Covid 19 thread

  • To unlock all of features of Rams On Demand please take a brief moment to register. Registering is not only quick and easy, it also allows you access to additional features such as live chat, private messaging, and a host of other apps exclusive to Rams On Demand.
Status
Not open for further replies.
Ramhusker

Ramhusker

Rams On Demand Sponsor
Rams On Demand Sponsor
Joined
Jul 15, 2010
Messages
14,462
Name
Bo Bowen
Meanwhile, doctors in Australia are using a medicine which they say is knocking Covid out. It’s been around for 40 years and is cheap so I would expect some pushback from using it here in the USA. It’s a head lice med called Ivermectin. Go figure.
 
Last edited:

Oldgeek

I'm old and can't wait another 20 years for a SB W
Joined
Jun 28, 2011
Messages
640
Name
Steve
But, but we can't cure it. The herd immunity is getting better.
 
-X-

-X-

Medium-sized Lebowski
Joined
Jun 20, 2010
Messages
35,576
Name
The Dude
Trump, FDA tout COVID-19 convalescent plasma treatment, but some say it's still unproven

abcnews.go.com

Trump, FDA tout COVID-19 convalescent plasma treatment, but some express concerns

The Food and Drug Administration announced Sunday it was issuing an emergency authorization for convalescent plasma treatment in hospitalized COVID-19 patients.
abcnews.go.com abcnews.go.com

YellowishObedientGrunion-size_restricted.gif
 
Corbin

Corbin

THIS IS MY BOOOOOMSTICK!!
Rams On Demand Sponsor
2023 Sportsbook Champion
Joined
Nov 9, 2014
Messages
12,172
LOL 148 pages of people arguing one side or another..:ROFLMAO:

Has what you argued changed the world?

" This youngin don't know..." :fistbump::rolleyes:
scared.gif


RIP Ernest P Worrel
 
1maGoh

1maGoh

Hall of Fame
Joined
Aug 10, 2013
Messages
3,957
Corbin said:
I must be dumb asf. What is a false positive? If they tested positive by accident it was a negative? Maybe it's a medical thing I don't comprehend?
Click to expand...
It's not medical it's just a thing. A false positive is when the test says you're positive but upon further review you are not. A false negative of the opposite, the test came back negative, but you really have it. Nobody take about those rates though because it's too technical and inconvenient for narratives on either side. Plus, if the false positive and false negative rates are equal, then the general assumptions based on the data are fine

I've mostly seen it in the cyber security world where they're talking about automated that detection. A false positive is when the system says "oh shit you're being attacked!" But it's just Bob in accounting running a particular once a year job the system hasn't encountered before. A false negative is when the system says some action or internet traffic was benign but it's actually someone owning your servers (or preparing to).
 
Corbin

Corbin

THIS IS MY BOOOOOMSTICK!!
Rams On Demand Sponsor
2023 Sportsbook Champion
Joined
Nov 9, 2014
Messages
12,172
1maGoh said:
It's not medical it's just a thing. A false positive is when the test says you're positive but upon further review you are not. A false negative of the opposite, the test came back negative, but you really have it. Nobody take about those rates though because it's too technical and inconvenient for narratives on either side. Plus, if the false positive and false negative rates are equal, then the general assumptions based on the data are fine

I've mostly seen it in the cyber security world where they're talking about automated that detection. A false positive is when the system says "oh shit you're being attacked!" But it's just Bob in accounting running a particular once a year job the system hasn't encountered before. A false negative is when the system says some action or internet traffic was benign but it's actually someone owning your servers (or preparing to).
Click to expand...
Using the CS analogy worked perfect for the comprehension part! lol I'm getting my BS and eventually my MS in Cyber Security, just signed up for a Coding Bootcamp to for the next 4 months. Guess no better way to immerse yourself than jump off in the deep end right? lol Any tips you may have for me?
 
dieterbrock

dieterbrock

Rams On Demand Sponsor
Rams On Demand Sponsor
Joined
Jan 3, 2013
Messages
24,034
1maGoh said:
It's not medical it's just a thing. A false positive is when the test says you're positive but upon further review you are not. A false negative of the opposite, the test came back negative, but you really have it. Nobody take about those rates though because it's too technical and inconvenient for narratives on either side. Plus, if the false positive and false negative rates are equal, then the general assumptions based on the data are fine

I've mostly seen it in the cyber security world where they're talking about automated that detection. A false positive is when the system says "oh shit you're being attacked!" But it's just Bob in accounting running a particular once a year job the system hasn't encountered before. A false negative is when the system says some action or internet traffic was benign but it's actually someone owning your servers (or preparing to).
Click to expand...
I must have missed the “false negative” posts?
These false positives are a major issue. if the test results breed feelings of lack of integrity, it’s a disaster.
 
thirteen28

thirteen28

I like pizza.
Rams On Demand Sponsor
Joined
Jan 15, 2013
Messages
8,562
Name
Erik
-X- said:
Trump, FDA tout COVID-19 convalescent plasma treatment, but some say it's still unproven

abcnews.go.com

Trump, FDA tout COVID-19 convalescent plasma treatment, but some express concerns

The Food and Drug Administration announced Sunday it was issuing an emergency authorization for convalescent plasma treatment in hospitalized COVID-19 patients.
abcnews.go.com abcnews.go.com

YellowishObedientGrunion-size_restricted.gif
Click to expand...

Oh, you know they are going to be coming after that shit hard. Already read somewhere where someone on Uncle Rachel's "news" network (aka MSNBC) called it "snake oil" within moments of the announcement. Gotta protect that narrative.
 
Ramhusker

Ramhusker

Rams On Demand Sponsor
Rams On Demand Sponsor
Joined
Jul 15, 2010
Messages
14,462
Name
Bo Bowen
dieterbrock said:
I must have missed the “false negative” posts?
These false positives are a major issue. if the test results breed feelings of lack of integrity, it’s a disaster.
Click to expand...
Oh, it already has. I, for one, already feel there is no need to go get tested for anything. It seems everything lately is a 50% chance of being accurate. Hell, I have that much info already about anything just sitting at the house. It is or it ain't. :woozy:
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Top Bottom