Posts by Bryan Taylor6

Jerry Robinson56 said:https://www.nytimes.com/article/...example_tid=5674

With 1,160 infections and one fatality reported nationwide, the consensus remains clear: they didn't just flatten the curve; they absolutely crushed it.

Yesterday, the Washington Post ran a feature titled, "New Zealand didn't just flatten the curve. They crushed it." Their reporter, Anna Fifield—who hails from New Zealand but has spent the last two decades living abroad—noted that it took a mere ten days to prove that the New Zealand strategy of immediate quarantine was undeniably effective.

While this approach shows promise, its success depends entirely on sustained discipline. One might eventually grasp why restricting movement is an absolute necessity, given how little we truly understand about the broader complexities of this situation.
Furthermore, one cannot ignore the role that population density and physical proximity play in these dynamics.

That doesn't apply here. This isn't about lockdowns. In New York City, with millions of people, everyone is just going wherever they want. Over 600,000 passes have already been issued.

vividranger8 said:I mean, if it’s actually true that they pumped out half a million passes, then the whole idea of these permits is basically just one big, giant joke.

And what else...

Matthew Jackson2 said:The Supreme Court didn't actually say that Abramović was wrong; they just clarified that his take is strictly his personal interpretation rather than the official position of the court. As it stands, the court hasn't even established a formal stance because they haven't officially ruled on the matter yet. Now, look, the fact that Abramović's view isn't the "official" view doesn't necessarily mean the court disagrees with him—their actual ruling could end up being the exact opposite, identical, or somewhere in the middle—but we won't know until they actually sit down and process the case. Until they do, there is simply no official stance to speak of.

Honestly, the idea that the Supreme Court is just sitting on its hands, waiting until everything is over before they weigh in, is a special kind of absurdity if you ask me. I mean, think about it: the primary function of that institution is to ensure the Constitution is actually respected, yet here they are, essentially waiting for a potential violation of the Constitution to become a moot point before they finally decide to chime in on whether it was legal or not. It's maddening.

Exactly. 👍

Nicholas King said:So, here we go—the Secretary is claiming they’ve already issued nearly half a million passes, and he’s hinting at a massive surge coming soon since companies haven't even started sending in their group requests yet. Apparently, he thinks the whole pass system has been an absolute success and totally justified its existence.

He completely dodged the actual issue regarding restricting movement to specific police jurisdictions instead of just sticking to municipal boundaries.

How is it "justified" if they've already handed out over half a million of them?

Elections are coming, and they’ll be here before we know it...😁

James Chavez91 said:It feels like there might be some sort of unspoken agreement over at the National Organization for Women.

You only see checkpoints at the county exits—nowhere else within the county itself, I guess.

Smart. That works too.

Edward Fisher86 said:Rijeka actually requested to consolidate the old regional ring, but they shut that down. Same thing happened with Maui—they wanted the whole island included, but that was rejected too.

They should just try again...

Jessica Booth48 said:The Istria regional headquarters is pushing to scrap travel passes for former municipalities.
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It's starting...

I expect other cities to follow suit.

Places 31 miles basically revolve around major cities, forming one social and economic unit. Movement shouldn't be restricted, especially since tens of thousands of people have already been commuting with passes anyway... there's no more significant way to stop the spread.

Joshua Gray75 said:Božinović mentioned something later about how they are "monitoring the situation on the ground" and are aware of the issue regarding "multiple municipalities—meaning, finding a way to link several areas together"... he didn't say it word for word, obviously, but that was the gist of it. Perhaps there is still a chance they will show some flexibility so that movement isn't strictly confined to just one municipality at a time...

So, there you have it. Let's try to stay optimistic! 😉👍

And a quick note to the handful of people living in Washington, D.C. who don't see anything wrong with these restrictions—I’d suggest you pack your bags and move to North Korea. It sounds like your kind of paradise.
(And yes, hollowmason64, that goes for you too...)

Yeah, I know—I’ll probably get a warning for this. Or maybe even a ban for a few days... Not that it matters much, I spend far too much time on here anyway... 😁

Why a ban? You didn't say anything wrong. 😁

quietfox38 said:You heard that wrong. They've actually issued 192,000 e-permits in just two days.

http://hr.n1info.com/Vijesti/a497225...be-smisao.html

That was for one specific area, but fine, thanks for your "useful" data. So, on average, 100,000 people are wandering around America, all while the economy is dead. What's even the point of these passes? If they didn't exist, would significantly more people actually be moving around?

How exactly did you manage to suppress an epidemic when 100,000 people are out walking every single day? And look, those are just the ones with passes. In the big cities, anyone can walk around wherever they want... and there are 2,000,000 people living in those cities...

So I'm reading that they’re being flooded with pass requests—like 100,000 people applied, and if they approve even 10%, that’s still 10,000 people out and about... what's even the point of a permit if 10,000 people are just wandering around anyway?

If you look at the big cities, there isn't some massive outbreak happening. You have 100,000 people moving around, yet only maybe 5 to 10 new cases a day...

And is it really okay to lock down a house? Sure, let's just leave it unsupervised for three months and let them break in 26 times. By the time you get back, there won't even be any doorframes left...

Then I read about this official over in a small town near the coast who refuses to issue passes. 250 people asked, and she won't even hear of it. Her stance is basically that outsiders shouldn't be moving into her town and bringing Corona... does this even need more commentary? She’d probably rather kick out the workers at the oil terminals just because they're walking through her town, stopping at the pharmacy, or grabbing lunch at a local deli (which, by the way, isn't even under her jurisdiction). If we can't dock a tanker, the US will be out of fuel in ten days... so who's actually the crazy one here?

hollowmason64 said:As soon as he starts spending government money, he’s essentially being funded by the federal budget.

instead of the state actually helping workers...

The government *is* helping workers through those measures they give to employers. I mean, if those weren't in place, how many people do you think would have ended up on unemployment by now?

I really wonder whose "good" it actually is, considering there were over a thousand idiots who were supposed to be in isolation but decided to go for a little stroll instead. Some of them even headed out to the pharmacy.
I find it hard to believe you guys aren't angry at people like that. They are the ones truly responsible for these kinds of restrictions.
Just like the group from Washington, D.C. who headed down to the coast and brought the virus right to us.

Oh, please... people go through so much in life, yet suddenly staying inside for a couple of weeks is too much to ask?
To me, it seems like the biggest issue is that most people can't stand being stuck with their partner 24/7. Everyone always complains about not having enough time for family or kids, but now that everyone is together, all they do is moan about how to escape one another.

The government pays your salary, you have passes to walk around, and yet you're lecturing us about how staying home for a few weeks isn't a big deal.😁

I wouldn't want to be in your shoes either.

It’s probably smarter to grab an R3 1200 and pair it with a used graphics card, like an R9 270, which you can find for about $250 $100 in that case, you'll likely need a beefier power supply. Personally, I'm perfectly fine with my EVGA 600W unit for $100 looking at the link, it handles that GPU and a 125W processor without breaking a sweat.

You could pick up an HD 7770 for around $100 $50 and you wouldn't even need to upgrade the power supply
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Ultimately, it all comes down to what games you're planning to play

hollowmason64 said:Of course. 👍

He gets it, just like you do and just like the rest of us. It’s just that some people find it more convenient to play dumb—kind of like how you're acting right now.
If the private sector and those capitalists—as you like to call them—stopped paying their taxes into the federal treasury, the government wouldn't have a damn clue what to do with itself. Honestly, they’d probably be lucky if they even managed to collect the small membership fees that people pay to William Ribic.

And why is the minimum wage for workers set at $3,250? It’s because those are people working in the private sector. If we were talking about those leeches living off the government teat, there's no way they'd ever see anything like that happen by accident.
It’s not really the capitalists you should be pointing fingers at. In my book, the real issue lies with people like William Ribic and those other union leaders. They seem more interested in protecting the folks wearing government badges than anything else. It feels like their priority is always to look out for the bureaucrats first, while leaving the actual workers in the private sector to fight over whatever scraps are left behind.

First, you spend that whole previous post acting like you're some kind of genius, condescendingly explaining to another member how they just "don't get" where the union and Ribic actually get their money. You were so sure of yourself, insisting they aren't funded by the taxpayers. But then, the moment someone presents proof that Ribic and those other agitators are indeed drawing from the public treasury—either directly or through those indirect loopholes—you suddenly play dumb. It’s funny how quickly you pivot to that tired old excuse: "Well, everyone else is doing it too."
Man, I tell you... 🤣

And yeah, speaking of the church and people pushing Love Immersion—they’re basically two sides of the same coin when it comes to being pushy. If anyone actually wants to get involved with that stuff, they should just pay for it out of their own pocket.

The fact is, he's being funded by union membership fees...

Why exactly did the government hand him that cash? Only the administration knows...

Why isn't there a minimum... $1667 And that's just something only the government knows...

Why are we even funding useless municipalities? It’s all the same... the federal government already knows everything anyway. And honestly, what's the point of them existing at all?

The government says there’s no money... then William turns around and tells us to just go out and take out some loans...

That’s been happening the whole time. What's the issue?...

The government claims they have tons of love in their second column... personally, I can't see a thing...

The government says they won't touch the salaries of media workers, police, firefighters, or the military... So who exactly are they planning to target?

Instead of stepping up to save the workers, the government is busy bailing out the business owners. It’s a shame they couldn't save Todorić... just another example of protecting big business over people for years and years...

Matthew Jackson2 said:Sure, sure, in a perfect little textbook world, that’s how it works.

But in the real world? Not even close:

Even the church gets a pass, so nobody sees an issue with it, year after year... meanwhile, churches abroad pay taxes while ours don't.

quietfox38 said:The entire border with Canada isn't shut down—just some of the smaller crossings.

Based on an agreement between the US and Canada, starting today, April 2nd at 7 AM, 20 border crossings for local traffic will temporarily close, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA) this Thursday morning.

The affected crossings are: Svilaj, Gejkovac, Pašin potok, Bogovolja, kordunski Ljeskovac, lički Kaldrma, biti brig, Aržano Pazar, Dvorine, cer, Jović most, Sebišina, slivni, Podprolog, Unka, vukov klanac, Imotica, slan, America Dubica, and Gabela polje.

http://hr.n1info.com/Vijesti/a496769...aza-s-BiH.html

It gets even worse...

I'm dying to know, once they cross the Canadian border, do they get sent straight into a 15-day quarantine?

They rolled out the Ausvajse for the entire US ten days ago, and only now they go and close the border with Canada. Just so everyone knows where America is heading...

dustymarlin10 said:It seems like you aren't catching on at all.

Let me try explaining this one more time:

Where does the money for university staff salaries come from?
Did it just sprout out of nowhere in a Botanical Garden?

Clearly, you just don't get it.

William gets his funding from union dues, and joining is entirely voluntary.

And he made a good point—should we be using taxpayer money to bail out capitalists?

When things are going great, the capitalists rake it in. But the second they hit a snag, they want a government handout. Why doesn't the state help the workers instead? Why is the minimum wage $1083?

Because that’s exactly what suits the capitalists.

It's simple: divide the working class, and you can rule them...

Joshua Gray75 said:Heard that. ☕
Maybe tomorrow he’ll claim the whole thing was just an April Fool’s prank...

(And if it wasn't—will they actually penalize whoever spread the misinformation? I highly doubt it...☕)

Even Capak mentioned that we might start thinking about "easing restrictions"—very broadly speaking... provided the infection numbers drop for five consecutive days.

Now, here's the thing.
Either that's also an April Fool's joke—or he already knows those numbers aren't going down anytime soon, especially if they plan on ramping up testing every single day.

More testing inevitably leads to more confirmed cases. It’s as simple as that...
But it serves its purpose—throwing out a little "carrot" to keep the public occupied and distracted from the fact that "maybe around mid-April" is still a pipe dream.

The CDC said we have 21,000 people in quarantine. If only every tenth person is sick, that's 2,000 new cases, plus 1,000 old ones. That puts us at 3,000, so there's absolutely no way we're easing up.

I asked you something about the state of emergency? But I guess you missed that...