DanBC

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by DanBC 5y ago
> Hashim (example: 1983, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykK0uEjSsqY ) From the YT description: "As stated below by Jerry Calliste Jr., this video is not and original version of Hashim - Al Naafiysh (The Soul). Proba
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by DanBC 5y ago
Effectiveness doesn't just mean "can this mask trap particles?" -- because it's clear that FFP3 masks can do this. Effectiveness also means "In a particular situation with a thousand people, how many if them will be
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by DanBC 5y ago
We did have a ton of data from flu viruses and masks, and those studies struggled to show any benefit to mask wearing. You only see clear benefits when you reduce the quality of the research. > But when the anti-mask recommendations came
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by DanBC 5y ago
> Can you please provide proof that our justice system is failing victims? Do you just mean that the conviction rate is anything less than 100% for accusations? Nobody is asking for near 100% conviction rates. In the UK there are about 1
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by DanBC 5y ago
> This is a general-purpose argument which explains away the existence of community spread, But that wasn't people waking past each other in the street, that was people working with each other in poorly ventilated spaces. Public hea
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The Green Light Signal tells you when your power is from clean and green sources(nationalgrid.com)
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> Their messaging at the time was "masks aren't effective, plus we need them for healthcare workers to care for pandemic patients". If they're not effective, why would healthcare workers need them? Isn't it simp
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by DanBC 5y ago
It's important to realise there's a lag with suicide statistics, and most of the research is looking at early days, and all of the researchers are saying that distress is up and we need to guard against a rise in future. Here&#x27
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by DanBC 5y ago
So, if anyone wants to make diagramming software and is looking for a niche, there's something used in quality improvement called a "driver diagram". These are very simple. https://qi.elft.nhs.uk/resource&#x2F
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by DanBC 5y ago
If nobody cares there's no reason to lie. In general, lying on a CV is a terrible idea.
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by DanBC 6y ago
You do need a licence if you watch any tv live as it's broadcast, or BBC iPlayer. But you'd need a licence if you only ever watch Channel 4 and never watched any BBC content. The licence is not tied to BBC content - you don&#x27
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by DanBC 6y ago
> I would have hoped that in our current age of misinformation, that sources people trusted would not actively lie, but there you go. Find a meta-analysis of mask wearing to prevent infection that was published at the time. Or find some
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by DanBC 6y ago
> If everyone wears N95 masks, the virus basically doesn't seem to spread. Most of the very many dead healthcare professionals were wearing N95s that had been properly fitted.
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interesting that you don't level the same at parent poster.
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> Smae reason there aren't more efforts to make more men into cleaning or nursing There are efforts to get more men into nursing. These are easy to find with a simple Google search.
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The study being talked about uses a mix of data sources, and doesn't just rely on coroner reported deaths.
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You're ignoring the reality, which is that people died preventable death and suffered preventable harm because hospitals were overwhelemed. There are thousands of English HCPs talking about this. Here's one: https://twi
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by DanBC 6y ago
> they need to give facts. How do you know they have facts? It takes some time for a coroner / medical examiner to produce a report. The death certificate will have minimal information. And your claim that speculation is reduced by
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by DanBC 6y ago
> Presumably his family already knows That's a bit of an assumption. Working out how someone died can be tricky.
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The BBC is free. There's no charge to use the BBC. There's a TV licence, but that's payable if you watch any live tv as it's broadcast.
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William Gibson Predicts in 1997 How the Internet Will Change Our World (2019)(openculture.com)
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But in for legal cases in England and Wales you only need proof of posting, you do not need proof of delivery. Using proof of delivery can cause problems. People are allowed to decline to accept those letters, and if they do that there&#x27
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by DanBC 6y ago
> but in the UK these people would have been unable to get a public defender What makes you think that?
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by DanBC 6y ago
The judgment has a few details. https://www.judiciary.uk/judgments/hamilton-others-v-post-of... There's possibly something on Bailii. (A small volunteer run project, but the website is tricky to use.) Searching fo
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by DanBC 6y ago
The Post Office is responsible because they drove the process of: 1) buying broken software and not checking it was fit for purpose 2) Vigorously investigating post masters and not relenting even when many of the people being investigated c
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by DanBC 6y ago
It feels like they're dropping the charge because there's no reasonable prospect of a conviction. After twenty years all the employees, and records, for the video shop have gone. There's no evidence. This does make me wonder
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Post Office told the post masters that they were short, so many post masters made up the shortfall from their own pocket, expecting the books to eventually balance and to get repaid. When people were unable to continue making up that shortf
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by DanBC 6y ago
https://www.judiciary.uk/judgments/hamilton-others-v-post-of... The judgment is blistering.
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There's a short but good podcast about the trial and how it affected people here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/m000jf7j
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They have different boards. https://www.openreach.com/about-us/our-leadership-and-govern... https://www.bt.com/about/bt/our-company/group-governance/boa... Openreach Mike McTi

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