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by doggodad 6y ago
It's "Medtronic," not "Medtronics." Also, the AARC recommended in 2006 and 2008 that HHS add 10k+ ventilators to the SNS, but they didn't. The SNS ventilators that were stored were mostly unmaintained and unusa
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by doggodad 6y ago
People who don't understand protective rules call them "red tape."
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by doggodad 6y ago
Safety rules are written in blood. - Anonymous "Regulations" exist to prevent unreasonable, dangerous externalities from being socialized onto the people, like the 1976 swine flu vaccine that killed a number of people because cl
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by doggodad 6y ago
But did they get robocalls?
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by doggodad 6y ago
Partisanship is so 1990. There is only one party, the Property party, with two wings: Democrat and Republican. - Gore Vidal Tribal bikeshedding about flavors of lying, corrupt sociopaths and their particular brands of chicanery is the sur
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by doggodad 6y ago
Day-to-day: When there's a vaccine, in about 18-36 months. If you look at the data, there will likely be multiple lockdowns in order to "reset the clock" on the pandemic curve, but it will probably be like Groundhog Day to le
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by doggodad 6y ago
What's this "content" you speak of? My modem only connects to this BBS using Kermit.
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by doggodad 6y ago
[Insert @dang reply to follow HN guidelines.]
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by doggodad 6y ago
Here you go: https://beta.trimread.com/articles/9794
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by doggodad 6y ago
I'm not sure if flagging an April Fool's joke is ironic or humorless. Maybe both? Edit: okay, it's humorless. Thanks downvoter! <3
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by doggodad 6y ago
That's an parroting FUD to arrogantly and dismissively rationalize removing means of protection from individuals. There are people who can fit them properly. Use or misuse is a personal responsibility, like most things in life.
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by doggodad 6y ago
Treating the populace like the Radium Girls who were told it was "safe" and ended-up painting their nails, skin and teeth with a deadly substance and dying horrible deaths from it.
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by doggodad 6y ago
F-ing A. I haven't left the house in three weeks and have a year of basic food (3 months of most things). To me, people who continue at this time the European-style habits of shopping at markets every 1-2 days or even every 1-2 weeks l
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by doggodad 6y ago
Here's the list for this year, first growing season after recovering from the Nov 2018 fire: - Red, green & yellow bell peppers - Jalapeños - Okra - Heirloom tomatos - Cherry tomatos - Yellow squash - Zucchini - Watermelon - Sweet
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by doggodad 6y ago
Obligatory: Shut-up, Beavis.
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by doggodad 6y ago
I was looking at P-wave earthquake alarms after a viral video showed a group of cats simultaneously recognizing the sound/vibration of a P-wave. They're only about $50 USD. Anyone ever tried them and do they work?
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by doggodad 6y ago
That's about 130 miles as the crow flies.
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by doggodad 6y ago
US gas prices are down to $0.95 - $0.97 / gallon. Seems like it could go lower, but maybe stations and refineries won't reduce prices to maintain profits.
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by doggodad 6y ago
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us70008jr5...
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6.5 mag Earthquake in Idaho
10 points by doggodad 6y ago|5 comments
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by doggodad 6y ago
BD no longer makes ventilators. Stryker never did, they make mostly O.R. and hospital kit, tools and accessories. No idea who S&N is. These are the major global manufacturers: - Philips Healthcare (Netherlands) - Vyaire Medical (US) for
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by doggodad 6y ago
Saudis want to put Putin out of the oil biz. As such, gasoline in some parts of the US is currently going for $0.99/gal (0.24€/L, 0.21£/L or 20 Rs/L). And it's sort of funny/sad that what is called "blackt
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by doggodad 6y ago
Target (TGT) is, overall, a well-run company with a straightforward business model. It would be a smart move to buy them at a discount because either they continue to expand into other markets and/or they could sold to the likes of Wal