Re: COVID-19 vs. our Networks

[Alexandre Petrescu <alexandre.petrescu () gmail com>]

> On 16/Mar/20 21:08, Owen DeLong wrote:
>
> > This simply isn’t true…
> >
> > Listen to qualified medical professionals, especially those who
> > specialize in infectious diseases and epidemiology.

YEs listen to them.

This morning they say: everyone can get it, there is no age or pre-conditio.

That''s it.  They dont know, and worse they dont say they dont know.

I am an engineer, I am not medical professional, my question is: is 
there a device to detect the virus with the crown in the air and light 
up a led?

(we do have such devices for VOC, for CO2, PM2, PM10 pollution, and many 
other things in the air; but about virus with a rcown?)

Alex

> > The information on the CDC and WHO websites remains the primary source
> > of trustworthy information. It may be
> > incomplete, but if someone is contradicting something there, they’re
> > very likely to be wrong.
> >
> > OTOH, anyone selling “survive COVID” or “cure COVID” etc. is
> > completely untrustworthy and guaranteed to be lying to
> > you in order to sell a product. Despicable, but common place.
> >
> > There’s no authoritative way to get false information off the
> > internet, so we have to combat it as best we can with good
> > information and education. Even in my own household, this is a
> > constant battle as my GF continues to bring home
> > odd superstitious rumors and embellishments from a variety of
> > inaccurate sources and I constantly have to correct her
> > perspective.
> >
> > For up to date local information, check with the local public health
> > authority in your jurisdiction. In the US, that will usually
> > be your county public health agency. In some cases, individual
> > municipalities also have public health departments.
> It's the price we pay for hyper-connectedness (not trying to coin a
> phrase, hehe).
>
> Everybody (especially the kids) lives on their device 99% of the time.
> If you're not on their device, you are not relevant to them.
>
> When was the last time you bought a newspaper? How many times do your
> kids watch the news, either on TV or their device? But they are all over
> WhatsApp, Instagram, Twitter, SnapChat, WeChat, et al. And even if they
> have the "News" app on their phone, they probably have never opened it.
> If they opened it, they didn't find value in it.
>
> On average, the we (and the kids) will give your app two tries; if we
> don't like it, you're out - which explains why we all have 3,000 apps on
> our phones, but only use 2 or 3 of them most consistently.
>
> Whoever wants to get professional and verified information out (to the
> kids who live on their devices) needs to find a way to do so in a manner
> we find relevant, otherwise we'll simply keep trading mis-information
> for whatever reason we feel gives us value.
>
> Mark.