ICESat-2 is still in operation, as are other sensors, so there will be sea ice thickness data in the Arctic throughout the next few years. . So there will be a record of events, maybe just not as timely as we’d all prefer (e.g. a daily Charctic update).

I’m not saying it IS the protomolecule on the surface of Venus...

But you are comparing national numbers with local ones. Texas is what, 8.9% of the total US population? Let’s round up to 10% since we’re just navel gazing. So nationally, using your numbers, the cost would extrapolate to well over $280B, or 5% of the total cost wouldn’t it? Not fatal, but a significant impact far in…

I’ll point out that it looks like 1 out of every 135 folks is dead from COVID in the good mayor’s county (of which his town is the county seat).  At least the morgue is cold this week.

Roy is a bit of a religious nut isn’t he? Typically looking for data to match his devout view of the world rather than the other way round.  At least that’s the way it appears.  I’ve heard that Kelvin is at least a real scientist, but in a tough spot. Imagine having to deal with this administration on a daily basis…

What ought to happen is the executor of the estate distributes the assets to the rightful heirs. I’m not sure what happens if an executor isn’t defined.

Make a will! As someone that has been an executor, all I can say is please please please make it as easy for them as you can, and keep as much out of probate as you…

That’s a pretty small set of folks though. Direct shipping happens, but I don’t think it’s the norm. Hitting lots of stops on the way to the final destination is where the real money is, and there’s limited aspects of that in a trans arctic route. There is interest in such open shipping lanes, but it’s limited in…

Every hour during this pandemic feels like a full day, so I’m still well under those recommendations.

I like that you didn’t put a comma after “drinking”.  It makes your statement ever so much more poignant.

Doh, I see I fat fingered the infection rate. It’s NOT 167million, but rather 17M.

The death rate per infection is falling, as I noted. I think mostly due to a better understanding in how to treat it. But since the number of infections continues to grow, the overall mortality in the US will continue to climb as well, even as the per infection death rate falls.

I didn’t say 1 death per 1000 infections though. It appears you have assumed everyone in the US is infected. I believe that is incorrect.

Perhaps you should rerun your numbers. Here’s a basis for doing so: US Population 327.2Million, Infections: roughly 167,233,000, Deaths: about 311,000.

As a mathematician, your implication is lost on me. Anecdotal examples are a poor substitute for careful statistical analysis. For example, you know of no one that has died, while on the other hand I know 3 other elder parents who became ill. Two of them died, and my own mother is not out of the woods yet. Yet I know…

Stats between the two counties as of this morning: 1 death per 470 people vs 1 death per 2040.

Also: “my own county” not “country”

I’ve had to spend the last two months helping my 90 something year old mother recover from COVID. To be clear, she isn’t a rabid anti-masker, she is generally careful, and she lives independently on her own. However some folks from the church wanted to stop by for coffee, and wouldn’t you know it, they didn’t wear…

Thanks for the information!  You’ve given me quite a bit more than I expected.

I’m not sure I understand the problem this is trying to solve. I leave the detached lid in place, hold the can at an angle over the sink and gently press.  What does this device buy you that the lid doesn’t already supply?

Last millennium, Gates caught a lot of grief because he gave very little to philanthropy. He stated that he wanted to spend the first half of his life making money and would spend the second half giving it away. None of us believed him.

removed by OP.

Is this just a fancy version of breathing into a paper bag when hyperventilating? Could I perhaps use a paper bag to sober up faster on my own? Asking for a friend.