Treason, convicted for treason, has such a nice sound to it.
Atelopus-zeteki
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Happy Spring!
Ain't nobody got...
People will die directly as a result of the policies of this administration; literally there will be increases in morbidity and mortality. And pyutti could not be happier. It will take decades to recover from the damage done just up to this date. I cannot fathom what 45 more months will do in terms of harm to the US and to the rest of the world directly from these policies. smh.
I saw some of those during the early part of the covid pandemic. It's interesting, if only we could convince enough people to do less.
If only the US were still doing science, we could study how beneficial this lack of air travel was for the climate.
Streisand Effect, is the term you may be looking for. :-D
It's pretty exciting, as this is something long sought, which appears to finally be coming close to fruition. Glad to be able to help.
I like your examples, and they might be close enough metaphorically. To stretch your metaphor to the breaking point, if the camo is so big it interferes with function, like the clown outfit, then the virus is "dead in the water", and can't replicate. If it's just a different hat or glasses, and doesn't interfere with function, then replication can happen.
I'm also waiting for that virologist or immunologist who is gonna correct the bits where I'm missing the point. I know some of those folks are out here 'on fedi', lol, but they might be disguised. ;-)
It looks like there's some discussion going on over on Bluesky about this presentation at ACS Spring 2025, which found using Universal Coronavirus Vaccine search string. Denis - The COVID Info Guy seemed particularly informative.
The glycan camouflage is less effective once the immune system has been exposed to the spike protein, and "knows" what to look for, so it can mount a response, through the T and B cells.
The defect he's searching for is a back door. Not gonna happen. Everyone, please use and support Signal, says the guy who has been getting people on Signal since Snowden rec'd it in 2015 (https://www.tomshardware.com/news/edward-snowden-favorite-security-tools,30507.html). I had to look it up.
The other tools in this recommendation: Tor OTR TAILS Qubes OS
I'll leave it to others to comment on the viability of the rest, and Signal has gotten an enormous 'signal boost' from Signalgate, so I'll count that as a win.