So apparently on www.meh.com they are selling a hiking day backpack. One of those backpacks that allows you stuff the needs for a quick 1-4 hr hike. However, they inserted a little gem on the very last picture…
The “title” of the post makes perfect sense now doesn’t it?
UPDATE: 2 hours after this post, the above picture was taken offline. Someone might be reprimanded for posting the pic in the first place.
Holy crap… this pic is from the article (https://www.visualcapitalist.com/terms-of-service-visualizing-the-length-of-internet-agreements/) and it’s been zoomed out to 25% on Google Chrome. And it still doesn’t doesn’t see the bottom of Spotify, Apple, TikTok and Microsoft. Why can’t Terms of Service (TOS) be shorter and simpler to read? Who actually reads the TOS? No one because it’s too fucking long and moderately complex enough to discourage reading.
Ultimately, you(me) are the product for all these services.
If you drink love coffee, then you should consider climate change as real. Some people might not think climate change is real, but would you really risk coffee for something you “don’t think it’s real”?
Today, I saw an old article from CNN that details some of the reasons as to how Vietnam has been able to control COVID-19.
Since hindsight is 20/20… this is what I would have done with COVID-19.
In late January, announce that the international borders will be closed within 10 hours of the announcement. The 10 hour buffer allows any current en route flights to land without issue. Empty inbound international flights are still allowed in order to accommodate any outbound international flights. The crews from these inbound flights will be sequestered to just two or three hotels only. This action isolates the crew so to allow contact tracing to be easier in case of outbreaks. Domestic travel can still operate normally until otherwise told.
I think if just this measure was put in place there might not have been an outbreak in both Seattle and New York. It’s still possible the cases could appear as there were only 15 confirmed cases back on Feb 15, 2020. Given the incubation length and the potentila asymptomatic transmission possibility, a January closure would have mitigated the most damage. According to the NY times interactive modeling, the 15 early cases were linked to transmission from China. However, what’s more important is that any subsequent cases would be linked to these 15 cases AND there would be no new influx of cases. Although travel was restricted from China on Feb 02, 2020, restrictions were imposed far too late from Europe on Mar 13, 2020. Between late January and mid-March, countless travelers passed through the international airports and silently spreading the infection. Through genetic testing, the outbreak in New York was linked to a European strain. It shows just how partial restrictions are pointless.
If these borders were to have been closed in late January, I see a number of different scenarios that would be different
What would you do?
California is re-imposing the restrictions of gathering indoors. As long as COVID-19 is not under control, outbreaks will continue to happen. There are a few effective ways to limit transmission…
I posted sometime ago about LA Times’ Asian Enough podcast. This past week they interviewed California’s US Senator Kamala Harris. For those that might not know, Senator Harris is half Asian (Indian) and half Black (Jamaican). She was also one of the many Democratic candidates for the 2020 Presidential race.
This podcast gives great insight into Senator Harris as a person as opposed to a presidential candidate or senator. It’s worth listening to.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-03-10/asian-enough-podcast
Kudos to the California government on the proclamation requiring residents to wear face masks in public. Masks have been shown to minimize the transmission probability down to 1.5%. Unfortunately, the general anti-mask populace doesn’t seem to really understand the depth of the problem and are only thinking of themselves and their own livelihood.
One of the challenges with COVID-19 is the fact that people could be infected with COVID-19 without ever getting sick or displaying symptoms. These are known as asymptomatic carriers. Furthermore, another challenge is the fact that you could still be infecting others before displaying any of the COVID-19 symptoms. Both of these reasons are some of the factors as to why COVID-19 very difficult to deal with. Think about it… you are infected without realizing you’re infected. And you’re infecting other people all while you have no idea that you’ve been infected. That’s scary.
One of the effective ways to minimize transmission rates is to not see anyone. These were the stay at home orders issued by most states. Another way to minimize transmission rate is to wear masks. The picture below represents approximate transmission rates for different situations. Since staying at home full time is not possible (people need to shop for groceries, check up on family living nearby, etc), wearing mask is also another effective way to minimize the transmission rate.
Since a person infected with COVID-19 might not even know they’re infected, wearing a masks not only protects you from getting infected by others, but it also protects others from getting infected by you! Wearing masks protects everyone whether you know it or not. An ounce of prevention (wearing masks) is worth a pound of cure (becoming infected and requiring hospitalization)!
So… Wear masks. Save lives.
You would think with ALL THE PROTEST going on that the police would assume a measured approach to any situations that require police assistance. You would think…
I haven’t heard John Oliver swear so much in an episode until this one.
