Corona virus

edit: Dad will be fine, or he won't. He's not taking it seriously, as I imagine a lot of people his age aren't.

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It's amazing watching Dr John's intelligence just bounce off the talking headfaces. Just amazing.

Also, RT is the RT of the West -- once it rebranded from Russia Today to RT, it became far more palatable for Western viewers. Curiously, a friend of mine reacted the same way to Al Jazeera, which has become a legitimate left-centrist news source despite its very agenda-driven origins. Neither RT or Fox transcended their origins.

Anyway, good to see Dr John get more exposure, even if it's to do nothing more than be interrupted and show people how to wash their hands (abridged).

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So many stores are closing now. I do wonder if this will be the great test of our internet infrastructure. Amusingly retail has been lamenting the effect of online shopping on their revenue for ages; online shopping will very likely be their only recourse soon.

Here's your 'fuckme' nibble from Dr John today:

Manila, population of about 20 million, has shut down all routine hospital admissions and operations.

That's including surgery that would otherwise be necessary.

Fuck.

https://youtu.be/GIMXekRVnHo?t=812

Specific moment in today's video: it's possible that traditional reactions to fever (aspirin, paracetamol, nsaids, steroids) are making things worse. He stated if he got a fever, he'd just ride it out at this point. I imagine there'll be more research on this soon, but it's worth noting for now.

It's heart-breaking to watch him be right. Every day, his demeanour is a little less kind-old-man, and a little more I-am-so-disappointed-in-you schoolteacher.

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Foreverhappychan wrote:

Well, now we know the world is ending. I'm sharing a Fox News clip.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1t67o28Jr3k

The world is not ending.

I mean, between us, I get that you're trying to crack a joke about your political orientation. But as far as general readership is concerned, Poe's Law is still in effect.

How about these rich petrol bastards in the Middle East. Pretty sure they can shell out some billions.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/germany-coronavirus-curevac-vaccine-trump-rights/2020/03/15/8d684c68-6702-11ea-b199-3a9799c54512_story.html

*sigh* I wish this were even vaguely surprising.

When America first goes too far.

It's been too far for ages; you're just really late to the party.

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Seeing more and more claims of 'cure' from gun-jumping scientists. These people are very intelligent and very much expert in their fields, but they are also human and not immune to hype and premature fanfare. After all, just giving people hope can result in more funding and support for your work. Very seductive stuff for academics and researchers, that.

I do believe with all our resources, and now that it's not 'just' China, a vaccine will be found fairly quickly but it's one thing to say 'it worked on these people', and another altogether to do rigorous testing and then enter widespread production. The logistics are...daunting, to say the least.

Still, it's nice to know that 'we'll ride it out' has a tangible end goal beyond thinning the herd.

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When America first goes too far.

When you say "Nein" to the guy with the guns.

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Also please don´t hype this, no announcments have been made of breakthroughs, the estimates are a vaguely "in some months", the politicians are pleased to show what happens if the Schengenraum would collapse and are happily driving a test for yet another singlemarket approach, there are more than one companies on it, its beneficial for the envoirment, alleppo´s airport still has a better rating than berlins, theres still plenty of time to propolise your door but make sure enough oxygen can pass through.