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    • debbieD
      debbie ADMIN M0★ M1 M5
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      "Say yes to NOVID," an article by worldnewscenter.org, came out July 9, 2020! 🙂

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      • RZ923R
        RZ923 M0★ M2★ M3★ M4★ M5 @debbie
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        @debbie
        Novid advertisement idea:

        Say no to COVID.
        By saying yes to Novid.

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        Very Interesting

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        • divinedolphinD
          divinedolphin M0★ M1★ M2★ M3★ M4★ M5★ M6★
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          I really really really wish my school would use NOVID because we're most likely going back to school in the fall, and they're saying that if everyone wears face coverings (and not necessarily one that work since SOME PEOPLE won't wear them properly), then students can be less than three feet away from each other. Also, if students AREN'T wearing face masks, "Students will be at least three feet away from each other." What happened to 6 feet?

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          • The Blade DancerT
            The Blade Dancer M0★ M1★ M2★ M3★ M4 M5
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            Pay @RZ923 with all the math lessons for free

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            • The Blade DancerT
              The Blade Dancer M0★ M1★ M2★ M3★ M4 M5
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              I was on Discord, and this one user posted:

              3.14159, this is π
              Followed by 2-6-5-3-5-8-9
              Circumference over diameter

              7-9, then 3-2-3
              OMG! Can't you see?
              8-4-6-2-6-4-3
              And now we're on a spree

              38 and 32, now we're blue
              Oh, who knew?
              7, 950 and then a two
              88 and 41, so much fun
              Now a run
              9-7-1-6-9-3-9-9
              Then 3-7, 51

              Half way done!
              0-5-8, now don't be late
              2-0-9, where's the wine?
              7-4, it's on the floor
              Then 9-4-4-5-9

              2-3-0, we gotta go
              7-8, we can't wait
              1-6-4-0-6-2-8
              We're almost near the end, keep going

              62, we're getting through
              0-8-9-9, on time
              8-6-2-8-0-3-4
              There's only a few more!

              8-2, then 5-3
              42, 11, 7-0 and 67
              We're done! Was that fun?
              Learning random digits
              So that you can brag to your friends

              Not a math server, it was a Discord bot server. I have no idea where he/she got it from but it was interesting and math related hence why it's here.

              The Blade Dancer
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              • The Blade DancerT
                The Blade Dancer M0★ M1★ M2★ M3★ M4 M5
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                Tbh I'm probably never going to remember that

                The Blade Dancer
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                • The Blade DancerT
                  The Blade Dancer M0★ M1★ M2★ M3★ M4 M5
                  last edited by

                  Unless Prof. Loh gets like 20 more digits in his phone number and they are all of pi that would make a lot more people try to remember it

                  The Blade Dancer
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                  • The Blade DancerT
                    The Blade Dancer M0★ M1★ M2★ M3★ M4 M5 @divinedolphin
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                    @divinedolphin 3 feet wow I think it's wearing masks you still need 6. It feels like people need some sort of scare like their own family getting COVID or themselves getting COVID to actually start caring.

                    The Blade Dancer
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                    • The Blade DancerT
                      The Blade Dancer M0★ M1★ M2★ M3★ M4 M5
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                      @coherentmango idk why but your status and your signature is just a bunch of black blocks

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                      • divinedolphinD
                        divinedolphin M0★ M1★ M2★ M3★ M4★ M5★ M6★
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                        Wow! That's even more digits than I know! In fourth grade my math teacher said she would give us a school dollar for every digit we memorized, I got like 80. School dollars meaning fake money/currency that you can only use at school.

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                        • divinedolphinD
                          divinedolphin M0★ M1★ M2★ M3★ M4★ M5★ M6★ @The Blade Dancer
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                          @The-Rogue-Blade Some people are hosting things called COVID parties and invite infected people to come. People think COVID is a hoax and use this to prove/disprove their theory.
                          https://www.wired.com/story/the-latest-covid-party-story-gets-a-twist/

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                          • The Blade DancerT
                            The Blade Dancer M0★ M1★ M2★ M3★ M4 M5
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                            ugh

                            also imagine you got real money

                            The Blade Dancer
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                            • debbieD
                              debbie ADMIN M0★ M1 M5
                              last edited by debbie

                              Yay, more NOVID news! 🙂 Today, the Washington Examiner posted this article about NOVID: "A personal COVID-19 radar could be key to resuming daily life."


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                              They even tweeted about us too! 🙂


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                              • divinedolphinD
                                divinedolphin M0★ M1★ M2★ M3★ M4★ M5★ M6★
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                                Sad thing is, a lot of people here aren't willing/too lazy to get NOVID, won't mark themselves as positive(even if they got positive on a test), and won't stay home if they are (or at least potentially) sick.

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                                • T
                                  Tylenol M2 M3★ M4 M5 @divinedolphin
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                                  @divinedolphin Exactly, I doubt that NOVID would really be much use unless much more people start using it.

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                                  • RZ923R
                                    RZ923 M0★ M2★ M3★ M4★ M5 @debbie
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                                    @debbie
                                    Some people don’t have access to some apps for some reason.
                                    For example, my mum searched CovidSafe, an Australian tracking app, and it didn’t show up.
                                    Don’t know if this happens to Novid.

                                    Very Interesting

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                                    • The Blade DancerT
                                      The Blade Dancer M0★ M1★ M2★ M3★ M4 M5
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                                      I like the in-app design they showed looks neat

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                                      • sqwishyS
                                        sqwishy M2 M3 M4★ @RZ923
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                                        @RZ923 That's an awesome idea!!! It's super catchy! 😁

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                                        • sqwishyS
                                          sqwishy M2 M3 M4★ @sqwishy
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                                          @sqwishy Oh wow, I was super late huh XD

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                                          • debbieD
                                            debbie ADMIN M0★ M1 M5
                                            last edited by debbie

                                            🎉 🎉 🎉

                                            Breaking News: Georgia Tech is officially going to be using NOVID for its students, faculty and staff!! 🎉 🎉

                                             
                                            https://www.reddit.com/r/gatech/comments/i9q9xj/megathread_covid_and_testingquarantine/

                                            "Researchers from the Georgia Tech Research Institute’s Software Assurance Branch have evaluated NOVID for privacy protections to make sure it doesn’t record personal information that could identify users — and for cybersecurity issues to make sure it protects the device."

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                                            [Quoted from the released internal email sent to Georgia Tech community members: ]

                                            "Tech has begun using NOVID, an exposure notification app that will help students, staff, and faculty be anonymously notified if they have potentially been exposed to Covid-19. Use of the app is voluntary, and it is available at no cost to members of the Georgia Tech community. Information about the app is available from the Covid Central portal.

                                            NOVID captures no personally identifiable information from users. Instead, smartphones running the app exchange synthetic codes with other smartphones that are nearby for more than a brief period of time. If the owner of one of the phones tests positive for the virus, they can notify other app users who they have been in contact with, without identifying themselves or sharing any personal information.

                                            In a large community, exposure notification apps can fill in the gaps by finding individuals who might have been close enough to be exposed to the virus but not known to the individual with a positive test result. These scenarios could include, for instance, someone working nearby in a makerspace or lab — or working out on nearby equipment at the gym.

                                            Installed on an iOS or Android smartphone, the app exchanges information with other phones also running the app. It records a frequently changing code to other devices so they can be alerted if necessary — but without sharing any personally identifiable information. Pairs of code interactions are stored on the NOVID server for a limited period of time.

                                            NOVID leverages a combination of ultrasound and Bluetooth technology to note other devices that are within 6 feet, and only if they remain that close for 15 minutes or more. By briefly using the device’s microphone and measuring the time sound takes to travel, ultrasound can accurately measure the distance between devices. It does not record phones that may be nearby but on the other side of a wall, preventing notifications that may not truly involve exposure risk.

                                            If a student receives a positive Covid-19 test at Stamps Health Services, they will be given a one-time code that they can enter into the app, which will send a notification to other phones the app has recorded as potential exposures. Community members who have received positive tests elsewhere on campus or off campus are required, as part of public health regulations, to report this to Stamps Health Services. They will also receive an app notification code after they have contacted Stamps.

                                            Persons being warned through NOVID of a potential exposure will be encouraged to isolate themselves, monitor for symptoms, and be tested for the virus. The app will provide directions for how to contact relevant campus services when alerting a user that they have potentially been exposed.

                                            Researchers from the Georgia Tech Research Institute’s Software Assurance Branch have evaluated NOVID for privacy protections to make sure it doesn’t record personal information that could identify users — and for cybersecurity issues to make sure it protects the device.

                                            NOVID can be downloaded from Apple’s App Store or Android’s Google Play Store. Georgia Tech community members should enter the community code "JACKETS" on the NOVID settings."

                                            https://covid-central.gatech.edu/app/novid

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