There’s a difference between the recorded fatality rate and the theoretical fatality rate. That’s why we’re seeing different numbers.

These numbers come from epidemiological statistics. 59 million people were not tested for H1N1 in 2009. I had it and I was never tested positive - it was just easy to tell when it was sweeping through an area (like a college campus, which is where I was). At some point soon, testing will be somewhat irrelevant to…

About 59 million people in the US got the H1N1 swine flu in 2009. It’s pretty normal for these kinds of viral infections to sweep through tens of millions of people. There’s no chance that quarantines will stop that, and you simply can’t test 100 million people over and over again.

It’s almost certainly because older Chinese men smoke at far higher rates than women, and therefore have much worse lung health.

18 recorded cases does not mean there’s only 18 cases. At this point there are hundreds or possibly thousands of unconfirmed cases in the Seattle area - almost all of which are either asymptomatic or probably just feel like a cold. Not to mention, probably hundreds or thousands of such cases across the US now too,…

The calories per a certain serving size weight, expressed in grams, was on the old labels and continues to be on the new labels. Expressing it per 100g is just arbitrary, since few serving or package sizes are exactly 100g. If you want to do the math to get it to calories per 100g, it’s been helpfully expressed in…

We’ve been super happy with the Sonos Beam under our living room TV, connected to two older Sonos Play:1 speakers positioned on both sides and slightly behind our couch. We get surround sound on anything that plays through our Apple TV, the Beam responds to Alexa commands, and we can use AirPlay to play music from…

I would think it would be a better idea from a PR standpoint to offer a free upgrade to passengers who are a part of the airline’s loyalty/rewards program whenever they cut off booking.

Exactly. This is a dumb complaint and the people who think it’s just about “greed” or something are not thinking it through.

Rogue One was the prequel we all deserved. I was disappointed by TFA and really disliked TLJ, but holy cow, Rogue One looked, felt, and read like an actual Star Wars movie, and not a slapstick-stuffed Marvel knockoff.

I think the frustration lies with TFA going in one direction and then TLJ going in another.

It was stupid, but once I tried to go through security with my telescope counterweights. They of course got noticed, and although they aren’t technically on any list of prohibited items, TSA was like “nope these are blunt instruments”. However, they did allow me to proceed through security, call the relatives who…

Is this even possible anymore? Can I roll up to the Delta counter with a fat roll of $20s and get a ticket? Like can they even make change?

I have Global Entry but I never use it... because I find that the *absolute fastest* way through passport control upon return to the US is the Mobile Passport app.

Just saying “90% tax bracket” without specifying income levels and types of income isn’t a tax plan, and is as meaningless as saying money will grow on trees. What income level does that kick in? What other progressive brackets are we talking about? How much revenue would it raise? What are we paying for with that…

whereas Sanders notes his $150 billion would come via the Green New Deal.

That’s not how I or anyone else I’ve heard uses the term “risk” when it comes to things with low probability. By that definition, we’re all at extremely “high risk“ of getting hit by lightning or dying in a nuclear attack. Which just doesn’t make sense.

Tip: anything that is labeled “PE”, such as “Sudafed PE” is worthless. It contains the phenyleprine referenced above, which is ineffective against congestion.

Tip: anything that is labeled “PE”, such as “Sudafed PE” is worthless. It contains the phenyleprine referenced above, which is ineffective against congestion.

This is one of the major under-discussed problems with healthcare in the United States - whether we adopt a single-payer system of some kind or not. It’s not just our financing system that is out of whack compared to other countries, it’s how much health care (unnecessary and questionably preventative) we’re accustomed…