Re: [Phys-L] covid modeling, LGBTQ risks

[Anthony Lapinski <alapinski@pds.org>]

I agree with Larry. This list is about physics teaching. I don't think CV19
has anything to do with remote teaching during this time... We all get
enough news about this from other sources. The online lab resources were
helpful.

On Fri, Apr 3, 2020 at 12:00 PM Larry Smith via Phys-l <
phys-l@mail.phys-l.org> wrote:

> I believe the criteria for posting should be less about whether we agree
> with the sentiments or arguments provided and more about whether a post
> relates to the mission/mandate/charter of the list — physics teaching in
> this case. It is on that basis that I believe Bill should post elsewhere on
> his LGBTQ suggestions.
>
> Larry
>
>
>
> > On Apr 2, 2020, at 9:50 PM, Daniel MacIsaac via Phys-l <
> phys-l@mail.phys-l.org> wrote:
> > Whoa Bill, that’s way out of line.  “The LGBTQ lifestyle”?
> > I’m reading your obsession here and it’s not pretty.
> >
> > This is a stressful time for most folk, maybe you have crossed
> > the line a few too many times and might consider taking a time out.
> >
> > Dan M
> >
> >
> > > On Apr 2, 2020, at 23:42, Bill Norwood via Phys-l <
> phys-l@mail.phys-l.org> wrote:
> > > 1. Has the rate for exposure/infection/death increased for the LGBTQ
> demographic? One might wonder, because:
> > > 2. They are already at greater risk, because of:
> > > 2a. higher smoking rates.
> > > 2b. already having a higher HIV infection rate.
> > > 2c. already tangling with syphilis, gonorrhea etc.
> > > 2d. having a larger incidence of compromised immune systems.
> > > 2d. poorer general health.
> > > 3. Might this not be an ideal time for persons already contemplating
> abandoning the LGBTQ lifestyle to set it aside and plunge headlong into an
> almost obsessive holistic pursuit of optimal health?
> > > 4. Search < gays’ protection from Corona Virus >
> > >
> > > Bill Norwood
> > >
> > >
> > > Sent from my iPhone
> > >
> > > > On Mar 31, 2020, at 2:55 PM, bernard cleyet via Phys-l <
> phys-l@mail.phys-l.org> wrote:
> > > > Again:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > On 2020/Mar/31, at 10:40, John Denker via Phys-l <
> phys-l@mail.phys-l.org> wrote:
> > > > > HOWEVER, the data on /deaths/ is more meaningful
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Dr. Robert Kim-Farley, an epidemiologist at UCLA, said the numbers of
> hospitalizations and deaths provide a more accurate indicator of the
> outbreak’s trajectory than the number of cases identified through uneven
> testing. On Thursday, the total number of deaths in L.A. County nearly
> doubled in a single day."
> > > >
> https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-03-31/coronavirus-social-distancing-west-coast-california-new-york-covid?utm_source=LAT+Breaking+News&utm_campaign=a8c2b49290-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_03_31_01_54&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b3d39b0044-a8c2b49290-87989977.
>
> > > > > On 2020/Mar/31, at 10:40, John Denker via Phys-l <
> phys-l@mail.phys-l.org> wrote:
> > > > >  YOU CAN'T GASLIGHT A VIRUS.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > bc wonders how long it took for people to use this after the movie.
> (’38 Play, films 40; 44).
> > > > 1960 14+ years:   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaslighting  I
> finally viewed the ’40 version (KQED, San Francisco) last year.
> > > > Nostalgia:  In. 1966 I (we) rented a flat in Newcastle under Lyme
> (More correctly: Basford) across the canal (long gone) from were the
> original Wedgwood works shipped their pottery.  The sitting room still had
> a gaslight fixture.  And the Newcastle corporation yard had a huge pile of
> street gaslights.  I forever regret not getting one and shipping it home to
> Santa Barbara.
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