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  1. Rabby

    The Worldwide C0VlD-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Discussion Thread...

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    That's my kind of cure. 80 proof is minimum around here. The stuff in the home lab is 190 proof... at that level they call it "culinary solvent" lol. Actually, that's supposed to be a factor in flu seasonality. Orders of magnitude more. Those are idiots.
  2. Rabby

    Are these niches profitable for a web designer?

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    I don't see why you need 3 years to learn about an industry. When I've marketed to niches, I just send 1-2 messages (through some medium) to people in that niche. Some don't respond. Others do. I pursue the ones that do. Usually it's because you understand the needs of the ones that respond...
  3. Rabby

    The Worldwide C0VlD-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Discussion Thread...

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    Maybe one day I'll establish a base there, for reasons like that. Florida's not too bad though. PSA: Load yer extra magazines.
  4. Rabby

    The Worldwide C0VlD-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Discussion Thread...

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    Glad we can all shoot in this house, and have skeet shooters and CC holders and other sensible people for neighbors.
  5. Rabby

    The Worldwide C0VlD-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Discussion Thread...

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    So is the story that they accidentally released something while doing medical research, or that they were working on bio weapons? The article I balked at implied that these people were trying to help their government commit genocide. While I am conscientious enough to not rule things out...
  6. Rabby

    The Worldwide C0VlD-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Discussion Thread...

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    The other really sickening thing in that quote is the "capitalism has its limits." Governments have given themselves, or others, monopolies on valuable resources for aeons. It predates the Roman Empire. Why are we calling that capitalism? Government monopolists are somehow the equivalent of fair...
  7. Rabby

    The Worldwide C0VlD-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Discussion Thread...

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    Naa. The central government will do what central governments do best. It will try to pass laws or create unelected departments that restrict individual freedom and centralize power. When the problem they were supposedly addressing passes, the legislation will stay. Quote me on that when it's...
  8. Rabby

    A sneaky attempt to end encryption is worming its way through Congress amid pandemic concerns

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    Not surprising. With all the attention conveniently elsewhere, I'm sure they will manage to pass several restrictions on freedom. Perhaps permanent travel permissioning, automatic bank drafts to the IRS, or who knows, mandatory airport colonoscopies.
  9. Rabby

    Intro (again)

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    Welcome! Looking forward to seeing what you can do.
  10. Rabby

    The Worldwide C0VlD-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Discussion Thread...

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    Damn dude. I think you can just close the airport. Planes won't fly without authorization. No need to send in the troops the wholesale murder citizens. "I'll save lives by slaughtering these people waiting in line at the airport!" Come on!
  11. Rabby

    The Worldwide C0VlD-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Discussion Thread...

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    And more broadly, classical liberal. Be the one who is the most level headed in your area. Nothing is more important than that. The biggest dangers come from people, either protesters turned rioters, or government trying to clear the streets. People are now panicked because all their...
  12. Rabby

    The Worldwide C0VlD-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Discussion Thread...

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    Aaaaargh! I hope citing this article is meant tongue-in-cheek or something. It seriously cites a paper from Nature Medicine, saying UNC Chapel Hill researchers "created" novel coronavirus, yet if you read the actual paper it's perfectly clear that they did not create it. They were studying the...
  13. Rabby

    The Worldwide C0VlD-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Discussion Thread...

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    So first, infections will decrease (after increasing) whether or not there is any intervention, because that's biology. Of course, there are good and bad interventions, so we may either mitigate or exacerbate it (google a photo of JFK Airport right now, with everyone waiting to fill out CDC...
  14. Rabby

    The Worldwide C0VlD-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Discussion Thread...

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    Soak them overnight first. That is the Jedi way.
  15. Rabby

    The Worldwide C0VlD-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Discussion Thread...

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    Nope, not fixated. You're right, you should do something more productive. You don't control the virus. You do control your own actions, and a number of things in your environment. Use that control to output something of value, and it will pay off. Convince 10 other people to do the same, who...
  16. Rabby

    How life has changed as a successful person/ millionaire?

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    Of course it's possible. You are the master your environment, like every other member of our species. Start influencing it, within your abilities, one thing at a time. Focus on the things that move you toward your goal.
  17. Rabby

    Coronavirus - How worried should we be about it? - a Data Scientist perspective.

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    Let's clarify though. Data is "the key" if it is good, valid, correct data that can be used to make good decisions. I'm not sure the qualifier "always" is the best idea. What if we only had false data? Would false data still be the key? Transparency - are we talking about clear communication...
  18. Rabby

    How life has changed as a successful person/ millionaire?

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    If you've failed 9 times at your age, that's probably good. It means you're trying things. What do you expect to change? It almost sounds like you think the money itself will solve problems somehow. It won't. Money is a side effect. It's also an illusion invented to facilitate trade. Trade is...
  19. Rabby

    Coronavirus - How worried should we be about it? - a Data Scientist perspective.

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    "Stay calm is bad advice / not helpful..." I've decided to play devil's advocate here. The idea that "stay calm" is bad advice seems fallacious to me. Calmness means taming the emotions. High emotional states lead people to panic, and in some situations, poor decisions. If you are being...
  20. Rabby

    The Worldwide C0VlD-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Discussion Thread...

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    I like your perspective, and you're dead right about US media. But limiting factors already exist in nature, and some are built in to human behavior and logistical matters, even in the absence of government action. Even the Black Death didn't spread exponentially without limiters... and people...
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