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Lee A Stewart · 03-19-2020, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Hayabusa85

Gamestop claiming they are an essential service like grocery stores and pharmacies.

https://kotaku.com/gamestop-we-can-s...wer-1842415962

GameStop is on the very edge of going bankrupt. If they were forced to close all their stores for 2 weeks, that would put them out of business. Which IMO would be no loss. They are a horrible company to do business with and a horrible company to work for.

sfmarine · 03-19-2020, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Hayabusa85

Gamestop claiming they are an essential service like grocery stores and pharmacies.

https://kotaku.com/gamestop-we-can-s...wer-1842415962

Yeah...they are not essential so I wonder how that will end for them.

I’m in Pennsylvania and our governor has ordered all non-life-sustaining businesses to close by 8pm tonight. So I would assume that would mean GameStop as well.

My optometrist remains open though....I guess because people need their glasses?....

Tony208 · 03-19-2020, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Hayabusa85

Gamestop claiming they are an essential service like grocery stores and pharmacies.

https://kotaku.com/gamestop-we-can-s...wer-1842415962

Trash till the end

sfmarine · 03-19-2020, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Wow what a complete ****ing moron. I had a huge crush on her when watching Lost, but that's a disgusting attitude, especially for someone with kids. She's also living with her father who has Stage IV Leukemia too, just unbelievable. She's probably an anti-vaxxer too.

I had a crush on her too man. She really went off the rails though it seems.

Dubstar · 03-19-2020, 09:46 PM

first US child (5 years old) to get the coronavirus:

Coronavirus Cases Spike to Over 100 in Maryland, Including 5-Year-Old

Moe Szyslak · 03-19-2020, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Dubstar

first US child (5 years old) to die from the coronavirus:

Coronavirus Cases Spike to Over 100 in Maryland, Including 5-Year-Old

Per the article, the child is not dead.

IndyMLVC · 03-19-2020, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Cinema84

Alarmism for sensationalism helps no one. Well, except the entities pushing the fear.

Not an answer.

Falaskan · 03-19-2020, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by IndyMLVC

Not an answer.

Not an answer...to you.

Dubstar · 03-19-2020, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Chaotic

It just says the 5 year old got the virus.

oops - my bad, I can't change it, since you quoted me.

IndyMLVC · 03-19-2020, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Falaskan

Not an answer...to you.

It's not an answer to the question i asked.

Lee A Stewart · 03-19-2020, 10:10 PM

The world's fastest supercomputer identified chemicals that could stop coronavirus from spreading, a crucial step toward a vaccine

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Summit, IBM's supercomputer equipped with the "brain of AI," ran thousands of simulations to analyze which drug compounds might effectively stop the virus from infecting host cells.

The supercomputer identified 77 of them. It's a promising step toward creating the most effective vaccine.

Summit was commissioned by the US Department of Energy in 2014 for the purpose it's serving now -- solving the world's problems.

It's got the power of 200 petaflops, which means it has the computing speed of 200 quadrillion calculations per second, aka: It's 1 million times more powerful than the fastest laptop.

thebalconyfool · 03-19-2020, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by sfmarine

This is really sad. A relatively healthy 34-year-old man dies from COVID-19; recently visited Disney World.

https://www.tmz.com/2020/03/19/34-ye...world-florida/

So sad. Awful that they couldn't get the anti-viral drugs to him in time.

rdodolak · 03-19-2020, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Scarface32

I can confirm that it’s products sold by Amazon as well. I just got done talking to them after I got an email about my copy of Animal Crossing being delayed. They said there are supply issues and I’ve been put on a list based on pre-order date.

That sounds different though (manufacturer delay) than an active Amazon decision not to restock.

sfmarine · 03-19-2020, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by thebalconyfool

So sad. Awful that they couldn't get the anti-viral drugs to him in time.

It really is but imagine if he had the virus while walking around all of those people in and around Disney World....

Lee A Stewart · 03-19-2020, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by sfmarine

It really is but imagine if he had the virus while walking around all of those people in and around Disney World....

There's a new buzz word/moniker to describe that very situation . . . Community Spread

Chaotic · 03-19-2020, 10:33 PM

If I coughed up blood, i would go to the ER right away and not fly the next day and then go.

Steedeel · 03-19-2020, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by bruceames

I'm more worried about the effect on the economy myself. The panic is normal, considering the extreme measures being taken around the world and the effect so far it's had on the economy, and with all kinds of people worrying about their economic future.

My post just refer to the doomsday posts, that the civilized world will end as we know and we should be studying how to clean carcasses, hunt, survive in the wild etc, and the other "we're all screwed" posts.

I’m well covered. Been watching The Walking Dead for years!

meremortal · 03-19-2020, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Chaotic

If I coughed up blood, i would go to the ER right away and not fly the next day and then go.

Few people in that age range would assume the worst, especially with all the general info basically assuming 'younger people will be fine.'

Steedeel · 03-19-2020, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Lee A Stewart

There's a new buzz word/moniker to describe that very situation . . . Community Spread

I hate buzzwords. They give me goosebumps.

I was told one today. Apparently if someone is obsessed with another persons life, they are ‘Living in their head rent free’.

I genuinely get goosebumps when people keep repeating manufactured sayings. I should go to the doctor’s!

ctujackbauer · 03-19-2020, 10:49 PM

US cases are starting to ramp. Especially in NY. 8,000 tests done overnight in NY; 1,152 more additional confirmed infected.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/19/healt...day/index.html

I hate to say this, but big cities with cases are going to have to lock down to keep the rest of the country outside the cities from getting infected via community acquisition/community spread. Los Angeles included, unfortunately. (edit: I mean, spread more than it already has. lock it down from tourists, shelter in place)

03-19-2020, 09:46 PM	#1945
Dubstar Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:down at Fraggle Rock Home Theater Gallery:1 4K collection:201 Blu-ray collection:1953 DVD collection:304 MA collection:4 Digital collection:33 Trading Score:29	first US child (5 years old) to get the coronavirus: Coronavirus Cases Spike to Over 100 in Maryland, Including 5-Year-Old Last edited by Dubstar; 03-19-2020 at 10:02 PM.

03-19-2020, 10:49 PM	#1960
ctujackbauer Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Apr 2016 Trading Score:4	US cases are starting to ramp. Especially in NY. 8,000 tests done overnight in NY; 1,152 more additional confirmed infected. https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/19/healt...day/index.html I hate to say this, but big cities with cases are going to have to lock down to keep the rest of the country outside the cities from getting infected via community acquisition/community spread. Los Angeles included, unfortunately. (edit: I mean, spread more than it already has. lock it down from tourists, shelter in place) Last edited by ctujackbauer; 03-19-2020 at 10:59 PM.

03-19-2020, 10:33 PM	#1956
Chaotic Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Mar 2009 Location:Denver, CO	If I coughed up blood, i would go to the ER right away and not fly the next day and then go.

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