Maxperson
Morkus from Orkus
I live in California and it's unfortunate, but none of the schools will even think of shutting down before the upcoming election.
D&D and the rising pandemic
cmad1977
Hero
It's tearing through schools right now.
New study paints dire picture for unmasked, unvaxxed kids
A new study on COVID-19 transmission done by researchers at Georgia Tech University and North Carolina State University paints a dire picture for students who go to school unmasked and unvaccinated.news.yahoo.com
I don’t wanna speak too soon but LAUSDs numbers have dropped steadily since the start of school.
Maxperson
Morkus from Orkus
LAUSD has 1620 current active cases. And god knows how many students in quarantine over them. There are around 460,000 students.
Mage of Spellford
Explorer
If white collar workers think they are safe they are in for a big shock.
We've already seen how easy it is to outsource to countries that have lower salaries and no benefits. Just wait until some of the AI systems currently in development come online. Skynet is fiction, these intelligent systems that will replace everything from editors to lawyers even to doctors so far as diagnostics are concerned are real and we are on the cusp of deployment.
The reality is that corporations and society at large is going to have some tough decisions to make about how we go forward because the days of earning a wage in any discipline are numbered. Office workers can very easily be replaced, probably even easier than blue collar workers were in the nineties.
We've already seen how easy it is to outsource to countries that have lower salaries and no benefits. Just wait until some of the AI systems currently in development come online. Skynet is fiction, these intelligent systems that will replace everything from editors to lawyers even to doctors so far as diagnostics are concerned are real and we are on the cusp of deployment.
The reality is that corporations and society at large is going to have some tough decisions to make about how we go forward because the days of earning a wage in any discipline are numbered. Office workers can very easily be replaced, probably even easier than blue collar workers were in the nineties.
cmad1977
Hero
Which is down from 3600 at the start of the year.
Thomas Shey
Legend
UV light intense enough to have a significant impact is actually unsafe to expose human skin to.
Zardnaar
Legend
If everyone is screwed would they vote for parties making automation illegal?
FitzTheRuke
Legend
Here's MY (admittedly first world) pandemic problem:
I bought a preconstructed three-bedroom condo (four years ago) to give my kids their own rooms (they were sharing, and they're teenagers now). Delay after delay hit our build before the pandemic, and the pandemic has made it worse. And worse. Anyway, they said they'd be done by the end of July. So we sold our two-bedroom. They missed the end of July, but told us "for sure" they'd finish by the end of August. We were able to push-up our move out day until August 15. Well...
As you know THAT came and went. They now say "Maybe October?"
The hold-up is apparently some parts for one of the elevators. They can't source it, for whatever reason, and in spite of 99% of the building being finished, the City won't sign-off on occupancy until it's done-done.
So... I have been living (plus wife, two-teenagers, and golden retriever) in the back of my Comic Store. One room. No shower. No kitchen. (We have an instant pot, a toaster, and a microwave, and a beer fridge).
I think I might go insane in a week or two. We'll see.
(I admit, as far as problems go, and what with people dying in the world, my troubles are lightweight. Privileged, even. I recognise it, absolutely. Still sucks, though!)
I bought a preconstructed three-bedroom condo (four years ago) to give my kids their own rooms (they were sharing, and they're teenagers now). Delay after delay hit our build before the pandemic, and the pandemic has made it worse. And worse. Anyway, they said they'd be done by the end of July. So we sold our two-bedroom. They missed the end of July, but told us "for sure" they'd finish by the end of August. We were able to push-up our move out day until August 15. Well...
As you know THAT came and went. They now say "Maybe October?"
The hold-up is apparently some parts for one of the elevators. They can't source it, for whatever reason, and in spite of 99% of the building being finished, the City won't sign-off on occupancy until it's done-done.
So... I have been living (plus wife, two-teenagers, and golden retriever) in the back of my Comic Store. One room. No shower. No kitchen. (We have an instant pot, a toaster, and a microwave, and a beer fridge).
I think I might go insane in a week or two. We'll see.
(I admit, as far as problems go, and what with people dying in the world, my troubles are lightweight. Privileged, even. I recognise it, absolutely. Still sucks, though!)
Thomas Shey
Legend
That sort of packing in is going to be unpleasant for almost anyone, certainly anyone not used to it.
