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https://www.bmj.com/content/bmj/369/bmj.m1435.full.pdf

Finally an article arguing that the precautionary principle should be applied to mask wearing guidance for the public

Having family both in China and Germany, the main difference in treatment seems to be that people are taken to hospital much earlier in those countries than here. Usual caveat, this is purely anecdotal etc but seems to make sense given that people are advised to basically sweat it out here until it gets much worse, as in Boris’ case.

I think it’s unreasonable to expect you to pay. I paid for my own structural engineer when we bought to check the state of the very old loft conversion. What if they drop out after you paid the engineer and opened up the wall?

If you want to keep things moving, I would maybe propose splitting cost.

I used rokas.london after @Velocio recommended him. The first gas engineer I contacted couldn’t find the problem causing my boiler to lose pressure.

Cannot say enough good things about Rokas, thanks for the recommendation again! Absolutely stellar service, Rokas took his time and methodically found two potential leaks, one in the heat exchanger itself and the other bear a radiator valve. Before leaving He gave me clear instructions as to how to test over the coming days which of the two leaks causes the pressure loss.

The guy I had in first didn’t even bother looking as closely and told me to just repressurise my boiler until I see water damage somewhere, which would have probably killed my boiler.

Rokas is also a very nice guy and he was wearing gloves and mask throughout the repair.

How long has it been? Friend had remote physio through the nhs at the moment but he had an ACL tear

Might be applicable: I bought a ladder, can now climb down on my kitchen roof. So worth it!

Edit： To clarify not for bbqs, but at least get some sun

That’s why Nassim Taleb, among others, has argued that the mistake most governments made was throwing the precautionary principle out of the window, and rely too much on modelling

Quotes the origin of it in an article Cummings wrote in 2013:

“ In 2013, in his 237 page-long paper Some Thoughts on Education and Political Priorities, Cummings expressed his own fascination with evolutionary ideas in economics and developed the notion that computer science and ‘genetic algorithms’ could combat “bioterrorism or pandemics” using “artificial immune systems” and “agent based models”. Cummings directly quotes another New York University professor, Joshua M. Epstein, and his 2009 paper Modelling to Contain Pandemics which discusses the “classical epidemic modelling” of the 1920s which revealed “the threshold nature of epidemics and explained ‘herd immunity’, where the immunity of a subpopulation can stifle outbreaks, protecting the entire herd.”

Thought this was interesting regarding the herd immunity idea
https://bylinetimes.com/2020/04/03/the-coronavirus-crisis-herd-immunity-has-infected-uk-policy-but-who-was-patient-zero-for-this-toxic-transatlantic-idea/

The only time I ever find myself wanting to correct people in the gym is when I see the collapsing to the floor style burpees... obviously I never actually do it cause I don’t wanna be one those guys

Is anyone doing burpees in an old Victorian terrace? Will my downstairs neighbours hate me if I do it? Or should I ask them what time they would prefer me to work out?

Not meant to belittle your problems, but I found it helps enormously with keeping things running smoothly around the house, if only one person has to work full time. Good luck with the move!

I read yesterday on here that nhs trusts are having trouble placing orders directly in China. My partner speaks Chinese and would be happy to volunteer help with that. Is that something that would be useful?

Sounds like you are going to benefit from nice meals and a happy partner. Things could be worse!

As I said, design looks great. If my cheap one fails on me, I will consider getting one

America is saved, Jared Kushner had taken over the corona portfolio. After bringing peace to the Middle East, that should be easy for golden boy.
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.politico.com/amp/news/2020/04/01/jared-kushner-coronavirus-response-160553

It does look good although the cheapo one i have has grip bars for neutral grip which is easier on the shoulder for people with rotator cuff issues
https://www.aldi.co.uk/crane-door-workout-bar/p/099229303390400

Edit: it’s out of stock now

I think it’s important to stress that you should only do pull-ups with strict form and very slowly to minimise the risk of falling and also the risk of shoulder injury, particularly if you are new to pull ups. Kipping and cross fit style pull-ups can indeed make a door frame pull up bar move around. Strict slow pull ups should be fine. I got my bar from Aldi last week and it’s been great so far (they even deliver). I am 85kg and do about 60 a day in sets of 10-15, hope to get that up to a 100 soon. Pulling is important for shoulder health. Would also recommend face pulls with a resistance band for external rotation.

Aldi is selling door frame pull up bars on their website, just tried it out. I am 90kg and it feels super sturdy. 20quid well spent I think

As a German I am deeply offended that some people really think Germans lack any kind of humour and would construe that joke as anti German

Why are things always more complicated than they appear? Now you made me feel bad about having said that. I stand by it though, ill health is no excuse for being a complete dick who exploits people’s fears and anxieties. I don’t think that morally we can always draw a line between someone’s professional and private lives.

I am not usually one to take pleasure in the misfortune of others but for Dominic Cummings I definitely make an exception

try to remember what most people look like despite going to the gym...most massively overestimate the calories they burn in a workout

Exactly, although difficult space wise for many people

Also, official nutrition guidelines have long shown to be a complete joke with their promotion of low fat and high carb diets but that’s a different issue