Look, actual data on this coronavirus and actions taken, showing what people who study diseases have been telling you for months.
“Now you can see the relationship between reopening policies and COVID-19 cases”
Tag: covid
Shout-out to the selfish assholes who were driving around the neighborhood in a pickup back in May shouting “Re-Open Cali!” “After record-breaking day of coronavirus cases, California surpasses 6,000 deaths”
Shout-out to the selfish assholes who were driving around the neighborhood in a pickup back in May shouting “Re-Open Cali!”
“After record-breaking day of coronavirus cases, California surpasses 6,000 deaths”
covid-adjacent, pokemon, silly
I think Koffing is supposed to look like a magnified grain of dust or pollen…but it looks an awful lot like a coronavirus, too.
Yeah, let’s just shut off the water to the firefighters while the house is still burning. “What a US exit from the WHO means for COVID-19 and global health” Trump doesn’t give a shit how many people die as long as he gets to blame someone else for it.
Yeah, let’s just shut off the water to the firefighters while the house is still burning.
“What a US exit from the WHO means for COVID-19 and global health”
Trump doesn’t give a shit how many people die as long as he gets to blame someone else for it.
Finally made it out to the botanical gardens up in the hills for a hike.
Finally made it out to the botanical gardens up in the hills for a hike. They’ve actually stayed open this whole time by requiring reservations to limit the number of people on the grounds at a time. (Also face masks, distancing, and closing off benches and some sections.)
Ironically there were more people there than I usually see. The limits must be against an increased demand due to the fact that they were actually open!
#nature #signs #bench #trail #closed #hiking #mask #photo
covid-adjacent, hiking trail rules
Reading up on the status of various hiking trails in the area. Specifics vary depending on whether they’re run by city, county, state, or private orgs. Some places are choosing to only open some of their trails, or limit parking, or make some trails one-way, or require reservations.
They all agree on the basics, though:
– 6 foot distance
– face coverings
– no big groups
Extra people on this afternoon’s video school call = extra time making sure everyone is …
Extra people on this afternoon’s video school call = extra time making sure everyone is actually ON the video school call.
Kind of hilarious, actually.
Listening to third graders doing tech support for the extra adults visiting the class.
covid-adjacent, funny
Me: Oh, now I’m getting spam for hand sanitizer.
Wife: I don’t think it works for that.
The coronavirus lockdown is miserable. Rushing herd immunity could be worse
covid closures & beaches
The beach is closed now, along with the bike path and the sidewalk I was standing on. ALL of Los Angeles County’s beaches are closed.
Neighboring Ventura County just re-opened some of theirs with distancing rules in place, and while Orange County has resisted closing their beaches, they had so many people show up at the coast this weekend that some cities are thinking about closing them after all. (Well, maybe only on weekends when non-locals might show up. 🙄 )
Thinking back to the last “normal” weekend in southern California
Thinking back to the last “normal” weekend in southern California before it became clear that covid-19 was spreading locally & closures started.
After a busy Saturday & Sunday morning, I went out for a calming photo walk at the beach.
Not many people were there. I’m not sure if it was just not warm enough yet, or people were starting to keep their distance already, or if they were just all at the other end where there was a kite festival.
#photo #beach #SocialDistancing #california
vaguely covid-adjacent
Covid-adjacent/alc
Alert from one of the nearby cities I’m subscribed to: “Support Local Businesses Responsibly by Not Consuming Alcohol while Waiting to Pick up Food” 🤦♂️
Or if you prefer a satirical take on it, here’s @TheOnion: “We urge these governors to immediately loosen restrictions on large gatherings, witness an influx of cases, and piss us off further by once more putting in place restrictions”
Or if you prefer a satirical take on it, here’s @TheOnion:
We urge these governors to immediately loosen restrictions on large gatherings, witness an influx of cases, and piss us off further by once more putting in place restrictions
covid-adjacent / thermometers
The button on the digital thermometer has been acting flaky lately. First it wouldn’t turn off without extra pressure. Now it’s turning on randomly on its own, taking room temperature, and reporting that it’s below fever threshold.
My wife joked, “Well, at least none of the ghosts have fevers.”
Seriously, though, now is not an ideal time to look for a replacement thermometer.
Healthy Savings on Corona
To be fair, the shelf also features Modelo and Dos Equis, so it’s clearly a sale for May 5, but I’m not so sure about those “healthy” savings
covid-adjacent/masks
I’ve seen several discarded face #masks by the side of the road while walking around the neighborhood.
I don’t understand: They’re not easy enough to find that you can just toss one and replace it on a whim. What’s the story? Did someone rip another person’s mask off and throw it in the dirt as a form of bullying? Throw their own mask away in frustration?
More observations on mask trends in my neighborhood (including banks!) at Where Everyone Wears a Mask
covid-adjacent/groceries
Did a mid-day trip to the grocery store. Managed to find almost everything I needed, or a reasonable substitute. Most food (except flour) seems to be either back in stock at a normal level or at the point where stock is low, rather than completely out.
The things I couldn’t find at all, or could only find a handful of one brand/variety, were mainly cleaning supplies — and flour, despite the bread aisle being full again.
This is sorta near Los Angeles. No idea what grocery stock is anywhere else. Or even in different parts of town.
I was really expecting it to be worse based on my last two grocery runs (2 weeks ago and 4 weeks ago) and the inventory I’ve found online.
They even had toilet paper. Yeah, it was only 2 sizes taking up about 1/4 of the usual shelf space and a limit of 1 per customer, but it didn’t look like they were going to run out by the time I got to checkout.
A month ago the same store offered, I kid you not, 1 roll per customer for 99 cents while supplies lasted.
covid/interesting tech
Robot Vehicles Make Contactless Deliveries Amid Coronavirus Quarantine
Chinese startup UDI deploys self-driving vans to deliver food to lockdown areas
covid impact on internet traffic
Interesting report on changes in internet traffic over the last month. Some things are obvious, like the huge increase in streaming video and videoconferencing. Some are less so, like the shift from phones back to desktops (if you’re at home anyway, might as well use the larger screen and keyboard) & increased interest in local(ish) news sites.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/04/07/technology/coronavirus-internet-use.html via https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/7/21211960/coronavirus-covid19-pandemic-apps-facebook-netflix-zoom-new-york-times