Ok, this story is evolving to fast. Public press said WHO hates ibuprofen. WHOs twitter account said ibuprofen is fine.
A few years ago I went cold turkey all headache pills because of this study out of Denmark, my pill consumption is maybe 1 a year now
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-heart-diclofenac/common-painkiller-tied-to-increased-risk-of-heart-problems-idUSKCN1M12CD https://x.com/mistersql/status/1239603533642715137
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Up so early to guarantee I get VPN access and some other late rising loser spends the day typing his password over and over for 8 hours.
I bet this doesn't come with sick leave. Use 'em & lose 'em! https://x.com/nduley/status/1240577907333922817
"I could get a covid test today if I wanted one"
(greater DC region from VA Beach to DC to Baltimore)
I'm not going to take all of my day on the phone, driving around to get a test for something that at the moment is 80% likely to be common cold, 20% Trump Virus.
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1 covid death in MD and here is a video about what you can infer from 1 death. You can infer 1000-5000 active cases right now:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCa0JXEwDEk
2nd congress member tests positive for corona. This is incredible. There are at least two corona tests available in DC.
CGTN (Red Chinese News) trying to correct western media reports that mask don't work (& other advice): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0b9n7M23hk https://x.com/sethgoldin/status/1240445384658477056
Biden pulls ahead on Election betting odds.
Trump out bet is up (feet first?)
I wonder if the gamblers had been following actuary tables.
ref: https://www.electionbettingodds.com/
At Walmart all they had were 4-inch street tortillas. I remember the good days when tortillas were 6 inches across.
Maybe I should check Fox news and see if I misremember and the tortilla ration has increased from 3-inch to 4-inch tortillas.
IDEA: I can't touch my face, but you can touch my face if I touch yours. Technically, not against the rules. Also works for other pairs of people.
Who should you be reading during the quarantine? Kafka.
<cough> <cough> Kafka.
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So my apt building has "positive air pressure"- in hallways you can smell everything everyone is smoking, cooking or pooping (in the case of dogs by the door). This one of the ways corona spread on cruise ships & is stopped in hospital wards set up for "negative air pressure"
College Humor called it in 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3x1zcnKtDHg
Except all the star wars movies are out so...
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Another product endorsement- I like my Thermo gadget. It accumulates all your measurements for each person separately & you can see trends over days. It also knows what is normal for your age (did you know kids always run warm compared to adults?)
https://www.withings.com/us/en/thermo
Y'all this is why you stock up on Mexican food before quarantine, you learn not to touch your face. :-) https://twitter.com/Kristydixie/status/1240040884961513472
The "@SeoulFoodDC economic assistance program" has started.
Also called dinner.
Jack-fruit hoagie, scallion pancakes, dumplings.
Now get on the phone and keep those restaurants alive! We've been training for this moment our whole life! https://x.com/mistersql/status/1240041630159290368/photo/1
Looks like we might be getting $1000 Romney bucks.
Fill out your 2020 census! While you are still alive!
Metro rail cuts back service
https://www.wmata.com/about/news/METRO-SERVICE-FURTHER-REDUCED-TO-SUPPORT-ESSENTIAL-TRIPS-ONLY.cfm#main-content
Please world, no more news... make it stop
Tele-Video Conf
Amazon's shelves are emptying out. https://x.com/thehill/status/1239975811081437184
No FDC approve human sized hamster balls.
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=human+sized+hamster+balls&crid=32WZSHI6PTYU4&sprefix=human+size+hampster%2Caps%2C-1&ref=nb_sb_noss_2
(oh please get your mind out of the gutter, this is a crisis)
fft, FDA.
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I should do this. I got zero self control so I'm going to be so ripped. Guns more like cannons. https://x.com/jyazman2012/status/1239960849768275968
I got a buddy at the CDC that says y'all a bunch of gullible larks.
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2016 olds: <this vote will show all those arrogant young city folk, he, he>
2020 olds: Oh please, think of the olds. Take on colossal inconveniences, save the olds!
[joking as a 46 y/o almost an old]
This is cool, maybe I'll finally stop doing my Gitlab PRs the wrong way https://x.com/IAmAru/status/1239937081578860544
Dude arguing to leave the condo's gym open during the plague. Sigh.
Founders thought the magic sauce of government was 3 branches. Turns out the magic sauce was 50 governors.
$850 Billion dollars. 850 past donors and supporters are going to be pretty happy to get their share.
1 27 inch monitor which is so much better than the one I had at the office. Work laptop is unable to drive more than 2 monitors https://x.com/valerieosmith/status/1239907716174352385
Ship of Thanos- snaps his fingers, 1/2 of the ship is gone. He buys replacement parts and repeats over and over again. Eventually only [1-(1/2)^n]*100% of the ship is left. Is it the same ship, or just δ of the same ship.
(d'oh, shouldn't have a 1- in there.)
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stockmarket, unemployment, and soon inflation all going the wrong way all of a sudden. https://twitter.com/scanlan_susie/status/1239692717434851328
Why was the computer scientist alone during the corona pandemic?
He heard he had to stay in groups less than 10.
I got my oxymeter!
"..the mean SpO2 for the population studied is 97.7%..."
"a pulse of 100+/m, & SpO2 lower than 95%. ...patients with pneumonia exhibited at least one of these signs."
I'm 97 (healthy) wife is 99
ref: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5539125/
ref: https://www.europeanlung.org/en/news-and-events/media-centre/press-releases/four-simple-tests-could-help-gps-spot-pneumonia-and-reduce-unnecessary-antibiotics https://x.com/mistersql/status/1239690043574439941/photo/1
I'm going running. The strictest shutdown I've seen (California's) says running is still allowed.
Amazon Fresh not available for my address (in Takoma Park, MD)...what are y'all using?
Well, just as well that I'd already cancelled my trip to Pittsburgh a few days ago. All of Pennsylvania has been shut down.
"Only go to the ER if you can't breath" (literally) https://twitter.com/Linacracy/status/1239654932891996160
Bay Area California rules. https://x.com/hknightsf/status/1239622736504225792
So SEC, USDA, Senate Building, surely I'm missing some. https://x.com/FederalNewsNet/status/1239620687100350465