News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:Engineer who attended cybersecurity event contracts coron... by SpicyLemonZest on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @04:22PM (#22539280)
It seems pretty clear at this point that there's not going to be a shortage of nonperishable goods. Everywhere that's been hit by coronavirus, food's still available and stores are still open - the only severe shortage so far has been ICU beds. People seem more receptive (although still not universally receptive) to more helpful advice like "start washing your hands a lot more" or "don't go to any big events".
Re:Engineer who attended cybersecurity event contracts coron... by ceejayoz on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @05:15PM (#22539788)
The issue isn't food shortages.

It's that you should have enough to not go out and expose others if you get sick.

Re:Engineer who attended cybersecurity event contracts coron... by everybodyknows on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @09:29PM (#22542032)
And inversely, if you're well, fewer trips out to common spaces where exposure is possible.
Re:Engineer who attended cybersecurity event contracts coron... by allovernow on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @04:42PM (#22539480)
If there is an outbreak, you want to avoid going to places like stores - not just for yourself but to minimize your chances of contracting the virus and exposing others. It's the socially responsible thing to do.
Re:Engineer who attended cybersecurity event contracts coron... by meowface on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @07:23PM (#22541087)
I get almost all of my non-perishable items with Amazon and Amazon Fresh (left at my door without human interaction).

Not sure how much safer that is, but I imagine it's less exposure in total, if I'm careful about hand-washing.

Re:Engineer who attended cybersecurity event contracts coron... by rasz on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @01:16AM (#22543191)
Delivered by a robot? or minimum wage coughing worker?
Re:Engineer who attended cybersecurity event contracts coron... by SpicyLemonZest on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @10:55AM (#22546320)
It's about risk mitigation. It's not 100% guaranteed physically impossible to pick up the virus from a delivery package, but it's a very low risk, much lower than other infection vectors most people will be exposed to. Unless you're planning to hermetically seal yourself into your home for the next 8 weeks, the risk is probably so low it's not worth thinking about.
Re:Engineer who attended cybersecurity event contracts coron... by rasz on Thursday March 12, 2020 @02:35AM (#22554356)
>Unless you're planning to hermetically seal yourself into your home for the next 8 weeks

Way ahead of you

Re:Engineer who attended cybersecurity event contracts coron... by meowface on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @10:16PM (#22552940)
Minimum wage coughing worker. I'm just figuring it's lower risk than going to a store with numerous coughing/breathing customers and employees everywhere. I believe the risk is higher when you're directly exposed to another person, compared to the virus being on an object's surface.