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avon b7 said:

It was funny.

On the subject of headphone jacks I'd definitely say they still have legs.

Every time I get a low power beep in a Bluetooth bud I remember how hassle free cable connections can be (I'm not a fan of adaptors). Plug in and forget, especially when used in a stationary context. And also when volume control is important (I'm looking at you Firestick). An in line volume control is always a surefire option. 

mknelson said:

A major problem with this kind of survey is that it tends to emphasize the extremes - you get a lot of disgruntled responses, fewer from happy people. You need to survey everybody to get an accurate view.

JWSC said:

anonymouse said:

JWSC said:

DaRev said:

patchythepirate said:

How are people just blindly accepting these vaccine passports? How is it that so few even question something that is so obviously absurd? The fact that they don't accommodate for natural immunity, which is *superior* to the vaccine 'immunity,' should be a clear indication that we're being manipulated. Not to mention the fact that they make no sense, since people 'vaccinated' with these gene modifying agents can still catch and spread covid. It's shocking how many people are accepting these 'passports' as somehow justifiable.

Listen to the science, science is absolute and no longer open to opposing views of the facts.

Hard to tell if this post is blindly serious or slyly sarcastic.  It is such an absurd statement that no credible scientist would ever say it with a straight face.  It’s emblematic of the self assured and over-confident “science believer.”

Those who have been paying attention know that the science is still out when it comes to the delta variant.  We can find lots of opinions out there from scientists and virologists and their views are by no means homogenous.  And why would they be, since precious little data exists on vaccine efficacy on the delta variant.  Yet here we are with the peanut galley jumping ahead and making claims one way or another.  It’s noise.

Automatically labeling others who do not share your views as anti-science is at best disingenuous.  At worst it is arrogant, hypocritical, and anti-science itself.

Not responding to you George.  Hugs and kisses. 🤪

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There is no question that Covid-19 is a dangerous and often deadly disease (615K+ people in the U.S. alone dead from it). There is no question that vaccines protect those vaccinated from the risks of the disease to a very high degree. There is no question that masks are highly effective in limiting spread. There is no question that vaccines are safe and effective, and that the risk of severe side-effects from vaccines are orders of magnitude smaller than the risk of severe side-effects (including death) from infection. There is no question that the longer it takes to get everyone vaccinated, globally, the greater the risk that a new variant or strain will bypass vaccine-induced and natural immunities. And so on...

Anyone suggesting that we not listen to the scientific and medical experts, or follow their advice, on Covid-19 is speaking from either a position of ignorance or malignancy.

Oh man. Your sense of certainty with your repeated “there is no question“ statements belies everything else you said, which was waaaay too long.

That Covid is deadly to some is certainly true, but to say something like that as a general truth lacks nuance as it is not deadly to the vast majority of people.  Your biggest error was bringing up masks.  Decades of extensive studies have shown that regular masks are not effective against airborne viruses.  Only in the last 18 months did this become politicized.  It is truly rich that the people who point fingers at supposed anti-science people also claim that regular cloth masks have any efficacy with regard to airborne particles which pass right through them.  If you want to go ahead and wear a tight fitting N-95, then yes, it’s going to be reasonably effective.  But the masks everybody else is wearing is pure theater not backed up by decades of research and data.  That the government continues to push regular masks severely undermines their credibility  and suggests they have a serious messaging problem.

Be careful of your certainty.  It may trip you up.

JWSC said:

DaRev said:

patchythepirate said:

How are people just blindly accepting these vaccine passports? How is it that so few even question something that is so obviously absurd? The fact that they don't accommodate for natural immunity, which is *superior* to the vaccine 'immunity,' should be a clear indication that we're being manipulated. Not to mention the fact that they make no sense, since people 'vaccinated' with these gene modifying agents can still catch and spread covid. It's shocking how many people are accepting these 'passports' as somehow justifiable.

Listen to the science, science is absolute and no longer open to opposing views of the facts.

Hard to tell if this post is blindly serious or slyly sarcastic.  It is such an absurd statement that no credible scientist would ever say it with a straight face.  It’s emblematic of the self assured and over-confident “science believer.”

Those who have been paying attention know that the science is still out when it comes to the delta variant.  We can find lots of opinions out there from scientists and virologists and their views are by no means homogenous.  And why would they be, since precious little data exists on vaccine efficacy on the delta variant.  Yet here we are with the peanut galley jumping ahead and making claims one way or another.  It’s noise.

Automatically labeling others who do not share your views as anti-science is at best disingenuous.  At worst it is arrogant, hypocritical, and anti-science itself.

Not responding to you George.  Hugs and kisses. 🤪