sdkaufman (u/sdkaufman)

sdkaufman commented on How and why I attempt to use Links as main browser dataswamp.org/~lich/musin... · Posted by u/lich-tex

kbrosnan · 5 years ago

No mention of Browsh yet. It is a neat hack bringing the capabilities of modern browsers to command line browsers. https://www.brow.sh/docs/introduction/

> Browsh is a purely text-based browser that can run in most TTY terminal environments and in any browser. The terminal client is currently more advanced than the browser client.

> The browser client, somewhat confusingly, renders simple HTML or plain text that itself was parsed by Browsh running inside another browser. The point being that the HTML or text that Browsh outputs is extremely lightweight. As of writing in 2018, the average website requires downloading around 3MB and making over 100 individual HTTP requests. Browsh will turn this into around 15kb and 2 HTTP requests - 1 for the HTML/text and the other for the favicon.

sdkaufman · 5 years ago

+1 - Browsh is one of the most amazing pieces of software I've come across in the past few years.

I've found that using Browsh together with mosh and tmux, you can get a surprisingly functional remote desktop experience. I've found it especially handy in cases when "normal" remote desktop is too slow, e.g. when tethered to mobile data connection or using an underpowered client device.

sdkaufman commented on CDC says U.S. gatherings of over 50 people should be put off bloomberg.com/news/articl... · Posted by u/infodocket

CivBase · 5 years ago

I have many friends who work hourly wages and do not have enough in savings to last more than a month without work. The full lockdown you are advocating for could cause significantly more devastation than it prevents.

And it's nice to think that everyone will just stay home and quarantine until this blows over, but I'd be surprised if a majority of people actually did that. At some point the "lockdown" strategy produces diminishing returns.

sdkaufman · 5 years ago

> The full lockdown you are advocating for could cause significantly more devastation than it prevents.

The financial hit will be very real, but there can and will be mitigations down the line. What do you think are the chances that city, state and federal governments are all just going to let people starve in their homes? For example, the California state government has promised to keep paying teachers and school staff despite school closures. Not to mention companies, organizations and individuals. Many tech companies are continuing to pay maintenance staff despite office closures, for example.

As for the devastation that it prevents - well, many unnecessary deaths. The government might be able to pay you a portion of lost wages, give you a loan or reduce your taxes this year, but it can't bring back your loved ones if they die from the coronavirus.

> I'd be surprised if a majority of people actually did that

There are always going to be idiots and morons. But I think if cases and deaths skyrocket over the next few weeks, as is currently expected, the number of people flouting the quarantine is going to go down pretty dramatically. Not only will people become more aware of the risk, but more businesses will be closed so there's less incentive (e.g. all bars and clubs closed in several states, Starbucks is now takeout-only in some places, attractions like Disneyland closing down etc).

sdkaufman commented on CDC says U.S. gatherings of over 50 people should be put off bloomberg.com/news/articl... · Posted by u/infodocket

Taek · 5 years ago

At first I was happy to see this. But now I am not happy to see this, because it's making me realize that this is the only action that's going to be put in place over the next few days.

Too little, too late. This type of regulation made sense 2 weeks ago, combined with a halting of all international travel and an advisory against interstate travel.

The virus got out of control though. We don't know how many are infected, but we know our ground zero is 10-100x worse than the ground zero of nations that managed to get things under control.

People need to brace for impact. The US medical system is going to be overwhelmed by people in critical condition. The government has been too slow to respond.

sdkaufman · 5 years ago

I think as the number of cases explode with more testing availability, governments at all levels will be pressured into taking more action if only to show the population something is being done.

But yes, we now know it's already too late. The US has failed to contain the disease like China, Hong Kong, Taiwan etc did, and the CDC already expects most of the U.S. population will be exposed to this virus eventually. There's no precedent yet for a COVID-19 epidemic of this size -- China has successfully contained it, and Italy's population is just 1/5 of the US.

But on the other hand, we as average people can still do our part and meaningfully contribute to flattening the curve. Even one unnecessary death avoided is a win.

sdkaufman commented on CDC says U.S. gatherings of over 50 people should be put off bloomberg.com/news/articl... · Posted by u/infodocket

nemo44x · 5 years ago

Except just about nowhere is like northern Italy’s situation. It’s apples to oranges. There’s so much more to it all than a Reddit Excel graphic meme.

This entire thing has become a meme and it’s mainly wrong. It’s a serious issue but these kinds of data analysis are just super wrong. They are missing all context.

Italy is an awful model. Look to cities like NYC or London for realistic worst case scenarios as they’ve had infections just as long. And they are the worst case as most places don’t have anywhere near the foreign travel or social proximity.

It will get much worse than now (it’s not even bad yet almost everywhere in terms of ICU PATIENTS). But this ridiculous idea that the Italian situation is going to replicate in most places is bad analysis.

sdkaufman · 5 years ago

I don't think anyone is suggesting that the situation in Italy is 100% accurately "going to replicate in most places". It's only an example to warn us of the kind of human tragedy that could happen if we don't get our sh*t together in the US.

No one cares if the theoretically more accurate number really should be 20K cases and not 50K cases in 10 days. The point is we need to act NOW rather than 10 days later. As Dr. Fauci said, it's probably better for us to be overreacting at this point than under-reacting. [1]

[1] https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/487639-fauci-...

sdkaufman commented on CDC says U.S. gatherings of over 50 people should be put off bloomberg.com/news/articl... · Posted by u/infodocket

thathndude · 5 years ago

Sounds worse than coronavirus.

sdkaufman · 5 years ago

If you're young and healthy, I can totally see how a lock down might feel worse than the risk of getting the coronavirus.

But it's not just about you. It's about the elderly, the sick, the weak around you. Even if you end up fine after getting the disease, you're going to transmit it to other people, directly or indirectly, who may end up dying because of you. That's what R0 is about.

So yeah, a lock down will suck for you, but I hope it makes you feel better to know that it will help save someone else's life.

sdkaufman commented on Washington governor announces shutdown of restaurants, bars governor.wa.gov/news-medi... · Posted by u/cosmic_shame

easytiger · 5 years ago

Well if you triage patients and ventilate people much more likely to survive, that's what the numbers might end up being

sdkaufman · 5 years ago

No, triage based on likelihood of survival has not been happening widely yet in France and the Netherlands (thankfully).

sdkaufman commented on Washington governor announces shutdown of restaurants, bars governor.wa.gov/news-medi... · Posted by u/cosmic_shame

ryanSrich · 5 years ago

This feels like a much worse outcome than just taking the virus on the chin and letting 40-70% of the population get sick. That may seem contrarian, but this panic feels worse than the actual virus. More people will die from economic hardship than from COVID.

sdkaufman · 5 years ago

> this panic feels worse

Well, for most people losing their family would feel way worse.

There are many ways to mitigate the economic impact down the line. Governments at all levels, companies and organization are already helping blunt the impact. For example, the California state government has promised to keep paying teachers and school staff. Many tech companies are continuing to pay maintenance staff despite office closures. NBA players have donated to arena staff affected by cancellations.

But nothing can bring back our loved ones.

Sources: https://edsource.org/2020/newsom-assures-districts-theyll-be.... https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/06/coronavirus-google-facebook-.... https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/13/us/nba-player-donations-coron....

sdkaufman commented on Washington governor announces shutdown of restaurants, bars governor.wa.gov/news-medi... · Posted by u/cosmic_shame

boznz · 5 years ago

My Daughter was working as a temp between jobs and the work has now been stopped, she had two second interviews planned in Sydney this week now both positions have been retracted and nobody hiring or interviewing, she has about 7 weeks of cash savings and 4 months lease on a rental. Oh and no unemployment benefit or subsidies as she is New Zealander working in Australia.

Young People at the lowest risk from this virus are going to be much worse off than just catching a fucking bad cold.

The UK's answer to the problem is starting to look a lot more sensible than total economic chaos being caused by all other methods.

Happy to be downvoted to nothing because I am so over this.

sdkaufman · 5 years ago

> Young People at the lowest risk from this virus are going to be much worse off than just catching a fucking bad cold.

It's not a "fucking bad cold" for young people.

- Over 50% of ICU patients in Netherlands from COVID-19 are under 50. [1]

- Over 50% of ICU patients in France are under 60. [2]

- Over 40% of patients requiring hospitalization in China were under 50. [3]

Young people are not invincible. The fact that they can use up a significant chunk of already scarce medical resources suggests that we really shouldn't be sending that message and encouraging young people to not give a sh*t about the epidemic.

[1] https://www.ad.nl/dossier-coronavirus/40-a-50-nederlandse-co...

[2] https://www.motherjones.com/coronavirus-updates/2020/03/300-...

[3] https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2002032

sdkaufman commented on Washington governor announces shutdown of restaurants, bars governor.wa.gov/news-medi... · Posted by u/cosmic_shame

Polylactic_acid · 5 years ago

Lives and dollars are not totally different things. How many lives will be ruined by total financial destruction? How many will commit suicide in the months and years after due to financial issues?

sdkaufman · 5 years ago

Governments at all levels, companies and non-profits can (and I don't doubt will) help mitigate the financial hit in the months and years ahead. The California state government has for example promised to keep paying teachers and school staff. [1] Many tech companies for example are continuing to pay maintenance staff despite office closures. [2] NBA players have donated to arena staff affected by cancellations. [3]

But there is nothing anyone can do to bring back our loved ones.

[1] https://edsource.org/2020/newsom-assures-districts-theyll-be...

[2] https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/06/coronavirus-google-facebook-...

[3] https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/13/us/nba-player-donations-coron...