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Penton-Man · 04-13-2020, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Britbuffguy

I tried to get some clippers at Wal-Mart yesterday, but they were locked up and I think every employee was hiding. Target was closed and Walgreens is forcing you to wear masks now, and I don't have one.

I basically took a pair of scissors and cut off enough up top, but I like a good 1 on the sides and back, it's where all the grey grows bad in my hair, so I'll need clippers to do that.

Might just shave my head. Not like any ladies are looking anyways, plus I can wear a hat if it looks to brutal.

Concerned about quality (of the tool), without being outrageously expensive compared to other professional scissors, upon recommendation from my hairstylist, my wife recently bought a pair of these for about $60. on Amazon to cut my hair – ‘Got Glamour Cobalt Molybdenum Right-Handed Hair Cutting Scissors’.

I figure if she messes up with the cut, I can always wear a shemagh.

bruceames · 04-13-2020, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by mar3o

Well I wouldn't call that meaningless. I've watched that number for 2 weeks and it's hovered steadily between 35% and 40%. Back when the deaths were half this number, the percentage was still around 35%. Now it's slightly higher at 40% currently now, with twice as many recorded deaths. Obviously this could change as more patients either recover or don't, and that number may certainly lower as more patients recover, but I wouldn't call a sample size of 60,000 as meaningless. All I said was currently, 35%-38% of outcomes have died, and that's accurate according to the numbers that have been reported.

Must have had a bunch of positive outcome flood in overnight, because the death rate suddenly went from 71.3% on March 25th, to 40% the day after. That alone should tell you they're not too concerned right now with using precious testing supplies to close cases. And common sense will tell you the death rate isn't remotely that high. Watch in a couple of months it'll be in the low single digits.

sfmarine · 04-13-2020, 11:08 PM

Instagram is the main popular one these days but it's owned by Facebook. Snapchat is also still going strong.

Pondosinatra · 04-13-2020, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by bruceames

My 9 year old live-in granddaughter has the app. Maybe I shouldn't have approved it. Thought it was harmless but maybe not.

Snapchat? Well God, I hope at 9 she's not there yet...but in a few years...I mean just think back to when you were young...if you had that technology available at the time - would you be any different?

mar3o · 04-13-2020, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by bruceames

Must have had a bunch of positive outcome flood in overnight, because the death rate suddenly went from 71.3% on March 25th, to 40% the day after. That alone should tell you they're not too concerned right now with using precious testing supplies to close cases. And common sense will tell you the death rate isn't remotely that high. Watch in a couple of months it'll be in the low single digits.

Well I certainly hope it drops lower and lower as more cases get resolved. Right now the numbers are high, but perhaps a greater percentage of those infected will recover in the coming weeks. Right now we can only know what the numbers tell us, and right now the numbers say roughly 4 out of every 10 resolved cases die. But like you said, that can certainly change.

bruceames · 04-13-2020, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Pondosinatra

Snapchat? Well God, I hope at 9 she's not there yet...but in a few years...I mean just think back to when you were young...if you had that technology available at the time - would you be any different?

No, not Snapchat. She has TikTok. Should I delete it? Anyway the one she is obsessed with right now is Roblox.

Pondosinatra · 04-13-2020, 11:15 PM

Huh...

"U.S. government gave $3.7million grant to Wuhan lab at center of coronavirus leak scrutiny that was performing experiments on bats from the caves where the disease is believed to have originated"

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...urce-bats.html

LordoftheRings · 04-13-2020, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by bruceames

What do the millenials use? Probably something under the FB umbrella.

Instagram ... yep, owned by Facebook.

Pondosinatra · 04-13-2020, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by bruceames

No, not Snapchat. She has TikTok. Should I delete it? Anyway the one she is obsessed with right now is Roblox.

Ya I have no idea what TikTok is even about...I'd have to ask my niece...lol.

LordoftheRings · 04-13-2020, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Pondosinatra

Well first there was that app - can't remember the name - all the kids would use to send naked pix of themselves because after viewing it, the app would automatically delete the picture.

Edit: Just remembered, Snapchat!

Oh, and what's TikTok all about?

I'm so old...

LordoftheRings · 04-13-2020, 11:24 PM

Lee (Stewart), are you alive?

IndyMLVC · 04-13-2020, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by LordoftheRings

WhatsApp is what straight guys use to cheat on their wives with.

LordoftheRings · 04-13-2020, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by IndyMLVC

WhatsApp is what straight guys use to cheat on their wives with.

Ah, didn't know that.

'Bout Messenger?

Pondosinatra · 04-13-2020, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by IndyMLVC

WhatsApp is what straight guys use to cheat on their wives with.

Really? How do I sign up?

I kid....or do I???

Pondosinatra · 04-13-2020, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by LordoftheRings

Ah, didn't know that.

'Bout Messenger?

Whatever happened to ICQ?

LordoftheRings · 04-13-2020, 11:38 PM

ICQ? Don't know anything about it, what's up with ICQ?

Pondosinatra · 04-13-2020, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by LordoftheRings

ICQ? D'ont know anything about it, what's up with ICQ?

Before MSN Messenger there was ICQ...had a surprising number of hookups back in the day because of it.

LordoftheRings · 04-13-2020, 11:40 PM

You guys saw that video yet?

LordoftheRings · 04-13-2020, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Pondosinatra

Before MSN Messenger there was ICQ...had a surprising number of hookups back in the day because of it.

Oh yeah, now I remember. It's been a while. A doctor friend from Brazil was into ICQ, so we communicated through it for a short while...few months...a year.

One of my sis is big on Messenger. So I occasionally communicate with her through it.
And few other relatives too but rarely.

I'm more into physical social proximity...before this shit happened.

MazeRunner · 04-13-2020, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by LordoftheRings

Instagram ... yep, owned by Facebook.

Instagram is starting to get annoying with all the D/Z-list celebs I follow going Live every day for no reason.

04-13-2020, 11:08 PM	#5203
sfmarine Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2008 Location:The Swan Station aDdIcTeD 2 LOST PSN:U5MC51473 Home Theater Gallery:18 4K collection:933 Blu-ray collection:2314 DVD collection:276 MA collection:461 Digital collection:492 iTunes collection:534 Blu-ray reviews: 7 Trading Score:43	Instagram is the main popular one these days but it's owned by Facebook. Snapchat is also still going strong.

04-13-2020, 11:15 PM	#5207
Pondosinatra Blu-ray Champion Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Calgary, Alberta Home Theater Gallery:45 Trading Score:2	Huh... "U.S. government gave $3.7million grant to Wuhan lab at center of coronavirus leak scrutiny that was performing experiments on bats from the caves where the disease is believed to have originated" https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...urce-bats.html

04-13-2020, 11:24 PM	#5211
LordoftheRings Special Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2010 Location:Portishead ♫	Lee (Stewart), are you alive?

04-13-2020, 11:38 PM	#5216
LordoftheRings Special Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2010 Location:Portishead ♫	ICQ? Don't know anything about it, what's up with ICQ?

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