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901.
by mercer 7y ago
Could you elaborate?
902.
by mercer 7y ago
As well as the opposite, the "it's just a flu" person, which honestly I've not given much thought before and am morbidly fascinated by.
903.
by mercer 7y ago
Ok, Comical Ali!! EDIT: There's a point where engaging with nutjobs is mostly about the fun of it and warning others, whether it's the doomsday corona types or bizarre extreme deniers. You're part of the very rare latter grou
904.
by mercer 7y ago
> I've been watching your comments on here for days and it's clear you want this to be overblown, as we all do, but you're intentionally twisting the uncertainty in the evidence and data to try and downplay things. Agreed.
905.
by mercer 7y ago
Ok, Comical Ali!
906.
by mercer 7y ago
Last I heard the number of 'mild' cases was very low, and low enough to not make it a talking point as far as diminishing the seriousness of the situation.
907.
by mercer 7y ago
I'm too lazy to cite sources but I'll say I've read plenty that confirm that it is not 'airborne'. Nonetheless, I understand that it's aerosolised and this does carry further than just a sneeze to the face. So,
908.
by mercer 7y ago
Please do.
909.
by mercer 7y ago
Could you BE any more pointlessly pedantic?
910.
by mercer 7y ago
Not everything revolves around the US, and not every HN user is from the US.
911.
by mercer 7y ago
Why would Google voluntarily do such a thing when profit is their main motive, though? Short-term, probably, practically speaking.
912.
by mercer 7y ago
It depends. I find that the lack of massive volume of communication that is face-to-face can be beneficial, but often it needs to be more structured. Without this structure, non-FtF communication is just FtF without the nuances.
913.
by mercer 7y ago
If anything, it's the other way around. We can call out someone for being a hypocrite or smug, if we so desire, but it shouldn't change the calculus.
914.
by mercer 7y ago
I think that it's possible, but unlikely, that this will 'blow over' and turn out to be a tempest in a teacup. But I also think that it is extremely worrying that this 'HN/internet hysteria' has so rapidly beco
915.
by mercer 7y ago
> If people are honestly this stupid, then why even bother polling them to see what policies they want? This is a serious question: if people don't bother voting based on policies they want, then why is that even important? If this
916.
by mercer 7y ago
I think that's a fallacy fallacy right there, but I also think fallacies can be fun responses to stupidity. Fallacy is a strange word. Fallacy.
917.
by mercer 7y ago
Awesome, thanks for the link!
918.
by mercer 7y ago
I'd say the vast majority of people that I know don't have such a reserve, and are seriously considering it now. If they all go and stock up, what with the JIT-style of many supermarkets, I wouldn't be surprised to encounter
919.
by mercer 7y ago
Oh hey guys, Comical Ali is back[1]! In all seriousness, I'm truly baffled what motivates you to stand out so strongly in your anti-hysteria hysteria. I mean, I'm the anxious type who just like to prepare for stuff just in case, e
920.
by mercer 7y ago
The number of people I've seen 'properly' covering their mouth when they sneezed, with their hand instead of, say, elbow sleeve, and then touching all the things, is worrying.
921.
by mercer 7y ago
That could still be true. I imagine there are a huge number of variables that influence mortality rates, to the point where finding correlations is difficult. If I understand correctly, even the effect of weather/heat on various strain
922.
by mercer 7y ago
While I could Google this, I often prefer asking people I 'know' even as tangentially as via HN comments: any suggestions for resources about this? I'd like to exercise more, and I have an entire room available, but I'm
923.
by mercer 7y ago
I agree. It's probably aliens. Or reptilians.
924.
by mercer 7y ago
This complete internet stranger just wants to say he's happy to hear you're doing well and prospering, and wishes you the best in the circumstances you're in!
925.
by mercer 7y ago
It's possible that the polling methodology is flawed, but I don't see the problem with there being a big difference between what people claim to want and who they vote for. In fact, I'd say it's rather unsurprising that,
926.
by mercer 7y ago
Yeah, these were some of them. I think 'put your horseys in the middle' was another specific one. Well, not worded that way of course.
927.
by mercer 7y ago
Interesting, I hated the butterfly keyboard, but I find this one to be even preferable original keyboard on my old MacBook Air. Until you pointed it out, I couldn't quit put my finger (hehe) on the reason why.
928.
by mercer 7y ago
I've noticed this with chess too. As a kid, I briefly developed an obsession with chess. The book I read through argued that if I simply followed a few basic rules religiously, I'd instantly be a 'better' player than man
929.
by mercer 7y ago
I've noticed this to be true for table tennis and other sports too. When I play against a less experienced player, it's quite frustrating to notice that most of the points I score are clear mistakes on their part, rather than any
930.
by mercer 7y ago
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/403248-poll-seventy-pe... I have no idea how reliable these polls are, or how much things have changed since they were conducted, but I've heard the statistic before and

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