finaliteration

I’d say it’s a relief if you test positive and then 14 days pass and you experience no or mild symptoms. But I know for me, personally, I’d be a nervous wreck during that period waiting for the symptoms to come (but I also have an underlying respiratory condition so that’s a big part of my anxiety).

> is no different than forcing a woman to take an abortion if she doesn't want it, or forcing a woman NOT to take an abortion, if she does want it.

This is a false analogy. From a health perspective, abortions only impact the mother and unborn fetus (and the impact on the fetus is debatable depending on where you land about when a human is “alive”). Not vaccinating affects those around you and can lead to extreme suffering and loss of life. They most definitely are very different.

> conflating stateless and ephemeral in this case

You're totally right, I was mixing up stateless and ephemeral. My mistake and thanks for pointing it out!

In that scenario I would backup locally to the NAS and do a backup straight from the laptops to a cloud provider (Backblaze, iDrive, etc). That way if a corrupt file gets accidentally backed up to the NAS it won’t necessarily propagate through the entire backup chain like it might if you were copying the NAS directly.

My current strategy is to backup my laptops (macOS) locally using Time Machine for a full backup with a fast recovery time and then sync important files to a cloud backup provider in case of a major disaster.

This is great news!

Yes, these containers are supposed to be stateless, but I was tasked with converting an app at my previous job over to using ECS on Fargate and we hit so many issues because of the limits on storage per container instance. We ended up having to tweak the heck out of nginx caching configurations and other processes that would generate any "on disk" files to get around the issues. Having EFS available would have made solving some of those problems so much easier.

I've also been wanting to use ECS on Fargate for running scheduled tasks with large files (50gb+) but it wasn't really possible given the previous 4gb limit on storage.

We could also just take some time to relax and focus on self-care because the current situation is really stressful for most people. I don't think everyone benefits from the added pressure of being expected to produce some great work with their time in isolation. Some of us just want to get through the work day and then spend some time playing video games or read a book.

I mean more in the scenario that you’re about to turn a corner and someone is standing there. Maybe if you got an alert you would wait and let them pass or take a different route.

I don’t think it’s as ridiculous as it sounds. Eyes and ears don’t work around corners in grocery stores, and not everyone has an intuitive sense of what 6 feet of space looks like. Even people who are virus free and/or asymptotic should keep their distance from others.

Also - What about people who are hard of hearing or have limited/no vision? A vibration could help them not be at risk if they have to be out.

I will admit, I was one of the people railing against "hoarders" based on some of the imagery I was seeing (and in-person examples - like one person loading their cart with dozens of bottles of ketchup). I'm also happy to admit that I was wrong if it really is a matter of lots of people just buying a little more than they used to and that's what's causing some of the in-store shortages. Based on the article that seems to be the case, so I'll say it now: I was wrong.

> there is a good chance that if the small percentage of crazy buyers does not increase and the majority of shoppers who have been stocking up, go back towards a replenishment of their higher stocks, we should see the problem gradually subside in the coming days and weeks

I'm really hoping that's the case. I've been monitoring a few items online to see whether they're gradually coming back or not. We're pretty well stocked on some staples and other things, but the kid in me who grew up poor in a large family still has some anxiety about the whole food situation.

Thank you for outlining that! I missed the impact on Indexed DB in my original read of the issue. It makes more sense, now.

Honest question - If you're creating an app like that, is a PWA really the right way to go? Aren't there other options available (such as creating a native app with a SQLite database)?

Ah, I missed that in the original documentation and most of the discussion I've seen has been around localStorage. Thank you!

I’m a little confused by this and maybe I’m missing something. Wasn’t localStorage always intended to be treated as a volatile storage mechanism for non-critical data and caching? The advice I’ve seen for several years says to avoid storing sensitive or critical data there.

Can PWAs not switch to using IndexedDB which seems like it’s more purpose-built for this use case?

No snark intended. I’m legitimately curious what the situation is and where any blockers are.

I’ve been using Whiteboard with a Wacom Intuos tablet and it’s been working really well so far. In some ways it’s even better than a normal whiteboard because I don’t have to remember to take a picture and share it with the group when we’re done and I can export the image to add markup text, etc, if needed.

OneNote also has some great drawing support.

How many people are in your house? My family of 3 goes though about 1 roll per person in a week, and we aren’t super conservative about it, so a 12-18 pack should last us a month. Personally, I think it’s the people buying 4 24 roll packs (or an equivalent number) at a time for the same size family that need to calm down.

We’re still buying fresh produce because there’s plenty of it and we don’t have a ton of space to store frozen/canned food. I’ve been washing produce with soap and water for 20 seconds and then rinsing it before eating it. We also roast most of our vegetables so the risk seems small, to me.

My current personal projects/areas of focus:

- Writing a lot of music, both for practice and for an indie rhythm game some friends and I are developing.

- Spending a lot of time with my kid now that she’s home from school and I’m working from home without my commute sucking up time. We’ve been playing games together, building with LEGO, and just enjoying some carefree kid time.

- Cooking all meals at home. My spouse and I are both decent cooks but this is a good chance to get more practice in and try some new recipes.

- “Socializing” with friends online via Slack and online games.

At work we use Teams as our primary communication tool. It’s been able to handle the increase in calls, video chatting, etc, pretty well so far, and we’ve even added some channels so people can share a bit about their personal lives and interact that way to decrease some of the loneliness factor.

On the personal front, I chat with some friends via Slack, and then we play games in the evening on PS4 (does Apex Legends count as personal collaboration?).

> Thank your luck, for you were born at a better place in better times

I spend a good amount of time thinking about how fortunate I am and how grateful and thankful I am to have the job and resources that I do. I find that it helps with stress to experience and express that.

Honest question because I’ve seen a few comments stating this without totally clarifying: What does “lock everything down” mean? Are you suggesting people be locked up in their homes for weeks or a month? Or just shutting down non-essential businesses and buildings? Domestic travel restrictions? I legitimately am asking not to be snarky or confrontational, I’m just trying to get some clarity on what people mean when they say this.

There’s a lot of discussion about flattening the curve to lessen the impact on healthcare providers and hospitals. Wouldn’t the same sort of thinking apply for grocery stores and food supplies? It seems like people need to stop stockpiling and hoarding food so the most vulnerable people from an economic standpoint (who likely don’t have the means to stock up for weeks or months) can still have access to it.

> But like didn’t you go to high school or college?

I was home schooled for K-12 but I did go to college and I was actually pretty effective at working on my own. But I think the nature of the work you’re assigned in college is different from that of the workplace, at least in most situations. For example, college won’t necessarily teach you how to communicate effectively with a remote team, how to stick to a schedule even at home, how to set up a space so you can take calls, etc.

I also think I sort of unlearned the skills needed after being forced to come into the office between X and Y time of the day for several years after college, so when I was suddenly left to my own devices again it was a difficult shift. Had I jumped straight from college to a fully remote job I may have done a bit better.

Now that I’ve relearned those skills I much prefer a mix of working from home and being in the office, that way I get a good balance of focused time at home and social time at the office.

I really believe that working remotely or from home is a skill that needs to be developed over time in most cases. There may be some people who are just naturally better at it, but the first time I had a remote job we went from five days in the office to five days at home abruptly and I was horrible at it and inefficient at my job.

With my current job we started doing 1-2 days of working from home a week over the last year or so. Doing it part time has given me a chance to develop the skills and space needed to be successful and now that we are being pushed into it full time I feel a lot more prepared for it.

I do agree, though, that for most people who aren’t used to it or haven’t had a chance to develop the skills needed it’s going to be a rough transition and productivity is likely to decline, at least temporarily. Some of that may be due to working remotely, but I’m sure at least a part of it is just due to the general circumstances and anxiety surrounding it.

> however, it's important not to spread irrational fear, which words like "terrified" tend to do, particularly when overblown. the state of being "terrified" leads to immobilization, panic, and irrationality, so it should literally be avoided like the plague.

Very good point. Thank you for calling it out. I am not at all intending to spread irrational fear and realize I should have chosen my word there a bit more carefully. I am definitely anxious about it, but that anxiety is driving a desire to figure out a plan and not causing paralysis on my part, which I agree is what the word "terrified" implies.

> please prioritise health over potential educational slowdown

My apologies - I didn’t at all mean to make it seem like I was downplaying the public health aspect. I fully understand this is likely what’s necessary and that public health comes first. That being said, it is a source of anxiety for me as someone who values academics because, for me, it was a path to a better life.

> but isn't this a good opportunity for her to learn those skills?

I think that’s a fair question, and I’d love to be optimistic about her ability to hunker down and build those skills. But, she has some behavioral challenges and just getting her to do homework is a nightly struggle consisting of meltdowns and arguments, so I’m not as hopeful that she’ll be able to do it. She’s a bright kid, but definitely one who -needs- the structure of a classroom to be successful.

Even though I rationally know it’s the right thing to do, I’m terrified about my daughter’s school closing and her and other students severely falling behind academically. I can work from home and watch her, but my spouse and I are not AT ALL equipped to home school her for a lengthy period of time. She is not a good self-learner and already struggles in some areas.

How should we be preparing for that? How are other people doing it who have to keep their children home and away from educational resources and teachers?

Edit: I’m getting mixed reactions to this. I’m not at all saying academics are more important than slowing the spread of the virus. But I see many comments calling for a complete shutdown of schools and very few saying that for many parents this is a legitimate source of hardship and anxiety, even if it’s the right thing to do.

We use the cloud version of Secret Server at my workplace and I don’t have any major complaints about it. We do combine it with SSO wherever we can to make things a little easier on users.

I’m a developer with nearly 8+ years of experience mostly in the JavaScript and Java/C# space with a couple of years of experience in Go. I’ve dabbled in functional languages like F# and Haskell. I found the article difficult to understand and the code examples were off putting to me, so I agree with your assessment.

That being said, I may not be the article’s target audience.

People also seem to forget another factor for poor students in the US: Free school breakfast and lunch. For some low-income kids their school meals may be the only nutritious meals they get during the day. What happens to those kids if we shut down schools for months and take away that source of food?