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  • One third tested have COVID-19

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    jon-nycJ

    There was a town in Italy where almost 70% of blood donors tested positive for antibodies.

    But then 1.7% of the population had died of the virus, so you can imagine it was pretty close to sweeping.

  • It's Sunday afternoon! What're you doing?

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    Aqua LetiferA

    Nope!

  • The Disappeared

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    Doctor PhibesD

    I don't think we really opened them up to commerce, I think they did that for themselves. It's possible that is what allowed the CCP to survive. It's also been said that China is now a lot less open economically than it was in the 80's and 90's.

  • Best photo workflow ever.

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    Aqua LetiferA

    @Klaus here's the marketing page for Lightroom. Gives a decent overview, and the Adobe forums are a good place to find very specific answers.

    https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-lightroom.html

  • SAHM

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    Doctor PhibesD

    Lady Phibes is SAHM. For some inexplicable reason, I'm just getting a subtle hint that she's not that mad keen on me being a WAHD on a longer-term basis.

  • Schitt’s Creek

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  • The viral plot thickens...

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    JollyJ

    @Klaus said in The viral plot thickens...:

    @jon-nyc said in The viral plot thickens...:

    It’s weird that both of these are (seem to be) true:

    1] Initial viral load correlates with disease severity
    2) No difference in viral load between symptomatic and asymptomatic cases

    But the load as measured in 2) is not initial, or is it? So where is the weirdness?

    Why would you have a high viral load in an asymptomatic patient?

  • Irony: Chinese Contagion SciFi

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  • Meanwhile, in D.C.

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    MikM

    @Copper said in Meanwhile, in D.C.:

    @Jolly said in Meanwhile, in D.C.:

    https://www.newsweek.com/exclusive-washington-dc-faces-coronavirus-spike-secret-military-task-force-prepares-secure-1498276

    "No one wants to talk evacuation, especially when there's nowhere to go," says a senior military officer working on continuity of government planning; he requested anonymity because he is not authorized to speak on the record.

    That senior military officer knows exactly where they will go.

    Here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Weather_Emergency_Operations_Center

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    A few miles south of route 7 on the top of the Blue Ridge. This was always on the tour for my demonstration flights. (It's not secret anymore) There is a steady stream of military helicopter flights to this location from the DC area.

    I am sure parts of government tasked with defense are still considering this pandemic may be the first shot fired in a war. It is wise to be prepared.

  • Hey Aqua - asthma and covid

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    LuFins DadL

    Matches what my doctor said a few weeks ago.

  • The Day the Music Died

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    89th8

    Short term pain, long term no change.

    Btw we had tickets to see Riverdance in June. Canceled. I do feel bad for some artists/performers.

  • Social Media is Not Your Friend

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    89th8

    My first thought was also “why is this a school issue?” Well I guess after I thought, “holy shit these kids are horrible”

  • Michelle gets her show

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  • 24 Hour Fitless

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    jon-nycJ

    So the private equity guys that bought it get zeroed out and the bond holders take it from here.

    Ok. Proceed.

  • Reopen VA

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    ImprovisoI

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  • He slept at a Holiday Inn Express last night.

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  • New York vs the rest of the planet

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    jon-nycJ

    Thank god these guys weren’t at valley forge.

  • Seeds

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  • Tonight's musical livestream: Phantom of the Opera

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    MikM

    I don't know why, but I never liked that show. Seen it live twice. Maybe because it's Webber. I'm more of a Sondheim guy.

  • How to Pass the Salt While Maintaining Proper Social Distance

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