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Define better. Whatever your definition is, it's likely to align with your political views.
Let's start with the fact that this isn't a single virus. It has different strains, and there are people who have caught it more than once. Recently I read an article either by, or citing, someone with experience with such things, and he said if a vaccine gets produced, it won't be a one-time shot. It'll be like a flu vaccine, taken yearly, maybe even twice yearly, and not always effective.
So given that this is likely to be with us indefinitely, are we going to have recurring lockdowns? That's not a viable solution given the misery that it's caused. Something like 500 lost jobs per COVID fatality, more people depressed, more domestic violence, more suicides, and more deaths from other causes because of not going to the doctor or hospital as early.
Letting people decide for themselves how to deal with it would at least lead to various approaches, whereas letting politicians and bureaucrats decide for everyone will produce a very narrow range of outcomes. If you're in a high-risk group, self-isolate. Most in this group are elderly, and recall what happened to a bunch of them in NY because of a politician. If you're running a business, maybe you let people work at home or even close for fear of getting sued. Or maybe you keep operating with some safeguards.
So I don't have to propose a better solution. The more approaches that are tried, the more we will learn, and we will discover what works best in various situations. That's what happens when people have freedom of choice.
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I am happy to concede that there has been a significant amount of incompetence within Government, which has resulted in a 2nd wave. But there has also been a significant amount of stupidity on the part of the public which has made a big contribution.
I, (probably like most of you on this forum), don't have direct "skin in the game", but I'm not sure how that is relevant. Are you saying that, because politicians don't have "skin in the game", they are happy to see many thousands of businesses go to the wall and many millions lose their jobs? And that their motivation is a wish to infringe on civil liberties, because they are control freaks? Just asking!
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Politicians aren't happy to see businesses go to the wall, but neither does it especially affect them. Some of them seem to think that printing money and sending it to people is a solution. But that won't work indefinitely.
As for civil liberties, most of them couldn't care less. How many of them defend Snowden, Assange, or Manning? Some of them are control freaks: the number of sociopaths and psychopaths in politics is certainly far higher than in the general population. But most of all, they want to be seen as doing something, which is what many of their subjects expect. Voters are quick to blame politicians for things they can do little about, credit them for things they had little to do with, and expect that they should be able to kiss anything and make it better.
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Saved for tomorrow...
Sorry to being late - ZOOM to be blamed...
"The only place where Success comes before Work is in the dictionary." Vidal Sassoon, 1928 - 2012
modified 3-Nov-20 9:43am.
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Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter wrote: Saved for tomorrow...
Probably just as well - I still had nothing ...
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"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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Are you kidding?
"The only place where Success comes before Work is in the dictionary." Vidal Sassoon, 1928 - 2012
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Nope. Not a clue - other than the one you typed ...
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"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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To quote Elvis Costello: Quote: I don't want to go to Chelsea!
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Quote: ...it is going to be very expensive to fix.
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I told 'im it were a supportin' wall, but would 'e listen to me?
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Don't they require building approval in the UK for structural changes to a building? If so, was the so-called civil engineer who approved the building plans drunk, drugged, or on the take?
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Yes, they do: Guide to Building Regulations in the UK - Build It[^]
But ... it's quicker and cheaper not to bother, and if nobody notices - or you have enough money - you can ignore such things until they catch up with you later. Such as when the rest of the house collapses ...
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It's going to be a lot easier to get the basement done now!
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I remember having read in the book "Object Oriented Programming" by Grady Booch that:
"Modifying earlier type of (non-OO) software is like adding a basement to an existing 20 story building".
Looks like an example of that.
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schadenfreude
[ˈʃɑːd(ə)nˌfrɔɪdə]
NOUN
pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune.
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Just the two alt keys dead. Not sure if it's a hardware failure.
I can just move out and buy a new one. but your reply might contribute towards an effective e-waste management policy.
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Working fine on mine, so it looks like it's just you.
Have you tried turning it off and back on again?
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Maybe you are too gentle when pressing them... Have you tried a 5K hammer?
"The only place where Success comes before Work is in the dictionary." Vidal Sassoon, 1928 - 2012
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Most likely not a hardware problem. Oldschool keyboard encoders often used separate inputs for shift, ctrl and the like. On PC keyboards they have always been part of the keyboard matrix and more keys on the same row or column of the matrix should fail.
To be sure, just try another keyboard if you have one. Shirley you still have some old stuff lying around?
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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The ALT to the ALT is not working? What are the odds? I'd check the man in the middle. Mine's the spacebar. That could be significant. But wait, there is also a Windows key on either side of my 2 alt keys. It's a conspiracy! (Or at least a pattern)
It was only in wine that he laid down no limit for himself, but he did not allow himself to be confused by it.
― Confucian Analects: Rules of Confucius about his food
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Turn off scroll-lock and ALT-lock on your keyboard
In Word you can only store 2 bytes. That is why I use Writer.
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Safety Record - Dilbert Comic Strip on 2020-10-15 | Dilbert by Scott Adams[^]
can be true in so many contexts
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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