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Wuhan has begun to get noticeable clusters of cases since they lifted their hard, weld your door shut, lockdown. So they're going through SIP (or something quite like it) and looks like they plan to test EVERYONE in the city. Timeline is a bit nebulous but seems like 10 days to draw up a plan and ramp up testing (seems like it has already started). I'm getting a sense of confusion and figuring it out as they go (as we all are). Initial reports mentioned maybe trying to test everyone in 10 days but that's is so out the range of the current reality. While nowhere near as dense, Wuhan is home to over 11 million people compared to NYC of over 8 million just to give the sense of scale (the Tri-State area would bump it up significantly though to 20-30 million depending on how you define it). This got to be a month(s) long process after figuring out the daunting logistics of it all. False positives and false negative rates is going to be absolutely scrutinized at this scale, even with multiple tests. Also crucial for such an effort is a robust and swift contact tracing program so any outbreaks doesn't go undetected and spread. A fairly strong SIP order (e.g., stick to your communities) should help. Overall, I get a sense that China is really desperate to keep this under control with extreme means if necessary. Just a few weeks ago they locked down a small city bordering Russia after a few dozen cases popped up. Perhaps to maintain a strong sense of legitimacy (especially with President Xi) but also, I believe, as a sort of cold war with the West. The sacrifices, both personal and civil (from the pandemic and to both before and after), must be justified otherwise what was the point of it all? Us out in the West also have a series of identical and similar questions. I feel the decisions made in the next month or two are going to be quite consequential. It will guide us in the move to the new normal with the pandemic and a new normal for after the pandemic.

Once again I post this. As an aside, yeah, the band members of Iced Earth may be red hats. I know at least Jon Schaffer (guitarist, he's style can be recongized pretty easily) is/was a Trump supporter. ?

This post probably better served in the US politics thread but since it's all stems from COVID-19... If anything, he's spying on Obama and Hillary. He has the potential to do such thing, yes. Fuck, didn't he kind of imply/state that he did with his Twitter tirade with Obamagate or whatever shit it was from just yesterday? Anyhow, I find it kind of hilarious (I feel terrible for those who has no hand in this) that it seems like the White House is having an outbreak.

Honestly, this is probably one of my better saves. I didn't take a picture of the dry dough but it was like a damp clump of crumbs. I cut it up then toss back into the stand mixer with 1/4 cup of water to hydrate but it was too much. The dough wouldn't come back together so I added bit of AP flour in small quantities till it came together and looked about right. Tossed it back into the fridge to rise then proceed as normal. I probably should have proofed them for two hours instead of one though. I think my sour dough experience helped me to save this. Making sour dough bread allows you to play around so much. Mixing different flours in different ratios while changing up the hydration. The only things that remain constant were how much flour(s), how much starter and how much salt for the amount of bread you wanted.

With Inuyasha back soon, maybe we'll get bangers of ending themes. Inuyasha has an extremely strong lineup.

Holy shit, Inuyasha is going to have a sequel. Going the Boruto route with the kids of the main cast. Going to be interesting... I also probably should finish Inuyasha. It honestly wasn't bad.

Had a go with The Electric State. It's a narrative art book, basically a picture book but with a sci-fi story. Overall I like the basis of the story. It helps that it takes place in what was California so I know and feel all the illustrations. I'm not sure if book layout was taken full advantage of though. The text and images depict the same thing which I'm not sure if all pairs were successful in portraying the subjects of said text and images. The text can say extra things that are not in the image. But yeah, I'm so game for this kind of format.

In This Corner of the World My heart. Suzu is adorable (and honestly kind of complex) and I'm heartbroken she went through such shit. Hell, practically all the characters did, considering where they were at*. Yet they persevered. It's a sad yet heartwarming story. I recommend it even more repeat viewings (it's a pretty movie) unlike say Graves of the Fireflies. That movie you only watch once. I do have to say, this movie portrays the characters' reactions to Japan's surrender. I found it humbling and I cannot help but compare it to say our current predicament as in you sacrifice so much yet it didn't matter. What was the purpose of it all? I think I'll read the manga as well since the art is so nice. Plus I got In This Corner (and Other Corners) of the World, the extended movie, to look forward to whenever it gets subbed or whatever. * There are dates to give notice of passage of time. Knowing how the war in the Pacific turned out makes each passing moment more distressing. Even the setting of the town and cities makes me felt uneasy.

Just Florida Men.

This has been in my recommendations for a long time. Finally gave it a listen. I only held off since I was expecting screamo but no! It's great! Clean vocals styled with old school metal (the band was formed back in 1987 by the bassist and guitarist/vocal). Seems like they're having a blast. If only all of us can have such fun.

In good (?) news, all this SIP slammed shut the flu season in at least Queensland. Bad news is... you know. Wouldn't be funny if we somehow managed to squash all existing flu strains?

You remember in like middle school to high school when you play around with graphs on the computer with no regard to reality? This literally is that at the White House.

Sounds like the typical "Western medicine bad, they're *insert reason here* to us" sort of thing you see pop up from time to time. Sadly, there is a hint of truth to it all due to people and nations having done down right evil medical practices on the helpless and ignorant. This is not those times.

That's why we have each other, dahling. ? I personally have a set area for placing my turnips so I'm capped at about 1.8 million bells worth of turnips. A bad week won't completely wipe me out, besides, I paid off all my loans. It's just all money to move things around and for buying stuff (some of the twins stuff after the upgrade cost a pretty penny). My current routine is pretty lax now. I do what I want to do, fossils or whatever else be damned then stop. Most pressing thing now is to check turnip prices in the morning and in the afternoon. After selling, it's all really a whole lot of nothing. Lots of shopping and lots of planning. This island is going to be perfect!

https://bobacupcake.itch.io/island-planner An early in development island planner. So you can make an island without making an island. Useful to plan out a dream build.

Tinfoil: I think he probably had a Corona scare, one of his bodyguards tested positive, which led to him probably taking hydroxychloroquine. He should know better but if Dear Leader wants it, he gets it. So in it goes and out comes the heart issues. Wasn't enough to off or harm him too bad but enough to cause his 21 days of absence. Or/and he got and recovered from COVID-19. Nothing too bad (think Boris Johnson level of sick) but enough to harm his image if he shows up sick. Anyhoo... I'm wondering if this can/will cause friction between the two. Their uncle was blasted by an AA gun... So juicy.

I can't wait for the SARS-COV-2 special. ? Anyhow, if you never have read the Nausicca manga, I really think it's worth your time. It fleshs out the movie quite a bit (it supercedes it) and it's Hayao Miyazaki in a different format than most are used to (even himself since it shows with the formatting). If possible, get the physical copy. While it does have some typos (I think) for a pricey collection, it's a worthy addition to any collection. Large format (same original print size as the Berserk/Hellsing special editions) in two volumes. Speaking of Berserk... Those special volumes is like the first time I read Berserk physically. Like wow, they're not blurry mess! Drop dead gorgeous. Still find it funny (wasn't as funny when I first started it since you know, first impressions) how first thing we see is Gut's ass as he fuck and kill the apostle. What an opening sequence. Legend.

In the name of Kim. Kim Jong Un lives! If you look at other analysis, he might have some real medical issues. Hard to tell. Also his sister, Kim Yo Jong, is wearing makeup. A unholy Western thing.

Anatomy for weebs by probably one of the best sources there is. The creator translate the real world anatomy to what you would see so you too can try. Maybe one day someone can marvel at your anatomy work (I know I have on certain stuff, smut included, where the smut kind of takes a secondary seat...). There's English subs and loads more material on her Twitter/Pixiv. More stuff if you feel like paying for extra stuff. I've been doodling again. Maybe I'll make a concerted effort now since, really, it comes down to practice practice practice. I've known it to be true for a long ass time but you got to practice it to be true.

I miss having a cat around. Meeko, my former roommates' asshole of a cat, I miss you. Took about a year of back scratcher scritches for him to allow me to pet him. But yeah, cats are cool in that they don't require walks.

This sort of data, excessive deaths, from FT and other collaborators at other outlets is probably something to watch. COVID-19 deaths is a good measure to watch but excessive deaths of all types is probably the best. It probably paints a picture including who weren't tested and those who probably wouldn't have died if the pandemic wasn't going on.

The dub to the Trials of Mana is so bad that it's good. In a 90's sense. Like man, I swore we got off this level of dubs for a long time.

Word from like China /East Asia is that he's a vegetable now or at the very least he's unresponsive. Chinese doctors were rushed in like a day or two ago. If he's out of the picture (dead or alive), shit is about to get wild. Kim Jong Un got a sister who can take over but rumor is (unknown how sexism plays a role) that she takes the cake as most bat shit insane of all of the Kims. So there is that or a power struggle during a pandemic. So yeah, international politics might get interesting soon. Not like it's not so already...