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Sometimes there is a fault in the drive which degrades its performance more rapidly than expected. While a secure erase might make it seem to regain the full drive I would recommend seeing if it's still covered by a warranty and if not still replace it.

Indeed I still struggle with the ethicalness of even using the data acquired from those studies. Part of me wonders if using the data encourages others to feel empowered to disregard the boundaries of what is right or the pursuit of expedited knowledge. And there is a part of me that says we...

Sorry I missed it in all the posts. Not intentional as I am glad for your and @Vavrik viewpoints and willingness to engage and discuss as I think it makes us all more informed and better for it. They glossed over that genetics, the health of the individual, and prior exposure to the same or...

I am in favor of taking a guess based on what we do know but would also like to make sure we are pursuing research into the area and adjusting procedures based upon what we know while recognizing the boundaries of our knowledge. Masks in of themselves are fine so long as we recognize that we...

Lol and here I have a 15-year-old dell keyboard I got for free from work. I have always wondered if I should upgrade it to something nicer but so far I have not really found any keyboard that is significantly better as I am not a fan of the clicky keyboards or the press feel of the flat keyboards.

Indeed. I guess that is the allure of games like SC and shows like Star Trek. While we might adventure to the inner planets one day I do not believe we will get very far until we can figure out other ways to travel.

I was simply using gloves as an illustration on the whole pre-op procedures implemented in an attempt to keep things as safe for the patient as possible. Masks, gloves, gowns, sterile trays, etc are all done in an attempt to keep infections out, while not always effective as there are lots of...

Sure sure. Truthfully we all just have a huge crush on Montoya.

I hear about exoplanets and it's always such a tease. I want to go and see these planets and touch their ground look up at the sky and see the alienness of it all.

In both cases, they wear masks as part of their attempt to make as sterile an environment as possible in so much as they take every single possible procedure even if it has little to no impact. Take for instance the procedure of washing their hands, it starts with antibiotic soap and a scrub...

Correct, but you noticed they did not give any indication of the weight given to the given means of exposure? Just that it's not mutually exclusive? And here we see that the virus exists in aerosolized droplets which is the standard for airborne virus vs blood pathogens like ebola or fecal...

I am not sure it's a Democrat vs Republican thing it's more a people thing as both sides have their issues with being told what is and is not ok to do. It goes from what forms of entertainment to drugs, sex, medical procedures, etc. Both sides are terrible about attempting to impose or reject...

While correct it is found in and proven to be transmittable by airborne pathways its only speculated that the primary way it's transmitted is by airborne means. There has not been any study yet published that looks into the probability of different pathways as it's still deemed impossible to...

It's so much fun watching the ships flying. And swimming, great now we can drown in the 890jumps pool. AI commuter I have to wonder if it will also enable VIP transport missions.

Na my personal opinion is that people, in general, are far too interested in attempting to force everyone to do what they want them to do. We have had this conversation multiple times before. But the highlights were that the sputum capturing ability of most mask materials was limited to...

I've always viewed true trolling as more just toying with the opponent much like a cat plays with a mouse before killing it, it's not needed beyond the enjoyment of the troll often times with the intended goal to get an overly emotional response. With that in mind, I feel a lot of public...

This is a valid consideration in so much as the knock-on effects due to most medical systems are naturally running with not a lot of available capacity so any increase in medical situations can easily overwhelm them and thus create a triage situation in which the most immediate cases get treated...

I am not sure why this is the turn of the conversation about my mask-wearing choice? As far as I was aware the topic was on the effectiveness of mask-wearing not if I personally do or should.

We have indeed had many conversations over the past few years about the purpose of masks and their usefulness in preventing the spread of viruses. My stance has always been while N95 masks without any airway bypass, worn correctly and not touched can statistically significantly (p-value...

You are glossing over how easy omicron was to spread and how many countries with and without mask mandates and social distancing all had significant bumps at the same time. This graph even if not taking into account different strains also ask the question if Australias lockdowns did anything or...