Coronavirus

[unclevlad]

17 minutes ago, Old Man said:

 

Rhetorical questions, I assume.

 

Half rhetorical...half me needing to scream, because yeah, I know the answer.  It is seriously depressing, however, to be slapped in the face with it this badly.  Stuff like this is why I can't accept Lord Liaden's mild optimism.

[Lord Liaden]

Hey, I never disputed that the world has no shortage of fools. But I grew up with the constant fear that the world could end in nuclear fire at any moment. We're still here. So I'm not willing to abandon hope in the power of reason.

[Old Man]

The only way I got through the nuclear-fire thing was by abandoning hope.  I made the mistake of getting it back, now I have to abandon it again.

[BoloOfEarth]

1 hour ago, Lord Liaden said:

But I grew up with the constant fear that the world could end in nuclear fire at any moment. We're still here. So I'm not willing to abandon hope in the power of reason.

 

In 1999 I put together a time capsule to be opened by my great-great-grandchildren (maybe great-great-great-grandchildren?) in 2101.  In it, I included a journal where, in addition to writing down what was going on in our lives at that time, I also recall writing some particularly optimistic opinions about the way things were going in the world at that time. 

 

I'm worried that my great-greats- and great-great-greats will read what I wrote, look back at our current history, and say, "Boy, was he a fool..." 

[Lord Liaden]

If they're around to read that, it will prove you aren't a fool.

[Old Man]

47 minutes ago, BoloOfEarth said:

 

In 1999 I put together a time capsule to be opened by my great-great-grandchildren (maybe great-great-great-grandchildren?) in 2101.  In it, I included a journal where, in addition to writing down what was going on in our lives at that time, I also recall writing some particularly optimistic opinions about the way things were going in the world at that time. 

 

I'm worried that my great-greats- and great-great-greats will read what I wrote, look back at our current history, and say, "Boy, was he a fool..." 

 

In 1999 it felt like civilization had won the game.  The Cold War was over, the Chinese were open for business, any remaining dictators were getting stomped, and the internet was going to usher in a new utopia of cross-border free speech and commerce. 

 

But you won't need to worry what your descendants will think, because they will have forgotten how to read cursive.

[Lord Liaden]

I still maintain that what we're seeing are the death throes of an old order that can sense its time is past, but isn't willing to accept it. That can cause a lot of harm in the short term, but in the long run, progress always wins.

 

EDIT: Sorry for the political overtones. 😔

[unclevlad]

Good news is, world-wide new cases are down to about 1/3 of the July peak.  US new cases are down to the lowest since summer '21;  deaths look to have dropped, but still around 2000 per week.

[Old Man]

Is anyone testing any more? How can we trust those numbers?

[unclevlad]

2 minutes ago, Old Man said:

Is anyone testing any more? How can we trust those numbers?

 

Legit question, but yes, people are testing...principally, I think, only when symptoms warrant.  So it's plausible that many very mild cases are slipping past.

[DShomshak]

I got jabbed with the updated booster and flu vaccine yesterday. So far the only obvious side effect is two slightly sore shoulders. No magnetic powers at ALL, I'm disappointed. (I'm sure the lycanthropy is coincidence.)

 

Dean Shomshak

[Lord Liaden]

1 hour ago, DShomshak said:

(I'm sure the lycanthropy is coincidence.)

 

Dean Shomshak

 

Electrolysis, dental work, and a mani/pedi, and you'll be good to go.

[unclevlad]

1 hour ago, DShomshak said:

I got jabbed with the updated booster and flu vaccine yesterday. So far the only obvious side effect is two slightly sore shoulders. No magnetic powers at ALL, I'm disappointed. (I'm sure the lycanthropy is coincidence.)

 

Dean Shomshak

 

That's not lycanthropy, it's just time for your annual shave and body wax.

[BoloOfEarth]

On 11/2/2022 at 3:53 PM, Old Man said:

But you won't need to worry what your descendants will think, because they will have forgotten how to read cursive.

 

Heh.  Actually, in the front of the journal, I included a cursive-to-block character guide.  

[Pattern Ghost]

On 11/2/2022 at 7:12 AM, Cygnia said:

Ohio Medical Board Investigating Cleveland Doctor Who Claims Covid Vaccines Make You Magnetized

 

Sounds like a polarizing opinion to me.

[Old Man]

3 hours ago, BoloOfEarth said:

 

Heh.  Actually, in the front of the journal, I included a cursive-to-block character guide.  

 

ROSETTA STONE UNEARTHED

Scholars can now translate writings from pre-Eugenics Wars societies

 

--New York Times, 3 November 2101

[Cygnia]

[Pariah]

LBP tested positive this morning. LGP is negative. Results for Lady P and I are pending.

 

Update: Lady P and I are both negative. I got a booster a couple of weeks ago at my annual physical, so that probably helped. 

[Hugh Neilson]

On 11/10/2022 at 7:52 AM, Pariah said:

Lady P and I are both negative. I got a booster a couple of weeks ago at my annual physical, so that probably helped. 

 

Good news on the tests.

 

We had our boosters last weekend, and flu shots.  The flu arm started out faster, but the COVID arm got more sore for longer.

 

A bit of manageable discomfort not even worth a tylenol isn't a big deal for either, though.

[Lord Liaden]

I have almost a month before I'm eligible for another COVID booster under my provincial government's policy. I still take precautions, so I think my odds are good I'll survive until then.

[unclevlad]

1 hour ago, Lord Liaden said:

I have almost a month before I'm eligible for another COVID booster under my provincial government's policy. I still take precautions, so I think my odds are good I'll survive until then.

 

Besides, it's un-American to die before you complete ALL your Christmas shopping.

 

 

Oh...wait.......ummmmmmm...never mind.............

[Hugh Neilson]

1 hour ago, Lord Liaden said:

I have almost a month before I'm eligible for another COVID booster under my provincial government's policy. I still take precautions, so I think my odds are good I'll survive until then.

 

 

I think that was Booster #2.  I rather liked having one on July 1 and the next on Jan 1, but they did not give me a standing invitation :). 

 

Given te state of my provincial government, delay seems unwise...

[Cancer]

Got three shots today: COVID booster, flu, and shingles.  So far the arm that got the shingles shot is the one that bothers me most.

 

(I got chicken pox in 1960, before the vaccine was developed.  Ditto for measles, rubella, and mumps, though the others were scattered over the following four years.)

[Cygnia]

https://www.rawstory.com/medical-community-frets-over-fate-of-twitter/

 

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That would be a deep loss for medical experts, who have used Twitter since the start of the Covid pandemic as a tool to quickly gather information, share their research, communicate public health messages and forge new collaborations.

The pandemic was a "tipping point for the use of social media as a primary resource for researchers," Jason Kindrachuk, a virologist at the University of Manitoba in Canada, told AFP.

As the coronavirus began its global march in January 2020, researchers embarked on studies to understand how the virus spreads, its health effects, and how best to protect oneself.

They shared findings immediately on Twitter to assist the wider medical community and an anxious public, often in the form of "preprints" -- early versions of scientific papers before they are submitted to a journal.

"In the middle of a pandemic, the ability to rapidly share information is critical for knowledge translation and dissemination, and Twitter is able to do this in a way that is typically not feasible for textbooks or journals," said a commentary published in the Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine.

 

[Cygnia]

Twitter Ditches Its COVID Misinformation Policy