Official Thread: Coronavirus "COVID-19"

[shrike126]

Wait a few days.. weekend numbers always drop, and it take still Wednesday to see it increase again.. same happens with the death count. we had a large drop over the weekend, and yesterday, it increased a little today, but wait till tomorrow.. it's going to have a huge increase. This is because the statistics aren't being tracked properly over the weekend, and they spend Monday/Tuesday playing catch up. (look at the previous weekend on the graph, it shows the weekend drop)

I am not saying it isn't going down, but not as sharply as those graphs imply. They are also still having a shortage in testing kits still, so you can't get results if you don't have the tests.

I'm going to choose to remain cautiously optimistic that the impacts of the past few weeks of social distancing are simply starting to pay off.

[Java Cool Dude]

~2300 deaths in the US today, I thought things are starting to get better?

[shrike126]

~2300 deaths in the US today, I thought things are starting to get better?

They appear to be getting less worse for NYC.

[Crawdaddy79]

Deaths will parallel new cases, but will be offset by 4 - 12 days. A peak in new cases should be followed by a peak in deaths a few days later.

[NWR_Midnight]

I'm going to choose to remain cautiously optimistic that the impacts of the past few weeks of social distancing are simply starting to pay off.

Oh, don't get me wrong, I agree, and they are paying off, just not as quickly as it appears. Also, going forward we have to figure out how to keep a second wave peak from happening, which is going to be very difficult to stop if the stay at home orders get lifted to soon.

The next question is, what state is going to take the place of New York,? As it seems, one state gets it under control, only for another state to take it's place and have a huge outbreak. (many have issues stay in home orders, so hopefully it won't continue on that trend). Of course there are some states who still refuse to enact a stay at home order.

[nutcrackr]

Deaths will parallel new cases, but will be offset by 4 - 12 days. A peak in new cases should be followed by a peak in deaths a few days later.

yep, i would expect high deaths later this week and next (in usa)

2407 deaths in usa today.

[globalist]

Shower thought:

Media and experts everywhere screaming "So little testing is being done!". But maybe most people are just feeling healthy and OK and don't feel they need to go and get a test done, which would explain it?

Disclaimer:
I realize many who are feeling sick are unable to get tested for whatever reasons, but this "so little testing" thing doesn't seem to be about them, but rather about the number of tests performed, compared to the number of people in the general population in a country.

[Meteor_of_War]

Stimulus money just showed up in my bank account today - $3400

$1200 each for my wife and I, and $500 each for my two kids.

[Munkus]

Stimulus money just showed up in my bank account today - $3400

$1200 each for my wife and I, and $500 each for my two kids.

Nice!

Still waiting for mine. I'm expecting $2400 assuming they use my 2019 return as a basis and not my 2018.

[DaJMasta]

~2300 deaths in the US today, I thought things are starting to get better?

When the number of new cases per day starts going down, we should be 11ish days out from the peak of deaths per day (approximate length of an ICU treatment for COVID-19). The US's new case rate is now approaching a linear increase instead of an exponential one, which is a good sign, but I don't know if we have enough datapoints or if there's enough testing to be done to say with any confidence that we're overall on a downswing. Because of different regional rules to stop spreading, I'm sure there are some areas already past this peak, but I'm also sure that there are some that are still weeks out from it.




If we're actually seeing a leveling off in new cases now, in a week or so, if our number of new cases a day declines or stays stable with more testing per day being done, that point will probably be around the highest point in terms of deaths per day.

[Athena]

The doubling rate in WI is now only every 12 days. And that is with Madcity and Milwaukee having so many violate the stay safe orders. So we seems to be doing well. Or like Cali we may have already had it, who knows until they get the anti body tests up and running.

Anywho got the relief monies. and BAM is went to bills and I am on Amazon now looking for those Pioneer Andrew Jones speakers for my home theater

[acroig]

Stimulus money just showed up in my bank account today - $3400

$1200 each for my wife and I, and $500 each for my two kids.

Nice!!

[Fuku2]

Daddy, may we get a new video card for your computer?

Of course! Anything for my kids.

[acroig]

Daddy, may we get a new video card for your computer?

Of course! Anything for my kids.

Wait..... not yet...... Q3 if we're lucky.

[Meteor_of_War]

Daddy, may we get a new video card for your computer?

Of course! Anything for my kids.

Seriously though, for people who are well off still working their normal jobs this money is best used pumped back into the economy right? Even though more rational, it defeats the purpose if it just goes into savings accounts.

Wife and I were going to give some to family members who are out of work, but they refused. They are doing OK with unemployment + the extra $600 they are getting for 4 months. So now we're probably going to try to use some of it buying from local small businesses that are struggling.

[bill dennison]

wonder how long some that always have to pay will have to wait on the US mail for the checks

as i have never set up direct withdrawal

[acroig]

wonder how long some that always have to pay will have to wait on the US mail for the checks

as i have never set up direct withdrawal

Months I heard but you can go to the IRS website and give the your bank account info.

[Android1]

wonder how long some that always have to pay will have to wait on the US mail for the checks

as i have never set up direct withdrawal

Months I heard but you can go to the IRS website and give the your bank account info.

The IRS rolled out the "Get My Payment" application on their website today, but a lot of people are complaining that it is not pulling their info up.

[Higgy10]

Seriously though, for people who are well off still working their normal jobs this money is best used pumped back into the economy right? Even though more rational, it defeats the purpose if it just goes into savings accounts.

Wife and I were going to give some to family members who are out of work, but they refused. They are doing OK with unemployment + the extra $600 they are getting for 4 months. So now we're probably going to try to use some of it buying from local small businesses that are struggling.

problem is most ppl giving there money to bozos and junkmart.... and considering most of stuff comes from china and they pay there employees crap wages

[A2597]

got stimulus as well. Wife and I are spending our sons to get him a new bed. Debating what to do with the rest.

[koralis]

problem is most ppl giving there money to bozos and junkmart.... and considering most of stuff comes from china and they pay there employees crap wages

True that. I was remarking to my wife that this is like an Amazon wet dream. Put all of the retailers out of business for good, get people hooked on ordering their stuff from amazon (even when the scare eventually goes away), watch movies/tv from amazon, etc.

[bill dennison]

Months I heard but you can go to the IRS website and give the your bank account info.

The IRS rolled out the "Get My Payment" application on their website today, but a lot of people are complaining that it is not pulling their info up.

yea i just did it

thanks




website is slow

most likely getting hammered

[acroig]

most likely getting hammered

Worse than KAC's mom during festivus.

[bill dennison]

True that. I was remarking to my wife that this is like an Amazon wet dream. Put all of the retailers out of business for good, get people hooked on ordering their stuff from amazon (even when the scare eventually goes away), watch movies/tv from amazon, etc.

don't know about anazon i'm buying less from them now


but home depot is nuts now

was in there the last 2 days

had to tear down a small shed and remove 75 gal water tank that blow up and replace with a gas tankless water hearer

i had the heater but had to get all the piping and fittings


and of the 3 home depots around my house they were all packed with people and long lines to get in

looked like everyone is in home depot

[logical]

Stimulus check hit my bank account today. Anyone else get it?

[Meteor_of_War]

True that. I was remarking to my wife that this is like an Amazon wet dream. Put all of the retailers out of business for good, get people hooked on ordering their stuff from amazon (even when the scare eventually goes away), watch movies/tv from amazon, etc.

Yes that's exactly what we are trying to avoid by using it at local small businesses. A local retro video game store I go to sometimes is really down in the dumps because of this. He had to close his shop but is selling out of his house through Facebook marketplace. I am going to try to buy some NES/SNES games from him. Also, my wife's cousin's restaurant has been closed for weeks but they are doing take out. Really good authentic Italian food. We're going to buy a week's worth of prepared meals. Stuff like that is what these stimulus packs are intended for and really can go a long way to helping the economy. Sadly most people aren't even thinking this way.

Stimulus check hit my bank account today. Anyone else get it?

Yes, see my posts above.

[Nascar24]

3080 money secured today!

[SubCog]

Stimulus check hit my bank account today. Anyone else get it?

I posted something negative about Trump 7 years ago, so I guess I won't get a check now.

[Java Cool Dude]

I posted something negative about Trump 7 years ago, so I guess I won't get a check now.

Other side of the wall for ya!

[bill dennison]

3080 money secured today!

1200 may cover a 3080 non ti

[Nascar24]

1200 may cover a 3080 non ti

Come on Billy, the 2080 was $799 at launch. Refuse to touch $1200 to $1800 Ti rip off models!

[xCLAVEx]

My bank account was properly stimulated today as well.

[bill dennison]

Come on Billy, the 2080 was $799 at launch. Refuse to touch $1200 to $1800 Ti rip off models!

that was on TSMC and before the virus and tariffs

with all this crap i don't think now the AMD cards will be cheap either

Not Made in China Is Global Tech's Next Big Trend

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-31/supply-chains-latest-not-made-in-china-is-tech-s-next-move

costs are going up

[acroig]

I posted something negative about Trump 7 years ago, so I guess I won't get a check now.

If that was the case I'd owe the IRS lots of $

[globalist]

Shower thought #2:

Why wasn't there people hoarding TP, food and ammo, and Fauci on TV every day back then? Apparently 60.000 people died in the US within a few months.

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[0091/2]

Shower thought #2:

Why wasn't there people hoarding TP, food and ammo, and Fauci on TV every day back then? Apparently 60.000 people died in the US within a few months.

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It wasn't a global pandemic, cities didn't get locked down. Australia didn't start hoarding TP.

[Greasy]

Glad I didn't file my 19 taxes, because I somehow got 2700 bucks.

Had I filed them I would have got maybe 1200.

Can they please release some new cards so I can stimulate the economy!

[logical]

Glad I didn't file my 19 taxes, because I somehow got 2700 bucks.

Had I filed them I would have got maybe 1200.

Can they please release some new cards so I can stimulate the economy!

Theyll get it back when you file. Better not stimulate too fast.

[shrike126]

If that was the case I'd owe the IRS lots of $

I imagine this means they're spending my $1200 on bullets for me as we speak.

[bill dennison]

there is a new flu shot every year

a few can't take it for one reason or another

a lot more won't take it because of black helicopters or something