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cyberentomology t1_ixvwxqr wrote
Reply to comment by bkydx in A study of NFL games during the 2020 season suggests a link between attendance and COVID spikes in surrounding counties 14 and 21 days later. The inferred connection held strongest for games attended by 20,000-plus fans by Wagamaga
It boggles the mind how your preconceived biases are preventing you from connecting the dots here.
cyberentomology t1_ixvwtc1 wrote
Reply to comment by bkydx in A study of NFL games during the 2020 season suggests a link between attendance and COVID spikes in surrounding counties 14 and 21 days later. The inferred connection held strongest for games attended by 20,000-plus fans by Wagamaga
Airborne virus + tens of thousands of people packed in close proximity is going to result in spread of said airborne virus. Fewer people packed into less close proximity won’t.
They didn’t just pull that “social distancing” thing out of their asses.
cyberentomology t1_ixv708d wrote
You missed a rather important data point… where?
cyberentomology t1_ixv6sem wrote
cyberentomology t1_ixv2ns1 wrote
Reply to comment by bkydx in A study of NFL games during the 2020 season suggests a link between attendance and COVID spikes in surrounding counties 14 and 21 days later. The inferred connection held strongest for games attended by 20,000-plus fans by Wagamaga
It would also be interesting to compare enclosed stadiums vs outdoor, but there may not be enough data here.
cyberentomology t1_ixv2ebk wrote
Reply to comment by dmk120281 in A study of NFL games during the 2020 season suggests a link between attendance and COVID spikes in surrounding counties 14 and 21 days later. The inferred connection held strongest for games attended by 20,000-plus fans by Wagamaga
Science is going to keep studying the mountains of data that arose from the pandemic, probably for decades to come.
cyberentomology t1_ixv26hl wrote
Reply to comment by JKUAN108 in A study of NFL games during the 2020 season suggests a link between attendance and COVID spikes in surrounding counties 14 and 21 days later. The inferred connection held strongest for games attended by 20,000-plus fans by Wagamaga
However, this result may (and should) prompt further research to confirm or refute that. This is exactly the sort of thing public health officials and medical professionals need to be looking at, to inform health protocols for large gatherings and analyze the cost/benefit of not only health protocols at the event (what works, what doesn’t) but also whether an event should be held at all.
It would also be very interesting to see how the numbers differ for disease with airborne spread vs contact spread, as having some baseline data could provide valuable early input into determining how the next novel pathogen is spread.
We also need a really robust, anonymous, and automatic contact tracing system. The one Apple and others have implemented is pretty solid, but that whole process is currently infected with politics.
cyberentomology t1_ixv1386 wrote
Reply to A study of NFL games during the 2020 season suggests a link between attendance and COVID spikes in surrounding counties 14 and 21 days later. The inferred connection held strongest for games attended by 20,000-plus fans by Wagamaga
This should surprise absolutely nobody who was paying attention and doesn’t have their judgment clouded by conspiracy theories, but glad someone put in the work to show the data.
cyberentomology t1_ixcrm7k wrote
Reply to comment by vtTownie in [Bloomberg] Here’s How America Uses Its Land by JPAnalyst
Lot of that in Kansas. Grass is one of the best solar farms there is, using solar energy to convert CO2 into oxygen, H-C bonds (sugars and starches) and biomass (cellulose) and storing much of it underground.
The Kansas tallgrass prairie was probably one of the best carbon sinks on the planet (along with the Russian Steppes and the Argentine Pampas) and about 150 years ago, right about the time we really needed to not do so, 98% of it was plowed under, and the 60 million grazing animals that lived there were almost completely exterminated.
cyberentomology t1_ixcqxak wrote
Reply to comment by Kragkin in [Bloomberg] Here’s How America Uses Its Land by JPAnalyst
Pasture land is unable to be used for any other crops and so livestock becomes the best way to grow food from that land. Cattle are quite good at turning captured atmospheric carbon in the form of plant biomass and then turning it into protein, rendering that land quite productive while keeping the ecosystem going (they are a vital component of that grassland ecosystem) without having to mechanically work the land.
cyberentomology t1_ixcqfkk wrote
Reply to comment by vtTownie in [Bloomberg] Here’s How America Uses Its Land by JPAnalyst
That’s basically cropland, just on a longer cycle. Engineered wood products and pulp usage allow that cycle to be shortened, though.
It’s all one of the better carbon capture mechanisms we have right now.
cyberentomology t1_iv6ssfd wrote
Reply to comment by WastingTimeAsUsuaI in [OC] How long headphones last and where they fail by madredditscientist
LOL, “audiophiles” are nothing more than peddlers and consumers of electronic woo and snake oil. They wouldn’t recognize the difference.
Audio pros laugh at these people as soon as the payment clears. I don’t put any stock into what they “know” (usually what they have convinced themselves is real)
cyberentomology t1_iv57dfa wrote
Reply to comment by One_Ad_3499 in [OC] How long headphones last and where they fail by madredditscientist
And travel headphones.
After just getting off an 8 hour flight, can wholeheartedly recommend Apple’s comically expensive AirPods Max. First set of ANC cans J have owned that can be worn for 8 hours straight. And the sound is amazing.
cyberentomology t1_iv4tpcr wrote
Reply to comment by RuthlessChubbz in [OC] How long headphones last and where they fail by madredditscientist
Since they started making them out of actual pie.
cyberentomology t1_itt7874 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Apple devices now support Nintendo’s classic game controllers. by SUPRVLLAN
Latency is not a function of your speed.
cyberentomology t1_itlf5hl wrote
Millimeters of pizza is an odd metric.
cyberentomology OP t1_it19ncj wrote
Reply to comment by Dude_Hold_My_Bear in [OC] Where did it come from, where did it go? Delta Airlines 22Q3 Financials by cyberentomology
It’s a high volume, low margin business. Any net income that is positive is a good thing.
The numbers from a year ago are terrifying.
Lufthansa does similar volume and lost money in the first half of the year.
cyberentomology OP t1_it022pe wrote
Reply to comment by skotman01 in [OC] Where did it come from, where did it go? Delta Airlines 22Q3 Financials by cyberentomology
delta is pretty good about lots of details in their financial quarterlies.
cyberentomology OP t1_it01zw8 wrote
Reply to comment by skotman01 in [OC] Where did it come from, where did it go? Delta Airlines 22Q3 Financials by cyberentomology
Good catch! I wasn’t fully paying attention when typing out the title. Can’t even blame autocorrect.
cyberentomology OP t1_isz3muw wrote
Reply to comment by NerdyDan in [OC] Where did it come from, where did it go? Delta Airlines 22Q3 Financials by cyberentomology
Yeah, that was a surprise to me too. vertical integration FTW
cyberentomology OP t1_isz3hch wrote
Reply to comment by skyecolin22 in [OC] Where did it come from, where did it go? Delta Airlines 22Q3 Financials by cyberentomology
Most likely, but that would be whatever the local state tax is at the point of purchase
cyberentomology OP t1_isyy4rm wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in [OC] Where did it come from, where did it go? Delta Airlines 22Q3 Financials by cyberentomology
Just like RyanAir, the report is pretty lean on frills 🤣
cyberentomology OP t1_isywpnw wrote
Reply to comment by guberhardt in [OC] Where did it come from, where did it go? United Airlines 22Q3 Financials by cyberentomology
That’s close enough to the statutory rate that is not particularly significant. They may have some capex that could offset some of their tax liability, or they may have overprovisioned in a previous quarter.
It could be that some of it is also subject to tax outside the US at a lower rate.
cyberentomology OP t1_isyw6sq wrote
Reply to comment by mmmmm_pi in [OC] Where did it come from, where did it go? United Airlines 22Q3 Financials by cyberentomology
I’m sure the accountants have their reasons… and they probably don’t make any sense to us plebs.
cyberentomology t1_ixvx5kn wrote
Reply to comment by bkydx in A study of NFL games during the 2020 season suggests a link between attendance and COVID spikes in surrounding counties 14 and 21 days later. The inferred connection held strongest for games attended by 20,000-plus fans by Wagamaga
Gosh, it’s almost like different variants had different thresholds for contagion or something.