Coronavirus - Overall
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@Catogrande said in Coronavirus - Overall:
Mind you this lockdown might accelerate things.
I'm not sacrificing my early 2000's Bordeaux. Fuck that
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The sort of timescales we keep hearing about are doing my head in
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@Victor-Meldrew shows the tech, smarts and willingness is there - they say from scratch but surely they'll have access to plans - even if it's the stuff others have shared online already which was pissing off those medical companies! Even though stuff like this is awesome I can't help but get a bit cynical about the self promotion bit.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Coronavirus - Overall:
@Catogrande said in Coronavirus - Overall:
Mind you this lockdown might accelerate things.
I'm not sacrificing my early 2000's Bordeaux. Fuck that
You've already shown remarkable restraint
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@Paekakboyz said in Coronavirus - Overall:
@Victor-Meldrew shows the tech, smarts and willingness is there - they say from scratch but surely they'll have access to plans - even if it's the stuff others have shared online already which was pissing off those medical companies! Even though stuff like this is awesome I can't help but get a bit cynical about the self promotion bit.
They're all working together. Read that Dyson offered his filter & motor tech patent-free to the other initiatives to use. Firms like McLaren, Prodrive & Williams are providing engineering expertise to people who need it, and the likes of Nissan & Honda offering their sterile paintshops for assembly.
There's parallel work going on ramping up production of existing designs with parts being fabricated all over the place.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Coronavirus - Overall:
@Paekakboyz said in Coronavirus - Overall:
@Victor-Meldrew shows the tech, smarts and willingness is there - they say from scratch but surely they'll have access to plans - even if it's the stuff others have shared online already which was pissing off those medical companies! Even though stuff like this is awesome I can't help but get a bit cynical about the self promotion bit.
They're all working together. Read that Dyson offered his filter & motor tech patent-free to the other initiatives to use. Firms like McLaren, Prodrive & Williams are providing engineering expertise to people who need it, and the likes of Nissan & Honda offering their sterile paintshops for assembly.
There's parallel work going on ramping up production of existing designs with parts being fabricated all over the place.
It's really cool. And completely blows out of the water any projections people make about what this will look like in a month or two. Things are moving really really fast.
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@nzzp said in Coronavirus - Overall:
It's really cool. And completely blows out of the water any projections people make about what this will look like in a month or two. Things are moving really really fast.
Early days and there's gonna be loads of deaths to come and it could all go tits-up, but some of the stuff being done in the UK to meet the peak of the disease is seriously impressive. 500,000 health volunteers with 24 hours is an insane number.
Been some good news today.
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@Paekakboyz said in Coronavirus - Overall:
@Victor-Meldrew shows the tech, smarts and willingness is there - they say from scratch but surely they'll have access to plans - even if it's the stuff others have shared online already which was pissing off those medical companies! Even though stuff like this is awesome I can't help but get a bit cynical about the self promotion bit.
I'm fine with no anonymous giving when it comes to this stuff. If companies and/or people are pulling out all the stops to get shit done then they deserve the accolades and the benefits to their brand that come with that
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@Victor-Meldrew now that's the good stuff! Opening up the patents and sharing facilities.
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@No-Quarter totally fine with them sharing what they are helping with, just find the (inevitable?) humble brag/marketing bit a tad meh. Well aware that's molehills vs mountains in terms of the overall positive impact of this cross-business cooperation.
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Tourism, hospitality and travel now extends to retail, with a large Group standing down workers and stating it will cease rental payments.
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China had another 67 today, 6 more dead, yesterday they had 47 and 4.
Over half of the worldwide deaths are in Italy and Spain
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Judging by the nz reaction to people being out and about, the situation in the 23k rural popn Aus town I'm in would have you in conniptions!
90% shops open. Lots of people congregating. No enforcement of entering supermarkets, car parks full. A lot quieter but pretty much business as usual.
Now, I can't judge because I don't know shit and time will tell. It might be fine, I don't know.
But an analogy I've been thinking is one of facing the old Windies bowling attack. Poms and kiwis are kitted out in helmets, pads, chest and arm guards while the Aussies ( here at least) are wearing only gloves and a box. Who will get the best results remains to be seen.
A stark contrast in approaches, it would seem.
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I'm having bad luck with TP. Needed toothpaste this morning so shot over to the Woolies metro near my place - lots of people wandering out with TP, I get in there to see the last 24 pack get taken.
Then had to buy a hard drive for work so went to the local JB hifi and then shot down to the Coles to see people wandering round with 18 packs of three ply ... get to the cage and they're all gone.
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@Nepia said in Coronavirus - Overall:
I'm having bad luck with TP. Needed toothpaste this morning so shot over to the Woolies metro near my place - lots of people wandering out with TP, I get in there to see the last 24 pack get taken.
Then had to buy a hard drive for work so went to the local JB hifi and then shot down to the Coles to see people wandering round with 18 packs of three ply ... get to the cage and they're all gone.
That sucks. No rationing in oz clearly?