Guest Godless Posted March 7, 2020 Report Share Posted March 7, 2020 (edited) On 3/6/2020 at 9:55 PM, mirkwood said: I knew Ozzy canceled his appearance. Now the whole thing is canceled? Yep. Several other performers and companies had already backed out as well. There are a lot of businesses in Austin that rely on SXSW to keep them profitable for the year. This could be devastating for them. https://www.statesman.com/business/20200306/sxsw-canceled-over-coronavirus-fears Edited March 8, 2020 by Godless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnsonJones Posted March 7, 2020 Report Share Posted March 7, 2020 I've heard rumors now that the mortality rate in the US today has passed 4-5% and is thus currently the highest in the Western World. Part of this thought is that the US is not really testing well. They have turned away many who thought they were sick but have been unable to be tested due to lack of facilities and resources. The Elderly are the ones that are being prioritized in testing. As such, as well as because the biggest outbreak was in a Nursing Home which didn't deal with it as quickly as they could, the number of deaths has risen higher currently in the US (as the mortality rate is only among those who are confirmed cases), or that is the hypothesis I've heard. It could be even seen as higher, but estimates are around 4-5% US COVID-19 cases surge to 260 and deaths reach 16 (yes, I'm not that bad at math, I know that actually means it would actually be around a 6% mortality, the other sources say it's around 4-5% that I've read, but this article had some more solid numbers that I found, but it's old and from yesterday). 4000 are currently on quarantine in New York. In addition, they have cases coming from other nations of those who have COVID-19 that vacationed in the US indicating that the US has COVID-19 running in the wild among the untested population. Older News but a study done that showed the mortality out of China was probably less than the 3% in China at the time by the University of Minnisota showed around a 2.3% mortality rate. Study of 72K COVID-19 shows 2.3% Worldwide this is not agreed upon by the WHO which is now saying there are 100K cases worldwide and rising and has a 3.4% mortality rate. Not sure if this link will work or not, it's on the livescience website with live updates coronavirus-updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scott Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 Hotel where quarantined people were staying collapses in China: https://www.yahoo.com/news/hotel-collapse-traps-70-eastern-china-154017056.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NeuroTypical Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 Fancy World Dashboard from Johns Hopkins University that looks like something from a Michael Bay movie:https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html?fbclid=IwAR2_5Dlo-pVrBI6-92r4K5wjbmVV4tfHRe4AHQGfLzkdaTHh5I2uJpqG0Pg#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6 Data and chart-intensive website:https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ CDC confirmed US cases:https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-in-us.html Interview with a guy who caught, and recovered from, the issues caused by the virus. Your symptoms may vary. I hope to gather more "Here's my story" anecdotes from people who actually have caught this thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anatess2 Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 (edited) This is my favorite one so far. I love her positivity and turning her tragedy into service for others. I also love her message in the end there. Edited March 11, 2020 by anatess2 Midwest LDS and Anddenex 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vort Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 The world has gone insane. That insanity began in China and entered the US via Seattle. Why am I not surprised? Midwest LDS and lonetree 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mordorbund Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 2 hours ago, NeuroTypical said: Fancy World Dashboard from Johns Hopkins University that looks like something from a Michael Bay movie:https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html?fbclid=IwAR2_5Dlo-pVrBI6-92r4K5wjbmVV4tfHRe4AHQGfLzkdaTHh5I2uJpqG0Pg#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6 Oh good, Europe thinks only 4 1/3 people have died from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeuroTypical Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 1 hour ago, mordorbund said: Oh good, Europe thinks only 4 1/3 people have died from it. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vort Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 13 minutes ago, NeuroTypical said: 2 hours ago, mordorbund said: Oh good, Europe thinks only 4 1/3 people have died from it. ? Translating Eurospeak to US-speak, that's 4.584, barely four and a half people. NeuroTypical 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeuroTypical Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 Ah yes. Comma confusion syndrome. Happened about the time Europe went metric. #KeepAmericaFarenheitAgain Midwest LDS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mordorbund Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 18 minutes ago, NeuroTypical said: ? Heh, that's on me. I set up my computer with Spain settings so I could investigate a number formatting issue. I forgot I did that but the Web site didn't. Midwest LDS and NeuroTypical 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnsonJones Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 Apparently people my age are supposed to isolate themselves (older individuals suggested to not go out as much). I don't think I'm going to be able to do that easily. My stocks have lost tens of thousands over the past little while (literally lost a ton of money in the stock market...retirement that I did have is lower now) from what I can tell. I still have work (with students of all things, teaching classes as the university has not cancelled them yet for our area). Of course there are also church meetings (primary areas of transmission seem to be schools, nursing homes, and of course, included in that are churches), and various other activities. I wonder how this will impact my typical research trips I take during the late spring and summer months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vort Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 36 minutes ago, JohnsonJones said: literally lost a ton of money in the stock market A dollar bill weighs a gram, so a literal ton of money would be 1000 kg = 1,000,000 grams = $1 million. If you're using larger denominations, this could be a lot more. If you are using pennies, which can weigh as much as 3.11 g each, then your losses might be no more than 1,000,000*$0.01/3.11 = $3,215.43—assuming you're using a metric ton. If you meant a regular short ton, your losses might even be below $3000. Here's to hoping you were measuring in pennyweight. Midwest LDS, SilentOne, JohnsonJones and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeedleinA Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 4 hours ago, Vort said: The world has gone insane. Homemade bio suit anyone? Way to recycle...I suppose.https://www.fox13news.com/video/663086 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vort Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 22 minutes ago, NeedleinA said: Homemade bio suit anyone? Way to recycle...I suppose.https://www.fox13news.com/video/663086 wut the hey...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fether Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 (edited) My dad pointed out you can replace the line “come on Eileen” in the song by Dexy Midnight Runners with “Covid-19”... so there’s that. Does that count as my story? Edited March 11, 2020 by Fether Vort and NeuroTypical 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fether Posted March 12, 2020 Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 3 hours ago, Vort said: A dollar bill weighs a gram, so a literal ton of money would be 1000 kg = 1,000,000 grams = $1 million. If you're using larger denominations, this could be a lot more. If you are using pennies, which can weigh as much as 3.11 g each, then your losses might be no more than 1,000,000*$0.01/3.11 = $3,215.43—assuming you're using a metric ton. If you meant a regular short ton, your losses might even be below $3000. Here's to hoping you were measuring in pennyweight. Given that stock market exchanges are not typically done with Penny nor Dollar, but with the transfer of data. The way of the currency is of no consequence, instead we should be looking at the weight of the hard drive holding the data that is tracking the currency. According to @JohnsonJones, he lost the equivalent to the amount of currency that can be stored in 1 metric ton of hard drives. That, or the amount of data that one metric ton of Internet equipment can stored in the cloud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scott Posted March 12, 2020 Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 (edited) Things are getting serious: https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/president-trump-deliver-prime-time-statement-coronavirus/story?id=69543646 Edited March 12, 2020 by Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vort Posted March 12, 2020 Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 3 minutes ago, Scott said: Things are getting serious political: https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/president-trump-deliver-prime-time-statement-coronavirus/story?id=69543646 Ftfy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midwest LDS Posted March 12, 2020 Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 The NBA just suspended it's season indefinitely https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/coronavirus-update-nba-suspends-season-after-jazz-player-tests-positive-for-covid-19/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeuroTypical Posted March 12, 2020 Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 General Conference is going to be broadcast only - no attending in person. Gives new meaning to home-based, church-supported religion! 30 day travel ban from Europe to the US. Some hefty legislation being asked for, like payroll tax suspension and pumping 50 billion into easy loans for impacted businesses. Some countries are starting to restrict travel between in-country districts, it's feasible to think this might perhaps be coming to a state near you in the next week or two. Schools and universities going online only, planning to not return after spring break, etc. "Social distancing" is the new black, especially for the elderly and those with serious medical conditions. In my neck of the woods, CO declared a state of emergency, parades and gatherings and sports events being cancelled. And my place of employment is urging anyone who can work at home, to do so, they even suggested I take my work chair with me. The US is going full out in efforts to keep this stuff from spreading. If successful, it'll be the most expensive non-event of the century. We can spend the election, and the next decade, arguing about whether it was necessary or not. Fun times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Godless Posted March 12, 2020 Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 Tom Hanks has tested positive and is being quarantined in Australia. A staffer on Capitol Hill has also tested positive. By my count, there are at least three people who have tested positive that have had recent interaction with Trump. Also, my son and I had Spurs/T-Wolves tickets for the 26th. 😢 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just_A_Guy Posted March 12, 2020 Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 We had a Sunday School presidency this evening. Most of the discussion revolved around making technical arrangements for doing classes via teleconferencing, should the need arise; and looking into ways to train teachers to use the tech in a pedagogically effective way. JohnsonJones 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vort Posted March 12, 2020 Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 24 minutes ago, NeuroTypical said: pumping 50 billion into easy loans for impacted businesses. For a tenth that price, we could develop a sure-fire technology that would make us completely energy-independent forever. SMH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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