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Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud
Apr 7, 2003


More like Cinco de Why-o

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Insanite
Aug 30, 2005

Why Am I So Tired posted:

I finally heard them for the first time through the new album, great thread reading music. Blood Upon Stone is absolutely massive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ezbu9cW00c

100%. they are one of my top "living in hellworld" mood bands.

U-DO Burger
Nov 12, 2007





:3:

Crazypoops
Jul 17, 2017



Covid is pretty cute

Insanite
Aug 30, 2005

just got the "hey, we're opening up <5 vax recruiting--do you want to schedule a screening call?" email from the pfizer site nearest to me.

i said, "yeah, obviously," but wonder how this all might interact if moderna gets a surprise auth in the us or canada this month.

i'd read that pfizer were demanding some weird poo poo WRT unblinding recently, but it's also been so long. so much worrying. a 66% chance of getting a vaccine of any sort in my kid's arm would be nice.

Glumwheels
Jan 25, 2003

https://twitter.com/BidenHQ
My daughter dodged COVID at school and she was rewarded with her first shot this weekend as she just turned five :toot:

My wife also got her 4th shot at the same time. Now we just have to wait for our youngest who’s under 5 and the approval, I’m hoping it happens before we have to travel this summer internationally but I’m guessing it won’t happen. Maybe I should try to get him in a trial for under 5s.

Just a Moron
Nov 11, 2021

Plank Walker posted:

covid is winning over america's hearts and minds

Lmao

Iron Crowned
May 6, 2003

by Hand Knit

Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud posted:

More like Cinco de Why-o

White people love having an excuse to be drunk in public

Teenage Riot
May 25, 2010

Coldrice posted:

Kind of an out of the blue update on COVID SIMULATOR. I invested a bunch of time and energy into making Covid Simulator work in various langauges, and did negotiations for translation work for it. It looks like the translation group has ghosted me :( Other than my time I haven't lost anything, but its a bummer because I could have used that time to make fun things

That’s a bummer

Chamale
Jul 11, 2010

I'm helping!



Insanite posted:

just got the "hey, we're opening up <5 vax recruiting--do you want to schedule a screening call?" email from the pfizer site nearest to me.

i said, "yeah, obviously," but wonder how this all might interact if moderna gets a surprise auth in the us or canada this month.

i'd read that pfizer were demanding some weird poo poo WRT unblinding recently, but it's also been so long. so much worrying. a 66% chance of getting a vaccine of any sort in my kid's arm would be nice.

You have the right to withdraw from a medical trial at any time, so if you're signed up for the Pfizer trial but then you get access to Moderna, you can just get that vaccine for your kid and inform the study.

threeagainstfour
Jun 27, 2005


Are these masks from the op still considered the MPV for disposable N95 masks? Wife and I have to fly to Mexico in a couple of weeks and I'm looking to get us some decent masks for the flight.

https://www.amazon.com/3M-Particulate-Respirator-9210-Disposable/dp/B000TVSY9O

Insanite
Aug 30, 2005

Chamale posted:

You have the right to withdraw from a medical trial at any time, so if you're signed up for the Pfizer trial but then you get access to Moderna, you can just get that vaccine for your kid and inform the study.

yeah, that's my assumption. i think i'm remembering this:

https://twitter.com/MamaWeasleyy/status/1517592583127642112

Soap Scum
Aug 8, 2003



threeagainstfour posted:

Are these masks from the op still considered the MPV for disposable N95 masks? Wife and I have to fly to Mexico in a couple of weeks and I'm looking to get us some decent masks for the flight.

https://www.amazon.com/3M-Particulate-Respirator-9210-Disposable/dp/B000TVSY9O

many prefer auras, some prefer vflex. they're both niosh certified so it's mostly a matter of preference/face shape

Jon Irenicus
Apr 23, 2008


YO ASSHOLE

successfully managed to get Paxlovid but boy they don't make it easy for people to get

Fast Luck
Feb 2, 1988

salient posted:

unsurprisingly i'm sick for the first time in two years after a supervisor came into work sick for two weeks. rapid saturday was negative. i feel worse today so i took a pcr test this morning. i've been told to come into work even if my pcr comes back positive :) i don't really know how to articulate the grief i feel about potentially exposing my vulnerable and medically fragile patients to covid. this is not why i went into ems. i do not want to maim or kill my patients
what happens if you say "I can't, I'm sick!"

Like before covid didn't people used to be able to call out sick? wtf?

Insanite
Aug 30, 2005

Fast Luck posted:

what happens if you say "I can't, I'm sick!"

Like before covid didn't people used to be able to call out sick? wtf?

everyone is now sick. it is no longer a remarkable condition. plz continue working, everyone!!!

olives black
Nov 24, 2017


LENIN.
STILL.
WON'T.
FUCK.
ME.

Why Am I So Tired posted:

Sorry, just have to rant, I'm furious. I spent the entire morning yesterday responding to my dad with a massive, detailed email full of stats and numbers and links to sources and explanations. I'm full of self-loathing but it was a good, informative email that stuck to facts and took emotion out of it. Just heard back.

Every number, every point I made, the entire thing - completely ignored. Maybe I should have pasted it into Occupy Democrat format?

90% of the email dealt with asymptomatic and "mild" cases causing Long COVID, and he's still separating them out from Long COVID. And putting Long COVID in quotes was a nice touch too. I'm livid right now.

This was the correct take.

You did what you could :smith:

empty whippet box
Jun 9, 2004

by Fluffdaddy
it's funny that boomers aren't afraid of getting a disease that makes them dumber because working in customer service has shown me that most boomers can't figure out how to open a text message while on a phone call because they grew up in homes lined with lead

Soap Scum
Aug 8, 2003



Jon Irenicus posted:

successfully managed to get Paxlovid but boy they don't make it easy for people to get

for future thread-readers (or people they know), could you give a getting-paxlovid trip report plz >_>

mastershakeman
Oct 28, 2008

by vyelkin
Petey, do you have info for how to get a second 5 day course (aka a ten day course) for paxlovid? My uncle with cancer in remission just got prescribed pax but I'm hoping he can get the bonus dose

His best friend/coworker's wife is a MD so he got it no problem

Jon Irenicus
Apr 23, 2008


YO ASSHOLE

Soap Scum posted:

for future thread-readers (or people they know), could you give a getting-paxlovid trip report plz >_>

I should clarify - it was very easy to get if you fall into one of the high risk categories (which I do). they were ready to dispense it to me right then and there but the side effects caught my eye and needed to be run by my specialist and pcp.

Drano
Dec 21, 2004

BEST at removing tough clogs!

Teabag Dome Scandal posted:

cheaper co2 monitors measure the PPM of something that is not co2 to give you an approximate of the air quality. The Aranet4 does an infrared or laser or something reading of some kind and measures the actual co2 so the accuracy will be significantly higher.

If you buy a CO2 monitor it should contain a NDIR (non-dispersive infrared) sensor

Aranet4 are pricy but portable, nicely designed and packaged with a cool display

https://www.forensicsdetectors.com/collections/carbon-dioxide
Less elegant in appearance but similar performance, >1 year personal experience operating one, ~$100 range

Greg Legg
Oct 6, 2004
The SLP in this room is wearing an n95, but it's over his beard!

A Bakers Cousin
Dec 18, 2003

by vyelkin
I'm also a self love professional.

T-Paine
Dec 12, 2007

Sitting in the Costco food court unmasked, Bible in hand, reading my favorite Psalms to my five children: Abel, Bethany, Carlos, Carlos, and Carlos.
Reposting this in case anyone didn't see it because gently caress

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Chad Sexington
May 26, 2005

I think he made a beautiful post and did a great job and he is good.

threeagainstfour posted:

Are these masks from the op still considered the MPV for disposable N95 masks? Wife and I have to fly to Mexico in a couple of weeks and I'm looking to get us some decent masks for the flight.

https://www.amazon.com/3M-Particulate-Respirator-9210-Disposable/dp/B000TVSY9O

9210s rule but there are a lot of fakes on Amazon so it's kind of a dice roll.

i am harry
Oct 14, 2003


that symbol at the bottom with the arrow pointing up looks like a covid wave graph

A Bakers Cousin
Dec 18, 2003

by vyelkin
Just need to change it from Chicago to covid return week

PerniciousKnid
Sep 13, 2006

T-Paine posted:

Reposting this in case anyone didn't see it because gently caress



I don't really believe this, why would some front desk schmuck lie to your face, it's not like they have stock in corporate real estate. I'd believe they're using less sensitive tests or just not doing the tests at all or something, but this seems unlikely.

JAY ZERO SUM GAME
Oct 18, 2005

Walter.
I know you know how to do this.
Get up.


yeah i'm as cynical as they come but that seems unlikely

far more likely that no one gives a gently caress to even get tested

dxt
Mar 27, 2004
METAL DISCHARGE
Trying to get some carpet installed in my house. Wholesaler gave me a list of people they normally work with. First one I called was in the hospital, 3rd one never responded to the message I left (presumed dead at this point or maybe just busy idk). 2nd one was supposed to show up on Saturday morning, after he was an hour late I called him and he apologized and came over to do measurements. Turns out he was at the hospital visiting his father and his best friend (two different people) who are both dying. Extremely normal stuff going on.

Saltpowered
Apr 12, 2010

Chief Executive Officer
Awful Industries, LLC
Farewell plague company. I accepted an offer today with a start date in a few weeks. I will return from vacation on Monday and immediately resign with 1 week of notice (which I will work from home). I’d give them zero notice but I have a team that I want to make sure are as okay as possible.

gently caress that place and gently caress Florida.

Gunshow Poophole
Sep 14, 2008

OMBUDSMAN
POSTERS LOCAL 42069




Clapping Larry
lol paxlovid's method of action doesn't actually assist the body in eliminating extant virus, it disrupts further replication of the virus

if you're already stuffed to the gills with COVID, paxlovid will stop there from being MORE, but it won't help fix the poo poo that's already there!

U-DO Burger
Nov 12, 2007




PerniciousKnid posted:

I don't really believe this, why would some front desk schmuck lie to your face, it's not like they have stock in corporate real estate. I'd believe they're using less sensitive tests or just not doing the tests at all or something, but this seems unlikely.

the front desk schmuck has covid brain and doesnt know how to read test results anymore :rip:

Gunshow Poophole
Sep 14, 2008

OMBUDSMAN
POSTERS LOCAL 42069




Clapping Larry

Lawlicaust posted:

Farewell plague company. I accepted an offer today with a start date in a few weeks. I will return from vacation on Monday and immediately resign with 1 week of notice (which I will work from home). I’d give them zero notice but I have a team that I want to make sure are as okay as possible.

gently caress that place and gently caress Florida.

hell yeah hit da bricks!!

mdemone
Mar 14, 2001

PerniciousKnid posted:

I don't really believe this, why would some front desk schmuck lie to your face, it's not like they have stock in corporate real estate. I'd believe they're using less sensitive tests or just not doing the tests at all or something, but this seems unlikely.

if your boss says to report all tests as negative or it's your rear end, you're gonna do it.

now, could that be kept secret on any kind of scale larger than an individual provider, probably not.

CPU Abuser
Oct 3, 2021
Probation
Can't post for 66 days!

Animal-Mother posted:

How does a boomer not have PTO?

By only being able to land loving contract jobs, where PTO is nonexistent.

I haven't had PTO since my bank job tanked, shortly before the bank itself did (WaMu).

15 years, no PTO.

Boomers grew up and got into early middle age before the wheels started coming off. But if their careers went sideways at that point or beyond, they landed in the same world of poo poo as everyone else who isn't in the 1%.

There's nothing magical about being a boomer. They're just as vulnerable as everyone else when push comes to shove. It's just that fewer of them realize it.

mdemone
Mar 14, 2001

Gunshow Poophole posted:

lol paxlovid's method of action doesn't actually assist the body in eliminating extant virus, it disrupts further replication of the virus

if you're already stuffed to the gills with COVID, paxlovid will stop there from being MORE, but it won't help fix the poo poo that's already there!

*raises hand*

should....should we all have little a paxlovid? as a treat?

ThatBasqueGuy
Feb 14, 2013

someone introduce jojo to lazyb


Lawlicaust posted:

gently caress Florida.

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Malgrin
Mar 16, 2010

mdemone posted:

*raises hand*

should....should we all have little a paxlovid? as a treat?

Hello friend.

Yes.

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