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The Coronavirus Thread

Discussion in 'Serious' started by d_stilgar, 13 Mar 2020.

  1. mrlongbeard

    mrlongbeard Multimodder

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    The sealed orders are only to be opened if the sitting government is unable to issue orders, they state the PM's wishes should such an event arise.
     
  2. RedFlames

    RedFlames ...is not a Belgian football team

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    ...maybe not -

     
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  3. adidan

    adidan Guesswork is still work

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    Ah ha.

    Will have to see how it pans out this time. No breath holding then.
     
  4. Vault-Tec

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    This is quite important information.

    A sub I watch on Youtube just lost his father in law to Covid 19. He said that 811 (Canada) told him he didn't have it and to stay home. 4 days later he was dead.

    Apparently another "symptom" that I knew nothing about is the person becoming incoherent due to a lack of oxygen getting to the brain. Apparently a Canadian woman sat in A&E confused for several hours and then died, but they suspected she was schizophrenic because she wasn't making any sense.

    So if you are on the phone with an elderly loved one and they don't make much sense call an ambulance.
     
  5. Nexxo

    Nexxo * Prefab Sprout – The King of Rock 'n' Roll

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  6. Risky

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  7. adidan

    adidan Guesswork is still work

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  9. Nexxo

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    The European Commission appointed him. What is interesting is that the ERC can effectively sack him.
     
  10. Risky

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    They should make more of these appointments by advertisement and interview and less politically.
     
  11. Gareth Halfacree

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    Lazy to quote my own tweet, but whatevs:

     
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  12. Xlog

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    Well technically ISP wouldn't and couldn't, "global internet companies" would.

    On the corona note, how any of you with glasses are dealing with fogging up then wearing a mask? Previously the only solutions that I found to work (i dont even wear scarfs/balaclavas/etc on lower half of the face because of this) were either having a tight fitting respirator (that I cant get atm) or full on gasmask that directs incoming air over the lenses, but I'm out of filter for the one I got....
     
  13. Gareth Halfacree

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    An equally terrifying idea (though ISPs could, it would only take some lovely MITM of which governments would love. They've done it before, even, and it was just as bad an idea then.)
    If you're wearing a properly-fitted respirator, or even a dust mask with properly-angled exhalation valve, it shouldn't cause your glasses to fog. If there's no exhalation valve, it still shouldn't case 'em to fog unless you're jogging or similar. If it is causing 'em to fog, then it's probably leaking air from around your nose and upper cheeks - which means it's not protecting you properly.

    If you can't get hold of properly-fitting masks, and you can't make the one you've got fit properly but still want to use it on entirely fair basis that something is better than nothing, then try a little smear of washing-up liquid over the lenses. It'll make things a little blurry, but it should prevent fogging.
     
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  14. adidan

    adidan Guesswork is still work

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    I mean wearing glasses helps stop your eyes being an entry point for a virus which is good.

    I don't wear glasses but I guess a random suggestion, if you can't get anything else, is ski goggles should do the job. They go over glasses and mine have never fogged up even when my face has been covered firing down a mountain.

    Not ideal, but it should work.
     
  15. Xlog

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    Also tried them previously, the only ones that work reliably are the ones with active high-speed fan (googles might not fog up, but the glasses inside will), but cant find ones in stock now locally and even if I could, I dont really feel like spending 200+Eur... Might grab a regular pair and try modding in a fan, or just go full out and make diy 3m versaflo style faceshield.
     
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    Socialising is now considered anti-social behaviour. Oolon Colluphid would be proud!

    Grab a 20mm screamer fan from an old low-profile PSU, wire it to an AA (to undervolt it) and tape it above your glasses?
     
  17. Gareth Halfacree

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    Lovely. And unsurprising.



    (I claim "use of home as office" on my tax each year. It's worth... £312. For the year. That's not £312 I'm given, that's just £312 off the top of what I have to then pay tax on - which means it's worth about £91 in tax and NI savings. Again, for the whole year.)
     
  18. adidan

    adidan Guesswork is still work

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    Ah ha, yeah I did wonder. Like I say I don't wear glasses so my suggestion was borne out of ignorance.

    Hope you can sort something, now's not a great time to be using contact lenses.
     
  19. fix-the-spade

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    McNett Op Drops are quite effective at stopping fogging on specs. Usually you will need to re-apply it every couple of days but a bottle lasts a while as you only need one drop per lens.
     
  20. RedFlames

    RedFlames ...is not a Belgian football team

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    Labour side probably aren't falling over themselves to turn it down.
     
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