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Originally posted by Hectorjelly View PostFrom what I've read it seems like the UK has completely changed its approach.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...ct-with-others
It's fantastic news for us because whichever methodology you endorse, it means the island will be aligned moving forward.
I think the issue with the UK methodology is that even if you had the evidence to show that it's more effective, appearing to do less is never going to play well with the population.
Obviously, WHO have questioned the methodology anyway so it was likely doomed to failure either way but it's a hard sell anyway.
Hopefully we'll be effectively fully aligned in the coming days.
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Originally posted by Wesley Harms View PostSet up some old fashioned home games tonight
$11 @ 8
$22 @ 8.30
$22 rebuy @ 9
POKERSTARS
Cash tables aswell. No idea if they will run but be good craic to get the band back together
CLUB ID : #3216682
Invitation code : 12345678
Originally posted by jbravado View PostThis on Stars? Flushdraw used to set up a series, loads of the formats, was always great craic. Could be good for morale. No results yet
Originally posted by Flushdraw View PostYep, Home Games is still there. We should have a small 5-6 tourney league of $5 games over the course of a night.
7pm - $5 NL Holden
7.30pm - $5 Omaha
8pm - $5 HU
8.15pm - $5 Omaha Hi/Lo
8.30pm - $10 NL Holden ME
Prizepool as generated for all games above, but also points awarded based on players+finishing position.
$10 entry that goes into the overall leaderboard and paid out to top 2/3
Can work on something a little more concrete if enough people are interested. Thank this post and I'll look at something later, and we could run it on Thurs or Friday.
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Originally posted by Murdrum View PostLooks that way, I think they're quickly moving away from the approach even though they're just never going to declare it.
It's fantastic news for us because whichever methodology you endorse, it means the island will be aligned moving forward.
I think the issue with the UK methodology is that even if you had the evidence to show that it's more effective, appearing to do less is never going to play well with the population.
Obviously, WHO have questioned the methodology anyway so it was likely doomed to failure either way but it's a hard sell anyway.
Hopefully we'll be effectively fully aligned in the coming days.
Unforgivable if true and shocked it wasn't challenged at decision making level. Brexit ethos in play?
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Originally posted by Murdrum View PostIt seems the Dutch & the Swedes have decided to take a similar approach to the UK in tackling the virus with the herd immunity approach.
As soon as you see those countries following suit, it makes you wonder if there is some validity to the approach.
The lead Swedish epidemiologist has criticised some other Scandinavian countries for closing borders. To date, there are no closures of schools or organised children's sport.
They forgot to carry the one, probably because their ideology really wanted it to be a certain type of way."Worldly wisdom teaches that it is better for reputation to fail conventionally than to succeed unconventionally." - John Maynard Keynes
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Originally posted by Lazare View PostYeah, I thought that guy was an absolute dick. Harris handled really well.
I'm sure there will be long-term impacts from this that we can't even comprehend right now, including political, but I think we're lucky to have them there right now. Especially when you contemplate our English-speaking neighbours either side."We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Originally posted by LuckyLloyd View PostThey aren't taking a similar approach to the UK, because the UK are wrong:
They forgot to carry the one, probably because their ideology really wanted it to be a certain type of way.
Why I dont know but they're receiving criticism for it: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/worl...tegy-1.4204578
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Originally posted by Hectorjelly View PostFrom what I've read it seems like the UK has completely changed its approach.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...ct-with-others
Originally posted by LuckyLloyd View PostThey aren't taking a similar approach to the UK, because the UK are wrong:
They forgot to carry the one, probably because their ideology really wanted it to be a certain type of way.
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Originally posted by Wesley Harms View PostSet up some old fashioned home games tonight
$11 @ 8
$22 @ 8.30
$22 rebuy @ 9
POKERSTARS
Cash tables aswell. No idea if they will run but be good craic to get the band back together
CLUB ID : #3216682
Invitation code : 12345678"Worldly wisdom teaches that it is better for reputation to fail conventionally than to succeed unconventionally." - John Maynard Keynes
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View PostA rather awkward moment in the shop there. We were getting in the big shop right before the lock-in. €500 worth of shopping. It was only when I went to pay that I realised we have no money - cue the wife doing a mad 20 minute dash the 4km to the house and back (4km total, she's not a superhero). Red faces all round. Then we realised we couldn't possibly carry everything back to the house. So we decided to rob the shopping cart. Quite the morning.‘IF YOU had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you.” Genghis Khan
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Originally posted by PSV58 View PostMacrons “no business will be allowed to fail” promise is crazy no?‘IF YOU had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you.” Genghis Khan
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340000 expected to have lost their jobs by the weekend. Mainly retail.
Seasonally adjusted unemployed at the end of Feb was 120,100.
A jump of nearly 300% going to be a massive shock.
Some estimates saying things won't \can't go back to normal until after 18 months.
Could the cure be worse than the sickness?Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product. ~Eleanor Roosevelt
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Originally posted by Flushdraw View PostBit too steep for me. $22r and everything
Posted this last night, and would happily set it up again.
Could do something like:
7pm - $5 NL Holden
7.30pm - $5 Omaha
8pm - $5 HU
8.15pm - $5 Omaha Hi/Lo
8.30pm - $10 NL Holden ME
Prizepool as generated for all games above, but also points awarded based on players+finishing position.
$10 entry that goes into the overall leaderboard and paid out to top 2/3
Can work on something a little more concrete if enough people are interested. Thank this post and I'll look at something later, and we could run it on Thurs or Friday.
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Originally posted by Lao Lao View PostThere is nothing quite like cracking open a perfectly home cooked poached egg and watching the silky runny yolk slowly flow over the crispy bacon and toasted sourdough bread beneath it.
It's the simple things!This may or may not be an original thought of my own.
All efforts were made to make this thought original but with the abundance of thoughts in the world the originality of this thought cannot be guaranteed.
The author is not liable for any issue arising from the platitudinous nature of this post.
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Originally posted by Wombatman View Post340000 expected to have lost their jobs by the weekend. Mainly retail.
Seasonally adjusted unemployed at the end of Feb was 120,100.
A jump of nearly 300% going to be a massive shock.
Some estimates saying things won't \can't go back to normal until after 18 months.
Could the cure be worse than the sickness?
Lots of others bars did the same yesterday. Lots of pain to come. It has to be worth it though surely.This may or may not be an original thought of my own.
All efforts were made to make this thought original but with the abundance of thoughts in the world the originality of this thought cannot be guaranteed.
The author is not liable for any issue arising from the platitudinous nature of this post.
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Originally posted by Wombatman View Post340000 expected to have lost their jobs by the weekend. Mainly retail.
Seasonally adjusted unemployed at the end of Feb was 120,100.
A jump of nearly 300% going to be a massive shock.
Some estimates saying things won't \can't go back to normal until after 18 months.
Could the cure be worse than the sickness?"We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Originally posted by Wombatman View Post340000 expected to have lost their jobs by the weekend. Mainly retail.
Seasonally adjusted unemployed at the end of Feb was 120,100.
A jump of nearly 300% going to be a massive shock.
Some estimates saying things won't \can't go back to normal until after 18 months.
Could the cure be worse than the sickness?"Worldly wisdom teaches that it is better for reputation to fail conventionally than to succeed unconventionally." - John Maynard Keynes
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Originally posted by LuckyLloyd View PostWe will save hundreds of lives at least, if not thousands or potentially tens of thousands. So no, the cure is not worse. Economies across the globe will suffer but we will endure in time. Anyone who is dead can not benefit from a booming economy. Survival first, money later.People say I should be more humble I hope they understand, they don't listen when you mumble
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Originally posted by Wombatman View Post340000 expected to have lost their jobs by the weekend. Mainly retail.
Seasonally adjusted unemployed at the end of Feb was 120,100.
A jump of nearly 300% going to be a massive shock.
Some estimates saying things won't \can't go back to normal until after 18 months.
Could the cure be worse than the sickness?
The best thing for the country is for those workers to be paid to stay at home. Backstop businesses with credit, helicopter money to people who can't work.
The ideal situation is that several weeks of containment, testing, and tracing catch all the clusters. And we immpliement strict controls for anyone entering the country.
The workforce is ready to get back to work ASAP. Massive pent up demand. People come back with a new vigor. Innovation will be up as creative people had time to work and figure out stuff with being interrupted by meetings.
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Originally posted by Denny Crane View PostIts temp though. They'll be back in a flash. I see this as more of a war situation than the GFC.
The best thing for the country is for those workers to be paid to stay at home. Backstop businesses with credit, helicopter money to people who can't work.
The ideal situation is that several weeks of containment, testing, and tracing catch all the clusters. And we immpliement strict controls for anyone entering the country.
The workforce is ready to get back to work ASAP. Massive pent up demand. People come back with a new vigor. Innovation will be up as creative people had time to work and figure out stuff with being interrupted by meetings.
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Originally posted by Denny Crane View PostIts temp though. They'll be back in a flash. I see this as more of a war situation than the GFC.
The best thing for the country is for those workers to be paid to stay at home. Backstop businesses with credit, helicopter money to people who can't work.
The ideal situation is that several weeks of containment, testing, and tracing catch all the clusters. And we immpliement strict controls for anyone entering the country.
The workforce is ready to get back to work ASAP. Massive pent up demand. People come back with a new vigor. Innovation will be up as creative people had time to work and figure out stuff with being interrupted by meetings.This may or may not be an original thought of my own.
All efforts were made to make this thought original but with the abundance of thoughts in the world the originality of this thought cannot be guaranteed.
The author is not liable for any issue arising from the platitudinous nature of this post.
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Originally posted by Elshambles View PostPub shut until at least the 15th April, French government gonna pay 85% of my wages(if I qualify), Cans of various French food on the bedroom floor.
Now just have to wait and see if I managed to dodge the fucking thing on my last few days if work./
Chance France could lock down for couple of months
Any word on Dublin airport and people getting in?
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I know I am very lucky to be able too and this isn't meant to be a brag.
I love working from home. I find I ultimately am more productive, although way less efficient. My 8 hour day becomes 12 or 14, punctuated with whatever I want really. I find I do the most banal tasks while sitting on the couch.
Being able to go to the basement to sink a couple putts, or head out for a run, relax and do some reading and even take the time to make decent meals.
Work wise, I'm trying to impress upon the dev teams that I am PM'ing that being over communicative to start in this whole thing is imperative. Ask the questions, keep in touch, use video on your calls since lots of communication is not verbal, and its good to see the talking heads!
The worst thing that can happen, and something that will kill productivity and increase anxiety is not talking. Even just jumping on a 30s call to answer a question that is a little too complex for text. In real life you'd walk over to them, at this juncture my video line and all our video lines need to be open, always.This may or may not be an original thought of my own.
All efforts were made to make this thought original but with the abundance of thoughts in the world the originality of this thought cannot be guaranteed.
The author is not liable for any issue arising from the platitudinous nature of this post.
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Originally posted by dobby View PostThe govt have announced that they will reimburse any company that closes and continues to pay their staff I think they get about €300 per week per staff member which would be pretty much an entire weeks wages for most workers. This is why I cant understand why there hasnt been a total shutdown of non essential services yet.
Mostly 2nd income people in the house might b on that but not the main earner I’d hope
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Originally posted by LuckyLloyd View PostWe will save hundreds of lives at least, if not thousands or potentially tens of thousands. So no, the cure is not worse. Economies across the globe will suffer but we will endure in time. Anyone who is dead can not benefit from a booming economy. Survival first, money later.
In general there are loads of other areas that we make a balance on death vs way of life. We could have also have lower speed limits and that is shown to save lives, but convenience and some sort of balance are used, so there is always a give and a take with what you do.
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Originally posted by Theresa View PostStoked on your attitude to all this.
A former macro fund manager said on Thursday that the economic impact of the coronavirus — which is shaving trillions off the stock market and exerting a domino effect on the world economy — might be even worse than the 2008 financial crisis.
etc
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Originally posted by Hectorjelly View PostUnfortunately, it seems to run contrary to everyone else's view of the world economy.
A former macro fund manager said on Thursday that the economic impact of the coronavirus — which is shaving trillions off the stock market and exerting a domino effect on the world economy — might be even worse than the 2008 financial crisis.
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HJ. I need you to get optimistic. I need it.This may or may not be an original thought of my own.
All efforts were made to make this thought original but with the abundance of thoughts in the world the originality of this thought cannot be guaranteed.
The author is not liable for any issue arising from the platitudinous nature of this post.
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Originally posted by Wombatman View Post.....and delivering to people who are stuck at home.
Presume they'd like to temporarily switch to online payments but not feasible to do immediately.
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This is great advice, especially in development where its easy to underplay how much we actually communicate face to face and how important the ad hoc chats we have are.
Originally posted by Theresa View Post
Work wise, I'm trying to impress upon the dev teams that I am PM'ing that being over communicative to start in this whole thing is imperative. Ask the questions, keep in touch, use video on your calls since lots of communication is not verbal, and its good to see the talking heads!
The worst thing that can happen, and something that will kill productivity and increase anxiety is not talking. Even just jumping on a 30s call to answer a question that is a little too complex for text. In real life you'd walk over to them, at this juncture my video line and all our video lines need to be open, always.Turning millions into thousands
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Originally posted by Theresa View PostHJ. I need you to get optimistic. I need it.
I'm optimistic that we take some important lessons from the current emergency, like how ridiculously we have set our world. Imagine being fired from your job now, as hundreds of thousands of people have in Ireland. And imagine being fired in somewhere like the US, where there is no free health care and very little safety net.
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Originally posted by Tar.Aldarion View PostInteresting question though, some people now can't afford to live in their apartments and are being forced into homelessness, some have left the country, and it has just started. There is a lot of hardship on people now that isn't death. Mental health, financial and so on.
In general there are loads of other areas that we make a balance on death vs way of life. We could have also have lower speed limits and that is shown to save lives, but convenience and some sort of balance are used, so there is always a give and a take with what you do."Worldly wisdom teaches that it is better for reputation to fail conventionally than to succeed unconventionally." - John Maynard Keynes
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Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View Post'm sure there will be long-term impacts from this that we can't even comprehend right now...
Its as if we went to sleep one day in 1937 and woke up in the middle of 1941 right smack in the middle of a world war. I don't think that is an exaggeration of the scale of the effect this is going to have on lives.Turning millions into thousands
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Originally posted by DeadParrot View PostI wonder if it'll kick start the idea of basic universal wage into the conversation"Worldly wisdom teaches that it is better for reputation to fail conventionally than to succeed unconventionally." - John Maynard Keynes
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