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I'm not sure I'd interpret that data at all, as Baltimore Hokie...

points out below. While Channel 8 may be a legitimate news outlet, they quoted "Unacast" as their source.

From Unacast's website...

"As part of the founding team at the music streaming service TIDAL (acquired by Jay-Z in 2014), Thomas Walle and Kjartan Slette wanted to understand where users went to concerts to create better playlists and recommendations. They realized there were no such insights available — or insights of how people move around in the world in general."

So the Commonwealth of Virginia gets a grade of F in matters of disease control from a couple of millennials who started a business to determine what playlist I should listen to on my iPhone. But Jay-Z digs 'em. Maybe next week Channel 8 can run a story with colored graphs provided by a group of 5th graders.

I sincerely hope the our government leaders aren't relying on this type of information in making policy.

(In response to this post by MP4VT2004)

Posted: 05/14/2020 at 07:23AM

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Am I wrong to interpret this as semi-good news? -- MP4VT2004 05/13/2020 8:48PM

Hey, Virginia is for Lovers . . . -- MikeVT85 05/14/2020 1:02PM

Well Virginia is for Lovers so social distancing is a challenge. ** -- OrlandoHokie 05/14/2020 10:18AM

I think that is a silly study - but there is a lot of good news out there! -- vt90 05/14/2020 08:14AM

I'm not sure I'd interpret that data at all, as Baltimore Hokie... -- Spud 05/14/2020 07:23AM

I think it depends on how they are measuring it -- HokieR 05/14/2020 07:20AM

Key needs are for sick people and high risk people to avoid social contact -- Hokie1992 05/14/2020 06:40AM

Supposedly takes 3 weeks to see -- HortHokie 05/13/2020 9:50PM

Maybe its just me but i feel like the "bad results" are always a moving -- HokieGator 05/13/2020 10:50PM

I can't speak for "the media" but the causes are different -- jmanatVT 05/14/2020 09:00AM

Whoever said that has clearly never eaten bad Mexican food. -- MP4VT2004 05/13/2020 9:52PM

You're right -- just about every state is getting an F (link inside) -- HokieBoy 05/13/2020 9:23PM

Hmmm. Their definition of 'social distancing' is...interesting -- Baltimore Hokie 05/13/2020 9:02PM

Good point -- VaTechie 05/13/2020 10:50PM

That has to be a typo right? -- HokieBoy 05/13/2020 9:33PM

Ha. I missed that part. -- MP4VT2004 05/13/2020 9:06PM

Yeah, anytime you go to the store you get an F ** -- Baltimore Hokie 05/13/2020 9:19PM

Virgina, like every other state, cannot stay locked down until there is a -- hokiemas 05/13/2020 9:00PM

Amen. And epidemiologists keep saying that, short of a vaccine... -- MP4VT2004 05/13/2020 9:04PM

There is a better goal than just "not overwhelming the hospitals". -- Hokie360 05/13/2020 10:26PM

Aren't more hopsitals laying off staff for lack of patients then those that -- Hokie1992 05/14/2020 06:45AM

My sincere concern is not so much for the unintended consequences today -- Tafkam Hokie 05/13/2020 9:13PM

Winner winner chicken dinner, we have set an awful precedent -- fordham 05/14/2020 09:27AM

The long-term economic damage will be far worse then than the health/medica ** -- Hokie1992 05/14/2020 06:47AM

If things turn around quickly, I think the economic damage is recoverable -- Tafkam Hokie 05/14/2020 2:05PM

We didn’t shut down for any of those. Examples -- Hokie Chris 05/13/2020 10:25PM

H1N1 was the Spanish flu pandemic. We had waay more info on that this time -- 48zip 05/14/2020 08:32AM

OK. There was also H1N1 epidemic in 2009 -- Hokie Chris 05/14/2020 10:22AM

No doubt. I just meant we're so far ahead with today's knowledge. Sadly -- 48zip 05/14/2020 11:23AM

From a science and data stand point it's super interesting -- Hokie Chris 05/14/2020 12:53PM

The precedent wasn't set then. Now it is. -- Tafkam Hokie 05/13/2020 10:59PM

Not doing anything is also a precedent and was set. -- jmanatVT 05/14/2020 08:48AM

Why? If we reacted on time, we could be reopening like Germany right now. ** -- VTSnake 05/14/2020 07:55AM

False. It’s either contagious or it’s not. It would’ve have still spread -- Hoakie82 05/14/2020 11:10AM

You are absolutely right, unfortunately ** -- VT20 05/14/2020 06:04AM

Move the cheese so that no official will want to be caught overreacting. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 05/14/2020 05:42AM

I'll disagree with you about the "precedent" set. I've been thinking that -- Hokie360 05/13/2020 10:06PM

I think future generations will determine if this was the "proper reaction" ** -- MP4VT2004 05/13/2020 9:20PM

True. But if the next one hits in three years -- Tafkam Hokie 05/13/2020 9:24PM

When did Dr. Fauci get his job? ** -- Hokie1992 05/14/2020 06:49AM

Director of NIAID since 1984 ** -- Gadfly 05/14/2020 06:59AM

Yes, 36 years. That's a long time. -- Hokie1992 05/14/2020 07:03AM

I’ve been an employee at VT since 1984. Please don’t discard me. ** -- Gadfly 05/14/2020 07:11AM

Congrats, impressive. most who could would stay at VT forever if we could -- Hokie1992 05/14/2020 07:17AM

Thanks for your service. Have you moved on to something else? ** -- Gadfly 05/14/2020 08:12AM

I’m still not convinced it was wrong to lock up the Japanese after P.Harbor ** -- Hoakie82 05/14/2020 01:04AM

If it was OK, they would have locked up German and Italian immigrants too. ** -- Hokie360 05/14/2020 10:32AM

Except Germany & Italy never didn’t attack Pearl Harbor in a surprise. ** -- Hoakie82 05/14/2020 11:02AM

Wait! It wasn't the Germans? ** -- 48zip 05/14/2020 1:12PM

Agry. Must be fake news. Everyone knows it was the Germans who bombed Pearl ** -- Tafkam Hokie 05/14/2020 1:29PM

So when if ever are their practical limits to our God-given freedoms? -- Hokie1992 05/14/2020 07:01AM

Very good point. -- MP4VT2004 05/13/2020 9:31PM

...this looks like it could be gravy ** -- chumley 05/13/2020 9:00PM

I'm not sure I'd interpret that data at all, as Baltimore Hokie...

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