Covid-19

Laughing Grass said:

I bought a 10 pack of kn95 masks from China and they're alright, although I've read about different health organizations rejecting them for not meeting safety standards. I've been mainly using disposable surgical masks for grocery shopping and running errands. The kn95 masks I have are the ones that go around your head instead of your ears. It sucked having to hold it against my face while they cut my hair... sweat dripping off my nose.

I mean no disrespect to Americans, but Canada is coming out of covid in much better shape than the US, we had less than 393 new cases yesterday for the entire country, Ontario alone had over 500 new cases on the 1st of June with most coming from the Toronto area. The support from the population has been good for the most part with only a small fringe group fighting against the safety measures. I think Canadians will be more willing to use a contact tracing app, they're hoping for 40-50% of the population will use it.



But... but it's Blackberry approved!

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Laughing Grass said:

The Monarch is still the head of state of Canada. Bills that pass the legislature and senate require royal assent. Since 1937 that's more or less been a rubber stamp. The governor general is selected by the prime minister as the Monarch's representative and is the commander in chief of the armed forces and has several other procedural duties.

Personally I hope we ditch this entire system once the queen passes.

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greg nr said:

As someone pointed out, the tech already exists to de-anonymize cell phone data publicly available. It is an open secret you can be easily tracked.

All it really takes is following a particular anonymity phone and see where it calls home. If your phone is at 123 smokey way every night, they can now see who lives there. Add where you go to work, and they can narrow it down pretty easily if multiple people live there. Then they have you, all with public anonymity data.

These apps are meant to notify you if you have been near someone who has the illness beyond a certain amount of time. Then you can self isolate and get tested.

Presumably the double bubbas won't opt in. But if enough normal people do, it could help slow spread. Its like contact tracing. Mostly voluntary but not perfect.

As a rule, I keep location services off. For the apps I allow it, I only allow it while using the app.

So if I went to a work site, meeting, or traveled on a public system like a plane, I might turn it on. Normal personal movement, no.

There is a middle ground.

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curious2garden said:

I think you'll be ok. If the Supreme Court can handle a flushing toilet during arguments certainly a job interviewer can handle a little TV noise ;D I hope you get the job.

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Dr.Amber Trichome said:

I got the job offer. I am in the negotiating stage now. The offer was insulting . I mean completely insulting especially during a pandemic. What happened to being a hero and hazzard pay ? Total BS . We as healthcare workers have gotten nowhere . Still disrespected . I’m totally discouraged by this .

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Metasynth said:

As angry as I am for the crappy offer they presented you, I'm totally stoked that you got offered the job and have a chance to negotiate your wage!!! Go get 'em, Tiger!!

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greg nr said:

As someone pointed out, the tech already exists to de-anonymize cell phone data publicly available. It is an open secret you can be easily tracked.

All it really takes is following a particular anonymity phone and see where it calls home. If your phone is at 123 smokey way every night, they can now see who lives there. Add where you go to work, and they can narrow it down pretty easily if multiple people live there. Then they have you, all with public anonymity data.

These apps are meant to notify you if you have been near someone who has the illness beyond a certain amount of time. Then you can self isolate and get tested.

Presumably the double bubbas won't opt in. But if enough normal people do, it could help slow spread. Its like contact tracing. Mostly voluntary but not perfect.

As a rule, I keep location services off. For the apps I allow it, I only allow it while using the app.

So if I went to a work site, meeting, or traveled on a public system like a plane, I might turn it on. Normal personal movement, no.

There is a middle ground.

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Metasynth said:

Uh...no offense taken.


BTW, The single state of California has a larger population than all of Canada. Just for perspective.

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Laughing Grass said:

Personally I’ll install it. It would be nice to know if I’ve been exposed and it’s easy to get tested now. I probably have a dozen different apps that are tracking me one way or the other.



If Ontario was a US state it would be the fifth most populous state in the country. More perspective.

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Dr.Amber Trichome said:

I got the job offer. I am in the negotiating stage now. The offer was insulting . I mean completely insulting especially during a pandemic. What happened to being a hero and hazzard pay ? Total BS . We as healthcare workers have gotten nowhere . Still disrespected . I’m totally discouraged by this .

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Metasynth said:

I mean, sure, Ontario has almost 15 million people.

The Greater Los Angeles area, all within a 1.5 hour drive from me, has 18 million.

You know, more perspective.

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Dr.Amber Trichome said:

I got the job offer. I am in the negotiating stage now. The offer was insulting . I mean completely insulting especially during a pandemic. What happened to being a hero and hazzard pay ? Total BS . We as healthcare workers have gotten nowhere . Still disrespected . I’m totally discouraged by this .

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Metasynth said:

I mean, sure, Ontario has almost 15 million people.

The Greater Los Angeles area, all within a 1.5 hour drive from me, has 18 million.

You know, more perspective.


Ontario is 415,000 square miles.

The greater LA area is 4,850 square miles.



Yup, penispective

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tangerinegreen555 said:

I've been to California and I've been to Canada.

Canada was way nicer but I guess it's what you like.

Personally, I thought Glace Bay, Nova Scotia on a cloudy day was one of the most scenic places I've ever seen. The rocky coastline, the ocean waves and the cloud cover were pretty inspiring.

I had an aunt in NS. Going up there was so cool as kid. I miss those days, wish I had a time machine for vacations.

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Singlemalt said:

I especially like all the Marlboro empty packs and Budlight cans in Yosemite and Big Sur

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tangerinegreen555 said:

I've been to California and I've been to Canada.

Canada was way nicer but I guess it's what you like.

Personally, I thought Glace Bay, Nova Scotia on a cloudy day was one of the most scenic places I've ever seen. The rocky coastline, the ocean waves and the cloud cover were pretty inspiring.

I had an aunt in NS. Going up there was so cool as kid. I miss those days, wish I had a time machine for vacations.

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Singlemalt said:

I especially like all the Marlboro empty packs and Budlight cans in Yosemite and Big Sur

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cannabineer said:

The older I get, the more I want to see waterfalls.
Iguaçú.
Victoria.
Murcheson, where the full flow of the Nile is squeezed through a gap of 23 feet.
Angel Falls of course.
Inga and Livingstone Falls on the lower Congo.

Waterfalls I’ve seen:
Bridal Veil (Yosemite)
Niagara (in 1970 and they stank!)
Gullfoss (Iceland)
(don’t remember the name) in the Chilean Andes, remarkable for water so pure it was blue-green in deeper parts.

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