Feel better soon all.
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I believe that 'con crud' is the older usage for the malady, going back to the early SF conventions.
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Originally Posted by Razoras
Every convention causes a wave of illness in its attendees, that's just a reality you need to accept at conventions. ESPECIALLY if you happen to be a guest of some kind, because that usually means you're going to be dealing with fans or sitting at a booth all day shaking hands with people.
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"But in our enthusiasm, we could not resist a radical overhaul of the system, in which all of its major weaknesses have been exposed, analyzed, and replaced with new weaknesses."
-- Bruce Leverett, Register Allocation in Optimizing Compilers
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That doesn't help when you're going to be putting your hands on things other people have handled all day, before you get back to your room; influenza viri are tough to kill, and there are quite a few ways that it can be passed around from physical contact.. There are reports that some mosques in the US are considering amending traditions of Islam to put in abeyance the ritual of attendees shaking each other's hands as a symbol of meeting in peace (the Islamic duty to protect life being considered to excuse failing to perform required religious ritual), synagogues are asking people not to kiss the Torah as it is passed around during services, and Catholic churches are looking at emptying the holy water font and amending the ritual of Communion if H1N1 becomes a pandemic. In comparison, a convention is a veritable breeding ground for opportunistic infections.
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Originally Posted by Gulver
This is why I tell people to take showers in your hotel room at night during conventions.
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"But in our enthusiasm, we could not resist a radical overhaul of the system, in which all of its major weaknesses have been exposed, analyzed, and replaced with new weaknesses."
-- Bruce Leverett, Register Allocation in Optimizing Compilers
We thought we'd get Power Customization when pigs could fly. This week, swine flu.
Horrible pun adapted from a horrible pun on GamePolitics. Sorry...
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"Bubble up for safety!"
Obviously Numina's Convalescence is not working properly.
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THE COURSE OF SUPERHERO ROMANCE CONTINUES!
Book I: A Tale of Nerd Flirting! ~*~ Book II: Courtship and Crime Fighting - Chap Nine live!
MA Arcs - 3430: Hell Hath No Fury / 3515: Positron Gets Some / 6600: Dyne of the Times / 351572: For All the Wrong Reasons
378944: Too Clever by Half / 459581: Kill or Cure / 551680: Clerical Errors (NEW!)
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Uh oh - Boston, you say? ...then Lemur Lad and myself on the other coast really AREN'T any safer (not that I truly thought that since we have already had cases in my general area).|
Originally Posted by Goliath Bird Eater
Someone from a Boston-based developer. Dude or dudette didn't know they had it until after PAX when they went and got tested by their doctor. Once they found out that it was h1n1 and not your usual cold, they contacted the Penny Arcade folks, who proceeded to get the message out.
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And, while it sucks that the virus was already spread, kudos to the "carrier" and the Penny Arcade foks for their subsequent actions - it was very responsible to step up and let people know that they may have been exposed.
Meantime, sending virtual chicken soup and lots of healing wishes to the NCSoft staffers that are sick, and hoping that everybody around them remains safe and healthy by observing the recommended precautions!
Storm
Serenity is not freedom from the storm, but peace amid the storm ...
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Vectors.|
Originally Posted by PerfectStorm
Uh oh - Boston, you say? ...then Lemur Lad and myself on the other coast really AREN'T any safer (not that I truly thought that since we have already had cases in my general area).
And, while it sucks that the virus was already spread, kudos to the "carrier" and the Penny Arcade foks for their subsequent actions - it was very responsible to step up and let people know that they may have been exposed. Meantime, sending virtual chicken soup and lots of healing wishes to the NCSoft staffers that are sick, and hoping that everybody around them remains safe and healthy by observing the recommended precautions! Storm |
You're never safe. Not here. Not there. Unless your name Sir Richard Branson and you have an isle to which you can steal away.
Anyways, was just checking in to see if we have any updates on the health of our fearless leader. Hope he's not being hit too hard and enjoying working from home or getting a bunch of deserved down time.
And he's out for blood MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
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Because this time, it's personal.
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Originally Posted by Mr. NoPants
And he's out for blood MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
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Positron: "There are no bugs [in City of Heroes], just varying degrees of features."
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Indeed. It seems that rumors of his death were greatly exagerated |
Originally Posted by Golden Girl
Positron is back at work!
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Positron_CoH: I live and have returned to work.
Edit: Now if we could only get Mod8 back to clean up the forums
H1N1 isn't so bad, as of now. I caught it and didn't even realize I was sick. It was that mild. O_o
...Of course, I could just be stupid. I can't discount that...
Slightly less dangerous than the regular flu.
Slightly more spreadable than the regular flu.
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Originally Posted by Wuigly Squigly
Slightly less dangerous than the regular flu.
Slightly more spreadable than the regular flu. |
@Golden Girl
City of Heroes comics and artwork
It makes him a subject matter expert!
Looks like im not the only one with a dose of the flu. Get well soon Posi. You and me both
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Originally Posted by Wuigly Squigly
Slightly less dangerous than the regular flu.
Slightly more spreadable than the regular flu. |
- Slightly less dangerous than the regular flu to healthy adults.
- Significantly more dangerous than regular flu to infants, children, elderly, and those with pre-existing conditions.
- Slightly more spreadable than the regular flu.
- Vaccine not widely ready.
Considering that schools are the number one vector of the spread of colds and flus, points 2 and 3 are particularly worrisome.
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Originally Posted by Obsidius
Indeed. It seems that rumors of his death were greatly exagerated
Positron_CoH: I live and have returned to work. Edit: Now if we could only get Mod8 back to clean up the forums |
While he probably still feels like crap, it's good to see he's up and about.
Two people in the Tampa Bay area where I live died just last week from that cursed bug.
Look familiar Posi? Hmmmm?
You have only yourself to blame!
get well soon Posi and everyone who have it on the studio.