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[off duty ninja]

Instead of panic buying groceries my wife and I hit the dispensary and liquor store. Time to try and forget this week for a while. Have a great night GAF!

 

[Phunkydiabetic]

Man... the media is so fucking annoying when it comes to anything Trump.

A subsidiary of Alphabet (with lots of volunteer engineers from the wider Alphabet group, including Google) is working on a triage website that will first be rolled out for testing in the Bay Area with plans to expand from there. Trump referred to this group as "Google."

Headline: "Contrary to Trump’s claim, Google is not building a nationwide coronavirus screening website"

These people just cannot help themselves to point out any inaccuracy, no matter how small, when it comes to Trump. Always going for that gotcha.

Why shouldn't they point out the constant inaccuracies in so much of what he says? He made it sound like there was a nationwide rollout of the screening website. In a crisis like this the majority of the public look to their leaders for information, they heard this incorrect information and will he expecting this to happen, only to find out it is just in the Bay area. Instead of being upset with the ones correcting him maybe you should be upset with the president of the country feeding inaccurate information to the public?



Will you also be admonishing Google for correcting the wrong information Trump put out?

 

[SpartanN92]

Question. Does any one else feel burnt out on this virus/media coverage?

i‘ve been obsessed with it and the economy for this past week, but this afternoon I think I’ve reached my threshold and I don’t know if I can care anymore and will start to tune it out.

i need a fucking a cigarette

Bruh some of us have been following this for almost 3 months!

 

[nush]

or just say fuck it and play hooky

or say you might have the virus, easy to believe.

 

[Xenon]

Seriously the best video I've seen on the Corona virus origin. Yeah I know where it came from

 

[Hotspurr]

This virus situation reminds me of when there is a horrible snow storm on the horizon and people are losing their minds. But for me there is something very liberating about the whole ordeal, like the daily grind and routine that we are all bound to is about to be disrupted in the worst way and there is nothing you can do about it. Just sitting there calmly and being at peace with it all is probably the closest I get to feeling truly free.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

South Korea is doing well



China only reported 10 new cases zero deaths so far today

 

[Cybrwzrd]

Funny thing is that the Chinese are not panic buying toilet paper and never did even at the start of the outbreak. It's the most bizarre thing for people to latch onto for panic buying in western countries.

Japan panic bought toilet paper when the virus first broke out there. So it isn’t just the west.

 

[Captain Zyrain]

Spain.. Wow

 

[Bitmap Frogs]

Why shouldn't they point out the constant inaccuracies in so much of what he says? He made it sound like there was a nationwide rollout of the screening website. In a crisis like this the majority of the public look to their leaders for information, they heard this incorrect information and will he expecting this to happen, only to find out it is just in the Bay area. Instead of being upset with the ones correcting him maybe you should be upset with the president of the country feeding inaccurate information to the public?



Will you also be admonishing Google for correcting the wrong information Trump put out?

Trump is a shitshow and the only reason they stomach it is because he doesn't have a D next to his name.
Hey the dems are the same... clinton and biden are garbage tier and they just obliterated the guy who was actually half exciting to see run.

But fuck it we live in the dark ages of partisanship or death so...

 

[SushiReese]

Fellow American users, do you support the idea that U.S would adapt dramatic measures like Italy or Wuhan to quarantine the large cities like NYC/Seattle and states to ligate the virus if we encounter similar or worse situation like Italy?
(On the side note, China locked down Wuhan and Hubei and issue nationwide quarantine after maybe nearly 2 months since the earliest case report in early December, Italy enforced lock-down after one month since first confirmed cases reported in Jan 31th.)

 

[Deleted member 713885]

Got the fresh new Sammi Hyde wear to celebrate this occasion!

 

[TheSadRanger]

South Korea is doing well



China only reported 10 new cases zero deaths so far today

Papa Nurgle's blessings should be embraced, not rejected.

 

[JordanN]

Ok, this is epic.

Also, Police are now used to guard Toilet Paper?!?!??!

 

[CyberPanda]

GET A BIDET YOU SAVAGES.

 

[M1chl]

GET A BIDET YOU SAVAGES.

Exactly I hate the toilet paper, I have sensitive ass. Or maybe just anxious about my cleanliness.
Or maybe it's just psoriasis

 

[Fret Runner]

 

[TheSadRanger]

GET A BIDET YOU SAVAGES.

Get outta here ya French bastard.

 

[CyberPanda]

Exactly I hate the toilet paper, I have sensitive ass. Or maybe just anxious about my cleanliness.
Or maybe it's just psoriasis

Sorry you go through that.

Get outta here ya French bastard.

Excuse me? I'm not a French bastard. Also, Japan has been using bidets for a very long time thank you.

 

[Captain Zyrain]

Spain.. Wow

A more meager 2.5% CFR, but yyyyyuge jump in cases and deaths today. If this continues for another couple days, I'll really be worried.

USA is following these trends as well. Hopefully our social distancing helps..

 

[Maiden Voyage]

My work went WFH for 2 weeks. It's going to be a wild spring.

 

[Xtyle]

Edit: replied to wrong person

 

[Smiles and Cries]

Why shouldn't they point out the constant inaccuracies in so much of what he says? He made it sound like there was a nationwide rollout of the screening website. In a crisis like this the majority of the public look to their leaders for information, they heard this incorrect information and will he expecting this to happen, only to find out it is just in the Bay area. Instead of being upset with the ones correcting him maybe you should be upset with the president of the country feeding inaccurate information to the public?



Will you also be admonishing Google for correcting the wrong information Trump put out?

eh wait what...

I'm fucking tired. I rage while he is saying it people check me and tell me Google is great at this shit, now they are just getting a little A-Team together and a little Bay Area testing run, because Mr. T is still scared to fly and shit? WTF that is so far from go online right now, national push.

I need sleep. FML, fuck Mr. T too

 

[Piku_Ringo]

GET A BIDET YOU SAVAGES.

I would tell you were you could stick that bidet, but you probably already got that fired out.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

Spain.. Wow

but seriously wtf is going on with Spain?
I could swear they reported alredy but I think my days are starting to melt into each other now

 

[Captain Zyrain]

but seriously wtf is going on with Spain?
I could swear they reported alredy but I think my days are starting to melt into each other now

IIRC they just had some huge outdoor gathering or protest or something that they didn't cancel.

 

[Phunkydiabetic]

Trump is a shitshow and the only reason they stomach it is because he doesn't have a D next to his name.
Hey the dems are the same... clinton and biden are garbage tier and they just obliterated the guy who was actually half exciting to see run.

But fuck it we live in the dark ages of partisanship or death so...

Oh don't get it twisted, I totally agree. One side is no better than the other, partisanship has created a toxic environment for this shitshow to brew. This is all bordering on derailing the thread and I don't intend to do that.

The point of me replying to the other post was I found it absolutely insane to think that someone would complain about a publication correcting yet another piece of misinformation put forth by the friggin President of the United States.

Just mind boggling to think that we should just deal with incorrect information. What a dangerous train of thought, the desire to just deal with it because one is sick of the information constantly being corrected? What?

 

[TheSadRanger]

Fellow American users, do you support the idea that U.S would adapt dramatic measures like Italy or Wuhan to quarantine the large cities like NYC/Seattle and states to ligate the virus if we encounter similar or worse situation like Italy?
(On the side note, China locked down Wuhan and Hubei and issue nationwide quarantine after maybe nearly 2 months since the earliest case report in early December, Italy enforced lock-down after one month since first confirmed cases reported in Jan 31th.)

The economic damage alone will probably cause more harm then the actual virus itself.

We have no idea what this is going to do to the economy in the long run. In the end we could end up with a few thousand dead, but millions could possibly go homeless or be on the verge of it.

You can't just shut everything down without consequences. Just because there's a coronavirus going on doesn't mean the bills stop coming.

 

[Grinchy]

So that's why the toilet paper is selling so well...

I always shit when I cum, too. I thought I was the only one!

 

[SushiReese]

Reposted from r/Spain

 

[Smiles and Cries]

IIRC they just had some huge outdoor gathering or protest or something that they didn't cancel.

Oh yeah saw that photo massive crowd at a huge central plaza

welp another Friday down.
Where is my vaccine Nintendo?!

 

[Jtibh]

Instead of panic buying groceries my wife and I hit the dispensary and liquor store. Time to try and forget this week for a while. Have a great night GAF! ❤

I keep these for the rainy days or sick days.

I wont even know what planet i am let alone notice the virus eating me up.

 

[SushiReese]

 

[Smiles and Cries]

Guess Who: Someone will be a tad too sick to hide the fact that they have COVID19 by next Friday.

Your guess?

My guess is Brazil's President

 

[Jtibh]

 

[Jtibh]

 

[Captain Zyrain]

Good thing we all identify as women now, right ladies?



Fucking sexist virus!

 

[Jtibh]

 

[Smiles and Cries]

Okay I know what it looks like at Rush Hour in that place because I've been stupid enough to attempt going home around that time. But for those who never been there during that time this video is not convincing I don't think. That is still a hell of a lot of people for most little towns.

 

[SushiReese]

My guess is Brazil's President

Hubei held "Thousand Families' Banquet" in Wuhan one week before lock-down. 01/18
Italy held annual Milan Fashion Week in Milan 2 weeks before lock-down 02/24
Spain held Women's Day March with thousands of people one week ago and now thousands of cases reported daily. 03/08
California held LA International Marathon with 27000 people last Sunday. 03/08 (and many clustered political rallies by both parties)

And Brazil just held nationwide carnival in late February, if the top officials in the nation also got infected, the situation of spread in general public would be extremely horrible.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

Guess Who: Someone will be a tad too sick to hide the fact that they have COVID19 by next Friday.

Your guess?

My guess is Brazil's President

Cough

 

[Jtibh]

Looks like india is soon to follow italy and iran in numbers.

Do we even have new numbers from iran?

 

[Insane Metal]

Hubei held "Thousand Families' Banquet" in Wuhan one week before lock-down. 01/18
Italy held annual Milan Fashion Week in Milan 2 weeks before lock-down 02/24
Spain held Women's Day March with thousands of people one week ago and now thousands of cases reported daily. 03/08
California held LA International Marathon with 27000 people last Sunday. 03/08 (and many clustered political rallies by both parties)

And Brazil just held nationwide carnival in late February, if the top officials in the nation also got infected, the situation of spread in general public would be extremely horrible.

Also some ignorant fucks supporting the president are going to the streets on the 15th to show Bolsonaro support. He actually asked live on Facebook for people to not do it, but some idiots are still going.

This fucking country.

 

[nush]

My work went WFH for 2 weeks. It's going to be a wild spring.

Pro-tips for working from home for anyone without experience of it from an expert:

Answer Emails as quickly as you can, turn that email notification sound up real loud. (So people think you are working at your desk)

Put your laptop in your bedroom, at 9am reply to any emails you've received overnight, then go back to sleep. You don't need to reply quickly to any reply emails until you are ready to actually wake up.

If there is a conference call set up, BE THERE, BE ONTIME. guranteed other people wont so you'll look good and they'll probably reschedule for the missing people anyway.

Save some bullshit fluff Emails until the end of the working day before sending them. It does not matter what they are or if they have any importance, they just exist to show you were "working" until the end of your shift.

Abuse your works expenses policy. You need a printer, ink cartridges, paper or other office supplies? Expense that shit, hey depending on policy you can expense your food as you are on a "Business trip" which will be something like 2 meals a day X$.

Sit back, relax, watch movies, play games but above all be sure you can hear that email notification sound.

 

[RSB]

but seriously wtf is going on with Spain?
I could swear they reported alredy but I think my days are starting to melt into each other now

https://english.elpais.com/society/...t-mass-numbers-despite-coronavirus-fears.html


The socialist/communist/feminist government decided to go ahead with the eight of March (women's day) demonstrations. Tens of thousands of people all over the country marching with banners, chanting feminist slogans and shit.


The number of infected and dead are gonna skyrocket the next few days (they already are)

 

[Deleted member 17706]

I was expecting The Verge to be just a tech focus place, but I guess these are the times we live in.
Pretty damn annoying I doubt anyone knows who the hell Alphabet is so I think Trump was right to go with simply Google.

Exactly. Everyone knows them as Google. Hell, their stock tickr is still GOOGL.

 

[Chairman Tickles]

The economic damage alone will probably cause more harm then the actual virus itself.

We have no idea what this is going to do to the economy in the long run. In the end we could end up with a few thousand dead, but millions could possibly go homeless or be on the verge of it.

You can't just shut everything down without consequences. Just because there's a coronavirus going on doesn't mean the bills stop coming.

Without containment measures millions would become infected, so you could end up with hundreds of thousands dead, not just a few thousand.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

SCIshow is too early

I hate these fucking bull/cow nose rings so much. ugh

 

[Deleted member 17706]

Why shouldn't they point out the constant inaccuracies in so much of what he says? He made it sound like there was a nationwide rollout of the screening website. In a crisis like this the majority of the public look to their leaders for information, they heard this incorrect information and will he expecting this to happen, only to find out it is just in the Bay area. Instead of being upset with the ones correcting him maybe you should be upset with the president of the country feeding inaccurate information to the public?



Will you also be admonishing Google for correcting the wrong information Trump put out?

How did they correct the wrong information? They confirmed that Google engineers and an Alphabet subsidiary are working on a website with the government for triaging... That sure sounds like a website being worked on by Google to me. Now, if we get to Sunday night or even next week and they still don't have any follow up on this website, I'll be fine with calling them on their bullshit, but as of now, it just looks like a lot of nitpicking nonsense to me.

 

[Maiden Voyage]

Pro-tips for working from home for anyone without experience of it from an expert:

Answer Emails as quickly as you can, turn that email notification sound up real loud. (So people think you are working at your desk)

Put your laptop in your bedroom, at 9am reply to any emails you've received overnight, then go back to sleep. You don't need to reply quickly to any reply emails until you are ready to actually wake up.

If there is a conference call set up, BE THERE, BE ONTIME. guranteed other people wont so you'll look good and they'll probably reschedule for the missing people anyway.

Save some bullshit fluff Emails until the end of the working day before sending them. It does not matter what they are or if they have any importance, they just exist to show you were "working" until the end of your shift.

Abuse your works expenses policy. You need a printer, ink cartridges, paper or other office supplies? Expense that shit, hey depending on policy you can expense your food as you are on a "Business trip" which will be something like 2 meals a day X$.

Sit back, relax, watch movies, play games but above all be sure you can hear that email notification sound.

I was working from the road 75% of the time before the virus so I am good. I also actually do real work so no advice needed here.