[ExI] perspective on covid

[SR Ballard]

If we’re closing everything, close the library too. Too many vulnerable populations (children, homeless, seniors) congregate there.

You should check and see if your local library participates in eBook checkout provided via various websites and apps. You should be able to find something to read in that way. 

Besides that, you might be interested in a low-fee service like kindle unlimited.

Failing that, Project Gutenberg and/or OpenStax Textbooks. A lot of the textbooks are actually quite good. I’m brushing up on algebra again before heading back up into pre-calculus again. The college algebra book is actually the best one I’ve ever used. 

Not all hope is lost!

SR Ballard

> On Mar 16, 2020, at 7:05 PM, William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
> 
> Close everything but the library.  Alas, they did not listen to me. Will have to buy books for how long?  Can you imagine the criteria they will use to tell everyone to get out and support the economy, go back to work, to school, etc.?  Look out for false positives in the decisions. bill w
> 
>> On Mon, Mar 16, 2020 at 6:34 PM SR Ballard via extropy-chat <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
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>>> Luxury!
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> Our local CDC is urging everyone to shelter in place, restaurants to offer only take-out, non-essential businesses to suspend operation, schools to close, harlots to get dressed, the works.  Life comes to a temporary stop.
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> spike
>>> 
>> 
>> Absolutely the same here.
>> 
>> Two weeks is one thing. But it’s not looking like 2 weeks.
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