Well the New Order failed despite the Joy Division so I am not sure the Light can succeed
COVID-19 2020
The OC is going to be so screwed…..
A California city filled its skate park with sand to deter skateboarders. Then the dirt bikes showed up.
A California city filled its skate park with sand to deter skateboarders. Then the dirt bikes showed up.
vansmack wrote:
The OC is going to be so screwed…..
A California city filled its skate park with sand to deter skateboarders. Then the dirt bikes showed up.
Dirtbikes have that mad max vibe…they need to work on their outfits
Bleach-themed wrote:
So word on the street is Trump thinks Peter Hook's band will be an effective treatment?
I've always been bad at spotting sarcasm…
https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1253740350683770880
Trump: It was said sarcastically.
So I will accept full blame for spreading this false narrative
Forget the bleach, let's talk about your companies debt to china, or how about those cases that are showing up at the SCOTUS in a few weeks?
spotted in a Georgia bowling alley today
this was pretty good too
@OfficiallyIce
I just wanna point out that “The Walking Dead” started in Georgia….
this was pretty good too
@OfficiallyIce
I just wanna point out that “The Walking Dead” started in Georgia….
I've felt this since early on. We have no idea what the real rate of infection/mortality is. Crap data in->crap results/analysis
Mostly because we still don't have a test that produces highly consistent results. Add to that the asymptomatic…
As well as we have no way to verify the reliability of some of these numbers
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/coronavirus-case-counts-are-meaningless/
Mostly because we still don't have a test that produces highly consistent results. Add to that the asymptomatic…
As well as we have no way to verify the reliability of some of these numbers
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/coronavirus-case-counts-are-meaningless/
I don’t believe the numbers - taken with other numbers- are useless
They help indicate trends, etc
They do correlate with deaths
Look at New York and come back and tell me the number of cases means nothing
But they don’t mean everything
They help indicate trends, etc
They do correlate with deaths
Look at New York and come back and tell me the number of cases means nothing
But they don’t mean everything
hutch wrote:Yeah this is the correct take. The numbers aren't gospel but they're not meaningless at all.
I don’t believe the numbers - taken with other numbers- are useless
They help indicate trends, etc
They do correlate with deaths
Look at New York and come back and tell me the number of cases means nothing
But they don’t mean everything
I didn't say they were useless, but I do feel they are not accurate.
and accuracy is important
Even how they are classifying deaths is not consistent, I just think everyone is an armchair expert based on the numbers that keep coming out
I think the numbers are flawed, so reliable analysis, well isn't reliable
Are they indicators, are they helping…yes for sure
but everyone is stating things as concrete facts on how many have tested positive and we know that there is a high false-positive rate (so that number could be WAAAY higher)
So how can we then say all the deaths are a direct result of corona, when the tests are not accurate
I'd feel a lot more comfortable if I knew that testing was providing much less false positives
And even if one came out this week…that doesn't correct all the data we have
I'm not a Dr (although I play one on the internet)
and accuracy is important
Even how they are classifying deaths is not consistent, I just think everyone is an armchair expert based on the numbers that keep coming out
I think the numbers are flawed, so reliable analysis, well isn't reliable
Are they indicators, are they helping…yes for sure
but everyone is stating things as concrete facts on how many have tested positive and we know that there is a high false-positive rate (so that number could be WAAAY higher)
So how can we then say all the deaths are a direct result of corona, when the tests are not accurate
I'd feel a lot more comfortable if I knew that testing was providing much less false positives
And even if one came out this week…that doesn't correct all the data we have
I'm not a Dr (although I play one on the internet)
More comfortable about what?
It really doesn’t matter if the number is accurate
How could it be accurate unless everyone got tested everyday?
We know we have millions of infected people and probably about 80,000
Americans who have died from covid related stuff so far and where it not for mitigation this number would be in the hundreds of thousands to millions
What else you need to know?
I guess I am not following you
In any case since Republicans want to ignore the issue not sure what accurate numbers would do for us…
It really doesn’t matter if the number is accurate
How could it be accurate unless everyone got tested everyday?
We know we have millions of infected people and probably about 80,000
Americans who have died from covid related stuff so far and where it not for mitigation this number would be in the hundreds of thousands to millions
What else you need to know?
I guess I am not following you
In any case since Republicans want to ignore the issue not sure what accurate numbers would do for us…
Ben Folds follows President Taylor Swift in decided to just cancel all 2020 events.
A Word About 2020.
This is the official announcement that my touring for 2020 is now canceled and will be rescheduled at the first opportunity in 2021. That’s the important part, but if you’re interested, here’s why I’ve made that decision now:
Infectious disease specialists tell us that COVID-19 will be here for a while, swirling around the globe until it is stopped by a vaccine, and that it is astronomically unlikely that we will develop and distribute that vaccine this year. In fact, we have never before developed a successful vaccine against any coronavirus. Well. That’s all I really need to know.
Just leaving shows on the books, going with wait-and-see until the last minute is not in the best interest of ticket buyers, promoters, crew and even businesses near venues. It just adds to our endless list of uncertainties. What is needed in a time of such uncertainty, when a historic pandemic is killing people, erasing jobs, and disrupting life as we know it, is to shed as much of that uncertainty as possible, and to take stock of that which is certain.
Health and safety come first. That is certain. The well-being of my audiences – from 12-year olds whose parents cover their ears when I forget not to cuss, to couples their grandparent’s age singing three-part harmonies – is too dear to me to be put at risk. Not to mention those whose paths we might cross once the show lets out. Until this virus is in the rear view - and again we’re told this will not be in 2020 - we cannot be certain large gatherings won’t re-ignite the spread just as it’s been contained. I’m sure that some cities, states and venues might technically allow our concerts much sooner than others. But remember that the USA is a massive country. One city may experience what seems like complete recovery just as another in a neighboring state is seeing an uptick in cases. It would be irresponsible to incentivize music fans to travel from where there was a cancelled show in an infected area, to attend a show in an infection-free area.
Our federal government leaders have decided to let the states and cities fend for themselves, making decisions like these all more stressful. It’s a little like when traffic lights are out during a storm. (Nobody ever complained of the government coming between them and a car accident, did they?) Absent clear direction, we’re all left to rely on what the car ahead of us did, hoping that nobody gets run over in the process. Honestly, absent federal guidance, [glow=red,2,300][glow=red,2,300]I took my cue from Taylor Swift who also cancelled all her touring for 2020. A decision like that takes guts, so thank you President Swift[/glow][/glow]. And I’m grateful to have a booking agent, manager, and crew with broad shoulders.
Of course, this is a huge disappointment to me personally. I’ve never gone a whole year in my two decades plus as a performer without seeing you all from the stage regularly.
Here’s what I say. Let’s get through this and look forward to a time when we can begin the next phase of that long road to recovery. When we can party like it’s 2021 and not like it’s 1918. When we can sing those three-part harmonies with healthy lungs. That is when live music will be able to step in and do its part to heal and inspire. Until then, please stay safe, and remember, no matter how bad it gets, the most comforting certainty is that all this too shall pass.
Ben
A Word About 2020.
This is the official announcement that my touring for 2020 is now canceled and will be rescheduled at the first opportunity in 2021. That’s the important part, but if you’re interested, here’s why I’ve made that decision now:
Infectious disease specialists tell us that COVID-19 will be here for a while, swirling around the globe until it is stopped by a vaccine, and that it is astronomically unlikely that we will develop and distribute that vaccine this year. In fact, we have never before developed a successful vaccine against any coronavirus. Well. That’s all I really need to know.
Just leaving shows on the books, going with wait-and-see until the last minute is not in the best interest of ticket buyers, promoters, crew and even businesses near venues. It just adds to our endless list of uncertainties. What is needed in a time of such uncertainty, when a historic pandemic is killing people, erasing jobs, and disrupting life as we know it, is to shed as much of that uncertainty as possible, and to take stock of that which is certain.
Health and safety come first. That is certain. The well-being of my audiences – from 12-year olds whose parents cover their ears when I forget not to cuss, to couples their grandparent’s age singing three-part harmonies – is too dear to me to be put at risk. Not to mention those whose paths we might cross once the show lets out. Until this virus is in the rear view - and again we’re told this will not be in 2020 - we cannot be certain large gatherings won’t re-ignite the spread just as it’s been contained. I’m sure that some cities, states and venues might technically allow our concerts much sooner than others. But remember that the USA is a massive country. One city may experience what seems like complete recovery just as another in a neighboring state is seeing an uptick in cases. It would be irresponsible to incentivize music fans to travel from where there was a cancelled show in an infected area, to attend a show in an infection-free area.
Our federal government leaders have decided to let the states and cities fend for themselves, making decisions like these all more stressful. It’s a little like when traffic lights are out during a storm. (Nobody ever complained of the government coming between them and a car accident, did they?) Absent clear direction, we’re all left to rely on what the car ahead of us did, hoping that nobody gets run over in the process. Honestly, absent federal guidance, [glow=red,2,300][glow=red,2,300]I took my cue from Taylor Swift who also cancelled all her touring for 2020. A decision like that takes guts, so thank you President Swift[/glow][/glow]. And I’m grateful to have a booking agent, manager, and crew with broad shoulders.
Of course, this is a huge disappointment to me personally. I’ve never gone a whole year in my two decades plus as a performer without seeing you all from the stage regularly.
Here’s what I say. Let’s get through this and look forward to a time when we can begin the next phase of that long road to recovery. When we can party like it’s 2021 and not like it’s 1918. When we can sing those three-part harmonies with healthy lungs. That is when live music will be able to step in and do its part to heal and inspire. Until then, please stay safe, and remember, no matter how bad it gets, the most comforting certainty is that all this too shall pass.
Ben
This really should have gone in the live thread
hutch wrote:
This really should have gone in the live thread
Maybe in the Just Cancelled thread. The Live thread is more for the Live Streaming stuff happening.
It clearly needed to go in the 2024 thread as it is calling for Taylor Swift to run for the Presidency as soon as she's eligible.
Julian, wrote:
It clearly needed to go in the 2024 thread as it is calling for Taylor Swift to run for the Presidency as soon as she's eligible.
But her emails!
we hit one million cases of COVID-19 in the US.
one million.
Space wrote:LIBERATE wrote:Space wrote:
Well the first day of online school is cancelled because kids started spamming the site with porn and racist garbage and dick pics in their avatars. What a great country we live in. Instead of making the day up tomorrow (they have half their classes on Wed and half on Fri, so one 45 min session per week), they're just skipping it and starting Friday.
this is how it was framed on WTOP
Fairfax County Public Schools canceled all teacher-led instruction for the rest of the day amid widespread technical issues preventing students from accessing distance learning tools.
I liked your version better
For many in Fairfax, the first day of distance learning quickly descended into chaos.
One AP Environmental Science class group chat filled with messages such as, “F— you, yiu smell like gay.” Users joined a German class populated with usernames including “I LOVE ADOLF HITLER” and “OVEN SURVIVOR #2.”
Adams, of the Fairfax Education Association, said she heard reports of users exposing their genitals and students forming private group chats to bully peers.
One 10th-grade teacher recounted a typical fiasco: Fifteen minutes in, someone entered his virtual classroom with a username including the n-word. The teacher removed the user, but the person kept rejoining.
The teacher tried to keep the lesson going but lost hope when the user began blaring loud music with obscene lyrics.
“It was incredibly embarrassing,” the teacher said. “As a teacher, it’s all about showing your students you have things under control.”
“If you don’t have any control,” he said, “how are you supposed to teach?”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/fairfax-schools-online-learning-blackboard/2020/04/18/3db6b19c-80b5-11ea-9040-68981f488eed_story.html
So it looks like the students of Fairfax have decided to take on NYC tip line
De Blasio’s social distancing tip line flooded with penis photos, Hitler memes
This is for real and at the whitehouse gift store for $100
https://www.whitehousegiftshop.com/product-p/covid-heroes.htm