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07-16-2020 , 03:00 AM

#10951

27offsuit

actions have consequences!

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I am the problem.

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07-16-2020 , 03:01 AM

#10952

Alpha Fish

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 4,007

I think there's way less social pressure in the USA to not be dumb

this is a land of participation trophies

having churches the size of a major league stadium probably adds some extra dumb as well

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07-16-2020 , 03:12 AM

#10953

O.A.F.K.1.1

Ted Patrick

Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 27,951

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Originally Posted by JoeC2012

It's a good point, but I sometimes wonder why this effect is so much bigger in America compared to other places.

We have it bad here in the UK as well.

The reason is Russia.

There is a double whammy of Russia both attempting agit prop via social media and also our respective governments adopting the Russian model of ideological power, which is achieved via efforts to make truth unknowable.

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07-16-2020 , 03:22 AM

#10954

ashley12

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It doesnt help that when broadcasting an event such as the NCAAF final a lot of ESPNs time is dedicated to "here is how social media saw the game" as opposed to asking someone like Nick Saban hey, what did you make of Joe Burrows game.

This obsession with social media reaction is killing sport in Australia as well.

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07-16-2020 , 03:28 AM

#10955

golfnutt

banned

Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 5,966

ICU beds are usually 10-15% of total hospital beds.

The rest of these hospitals are ghost towns besides the ICU. Everyone is afraid to go there. Rightfully so.

So the rub of this that we have a lot more people dying for COVID as well as other diseases they would normally go visit the hospital.

And you can’t just convert the other part of the hospital to ICUs. Well, you can, but at a huuuge cost.

USA depressing.

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07-16-2020 , 03:46 AM

#10956

5 south

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 7,472

Wouldn't 50% ICU capacity on any normal non covid day be kind of low anyways?
In 3 weeks time it will probably be a total **** show.

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07-16-2020 , 04:37 AM

#10957

NimiShimi

newbie

Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 24

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Originally Posted by Alpha Fish

I think there's way less social pressure in the USA to not be dumb

Yeah, how many times have your heard 'math's not my thing' from an american?

I've discussed this with friends (american expats) who live in China and I'm told it's like saying 'yeah, alphabet, not really my thing'

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07-16-2020 , 06:44 AM

#10958

27offsuit

actions have consequences!

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I just can not understand how there isn't some lever in place somewhere along the professional chain of command in this ****ed up country where someone can just say "lol ****ing no" to incredibly crazy **** like this. I mean what even is this?:

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07-16-2020 , 07:05 AM

#10959

RichGangi

Laughable false & highly douchey

Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 9,569

What if I told you it is by design that Americans are so dumb? Does that sound like a crazy conspiracy too?

It truly is scary and sad.

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07-16-2020 , 07:31 AM

#10960

27offsuit

actions have consequences!

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Originally Posted by RichGangi

What if I told you it is by design that Americans are so dumb? Does that sound like a crazy conspiracy too?

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07-16-2020 , 08:49 AM

#10961

SGT RJ

Twitching

Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 48,792

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Originally Posted by 27offsuit

I am the problem.

Can you teach me to dumb? Maybe then I’d be happier with the current **** show.

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07-16-2020 , 09:08 AM

#10962

Howard Treesong

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RJ, I can help you with that. #libertarianwhiteknight

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07-16-2020 , 09:10 AM

#10963

coolnout

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Originally Posted by SGT RJ

Can you teach me to dumb? Maybe then I’d be happier with the current **** show.

Seriously, ignorance is bliss.

Went to Walmart this morning because they finally had a dumbbell set in stock. Price gougers had been buying them up and reselling them on Facebook at like 3x the cost.

Stood in line to get in, and about half the people weren't wearing their masks properly. They have them pulled down by their chin, or under their nose.

I've also noticed even though we have a statewide mask mandate in public places, supervisors and managers seem to think it doesn't apply to them.

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07-16-2020 , 09:10 AM

#10964

SGT RJ

Twitching

Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 48,792

Lol.

Have you been back to see us yet?

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07-16-2020 , 09:18 AM

#10965

Howard Treesong

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Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 13,738

No. No live poker for me until a vaccine is on the market. I quite miss live donkaments.

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07-16-2020 , 10:15 AM

#10966

steamraise

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Originally Posted by NimiShimi

'yeah, reading, not really my thing'

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07-16-2020 , 10:26 AM

#10967

marknfw

Gaming Commissioner

Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 14,191

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Originally Posted by SGT RJ

Can you teach me to dumb? Maybe then I’d be happier with the current **** show.

I've often wished I was able to believe in the Magic Man in the Sky. It would sure make the dread of death a lot more bearable if I thought I were going to a solid gold castle in the sky when I died. Or, you know, 40 virgins would be ok too, I guess.

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07-16-2020 , 10:41 AM

#10968

SGT RJ

Twitching

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Originally Posted by Howard Treesong

No. No live poker for me until a vaccine is on the market. I quite miss live donkaments.

I don’t blame you in the slightest.

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Originally Posted by marknfw

I found the opposite, myself, that losing my belief in the Magic Sky Man made the idea of death much easier. My denomination focused a LOT more on the fear of punishment than the delight of the reward.

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07-16-2020 , 11:03 AM

#10969

marknfw

Gaming Commissioner

Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 14,191

I'm fortunate to have not ever had any kind of religious programming to have to get over. Only a few years of AA/NA when I was first getting clean.

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07-16-2020 , 11:08 AM

#10970

suzzer99

Save the Cheerleader, Save the World

Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 100,714

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Originally Posted by Brock Landers

It was more than a few.

"More than 1,100 labs have reported test results to the state through July 13.

Out of those, more than 460 reported 100 percent positivity rates, or near that level"

https://www.850wftl.com/health-depar...egative-tests/

Ok that was the first I've seen actual numbers. But it still doesn't say what % of the total tests it was. I assume something like Quest Diagnostics is doing a huge % of the actual tests.

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07-16-2020 , 11:10 AM

#10971

suzzer99

Save the Cheerleader, Save the World

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Originally Posted by O.A.F.K.1.1

Nailed it.

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07-16-2020 , 11:12 AM

#10972

golddog

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I'll take the over on Earth's existence vs humanity's. Not real sure how we'd settle up though.

Maybe SGT RJ is on to something. Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise and all that.

Agree with the SGT on death re: Magic Sky Man.It's just another inevitable transition, not something to be feared. Hopefully I can live without too much pain and discomfort until that time.

Seems to me that when science and religion have been in conflict, science has a few thousand year winning streak. I'm on team science. It's just easier to accept what's demonstrably true, and ignore what is not.

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07-16-2020 , 11:37 AM

#10973

waterwolves

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Originally Posted by suzzer99

It wasn't false positives. It was a few clinics failing to report negative tests, which pushed the Florida positive testing % up some unknown amount.

There's a crowd of covid deniers out there who find any discrepancy they can. Then they magnify it into some giant scandal which somehow [unclear] is evidence all the books are cooked, and we can trust nothing and no one. I'm sure they're on to the next big bombshell already.

Yeah the article I read said it was 300 clinics and then preceded to question all the numbers everywhere.

So what is it? A few clinics or 300? Depends what article I'm reading and who wrote it. So it's difficult to find out. For someone like myself who doesn't have a ton of time to investigate it I'll never know.

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07-16-2020 , 11:43 AM

#10974

suzzer99

Save the Cheerleader, Save the World

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It's a bunch of small clinics that don't process a ton of tests compared to the big guys. Florida has run close to 3 million tests total. The largest amount listed as a clinic that reported 512 positive tests. So you'd assume they've run like 5k tests total.

But again, all this is going to affect is FL's positivity rate.

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07-16-2020 , 01:34 PM

#10975

waterwolves

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Originally Posted by suzzer99

Yeah the other article said nothing about the rate. It changes everything. The positive test numbers are still the same. That's why Miami has run out of ICUs.

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