Elixir
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On 19/02/2023 at 19:17, welshbairn said:
Studies so far seem to be contradictory or inconclusive which surprises me, it can't be that hard to set up a physical experiment to determine it.
Ah, yes: what we truly need is more experimental data. Let's just discount the mountain of *real-world data* that exists instead. You know, what actually happens in reality and not under experimental or laboratory conditions seeking desired or idealist outcomes. Even Yer Da types on social media have made videos of what happens upon exhalation, regardless of if a person is wearing one mask or ten. This is as equally worthless as The Science™ experiments in the lab, again because we happen to have, err... a complete wealth of what happens *in the real world*.
On 20/02/2023 at 08:33, effeffsee_the2nd said:Aye exactly, the Japanese have been at near 100% compliance the whole entire time, has it made the blindest bit of difference?
East Asia of course being famous for respiratory viruses simply not existing or never circulating in that part of the world.
On 20/02/2023 at 15:21, TxRover said:Yes. Japan’s Covid death rate, just one-twelfth of that in the United States, is the lowest among the world’s wealthiest nations. With the world’s third-largest economy and 11th-largest populace, Japan also tops global rankings in vaccination and has consistently had one of the globe’s lowest infection rates. Studies have shown that the peer pressure to be masked in Japan, existing prior to COVID, significantly reduces the spread of respiratory viruses in the tightly packed nation. It’s, as @welshbairn notes, about the reduction of spread by the mask generally containing infected individuals respiratory excretions.
Japan's death rate definitely has nothing to do with them having the lowest obesity rates in the world, or wider cultural aspects that go far beyond a piece of cloth. Obviously!
Again, respiratory viruses just don't circulate in East Asia.
Over the past six months:
Since England's 'freedom day', branded a 'reckless, unethical experiment' that would endanger the world by scientists:
One place doesn't wear masks at all. The other places continue to wear masks like it is a religion, never seeing the faces of other human beings despite it no longer even being mandated. That gold standard, real-world data sure makes it conclusive just how well masks work.
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Extremely pleasing seeing these scumbags finally shown up for what they always were. The Scottish Government will have been equally snakey for purely political purposes.
I also wonder what messages sent by members of SAGE and Diet SAGE would reveal - purveyors of The Science™.
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7 hours ago, carpetmonster said:
I wonder at what point you’ll develop enough self awareness to realise that if you called Ronald McDonald a clown he’d laugh in your face and then the rest of the room would join in?
Nothing to worry about, then: independence is closer than ever, clearly.
6 hours ago, DeeTillEhDeh said:Some sanctimonious pish from several "journalists" and the usual suspects this morning regards press access to the hustings.
They aren't interested in scrutiny but are looking for the slightest hint of a faux pas from any of the candidates.
That's why I think it was stupid to ban them in the first place - it just gives these wankers another grievance - they'll be even more likely to misreport the husting events now.
A candidate making a faux pas is scrutiny.
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10 hours ago, carpetmonster said:
The First Minister is voted on by Holyrood. The Prime Minister becomes PM simply by becoming the leader of the majority party. Are you wearing a mask and denying yourself oxygen again?
10 hours ago, Melanius Mullarkay said:Fucking hell
I wonder at what point it will dawn on clowns like this that independence is further away than ever precisely because of such tragic, fingers-in-ears nonsense?
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2 hours ago, Anonapersona said:
I'm trying to imagine the outrage.
That's as far as I got.
Yeah: who needs transparency in a democratic society.
Remember the SNP calls for an election because the public never voted for either Truss or Sunak? Will they be making the same calls for Sturgeon's replacement?
Black and white cases like this can't be argued with. It is pathetic, rank hypocrisy.
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What a risible shower the SNP have become. Imagine the outrage if the nAsTy ToRiEzZzZz had a media blackout of their recent leadership hustings.
They deserve everything coming their way.
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Top city. Should watch High Water / Wielka Woda on Netflix before you go.
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On 15/02/2023 at 12:55, Elixir said:
If Forbes wasn't a God-botherer, she'd be a decent choice. Shame really.
She is ousting herself as even more of a nutter than I imagined.
Humza Yousaf or Ash Regan the next First Minister.
RIP the independence dream. More pity you if you can't see this yet. Best bet at this stage is probably making plans to leave this tattie wee island.
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1 hour ago, Judy Murray said:
Nice to see the incels get some sunlight
Another wee guy. Oaft.
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Looks like Attendance FC will be pushing 4,000 or so in the away end tomorrow.
Massive club.
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3 hours ago, StellarHibee said:
9th vs 3rd. Tantalising pick from Sky Sports.
You and the other Hibs bois will be glued to the tele, let's not pretend otherwise.
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14 hours ago, DC92 said:
Braga 0-4 Fiorentina.
Maybe some people were getting a bit overexcited about our results against them.
Basaksehir still sitting third in the Turkish league anaw.
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16 minutes ago, DC92 said:
Clark
Sibbick Rowles Kingsley
Smith Devlin Snodgrass Cochrane
Humphrys Shankland McKay
Rowles will come back in and form-wise you could make an argument for a straight swap with Kingsley, but I think we're a bit less fluid and more predictable with Rowles as an outside CB.
In the last league game Dundee United were just letting the CBs have the ball while marking Snodgrass and closing off his passing options which snuffed us out completely in the first half. Kingsley generally hasn't been great recently but he's much more likely to carry the ball forward and overlap Cochrane as he did to good effect last week and much of last season.
It's also harsh on Grant but it probably has to be Devlin and Snodgrass in a midfield two.
I know it was Hamilton, but Kingsley was good last time out. Put some wicked balls in the mixer. Shanks and Humps will bag from them if he can keep doing that.
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Waiting list for season tickets now up to 3,500 - meaning we could have 19,000 season ticket holders if Tynecastle's capacity permitted it. There is absolutely no doubt that Tynecastle is not going to be big enough for us over the next 10-20+ years if we continue to be relatively successful, especially when you also take into account the continued population growth of Edinburgh and the Lothians. We should be actively looking at solutions to this now, not at some point in the future.
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Attendance FC strikes again.
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1 hour ago, Donathan said:
I assume her god bothering ways will appeal to the thinly veiled transphobia wing of the party?
Serious question: how do the SNP hope to progress both gender recognition and independence, and succeed at both? Particularly if, rightly or wrongly, a majority of the population did not enjoy what they just tried to sell them, and it then subsequently puts them off the party and its main cause - as opinion polls have since suggested. Unless the attitude of people changes, I am inclined to believe that both cannot be mutually progressed at this time.
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If Forbes wasn't a God-botherer, she'd be a decent choice. Shame really.
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1 hour ago, StellarHibee said:
@Elixir ?
I'm not anti-vaxx, m7. I had the two original doses and the first booster to 'do my bit', despite it being largely pointless for people under the age of 50.
Hopefully you don't lie like this all the time.
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Never thought Sturgeon would take following Saint Jacinda that seriously.
Payback for all her posturing during Covid as well as the recent gender recognition fiasco.
Simps in mourning.
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16 hours ago, VincentGuerin said:
We won't win the cup, as there's zero chance Neilson's side beats both the Old firm, and there's nobody left who can beat them for us, so it's all fucked, basically.
An OF quarter-final and we'd have been in with a decent swing, but that draw has almost guaranteed us an Old Firm winner.
Pretty much have to agree, unfortunately. The only silver lining of the probable second Old Firm final of the season is we'll be able to wrap up the Euro millions early again.
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Genuinely wouldn't be arsed if the Buns weren't also still in it. If we beat Sellick we'll probably lose to the Berrz at Hampden.
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Could one of our resident nerds dish out the stats on how often the Old Firm draw each other before the semi-finals, compared to Hearts and Hibs, or even the Dundee clubs?
Over the past 15 years or so, the number of times there has been an Edinburgh derby in the early stages of the cup is ridiculous.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
in The General Nonsense Forum
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A bit like how countries around the world jettisoned their entire pre-pandemic playbooks to follow the example of an authoritarian regime. As we continue to see now, authoritarian regimes bring so much stability to the world...
Of course, Sweden were the bad guys for sticking to their guns and not following the crowd, obviously.
It really is even harder to comprehend here and now than it was at the time that such insane nonsense actually took place.