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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨They say, "You'll have to wait". It's a bullshit argument against Universal Healthcare.⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I got one that’s a true fiasco of twisted incentives.

  • I have a chronic condition requiring medication for the rest of my life. There’s almost zero chance of it ever just going away

  • doctor will only prescribe 30 days at a time (I don’t know why. He admits there’s no chance of abuse, no black market)

  • when he wants to say “yep, still there”, he rejects the refill with “see the doctor”

  • now I’m out of medicine and need to call the doctors office, wait on the phone until someone answers, just so they can make an appointment.

  • …. typically 3-5 months out. When I’m already out of medicine

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨They say, "You'll have to wait". It's a bullshit argument against Universal Healthcare.⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  For-profit healthcare has an incentive to minimize costs

  Public healthcare can have incentives like less wait time …. As long as we decide to pay for it

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is gender affirming care for cis people a thing?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  What about those little blue pills?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Realistically, what do people plan to do on the Moon and Mars that requires a permanent, or long term human presence there?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  How about various particle detectors for physics research. Currently we build some of these deep underground to filter out the more local high interaction particles. Perhaps the moon, far from earth, is even better for some.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Realistically, what do people plan to do on the Moon and Mars that requires a permanent, or long term human presence there?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  In space there is only radiative method available

  But on the moon you’d also have conductive, and be able to connect directly to a massive heat sink

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Realistically, what do people plan to do on the Moon and Mars that requires a permanent, or long term human presence there?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Excellent video.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨My mom an old school nurse will stop at traffic accidents and try to help if no one is around, my new school sister nurse won't. Saying everyone is sue happy thesedays. Who is right?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  It was attempted. The serious point is most places have some variation of a Good Samaritan law, so you shouldn’t be afraid to help. However like others said, the details vary by locale so there is no single answer. I even saw one where medical professionals were mandated to help.

  Then it was an attempt at satire, apparently a poor attempt

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨My mom an old school nurse will stop at traffic accidents and try to help if no one is around, my new school sister nurse won't. Saying everyone is sue happy thesedays. Who is right?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  ChatGPT tells me all 50 US states have Good Samaritan laws, but the details vary. However since it didn’t give me the link to verify, that may be just a hallucination

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How come we still haven't engineered a solution to this??⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Do those really work? I don’t have a need or counter space for the “oven”, and the toaster needs to toast bread. Are those as fast and do they toast as well as the more specialized appliance?

  The last thing I need is to take up more counter space. To the contrary, I am considering getting rid of my air fryer. The air fryer has worked really well, so well that I got an oven with that functionality. It would be tough to convince me to take up more counter space

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Should the next President of the US pardon Trump for all his crap like Ford did Nixon?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  He won’t live long enough to face consequences. Let him pass in infamy as the most corrupt ever. Let him be featured only in history about how fragile democracy can be.

  And dish out justice for his minions and sycophants, everyone who violated the constitution, broke laws or enriched themselves. Especially including his family

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How come we still haven't engineered a solution to this??⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Every manual toaster I’ve had allows you to pull it up manually

  But somehow my current toaster needed to be electronic with buttons and an LED readout. There’s no manual release, just stick a knife in and try not to electrocute yourself. However it also has lasted far longer than any other toaster I’ve had, so ……

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Happier to use spices on tofu, beans, soy curls, and even sometimes the dreaded processed plant-based mock-meats (when they go on sale).⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh , I buy this, to some extent. As an omnivore…. I’ll never give up eating meat, but I do love some meals that are “accidentally” vegetarian.

  Hot take on Indian food: one of the world’s greatest cuisines but when I visited, I found so many restaurants deprioritized even chicken so much that it was just not worth it. Enjoy the meals, enjoy what they do well without trying to push different preferences

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Happier to use spices on tofu, beans, soy curls, and even sometimes the dreaded processed plant-based mock-meats (when they go on sale).⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ll probably regret going there ….

  But could this be a scenario where the cheapest chicken tenders are good? Is there any fiber to whatever they use for filler?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Streaming Is Raising Prices Faster Than Cable Ever Did⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Buy ya gotta admit their point that streaming still costs way less than cable …… assuming you’re subscribing to what you want rather than try to recreate

  When I first switched, the math said I cut my costs in third while getting much better internet service and three streaming services

  • Gigabit internet + 3 * streaming service == 1/3 (200M internet + cable)

  The math is still positive but much less so, however streaming services attempts to alienate me are succeeding - I only subscribe to one streaming service and am considering giving it up. Enshittify away and see what that gets you

  I pay for Netflix family plan but since Netflix has decided my kids are no longer in my family when they are at their moms or at college…… I no longer need that. Clear cause and effect

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can cartilage be replaced? And if not, Why can't they just inject something like silicone into a joint?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Unfortunately this runs in my family and it’s past my turn. But there are enough family members affected to make it really stand out how important it is to walk immediately and follow through with PT. Those that do are more mobile than they had been for years. Those who don’t, never get their mobility back

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can cartilage be replaced? And if not, Why can't they just inject something like silicone into a joint?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  For some people there’s cortisone injections. They don’t fix anything but reduce pain and inflammation. I’m actually a use case where that was enough for that occurrence. I had a sharp pain in my knee and the cortisone got rid of the pain and inflammation and that specific issue didn’t come back.

  Of course now my knees are totally wrecked and the only choice they gave me is replacing them

  PSA: I wish they told me more about strength and balance when I was evaluated. I wasn’t able to go through with it at the time and had no reason to believe it was urgent since I could live with the pain . However now after years of of being unable to use my knees, I clearly have weakened muscles in my lower leg, clearly do not balance as well, and have a hard time getting up from the floor. Even worse I keep reading that those are exactly what they look for in aging and independence. So now I still need the joint replacements but somehow have to rebuild my lower leg strength

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I'm right and the other vegans are wrong⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Arguably carnivores have already cut meat intake, at least red meat, to greater impact than vegetarians.

  While I’m going by anecdote rather than data

  • vegetarians/vegans are a small minority so limited impact
  • many people I know have cut back on at least red meat for health or environmental reasons.

  Basically one fewer burger a week by 100 people has more impact than one person not eating meat at all

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I'm right and the other vegans are wrong⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The arguments are usually that fish aren’t animals or more clearly insects aren’t animals, similar to how plants aren’t animals even if they react to damage. Very easy to argue.

  I’ve seen arguments that whatever sentience fish may have, it’s too low level to be aware of pain. I don’t buy that but clearly fish have a simpler central nervous system than mammals. Also easy to argue.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I'm right and the other vegans are wrong⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  An incremental step would be making it more expensive through taxes or regulation. A possible improvement rather than sitting on an impossible ideal

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why does most of the world use WhatsApp as their messaging app rather than RCS/SMS?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s crazy. Even pre-smartphone, there was always the argument that sms costs less than the effort to meter and bill for them …. And maybe that’s the entire difference between the is using sns/rcs, and Europe using WhatsApp

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why does most of the world use WhatsApp as their messaging app rather than RCS/SMS?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  And the reverse of that is true in the us. I don’t know anyone who uses that app, so I won’t. Actually it’s true in a general sense as well: there’s never been sufficient people on any specific app to make me want to use it

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why does most of the world use WhatsApp as their messaging app rather than RCS/SMS?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Still? SMS used to cost me money as the cell vendors tried to maximize their profit on new technology. But I don’t think that’s been true here since smartphones

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Try eff. Follow their advice, test your browser, see if there are priorities to act on coveryourtracks.eff.org

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨People are sitting on the bike lane or parking on it. Saint Denis, France⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  While I generally like the argument there was also generally sidewalk room. If you watch the video, I was struck there were cycle/scooter people walking their vehicle on the sidewalk, past the obstructions in the bike lane. No reason those obstructions couldn’t have been on the sidewalk.

  But the OP is also wrong. You do have to deal with the reality you face and there were too many pedestrians in the way. Like it or not he should have been walking his bike past those assholes

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is the best and worst USA state to live in? And why?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  pretty good commuter rail that you can take all the way to the state border north or south (idk about west - western mass is considered to be a fictional location by many Bostonians)

  We really ought to have regular commuter rail to Springfield, but in the meantime …. Pioneer Valley Transportation (PVTA) has a pretty good bus system, fare free to all!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨So Austistici/Inventati just got designated as a "global terrorist organisation" by the Trump administration, what do I do now?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The official statement linked here claims some actual violent terrorists used the services to coordinate attacks ….

  Of course it also lists antifa and cop city protesters among them

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨An American city has been without power for 2 weeks, unacceptable.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s both bigger and smaller than that

  • smaller in that outright racism has evolved to systemic racism plus classism
  • but much bigger as a failure of poor infrastructure condition and market that can’t adapt. Many places have a poor state of infrastructure that could fail like this, and the market can’t adapt to the need regardless of what city failed
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨My student loan is gaining interest while I'm in school but I'm not allowed to start paying it off yet⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Fwiw I’ve been telling my kids to reject the UNsubsidized loans (the ones where interest starts carrying immediately). But that only works because I’ve managed to save the money to pay that share in addition to the normal share

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨My student loan is gaining interest while I'm in school but I'm not allowed to start paying it off yet⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  No it’s just predatory. As long as students believe college is essential and that is the only way to get it, the loans are predatory. It doesn’t help teens to understand if they don’t have a choice.

  As someone who cares about my society, I believe it is essential for all students to have access to post-high school education, and as more than just job training. We need more people who can think better …. It’s in our own best interest to invest in our future: let’s make public universities/trade schools free to all who are interested

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Use this one old weird trick⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  An ICE raid?