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crowley said:

Japhey said:

Did anyone actually expect the Surface Neo to come out this year? How convenient to blame it on something nobody will question. 

To be clear, Microsoft have not blamed it on COVID-19, that is currently just speculation.

lkrupp said:

seanismorris said:

This isn’t looking good.  China has done a good job containing the virus (despite criticism) but it’s spread globally seems inevitable.  

I’m particularly concerned about reports of patients having been cleared (after being infected) then having the virus being detected again later (and sick).  What’s happening?  Is the virus living on surfaces longer than expected and the persons coming in contact with it again?  That doesn’t seem likely.  Does the virus have the ability to go dormant in the body then have a resurgence?  This would mean 2 weeks of isolation isn’t good enough.  Also, all those temperature reading to determine if someone is infected doesn’t mean squat.

So you're buying into the Apocalypse? Are you reading the Book of Revelations? You know what, seventeen million people died in the U.S. during the 1918 Influenza epidemic and we're still here. And from all that I've read Covid-19 has a fatality index of 2.3% and like the Flu it kills mainly the elderly, infants, and those with compromised immune systems. Ebola is 90% and we haven't all died from it yet. COVID-19's mortality rate is less than SARS or MERS. The 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic killed an estimated 50 million people worldwide yet we don't even talk about it anymore. Why? Because of modern medicine. I simply don't buy the hype out there by survivalists, religious zealots, and the various hang-wringers writing furiously on their blogs. Interesting factoid, Costco sells a pallet of food that will provide nutrition for one year. The pallet costs $5K... and they are sold out. Costco sells a huge bucket of Mac-and-Cheese that has a shelf life of 20 years... but it's still in stock. 

This is just me ranting so don't take it personally. Your post was handy.