All things Corona Virus

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,370]

1 hour ago, Voice of Reason said:

Kamado Joe.   Don't hesitate.  You can thank me later!

Is it more affordable than the bge?  I dont think that brand was around when I got my bge. They look almost identical 

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,370]

1 hour ago, Steeleballz said:

 

   Report: China hid coronavirus’ severity to hoard supplies

 

    https://kdvr.com/news/international/report-china-hid-coronavirus-severity-to-hoard-supplies/

Do you believe that ? 

[Steeleballz 7,550]

1 minute ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

Do you believe that ? 

 

    It's certainly plausible. I would like to see more facts or information on how they discovered the details. The article was a little thin on content.

[Randyandyuni 2,682]

32 minutes ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

Is it more affordable than the bge?  I dont think that brand was around when I got my bge. They look almost identical 

No ... I was fixated on a Traeger now I have to do more research, the kamado and bye seem comparable in price

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,370]

25 minutes ago, Randyandyuni said:

No ... I was fixated on a Traeger now I have to do more research, the kamado and bye seem comparable in price

I can promise you if VOR got a kamado it was researched 9 ways from Tuesday. 

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

55 minutes ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

Is it more affordable than the bge?  I dont think that brand was around when I got my bge. They look almost identical 

KJ is cheaper than BGE, or at least were when I bought my KJ.

 

The additional quality that KJ offers is what sold me.  Better dome seal, adjustable lid spring that allows the lid to stay in place when you move it.  Stand came with it, as did the cover and a cast iron wok.  Plus I got the demo model (at a local Costco), so my price ended up being just over $600.

 

Having handled BGEs at friends' houses, I was impressed with how the KJ model is made.  I mean, clay is clay.  But the stand, the lid spring, the seals are all just more superior IMO.  Either brand makes awesome pizza, smoked meat, or straight up slow-cooking meats.   

[Dashinka 24,514]

Coronavirus Update: Scientists Link Vitamin D Deficiencies To Higher Risk Of Dying From SARS-CoV-2
 

https://www.ibtimes.com/coronavirus-update-scientists-link-vitamin-d-deficiencies-higher-risk-dying-sars-cov-2969671

[Dashinka 24,514]

Policy and Punditry Need to Adapt to New Virus Data
 

When we began our foray into quarantine seven weeks ago, there was a unifying and eminently sensible rationale behind it: “Bend the curve.” The idea was this: If allowed to go unchecked, COVID-19 would overwhelm hospitals, leaving patients without beds.  Short on ventilators, patients would be left to suffocate. In short, by slowing the spread of the virus we would prolong the amount of time it spread through the country, but would reduce the total number of deaths. Moreover, we would buy time for the nation’s testing apparatus to ramp up, to produce more ventilators, and to expand hospital capacity.

This concept went viral. Vox produced one of the most memorable images of the epidemic with the chart below showing cases (without protective measures) reaching a sharp peak, blowing through the capacity of the health care system, while imposing protective measures results in a longer, flatter curve that fails to overwhelm the health care system. The image spread rapidly on social media -- former President Barack Obama even retweeted it – and “Flatten the curve” became the number one hashtag on Twitter for quite some time. (Click to enlarge the image.)

 

 

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/05/03/policy_and_punditry_need_to_adapt_to_new_virus_data_143102.html

[Burnt Reynolds 5,058]

Didn't take long for the real premise to rear its ugly head.. flatten Trump and the USA, rather than "the curve".

[Ban Hammer 13,352]

[Burnt Reynolds 5,058]

8 minutes ago, Ban Hammer said:

The left celebrating the stock market collapse was definitely a memory that will last a lifetime. The last time I saw people celebrating American devastation like that was on 9/11 in other parts of the world. Puts things in perspective.

 

How long until they start gleefully using it as 2020 election season bait?

 

"Drumpf economy!" 😂

Edited May 4, 2020 by Burnt Reynolds

[OriZ 3,157]

2 hours ago, Dashinka said:

Coronavirus Update: Scientists Link Vitamin D Deficiencies To Higher Risk Of Dying From SARS-CoV-2
 

https://www.ibtimes.com/coronavirus-update-scientists-link-vitamin-d-deficiencies-higher-risk-dying-sars-cov-2969671

Definitely makes sense. It's vital for your immune system. That's why I think looking just at "known risk factors" is not the right approach...many things go into frailty, lack of certain vitamins or minerals are certainly a part of that. Zinc as well.

[Ban Hammer 13,352]

[TBoneTX 45,324]

On 4/27/2020 at 11:35 PM, OriZ said:

the global average doesn't reflect that because [...]

There's a solution to our disagreements about various virus figures.

 

       A cowboy drove a herd of cattle into a town to sell them.  The buyer met the cowboy and asked him how many head were in the herd.  "Thirty," said the cowboy.

       "Wait a minute!" exclaimed the buyer.  "I count only 27!"

       "It's OK," explained the cowboy.  "I just rounded them up."

[Boiler 45,541]

2 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

There's a solution to our disagreements about various virus figures.

 

       A cowboy drove a herd of cattle into a town to sell them.  The buyer met the cowboy and asked him how many head were in the herd.  "Thirty," said the cowboy.

       "Wait a minute!" exclaimed the buyer.  "I count only 27!"

       "It's OK," explained the cowboy.  "I just rounded them up."

Actually that is not bad, have a like. I may use it.