Daily review 17/08/2021

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40 comments on “Daily review 17/08/2021”

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  2. 2

    Suddenly the vaccine stroll out isn’t looking so flash.

    Ironic 24 hours after the UK got ultimate freedoms.

    So we still rely on a strategy that’s 18 months old.

        1. 2.3.1.1

          Yup, and 26 deaths is a 'good' day in the “free” UK.

          The 7-day moving average for the UK is currently 89 tragic Covid deaths per day – an “ultimate freedums” "strategy” of sorts, but not, it seems, for the whole ‘team’.

        2. 2.3.1.2

          UK has a population of approximately 66 million people, so 26 deaths isn't too bad! More people probably got killed on the roads in the UK than that.

          1. 2.3.1.2.1

            26 on a good day.

            2019 comparison:

            UK road deaths, 1754 (4 or 5 on an average day). NZ had 353 (1 a day).

            UK influenza deaths, 1213 (3 or 4 on an average day).NZ, roughly 500 a year (1-2 a day).

            So (barring a catastrophic math screw up by me, which can happen) to get to their "oh yay, we can party again" acceptable level of deaths from covid using your comparator and the "it's like a flu" crowd: take each. Add them together. Multiply that by three. Then you get their number of covid dead on a good day.

  4. 4

    No-one in NZ should be surprised if they have bothered to look across the ditch – half of Australia is locked down. The good news is that the states and territories that acted swiftly (Queensland, SA, WA, NT) all squashed the delta variant quickly, NSW not so much, Victoria on a knife edge. NZ is not messing around, so here's hoping! Perhaps it might shake some of the complacency out of the public.

    2. 5.2

      These are probably not actual prices. The energy companies submit bids ahead, for each half hour, but the system is largely automated from there including constraints (which come in when there are shortages). Constraints will set unrealistic prices in the automated system so the system tries to avoid them (if there is sufficient generation available).

      The implication being shortage/brownout looks like ridiculus prices.

  6. 6

    Perhaps this advice has been on the telly…if not, and the silly blue mask is all you've got…

    1. 6.1

      Its kinda odd we go into lockdown at midnight but from about 3pm Aucklands have been packed into the Supermarkets including Devonport the few hours before announcement seem to carry the greatest risk.

      1. 6.1.1

        Yeah… that was a source of amusement for me too. The places of interest in Devonport (my part of town) may well include the NW supermarket which has a monopoly in the area.

        So, they all go piling in before the deep clean can be carried out. Idiots.

        1. 7.1.1.1

          Short notice to buy masks? We've had 18 bloody months to buy them! It's like we do need to be told what to do.

        2. 7.1.1.2

          Better than a bought one….ie…you can barely breathe wearing one. (I used three 2 ply paper towels.)

    2. 7.2

      I cant see the point of wearing a mask when out in the fresh air. Saw someone jogging the other day wearing a mask. Perfectly understandable when on public transport or indoors.

      1. 7.2.1

        'I cant see the point of wearing a mask when out in the fresh air'.

        Yeah but it seems like you revel in your ignorance, so hardly surprising .

        1. 7.2.1.1

          No evidence of any superspreader events from outdoor protests from what I've seen, or from outdoor exercising. Perhaps your ignorance level needs to be reevaluated?

              1. 7.2.1.1.1.1.1

                Feel free to start the debate by doing a critical analysis and comparison of those two reports. Oh well, you won’t because you have no interest in genuine debate, only in confirming your own bias, IMO.

        2. 7.2.1.2

          I can imagine you standing in the middle of a deserted beach wearing a mask. The scare tactics have certainly worked on yourself and many others.

  9. 9

    An excellent piece that is likely lost amongst all the current covid drama.

    "It will be difficult for governments to change their mind-sets that economic growth is the best route to prosperity. But the realities of resource and energy limits will force them to rethink priorities and goals. We need to move beyond politicians who are simply good managers and look for those with a new vision for the new realities that we face."

    https://www.newsroom.co.nz/climate-emergency/building-small-nimble-communities-to-ensure-climate-safety

  10. 10

    The advice given needs to updating to include mouthwash/nasal rinse after going out in public, or for reducing viral load during illness (virus replicates in nose and mouth). I've given myself a rinse this evening including the nasel bit.

    Betadine or Listerine with cyptoheptine (check back) works for the mouthwash.

    This information is from the FLCCC Alliance, so apologies to those who find them offensive. Personally I'd rather get info from medical doctors who need to be right or watch their patients die than any other source, but to each there own.

  12. 12

    When I think Blackrock I think of exploitation. VG won't be any different.

    With $20 trillion between them, Blackrock and Vanguard could own almost everything by 2028

    Two towers of power are dominating the future of investing

    Imagine a world in which two asset managers call the shots, in which their wealth exceeds current U.S. GDP and where almost every hedge fund, government and retiree is a customer.

    https://financialpost.com/investing/a-20-trillion-blackrock-vanguard-duopoly-is-investings-future/wcm/3d3cb37e-5c6c-4ffe-9e80-430038119685

    I remember someone (possibly George Gammon) warning about index funds but it wasn't along the lines of taking over the world.

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