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It's like insinuating that smoking isn't dangerous, because you've been doing it for thirty years.
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"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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ZurdoDev wrote: I've tried. I don't even own a mask and I go outside. Can't get the blasted thing.\
What are you trying to imply? That it's not very catchy? That it is safe outside without a mask?
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"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: What are you trying to imply?
Nothing. Just being funny.
However, on a serious note, this pandemic is turning out to be a bigger scam than Y2k was.
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ZurdoDev wrote: However, on a serious note, this pandemic is turning out to be a bigger scam than Y2k was.
Don't know what you expected (end of the world etc), but not a scam. I worked for a company that had a Y2K bug in its software, and some factories depended on it. Made quite some changes in custom code.
The pandemic isn't a scam either; it's a very real virus. The way some react to it or overhype it, stocking up toiletpaper is overreacted, but that doesn't make the virus a "scam".
And no, I'm not going to take you serious today, based on your argumentation 
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If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: I'm not going to take you serious today, based on your argumentation
Dang it. Now what do I do? 
How lovely, Eddy does not take people serious if they have a different point of view. What's a seven letter word starting with B that describes that behavior.
Social Media - A platform that makes it easier for the crazies to find each other.
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ZurdoDev wrote: How lovely, Eddy does not take people serious if they have a different point of view.
I take anyone serious who has arguments.
Your logic is flawed, meaning you'll not take any counterargument serious and simply try to push your boat. I'm not gonna feed you - but I will keep pointing out in this thread that your statements here should be taken with a boatload of salt.
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: I take anyone serious who has arguments.
So far, you've been responding to humorous comments I have made so clearly those have no argument.
Eddy Vluggen wrote: meaning you'll not take any counterargument serious and simply try to push your boat.
Interesting, judging me to be something before even giving me the chance to do so.
Eddy Vluggen wrote: your statements here should be taken with a boatload of salt.
That is true for everyone everywhere at any time.
Social Media - A platform that makes it easier for the crazies to find each other.
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ZurdoDev wrote: So far, you've been responding to humorous comments I have made so clearly those have no argument.
Yes, questioning what you tried to imply, at which you very weakly retreated with the line that it is just meant funny.
ZurdoDev wrote: Interesting, judging me to be something before even giving me the chance to do so.
Judging on what you are posting. You take a political stance, claim something is a scam (despite the recorded deaths), and give zero arguments.
ZurdoDev wrote: That is true for everyone everywhere at any time.
Nope. I'd question Socrates, true; but at least he explains his reasoning, instead of putting forth a statement that is clearly false without any backup.
The boatload is exclusively yours.
Bastard Programmer from Hell
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"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: at which you very weakly retreated with the line that it is just meant funn
I can see you have no sense of humor. Let it go buddy.  
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It's not humor; you were making a claim, and are now too scared to defend it.
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If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: are now too scared to defend it.
Why do you believe that? Or are you just trolling?
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ZurdoDev wrote: Why do you believe that? Or are you just trolling?
I don't believe that, I deduced it. From the points;
- you make a claim
- take no responsibility for it and dismiss it as humor
So, you just wanted to plant the nonsense.
You're welcome for the free explanation
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If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: you make a claim
- take no responsibility for it and dismiss it as humor
I made lots of claims. You only asked about one and that one happened to be humorous. It's very clear you just don't have much of a sense of humor.
Your first response also proves that you didn't even see that the OP was a joke to begin with.
Lighten up a little bit buddy. 
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Somewhat like "I was just sarcastic when I suggested inserting detergents into you bodies to fight corona"
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I am happy that you obviously recognized the (slightly indirect) reference I made.
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Let's take it easy. We both got banned already for letting other's remarks get to us. Just saying... 
Just ignore him, I usually do. It helps.
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They aren't getting to me. I think they are hilarious. He started out by responding to jokes I made thinking that they were serious. I just kept following him.
Social Media - A platform that makes it easier for the crazies to find each other.
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We have jokes often enough. They don't take the form that "XXX is a scam".
You made a statement and then can't explain it, nor dare to defend it.
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"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: You made a statement and then can't explain it, nor dare to defend it.
No one has asked me to explain it. I'm not even sure what "it" refers to here.
I'll defend anything I say anytime. All you have to do is ask. 
Social Media - A platform that makes it easier for the crazies to find each other.
Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it.
Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.
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ZurdoDev wrote: I'll defend anything I say anytime. All you have to do is ask.
I did.
ZurdoDev wrote: I'm not even sure what "it" refers to here.
You came with a statement. Not going to point it out, I'd have to charge you for education.
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: I did.
The only question you asked was about how catchy the virus was, which I didn't even make a claim about.
Therefore, I accept your surrender.
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ZurdoDev wrote: Therefore, I accept your surrender.
Nah, I can defend what I say.
And after being warned that "I'm doing 'it' again", I'm going to stop replying. You can have the last word, enjoy it
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Simple back-of-envelope calculation...
The US population is 330 millon. If the average life span is 66 years(*), then USA has 5 million deaths a year, or 13,700 a day. Currently, the daily corona toll is roughly 1500-2000 daily deaths - at most 15% of the death count. A fraction of these persons might have died for other causes, if they hadn't died from corona. To estimate how many additional deaths corona has caused, we will not know until we can compare it to the years before and after. (Deaths tend to vary somewhat with season, so for the most reliable result, figures should be compared from the same month of the preceeding and succeeding years.)
(*) Also note that expected life span is highly dependent on how old you are: If you have survived the dangers of being a baby, a child, a youth, a young adult... You have avoided several pitfalls, then you will not pull down the average for those reasons. You will probably live longer than the average for the population as a whole. If you are a newborn kid and all the dangers lie ahead of you, the risk of dying before you grow old is present, reducing the expected life time for your age group. This is far more pronounced in less developed countries, and more in the Afro-American population (especially large-city males) than in well-to-do WASPs.
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