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Coronavirus Part III - 9 cases across the Island - 503 errors abound!! *read OP*

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  • #7142
    Funsterdelux
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,376 ✭✭✭Funsterdelux


    imfml wrote: »
    So society now pays people to mind their health and their communities health?

    There might be some of this world bank money floating around, Id prefer pressure be put on airlines/hotels to refund


  • #7143
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Thanks everyone, I understand it now.


  • #7144
    [Deleted User]
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    Beasty wrote: »
    Having said that I was in a crowd of 20,000+ last night....

    Beasty’s got the lurgies!


  • #7145
    gabeeg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,591 ✭✭✭gabeeg


    Cilldara_2000 wrote: »
    Linear: arranged or extending in a straight or nearly straight line.
    In this case it would mean a fairly constant level of new cases every day, EG 20 today, 22 tomorrow, 19 day after ...

    Exponential: becoming more and more rapid. EG 20 today, 40 tomorrow, 70 the day after.

    Yeah, but to be a bit less scary it seems to double every six days

    The story that helped me get my head around exponential growth was something I heard when I was a kid - The story of the invention of chess.
    There's a famous legend about the origin of chess that goes like this. When the inventor of the game showed it to the emperor of India, the emperor was so impressed by the new game, that he said to the man

    "Name your reward!"
    The man responded,

    "Oh emperor, my wishes are simple. I only wish for this. Give me one grain of rice for the first square of the chessboard, two grains for the next square, four for the next, eight for the next and so on for all 64 squares, with each square having double the number of grains as the square before."
    The emperor agreed, amazed that the man had asked for such a small reward - or so he thought. After a week, his treasurer came back and informed him that the reward would add up to an astronomical sum, far greater than all the rice that could conceivably be produced in many many centuries!

    http://www.dr-mikes-math-games-for-kids.com/rice-and-chessboard.html

    One grain of rice on the first square, doubling all the way to the 64th square - leads to 18,446,744,073,709,551,615 grains of rice.


  • #7146
    Funsterdelux
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,376 ✭✭✭Funsterdelux


    Weepsie wrote: »
    Or they should just not go. Swallow the cost

    I agree they should too but will they


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  • #7147
    Cilldara_2000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,189 ✭✭✭Cilldara_2000


    gabeeg wrote: »
    Yeah, but to be a bit less scary it seems to double every six days

    The story that helped me get my head around exponential growth was something I heard when I was a kid - The story of the invention of chess.



    http://www.dr-mikes-math-games-for-kids.com/rice-and-chessboard.html

    One grain of rice on the first square, doubling all the way to the 64th square - leads to 18,446,744,073,709,551,615 grains of rice.

    Yes, by night I'm a computer science student. Powers of 2 are fascinating!


  • #7148
    billybonkers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,293 ✭✭✭billybonkers


    Conrad83 wrote: »
    Aer Lingus not flying to Milan until after 10th April, full refunds available or waiving change fee. Confirmed by Aer Lingus this morning as we had flights to Milan booked on 17th March.

    You can still book on their site?


  • #7149
    gabeeg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,591 ✭✭✭gabeeg


    Cilldara_2000 wrote: »
    Yes, by night I'm a computer science student. Powers of 2 are fascinating!

    Oh cool. Then you be the exponential guy. I'll just back you up.


  • #7150
    Cartel Mike
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 782 ✭✭✭Cartel Mike


    Shools where i come from dont go to europe or ski trips to northern italy . Obviously these are dublin schools


  • #7151
    Funsterdelux
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,376 ✭✭✭Funsterdelux


    Cilldara_2000 wrote: »
    Yes, by night I'm a computer science student. Powers of 2 are fascinating!

    Ah so you are this user too?

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/member.php?u=799912


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  • #7152
    No Bills
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 153 ✭✭No Bills


    billybonkers wrote: »
    You can still book on their site?
    Flights to and from Milan seem to stop after March 10th.


  • #7153
    Gods Gift
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,713 ✭✭✭Gods Gift


    Hope it doesnt hit those refugee camps in and around Syria.


  • #7154
    cloudatlas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,711 ✭✭✭cloudatlas


    Beasty wrote: »
    Flight back this morning was only quarter full. A strategic cough and I could have had 3 rows to myself with little risk of coming within 1.5m of anyone

    Having said that I was in a crowd of 20,000+ last night....

    Can you self quarantine on a lilo out in Dublin Bay for 14 days, please?


  • #7155
    sideswipe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,439 ✭✭✭sideswipe


    Gods Gift wrote: »
    Hope it does hit those refugee camps in and around Syria.

    Charming! (unless you've left out the- 't)


  • #7156
    Cilldara_2000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,189 ✭✭✭Cilldara_2000


    Funsterdelux wrote: »
    Ah so you are this user too?

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/member.php?u=799912

    :D

    God no!


  • #7157
    gabeeg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,591 ✭✭✭gabeeg


    Paddy's Day still going ahead as things stand. ffs


  • #7158
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,190 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    wakka12 wrote: »
    14 Italian tourists in India test positive...jaysis Italy must be bursting at the seams with corona
    As someone quite astutely pointed out on this thread last week, Italy made a balls of their initial response.

    They focussed on shutting down inbound travel from affected areas rather than on containment.

    As a result, by the time their first cases were confirmed, the thing was already embedded.
    They put no restrictions on gatherings or outbound travel, hence why the vast majority of cases outside of China have come from Italy.

    Realistically we should be looking at suspending all major gatherings in Dublin for the next 3-4 weeks. Now that we have two confirmed cases, there are likely others.

    Paddy's Parade, gigs over 1,000 people, sports events, etc. Encourage employers to have employees work from home as much as possible to reduce public transport use. Outside of Dublin I wouldn't be too concerned unless there's reason to believe the new case could have spread it beyond.

    And cancel all flights from Northern Italy. If nothing else it might discourage anyone planning on flying there if they can't get back again.

    No need for major panic, but we have the opportunity here to learn from the mistakes of others.


  • #7159
    Gods Gift
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,713 ✭✭✭Gods Gift


    sideswipe wrote: »
    Charming! (unless you've left out the- 't)

    Edited now.
    Saw them on the news last nite
    Would spread like wild fire there.


  • #7160
    bennyineire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,515 ✭✭✭bennyineire


    Cartel Mike wrote: »
    Shools where i come from dont go to europe or ski trips to northern italy . Obviously these are dublin schools

    They do a ski trip every year in one of the secondary schools in Tullamore (BTW Tullamore is not in Dublin :) )


  • #7161
    leahyl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,425 ✭✭✭✭leahyl


    Ninthlife wrote: »
    Should be plenty of Italian tourists here at the weekend too..

    Might be an idea to avoid Temple Bar

    Lol William and Kate are visiting there today


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  • #7162
    gozunda
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,996 ✭✭✭✭gozunda


    MrMusician18 wrote: »
    Point of order. It doesn't make them an expert beyond the niche in which they studied in order to obtain their PhD.

    Point of order. Did I say it did? He is referencing other expert opinion.


  • #7163
    GooglePlus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,010 ✭✭✭GooglePlus


    Cartel Mike wrote: »
    Shools where i come from dont go to europe or ski trips to northern italy . Obviously these are dublin schools

    My old school in Meath always did and still do, it's very common.


  • #7164
    Conrad83
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 155 ✭✭Conrad83


    billybonkers wrote: »
    You can still book on their site?

    Not from this wknd until 10th April! They are stopping all flights from this weekend- or so they told me on the phone this morning. Funnily enough Ryanair is allowing me to book a flight to Milan on 17th March (the same day our Aer Lingus flight has been cancelled).


  • #7165
    Dante7
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,543 ✭✭✭Dante7


    Staff at Google returning to work tomorrow. Staff member with flu like symptoms tested negative for Coronavirus.


  • #7166
    the butcher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 591 ✭✭✭the butcher


    Dunno if this was added ->

    https://twitter.com/shiraga0516/status/1235165769996161024


  • #7167
    Ninthlife
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,460 ✭✭✭Ninthlife


    gabeeg wrote: »
    Paddy's Day still going ahead as things stand. ffs

    My own cynical mind has me thinking the Government and those in power are afraid to take responsibility as if they cancel these events now someone is going to look to be compensated by the Government because as a result of their decision they are out of pocket.


  • #7168
    quokula
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,837 ✭✭✭quokula


    Sigma101 wrote: »
    Linear in Red, Exponential in Green
    Exponential.svg


    504568.png

    Coronavirus in blue. It's been closer to linear than it has been to exponential so far.


  • #7169
    josip
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,738 ✭✭✭✭josip


    cloudatlas wrote: »
    Can you self quarantine on a lilo out in Dublin Bay for 14 days, please?


    Dalkey Island, the Muglins or the Kish are ready and waiting.
    Avoid the Town of the Lepers (Leopardstown) like the plague.


  • #7170
    Gods Gift
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,713 ✭✭✭Gods Gift


    GooglePlus wrote: »
    My old school in Meath always did and still do, it's very common.

    Yeah it’s very common now.
    My Royston will be going to aspen to avoid the commoners


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  • #7171
    cnocbui
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,002 ✭✭✭✭cnocbui


    Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »
    I’m hoping I’m not the only dumb dumb here but I’ll take one for the team.......

    Could someone explain linear and exponential please?

    :embarrassed:

    Imagine a chess board - 64 squares. You put one grain of rice in the first square then in the next you put the total of the previous square (1) and add one grain of rice, and so on, till you have 63 grains of rice on the last square, that's a linear progression.

    Now do the same, except each square has 2 times the number of grains as the previous square, that's exponential. On the last square you would have 72,057,594,037.9 Tonnes of rice (64 grains to the gram) - more rice than is grown in a year.


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