That’s a grackle.

I would buy that. No Arch Vile though, fuck those guys.

Don’t worry, it’s fake. That’s not a real anime girl in the goon glass.

I’m gonna save you all from the pic of my pet snake taking a shit in my hand.

My partner thought it was too funny, and used my phone to take the picture.

Trump has backed off from all of his “good” campaign promises, and lately has been floating the idea of renaming the Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of America”.

We’re in for a long 4 years at the circus.

Pihole plus Pi VPN. Best thing I’ve ever done for my sanity. At least until google domains sold to squarespace, which suspiciously doesn’t support dynamic DNS.

“God creates dinosaurs. God destroys dinosaurs. God creates man. Man destroys God. Man creates dinosaurs”

When smartphones first appeared, batteries were always removable.

Glances at Gen 1 iPhone

The meme is a little exaggerated.

Since demographics matter for insurance cost. White, male, 30-40yr old married non-smoker.

My insurance monthly is ~350 a month, but I only pay about 80 dollars, and my employer covers the rest.

What do I get for that?

1 eye exam and 1 pair of lenses and 1 frame a year (spending limit on the frame is ~200 IIRC)

1 dental cleaning, 50% coverage on dental procedures, with a maximum benefit of 1500 dollars.

Medical… It’s kinda a crapshoot. 0 dollars for an annual checkup. 25 dollar copay for additional Dr visits. I wanna say 800 dollar copay on ER visits. Maximum out of pocket is 5500 a year.

Also, fuck you if you get injured in some states, most other countries, or if you go to any hospital (or even a particular Dr in a hospital) which isn’t “in network” (PS, there is no way for you to find out who is in-network, and keep your sanity).

Don’t even ask me about pharmacy. It’s practically a roulette. One medication may be 100% covered at one location, and 0% at another. Generic may not be covered, even if it is cheaper and more available than the brand name.

American healthcare isn’t particularly fast either. I injured my ankle about 4 years ago. I tried to establish with a Dr to get it checked out (and avoid exorbitant ER/urgent care fees) and the closest appointment was 4 months out.

My partner and I had to get a covid test in 2020. I called my provider and they said it would be 100% covered. My partner caller thier provider, and their response was “we don’t know, get one done and we’ll see what happens”. They received a 300 dollar bill for the test.

I’m sure it was very illegal, and nobody did a thing about it.

I was part of a union. I got paid minum wage. My manager was the union rep. I had to work a role that I was literally allergic to.

Despite this, I’m still pro-union. Just not that particular union.

The shame cuts deep. I hope you don’t need stitches.

Right, but what do you do when someone who works less, or isn’t as talented or smart, as you gets the same or better healthcare!?

Edit: /s

“Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.”

“I got tired of marginally increasing the status quo, so I let orange Hitler take power”

Also, just fuck off outta here.

Yes, hell yes.

Get this man in a court room. Let the prosecutors spend weeks trying to find a jury where no one (or any of their relatives and friends) has been fucked over for life because of shitty insurance.

Let them talk about how unstoppable, determined, and committed the defendant was.

And then have the jury nullify the case.

It would be a good day to be alive.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_number

Printing press is okay. One-time-code books are tantamount to treason!

Phones have screens already!

This is gonna blow your mind, but most (real) phones you can connect a mouse and keyboard to, either via Bluetooth, or with a USBC adapter, and they work fine.