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| nctnico:
--- Quote from: Sredni on March 13, 2020, 07:09:30 pm --- --- Quote from: nctnico on March 13, 2020, 06:44:14 pm ---Care to explain those numbers? The problem I see with the statistics surrounding the Coronavirus is that it is only based on known / tested cases. However there is no data at all about how many people get infected but aren't registered as being infected. --- End quote --- When Italy had 2000 known infected, it had tested 20000 people. --- End quote --- But only people who got in contact with those 2000 known cases got tested. And likely a large number of people got left out of those test pools because they are unknown. Think about travelling by public transport; can they really trace everyone? All in all you still know nothing about the actual number of people infected. You have to keep in mind that everyone has contact with many people all around the world https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_degrees_of_separation . |
| Mr. Scram:
--- Quote from: nctnico on March 13, 2020, 05:55:45 pm ---I wonder what people will use to cook that kind of food in case of real trouble. By the time things get so bad you need the food then the gas, water & electricity will be shutdown too. --- End quote --- We're talking about a slightly more contagious flu here, not some Hollywood grade doomsday virus. Let's remind ourselves many people don't even know they're infected or have mild symptoms when they're sick. Even in the case of some extreme pathogen governments know utilities are vital from both a practical point of view and that of morale. They'll do anything and everything to keep those going which I suspect includes morally dubious or outright illegal options if needs must. But again, it's a flu. People need to take this seriously to limit spread but also calm the fuck down. The behavioral spectrum seems fairly binary with reckless disregard and utter panic at both ends and very little in between. Neither is of any use to us and rather counter productive. |
| james_s:
--- Quote from: Mr. Scram on March 13, 2020, 07:21:04 pm ---But again, it's a flu. People need to take this seriously to limit spread but also calm the fuck down. The behavioral spectrum seems fairly binary with reckless disregard and utter panic at both ends and very little in between. Neither is of any use to us and rather counter productive. --- End quote --- This is almost exactly what I keep telling people. I think it's a positive feedback loop, the people who are freaking out cause other people to be annoyed and shift toward reckless disregard, which makes people who are nervous freak out and panic and so on. Thankfully I do think there are a lot of people out there being sensible but you don't hear much from them. The noisy minority on both fringes of the spectrum are the most visible. |
| Nusa:
--- Quote from: nctnico on March 13, 2020, 05:55:45 pm --- --- Quote from: smorriso3 on March 13, 2020, 06:43:13 am ---Being isolated at home is OK. It gives me more time to learn electronics - my embedded systems professor is constantly in contact with me in finishing my function generator project. IDK even how to express how I feel these days as a triple citizen who landed in the 'states. If somebody offered me a job in AUS or EU I'd be on a plane tomorrow. I went to the local grocer today and not only are the shelves stripped of TP but also canned foods like beans and pasta. --- End quote --- I wonder what people will use to cook that kind of food in case of real trouble. By the time things get so bad you need the food then the gas, water & electricity will be shutdown too. --- End quote --- Check the labels, of course, but the bulk of canned foods are safe to eat without cooking. They were precooked as part of the canning process. They may not meet your expectations without warming, but that's acceptable when the alternative is not eating. But if you do want cooking and neglected to buy a camp stove and fuel, read up on solar ovens...they aren't hard to make in a pinch. Main requirement is a safe location with good sunlight. |
| Mr. Scram:
--- Quote from: Nusa on March 13, 2020, 07:31:41 pm ---I wonder what people will use to cook that kind of food in case of real trouble. By the time things get so bad But if you do want cooking and neglected to buy a camp stove and fuel, read up on solar ovens...they aren't hard to make in a pinch. Main requirement is a safe location with good sunlight. --- End quote --- Not an option for UK residents then. :-DD |
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