2020.12.09 17:38:18 (1336711784137334784) from Daniel J. Bernstein, replying to "Peter Todd (@peterktodd)" (1336703775269150720):
Hawaii is an island state with good weather, has about 6% the population of Australia, and has had 600 cases in the past week. How exactly is Hawaii "doing much more than Australia"? Doesn't Hawaii allow anyone to take a NAAT test, fly to Hawaii 3 days later, and skip quarantine?
2020.12.09 14:35:46 (1336665846693818370) from Daniel J. Bernstein:
BBR reacts faster to problems. It aims, with high success, for zero strain on buffers and zero dropped packets. It can use the network even better than alternatives. One country after another has successfully eradicated COVID-19 cases; the U.S. reacts with ignorance and denial.
2020.12.09 14:54:14 (1336670491751444480) from "Peter Todd (@peterktodd)":
> One country after another has successfully eradicated COVID-19 cases; the U.S. reacts with ignorance and denial. Which countries?
2020.12.09 16:56:58 (1336701382552813568) from Daniel J. Bernstein, replying to "Peter Todd (@peterktodd)" (1336670491751444480):
For example, https://www.health.gov.au/news/health-alerts/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov-health-alert/coronavirus-covid-19-current-situation-and-case-numbers reports that Australia over the past week has 1 local case, under investigation, and 69 quarantined-traveler cases. (25M population. 10M tests in 2020.) A good starting point to get the big picture of many countries is https://www.endcoronavirus.org/countries.
2020.12.09 17:06:29 (1336703775269150720) from "Peter Todd (@peterktodd)":
"One country after another has successfully eradicated COVID-19 cases" Pointing out that a handful of island countries with good weather have greatly reduced COVID-19 cases isn't helpful for the rest of us. Lots of places are doing much more than Australia and failing.