Coronavirus and General O/T Thread #2

[Lil Sebastian Cossa]

I've been up and down telegraph road a few times in Wayne, and I'm surprised at the number of places where there are workers who don't even pretend to be wearing a mask.
In Washtenaw, sometimes I roll up on someone or walk in and they quickly lift their mask.
In some of these Wayne County areas, they just don't even pretend. I honestly don't care. It was just weird to see. The chances of getting COVID while walking in and out of Dunkin donuts is pretty slim.

Re Washtenaw...
My old zipcode (48104) in Ann Arbor has been hit hard. Ypsi has been hit hard.
But the other zips are mostly OK, at my last look.
Saline - everyone wears the mask unless you're outdoors.

Deaths are up lately. Hospitalization numbers are kind of scary in Washtenaw over the last 8-9 days.

It's hard to know what to make of the hospitalization's number. They don't release ICU stats at the county level, unfortunately.

But statewide ...
Michigan ICU/Ventilator COVID-19 Stats - Infogram

Deaths follow ICU/Ventilator care. So death totals are going to rise for at least the next week (hard to say because of all the backlogged deaths added).
Yesterday they both declined - the first day both declined since Sept. 24.
Also the positive test rate has flattened. Hope that stays true.

ArcGIS Dashboards

This shows exactly that.

48104 is U-M and 48109 is related.
48197 and 48198 is EMU

Guess where the undisputed highest case%s are located.

 

[MBH]

ArcGIS Dashboards

This shows exactly that.

48104 is U-M and 48109 is related.
48197 and 48198 is EMU

Guess where the undisputed highest case%s are located.

Yeah...
Never realized 48104 had so much UofM housing. Also didn't know 48109 was such a weird zip code.
Thing is, 48197/48198 were the top zip codes in the county for COVID until UofM returned to school - so a lot of their numbers are community numbers.

 

[Oddbob]

Couldn't do it. I need the room pitch black to sleep. But best of luck with your wall-mounted airport runway beacon.

The clock might be decent price, but with air marshals, the cost is going to get out of reach quickly!

 

[RabidBadger]

Couldn't do it. I need the room pitch black to sleep. But best of luck with your wall-mounted airport runway beacon.

Ah, a kindred spirit! I will go to great lengths to prevent a single photon of light to disturb my peace at bed time. I'd live to have a windowless, sound proof bedroom (legally considered a closet). Barring that, I may need to look into a nice sarcophagus.

 

[Bench]

Ah, a kindred spirit! I will go to great lengths to prevent a single photon of light to disturb my peace at bed time. I'd live to have a windowless, sound proof bedroom (legally considered a closet). Barring that, I may need to look into a nice sarcophagus.

Same. If I can't have it insanely dark I'll use a sleep mask.

And I use a mechanical sound machine to mask out random ambient noise.

 

[Winger98]

Today I learned replacing the battery in an old iphone is a serious pain in the ass because of the adhesive they use. Also, using a screw driver to pry a cell phone battery loose really rips up the battery and creates a bunch of little glowing, burning looking spots.

 

[FabricDetails]

Today I learned replacing the battery in an old iphone is a serious pain in the ass because of the adhesive they use. Also, using a screw driver to pry a cell phone battery loose really rips up the battery and creates a bunch of little glowing, burning looking spots.

Oh geez. Learn by doing, eh? Hopefully it's a kid's phone and they're young enough to not care.

 

[Winger98]

Oh geez. Learn by doing, eh? Hopefully it's a kid's phone and they're young enough to not care.

Wife's phone. I got the battery out, didn't damage the phone itself and got it back together. I'm really not sure why they have that adhesive in there other than to make it a hassle to swap out the battery, though. I mean, it's such a small case that I have to think that when it is all snapped together there isn't much room for the battery to move. I would think it could just float in there and not hurt anything. From my experience with flip phones and joy cons I can pop the batteries in and out of those with ease. This is something I don't think I'd hassle with again, though.

Also, the battery apple used was...mushy? I don't know if it is something that happens over time to the batteries, but the one I put in was hard, unbending, like every other battery I've ever dealt with. The one I took out seemed to have the consistency of a really stiff putty.

 

[jkutswings]

Wife's phone. I got the battery out, didn't damage the phone itself and got it back together. I'm really not sure why they have that adhesive in there other than to make it a hassle to swap out the battery, though. I mean, it's such a small case that I have to think that when it is all snapped together there isn't much room for the battery to move. I would think it could just float in there and not hurt anything. From my experience with flip phones and joy cons I can pop the batteries in and out of those with ease. This is something I don't think I'd hassle with again, though.

Also, the battery apple used was...mushy? I don't know if it is something that happens over time to the batteries, but the one I put in was hard, unbending, like every other battery I've ever dealt with. The one I took out seemed to have the consistency of a really stiff putty.

With my previous (android) phone I had purchased a new battery and originally intended to swap it out. Once I saw how annoying the task would really be, I ended up just buying another phone. (So now I just have a somewhat out-of-date phone instead of an abacus in Samsung clothing.)

 

[Bench]

I'm really not sure why they have that adhesive in there other than to make it a hassle to swap out the battery, though.

Answered your own question. They want these things to be replaced when the battery starts to fade in a few years.

They claim it's to make them water resistant or proof, but that's a bunch of malarkey. I had a tough phone with replaceable battery and a screw on back with a gasket. In college, I used to drop it into my beers at the bar and then have my friend call it.

New phones are amazing but in many ways we've moved backwards.

 

[FabricDetails]

New phones are amazing but in many ways we've moved backwards.

What, you don't have $1,200 just lying around not doing nothing?

 

[jkutswings]

In college, I used to drop it into my beers at the bar and then have my friend call it.

So wearing the same hat as the young lady of interest isn't the only facet of your repertoire then? Good to know!

 

[Winger98]

Au Contraire. It is certainly for the bedroom. Need that neon glow for sexy times.

Life's just easier when your answers are color coded.

 

[RabidBadger]

Same. If I can't have it insanely dark I'll use a sleep mask.

And I use a mechanical sound machine to mask out random ambient noise.

To paraphrase Dylan Thomas, [I will] rage, rage against the inclusion of the light!

 

[Bench]

What, you don't have $1,200 just lying around not doing nothing?

Right? Imagine if your laptop was 3 years old and the battery died and it's like "oh well, good run. That $2500 machine will just be tossed now."

Oh right they seal laptop batteries on $2500 laptops now too.

I know the chunky battery sticking out the back of an IBM thinkpad wasn't the most sleek thing, but come on. That was so god damn useful.

Our propensity for e-waste is staggering these days. Incredible machines are made to be disposable.

 

[Bench]

Hey everyone!

Happy Thanksgiving to all you cool turkeys. Over the last decade I can say many of you are not just creepy internet strangers but friends. And I'm thankful for that.

It's a weird year. I know many of us aren't traveling or seeing family. So I hope you all find joy in your own way and reach out how you can.

Anyway back to the sacred tradition of watching the Lions lose. Cheers!

 

[Ricelund]

Happy Thanksgiving!

Saw this on the road in Connecticut yesterday:


Was this any of you?

 

[jkutswings]

Hey everyone!

Happy Thanksgiving to all you cool turkeys. Over the last decade I can say many of you are not just creepy internet strangers but friends. And I'm thankful for that.

It's a weird year. I know many of us aren't traveling or seeing family. So I hope you all find joy in your own way and reach out how you can.

Anyway back to the sacred tradition of watching the Lions lose. Cheers!

Same to you and everybody on the board. Have a safe, healthy, fun Thanksgiving!

 

[RabidBadger]

Indeed, a happy T-day to all! A lot of people in this thread have helped me keep my head from exploding during trying times. I'm thankful for your insights, shared struggles and comraderie throughout this ordeal.

So far today, I've had to make my tacky-ass dog puke because she ate something nasty at the park, and my oven crapped out so our planned dinner is kaput. S'all good; time for some Vietnamese carry out and beers on the couch. To quote Ice Cube, I gotta say, today was a good day!

 

[14ari13]

Well I think we have here people from different parts of the world so maybe they can give their view on Corona.

 

[Claypool]

Denver mayor apologises after flying for Thanksgiving against his own advice



HAHAHAHAH

 

[Bench]

HAHAHAHAH

Happy Thanksgiving.

 

[RabidBadger]

Denver mayor apologises after flying for Thanksgiving against his own advice



HAHAHAHAH

Righteous indignation, bro. Hope you had a good day. We can butt heads on Friday Noir but just enjoy your sanctioned day of gluttony and sloth for the moment.

 

[Claypool]

Righteous indignation, bro. Hope you had a good day. We can butt heads on Friday Noir but just enjoy your sanctioned day of gluttony and sloth for the moment.

I'm great. Flew home to see my family, like I do every November.

 

[RabidBadger]

I'm great. Flew home to see my family, like I do every November.

Good deal, glad you got to see the family. Safe travels, hermano.