Raithe Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 BBC - Thousands volunteer to help the NHS Some 250,000 people have signed up in a single day to volunteer with the NHS after a recruitment drive to help the vulnerable amid the coronavirus crisis. The helpers are needed for delivering food and medicines, driving patients to appointments and phoning the isolated. The scheme is one of a number aimed at relieving pressure on the NHS. About 11,000 former medics have also agreed to return to the health service and more than 24,000 final year student nurses and medics will join them. 2 "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartimaeus Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Amazon workers test positive for covid-19 at six U.S. warehouses I was already thinking of starting a like 4-tier mail system where it's like "okay, this mail is 1 day old...this mail is 2 days old, and this mail is 3 days old, and now this mail is 4 days old and safe to open". Might start implementing that now. 1 Quote How I have existed fills me with horror. For I have failed in everything - spelling, arithmetic, riding, tennis, golf; dancing, singing, acting; wife, mistress, whore, friend. Even cooking. And I do not excuse myself with the usual escape of 'not trying'. I tried with all my heart. In my dreams, I am not crippled. In my dreams, I dance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azdeus Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 35 minutes ago, Bartimaeus said: Amazon workers test positive for covid-19 at six U.S. warehouses I was already thinking of starting a like 4-tier mail system where it's like "okay, this mail is 1 day old...this mail is 2 days old, and this mail is 3 days old, and now this mail is 4 days old and safe to open". Might start implementing that now. Well, you'll still be handling it before that... Civilization, in fact, grows more and more maudlin and hysterical; especially under democracy it tends to degenerate into a mere combat of crazes; the whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary. - H.L. Mencken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcador Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 (edited) I've always treated the packaging as dirty, so dispose of the envelope/box immediately and wash my hands after. Edited March 25, 2020 by Malcador 2 Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartimaeus Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 What Malcador said. The only place mail has been currently going on before being disposed of and my hands cleaned is my floor...but if you want to get technical, the contents could be infected before arriving as well (especially in this cold weather where the virus likely lives for a longer period of time), OR they could get infected by me removing the contents while still holding onto the packaging. Quote How I have existed fills me with horror. For I have failed in everything - spelling, arithmetic, riding, tennis, golf; dancing, singing, acting; wife, mistress, whore, friend. Even cooking. And I do not excuse myself with the usual escape of 'not trying'. I tried with all my heart. In my dreams, I am not crippled. In my dreams, I dance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
213374U Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Man Faces Terror Charge After Allegedly Coughing Toward Worker, Citing Virus i cant even - When he is best, he is a little worse than a man, and when he is worst, he is little better than a beast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
injurai Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 On 3/24/2020 at 9:57 AM, algroth said: Meanwhile pro-life politicians be like: COVID-19 being a joint GOP-CPC conspiracy to kill off Medicare by attacking the non-establishment boomers confirmed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceVC Posted March 25, 2020 Author Share Posted March 25, 2020 19 minutes ago, injurai said: COVID-19 being a joint GOP-CPC conspiracy to kill off Medicare by attacking the non-establishment boomers confirmed. I watched that interview and found it particularly egregious, nonsensical and insensitive... the LG was literally suggesting he has met old people who are prepared to sacrifice themselves for the future of the economy and there children and grandchildren....I find that hard to believe and its basically illogical. Which elderly person would be prepared to end there life in defense of this metaphorical and nebulous ultimate sacrifice called the " Economy " "Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss” John Milton "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” - George Bernard Shaw "What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead" - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilloutman Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 20 minutes ago, BruceVC said: I watched that interview and found it particularly egregious, nonsensical and insensitive... the LG was literally suggesting he has met old people who are prepared to sacrifice themselves for the future of the economy and there children and grandchildren....I find that hard to believe and its basically illogical. Which elderly person would be prepared to end there life in defense of this metaphorical and nebulous ultimate sacrifice called the " Economy " apparently Inuits https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senicide 1 I'm the enemy, 'cause I like to think, I like to read. I'm into freedom of speech, and freedom of choice. I'm the kinda guy that likes to sit in a greasy spoon and wonder, "Gee, should I have the T-bone steak or the jumbo rack of barbecue ribs with the side-order of gravy fries?" I want high cholesterol! I wanna eat bacon, and butter, and buckets of cheese, okay?! I wanna smoke a Cuban cigar the size of Cincinnati in the non-smoking section! I wanna run naked through the street, with green Jell-O all over my body, reading Playboy magazine. Why? Because I suddenly may feel the need to, okay, pal? I've SEEN the future. Do you know what it is? It's a 47-year-old virgin sitting around in his beige pajamas, drinking a banana-broccoli shake, singing "I'm an Oscar Meyer Wiene" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gromnir Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 HA! Good Fun! 1 3 "If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."Justice Louis Brandeis, Concurring, Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) "Im indifferent to almost any murder as long as it doesn't affect me or mine."--Gfted1 (September 30, 2019) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadySands Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 56 minutes ago, Chilloutman said: apparently Inuits https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senicide But even that wasn't for the economy 2 Free games updated 3/4/21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcador Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Star Trek sure had some lazy aliens. 2 Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E.RedMark Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 I don't know if anyone seen this yet, but after reading the article and plz take the time to sign the petition (and share it!) . https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/louisiana-pastor-defies-coronavirus-order-draws-over-1-000-people-n1168501 cose this is ridiculous! Also, here in Canada, Quebec...you can guess. it's going up, and we have peoples not following the rules and everyone is panicking and buying Toilet papers (You can't even eat tha stuff! Like what the..lol) . Keep safe everyone! I'll bet ye've got all sorts o' barmy questions! (She mimics your heroic stance) Greetin's, I have some questions... can ye tell me about this place? Who's the Lady o' Pain? I'm lookin' fer the magic Girdle of Swank Iron, have ye seen it? Do ye know where a portal ta the 2,817th Plane o' the Abyss might be? Do ye know where the Holy Flamin' Frost-Brand Gronk-Slayin' Vorpal Hammer o' Woundin' an' Returnin' an' Shootin'-Lightnin'-Out-Yer-Bum is? Elderly Hive Dweller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadySands Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 ^Just because My county issued an order to shelter in place that goes into effect tomorrow. They're doing even bigger fines and longer jail time than Denver but their exemptions are so broadly defined, and purposefully so, that I think you'd actually have to try to run afoul of the law. Still such a restrictive order backed up with substantial punishment (I know some people need the stick) rubs me, and those standing near me, the wrong way right in the freedom. For the Greater Good. Free games updated 3/4/21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guard Dog Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gromnir Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 https://www.unacast.com/covid19/social-distancing-scoreboard is knee-jerk to draw too many conclusions, but is interesting to look at the data. HA! Good Fun! "If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."Justice Louis Brandeis, Concurring, Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) "Im indifferent to almost any murder as long as it doesn't affect me or mine."--Gfted1 (September 30, 2019) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katphood Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 If only the average Iranian was as smart as these girls... Scary times... There used to be a signature here, a really cool one...and now it's gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raithe Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 There is a certain renaissance of the arts so to speak going on with everything. And a reminder that there are nice people out there... 7 "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skazz Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 ^ The fact that Neil Gaiman responded and agreed to this makes this twice as amazing. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katphood Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 Meanwhile in Chile... There used to be a signature here, a really cool one...and now it's gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gromnir Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, Raithe said: There is a certain renaissance of the arts so to speak going on with everything. And a reminder that there are nice people out there... (image) am recalling pbs buffalo went after levar burton when he resurrected the reading rainbow show via a kickstarter campaign. seth macfarlane contributed ~$1 million to the kickstarter. am embarrassed to admit we never bothered to see what were the resolution o' the legal kerfuffle, 'but given he is still reading but not using "rainbow," am assuming some kinda settlement were reached which allows mr. burton to continue. is our opinion gaiman's best work is found in his kid friendly and ya catalog, and that ain't a backhanded compliment. the graveyard book is one o' the best stories we has read since 2000... period. no qualification as a children's book needed. applause for mr. burton and gaiman respective. HA! Good Fun! Edited March 26, 2020 by Gromnir 2 "If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."Justice Louis Brandeis, Concurring, Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) "Im indifferent to almost any murder as long as it doesn't affect me or mine."--Gfted1 (September 30, 2019) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktchong Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 (edited) So a Chinese doctor who was sent to Italy to help out the horrid situation there, observed what was going on in Italy and realized what Italy problem's was, (and I'm paraphrasing): "WHY THE **** IS NO ONE STAYING HOME? WHY IS EVERYONE STILL WALKING AROUND OUTSIDE?? AND WITHOUT A FACE MASK??? WHY HAS NOTHING SHUT DOWN?" THAT is the problem that has been causing massive casualties in Italy. Original source: China expert lambasts Italy’s ‘lax’ response to pandemic Well, here comes the punchline: the US is even more lax than Italy has been. Edited March 26, 2020 by ktchong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartimaeus Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 U.S. has overtaken China for official confirmed cases numbers. Mind you, the Chinese numbers are almost definitely cooked...but so are ours (although more likely by incompetency/lack of resources to test). Really wish I didn't know so many people that worked at hospitals right now, including family members... Quote How I have existed fills me with horror. For I have failed in everything - spelling, arithmetic, riding, tennis, golf; dancing, singing, acting; wife, mistress, whore, friend. Even cooking. And I do not excuse myself with the usual escape of 'not trying'. I tried with all my heart. In my dreams, I am not crippled. In my dreams, I dance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PK htiw klaw eriF Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Bartimaeus said: U.S. has overtaken China for official confirmed cases numbers. Mind you, the Chinese numbers are almost definitely cooked...but so are ours (although more likely by incompetency/lack of resources to test). Really wish I didn't know so many people that worked at hospitals right now, including family members... Given how neurotic testing policy can be here (no tests unless specific systems, despite asymptomatic cases being common in many areas) I think the current number is at most a tenth of actual cases and we're not at the peak yet due to disastrous policies. 1 "Akiva Goldsman and Alex Kurtzman run the 21st century version of MK ULTRA." - majestic "I'm gonna hunt you down so that I can slap you square in the mouth." - Bartimaeus "Without individual thinking you can't notice the plot holes." - InsaneCommander "Just feed off the suffering of gamers." - Malcador "You are calling my taste crap." -Hurlshort "thankfully it seems like the creators like Hungary less this time around." - Sarex "Don't forget the wakame, dumbass" -Keyrock "Are you trolling or just being inadvertently nonsensical?' -Pidesco "we have already been forced to admit you are at least human" - uuuhhii "I refuse to buy from non-woke businesses" - HoonDing "feral camels are now considered a pest" - Gorth "Melkathi is known to be an overly critical grumpy person" - Melkathi "Oddly enough Sanderson was a lot more direct despite being a Mormon" - Zoraptor "I found it greatly disturbing to scroll through my cartoon's halfing selection of genitalias." - Wormerine "Am I phrasing in the most negative light for them? Yes, but it's not untrue." - ShadySands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComradeYellow Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 I'm getting a really nasty smell of fascism and sino-phobia in this thread, which is totally not cool. Reminds me of the Hitler sympathizers in the 1930's and we all know what happened to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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