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People are scared mate, sometimes this comes out in bursts. I think we should all try to give a little more slack than usual, if possible. And sure, when the crisis is over there will be plenty of time to analyse the stats and understand the mechanisms. But the potential dangers are severe...

NL, this is just nonsense. It's much more serious than the flu. There is broad, expert consensus on that. If you want to go in a different direction to the vast majority of experts, you can't expect to be taken seriously without overwhelming evidence. And this isn't an issue with two valid...

C19 is just a scientific categorising term. Asking to refer to it as Wuhan is a political decision. I understand the urge to find someone/thing to blame, but I don't think it does any good right now. The Wuhan horse has bolted, and perhaps it was never possible to contain it in a globalised...

The virus isn't airbourne, has to be passed via droplets, so that helps. It's more about coughs and sneezes. It can live on surfaces for quite some time, hence the focus on hand washing, and not touching your face. So the aeration might not be too bad a factor?

Don't know how your guys feel about the NYT as a reliable source of news, but... https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/13/us/coronavirus-deaths-estimate.html Some really wide ranges of estimated infections and deaths there. The best case scenarios rely on sensible behavioural change in the public...

It's very hard to predict. Some of the basic models our government has displayed have our peak (peaks will be different in each country) as being as far as 10-12 weeks away, if the controlling measures push the peak back. You push the peak back to take pressure off health services, but then...

Complacency is a real danger with this one. So many people get very mild symptoms that the "it's just the flu" mindset propagates. Then people start to switch off mentally - stop washing their hands, cough all over people, attend gatherings when they're feeling a bit off. The people who...

ITTF suspends all activity until the end of April. https://www.ittf.com/2020/03/13/ittf-suspends-activities-provisionally-end-april/

If we get the Akira bikes, then maybe it's all worth it?

£1500. Nice.

Nooooo. Unlucky for WMY if she has to retire here. She was right in it.

Yes, that's all we can see - the handle hasn't changed. But the top ply is still a light colour, so he's not using the Legacy Carbon at the moment, which was the point I was responding to.

Yaaaaas Pitch. Solid performance.

It's going to be easy to spot because of the top ply colour. Looks like he isn't using it in Qatar, so probably just some marketing from Stiga: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ittfworld/49627950398/in/album-72157713389417233/

Great match. Can't wait for the next episode of the Xuzy Show.

Hahahah it's getting tense now.

I could watch Gauzy v XX all day. They should have their own world tour - just the two of them, visiting every table in the world. I'd watch it.

There is the risk of a screaming arms race. I just don't think it's a good look for the sport from a viewer's perspective, but that's just me. But it's been said so many times that I'm sure most are just flat bored about it now. Regardless, it's been a great tournament so far under difficult...

One person's fighting spirit is another's annoying distraction. But as you said, it's all personal taste.

It must have been hard for you - not being able to entirely enjoy TT tournaments for so many years. Thankfully Harimoto came along and filled the "scream at the top of your lungs almost every point you win" void in the sport you needed.