There is more superstition around this than I can combat as one man. Between having to convince some it isn’t ebola and others that it isn’t the common cold I’m exhausted. Also explaining about modes of transmission, latency periods, and how all those complex things are less important than good handwashing which I…

The flu sucks giant donkey balls. I had a pretty steady fever between 102.5 and 103.5 for five days, and it was everything I could do to summon the will to get out of the bed and go to the bathroom. Even watching tv was unpleasant. Last night on the news there was this medical assistant in NYC with zero underlying…

I just had a coworker both downplay the virus, and then claim the panic was a plot by the Democrats to tank the economy and make Trump look bad prior to the election. Without sarcasm. I told him it was a foolish idea and he should feel foolish for having it. Saying so didn’t help to convince him, but at least I feel…

Yeah, I wouldn’t. It’s not worth it. Your kids may be disappointed, but you won’t have potentially contributed to the spread of a pandemic virus. I’d say that outweighs their disappointment.

“Our best evidence is that “social distancing” helps”

That doesn’t say what you think it says.

I live in Italy (Tuscan mountains) and you may have the last laugh on your stepmom. I just got off the phone with a friend in Florence and she says many hotels and restaurants are closed due to lack of business. Conferences and meetings have been canceled in Rome and no large gatherings are permitted; schools are…

That means if the person in front of you stuck their dirty tissues in there, those germs are potentially getting on your iPad when you put it in the pocket before takeoff.

I can’t find it now, but I saw a tweet recently that something like ‘things infectious disease specialists don’t do:

You are missing an important question:

Though this will probably will turn out to not really be that much worse than the regular flu, going on a cruise right now is still insane. Those ships are basically petri dishes at the best of times. They’d be better off going and licking the poles on the subway right after rush hour. At least then they’d only be…

You can also get it, not show symptoms, and then pass it to an elderly person or someone immunocompromised.  This doesnt only go down in one way.

My in-laws just proposed a cruise for this summer. They are big Fox News/Limbaugh fans and I can only assume that they are doing this to show their support for the claim that this virus no different that the regular flu. We declined and just said we’re too busy.

Might I add, that if you feel patently uncool singing or humming happy birthday out loud or in your head, there’s always the Ramones version from the Simpsons, which is way cooler:

When someone gives you a good sexy time, you can take their ass to Red Lobster afterwards, but when you make Cheddar Bay croquettes you get to stay home for lots more sexy times because your fine ass is the Red Lobster.

Agreed. Also the amount of oil you need to make it... my lawd.

I never understood why people would want to attempt the Bloomin’ Onion at home. It’s such a “ta-dah!” dish that makes the experience of going to the restaurant special. If you’re home, it’s easier (and safer) just to fry up chunks of onion. Maybe it’s just to see if they can do it? 

you’re disappointed this entire console will only be slightly more powerful than a $700 gpu?

As someone who bought a PS4 in 2018 just to play through all the exclusives: its not as big a deal as people make out. I’m the kind of person who enjoys just about every game. Even for me those noteworthy exclusives amounted to 12 games worth playing. They’re top class, some of my best evers.

But truly a bigger deal…

I mean at the price for hardware, outside of a handful of countries its really hard to beat the value. And then the convenience on top of it.