Rants and WTF are you talking about and Coronavirus!

[QUOTE=BigBuddy69;2582103]You're right.

Three fucked up beyond any chance of salvation.

At least two really close to join them in fantasy world.[/QUOTE]You must be referring to yourself, Nurse and Siri.

[QUOTE=DrPoon;2581739]Angela M. In the news states that climate change is somehow the cause of the floods. This is complete b. S. The neighborhoods located near a river and / or dams should have a storm drainage system with concrete storm drains with high flow water to a drainage system. The fact that these towns exists so long without flooding is a miracle. Nothing to do with climate, and everything to do with not designing properly.

Due to many of the villages springing up hundreds of years ago prior to running water and cars wherein people relied on river for transportation and water. They needed to be close to it. Now, with concrete and paved roads being close to a river is not a smart living area. They need a complete redesign with correct flood control drainage system and should hire me for consultation so I redesign some of these neighborhoods.[/QUOTE]LOL yes your theory is absurd. What's with the climate denial?

[QUOTE=PaulInZurich;2582379]In US the numbers didn't jump as fast as in UK. But yeah, time to let it rip.[/QUOTE]Yeah, likely due to the fact that we didn't impose as strict a lockdown and did not change the vax schedule. The US never got as low as UK in case numbers, so a slow spread kept numbers higher in US while UK was locked down although still manageable. Once opened, UK numbers jumped but with less severe cases. If we looked at the per capita incidence curve, I bet the area under the curve (total cases per capita) are very similar.

In the end, now, the same population are getting infected in both countries, young and unvaxxed with the elderly having been vaxxed spared the mortality outcomes. I think it's the best outcome we could have hoped for considering the social-politicization of the pandemic.

[QUOTE=OfficeMatt;2582420]LOL yes your theory is absurd. What's with the climate denial?[/QUOTE]Maybe the Dutch and Pacific Islanders could teach the Germans and Belgians a thing or two. Humans are stupid to think they can control nature in the long term. Build on an unstable hillside denuded of trees, or on a flood plain? 100 year floods are becoming 50 year floods. Live in the Nevada, Arizona or California deserts? Your swimming pools will be empty, filling up with the tumbling tumbleweeds. In this sick world the billionaires have invented a new way to complete with each other besides building a bigger boat.

Not to butt into the lovely back and forth on this topic, but the expected labor day office return is suddenly looking iffy.

[URL]https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-20/apple-will-postpone-return-to-office-after-covid-19-persists[/URL]

If the daily cases spike to 40 K or 50 K, I suspect this long awaited post labor day return to on prem for corporate America is probably out the window. If it gets pushed out into late October of mid November, then it will be like "winter season, more Covid, oh shucks Christmas is here already, why bother and let's wait till new year and decide".

As such, I am already grounded and this fucking things keeps dragging on.

I think tech companies will definitely delay this. Banks have been pushing hard to bring people in, especially the big ones like JPM. Dimon has been chomping at the bit but hasn't corralled enough people to get his wish. If case loads in NYC spike and banks also cave in, then return to the tall buildings will be postponed by a few more months.

Fuck the CCP and Delta variant.

[QUOTE=Pessimist;2582510]Not to butt into the lovely back and forth on this topic, but the expected labor day office return is suddenly looking iffy.

[URL]https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-20/apple-will-postpone-return-to-office-after-covid-19-persists[/URL]

If the daily cases spike to 40 K or 50 K, I suspect this long awaited post labor day return to on prem for corporate America is probably out the window. If it gets pushed out into late October of mid November, then it will be like "winter season, more Covid, oh shucks Christmas is here already, why bother and let's wait till new year and decide".

As such, I am already grounded and this fucking things keeps dragging on.

I think tech companies will definitely delay this. Banks have been pushing hard to bring people in, especially the big ones like JPM. Dimon has been chomping at the bit but hasn't corralled enough people to get his wish. If case loads in NYC spike and banks also cave in, then return to the tall buildings will be postponed by a few more months.

Fuck the CCP and Delta variant.[/QUOTE]I agree with you on "Fuck the CCP and Delta variant". But but, instead of being grounded against you wishes, maybe you could simply take a job in a Florida, Texas or Tennessee based company? Or, even better, vote correctly in the 2024 election?

I was convinced (not!) that Biden (with vaccines readily available) can control Covid better than Trump (who championed vaccines but none was ready in his time), well what do I know, right?

[QUOTE=PaulInZurich;2582290]You are right, Russia is not communist country now. It is an authoritarian state with the head of state changing the constitution at will so he can stay in power as long as he wants, he is in power since 2000, now he can stay in power until 2036. This is the guy who has no problem invading neighbouring countries.[/QUOTE]Sounds a lot like any other Western "democracy. ".

When Lukashenko or Putin smash down opposition, the Western politicians cry crocodile tears. When Spain smashes down people who protest for independence in Catalonia, when Marcon smashes down Yellow Vests protesters, when Germany smashes down protesters against the Covid1984 dictatorship, when the UK locks up Assange, or when Epstein commits "suicide" in a USA prison cell, then those same politicians are silent.

When Putin or Lukashenko shut down opposition newspapers or TV station, the Western politicians cry like babies, but when they de-platform anyone they don't like from asocial media, tor try to hunt down guys like Chelsea Manning, Assange and Snowden, then you hear crickets again, or they come up with some vague shit about "combatting fake news. " Well, maybe Putin is ALSO shutting down "fake news" journalists and websites in Russia? LOL!

[QUOTE=Gino02;2582536]I agree with you on "Fuck the CCP and Delta variant". But but, instead of being grounded against you wishes, maybe you could simply take a job in a Florida, Texas or Tennessee based company? Or, even better, vote correctly in the 2024 election?

I was convinced (not!) that Biden (with vaccines readily available) can control Covid better than Trump (who championed vaccines but none was ready in his time), well what do I know, right?[/QUOTE]It is about people returning to offices, business travel resuming, having to go out of town on business. I'm kinda grounded until these things return to normal. I am not aware that the situation for these things is different between states; I know for a fact that it is not. Apple workers in Austin are doing shelter in at home as much as the ones in Cupertino; it is a company wide decision. I am just frustrated that we will be stuck in this limbo for months to come.

USA gymnast Kara gets covid despite vaccine.

I would still kiss her and take my chances.

So interesting to see if she is stranded in Japan for three months until her test comes back negative.

[URL]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2KveIaBk74[/URL]

[QUOTE=Beijing4987;2582461]Humans are stupid to think they can control nature in the long term. Build on an unstable hillside denuded of trees, or on a flood plain? 100 year floods are becoming 50 year floods.[/QUOTE]I find this point funny. I lived in Santa Barbara, CA for some years and remember seeing annual fires in the summers. The hillside / mountainside would catch fire leading to erosion of anchoring / protective trees. Then when autumn rains would come, the landslides occurred engulfing the mountainside homes. Stubborn people would choose to live like that having to deal with catastrophe every few years just for the sake of having a home with a view. Insanity.

[QUOTE=DrPoon;2582607]USA gymnast Kara gets covid despite vaccine.

I would still kiss her and take my chances.

So interesting to see if she is stranded in Japan for three months until her test comes back negative.

[URL]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2KveIaBk74[/URL][/QUOTE]She should of take ivermectin.

[QUOTE=HammerTime96;2582279]Israel already mass vaxxed it's population and opened up months ago, only to impose more restrictions again:

[URL]https://youtu.be/kxRS6qUiDDM[/URL]

Thank you Big Pharma and Big Tech![/QUOTE]Did I have hear 47% of UK new case are fully vaccinated? So the vaccine just kind of reduce infection of delta?

When Belarus tells airline to land for journalist with warrant that's terrible.

But a similar thing that the USA did with a leaker who was thought to be on a presidential plane to a Central American country was forced to land in Austria then its OK.

[QUOTE=HammerTime96;2582556]Sounds a lot like any other Western "democracy. ".

When Lukashenko or Putin smash down opposition, the Western politicians cry crocodile tears. When Spain smashes down people who protest for independence in Catalonia, when Marcon smashes down Yellow Vests protesters, when Germany smashes down protesters against the Covid1984 dictatorship, when the UK locks up Assange, or when Epstein commits "suicide" in a USA prison cell, then those same politicians are silent.

When Putin or Lukashenko shut down opposition newspapers or TV station, the Western politicians cry like babies, but when they de-platform anyone they don't like from asocial media, tor try to hunt down guys like Chelsea Manning, Assange and Snowden, then you hear crickets again, or they come up with some vague shit about "combatting fake news. " Well, maybe Putin is ALSO shutting down "fake news" journalists and websites in Russia? LOL![/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=HammerTime96;2582556]Sounds a lot like any other Western "democracy. ". When Lukashenko or Putin smash down opposition.[/QUOTE]Comparing Russia and Belarus with Western democracies, really? Russia and Belarus are just as "free" as China, buddy. What is it with extremist nutcases that they like dictators so much? Why don't you move there if life is so great there?

[QUOTE=DrPoon;2582607]USA gymnast Kara gets covid despite vaccine.

I would still kiss her and take my chances.

So interesting to see if she is stranded in Japan for three months until her test comes back negative.

[URL]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2KveIaBk74[/URL][/QUOTE]The vaccine are 50% efficient at their best probably less against some variant. All the big pharma were condemned for bribery, Pfister, Moderna. Should again face the justice just because what they announced 98% efficiency and the reality is not there. The 4th wave is on its way in Europe, probably in the coming weeks hospital will be packed again and death toll will also rise, will the people act now, obviously not, mongers want to fuck like there is no corona.