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Exposition

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  1. Agreed on total medal count, and my prediction on the gold count: Eileen Gu wins gold later this week and puts China ahead of the US.
  2. Tokyo at #2 is a fucking joke. Maybe in the 80s they were but not since, and certainly not today.
  3. Did anyone else catch what Ted said to the doctor when she was at his house? She asked to sit down and he said "I wish a doctor would". I figure this is some sort of Lasso-ism and it made me laugh but I can't find the reference. Was that another obscure reference to anything?
  4. TLDR: an archaic system with leadership hoping the solution would work itself out instead of requiring a decision. And the anti-vax folks. There's a fairly big anti-vax population in Japan. On top of that, when the current vaccines started hitting the market, instead of buying them the Japan government sat on their hands hoping a local Japanese pharma company would develop, locally test, and have a vaccine ready soon. So when the local pharmas did not have anything ready and Japan decided to go with an overseas tested Pfizer, Moderna, etc., they were last in line to actually order the vaccines in a market where supplies had already thinned out. Further....despite what many believe, Japan is not technologically advanced which ends up making it super inefficient. Tons of bureaucracy relying on paper only, rare integration with the internet to do anything. So, when the vaccines finally did start arriving, the only way you could get the jab was by waiting for a piece of paper in the mail called a vaccine voucher containing your special code. Then, you could call a scheduling center with your special voucher code to get your name on the list at a clinic. So if you wanted a vaccine you were at the mercy of your local ward office mailing you a voucher. On top of that, Japan was only allowing medical doctors to administer the shot. Nurses and medical assistants were not allowed to, and it got to a point where dentists were asked to volunteer to help jab people because they were technically a doctor. But a nurse couldn't. So there were some logistical issues as well simply to get a shot in the arm. Add on top of that the ongoing Olympics controversy and half-assed emergency lockdowns without enforcement, so the population has lost all trust in the government to get anything right. Leading to overall a lot of hesitancy on who and want to believe. Sounds familiar huh. Source: I lived in Tokyo through the COVID era and moved back to the US in April.
  5. Got my 2nd Moderna two hours ago. Planning to spend the next 24-48 hours in bed, then counting down the final 12 days till fully vaxxed. 😎
  6. I just moved back to the US after 7 years in Asia (Singapore/Tokyo). I would recommend Bangkok, then Singapore. I would also make sure to have your story straight prior to getting through immigration, because obviously you aren't the first person to have this idea and working remotely is technically violating a tourist visa. The authorities are cracking down with extra questioning for long term visitors, visa runs are getting more risky, etc (this is especially true in Bali which is why I would not recommend you go there). Also Singapore will make you do a two-week hotel quarantine once you arrive. So BKK is your best bet. If it were me (single 30s guy) I would also consider HCMC Vietnam but I believe they've clamped down considerably on letting foreigners in, so maybe it wouldn't work. Unfortunately I think your timing might still be too early for that part of the world and you'll face a number of travel restrictions. Just make sure you have all that researched before you spend a lot of money on a ticket.
  7. What the fuck is this "10 day window" Pence can declare? I assume it's the 10 day request from Cruz for an audit?
  8. "Cobb County was never the issue...they should be auditing FULTON County!!!11!!"
  9. At certain times during that video, he sounds exactly like someone would sound if they were trying to mimic his dad. He's doing it on purpose and it's cringe.
  10. This guy does a good job discussing what would happen if competing electors are sent. It's 50 minutes long but a good listen if you're interested: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6sVow9l8H4 Competing electors would result in the Governor of the state in question deciding which set of electors will count. Both PA and MI have Democrat Governors. Also he addresses my main concern which was some type of Republican fuckery during the January 6th joint session of Congress where they count the EC votes. The House has more power than the Senate during this process and if there's any funny business, Pelosi has the ability to stalemate the process. Which will result in President Pelosi on January 20th at noon since she's third in line.
  11. Anyone have any good stories about the SR-71 and speed?
  12. Did you read this in the Financial Times?
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