China Coronavirus

[RadioGAAGAA]

I'm merely pointing out here that the Y2K bug cost billions, fixing a problem that did not exist, because of a blind faith in science.

You have proof that the problem did not exist as opposed to the potential problems being fixed as a result of the money spent on them?

[five points]

I would also expect the governments now regret closing schools.

Absolutely not.

1 family contracts virus.

Their kid goes into school.

30 kids contract virus.

30 families contract virus.

The siblings of those 30 families go into school.

30^x kids contract virus

30^x families contract virus

Health service overwhelmed.

All the evidence from the outset though was that the virus doesn't affect children. It's since been shown that they don't even carry it.

[Smurfy123]

Have you got the proof that would have happened radio?
Or is that the scientists saying that

[RadioGAAGAA]

All the evidence from the outset though was that the virus doesn't affect children. It's since been shown that they don't even carry it.

WTF.

They do get it, they do carry it. Kids have died from it.

A higher proportion of them will have mild symptoms compared to adults, but that does not stop them carrying and spreading it.

[thewobbler]

I'm merely pointing out here that the Y2K bug cost billions, fixing a problem that did not exist, because of a blind faith in science.

You have proof that the problem did not exist as opposed to the potential problems being fixed as a result of the money spent on them?

Italy and South Korea provided that "proof".

[PadraicHenryPearse]

anyone reminded of "science is a bitch" from its always sunny after reading the last few pages...

fair play to those responding to thewobbler et al.

[RadioGAAGAA]

Have you got the proof that would have happened radio?
Or is that the scientists saying that

Scientists saying what?

That if the year counter is two digits only, i.e. "99", it won't hit a problem when it gets to "00"?

I was recently working on an aircraft engine-airframe software problem kinda pertinent to this where time updates were intermittently spiking - the code was essentially set up to follow "if newTime > oldTime: updateTime & set oldTime = newTime". Solved by setting a tolerance on the difference between oldTime & newTime - which was not my preferred solution but anywayz


Now, an aircraft is flying 31st December 1999 at 23:59 and the clock ticks over.

What happens the above?

[We weren't using datestamps, but instead timestamps since epoch, so it would have been OK for us - but many other software stacks would have been vulnerable.]

[RadioGAAGAA]

I'm merely pointing out here that the Y2K bug cost billions, fixing a problem that did not exist, because of a blind faith in science.

You have proof that the problem did not exist as opposed to the potential problems being fixed as a result of the money spent on them?

Italy and South Korea provided that "proof".

Of the Y2K bug? Please provide a link to enlighten me.

Or are you talking about COVID?

[ONeill]

Brits still trying to justify their death rate standing in Europe as not too bad.

[RadioGAAGAA]

Brits still trying to justify their death rate standing in Europe as not too bad.

They've got it so horribly wrong.

[ONeill]

Fella from the Daily Mail there at the press briefing asking about obesity and whether people should think about going on diets. Top class.

[Smurfy123]

Dominic Raab stands up at the press briefings talking as if they have done a great job
They hit the target off one hundred thousand tests on Friday and haven't hit that target again? Why are they not getting ripped to shreds in the press.

[imtommygunn]

They didn't even hit it. About 19k of them were in the post.

The press are a joke. The british government should be getting torn apart. A few are starting to do this abroad - ny times and there's a big aussie paper too.

The press are in the governments, or someone's, back pocket.

[Square Ball]

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-05/mutant-coronavirus-has-emerged-more-contagious-than-original?_amp=true&__twitter_impression=true

[J70]

I would also expect the governments now regret closing schools.

Absolutely not.

1 family contracts virus.

Their kid goes into school.

30 kids contract virus.

30 families contract virus.

The siblings of those 30 families go into school.

30^x kids contract virus

30^x families contract virus

Health service overwhelmed.

All the evidence from the outset though was that the virus doesn't affect children. It's since been shown that they don't even carry it.

Children don't carry it?

Not sure where he is getting his info from, but there have been documented deaths among children in the US, while various countries are now seeing kids with an inflammatory syndrome called Kawasaki Disease which they think is probably linked to COVID. 15 cases in NYC.