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ultimate reaver posted...

shocking to see a tepid do-nothing liberal settle on "BuT BoTh SiDeS ArE MeAn"

Or maybe they're just smart enough to realize that things aren't so black and white?

NoMeLx22x posted...

Why not? Not criticizing you I'm genuinely curious why you feel like it won't.

I just see a whole fuck load of people in crowds mostly without masks and imagine some are gonna get sick. Why don't you feel the same?

It's outdoors. The virus mainly spreads indoors.
Most of them are wearing masks.
It's such a small % of the population doing this.

Several people will probably get sick because of this. But not enough to cause a massive spike.

Nah, the riots are outdoors and many of them are wearing masks. It's also a very small % of the population involved. The riots alone will not cause a massive spike. If we do see a big spike, it's because of all the reopening.

77JPiZg3 posted...

of course i'm against riots; you may as well ask me if i want them to happen. of course i don't.

riots are a symptom and not the disease, though. they are the result of and complication of a much bigger problem. if abusive ideologies are an illness, riots are the antibody.

This I agree with. I think they're a symptom of a much bigger problem. But they're not a cure.

averagejoel posted...

hey TC I noticed that you haven't addressed post 13 yet

Mayors are gonna "deal" with it by turning to police to quell the protests rather than by making meaningful changes.

Antifar posted...

They aren't, though. Minneapolis increased the police budget last year despite community backlash. Multiple prosecutors ran for president as Democrats this cycle.

Regardless, looting is only gonna cause local governments to turn to the police more to try and get them under control. It causes increased animosity between the government and the movement which I can't see being a good thing.

CommonStar posted...

No, riots are necessary if you want change.

The thing is, in the minds of conservatives, looting and rioting just reinforces the idea that these people are thugs and the police are the good guys. And conservatives are the ones who need to be convinced of BLM's message for there to be any change. Liberals are already on board.

averagejoel posted...

no

well they are dangerous. that's 1/3

Please explain how they're helping the cause

I 100% agree with the message of BLM. But I also feel like the riots are stupid, dangerous, and not helping the cause in any way (probably doing the opposite actually).

NightMarishPie posted...

Source?

It never went away to begin with.

That being said, the protests and riots alone are not going to cause a massive spike like people seem to think. But they're not exactly helpig the virus situation either.

Most successful, well-functioning women do not go for guys like that.

I haven't played since shortly after MoP came out. Did I miss much?

AlephZero posted...

US reporting lowest number of deaths in almost two months.

I hope that's a good thing, but it's also Memorial Day weekend so reporting might be down quite a bit. Deaths do seem to be trending down, but new cases have been pretty steady these last couple weeks after they had been decreasing prior to that. Hard to say which direction things will go in the coming weeks.

CobraGT posted...

I am posting more links about neutral antibodies because more recent articles are less technical. Neutral antibodies are not entirely good news: there can be no covid-19 specific present and the common test will fail. Moreover, there is the indication that the person will not have immunity.

https://www.genengnews.com/news/coronavirus-neutralizing-human-antibody-discovered/

https://www.fiercebiotech.com/research/battling-covid-19-neutralizing-antibodies

https://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2020/05/06/details-of-a-new-anti-coronovirus-neutralizing-antibody

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-16256-y

previously posted
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.30.20047365v2

I think you're misunderstanding what those articles are about. It has nothing to do with testing people, they're trying to develop an antibody-based treatment.

In general, I don't think people should hate on politiicans for doing things that aren't politics related. They are humans too, not robots who do nothing but their job 24 hours a day.

That being said, Trump was a hyprocrite for doing it after he called out Obama for it. And that's only one reason on the endless list of why he's a terrible president and person.

I mean, he's alright. Some of his songs are pretty good (Castle on the Hill, Don't) and others are terrible (especially Shape of You, couldn't avoid that song no matter how hard I tried a few years back).

Autocraticus posted...

You just graduated and you already want to carry her baggage of two kids?

Go out and live your life, man.

It was graduate school, so not like I'm straight out of college. Several years past that age. But no, I can't really see myself going beyond casual with her.

Harpie posted...

Well, are you gonna go for it?

That's the question...she's not bad looking, but she has two kids and has been single for as long as I can remember. No idea what I'd be getting myself into.

This chick used to cut my hair, last time I saw her was almost a year ago. Then I found out she didn't work there anymore and I hadn't seen her since. A few weeks ago, she randomly adds me on Facebook. Then today she messaged me, congratulating me on my recent graduation and offering to meet up with me and buy me food to celebrate. Hmm... She's a single mom who's a few years older than me.

Illinois is surprising to me, they've had some of the most strict orders and people are taking it pretty seriously in the more populated areas.

soulunison2 posted...

and people say summer is gonna make the virus weaker

Uh, you do realize seasons are opposite in the southern hemisphere...

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/18/health/coronavirus-vaccine-moderna.html

Some good news. Early results from the Moderna vaccine study are encouraging. Still a long way to go though.

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News flash: People like the music they grew up with

What's more pathetic is people having such a strong opionion on what kind of music people should and shouldn't listen to.

Awesome posted...

spike in cases and deaths in texas two weeks after reopening

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/usa/texas/

Not a huge spike, but a little bit of an increase in the last couple weeks. Deaths seem to be decreasing a bit now but hard to tell. Will be following Texas closely in the next couple weeks along with Florida and Georgia.

God_Of_Entirety posted...

how do you not know him? must be like 30+

I'm in my 20s. I've probably heard his songs at clubs and stuff but I don't really listen to rap on my own nor do I listen to pop radio stations much.

But seriously, how do you pronounce his name? I'm geniuinely curious lol

Who the f*** is tekashi 6ix 9ine? How do you even pronounce that?

Also Jason Derulo is still big? I haven't kept up with pop much the last several months.

Anyway from that list I guess Adele

Like someone else mentioned wouldn't this have to pass the House as well? That doesn't seem likely to happen.

Dark_SilverX posted...

Good. I like wearing a mask at all times. The 6 feet distancing will keep us safe as well.

Hopefully large gatherings will end because Mass Shootings will be a thing of the past.

Our country is becoming greater than it ever was.

You must not be a very fun person if you would be happy with concerts, festivals, sporting events, parties, and clubs never coming back

You gotta take all these "may" statements with a grain of salt. It's basically them saying "we have no idea what will happen so don't assume anything"

With numbers in Georgia and other reopened states remaining relatively low, is it possible that the warmer weather really is helping? Which if that's the case we might be f***ed in winter if there's no vaccine or better treatment by then.

DoctorPiranha3 posted...

Curious about something. Is it possible that asymptomatic people who don't get sick could develop complications from the virus later on?

I don't think anyone really knows yet. I'm guessing it's probably less likely compared to someone with symptoms.

Athletic>>>>the rest

TommyG663513 posted...

I'd be cautious about that. Weekend numbers do tend to be lower due to less reporting on the weekends.

This is true, but when I look at the numbers I compare it to the same day of the week the week prior. The numbers really do seem to be going down. Even last week's high-reporting days had lower numbers. The question is whether this trend will continue. I think the next 2-3 weeks will tell us a lot as places have started reopening.

I haven't played either. I also haven't played the first 2 Witchers if that will affect my Witcher 3 experience at all.

Almost 2 years :(

I mean, if the numbers in Georgia don't go up, that's probably a good sign. I can't explain why they wouldn't, but we should all hope they don't. Yeah, their decision to reopen made no sense, and it's tempting to want to say "I told you so." But if they don't see a spike, then maybe reopening some things wouldn't be as devastating as we thought. Still, we need to give it a couple more weeks before we start drawing any conclusions.

Yeah, I'll notice it every now and then. I know some people go through a cleanse and delete a bunch of people they don't talk to anymore, that I understand. But sometimes I'll see they still have a bunch of mutual friends from wherever we knew each other from and notice that they singled me out. Then I'm like WTF

A 92 year old with a woman in her thirties? WTF??!!

Seriously, Better Call Saul. Watch it when BB is fresh in your mind. It's on par with BB and is NOT like most spinoffs.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/

Some potentially good news, we went a whole week with without a 30,000+ case day. Since the number of tests has been increasing (even though we still should be doing more), this might be a sign that we really are on the downslope. Still a long way to go though, gotta keep up the social distancing regarless of reopenings.

CobraGT posted...

? Where do I get my pulse oximeter? I am guessing that taking my pulse and counting my breaths will work?

No, pulse (heart rate) and counting your breaths (respiratory rate) are not the same as oxygen saturation, which is the percent of oxygen in your blood. Pulse oximiters are little devices that you put on your finger that checks both your pulse and oxygen saturation. You can't check your oxygen saturation without one. Pretty sure you can by a pulse oximeter at various stores or order one online.

CobraGT posted...

Coronavirus cases are mostly people who self-isolated at home? *confused*

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/06/ny-gov-cuomo-says-its-shocking-most-new-coronavirus-hospitalizations-are-people-staying-home.html

I'm curious what they define as someone who stayed at home. Like does that include people who are working from home but have been going out in public a lot for various reasons?

AlephZero posted...

10% of the men are fucking 90% of the women. If you aren't in the top 10% then set your sights on the bottom 10%.

This is completely false incel talk.

I'm a little below average attractiveness and I'm not particularly charismatic. But I've still on occasion had success with 7s and 8s. You just have to present yourself well and keep trying.

Like others mentioned, avoid selfies. I would say 1-2 max but 0 is better. Girls want to see that you're a fun person who does fun things. When I'm swiping, if all of a girl's photos are selfies that comes off as kind of a red flag to me.

I tried adding my height (over 6ft) and it made no difference. It can backfire by making it look like you're bragging to some girls.

Arizona to reopen barber shops on May 8th and dine-in service at restaurants on May 11th. And apparently people are complaining because that's too long and everything should open up immediately. -_-