The now-late John Prine co-wrote this one.

friendly reminder in times of uncertainty and misinformation: anecdotes are not data. (good) data is carefully measured and collected information based on a range of subject-dependent factors, including, but not limited to, controlled variables, meta-analysis, and randomization

— Steak-umm (@steak_umm) April 7, 2020

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The coronavirus pandemic has brought chaos to lives and economies around the world. But efforts to curb the spread of the virus might mean that the planet itself is moving a little less. Researchers who study Earth’s movement are reporting a drop in seismic noise — the hum of vibrations in the planet’s crust — that could be the result of transport networks and other human activities being shut down. They say this could allow detectors to spot smaller earthquakes and boost efforts to monitor volcanic activity and other seismic events.

A noise reduction of this magnitude is usually only experienced briefly around Christmas, says Thomas Lecocq, a seismologist the Royal Observatory of Belgium in Brussels, where the drop has been observed.

... of Duran Duran has the 'rona.

Seems to have recovered.

I honestly think if Trump said that he saw a little talking blue man named Lumpsy, and that Lumpsy was going to be leading the pandemic response team, if media would basically be like "President's Invisible Friend's Role in Pandemic Response Causes Alarm For Some."

— A.R. Moxon (juliusgoat.bsky.social) (@JuliusGoat) April 4, 2020

The whole thread is great.

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