Posts by RubaDub

Hotpepper, I somehow doubt those numbers. It would be interesting to actually see actual costs involved but $.03-.05 cents seems very low to me, unless you are only including the direct costs.

They did use good quality paper, color inks and generally produced a good product for what it was designed to do.

There are so many other costs involved in producing these type of products. Freight, trucking, maintenance on trucks, fuel, insurance, amortized costs of machinery, maintenance, training, and the list goes on and on. Add to that the preparation costs, design, proof-reading, translation, and the costs are a lot more than what we may think. And that doesn't factor in all the stuff they printed for "free" that didn't have a price tag; KM's, tracts, assembly badges, assembly programs, memorial invitations, plus a lot of other stuff that does not immediately come to mind. Yes, a lot of the work is/was done by "volunteers" but in-house volunteers still have a cost attached (food, health care, personal services, maintenance on living facilities, etc.)

If printing stuff was really a money-making operation, the Society would figure out a way to still do it.

Rub a Dub

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Covid-19 (Coronavirus) - Status Update Thread

by Simon in

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this topic is to focus on status updates & advice (no opinion or politics please).. status.

latest status is that it's serious, probably isn't going to be contained and most large companies are making contingency plans, cancelling large events etc... which i don't think would happen if it was just people being alarmist.

the incubation period means it may have already spread further and infected many more people than are currently known, so expect jumps in the numbers over the coming days and weeks.. tracking.

RubaDub

One tip: if a model shows a symmetrical curve then it's too simplistic and wrong - a realistic model would show a sharper growth and slower decline after it's leveled off.

Simon ...

Agreed. But as I see it, the entire sampling process is at best questionable, or more realistically, unreliable.

Since statistically taking an entire population is not possible, a sample is the only realistic method to do it. However, we are not taking a random sample to arrive at a mean since there are restrictions on who is getting tested and who is not. IMO, you would likely need to take the samples on a case by case basis and then somehow find some correlation between the various elements.

If you lower the testing rates and less people are positive, how do we interpret that?

If you increase the testing rates and more people are positive, how do we interpret that?

It feels like the more I think I know the less I actually know.

Rub a Dub

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Has Anyone Had Chinese Food Lately?

by minimus in

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since this virus, i have noticed that nearly all of the take out joints in my area are closed.

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RubaDub

I'm partial to General Tsao's Bat or the Sweet and Sour Bat in my local restaurant.

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Has Anyone Had Chinese Food Lately?

by minimus in

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since this virus, i have noticed that nearly all of the take out joints in my area are closed.

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RubaDub

On the other hand I will go out my way in future never to buy goods made in China.

cofty ...

Here in the US, if you don't want to buy Chinese, I'm not sure what you would buy. If it has a power cord, is made out of plastic or sold at a big box store, it is probably made in China.

Even US flags were made in China.

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Covid-19 (Coronavirus) - Status Update Thread

by Simon in

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this topic is to focus on status updates & advice (no opinion or politics please).. status.

latest status is that it's serious, probably isn't going to be contained and most large companies are making contingency plans, cancelling large events etc... which i don't think would happen if it was just people being alarmist.

the incubation period means it may have already spread further and infected many more people than are currently known, so expect jumps in the numbers over the coming days and weeks.. tracking.

RubaDub

In other news, China has "revised" their Wuhan stats upward by 50%.

Simon ...

That was a "rounding error" ... lol. Those 20,000 or 30,000 or 40,000 dead just fell off the radar somehow.

The bastards.

Rub a Dub

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Do You Feel Your Rights Are Being Trampled On By Government Regarding Coronavirus?

by minimus in

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i support local and state and federal government’s power to safeguard the public.

i wonder is it getting to a point where we will be told we can’t go out anymore, can’t use your phone or computer anymore because of the viruses that we can get, etc.

are we prolonging this virus at all ?

RubaDub

They have taken a page out of Hitler's play book and are using it against the unsuspecting population

NotNew ...

Yes, they are the same people that don't believe what happened in Roswell NM in 1947. The sheeple never learn.

Rub a Dub

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Disunited States of America?

by jwleaks in

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recognizing that their states have one integrated regional economy, delaware governor john carney, new york governor andrew m. cuomo, new jersey governor phil murphy, connecticut governor ned lamont, pennsylvania governor tom wolf, and rhode island governor gina raimondo today announced the creation of a multi-state council to restore the economy and get people back to work.

this announcement builds on the states’ ongoing regional approach to combatting the covid-19 pandemic.. the coordinating group – comprised of one health expert, one economic development expert and the respective chief of staff from each state — will work together to develop a fully integrated regional framework to gradually lift the states’ stay at home orders while minimizing the risk of increased spread of the virus.. https://news.delaware.gov/2020/04/13/governor-carney-and-five-governors-announce-multi-state-council-to-get-people-back-to-work-and-restore-the-economy/.

meanwhile on the west coast:.

RubaDub

A President of the United States of America as Commander In Chief Of The armed forces can send his country to war anywhere in the world ,by HIS WORD ?

smiddy ...

Constitutionally no. But from a practical standpoint yes. The word "war" has evolved from the time it was used in the constitution. In this century, we have had the "war" on poverty, "war" on hunger and many other "wars." I don't think that's what the framers of the constitution had in mind when using the word war.

Basically, a President can start something that looks like a war, smells like a war, tastes like a war, etc. But it is not technically a war. Think of Vietnam and Korea. These were technically not wars, but 10's of thousands of soldiers died.

So can a US President unilaterally declare war? No. But do the same thing and call it a conflict or something and you are good to go.

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560 Laid Off at Trump's Doral Resort

by RubaDub in

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interesting.

just reported today that 560 were laid off at trump's doral resort / golf club here in the miami area.

up the road from me, one of trump's major resorts (the one he plays golf at a lot) is laying off most of the staff.. i am surprised since there is that federal support for businesses that if you don't lay off your employees, you get government support.

RubaDub

Rich people don’t have money freely available to just donate to the people they employ. ... Most of the money within the ‘rich’ class, is tied up in investments and stocks.

Annoying Mous ...

Most of the money within the middle and lower middle class is tied up in their homes equity and in their 401k's. A 401k is just that, investments typically in stocks bonds and other financial instruments. If i needed money would I say I can't touch it since it is "tied up in investments?"

I could go online or pick up the phone and sell some of these investments if needed. People do it everyday. People who own small businesses do it all the time.

So I do not have a lot of pity for billionaires (and people who somehow want to justify what they do) who could come up with, if they wanted to, tons of cash on a moments notice. An excuse of "it's tied up in investments" is a cop-out. Of course it is tied up in investments. I bet they don't keep all of their cash under the mattress.

Rub a Dub