https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/may/17/coal-industry-will-never-recover-after-coronavirus-pandemic-say-experts
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Sunday, 17 May 2020 11:41 (three years ago) link
lads if the freakonomics guys get any encouragement from this it will not be a kip development
― spruce springclean (darraghmac), Sunday, 17 May 2020 11:43 (three years ago) link
First unemployment payment arrived, to much fanfare. There's still 8 weeks of back pay to wait for, but the first direct deposit resolved a lot of anxiety about getting it at all. Now it pretty much just flows from here, I think.
― There's more Italy than necessary. (in orbit), Sunday, 17 May 2020 14:16 (three years ago) link
mom also got her first, but in typical FL fashion, only federal, no state, no taxes withheld as requested, and no record of this payment in the Payment History. but....last night, we finally got confirmation that they received the "retroactive payment request" form that FL requires for people whose application is delayed, so..that's a positive development.
I gave my mom a few thousand dollars as sort of an "advance" on this so she doesn't have to stress about it.
― I am a free. I am not man. A number. (Neanderthal), Sunday, 17 May 2020 14:22 (three years ago) link
cos I've been drinking beer more and I don't have a beer glass at my folks place, ordered this monster
https://i.ibb.co/3FGV8Cs/97992583-10157593149732981-3331454532046553088-o.jpg
― I am a free. I am not man. A number. (Neanderthal), Sunday, 17 May 2020 18:22 (three years ago) link
awes
― spruce springclean (darraghmac), Sunday, 17 May 2020 19:15 (three years ago) link
vn
― Nhex, Sunday, 17 May 2020 21:10 (three years ago) link
is that dishwasher safe
― a denim head and an aficionado of Japanese craftsmanship (bizarro gazzara), Sunday, 17 May 2020 21:12 (three years ago) link
π€π»π€π»
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 17 May 2020 21:27 (three years ago) link
only the stainless steel part
― I am a free. I am not man. A number. (Neanderthal), Sunday, 17 May 2020 21:40 (three years ago) link
also i m druink rin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKf9aUIxdb4&feature=youtu.be
watching this is the best thing i've done since this pandemic started
― π ππ’π¨ (caek), Thursday, 21 May 2020 03:08 (three years ago) link
hmm try this to the youtube page i guess link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKf9aUIxdb4
― π ππ’π¨ (caek), Thursday, 21 May 2020 03:09 (three years ago) link
oh man, that was beautiful.
― Nhex, Thursday, 21 May 2020 03:42 (three years ago) link
I have quibbles, but that was fun to watch
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Thursday, 21 May 2020 04:06 (three years ago) link
ow my brane
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 21 May 2020 04:15 (three years ago) link
yeah, those are great; instantly subscribing
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 21 May 2020 06:37 (three years ago) link
fuuuuuuck
― Greta Van Show Feets BB (milo z), Thursday, 21 May 2020 06:41 (three years ago) link
I don't normally do sudoku but yep that was great.
― a slice of greater pastry (ledge), Thursday, 21 May 2020 07:47 (three years ago) link
So my friend wrote this story: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/26/sports/iditarod-coronavirus-thomas-waerner.html
― Trouble Is My MΓ©tier (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 26 May 2020 13:18 (three years ago) link
TJ Dawe, playwright famous in Canada and on Fringe circuits, encouraged me to start writing comedy scripts today cos he thinks I'm funny.
I am now motivated to finish one of 100 scripts i left on page 2.
― I am a free. I am not man. A number. (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 26 May 2020 16:37 (three years ago) link
Top of my christmas listhttps://i.imgur.com/rr8Vaup.jpg
― kinder, Thursday, 12 November 2020 09:54 (three years ago) link
well look at it this way. at least none of us stepped in a bear trap this year!
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Thursday, 12 November 2020 18:24 (three years ago) link
It is starting to look like there will be multiple vaccines approved for public distribution in the next three months. Assuming the approval processes are legit and the vaccines are safe and effective, the more that earn approval, the better!
― the unappreciated charisma of cows (Aimless), Thursday, 12 November 2020 20:03 (three years ago) link
In the process, proving out the mRNA vaccine platform, which is rapid to develop, easy to manufacture, and will probably be the first choice for finding future vaccines for newly emerging pathogens.
― The Bosom Manor Michaelmas Special (silby), Thursday, 12 November 2020 20:47 (three years ago) link
I thought the mRNA approach was very unlikely to work. I hope I'm wrong, but I definitely have doubts about durability of immunity.
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Thursday, 12 November 2020 20:48 (three years ago) link
The Pfizer vaccine which is applying for an EUA and the Moderna one which will be unblinding its preliminary data soon are both mRNA vaccines targeting the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein.
― The Bosom Manor Michaelmas Special (silby), Thursday, 12 November 2020 20:50 (three years ago) link
And working with RNA is a real pain in the ass, so I would not describe it as easy to manufacture, not compared to flu or MMR or polio.
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Thursday, 12 November 2020 20:50 (three years ago) link
But anyway I am happy to be wrong about my scepticism.
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Thursday, 12 November 2020 20:51 (three years ago) link
Theoretically, mRNA isn't going to produce as robust an immune response as a live attenuated vaccine, is why I was/am sceptical. I was happily surprised the Pfizer data.
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Thursday, 12 November 2020 20:52 (three years ago) link
PIA or not, health care workers need to get vaccinated asap and now this is becoming a possibility, which surely is A Good Thing.
― the unappreciated charisma of cows (Aimless), Thursday, 12 November 2020 20:55 (three years ago) link
Ah yeah idk I skimmed a review (from pre-covid times) on mRNA vaccines and the authors cited manufacturing capacity as a potential advantage. I mean, synthesizing oligonucleotides is kind of a commodity service no? Been a year since I left my job working with microbiologists I canβt ask them anymore :(
― The Bosom Manor Michaelmas Special (silby), Thursday, 12 November 2020 20:56 (three years ago) link
I have not been a lab microbiologist for a long time now FWIW. But DNA is a very stable molecule and RNA is NOT. Manufacturing is not so bad, it is managing RNA-degrading enzymes (RNAses)--which are everywhere--that is tricky. Hence the very low temp storage requirements, another PIA.
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Thursday, 12 November 2020 21:11 (three years ago) link
assuming I did actually get the vaccine and not saline in the Moderna trial (which I don't know for sure, but I believe I did, cos my immune system never has reactions to flu shots or any immunization shots and certainly not placebo, and I had a 101 fever for 24 hours), the side effects were minimal - really just the fever.
many others that were in the trial reported the same symptoms as well, but I didn't hear much else, so assuming that's the worst side effect, that's not bad, but that does mean people would need to make sure they weren't working the next day or doing anything major, which is a bit harder if you're a parent or a caretaker. something people should be made aware of prior to getting it.
really hoping for multiple effective vaccines, because every day my mood oscillates from eerie calm to wanting to gnaw people's faces off.
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Thursday, 12 November 2020 21:34 (three years ago) link
have needed a haircut for like a month now and have been going back and forth about whether that's ok, but finally decided the other day that once I've reached the point in decision-making where I'm going on ethics subreddits, that's probably a sign I should just suck it up and cut it myself again
― like, Iβm eating an elephant head (katherine), Thursday, 12 November 2020 22:07 (three years ago) link
I got one done at a place where they were all masked and the seats were distanced well beyond 6 feet. I couldn't bear the rat tail that was growing
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Thursday, 12 November 2020 22:09 (three years ago) link
i am growing my hair until i can braid it like yulia tymoshenko
― superdeep borehole (harbl), Thursday, 12 November 2020 22:10 (three years ago) link
Going to get a hypodermic needle tattoo for every COVID vaccine I get as they're rolled out. Gotta catch 'em all.
― onlyfans.com/hunterb (milo z), Thursday, 12 November 2020 22:12 (three years ago) link
I finally broke down and got mine cut about a month ago, at a pro place where everyone was masked and there were only about 5 people in the entire place, spaced well beyond 6 feet (closer to 15-18 feet from what it looked like). Everyone entering the door had to get a temp check. It was the riskiest thing I've done but my hair is super finicky and no one in my house felt confident or comfortable enough to even attempt a hair cut. So now I just have the super long quarantine beard to attempt myself at some point.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 12 November 2020 22:15 (three years ago) link
All that was above, plus restaurants look like opening again possibly and a chance to get home over Christmas if luck is in
― spruce springclean (darraghmac), Friday, 27 November 2020 01:49 (three years ago) link
Today I signed a legal permission for my daughter to receive the Pfizer two-dose vaccine when it becomes available. She's in an extremely high risk group and will have a fairly advanced place in line, but of course there's no firm date, yet. According to the RN who supervises her group home immunity becomes established about 4 weeks following the second dose. I don't expect any relaxation on the visitation regime for at least a couple of months, but... maybe... hopefully, by spring equinox?
― Respectfully Yours, (Aimless), Saturday, 5 December 2020 01:34 (three years ago) link
i support grasping any hope where you can get it. this feels like a good development despite the unknowables <3 love to you & your family, aimless
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 5 December 2020 01:38 (three years ago) link
really hoping there is a break in the clouds by then
― Dan S, Saturday, 5 December 2020 01:41 (three years ago) link
let it be done
― Joe Biden Shot My Dog - Vols. I-XL (PBKR), Saturday, 5 December 2020 03:20 (three years ago) link
good luck aimless. i hope you can see her soonish.
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 5 December 2020 03:38 (three years ago) link
fyi cad, we still do see her, but we must be outside, distanced by at least six feet and masked up. in rainy weather we can see her with her sitting in her wheelchair in the garage, so long as the garage door is fully open and we are only so far inside as to be under the shelter of the eaves. the falling temperature ensures these visits are not much more than an hour rn. as it gets colder, that duration will decrease, but we're damned if we won't see her even briefly, as long as we're permitted to see her at all.
― Respectfully Yours, (Aimless), Saturday, 5 December 2020 03:58 (three years ago) link
glad to hear that. it's better than nothing.
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 5 December 2020 04:13 (three years ago) link
wishing the best, Aimless. good that they take the disease and their visitation regime that seriously, but that's a tough arrangement.
― Doctor Casino, Saturday, 5 December 2020 12:13 (three years ago) link
Lads its gonna be a fuckin weird one
Anyone got kip-worthy covid christmas plans?
How are ye making the best of it?
― spruce springclean (darraghmac), Sunday, 20 December 2020 01:17 (three years ago) link
Ive sent a ball of cards, first time in years
Dropped presents at doors and ran away (have been informed since that i got at least two wrong doors, ah well)
Travelling west to stay with her folks for a day on 23rd- both vulnerable so we've been fairly strictly isolating- then i will head to spend it with the brother, which will mean a lot of cleaning, repairs and cooking if history is any teller. But it will be good to get that done and see him.
Heading back up after a few days and have no idea what things will be like at that stage, had hoped to see a few more ppl but that looks less and less likely.
Not awful kip admittedly but it's something
― spruce springclean (darraghmac), Sunday, 20 December 2020 01:23 (three years ago) link