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Re:Coronavirus: Germany puts on crowded concerts to study risks by nicoburns on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @08:26AM (#24270606)
I don't see how volunteering to enroll in a study (and being compensated for it) is any different to choosing to take a job as a soldier or firefighter.
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Re:Coronavirus: Germany puts on crowded concerts to study risks by jacquesm on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @10:14AM (#24271538)
Taking a job as a soldier is not at all comparable to taking a job as a fire fighter.
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Re:Coronavirus: Germany puts on crowded concerts to study risks by emiliobumachar on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @11:48AM (#24272553)
Both are expected to expose themselves to risk, both get paid. The many differences seem irrelevant to the topic at hand. What am I missing?
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Re:Coronavirus: Germany puts on crowded concerts to study risks by jacquesm on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @12:39PM (#24273183)
Soldiers tend to kill people, firefighters tend to save people, the difference - to me - would seem to be obvious.
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Re:Coronavirus: Germany puts on crowded concerts to study risks by emiliobumachar on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @01:09PM (#24273523)
That difference still seems to me not relevant to the topic at hand.
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Re:Coronavirus: Germany puts on crowded concerts to study risks by adrianmonk on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @01:27PM (#24273729)
A printer creates documents and a paper shredder destroys them. Therefore, we can't compare the amount of power they draw from an AC outlet.
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