nudge

Look at the size of it... Incredible.

The legend retires. What a career.

Whales are not fish, they are mammals

Yeah, it doesn't change the fact that the majority of deaths in the last three weeks were not unvaccinated in certain countries though. Are the raw numbers completely pointless though? They might be pointless in evaluating the effectiveness of the vaccine as they do give out a wrong impression, but they are important if we talk about overloading hospitals and healthcare system in general - the main reason of new restrictions and lockdowns in European countries at the moment. The fact that breakthrough cases are rising significantly (and more than expected previously) and more and more fully vaccinated land in hospitals and ICU is very concerning, and signals that current vaccines alone will not be enough to end the pandemic. Yet instead of talking about that, the politicians are playing the blame game and creating a narrative where the unvaccinated alone are solely responsible for the spread and clogging hospitals which is clearly not the whole truth, is it?

Insects are animals too, John

Yes, and the rates per 100.000 reflect it well. But as much as I'm aware, @Harry was not talking about rates, he was talking about actual number of deaths, - and it's obvious that breakthrough cases have been on the rise and are becoming a reasonable concern, so the outdated narrative that the unvaccinated make up the huge majority of positive cases, hospital and ICU admissions, as well as deaths is simply not universally true anymore, and yet it is still being almost universally used to justify highly questionable things like domestic vaccination passports, "lockdowns for unvaccinated", or in extreme cases straight out banning democratically elected MPs from participating in the political decision making process, not to mention dividing the society. Not every COVID discussion is or has to be a "pro-vaxx vs anti-vaxx" battle, either. It's fucking tiresome. The vaccine obviously has its advantages and contributes a lot to preventing severe cases and deaths, but it's not some miraculous solution to all our problems, and it should be possible to discuss its shortcomings - whether it's the limited prevention of infection and transmission or waning immunity after just a few months - without getting drawn into the whole anti-vaxx vs pro-vaxx nonsense, no?...

If you're talking raw numbers (and not rates per 100.000), then it's not necessarily true for every country anymore. In the UK, over 70% of Covid deaths in the last three weeks were fully vaccinated. In Germany, it was around 40%, a huge increase compared to previous months, and appears to be rising. In Ireland, it's about 50% since April.

Same... I loved it when Ryan Reynolds' character was whistling the Indy theme when they were entering that Nazi bunker in Argentina

Red Notice (2021) A silly but enjoyable heist/adventure movie - something of a dumb mix of Ocean's 11 and Indiana Jones. A good action popcorn flick for Friday night. 6/10

Wow. No words.

I feel you, I've visited 4 countries so far this year... It's understandable, but such a bloody nuisance. The worst part of it is having to keep things flexible and have a backup plan just in case the test turns out positive and you have to reschedule absolutely everything.

I can't see tourist destinations closing their borders again, to be honest. Shouldn't be an issue, especially since you're vaccinated. Fingers crossed!

All that with 85%+ vaccinated adult population and implemented COVID "green pass". It's going to be a fun winter again.

You laugh, but the song is a great reminder of the importance of compromise and managing expectations in interpersonal relationships and marriage

Wtf

Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings (2021) Absolutely loved it - great visuals and fight choreography, entertaining, funny. Great flick when you want an easy watch.

Es gibt kein Bier auf Hawaii!

It's a movie...

This is not new, but I only recently discovered this: So, so exciting.

No, sadly not, but I also don't have world domination and mass murder fantasies, so that's kinda alright

That kinda explains it tbh. WWII atrocities could have been avoided if only the stupid twat had a nice steak once a week...

Porsche robbed in the final race of the season in WEC today, and lose out on the GTE Pro championship title as a result. Very bizarre.

This is mental