@loki said in How to end the pandemic in a month:

@aqua-letifer said in How to end the pandemic in a month:

@doctor-phibes said in How to end the pandemic in a month:

And I have seen some really, really stupid anti-vax shit out there. I'm sure we all have. If I'm not allowed to laugh at that, what is it for?

Getting pissed at the people who are by and large creating the biggest and completely avoidable strain on our health system is pretty natural, I think. It still pisses me off, but condemnation isn't going to change any minds, and I don't feel any righteousness from unvaccinated infection horror stories. I just want everybody to be able to ride this shitstorm out.

That's separate from the fact that a lot of the anti-vaxx nonsense is absolutely hilarious. I mean c'mon, it just is. It's about as humorous as my apparent incompetence with terlets, and I'm not about to take some kind of half-assed "life choice" moral stance on my stupidity there, unnecessary ignorance is always funny.

I think this captures my sentiment most closely. Yeah I started this thread with a snarky quote but it is certainly no worse than what is said of Hillary and Biden as examples. Not clear to me why some things are flagged as out of bounds.

I certainly don’t want to alienate anyone so that is a fair comment.

The differences between this and the political stuff with Hillary and President Uncle Joe are pretty clear.

As much as we joke about politics being a blood sport, it isn’t. It’s important, yes, but most people’s lives and long term health aren’t really affected too much by the results.

People’s livelihoods aren’t generally being threatened based on their Voter Registration status. They aren’t being denied entry to concerts because they are registered independent or didn’t participate in the last election.

If I’m not a positive influence on one person and their vote… Oh well. If I’m a negative influence on somebody’s decision regarding vaccination, it could affect countless others.

@89th said in Larry is a Monster:

Rumor has it there are Hare Krishnas camped out in Bermuda.

Just as long as they don't grab me....

@mik said in Breadless:

Yep. Supply chain will be the death of the species.

Struth.

@jolly said in Kurt Rant:

He’s senile.

Yup

@jolly said in The Problem:

Indeed, a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps was relieved of his command for posting a video accurately blaming military and civilian leadership for the Afghanistan nightmare.
Yet until Jan. 20, retired top brass had constantly smeared their elected commander in chief with impunity.

Yup

@89th said in Texas Public Schools and Mask Mandates:

@axtremus said in Texas Public Schools and Mask Mandates:

A central Texas school system shutdown after two staff members died of COVID-19.

"It was not immediately known if either teacher was vaccinated."

Umm, I can make a pretty good guess on that answer.

I wouldn't. While the deaths are overwhelmingly unvaccinated, there are some who are. I know of a few, personally. They're burying a 55 year-old down the road from me today...Saw the hearse about 30 minutes ago...

Toilet water infused connections by any name smell as sweet.

Really good. Otherwise what normal person would run for office?

Indeed I hadn't heard of that. What a nightmare!

Poodles are very smart.

It was misinformation, so an account deletion was mandatory.

Or a vaccine that doesn't work against it!

Geraldo said on The Five yesterday that FOX News had made sure they got their interpreter and his family out of Afghanistan. It was a private effort, not necessarily coordinated with the government.

He also said most of the other networks had done the same.

@lufins-dad said in Let’s talk cookware:

I could see paying 2-3 times more for the All-Clad but 5-6 times the cost of a Cuisanart set? From what I can see, both seem to cook about as well, but the All-Clad lasts forever and the Cuisinart will be replaced every 6-7 years. Does that seem accurate to those of you that own the respective pieces?

Wait for a good sale on the All-Clad. Use the W-S card for an additional discount on top of the sale price. Layer the discounts, and do this while you're still young enough to get many years of use from it. (Don't wait until you're an old fart like ... ahem.)

Defense of the study.

https://www.livescience.com/randomized-trial-shows-surgical-masks-work-curbing-covid.html

US researchers involved. Currently being peer reviewed.

Looks like we may get an answer.

“ Bowlds said that inserting F-35 aggressors into Red Flag made things "more challenging because there is a little bit of an unknown in terms of what they are going to be able to do."

That’s fair… Even the F-35 pilots don’t know what the planes are going to be capable of this day…

“ "It is challenging, even flying the Raptor, to have good [situational awareness] on where the F-35s are," he said.”

It can be extremely challenging since you don’t know if the Pilot has passed out or not, so who knows where the damn thing is…

@george-k said in Who dis?:

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George.

Liz. Nice.

@george-k

So why didn’t they do XYZ axial X-rays to find the bullet rather than jabbing around in his cranium?