caffeinatedzombeh on 10/4/2020 at 13:06
Everything I can see on there is consistent with what you're saying, ~16:40Z on the 4th, certainly several of the first few aircraft he hovers the cursor over were there then and the amount of traffic in general looks about right, coverage of the groundstations that feed that data to the various sites that'll show it varies a lot site to site though so whilst that's roughly about what was up there it's not (and never will be) a complete picture.
If you want to imagine what the sky over europe usually looks like at that time zoomed out that far filtering for that sort of aircraft just colour in most of England, north east France, and Germany. What you can see there is pretty much a bunch of cargo flights plus Qatar Airways
heywood on 10/4/2020 at 13:11
As part of the bailout package for the airlines, our government mandated that each airline continue service to all destinations in their network. And some airlines have been flying the same formerly busy routes multiple times per day, even though they could consolidate down to once a day. So we have a very large number of very empty planes flying around, burning fuel and dumping CO2 to carry just a handful of passengers, sometimes just one or two. The airports are ghost towns but they're all still operating.
Gryzemuis on 10/4/2020 at 14:13
That would explain a lot, Heywood. Thanks for the insight.
Even if this means less bad news for healthcare, it's still crazy when you look at it with common sense. It's clear Trump doesn't care one bit about the environment or climate change. Money is the only thing that exists in his world.
Today I learned something new (picked up from a comment somewhere):
"When you look at average I.Q., even the Belgians are smarter than the Americans".
:D :D :p
(Not sure there are any Belgians on TTLG. Just joking. Of course the Americans are smarter than the Belgians !!).
((Actually, Belgians are on average indeed smarter than Americans. If you can believe (
https://www.worlddata.info/iq-by-country.php) this random list I found via google)).
heywood on 10/4/2020 at 15:37
It seems crazy to me too.
He's obviously very motivated to keep people working, even if they're not needed right now. Also, Trump has been very keen to support the oil industry, even stepping into OPEC+ negotiations to try to get Russia and Saudi Arabia to give up their little war to grab market share. Would Trump and other like minded individuals in Congress really want to fly empty planes around just to consume oil and keep crews on the job? It's hard to imagine, but I really wouldn't put it past him.
And I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if America as a whole had lower average IQ scores than Belgium. Likewise, I think Belgium probably has higher average scores than Europe as a whole.
Gryzemuis on 10/4/2020 at 16:53
I made that joke because in the Netherlands, our worst jokes are always about how stupid the Belgians are. Kinda like how Canadians make fun of New-Foundlanders (I think). In return, the Belgians always make fun of what cheap bastards the Dutch are. Kinda like how the English make fun of the cheap Scottish. Jokes at kid's level.
In reality, as a Dutch guy, I've spend 2 times 3 years working in Belgium. I've spend most of my career as full-time tele-commuter. But if you don't count those years, I've actual worked more in Belgian offices than in Dutch offices. Working in an office is always hell, but I can tell you that Belgian offices have just as many idiots and arseholes as Dutch offices have.
As I said, I spent 10 seconds to find that list via Google. But I have no reason to believe those numbers are false. (Except the usual disclaimer that you can't trust anything on the Internet). Since Reagan the Republicans have been actively working to destroy the US education system. No doubt that has some effect on these numbers. Also there is a very strong anti-intellectual tendency amongst the right half of the US population. So no doubt that has an effect to ("Look at me what a patriot I am ! I didn't finish school and I never read a book ! I'm so proud of myself !").
What surprised me are the average I.Q.s of the countries on the bottom half of that list. 21 Countries where the average I.Q. is between 80 and 85. 25 Countries with an average I.Q. under 80 ! In NL, under 85 is called "zwak begaafd". (Literal translation: very weakly talented. I think it's even a legal term, where judges use low I.Q. as a factor when determining sentences. Translation according to Google: feeble-minded, retarded, weak-minded). I've always understood that IQ is not related to knowledge, memory, or ability. Just how good you are at solving abstract problems. Anyway, I distract. Sorry.
Phatose on 10/4/2020 at 17:39
...You just put a wink emoji about 70 autopsies. Perhaps you should be reconsidering your priorities.
zombe on 10/4/2020 at 19:05
Quote Posted by icemann
... as has been the case in other countries where a lifting of restrictions led to everyone flocking together which = a huge jump in infections and even greater restrictions than before being imposed.
Have not heard about that before. Which countries?
lowenz on 10/4/2020 at 19:14
Quote Posted by Phatose
...You just put a wink emoji about 70 autopsies. Perhaps you should be reconsidering your priorities.
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";)" = reporting here to make a service for all
Why
misinterpret ad hominem?
Pyrian on 10/4/2020 at 21:23
Is that what winking means in Italy?
