@george-k said in Covid vaccines and covid rates: Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems that each variant is less virulent than the one preceding it. That's the way the biological "incentives" work... (virus's "want" to infect more hosts, but they die if their host dies). You get maximum virus replications with high virulence and lower lethality. But mutations are random.

I've been thinking about something part time for some extra investment fun cash. But it sure as hell won't be surveys after that.

Funny you mention that. A good friend is driving up from Texas next month in his Tesla, solo. I mentioned that he should not try to make it in one day and he said it's OK he has auto pilot. Yikes.

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@horace said in Stupid people on the interwebz: The moderation has entirely to do with human direction of the algorithms. This case about "blowing up phones" happens to be a bug, but the political bias in moderation, to the extent any of us wants to admit it exists, is a feature. It is indeed, but it's still very clunky implementation and it's code that's analyzing the text, not any one person. It's an important distinction.

Viruses gotta virus.

@axtremus said in Australia: using the military to enforce COVID-19 lockdowns: Australia's Sydney posts record daily rise in COVID-19 cases, seeks military help people just need to get vaccinated. But we flattened the curve. Mission accomplished, forget it, move on.

@klaus said in I'll cross that bridge when...: There is no reason to make a bridge for tourists particularly efficient. Yup. Like they say at the racetrack, there's always fresh.

Good to know! I have a few heavier items I'll need to mount soon (including a 75" TV) so I'll be going with the Toggler Snaptoggler for sure. The interesting part is I have to mount it on a wall that looks like it has been mounted on before (some patching of the drywall) so I might need to do some extra framing (such as mounting wood onto the wall, then mounting the TV mount onto the wood) first.

I saw that on TV and was wondering how in hell there just happened to be someone there, also clearly stopped by the road, to film it and that the perps ignored that car and abandoned the dog right in front of them. Curious.

Damn

Imagine living in another country right now that is struggling to find vaccines... then looking at our country and seeing a fear that people might be getting it too often! Oh and getting $100 for it each time. USA FTW lolz But seriously.

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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/gop-liaison-arizona-audit-says-he-resigning-won-t-be-n1275285 The Republican serving as liaison between the Arizona state Senate and the private company conducting a partisan ballot review said Wednesday he intends to resign, citing his inability to back the final product. Ken Bennett, a former Arizona secretary of state, said he made the decision after it became clear he would not regain access to the Phoenix fairgrounds where the private company, Cyber Ninjas, continues its examination of millions of ballots cast last November in Maricopa County. "Right now I’m the liaison in name only," he told conservative radio host James Harris Wednesday. "I don’t know if that makes me a LINO or what." ... Earlier report characterized him as the "director," this report says he's the "liaison", and will soon not be. :man-shrugging: