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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...

The data in the Fox article matches the NY Times article. There are faults, though, in that the article states a conclusion which cannot be reached from the data. One generally wouldn't state in such strong language an uncertain conclusion. In this case, the text "have had" is too definite...

Understood. But, at least that much could be articulated, with clear I was just reading this: Mortality rate of COVID-19 patients on ventilators | Physician's Weekly Questions about the efficacy of intensive care for Covid-19 patients. One presumes that hospital care makes a big difference to...

Sweden may be ultimately correct with their strategy: If there is no vaccine or treatment, and the only immunity is natural, then it seems likely that everyone will ultimately be exposed and discover, weal or woe, if they have natural resistance. That would make current strategies effective...

Whole Foods and Trader Joe's, both local markets, are doing that. Only allowing a person in after a person leaves. Very definitely, picking a less busy time is advised, so as to cut down on wait time and on the number of folks inside. A problem that I noted (and which I found extremely...

I have mine with walnuts and pecans, and currants. Or replacing the nuts with pumpkin seeds or slivered almonds to mix things up. I may add honey or salt eventually. I’d like to try dried blueberries but those are expensive. Be safe, be well, Tom Bitonti

Anyone know how effective Is one of these: Would be annoying to wear for very long. The cartidges are labeled “R51A Chemical cartridge for organic vapors”. I got this to wear while pulling out fiberglass insulation from my crawl space. It seemed to be a good way to avoid a lung full of...

Later in that article a virologist is quoted as saying that they would never think to use the drug to treat Covid-19 because of how toxic the drug is at levels which kill the virus. (I tried to cut and paste the paragraph here, but Chicago Tribune does something that break select/copy on an...

Isn't that (or won't that be) cancelled anyways? Edit: Huh, not yet: Gen Con LLC | Updates on Gen Con and COVID-19 Be Safe, Be Well, Tom Bitonti

Eh, I'm tending to think that we are trending down towards Brave New World plus Fahrenheit 451, where media is created to continually overwhelm folks, where infotainment is used to infatuate and un-moor rational though. This is a great read: Which Dystopian Novel Got It Right: Orwell’s ‘1984’...

I’ve found that the more I try art (in my case miniature painting, or selecting frames for art, or wood staining), the more I appreciate art generally. My admiration and respect for exceptional art has increased tremendously. Be Safe, Be Well, Tom Bitonti

I don't remember seeing projections on worldometer. The projections were here: https://covid19.healthdata.org/united-states-of-america Be Safe, Be Well, Tom Bitonti

Yeah, haircuts were perhaps not the best example. I was given hair cuts at home when I was young, and know at least one set of friends which are cutting their own hair for now. But generally, personal services of this sort will be difficult to provide while maintaining social distancing...

This seems likely. I'll have to think through what I've read to tell which have depicted transitions which aren't completely catastrophic (e.g., Lucifer's Hammer describes a transition, but one which is a total catastrophe). Maybe history is a reasonable guide? Any of a number of...