What a tool. Maybe it's stopping him from commuting between his Monaco Palazzo and the office.
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Originally posted by OwlHoot View PostOnly ignorant trogs talk about "R numbers". For the cognoscenti they're R_zero numbersOriginally posted by sasguru View PostActually no the cognoscenti talk about R numbers, Johhny-come-lately dilettantes say "R-zero".
For clarity:
R0 is the reproduction rate if no precautions are taken. It doesn't change over time - it's fixed (recalculations notwithstanding).
R (r number) is the actual reproduction rate in the current state of the population.Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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Originally posted by sasguru View PostPoor Simon, not the sharpest tool in the box.
I totally agree that people should be allowed to go back to normal.
Provided they sign a paper waiving treatment on the NHS if they get Covid - more intelligent people have worked out things like R numbers and spread.
His overall view that the government will use Covid to take a lot of our freedoms shouldn’t be overlooked.Comment
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Originally posted by Andy Hallett View PostI disagree. Simon is one of the sharpest businessmen I have ever met.
His overall view that the government will use Covid to take a lot of our freedoms shouldn’t be overlooked.Comment
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Originally posted by Andy Hallett View PostI disagree. Simon is one of the sharpest businessmen I have ever met.Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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Originally posted by Andy Hallett View PostI disagree. Simon is one of the sharpest businessmen I have ever met.
His overall view that the government will use Covid to take a lot of our freedoms shouldn’t be overlooked.
I can't presume to know his motivation (you'd be naive to think that loss of business doesn't come into it) but removing the restrictions as he advocates - I've skimmed his Linkedin post- will result in thousands (and maybe hundreds of thousands) more deaths than necessary.
No doubt given his resources he can avoid being part of that death toll, others can'tLast edited by sasguru; 2 May 2020, 10:18.Hard Brexit now!
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Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostI think sasguru meant sharp in a different context. Successful agents, for example, are sharp operators - but they're not necessarily very good at analytic or critical thinking.His heart is in the right place - shame we can't say the same about his brain...Comment
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Originally posted by ladymuck View PostThat is something which concerns me. It's the perfect opportunity to pass restrictive legislation in the name of saving lives. They couldn't quite manage it with the terrorism threat but now there's a massively compelling argument for increased state interference in our lives, much of it vehemently advocated by people on this forum. Surveillance laws passed now are unlikely to be repealed.
However the primary and urgent issue at hand is a public health/epidemiological emergency.Hard Brexit now!
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Originally posted by sasguru View PostI'm sure he is. What's he's not is an epidemiologist or public health specialist.
I can't presume to know his motivation (you'd be naive to think that loss of business doesn't come into it) but removing the restrictions as he advocates - I've skimmed his Linkedin post- will result in thousands (and maybe hundreds of thousands) more deaths than necessary.
No doubt given his resources he can avoid being part of that death toll, others can'tComment
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Shows the different world he lives in to us. During lock down I paint the garden shed to ease the boredom. Simon takes the government to court.'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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