Joementum posted:

it is very good

the sequels less so

Toaster Beef posted:

telling the job tomorrow of my intention to hit da bricks

new gig is fully remote and a 20% raise

impetus to look for it was asking to only work two days a week in the office instead of three (i'm a heart patient, any reduction in potential exposure is a good thing) and basically being told to gently caress off

so i'm loving off

Toaster Beef posted:

telling the job tomorrow of my intention to hit da bricks

new gig is fully remote and a 20% raise

impetus to look for it was asking to only work two days a week in the office instead of three (i'm a heart patient, any reduction in potential exposure is a good thing) and basically being told to gently caress off

so i'm loving off

Toaster Beef posted:

telling the job tomorrow of my intention to hit da bricks

new gig is fully remote and a 20% raise

impetus to look for it was asking to only work two days a week in the office instead of three (i'm a heart patient, any reduction in potential exposure is a good thing) and basically being told to gently caress off

so i'm loving off

Lacrosse posted:

Cross-posting from the econ thread: have you checked your bean hoard lately?

https://twitter.com/townhallcom/status/1507050109904863236?s=20&t=MICgtZ3i6lvgT0Oa_HW5fA

Toaster Beef posted:

telling the job tomorrow of my intention to hit da bricks

new gig is fully remote and a 20% raise

impetus to look for it was asking to only work two days a week in the office instead of three (i'm a heart patient, any reduction in potential exposure is a good thing) and basically being told to gently caress off

so i'm loving off

Pingui posted:

I suspect the point of this article isn't the non-mystery mystery:

HAIL eSATA-n posted:

wow they sure think public schools are important, i wonder if they feel the same about funding them

Joementum posted:

"experts" weighing in on 4th shots

Nocturtle posted:

Sorry in advance for the lengthy post. I've been summarizing PASC research studies for my own understanding and previously posted my notes in the old thread but thought worth posting here too in case it's of interest. Please let me know if you're aware of any large scale PASC study not included here, I'd be interested in learning more.

Thoguh posted:

Should add this to the OP IMHO

Nocturtle posted:

Holy god these guys are assholes. They know exactly the implications of PASC too.

Also 78% effectiveness against hospitalization is garbage given how the long term impact risks scale up for those cases.

Gio posted:

so i know lol goon project, but ive thought a lot about what a cspam covid doc would be like.

i have zero knowledge of how to do this but my IDEA was that it would have zero narration, zero interviews, zero Expose type poo poo—just a collection of videos that highlight the contradictions of this bizarre reality, like videos of freezer truck morgues with people partying it up.

i mean thats all i got. basically two hours of morgues and packed ICUs juxtaposed with people partying. with IRONIC song choices like black eyed peas and poo poo.

Trixie Hardcore posted:

btw thanks to anybody who said they liked the OP it makes me happy if you guys find it good or useful.

Trixie Hardcore posted:

btw thanks to anybody who said they liked the OP it makes me happy if you guys find it good or useful.

quote:

Published: 23 March 2022
Far-UVC (222 nm) efficiently inactivates an airborne pathogen in a room-sized chamber

Abstract
Many infectious diseases, including COVID-19, are transmitted by airborne pathogens. There is a need for effective environmental control measures which, ideally, are not reliant on human behaviour. One potential solution is Krypton Chloride (KrCl) excimer lamps (often referred to as Far-UVC), which can efficiently inactivate pathogens, such as coronaviruses and influenza, in air. Research demonstrates that when KrCl lamps are filtered to remove longer-wavelength ultraviolet emissions they do not induce acute reactions in the skin or eyes, nor delayed effects such as skin cancer. While there is laboratory evidence for Far-UVC efficacy, there is limited evidence in full-sized rooms. For the first time, we show that Far-UVC deployed in a room-sized chamber effectively inactivates aerosolised Staphylococcus aureus. At a room ventilation rate of 3 air-changes-per-hour (ACH), with 5 filtered-sources the steady-state pathogen load was reduced by 98.4% providing an additional 184 equivalent air changes (eACH). This reduction was achieved using Far-UVC irradiances consistent with current American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists threshold limit values for skin for a continuous 8-h exposure. Our data indicate that Far-UVC is likely to be more effective against common airborne viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, than bacteria and should thus be an effective and “hands-off” technology to reduce airborne disease transmission. The findings provide room-scale data to support the design and development of effective Far-UVC systems.

Trixie Hardcore posted:

RESPIRATOR INFO
_{it appeals to some folks}
This section is a copy paste from the previous thread of more indepth respirator info and reviews as such it may contain outdated info and links

Pingui posted:

fosborb posted:

a good op, ofc

fosborb posted:

a good op, ofc

Nocturtle posted:

It's year 3 of the pandemic, stop trying to filter air already and start sterilizing it:

Pretty sure you need to be in the middle of a tornado to get 184 equivalent air changes per hour otherwise. You'd go deaf running that many Corsi cubes to get an equivalent rate.

Seriously though, people itt are keen to adopt every half-reasonable protection but please note before buying a KrCl lamp off ebay that the higher wavelength component really must be filtered for the lamp to be safe:

This isn't something that can be just rigged up without some expertise, you don't want the green line.

A larger point is public spaces could be made safe with fairly simple mitigations if there was a will, even with endemic COVID. I've whined a LOT through various iterations of this thread about the challenges living in an apartment building with young children, for whom real respirators don't exist, while a hyper-infectious viral disease could be floating around shared indoor hallways and elevators for long periods of time. Not to even mention how any trip to the hospital is seriously risking COVID for the forseeable future. This kind of UV system would effectively and inexpensively solve that problem, and better ventilation + required indoor masking would make it safer still. Instead society is choosing to believe the problem isn't there and failing to deploy even these simple measures, despite clear warning signs of the significant disease burden that will result.

Semi-related mask usage in the apt building is declining, thanks CDC.

Coldrice posted:

it's probably one of our best Covid Thread OPs, all except the one thing you missed ;_;

Trixie Hardcore posted:

btw thanks to anybody who said they liked the OP it makes me happy if you guys find it good or useful.

Trixie Hardcore posted:

btw thanks to anybody who said they liked the OP it makes me happy if you guys find it good or useful.

Nocturtle posted:

It's year 3 of the pandemic, stop trying to filter air already and start sterilizing it:

Pretty sure you need to be in the middle of a tornado to get 184 equivalent air changes per hour otherwise. You'd go deaf running that many Corsi cubes to get an equivalent rate.

Seriously though, people itt are keen to adopt every half-reasonable protection but please note before buying a KrCl lamp off ebay that the higher wavelength component really must be filtered for the lamp to be safe:

This isn't something that can be just rigged up without some expertise, you don't want the green line.

A larger point is public spaces could be made safe with fairly simple mitigations if there was a will, even with endemic COVID. I've whined a LOT through various iterations of this thread about the challenges living in an apartment building with young children, for whom real respirators don't exist, while a hyper-infectious viral disease could be floating around shared indoor hallways and elevators for long periods of time. Not to even mention how any trip to the hospital is seriously risking COVID for the forseeable future. This kind of UV system would effectively and inexpensively solve that problem, and better ventilation + required indoor masking would make it safer still. Instead society is choosing to believe the problem isn't there and failing to deploy even these simple measures, despite clear warning signs of the significant disease burden that will result.

Semi-related mask usage in the apt building is declining, thanks CDC.

Chamale posted:

Basically a two-hour version of these?

https://vimeo.com/585640069

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Fdw05xTmQo

Would be interesting to really get in there with the predictions, showing the endless cycle of "This is the last wave" and "Nobody saw this coming!"

Thesaurus posted:

5th shot went down real smooth. No real issues. Pfizer is like the bud light of vaccines.

Platystemon posted:

Reported for antivaccine sentiments.

ex post facho posted:

Jesus christ. I'm considering quitting my job and right now the cheapest health insurance plan I can find on the "marketplace" here has a $479/mo. premium, with a $17,500 family OOP deductible, WITHOUT dental or vision coverage

this country is loving insane(ly garbage)

Toaster Beef posted:

telling the job tomorrow of my intention to hit da bricks

new gig is fully remote and a 20% raise

impetus to look for it was asking to only work two days a week in the office instead of three (i'm a heart patient, any reduction in potential exposure is a good thing) and basically being told to gently caress off

so i'm loving off