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rt4 posted:Cruises are like traveling abroad for people who are scared of foreigners, I think? Also to be able to go to different places without having to pack and unpack at multiple hotels
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Plus you can probably go near countries that Americans are banned from. Which is like what, 30 different ones?
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Love to spend 3 hours in a commercial port snd then go home and tell people Ive been everywhere
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Cruises are a way to go to a resort with amenities but also be 100% off the grid so you can't be asked to work. That's it, that's the primary appeal, it's a vacation from any and all responsibility where working is as difficult as possible. I used to work IT for a university and it was the go-to vacation because our boss couldn't stop himself from calling people every single day of their vacation. It's a byproduct of living in hellworld where that's even legal.
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I work for someone who fuckin loves cruises, and at every port of call he disembarks and spends the day drinking with the expats at Cheeseburger in Paradise. Whatever that says.
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Plastik posted:I used to work IT for a university and it was the go-to vacation because our boss couldn't stop himself from calling people every single day of their vacation. It's a byproduct of living in hellworld where that's even legal. How about not answering the phone? Seems cheaper.
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explosivo posted:I work with a guy whose family went on cruises all of the time throughout his childhood and continuing up to last year, from the sound of it those people who are die hard about cruises give no shits and will jump at the opportunity to do it again. It's insane. I've been watching dozens of hours of cruise vlogs on youtube since the shutdown. Non-ironically looking forward to getting the shot ASAP when its out and getting on a cruise.
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coronavirus posted:I've been watching dozens of hours of cruise vlogs on youtube since the shutdown. Non-ironically looking forward to getting the shot ASAP when its out and getting on a cruise. Lmaooooo
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The Glumslinger posted:https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1322327428400820231 Worldometer has it at 99.4K at this moment... EDIT: Nebraska hasn't reported yet, and they had 1500 cases yesterday
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"I'm sorry, Mrs. Grayson. Your husband is rounding the corner. There's nothing we could do."
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https://twitter.com/charles_gaba/status/1322336255619878912 Don't know who the twitter person is but their screenshot is okay In case it embeds poorly 
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Wisconsin has a fraction of the population of IL, TX, and FL. On Wisconsin, ON WISCONSIN PLUNGE RIGHT THROUGH THAT (covid) LINE!
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Fenarisk posted:Multiple mayors in the worst hit areas of Illinois are telling our governor to pound sand and that they won't enforce indoor dining or bar restrictions, plus about 24 businesses in the chicagoland suburbs are suing the governor over restrictions. Great! As someone who grew up in Southern Illinois, this is completely unsurprising. Like I love the area I lived in, but it is redneck as gently caress.
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So my uncle tested positive today and is asymptomatic. My very elderly grandmother who lives with him is now feeling ill. She has heart failure and diabetes. This is probably going to be a rough November.
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My friend is a teacher and she also happens to teach my cousins who are in middle school. My cousins live with my grandparents. Said teacher-friend is going to a Halloween party. I sure hope she doesn't catch it from the party, give it to my cousins at school, and then kill my grandparents. I wish there was something I could do to stop her. I tried to scare her by telling her that I personally know FOUR people who lost someone to covid so far. Didn't work.
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Wile E. Toyota posted:My friend is a teacher and she also happens to teach my cousins who are in middle school. My cousins live with my grandparents. Said teacher-friend is going to a Halloween party. I sure hope she doesn't catch it from the party, give it to my cousins at school, and then kill my grandparents. I wish there was something I could do to stop her. I tried to scare her by telling her that I personally know FOUR people who lost someone to covid so far. Didn't work. Your friend is a selfish and bad person and you should tell everyone you know about her stupid party, including your grandparents
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Dr. Despair posted:SD had 1560 new cases today which doesn't sound crazy compared to some of the numbers higher up the page, but the real kicker is that happened with a bit over 3200 tests performed. 49% positive rate for the day!
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John_A_Tallon posted:Your friend is a selfish and bad person and you should tell everyone you know about her stupid party, including your grandparents I considered whether it would be crazy to call the school and tell them one of their teachers is going to parties, baby showers, and weddings. I know they wouldn't fire her for it (which I wouldn't want), but maybe they'd talk to her about it. In any other circumstance, I'd be crossing a pretty big line but she's crossing the line by endangering tons of people. Edit: She's liberal, by the way. Voted for Bernie and dunks on conservatives on the reg. It makes no sense. Wile E. Toyota fucked around with this message at 05:32 on Oct 31, 2020 |
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Wile E. Toyota posted:I considered whether it would be crazy to call the school and tell them one of their teachers is going to parties, baby showers, and weddings. I know they wouldn't fire her for it (which I wouldn't want), but maybe they'd talk to her about it. In any other circumstance, I'd be crossing a pretty big line but she's crossing the line by endangering tons of people. This pandemic requires people to modify their behavior. It is unfortunate but previously trivial decisions now carry life and death consequences and have to be treated with gravity they otherwise would not deserve. People who decide to take risks with other people's health must be stopped, because the consequences are dire.
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Wile E. Toyota posted:I considered whether it would be crazy to call the school and tell them one of their teachers is going to parties, baby showers, and weddings. I know they wouldn't fire her for it (which I wouldn't want), but maybe they'd talk to her about it. In any other circumstance, I'd be crossing a pretty big line but she's crossing the line by endangering tons of people. and thus their convictions stem from nothing but team spirit and they're just as likely to do murderous poo poo as any other average person
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The Glumslinger posted:https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1322327428400820231 Pairs well with this tweet today https://mobile.twitter.com/tyrabanks/status/1322222219238559745 I want off this planet
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The Glumslinger posted:https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1322327428400820231 Already have. https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/...356429433540614 
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coronavirus posted:I've been watching dozens of hours of cruise vlogs on youtube since the shutdown. Non-ironically looking forward to getting the shot ASAP when its out and getting on a cruise. What is so appealing about it to you? Why not buy a backpack so you are more mobile and then travel but sleep in proper hotel rooms? It would be less expensive for sure and you could see places on your own schedulea nd get to eat more of the global goods instead for cruise buffets and dinners. I have done this in Taiwan and in Japan for example and it's the best way of traveling to me. If you do it in Southeast Asia you could take several flights to different countries as well.
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Hopper posted:What is so appealing about it to you? Coronavirus gimmick
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Had to take the bus yesterday for the first time since COVID started and holy gently caress. The bus was packed, one other passenger was wearing a mask and people weren't even trying to keep their distance. It's probably fine since there's relatively few cases in my city, but jesus loving christ that was pure anxiety. If I could do it again I'd rather walk the 10km home.
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Here in Melbourne Australia we still have some mild restrictions, one of which is that people can't go door to door so trick or treating is banned this year. Most families are just having a Halloween party at home with their kids but I just saw a post on Facebook where one family decided to go reverse trick or treating and is wandering around their neighbourhood looking for kids they can give candy to. NO, YOU IDIOTS. THAT'S JUST AS BAD. AAARGH Also the global daily count topped +500k for the first time ever just three days ago with +508,345, then two days ago it was +548,856 and yesterday it was +573,616. It doesn't show any signs of slowing down yet so it'll probably break +600k soon  https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/worldwide-graphs/
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Plastik posted:Cruises are a way to go to a resort with amenities but also be 100% off the grid so you can't be asked to work. That's it, that's the primary appeal, it's a vacation from any and all responsibility where working is as difficult as possible. Why not just do something else and tell your boss that you're on a cruise
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brb hiring private investigator to make sure my employees are actually in the ocean on their "vacation" and not just lounging around their homes
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here's an article that nicely demos different infection scenarios https://english.elpais.com/society/2020-10-28/a-room-a-bar-and-a-class-how-the-coronavirus-is-spread-through-the-air.html 
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Here are some comments on that article by one of the authors cited. https://twitter.com/jljcolorado/status/1321955159056941056 The short version is that the scenario assumes a superspreader. The number of infected wouldn’t be as dire in most cases, but then again, in most cases, no one in the room has the coronavirus to begin with. It’s not the best‐case scenarios we need to act against.
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Does anybody have the knowledge of how to refute the “iT’s bEcAuSe oF mOrE TeStInG” argument? Like, I know it’s bullshit myself but don’t know how to explain why.
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Fanged Lawn Wormy posted:Does anybody have the knowledge of how to refute the “iT’s bEcAuSe oF mOrE TeStInG” argument? Like, I know it’s bullshit myself but don’t know how to explain why. Positivity rates
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Fanged Lawn Wormy posted:Does anybody have the knowledge of how to refute the “iT’s bEcAuSe oF mOrE TeStInG” argument? Like, I know it’s bullshit myself but don’t know how to explain why. if positivity rate is at 1% then your testing is sufficient and the results pretty accurate if the positivity rate is above 1% then your testing is too little and there are hidden cases
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Just because you don’t look at something doesn’t mean it’s not there. This is basic object permanence.
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