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It's not by chance in the Whitefish Lake or Flathead Lake area, is it? I just got back from there. It will not be the last time I go there. You got it...awesome spot we found twenty years ago. Better weather than WI, mountains, low humidity, milder winters, very few mosquitos, friendly people. Has the best parts of Wisco, and none of the drawbacks.

It would be his choice, but it would be a huge detriment to the team.

Don't lump us all in that. My driver ed teacher taught us all of those (passing lane, vehicle on the shoulder). And that was 30 years ago before we needed the laws to dictate common courtesy. Just because you had a bad teacher... Not saying it wasn’t courtesy, just saying you couldn’t get ticketed for those when I was in driver’s ed in 1996. Courtesy yes, but sometimes the inside lane is busy enough that it’s not easy to move over

I’m really excited for our property in Montana. We’ve been paying full price and been lucky to get 3mb speeds, our neighbors down the street are stuck with DSL. Starlink is promising roughly 80mb speeds. Or my in laws in Texas who get 1mb DSL. They’ve been yearning for higher speeds for years. I don’t think anyone in cities will downgrade to Starlink...it’s not for them

Well, we start classes on Wed. Glad to be back to work, and glad my district declared online-only for the first month, but I feel so unprepared to teach online (and I’m on the younger, more tech savvy side of the spectrum). We have been so bored with virtual professional development, I can’t imagine how bored the kids will be with 5-6 hours of school online, followed by 1-2 hours of homework (mostly online).

Does Wisconsin have a passing lane law? We were never taught that in Drivers Ed. Another one I’ve learned elsewhere is that in some states it’s the law to move away from the lane when there is a vehicle on the shoulder, especially if it’s an emergency vehicle. My wife always prods me about it and she’s from a Texas, but it was something we weren’t taught in WI. Of course we were taught in WI that if a minor is ever caught with alcohol, they won’t be able to get a license until they’re 21....never heard of that being enforced though.

The cardinals should have forfeited the games.... Then to hear their fans cry out that they were cheated....I’d love it.

Starlink is supposed to go live in WA, ID, and MT within the next few months. Really hoping that works well

In AZ, many of us predicted the surge when by late April, seemingly everyone was going out at the same time with—at best—a bandana covering their face. Bars weren’t open, but Lowe’s and Home Depot were packed. People were lulled into a false sense of security. Kind of like how studies show that after seat belts were mandated, accidents went up.

Sadly, in AZ that number is around $7,000/student, I think. I think in Wisc that $13k number is accurate, if not a little low

A weird trend I’ve noticed in the last 2 years in AZ is cars that stop AT LEAST one full car length behind the line at a stoplight. Sometimes I wish I had a smaller car and I could pull in front of them (and proceed to wait at the light) just to see their reaction

The rationale was that teachers would have good WiFi and access to their resources. I think in the spring a few teachers boasted on social media about picking up second jobs during the day while assigning remote work. So this added accountability supposedly.

2 weeks ago our district announced they wanted us all working remotely for the first month....from our classrooms. After a huge blowback from teachers and the Association, the district relented and will allow us to work from wherever we choose. Families have the choice of fully online (which we've done for at least 15 years) self-paced, or in virtual classrooms with attendance, daily work, etc. We're still not fully sure what the latter will look like. In normal years I advise students to avoid the online option, as it's more tedious and leads to procrastination (and--often--athletic ineligibility). But this year I think the hoops of virtual in-person classes and attendance will be a mess, and I've urged some to take online. It will be an interesting year. As of now, we report in 2 weeks...at least it'll be virtual. Hopefully by September or October we'll be able to be in-person. I worry too much about my co-workers. 180 students a day, 40 in a class, and 2400+ people on campus...that's just too many given these times.

I'm upset that the Brewers always seem to play in San Diego on a Mon-Wed while school is in session, and they always seem to come to AZ during June or July when I'm trying go get out of the extreme heat.

I can proudly say I didn’t attend a single party in college. And no I wasn’t a book nerd. Lol same for me. helps that I'm a homebody, though.

For k-12, Administration makes up about 10% (lower in my district). I can't find the exact number, but I've heard teacher salaries make up something like 60% of the budget Edit: found the Admin percent

WorldOmeters had Germany at 433 new cases and 10 new deaths reported today. France at 621 and 14. That's been my primary source since the beginning of March

And possibly cost us the playoffs. Imagine if he had continued developing, we could have beaten the Dodgers in ‘18

I like the 30.5 o/u. Will be putting some action on that

Keep in mind the initial significant outbreak occurred across Europe roughly 3-4 weeks before it happened in the US. Not really. I was tracking it in late February and early March with my AP Human Geography class. The epicenter of Europe was Italy, and we were statistically about 10 days behind them.

I have no idea where you are quoting that from, but it costs $500M to $1B to develop a drug and bring it to market. $72M is a drop in the bucket when it comes to drug development costs, probably about 10% of the total development cost, and they have discounted remdesivir well over 10% for $3200/treatment. Now, if you're referring to funding a study, that's a different story, as you haven't provided a link to whatever you are quoting that from. But drug development is damn expensive, and remdesivir wasn't developed to treat COVID-19. The italicized quote is from here...https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/remdesivir-coronavirus-gilead-charge-thousands-treatment-u-s-n1232385 Public Citizen's Remdesivir position is published on their website...https://www.citizen.org/news/gileads-remdesivir-price-is-offensive/ This StatNews article offers a range of "expert" opinions on what an appropriate price might possibly be...https://www.statnews.com/2020/05/15/gilead-remdesivir-pricing-coronavirus/ I figured Gilead was named after the totalitarian state in The Handmaid's Tale, but it turns out they actually drew their inspiration from the ancient Balm of Gilead. This passage from Reverend Becca Stevens book Snake Oil: The Art of Healing and Truth-Telling seems somewhat relevant..."I believe it's more of an idea, like Eden, than a geographic location. Gilead represents the place that holds the hope of healing. For everyone who has been wounded, hurt, or abused, Gilead represents the sacred place where borders fade and balms are poured out lavishly." The only thing lavish about Remdesivir seems to be the price point & Gilead is actively working to put up borders (https://www.citizen.org/news/remdesivir-should-be-in-the-public-domain-gileads-licensing-deal-picks-winners-and-losers/) so it appears they have a different interpretation of their namesake than does the Reverend. It actually costs over $2B to develop a drug now. It was over $1B back when I studied it in Econ classes on public policy in 2003. Part of the reason for the $2B+ number is that for each approved drug, you must account for the half dozen failed drugs. I wrote my senators in March to suggest they incentivize research by placing bounties on treatments. The rarer conditions often have little drug research as pharmaceutical companies target drugs where they can make their money back. My plan would be that regardless of rarity of condition, upon approval manufacturers would receive a check for 3-5 times the total development costs on the condition they set a gov’t mandated price. Additionally I would grant manufacturers 30 years of exclusive patent rights rather than 20 currently, as long as the prices continue to be fair. Basically I want private pharmaceutical companies to continue innovating. I want them to be profitable. I’d like to see long term consumer costs to go down once the drug is approved.

One of my coworkers here in Phoenix said they were given the option of all online or 2-days in class and 3-days at home. What I found weird is the days they gave tue and wed or thur and fri which makes no sense to me. A schedule of Mon and Tue would make more sense especially for people working. Normally the people who can work from home Mon makes the most sense but also thur fri isn't also bad but tue wed is just mind boggling. I can rationalize lots of scenarios. The two first elementary districts to announce changes said they would have 1-day off each week for a deep clean (one on Wednesday, other district on Friday). Another district said they would be offering the option of 1-day in-person (3 at home) or 0 in-person (4 at home). It will be interesting to see how others make plans. And will there be sports?

well, my district announced some form of virtual instruction beginning August 5th and running through at least Labor Day.

I always watch on Apple TV.

I don't believe CC# is stored on the phone. At least it's not with Google Pay (so they say). Same with Apple Pay. The tokenization tech is extremely secure. I also love that every time my credit card is run, I get a simple push notification. I've caught two compromised credit cards due to Apple Pay notifications. Like I tell my students...by their early 20s, most will have had their identities compromised and credit/debit card info stolen. Why isn't someone messing with their finances yet? It's because the crooks have millions of cards and identities, and they just haven't gotten to them yet. Teens also are pretty shocked when I tell them how risky debit cards can be. They think of them as more secure than credit cards.