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vidoc
5y ago
I don't know, the idea that the spread of the Delta variant can be attributed to the "unvaccinated", whose morality is so low that they also happen to often be "anti-mask" as well. This is the kind of scapegoating i
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5y ago
> Unfortunately unvaccinated people took off their masks and then Delta happened. That's a CNNesque statement right there.
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vidoc
5y ago
(replying to your last message) If you read my initial message one more time, you may notice that I mentionned a google serach container. I'm not certain it is the appropriate term but basically, you can ask a question to google and it
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vidoc
5y ago
Do you not understand where the problem is here? If the scientists were, at the time, not yet sure how the vaccine affected transmission. The correct 'fact check' should have been: "There is no conclusive evidence to claim CO
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vidoc
5y ago
To be clear, I was just merely trying to track back where this '100%' claim was coming from as I also didn't remember such a bold claim being ever made, let alone by Fauci. Now, I invite you to make google searches with a dat
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vidoc
5y ago
At some point there was some PR about 100% effectiveness of the product on kids, according to, the guys who actually manufacture the product :) https://www.pfizer.com/news/press-release/press-release-deta...
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5y ago
> They never claimed it stopped infection True, but they sure as hell implied it did. For example, this fact check appeared in the search container of google early on: note the use of the double negative in the VERDICT. https:/
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vidoc
5y ago
> I can mute myself and go do something else. That's exactly what Jeffrey Toobin said as well :P
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5y ago
> In your original post, you referred to the claim that it costs billions of dollars as a "scam" Yes and I still mean it, it is a scam because now people cite this study and think 'cost' where in reality they should t
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vidoc
5y ago
> Hmmm.... so you're arguing that it doesn't take years of time and billions of dollars to bring a drug to market? You just made a straw-man argument. I posted a 2 lines comment highlighting the fact that cost and opportunity c
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5y ago
> The cost of R&D to bring a new drug to market is around $1 billion This is one of the most well know, tired, scammy talking point big-pharma has used for decades. Hint: in the very document you linked, htere is a 'costing meth
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vidoc
5y ago
> they personally care a lot so this story gets a ton of media attention. Exactly, conveniently they are over dramatizing a story about their main competitor on the advertisement dollars market.
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vidoc
5y ago
For what it's worth, I had this thing in my basket since 10-ish pacific, during all this time, i was stuck at the order checkout 'comfirm purchase' step. In google fashion, it'd fail in very diverse ways: 1) mostly '
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vidoc
5y ago
I'm now seemingly at the very end of the order process, clicking the 'confirm purchase' button, the wheel turns, then nothing. Sometimes i have a popup with an obscure error code, sometimes not. It feels like doing a bitcoin
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vidoc
5y ago
Awesome awesome! I'm seeing some progress, it seems quicker and quicker to land on this R013 page. Fingers crossed!
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vidoc
5y ago
Anyone knows if having some items in the basket while being unable to complete the order somehow guarantees a certain spot in the queue on store.google.com? I want this phone badly, I want to be part of this inclusive camera experience, but
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vidoc
5y ago
I think we can safely call this a train-wreck of a launch!
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vidoc
5y ago
I'm now making progress: Error code: R013
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vidoc
5y ago
I'm getting a 500 from the get go on store.google.com what a joke!
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vidoc
5y ago
It's incredible how CRINGE these over-produced events have become. Everything is totally cliche and looks like some Hollywood idealized view of the world garbage.
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vidoc
5y ago
They are on a PR roll! I saw one of their billboard today with just "Thank you, science".
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vidoc
5y ago
I've noticed a big inflation of the use of the word 'harm' in the last few weeks actually!
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vidoc
5y ago
Many years ago, 60 minutes interviewed her about these kind of dealings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReZ7DdT5ZoI
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5y ago
> I'm guessing that there must be an intuitive advantage like measuring the fuel economy of a car in gallons per 100 miles rather than the usual miles per gallon, but I'm not seeing it. Can you explain further? Sure, ARR is mor
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5y ago
> Effective at doing what, exactly? I think at this point all the 'efficacy' numbers given by drug companies for the various vaccines on the market are: relative risk reduction of hospitalization or death. Not uninteresting pe
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5y ago
Last time I drove by, they literally installed a wall of virtue signal signs at the entrance of the town. This thing is rather comical. But, during this pandemic, Bolinas showed its real colors: https://abc7news.com/coronavi
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vidoc
5y ago
> I don’t know what’s going on here either with masks. I live there too, and I share your feeling big time. Just to give you a little idea of the local mentality with regards to covid: https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010
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vidoc
5y ago
> What makes bunting dishonorable? Well, it is obviously subjective, but bunting can be used to prevent no-hitter which is why I personally see it as disgraceful.
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5y ago
> Out of curiosity, what do you mean by "stoppage"? When players or coaches call timeouts (I don't know if this is the official name), even tho there is no clock to interrupt, to interrupt the flow of the game at key mome
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5y ago
In a way, the drama is a genuine part of the sport. Many matches became memorable just due to these theatrics.
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