CitizenVectron

We know it lasts at least 9 months because that's how long we've been able to study it so far. However, it appears to be similar to SARS (the virus), and that one provoked 10+ year immunity in those who got it. There have been a handful of people globally (out of tens of millions) who have caught it a second time, but that happens with any contagious illness—some people's immune systems just don't work properly. I am fairly optimistic (and researchers are as well) that the virus and vaccine will both provide 10+ years of immunity.

What % of the US has had COVID already? Probably a good estimate is take the official account and x2, so that would be around 30 million (so around 9%). So if you can get 60% of the pop to take the vaccine, that's 69%, which is probably enough for herd immunity to kick in (assuming 90-95% effective vaccine) to stop the spread. I mean, another 10-20% of the US will have likely had the virus by then anyway.

Well it definitely has buzz, so I'll keep my eyes on the gameplay videos and impressions once it is out. Not at the top of my list, but maybe a good purchase post-Christmas!

Perfect, the 15-minute runtime will fit the time it takes me to sit on the toilet and shit out the KFC I ate.

So...turns out Legendary (who funded 75% of Dune, amongst other things) wasn't consulted on this by WB, and may sue to stop the move to HBO Max: Bart & Fleming: While WGA, CAA & WME Fight In Court, Streamers Rewrite Movie Paydays; Will Legendary Challenge WarnerMedia Over ‘Dune’ & Godzilla Vs. Kong’ HBO Max Move? DEADLINE.COM While WGA, CAA & WME Fight In Court, Streamers Rewrite movie payday Rules; Will Legendary Challenge Over 'Dune' & Godzilla Vs. Kong?' Apparently Netflix offered up to $250 million to get Godzilla, but WB turned it down. This will be interesting...I wonder how much say Legendary has on how and where the movies are screened?

Interesting. I've only played around 30 minutes of Witcher 3 and didn't really like it. However, I don't like 3rd-person action games, so that could have been why. It sounds like there will be different ways to complete missions...will most involve subterfuge and sneaking? Or is run-and-gun an option?

Okay so for someone who is totally ignorant about this, what is the closest game to compare it to? Fallout?

I wonder if they'll actually bring Thrawn into Mandalorian, or if they are only setting him up for a future cartoon again? Fuck, it's really too bad we didn't get him as the baddie in the ST. You could really even keep much of the same setup (with him convincing Ben to leave Luke, that only Thrawn could bring order, etc). And the tricks Thrawn uses to combat Jedi were interesting. A far better villain than Snoke and Palpatine for the ST.

Everything in the US is racist in origin.

Probably doesn't help that the most inconsiderate and entitled people are the ones still going out to restaurants, etc.

America only has some of the highest stats (for wealth, GDP, etc) because the top 5 or 1% bring up the average so much. In reality, America has the most powerful and wealthiest upper class in the world, but the median is absolute shit compared to the mode on a lot of those stats.

So, based on historical testing, it seems that 30 days after diagnoses, the death rate is 1.8% for new cases (which fits historical testing and deaths 30 days after). The actual mortality rate seems to be closer to 1%, but we are missing almost 1/2 of all cases. Based on that, the daily death count on Jan 5 in the US will be around 3,690. You can roughly apply this rule to any place that is doing enough testing to be below 8-10% positivity. Fuck.

Could quantum chips be useful components of future computer/AI designs, though? As in, when something that the quantum computer excels at is needed (as determined by the normal computer), it offloads that calculation to the quantum chip, and then receives the result? From what I understand, quantum computers are really great a a niche area of brute-force computing, but are not flexible. From my (very limited) extrapolation of that, could they not be used as components that specialize in a greater, more flexible overall design?

Oh, and I guess a third: This has been suspected for a while as COVID-19 appears to be primarily a vascular disease, not just respiratory as originally thought.

The second: Covid-19 Deaths Could Nearly Double by April Despite Rollout of Vaccines, Report Warns WWW.NBCCONNECTICUT.COM Health researchers said that the expected vaccine rollout only reduces the death toll by 9,000 before April 1 and said a rapid rollout targeting high-risk people could save 14,000 more lives. 539,000 dead by Apr 1 in the US. The vaccine, even if rolled out starting this month, will only save 9,000-14,000 lives. This is because it won't have reached a critical level of herd immunity until a large % of the population (60-75%) has received it or been infected (basically it will only protect the people who have received it, until then).

So two things to post, which I'll break up. The first: Study Shows Which Restrictions Prevent COVID-19 Fatalities—and Which Appear to Make Things Worse INSIGHTS.SOM.YALE.EDU New research from Yale SOM’s Heather Tookes and Matthew Spiegel finds that mask mandates, closing restaurants, and stay-at-home orders are all effective at saving lives, but other commonly used measures can actually worsen the spread of the pandemic. The things that reliably reduce deaths: Mask mandates (not recommendations, mandates) Closing restaurants Stay-at-home orders Limiting gatherings to 10 or less Closing gyms The things that increased deaths: Limiting gatherings to 100 or less Closing low-risk businesses (clothing stores, book stores, etc) Allowing outdoor gatherings at parks and beaches The data shows that places that allow gatherings over 10 simply had people maxing out those limits and spreading the disease. When people were banned from doing all out-of-the-home low-risk activities (such as bookstores, clothing shopping, etc), they instead went to higher-risk places such as their friends' homes. Beaches and parks were a source of spread due to large gatherings and socializing that took place at them. The thing that didn't seem to affect things either way (assuming mask mandate and distancing): Schools being open The study also found that the measures applied equally to all densities of living (cities or rural counties). The theoretical conclusion of the analysis by Yale is that the perfect solution is everyone staying at home...but people won't do that for long. So if you let them do some lower-risk activities while wearing masks (such as small gatherings, low-risk shopping, etc) then you can reduce the spread more than by not allowing anything (because people are more likely to break the rules and have larger gatherings, etc). Very interesting. But masks, capping gatherings, and closing restaurants/gyms are the main takeaway from this.

Yeah with no legal way of watching it online in Canada, I will definitely be torrenting it while feeling no guilt.

The millions of poor people that vote GOP: "Fuck the poor! They are lazy but also taking away my job, which is why I am currently out of work!"

"Hey should we include this line that is based off a racist and outdated joke/rhyme in the current largest market?" Every single producer and editor along the way: "I don't see why not!"

It's almost as if the economy is made of people.

Yikes. And of those 61%, how many are going to only take the first dose and say "eh, good enough," and then not be immune but act like they are?

You know what FBR said brah, "don't live in fear."