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2020-04-22 Science & Technology

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Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-04-22 02:34|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 I’ve been very impatient about how long it’s taken to get useful data. I did’t realize how impressive it is. Now I know.

Posted by trailing wife 2020-04-22 07:47|| 2020-04-22 07:47|| Front Page Top

#2 I hope they'll have one for next year's flu bug. And the year after that. And the year after that....

Posted by Clem 2020-04-22 08:02|| 2020-04-22 08:02|| Front Page Top

#3 Ignoring the fact that it was the govt (CDC/FDA) failure in contracting to do a national test device that led to the approvals for the private sector to create their own.

Posted by lord garth 2020-04-22 09:43|| 2020-04-22 09:43|| Front Page Top

#4 This is, IMO, very important - because, IMO, bioweapons' wars are just starting.

Most likely. The disinformation, propaganda and fake news are nearly as damaging as the reality of bioweapons.

Posted by JohnQC 2020-04-22 09:48|| 2020-04-22 09:48|| Front Page Top

#5 ^Wait until we have to deal with an Iranian designed virus, JQC.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-04-22 10:18|| 2020-04-22 10:18|| Front Page Top

#6 Ah the global warming model for pandemics.

From the Article: For sustainable, large-scale testing and sentinel surveillance... antibody tests are required.

They touch on the required part, but don't elaborate in How they will make it required, the methodology of. I have my theories. But they do touch on the modeling they call sentinel surveillance.

WHO Website: A sentinel surveillance system is used when high-quality data are needed about a particular disease that cannot be obtained through a passive system. Selected reporting units, with a high probability of seeing cases of the disease in question, good laboratory facilities and experienced well-qualified staff, identify and notify on certain diseases. Whereas most passive surveillance systems receive data from as many health workers or health facilities as possible, a sentinel system deliberately involves only a limited network of carefully selected reporting sites.

My Emphasis: a sentinel system deliberately involves only a limited network of carefully selected reporting sites. Much like the global warming model.

I <3 Dystopia

Posted by mossomo 2020-04-22 11:00|| 2020-04-22 11:00|| Front Page Top

#7 This is, IMO, very important - because, IMO, bioweapons' wars are just starting.

This is why China must be made to regret this whole thing.

Posted by rjschwarz 2020-04-22 12:07|| 2020-04-22 12:07|| Front Page Top

#8 Ignoring the fact that it was the govt (CDC/FDA) failure in contracting to do a national test device that led to the approvals for the private sector to create their own.

A LONG time ago, and far, far away, I was trained to code lightbulbs (Univac). Toggle switch up, lamp ON. Toggle switch down, lamp off.
That was the user interface.

Easy enough for 16 switches.
Then some code (mine!) didn't work.

I was beaten by the instructor, them slammed by my classmates. I hadn't 'tested' the lamps before I released the code. The test usecase was 'turn each lamp on and verify it lights.

Ever since then, no code without a test case plugged into the test framework.

Why would anyone build and release a bug like this without the ancillary testing.

Posted by Skidmark 2020-04-22 19:38|| 2020-04-22 19:38|| Front Page Top

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