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  • P peterchen

    Merrion wrote: Don't panic Yup, basically ;) However, What gives SARS the focus is they die quasi-randomly. No chance to "affect" it (I consider Albert Camus' "Caligula" an interesting teaching material: death is easier if you know when and why)


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    Put it into perspective - TB kills millions every year. Davy Blog for Software Testing, Bugs, Quality, Security and Stability - www.latedecember.com
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    • W Weiye Chen

      Before SARS, i wouldn't think much when going out but now i would really think twice.:~ Even if i go out, it isn't the same as before. I don't know why, but i would be more careful about the environment. Also, the town isn't as busy and crowded as before. :omg: How's your situation in your country? Weiye, Chen When pursuing your dreams, don't forget to enjoy your life...

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      Weiye Chen wrote: How's your situation in your country? South Africa has had SARS for years. Many millions have been hunted down and forced to pay by SARS. A few years ago SARS mutated from a fumbling, corrupt and incompetent organisation into a leaner and more lethal strain. Now nobody is safe, not even the very rich. People have been put in jail because of SARS. Consultants have offered me ways of getting around SARS, but I have refused, counting myself as a good South African and not one to cheat the system. I will pay my due and live with it. In fact without SARS, South Africa would crumble. Yes, the South African Revenue Service is indeed a bitch. :rolleyes: My apologies. Was not meant to offend. Just that South Africa has been chuckling quitely to itself everytime the newspaper or TV runs a headline like "SARS wreaks havoc in Hong Kong." or "Londoners hide from SARS." As for the virus, there was a scare here a few days ago but other doctors have labelled it as paranoia. I hope HK can beat it and it does not spread further.

      Paul Watson
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      Macbeth muttered: I am in blood / Stepped in so far, that should I wade no more, / Returning were as tedious as go o'er Shog9: Paul "The human happy pill" Watson

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        Weiye Chen wrote: How's your situation in your country? South Africa has had SARS for years. Many millions have been hunted down and forced to pay by SARS. A few years ago SARS mutated from a fumbling, corrupt and incompetent organisation into a leaner and more lethal strain. Now nobody is safe, not even the very rich. People have been put in jail because of SARS. Consultants have offered me ways of getting around SARS, but I have refused, counting myself as a good South African and not one to cheat the system. I will pay my due and live with it. In fact without SARS, South Africa would crumble. Yes, the South African Revenue Service is indeed a bitch. :rolleyes: My apologies. Was not meant to offend. Just that South Africa has been chuckling quitely to itself everytime the newspaper or TV runs a headline like "SARS wreaks havoc in Hong Kong." or "Londoners hide from SARS." As for the virus, there was a scare here a few days ago but other doctors have labelled it as paranoia. I hope HK can beat it and it does not spread further.

        Paul Watson
        Bluegrass
        Cape Town, South Africa

        Macbeth muttered: I am in blood / Stepped in so far, that should I wade no more, / Returning were as tedious as go o'er Shog9: Paul "The human happy pill" Watson

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        Paul Watson wrote: Yes, the South African Revenue Service is indeed a bitch. Darn! You beat me to it. Paul Watson wrote: South Africa has been chuckling quitely to itself :) Me too

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          Weiye Chen wrote: How's your situation in your country? South Africa has had SARS for years. Many millions have been hunted down and forced to pay by SARS. A few years ago SARS mutated from a fumbling, corrupt and incompetent organisation into a leaner and more lethal strain. Now nobody is safe, not even the very rich. People have been put in jail because of SARS. Consultants have offered me ways of getting around SARS, but I have refused, counting myself as a good South African and not one to cheat the system. I will pay my due and live with it. In fact without SARS, South Africa would crumble. Yes, the South African Revenue Service is indeed a bitch. :rolleyes: My apologies. Was not meant to offend. Just that South Africa has been chuckling quitely to itself everytime the newspaper or TV runs a headline like "SARS wreaks havoc in Hong Kong." or "Londoners hide from SARS." As for the virus, there was a scare here a few days ago but other doctors have labelled it as paranoia. I hope HK can beat it and it does not spread further.

          Paul Watson
          Bluegrass
          Cape Town, South Africa

          Macbeth muttered: I am in blood / Stepped in so far, that should I wade no more, / Returning were as tedious as go o'er Shog9: Paul "The human happy pill" Watson

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          Paul Watson wrote: South African Revenue Service is indeed a bitch Beat me to it :laugh: (SARS=...)

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          • P peterchen

            Jonny Newman wrote: :jig: "Thats Paranoia....." :jig: you seem to coonsider this a very enjoyable state of mind.. :~


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            It was a song I remember someone singing. But there are not musical note emoticons. Chris, any chance? MSN has them....


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            • D Davy Mitchell

              Put it into perspective - TB kills millions every year. Davy Blog for Software Testing, Bugs, Quality, Security and Stability - www.latedecember.com
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              peterchen
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              I perfectly know that.. However, death, and "masking out mortality" is a highly subjective thing - so an objective assessment is helpful, but no full solution. OT: I like your blog!


              Italian is a beautiful language. amare means to love, and amara bitter.
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              • M Megan Forbes

                I've heard on the news that there are couple of people in the UK who have contracted it. Must be bad to be in Hong Kong though. One guy I work with is sure he's going to get it, and even thought he had a temperature yesterday :laugh: Shame... sad....


                It's much better than the term "embedded," though. I'm tired of hearing about embedded reporters. That must be a lousy job, like having a career as a suppository. - Roger Wright

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                gregs
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                I getting annoyed because I have the flu, and absolutely everyone every makes the joke that I must have SARS:( Also, because my immune system is a bit screwed up, they all say that if anyone was going to get it, it would be me X|

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                • P peterchen

                  I perfectly know that.. However, death, and "masking out mortality" is a highly subjective thing - so an objective assessment is helpful, but no full solution. OT: I like your blog!


                  Italian is a beautiful language. amare means to love, and amara bitter.
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                  True, true... I think the fact it is new makes it more dangerous... :~ Glad you like the LD blog :-) Davy Blog for Software Testing, Bugs, Quality, Security and Stability - www.latedecember.com
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                  • W Weiye Chen

                    Before SARS, i wouldn't think much when going out but now i would really think twice.:~ Even if i go out, it isn't the same as before. I don't know why, but i would be more careful about the environment. Also, the town isn't as busy and crowded as before. :omg: How's your situation in your country? Weiye, Chen When pursuing your dreams, don't forget to enjoy your life...

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                    Yet again an example of the media making something small into a sensational issue and instilling panic in people. A little perspective please. For example, in the US alone, there are 400,000 smoking related deaths a year. Source: http://www.streetlaw.org/youthact/tobacco/responsible.html[^] Where's the media sensationalism? Where's the public panic? How many millions of Chinese die each year from smoking related deaths? Marc Help! I'm an AI running around in someone's f*cked up universe simulator.
                    Sensitivity and ethnic diversity means celebrating difference, not hiding from it. - Christian Graus
                    Every line of code is a liability - Taka Muraoka
                    Microsoft deliberately adds arbitrary layers of complexity to make it difficult to deliver Windows features on non-Windows platforms--Microsoft's "Halloween files"

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                      Paul Watson wrote: South African Revenue Service is indeed a bitch Beat me to it :laugh: (SARS=...)

                      Without nipples, breasts would be pointless.

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                      I do believe I raised the quirky coincidence here more than a week ago. But nobody listens to me :~ So, anyone else here that stayed up the whole night working? I'm getting a second wind after about 14 Vanilla Cokes

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                      • P ProffK

                        I do believe I raised the quirky coincidence here more than a week ago. But nobody listens to me :~ So, anyone else here that stayed up the whole night working? I'm getting a second wind after about 14 Vanilla Cokes

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                        ProffK wrote: So, anyone else here that stayed up the whole night working? Does your head still feel attached to your body?

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                        • W Weiye Chen

                          Before SARS, i wouldn't think much when going out but now i would really think twice.:~ Even if i go out, it isn't the same as before. I don't know why, but i would be more careful about the environment. Also, the town isn't as busy and crowded as before. :omg: How's your situation in your country? Weiye, Chen When pursuing your dreams, don't forget to enjoy your life...

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                          Brian Delahunty
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                          No reported cases of it over here yet... Hopefully there won't be. Regards, Brian Dela :-)

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                            Weiye Chen wrote: How's your situation in your country? South Africa has had SARS for years. Many millions have been hunted down and forced to pay by SARS. A few years ago SARS mutated from a fumbling, corrupt and incompetent organisation into a leaner and more lethal strain. Now nobody is safe, not even the very rich. People have been put in jail because of SARS. Consultants have offered me ways of getting around SARS, but I have refused, counting myself as a good South African and not one to cheat the system. I will pay my due and live with it. In fact without SARS, South Africa would crumble. Yes, the South African Revenue Service is indeed a bitch. :rolleyes: My apologies. Was not meant to offend. Just that South Africa has been chuckling quitely to itself everytime the newspaper or TV runs a headline like "SARS wreaks havoc in Hong Kong." or "Londoners hide from SARS." As for the virus, there was a scare here a few days ago but other doctors have labelled it as paranoia. I hope HK can beat it and it does not spread further.

                            Paul Watson
                            Bluegrass
                            Cape Town, South Africa

                            Macbeth muttered: I am in blood / Stepped in so far, that should I wade no more, / Returning were as tedious as go o'er Shog9: Paul "The human happy pill" Watson

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                            The goal: Eradication of SARS must look good then :-D My article on a reference-counted smart pointer that supports polymorphic objects and raw pointers

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                              It was a song I remember someone singing. But there are not musical note emoticons. Chris, any chance? MSN has them....


                              "If you just say porn then you get all manner of chaff and low grade stuff."
                              - Paul Watson, Lounge 25 Mar 03
                              "But a fresh install - it's like having clean sheets"
                              - C. Maunder Lounge 3 Mar '03


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                              "Acute, Schizophrenic Paranoid Blues" by the Kinks, perhaps?:-D "Please don't put cigarette butts in the urinal. It makes them soggy and hard to light" - Sign in a Bullhead City, AZ Restroom

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                                Yet again an example of the media making something small into a sensational issue and instilling panic in people. A little perspective please. For example, in the US alone, there are 400,000 smoking related deaths a year. Source: http://www.streetlaw.org/youthact/tobacco/responsible.html[^] Where's the media sensationalism? Where's the public panic? How many millions of Chinese die each year from smoking related deaths? Marc Help! I'm an AI running around in someone's f*cked up universe simulator.
                                Sensitivity and ethnic diversity means celebrating difference, not hiding from it. - Christian Graus
                                Every line of code is a liability - Taka Muraoka
                                Microsoft deliberately adds arbitrary layers of complexity to make it difficult to deliver Windows features on non-Windows platforms--Microsoft's "Halloween files"

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                                Only 3.5% of those that contracted SARS have died. That's about the same as influensa.

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                                • W Weiye Chen

                                  Before SARS, i wouldn't think much when going out but now i would really think twice.:~ Even if i go out, it isn't the same as before. I don't know why, but i would be more careful about the environment. Also, the town isn't as busy and crowded as before. :omg: How's your situation in your country? Weiye, Chen When pursuing your dreams, don't forget to enjoy your life...

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                                  I am from the southern tip of India. Here people don't go on holidays, but we have lots of tourists coming in [being God's own country]. So there is a risk. But no cases have been reported so far. Smitha It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not. -- Andre Gide

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                                    I am from the southern tip of India. Here people don't go on holidays, but we have lots of tourists coming in [being God's own country]. So there is a risk. But no cases have been reported so far. Smitha It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not. -- Andre Gide

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                                    Hey, looks like the feds are covering up cases here in the US, havent heard of any infections. Such a shame that a vaccine is miles away..! :mad: Prabhakar.


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                                      Before SARS, i wouldn't think much when going out but now i would really think twice.:~ Even if i go out, it isn't the same as before. I don't know why, but i would be more careful about the environment. Also, the town isn't as busy and crowded as before. :omg: How's your situation in your country? Weiye, Chen When pursuing your dreams, don't forget to enjoy your life...

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                                      Nish Nishant
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                                      Weiye Chen wrote: How's your situation in your country? A former colleague of mine is here in CA with me now. He will be returning to India in one or two months. Right now his return ticket has been booked through Singapore/Seol and he is very tense about SARS. He's been trying hard to try and reschedule it through London. Nish


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                                        Before SARS, i wouldn't think much when going out but now i would really think twice.:~ Even if i go out, it isn't the same as before. I don't know why, but i would be more careful about the environment. Also, the town isn't as busy and crowded as before. :omg: How's your situation in your country? Weiye, Chen When pursuing your dreams, don't forget to enjoy your life...

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                                        7 confirmed deaths in Canada and several more people are quarantined :| Don't :beer: and drive.

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                                        • J Jon Newman

                                          It was a song I remember someone singing. But there are not musical note emoticons. Chris, any chance? MSN has them....


                                          "If you just say porn then you get all manner of chaff and low grade stuff."
                                          - Paul Watson, Lounge 25 Mar 03
                                          "But a fresh install - it's like having clean sheets"
                                          - C. Maunder Lounge 3 Mar '03


                                          Jonathan 'nonny' Newman Homepage [www.nonny.com] [^]

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