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> It's the digital infrastructure you now have in place that is terrifying. If you don't understand how, once these tools are built, they will be abused, I don'
by davesmylie 5y ago
> It's the digital infrastructure you now have in place that is terrifying. If you don't understand how, once these tools are built, they will be abused, I don't know what to tell you, my friend.
I can almost guarantee the infrastructure this is running on is USA owned AWS.
> You all in Australia are struggling in futility against one of the strongest forces of nature.
Well actually, most of the states in oz have delta either under control/trending down towards elimination again, or in the case of tazzy, totally eliminated. It's only NSW that's struggling (which co-incidentally is the state giving people the option of quarantining at home with the use of this app).
Personally, I'm from over the ditch in NZ. Our delta cases peaked at 84 a week or so back, down towards 28 today after two weeks of a pretty relaxed lockdown. Most of NZ is now out of the hard lockdown, and probably should be back to normal in another couple of weeks. I'm looking forward to yet another covid free summer, with no worries about masks, crowded sports stadiums and camp grounds or me/anyone I know personally getting the virus.
Yup, we're bound to catch it eventually I'm sure, but I'm looking forward to getting it much later when we have better treatments that don't involve horse worming medication. Treatment/mitigation is much better now than it was 18 months ago, and I'm sure in a year or so, it will be better still.
- nl 5y ago> It's only NSW that's struggling (which co-incidentally is the state giving people the option of quarantining at home with the use of this app). Actually it is South Australia, which is COVID free.
- hilbert42 5y ago"It's only NSW that's struggling..." Right! And make sure you do everything possible to keep us out until it's safe. Don't let your politicians do stupid deals with ours that would make things worse for you/NZ (love the place). Yours I'm not sure about but ours are as slimy as they come.
- Taniwha 5y agowell we already did - our current outbreak came from Sydney
- TheSpiceIsLife 5y agoTasmanian here. Not just NSW, Victoria has officially given up as well. Victorian Premier Dan Andrews said just yesterday covid zero is no longer possible. Tasmania will receive a repatriation flight from the UK next week, 100 people have n to hotel quarantine in Hobart. I won’t be surprised if it leaks in to the community. The vaccines we have are not sterilising. They don’t prevent infection nor transmission, looks like they only reduce the severity and transmission. Australia has definitely lost this fight, the virus will spread to all states, it’s just a matter of time. Quarantine is leaky, people will mit perfectly abide by restrictions.