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2009-04-28 11:10:57 » |
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WHO claims it's already too late to prevent a world pandemic...  |
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h3ckboy
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Reply #1 - Posted
2009-04-28 11:12:44 » |
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WHO claims it's already too late to prevent a world pandemic... well I will keep it up til then |
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Riven
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Reply #2 - Posted
2009-04-28 11:36:52 » |
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Incubation period is 24 - 48h, so it is rediculous to only deny access to planes to those that are already feeling ill.
But really, even in the first day (that the mexican goverment made it public) it was already too late.
Under 'normal' circumstances about 30% of the world population will get ill.
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Games published by our own members! Check 'em out!
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Hansdampf
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Reply #3 - Posted
2009-04-28 11:55:50 » |
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"Business will become very bad, as people avoid as much social contact as possible," added Dr. Yuen great for Java Gaming!  |
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pjt33
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Reply #4 - Posted
2009-04-28 12:03:59 » |
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WHO claims it's already too late to prevent a world pandemic... Move to Madagascar or New Zealand. |
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kaffiene
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Reply #5 - Posted
2009-04-28 12:48:30 » |
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We already have confirmed cases in New Zealand, so no luck there, I'm afraid  |
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pjt33
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Reply #6 - Posted
2009-04-28 12:52:50 » |
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Right, I'm writing to the programmers of Pandemic 2 for my money back.
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Markus_Persson
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Reply #7 - Posted
2009-04-28 12:55:45 » |
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Move to Madagascar or New Zealand.
Did you steal this joke from slashdot?  |
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zammbi
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Reply #8 - Posted
2009-04-28 13:18:07 » |
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I hope your not saying New Zealand is a joke  Well just read a little bit on this. 10 people here may or may not have it and 56 other people being monitored. |
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Reply #9 - Posted
2009-04-28 13:43:46 » |
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Games published by our own members! Check 'em out!
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appel
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Reply #10 - Posted
2009-04-28 14:45:03 » |
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Pretty cool article, I doubt though we'll see the streets white of bones. |
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Markus_Persson
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Reply #11 - Posted
2009-04-28 14:55:16 » |
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I hope your not saying New Zealand is a joke No, not at all. But in the game Pandemic, where you play a virus/bacteria/parasite trying to wipe out the human race, the smaller island countries tended to close their ports immediately as soon as you started spreading game, making the game unwinnable. |
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Abuse
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Reply #12 - Posted
2009-04-28 15:06:13 » |
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What you news hasn't mentioned, is that Swine flu occasionally has this effect upon people |
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Orangy Tang
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Reply #13 - Posted
2009-04-28 15:22:29 » |
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No, not at all. But in the game Pandemic, where you play a virus/bacteria/parasite trying to wipe out the human race, the smaller island countries tended to close their ports immediately as soon as you started spreading game, making the game unwinnable.
A strange game. The only winning move is not to play. How about a nice game of chess? |
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appel
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Reply #14 - Posted
2009-04-28 15:39:55 » |
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I hear Antarctica is nice this time of the year.
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zammbi
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Reply #15 - Posted
2009-04-28 17:13:13 » |
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In the end, Blizzard had to cheat to save the world. There's the solution I'm not sure if cheating on your wife is the cure but something to look at... No, not at all. But in the game Pandemic, where you play a virus/bacteria/parasite trying to wipe out the human race, the smaller island countries tended to close their ports immediately as soon as you started spreading game, making the game unwinnable. I'm glad NZ would survive against a virus/bacteria/parasite to wipe out the human race  |
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Riven
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Reply #16 - Posted
2009-04-28 17:15:52 » |
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I'm glad NZ would survive against a virus/bacteria/parasite to wipe out the human race *cough*  *cough*  |
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pjt33
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Reply #17 - Posted
2009-04-28 17:49:12 » |
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Did you steal this joke from slashdot? No. Xkcd, same as the person who posted it on Slashdot. |
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abirmingham
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Reply #18 - Posted
2009-04-28 18:54:32 » |
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Er... someone should point out that WHO has said no such thing.
Most recent information from their website-
"The Director-General has raised the level of influenza pandemic alert from the current phase 3 to phase 4.
The change to a higher phase of pandemic alert indicates that the likelihood of a pandemic has increased, but not that a pandemic is inevitable."
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oNyx
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Reply #19 - Posted
2009-04-28 20:12:32 » |
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WE ALL GONNA DIE! Just like we did when SARS broke out. |
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Markus_Persson
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Reply #20 - Posted
2009-04-28 20:30:36 » |
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Oh no, I don't want to die again!
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cylab
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Reply #21 - Posted
2009-04-28 21:58:04 » |
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Oh no, I don't want to die again!
(...) when Markus died (...) He bled to death with a faint smile on his lips, like he was enjoying it.
So you already died twice? Once by bleeding and once by SARS? |
Mathias - I Know What [you] Did Last Summer!
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Markus_Persson
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Reply #22 - Posted
2009-04-28 22:51:38 » |
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No, I'm joking, I've never died!
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Riven
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Reply #23 - Posted
2009-04-28 22:58:00 » |
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So... to put things in perspective, 0.0000246% of the world population is infected. I've never died! And 0.0000000153% never died! |
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bienator
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Reply #24 - Posted
2009-04-28 23:44:02 » |
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I heard SUN/Oracle is planing to provide a respawn point near the moscone center @ java one (for NetBeans users only say the rumours).
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Riven
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Reply #25 - Posted
2009-04-29 00:01:44 » |
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All innocent joking aside. In ~1918 there was a slow spread that was pretty harmless but very contagious, yet a few months later millions otherwise young and fit adults died in the second sweep.
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Eli Delventhal
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Reply #26 - Posted
2009-04-29 00:38:28 » |
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Well if you die then you're dead. And that's that. What's the big deal? It'll be interesting checking out the next life.
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oNyx
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Reply #27 - Posted
2009-04-29 01:22:37 » |
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No, I'm joking, I've never died!
That's what a zombie would say! :v Btw are you still eating that brain? Mmm... braaaaaaains... |
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h3ckboy
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Reply #28 - Posted
2009-04-29 14:15:02 » |
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Well if you die then you're dead. And that's that. What's the big deal? It'll be interesting checking out the next life.
THERE BETTER BE JAVA! |
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Mr. Gol
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Reply #29 - Posted
2009-04-29 15:34:40 » |
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All innocent joking aside. In ~1918 there was a slow spread that was pretty harmless but very contagious, yet a few months later millions otherwise young and fit adults died in the second sweep.
Considering Europe was in shambles after the first world war in 1918, I don't think it's a very fair comparison. |
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