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I think "drone" is fine as a colloquial term. We were never really adverse averse to it in Triton, at least from what I saw. But for more professional settings, we typically used "UAS," or "UA" when speaking specifically about the aircraft. OP, feel free to hit me up with questions about MQ-4...

Just to offer another option, you could also roll it over into an IRA. This would open up much more investing options than a 401k or the TSP can offer. Info here. That said, if you're good with the L Fund or with your current employer's offerings, this probably doesn't help. But if you want more...

Agreed, but after watching people panic-buying pallets of toilet paper in the beginning, imagine putting out that vulnerable people should buy N95 masks to protect themselves. Those masks would be harder to find than the PS5.

Yup, I completely agree. I only meant to point out that it should be less about scrutinizing one's beliefs, and more about the operational necessity of the vaccine. As that requirement has already been established, I expect all religious exemptions for the vaccine will continue to be denied on...

I agree with you that a number of the religious exemptions sought were likely due to the politicization of the vaccine (and the pandemic in general), but the fact is that none of us knows which or how many religious exemptions fall into that category. I'd offer an alternative perspective: that...

My flight doc says it should be, he hasn't heard of anyone getting turned away at least. He says it's definitely available if on orders, but it might be a "bit sticky" if not ?‍♂️

One thing that is interesting about astronomy is that they've been doing it for millenia, and they also still get stuff wrong. Astronomers mostly did not have to contend with the likes of Facebook or Twitter, but they've had their fair share of zealots and misinformation. See Galileo and the...

No, they're not... "Most of the reported cases that occurred after vaccination had an uneventful course. The take-home messages from the two studies may be that clinically suspected myocarditis is temporally associated with the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine but is rare, is more common in young male...

We actually call it "unpersoned" now, for obvious reasons.

Your argument is that "Julian Savulescu, director of Oxford University’s Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics" and "Al Dowie, a professor of medical ethics and law at the University of Glasgow" are not qualified to talk about medical ethics? Then who is? I also fail to see where in the article...

Clearly it didn't, but less so because the vaccine is not infallible, and more so because people are still acting like it's last year. The risk of one individual passing COVID to the others is far lower than if nobody was vaccinated, and the risk that any of them have severe reactions is lower...

Considering the actual degree doesn't make a huge amount of impact (depending on what you want to do), I'd recommend looking at ROTC with a degree that interests you, but isn't too challenging. In most cases, the grades matter more than the degree. For pilots, for example, the ASTB and the GPA...

Except in the "side effects" link on that page. But why would they hide it in there? ?

Jacksonville got rid of them recently, except at the hospital.

I can see likes, dislikes, and comments on every one of those videos.

I read it months ago. I read it again just now. No mention of any kind of chemical difference between BNT and Comirnaty. They're interchangeable because they're the same substance. Now you're putting it in quotes, as if it's actually written somewhere. I'd love to see that source. It remains...

I doubt, though certainly can't say for sure, that doses made after the FDA approval would still be labeled as EUA or BNT-whatever the old name was. The thing is, Pfizer has made hundreds of millions of these doses in the past year, prior to FDA approval. Is it really worth re-labelling all the...

Citation needed. Not only did I not get that sense from reading the approval, quite the opposite in fact, but how would it make sense to have any kind of chemical difference between BnT and Comirnaty? "Hey, you know that drug you've spent the past year and a half developing, testing, and...

Not joking, but I never pass up a Big Lebowski reference. Merriam-Webster and Oxford seem to have a more expanded definition which would include the novel mRNA shots as well as viral vector shots like J&J and Oxford. The word "vaccine" originally referred specifically to use of inactivated...

Looking at the other states, most seem to follow a trend similar to Florida, that of a rapid rise in cases followed by a decline of a similar rate. Which would lend credence to the theory that the Delta variant moves in a wave of about two-ish months, quickly infecting susceptible people (those...

To be fair, that chart maxes out at 75 cases, out of a population of just over 5 million people. They've had ~4,800 cases since the beginning of the pandemic, and 28 deaths. Compare that with Puerto Rico, for example, an island of 3.2 million people, which has had 216,000 cases and 3,200 deaths...

Correct. Can't find the definition you're referencing, but the COVID vaccines both prevent infection and lessen symptoms. Lacking context/specificity. All of the above agree on boosters for high-risk individuals (comorbidities, old age, etc.). The CDC ACIP omitted those with high occupational...

Source? Delta was first seen last October, before the vaccines were even out. In fact, most VOC's and VOI's emerged prior to the vaccines being authorized. How does the effect predate the cause? The longer a virus is allowed to exist and reproduce, the more opportunities it has to evolve and...

Transmission doesn't (or maybe just shouldn't) matter when everyone is vaccinated. What does it matter how leaky the vaccine is when it cuts down on infection by 90+% in the first place, and greatly reduces severe reactions and hospitalizations in the rare cases of breakthrough infections...

No, just the initial teething of the new mandate in the military. I'd like to think that once most everyone in the military is vaccinated, the higher-ups can finally let things get back to normal, but that's probably naive. I don't recall trying to shut down anyone's point of view. If I did, it...

Yes. https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/qa-comirnaty-covid-19-vaccine-mrna "How is Comirnaty (COVID-19 VACCINE, mRNA) related to the PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE? The FDA-approved Pfizer-BioNTech product Comirnaty (COVID-19 Vaccine, mRNA) and the FDA-authorized Pfizer-BioNTech...

Your wing got you SSDs? That's been my pipe dream for the past 2+ years. Our squadron is expensive enough as it is with our travel needs that I doubt our wing would ever try to swing that for us, but I'd appreciate any details on how you guys were able to make it happen. I once had to print out...

If you recall, I did not ignore the link you're referring to. We discussed the fact that those studies are not definitive and certainly not controlled for variables. They are, as you put it at one point, a case of throwing things against the wall to see what sticks. I even met you halfway and...

My point was that they didn't need to say anything about ivermectin. They could just let people assume whatever they want, and get some extra money on the side from doctors prescribing deworming medicine off-label for a viral infection. But they issued a press release instead saying it doesn't...

Didn't we talk like 80 pages ago about how the Delta variant appeared before the vaccine was even available? Alpha was detected way back in September. Vaccinated people don't cause variants any more than unvaccinated do. Viruses evolve if given enough time to do so, just like any other organism...

I didn't, but clearly we're not going to see eye to eye on this. Surely that's the disconnect. In the States, it's a non-starter. Vaccines and monoclonal antibody treatments have been rolled out in force for half a year. They may not work 100%, but no medicine does. Their track record against...

The main study, which inspired all other studies, shows that ivermectin is effective in dosages that would be toxic to humans. They flooded it with ivermectin, and it killed the COVID. Knowing that ivermectin has a mechanism of action that inhibits COVID is useful, but it is not the same as...

Again, you say this as if there's any evidence of it. I'm not sure I understand the analogy. Ivermectin is already developed and tested, and as you said, has been used to treat something else for decades. It'd be easy for Merck to just let people assume ivermectin is effective so they'd buy...

There are just as many studies showing that it has little to no effect. These studies are all in vitro/in silico from over a year ago, except for the one that shows ivermectin can help mice with hepatitis, and the one that looks like it was straight-up sponsored by The Ivermectin Company, and...

Luckily I have natural immunity. Can't lose what you don't have ?

^This is, in fact, the reference I was subtly making. "Everybody knows the moon's made of cheese."

Hoo boy. The fact sheet links to an hour-long BitChute video. Not promising. Not watching the whole thing, but within the first few minutes, the speaker, Dr. Simone Gold, claims Ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine are effective treatments for those sick with COVID-19, which they're not (again...

Well, A: it doesn't cite any sources for its claims whatsoever (the source at the bottom is just a different article from which it was copy-pasted, an article which did the exact same thing with its own source, except the original source is a Swedish blog); and 2: its sole argument is that the...

Gotcha thanks, wasn't tracking that part, it didn't come up in my first Google.

It just sounds like he was following the guidance until the guidance changed. Same thing happened in the military; before the updated guidance, getting the vaccine didn't technically buy us much of anything, since we were still bound by the FRAGORD and HPCON C restrictions to keep wearing a...

I've encountered several words that I've never heard or never recall hearing spoken, but have seen written a fair amount. So I can sympathize. People that haven't heard "potable" probably haven't seen Celebrity Jeopardy though, and that's just sad.

Do the bride and groom also have to be socially distanced? "You may now give the bride a fist-bump."

They can't make you get it at OCS either, not while it's on Emergency Use Authorization. NAVADMIN 327/20 directs. "2.b. Emergency Use Authorization (EUA). The current vaccines released under Federal Drug Administration (FDA) EUA or Expanded Availability (EA) are expected to receive full...

Here ya go

I'm gonna guess a sponsorship deal.

Ok boomer

Sorry I'm late, Triton pilot checking in. I have no idea what MQ-25 or flying warrants is gonna look like, but I can talk to MQ-4 at least. Triton does not, it's only operated by squadron aircrew, with assistance from contractors in some aspects such as WBSC coordination and troubleshooting the...