[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Covid symptoms in speech

[jjrudy1 at comcast.net]

At first I was going to send this just to Stephen but decided it should go to everyone.

The Lexington Computer and Technology Group was founded over 15 years ago and dedicated to “heavy” computer things.  Over the years the name has changed as has its charter.  Although it appears that about 40 folks are the most frequent contributors (both in attendance and postings) that is just Pareto’s Law at work.  We strongly encourage broad participation and greatly appreciate input from those who, for whatever reason, haven’t participated in the past.

 

So Stephen, thanks for your interesting post and we hope to hear more from you.

John

 

From: Stephen Quatrano <stefanoq at gmail.com> 
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Subject: Re: [Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Covid symptoms in speech

 

I hope you don’t mind me sending this to the group. I’ve never posted here before.  I don’t mean to be political.  I personally think that this is a matter of science.  They made it political by abandoning positions supported by evidence.  Not my problem.

 

I’ll let the article speak for itself.

 

>From the NYTimes, 10/28/2020:  How America Helped Defeat the Coronavirus*

*Just not in the United States.

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/28/opinion/us-coronavirus-response-asia.html

 

Full disclosure:  One of my closest friends is head of Quarantine and Global Migration Division at CDC.  The news on how CDC has “failed" us just makes me alternate between rage and despair.

 

I appreciate the dialogue on this thread.

 

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On Oct 29, 2020, at 7:36 PM, john rudy <jjrudy1 at comcast.net <mailto:jjrudy1 at comcast.net> > wrote:

 

 

 <https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/10/20/1009332/covid-symptoms-may-hide-in-speech/> https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/10/20/1009332/covid-symptoms-may-hide-in-speech/

 

The newest Technology Review has a fascinating short article that discusses speech changes due to COVID symptoms.  The data is currently being validated.

 

Imagine if every American could read a canned paragraph when well and then every day reread it and have the algorithm look for pertinent changes.  This is my idea, not from the article so I haven’t thought through implications.

John

 

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