Author Topic: China quarantines an entire city  (Read 23526 times)

charby

  • Necromancer
  • Administrator
  • Senior Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 29,295
  • APS's Resident Sikh/Muslim
Re: China quarantines an entire city
« Reply #25 on: January 25, 2020, 11:54:38 AM »
Someone beat you to it. Can't remember where I saw it.

Facebook Meme
Iowa- 88% more livable that the rest of the US

Uranus is a gas giant.

Team 444: Member# 536

RoadKingLarry

  • friends
  • Senior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 21,841
Re: China quarantines an entire city
« Reply #26 on: January 25, 2020, 12:42:21 PM »
I saw it on a Facebook meme, thought it was funny.
If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.

Samuel Adams

Doggy Daddy

  • Poobah
  • friend
  • Senior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 5,330
  • From the saner side of Las Vegas
Re: China quarantines an entire city
« Reply #27 on: January 25, 2020, 06:56:32 PM »
Someone beat you to it. Can't remember where I saw it.

Facebook meme.
Would you exchange
a walk-on part in a war
for a lead role in a cage?
-P.F.

WLJ

  • friends
  • Senior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 27,840
  • On Patrol In The Epsilon Eridani System
Re: China quarantines an entire city
« Reply #28 on: January 26, 2020, 12:18:38 PM »
3

3rd US case of new virus confirmed as consulate prepares to evacuate Wuhan, China
https://www.wave3.com/2020/01/26/rd-us-case-new-virus-confirmed-consulate-prepares-evacuate-wuhan-china/
"Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us".
- Calvin and Hobbes

Viking

  • ❤︎ Fuck around & find out ❤︎
  • friend
  • Senior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 7,207
  • Carnist Bloodmouth
Re: China quarantines an entire city
« Reply #29 on: January 27, 2020, 07:00:11 AM »
« Last Edit: January 27, 2020, 09:00:24 AM by Viking »
“The modern world will not be punished. It is the punishment.” — Nicolás Gómez Dávila

Ben

  • Administrator
  • Senior Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 45,738
  • I'm an Extremist!
Re: China quarantines an entire city
« Reply #30 on: January 27, 2020, 08:20:45 AM »
"I'm a foolish old man that has been drawn into a wild goose chase by a harpy in trousers and a nincompoop."

K Frame

  • friend
  • Senior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 44,007
  • I Am Inimical
Re: China quarantines an entire city
« Reply #31 on: January 27, 2020, 08:24:35 AM »
We're looking at an epic drop in the market's at today's open in 1 hour.

Right now Dow futures are down by 460 points.

Oil is also getting absolutely hammered.
Carbon Monoxide, sucking the life out of idiots, 'tards, and fools since man tamed fire.

Ben

  • Administrator
  • Senior Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 45,738
  • I'm an Extremist!
Re: China quarantines an entire city
« Reply #32 on: January 27, 2020, 09:40:40 AM »
We're looking at an epic drop in the market's at today's open in 1 hour.

Right now Dow futures are down by 460 points.

Oil is also getting absolutely hammered.

Big hit so far. Again, not to sound unsympathetic, but I'll get more excited about the virus itself when it approaches 10% of the annual worldwide flu deaths. In the meantime, stock-wise, it's another "emotion correction."

I read an article this morning that statistically, given last year's stock performance, February would be a big downturn/crash month. I guess it will be interesting to see if the virus panic mitigates that somewhat by starting the statistically predicted drop a little early, or if it adds to it and creates an avalanche.
"I'm a foolish old man that has been drawn into a wild goose chase by a harpy in trousers and a nincompoop."

Boomhauer

  • Former Moderator, fired for embezzlement and abuse of power
  • friends
  • Senior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 14,274
Re: China quarantines an entire city
« Reply #33 on: January 27, 2020, 08:16:34 PM »
I wonder if this virus deliberately released as an experiment in preparation for a highly lethal biological attack
Quote from: Ben
Holy hell. It's like giving a loaded gun to a chimpanzee...

Quote from: bluestarlizzard
the last thing you need is rabies. You're already angry enough as it is.

OTOH, there wouldn't be a tweeker left in Georgia...

Quote from: Balog
BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD! SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE! AND THROW SOME STEAK ON THE GRILL!

bedlamite

  • Hold my beer and watch this!
  • friend
  • Senior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 9,769
  • Ack! PLBTTPHBT!
Re: China quarantines an entire city
« Reply #34 on: January 28, 2020, 01:28:04 AM »
A plan is just a list of things that doesn't happen.
Is defenestration possible through the overton window?

Fly320s

  • friend
  • Senior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 14,415
  • Formerly, Arthur, King of the Britons
Re: China quarantines an entire city
« Reply #35 on: January 28, 2020, 05:39:26 AM »
I wonder if this virus deliberately released as an experiment in preparation for a highly lethal biological attack

Why do that?  The world is so connected these days that a bio attack on one group/location will easily spread throughout the world.
Islamic sex dolls.  Do they blow themselves up?

cordex

  • Administrator
  • Senior Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 8,570
Re: China quarantines an entire city
« Reply #36 on: January 28, 2020, 06:02:49 AM »
Why do that?  The world is so connected these days that a bio attack on one group/location will easily spread throughout the world.
Because the first virus you launch isn’t that lethal.  Just enough to justify closing your borders.

The second virus you release, however ...

MechAg94

  • friend
  • Senior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 33,619
Re: China quarantines an entire city
« Reply #37 on: January 28, 2020, 09:04:27 AM »
Because the first virus you launch isn’t that lethal.  Just enough to justify closing your borders.

The second virus you release, however ...
You think Hong Kong will see something different soon?
“It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones.”  ― Calvin Coolidge

cordex

  • Administrator
  • Senior Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 8,570
Re: China quarantines an entire city
« Reply #38 on: January 28, 2020, 11:10:18 AM »
You think Hong Kong will see something different soon?
No, but it would make for a good start to a zombie book.

lee n. field

  • friend
  • Senior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 13,534
  • tinpot megalomaniac, Paulbot, hardware goon
Re: China quarantines an entire city
« Reply #39 on: January 28, 2020, 12:22:49 PM »
And here I am with the beginnings of a sore throat.....
In thy presence is fulness of joy.
At thy right hand pleasures for evermore.

brimic

  • friends
  • Senior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 14,270
"now you see that evil will always triumph, because good is dumb" -Dark Helmet

"AK47's belong in the hands of soldiers mexican drug cartels"-
Barack Obama

brimic

  • friends
  • Senior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 14,270
Re: China quarantines an entire city
« Reply #41 on: January 28, 2020, 12:26:26 PM »
This guy doesn't exactly present a rosey outlook.

https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1220919589623803905
"now you see that evil will always triumph, because good is dumb" -Dark Helmet

"AK47's belong in the hands of soldiers mexican drug cartels"-
Barack Obama

brimic

  • friends
  • Senior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 14,270
Re: China quarantines an entire city
« Reply #42 on: January 28, 2020, 12:27:19 PM »
No, but it would make for a good start to a zombie book.

Or the scenario in Rainbow 6, except the good guys don't stop the problem in time...
"now you see that evil will always triumph, because good is dumb" -Dark Helmet

"AK47's belong in the hands of soldiers mexican drug cartels"-
Barack Obama

K Frame

  • friend
  • Senior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 44,007
  • I Am Inimical
Re: China quarantines an entire city
« Reply #43 on: January 28, 2020, 01:15:06 PM »
Because the first virus you launch isn’t that lethal.  Just enough to justify closing your borders.

The second virus you release, however ...


Whoa... settle down there, Captain Paranoid.
Carbon Monoxide, sucking the life out of idiots, 'tards, and fools since man tamed fire.

cordex

  • Administrator
  • Senior Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 8,570
Re: China quarantines an entire city
« Reply #44 on: January 28, 2020, 01:51:52 PM »
Whoa... settle down there, Captain Paranoid.
ILLUMINATI CONFIRMED!

K Frame

  • friend
  • Senior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 44,007
  • I Am Inimical
Re: China quarantines an entire city
« Reply #45 on: January 28, 2020, 01:55:37 PM »
"ILLUMINATI CONFIRMED!"

"Deus Opum Feng Shui Scrotum

Tiger Woods US Open"


Hey, guys? Stop chanting for a second. I need to set something up...

Yeah, Hillary? Cordex has incriminating information on you.

You will? He will? Thanks!

OK, guys, you're good!

Carbon Monoxide, sucking the life out of idiots, 'tards, and fools since man tamed fire.

AJ Dual

  • friends
  • Senior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 16,162
  • Shoe Ballistics Inc.
Re: China quarantines an entire city
« Reply #46 on: January 28, 2020, 03:55:58 PM »
This guy doesn't exactly present a rosey outlook.

https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1220919589623803905

Note he says nothing about the mortality rate. Which sources state is about 2.8%, and that's without establishing any co-morbidity factors or other demographic information to tell us if this is even any worse than a non pandemic flu strain. Also keep in mind that for perspective, measles has an R0 of anywhere from 12 to 18. SARS was 4.0. OTOH, the 1918 flu pandemic killed millions with an R0 of 1.4 or so, with a mortality rate somewhere around 15%. However, case mortality for some of these diseases was dramatic. While SARS had an 11% overall mortality rate, the rate for those over 65 years old was more than 50%.

So something with a R0 of 3.8 and (as far as we know) 2.8% morbidity with unknown demographic and co-morbidity (if any) isn't super impressive yet. We also don't know what the morbidity rate is for those hospitalized in time. It might be a fraction of a percent with just the basic supportive therapy such as IV fluids, Tylenol, and Oxygen.

I'm willing to bet a hundred bucks it'll be another low-moderate to nothing-burger like SARS, MERS, Swine Flu, and Bird Flu. We're just not seeing the ZOMG levels of panic or secondary evidence of said panic. I suppose China could be engaging in a mass effort to build tent hospitals in view of the media, and digging mass graves outside of it, but I haven't seen any evidence or even rumors of them prepping for mass death just yet.

I promise not to duck.

Jamisjockey

  • Booze-fueled paragon of pointless cruelty and wanton sadism
  • friend
  • Senior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 26,580
  • Your mom sends me care packages
Re: China quarantines an entire city
« Reply #47 on: January 28, 2020, 04:27:19 PM »
You think Hong Kong will see something different soon?

Suddenly Hong Kong isn’t in the news

I suspect there will be a full blown crackdown
That’s my paranoia moment
JD

 The price of a lottery ticket seems to be the maximum most folks are willing to risk toward the dream of becoming a one-percenter. “Robert Hollis”

cordex

  • Administrator
  • Senior Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 8,570
Re: China quarantines an entire city
« Reply #48 on: January 28, 2020, 05:07:48 PM »
Yeah, Hillary? Cordex has incriminating information on you.

You will? He will? Thanks!
On a completely unrelated note ...

I made mistakes from ignorance, inexperience and overwork.  I did not knowingly violate any law or standard of conduct.  I was not meant for the job or the spotlight of public life in Washington.

I plan to seek counseling for depression.

Regretfully yours,
cordex

K Frame

  • friend
  • Senior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 44,007
  • I Am Inimical
Re: China quarantines an entire city
« Reply #49 on: January 29, 2020, 07:32:31 AM »
I regret to inform everyone that Cordex has committed suicide by stabbing himself in the back 72 times...
Carbon Monoxide, sucking the life out of idiots, 'tards, and fools since man tamed fire.