[sf-lug] Concerns surrounding this week's SCaLE 18x

[Rick Moen]

Quoting aaronco36 (aaronco36 at SDF.ORG):

> Rick M's excellent suggestions here both for all of you SCaLE 18x
> attendees and for we _non_ attendees seem to reflect the recent
> updates to the 'COVID-19 and SCALE 18x' blog entry [2].

But one mustn't restrict one's self to _good_ advice.  What would be the
fun of that?

Locally, members of my household have been members of the NextDoor
social media site since our cat disappeared, as it's locally the most
successful successor to thumb-tacking flyers onto corkboards.  And I've
gotten a reputation there as a bit of a character.  Recently, someone
there tried to promote his get-rich-quick YouTube channel with some
crank comment with the theme 'Last chance to avoid coronavirus' as his
hook.  Several commenters objected to his scamming and panic-mongering.
I, on the other hand, posted this:

  I wish to mention a scientific hypothesis about Covid-19, that has 
  exactly as much scientific credibility as you're willing to give it:

  Aged and cellared wines create a hazardous risk of infection and 
  disease from this virus.  Particular hazards are posed by grand cru
  Bordeauxs, 'cru' Barolos, and vintage ports.  Fortunately, in a spirt
  of public service, I am willing to remove these perilous items from 
  your residence and dispose of them properly.  *hic*

  (Note for the humour-impaired.  That's a jay, oh, kay, ee.)

Mencken said:  'One horse-laugh is worth ten-thousand syllogisms.  It is
not only more effective; it is also vastly more intelligent.'