[Anne Elk]

[Tom]

Let's try to keep this thread focused on upstream as opposed to water under the bridge.

[Cyclopath]

We are where we are. A lot of people are struggling in several different ways. Exercise in here has something in common, a love of nature. You'd think everybody does but in my experience most people would rather play video games than go see old growth or the view from a peak. We're all stressed out and blowing off steam. But when you get down to it, we're all in this together.

[MtnGoat]

The thread has been going pretty well, all things considered. I've amended my evil ways pretty well I think, but I don't appreciate when stuff is allowed to slide under the fence. Everybody here has some take from that angle here, yet it's been pretty restrained.

[John Morrow]

[MtnGoat]

OK John, fair enough for me as well, I'll delete mine too. edit: deleted!

[Anne Elk]

C'mon folks, we know how to keep at least the overt politics out of this. My post at Fri Mar 27, 2020 9:34 am lists 2 articles which state the facts re testing failures without getting into political snark. There's been lots of value contributed in this thread, let's not get it shut down.

[Cyclopath]

I have a cat that's adorable and loving, but has a behavioral problem. I moved across town recently, he was so terrified he spent the first hour at our new place just panting in fear, inconsolable, the next several days obviously afraid and with no interest in anything. I'm worried about what's going to happen to him if the virus gets me. He'll die of fright in an animal shelter.

[John Morrow]

Sorry, Tom!

[MtnGoat]

[Cyclopath]

Bear definitely isn't wired quite right, but he's a good little buddy. Here's a picture when my ex was torturing him, he's a good sport. I don't think anyone else will tolerate him, and this is literally my #1 fear of the coronavirus.

[zephyr]

Here is a good page of resources across the state--The Washington State Coronavirus Response (COVID-19) Not sure if it has been posted yet or not. But it is a general go-to for resources and answers to questions. ~z

[MtnGoat]

A look at cases per capita

[zephyr]

On a different note, I found this video fascinating--Simulating an epidemic. Math and probability geeks will too. The author/narrator studied math and computer science at Stanford, but I don't know the details. Here's the YouTube channel that specializes in animated math. I thought it was an excellent presentation with clear narration. From running these various models he came to the conclusion that the best strategy was to identify and isolate cases (minute 20:00). He said that following his exploration in this subject, "he gained a deeper appreciation of disease control done right." His own main takeaway was "the inordinate value of testing and the ability to isolate cases, for the therapeutics in treating these cases and most importantly how easy it is to underestimate all that when times are good." ~z

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[John Morrow]