Iuz the Evil Posted April 18, 2020 Report Share Posted April 18, 2020 Just now, Zeropoint said: Well, we did. It's just that someone took them apart for political reasons. We've never had systems that could meet this level of demand. But there used to be better ones than we've got now, no question. Matt the Bruins 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bazza Posted April 19, 2020 Report Share Posted April 19, 2020 How does coronavirus kill? Clinicians trace a ferocious rampage through the body, from brain to toes https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/04/how-does-coronavirus-kill-clinicians-trace-ferocious-rampage-through-body-brain-toes Old Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted April 19, 2020 Report Share Posted April 19, 2020 Well...surprise, surprise. Couple weeks ago, I tried to order some disposable face masks...yeah, getting robbed on the price. That order, through Wal-mart...I'm pretty sure was a scam at this point. OR, that the seller lied. Long story short, they were supposed to be here yesterday, but the shipping status is basically "in limbo." AND in such a way that Wal-mart thinks it's too late to cancel. Yeah, they're not doing squat, I'm disputing the charge. We'll see. If I get it back, fine; if not...lesson learned. So I went back to Amazon, and flipped thru. Lots of listings, many with expected delivery in the 6+ week range. Well that's no good. One company had some...price was only horrible, expected to arrive middle next week. So I ordered them Wednesday. USPS digest said expect them Monday....couple days ahead of schedule. They arrived this afternoon. It's important to keep up with fashion trends, after all.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted April 19, 2020 Report Share Posted April 19, 2020 The recent Stanford study showing a very high infection rate in Santa Clara County is in danger of being retracted because its sample pool was achieved via a Facebook announcement rather than randomly. This would have the effect of preferentially attracting people who suspected they were exposed and underreported their symptoms. It's too bad, 3300 would have been a great sample size. Of course, demonstrating that the virus is even more contagious than previously thought is not exactly an argument in favor of relaxing distancing restrictions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iuz the Evil Posted April 19, 2020 Report Share Posted April 19, 2020 I have heard no indication distancing restrictions will be relaxed in the short term. Shelter at Home is not limited to Social Distancing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndianaJoe3 Posted April 19, 2020 Report Share Posted April 19, 2020 I now have branded (corporate logos and everything) masks to wear at work, for whatever that's worth. Iuz the Evil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iuz the Evil Posted April 19, 2020 Report Share Posted April 19, 2020 Me too! Old Man, Ragitsu, csyphrett and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted April 19, 2020 Report Share Posted April 19, 2020 Scary news. Brazil's new case numbers are beginning to climb; 3 of the last 4 days have been over 3000 a day. (The other was about 2000.) 50% increase in the last 4 days. And testing...practically non-existent...which tends to suggest they're mostly finding they symptomic to me. 36,000 cases; 2368 deaths. 6600+ more in serious/critical. Another reason to think they're being found in the medical centers, too much, not on the streets. That's a country of 200 million people..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megaplayboy Posted April 19, 2020 Report Share Posted April 19, 2020 31 minutes ago, Iuz the Evil said: Me too! As long as they're not making the vaccine... Ragitsu, Lord Liaden and Iuz the Evil 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted April 19, 2020 Report Share Posted April 19, 2020 1 hour ago, unclevlad said: Scary news. Brazil's new case numbers are beginning to climb; 3 of the last 4 days have been over 3000 a day. (The other was about 2000.) 50% increase in the last 4 days. And testing...practically non-existent...which tends to suggest they're mostly finding they symptomic to me. 36,000 cases; 2368 deaths. 6600+ more in serious/critical. Another reason to think they're being found in the medical centers, too much, not on the streets. That's a country of 200 million people..... Seems they are going on the same stage, as the USA has been on, and Italy before them. And China before (anyone's guess to their actual numbers, other than the vague "probably several times higher than actually reported") Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted April 19, 2020 Report Share Posted April 19, 2020 massey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted April 19, 2020 Report Share Posted April 19, 2020 The problem with "a practical plan to get back to work" is, IMO, that presupposes a level of testing that we're nowhere CLOSE to having. It's a WSJ story, I'd be curious to see the rest of the argument but I'm not a subscriber. Still, those words also tend to place the "back to work" FAR ahead of the public health concerns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted April 19, 2020 Report Share Posted April 19, 2020 2 hours ago, unclevlad said: Scary news. Brazil's new case numbers are beginning to climb; 3 of the last 4 days have been over 3000 a day. (The other was about 2000.) 50% increase in the last 4 days. And testing...practically non-existent...which tends to suggest they're mostly finding they symptomic to me. 36,000 cases; 2368 deaths. 6600+ more in serious/critical. Another reason to think they're being found in the medical centers, too much, not on the streets. That's a country of 200 million people..... Brazil's president Bolsonaro has from the beginning of the pandemic publicly dismissed concerns over coronavirus. He is still insisting that businesses stay open, encouraging the public to attend group activities and events, and he himself makes a point of appearing at rallies, ceremonies, parties, while wading into crowds for glad-handing. Many Brazilians have been taking their cue from him. Health professionals have been warning for weeks that Brazil is heading for a crisis. It's more evidence that Donald Trump may actually not be the biggest idiot among world leaders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted April 19, 2020 Report Share Posted April 19, 2020 32 minutes ago, Lord Liaden said: Brazil's president Bolsonaro has from the beginning of the pandemic publicly dismissed concerns over coronavirus. He is still insisting that businesses stay open, encouraging the public to attend group activities and events, and he himself makes a point of appearing at rallies, ceremonies, parties, while wading into crowds for glad-handing. Many Brazilians have been taking their cue from him. Health professionals have been warning for weeks that Brazil is heading for a crisis. It's more evidence that Donald Trump may actually not be the biggest idiot among world leaders. Brazil and India have both been noted as being ticking time bombs. What's a bit extra-scary with what you're saying is, if things fall apart there, it feels like Brazil is ripe to plunge into a coup, MAJOR rioting, or civil war. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csyphrett Posted April 19, 2020 Report Share Posted April 19, 2020 42 minutes ago, unclevlad said: Brazil and India have both been noted as being ticking time bombs. What's a bit extra-scary with what you're saying is, if things fall apart there, it feels like Brazil is ripe to plunge into a coup, MAJOR rioting, or civil war. Why not all three? CES TrickstaPriest 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted April 19, 2020 Report Share Posted April 19, 2020 38 minutes ago, csyphrett said: Why not all three? CES I’m working on my optimism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted April 19, 2020 Report Share Posted April 19, 2020 Picked a great time for that. Talk about jumping in the deep end. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted April 19, 2020 Report Share Posted April 19, 2020 Starlord and massey 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bazza Posted April 19, 2020 Report Share Posted April 19, 2020 Now you know. Kangaroo is now a unit of measurement for social distancing. Good social distance is "1 kangaroo". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bazza Posted April 19, 2020 Report Share Posted April 19, 2020 The original in French Man: the confinement is finished how we will get out Caption: after 45 days End of confinement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Old Man Posted April 19, 2020 Report Share Posted April 19, 2020 Cheesecake and Diet Pepsi, actually. For a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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