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Bartles

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  1. I don't think I'm on board with Twitter's @boriquagato in general, he seems like maybe an anarchist or at best a shit-stirrer. But the thread below and some of his other points are pretty compelling as far as theories on why NY/DC/Phila/Chi have been under control post-protest but many others have blown up.
  2. Bartles

    2019-20 NHL

    TSN reporting the hub cities will be Edmonton and Toronto. Finally the Cup will be hoisted north of the border again!
  3. Agree about the data, but in real life I'd go the other way on that testing advice. You can also save lives by keeping yourself isolated at home until the symptoms have been gone for two weeks. That's how it was in the northeast when testing without a doctor's order was impossible (as far as I know, it still is). If you have trouble breathing, go to the ER for sure. But basic cold symptoms, I think a ton of people just rode it out at home.
  4. The best analysis that I've read would indicate that yes, the protests are the main driver of the large increases we've seen in much of the country. They are not the only driver, and there is plenty of evidence that indoor drinking or crowded patios are also dangerous. Many cities did not see any protest increase which is still a mystery but quite likely because those areas had already been slammed and thus have more immunity. It ticks me off to see people suggest the protesters were just bored or tired of the lockdown. I was on the periphery of a few marches in Philly and it was not a party atmosphere or social hangout. It looked the same in other cities too. They had signs and they were mad. As to football, I think what Sejir and Bevoswag mention above has a good chance of happening: the southern numbers will remain horrifying into next week, then will plateau for several weeks and slowly come down. It's not gonna be an easy decision for colleges, but if numbers are dropping in early August, my guess is they move forward with the intent to play games on time.
  5. Doing something right in Lubbock, although watch them hold a celebration party for eliminating the virus @nicoleauerbach Texas Tech announces that it has completed 21 additional tests for COVID-19 among its football newcomers/staff members with zero positive results. Texas Tech has completed 218 tests for football athletes/staff with a total of 23 positive results, all of which are now recovered.
  6. There are some twitter threads by @boriquagato that make an interesting case that the new spikes are mostly protest related, but many of the northern cities had already been hit so hard that they had more immunity and thus were able to weather the mass gatherings. I'm not fully on board with that, but there may be something to it. It's just hard to ignore the much more obvious sparks coming from crowded indoor bars.
  7. Some great lines in there but it absolutely fucking matters who wins a bunch of elections in November
  8. All good. Most of those pics are outdoors, and that's the only reason I am defending her. Nothing else at all.
  9. Looks like another season is in production. This article gives a good look at how creative and ruthless the producers are to make sure they are able to expose idiocy while covering their own asses legally. Hiring their own security to prevent anyone from stopping the bit prematurely. Similar to the deceptive but legal contracts the dumbass targets signed in season 1.
  10. From a very good David Ubben column in The Athletic. The players end up giving this prick way more attention that he could have dreamed. And there is no legal remedy. Probably should have just confronted him in person to get a viral video of him pissing himself.
  11. Quoting to get this on the new page. How would this food delivery work, for any hospital? Is there enough food storage so you don't get bombarded all at once?
  12. Ouch, that's like 200 more than Philly ever got in a day. Still, there's a decent chance the recent hotspot numbers will plateau in about a week and then slowly come back down. Despite incompetence from local and fed governments, and despite so much anecdotal evidence of dumbassery...a ton of people have taken notice and are adjusting their behavior. Basically staying home.
  13. Yeah, up here in the northeast, we're gonna have to cut back lecturing you southern bumpkins a little bit. Definite trend in the wrong direction as summer begins and restaurants are opening. I think it's just people letting their guard down and hope enough of them are paying attention to cut it off quickly. Philadelphia was supposed to go to "green" level this week but sounds like they will wisely postpone.
  14. ^ Agree, there are some laughs and never a time where I thought about turning it off. But it's not in league with Ferrell's better movies. Subtitles for the song lyrics probably helped appreciate the satire.
  15. My wife teaches 3rd grade and it was way more than 8 hours per week for her. For every student zoom call, there were at least two teacher-only prep zooms so they would be on the same page for the "live" class. And usually an all-faculty call at least a couple times a week. The brief videos you guys are mentioning can easily take an hour to knock out. But I would say the majority of her time was researching what was working elsewhere in terms of methods, videos, assignments, everything. She could do that well into the night. For every little graphic, video or song that was part of the class, there are a bunch of others teachers have screened in deciding which to use. For the record, she fucking hated the whole thing and agrees it is barely helping the kids. Her solace was that things like Katrina have knocked kids off schedule for long periods before, and society eventually recovers.
  16. We don't have to make this decision right now. But I would say [politics warning!] if a vaccine pops up just before a major election, and it's being touted by the incumbent regime that has already tried to push multiple unsafe remedies on us, I have no problem waiting it out a few months trying to stay safe until an internationally approved version arrives.
  17. A lot of us have similar stories, even with some symptoms having popped up. Sounds like you aren't much of a threat to infect a bunch of others, so you may as well just stay out of the way unless you start feeling bad.
  18. Maryland joins Indiana as claiming they have zero COVID-positives As usual the B1G can't keep pace with SEC
  19. Way better than I expected. Numbers should only go down from here, though it may take a couple weeks due to increased travel. Schedule will be released tonight for the 8-game regular season stretch run. I wonder about sending teams home if they run out of games that would affect the final standings...that would be the true test of how much this is a TV money grab. Will they make the Kings play the Spurs in a completely meaningless game just for television?
  20. I think the games can come off fine...even with the college athletes, seasons can be held with just a handful of absences, most of which won't even get particularly sick. The older staff, not to mention facility workers, security, etc., will need to stay distanced which shouldn't be a problem. (I know there will be a bunch of drill sergeant coaches who can't imagine not screaming in guys' faces every day, but you can't blame the system for that when they get sick.) The thing with the fans is frustrating to me. I suspect a lot of it is wishful thinking. I don't blame ADs for still having Plan A be selling tickets to anyone who wants to attend. But they need to realize Plans B thru Z are way more likely. A huge stadium doesn't need to be empty, but anything more than a few thousand and yeah there's gonna be COVID spread.
  21. Steamboat with the throwback "What if one person tests positive" post. If you follow sports globally, athletes have been testing positive all along and the leagues are rolling through their planned schedules. That's why Brogdon was like, see you guys in Orlando. I do expect some eye-popping NBA numbers assuming teams release the info over the next few days. But they could quarantine the entire team/staff starting today and still be able to get to Orlando are start the season on time.
  22. That Houston girl said she got very sick the day after the protest, so that's pretty much a guarantee she did NOT get sick by going to the protest. Probably same for her friends. Of course there are cases from the large protests, but the outbreaks haven't been as bad as like a single church or bar with only 20-30 people around.
  23. Me too, and I live right in the middle of Philly. Most protesters looked to have masks on. People wear them out on the sidewalks, and I haven't seen evidence of anyone throwing a fit at a store. Hell, it's not uncommon to see homeless people wearing masks outside. But I think indoor bars/restaurants and house parties are the big driver, and I don't see why northeast cities will do any better with that than Texas. Maybe our houses are smaller and there aren't as many big private gatherings. But once people are able to drink indoors, it's game on. I won't blame the young hotties either...the Jersey shore is full of 50s-60s folk hugging and shouting in each other's faces on patios.
  24. To A-Tex' questions, no matter how bad a local outbreak seems, it will be possible to charter travel a CFB team in to play a game safely. The vulnerable team will be undergoing testing and also clamping down on sheltering if the environment is bad. A bunch of players and staff might have to stay away, but they should have enough to play. I wouldn't be surprised to see some cancellations. But I really doubt any of the playoff contenders won't play their full conference schedule and at least a couple non-conf games. Their protocols will be refined by then, many positive guys will be back and they can field nearly full teams every week. I know it sounds barbaric. There are scenarios where games will have to be shut down, especially if the campus in general is being clobbered. But it's much more likely that the virus will be a nuisance that picks people off here and there, athletes and others, without forcing entire teams to shut down. Kind of like so many grocery stores that have managed to stay open this whole time -- it's dangerous but it can be done.
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