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Haha, that's peanuts. I'm expecting test budgets to run into the 10's of billions. Figure: For USA alone, 330 million people times $10 to $100 cost to test each person one or more times (on average) gives $3.3 to $33 billion in testing costs. (Billion in the US sense: 10 to the 9'th). Tom...

Background: I was reading the CNN Corona virus live stream today (06-Oct-2020), and read the following: "Coronavirus testing in the US is still lagging, but Fauci says we're better off than we were a few months ago", from CNN’s Health Shelby Lin Erdman...

I'm wondering ... Be safe, be well, Tom

I think it's great the planning that goes into these ... that statue was present at least six panels ago. Be safe, be well, Tom

Plague, Inc, (Ndemic Creations) on IOS, is probably what you are thinking of: You craft a pathogen and mutate it as the game progress to adjust factors such as hardiness, symptoms (which affect transmission rates), and resistances. There is also Pandemic the board game (published by Z-Man...

Ah. I misunderstood the purpose of your example. I agree 100% with your statement “carefully chosen words ...” Be Safe, Be Well, Tom Bitonti

A thing: “Terminal” is poor word choice. A condition can be terminal while having an expected end of life anywhere from hours to months to years. I had a cat with progressive kidney failure that was in this state. ‘Better: ”Mary’s condition can be treated, but only to partially restore...

For further information in regards to copyright, patent, and trademark law, especially in regards to software, Paula Samuelson is good to read: https://www.law.berkeley.edu/our-faculty/faculty-profiles/pamela-samuelson/ https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=238445 For...

Isn't the intended use of, say, a Monster Manual, or a Campaign Guide, at least in part, as a reference for fan created adventures for personal use? (The question seemed to be about designing an adventure, rather than about duplicating printed text.) Be Safe, Be Well, Tom Bitonti

Wouldn’t the creation and use in a local group have always been allowed? Public distribution, for profit or otherwise, is where problems lie. Be Safe, Be Well Tom Bitonti

This PodCast has a section which addresses this point: https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/what-say-when-loved-one-shares-pandemic-disinfo-on-the-media It's one of their shorter, mid-week segments, so a quick listen. Be safe, be well, Tom Bitonti

Certainly, they are problematic. But they are more problematic in the way that floods are problematic: Unavoidable, but can be prepared for and minimized, and responded to effectively. Be safe, be well, Tom Bitonti

This is all true. But transitions aren’t the problem. Transitions are unavoidable. The problem is how we handle issues from a social policy perspective. Be safe, be well, Tom Bitonti

Which, (IMHO), is terrible for the person in debt. They are just being offered a deeper hole to step into, and are being handed the shovel to dig it. The loan holders, if they were truly sharing the pain, would offer at least some non-trivial relief. Be Safe, Be Well, Tom Bitonti

Do you know if that includes a pause on interest? I don't know if pausing principle payments matters as much as does pausing accrual of interest. I imagine as long as interest still accrues, there is no loss to the banks. There might actually be a gain to the banks because of the compounding...

Yup, the US of A is massively behind connecting its people. Meanwhile, other countries move forward and ahead. Not sure what more to say. We have the means but lack the will. Be safe, be well, Tom Bitonti

Garbled or fuzzy video can be the result of low quality hardware (using a tiny camera on a laptop) or because of software limitations (delivering smooth and synchronized video plus audio is not trivial; having sufficient bandwidth is just the beginning of requirements). But also, not everyone...

We have both voice and video, but usually the video isn’t important, and is often off for individuals. When it’s on it’s often just a small thumbnail for each person. That may be because most meetings have either presentation material — a design document, or a list of issues — or meeting notes...

On the lighter side: Organizers of Portland's Naked Bike Ride encourage participants to carry on by themselves "The World Naked Bike Ride usually sees thousands of nude cyclists baring it all as they ride through cities around the world. But of course, with the coronavirus pandemic, this year's...

The suspension duration seems very under-emphasized. A six foot separation hardly matters if we are walking through recently vacated locations before a cloud has dissipated. And, do the droplets ever drop out of the air, or are they merely attenuated? Also, even a very slow air movement would...