COIVD-19 Links and Resources
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silveradeptThis is all material related to COVID-19, the novel coronavirus sweeping the world in pandemic. It contains news articles, items to help with preparation and riding out the pandemic, as well as resources for free (gratis) that are being offered to help people stay connected and entertained while they are not at work. It's all behind a cut, with information first, and resources in the back half.
The Olympics slated for Tokyo of this year are still moving forward, even as organizaers and governments are keeping a very close eye on the spread of COVID-19. Speaking thereof, how about a no-panic guide to preparation and trying to avoid infection from COVID-19? Although, I admit, I'm trying to think of other tunes that would be approximately twenty seconds of time if you could sing them all the way through at time and tempo. Perhaps the chorus of "Titanium" or something similar? At this point, though, the most reasonable advice, in addition to health and hygeine, seems to be stay away from other people if you can't, keep your distance if you can't, and encourage your governments to not only close things down, but provide ways to make sure that those people who are going to be affected by closure are still going to be able to keep their housing and their supplies stocked. Also, as much as possible, manipulate the stubborn into behaving well, for whatever parts of leverage you have on them.
A very helpful page about what people can do that will actually be helpful in combating the spread of the novel COVD-19 coronavirus. (And also, information about the effectiveness of the infrographic in it's simplicity.) Beyond that, ways that the scientific community is communicating about COVID-19 and getting around the paywalls that journals would put in their way. Like Twitter threads about the efficacy of soap and handwashing against COVID-19. (Because, as it turns out, a lot of very common cleaners, like soap and water, are still very effective against the virus.
If you would like to try out and see what it might be to have your favored song lyrics set to how long it might take to was your hands, try Wash Your Lyrics. It'll generate a poster with the first few lines of any given song. You'll want to time them out to see whether they last the important 20 seconds that's recommended for effective virus-killing.
Of course, there's also the CDC interim guidance on COVID-19. What mild, moderate, and severe symptoms might be, even though it's better to be specific about symptoms.
"Live long and prosper" is a really good greeting for people who need to keep distance but want to acknowledge each other.
The pandemic is much more difficult to manage when response and infrastructure are such that people can't afford to perform the correct operations. Or that there isn't space for them, or that going home is not actually helpful.siderea has been documenting advice and preparation plans, but it's very much one approach to the matter, so apply the statement variously attributed, whether it's Steve Storm, Pat Williams, or wherever it originated from: "Steal what works, fix what's broke, fake the rest."
In addition, for people whose income and livelihood has depended on being able to work at large events that have been postponed and canceled, seveeral players in the NBA are donating money to make sure their arena workers get paid while there isn't any work for them.
As far as can be told, pets don't get sick with COVD-19, although they might carry the virus from people to people.
jenett talks about what things are like when you have cranky lungs, and how you might get your life organized to acknowledge that reality.
If you would like to immerse yourself in data, Our World In Data offers a slew of things, and so does Fast.ai offers other parts of data,
Which is not to say that in isolation, there is nothing to do. There are things that you can do to help with potential mental health issues that come from virus panic and being inside much of the time. Because it's going to be kind of empty out there, no matter where you are in the world.
In addition to paid subscription and streaming services, persons with local library cards have access to a significant amount of both informative and entertaining electronic materials, all of which can be accessed from homw. And for the most part, even if you haven't signed up for your card before, many, if not all, of these goodies are available to persons with temporary electronic registrations of cards. Even more so if the library building itself is closed.
There's also plenty of people offering books they've written for gratis or inexpensively.ellenmillion is making works available for free, rachelmanija is doing the same.
Jordan L. Hawk is offering the first book of their series for the interested, as is Celia Lake. Kathleen Jowitt is offering an extensive e-catalog for gratis.rmc28 points out Serial Box is offering a free one of their kits with the correct code, among other things. There's a new Decameron making stories and collecting donations for organizations helping with the response.
Did we mention that To-time Hug-nominated Dr. Chuck Tingle, World's Greatest Author, has some new Tinglers available for people to peruse during the quarantine and isolation? Chuck Tingle asks us to take the money we would normally spend on those Tinglers and donate it to places helping fight he virus infection.
If, instead, you want to write to help with this situation, you can particpate in a happy distracting comment fest, or anything onkalloway's stuff to do list.
That said, there's also The Metropolitan Opera's nightly encore performance streams, The Royal Swedish Opera's streams, The Berlin Philharmonic's Digial Concert Hall, The Seattle Symphony's streaming broadcasts, The Northern Ballet, Dropkick Murphys offered a streamed concert, there's databases and spreadsheets being compiled of performances and places, and another compilation of live streaming music projects.
One instance of a sung religious office, a Compline, in this case, with more to come.
Tech conferences are going on-line as well. The Folding@Home project would like to borrow your spare computer cycles to try and find places to pinpoint where treatments could be effective.
If there are children at home, there's a list of various educational resource providers offering lesson plans, videos, and other platforms while schools are closed. A Circuit Lab circuitry kit for home usage.conuly has a list of resources to use for those who find themselves unexpectedly homeschooling. Actually, conuly has a lot of posts on these sorts of things, so I would just peruse what's available there to see what companies are offering. Seriously, there's a lot available.
And if cute animals is something you want, the Moneterey Bay Aquarium still has their live cameras streaming.
Last for this specifically COVID-19 type post, accountability partners are your friends. Use them.
The Olympics slated for Tokyo of this year are still moving forward, even as organizaers and governments are keeping a very close eye on the spread of COVID-19. Speaking thereof, how about a no-panic guide to preparation and trying to avoid infection from COVID-19? Although, I admit, I'm trying to think of other tunes that would be approximately twenty seconds of time if you could sing them all the way through at time and tempo. Perhaps the chorus of "Titanium" or something similar? At this point, though, the most reasonable advice, in addition to health and hygeine, seems to be stay away from other people if you can't, keep your distance if you can't, and encourage your governments to not only close things down, but provide ways to make sure that those people who are going to be affected by closure are still going to be able to keep their housing and their supplies stocked. Also, as much as possible, manipulate the stubborn into behaving well, for whatever parts of leverage you have on them.
A very helpful page about what people can do that will actually be helpful in combating the spread of the novel COVD-19 coronavirus. (And also, information about the effectiveness of the infrographic in it's simplicity.) Beyond that, ways that the scientific community is communicating about COVID-19 and getting around the paywalls that journals would put in their way. Like Twitter threads about the efficacy of soap and handwashing against COVID-19. (Because, as it turns out, a lot of very common cleaners, like soap and water, are still very effective against the virus.
If you would like to try out and see what it might be to have your favored song lyrics set to how long it might take to was your hands, try Wash Your Lyrics. It'll generate a poster with the first few lines of any given song. You'll want to time them out to see whether they last the important 20 seconds that's recommended for effective virus-killing.
Of course, there's also the CDC interim guidance on COVID-19. What mild, moderate, and severe symptoms might be, even though it's better to be specific about symptoms.
"Live long and prosper" is a really good greeting for people who need to keep distance but want to acknowledge each other.
The pandemic is much more difficult to manage when response and infrastructure are such that people can't afford to perform the correct operations. Or that there isn't space for them, or that going home is not actually helpful.
siderea has been documenting advice and preparation plans, but it's very much one approach to the matter, so apply the statement variously attributed, whether it's Steve Storm, Pat Williams, or wherever it originated from: "Steal what works, fix what's broke, fake the rest."In addition, for people whose income and livelihood has depended on being able to work at large events that have been postponed and canceled, seveeral players in the NBA are donating money to make sure their arena workers get paid while there isn't any work for them.
As far as can be told, pets don't get sick with COVD-19, although they might carry the virus from people to people.
jenett talks about what things are like when you have cranky lungs, and how you might get your life organized to acknowledge that reality.If you would like to immerse yourself in data, Our World In Data offers a slew of things, and so does Fast.ai offers other parts of data,
Which is not to say that in isolation, there is nothing to do. There are things that you can do to help with potential mental health issues that come from virus panic and being inside much of the time. Because it's going to be kind of empty out there, no matter where you are in the world.
In addition to paid subscription and streaming services, persons with local library cards have access to a significant amount of both informative and entertaining electronic materials, all of which can be accessed from homw. And for the most part, even if you haven't signed up for your card before, many, if not all, of these goodies are available to persons with temporary electronic registrations of cards. Even more so if the library building itself is closed.
There's also plenty of people offering books they've written for gratis or inexpensively.
ellenmillion is making works available for free, rachelmanija is doing the same. Jordan L. Hawk is offering the first book of their series for the interested, as is Celia Lake. Kathleen Jowitt is offering an extensive e-catalog for gratis.
rmc28 points out Serial Box is offering a free one of their kits with the correct code, among other things. There's a new Decameron making stories and collecting donations for organizations helping with the response. Did we mention that To-time Hug-nominated Dr. Chuck Tingle, World's Greatest Author, has some new Tinglers available for people to peruse during the quarantine and isolation? Chuck Tingle asks us to take the money we would normally spend on those Tinglers and donate it to places helping fight he virus infection.
If, instead, you want to write to help with this situation, you can particpate in a happy distracting comment fest, or anything on
kalloway's stuff to do list. That said, there's also The Metropolitan Opera's nightly encore performance streams, The Royal Swedish Opera's streams, The Berlin Philharmonic's Digial Concert Hall, The Seattle Symphony's streaming broadcasts, The Northern Ballet, Dropkick Murphys offered a streamed concert, there's databases and spreadsheets being compiled of performances and places, and another compilation of live streaming music projects.
One instance of a sung religious office, a Compline, in this case, with more to come.
Tech conferences are going on-line as well. The Folding@Home project would like to borrow your spare computer cycles to try and find places to pinpoint where treatments could be effective.
If there are children at home, there's a list of various educational resource providers offering lesson plans, videos, and other platforms while schools are closed. A Circuit Lab circuitry kit for home usage.
conuly has a list of resources to use for those who find themselves unexpectedly homeschooling. Actually, conuly has a lot of posts on these sorts of things, so I would just peruse what's available there to see what companies are offering. Seriously, there's a lot available.And if cute animals is something you want, the Moneterey Bay Aquarium still has their live cameras streaming.
Last for this specifically COVID-19 type post, accountability partners are your friends. Use them.
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Date: 2020-03-18 06:44 pm (UTC)ETA: they have a not-a-tumblr now: here's March 21's