Pat @Pat@qoto.org

@freemo

That strategy will never get us back to normal. The country and the economy could never handle the drag of that many deaths and disabilities.

There is a very simple way out of this, but for whatever reason, the politicians won't even consider it -- have an all-out public awareness campaign to get at least 60% of the people to wear respirators for about 6-8 weeks. That would eliminate the virus in the US. Then we could use test and trace to keep it in check from then on.

@freemo

You may be done with covid, but covid is not done with us. The virus continues to kill massive numbers of people and many times that amount are left with chronic illness. Millions of people can no longer work because they are dead or disabled from the virus. Millions more are justifiably afraid to go back to work. And millions more are so disgusted with the way that the politician have handled this that they've joined the general strike.

You may be done with it, but it's not done with you.

@freemo

Here in the US it's terrible. It's over a thousand people a day for a very long time. It was over 3000/day a few weeks back. All preventable.

This week, over 10,000 people were buried by their loved ones.

I'm unaware of that recent research on delta. The R0 for delta has been ~150% of alpha, which has been ~150% of the original. But it's entirely possible that the difference is due to behavior and public policy.

@freemo

(we posted simultaneously)

The delta variant is more contagious. Now is not a good time to be around a bunch of other people.

The main difference is that the media are not talking about the thousands of people who are dying every day. They want people to go out and spend money and burn gas, even if it kills thousands of more people.

I thought mankind was making progress, but this is reprehensible.

BTW, the movie that you watch in the movie theater was sent over the internet and it's displayed on the movie screen using a digital projector... it's the same thing as what you watch from a streaming service.

BTW = by the way

@freemo

"Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?"

#shadow #knows

@hans

>I could have but I wouldn't be able to remember

Your super-ego would remember.

@freemo

How do you know what I'm wearing?

@freemo

Good genes.

Why on Earth would anyone go to a movie theater in the middle of a pandemic?????

There is no interaction between the people other than that they are all breathing the same air.

If there is anything that could be done online just as well as in person, it's watching a damn movie!

#COVID #COVID19 #vax #vaccine #mask #masks #movie #movies #social #distance #remote

@trinsec

Of course they're not going say, "Hey, we're racist so we're going to sabotage this project."

They'd come up with some ostensible reason for killing it. I'm not saying that that's what actually happened here. You'd never know unless you were involved in the project, and even then it would be difficult to prove for sure if it was racism or just a coincidence. But Paramount seems to have a lot of coincidences with Star Trek and race, like Geordi.

@trinsec @freemo

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DS9 didn't have as big of an audience as TNG because the marketing/distribution folks didn't promote it as much, possibly because of the black lead character.

#DS9 = Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
#TNG = Star Trek: The Next Generation

https://screenrant.com/star-trek-ds9-voyager-paramount-promotion-marketing/

#BLM #startrek

@freemo

If someone asks you out on a date, that's sexual harassment, unless you say yes.

#dry #humor #sarcasm

@freemo

No libraries, no dependencies to worry about. Only one language to learn.

People would get their certifications on specific menu items.

@freemo

That's only when the water flowing through the pipe flows at relativistic speeds.

@freemo

I just recently realized that I'm so old, that I could have met Carl Jung personally.

@freemo

I didn't get this joke until I read it for the third time!
:)

@trinsec @rz

Programming languages are drowning in it.

>you have to be above basic C level

@freemo

Well, they can't get a patent on it now... the idea is in the public domain now!

How about a genetically engineered virus that goes into the infected person's brain and attaches to the cochlear nerve and constantly plays commercials. The company that engineers the virus sells ad space to the highest bidder.

Capitalism at it's best!