The changed future after CV-19

[nffc]

"For better or worse, this pandemic will likely make us pick up the pace on our path to automation, across many sectors and processes. The solutions people implement during this crisis won't disappear when things go back to normal (and, depending who you talk to, they may never really do so)."

https://singularityhub.com/2020/03/19/coronavirus-may-mean-automation-is-coming-sooner-than-we-thought/

[Mackin USA]

"they may never really do so"

[rcjordan]

Grocery shopping is forever changed by the coronavirus - CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/19/business/grocery-shopping-online-coronavirus/index.html

[rcjordan]

^{We're going to end up with a public surveillance network similar to China's.}

AI Device Can Track Virus Trends by Listening for Coughing
https://www.technologynetworks.com/informatics/news/ai-device-can-track-virus-trends-by-listening-for-coughing-332337

[rcjordan]

^{3D printers are going to be in every hospital and government health services department.}

Prusa Research develops 3D-printable face shield in three days
https://boingboing.net/2020/03/20/prusa-research-develops-3d-pri.html

[Brad]

Amazing.  First the respirator valves in Italy and now this.  I never really thought of 3D printing for medical devices but seeing this heck yeah every hospital could use one.  And the medical corps of the military branches.

Outside of medical, I think this will jump start demand for 3D printing machines all over once the dust settles post CV.

Now somebody ought to design a 3D printed half face mask that uses something common, like a cut down panty shield as a replaceable filter.*

*Dunno if you can breath through a panty shield or how effective it is against CV.

[rcjordan]

>panty shield

Somewhere around here, I think I posted an old CDC guide on making a DIY mask. It used heavy t-shirt material that had been boiled to pre-shrink it.  Efficiency was 67%, IIRC.

(I wish I had a 3d printer.)

[rcjordan]

^{Xi Jinping will approve.}

Infrared AI Cameras Could Spot Coronavirus Carriers - Robot News
https://yellrobot.com/infrared-ai-cameras-coronavirus-athena-security/

[rcjordan]

Bernie Sanders May Be Losing, But COVID-19 Is Keeping Medicare for All Alive and Well | Time
https://time.com/5807383/medicare-for-all-coronavirus/

[rcjordan]

How coronavirus could permanently change the movie industry
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/20/how-coronavirus-could-permanently-change-the-movie-industry.html

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Folding@Home Now More Powerful Than World's Top 7 Supercomputers, Combined
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/folding-at-home-worlds-top-supercomputers-coronavirus-covid-19

[rcjordan]

Budding couples in UK told to live together or stay apart
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/24/budding-couples-in-uk-told-to-live-together-or-stay-apart

[littleman]

I am sure there will be a spike in divorces and babies as this continues.  Maybe we'll call the spike the Coronaboom?

[Travoli]

I like it, littleman. Coronaboomers.

[rcjordan]

New Jersey General Assembly to vote remotely for first time | TheHill
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/489307-new-jersey-general-assembly-to-vote-remotely-for-first-time

US House Members Push To Adapt Voting In Face Of Coronavirus : Coronavirus Live Updates : NPR
https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/03/24/820943132/house-lawmakers-weigh-voting-by-proxy-to-maintain-social-distancing

[rcjordan]

Sculley predicts that the fundamental shift in consumer behavior as a result of the coronavirus pandemic is going to present a far more challenging problem to the airline and hotel industries than any temporary economic downturn.

Ex-Apple CEO thinks airlines will scramble to rethink business travel - Business Insider
https://www.businessinsider.com/john-sculley-apple-ex-ceo-business-travel-scramble-2020-3