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Originally posted by mojojojo:
So "scientists" are calculating numbers about this virus that are, at best, an educated guess based on historical information.

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Originally posted by maladat:

Then you can take your estimate of the uncertainty in your estimates for the variables, and work them through the equation, and figure out how much uncertainty there is in the result based on that degree of uncertainty in the inputs.

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Originally posted by nhracecraft:

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Originally posted by maladat:

Then you can take your estimate of the uncertainty in your estimates for the variables, and work them through the equation, and figure out how much uncertainty there is in the result based on that degree of uncertainty in the inputs.

Please STOP!

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Originally posted by maladat:
That part is just basic science... error or uncertainty propagation is a part of huge swaths of science and engineering.

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Originally posted by az4783054:
Go outside and get some fresh air...

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Originally posted by parabellum:
You should give it a rest.

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Originally posted by Fla. Jim:
- cat fight video -

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Originally posted by Stlhead:
Or it could be that the corona virus is the one that is supposed to kill off all the dogs and cats, reduce humans to a bunch of screaming savages, and make the apes the rightful rulers of this world.

It's got to be one of those two.

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Foxnews.com: Seattle police chief tells residents to call 911 if called racist names amid coronavirus pandemic

Seattle's chief of police said in a Monday night video that she wants residents to call 911 if called racist names during the coronavirus pandemic.

"Washington state is no place for hate. In a show of solidarity between police and community, I'm joined today by Lori Matsukawa," Chief of Police Carmen Best said, referring to the retired KING 5 news anchor who joined her in the video.

"Hate crimes have no place in our community," Matsukawa continued. "We're better than that, Washington. We're all trying to deal with the COVID-19 public health crisis together. If you are a victim of a hate crime or hate-based harassment, please call 911."

"Exactly," Best said as the video cut back to her. "We will document and investigate every reported hate crime. Even racist name-calling should be reported to police. We take this information very seriously. If aren't sure if a hate crime occurred, call 911. We are here to help and will respond to investigate."

"When we work together," Matsukawa said. "We're safer together," Best said, finishing her sentence.

As the coronavirus pandemic has infected more and more Americans, there's been an uptick in incidents of bias against Asian-Americans who say they are being blamed for the coronavirus, which originated in China.

The message to Seattle citizens that they should call 911 because of racist name-calling comes as Washington has the seventh most confirmed coronavirus cases of any state, as of Tuesday morning, with 5,187. It is second only to New York in deaths with 219.

Hate speech is broadly protected by the First Amendment, meaning there is likely little the Seattle Police Department will be able to do if an incident of racist name-calling is reported. The department would be able to prosecute hate crimes, which under Washington state law include "physical injury" to a person, "physical damage" to a person's property or threats that would put a reasonable person "in reasonable fear of harm to person or property."

The Washington state law on hate crimes clarifies that "[w]ords alone do not constitute a hate crime offense unless the context or circumstances surrounding the words indicate the words are a threat. Threatening words do not constitute a hate crime offense if it is apparent to the victim that the person does not have the ability to carry out the threat."

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Even racist name-calling should be reported to police.

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Originally posted by Il Cattivo:
^^ TP, not TV.