Bill Gates foundation funds the IHME.

Bill Gates has also put a lot money into developing a vaccine.


- Tumbleweed

Question:
Do you really think pharma companies make money with vaccines? (1-2 shots every 10y max, highly regulated and at price 1-20usd dose (public markets) and 15-150usd dose (private).
Or does a market where the people consume 2-10of your products/week sound more interesting and profitable?
(In other words, the drug market)

Hint: there are less and less vaccine companies in the world that manufacture vaccines, and even less that invest in vaccine r&d programs.

A simple thought experiment should be able to conclude that there are far more skilled LHD than RHD.

If we were to take the top 50 defensemen in the NHL, how many would be RHD? I'd be willing to bet the ratio is probably close to 2:1 in favour of LHD.
- mjones242

That’s true but not an argument to get rid of Rielly to pay for Pietrangelo? Right? Right?

Jesus. The tin foil is supposed to go on your head. You’re not supposed to eat it.
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That’s true but not an argument to get rid of Rielly to pay for Pietrangelo? Right? Right?
- Canada Cup

Someone has to go. Let's Ujiri this female dog and get rid of a fan favourite!

THERE MUST BE SOME MISTAKE.

I can't believe it!.

- Scabeh

Seriously though, have you ever explored the Baseball Reference's website? I doubt NASA has as much data recorded as that site appears to have.

That’s true but not an argument to get rid of Rielly to pay for Pietrangelo? Right? Right?
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(frank) no.

(frank) no.
- mjones242

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Signing Petro and re-signing Rielly when his contract is up is a scenario that I have purposefully avoided talking about. Cuz I don't want to live in a world without Rielly-Petro as the Leafs top pair.

I feel like the NHL needs to remove Melnyk from team ownership with the sens. He does everything to keep costs down and in my opinion, just hurts the league.

I feel like the NHL needs to remove Melnyk from team ownership with the sens. He does everything to keep costs down and in my opinion, just hurts the league.
- Aaron_85

Let's be honest: the team should be relocated to Hamilton.

I feel like the NHL needs to remove Melnyk from team ownership with the sens. He does everything to keep costs down and in my opinion, just hurts the league.
- Aaron_85

People in Ottawa just don't seem to enjoy paying to watch hockey.

I will never forget a few years back when they were in the conference finals(?) against the Sidney Crosby led Pittsburgh Penguins, and they couldn't sell out the arena.

If you can't sell out in that circumstance, you really don't deserve a hockey team, regardless of how much of a cheap bumhole your owner is.

People in Ottawa just don't seem to enjoy paying to watch hockey.

I will never forget a few years back when they were in the conference finals(?) against the Sidney Crosby led Pittsburgh Penguins, and they couldn't sell out the arena.

If you can't sell out in that circumstance, you really don't deserve a hockey team, regardless of how much of a cheap bumhole your owner is.
- Leafs43

I couldn't agree more.

Seriously though, have you ever explored the Baseball Reference's website? I doubt NASA has as much data recorded as that site appears to have.
- mjones242

Nope, never wandered there.

But I'm not surprised, baseball always comes up with the weirdest stats.

"Yes, that player is amazing against left handed pitchers in afternoon games".

Wtf.

People in Ottawa just don't seem to enjoy paying to watch hockey.

I will never forget a few years back when they were in the conference finals(?) against the Sidney Crosby led Pittsburgh Penguins, and they couldn't sell out the arena.

If you can't sell out in that circumstance, you really don't deserve a hockey team, regardless of how much of a cheap bumhole your owner is.
- Leafs43

Yup.

Move them to Quebec already.

Question:
Do you really think pharma companies make money with vaccines? (1-2 shots every 10y max, highly regulated and at price 1-20usd dose (public markets) and 15-150usd dose (private).
Or does a market where the people consume 2-10of your products/week sound more interesting and profitable?
(In other words, the drug market)

Hint: there are less and less vaccine companies in the world that manufacture vaccines, and even less that invest in vaccine r&d programs.
- MaximusAurelius

the u.s. is ready to throw $2B at a vaccine.

the market for this particular vaccine will likely be profitable.

https://www.reuters.com/a...-pricing-an-idUSKCN24O1DA

Signing Petro and re-signing Rielly when his contract is up is a scenario that I have purposefully avoided talking about. Cuz I don't want to live in a world without Rielly-Petro as the Leafs top pair.
- mjones242

Market A - guys that everybody goes after —> troubles with some combo of Lehtonen, Hyman, Rielly, Sandin signings in next few years.

Market B - next tier that fill the hole but, you doesn’t (frank) us over. Maybe Dubas and gang can figure out a way to make it happen but if there was a way to do it, I’m sure one of the smart guys here would have figured it out.

poop, 700 cases in Ontario

Yup.

Move them to Quebec already.
- Scabeh

Nope Hartford... Bring back the whale and those kick ass jerseys!!!

poop, 700 cases in Ontario
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0 in Nova Scotia

Jesus. The tin foil is supposed to go on your head. You’re not supposed to eat it.
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that's pretty disingenuous.

if i said bill gates is trying to control people's minds with his vaccine, then foil away.

recognizing underlying biases in information is something everybody should be doing.

Does it clearly mean IHME is distorting #'s to help Gates make a profit? No.

But BG does have an financial incentive to have IHME overstate there numbers. So take IHME's numbers with a grain of salt. or a block. or something in between. whatever you think is appropriate.

the u.s. is ready to throw $2B at a vaccine.

the market for this particular vaccine will likely be profitable.

https://www.reuters.com/a...-pricing-an-idUSKCN24O1DA
- Tumbleweed

But somehow we’re not supposed to believe the forecasters that are widely used and have been accurate (if low) because the Gates Foundation is supporting them and putting $ into distribution of vaccines to poor countries and pre-production costs for 7 different vaccines being developed? Because what, microchips?

that's pretty disingenuous.

if i said bill gates is trying to control people's minds with his vaccine, then foil away.

recognizing underlying biases in information is something everybody should be doing.

Does it clearly mean IHME is distorting #'s to help Gates make a profit? No.

But BG does have an financial incentive to have IHME overstate there numbers. So take IHME's numbers with a grain of salt. or a block. or something in between. whatever you think is appropriate.
- Tumbleweed

What is his financial incentive? Correct me if I’m wrong but his Foundation is supporting things, not a profit organization.

Anyway, too much time in this rabbit hole.

0 in Nova Scotia
- bixll

My wife is now 4 weeks from retirement and has refused all along to go back into work and has done everything by phone or Zoom.

0 in Nova Scotia
- bixll

👍🏻

My wife is now 4 weeks from retirement and has refused all along to go back into work and has done everything by phone or Zoom.
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Smart.

I mean, what are they gonna do, FIRE HER? HAHAHAHA.