Anybody want a Corona?

Engage in discussions about news, politics, etc.
Post Reply
User avatar
McParadigm
NEVER STOP JAMMING!
Posts: 22393
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 1:56 am

Re: Anybody want a Corona?

Post by McParadigm »

washing machine wrote:Mods, please change McP's title to "I told you so".
I had thought about starting a thread where people can share their planning/prep/circumstances/challenges during quarantine. I was going to call it Life During Wartime, but I Told You So is pretty good too.
(patriotic choking noises)
User avatar
tragabigzanda
Production Police
Posts: 51690
Joined: Tue September 24, 2013 5:56 pm

Re: Anybody want a Corona?

Post by tragabigzanda »

FUCK ICE
Last edited by tragabigzanda on Thu January 15, 2026 1:38 am, edited 2 times in total.
User avatar
epilogue
We All We Got, We All We Need
Posts: 85145
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 5:33 pm
Location: Ghorman
Contact:

Re: Anybody want a Corona?

Post by epilogue »

The sheer number of We Didn't Start the Fire jokes/memes on Twitter over the past 24 hours is impressive.
User avatar
bune
Mind Your Tanners
Posts: 9359
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 6:03 pm
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bune_yurievich
Location: Washington State

Re: Anybody want a Corona?

Post by bune »

Bi_3 wrote:I mean, realistically, no one has any idea what the future is or if the past even happened. Our brains are constructing all of this as we go.
I gotta say, if this is all in my head then I really hate myself.
User avatar
epilogue
We All We Got, We All We Need
Posts: 85145
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 5:33 pm
Location: Ghorman
Contact:

Re: Anybody want a Corona?

Post by epilogue »

bune wrote:
Bi_3 wrote:I mean, realistically, no one has any idea what the future is or if the past even happened. Our brains are constructing all of this as we go.
I gotta say, if this is all in my head then I really hate myself.
:lol:
User avatar
McParadigm
NEVER STOP JAMMING!
Posts: 22393
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 1:56 am

Re: Anybody want a Corona?

Post by McParadigm »

(patriotic choking noises)
User avatar
tragabigzanda
Production Police
Posts: 51690
Joined: Tue September 24, 2013 5:56 pm

Re: Anybody want a Corona?

Post by tragabigzanda »

FUCK ICE
Last edited by tragabigzanda on Thu January 15, 2026 1:38 am, edited 1 time in total.
User avatar
bune
Mind Your Tanners
Posts: 9359
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 6:03 pm
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bune_yurievich
Location: Washington State

Re: Anybody want a Corona?

Post by bune »

I had to read it twice to see what information it was actually trying to convey.
User avatar
dimejinky99
what on earth am I talking about
Posts: 39789
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 12:35 am

Re: Anybody want a Corona?

Post by dimejinky99 »

We had our PM announce the package of restrictions and measures earlier.

Just went to my local supermarket and it’s chaos.
Empty shelves. (Pizza freezer cabinets all empty except the ham n pineapple section lol )
If you haven’t gone and gotten some essentials and stock up a bit I’d do it now.

You guys have guns ffs.
Calibrate your enthusiasm
User avatar
ABNorman
The Beef
Posts: 4475
Joined: Thu January 03, 2013 10:16 pm

Re: Anybody want a Corona?

Post by ABNorman »

dimejinky99 wrote:We had our PM announce the package of restrictions and measures earlier.

Just went to my local supermarket and it’s chaos.
Empty shelves. (Pizza freezer cabinets all empty except the ham n pineapple section lol )
If you haven’t gone and gotten some essentials and stock up a bit I’d do it now.

You guys have guns ffs.
I like ham 'n pineapple pizzas, so it's looking good for me.
User avatar
McParadigm
NEVER STOP JAMMING!
Posts: 22393
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 1:56 am

Re: Anybody want a Corona?

Post by McParadigm »

Fucking hell
(patriotic choking noises)
User avatar
bune
Mind Your Tanners
Posts: 9359
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 6:03 pm
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bune_yurievich
Location: Washington State

Re: Anybody want a Corona?

Post by bune »

how many more Republicans do you think will retire in the next two-three months?
User avatar
Strat
Waiting for HVAC Repairman
Posts: 35418
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 3:48 pm
Location: Twin City Kisses

Re: Anybody want a Corona?

Post by Strat »

Some people are saying its a beautiful virus.
User avatar
E.H. Ruddock
Guys, I am not a moderator! I swear to God! Why does everyone think I'm a moderator?
Posts: 52023
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 2:48 pm

Re: Anybody want a Corona?

Post by E.H. Ruddock »

McParadigm wrote:This is where I’ve been for two weeks, now. We’ve been preparing since the first case landed in the US.
What a dumb statement
Clouuuuds Rolll byyy...BANG BANG BANG BANG
User avatar
tragabigzanda
Production Police
Posts: 51690
Joined: Tue September 24, 2013 5:56 pm

Re: Anybody want a Corona?

Post by tragabigzanda »

FUCK ICE
Last edited by tragabigzanda on Thu January 15, 2026 1:38 am, edited 1 time in total.
User avatar
bune
Mind Your Tanners
Posts: 9359
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 6:03 pm
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bune_yurievich
Location: Washington State

Re: Anybody want a Corona?

Post by bune »

User avatar
Simple Torture
I Have A Third Nipple
Posts: 21687
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 7:41 am
Location: Cumberland, RI

Re: Anybody want a Corona?

Post by Simple Torture »

Please come to Brazil.
McParadigm wrote:lol
User avatar
E.H. Ruddock
Guys, I am not a moderator! I swear to God! Why does everyone think I'm a moderator?
Posts: 52023
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 2:48 pm

Re: Anybody want a Corona?

Post by E.H. Ruddock »

tragabigzanda wrote:guys no one knows what's gonna happen in my kitchen in the next five minutes. Please RT and like 5000x.
Right? It's actually irritating me that they even tweeted that
Clouuuuds Rolll byyy...BANG BANG BANG BANG
User avatar
tragabigzanda
Production Police
Posts: 51690
Joined: Tue September 24, 2013 5:56 pm

Re: Anybody want a Corona?

Post by tragabigzanda »

FUCK ICE
Last edited by tragabigzanda on Thu January 15, 2026 1:38 am, edited 1 time in total.
User avatar
McParadigm
NEVER STOP JAMMING!
Posts: 22393
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 1:56 am

Re: Anybody want a Corona?

Post by McParadigm »

E.H. Ruddock wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:guys no one knows what's gonna happen in my kitchen in the next five minutes. Please RT and like 5000x.
Right? It's actually irritating me that they even tweeted that
It’s just about scale and scope, guys.

Let me give you a for instance: our electronic prescription system and medication history database retrieval system both went down this morning due to query volume, meaning we have to go back to hand written prescriptions and rely on patients remembering their medication history. Normally an inconvenience but hardly a big deal.

Right now, though, healthcare organizations in Seattle are ramping up Telehealth services because we simply cannot allow everyone who is sick to go to a clinic or a hospital (in fact we are closing many clinics to transform them into coronavirus response services). Telehealth working properly and being capable of handling large volumes requires electronic prescribing, but electronic prescribing systems aren’t really built to handle this kind of workload, and it’s pretty hard to just “fix” that after the fact.

It’s less a case of “nobody knows what’s going to happen in my kitchen“ and more a case of “nobody is sure where the bombs are hidden in my kitchen.” A lot of systems, functions, and processes are going to be tested that we don’t actually know are up to the job.
(patriotic choking noises)
Post Reply