Author Topic: COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread  (Read 440359 times)

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Re: COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread
« Reply #3975 on: October 05, 2020, 09:32:08 AM »
Well, that's horrifying...

https://www.luxreview.com/2020/10/01/uv-c-accidents-highlight-need-for-caution/
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In a primary school in Yhang, China, 130 students were exposed to UV-C disinfection lamp for five hours and many suffered burns to their eyes and skin.

The cause of the mishap was human error: the onsite electrician mistakenly turned on the lamps in three classrooms following a power failure.

In the Philippines last week, a UV-C robot named Keno mingled with members of the media while energised, resulting in a number of journalists requiring medical treatment.

Well, the first part is.

In the second, the robot should have been equipped with a phased plasma rife in the 40 watt range.
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Re: COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread
« Reply #3976 on: October 05, 2020, 09:38:24 AM »


Well, the first part is.

In the second, the robot should have been equipped with a phased plasma rife in the 40 watt range.

Not wrong.
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Re: COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread
« Reply #3977 on: October 05, 2020, 09:39:45 AM »
Well, they are French* so....






*French in attitude if not nationality

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« Reply #3978 on: October 08, 2020, 09:30:23 AM »
Regarding testing methodology, I found this local story interesting. John Hopkins has Idaho at #2 for positive covid cases, but the state epidemiologist has us a good deal lower based on the data used for the calculation:

https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/208/contrary-to-johns-hopkins-report-idaho-reports-9-covid-positivity-rate-not-23/277-89714b48-ea48-42f7-8cd1-ffce104bb301
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« Reply #3979 on: October 09, 2020, 09:33:24 PM »
The sign didn't say you can't run around naked!

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« Reply #3981 on: October 12, 2020, 08:33:28 PM »
Just in the nick of time, something new the media can use to beat up on President Trump with and crank up the FEAR among the fearful before the election.
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« Reply #3982 on: October 12, 2020, 08:36:46 PM »
Assuming he actually had it in the first or second place. I'm not trusting a lot of the positive reports.
Now if this thing is going to be like the common cold or flu and keep mutating we're just going to have to grin and bear it and get on with life.
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« Reply #3983 on: October 12, 2020, 09:29:51 PM »
First US case of re-infection with COVID confirmed. Well, that's not good.

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It is the first confirmed case of so-called reinfection with the virus in the U.S. and the fifth confirmed reinfection case worldwide.

While I'll admit it isn't good, the odds seem to be against the majority of the population being at risk. 

My google-fu is weak tonight & I can't seem to find a figure for the approximate current world population, but I'd bet that 5 is less than 1% of whatever that figure is.

It may turn out that second infections are more likely than they seem to be at this time; I'm thinking that, right now, it's not something to be overly concerned about.

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« Reply #3984 on: October 12, 2020, 09:31:39 PM »
I thought we were all gonna be dead by now  ???
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Re: COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread
« Reply #3985 on: October 12, 2020, 09:32:55 PM »
For any of you that missed it.

http://www.kimdutoit.com/2020/10/08/acceptable-risk/

I still don't give a *expletive deleted*it about the Kung Flu.  On the list of things that are likely to end me it's just too far down to worry about.  Which is why I have so much fun blowing off the mask "mandate".  Pass a law or kiss my ass.
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« Reply #3986 on: October 12, 2020, 10:45:55 PM »
According to the article, about 10% of people may not produce the antibodies to fight THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN oooops, covid19,  so they get reinfected,  or the antigens interfere somehow. 

This might not be a widespread problem. 
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« Reply #3987 on: October 13, 2020, 08:31:38 AM »
The leftists can't even all stay on the same page.

More likely, they know the risk of reinfection is barely even measurable but need to keep the FEAR ramped up pre-election.

Somebody at Harvard didn't get the memo on the new talking point.

Four months isn't that long though so operation chaos can continue forward generating fear.

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https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2020/10/covid-survivors-may-have-four-months-of-protection/?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=hu-twitter-general&utm_medium=social

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« Reply #3988 on: October 13, 2020, 08:47:05 AM »

More likely, they know the risk of reinfection is barely even measurable but need to keep the FEAR ramped up pre-election.

Well,  I would say "Who knows?". Because it all depends on people being tested. 90% of the people I know in meatspace, including me, have NOT ever been tested. I realize in many parts of the country people could say the opposite, but the point is that there are still LOTS of people who have never been tested, so who knows how many times others have already been infected and reinfected and got over it?
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« Reply #3989 on: October 13, 2020, 09:30:57 AM »
I'm not going to worry about it - even if it is true. At .000000064% of the world population, come on man! (Thought I'd throw in a little Joe Biden for y'all.)

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« Reply #3990 on: October 13, 2020, 09:38:27 AM »
The virus has been here over half a year and we are coming up on one year in China.

Five "confirmed" reinfections across the planet indicates it probably isn't that common.

Once we wrap up the year it will be interesting to see how this year compares to others regarding infections, hospitalizations and deaths.

With all the politicization, lies,  fear mongering, denial, propaganda and disinformation it has been a hard year to do personal risk assessment, especially while living in one of the largest metropolitan areas in the country.

The fear and neuroticism is contagious. How do you stay balanced living in a literal dystopia?
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« Reply #3991 on: October 13, 2020, 11:29:07 AM »

The fear and neuroticism is contagious. How do you stay balanced living in a literal dystopia?


 It takes a strong centered individual.  Personally, I have focused on finance, buying tulip futures and South Sea Trading stocks.
 

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« Reply #3992 on: October 13, 2020, 11:34:23 AM »
Whoops. Wrong thread.
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« Reply #3993 on: October 13, 2020, 11:36:55 AM »
How do you stay balanced living in a literal dystopia?


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« Reply #3994 on: October 13, 2020, 11:45:24 AM »
"How do you stay balanced living in a literal dystopia?"

Being an introvert really helps.
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« Reply #3995 on: October 13, 2020, 12:26:28 PM »
It takes a strong centered individual.  Personally, I have focused on finance, buying tulip futures and South Sea Trading stocks.
 

 :laugh: I know enough history to get the reference, and pretend I understand it, though I really don't.
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« Reply #3996 on: October 13, 2020, 12:37:08 PM »
:laugh: I know enough history to get the reference, and pretend I understand it, though I really don't.

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« Reply #3997 on: October 13, 2020, 02:43:09 PM »
"How do you stay balanced living in a literal dystopia?"

Being an introvert really helps.
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« Reply #3998 on: October 13, 2020, 03:17:26 PM »
"How do you stay balanced living in a literal dystopia?"

Being an introvert really helps.

It really does.  Mrs. Mush and I have avoided all family gatherings and holidays through at least Christmas with the "Due to the virus we are not visiting anyone" line.  Never mind that we are going camping in the mountains, which we prefer anyways.

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« Reply #3999 on: October 13, 2020, 04:02:42 PM »
Never mind that we are going camping in the mountains, which we prefer anyways.

Now that's social distancing.
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