To go over the absolute basics one more time: we don't mask to protect ourselves (even if it's an added bonus).
We mask because we never know if we are asymptomatic or presymptomatic, and the best protection for EVERYONE is not passing the virus on to others if we are infectious
@tigerwatcht@philantopical@akaWACA I believe the name is used in both Bunurong/Boonwurrung and Wurundjeri languages. For the coastal peoples it means the bay itself, for the inland groups it means the coast (along somewhere between the mouth of the Werribee, around to the harbour side of the peninsula IIRC)
@holder_det_vel @LutherDuder @pearltheposter Can you provide reference material for the duration of electrostatic charge persisting? Does the paper bag affect that in any way?
@leafbookshop @KarenCutter4 Not sure blindly accepting the decisions of institutions that snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, ushered a plague into an island that previously had none, and set about reaping unproductive eaters is the mark of "enquiring minds". More of a callous obesiance to authority?
@dom_ma@KarenCutter4@hausofhemlock@NjbBari3 I logged back onto this website just to locate this specific reply and boost the heck out of it.
The long list of rehearsed excuses doesn't take away from the fact that we choose to make COVID "inevitable", and every one of us is contributing in making that collective choice.
@KarenCutter4@hausofhemlock@NjbBari3 Moreover, it has to happen. The cost of not doing it is so extreme that it can’t be ignored. The only question is “how much delay do we chose to pay for?”
I recently started using this for my Zoom background at work. I work at a conservation organization.
I think I got too real with this aesthetic choice. It's uncomfortable for me to have this background, but that was the point. I'm tired of the hopium.
Any thoughts?
i’m not going to claim to be perfect with my precautions, but i have consistently masked since the pandemic started and don’t intend to stop any time soon! i’m used to being the only one masked and hope others take it seriously again soon #MaskUp#CovidIsntOver
@Renmarkable1@55leeanne Melon used to have a tech company called X but got kicked out. Barely less obnoxious oligarch doofus Theil took his job and changed it to PayPal. Apartheid Clyde bought the X domain name back off PayPal and wants a do-over?
A society that allows billionaires to exist has failed
@DrMLivingston@AusBorderForce I put a complaint in about this at Hobart airport and received an apology and confirmation that removal is only required for identification step, not before and not after.
3.5 years later not only isn't there a test for a disease 1 in 10 people will get, there isn't even a way to easily and reliably test if you are infected with the virus that might give you the disease. And there's no treatment. And we went back to normal under these conditions
Later this week, I am due to fly my own plane to Broome and start working as an emergency doctor with @CallMeSafetyMom. If the price of both of us not getting sick and screwing those arrangements up is to wear a fit-tested N95 on this packed bus, WHY WOULDN'T I DO IT?!