Re:Engineer who attended cybersecurity event contracts coron...
by SpicyLemonZest on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @04:22PM
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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".
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Re:Engineer who attended cybersecurity event contracts coron...
by ceejayoz on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @05:15PM
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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>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
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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.