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Working From Home - Impacts of Coronavirus
paulca:
--- Quote from: cdev on May 21, 2020, 11:49:00 pm ---If they say it hasnt been proven that really is almost a confession that they know it won't work.
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BS. Science requires rigor. Science takes time. A lot of what is being "hedged" by experts these times is exactly due to the fact that science takes time and claiming something works before it is rigorously tested, published and then peer tested, repeated by many others, is dangerous. That is what Trump does.
When scientists say "We don't know", for a lot of things, it means, "We haven't got enough data, we haven't tested enough and what has been tested has not been peer reviewed. So we are not risking people's lives or their trust in science by prematurely coming out to say it works."
Normally these processes take years. Without proper funding decades. Accelerating it in a crisis to taking months is one thing, asking for the same to be done in a few weeks is just not going to happen.
Syntax Error:
Scientist:
H0 = Our default state is it doesn't work but we're testing
H1 = We tested and we're confident within X limits it works
Politician:
H0 = It works
H1 = I told you so
EEVblog:
Medical experts now say coronavirus ‘does not spread easily’ via surfaces
https://7news.com.au/sunrise/on-the-show/medical-experts-now-say-coronavirus-does-not-spread-easily-via-surfaces-c-1052650
In other news, Isopropyl prices plummet.
Muttley Snickers:
The experts also said that meat prices would drop by around 30% due to an over supply and restaurants being closed. I went to town on a new barbecue with all the accessories and the meat prices didn't drop. I now feel like a silly sausage. :D ;D
bd139:
Meat prices definitely fell here. I'm getting bored of steak now :-DD
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