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Asithappens

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  1. Just like blacks can casually toss around the n-word? Bullshit. If it's wrong, it's wrong. Stop with the identity politics bullshit. Jews and blacks don't get a free pass for being anti-semitic or racist. But that would have to acknowledge that whitey isn't the source of all evil in the world.
  2. You can't contain this. So, there was no time to do that.
  3. No shit. It's a fool's errand to attempt to contain this. It's out there.
  4. Please correct me if I'm wrong here, but imo the stats here are bullshit. We don't know how many are affected/infected, therefore the case fatality rates are worthless. Are we having one death per 1,000; or one death per 10,000? And so fucking what if we get results back in an hour? In 30 minutes? Jesus, we're all (or most) gonna be exposed. Gotta go. Costco is awaiting my $800 purchase.
  5. Not that I think the govt will not eff things up, but I completely disagree with this mentality: what do you expect? Perfection when it comes to containing the virus? It's not gonna happen. Especially when people can be asymptomatic for week(s) before they show symptoms. What are you going to do? Quarantine everybody who we might think is infected? For how long? This is like the guy who called it negligence for not taking the temperature of every person (not a sample, not a subset, not those who are showing symptoms) coming into the US from the "pacific" (however that is defined). I mean, jesus, you can have the virus and not show a temp, so what the fuck good is taking the temp of every single person? The point seems only to be to make people feel better. It's unrealistic and going to be phenomenally expensive and more disruptive than the virus itself.
  6. There was a recent story on NPR about zinc lozenges and their ability to lessen the symptoms of the flu (really). The problem is that only zinc works, and additives such as citrus/citric acid (?) reduce the effectiveness, and that most zinc lozenges sold in stores contain the citrus additive. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/02/10/803886479/taking-zinc-can-shorten-your-cold-thank-a-91-year-old-scientist-for-the-discover
  7. The virus is (basically) everywhere. Stop worrying about stopping the spread. Start worrying about what to do if shit hits the fan.
  8. Ok, what are "some symptoms"? Runny nose? Cough? Scratchy throat? Jesus.
  9. This show is so bad it's great. Great, Jerry!
  10. The Longest Yard.
  11. Here's how Tommy Caldwell put it. It's just his opinion, but it's interesting: Imagine an Olympic-gold-medal-level athletic achievement that, if you don't get that gold medal, you're gonna die. That's pretty much what free soloing El Cap is like.
  12. Ok, you do you. You like Og, I like Alex.
  13. Yeah, but I stand by it. Sorry Hercules (half man, right?).
  14. If you had a movie criticism blog I would subscribe to it.
  15. To me, the obvious answer is The Simpsons. Longevity, quality, great writing. Everything else is just who gets second place.
  16. Were all going to be exposed to this. Stop the pollyanna thinking that you can protect yourself from exposure to the virus. Accept it. Embrace it. Pray to whatever god you want. My god is Stevie Ray Vaughan and he even has his own statue.
  17. I just watched (twice) Free Solo on Hulu. Words can't describe how good this movie is (imo) and the incredible feat that Alex Honnold accomplished. I was more in awe the second time I watched it than the first. It's like (Tommy Caldwell?) said, those who know a little bit about climbing (and not saying that I know a lot) think basically "no big deal", while those who know more think "what the fuck! this is crazy/amazing/whoa!". After this I watched "The Dawn Wall" (think it's on Netflix) about Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson's ascent (is that the correct term?) of the Dawn Wall of El Capitan. These guys are not only incredible climbers they are also inspiring people. Mr. Caldwell and Mr. Honnold are amazing. Fyi, Alex and Sanni got engaged last Christmas. If you haven't seen this yet, please watch it. Get Hulu for a month if you have to. Just. Fucking. Amazing. Probably the single biggest physical/athletic feat in the history of mankind. Oh, and a shout out to Jimmy Chin (the guy who basically did the movie). He deserved his Oscar for this.
  18. Because the flu does kill more people? Are you talking about case rate fatality (CRF) or overall deaths? I think the flu does kill more people. I could be wrong, though.
  19. Lol, my thoughts exactly, loco. To call this the work of a "few", when in fact it was world-wide and involved many, many in the hierarchy, as well as many laity who initially blamed the victim, well, I respectfully decline to be bothered by his whining.
  20. I get your point, but think it's invalid here: the entire group of catholics deserve(d) to be shat upon. This isn't the thread for it, though.
  21. Hell, if the catholics didn't panic over the world-wide pedophile scandal I doubt they give much of a shit about this.
  22. A lot of resources (time and money) are being wasted in a futile attempt to stop every transmission of the virus. Put that effort into mash units or emergency gear/supplies. Every quarantine will be a fuck up. Every single one. Realize that and act accordingly.
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