198 he has it

It happened. 

He's got it. He likely caught it from Hope Hicks. Maybe Wednesday, maybe earlier. Like, before the mask-free debate. And before he travelled face-maskless to yet another fundraiser at yet another one of his golf clubs.

My sad prediction for the "October Surprise" (and apparently a lot of other people's prediction, too) has come partly true. 

Now, if one of the candidates wins while on a ventilator, it would come completely true.

The debates? They're done. From my personal observation, if his illness goes on a downward trajectory, he might have two or three weeks of bluster in him before things get bad. Undoubtedly he's going to receive very good healthcare from the get-go, so he might actually fight it off, too, which would of course make for an even bigger October surprise.

There's of course, the slight possibility that he's faking it in order to dodge the debates and look strong when he makes a "recovery," but one would pray the WH doctors haven't sunk that low.

(That quote, btw, is from a tape of Spylania talking about her responsibilities as first lady. She also has it.)

18 days. That's the average time between catching Covid-19 and winding up on a ventilator. (Or not, most people recover within two weeks.)

Let's see, that's about October 19th. 

File under: karma is a bitch, or at least novel coronaviruses are

Some researchers looked at the body of writing around Cov2 to see what kind of conspiracy theories are floating around, and who is spreading them.

I'd argue that a lot more have been "mistaken" but whatever.

Not really a surprise, considering it's a "democratic hoax" that you can prevent by "injecting some sort of disinfectant."

Yeah, and the US has had the worst outcome in the world because we've had the best leadership.

File under: we the people

File under: adapt

"Perfect?" Uh, yeah, maybe if you like driving everywhere.

Kinda sounds sweet, though. Only 45 cars will be allowed, on the 20 acre site. Sounds safe, if a bit exclusive.

Or maybe a lot exclusive.

Here's another business that has opened since the pandemic started.

Selling "groceries" in a "food desert." 

(One could also argue that they're selling yuppie convenience in a gentrification zone, but whatever.)

The point is, the game is not over, and some people are doing quite well by being flexible.

File under: the first article that SFGate runs about squatting, and we will know things have truly gone sideways

What? You can do something with your money besides buying a fabulous multi-million dollar home? Honey, did you read this bullshit?

Early in the pandemic, my friend the king was thinking of hanging a bed sheet with "rent strike" from his window. I asked him this same question, whether he was going to stop paying on his rent-controlled place. He said, of course, no, he doesn't want to lose his place. So no sheet has happened.

On the other hand, when my father-in-law passed away, my mother-in-law lost a very big part of her income. It's quite clear that she won't be able to afford to stay in her place. In that instance, I totally supported her not paying rent. She's going to have to leave, and her credit is already not-so-great.

Fortunately for her landlord (and likely her, too) cooler heads prevailed, and my in-laws have been picking up the slack.

And finally, two for: #SingularityNow

Coming to the Pixel 5, a bot to wait on hold for you.

An AI was given a picture of an ear, and asked to come up with the face. On the left is the ear, in the middle is the AI's guess, and on the right is the real person.

Yeah, I couldn't do that.