TelephoneBill
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Thanks to PJRC for supporting this thread. Neither I nor anyone knows where this may take us or when it will end. The first important consideration is to keep things positive and constructive wherever possible. If we can think up some good Teensy ideas at the same time, then that will be great. We might also gain some useful technical knowledge about the virus and epidemiology in general - who knows.
I should stress to begin that we must avoid political dialogue. Our wish is that we improve mental health (and blood pressure )as a consequence of the thread, not the opposite. Think twice before you hit the SUBMIT button. Is your info factual?
Our respective government leaders are taking different approaches. It will be interesting to know what these are in different locations. There is no universal answer because different situations will need different measures at different times. A lot depends on where your location is on the upward spread curve. No matter how you may not agree with measures, be careful to avoid the urge to rant. Pros and cons can be listed - but without emotional embroidery.
The UK - as I write - is not yet in mandatory lockdown. Though there are hints that this may change quickly. Many of us like the open air and such pursuits and we will miss these if our freedom is legally curtailed. So some posts (or references) from drone users on the thread could be valuable. It will give us back a sense of the outside world. Teensy and GPS activity might develop new ideas here.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has a mantra stressing importance of testing for the virus. If this is to be widespread, it needs to be simple but accurate. I'm reminded of a thread a few months back where one of our forum members was describing "Fluorescence under a microscope" for certain lighting conditions. I then researched PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) to see how this was used in virus testing. I wondered if Teensy could assist some peripheral that we could engineer to make a test more simple. Yes, its a pipe dream at the moment. But important advances are often made by inspired guesses. Is there some characteristic of the virus that we could detect? What are its magnetic properties? Could we induce magnetic resonance in the virus, and witness this with a simple pickup coil?
Thinking along these lines could identify some productive information from our shared ideas. We are in this together across "Starship Earth". We will emerge from it, but not all companies will survive. The economic impact will be indescribable. Lets see if we can help Teensy products survive the impact.
I should stress to begin that we must avoid political dialogue. Our wish is that we improve mental health (and blood pressure )as a consequence of the thread, not the opposite. Think twice before you hit the SUBMIT button. Is your info factual?
Our respective government leaders are taking different approaches. It will be interesting to know what these are in different locations. There is no universal answer because different situations will need different measures at different times. A lot depends on where your location is on the upward spread curve. No matter how you may not agree with measures, be careful to avoid the urge to rant. Pros and cons can be listed - but without emotional embroidery.
The UK - as I write - is not yet in mandatory lockdown. Though there are hints that this may change quickly. Many of us like the open air and such pursuits and we will miss these if our freedom is legally curtailed. So some posts (or references) from drone users on the thread could be valuable. It will give us back a sense of the outside world. Teensy and GPS activity might develop new ideas here.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has a mantra stressing importance of testing for the virus. If this is to be widespread, it needs to be simple but accurate. I'm reminded of a thread a few months back where one of our forum members was describing "Fluorescence under a microscope" for certain lighting conditions. I then researched PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) to see how this was used in virus testing. I wondered if Teensy could assist some peripheral that we could engineer to make a test more simple. Yes, its a pipe dream at the moment. But important advances are often made by inspired guesses. Is there some characteristic of the virus that we could detect? What are its magnetic properties? Could we induce magnetic resonance in the virus, and witness this with a simple pickup coil?
Thinking along these lines could identify some productive information from our shared ideas. We are in this together across "Starship Earth". We will emerge from it, but not all companies will survive. The economic impact will be indescribable. Lets see if we can help Teensy products survive the impact.
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