Which year were you thinking of? This year, next year, or the year after? Please show your arithmetic. If 100,000 people per day get covid, how long does it take to get to 40,000,000 more infections? (View Post)

The median age of death from Covid (the halfway mark; half of all deaths are younger than this, of course) was 82, not 84. Similar to the median age of death from cancer. Or the median age of death f… (View Post)

Jesus Christ, THIS sort of shite is why we’re going to end up back in a full lockdown. Toby Young and his ilk, their credulous and desperate followers, the denialists - THAT’S the biggest difference … (View Post)

Yes, it's all over in America. No problems. Probably herd immunity. Or something. All gone away. No problem. (View Post)

If you actually knew anything about economics, you'd have some inkling that ignoring it is every bit as damaging as overreacting. The least damage to the economy is whatever reduces R to just be… (View Post)