At what point did you / will you take the coronavirus epidemic seriously?

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  • Color Me Badd Fan
    Senior Member
    • Jan 2009
    • 12519

    #2086
    One in every 113 people in NYC got the 'Rona. In the large city with the second highest population density in the US, San Francisco, one in every 1500 people got it. It's not like the Bay Area is isolated either. De Blasio and Cuomo bear a huge amount of blame for their decision making in the first half of March.
    Part of it is based on academic grounds. Among major conferences, the Pac-10 is the best academically, largely because of Stanford, Cal and UCLA. “Colorado is on a par with Oregon,” he said. “Utah isn’t even in the picture.”

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    • Uncle Ted
      The Big 12 money shot.
      • Apr 2010
      • 28853

      #2087
      Originally posted by Color Me Badd Fan View Post
      One in every 113 people in NYC got the 'Rona. In the large city with the second highest population density in the US, San Francisco, one in every 1500 people got it. It's not like the Bay Area is isolated either. De Blasio and Cuomo bear a huge amount of blame for their decision making in the first half of March.
      And it even goes back further than that with these guys...



      And what the hell is up with Cuomo's nipples?
      "If there is one thing I am, it's always right." -Ted Nugent.
      "I honestly believe saying someone is a smart lawyer is damning with faint praise. The smartest people become engineers and scientists." -SU.
      "Yet I still see wisdom in that which Uncle Ted posts." -creek.
      GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!

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      • Uncle Ted
        The Big 12 money shot.
        • Apr 2010
        • 28853

        #2088
        Weird... Bill Gates is actually more bullish than Drumpf about the Covid-19 death count:

        Bill Gates calls coronavirus pandemic a ‘nightmare scenario,’ but predicts lower death toll than Trump

        • Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates called the coronavirus pandemic a “nightmare scenario.”
        • However, he predicted that the U.S. could see less than 100,000 to 240,000 deaths from COVID-19 before the outbreak is under control.
        • Gates said if people continue practicing safe social distancing and remain in quarantine, cases should begin leveling off toward the end of this month
        https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/05/bill...-scenario.html
        "If there is one thing I am, it's always right." -Ted Nugent.
        "I honestly believe saying someone is a smart lawyer is damning with faint praise. The smartest people become engineers and scientists." -SU.
        "Yet I still see wisdom in that which Uncle Ted posts." -creek.
        GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!

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        • PaloAltoCougar
          Semper infra dignitatem
          • Nov 2008
          • 16920

          #2089
          Originally posted by Uncle Ted View Post
          Weird... Bill Gates is actually more bullish than Drumpf about the Covid-19 death count:


          https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/05/bill...-scenario.html
          The dimwitted Trump finally figured out that dismal predictions would work better politically, allowing him to claim credit when deaths are "only" in the low six figures.

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          • Omaha 680
            Senior Member
            • Jul 2011
            • 11171

            #2090
            Originally posted by PaloAltoCougar View Post
            The dimwitted Trump finally figured out that dismal predictions would work better politically, allowing him to claim credit when deaths are "only" in the low six figures.
            Maybe that's what he is doing, but the administration (including fauci and birx) seem to have adopted the Washington model which is where those estimates came from.

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            • Color Me Badd Fan
              Senior Member
              • Jan 2009
              • 12519

              #2091
              Boris Johnson is in the ICU. For some reason Charles doesn't appear to have had any problem with it.
              Part of it is based on academic grounds. Among major conferences, the Pac-10 is the best academically, largely because of Stanford, Cal and UCLA. “Colorado is on a par with Oregon,” he said. “Utah isn’t even in the picture.”

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              • tooblue
                Senior Member
                • Nov 2008
                • 5108

                #2092
                I am not a fan of Trudeau, but his daily press conferences have been very good ...

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                • SeattleUte
                  Faith crisis consultant
                  • Nov 2008
                  • 20837

                  #2093
                  Originally posted by PaloAltoCougar View Post
                  The dimwitted Trump finally figured out that dismal predictions would work better politically, allowing him to claim credit when deaths are "only" in the low six figures.
                  Bingo
                  When a true genius appears, you can know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in a confederacy against him.

                  --Jonathan Swift

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                  • SeattleUte
                    Faith crisis consultant
                    • Nov 2008
                    • 20837

                    #2094
                    Originally posted by Omaha 680 View Post
                    Maybe that's what he is doing, but the administration (including fauci and birx) seem to have adopted the Washington model which is where those estimates came from.
                    Anyone who has to predict or estimate future risk knows that you need to be conservative on the negative side. Nothing worse than unhappy surprises.
                    When a true genius appears, you can know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in a confederacy against him.

                    --Jonathan Swift

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                    • YOhio
                      Hipster Mode
                      • Nov 2008
                      • 26165

                      #2095
                      I'm wondering how long it will be before people stop with dumbass WFH jokes/chitchat at the beginning of conference calls.

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                      • Omaha 680
                        Senior Member
                        • Jul 2011
                        • 11171

                        #2096
                        Originally posted by SeattleUte View Post
                        Anyone who has to predict or estimate future risk knows that you need to be conservative on the negative side. Nothing worse than unhappy surprises.
                        Also anyone who has been married.

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                        • old_gregg
                          scaly man fish
                          • Nov 2009
                          • 16915

                          #2097
                          Originally posted by YOhio View Post
                          I'm wondering how long it will be before people stop with dumbass WFH jokes/chitchat at the beginning of conference calls.
                          the absolute worst.
                          Te Occidere Possunt Sed Te Edere Non Possunt Nefas Est.

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                          • frank ryan
                            Senior Member
                            • Nov 2008
                            • 12279

                            #2098
                            I wish I could work from home. I'm pretty much on the frontlines.

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                            • Eddie
                              Senior Member
                              • Apr 2009
                              • 8098

                              #2099
                              Originally posted by frank ryan View Post
                              I wish I could work from home. I'm pretty much on the frontlines.
                              Sorry to hear that, Frank. I feel bad for folks who don't have that option, but also recognize that there is a need for people in some roles that can't be done "from home".
                              Last edited by Eddie; 04-07-2020, 09:17 AM.

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                              • Mormon Red Death
                                BYU Delenda Est
                                • Nov 2008
                                • 8077

                                #2100
                                Originally posted by SeattleUte View Post
                                Anyone who has to predict or estimate future risk knows that you need to be conservative on the negative side. Nothing worse than unhappy surprises.
                                https://twitter.com/EasterbrookG/sta...009484293?s=19

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