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Title: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: noisyturtle on Sun, 22 March 2020, 23:16:16
I'm trying to live my life as normal as possible, but everything is closing down and people are letting fear control them and that is starting to affect me. I thought, "Oh this will blow over in a couple weeks. 2 months at the most." but people are acting like stupid animals out there. Do you really honestly think this will last more than a couple months? You really think it will take over a year to develop resistances and cures?
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: tp4tissue on Sun, 22 March 2020, 23:30:34
Regardless of how long it lasts, at this point it is likely to become ENDEMIC.

Which means, Old people will have to be vigilante of Virus Vectors (Indefinitely).


It's critical that we cut off the main source of these viruses, Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations,  and animal agriculture in general.
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: Leslieann on Mon, 23 March 2020, 03:53:51
Scientific answer...
https://covidactnow.org/
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: tp4tissue on Mon, 23 March 2020, 07:55:32
Scientific answer...
https://covidactnow.org/

Keke, yea, we're scroood 2 zemax
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: iri on Mon, 23 March 2020, 15:45:05
3 months.
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: noisyturtle on Mon, 23 March 2020, 16:16:46
Why can't we all just live our normal lives and keep everything open and running properly, but everyone wears hazmat suits?
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: absyrd on Mon, 23 March 2020, 16:23:01
I had an IG link to a guy on a unicycle with flaming bagpipes, a hazmat suit, and spraying lysol on cars passing by... but it disappeared. :(

Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: tp4tissue on Mon, 23 March 2020, 16:37:24
Why can't we all just live our normal lives and keep everything open and running properly, but everyone wears hazmat suits?

The suits are really expensive, but they're also non-trivial to disinfect. The process is like taking 5 showers a day.
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: noisyturtle on Mon, 23 March 2020, 16:43:00
Why can't we all just live our normal lives and keep everything open and running properly, but everyone wears hazmat suits?

The suits are really expensive, but they're also non-trivial to disinfect. The process is like taking 5 showers a day.

They are literally less than $10 each dude
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: tp4tissue on Mon, 23 March 2020, 17:13:38
Why can't we all just live our normal lives and keep everything open and running properly, but everyone wears hazmat suits?

The suits are really expensive, but they're also non-trivial to disinfect. The process is like taking 5 showers a day.

They are literally less than $10 each dude

You mean amazon raincoats are $10 each..

REAL bio-agent rated suits are not $10.
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: noisyturtle on Mon, 23 March 2020, 17:20:36
Why can't we all just live our normal lives and keep everything open and running properly, but everyone wears hazmat suits?

The suits are really expensive, but they're also non-trivial to disinfect. The process is like taking 5 showers a day.

They are literally less than $10 each dude

You mean amazon raincoats are $10 each..

REAL bio-agent rated suits are not $10.


I mean all ya need is an N95 mask and a Tyvek suit. You could dip yourself in toxic sludge with one of those and it'll just slide right off the material.
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: fohat.digs on Mon, 23 March 2020, 17:24:53
I have 2 kids in college. Both schools have closed for the remainder of spring semester and cancelled graduation ceremony.
Hopefully the curve will have flattened out by then.
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: Leslieann on Mon, 23 March 2020, 19:20:44
Why can't we all just live our normal lives and keep everything open and running properly, but everyone wears hazmat suits?
That only works if you have a dedicated decontamination area and full team on standby ready to assist.



I mean all ya need is an N95 mask and a Tyvek suit. You could dip yourself in toxic sludge with one of those and it'll just slide right off the material.
You don't even need that.
The mask will prevent the person wearing it from spreading it, it does almost nothing to protect the wearer from others. Just wear long sleeves and gloves or sanitizer, the sleeves make it easier to clean up later.

Also, as someone who has spent days in chem suits, you don't want to wear one unless you have to. We can't even get people to stay home or social distance. Good luck getting them to wear a chem suit and mask making things actually difficult and miserable.
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: Sintpinty on Tue, 24 March 2020, 17:53:33
I'm trying to live my life as normal as possible, but everything is closing down and people are letting fear control them and that is starting to affect me. I thought, "Oh this will blow over in a couple weeks. 2 months at the most." but people are acting like stupid animals out there. Do you really honestly think this will last more than a couple months? You really think it will take over a year to develop resistances and cures?

3 months

cancellations already f##ked up osslt and the rest of my semester
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 24 March 2020, 17:59:35
3 months

cancellations already f##ked up osslt and the rest of my semester

Scientists say 3-6 month likely .
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: Shapey Fiend on Thu, 26 March 2020, 06:48:48
I'd suspect till September at which point kids will have to go back to school and everybody will say **** it whoever dies, dies. I live with old people (one immuno compromised) and a 5 year old so I'm not exactly relishing the thought.

Depends on how overcapacity the hospitals get though the ones in Ireland were already overcrowded before this whole thing started so the situation is delicate.
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: dgneo on Thu, 26 March 2020, 07:57:43
I had an IG link to a guy on a unicycle with flaming bagpipes, a hazmat suit, and spraying lysol on cars passing by... but it disappeared. :(



(https://i.imgur.com/XSCFLNv.jpg)
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: absyrd on Thu, 26 March 2020, 12:27:42
I had an IG link to a guy on a unicycle with flaming bagpipes, a hazmat suit, and spraying lysol on cars passing by... but it disappeared. :(



Show Image
(https://i.imgur.com/XSCFLNv.jpg)


That's my dude! Thanks dg. <3
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: tuxkey on Sat, 28 March 2020, 07:22:41
Hi Noisyturtle,

I understand you comments and dislikes or irritation in regards to what's happening around the world.
i'm writing you from The Netherlands..

Couple of points or facts if you will.

- We citizens of the world were warned about this virus in late December early January by China.
They were late taking actions , but eventually they bought us (the world) valuable time by going in to massive lock-down.
But alas the world did not listen to them and squandered that valuable time..But all that is now in the past.

One important thing to remember is this is not a new thing we have had these types of viruses for a long time.
Whether we like it or not in the near future we will have to examine our behavior and the reasons for these types of viruses to muted and jump to humans.

On that note i would like you to take 6min and watch this short vid.

if your looking for a good source of information here's Dr. John Campbell youtube channel. He has bin reporting on all this since the start last year.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF9IOB2TExg3QIBupFtBDxg

i'm personally not panicking i am not the youngest and i could do with a bit of weight loss both not really good when it comes to this virus.
But ever since i stopped eating animal products i have bin feeling much better loosing sum weight so i hope to be ok in the long run..
In my humble opinion it's not a time to panic but a time to analyze what we are doing and also to have a critical look at the distribution of wealth and our priorities.

On the question how to deal with this virus in the long to short term until we have a vaccine.
i would say have a look at South Korea.
in short we all have to change.. everyone that has flue like symptoms will have to wear a mask. i was surprised to read and see that in countries like china it was normal to wear a mask when you had a cold as to not make others around you sick.
Here in The Netherlands it's considered good and having heart for the business or as we say "hart voor de zaak" if you go to your office / work when you have a cold .. spreading your cold to others is considered normal we here in the west are mad for sure hahah..

Al this behavior will have to change and be more like china.. until we have a vaccine. and that's going to take at least 1 to 1.5 or even 2yr..
But that doesn't mean everything needs to stay closed for that long. people will have to understand how this virus is spread that's all.
you don't need to wear a total body suite.
Just wear a mask when you have a cold disinfect your hands on the go. and limit touching your face.. and as soon as you are at home or office wash you hands..
Proper Hand Washing Technique is the most important :

Live long and prosper..
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: iri on Sat, 28 March 2020, 07:37:11
Oh, Netherlands also have this idiocy.
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 28 March 2020, 08:20:35

i'm writing you from The Netherlands..

One important thing to remember is this is not a new thing we have had these types of viruses for a long time.
Whether we like it or not in the near future we will have to examine our behavior and the reasons for these types of viruses to muted and jump to humans.

On that note i would like you to take 6min and watch this short vid.

i'm personally not panicking i am not the youngest and i could do with a bit of weight loss both not really good when it comes to this virus.
But ever since i stopped eating animal products i have bin feeling much better loosing sum weight so i hope to be ok in the long run..
In my humble opinion it's not a time to panic but a time to analyze what we are doing and also to have a critical look at the distribution of wealth and our priorities.

PRECISELY..

Whole-Food-Plant-Based is the only solution, both to climate change AND future-pandemics.

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Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: noisyturtle on Sat, 28 March 2020, 16:45:28
This so called 'stimulus check' covers about half of what I need for one month. If they were going to do it right they should've gone by the cost of living where the individual lives, not how big their return was last year.
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 28 March 2020, 17:22:20
This so called 'stimulus check' covers about half of what I need for one month. If they were going to do it right they should've gone by the cost of living where the individual lives, not how big their return was last year.

Haven't looked into this, how much are they givn' out.
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: noisyturtle on Sat, 28 March 2020, 18:10:22
This so called 'stimulus check' covers about half of what I need for one month. If they were going to do it right they should've gone by the cost of living where the individual lives, not how big their return was last year.

Haven't looked into this, how much are they givn' out.


One $1200 check for people who make less than $75k and filed their taxes last year.
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 28 March 2020, 18:21:49
One $1200 check for people who make less than $75k and filed their taxes last year.


What happen to those $2000,4000, 5000,6000  threads on reddit. those never materialized ?
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: noisyturtle on Sun, 05 April 2020, 19:31:04
Went food shopping today for the first time in almost 2 weeks, since this thing's gotten really bad, and I was proud to see about 40% of the people wearing masks or face coverings of some sort. Good job my town!

Now if only the rest of the planet would get their **** together...
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: Leslieann on Sun, 05 April 2020, 20:24:27
My town's stores are now limiting the number of people in the store and marked off wait areas (spaced) to get inside as well as spaced out marks for check out.

Lots are starting to wear masks and (thankfully) people here started social distancing on their own long before it was even mandated. For the most part, people here (southwest) have really taken it serious. So glad I moved before all this happened.
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: tp4tissue on Sun, 05 April 2020, 20:33:58
It's gonna be a 6 months to a year thing, for the 1st wave, then there will be a 2nd wave.

If we do everything right, hopefully, there won't be a 3rd wave.   at the end of it, 1-2 years
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: suicidal_orange on Mon, 06 April 2020, 03:57:58
Why will there be a second wave, because restrictions are slackened too quickly and everyone becomes complacent or a mutation that renders everyone vulnerable again?
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: absyrd on Mon, 06 April 2020, 04:23:06
Why will there be a second wave, because restrictions are slackened too quickly and everyone becomes complacent or a mutation that renders everyone vulnerable again?

All of the above.
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: tp4tissue on Mon, 06 April 2020, 05:02:45
Why will there be a second wave, because restrictions are slackened too quickly and everyone becomes complacent or a mutation that renders everyone vulnerable again?

All of the above.

Classic

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Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: Rob27shred on Mon, 06 April 2020, 06:50:46
Why will there be a second wave, because restrictions are slackened too quickly and everyone becomes complacent or a mutation that renders everyone vulnerable again?

All of the above.

Not only that, historically viruses usually kinda slow down in summer then come back with a vengeance in the late fall. That's partly what made the Spanish Flu epidemic so devastating, we thought the virus had passed & let our guard down only to be slammed by it again in the late fall/winter.

Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: fohat.digs on Mon, 06 April 2020, 08:04:23
will there be a second wave, because restrictions are slackened too quickly and everyone becomes complacent or a mutation that renders everyone vulnerable again?

All of the above.

we thought the virus had passed & let our guard down only to be slammed by it again


Most importantly, we don't yet know what sort of natural immunity will look like for the people who have been infected or exposed.

*IF* and this is a big if, we develop good permanent immunity after the initial iteration, then we can all breathe a lot easier. If it is a weaker or more temporary immunity, we could see repeated cycles.
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: tp4tissue on Mon, 06 April 2020, 09:17:24

Most importantly, we don't yet know what sort of natural immunity will look like for the people who have been infected or exposed.

*IF* and this is a big if, we develop good permanent immunity after the initial iteration, then we can all breathe a lot easier. If it is a weaker or more temporary immunity, we could see repeated cycles.


There is a very high probability cov19 will become Endemic, which makes our future even more complicated.
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: TacticalCoder on Tue, 07 April 2020, 02:15:21
You really think it will take over a year to develop resistances and cures?

I think it's going to take a long time, yes.  But I also think that if there's a second wave of the same virus (and not a crazy deathly mutation), when that'll happen there willll be plenty of masks for the doctors/nurses/regular people as well etc. and plenty of ventilators.

There also should also be plenty and different types of tests, so it should be easier to isolate people who could spread it.

Masks/ventilators/tests: this seems certain that we'll have that for when other waves hit.

And hopefully by then there should also be better treatment for those already having Covid-19 at an advanced stage. There are entire countries now testing some medication: in a few weeks/months we'll have data on what works (or doesn't).
So I think the absolute worse, unless the virus mutates in a deadly way, is basically to catch it now and be one of those for whom it gets critical: because the hospitals are, atm, the least prepared to deal with it.
I don't think catching it in a secondary wave would be as bad: I'm not saying it'd be great, but it seems less frightening.
For the economy: now that's scary and I wouldn't be surprised to see other lockdowns during the next outbreak.

My wife+daughter are locked down heavily in one of the worst affected country (Spain) while, due to bad luck, I'm locked down in another country (Belgium).  Haven't seen them in a month and due to residency/passport details I can't go back (it's supposed to be the EU with free movement of people but, well, the EU tune has changed and every single country does what it wants now and Spain is the most "paranoid" one: so there's no way I can go back there now). I have no idea when I'll see them. I'm super scared that I could catch it and never see them again (my wife she's quite a bit younger so she's probably fine and my kid is only 5, so fingers crossed).

Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: iri on Tue, 07 April 2020, 16:42:18
well, the EU tune has changed
Oh yes.

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I have no idea when I'll see them. I'm super scared that I could catch it and never see them again (my wife she's quite a bit younger so she's probably fine and my kid is only 5, so fingers crossed).
Show them how you love them and go on foot!

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/06/frenchman-gets-lost-in-pyrenees-on-cross-border-trek-for-cigarettes
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: TacticalCoder on Wed, 08 April 2020, 02:40:53
Ah ah good one iri...  I think I saw recently that there were still a few bears in these mountains: could have been worse for that dude! 

Be safe guys!
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: chris_1865 on Sat, 11 April 2020, 11:44:18
May last until the end of 2020 imo, or turns in sth like influenza with a lot more powerful non-reversable damage on yr body

I'm HongKongers and we somehow in a most dangerous position geographically and we have a s**tty government that nearly do nothing for the epidemic prevention…
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: -Jerry- on Sat, 11 April 2020, 17:48:35
I feel like restrictions will stay in effect at least until the start of summer, here in the UK at least. A paper released studying data in 100 Chinese cities shows that the higher the temperature and humidity, the lower the transmission rate. This may give governments the impetus, in the face of what will likely be extreme pressure from the public, to relax restrictions on staying indoors. There is also the start of the new school year to consider, which most parties will be extremely reticent to impact because of the effect this might have. There's also the simple fact that there will be a point at which it is not viable for governments to continue to keep in action policies they've put in place to pay wages of those on furlough, for example. The further a budget is stretched, the greater the impact in terms of recession following this crisis.

We can also theorise that the effects of the virus will not end once we're all vaccinated, the effects on our society and how we live and work will be changed in potentially profound ways. In some cases, these will simply be trends that were already showing, but we wouldn't expect for years, but which have been proven during these times. There are businesses that will collapse, that will not recover - the prevailing trends of online purchasing and ultra-fast delivery will render certain retail business unviable ultimately, with those businesses that have an online operation being the only ones steadily maintaining business during this time. In terms of media, with cinemas closed for a long time, studios are already looking at how they can supply new releases on streaming platforms to keep ticket sales coming in. It's unlikely that cinemas will be going away, but this will increase the market position of streaming services, a trend that is already well established.

One of the biggest changes may well come in working conditions. Flexible hours and remote working were both concepts that business were starting to become more comfortable with before the crisis, but the viability of such has now been truly tested by crucible.  There is a strong likelihood that business may rethink how they operate in terms of both roles and workspaces. This may allow them to become open to hiring from a wider geographical range, for example. Especially people in roles that aren't directly customer-facing on a day to day basis, there is a good chance that people will be given better flexibility in where they work.

It's also predicted that we'll see major shifts in what we eat and the products available. With companies reducing ranges from dozens of lines down to two or three and with fruit now becoming seasonal, we may find that we only have a 1/3 of the choice we had before and that we can only get Strawberries and other seasonal fruit during their actual growing seasons.
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Mon, 13 April 2020, 19:29:51
it's the media's fault, which is causing mass hysteria

until the media gets its facts straight, and puts all of this into a realistic perspective, there will be no change...
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: tp4tissue on Mon, 13 April 2020, 19:58:34
it's the media's fault, which is causing mass hysteria

until the media gets its facts straight, and puts all of this into a realistic perspective, there will be no change...

The media serves the Oligarchs.

The oligarchs desire nothing less than their slaves stepping over each other.
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: Leslieann on Mon, 13 April 2020, 20:09:35
it's the media's fault, which is causing mass hysteria
until the media gets its facts straight, and puts all of this into a realistic perspective, there will be no change...

Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: noisyturtle on Mon, 13 April 2020, 20:25:55
it's the media's fault, which is causing mass hysteria

until the media gets its facts straight, and puts all of this into a realistic perspective, there will be no change...

Well people these days are stupider and more susceptible to influence than ever before. That sheep mentality makes social platforms extremely dangerous since people are getting their information from loud uninformed idiots these days instead of informed factual sources. People look for something that kinda lines up with what they want to believe, then slightly adjust their own pre notions to fit it and banner that cause. It's just a microcosm of technology being geared towards human being's innate want to be as lazy and automated as possible, right down to their core beliefs.
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: tp4tissue on Mon, 13 April 2020, 21:00:20
Bait

Tp4 falls for bait 100% of the time. it's Super Effective.
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: noisyturtle on Tue, 14 April 2020, 07:26:11
Hmmm
https://nypost.com/2020/04/13/virginia-pastor-who-held-packed-church-service-dies-of-coronavirus/ (https://nypost.com/2020/04/13/virginia-pastor-who-held-packed-church-service-dies-of-coronavirus/)
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: iri on Tue, 14 April 2020, 07:35:23
Hmmm
https://nypost.com/2020/04/13/virginia-pastor-who-held-packed-church-service-dies-of-coronavirus/ (https://nypost.com/2020/04/13/virginia-pastor-who-held-packed-church-service-dies-of-coronavirus/)
Quote
“I am essential,” he said of remaining open, adding, “I’m a preacher — I talk to God!”
Now, he does.
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: fohat.digs on Tue, 14 April 2020, 08:14:13

Quote
“I am essential,” he said of remaining open, adding, “I’m a preacher — I talk to God!”

Now, he does.


My guess is that he is one of those people who talks but doesn't listen.


Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: iri on Tue, 14 April 2020, 17:06:08
I feel like restrictions will stay in effect at least until the start of summer, here in the UK at least.
I would be really happy if it ends before the start of summer.
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: fatcoffeebeans on Tue, 14 April 2020, 17:21:41
i'm in NYC
I've heard that by May things will lighten up and we may be let outside however I do not think it will be that soon. hopefully july or august things will be back to normal
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: noisyturtle on Tue, 14 April 2020, 17:33:04
I really hope the buffer period is enough to discourage a second wave. I worry a lot about my old mom and dad in these times.
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: pixelpusher on Tue, 14 April 2020, 18:30:18
My guess: There probably isn’t a normal for several years but we’ll all adjust.  Humans do that well.    Things are going to open back up in a month or two but everywhere will have unique restrictions making it a cluster ****.  I wager about a year until we agree upon some new norm for how to go about being in public.  New waves will come with people dying, similar to the flu but worse.  But you know what? People die.  Many more live. After 5 years or so it will mostly be a crappy thing we don’t worry about but fear. 
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: Leslieann on Tue, 14 April 2020, 19:56:39
You might get some relaxation for summer but come fall we'll be back where we are (to a lesser extent).
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 14 April 2020, 20:10:22
There's this thing on reddit, something about the Virus surviving NEAR BOILING temperatures.

I mean, there's goes that Summer cure thing.. hahahhahaa..


(https://i.imgur.com/GjNW6Sk.jpg)
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: Leslieann on Tue, 14 April 2020, 20:48:45
There's this thing on reddit, something about the Virus surviving NEAR BOILING temperatures.

I mean, there's goes that Summer cure thing.. hahahhahaa..

The southern hemisphere is coming out of summer and much of the worst infection areas outside of Asia have been in the Mediterranean and the middle East. Even our own southern border is pretty darn warm and yet inundated with infection.


Summer could actually make it worse as people do more sports and other events during summer, you show more skin and also sweat more, gyms were already considered a threat. Social distancing is going to be more important than ever.
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: pixelpusher on Tue, 14 April 2020, 20:55:09
There's this thing on reddit, something about the Virus surviving NEAR BOILING temperatures.

I mean, there's goes that Summer cure thing.. hahahhahaa..


Show Image
(https://i.imgur.com/GjNW6Sk.jpg)


im pretty sure only Donald Trump ever believed summer would cure anything.  He also believes he's a genius.
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: noisyturtle on Tue, 14 April 2020, 21:07:05
Went on a quick solo grocery run and was appalled at the sheer number of people in large groups walking around. I literally couldn't even cross the street because both sides were full up with chunks of morons. What the **** is wrong with people.
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: Coreda on Tue, 14 April 2020, 23:26:58
There's this thing on reddit, something about the Virus surviving NEAR BOILING temperatures.

Link?
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: iri on Wed, 15 April 2020, 04:07:01
My guess: There probably isn’t a normal for several years but we’ll all adjust.
A vaccine is expected to be available next year.
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: pixelpusher on Wed, 15 April 2020, 21:15:01
I certainly hope a vaccine comes sooner than later.  I’ll take the shot with no hesitation whatsoever. But what’s the effectiveness of the flu vaccine today?  50-60%, right?  Should we expect anything more significant than that for Covid-19?
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: noisyturtle on Wed, 15 April 2020, 22:06:44
Trump's Corona timeline for anyone who has been keeping tabs on his lies:

January 14: WHO release a statement that there is potentially human-to-human transmission and that investigations are underway.

January 18: golf

January 19: golf

January 22: WHO Emergency Committee issued a statement confirming human to human transmission with a 25% severity rate for those infected. Following statements, occuring weekly/bi-weekly thereafter, emphasized transmission info. and severity rates. Initial tweet on January 21

January 22: When asked if there are worries about a pandemic, Trump responded: "No. Not at all. And we have it totally under control. It’s one person coming in from China, and we have it under control. It’s going to be just fine."

January 24: "It will all work out well."

January 25: "China has been working very hard to contain the Coronavirus. The United States greatly appreciates their efforts and transparency. It will all work out well. In particular, on behalf of the American People, I want to thank President Xi!"

January 28: Trump campaign rally

January 30: Trump campaign rally

January 30: "We have it very well under control. We have very little problem in this country at this moment — five. And those people are all recuperating successfully."

January 31: “We pretty much shut it down coming in from China.” -- a partial restriction on entry, with no requirement to test or quarantine, that allowed 430,000 travellers to enter America.

February 1: golf

February 2: golf

February 10: "Looks like by April, you know, in theory, when it gets a little warmer, it miraculously goes away."

February 10: Trump campaign rally.

February 15: golf

February 19: Trump campaign rally.

February 19: “I think the numbers are going to get progressively better as we go along”

February 20: Trump campaign rally.

February 21: Trump campaign rally.

February 23: "We have it very much under control."

February 24: "The Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA… Stock Market starting to look very good to me!"

February 25: “CDC and my Administration are doing a GREAT job of handling Coronavirus.”

February 26: “The 15 (cases in the US) within a couple of days is going to be down to close to zero.”

February 26: “We're going very substantially down, not up.”

February 26: "We're at the low level. As they get better, we take them off the list so that we're going to be pretty soon at only five people. And we could be at just one or two people over the next short period of time."

February 26: "You know in many cases when you catch this it is very light — you don’t even know there’s a problem. Sometimes they just get the sniffles, sometimes they just get something where they are not feeling quite right and sometimes they feel really bad but that’s a little bit like the flu. It’s a little like the regular flu that we have flu shots for and we will essentially have a flu shot for this in a fairly quick manner."

February 26: "This is a flu. This is like a flu."

February 27: "We're rapidly developing a vaccine. The vaccine is coming along well, and in speaking to the doctors we think this is something that we can develop fairly rapidly."

February 27: "It’s going to disappear. One day — it’s like a miracle — it will disappear."

February 27: "The flu in our country kills from 25,000 people to 69,000 people a year. That was shocking to me. And so far, if you look at what we have with the 15 people, and they're recovering, one is pretty sick but hopefully will recover. But the others are in great shape."

February 28: Trump campaign rally

February 28: “We're ordering a lot of supplies. We're ordering a lot of, uh, elements that frankly we wouldn't be ordering unless it was something like this. But we're ordering a lot of different elements of medical.”

February 28: "The Democrats are politicizing the coronavirus. ... They tried the impeachment hoax. ... And this is their new hoax."

March 2: “You take a solid flu vaccine, you don't think that could have an impact, or much of an impact, on corona?”

March 2: "We had a great meeting today with a lot of the great companies and they’re going to have vaccines, I think relatively soon."

March 4: "Because a lot of people will have this and it’s very mild. They’ll get better very rapidly. They don’t even see a doctor. They don’t even call a doctor."

March 4: "If we have thousands or hundreds of thousands of people that get better just by, you know, sitting around and even going to work — some of them go to work, but they get better."

March 5: “I NEVER said people that are feeling sick should go to work."

March 5: "The United States… has, as of now, only 129 cases… and 11 deaths. We are working very hard to keep these numbers as low as possible!"

March 6: "I think we’re doing a really good job in this country at keeping it down… a tremendous job at keeping it down."

March 6: "Anybody right now, and yesterday, anybody that needs a test gets a test. They’re there. And the tests are beautiful…. the tests are all perfect like the letter was perfect."

March 6: “I like this stuff. I really get it. People are surprised that I understand it… Every one of these doctors said, ‘How do you know so much about this?’ Maybe I have a natural ability. Maybe I should have done that instead of running for president.”

March 6: "I don't need to have the numbers double because of one ship that wasn't our fault."

March 7: golf

March 7: "I’m not concerned at all."

March 8: golf

March 8: "We have a perfectly coordinated and fine tuned plan at the White House for our attack on CoronaVirus."

March 9: "The Fake News media & their partner, the Democrat Party, is doing everything within its semi-considerable power to inflame the Coronavirus situation."

March 9: "This blindsided the world."

March 10: "It will go away. Just stay calm. It will go away."

March 10: "So last year 37,000 Americans died from the common Flu. It averages between 27,000 and 70,000 per year. Nothing is shut down, life & the economy go on. At this moment there are 546 confirmed cases of CoronaVirus, with 22 deaths. Think about that!"

March 11: WHO officially declared Covid-19 has escalated to pandemic status

March 12: "But it'll be -- it'll go very quickly."

March 12: "We'll be discussing some other moves that we're going to be making. And I think it's going to work out very well for everybody."

March 13: [Declared state of emergency]

March 13: "I don't take responsibility at all"

March 17: "This is a pandemic. I felt it was a pandemic long before it was called a pandemic."
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: fatcoffeebeans on Thu, 16 April 2020, 11:58:21
honestly think this is going to go on for a lot longer then previously mentioned
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: smarmar on Sun, 19 April 2020, 12:44:56
Went on a quick solo grocery run and was appalled at the sheer number of people in large groups walking around. I literally couldn't even cross the street because both sides were full up with chunks of morons. What the **** is wrong with people.
Dude, I went for my nightly walk through downtown Winter Park and the stretch of Park Ave in front of Central Park was lined with cars and there was some guy singing and playing guitar with a bunch of people around him. There were old people having picnics, a gym meetup, everything was business as usual. :mad: And don't get me started about that turd in the White House.
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: tp4tissue on Sun, 19 April 2020, 13:18:04
Went on a quick solo grocery run and was appalled at the sheer number of people in large groups walking around. I literally couldn't even cross the street because both sides were full up with chunks of morons. What the **** is wrong with people.
Dude, I went for my nightly walk through downtown Winter Park and the stretch of Park Ave in front of Central Park was lined with cars and there was some guy singing and playing guitar with a bunch of people around him. There were old people having picnics, a gym meetup, everything was business as usual. :mad: And don't get me started about that turd in the White House.

Typical flaurida ??
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: smarmar on Tue, 28 April 2020, 12:23:51
Went on a quick solo grocery run and was appalled at the sheer number of people in large groups walking around. I literally couldn't even cross the street because both sides were full up with chunks of morons. What the **** is wrong with people.
Dude, I went for my nightly walk through downtown Winter Park and the stretch of Park Ave in front of Central Park was lined with cars and there was some guy singing and playing guitar with a bunch of people around him. There were old people having picnics, a gym meetup, everything was business as usual. :mad: And don't get me started about that turd in the White House.

Typical flaurida ??

Flur'DUH!
Title: Re: Honestly, how long do you think this virus thing is going to last?
Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 28 April 2020, 13:49:07
Given current specs.   It would seem that anyone over the age of 60 will have to Live-Carefully indefinitely unless a vaccine appears.