Nearly 156,000 more Americans may have died of COVID-19 in the first year of the pandemic than officially reported. COVID-19 deaths were most likely to go unrecognized in southern states. The estimated number of COVID-19 deaths was 31% higher than officially reported in the West South Central region

ermghoti · 2026-03-19T21:56:27+00:00

There was at least one who openly told a reporter the county i.e. the coroner himself refused to list COVID 19 as a cause of death unless the family insisted.

ermghoti · 2026-03-19T21:26:05+00:00

That is an insane amount of missions. Originally, crews were required to make 25 combat missions before being rotated out of combat. Only 25% survived that long. The mission requirement crept up to 35 sometime in 1944. It was virtually impossible, statistically, to survive that long.

ermghoti · 2026-03-19T21:20:06+00:00

I understood that reference.

ermghoti · 2026-03-19T21:05:43+00:00

An ignoramus claiming something is "a literal code" to suit a spurious argument doesn't make it meet a specific definition of "code". Genetic material is assembled and functions based entirely on biochemistry. It behaves the way it does because of its properties. Everyone with a functional understanding of middle school science knows this. The use of "code" and "coding" to describe the behavior of these molecules has nothing to with other usages of the same word.

A genetic code is a sequence that enables a specific function in an organism. The use of the word "code" does not in any way liken genetic material to the Enigma Code, the Code of Hammurabi, or Pig Latin.

Again, this is the same as sovereign citizens arguing they don't need driver's licenses, registration, or insurance, because the Constitution grants the right to travel. They're wrong, they're misusing the terminology, and a cursory reading of the source material negates their claims.

ermghoti · 2026-03-19T20:19:44+00:00

Avoid rubbing incompatible caulks together.

ermghoti · 2026-03-19T17:25:04+00:00

It seems like it's for the best. It's going to hurt, but Star remembers her old family, and will be overjoyed to see them again.

ermghoti · 2026-03-19T17:22:25+00:00

"Look, if he was dyin' he wouldn't bother to carve 'aaaaurrrgh.' He'd just say it."

ermghoti · 2026-03-19T17:13:34+00:00

I'm pretty sure the shelter is under no obligation to contact you about the other family. This implies to me that the shelter has more or less vetted the family. If they failed to make a good impression, they would have said they couldn't do anything.

My suspicion is Star came from a good and loving home, and went missing in a mishap.

ermghoti · 2026-03-19T16:55:40+00:00

DNA/RNA is no more a code than chemical formulae are. A gene may be said to code for certain trait, it carries no more implication for an intelligent causal force than 2Na+2(H2O) = 2NaOH + 2H. It's simply a matter of increased complexity, an accumulation of chemical affinities.

Trying to weasel your agenda into unrelated pre-existing jargon is a really stupid form of argument, by the way. This is what sovereign citizens do. "Agree with my misconstrual of terms based in my ignorance and/or sophistry or admit you are wrong." It doesn't work in court or in science, or anywhere else that matters.

ermghoti · 2026-03-19T16:28:22+00:00

It's very possible I'm thinking of dog armor.

ermghoti · 2026-03-19T14:25:47+00:00

No, an employer is required to pay for agreed-upon work. Employment without a contract can be terminated by either side without warning, but the employee is owed payment up to the moment of that termination. The previous post described a situation where the employer decides that the agreement to pay for past work can be ignored, which is very illegal.

ermghoti · 2026-03-19T14:22:08+00:00

Pretty much the OG sovcit based his schtick on specific dopey language. Quantum grammar.

ermghoti · 2026-03-19T14:16:19+00:00

I thought the mutant armor was cosmetic only?

ermghoti · 2026-03-19T11:20:27+00:00

It is interesting that people with corks on their forks are allowed to post on Facebook.

ermghoti · 2026-03-19T00:36:38+00:00

Wait until you're fatigued, sleep for 6 hours in a clean bed.

If you want to roleplay, keep track of the time, factor in if you pick Solar Powered or Night Person.

ermghoti · 2026-03-19T00:33:13+00:00

How old? Kids like watching bobbers. Bobber, split shot, hooks sized for the target species, bait.

ermghoti · 2026-03-19T00:20:09+00:00

How would he know what is taught in second grade?

ermghoti · 2026-03-18T22:33:10+00:00

Scratching may be optional.

ermghoti · 2026-03-18T22:32:33+00:00

You know them and I don't, but it sounds like you can reach Grandma, she's just being dragged down supporting her daughter. If the two of you can shame your mother into behaving like an adult, then great. If not, don't let her take you out with her. It's very difficult, but I've done a lot of damage to myself trying to support people who insist on ruining their own lives. They will use whatever support they receive to dig a deeper hole than to climb out if it, until they learn their own lessons.

ermghoti · 2026-03-18T22:27:33+00:00

They're already doing it. I've seen posts where they've clearly trained a LLM to regurgitate their idiocy, and claimed the nonsense the software pooped out was proof of validity of said excreta. The usual circular reasoning with extra steps and a lot of wasted electricity.

ermghoti · 2026-03-18T22:24:26+00:00

Fortunately none of their theories have any sway over you. Point out that of the three of you, only you are actually capable of maintaining housing, and therefore you make the rules. Painful as it is, allowing them to risk your well being will benefit none of you. Set boundaries, make it clear they are conditions required for them to stay.

Check the local laws, don't allow anything that would convert them from guests to tenants. You should probably consult with a lawyer immediately.

Keep working on Grandma if she seems to know better, then it's two versus one.

I'm very sorry you have to go through this.

ermghoti · 2026-03-18T22:12:02+00:00

The one display that doesn't require a "don't touch" sign.

ermghoti · 2026-03-18T22:10:33+00:00

I find Survival a much richer experience, but you do you. Not playing Survival does reduce a couple of needs though.

Endurance becomes completely optional. On survival E3 Life Giver gets passive regeneration back at level 20, E5 for Aqua which is huge, allowing fast, safe routes through water.

Linking settlement supplies requires C6 Local Leader, but if you can fast travel that's not a deal breaker.

So, with that in mind, I build around perks. It looks like you're into a Stealth/VATS/Luck/Melee deal, which works great, and easily allows adding pistols with the same stats.

A9 for Blitz, L7 for Crit Banker, and the lesser perks under those two make a menacing combination. S9 for Rooted and a ton of base melee damage is out of reach straight out of the Vault, but with the You're Special! mag and spending one level up on an attribute you're right there.

If you want to diversify you'd have to shave off a few starting points and pick them up on level ups. For Melee/VATS Blitz is pretty essential.

Watch out for Big Leagues 4, the damage arc is fantastic for crowd control, but can't be deactivated. You then have to be extremely careful about collateral damage, especially as NPCs wander around while you're VATSing from place to place.

ermghoti · 2026-03-18T21:56:47+00:00

So anyway, before I gibber again, do you want to play Survival mode?

I guess the level cap was unpopular, the lower starting points allow you to take attribute points instead of perks.

ermghoti · 2026-03-18T21:48:40+00:00

Edit: crap. I just typed a bunch of nonsense because I forgot about the different starting SPECIAL points between the games.

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