<div dir="ltr"><div>Here in the south-west UK Covid cases are very few, and although there are some inconveniences for me , they are minor compared to other areas.</div><div><br></div><div>And being on my own since my wife dies (2001) and my children went off to university the "anti-social isolating" bit has not really affected me. There are some stupid figures being bandied about, and I mean stupid. A friend's son crashed his bike and died in hospital from his injuries, but as he tested positive on arrival for carrying Covid his death is counted as a Covid death. All deaths within a twenty-eight day period after testing positive, whether or not showing any symptoms, are also counted. Heart attacks, strokes, car accidents, falling down stairs, all are Covid deaths...<br></div><div><br></div><div>Against stupidity the gods themselves struggle in vain....</div><div><br></div><div>But we have the internet to keep us all in touch. Good to hear from you chaps, stay well.</div><div><br></div><div>Terence<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, 21 Sep 2020 at 04:06, James McDonald via Linux-users <<a href="mailto:linux-users@linux-sxs.org">linux-users@linux-sxs.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">That was a well written article. Talk about a multi-variant problem.<br>
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It also seems the virus likes cool weather. Our northern (warmer) states have a lot less restrictions than we do in Victoria.<br>
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Stay safe all.<br>
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-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Lonni J Friedman <<a href="mailto:netllama@gmail.com" target="_blank">netllama@gmail.com</a>> <br>
Sent: Monday, 21 September 2020 11:13 AM<br>
To: Linux Users (formerly Caldera) discussion <<a href="mailto:linux-users@linux-sxs.org" target="_blank">linux-users@linux-sxs.org</a>><br>
Cc: James McDonald <<a href="mailto:james@toggen.com.au" target="_blank">james@toggen.com.au</a>><br>
Subject: Re: Best Lock Down Ever<br>
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America is an unmitigated disaster. See <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/09/pandemic-intuition-nightmare-spiral-winter/616204/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/09/pandemic-intuition-nightmare-spiral-winter/616204/</a><br>
for an excellent summary.<br>
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I wish we had nationwide "stage 4" lock down. Its what we need, and anyone who disagrees is ignoring science in favor of politics.<br>
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On Sun, Sep 20, 2020 at 6:11 PM James McDonald via Linux-users <<a href="mailto:linux-users@linux-sxs.org" target="_blank">linux-users@linux-sxs.org</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Hi Personages of the Linux SxS list,<br>
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> Here in Melbourne we are in “stage 4” lock down. Meaning only one person being allowed to go out for essentials and at the moment 2 hours of socially distanced exercise per day.<br>
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> I had one friend catch COVID-19 on a cruise liner and it almost killed him. Family in other parts of the world (London) have lost close friends.<br>
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> Others say it’s all a government conspiracy to curtail our freedoms & control us. What do you think?<br>
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> I have purchased and built a new computer and dual screen set-up for what I call my COVID cave. Running Fedora 32 and VMWare Workstation Pro for running M$ guests.<br>
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> I hope this email finds you all well. Stay safe<br>
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> My semi-annual list post is now complete.<br>
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> James McDonald<br>
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