[ExI] perspective on covid

William Flynn Wallace foozler83 at gmail.com
Tue Mar 17 19:59:32 UTC 2020


re Ballard

Thanks a lot.  I know of those, but I'll probably re-read something out of
the several hundred I still have left after donating most of mine to the
library and local colleges.   I really need the time for piano practice
too.   bill w

On Tue, Mar 17, 2020 at 2:13 PM SR Ballard via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> 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:
>
>>
>> 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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