The "Contact Tracing" Edition

Rational Security

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🗓️ 15 April 2020

⏱️ 58 minutes

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State officials say tracing the contacts of people infected with the coronavirus will help keep it from spreading. The Trump administration withdraws funding from the World Health Organization. And Russia takes advantage of confused U.S. policy on Libya.

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0:00.0	Attention at all passengers. You can now book your train tickets on Uber and get 10% back in Uber credits to spend on your next train journey.
0:11.0	So no excuses not to visit your in-laws this Christmas.
0:16.5	Trains now on Uber. T's and C's apply check the Uber app.
0:19.9	Guys I have a confession and maybe this is just my mind, but contact tracing sounds dirty.
0:28.0	It sounds like what the county has to do when you apply for a marriage license and get tested for syphilis and you're positive?
0:38.0	I meant dirty the other way.
0:40.0	Like you can trace my contacts kind of lie. Ew. way.
0:43.0	Ew.
0:44.0	Ew.
0:45.0	It depends what tone of voice you use.
0:48.0	You know, if you say,
0:50.0	we need some contact tracing over here.
0:52.0	It sounds very business-like, but if you say we need some contact tracing over here it sounds very business like but if you say
0:55.2	dude we need some contact tracing you know then yeah I don't
1:00.5	contact tracing yeah you can trace my contacts. Put me in charge. That's literally true of any phrase in the English language ever.
1:10.0	I don't know, really? Like what about like 12 items are fewer
1:15.0	you even make that sound sexy Shane no point refinancing
1:22.0	Okay the bottom line is Shane can make anything sound dirty.
1:27.0	Talk dirty to us, Shane.
1:29.0	Always, always, baby. Hello and welcome to Rational Security.
1:39.0	The Content Tracing Edition. I missed my calling you guys I just really it's your May West voice that's
1:48.3	that's what it is exactly I'm in like dirty old movie star voiceovers if this journalism thing doesn't pan out.
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