Looking at chances of survival after getting infected seems odd since the bad part of Europe's numbers were a result of getting hit hard early on when everyone was still learning about the virus. The named European countries enacted measures (some faster than others) that significantly reduced their new case rate over 2 months and maintained the lower levels, while the US and Brazil are still going strong with new infections. Since May, the European countries and Canada have maintained a lower number of daily infections per capita, although Spain may be seeing a resurgence. It is too early to tell.

Lower number of infections also generally means a lower number of deaths. Looking at the change over the last day, a person is more likely to be infected AND more likely to die in the US and Brazil compared to the other countries. These patterns have held over the last month or two.

Increase of Cases in the Last Day / 1M Population
USA 208
Brazil 273
Spain 56
UK 12
Italy 5
Germany 8
France 16
Canada 12

Increase of Deaths in the Last Day / 1M Population
USA 4
Brazil 6
Spain <1
UK 1
Italy <1
Germany <1
France <1
Canada <1

The decisions of the national administrations of the USA and Brazil have really messed things up for its people by denying the scope of the problem early on (and continuing to do so). The policies of the other countries have focused on keeping people from getting sick and dying so that the health system can handle those who do get sick. Critically, they kept policies in place until the daily infection rate was actually under control. When it comes to Covid-19, the USA and Brazil have been the worst places on that list to be in the last couple of months.

You can do dual SIM with caveats. I use an eSIM and regular SIM simultaneously on my Pixel 3a. It works quite well.

It's telling that I automatically read that quote in Mitch McConnell's voice.

Well, obviously, if you had RTFA: EMACS. ;-) Great reference by the way. xkcd is ever relevant.

"Just because somebody doesn't agree with us the first time we open our mouths doesn't mean that they're stupid, or we're smart, or the other way around. I think it's really important to create, bring some empathy to the table," I wish this was the de facto attitude people took when communicating about all aspects of life, not just science.

Netflix had better hope NATO does not invoke Article 5.

As the IT manager of a company, we went with AVG on all of our computers specifically because of the lack of bundled crud and the centralized administration. The free version without any bundled software that worked at extracting stuff that other programs left alone gave a positive experience that turned into dozens of licenses for the full business suite.

I like all of them.

There lots of optional attachments including a blender.

I have to disagree with your take on Shun a bit. I see the thinner, sharper knife as a plus, and the higher carbon steel is how you get the strength to hold that edge. Yes, you have to be more careful (don't go chopping through bones on a regular basis), and only hand wash (but that is true of just about any good knife). I have only ever experienced 1 tiny chip which was easily sharpened out, and they sharpen so easily compared to many other knives out there. I agree that for me $400 is too much for a knife, but the Shun Classic line runs 1/3 of that on average. You could make a similar knife without the damascus and wood handle, but they perform a function beyond just looking pretty in terms of how they feel in the hand and protect the VG10 core. Sorry, I really like my Shun knives. :) They cut better than anything else that I have held. If I were a professional chef, My knife roll would probably have something else in it that I would not worry about damaging on a daily basis, but I only get to cook a few times a week. So they work very well for me. You could do better, but you could also do a whole lot worse.

If you can afford it, the Electrolux Assistent is a better stand mixer (in my opinion) than a KitchenAid. It is a few hundred dollars more expensive, but it has an open top so you can easily add ingredients, variable belt drive instead of plastic gears and can power through just about anything including cookie dough. I got mine a few years ago, and I love it.

The annoying thing is that Target installed new chip and pin readers before the breach occurred, but the port is sealed and there is no way to use them (and the card companies are not helping, etc., etc.)

Also try replacing the lasagna noodles with kale or chard that has been blanched for a minute. That was one of my experiments that I thought, "This is either going to turn out well or really badly." It turned out well.

MY VISION IS NOT IMPAIRED!

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iTunes.

If you are in the US, BBC America gets the episode on the 17th. iTunes usually gets the episode the next day or within a week of BBC America.

Netflix is good for previous seasons, but they do not get seasons until they are out to DVD, and watch instantly is only available later after that.