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  1. shmmeee

    Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics)

    Then you’d just wait for the next train?
  2. shmmeee

    Marvelous Mark Robins Alternative Commentary

    I do wish he wouldn’t use text to speech, makes it sound awful.
  3. shmmeee

    Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics)

    Isnt is spreading in Australia too? They’ve just had their hottest summer on record.
  4. shmmeee

    Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics)

    This will have been people who contracted it two weeks ago remember. The stupid wave is still to come.
  5. shmmeee

    Match Thread Mason v QPR

    It should be 11 v 11 with players. Just for the comedy value.
  6. shmmeee

    Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics)

    What should’ve happened: - Tests purchased for community and NHS testing back in January when it was clear this would become an issue - Ventilators purchased as well - And PPE - A clear, concise as campaign at each stage targeted on social media to give relevant information - A PM who didn’t...
  7. shmmeee

    Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics)

    Apparently. Not sure if it’s always done or if it’s just that but that’s what Byrne says he was referencing. He should’ve known better but equally Osbourne and Cameron knew damn well what they were doing. Here: The wider political tradition behind Liam Byrne's misjudged letter
  8. shmmeee

    Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics)

    Yet again I’m genuinely unsure if you have difficulties with reading comprehension or are just playing dumb to start a fight.
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    Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics)

    Its a tradition among chancellors apparently dating back to an outgoing Tory chancellor in 1964 saying to the incoming Labour chancellor “Sorry old cock, to leave it in this shape”. Of course normally incoming chancellors have the deceny not make political hay out of what is clearly a joke...
  10. shmmeee

    Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics)

    Hitting is the key word. Once all this is over per cap stats will be useful but in terms of seeing where each country is in the initial stages of an outbreak and how well they’re controlling spread absolute numbers are best.
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    O Hare contract

    There’s a chance of course that Villa stay up thanks to coronavirus and we go up making his next step a Championship loan. Oh look! A straw!
  12. shmmeee

    Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics)

    Interesting thread about the FT reporting of that “half the country have had it” study. Turns out, that’s not at all what the study was:
  13. shmmeee

    Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics)

    Ah, so you didn’t understand it. Got ya. In a nutshell during an outbreak per cap numbers distort against small countries. At the stage we are at all outbreaks grow in the same way so absolute numbers are best. Also a virus outbreak is not a function of lifestyle or healthcare so the usual...
  14. shmmeee

    Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics)

    You didn’t read the thread did you?
  15. shmmeee

    Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics)

    Couple of things about this 1) Surely this disproves the “50% have already had it” as we’d see that in the testing? 2) It says not a full 24 hour period, which may explain the unusually low numbers today.
  16. shmmeee

    Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics)

    Trigger warning: this is the guy who made the graph Really interesting thread on why absolute and not per capita numbers used here:
  17. shmmeee

    Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics)

    Statistical outlier in all likelihood. Italy’s has days where it’s dropped by 100 then shot up. Like following City, don’t get too excited or depressed by one result, look at the trend.
  18. shmmeee

    Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics)

    Amazing figures for U.K. today
  19. shmmeee

    Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics)

    Theres no competition when you’ve just had a heart attack or been robbed and the only competition for schools is who can afford to buy near the rich kids. It’s a total illusion. Schools, hospitals, police forces, all work as a system not as individual actors.
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