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by jpster 6y ago
Conclusion from the linked analysis: > We found Biden, on average, paid more for his ads than Trump did. Facebook says that pricing for ads varies based on parameters set by the advertiser and Facebook’s instant auctions system. The comp
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Scientist made a Google Doc to educate about airborne Coronavirus transmission(technologyreview.com)
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According to this article, some people believed that self-interest = capitalism and capitalism = safety. Very interesting.
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A plasma shot could prevent coronavirus. But feds and makers won’t act(latimes.com)
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by jpster 6y ago
We know so little about slavery and the Black experience in the US. Like the nation is too ashamed to teach it. This is another shocking account: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/437573/blacks-were-enslav..
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by jpster 6y ago
The people! United! Can never be defeated!
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by jpster 6y ago
IMO the media was not talking about income & wealth inequality before OWS. OWS forced it on the agenda and changed the very language we use to describe it: “the 99% vs the 1%”. That’s a big deal.
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by jpster 6y ago
I am not sure how reliable these studies are, given this reporting: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/24/health/coronavirus-antibo...
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by jpster 7y ago
FWIW, the YT video you recommend has a lot of interesting info from the person who’s reportedly Korea’s foremost expert. Among other things, he mentions cases of reinfections. The reinfection debate has been murky. Is it just a testing arti
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by jpster 7y ago
Agree. Masks in the other hand...we’d be able to save more VA patients if we could somehow convince them (and all of us) to wear masks, and have enough masks to freely give to everyone.
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Coronavirus treatment given “rare disease” status, may limit affordability(theintercept.com)
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Is it me or is this discovery an incredible stroke of luck for the prospects of stopping this damned thing? Might this help otherwise asymptomatic people self-diagnose and take proactive quarantine measures? And these measures would help dr
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Covid Update from the US Army Corps of Engineers(twitter.com)
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> If the money is being put to R&D or even just enabling the company to scale manufacturing, I'm pretty okay with that. That makes sense. On the other hand, the government has deep pockets. They could buy the company, fund the R
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by jpster 7y ago
Has this happened with the oil dividend in Alaska? https://www.aoga.org/facts-and-figures/permanent-fund-divide...
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by jpster 7y ago
One more to add from the old wives’ category: oregano’s potential antiviral properties https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/24779581/
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by jpster 7y ago
Hey, there may be some scientific support to this: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3023118/
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by jpster 7y ago
> My child is under 18 but I’m concerned they need to be tested. Can I fill out the screener questions for them? Unfortunately no. At this time, only those who are 18 years or older are eligible through this program and anyone who is pri
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by jpster 7y ago
Yes. I hope Powell (who seems bad at his job) has Bernanke on speed dial. Ben understood helicopter money. https://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/08221...
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by jpster 7y ago
That may be true, but humans tend to get lax once the immediate crisis is over.
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by jpster 7y ago
I would love, love, love to learn more about whether and how China is rebooting and how that is going. Haven’t seen much reporting on it. Aside from Apple’s plans to reopen their stores there.
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I want those in leadership positions to stop saying “should” and start saying “must”.
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by jpster 7y ago
> monitoring infection on a wide-spread basis Temperature checks in every commercial, retail and residential building and mode of public transportation? > maintaining measures that lower how contagious it is Masks for all? Expecting 2
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by jpster 7y ago
I’m curious as to your definition of a little white lie, and I wonder how durable you think this calm is. People clamoring for tests nationwide don’t need provable lies told to them. They need confidence that the people in charge know what
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by jpster 7y ago
No. Did you actually watch the press conference? What Trump announced is what Verily is building. But he implied it would be nationwide. It’s not. > Government in developing a nationwide website that includes information about COVID-19 s
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by jpster 7y ago
Exactly. For weeks people have been clamoring to get tested, including outside of the Bay Area. But whatever they’re launching will not help provide this in the short-term. That is the point.
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This was my interpretation, too. If you watched the presser, it was clearly about a website into which you could enter your symptoms and then be directed to a testing site if needed. Nationwide. Verily’s first set of subsequent statements r
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by jpster 7y ago
But when you look at the total mismanagement and incredible incompetence of US leadership on this issue, it’s rational though regrettable that people are panicking and assuming they will have to fend for themselves.
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by jpster 7y ago
Re the operations & fulfillment side, here is an example of volunteer sign-up via Google forms. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G5JcyxmywcTdNeaSGxUNycl9...
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by jpster 7y ago
FB link doesn’t work. Post a screenshot somewhere?

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