Ian Kenway @iankenway@social.cleverlibre.org

While you took a sip of coffee the sun converted 6 billion tons of hydrogen into 5.96 billion tons of helium.

Documents contradict #UK #government stance on #Covid-19 #HerdImmunity | World news | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/12/documents-contradict-uk-government-stance-on-covid-19-herd-immunity

#Coronavirus #NHS #Health

If you put your programming article up behind the paywall on Medium.com instead of on your own blog, you are not a true hacker, and will not hear the horns of freedom when you die, and the blinkenlights of Das Komputermaschine will not shine above your grave.

Today's #Covid19Cymru figures are in line with expectations. Despite sounding bad at 36 (the second highest daily total), they represent a slight lowering in the rate of increase when averaged over three days (13.9%, 14%, 14.1%, 12.8%), and the total now, at 351, is therefore slightly under the projected 360.
Are we peaking now? I hope so, and most of the information says we should be (see my other discussions on this topic). But the Wales data do not show this conclusively yet.

Have mercy upon me, O God, According to Your lovingkindness; According to the multitude of Your tender mercies, Blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin.
Psalms 51:1‭-‬2 NKJV

The Conservative MP Jack Lopresti has come under fire after he called for churches to reopen for Easter. - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2020/apr/09/uk-coronavirus-live-lockdown-extended-boris-johnson-in-hospital-covid-19-latest-updates?page=with:block-5e8f1b9d8f085d226cfd5ee1#block-5e8f1b9d8f085d226cfd5ee1 irresponsible moron

Don't you ever think that open source software activism is not a "real world" issue

"Hospitals Need to Repair Ventilators. Manufacturers Are Making That Impossible"
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/wxekgx/hospitals-need-to-repair-ventilators-manufacturers-are-making-that-impossible

#UK will have #Europe's worst #coronavirus #DeathToll, study predicts | World news | The Guardian

This looks bad and partly down to delay caused by opting for the wrong strategy - #HerdImmunity.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/07/uk-will-be-europes-worst-hit-by-coronavirus-study-predicts

#Covid-19

As Himalayas Warm, Nepal’s Climate Migrants Struggle to Survive

In the village of Dhye, #crops are stubby, dead stalks. #Water is scarce. The only #school closed a few years ago. With dwindling #food, most families have packed their belongings and left, driven out by a faceless, man-made enemy.
They are Nepal’s #climatechange migrants, and there will be more.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/05/world/asia/nepal-himalayas-glacier-climate.html

#ClimateCrisis #Himalaya #Nepal

Today's #Covid19UK figures:
Deaths today: 441
Total to date: 5373
For my discussion, see yesterday's comments, with increased emphasis.
However, I would note that today's figures are unexpectedly low, and I would not be surprised to see something of a correction tomorrow.

I hope you are well in these unpresidented times.

I like this visualzation of the rate of infection from #coronavirus from the #BBC.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-51235105

#Covid-19

By the looks of it this spike in new users we are seeing is the biggest one we have seen this year since the wave of users from India joined us. It's around 200 new users per day right now.

Welcome to all the new users! Don't forget to make an #introduction so I can share it.