Author Topic: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis? (Read 1083080 times)

shosta · « **Reply #4980 on:** April 01, 2020, 05:31:31 PM »

Bless up

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #4981 on:** April 01, 2020, 05:34:19 PM »

https://www.newsweek.com/coronavirus-no-3-cause-death-us-after-heart-disease-cancer-1495506

Coronavirus Is The No. 3 Cause of Death in The U.S., After Heart Disease and Cancer

thisismyusername · « **Reply #4982 on:** April 01, 2020, 05:48:59 PM »

Quote from: BisMarckie on April 01, 2020, 01:39:14 PM

You should also tone down your misanthropy a little

Let the virus kill us.

team filler · « **Reply #4983 on:** April 01, 2020, 05:49:32 PM »

Quote from: Esch on April 01, 2020, 05:30:37 PM

Quote from: VomKriege on April 01, 2020, 05:19:04 PM

This was always going to happen eventually, even if cutting off visits, but damn.

Just hope it hits my grandpa's facility so kali-maa can send him to peace from dementia

biden is hindi?

bluemax · « **Reply #4984 on:** April 01, 2020, 05:50:12 PM »

Quote from: who is ted danson? on April 01, 2020, 05:12:42 PM

Media need to stop using logarithmic graphs. 99.9% of people don't geddit.

https://twitter.com/benbbaldwin/status/1245069330657751046

When someone who makes/loves graphs is saying that they don't like the logarithmic ones, you know there's a problem.

Nintex · « **Reply #4985 on:** April 01, 2020, 05:56:08 PM »

https://twitter.com/gabrielsherman/status/1245394493240684547

Hope Hicks & Jared Kushner

Tripon · « **Reply #4986 on:** April 01, 2020, 06:28:46 PM »

Quote from: Nintex on April 01, 2020, 05:56:08 PM

https://twitter.com/gabrielsherman/status/1245394493240684547

Hope Hicks & Jared Kushner

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Trump’s latest tonal and tactical shift (and almost certainly not the last) was driven by several factors, both personal and political. Trump learned that his close friend, 78-year-old New York real estate mogul Stan Chera, had contracted COVID-19 and fallen into a coma at NewYork-Presbyterian. “Boy, did that hit home. Stan is like one of his best friends,” said prominent New York Trump donor Bill White. Trump also grew concerned as the virus spread to Trump country. “The polling sucked. The campaign panicked about the numbers in red states. They don’t expect to win states that are getting blown to pieces with coronavirus,” a former West Wing official told me.

james · « **Reply #4987 on:** April 01, 2020, 06:31:44 PM »

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Trump learned that his close friend, 78-year-old New York real estate mogul Stan Chera, had contracted COVID-19 and fallen into a coma at NewYork-Presbyterian. “Boy, did that hit home. Stan is like one of his best friends,”

And there it is. The only reason the selfish fuck started to give a shit

team filler · « **Reply #4988 on:** April 01, 2020, 06:36:25 PM »

Quote from: james on April 01, 2020, 06:31:44 PM

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Trump learned that his close friend, 78-year-old New York real estate mogul Stan Chera, had contracted COVID-19 and fallen into a coma at NewYork-Presbyterian. “Boy, did that hit home. Stan is like one of his best friends,”

And there it is. The only reason the selfish fuck started to give a shit

p much all conservatives and rich people

stufte · « **Reply #4989 on:** April 01, 2020, 06:58:05 PM »

My brother is in the hospital with late stage liver failure and my parents aren't allowed to visit him. He might die before they are able to say goodbye.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #4990 on:** April 01, 2020, 06:59:25 PM »

Sorry man

shosta · « **Reply #4991 on:** April 01, 2020, 07:02:18 PM »

Sorry dude. Sucks that all the normal bullshit in life can't be paused while the pandemic is happening

stufte · « **Reply #4992 on:** April 01, 2020, 07:03:20 PM »

He and I haven't had the best of relationships, so I'm doing ok. But I'm destroyed for my parents who have tried everything to get him to stay sober, and will more than likely have to bury their child. And I have NO idea how that works with the lockdowns. It's all insane.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #4993 on:** April 01, 2020, 07:07:09 PM »

VomKriege · « **Reply #4994 on:** April 01, 2020, 07:10:35 PM »

Quote from: stufte on April 01, 2020, 07:03:20 PM

He and I haven't had the best of relationships, so I'm doing ok. But I'm destroyed for my parents who have tried everything to get him to stay sober, and will more than likely have to bury their child. And I have NO idea how that works with the lockdowns. It's all insane.

Look up for the funeral because there's indeed a good chance there will be some sort of restrictions in place.
Best with your parents.

Tripon · « **Reply #4995 on:** April 01, 2020, 07:19:58 PM »

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Law enforcement is investigating several controversial pop-up coronavirus test sites operating in central Louisville this week that the Metro Council president characterized as "scams."

City and state officials are advising residents to avoid the sites for testing, and Kentucky Public Health Commissioner Dr. Steven Stack said Wednesday all testing sites must work with the state.

Two medical marketing companies peddling coronavirus tests — including one that promises results in 24 hours — charged individuals who exhibited symptoms up to $250 per test.

The sites have been in various locations around the city, including Sojourn Church in Shelby Park, as well as Wayside Christian Mission and a Marathon gas station on Broadway downtown.

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Metro Council President David James told The Courier Journal on Wednesday that the tests are scams.

City officials said they didn't know about the test sites before they began operating this week, but an email indicates the city provided guidance about health reporting requirements to Edward Beighley, president of BCK Marketing, who coordinated a testing location at Sojourn Church Midtown.

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/2020/03/31/coronavirus-test-sites-operate-without-louisvilles-knowledge/5100299002/

VomKriege · « **Reply #4996 on:** April 01, 2020, 07:31:04 PM »

USA broke the +1k fatalities / day barrier per Worldometers.

Tripon · « **Reply #4997 on:** April 01, 2020, 07:32:31 PM »

Nintex · « **Reply #4998 on:** April 01, 2020, 07:35:57 PM »

After China's faulty shit Taiwan is coming to the rescue.
https://twitter.com/vonderleyen/status/1245399247232684034

Quote from: stufte on April 01, 2020, 06:58:05 PM

My brother is in the hospital with late stage liver failure and my parents aren't allowed to visit him. He might die before they are able to say goodbye.

That's terrible man, take care

Beezy · « **Reply #4999 on:** April 01, 2020, 07:47:02 PM »

Found out not too long ago that my 60 year old coworker passed from this today. Shit is scary out here.

Tripon · « **Reply #5000 on:** April 01, 2020, 07:54:06 PM »

LAUSD, the 2nd biggest school district is closed for the rest of the school year (So at least June). So they might be closed until August because I can't see them running Summer School this year. UC Schools have said they won't take grades for the 2020 year.

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #5001 on:** April 01, 2020, 08:59:37 PM »

Grandma died last year at the age of 100. I'm jelly, she knew when to check out, that's for goddamn sure

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #5002 on:** April 01, 2020, 09:14:49 PM »

She dropped in when the Spanish flu outbreak was on its way out and then yeeted just before corona came along.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #5003 on:** April 01, 2020, 09:16:32 PM »

I'm going to tell my kids to live in between plagues. This seems like sound advice.

Tripon · « **Reply #5004 on:** April 01, 2020, 09:53:20 PM »

https://twitter.com/AP/status/1245525995471482880 BuT iTs OnLy TrUmP SaYiNg ThIs

benjipwns · « **Reply #5005 on:** April 01, 2020, 10:05:15 PM »

Quote from: filler on April 01, 2020, 05:20:21 PM

http://twitter.com/RT_com/status/1244398935315275784

How is this possible? It's called FAITH and it's how we beat you commies in the cold war and Democratic primaries.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #5006 on:** April 01, 2020, 10:10:17 PM »

https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-nyt-coronavirus-health-insurance-20200330-umpj6duzw5erfkoqpfbjjl5saa-story.html

OnlyRegret · « **Reply #5007 on:** April 01, 2020, 10:19:51 PM »

Quote from: who is ted danson? on April 01, 2020, 05:12:42 PM

Media need to stop using logarithmic graphs. 99.9% of people don't geddit.

Log graphs are a handy tool for graphing over huge ranges. Not the best for intuitive analysis at all.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #5008 on:** April 01, 2020, 10:25:15 PM »

Quote from: OnlyRegret on April 01, 2020, 10:19:51 PM

Quote from: who is ted danson? on April 01, 2020, 05:12:42 PM
Media need to stop using logarithmic graphs. 99.9% of people don't geddit.

Log graphs are a handy tool for graphing over huge ranges. Not the best for intuitive analysis at all.

Just cause this hit my math-nerve, it's not really about the range, its that log graphs are good at plotting exponential phenomena, which generally happen to have large ranges. If the underlying phenomenon was linear, a log graph would not be appropriate regardless of the range.

benjipwns · « **Reply #5009 on:** April 01, 2020, 10:28:50 PM »

The worst part about this is clearly how far terms like "bending the curve" are going to spread now like all the terms after 9/11, etc.

benjipwns · « **Reply #5010 on:** April 01, 2020, 10:30:18 PM »

"Secretary Spears, how will you bend the curve on the troop deaths in the undeclared war in Yemen?"

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #5011 on:** April 01, 2020, 10:33:27 PM »

'We expect 1,200 m killed over 20 years while losing instead of 1,200 m killed over 3 years while winning'? Can we actually retroactively go back and use bend the curve to describe Afghanistan, please?

shosta · « **Reply #5012 on:** April 01, 2020, 10:46:21 PM »

how do you kill twelve hundred meters

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #5013 on:** April 01, 2020, 10:52:29 PM »

Ok, I think for the next week, I'm going to explain my jokes in footnotes just so we are all on the same page. m can stand for million. 1,200 meters is the elevation of Afghanistan. This is a reference to Trump allegedly mixing up Seoul's population in millions with its elevation in meters.

thisismyusername · « **Reply #5014 on:** April 01, 2020, 10:54:12 PM »

https://twitter.com/people/status/1245345220633509888

shosta · « **Reply #5015 on:** April 01, 2020, 10:58:46 PM »

what if me not getting your jokes is actually a running gag?

Himu · « **Reply #5016 on:** April 01, 2020, 11:02:25 PM »

Starting to have the sniffles.

Better not be covid.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #5017 on:** April 01, 2020, 11:02:43 PM »

James would owe me money. I also saw the post before the edit.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #5018 on:** April 01, 2020, 11:10:51 PM »

benjipwns · « **Reply #5019 on:** April 01, 2020, 11:13:14 PM »

oh my god you guys

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #5020 on:** April 01, 2020, 11:21:13 PM »

It seems like the Big Brother House would be the safest place to be. Just ride it out until it's over.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #5021 on:** April 01, 2020, 11:23:36 PM »

But only for the guests and not the production crew. My preference would have been to just set the cameras on tripods, leave them running, then abandon the whole thing while streaming online. It's really just the fulfillment of the true premise of the show.*

*joke footnote: this would be a gratuitous and inhuman disregard of contestant safety.

bluemax · « **Reply #5022 on:** April 01, 2020, 11:24:55 PM »

https://twitter.com/russ1mitchell/status/1245502082511036417

Elon Musk continues to under deliver.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #5023 on:** April 01, 2020, 11:25:04 PM »

Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 01, 2020, 11:23:36 PM

But only for the guests and not the production crew. My preference would have been to just set the cameras on tripods, leave them running, then abandon the whole thing while streaming online. It's really just the fulfillment of the true premise of the show.

Just seal off the whole thing, Wuhan-style. When you open the doors, whoever's left is the winner.

benjipwns · « **Reply #5024 on:** April 01, 2020, 11:28:06 PM »

Quote from: Madrun Badrun on April 01, 2020, 11:23:36 PM

But only for the guests and not the production crew. My preference would have been to just set the cameras on tripods, leave them running, then abandon the whole thing while streaming online. It's really just the fulfillment of the true premise of the show.*

*joke footnote: this would be a gratuitous and inhuman disregard of contestant safety.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYO1hZKzisLbJGPX8gXmtGrygKE6WRw95

OnlyRegret · « **Reply #5025 on:** April 01, 2020, 11:37:15 PM »

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Netherlands: 90% of corona ICUers are obese

Shit really is shaping up to be a killer of old and fat people.

OnlyRegret · « **Reply #5026 on:** April 01, 2020, 11:39:48 PM »

Mortality rates are going to be somewhat useless because there is gonna be some drastic regional differences.
Some of the poorer regions of the world might end up with rates significantly lower than say the US. Provided they also have a lower rate of obesity alongside the younger population. Smoking could screw that up though.

Tripon · « **Reply #5027 on:** April 01, 2020, 11:50:27 PM »

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SAN FRANCISCO — In the latest sign of how dramatically the coronavirus pandemic is altering the social landscape, even the liberal San Francisco Bay Area this week banned reusable grocery bags as a sanitary measure, dismaying recycling advocates who say durable sacks should still be allowed at stores.

The provision was among a host of lifestyle changes imposed Tuesday by six Bay Area counties in a rewrite of their first-in-the-nation March 16 order that required millions of residents to shelter at home. The counties have been credited with taking early actions that may have helped slow the spread in California.

The Bay Area counties reduced the types of businesses and facilities that can stay open to the public and tightened requirements for those still operating, including grocery stores, pharmacies and restaurants still open for takeout or delivery. Among the updated requirements in the order, which lasts through May 3: "Not permitting customers to bring their own bags, mugs, or other reusable items from home."

https://www.politico.com/states/california/story/2020/04/01/its-come-to-this-liberal-san-francisco-bay-area-bans-reusable-grocery-bags-1270319

james · « **Reply #5028 on:** April 02, 2020, 12:15:05 AM »

LOL as if those fuckers can stop me from bringing my bags.

bluemax · « **Reply #5029 on:** April 02, 2020, 12:20:15 AM »

https://twitter.com/evdefender/status/1245288438728966146

Tripon · « **Reply #5030 on:** April 02, 2020, 12:56:51 AM »

https://twitter.com/JapanEmbDC/status/1245429977866215425

VomKriege · « **Reply #5031 on:** April 02, 2020, 02:14:17 AM »

Quote from: bluemax on April 01, 2020, 11:24:55 PM

https://twitter.com/russ1mitchell/status/1245502082511036417

Elon Musk continues to under deliver.

They also received a cave dwelling sub, mint condition.

VomKriege · « **Reply #5032 on:** April 02, 2020, 03:11:08 AM »

Macron says the lockdown rules will be eased for autistic persons so that they can, with their helpers, go out more and to places they're familiar with.

I think it has bubbled up everywhere through anecdotal accounts that stay at home can be very difficult for some disabled people and their families, on top of cutting them of facilities that can provide adequate care. It's good that it has been finally addressed somewhat.