How COVID-19 is affecting society

[Dakota Tebaldi]

 

[Free]

 

[Aribeth Zelin]

But I don't have a Brian.....

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Spoiler: King

 

[Innula Zenovka]

 

[Jopsy Pendragon]

"Waah! I'm being bullied by someone with a reasonable observation about my bullshit, and I don't have a snappy comeback! WaaaAAAAaaah!"
/throws microphone & notes down on the stage in a huff
/flounces away sobbing

That more than meets my Recommended Daily Allowance of Schadenfreude.

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Torontonians flock to malls to get vital supplies of COVID before they close

TORONTO - With a lockdown looming Monday Torontonians have flooded malls and non-essential retail shops in order to stock up on needed COVID exposure.

www.thebeaverton.com

 

[Arkady Arkright]

Except, its not all religions, but certainly Christians. I'm not hearing these stories from other religions?

Dig into any religion and you'll find abuse of power.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

The America plague!

Shanghai Covid outbreak 'traced to cargo from North America'

Airport staff tested and flights cancelled as officials say two cargo handlers were first cases

www.theguardian.com

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Both threads are worth reading

 

[Arkady Arkright]

Good news - Covid-19: Oxford University vaccine is highly effective

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Good news - Covid-19: Oxford University vaccine is highly effective

And apparently

[The] vaccine has some big advantages, because it is fridge-stable so easily transported and used anywhere in the world. It is also substantially cheaper, at about £3 a dose instead of more than £20 for the others.

The UK has pre-ordered 100m doses of the Oxford vaccine, which is central to its pandemic vaccination plans. Production has already begun and 4m doses have been supplied so far, which cannot be used until the vaccine is licensed.

Importantly, Oxford/AstraZeneca have already shown that the vaccine works as well in older people as in younger groups and is safe. There are early indications it might also help stop transmission of the disease.

Oxford AstraZeneca Covid vaccine has up to 90% efficacy, data reveals

Vaccine developed in UK by AstraZeneca and Oxford University ‘will save many lives’, says scientist

www.theguardian.com

 

[danielravennest]

And apparently

Oxford AstraZeneca Covid vaccine has up to 90% efficacy, data reveals

Vaccine developed in UK by AstraZeneca and Oxford University ‘will save many lives’, says scientist

www.theguardian.com

Oddly it is 90% effective with a half dose followed by a full dose. Two full doses is only 70% effective. That makes me think the first dose primes your immune system and the second activates it.

 

[Aribeth Zelin]

Dig into any religion and you'll find abuse of power.

Dig into any largish organization and there are abuses of power. But not all religions are large organizations or even organized at all...

Though fair enough most folks forget pagans and heathens all the time, so... its nothing new.

 

[Arkady Arkright]

Dig into any largish organization and there are abuses of power. But not all religions are large organizations or even organized at all...

Indeed.

Though fair enough most folks forget pagans and heathens all the time, so... its nothing new.

So no Pagan ever abused their power ? And I thought Heathen was just a way of saying 'non-Christian', not a religion in its own right ?

 

[Aribeth Zelin]

Indeed.

So no Pagan ever abused their power ? And I thought Heathen was just a way of saying 'non-Christian', not a religion in its own right ?

I'm sure some have but modernly speaking, we're not all that organized to begin with, or rather, none of the ones I know are.

Heathen specifies northern european pagan traditions. On some level I'm technically a heathen, except I dip into other traditions a bit too much because ecletic.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Man fined for breaking French Covid lockdown to 'smash a guy's face in'

Police say 39-year-old had filled in a form stating he had a legitimate reason to leave home

www.theguardian.com

The man, who has not been named, had reportedly correctly filled in the legally required declaration, known as an “attestation”, with his name, address and time he left his home in Lannion, Brittany.

However, officers found that instead of ticking one of the boxes stating a legitimate reason to go outside during France’s national lockdown – these include going shopping, visiting the doctor, travelling to work or exercising for up to one hour at a maximum distance of 1km – the man had written “aller péter la gueule à un mec”, an activity not covered by the form.

 

[Arkady Arkright]

Heathen specifies northern european pagan traditions.

Interesting, I'll dig bit deeper into that, thanks.

 

[Arkady Arkright]

“aller péter la gueule à un mec”

Google translator gives "go fart a guy" for that.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Google translator gives "go fart a guy" for that.

Try

aller péter la gueule à un mec" - Translation into English - examples French | Reverso Context

Translations in context of "aller péter la gueule à un mec"" in French-English from Reverso Context:

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