves-back-towards-covid-lockdown-on-rising-cases-video

sorry james, so close
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Post by: benjipwns on May 14, 2021, 09:57:08 PM
Quote from: Stro on May 13, 2021, 09:08:10 PM
No thanks. Social distancing and masks have been great and I don't want to stop either even though I've had both shots. Stay the fuck away from me, magats.
https://twitter.com/MaddowBlog/status/1393045743548698627
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Post by: Rufus on May 15, 2021, 01:04:59 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-A_OPWa5VI
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Post by: Nintex on May 15, 2021, 01:26:33 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on May 14, 2021, 09:57:08 PM
Quote from: Stro on May 13, 2021, 09:08:10 PM
No thanks. Social distancing and masks have been great and I don't want to stop either even though I've had both shots. Stay the fuck away from me, magats.
https://twitter.com/MaddowBlog/status/1393045743548698627
Lock the kids in cages to be sure they don't infect anyone :corona_rodney
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 18, 2021, 03:28:08 PM
https://www.macleans.ca/news/canada-is-about-to-surpass-the-u-s-in-first-doses-of-the-covid-vaccine/

https://globalnews.ca/news/7841461/canada-us-vaccine-rates/

I still haven't been able to book an appointment despite being eligible for a month (but this is kind of my fault for only looking at the local hospital region instead of the provincial booking).   
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on May 20, 2021, 04:18:54 PM
Outdoor mask wearing has declined from 95% to 50% in the span of a week

Fauci strikes again
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 21, 2021, 12:55:50 PM
https://ourworldindata.org/explorers/coronavirus-data-explorer?zoomToSelection=true&pickerSort=desc&pickerMetric=total_vaccinations&Interval=Cumulative&Relative+to+Population=true&Align+outbreaks=false&country=CAN~USA&Metric=People+vaccinated

Suck it America
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on May 21, 2021, 02:58:52 PM
A massive cold sore has appeared, like a Godzilla attacking the Tokyo of my face.

Mask stays on another week bois
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Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on May 21, 2021, 03:00:52 PM
I decided to start spitting on people again.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on May 21, 2021, 04:02:10 PM
NJ drops mask requirements on the 28th, exactly two weeks after my shot.

My boy Murphy knows whats up
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Post by: Nintex on May 23, 2021, 05:08:16 PM
https://twitter.com/Anthony/status/1396544753194373121 (https://twitter.com/Anthony/status/1396544753194373121)

So you're telling me the creepy ass virus lab in the city this originated from had something to do with this  :pika

Quote from: https://abcnews.go.com/Health/virologists-vigorously-debunk-study-origins-coronavirus/story?id=71097846
Despite overwhelming scientific consensus that the novel coronavirus came from nature, various scientific and pseudo-scientific claims have continued to fan the flames of a conspiracy theory that the virus was engineered in a Chinese lab.

I thought that was all vigorously debunked?


spoiler (click to show/hide)
:rogan "Did you hear Alex, the virus came from a lab. It's happening again isn't it"

"Of couse it did, we had the documents months ago" :info

 :rogan "Some people say Fauci approved funding but that is probably a conspiracy right?"

"I give it 3 months Joe" :info
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on May 24, 2021, 10:26:27 AM
JAMES EXCLUSIVE: Three partners from Wuhan's Main Street Starbucks became sick enough in November 2019 that they sought hospital care, according to a previously undisclosed U.S. intelligence report
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on May 25, 2021, 05:31:16 AM
https://twitter.com/SxLongshadow/status/1396852621323870209


 :titus
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on May 27, 2021, 03:03:40 PM
https://twitter.com/ClayTravis/status/1397911481660809222 (https://twitter.com/ClayTravis/status/1397911481660809222)

So we went from:

"It was Bats!, everything else is debunked! Stop spreading lies!"

"It may not have been the bats but an accident"

"It was probably an accident at the lab"

"It was maybe an accident at the lab or maybe China deliberately destroyed the world economy and killed millions of people"
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on May 27, 2021, 04:41:41 PM
How many people on resetera got banned for racism/conspiracy theories?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 28, 2021, 10:55:51 AM
Got the shot, finally.  But now I have anxiety that people will see my ugly face again. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: HardcoreRetro on May 28, 2021, 11:26:44 AM
There's another kind of shot that could solve that problem for you.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on May 28, 2021, 05:25:31 PM
Botox?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 28, 2021, 11:19:59 PM
A gun.

Also, owwy my arm hurts and I want my mommy. 

Also also, I got Moderna: what is the standard number of tentacle growths I should expect? because I already have three that fully articulate and two chubbies.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on May 29, 2021, 06:07:19 AM
With only about 3000 new cases a day our government has announced the end of the lockdown.

Although there will still be some limitations such as bars closing at 10 and a limit to the people allowed into buildings most things will be open by June 5th.

Quote
Also also, I got Moderna: what is the standard number of tentacle growths I should expect? because I already have three that fully articulate and two chubbies.
(https://i2.wp.com/bloody-disgusting.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Ouroboros-300x194.png?resize=421%2C272)

Also Surinam is in a code black lockdown because there's a new strain from Brazil so we're sending vaccines their way in 2 - 3 weeks
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on May 29, 2021, 08:55:44 AM
Not only did China cook this up in a lab, they also tried to reverse engineer to make it look like it came into existence naturally.

https://twitter.com/JoshTBoswell/status/1398424294896541696 (https://twitter.com/JoshTBoswell/status/1398424294896541696)

https://twitter.com/JoshTBoswell/status/1398436947727638529 (https://twitter.com/JoshTBoswell/status/1398436947727638529)

Quote
While analyzing COVID-19 samples last year in an attempt to create a vaccine, Dalgleish and Sørensen discovered 'unique fingerprints' in the virus that they say could only have arisen from manipulation in a laboratory.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on May 29, 2021, 09:09:04 AM
SMMFH
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on May 29, 2021, 12:05:35 PM
:info was right :doge :doge :doge :doge :doge :doge :doge :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on May 29, 2021, 12:13:42 PM
Quote
While analyzing COVID-19 samples last year in an attempt to create a vaccine, Dalgleish and Sørensen discovered 'unique fingerprints' in the virus that they say could only have arisen from manipulation in a laboratory.


This sounds like the gears in a box theory, except....to prove intervention?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Transhuman on May 29, 2021, 12:56:06 PM
I'll believe it when it's more than 2 guys saying it
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on May 29, 2021, 12:58:20 PM
https://twitter.com/BloombergAU/status/1398676884737638404 (https://twitter.com/BloombergAU/status/1398676884737638404)

One of my clients told me his shipping costs had already gone up from ~2k tot 15k over the course of the pandemic.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: who is ted danson? on May 29, 2021, 01:47:51 PM
All those 30xx GPUs gonna get the Rona :(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on May 29, 2021, 01:51:05 PM
Imagine being a human trafficker right now  :existential
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on May 29, 2021, 02:05:31 PM
A good job all the big ones are either dead or being held at GITMO then :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on May 29, 2021, 02:44:08 PM
If I was the Chinese president, Id be pretty pissed that the best my bio-weapons scientists could do was a 1% mortality rate.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Transhuman on May 29, 2021, 03:13:33 PM
If I was the Chinese president I would apologise on behalf of the government for the Tiananmen Square massacre, but we all have our own style of governance I guess
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on May 29, 2021, 03:19:36 PM
How do you apologize for something that didn't happen?

 :juche
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on May 31, 2021, 03:24:36 PM
Client at meeting last week: "So me and my new hubby, his son, my son and our new baby now live in this tiny house lol"

Client this week: "Oh noes, son has the COVID really bad this weekend, must've gotten it at school"

Did a quick test myself, negative  :whew

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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: remy on May 31, 2021, 09:10:11 PM
Quote from: james on May 29, 2021, 02:44:08 PM
If I was the Chinese president, Id be pretty pissed that the best my bio-weapons scientists could do was a 1% mortality rate.
right? not even licking spencer and albert wesker's boots
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: naff on May 31, 2021, 11:41:13 PM
Quote from: Nintex on May 29, 2021, 08:55:44 AM
Not only did China cook this up in a lab, they also tried to reverse engineer to make it look like it came into existence naturally.

https://twitter.com/JoshTBoswell/status/1398424294896541696 (https://twitter.com/JoshTBoswell/status/1398424294896541696)

https://twitter.com/JoshTBoswell/status/1398436947727638529 (https://twitter.com/JoshTBoswell/status/1398436947727638529)

Quote
While analyzing COVID-19 samples last year in an attempt to create a vaccine, Dalgleish and Sørensen discovered 'unique fingerprints' in the virus that they say could only have arisen from manipulation in a laboratory.

lol, i remember this angus dalgleish guy from 2016 UKIP drama. idk about these dudes, but will be interesting to see if anything comes of it after being properly reviewed. wouldn't put it past an ex UKIP europhobe candidate to embellish the truth related to a foreign power
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: naff on May 31, 2021, 11:58:01 PM
for instance a lead epidemiologist here in NZ employed at auckland university went full covid hoaxer anti-lockdown git despite y'know, being a leading epidemiologist. even after everything that's happened and how well we navigated the pandemic as a country, he and many others that are a part of Voice For Freedom (covid hoaxer, anti lockdown, anti vaccine rollout fucks) are unwilling to accept they were wrong.

anyway, yes, totally normal to leak your unpublished paper to such a reputable source as the DM. their peers in this case are near unanimously skeptical or outright saying they're wrong (and numerous journals have rejected their study) but the daily mail and josh boswell have definitely found the Free Thinkers that will enlighten us to the real conspiracy

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: naff on June 01, 2021, 12:22:05 AM
Quote from: Transhuman on May 29, 2021, 12:56:06 PM
I'll believe it when it's more than 2 guys saying it

esp 2 guys so desperate for attention they're leaking their paper and giving interviews to the daily mail. im back on the ban nintex wagon

i mean read this conclusion lmao. 

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E2g-aVtXIAEIVVw?format=png&name=large)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on June 02, 2021, 12:48:50 PM
https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1399760200723226625 (https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1399760200723226625)

https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1400074392005193728 (https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1400074392005193728)

Instead of proving the natural evolution theory, the Chinese go on the attack and pretty much admit the theory with dumb communist whataboutism  :lol

Also, Fauci's emails released.
The content is quite worrying.
spoiler (click to show/hide)
https://twitter.com/SharriMarkson/status/1399934149666934784 (https://twitter.com/SharriMarkson/status/1399934149666934784)

https://twitter.com/JordanSchachtel/status/1399925035943485448 (https://twitter.com/JordanSchachtel/status/1399925035943485448)

https://twitter.com/zerohedge/status/1399850140484177928 (https://twitter.com/zerohedge/status/1399850140484177928)
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: benjipwns on June 02, 2021, 01:07:41 PM
Quote from: Nintex on June 02, 2021, 12:48:50 PM
Also, Fauci's emails leaked.
No, they didn't. It was a basic FOIA request.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on June 02, 2021, 01:34:00 PM
Indeed it was, I stand corrected.

Still not a good look for the good doctor.
COVID and the response in general seems to caught in a web of corruption and lies anyway.
In our country alone 5.1 billion has gone 'missing' at the health department.

Just recently they found out a guy that pretended to have made PPE deals without making a profit had actually stashed 9 million away in a private account through a newly formed shell company.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on June 02, 2021, 01:42:43 PM
if fauci is stealing bilions of monies via cybercrimes in the Netherlands, imagine what he's doing in countries that actually matter :tocry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Transhuman on June 02, 2021, 04:58:04 PM
Quote from: james on May 29, 2021, 03:19:36 PM
How do you apologize for something that didn't happen?

 :juche

http://edition.cnn.com/travel/amp/june-fourth-museum-tiananmen-square-hong-kong-cmd/index.html

:cmonson
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on June 03, 2021, 01:55:41 PM
Quote from: Nintex on June 02, 2021, 12:48:50 PM
https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1399760200723226625 (https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1399760200723226625)

https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1400074392005193728 (https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1400074392005193728)

Instead of proving the natural evolution theory, the Chinese go on the attack and pretty much admit the theory with dumb communist whataboutism  :lol

Also, Fauci's emails released.
The content is quite worrying.
spoiler (click to show/hide)
https://twitter.com/SharriMarkson/status/1399934149666934784 (https://twitter.com/SharriMarkson/status/1399934149666934784)

https://twitter.com/JordanSchachtel/status/1399925035943485448 (https://twitter.com/JordanSchachtel/status/1399925035943485448)

https://twitter.com/zerohedge/status/1399850140484177928 (https://twitter.com/zerohedge/status/1399850140484177928)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9O94UTDAJQ
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on June 03, 2021, 02:48:52 PM
https://twitter.com/Tuliodna/status/1400401867063140353 (https://twitter.com/Tuliodna/status/1400401867063140353)

Coming up next SUPER COVID

216 day long Sars-Cov-2 infection that gained 30 mutations in this time frame
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: HardcoreRetro on June 03, 2021, 02:59:13 PM
What?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 05, 2021, 10:39:11 AM
https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/canada-now-among-top-countries-for-1st-doses-of-covid-19-vaccines-so-how-high-can-we-go-1.6050268
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on June 07, 2021, 11:32:55 AM
I heard in Canada you can mix all the vaccines together to get super vaxxed. :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Bebpo on June 09, 2021, 03:20:19 PM
I wonder how accurate official numbers are in terms of covid spread in the USA,

Like 5 people I know have gotten sick in the last 2 weeks with a "cold", all of these people were vaccinated and so none of them thought it could be covid and none of them got covid tested. One went to a doctor who told them they had bronchitis from lung inflammation and gave them antibiotics but the doctor didn't even recommend a covid test.

Makes me wonder if covid is still going around pretty strongly but since the effects are mild on vaccinated people, most people are asymptomatic or the mild case people are just not getting tested anymore.

Which is all fine and good since its still not landing people in the hospital, but if it's still spreading rapidly through the communities it continues chances to mutate and the unprotected people in the communities like people who are immune suppressed or can't take the vaccines for whatever reason have a false sense of security that covid is rare in their community from the official numbers and then still catch it.

I'm part of a study on whether the covid vaccines work for people on my immune suppressing medications. I sent out a blood sample last week and am supposed to hear the results in the next week or two on whether I developed regular antibodies. Will be helpful to know, because when my friend who I'm supposed to get lunch with, my date who I'm supposed to make out with, and my hair stylist are all down with a "cold" it makes me pretty iffy seeing these people until I know I have enough vaccine protection.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 09, 2021, 03:42:17 PM
The US does not have a high enough vaccination percentage for it not to mutate and become a seasonal thing.  Basically what you are describing is the new new normal. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Bebpo on June 09, 2021, 04:01:11 PM
That's a bit different than what I'm talking about.

I'm saying the false sense of security of vaccinated people to get tested "it can't be covid, I'm vaccinated, so I'm not going to get tested" isn't reflecting the correct numbers. Normally a maskless memorial day holiday would be a super spreader event. Maybe it silently was and that's why lots of people are coming down sick with a cold, but by not getting tested the numbers aren't showing this invisible wave.

Then again I think positivity rate is key for this. If the rate is really low, it means out of the people who are making the effort to get tested, most of the time it's something else like a normal cold and that the chance it is covid is very, very low.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 09, 2021, 04:09:38 PM
That's kind of what I meant though.  The numbers and tests don't really matter anymore or they matter but basically just as much as the old flu numbers mattered.   We are just transitioning to a new phase where invisible waves will be the norm because this isn't going away completely.  The way we calculate statistics in the post-vax phase of corona will change as well according to what you are describing where we will need to figure out the x% of people that no longer get tested.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on June 09, 2021, 07:17:18 PM
UK hit over 7000 cases today.

New strain from India.
Part of China has gone back into lockdown also because of this strain.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: who is ted danson? on June 10, 2021, 04:43:06 AM
 :nope China Flu

:ohyeah Chennai Flu
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on June 11, 2021, 08:42:29 PM
One year ago this week, the fall in Covid cases in the US started to reverse as a summer surge hit southern states.

If you look very closely, youll note those same states have started to tick up ever so slightly. Those states, of course, have the lowest vaccine rates.

We'll know in a week if we might be repeating history. Florida stopped reporting daily, so it will be harder to note.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mr. Gundam on June 14, 2021, 01:27:04 PM
I'm headed to Nebraska for the 4th of July weekend to see my wife's family. We'll be masking up on the plane and limiting our daughter really going inside anywhere that isn't our in-laws house, but I'm still ready for an absolute culture shock. Here in Seattle we have the highest vaccination rate in the US and we likely also have the highest continued mask compliance. My in-laws were here the other week and you could see the relief on their faces with everyone still wearing masks. My father in law said it's completely done back in Omaha.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on June 14, 2021, 02:08:14 PM
Lots of masks over here as well. I would say 95% for normal businesses like Starbucks, supermarkets etc

Only bars are a mask-free free-for-all, which makes sense, because the whole "use a mask for 2 minutes when you walk in then no mask for the next two hours" was not really the best policy.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mr. Gundam on June 14, 2021, 02:35:32 PM
Quote from: james on June 14, 2021, 02:08:14 PM
Lots of masks over here as well. I would say 95% for normal businesses like Starbucks, supermarkets etc

Only bars are a mask-free free-for-all, which makes sense, because the whole "use a mask for 2 minutes when you walk in then no mask for the next two hours" was not really the best policy.

It's not just indoors mask wearing here, you still see probably 75% of people wearing them outside.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on June 14, 2021, 03:43:24 PM
Got a cold or something, been 5'ged since late march.

Getting swabbed tomorrow for the 'vid.

We'll see.

Eitherway, nice knowing you guys, and gals, and non binary pals.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Bebpo on June 14, 2021, 03:47:15 PM
Yeah, I went to bar for the first time yesterday. Was pretty no mask, including myself but I sat outside at a separate table and just made a quick dart inside for the bathroom and back once and it seemed okish though obviously some risk.

Also went to an outdoor huge garden and mask use was like 50/50. We started wearing them but took them off at some point since we'd only encounter a person every 4-5 mins and we were both vaccinated and it was outdoors.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on June 14, 2021, 06:21:14 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on June 14, 2021, 02:35:32 PM
Quote from: james on June 14, 2021, 02:08:14 PM
Lots of masks over here as well. I would say 95% for normal businesses like Starbucks, supermarkets etc

Only bars are a mask-free free-for-all, which makes sense, because the whole "use a mask for 2 minutes when you walk in then no mask for the next two hours" was not really the best policy.

It's not just indoors mask wearing here, you still see probably 75% of people wearing them outside.

Yeah about the same here outside.

Also, I just realized that with the change from countries to greek letters for variants, we're going to have an OMICRON varient and I bet $20 thats the one that will result in bleeding from the eyes as a side effect
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: tiesto on June 15, 2021, 12:01:17 PM
Around here, mask wearing is about 50-50 or 75 mask-25 no mask depending on where you go. Yesterday we had the lowest number of positive cases since worldometers started tracking it (325), deaths have been really low, and vaxx rates are fairly high (50% of all people are fully vaxxed, 58% had at least 1 shot). I still mask up indoors, unless I'm sitting at a table, but outdoors I won't unless I'm waiting in line or surrounded by a big crowd.

We still have a bunch of white trash soccer moms with the "unmask our children" protests going on.  :maf
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Bebpo on June 15, 2021, 06:35:24 PM
Went on twitter to see what Disneyland looked like today after they dropped all requirements. No distancing, no masks, anyone from any state/country allowed in.

(https://i.imgur.com/7Tehh7qh.jpg)


I love Disneyland, but I feel like it's gonna be a while before I feel safe going there again  :'(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Lonewulfeus on June 15, 2021, 11:19:33 PM
Quote from: james on June 14, 2021, 06:21:14 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on June 14, 2021, 02:35:32 PM
Quote from: james on June 14, 2021, 02:08:14 PM
Lots of masks over here as well. I would say 95% for normal businesses like Starbucks, supermarkets etc

Only bars are a mask-free free-for-all, which makes sense, because the whole "use a mask for 2 minutes when you walk in then no mask for the next two hours" was not really the best policy.

It's not just indoors mask wearing here, you still see probably 75% of people wearing them outside.

Yeah about the same here outside.

Also, I just realized that with the change from countries to greek letters for variants, we're going to have an OMICRON varient and I bet $20 thats the one that will result in bleeding from the eyes as a side effect

Weeping blood comes merely from a derangement of the tear duct, my dear James. Nothing sinister.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mr. Gundam on June 16, 2021, 11:04:06 AM
Quote from: Bebpo on June 14, 2021, 03:47:15 PM
Yeah, I went to bar for the first time yesterday. Was pretty no mask, including myself but I sat outside at a separate table and just made a quick dart inside for the bathroom and back once and it seemed okish though obviously some risk.

Also went to an outdoor huge garden and mask use was like 50/50. We started wearing them but took them off at some point since we'd only encounter a person every 4-5 mins and we were both vaccinated and it was outdoors.

Em and I had a date night while her parents were visiting a couple weeks ago. We sat outside at a brewery and then had dinner outside. It was nice, but everything was so incredibly spaced out to help ease back into it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on June 16, 2021, 11:26:12 AM
Quote from: Bebpo on June 15, 2021, 06:35:24 PM
Went on twitter to see what Disneyland looked like today after they dropped all requirements. No distancing, no masks, anyone from any state/country allowed in.

(https://i.imgur.com/7Tehh7qh.jpg)


I love Disneyland, but I feel like it's gonna be a while before I feel safe going there again  :'(

Outside is relatively safe. I'd worry more about eating in restaurants, I did it once about a week ago and I'm still around. So I guess the vaccine works.

I still wear a KF94 around whenever I go, because I'm interviewing left and right for a new job and have to do it for gainful employment.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: chronovore on June 16, 2021, 08:29:12 PM
The phrase "relatively safe" has loaded itself with more dread than I recall being true prior to COVID.

I keep wanting to grab food somewhere, and I keep asking myself if it's worth rolling the dice. The answer is usually "no."
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on June 17, 2021, 09:07:34 AM
Got my results back from the 'vid test, and the results are positive!


As in the test came out negative.


:rodney
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 18, 2021, 07:58:07 AM
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/crime/yorkshire-anti-masker-faces-up-to-six-months-in-singapore-prison-after-riding-train-without-face-covering-3277019

LOL
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: zomgee on June 18, 2021, 12:29:02 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 18, 2021, 07:58:07 AM
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/crime/yorkshire-anti-masker-faces-up-to-six-months-in-singapore-prison-after-riding-train-without-face-covering-3277019

LOL

Well, he certainly has conviction.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on June 18, 2021, 02:04:23 PM
Our government has lifted more regulations.

No more face masks starting June 26th with the only exception being public transport.
No more limits to the number of people you can invite into your home or anywhere else.

Only the distance rule still remains in effect.

If things continue as they are all remaining regulations to be lifted by August 13.


https://twitter.com/euromarkusk/status/1405787197018710017 (https://twitter.com/euromarkusk/status/1405787197018710017)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on June 18, 2021, 02:06:14 PM
i wish i lived in a country that wasn't run by weak willed cowards :stahp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on June 18, 2021, 03:12:19 PM
Just booked my flights to Europe for July!

You fuckers better let me in
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on June 18, 2021, 04:18:37 PM
Quote from: Pissy F Benny on June 18, 2021, 02:06:14 PM
i wish i lived in a country that wasn't run by weak willed cowards :stahp

Come to America then, jack.  :biden
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on June 18, 2021, 05:51:02 PM
Quote from: james on June 18, 2021, 03:12:19 PM
Just booked my flights to Europe for July!

You fuckers better let me in

https://twitter.com/Independent/status/1405811574904922113 (https://twitter.com/Independent/status/1405811574904922113)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdAmkx8eAos
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 19, 2021, 03:36:15 PM
Went on a hike for a few hours with friends.  Then ate at a (patio) restaurant for the first time since Jan 2020.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on June 23, 2021, 03:02:33 PM
Covid surging in UK.

+16,135 cases today, highest since February 6.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on June 23, 2021, 03:06:47 PM
Quote from: james on June 23, 2021, 03:02:33 PM
Covid surging in UK.

+16,135 cases today, highest since February 6.

ssshh Be quiet! :shh This is the summer relief period so the normies can blow off some steam.

The new lockdown won't start until September.  :cop
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on June 24, 2021, 03:21:44 PM
Is it any wonder?

The football is on and this is what people are doing...

(https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/CF92/production/_118983135_068089144.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: who is ted danson? on June 24, 2021, 04:28:11 PM
NHS contact tracing called me today to say I have to isolate until the (end of) the 30th. No symptoms (yet?).

If I die sell my account as an NFT.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on June 24, 2021, 04:51:16 PM
RIP
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Kurt Russell on June 24, 2021, 05:51:05 PM
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/23/science/coronavirus-sequences.html

 :cornette
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on June 24, 2021, 06:09:24 PM
Quote
“Obviously I can’t rule out that the sequences are in a database or some other webpage somewhere, but I couldn’t find them in any of the obvious places I looked,”
still has the documents -> :info

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01731-3 (https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01731-3)
Quote
The earliest viral sequences from Wuhan are from individuals linked to the city’s Huanan Seafood Market in December 2019, which was initially thought to be where the coronavirus first jumped from animals to people. But the seafood market sequences are more distantly related to SARS-CoV-2’s closest relatives in bats — the most likely ultimate origin of the virus — than are later sequences, including one collected in the United States.

That's strange, the more we look into it the more this bat story is a bunch of horse shit and people are trying to or have deleted and altered scientific data to make it stick :ohhh


spoiler (click to show/hide)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E4nqc4JVoAcjQMS?format=jpg)
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on June 25, 2021, 05:32:22 PM
Quote from: james on June 11, 2021, 08:42:29 PM
One year ago this week, the fall in Covid cases in the US started to reverse as a summer surge hit southern states.

If you look very closely, youll note those same states have started to tick up ever so slightly. Those states, of course, have the lowest vaccine rates.

We'll know in a week if we might be repeating history. Florida stopped reporting daily, so it will be harder to note.

Why am I always right

 :existential

Quote
The Missouri health department on Thursday reported a huge jump in coronavirus cases — 1,232 — a number not seen regularly since early February.

The average daily number of new cases has been on the rise since the start of June, going from about 400 to nearly 700 a day, driven by the presence of the more infectious and dangerous Delta variant and dismal vaccination rates. Thursday’s jump moves the daily average to 759.
https://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/coronavirus/missouri-reports-big-jump-in-daily-coronavirus-cases-reaching-numbers-seen-in-early-february/article_9e1c37a3-c4bb-5966-a4b6-12709e60bc26.html


Quote
The weekly number of new cases of COVID-19 and test positivity in Florida rose in the last week as the Delta variant spreads through the state.

The Florida Department of Health reported 11,873 new COVID cases for the week ending June 24, compared with 10,629 for the prior week. Test positivity rose to 3.8% from 3.3% a week earlier.

Vaccinations declined dramatically over the last week: Only 281,042 doses were administered compared with 413,018 a week earlier.
https://news.yahoo.com/number-florida-covid-cases-rising-200000971.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 25, 2021, 07:00:55 PM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songbird_(2020_film)

Quote
Songbird is a 2020 American dystopian science fiction thriller film based on the COVID-19 pandemic. It is directed by Adam Mason, who wrote the screenplay with Simon Boyes, and produced by Michael Bay, Adam Goodman, Andrew Sugerman, and Eben Davidson. The film stars KJ Apa, Sofia Carson, Craig Robinson, Bradley Whitford, Peter Stormare, Alexandra Daddario, Paul Walter Hauser, and Demi Moore.

By 2024, the COVID-19 virus has mutated into COVID-23 and the world is in its fourth pandemic year. In the United States, people are required to take temperature checks on their cell phones while those infected with COVID-23 are taken from their homes against their will and forced into quarantine camps, also known as "Q-Zones" or concentration camps, where some fight back against the brutal restrictions. In these camps, the infected are left to die or forcibly get better.

Yikes
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on June 25, 2021, 07:41:56 PM
That is probably not too far removed from what will happen in the future if new variants like the Delta variant continue to spread.

What is more likely: that they will 'educate' and reach out to the 15% - 30% of the population marginalized in society and unable or unwilling to get vaccinated or that they lock them up to protect everybody else.
They did the same thing during the crack epidemic and that wasn't even contagious.

Let's face it, if we get to a Gamma variant very few of us will be against it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on June 26, 2021, 06:13:33 PM
 :drudge :drudge :drudge :drudge :drudge

UK records 18,270 new coronavirus cases, highest since Feb. 5

https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-records-18270-new-coronavirus-cases-highest-since-feb-5-2021-06-26/?utm_source=reddit.com
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on June 26, 2021, 10:04:55 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 25, 2021, 07:00:55 PM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songbird_(2020_film)

Quote
Songbird is a 2020 American dystopian science fiction thriller film based on the COVID-19 pandemic. It is directed by Adam Mason, who wrote the screenplay with Simon Boyes, and produced by Michael Bay, Adam Goodman, Andrew Sugerman, and Eben Davidson. The film stars KJ Apa, Sofia Carson, Craig Robinson, Bradley Whitford, Peter Stormare, Alexandra Daddario, Paul Walter Hauser, and Demi Moore.

By 2024, the COVID-19 virus has mutated into COVID-23 and the world is in its fourth pandemic year. In the United States, people are required to take temperature checks on their cell phones while those infected with COVID-23 are taken from their homes against their will and forced into quarantine camps, also known as "Q-Zones" or concentration camps, where some fight back against the brutal restrictions. In these camps, the infected are left to die or forcibly get better.

Yikes

You know it's good when they came up with the idea, wrote the screenplay, pitched it to Hollywood producers, cast, shot, edited, and released the movie in less than 9 months.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Kurt Russell on June 28, 2021, 10:21:52 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 25, 2021, 07:00:55 PM
By 2024, the COVID-19 virus has mutated into COVID-23 and the world is in its fourth pandemic year. In the United States, people are required to take temperature checks on their cell phones while those infected with COVID-23 are taken from their homes against their will and forced into quarantine camps, also known as "Q-Zones" or concentration camps, where some fight back against the brutal restrictions. In these camps, the infected are left to die or forcibly get better.

Thanks, Mecha-Obama.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: MMaRsu on June 28, 2021, 10:41:22 AM
Well at least im vaccinated 🤷🏼‍♂️
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on June 28, 2021, 12:13:14 PM
Quote from: james on June 26, 2021, 06:13:33 PM
:drudge :drudge :drudge :drudge :drudge

UK records 18,270 new coronavirus cases, highest since Feb. 5

https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-records-18270-new-coronavirus-cases-highest-since-feb-5-2021-06-26/?utm_source=reddit.com
Don't worry, Matt Hancock isn't there to cheat on his wife anymore and football is coming home.

COVID is on leave in Europe until September 1st.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on June 30, 2021, 07:53:21 PM
Quote from: james on June 26, 2021, 06:13:33 PM
:drudge :drudge :drudge :drudge :drudge

UK records 18,270 new coronavirus cases, highest since Feb. 5

https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-records-18270-new-coronavirus-cases-highest-since-feb-5-2021-06-26/?utm_source=reddit.com

 :gddr5 :gddr5 :gddr5 :gddr5

Quote
The United Kingdom recorded a further 26,068 cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, the highest daily figure since January 29 and sending the seven day-tally up 70% on the week before, official data showed.
https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-records-26068-new-daily-covid-cases-highest-since-jan-29-2021-06-30/


Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on July 01, 2021, 02:32:38 AM
I'm just waiting for Prince William to get it again and all the other people who were at Wembley for the Germany match.

It's like all of Europe just decided, "fuck it, football is more important".

I'd like to see the comparison of new cases for countries who were involved in Euro 2020 vs the countries who didn't qualify or host matches.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Raist on July 01, 2021, 04:18:05 AM
Quote from: Potato on July 01, 2021, 02:32:38 AM
I'm just waiting for Prince William to get it again and all the other people who were at Wembley for the Germany match.

It's like all of Europe just decided, "fuck it, football is more important".

I'd like to see the comparison of new cases for countries who were involved in Euro 2020 vs the countries who didn't qualify or host matches.

Depends on the place. For Wembley they've obviously gone "fuck it", not that this is particularly surprising given the track record of England when it comes to the management of this pandemic.

Other places have been a lot more careful. See for instance SWE-UKR at Hampden (Scotland), looked like they went for 30% capacity if not less.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on July 01, 2021, 04:54:55 AM
https://twitter.com/SteveLawrence_/status/1410270841636597765

strong and independent  :doggy
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Raist on July 01, 2021, 11:54:17 AM
"World-leading vaccine rollout, unlike in the EU, thank god for Brexit!!11!!1!"

They've learned absolutely nothing.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 01, 2021, 07:47:20 PM
UK at 27,989 today

Spain doubled in like 4 days - Euro effect?

Indonesia posting all time highs for the country, +24,836, which is actually quite low for their population size. Could easily hit 100k+ in 10 days if theyre not careful.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on July 02, 2021, 01:24:31 AM
Who could have guessed that this was a bad idea when a hyper-infectious strain of a global pandemic was spreading globally?
(https://www.insidethegames.biz/media/image/207886/o/Budapest+crowd+for+Euro+2020+Hungary+v+Portugal+June+2021.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 02, 2021, 02:36:54 PM
cOrOnA dOeSnT sOrEaD oUtsIde
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Bebpo on July 02, 2021, 03:57:01 PM
I mean it's definitely a lot tougher to spread outside. Though Delta may have changed that since it's more transmissible.

There was a study a few months ago pre-Delta that said from contact tracing that only 1 out of 1,000 cases were from outdoor transmission and the other 999 were indoor transmission.

If you're face to face with someone talking there's still an issue, but generally outdoors around people the idea is it gets too diluted by the passing air.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 02, 2021, 04:53:02 PM
Spain has gone from 4k daily to 12k in the span of a week :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Lonewulfeus on July 02, 2021, 04:59:18 PM
And still, lockdowns won’t happen until it’s too late (if at all) like we learned nothing over the last 15 months of the pandemic.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 02, 2021, 05:11:14 PM
Mexico showing a gradual increase and Iran a steep one.

South Africa, home of the famous South African variant, just posted their highest daily number EVER

Its happening again

 :existential :existential :existential
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Transhuman on July 02, 2021, 05:34:24 PM
Quote from: james on July 02, 2021, 05:11:14 PM
South Africa, home of the famous South African variant

I CALLED IT!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 03, 2021, 06:55:02 AM
Got my first shot and free icecream because everything is free now :biden
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 03, 2021, 07:52:36 AM
https://twitter.com/alfonslopeztena/status/1411239770588581890 (https://twitter.com/alfonslopeztena/status/1411239770588581890)

 :pika
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 03, 2021, 03:06:38 PM
Just got my antigen test. Results back in an hour and then Im clear to visit Europe tomorrow

 :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Kurt Russell on July 03, 2021, 04:57:11 PM
Big congrats to Scotland for finally leading the UK in something  :doge

(https://abload.de/img/scotcov85ju3.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 03, 2021, 07:14:05 PM
My arm hurts like hell, I'll just keep drinking to ease the pain  :doge :brain
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 04, 2021, 02:59:37 PM
Fever, tired, chills, diarrhea and my arm still hurts. :info

I want to speak to the vaccine manager  :karen
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 04, 2021, 04:18:25 PM
In other news, Delta +

https://twitter.com/NatGeo/status/1411778109016248332
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on July 04, 2021, 04:49:58 PM
Still gets better games than PS+  :teehee
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: who is ted danson? on July 04, 2021, 05:31:08 PM
Delta+ sounds like it sucks.

I'm waiting for COVID-19 Delta++ The Final Thrust XXXTended Edition v1.16412-127814287248
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 05, 2021, 06:42:06 AM
https://twitter.com/PoliticsForAlI/status/1411991275931308033 (https://twitter.com/PoliticsForAlI/status/1411991275931308033)

 :miyamoto
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 05, 2021, 07:40:53 AM
I'm in Europe bois,  already rode a tram
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 05, 2021, 10:37:21 AM
Quote from: james on July 05, 2021, 07:40:53 AM
I'm in Europe bois,  already rode a tram
Welcome king  8)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 05, 2021, 12:48:35 PM
https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1412081320096894977 (https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1412081320096894977)

https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1412087186552496137 (https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1412087186552496137)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on July 05, 2021, 02:02:31 PM
people stopped properly social distancing about a year ago anyway :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Raist on July 05, 2021, 02:17:34 PM
https://twitter.com/PippaCrerar/status/1412082474189004804


I bet he was dying inside during that joke of a press conference.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: who is ted danson? on July 05, 2021, 06:08:05 PM
"Many of you will die, but that is a sacrifice that I am willing to take."
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 05, 2021, 06:18:06 PM
They certainly scored some Renegade points today

Can't say I completely disagree lifting much of the lockdown but walking back all regulations is strange.
Maybe they know something we don't.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: benjipwns on July 05, 2021, 08:12:58 PM
https://twitter.com/MBGlenn/status/1412052327347990528

 :usacry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 06, 2021, 06:54:47 AM
My investigation into the delta varient continues.

I have observed a 98% mask usage in the street and disinfectant is plentiful.

However,  bars and restaurants are full with little distancing.

Perhaps there is some connection between these observations and the increased spread?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: who is ted danson? on July 06, 2021, 08:18:03 AM
https://newsthump.com/2021/07/05/colonists-must-learn-to-live-with-xenomorph-infestation-insists-medical-officer/

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 06, 2021, 02:21:50 PM
Quote from: james on July 06, 2021, 06:54:47 AM
My investigation into the delta varient continues.

I have observed a 98% mask usage in the street and disinfectant is plentiful.

However,  bars and restaurants are full with little distancing.

Perhaps there is some connection between these observations and the increased spread?

update

There is a lot of good alcohol here. I am drunk. This explains the spread
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Raist on July 06, 2021, 04:31:43 PM
Where the fuck are you anyway.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Lonewulfeus on July 06, 2021, 04:36:58 PM
My guess, a bar near a highschool .
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on July 06, 2021, 04:39:13 PM
Paris, Texas
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Bebpo on July 06, 2021, 04:45:40 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/8UOHLCYh.jpg)

My local county, the days leading up to mass July 4th gatherings case counts  basically back to where they were pre-vaccinations for everyone under 65 (which started in late April).

Definitely prepared for the next month to get pretty bad here. Gonna start being more careful.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 06, 2021, 05:26:26 PM
Quote from: BIONIC on July 06, 2021, 04:39:13 PM
Paris, Texas

The best bar in Paris, Texas is probably Applebees.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on July 06, 2021, 06:21:35 PM
sacre bleu :info
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 06, 2021, 07:56:38 PM
Quote from: Raist on July 06, 2021, 04:31:43 PM
Where the fuck are you anyway.

Portugal
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 07, 2021, 10:36:39 AM
Dutch government is concerned by the high number of COVID cases (+4k) today and is contemplating to introduce new measures to contain the new outbreak.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on July 07, 2021, 10:50:22 AM
they should jump aboard the 100k a day train instead :phil
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Raist on July 07, 2021, 02:59:29 PM
Quote from: Pissy F Benny on July 07, 2021, 10:50:22 AM
they should jump aboard the 100k a day train instead :phil


Getting there.

(https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/E6F0/production/_119302195_uk_card_with_vax_2doses_07jul-nc.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 08, 2021, 07:39:19 PM
https://twitter.com/GabrielScally/status/1412929901259378696 (https://twitter.com/GabrielScally/status/1412929901259378696)

 :yeshrug

We're about to go to the moon

(https://cdn.nos.nl/image/2021/07/08/761359/2560x1440a.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 09, 2021, 10:51:09 AM
I think maybe there's some relationship with covid spread and filling bars with people yelling at the telly while their boys fail to bring it home
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 09, 2021, 10:57:15 AM
Not really, it's mostly the young people.

Our government opened everything and scrapped most regulations 3 weeks ago but now clubs are going to close again.
The youngsters were trading QR codes of negative tests and such and cheating on their COVID tests.  :doge

Also with our pace of vaccination the 20 - 25 year olds are just now getting invites for their first shot.

Also we're doing much more testing and thus we have more cases according to my boi in parliament who says everyone has gone c r a z y

https://twitter.com/fvdemocratie/status/1412870929839951880 (https://twitter.com/fvdemocratie/status/1412870929839951880)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Uncle on July 09, 2021, 11:57:26 AM
I had heard that the struggle in the US is that 30% of the population are too crazy/lazy to get vaccinated

what's the percentage in the UK?

I mean does it turn out that everywhere in the world has about the same proportion of fucking morons
 :yeshrug
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on July 09, 2021, 12:22:17 PM
68.4% of the total population have had at least one dose, but under 18's aren't eligible yet, so god knows what the % of eligible people is.

Totally pulling this out of my arse, but I'd guess the % who won't have it for most countries being somewhere between 10% and 20%, probably lower for some of the more 'complaint' nations.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on July 09, 2021, 12:25:29 PM
Best thing America could do is give trump credit for the vaccines and let him talk about our beautiful vaccine, there has never been one like it before :trumps

you'd probably get half of skeptics to have it at least.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Kurt Russell on July 09, 2021, 01:48:44 PM
Quote from: Nintex on July 08, 2021, 07:39:19 PM
https://twitter.com/GabrielScally/status/1412929901259378696 (https://twitter.com/GabrielScally/status/1412929901259378696)

Seems like a totally calm, balanced and independent expert who doesn't have any axe at all to grind with the government

https://order-order.com/people/gabriel-scally/

¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 09, 2021, 01:58:07 PM
Quote from: Pissy F Benny on July 09, 2021, 12:25:29 PM
Best thing America could do is give trump credit for the vaccines and let him talk about our beautiful vaccine, there has never been one like it before :trumps

you'd probably get half of skeptics to have it at least.
It's funny, whenever Trump starts to take credit for the vaccines at his rallies no one claps and he keeps waiting for the crowd to cheer.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 09, 2021, 02:19:24 PM
https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1413500528714203136 (https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1413500528714203136)

lmao numbers don't have meaning anymore

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E527m7DVkAE-hDy?format=jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 09, 2021, 03:28:23 PM
Ontario is doing really well right now with 79% adults with first-dose and 53% second-dose.  We are also vaccinating 250,000 a day.  We are just getting to the point where it is fairly easy to get an appointment.  A lot of current restrictions like no indoor dining and theaters are coming to an end next week after being in place since October.  Overall Canada is doing good.  We should surpass the US in second-doses next week and we are well above in the first-dose which is a very good sign for vaccine compliance. 

I finally get to go back to the office Monday which has been closed since Sept. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 09, 2021, 04:41:41 PM
Our government ran the most insane ad campaign I've ever seen.

DancingWithJanssen
Which basically meant that if you took the Johnson & Johnson vaccine you could instantly go out and party again and many did.
Plus, I haven't seen anyone 'socially distance' or wear a mask since June 26th when all regulations were scrapped.

When asked if he should resign our health minister of course said that was a 'ridiculous' question  :lol 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on July 09, 2021, 05:11:24 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/1Go1lED.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 10, 2021, 08:06:57 AM
Got my covid test so i can fly back to the us

In the us, my test was a gentle swab

Here they went full brain probe
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 10, 2021, 08:09:17 AM
https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1413678545952514056 (https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1413678545952514056)

(https://abload.de/img/biden1ek5x.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Kurt Russell on July 10, 2021, 09:20:03 AM


Quote from: Nintex on July 10, 2021, 08:09:17 AM
https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1413678545952514056 (https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1413678545952514056)

383 new deaths vs 29,800 cases is pretty good to be honest.

Even if it was 383 new deaths vs half of that, 14,900 cases, you'd be looking at a current death rate of 0.03% (rounded up) - in comparison, the BMJ talk about a median 1% fatality rate during an influenza pandemic (source below). Granted, the current low Covid fatality rate is because of the rapid vaccination program and the actual virus itself is still a bishoptl tier cunt but that aside, the available data does support government schemes to start easing lockdown and allow herd immunity to develop.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Source: https://www.bmj.com/content/371/bmj.m4509/rr
Quote
It is therefore not surprising that for influenza, as for all viral diseases, there are huge variations in reported case-fatality rates. In a systematic review, the median was about 1% for laboratory confirmed influenza during the mild influenza pandemic in 2009 and the following years (estimated by me from figure 3 in the paper) (7).
[close]
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 10, 2021, 09:41:29 AM
We hit 10 000 positive tests today  :juche

I live in Noordwijk

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E58BVKqWYAAXS2y?format=jpg)


We have a population of about ~40k
As many cases as Amsterdam with a population of 800k  :ohhh

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E58C-x6XsAQd-4B?format=png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on July 10, 2021, 10:06:39 AM
the amsterdam liberals are probably juking the stats :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 10, 2021, 10:43:38 AM
Quote from: Nintex on July 10, 2021, 09:41:29 AM
We hit 10 000 positive tests today  :juche

I live in Noordwijk

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E58BVKqWYAAXS2y?format=jpg)


We have a population of about ~40k
As many cases as Amsterdam with a population of 800k  :ohhh

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E58C-x6XsAQd-4B?format=png)

Please plot the Dutch euro games on this chart
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 10, 2021, 01:03:17 PM
(https://abload.de/img/gamesuzk69.jpg)

Something like this?
It wasn't even allowed to air the first game in bars.

The main problem now is, they opened the nightclubs without social distancing and told young people to get a shot and then go dancing after. :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 11, 2021, 12:25:43 PM
I have an antivax trumper in my family and i hope he gets it this round. He pulled the whole "if covid was serious i would have caught it"
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Kurt Russell on July 13, 2021, 12:21:40 PM
A former colleague of mine had news from Australia that her father is in hospital from pneumonia.

Two days of frantic calls later, she arranged an emergency flight, paying through the nose in business class.

She got to Australia and started a mandatory quarantine. On day 2, she tested positive. She's now in hospital, despite being double vaccinated.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 13, 2021, 12:59:49 PM
Quote
On day 2, she tested positive. She's now in hospital, despite being double vaccinated.
Pfizer offers the highest protection I think, but this Delta variant just rips through everything.


We're back to 5k - 10k positive tests daily. Going straight for the moon.

Our government has apologized for the mess
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/dutch-pm-apologises-easing-covid-19-curbs-cases-soar-2021-07-12/ (https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/dutch-pm-apologises-easing-covid-19-curbs-cases-soar-2021-07-12/)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 13, 2021, 04:14:20 PM
You guys remember how Spain was the poster-boy for massive corona spread in the past?

They had a peak of 33,000 at one point.


Today?



+43,960


 :gddr5 :gddr5 :gddr5

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 13, 2021, 05:45:57 PM
If the English do what they plan to do, Corona is COMING HOME to the Wembley football stadium field hospital
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: chronovore on July 14, 2021, 01:07:54 AM
Quote from: james on July 11, 2021, 12:25:43 PM
I have an antivax trumper in my family and i hope he gets it this round. He pulled the whole "if covid was serious i would have caught it"

“All men have an emotion to kill; when they strongly dislike some one they involuntarily wish he was dead. I have never killed any one, but I have read some obituary notices with great satisfaction.”
- Clarence Darrow
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: jorma on July 14, 2021, 01:23:28 AM
Quote from: james on July 13, 2021, 04:14:20 PM
You guys remember how Spain was the poster-boy for massive corona spread in the past?

They had a peak of 33,000 at one point.


Today?



+43,960


 :gddr5 :gddr5 :gddr5


I do remember that when they were the poster boy for massive corona, they peaked at 1000 deaths/day.

Today? 13 deaths.

 :borys :borys :borys
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: chronovore on July 14, 2021, 03:19:00 AM
Quote from: Kurt Russell on July 13, 2021, 12:21:40 PM
A former colleague of mine had news from Australia that her father is in hospital from pneumonia.

Two days of frantic calls later, she arranged an emergency flight, paying through the nose in business class.

She got to Australia and started a mandatory quarantine. On day 2, she tested positive. She's now in hospital, despite being double vaccinated.
Is she in the hospital due to it being absolutely dire, or is this just how quarantine is handled in Australia?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: benjipwns on July 14, 2021, 06:47:56 PM
https://twitter.com/SonnyBunch/status/1415437799554224130
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 14, 2021, 06:55:43 PM
I sure hope all these side effects are worth it and I still need shot 2
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 15, 2021, 04:20:40 AM
The woke Bij1 party is not a group I support but credit where credit is due.
They tabled a motion to ask the government to stop the herd immunity or 'controlled spread' strategy and change course.

All other parties voted against, Mark Rutte called it "rude and uncivilized"
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E6UfWADXsAIg63l?format=jpg&name=medium

Rest of the debate on the sudden COVID and failing government policy was what you'd expect.
Questions about Rutte's ties with Klaus Schwab and the Great Reset from my bois, Wilders saying the government failed but also not to panic.
Lies from Rutte and the health minister again displaying how incompetent he is as he explained what he was doing.
Other parties mostly worried about disinformation and technicalities not the question of how these two clowns are still running this.

At this point nobody else wants the health ministers job though, so he'll remain in his post. As will Rutte and now everyone will continue their summer vacation.

We do have one change in strategy though, more than a year after most of us figured this out the government will emphasize ventilation with a new icon in their communication, apart from washing hands, distancing and testing.

I wonder what the floods in Limburg will do with the cases though, people huddled up inside can't be good.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: HardcoreRetro on July 15, 2021, 04:25:41 AM
Quote from: Nintex on July 15, 2021, 04:20:40 AM
the health minister again displaying how incompetent he is

I enjoyed his smug chuckle when a journalist pointed out their repeated failures. Why are people still voting for these guys...
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 15, 2021, 08:00:34 AM
The James analysis model predicts the US will break 50k cases on Friday
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 15, 2021, 09:41:03 AM
Update on the Pfizer, I feel terrible and I'm now taking anti-biotics (4 pills a day for 10 days) to deal with a bacterial infection. :trumps

Quote from: james on July 15, 2021, 08:00:34 AM
The James analysis model predicts the US will break 50k cases on Friday
Cases of voter fraud or ammunition?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on July 15, 2021, 10:21:09 AM
Dying from the vaccine to own the libs.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 15, 2021, 06:22:43 PM
LA county officially enacting a mask mandate

Yankees game cancelled because they're all diseased

It's happening again
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on July 15, 2021, 06:30:30 PM
Well they’re making sure no one spreads covid at the Olympics!

(https://www.hexbear.net/pictrs/image/0myfde2U9S.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 15, 2021, 06:37:32 PM
Civilized Japanese salary men do not realize dirty gaijin have sex on floors :existential
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 15, 2021, 07:21:41 PM
Quote from: Nintex on July 15, 2021, 06:37:32 PM
Civilized Japanese salary men do not realize dirty gaijin have sex on floors :existential

https://youtu.be/T_x6QmuJdms
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on July 15, 2021, 09:16:21 PM
They should all just share a bed with my wife!  :corona_rodney
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Transhuman on July 15, 2021, 09:31:47 PM
I remember reading about the colossal amount of sex that happens in the Olympic village. They earned it.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 16, 2021, 10:11:50 AM
As the southern border region floods, 12k new positive tests reported today.
Avg. positive tests now at ~15%. No change in government policy other than closing clubs and allowing bars and pubs to open until midnight.

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E6a6fvZXIAQuF8K?format=jpg)

 :kermit

https://twitter.com/bencoates1/status/1415937746493915137 (https://twitter.com/bencoates1/status/1415937746493915137)

This the attorney general singing:

"Say Face Mask where are you going, where are you going?"
"To the garbage"
"To the garbage"

The R-value is now 3  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 16, 2021, 11:25:44 AM
Quote from: james on July 01, 2021, 07:47:20 PM
UK at 27,989 today

Spain doubled in like 4 days - Euro effect?

Indonesia posting all time highs for the country, +24,836, which is actually quite low for their population size. Could easily hit 100k+ in 10 days if theyre not careful.

Pleased to report Indonesia has only reached 54,000 new cases today and not my predicted 100k.

 :playa


UK hot on the heels at +51,870 today

Italy doing remarkably well at just +2,898...but still 2x a few days ago

The Mexico graph looks identical to UK, just a couple of weeks behind. +12,821 today

The Netherlands graph is unique in its steepness. Like you all had an orgy or something

Florida reported  +7,011 yesterday which means theyre on their way to 10k+ daily

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 16, 2021, 11:55:38 AM
The expats and immigrants are losing their shit
(https://abload.de/img/img_20210716_173424w5krf.jpg)

https://twitter.com/AuthorNico/status/1414628234214481926 (https://twitter.com/AuthorNico/status/1414628234214481926)

Realizing there's nothing they can do as 90% of the Dutch only care about their summer vacation and the other 10% is insane

https://twitter.com/ggdhm/status/1416002271410888707 (https://twitter.com/ggdhm/status/1416002271410888707)

Quote
The Eurofins laboratory test results have been delayed due to the large numbers of tests. The GGD Hollands Midden therefore misses results.
 Don't have a result yet? Reaching out to our call center is useless. We will provide the results as soon as they are in.

Testing can't keep up with demand, the numbers will be astronomical over the next few days.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 16, 2021, 01:45:53 PM
https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1416078736160661504 (https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1416078736160661504)

 :kermit
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 16, 2021, 02:20:29 PM
Trump was right!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 16, 2021, 02:38:31 PM
https://twitter.com/thackerpd/status/1415987071366275075 (https://twitter.com/thackerpd/status/1415987071366275075)

Excuse me?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 16, 2021, 02:44:01 PM
Trump was right!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Lonewulfeus on July 16, 2021, 03:40:06 PM
Lab leak was always a possibly.  There are hundreds if not thousands of unintentional lab leaks per year.  Biowarfare was probably what they should have ruled out early, the intentional leaking of a deadly virus.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Kurt Russell on July 16, 2021, 03:42:25 PM
If true, I expect full reparations in the form of Epic Games Store credit.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 16, 2021, 06:04:38 PM
Now even the WHO is asking China to cooperate with the investigation and provide data instead of not giving data or falsifying data.

Anyhow China is not really hiding what it is doing. They won't close the so called 'wet markets' but they will open 35 more virus 'research' labs.
By all accounts Wuhan was a big success for them. Took the wind out of Trump's sails just as he was about to steamroll the Democrats, ended all domestic and Hong Kong protests, made Europe, India, Russia and the US significantly weaker and was overall a boon for their economy.

If they manage to become the dominant super power (and all signs point to that they could achieve this), historians will mark the COVID-19 outbreak as the turning point in Chinese dominance.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 17, 2021, 12:34:42 PM
Canada just passed the US in fully vaccinated per cap.  We are about 15% ahead for the first dose only, which is a very good sign of compliance.  Ontario will be under restrictions at least until August but by then it should have 80% of the first dose and 75% with both.  Overall Ontario has averaged 150 new cases per day this week, which puts us at about the same levels we had last year right before the second wave. 

https://ourworldindata.org/explorers/coronavirus-data-explorer?zoomToSelection=true&pickerSort=desc&pickerMetric=total_vaccinations&Metric=People+vaccinated&Interval=Cumulative&Relative+to+Population=true&Align+outbreaks=false&country=CAN~USA~GBR~DEU~FRA~NLD~ISR
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on July 17, 2021, 04:17:34 PM
Quote from: Nintex on July 16, 2021, 02:38:31 PM
https://twitter.com/thackerpd/status/1415987071366275075 (https://twitter.com/thackerpd/status/1415987071366275075)

Excuse me?
This is pretty much as close to an admission that it was a lab-leak as we're going to get, right?

I mean, the WHO have completely dropped the ball on this from day dot. To admit the theory that they dismissed as conspiracy is actually correct would decimate their tiny shreds of remaining credibility and show that they are beholden to an authoritarian dictatorship that lies, cheats, murders and commits genocide.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Lonewulfeus on July 17, 2021, 05:25:04 PM
Quote from: Potato on July 17, 2021, 04:17:34 PM
Quote from: Nintex on July 16, 2021, 02:38:31 PM
https://twitter.com/thackerpd/status/1415987071366275075 (https://twitter.com/thackerpd/status/1415987071366275075)

Excuse me?
This is pretty much as close to an admission that it was a lab-leak as we're going to get, right?

I mean, the WHO have completely dropped the ball on this from day dot. To admit the theory that they dismissed as conspiracy is actually correct would decimate their tiny shreds of remaining credibility and show that they are beholden to an authoritarian dictatorship that lies, cheats, murders and commits genocide.

And they are also beholden to China  :rimshot
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 17, 2021, 06:43:32 PM
Quote from: Potato on July 17, 2021, 04:17:34 PM
Quote from: Nintex on July 16, 2021, 02:38:31 PM
https://twitter.com/thackerpd/status/1415987071366275075 (https://twitter.com/thackerpd/status/1415987071366275075)

Excuse me?
This is pretty much as close to an admission that it was a lab-leak as we're going to get, right?

I mean, the WHO have completely dropped the ball on this from day dot. To admit the theory that they dismissed as conspiracy is actually correct would decimate their tiny shreds of remaining credibility and show that they are beholden to an authoritarian dictatorship that lies, cheats, murders and commits genocide.
https://twitter.com/who/status/1217043229427761152 (https://twitter.com/who/status/1217043229427761152)

It wasn't a leak. It was an attack and then they covered the whole thing up. We know from the Fauci emails how far they went in that effort.

You had mainstream media telling everyone it was just a flu and accusing people who weren't too happy with Chinese tourists of racism.
They freaked out when Trump shut down air traffic with Europe but by then China had made sure it had already spread as fast and wide as possible.

If I was running Taiwan I would buy some Russian nukes before the Olympics start.
Same with Hong Kong. Just detonate a nuke when the reds come. Better to go out in a blaze of glory than be loaded onto trains to be enslaved and killed.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 17, 2021, 07:34:12 PM
Next week will be interesting.

It will be clear that new restrictions are needed. Will places like Florida look at 15k daily cases and go on like normal? Will politicians have the guts to make the hard calls?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Lonewulfeus on July 17, 2021, 08:35:19 PM
Murphy’s up for re-election this year no way in hell he’ll put restrictions back on.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 18, 2021, 05:14:33 AM
https://twitter.com/PoliticsForAlI/status/1416652075564507138 (https://twitter.com/PoliticsForAlI/status/1416652075564507138)

Other news:
New UK health secretary has the Covid

Trudeau is planning boosters for the next 5 years

The inventor of the mRNA technology is worried by the alarming trend that vaccinated countries see a surge in infections while unvaccinated countries don't
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on July 18, 2021, 05:53:40 AM
The surge would be explained by those countries deciding that COVID is over because of the vaccines. The lack of a surge in unvaccinated countries would be explained by them knowing it's not.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Transhuman on July 18, 2021, 06:11:40 AM
The guy delivering my Ubereats gave me this:

(https://i.imgur.com/d5BBXgC.jpg)

And on the opposite side? Even worse.

(https://i.imgur.com/Gwa73BO.jpg)

Was tempted to submit a complaint, but I don't care that much and someone else probably will anyway.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on July 18, 2021, 06:28:01 AM
Cool website. I wonder how fucking mental those people are?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 18, 2021, 08:40:33 AM
Quote from: Transhuman on July 18, 2021, 06:11:40 AM
The guy delivering my Ubereats gave me this:

(https://i.imgur.com/d5BBXgC.jpg)

And on the opposite side? Even worse.

(https://i.imgur.com/Gwa73BO.jpg)

Was tempted to submit a complaint, but I don't care that much and someone else probably will anyway.
You should've told him you're ready to fight the literal potbelly goblins and interdimensional vampire demons. :info

Woah it's actually made by a Dutch guy/author named David Sorensen
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 18, 2021, 10:29:19 AM
Quote from: Transhuman on July 18, 2021, 06:11:40 AM
The guy delivering my Ubereats gave me this:

(https://i.imgur.com/d5BBXgC.jpg)

And on the opposite side? Even worse.

(https://i.imgur.com/Gwa73BO.jpg)

Was tempted to submit a complaint, but I don't care that much and someone else probably will anyway.

1 star and Twitter complaint make sure he never works again
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Transhuman on July 18, 2021, 10:34:51 AM
I don't care what job he does as long as he's not freaking people out. LHe said less than 30 words to me, but I remember one was "plandemic". People like this should not be in jobs where they talk to customers, and especially not jobs where they are near my food.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on July 18, 2021, 10:44:46 AM
Next time give him the bore’s signup URL cause we need more free-thinkers here  :jeb
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 18, 2021, 11:18:03 AM
Quote from: BIONIC on July 18, 2021, 10:44:46 AM
Next time give him the bore’s signup URL cause we need more free-thinkers here  :jeb

BORK SHUT THE GATES AGAIN
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on July 18, 2021, 11:33:27 AM
Quote from: james on July 18, 2021, 11:18:03 AM
Quote from: BIONIC on July 18, 2021, 10:44:46 AM
Next time give him the bore’s signup URL cause we need more free-thinkers here  :jeb

BORK SHUT THE GATES AGAIN

(https://pics.conservativememes.com/when-you-were-partying-i-studied-the-blade-when-you-4961253.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 18, 2021, 11:36:13 AM
Quote from: james on July 18, 2021, 11:18:03 AM
Quote from: BIONIC on July 18, 2021, 10:44:46 AM
Next time give him the bore’s signup URL cause we need more free-thinkers here  :jeb

BORK SHUT THE GATES AGAIN
Elections have consequences :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Raist on July 19, 2021, 12:26:26 PM
So today is freedom day (lolz) in the UK. All restrictions (whatever meager ones, which were never remotely enforced anyway, remained) are officially lifted (lololz). TFL still requesting face masks though, until further notice, as it seems they're not utterly mad yet.

So now even night clubs are A-OK.

But wait. The government has a great plan.

https://twitter.com/BenKentish/status/1417150481449771013


Yes. Until then, night clubs etc have now been reopened and are FFA.

:lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on July 19, 2021, 12:35:33 PM
https://twitter.com/PoliticsForAlI/status/1417093439720669189

 :gbcry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 19, 2021, 12:46:44 PM
Quote from: Raist on July 19, 2021, 12:26:26 PM
So today is freedom day (lolz) in the UK. All restrictions (whatever meager ones, which were never remotely enforced anyway, remained) are officially lifted (lololz). TFL still requesting face masks though, until further notice, as it seems they're not utterly mad yet.

So now even night clubs are A-OK.

But wait. The government has a great plan.

https://twitter.com/BenKentish/status/1417150481449771013


Yes. Until then, night clubs etc have now been reopened and are FFA.

:lol

So people can club without vax for one month, during the height in cases?

What could go wrong.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Raist on July 19, 2021, 04:59:09 PM
https://twitter.com/Shayan86/status/1417118814454620160
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 20, 2021, 10:01:47 AM
Apple delays return to office until October, the dominos are coming
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: MMaRsu on July 20, 2021, 02:10:48 PM
Absolute idiots

Imagine in 100 years when these idiots will have outbred the smarter people on the planet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXzJR7K0wK0
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 20, 2021, 06:01:48 PM
Today the press corps asked Psaki why Biden wouldn't enlist the help of Trump to help more people get vaccinated. And she started a monologue about their data showing other ways would be more effective or some such.
Sean Hannity also implored his viewers to get vaccinated (he probably realized they were literally dying).
I think asking Trump is a Catch 22 though, if they ask Trump to make a statement on behalf of the WH, than they probably think Trump is doing it under threat or pressure or some such.
If he does it without WH involvement he probably puts out another sort of 'yes get vaccinated but the news is fake anyway' statement which doesn't move things along either.

I wonder if most of those people were already anti-vax before Trump came along (maybe for religious reasons) and they've jumped to the wrong conclusions.

In Holland most hold-overs are mostly among the immigrants, who
A) don't trust the government and stick to their own communities/mosques
B) think the jews are somehow involved
C) want to get it but can't because their husbands don't allow it

They've started a community outreach campaign but progress is slow.
The second biggest group is probably the life coaches / yoga ladies who think it's bad for their balance, karma and fertililty.
And finally there's the boomers on Facebook but I think when it comes down to it they got it anyway in between complaining about micro chips.

It's sort of weird how the conspiracy nut stereotype of a dude with a beard living in a trailer park wearing a tinfoil hat while looking for UFO's has completely changed.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 20, 2021, 07:09:29 PM
They need manly men like Sylvester Stalone to go on TV and say "Are you a girlie man scared of needles? Im not. Thats why Im vaxxed. Ladies, if your man isn't vaxxed. is he really a man?"
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on July 20, 2021, 09:04:31 PM
Quote from: Nintex on July 20, 2021, 06:01:48 PM
Today the press corps asked Psaki why Biden wouldn't enlist the help of Trump to help more people get vaccinated. And she started a monologue about their data showing other ways would be more effective or some such.
Sean Hannity also implored his viewers to get vaccinated (he probably realized they were literally dying).
I think asking Trump is a Catch 22 though, if they ask Trump to make a statement on behalf of the WH, than they probably think Trump is doing it under threat or pressure or some such.
If he does it without WH involvement he probably puts out another sort of 'yes get vaccinated but the news is fake anyway' statement which doesn't move things along either.

I wonder if most of those people were already anti-vax before Trump came along (maybe for religious reasons) and they've jumped to the wrong conclusions.

In Holland most hold-overs are mostly among the immigrants, who
A) don't trust the government and stick to their own communities/mosques
B) think the jews are somehow involved
C) want to get it but can't because their husbands don't allow it

They've started a community outreach campaign but progress is slow.
The second biggest group is probably the life coaches / yoga ladies who think it's bad for their balance, karma and fertililty.
And finally there's the boomers on Facebook but I think when it comes down to it they got it anyway in between complaining about micro chips.

It's sort of weird how the conspiracy nut stereotype of a dude with a beard living in a trailer park wearing a tinfoil hat while looking for UFO's has completely changed.
I used to work in the state Department of Health in multicultural health. Mainstream health messages are not as effective in most migrant communities because of various reasons, not least an imported distrust of government/health care and issues with language.

We've seen it here with the current outbreak in Sydney and the previous outbreak in Melbourne. Those two outbreaks really got going once they hit recent migrant communities.

Unfortunately, multicultural health is one of the first areas to get cut when budgets are tight and also one of the last considerations when designing public health campaigns, despite being an area where there is the most need for effective engagement and communication.

Same shit, different day/country.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 20, 2021, 10:11:07 PM
+44,232

50k this week bois
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 20, 2021, 10:37:19 PM
Same states that spiked last year at this time. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 21, 2021, 11:18:21 AM
With +27,379, Iran has hit an all-time high. This is their 4th wave
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 21, 2021, 12:41:33 PM
Quote from: james on July 20, 2021, 07:09:29 PM
They need manly men like Sylvester Stalone to go on TV and say "Are you a girlie man scared of needles? Im not. Thats why Im vaxxed. Ladies, if your man isn't vaxxed. is he really a man?"
Keanu Reeves and Lawrence Fishburn.
Lawrence hands him a MAGA hat and asks.... "John, Are you vaxxed?"
John replies: "Yeah, I'm thinking I'm vaxxed"

Then he goes John Wick in a Chinese biolab.

Then a title card: "You can't fight communists without protecting yourself"

FIN
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 21, 2021, 05:07:21 PM
Louisiana just reported +5,388

Their 3rd highest ever. The other two were the Christmas surge

We're hitting 50k today I feel it in my bones
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 21, 2021, 06:31:54 PM
https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1417962623325380612 (https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1417962623325380612)

 :whew
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 21, 2021, 08:17:01 PM
+52,504

 :gddr5 :gddr5 :gddr5
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: MMaRsu on July 22, 2021, 04:07:57 AM
Quote from: Nintex on July 21, 2021, 06:31:54 PM
https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1417962623325380612 (https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1417962623325380612)

 :whew


Uhh what about moderna tho
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Kurt Russell on July 22, 2021, 04:26:23 AM
Quote from: MMaRsu on July 22, 2021, 04:07:57 AM

Uhh what about moderna tho

Moderna will probably be in line with Pfizer because it's also mRNA based. I see Moderna missing from a lot of these studies against new variants, usually because there is not a high enough volume of vaccinations to derive meaningful data from.

It's also worth noting that "effective" != "the same level of protection". Whilst remaining effective, all vaccines are less effective against the Delta variant. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: zomgee on July 22, 2021, 08:26:12 AM
I mean logic would dictate that the variants would be able to dodge vaccinated people, and the more variants the less effective the vaccines are going to be. Hopefully, boosters give more protection in time.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 22, 2021, 02:05:53 PM
https://twitter.com/ElijahSchaffer/status/1418046291158896642 (https://twitter.com/ElijahSchaffer/status/1418046291158896642)

Millenials and zoomers be like :yeshrug
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 22, 2021, 02:35:28 PM
https://twitter.com/CGTNOfficial/status/1418168948495843331 (https://twitter.com/CGTNOfficial/status/1418168948495843331)

How dare you investigate when we haven't been able to destroy all the evidence yet

https://twitter.com/CGTNOfficial/status/1418186564627222532 (https://twitter.com/CGTNOfficial/status/1418186564627222532)

Thank your for waiting on our 'expert', all the evidence has been destroyed.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 22, 2021, 08:30:22 PM
https://deadline.com/2021/07/delta-variant-los-angeles-twenty-percent-covid-cases-vaccinated-people-1234798599/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 22, 2021, 09:27:19 PM
Brazil, India, UK, Spain....

Nope, USA has taken number 1 again

+60,696
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 23, 2021, 09:27:50 AM
You know how people keep saying "99% of deaths are unvaxinated people"?

Apparently that stat is for the entire year. That is, including the January surge. Before vaccines were available to the vast majority.

 :oreilly
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on July 23, 2021, 09:37:53 AM
So?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Uncle on July 23, 2021, 10:13:43 AM
what do you think the real numbers are james?

like if you don't factor in pre-vaccine then in recent months the deaths have been 50% were vaccinated 50% were not?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Transhuman on July 23, 2021, 10:19:55 AM
Quote
An Associated Press analysis of available government data from May shows that “breakthrough” infections in fully vaccinated people accounted for fewer than 1,200 of more than 107,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations. That’s about 1.1%.

And only about 150 of the more than 18,000 COVID-19 deaths in May were in fully vaccinated people. That translates to about 0.8%, or five deaths per day on average.

https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-941fcf43d9731c76c16e7354f5d5e187

You need better sources James
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on July 23, 2021, 10:35:38 AM
i had both vaxxes and died so :umad
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on July 23, 2021, 10:37:50 AM
Quote from: Pissy F Benny on July 23, 2021, 10:35:38 AM
i had both vaxxes and died so :umad

Same  :beetlejuice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 23, 2021, 02:40:40 PM
Quote from: Pissy F Benny on July 23, 2021, 10:35:38 AM
i had both vaxxes and died so :umad

Then why are you still alive?!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on July 23, 2021, 02:42:24 PM
who said i am? :heyman

we have 5G in heck pal :gurl
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Kurt Russell on July 23, 2021, 06:54:49 PM
Man has no regrets after 'kissing 7 men' in Heaven on Freedom Day and now has Covid

https://www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-news/londoner-no-regrets-after-kissing-21131413

  :putin
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 23, 2021, 07:04:47 PM
Always these people that get it by not being careful and then complain:
"Fuck this COVID shit, why is this happening, wish it went away"

It would've been gone ages ago if you weren't so fucking stupid.  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 23, 2021, 10:01:06 PM
Ladies and gentlemen, tighten your masks and prepare your isolation kits

+67,460
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Lonewulfeus on July 23, 2021, 11:23:54 PM
100k by next weekend?  To the moon!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Transhuman on July 23, 2021, 11:31:34 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on July 23, 2021, 02:40:40 PM
Quote from: Pissy F Benny on July 23, 2021, 10:35:38 AM
i had both vaxxes and died so :umad

Then why are you still alive?!

https://youtu.be/ZB5ig6vpQug
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Transhuman on July 24, 2021, 02:05:20 AM
https://twitter.com/alxndrwbb/status/1418772958953148418

Anti-lockdown protest in Sydney happening now... during a surge in cases
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on July 24, 2021, 02:53:52 AM
Fuck I hate Sydneyites.

Edit: fuckwits in Brisbane doing it too https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-24/covid-qld-coronavirus-flight-attendant/100263642 (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-24/covid-qld-coronavirus-flight-attendant/100263642)

https://mobile.twitter.com/7NewsBrisbane/status/1418793936613744648 (https://mobile.twitter.com/7NewsBrisbane/status/1418793936613744648)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Transhuman on July 24, 2021, 03:11:03 AM
Motherfuck, i'm going to Brisbane in a fortnight and did not get travel insurance for my plane tickets.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 24, 2021, 09:24:54 AM
I will say, that whoever decided to start pushing vaccine passports, child vaccinations and mandatory vaccinations did not read the room.

Now that most people still against vaccination have nothing against the vaccine itself they still oppose because of the politics surrounding it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Transhuman on July 24, 2021, 11:11:58 AM
There woudn't be politics surrounding it were it not for conspiracy theorists and anti-establishment idiots being totally fine with random people getting sick and dying.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 26, 2021, 07:07:35 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/wierdduk/status/1419789318491619331 (https://mobile.twitter.com/wierdduk/status/1419789318491619331)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 26, 2021, 08:17:42 PM
https://twitter.com/jkwan_md/status/1419796209565409282
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: zomgee on July 26, 2021, 09:56:05 PM
It's amazing how those numbers line up with the initial findings of vaccination and not with the random numbers bandied about in headlines as of late.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 27, 2021, 11:29:42 AM
Quote
CDC to reverse indoor mask policy, saying fully vaccinated people should wear them indoors in Covid hot spots

 :drudge :drudge :drudge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Kurt Russell on July 27, 2021, 12:15:36 PM
Quote from: Nintex on July 26, 2021, 07:07:35 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/wierdduk/status/1419789318491619331

Quote
"I'm a nurse," she says. "I work with surgeons and my memory was sharp."

Then, in June 2020, COVID-19 struck Hernandez and several others in her unit at a large hospital in San Antonio.

"I went home after working a 12-hour shift and sat down to eat a pint of ice cream with my husband and I couldn't taste it," she says.

 :cornette
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Transhuman on July 27, 2021, 12:22:44 PM
I don't get it. Is a pint of ice-cream supposed to be a lot or something? I'm pretty sure i've eaten whole 2L tubs in a sitting before.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 27, 2021, 12:36:33 PM
I hear Benji eats a gallon of ice cream as a pallet cleanser before starting on his Taco Bell
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on July 27, 2021, 12:47:31 PM
he has IV of baja blast while he sleeps :stahp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 27, 2021, 06:52:52 PM
https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1420153252318941186
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 27, 2021, 11:07:48 PM
Nevada is the first state to re-impose a statewide mask mandate, starting Friday
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 28, 2021, 04:53:33 AM
https://twitter.com/RollingStone/status/1420031240409866248 (https://twitter.com/RollingStone/status/1420031240409866248)

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Kurt Russell on July 28, 2021, 09:10:54 AM
UK Covid cases plummeting despite relaxation of rules and most shops being full of de-masked feckless wonders.

(https://abload.de/img/ukcocidl8jov.png)

It's almost as if the government were planning this all along.

Quote from: Raist on July 19, 2021, 12:26:26 PM
But wait. The government has a great plan.

Oh cool. I guess they did.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 28, 2021, 11:39:18 AM
What they did is they caught covid by surprise. Covid was expecting the restrictions to be extended, and planned accordingly.

Lots of politicians dont realize that you need to stay one step ahead of covid by tricking it
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 28, 2021, 12:48:42 PM
The UK like the Netherlands has about reached herd immunity through vaccines and #yolo
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on July 28, 2021, 01:42:51 PM
:gbcry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 28, 2021, 02:07:19 PM
Quote from: Nintex on July 28, 2021, 12:48:42 PM
The UK like the Netherlands has about reached herd immunity through vaccines and #yolo

Counterpoint

https://twitter.com/tomhfh/status/1419911439117176838
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: benjipwns on July 28, 2021, 04:07:53 PM
Quote from: Nintex on July 28, 2021, 04:53:33 AM
https://twitter.com/RollingStone/status/1420031240409866248 (https://twitter.com/RollingStone/status/1420031240409866248)


Quote from: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/bdsm-dommes-subs-vaccination-covid19-1201121/
Indeed, depending on what their specialty is, some dommes just don’t feel comfortable enough doing in-person work unless subs are vaccinated. “I specialize in toilet play” — essentially, “shitting on dudes” — “and I can’t do it with people who are unvaccinated,” says Daddy An Li.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Raist on July 28, 2021, 05:11:32 PM
Quote from: Kurt Russell on July 28, 2021, 09:10:54 AM
UK Covid cases plummeting despite relaxation of rules and most shops being full of de-masked feckless wonders.

(https://abload.de/img/ukcocidl8jov.png)

It's almost as if the government were planning this all along.

Quote from: Raist on July 19, 2021, 12:26:26 PM
But wait. The government has a great plan.

Oh cool. I guess they did.


It's almost like a huge contributing factor (despite what Bozo and pals kept saying for months) to case numbers has been temporarily removed from the equation just a few weeks ago.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
(https://image.shutterstock.com/image-illustration/schools-out-summer-on-blackboard-260nw-189348197.jpg)
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 28, 2021, 05:54:15 PM
Quote from: james on July 20, 2021, 10:01:47 AM
Apple delays return to office until October, the dominos are coming

Google has matched the October delay.

Lyft has delayed until February

Your boy James continues to predict the future perfectly
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on July 28, 2021, 08:36:33 PM
shidden on'em for a living  :aah
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 28, 2021, 08:41:17 PM
Gonna burst past 80k today

Apparently some of the backwards states have schools starting in two weeks
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on July 29, 2021, 08:00:50 AM
Quote from: james on July 28, 2021, 05:54:15 PM
Quote from: james on July 20, 2021, 10:01:47 AM
Apple delays return to office until October, the dominos are coming

Google has matched the October delay.

Lyft has delayed until February

Your boy James continues to predict the future perfectly
Just on the news here that Netflix, Google and other big companies will announce mandatory vaccination for their employees as will the US government for their workers and contractors.

You have to give up the control over your own body when you want to work for those companies.
The dystopian corporate future is here.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 29, 2021, 12:14:18 PM
Quote from: Nintex on July 29, 2021, 08:00:50 AM
You have to give up the control over your own body when you want to work for those companies.
The dystopian corporate future is here.

Vaccines have been mandatory in the US since like the 50s, breh. :beli
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on July 29, 2021, 01:06:24 PM
And I thought America was the Land Of The Free? :corona_rodney
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 29, 2021, 01:07:24 PM
Freedom from disease! :rejoice :biden
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on July 29, 2021, 01:13:49 PM
but not viruses :smug
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Lonewulfeus on July 29, 2021, 03:25:27 PM
NJ already brought indoor mask mandate back.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 29, 2021, 04:33:04 PM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on July 29, 2021, 03:25:27 PM
NJ already brought indoor mask mandate back.

Where are you seeing that? I see DC, but not NJ. With Murphy up for election, he wont make the decission quickly.

Im all for it. Tired of the fucktards in my elevator without a mask.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Lonewulfeus on July 29, 2021, 07:32:09 PM
Quote from: james on July 29, 2021, 04:33:04 PM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on July 29, 2021, 03:25:27 PM
NJ already brought indoor mask mandate back.

Where are you seeing that? I see DC, but not NJ. With Murphy up for election, he wont make the decission quickly.

Im all for it. Tired of the fucktards in my elevator without a mask.

Think I saw it on a pix 11 ad during the Mets game the other day, how could they lie to me
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 29, 2021, 08:17:24 PM
We're getting awfully close to 90k folks, if we dont break it today, we will tomorrow
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 30, 2021, 06:24:44 PM
https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/ouickj/take_it_easy_bro/

:lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 30, 2021, 06:57:13 PM
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2021/07/israeli-study-finds-26-covid-breakthrough-infection-rate
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on July 30, 2021, 08:43:15 PM
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Lonewulfeus on July 30, 2021, 08:56:46 PM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on July 23, 2021, 11:23:54 PM
100k by next weekend?  To the moon!

Thanks, I hate it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Lonewulfeus on August 01, 2021, 01:57:11 AM
51k reported cases for the US on a Saturday with more than half of states not reporting and Florida being responsible for 40% of those reported cases  :shaq2
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on August 01, 2021, 03:03:51 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/thedailybeast/status/1421395249918889988

 :kobeyuck
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 01, 2021, 03:43:47 PM
So as per my date last night I spent a lot of time in NYC risking Delta for the nookie.

Folks, its not looking good. Not a single bar/restaurant employee wearing masks, and zero customers. Street mask usage is at like 2% now. Still required on the subway but even then only at 70% I would see. Much lower than in Newark where I would say 50% of people still wear one walking outside. Everything crowded/packed.

Wouldnt be surprised if NYC alone is reporting more than 1k daily this coming week and then 2k daily next week.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 01, 2021, 04:00:02 PM
Quote from: Skullfuckers Anonymous on August 01, 2021, 03:03:51 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/thedailybeast/status/1421395249918889988

 :kobeyuck

Quote
“I think I can see the enemy coming, and I really am hesitant to shoot or not. But I know for sure I can see the enemy coming,”

Let's shoot the virus  :american
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Bebpo on August 01, 2021, 04:51:40 PM
Another fully vaccinated person I know just posted they got delta and they're almost near-hospitalization level of 103F fever, confusion and chest congestion.

At this point I'm starting to feel like with Delta the vaccines work to keep you hopefully not in ICU/dead, but that's about it. Seems like the same gamble as before where most people are asymptomatic or mild symptoms and like 10% end up near hospitalized. Also it feels anecdotally like hospitalizations in vaccinated people are going to be lower because every vaccinated person I know that got covid, even if really sick, hasn't gone to the hospital because they're like "I'm vaxxed so I just gotta get through this and it'll be ok" whereas I think if they weren't vaxxed they would've gone to the hospital by that point.

It's so prevalent it just feels like a guarantee that unless you never leave your house in a biohazard suit, at some point in the next few months you'll get Delta, so just hoping don't get ICU'd or Dead from it. I'm also taking more risks lately for the nookie.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 01, 2021, 05:42:41 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on August 01, 2021, 04:51:40 PM
I'm also taking more risks lately for the nookie.

Our most fertile years

 :existential
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 01, 2021, 06:52:26 PM
UK is moving ahead with the third jab starting September 6th.
32 million people will be called up for starters.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 02, 2021, 10:42:45 PM
To the moon

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1422332900536619016
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Bebpo on August 03, 2021, 12:22:15 AM
Yeah, we fucked.

I went out to the market and to the outside exterior of a mall to pick up dinner and almost not a goddamn mask in sight outside employees. People have just given up on any attempt to mitigate while the numbers keep increasing. It's insane.

There was a restaurant that had opened a huge outdoor dining area.

They just removed it last week. Because you know, it's not needed anymore. Things are fine!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 03, 2021, 06:00:28 AM
It's cynical but after we opened up and our cases exploded they have since gone down just by banning big events and closing clubs again but that 'scare' did give a boost to our vaccination rates.
The general consensus seems to be that we will all get it at some point and that the vaccine will protect you better and prevents hospitalization if you do get it. We are at 50% fully vaccinated and 70% partially vaccinated.
With that in mind our government has now started to shut down vaccination sites and will likely also close testing sites.

They also discovered that of the people that donate blood about 93% had already gotten COVID-19.

Only nursing homes still have rules but those are fairly inconsistent.

Also when asked about COVID after giving a brief statement and a number of other issues our PM literally said: "I have vacation right now"
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 03, 2021, 05:55:46 PM
https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1422671371348414464 (https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1422671371348414464)

Germany is planning a new lockdown.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on August 03, 2021, 06:03:47 PM
I wish we had a rules for thee, not for fully vaccinated me system over here, I could sell the pdfs you can generate of my vaccine passport for fat racks :money
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: benjipwns on August 04, 2021, 01:16:20 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/GwJPDli.png)

I blame the Dutch.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 04, 2021, 12:32:04 PM
https://twitter.com/thedailybeast/status/1422670464321822723 (https://twitter.com/thedailybeast/status/1422670464321822723)

COVID brand taking a new bold step
DELTA+

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on August 04, 2021, 01:36:04 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on August 04, 2021, 01:16:20 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/GwJPDli.png)

I blame the Dutch.
the personal responsibility types don't want to take any responsibility  :oreilly

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on August 04, 2021, 03:15:36 PM
(https://grrrgraphics.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/biden_scapegoat-1024x744.jpg)

What are the chances of a vaccine or nuke mandate in the US?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Lonewulfeus on August 04, 2021, 03:43:13 PM
Quote from: Skullfuckers Anonymous on August 04, 2021, 03:15:36 PM
(https://grrrgraphics.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/biden_scapegoat-1024x744.jpg)

What are the chances of a vaccine or nuke mandate in the US?
Not high enough tbh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 04, 2021, 04:13:32 PM
People without vaccines should be taken to the FEMA death camps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on August 04, 2021, 04:33:05 PM
Quote from: Nintex on August 04, 2021, 12:32:04 PM
https://twitter.com/thedailybeast/status/1422670464321822723 (https://twitter.com/thedailybeast/status/1422670464321822723)

COVID brand taking a new bold step
DELTA+


I'm going to wait for the Delta Pro version.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Raist on August 04, 2021, 04:41:29 PM
Another BBC gem yesterday:

Covid cases and hospital admissions down - is it over? (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-58078900)

Today cases are back up to near 30K, from 21K yesterday.

That's ~40 times more cases than in August 2020 btw. When restrictions were essentially non-existent. With no vaccines.

:picard
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 04, 2021, 04:47:53 PM
Quote from: Raist on August 04, 2021, 04:41:29 PM
Another BBC gem yesterday:

Covid cases and hospital admissions down - is it over? (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-58078900)

Today cases are back up to near 30K, from 21K yesterday.

That's ~40 times more cases than in August 2020 btw. When restrictions were essentially non-existent. With no vaccines.

:picard

Nothing can top this one

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-nightly/2021/03/18/how-ron-desantis-won-the-pandemic-492163
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Bebpo on August 04, 2021, 05:01:27 PM
Quote from: Nintex on August 04, 2021, 12:32:04 PM
https://twitter.com/thedailybeast/status/1422670464321822723 (https://twitter.com/thedailybeast/status/1422670464321822723)

COVID brand taking a new bold step
DELTA+

Some scientist somewhere was a Gundam nerd:

https://gundam.fandom.com/wiki/MSN-001A1_Delta_Plus
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on August 04, 2021, 05:04:54 PM
Quote from: Skullfuckers Anonymous on August 04, 2021, 03:15:36 PM
(https://grrrgraphics.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/biden_scapegoat-1024x744.jpg)

What are the chances of a vaccine or nuke mandate in the US?

Is Black Cock supposed to be a threat?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 04, 2021, 05:19:38 PM
Black Rock, you have to keep up with the lore, Kamala hired a former black rock executive as her new top advisor.

COVID-19 Delta OLED model when
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 04, 2021, 05:50:11 PM
lmao the WHO is so bad at this

https://twitter.com/hannahkuchler/status/1422920765696053256 (https://twitter.com/hannahkuchler/status/1422920765696053256)

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on August 04, 2021, 09:10:15 PM
Quote from: Nintex on August 04, 2021, 05:50:11 PM
lmao the WHO is so bad at this

https://twitter.com/hannahkuchler/status/1422920765696053256 (https://twitter.com/hannahkuchler/status/1422920765696053256)


What exactly has the WHO achieved during this pandemic aside from mismanaging the initial response?

As much as i hate to agree with Trump on anything, if I was in charge of a western nation that is disproportionately funding this shitshow of an organisation, I'd be asking what I'm getting in return for my investment...
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: benjipwns on August 04, 2021, 10:17:18 PM
Quote from: https://donaldgmcneiljr1954.medium.com/what-is-biden-waiting-for-193df3fb4ac9
All of which raises an obvious question: Why in the world do we not yet have federal vaccine passports?

In a land of block-chain currencies, QR code menus, encrypted texts and microchip credit cards, those little CDC-logo flashcards are just pathetic. Even World War II dogtags are harder to forge.

Mr. Biden’s advisors failed to develop a passport plan while he was running for President. His administration specifically rejected passports in April.

America is now paying the price for that mistake.

Now that most employers and retailers recognize the danger, we could be easily blocking the unvaccinated at the doorways to stores, restaurants, bars, theaters, airplanes, buses, subways, hotels, schools and other venues just as easily as Walmart and Target were eventually able to compel their customers to don masks. The vast majority of Americans have cellphones that could display something like New York’s Excelsior passport.

Yes, there will be statehouse demonstrations. And screaming matches and, sadly, even some shootings. Some people don’t like to wear masks or seatbelts; some don’t like gun background checks or paying taxes. But this is why we have store security guards, the police and the highway patrol, the I.R.S., A.T.F. and F.B.I. — and why every state passed quarantine laws back in the 19th century. Sometimes the unwilling must be given a stark choice: whether you are suffering from a sense of murderous rage or from a communicable disease, you can either abide by the law meant to protect your fellow citizens from you — or you can stay in your house. If you do come out and endanger others, you go to jail.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 05, 2021, 11:42:23 AM
Mississippi reports their second highest number ever...

And schools start up there on Monday with masks not required

(https://media.tenor.com/images/573f1dfc01ca754499a066bbb84d5398/tenor.gif)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on August 05, 2021, 01:12:36 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on August 04, 2021, 10:17:18 PM
Quote from: https://donaldgmcneiljr1954.medium.com/what-is-biden-waiting-for-193df3fb4ac9
All of which raises an obvious question: Why in the world do we not yet have federal vaccine passports?

In a land of block-chain currencies, QR code menus, encrypted texts and microchip credit cards, those little CDC-logo flashcards are just pathetic. Even World War II dogtags are harder to forge.

Mr. Biden’s advisors failed to develop a passport plan while he was running for President. His administration specifically rejected passports in April.

America is now paying the price for that mistake.

Now that most employers and retailers recognize the danger, we could be easily blocking the unvaccinated at the doorways to stores, restaurants, bars, theaters, airplanes, buses, subways, hotels, schools and other venues just as easily as Walmart and Target were eventually able to compel their customers to don masks. The vast majority of Americans have cellphones that could display something like New York’s Excelsior passport.

Yes, there will be statehouse demonstrations. And screaming matches and, sadly, even some shootings. Some people don’t like to wear masks or seatbelts; some don’t like gun background checks or paying taxes. But this is why we have store security guards, the police and the highway patrol, the I.R.S., A.T.F. and F.B.I. — and why every state passed quarantine laws back in the 19th century. Sometimes the unwilling must be given a stark choice: whether you are suffering from a sense of murderous rage or from a communicable disease, you can either abide by the law meant to protect your fellow citizens from you — or you can stay in your house. If you do come out and endanger others, you go to jail.

(https://miro.medium.com/fit/c/131/131/1*w4xWkbxe1SagK3TQkLmM5A.jpeg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: who is ted danson? on August 05, 2021, 01:25:35 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOp2cK4YvRM
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 05, 2021, 01:37:46 PM
Well at least they're still proving the statistics right that only 1% of people actually die because of COVID.


RT or rather Russian broadcasting did an 'oopsie' though, they kept airing pieces about how AstraZenica and Pfizer are bad for you and had horrible side effects.
But now Russia is also finding it very difficult to get people to take their own 'safe' vaccine because they've scared everyone.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Bebpo on August 05, 2021, 03:03:27 PM
A co-worker of mine in his late 50s or early 60s who was traveling around the USA for work and having dinners and shaking hands unmasked for the last few weeks and was fully vaxxed with Pfizer in March, got sick last week at a convention in Arizona and cut his trip short and came back to So Cal where he tested positive for Delta. He said it went straight to his lungs but over the weekend said he felt like he was getting better and was sending work emails and that's when I talked to him.

Got an email today he was taken by ambulance to the hospital w/pneumonia. Not sure what the %s are but sure hope he pulls through, he's a good dude. But Delta, especially if you're in the 60+ older crowd, even if fully vaccinated, is pretty scary. I'm thankful I'm still younger when all this is happening, though I wish this all happened when I was like 20-30 and before I was on immune-suppressant lifetime medication!

I was reading about how the pneumonia vaccine seems to help against covid,

https://about.kaiserpermanente.org/our-story/health-research/news/pneumonia-vaccine-may-affect-course-of-covid-19

And my doc had recommended I get the pneumonia vaccine, even though I'm under 65 because I'm immune-suppressed, but looking online it seems my immune-suppressant seriously reduces the efficiency of the pneumonia vaccine so that sucks, but better than nothing I guess?

https://www.janssenmd.com/remicade/dosage-administration/drug-interactions/vaccines/remicade-use-of-pneumococcal-vaccine

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Patients on REMICADE or combined immunosuppression had significantly lower response rates to pneumococcal vaccination (57.7% and 62.5%, respectively) compared to the mesalamine group with 88.6% response (P=0.008 and P=0.02, compared to the control group, respectively). Patients in the azathioprine group had a 78.9% response rate to the vaccination which was not a significantly lower rate vs. the mesalamine group (P=0.43).

Will get the pneumonia shot before my next infusion when my immune suppressant is at the lowest I can for the hopefully extra protection.


Also I can't post about my co-worker getting hospitalized on era without fear of getting banned for "making doom shit up" because it's not fitting their narrative that vaccines are awesome and it's incredibly rare to get anything more than a cold from delta if vaccinated.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 05, 2021, 04:44:08 PM
https://www.680news.com/2021/08/05/quebec-vaccine-passport-system/amp/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 05, 2021, 04:52:40 PM
Quote
Also I can't post about my co-worker getting hospitalized on era without fear of getting banned for "making doom shit up" because it's not fitting their narrative that vaccines are awesome and it's incredibly rare to get anything more than a cold from delta if vaccinated.
And this is why a free exchange of ideas, even if messy is so important.


Hopefully your co-worker makes it. I'm not surprised he thought he was safe, the vaccine was advertised as some sort of 'super cure' but the reality is more complicated.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 06, 2021, 04:31:25 AM
https://twitter.com/oliverdarcy/status/1423362395242704898 (https://twitter.com/oliverdarcy/status/1423362395242704898)

Well that's one way to handle things
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: who is ted danson? on August 06, 2021, 06:16:14 AM
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9867589/Anti-vaxxer-club-boss-56-dies-Covid-mocking-people-getting-experimental-vaccine.html

(https://i.imgur.com/cq7nnAN.png)

Big pharma are killing all the antivaxxers!  :info
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 06, 2021, 06:41:53 AM
The dead by COVID starter pack

(https://www.freelogoservices.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/iStock-498632741.jpg)

(https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/zxxx_662805/W020200129574487470030.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Kurt Russell on August 06, 2021, 06:42:15 AM
Quote from: Potato on August 04, 2021, 09:10:15 PM
As much as i hate to agree with Trump on anything, if I was in charge of a western nation that is disproportionately funding this shitshow of an organisation, I'd be asking what I'm getting in return for my investment...

Dat sweet sweet Chinese soft diplomacy.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 06, 2021, 12:43:50 PM
Covid is the cure to an Idiocracy future

 :rejoice

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on August 06, 2021, 12:49:41 PM
just gave idiocracy a rewatch the other day  :thinking
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 06, 2021, 01:08:42 PM
Quote from: team filler on August 06, 2021, 12:49:41 PM
just gave idiocracy a rewatch the other day  :thinking

I just watched it for the first time while flying United Airlines
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 06, 2021, 04:19:43 PM
https://globalnews.ca/news/8091786/quebec-vaccine-appointments/

Vaccination appointments double in Quebec after province announces vaccine passport plan
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Bebpo on August 06, 2021, 08:18:08 PM
Finally got my vaccine antibody test results from June 2nd. They were just raw data so I had to google around to make sense of it.

My antibodies for if I ever had covid were basically none:

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Qualitative anti-N (Nucleocapsid) IgG:     0.03       (positive: equal to or greater than 1.40)

and my vaccine antibodies 8 weeks after the first shot of Pfizer were:

Quote
Quantitative anti-S (Spike) IgG:        5606.7 AU/mL   (positive: equal to or greater than 50 AU/mL)


Googling around it seems like the average general population antibody count after 2 shots of MRNA is about 8,500 AU/mL mean and 7,500 AU/mL median and again states that anything over 50 AU/mL is considered having immunity protection.

So basically I have plenty of antibodies from the vaccines, but about 1/3rd less than your average person because my immune system is more suppressed. Still seems pretty ok, but maybe means I'll need a booster a bit before most people which I already expected and my doctor suggested. I'll be in line once the boosters start here in the US to get mine.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on August 06, 2021, 09:01:16 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on August 06, 2021, 08:18:08 PM
Finally got my vaccine antibody test results from June 2nd. They were just raw data so I had to google around to make sense of it.

My antibodies for if I ever had covid were basically none:

Quote
Qualitative anti-N (Nucleocapsid) IgG:     0.03       (positive: equal to or greater than 1.40)

and my vaccine antibodies 8 weeks after the first shot of Pfizer were:

Quote
Quantitative anti-S (Spike) IgG:        5606.7 AU/mL   (positive: equal to or greater than 50 AU/mL)


Googling around it seems like the average general population antibody count after 2 shots of MRNA is about 8,500 AU/mL mean and 7,500 AU/mL average and again states that anything over 50 AU/mL is considered having immunity protection.

So basically I have plenty of antibodies from the vaccines, but about 1/3rd less than your average person because my immune system is more suppressed. Still seems pretty ok, but maybe means I'll need a booster a bit before most people which I already expected and my doctor suggested. I'll be in line once the boosters start here in the US to get mine.

Good stuff mate. I'm due to get my first shot this afternoon.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 07, 2021, 05:31:23 AM
Getting my second shot today.

Last time I had serious side effects so we'll see how it goes.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 07, 2021, 09:14:53 AM
Second shot done.

Now lock up all the unvaccinated trash :rash
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 08, 2021, 08:47:07 AM
Second shot took me out too.

Sore arm, Tired af and the shits  :gaas
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 08, 2021, 03:20:42 PM
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/19-of-california-covid-cases-are-breakthroughs/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 08, 2021, 03:27:30 PM
Quote
The fear is that misinterpretation of the numbers will dissuade people from getting vaccinated.

Quote
19% of California COVID cases are breakthroughs

And we all know people read the disclaimer in the article and not just the headline :trumps


Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Bebpo on August 08, 2021, 03:49:01 PM
I just wish the states/government/cdc would be more transparent on breakthrough infections instead of hiding the ball to try to not dissuade vaccination.

When people hide stuff it just automatically makes you assume it's bad. But reading the data it still seems that hospitalizations/deaths are really low for vaccinated which is the main thing. But they're still hiding the ball so much.


I went to a bonfire last night at a open-air windy beach for a bunch of hours. Was about 30 people mingling. I think everyone was vaccinated. No masks the entire beach. People kept coming up to me like 1-2 feet away and wanting to have face to face conversations. I had the conversations, though I may have been awkward and turning sideways to not talk directly to their face, but it gave me anxiety given the current delta wave.

Hopefully didn't get delta from that. Guess I'll know in the next 2 weeks.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 08, 2021, 03:51:38 PM
Open air with some distance should be fine.

Closed spaces with poor ventilation is still the biggest problem.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Bebpo on August 08, 2021, 03:57:28 PM
For sure, though I still think there isn't enough data on open-air and delta.

With the original variant there was enough info that it was almost impossible to get the strain from outdoor mingling. But Delta being so much more transmissible and a lot of transmissions in the UK being outdoor stadium sports matches...ehh, that may not be as accuate.

But yeah talking with a dozen people over a couple hours who are all vaccinated from 1-2 feet away is probably low risk even if it's not 0% risk.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 08, 2021, 07:57:05 PM
Quote
Ontario breakthrough stats: From July 10-24, there were 2171 cases, of which 69.4% were in completely unvaxed people, 20.4% were in one-dosed, and 10.3% were in double-dosed people. In ICUs, there were 39 ICU admissions, of which 26 were in unvaxed people, 8 in one-dosed, and 5 in double-dosed.
OOF
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Bebpo on August 08, 2021, 10:49:00 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on August 08, 2021, 07:57:05 PM
Quote
Ontario breakthrough stats: From July 10-24, there were 2171 cases, of which 69.4% were in completely unvaxed people, 20.4% were in one-dosed, and 10.3% were in double-dosed people. In ICUs, there were 39 ICU admissions, of which 26 were in unvaxed people, 8 in one-dosed, and 5 in double-dosed.
OOF

Yeah, those stats looked good at first with only 10% covid infections being in fully vaccinated people.

13% of ICU patients, not even hospitalized, but close-to-fucking-dying ICU in fully vaccinated people is...less good. Though I guess if none of them die or only like 1 dies it'll stay within the stats we are seeing.

One-dosed unfortunately really doesn't seem to do shit against Delta, so we basically need to just include them in the non-vaxxed group for now.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Raist on August 09, 2021, 12:41:30 AM
Quote from: Bebpo on August 06, 2021, 08:18:08 PM
Finally got my vaccine antibody test results from June 2nd. They were just raw data so I had to google around to make sense of it.

My antibodies for if I ever had covid were basically none:

Quote
Qualitative anti-N (Nucleocapsid) IgG:     0.03       (positive: equal to or greater than 1.40)

Not that it matters in your case, but this test isn't as reliable because there's a lot of cross-reactivity of antibodies to N from various coronaviruses (think common cold). So testing positive for those doesn't necessarily indicate exposure to SARS-CoV2.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 09, 2021, 04:58:42 PM
https://twitter.com/LAWoodwardMD/status/1424766292293132295

To the moon
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 09, 2021, 05:13:32 PM
https://twitter.com/PaoneAntony/status/1424730996738568195 (https://twitter.com/PaoneAntony/status/1424730996738568195)

 :cop
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Kurt Russell on August 09, 2021, 05:19:13 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on August 08, 2021, 03:57:28 PM
For sure, though I still think there isn't enough data on open-air and delta.

Anecdotally, my vaxed nephew contracted covid sitting in a garden with friends. They ordered food together, so I'm not sure if he was just a mong and shared some food or cutlery or something, or whether he really was as careful as he made out - but that could be an open air transmission. If I were you, I'd still exercise caution until there's more data.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 09, 2021, 05:24:05 PM
Quote from: Kurt Russell on August 09, 2021, 05:19:13 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on August 08, 2021, 03:57:28 PM
For sure, though I still think there isn't enough data on open-air and delta.

Anecdotally, my vaxed nephew contracted covid sitting in a garden with friends. They ordered food together, so I'm not sure if he was just a mong and shared some food or cutlery or something, or whether he really was as careful as he made out - but that could be an open air transmission. If I were you, I'd still exercise caution until there's more data.

"Friends" means gay lovers, "garden" means crack den, and "food" means heroin.

You need to keep up with the lingo.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Bebpo on August 09, 2021, 05:30:55 PM
Quote from: Kurt Russell on August 09, 2021, 05:19:13 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on August 08, 2021, 03:57:28 PM
For sure, though I still think there isn't enough data on open-air and delta.

Anecdotally, my vaxed nephew contracted covid sitting in a garden with friends. They ordered food together, so I'm not sure if he was just a mong and shared some food or cutlery or something, or whether he really was as careful as he made out - but that could be an open air transmission. If I were you, I'd still exercise caution until there's more data.

I mean at the end of the day, even if you are outdoors, if a friend/someone is sitting/standing directly across from you and talking straight at your face from a couple feet away for a period of time, it shouldn't matter how diluted the stream is, if infected they are expelling covid particles non-stop straight at your face which you will be breathing in.

If you're outdoors at a garden/beach wherever walking past people and not having conversations with anyone, the transmission would probably be very low
since the particles are just flying around in the environment diluted by the wind.

Unfortunately the world has not created a distinction for outdoor activities between doing activities outdoors and talking to people outdoors.

But having face to face conversations with people unmasked just seems like a contagion vector no matter where you are. So yeah, having conversations with people, even vaccinated people, unmasked in the middle of a huge delta wave seems dangerous. Better to be anti-social or mask up.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on August 09, 2021, 06:01:40 PM
The major difference between the Delta strain and others is that it can be passed on with only fleeting contact. There have been cases where the two people have just been passing each other in the street. This Delta strain is not the same corona virus we've been dealing with for the past 18 months.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Bebpo on August 09, 2021, 06:24:37 PM
Otoh, at the same time it's either not that infectious or the vaccines are working extremely well because the numbers would be exponentially higher than what the world is seeing right now if it was that transmittable. Those seem to be very rare one-off occasions.

Like a country or state with low vaccine rates and a virus that transmittable would basically infect 99% of the population within a week or two or three max.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on August 09, 2021, 06:40:53 PM
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-12/covid-19-antibodies-jakarta-almost-half-of-population/100285384 (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-12/covid-19-antibodies-jakarta-almost-half-of-population/100285384)

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Results from an Indonesian health survey indicate almost half the entire population of Jakarta — 4.7 million people from a population of 10.6 million — have antibodies against COVID-19.

The serological survey, which tested for antibodies in the blood among residents across the capital, showed 44.5 per cent of Jakarta residents had tested positive for the SARS Cov-2 virus by March this year.

However, of the estimated number of residents who had been infected, only 8.1 per cent had actually been confirmed. The rest had gone undetected or had no symptoms at all.

I'd say vaccines are working
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 09, 2021, 06:49:58 PM
The Chinese plan to kill Republican voters and ensure Biden can turn us socialist is working

 :rejoice

https://twitter.com/NikkiFried/status/1424824342131757057

The capitalists at Pfizer are getting wrecked

 :rejoice

https://twitter.com/NikkiFried/status/1424826916985520140

 :juche :juche :juche
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 09, 2021, 06:57:56 PM
https://twitter.com/CBSMiami/status/1424825696921194496 (https://twitter.com/CBSMiami/status/1424825696921194496)

https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/1424863069050638340 (https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/1424863069050638340)

 :rodney
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Bebpo on August 09, 2021, 07:35:22 PM
Does Florida have a really low vaccination rate?

I would have assumed with all the elderly people that make up the GOP base that there'd be a good vaccination rate as all these people get vaccinated so they don't drop dead.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 09, 2021, 08:23:00 PM
NJ first state to hit 3,000/1m deaths

Aka, 1 death for every 333 residents.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Transhuman on August 09, 2021, 08:37:45 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on August 09, 2021, 07:35:22 PM
Does Florida have a really low vaccination rate?

I would have assumed with all the elderly people that make up the GOP base that there'd be a good vaccination rate as all these people get vaccinated so they don't drop dead.

Florida isn't just old people, it's stubborn old people.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: benjipwns on August 09, 2021, 10:48:56 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/x6CoeVt.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: benjipwns on August 09, 2021, 10:52:58 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on August 09, 2021, 07:35:22 PM
Does Florida have a really low vaccination rate?

I would have assumed with all the elderly people that make up the GOP base that there'd be a good vaccination rate as all these people get vaccinated so they don't drop dead.
Florida is just slightly below the average rate actually, it just has a Governor that's leaning into every single Trumpist nonsense he can.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: benjipwns on August 10, 2021, 04:58:31 AM
https://twitter.com/AkivaGoldsman/status/1424821175125872647
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 10, 2021, 08:29:10 AM
2023, Space force fights the vaccinated hordes to retake the MyPillow factory from the Marxists.

(https://64.media.tumblr.com/8ba3e9845a5762df69a90b860ae2b6a1/8e01107746dc0f7f-00/s1280x1920/c45bf483aa3e19e8a3650869be47a79bab3d9358.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: chronovore on August 10, 2021, 10:56:10 AM
Quote from: Nintex on August 09, 2021, 06:57:56 PM
https://twitter.com/CBSMiami/status/1424825696921194496 (https://twitter.com/CBSMiami/status/1424825696921194496)

https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/1424863069050638340 (https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/1424863069050638340)

 :rodney

Anyone else get the feeling a Dead Zone solution would conclude this novel?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on August 10, 2021, 11:14:27 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/ndrew_lawrence/status/1425205063962742792

 :thinking
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on August 10, 2021, 11:16:42 PM
no telling if 5G will be bad or good for us  :biden
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: who is ted danson? on August 11, 2021, 03:19:34 AM
Pfizer dose 2 side effects suck
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: remy on August 11, 2021, 03:24:24 AM
Quote from: who is ted danson? on August 11, 2021, 03:19:34 AM
Pfizer dose 2 side effects suck
I got mine yesterday and the only one I have is a slightly sore arm. Maybe I'm tired or something too? idk?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Don Rumata on August 11, 2021, 03:37:28 AM
Quote from: remy on August 11, 2021, 03:24:24 AM
Quote from: who is ted danson? on August 11, 2021, 03:19:34 AM
Pfizer dose 2 side effects suck
I got mine yesterday and the only one I have is a slightly sore arm. Maybe I'm tired or something too? idk?
eh, both me and my brother had almost 0 side effects to both shots, sore arms, slight daze and maybe a bit of tiredness in the following 24 hours, but that's it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: who is ted danson? on August 11, 2021, 04:42:43 AM
Quote from: Don Rumata on August 11, 2021, 03:37:28 AM
Quote from: remy on August 11, 2021, 03:24:24 AM
Quote from: who is ted danson? on August 11, 2021, 03:19:34 AM
Pfizer dose 2 side effects suck
I got mine yesterday and the only one I have is a slightly sore arm. Maybe I'm tired or something too? idk?
eh, both me and my brother had almost 0 side effects to both shots, sore arms, slight daze and maybe a bit of tiredness in the following 24 hours, but that's it.

I had nothing with the first, but this one gave me a fever, bad headache etc.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on August 11, 2021, 04:50:04 AM
I had nothing from both but the customary sore arm :win
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: who is ted danson? on August 11, 2021, 08:45:34 AM
I think I'm back to normal  8)

Time to lick public handrails   :rash
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on August 11, 2021, 09:26:16 AM
I took a test for the first time since I have a flight in a couple of days. Goddamn nurse fucking deepthroated me so hard with the swab I made audible gagging sounds  :six:
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on August 11, 2021, 12:45:29 PM
that's p hot tbh. not edging ward hot, but that nurse was training your throat  :kinison
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Kurt Russell on August 11, 2021, 01:32:56 PM
Reaching herd immunity is "not a possibility" with the current Delta variant, the head of the Oxford Vaccine Group has said. Giving evidence to MPs on Tuesday, Prof Sir Andrew Pollard said the fact that vaccines did not stop the spread of Covid meant reaching the threshold for overall immunity in the population was "mythical." "The problem with this virus is [it is] not measles. If 95% of people were vaccinated against measles, the virus cannot transmit in the population," he told the all-party parliamentary group (APPG) on coronavirus. "The Delta variant will still infect people who have been vaccinated. And that does mean that anyone who's still unvaccinated at some point will meet the virus ... and we don't have anything that will [completely] stop that transmission."

Although the existing vaccines are very effective at preventing serious Covid illness and death, they do not stop a fully vaccinated person from being infected by the virus that causes Covid-19. The concept of herd or population immunity relies on a large majority of a population gaining immunity -- either through vaccination or previous infection -- which, in turn, provides indirect protection from an infectious disease for the unvaccinated and those who have never been previously infected. Data from a recent React study conducted by Imperial College London suggests that fully vaccinated people aged 18 to 64 have about a 49% lower risk of being infected compared with unvaccinated people. The findings also indicated that fully vaccinated people were about half as likely to test positive after coming into contact with someone who had Covid (3.84%, down from 7.23%).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on August 11, 2021, 03:06:18 PM
Quote from: who is ted danson? on August 11, 2021, 03:19:34 AM
Pfizer dose 2 side effects suck

I had side effects both times. Most were gone after a day, though, fortunately.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on August 11, 2021, 09:07:23 PM
https://twitter.com/healthyfla/status/1425550235288363018

 :whoo
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: HaughtyFrank on August 12, 2021, 09:43:45 AM
https://twitter.com/twlldun/status/1425419492033708032
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on August 12, 2021, 09:53:30 AM


CYM after I CIYM
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Post by: Nintex on August 12, 2021, 01:23:36 PM
I wonder how many folks that don't want to get vaccinated are in reality just afraid of needles or whatever and simply used the 5G and infertility conspiracies to hide their fears.
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Post by: james on August 12, 2021, 01:33:53 PM
Quote from: Nintex on August 12, 2021, 01:23:36 PM
I wonder how many folks that don't want to get vaccinated are in reality just afraid of needles or whatever and simply used the 5G and infertility conspiracies to hide their fears.

99.9%.

Thats why we need an ad campaign where macho men start calling unvaxxed people like bitch babies scared of a needle whaa whaa stay home bitches


Also, hope no one needs anything from China

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China partly shut the world’s third-busiest container port after a worker became infected with Covid, threatening more damage to already fragile supply chains and global trade as a key shopping season nears.

All inbound and outbound container services at Meishan terminal in Ningbo-Zhoushan port were halted Wednesday until further notice due to a “system disruption,” according to a statement from the port. An employee tested positive for coronavirus, the eastern Chinese city’s government said.

The closed terminal accounts for about 25% of container cargo through the port, calculates security consultant GardaWorld, which said “the suspension could severely impact cargo handling and shipping.” Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd AG said there will be a delay in sailings.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-12/world-third-busiest-port-partly-shut-due-to-covid-outbreak
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Post by: Potato on August 12, 2021, 05:08:26 PM
Who would have thought allowing one country (and an authoritarian dictatorship at that) to become the manufacturing base of the entire world would lead to massive problems?
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Post by: james on August 13, 2021, 01:32:07 AM
Im looking at the US summer surge last year, and the increases lasted between 2 and 3 months.

IE, the SD surge started with Surgis in August and didnt reach peak until November.

Our current surge can be traced directly to July 4th, so its been a month.

That means the current records being seen in the south have a lot of room to increase.
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Post by: Rufus on August 14, 2021, 08:43:52 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjafLCvejQA
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 14, 2021, 11:01:29 AM
Ontario's cases are not great  :(
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Post by: Bebpo on August 14, 2021, 05:16:40 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on August 14, 2021, 11:01:29 AM
Ontario's cases are not great  :(

Is there anywhere in the world that is doing great?

Feels like Delta is too transmissible and is wrecking the world. Some places much worse than others like USA, but it's still causing problems almost everywhere.

It's pretty depressing that the world was starting to get past covid and then Delta destroyed so much progress. Feels inevitable with all these cases that a new major variant will come next, but maybe we'll be real lucky. The Lambda/Epsilon variants don't seem like a big deal thankfully. We still haven't hit any major monsterous transformation like what happened between the original strains -> Delta.

Feels like with how wildfire spreading Delta is, that in the soon future the world will be past Delta because it will just have maximized possible spread. So everything imo depends on the next variant and random luck. If no worse variant arises, I'd imagine the world will be mostly past covid (aka low cases worldwide) by early next year.
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Post by: Kurt Russell on August 14, 2021, 06:13:30 PM
Separately, the public health agency said another variant on the rise in the U.K., a strain known as B.1.621 that was discovered in Colombia, has shown signs of evading the immune response triggered by Covid-19 vaccines or previous infection.

 :waluigi
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Post by: Bebpo on August 14, 2021, 07:23:19 PM
Quote from: Kurt Russell on August 14, 2021, 06:13:30 PM
Separately, the public health agency said another variant on the rise in the U.K., a strain known as B.1.621 that was discovered in Colombia, has shown signs of evading the immune response triggered by Covid-19 vaccines or previous infection.

 :waluigi

They've said that about every single variant so far. See the Lambda/Epilson news story on this page or the previous one. All these variants push back against antibodies, but so far they all just reduce the effectiveness and don't completely knock neutralize them.

Still definitely could happen, but these variants have to be out for a few months and studied before they figure out anything definitive on them.
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Post by: chronovore on August 14, 2021, 10:39:47 PM
Anyone think maybe it would be a good idea to encourage China to end wet markets?
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Post by: Potato on August 15, 2021, 03:09:46 AM
Quote from: Bebpo on August 14, 2021, 05:16:40 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on August 14, 2021, 11:01:29 AM
Ontario's cases are not great  :(

Is there anywhere in the world that is doing great?

Feels like Delta is too transmissible and is wrecking the world. Some places much worse than others like USA, but it's still causing problems almost everywhere.

It's pretty depressing that the world was starting to get past covid and then Delta destroyed so much progress. Feels inevitable with all these cases that a new major variant will come next, but maybe we'll be real lucky. The Lambda/Epsilon variants don't seem like a big deal thankfully. We still haven't hit any major monsterous transformation like what happened between the original strains -> Delta.

Feels like with how wildfire spreading Delta is, that in the soon future the world will be past Delta because it will just have maximized possible spread. So everything imo depends on the next variant and random luck. If no worse variant arises, I'd imagine the world will be mostly past covid (aka low cases worldwide) by early next year.
My state has successfully eliminated a Delta outbreak in a matter of a couple of weeks.
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Post by: Potato on August 15, 2021, 03:11:43 AM
Quote from: chronovore on August 14, 2021, 10:39:47 PM
Anyone think maybe it would be a good idea to encourage China to end wet markets?
No. If you believe it originated in a wet market, I have a bridge to sell you.
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Post by: HardcoreRetro on August 15, 2021, 03:28:49 AM
Quote from: chronovore on August 14, 2021, 10:39:47 PM
Anyone think maybe it would be a good idea to encourage China to end wet markets?

Most of em are just regular markets. It'd be dumb as hell to get rid of them. Get rid of the ones with exotic animals and bad living conditions for the animals. Because that shit is terrible with or without the virus either way.
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Post by: Raist on August 15, 2021, 05:22:32 AM
Quote from: Raist on August 04, 2021, 04:41:29 PM
Another BBC gem yesterday:

Covid cases and hospital admissions down - is it over? (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-58078900)

Today cases are back up to near 30K, from 21K yesterday.

That's ~40 times more cases than in August 2020 btw. When restrictions were essentially non-existent. With no vaccines.

:picard


iS It oVer?




(https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/10B5B/production/_119934486_optimised-uk_daily_cases_with_ra_14aug-nc.png)

(https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/1597B/production/_119934488_optimised-hospital_admissions_facet_14aug-nc.png)


Well done Nick you bloody muppet.
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Post by: Nintex on August 15, 2021, 05:43:16 PM
Quote from: chronovore on August 14, 2021, 10:39:47 PM
Anyone think maybe it would be a good idea to encourage China to end wet markets?
And bio weapon labs
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Post by: Potato on August 15, 2021, 10:02:58 PM
Hot take time: The whole bat eating story feeds from western racism against the Chinese that they will "eat anything" and was successfully used by the CCP to smokescreen the lab leak which started the pandemic.
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Post by: Bebpo on August 16, 2021, 03:51:50 AM
I don't think it was a lab leak, or at least not some type of weaponized leak. I'd buy that it was just something from nature they were studying at that lab that got out. But I definitely don't think it came from the wet markets at this point.

Sure seems like it was already out and about in the world before that. Didn't they find that by the time of the wet market it had already been through five mutations?
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Post by: Potato on August 16, 2021, 04:15:56 AM
Quote from: Bebpo on August 16, 2021, 03:51:50 AM
I don't think it was a lab leak, or at least not some type of weaponized leak. I'd buy that it was just something from nature they were studying at that lab that got out. But I definitely don't think it came from the wet markets at this point.

Sure seems like it was already out and about in the world before that. Didn't they find that by the time of the wet market it had already been through five mutations?
Not sure about the mutations. Definitely an accidental leak though, not intentional.
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Post by: Tripon on August 16, 2021, 11:19:52 AM
There was two different Wuhan strains affecting people at the same time in Wuhan. Nobody in the lab leak theory has an answer to that.
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Post by: Nintex on August 16, 2021, 02:52:15 PM
Quote from: Tripon on August 16, 2021, 11:19:52 AM
There was two different Wuhan strains affecting people at the same time in Wuhan. Nobody in the lab leak theory has an answer to that.
We know China falsified data and then tried to delete the falsified data but some autisty kept a back-up in his personal Google Drive.  :doge

In any case, where the hell is Mike? We need a COVID SYMPOSIUM!
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Post by: Bebpo on August 17, 2021, 01:31:41 AM
I'm trying to judge Delta safety in the face of upcoming events and whether to get tickets or not.

Would you guys go to a indie seated musical indoors for 2-3 hours at warehouse with max capacity around 130 people if they required proof of vaccination and masks worn the entire time? And given that it's not a pitbull concert or something mainstream where dumbass people may use fake vaccine cards and shit, everyone really will be vaccinated (plus they are only taking scanned QR codes from the CA state website as proof).

I mean vaccinated + masked seems pretty safe and I haven't seen a single article about a delta spread caused between vaccinated people at a masked event. But just PTSD from the last 1.5 years has me hesitant about indoor stuff with 100 people+
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Post by: Kurt Russell on August 17, 2021, 05:10:16 AM
Quote from: Potato on August 15, 2021, 10:02:58 PM
Hot take time: The whole bat eating story feeds from western racism against the Chinese that they will "eat anything"

(https://abload.de/img/images3okii.jpg)

Quote from: Bebpo on August 17, 2021, 01:31:41 AM
I'm trying to judge Delta safety in the face of upcoming events and whether to get tickets or not.

Would you guys go to a indie seated musical indoors for 2-3 hours at warehouse with max capacity around 130 people if they required proof of vaccination and masks worn the entire time?

:itagaki

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And given that it's not a pitbull concert

 :donot

Quote from: Tripon on August 16, 2021, 11:19:52 AM
There was two different Wuhan strains affecting people at the same time in Wuhan. Nobody in the lab leak theory has an answer to that.

Yes, because its impossible that a leaky lab could have been working on two genetically different strains at the same time.
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Post by: Potato on August 17, 2021, 06:57:52 AM
Quote from: Tripon on August 16, 2021, 11:19:52 AM
There was two different Wuhan strains affecting people at the same time in Wuhan. Nobody in the lab leak theory has an answer to that.
Isn't that just indicating that the outbreak started well before the CCP admitted there was a problem? That it had been in the Wuhan population long enough to mutate?
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Post by: Nintex on August 17, 2021, 10:10:54 AM
https://twitter.com/wmiddelkoop/status/1427618950586699783 (https://twitter.com/wmiddelkoop/status/1427618950586699783)

That's a cool name for a camp where you can concentrate
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Post by: james on August 17, 2021, 12:46:12 PM
Israel, the "most vaccinated country in the world*" is about to hit their highest ever daily case number.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/israel/
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 17, 2021, 01:23:33 PM
Don't think Isreal has been the most vaccinated for a while

https://ourworldindata.org/explorers/coronavirus-data-explorer?zoomToSelection=true&facet=none&pickerSort=desc&pickerMetric=total_vaccinations&Metric=People+vaccinated&Interval=Cumulative&Relative+to+Population=true&Align+outbreaks=false&country=CAN~USA~GBR~ESP~ISR

https://ourworldindata.org/explorers/coronavirus-data-explorer?zoomToSelection=true&facet=none&pickerSort=desc&pickerMetric=total_vaccinations&Metric=People+fully+vaccinated&Interval=Cumulative&Relative+to+Population=true&Align+outbreaks=false&country=CAN~USA~GBR~ESP~ISR
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Post by: james on August 17, 2021, 02:42:40 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on August 17, 2021, 01:23:33 PM
Don't think Isreal has been the most vaccinated for a while

https://ourworldindata.org/explorers/coronavirus-data-explorer?zoomToSelection=true&facet=none&pickerSort=desc&pickerMetric=total_vaccinations&Metric=People+vaccinated&Interval=Cumulative&Relative+to+Population=true&Align+outbreaks=false&country=CAN~USA~GBR~ESP~ISR

https://ourworldindata.org/explorers/coronavirus-data-explorer?zoomToSelection=true&facet=none&pickerSort=desc&pickerMetric=total_vaccinations&Metric=People+fully+vaccinated&Interval=Cumulative&Relative+to+Population=true&Align+outbreaks=false&country=CAN~USA~GBR~ESP~ISR

I know, hence the asterisk. They claim it though. You know how the jews can be 
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Post by: james on August 17, 2021, 05:19:53 PM
Governor of Texas has the rona

 :tauntaun :delicious :success :woody :girlaff :crowdlaff :birb
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Post by: team filler on August 17, 2021, 08:36:22 PM
https://twitter.com/NBCLA/status/1427498520513327131


 :jawalrus :gun
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Post by: Bebpo on August 18, 2021, 12:22:05 AM
Uhhhhhhhhh

Someone is really stupid who set that up. The people getting a shot on site will still not be vaccinated for the event. Though I guess the idea is they will be vaccinated for a game in the future.
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Post by: Tuckers Law on August 18, 2021, 02:06:08 AM
Quote from: james on August 17, 2021, 05:19:53 PM
Governor of Texas has the rona

 :tauntaun :delicious :success :woody :girlaff :crowdlaff :birb

Good, I hope he dies, fuck Abbott.  Our AG is the next that needs to, as well.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 18, 2021, 09:07:18 AM

Ford and Lecce present their back to school safety plan, “Pick the sick kids last during Phys-ed” (https://www.thebeaverton.com/2021/08/ford-and-lecce-present-their-back-to-school-safety-plan-pick-the-sick-kids-last-during-phys-ed/)
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Post by: Joe Molotov on August 18, 2021, 11:28:21 AM
Quote from: Tuckers Law on August 18, 2021, 02:06:08 AM
Quote from: james on August 17, 2021, 05:19:53 PM
Governor of Texas has the rona

 :tauntaun :delicious :success :woody :girlaff :crowdlaff :birb

Good, I hope he dies, fuck Abbott.  Our AG is the next that needs to, as well.

He won't cuz he got vaxxed. Instead he'll have a light case, recover, and say that covid is nbd.
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Post by: Nintex on August 18, 2021, 01:19:40 PM
https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1428003280098140164 (https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1428003280098140164)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx00LHagvxM
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on August 19, 2021, 01:07:03 PM
are those US officials being told to say that by pfizer etc tho :money

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Post by: team filler on August 19, 2021, 05:11:54 PM
can you mix n match  ???

if I got the pfizer, can I follow up with a moderna booster  :)
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Post by: Tripon on August 20, 2021, 12:45:15 AM

Quote from: Tripon on August 16, 2021, 11:19:52 AM
There was two different Wuhan strains affecting people at the same time in Wuhan. Nobody in the lab leak theory has an answer to that.

Yes, because its impossible that a leaky lab could have been working on two genetically different strains at the same time.
[/quote]

Okay, you tell me how two different strains of the same virus leaked at the same time.
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Post by: Nintex on August 20, 2021, 01:58:28 PM
Quote from: team filler on August 19, 2021, 05:11:54 PM
can you mix n match  ???

if I got the pfizer, can I follow up with a moderna booster  :)
You can actually.

After Astra Zenica was halted a bunch of folks got Pfizer or Moderna as a second shot.
Turns out the AZ/Pfizer combo provides the best protection against the virus.


Canada is radicalizing fast with this nut job at the helm
https://twitter.com/punditclass/status/1428537571676618756 (https://twitter.com/punditclass/status/1428537571676618756)
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Post by: Bebpo on August 20, 2021, 09:11:21 PM
Yeah, I wish there was some official recommendation to mix and match for booster shots because some studies make it look like that would give better protection but pretty sure all the boosters in the USA are just gonna be a 3rd shot of whatever you got for the first two.
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Post by: Nintex on August 21, 2021, 12:30:23 PM
UnMute protests in the Netherlands

https://twitter.com/ScarlettFlirts/status/1429084152436076544 (https://twitter.com/ScarlettFlirts/status/1429084152436076544)

https://twitter.com/Baszert/status/1429084532658036736 (https://twitter.com/Baszert/status/1429084532658036736)
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Post by: team filler on August 21, 2021, 12:38:09 PM
dutch thotties outchea  :shaq


go out and protests for your rights, nintex  :)
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Post by: Nintex on August 21, 2021, 01:25:21 PM
Planning a trip to Switzerland next weekend, not going to risk catching COVID from the sheeple  :snob
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Post by: team filler on August 21, 2021, 01:27:14 PM
swiss whores  :bow :bow :bow :swiss :bow2 :bow2 :bow2
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Post by: T-Short on August 22, 2021, 03:17:51 PM
another one of these

https://twitter.com/steinkobbe/status/1429196424084926472
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Post by: Nintex on August 22, 2021, 03:28:31 PM
https://twitter.com/chris_notcapn/status/1429256171760885767 (https://twitter.com/chris_notcapn/status/1429256171760885767)

 :trumps
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on August 22, 2021, 04:06:45 PM
the deep-state and Corp media should swallow their pride and start giving trump big credit for the vaccine imo :rollsafe
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Post by: tiesto on August 23, 2021, 09:58:51 AM
Full FDA support for Pfizer now. Wonder how the "I'm not taking it because it's not fully FDA approved" people will move the goalposts now.
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Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on August 23, 2021, 10:07:57 AM
Quote from: tiesto on August 23, 2021, 09:58:51 AM
Full FDA support for Pfizer now. Wonder how the "I'm not taking it because it's not fully FDA approved" people will move the goalposts now.

"The FDA is just a puppet for the liberal Biden Regime"
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Post by: BIONIC on August 23, 2021, 10:27:23 AM
Quote from: Cauliflower Of Love on August 23, 2021, 10:07:57 AM
Quote from: tiesto on August 23, 2021, 09:58:51 AM
Full FDA support for Pfizer now. Wonder how the "I'm not taking it because it's not fully FDA approved" people will move the goalposts now.

"The FDA is just a puppet for the liberal Biden Regime"

You mean it isn’t?  :gurl  :kermit
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Post by: james on August 23, 2021, 11:12:29 AM
Can you imagine if they rejected it though,

Would be worth it for the lols

In Minecraft
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Post by: Pissy F Benny on August 23, 2021, 11:19:53 AM
The FDA: LOL this shit will actually kill you Alex Jones was right

Everyone who had it: :dead

Antivaxxers:  :patel

:info
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Post by: Nintex on August 23, 2021, 12:49:51 PM
FDA approved vaccine :nope

TRUMP approved vaccine :ohyeah

Quote
"If it doesn't work you'll be the first to know" - Donald J. Trump
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Post by: T-Short on August 23, 2021, 02:02:26 PM
Quote from: tiesto on August 23, 2021, 09:58:51 AM
Full FDA support for Pfizer now. Wonder how the "I'm not taking it because it's not fully FDA approved" people will move the goalposts now.

Don't worry

https://twitter.com/JonathanDylla/status/1429805170314158085
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Post by: T-Short on August 23, 2021, 02:13:51 PM
https://twitter.com/mauro_txt/status/1429840689345466370
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Raist on August 23, 2021, 02:59:27 PM
Another fantastic piece by the BBC

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-58281664

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Case numbers now are more than 30 times higher than at the same point last year and are showing signs of climbing again.

So what does this all mean and where might we be heading?

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However, this still reflects how far we've come with vaccination - if there had been 37,000 cases a day last summer it would have had a severe impact on the NHS. Instead jabs are saving lives.

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Now, because of increased testing for events and trips abroad, we're picking up people without symptoms, too. Again, that's down to the success of the vaccine programme.


I mean that's one way to look at it.

Another way to look at it is that at similar times of the year (summer, when spread is going to be less severe), with essentially the same level of restrictions (i.e. none), but no test and trace, no travel restrictions whatsoever, and no vaccines, there were 30x fewer cases last year.

WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY A BIG PROBLEM.


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What really matters now is the number of people becoming so ill that they need hospital treatment.

What also REALLY matters is to not have that level of spread among an imperfectly vaccinated population. Because guess what you're more likely to be running into? Escape variants!


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Prof Hunter said: "Pretty much everybody was predicting that cases would rocket and they fell.

I'm pretty sure there were quite a few people expecting that it wouldn't necessarily skyrocket, because one key factor encouraging the spread (despite what Bojo and his pals said, and the BBC didn't dare question this once) i.e. schools, would be gone over the summer.


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But might we be nearing the end?

Yes I'm sure it's a great idea to suggest this again, after your last article titled asking "iS CovID OVeR lOLz?" a few weeks ago when cases started dipping a little bit.


Fucking morons.
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Post by: Great Rumbler on August 23, 2021, 03:03:22 PM
Quote from: tiesto on August 23, 2021, 09:58:51 AM
Full FDA support for Pfizer now. Wonder how the "I'm not taking it because it's not fully FDA approved" people will move the goalposts now.

Vaccinated people: :success :win

Anti-vaxxers: :ltg :rage
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Post by: Nintex on August 23, 2021, 03:19:15 PM
When schools and universities open up again after everyone is back from summer vacation, it will be clear how things stand in Europe.

In the Netherlands we have the bare minimum in COVID regulations. The government tries to get attention from time to time (currently people that watch sports are told they shouldn't leave their seats) but everyone knows the ship has already sailed.
When we look at France, Australia or Canada from our point of view it is complete madness and unnecessary to still do lockdowns, wear masks and have people carry a health pass.

The only thing that has stuck is working from home, ordering shit online and not shaking hands.  :idont

Our government plans to send everyone a free test at the end of the summer, to make sure people won't take COVID to school/work after the summer.

I feel like the UK is following the same trajectory as us, high vaccination rates too and the 'explosion' of cases that everyone feared when regulations were scrapped didn't happen.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Bebpo on August 23, 2021, 03:55:28 PM
My gf's going to Florida on Sunday to take a cruise from there. Don't feel great about that at all. Nothing I can do about it though, we've had discussions and it's her choice. I'm going to hope she doesn't get delta or one of the newer strains there and ask her to quarantine upon return and take a covid test about 4-5 days after returning before I see her. Seems like the best we can do given the situation. :derp

From all the info I'm seeing about Florida I truly believe it's impossible to fly into Florida and go around and fly out and not catch covid, even fully vaccinated.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Raist on August 23, 2021, 04:03:19 PM
Florida AND a cruise?

YOLO I guess.
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Post by: team filler on August 23, 2021, 04:08:26 PM
if you asked the average person "what is the best most surefire way to catch covid?" number one answer would be going to florida and taking a cruise   :) she's doing it just for fun  :smug
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Post by: Bebpo on August 23, 2021, 04:10:04 PM
I actually feel Cruises are pretty safe given the newest information we've been getting. They're constantly testing, only taking on vaccinated people, are 99% outdoors sea air and then indoors in your own cabin and dining.

There are dozens or hundreds of cruises going on currently with regularly testing and only 1 or 2 have had covid case outbreaks and those that have like that Carnival Cruise in Belize that had 27 people test positive...only 1 person was a passenger and they were likely the person who started it all. No other passengers got it, only the crew who are in tight indoor living situations on cruises.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-13/27-people-aboard-carnival-cruise-test-positive-for-covid-19

There hasn't been a single pre-vaccines cruise outbreak yet where 70% of everyone on board gets it. Keep in mind in the above one 27 people got it out of like 4,500 or something. That's a .6% chance of catching it on a cruise where there's actually an outbreak.

Honestly if I was on a cruise leaving Seattle or Canada or something I'd feel safer than being in a lot of places in the USA atm. So I'm not worried about her catching covid on the cruise. Just worried about getting to the cruise in covid capital Florida and getting back from it. If I was going to Florida I'd buy a fucking hazmat suit.
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Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on August 23, 2021, 04:11:49 PM
Weren't the first reports of vaccinated people catching delta from florida cruises?
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Post by: Bebpo on August 23, 2021, 04:13:22 PM
To be fair they weren't enforcing proof of vaccination on cruises until like a month ago.
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Post by: Lonewulfeus on August 23, 2021, 06:21:52 PM
Cruises were notorious for spreading disease prior to covid.  I get they are trying to take covid very seriously, but all it takes is 1 person to slip through the cracks and you will be getting an outbreak.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Kurt Russell on August 23, 2021, 07:06:50 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on August 23, 2021, 03:55:28 PM
My gf's going to Florida on Sunday to take a cruise from there. Don't feel great about that at all. Nothing I can do about it though, we've had discussions and it's her choice. I'm going to hope she doesn't get delta or one of the newer strains there and ask her to quarantine upon return and take a covid test about 4-5 days after returning before I see her. Seems like the best we can do given the situation. :derp

From what I've seen on MTV Spring Break, she should be more worried about Syphilis.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Bebpo on August 23, 2021, 07:34:51 PM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on August 23, 2021, 06:21:52 PM
Cruises were notorious for spreading disease prior to covid.  I get they are trying to take covid very seriously, but all it takes is 1 person to slip through the cracks and you will be getting an outbreak.

But that is happening! See above link about Carnival cruise where 1 person slipped through and there was an outbreak.

And out of 3,000 passengers, only 1 passenger got infected! And they could have been the passenger that brought it onboard in the first place.

Idk, I'm not pro-cruise at all and think yeah they're plague ships, but every block down the street where I live feels more dangerous than a cruise just going by the latest statistics. My friends went karaoke last weekend for a birthday. Drunk group of vaccinated people shouting in a small room for hours = I'd rather take my chances on a cruise lol

Quote from: Kurt Russell on August 23, 2021, 07:06:50 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on August 23, 2021, 03:55:28 PM
My gf's going to Florida on Sunday to take a cruise from there. Don't feel great about that at all. Nothing I can do about it though, we've had discussions and it's her choice. I'm going to hope she doesn't get delta or one of the newer strains there and ask her to quarantine upon return and take a covid test about 4-5 days after returning before I see her. Seems like the best we can do given the situation. :derp

From what I've seen on MTV Spring Break, she should be more worried about Syphilis.

But to get Syphilis don't you need to ---ohhhhh  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 23, 2021, 07:57:14 PM
Carnival had someone die of covid on the ship last week
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Post by: team filler on August 23, 2021, 08:08:29 PM
and for that person the carnival will never end  :)
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Post by: zomgee on August 24, 2021, 12:23:46 AM
The hospital I work at finally called for the vaccine mandate today for all employees. They were just waiting on FDA approval.

The ride has started.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Bebpo on August 24, 2021, 03:12:40 AM
Quote from: Raist on August 23, 2021, 04:03:19 PM
Florida AND a cruise?

YOLO I guess.

Quote from: team filler on August 23, 2021, 04:08:26 PM
if you asked the average person "what is the best most surefire way to catch covid?" number one answer would be going to florida and taking a cruise   :) she's doing it just for fun  :smug

Actually it's Florida + Cruise + The Bahamas which as of 10 hours ago are now USA travel advisory risk 4 tier area

https://thepointsguy.com/news/travel-advisory-bahamas/

Anyhow, I tried talking about it tonight but got nowhere. She's like I'm vaccinated and I wear a mask and am careful, I'll be fine.

 :'(

I mean at the end of the day it's her life. Doesn't effect me if I don't see her until post a quarantine period. But since I actually do care about her it sucks because I think this is a terrible idea and she won't listen.

Also I got her a pack of quality N95 masks for the trip and she didn't know what an N95 mask is. I guess your average person doesn't know the difference between masks still 1.5 years into the pandemic? Seems weird to me but I'm very high internet information consumer.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: who is ted danson? on August 24, 2021, 03:43:27 AM
https://twitter.com/tarahaelle/status/1428595400143933444

 :lol :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 24, 2021, 09:46:48 AM
Quote from: Bebpo on August 24, 2021, 03:12:40 AM
Actually it's Florida + Cruise + The Bahamas which as of 10 hours ago are now USA travel advisory risk 4 tier area

Maybe this is her way of breaking up with you?

:fbm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Kurt Russell on August 24, 2021, 10:02:44 AM
Quote from: Bebpo on August 24, 2021, 03:12:40 AM

I mean at the end of the day it's her life. Doesn't effect me if I don't see her until post a quarantine period. But since I actually do care about her it sucks because I think this is a terrible idea and she won't listen.

 :fbm

If it's any consolation, on the balance of probability she'll probably be okay - even when she's inevitably exposed to the kung flu.

Must be frustrating for you though - are you going to have a little distance from her when she gets back, to avoid potentially picking up anything?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 24, 2021, 10:08:17 AM
Zika

:fbm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on August 24, 2021, 02:06:28 PM
https://twitter.com/manaf12hassan/status/1430178631494639619
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Bebpo on August 24, 2021, 03:00:31 PM
I think I'm going to go get my booster shot today. Supposedly it's just walk-in at Walgreens in the USA. Fingers crossed I don't get fucked up like shot #2.

Quote from: Kurt Russell on August 24, 2021, 10:02:44 AM
Quote from: Bebpo on August 24, 2021, 03:12:40 AM

I mean at the end of the day it's her life. Doesn't effect me if I don't see her until post a quarantine period. But since I actually do care about her it sucks because I think this is a terrible idea and she won't listen.

 :fbm

If it's any consolation, on the balance of probability she'll probably be okay - even when she's inevitably exposed to the kung flu.

Must be frustrating for you though - are you going to have a little distance from her when she gets back, to avoid potentially picking up anything?

Yeah, we don't live together so if I don't actively try to see her I won't. I'm going to not see her for like 7-10 days, and I'll ask her to get a covid test to make sure she's clear.

That said, I haven't told her this yet. I don't want her to feel guilty about going on her trip and if she's going to go anyways she might as well have a good time and not be bummed. So I'm not going to say anything about not seeing her after she gets back until she lands and is back.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on August 24, 2021, 03:19:58 PM
https://twitter.com/JoriEpstein/status/1430168805196640277

That's my President, Owner and GM :rejoice
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Post by: team filler on August 24, 2021, 05:45:13 PM
komrade jerry  :juche
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 25, 2021, 10:24:58 AM
https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1430531849898635264 (https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1430531849898635264)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on August 25, 2021, 10:31:33 AM
Quote from: Nintex on August 25, 2021, 10:24:58 AM
https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1430531849898635264 (https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1430531849898635264)

https://twitter.com/InternetHippo/status/1430536141225160710
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Post by: Raist on August 25, 2021, 04:50:02 PM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-58328945

Quote
Scotland's record number of Covid cases is partly being fuelled by the return of schools after the summer holidays, the deputy first minister has said.



:pika
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Post by: Nintex on August 25, 2021, 05:05:10 PM
We need Dr. James to crunch these numbers, how many will be infected?
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Post by: chronovore on August 25, 2021, 06:04:51 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on August 23, 2021, 03:55:28 PM
My gf's going to Florida on Sunday to take a cruise from there. Don't feel great about that at all. Nothing I can do about it though, we've had discussions and it's her choice. I'm going to hope she doesn't get delta or one of the newer strains there and ask her to quarantine upon return and take a covid test about 4-5 days after returning before I see her. Seems like the best we can do given the situation. :derp

From all the info I'm seeing about Florida I truly believe it's impossible to fly into Florida and go around and fly out and not catch covid, even fully vaccinated.

Sorry to tell ya, Bebsy, but you’ve been putting your dick in crazy.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: benjipwns on August 25, 2021, 10:09:46 PM
https://twitter.com/US_FDA/status/1429050070243192839
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mr Gilhaney on August 25, 2021, 10:25:38 PM
Explain my horse cock then
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Post by: T-Short on August 26, 2021, 03:07:51 AM
https://twitter.com/nathanTbernard/status/1430550560235733002

what a brain trust
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Post by: Nintex on August 27, 2021, 08:39:09 AM
The Japanese government recommends using it
https://twitter.com/brenontheroad/status/1429624844379824129 (https://twitter.com/brenontheroad/status/1429624844379824129)


Denmark with a 80% vaccination rate has declared COVID is no longer a threat and will scale back measures accordingly.
After The Netherlands and the UK the third country to do so I think.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Transhuman on August 27, 2021, 08:49:00 AM
One doctor doesn't represent the entire Japanese Government
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Great Rumbler on August 27, 2021, 12:58:34 PM
Quote from: Transhuman on August 27, 2021, 08:49:00 AM
One doctor doesn't represent the entire Japanese Government

https://www.techarp.com/science/greenlight-ivermectin-japan/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: chronovore on August 27, 2021, 02:40:44 PM
Quote from: Mr Gilhaney on August 25, 2021, 10:25:38 PM
Explain my horse cock then

You live in Asia and have been comparing it to locals in the public baths?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 27, 2021, 05:49:33 PM
https://twitter.com/business/status/1430843038054690816 (https://twitter.com/business/status/1430843038054690816)

 :ohhh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on August 27, 2021, 07:26:55 PM
Some of you are alright, don’t take the horse medicine.

(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/727012094674731008/880835949959987260/20210827_142414.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on August 27, 2021, 08:28:33 PM
But it was on Joe Rogan  :rogan
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 29, 2021, 09:20:19 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pd8P12BXebo

Idiots
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: chronovore on August 30, 2021, 12:42:54 PM
My blood pressure shot up unhealthily and I was unable to finish watching that.

I'm listening to You Are Not So Smart's podcast on talking to people who are "vaccine hesitant." It makes a number of good points about how to think about the swathes of people who are not willing to take the vaccine, and ways to engage them. But I'm already in Idaho, dealing with my mother, who has dementia. It's difficult enough to deal with irrationality in my own mother. People with brains that are arguably working should not need special handling and mollycoddling just to address their petulance.
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Post by: james on August 30, 2021, 04:14:37 PM
Ladies and gentlemen, Palau has fallen
Quote
The tiny Pacific nation of Palau reported its first cases of coronavirus Saturday, losing its prized status as one of the world's few Covid-free countries as authorities appealed for calm.

Two travelers, who tested positive after arriving from the U.S. territory of Guam, have been placed in quarantine along with their known contacts.

“We urge everyone to remain calm,” the Ministry of Health said in a statement after deciding against imposing lockdown measures.

https://mvariety.com/news/palau-loses-virus-free-status-with-first-covid-cases/article_85843a5e-04d9-11ec-8848-3f0244bbf45d.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on August 30, 2021, 06:27:28 PM
Terrorists win.

(https://www.hexbear.net/pictrs/image/rIkCAEuvLB.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 30, 2021, 06:28:42 PM
Good thing I carry pictures of other people's horses with me at all times.
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Post by: Potato on August 30, 2021, 10:00:14 PM
 :nope  Getting a vaccine that's been administered to billions of people and found to be overwhelmingly safe.
 :ohyeah   Avoiding the vaccination because you "don't know what's in it" and self-administering horse worming medication instead because some dickhead on Fox News told you to.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on August 31, 2021, 02:53:15 PM
Reddit subs have gone private to fight back the pro-anti-vax admin team

https://www.reddit.com/r/N8theGr8/comments/pelle1/subs_going_dark/
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 31, 2021, 05:37:45 PM
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/sask-icus-full-covid-surge-1.6158408

:(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: who is ted danson? on August 31, 2021, 05:48:53 PM
Quote from: james on August 31, 2021, 02:53:15 PM
Reddit subs have gone private to fight back the pro-anti-vax admin team

https://www.reddit.com/r/N8theGr8/comments/pelle1/subs_going_dark/

cAN'T believe /r/pokimanefeet went dark

fix this shit reddit. kill the horse dewormers.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Transhuman on September 01, 2021, 03:12:33 AM
Quote from: who is ted danson? on August 31, 2021, 05:48:53 PM
Quote from: james on August 31, 2021, 02:53:15 PM
Reddit subs have gone private to fight back the pro-anti-vax admin team

https://www.reddit.com/r/N8theGr8/comments/pelle1/subs_going_dark/

cAN'T believe /r/pokimanefeet went dark

fix this shit reddit. kill the horse dewormers.

https://www.reddit.com/r/NoNewNormal/comments/pffafr/you_know_youre_on_the_right_side_when_a_literal/

Let them stay dark
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: who is ted danson? on September 01, 2021, 03:20:43 AM
Quote from: Transhuman on September 01, 2021, 03:12:33 AM
Quote from: who is ted danson? on August 31, 2021, 05:48:53 PM
Quote from: james on August 31, 2021, 02:53:15 PM
Reddit subs have gone private to fight back the pro-anti-vax admin team

https://www.reddit.com/r/N8theGr8/comments/pelle1/subs_going_dark/

cAN'T believe /r/pokimanefeet went dark

fix this shit reddit. kill the horse dewormers.

https://www.reddit.com/r/NoNewNormal/comments/pffafr/you_know_youre_on_the_right_side_when_a_literal/

Let them stay dark

 :lol :lol :dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 01, 2021, 11:39:16 AM
(https://preview.redd.it/jdr6wz9jxuk71.jpg?width=576&auto=webp&s=3f43d90f798e0760a2c185c18093cae7cb8fa535)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on September 02, 2021, 07:26:41 PM
+10,006 cases in Israel today, an all time high
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: MMaRsu on September 03, 2021, 07:53:21 AM
Moderna Inc.'s Covid vaccine generated more than double the antibodies of a similar shot made by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE in research that compared immune responses evoked by the two inoculations.

The study is one of the first to compare levels of antibodies produced by the two vaccines, which are thought to be one of the important components of the immune response. It didn't examine whether the antibody differences led to a difference in efficacy over time between the two shots, which both were more than 90% effective in final-stage clinical trials.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: zomgee on September 03, 2021, 11:18:46 AM
Moderna isn't FDA approved yet, right? Or was it that it was close to being approved?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: benjipwns on September 03, 2021, 12:40:12 PM
https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1433606986931662880

 :trumps

spoiler (click to show/hide)
https://twitter.com/cjciaramella/status/1433803145705046017
[close]
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: benjipwns on September 03, 2021, 01:45:28 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/Pr6DXmJ.jpeg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: who is ted danson? on September 03, 2021, 03:22:04 PM
You need to take the horse paste anally with a cattle prod for it to bind correctly with your jigglyjuice.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on September 03, 2021, 04:04:11 PM
Why is ivermectin kicking the medical...

nevermind
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Bebpo on September 03, 2021, 06:37:35 PM
Quote from: james on September 02, 2021, 07:26:41 PM
+10,006 cases in Israel today, an all time high

Quote from: MMaRsu on September 03, 2021, 07:53:21 AM
Moderna Inc.'s Covid vaccine generated more than double the antibodies of a similar shot made by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE in research that compared immune responses evoked by the two inoculations.

The study is one of the first to compare levels of antibodies produced by the two vaccines, which are thought to be one of the important components of the immune response. It didn't examine whether the antibody differences led to a difference in efficacy over time between the two shots, which both were more than 90% effective in final-stage clinical trials.

I wonder if Israel being Pfizer is having an effect on their infection rate.

Pretty surprising they're hitting highs when they've even done 3rd shot Pfizer for 50+ age group and now 40+ age group. I know they're still having issues getting the youth to get any shot at all and not party, which seems to be the same issue worldwide.

I saw the % vaxxed rate in the USA for 12-18 age group is really really bad. Teens just dgaf.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Bebpo on September 03, 2021, 06:39:19 PM
I really want to make plans to get out of my city and travel. Been two years since I've left my local 30 mile radius and pretty burnt out. Just not sure where is even low risk these days other than like forest camping and I am not a forest camper ^^;
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on September 03, 2021, 06:41:11 PM
get few boosters and go wherever you want  :success
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Bebpo on September 03, 2021, 06:42:59 PM
My friends are in Vegas for a bachelor party while my gf is in the Bahamas. Sometimes I feel like I'm the only person worried about Covid locally and it sucks. I'm definitely overly cautious.

I'd actually go to Japan now if they were open for tourists. Everyone is masked and their rates are pretty low. Wear N95 at the airport and flight and should be fine. Too bad they're closed for the forseeable future.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Bebpo on September 03, 2021, 06:45:43 PM
I'd go to New Zealand too but 14 day quarantine means you're quarantining the whole trip unless you can take a month off and then you're still losing 2 weeks in a room  :-\

And Europe imposed restrictions back on US travelers rightfully, so probably a bad idea. I guess Canada maybe? Wonder how Montreal is these days.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on September 03, 2021, 08:56:46 PM
when I checked into my room in AZ there was a sign at the counter for florida guests saying they need to keep their masks on at all times  :)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 03, 2021, 09:36:44 PM
That was a pre-covid sign. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on September 03, 2021, 10:33:49 PM
https://twitter.com/Getthebagcoach/status/1433879486924271618


love is love :heart
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: zomgee on September 04, 2021, 11:18:43 AM
I had an uncle die on Thursday from COVID-19. We weren't close to him, and he had other things going on in his life. I haven't seen him in 15 years, but I really thought my family would get away with not being directly affected by this virus. Guess not.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: tiesto on September 04, 2021, 11:28:07 AM
Sorry to hear that, zomgee
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: benjipwns on September 06, 2021, 04:34:14 PM
https://twitter.com/ASlavitt/status/1434355407363796993
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on September 06, 2021, 07:46:14 PM
https://twitter.com/WPLGLocal10/status/1433563682902982657 (https://twitter.com/WPLGLocal10/status/1433563682902982657)

 :kermit
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on September 06, 2021, 10:23:13 PM
move over Ice T :rash
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: who is ted danson? on September 09, 2021, 03:18:52 AM
https://www.wfla.com/community/health/coronavirus/ivermectin-causes-sterilization-in-85-percent-of-men-study-finds/

Give 'em a double dose, just to be sure  :lol :lol :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on September 09, 2021, 03:58:55 AM
:rogan is a jaffa, man :lol :lol :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Lonewulfeus on September 09, 2021, 12:57:37 PM
Quote from: who is ted danson? on September 09, 2021, 03:18:52 AM
https://www.wfla.com/community/health/coronavirus/ivermectin-causes-sterilization-in-85-percent-of-men-study-finds/

Give 'em a double dose, just to be sure  :lol :lol :lol

Quote
Editor’s note: Following audience concerns over the efficacy and accuracy of the scientific methods used in the ivermectin study performed in Nigeria in 2011, the original publishing station, KTSM, issued the following correction:

FOR THE RECORD: A national story regarding Ivermectin and a study regarding its effect on men’s reproductive health that KTSM published, has been removed from our website. 

Concerns over the scientific research methods, the veracity of the original, peer-reviewed report and public statements by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) saying that infertility is not a known side effect of Ivermectin all led to our editorial decision to remove the story.

:goty
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 09, 2021, 01:31:09 PM
Nothing good ever happens. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on September 09, 2021, 05:16:17 PM
Biden throws down the gauntlet mandatory vaccinations with a 14k fine for those that violate the rules.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on September 09, 2021, 05:24:40 PM
 :money
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on September 09, 2021, 06:20:51 PM
Quote from: Nintex on September 09, 2021, 05:16:17 PM
Biden throws down the gauntlet mandatory vaccinations with a 14k fine for those that violate the rules.

FEMA Death Camps for the unvaxxed by October, you heard it here first
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Lonewulfeus on September 09, 2021, 07:46:07 PM
Use some of that profit from the highly successful James Fund to grease some palms in DC and get it done. :salute
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: tiesto on September 10, 2021, 11:57:24 AM
So, maybe 2 months ago a HS friend who owns a popular vintage boutique (that even Michael Kors sometimes patronizes), was asking why 'vintage TVs' were so hard to get ahold of lately. So I commented in my :expert way and talked about how CRTs are popular in the retro gaming scene due to how old systems were designed around their limitations and modern TVs don't quite scale the pictures up that authentically/introduce lag, etc. So one of her friends writes back to me and starts talking to me about CRTs, and was like 'that was such an interesting post you made, I love old tech, yadda yadda...' and we had a nice convo. Kind of an overweight gen-X dude maybe in his 40s... He sent a FR and I accepted...

Then of course, he turns out to be one of those people who spends way too much time on social media... nonstop inspirational quote image macros, zodiac sign-related stuff, etc... and also the antivaxx, don't trust the government, don't trust Fauci, the covid situation is like 1930's fascist Germany, all your typical BS started rolling in.

Well, I'm back on FB after a leave of absence. And then saw a post from one of his family members saying how he's in the hospital, intubated with covid. So probably the first person I "know" who fucked around and found out.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on September 11, 2021, 04:04:59 PM
Quote from: Nintex on August 16, 2021, 02:52:15 PM
Quote from: Tripon on August 16, 2021, 11:19:52 AM
There was two different Wuhan strains affecting people at the same time in Wuhan. Nobody in the lab leak theory has an answer to that.
We know China falsified data and then tried to delete the falsified data but some autisty kept a back-up in his personal Google Drive.  :doge

In any case, where the hell is Mike? We need a COVID SYMPOSIUM!

Okay, this still doesn't explain why we know there was different variants in Wuhan at the same time at the start of their outbreak.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on September 11, 2021, 10:24:06 PM
Quote from: Tripon on September 11, 2021, 04:04:59 PM
Quote from: Nintex on August 16, 2021, 02:52:15 PM
Quote from: Tripon on August 16, 2021, 11:19:52 AM
There was two different Wuhan strains affecting people at the same time in Wuhan. Nobody in the lab leak theory has an answer to that.
We know China falsified data and then tried to delete the falsified data but some autisty kept a back-up in his personal Google Drive.  :doge

In any case, where the hell is Mike? We need a COVID SYMPOSIUM!

Okay, this still doesn't explain why we know there was different variants in Wuhan at the same time at the start of their outbreak.
That's not an argument for or against either theory. Why would there be two variants from one infected bat? The only thing it shows is that the Chinese Government should have been more open with cooperating with the international community in investigating its origins, rather than putting all its efforts into covering things up.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tripon on September 12, 2021, 03:24:21 PM
Quote from: Potato on September 11, 2021, 10:24:06 PM
Quote from: Tripon on September 11, 2021, 04:04:59 PM
Quote from: Nintex on August 16, 2021, 02:52:15 PM
Quote from: Tripon on August 16, 2021, 11:19:52 AM
There was two different Wuhan strains affecting people at the same time in Wuhan. Nobody in the lab leak theory has an answer to that.
We know China falsified data and then tried to delete the falsified data but some autisty kept a back-up in his personal Google Drive.  :doge

In any case, where the hell is Mike? We need a COVID SYMPOSIUM!

Okay, this still doesn't explain why we know there was different variants in Wuhan at the same time at the start of their outbreak.
That's not an argument for or against either theory. Why would there be two variants from one infected bat? The only thing it shows is that the Chinese Government should have been more open with cooperating with the international community in investigating its origins, rather than putting all its efforts into covering things up.

The chances that two different variants of the same virus leaked from the same lab that are still similar enough to be recognizable to each other, but distinct that we can trace it's differences, and to not show the genetic markers to show it has been genetically modified like the lab leak suggests is to be frank. Unrealistic.

Again, you tell me how the lab leak is supposed to happen. I am open to the SARS-COV-2 virus being leaked from the lab nearby Wuhan. But you tell me what exactly is how it's supposed to happen.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on September 12, 2021, 05:17:19 PM
They were testing multiple samples and a bunch of them leaked? :idont
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on September 12, 2021, 05:41:55 PM
 :hesright
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Raist on September 12, 2021, 06:50:59 PM
Or this leaked long before the outbreak was spotted, which left time for a variant to emerge. There is no way to distinguish this from a natural transmission.
Likewise, these days you can pretty much generate any sequence from scratch, which would leave no obvious trace that this sequence was entirely synthetic. Things have changed a lot in the past decade.

There's a lot of arguments for the leak theory that make no sense whatsoever, and there's a bunch of stuff that is super shady. Regardless, we'll very likely never know. It's beyond the point of mattering now.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on September 12, 2021, 06:58:39 PM
The Wuhan lab theory as I understand it, boils down to this.
The Wuhan facility had multiple labs with various levels of security, one floor was very secure and equipped for high risk research (according to the WHO standards).
Another floor was far less secure but all research data was stored on the same servers and accessible throughout the facility.

In other words, data from the secure research lab could be used in less secure areas of the facility to do similar research without WHO monitoring by 'Chinese standards'.
Data on what research they did in the Wuhan lab is sketchy but it certainly involved gain-of-function research https://theintercept.com/2021/09/09/covid-origins-gain-of-function-research/ (https://theintercept.com/2021/09/09/covid-origins-gain-of-function-research/)

Questions remain over what went down in that lab
Quote
The new information in the documents warrants further inquiry into whether researchers may have omitted information about other concerning experiments, she said. “The question is: What else did they do in more recent years that we’re not aware of?”

What is clear is that the type of research they were doing (gain of function) and the methods they used is the kind of research that could lead to biohazard outbreaks like COVID-19
Quote
“Making chimeric coronaviruses, mixing and matching RBDs [a part of the virus that allows it to attach to receptors] and spike proteins is exactly the scenario imagined by many lab-leak scenario proponents,” said Newman. “The fact that this was an established research paradigm in the Wuhan lab … definitely makes the laboratory origin more plausible.”

Quote from: Raist on September 12, 2021, 06:50:59 PM
There's a lot of arguments for the leak theory that make no sense whatsoever, and there's a bunch of stuff that is super shady. Regardless, we'll very likely never know. It's beyond the point of mattering now.
If someone manages to connects the dots China could end up in a heap of trouble.
Especially if the leak was intentional as a bioweapon test.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on September 12, 2021, 07:56:57 PM
My theory is that someone in the Wuhan lab got infected and took a juicy shit into a prostitutes mouth and that started it all
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on September 12, 2021, 09:10:44 PM
 :hesright
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: benjipwns on September 12, 2021, 10:02:36 PM
Quote from: Nintex on September 12, 2021, 06:58:39 PM
If someone manages to connects the dots China could end up in a heap of trouble.
And who is going to enforce this judgement against them?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on September 12, 2021, 10:07:51 PM
Quote from: james on September 12, 2021, 07:56:57 PM
My theory is that someone in the Wuhan lab got infected and took a juicy shit into a prostitutes mouth and that started it all
Like all theories, the simplest is usually correct.

Well done james, you've cracked the case.
 :klob
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on September 13, 2021, 09:35:43 AM
Quote from: benjipwns on September 12, 2021, 10:02:36 PM
Quote from: Nintex on September 12, 2021, 06:58:39 PM
If someone manages to connects the dots China could end up in a heap of trouble.
And who is going to enforce this judgement against them?

Alex Jones
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 13, 2021, 05:00:43 PM
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-who-spent-15-years-death-row-exoneration-dies-covid-n1279054

Man who spent 15 years on death row before exoneration dies of Covid
Damon Thibodeaux, 47, died in Jacksonville, Florida, less than 10 years after his release from prison.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on September 13, 2021, 05:55:54 PM
https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1437387562138615809 (https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1437387562138615809)

More boost power
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on September 13, 2021, 08:05:46 PM
https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/1437532566945341441
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on September 13, 2021, 08:37:06 PM
 :sicko
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on September 14, 2021, 03:09:39 AM
Quote from: team filler on September 13, 2021, 08:05:46 PM
https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/1437532566945341441

https://twitter.com/pixelatedboat/status/1437538408000200706
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on September 14, 2021, 06:34:47 AM
Quote from: team filler on September 13, 2021, 08:05:46 PM
https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/1437532566945341441
Dude probably just saw a photo of Nicki and his balls died.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on September 14, 2021, 06:09:36 PM
https://twitter.com/VallachianR/status/1437835477000749056
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on September 14, 2021, 06:48:24 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E_RvK6nXEAUpCMw?format=jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on September 14, 2021, 07:33:26 PM
I hear Cyanide is a very effective Covid cure
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on September 14, 2021, 07:49:05 PM
https://twitter.com/chrysanthemvm_/status/1437744584352837635

https://twitter.com/chrysanthemvm_/status/1437747120472301575

bae  :heart
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: HardcoreRetro on September 15, 2021, 04:32:31 AM
Quote from: team filler on September 13, 2021, 08:05:46 PM
https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/1437532566945341441

https://twitter.com/electrolemon/status/1437971505279758337
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 15, 2021, 12:28:21 PM
https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/15/health/us-coronavirus-wednesday/index.html

1 in every 500 US residents have died of Covid-19

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on September 15, 2021, 06:12:27 PM
China killed 1 out of 500 Americans

The WHO sends their regards.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on September 17, 2021, 12:30:50 PM
So every day theres an article about an anti-vax anti-mask dumbass dying and their last social media post was about how vaccines are dumb and what not.


But what I dont get is how they make it this far without catching it before. Its incredibly contagious, its everywhere, they too zero precautions, and it took 18 fucking months for them to catch it?


HOW
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Bebpo on September 17, 2021, 02:14:20 PM
There was an article about a flight test Delta did where they let like 9,000 people fly free to Spain if they got tested 3 days prior with PCR and tested at the airport with antigen and tested on landing with antigen.

They found that by requiring a negative PCR three days prior to the flight, only 4 people out of 9,000 tested positive at the airport 3 days later and only 1 person tested positive after landing in Spain.

Pretty interesting. Seems to show the 3 day PCR thing really lowers statistics down to extremely rare and that flying should be pretty safe these days.

THAT SAID, I'm assuming flight staff aren't getting tested daily or anything so I'd imagine the biggest risk on a plane comes from the people working on the plane. Especially when there's a bunch of antivaxxer staff on airplanes because the airlines couldn't risk requiring vaccinations because they didn't have enough staff.

Quote from: james on September 17, 2021, 12:30:50 PM
So every day theres an article about an anti-vax anti-mask dumbass dying and their last social media post was about how vaccines are dumb and what not.


But what I dont get is how they make it this far without catching it before. Its incredibly contagious, its everywhere, they too zero precautions, and it took 18 fucking months for them to catch it?


HOW

It's a big country and a lot of people in these red areas are in very rural locations where they don't have much human contact.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on September 17, 2021, 02:26:34 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on September 17, 2021, 02:14:20 PM
It's a big country and a lot of people in these red areas are in very rural locations where they don't have much human contact.

But these stories are about radio hosts and politicians that have a lot of human contact per their job description.

I have an anti-vax cousin in law who drives trucks, so hes at rest stops, warehouses, etc etc every day interacting with people and he hasnt gotten it. Blows my mind. Hes real fat too, so its game over once he gets it
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on September 17, 2021, 03:44:08 PM
Quote from: james on September 17, 2021, 12:30:50 PM
So every day theres an article about an anti-vax anti-mask dumbass dying and their last social media post was about how vaccines are dumb and what not.


But what I dont get is how they make it this far without catching it before. Its incredibly contagious, its everywhere, they too zero precautions, and it took 18 fucking months for them to catch it?


HOW

Because they died of COVID*


*after taking the MaleForce 5000 (+ 5 patriot points), hydroxychloroquine, horse dewormer, ivermectin cocktail



With regards to flying, it's every non-binary for themselves once the boarding starts.
Literally a stampede to get in and out of the plane so they can store/take their luggage first.

If you're still scared of COVID flying is the last thing you should do.
Biggest 'I'm fucked' moment I had during my trip to Switzerland, other than sharing a cable car with 15 others.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 17, 2021, 03:50:24 PM
(https://i.redd.it/1kum4hfuq2o71.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Lonewulfeus on September 17, 2021, 04:25:29 PM
Quote from: james on September 17, 2021, 02:26:34 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on September 17, 2021, 02:14:20 PM
It's a big country and a lot of people in these red areas are in very rural locations where they don't have much human contact.

But these stories are about radio hosts and politicians that have a lot of human contact per their job description.

I have an anti-vax cousin in law who drives trucks, so hes at rest stops, warehouses, etc etc every day interacting with people and he hasnt gotten it. Blows my mind. Hes real fat too, so its game over once he gets it

You do know how radios work right?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on September 17, 2021, 04:49:20 PM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on September 17, 2021, 04:25:29 PM
Quote from: james on September 17, 2021, 02:26:34 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on September 17, 2021, 02:14:20 PM
It's a big country and a lot of people in these red areas are in very rural locations where they don't have much human contact.

But these stories are about radio hosts and politicians that have a lot of human contact per their job description.

I have an anti-vax cousin in law who drives trucks, so hes at rest stops, warehouses, etc etc every day interacting with people and he hasnt gotten it. Blows my mind. Hes real fat too, so its game over once he gets it

You do know how radios work right?
We've all seen Wonder Woman 1984
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on September 18, 2021, 10:24:16 PM
https://twitter.com/the_petshopboy/status/1439336222388899845

real life  :)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: benjipwns on September 19, 2021, 10:01:33 AM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E_pltCkWYAQMhiF?format=jpg&name=900x900)

 :killme
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Lonewulfeus on September 19, 2021, 01:59:08 PM
The only true statement in that image is the last one.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on September 19, 2021, 02:55:19 PM
It all comes down to a simple yet critical misunderstanding

"This [blaming Trump for the virus] is the new Democrat hoax"

It didn't make any sense that after Trump send those ships, fast tracked vaccine development, called out Pelosi for hanging out in China town and blaming China for the whole ordeal he would think the virus wasn't real.
Then the next critical mistake was that everyone assumed that anyone who didn't want a vaccine is a Trump supporter (and not afraid of needles, god, 1000's of other reasons they didn't want vaccines even before COVID).
However, the media and vaccine cult forced all those people (from the left and right) to band together and they now had simple excuses (beyond their very personal fears and doubts) to point towards, such as Bill Gates and 5G.

"Bill Gates is trying to kill me" sounds much tougher than "I'm afraid of needles".
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on September 19, 2021, 04:24:10 PM
My standard response to anti-vaxxers is, "Just go and get vaccinated you big fucking baby."
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: who is ted danson? on September 20, 2021, 03:59:02 AM
As a member of the deepstate, I can confirm that I have spent the last year and half infiltrating conservative communities, telling them that they don't need the vaccine because its just the flu/a chinese bioweapon.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: jorma on September 20, 2021, 05:31:39 AM
Quote from: Potato on September 19, 2021, 04:24:10 PM
My standard response to anti-vaxxers is, "Just go and get vaccinated you big fucking baby."

The only antivaxxer i've ever met is my mom, but if i did meet enough of them to develop a standard response it would probably be "ok"

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: tiesto on September 20, 2021, 09:43:36 AM
Seems like I know way more antivaxxers than I care to, mostly acquaintances from HS who I haven't spoken to IRL in 10-20 years.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on September 20, 2021, 10:14:22 AM
Ladies and gentlemen, American Samoa has fallen

Quote
American Samoa reported its first coronavirus case, 18 months into the pandemic, after a traveler tested positive after flying to the U.S. territory from Hawaii.

The positive case was discovered during a quarantine period required upon arrival in American Samoa. The traveler was fully vaccinated, according to a news release published Friday by American Samoa’s Department of Homeland Security, and the positive result was confirmed by the Health Department Thursday. Officials say the individual tested negative before traveling. The traveler was asymptomatic when tested, according to the news release, and will continue to be monitored.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/09/19/american-samoa-first-covid-case/?utm_source=reddit.com
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: benjipwns on September 20, 2021, 08:13:30 PM
Breitbart: Fauci and the LEFT is trying to turn us into cucks by getting us to accept centuries old science just so we don't die!
Nintex: Actually, they have a point, the media and vaccine cult is doing this!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on September 20, 2021, 08:20:03 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on September 20, 2021, 08:13:30 PM
Breitbart: Fauci and the LEFT is trying to turn us into cucks by getting us to accept centuries old science just so we don't die!
Nintex: Actually, they have a point, the media and vaccine cult is doing this!
(https://i.imgur.com/md7HqE7.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on September 21, 2021, 12:41:58 PM
https://twitter.com/ninjasniperpon1/status/1440337567518392331
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on September 21, 2021, 02:48:35 PM
:trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on September 22, 2021, 11:06:52 AM
Quote from: team filler on September 21, 2021, 12:41:58 PM
https://twitter.com/ninjasniperpon1/status/1440337567518392331

(https://i.imgur.com/YSj07mE.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/CIsjHLI.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/rQ9ETeL.png)

Okay, you gonna take the vax now that we fired all the ugly people? :brain
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on September 22, 2021, 11:12:19 AM
Chris Witty was never the UK health minister, that was Matt Handcock, he's some stupid science bitch :shh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on September 22, 2021, 11:13:54 AM
team fillers meme lied, joe molotov cried :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on September 22, 2021, 11:31:13 AM
At least 4 out of 5 Bore Admins and Moderators are hideous, so be careful who you're taking shots at here. :ufup
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on September 22, 2021, 11:32:40 AM
And we only have 4 Admin/Mods now. :ufup
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on September 22, 2021, 03:45:41 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on September 22, 2021, 11:32:40 AM
And we only have 4 Admin/Mods now. :ufup
*Insert obligatory "we have mods?" post here*
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on September 23, 2021, 02:03:47 PM
https://twitter.com/abhabhattarai/status/1441024812986601472
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 23, 2021, 02:18:15 PM
Nah, nearly 10% are liars.  That kind of excuse doesn't last 6 months into vaccine availability. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on September 23, 2021, 02:22:40 PM
Quote from: team filler on September 23, 2021, 02:03:47 PM
https://twitter.com/abhabhattarai/status/1441024812986601472

They should show up to the polls and put people in office that will provide public transportation for things like this.



oh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on September 23, 2021, 06:43:32 PM
https://twitter.com/MichaelPSenger/status/1441142038322298881 (https://twitter.com/MichaelPSenger/status/1441142038322298881)

every fucking time :dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: benjipwns on September 23, 2021, 07:32:53 PM
https://twitter.com/patriottakes/status/1440828256329011200
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: tiesto on September 24, 2021, 10:17:28 AM
Quote from: Cauliflower Of Love on September 23, 2021, 02:22:40 PM
Quote from: team filler on September 23, 2021, 02:03:47 PM
https://twitter.com/abhabhattarai/status/1441024812986601472

They should show up to the polls and put people in office that will provide public transportation for things like this.



oh

I thought Uber and Lyft were offering free rides to vaxx places?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: zomgee on September 25, 2021, 12:09:19 AM
Quote from: zomgee on September 04, 2021, 11:18:43 AM
I had an uncle die on Thursday from COVID-19. We weren't close to him, and he had other things going on in his life. I haven't seen him in 15 years, but I really thought my family would get away with not being directly affected by this virus. Guess not.

Buried a second uncle this week.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: benjipwns on September 26, 2021, 05:19:40 AM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E_EBxD1UUAUautN?format=jpg&name=900x900)

 :stahp :dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: tiesto on September 27, 2021, 09:35:52 PM
NYS vaxx mandate for healthcare workers goes in effect today.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: benjipwns on September 29, 2021, 01:26:44 AM
Quote from: https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2021-09-28/evidence-against-a-lab-leak-as-covid-source
A paper posted online earlier this month chiefly by researchers at France’s Institut Pasteur and under consideration for publication in a Nature journal, however, reports that three viruses were found in bats living in caves in northern Laos with features very similar to SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19.

As Nature reported, those viruses are “more similar to SARS-CoV-2 than any known viruses.”

Another paper, posted in late August by researchers from the Wuhan lab, reports on viruses found in rats also with features similar to those that make SARS-CoV-2 infectious in humans. Two other papers published on the discussion forum virological.org present evidence that the virus jumped from animals to humans at more than one animal market in Wuhan, not just the Huanan seafood market.

Given that these so-called wet markets have long been suspected as transmission points of viruses from animals to humans because they sell potentially infected animals, that makes the laboratory origin vastly less likely, according to a co-author of one of the papers.

“That a laboratory leak would find its way to the very place where you would expect to find a zoonotic transmission is quite unlikely,” Joel Wertheim, an associate professor at UC San Diego’s medical school, told me. “To have it find its way to multiple markets, the exact place where you would expect to see the introduction, is unbelievably unlikely.”

As virologist Robert F. Garry of Tulane, one of Wertheim’s co-authors, told Nature, the finding is “a dagger into the heart” of the lab-leak hypothesis.

Garry and Wertheim are among the 21 expert co-authors of a “critical review” of virological findings on the origins of COVID-19. The review concludes, “There is currently no evidence that SARS-CoV-2 has a laboratory origin.”
Nintex hardest hit
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on September 30, 2021, 10:21:38 AM
https://twitter.com/Judicaelle_/status/1443450389228052483
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on September 30, 2021, 10:27:23 AM
I mean the astra vax was suppose to be open source until Big Billy Gates stepped in :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on September 30, 2021, 01:05:20 PM
The 'origin' of the virus is only one piece of the puzzle.
The cover up and corruption of the WHO is the smoking gun

(https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article23319362.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/0_Screen-Shot-2021-01-14-at-111256.png)

For all we know the bats in Laos were tested on or planted earlier to spread the virus but didn't leave their caves.
The fact that China doesn't want to investigate and still hides data tells you enough.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: benjipwns on September 30, 2021, 10:40:02 PM
Quote from: Nintex on September 30, 2021, 01:05:20 PM
The cover up and corruption of the WHO is the smoking gun
It's not. That's not how "smocking guns" work. The WHO has been wrong before and they were wrong then. An NGO being corrupt is not evidence of a conspiracy theory.

And China almost certainly has investigated, the reason they don't investigate publicly and release data is the same reason they do it in all other things, they're a totalitarian state. The lack of China admitting they did anything wrong is not evidence that China had an unilateral lab leak from a secret lab.

Quote from: Nintex on September 30, 2021, 01:05:20 PM
For all we know the bats in Laos were tested on or planted earlier to spread the virus but didn't leave their caves.
Just because you can make up an alternative theory is not evidence for an alternative theory being plausible.

Seemingly everyone who has investigated this has come to the same conclusion, what's your plausible alternative theory for that?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Lonewulfeus on September 30, 2021, 10:57:12 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on September 30, 2021, 10:40:02 PM
Quote from: Nintex on September 30, 2021, 01:05:20 PM
The cover up and corruption of the WHO is the smoking gun
It's not. That's not how "smocking guns" work. The WHO has been wrong before and they were wrong then. An NGO being corrupt is not evidence of a conspiracy theory.

And China almost certainly has investigated, the reason they don't investigate publicly and release data is the same reason they do it in all other things, they're a totalitarian state. The lack of China admitting they did anything wrong is not evidence that China had an unilateral lab leak from a secret lab.

Quote from: Nintex on September 30, 2021, 01:05:20 PM
For all we know the bats in Laos were tested on or planted earlier to spread the virus but didn't leave their caves.
Just because you can make up an alternative theory is not evidence for an alternative theory being plausible.

Seemingly everyone who has investigated this has come to the same conclusion, what's your plausible alternative theory for that?

Jack Ma is paying them obviously :ufup
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 03, 2021, 01:44:19 PM
Pretty big anti-corona regulations protest in Amsterdam today.
These used to top out at a few hundred and I wonder how long before Wilders starts to endorse these events as they grow in size.

His base is angry that he isn't really taking a side on the issue unlike the 4chan/crypto/mindfulness party, which is the most bizarre political movement in Europe.

https://twitter.com/thierrybaudet/status/1444647467748925448 (https://twitter.com/thierrybaudet/status/1444647467748925448)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 04, 2021, 06:14:41 PM
More people shouting let's go brandon
https://twitter.com/LeeroyPress/status/1445069075412103174 (https://twitter.com/LeeroyPress/status/1445069075412103174)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: benjipwns on October 05, 2021, 01:21:28 AM
https://twitter.com/JoeBorelliNYC/status/1444975024016969736

 :teehee
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 05, 2021, 11:43:26 AM
Ontario is doing very well right now.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: chronovore on October 06, 2021, 02:31:48 AM
Japan finally got our ass in gear, and we've cleared 65% of the population for vaccination. If ONLY the government had pulled its head out of its ass and moved earlier, we could've had this MONTHS ago. Good riddance to PM Suga, who prioritized IOC arrogance over his own responsibilities to citizens and residents.

https://graphics.reuters.com/world-coronavirus-tracker-and-maps/countries-and-territories/japan/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 06, 2021, 05:21:43 PM
My aunt and uncle both have it, both double vaccinated.  They should be ok I'd expect though.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: chronovore on October 07, 2021, 03:54:43 AM
I hope so. The vaccine isn't a forcefield, it's an immune system assist. Even if they feel lousy, it's likely substantially better than they'd have felt if they hadn't been vaccinated.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mr. Gundam on October 07, 2021, 12:45:07 PM
Got back from 10 days in Portugal late Monday night. Holy shit, their mask compliance and vaccination rate (86% nationwide wutwutwut) puts Seattle to shame. Can I go back?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on October 07, 2021, 12:48:13 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on October 07, 2021, 12:45:07 PM
Got back from 10 days in Portugal late Monday night. Holy shit, their mask compliance and vaccination rate (86% nationwide wutwutwut) puts Seattle to shame. Can I go back?

I was there and July and thought the same thing. Had a good time.

You should have asked me for tips :(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Mr. Gundam on October 07, 2021, 12:54:47 PM
Quote from: james on October 07, 2021, 12:48:13 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on October 07, 2021, 12:45:07 PM
Got back from 10 days in Portugal late Monday night. Holy shit, their mask compliance and vaccination rate (86% nationwide wutwutwut) puts Seattle to shame. Can I go back?

I was there and July and thought the same thing. Had a good time.

You should have asked me for tips :(

We hit some pretty cool stuff. Went out to the Marvila neighborhood in Lisbon for all the breweries, went to Prado and Senhor Uva in Lisbon and Apego in Porto for amazing dinners, a night in Evora and relaxed for two days at Quinta de Sao Bernardo in the Douro Valley.

Things did loosen up the last weekend we were in Porto as the dance clubs reopened and there were no more time restrictions on bars. It was pretty crazy and glad we went when we did.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 07, 2021, 03:12:30 PM
https://abc11.com/covid-19-deaths-orphan-vaccine-nc/11093512/

Quote
The number of U.S. children orphaned during the COVID-19 pandemic may be larger than previously estimated, and the toll has been far greater among Black and Hispanic Americans, a new study suggests.

More than half the children who lost a primary caregiver during the pandemic belonged to those two racial groups, which make up about 40% of the U.S. population, according to the study published Thursday by the medical journal Pediatrics.

"These findings really highlight those children who have been left most vulnerable by the pandemic, and where additional resources should be directed," one of the study's authors, Dr. Alexandra Blenkinsop of Imperial College London, said in a statement.

During 15 months of the nearly 19-month COVID-19 pandemic, more than 120,000 U.S. children lost a parent or grandparent who was a primary provider of financial support and care, the study found. Another 22,000 children experienced the death of a secondary caregiver - for example, a grandparent who provided housing but not a child's other basic needs.

In many instances, surviving parents or other relatives remained to provide for these children. But the researchers used the term "orphanhood" in their study as they attempted to estimate how many children's lives were upended.

Federal statistics are not yet available on how many U.S. children went into foster care last year. Researchers estimate COVID-19 drove a 15% increase in orphaned children.

An earlier study by different researchers estimated that roughly 40,000 U.S. children lost a parent to COVID-19 as of February 2021.

The two studies' findings are not inconsistent, said Ashton Verdery, an author of the earlier study. Verdery and his colleagues focused on a shorter time period than the new study. Verdery's group also focused only on deaths of parents, while the new paper also captured what happened to caregiving grandparents.

"It is very important to understand grandparental losses," said Verdery, a researcher at Penn State, in an email. "Many children live with grandparents," a living arrangement more common among certain racial groups.

About 32% of all kids who lost a primary caregiver were Hispanic and 26% were Black. Hispanic and Black Americans make up much smaller percentages of the population than that. White children accounted for 35% of the kids who lost primary caregivers, even though more than half of the population is white.

The differences were far more pronounced in some states. In California, 67% of the children who lost primary caregivers were Hispanic. In Mississippi, 57% of the children who lost primary caregivers were Black, the study found.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: benjipwns on October 12, 2021, 05:04:03 PM
https://twitter.com/nathanTbernard/status/1447618208740040705
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: benjipwns on October 13, 2021, 06:39:31 AM
found Stro's truck:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FBiHh-jUUAU8owH?format=jpg&name=small)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on October 13, 2021, 09:39:15 AM
Eat poop 5auGi :heh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on October 13, 2021, 12:39:24 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/5n38BGs.png)

Non-shot captain america is unamused
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Raist on October 14, 2021, 03:36:26 PM
The BBC carries on with its excellent job:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-57984170

Front page of the Coronavirus section. Posted 6h ago.

But it's actually a re-post from July, when cases fell a little bit. Needless to say that decrease in cases ended real quick. It's been around 35-40k daily for weeks now (45k today).

:rofl
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 14, 2021, 03:46:56 PM
BBC seemed to have stop caring about its covid section about half a year ago.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: benjipwns on October 15, 2021, 01:06:58 AM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FBq7ODgWYAA6d82?format=jpg&name=900x900)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: OnlyRegret on October 15, 2021, 01:20:19 AM
amazing this shit isn't over yet and it's only getting more distinguished mentally-challenged
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Kurt Russell on October 15, 2021, 06:09:06 AM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on October 15, 2021, 01:20:19 AM
amazing this shit isn't over yet and it's only getting more distinguished mentally-challenged

(https://abload.de/img/covidj6k0e.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on October 15, 2021, 11:44:31 AM
i'll have 2 greens and a blowjob pls :phil
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: chronovore on October 16, 2021, 12:35:24 AM
Quote from: Kurt Russell on October 15, 2021, 06:09:06 AM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on October 15, 2021, 01:20:19 AM
amazing this shit isn't over yet and it's only getting more distinguished mentally-challenged

(https://abload.de/img/covidj6k0e.png)

What do you feel is wrong with these wristbands for attending events and conferences?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on October 16, 2021, 01:21:08 AM
I want them for non-Covid times too.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 18, 2021, 06:38:30 PM
https://twitter.com/AP/status/1450226394772946949 (https://twitter.com/AP/status/1450226394772946949)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on October 19, 2021, 01:07:38 PM
UK reported 49k cases yesterday.

In fact, theyre showing a very obvious upward line.

Is Corona back for round 4 (5?)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 19, 2021, 03:13:51 PM
We have a 44% increase in positive tests, about ~25k a week.
4 out of 5 that end up in hospital are unvaccinated.
The reproduction rate is 1.2.

Not bad with not a single COVID measure in place, except for bars and nightclubs closing at midnight and QR codes no one checks.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 20, 2021, 04:03:17 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egXV7H1CKng
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: benjipwns on October 21, 2021, 04:25:01 AM
https://twitter.com/thefleetislate/status/1450665877192331268
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Raist on October 21, 2021, 01:22:40 PM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58999796


Quote
More than 50,000 Covid cases have been recorded in the UK for the first time since 17 July.

Amid calls for more restrictions, Boris Johnson urged people to come forward for booster jabs when their time comes.

Ah, yes, the problem is that not many people have had their THIRD DOSE yet, and absolutely not that they went "we have a decent-ish number of people vaccinated now, YOLOLOLOLOL no more restrictions whatsoever" back in mid-july.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-58993387

Quote
Conservative MPs don't need to wear masks during debates because they know each other, Jacob Rees-Mogg has said.

The Commons leader said the party's "convivial, fraternal spirit" meant they were acting in line with government Covid guidance.

:picard
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 21, 2021, 01:39:19 PM
Quote
convivial, fraternal spirit

:dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on October 21, 2021, 01:54:09 PM
Germany reported 18k yesterday.

Netherlands over 5k first time since July 19.

Belgium reported 6,552...the highest since November 12, 2020.

Ladies and gentlemen, brace yourselves.

Winter is coming.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 21, 2021, 02:26:50 PM
Our numbers are probably much higher.
Every other day I talk to someone who 'has the flu'.

It literally goes like this:
- I don't feel so good
- Shouldn't you get tested?
- No I got vaccinated and it's flu season

and yes people with "flu" stay at home except for picking up groceries, smoking, going out for a drink.... plus the autumn vacation ends soon so that means all the kiddo's will be back in school infecting one another too.

Nothing has changed, except the traffic jams. Those are way more frequent now because public transport still mandates masks so everyone travels by car to the office and preferably alone.
My brother who is in canada and still very anxious about COVID will get a shock to his system when he comes to visit for Christmas.

That is if we make it that far, Halloween is right around the corner and there will be more Squid Game than COVID masks. :idont
But more likely is that the government will frame it as a 'tough flu season' and sit this one out.  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 21, 2021, 06:45:47 PM
https://twitter.com/Kukicat7/status/1451190156346548244 (https://twitter.com/Kukicat7/status/1451190156346548244)

:dead
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Post by: Potato on October 21, 2021, 11:46:55 PM
They could have at least added some fur or something...
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Tycoon Padre on October 22, 2021, 04:06:40 PM
https://twitter.com/VaxxersAnti/status/1451591960028868614

 :phil
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on October 22, 2021, 04:34:23 PM
WE FEASTING BOIS
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Lonewulfeus on October 22, 2021, 05:45:06 PM
Slowest erection ever :heh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: fizzel on October 23, 2021, 05:39:11 AM
Quote from: Nintex on October 21, 2021, 06:45:47 PM
https://twitter.com/Kukicat7/status/1451190156346548244 (https://twitter.com/Kukicat7/status/1451190156346548244)

:dead

Looks like one of those spoof newscasts from RoboCop 1 - 2.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on October 23, 2021, 11:35:39 PM
https://twitter.com/ABC7NY/status/1451190299628167189
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: tiesto on October 24, 2021, 10:25:10 AM
Quote from: team filler on October 23, 2021, 11:35:39 PM
https://twitter.com/ABC7NY/status/1451190299628167189

Snowpiercer 2 sounds halfassed so far...
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Sman on October 24, 2021, 01:39:49 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on October 07, 2021, 12:45:07 PM
Got back from 10 days in Portugal late Monday night. Holy shit, their mask compliance and vaccination rate (86% nationwide wutwutwut) puts Seattle to shame. Can I go back?

Was in Spain in July and August. Masks everywhere. Even outdoors, though those were not mandated, it's mostly people being extra careful, especially the elderly. Fun times anyway.


Though for me, the Spanish situation was not an example of compliance, but how knee deep in the pandemic Spain was at that time where compliance was their only way out of this (things have improved since).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 25, 2021, 06:05:07 PM
Quote from: Raist on October 21, 2021, 01:22:40 PM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58999796


Quote
More than 50,000 Covid cases have been recorded in the UK for the first time since 17 July.

Amid calls for more restrictions, Boris Johnson urged people to come forward for booster jabs when their time comes.

Ah, yes, the problem is that not many people have had their THIRD DOSE yet, and absolutely not that they went "we have a decent-ish number of people vaccinated now, YOLOLOLOLOL no more restrictions whatsoever" back in mid-july.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-58993387

Quote
Conservative MPs don't need to wear masks during debates because they know each other, Jacob Rees-Mogg has said.

The Commons leader said the party's "convivial, fraternal spirit" meant they were acting in line with government Covid guidance.

:picard
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FCkL0gSXIAkH7kr?format=jpg)

:pika
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on October 27, 2021, 01:28:54 PM
https://twitter.com/pieke_r/status/1453407673811099653 (https://twitter.com/pieke_r/status/1453407673811099653)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 27, 2021, 03:27:17 PM
https://thebeaverton.com/2021/10/im-not-going-to-get-vaccinated-just-to-comply-with-arbitrary-public-safety-rules-says-cop-who-makes-living-writing-speeding-tickets/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on October 27, 2021, 06:27:06 PM
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Quote from: Nintex on October 27, 2021, 01:28:54 PM
https://twitter.com/pieke_r/status/1453407673811099653 (https://twitter.com/pieke_r/status/1453407673811099653)

maybe he's been hiding out in Anne Frank's attic :rodney
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on October 27, 2021, 06:38:55 PM
did your phone autocorrect from argentina  ???
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on October 27, 2021, 09:30:06 PM
Germany is on the cusp of breaking their all-time-high daily covid case numbers.

Winter is coming.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 01, 2021, 07:28:48 PM
https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1454561585050095617 (https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1454561585050095617)

 :tocry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on November 05, 2021, 12:19:02 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WP_NvfafKZI
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Raist on November 05, 2021, 01:34:30 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on November 05, 2021, 12:19:02 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WP_NvfafKZI


https://twitter.com/screaminbutcalm/status/1105577845642878976
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: HardcoreRetro on November 05, 2021, 06:26:22 AM
(https://img.izismile.com/img/img11/20180929/gifs/randy_marsh_was_quite_a_character_12.gif)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 05, 2021, 10:16:06 AM
https://mobile.twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1456586893370535941
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 05, 2021, 02:52:28 PM
Netherlands    +10,911

Whats going on Nintex
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 05, 2021, 03:18:33 PM
Quote from: james on November 05, 2021, 02:52:28 PM
Netherlands    +10,911

Whats going on Nintex

+10k cases day but also a lot of deaths this year.

I really wish I didn't have to bark up 'that' tree but I'm hearing a lot of people dying because of heart attacks or suddenly collapsing.
Kind of what we saw early on during the pandemic in China.

99% of our population is supposed to have anti-bodies based on latest research so there's a lot of breakthrough cases.
First our government denied it and kept saying the vaccines were effective and it was a pandemic of the unvaccinated.
But now they've released a video explaning that because so many people are vaccinated the overall number of vaccinated people in the hospital with COVID has increased.

The current numbers don't make any sense in that regard. Either they've completely lost track of certain communities or the vaccines aren't working as well as they should.
Better ventilation, more ICU capacity and a campaign to promote a healthy lifestyle to achieve a better immunity overall, all things that could've been done but weren't.


We were supposed to have dropped the last few remaining COVID regulations November 1st, but instead new regulations were put in place.
More places where you need to show your QR code and a new push for face masks. I was at the dentist today, 2 people had them on. A couple of kids running around didn't and neither did their mom.
I was lucky I still had one in the car, the new rules officially don't go into effect until Saturday.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Raist on November 05, 2021, 05:42:38 PM
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/exclusive-suffolk-at-centre-of-multi-million-alleged-cover-up-of-government-ppe-scandal/

Quote
In an exclusive report, East Anglia Bylines can reveal that Suffolk is at the centre of a huge alleged government cover-up of the covid PPE scandal. As well as wasting billions of pounds on buying unwanted or unusable material, it has cost the taxpayers of this country one million pounds a day in storage.

Cool.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 05, 2021, 07:18:36 PM
Quote from: Nintex on November 05, 2021, 03:18:33 PM
Quote from: james on November 05, 2021, 02:52:28 PM
Netherlands    +10,911

Whats going on Nintex

+10k cases day but also a lot of deaths this year.

I really wish I didn't have to bark up 'that' tree but I'm hearing a lot of people dying because of heart attacks or suddenly collapsing.
Kind of what we saw early on during the pandemic in China.

99% of our population is supposed to have anti-bodies based on latest research so there's a lot of breakthrough cases.
First our government denied it and kept saying the vaccines were effective and it was a pandemic of the unvaccinated.
But now they've released a video explaning that because so many people are vaccinated the overall number of vaccinated people in the hospital with COVID has increased.

The current numbers don't make any sense in that regard. Either they've completely lost track of certain communities or the vaccines aren't working as well as they should.
Better ventilation, more ICU capacity and a campaign to promote a healthy lifestyle to achieve a better immunity overall, all things that could've been done but weren't.


We were supposed to have dropped the last few remaining COVID regulations November 1st, but instead new regulations were put in place.
More places where you need to show your QR code and a new push for face masks. I was at the dentist today, 2 people had them on. A couple of kids running around didn't and neither did their mom.
I was lucky I still had one in the car, the new rules officially don't go into effect until Saturday.

Why arent you wearing masks

 :existential
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 05, 2021, 07:43:16 PM
2 years later and the expats are still freaking out

https://twitter.com/bencoates1/status/1455516792659402752 (https://twitter.com/bencoates1/status/1455516792659402752)

spoiler (click to show/hide)
This is 100% accurate though
https://twitter.com/bencoates1/status/1455512766349905931 (https://twitter.com/bencoates1/status/1455512766349905931)

This also
https://twitter.com/bencoates1/status/1453261419542159361 (https://twitter.com/bencoates1/status/1453261419542159361)
[close]
Quote from: james on November 05, 2021, 07:18:36 PM

Why arent you wearing masks

 :existential

Masks don't work, sincerely The Netherlands. COVID capitol of Europe.

Photo of the week, our health minister (clearly coked out of his mind) embracing the darkness as Thierry Baudet makes the case for restoring freedom.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FDWpiMSVUAou0zD?format=jpg)

If elections were held today Baudet would probably win more seats than the party of our health minister.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 06, 2021, 11:11:12 AM
Hey look a 45k person climate march in Amsterdam.

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FDgyNAhX0AIu--B?format=jpg)

https://twitter.com/smrwsk/status/1456957034365177857 (https://twitter.com/smrwsk/status/1456957034365177857)

That's one way to kill off the remaining left wing voters.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: chronovore on November 06, 2021, 11:44:33 AM
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/mak-parhar-dead-at-48-1.6238751



 :brain :doge :brain :doge :brain :doge :brain
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 07, 2021, 05:13:27 AM
https://twitter.com/songpinganq/status/1456979512277696512 (https://twitter.com/songpinganq/status/1456979512277696512)

 :juche
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 07, 2021, 07:12:58 AM
Yesterday it was a climate march, today a march for freedomTM.
More and more people are showing up to these kinds of events it seems.

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FDluX3mXEAA81u3?format=jpg)

https://twitter.com/fvdemocratie/status/1457322531623481346 (https://twitter.com/fvdemocratie/status/1457322531623481346)

Next week:
"A new lockdown is necessary"

:pika
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Fifstar on November 07, 2021, 09:28:41 AM
I can tell you the hardest hit areas in germany and eastern europe are most definitely not ones where people go on climate marches...
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: benjipwns on November 07, 2021, 11:39:27 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FDoOfTpVEAU8Get?format=jpg&name=small)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 08, 2021, 09:25:58 AM
Source: Dude just trust me
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Lonewulfeus on November 08, 2021, 03:25:00 PM
Vi coactus, more like via cloaca :rodney
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: jorma on November 08, 2021, 03:33:33 PM
i'd like my shot "vi coitus" please
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: chronovore on November 08, 2021, 06:45:57 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on November 07, 2021, 11:39:27 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FDoOfTpVEAU8Get?format=jpg&name=small)

“Get the full name of the person administering the shot,” as if this wasn’t a doctor appointment that they didn’t drive themselves to in their car, roll up their own sleeve, and offer their own limb. As if they are not responsible for the decisions that they have made that lead them to the point of receiving the vaccine. As if the request of a full name isn’t a socially confrontational act that also violates the healthcare giver’s own privacy. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 09, 2021, 01:08:40 PM
Cases up to 12k/day already. Hospitals again unable to meet demand.
Historically low number of ICU beds available.
Hospital staff angry because nothing was done to prevent this from happening a 5th time (6th if you count a heavy flu outbreak a year before COVID).

Overheard in a store today:
"I was just outside so I don't need to put on my mask"

Government has started running the "Go wash your hands" ads again. :idont
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on November 10, 2021, 09:55:09 PM
(https://preview.redd.it/e9boxg4fhsy71.jpg?width=519&auto=webp&s=f0a06eac3ca2d4330c84d593c3e3929f67d6c157)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on November 11, 2021, 12:58:23 AM
 :hesright
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on November 11, 2021, 02:12:45 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on November 10, 2021, 09:55:09 PM
(https://preview.redd.it/e9boxg4fhsy71.jpg?width=519&auto=webp&s=f0a06eac3ca2d4330c84d593c3e3929f67d6c157)
Yep. If you don't like it, I don't care.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 11, 2021, 12:53:53 PM
New record bois

16k positive tests in 1 day  :playa
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Lonewulfeus on November 11, 2021, 01:17:16 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on November 10, 2021, 09:55:09 PM
(https://preview.redd.it/e9boxg4fhsy71.jpg?width=519&auto=webp&s=f0a06eac3ca2d4330c84d593c3e3929f67d6c157)

Much like tying health insurance to employment yup, it’s the American way.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 11, 2021, 01:23:47 PM
Also it's Carnaval in the south today

https://twitter.com/pvl63/status/1458780972246351875 (https://twitter.com/pvl63/status/1458780972246351875)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on November 11, 2021, 01:29:29 PM
and zwarte piet is on the horizon :dolezal
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 11, 2021, 05:53:18 PM
I'm hearing the Netherlands are in chaos as the sick are piling up

Germany at +50,133 big oof
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Lonewulfeus on November 11, 2021, 10:06:43 PM
Anyone have experience with a moderna booster?  As a fatty I qualify for it and wondering how much it’s gonna suck, shot 2 was awful.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Fifstar on November 12, 2021, 07:18:13 AM
I think the moderna booster is reduced in vaccine amount compared to the standard Moderna shots, 50 µg vs 100 µg for the normal dose, so maybe a bit less bad. In the end nobody can tell you for sure...
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: archnemesis on November 12, 2021, 07:23:53 AM
There is huge variation in how people react to the vaccine. All you can do is hope for the best and prepare for the worst.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Quaker on November 12, 2021, 02:56:05 PM
Quote from: archnemesis on November 12, 2021, 07:23:53 AM
There is huge variation in how people react to the vaccine. All you can do is hope for the best and prepare for the worst.
This.

I got the Moderna booster and had no symptoms aside from feeling like an invisible bruise/soreness on the shoulder that I got jabbed on and that went away after 2 days.

(My initial shot was the Johnson & Johnson 1-shot back in April)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Lonewulfeus on November 12, 2021, 08:09:39 PM
I was just hoping for anecdotal assurances that it wasn’t as bad as the last one, I talked a big game then about being willing to go through it again but I didn’t think I was actually gonna have to :stahp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 14, 2021, 08:41:42 AM
https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1459851862321119237 (https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1459851862321119237)

 :cop
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on November 14, 2021, 11:38:20 AM
prison colony under lockdown  ::)
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Post by: Potato on November 14, 2021, 01:41:04 PM
Austria. We're still pretty good here.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 14, 2021, 01:51:48 PM
As of late people (mostly older) go into these rants when I talk to them. The unvaccinated should be banned/put in camps whatever and people who compare that to what happened in Nazi germany are 'crazy'.
They know I'm against mandatory vaccination or a society split based on medical history and a big supporter of freedomTM so they keep talking so I can't get a word in. It's always fun to watch the shock on their faces when I reply:
"Yep, I totally agree and close the EU borders for all the unvaccinated and build walls in Poland and Greece to keep them out. Sink the boats and shoot down the planes before they can infect us."

And then they finally realize what they're actually supporting.
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Post by: Tripon on November 14, 2021, 03:09:37 PM
https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-lifestyle-lincoln-tigers-animals-c55c7c432e0a80caa5fea3c8a4f5d1c7

For all you it must be made in a lab peeps, how do you explain that other mammals seem to be getting hit with COVID as well? I'm curious.


Quote
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Three snow leopards have died at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo in Nebraska of complications from COVID-19.

The zoo made the announcement in a Facebook post Friday, describing the deaths of the three leopards — named Ranney, Everest, and Makalu— as “truly heartbreaking.”

The zoo began treating the leopards and two Sumatran tigers for the virus last month. The zoo said the tigers, Axl and Kumar, have made a recovery.

The zoo said it remains open to the public and continues to take precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to humans and animals.

Zoos across the country, including at the St. Louis Zoo and the Denver Zoo, have battled COVID-19 outbreaks among their animals.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 14, 2021, 03:11:48 PM
Scramble the B-52's Joe, China's coming after the cats :info
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: fizzel on November 14, 2021, 05:05:28 PM
Bit fucking annoying how my big sister, the anti Vax conspiracy lover turned out to be entirely correct about this clown show. Bollcoks. She's gonna be feeding me some humble pie when I see her next.

I cannot believe that shit I'm seeing from Austria.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 14, 2021, 06:26:30 PM
Quote from: fizzel on November 14, 2021, 05:05:28 PM
Bit fucking annoying how my big sister, the anti Vax conspiracy lover turned out to be entirely correct about this clown show. Bollcoks. She's gonna be feeding me some humble pie when I see her next.

I cannot believe that shit I'm seeing from Austria.
Those QR codes were already being looked at prior to the pandemic this just put things into high gear.
Some fucks at McKinsey and firms like it got filthy rich selling a bootleg of China's social credit system to the European bureaucrats and public servants with no ideas of their own.
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/mckinsey-digital/our-insights/digital-identification-a-key-to-inclusive-growth (https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/mckinsey-digital/our-insights/digital-identification-a-key-to-inclusive-growth)
We often forget that without the innovations in mass surveillance and big tech in the west the CCP could not have created their system.

Instead of making haste in implementing a more digitized society regulated by digital ID's and soon AI's at scale we should pause and review the past 2 decades.
We never had a public debate on it and 99% of political parties are already on board by default.
People who say it reminds them of the 1930's are not wrong but the other side is too blind to see what they are doing.
Just like the German public servants were until it was too late. The fact that the number of people opposing these policies is growing gives me hope it might not be too late.

My dad doesn't even have a smartphone but a printed code which will likely be banned soon because of fake documents.
Your permit is valid until it isn't - is literally a scene in Schindlers List  :doge

This happened yesterday, the unvaccinated weren't welcome at this Sinterklaas event and they went as far as to make sure they couldn't watch from a distance too.
https://twitter.com/rood_wit/status/1459843399981289474 (https://twitter.com/rood_wit/status/1459843399981289474)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: fizzel on November 15, 2021, 09:39:16 AM
Just read you're in your fifth (?!?) Lockdown over there?

What are you even coming out to at that point?  Wasteland high streets.  Rapid inflation and shortages so your weed and booze is extortionately priced.  Karen's moaning at you to wear those fucking masks.

Anyway we're not far away from a witch-hunt on the unvaxxed. They'll be convincing us to lock them in their houses and red Xing their front doors soon.  There's plenty of sad bastards out there all for it already.

Rather than go after the companies that have raked in billions for vaccines that haven't fucking worked.

Jesus wept.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 15, 2021, 11:37:14 AM
ROUND UP AND KILL THE UNVAXED

In Minecraft but also real life tbh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 16, 2021, 03:40:22 AM
19k positive tests. New Record

Hospitalizations are increasing rapidly.
They expected a peak of 1500 in january.
The counter now stands at 2000.

Some folks who want a 'green check' but no vaccine are trying to get infected on purpose
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BisMarckie on November 16, 2021, 04:24:01 AM
Quote from: Tripon on November 14, 2021, 03:09:37 PM
https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-lifestyle-lincoln-tigers-animals-c55c7c432e0a80caa5fea3c8a4f5d1c7

For all you it must be made in a lab peeps, how do you explain that other mammals seem to be getting hit with COVID as well? I'm curious.




The Chinese are known for shoddy manufacturing :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 16, 2021, 10:21:59 AM
Quote from: Nintex on November 16, 2021, 03:40:22 AM
Some folks who want a 'green check' but no vaccine are trying to get infected on purpose

Bold strategy Cotton.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 16, 2021, 01:39:13 PM
We've passed 20k positive tests today.
But the number is somewhat skewed because there's a backlog of test results.

Infection rate growth highest among kids aged 5 - 9, a 85% increase.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 17, 2021, 01:28:39 AM
US ticking up again. We should hit 100k next week. Thanksgiving will be a super-spreader, and we will hit 125k shortly after.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on November 17, 2021, 06:23:36 AM
Quote from: fizzel on November 15, 2021, 09:39:16 AM
Just read you're in your fifth (?!?) Lockdown over there?

What are you even coming out to at that point?  Wasteland high streets.  Rapid inflation and shortages so your weed and booze is extortionately priced.  Karen's moaning at you to wear those fucking masks.

Anyway we're not far away from a witch-hunt on the unvaxxed. They'll be convincing us to lock them in their houses and red Xing their front doors soon.  There's plenty of sad bastards out there all for it already.

Rather than go after the companies that have raked in billions for vaccines that haven't fucking worked.

Jesus wept.
The vaccines do work though. You just need better coverage than 65%.

New South Wales has 90%+ double dose coverage and has gone from reporting 1000-2000 cases daily to 200 cases, all while lifting restrictions. The biggest change is that they rapidly went from 60% vaccine coverage to 90%+ coverage in a short time.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: fizzel on November 17, 2021, 11:02:24 AM
Quote from: Nintex on November 16, 2021, 01:39:13 PM
We've passed 20k positive tests today.
But the number is somewhat skewed because there's a backlog of test results.

Infection rate growth highest among kids aged 5 - 9, a 85% increase.

They're fluffing us for a Christmas lockdown up here. Bozo definitely dipping his toe in the water today.

(https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/014/236/828.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 17, 2021, 11:47:44 AM
Another day, another 20k cases
Meanwhile Germany is looking to follow the example of Austria, a lockdown for the unvaccinated (which means the rest of Europe will follow as well).

https://twitter.com/JuliaHB1/status/1460699224685912076 (https://twitter.com/JuliaHB1/status/1460699224685912076)

We're [ ] this close from seeing images of police officers dragging crying people out of their homes to stick needles in their arms or folks being imprisoned for not taking the shots.
Politicians are already saying things like 'freedom is no excuse to endanger others'.

In our country a guy named Bruls, in charge of the newly created 'regional safety committee' when asked about civil disobedience said:
"People have met the soft hand of daddy Bruls, maybe it's time they met the firm hand of daddy Bruls"

They're really going after the unvaccinated to cover up their failed policies and the fact that they did nothing, absolutely nothing to increase the ICU capacity.

Quote from: Potato on November 17, 2021, 06:23:36 AM
Quote from: fizzel on November 15, 2021, 09:39:16 AM
Just read you're in your fifth (?!?) Lockdown over there?

What are you even coming out to at that point?  Wasteland high streets.  Rapid inflation and shortages so your weed and booze is extortionately priced.  Karen's moaning at you to wear those fucking masks.

Anyway we're not far away from a witch-hunt on the unvaxxed. They'll be convincing us to lock them in their houses and red Xing their front doors soon.  There's plenty of sad bastards out there all for it already.

Rather than go after the companies that have raked in billions for vaccines that haven't fucking worked.

Jesus wept.
The vaccines do work though. You just need better coverage than 65%.

New South Wales has 90%+ double dose coverage and has gone from reporting 1000-2000 cases daily to 200 cases, all while lifting restrictions. The biggest change is that they rapidly went from 60% vaccine coverage to 90%+ coverage in a short time.
Gibraltar has a vaccination rate of ~100% and cases are soaring there too.
From what I understand vaccines are reducing the number of deaths, which is a good thing but some of that effect is also attributed to better treatments.
They're far less effective than advertised.

The problem governments in Europe face is that the vaccine was sold as some kind of miracle drug and they directly tied vaccination rates to the rate of freedomTM.
We were literally promised all restrictions would be lifted if more than 70% was vaccinated. So all the anti-vaxx / big reset folks have to yell is: "See, they lied. We're not getting our freedoms back even though the rate is at 85%!"
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 17, 2021, 12:20:28 PM
FACT CHECK: By cases soaring in Gibraltar, Nintex refers to the 79 new cases today
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: jorma on November 17, 2021, 12:31:34 PM
Quote from: james on November 17, 2021, 12:20:28 PM
FACT CHECK: By cases soaring in Gibraltar, Nintex refers to the 79 new cases today

on a population of 33k it translates to 790.000 cases in the US
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 17, 2021, 12:42:31 PM
They've cancelled Christmas.
~100% vaccinated, 40% have the booster shot.

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FEY-YLaX0A44TCC?format=jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: fizzel on November 17, 2021, 01:07:43 PM
Quote from: james on November 17, 2021, 12:20:28 PM
FACT CHECK: By cases soaring in Gibraltar, Nintex refers to the 79 new cases today

Enough for the Grinch to steal Christmas over there apparently.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 17, 2021, 03:05:44 PM
Quote from: Nintex on November 17, 2021, 12:42:31 PM
They've cancelled Christmas.
~100% vaccinated, 40% have the booster shot.

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FEY-YLaX0A44TCC?format=jpg)

:pika
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Transhuman on November 17, 2021, 04:05:09 PM
Should use the bubble shield more often
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 17, 2021, 06:00:12 PM
60k in Germany...

Is this a new variant????
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 17, 2021, 08:06:34 PM
Quote from: james on November 17, 2021, 01:28:39 AM
US ticking up again. We should hit 100k next week. Thanksgiving will be a super-spreader, and we will hit 125k shortly after.

+101,657

 :existential
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on November 18, 2021, 10:29:17 AM
Quote from: james on November 17, 2021, 06:00:12 PM
60k in Germany...

Is this a new variant????

This is just Delta + seasonality, right? Not sure if we had Delta last November already. This release schedule is too hectic, can't keep track anymore
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 18, 2021, 01:13:17 PM
Quote from: james on November 05, 2021, 02:52:28 PM
Netherlands    +10,911

Whats going on Nintex

https://mobile.twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1461337650183426050
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 18, 2021, 04:17:44 PM
Quote from: james on October 21, 2021, 01:54:09 PM
Germany reported 18k yesterday.

Netherlands over 5k first time since July 19.

Belgium reported 6,552...the highest since November 12, 2020.

Ladies and gentlemen, brace yourselves.

Winter is coming.

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1461419584846712840


I tried to warn everyone.

And now winter is here.

 :existential :existential :existential
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 18, 2021, 04:36:17 PM
I went out for drinks today with co-workers and our office neighbours.
We had a group of about 15 people and went to a bar close by.

Social distancing? None
Masks? None
QR-codes? They asked us to show them but made sure to add that if we didn't want to that was okay too

The head of the ICU said it himself yesterday, the vaccines are ineffective to stop transmission.
Generally the position of most folks is that if you don't want the virus you should just stay home.
Still a lot of the elderly want the booster for which they have finally started the vaccination campaign.

Either way we will definitely end up with another lockdown either for everyone or the unvaccinated because if Germany and Belgium do it, we can't keep things open.
I'm already seeing a big uptick in German license plates in this area which is historically popular with Ze Germans. Also boomers and elderly are hoarding groceries like never before.
They know they're fucked.

Most people are done with COVID, they're more worried about the housing market (homes have become way too expensive for middle class people to buy), the soaring energy costs and inflation.

I don't think there's anything our government can do but limit the damage to their credibility, which is already 0.
If they enact a 2G society like the Germans and keep blaming the unvaccinated all they will achieve is more protest and polarization.
But that's exactly what they will do to give their boomer voters a false sense of security while the rest of us do whatever.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 18, 2021, 04:49:15 PM
Quote from: Nintex on November 18, 2021, 04:36:17 PM
Most people are done with COVID,
homes have become way too expensive for middle class people to buy)

Self-solving problem.

Boomer remover phase 2 activated
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on November 18, 2021, 05:12:06 PM
anybody vaxxing their pets  ??? asking for a friend pit bull mami  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: benjipwns on November 19, 2021, 02:44:29 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FEkFpyvWUAcs_xk?format=jpg&name=small)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: benjipwns on November 19, 2021, 02:51:58 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FEg3zD3WQAAouI_?format=jpg&name=small)

 :what
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 19, 2021, 03:06:48 PM
It's all going to shit, multiple European states are looking into links between the excess deaths and COVID vaccines.

In Austria vaccination will be mandatory starting from February.
If you're not complying, you will get a 3600 Euro fine.
If you can't pay the fine you go to jail for a month.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 19, 2021, 03:26:20 PM
They really need to speed up vaccines.

We need to be at 95% so Bill Gates can activate the nano-bombs and clear out 5 billion people so we can stop climate change.

Thats why I got J&J, the nano-bombs arent as effective so Ill probably live.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 19, 2021, 03:36:34 PM
https://twitter.com/BobHGL/status/1461783848883208192 (https://twitter.com/BobHGL/status/1461783848883208192)

https://twitter.com/BobHGL/status/1461792695412830220 (https://twitter.com/BobHGL/status/1461792695412830220)

https://twitter.com/AnonymeCitoyen/status/1461794748973395974 (https://twitter.com/AnonymeCitoyen/status/1461794748973395974)

Hey look riots
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on November 19, 2021, 03:38:41 PM
begun the corona wars have  :fbm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 19, 2021, 03:49:26 PM
These are not your typical Moroccan soy boys or mentally challenged Football fans either but the people working at the ports and docks who organized the protests.
Of course the other groups join in as well on a friday night when there's literally nothing to do because of the COVID curfews.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FElZVeuXIAA-n1t?format=jpg)
[close]

I better get my holiday orders in before these morons grow a brain and realize a general strike at the port would paralyze the entire country and most of Europe.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 19, 2021, 07:32:49 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on November 19, 2021, 02:51:58 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FEg3zD3WQAAouI_?format=jpg&name=small)

 :what

IANAL but I'm pretty sure that wouldn't be legally binding.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on November 19, 2021, 09:36:55 PM
damn those Moroccan soy boys :stahp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: samir on November 20, 2021, 01:28:39 AM
Will there be Zwarte Piet festivities this year? :-[
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Kunai With Chain on November 20, 2021, 02:13:45 AM
Nintex you were shitting on the Moroccans for not getting vaxxed couple of months back, now you shitting on them for being soyboys that aren't rioting over the vaccine pass? Couscous munchers just can't win.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on November 20, 2021, 04:48:17 AM
Quote from: Nintex on November 19, 2021, 03:49:26 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FElZVeuXIAA-n1t?format=jpg)

Now this is a mask mandate that I strongly oppose
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 20, 2021, 06:40:35 AM
Quote from: Kunai With Chain on November 20, 2021, 02:13:45 AM
Nintex you were shitting on the Moroccans for not getting vaxxed couple of months back, now you shitting on them for being soyboys that aren't rioting over the vaccine pass? Couscous munchers just can't win.
This is what most liberals here would tell me, because they can't imagine the far right hooligans and Moroccans working together but they were at the riots too.
They equally hate the curfew, fireworks ban and semi-mandatory vaccinations. Not to mention the inflation, high energy costs and other hardships that are hitting the lower classes the hardest.
So those groups are now working together and have pretty much integrated their facebook and telegram channels. Because they live in the same poor neighbourhoods.
The ones with a legal occupation aren't exactly doing the type of office work you can do from home and the gangs, no matter their background find it harder to operate under these conditions.

So the liberals, progressives and conservatives in government are now shocked to see that while the police is trying to arrest Fat Henk the drug dealer for setting their car on fire Lisa is yelling at them about George Soros and the WEF and Ali the college student jumps in with a dropkick.

https://twitter.com/maurits1/status/1461814254588334082 (https://twitter.com/maurits1/status/1461814254588334082)

And they will think: "Oh this was just because of the fireworks ban and bored locals" and move forward in implementing a full lockdown again or mandatory vaccination as the consultancy firms tell them to.
At which point shit hits the fan in ways they can't even imagine. Because there is also a group of people that is very worried about the virus and will feel endangered when the authorities start to lose control.

The top medical advisors assigned by our government to help them are already saying that the vaccines don't stop transmission and that not the unvaccinated but failed healthcare policies and austerity are to blame for the current situation and it will take decades to repair the damage that has been done. By now a majority agrees that our government failed. The bottom line is, they knew this was coming, they did nothing to prepare or prevent it from happening. The debate is about the cause: incompetence, unforeseen circumstances or a grand conspiracy of total population control. And the more they lose control, the more they try to cover that up with more regulations and the more it looks like a conspiracy.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: HardcoreRetro on November 20, 2021, 07:10:39 AM
Quote from: Nintex on November 20, 2021, 06:40:35 AM
The top medical advisors assigned by our government to help them are already saying that the vaccines don't stop transmission

They've been saying this from the start. People are just too distinguished mentally-challenged to understand that 85% (Or less with vaccines beside the mrna ones.) protection doesn't mean the virus is gone. It slows the transmission rates. If you wear fire protective clothing but you are dumb enough to lie in a fire, you will still die.

The biggest mistake the government has made is thinking people'd be smart enough to not act like complete morons.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on November 20, 2021, 09:02:13 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEoG7ZNCIIA


 :hesright
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 20, 2021, 11:11:36 AM
I drove my mom to the vaccination site today for a booster shot.
She was happy with the bit of extra protection and in her case it is probably for the best.

Talked to a few folks there, one woman who worked in the hospital said that heart problems among younger people were rampant but she was unsure of the cause.
Riots were also discussed of course, most old farts side with the government on that one. Wishing they would crack down harder on any of the protests and lock up the unvaccinated.
They don't go out much so they don't really understand the desperation of the younger generations. More and more this is turning into a pandemic of the haves and have nots.

Mostly old people who have lived their full lives and wish to prolong it and young people who are trying to start living but are restricted and falling behind in every way.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: HardcoreRetro on November 20, 2021, 12:06:59 PM
Quote from: Nintex on November 20, 2021, 11:11:36 AM
Talked to a few folks there, one woman who worked in the hospital said that heart problems among younger people were rampant but she was unsure of the cause.

Why then is this nowhere to be found in the news apart from a site called Dissident. (A great site, with news like: "Are pox a new bioweapon trying to end humanity" with a picture of Bill Gates added to the news story.) You'd expect it to be a huge deal. You're obviously just trying to muddy the waters with bad anecdotal takes.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on November 20, 2021, 12:22:37 PM
not saying I believe things one way or the other, but is it in the best interest of news orgs to report anything that can be seen as "anti vaxx"?

similar to how they make it seem like the end of the world to end the forever wars. "if we could only stay 20 more years to pull out the right way!"  :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 20, 2021, 12:35:55 PM
Quote from: HardcoreRetro on November 20, 2021, 12:06:59 PM
Quote from: Nintex on November 20, 2021, 11:11:36 AM
Talked to a few folks there, one woman who worked in the hospital said that heart problems among younger people were rampant but she was unsure of the cause.

Why then is this nowhere to be found in the news apart from a site called Dissident. (A great site, with news like: "Are pox a new bioweapon trying to end humanity" with a picture of Bill Gates added to the news story.) You'd expect it to be a huge deal. You're obviously just trying to muddy the waters with bad anecdotal takes.
One thing she mentioned is that because people think that the doctor is too busy or doesn't have time for them, somewhat innocent issues aren't treated (stress, high blood pressure, infections etc.) and over time those evolve into bigger problems.
Treatments that are postponed are also a big problem causing all kinds of complications. It could also be symptoms related to long COVID as some folks have poorer health overall or just the fact that people aren't exercising.
She was mostly worried that no one really had the time to look into it and they had so many more patients to deal with on top of the COVID patients.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: BIONIC on November 20, 2021, 01:05:29 PM
Quote from: team filler on November 20, 2021, 12:22:37 PM
"if we could only stay 20 more years to pull out the right way!"

:shaq
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: HardcoreRetro on November 20, 2021, 02:34:23 PM
Quote from: team filler on November 20, 2021, 12:22:37 PM
not saying I believe things one way or the other, but is it in the best interest of news orgs to report anything that can be seen as "anti vaxx"?

similar to how they make it seem like the end of the world to end the forever wars. "if we could only stay 20 more years to pull out the right way!"  :trumps

The news isn't meant to take a stance. They're supposed to state the facts. I can't help that American news is absolute dogshit. Our Dutch news is obviously leftist slanted, but at least the numbers and facts stated within a news article are easily verifiable and if there's obvious falsehoods these journalists can be held acountable. If it's an opinion piece, it has to be stated as such.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 20, 2021, 06:36:35 PM
Busy night in Europe

spoiler (click to show/hide)
https://twitter.com/worldinentropy/status/1462190979096752128 (https://twitter.com/worldinentropy/status/1462190979096752128)

https://twitter.com/Kukicat7/status/1462187811558334471 (https://twitter.com/Kukicat7/status/1462187811558334471)

https://twitter.com/BrosHub/status/1462188253361102851 (https://twitter.com/BrosHub/status/1462188253361102851)

https://twitter.com/cwraad/status/1462178258879926273 (https://twitter.com/cwraad/status/1462178258879926273)
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Not all the Hague, the second clip is from Katwijk about 5 miles from where I am  :doge
https://twitter.com/1e9petrichor/status/1462201092238938116 (https://twitter.com/1e9petrichor/status/1462201092238938116)

December 2020
(https://abload.de/img/54e11be719_1kerstsukxn.jpg)

November 2021
(https://abload.de/img/f6ef120bd3_2kerstyhk2z.jpg)

Today another record +23k cases.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on November 20, 2021, 09:17:21 PM
nintex survived the wokes and apartment murderers. only to fall to the anti lockdown rioters  :stahp


rip to the dutch god  :tocry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: who is ted danson? on November 21, 2021, 05:40:02 AM
Quote from: Nintex on November 20, 2021, 06:36:35 PM

November 2021
(https://abload.de/img/f6ef120bd3_2kerstyhk2z.jpg)

Today another record +23k cases.

 :shaq :shaq :shaq
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 21, 2021, 05:43:42 AM
Quote from: team filler on November 20, 2021, 09:17:21 PM
nintex survived the wokes and apartment murderers. only to fall to the anti lockdown rioters  :stahp


rip to the dutch god  :tocry
Think of me like Switzerland, I'll help whoever wins to hide their gold  :success
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 21, 2021, 05:26:13 PM
https://twitter.com/MarQs__/status/1462545121346568193 (https://twitter.com/MarQs__/status/1462545121346568193)

Another 3 cities dealing with riots tonight.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 21, 2021, 06:02:22 PM
Silvo taking his third shot

https://twitter.com/emenietti/status/1462097105145761802 (https://twitter.com/emenietti/status/1462097105145761802)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 21, 2021, 09:09:03 PM
Going to my first buffet since 2019 this week.

I'm pretty nervous
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: T-Short on November 22, 2021, 02:36:19 AM
Quote from: Nintex on November 21, 2021, 05:26:13 PM
https://twitter.com/MarQs__/status/1462545121346568193 (https://twitter.com/MarQs__/status/1462545121346568193)

Another 3 cities dealing with riots tonight.

Meanwhile, in Sweden:

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FEufhXdWYAUUz7H?format=jpg&name=900x900)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: jorma on November 22, 2021, 06:38:50 AM
What can i say, we don't have that many distinguished mentally-challenged fellows  :lol

but there was a proper demonstration without any violence against the vaccine passport on saturday but it wasn't even mentioned in swedish media. The demonstrations in the netherlands got lots of coverage though.

Weird that. I guess now the passport opponents knows what to do next time  :thinking
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: jorma on November 22, 2021, 06:40:20 AM
also, i finally got my first shot today.

i have a slight headache now, but nothing too serious.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 22, 2021, 11:22:49 AM
Our PM spoke out against the violence, said he did not see it as a protest just pure aggression. No new measures for now.
Will decide on next steps by December 3rd (perhaps earlier depending on how things develop in the hospitals).

Our government is calling on people to use their common sense(again) and to follow the basic rules (wash your hands, keep your distance, work from home).
If we don't follow the rules this week than lockdown-like regulations will likely be implemented.

Now both sides are angry, the people who want our government to act more swiftly (i.e. ban opposition parties, mandate vaccinations, do another lockdown) and the people who want all restrictions lifted and their freedomTM back.


+23k cases today
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 23, 2021, 02:04:58 PM
Our government took matters into their own hands today.
From now on, the 1.5m distance rule is again Mandatory for all citizens.
Next monday or tuesday they will announce new regulations quoting a government source 'everything is on the table'

Well not everything, because they don't want to close schools again but most infections are in the age groups 5 - 14 and 35 - 44. (i.e. parents and children)

Also pending these new regulations it's fucking busy everywhere. I could hardly find a place to park my car when I got home today.
People want their Black Friday / Sinterklaas + Zwarte Piet ;) shopping done.

The group of medical advisors that consults the government has said they are afraid and 'seeing signs' that people are not changing their behaviour like before.


+ 23k cases today, hospital admissions are increasing rapidly now too by about ~300 daily.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 23, 2021, 10:55:32 PM
Nobody in Texas wears masks

 :existential
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: chronovore on November 24, 2021, 04:15:35 AM
Quote from: james on November 23, 2021, 10:55:32 PM
Nobody in Texas wears masks

 :existential

Same in Idaho. Blew my mind.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: jorma on November 24, 2021, 04:47:14 AM
i saw a couple of kids with masks a few weeks ago, they were at my door asking for candy
does that count?

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on November 24, 2021, 06:26:23 AM
Quote from: jorma on November 24, 2021, 04:47:14 AM
i saw a couple of kids with masks a few weeks ago, they were at my door asking for candy
does that count?
:pika :jared :pika

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: jorma on November 24, 2021, 06:57:36 AM
Quote from: Potato on November 24, 2021, 06:26:23 AM
Quote from: jorma on November 24, 2021, 04:47:14 AM
i saw a couple of kids with masks a few weeks ago, they were at my door asking for candy
does that count?
:pika :jared :pika

i gave them some candy too, was that bad?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on November 24, 2021, 07:31:37 AM
in america we shoot them and claim self defense, it's tradition!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 24, 2021, 10:07:00 AM
Quote from: jorma on November 24, 2021, 06:57:36 AM
Quote from: Potato on November 24, 2021, 06:26:23 AM
Quote from: jorma on November 24, 2021, 04:47:14 AM
i saw a couple of kids with masks a few weeks ago, they were at my door asking for candy
does that count?
:pika :jared :pika

i gave them some candy too, was that bad?

It's healthier to offer them some salty nuts
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 24, 2021, 01:50:06 PM
New record +23.789 cases

Our government is in total panic and has once again asked the medical experts for advice.
Tommorow they will decide what to do and make announcements on Friday.

Everyone expects a lockdown at this point, as it is basically inevitable. Otherwise they might as well scrap all regulations.
The question is if they are doing another lockdown with hundreds of exemptions or if the schools, shops etc. will also close.
Tommorow is going to be chaos as everyone will try to get their Black Friday deals before the lockdown goes into effect.

For my Dutch friends here reading this, from what I've been told, the lockdown will go into effect Friday night immediately after the press conference.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on November 24, 2021, 01:51:25 PM
Dutch gamers and moroccan soyboys need to rise up against tyranny :society
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Madrun Badrun on November 24, 2021, 05:33:56 PM
Not to jinx things, but definitely to brag, Ontario is doing really well.  About half of people still mask up outside (though this could just be due to it being cold) and almost everyone indoors.  We have 89% and 85% first and second dose of +12 pop, with kids just becoming eligible a few days ago.   Turns out that having extended lockdowns do actually work. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 24, 2021, 06:28:11 PM
Government is in total panic and in disagreement with their advisory bodies on COVID as the healthcare system collapses.
Something they said wouldn't happen yesterday. This has become a case study in hypernormalization.

With people in hospitals or sick at home, they've also figured out there isn't enough home / social care available either increasing pressure on hospitals.
Transplants and surgeries are being delayed. Finally everyone wonders: "Why didn't the government do anything to prevent this?"
Rutte's austerity and his desperate attempt to stay in power is exploding in his face which he barely shows at this point.

Hospitals have requested the health minister to send in the army to help as they've reached phase 2. A request he says he will carefully study once he officially receives it.
Regular healthcare or planned care as they call it, is scaled down as they prepare for much worse. The final phase is 'code black' or phase 3.
What does phase 3 look like Nintex? Well, I'm not joking but in phase 3 the doctor assigns the patients in need of an ICU bed (who aren't denied already on medical grounds) a number (take a screenshot first to make sure there is no voter fraud), then they go to random.org/lists and click on randomize.
Whoever gets the lucky number gets an ICU bed, who doesn't... something to ease the pain.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FE-ojxrXMAsKClg?format=jpg)
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Let's hope it doesn't come to this. There is also an alternative theory and model that predicts we've reached the peak of infections and are close to herd immunity (for real this time) and we just have to hold on a few days for infections to drop again.

Tommorow I'm going out for dinner for the last time before we batten down the hatches.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 24, 2021, 08:50:13 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1463614702207082501

:pika

https://mobile.twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1463611698770763787

:pika

https://mobile.twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1463594522613592073

:pika

https://mobile.twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1463514507666460672

:pika

https://mobile.twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1463453342902988804

:pika

https://mobile.twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1463473396847624198

:pika

https://mobile.twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1463483018421620739

:pika

https://mobile.twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1463597108704026630

:pika :pika :pika

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Potato on November 25, 2021, 12:03:30 AM
Quote from: Nintex on November 24, 2021, 01:50:06 PM
New record +23.789 cases

Our government is in total panic and has once again asked the medical experts for advice.
Tommorow they will decide what to do and make announcements on Friday.
Who the fuck have you all been taking advice from these past two years if NOT the medical experts?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Pissy F Benny on November 25, 2021, 06:40:09 AM
:rogan
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 25, 2021, 02:37:08 PM
https://twitter.com/bbchealth/status/1463951912341053444 (https://twitter.com/bbchealth/status/1463951912341053444)

Some sort of COVID+ that mutated with HIV

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FFERhh1XIAUFa_j?format=jpg)

COVID RTX 3090 Super Ti OC  :whew

https://twitter.com/jessicaelgot/status/1463967741346463748 (https://twitter.com/jessicaelgot/status/1463967741346463748)

UK already putting SA on the red list.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: team filler on November 25, 2021, 03:47:54 PM
bring on the super vaxx! hiv annihilated  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 25, 2021, 04:15:59 PM
https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1463975678232117250 (https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1463975678232117250)

(https://64.media.tumblr.com/9215da8ea865515a1aaa12c4a3f5e9ca/tumblr_o3zyicFf8d1r5ixiao1_500.gifv)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 25, 2021, 05:39:16 PM
Quote from: team filler on November 25, 2021, 03:47:54 PM
bring on the super vaxx! hiv annihilated  :doge

If they can find a vaccine for all the stds covid will have been worth it

Bore meetup in Thailand?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 25, 2021, 07:42:32 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1463996162546049025

:pika
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Nintex on November 26, 2021, 03:08:52 AM
https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1464138256203886592 (https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1464138256203886592)

1 case of super xxl plus ultimate HIV covid in Israel.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 26, 2021, 01:03:41 PM
DOW falls 900 points on news of the strain

I think I've seen this film before

I didn't like the ending
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on November 26, 2021, 01:52:55 PM
Ladies and gentlemen, Belgium has fallen

https://mobile.twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1464221871424086030
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on November 26, 2021, 02:02:43 PM
Israel has fallen.

Joe, time to close the skies
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on November 26, 2021, 02:17:59 PM
Highlights from our government:

"We apologize for our poor communication"

"Don't visit your grandparents under any circumstances! ... only visit them once if you really really have to ... test before you do"

"We thought the vaccines would work, they didn't but..."

"Of course our policy is to reach immunity by getting as many people sick as possible but preferably we achieve that through vaccination"

"It's terrible that we've ended up in this unavoidable, unforeseeable, incredibly challenging situation"

They've decided to close up everything between 17:00 and 05:00 starting Sunday. Because the virus can tell time :idont
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Tripon on November 26, 2021, 02:18:29 PM
Buy some KN95/KF94/FFP2/N95 masks guys. Or get a permeant respirator with N95 filters if you're worried.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on November 26, 2021, 02:21:47 PM
"It's terrible that we've ended up in this unavoidable, unforeseeable, incredibly challenging situation"

https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1464310575585021953 (https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1464310575585021953)

 :kermit


Our COVID policy is like the titanic sinking after hitting the iceberg, then all the life boats sinking after hitting the same iceberg and all emergency responders drowning.
Finally Rutte flies overhead with his helicopter 3 months later, sticks his head out of the window and yells: "I am very critical of myself!" only to crash into the very same iceberg.

https://twitter.com/snolen/status/1464312201725030403 (https://twitter.com/snolen/status/1464312201725030403)

We haven't had clearity in 2 years take it easy Karen :idont
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Tripon on November 26, 2021, 03:06:37 PM
Omicron, we transformers now.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on November 26, 2021, 03:39:22 PM
https://twitter.com/snolen/status/1464285226721546248 (https://twitter.com/snolen/status/1464285226721546248)

Will the United States declare war on us if their reporter dies of dehydration? :idont
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on November 26, 2021, 07:52:38 PM
Game over for Nintex

Quote
At least 15 passengers from the two KLM flights from South Africa that arrived at Schiphol earlier today have tested positive for the coronavirus. The planes carried a total of over 600 passengers, all of whom had to be tested. According to the GGD Kennemerland, the first 110 test results have come in, of which 15 are positive.

Based on that result, the GGD says it expects a "finding rate" of 13.6 percent. "That means we're taking into account about 85 positive coronavirus tests in total," he said. Which variant of the coronavirus the positively tested travelers were infected with is not yet known.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on November 26, 2021, 08:04:30 PM
https://twitter.com/snolen/status/1464384849792356369 (https://twitter.com/snolen/status/1464384849792356369)

I knew it was over seeing our PM and health minister deflated today and not being their usual smug selves.
This probably wasn't the first infected flight.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on November 26, 2021, 10:02:49 PM
Quote from: Nintex on November 26, 2021, 03:39:22 PM
Will the United States declare war on us if their reporter dies of dehydration? :idont
I call on President Biden to end the Dutch menace by any means necessary. :american
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on November 26, 2021, 10:05:38 PM
Quote from: Tripon on November 26, 2021, 03:06:37 PM
Omicron, we transformers now.
https://twitter.com/ExogenyKarl/status/1464317332575117326
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on November 26, 2021, 10:12:07 PM
Quote from: james on June 14, 2021, 06:21:14 PM

Also, I just realized that with the change from countries to greek letters for variants, we're going to have an OMICRON varient and I bet $20 thats the one that will result in bleeding from the eyes as a side effect

Once again I tried to warn everyone

 :existential :existential :existential
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Transhuman on November 26, 2021, 10:40:05 PM
It's not a side-effect it's a feature
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on November 27, 2021, 05:35:57 AM
In just 3 variants Sigma male will have an entirely different meaning.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: HardcoreRetro on November 27, 2021, 05:46:40 AM
Time for a gamer joke.

Omikron: The Nomad Coronavirus.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on November 27, 2021, 05:52:38 AM
The best thing about skipping over Xi is that it makes it look suspicious and thus it will get more attention.
So the "researchers" will make sure we don't forget that "they" did it and what it all means.

Bonus points if Trump finds out by watching Tucker.

None of these variants really stuck, people just call it corona virus. I wonder if it has pronouns. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Transhuman on November 27, 2021, 06:22:53 AM
Can't they just call it Covid 5 or some shit
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on November 27, 2021, 06:28:51 AM
COVID INFINITE  :corona_rodney
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: T-Short on November 27, 2021, 06:58:07 AM
https://twitter.com/frankieboyle/status/1464317540725833738
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: remy on November 27, 2021, 07:09:47 AM
We all know the original variant was the Xi variant
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Snoopycat_ on November 27, 2021, 07:25:55 AM
Quote
So I fucked things up - I burned bridges with one of the only social aspects I have left in my life. All for the same goddamn reasons as every time before. I'm an argumentative, toxic, disgusting prick who can't socialise properly and can't relate to anyone. If I'm not making anywhere I go actively worse I make things awkward, or weird, or just don't contribute at all. I've never been in a relationship - primarily because I'm asexual - but also because I literally can't see myself as capable of maintaining such a relationship. If I can't even say "Hello" to the literal ace person I matched with on Tinder what can I do?

So... I don't know. I don't know why I'm making this thread or what I even want to get out of it. After nearly 24 years of not being able to learn how to be social, of constantly ending up as "that fat ugly alone guy in the corner," I have no idea what I can do outside of literally reinventing myself. But that's not possible, even on the internet. Because I'll always be me.

Yeah, sure, I can "go to therapy," and all that but going to therapy won't reverse all those years, and even in my best moments I still can't actually maintain anything. I could try to be social in groups and what-not but, well, if a group isn't already well-established it's probably not accessible to me anyway. Literally all the people where I live are old Tories or young kids, and I have to take a 2-hour journey to get anywhere where that isn't automatically the case. Of course that's ignoring the fact that, during school and university - when people my age and with similar interests were plentiful - I still ended up being "that lonely guy." It's only going to get so much harder now that I'm older and jobs, children, marriage, etc make the pool of people who'd even have the literal time to put up with me so much smaller.

So, again, I don't know. I'm probably going to be deleting my account here, knowing I can't make another, because I just know that I'll eventually fuck things up here as well somehow. I've been here for over 3 years now and I can't say that I've contributed anything but making people hate me.

If anyone can give me any tips, or know-how, or anything, that would be very much appreciated but I cannot say that it'll help. Sorry.

This is one of those guys who has spent the last year ranting about Covid and insulting his co-workers. It's an insight into the real life consequences of someone who has wasted their time drama hunting. He's ended up hopeless and friendless. At 24. I wouldn't be surprised if all Ree's "prominents" live like this.


https://www.resetera.com/threads/honestly-i-think-that-im-always-going-to-be-alone-and-i-dont-know-what-to-do.520440/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: HaughtyFrank on November 27, 2021, 10:02:40 AM
Quote from: benjipwns on November 26, 2021, 10:05:38 PM
Quote from: Tripon on November 26, 2021, 03:06:37 PM
Omicron, we transformers now.
https://twitter.com/ExogenyKarl/status/1464317332575117326

(https://thumbs.gfycat.com/WarmRaggedLaughingthrush-size_restricted.gif)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on November 27, 2021, 12:09:12 PM
The UK has fallen

Hide your kids hide your wife it's spreading
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on November 27, 2021, 01:01:43 PM
Man and i was planning on traveling in Feb  :(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: who is ted danson? on November 27, 2021, 01:25:17 PM
Quote from: james on November 27, 2021, 12:09:12 PM
The UK has fallen

Hide your kids hide your wife it's spreading

BRB BUYING TOILET PAPER!!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Lonewulfeus on November 27, 2021, 01:39:42 PM
With daily covid numbers reaching all time highs across Europe there’s a pretty good chance it’s already spreading.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on November 27, 2021, 02:49:10 PM
Spreading wider than Amiroxs butt cheeks during shower hour
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on November 27, 2021, 04:54:12 PM
Austria, Italy and Czech have fallen

Community spread in Israel

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1464705335558651908
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: BIONIC on November 27, 2021, 05:46:43 PM
Just in time for holiday travel  :mouf

spoiler (click to show/hide)
which I’m partaking in  :goty
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on November 27, 2021, 06:16:44 PM
Israel has closed their borders for 2 weeks
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on November 27, 2021, 06:35:15 PM
I said what the hell is an Omicron, why aren't they calling it Xi. The next is the Xi.
Xi was the next letter, it was this big and beautiful - it was real Greek - and then they skip it in favor of Omicron.

Like I don't believe it, I don't believe the greeks even had that letter. O MY GRAIN
It was probably made up by the fake news to tell you the truth.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Phoenix Dark on November 27, 2021, 06:41:37 PM
 :doge

gonna get my flu shot and third dose next week. stay safe in deez streetz brehs
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on November 27, 2021, 07:17:04 PM
Let me show you why this whole shit keeps failing

This our health minister, using Twitter to call on people who returned from South Africa on November 22 to stay home and get tested by calling a special phone number available tommorow (November 29th 8 AM)

https://twitter.com/hugodejonge/status/1464668688309698563 (https://twitter.com/hugodejonge/status/1464668688309698563)

It's been 6 days and that number will be flooded with calls from people who can't get tests through the normal channels as those are all maxed out.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on November 27, 2021, 08:38:35 PM
Quote from: Nintex on November 27, 2021, 06:35:15 PM
I said what the hell is an Omicron, why aren't they calling it Xi. The next is the Xi.
Xi was the next letter, it was this big and beautiful - it was real Greek - and then they skip it in favor of Omicron.

Like I don't believe it, I don't believe the greeks even had that letter. O MY GRAIN
It was probably made up by the fake news to tell you the truth.

COUNTERPOINT: It was supposed to be called Nu, as shown in my hilarious new thread title
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Tycoon Padre on November 28, 2021, 09:32:06 AM
Hopium time

https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/1464964128678817799

https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1464702299276599296


Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on November 28, 2021, 10:57:56 AM
https://twitter.com/eNCA/status/1464962307222609932 (https://twitter.com/eNCA/status/1464962307222609932)

https://twitter.com/eNCA/status/1464951612527591426 (https://twitter.com/eNCA/status/1464951612527591426)

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on November 28, 2021, 11:03:54 AM
It's 17:00, the new curfew officially went into effect.
Freedom is dead.

I can hear a child crying outside. :tocry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on November 28, 2021, 12:46:44 PM
Australia has fallen

This shit is all over the US but the cdc is so fucking incompetent they can't detect it
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on November 28, 2021, 02:20:18 PM
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-59451103

Covid: 13 test positive for Omicron after S Africa-Netherlands flights
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on November 28, 2021, 02:43:37 PM
Why are people thinking this variant has only has mild symptoms.

It seems to be one doctor, in one particular hospital in South Africa that said that the symptoms seemed mild with a particular group of patients and everyone is running away with it.

Our government is still trying to track down people who have entered the country starting December 22nd as new flights from SA continue to land.
They don't see a reason to change protocols just yet and airport authorities are investigating what happened with the flight the Reuters reporter was on.
Testing is not mandatory you have to volunteer to get tested if you fly in from SA.

Also like this time last year, every other person I talk to knows someone who tested positive :doge


What also finally hit the mainstream today is that the least vaccinated areas are poor migrant neighborhoods in The Hague, Rotterdam and Amsterdam.
And government campaigns to increase vaccination rates there have yielded no results so far.

Also the average age/BMI of people in the ICU is now 70 / 37.
(https://abload.de/img/bmiicjkd.jpg)

We're basically killing the economy and freedom for 550 morbidly obese 70 - 80 year olds whom have clogged up the ICU's.

It's not a pandemic of the unvaccinated, it's a pandemic of the extremely obese.
Do we need any more proof that this was a bio-weapon created by China to kill Trump?
Why do you think Kim Jun Un went on a diet?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Pissy F Benny on November 28, 2021, 03:03:14 PM
Quote from: Nintex on November 28, 2021, 02:43:37 PM
Genocide the old fats

:pika
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: BIONIC on November 28, 2021, 03:08:16 PM
Quote from: Pissy F Benny on November 28, 2021, 03:03:14 PM
Quote from: Nintex on November 28, 2021, 02:43:37 PM
Genocide the old fats

:pika

If nintex can’t be admin, then the current ones don’t get to be either  :ufup
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on November 28, 2021, 03:58:36 PM
Quote from: Nintex on November 28, 2021, 02:43:37 PM
Why are people thinking this variant has only has mild symptoms.

It seems to be one doctor, in one particular hospital in South Africa that said that the symptoms seemed mild with a particular group of patients and everyone is running away with it.
Twitter. The biggest misinformation campaign ever sprung on the civilised world.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on November 28, 2021, 06:23:04 PM
https://twitter.com/annaholligan/status/1465070514012045313 (https://twitter.com/annaholligan/status/1465070514012045313)

 :snoop
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on November 28, 2021, 06:27:56 PM
https://news.ontario.ca/en/statement/1001241/ontario-confirms-first-two-cases-of-omicron-variant

Well fuck
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on November 28, 2021, 11:42:55 PM
The people upstairs seem to know more than we do.

Of course everyone at the CDC is on holiday

https://mobile.twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1465174192635232264
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on November 29, 2021, 04:07:28 AM
A Dutch hospital has released their findings about COVID infected placenta's today. They allocate a number of unusual miscarriages to these infections.

Also omicron in Portugal and Scotland.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on November 29, 2021, 10:24:44 AM
13 people on the same Portuguese soccer team have it.

Most if not all vaccinated

:doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on November 29, 2021, 10:59:29 AM
Man who was on a flight from South Africa to Amsterdam and tested positive after the flight found out no one is responsible.

"KLM says they only arrange the flights"
"Local health services says they only arrange the tests"
"Airport says they only handle security"


Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on November 29, 2021, 12:02:51 PM
Dutch doctors are reporting an alarming increase in cases of scabies.

The treatment? Ivermectine :rogan

spoiler (click to show/hide)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FFWk5bxWYAEKVl3?format=jpg)
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on November 29, 2021, 02:51:06 PM
Couldn't resist a black Friday deal and booked a cruise in January

 :whew

It includes the internet package so worst case scenario I can get famous tweeting my death. People love those trapped as sea threads

The more travel bans the better don't need any dirty euros on the boat
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on November 29, 2021, 03:37:44 PM
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Health confused Africa with Asia and enabled the uncontrolled entry of a cruise ship from Cape Verde
The ship "Hamburg" moored on Friday in the metropolitan port. Twelve hours later, authorities realized they had made a geographic error and should have applied another protocol amid worldwide fear of the new African strain of COVID-19
https://www-infobae-com.translate.goog/politica/2021/11/29/sanidad-confundio-africa-con-asia-y-habilito-el-ingreso-sin-control-de-un-crucero-procedente-de-cabo-verde/?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=es&_x_tr_pto=nui

 :tauntaun :tauntaun :tauntaun
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Pissy F Benny on November 29, 2021, 05:44:55 PM
idk the mass freak out so far seems a bit much for something that is reported from South Africa at this stage as being not much more than a cold :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on November 29, 2021, 06:28:24 PM
If only we knew this virus had a 2 week incubation time so you wont see effects right away :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on November 29, 2021, 07:45:17 PM
Double Triple vaxx breakthrough infection reported  :pika

https://twitter.com/yaneerbaryam/status/1465435562064629769 (https://twitter.com/yaneerbaryam/status/1465435562064629769)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: chronovore on November 29, 2021, 08:02:55 PM
Quote from: james on November 28, 2021, 11:42:55 PM
The people upstairs seem to know more than we do.

Of course everyone at the CDC is on holiday

https://mobile.twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1465174192635232264

Yeah, the new PM, Kishida, added a clause to include foreign residents. They did this last time, too. What does it take to get the xenophobes to recognize that allowing Japanese citizens back is no less dangerous than foreign residents, and we have a fucking right to come back to our homes, the same as they do?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: BIONIC on November 29, 2021, 08:32:01 PM
Dirty gaijin have no rights  :expert
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on November 29, 2021, 09:30:17 PM
Quote from: Nintex on November 29, 2021, 07:45:17 PM
Double Triple vaxx breakthrough infection reported  :pika

https://twitter.com/yaneerbaryam/status/1465435562064629769 (https://twitter.com/yaneerbaryam/status/1465435562064629769)

Literally injecting corona into peoples hearts  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on November 29, 2021, 10:43:58 PM
Quote from: james on November 29, 2021, 09:30:17 PM
Quote from: Nintex on November 29, 2021, 07:45:17 PM
Double Triple vaxx breakthrough infection reported  :pika

https://twitter.com/yaneerbaryam/status/1465435562064629769 (https://twitter.com/yaneerbaryam/status/1465435562064629769)

Literally injecting corona into peoples hearts  :doge
Infection control in theatres is pretty strict even without corona.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on November 30, 2021, 02:52:54 AM
Japan has fallen

Time for splatoon delays
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 30, 2021, 09:59:54 AM
Quote from: chronovore on November 29, 2021, 08:02:55 PM
Quote from: james on November 28, 2021, 11:42:55 PM
The people upstairs seem to know more than we do.

Of course everyone at the CDC is on holiday

https://mobile.twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1465174192635232264

Yeah, the new PM, Kishida, added a clause to include foreign residents. They did this last time, too. What does it take to get the xenophobes to recognize that allowing Japanese citizens back is no less dangerous than foreign residents, and we have a fucking right to come back to our homes, the same as they do?

(https://i.imgur.com/vryHSsP.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on November 30, 2021, 10:16:19 AM
If I was a Chinese biolab my new variant would look like this

https://twitter.com/CurlyJungleJake/status/1465586356910911494
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: team filler on November 30, 2021, 03:24:13 PM
https://twitter.com/Teddyisms/status/1465769247481556992
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Quaker on November 30, 2021, 04:45:27 PM
Ugh, have my first vacation in 2 years planned to start on Saturday for two weeks(USA-->Spain-->Portugal-->Germany-->France-->Spain-->US) and now it's too late to change plans or get my money back.

I'm vaxxed + booster'ed and I wasn't planning on clubs or bars so hopefully it'll be OK.

Hopefully antigen tests are fast/easy/cheap/convenient to get in Europe?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on November 30, 2021, 05:18:52 PM
Quote from: Quaker on November 30, 2021, 04:45:27 PM
Ugh, have my first vacation in 2 years planned to start on Saturday for two weeks(USA-->Spain-->Portugal-->Germany-->France-->Spain-->US) and now it's too late to change plans or get my money back.

I'm vaxxed + booster'ed and I wasn't planning on clubs or bars so hopefully it'll be OK.

Hopefully antigen tests are fast/easy/cheap/convenient to get in Europe?
Not fast in Spain or Portugal
Not convenient in France
Not cheap in Germany

Not fast, convenient or cheap in the Netherlands but you can probably buy a forged COVID pass from a random college kid.

Welcome to Europe my friend  :rodney
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on November 30, 2021, 06:46:13 PM
https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1465439194575253514
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FFZS_sCVkAEp_lq?format=jpg&name=small)

cool cool cool cool cool
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on November 30, 2021, 06:53:26 PM
Thank god the government is keeping us safe with these necessary restrictions  :shaking
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on November 30, 2021, 07:32:58 PM
As if they weren't already doing it
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: BIONIC on November 30, 2021, 07:50:48 PM
Quote from: james on November 30, 2021, 07:32:58 PM
As if they weren't already doing it

That was a very eye-opening issue of the filler newsletter  :info
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: tiesto on November 30, 2021, 08:35:40 PM
Got my booster today...
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: headwalk on November 30, 2021, 08:55:21 PM
first you get the game and the expansion pack, now here comes the season pass DLC.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on November 30, 2021, 09:35:46 PM
Quote from: https://quillette.com/2021/11/28/an-outback-conspiracy/
“I’m in a nice room with my own aircon,” tweets a contented Luke Ellis from Howard Springs, “I’m sitting back watching Netflix on free Wi-Fi. I had barra with garlic butter and broccolini for dinner. I’m in constant contact with loved ones.” “The food is amazing.” But Ellis’s best observation? “If it’s a ‘genocide’ it’s a pretty shit planned one.”
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on November 30, 2021, 10:41:37 PM
Americans really just need to shut the fuck up about how other countries are handling COVID. The UK too. The two poster children for how to fuck up a pandemic response.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Raist on December 01, 2021, 12:31:18 PM
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1465927734069280768.html

:pika
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on December 01, 2021, 01:31:01 PM
Quote from: Raist on December 01, 2021, 12:31:18 PM
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1465927734069280768.html

:pika

A decade from now there will be movie called "THE BIG VIRUS" which basically shows the COVID response was 99% a grift and scam.
Unfortunately by then the CCP overlords will ban that movie so we'll never get to see it.

Quote from: headwalk on November 30, 2021, 08:55:21 PM
first you get the game and the expansion pack, now here comes the season pass DLC.
This shit's more like AMD/Nvidia drivers at this point.

BNT162b4 "Lockdown" v1.2a  - PATCH NOTES
- Revised transmission protection to 20% - 40% after additional testing
- Investigating issue of players reporting heart problems and collapsing
- Added Support for DELTA and SCABIES cosmetics

BNT162b3 "BOOSTER" v1.2b PUBLIC BETA  - PATCH NOTES
- Revised transmission protection to 0%
- Removed XI from list of future supported strains
- Updated recommendation and guideline for BNT162bx product family to 3 doses
- Removed BNT162b4 for download after reported heart problems

Note: Only compatible with BNT162b2 and BNT162b3 rev 1 releases.

Note: Our team has read your comments on the latest OMICRON release.
We have no plans to support this strain at this time due to an exclusive partnership between J&J and OMICRON.
Thank you for your understanding.

And soon you will have to download every update.

https://twitter.com/eudebates/status/1466036725227167752 (https://twitter.com/eudebates/status/1466036725227167752)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on December 01, 2021, 02:33:50 PM
America has fallen
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on December 01, 2021, 02:47:42 PM
Quote from: james on December 01, 2021, 02:33:50 PM
America has fallen
Congratulations to President Fauci on his reelection.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Mr. Gundam on December 01, 2021, 02:50:37 PM
100,000+ cases of Delta yesterday. No big deal. All is well.
1 case of Omicron today. Breaking News on all the cable channels. OMGOMGFUUUCKENDTIMESBITCHES
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on December 01, 2021, 02:59:40 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on December 01, 2021, 02:50:37 PM
100,000+ cases of Delta yesterday. No big deal. All is well.
1 case of Omicron today. Breaking News on all the cable channels. OMGOMGFUUUCKENDTIMESBITCHES

Reporting live from the US: I hear sirens in the distance. The sun is setting. I have my 32 guns locked and loaded ready to protect my 212 rolls of extra soft toilet paper.

If I dont make it, give my account credentials to Cream.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Mr. Gundam on December 01, 2021, 03:00:47 PM
Meanwhile in Seattle we still wear masks everywhere, proof of vaccination is required at indoor dining, movies and sporting events and no one complains.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 01, 2021, 03:33:58 PM
https://twitter.com/Wario64/status/1466139801984253953

:goty
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on December 01, 2021, 03:50:30 PM
Quote from: james on December 01, 2021, 02:59:40 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on December 01, 2021, 02:50:37 PM
100,000+ cases of Delta yesterday. No big deal. All is well.
1 case of Omicron today. Breaking News on all the cable channels. OMGOMGFUUUCKENDTIMESBITCHES

Reporting live from the US: I hear sirens in the distance. The sun is setting. I have my 32 guns locked and loaded ready to protect my 212 rolls of extra soft toilet paper.

If I dont make it, give my account credentials to Cream.

Update: Sun hasnt set yet, it's just cloudy
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Svejk on December 01, 2021, 04:28:16 PM
So the first Omicronic case in US was in Cali; the most locked down US State, and was a "fully vaxxed" person.  :thinking Don't worry, more "boosters" are definitely coming.  :doge  Perfect timing too to redirect people from the ghislaine maxwell trial.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on December 01, 2021, 04:33:43 PM
Quote from: Svejk on December 01, 2021, 04:28:16 PM
So the first Omicronic case in US was in Cali; the most locked down US State, and was a "fully vaxxed" person.  :thinking Don't worry, more "boosters" are definitely coming.  :doge  Perfect timing too to redirect people from the ghislaine maxwell trial.

The maxwell trial is just to distract you from the real need about REDACTED BY HOMELAND SECURITY
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on December 01, 2021, 04:59:53 PM
https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1466096245458587650?

:pika
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Lonewulfeus on December 01, 2021, 05:13:47 PM
Quote from: Svejk on December 01, 2021, 04:28:16 PM
So the first Omicronic case in US was in Cali; the most locked down US State, and was a "fully vaxxed" person.  :thinking Don't worry, more "boosters" are definitely coming.  :doge  Perfect timing too to redirect people from the ghislaine maxwell trial.

It’s also the most populous state and has lots of air traffic.  Of course we won’t see omicron in bumfuck Alabama yet.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Mr. Gundam on December 01, 2021, 05:23:32 PM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on December 01, 2021, 05:13:47 PM
Quote from: Svejk on December 01, 2021, 04:28:16 PM
So the first Omicronic case in US was in Cali; the most locked down US State, and was a "fully vaxxed" person.  :thinking Don't worry, more "boosters" are definitely coming.  :doge  Perfect timing too to redirect people from the ghislaine maxwell trial.

It’s also the most populous state and has lots of air traffic.  Of course we won’t see omicron in bumfuck Alabama yet.

Don't forget the pockets of crazy people in Central California and the Inland Empire. One town even declared itself a Constitutional Republic free of the mask requirements. Whatever the fuck that means.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Boredfrom on December 01, 2021, 05:56:48 PM
Quote from: Svejk on December 01, 2021, 04:28:16 PM
So the first Omicronic case in US was in Cali; the most locked down US State, and was a "fully vaxxed" person.  :thinking Don't worry, more "boosters" are definitely coming.  :doge  Perfect timing too to redirect people from the ghislaine maxwell trial.

Being fully vaxxed will not make you inmune. I thought we already knew that.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on December 01, 2021, 06:20:11 PM
The numbers don't lie infections are up and so are deaths.

Out of the 900 weekly excess deaths last week only 300 were attributed directly to COVID 19.
Our government is going to investigate causes (delayed healthcare, long COVID, flu, something else?).
The medical experts have not yet figured it out. Probably a combination of factors but it is very alarming.

Dotted line is under / over limit of expected deaths, blue bar is average expected deaths, red bar is actual deaths, orange/brown bar is deaths excluding COVID deaths.
Trending within expectations up to week 39 and then suddenly an unexplained weekly increase.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FFXjuxtXsA4rMOU?format=jpg)

Boosters work to protect the elderly against COVID though, that much is visible if you compare the number of deaths in nursing homes between the Netherlands(no boost power) and Belgium(boost power).
One of our MP's made an easy graph for Rutte on the effect of boosters and the rise in deaths in nursing homes in the Netherlands compared to Belgium.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FFi3oi9XoAkOC1K?format=png)

The UK has again bought vaccines in bulk.
https://twitter.com/guardiannews/status/1466180016073551887 (https://twitter.com/guardiannews/status/1466180016073551887)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on December 01, 2021, 06:53:25 PM
Norway and Iceland have fallen
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on December 01, 2021, 07:04:30 PM
Rutte sums up his COVID policy by spilling coffee in parliament.

https://twitter.com/TvanGroningen/status/1466127389948358657 (https://twitter.com/TvanGroningen/status/1466127389948358657)

"Goddamn... Oops that was clumsy"

*no one*

"Don't worry it's going fine!"

"Well... actually it isn't"

" :lol "
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: james on December 01, 2021, 11:12:21 PM
Quote from: james on November 17, 2021, 01:28:39 AM
US ticking up again. We should hit 100k next week. Thanksgiving will be a super-spreader, and we will hit 125k shortly after.

Another James promise made and promise kept

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1466245319100977158

 :existential

Can we hit 222,222 by Christmas?

We can and will.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on December 02, 2021, 01:20:18 AM
Omicron is learning

https://mobile.twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1466272802122579971

Clever girl
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: chronovore on December 02, 2021, 01:25:50 AM
Quote from: james on December 02, 2021, 01:20:18 AM
Omicron is learning

https://mobile.twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1466272802122579971

Clever girl

Feigl-Ding has been caught repeatedly making inaccurate, sensationalist claims:

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2020/01/china-coronavirus-twitter/605644/
Quote
This was the ecosystem in which Feigl-Ding’s thread landed. No wonder it took off. Unfortunately, there were some mistakes. While Feigl-Ding included quotes and screenshots of the paper, which was preliminary and not peer-reviewed, he omitted some context, primarily that other infectious diseases such as measles also have very high R0 numbers. He also made a clear error: “Ding claimed that the new virus was eight times as infectious as SARS, when in fact SARS had an R0 ranging from 2 to 5, very comparable with these estimates for the new coronavirus,” the science journalist Ferris Jabr, who watched Feigl-Ding’s thread wing around the internet that Friday night, told me. Feigl-Ding deleted the SARS tweet once he realized the mistake.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on December 02, 2021, 05:37:54 AM
Quote from: james on December 01, 2021, 11:12:21 PM
Quote from: james on November 17, 2021, 01:28:39 AM
US ticking up again. We should hit 100k next week. Thanksgiving will be a super-spreader, and we will hit 125k shortly after.

Another James promise made and promise kept

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1466245319100977158

 :existential

Can we hit 222,222 by Christmas?

We can and will.
James/Nintex pandemic analysis -> WHO / CDC

We should create our own lobbying/consulting/thinktank/media firm like McKinsey but better.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on December 02, 2021, 09:29:42 AM
LOCKDOWN FOR THE UNVACCINATED IN GERMANY

https://twitter.com/Telegraph/status/1466410760377180163 (https://twitter.com/Telegraph/status/1466410760377180163)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on December 02, 2021, 10:01:13 AM
India has fallen.

Omicron ready to FEAST
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on December 02, 2021, 10:07:08 AM
Me: "We have to close the office at 17:00" :rodney
Them: "No we haven't listened to most of these rules, people are free to do what they want etc. they haven't explicity called out our sector"  :yeshrug
Me: "Do you know that scene from Der Untergang, when the Nazi's hastily burn everything in the streets? I'm only covering my own ass at this point, do as you wish don't call me if you get arrested"  :corona_rodney

Them: :pika
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on December 02, 2021, 01:56:27 PM
They were averaging 300 daily cases 3 weeks ago

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1466455961246306304
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Raist on December 02, 2021, 01:57:27 PM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av-embeds/59505975/vpid/p0b7rh72

(https://media4.giphy.com/media/XsUtdIeJ0MWMo/200.gif)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on December 02, 2021, 01:57:27 PM
 :drudge :drudge :drudge :drudge :drudge

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1466442999030812675
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on December 02, 2021, 02:07:54 PM
Quote from: james on December 02, 2021, 01:57:27 PM
:drudge :drudge :drudge :drudge :drudge

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1466442999030812675
Imagine how unlucky you are to be that guy...you leave your house for the first time in a year and you get COVID.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on December 02, 2021, 02:26:16 PM
https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1466439678886875151

When was freedom day again
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on December 02, 2021, 02:32:34 PM
"This Christmas is going to be considerably better than the last one"

Is Boris' new line, let's see how long he can keep that up.

Chances are higher that we're at war with Russia, suffering through hyperinflation and dying from COVID than Christmas being 'significantly' better than last year.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on December 02, 2021, 03:11:07 PM
Omicron doesn't care about your booster Optimus Prime

https://twitter.com/megtirrell/status/1466454777529839618 (https://twitter.com/megtirrell/status/1466454777529839618)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on December 02, 2021, 03:15:44 PM
Fuck. Do I get boosted next week as planned or not?

I hate needles

 :existential
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on December 02, 2021, 03:17:43 PM
Quote from: james on December 02, 2021, 03:15:44 PM
Fuck. Do I get boosted next week as planned or not?

I hate needles

 :existential
If you didn't get any bad side effects from the previous 2 it probably doesn't hurt.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on December 02, 2021, 03:49:22 PM
Quote from: Nintex on December 02, 2021, 03:17:43 PM
Quote from: james on December 02, 2021, 03:15:44 PM
Fuck. Do I get boosted next week as planned or not?

I hate needles

 :existential
If you didn't get any bad side effects from the previous 2 it probably doesn't hurt.

I got Johnson previously
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: tiesto on December 02, 2021, 03:54:51 PM
Yesterday (day after booster) kinda sucked for me, I had the chills and the shakes and a headache. Now today I feel fine, even the arm soreness has gone away... just a bit tired since I didn't get much sleep last nite.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: team filler on December 02, 2021, 05:11:27 PM
the necrOmicron is the chad version of covid    :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Lonewulfeus on December 02, 2021, 06:28:23 PM
I still haven’t gotten my booster but I think it’s time :goty
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on December 02, 2021, 06:34:36 PM
Not sure if anyone followed with OMICRON doing the rounds but there was some news about scientists finding the cause behind the Astra Zenica blood clots.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/02/covid-scientists-blood-clots-astrazeneca-covid-jab-vaccine-side-effects-pandemic (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/02/covid-scientists-blood-clots-astrazeneca-covid-jab-vaccine-side-effects-pandemic)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Tripon on December 02, 2021, 09:45:57 PM
Quote from: james on December 02, 2021, 03:15:44 PM
Fuck. Do I get boosted next week as planned or not?

I hate needles

 :existential

Just close your eyes.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: team filler on December 02, 2021, 10:36:02 PM
Quote from: Tripon on December 02, 2021, 09:45:57 PM
Quote from: james on December 02, 2021, 03:15:44 PM
Fuck. Do I get boosted next week as planned or not?

I hate needles

 :existential

Just close your eyes.
and pretend you're shooting up that good fentanyl  :woooo
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Transhuman on December 03, 2021, 08:25:52 AM
I don't care about needles when they're putting stuff in, but when they're sucking it out it I don't like it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on December 03, 2021, 09:05:05 AM
Some research into the excess deaths among the elderly unearthed some alarming news.

Even though the symptoms are milder, people still die of COVID just the same, despite being vaccinated.
One researcher described it as: "Not dying of COVID, but with COVID".
COVID doesn't necessarily kill them but they usually die after they've gotten sick because they are too weak to recover.

And the next headline I read is: "Hurray, mild symptoms reported for Omicron"  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on December 03, 2021, 04:28:08 PM
https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1466827456447397891

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1466828201947238414

45% increase in hospitalizations in one week = its mild ???????
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on December 04, 2021, 01:41:20 PM
We fall for the dirty tricks of this virus every time (well not me and James, but mostly other people)
First you get cases, 1000's every day. But look no one is dying, so it's a mild variant bois. We don't have to do anything 8)

Then ~1 - 2 weeks later a whole bunch are admitted to the hospital and some land in the ICU right away.
Wait, how did this happen?  ???

Next the elderly and obese with weak immune systems start dying.
With those people already mostly locked indoors their immune systems get weaker as this drags on.

Another problem with the ICU's is that a recovery from COVID can take up to 3 to 4 weeks. So someone who lands in the ICU and responds well to treatment, will still be there for weeks.
This is much different from the usual ICU admissions that are really focused on short term emergencies where the patient either dies quickly because of a heart failure or something or can be moved to regular hospital care after staying in the ICU for a few days.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on December 04, 2021, 06:46:02 PM
https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1467239909547286545 (https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1467239909547286545)

Can Rutte add the death of our former queen (who was quite popular) to his resume?  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on December 04, 2021, 07:55:58 PM
https://twitter.com/LevineJonathan/status/1466842125400776705
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: HaughtyFrank on December 05, 2021, 10:06:55 AM
https://twitter.com/CarlynnGreene/status/1467332190128201734
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 05, 2021, 11:30:09 AM
Ontario cases have doubled over 2 weeks :(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: HaughtyFrank on December 05, 2021, 11:51:59 AM
https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1467253094404743173

 :mindblown
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on December 05, 2021, 10:55:47 PM
Some dumbass brought Omicron onto a cruise ship

Quote
The Louisiana Department of Health has identified seven additional COVID-19 cases on the "Norwegian Breakaway" cruise ship.

This brings the total number of COVID-19 cases identified among passengers and crew to 17, as of Sunday evening.

State health officials also said Sunday that one of the 10 cases previously reported involves the emerging Omicron variant. That case involves a crew member who is not a Louisiana resident. The crew member did not leave the ship, according to LDH.

https://www.wdsu.com/amp/article/ldh-10-covid-19-cases-detected-on-cruise-ship-approaching-new-orleans/38430507
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on December 06, 2021, 05:27:58 AM
Quote from: Nintex on December 02, 2021, 02:32:34 PM
"This Christmas is going to be considerably better than the last one"

Is Boris' new line, let's see how long he can keep that up.

Chances are higher that we're at war with Russia, suffering through hyperinflation and dying from COVID than Christmas being 'significantly' better than last year.

https://twitter.com/PoliticsForAlI/status/1467195366525358097 (https://twitter.com/PoliticsForAlI/status/1467195366525358097)

:idont
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: BIONIC on December 06, 2021, 09:55:33 AM
Quote from: Nintex on December 06, 2021, 05:27:58 AM
Quote from: Nintex on December 02, 2021, 02:32:34 PM
"This Christmas is going to be considerably better than the last one"

Is Boris' new line, let's see how long he can keep that up.

Chances are higher that we're at war with Russia, suffering through hyperinflation and dying from COVID than Christmas being 'significantly' better than last year.

https://twitter.com/PoliticsForAlI/status/1467195366525358097 (https://twitter.com/PoliticsForAlI/status/1467195366525358097)

:idont

Suck a dick, Jesus  :girlaff
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on December 06, 2021, 12:18:18 PM
We're winning the war on Christmas get fucked conservatives
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on December 06, 2021, 02:53:14 PM
https://twitter.com/L0gg0l/status/1467940151456415746 (https://twitter.com/L0gg0l/status/1467940151456415746)

It's another mild one!TM
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on December 06, 2021, 03:23:43 PM
As mild as day 2 of cancer
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on December 06, 2021, 06:09:35 PM
Quote from: Nintex on December 06, 2021, 02:53:14 PM
https://twitter.com/L0gg0l/status/1467940151456415746 (https://twitter.com/L0gg0l/status/1467940151456415746)

It's another mild one!TM
Is the doubling because of increased cases or because of increased severity of disease?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on December 07, 2021, 09:04:36 AM
https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1468209536175640585 (https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1468209536175640585)

:pika
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 07, 2021, 12:24:40 PM
I was suppose to go to Vancouver for a confernce in Feb.  Just went all virtual .  :(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on December 07, 2021, 02:27:50 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on December 07, 2021, 12:24:40 PM
I was suppose to go to Vancouver for a confernce in Feb.  Just went all virtual .  :(
I certainly hope the twice delayed Hans Zimmer concert will take place in March, but I guess it won't  :(

Meanwhile in German, latestagecapitalism / Pandemic cross-over
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FF8701xXEAEdPln?format=jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: jorma on December 07, 2021, 03:23:46 PM
Quote from: Nintex on December 07, 2021, 02:27:50 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on December 07, 2021, 12:24:40 PM
I was suppose to go to Vancouver for a confernce in Feb.  Just went all virtual .  :(
I certainly hope the twice delayed Hans Zimmer concert will take place in March, but I guess it won't  :(

Meanwhile in German, latestagecapitalism / Pandemic cross-over
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FF8701xXEAEdPln?format=jpg)

i really hope that impfen means fucking

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on December 07, 2021, 04:42:53 PM
Hey I heard you were a mild one

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FGBwVXBXEAA4JDr?format=jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Kurt Russell on December 07, 2021, 04:52:27 PM
Took part in a clinical trial today for new strain Covid vaccines. I got 1 of 3, but I obviously don't know which one, or what strain and I have to go back once every few weeks for them to take my blood and see what's happening.

Holy shit, boys. If you thought the last lot of vaccine side effects were bad, just wait until these bad boys are approved.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on December 07, 2021, 05:31:06 PM
Quote from: Kurt Russell on December 07, 2021, 04:52:27 PM
Took part in a clinical trial today for new strain Covid vaccines. I got 1 of 3, but I obviously don't know which one, or what strain and I have to go back once every few weeks for them to take my blood and see what's happening.

Holy shit, boys. If you thought the last lot of vaccine side effects were bad, just wait until these bad boys are approved.

How much are they paying you  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Kurt Russell on December 07, 2021, 05:48:32 PM
Quote from: james on December 07, 2021, 05:31:06 PM
How much are they paying you  :doge

(https://abload.de/img/5x0wb71ykg8.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on December 07, 2021, 06:19:22 PM
Quote from: Kurt Russell on December 07, 2021, 04:52:27 PM
Took part in a clinical trial today for new strain Covid vaccines. I got 1 of 3, but I obviously don't know which one, or what strain and I have to go back once every few weeks for them to take my blood and see what's happening.

Holy shit, boys. If you thought the last lot of vaccine side effects were bad, just wait until these bad boys are approved.
Do these give you the magnet powers?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on December 08, 2021, 09:16:59 AM
https://twitter.com/bencoates1/status/1468487129445679106 (https://twitter.com/bencoates1/status/1468487129445679106)

So uh, come February 1st the 3rd booster will be mandatory for travel in Europe and you have to get a new booster every 9 months.
This is like that scene from Schinders list, when the people have papers but suddenly those papers are invalid and they need new papers.

But the schedule for the boosters is this:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FGEhFnJX0Agmfti?format=jpg)

At this rate people younger than 60 won't get their boosters before February and it will probably take until May/June until everyone is vaccinated.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on December 08, 2021, 10:59:31 AM
Got boosted.

If there are side effects I'm voting Trump
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on December 08, 2021, 01:26:12 PM
Quote from: Nintex on December 06, 2021, 05:27:58 AM
Quote from: Nintex on December 02, 2021, 02:32:34 PM
"This Christmas is going to be considerably better than the last one"

Is Boris' new line, let's see how long he can keep that up.

Chances are higher that we're at war with Russia, suffering through hyperinflation and dying from COVID than Christmas being 'significantly' better than last year.

https://twitter.com/PoliticsForAlI/status/1467195366525358097 (https://twitter.com/PoliticsForAlI/status/1467195366525358097)

:idont
The saga continues

https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1468646655629090824 (https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1468646655629090824)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: chronovore on December 08, 2021, 09:24:25 PM
Quote from: Nintex on December 08, 2021, 09:16:59 AM
https://twitter.com/bencoates1/status/1468487129445679106 (https://twitter.com/bencoates1/status/1468487129445679106)

So uh, come February 1st the 3rd booster will be mandatory for travel in Europe and you have to get a new booster every 9 months.
This is like that scene from Schinders list, when the people have papers but suddenly those papers are invalid and they need new papers.

But the schedule for the boosters is this:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FGEhFnJX0Agmfti?format=jpg)

At this rate people younger than 60 won't get their boosters before February and it will probably take until May/June until everyone is vaccinated.

Jesus, you can be such a hyperbolic nincompoop. Godwin's Law? Seriously?

Here's a clue: the Nazis were killing people, and this is the government mandating that others take precautions to save others' lives.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on December 09, 2021, 10:13:22 AM
Counterpoint, the nazis were selective about who they killed
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: team filler on December 09, 2021, 10:28:49 AM
the nazi's had a way of seeing into the future and were trying to stop the zionists from destroying palestine  :doge


they accidentally proved why you can't just go back and kill baby hitler, it'll only make the event much worse   :rollsafe
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on December 09, 2021, 01:09:06 PM
30% positivity  :doge

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1469000055751385094
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Pissy F Benny on December 09, 2021, 03:33:14 PM
Quote from: team filler on December 09, 2021, 10:28:49 AM
the nazi's had a way of seeing into the future and were trying to stop the zionists from destroying palestine  :doge


they accidentally proved why you can't just go back and kill baby hitler, it'll only make the event much worse   :rollsafe

:whew
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on December 09, 2021, 03:57:11 PM
Quote from: chronovore on December 08, 2021, 09:24:25 PM
Jesus, you can be such a hyperbolic nincompoop. Godwin's Law? Seriously?

Here's a clue: the Nazis were killing people, and this is the government mandating that others take precautions to save others' lives.
The vaccines help in a way that you get less ill and are more likely to survive when you catch COVID.
They don't do much to stop transmissions. So why is a regulation aimed at limiting transmissions tied to the vaccination status and not tests?

How will that save lives? It won't.

Even now excess deaths not caused by COVID are rising faster than excess deaths caused by COVID.
The only reason we're doing this, is because China did it and some people get more powerful and rich.

Take a look at our healthcare system. Our government did nothing to improve it before or during the pandemic, nothing.
Instead they started to implement a police state throughout the EU the founders of the DDR could only dream of.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: chronovore on December 09, 2021, 06:43:13 PM
Quote from: Nintex on December 09, 2021, 03:57:11 PM
Quote from: chronovore on December 08, 2021, 09:24:25 PM
Jesus, you can be such a hyperbolic nincompoop. Godwin's Law? Seriously?

Here's a clue: the Nazis were killing people, and this is the government mandating that others take precautions to save others' lives.
The vaccines help in a way that you get less ill and are more likely to survive when you catch COVID.
They don't do much to stop transmissions. So why is a regulation aimed at limiting transmissions tied to the vaccination status and not tests?

How will that save lives? It won't.

Even now excess deaths not caused by COVID are rising faster than excess deaths caused by COVID.
The only reason we're doing this, is because China did it and some people get more powerful and rich.

Take a look at our healthcare system. Our government did nothing to improve it before or during the pandemic, nothing.
Instead they started to implement a police state throughout the EU the founders of the DDR could only dream of.

The last I read, the virus has a two week incubation period. So if you’re saying people need to have a negative test within the last 2 to 3 days whenever they want to go outside, that’s a particular level of impracticality. You can get vaccinated, and carry the proof around with you when you need it.

But you still dodged the responsibility for dragging Nazis into the conversation because you don’t want to have to show papers. And you’re then claiming that milder symptoms and lower death rates don’t save lives. So you’re just talking nonsense.

Sure, Omicron and Delta appear to be better at evading the immune system, but the vaccine still prevents these known variants from killing people out right, and we suspect that weakened symptoms also imply there is less long-term organ damage. The vaccine also prevents transmission of the main virus which is still out there in the wild. There are also unknown mutations of the virus that may be being stopped short by bumping into our group immunity.

Anyway, I don’t need one more asshole in my life politicizing the virus and the steps that people are taking to get past it. Yes, the rich are getting richer, the poor are getting poor. But citizens can still do their part to try and help their neighbors not catch this horrible disease, and that’s what this is about. I won’t be arguing politics with you any further.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on December 09, 2021, 08:31:39 PM
Quote from: Nintex on December 07, 2021, 04:42:53 PM
Hey I heard you were a mild one

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FGBwVXBXEAA4JDr?format=jpg)
Uh, did anyone notice where the trend lines start on the Y-axis AND X-axis.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on December 10, 2021, 10:05:37 AM
https://twitter.com/JimmyTraina/status/1468981212169523211

 :american
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on December 10, 2021, 11:54:36 AM
Mask mandate reinstated in NY State.

Finally.

Get on the ball Phil Goldman Murphy.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Pissy F Benny on December 10, 2021, 01:01:30 PM
actively embracing tyranny :scust
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on December 11, 2021, 09:58:49 AM
Remember when a top WHO scientist spend 2 weeks in a nice hotel to 'investigate' the origins of the virus?

Turns out she was actually funded by the CCP and is thus removed from the WHO investigation team to trace the origins of the virus.

https://twitter.com/veen_els/status/1469559364788928516 (https://twitter.com/veen_els/status/1469559364788928516)

She is still part of the body that works for our government and keeps pushing and praising lockdowns and other restrictions though.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Pissy F Benny on December 11, 2021, 10:35:53 AM
the dutch :info
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on December 11, 2021, 02:43:47 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FGVTVcBWUAUKRcO?format=jpg)

Welcome to the Christmas market citizen, this is a very fun place. Please show us your QR code.

Deus Ex? Is that like prayer or something?
Are we protecting loot for the Templars? What the hell are you talking about?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on December 11, 2021, 06:19:32 PM
https://twitter.com/AmandaMarcotte/status/1469715983833182212
https://twitter.com/AmandaMarcotte/status/1469686641627443202

The bullying: https://www.slowboring.com/p/the-medias-lab-leak-fiasco
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on December 11, 2021, 07:39:47 PM
Quote from: https://nypost.com/2021/12/11/man-takes-10-covid-vaccine-shots-in-single-day/
A man who was vaccinated against COVID-19 up to 10 times in one day on behalf of other people has been called “unbelievably selfish” and sparked an investigation.

Astrid Koornneef, group manager operations for the Covid-19 vaccine and immunization program in New Zealand, said the country’s Ministry of Health was aware of the issue and taking the matter very seriously.

“We are very concerned about this situation and are working with the appropriate agencies,” she said, according to the New Zealand Herald.

The ministry would not say where in New Zealand the incidents took place.

Vaccinologist and associate professor Helen Petousis-Harris called the behavior “unbelievably selfish” and taking advantage of somebody who needs some money.
(https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/183/994/668.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on December 12, 2021, 12:51:48 PM
Quote from: Nintex on December 08, 2021, 01:26:12 PM
Quote from: Nintex on December 06, 2021, 05:27:58 AM
Quote from: Nintex on December 02, 2021, 02:32:34 PM
"This Christmas is going to be considerably better than the last one"

Is Boris' new line, let's see how long he can keep that up.

Chances are higher that we're at war with Russia, suffering through hyperinflation and dying from COVID than Christmas being 'significantly' better than last year.

https://twitter.com/PoliticsForAlI/status/1467195366525358097 (https://twitter.com/PoliticsForAlI/status/1467195366525358097)

:idont
The saga continues

https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1468646655629090824 (https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1468646655629090824)
On the next episode

https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1470084670654193669 (https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1470084670654193669)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: who is ted danson? on December 12, 2021, 12:54:13 PM
He just wants to try to distract from the party scandals. Can't wait for Cummings & co to leak more shit monday AM  :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on December 12, 2021, 05:19:26 PM
https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/1470136986887413770 (https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/1470136986887413770)

:idont
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: headwalk on December 12, 2021, 05:52:54 PM
don't make the mistake of thinking a vending machine can't fall on you.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: team filler on December 12, 2021, 05:56:37 PM
I feel like I've beaten several waves of covid, but now omicron is the boss and I can't just run past it  :titus
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on December 12, 2021, 07:11:24 PM
Quote from: team filler on December 12, 2021, 05:56:37 PM
I feel like I've beaten several waves of covid, but now omicron is the boss and I can't just run past it  :titus

Wait until omega  :rash
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 13, 2021, 10:57:14 AM
"Ontario's Science Advisory Table released new data Monday confirming that the effective reproductive (RT) number for Omicron in Ontario is 3.32, meaning that every 100 new Omicron cases will go on to generate 332 secondary infections. All other variants of the virus combined have an RT value of 1.27.

The doubling time for Omicron in Ontario is now projected to be every three days, according to the science table.

The head of the science table, Dr. Peter Juni, warned that the variant of concern will become the dominant variant in Ontario this week.


Fucking hell
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Kurt Russell on December 13, 2021, 11:49:33 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on December 13, 2021, 10:57:14 AM
The head of the science table, Dr. Peter Juni, warned that the variant of concern will become the dominant variant in Ontario this week.

At which point, they will demand it's re-named 'Le Omicron'.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on December 13, 2021, 12:42:18 PM
The US marked 800,000 dead this weekend

 :salute
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on December 13, 2021, 04:14:26 PM
https://twitter.com/kerpen/status/1470416333435199492
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on December 13, 2021, 04:24:51 PM
Now you can build back better like the rest of us  8)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Pissy F Benny on December 13, 2021, 04:42:59 PM
I booked a booster like a cuck :stahp

spoiler (click to show/hide)
knowing that 3 shots will be classified as fully vaxxed within a month :rollsafe
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on December 13, 2021, 04:59:54 PM
Concert I was going to Wednesday cancelled due to Covid

I bought these fucking tickets in May

 :existential :existential :existential :existential :existential :existential
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on December 13, 2021, 05:05:02 PM
My year is fucking ruined
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: team filler on December 13, 2021, 05:06:29 PM
would you prefer travis scot  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: BIONIC on December 13, 2021, 05:07:12 PM
Quote from: james on December 13, 2021, 04:59:54 PM
Concert I was going to Wednesday cancelled due to Covid

I bought these fucking tickets in May

 :existential :existential :existential :existential :existential :existential

I bought tickets for a show this summer. World will probably be a Mad Max wasteland by that point at the rate we’re going  :foxx
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: headwalk on December 13, 2021, 05:24:48 PM
Quote from: BIONIC on December 13, 2021, 05:07:12 PM
I bought tickets for a show this summer. World will probably be a Mad Max wasteland by that point at the rate we’re going  :foxx

fret not brother, papa omicron is coming to bless us with a mild sniffle and buckets of immunity.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 13, 2021, 06:09:53 PM
https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/kenney-to-change-covid-19-rules-says-his-own-christmas-plan-would-violate-current-restrictions-1.5702646

Quote
Alberta will relax COVID-19 restrictions next week so more people can gather together for Christmas, Premier Jason Kenney said.

Kenney detailed his own Christmas plans Friday, which he said would not comply if he left current fourth-wave restrictions in place.

"I'll be gathering with three family members, we're all fully vaccinated, come from three households, only four people. But we wouldn't be able to do that based on the current rules," he said at a hospital announcement in Calgary.

:dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 14, 2021, 10:03:16 AM
Quote from: team filler on December 13, 2021, 05:06:29 PM
would you prefer travis scot  :doge

Travis Thot tbh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Mr. Gundam on December 14, 2021, 01:17:36 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on December 13, 2021, 06:09:53 PM
https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/kenney-to-change-covid-19-rules-says-his-own-christmas-plan-would-violate-current-restrictions-1.5702646

Quote
Alberta will relax COVID-19 restrictions next week so more people can gather together for Christmas, Premier Jason Kenney said.

Kenney detailed his own Christmas plans Friday, which he said would not comply if he left current fourth-wave restrictions in place.

"I'll be gathering with three family members, we're all fully vaccinated, come from three households, only four people. But we wouldn't be able to do that based on the current rules," he said at a hospital announcement in Calgary.

:dead

Your post reminds me that I'm not totally sure what the current WA state restrictions are for personal gatherings. I know you need to show proof of vaccination for indoor dining and sporting events/movies/concerts but I'm not sure if we'd be allowed to get together with family. Fortunately my entire family is vaccinated so it's not as big of an issue, but now I'm curious.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Ghoul on December 14, 2021, 02:37:02 PM
went to a work christmas party on Friday, 20 people out of 100 in this office have now tested positive.....


I apparently drank so much I'm negative, got my last test tomorrow to ensure I'm clear, but "I lived bitch!"
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: chronovore on December 14, 2021, 07:59:38 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on December 14, 2021, 02:37:02 PM
went to a work christmas party on Friday, 20 people out of 100 in this office have now tested positive.....


I apparently drank so much I'm negative, got my last test tomorrow to ensure I'm clear, but "I lived bitch!"
What kind of place has a 100 person party in this situation?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Kurt Russell on December 14, 2021, 08:10:15 PM
Quote from: chronovore on December 14, 2021, 07:59:38 PM
What kind of place has a 100 person party in this situation?

Well, I mean, that's only 98 more than Shosta's little bitch discord.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Tripon on December 14, 2021, 10:56:12 PM
Considering a bunch of people got banned. Can we also restart the corona thread.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Raist on December 15, 2021, 02:58:34 AM
Quote from: chronovore on December 14, 2021, 07:59:38 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on December 14, 2021, 02:37:02 PM
went to a work christmas party on Friday, 20 people out of 100 in this office have now tested positive.....


I apparently drank so much I'm negative, got my last test tomorrow to ensure I'm clear, but "I lived bitch!"
What kind of place has a 100 person party in this situation?

Brits.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: jorma on December 15, 2021, 03:22:52 AM
Quote from: Raist on December 15, 2021, 02:58:34 AM
Quote from: chronovore on December 14, 2021, 07:59:38 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on December 14, 2021, 02:37:02 PM
went to a work christmas party on Friday, 20 people out of 100 in this office have now tested positive.....


I apparently drank so much I'm negative, got my last test tomorrow to ensure I'm clear, but "I lived bitch!"
What kind of place has a 100 person party in this situation?

Brits.

ghoul works at downing street? i guess his username fits
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Ghoul on December 15, 2021, 04:17:01 AM
Well, the thought behind it was that we're all double/triple vaccinated and also everyone was meant to take a test before coming to the party, seems clear that people didn't take a test and spread it.

I had my third vaccine on Monday and it is kicking my ass both yesterday and today. Also gonna do my last test at lunch time and make sure I'm in the clear but so far apart from the jab I'm fine so think I missed it.

I work within the events industry, so I think the thinking was, "Well we have been putting on 500+ events since September, why can't we have a party.... even though numbers have been going crazy in last few weeks"
 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Tuckers Law on December 15, 2021, 11:19:22 AM
Quote from: Tripon on December 14, 2021, 10:56:12 PM
Considering a bunch of people got banned. Can we also restart the corona thread.

Co-signing this.  I liked the idea of this thread as a place to keep an eye on things but stopped following for the most part after it became just like the Poli thread and inundated with all manner of bullshit.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Ghoul on December 15, 2021, 11:48:09 AM
just don't look back on posts? It's a new page now. We can move on and talk about meaningful things how like the UK had 80K new cases in one fucking day and have a press conference at 5pm....
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Ghoul on December 15, 2021, 12:10:04 PM
fucking hell, the UK is so fucked. watching the briefing it fucking sucks.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Tuckers Law on December 15, 2021, 12:10:56 PM
Yeah okay.

Edit:  I guess a new page is enough, all I’m really thinking is that it would be nice if we could troll less here specifically and keep things meaningful.  Covid does plenty of trolling on its own without being added to.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Lonewulfeus on December 15, 2021, 12:19:42 PM
James was the only one posting case trends and such, without him updating the thread is basically gonna die on its own.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: BIONIC on December 15, 2021, 12:22:47 PM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on December 15, 2021, 12:19:42 PM
James was the only one posting case trends and such, without him updating the thread is basically gonna die on its own.

It’s okay. All the big beautiful discorders will be back to pick up the slack. Believe me, folks  :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Raist on December 15, 2021, 12:34:57 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on December 15, 2021, 12:10:04 PM
fucking hell, the UK is so fucked. watching the briefing it fucking sucks.

You can thank people being dumb. Like, by having christmas parties for instance :marimo
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Ghoul on December 15, 2021, 12:48:59 PM
Quote from: Raist on December 15, 2021, 12:34:57 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on December 15, 2021, 12:10:04 PM
fucking hell, the UK is so fucked. watching the briefing it fucking sucks.

You can thank people being dumb. Like, by having christmas parties for instance :marimo

Oh, I'm in agreement that our party should have been cancelled.. But let's not just blame people, Boris is a fucking mong.

Now upto 28 people lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Kurt Russell on December 15, 2021, 01:15:00 PM
Quote from: Tuckers Law on December 15, 2021, 12:10:56 PM
Yeah okay.

Edit:  I guess a new page is enough, all I’m really thinking is that it would be nice if we could troll less here specifically and keep things meaningful.  Covid does plenty of trolling on its own without being added to.

I think this is a really salient point. The first place I immediately turn to whenever I need to find out some potentially life altering Covid news is the bore dot com. It is disgusting that some filthy trolls have been allowed to shit up such a valuable public resource for so long and I look forward to a vital, relevant and troll-free resource for all. Even discord chodes.
spoiler (click to show/hide)
Except Shosta, she can gargle my balls
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Tuckers Law on December 15, 2021, 01:46:23 PM
Quote from: Kurt Russell on December 15, 2021, 01:15:00 PM
Assume any information I post is complete nonsense, as I see no problems with Nintex-level quantities of shitposting no matter what.

Good to know, thanks.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Kurt Russell on December 15, 2021, 01:49:45 PM
Quote from: Tuckers Law on December 15, 2021, 01:46:23 PM
Good to know, thanks.

Relax, guy. I'm just teasing you. I know you're a bit concerned about the Rona, but it's not going to be forever. I'd give it another 18 months until we've removed all 5G antennas and the infections stop.

Keep the faith, my brother. I believe in you 

:respect
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 15, 2021, 06:54:33 PM
Quote
Dear Arts & Science students, faculty and staff,

 

You will have received a message from the Acting Vice-President & Provost and the Vice-President, People, Strategy, Equity & Culture providing an important COVID-19 update to the University community.

 

Considering the situation – and given the fact that Arts & Science has approximately 157 different courses with in-person exams scheduled over the coming days – all in-person undergraduate exams in A&S originally scheduled from Thursday, December 16 to Tuesday, December 21 will not be taking place.

 

These final exams will not be moved online, rescheduled, or replaced with another assessment. This means that final grades for any affected undergraduate courses will be calculated from existing term work. Instructors are being asked to communicate the revised marking scheme for each affected course to students by Tuesday, December 21. Instructors will receive more detailed information about this from the Faculty.

Wowzers
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Raist on December 16, 2021, 01:12:38 AM
Quote from: Ghoul on December 15, 2021, 12:48:59 PM
Quote from: Raist on December 15, 2021, 12:34:57 PM
Quote from: Ghoul on December 15, 2021, 12:10:04 PM
fucking hell, the UK is so fucked. watching the briefing it fucking sucks.

You can thank people being dumb. Like, by having christmas parties for instance :marimo

Oh, I'm in agreement that our party should have been cancelled.. But let's not just blame people, Boris is a fucking mong.

Now upto 28 people lol

I mean yes, obviously.

But at the end of the day, the speed at which so many people threw everything out the window the day "freedom day" was declared is also telling.

Ultimately, regardless of what Boris and his clique say or do, people need to not be fucking morons. No one literally forced them to start large gatherings again, stop wearing face masks, etc.



edit:

I see where Nintex got his inspiration from :lol

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-59677593
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 16, 2021, 11:52:24 AM
Ontario just changed the rules so I can book a booster on Monday -- no idea when I will be able to actually get it though as they ramped down a lot of the sites.  The cases here have quadrupled over two weeks, where two weeks ago we were in a really good spot and now we are worse than this time last year. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 17, 2021, 10:04:22 AM
Ontario's case numbers over the week  Tuesday: 1400, Wednesday: 1800, Thursday: 2400, Friday: 3100   :'(

Going to Spiderman tonight then I'm going to hibernate till this all passes. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Raist on December 17, 2021, 02:25:18 PM
So, the guy BoJo appointed to look into the many government staff's clandestine christmas parties last year...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-59701369

Quote
The UK's top civil servant is expected to step aside from his role leading an inquiry into Downing Street lockdown parties, after it emerged an event was held in his own office.

:rofl
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 17, 2021, 07:02:25 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/y28FoYN.jpg)

:bow
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 17, 2021, 07:07:51 PM
Quote from: Himu on December 17, 2021, 07:02:25 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/y28FoYN.jpg)

:bow

Must be nice living in a country where people just willingly accept getting the vaccine and not cause a huge ruckus for no reason.  :notlikethis
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 17, 2021, 07:08:51 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on December 17, 2021, 07:07:51 PM
Quote from: Himu on December 17, 2021, 07:02:25 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/y28FoYN.jpg)

:bow

Must be nice living in a country where people just willingly accept getting the vaccine and not cause a huge ruckus for no reason.  :notlikethis

NYC has over 70% vaxx rate and they're giving us more regulations and more mandates and more rules even before the recent spike.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Propagandhim on December 18, 2021, 08:13:34 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pcIbVvHI2c&feature=emb_title

Essential viewing.  His channel in general is a goldmine.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Rufus on December 18, 2021, 10:45:19 AM
Good video.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Tripon on December 18, 2021, 03:10:20 PM
https://twitter.com/BBCBreaking/status/1472268187005767683
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: who is ted danson? on December 18, 2021, 05:05:37 PM
Praying for Nintex  :-\
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: chronovore on December 18, 2021, 08:03:07 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on December 17, 2021, 07:07:51 PM
Quote from: Himu on December 17, 2021, 07:02:25 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/y28FoYN.jpg)

:bow

Must be nice living in a country where people just willingly accept getting the vaccine and not cause a huge ruckus for no reason.  :notlikethis

Yeah, that’s the thing, Japan is fully vaccinated at more than 70%, and boosters are starting for the first-vaccinated. This is a country that treats societal participation as compulsive, and hasn’t fucked around once the vaccines were available. Anybody that pretends that this is completely down to personal choice and individual freedom, and not more about how society works here is ignorant.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on December 19, 2021, 12:25:35 AM
Just as Australia starts reopening to the world, it's all coming up fucked in Europe

https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-germany-announces-quarantine-for-travellers-from-uk-12499609 (https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-germany-announces-quarantine-for-travellers-from-uk-12499609)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 19, 2021, 03:22:56 AM
Utterly despotic.

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/586402-ny-governor-plans-to-add-booster-shot-to-definition-of-fully-vaccinated

Please, Republicans, get away from trumpism and tackle this so we can vote them out and flip NY red.

COVID has done more than anything I can think of to make conspiracy theorists valid. This was considered a conspiracy theory no less than a month ago. Please vote the Democrats of New York out. We need new blood and their despotic politics solve nothing.

Good thread on R/Moderatepolitics sbout this

https://www.reddit.com/r/moderatepolitics/comments/rjdcij/ny_governor_plans_to_add_booster_shot_to/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on December 19, 2021, 03:55:02 AM
Vaccines are safe and they are the best tools we have to reduce infections and disease severity. Vaccine mandates shouldn't be necessary, but because people are so fucking stupid, it's necessary to mandate vaccines in certain circumstances.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 19, 2021, 04:16:23 AM
Quote from: Potato on December 19, 2021, 03:55:02 AM
Vaccines are safe and they are the best tools we have to reduce infections and disease severity. Vaccine mandates shouldn't be necessary, but because people are so fucking stupid, it's necessary to mandate vaccines in certain circumstances.

Vaccines are the best tools we have? This vaccine is barely stopping this spread at this point. We have triple vaxxed getting creamed by this virus. What are we going to do? Keep getting shots each new variant? For a vaccine less than a year old? Where's the line? This is infinite regress and damn near dystopian. What, are you going threaten a niccas job if he hasn't had the fourth shot? Fuck it. I took my third and last vaccine shot. You cannot force me to take more going forward. I have to show my vaccine card to get lunch or go to the arcade. The shit is overglorified virtue signaling and ineffective at that.

Mandates are HORRIBLE policy, restrictive, and slippery slope akin to the "safety" protocols came about after 9/11. Can't wait to have to show my vax card in order to take a shit in a bathroom. If Republicans run on this in the midterms and 24 it's over. Mandates are nothing more than totalitarian political theater.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on December 19, 2021, 04:25:59 AM
you need to head to the conspiracy theorist thread, brah.


Quote
There is currently no information to suggest that symptoms associated with Omicron are different from those from other variants.  Initial reported infections were among university students—younger individuals who tend to have more mild disease—but understanding the level of severity of the Omicron variant will take days to several weeks.  All variants of COVID-19, including the Delta variant that is dominant worldwide, can cause severe disease or death, in particular for the most vulnerable people, and thus prevention is always key.

https://www.who.int/news/item/28-11-2021-update-on-omicron

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Will Omicron cause more severe illness? More data are needed to know if Omicron infections, and especially reinfections and breakthrough infections in people who are fully vaccinated, cause more severe illness or death than infection with other variants.
Will vaccines work against Omicron? Current vaccines are expected to protect against severe illness, hospitalizations, and deaths due to infection with the Omicron variant. However, breakthrough infections in people who are fully vaccinated are likely to occur. With other variants, like Delta, vaccines have remained effective at preventing severe illness, hospitalizations, and death. The recent emergence of Omicron further emphasizes the importance of vaccination and boosters.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/variants/omicron-variant.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 19, 2021, 04:55:28 AM
Nothing I posted was conspiracy. I live in the strictest state and do not approve of how they are handling it. I am sick and tired of the media hysteria and fear porn. Omicron, Omicron, Omicron this entire past  presented likes Doomsday is approaching. A person has a limit.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Kurt Russell on December 19, 2021, 06:37:40 AM
Quote from: chronovore on December 18, 2021, 08:03:07 PM
Yeah, that’s the thing, Japan is fully vaccinated at more than 70%, and boosters are starting for the first-vaccinated. This is a country that treats societal participation as compulsive, and hasn’t fucked around once the vaccines were available. Anybody that pretends that this is completely down to personal choice and individual freedom, and not more about how society works here is ignorant.

(https://jonathanrosenbaum.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/theylive7.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 19, 2021, 07:38:17 AM
(https://i.ibb.co/0jj2X7q/RDT-20211219-0740323876822106714605716.png)

CharlieBrown_ARGHyell.mov
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: BIONIC on December 19, 2021, 08:17:21 AM
I can admit when I’m wrong.

The discourse in this thread really improved without filler, james, nintex, and pissy shitting it up. I’m so much more aware of the tyranny surrounding us now.

Thanks dog mod!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Lonewulfeus on December 19, 2021, 09:17:30 AM
Quote from: Himu on December 19, 2021, 04:55:28 AM
Nothing I posted was conspiracy. I live in the strictest state and do not approve of how they are handling it. I am sick and tired of the media hysteria and fear porn. Omicron, Omicron, Omicron this entire past  presented likes Doomsday is approaching. A person has a limit.

Go back to Texas then :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Rufus on December 19, 2021, 09:26:11 AM
Everyone is tired of this. Literally everyone. But Omicron apparently still clogs hospitals, so it's in everyone's best interest we take it seriously.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on December 19, 2021, 11:10:03 AM
For all the strum und drang, over 80% of Americans have gotten at least one shot. OSHA's mandate hasn't come into effect yet. Vaccine resistance at businesses that have established their own mandates has been practically non-existent. New York and California's elites may be trapped in COVID hysteria with the media but most other Democrat-led states are completely disinterested in going back to failed 2020 policies. For all the hype of DeSantis as either some kind of unique evil or savior, Florida has been doing fine comparatively to New York the entire time despite having a larger and older population. While coy about it, the Biden Administration has not shown much interest in the outdated 2020 policies either.

We shouldn't confuse mandates for people to get the vaccine with safety theater like NYC is predominantly interested in or things like forcing kids to sit on buckets six feet away from each other in the cold wearing masks and being unable to talk to each other. Or media members and media doctors who peddle the idea that not wearing masks indoors among vaccinated people will kill everyone involved. (While then going to take all kinds of pictures at Christmas parties where nobody wears a mask.) Or universities that shut down due to one case of COVID and plan to be virtual-only into February despite the entire population being vaccinated.

Lying is one thing, it's bad enough. But perhaps worse is when so-called "experts" and their allies refuse to admit they don't actually know anything and instead promote hysteria and policy based on a fear of not appearing tough enough. That's how you get the security theater.

If any of these people have evidence that the miracle vaccines don't work and are useless, they are being derelict in not sharing that information directly and publicly, especially while they act in private completely counter to the idea.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 19, 2021, 11:36:40 AM
I can't deal with more safety theater Benji :tocry

The governor issued a state of emergency when there were three Omicron cases in NY. THREE. :stahp

Over 80% of Americans have had a shot and over 70% of New Yorkers have had one but it's endless with mandates and rules and security and do this and do that and when does it end?! :stop
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Raist on December 19, 2021, 12:40:20 PM
Check what's been happening in the UK, including London.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on December 19, 2021, 03:37:43 PM
https://twitter.com/django/status/1471650878734180354
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 19, 2021, 03:42:10 PM
George would be asymptomatic and give both his parents Covid, killing them.

https://youtu.be/u0GuecuiOH8
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 19, 2021, 05:36:46 PM
https://bronx.news12.com/latest-covid-spike-isnt-swamping-nyc-hospitals-like-before-another-22-000-test-positive-in-state

https://twitter.com/GovKathyHochul/status/1472297047034404871

A needed break from fear porn. :whew

Are you SAFE, yet?!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 19, 2021, 08:32:01 PM
Quote from: BIONIC on December 19, 2021, 08:17:21 AM
I can admit when I’m wrong.

The discourse in this thread really improved without filler, james, nintex, and pissy shitting it up. I’m so much more aware of the tyranny surrounding us now.

Thanks dog mod!

I'll take my internet award now.  :win
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: BIONIC on December 19, 2021, 08:40:32 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on December 19, 2021, 08:32:01 PM
Quote from: BIONIC on December 19, 2021, 08:17:21 AM
I can admit when I’m wrong.

The discourse in this thread really improved without filler, james, nintex, and pissy shitting it up. I’m so much more aware of the tyranny surrounding us now.

Thanks dog mod!

I'll take my internet award now.  :win

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/fb/cb/13/fbcb13c6e347ac87ddb3da473e7c416f.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Rahxephon91 on December 20, 2021, 12:27:44 AM
A man that was basically a father figure to me in my 20s passed away from corona today. He was of course very hard-headed and is one of those tough guys that thought they knew everything. An idiot, but he didn't deserve to pass away from this. Shit sucks, please get vaccinated people.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 20, 2021, 12:34:05 AM
Sorry for your loss, Rah.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Raist on December 20, 2021, 05:25:36 AM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FHALQQJWYAMwcS8?format=jpg&name=small)


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-59722081

Quote
Covid-19: No 10 says garden photo shows work meeting

 :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Propagandhim on December 20, 2021, 08:25:16 AM
Quote from: Himu on December 19, 2021, 05:36:46 PM
https://bronx.news12.com/latest-covid-spike-isnt-swamping-nyc-hospitals-like-before-another-22-000-test-positive-in-state

https://twitter.com/GovKathyHochul/status/1472297047034404871

A needed break from fear porn. :whew

Are you SAFE, yet?!

Yep, vaccines are wonderful.

https://twitter.com/LaloDagach/status/1472334851739045890
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 20, 2021, 12:47:54 PM
:rejoice

And to think we got this vaccinated mostly through our own personal choice :rejoice

New York Strong!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 20, 2021, 04:21:01 PM
https://babylonbee.com/news/garth-op-ed-the-best-way-to-convince-the-unvaccinated-is-to-scream-at-them-with-ignorant-certainty

:dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 20, 2021, 04:24:50 PM
https://nypost.com/2021/12/19/americans-increasingly-refuse-to-obey-mandates/?utm_source=reddit.com

Get fucked.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 20, 2021, 07:16:33 PM
Quote from: Himu on December 20, 2021, 04:21:01 PM
https://babylonbee.com/news/garth-op-ed-the-best-way-to-convince-the-unvaccinated-is-to-scream-at-them-with-ignorant-certainty

:dead

BabylonBee is so cringe.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 20, 2021, 08:23:34 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on December 20, 2021, 07:16:33 PM
Quote from: Himu on December 20, 2021, 04:21:01 PM
https://babylonbee.com/news/garth-op-ed-the-best-way-to-convince-the-unvaccinated-is-to-scream-at-them-with-ignorant-certainty

:dead

BabylonBee is so cringe.

Come on. White ally made you chuckle, surely.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 20, 2021, 08:39:28 PM
I mean, I suppose it's better than another "herpa derpa trans people be like durrrr" article, but not by much.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: headwalk on December 20, 2021, 10:13:43 PM
Denmark has the best sequencing on the planet and their Omicron data is making it out to be the same blessed gift from benevolent Papa Nurgle that ths South Africa data did. They've sequenced 25,000 cases (the actual infected is likely a magnitude more) and have 35 in hospital and less than 5 in intensive care.

This all corresponds with lab data showing it replicates 70x better in the throat but 10x worse in the lungs. Seems It's essentially become a cold, like the other 4 coronaviruses we deal with annually.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Kevtones on December 20, 2021, 10:24:58 PM
Ugh, fuck.


Been COVID-less since the outset and my wife and I have a 5.5 month old. She started feeling kind of off today (fever/headache/fatigue) and I've got fatigue. At about 2pm I found out someone at our work function who I talked to a couple times started feeling off on Friday/tested positive Sunday.


We're both feeling okay right now and our son is okay but... Man. Fuck.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 21, 2021, 01:20:56 AM
Research shows Omicron is weak af. :rejoice

The pandemic is ending :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on December 21, 2021, 02:08:33 AM
Quote from: Kevtones on December 20, 2021, 10:24:58 PM
Ugh, fuck.


Been COVID-less since the outset and my wife and I have a 5.5 month old. She started feeling kind of off today (fever/headache/fatigue) and I've got fatigue. At about 2pm I found out someone at our work function who I talked to a couple times started feeling off on Friday/tested positive Sunday.


We're both feeling okay right now and our son is okay but... Man. Fuck.
That sucks man. Get tested and monitor your symptoms.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on December 21, 2021, 03:57:44 AM
Quote from: headwalk on December 20, 2021, 10:13:43 PM
Denmark has the best sequencing on the planet and their Omicron data is making it out to be the same blessed gift from benevolent Papa Nurgle that ths South Africa data did. They've sequenced 25,000 cases (the actual infected is likely a magnitude more) and have 35 in hospital and less than 5 in intensive care.

This all corresponds with lab data showing it replicates 70x better in the throat but 10x worse in the lungs. Seems It's essentially become a cold, like the other 4 coronaviruses we deal with annually.


Quote from: Himu on December 21, 2021, 01:20:56 AM
Research shows Omicron is weak af. :rejoice

The pandemic is ending :rejoice

That's not conclusive yet.

Early indications are that it's still a deadly virus and people will be hospitalised in large numbers.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: BIONIC on December 21, 2021, 05:15:01 AM
Quote from: Potato on December 21, 2021, 03:57:44 AM
Quote from: headwalk on December 20, 2021, 10:13:43 PM
Denmark has the best sequencing on the planet and their Omicron data is making it out to be the same blessed gift from benevolent Papa Nurgle that ths South Africa data did. They've sequenced 25,000 cases (the actual infected is likely a magnitude more) and have 35 in hospital and less than 5 in intensive care.

This all corresponds with lab data showing it replicates 70x better in the throat but 10x worse in the lungs. Seems It's essentially become a cold, like the other 4 coronaviruses we deal with annually.


Quote from: Himu on December 21, 2021, 01:20:56 AM
Research shows Omicron is weak af. :rejoice

The pandemic is ending :rejoice

That's not conclusive yet.

Early indications are that it's still a deadly virus and people will be hospitalised in large numbers.

People are upset enough they don't need hypothetical extinction nonsense.

It's coming from a place where a lot of people aren't doing well in terms of mental health and the pandemic and waxing hypothetically about the end of the human race apropos of basically nothing doesn't help and should be discouraged.

Thank you for fighting misinformation by coming into a thread about the omicron variant to express that the next one might kill us all.

That you tried to reframe my concerns about extinct discourse as misinformation is incredibly offensive.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 21, 2021, 07:34:15 AM
Feel better kevtones
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: headwalk on December 21, 2021, 10:11:06 AM
Quote from: Potato on December 21, 2021, 03:57:44 AM
That's not conclusive yet.

Early indications are that it's still a deadly virus and people will be hospitalised in large numbers.

total number of hospitalisations so far in the UK with omicron is 129. that's from 125,000 sequenced cases (the wild number is likely to be tenfold that).

the SA data tells us there will be less hospitalisations, many will be incidental/asymptomatic and only revealed on admission (a third of "hospitalisations" in SA were there to give birth), the average stay will be down from 8 days to 3.5, serious illness will be down by a magnitude and current estimates in S.A are that deaths will be 25x lower. this has so far been borne out by data from Denmark and now the UK.

this is all provisional, but to say early indications are anything but miraculously positive (since this variant will displace the cunt that was delta) is to be a big silly sausage.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: HaughtyFrank on December 21, 2021, 01:31:36 PM
https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1473326898004512778

(https://media.giphy.com/media/1zSz5MVw4zKg0/giphy-downsized-large.gif)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: jorma on December 21, 2021, 01:36:05 PM
 :rejoice

does it come with a lifelong biannual booster shot subscription as well?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Lonewulfeus on December 21, 2021, 01:44:52 PM
I’m gonna come up with a chip you put under your skin that stops the chip in the vaccine from getting instructions from the 5G towers
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 21, 2021, 02:10:44 PM
Quote from: HaughtyFrank on December 21, 2021, 01:31:36 PM
https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1473326898004512778

(https://media.giphy.com/media/1zSz5MVw4zKg0/giphy-downsized-large.gif)
I'm oId enough to remember when this was a conspiracy

It feels like every single COVID conspiracy has come true. Wild.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Kurt Russell on December 21, 2021, 03:12:15 PM
https://youtu.be/Q_BvQCH49d8

Does anyone know if he managed to shut down the virus yet?

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on December 21, 2021, 03:20:34 PM
https://twitter.com/smithmachine/status/1473100052004589572

 :science
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on December 21, 2021, 03:28:25 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FHBYQMVX0AMnVAS?format=jpg&name=small)

 :dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: headwalk on December 21, 2021, 03:37:24 PM
way to make the unvaccinated look metal as fuck.

i'm vaxXxed but who would want to be part of the big gov's happy clappy ned flanders do-the-right-thing work and school club when they could be part of the plague army of the dead?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 21, 2021, 05:00:46 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on December 21, 2021, 03:28:25 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FHBYQMVX0AMnVAS?format=jpg&name=small)

 :dead

I was considering posting this earlier :dead

So bad.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 21, 2021, 06:33:37 PM
I'm triple-vaxxed and have natural immunity, so it's gonna be a chill Christmas for me. :win
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: who is ted danson? on December 21, 2021, 06:59:06 PM
https://twitter.com/drewtoothpaste/status/1473360059908374539
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: HaughtyFrank on December 21, 2021, 07:12:13 PM
Christmas for the vaccinated:
(https://media.giphy.com/media/dB5cQcF3dCHdM2iz4h/giphy.gif)

Christmas for the unvaccinated:
(https://media.giphy.com/media/DjZ3QVgIg528M/giphy.gif)

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on December 21, 2021, 08:07:43 PM
https://twitter.com/telefeminism/status/1473310212249554946

 :american
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 21, 2021, 08:34:19 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on December 21, 2021, 08:07:43 PM
https://twitter.com/telefeminism/status/1473310212249554946

 :american

Same routine when I go to the local Dollar General tbh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: shosta on December 21, 2021, 08:51:36 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on December 21, 2021, 08:07:43 PM
https://twitter.com/telefeminism/status/1473310212249554946

 :american
you have to remove your mask at the tsa checkpoint though

Also apparently her son is immunocompromised so covid might well fuck him up
https://twitter.com/telefeminism/status/1473405214556368903?t=4wdz9T3jtuvOpOsdWOp3Ow&s=19
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on December 21, 2021, 09:07:12 PM
https://twitter.com/ericuman/status/1473420357860265989

For some reason, I doubt applicable lessons will be learned much from this pandemic.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 21, 2021, 10:42:07 PM
https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1473485023689035779?t=3aXCsCR-uLqoQWG0OYk8qA

:notlikethis
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: T-Short on December 22, 2021, 04:08:20 AM
Quote from: HaughtyFrank on December 21, 2021, 01:31:36 PM
https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1473326898004512778


Seems unnecessary. I have my vaxx passport in my phone, which I carry around with me at least as often as my arm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Raist on December 22, 2021, 01:33:37 PM
106k cases in the UK reported today. Neat.


For our muhrican friends following from across the pond, that would correspond to well over half a million cases in the US. I don't think you ever were remotely close to that.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: jorma on December 22, 2021, 02:02:39 PM
Quote from: Raist on December 22, 2021, 01:33:37 PM
106k cases in the UK reported today. Neat.


For our muhrican friends following from across the pond, that would correspond to well over half a million cases in the US. I don't think you ever were remotely close to that.

that's a fairly irrelevant stat though.
The number of daily deaths corresponds with about 600 deaths in the US which is half of their actual number (measured on the 7 day average).

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Kurt Russell on December 22, 2021, 03:54:45 PM
Quote from: Raist on December 22, 2021, 01:33:37 PM
106k cases in the UK reported today. Neat.


For our muhrican friends following from across the pond, that would correspond to well over half a million cases in the US. I don't think you ever were remotely close to that.

More and more epidemiologists are starting to back exposure to the Omicron strain rather than blanket boosters. Some even claim that the boosters to all, rather than just the vulnerable will do nothing but prolong the pandemic.

As long as the deaths aren't sky rocketing, I'm fairly relaxed about the 6 figure infection rate and would even argue that in this context, case numbers are not a useful measurement. Omicron currently has a fatality rate more favourable than that of the flu. Only the soyest of the soy should be concerned at this stage.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 22, 2021, 09:23:24 PM
Amazing that weeks of WINTER OF DEATH!! OMICRON, OMICRON, OMICRON. AFRICAN VARIANT FEAR AND PANIC we finally learn that...Omicron isn't that big of a deal anyways. It's almost like...waiting for the facts helps things rather than doom and glooming. People want their lives back.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Uncle on December 22, 2021, 09:55:05 PM
well other than if (when?) it's endemic, and whether that could've been prevented, or if a new mutation based on omicron becomes deadly

if I was a virus I would probably want to be omicron, extremely easy to replicate and perpetuate your existence, and you're not deadly which also keeps you circulating, and the humans stop trying to even stop you



just not a fan of going from expecting to get a cold and a flu once a year, to expecting to get a cold, a flu, and covid omicron every year
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 22, 2021, 10:50:10 PM
It's totally endemic at this point
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: chronovore on December 22, 2021, 11:06:52 PM
http://twitter.com/robdenbleyker/status/1473383136914456585
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Please scream inside your heart
Post by: Kurt Russell on December 23, 2021, 02:48:12 AM
Quote from: james on December 01, 2021, 11:12:21 PM

Can we hit 222,222 by Christmas?

We can and will.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 23, 2021, 05:36:16 AM
Quote from: Uncle on December 22, 2021, 09:55:05 PM
well other than if (when?) it's endemic, and whether that could've been prevented, or if a new mutation based on omicron becomes deadly

if I was a virus I would probably want to be omicron, extremely easy to replicate and perpetuate your existence, and you're not deadly which also keeps you circulating, and the humans stop trying to even stop you



just not a fan of going from expecting to get a cold and a flu once a year, to expecting to get a cold, a flu, and covid omicron every year

Won't the virus continue to mutate?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: headwalk on December 23, 2021, 06:12:35 AM
Quote from: Uncle on December 22, 2021, 09:55:05 PM
just not a fan of going from expecting to get a cold and a flu once a year, to expecting to get a cold, a flu, and covid omicron every year

the other colds are all coronaviruses too. it'll just be another one on the pile.

incidentally, i have one now. papa nurgle is bending the UK over a pinball table and giving everyone else a hot splash of antibodies and i somehow manage to get the boring shit original cold.  even went to get a PCR test to make sure.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 23, 2021, 07:19:28 AM
Chad COVID transitions into a femboy cold with cat ears. SAD.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on December 23, 2021, 01:01:02 PM
Quote from: Uncle on December 22, 2021, 09:55:05 PM
well other than if (when?) it's endemic, and whether that could've been prevented
It's an aerial virus. Zero COVID was never realistic. People still clinging to that are nuts. It's easy to tell by evaluating their ideas for "what we should have done" which typically involves things like destroying the global economy and letting tens of, if not hundreds of, millions die to stop it from getting into America. Or nuking Wuhan immediately. Even "moderate" Zero COVID people think we should have shut down global travel for two years or more and stranded millions of people where they were.

The reason to still get everyone vaccinated is because it makes COVID into less than the flu and more like the cold for most everyone while improving 5G performance. It may even die off naturally then. There's no flu vaccine comparable to the COVID vaccines and there obviously isn't a cold vaccine. Even boosters aren't necessary except at the margins according to the research we have so far, two shots for everyone on the planet should be our goal (one shot followed by another shot eight months later apparently is a good target) except for those outliers who need more immediate stronger protections. (Which is same as the flu shots for what it's worth, flu shots barely penetrate the population and many years are generally ineffective. Except in the case of COVID we have yet to see a strain become dominant that "effectively ignores" the vaccine's long term benefits.)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Lonewulfeus on December 23, 2021, 03:28:41 PM
https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1474091151292514308

:whoo

Don’t worry everyone covid is over

Will we hit 500k daily cases by January 31st?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 23, 2021, 03:46:09 PM
Ontario has seen a 10x increase in cases in three weeks.  ICU numbers have been pretty stable, however, there are so few beds it doesn't take much to overwhelm the hospitals.  Delayed treatments are going to result in a lot of deaths over the next few years. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 23, 2021, 05:05:06 PM
Cases.

Who gives a fuck.

How many hospitalizations and deaths?

This isn't 2020. Cases means all and jack squat anymore.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on December 23, 2021, 05:50:18 PM
Quote from: who is ted danson? on December 21, 2021, 06:59:06 PM
twitter.com/drewtoothpaste/status/1473360059908374539
https://twitter.com/nick_beauchamp/status/1473509106187223043
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 23, 2021, 07:49:36 PM
Quote from: Himu on December 23, 2021, 05:05:06 PM
Cases.

Who gives a fuck.

How many hospitalizations and deaths?

This isn't 2020. Cases means all and jack squat anymore.

Well, hospitalizations are up over 63k for the first time since early October and the 7-day moving average for deaths is back up to 1,300.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 23, 2021, 11:40:31 PM
https://abc7ny.com/covid-cases-omicron-variant-south-africa-drop/11375775/?ex_cid=TA_WABC_FB&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook

:)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 23, 2021, 11:53:25 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/XRpRkyL.png)

Vote them out.

Pick up that fucking can. Do you comply, citizen?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on December 24, 2021, 12:06:14 AM
https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1474060008203722830
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Uncle on December 24, 2021, 01:54:34 AM
Quote from: Himu on December 23, 2021, 11:53:25 PM
[i mg]https://i.imgur.com/XRpRkyL.png[/img]

Vote them out.

Pick up that fucking can. Do you comply, citizen?

regardless of any relevance to covid/public health I feel like it will be a huge struggle to get businesses to comply who have been and continue to suffer, and can't afford to turn any paying customer away
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on December 24, 2021, 01:34:33 PM
i'm officially a transformer

omnicorn got me

RIP me.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 24, 2021, 02:04:22 PM
Ontario this month:

Date         New cases  7-day Avg Positivity  ICU
Dec 3    1031    866            2.59 %    146
Dec 10    1453    1114    3.64%    151
Dec 17    3124    1914    6.05%    157
Dec 24    9571    4922    13.18%    164

Big yikes.  At our worst ICU went into the 800's but this also resulted in months of canceled elective surgeries.  Covid ICU allotment is basically already full.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Lonewulfeus on December 25, 2021, 03:48:27 AM
https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1474588014118637568

Only 20/50 states reported god damn.  Looks like we’re in for a rough few weeks at least.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 26, 2021, 10:52:30 AM
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/coronavirus/queens-er-doctor-compares-what-hospitals-look-like-during-covid-surge-vs-early-2020/3466703/

Time to accept that this is finally ending.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 27, 2021, 07:09:58 PM
Quote from: Himu on December 26, 2021, 10:52:30 AM
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/coronavirus/queens-er-doctor-compares-what-hospitals-look-like-during-covid-surge-vs-early-2020/3466703/

Time to accept that this is finally ending.

In NYC, maybe. On the other hand, nationally hospitalizations have been rising for the past month and the slow, downward trend in deaths [still above 1k daily though] has reversed and started to tick upward again.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on December 27, 2021, 08:44:22 PM
https://twitter.com/REALFishFeeling/status/1474361860019347458
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 27, 2021, 08:54:51 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/4SKwy4B.jpg)

SPOOKY!

(https://i.imgur.com/zCLwQX5.gif)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 27, 2021, 09:25:13 PM
Quote from: Himu on December 27, 2021, 08:54:51 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/4SKwy4B.jpg)

SPOOKY!

(https://i.imgur.com/zCLwQX5.gif)

Good thing everyone has omicron and not a single person has any of the other variants still out there.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Occam on December 28, 2021, 05:18:15 PM
Vaccines work: Despite there being only about 10% unvaccinated people in London (=a much smaller number than the vaccinated), 40% of the current Omicron ICU cases are unvaccinated.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 28, 2021, 08:21:21 PM
Quote from: Occam on December 28, 2021, 05:18:15 PM
Vaccines work: Despite there being only about 10% unvaccinated people in London (=a much smaller number than the vaccinated), 40% of the current Omicron ICU cases are unvaccinated.

https://twitter.com/dylanlscott/status/1475901344275959818
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: HardcoreRetro on December 29, 2021, 05:43:35 AM
Seems the 49 year old founder of a Dutch antivax campaign just died of Covid.

Robin Fransman oprichter van Herstel-NL (Founder of Restore the Netherlands)

Bijna vier weken geleden, op 3 december, maakte Fransman via Twitter bekend corona te hebben. ‘Corona positief. Het werd ook een keer tijd,’ twitterde hij.

(Almost 4 weeks ago, on December 3rd, Fransman announced he has covid via twitter. "Corona positive. It's about time." He posted on Twitter.)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: headwalk on December 29, 2021, 09:11:24 AM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on December 28, 2021, 08:21:21 PM
Quote from: Occam on December 28, 2021, 05:18:15 PM
Vaccines work: Despite there being only about 10% unvaccinated people in London (=a much smaller number than the vaccinated), 40% of the current Omicron ICU cases are unvaccinated.

https://twitter.com/dylanlscott/status/1475901344275959818

in the case of london at least, it's not white people making up the vast majority of unvaccinated. infact it's historically marginalised groups with long term institutional fears.

speaking for the UK, omicron ain't shit and is completely wiping out the actually lethal strain of covid across the country. hospitalisations are largely either short, cautionary or just incidental and numbers on ventilators and deaths are both going down, so people need to think about turning their ire down on the plague marked unvaccinated. if they've gone this long without getting vaccinated they certainly aren't now covid has mutated into a sugar free version and the last thing we need is another long standing socially divisive forever war based on bullshit that isn't relevant anymore.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 29, 2021, 11:11:52 AM
Lmao more Omicron doom and gloom. Omicron is a bitch :lol

More have died under Biden than under Trump smh

Impossible to not see the next cycle of media hysteria hijinks. oOoOO spooky. :lol Lots of closing shit down here in NY. Fucking fear based dog shit.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 29, 2021, 11:14:35 AM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on December 28, 2021, 08:21:21 PM
Quote from: Occam on December 28, 2021, 05:18:15 PM
Vaccines work: Despite there being only about 10% unvaccinated people in London (=a much smaller number than the vaccinated), 40% of the current Omicron ICU cases are unvaccinated.

https://twitter.com/dylanlscott/status/1475901344275959818

Aren't these people unvaccinated? Why do you give a shit?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 29, 2021, 11:30:20 AM
"How can you possibly care about people other than yourself?!?!?!?"
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Raist on December 29, 2021, 01:40:11 PM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-59822687

Quote
Covid: Daily UK case numbers hit record of 183,037


Meanwhile,

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av-embeds/59815854
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on December 29, 2021, 01:51:45 PM
Quote from: HardcoreRetro on December 29, 2021, 05:43:35 AM
Seems the 49 year old founder of a Dutch antivax campaign just died of Covid.

Robin Fransman oprichter van Herstel-NL (Founder of Restore the Netherlands)

Bijna vier weken geleden, op 3 december, maakte Fransman via Twitter bekend corona te hebben. ‘Corona positief. Het werd ook een keer tijd,’ twitterde hij.

(Almost 4 weeks ago, on December 3rd, Fransman announced he has covid via twitter. "Corona positive. It's about time." He posted on Twitter.)
r.i.p. nintex
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on December 29, 2021, 03:25:02 PM
https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1476139220913819650

https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1476151903159558148

I wonder if this could be the "federal solution" Biden is looking for?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 29, 2021, 03:32:58 PM
Would have to parade them across state lines though.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on December 29, 2021, 04:47:16 PM
Quote from: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/germany-doctor-home-made-vaccines-b1966861.html
German state prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into a controversial physician and entrepreneur after he inoculated 20,000 people with a homemade Covid vaccine.

Winfried Stöcker, a 74-year-old billionaire and owner of Lübeck airport, where the shots were administered, faces charges of violating Germany’s medicines laws, along with the managing director of the airport and two other retired physicians, aged 80 and 81, according to a report on the NDR news station.

He could also face further charges for running an unlicensed vaccination campaign, after a police raid on Saturday shut down the illegal operation.
Quote
He said he developed his vaccine, which he calls Lubecavax, in less than a half an hour in April 2020. But he said he did not want to spend two years or more trying to win approval from public health regulatory authorities for the vaccine that he said is similar to inoculations used against tetanus with similar inactive pathogen cells to activate the body’s immune system.

“I was told that it would take two years to get approval but that was too long for me,” he said after the Saturday raid.
Quote
Stöcker says he developed the vaccine, which he claims is 97 per cent effective, by testing it on himself, his family and 50 staff members. He told Bild newspaper in an interview on Monday that 600 people were at the airport waiting for the inoculation on Saturday when the police raid ended the session. The newspaper said 107 had received a shot.

“Two physicians were conducting the vaccinations,” Stöcker said. “Doctors have the right to put ingredients together if they believe it can help people. We have a responsibility to patients, not to the state. But the police stopped everything. There were 600 people waiting outside for it.”
Another German War on Science.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Raist on December 29, 2021, 06:54:34 PM
Quote
Lubecavax

 :phil
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 30, 2021, 06:15:57 AM
Lol

A year of vaccines and now we have record COVID numbers. It's almost as if the vaccine doesn't matter. NYC has been vaccine example of the country. Record numbers, record lines. It's almost as if there's no stopping it. If that's the case, why give a shit? Live your life and move the fuck on.

Nothing matters. CDC can change their rules on a whim. You can still get COVID with the vaccine. Months of talk of boosters and now what? Oh right. Record numbers. Even when you do everything right this is what happens. Nothing fucking matters. So you might as well enjoy life and get ramen, unmasked, inside a nice restaurant or go on a vacation.

https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-c69d1521b6411b6b78aae85d95165f5c

United States of Fuck It. I got one life.

https://youtu.be/bqJw34CIsx0

If there's another lockdown I am not complying. Kiss my ass.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 30, 2021, 06:28:55 AM
Accidental dp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: HardcoreRetro on December 30, 2021, 06:59:24 AM
Quote from: Himu on December 30, 2021, 06:28:55 AM
Accidental dp

 :drool
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 30, 2021, 05:40:53 PM
Quote from: Himu on December 30, 2021, 06:15:57 AM
A year of vaccines and now we have record COVID numbers. It's almost as if the vaccine doesn't matter. NYC has been vaccine example of the country. Record numbers, record lines. It's almost as if there's no stopping it. If that's the case, why give a shit? Live your life and move the fuck on.

It's almost like a large group of people made flaunting basic preventative measures and not getting the vaccine their identity. :hmm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 30, 2021, 07:14:38 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on December 30, 2021, 05:40:53 PM
Quote from: Himu on December 30, 2021, 06:15:57 AM
A year of vaccines and now we have record COVID numbers. It's almost as if the vaccine doesn't matter. NYC has been vaccine example of the country. Record numbers, record lines. It's almost as if there's no stopping it. If that's the case, why give a shit? Live your life and move the fuck on.

It's almost like a large group of people made flaunting basic preventative measures and not getting the vaccine their identity. :hmm

The vaccines don't even prevent the current strain from spreading and we are at peak Covid. It's almost like it doesn't matter. None of it does! NYC is more vaccinated than your entire state probably and skyrocketing cases and yet vaccine mandates, which were put in place to limit the spread, are still in place. Liberal. Policies. Don't. Work. And. Are. Only. There. For. Control. And. Emotional Guilt Tripping.

What's next? Mandatory boosters? Oh, you mean the same boosters that aren't working against Omicron?

(https://i.imgur.com/ERtzraZ.gif)

It's just another stupid law. Like another mandate is going to stop Covid? LOL it's laughable. It's only done for control in the name of "safety".

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Lonewulfeus on December 30, 2021, 07:16:20 PM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on December 23, 2021, 03:28:41 PM
https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1474091151292514308

:whoo

Don’t worry everyone covid is over

Will we hit 500k daily cases by January 31st?

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1476679378352447500

I guess we might as well go for 1 million!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 30, 2021, 07:19:41 PM
Quote from: Himu on December 30, 2021, 07:14:38 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on December 30, 2021, 05:40:53 PM
Quote from: Himu on December 30, 2021, 06:15:57 AM
A year of vaccines and now we have record COVID numbers. It's almost as if the vaccine doesn't matter. NYC has been vaccine example of the country. Record numbers, record lines. It's almost as if there's no stopping it. If that's the case, why give a shit? Live your life and move the fuck on.

It's almost like a large group of people made flaunting basic preventative measures and not getting the vaccine their identity. :hmm

The vaccines don't even prevent the current strain from spreading and we are at peak Covid. It's almost like it doesn't matter. None of it does! NYC is more vaccinated than your entire state probably and skyrocketing cases and yet vaccine mandates, which were put in place to limit the spread, are still in place. Liberal. Policies. Don't. Work. And. Are. Only. There. For. Control. And. Emotional Guilt Tripping.

What's next? Mandatory boosters? Oh, you mean the same boosters that aren't working against Omicron?

(https://i.imgur.com/ERtzraZ.gif)

It's just another stupid law. Like another mandate is going to stop Covid? LOL it's laughable. It's only done for control in the name of "safety".



New York isn't even in the top 20 for cases per capita, or the top 5 for deaths per capita.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: samir on December 30, 2021, 07:24:58 PM
Himu is the KSweely of NYC.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 30, 2021, 07:25:17 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on December 30, 2021, 07:19:41 PM
Quote from: Himu on December 30, 2021, 07:14:38 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on December 30, 2021, 05:40:53 PM
Quote from: Himu on December 30, 2021, 06:15:57 AM
A year of vaccines and now we have record COVID numbers. It's almost as if the vaccine doesn't matter. NYC has been vaccine example of the country. Record numbers, record lines. It's almost as if there's no stopping it. If that's the case, why give a shit? Live your life and move the fuck on.

It's almost like a large group of people made flaunting basic preventative measures and not getting the vaccine their identity. :hmm

The vaccines don't even prevent the current strain from spreading and we are at peak Covid. It's almost like it doesn't matter. None of it does! NYC is more vaccinated than your entire state probably and skyrocketing cases and yet vaccine mandates, which were put in place to limit the spread, are still in place. Liberal. Policies. Don't. Work. And. Are. Only. There. For. Control. And. Emotional Guilt Tripping.

What's next? Mandatory boosters? Oh, you mean the same boosters that aren't working against Omicron?

(https://i.imgur.com/ERtzraZ.gif)

It's just another stupid law. Like another mandate is going to stop Covid? LOL it's laughable. It's only done for control in the name of "safety".



New York isn't even in the top 20 for cases per capita, or the top 5 for deaths per capita.

LOL. It's still very much a hotspot.  New York has a record of the highest cases since the start of the pandemic here.

https://news.yahoo.com/york-daily-covid-positivity-rate-015200699.html

As per Mayo Clinic.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/coronavirus-covid-19/map

All this despite a vaccine mandate, one of the highest vaccine numbers in the union. This shit doesn't matter, Rumbler.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Lonewulfeus on December 30, 2021, 07:27:18 PM
What happened to case numbers don’t matter?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 30, 2021, 07:28:33 PM
Quote from: Himu on December 30, 2021, 07:25:17 PM
LOL. It's still very much a hotspot.  New York has a record of the highest cases since the start of the pandemic here.

Could explain why they're doing masks and stuff again I dunno
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 30, 2021, 07:29:19 PM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on December 30, 2021, 07:27:18 PM
What happened to case numbers don’t matter?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX-YfuVQmX8
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 30, 2021, 07:32:26 PM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on December 30, 2021, 07:27:18 PM
What happened to case numbers don’t matter?

Hospitalizations is the number that matters. That and deaths. Omicron is just a bug. It's barely killing anyone or anything.

South Africa is ending nighttime curfew. Why? Because Omicron is a bitch.

https://news.yahoo.com/omicron-south-africa-ends-night-223923735.html

South Africa said its Omicron wave passed with no spikes in deaths.

https://news.yahoo.com/omicron-south-africa-ends-night-223923735.html

And yet here you lot are, mewling and weeping about Omicron. Where's your fucking balls? Two years of this and you're still shivering? A month of media hype and it's already over in SA. You gargle mainstream media balls that much?

Quote from: Great Rumbler on December 30, 2021, 07:28:33 PM
Quote from: Himu on December 30, 2021, 07:25:17 PM
LOL. It's still very much a hotspot.  New York has a record of the highest cases since the start of the pandemic here.

Could explain why they're doing masks and stuff again I dunno

What are you talking about? No one stopped wearing them on the train. That rule has never left.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 30, 2021, 07:35:32 PM
Quote from: Himu on December 30, 2021, 07:32:26 PM
And yet here you lot are, mewling and weeping about Omicron. Where's your fucking balls? Two years of this and you're still shivering? A month of media hype and it's already over in SA. You gargle mainstream media balls that much?

So how high do daily deaths need to be for this to be serious? 1k? 2k?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Lonewulfeus on December 30, 2021, 07:39:09 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on December 30, 2021, 07:35:32 PM
Quote from: Himu on December 30, 2021, 07:32:26 PM
And yet here you lot are, mewling and weeping about Omicron. Where's your fucking balls? Two years of this and you're still shivering? A month of media hype and it's already over in SA. You gargle mainstream media balls that much?

So how high do daily deaths need to be for this to be serious? 1k? 2k?

There is no magic number, for certain people it doesn’t matter until it affects them or someone they know.  Shit even then it still doesn’t matter sometimes, as you already mentioned, they’ve tied their entire identity to the conspiracy of covid rather than the reality.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 30, 2021, 07:41:30 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on December 30, 2021, 07:35:32 PM
Quote from: Himu on December 30, 2021, 07:32:26 PM
And yet here you lot are, mewling and weeping about Omicron. Where's your fucking balls? Two years of this and you're still shivering? A month of media hype and it's already over in SA. You gargle mainstream media balls that much?

So how high do daily deaths need to be for this to be serious? 1k? 2k?

It's a pandemic, Rumbler. People are going to die. What more do you want me to do? What good does staring at data every day give you? All it's doing is making you scared to live your goddamn life and move on. It's been two years. I cared. A lot. I'm maxed. How much do you want me to continue caring? How long am I supposed to care? I've worn masks for almost two years. Been vaccinated thrice. How much am I supposed to care? How much am I supposed to feel bad? There has to be, at some point in time, when we move on. It's a pandemic. Do what you gotta do, but two years is a sizable time and people can't live like this forever. Maybe you can, but not everyone can deal with it. The human brain can't take that much before it descends into apathy. Blame God for that.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 30, 2021, 07:44:51 PM
Okay, so it's not a big deal but also it is a big deal but you don't care anymore. Okay.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 30, 2021, 07:45:29 PM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on December 30, 2021, 07:39:09 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on December 30, 2021, 07:35:32 PM
Quote from: Himu on December 30, 2021, 07:32:26 PM
And yet here you lot are, mewling and weeping about Omicron. Where's your fucking balls? Two years of this and you're still shivering? A month of media hype and it's already over in SA. You gargle mainstream media balls that much?

So how high do daily deaths need to be for this to be serious? 1k? 2k?

There is no magic number, for certain people it doesn’t matter until it affects them or someone they know.  Shit even then it still doesn’t matter sometimes, as you already mentioned, they’ve tied their entire identity to the conspiracy of covid rather than the reality.

See? Here come the liberal tears. It's been almost two years. How long are people supposed to care? Serious fucking question. I've done everything right. I wear a mask on the train, I wear masks in shops, I got boosted. I still stand at least 4-6 feet. I've done all I can. Most of us have. Get on with it and stop your pathetic doom and gloom. You're still going to shame at year three of this? Newsflash. Unless they're immune-compromised you'll find even your most covid stringent neighbor not give a single fuck then. You think you're superhuman. Watch your cares flick on by as the month pass. You just can't admit it. Because to do so would mean to admit that human nature is less than you think and you're not as holy as you think you are.

No one is coming to save you. No one is coming to save any of us. We only have ourselves and God.

It's like all you people know how to do is appeal to emotion. A circle of fucking bitches.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 30, 2021, 07:47:08 PM
https://twitter.com/ianbremmer/status/1476552289469059080
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Lonewulfeus on December 30, 2021, 07:48:55 PM
Quote from: Himu on December 30, 2021, 07:45:29 PM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on December 30, 2021, 07:39:09 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on December 30, 2021, 07:35:32 PM
Quote from: Himu on December 30, 2021, 07:32:26 PM
And yet here you lot are, mewling and weeping about Omicron. Where's your fucking balls? Two years of this and you're still shivering? A month of media hype and it's already over in SA. You gargle mainstream media balls that much?

So how high do daily deaths need to be for this to be serious? 1k? 2k?

There is no magic number, for certain people it doesn’t matter until it affects them or someone they know.  Shit even then it still doesn’t matter sometimes, as you already mentioned, they’ve tied their entire identity to the conspiracy of covid rather than the reality.

See? Here come the liberal tears. It's been almost two years. How long are people supposed to care? Serious fucking question. I've done everything right. I wear a mask on the train, I wear masks in shops, I got boosted. I still stand at least 4-6 feet. I've done all I can. Most of us have. Get on with it and stop your pathetic doom and gloom. You're still going to shame at year three of this? Newsflash. Unless they're immune-compromised you'll find even your most covid stringent neighbor not give a single fuck then. You think you're superhuman. Watch your cares flick on by as the month pass. You just can't admit it. Because to do so would mean to admit that human nature is less than you think and you're not as holy as you think you are.

No one is coming to save you. No one is coming to save any of us. We only have ourselves and God.

It's like all you people know how to do is appeal to emotion. A circle of fucking bitches.

Jesus would have worn a mask and not whined about it like it’s the end of the world. :trumps

I didn’t realize pointing out your lack of empathy was liberal tears.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 30, 2021, 07:52:12 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on December 30, 2021, 07:47:08 PM
https://twitter.com/ianbremmer/status/1476552289469059080

(https://i.imgur.com/N2VLIec.gif)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 30, 2021, 08:00:50 PM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on December 30, 2021, 07:48:55 PM
Quote from: Himu on December 30, 2021, 07:45:29 PM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on December 30, 2021, 07:39:09 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on December 30, 2021, 07:35:32 PM
Quote from: Himu on December 30, 2021, 07:32:26 PM
And yet here you lot are, mewling and weeping about Omicron. Where's your fucking balls? Two years of this and you're still shivering? A month of media hype and it's already over in SA. You gargle mainstream media balls that much?

So how high do daily deaths need to be for this to be serious? 1k? 2k?

There is no magic number, for certain people it doesn’t matter until it affects them or someone they know.  Shit even then it still doesn’t matter sometimes, as you already mentioned, they’ve tied their entire identity to the conspiracy of covid rather than the reality.

See? Here come the liberal tears. It's been almost two years. How long are people supposed to care? Serious fucking question. I've done everything right. I wear a mask on the train, I wear masks in shops, I got boosted. I still stand at least 4-6 feet. I've done all I can. Most of us have. Get on with it and stop your pathetic doom and gloom. You're still going to shame at year three of this? Newsflash. Unless they're immune-compromised you'll find even your most covid stringent neighbor not give a single fuck then. You think you're superhuman. Watch your cares flick on by as the month pass. You just can't admit it. Because to do so would mean to admit that human nature is less than you think and you're not as holy as you think you are.

No one is coming to save you. No one is coming to save any of us. We only have ourselves and God.

It's like all you people know how to do is appeal to emotion. A circle of fucking bitches.

Jesus would have worn a mask and not whined about it like it’s the end of the world. :trumps

I didn’t realize pointing out your lack of empathy was liberal tears.

I have empathy. I'm just all out.

Most Americans feel the same way and there's nothing you can do to change that. All of us are over it except the terminally online it appears. The problem, if there is one, is that Covid isn't over us. As much as you try to shame I am only articulating what everyone is too afraid to say.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 30, 2021, 08:02:58 PM
Quote from: Himu on December 30, 2021, 07:52:12 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on December 30, 2021, 07:47:08 PM
https://twitter.com/ianbremmer/status/1476552289469059080

(https://i.imgur.com/N2VLIec.gif)

Just letting you know who to pin the blame on.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 30, 2021, 08:05:02 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/3s9uV3z.jpg)

:lol

Quote from: Great Rumbler on December 30, 2021, 08:02:58 PM
Quote from: Himu on December 30, 2021, 07:52:12 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on December 30, 2021, 07:47:08 PM
https://twitter.com/ianbremmer/status/1476552289469059080

(https://i.imgur.com/N2VLIec.gif)

Just letting you know who to pin the blame on.


Yes. I should blame the unvaccinated for this. While living in one of the most vaccinated cities. Which just had its highest positivity rate since this started. Right.

(https://i.imgur.com/mD8TBoi.gif)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Lonewulfeus on December 30, 2021, 08:07:11 PM
Quote from: Himu on December 30, 2021, 08:00:50 PM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on December 30, 2021, 07:48:55 PM
Quote from: Himu on December 30, 2021, 07:45:29 PM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on December 30, 2021, 07:39:09 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on December 30, 2021, 07:35:32 PM
Quote from: Himu on December 30, 2021, 07:32:26 PM
And yet here you lot are, mewling and weeping about Omicron. Where's your fucking balls? Two years of this and you're still shivering? A month of media hype and it's already over in SA. You gargle mainstream media balls that much?

So how high do daily deaths need to be for this to be serious? 1k? 2k?

There is no magic number, for certain people it doesn’t matter until it affects them or someone they know.  Shit even then it still doesn’t matter sometimes, as you already mentioned, they’ve tied their entire identity to the conspiracy of covid rather than the reality.

See? Here come the liberal tears. It's been almost two years. How long are people supposed to care? Serious fucking question. I've done everything right. I wear a mask on the train, I wear masks in shops, I got boosted. I still stand at least 4-6 feet. I've done all I can. Most of us have. Get on with it and stop your pathetic doom and gloom. You're still going to shame at year three of this? Newsflash. Unless they're immune-compromised you'll find even your most covid stringent neighbor not give a single fuck then. You think you're superhuman. Watch your cares flick on by as the month pass. You just can't admit it. Because to do so would mean to admit that human nature is less than you think and you're not as holy as you think you are.

No one is coming to save you. No one is coming to save any of us. We only have ourselves and God.

It's like all you people know how to do is appeal to emotion. A circle of fucking bitches.

Jesus would have worn a mask and not whined about it like it’s the end of the world. :trumps

I didn’t realize pointing out your lack of empathy was liberal tears.

I have empathy. I'm just all out.

Most Americans feel the same way and there's nothing you can do to change that. All of us are over it except the terminally online it appears. The problem, if there is one, is that Covid isn't over us. As much as you try to shame I am only articulating what everyone is too afraid to say.

Got any evidence to back those claims up other than Fox News?  Cause that’s the same shit my dads been spouting recently when covid has unfortunately come up in conversation and I can always count on him to parrot whatever tucker has to say.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 30, 2021, 08:08:25 PM
Back what claims?

A personal statement needs sources now? Why are liberals like this? :lol

I've posted multiple non-Fox News on this very page :lol

C O P E
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 30, 2021, 08:08:59 PM
Quote from: Himu on December 30, 2021, 08:05:02 PM
Yes. I should blame the unvaccinated for this. While living in one of the most vaccinated cities. Which just had its highest positivity rate since this started. Right.

(https://i.imgur.com/mD8TBoi.gif)

You do realize that 20% of 8.5 million is actually a lot of people, right?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 30, 2021, 08:09:44 PM
Quote from: Himu on December 30, 2021, 08:08:25 PM
Back what claims?

A personal statement needs sources now? Why are liberals like this? :lol

I've posted multiple non-Fox News on this very page :lol

C O P E

"Everyone is over this!"

Got a source for that?

"Well that's just a personal statement, I don't need a source."
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Lonewulfeus on December 30, 2021, 08:10:11 PM
Quote from: Himu on December 30, 2021, 08:08:25 PM
Back what claims?

A personal statement needs sources now? Why are liberals like this? :lol

I've posted multiple non-Fox News on this very page :lol

C O P E

Quote
Most Americans feel the same way and there's nothing you can do to change that. All of us are over it except the terminally online it appears.

I didn’t realize you personally spoke for Most Americans.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 30, 2021, 08:20:23 PM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on December 30, 2021, 08:10:11 PM
Quote from: Himu on December 30, 2021, 08:08:25 PM
Back what claims?

A personal statement needs sources now? Why are liberals like this? :lol

I've posted multiple non-Fox News on this very page :lol

C O P E

Quote
Most Americans feel the same way and there's nothing you can do to change that. All of us are over it except the terminally online it appears.

I didn’t realize you personally spoke for Most Americans.

Americans' Worry About Catching COVID-19 Drops to Record Low

https://news.gallup.com/poll/344183/americans-worry-catching-covid-drops-record-low.aspx

Psychology into why Americans don't care about Covid deaths anymore

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/09/covid-death-toll-us-empathy-elderly/616379/

Reddit thread on no one caring anymore and empathy burnout on Too afraid to ask, probably because they were scared liberals and leftists were going to shame them like they always do

https://www.reddit.com/r/TooAfraidToAsk/comments/o3wh5w/anyone_else_just_not_care_about_covid_anymore/

"EMPATHY!!!" This is what happens when you don't internalize the ways of mankind and think people are super humans capable of infinite empathy. Covid hospitalizations, cases, and deaths? Looks like a number to me. What's funny is you lack the empathy for those who are psychologically maxed out. Your "empathy", if it were, is only selective. Because you don't actually have real empathy. Only fear.

(https://i.imgur.com/Q7xIvAr.gif)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Coffee Dog on December 30, 2021, 08:25:45 PM
You say you are a caring person, and yet you will not hold the door open for me while I call you a piece of garbage! SUSPICIOUS
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Lonewulfeus on December 30, 2021, 08:37:33 PM
Quote from: Himu on December 30, 2021, 08:20:23 PM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on December 30, 2021, 08:10:11 PM
Quote from: Himu on December 30, 2021, 08:08:25 PM
Back what claims?

A personal statement needs sources now? Why are liberals like this? :lol

I've posted multiple non-Fox News on this very page :lol

C O P E

Quote
Most Americans feel the same way and there's nothing you can do to change that. All of us are over it except the terminally online it appears.

I didn’t realize you personally spoke for Most Americans.

Americans' Worry About Catching COVID-19 Drops to Record Low

https://news.gallup.com/poll/344183/americans-worry-catching-covid-drops-record-low.aspx

Psychology into why Americans don't care about Covid deaths anymore

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/09/covid-death-toll-us-empathy-elderly/616379/

Reddit thread on no one caring anymore and empathy burnout on Too afraid to ask, probably because they were scared liberals and leftists were going to shame them like they always do

https://www.reddit.com/r/TooAfraidToAsk/comments/o3wh5w/anyone_else_just_not_care_about_covid_anymore/

"EMPATHY!!!" This is what happens when you don't internalize the ways of mankind and think people are super humans capable of infinite empathy. Covid hospitalizations, cases, and deaths? Looks like a number to me. What's funny is you lack the empathy for those who are psychologically maxed out. Your "empathy", if it were, is only selective. Because you don't actually have real empathy. Only fear.

(https://i.imgur.com/Q7xIvAr.gif)

The Gallup article is from April before Delta really even hit the US and we were getting vaccinated, hope was high then it’s not really representative of how people are feeling now.  The Atlantic article is about how people don’t give a shit about old people and black people dying and explaining how that relates to covid, slightly more relevant but also is a clear lack of empathy period as racism tends to be.

I didn’t even bother clicking the Reddit link cause it’s fucking Reddit and is hardy representative of most Americans.  Talk about always online lol

What is covid even stopping you from doing right now?  Serious question.  You seem to just complain about how it’s portrayed in the media but other than having to wear a mask are you impacted in any way?  I’m genuinely curious.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 30, 2021, 09:17:50 PM
Rumbler, I remembered while cooking dinner that your grandfather died from COVID. At the time I told you I was sorry about that and I'm still sorry about it. This has nothing to do with you or anyone else. It's the constant media cycle of fear. Every time a new variant comes out it's new hysteria with the threat of lockdowns. I can't take it. I have no idea or why you look at data that personally affected you day in and day out. It speaks well of your character that you still care so much when so many of us have drifted in apathy. Keep it up and being a bright light.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 30, 2021, 09:44:35 PM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on December 30, 2021, 08:37:33 PM
Quote from: Himu on December 30, 2021, 08:20:23 PM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on December 30, 2021, 08:10:11 PM
Quote from: Himu on December 30, 2021, 08:08:25 PM
Back what claims?

A personal statement needs sources now? Why are liberals like this? :lol

I've posted multiple non-Fox News on this very page :lol

C O P E

Quote
Most Americans feel the same way and there's nothing you can do to change that. All of us are over it except the terminally online it appears.

I didn’t realize you personally spoke for Most Americans.

Americans' Worry About Catching COVID-19 Drops to Record Low

https://news.gallup.com/poll/344183/americans-worry-catching-covid-drops-record-low.aspx

Psychology into why Americans don't care about Covid deaths anymore

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/09/covid-death-toll-us-empathy-elderly/616379/

Reddit thread on no one caring anymore and empathy burnout on Too afraid to ask, probably because they were scared liberals and leftists were going to shame them like they always do

https://www.reddit.com/r/TooAfraidToAsk/comments/o3wh5w/anyone_else_just_not_care_about_covid_anymore/

"EMPATHY!!!" This is what happens when you don't internalize the ways of mankind and think people are super humans capable of infinite empathy. Covid hospitalizations, cases, and deaths? Looks like a number to me. What's funny is you lack the empathy for those who are psychologically maxed out. Your "empathy", if it were, is only selective. Because you don't actually have real empathy. Only fear.

(https://i.imgur.com/Q7xIvAr.gif)

The Gallup article is from April before Delta really even hit the US and we were getting vaccinated, hope was high then it’s not really representative of how people are feeling now.  The Atlantic article is about how people don’t give a shit about old people and black people dying and explaining how that relates to covid, slightly more relevant but also is a clear lack of empathy period as racism tends to be.

I didn’t even bother clicking the Reddit link cause it’s fucking Reddit and is hardy representative of most Americans.  Talk about always online lol

What is covid even stopping you from doing right now?  Serious question.  You seem to just complain about how it’s portrayed in the media but other than having to wear a mask are you impacted in any way?  I’m genuinely curious.

:yeshrug

I don't know what to tell you. If you think people didn't care in April when we didn't even have boosters then what makes you think they'll care now? My mom and grandma and family just came from a cruise and they've been locked in their houses for months. My roommate, one of the most covid conscious people I know is now on a trip in the middle of Omicron. Woman I'm talking to is preparing to a take a trip to Bangladesh with her sister and friends after their whole house got infected with Covid. Her sister is already there living her best life when she had Covid last week and was worried about whether the lack of smell or taste ruining her trip. All of these people are Covid conscious faithful Democrats. Everyone and their mother went home or did something for Thanksgiving or Christmas. My other roommate has her partner over.

As per TSA, plane ridership is almost to 2019 levels by a smidge even in the Age of Omicron.

https://www.tsa.gov/coronavirus/passenger-throughput

Travel has rebounded.

https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/travel-tsa-air-omicron-covid-christmas-eve

People are traveling even as cases increase. Most people have moved on and are living our lives.

Why do I need to supply a source no one cares about Covid anyways? What are you even arguing over? It's fucking pathetic. What argument do you even win? What does it prove? It's another liberal virtue signal, proving me right about liberals and your malfunction. If the pandemic has taught many of us anything it's that we have one life and none of your empty posturing is changing that.

I might take a trip to Philadelphia this weekend for New Years and grab myself a halal Cheesesteak.

https://youtu.be/euird5t3lb4

:rejoice

Rumbler? I have empathy for him. I know his story. Mr Gundam had a heart surgery. He has a reason to give a shit. Chronovore has an elderly mom. He has a reason to give a shit. I know their stories. Yours I don't. Right now I just see a fear based taco.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Lonewulfeus on December 30, 2021, 10:14:48 PM
Maybe one day we can sit around a fire (or go to a Mets game) and I’ll tell you all about my family and you can let me know if the way I feel about things is ok :teehee
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 30, 2021, 10:24:54 PM
I'm down for a Mets game if you're down for hearing how I needed religion to survive a scary pandemic intact and how the overall liberal/progressive landscape of NYC made me question liberal policies to the point to where I realized the truth of conservatism. I've unfortunately still not been to Citi Field. Going to Queens is a bitch.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 31, 2021, 12:48:42 AM
Holy shit

https://youtu.be/_F7yM-_aKL0
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Propagandhim on December 31, 2021, 01:21:37 AM
About the only truth in that video is Gates' role in impeding global vaccination - even then, exaggerated.  Ultimately the pharmaceutical companies are the limiting factor in that one.  Other than that, the lie that Fauci is amassing wealth through vaccinations or the strawman that it isn't worth getting vaccinated to protect the immunocompromised, elderly, and to a lesser extent, the general population, or alleviate the burden on the healthcare system because you can't beat a pandemic?  It's a cost/risk analysis - vaccines/boosters, which have more or less existed in the same form and distributed the same way since the dawn of Pasteur's bacteriology, globally, are nothing new and  are free and quick and convenient measures to handle this problem.  This isn't complicated.  And there's nothing sinister here. 

https://newsnodes.com/us

Hospitalization data is interesting:  5,500 new hospitalizations since yesterday.  Total up to 90,000.  It took me 2 minutes to get a booster at Walmart, so the elderly people in my life that I love don't become part of this statistic.  Already have an extended family member that died from this in the hospital   I'll take a 2 minute time cost visit to Walmart and the risk of a chance scenario that I'm being played as part of some malicious global conspiracy (see: Dore claiming the death rates are non-serious) to enrich pharmaceutical players to protect the elderly and immunocompromised people in my family and community and alleviate the burdens to hospitals.


On a side note: I don't appreciate being blatantly lied to despite easily accessible, public information:

https://twitter.com/JudiciaryGOP/status/1476629444869693441
   



Data is as follows so far:

 

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FH52VBGWUAsD17P?format=jpg&name=large)

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Uncle on December 31, 2021, 01:29:28 AM
Quote from: Himu on December 31, 2021, 12:48:42 AM
Holy shit

https://youtu.be/_F7yM-_aKL0

I watched this and it's kind of a silly disingenuous read of a specific moment

people laugh for a multitude of reasons and it's not possible to intuit the precise meaning of one moment like this unless the person tells you what was going through their head in their own words (and even then, if you insist on not believing them then literally nothing could convince you)

he could've been thinking "ah geeze I've been asked this exact question before and now I have to go through this again"

could've been thinking "ah man this guy is going to get me in trouble here by raising this idea which is kind of a strawman"

there is a lot of talk about how the left constantly gives the most uncharitable read of anyone's statements, e.g. look at the Lindsay Ellis situation where she got in huge trouble for making a mild comparison between two random kids' media, Raya and Avatar, a year ago and nobody let her live it down, and in defending herself went on to say they are similar "if you squint" which led people to say HOLY SHIT SHE'S BLATANTLY MAKING AN ASIANS HAVE SLANTY EYES REFERENCE, WHAT A HORRIBLE PERSON

this hyper-focus on a nerdy weirdo laughing nervously during an interview has the same vibes

if there's something worth saying for/against then actually say it, and don't get into deep reads on whether kamala's eye twitched offensively or whatever
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on December 31, 2021, 12:41:19 PM
Quote from: Himu on December 30, 2021, 06:15:57 AM
A year of vaccines and now we have record COVID numbers. It's almost as if the vaccine doesn't matter.
Other than doing what it's supposed to do which is dramatically improve your personal resistance to COVID with almost no cost.

You're again conflating multiple things to justify dramatic leaps of logic in conclusion. Vaccines, "liberal policies", statements by politicians, natural progression of pandemics, statements by media members, etc.

There's also plenty to criticize without needing to invent suspect motives for other people so that you can then attack them.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 31, 2021, 12:46:05 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on December 31, 2021, 12:41:19 PM
Quote from: Himu on December 30, 2021, 06:15:57 AM
A year of vaccines and now we have record COVID numbers. It's almost as if the vaccine doesn't matter.
Other than doing what it's supposed to do which is dramatically improve your personal resistance to COVID with almost no cost.

You're again conflating multiple things to justify dramatic leaps of logic in conclusion. Vaccines, "liberal policies", statements by politicians, natural progression of pandemics, statements by media members, etc.

There's also plenty to criticize without needing to invent suspect motives for other people so that you can then attack them.

Fair enough. But liberals shame if you're anti-mandate. They mock. Which forces a so-called leap in logic. They are their own undoing.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Tripon on December 31, 2021, 12:58:53 PM
You hate Bill Gates because he's pushing vaccines to run his capitalist empire.

I hate Bill Gates because he's limiting the access to vaccines to the developed world to defend the law of patents, thus prolonging the Pandemic.

You and I are not the same.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 31, 2021, 01:04:24 PM
It'S OnLy OnlInEe

(https://i.imgur.com/zVplccS.jpg)


(https://i.imgur.com/GEEmjMg.jpg)

Months and months and months of endless liberal virtue signaling. I'm so sick of it. I'M TIRED. Endless messaging from online, the media, in real life. It's hard to not eventually see it as an agenda. Yet you have no one to communicate this with for fear of judgement, so you start waging battles in your head and when you finally start speaking your goddamn mind people say you're making leaps in logic. Well maybe if liberals curated an environment where people can speak freely maybe people wouldn't be pushed into the more fringe movements. Bunch of dumb fucks.

Quote from: Tripon on December 31, 2021, 12:58:53 PM
You hate Bill Gates because he's pushing vaccines to run his capitalist empire.

I hate Bill Gates because he's limiting the access to vaccines to the developed world to defend the law of patents, thus prolonging the Pandemic.

You and I are not the same.

These are both the same.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on December 31, 2021, 01:47:07 PM
Quote from: Himu on December 31, 2021, 12:46:05 PM
But liberals shame if you're anti-mandate. They mock. Which forces a so-called leap in logic.
This is an incredible leap of logic.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 31, 2021, 02:25:49 PM
Quote from: Himu on December 31, 2021, 01:04:24 PM
Months and months and months of endless liberal virtue signaling. I'm so sick of it. I'M TIRED. Endless messaging from online, the media, in real life. It's hard to not eventually see it as an agenda. Yet you have no one to communicate this with for fear of judgement, so you start waging battles in your head and when you finally start speaking your goddamn mind people say you're making leaps in logic. Well maybe if liberals curated an environment where people can speak freely maybe people wouldn't be pushed into the more fringe movements. Bunch of dumb fucks.

And on the other side, you have people pushing narratives about how vaccines are actually population-control poison bombs, that Fauci is a money-grubbing demon with blood on his hands, that covid actually isn't even real, and taking a cocktail of stuff you grabbed from the local pharmacy is the real cure. You're hyper-focused on what "the libs" are saying, while seemingly completely ignoring that a great deal of this is attempting to push back at a counter-narrative [believed by a great deal of people] that is totally at odds with reality.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 31, 2021, 02:35:23 PM
So to counter it you force your narrative in real life via mandates at the expense of personal liberty. On social media you control what is and isn't "misinformation" while the CDC flippantly changes its stances. Online you bully and coerce. In real life you virtue signal and present yourselves as the highest of morality. Lol nice counter attack.

Also it's the liberals in power. That's why they get my attention.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Tripon on December 31, 2021, 02:54:30 PM
Quote

These are both the same.

Nah.

If you think they are the same, then you also buy into the narrative that Bill Gates actions are justified. Let me put it this way, if the current COVID vaccines don't work, why are the pharma companies trying to protect their patents on it? Or share the knowledge and more importantly the process on how to create it with countries that still have a low percentage of vaccine protection?

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: shosta on December 31, 2021, 02:58:14 PM
Quote from: Himu on December 30, 2021, 09:17:50 PM
Rumbler, I remembered while cooking dinner that your grandfather died from COVID. At the time I told you I was sorry about that and I'm still sorry about it. This has nothing to do with you or anyone else. It's the constant media cycle of fear.
People's grandparents are dying and you're wondering why there's fear? I think the consensus about Omicron is probably right but it took some convincing. I still think the moral thing to do is that, during a surge, we should try to slow the spread while people get boosters. It can take a while for people to be convinced to do something they actually want to do.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 31, 2021, 03:03:47 PM
Quote from: shosta on December 31, 2021, 02:58:14 PM
Quote from: Himu on December 30, 2021, 09:17:50 PM
Rumbler, I remembered while cooking dinner that your grandfather died from COVID. At the time I told you I was sorry about that and I'm still sorry about it. This has nothing to do with you or anyone else. It's the constant media cycle of fear.
People's grandparents are dying and you're wondering why there's fear? I think the consensus about Omicron is probably right but it took some convincing. I still think the moral thing to do is that, during a surge, we should try to slow the spread while people get boosters. It can take a while for people to be convinced to do something they actually want to do.

:yeshrug

How long are we supposed to be scared? I'm sorry that most of us have moved on. Even my grandma enjoyed her cruise and she's done jack shit for the past year and a half. She could die any day. What's she supposed to do? Live her life in fear every day? This is the failure of liberalism and its emphasis on "safety". You align with Marxism while calling for liberal media fear based talking points. Omicron is weak. Fear? Scared of what? Most of us are vaccinated. What do Why want us to do? How long should we be scared? Serious fucking question. Most of us have done all we can. We've done everything right and there's still a new variant. At that point why care? Why should I stop living my goddamn life if the virus isn't stopping? It's been two years.

I see beyond the veil of your victimhood based tirade. "People's grandparents are dying" as some guilt based argument. Stop weaponizing emotions and fight with logic.

Quote from: Tripon on December 31, 2021, 02:54:30 PM
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These are both the same.

Nah.

If you think they are the same, then you also buy into the narrative that Bill Gates actions are justified. Let me put it this way, if the current COVID vaccines don't work, why are the pharma companies trying to protect their patents on it? Or share the knowledge and more importantly the process on how to create it with countries that still have a low percentage of vaccine protection?



I very much think the vaccines work but I don't see the merit in infinite boosters, mandates;etc. Bill Gates, in his position, dehumanizes those not vaccinated in that video with his chuckles, with his grins.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Tripon on December 31, 2021, 03:15:33 PM
Quote from: Himu on December 31, 2021, 03:03:47 PM
Quote from: shosta on December 31, 2021, 02:58:14 PM
Quote from: Himu on December 30, 2021, 09:17:50 PM
Rumbler, I remembered while cooking dinner that your grandfather died from COVID. At the time I told you I was sorry about that and I'm still sorry about it. This has nothing to do with you or anyone else. It's the constant media cycle of fear.
People's grandparents are dying and you're wondering why there's fear? I think the consensus about Omicron is probably right but it took some convincing. I still think the moral thing to do is that, during a surge, we should try to slow the spread while people get boosters. It can take a while for people to be convinced to do something they actually want to do.

:yeshrug

How long are we supposed to be scared? I'm sorry that most of us have moved on. Even my grandma enjoyed her cruise and she's done jack shit for the past year and a half. She could die any day. What's she supposed to do? Live her life in fear every day? This is the failure of liberalism and its emphasis on "safety". You align with Marxism while calling for liberal media fear based talking points. Omicron is weak. Fear? Scared of what? Most of us are vaccinated. What do Why want us to do? How long should we be scared? Serious fucking question. Most of us have done all we can. We've done everything right and there's still a new variant. At that point why care? Why should I stop living my goddamn life if the virus isn't stopping? It's been two years.

I see beyond the veil of your victimhood based tirade. "People's grandparents are dying" as some guilt based argument. Stop weaponizing emotions and fight with logic.

Quote from: Tripon on December 31, 2021, 02:54:30 PM
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These are both the same.

Nah.

If you think they are the same, then you also buy into the narrative that Bill Gates actions are justified. Let me put it this way, if the current COVID vaccines don't work, why are the pharma companies trying to protect their patents on it? Or share the knowledge and more importantly the process on how to create it with countries that still have a low percentage of vaccine protection?



I very much think the vaccines work but I don't see the merit in infinite boosters, mandates;etc. Bill Gates, in his position, dehumanizes those not vaccinated in that video with his chuckles, with his grins.

Then you can see why letting him control vaccine supply is hurting the people you want to stand for.

Also, who the fuck cares about Bill Gates chuckles, lmao.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on December 31, 2021, 03:24:54 PM
Quote from: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/31/health/covid-omicron-lung-cells.html
A spate of new studies on lab animals and human tissues are providing the first indication of why the Omicron variant causes milder disease than previous versions of the coronavirus.

In studies on mice and hamsters, Omicron produced less damaging infections, often limited largely to the upper airway: the nose, throat and windpipe. The variant did much less harm to the lungs, where previous variants would often cause scarring and serious breathing difficulty.

“It’s fair to say that the idea of a disease that manifests itself primarily in the upper respiratory system is emerging,” said Roland Eils, a computational biologist at the Berlin Institute of Health, who has studied how coronaviruses infect the airway.
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Experiments on animals can help clear up these ambiguities, because scientists can test Omicron on identical animals living in identical conditions. More than half a dozen experiments made public in recent days all pointed to the same conclusion: Omicron is milder than Delta and other earlier versions of the virus.

On Wednesday, a large consortium of Japanese and American scientists released a report on hamsters and mice that had been infected with either Omicron or one of several earlier variants. Those infected with Omicron had less lung damage, lost less weight and were less likely to die, the study found.

Although the animals infected with Omicron on average experienced much milder symptoms, the scientists were particularly struck by the results in Syrian hamsters, a species known to get severely ill with all previous versions of the virus.

“This was surprising, since every other variant has robustly infected these hamsters,” said Dr. Michael Diamond, a virologist at Washington University and a co-author of the study.

Several other studies on mice and hamsters have reached the same conclusion. (Like most urgent Omicron research, these studies have been posted online but have not yet been published in scientific journals.)
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The reason that Omicron is milder may be a matter of anatomy. Dr. Diamond and his colleagues found that the level of Omicron in the noses of the hamsters was the same as in animals infected with an earlier form of the coronavirus. But Omicron levels in the lungs were one-tenth or less of the level of other variants.

A similar finding came from researchers at the University of Hong Kong who studied bits of tissue taken from human airways during surgery. In 12 lung samples, the researchers found that Omicron grew more slowly than Delta and other variants did.

The researchers also infected tissue from the bronchi, the tubes in the upper chest that deliver air from the windpipe to the lungs. And inside of those bronchial cells, in the first two days after an infection, Omicron grew faster than Delta or the original coronavirus did.

These findings will have to be followed up with further studies, such as experiments with monkeys or examination of the airways of people infected with Omicron. If the results hold up to scrutiny, they might explain why people infected with Omicron seem less likely to be hospitalized than those with Delta.

Coronavirus infections start in the nose or possibly the mouth and spread down the throat. Mild infections don’t get much further than that. But when the coronavirus reaches the lungs, it can do serious damage.

Immune cells in the lungs can overreact, killing off not just infected cells but uninfected ones. They can produce runaway inflammation, scarring the lung’s delicate walls. What’s more, the viruses can escape from the damaged lungs into the bloodstream, triggering clots and ravaging other organs.

Dr. Gupta suspects that his team’s new data give a molecular explanation for why Omicron doesn’t fare so well in the lungs.
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Scientists know that part of Omicron’s contagiousness comes from its ability to evade antibodies, allowing it to easily get into cells of vaccinated people far more easily than other variants. But they suspect that Omicron has some other biological advantages as well.

Last week, researchers reported that the variant carries a mutation that may weaken so-called innate immunity, a molecular alarm that rapidly activates our immune system at the first sign of an invasion in the nose. But it will take more experiments to see if this is indeed one of Omicron’s secrets to success.

“It could be as simple as, this is a lot more virus in people’s saliva and nasal passages,” Dr. Cherry said. But there could be other explanations for its efficient spread: It could be more stable in the air, or better infect new hosts. “I think it’s really an important question,” she said.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 31, 2021, 03:28:42 PM
:)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: shosta on December 31, 2021, 04:49:31 PM
Quote from: Himu on December 31, 2021, 03:03:47 PM
How long are we supposed to be scared? I'm sorry that most of us have moved on. Even my grandma enjoyed her cruise and she's done jack shit for the past year and a half. She could die any day. What's she supposed to do? Live her life in fear every day? This is the failure of liberalism and its emphasis on "safety". You align with Marxism while calling for liberal media fear based talking points. Omicron is weak. Fear? Scared of what? Most of us are vaccinated. What do Why want us to do? How long should we be scared? Serious fucking question. Most of us have done all we can. We've done everything right and there's still a new variant. At that point why care? Why should I stop living my goddamn life if the virus isn't stopping? It's been two years.
I eat out all the time and I just visited my parents for Christmas. Last night I saw my girlfriend's grandma for a late Christmas dinner. I was very worried about Omicron but less so after I saw how well the boosters worked. I am annoyed that SF canceled the fireworks this year a few days ago.

My googling says we don't have enough data on how Omicron might affect elderly populations. Fauci says that the increased transmission might (MIGHT) nullify the reduced chance of mortality. I think we should wait and see, being cautious to limit spread, and then once we have more data, the public can decide if they think the risks are low enough that another endemic respiratory disease is fine. Until that happens, though, the only responsible action is to treat it like it's serious, enforce workplace mandates, limit mass gatherings, and continue to try to get the other 40% of America vaccinated, because even though a disturbing number of them live for owning the libs, their lives matter, too.

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I see beyond the veil of your victimhood based tirade. "People's grandparents are dying" as some guilt based argument. Stop weaponizing emotions and fight with logic.
I said that it's reasonable for people to be afraid because they don't want loved ones to die.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on December 31, 2021, 05:11:51 PM
https://twitter.com/jbarro/status/1476595478561230850
https://twitter.com/ianbremmer/status/1476694134920556547
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on December 31, 2021, 06:07:07 PM
https://twitter.com/senatorshoshana/status/1476621622496927747
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Bebpo on December 31, 2021, 07:12:40 PM
Almost everyone I know has covid or someone in their immediate family does. I wonder what the world will look like post-Omicron in a few months at this rate.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Tripon on December 31, 2021, 07:31:17 PM
The only person I know so far was my sister in law and that was back in September. Most of us are boosted, but I'm back to work on Monday, and I work at a high school.  Who knows much of a risk it'll be. :huh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on January 02, 2022, 02:17:11 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FIGceNSWQAEpKVH?format=jpg&name=900x900)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Lonewulfeus on January 02, 2022, 02:56:54 PM
Deaths are a lagging indicator Benjamin, you are better than this :wag
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on January 02, 2022, 03:06:51 PM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on January 02, 2022, 02:56:54 PM
Deaths are a lagging indicator Benjamin, you are better than this :wag
They are all lagging indicators.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on January 02, 2022, 03:22:10 PM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on January 02, 2022, 02:56:54 PM
Deaths are a lagging indicator Benjamin, you are better than this :wag
You're a lagging indicator!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 02, 2022, 03:25:16 PM
Lag this indicator *grabs crotch obnoxiously*
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on January 02, 2022, 04:21:28 PM
I've been trying to think of what a leading indicator would be for this kind of thing. Maybe examining attendance at public events or looking at social media post activity that is tagged in large groups. Monitoring increases in sales of cold/flu medications.

Looking at case numbers/hospitalisations/deaths are all lagging indicators, that's for sure.

What sort of leading indicators would work in your opinion?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Raist on January 02, 2022, 04:24:14 PM
Quote from: Potato on January 02, 2022, 04:21:28 PM
I've been trying to think of what a leading indicator would be for this kind of thing. Maybe examining attendance at public events or looking at social media post activity that is tagged in large groups. Monitoring increases in sales of cold/flu medications.

Looking at case numbers/hospitalisations/deaths are all lagging indicators, that's for sure.

What sort of leading indicators would work in your opinion?


School schedules.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Lonewulfeus on January 02, 2022, 05:05:12 PM
Quote from: Potato on January 02, 2022, 04:21:28 PM
I've been trying to think of what a leading indicator would be for this kind of thing. Maybe examining attendance at public events or looking at social media post activity that is tagged in large groups. Monitoring increases in sales of cold/flu medications.

Looking at case numbers/hospitalisations/deaths are all lagging indicators, that's for sure.

What sort of leading indicators would work in your opinion?

The only thing I was trying to say is that comparing cases now to deaths now doesn’t tell us anything about how deadly omicron will be in the US.  Current evidence from the UK and SA says it’s less deadly than delta but the demographics and largely complacent population probably means we won’t fare as well as they did.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 02, 2022, 11:30:22 PM
Friend got it
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on January 03, 2022, 03:30:59 AM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on January 02, 2022, 05:05:12 PM
Quote from: Potato on January 02, 2022, 04:21:28 PM
I've been trying to think of what a leading indicator would be for this kind of thing. Maybe examining attendance at public events or looking at social media post activity that is tagged in large groups. Monitoring increases in sales of cold/flu medications.

Looking at case numbers/hospitalisations/deaths are all lagging indicators, that's for sure.

What sort of leading indicators would work in your opinion?

The only thing I was trying to say is that comparing cases now to deaths now doesn’t tell us anything about how deadly omicron will be in the US.  Current evidence from the UK and SA says it’s less deadly than delta but the demographics and largely complacent population probably means we won’t fare as well as they did.
All good. I only commented because lead and lag indicators were one of the main topics of my work last year and I find lead indicators fascinating because of how difficult they are to define.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 03, 2022, 12:03:17 PM
Ontario going back into major restrictions.  Probably for the best but it sucks.  Pretty sure my office will close again :(  Ford also waited till the last minute to do this.  Schools were suppose to start on Friday and now delayed until the 17th.  Whole thing is a big mess that could have been planned for when we were doing this last spring.

eid:  yep office closing for the month  :(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Kurt Russell on January 03, 2022, 12:35:15 PM
https://youtu.be/oh2Sj_QpZOA
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Rufus on January 03, 2022, 01:22:10 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on January 03, 2022, 12:03:17 PM
Ontario going back into major restrictions.  Probably for the best but it sucks.  Pretty sure my office will close again :(  Ford also waited till the last minute to do this.  Schools were suppose to start on Friday and now delayed until the 17th.  Whole thing is a big mess that could have been planned for when we were doing this last spring.

eid:  yep office closing for the month  :(
A recurring thought.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on January 03, 2022, 04:28:32 PM
It's almost as if which politician is in charge doesn't really matter and the success or failure of responding to the pandemic is dictated by the quality of the responsible public institutions.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 03, 2022, 04:47:02 PM
No, delaying decisions and not preparing for them is on the politician in charge in this case.  For example, IRC, last week in a Friday press conference he took teachers by surprise by saying that students who want to do online learning will be allowed to starting this week.  There was no preparation for the online support and schools were told they would need to make videos for it.  Today he said school will not return until the 17th when it was supposed to by the 5th  -- there was no reason to leave this until 2 days before the set return date.  Shit like that is 100% preventable and up to the politician in charge and not the schools.   

I don't blame Ford for another wave but he is to blame for not preparing for it.  Other issues that are outside of institutions are that boosters have been hard to get.  Testing is nonexistent -- the positivity rate is over 30%, people are still waiting on pre-xmas results.  Both vaccination and testing is way below what we were doing a year ago because it was all rolled down when we thought delta was the end.  Schools no longer need to report covid stats.  Ontario never actually developed any real form of contact tracing.  etc.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on January 03, 2022, 04:48:27 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on January 03, 2022, 04:47:02 PM
No, delaying decisions and not preparing for them is on the politician in charge in this case.  For example, IRC, last week in a Friday press conference he took teachers by surprise by saying that students who want to do online learning will be allowed to starting this week.  There was no preparation for the online support and schools were told they would need to make videos for it.  Today he said school will not return until the 17th when it was supposed to by the 5th  -- there was no reason to leave this until 2 days before the set return date.  Shit like that is 100% preventable and up to the politician in charge and not the schools.   

I don't blame Ford for another wave but he is to blame for not preparing for it.  Other issues that are outside of institutions are that boosters have been hard to get.  Testing is nonexistent -- the positivity rate is over 30%, people are still waiting on pre-xmas results.  Both vaccination and testing is way below what we were doing a year ago because it was all rolled down when we thought delta was the end.  Schools no longer need to report covid stats.  Ontario never actually developed any real form of contact tracing.  etc.
It's two years in. What has your health department been doing?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 03, 2022, 04:56:53 PM
That's my point, these things are not dictated by the various public institutions.  Schools by themselves can not decide when classes start or not or if they are online or not.  Health agencies can advise the government on that, but they also don't dictate it.  The public health units can't decide to keep vaccine/testing clinics open if they are not given funding to do so.  Half these things were solved mid-way through delta, so it's not like they can't be done, the problem is Ford delaying decisions.

In contrast, UofT, which can make these kinds of decisions for themselves, said that learning would be online for Jan right before Xmas. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on January 03, 2022, 05:23:59 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on January 03, 2022, 04:56:53 PM
That's my point, these things are not dictated by the various public institutions. Schools by themselves can not decide when classes start or not or if they are online or not.  Health agencies can advise the government on that, but they also don't dictate it.  The public health units can't decide to keep vaccine/testing clinics open if they are not given funding to do so.  Half these things were solved mid-way through delta, so it's not like they can't be done, the problem is Ford delaying decisions.

In contrast, UofT, which can make these kinds of decisions for themselves, said that learning would be online for Jan right before Xmas. 
While not being intimately familiar with Ontarian politics, all I know of Ford is that he's the coke head, right? Or am I thinking about someone different?

However, I'm pretty sure your government system is set up the same way ours is and, if that's the case, the health response should have been led by the public servants with the politicians just being talking heads for the most part. That being said, politicians can be a huge impediment to the process, particularly coked up ones...

Either way, I agree with you that late messaging like you described is disruptive to people and leads to public frustration with following health advice, which in turn leads to people disregarding that advice.

Good luck dealing with that type of shit. Hope things get better soon.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Lonewulfeus on January 03, 2022, 05:25:21 PM
Quote from: Potato on January 03, 2022, 05:23:59 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on January 03, 2022, 04:56:53 PM
That's my point, these things are not dictated by the various public institutions. Schools by themselves can not decide when classes start or not or if they are online or not.  Health agencies can advise the government on that, but they also don't dictate it.  The public health units can't decide to keep vaccine/testing clinics open if they are not given funding to do so.  Half these things were solved mid-way through delta, so it's not like they can't be done, the problem is Ford delaying decisions.

In contrast, UofT, which can make these kinds of decisions for themselves, said that learning would be online for Jan right before Xmas. 
While not being intimately familiar with Ontarian politics, all I know of Ford is that he's the coke head, right? Or am I thinking about someone different?

However, I'm pretty sure your government system is set up the same way ours is and, if that's the case, the health response should have been led by the public servants with the politicians just being talking heads for the most part. That being said, politicians can be a huge impediment to the process, particularly coked up ones...

Either way, I agree with you that late messaging like you described is disruptive to people and leads to public frustration with following health advice, which in turn leads to people disregarding that advice.

Good luck dealing with that type of shit. Hope things get better soon.

His brother Rob, former mayor of Toronto I believe, was the coke head.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Rahxephon91 on January 03, 2022, 09:12:18 PM
Well I've come down with a cold over the last couple of days. I deal with a lot of Covid patients, so it was probably a matter of time.

I did take a rapid test and it said I was negative. So I hope this is just a regular cold. I don't want to get my mother sick and well this just had to happen on a week I took off.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on January 04, 2022, 02:53:56 AM
https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/03/politics/eric-adams-teachers-union-nyc/index.html

:rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on January 04, 2022, 09:53:29 AM
Quote from: Rahxephon91 on January 03, 2022, 09:12:18 PM
Well I've come down with a cold over the last couple of days. I deal with a lot of Covid patients, so it was probably a matter of time.

I did take a rapid test and it said I was negative. So I hope this is just a regular cold. I don't want to get my mother sick and well this just had to happen on a week I took off.

Good luck!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 04, 2022, 07:43:02 PM
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/2022/01/03/ford-chaotic-response-to-omicron-is-squandering-public-trust-in-health-authorities.html

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Ford’s chaotic response to Omicron is squandering public trust in health authorities

Amid all the twists and turns of this terrible pandemic, now in its third calendar year, one of the most vital tools to fight it has been the credibility of public authorities.

If the public is going to follow the ever-changing rules, get their shots, and (in that over-used phrase) “do the right thing,” they have to believe that those making the decisions know what they’re doing.

On Monday, the Ford government squandered a lot of that credibility.

It asked Ontarians to accept that the public health crisis brought on by the Omicron variant had changed so drastically in the space of only four days that it warranted a dramatic about-face in policy.

Just last Thursday, the province’s chief public health officer, Dr. Kieran Moore, came out to tell parents that the reopening of schools would be delayed by only two days, until Wednesday. He assured everyone that he “absolutely” endorsed that move, that “the rest of my colleagues” in hospitals and on the provincial science advisory table were on board, and that children had already “sacrificed so much” that schools just had to stay open.

Then on Monday, a long weekend later, the same Dr. Moore and an array of ministers stood by as the premier sombrely announced that an expected “tsunami” of Omicron cases means schools must now stayed closed for the next two weeks — “at least.” Ontario will go back into a “modified Stage 2” — including a ban on indoor dining, closing of many indoor venues, and so on.

What prompted this sudden change? No one listening to the premier could be sure. It’s been obvious for weeks that Omicron was sending case numbers soaring and threatening to flood hospitals with more patients than they can handle. It was certainly obvious last Thursday when the hapless Dr. Moore sent out the message that only modest new public health steps were required.

The truth seems to be that the government was snoozing through last week. Many wondered where the premier and key ministers were when Moore made his announcement. If there’s new evidence of Omicron’s impact on the health care system that he didn’t have last Thursday, what is it? There was talk of new modelling from Public Health Ontario showing cases going off the chart, but the trends were well established before that.

There was no sign of a plan to make sure schools have a realistic shot of actually reopening in two weeks. The government is sending N95 masks for teachers and more ventilators, but the best guarantee would be a crash campaign to vaccinate all students and make sure teachers get booster shots. Nothing like that was announced.

This feels like a government in disarray, pulling in different directions and coming up with a scatter-shot approach at best.

It’s also starting to point fingers. The Star’s Rob Benzie and Kristin Rushowy cite sources who say “there is mounting frustration at the highest levels of the government with Moore, the science table, and other public health officials.”

According to this version, Ford last summer requested “a fall pandemic plan that included a booster shot rollout, expanded rapid antigen testing, anti-viral medications, and antibody testing.”

Sounds impressive. But the same sources say there was resistance “from some in the medical community” who weren’t enthusiastic about handing out boosters and doubted the usefulness of rapid tests and testing for antibodies.

From all this we can deduce that Ford doesn’t want the blame for his government’s confused and confusing response to Omicron to be pinned on him. He’d prefer us to believe that Moore and others bungled the job. There’s an election in the offing, you see.

But Ford can’t duck this one. He’s the premier, he’s responsible, and right now he’s squandering that precious resource — the credibility of public authorities.

https://www.thebeaverton.com/2022/01/ford-this-was-a-hard-decision-that-we-refused-to-make-until-the-very-last-minute/

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Ford: This was a hard decision that we refused to make until the very last minute

TORONTO – After cancelling school classes for another two weeks less than two days before they were set to resume, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said it was a very difficult decision he could have made weeks ago.

“I decisively procrastinated on this for over a month despite epidemiologists screaming at me of what would happen with the spread of omicron,” said Ford, whose press conference was delayed for over an hour. “No one could have ever anticipated this happening except for the people who told me this would happen, over and over again.”

The premier lamented about the “very short” two years his government was given to prepare for such an event when he gave parents, children and patients less than two days to look for alternatives.

“I know this is going to be tough, especially on me since I gave everyone the false impression that we were somehow in the clear just last week,” added Ford. “But how did I know that this would happen again for the fifth time?”

Meanwhile, Health Minister Christine Elliott was asking the province’s intubated to delay their deaths until after the provincial election.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on January 04, 2022, 07:47:22 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on January 04, 2022, 07:43:02 PM
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/2022/01/03/ford-chaotic-response-to-omicron-is-squandering-public-trust-in-health-authorities.html

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Ford’s chaotic response to Omicron is squandering public trust in health authorities

Amid all the twists and turns of this terrible pandemic, now in its third calendar year, one of the most vital tools to fight it has been the credibility of public authorities.

If the public is going to follow the ever-changing rules, get their shots, and (in that over-used phrase) “do the right thing,” they have to believe that those making the decisions know what they’re doing.

On Monday, the Ford government squandered a lot of that credibility.

It asked Ontarians to accept that the public health crisis brought on by the Omicron variant had changed so drastically in the space of only four days that it warranted a dramatic about-face in policy.

Just last Thursday, the province’s chief public health officer, Dr. Kieran Moore, came out to tell parents that the reopening of schools would be delayed by only two days, until Wednesday. He assured everyone that he “absolutely” endorsed that move, that “the rest of my colleagues” in hospitals and on the provincial science advisory table were on board, and that children had already “sacrificed so much” that schools just had to stay open.

Then on Monday, a long weekend later, the same Dr. Moore and an array of ministers stood by as the premier sombrely announced that an expected “tsunami” of Omicron cases means schools must now stayed closed for the next two weeks — “at least.” Ontario will go back into a “modified Stage 2” — including a ban on indoor dining, closing of many indoor venues, and so on.

What prompted this sudden change? No one listening to the premier could be sure. It’s been obvious for weeks that Omicron was sending case numbers soaring and threatening to flood hospitals with more patients than they can handle. It was certainly obvious last Thursday when the hapless Dr. Moore sent out the message that only modest new public health steps were required.

The truth seems to be that the government was snoozing through last week. Many wondered where the premier and key ministers were when Moore made his announcement. If there’s new evidence of Omicron’s impact on the health care system that he didn’t have last Thursday, what is it? There was talk of new modelling from Public Health Ontario showing cases going off the chart, but the trends were well established before that.

There was no sign of a plan to make sure schools have a realistic shot of actually reopening in two weeks. The government is sending N95 masks for teachers and more ventilators, but the best guarantee would be a crash campaign to vaccinate all students and make sure teachers get booster shots. Nothing like that was announced.

This feels like a government in disarray, pulling in different directions and coming up with a scatter-shot approach at best.

It’s also starting to point fingers. The Star’s Rob Benzie and Kristin Rushowy cite sources who say “there is mounting frustration at the highest levels of the government with Moore, the science table, and other public health officials.”

According to this version, Ford last summer requested “a fall pandemic plan that included a booster shot rollout, expanded rapid antigen testing, anti-viral medications, and antibody testing.”

Sounds impressive. But the same sources say there was resistance “from some in the medical community” who weren’t enthusiastic about handing out boosters and doubted the usefulness of rapid tests and testing for antibodies.

From all this we can deduce that Ford doesn’t want the blame for his government’s confused and confusing response to Omicron to be pinned on him. He’d prefer us to believe that Moore and others bungled the job. There’s an election in the offing, you see.

But Ford can’t duck this one. He’s the premier, he’s responsible, and right now he’s squandering that precious resource — the credibility of public authorities.

https://www.thebeaverton.com/2022/01/ford-this-was-a-hard-decision-that-we-refused-to-make-until-the-very-last-minute/

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Ford: This was a hard decision that we refused to make until the very last minute

TORONTO – After cancelling school classes for another two weeks less than two days before they were set to resume, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said it was a very difficult decision he could have made weeks ago.

“I decisively procrastinated on this for over a month despite epidemiologists screaming at me of what would happen with the spread of omicron,” said Ford, whose press conference was delayed for over an hour. “No one could have ever anticipated this happening except for the people who told me this would happen, over and over again.”

The premier lamented about the “very short” two years his government was given to prepare for such an event when he gave parents, children and patients less than two days to look for alternatives.

“I know this is going to be tough, especially on me since I gave everyone the false impression that we were somehow in the clear just last week,” added Ford. “But how did I know that this would happen again for the fifth time?”

Meanwhile, Health Minister Christine Elliott was asking the province’s intubated to delay their deaths until after the provincial election.

(https://i.imgur.com/g5kRTJV.gif)

Even Canadians are feeling the brunt. Believing in institutions? Governments looking out for our interests? After all of this? How and why?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 04, 2022, 07:52:39 PM
You missed the point of the article.  It certainly is not anti-institution. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on January 04, 2022, 08:00:45 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on January 04, 2022, 07:52:39 PM
You missed the point of the article.  It certainly is not anti-institution.

I'm well aware. Doesn't change that it gives reason to doubt institutions even if it's just pinning it all on Ford.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: chronovore on January 04, 2022, 08:17:21 PM
Quote from: Kurt Russell on January 03, 2022, 12:35:15 PM
https://youtu.be/oh2Sj_QpZOA

Trump: "No one thought this was possible..."
Libs: "You fucking idiot, Obama put infrastructure in place specifically because scientists have been declaring something like this 'a matter of time' for ages, and you dismembered that infrastructure for the budget."
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on January 04, 2022, 11:43:36 PM
https://twitter.com/jeremyfaust/status/1478284880790245376
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: who is ted danson? on January 05, 2022, 03:55:29 AM
My favorite airport experience was the fridge full of horse meat and mare milk at the Astana International departure gates (when it was still called that). Not sure who exactly would want to load a couple of kilos of refrigerated meat and/or milk into their hand luggage for their ??? hour plane ride plus onward travel. Ivermectin would probably be a good offer alongside the meat though.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Raist on January 05, 2022, 08:49:36 AM
UK government brilliant idea #8405

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-59878823

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Covid: PCR not needed after positive lateral flow under new plans
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Kurt Russell on January 05, 2022, 09:25:51 AM
https://twitter.com/DefiantLs/status/1478405791820484627
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Kurt Russell on January 05, 2022, 09:27:40 AM
Quote from: Raist on January 05, 2022, 08:49:36 AM
UK government brilliant idea #8405

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-59878823

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Covid: PCR not needed after positive lateral flow under new plans

Lateral flows are at an acceptable level of accuracy and there is an Omiron driven shortage of PCR tests.

The actual guidance is symptomless Covid lateral positives do not need PCR tests - which actually means that these people would be self-isolating sooner, rather than having to wait for a PCR test to be delivered and then run through a lab.

Why do you think this is a problem?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Uncle on January 05, 2022, 09:32:06 AM
Quote from: who is ted danson? on January 05, 2022, 03:55:29 AM
My favorite airport experience was the fridge full of horse meat and mare milk at the Astana International departure gates (when it was still called that). Not sure who exactly would want to load a couple of kilos of refrigerated meat and/or milk into their hand luggage for their ??? hour plane ride plus onward travel. Ivermectin would probably be a good offer alongside the meat though.

I get anxiety attacks on flights unless I have my thermos of warm mare milk  :-[
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Raist on January 05, 2022, 12:47:16 PM
Quote from: Kurt Russell on January 05, 2022, 09:27:40 AM
Quote from: Raist on January 05, 2022, 08:49:36 AM
UK government brilliant idea #8405

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-59878823

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Covid: PCR not needed after positive lateral flow under new plans

Lateral flows are at an acceptable level of accuracy and there is an Omiron driven shortage of PCR tests.

The actual guidance is symptomless Covid lateral positives do not need PCR tests - which actually means that these people would be self-isolating sooner, rather than having to wait for a PCR test to be delivered and then run through a lab.

Why do you think this is a problem?


LFTs are a lot more prone to false positives than PCR, especially when people don't pay attention to not drinking or eating anything for a while before taking the test.

Conversely, they're nowhere near as sensitive as a PCR test, thus a lot more likely to be "woops, too late" once you test positive.

Since this is DIY, it's a lot more likely that people won't bother reporting it - while it's for sure done for PCR by testing centres.

It won't tell you what variant you have.



I mean, while the stress on testing capacity is an issue, this is in line with the "no fucks given" line Boris and his clique have now openly decided to follow, and sounds suspiciously like "well those numbers are making us look real bad, let's fix that".
Here's another example:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-59876063



Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on January 05, 2022, 04:21:49 PM
https://twitter.com/kaitlancollins/status/1478491033881227278.

:lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on January 05, 2022, 05:13:16 PM
https://www.newsweek.com/french-president-emmanuel-macron-says-someone-who-refuses-covid-vaccine-not-citizen-1665669

Lmao COVID vaccine is a religion to these people

"We are going to treat you like shit. Get that vax, Jack."

Great way to win others to your side. I wonder how LePen will do next election.  :doge That is, if voting doesn't require proof of vaccination.

(https://i.imgur.com/RFh0z4S.gif)

Oops, I made a boo boooooo, an ID LAW. At the polls. Dear me.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 05, 2022, 09:16:38 PM
https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/rwt70k/caught_this_woman_sitting_in_front_of_me_on_a/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on January 06, 2022, 08:05:24 AM
I think that person is worse than her. Reading another person's texts. Who does that, first off? They're both not very nice.

I'm convinced I had COVID the other week. I got a test and it said negative but I had a cold like symptoms for like a week to 9-10 days. Just a slight fever with some sniffles and a slight cough. Some hot water helped. Getting tested again to see if I had or have it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 06, 2022, 09:13:23 AM
Quote from: Himu on January 06, 2022, 08:05:24 AM
I think that person is worse than her.

Of course you think that.  If you don't mind staying at least 6 posts away from mine, that would be great.  I don't want to catch your lunacy.   
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: jorma on January 06, 2022, 09:21:19 AM
Quote from: Himu on January 06, 2022, 08:05:24 AM
I think that person is worse than her. Reading another person's texts. Who does that, first off? They're both not very nice.


FACTS
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on January 06, 2022, 09:23:52 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on January 06, 2022, 09:13:23 AM
Quote from: Himu on January 06, 2022, 08:05:24 AM
I think that person is worse than her.

Of course you think that.  If you don't mind staying at least 6 posts away from mine, that would be great.  I don't want to catch your lunacy.   

Both aren't good. One is a stalker and zooms in other people's texts which is pretty fucking bad already.

The other knows they have Covid and is traveling with it. Hopefully she's wearing a mask despite being selfish.

But isn't being selfish the core of being human? As someone that used to work in the frontline of Covid this is very common. People will order pizza while having it and you deliver or others go to work with it, knowingly. Will they be paid for their time off while having Covid? No? Then they'll work while having it and wear a mask in the mean time. It's a reality of mankind and the Reddit post you shared offers no new gems on the human condition. The fact you posted it shows it conduces shock from you but anyone with experience with people outside of the Covid bubble is already aware of this stuff. For me it curates a massive shrug. And?

The fact you support someone zooming on someone's phone reveals who the real lunatic is. I did after all, say they were both bad but that wasn't good enough for your Covid fear based navel gazing.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 06, 2022, 09:40:28 AM
Or you are a mentally ill man child who has had another personality crisis.  Being selfish isn't core to being a human being, it is core to your version 4.0 personality and gleefully use other's bad behavior to justify either your own bad behaviour or your new personal shithead philosophy.  Honestly, take a walk in the park until v5.0. 

Nintex and Filler were obnoxious idiots but at least they were not obnoxious antagonistic idiots.   
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on January 06, 2022, 09:55:39 AM
Bringing up something completely unrelated. You're pressed. All this after I said both are pretty bad and not once defended her behavior. It's only antagonistic because you're used to no one challenging you on your perspective.

In any case, it's fascinating how Covid has people actually thinking they're doing the public good by evading privacy and other other personal freedoms. At the end of the day this lady is doing something selfish in a pandemic. This poster is doing something that'd be awful whether in a pandemic or not.

Did you really expect to post a Reddit link of someone posting another person's zoomed in text messages and not get blowback? :lol

Honestly with Omicron being so transmissible best to expect everyone has it. I'm sure this happens a lot. People are likely getting a lot of surprise diagnoses while traveling or something and rather than put it off they say fuck it and continue doing their thing.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 06, 2022, 10:07:50 AM
It's not about this specific instance, this was more the last straw, it's about every post you have made since coming back.  You're opening posts in the 'deconstruction' were designed to be combative and offensive.  Your posts in the politics thread and this one are also purposefully antagonistic.  Going 'all I said', ya I know what you have been saying the last two weeks and it's tiring.  You're not challenging people's perspectives or whatever noble hogwash you tell yourself.  You are not on some great journey to find your political identity.  You're just a fucking prick.       
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on January 06, 2022, 10:15:39 AM
Honestly thinking about it it's even more offensive as a photographer how this poster has no photography ethics. I take pictures of people in public without permission and even I have the rule of not reading nor photographing another person's texts. What's even worse is that in that thread this perspective is pushed down and downvoted. People are in favor of reading and posting others' texts in the name of safety which will results in an inundation of more privacy skirting photography. :thinking Very bad indeed.

E: ruminating on it more and reflecting of the psychology of photography I can definitely conclude that person is a POS. This isn't some Bresson decisive moment pizazz. The person taking the picture likely does this often. They zoom in 10-100x  on other people's phones to see what they're typing. In this case they caught a fish, which was Covid related, and decided to farm it online for online points in the name of outrage. They probably take a lot of unsolicited photos. Not of candid, innoceous moments but ones that evade actual privacy. This wasn't a one off moment.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on January 06, 2022, 11:23:36 AM
What if she was doing voice dictation and that's what cause the person taking the picture to take the picture.

It's what any good moraled journalistic photographer would do, and it could be argued it's their responsibility.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on January 06, 2022, 11:25:39 AM
Quote from: Cauliflower Of Love on January 06, 2022, 11:23:36 AM
What if she was doing voice dictation and that's what cause the person taking the picture to take the picture.

It's what any good moraled journalistic photographer would do, and it could be argued it's their responsibility.

Mmm. No.

There's no evidence of voice to text.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Coffee Dog on January 06, 2022, 11:26:43 AM
I actually think that being even being a hypothetical pathological serial picture taker is less bad than spreading a sickness to total strangers.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on January 06, 2022, 11:39:28 AM
Quote from: Himu on January 06, 2022, 11:25:39 AM
Quote from: Cauliflower Of Love on January 06, 2022, 11:23:36 AM
What if she was doing voice dictation and that's what cause the person taking the picture to take the picture.

It's what any good moraled journalistic photographer would do, and it could be argued it's their responsibility.

Mmm. No.

There's no evidence of voice to text.
you weren't there you can't know that.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on January 06, 2022, 11:40:04 AM
Quote from: Coffee Dog on January 06, 2022, 11:26:43 AM
I actually think that being even being a hypothetical pathological serial picture taker is less bad than spreading a sickness to total strangers.

If she's wearing a mask the likelihood of transmission is low. Meanwhile this person is a creep. They're both pretty fucked up though. Can we agree?

Quote from: Cauliflower Of Love on January 06, 2022, 11:39:28 AM
Quote from: Himu on January 06, 2022, 11:25:39 AM
Quote from: Cauliflower Of Love on January 06, 2022, 11:23:36 AM
What if she was doing voice dictation and that's what cause the person taking the picture to take the picture.

It's what any good moraled journalistic photographer would do, and it could be argued it's their responsibility.

Mmm. No.

There's no evidence of voice to text.
you weren't there you can't know that.

What is more likely? A lady that wants to hide she has Covid on a plane communicates this:

A. Through voice to text - speaking out loudly on said plane she has Covid during an attempt to hide she has it.

B. Texting it privately.

Or

C. Mupepe

I'm going to go with C.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Lonewulfeus on January 06, 2022, 03:01:27 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on January 06, 2022, 09:13:23 AM
Quote from: Himu on January 06, 2022, 08:05:24 AM
I think that person is worse than her.

Of course you think that.  If you don't mind staying at least 6 posts away from mine, that would be great.  I don't want to catch your lunacy.   

For omicron level lunacy it’s more like 25 posts.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Sman on January 06, 2022, 03:53:04 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on January 02, 2022, 11:30:22 PM
Friend got it

I had it two weeks ago. Right before Xmas. Infected my SO and kids before I realized I had symptoms. I'm not sure where I got it from. Probably from work, but can't be sure. Cases here are insane, nearly 100 times worse than in March/April 2020, but hospitalizations are declining.

I'm double vaxxed and was boosted the week prior. That didn't prevent infection though.

Whether vaccines had anything to do with it or not, the symptoms were mild all things considered. I wanted to rest and doze off the first two days then got better. There is some lingering muscle pain in the back, but I hardly notice it. Disease was still worse than whatever  side effects from the vaccine (soreness in arm and some dizziness). Glad I got it over with: I managed to make a dent in my gaming and movie backlog while in isolation.

Now that I have officially recovered, I get the coveted "immunity badge" in my Covid passport. 

:PP
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on January 06, 2022, 05:14:32 PM
Glad you're well, Sman! Good job unlocking the Immunity Achievement!💪🏾
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Rufus on January 06, 2022, 06:09:23 PM
Quote from: Sman on January 06, 2022, 03:53:04 PM
Whether vaccines had anything to do with it or not, the symptoms were mild all things considered.
Of course they did. That's the point.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on January 06, 2022, 08:04:23 PM
https://twitter.com/denise_dewald/status/1479142402279542784
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on January 06, 2022, 08:11:42 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/bijanstephen/status/1478902680600911873
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 07, 2022, 10:27:44 AM
https://www.science.org/content/article/covid-19-may-have-killed-nearly-3-million-india-far-more-official-counts-show
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 07, 2022, 03:58:19 PM
Got boostered
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Great Rumbler on January 07, 2022, 10:21:20 PM
https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1479598758786707468

:notlikethis
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on January 07, 2022, 11:00:37 PM
Quote from: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/07/world/india-12-booster-shots.html
There is vaccine hesitancy, but on the flip side, there is Brahmdeo Mandal.

Mr. Mandal is so excited about the healing promise of a jab that he says he has received 12 coronavirus vaccine doses — so far.

How, you may ask? Mr. Mandal, an 85-year-old retired postman from the northern Indian state of Bihar, is happy to share.

He said he received his first dose on Feb. 13 at a local clinic, and he hasn’t stopped since. He has recorded the date and location of each jab in a pocket notebook. His ninth shot, he said, was on Sept. 24 at 12:32 p.m. at a hospital in Kalashan, Madhepura District.

“I felt that it was helping my general health,” he said in a phone interview. “My backache has improved, my general weakness improved, and my appetite improved.”

“I was always looking for new vaccine camps and would go there,” Mr. Mandal said. “Nobody would recognize me.”

...

It is precisely the manual registration that would have come in handy in Mr. Mandal’s quest to keep getting shots before boosters were being offered — and then to keep on boosting every month or so, he said.

Mr. Mandal admitted that each time he registered for a new jab, he was asked whether or not he had previously received the shot. “Every time I told them a lie — that I had not,” he said.

Dr. Shahi, the district medical chief, said internet problems in Madhepura were such that in many areas vaccinations happened offline and the data was uploaded later. He said what was surprising, if Mr. Mandal’s claim turns out true, is that the portal did not detect repeat uploads when the data went online.

As for Mr. Mandal, he said he would keep looking for new opportunities. “I still want more,” he said.
Vaxmaxxing! :jeb
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on January 08, 2022, 01:00:49 AM
https://twitter.com/BallouxFrancois/status/1479632262929043462
https://twitter.com/skepticalzebra/status/1479634750814015491
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on January 08, 2022, 07:51:58 AM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on January 07, 2022, 10:21:20 PM
https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1479598758786707468

:notlikethis

needs himus robitussin take on this before i comment.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: T-Short on January 08, 2022, 08:39:45 AM
I got it now, as well. Hung out with a small group of friends, one of them told me she got word that she might have been exposed. She developed symptoms, so did I, I got tested on Tuesday morning and got the positive result yesterday. I only have a fairly mild cold. No fever or sore throat, just some coughing and sneezing and very faint sense of smell/taste. Going to be isolating until Monday at the earliest. Oh well
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on January 08, 2022, 08:50:48 AM
bug chaser
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Tripon on January 08, 2022, 10:00:07 PM
Is Sweden still letting it rip?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: archnemesis on January 09, 2022, 04:20:24 AM
Quote from: Tripon on January 08, 2022, 10:00:07 PM
Is Sweden still letting it rip?
Our issue isn't the lack of recommendations, it's the lack of enforcement. People aren't using face masks in public transport or stores. A sizable portion of the population won't get vaccinated. We aren't testing enough, so the real spread is higher than reported.

That being said, we are not doing worse than our neighbors (https://graphics.reuters.com/world-coronavirus-tracker-and-maps/).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: jorma on January 09, 2022, 05:54:47 AM
Quote from: archnemesis on January 09, 2022, 04:20:24 AM
Quote from: Tripon on January 08, 2022, 10:00:07 PM
Is Sweden still letting it rip?
Our issue isn't the lack of recommendations, it's the lack of enforcement. People aren't using face masks in public transport or stores. A sizable portion of the population won't get vaccinated. We aren't testing enough, so the real spread is higher than reported.

That being said, we are not doing worse than our neighbors (https://graphics.reuters.com/world-coronavirus-tracker-and-maps/).

I think that's because the covid related mortality rates the last six months has been pretty stable at regular flu season levels. We still care about safe distance and stuff, but there's honestly no reason to go full distinguished mentally-challenged fellow when no one is dying.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: headwalk on January 09, 2022, 07:37:00 AM
the biggest issues for the UK are NHS staff shortages due to isolating with mild/asymptomatic covid and huge numbers of patients coming in with mild/asymptomatic covid having to be put into separate wards, also the looming threat of an NHS vaccine mandate which could cause huge numbers to leave the service or use it as excuse to double their salary and join a private practice (this video blew up recently:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOlEYcd1nyI)

what isn't going up at all is the numbers on ventitlators or ICU occupancy, london was the epicentre and has now peaked having followed the exact trends of South Africa.

if we just started treating it like an endemic disease like everything else we deal with, we'd genuinely be better off.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on January 09, 2022, 11:17:24 AM
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/08/cyprus-reportedly-discovers-a-covid-variant-that-combines-omicron-and-delta.html

Quote
Leondios Kostrikis, professor of biological sciences at the University of Cyprus, called the strain "deltacron," because of its omicron-like genetic signatures within the delta genomes, Bloomberg said.
So far, Kostrikis and his team have found 25 cases of the virus, according to the report. It's still too early to tell whether there are more cases of the strain or what impacts it could have.

:stahp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on January 09, 2022, 08:18:17 PM
https://twitter.com/Alicia_Smith19/status/1480221931588800517
https://twitter.com/Alicia_Smith19/status/1480265464790011913
https://twitter.com/sailorrooscout/status/1479950321224986628
https://twitter.com/AdrianaHeguy/status/1480194666771398662
https://twitter.com/AdrianaHeguy/status/1480210657656152073
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Kurt Russell on January 10, 2022, 11:01:04 AM
Convicts BTFO

(https://images.7news.com.au/publication/C-2203483/bee00c7de1bb78695c6b12214d8c688142456f7e.jpg?imwidth=650&impolicy=sevennews_v2)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Rufus on January 10, 2022, 11:32:10 AM
Not yet. The court found that they didn't follow proper procedure the first time. They can still cancel his visa. Now we play will-they-won't-they.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on January 10, 2022, 11:46:06 AM
Quote from: Kurt Russell on January 10, 2022, 11:01:04 AM
Convicts BTFO

(https://images.7news.com.au/publication/C-2203483/bee00c7de1bb78695c6b12214d8c688142456f7e.jpg?imwidth=650&impolicy=sevennews_v2)

Save the cheerleader.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on January 10, 2022, 02:35:22 PM
Quote from: Rufus on January 10, 2022, 11:32:10 AM
Not yet. The court found that they didn't follow proper procedure the first time. They can still cancel his visa. Now we play will-they-won't-they.
No chance they cancel his visa. That would mean he can't return to Australia for three years. The fault here lies with Tennis Australia. Bunch of fucking old boys club morons
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: chronovore on January 10, 2022, 07:58:22 PM
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/10/omicron-vaccine-coming-in-march-experts-warn-it-could-be-too-late.html
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Omicron-specific vaccine is coming but ‘may not matter—everybody’s going to be infected,’ says expert
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on January 10, 2022, 08:59:49 PM
https://twitter.com/missxylia/status/1480497194914369537

spoiler (click to show/hide)
https://twitter.com/euphoricbrianna/status/1480295370412363778
https://twitter.com/OhsakaRin/status/1480178179600166925
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: fizzel on January 10, 2022, 09:15:34 PM
Quote from: headwalk on January 09, 2022, 07:37:00 AM
the biggest issues for the UK are NHS staff shortages due to isolating with mild/asymptomatic covid and huge numbers of patients coming in with mild/asymptomatic covid having to be put into separate wards, also the looming threat of an NHS vaccine mandate which could cause huge numbers to leave the service or use it as excuse to double their salary and join a private practice (this video blew up recently:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOlEYcd1nyI)

what isn't going up at all is the numbers on ventitlators or ICU occupancy, london was the epicentre and has now peaked having followed the exact trends of South Africa.

if we just started treating it like an endemic disease like everything else we deal with, we'd genuinely be better off.

It's been 2 years, there's no excuse for not making provisions to train more nurses. Getting rid of the uni fees would have been the absolute bare minimum to start with for example.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: who is ted danson? on January 11, 2022, 07:01:45 AM
Had moderna booster yesterday and woke up with a hella bad fever. REEEE
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 11, 2022, 08:36:11 AM
Ya booster and second dose fucked me up.  The first was fine though. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 11, 2022, 02:44:40 PM
https://globalnews.ca/news/8503151/quebec-to-impose-a-tax-on-people-who-are-unvaccinated-from-covid-19/

comes after showing that the stick works

https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/first-dose-vaccinations-quadruple-in-quebec-ahead-of-restrictions-at-liquor-and-cannabis-stores-1.5731327
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Raist on January 11, 2022, 03:38:32 PM
bUt iT's onLY cASe NumBerS goINg Up WHo CaREs LoL  :borys

(https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/2482/production/_122664390_uk_card_with_vax_booster_11jan-nc.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: jorma on January 11, 2022, 03:54:23 PM
Quote from: Raist on January 11, 2022, 03:38:32 PM
bUt iT's onLY cASe NumBerS goINg Up WHo CaREs LoL  :borys

(https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/2482/production/_122664390_uk_card_with_vax_booster_11jan-nc.png)

number of daily cases (7 day ma) is up 400% from three months ago and is 3 times higher than the previous record

number of daily deaths (7 day ma) is up like 20% from three months ago (and is 6.5 times lower than the previous record)

so.. yes?

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Raist on January 11, 2022, 04:05:42 PM
A bunch of people (including here) were arguing that the latest new wave didn't matter, it's all fine because hospitalizations and deaths were flat.
Which, of course, turned out to be really dumb, but I guess a delay between a rise in cases and the rest is totally unheard of in the past two years.

Hospitalizations have nearly tripled in the past month, and there's well over 300 people dying every day, but I guess that's fine  ::)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on January 11, 2022, 04:12:12 PM
20% increase of deaths is pretty significant.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: railGUN on January 11, 2022, 05:01:33 PM
Officially 3 deep now. Double fiz and chased it with some 'derna.

 :klob
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on January 11, 2022, 05:02:32 PM
The important question is what proportion of people who are infected are hospitalised or die?

Raw numbers are not a good measure of severity of disease.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: jorma on January 11, 2022, 05:21:41 PM
Quote from: Cauliflower Of Love on January 11, 2022, 04:12:12 PM
20% increase of deaths is pretty significant.

that seems like it might be a perfectly normal variation between fall and winter to me.
at least in Sweden, idk about the uk

the number of daily new cases passed the previous peak over a month ago, and if the mortality rates correlated they should be in the 1000-1200 range instead of the current 191 daily deaths
i dont know how you could dispute that the virus is just not as lethal anymore





Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on January 11, 2022, 07:58:27 PM
Quote from: https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/COVID-San-Francisco-staff-shortage-UCSF-16758335.php
After reviewing the charts of every COVID-positive patient at UCSF hospitals on Jan. 4, Dr. Jeanne Noble, an associate professor of emergency medicine at UCSF, determined that 70% of them were in the hospital for other reasons.

"The real COVID crisis that our hospitals are facing is a severe staffing shortage that is compromising the quality of our care," Noble said Friday, shortly before the policy change was announced.

Staffing shortages are so severe that California is considering canceling elective surgeries, as happened during the worst of last year’s peak.

"The crisis from the Omicron peak is not generated by serious COVID illness in regions with highly vaxxed populations," Noble wrote in an email to SFGATE. "The crisis we are suffering in the Bay Area is largely driven by disruptive COVID policies that encourage asymptomatic testing and subsequent quarantines. … The vast majority of COVID-plus patients I take care of need no medical care and are quickly discharged home with reassurance."
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 11, 2022, 08:07:13 PM
70% seems high and really doesn't change a lot.  If you have something else plus covid, it just exacerbates the issue.  Early in the pandemic, I knew a snowbird neighbor that had to come back to Canada because he had a heart attack and then found out he just happened to have covid and it just prolonged recovery. 

Also from today,

https://globalnews.ca/news/8502714/ontario-incidental-covid-hospitalizations-january-11/

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The province indicated that there are currently 3,220 people in hospital with COVID-19 — around 54 per cent of them were admitted because of the virus, while about 46 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19.

and more importantly

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Of those hospitalized [with covid], the province said 477 are in ICUs, which is up by 39. Around 83 per cent of those in intensive care were admitted because of COVID, while around 17 per cent were admitted for other reasons.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on January 11, 2022, 08:12:17 PM
Quote from: Raist on January 11, 2022, 04:05:42 PM
A bunch of people (including here) were arguing that the latest new wave didn't matter, it's all fine because hospitalizations and deaths were flat.
Which, of course, turned out to be really dumb, but I guess a delay between a rise in cases and the rest is totally unheard of in the past two years.

Hospitalizations have nearly tripled in the past month, and there's well over 300 people dying every day, but I guess that's fine  ::)
Who said it was "fine"? Himu's obviously antsy, but should we be ignoring or discarding new data for some reason? Especially about new variants? It seems rather important if the case rate is dramatically diverging from the hospitalization/death rate, and especially that it's continuing for the vaccinated. What is it that you're proposing? Are you proposing anything?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 11, 2022, 08:35:38 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on January 11, 2022, 08:12:17 PM
Who said it was "fine"? Himu's obviously antsy

You answered your own question there.  Antsy is a nice way of saying unhinged.  No one is ignoring or disregarding new data but some people were and are using the diverging cases to hospitalizations as a way to downplay the severity of omicron and to show how mild it is.  Yes, it is mild in the sense that, if you get it, you have a lot less chance of dying.  It is not mild in the sense that more people will die because of its infectiousness.  The divergence is not evidence that precautions are not necessary or do not work.  So when you get 'antsy' people ranting about mask mandates and other precautions in one post and then using the divergence to downplay omicron in the very next post, then it's fine to show a chart showing what 'mild' actually means.   
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on January 11, 2022, 09:01:07 PM
I admit I try to read Himu as arguing against the rampant security theater in general and the notion of vaccine mandates in specific albeit with some misinformation and a large dose of Himu involved. But I also, maybe self-centeredly, took some of Raist's criticism as directed at those like myself since I have in fact argued in favor of the endemic framing and have criticized both the security theater and some I find quite irrationally paranoid about risk.

I'm also not sure there's yet any evidence that "more people will die" (which I take as meaning more people than some expected baseline not "more than zero") because of its infectiousness. Everything seems to indicate that the vaccines do work.

I also take as an implied suggestion the idea that current precautions are not enough and that something more must be done until nobody can get COVID which is probably evidence of being biased by The Discourse™.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 11, 2022, 09:48:54 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on January 11, 2022, 09:01:07 PM
I'm also not sure there's yet any evidence that "more people will die" (which I take as meaning more people than some expected baseline not "more than zero") because of its infectiousness. Everything seems to indicate that the vaccines do work.

I also take as an implied suggestion the idea that current precautions are not enough and that something more must be done until nobody can get COVID.

No one is arguing that nobody will stop getting covid or that no deaths are possible.  Everyone knows it is endemic now.  Being endemic does not imply that all people who die now are inevitable deaths.  1)  Being endemic does not mean everyone will get it, despite certain articles saying that will happen.  Herd immunity, if we ever get that, does not happen at 100%.  It especially does not mean that everyone will get it in a short time span.  It is possible to minimize the chance of venerable people getting it.  2) You don't want everyone getting it at once and over-running health care systems.  Covid deaths are also not the only covid victims.  Hospitals that can not do elective surgeries result in unnecessary deaths.  3) delaying gives more time for people to get vaccinated, which there are still a considerable number of people without 2 does let alone 3.  Also, technology has just been a few steps behind and more effective vaccines will happen.

Anti-covid measures do work.  They worked before the vaccine and they still work after.  There is no reason to think otherwise.  Not letting people die is in no way just postponing the inevitable.  It's one of the major reasons why Canada has 1/3 the death rate over the US.  Being done with the pandemic is an absurd notion despite people feeling antsy.  A pandemic isn't something one can just be done with, unless one chooses a philosophy of I'll be fine and fuck the rest.  Maybe that comment doesn't apply to you, but it does to a lot of people who want to argue about security theater.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on January 11, 2022, 10:34:38 PM
I do think you need to be specific though rather than just point to nebulous always working "anti-COVID" measures considering how many poor policies have been pursued. DC, for example, is again requiring a photo ID and vaccination card for access to a lot of places. That is absolutely security theater and is not an anti-COVID policy that works. Is criticizing such a policy as absurd by its own standards "letting people die" and "being done with the pandemic"? I don't think that's the case and I've taken those kinds of things as more Himu's targets. (Along with a general angst at seeing signs of many kinds.) I do agree that he's not properly framed a lot of things and has been foremost in leveling accusations of bad faith though, I've called it out a few times.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 11, 2022, 11:06:19 PM
https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/first-dose-vaccinations-quadruple-in-quebec-ahead-of-restrictions-at-liquor-and-cannabis-stores-1.5731327

as I posted today, ID's to access places do work and is not absolutely security theater.  This same thing happened in both Ontario and Quebec when they first started limiting places with vaccination passes.  You may have personal liberty arguments against it but to pretend it doesn't do something is false.  The whole idea of security theater in a pandemic as an analog to say terrorism security theater is silly anyways.  The main players do not benefit and most people are not falsely reassured.  Just because some policies do not work or do not work as well as intended does not make it security theater.  It's just the way things play out when you need to make quick decisions and don't have a lot of information.  For example in Ontario, grooming places and gyms were closed for almost a year.  It made sense at the start to close them down without knowing how covid was spread and to give them a chance to figure out how to make it safe.  There was no reason to keep them closed that long.  It was a bad policy.  That doesn't make it security theater. 

Criticizing a policy because you do not think it works is not letting people die.  Criticizing a policy because you personally do not like it is letting people die, in that you are arguing that it's better to let others die than you personally having to sacrifice.  Determining the intentions one is arguing from is hard in some cases and very transparent in others.  Making bad faith arguments generally betrays that it is the latter.  Especially if someone just out and out says that all people are selfish so it's best to behave that way.           
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on January 11, 2022, 11:46:26 PM
How does it work to stop the spread? That's the justification being used, that infection case numbers are going up. That's why they're re-imposing it. If the goal is vaccination rather than people getting COVID then mandate vaccination.

And of course these things can absolutely be the same thing as terrorism security theater, all the bad policies there also have justifications from the officials too. You still have to take off your shoes for example. Many of the policies fail by their own standards, same as the COVID policies.

I can't really get behind the idea that it's "letting people die" to weigh the costs and benefits of a policy and criticize it rather than accept it as inherently good and necessary. Especially when there's alternatives and the links aren't clear. Would you refuse to criticize welding people into their homes indefinitely, going house to house to force positive cases into camps, and not reporting deaths publicly? Of course you wouldn't, but isn't not following China's policies "letting people die"? I don't see the argument that criticizing anything officials wish to do is fair to paint as "letting people die."
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 12, 2022, 12:51:14 AM
Stoping spreading is not the only goal. 

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-covid-19-hospitalizations-omicron-canada-data-vaccinated-unvaccinated/

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According to the Ontario Science Table’s online dashboard, the hospital occupancy rate for the unvaccinated was 611 per million unvaccinated people in the province’s population as of Jan. 7, compared to 129 per million among those who had received at least two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. The ICU occupancy rate among the unvaccinated was 153 per million, compared to about 11 per million among those who have received at least two vaccine doses.

ICU numbers have just about doubled in the last week.  About half the ICU is from unvaccinated and unknown status despite only making up 10% of the population.  Those ICU beds are being taken from people with cancer.  It is a policy that prevents deaths.  Maybe that is not true of DC, the problem is people are looking around for ideas that work, so if politicians see it being done in other regions they are likely to enact them.  Being wrong with something like a vac pass does very little damage.  That is the cost and benefits being weighed.   You can see how just as you feel some are irrationally paranoid about risk, some might feel like the concern about security theater is also just as irrationally paranoid?  There is reason to be concerned about the risk and there is reason to be concerned about security theater.  To be concerned about the hypothetical negatives of a vac pass in the middle of a pandemic is being overly paranoid.   

Of course, there are costs and benefits.  That is exactly why we are not talking about welding people into their homes indefinitely.  That has already been weighed.  We are talking about mask mandates, sick leave, vaccine passes etc.  Action is one of degrees and so the argument that anything short of doing everything to prevent even a single death is highschool-level silly.  No one is making that argument and it's not the logical outcome of what anyone is saying. Again, criticizing a policy is not lettering people die, but people who start with 'me first' are not weighing cost and benefits.

Part of why I think this discussion is muddled is because you ascribed some of Himu's intentions as being in line with your own.  That is not the case.  As such I am making two arguments at once against two different things.  I might think your stance of some stuff is silly and paranoid and disagree with the cost and benefits, see above, but I am not accusing you of making bad moral choices.  It is not "letting people die" to weigh the costs and benefits.  Letting people die is one of the costs.  Also, not enacting a policy is not weighing the costs and benefits, it is to choose a specific set of costs.  Waiting for more information to better inform policy is to choose a cost.  I think the way you do cost and benefits will result in some unneccissary deaths that can be prevented by paying a price in personal liberty.  It is fine to disagree with that.  It is also fine to disagree with the facts that support these cost and benefits.  It is not fine to start with one's own selfishness and then find whatever evidence one can to support one's desire to go back to normal.  That, is exactly the argument that it is better to let others die instead of me having to give any sacrifice.  And yes figuring out intentions is hard in general, but not in this case.                 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Rufus on January 12, 2022, 05:00:31 AM
Quote from: jorma on January 11, 2022, 05:21:41 PM
i dont know how you could dispute that the virus is just not as lethal anymore
He isn't. It's bad enough, is what I get from that.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Kurt Russell on January 12, 2022, 07:02:18 AM
Fauci Was Told Privately by Key Scientists That COVID-19 Natural Origin Was ‘Highly Unlikely,’ Newly Unredacted Emails Confirm

https://www.theepochtimes.com/fauci-was-told-privately-by-key-scientists-that-natural-origin-was-highly-unlikely-newly-unredacted-emails-confirm_4207003.html

 :yikes
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Rufus on January 12, 2022, 07:20:11 AM
Unironically posting Epoch Times links really is yikes, I agree.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Kurt Russell on January 12, 2022, 07:42:42 AM
Quote from: Rufus on January 12, 2022, 07:20:11 AM
Unironically posting Epoch Times links really is yikes, I agree.

And when you're done attacking the source, do you want to refute the claims it made, or are you just going to ignore those?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: headwalk on January 12, 2022, 09:07:23 AM
Quote from: Raist on January 11, 2022, 04:05:42 PM
A bunch of people (including here) were arguing that the latest new wave didn't matter, it's all fine because hospitalizations and deaths were flat.
Which, of course, turned out to be really dumb, but I guess a delay between a rise in cases and the rest is totally unheard of in the past two years.

Hospitalizations have nearly tripled in the past month, and there's well over 300 people dying every day, but I guess that's fine  ::)

daily "deaths within 28 days of a positive test" have gone up by about 20% and are only just about reaching october numbers (your 300+ day a number is based on day reported, which always has a massive bump on tuesdays for weekend reports that come in late), despite the fact half the country has had this bug within the last 28 days. given that we usually get about 50,000 all cause deaths in january and at a modest estimate 20% of the country has had omicron, we'd expect 10,000 "deaths within 28 days" just based on the maths of it.

numbers on mechanical ventilators (the best indicator of number of critically ill covid patients) are the lowest since the beginning of october and in ICUs have been declining consistently even as the chronic infects people on unprecendented numbers. half of omicron "hospitalisations" are incidental (a third actually contract it after being admitted for something else) and the vast majority are short and precautionary. we are following every pattern that south africa went through: insane number of cases, a managable rise in largely precautionary and incidental hospitalisations and a near total decoupling of case numbers with severe illness, a magnitude less needing intensive care and a CFR lower than even the mildest flu.

speaking for the UK, omicronical's biggest legacy is that it fucked off delta, which is still largely responsible for the small numbers of seriously ill covid patients and fast forwarded endemicity by two years.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Rufus on January 12, 2022, 09:14:39 AM
Quote from: Kurt Russell on January 12, 2022, 07:42:42 AM
And when you're done attacking the source, do you want to refute the claims it made, or are you just going to ignore those?
I'll do it right after you tell me why you lend their claims any credence.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Kurt Russell on January 12, 2022, 09:22:56 AM
If Covid really is going to be endemic and global leaders have pretty much accepted that, surely the best thing we can do at this stage is let Omicron rip?

I could see Covid potentially reaching a flu-like fatality rate, particularly when you consider that we've built up a degree of immunity to the variants of flu our whole lives. Even when you take the UK's 300ish number of deaths (which is an accumulation of 2/3 days reporting as pointed out before), you are running at a % of 0.26 against the 138 thousand cases reported the UK reported two weeks ago on 28th December.

Let's not forget that the UK reported 30,000 deaths from flu in the winter of 2018 (the last pre-pandemic winter), and considering that you can only die once of either covid or flu, I think that in a decade, the combined number of covid + flu deaths annually won't be much different to the flu deaths the UK has reported in previous years. Certainly not worth crippling the economy for any longer.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Kurt Russell on January 12, 2022, 09:25:44 AM
Quote from: Rufus on January 12, 2022, 09:14:39 AM
I'll do it right after you tell me why you lend their claims any credence.

Because, the very fact that someone has written that indicates that someone - somewhere believes that.

I can either agree with it, ignore it or refute it. But, in order to effectively refute it, I first need to understand why they believe what they do and the way to do that is not by snorting down my nose at them and dismissing everything they say out of hand. I need to see what their information source is and understand what they are reading and what conclusions they are drawing.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: headwalk on January 12, 2022, 09:34:08 AM
Quote from: Kurt Russell on January 12, 2022, 09:22:56 AM
If Covid really is going to be endemic and global leaders have pretty much accepted that, surely the best thing we can do at this stage is let Omicron rip?

I could see Covid potentially reaching a flu-like fatality rate, particularly when you consider that we've built up a degree of immunity to the variants of flu our whole lives. Even when you take the UK's 300ish number of deaths (which is an accumulation of 2/3 days reporting as pointed out before), you are running at a % of 0.26 against the 138 thousand cases reported the UK reported two weeks ago on 28th December.

Let's not forget that the UK reported 30,000 deaths from flu in the winter of 2018 (the last pre-pandemic winter), and considering that you can only die once of either covid or flu, I think that in a decade, the combined number of covid + flu deaths annually won't be much different to the flu deaths the UK has reported in previous years. Certainly not worth crippling the economy for any longer.

i don't think there's much to suggest omicron has anything like the severity or CFR of flu, which has been oddly dismissed due to the "it's just a flu bro" sentiment early doors with covid (and years of people calling bad colds "a bit of flu"). flu will properly fuck you up. it's biologically and symptomatically much more in line with the other 4 coronaviruses that we universally call "a cold", up to the fact that research suggests common cold t-cell antibodies give you some protection against it
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Uncle on January 12, 2022, 09:34:37 AM
Quote from: Rufus on January 12, 2022, 09:14:39 AM
Quote from: Kurt Russell on January 12, 2022, 07:42:42 AM
And when you're done attacking the source, do you want to refute the claims it made, or are you just going to ignore those?
I'll do it right after you tell me why you lend their claims any credence.

1) fuck epoch times

2) I clicked the link and they are citing unredacted emails in this document: https://republicans-oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Letter-Re.-Feb-1-Emails-011122.pdf

I don't know what republicans-oversight.house.gov really is, I can't find anyone online ranting about its illegitimacy or being a shitty grift, though if it's run by republicans I suppose it could very easily be full of shit

but it's clear your complaint in this case is not with epoch but with republicans-oversight.house.gov

https://republicans-oversight.house.gov/release/comer-jordan-faucis-emails-raise-questions-of-lab-leak-cover-up/

honestly at this point I don't know why your first issue would be with the source, rather than why anyone should care about what fauci knew or didn't know, because whether it was a lab leak or not doesn't seem to impact the stage of prevention/cure we're at now

it's not fauci's responsibility to impose sanctions on china
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 12, 2022, 10:29:20 AM
My Grandma just changed nursing homes and the people taking care of her have covid  :(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on January 12, 2022, 10:46:19 AM
Quote
Dr. Fauci: Omicron will “find just about everybody”


Wrap it up.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on January 12, 2022, 12:53:24 PM
Weed cures Covid!!!

https://mobile.twitter.com/business/status/1481152460332974081
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Kurt Russell on January 12, 2022, 02:09:38 PM
Leading British and US scientists thought it was likely that Covid accidentally leaked from a laboratory but were concerned that further debate would harm science in China, emails show

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/01/11/scientists-believed-covid-leaked-wuhan-lab-feared-debate-could/?utm_content=telegraph&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1641936760-1
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Uncle on January 12, 2022, 02:57:06 PM
ugh unironically linking the telegraph  :yuck
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Rufus on January 12, 2022, 04:55:31 PM
Quote from: Kurt Russell on January 12, 2022, 09:25:44 AM
Quote from: Rufus on January 12, 2022, 09:14:39 AM
I'll do it right after you tell me why you lend their claims any credence.

Because, the very fact that someone has written that indicates that someone - somewhere believes that.
Not good enough, I'm afraid.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Kurt Russell on January 12, 2022, 06:37:13 PM
Quote from: Rufus on January 12, 2022, 04:55:31 PM
Not good enough, I'm afraid.

That's too bad. Next time, I hope to win your approval by posting the Daily Stormer ironically.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: chronovore on January 12, 2022, 07:27:24 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on January 12, 2022, 10:29:20 AM
My Grandma just changed nursing homes and the people taking care of her have covid  :(

That has happened with my mom‘s assisted living home a couple of times now, and it’s always scary. Keep in mind that they are in a medical facility with care nearby at all times, which is better than if they were trying to look after themselves.

Quote from: Kurt Russell on January 12, 2022, 06:37:13 PM
Quote from: Rufus on January 12, 2022, 04:55:31 PM
Not good enough, I'm afraid.
That's too bad. Next time, I hope to win your approval by posting the Daily Stormer ironically.
The truth is, “because somebody somewhere believed it, and it deserves being looked at“ is not a good enough reason for thinking people to feel compelled to investigate it. It is along the lines of the “I’m just asking questions“ position in terms of dishonest arguments. All arguments are not equal. Starting from a bad premise undermines the entire structure of the argument.

Someone who starts by asking me to explain an article on Breitbart to them has already shown me their (edit: spelling) inability to differentiate reasonable data as being different than that from highly-biased sources.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Kurt Russell on January 12, 2022, 07:42:58 PM
Quote from: chronovore on January 12, 2022, 07:27:24 PM

The truth is, “because somebody somewhere believed it, and it deserves being looked at“ is not a good enough reason for thinking people to feel compelled to investigate it. It is along the lines of the “I’m just asking questions“ position in terms of dishonest arguments. All arguments are not equal. Starting from a bad premise undermines the entire structure of the argument.

Someone who starts by asking me to explain an article on Breitbart to them has already shown me their i

I know, right?. What was I thinking? Did I really just unironically show an interest in understanding which of the recently unredacted Fauci emails those fringe media guys have read and why they've drawn the conclusions from them that they did? Why would I do that? I wasn't even being ironic! Like wow I can't even what a moron.

Please, if you have any support numbers to de-radicalise my alt-right trumper incel leanings, do PM them over to me. But please do it quick, I feel another thoughtcrime coming on.

I mean where does this end? Today, I want to understand a right-wing perspective, tomorrow I'll probably be eating buckets of Chick-fil-A. I'd give it until February until I'm poisoning the Mexican water supplies. Unironically.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 12, 2022, 08:06:53 PM
Just so we are clear, you are just gathering information about why certain people believe certain things and your original ":yikes" comment was ":yikes, now those certain people have more fuel to drive their conspiracies" and not ":yikes the conspiracy is true"?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Kurt Russell on January 12, 2022, 08:13:02 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on January 12, 2022, 08:06:53 PM
Just so we are clear, you are just gathering information about why certain people believe certain things and your original ":yikes" comment was ":yikes, now those certain people have more fuel to drive their conspiracies" and not ":yikes the conspiracy is true"?

Nope, my Yikes was related to the fact that these emails appear to suggest that Fauci knew information that indicated a lab leak was a possibility whilst continuing to publicly downplay and ridicule anyone with the audacity to suggest it

In fact, I may even upgrade that Yikes to an Ooof.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on January 12, 2022, 08:14:53 PM
I find it weird that people wont even entertain the idea that this leaked from the lab.

Here is a neutral discussion on the origins of COVID-19 which was written in June 2021 after Biden, Australia, the EU and Japan asked for a more robust investigation into the origins than the sham investigation organised by the WHO.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01529-3

While the authors don't have any firm conclusions about the origins, and largely dismiss the lab-leak theories, they also discuss that it is certainly a possibility.

To completely dismiss the possibility that a coronavirus leaked from a coronavirus research lab is naïve at best.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Kurt Russell on January 12, 2022, 08:23:17 PM
I'm sorry, but if you're unironically making the suggestion that a lab leak is possible, particularly after the Chinese government and the WHO have gone out of their way to explain to you that this is impossible, then you're an absolute mong who doesn't deserve to have a voice in this debate.

Rufus was right
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on January 12, 2022, 08:30:50 PM
Maybe I need to check my source
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Kurt Russell on January 12, 2022, 08:38:54 PM
Quote from: Potato on January 12, 2022, 08:30:50 PM
Maybe I need to check my source

Have you considered Yang Cheng Wan Bao? It has excellent reporting, fearless journalism and an unwavering commitment to telling the whole truth about the stories that really matter.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: chronovore on January 12, 2022, 08:50:46 PM
Just to be clear, I think a lab leak is possible.

To be more clear, whenever I find something controversial to discuss, I don't start it by linking to Fortean Times or the National Enquirer.

I have enough shithead relatives forwarding Breitbart and "thinktank" financial newsletters decrying the impending financial collapse WORSE THAN 2008, etc. When I have something to talk about, I try to find the most reliable, least-biased sources I can. So when they were "debating" the deadliness of the disease, the effect on the economy, I was finding articles in WSJ and Forbes, and AP/Reuters in a pinch. I was not linking HolisticSunshineNews.com

We all had EIGHT FOUR MOTHERFUCKING YEARS of constant lying from the Executive Branch and his Press Secretary. We had plenty of misinformation spewed about the vaccines, and that misinformation has led directly to the deaths of anyone in one of those areas that has lower than 20% vaccination rate. Lies, ignorance, fear, I've fucking had enough of it.

So go ahead and get your back up about expecting us to trust a bullshit source and react to it like some peer-reviewed report. I'm done.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 12, 2022, 08:54:19 PM
Quote from: Kurt Russell on January 12, 2022, 08:13:02 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on January 12, 2022, 08:06:53 PM
Just so we are clear, you are just gathering information about why certain people believe certain things and your original ":yikes" comment was ":yikes, now those certain people have more fuel to drive their conspiracies" and not ":yikes the conspiracy is true"?

Nope, my Yikes was related to the fact that these emails appear to suggest that Fauci knew information that indicated a lab leak was a possibility whilst continuing to publicly downplay and ridicule anyone with the audacity to suggest it

In fact, I may even upgrade that Yikes to an Ooof.

Well, then that makes the below post sound like a bunch of horse shit.  Saying one has to evaluate all information isn't really a defense of specific information, especially coming from an unreputable source. 

Quote from: Kurt Russell on January 12, 2022, 09:25:44 AM
Quote from: Rufus on January 12, 2022, 09:14:39 AM
I'll do it right after you tell me why you lend their claims any credence.

Because, the very fact that someone has written that indicates that someone - somewhere believes that.

I can either agree with it, ignore it or refute it. But, in order to effectively refute it, I first need to understand why they believe what they do and the way to do that is not by snorting down my nose at them and dismissing everything they say out of hand. I need to see what their information source is and understand what they are reading and what conclusions they are drawing.

Besides the whole argument is dumb and doesn't depend on if it was a lab leak or not.  The argument depends on if Fauci, in the early months of the pandemic, ignored credible evidence that this was the case or ignored a suggested hypothetical with no evidence.  As per the nature article above, there is still no credible evidence for it, as such it would be him doing the former.  To ignore a suggested hypothetical with no evidence is both good science and good policy.  Note this is not the same as discluding a hypothesis, which is when you have evidence that it is not true.     

Please reply about being burned at the stake for your thought crimes.   
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: BIONIC on January 12, 2022, 08:55:38 PM
Quote from: chronovore on January 12, 2022, 08:50:46 PM
We all had EIGHT MOTHERFUCKING YEARS of constant lying from the Executive Branch and his Press Secretary.

 :whew
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: chronovore on January 12, 2022, 08:58:29 PM
Quote from: BIONIC on January 12, 2022, 08:55:38 PM
Quote from: chronovore on January 12, 2022, 08:50:46 PM
We all had EIGHT MOTHERFUCKING YEARS of constant lying from the Executive Branch and his Press Secretary.

 :whew
Sorry, felt like EIGHT years. Yes, my bad. Will correct.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 12, 2022, 09:01:46 PM
Keeping track of time must be like calorie counting for a time devourer, and best left to apps.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: chronovore on January 12, 2022, 11:51:25 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on January 12, 2022, 09:01:46 PM
Keeping track of time must be like calorie counting for a time devourer, and best left to apps.
:ohyou
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Occam on January 13, 2022, 04:02:04 AM
Current data indicates you can catch Omicron more than once. While not as deadly as Delta, Omicron can still cause thrombosis and potentially long lasting organ damage (including to the brain), specifically if you are unvaccinated. Once infected, the unvaccinated have a much higher virus load and infect a far greater number of others, and there is a higher chance of mutation.
Not getting vaccinated, wearing masks and limiting contacts harms everyone. It's anti-social. Society needs to protect itself. It is not a human right to harm others by refusing to get vaccinated because of an inability to understand science. In fact, the rest of society has the right not to be harmed. Therefore, vaccine mandates make sense for the greater good, they are basically a form of self-defense.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Uncle on January 13, 2022, 07:53:40 AM
Quote from: chronovore on January 12, 2022, 08:50:46 PM
Just to be clear, I think a lab leak is possible.

To be more clear, whenever I find something controversial to discuss, I don't start it by linking to Fortean Times or the National Enquirer.

I have enough shithead relatives forwarding Breitbart and "thinktank" financial newsletters decrying the impending financial collapse WORSE THAN 2008, etc. When I have something to talk about, I try to find the most reliable, least-biased sources I can. So when they were "debating" the deadliness of the disease, the effect on the economy, I was finding articles in WSJ and Forbes, and AP/Reuters in a pinch. I was not linking HolisticSunshineNews.com

We all had EIGHT FOUR MOTHERFUCKING YEARS of constant lying from the Executive Branch and his Press Secretary. We had plenty of misinformation spewed about the vaccines, and that misinformation has led directly to the deaths of anyone in one of those areas that has lower than 20% vaccination rate. Lies, ignorance, fear, I've fucking had enough of it.

So go ahead and get your back up about expecting us to trust a bullshit source and react to it like some peer-reviewed report. I'm done.

I don't see how hard it is to just do what I did, click the link to see what their sources were, fully expecting to roll my eyes

if it says "a secret whistleblower source we must protect has said this!!!!" then fuck that

instead it went to a pdf of unredacted emails from a .gov website

I am interested in whether THAT source should be considered as untrustworthy as epoch, like do we think somebody just typed all this up to fuck around  ???
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Rufus on January 13, 2022, 08:06:56 AM
Quote from: Potato on January 12, 2022, 08:14:53 PM
I find it weird that people wont even entertain the idea that this leaked from the lab.

Here is a neutral discussion on the origins of COVID-19 which was written in June 2021 after Biden, Australia, the EU and Japan asked for a more robust investigation into the origins than the sham investigation organised by the WHO.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01529-3

While the authors don't have any firm conclusions about the origins, and largely dismiss the lab-leak theories, they also discuss that it is certainly a possibility.

To completely dismiss the possibility that a coronavirus leaked from a coronavirus research lab is naïve at best.
I don't dismiss it completely, but I follow the virology communities' opinion that a leak is unlikely, since I can't evaluate the information myself, e.g. the Furin cleavage site enabling the virus to jump to humans evolved naturally. What the fuck is a Furin cleavage site, actually? Fuck if I know. Fuck if anyone here knows. (Besides Raist, who is a virologist iirc.)

When everybody who declares a lab leak a slam and shut case without any actual evidence and has some kind of axe to grind with the current admin of the USA, China, Fauci (or their local equivalent), etc. then I can't help but be very suspicious of them and their motives.

Quote from: Uncle on January 13, 2022, 07:53:40 AM
I am interested in whether THAT source should be considered as untrustworthy as epoch, like do we think somebody just typed all this up to fuck around  ???
No, not to just fuck around. Republicans have made Fauci enemy #1. They have decided that this is a good thing to do. It's politics.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Uncle on January 13, 2022, 08:56:27 AM
so you don't think the contents of that pdf are trustworthy?  I don't know whether to believe it, because like I said I can't find any commentary online about the validity of republicans-oversight.house.gov

and there are other reasonable objections to what's been said/implied, for example just because fauci was cc'd on an email doesn't mean he agreed with it, or read it, or fully digested it, being a busy man

there are a few small replies from him in there but I'm not sure they point to any grand conspiracy, essentially the most "damning" thing is someone saying "hey these people are saying it came from a lab" and he replied "don't worry about it, it's just a shiny object that'll go away"
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 13, 2022, 09:49:30 AM
What one publishes and why is paramount in being a trustworthy news organization.  News organization do not just pass along information but also an understanding of how to interpret that information.  Just because the original source comes from a GOP run government website does not make it a credible source nor is the Epoch Times just passing along the source without using it to make their own arguments which are not supported by the leaked emails.  The news is not just the leaked emails but also what those emails imply about what Fauci knew and what he is supposedly covering up.  As I and you both pointed out, that implication is illogical bullshit.  The untrustworthy part is not the facts of the email, it's trying to claim that those emails mean something that they do not actually mean.  It is very clear that the purpose is to discredit Fauci and push a lab-leak theory (because now we see big gov trying to cover it up, so it must be true).  That is not a credible source and using an uncredible source makes for an uncredible news organization. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 13, 2022, 09:52:56 AM
https://beta.ctvnews.ca/national/coronavirus/2022/1/12/1_5738198.amp.html

Inside an ICU where 70 per cent of COVID-19 patients are unvaccinated

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Raist on January 13, 2022, 11:22:17 AM
Quote from: Rufus on January 13, 2022, 08:06:56 AM

I don't dismiss it completely, but I follow the virology communities' opinion that a leak is unlikely, since I can't evaluate the information myself, e.g. the Furin cleavage site enabling the virus to jump to humans evolved naturally. What the fuck is a Furin cleavage site, actually? Fuck if I know. Fuck if anyone here knows. (Besides Raist, who is a virologist iirc.)

Please. I'm a molecular immunologist, not a dirty virologist peasant :snob.


Furin is an enzyme that cuts proteins at very specific sites that have a well defined sequence. Furin sites in the Spike protein isn't uncommon in coronaviruses (or proteins from other viruses), but what makes people raise an eyebrow is:

- the couple of coronaviruses that are the most closely related overall to SARS-CoV2 (thus the most likely to be its progenitors, if we assume that it's 100% "natural") don't have a furin site.
While not strictly impossible, the emergence of that particular sequence from scratch has a rather low probability, and the alternative possibility that one of those couple "progenitor" viruses recombined in the wild with another one that does have a furin site would be very likely to look like something quite different from SARS-CoV2.

- The exact nature of this particular sequence (at the genomic level) is a bit odd, again the probability for it to have appear naturally is very low.


None of this is an absolute "proof" that it was artificially derived for research, and someone fucked up, but at the same time its origin are not clear at all, and there is to date no definite "it evolved from this exact bat (or other reservoir) virus". Something that is usually identified relatively quickly, including back when the methods used were nowhere near as cheap, quick, and robust.


tl;dr:

:yeshrug
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Rufus on January 13, 2022, 12:51:15 PM
Quote from: Raist on January 13, 2022, 11:22:17 AM
Please. I'm a molecular immunologist, not a dirty virologist peasant :snob.
Apologies. Your file has been updated.  :doggy

Quote from: Raist on January 13, 2022, 11:22:17 AM
- The exact nature of this particular sequence (at the genomic level) is a bit odd, again the probability for it to have appear naturally is very low.
What are these people on about then?
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0820-9

Quote from: Raist on January 13, 2022, 11:22:17 AM
None of this is an absolute "proof" that it was artificially derived for research, and someone fucked up, but at the same time its origin are not clear at all, and there is to date no definite "it evolved from this exact bat (or other reservoir) virus". Something that is usually identified relatively quickly, including back when the methods used were nowhere near as cheap, quick, and robust.
I assume the political climate was more favourable and local authorities more cooperative. :shaq2


Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Raist on January 13, 2022, 01:49:02 PM
Quote from: Rufus on January 13, 2022, 12:51:15 PM
What are these people on about then?
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0820-9

They don't really discuss the particular point that I mentioned and you quoted. It's getting rather technical and a bit tricky to "dumb down" clearly.

I don't know what to make either of "Furthermore, if genetic manipulation had been performed, one of the several reverse-genetic systems available for betacoronaviruses would probably have been used(19). However, the genetic data irrefutably show that SARS-CoV-2 is not derived from any previously used virus backbone(20)" because:
- there is no such data in this particular paper and the references they cite are generic coronavirus stuff, not SARS-CoV-2-specific (they predate this virus); there might be such "irrefutable" data published out there, I don't know it's not exactly my usual research area - but if there is, then I don't know why they didn't cite it right there
- we are long past the point where those type of "archaic" (relatively speaking) systems are strictly necessary. These days one can easily make recombinant viruses that would have no obvious trace whatsoever of artificial engineering, in mere days and for a couple hundred bucks (with obviously the appropriate know-how and fairly expensive yet ubiquitous equipment).

In any case, there is extremely rarely one true and infallible paper. Science works primarily by repetition, validation and consensus.
They may be absolutely right, or full of shit, we simply don't have any clear evidence either way. And I don't think we ever will, for what it's worth, at this stage it's all a bit moot.


Quote
I assume the political climate was more favourable and local authorities more cooperative. :shaq2

I mean, it was China, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia so... :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on January 13, 2022, 02:58:09 PM
So, we're back to square one where it could have been a lab leak, it could have been natural, but we'll never know because the totalitarian government which rules with an iron fist is doing everything it can to obfuscate the origins and obstruct any investigation.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Occam on January 13, 2022, 06:13:57 PM
And of course the stupid GQP-bitches at the Supreme Court have blocked the vaccine mandate for large employers.

(http://politicalmemes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/68681_3437430674672_131940827_n.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Kurt Russell on January 13, 2022, 07:01:42 PM
Boomer memes are the best
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Rufus on January 14, 2022, 06:53:34 AM
Quote from: Potato on January 10, 2022, 02:35:22 PM
Quote from: Rufus on January 10, 2022, 11:32:10 AM
Not yet. The court found that they didn't follow proper procedure the first time. They can still cancel his visa. Now we play will-they-won't-they.
No chance they cancel his visa. That would mean he can't return to Australia for three years. The fault here lies with Tennis Australia. Bunch of fucking old boys club morons
Welp.

Quote from: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-14/novak-djokovic-visa-cancellation-decision-immigration-minister/100748386
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the decision was was a way of protecting the sacrifices Australians had made during the pandemic.
Says it all, really.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on January 14, 2022, 06:56:58 AM
Finally we've found the man responsible for COVID  :bolo
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: BIONIC on January 14, 2022, 08:28:32 AM
Nintex is back  :lawd

Finally some intelligent posting in this topic  :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on January 14, 2022, 02:26:49 PM
Quote from: Rufus on January 14, 2022, 06:53:34 AM
Quote from: Potato on January 10, 2022, 02:35:22 PM
Quote from: Rufus on January 10, 2022, 11:32:10 AM
Not yet. The court found that they didn't follow proper procedure the first time. They can still cancel his visa. Now we play will-they-won't-they.
No chance they cancel his visa. That would mean he can't return to Australia for three years. The fault here lies with Tennis Australia. Bunch of fucking old boys club morons
Welp.

Quote from: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-14/novak-djokovic-visa-cancellation-decision-immigration-minister/100748386
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the decision was was a way of protecting the sacrifices Australians had made during the pandemic.
Says it all, really.

He lied on his visa application about traveling prior to arriving in Australia. He left the Minister no choice really.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on January 14, 2022, 03:18:58 PM
Talking about Ministers our new minister of health looks very healthy:

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FJFS043XoAgGHN4?format=jpg)

Today a record number of new cases (35k) but there's no longer public support for the lockdown and police aren't enforcing.
So tommorow shops will offiically re-open (although with some limitations like an earlier closing time) and bars, theatres, restaurants etc. will open in 10 days (at least that's what the government wants).
But I think almost everyone will open their doors tommorow or early next week and there's very little our new government installed on monday with a 29% approval rating can do about it.
Mainly because they plan to cut healthcare costs even further.

Meanwhile the former minister of health (now in charge of housing) likes his new job.
spoiler (click to show/hide)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FI6d_uKWQAIkk9U?format=jpg)
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The overall mood in the country seems to be that we couldn't take it anymore and have liberated ourselves.
And we're betting money on which minister will leave his post first, probably the Attorney General who has no law degree or any background in this field but Voldemort is a close second.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on January 14, 2022, 04:40:04 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FI6d_uKWQAIkk9U?format=jpg)

Minister for Housing or Minister for Party Times?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on January 14, 2022, 06:32:58 PM
Quote
Minister for Housing or Minister for Party Times?
He made it known that he 'enjoyed' watching the conference today and recently said: "despite the tragedy [...] my time managing the pandemic was a very exciting time and I wouldn't want to have missed for the world."
https://twitter.com/hugodejonge/status/1482054345466208262 (https://twitter.com/hugodejonge/status/1482054345466208262)

Our country is being run by psychopath middle managers who want to do everything efficiently so they do things like order 42k vaccines for 1.3 million children.
I still enjoy following this guy, he thought he had figured out Dutch culture (and even made a book about it) but since COVID started he is mostly in a constant state of panic with his fellow expats.
https://twitter.com/bencoates1/status/1480505884036026372 (https://twitter.com/bencoates1/status/1480505884036026372)

The lockdown finally made him calm, lifting it will probably make him lose his shit again.  :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on January 14, 2022, 07:26:57 PM
I didn't think there were such things as "Dutch children". Don't you all just hatch directly out of eggs as fully formed humans?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: chronovore on January 15, 2022, 12:10:12 AM
:lol

"fully formed" – Have you spoken with many Dutch people?
spoiler (click to show/hide)
I kid. I love the Netherlanders I've met.
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on January 15, 2022, 01:39:44 AM
Quote from: Potato on January 13, 2022, 02:58:09 PM
So, we're back to square one where it could have been a lab leak, it could have been natural, but we'll never know because the totalitarian government which rules with an iron fist is doing everything it can to obfuscate the origins and obstruct any investigation.
How much does it matter though?

Assume for the sake of argument that it was a lab leak. No one (except Nintex) would seriously suggest punishing China for an accident at an international lab. If the theory is that China leaked it deliberately (to kill off their own people? as part of some 19th dimensional chess?) then they're definitely never going to make that information known and even if they did that's not necessarily good reason to attack China either. Is there another suggested direction of action if it was a lab leak?

It was stupid of the media and social media companies to declare a lab leak "disproven" because China said so but it's not like they can (or should) be punished for it anyway. Trump wasn't muzzled from saying it was a lab leak certainly and it's not like Fauci suppressed evidence. At worst you can suggest that the bureaucracy squelched countertheories which is a well known problem in bureaucracies and isn't necessarily evidence of sinister motives. There was tons of media, and even people on social media despite the bans, speculating anyway and the theory has mainstreamed enough that companies that once declared it proven are running their own articles on the speculation. So I don't see any suggested direction of action there either.

Sure, it'd probably be nice to know because more information is always better. But I would think that preventing lab leaks would be a good idea regardless of whether COVID was one or not.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on January 15, 2022, 01:59:48 AM
It isn't about punishing China. That would only be in the unlikely event it was leaked intentionally.

To me, the origin of the pandemic matters for other reasons:
Finding the cause of COVID-19 is important in the same way that finding the cause of any disease or catastrophic event that's largely out of our control is important. The same reason it was important for scientists to understand the cause of the Boxing Day tsunami for example
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: who is ted danson? on January 15, 2022, 04:11:19 AM
Quote from: Nintex on January 14, 2022, 06:32:58 PM
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Minister for Housing or Minister for Party Times?
He made it known that he 'enjoyed' watching the conference today and recently said: "despite the tragedy [...] my time managing the pandemic was a very exciting time and I wouldn't want to have missed for the world."
https://twitter.com/hugodejonge/status/1482054345466208262 (https://twitter.com/hugodejonge/status/1482054345466208262)


WTF is this TV positioning?  :lol :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Rufus on January 15, 2022, 06:14:41 AM
Quote from: Potato on January 15, 2022, 01:59:48 AM
It isn't about punishing China. That would only be in the unlikely event it was leaked intentionally.

To me, the origin of the pandemic matters for other reasons:
  • If it was an accidental leak, then businesses and governments can plan for future risk in any research projects if they know biosecurity in China is lacking. China can address the lack of regulation etc.
  • If it was natural, then we can study the source and possibly get ahead of future outbreaks.
Finding the cause of COVID-19 is important in the same way that finding the cause of any disease or catastrophic event that's largely out of our control is important. The same reason it was important for scientists to understand the cause of the Boxing Day tsunami for example
Taiwan and South Korea were prepared when COVID-19 hit and have this shit largely under control, while we in the west have (gesturing at surroundings) this. SARS, MERS, and swine flu have taught plenty of lessons already. We could and should be prepared regardless.

I also still believe a zoonotic origin is most likely, because it's the simplest explanation and because it keeps happening (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/list-of-zoonotic-diseases/list-of-zoonotic-diseases). So the best prophylactic would be if China regulated or even stopped the exploitation of wildlife altogether, but why bother? They are willing and able to control an outbreak and exploiting the environment for all its got is just how we do, all over the world. Muddle through, deal with whatever comes up.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on January 15, 2022, 06:36:04 AM
Quote from: who is ted danson? on January 15, 2022, 04:11:19 AM
Quote from: Nintex on January 14, 2022, 06:32:58 PM
Quote
Minister for Housing or Minister for Party Times?
He made it known that he 'enjoyed' watching the conference today and recently said: "despite the tragedy [...] my time managing the pandemic was a very exciting time and I wouldn't want to have missed for the world."
https://twitter.com/hugodejonge/status/1482054345466208262 (https://twitter.com/hugodejonge/status/1482054345466208262)


WTF is this TV positioning?  :lol :lol
He spend the afternoon cleaning up his living room or his worker or wife did. Then he perfectly placed all the furniture items to create this scene.
Probably deciding between a selfie with his wife and kids or a more 'casual' watching movies and chillin' vibe.
After he was done positioning the lamps, filling up the bowl of popcorn and lit the candles he sat down but not before cracking open a non-alcoholic beer.

He starts watching the new guy and waits until about 20 minutes into the conference. Making sure not to spill anything as that would ruin his photo.
And just when Ernst is done talking about how college kids killed themselves in record numbers last year he opens Twitter and snaps this picture.

Although most people hated it, I kinda have to respect the trolling :idont
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Tripon on January 15, 2022, 01:41:40 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhvDPcPEwXs

So I've been looking up online for reviews of masks and what the actual efficiency of masks there are. There's that Aaron Collins dude, and this guy, Armbrust. From what I know, Armbrust is a supplier and distributor of surgical, KN95, and N95 masks, and does mask reviews on youtube. But they actually have a machine that will test in factory of their masks and they're been showing results of the various masks you can buy on Amazon, Home Depot, etc.

Nice to know I got scammed (Thanks Bella! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bry1EHd-mug by a couple of brands I bought in bulk, but at least I know now.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 16, 2022, 10:14:37 AM
Novak Djokovic: Tennis star deported after losing Australia visa battle
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-60014059

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODFO5zADFAs

not the funniest Ozzyman but like that he covered it
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on January 16, 2022, 03:15:48 PM
If you're going to lie on your visa application, don't post the evidence that you're lying on your Instagram. Also, don't lie about having COVID to get an exemption.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on January 16, 2022, 11:47:04 PM
Quote from: Potato on January 15, 2022, 01:59:48 AM
It isn't about punishing China. That would only be in the unlikely event it was leaked intentionally.

To me, the origin of the pandemic matters for other reasons:
  • If it was an accidental leak, then businesses and governments can plan for future risk in any research projects if they know biosecurity in China is lacking. China can address the lack of regulation etc.
  • If it was natural, then we can study the source and possibly get ahead of future outbreaks.
Finding the cause of COVID-19 is important in the same way that finding the cause of any disease or catastrophic event that's largely out of our control is important. The same reason it was important for scientists to understand the cause of the Boxing Day tsunami for example
As I said though, it's not necessary to know the details of COVID's initial source to advocate for either of these things. There are practical steps to combat both zoonotic and lab leak sources of viruses that can be undertaken by simply presuming that either could occur without needing to know if COVID was either.

I didn't argue that knowledge of COVID's origins were useless, I said the very opposite. I argued against the theory that this knowledge, especially in the broader public discourse rather than in academic settings, is somehow a necessity or that having either as a definitive answer should change anything.

Reframed, consider the question this way: What would you change about your own actions or your governments response to COVID if it was zoonotic instead of a lab leak? And vice versa?

I brought up punishing China because it's the only reason I see anyone outside of people who study viruses care about a lab leak, they want to use it to punish China (something they already support) by being able to blame them for the deaths.

Quote from: Rufus on January 15, 2022, 06:14:41 AM
They are willing and able to control an outbreak
I am not sure one can make this claim. China's continued known actions despite their extreme lengths suggest otherwise.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Kurt Russell on January 17, 2022, 01:51:04 AM
Quote from: benjipwns on January 16, 2022, 11:47:04 PM
I brought up punishing China because it's the only reason I see anyone outside of people who study viruses care about a lab leak, they want to use it to punish China (something they already support) by being able to blame them for the deaths.

I think it potentially goes beyond that, though. There is still a general ignorance of the majority of the shitty things that China are culpable for. Yeah, there's an argument that sanctions should be applied - particularly in light of how they exerted influence over the WHO and covered up the origins for a good few months (I was watching videos on Twitter of Chinese people collapsing from mystery illness in ICU at the end of December '19) - but I don't think that's necessarily the main objective.

More people need to be aware of exactly what constitutes modern China. We need to shine a light on some of the more egregious aspects of the behavior and increase societal awareness of the true price for their rare earth metals,  fancy electronics and drop-shipped plastic crap (most people still don't really make this connection).

So for me at least, determining the source of the outbreak is relevant because it has implications on just how long the Chinese government tried to keep this thing under the radar and in addition, how willing they were to play ball with the international community at large.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on January 17, 2022, 01:58:59 AM
Well, look, I agree about international organizations but I don't think that if COVID was zoonotic that it wouldn't mean they aren't to be criticized. Related, this tweet is still up after two years:
https://twitter.com/who/status/1217043229427761152
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on January 17, 2022, 01:59:26 AM
Unrelated:
https://twitter.com/Doug_Exeter/status/1482774616825204737

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https://twitter.com/KataMattyon/status/1482784465835507715
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Kurt Russell on January 17, 2022, 02:04:36 AM
Quote from: benjipwns on January 17, 2022, 01:58:59 AM
Well, look, I agree about international organizations but I don't think that if COVID was zoonotic that it wouldn't mean they aren't to be criticized. Related, this tweet is still up after two years:

No, but the point I was trying to make (somewhat badly) is that knowledge of the origin is useful to determine how timely and appropriate the response was - how much notice did they really have? I'd argue that a lab leak would actually give them more time to react and mitigate, as they would have a good understanding of what they leaked, as opposed to a natural evolving virus that would require potentially months of analysis.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on January 17, 2022, 02:15:31 AM
My thing is the conspiracy theories from two years ago are true in some capacity. Rather than considering them these takes were shushed up rather than talked about because of racism towards Asian Americans and particularly the Chinese. China absolutely should be punished in some fashion. My problem is when people this out on innocent Chinese-Americans that left that cesspool for better pastures.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on January 17, 2022, 08:32:03 AM
which conspiracy theories.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on January 17, 2022, 03:13:47 PM
Quote from: Cauliflower Of Love on January 17, 2022, 08:32:03 AM
which conspiracy theories.

"Scientists believed Covid leaked from Wuhan lab - but feared debate could hurt ‘international harmony’"

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/01/11/scientists-believed-covid-leaked-wuhan-lab-feared-debate-could/

Yet last year.

"COVID-19 ‘extremely unlikely’ to have come from a lab, experts say"

https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/02/1084252

And this is one example. Vaccine passports were laughed at as a conspiracy. Now we have them. Almost every prominent conspiracy relating to COVID has been proven to be true, has been shushed up and censored, and then back tracked at a later time. It shows a complete mutual interest in how the media protects the state and how the state and various "experts" and organizations do nothing but try to control even when they have no idea what's going on or have an idea but want to pacify us.

Yet they want us to still trust "the experts", or government, or those in power after nearly two years of falsehood and incompetence.

No mas.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 17, 2022, 03:19:02 PM
My grandma has it. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on January 17, 2022, 03:39:41 PM
Quote from: Himu on January 17, 2022, 03:13:47 PM
Quote from: Cauliflower Of Love on January 17, 2022, 08:32:03 AM
which conspiracy theories.


Yet they want us to still trust "the experts", or government, or those in power after nearly two years of falsehood and incompetence.

No mas.

the fucking audacity!


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i made this a spoiler so you have to click on it, shut the fuck up
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bonus

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57336280

https://www.npr.org/2021/06/03/1002865747/5-things-we-learned-from-anthony-faucis-emails
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Lonewulfeus on January 17, 2022, 03:46:20 PM
Quote from: Himu on January 17, 2022, 03:13:47 PM
Quote from: Cauliflower Of Love on January 17, 2022, 08:32:03 AM
which conspiracy theories.

"Scientists believed Covid leaked from Wuhan lab - but feared debate could hurt ‘international harmony’"

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/01/11/scientists-believed-covid-leaked-wuhan-lab-feared-debate-could/

Yet last year.

"COVID-19 ‘extremely unlikely’ to have come from a lab, experts say"

https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/02/1084252

And this is one example. Vaccine passports were laughed at as a conspiracy. Now we have them. Almost every prominent conspiracy relating to COVID has been proven to be true, has been shushed up and censored, and then back tracked at a later time. It shows a complete mutual interest in how the media protects the state and how the state and various "experts" and organizations do nothing but try to control even when they have no idea what's going on or have an idea but want to pacify us.

Yet they want us to still trust "the experts", or government, or those in power after nearly two years of falsehood and incompetence.

No mas.

A few times people threw shit at the wall it stuck -> aLl cOnsPirAcyS aRe tRUe :neogaf
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on January 17, 2022, 05:14:36 PM
I never said all conspiracy theories are true. However, I do think there's a major dent in the reputations of many orgs, groups, and even governments' reputations in how they handled COVID, their censoring of ideas that go against theirs, and trying to pacify populations with false information. It's pretty reasonable to doubt them even more than when the pandemic happened due to their reaction. It's pretty hard to give a fuck what the CDC says now for example.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on January 17, 2022, 05:16:38 PM
All conspiracies are false.

Just look at all the WMD's we found in Iraq.
Don't take it from me, listen to the honorable Prince Andrew who just returned from his totally innocent summer vacation on Epstein island.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on January 17, 2022, 05:20:53 PM
Yeah, Lonewolf think he's above it by placing endless trust in the machine. I never claimed we should reject all reason. I never said COVID was released by the Chinese as a bioweapon (how daft, who wants would release a bioweapon on their own population first when they are experiencing unprecedented economic growth?). My entire point is that for two years entire voices have been silenced which, frankly, turned out to be true. Years of social media warnings for "misinformation" but...oop!  Yet we couldn't hear them because they went against some narrative. it makes a great case to further not trust the media and especially the government.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on January 17, 2022, 05:24:44 PM
Quote from: Himu on January 17, 2022, 05:14:36 PM
I never said all conspiracy theories are true. However, I do think there's a major dent in the reputations of many orgs, groups, and even governments' reputations in how they handled COVID, their censoring of ideas that go against theirs, and trying to pacify populations with false information. It's pretty reasonable to doubt them even more than when the pandemic happened due to their reaction. It's pretty hard to give a fuck what the CDC says now for example.

You are fucking mental.

The way the pandemic was treated in the states is not a result of their reaction. It was because of fucking idiots spouting stupid shit and pretending things would just go away.  The CDC, Doctors, pathologists, experts have not changed what they said in 2020. A developing situation is developing.

You just wanted to use CDC emails from 2020 as a way to say that "they knew it escaped" but at the same time claim what they say is bullshit. Make up your mind.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on January 17, 2022, 05:28:58 PM
I'm far from mental. I'm quite sane and the sanest I've been in years.

Acting like this is only on Covid denialists is utterly false.

CDC changing their quarantine guideline the other week proves my point. So much of this is about profit but more than that, power. If you come out of this 100% believing in our institutions you're the one who is mental.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on January 17, 2022, 05:33:28 PM
:lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on January 17, 2022, 05:41:20 PM
It was the WHO that failed the hardest and continues to fail.

The lockdowns are based on a theory by Xi Jinping himself on population control and there is no evidence that they work to contain a respiratory virus.
The CCP worked tirelessly to promote lockdowns using social media channels that are banned in China. They heavily promoted the images of people dying in the street in Wuhan.
People that deny the sovereignty of Taiwan and who get most of their research funded by China told the world to copy what China was doing. As it was 'very effective'.

https://twitter.com/MichaelPSenger/status/1454928711115894786 (https://twitter.com/MichaelPSenger/status/1454928711115894786)

Since we've learned a couple of things that were conspiracies but now fact.
- People that are admitted to the hospital for other reasons but are tested positive for COVID later are still counted as COVID patients (or deaths from traffic accidents even).
- Poor ventilation and air circulation caused a lot of COVID deaths. Like the nursery homes in New York and the Netherlands. In fact most governments didn't add a 'ventilate' bullet point to their guidelines until like 3 months ago

For me it is clear that the Pfizer vaccines work to a certain extend for people with weak immune systems. It makes sense that face masks work to a certain extend as they always have for respiratory viruses.

The question is, did the CCP try to get the most out of a situation that was already bad for them (which honestly is the most likely as that is what communist regimes always do) by making sure it would spread after it leaked and making sure the US/EU would also kneecap their economies. Or did they plan the whole thing. The latter seems unlikely but not impossible given the stakes and how deep the WHO is in China's pocket and gain of function research.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Kurt Russell on January 17, 2022, 05:52:05 PM
The dead eyes of a man who knows he's one Zoom call away from ending up in a Ningxia labor camp.

(https://abload.de/img/screenshot2022-01-1728xkry.png)

Has Chronobore debunked this as yet another far-right conspiracy yet? Really struggling to know what to believe rn without his big boomer brain.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on January 17, 2022, 05:54:53 PM
Remember this was February of 2020 so in the middle of the Wuhan lockdown when no one could get in or out and they censored the Dr. whistleblower that commented on how serious Covid 19 was.

There's one major flaw in your post Nintex and that's the idea lockdowns are an invention of Xi. Spanish Flu also had lockdowns and Quarantines have been used during pandemics for centuries.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Kurt Russell on January 17, 2022, 06:00:18 PM
A fourth dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was insufficient to prevent infection with the omicron variant of Covid-19, according to preliminary data from a trial in Israel released Monday.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-17/israel-trial-suggests-4th-dose-not-warding-off-omicron-infection

It's cool though, they just need a fifth.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on January 17, 2022, 06:01:21 PM
Imagine lining up with nintex
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on January 17, 2022, 06:02:26 PM
Quote from: Kurt Russell on January 17, 2022, 06:00:18 PM
A fourth dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was insufficient to prevent infection with the omicron variant of Covid-19, according to preliminary data from a trial in Israel released Monday.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-17/israel-trial-suggests-4th-dose-not-warding-off-omicron-infection

It's cool though, they just need a fifth.

Can't wait till my eighth!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on January 17, 2022, 06:08:27 PM
Lockdowns do work to limit the spread and even eliminate COVID. Australia and New Zealand are living proof that these policies work...well, worked because Omicron is a different kettle of fish entirely in that it is super infectious and not anywhere near as lethal as earlier variants.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on January 17, 2022, 06:12:21 PM
Lockdowns do work. NZ did a good job. Problem is length. At the time we figured or hoped this would be away but we are two years into this. At first, yeah, I'm willing to play ball and be a good citizen. But then after two years of strict rules it can take a mental toll. Lockdowns do have negatives.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on January 17, 2022, 06:38:50 PM

Quote from: Himu on January 17, 2022, 06:12:21 PM
Lockdowns do work. NZ did a good job. Problem is length. At the time we figured or hoped this would be away but we are two years into this. At first, yeah, I'm willing to play ball and be a good citizen. But then after two years of strict rules it can take a mental toll. Lockdowns do have negatives.
What strict rules? From the outside looking in, the US, UK and Europe just said, "fuck it" and did next to nothing to limit the spread.



Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on January 17, 2022, 06:42:25 PM
Quote from: Potato on January 17, 2022, 06:38:50 PM

Quote from: Himu on January 17, 2022, 06:12:21 PM
Lockdowns do work. NZ did a good job. Problem is length. At the time we figured or hoped this would be away but we are two years into this. At first, yeah, I'm willing to play ball and be a good citizen. But then after two years of strict rules it can take a mental toll. Lockdowns do have negatives.
What strict rules? From the outside looking in, the US, UK and Europe just said, "fuck it" and did next to nothing to limit the spread.

I'm talking of Australia and NZ.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on January 17, 2022, 06:58:58 PM
Himu mad h can't get his dick wet.

Just like every other stupid conservative
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on January 17, 2022, 07:03:30 PM
Quote from: Himu on January 17, 2022, 06:42:25 PM
Quote from: Potato on January 17, 2022, 06:38:50 PM

Quote from: Himu on January 17, 2022, 06:12:21 PM
Lockdowns do work. NZ did a good job. Problem is length. At the time we figured or hoped this would be away but we are two years into this. At first, yeah, I'm willing to play ball and be a good citizen. But then after two years of strict rules it can take a mental toll. Lockdowns do have negatives.
What strict rules? From the outside looking in, the US, UK and Europe just said, "fuck it" and did next to nothing to limit the spread.

I'm talking of Australia and NZ.
For the most part of 2020 and 2021, life in Australia and NZ were just normal. No lockdowns, no spread of COVID. My life only changed in minimal ways throughout those two years. When outbreaks occurred, those states locked down and limited spread. When the vaccines arrived, we implemented a national campaign to get vaccinated and we stand at 90%+ of the adult population vaccinated. This is reaping benefits now that we have opened back up.

Your incessant complaining about lockdowns and vaccine mandates is just irritating.

Your personal freedoms are not being impinged by places requiring you to be vaccinated or governments implementing rules to protect their citizens. If you choose not to participate in civilised society, then stay home.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on January 17, 2022, 07:11:51 PM
Quote from: Cauliflower Of Love on January 17, 2022, 06:58:58 PM
Himu mad h can't get his dick wet.

Just like every other stupid conservative

WTF are you talking about? I don't plan on having sex again until marriage. Sex is the last thing I want.

Quote from: Potato on January 17, 2022, 07:03:30 PM
Quote from: Himu on January 17, 2022, 06:42:25 PM
Quote from: Potato on January 17, 2022, 06:38:50 PM

Quote from: Himu on January 17, 2022, 06:12:21 PM
Lockdowns do work. NZ did a good job. Problem is length. At the time we figured or hoped this would be away but we are two years into this. At first, yeah, I'm willing to play ball and be a good citizen. But then after two years of strict rules it can take a mental toll. Lockdowns do have negatives.
What strict rules? From the outside looking in, the US, UK and Europe just said, "fuck it" and did next to nothing to limit the spread.

I'm talking of Australia and NZ.
For the most part of 2020 and 2021, life in Australia and NZ were just normal. No lockdowns, no spread of COVID. My life only changed in minimal ways throughout those two years. When outbreaks occurred, those states locked down and limited spread. When the vaccines arrived, we implemented a national campaign to get vaccinated and we stand at 90%+ of the adult population vaccinated. This is reaping benefits now that we have opened back up.

Your incessant complaining about lockdowns and vaccine mandates is just irritating.

Your personal freedoms are not being impinged by places requiring you to be vaccinated or governments implementing rules to protect their citizens. If you choose not to participate in civilised society, then stay home.

https://youtu.be/nJshjMyg6no
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on January 17, 2022, 07:35:57 PM
😂
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on January 18, 2022, 10:21:08 AM
Quote from: Himu on January 17, 2022, 02:15:31 AM
China absolutely should be punished in some fashion.
How?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on January 18, 2022, 05:16:13 PM
Good news Americans! You can now get reimbursed for covid tests.

Bad news though, I hope you like mail in rebates.
https://mobile.twitter.com/binney_z/status/1483168696654864392
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on January 18, 2022, 07:35:29 PM
What's this computer nonsense where are your coupons jack? :biden
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on January 20, 2022, 04:25:57 AM
https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-boris-johnson-health-europe-spain-1ab95ea43fa30bcb36f068c9a8664d12
:)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Uncle on January 21, 2022, 09:48:13 AM
a new CDC study shows that for Delta covid infections, people who survived a previous infection had lower case rates than those who had only been vaccinated (and previous infection + vaccination was best of all, but only by a small amount)

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7104e1.htm

(https://i.imgur.com/juIXGmI.png)

I understand the temptation to be all "ohhhhh herd immunity gang was right all along  :snob :trumps "

but fuck that obviously as it's been clearly shown the vaccines work, and the recommendation is still to get vaccinated

the dumb thing is that you can't find much/any reporting of this legitimate data outside of far right news sources, because of course that's how everything is now

or instead you get headlines that state the exact opposite thing that the study shows

https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/19/health/covid-vaccine-infection-protection-cdc-study/index.html

Quote
When the Delta variant dominated, vaccination and prior infection protected against Covid-19, but vaccination was safest, study finds

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 21, 2022, 03:39:25 PM
https://wset.com/news/at-the-capitol/page-county-public-schools-luray-virginia-increase-security-police-presence-mom-threatens-to-bring-loaded-gun-over-mask-mandate
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on January 21, 2022, 03:40:27 PM
Seems prior infection + vaccine hits the jackpot baby!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on January 21, 2022, 09:18:16 PM
https://youtu.be/N_os74m9uFI
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: chronovore on January 21, 2022, 09:42:45 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on January 21, 2022, 03:39:25 PM
https://wset.com/news/at-the-capitol/page-county-public-schools-luray-virginia-increase-security-police-presence-mom-threatens-to-bring-loaded-gun-over-mask-mandate

Stupid is as stupid does.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on January 22, 2022, 12:00:36 AM
Quote from: Himu on January 21, 2022, 09:18:16 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_os74m9uFI
Fuck off you stupid foreign cunt.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on January 22, 2022, 04:13:02 AM
Got a booster, a headache and a fever

Haven't had a headache in like 20 years
:info
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 22, 2022, 10:52:21 AM
:dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on January 22, 2022, 12:29:26 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FJuDP15XIAM7XJd?format=jpg&name=small)

 :science
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on January 23, 2022, 11:39:14 AM
https://www.reddit.com/r/ShitPoliticsSays/comments/savryb/australia_subs_honestly_batshit_insane_there_are/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

:lol holy shit
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: jorma on January 23, 2022, 12:12:20 PM
Quote from: Himu on January 23, 2022, 11:39:14 AM
https://www.reddit.com/r/ShitPoliticsSays/comments/savryb/australia_subs_honestly_batshit_insane_there_are/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

:lol holy shit


while i did know that strayans are famous for always going full distinguished mentally-challenged fellow, i didn't think that prison colony dna was acually a thing  :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on January 23, 2022, 02:28:21 PM
Big protests today in DC and Belgium

https://twitter.com/AlertChannel/status/1485318465653293061 (https://twitter.com/AlertChannel/status/1485318465653293061)

https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1485319957697155077 (https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1485319957697155077)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on January 23, 2022, 02:44:07 PM
Quote from: jorma on January 23, 2022, 12:12:20 PM
Quote from: Himu on January 23, 2022, 11:39:14 AM
https://www.reddit.com/r/ShitPoliticsSays/comments/savryb/australia_subs_honestly_batshit_insane_there_are/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

:lol holy shit


while i did know that strayans are famous for always going full distinguished mentally-challenged fellow, i didn't think that prison colony dna was acually a thing  :lol
r/Australia is infamous for being full of fucking lefty activist morons. Try r/Straya if you want real content, although that one is being infested by the mentally challenged political activists too.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on January 23, 2022, 03:02:14 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bQ2rctogOs

So weird to see the mainstream pundits now repeat the same talking points that were 'radical' a year ago.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on January 23, 2022, 03:30:34 PM
The situation was very different a year ago.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Bebpo on January 23, 2022, 04:20:48 PM
Got my 4th Pfizer

Gonna be guinea pig for USA. Pharmacy was like you’re the first, how do we do this  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Pissy F Benny on January 23, 2022, 04:23:43 PM
They're giving out 4th's already? The data coming out of Israel that a 4th jab, at least this quickly, is diminishing returns at best, but I suppose daddy pfizer (and their shareholders in government :shh) needs even more cash :money
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Bebpo on January 23, 2022, 05:40:16 PM
Quote from: Pissy F Benny on January 23, 2022, 04:23:43 PM
They're giving out 4th's already? The data coming out of Israel that a 4th jab, at least this quickly, is diminishing returns at best, but I suppose daddy pfizer (and their shareholders in government :shh) needs even more cash :money

The Israel data is that with Omicron the 4th dose increased antibodies (which reach even higher than a 3rd dose) is not enough to stop symptomatic omicron infection.

But the data also shows it greatly reduces hospitalization, serious illness and death. Just like the first 2.5 months of a 3rd dose.

Mostly just care about the latter. I don't mind if I get omicron, but I really don't want to die from it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Pissy F Benny on January 23, 2022, 05:52:04 PM
That's fair enough. I suppose when if they tried pushing it out on everyone, not just those with other illnesses etc would be the time to raise an eyebrow.  :lol

FWIW I would have rather my booster had gone to someone in a poorer country who needs it and hasn't even had 1 shot yet (not like we have a choice in the matter, but I don't see the point in giving a booster to the 80% or whatever of the populations of a rich country who don't really need them), and only had it because the definition of fully vaxxed would eventually change from 2 to 3.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Bebpo on January 23, 2022, 06:02:04 PM
I get that, but I also think on an individual level whether people get their boosters or shots or not doesn't effect the total USA stock and isn't going to suddenly add more vaccines to a 3rd world country.

Instead the USA basically sits on and throws away unused vaccines.

poorer countries need more vaccines, but that's just a separate issue.


That being said, yeah, the 4th shot discussion is just for people over 65 and those under 65 with certain compromising health issues. I have a feeling they won't ever make the 4th shot the norm because by that point later this year they'll have a a new and better vaccine for the general public that will better deal with variants.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on January 24, 2022, 09:55:45 AM
Quote from: Nintex on January 23, 2022, 03:02:14 PM
So weird to see the mainstream pundits now repeat the same talking points that were 'radical' a year ago.
Bill Maher, Bari Weiss and Ritchie Torres are "mainstream pundits" now?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on January 24, 2022, 10:02:46 AM
Quote from: Nintex on January 23, 2022, 03:02:14 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bQ2rctogOs

So weird to see the mainstream pundits now repeat the same talking points that were 'radical' a year ago.

I know right? This is what I was talking about last page. Things that were considered conspiracy theories or being a dick is now mainstream because the media says it's okay to consider it. Almost like the media acts as a purveyor on what's considered acceptable.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on January 24, 2022, 10:04:24 AM
Quote from: Potato on January 23, 2022, 03:30:34 PM
The situation was very different a year ago.

Bullshit. I've been saying to live with Covid for months and you've treated me like a leper. Madrun liking your post is icing. Hypocrital media knob slobbers.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on January 24, 2022, 10:08:18 AM
Quote from: Bebpo on January 23, 2022, 05:40:16 PM
Quote from: Pissy F Benny on January 23, 2022, 04:23:43 PM
They're giving out 4th's already? The data coming out of Israel that a 4th jab, at least this quickly, is diminishing returns at best, but I suppose daddy pfizer (and their shareholders in government :shh) needs even more cash :money

The Israel data is that with Omicron the 4th dose increased antibodies (which reach even higher than a 3rd dose) is not enough to stop symptomatic omicron infection.

But the data also shows it greatly reduces hospitalization, serious illness and death. Just like the first 2.5 months of a 3rd dose.

Mostly just care about the latter. I don't mind if I get omicron, but I really don't want to die from it.

Doesn't data also say a fourth shot decreases Covid immunity while also making your immune system weak?

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/why-a-4th-covid-19-shot-likely-wont-provide-more-protection

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-11/repeat-booster-shots-risk-overloading-immune-system-ema-says


Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on January 24, 2022, 12:34:25 PM
https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1485583228144689152

Thank you Boston mothers. 🙏

spoiler (click to show/hide)
https://twitter.com/ruanniemann/status/1485588266153910279
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Bebpo on January 24, 2022, 02:18:56 PM
Quote from: Himu on January 24, 2022, 10:08:18 AM
Quote from: Bebpo on January 23, 2022, 05:40:16 PM
Quote from: Pissy F Benny on January 23, 2022, 04:23:43 PM
They're giving out 4th's already? The data coming out of Israel that a 4th jab, at least this quickly, is diminishing returns at best, but I suppose daddy pfizer (and their shareholders in government :shh) needs even more cash :money

The Israel data is that with Omicron the 4th dose increased antibodies (which reach even higher than a 3rd dose) is not enough to stop symptomatic omicron infection.

But the data also shows it greatly reduces hospitalization, serious illness and death. Just like the first 2.5 months of a 3rd dose.

Mostly just care about the latter. I don't mind if I get omicron, but I really don't want to die from it.

Doesn't data also say a fourth shot decreases Covid immunity while also making your immune system weak?

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/why-a-4th-covid-19-shot-likely-wont-provide-more-protection

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-11/repeat-booster-shots-risk-overloading-immune-system-ema-says

No. There are a few fringe doctors concerned about shots overloading the immune system, but there has not been a single result showing that.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-24/fourth-shot-gives-protection-from-covid-infection-israel-says

From today. 4th shot gives 2x protection against symptomatic infection, 3x against serious illness.

Diminishing returns, sure. But still increased protection.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on January 24, 2022, 02:32:13 PM
Quote from: Himu on January 24, 2022, 10:02:46 AM
Quote from: Nintex on January 23, 2022, 03:02:14 PM
So weird to see the mainstream pundits now repeat the same talking points that were 'radical' a year ago.

I know right? This is what I was talking about last page. Things that were considered conspiracy theories or being a dick is now mainstream because the media says it's okay to consider it. Almost like the media acts as a purveyor on what's considered acceptable.
Wrong. No quarter:
https://twitter.com/TheLastRefuge2/status/1484952133392809988
https://twitter.com/gnocchiwizard/status/1484922011189071873

spoiler (click to show/hide)
https://twitter.com/julie_kelly2/status/1484954534875181058
lmao
https://twitter.com/JamesTScorpio1/status/1484981197222645761
https://twitter.com/andItoldyaso/status/1484955869729017857
https://twitter.com/unseen1_unseen/status/1485012313283481601
https://twitter.com/bevbeach10/status/1484955786207846401
https://twitter.com/Hinesguitar/status/1484955993184296960
https://twitter.com/Steve_Stuck/status/1484952827688591361
https://twitter.com/VicimusMagna/status/1484989326090022920
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on January 24, 2022, 03:28:35 PM
Quote from: Himu on January 24, 2022, 10:04:24 AM
Quote from: Potato on January 23, 2022, 03:30:34 PM
The situation was very different a year ago.

Bullshit. I've been saying to live with Covid for months and you've treated me like a leper. Madrun liking your post is icing. Hypocrital media knob slobbers.
You couldn't even decide which political leaning you had a month ago dickhead.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on January 24, 2022, 03:57:54 PM
https://twitter.com/NickFondacaro/status/1485652968913391617 (https://twitter.com/NickFondacaro/status/1485652968913391617)

 :reeeee

Nice slip of the tongue there Woopi: "[...] people who lost their kids to this vaccine" :info

You can't go out drinking because some kid below 5 might catch COVID and he can't get vaccinated :wut
Newsflash to the elite most grown adults don't go out with 5 year olds.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on January 24, 2022, 11:57:24 PM
Quote from: Nintex on January 24, 2022, 03:57:54 PM
https://twitter.com/NickFondacaro/status/1485652968913391617 (https://twitter.com/NickFondacaro/status/1485652968913391617)

 :reeeee

Nice slip of the tongue there Woopi: "[...] people who lost their kids to this vaccine" :info

You can't go out drinking because some kid below 5 might catch COVID and he can't get vaccinated :wut
Newsflash to the elite most grown adults don't go out with 5 year olds.

Don't get me wrong. I'll be wearing masks when sick in the future. But like, new normal like security after 9/11? So we were right to be against mandates after all? . Good Lord.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on January 25, 2022, 02:34:17 PM
Our country is opening back up, basically everything will be open from 08:00 to 22:00. Still QR codes for bars, movie theatres and a bunch of other places though.
With that said our new health secretary has decided to not further expand the various COVID apps and an advisory board has ruled against implementing 1G (e.g. vaccination mandates).

Masks advice remains in effect as well as social distancing rules and self tests.

Approx. 455000 people currently infected and in self-quarantine.
Very few people in the ICU. COVID wards opening up for regular healthcare again.

Government will announce new guidance March 8.

They had no choice, most people started to open up their stores themselves and police was no longer enforcing.
Also the government started with a ~20% or lower approval rating and local elections would've wiped them out next month.

We Won

:rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: OnlyRegret on January 26, 2022, 01:21:28 AM
so how about that exploding opioid death toll
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on January 26, 2022, 06:12:41 AM
https://twitter.com/JohnsHopkinsSPH/status/1481687506148118529
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on January 26, 2022, 07:17:47 AM
https://abc7ny.com/heart-transplant-denied-covid-19-vaccine-boston-hospital-policy/11509056/?ex_cid=TA_WABC_FB&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook

COVID tyranny
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on January 26, 2022, 07:19:07 AM
Quote from: Nintex on January 25, 2022, 02:34:17 PM
Our country is opening back up, basically everything will be open from 08:00 to 22:00. Still QR codes for bars, movie theatres and a bunch of other places though.
With that said our new health secretary has decided to not further expand the various COVID apps and an advisory board has ruled against implementing 1G (e.g. vaccination mandates).

Masks advice remains in effect as well as social distancing rules and self tests.

Approx. 455000 people currently infected and in self-quarantine.
Very few people in the ICU. COVID wards opening up for regular healthcare again.

Government will announce new guidance March 8.

They had no choice, most people started to open up their stores themselves and police was no longer enforcing.
Also the government started with a ~20% or lower approval rating and local elections would've wiped them out next month.

We Won

:rejoice

I'm curious how Covid over correction will affect politics over the coming decade. Congrats on your war against tyranny
 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on January 26, 2022, 08:15:26 AM
Quote from: Himu on January 26, 2022, 07:19:07 AM
Quote from: Nintex on January 25, 2022, 02:34:17 PM
Our country is opening back up, basically everything will be open from 08:00 to 22:00. Still QR codes for bars, movie theatres and a bunch of other places though.
With that said our new health secretary has decided to not further expand the various COVID apps and an advisory board has ruled against implementing 1G (e.g. vaccination mandates).

Masks advice remains in effect as well as social distancing rules and self tests.

Approx. 455000 people currently infected and in self-quarantine.
Very few people in the ICU. COVID wards opening up for regular healthcare again.

Government will announce new guidance March 8.

They had no choice, most people started to open up their stores themselves and police was no longer enforcing.
Also the government started with a ~20% or lower approval rating and local elections would've wiped them out next month.

We Won

:rejoice

I'm curious how Covid over correction will affect politics over the coming decade. Congrats on your war against tyranny
 

there will less stupid as fucking people dead


ahem
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: bork on January 26, 2022, 10:01:34 AM
Another variant has been found.

https://cbs12.com/amp/news/local/new-covid-variant-detected-in-at-least-40-different-countries
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Kurt Russell on January 26, 2022, 10:39:24 AM
Quote from: bork on January 26, 2022, 10:01:34 AM
Another variant has been found.

https://cbs12.com/amp/news/local/new-covid-variant-detected-in-at-least-40-different-countries

A new cold strain :gddr5
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: bork on January 26, 2022, 11:18:27 AM
Quote from: Nintex link=topic=46908.msg3020809#msg3020809 

You can't go out drinking because some kid below 5 might catch COVID and he can't get vaccinated :wut
Newsflash to the elite most grown adults don't go out with 5 year olds.

It's almost as if you could catch something and then pass it on to someone else in another place!
 :brain
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on January 26, 2022, 11:19:06 AM
Bork link broken

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/health-officials-around-world-investigate-new-strain-of-omicron-variant/ar-AATa0vQ?ocid=BingNewsSearch

Quote
Initial research from Denmark’s Statens Serum Institut showed "no differences" in hospitalizations between the subvariant and its predecessor, according to the agency.

:gddr5 indeed

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on January 26, 2022, 11:20:28 AM
Quote from: bork on January 26, 2022, 11:18:27 AM
Quote from: Nintex link=topic=46908.msg3020809#msg3020809 

You can't go out drinking because some kid below 5 might catch COVID and he can't get vaccinated :wut
Newsflash to the elite most grown adults don't go out with 5 year olds.

It's almost as if you could catch something and then pass it on to someone else in another place!
 :brain

Yeah we should all stay inside then and just say fuck life
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on January 26, 2022, 11:36:21 AM
Quote from: Himu on January 26, 2022, 07:17:47 AM
https://abc7ny.com/heart-transplant-denied-covid-19-vaccine-boston-hospital-policy/11509056/?ex_cid=TA_WABC_FB&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook

COVID tyranny
This is standard procedure on organ transplants. They aren't available enough to afford being used on an unprotected patient compared to one who is. It's basic triage.

As the story clearly states in the fourth and fifth paragraphs:
Quote
"And like many other transplant programs in the United States - the COVID-19 vaccine is one of several vaccines and lifestyle behaviors required for transplant candidates in the Mass General Brigham system in order to create both the best chance for a successful operation and also the patient's survival after transplantation."

Dr. Arthur Caplan is Head of Medical Ethics at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. He says being vaccinated is necessary for this type of procedure. "Post any transplant, kidney, heart whatever, your immune system is shut off," Caplan said. "The flu could kill you, a cold could kill you, COVID could kill you. The organs are scarce, we are not going to distribute them to someone who has a poor chance of living when others who are vaccinated have a better chance post-surgery of surviving."
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on January 26, 2022, 11:39:37 AM
Yeah I read it. Still feels fucked up but this life is a bitch.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on January 26, 2022, 11:51:54 AM
I mean it's not "COVID tyranny" it's just the media fanning outrage. (I saw it lots of other places earlier too.)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: bork on January 26, 2022, 11:56:49 AM
Quote from: Himu on January 26, 2022, 11:20:28 AM
Quote from: bork on January 26, 2022, 11:18:27 AM
Quote from: Nintex link=topic=46908.msg3020809#msg3020809 

You can't go out drinking because some kid below 5 might catch COVID and he can't get vaccinated :wut
Newsflash to the elite most grown adults don't go out with 5 year olds.

It's almost as if you could catch something and then pass it on to someone else in another place!
 :brain

Yeah we should all stay inside then and just say fuck life


Because that's totally what I was implying!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on January 26, 2022, 12:12:37 PM
Quote from: Himu on January 26, 2022, 11:20:28 AM
Quote from: bork on January 26, 2022, 11:18:27 AM
Quote from: Nintex link=topic=46908.msg3020809#msg3020809 

You can't go out drinking because some kid below 5 might catch COVID and he can't get vaccinated :wut
Newsflash to the elite most grown adults don't go out with 5 year olds.

It's almost as if you could catch something and then pass it on to someone else in another place!
 :brain

Yeah we should all stay inside then and just say fuck life

You should.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on January 26, 2022, 12:33:30 PM
5 days ago I returned from my cruise in the beautiful Caribbean.

Thats right, I went on a motherfucking cruise.

Now Im at home, beautifully tanned, refreshed, and without covid.

Trump was right, its all a scam to control people and stop them from living their lives

 :trumps

Himu can you help me register for the republican party they were right this whole time. We need to get back to normal.

More women in bikinis  :rejoice

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: tiesto on January 26, 2022, 12:47:43 PM
Quote from: Himu on January 26, 2022, 07:17:47 AM
https://abc7ny.com/heart-transplant-denied-covid-19-vaccine-boston-hospital-policy/11509056/?ex_cid=TA_WABC_FB&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook

COVID tyranny

My brother works with transplant patients and they're some of the most vulnerable people to COVID, hence why the vaccine is so imperative for them to get.
But on the flip side of the coin - how many people are out there unable to secure an ICU bed because it's been taken up by an antivaxxer dying of COVID? How many hospital personnel (who are already stretched thin dealing with this) is he putting at risk by not being vaxxed?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on January 26, 2022, 12:54:20 PM
Quote from: Cauliflower Of Love on January 26, 2022, 08:15:26 AM
Quote from: Himu on January 26, 2022, 07:19:07 AM
Quote from: Nintex on January 25, 2022, 02:34:17 PM
Our country is opening back up, basically everything will be open from 08:00 to 22:00. Still QR codes for bars, movie theatres and a bunch of other places though.
With that said our new health secretary has decided to not further expand the various COVID apps and an advisory board has ruled against implementing 1G (e.g. vaccination mandates).

Masks advice remains in effect as well as social distancing rules and self tests.

Approx. 455000 people currently infected and in self-quarantine.
Very few people in the ICU. COVID wards opening up for regular healthcare again.

Government will announce new guidance March 8.

They had no choice, most people started to open up their stores themselves and police was no longer enforcing.
Also the government started with a ~20% or lower approval rating and local elections would've wiped them out next month.

We Won

:rejoice

I'm curious how Covid over correction will affect politics over the coming decade. Congrats on your war against tyranny
 

there will less stupid as fucking people dead


ahem
Our government estimates that it will spread very fast and by next week or so ~1 million people will be sick at home or in quarantine.
That's 1 in 17.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on January 26, 2022, 01:11:12 PM
Quote from: james on January 26, 2022, 12:33:30 PM
5 days ago I returned from my cruise in the beautiful Caribbean.

Thats right, I went on a motherfucking cruise.

Now Im at home, beautifully tanned, refreshed, and without covid.

Trump was right, its all a scam to control people and stop them from living their lives

 :trumps

Himu can you help me register for the republican party they were right this whole time. We need to get back to normal.

More women in bikinis  :rejoice

It's not a scam, it's very much real. But we are a year out from vaccines and yet the pandemic paranoia still hasn't ended. Good on you for saying fuck this and living your life and not cowering to the fear.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on January 26, 2022, 01:14:58 PM
Quote from: tiesto on January 26, 2022, 12:47:43 PM
Quote from: Himu on January 26, 2022, 07:17:47 AM
https://abc7ny.com/heart-transplant-denied-covid-19-vaccine-boston-hospital-policy/11509056/?ex_cid=TA_WABC_FB&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook

COVID tyranny

My brother works with transplant patients and they're some of the most vulnerable people to COVID, hence why the vaccine is so imperative for them to get.
But on the flip side of the coin - how many people are out there unable to secure an ICU bed because it's been taken up by an antivaxxer dying of COVID? How many hospital personnel (who are already stretched thin dealing with this) is he putting at risk by not being vaxxed?

He might as well get it since he needs the transplant but even if he does it will take at least a month to gain immunity. What are his options?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Uncle on January 26, 2022, 01:45:32 PM
as usual there is important information left out of the story

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: tiesto on January 26, 2022, 01:47:37 PM
Quote from: Himu on January 26, 2022, 01:14:58 PM
Quote from: tiesto on January 26, 2022, 12:47:43 PM
Quote from: Himu on January 26, 2022, 07:17:47 AM
https://abc7ny.com/heart-transplant-denied-covid-19-vaccine-boston-hospital-policy/11509056/?ex_cid=TA_WABC_FB&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook

COVID tyranny

My brother works with transplant patients and they're some of the most vulnerable people to COVID, hence why the vaccine is so imperative for them to get.
But on the flip side of the coin - how many people are out there unable to secure an ICU bed because it's been taken up by an antivaxxer dying of COVID? How many hospital personnel (who are already stretched thin dealing with this) is he putting at risk by not being vaxxed?

He might as well get it since he needs the transplant but even if he does it will take at least a month to gain immunity. What are his options?

For people who end up in the ICU because they're unvaxxed, I just wish them the best and hope they 'see the light' when they heal. I think hearing 'get vaxxed' from people who were unvaxxed, got really sick, and then realized they made an error is FAR more helpful than the 'Herman Cain Awards' or what some of the more malicious elements of the pro-vax movement do.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on January 26, 2022, 01:51:31 PM
Quote from: tiesto on January 26, 2022, 01:47:37 PM
Quote from: Himu on January 26, 2022, 01:14:58 PM
Quote from: tiesto on January 26, 2022, 12:47:43 PM
Quote from: Himu on January 26, 2022, 07:17:47 AM
https://abc7ny.com/heart-transplant-denied-covid-19-vaccine-boston-hospital-policy/11509056/?ex_cid=TA_WABC_FB&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook

COVID tyranny

My brother works with transplant patients and they're some of the most vulnerable people to COVID, hence why the vaccine is so imperative for them to get.
But on the flip side of the coin - how many people are out there unable to secure an ICU bed because it's been taken up by an antivaxxer dying of COVID? How many hospital personnel (who are already stretched thin dealing with this) is he putting at risk by not being vaxxed?

He might as well get it since he needs the transplant but even if he does it will take at least a month to gain immunity. What are his options?

For people who end up in the ICU because they're unvaxxed, I just wish them the best and hope they 'see the light' when they heal. I think hearing 'get vaxxed' from people who were unvaxxed, got really sick, and then realized they made an error is FAR more helpful than the 'Herman Cain Awards' or what some of the more malicious elements of the pro-vax movement do.

No, I'm asking what are his options? What if he gets vaxxed? What happens next? Does he have to wait till the second shot to get the surg?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on January 26, 2022, 03:31:47 PM
Quote from: Kurt Russell on January 26, 2022, 10:39:24 AM
Quote from: bork on January 26, 2022, 10:01:34 AM
Another variant has been found.

https://cbs12.com/amp/news/local/new-covid-variant-detected-in-at-least-40-different-countries

A new cold strain :gddr5

https://twitter.com/Gab_H_R/status/1486326307034218501

I dont read nordic but the colors look legit
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Kurt Russell on January 26, 2022, 04:26:38 PM
Usual rules apply

- Why were they hospitalised?
- Were they in ICU?
- Did they even have Covid?
- How about underlying health conditions?

Looking at a spike in a graph and panicking is not particularly helpful at this juncture.

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"These are not particularly sick infants. In fact, they're coming in for short periods of time," study author Calum Semple, Professor in Child Health and Outbreak Medicine, University of Liverpool, told reporters, adding that the proportion requiring oxygen was falling.

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Russell Viner, Professor of Child and Adolescent Health, UCL, said that the trend was likely in part because Omicron symptoms might resemble the sort of respiratory conditions that would encourage parents to bring in babies to hospital as a precaution, whereas clinical pathways for older children would not bring them to hospital with such mild symptoms.

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.....And the indications are that children admitted to hospital with omicron are even less sick, as they require less support than children admitted earlier in the pandemic and are discharged earlier. Oxygen use by children aged under 1 admitted in the past four weeks for whom data are available was 12%, compared with 22.5% in the first wave of the pandemic. Admission to intensive care was 9.9% (v 14%), use of mechanical ventilation was 2% (v 5.8%), use of non-invasive ventilation was 2% (v 7.2%), and mean length of stay was 1.7 days (v 6.6 days).

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Camilla Kingdon, president of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, said, “As paediatricians, we are accustomed to having busy winters where we see lots of particularly under 1s, typically, with high fevers, often with some kind of respiratory distress.”

She noted an increase in babies testing positive for omicron but lots of other respiratory viruses also circulating. “The presentation of these babies very much fits in with a mix of what we would expect to see in a busy winter in the UK,” she said.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on January 26, 2022, 04:50:47 PM
Nothing warns better than a chart with bright colors and thousands of different data points without any information to back it up.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on January 26, 2022, 04:54:11 PM
Quote from: Nintex on January 26, 2022, 04:50:47 PM
Nothing warns better than a chart with bright colors and thousands of different data points without any information to back it up.
Twitter really is the best way to communicate complex scientific information. Especially for those who have no specific knowledge of the subject matter.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: team filler on January 26, 2022, 07:29:52 PM
Quote from: james on January 26, 2022, 12:33:30 PM
5 days ago I returned from my cruise in the beautiful Caribbean.

Thats right, I went on a motherfucking cruise.

Now Im at home, beautifully tanned, refreshed, and without covid.

Trump was right, its all a scam to control people and stop them from living their lives

 :trumps

Himu can you help me register for the republican party they were right this whole time. We need to get back to normal.

More women in bikinis  :rejoice
:hesright
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: T-Short on January 27, 2022, 08:58:20 AM
DK hospitalisations graph is following the same pattern as ours in SE (and many other european countries): The hospitalisation (excluding ICU) numbers are based on people in hospital care for or with covid. So, this line is going up because we have a very explosive omicron spread. So _a lot_ of these people end up on this graph because they are admitted to hospital care and also end up realising that they are covid infected.

Now, this is obviously not ideal, since a covid-infected patient, regardless of medical state, obviously needs to be treated differently as a highly contagious patient, with higher demand on logistics/space and caution/protection level for hospital staff. But it's not the panic indicator that some people would have you believe.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: headwalk on January 27, 2022, 09:17:44 AM
there was never a rise in covid ICU patients all throughout omicron in the UK, and numbers are now freefalling (last numbers were the lowest since july).

(https://i.imgur.com/W8GbckX.png)

the main consequence of it was wiping out delta, which was starting to make a bit of a comeback.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Raist on January 27, 2022, 02:54:48 PM
Quote from: headwalk on January 27, 2022, 09:17:44 AM
there was never a rise in covid ICU patients all throughout omicron in the UK, and numbers are now freefalling (last numbers were the lowest since july).

(https://i.imgur.com/W8GbckX.png)

the main consequence of it was wiping out delta, which was starting to make a bit of a comeback.


The number of deaths has been highest since March 2021 for weeks. Or is it just the number of people on ventilators that counts now?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on January 27, 2022, 03:14:13 PM
Quote from: Raist on January 27, 2022, 02:54:48 PM
Quote from: headwalk on January 27, 2022, 09:17:44 AM
there was never a rise in covid ICU patients all throughout omicron in the UK, and numbers are now freefalling (last numbers were the lowest since july).

(https://i.imgur.com/W8GbckX.png)

the main consequence of it was wiping out delta, which was starting to make a bit of a comeback.


The number of deaths has been highest since March 2021 for weeks. Or is it just the number of people on ventilators that counts now?

Every death is one less person in the hospital

 :rollsafe
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: headwalk on January 27, 2022, 03:33:45 PM
Quote from: Raist on January 27, 2022, 02:54:48 PM
Quote from: headwalk on January 27, 2022, 09:17:44 AM
there was never a rise in covid ICU patients all throughout omicron in the UK, and numbers are now freefalling (last numbers were the lowest since july).

(https://i.imgur.com/W8GbckX.png)

the main consequence of it was wiping out delta, which was starting to make a bit of a comeback.


The number of deaths has been highest since March 2021 for weeks. Or is it just the number of people on ventilators that counts now?

it's not "on ventilators", it's in beds with capacity for mechanical ventilation (so it's essentially shorthand of "in ICU units"), and yes it's by far the best indicator we have of how many people are getting severely ill with covid.

the deaths are just the maths of widespread it has been. we have 50-60,000 all cause deaths every january in the UK and even conservative estimates state something like 10-15% of the population have had omicron in the last month. die within a month of having covid and you're counted as a "covid death" regardless of any other circumstance.

when this all shakes out, the CFR of omicron will be in line with some of the mildest of diseases we have.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on January 27, 2022, 07:24:18 PM
Our booster campaign is fizzling out as is support for any kind of COVID measures.
Feels like what's left is a bit symbolic as this point. Our government will probably fast track the removal of more regulations.

The 'new normal' plans can go straight into the dumpster it seems but some folks will suffer from some serious trauma when all is said and done.
I occasionally run into people that fear the unvaccinated.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on January 27, 2022, 09:02:36 PM
Quote from: Uncle on January 26, 2022, 01:45:32 PM
as usual there is important information left out of the story

  • it takes a long time to get to the top of a transplant list, did the doctors not know he was unvaccinated until that point? if they knew, did they try to convince him to get vaccinated? if they tried to convince him and he refused, why didn't they move him further down the list sooner?
  • was this guy immune as a result of prior infection? if so, should that have kept him at the top of the list?
  • was this guy advised not to get vaccinated in the first place because his heart was failing? it doesn't necessarily sound like it due to the way the family phrases it as him "sticking to his morals" but the question remains
The family believes the vaccines are dangerous (not my underlining):
(https://i.imgur.com/fIh7fm0.png)

edit: The GoFundMe has raised significantly more ($80,000) https://www.gofundme.com/f/dj-heathers-relief-fund

Sponsored editorial comment:
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Mark Sanchez donated $25
This beautiful family needs our support. This is medical tyranny and genocide.
7 hrs
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Freedom Choice donated $50
This is inhumane and criminal. I continue to be stunned by the cruelty we are witnessing in our world today. You read history about how entire societies lose their minds and commit atrocities against their fellow citizens and think “It would never happen in our times”. Well look around. The hospital board members and all others who support this insanity are the SS officers of our times. History will remember them as such. I can’t imagine what your family is going through and I hope sanity and compassion prevail here.
1 d
Everything is genocide anymore.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on January 27, 2022, 09:16:29 PM
We really need James's input on this story.

Anyone seen him around lately? I'm getting concerned.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on January 27, 2022, 11:34:20 PM
I don't care for The Guardian at all, but this is a good little infographic to show the vaccine sceptics.

(https://interactive.guim.co.uk/embed/aus/2022/covid-rates-explainer.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: who is ted danson? on January 28, 2022, 02:56:42 AM
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: HaughtyFrank on January 28, 2022, 10:59:09 PM
https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1487220560073351168


 :goty
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on January 29, 2022, 07:05:17 PM
Big beautiful truckers protesting in Canada while Trudeau flees the capital like a coward  :lol

https://twitter.com/MaajidNawaz/status/1487573009648992258 (https://twitter.com/MaajidNawaz/status/1487573009648992258)

https://twitter.com/thelinecanada/status/1487570053524508675 (https://twitter.com/thelinecanada/status/1487570053524508675)

https://twitter.com/cmaconthehill/status/1487433075319521280 (https://twitter.com/cmaconthehill/status/1487433075319521280)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: railGUN on January 29, 2022, 07:15:31 PM
Maybe I'm missing something... but let's say Canada let's unvaccinated truckers come into Canada from the USA without a quarantine. Okay. But... they can't go into the USA without being fully vaccinated in the first place. So, how does this solve anything?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on January 29, 2022, 08:46:59 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FKSFuj3XEAMPTjm?format=jpg&name=small)

spoiler (click to show/hide)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FKSI7-8X0AIliWr?format=png&name=small)

 :science
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 29, 2022, 10:53:28 PM
(https://preview.redd.it/162qcxvknqe81.jpg?width=630&auto=webp&s=bf1455f24b77cab11eada0a51cbf1042934bdf8a)

Nintex these are the people you are cheering on you stupid fucking half-wit.  The fact that you have even heard about this is really telling about the kind of people you follow on twitter. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on January 30, 2022, 04:26:27 PM
I'm not saying there aren't any far-right folks among the ranks of an anti-government protest. It will certainly attract that crowd.
But surely you can't believe that a majority of the truckers participating are Nazi's?

https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1487575032582844417 (https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1487575032582844417)

The trucks are rolling also in Europe now.
https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1487777627486265346 (https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1487777627486265346)

https://twitter.com/MenuKaktus/status/1487720337638895617 (https://twitter.com/MenuKaktus/status/1487720337638895617)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 30, 2022, 04:53:31 PM
Where did I say every single one of them are Nazis?  It's an anti-government protest that is composed of far-right fringe elements.   In a protest of less than 1000 people, with multiple Nazi, confederate and Trump flags, you know exactly the kind of people they are.  The amount of joy you get from seeing anti-government protests by people like this is rather disgusting.  Seriously, what the fuck is wrong with you?  Why do you fawn over people like this in every goddamn thread?  You've been doing it way before covid was a thing and it's gross.   
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: who is ted danson? on January 31, 2022, 08:13:37 AM
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/trooper-covid-ass-governor-lemay-b2003442.html

Another one dead in the culture wars.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Boogie on January 31, 2022, 11:33:56 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on January 29, 2022, 10:53:28 PM
(https://preview.redd.it/162qcxvknqe81.jpg?width=630&auto=webp&s=bf1455f24b77cab11eada0a51cbf1042934bdf8a)

Nintex these are the people you are cheering on you stupid fucking half-wit.  The fact that you have even heard about this is really telling about the kind of people you follow on twitter.

There’s also:

-Standing and dancing on the tomb of the unknown soldier.
-pissing on the side of the War Memorial.
-harassing homeless shelter workers and taking food from the shelter meant for the homeless.

I will say in regards to your other post, there were definitely way more than a thousand people there Saturday, though.  Smaller turnout yesterday, still probably more than a thousand.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 31, 2022, 11:38:18 AM
Ya, I was going by memory from the convey count from the Kingston police tweet.  I should have tried to see if I have found the numbers of the actual protest before posting. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on January 31, 2022, 01:21:57 PM
Quote from: Boogie on January 31, 2022, 11:33:56 AM
There’s also:

-Standing and dancing on the tomb of the unknown soldier.
-pissing on the side of the War Memorial.
-harassing homeless shelter workers and taking food from the shelter meant for the homeless.

I will say in regards to your other post, there were definitely way more than a thousand people there Saturday, though.  Smaller turnout yesterday, still probably more than a thousand.
I am against all these things. Especially where it concerns memorials and statues. History should be preserved.

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Where did I say every single one of them are Nazis?  It's an anti-government protest that is composed of far-right fringe elements.
This is not how it has been reported. The news was that lots of truckers were joining a convoy in protest against mandates. I had not seen the pictures of people carrying Nazi flags.
The interviews and images I had seen were mostly what you would expect from truckers.

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In a protest of less than 1000 people, with multiple Nazi, confederate and Trump flags, you know exactly the kind of people they are.
I don't think the overall size of the protest is a 1000 people but I don't believe the inflated attendance numbers either. The truth is somewhere in the middle. I don't know exactly what kind of people they are. All I know is that they are truckers protesting against the mandates. COVID protests in general seem to be attended by or attract all sorts of groups. Some people are just looking for trouble. Most of the COVID protests basically turn into outdoor festivals.

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The amount of joy you get from seeing anti-government protests by people like this is rather disgusting.
Seriously, what the fuck is wrong with you?  Why do you fawn over people like this in every goddamn thread? 
You've been doing it way before covid was a thing and it's gross.
The 'joy' if you can even call it that is the fact that Trudeau said something like: "This is a small fringe group with unacceptable views" because apparently protesting against vaccine mandates is to him unacceptable. But when he realizes the crowd is bigger than he imagined, he runs away. Now I admit, I'm a bit of a disaster tourist when it comes to all sorts of popular protests and politicians fucking up but I'm not fawning over any group in particular in every thread. I've shared footage and commentary of all sorts of protests over the years from across the political spectrum.

Overall I'm against the seemingly unchallenged emergency powers that governments are using to deny people their basic freedoms based on arbritary things like their vaccination status. Especially when the rules change on a whim with boosters and whatnot. In my view if we want a society that heavily relies on such systems and QR codes it should be openly debated and put up to a vote. But this crisis is being used to put all sorts of systems and regulations in place because a few politicians, lobbyists and corporations think it's necessary. And we know from past experience that once they implement such things chances are it will never go away.

If truckers drive and honk and use their right to protest against that, I don't really see where the problem is. Unless of course a majority of these truckers are Nazi's that intend to overthrow the state but I have seen no evidence that this is the case and Canada is the last place I would expect Nazi truckers to overthrow the government or resort to violence. But of course stranger things have happened these past few years.

a note on Nazi flags
There's something weird going on with Nazi flags in relation to COVID protests.  In most cases the people against mandates are making the argument that their government are the Nazi's. I don't know why people walk around in the streets with Nazi symbolism in this day and age but it seems to be part of the zeitgeist. Much like how folks wear Che Guevara T-Shirts, people in Hong Kong put Trump as Rambo memes on their banners or anti-capitalists go work for Bloomberg and share their manifestos with iPhones at Starbucks.

It's overall just a wild and confusing political theatre in symbolism and actions but openly waving Nazi flags in capital cities is usually reserved for militia's in East Europe or protests against Israel and the US and their wars, so this is a very strange development indeed.

In this case I see a flag "Fuck Trudeau" and a Nazi flag. Are they implying Trudea is a Nazi or are they themselves Nazi's against Trudeau? The picture with the confederate flag is much more clear, deranged people put that on their trucks in support of the confederacy.

As for the Trump flags and Trump movement, between MyPillow ads, JFK jr worship and Trump promoting vaccines who can even tell what it stands for anymore and why people are flying that flag at a COVID protest. Then again I don't consider flying a Trump 2024 flag equal to flying a Nazi flag either.

So in short: peaceful protest, honking and driving is fine, flying Trump flags in Canada is weird but not a crime either. Confederate flags and Nazi flags are literally a big red flag and the latter is banned from public display in most countries for good reasons.
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on January 31, 2022, 01:55:09 PM
https://twitter.com/awudrick/status/1487567202459037700
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on January 31, 2022, 01:57:33 PM
Nintex was against Nazis before he was for them leave Nintex alone
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 31, 2022, 02:00:50 PM
Do you even understand what specific 'mandates' these truckers are against?  The federal government has almost nothing to do with the vast majority of mandates in Canada and the ones these truckers are specifically protesting are mild.  Nor would it make a difference anyway since the border would not be open to unvaccinated people anyways regardless of what Canada does.  These people have specific alt-right values and a fuck-Trudeau understanding of politics and tried to use these limited restrictions to try paint all restrictions as coming from the federal government because their agenda isn't really about these specific trucker vaccine 'mandates'.  The bad actors are at the protest because it is a protest led by bad actors and attended by bad actors.     

The news was what you think it was because of the news sources you follow.  We all know the shit you are reading because, in every fucking thread, you pass on brain-rot tweets often without comment.  And when you do comment, it's some fantasy skit you have made up that makes Season 20 Simpsons look funny and witty.  You get joy from watching people like this have been doing it here for half a decade now before emergency powers were at issue.  Honestly, you are like a dude that watches cuck porn then is adamant that he isn't at least a little bi-curious.  You are at least a little Strongman-curious and you look like more of a clown when you pretend not to be.  Your defense that it is not a crime is not a defense of why you like seeing stuff like this so much.  No one is claiming it is illegal, the claim is that the things these people stand for are disturbing, and you get your rocks off on it.   Also, people don't fly the flags of things they oppose, and you have to be a pretty big sponge brain to take arguments like that at face value.     
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Kurt Russell on January 31, 2022, 02:07:35 PM
Perhaps you could give us an approved list of news sources for us to read and use to form opinions? Wouldn't like to be reading the wrong ideas and risk offending you. Again.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on January 31, 2022, 02:15:56 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on January 31, 2022, 02:00:50 PM
The news was what you think it was because of the news sources you follow.  We all know the shit you are reading because, in every fucking thread, you pass on brain-rot tweets often without comment.  And when you do comment, it's some fantasy skit you have made up that makes Season 20 Simpsons look funny and witty.  You get joy from watching people like this have been doing it here for half a decade now before emergency powers were at issue.  Honestly, you are like a dude that watches cuck porn then is adamant that he isn't at least a little bi-curious.  You are at least a little Strongman-curious and you look like more of a clown when you pretend not to be.  Your defense that it is not a crime is not a defense of why you like seeing stuff like this so much.  No one is claiming it is illegal, the claim is that the things these people stand for are disturbing, and you get your rocks off on it.     
Nah, breh, he just thinks it would be really funny if liberal democracy ended throughout the West and we were all sealed inside fortress states because the strongmen would get up to some wacky hijinks.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 31, 2022, 02:26:13 PM
Not to be curt, but perhaps you could go lick shit somewhere else, Kurt. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Kurt Russell on January 31, 2022, 02:33:04 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on January 31, 2022, 02:26:13 PM
Not to be curt, but perhaps you could go lick shit somewhere else, Kurt.

Stop being so emotional, you big fanny
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on January 31, 2022, 02:44:22 PM
Pussy means cat in Scottish
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 31, 2022, 02:55:02 PM
Quote from: Kurt Russell on January 31, 2022, 02:33:04 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on January 31, 2022, 02:26:13 PM
Not to be curt, but perhaps you could go lick shit somewhere else, Kurt.

Stop being so emotional, you big fanny

Nah man, we are three years into this thing and I'm fucking tired.  We all are, but being tired of covid doesn't do shit whereas calling out pathetic individuals who use their tiredness as an excuse to take off their alt-right masks does do something.  I'm fucking tired of Nintex just as much as covid.  How about you stop being frazzled by the idea that some news sources are more legitimate than others, especially after posting a bunch of misinformation links a week ago.  Crying thought-police every time something gets called out as being bad or untrue is not only emotional but also boring and not worth a response other than go lick shit, Kurt. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Uncle on January 31, 2022, 03:02:22 PM
where do you even buy a nazi flag these days? who is profiting off of them? does every one of them come with an insert that says "for entertainment purposes only, Acme Flag Co. wholeheartedly condemns Nazism but is proud to offer this historically accurate relic" etc.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
last time I went shopping for one there weren't any with dimensions that match my window
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Joe Molotov on January 31, 2022, 03:11:58 PM
Quote from: Uncle on January 31, 2022, 03:02:22 PM
where do you even buy a nazi flag these days? who is profiting off of them? does every one of them come with an insert that says "for entertainment purposes only, Acme Flag Co. wholeheartedly condemns Nazism but is proud to offer this historically accurate relic" etc.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
last time I went shopping for one there weren't any with dimensions that match my window
[close]

Same place you get your "LET'S GO BRANDON" and "Calvin peeing on Ford" decals.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Lonewulfeus on January 31, 2022, 04:06:10 PM
Quote from: james on January 31, 2022, 02:44:22 PM
Pussy means cat in Scottish

And cat means dude in SmokyDave.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Kurt Russell on January 31, 2022, 04:11:08 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on January 31, 2022, 02:55:02 PM
How about you stop being frazzled by the idea that some news sources are more legitimate than others, especially after posting a bunch of misinformation links a week ago. 

So I'll ask you once again - what would you recommend as a good, reputable place to get your news?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: OnlyRegret on January 31, 2022, 04:22:22 PM
Quote from: Kurt Russell on January 31, 2022, 04:11:08 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on January 31, 2022, 02:55:02 PM
How about you stop being frazzled by the idea that some news sources are more legitimate than others, especially after posting a bunch of misinformation links a week ago. 

So I'll ask you once again - what would you recommend as a good, reputable place to get your news?

me, I'll never steer you wrong
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 31, 2022, 04:31:44 PM
Quote from: Kurt Russell on January 31, 2022, 04:11:08 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on January 31, 2022, 02:55:02 PM
How about you stop being frazzled by the idea that some news sources are more legitimate than others, especially after posting a bunch of misinformation links a week ago. 

So I'll ask you once again - what would you recommend as a good, reputable place to get your news?

You are sealioning so and I'll again tell you to go lick shit.   Me giving you a list of decent news sources isn't going to give you the cognitive ability to tell the difference between good and bad ones.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on January 31, 2022, 04:47:08 PM
Quote from: Kurt Russell on January 31, 2022, 04:11:08 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on January 31, 2022, 02:55:02 PM
How about you stop being frazzled by the idea that some news sources are more legitimate than others, especially after posting a bunch of misinformation links a week ago. 

So I'll ask you once again - what would you recommend as a good, reputable place to get your news?

The best covid news source on the internet was silenced by the mods not once but twice

 :fbm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Kurt Russell on January 31, 2022, 05:05:35 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on January 31, 2022, 04:31:44 PM
You are sealioning so and I'll again tell you to go lick shit.   Me giving you a list of decent news sources isn't going to give you the cognitive ability to tell the difference between good and bad ones.

Well then how can you ever expect us peasants with low-functioning cognitive ability to distinguish between your good news and our bad news? I mean, this is surely destined to repeat itself. One of us will come on here, accidentally post something from a joke source like Breitbart, Novara or the Guardian and you'll implode and say a lot of naughty words. Over and over again.

I worry about you, pal. It's not at all the sign of a reasonable, stable and functioning human being to get so apoplectic at strangers on the internet.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 31, 2022, 05:11:27 PM
You are right, the expectation for you to not be an idiot is a lot to ask. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Kurt Russell on January 31, 2022, 05:12:16 PM
Mom? Is that you?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Boogie on January 31, 2022, 06:28:31 PM
Just heard a trucker protester with a megaphone bitching at a police intersection blockade with “stop blocking the roads!  Stop restricting our movement!”

With zero sense of irony.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Uncle on January 31, 2022, 09:06:12 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on January 31, 2022, 04:31:44 PM
Quote from: Kurt Russell on January 31, 2022, 04:11:08 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on January 31, 2022, 02:55:02 PM
How about you stop being frazzled by the idea that some news sources are more legitimate than others, especially after posting a bunch of misinformation links a week ago. 

So I'll ask you once again - what would you recommend as a good, reputable place to get your news?

You are sealioning so and I'll again tell you to go lick shit.   Me giving you a list of decent news sources isn't going to give you the cognitive ability to tell the difference between good and bad ones.

the sealion's polite but persistent request for clarification was absolutely justified

(https://i.imgur.com/yDiv8RJ.png)

those people were being fucking racist and if you think his questions were unreasonable or didn't deserve a response that says more about you than it does the sealion
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on February 02, 2022, 04:06:10 AM
Get your post it notes ready!

https://mobile.twitter.com/AHS_media/status/1488527559843221505

 :goty
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: BIONIC on February 02, 2022, 06:23:31 AM
Quote from: Uncle on January 31, 2022, 09:06:12 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on January 31, 2022, 04:31:44 PM
Quote from: Kurt Russell on January 31, 2022, 04:11:08 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on January 31, 2022, 02:55:02 PM
How about you stop being frazzled by the idea that some news sources are more legitimate than others, especially after posting a bunch of misinformation links a week ago. 

So I'll ask you once again - what would you recommend as a good, reputable place to get your news?

You are sealioning so and I'll again tell you to go lick shit.   Me giving you a list of decent news sources isn't going to give you the cognitive ability to tell the difference between good and bad ones.

the sealion's polite but persistent request for clarification was absolutely justified

(https://i.imgur.com/yDiv8RJ.png)

those people were being fucking racist and if you think his questions were unreasonable or didn't deserve a response that says more about you than it does the sealion

Nice straw manning, chud  ::)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on February 02, 2022, 06:40:03 AM
Quote from: Skullfuckers Anonymous on February 02, 2022, 04:06:10 AM
Get your post it notes ready!

https://mobile.twitter.com/AHS_media/status/1488527559843221505

 :goty
(https://c.flikshost.com/60020435/backdrops/large/puuwLLytKjZuv73SFqBihd6X5ES.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on February 02, 2022, 02:43:08 PM
https://twitter.com/AP/status/1488924118087094277
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on February 02, 2022, 04:10:13 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/jOmUD8N.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Uncle on February 02, 2022, 08:08:18 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on January 30, 2022, 04:53:31 PM
Where did I say every single one of them are Nazis?  It's an anti-government protest that is composed of far-right fringe elements.   In a protest of less than 1000 people, with multiple Nazi, confederate and Trump flags, you know exactly the kind of people they are.

here's an angle

(https://i.imgur.com/r6B0Sf0.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/3iIt9Bj.png)

https://www.reddit.com/r/OntarioCanada/comments/siwynz/thoughts_i_also_saw_a_post_with_justin_trudeaus/

(https://i.imgur.com/XKyDAt2.png)

this study seems to be getting shared around the truckersphere

https://sites.krieger.jhu.edu/iae/files/2022/01/A-Literature-Review-and-Meta-Analysis-of-the-Effects-of-Lockdowns-on-COVID-19-Mortality.pdf

Quote
This systematic review and meta-analysis are designed to determine whether there is empirical
evidence to support the belief that “lockdowns” reduce COVID-19 mortality. Lockdowns are
defined as the imposition of at least one compulsory, non-pharmaceutical intervention (NPI).
NPIs are any government mandate that directly restrict peoples’ possibilities, such as policies that
limit internal movement, close schools and businesses, and ban international travel. This study
employed a systematic search and screening procedure in which 18,590 studies are identified
that could potentially address the belief posed. After three levels of screening, 34 studies
ultimately qualified. Of those 34 eligible studies, 24 qualified for inclusion in the meta-analysis.
They were separated into three groups: lockdown stringency index studies, shelter-in-place
order (SIPO) studies, and specific NPI studies. An analysis of each of these three groups support
the conclusion that lockdowns have had little to no effect on COVID-19 mortality. More
specifically, stringency index studies find that lockdowns in Europe and the United States only
reduced COVID-19 mortality by 0.2% on average. SIPOs were also ineffective, only reducing
COVID-19 mortality by 2.9% on average. Specific NPI studies also find no broad-based evidence
of noticeable effects on COVID-19 mortality.

While this meta-analysis concludes that lockdowns have had little to no public health effects,
they have imposed enormous economic and social costs where they have been adopted. In
consequence, lockdown policies are ill-founded and should be rejected as a pandemic policy
instrument.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on February 02, 2022, 08:28:52 PM
There's plenty of evidence that lockdowns work, just like there's plenty to suggest that half-arsed lockdowns don't work
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Uncle on February 02, 2022, 08:47:36 PM
Quote from: Potato on February 02, 2022, 08:28:52 PM
There's plenty of evidence that lockdowns work, just like there's plenty to suggest that half-arsed lockdowns don't work

yeah, it says specifically US and european lockdowns but makes no mention of new zealand etc.

and it zeroes in on the mortality rate, and not whether it may have more generally helped stop the spread and other less-lethal-but-still-negative outcomes
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on February 02, 2022, 08:59:17 PM
Quote from: Uncle on February 02, 2022, 08:08:18 PM
https://www.reddit.com/r/OntarioCanada/comments/siwynz/thoughts_i_also_saw_a_post_with_justin_trudeaus/

(https://i.imgur.com/XKyDAt2.png)
Should the government, even one as totalitarian as Canada's, want to identify a guy just for having a rather incoherent yet weirdly specific flag?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on February 02, 2022, 09:02:45 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on February 02, 2022, 08:59:17 PM
Quote from: Uncle on February 02, 2022, 08:08:18 PM
https://www.reddit.com/r/OntarioCanada/comments/siwynz/thoughts_i_also_saw_a_post_with_justin_trudeaus/

(https://i.imgur.com/XKyDAt2.png)
Should the government, even one as totalitarian as Canada's, want to identify a guy just for having a rather incoherent yet weirdly specific flag?
I did get a chuckle out of that second sentence. It's just left hanging there as if tempting the reader to put two and two together to get five.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on February 02, 2022, 09:03:57 PM
Uncle, I don't read enough conspiracy tweets to understand whatever angle that is meant to be.   
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on February 02, 2022, 09:09:30 PM
Quote from: Potato on February 02, 2022, 09:02:45 PM
I did get a chuckle out of that second sentence. It's just left hanging there as if tempting the reader to put two and two together to get five.
The implication is that the Canadian government will see the $6500 offer and investigate in order to collect.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Uncle on February 02, 2022, 09:19:50 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on February 02, 2022, 09:03:57 PM
Uncle, I don't read enough conspiracy tweets to understand whatever angle that is meant to be.

that's ok
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on February 03, 2022, 12:02:13 AM
Quote from: benjipwns on February 02, 2022, 09:09:30 PM
Quote from: Potato on February 02, 2022, 09:02:45 PM
I did get a chuckle out of that second sentence. It's just left hanging there as if tempting the reader to put two and two together to get five.
The implication is that the Canadian government will see the $6500 offer and investigate in order to collect.
That should effectively double their budget!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on February 03, 2022, 12:38:16 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on February 02, 2022, 09:03:57 PM
Uncle, I don't read enough conspiracy tweets to understand whatever angle that is meant to be.   

it's a stupid fuck thing that infections = deaths thing
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on February 03, 2022, 12:38:26 AM
it's called himu
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Boogie on February 03, 2022, 07:30:28 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on February 02, 2022, 09:03:57 PM
Uncle, I don't read enough conspiracy tweets to understand whatever angle that is meant to be.

The angle is the claim that Confederate Flag Guy isn’t one of the protesters, but rather a plant by Trudeau to make the protesters look bad.  Hence the really shitty CSI photo ID to claim that it is Trudeau’s photographer behind him to take photos.

Now, in spite of that ridiculous photographer claim, Confederate Flag guy *is* interesting, and could very well be some kind of outside agitator.  There is other video showing he had on a full balaclava, large sunglasses, and the hood of his coat up.  He seemed to be alone and not with/talking to anyone, and was harassed by the protestors to leave.  Seemed to go out of his way to hide his identity in a crowd where almost no one else was wearing masks/balaclavas.

Regardless, there were still a couple other confederate flags on trucks definitely part of the protest parked a couple blocks a way from the hill.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on February 03, 2022, 08:29:16 AM
https://youtu.be/vYDk29ZKbQE

SUPPORT JOE!!

Also the Gadsden right next to the Nazi flag. What in the ever living FUCK. :dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on February 03, 2022, 08:38:49 AM
https://youtu.be/Ifp0VzSMeAs
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on February 03, 2022, 08:40:21 AM
Quote from: Boogie on February 03, 2022, 07:30:28 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on February 02, 2022, 09:03:57 PM
Uncle, I don't read enough conspiracy tweets to understand whatever angle that is meant to be.

The angle is the claim that Confederate Flag Guy isn’t one of the protesters, but rather a plant by Trudeau to make the protesters look bad.  Hence the really shitty CSI photo ID to claim that it is Trudeau’s photographer behind him to take photos.

Now, in spite of that ridiculous photographer claim, Confederate Flag guy *is* interesting, and could very well be some kind of outside agitator.  There is other video showing he had on a full balaclava, large sunglasses, and the hood of his coat up.  He seemed to be alone and not with/talking to anyone, and was harassed by the protestors to leave.  Seemed to go out of his way to hide his identity in a crowd where almost no one else was wearing masks/balaclavas.

Regardless, there were still a couple other confederate flags on trucks definitely part of the protest parked a couple blocks a way from the hill.

Wow, that is like seven logical leaps starting from the assumption that there is only one redheaded man in Canada with a camera to it's Trudeau's fault that the optics are bad. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Boogie on February 03, 2022, 08:49:47 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on February 03, 2022, 08:40:21 AM
Quote from: Boogie on February 03, 2022, 07:30:28 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on February 02, 2022, 09:03:57 PM
Uncle, I don't read enough conspiracy tweets to understand whatever angle that is meant to be.

The angle is the claim that Confederate Flag Guy isn’t one of the protesters, but rather a plant by Trudeau to make the protesters look bad.  Hence the really shitty CSI photo ID to claim that it is Trudeau’s photographer behind him to take photos.

Now, in spite of that ridiculous photographer claim, Confederate Flag guy *is* interesting, and could very well be some kind of outside agitator.  There is other video showing he had on a full balaclava, large sunglasses, and the hood of his coat up.  He seemed to be alone and not with/talking to anyone, and was harassed by the protestors to leave.  Seemed to go out of his way to hide his identity in a crowd where almost no one else was wearing masks/balaclavas.

Regardless, there were still a couple other confederate flags on trucks definitely part of the protest parked a couple blocks a way from the hill.

Wow, that is like seven logical leaps starting from the assumption that there is only one redheaded man in Canada with a camera to it's Trudeau's fault that the optics are bad.

Dude, I have been browsing one of the convoy support group channels on Telegram for the past week, and that isn’t even the tip of the crazy iceberg.

Edit:  I mean, it isn’t any different than what’s in Qanon circles, or our own conspiracy thread, so we’re all familiar with it.  But it’s all on that level.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on February 03, 2022, 02:44:40 PM
Quote from: Boogie on February 03, 2022, 07:30:28 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on February 02, 2022, 09:03:57 PM
Uncle, I don't read enough conspiracy tweets to understand whatever angle that is meant to be.

The angle is the claim that Confederate Flag Guy isn’t one of the protesters, but rather a plant by Trudeau to make the protesters look bad.  Hence the really shitty CSI photo ID to claim that it is Trudeau’s photographer behind him to take photos.

Now, in spite of that ridiculous photographer claim, Confederate Flag guy *is* interesting, and could very well be some kind of outside agitator.  There is other video showing he had on a full balaclava, large sunglasses, and the hood of his coat up.  He seemed to be alone and not with/talking to anyone, and was harassed by the protestors to leave.  Seemed to go out of his way to hide his identity in a crowd where almost no one else was wearing masks/balaclavas.

Regardless, there were still a couple other confederate flags on trucks definitely part of the protest parked a couple blocks a way from the hill.
Wouldn't be the first time police or counter protestors have been planted in a crowd to stir up trouble to make the protesters look bad.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Boogie on February 03, 2022, 02:57:34 PM
Well, in this case, it ain’t the police.

Also, Hi everybody!  I realize I haven’t posted in, like, 3 years, lol.  How we all doing?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Joe Molotov on February 03, 2022, 03:51:26 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on February 02, 2022, 08:59:17 PM
Quote from: Uncle on February 02, 2022, 08:08:18 PM
https://www.reddit.com/r/OntarioCanada/comments/siwynz/thoughts_i_also_saw_a_post_with_justin_trudeaus/

(https://i.imgur.com/XKyDAt2.png)
Should the government, even one as totalitarian as Canada's, want to identify a guy just for having a rather incoherent yet weirdly specific flag?

(https://i.imgur.com/vy0E7uW.gif)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on February 03, 2022, 05:11:40 PM
Interesting results of random testing

Quote from: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-04/qld-coronavirus-covid-pcr-tests-queensland-health-symptoms/100771540
The results of a maiden survey project on the Gold Coast revealed yesterday that up to one in six residents have been living with COVID during the peak of the virus in the region.

The survey randomly conducted PCR tests on 117 people on January 22, with 20 testing positive.

Only four of those people reported having any symptoms and only two were aware they had the virus.

A follow-up survey, a week later, performed on 143 random Gold Coast people saw 11 test positive, with six of those reporting symptoms.

Only two of the 20 people who tested positive were aware they had the virus, accounting for 90 per cent who were unaware.

Most people in the study with mild or no symptoms were fully vaccinated.

Remember that this is in a region that has been essentially COVID free for most of the past two years.

If this is not officially endemic, then it's gotta be close.

If these new treatments are effective, let's call this shit over and move away from the global panic mongers.

Vaccines+effective treatments+similar fatality rate to influenza=we're done here.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: chronovore on February 03, 2022, 06:03:45 PM
Quote from: Boogie on February 03, 2022, 02:57:34 PM
Well, in this case, it ain’t the police.

Also, Hi everybody!  I realize I haven’t posted in, like, 3 years, lol.  How we all doing?

Missed ya, babe.
 :-*
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: chronovore on February 04, 2022, 04:57:48 AM
Before any fuckwit links the Johns-Hopkins' Study from Fox News or some mouthbreather on Twitter, please review this:

https://www.snopes.com/news/2022/02/03/johns-hopkins-study-on-lockdowns/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on February 04, 2022, 06:18:59 AM
The Germans figured out in the first year of COVID that most transmissions happened within a household even while they had strict measures.

The main sources of COVID are:
- Poor ventilation and air flow (this is mostly what killed all the elderly in nursing homes but people also get infected in air planes)
- Kids (because they don't follow the rules and can be asymptomatic)
- Large indoor events

Limited lockdowns (i.e. isolating the elderly or keeping kids home) could have an effect but shutting down most of society doesn't move the needle one bit.
We need more air purifiers and better ventilation. That will save lives.

Otherwise you need to do a full lockdown. It is simply useless to close the bars and restaurants but allow international air travel, have people party at home with no regulations and the Amazon/Pizza delivery guys going from house to house.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on February 04, 2022, 06:38:12 AM
Quote from: Nintex on February 04, 2022, 06:18:59 AM
The Germans figured out in the first year of COVID that most transmissions happened within a household even while they had strict measures.

The main sources of COVID are:
- Poor ventilation and air flow (this is mostly what killed all the elderly in nursing homes but people also get infected in air planes)
- Kids (because they don't follow the rules and can be asymptomatic)
- Large indoor events

Limited lockdowns (i.e. isolating the elderly or keeping kids home) could have an effect but shutting down most of society doesn't move the needle one bit.
We need more air purifiers and better ventilation. That will save lives.

Otherwise you need to do a full lockdown. It is simply useless to close the bars and restaurants but allow international air travel, have people party at home with no regulations and the Amazon/Pizza delivery guys going from house to house.
Yes.

Good lockdown is good.
Bad lockdown is bad.

It's not difficult.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on February 04, 2022, 07:32:11 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/uPNQNVO.jpg)

:dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: who is ted danson? on February 04, 2022, 07:42:16 AM
https://twitter.com/AvaSantina/status/1489379907964649474

 :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: Occam on February 04, 2022, 01:18:24 PM
Quote from: Occam on March 02, 2020, 10:01:44 AM
In the long run, the likelihood of contracting it is probably 1.

:(

Thankfully I got my booster shot a few weeks ago. Very mild symptoms so far, like a mild cold. No cough.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on February 04, 2022, 03:50:11 PM
https://twitter.com/ABC7/status/1489089358208503813
https://twitter.com/DEADLINE/status/1489029202452094978

why are people so weird :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on February 04, 2022, 04:38:37 PM
Benji, the science is sound. No breathing = no covid
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on February 04, 2022, 04:40:32 PM
These tweets together

 :whew

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1489182684987461634

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1489074487773511683
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on February 04, 2022, 07:43:41 PM
https://twitter.com/ginacarano/status/1489421001918083073

:bow
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on February 05, 2022, 05:12:18 AM
https://twitter.com/phenomstruck/status/1489648200583630849 (https://twitter.com/phenomstruck/status/1489648200583630849)

And the next NATO secretary general
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on February 05, 2022, 09:21:21 AM
https://www.opindia.com/2022/02/gofundme-removes-campaign-truckers-convoy-canada-withholds-over-9-million-dollars/

Gofundme removes truckers convoy Go Fund Me campaign. Withholding over 9 million dollars.

Liberalism, as an ideology, is evil.

As a commenter on r/moderatepolitics said:

Quote
How did every major company get so skewed against the right? I try not to complain about this but it’s really apparent how hard they work to shut down anything the right tries to do. I’m pro vaccination so I don’t support these protests but I don’t like that every time the right tries to make themselves heard, something like this happens.

Liberals own all culture. The right can't even make a Go Fund Me. They have made a life that is utterly stifling. They have codified a culture and life where the rest of society is forced to resent them.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Boogie on February 05, 2022, 09:53:02 AM
Sorry, the American right doesn’t get free reign to fund an occupation that brings the capital city of a foreign country to a standstill for weeks on end.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Boogie on February 05, 2022, 10:08:01 AM
Quote from: chronovore on February 03, 2022, 06:03:45 PM
Quote from: Boogie on February 03, 2022, 02:57:34 PM
Well, in this case, it ain’t the police.

Also, Hi everybody!  I realize I haven’t posted in, like, 3 years, lol.  How we all doing?

Missed ya, babe.
 :-*


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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on February 05, 2022, 10:16:42 AM
https://twitter.com/rupasubramanya/status/1489450985785376769 (https://twitter.com/rupasubramanya/status/1489450985785376769)

https://twitter.com/rupasubramanya/status/1489380808477523971 (https://twitter.com/rupasubramanya/status/1489380808477523971)

I've seen the error of my ways, I no longer support this movement.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on February 05, 2022, 10:20:35 AM
:dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: jorma on February 05, 2022, 11:34:37 AM
Quote from: Nintex on February 05, 2022, 10:16:42 AM
https://twitter.com/rupasubramanya/status/1489450985785376769 (https://twitter.com/rupasubramanya/status/1489450985785376769)

https://twitter.com/rupasubramanya/status/1489380808477523971 (https://twitter.com/rupasubramanya/status/1489380808477523971)

I've seen the error of my ways, I no longer support this movement.

 i can see why their gofundme was stolen, this is basically just like when the irish americans funded IRA in the 80's

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Kurt Russell on February 05, 2022, 02:39:02 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FK2peevWYAEVwhz?format=jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on February 05, 2022, 02:48:55 PM
Quote from: Boogie on February 05, 2022, 09:53:02 AM
Sorry, the American right doesn’t get free reign to fund an occupation that brings the capital city of a foreign country to a standstill for weeks on end.
FACT CHECK: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_invasion_of_Iraq
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Boogie on February 05, 2022, 04:07:59 PM
You at least put in the effort to put boots on the ground in 2003.  Canada just rating some gofundme fuckery is hurtful.  :(

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on February 05, 2022, 04:15:17 PM
That can be arranged...

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FK2sJv6XIBIVrMw?format=jpg&name=small)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Uncle on February 05, 2022, 04:43:55 PM
Quote from: Boogie on February 05, 2022, 09:53:02 AM
Sorry, the American right doesn’t get free reign to fund an occupation that brings the capital city of a foreign country to a standstill for weeks on end.

who started the gofundme? an american? can you prove that the majority of donations came from americans? most americans didn't even know about the protest during its first week because the news media are tugging at their collars over giving americans similar ideas

isn't this more like the american left (californians who own gofundme) seizing money from canadians who thought they were giving to a cause they believed in?

https://twitter.com/ezralevant/status/1489744172202569731

canadians donate to truckers, then gofundme says unless you submit an official refund request by a certain date, we're just keeping your money, canada  :teehee
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on February 05, 2022, 05:03:40 PM
I'm just glad that Trudeau had that red phone direct-line to Go Fund Me installed in the Langevin Block. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Lonewulfeus on February 05, 2022, 05:31:59 PM
Quote from: Himu on February 05, 2022, 09:21:21 AM
https://www.opindia.com/2022/02/gofundme-removes-campaign-truckers-convoy-canada-withholds-over-9-million-dollars/

Gofundme removes truckers convoy Go Fund Me campaign. Withholding over 9 million dollars.

Liberalism, as an ideology, is evil.

As a commenter on r/moderatepolitics said:

Quote
How did every major company get so skewed against the right? I try not to complain about this but it’s really apparent how hard they work to shut down anything the right tries to do. I’m pro vaccination so I don’t support these protests but I don’t like that every time the right tries to make themselves heard, something like this happens.

Liberals own all culture. The right can't even make a Go Fund Me. They have made a life that is utterly stifling. They have codified a culture and life where the rest of society is forced to resent them.

Why would the right want to use go fund me?  Sounds a lot like socialism to me.  Also I guess those truckers just don’t want to work :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on February 05, 2022, 05:44:14 PM
Quote from: Uncle on February 05, 2022, 04:43:55 PM
Quote from: Boogie on February 05, 2022, 09:53:02 AM
Sorry, the American right doesn’t get free reign to fund an occupation that brings the capital city of a foreign country to a standstill for weeks on end.

who started the gofundme? an american? can you prove that the majority of donations came from americans? most americans didn't even know about the protest during its first week because the news media are tugging at their collars over giving americans similar ideas

isn't this more like the american left (californians who own gofundme) seizing money from canadians who thought they were giving to a cause they believed in?

https://twitter.com/ezralevant/status/1489744172202569731

canadians donate to truckers, then gofundme says unless you submit an official refund request by a certain date, we're just keeping your money, canada  :teehee
That's fucked up. How is that not just stealing?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Boogie on February 05, 2022, 06:17:45 PM
Ezra Levant just making shit up, as is his M.O. 

The gofundme statement makes no reference to Trudeau or the federal government.  They refer to communicating with local law enforcement and city officials only.

Looks like gofundme has updated their statement as well, and they will be automatically refunding donors.  They will not have to proactively request a refund.

Yes, the gofundme campaign was started by a Canadian organizing the convoy.  I have no inside info in regards to the source of the donations.  Just that such big-money donations are relatively unheard of here in Canada compared with the states, and that the money really seemed to blow up as the convoy got more attention in the States.   And the convoy Telegram and Zello channels are getting a lot of attention and support from Americans.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Boogie on February 05, 2022, 06:22:52 PM
 https://twitter.com/hsinskip/status/1489989417477496834?s=21 (https://twitter.com/hsinskip/status/1489989417477496834?s=21)

Trump-flag carrying cavalry on the streets of Ottawa, wtf  :rofl :picard
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Uncle on February 05, 2022, 09:39:38 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/SKHcg8l.png)

they're literally all nazis
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on February 05, 2022, 10:16:41 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/N99WvRw.jpeg)

 :cancry
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on February 05, 2022, 11:08:57 PM
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Of the nine deaths, two people were unvaccinated, two had only a single dose, while four had received two shots.

None had received their booster.

Chief Health Officer Doctor John Gerrard said the pattern in the state's deaths was becoming "increasingly clear".

"Most of the deaths we are seeing in Queensland, are in the un-boosted older age group, so un-boosted older Queenslanders are at highest risk of death," Dr Gerrard said.

"Also, there is a significant risk of serious illness and death in the unvaccinated younger age group as well but as we're now close to 90 per cent double-vaxxed, we focus more and more on those boosters in that older age group."

Get your parents their third shots, get yourself a third shot.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: jorma on February 06, 2022, 01:35:39 AM
Quote from: benjipwns on February 05, 2022, 10:16:41 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/N99WvRw.jpeg)

 :cancry

Hooting a Horn while cosplaying as a "freedom" truck? i thought these dogwhistles were supposed to be clever  :hmph
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Uncle on February 06, 2022, 03:01:53 AM
https://maybury.ca/the-reformed-physicist/2022/02/03/a-night-with-the-untouchables/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Uncle on February 06, 2022, 03:39:14 AM
https://marxist.ca/article/deliberate-sabotage-of-ottawa-freedom-convoy-counter-demo-by-aristocracy-of-labour

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Deliberate sabotage of Ottawa ‘Freedom Convoy’ counter-demo by aristocracy of labour

On Friday, Feb. 3rd, 87 people attended a private Zoom meeting entitled “Ottawa community townhall and response to convoy”, started by a Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) Ottawa local executive. Despite the meeting not being made public, 87 people attended through various invites. Several left-wing, labour organizations and individuals attended, including Ottawa Centre NDP MPP Joel Harden.

Identity politics used to shut down action by labour movement

The discussion revolved around a potential counter-protest to the “Freedom Convoy 2022” which continues to occupy downtown Ottawa. The agenda was geared around creating a wider virtual town hall where people could strategize further actions and a potential counter-protest. However, immediately it was made clear by a small group of activists that there was an even smaller meeting held behind closed doors, the night before, to come up with a proposal to block any attempt at strategizing actions for the weekend. The discussion was almost exclusively based on the need to cancel a counter-protest which had been posted on Reddit and had received a lot of attention with 9000+ likes.

Representatives of the Public Service Alliance of Canada said that the union would not be endorsing a counter-protest due to safety concerns for BIPOC people (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour).

Quote
Reddit counter-protest organizers attacked

Two of the people who made the initial Reddit post calling for counter-protests were attending as well. They had received thousands of likes and comments on the social media platform, and thought it wise to reach out to leaders of the labour movement and NDP for support. But they quickly found themselves defending even just the need for a protest and trying desperately to find support to make the counter-protest safer. Instead they were met with hostility and accusations.

After considerable calls to cancel the counter-protest, one of the organizers said that he would cancel it, but that he couldn’t speak for the other. To his credit, the other organizer refused to cancel the counter-protest and said that he would go ahead with it for Saturday at 2 p.m. Enraged by this, some people in the meeting turned to active sabotage, including suggestions of getting moderators to take down the thread about the protest on Reddit and actively advertising on social media telling everyone not to go.

This continued with an outcry from the floor, with those against the counter-protest demanding that anyone with any connection to the organizer reach out to him and convince him to stop. They even used a hashtag in the chat: #STOP[HIM]. Our OSSTF member defended the organizer, demanding people focus on how to stop the right-wing leaders of the convoy instead. More hostility followed, including baseless statements claiming the organizer and our members were no different from the Freedom Convoy protestors, and that they were supporting white supremacy!

 :whew
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: who is ted danson? on February 06, 2022, 04:19:23 AM
Wow, their gofundme was closed down? If only there was a decentralized and anonymous method to send and exchange money. A method that didn't use the banking system or rely on credit card providers.

 :kermit
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Kurt Russell on February 06, 2022, 07:13:25 AM
Quote from: Uncle on February 05, 2022, 09:39:38 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/SKHcg8l.png)

they're literally all nazis

Nazi dogwhistle education: Wakanda Forever = WF = Wunderbar Fuhrer.

 :brain :brain :brain
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on February 06, 2022, 07:21:05 AM
Quote from: Uncle on February 06, 2022, 03:39:14 AM
https://marxist.ca/article/deliberate-sabotage-of-ottawa-freedom-convoy-counter-demo-by-aristocracy-of-labour

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Deliberate sabotage of Ottawa ‘Freedom Convoy’ counter-demo by aristocracy of labour

On Friday, Feb. 3rd, 87 people attended a private Zoom meeting entitled “Ottawa community townhall and response to convoy”, started by a Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) Ottawa local executive. Despite the meeting not being made public, 87 people attended through various invites. Several left-wing, labour organizations and individuals attended, including Ottawa Centre NDP MPP Joel Harden.

Identity politics used to shut down action by labour movement

The discussion revolved around a potential counter-protest to the “Freedom Convoy 2022” which continues to occupy downtown Ottawa. The agenda was geared around creating a wider virtual town hall where people could strategize further actions and a potential counter-protest. However, immediately it was made clear by a small group of activists that there was an even smaller meeting held behind closed doors, the night before, to come up with a proposal to block any attempt at strategizing actions for the weekend. The discussion was almost exclusively based on the need to cancel a counter-protest which had been posted on Reddit and had received a lot of attention with 9000+ likes.

Representatives of the Public Service Alliance of Canada said that the union would not be endorsing a counter-protest due to safety concerns for BIPOC people (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour).

Quote
Reddit counter-protest organizers attacked

Two of the people who made the initial Reddit post calling for counter-protests were attending as well. They had received thousands of likes and comments on the social media platform, and thought it wise to reach out to leaders of the labour movement and NDP for support. But they quickly found themselves defending even just the need for a protest and trying desperately to find support to make the counter-protest safer. Instead they were met with hostility and accusations.

After considerable calls to cancel the counter-protest, one of the organizers said that he would cancel it, but that he couldn’t speak for the other. To his credit, the other organizer refused to cancel the counter-protest and said that he would go ahead with it for Saturday at 2 p.m. Enraged by this, some people in the meeting turned to active sabotage, including suggestions of getting moderators to take down the thread about the protest on Reddit and actively advertising on social media telling everyone not to go.

This continued with an outcry from the floor, with those against the counter-protest demanding that anyone with any connection to the organizer reach out to him and convince him to stop. They even used a hashtag in the chat: #STOP[HIM]. Our OSSTF member defended the organizer, demanding people focus on how to stop the right-wing leaders of the convoy instead. More hostility followed, including baseless statements claiming the organizer and our members were no different from the Freedom Convoy protestors, and that they were supporting white supremacy!

 :whew

COMMUNISTS EVEN GET IT.

MARXISTS WE STAND IN ARMS AGAINST THE LIBERAL MENACE AND THEIR UTTER DEPRAVITY.

Get fucked liberals. Far right, center right, moderates, the center, center left, socialists, and communists we used to combine our forces to end liberalism.

Imagine when the ENTIRE POLITICAL COMPASS fucking hates you and your calcifying privilege, brittle as the the brightest bone. You steep from your ivory steeples, wah wahing about commuting to the office while the rest of society puts our nose to the sand and risks deadly sniffles. Every day it exposes your depravity and privilege. The clock is ticking. Liberty wants her paycheck.

Leftists look at what's happening. Look at the reward: liberals control every institution in the west along all cultural lines and can censor and kill speech. Anyone's speech. Yours, mine, on a mere whim. They use IDpol as a way to merely shut down.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on February 06, 2022, 01:16:42 PM
https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1490352989944614913 (https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1490352989944614913)

 :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: team filler on February 06, 2022, 09:39:08 PM
https://twitter.com/marvin_nz/status/1489446839409463296
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on February 06, 2022, 11:39:32 PM
The vast majority of the population is vaccinated, so it is expected.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Occam on February 06, 2022, 11:49:25 PM
That video is from November, and taken out of context. We already know that protection wanes with time, and that even after a third shot you only get about 70% protection against infection. But the likelihood of you ending up in intensive care is reduced by 99%, and you are much less likely to develop long term damage. Yes, even if everyone is vaccinated some people still die. But most of those who would have died otherwise survive thanks to the vaccine.

Anti-vaxxers are morons and liars. This explains it nicely:
(https://iili.io/0qwQnt.jpg)

I have had Covid for four days now. I have no fever, no loss of taste, no lung damage. Covid vaccines work.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: OnlyRegret on February 06, 2022, 11:59:41 PM
Quote from: Occam on February 06, 2022, 11:49:25 PM
That video is from November, and taken out of context. We already know that protection wanes with time, and that even after a third shot you only get about 70% protection against infection. But the likelihood of you ending up in intensive care is reduced by 99%, and you are much less likely to develop long term damage. Yes, even if everyone is vaccinated some people still die. But most of those who would have died otherwise survive thanks to the vaccine.

Anti-vaxxers are morons and liars. This explains it nicely:


I have had Covid for four days now. I have no fever, no loss of taste, no lung damage. Covid vaccines work.

herr ja herr
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Kurt Russell on February 07, 2022, 03:48:14 AM
Quote from: Occam on February 06, 2022, 11:49:25 PM
I have had Covid for four days now.

Should have worn a mask.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Occam on February 07, 2022, 06:36:05 AM
I always did, and I observed the other rules, too. I know who infected me, and there was no way to avoid it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on February 07, 2022, 07:18:36 AM
25% of Dutch teachers and students age 4 - 18 are now at home with COVID.

One supermarket chain now offer a bonus to employees that don't call in sick
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Rufus on February 07, 2022, 07:38:02 AM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on February 06, 2022, 11:59:41 PM
herr ja herr
Tsk, tsk.  :wag

Jawohl, Herr [rank (optionally, last name)].
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Kurt Russell on February 07, 2022, 10:41:54 AM
Ottawa to arrest anyone bringing fuel to Covid 'Freedom Convoy' truckers after state of emergency declared

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/02/07/ottawa-declares-state-emergency-covid-protests-get-control/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Raist on February 07, 2022, 11:30:31 AM
Quote from: Occam on February 07, 2022, 06:36:05 AM
I always did, and I observed the other rules, too. I know who infected me, and there was no way to avoid it.

We kept telling you, roaming around french kissing random strangers isn't a good idea :yeshrug
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: BIONIC on February 07, 2022, 11:49:11 AM
Quote from: Occam on February 07, 2022, 06:36:05 AM
I always did, and I observed the other rules, too. I know who infected me, and there was no way to avoid it.

You’d think liberating the Amazon would be low-risk since it’s outdoors  :-\
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on February 07, 2022, 12:26:02 PM
Quote from: Kurt Russell on February 07, 2022, 10:41:54 AM
Ottawa to arrest anyone bringing fuel to Covid 'Freedom Convoy' truckers after state of emergency declared

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/02/07/ottawa-declares-state-emergency-covid-protests-get-control/
I see the Wehrmacht's advances still can't keep up with their supply lines.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on February 07, 2022, 01:47:09 PM
Quote from: Occam on February 07, 2022, 06:36:05 AM
I know who infected me, and there was no way to avoid it.

Tell us who in case we're also a client
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on February 07, 2022, 05:57:10 PM
Covid is over!

https://twitter.com/VincentRK/status/1490147213070278656


China locking down another city
 :drudge :drudge :drudge
https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1490799187042222080
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: OnlyRegret on February 07, 2022, 11:58:17 PM
Quote from: Rufus on February 07, 2022, 07:38:02 AM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on February 06, 2022, 11:59:41 PM
herr ja herr
Tsk, tsk.  :wag

Jawohl, Herr [rank (optionally, last name)].

fine I concede, in exchange help yourself to a little bit of poland again
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Kurt Russell on February 08, 2022, 12:27:41 AM
Quote from: james on February 07, 2022, 05:57:10 PM
Covid is over!

Covid will never be over

But... Omicron is the viruses GAF 2022 moment as opposed to the Delta variant being more akin to GAF 2011 in all of its pomp.

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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on February 08, 2022, 11:59:58 AM
https://twitter.com/338Canada/status/1491021869884993536
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Uncle on February 08, 2022, 02:01:45 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on February 08, 2022, 11:59:58 AM
https://twitter.com/338Canada/status/1491021869884993536

https://twitter.com/cuttingejs/status/1491108646285373442

I've watched the claims of "sedition" and "occupation" develop in real time from nothing to the point that the message is now that this was always the truckers' intent and overall message/belief

"y'know guys, what they're doing is not protesting, it's OCCUPATION at this point!!"

"I support the right to protest, but what they are doing is not protesting"  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on February 08, 2022, 02:09:19 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/a26HypS.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on February 08, 2022, 02:20:23 PM
I mean the idea that it is an occupation probably stems from the fact that some of the initial demands were for the Governor General to dissolve the government and install a junta of truckers.  Or it could be that members were vocal about this being their Jan 6th or their 1765.  Guess the truckers must count it one of the infelicities of their situation that they are taken at their word in this, to paraphrase General Butler.   :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Uncle on February 08, 2022, 02:31:45 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on February 08, 2022, 02:20:23 PM
I mean the idea that it is an occupation probably stems from the fact that some of the initial demands were for the Governor General
 to dissolve the government and install a junta of truckers.  Or it could be that members were vocal about this being their Jan 6th or their 1765.  Guess the truckers must count it one of the infelicities of their situation that they are taken at their word in this, to paraphrase General Butler.   :doge

even if that is somehow a legitimate common demand among all the truckers, people are free to say dumbass things without that having any bearing on what their actions should be described as

if I yell "occupy Wall Street" and stand around there for a while, it doesn't mean what I'm doing is a literal occupation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_occupation)

the truckers aren't an armed force, nor do they police people coming and going from the area, their protest is a far cry from CHAZ/CHOP

which, by the way, WAS a self-described occupation, which over the course of a week saw four shootings, two deaths, arson, and several alleged sexual assaults, that GoFundMe supported:

(https://i.imgur.com/a4QAtEE.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on February 08, 2022, 02:42:50 PM
Nah, if the truckers wanted to cosplay as an occupation, I'm not going to shed tears when everyone takes them at their word, even if their getup amounts to a bathrobe and broomstick they painted to look like a lightsaber.     
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Uncle on February 08, 2022, 02:50:15 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on February 08, 2022, 02:42:50 PM
Nah, if the truckers wanted to cosplay as an occupation, I'm not going to shed tears when everyone takes them at their word, even if their getup amounts to a bathrobe and broomstick they painted to look like a lightsaber.   

see again, you go from "some initial demands" (from literally who?) to "this is what they WERE and what they ARE and what they ALWAYS WILL BE"

you understand you're delegitimizing every protest ever? all it takes is one troll or FBI plant to drive out to any protest and scream "down with the government" on camera and the whole movement is in the trash?

you're advocating for every moron who ever said "look at what BLM does, they only know how to destroy and loot and call for the death of cops, when someone tells you who they are you believe them"
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on February 08, 2022, 03:08:09 PM
The initial protest made no sense.  The federal government has almost no say in any mandates.  The one mandate these 'truckers' specifically were against doesn't even matter since the US requires vaccinations coming in.  The idea that this is an anti-mandate protest is not true.  It is an anti-government protest done by alt-right loons who tried to use this issue to push anti-government sentiment.  If it was a real anti-mandate protest, then they would have come to Queen's park first.  The whole protest was done in bad faith and there is no reason to try to pretend these people have legitimate issues that are somehow being hidden by the mainstream narrative.  This is not just a few bad apples, it's a rotten barrel and not just one troll.  And even if it was just one troll, the idea that this has any implication for other protesters is silly.  A protest is not a protest is not a protest, and just because something happens in one does not mean that it applies to all others.  Does this mean that alt-right will try to delegitimate the next BLM protest by pointing out one bad actor and then pretending to be outraged by hypocrisy?  yes - but they were already going to do that.  It doesn't mean that because this protest was delegitimated and seen to be just that because of the numerous examples of bad actors, that this means every protest has to be viewed in the same way.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Uncle on February 08, 2022, 03:41:55 PM
you're all over the place here, first it's "some guy made a dumb demand" to "they're dressing up like they want to occupy even though they're not" to "actually russia and the alt-right are trying to dismantle canada"

when did people lose the ability to use Occam's and Hanlon's razors? whether Trudeau has the power to end mandates or not, people are stupid, and they will also tend to choose a central/important place to stage their protest. you think it would've been half as effective if they spread out to every provincial leader?

honestly: a group wants to overthrow the government, and they're so insidious and clever that apparently they believe the best way to do this is peacefully sit in their trucks and honk, without destroying any buildings or storming government offices?  :dizzy

in contrast to the US's jan 6 where a screaming mob built a gallows and stomped around government buildings, or the US's june 2020 where rioters burned down local businesses and set up occupied zones where people died, the truckers have built a community kitchen and set up a bouncy castle, and you're sincerely claiming these are terrorists trying to overthrow canada?  :derp

they're even on the back foot because the cops are currently arresting people trying to provide them with fuel, you're literally siding with the police here

don't you think an occupying force would maintain actual control over their territory and be keeping police out? you've argued they're simultaneously darkly clever and powerful while being terribly incompetent. like eco said, "thus, by a continuous shifting of rhetorical focus, the enemies are at the same time too strong and too weak"

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Does this mean that alt-right will try to delegitimate the next BLM protest by pointing out one bad actor and then pretending to be outraged by hypocrisy?  yes - but they were already going to do that.

sure, but by the same token, why should anyone assume that madrun badrun isn't just delegitimizing any non-left-leaning protest by pointing out one bad actor and pretending there must be some evil master plan? and that he was already going to do that? you need to apply some introspection here

either you support the right to peaceably protest or you don't
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on February 08, 2022, 03:44:59 PM
Quote from: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/08/canada-ottawa-trucker-protest-extremist-qanon-neo-nazi
The so-called “freedom convoy” – which departed for Ottawa on 23 January – was the brainchild of James Bauder, an admitted conspiracy theorist who has endorsed the QAnon movement and called Covid-19 “the biggest political scam in history”. Bauder’s group, Canada Unity, contends that vaccine mandates and passports are illegal under Canada’s constitution, the Nuremberg Code and a host of other international conventions.

Bauder has long been a fringe figure, but his movement caught a gulf stream of support after the prime minister, Justin Trudeau, announced last year that truckers crossing the US-Canada border would need to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19. The supposed plight of the truckers proved to be a compelling public relations angle and attracted an array of fellow travelers.

Until now, a litany of organizations had protested Canada’s strict public health measures, but largely in isolation. One such group, Hold Fast Canada, had organized pickets of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s headquarters, where they claimed that concentration camps had already been introduced in the country.

Another group, Action4Canada, launched legal challenges to mask and vaccine mandates. In one 400-page court filing, they allege that the “false pronouncement of a Covid-19 ‘pandemic’” was carried out, at least in part, by Bill Gates and a “New World (Economic) Order” to facilitate the injection of 5G-enabled microchips into the population.

Both groups are listed as “participating groups” on the Canada Unity website, and sent vehicles and personnel to join the convoy.

Other organizers joined Bauder, including Chris Barber, a Saskatchewan trucker who was fined $14,000 in October for violating provincial public health measures; Tamara Lich, an activist for a fringe political party advocating that western Canada should become an independent state; Benjamin Dichter, who has warned of the “growing Islamization of Canada”; and Pat King, an anti-government agitator who has repeatedly called for Trudeau to be arrested.
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Bauder vowed the convoy would camp out in Ottawa until their demands are met, insisting to his followers that a “memorandum of understanding” would force the government’s hand, possibly even triggering fresh elections, if enough people sign.

A Canada Unity organizer went further, saying it would require the Senate to “go after the prime minister” for “corruption” and “fascism”. There is no legal basis for those claims.

King has laid out a more direct plan of action to the occupiers: “What we want to focus on is our politicians, their houses, their locations,” he said in a January Facebook stream. If political pressure doesn’t work, King said, blocking major supply chains “will be later on”.

Quote from: https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7n49w/right-wing-americans-want-in-on-canadas-anti-vax-freedom-convoy
“It is a fraud for GoFundMe to commandeer $9M in donations sent to support truckers and give it to causes of their own choosing,” tweeted Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton tweeted out that he “assembled a team to investigate their potential fraud & deception.” The West Virginia attorney general urged his followers to contact him if they were “victimized.” Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry said that his office will be looking into whether “GoFundMe violated our state law.” Georgia Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene repeatedly called the company a “communist corporation.” Fox host Tucker Carlson is hawking “I Heart Truckers” merchandise, and Ted Cruz sent a strongly worded letter.
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The fundraising certainly didn’t cease after GoFundMe pulled the plug, however, and the convoy has now raised over $5,000,000 at the time of writing on GiveSendGo, a site that advertises itself as the best “Christian fundraising site.” The group is also fundraising through personal donations to organizers. At one point, one anonymous individual even gave $215,000 to the fundraiser.
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Research by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue shared with VICE News, and first reported on by Politico, shows that when the GoFundMe link was active, it was shared across a variety of international pages on social media. These include “I AM THE TEA PARTY” group, which has over 180,000 followers online; the “James Woods for Gov of California” page, which has over 20,000 followers; the Swedish page "Folkets rättigheter i samhället", which has over 35,000 members; and many more. The GiveSendGo campaign has been similarly shared around, especially by right-wing content creators like Candace Owens and Jack Prosobiec.

The impact of foreign actors’ role in amplifying and energizing the movement isn’t just financial. The footprint of the convoy is large. The ISD research shows that between Jan. 22 and Feb. 5 there were 97,012 posts from Facebook Pages and Public Groups worldwide that mentioned the convoy and which generated 24,094,123 interactions. On TikTok, the hashtag, #FreedomConvoy2020, has over 200 million views and counting.

On Telegram and other social media platforms, groups with thousands of followers are urging organizers to do a similar stunt in the United States that would target President Biden. Already several countries are seeing protests with tactics similar to Canada’s convoy, like drivers clogging urban centers and blaring their horns to annoy the locals “for freedom's sake.”
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Carvin added that while the convoy and those organizing it may have galvanized the far-right globally, and possibly even inspired similar campaigns in countries far removed from the Great White North, it’s important to remember that this is something that must be viewed as Canadian. It was organized by long-time right-wing activists, who have tried similar stunts in the past, those who are vocally cheering it on are Canadians, and those smashing the horns behind the cabs of the trucks and getting drunk on the Ottawa streets are definitely Canadians.

“A lot of Canadians I think are pretty horrified by what they're seeing, and they don't necessarily want to believe that Canadians are behind this or doing this,” she said. “This is a Canadian-led movement. The participants are overwhelmingly Canadian. We have Canadian hate groups.

“So stop being surprised.”
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Uncle on February 08, 2022, 03:51:44 PM
fringe conspiracy theorists also should have the right to peaceably assemble

this is why the bulk of the jan 6 morons which kept out of federal buildings and kept their protest outside are not being brought up on charges
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on February 08, 2022, 03:53:46 PM
https://twitter.com/daveweigel/status/1491112444194070528
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on February 08, 2022, 04:04:19 PM
Quote from: Uncle on February 08, 2022, 03:41:55 PM
you're all over the place here, * lists a bunch of stuff I didn't say.   

They have a right to peaceful protests, that doesn't mean they get to do whatever they want.  They want to camp out in the front lawn for a month, fine.  They want to bring their trucks, that's also fine, but so are fines and being towed, which doesn't impede on a right to protest*.  You can support a right to protest without supporting the protest.  I don't support the protest.  You can support the right to protest without supporting the methods of protest.  I don't support the methods.  You can also support the methods one time and not the other time, because fundamentally the issue is about the thing being protested.  There is no inconsistency or advocacy for potential future events.  If the thing being protested is important enough, then stronger methods are valid.  It is a logical flaw to think that just because we label two things 'protests' that they ought to be treated the same.

* a protest is fundamentally an act of civil disobedience so you can't really think of a right to protest as coming from the government.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on February 08, 2022, 04:05:23 PM
I don't think that Madrun (or Boogie earlier) are saying that they can't protest even stupidly or ultimately negatively, nor that even that most people now involved aren't doing so for what they see as good reasons, just that the leaders aren't such high minded people with good intentions. I think Madrun's also arguing about what he sees as some more relevant Canadian specifics towards what he presumes are less aware non-Canadians. Though they may have a lower line for negative, or even illegal, conduct than you and I do.

I strongly agree that sedition is a bit far of a charge but then I also don't think that the people using it on Twitter or elsewhere really mean it and are instead doing cultural appropriation of a proud American tradition.

I also think it's a bit far to compare to January 6th as of yet, but I do think there is a valuable comparison there regarding motives. The actions on January 6th made sense in that the people involved seemed to truly believe the election was stolen and that they were fighting to preserve the Republic, Trump's refusal to dissuade them of this notion was his impeachable conduct. Similarly, I imagine many of those involved in Canada likely believe such mandates to be illegal, but as to Madrun's point, the genesis of this was nothing Trudeau had anything to do with and even those areas he might have a say in these views are not popular. It's the people trying to take advantage of it for their own ends, not Trudeau, who should receive the bulk of the condemnation.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on February 08, 2022, 04:22:04 PM
The terms don't matter to me. 'Sedation' and 'occupation' mean what they do in the context of what is happening and you don't have to take the leap to say that just because we call the thing a thing that it means we think the thing is a thing here.  I think both words are not descriptive of the actual thing, but, like I said, I'm also not going to shed tears when people take the protestors for their word (even if you assume it's just a few bad actors, which it is not).  I also think there is a fair amount of Canadian's trying to compare themselves as you said, which does not vary valid.  But at the same time, I don't think it is an inherently bad thing to overreact when you have a group of people who look at Jan 6th as something that ought to be repeated.  Indeed, I think it would be far worse to downplay it because of any seeming ineptitude.  I'm fine with the term 'occupation' for Occupy Wall st.  I'm also fine with using 'riot' for the BLM protests, because fundamentally, it comes back to the thing being protested.  A riot is a valid response to police abuse.  Nor is it intellectually dishonest to use propagandish words to disparage a movement.   
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Kurt Russell on February 08, 2022, 04:54:54 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on February 08, 2022, 04:22:04 PM
Nor is it intellectually dishonest to use propagandish words to disparage a movement I don't like.

FTFY
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on February 08, 2022, 04:55:27 PM
Some conservatives are trying to spread the idea that American truckers shut down the Super Bowl in solidarity. :lol

https://twitter.com/WendyRogersAZ/status/1490671777558761473

 :american
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Kurt Russell on February 08, 2022, 04:59:20 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on February 08, 2022, 04:55:27 PM
Some conservatives are trying to spread the idea that American truckers shut down the Super Bowl in solidarity. :lol

https://twitter.com/WendyRogersAZ/status/1490671777558761473

 :american

Wait. So they want to use their right to protest against his right to protest?

This is fucking stupid.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on February 08, 2022, 04:59:22 PM
Quote from: Kurt Russell on February 08, 2022, 04:54:54 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on February 08, 2022, 04:22:04 PM
Nor is it intellectually dishonest to use propagandish words to disparage a movement I don't like.

FTFY

I don't think that is the own you think it is, Kurt. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on February 08, 2022, 07:50:25 PM
https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/mobile/threat-against-ottawa-police-headquarters-made-to-police-in-wrong-ottawa-1.5773353

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A bomb threat directed at the Ottawa Police Service in the capital of Canada ended up first in the hands of police in Ottawa, Ohio.

Ottawa, Ohio is a village of about 4,300 people located in Putnam County. It's also where the local sheriff's office can be found.

And it appears the suspect in this case, an individual from Akron, Ohio, got the two police services confused.

:dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on February 08, 2022, 08:40:17 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on February 08, 2022, 07:50:25 PM
https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/mobile/threat-against-ottawa-police-headquarters-made-to-police-in-wrong-ottawa-1.5773353

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A bomb threat directed at the Ottawa Police Service in the capital of Canada ended up first in the hands of police in Ottawa, Ohio.

Ottawa, Ohio is a village of about 4,300 people located in Putnam County. It's also where the local sheriff's office can be found.

And it appears the suspect in this case, an individual from Akron, Ohio, got the two police services confused.

:dead
That's about as American as an American can American.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: railGUN on February 08, 2022, 08:52:18 PM
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So, my fellow Canadians,

You know how we watch all the shit going on with our southern neighbours next door? We see how the entire country, from top to bottom, is systematically made to prop up and support White Supremacy. We see over and over and over and over again how their police and justice system handle White People with kid gloves - even when the commit motherfucking insurrection and treason!!! - while black people and other POC are often shot on sight.

If you haven't realized already, I hope the events of the past 2 weeks all across the country have made you realize that our shit stinks just as bad.

We have the exact same problems right here at home.

This isn't an insurrection. This isn't treason. Black people and POC are not often shot on sight in Canada.

 :cmonson
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Uncle on February 08, 2022, 11:27:32 PM
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Nor is it intellectually dishonest to use propagandish words to disparage a movement.

complain about someone misrepresenting your argument while spouting this

by your own argument here, it's not intellectually dishonest or disingenuous to frame anything you say in any light anyone wants, as long as they choose to categorize you as part of a movement they want to disparage

if you don't like that I say that you say that the truckers are part of a russian plot to overthrow canada, well that's just a valid form of propaganda to discredit your movement, isn't it?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on February 09, 2022, 08:47:58 AM
It is clear to anyone with eyes that between Rogan, the convoy, mandates, constant smears of anyone that disagrees, the incompetence of the Biden administration ;etc. that the mainstream media has an agenda and wants everyone to stick to it. Propaganda being served to the masses and more then ever, people are waking up.  Covid has weakened the mainstream narrative.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on February 09, 2022, 12:26:27 PM
We've settled on an average of 120 - 150k cases a day since late last week.
About 1 million total for the past 7 days.

In US numbers that would be ~1.6 million cases a day for 7 days in a row.
Our government is making plans to ease and drop more regulations.

About 6 million registered cases in total so far, on a population of 17 million.
Since not everyone tests (or was tested early in the Pandemic) I would say about 50% - 75% of the country has been infected with COVID over the past 2 years.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on February 09, 2022, 12:27:40 PM
Its interesting that multiple D states decided to drop mandates the same day. Really does feel that Daddy Biden sent out a memo. Everyone screaming "cases are dropping cases are dropping" but the 7 day average is still higher than any other point in the pandemic, aside from Jan 13, 2021. 7 day death average is well above 2k daily.

Was out in NYC last night for a birthday dinner, and just one staff person had a mask. Was going to report them to the popo but the food was good.

I think its clear that mask use will drop much faster this time around. When Biden declared victory last May, I dont think mask use dropped below 50% around here. This time I think it will.

What will be interesting to see is what BA2 does. Lots of talk about why it hasnt gotten a hold in the US - just 3% per the CDC this week. Meanwhile, Germany, France etc still a clusterfuck. South Africa is also showing an increase recently.

One issue we're coming up on is that we're getting near the 3 month point of Omicron, which means immunity might start dropping to the point where BA2 starts infecting people who had Omicron in November.

So three scenarios from the Official James Covid Prediction Lab:

1) Cases continue to drop to under 50k daily in March, which is where we were last February/March, and then finally go all the way down to 10k like last summer. No new variants and corona ends! We did it everyone!

2) Cases stall out at around 40-80k daily, BA2 starts to get a hold, and then cases start to sharply rise in late March/April, because zero restrictions exist and all caution is thrown out the window. Once we hit 200k daily again, some folks start to worry, but its full speed ahead by politicians who would resists any new measure short of 500k daily. Deaths rise to 3k daily again in May/June but no one cares.

3) Either scenario, but a new variant emerges, the much awaited "bleeding eyes" virus with ebola-like symptoms. This one gets people interested in Covid again.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on February 09, 2022, 12:36:45 PM
From what I can tell the strategy here seems to have adjusted once they figured out the vaccines didn't work against transmission and people wouldn't put up with all the regulations.
It seems that this is the 'controlled spread' in combination with the vaccines keeping people out of hospitals. Taking advantage of this 'mild' variant as long as possible to build herd immunity.

Our government announced that they no longer aim to reduce infections (or prevent deaths) but instead focus on keeping society open as much as possible (but with regulations if necessary).
They do expect 2 more vaccine rounds this year though, probably late summer and during the winter. Much like how we handle the flu.

Our numbers are insane though, when I hear my brother talk about Canada and how they are worried about 10k cases and we're hitting 10 times number that on a 'good day'.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on February 09, 2022, 01:49:33 PM
The strategy in the US seems to have shifted to what DeSantis and Abbot were saying in 2020

Its just a flu. If grandma dies, its a sacrifice we're willing to make. Keep everything open.

Im surprised the media hasnt drawn a clearer line between their rhetoric and what the Ds are doing now.

The natural counterpoint is "we have vaccines now" which is obviously true, but the counterpoint to THAT is 98% of people werent dying before vaccines. There were no deaths on The Bore dot com, and the fattest people we know are on here.

Thing is, 2% of the country dying is a lot of people, when you multiply by 350 million, which is what terrified people.

But if the fatality rate these days is 10x less, 0.2%....thats still a lot of people!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on February 09, 2022, 01:54:54 PM
My dudes, it's Wednesday, have some humor (feel free to get angry at others for not taking things seriously enough too):
Quote from: https://imightbewrong.substack.com/p/the-hand-sanitizing-station-in-the
Covid-19 is unlike anything in our lifetimes. A virus one one-thousandth the width of a human hair has altered lives across the globe. It's a challenge that demands a level of social cohesion and technological innovation unseen since the space race. But when I walked into my local Chase branch the other day and saw a single, lonely hand sanitizing station tucked unassumingly in a corner, something inside me said: “We will beat this thing. We are going to be okay.”

Your days are numbered, Coronavirus! Tremble before the mastery of the physical world that has been achieved by your soon-to-be vanquisher, Homo sapiens! You may have a spike glycoprotein and rapid multiplication rate, but we have knowledge, reason, the printing press, and the internet; we have the combined wisdom of thousands of generations before us and a capacity for foresight unparalleled on this planet. And that singular intellectual dominance has caused us to say: “We should probably put a little Purell thing in the bank in case anyone wants to…I don’t know…wash?”
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Special recognition in this fight should go to the Popeye’s Chicken on my block. Obviously, when someone walks into a Popeye’s, they’re saying: “I am a person who cares deeply about my health.” Probably because Popeye’s is synonymous with clean living and wellness, they’ve transformed their humble chicken shop into a bulwark against Covid.

A personal favorite had to wait for the comments though:
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BDN4 hr ago
How bout the “clean” and “used” ball point pens in doctor’s offices? I think (and hope) they just swap the cups during the lunch break…
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: team filler on February 09, 2022, 04:39:24 PM
my gym won't be requiring masks starting next week  :thinking
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Kurt Russell on February 09, 2022, 06:16:13 PM
Early ‘lab-grown’ Covid virus found in sample lends weight to Wuhan theory

Hungarian scientists claim that samples of Antarctic soil sent to a Shanghai firm in 2019 became contaminated with an unknown variant

Buckle in, lads

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/02/09/early-lab-grown-covid-virus-found-sample-lends-weight-wuhan/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on February 09, 2022, 06:21:32 PM
Quote from: Kurt Russell on February 09, 2022, 06:16:13 PM
Early ‘lab-grown’ Covid virus found in sample lends weight to Wuhan theory

Hungarian scientists claim that samples of Antarctic soil sent to a Shanghai firm in 2019 became contaminated with an unknown variant

Buckle in, lads

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/02/09/early-lab-grown-covid-virus-found-sample-lends-weight-wuhan/
I get 3 pay walls so I just assume this completely confirms what we already suspected
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Kurt Russell on February 09, 2022, 06:25:33 PM
Quote from: Nintex on February 09, 2022, 06:21:32 PM
I get 3 pay walls so I just assume this completely confirms what we already suspected

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An early version of Covid-19 that appears to have been grown in a laboratory has been discovered in samples from a Chinese biotechnology firm.

The finding lends weight to claims that the virus may have started life as a lab experiment that accidentally leaked out.

Bioinformatics experts from the University of Veterinary Medicine and Lorand University in Budapest, Hungary, made the discovery by accident while examining genetic data from soil samples collected from Antarctica in late 2018 and early 2019.

The samples were sent to Sangon Biotech in Shanghai for sequencing in Dec 2019, where they became contaminated with a previously unknown variant of Covid-19.

The variant has mutations that bridge the gap between bat coronavirus and the earliest Wuhan strain, so it may be an ancestral version of the virus.

The samples also contain DNA from hamsters and monkeys, suggesting that the early virus may have been grown in animal cell lines.

Viscount Ridley, author of Viral: The Search for the Origin of Covid-19, said: “The unique mutations hint at it being an ancestral variant. So if it was sequenced in say mid-December, before anybody had identified the virus in people and started trying to grow it in labs, then it points to secret samples in labs in 2019.”

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Describing the significance of the discovery, Dr Bloom said: “Those three mutations are intriguing because they are all ancestral mutations that move the sequence ‘closer’ to the bat coronavirus relatives RaTG13 and Banal 20-52 relative to first reported Wuhan-Hu-1 sequence from the Huanan Seafood Market.”

In May 2021, a team of US evolutionary biologists published research on what an ancestor to Covid-19 should look like, and came up with two options. One had the same three mutations found in the samples.

“A virus with those three mutations relative to Wuhan-Hu-1 is one of the two plausible progenitors for all currently known human SarsCov2s,” added Dr Bloom.

“The timeline matters a lot here. If they were sequenced in Dec 2019 then it’s exceptionally important, because [China] holds SarsCov2s not discovered until December 30 to 31.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on February 09, 2022, 07:01:34 PM
Nah, this is a completely preposterous theory that deserves no scrutiny whatsoever.

The Chinese were very open about the origins of the virus, so there is no reason to investigate further. The WHO even sent a research team to investigate the origins, and they were treated very politely and were definitely not impeded by CCP security agents, and they found the likely origin was the exact one the CCP wanted them to find.

I mean, do we even trust Eastern Europeans?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on February 09, 2022, 09:44:55 PM
Anyone who even thinks for a second China is to blame should not only be banned for sinophobia but also reeducated in a secret concentration camp that also doesn't exist and if you claim it does you should be banned for sinophobia
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on February 09, 2022, 10:01:04 PM
Quote from: james on February 09, 2022, 09:44:55 PM
Anyone who even thinks for a second China is to blame should not only be banned for sinophobia but also reeducated in a secret concentration camp that also doesn't exist and if you claim it does you should be banned for sinophobia
Is that what happened to you, filler, Pissy and Nintex a while back?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: team filler on February 09, 2022, 10:20:10 PM
 :piss :doge :piss2







































 :pimp
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on February 09, 2022, 11:05:46 PM
From the UK:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FLHh-aDVIAE-T6F?format=jpg&name=small)

People should listen to Donald Trump and get vaccinated. Even one dose!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Kurt Russell on February 10, 2022, 02:18:24 PM
Yikes, just look at all these despicable literal nazis. Madrun Karun was totally right about all of this.

https://youtu.be/aou3xaMKhzk?t=110
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: shosta on February 10, 2022, 03:42:07 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on February 09, 2022, 11:05:46 PM
From the UK:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FLHh-aDVIAE-T6F?format=jpg&name=small)

People should listen to Donald Trump and get vaccinated. Even one dose!
This graph is misleading because it doesn't show all the people who died because of the vaccine.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: who is ted danson? on February 10, 2022, 03:45:21 PM
Quote from: team filler on February 09, 2022, 10:20:10 PM
:piss :doge :piss2







































 :pimp

 :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on February 10, 2022, 03:58:21 PM
Quote from: Kurt Russell on February 10, 2022, 02:18:24 PM
Yikes, just look at all these despicable literal nazis. Madrun Karun was totally right about all of this.

https://youtu.be/aou3xaMKhzk?t=110

What a bunch of Nazis! Go Canada! Stick it to the Feds!

We have to make sure the post-covid world is conservative and this is a massive first step on the United front against liberalism.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on February 10, 2022, 03:59:35 PM
the biden of the north

lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on February 10, 2022, 04:01:43 PM
I've ditched the mask except for the subway and haven't felt this free in two years.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on February 10, 2022, 04:04:44 PM
you're still wearing a physical mask?

I know you have a mental one
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on February 10, 2022, 04:11:23 PM
Quote from: Cauliflower Of Love on February 10, 2022, 04:04:44 PM
you're still wearing a physical mask?

I know you have a mental one

Yeah I wore masks everywhere. With the state rescinding mask mandate, because I'm a good citizen, I've decided it's time to retire the fuck outside of trains, because that's the law. Farewell! When MTA gets rid of its mask mandate I'll be fully free again.

Well, not fully free. Today I had to show ID (on top of vax card) to eat a burger in a restaurant! The fight against liberalism continues. Thank God I'm black and was raised to never leave the house without ID. I can only imagine bringing only cash and a vax card. I'd be turned away by the Vax Gestapo for not having ID to eat a goddamn burger with chips.

Can't wait to need to show my fucking birth certificate to eat an ice cream float. Liberals and their absolute horseshit.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on February 10, 2022, 04:18:24 PM
Quote from: Himu on February 10, 2022, 04:11:23 PM
because I'm a good citizen, I've decided it's time to retire the fuck outside of trains, because that's the law.

I will provide one kudo for this. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on February 10, 2022, 04:24:18 PM
Quote from: james on February 10, 2022, 04:18:24 PM
Quote from: Himu on February 10, 2022, 04:11:23 PM
because I'm a good citizen, I've decided it's time to retire the fuck outside of trains, because that's the law.

I will provide one kudo for this.

Thanks. I'm still trying to make sure your ideology dies and bleeds out but I appreciate the sentiment. Liberal people can be nice but it's your goddamn culture and ideology. It needs to end. :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on February 10, 2022, 04:28:16 PM
Cuck
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on February 10, 2022, 04:32:23 PM
Putting yourself in unnecessary danger to own the libs...
 :horny
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on February 10, 2022, 04:33:17 PM
Quote from: Cauliflower Of Love on February 10, 2022, 04:28:16 PM
Cuck

I guarantee there is nothing cuck about my thick, veiny black cock. You wish you had this, you filthy non sequitur spewing liberal. Don't you have a non profit to donate to? Fucking bleeding heart fucko.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on February 10, 2022, 04:38:28 PM
Quote from: Potato on February 10, 2022, 04:32:23 PM
Putting yourself in unnecessary danger to own the libs...
 :horny

Omicron surged despite high mask usage in NYC. At that point why give a shit? We've had vaccines. We've worn masks. Shit isn't going away. Done all I can. I'm moving on.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: who is ted danson? on February 10, 2022, 05:01:55 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/UgzxyA9.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: BisMarckie on February 10, 2022, 05:05:46 PM
like this post if you want to keep mask mandates just to own the cons
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: jorma on February 10, 2022, 05:07:03 PM
the obsession with masks is fucking weird considering it's a literal nothingburger compared to safe distancing. if you just keep your distance the mask doesnt hurt, but it's not really doing much either.

and if you don't keep your distance to people you're gonna get corona sooner or later wether you're wearing a mask or not. and it's not gonna help you fight the virus either, like the vaccine will.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on February 10, 2022, 05:22:07 PM
Quote from: jorma on February 10, 2022, 05:07:03 PM
the obsession with masks is fucking weird considering it's a literal nothingburger compared to safe distancing. if you just keep your distance the mask doesnt hurt, but it's not really doing much either.

and if you don't keep your distance to people you're gonna get corona sooner or later wether you're wearing a mask or not. and it's not gonna help you fight the virus either, like the vaccine will.

Ssshhh let the liberals touch themselves in their virtue and endless, endless judgement. Blue state with blue gov rescinds mask mandate. I say,"cool, I'll finally stop wearing them then :3" to which liberals go shock and awe and ridicule mode when, again, it's a liberal state entity lifting the mandate to begin with.

Are liberals capable of anything other than judgement and ridicule? I. Can't. Wait. For the political bloodbath as wide swaths of the country conclusively agree,"goddamn I can't stand liberals, can you?" all United in one front of rebellion regardless of race, identity, sex, or religion. A United front to Own The Libs. :rejoice

How I loathe them. Especially liberal crackers.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Kurt Russell on February 10, 2022, 05:31:39 PM

Quote from: Himu on February 10, 2022, 05:22:07 PM

How I loathe them. Especially liberal crackers.

(https://i.gifer.com/SbX0.gif)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on February 10, 2022, 05:38:54 PM
It's just a mask you big fucking baby. Stop crying about it like it's a pair of manacles.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on February 10, 2022, 05:56:42 PM
Quote from: Kurt Russell on February 10, 2022, 05:31:39 PM

Quote from: Himu on February 10, 2022, 05:22:07 PM

How I loathe them. Especially liberal crackers.

(https://i.gifer.com/SbX0.gif)

No one needs to die or be harmed, that's the liberal way - not mine. They just need to be shown and proven their policies don't work. :)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on February 10, 2022, 06:08:00 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on February 10, 2022, 05:05:46 PM
like this post if you want to keep mask mandates just to own the cons

Thinking back to January when I went to the delicious Old Spaghetti Factory with my mom.

A family of four arrived before us and goes up the the hostess stand. Before they can ask for a table, the hostess asks them to put on their masks, as per the state mandate.

"Mask? We didnt bring masks"
"Im sorry sir, can you please get your mask from your ca and come back and we will seat you"
"But those people dont have masks"
"Theyre eating sir"
"You are really telling us we need a mask or have to leave?"
"Yes"

And their tone was like the concept of a mask had never occurred to them. Absolutely baffled that a mask may be required during a statewide mask mandate.

So they left and we took their table.

Going hungry to own the libs.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on February 10, 2022, 08:52:28 PM
Worst thing anyone did was tell people that wearing a mask protects other more vulnerable people in the community.

It really brought out the dickheads who can't put the safety and health of other people before their own slight personal discomfort.

You can tell a lot about people by what they think of masks during an airborne pandemic...
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: OnlyRegret on February 10, 2022, 09:03:13 PM
Quote from: jorma on February 10, 2022, 05:07:03 PM
the obsession with masks is fucking weird considering it's a literal nothingburger compared to safe distancing. if you just keep your distance the mask doesnt hurt, but it's not really doing much either.

and if you don't keep your distance to people you're gonna get corona sooner or later wether you're wearing a mask or not. and it's not gonna help you fight the virus either, like the vaccine will.

ngl, the people masked up to wander outdoors (outdoors outdoors not train stations) or drive by themselves are dorks
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on February 10, 2022, 09:10:40 PM
Agreed. Asking people to use common sense was another big problem. Common sense not being that common and all that.

However, the message has always been clear. If you can't keep appropriate social distance from others, wear a mask. If you're indoors without good ventilation, wear a mask.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on February 10, 2022, 09:33:21 PM
Outdoor masks have been fantastic this winter, so warm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Uncle on February 10, 2022, 10:10:04 PM
Quote from: james on February 10, 2022, 06:08:00 PM
"Mask? We didnt bring masks"
"Im sorry sir, can you please get your mask from your ca and come back and we will seat you"
"But those people dont have masks"
"Theyre eating sir"

I will say this is pretty dumb

go to a restaurant, wear a mask for the walk to the table, then take it off for 2 hours in an enclosed room full of other people also not wearing masks, then put it back on for the walk back outside

I just didn't go to sit down restaurants at all until I was vaccinated
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on February 10, 2022, 10:15:17 PM
Quote from: Uncle on February 10, 2022, 10:10:04 PM
Quote from: james on February 10, 2022, 06:08:00 PM
"Mask? We didnt bring masks"
"Im sorry sir, can you please get your mask from your ca and come back and we will seat you"
"But those people dont have masks"
"Theyre eating sir"

I will say this is pretty dumb

go to a restaurant, wear a mask for the walk to the table, then take it off for 2 hours in an enclosed room full of other people also not wearing masks, then put it back on for the walk back outside

I just didn't go to sit down restaurants at all until I was vaccinated

You're supposed to keep your mask on until the food comes to ensure when you talk to the waiter your mask is on and you're not spewing your particles onto them you piece of shit
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on February 10, 2022, 10:26:11 PM
Quote from: james on February 10, 2022, 10:15:17 PM
Quote from: Uncle on February 10, 2022, 10:10:04 PM
Quote from: james on February 10, 2022, 06:08:00 PM
"Mask? We didnt bring masks"
"Im sorry sir, can you please get your mask from your ca and come back and we will seat you"
"But those people dont have masks"
"Theyre eating sir"

I will say this is pretty dumb

go to a restaurant, wear a mask for the walk to the table, then take it off for 2 hours in an enclosed room full of other people also not wearing masks, then put it back on for the walk back outside

I just didn't go to sit down restaurants at all until I was vaccinated

You're supposed to keep your mask on until the food comes to ensure when you talk to the waiter your mask is on and you're not spewing your particles onto them you piece of shit

Still re re.

I didn't drink coffee in a coffee shop for a year until I was vaxxed. Over relying on masks is re re shit. lol. I'm going to go into this restaurant and eat, and wear a mask. but i'm going to eat too, which is also unmasked. Which is it? Yet you get on a pedestal and judge others? Fuck off. Talking about "owning the libs" lol. Strikes to the heart of liberal nonsense: where your judgement is above others' values and decisions but you're the one doing daft re re shit while thinking your shit doesn't stink. If you were that concerned about covid you would order takeout. Your mask is one giant virtue signal, especially in the post-vax world. It'd be tolerable if the liberals had the humility to be able to say,"you know what? I don't know. I'm just trying my best." But no. Read the replies earlier on the page. Liberal judgement. Liberal virtue. Liberal smug. Hopefully the next time you're in a restaurant you choke to death.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: BisMarckie on February 10, 2022, 10:42:36 PM
I always wore my N95 masks when I was indoors, not this surgical mask trash. Have not caught the rona for two years.

Check mate lieberals cuckservatives  :dobbs
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on February 10, 2022, 10:44:21 PM
Quote from: BisMarckie on February 10, 2022, 10:42:36 PM
I always wore my N95 masks when I was indoors, not this surgical mask trash. Have not caught the rona for two years.

Check mate lieberals cuckservatives  :dobbs

I have not caught covid to my knowledge. I just wear surgical masks. I find N95 really uncomfortable. I could never find a good fit.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on February 10, 2022, 10:50:00 PM
Quote from: Himu on February 10, 2022, 10:26:11 PM
Quote from: james on February 10, 2022, 10:15:17 PM
Quote from: Uncle on February 10, 2022, 10:10:04 PM
Quote from: james on February 10, 2022, 06:08:00 PM
"Mask? We didnt bring masks"
"Im sorry sir, can you please get your mask from your ca and come back and we will seat you"
"But those people dont have masks"
"Theyre eating sir"

I will say this is pretty dumb

go to a restaurant, wear a mask for the walk to the table, then take it off for 2 hours in an enclosed room full of other people also not wearing masks, then put it back on for the walk back outside

I just didn't go to sit down restaurants at all until I was vaccinated

You're supposed to keep your mask on until the food comes to ensure when you talk to the waiter your mask is on and you're not spewing your particles onto them you piece of shit

Still re re.

I didn't drink coffee in a coffee shop for a year until I was vaxxed. Over relying on masks is re re shit. lol. I'm going to go into this restaurant and eat, and wear a mask. but i'm going to eat too, which is also unmasked. Which is it? Yet you get on a pedestal and judge others? Fuck off. Talking about "owning the libs" lol. Strikes to the heart of liberal nonsense: where your judgement is above others' values and decisions but you're the one doing daft re re shit while thinking your shit doesn't stink. If you were that concerned about covid you would order takeout. Your mask is one giant virtue signal, especially in the post-vax world. It'd be tolerable if the liberals had the humility to be able to say,"you know what? I don't know. I'm just trying my best." But no. Read the replies earlier on the page. Liberal judgement. Liberal virtue. Liberal smug. Hopefully the next time you're in a restaurant you choke to death.

Is not about you or your personal risk tolerance.

Its about staff that need to work to pay rent, and reducing their exposure as much as possible.

That's why you wear a mask when ordering a coffee and speaking to the cashier 3 feet away. If you want to sit down and engulf yourself in covid particles that's on you
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Uncle on February 10, 2022, 10:57:52 PM
Quote from: james on February 10, 2022, 10:15:17 PM
Quote from: Uncle on February 10, 2022, 10:10:04 PM
Quote from: james on February 10, 2022, 06:08:00 PM
"Mask? We didnt bring masks"
"Im sorry sir, can you please get your mask from your ca and come back and we will seat you"
"But those people dont have masks"
"Theyre eating sir"

I will say this is pretty dumb

go to a restaurant, wear a mask for the walk to the table, then take it off for 2 hours in an enclosed room full of other people also not wearing masks, then put it back on for the walk back outside

I just didn't go to sit down restaurants at all until I was vaccinated

You're supposed to keep your mask on until the food comes to ensure when you talk to the waiter your mask is on and you're not spewing your particles onto them you piece of shit

nothing I said indicated otherwise

no one ever puts their mask back on between bites due to the inconvenience, so in practice the air of every restaurant is fully saturated with covid regardless of any individual's behavior

again this is why anyone who truly cares just doesn't go to restaurants where you sit down and eat unmasked
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on February 10, 2022, 10:57:57 PM
lmao I actually work/worked in the restaurant business and still believe everything I've said. Pre-vaccine? Sure. Let your mask flag fly. We limited contact as much as we could and ordered takeout. In the early days of the pandemic I delivered pizzas six feet and put that shit on the ground. But after the vaccine with people actually drinking coffee in the the coffee shop? It's a virtue signal. Got entire people sitting there for hours unmasked. It just begs the question of what the fuck is the point of a mask in that type of context, a context I've worked in by the way? Many of us workers ask the same question. "How much is this helping me, really?" is a pretty reasonable thing to ask in that environment which is precisely why the last time you came to the city and went to a restaurant only one server was it? was wearing a mask. Jobs I've done during the pandemic: delivered pizzas, bussed tables, cleaned restaurants and bars. I'm the staff you're trying deflect and "protect" and this is what many of us actually think. lmao

Meanwhile that Covid freak out shit costs people jobs. Bunch of dumb mother fuckers freaking out about Omicron, which has a lower risk than the flu, which ends up making businesses make less, which makes people - the very people you claim to want to protect - lose jobs. More victims to liberalism and their endless fear based dog overreactionary dog shit.

In case you haven't noticed there is much resentment between classes how the upper class pathetic social anxiety fucks get to not actually risk their lives over the PANINI while the rest of us slave away thankless and have to pull our bootstraps as some rich white cunt re re's about protecting others when he's too afraid to go outside. The real kicker? These upper class people are more likely to be full fledged communists. They're not even actual working class lmao. Fuckos. Bunch of virtue signaling assholes talking about "what about yer mask" and "protecting others" lmao. Welcome to our life. It's ground zero, nicca. Kiss my ass.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: OnlyRegret on February 10, 2022, 11:34:25 PM
Quote from: Himu on February 10, 2022, 10:57:57 PM
lmao I actually work/worked in the restaurant business and still believe everything I've said. Pre-vaccine? Sure. Let your mask flag fly. We limited contact as much as we could and ordered takeout. In the early days of the pandemic I delivered pizzas six feet and put that shit on the ground. But after the vaccine with people actually drinking coffee in the the coffee shop? It's a virtue signal. Got entire people sitting there for hours unmasked. It just begs the question of what the fuck is the point of a mask in that type of context, a context I've worked in by the way? Many of us workers ask the same question. "How much is this helping me, really?" is a pretty reasonable thing to ask in that environment which is precisely why the last time you came to the city and went to a restaurant only one server was it? was wearing a mask. Jobs I've done during the pandemic: delivered pizzas, bussed tables, cleaned restaurants and bars. I'm the staff you're trying deflect and "protect" and this is what many of us actually think. lmao

Meanwhile that Covid freak out shit costs people jobs. Bunch of dumb mother fuckers freaking out about Omicron, which has a lower risk than the flu, which ends up making businesses make less, which makes people - the very people you claim to want to protect - lose jobs. More victims to liberalism and their endless fear based dog overreactionary dog shit.

In case you haven't noticed there is much resentment between classes how the upper class pathetic social anxiety fucks get to not actually risk their lives over the PANINI while the rest of us slave away thankless and have to pull our bootstraps as some rich white cunt re re's about protecting others when he's too afraid to go outside. The real kicker? These upper class people are more likely to be full fledged communists. They're not even actual working class lmao. Fuckos. Bunch of virtue signaling assholes talking about "what about yer mask" and "protecting others" lmao. Welcome to our life. It's ground zero, nicca. Kiss my ass.

hyperlink, so don't blame me for the circles

(https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/aoc-masks-4b-1.jpg?quality=80&strip=all&w=744)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on February 10, 2022, 11:47:14 PM
WHAT DO THE CIRCLES MEAN
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on February 11, 2022, 02:32:02 AM
Quote from: james on February 10, 2022, 11:47:14 PM
WHAT DO THE CIRCLES MEAN
I'm not an expert, but they usually point out things you should get angry about while not asking any questions about why...
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on February 11, 2022, 03:50:34 AM
Circles? Where are the green lines? :snob
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: HardcoreRetro on February 11, 2022, 04:52:28 AM
"These upper class people are more likely to be full fledged communists."

They aren't. They're champagne socialists. When you're constantly talking down to the people you supposedly care about, you're not the good guy/gal you think you are and you're certainly not a socialist.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on February 11, 2022, 09:35:38 AM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on February 10, 2022, 11:34:25 PM
Quote from: Himu on February 10, 2022, 10:57:57 PM
lmao I actually work/worked in the restaurant business and still believe everything I've said. Pre-vaccine? Sure. Let your mask flag fly. We limited contact as much as we could and ordered takeout. In the early days of the pandemic I delivered pizzas six feet and put that shit on the ground. But after the vaccine with people actually drinking coffee in the the coffee shop? It's a virtue signal. Got entire people sitting there for hours unmasked. It just begs the question of what the fuck is the point of a mask in that type of context, a context I've worked in by the way? Many of us workers ask the same question. "How much is this helping me, really?" is a pretty reasonable thing to ask in that environment which is precisely why the last time you came to the city and went to a restaurant only one server was it? was wearing a mask. Jobs I've done during the pandemic: delivered pizzas, bussed tables, cleaned restaurants and bars. I'm the staff you're trying deflect and "protect" and this is what many of us actually think. lmao

Meanwhile that Covid freak out shit costs people jobs. Bunch of dumb mother fuckers freaking out about Omicron, which has a lower risk than the flu, which ends up making businesses make less, which makes people - the very people you claim to want to protect - lose jobs. More victims to liberalism and their endless fear based dog overreactionary dog shit.

In case you haven't noticed there is much resentment between classes how the upper class pathetic social anxiety fucks get to not actually risk their lives over the PANINI while the rest of us slave away thankless and have to pull our bootstraps as some rich white cunt re re's about protecting others when he's too afraid to go outside. The real kicker? These upper class people are more likely to be full fledged communists. They're not even actual working class lmao. Fuckos. Bunch of virtue signaling assholes talking about "what about yer mask" and "protecting others" lmao. Welcome to our life. It's ground zero, nicca. Kiss my ass.

hyperlink, so don't blame me for the circles

(https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/aoc-masks-4b-1.jpg?quality=80&strip=all&w=744)

Please extrapolate. This post is too abstract for my literal minded brain.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: jorma on February 11, 2022, 09:52:43 AM
Quote from: Himu on February 11, 2022, 09:35:38 AM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on February 10, 2022, 11:34:25 PM
Quote from: Himu on February 10, 2022, 10:57:57 PM
lmao I actually work/worked in the restaurant business and still believe everything I've said. Pre-vaccine? Sure. Let your mask flag fly. We limited contact as much as we could and ordered takeout. In the early days of the pandemic I delivered pizzas six feet and put that shit on the ground. But after the vaccine with people actually drinking coffee in the the coffee shop? It's a virtue signal. Got entire people sitting there for hours unmasked. It just begs the question of what the fuck is the point of a mask in that type of context, a context I've worked in by the way? Many of us workers ask the same question. "How much is this helping me, really?" is a pretty reasonable thing to ask in that environment which is precisely why the last time you came to the city and went to a restaurant only one server was it? was wearing a mask. Jobs I've done during the pandemic: delivered pizzas, bussed tables, cleaned restaurants and bars. I'm the staff you're trying deflect and "protect" and this is what many of us actually think. lmao

Meanwhile that Covid freak out shit costs people jobs. Bunch of dumb mother fuckers freaking out about Omicron, which has a lower risk than the flu, which ends up making businesses make less, which makes people - the very people you claim to want to protect - lose jobs. More victims to liberalism and their endless fear based dog overreactionary dog shit.

In case you haven't noticed there is much resentment between classes how the upper class pathetic social anxiety fucks get to not actually risk their lives over the PANINI while the rest of us slave away thankless and have to pull our bootstraps as some rich white cunt re re's about protecting others when he's too afraid to go outside. The real kicker? These upper class people are more likely to be full fledged communists. They're not even actual working class lmao. Fuckos. Bunch of virtue signaling assholes talking about "what about yer mask" and "protecting others" lmao. Welcome to our life. It's ground zero, nicca. Kiss my ass.

hyperlink, so don't blame me for the circles

(https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/aoc-masks-4b-1.jpg?quality=80&strip=all&w=744)

Please extrapolate. This post is too abstract for my literal minded brain.

i'm pretty sure it's supposed to mean "look at this fucking bitch not wearing a mask when everyone around her who has to do actual work for a living is wearing one".

Not sure if the author is one of the zero covid freaks or if it's just someone who hates the idea of having their wealth taxed.  :trumps

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on February 11, 2022, 09:54:27 AM
I figured as much but he said sorry about the red circles.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on February 11, 2022, 10:34:47 AM
Quote from: jorma on February 11, 2022, 09:52:43 AM
Quote from: Himu on February 11, 2022, 09:35:38 AM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on February 10, 2022, 11:34:25 PM
Quote from: Himu on February 10, 2022, 10:57:57 PM
lmao I actually work/worked in the restaurant business and still believe everything I've said. Pre-vaccine? Sure. Let your mask flag fly. We limited contact as much as we could and ordered takeout. In the early days of the pandemic I delivered pizzas six feet and put that shit on the ground. But after the vaccine with people actually drinking coffee in the the coffee shop? It's a virtue signal. Got entire people sitting there for hours unmasked. It just begs the question of what the fuck is the point of a mask in that type of context, a context I've worked in by the way? Many of us workers ask the same question. "How much is this helping me, really?" is a pretty reasonable thing to ask in that environment which is precisely why the last time you came to the city and went to a restaurant only one server was it? was wearing a mask. Jobs I've done during the pandemic: delivered pizzas, bussed tables, cleaned restaurants and bars. I'm the staff you're trying deflect and "protect" and this is what many of us actually think. lmao

Meanwhile that Covid freak out shit costs people jobs. Bunch of dumb mother fuckers freaking out about Omicron, which has a lower risk than the flu, which ends up making businesses make less, which makes people - the very people you claim to want to protect - lose jobs. More victims to liberalism and their endless fear based dog overreactionary dog shit.

In case you haven't noticed there is much resentment between classes how the upper class pathetic social anxiety fucks get to not actually risk their lives over the PANINI while the rest of us slave away thankless and have to pull our bootstraps as some rich white cunt re re's about protecting others when he's too afraid to go outside. The real kicker? These upper class people are more likely to be full fledged communists. They're not even actual working class lmao. Fuckos. Bunch of virtue signaling assholes talking about "what about yer mask" and "protecting others" lmao. Welcome to our life. It's ground zero, nicca. Kiss my ass.

hyperlink, so don't blame me for the circles

(https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/aoc-masks-4b-1.jpg?quality=80&strip=all&w=744)

Please extrapolate. This post is too abstract for my literal minded brain.

i'm pretty sure it's supposed to mean "look at this fucking bitch not wearing a mask when everyone around her who has to do actual work for a living is wearing one".

Not sure if the author is one of the zero covid freaks or if it's just someone who hates the idea of having their wealth taxed.  :trumps

I think a society where attractive women dont wear masks, but ugly men and ugly women do is exactly what we should be striving for.

This isnt controversial. We're all comfortable with women exposing most of their chest (as the lady with the white dress on the right is doing) and we make damn sure men are buttoned up to the neck. Same with legs. Men need to be covered to their ankles while women can show us all.

Masks should be no different.

And before you ask, I am happy to do my part and wear a mask
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Kurt Russell on February 11, 2022, 12:13:09 PM
Quote from: jorma on February 11, 2022, 09:52:43 AM
Not sure if the author is one of the zero covid freaks or if it's just someone who hates the idea of having their wealth taxed.

As opposed to those people who love having their wealth taxed?  :confused
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on February 11, 2022, 01:02:11 PM
Quote from: james on February 10, 2022, 06:08:00 PM
Thinking back to January when I went to the delicious Old Spaghetti Factory with my mom.

A family of four arrived before us and goes up the the hostess stand. Before they can ask for a table, the hostess asks them to put on their masks, as per the state mandate.

"Mask? We didnt bring masks"
"Im sorry sir, can you please get your mask from your ca and come back and we will seat you"
"But those people dont have masks"
"Theyre eating sir"
"You are really telling us we need a mask or have to leave?"
"Yes"

And their tone was like the concept of a mask had never occurred to them. Absolutely baffled that a mask may be required during a statewide mask mandate.

So they left and we took their table.

Going hungry to own the libs.
Sorry, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 specifies the Olive Garden in Times Square:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FJRSOs8WYAADuQa?format=png&name=900x900)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on February 11, 2022, 01:24:29 PM
Olive Garden is trash, if you havent had the pleasure of dining at the Old Spaghetti Factory you are missing out.

All this for $11.99

(https://www.fsrmagazine.com/sites/default/files/styles/homepage_carousel_2x_640x476/public/feature-images/old-spaghetti-factory-hits-milestone-anniversary.jpg?itok=o_NPxlGg)

 :whew :whew :whew
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: BIONIC on February 11, 2022, 01:33:34 PM
Quote from: Kurt Russell on February 11, 2022, 12:13:09 PM
Quote from: jorma on February 11, 2022, 09:52:43 AM
Not sure if the author is one of the zero covid freaks or if it's just someone who hates the idea of having their wealth taxed.

As opposed to those people who love having their wealth taxed?  :confused

Tax me harder daddy  :mouf
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: jorma on February 11, 2022, 01:41:40 PM
Quote from: Kurt Russell on February 11, 2022, 12:13:09 PM
Quote from: jorma on February 11, 2022, 09:52:43 AM
Not sure if the author is one of the zero covid freaks or if it's just someone who hates the idea of having their wealth taxed.

As opposed to those people who love having their wealth taxed?  :confused

i don't think anyone loves it, but a lot of people seem to be ok with it

of course most of the people who do love the idea don't actually have any wealth to be taxed
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on February 11, 2022, 02:18:32 PM
Im all for taxing wealth in the US, as long as my swiss accounts are safe  :-[
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on February 11, 2022, 02:40:47 PM
As always, the people who think we should pay more tax think the cut off point for who should pay more should be anyone earning $1 more than them.

This cut off point scales up as the person screeching gets a pay rise.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Fifstar on February 11, 2022, 03:01:26 PM
Quote from: Nintex on February 06, 2022, 01:16:42 PM
https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1490352989944614913 (https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1490352989944614913)

 :doge

This story turned Out wildly different. The 17 year old Girl was wearing a Mask and the Story was made up by the people who atttacked her for racist reasons.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.zdf.de/nachrichten/panorama/angriff-berlin-rassismus-polizei-fehler-100.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on February 11, 2022, 03:08:46 PM
Fuck dem kids

https://twitter.com/HeidiNBC/status/1492206246551769096
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on February 11, 2022, 04:23:33 PM
Close friend of mine (female, 30, fat) who was boosted in November has covid and going through a very rough time. Trouble breathing, ox at 95, headache, fatigue. Basically worse than when I had covid pre-booster.

CDC also confirmed today that booster goes to shit after 4 months.

March will be interesting.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on February 11, 2022, 04:41:25 PM
lmao CDC says booster lasts for 4 months and are now suggesting...

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/11/covid-booster-effectiveness-wanes-after-4-months-but-still-provides-protection-study-shows.html

*drum roll*

a fourth shot.

(https://i.imgur.com/5xdG8F3.gif)

Since we are in infinite regress I've decided...NO MORE SHOTS!!!!

(https://i.imgur.com/TodC3eq.gif)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on February 11, 2022, 04:47:46 PM
I am once again calling on the CDC to put the vaccine in our drinking water like fluoride. We can all do with a continuous low dosage
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: BIONIC on February 11, 2022, 04:49:19 PM
Quote from: james on February 11, 2022, 04:47:46 PM
I am once again calling on the CDC to put the vaccine in our drinking water like fluoride. We can all do with a continuous low dosage

:info
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on February 11, 2022, 05:02:04 PM
I really wonder how the liberals are going to react when most people don't want more shots after they require x amount of shots.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on February 11, 2022, 05:04:19 PM
Quote from: Fifstar on February 11, 2022, 03:01:26 PM
Quote from: Nintex on February 06, 2022, 01:16:42 PM
https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1490352989944614913 (https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1490352989944614913)

 :doge

This story turned Out wildly different. The 17 year old Girl was wearing a Mask and the Story was made up by the people who atttacked her for racist reasons.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.zdf.de/nachrichten/panorama/angriff-berlin-rassismus-polizei-fehler-100.html
Another lesson in, "Don't get your news from Twitter!"
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: OnlyRegret on February 11, 2022, 11:32:16 PM
Quote from: Himu on February 11, 2022, 09:35:38 AM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on February 10, 2022, 11:34:25 PM
Quote from: Himu on February 10, 2022, 10:57:57 PM
lmao I actually work/worked in the restaurant business and still believe everything I've said. Pre-vaccine? Sure. Let your mask flag fly. We limited contact as much as we could and ordered takeout. In the early days of the pandemic I delivered pizzas six feet and put that shit on the ground. But after the vaccine with people actually drinking coffee in the the coffee shop? It's a virtue signal. Got entire people sitting there for hours unmasked. It just begs the question of what the fuck is the point of a mask in that type of context, a context I've worked in by the way? Many of us workers ask the same question. "How much is this helping me, really?" is a pretty reasonable thing to ask in that environment which is precisely why the last time you came to the city and went to a restaurant only one server was it? was wearing a mask. Jobs I've done during the pandemic: delivered pizzas, bussed tables, cleaned restaurants and bars. I'm the staff you're trying deflect and "protect" and this is what many of us actually think. lmao

Meanwhile that Covid freak out shit costs people jobs. Bunch of dumb mother fuckers freaking out about Omicron, which has a lower risk than the flu, which ends up making businesses make less, which makes people - the very people you claim to want to protect - lose jobs. More victims to liberalism and their endless fear based dog overreactionary dog shit.

In case you haven't noticed there is much resentment between classes how the upper class pathetic social anxiety fucks get to not actually risk their lives over the PANINI while the rest of us slave away thankless and have to pull our bootstraps as some rich white cunt re re's about protecting others when he's too afraid to go outside. The real kicker? These upper class people are more likely to be full fledged communists. They're not even actual working class lmao. Fuckos. Bunch of virtue signaling assholes talking about "what about yer mask" and "protecting others" lmao. Welcome to our life. It's ground zero, nicca. Kiss my ass.

hyperlink, so don't blame me for the circles

(https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/aoc-masks-4b-1.jpg?quality=80&strip=all&w=744)

Please extrapolate. This post is too abstract for my literal minded brain.

masks are for poor people, it's okay if a rich person spreads disease
a sort of class stratification
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on February 11, 2022, 11:46:04 PM
Statistically, rich people are less likely to be obese or suffer from chronic health conditions, so...
 :cody
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: team filler on February 12, 2022, 01:33:24 AM
Quote from: BIONIC on February 11, 2022, 01:33:34 PM
Quote from: Kurt Russell on February 11, 2022, 12:13:09 PM
Quote from: jorma on February 11, 2022, 09:52:43 AM
Not sure if the author is one of the zero covid freaks or if it's just someone who hates the idea of having their wealth taxed.

As opposed to those people who love having their wealth taxed?  :confused

Tax me harder daddy  :mouf
taxing dat arse  :hump
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: who is ted danson? on February 12, 2022, 03:52:30 AM
Remember at the start of the pandemic when millionaires and billionaires were trying to scoop up ventilators for their personal use just in case they got Rona?

I remember.

Hang the rich.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on February 12, 2022, 04:17:02 AM
Quote from: who is ted danson? on February 12, 2022, 03:52:30 AM
Remember at the start of the pandemic when millionaires and billionaires were trying to scoop up ventilators for their personal use just in case they got Rona?

I remember.

Hang the rich.
No
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Rufus on February 12, 2022, 10:07:15 AM
Quote from: Potato on February 11, 2022, 05:04:19 PM
Another lesson in, "Don't get your news from Twitter!"
It was reported by Welt.de originally. This is what they have to say about the update:
Quote
Note: We have updated this news item following a video of the 17-year-old and a statement from the police. The racist dimension of the attack was also part of the article before, however, we have presented the starting point of the dispute as the police initially described it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: who is ted danson? on February 12, 2022, 02:42:35 PM
Quote from: Potato on February 12, 2022, 04:17:02 AM
Quote from: who is ted danson? on February 12, 2022, 03:52:30 AM
Remember at the start of the pandemic when millionaires and billionaires were trying to scoop up ventilators for their personal use just in case they got Rona?

I remember.

Hang the rich.
No
https://www.wsj.com/articles/worlds-wealthy-tap-personal-ventilators-on-demand-doctors-to-fight-coronavirus-11586251553
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: chronovore on February 13, 2022, 06:44:39 PM
Quote from: who is ted danson? on February 12, 2022, 02:42:35 PM
Quote from: Potato on February 12, 2022, 04:17:02 AM
Quote from: who is ted danson? on February 12, 2022, 03:52:30 AM
Remember at the start of the pandemic when millionaires and billionaires were trying to scoop up ventilators for their personal use just in case they got Rona?

I remember.

Hang the rich.
No
https://www.wsj.com/articles/worlds-wealthy-tap-personal-ventilators-on-demand-doctors-to-fight-coronavirus-11586251553

Bu… bu… but WSJ is a well known liberal rag!
/s
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on February 13, 2022, 06:56:55 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1492752611149242373
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on February 14, 2022, 01:39:06 PM
Looks like Covid cases in the UK are settling down to where they were pre-Omicron at 40k a day.

Which isnt exactly great. At a 0.5% fatality rate, that would mean 200 daily deaths in perpetuity.

For the US, if we settle at 80k cases a day, that means 400 deaths a day in perpetuity. Or 2,800 a week or 146,000 a year.

For reference, right now the 7 day average is 1,964 daily, and the last low was 254 a day on July 11.

Is that the back to normal everyone is hoping for?



Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on February 14, 2022, 01:48:24 PM
We had a peak of 400k last tuesday, we're now down to 100k again  :)

US has a population about ~20 times larger than the Netherlands.
So in US numbers 400k would be 8 million cases in 1 day.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Kurt Russell on February 14, 2022, 07:19:38 PM
Quote from: james on February 14, 2022, 01:39:06 PM
Looks like Covid cases in the UK are settling down to where they were pre-Omicron at 40k a day.

Which isnt exactly great. At a 0.5% fatality rate, that would mean 200 daily deaths in perpetuity.

Where are you getting the 200 deaths from? The latest UK figures are 35 deaths. Given that it averages around 2-3 weeks to succumb to Covid, these 35 deaths should be considered against the 100,000s of cases the UK experienced a few weeks ago.

So even if cases remained at 40,000 in perpetuity (they won't), recent figures suggest that there would be a death rate dramatically lower than 0.5%.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on February 14, 2022, 08:14:09 PM
Quote from: Kurt Russell on February 14, 2022, 07:19:38 PM
Quote from: james on February 14, 2022, 01:39:06 PM
Looks like Covid cases in the UK are settling down to where they were pre-Omicron at 40k a day.

Which isnt exactly great. At a 0.5% fatality rate, that would mean 200 daily deaths in perpetuity.

Where are you getting the 200 deaths from? The latest UK figures are 35 deaths. Given that it averages around 2-3 weeks to succumb to Covid, these 35 deaths should be considered against the 100,000s of cases the UK experienced a few weeks ago.

So even if cases remained at 40,000 in perpetuity (they won't), recent figures suggest that there would be a death rate dramatically lower than 0.5%.

Youre looking at a Monday, I'm looking at the 7 day average

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/uk/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Kurt Russell on February 15, 2022, 03:54:12 AM
Quote from: james on February 14, 2022, 08:14:09 PM
Youre looking at a Monday, I'm looking at the 7 day average

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/uk/

If you refer to the 'Deaths within 28 days of positive test by date of death' table over at https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/deaths?areaType=overview&areaName=United%20Kingdom - you can distill the latest seven day rolling average figures by hovering over the days in the table.

The latest 7 day average figure I could find is 164.4 - this was on the 6th February. When you consider that the table represents deaths over the last 28 days, this is essentially reading as an average of 164.4 against a timespan that saw daily case numbers range from 130,000 - 70,000.

So......

If we look at cumulative cases for the latest 28 day period (15th Jan - 13th Feb), we arrive at a total of 2,405,991 cases(nb. the last few days of this data is incomplete but that shouldn't materially change things)

7 day average of 164 deaths within 28 days of a positive covid test would give us an overall % of 0.007%.

At 0.007%, if this ratio continued we would be looking at around 3 deaths per 40,000 infections.

Usual caveats apply: Firstly, some of the data is comprised of an average which is never a great starting point. Secondly, whilst the deaths are averaged over 7 days, the numbers of cases it is measured against are exact and reported on a daily basis over 28 days.

Even so, it's quite clear that this is significantly less than 200 deaths per 40,000 infections.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on February 15, 2022, 07:24:42 AM
"My Dear Winston, Our intelligence says it's dramatically lower than 0.5%"

(https://i.imgflip.com/ajwsp.jpg)

"My Dear Josef, that is wonderful news I will write Arthur"

(https://winstonchurchill.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/WinstonWritesG_468x300.jpg)

"In that case my dear Winston, we need a new target"

(https://www.warhistoryonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/arthhur-bomber-harris-iwm-photograph-447.jpg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: team filler on February 15, 2022, 09:04:48 AM
 :dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on February 15, 2022, 03:02:56 PM
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1493649102428680195
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on February 16, 2022, 12:13:04 PM
Quote from: Kurt Russell on February 15, 2022, 03:54:12 AM
Even so, it's quite clear that this is significantly less than 200 deaths per 40,000 infections.

+46,031
+234

 :trumps


Nintex can go clubbing again and hit on 18 year olds

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1493652419338723331
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on February 16, 2022, 05:42:30 PM
https://twitter.com/TheOnion/status/1493952062454906888
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: chronovore on February 16, 2022, 08:57:31 PM
Also this:
http://twitter.com/TheOnion/status/1377300942169718784
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on February 17, 2022, 04:40:47 AM
https://www.foxnews.com/world/canada-house-commons-erupts-after-trudeau-accuses-first-jewish-woman-mp-supporting-swastikas

haha. What'd I tell ya about liberalism?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: HardcoreRetro on February 17, 2022, 05:01:46 AM
Is he wrong though? He also wasn't accusing her, but her party. Looking at the trucker protest there were people waving nazi flags.

Trying to twist this into some antisemitism thing shows the right literally doing the same thing as the left where everything is either racist or transphobic.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on February 17, 2022, 06:16:35 AM
Quote from: HardcoreRetro on February 17, 2022, 05:01:46 AM
Is he wrong though? He also wasn't accusing her, but her party. Looking at the trucker protest there were people waving nazi flags.

Trying to twist this into some antisemitism thing shows the right literally doing the same thing as the left where everything is either racist or transphobic.

I highly suggest watching the video on how he deflects continuously.

https://youtu.be/pmQghqnni4k

Also, characterizing an entire movement of a few bad apples is fine if you're a common citizen but lacking when you're a leader. It shows he views the truckers as an "other" and doesn't take their concerns seriously. I'd be pissed if I were a Canadian. This coming a man that used blsckface.

Extremely poor leadership and a great example of liberalism being a failed ideology.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on February 17, 2022, 09:15:52 AM
Politics during the COVID age has basically been pointing Spidermans

:spiders

However the ruling class, science and pharmaceutical community did use all their global institutions and public and corporate media to do a power grab at the expense of the middle class and small bussines using social engineering methods and psychology.

Our governments' response has been audited and so far it shows a lot of neglect and disdain for the public and healthcare professionals. Their policies essentially wiped out the nursing homes.
Over 50% of COVID deaths during the first year occured in nursing homes because of a lack of PPE.

The investigation is still ongoing and you can find the whole report here
https://www.onderzoeksraad.nl/en/page/16666/aanpak-coronacrisis-%E2%80%93-deel-1-tot-september-2020 (https://www.onderzoeksraad.nl/en/page/16666/aanpak-coronacrisis-%E2%80%93-deel-1-tot-september-2020)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Uncle on February 17, 2022, 09:16:55 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/auzUd10.jpeg)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Raist on February 17, 2022, 12:15:44 PM
Quote from: Himu on February 17, 2022, 06:16:35 AM
https://youtu.be/pmQghqnni4k


Not of fan of Ben Shapiro's new haircut tbh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on February 19, 2022, 08:12:55 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/z9vyc9v.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Lonewulfeus on February 19, 2022, 08:24:53 PM
How many gyms does this person go to that they use the phrase “a gym”?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on February 19, 2022, 08:26:25 PM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on February 19, 2022, 08:24:53 PM
How many gyms does this person go to that they use the phrase “a gym”?
As many as necessary to get the reaction desired?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: remy on February 19, 2022, 09:45:47 PM
 ::) implying anyone wears a mask inside a gym
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: chronovore on February 19, 2022, 10:15:30 PM
I wear a mask when I jog outside. It’s not great, but we have to do it to protect others, especially when exerting ourselves. Everyone in Japan is wearing masks, even outdoors.

Americans seriously seems like churlish babies at this point. It’s a proven method for preventing spread. It’s nothing to do with “muh rights.”
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on February 19, 2022, 11:47:54 PM
Quote from: chronovore on February 19, 2022, 10:15:30 PM
I wear a mask when I jog outside. It’s not great, but we have to do it to protect others, especially when exerting ourselves. Everyone in Japan is wearing masks, even outdoors.

Americans seriously seems like churlish babies at this point. It’s a proven method for preventing spread. It’s nothing to do with “muh rights.”
I don't wear one when I cycle, but I have one in my pocket for when I go to get coffee etc.

I generally don't wear one outside unless I'm in a situation where I can't keep appropriate social distance, but that's only really festivals and packed markets which I have mostly been avoiding anyway.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: chronovore on February 20, 2022, 12:34:19 AM
https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2022/02/18/pandemic-fatigue-anger-anxiety-molly-colvin
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: headwalk on February 20, 2022, 06:58:49 AM
covid is basically done where i am. you get a few people in masks in supermarkets which scales with the middle class poshness of the place (sainsburys will have maybe 40% while lidl will have fuck all) but that's about it. even the hilarious dance that people do when meeting someone coming the other way down a country path walking their dog has ceased.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Pissy F Benny on February 20, 2022, 07:06:05 AM
The Queen has rona, new reptilian variant confirmed :info
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Raist on February 20, 2022, 07:17:39 AM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60446908

Quote
People should not throw caution to the wind over Covid, the prime minister has said, as England is expected to end all virus restrictions in the coming days.

(https://media1.giphy.com/media/XsUtdIeJ0MWMo/giphy.gif)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on February 20, 2022, 07:41:27 AM
COVID's over (for now) because the Omicron variant is actually mild and lot's of people caught it giving them immunity.
Even Bill Gates said so at the Munich Security Conference.

https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1494810193175195652 (https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1494810193175195652)

At least Boris won't have to worry that the press will ask him about the parties if the queen dies or Putin rolls into Ukraine on his watch.  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on February 20, 2022, 11:17:57 AM
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/feb/20/florida-ron-desantis-schools-mask-mandates-funding-covid

absolutely insane 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: chronovore on February 20, 2022, 10:03:57 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on February 20, 2022, 11:17:57 AM
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/feb/20/florida-ron-desantis-schools-mask-mandates-funding-covid

absolutely insane

Yeah, I want that guy to catch the BA.2 variant. Fuck deSantis.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on February 21, 2022, 12:14:07 AM
 :drudge :drudge :drudge

Justin Beiber has Covid

Also, the Queen
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on February 21, 2022, 01:27:28 AM
Hey Himu, I know youre still reading. This is wht real new yorkers think of your kind

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskNYC/comments/sxlm54/how_strict_is_vaccine/

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on February 21, 2022, 01:59:19 PM
Quote
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday will laud the lifting of all remaining Covid restrictions in England as a “moment of pride” as he sets out the government’s long-term plan for living with the virus, prompting concern among public health specialists and opposition lawmakers.

The move will see the legal requirement to self-isolate for up to 10 days after testing positive dropped a month earlier than planned. The government is also controversially expected to scale back access to free Covid tests.
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/21/uk-pm-boris-johnson-to-lift-all-remaining-covid-restrictions-in-england.html

The fuck?


The Chinese lab preparing the next variant is about to FEAST
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: team filler on February 27, 2022, 04:28:07 PM
#covidisoverparty  :bowsette
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on March 01, 2022, 11:43:57 AM
I tested positive for COVID.

Feels like a flu so far, keep spitting in a bucket tho.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on March 01, 2022, 12:56:56 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 01, 2022, 11:43:57 AM
I tested positive for COVID.

Feels like a flu so far, keep spitting in a bucket tho.

How the fuck did you get it at this point in the game

 :snoop
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on March 01, 2022, 01:24:21 PM
Quote from: james on March 01, 2022, 12:56:56 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 01, 2022, 11:43:57 AM
I tested positive for COVID.

Feels like a flu so far, keep spitting in a bucket tho.

How the fuck did you get it at this point in the game

 :snoop
Went to a wedding of an anti-vaxx co-worker

Day later she was like: oops me and hubby are sick.
Then one by one the positive tests dropped
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on March 01, 2022, 01:55:27 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 01, 2022, 01:24:21 PM
Quote from: james on March 01, 2022, 12:56:56 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 01, 2022, 11:43:57 AM
I tested positive for COVID.

Feels like a flu so far, keep spitting in a bucket tho.

How the fuck did you get it at this point in the game

 :snoop
Went to a wedding of an anti-vaxx co-worker

Day later she was like: oops me and hubby are sick.
Then one by one the positive tests dropped

Theyre going to kill grandma  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Occam on March 01, 2022, 01:56:08 PM
Shocking, anti-vaxxers spreading the virus. Who could have known?

Ibuprofen is your friend. Additionally, some vitamin D and magnesium probably won't hurt.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: team filler on March 01, 2022, 01:57:35 PM
hopefully it's the omicron immunity spreader  :rogan
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: chronovore on March 01, 2022, 07:34:09 PM
Quote from: james on March 01, 2022, 12:56:56 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 01, 2022, 11:43:57 AM
I tested positive for COVID.

Feels like a flu so far, keep spitting in a bucket tho.

How the fuck did you get it at this point in the game

 :snoop

Omicron more or less walks past vaccine-provided immunity. You can even catch Omicron twice, though I understand the 2nd time is asymptomatic.

You gotta be careful making judgements, James! God looks down at openings like that the same way Rocco Siffredi does.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on March 03, 2022, 05:09:06 PM
Day 4 of sick in bed ww3 scrolling

Fever has slowly gone away, no longer have to spit every minute. Still so tired like a mod and throat hurts.
At this rate recovery to a point where I can use my big screens and work again will probably take about another 3 days.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on March 05, 2022, 06:04:55 PM
Day 6, tonight was rough. Woke up with a sore throat again around 4 AM and was completely out of breath.
I usually go for Paracetemol but I still had a few 500mg Ibuprofens left over from when I had my root canal.
I figured that and lots of water was the best cure and went to sleep again after the worst coughing was over.

When I woke up again this morning I felt a lot of better and for the first time in weeks I've been out of bed for longer than an hour and I didn't feel tired all day.

Looks like I'm in the final stretch.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on March 06, 2022, 01:46:17 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FNKdWgRXEAgOShQ?format=jpg&name=small)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: BIONIC on March 06, 2022, 02:07:36 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on March 06, 2022, 01:46:17 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FNKdWgRXEAgOShQ?format=jpg&name=small)

Why did I get vaxxed?  :goty
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on March 10, 2022, 04:43:21 PM
Just the flu bro

https://twitter.com/apsmunro/status/1501822413570514949
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 10, 2022, 05:00:48 PM
That's good news, though if I'm reading the graph, it's a comparison of outcomes if you get either the flu or covid, which doesn't take into account contagiousness? 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 10, 2022, 05:01:38 PM
Also this belongs in like 8 different theads

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKcJrBRVZn4
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on March 10, 2022, 05:19:01 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on March 10, 2022, 05:00:48 PM
That's good news, though if I'm reading the graph, it's a comparison of outcomes if you get either the flu or covid, which doesn't take into account contagiousness?

Thats my understanding a swell, just odds of death for an individual.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on March 10, 2022, 05:20:32 PM
Quote
Germany    +300,270

How the fuck are they still seeing numbers this big in Germany?

Netherlands also showing yet another upswing
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on March 11, 2022, 03:09:55 PM
 :drudge :drudge :drudge :drudge :drudge

The James Fund COVID Watchdog Foundation was the first to spot the trend, but mainstream media has caught on

COVID IS BACK BABY

https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1502340845986451456
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on March 11, 2022, 05:34:53 PM
Got my COVID recovery pass today on my birthday.

I've completed all the COVID achievements
 
COVID-19 (likely) ✓
Negative official test ✓
Vaxx 1 ✓
Vaxx 2 ✓
Booster vaxx ✓
Positive self-test ✓
Positive official test ✓
COVID Omicron DLC ✓
Recovery pass ✓

The Chicom scum failed  :punch
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on March 14, 2022, 01:20:41 PM
Dat fatality rate tho

https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1503420660869214213

https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1503420672940380173
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on March 14, 2022, 01:46:39 PM
Quote from: james on March 14, 2022, 01:20:41 PM
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1503420660869214213
COVID's learned to swim, islands are no longer safe.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 14, 2022, 02:08:17 PM
Had to look it up to see why this is https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/25/business/hong-kong-unvaccinated-elderly.html

But the differences between HK and NZ basically show that delaying infection over the pandemic saved lives.  Which is counter to many of the fatalists early in the pandemic saying we should open up because people are 'going to get it eventually'. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on March 14, 2022, 02:43:56 PM
Up, NZ waited for everyone to get the vaccine before opening up. The strategy worked.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on March 14, 2022, 03:01:26 PM
Quote from: james on March 14, 2022, 02:43:56 PM
Up, NZ waited for everyone to get the vaccine before opening up. The strategy worked.
New Zealand's national lockdown ended in April 2020. Auckland was the only location to ever go back above "level 2" which imposed restrictions and only once (August 2020) longer than a few days. They haven't even required social distancing since June 2020.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 14, 2022, 03:33:35 PM
Pretty sure he meant open up to international travel without mandatory isolation since NZ's strategy was an international lockdown not national lockdown. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on March 14, 2022, 03:42:47 PM
Then it didn't work.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on March 14, 2022, 04:44:31 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on March 14, 2022, 03:01:26 PM
Quote from: james on March 14, 2022, 02:43:56 PM
Up, NZ waited for everyone to get the vaccine before opening up. The strategy worked.
New Zealand's national lockdown ended in April 2020. Auckland was the only location to ever go back above "level 2" which imposed restrictions and only once (August 2020) longer than a few days. They haven't even required social distancing since June 2020.

You lying son of a bitch.

My sister lives in NZ. Theyve been locked down multiple times.

August 21, 2021
Quote
The whole of New Zealand will remain in lockdown until midnight Tuesday, prime minister Jacinda Ardern has announced, as the country’s coronavirus outbreak grew to 31 people and spread to Wellington.

The first case in the outbreak emerged in Auckland on Tuesday, prompting the government to put the entire country into a level-4 lockdown – the highest level of restrictions. Genome sequencing has linked the cluster to a returnee from Australia.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/20/new-zealand-covid-outbreak-wellington-cases-lockdown

September 1

Quote
New Zealanders on Wednesday visited beaches and queued for takeaway food as tough lockdown measures enforced to beat an outbreak of the highly infectious Delta variant of the coronavirus were eased for most of the country.

About 1.7 million people in the largest city Auckland still remain in strict level 4 lockdown for another two weeks, but restrictions for the remainder of the country were loosened. read more

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/new-zealand-records-more-than-75-new-cases-covid-19-report-2021-09-01/

I expected better from you Benji.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on March 14, 2022, 05:02:50 PM
Not lying, just didn't bother looking at anything after the vaccines existed. Still wouldn't call a country that's been open 99% of the time just now opening up though.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Don't really consider an island that can but didn't seal its borders to be much of a use case either.
[close]
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on March 15, 2022, 01:07:25 PM
Guess who's back

Back again

https://mobile.twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1503777416455811073
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on March 15, 2022, 07:24:05 PM
Which third world country are they blaming for this variant?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Lonewulfeus on March 15, 2022, 07:35:46 PM
Quote from: Potato on March 15, 2022, 07:24:05 PM
Which third world country are they blaming for this variant?

The Netherlands?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on March 15, 2022, 07:45:57 PM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on March 15, 2022, 07:35:46 PM
Quote from: Potato on March 15, 2022, 07:24:05 PM
Which third world country are they blaming for this variant?

The Netherlands?

I'm 99% sure the wedding Nintex went to was the super-spreader event
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: chronovore on March 15, 2022, 09:48:29 PM
Quote from: Potato on March 15, 2022, 07:24:05 PM
Which third world country are they blaming for this variant?

:ohyou
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on March 16, 2022, 01:19:30 PM
https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1503904945489297410
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Svejk on March 16, 2022, 01:26:09 PM
How else is Pfizer gonna promote their new pill vacksiz?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on March 16, 2022, 05:00:05 PM
Covid: Its done, the worst is behind us
Vaccines: Its done, the worst is behind us
Delta: Its done, the worst is behind us
Omicron: Its done, the worst is behind us

BA2:  :pika

https://twitter.com/Jul101Vie/status/1504082524812759048
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on March 18, 2022, 03:03:07 PM
https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1504872960053719044
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on March 19, 2022, 11:56:18 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FOQrwhUaUAE-z7p?format=jpg&name=small)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: OnlyRegret on March 20, 2022, 08:28:59 PM
man, I haven't thought about corona since feb 24~
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on March 21, 2022, 12:37:03 AM
https://twitter.com/drewtoothpaste/status/1505371263228956675
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on March 21, 2022, 03:13:51 AM
It would be amazing for some data nerd to dig into this phenomenon and cross reference it to some of their other social media history to see what sort of correlations could be found.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on March 22, 2022, 02:16:31 PM
The masks have come off

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki has Covid, will miss Biden trip to Europe
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/22/biden-white-house-spokeswoman-jen-psaki-has-covid-will-miss-europe-trip.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: team filler on March 22, 2022, 02:22:30 PM
she can psaki psaki deez nutz tbh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on March 22, 2022, 02:59:13 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1506054453564260353

Get your Biden mission accomplished tshirts ordered now so you're ready for the big 1m
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: team filler on March 22, 2022, 03:01:26 PM
is there a prize if you are the 1 millionth covid death?  :playa
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on March 22, 2022, 04:11:52 PM
Quote from: team filler on March 22, 2022, 02:22:30 PM
she can psaki psaki deez nutz tbh
Thicc redheads
 :whew
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: team filler on March 22, 2022, 04:14:06 PM
hunter probably hand picked her  :biden

https://www.reddit.com/r/Politically_NSFW/comments/oygi17/jen_psaki_is_a_respectfully_well_proportioned/

 :rash
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on March 23, 2022, 04:48:39 AM
Fucken love that sub
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: BIONIC on March 23, 2022, 04:58:22 PM
The comments on that post  :whoo
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on March 23, 2022, 05:44:54 PM
Mild One Part 2: the Mildening returns

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1506675641420181507
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on March 23, 2022, 07:15:01 PM
Quote from: team filler on March 22, 2022, 04:14:06 PM
hunter probably hand picked her  :biden

https://www.reddit.com/r/Politically_NSFW/comments/oygi17/jen_psaki_is_a_respectfully_well_proportioned/

 :rash
lmao this reddit, not of the pictures are even nfsw :dead

As for COVID, literally anyone I talked to the past 2 weeks falls into these 3 categories

1. Had COVID
2. Has COVID
3. Was in contact with someone who had COVID
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on March 23, 2022, 07:17:46 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 23, 2022, 07:15:01 PM
Quote from: team filler on March 22, 2022, 04:14:06 PM
hunter probably hand picked her  :biden

https://www.reddit.com/r/Politically_NSFW/comments/oygi17/jen_psaki_is_a_respectfully_well_proportioned/

 :rash
lmao this reddit, not of the pictures are even nfsw :dead
You'd be surprised. YouTube people seem to get their tits out regularly.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: team filler on March 23, 2022, 07:18:12 PM
.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on March 23, 2022, 07:23:14 PM
Quote from: Potato on March 23, 2022, 07:17:46 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 23, 2022, 07:15:01 PM
Quote from: team filler on March 22, 2022, 04:14:06 PM
hunter probably hand picked her  :biden

https://www.reddit.com/r/Politically_NSFW/comments/oygi17/jen_psaki_is_a_respectfully_well_proportioned/

 :rash
lmao this reddit, not of the pictures are even nfsw :dead
You'd be surprised. YouTube people seem to get their tits out regularly.
I don't think Ben Shapiro's sister can be considered 'political'

But the TikTok -> onlyfans career path is certainly very popular these days.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on March 23, 2022, 07:29:53 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 23, 2022, 07:23:14 PM
Quote from: Potato on March 23, 2022, 07:17:46 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 23, 2022, 07:15:01 PM
Quote from: team filler on March 22, 2022, 04:14:06 PM
hunter probably hand picked her  :biden

https://www.reddit.com/r/Politically_NSFW/comments/oygi17/jen_psaki_is_a_respectfully_well_proportioned/

 :rash
lmao this reddit, not of the pictures are even nfsw :dead
You'd be surprised. YouTube people seem to get their tits out regularly.
I don't think Ben Shapiro's sister can be considered 'political'

But the TikTok -> onlyfans career path is certainly very popular these days.
Some of the political links are tenuous, but who cares...tits!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on March 23, 2022, 07:49:45 PM
Just like politicians went on Twitter when it got popular they need to get on with the times and join Onlyfans.

That's where the voters are  ;)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on March 23, 2022, 08:50:36 PM
Quote from: team filler on March 22, 2022, 03:01:26 PM
is there a prize if you are the 1 millionth covid death?  :playa
That's the prize.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on March 23, 2022, 08:51:16 PM
Some Twitter doctors will never give up the fame they got from COVID:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FOikMdqXEAcdlOX?format=png&name=small)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on March 25, 2022, 04:52:17 PM
https://twitter.com/ClickHole/status/1507394379228405761
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on March 25, 2022, 05:20:08 PM
Quote from: james on February 09, 2022, 12:27:40 PM
So three scenarios from the Official James Covid Prediction Lab:

2) Cases stall out at around 40-80k daily, BA2 starts to get a hold, and then cases start to sharply rise in late March/April, because zero restrictions exist and all caution is thrown out the window. Once we hit 200k daily again, some folks start to worry, but its full speed ahead by politicians who would resists any new measure short of 500k daily. Deaths rise to 3k daily again in May/June but no one cares.

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1506836322643808256

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1507134022593490944

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1507028342926684162

Why am I always right about things

 :existential :existential :existential
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: team filler on March 26, 2022, 01:38:25 AM
.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Tripon on March 27, 2022, 03:28:01 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on March 23, 2022, 08:51:16 PM
Some Twitter doctors will never give up the fame they got from COVID:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FOikMdqXEAcdlOX?format=png&name=small)

This lady sucks so bad.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: who is ted danson? on March 27, 2022, 05:41:05 PM
for himu
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-israel-vaccines-idCAKCN2LO09E
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on March 29, 2022, 11:56:48 AM
https://mobile.twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1508819749391667208

:pika
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: who is ted danson? on March 29, 2022, 04:45:37 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBaRGbslOV8
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on April 06, 2022, 11:07:46 AM
 :drudge :drudge :drudge

Quote
A new omicron subvariant has been detected in the U.K. as the country faces a renewed surge in Covid-19 hospitalizations.

The XE variant, as it is known, has so far been detected in 637 patients nationwide, according to the latest statistics from the U.K. Health Security Agency, which said there is currently not enough evidence to draw conclusions on its transmissibility or severity.

XE contains a mix of the previously highly infectious omicron BA.1 strain, which emerged in late 2021, and the newer “stealth” BA.2 variant, currently the U.K.’s dominant variant.
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/06/uk-has-detected-a-new-covid-variant-heres-what-we-know-so-far-about-omicron-xe.html

XE
XE
XE
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 06, 2022, 11:20:46 AM
I for one, think it's a good thing that we finally use Corona's preferred pronoun.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on April 06, 2022, 03:11:36 PM
Quote
Attorney General Merrick Garland tests positive for Covid hours after event with FBI director, other top officials

Garland over the weekend had reportedly gone to a white-tie dinner attended by hundreds of politicians and journalists, a growing number of whom have since tested positive for Covid.

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/06/attorney-general-merrick-garland-tests-positive-for-covid.html

lol

Maybe we can get a few useful deaths out of this
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Joe Molotov on April 06, 2022, 03:52:06 PM
XD
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: tiesto on April 07, 2022, 10:43:45 AM
Quote from: james on April 06, 2022, 11:07:46 AM
:drudge :drudge :drudge

Quote
A new omicron subvariant has been detected in the U.K. as the country faces a renewed surge in Covid-19 hospitalizations.

The XE variant, as it is known, has so far been detected in 637 patients nationwide, according to the latest statistics from the U.K. Health Security Agency, which said there is currently not enough evidence to draw conclusions on its transmissibility or severity.

XE contains a mix of the previously highly infectious omicron BA.1 strain, which emerged in late 2021, and the newer “stealth” BA.2 variant, currently the U.K.’s dominant variant.
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/06/uk-has-detected-a-new-covid-variant-heres-what-we-know-so-far-about-omicron-xe.html

XE
XE
XE

They're naming these things like Kingdom Hearts spinoffs
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Uncle on April 07, 2022, 10:55:31 AM
biden has just announced that the US is entering a new phase of lockdown which will last 358/2 days
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on April 07, 2022, 11:45:07 AM
BA2 still struggling in the US.

The James Fund Big Data Analysis Strike Force team is still working to understand these trends

https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1511422453804765190 


Also, my sister has covid :fbm

Also the political class is still spreading covid at their cocaine sex parties

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Pelosi, 82, is the first in congressional leadership to test positive. She did not attend the Gridiron Club dinner on Saturday, after which more than a dozen guests — including two Cabinet members, two members of Congress and a top aide to Vice President Harris — tested positive for coronavirus. Those included Reps. Adam B. Schiff (D-Calif.) and Joaquin Castro (D-Tex.); Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo; and Attorney General Merrick Garland.



 D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser said Thursday morning that she had tested positive for coronavirus and is experiencing mild symptoms.
Bowser, 49, is fully vaccinated and boosted. In several tweets, Bowser shared that she tested positive using a home test Wednesday, which she confirmed through a PCR test.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 11, 2022, 04:35:44 PM
https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/infection-doesn-t-protect-you-getting-covid-twice-more-common-as-immunity-wanes-experts-say-1.5856765
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Bebpo on April 11, 2022, 04:41:21 PM
My pet theory on why BA2 is having a hard time taking off in the USA is because BA2 was included in the BA1 wave in the USA and since no one gave a fuck and BA1+2 spread everywhere in the USA there's not much left for it to do here.

My understanding is that, at least early on, most labs couldn't detect the difference between BA1/BA2 if they weren't looking for it. I think a lot of the USA testing in Nov/Dec/Jan/Feb didn't catch BA2 spread.


Also no one wears masks anymore anywhere near me. 100% Yolo. I'm still masking up inside, but starting to relax on outdoors a bit. Went on a date yesterday outdoors with a gal and we sat a bench for part of it and talked face to face without masks. Hope I didn't get covid  :'(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on April 11, 2022, 07:20:21 PM
We've pretty much dropped all of our mask mandates outside of public transport and planes and in hospitals and nursing homes etc.

High vaccination rates are the most effective tool the world has and this is what should be getting pushed as much as possible.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on April 11, 2022, 08:03:35 PM
im sneezing on people for fun nowadays
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: chronovore on April 11, 2022, 09:57:25 PM
Riot Games just called for everyone to come back to the office. They're also forgoing proof of vaccination, mask mandates, etc.

Prolly should rename to FAFO Games.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on April 12, 2022, 01:53:36 AM
Quote from: Potato on April 11, 2022, 07:20:21 PM
We've pretty much dropped all of our mask mandates outside of public transport and planes and in hospitals and nursing homes etc.

High vaccination rates are the most effective tool the world has and this is what should be getting pushed as much as possible.

FACT CHECK

My sister is in NZ, is vaxed as are 98% of people, and currently has covid with a bad cough
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on April 12, 2022, 01:58:34 AM
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Universities nationwide are reinstating mask mandates amid an uptick in COVID-19 cases.

Driving the news: The American University announced Monday it would reinstate its mask mandate in all Washington, D.C., campus buildings starting April 12.

    It joins Columbia, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins and Rice universities, which have also recently reinstated mask policies, according to the New York Times.

https://www.axios.com/us-universities-reinstate-mask-mandates-covid-concerns-5356661e-bf74-4d71-af1b-be72bccd9639.html

My uni, the one with the super hot marketing freshmen, never got rid of the mandate  :miyamoto
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on April 12, 2022, 05:51:41 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/BioTurboNick/status/1513992850450653185
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Bebpo on April 12, 2022, 07:39:12 PM
:(

Not good.

I better go get my every six months between variants haircut soon.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on April 13, 2022, 11:43:37 AM
Federal transportation mask mandate gets extended another 2 weeks
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on April 14, 2022, 11:03:43 AM
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The Boston Public Health Commission reported today that the citywide Covid-19 test positivity rate has reached 6.2%, up from just 2.2% in early March.

With a holiday weekend approaching, the commission says resident should strongly consider wearing masks again, get tested before going to social or indoor gatherings, stay home if feeling sick or testing positive, open windows at those gatherings and get a booster if over 50.

The positivity number exceeds one of the city's three threshold statistics for bringing back indoor masking and vaccination-proof requirements.

The commission says the highest infection rates are among people 20-30 and that seven parts of the city are currently above the 5% positivity threshold:
https://universalhub.com/2022/covid-19-rates-going-again-city-urges-doesnt

:pika
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 14, 2022, 11:19:13 AM
Ontario is going down again and we peaked without cases overhelming the hospitals again.  Fingers crossed that fall will be OK and no new variants come out that are bad.  Also going to Dublin next month and I'm nervious about being around so many people when I havent for years now. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Bebpo on April 14, 2022, 07:22:02 PM
Quote from: james on April 14, 2022, 11:03:43 AM
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The Boston Public Health Commission reported today that the citywide Covid-19 test positivity rate has reached 6.2%, up from just 2.2% in early March.

With a holiday weekend approaching, the commission says resident should strongly consider wearing masks again, get tested before going to social or indoor gatherings, stay home if feeling sick or testing positive, open windows at those gatherings and get a booster if over 50.

The positivity number exceeds one of the city's three threshold statistics for bringing back indoor masking and vaccination-proof requirements.

The commission says the highest infection rates are among people 20-30 and that seven parts of the city are currently above the 5% positivity threshold:
https://universalhub.com/2022/covid-19-rates-going-again-city-urges-doesnt

:pika

:yeshrug young people wanna fuck, always gonna be 20-40 group with the highest rates because they're the most social.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on April 14, 2022, 08:34:17 PM
They did it. The bastards at the Covid lab did it again
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But one of them, BA.2.12.1, contains a mutation that appears to give the variant an advantage, computational biologist Cornelius Roemer wrote on Twitter. The mutation resides on the part of the virus that binds to human cells. And in previous variants, this mutation has helped the virus infect cells, studies have found. The BA.2.12. variant appears to have a growth advantage of about 30% to 90% per week over BA.2, Roemer estimates.

"It looks like [the variant] has an advantage ... It has certainly rapidly grown in some places," epidemiologist William Hanage, at Harvard University, wrote in an email to NPR. Some of the variants' mutations could help the virus evade the immune system, he notes

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/04/14/1092812456/two-new-omicron-variants-are-spreading-in-n-y-and-elsewhere-heres-what-we-know
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: chronovore on April 19, 2022, 07:07:49 AM
http://twitter.com/uzionmain/status/1516253467635027974

:mindblown
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Polident Hive on April 19, 2022, 07:42:17 AM
Really, planes are the place I’ll continue wearing a mask. Many years ago, whenever I’d fly with an East Asian airline, they’d provided masks. I’d wear them when relaxing or sleeping. Maybe placebo, but they’re the only flights I didn’t feel on the verge of coming down with something.

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on April 19, 2022, 12:15:06 PM
NYC just hit 7% positivity so this is a great time for the great maskless experiment.

Can someone remind me what happened in the UK when they removed masks on planes
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Transhuman on April 19, 2022, 09:08:25 PM
Quote from: Polident Hive on April 19, 2022, 07:42:17 AM
Really, planes are the place I’ll continue wearing a mask. Many years ago, whenever I’d fly with an East Asian airline, they’d provided masks. I’d wear them when relaxing or sleeping. Maybe placebo, but they’re the only flights I didn’t feel on the verge of coming down with something.

I wear mine at the farmer's market because of all the dirty unvaccinated hippies
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Raist on April 20, 2022, 12:10:26 AM
Quote from: james on April 19, 2022, 12:15:06 PM
NYC just hit 7% positivity so this is a great time for the great maskless experiment.

Can someone remind me what happened in the UK when they removed masks on planes

(https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/BF23/production/_124213984_uk_card_with_infections_19apr-nc.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on April 20, 2022, 10:51:30 AM
TRAIN REPORT

About 70% masked versus 90% or so last week. Employees still masked.

Only the usual suspects not wearing masks. You know the types
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on April 25, 2022, 09:54:06 AM
MASK REPORT

Took a trip down to fabulous Atlantic City

Bus there: 30/30 masked
Local bus: 20/25 masked
Casino/hotel: Maybe 5% masked. Folks with masks primarily Asian, no real age correlation. The oddest I saw were when a couple was walking around and one had a mask and one didnt. What do they think happens when they retire to their bed?
Jitney: 8/13 masked
Bus back: 20/30 masked
NYC subway: About 80% masked

One thing I noticed is that a lot of people have upgraded from basic masks to the N95s, especially the older folks on the subway with masks.


Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on April 28, 2022, 12:05:15 AM
https://twitter.com/TWenseleers/status/1518673358845620225
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 28, 2022, 03:25:29 PM
:(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Lonewulfeus on April 28, 2022, 06:55:08 PM
That would be not great.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on May 04, 2022, 04:44:36 PM
 :kobeyuck

The United States on Wednesday surpassed 1 million Covid-19 deaths, according to data compiled by NBC News — a once unthinkable scale of loss even for the country with the world’s highest recorded toll from the virus.

While deaths from Covid have slowed in recent weeks, about 360 people have still been dying every day. The casualty count is far higher than what most people could have imagined in the early days of the pandemic, particularly because former President Donald Trump repeatedly downplayed the virus while in office.
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/04/covid-deaths-top-1-million-in-us-nbc-news-tally-shows.html

 :kobeyuck

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on May 04, 2022, 04:55:11 PM
https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1521686967330607104

:pika

https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1521651651106406401

:pika
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: chronovore on May 04, 2022, 09:43:49 PM
I feel like we had a chance to nip this in the bud by enforcing immunization, and now we've done the viral equivalent of taking only a portion of the antibiotics and letting the stronger bacteria survive.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 04, 2022, 11:57:55 PM
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/covids-toll-us-reaches-1-million-deaths-unfathomable-number-rcna22105
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 05, 2022, 12:09:05 AM
Betty Gilpin was pretty good in it though.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on May 05, 2022, 04:29:44 AM
https://twitter.com/JChengWSJ/status/1522103046297239552 (https://twitter.com/JChengWSJ/status/1522103046297239552)

COVID is destroying its creator
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on May 06, 2022, 12:47:56 AM
Staunch anti-vaxxer I used to work with. Not just COVID vaccine either.

(https://i.imgur.com/kyWHFVj.png)




Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on May 06, 2022, 05:11:58 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/JamesMelville/status/1522471725480517633 (https://mobile.twitter.com/JamesMelville/status/1522471725480517633)

:idont
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on May 06, 2022, 05:34:31 PM
New York    +13,976

:pika

Highest cases since Jan 27.

Excluding the holiday surge, you have to go all the way back to January 2021 to find a number this high. Winter 20/21 peaked at 20k, and NY will probably pass that again within the next 10 days
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on May 10, 2022, 02:53:58 AM
https://twitter.com/INVESTMENTSHULK/status/1523752789155127296 (https://twitter.com/INVESTMENTSHULK/status/1523752789155127296)

:dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on May 12, 2022, 12:49:10 AM
https://mobile.twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1524601391523659776

:pika
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on May 12, 2022, 06:19:24 PM
Yesterday: North Korea reports first ever Covid case

https://twitter.com/medriva/status/1524641484066246657


Today:
https://twitter.com/medriva/status/1524860151009886218
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Bebpo on May 12, 2022, 08:10:45 PM
Man, virus sure works fast over there.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: chronovore on May 12, 2022, 09:02:58 PM
How the hell does the virus get in there? Like, how much border crossing even happens?

Wikipedia: "In response to the threats posed by COVID-19, North Korea closed its borders to foreign tourists on 22 January 2020.[3] As of 8 April 2021, tourism has not been allowed to resume and the economic losses are estimated to be at least $175 million.[4]"
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 12, 2022, 09:12:59 PM
I think there is a lot of economic crossing on the china side.  China uses North Korea as a source of temporary foreign labour  https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/china-06232021175823.html
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on May 12, 2022, 09:38:25 PM
What does a "nationwide lockdown" in North Korea look like exactly?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 12, 2022, 09:51:48 PM
A tuesday.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on May 12, 2022, 11:25:00 PM
There was a cool blog about a western tourist who went to visit NK via train from Russia (its like a once a week train from mosccow)

Usually, tourism is super highly controlled. But since everyone arrives by plane via Beijing, they just didnt account for some white dude showing up on the train. So he had pretty free reign to wander around

Also, my cousin visited NK a decade or so ago

 :juche
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on May 12, 2022, 11:25:54 PM
Quote from: chronovore on May 12, 2022, 09:02:58 PM
How the hell does the virus get in there? Like, how much border crossing even happens?

Wikipedia: "In response to the threats posed by COVID-19, North Korea closed its borders to foreign tourists on 22 January 2020.[3] As of 8 April 2021, tourism has not been allowed to resume and the economic losses are estimated to be at least $175 million.[4]"

USB drives
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on May 14, 2022, 06:32:42 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/arnauldmiguet/status/1525337754497781760
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on May 14, 2022, 07:14:27 PM
China is doing a fantastic job fighting the virus. Go China. Keep it up!

I'm going to write an op-ed in Bloomberg just how well China is doing because unlike the US and EU they are an actual real super power. More like an ULTRA Power.
Maybe the WHO can share a thought or two about China's great Zero Covid Policy which is working great and tell other countries to do the same.

Thank god for eternal leader Xi Jinping who makes China blossom like a spring flower for eternity.  :preach
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on May 14, 2022, 09:11:02 PM
Quote from: james on May 14, 2022, 06:32:42 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/arnauldmiguet/status/1525337754497781760
"Now, don't you come back to the office until you've sprayed all of that disinfectant, you hear?"

"Where should I spray it?"

"I don't care, the word from the local politburo is that it must be sprayed."

"Ok, gotcha. Imma spray it all."
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on May 18, 2022, 05:56:32 PM
New pandemic just dropped

https://twitter.com/NPR/status/1527033133824151553 (https://twitter.com/NPR/status/1527033133824151553)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on May 20, 2022, 04:19:51 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1527665120351952896
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on May 21, 2022, 12:51:42 AM
I got my first ever close contact alert from my phone.

Exposure was 10 days ago. Useless shit
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on May 21, 2022, 12:54:05 AM
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Live updates from the team behind BNO News, currently covering the monkeypox outbreak
.

Oh come the fuck on
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on May 21, 2022, 05:38:34 AM
Quote from: james on May 21, 2022, 12:54:05 AM
Quote
Live updates from the team behind BNO News, currently covering the monkeypox outbreak
.

Oh come the fuck on
There's already a thread james
http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=48402.0 (http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=48402.0)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on May 21, 2022, 11:11:54 AM
Quote from: Nintex on May 21, 2022, 05:38:34 AM
Quote from: james on May 21, 2022, 12:54:05 AM
Quote
Live updates from the team behind BNO News, currently covering the monkeypox outbreak
.

Oh come the fuck on
There's already a thread james
http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=48402.0 (http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=48402.0)

I'm complaining that they fully abandoned covid
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: tiesto on May 21, 2022, 05:44:26 PM
Quote from: james on May 20, 2022, 04:19:51 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1527665120351952896

My fiancee was in PR a few weeks ago for a bachelorette party and returned home with the regular, plain ol flu (we both tested negative for covid). Thank god.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on May 21, 2022, 06:53:59 PM
Quote from: tiesto on May 21, 2022, 05:44:26 PM
Quote from: james on May 20, 2022, 04:19:51 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1527665120351952896

My fiancee was in PR a few weeks ago for a bachelorette party and returned home with the regular, plain ol flu (we both tested negative for covid). Thank god.

Get her tested for chlamydia too. Drunk bachelorette party with hunky spanglish speaking latino men... It's a given
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on May 21, 2022, 06:59:38 PM
Still coughing after two weeks. If I had COVID, I would have been over this shit now but this cold is lingering and it's annoying as fuck.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Lonewulfeus on May 21, 2022, 08:26:56 PM
Quote from: Potato on May 21, 2022, 06:59:38 PM
Still coughing after two weeks. If I had COVID, I would have been over this shit now but this cold is lingering and it's annoying as fuck.

You got the monkeypox
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on May 21, 2022, 11:52:44 PM
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on May 21, 2022, 08:26:56 PM
Quote from: Potato on May 21, 2022, 06:59:38 PM
Still coughing after two weeks. If I had COVID, I would have been over this shit now but this cold is lingering and it's annoying as fuck.

You got the monkeypox
Ook
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: chronovore on May 25, 2022, 12:47:44 AM
Quote from: Potato on May 21, 2022, 06:59:38 PM
Still coughing after two weeks. If I had COVID, I would have been over this shit now but this cold is lingering and it's annoying as fuck.

I caught a cold my daughter brought back from college. Hit me a week ago Sunday. Ten days later, I've FINALLY slowed down on the coughing and am able to sleep. This was some serious horseshit virus. Coughed so much, muscle cramps made it feel like I was being punched every time I coughed, blood in my sputum, just a complete shitshow.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on May 25, 2022, 10:14:07 AM
4 people at work have covid

My vacation last week saved me

 :whew
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on May 27, 2022, 11:40:12 AM
I know more people with covid now than at any previous point in the pandemic

:fbm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Bebpo on May 30, 2022, 04:26:44 PM
Yeah, covid's slowly creeping up in my area and starting to get pretty bad again.
We are at about 150 cases/day after the first omicron wave, then it was 200, 300, 500, and now it's 750/day. Last summer's Delta peak in my area was 1,000/day.
15.9/100k case rate.

Though considering that almost no one is wearing a mask anywhere and everywhere is completely packed no restrictions and BA2 is going around...I guess it's kind of low. But then again with most people using at-home tests which aren't reported the real number is way higher so who knows. It's hard to track all this stuff.
 

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on May 30, 2022, 07:49:35 PM
It's not like we need any more evidence of the efficacy of vaccines, but here is some pretty interesting data from my home state:

Total deaths: 1034
Triple vaccinated (with booster): 286
Fully vaccinated (two doses): 400
Partially vaccinated (one dose): 73
Unvaccinated: 268
Deaths prior to vaccines: 7

While it might be argued that the majority of people who died were vaccinated, once you start factoring in the total number of people vaccinated or not vaccinated, then things become very clear.

Number of people vaccinated (single, double or triple) is 4.8 million people (92.36 per cent of the population over 16 years). i.e. 759/4,800,000=0.00015

Number of people unvaccinated is around 367,000 i.e. 268/367,000=7.3

I am sure there are other variables involved, but considering the majority of the unvaccinated population skews younger, then I am pretty happy to say that the vaccines work.

The whole country is pretty much under zero restrictions outside of mask wearing on planes and public transport with only restrictions remaining in hospitals and aged care facilities.

The next time someone says COVID vaccines don't work, just tell them to shut the fuck up.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Bebpo on May 31, 2022, 02:24:56 PM
Quote from: Potato on May 30, 2022, 07:49:35 PM
It's not like we need any more evidence of the efficacy of vaccines, but here is some pretty interesting data from my home state:

Total deaths: 1034
Triple vaccinated (with booster): 286
Fully vaccinated (two doses): 400
Partially vaccinated (one dose): 73
Unvaccinated: 268
Deaths prior to vaccines: 7

While it might be argued that the majority of people who died were vaccinated, once you start factoring in the total number of people vaccinated or not vaccinated, then things become very clear.

Number of people vaccinated (single, double or triple) is 4.8 million people (92.36 per cent of the population over 16 years). i.e. 759/4,800,000=0.00015

Number of people unvaccinated is around 367,000 i.e. 268/367,000=7.3

I am sure there are other variables involved, but considering the majority of the unvaccinated population skews younger, then I am pretty happy to say that the vaccines work.

The whole country is pretty much under zero restrictions outside of mask wearing on planes and public transport with only restrictions remaining in hospitals and aged care facilities.

The next time someone says COVID vaccines don't work, just tell them to shut the fuck up.

How did your country only have 7 deaths for the entire first year of covid prior to vaccines?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on May 31, 2022, 02:54:03 PM

This data is for my home state, not the whole country, but it was a similar story for the whole country outside of two major outbreaks in Victoria and New South Wales.

We did it through effective quarantine measures and nationwide shutdowns. We were basically COVID-free until omicron, but by then we had 90%+ vaccination rates in the adult population.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on June 02, 2022, 02:04:14 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1532421333128081408

:pika
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: chronovore on June 03, 2022, 04:33:47 AM
That's an Omicron variant, so it's also fond of sidestepping vaccinated immunity, and allows for repeated infection. FML
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 04, 2022, 04:40:43 PM
Thinking I have it.  Guess I picked it up coming back from Dublin. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: who is ted danson? on June 06, 2022, 07:57:02 AM
"We weren't prepared for the pandemic"  :lol
https://twitter.com/NadineDorries/status/1533763409627566080
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on June 06, 2022, 09:40:34 AM
New employee was supposed to start today.

They went on a cruise last week.

Guess who called in sick with Covid on first day of work?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on June 06, 2022, 01:42:53 PM
Quote from: james on June 06, 2022, 09:40:34 AM
New employee was supposed to start today.

They went on a cruise last week.

Guess who called in sick with Covid on first day of work?
The girl who wanted to do two jobs at the same time would have turned up.

 :cody
spoiler (click to show/hide)
With COVID
[close]
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on June 06, 2022, 02:06:41 PM
Quote from: Potato on June 06, 2022, 01:42:53 PM
Quote from: james on June 06, 2022, 09:40:34 AM
New employee was supposed to start today.

They went on a cruise last week.

Guess who called in sick with Covid on first day of work?
The girl who wanted to do two jobs at the same time would have turned up.

 :cody
spoiler (click to show/hide)
With COVID
[close]

Sick days are accrued after you work x hours, not at start, so he gets to recover unpaid

 :whew
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on June 07, 2022, 10:40:02 PM
https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1534343204069429248

:pika
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 08, 2022, 05:48:22 AM
Think I'm on the mend.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: chronovore on June 08, 2022, 06:03:08 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 08, 2022, 05:48:22 AM
Think I'm on the mend.

What are your lingering symptoms?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on June 08, 2022, 06:13:40 AM
I just meant I'm over the worst.  Still got a cough and chest congestion, but sore throat is basically gone, fever seems to be mostly gone, have more energy.  Taste is still off.   According to CDC I'm still contagious for another 5 days.  I've been feeling guilty about breaking isolation to walk my dog, but all my friends that have already been sick live too far away to come over 3 times a day.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: tiesto on June 08, 2022, 12:37:29 PM
Welp, just received a message from my HR rep that I may have been exposed to covid on monday, the woman who sits next to me had it. Sucks bc I had a fun day at the vineyards planned for the weekend. Gotta get tested in a few days.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on June 08, 2022, 01:35:41 PM
The variant train continues

https://twitter.com/RajlabN/status/1534241350727651330
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on June 10, 2022, 10:27:41 AM
https://twitter.com/business/status/1535152796131000323

:pika
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on June 14, 2022, 01:30:12 AM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FVBJlJNXwAEARxU?format=jpg&name=small)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on June 14, 2022, 02:21:05 PM
facts
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on June 15, 2022, 04:57:48 PM
At the airport and less than 10 % with masks

Also fauci has covid
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on June 21, 2022, 11:58:28 AM
https://mobile.twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1539267655604924417
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on June 24, 2022, 04:03:35 PM
Is it just me or are Euro numbers going up up up again?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on June 24, 2022, 06:47:56 PM
I was right

https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1540321899162378241
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on June 24, 2022, 07:00:55 PM
Our government has announced the new wave has probably begun.

They don't intend to do anything about it.

Just let it rip :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on June 26, 2022, 03:27:59 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1541097827954311168
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on June 28, 2022, 07:35:39 PM
https://twitter.com/elmo/status/1541778204129742850 (https://twitter.com/elmo/status/1541778204129742850)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on June 28, 2022, 07:36:58 PM
Fucking hell. Just get vaccinated you disease-ridden Euros and Yanks. Shit should be over by now.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Raist on July 02, 2022, 02:00:31 AM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62018738

Quote
Special paid leave for Covid-related sickness and isolation will be scrapped next week for NHS staff in England, it has been announced.

Yet another very smart decision.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on July 03, 2022, 07:56:40 AM
The summer edition is finally here

https://mobile.twitter.com/Mike_Honey_/status/1543190496319008769

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on July 03, 2022, 08:43:04 AM
(https://sm.ign.com/t/ign_nl/video/r/resident-e/resident-evil-2-remake-ada-vs-scientist-gameplay_yyfs.1280.jpg)

"Yes sir, I found the "Centaurus" sample sir"
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on July 04, 2022, 05:57:06 PM
Our government planned a COVID remembrance ceremony. It has been scrapped because COVID's back :dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on July 06, 2022, 07:25:10 PM
JAMES ALERT JAMES ALERT

 :drudge :drudge

The charts in France and Italy are going to the moon again

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/france/

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/italy/

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on July 13, 2022, 05:33:19 PM
https://twitter.com/justin_hart/status/1547000919329587201 (https://twitter.com/justin_hart/status/1547000919329587201)

The commies and nationalists teamed up to make France great again.  :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on July 19, 2022, 07:23:56 PM
https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1549533148706287616
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: tiesto on July 20, 2022, 03:56:38 PM
Finally got hit 2 weekends ago at a wedding and just getting over it. Luckily it was fairly mild for me, chills the first full day, then just a harsh cough the next 2, and now just down to sporadic coughing.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: chronovore on July 27, 2022, 08:44:56 PM
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Coronavirus/Japan-tops-global-COVID-chart-dimming-reopening-hopes

:japancry

This, despite an insanely long and overly prohibitive international entry policy.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on August 15, 2022, 06:30:33 PM
https://twitter.com/TheInsiderPaper/status/1559197153012097026 (https://twitter.com/TheInsiderPaper/status/1559197153012097026)

:idont
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on August 15, 2022, 06:46:03 PM
Did he die or get severely ill though?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: chronovore on August 18, 2022, 07:51:47 PM
Can't believe there are still people who think the vaccination is supposed to act like the shields on the Enterprise D. We have already seen for years that even if your flu vaccine doesn't protect exactly, it still lessens symptoms if you catch a variant. This new BA.5 shit walks past immunity frequently, but we still get lessened symptoms.

Source: Me with BA.5 and not being dead.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Bebpo on August 19, 2022, 01:56:19 AM
Quote from: chronovore on August 18, 2022, 07:51:47 PM
Can't believe there are still people who think the vaccination is supposed to act like the shields on the Enterprise D. We have already seen for years that even if your flu vaccine doesn't protect exactly, it still lessens symptoms if you catch a variant. This new BA.5 shit walks past immunity frequently, but we still get lessened symptoms.

Source: Me with BA.5 and not being dead.

Recover quickly and then yolo for a bit when you're clear.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on September 02, 2022, 03:08:20 AM
Season 12
https://twitter.com/WallStreetSilv/status/1565572804732395520 (https://twitter.com/WallStreetSilv/status/1565572804732395520)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: chronovore on September 02, 2022, 04:05:08 AM
It’s amazing that the response to an isolating lockdown to prevent spread of infection is to be forced to immediately wade into uncontrolled crowds for food. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on September 02, 2022, 04:39:33 AM
Quote from: Nintex on September 02, 2022, 03:08:20 AM
Season 12
https://twitter.com/WallStreetSilv/status/1565572804732395520 (https://twitter.com/WallStreetSilv/status/1565572804732395520)
...and then some starving Chinese cunt eats a bat and boom COVID-22
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Bebpo on September 02, 2022, 03:01:54 PM
New BA4/BA5 booster vaccines are out. Can make appointments on walgreens/cvs. Walgreens has them starting Wednesday of next week.

Gotta wait a couple of weeks for mine cause some health meds I'm on, but booked my appointment for later in the month. Hopefully these make the halloween season a bit safer to go out and socialize.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on September 02, 2022, 04:44:20 PM
Has anyone seen anything about Modern + Pfizer for this round?

I got J&J+Modern Booster unsure which to get next
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on September 02, 2022, 04:51:23 PM
Not sure if I'm getting the new DLC tbh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Bebpo on September 02, 2022, 04:54:49 PM
Quote from: james on September 02, 2022, 04:44:20 PM
Has anyone seen anything about Modern + Pfizer for this round?

I got J&J+Modern Booster unsure which to get next

Yeah, they say doesn't matter if you got moderna or pfizer  and you can get either this time just like with the previous boosters.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: BIONIC on September 02, 2022, 04:59:33 PM
My 5G coverage with Pfizer has been decent so I’ll just stick with them.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on September 02, 2022, 06:06:41 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on September 02, 2022, 04:54:49 PM
Quote from: james on September 02, 2022, 04:44:20 PM
Has anyone seen anything about Modern + Pfizer for this round?

I got J&J+Modern Booster unsure which to get next

Yeah, they say doesn't matter if you got moderna or pfizer  and you can get either this time just like with the previous boosters.

But which one is better?

Last year Moderna was the better vaccine

Edit: Apparently my work is offering Novavax and still offers J&J
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Bebpo on September 02, 2022, 06:23:22 PM
Quote from: james on September 02, 2022, 06:06:41 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on September 02, 2022, 04:54:49 PM
Quote from: james on September 02, 2022, 04:44:20 PM
Has anyone seen anything about Modern + Pfizer for this round?

I got J&J+Modern Booster unsure which to get next

Yeah, they say doesn't matter if you got moderna or pfizer  and you can get either this time just like with the previous boosters.

But which one is better?

Last year Moderna was the better vaccine

Edit: Apparently my work is offering Novavax and still offers J&J

Who knows?

Seems like they're using the same formulas just slightly modified to target the new strains. Whether that makes Moderna still more effective in general or not...idk, I'm not a scientist why are you asking me  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on September 04, 2022, 05:19:45 AM
https://twitter.com/songpinganq/status/1566272889741000704 (https://twitter.com/songpinganq/status/1566272889741000704)

Big chinese cities in lockdown again
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: who is ted danson? on September 04, 2022, 03:30:14 PM
Quote from: Nintex on September 04, 2022, 05:19:45 AM
https://twitter.com/songpinganq/status/1566272889741000704 (https://twitter.com/songpinganq/status/1566272889741000704)

Big chinese cities in lockdown again

China is so fucking based. This is the cyberpunk future we all dreamed of.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on September 06, 2022, 10:12:53 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on September 02, 2022, 06:23:22 PM
Seems like they're using the same formulas just slightly modified to target the new strains. Whether that makes Moderna still more effective in general or not...idk, I'm not a scientist why are you asking me  :doge

I havent seen a single article talking about it...

Looks like the closest pharmacy to me is doing Pfizer so I might get that. Then Ill have one of each vaccine 

OG Covid
J&J
Moderna
Pfizer

Ill be unstoppable
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on September 07, 2022, 05:23:32 PM
https://twitter.com/MTA/status/1567541665652523011 (https://twitter.com/MTA/status/1567541665652523011)

You do you :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on September 07, 2022, 05:32:31 PM
Quote from: james on September 06, 2022, 10:12:53 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on September 02, 2022, 06:23:22 PM
Seems like they're using the same formulas just slightly modified to target the new strains. Whether that makes Moderna still more effective in general or not...idk, I'm not a scientist why are you asking me  :doge

I havent seen a single article talking about it...

Looks like the closest pharmacy to me is doing Pfizer so I might get that. Then Ill have one of each vaccine 

OG Covid
J&J
Moderna
Pfizer

Ill be unstoppable
The question is, will the 5G be multiplied or added together?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on September 07, 2022, 09:02:29 PM
I'VE BEEN BOOSTED HOT JAMES AUTUMN IS HERE
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: BIONIC on September 07, 2022, 09:59:10 PM
Quote from: james on September 07, 2022, 09:02:29 PM
I'VE BEEN BOOSTED HOT JAMES AUTUMN IS HERE

How’s the reception?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on September 07, 2022, 11:28:28 PM
Quote from: BIONIC on September 07, 2022, 09:59:10 PM
Quote from: james on September 07, 2022, 09:02:29 PM
I'VE BEEN BOOSTED HOT JAMES AUTUMN IS HERE

How’s the reception?

Arm hurting but no other effects yet
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: chronovore on September 08, 2022, 01:11:31 AM
So I tested positive August 12, negative August 20, and negative again on the 26th for my flight back to Japan. It's been nearly 3 weeks (19 days) since the negative result, but I'm still experiencing fatigue, cognitive difficulties, and a croup in my throat that won't leave. Anyone have insight on how long symptoms linger?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Transhuman on September 08, 2022, 02:21:11 AM
This is your reality now.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Bebpo on September 08, 2022, 02:35:36 AM
Quote from: chronovore on September 08, 2022, 01:11:31 AM
So I tested positive August 12, negative August 20, and negative again on the 26th for my flight back to Japan. It's been nearly 3 weeks (19 days) since the negative result, but I'm still experiencing fatigue, cognitive difficulties, and a croup in my throat that won't leave. Anyone have insight on how long symptoms linger?

 :(

Sorry man. I hear the fatigue can linger for a few weeks or few months depending on the person. It's not necessarily long covid, a lot of people just have fatigue for a while after.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on September 08, 2022, 11:37:40 AM
Quote from: chronovore on September 08, 2022, 01:11:31 AM
So I tested positive August 12, negative August 20, and negative again on the 26th for my flight back to Japan. It's been nearly 3 weeks (19 days) since the negative result, but I'm still experiencing fatigue, cognitive difficulties, and a croup in my throat that won't leave. Anyone have insight on how long symptoms linger?

When I got covid my fatigue lasted months
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Occam on September 08, 2022, 02:51:32 PM
Quote from: chronovore on September 08, 2022, 01:11:31 AM
So I tested positive August 12, negative August 20, and negative again on the 26th for my flight back to Japan. It's been nearly 3 weeks (19 days) since the negative result, but I'm still experiencing fatigue, cognitive difficulties, and a croup in my throat that won't leave. Anyone have insight on how long symptoms linger?

Sorry to hear it. A close relative experienced fatigue, it went away after a few months.
Did you take ibuprofen while you had Covid? I did as a precaution while I had Covid, to prevent potential nerve/organ damage, and I had no more symptoms after I tested negative.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on September 08, 2022, 03:18:48 PM
The 2nd shot and what I assume are 3 times COVID gave me like 5 new status effects including fatigue and Scarlet Rot. 
I'm on my third type of anti-biotics in 12 months.

My dad had COVID a month ago and then a week after he recovered a heart attack.
Might not have been COVID related but it does make you think.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Occam on September 08, 2022, 03:25:50 PM
Covid can cause tissue damage, including to the heart muscle. That's why I think it's a good idea to take ibuprofen while you have it (even if your symptoms are mild) to prevent inflammation. And I read that it's recommended to take 125mg of Aspirin a day for two weeks after recovering (as anticoagulant (blood thinner), to prevent thrombosis).
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on September 08, 2022, 03:41:56 PM
Quote from: Occam on September 08, 2022, 03:25:50 PM
Covid can cause tissue damage, including to the heart muscle. That's why I think it's a good idea to take ibuprofen while you have it (even if your symptoms are mild) to prevent inflammation. And I read that it's recommended to take 125mg of Aspirin a day for two weeks after recovering (as anticoagulant (blood thinner), to prevent thrombosis).
The main cause was calcefied(?) arteries, he got an angioplasty and a stent.
Paracetamol is the go-to drug here for all sorts of things, I believe it's called Tylenol overseas.

What I mostly see is that COVID (for whatever reason) (re)activates lingering ailments and conditions.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Occam on September 08, 2022, 03:49:08 PM
No, ibuprofen is preferred when it comes to Covid because it also functions as anticoagulant and is better at preventing inflammation. Note: Do not mix ibuprofen and aspirin. Ibuprofen cancels the (stronger) blood thinning effect of acetylsalicylic acid.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on September 08, 2022, 04:16:23 PM
Quote from: Occam on September 08, 2022, 03:49:08 PM
No, ibuprofen is preferred when it comes to Covid because it also functions as anticoagulant and is better at preventing inflammation. Note: Do not mix ibuprofen and aspirin. Ibuprofen cancels the (stronger) blood thinning effect of acetylsalicylic acid.

ok doctor
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: tiesto on September 08, 2022, 05:57:47 PM
Quote from: chronovore on September 08, 2022, 01:11:31 AM
So I tested positive August 12, negative August 20, and negative again on the 26th for my flight back to Japan. It's been nearly 3 weeks (19 days) since the negative result, but I'm still experiencing fatigue, cognitive difficulties, and a croup in my throat that won't leave. Anyone have insight on how long symptoms linger?

I had shortness of breath and a cough for about a month after. The "worst" symptom was the chills I had for a day immediately following it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on September 08, 2022, 06:15:01 PM
24 hours since booster and only symptoms were sore arm (ongoing) and being extra sleepy this am.

Success.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Lonewulfeus on September 09, 2022, 11:02:11 AM
Got my bivalent booster today :cruise
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on September 09, 2022, 02:14:27 PM
The resetera thread is full of people complaining about side effects.

It always amazes me how much better my body is than that of the average person. Must be all the testosterone throbbing through my veins
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: chronovore on September 13, 2022, 01:54:43 AM
Quote from: Occam on September 08, 2022, 02:51:32 PM
Quote from: chronovore on September 08, 2022, 01:11:31 AM
So I tested positive August 12, negative August 20, and negative again on the 26th for my flight back to Japan. It's been nearly 3 weeks (19 days) since the negative result, but I'm still experiencing fatigue, cognitive difficulties, and a croup in my throat that won't leave. Anyone have insight on how long symptoms linger?

Sorry to hear it. A close relative experienced fatigue, it went away after a few months.
Did you take ibuprofen while you had Covid? I did as a precaution while I had Covid, to prevent potential nerve/organ damage, and I had no more symptoms after I tested negative.

I tried to avoid taking anti-inflammatories while I had a milder fever, but when the fever went higher than 39°C, I started taking ibuprofen consistently. I didn’t stick with it though after my fevers got under control again.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on September 18, 2022, 09:56:26 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/samstein/status/1571648655043461120
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: BIONIC on September 18, 2022, 10:08:00 PM
Unsticky the thread, Jack  :biden
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: HardcoreRetro on September 19, 2022, 09:00:18 AM
Keyword being pandemic. Not the same as "corona doesn't exist anymore".
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Bebpo on September 19, 2022, 03:27:05 PM
Quote from: james on September 09, 2022, 02:14:27 PM
The resetera thread is full of people complaining about side effects.

It always amazes me how much better my body is than that of the average person. Must be all the testosterone throbbing through my veins

Oddly enough, everyone I personally know who got the new booster has had none or fewer side effects than the previous booster(s).

I still haven't gotten mine yet. Maybe next week.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on September 19, 2022, 03:29:41 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on September 19, 2022, 03:27:05 PM
Quote from: james on September 09, 2022, 02:14:27 PM
The resetera thread is full of people complaining about side effects.

It always amazes me how much better my body is than that of the average person. Must be all the testosterone throbbing through my veins

Oddly enough, everyone I personally know who got the new booster has had none or fewer side effects than the previous booster(s).

I still haven't gotten mine yet. Maybe next week.

GF and sister also reported only arm pain as a side effect.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: chronovore on September 20, 2022, 01:53:17 AM
It's going to be handled like influenza from here on out. Medical services in industrialized countries will mean nearly no deaths from it, excepting the old and infirm. Third-world countries will still suffer from avoidable deaths just from lack of modern medical services.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Occam on September 20, 2022, 02:26:17 AM
Yeah, there are still hundreds of vulnerable people dying of covid every day in the US alone. Sucks to be old.
I really hope that eventually we'll get a longer lasting vaccine. Until then, regular boosters.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on September 20, 2022, 04:20:59 AM
Quote from: chronovore on September 20, 2022, 01:53:17 AM
It's going to be handled like influenza from here on out. Medical services in industrialized countries will mean nearly no deaths from it, excepting the old and infirm. Third-world countries will still suffer from avoidable deaths just from lack of modern medical services.
We are pretty much already at that stage.

Daily reporting by health departments has been scrapped. Masks on planes were scrapped a while ago and now mask mandates on public transport are being lifted from midnight tonight. I think hospitals and aged care facilities are the last remaining restrictions.

While there is a standing requirement to report a positive test and to self-isolate, I am sure almost all people are not even testing any more.

For all intents and purposes, the public pandemic response is over.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on September 20, 2022, 04:31:41 AM
Quote from: HardcoreRetro on September 19, 2022, 09:00:18 AM
Keyword being pandemic. Not the same as "corona doesn't exist anymore".
Pretty sure it never existed dude and was just Big Pharma lies to get people addicted to vaccines.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on September 29, 2022, 11:28:25 PM
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-30/covid-19-isolation-period-dropped-national-cabinet/101489566

Mandatory isolation rules have been dropped in Australia. Emergency response finished.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on October 06, 2022, 10:09:50 PM
Germany is surging.

Ladies and gentlemen winter is coming
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 08, 2022, 11:49:34 AM
My mom and aunt have it, which is the last of my family that I'm still worried about getting it.  Once they get over it, it will be a significant weight of my mind.  My mom was suppose to go to a funeral this week for someone who died of it too.   
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on October 10, 2022, 09:57:30 PM
https://twitter.com/DataDrivenMD/status/1578982975470858240
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on October 17, 2022, 09:58:23 AM
Mom got covid again.

Last time she had it, it was real bad

Shes vaxed and boosted now, but already has fever and cough

:fbm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: BIONIC on October 17, 2022, 11:49:35 AM
Quote from: james on October 17, 2022, 09:58:23 AM
Mom got covid again.

Last time she had it, it was real bad

Shes vaxed and boosted now, but already has fever and cough

:fbm

Please produce a 10 year record of her past tweets, retweets, and likes so I am able to pass judgment.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on October 17, 2022, 12:41:36 PM
Quote from: BIONIC on October 17, 2022, 11:49:35 AM
Quote from: james on October 17, 2022, 09:58:23 AM
Mom got covid again.

Last time she had it, it was real bad

Shes vaxed and boosted now, but already has fever and cough

:fbm

Please produce a 10 year record of her past tweets, retweets, and likes so I am able to pass judgment.

She doesnt even know what Twitter is

:fbm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Phoenix Dark on October 18, 2022, 02:34:14 PM
Quote from: james on October 17, 2022, 12:41:36 PM
Quote from: BIONIC on October 17, 2022, 11:49:35 AM
Quote from: james on October 17, 2022, 09:58:23 AM
Mom got covid again.

Last time she had it, it was real bad

Shes vaxed and boosted now, but already has fever and cough

:fbm

Please produce a 10 year record of her past tweets, retweets, and likes so I am able to pass judgment.

She doesnt even know what Twitter is

:fbm
She doesn't know what twitter is...what is her IQ?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on October 18, 2022, 03:03:05 PM
Quote from: Phoenix Dark on October 18, 2022, 02:34:14 PM
Quote from: james on October 17, 2022, 12:41:36 PM
Quote from: BIONIC on October 17, 2022, 11:49:35 AM
Quote from: james on October 17, 2022, 09:58:23 AM
Mom got covid again.


Last time she had it, it was real bad

Shes vaxed and boosted now, but already has fever and cough

:fbm

Please produce a 10 year record of her past tweets, retweets, and likes so I am able to pass judgment.
She doesnt even know what Twitter is

:fbm
She doesn't know what twitter is...what is her IQ?

Shes in her 60s and in Mexico, its not really popular there

Like sure, shes familiar with the evening news saying things like "earlier today, Trump tweeted..." and the concept that its basically a text message sent to everyone, but I dont think shes ever logged onto twitter dot com.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on October 18, 2022, 03:17:14 PM
(https://www.newscaststudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/cnbc-trump-tweet-breaking-news.png)

I've noticed that old people who don't use Twitter but watch TV call it Tweeter because they use the word 'Tweet' on TV.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: BIONIC on October 18, 2022, 03:19:16 PM
Quote from: james on October 18, 2022, 03:03:05 PM
Shes in her 60s

Oh, that changes everything. What’s her thebore DOT com username?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Uncle on October 22, 2022, 06:26:02 PM
I hope your mom is ok james
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on October 24, 2022, 10:20:53 AM
Quote from: Uncle on October 22, 2022, 06:26:02 PM
I hope your mom is ok james

Today is day 10 and she appears to be mostly past it.Still some lingering symptoms.

She took it much better than the 2020 covid, but still had harsher symptoms than the average person. Lots of coughing, sore throat, and fever.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on October 27, 2022, 03:16:02 PM
https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1585619223509929984 (https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1585619223509929984)

Eternal leader announces eternal lockdown :juche
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on October 30, 2022, 05:55:47 AM
https://twitter.com/VanityFair/status/1586036528064741376 (https://twitter.com/VanityFair/status/1586036528064741376)

Conspiracy fact.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Occam on October 30, 2022, 09:48:52 AM
I got it again. I presume it's BA.5. Feels a bit worse than in February, but not too bad (like a head cold, only slightly elevated temperature, no breathing difficulties, sense of smell/taste seems ok).
I got it on a shuttle bus on the way to the airport. There was a sick person in the row behind me who had a bad cough and did not wear a mask. I did, but apparently when being directly exposed like this even FFP2 only works for about 15 minutes (because it only stops ~95% of the particles), after which you have accumulated enough virus particles to cause an infection.
This time I'm taking magnesium, vitamin D and some ibuprofen, which seems to do the trick.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on October 30, 2022, 10:39:40 AM
Don't forget stomach protection pills when you take Ibuprofen. Chances are high you'll get a stomach ulcer if you don't.
I found that out the hard way when taking Ibuprofen to deal with an infected root canal.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Occam on October 30, 2022, 12:58:35 PM
While it's correct that NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatories, eg. Aspirin, Ibuprofen) can cause high stomach acidity (which is why you shouldn't take them on an empty stomach) Ibuprofen does not cause ulcers right away.

"When used as directed to treat episodic pain, non-prescription ibuprofen at the maximum dose of 1200 mg/day for 10 days, is well-tolerated." "Gastrointestinal adverse experiences were similar in the placebo and ibuprofen groups"
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1046/j.1365-2036.1999.00539.x

"Stomach ulcers, bleeding, and tears happen to around 1% of people regularly taking NSAIDs for 3 to 6 months, and 2% to 4% of those using them for 1 year."

I don't intend to to take it for longer than three days, and I am not exceeding the maximum dose.
(I actually do have some antacids here just in case, but so far haven't needed them.)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on October 30, 2022, 02:06:18 PM
https://twitter.com/StephenMcDonell/status/1586633671150211072 (https://twitter.com/StephenMcDonell/status/1586633671150211072)

:juche
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on October 31, 2022, 11:35:51 AM
Quote
Shanghai Disney shuts over Covid, visitors unable to leave

The resort said at 11:39 a.m. local time (03:39 GMT) it would immediately shut the main theme park and surrounding areas including its shopping street until further notice to comply with virus curbs.

The Shanghai government said on its official WeChat account the park was barring people from entering or exiting and that all visitors inside the site would need to await the results of their tests before they could leave.

Anyone who had visited the park since Oct. 27 would need to test for Covid-19 three times in three days, it said.

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/31/shanghai-disney-shuts-over-covid-visitors-unable-to-leave.html

:pika
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: chronovore on October 31, 2022, 10:52:34 PM
Quote from: james on October 31, 2022, 11:35:51 AM
Quote
Shanghai Disney shuts over Covid, visitors unable to leave

The resort said at 11:39 a.m. local time (03:39 GMT) it would immediately shut the main theme park and surrounding areas including its shopping street until further notice to comply with virus curbs.

The Shanghai government said on its official WeChat account the park was barring people from entering or exiting and that all visitors inside the site would need to await the results of their tests before they could leave.

Anyone who had visited the park since Oct. 27 would need to test for Covid-19 three times in three days, it said.

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/31/shanghai-disney-shuts-over-covid-visitors-unable-to-leave.html

:pika


https://youtu.be/66xbaiDwGj4
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on November 01, 2022, 01:00:18 AM
Supreme Court rules that TSA can indeed require masks

https://ajot.com/news/supreme-court-leaves-intact-ruling-that-let-us-require-masks-on-planes-trains
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: chronovore on November 01, 2022, 01:57:47 AM
As a passenger who almost certainly caught Covid on my most recent plane trip, I am all in favor of taking every available precaution during the flight.


Also, yikes:
http://twitter.com/emsea_squared/status/1586865461987315715
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Occam on November 01, 2022, 02:15:27 AM
Maybe there should at least be mandatory testing for people with obvious symptoms before they are allowed to do do air travel.
The person who infected me probably also infected dozens upon dozens of others in the shuttle bus, during check-in and on the plane.

Anyway, I'm starting to feel better, I think it'll be over soon.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on November 05, 2022, 05:40:40 AM
Quote from: chronovore on November 01, 2022, 01:57:47 AM
As a passenger who almost certainly caught Covid on my most recent plane trip, I am all in favor of taking every available precaution during the flight.


Also, yikes:
http://twitter.com/emsea_squared/status/1586865461987315715
Makes sense that a chinese bio weapon would do that.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: chronovore on November 06, 2022, 11:30:41 PM
It’s possible that this did come from that Wuhan infectious disease research lab, but it’s more likely the result of insufficient safety protocols than intentional weaponizing.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on November 07, 2022, 12:08:54 AM
Quote from: chronovore on November 06, 2022, 11:30:41 PM
It’s possible that this did come from that Wuhan infectious disease research lab, but it’s more likely the result of insufficient safety protocols than intentional weaponizing.
I don't think anyone outside of the weirdo conspiracy theorists thought otherwise.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on November 07, 2022, 07:21:51 AM
My mom hasn't really gotten over it yet.  She still has low energy and no sense of smell.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on November 07, 2022, 10:17:49 AM
 :drudge :drudge :drudge
Quote
The U.S. has “crossed the epidemic threshold” when it comes to flu, federal health officials said Friday, as they outlined plans to deploy troops and FEMA personnel, and supplies like ventilators, if needed, in response to a nationwide surge of respiratory illnesses that also includes RSV and COVID.

U.S. flu hospitalizations are higher now than they’ve been at this point in every other flu season since 2010-2011, officials with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on a press call.

The country is seeing a resurgence of non-COVID respiratory illnesses like flu, RSV, rhinovirus, and enterovirus, with background levels of COVID, according to Dr. José Romero, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.

Federal officials are monitoring hospital capacity throughout the U.S. and are “standing by to deploy additional personnel and supplies as needed,” Dawn O’Connell, assistant secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, said on the call.

https://fortune.com/well/2022/11/04/us-united-states-in-flu-epidemic-federal-health-officials-say-cdc-hhs-rsv-covid-omicron-2022/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: BIONIC on November 07, 2022, 11:25:34 AM
Rounding us up in FEMA camps  :info
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: chronovore on November 10, 2022, 07:51:47 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on November 07, 2022, 07:21:51 AM
My mom hasn't really gotten over it yet.  She still has low energy and no sense of smell.

My aunt lost here sense of taste and smell for over 6 months. She recovered fully now.

One high school acquaintance has Long COVID. She's now had joint and spine pain for 13 months.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Occam on November 11, 2022, 08:44:40 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on November 07, 2022, 07:21:51 AM
My mom hasn't really gotten over it yet.  She still has low energy and no sense of smell.

Sorry to hear it. A friend of mine lost his sense of smell for a few months, after which it gradually returned to normal. I think it took three months.

I got over Covid pretty quickly this time, but I simultaneously caught a cold (which is also over now). I don't think I have any lingering Covid effects, but of course don't feel quite as energetic after fighting of two infections in a row.

I still believe that the "trick" with covid is to prevent nerve and tissue damage, and blood clots (=no long covid). Since the only thing I did differently this time was to take 400mg of magnesium per day (in addition to ibuprofen and vitamin D3), maybe that's what made the difference.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Bebpo on November 20, 2022, 02:28:44 PM
I got the new booster finally yesterday with the flu shot in the other arm.

Feels like one truck hit me and sent me flying into another truck  :nsfw

I don't think I'd get both at the same time again in following years. Also I think most of my pain is coming from the flu shot and the booster isn't worse than the previous booster so far. My flu shot arm is way more swollen and arm pit really sore and painful and a bit swollen. My covid booster shot is just normal arm sore, armpit is fine on that side so far. But killer headaches from all the pain. At least it should just last a few days.

*edit* Bleh, running up at 100F fever. Definitely feeling worse than any of the previous vaccines/flu shots. Rough stuff but hopefully just last a day or two. Maybe I shouldn't have gone for a 1.5 mile walk to get some light exercise and move my body around and 40 mins of driving for lunch.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on November 20, 2022, 04:05:53 PM
Airport mask usage is down to like 3%

No one cares about grandma anymore :(
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: BIONIC on November 20, 2022, 04:23:58 PM
:gun :whatisthis
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on November 21, 2022, 01:09:34 PM
My mom says she is starting to feel better.  Her voice is still hard to listen too.  My uncle, who had it the worst with covid, now has it again but my aunt seems to have avoided getting it from him for a second time. 
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on November 21, 2022, 01:48:08 PM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on November 21, 2022, 01:09:34 PM
My mom says she is starting to feel better.  Her voice is still hard to listen too.  My uncle, who had it the worst with covid, now has it again but my aunt seems to have avoided getting it from him for a second time.

My mom did much better with round 2 so hopefully the same for your family

My dad got another booster, he's going for the two shots a year package
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: tiesto on November 22, 2022, 10:58:30 AM
Quote from: Bebpo on November 20, 2022, 02:28:44 PM
I got the new booster finally yesterday with the flu shot in the other arm.

Feels like one truck hit me and sent me flying into another truck  :nsfw

I don't think I'd get both at the same time again in following years. Also I think most of my pain is coming from the flu shot and the booster isn't worse than the previous booster so far. My flu shot arm is way more swollen and arm pit really sore and painful and a bit swollen. My covid booster shot is just normal arm sore, armpit is fine on that side so far. But killer headaches from all the pain. At least it should just last a few days.

*edit* Bleh, running up at 100F fever. Definitely feeling worse than any of the previous vaccines/flu shots. Rough stuff but hopefully just last a day or two. Maybe I shouldn't have gone for a 1.5 mile walk to get some light exercise and move my body around and 40 mins of driving for lunch.

I got the flu shot and bivalent booster Saturday as well... flu shot I didn't feel a thing but my covid shot arm was really sore all day (it's still got some lingering soreness). Felt super sleepy with a bad headache on Sunday but was back 99% on Monday.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Bebpo on November 22, 2022, 12:55:19 PM
Quote from: tiesto on November 22, 2022, 10:58:30 AM
Quote from: Bebpo on November 20, 2022, 02:28:44 PM
I got the new booster finally yesterday with the flu shot in the other arm.

Feels like one truck hit me and sent me flying into another truck  :nsfw

I don't think I'd get both at the same time again in following years. Also I think most of my pain is coming from the flu shot and the booster isn't worse than the previous booster so far. My flu shot arm is way more swollen and arm pit really sore and painful and a bit swollen. My covid booster shot is just normal arm sore, armpit is fine on that side so far. But killer headaches from all the pain. At least it should just last a few days.

*edit* Bleh, running up at 100F fever. Definitely feeling worse than any of the previous vaccines/flu shots. Rough stuff but hopefully just last a day or two. Maybe I shouldn't have gone for a 1.5 mile walk to get some light exercise and move my body around and 40 mins of driving for lunch.

I got the flu shot and bivalent booster Saturday as well... flu shot I didn't feel a thing but my covid shot arm was really sore all day (it's still got some lingering soreness). Felt super sleepy with a bad headache on Sunday but was back 99% on Monday.

Yeah, interesting how everyone's body reacts differently. My fever broke on Sunday night and had a splitting headache really sore both underarms yesterday. Today just fatigued and still a bit sore in both arms but otherwise getting close to being back. Probably by tonight or 72 hours will be over it.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on November 22, 2022, 06:53:51 PM
Bro wake up it's 2020

https://twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1595103340999892992 (https://twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1595103340999892992)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on November 27, 2022, 04:48:48 AM
https://twitter.com/WallStreetSilv/status/1596687049901637632 (https://twitter.com/WallStreetSilv/status/1596687049901637632)

Time to test :juche
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on November 27, 2022, 04:57:02 AM

Chinese epidemiologist checklist:
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: BIONIC on November 27, 2022, 07:11:30 AM
If 5auGi was carrying a fucking bazooka he might’ve kept the antivaxxers in check  :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on November 28, 2022, 12:00:07 PM
https://twitter.com/aniceburrito/status/1596870461643980801


:pika
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 28, 2022, 02:05:11 PM
Hope she doesn't die suddenly.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on November 30, 2022, 03:08:31 PM
Happy Birthday to the little virus that could

https://twitter.com/BNOFeed/status/1598025490132000768
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on November 30, 2022, 05:18:30 PM
Quote from: james on November 30, 2022, 03:08:31 PM
Happy Birthday to the little virus that could

https://twitter.com/BNOFeed/status/1598025490132000768 (https://twitter.com/BNOFeed/status/1598025490132000768)
6.6 million?

Just wait until that little bastard runs through China unchecked. We're gonna get several variants from that alone. Back to lockdown we go!!


spoiler (click to show/hide)
Although, official figures from China will probably equal negative deaths
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Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on November 30, 2022, 05:25:58 PM
I'm in support of a paid mandatory winter lockdown each year.

Gives us time to rest and play video games
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on December 02, 2022, 12:27:02 PM
https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1598723460985163777
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on December 15, 2022, 07:46:08 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/Dali_Yang/status/1603498433511301120
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 21, 2022, 02:34:17 AM
Nearly three years of parrying Covid and I got hit with the parry bait mix up. I have Covid. :facepalm

So far not bad but it is starting burn when I pee so I need to drink more water than I thought. I told my woman and she told me she wanted to examine my piece to see if it felt better and it perked right up, all nice and happy. At least I got some temporary relief. :obama :whew

Both original shots plus a booster. Haven't worn a mask regularly since February. I even rode in NYC subways without a mask and didn't catch it. Hahahaha you finally caught up, huh? Ya Commie disease fuck. :smug
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on December 21, 2022, 09:31:00 AM
Quote
So far not bad but it is starting burn when I pee so I need to drink more water than I thought.

yea.....totally covid


uh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on December 21, 2022, 01:41:02 PM
Quote from: Cauliflower Of Love on December 21, 2022, 09:31:00 AM
Quote
So far not bad but it is starting burn when I pee so I need to drink more water than I thought.

yea.....totally covid


uh

Yeah that's not covid my dude...

Best case scenario your woman has a yeast infection and she transferred it to you. Clears up quickly with over the counter anti fungal cream.

That or AIDS
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 21, 2022, 02:30:59 PM
Covid is known to give stomach and bladder issues. UTI is another symptom.

But yeah I'm positive. My UTI symptoms have gone down but I keep getting dehydrated no matter how much I drink.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 21, 2022, 02:33:45 PM
Wrong thread it seems
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on December 21, 2022, 04:30:31 PM
Urinary issues can be COVID symptoms in rare instances, but the most likely cause is some sort of STI. You should probably get tested.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 21, 2022, 06:05:20 PM
I keep falling asleep. Monday night I slept like ten hours. Then the next day I slept all day. Slept like a baby last night. Just woke from a nap.

Thankfully I drank lots of water and the burn is gone. But I still up getting way dehydrated. My time is spent between drinking water and drinking chai. Even getting up to walk to the bathroom makes you out of breath. It's something else. I see most of my symptoms going away besides the fever but I'm wise to know Covid likes the push and pull dance.

I haven't been having sex. Don't believe in p in v before marriage. Please stop disrespecting a woman you don't know because of your feelings towards me. Makes you all look like real bastards.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 21, 2022, 06:32:32 PM
So far I can't smell a thing but I can still taste, thankfully.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on December 21, 2022, 06:47:29 PM
Did you do a COVID test?

There's a heavy flu doing the rounds that is not COVID but people claim it's worse than their COVID was.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 21, 2022, 07:05:11 PM
Quote from: Nintex on December 21, 2022, 06:47:29 PM
Did you do a COVID test?

There's a heavy flu doing the rounds that is not COVID but people claim it's worse than their COVID was.

Yeah man, I'm positive.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on December 21, 2022, 07:15:03 PM
Quote from: Himu on December 21, 2022, 06:05:20 PM
I keep falling asleep. Monday night I slept like ten hours. Then the next day I slept all day. Slept like a baby last night. Just woke from a nap.

Thankfully I drank lots of water and the burn is gone. But I still up getting way dehydrated. My time is spent between drinking water and drinking chai. Even getting up to walk to the bathroom makes you out of breath. It's something else. I see most of my symptoms going away besides the fever but I'm wise to know Covid likes the push and pull dance.

I haven't been having sex. Don't believe in p in v before marriage. Please stop disrespecting a woman you don't know because of your feelings towards me. Makes you all look like real bastards.
Who disrespected a woman?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on December 22, 2022, 04:52:30 PM
https://twitter.com/unusual_whales/status/1605929470191611904 (https://twitter.com/unusual_whales/status/1605929470191611904)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 22, 2022, 08:43:51 PM
I feel pretty good today :obama

Still no smell but eh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on December 22, 2022, 11:10:19 PM
Quote from: Nintex on December 22, 2022, 04:52:30 PM
https://twitter.com/unusual_whales/status/1605929470191611904 (https://twitter.com/unusual_whales/status/1605929470191611904)

9 new mega strains in the oven
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: BIONIC on December 22, 2022, 11:11:13 PM
The ride never ends  :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on December 23, 2022, 03:07:36 AM
Has the WHO called zcyina a rolemodel yet?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 24, 2022, 07:12:03 PM
Symptoms are good! I survived Covid! :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 24, 2022, 07:53:31 PM
Spilled some coffee creamer and used a rag and mopped. Felt a bit winded after. It's my only real symptom left. Any suggestions for it. No rapid heartbeat thankfully. Just give it time and don't overextend myself, I assume?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: zomgee on December 24, 2022, 07:58:40 PM
That's what I've heard mostly. Time. I do have one friend who had asthma and it ended up worse.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 24, 2022, 08:01:26 PM
I mean, mine was mild. No hard breathing or struggling to get to sleep.

Hope it goes away quick.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on December 24, 2022, 08:07:55 PM
In my experience It takes long-Covid folks 12 to 16 months give or take.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 24, 2022, 08:11:02 PM
I don't think this is long Covid nor was it suggested it was long Covid..
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: ToxicAdam on December 24, 2022, 08:59:47 PM
I love ‘reports’ out of China on anything, it’s all hedged guesswork. ‘Could be millions or hundreds … who knows?! Just know that something happened!’

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 27, 2022, 12:33:01 PM
A humidifier has done wonders. I couldn't pray without being winded the other day. Now I can pray and feel more comfortable. I'll be back at work tomorrow.

Inshaa Allah.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 28, 2022, 04:02:17 PM
Started work today again. Having a job where I walk around a lot made me pause but today isn't so bad and I feel about 80%. I no longer get winded doing just menial things so I think I'm in the clear but I'm trying to manage myself and my healing so I don't experience long Covid or damage my lungs or heart. That's a bit tough since I don't have a desk job but I'm trying my best. Office workers really benefit from Covid healing. Working Class jobs like mine you have to go back to work and be somewhat active while also healing which could lead to complications. I hope that's not the case for myself.

I'd like to slowly work back up to a 5 mile morning walk. I'll start with 15 minutes and work my way up. I won't be touching body weight exercises, yoga, or calisthenics for at least a month which sucks.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on December 28, 2022, 05:51:52 PM
https://twitter.com/spectatorindex/status/1608207622326607872 (https://twitter.com/spectatorindex/status/1608207622326607872)

China is trying this shit again  :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on December 29, 2022, 03:41:45 AM
The nostalgia hitting hard. I swear we had the exact same headline in February 2020
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: who is ted danson? on December 29, 2022, 05:35:17 AM
THEY AREN'T SENDING US THEIR BEST, THEY ONLY SEND US THEIR WORST  :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on December 29, 2022, 06:51:46 AM
I worked all of yesterday without shortness of breath. 😁 It's really over! Yahoo!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on December 31, 2022, 11:26:38 PM
New year, new vaccine evasive variant

https://mobile.twitter.com/AbraarKaran/status/1609067496484794370
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on December 31, 2022, 11:54:52 PM
Good thing I stocked up on unauthorized antibodies during the Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on January 01, 2023, 10:07:20 AM
https://twitter.com/CNBC/status/1609547333666066432 (https://twitter.com/CNBC/status/1609547333666066432)

Mask Up Tripledemic Too Fast & Too Furious
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: BIONIC on January 01, 2023, 10:29:39 AM
:corona_mj
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on January 03, 2023, 04:23:55 AM
Quote from: Nintex on January 01, 2023, 10:07:20 AM
https://twitter.com/CNBC/status/1609547333666066432 (https://twitter.com/CNBC/status/1609547333666066432)

Mask Up Tripledemic Too Fast & Too Furious

Get fucked.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Bebpo on January 03, 2023, 06:12:20 PM
Quote from: james on December 31, 2022, 11:26:38 PM
New year, new vaccine evasive variant

https://mobile.twitter.com/AbraarKaran/status/1609067496484794370

I mean, I've seen almost everyone I know whose fully vaccinated get BQ and get pretty sick. It's definitely seemed like the vaccines straight out are not working on BQ, but the media hasn't harped on it because they don't want to downplay people from getting vaccines.

The fact that antibody treatment does.not.work.at.all on BQ sorta signals that. I mean what are the vaccines doing? Mostly providing antibodies and those antibodies don't work on BQ. I mean there's the T-cell stuff which hopefully helps, but yeah, we've hit the point in this last wave were the variants have basically totally evaded the existing vaccines and we're back to square one, which is why the #s are so high in this wave.

That said, at least anecdotally it doesn't seem like a deadlier variant. Though that may be the T-cell stuff keeping people from dying even if the antibodies aren't working. I know so many people who got covid this wave, but luckily I don't know anyone that's died from this wave and a couple were close to hospitalization but didn't end up needing to go to the hospital and got past it.

Still, it's been enough that I'm like fuck being around people this holiday.

I do wonder what's next in terms of science trying to catch up. We basically saw with Omicron that even when they skipped human trials and fast-ran the vaccines, they were too late. It was good for like 2-3 months max and then BQ wave started and they were useless. They need to figure out a new strategy this year for variants.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Bebpo on January 03, 2023, 06:43:08 PM
I wonder if it would ever make sense for scientists to make their own variant that can outcompete all other variants going on, but like make it a super mild variant that has 0% kill rate and no long covid stuff and then release that out in the world to kill off all the competition and make it the main variant in the world. Then it would have its own variants, but as long as they didn't differ in damage it would be more like cold variants going around.

I guess the potential problems besides runaway variants evolving in bad ways, would be if it doesn't crowd out the existing Covid-19 variants and just ends up being another flu/cold/rsv thing happening concurrently with the covid-19 variants so even more stuff out there.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: chronovore on January 05, 2023, 12:29:10 AM
Quote from: Nintex on December 21, 2022, 06:47:29 PM
Did you do a COVID test?

There's a heavy flu doing the rounds that is not COVID but people claim it's worse than their COVID was.

Let me know as soon as that flu's deathcount exceeds COVID, and then let's talk about "worse."
Unless you just mean that patients are having a more painful time with the flu than they did vaccinated and catching C19 anyway. That's reasonable.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on January 05, 2023, 10:32:19 PM
https://twitter.com/BadVaccineTakes/status/1610663851543904257

 :hmm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on January 05, 2023, 10:35:34 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on January 03, 2023, 06:43:08 PM
I wonder if it would ever make sense for scientists to make their own variant that can outcompete all other variants going on, but like make it a super mild variant that has 0% kill rate and no long covid stuff and then release that out in the world to kill off all the competition and make it the main variant in the world. Then it would have its own variants, but as long as they didn't differ in damage it would be more like cold variants going around.

I guess the potential problems besides runaway variants evolving in bad ways, would be if it doesn't crowd out the existing Covid-19 variants and just ends up being another flu/cold/rsv thing happening concurrently with the covid-19 variants so even more stuff out there.
Not to be mean, but I don't think this would be a very good idea to attempt in our lifetimes.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on January 06, 2023, 07:48:18 AM
Quote from: chronovore on January 05, 2023, 12:29:10 AM
Quote from: Nintex on December 21, 2022, 06:47:29 PM
Did you do a COVID test?

There's a heavy flu doing the rounds that is not COVID but people claim it's worse than their COVID was.

Let me know as soon as that flu's deathcount exceeds COVID, and then let's talk about "worse."
Unless you just mean that patients are having a more painful time with the flu than they did vaccinated and catching C19 anyway. That's reasonable.
Patients are having a more painful time but the numbers are alarming all the same.
Our government tracks deaths by week.

2018: heavy flu around week 10
2020: COVID pandemic peak around week 14
2021: 2nd COVID wave but there was a flu around the same time as well. medical experts assume the peak is a combination of the two
2022: On average more deaths this year than any previous year and no one knows exactly why, a sharp rise at the end of the year assumed to be caused by the flu

(https://abload.de/img/peak2gelt.png)

This year for the first time in a decade the number of deaths has exceeded the number of births. The total number of deaths was equal with the peak of the COVID pandemic.
Privacy laws have now been waivered to give researches access to more data so they can find out what caused the higher number of deaths. Both in 2021 and 2022 it wasn't COVID as COVID deaths are registered as such.

One explanation might be a record population growth of +227k caused by migration. Including a lot of war refugees from Ukraine.
Considering Ukraine conscripted the healthy men to fight the war it makes sense that the weak, wounded and sick they evacuated increased the number of deaths recorded.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Joe Molotov on January 06, 2023, 09:16:32 AM
Quote from: benjipwns on January 05, 2023, 10:32:19 PM
https://twitter.com/BadVaccineTakes/status/1610663851543904257

 :hmm

A lot to unpack there.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on January 09, 2023, 10:00:43 PM
Last we heard from her was asking for prayers because she had covid

https://twitter.com/willsommer/status/1612633369614876675?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: HardcoreRetro on January 10, 2023, 04:24:34 AM
Maybe he'll bury her at his golf course. Put Diamond in the rough.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on January 10, 2023, 09:38:10 AM
Quote from: HardcoreRetro on January 10, 2023, 04:24:34 AM
Maybe he'll bury her at his golf course. Put Diamond in the rough.

Someone get this guy a job with SNL
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: chronovore on January 11, 2023, 02:21:00 AM
Quote from: HardcoreRetro on January 10, 2023, 04:24:34 AM
Maybe he'll bury her at his golf course. Put Diamond in the rough.
:delicious
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on January 21, 2023, 04:20:28 AM
https://apnews.com/article/health-fumio-kishida-japan-tokyo-business-dd19192f7d753ac9782a7338fca30cda

Japan now considers Covid to be the flu! Open the gates, USA!
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: tiesto on January 25, 2023, 12:10:50 PM
Quote from: Himu on January 21, 2023, 04:20:28 AM
https://apnews.com/article/health-fumio-kishida-japan-tokyo-business-dd19192f7d753ac9782a7338fca30cda

Japan now considers Covid to be the flu! Open the gates, USA!

I mean, US has been "open" for a long while. I don't see any restrictions, maybe 10% of people wearing masks, no shops or bars or restaurants closed... so I don't get why some people are still complaining about restrictions and lockdowns.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on January 25, 2023, 12:37:14 PM
Didn't Fauci & Co. already talk about how it's going to be seasonal?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on January 25, 2023, 01:29:07 PM
Quote from: Cauliflower Of Love on January 25, 2023, 12:37:14 PM
Didn't Fauci & Co. already talk about how it's going to be seasonal?
All the DLC seems to have been cancelled :trumps
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: BIONIC on January 25, 2023, 01:39:54 PM
5auGi has been executed in gitmo for crimes against humanity six months ago ::)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on January 26, 2023, 06:21:44 PM
https://twitter.com/Project_Veritas/status/1618405890612420609 (https://twitter.com/Project_Veritas/status/1618405890612420609)

https://twitter.com/Project_Veritas/status/1618737936920633344 (https://twitter.com/Project_Veritas/status/1618737936920633344)

:dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on January 26, 2023, 06:54:03 PM
LOL, when I watched the first video, I was thinking that it seemed like a date. That guy was mega thirsty for whoever was recording.


Then that second video was
 :neogaf
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on January 26, 2023, 07:24:34 PM
The Pfizer grifters, treacherous WHO and WEF globalists being haunted by the 'citizen journalist' grifters over COVID-19 for all eternity is a bigger punishment than anything the justice system could do to them.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on February 26, 2023, 08:30:40 AM
https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1629814630259343362 (https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1629814630259343362)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on February 26, 2023, 11:46:13 AM
Any reason the Energy Department would be investigating COVID origins?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Raist on February 28, 2023, 01:03:29 PM
Quote from: Potato on February 26, 2023, 11:46:13 AM
Any reason the Energy Department would be investigating COVID origins?

https://genomicscience.energy.gov/
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Lonewulfeus on February 28, 2023, 01:19:12 PM
They have low confidence in their findings but at least it isn’t being rejected outright.  It was always a plausible origin for covid.  Whether or not it is we may never know.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on February 28, 2023, 01:31:28 PM
You get the most flak when you are on target :trumps

https://twitter.com/redvoicenews/status/1630597165017079808 (https://twitter.com/redvoicenews/status/1630597165017079808)

Lots of folks will have to take the L
https://twitter.com/VigilantFox/status/1630385344825769984 (https://twitter.com/VigilantFox/status/1630385344825769984)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on March 01, 2023, 03:10:45 AM
https://twitter.com/FBI/status/1630733743777300483 (https://twitter.com/FBI/status/1630733743777300483)

:pika you don't say
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: team filler on March 01, 2023, 03:25:48 AM
the bat soup is real  :delicious
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on March 01, 2023, 04:49:00 AM
The simplest explanation is usually the correct one.

What's more likely?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: jorma on March 01, 2023, 06:58:54 AM
Quote from: Potato on March 01, 2023, 04:49:00 AM
The simplest explanation is usually the correct one.

What's more likely?
  • A bat from hundreds of kilometres away had a virus that transferred to another animal species and then transferred to humans at a food market.
  • A research facility specifically researching modified corona viruses that was located close by the epicentre of the outbreak had a containment breach.

well we know for a fact that A has happened before, so probably A is the most likely?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Uncle on March 01, 2023, 07:16:12 AM
Quote from: jorma on March 01, 2023, 06:58:54 AM
Quote from: Potato on March 01, 2023, 04:49:00 AM
The simplest explanation is usually the correct one.

What's more likely?
  • A bat from hundreds of kilometres away had a virus that transferred to another animal species and then transferred to humans at a food market.
  • A research facility specifically researching modified corona viruses that was located close by the epicentre of the outbreak had a containment breach.

well we know for a fact that A has happened before, so probably A is the most likely?

seems like the gambler's fallacy
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: jorma on March 01, 2023, 07:20:31 AM
Quote from: Uncle on March 01, 2023, 07:16:12 AM
Quote from: jorma on March 01, 2023, 06:58:54 AM
Quote from: Potato on March 01, 2023, 04:49:00 AM
The simplest explanation is usually the correct one.

What's more likely?
  • A bat from hundreds of kilometres away had a virus that transferred to another animal species and then transferred to humans at a food market.
  • A research facility specifically researching modified corona viruses that was located close by the epicentre of the outbreak had a containment breach.

well we know for a fact that A has happened before, so probably A is the most likely?

seems like the gambler's fallacy

that's only if you already know how likely something happening is

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on March 01, 2023, 10:49:32 AM
-Very smart scientists in an extremely advanced lab made a small error and the virus got out

THATS RACIST

-The china people eat bat stew lol dumbasses no wonder they got sick

THATS ACCEPTABLE
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: jorma on March 01, 2023, 11:35:47 AM
Quote from: james on March 01, 2023, 10:49:32 AM
-Very smart scientists in an extremely advanced lab made a small error and the virus got out

THATS RACIST

-The china people eat bat stew lol dumbasses no wonder they got sick

THATS ACCEPTABLE

neither one is racist you melon  :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: team filler on March 01, 2023, 12:25:10 PM
what if the bat escaped from the wuhan lab  :thinking
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on March 01, 2023, 12:53:55 PM
what if the person working at the lab who kept a bat as a pet was trans  :thinking
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on March 01, 2023, 12:55:56 PM
Quote from: james on March 01, 2023, 10:49:32 AM
-Very smart scientists in an extremely advanced lab made a small error and the virus got out

THATS RACIST

-The china people eat bat stew lol dumbasses no wonder they got sick

THATS ACCEPTABLE

Ok Hasan.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on March 01, 2023, 09:42:58 PM
Quote from: jorma on March 01, 2023, 06:58:54 AM
Quote from: Potato on March 01, 2023, 04:49:00 AM
The simplest explanation is usually the correct one.

What's more likely?
  • A bat from hundreds of kilometres away had a virus that transferred to another animal species and then transferred to humans at a food market.
  • A research facility specifically researching modified corona viruses that was located close by the epicentre of the outbreak had a containment breach.

well we know for a fact that A has happened before, so probably A is the most likely?
Are you saying that lab safety protocols have never been breached before?
 :confused
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: jorma on March 02, 2023, 01:41:44 AM
Quote from: Potato on March 01, 2023, 09:42:58 PM
Quote from: jorma on March 01, 2023, 06:58:54 AM
Quote from: Potato on March 01, 2023, 04:49:00 AM
The simplest explanation is usually the correct one.

What's more likely?
  • A bat from hundreds of kilometres away had a virus that transferred to another animal species and then transferred to humans at a food market.
  • A research facility specifically researching modified corona viruses that was located close by the epicentre of the outbreak had a containment breach.

well we know for a fact that A has happened before, so probably A is the most likely?
Are you saying that lab safety protocols have never been breached before?
 :confused

are you the strayan cathy newman?  :lol
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on March 02, 2023, 02:30:23 AM
Quote from: jorma on March 02, 2023, 01:41:44 AM
Quote from: Potato on March 01, 2023, 09:42:58 PM
Quote from: jorma on March 01, 2023, 06:58:54 AM
Quote from: Potato on March 01, 2023, 04:49:00 AM
The simplest explanation is usually the correct one.

What's more likely?
  • A bat from hundreds of kilometres away had a virus that transferred to another animal species and then transferred to humans at a food market.
  • A research facility specifically researching modified corona viruses that was located close by the epicentre of the outbreak had a containment breach.

well we know for a fact that A has happened before, so probably A is the most likely?
Are you saying that lab safety protocols have never been breached before?
 :confused

are you the strayan cathy newman?  :lol

Are you the Swedish Kevin Rudd?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: jorma on March 02, 2023, 03:41:14 AM
Quote from: Potato on March 02, 2023, 02:30:23 AM
Quote from: jorma on March 02, 2023, 01:41:44 AM
Quote from: Potato on March 01, 2023, 09:42:58 PM
Quote from: jorma on March 01, 2023, 06:58:54 AM
Quote from: Potato on March 01, 2023, 04:49:00 AM
The simplest explanation is usually the correct one.

What's more likely?
  • A bat from hundreds of kilometres away had a virus that transferred to another animal species and then transferred to humans at a food market.
  • A research facility specifically researching modified corona viruses that was located close by the epicentre of the outbreak had a containment breach.

well we know for a fact that A has happened before, so probably A is the most likely?
Are you saying that lab safety protocols have never been breached before?
 :confused

are you the strayan cathy newman?  :lol

Are you the Swedish Kevin Rudd?

how would i know?  :yeshrug
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on March 02, 2023, 04:05:56 AM
Quote from: jorma on March 02, 2023, 03:41:14 AM
Quote from: Potato on March 02, 2023, 02:30:23 AM
Quote from: jorma on March 02, 2023, 01:41:44 AM
Quote from: Potato on March 01, 2023, 09:42:58 PM
Quote from: jorma on March 01, 2023, 06:58:54 AM
Quote from: Potato on March 01, 2023, 04:49:00 AM
The simplest explanation is usually the correct one.

What's more likely?
  • A bat from hundreds of kilometres away had a virus that transferred to another animal species and then transferred to humans at a food market.
  • A research facility specifically researching modified corona viruses that was located close by the epicentre of the outbreak had a containment breach.

well we know for a fact that A has happened before, so probably A is the most likely?
Are you saying that lab safety protocols have never been breached before?
 :confused

are you the strayan cathy newman?  :lol

Are you the Swedish Kevin Rudd?

how would i know?  :yeshrug
Dunno, am I supposed to know what a Cathy Newman is?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Coax on March 02, 2023, 05:09:57 AM
Fwiw someone that a family member knew a number of years before Covid occurred worked at a biotech company (in one of the five eyes countries) that handles restricted samples and ended up leaving after trying to raise concerns internally about some of the inadequate handling/storage safety.

They didn't anonymously whistleblow however since they knew they were the only one raising such complaints and it'd jeopardize their career (it's been a while so don't recall the exact situation). The same company later helped manufacture one of the main Covid vaccines and I'd like to think they improved their safety measures given the Covid fiasco.

In that sense the lab leak theory to me seems plausible if safety protocols weren't followed closely enough that led to an accident, which only those working there would be able to provide insight to. Whether it's more plausible that the wet market theory idk.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Himu on March 03, 2023, 07:47:04 PM
Effing China causing all this pain and misery. F that country.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on March 03, 2023, 08:44:31 PM
Surprised that the FBI is siding with Trump and the anti-vaxxers in the middle of a war, I followed all the correct people on Twitter which is how I know that a lab leak was debunked as a conspiracy theory three years ago and that even mentioning it was assisting the fascists. Amanda Marcotte (among others, back when you could trust the Blue Check system before Elon ruined it) especially wrote some very helpful scientific threads about how this had a less than zero chance of being true and the lab leak theory was Russian disinformation trying to put Fauci's life in danger that I'm glad her fellow journalists ensured I saw.

I'm not entirely surprised though when I remember this is the same FBI that refused to do anything about Gamergate and Johnny Depp.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on March 03, 2023, 08:55:23 PM
Quote from: Himu on March 03, 2023, 07:47:04 PM
Effing China causing all this pain and misery. F that country.
I say we make sure they never do it again.

Send Nintex to live there.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on March 04, 2023, 04:04:38 PM
Quote
DONALD J TRUMP: The world has finally woken to the truth about the Wuhan virus. Now it’s time to hold China to account

Three years ago, I declared that COVID-19 almost certainly came from the Chinese Wuhan lab. Now, the world is finally admitting the truth. The cover-up of COVID-19's origins is one of the greatest scandals in the history of the world. Millions of people all over the planet have died from the China Virus. The cost of the outbreak and the lying about its origins is incalculable, some say in excess of $50 trillion.

Now it's time to hold China—and the corrupt forces who have facilitated this colossal suppression of facts—accountable for the damage they have inflicted upon all of humanity. According to recent reports, the U.S. Department of Energy has concluded a Wuhan lab leak is the likely cause of the pandemic. The FBI reached the same conclusion. The facts are now plain for all to see. When I first suggested in early 2020 that the virus may have come from a lab, it was called 'racist,' a 'conspiracy theory,' and a claim for which 'there is no evidence'.

The entire globalist establishment—from the World Health Organization, to the media, to Anthony Fauci and the public health authorities, to the corrupt Silicon Valley tech giants, to Joe Biden—worked relentlessly to silence, censor, and shut down any suggestion that the so-called 'lab leak theory' could be true. Scientists who called for transparency and investigation were attacked. Facebook and Twitter labeled posts related to the theory as 'disinformation.' The media mercilessly ridiculed the idea.

When Joe Biden came into office, he shut down the investigation my administration had launched into the true origins of the China Virus. We all know the real reason for these censorship campaigns. The 'lab leak' did not serve their political agendas. So they did the Chinese Communist Party's dirty work, and effectively imposed China's propaganda on the Western world. There must now be a reckoning. The sinister censorship regimes in the United States and throughout the West must be dismantled and destroyed. This scandal is the best possible reminder of why we must have free speech. The World Health Organization must also be held to account. The WHO, which effectively did China's bidding, fully endorsed the 'natural origin' theory, failed to conduct a thorough inquiry into the possibility that the virus came from a lab, and covered up for China at every turn.  The WHO strongly recommended against my early China travel ban—which was proven to be 100 percent correct. Because of it, we saved hundreds of thousands of lives in the U.S. For this reason, as President, after my detailed requests for specific reforms were ignored, I terminated America's relationship with the World Health Organization.

The United States was paying the WHO $450million dollars a year when I dropped out, for 300 million people. China was paying $40million dollars for 1.4 billion people. They wanted me to come back in very badly. They offered me to come back in for what China pays. I said, 'Some day I might take it, but you have to be admonished.' Not only did Joe Biden re-enter the WHO without getting any meaningful reforms, but he did so at full price, restoring the hundreds of millions of dollars American taxpayers send each year to an organization that badly misled the world in the service of Communist China.

Now, Joe Biden is negotiating to sign a treaty giving the WHO sweeping powers any time foreign bureaucrats decide to declare a pandemic. In the event of a real emergency, the treaty would have us ship up to 20% of our medical supplies and medications to the WHO for distribution to other countries. This outrageous globalist scheme would put America and other signatories on the path to surrendering our sovereignty to the whims of foreign public health bureaucrats—the same people who got COVID-19 completely and totally wrong. The draft treaty also pushes censorship of disapproved speech about matters of public health—just like they censored the facts about the Wuhan Lab. This is insanity. America and other free nations should have no part in it.

When I take the oath of office as the 47th president of the United States, I will once again withdraw the United States from the WHO, to protect our health, and to defend our freedom and independence. Finally, now that the evidence of Chinese culpability is clear to all, we must hold China financially responsible for unleashing this plague upon the world. Joe Biden will not do this. Biden is unbelievably weak on China—perhaps because his family has received millions of dollars from entities linked to the Chinese Communist Party. Yet the need for accountability remains. China's deceptions and lies in the critical early phrase of the outbreak are well documented. For example, they long insisted to the world that the virus could not spread from human to human. They bought up vast quantities of PPE from all over the planet, while lying to other countries about the characteristics of the virus and the severity of the outbreak. Their lies and deception killed any opportunity to stop this deadly global catastrophe at the start. Add to that the probability that the virus emerged from a Chinese government lab, and may even have been engineered by Chinese government scientists, and it is clear that the nations of the world are not just owed a massive apology; they are owed massive damages.

To collect this compensation, nothing should be off the table—tariffs, taxes, and a global summit on reparations.

The World must ensure that such a tragedy never happens again!

:hesright
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on March 04, 2023, 05:51:59 PM
nah
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on March 05, 2023, 10:09:52 AM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FqdYEI1WcAEKcmk?format=png)

 :science
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on March 06, 2023, 02:10:10 PM
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1632792287372517377 (https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1632792287372517377)

https://twitter.com/ComfortablySmug/status/1632767729374580741 (https://twitter.com/ComfortablySmug/status/1632767729374580741)

:pika
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Raist on March 06, 2023, 02:35:38 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTJG4GFYSbQ
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on March 06, 2023, 03:39:56 PM
I'm not watching an hour of those nerds. Summary please.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on March 06, 2023, 05:01:01 PM
Quote from: Nintex on March 06, 2023, 02:10:10 PM
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1632792287372517377 (https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1632792287372517377)
This dummy needs to stop falling into the same traps as the people he was supposedly criticizing and saving us all from so quickly.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm
Post by: james on March 07, 2023, 03:28:50 AM
Quote from: Nintex on March 06, 2020, 07:52:21 PM
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1236029449042198528 (https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1236029449042198528)

Our prophet has spoken :preach

3 years of Elon Musk takes

:preach
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: railGUN on March 08, 2023, 11:21:06 AM
Made it 3 years, but the vid finally got me  :dead
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: chronovore on March 08, 2023, 01:22:32 PM
Quote from: railGUN on March 08, 2023, 11:21:06 AM
Made it 3 years, but the vid finally got me  :dead

If you feel a sudden change for the worse in your situation, don't be brave, call a hospital.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on March 08, 2023, 01:44:53 PM
https://twitter.com/TheInsiderPaper/status/1633519984742735882 (https://twitter.com/TheInsiderPaper/status/1633519984742735882)

So American funded research in China organized by Dr. Fauci.

That's a big Yikes oof
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: railGUN on March 08, 2023, 01:59:31 PM
Quote from: chronovore on March 08, 2023, 01:22:32 PM
Quote from: railGUN on March 08, 2023, 11:21:06 AM
Made it 3 years, but the vid finally got me  :dead

If you feel a sudden change for the worse in your situation, don't be brave, call a hospital.

Will do, for sure, thanks. It feels like a decent cold right now, fever hasn't gotten above 100.9, just stuffy runny nose and a bit of a sore throat. I'm fully vaxxed and boosted so not too worried.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: zomgee on March 13, 2023, 05:41:35 PM
My brother, who does not believe the hype, and has gotten one single shot, unknowingly got COVID. Instead of testing and isolating - "it's just a cold" - he went and visited my parents, where my 77-year old mother got COVID. She is in terrible shape now. Her health has never been great but she didn't need this.

THEN he tested and came back positive and feels that my mom got it because she lost natural immunity from getting the shots. Also, he still isn't isolating. He works at a hospital.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on March 13, 2023, 08:27:50 PM
Quote from: zomgee on March 13, 2023, 05:41:35 PM
feels that my mom got it because she lost natural immunity from getting the shots.
:hmm
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Rufus on March 14, 2023, 04:30:05 AM
Quote from: zomgee on March 13, 2023, 05:41:35 PM
THEN he tested and came back positive and feels that my mom got it because she lost natural immunity from getting the shots. Also, he still isn't isolating. He works at a hospital.
This never fails to surprise me.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on March 14, 2023, 06:30:27 AM
Quote from: Rufus on March 14, 2023, 04:30:05 AM
Quote from: zomgee on March 13, 2023, 05:41:35 PM
THEN he tested and came back positive and feels that my mom got it because she lost natural immunity from getting the shots. Also, he still isn't isolating. He works at a hospital.
This never fails to surprise me.
When I worked in the health department (well before covid), midwives were found handing anti-vaccination pamphlets to pregnant women.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on March 14, 2023, 02:01:23 PM
Check out what gets taught in many nursing schools sometime, especially anything about "holistic" nursing.

I'll get you started:
Quote from: https://nursing-theory.org/theories-and-models/roger-theory-of-unitary-human-beings.php
There are eight concepts in Rogers’ nursing theory: energy field, openness, pattern, pan-dimensionality, homeodynamic principles, resonance, helicy, and integrality.

The energy field is the fundamental unit of both the living and the non-living. It provides a way to view people and the environment as irreducible wholes. The energy fields continuously vary in intensity, density, and extent. There are no boundaries that stop energy flow between the human and environmental fields, which is the openness in Rogers’ theory.

Rogers defines pattern as the distinguishing characteristic of an energy field seen as a single wave. It is an abstraction, and gives identity to the field. Pan-dimensionality is defined as “non-linear domain without spatial or temporal attributes.” The parameters that humans use in language to describe events are arbitrary, and the present is relative; there is no temporal ordering of lives.

Homeodynamic principles postulate a way of viewing unitary human beings. The three principles of homeodynamics are resonancy, helicy, and integrality. Resonancy is an ordered arrangement of rhythm characterizing both the human and environmental fields that undergo continuous dynamic metamorphosis in the human environmental process. Helicy describes the unpredictable, nonlinear evolution of energy fields as seen in non-repeating rhythmicities, and postulates an ordering of the human evolutionary emergency. Integrality covers the mutual, continuous relationship of the human and environmental fields. Changes occur by the continuous repatterning of the human and environmental fields by resonance waves. The fields are integrated into each other, but are also unique.

In Rogers’ Theory of Unitary Human Beings, a person is defined as an indivisible, pan-dimensional energy field identified by pattern, and manifesting characteristics specific to the whole, and that can’t be predicted from knowledge of the parts. A person is also a unified whole, having its own distinct characteristics that can’t be viewed by looking at, describing, or summarizing the parts. Rogers also explains that people have the capacity to participate in the process of change. The environment is an “irreducible, pan-dimensional energy field identified by pattern and integral with the human field.” The two fields coexist and are integral to each other.
Quote from: https://nursing-theory.org/theories-and-models/parse-human-becoming-theory.php
Rosemarie Rizzo Parse first published the theory in 1981 as the “Man-living-health” theory, and the name was changed to the “human becoming theory” in 1992.

The assumptions underpinning the theory were synthesized from works by European philosophers. The theory is structured around three abiding themes: meaning, rhythmicity, and transcendence.

The model makes assumptions about man and becoming, as well as three major assumptions about human becoming.

The Human Becoming Theory makes the following assumptions about man:

The human is coexistent while co-constituting rhythmical patterns with the universe.
The human is open, freely choosing meaning in a situation, as well as bearing responsibility for decisions made.
The human is unitary, continuously co-constituting patterns of relating.
The human is transcending multidimensionally with the possibles.

The Human Becoming Theory makes the following assumptions about becoming:

Becoming is unitary with human-living-health.
Becoming is a rhythmically co-constituting the human-universe process.
Becoming is the human’s patterns of relating value priorities.
Becoming is an intersubjective process of transcending with the possibles.
Becoming is the unitary human’s emerging.

The three major assumptions about human becoming are: meaning, rhythmicity, and transcendence.
Quote from: https://nursing-theory.org/theories-and-models/newman-health-as-expanding-consciousness.php
Newman’s Health as Expanding Consciousness arose from Rogers’ Theory of Unitary Human Beings. It was stimulated by concern for those for whom health as the absence of disease or disability is simply not possible. The model has progressed to include the health of all people, regardless of the presence or absence of disease. Newman’s theory asserts that every person in every situation, no matter how disordered and hopeless it seems, is part of the universal process of expanding consciousness. This is a process of becoming more of oneself, of finding greater meaning in life, and of reaching new dimensions of connectedness with other people, as well as the world.

Margaret A. Newman was influenced by Martha Rogers’ Theory of Unitary Human Beings, Itzhak Bentov’s Concept of the Evolution of Consciousness, Arthur Young’s Theory of Process, and David Bohm’s Theory of Implicate as she developed her model of nursing.

The Health as Expanding Consciousness theory makes the following assumptions:

Health encompasses conditions described as illness, or, in medical terms, pathology.
These pathological conditions can be considered a manifestation of the total pattern of the patient.
The pattern of the individual patient that eventually manifests itself as pathology is primary, and exists prior to structural or functional changes.
Removal of pathology will not, in itself, change the pattern of the individual patient.
If becoming ill is the only way an individual patient’s pattern is able to manifest itself, then that is health for that individual patient.
Health is an expansion of consciousness.

According to Newman, “the theory of health as expanding consciousness was stimulated by concern for those for whom health as the absence of disease or disability is not possible. Nurses often relate to such people: people facing the uncertainty, debilitation, loss and eventual death associated with chronic illness. The theory has progressed to include the health of all persons regardless of the presence or absence of disease. The theory asserts that every person in every situation, no matter how disordered and hopeless it may seem, is part of the universal process of expanding consciousness – a process of becoming more of oneself, of finding greater meaning in life, and of reaching new dimensions of connectedness with other people and the world.”

Patients are open to the whole energy system of the universe, as well as constantly interacting with the energy. This process of interaction allows people to evolve their individual patterns of whole. According to Newman, understanding the patient’s pattern is essential. The pattern recognition is the expanding consciousness. The manifestation of disease depends on the pattern of the patient, so the pathology of the diseases exists before the symptoms begin to appear. Because of this, removal of the disease symptoms does not change the individual structure.

Newman redefines nursing according to her nursing process of recognizing the individual in relation to the environment, and it is a process of the understanding of consciousness. The nurse’s understanding of people helps them use the power within to develop the higher level of consciousness. Therefore, it helps to realize the disease process, its recovery, and its prevention.

She also explains the interrelatedness of time, space, and movement. Time and space are the temporal pattern of the patient, and they have a complementary relationship. People are constantly changing through time and space, and it shows a unique pattern of reality.
A bunch of quotes from nursing school textbooks back in the 1990's:
(https://i.imgur.com/Hh6B3SZ.png)(https://i.imgur.com/SUxPZwl.png)(https://i.imgur.com/G80qeYx.png)(https://i.imgur.com/vRwGjMc.png)(https://i.imgur.com/IAMc1za.png)(https://i.imgur.com/1YZmm1n.png)(https://i.imgur.com/HIYRMf0.png)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on March 14, 2023, 02:17:29 PM
One benefit to the pandemic may have been reminding (some) people that medical professionals are just as prone to conspiracy theories, pseudoscience, etc. as everyone else. The amount of people trying to leverage their MDs (and similar) to post just outright insane stuff on social media and advocate for crazy stuff on/in regular media was way too high even if you were already cynical about this.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Raist on March 14, 2023, 02:21:18 PM
Quote from: Rufus on March 14, 2023, 04:30:05 AM
Quote from: zomgee on March 13, 2023, 05:41:35 PM
THEN he tested and came back positive and feels that my mom got it because she lost natural immunity from getting the shots. Also, he still isn't isolating. He works at a hospital.
This never fails to surprise me.

Working in life sciences research, and as such interacting with medics fairly regularly, I'm not surprised one bit.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on March 14, 2023, 03:13:31 PM
What are you taking about?

Chakras 101 and Introduction to Humors are core parts of nursing and medical education here.

 :science
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on March 14, 2023, 03:54:59 PM
I actually was somewhat shocked when I found out about this. An instance of Gell-Mann Amnesia where I ignored my own knowledge of academic fields to believe nursing schools just told you to like, I dunno, do what doctors said or whatever rather than develop their own "theories" about how science operates. But it does explain a lot of things I've experienced in the past. :lol

For medics/ambulance people I always assumed that it was more of a "type of person" willing to do that thing but now I probably should find out what they tell them. "Driving the ambulance faster causes friction within the life energy field that allows the harmful energy to dissipate, doctors later believe their actions at the hospital to achieve this."
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on March 14, 2023, 05:05:47 PM
In nursing school they teach 19 years old how to stick tubes into penises.

Its grotesque.

Needs to be cancelled
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on March 16, 2023, 01:49:24 PM
Instagram reminded me that today 3 years ago was the last time I went to a bar before we were hibernated
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on March 16, 2023, 02:26:03 PM
Quote from: james on March 16, 2023, 01:49:24 PM
Instagram reminded me that today 3 years ago was the last time I went to a bar before we were hibernated
And how long do you still have on your probation?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on March 18, 2023, 07:11:38 AM
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-18/covid-origin-linked-to-raccoon-dogs-wuhan-market/102115252 (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-18/covid-origin-linked-to-raccoon-dogs-wuhan-market/102115252)

Quote
Dr Tedros criticised China for not sharing the genetic information earlier and told a press briefing that "this data could have and should have been shared three years ago."
:gurl

I wonder why they're sharing this now?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on March 18, 2023, 10:10:46 AM
They learned from the Russians, just change the story over and over again until people ignore the elephant in the room or the giant gain of function lab researching corona viruses funded by Dr. Fauci that was already taken over by the Chinese military September 2019.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: team filler on March 19, 2023, 02:41:58 AM
tanooki soup sounds more appetizing tbh
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: team filler on April 02, 2023, 04:44:20 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0l3gZa6FYo
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Bebpo on April 06, 2023, 01:23:13 AM
I went on a date and my date was like mask wtf weirdo, so I unmasked for the first time at like an indoor food mall/bar thing with hundreds of people and for the 1 on 1 date stuff with my date. I guess this is a test for how safe it is to unmask these days when no one is masking anymore.

I still wear a mask everywhere indoors and I am usually the only one in the whole place. I don't mind cause who cares, but I guess when it comes to dating, especially a first date, don't want to blow first impression with someone so just got to yolo.

There needs to be a dating site for like people who still mask indoors.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: jorma on April 06, 2023, 04:43:02 AM
Quote from: Bebpo on April 06, 2023, 01:23:13 AM
I went on a date and my date was like mask wtf weirdo, so I unmasked for the first time at like an indoor food mall/bar thing with hundreds of people and for the 1 on 1 date stuff with my date. I guess this is a test for how safe it is to unmask these days when no one is masking anymore.

I still wear a mask everywhere indoors and I am usually the only one in the whole place. I don't mind cause who cares, but I guess when it comes to dating, especially a first date, don't want to blow first impression with someone so just got to yolo.

There needs to be a dating site for like people who still mask indoors.

you could always try muzmatch :rodney
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on April 11, 2023, 05:17:59 PM
Time to unstick this thread mods. We won!

https://twitter.com/themaxburns/status/1645552181809156098


Covid - 1,127,104 (+ ~1000 per week)
USA - 1

Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on April 25, 2023, 06:49:33 PM
https://twitter.com/FoxNews/status/1650980505519640577 (https://twitter.com/FoxNews/status/1650980505519640577)

https://twitter.com/maggieNYT/status/1650906825431085058 (https://twitter.com/maggieNYT/status/1650906825431085058)

Dr. Fraudci  :pacspit
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Potato on April 25, 2023, 10:24:28 PM
For a country that failed so hard on COVID, the US certainly kept acting like it was doing something for a lot longer than was necessary.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: who is ted danson? on April 26, 2023, 04:35:28 PM
https://twitter.com/katecrimed/status/1651276276878000151

 :ohhh

never thought about it that way, but it does make sense when you think
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on May 12, 2023, 07:23:36 PM
(https://i.redd.it/h2hshlp1vcza1.jpg)

https://youtu.be/WvzjgRzOQPk

 :rejoice
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: benjipwns on May 12, 2023, 10:13:03 PM
Remember when the WHO pretended to be a serious organization?
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on May 26, 2023, 03:34:47 AM
Disease X

https://twitter.com/TheInsiderPaper/status/1661991075181895681 (https://twitter.com/TheInsiderPaper/status/1661991075181895681)
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: HardcoreRetro on May 26, 2023, 04:14:48 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGx6K90TmCI

Knock knock, open up the door, it's real.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on September 05, 2023, 10:24:06 AM
I thought I posted here but I guess I didnt.

Both me and my gf had covid 3 weeks ago. First time for her (!) second for me. Both vax and boosted.

Both of our at-home tests came back negative, even with full-on symptoms. The test at the clinic came back positive immediately.

So just an fyi if you feel sick. Looks like the home tests arent calibrated for the current strain.

My symptoms started with sore throat, then runny nose, then sneezing. Minimal cough. Most annoying side effect was a headache every afternoon and fatigue. Lasted around a week before it cleared up.

GF had some tummy issues, did not have headache , and had more of a cough that lingered a little longer. She also felt a little chest pressure.

I was in person at work on day 1 of my symptoms but luckily didnt spread to anyone.

My gf did spread to her 98 (!!) year old grandmother, but she was given the anti viral and made it through.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Bebpo on September 18, 2023, 01:55:24 AM
Yeah, I've been sick for 4.5 weeks straight and doing the rapid test every few days. Probably did 10+ of them and all negative. Since I'm immune suppressed it usually takes me a a week or two to clear even a cold, so this is long, but if it's something like covid it wouldn't be that surprising to take a while.

Also I basically starting feeling fatigued, then got sick, then got over it in like a week and a half and was feeling a lot better for about a week and then it came back and was way worse and that's been going on for about a couple of weeks, so it's not like 4.5 weeks constant, but like two bouts of whatever I have.

Basically having extreme fatigue and facial congestion on/off every day. Like a low grade flu where I just feel like shit, but not bad enough that I can't function. Going to try to go do a PCR test. Tried to get in to see my ENT but being USA healthcare system earliest I could get in was halfway through October. I'm not sick enough to feel like I need to go to the ER, but at this point I may go to an urgent care. Not that they'll be able to do anything without figuring out what's going on.

Was going to get the new booster but even if there's like a 5% chance this is covid I probably should hold off until this clears.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Raist on September 18, 2023, 03:49:28 AM
If that's of any help, I've seen LFTs from different suppliers coming with very different instructions.

Some have very short swabs and only tell you to shove them in your nose.
I don't think they're as efficient, as I've heard from multiple people that they were presumably negative but then got different kits with longer swabs that tell you to use them for BOTH you nose and throat, which turned out to be positive.

That being said, at the moment there's a lot of nasty shit going around that is very much covid-like but isn't covid. That's in the UK mind you, no clue if that's the case in muhrica as well.


This was your monthly PSA.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Bebpo on September 20, 2023, 08:47:54 PM
Man, if you want to get a real covid test in this post-pandemic when covid doesn't really exist, it's not easy in the USA.

Went to the big pharmacy chain first thing monday morning. The people there hadn't done a real covid test in so long they didn't know how to do it and had to look it up and it took like 15 minutes.

Then they sent it off and said "results in 2-5 days" and it's been over 2 days and still nothing (and I'm still sick and miserable). Like back during the pandemic, you go get a PCR test and you get the results the next day. This is so dumb. Like I guess you need to go to the actual hospital to get a covid test in a decent time here.

Quote from: Raist on September 18, 2023, 03:49:28 AM
If that's of any help, I've seen LFTs from different suppliers coming with very different instructions.

Some have very short swabs and only tell you to shove them in your nose.
I don't think they're as efficient, as I've heard from multiple people that they were presumably negative but then got different kits with longer swabs that tell you to use them for BOTH you nose and throat, which turned out to be positive.

That being said, at the moment there's a lot of nasty shit going around that is very much covid-like but isn't covid. That's in the UK mind you, no clue if that's the case in muhrica as well.


This was your monthly PSA.

I've never done a throat test here in the USA. Even the PCR ones at pharmacies are just nasal swabs.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Raist on September 21, 2023, 04:23:14 AM
Yeaaaah, that's not great. wtf muhrica.

If you still have some LFTs, while you're waiting for your PCR result I guess just give it a go.
Just rub the swab a couple times on both tonsils. Even if it's a short one unless you have ridiculously tiny hand size to mouth depth ratio it's doable.
Hope you don't have the strongest of gag reflexes though.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Nintex on September 21, 2023, 02:22:32 PM
I'm pretty sure this shit is all around us, because nearly everyone I talk to has some sort of symptom (sore throat, headache, cough, stomach ache, fever etc.) but everyone recovers quickly and can just continue on as normal as they go through it.

COVID tests have been phased out, most stores dumped their stock this summer because ze germans still buy them. The official government website says:
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It is no longer necessary to test for COVID. Self-tests aren't required either.

and then there some stuff about asking your boss if you can work from home if you don't feel good.

:idont
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Bebpo on September 21, 2023, 02:35:41 PM
Yeah, got my results from my PCR test and negative. On one hand that's good that it's not Covid. On the other hand still have no idea what it is and how to treat it and still feel crummy and face congested every day. Also a negative is that it means I could still get covid if I'm not careful and getting it while already being sick would be bad, so gotta be extra careful.

Been meaning to take my first vacation of the year (well in two years since I didn't take one last year), but until I feel better can't really make any plans.

I'm going to try to work out cardio a bit. Every once and a while when I've got a cold or something that goes on and on and never seems to get better, getting my body moving and sweating a bit sometimes helps clear up the final hurdle. Other times it just makes me a lot sicker. Gamble, but nothing seems to be changing and I haven't exercised for like a month+ now and feel lethargic.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: Bebpo on September 27, 2023, 04:16:56 PM
Was looking at some meetup events to go to and saw this disclaimer on one

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"Through Quantum Hypnosis Sessions we've gained further information on how the covid vaccine disrupts the physical and energetic bodies. For this reason I ask anyone who has taken it, please inform the host."

 :brain
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: james on September 27, 2023, 05:45:10 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on September 20, 2023, 08:47:54 PM
Man, if you want to get a real covid test in this post-pandemic when covid doesn't really exist, it's not easy in the USA.

Went to the big pharmacy chain first thing monday morning. The people there hadn't done a real covid test in so long they didn't know how to do it and had to look it up and it took like 15 minutes.

Then they sent it off and said "results in 2-5 days" and it's been over 2 days and still nothing (and I'm still sick and miserable). Like back during the pandemic, you go get a PCR test and you get the results the next day. This is so dumb. Like I guess you need to go to the actual hospital to get a covid test in a decent time here.

Quote from: Raist on September 18, 2023, 03:49:28 AM
If that's of any help, I've seen LFTs from different suppliers coming with very different instructions.

Some have very short swabs and only tell you to shove them in your nose.
I don't think they're as efficient, as I've heard from multiple people that they were presumably negative but then got different kits with longer swabs that tell you to use them for BOTH you nose and throat, which turned out to be positive.

That being said, at the moment there's a lot of nasty shit going around that is very much covid-like but isn't covid. That's in the UK mind you, no clue if that's the case in muhrica as well.


This was your monthly PSA.

I've never done a throat test here in the USA. Even the PCR ones at pharmacies are just nasal swabs.

I saw a sidewalk covid test booth today. Havent seen that since last winter
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: team filler on September 29, 2023, 03:26:03 AM
I never got it  :doge
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: chronovore on October 01, 2023, 08:01:23 AM
Quote from: Bebpo on September 27, 2023, 04:16:56 PM
Was looking at some meetup events to go to and saw this disclaimer on one

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"Through Quantum Hypnosis Sessions we've gained further information on how the covid vaccine disrupts the physical and energetic bodies. For this reason I ask anyone who has taken it, please inform the host."

 :brain

That’s a dodged bullet, right there.
Title: Re: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?
Post by: BIONIC on October 01, 2023, 12:01:53 PM
Quote from: team filler on September 29, 2023, 03:26:03 AM
I never got it  :doge

What about chlamydia?