Benefits of Covid-19

[redneck]

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https://youtu.be/YIVPyKLyRjI


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[freebeard]

Is too bad we can only have a thread about the benefits. I'm not sure that is a good fit.

I'd been thinking getting about a cell phone for contactless payments. Maybe I should wait to see if they give me a free one?

[redpoint5]

Well, "benefit" is a matter of perspective.

We crossed 100k deaths in the US yesterday. My WAG early on was 200k deaths in 1 year, which may be a bit of an underestimate, but I'll stick with it for consistency.

What's interesting to me is the optimism of the markets despite the fact that we're still very early into this. I heard some good news that a vaccine might be available in a quantity of 100M by the end of the year, but that covers 1.4% of the worlds population. Better than nothing, for sure.

[freebeard]

'What's interesting to me...' is the way the story is shifting to homes are where one gets it. Sunlight is the best disinfectant.

Were I to get a cell phone it wouldn't be IOS or Android. it.slashdot.org: New Android Vulnerability Strandhogg 2.0 Exploits User Trust (arstechnica.com)

Crew Dragon crew have assumed the position. Lift-off at 4:30 Eastern Time.

[redpoint5]

Well, Dr. John Campbell has been pointing out the apparent link between low vitamin D levels and incidence of infection and death from early on, stressing the need to further study this. Darker skinned people have been disproportionately harmed by the disease, and the hypothesis is that their lower levels of vitamin D don't boost the immune system as much as those with higher levels of vitamin D.

This is compatible with your observation that "sunlight is the best disinfectant" in that it generates vitamin D naturally when exposed to skin. There's got to be a reason why a dense city like LA or Miami suffered less severely than Seattle or New York, and the common thread seems to be sunlight.

Then we get reports of New Zealand and Australia fairing very well, but they were in summer months when the outbreak occurred. We'll see what happens as they transition through fall and winter. They could be harbingers of our seasonal transition later this year.

Finally, is it possible that part of the reason older people suffer so badly and kids hardly at all is that kids go outside frequently (in the sunlight), and older people do so much less frequently and when they do, cover themselves from the sun? No doubt having a youthful immune system is more advantageous than an older one, but we could have other factors at play that can affect outcomes.

[freebeard]

Sunlight is the best disinfectant

I was actually thinking about the news out of The Swamp when I wrote that.


https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GD...V6h-320-80.jpg

I liked the hexagonal walls in the prototype. That didn't make it into today's vehicle.

They're talking about first comes transport, then comes habitation. Then they can take your stem cells to orbit, 3D print organs and return them to you.

Hatch closure happening now.

[redneck]

Originally Posted by redpoint5

Well, "benefit" is a matter of perspective.

We crossed 100k deaths in the US yesterday. My WAG early on was 200k deaths in 1 year, which may be a bit of an underestimate, but I'll stick with it for consistency.

What's interesting to me is the optimism of the markets despite the fact that we're still very early into this. I heard some good news that a vaccine might be available in a quantity of 100M by the end of the year, but that covers 1.4% of the worlds population. Better than nothing, for sure.

https://youtu.be/igx86PoU7v8

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[freebeard]

I don't disagree with the first 0:59, but you might replace the youtu.be number with the title [Bill Gates and the Population Control Grid]

Or, you know, offer a comment.

[redpoint5]

Yeah, was going to suggest a comment. I never click a link when no context is provided.

[redneck]

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Not pasting the video or giving a description.

Don’t want to be accused of anything.

The first 5 minutes set the stage. From there on it gets increasingly interesting.




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