Ramblings and Curated Info For "Interesting Times"
Canada to the US: Keep your romaine lettuce Cos the USA food system is srewed. Can I shop my way out of the climate crisis? https://grist.org/sponsored/how-drones-can-help-local-people-solve-the-worlds-biggest-problems https://grist.org/climate/anti-climate-ads-are-flourishing-on-facebook-report-says FB is a POS a lying POS New human evolution research finds wisdom teeth vanish and extra arteries added as part of a micro evolution Is this a … Read more
It appears that COVID-19 is to have a younger sibling, this one originating in the cute little mink. Over 200 people in Denmark have fallen ill with a genotype of coronavirus that is associated with mink that are farmed there. That’s about half of Danes with coronavirus, and seems to indicate that we’ll have two … Read more
It’s been a long time for Melburnians – and First Dog nailed it. I think he could have done it all with just one panel of the strip. See The Strip On The Guardian This one panel captures the feeling perfectly I think
https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/news/staying-covid-safe-during-pollen-and-thunderstorm-asthma-season TL;DR – If you think your allergy reaction is different this year, get a COVID test.
So this happened, someone who’s chafing under the totalitarian yoke of having to wear a mask, not spread COVID-19 far and wide, and keep their fellow humans safe, mentioned that “COVID-19 – it’s just a flu” and I think she personally won’t be our cleaner any more. I’ll call her Karen, for no reason. . … Read more
Technological innovation is being deployed to health systems in all sorts of ways. I’ve now encountered a range of health apps, and heard of even more either available or in the last stages of development. My GPs and specialists consult with me over the telephone or via a video meeting, and they can now send … Read more
The other edge, though – our local government area (LGA, or Shire as they were/are also known) has had eleven cases of COVID-19 since records began, our largest outbreak was four at one time, and the last case reported cleared up almost five weeks ago. What That Says For The World: We have around 37,000 … Read more
You may want to email your local MP, this is the sort of thing the Chinese government does, it should NOT be something we’re subjected to in Australia. Also boycott any POS rag that Murdoch has his stinky little fingers in. — https://about.google/google-in-australia/an-open-letter/ —
(What I Saw Today.) Flu shots are almost contactless. You rock up to the parking lot at the medical center at an appointed time. Then a doctor. Comes out. And gives you the flu shot. Just wind down your window, confirm who you are, show a shoulder, receive a flu shot. A nurse could do … Read more
Don’t hold your breath for a vaccine “We’re optimistic that a vaccine will be ready in a few months” One of those is an article claiming that the issues around producing a viable working anti-COVID vaccine, the other is the Victorian Health minister on TV news claiming that progress is well in hand on a … Read more