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cyberbarf VOLUME 18 No 11 EXAMINE THE NET WAY OF LIFE JUNE, 2020
WE ARE THE SHEEP BARF BAGS iTOONS FOUND BUT NOT LOST ON THE INTERNET WHETHER REPORT
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cyberbarf WE ARE THE SHEEP PUBLIC POLICY About 30 percent of people in Stockholm have reached a level of immunity, Sweden's ambassador to the United States told NPR on April 26. “We could reach herd immunity (to the coronavirus) in the capital as early as next month.” As Reason Magazine reported, the comment turns out to have been a bit hasty: The report on the city's infection rate that the ambassador seems to have been referencing had already been withdrawn without explanation four days earlier. But the larger issue of herd immunity remains important. Herd immunity is the resistance to the spread of a contagious disease that results if a suffciently high proportion of a population is immune to the illness. Some people are still susceptible, but they are surrounded by immune individuals, who serve as a barrier preventing the microbes from reaching them. You can achieve this through either mass infection or mass vaccination.
Sweden adopted the minority position: it allowed its population to make their own common sense choices. The country did adopt certain social distancing rules and health procedures, but did not close schools or businesses. It allowed its citizens to choose their own risk tolerances. Other parts of Europe have been critical of this approach, citing statistics that Sweden has a higher mortality rate to confirmed cases or by per capita ratio. (However, those studies do not factor in the total number of untested people who have been affected by the virus, built up their own immunity, or are asymptomatic. One person estimated that more than 7 million Swedes have had contact with the virus which would mean that the virus deaths would be dramatically less mortality rate than the rest of Europe.) Never in the history of the United States has the government shut down the vast majority economy in order to stop an illness spreading and potentially killing citizens. In order to justify the move, the federal government “spent” (printed more debt) in one month the equivalent of 45 percent of the U.S. GDP. The national deficit has soared past $26 trillion (1.44 times last year's total GDP). Libertarians are appalled by the amount of federal deficit spending and the Draconian executive mandates (nearing marshall law in some states) under the guise of public health and safety. The American public allowed this to happen. It was only after a month of captivity that the sheep wanted to bolt their pens. Lawsuits were filed to challenge the restrictions on personal freedoms, including public worship. Some judges ruled that governors and officials had exceeded their statutory authority on public health regulations. Other critics felt that elected officials had no right to determine who was essential and who was non-essential (ironically, most government agencies like DMV and emission testing were deemed nonessential). Mom and Pop businesses have been shut down for more than 11 weeks. A great deal of them have now closed for good. The middle class is being squeezed into economic pulp. The high cost of the shut down will be borne by them with higher taxes and higher inflation. Last month, food prices went up by a record amount not seen in 50 years. Businesses that are open have factored in these new sanitary, health and welfare costs into every product and service. Expect a $20 haircut to now cost $40 when salons re-open. Those who have shepherded the people through this pandemic seem to have their own political blinders on. They believe themselves to be right and almighty. But just as a teapot boils to the point of steam explosion, so are the people trapped in their homes itching to get back to normalcy.
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A Minneapolis police officer has been charged with manslaughter for the killing of a black man, George Floyd. The nation was outraged by the incident. The outrage comes from the smartphone video of the actual event where the officer kneels on Mr. Floyd's neck while he pleads that he cannot breathe. Riots have happened across major cities as minority groups and protesters' anger over police misconduct boils over into the streets. In the 1960s, there was a new direction that “ history would be televised” as cameras began to capture images of war and social unrest that newspapers and radio could not. Today, every person with a smart phone can capture events that can change history. But even so, violent history continually repeats itself.
With most sports leagues on hiatus and casinos across the country closed because of the coronavirus, a lot of people have been placing bets online from home, leading to several records in online gambling numbers in 2020. Among the states that have seen huge jumps in online poker numbers are New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Those states saw the bets double over pre-pandemic times. But it is still substantially less than when casinos were open to real customers. It is ironic that people who were sheltering in place with no job to go to are being encouraged by their state leaders to gamble their savings in order to pass the time at home.
Sports leagues have been wrestling with ideas on how to salvage their seasons. MLB and its players union are still at odds over something that other leagues have kept quiet about: money. Baseball owners have demanded for a second time that players take more drastic pay cuts when the season starts. The players already gave in March by agreeing to take a prorata salary based on the number of games played in 2020. But team owners now claim that they could lose $4 billion if even half of the season is played this year. No one can confirm those statements because MLB clubs never open up their financial books. It seems like more posturing for the next collective bargaining agreement than trying to find a real solution to the 2020 season. And having a public relations war between billionaires and millionaires seems pointless when much of the fan base is financially hurting because of the pandemic shutdown. iToons
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Samsung Electronics introduced new lifestyle products at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show. The company introduced three small cube refrigerators for Wine, Beer and Beauty products. It is trying to target consumers current personalities and lifestyles. The cubes can be placed in any household room. Source: The Korea Herald
A woman trapped at home decided that should not stop her from shopping. She took a picture of herself, cut it out so she could virtually shop for shoes on various websites. She took a low-tech solution to a high-tech problem. Source: Mental Floss
A man identified as Mr. Lee has microwaved over 1.8 million KRW ($1,500 USD) of Korean banknotes in order to sanitize them from the spreading coronavirus but he was unfortunately left with only 950,000 KRW ($796 USD) after his attempt. Most people are unaware that paper money by its nature of being passed around from person to person is dirty. He did not realize that banknotes can catch fire and burn when microwaved; it was a costly lesson. Source: Allkpop
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Question: Whether massive federal pandemic spending will keep the economy in a long recession? |
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Question: Whether Hong Kong consumers rush to Apple stores to buy Private Virtual Networks is a response to China's new laws against HK freedoms? |
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Question: Whether Big Box retailers will lose at least two main players in liquidation bankruptcy after the pandemic is over? |
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