JazliAziz

Wanna ask a question on ethics and law if you don't mind. https://says.com/my/news/1-malaysian-who-returned-from-italy-transmitted-covid-19-to-37-people-and-cause-5-deaths A new COVID-19 cluster has emerged in Malaysia as a result of an …

Malaysia is in the news again with regards to the COVID-19 pandemic, though not in the way most people would think. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/05/tiger-at-the-bronx-zoo-tests-positive-for-the-coronavirus.html This is a Malaysian tiger, which …

In Malaysia our current Movement Control Order is scheduled to go on until the 14th of April. On the 10th our Ministry of Health will decide if it needs to be extended or if the situation has improved enough to be able to lift the MCO. But …

Is Disney legend Ming-Na Wen low-key a member of Cake? And did she see this conversation? https://twitter.com/MingNa/status/1246082647274582017?s=20

I was ready to jump in an answer when I first saw your post but @Factotum did a great job of explaining the difference between sensitivity and specificity. Another way of describing sensitivity is exactly what it sounds like. How sensitive a test …

While being stuck at home during this pandemic, I decided to do something that I hadn't done before - clean my keyboard. I'd never done it before on a count of I've never owned a proper mechanical keyboard before this. I've had my current keyboard …

Nasal plugs were once recommended in Malaysia as a replacement for N95 masks during our yearly haze season. They didn't catch on. I tried a pair which I got for free, and I wasn't convinced at all.

One year ago today, Google pulled the plug on Google+, possibly one of its most beloved products ever. To be frank, Google+ was already on life support well before that. The influx of bots, lack of a clear vision for the platform, and poor …

> And most important, your personal criteria for rating a product/service may be totally different than mine. Not that this is necessarily bad, again, just not worth my time/effort figuring it out. This is why I value community reviews more than …

> There's not much to gain for me by writing public reviews, so why bother? This is an understandable point of view. We never get anything in return for writing reviews, so why should we spend time and effort? For me, it's very much personal …

One thing that the internet has given everyone (for better or worse) is a platform to have their voices heard. Average people who otherwise wouldn't be heard are now able to share their thoughts and opinions with people from all over the world …

Some scientists have come to the conclusion that the virus is natural in origin, i.e., not genetically engineered in a lab. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/coronavirus-covid-19-not-human-made-lab-genetic-analysis-nature

While Malaysia is still fighting off the second wave of the COVID19 infection, the Ministry of Health is taking extra precautions by preparing for a possible third …

I've heard good things about it but haven't gotten around to watching it.

Thanks for your feedback, and welcome to Cake! Don't worry about replying in an old conversation, that's quite common around here because the conversations tend to live for quite a while, as opposed to other social platforms. How about you …

This is quite cool. https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020/03/28/who-chooses-m039sia-to-run-trials-on-new-drug-to-fight-covid-19 This is cool too. Malaysia now has drive-thru testing, learning from South …

I've actually continued reading one book a month this year, though I'm not making it much of a big deal, since I want it to be a habit now. I've already read four books now and have already started my fifth. Here's a summary of the books I've read …

My family wipes everything down from the grocery store with antibacterial wipes before storing them. I'm not entirely sure how helpful it would be to leave groceries out overnight and in the sun. Was that recommended to you by someone?

As a Malaysian, it's expected that many of us are at least bilingual, able to speak both Malay and English usually. Some are multilingual, with many Chinese also able to also speak either Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, or any combination of the …

Looks like the US (and other nations) and Malaysia are closer than I knew with regards to fighting this pandemic. https://twitter.com/usembassykl/status/1243344412135972866?s=20

The US is now the epicentre of the pandemic with the highest number of cases in the world. Considering how lacklustre testing is (reportedly), there could actually be a whole lot more cases than that being …

Big update from Malaysia While the rest of the country is still under the Movement Control Order (MCO) which was recently extended to the 14th of April, two districts in the southern state of Johor have been placed under an Enhanced Movement …

Seems like a bit of overkill to be honest, but with your dad in the house I can understand not wanting to take any risks. In this case it's definitely better to be safe than sorry. I think if you were to just wipe everything down with rubbing …

The Movement Control Order in Malaysia has been extended by two weeks and will now go on until the 14th of April, at least. https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2020/03/577999/mco-extended-until-april-14 I think this is the right move. It's not …

Malaysians are applauding the police and military for still manning their posts to enforce the Movement Control Order despite torrential …