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prawnsambo

Podge_irl wrote: »

I don't really understand this one. The number of new new positive cases in Germany as a whole between 6 April and 26 April fell from 3.3k to 1.3k. So that's worse...

Well it's not very useful to look at overall cases in the country when zooming in on data from a small area. It would be like comparing Waterford with Ireland. (Just picked Waterford because they haven't had any new cases in the last few days). Also, according to the chart on Wikipedia, daily cases went from 3.8k to 1.1k, but there were many spikes in between of up to nearly 6k on the 9th and 3.8k on the 16th.

[Deleted User]

awec wrote: »

Is it not pretty uncomfortable? I had to wear one for like 2 hours when I was in Holles St and it was a pain in the arse. Face got very warm.

Medical style mask are pretty uncomfortable. I use a cotton one now and it's grand even after a few hours

awec

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Face masks have been obligatory in indoor businesses here since March and everyone follows it. It’s great and really not all that intrusive. I did have one day where I went to the shop and forgot to bring one but it was just about getting in the habit.

If you go to a bar or restaurant and sit outside you don’t need one, just need to put one on if you go inside, for example to use the bathroom. Everyone does it, no one complains and it’s completely grand.

I’m in that habit now so will probably just continue doing it when I come home next month. It costs almost nothing and even if it’s only a relatively small benefit, why not do it

Actually saying that, there are stories about local police being called to remove angry ex pats from shops because they forgot their masks. But that sort of behaviour is the norm in these parts from some of them

Is it not pretty uncomfortable? I had to wear one for like 2 hours when I was in Holles St and it was a pain in the arse. Face got very warm.

Podge_irl

prawnsambo wrote: »

The Germans have done some research on this and concluded that they reduced transmission by up to 40%.

For the experiment, the team of scientists from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and the University of Southern Denmark closely studied the German city of Jena, which introduced mandatory face masks on 6 April.

The number of positive coronavirus cases recorded in the city fell by 25% over the next 20 days.

The report said: "Comparing the daily growth rate in the synthetic control group with the observed daily growth rate in Jena, the latter shrinks by around 60% due to the introduction of face masks.

I don't really understand this one. The number of new new positive cases in Germany as a whole between 6 April and 26 April fell from 3.3k to 1.3k. So that's worse...

irishbucsfan

Face masks have been obligatory in indoor businesses here since March and everyone follows it. It’s great and really not all that intrusive. I did have one day where I went to the shop and forgot to bring one but it was just about getting in the habit.

If you go to a bar or restaurant and sit outside you don’t need one, just need to put one on if you go inside, for example to use the bathroom. Everyone does it, no one complains and it’s completely grand.

I’m in that habit now so will probably just continue doing it when I come home next month. It costs almost nothing and even if it’s only a relatively small benefit, why not do it

Actually saying that, there are stories about local police being called to remove angry ex pats from shops because they forgot their masks. But that sort of behaviour is the norm in these parts from some of them

prawnsambo

swiwi_ wrote: »

I think the masks are a crock of shît unless they are the proper ICU masks. The flimsy blue masks that cost 1c from India or China, I highly doubt they are impermeable to COVID.

The Germans have done some research on this and concluded that they reduced transmission by up to 40%.

For the experiment, the team of scientists from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and the University of Southern Denmark closely studied the German city of Jena, which introduced mandatory face masks on 6 April.

The number of positive coronavirus cases recorded in the city fell by 25% over the next 20 days.

The report said: "Comparing the daily growth rate in the synthetic control group with the observed daily growth rate in Jena, the latter shrinks by around 60% due to the introduction of face masks.

Squidgy Black

swiwi_ wrote: »

I think the masks are a crock of shît unless they are the proper ICU masks. The flimsy blue masks that cost 1c from India or China, I highly doubt they are impermeable to COVID.

They're not impermeable but that's not the point, it's not to protect the wearer it's to try and reduce the amount of fluids from coughing or sneezing being exposed to the people around you in close contact situations like in shops etc. Also a barrier to touching mouth/eyes etc.

swiwi_

I think the masks are a crock of shît unless they are the proper ICU masks. The flimsy blue masks that cost 1c from India or China, I highly doubt they are impermeable to COVID.

molloyjh

Was the reason not that the benefit is only in certain scenarios & even then still not great? And that it can often act as a false sense of security, reducing people's tendency to follow other, more effective measures. Get people away from each other and practicing good hygiene was always the most effective thing. Then when reintegrating into scenarios where we're likely to be closer together more often, introduce masks in those scenarios when they are most effective & when people have the other habits built up.

My wife said she noticed a very big uptake in masks yesterday when doing the weekly shop compared to previously so looks like it's taking hold.

[Deleted User]

Clegg wrote: »

I see there's going to be an 'awareness campaign' to promote the use of masks and face coverings amongst the general population. I think we've done an ok job containing the virus and messaging has been consistent. But we've really failed to drill home the advantages of mask wearing. There's evidence that mass mask wearing reduces spread of infection, but we were told for so long not to war them that it's taken hold.

I think the reason people weren't advised to wear them was intentional due to the short supply and the more important demand for masks for frontline workers.

Now that supply is upto where it needs to be I imagine there will be a greater push to get people wearing them.

Clegg

I see there's going to be an 'awareness campaign' to promote the use of masks and face coverings amongst the general population. I think we've done an ok job containing the virus and messaging has been consistent. But we've really failed to drill home the advantages of mask wearing. There's evidence that mass mask wearing reduces spread of infection, but we were told for so long not to war them that it's taken hold.

kuang1

Clegg wrote: »

I was sort of thinking to myself that this was my last generation of games consoles. Then I saw tonights PlayStation 5 reveal.

https://youtu.be/UPw-3e_pzqU

I already get myself in trouble when I play too much "Last day on earth" on the phone.
I'd never be seen in daylight again if I got one of those!

Clegg

I was sort of thinking to myself that this was my last generation of games consoles. Then I saw tonights PlayStation 5 reveal.

https://youtu.be/UPw-3e_pzqU

stephen_n

Panda Killa wrote: »

And to think this guy was on the Irish Medical Council....scary stuff

After facing sanction by it two years before. Not all Gemroids are poorly educated obviously.

Panda Killa

And to think this guy was on the Irish Medical Council....scary stuff

Clegg

Ryan should've had the cop on not to use the word. There are some words that are just so negative that you simply can't say. But he was highlighting a serious point about racial inequality and all people can talk about is the word he quoted from an interview rather than its content. The priorities of the people calling for his resignation are completely askew.

ClanofLams

Eamon Ryan used the n word in the Dáil, quoting an article in a speech on racial inequality on Ireland. Obviously shouldn’t have done it and fairly dumb but Jesus the reaction of the twitter woke brigade is so OTT. They know it was simply an error of judgment and that he’s not actually racist but still demanding his resignation etc. Total lunacy.

ClanofLams

Podge_irl wrote: »

They won't care about Covid either.

I don't think he excels at distraction - I think he has no attention span to speak of and repeatedly spews at appalling things. It just happens to work out this way. As it is, the tweet is doing a fair bit of damage among those it actually can impact. Pretty much no one outside of the just plain crazy OAN is viewing it well.

Agreed. There’s a bit of a perception that trump is a political genius. In reality he won a hate both sides election against an opponent who had been attacked for thirty years after two democratic terms on the basis of 100k voters in three swing states and losing the popular vote by a few million.

On current polls he’s a massive outsider in November and Biden is a bad match up for him. Biden has been around forever and whatever people think of him is fairly locked in at this stage.

Trump’s support amongst republicans is huge (higher than any republican in at least two decades according to polling) which sounds good at first but means he can’t make up any ground from his base, needs Independents to make up ground and it’s hard to see how anything he has done the last four years or is doing helps with Independents.

Podge_irl

Zzippy wrote: »

Probably late to the party but I see Trump is still excelling at distraction. The media are all talking about a disgraceful tweet about the protester who hit his head, a tweet that his cult followers won't care about, and not discussing the still climbing death toll from Covid 19. He gets away this so often it's incredible.

They won't care about Covid either.

I don't think he excels at distraction - I think he has no attention span to speak of and repeatedly spews at appalling things. It just happens to work out this way. As it is, the tweet is doing a fair bit of damage among those it actually can impact. Pretty much no one outside of the just plain crazy OAN is viewing it well.

awec

jacothelad wrote: »

:D:D:D:D. There wasn't an Irish option at Methodist College in the 1960s. Just Latin, Greek, French, German, Russian, Spanish, Italian and Cantonese. I'm as fluent in those as I am in Irish....:D I am currently studying Scot's Gaelic for some reason and trying to understand a 'language' called Doric....which has nothing to do with Grecian columns but is a sort of lingo spoken where I currently reside in splendour....:);):cool:

Doric, the popular name for Mid Northern Scots or Northeast Scots, refers to the Scots language as spoken in the northeast of Scotland. There is an extensive body of literature, mostly poetry, ballads, and songs.

It is pretty impenetrable. I am currently in negotiations to buy a house in Co. Donegal near An Clochán Liath. (see:)) near Ailt an Chorráin. I want to move back 'home' but of course now is a difficult time to do stuff like this. I don't really want to go back to N.I. Selling my holiday home near Portnoo was the stupidest thing I've ever done.

I'd never move back. Honestly don't miss it at all.

Don't know what it is about the place but I get fed up pretty quickly when I'm up north.

jacothelad

Neil3030 wrote: »

How about Italy, would you ever consider moving back there? The wife and I have always had an eye toward retiring in either the Puglia region or near Como.

If I was younger I would. It was one of the places that I discussed with my wife about 10 years ago but her parents were still alive and she couldn't really leave them. They had moved to N.I.from Scotland to be close to her in the 1980s so we were honour bound to them. They were lovely anyway and it was an easy decision.

We discussed a move to be near Lake Garda where one of my fellow lecturers and good friend had gone when she inherited a fortune in 1998 and I would have gone in a heart beat. When I was a kid in the 1950s I spent a few summer holidays there in or near a place called Lido di Lonato (or Lonado.Not sure ) and Portese San Felice (?) . We drove all the way there and back 3 times to that area in our Rover 90 and I have wonderful memories of a different, more relaxed and slower world that existed in those days. We also spent time around Lakes Como, Lugano and Maggiore too. Italy is wonderful. Such culture, class and vivacity in everyday life. Sadly the move was not in the stars. As I have got older the call of Ireland has got more and more magnetic. Maybe it is a case of missing what you can't have but it is a rising desire.

Zzippy

Probably late to the party but I see Trump is still excelling at distraction. The media are all talking about a disgraceful tweet about the protester who hit his head, a tweet that his cult followers won't care about, and not discussing the still climbing death toll from Covid 19. He gets away this so often it's incredible.

Eod100

prawnsambo wrote: »

I think you'll find (if you can bear to look) that he thanked Daniel Kinnerhan.

Yup that's how he spelled it too. A cynic would suggest it was to stop someone finding negative coverage..

prawnsambo

Eod100 wrote: »

BT promoting the Fury v Joshua flight, Fury thanking Daniel Kinahan. Fairly jarring.

https://twitter.com/BTSportBoxing/status/1270731771471151104

I think you'll find (if you can bear to look) that he thanked Daniel Kinnerhan.

Eod100

BT promoting the Fury v Joshua flight, Fury thanking Daniel Kinahan. Fairly jarring.

https://twitter.com/BTSportBoxing/status/1270731771471151104

Neil3030

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I could never imagine living outside of Ireland permanently, but I'm thinking of retiring to Mayo so it's practically a different country.

I initially left, like many others, out of necessity. It then took me about five to seven years living outside of Ireland to know that I'd never want to live there (in Ireland) permanently. Not a knock on Ireland by any means, I just have such a wider selection of places I'm now familiar with, I speak the language, I know people, etc. I'd never rule anything out in life, but life in Germany and retirement in Italy is now the way I'm leaning.

[Deleted User]

Neil3030 wrote: »

How about Italy, would you ever consider moving back there? The wife and I have always had an eye toward retiring in either the Puglia region or near Como.

I could never imagine living outside of Ireland permanently, but I'm thinking of retiring to Mayo so it's practically a different country.

[Deleted User]

errlloyd wrote: »

Nice. Where do you mind me asking? I live city centre but it seems most Siro is newer developments outside the cc.

Somewhere in Central Europe.

Neil3030

jacothelad wrote: »

:D:D:D:D. There wasn't an Irish option at Methodist College in the 1960s. Just Latin, Greek, French, German, Russian, Spanish, Italian and Cantonese. I'm as fluent in those as I am in Irish....:D I am currently studying Scot's Gaelic for some reason and trying to understand a 'language' called Doric....which has nothing to do with Grecian columns but is a sort of lingo spoken where I currently reside in splendour....:);):cool:

Doric, the popular name for Mid Northern Scots or Northeast Scots, refers to the Scots language as spoken in the northeast of Scotland. There is an extensive body of literature, mostly poetry, ballads, and songs.

It is pretty impenetrable. I am currently in negotiations to buy a house in Co. Donegal near An Clochán Liath. (see:)) near Ailt an Chorráin. I want to move back 'home' but of course now is a difficult time to do stuff like this. I don't really want to go back to N.I. Selling my holiday home near Portnoo was the stupidest thing I've ever done.

How about Italy, would you ever consider moving back there? The wife and I have always had an eye toward retiring in either the Puglia region or near Como.

errlloyd

MaybeMaybe wrote: »

City living is great. I just did a speed test and got 980Mbps down 310 Mbps up

Nice. Where do you mind me asking? I live city centre but it seems most Siro is newer developments outside the cc.