@dresstokilt @eunews
You're right!

@eunews

Why don't we just admit that living among humans is dangerous? People who power themselves by posting and/or consuming geographical antipaganda should just remain in their fortified, windowless e-bunkers and leave the sane people alone.

@georgetakei

The thing I can't figure out about Dr. Oz is this: is he the Scarecrow, or is he the Wicked Witch of the West?

@randahl
"We working on that Peace Prize now, Mein Fuehrer!"

@BenjaminKlein

Or maybe to create a new kind of "peoplenets", letting groups of like-minded folks set up small, loose, evanescent networks? To communicate via relayed signals between cheap, low-power, unregulated, not-commercially-monopolized radios? Kinda like the Internet was visualized, way back when, but for little folks to use, not the ellisons or the emperor's troops? Secure and encrypted?

Great sci-fi story idea, eh?

@bloor

I'd guess this person smokes some really interesting stuff while listening to some very strange music.

And has a lot of spare time.

@markmccaughrean

Thanks for the reminder, Mark, and the tribute to the astronauts. A horrible day!

In later years, teaching a "capstone course" on engineering design, I used this calamity as one example that professionalism and good judgement are essential when building a new, risky technology.

E.g., if eminent experts on O-rings say "don't use O-rings this way", don't ignore them. Or when orbital mechanics experts warn you about putting too many satellites in similar orbits, take heed.

@tksst

They were smart to control humidity, 20-45%. Might be informative, though, to test 10% or 15% in contrast to 20-45%. Dry air ️ dry airway membranes and eyes ️ easy entry for viruses ?

@tksst

An important study about flu transmission, and your report is well-written and informative (kudos to theconversation.com, also, and the experimenters). Kinda similar findings to old US Army experiment, which failed to spread another virus (common cold?).

So we're not so sure exactly what's important. Smart folks should wear masks AND wash hands often. Also, disinfect surfaces, and keep good air flow.

Thanks for info!