Comments on: Open thread 11/16/21

By: AesopFan

AesopFan — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 08:28:09 +0000

@ Rufus > “His prediction is the jury will NOT convict Rittenhouse and he said his local friends state the mood in town is not what the media projects.”

AesopSpouse (who is a lawyer, although not in criminal cases since the first couple of years – couldn’t stand working with the OTHER lawyers) speculates that the jury is going slowly through every count, dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s, so they can’t be accused of rushing to acquittal – and presumably working on the hold-outs.

I hope your friend is right.

By: Cappy

Cappy — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 14:23:48 +0000

In a world of Myrna Lichts, be that gal that posts Ozzy Man on her blog.

By: Bryan Lovely

Bryan Lovely — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 23:04:52 +0000

LI Verdict Watch thread latest has a tweet from Jacek Posobiec claiming that two jurors are holding up the decision specifically on fears of backlash, their names being leaked, and doxxing.

https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/11/rittenhouse-verdict-watch/

By: OBloody Hell

OBloody Hell — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 18:59:21 +0000

The CPU is now 50

https://spectrum.ieee.org/chip-hall-of-fame-intel-4004-microprocessor

H/T: Chicago Boyz’ David Foster

Also: The also rans:
https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-surprising-story-of-the-first-microprocessors

By: Barry Meislin

Barry Meislin — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 18:01:36 +0000

Re Liz Cheney, one might say she drifted—make that galloped—off the reservation by herself. This just makes it official, I guess.
What a bizarre individual….
– – – – –
Speaking of the bizarre, here’s something for those of you who delight in out-of-body-type experiences…(or at least reading about them):
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-night-before-i-die/

Hey, when Ozzy Man finishes his honey badger project, maybe he can do out-of-body experiences!…

By: Bryan Lovely

Bryan Lovely — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 17:51:01 +0000

physicsguy —

It must be the national numbers that the Seattle Times and Gauleiter Inslee are referring to when they say things like “plateauing at a high level” and “the recent surge of cases” to justify their mandates when the STATE’S OWN DATA show cases/hospitalizations/deaths trending resolutely DOWN.

Otherwise, that would mean that they were just lying. I can’t imagine… they… um… never mind.

By: physicsguy

physicsguy — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 17:50:03 +0000

Barry, in a similar vein, I saw that the Wyoming GOP just told Liz Cheney, they no longer consider her a Republican. Excommunicated

By: Barry Meislin

Barry Meislin — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 17:38:08 +0000

Something interesting here. Maybe the start of a trend?:
“Texas State Democrat Defects, Joins Republican Party”
https://www.dailywire.com/news/no-longer-in-step-with-the-democratic-party-texas-state-democrat-defects-joins-republican-party

Hope this isn’t, though:
“…School Board Meeting Erupts After Pro-CRT Speaker Warns Parents He’s Got 1,000 Soldiers”
https://tinyurl.com/4269sf5f
H/T Instapundit (both).

By: Rufus T. Firefly

Rufus T. Firefly — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 16:54:25 +0000

TommyJay,

Your hypothesis seems logical, but I would add; long periods of time indoors with recirculated air. Florida has hosted A LOT of out of state visitors in the past year (akin to Thanksgiving every week), but hasn’t had concordant spikes.

By: TommyJay

TommyJay — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 16:39:53 +0000

physicsguy,
We went back to indoor masking in my community about 1.5 weeks ago.

You mention Colorado as being bad, and in a previous thread NM was mentioned in that vein. So tiny respiratory droplets evaporate more quickly and then travel farther when the weather is colder and drier. But I imagine droplets evaporate more quickly at high altitude than at low altitude. I lived in NM for several years at about 7000 ft. altitude, and lots of things are noticeably different because of the altitude.

My impression from last year was that Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years celebrations and the travel involved were major spreading periods.