Re: VCF PNW 2020: Cancelled

2020-03-06 Thread geneb via cctalk
On Fri, 6 Mar 2020, Ethan O'Toole via cctalk wrote: Hello all, What I said below is from the CDC. That is all that I am going to say on the subject. GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! Hooray for Cult of the Dead Cow!! [[___]] (x X) \ / (U) moo This was becoming a train wreck until this.

Re: VCF PNW 2020: Cancelled

2020-03-06 Thread Michael Brutman via cctalk
Jim - I agree. In the grand scheme of things this is not a big deal. Life goes on. On the flip side, this should serve as a reminder for people to sign up and participate in these events instead of sitting on the fence. Doing things in real life can require a lot of effort, and those things

Re: VCF PNW 2020: Cancelled

2020-03-06 Thread Toby Thain via cctalk
On 2020-03-06 1:37 PM, Richard Pope via cctalk wrote: > Hello all, >     What I said below is from the CDC. That is all that I am going to > say on the subject. Good. > GOD Bless and Thanks, > rich! > > On 3/6/2020 9:48 AM, Warner Losh via cctalk wrote: >> Yes. I thought about posting a long

Re: VCF PNW 2020: Cancelled

2020-03-06 Thread Mark Linimon via cctalk
On Fri, Mar 06, 2020 at 01:02:50PM -0600, Jim Brain via cctalk wrote: > I hope you can weather the storm without too much personal hurt. As > much time and effort as you have put into the event and the pride we > are have for such events +1 mcl

Re: VCF PNW 2020: Cancelled

2020-03-06 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
On Fri, 6 Mar 2020, Richard Pope via cctalk wrote: Hello all, What I said below is from the CDC. That is all that I am going to say on the subject. GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! Doesn't the Living Computer Museum have a CDC 6500?

Re: VCF PNW 2020: Cancelled

2020-03-06 Thread Jim Brain via cctalk
On 3/6/2020 11:50 AM, Michael Brutman via cctalk wrote: It was not a public health order. Vulcan, Inc. is erring on the side of caution and shut the museum down. I had no input or choice in the manner, and regardless of what I think (positive or negative) it is out of my hands. I hope you

Re: VCF PNW 2020: Cancelled

2020-03-06 Thread Ethan O'Toole via cctalk
Hello all, What I said below is from the CDC. That is all that I am going to say on the subject. GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! Hooray for Cult of the Dead Cow!! [[___]] (x X) \ / (U) moo

Re: VCF PNW 2020: Cancelled

2020-03-06 Thread Warner Losh via cctalk
The CDC does *NOT* say that the flu is more of a threat than COVID-19. Given that it's early in flu season, we cannot yet know which will be more deadly this year. We're at the left hand side of the exponential curve so comparisons to prior year's full year data are not valid. Warner On Fri, Mar

Re: VCF PNW 2020: Cancelled

2020-03-06 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Hello all, What I said below is from the CDC. That is all that I am going to say on the subject. GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 3/6/2020 9:48 AM, Warner Losh via cctalk wrote: Yes. I thought about posting a long rebuttal, with citations to peer reviewed articles and then thought better of

Re: VCF PNW 2020: Cancelled

2020-03-06 Thread Michael Brutman via cctalk
Getting back on topic - VCF PNW 2020 ... John - thanks for the kind words. The T-shirt is fantastic - I designed it myself. :-) (You can see the mockup on the website.) I still plan on sending t-shirts to all of the exhibitors, volunteers and speakers. And I'll try to do some mail order for

Re: VCF PNW 2020: Cancelled

2020-03-06 Thread Warner Losh via cctalk
Yes. I thought about posting a long rebuttal, with citations to peer reviewed articles and then thought better of it. I'll just say that world health organization (www.who.int) has the best, most current advice based on the accumulated evidence to date and a track record of providing good

Re: VCF PNW 2020: Cancelled

2020-03-06 Thread Tor Arntsen via cctalk
Please do not try to spread medical advice on a mailing list. FYI, what you're saying does *not* match proper advice from medical sources. On Fri, 6 Mar 2020 at 07:58, Richard Pope via cctalk wrote: > > Hello all, > The Covid-19 threat is being over sold. Children don't seem to be > at

Re: VCF PNW 2020: Cancelled

2020-03-05 Thread Alan Perry via cctalk
Given that the venue is closed and it is unknown whether it will reopen before the show date, there is a good reason to reschedule at a minimum. alan > On Mar 5, 2020, at 21:40, Richard Pope via cctalk > wrote: > > Hello all, >The Covid-19 threat is being over sold. Children don't seem

Re: VCF PNW 2020: Cancelled

2020-03-05 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Hello all, The Covid-19 threat is being over sold. Children don't seem to be at risk. It is the elderly that seem to get really sick. If you are sick just stay home. You can also wear a mask and that will protect others. The flu is more of a threat than Covid-19. If you are not sick

Re: VCF PNW 2020: Cancelled

2020-03-05 Thread John Herron via cctalk
Tough choice and I saw the museum closing announcement today also. Is there a way to still buy any swag and show support for all of you folks' hard work? Probably too soon to say but any chance of a reschedule vs cancel? On Thu, Mar 5, 2020, 7:34 PM Michael Brutman via cctalk <

VCF PNW 2020: Cancelled

2020-03-05 Thread Michael Brutman via cctalk
The short story: COVID-19 More details at http://vcfed.org/vcf-pnw. Mike