[kwlug-disc] pandemic lockdown

[Jeff Smith]

I’ve always wanted to investigate Slack... this might be my chance..  please get me hooked up to the local tech group , please and thank you!

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> On Mar 14, 2020, at 09:30, Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc <kwlug-disc at kwlug.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> I understand that many of us are enthusiastic about discussing these
> issues. I understand that in addition to being free software people we
> are also nerdy people who associate socially, and are not interested
> in strictly free-software topics. So I have been trying to think of 
> ways to support the community while permitting those us with anxiety
> issues to have one list where we don't have to freak out.
> 
> - If you are into Slack, there is a secret KWTechs group where all the
>  cool tech people hang out. They are having a grand old time freaking
>  each other out on their #covid19 channel. 
> 
>  Despite being a loser I have infiltrated the group, and can ask for
>  invites if you would like to join. The criteria is that you have to
>  be local (I am guessing that means Waterloo Region), you have to be
>  involved with tech in some way (being in KWLUG probably counts) and
>  you need to send me your email. 
> 
> 
> - If there is sufficient demand I can create another KWLUG mailing
>  list (kwlug-social?). Then if you want to talk about coronaviruses
>  or socialism you can do so there. I am not thrilled about splitting
>  the community up in this way (where will I ask my stupid offtopic
>  questions about ISA video cards) but I am open to doing this, if
>  only temporarily.
> 
> - Somebody else could offer a group that those who are interested
>  could join. 
> 
> 
> If you have other ideas then I am open to them. 
> 
> - Paul
> 
> 
>> On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 09:57:12PM -0400, Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc wrote:
>> 
>> May I request that we NOT do the play-by-play on this list? 
>> We can go literally anywhere else on the Internet and have our
>> anxieties provoked.
>> 
>> - Paul
>> 
>>> On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 09:38:00PM -0400, Khalid Baheyeldin wrote:
>>>> On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 2:50 PM Khalid Baheyeldin <kb at 2bits.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 1:18 PM Khalid Baheyeldin <kb at 2bits.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> No graphs, but I extracted the following number over the days (worldwide
>>>>> total)
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Actually there is a graph, bottom right.
>>>> Look at the yellow graph, which is cases outside China.
>>>> Really picking up exponentially.
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> That yellow graph ticked up considerably over 24 hours, exponentially.
>>> 
>>> And are my snapshots from it:
>>> 
>>> 2020-03-12 21:45 *128,343* cases, 4,720 deaths
>>> 2020-03-13 12:45 137,387 cases, 5,088 deaths
>>> 2020-03-13 19:30 142,557 cases, 5,359 deaths
>>> 2020-03-13 20:45 144,833 cases, 5,398 deaths
>>> 2020-03-13 21:30 *145,003* cases, 5,401 deaths
>>> 
>>> That is total for the whole world.
>>> -- 
>>> Khalid M. Baheyeldin
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