spongebue

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[–] spongebue@lemmy.world 6 points 4 hours ago

If you're being facetious: this is a good thing. It doesn't solve all problems but it's a damn good start. No need to get critical about a pretty damn big step in the right direction, especially considering those starting this initiative in a local setting can't change the healthcare system nationwide.

If you're serious: admittedly (and thankfully) I haven't had to take an ambulance, but when my daughter was born the deductible on our high-deductible plan (after which point all care is covered for the calendar year) was a fair amount under that. The system sucks, but that's not how it works either.

[–] spongebue@lemmy.world 11 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

$7500. $1500 at pregnancy + $500/month for first year = $1500 + $500 x 12 = $1500 + $6000 = $7500

[–] spongebue@lemmy.world 23 points 6 hours ago (2 children)
[–] spongebue@lemmy.world 9 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

And it opens the door to even more data collection

[–] spongebue@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (8 children)

What's the best use of such a wide assortment of beans in one package?

[–] spongebue@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

No arguments here. My point was, even in a pretty blue state that should be safe, we still got (briefly) caught in a technicality because of this stupid timeline. Pretty crazy that Wyoming of all places had better laws, but I guess Wyoming is a different kind of red than, say, Florida.

[–] spongebue@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago (3 children)

There was even a brief time where we needed a prescription. I was running an errand in Cheyenne a week ago and was almost going to get it done there while I was across state lines.

[–] spongebue@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

The title has since been edited. It originally included the quoted phrase "I couldn't care less" which was implied/actually used in the way I described above.

[–] spongebue@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Ok, but quoting out of context is an awful way to express it. I'm not saying Trump actually really wants unity and gave a great answer. I'm saying he didn't outright say he doesn't care the way the headline implies, and it just sets us up to step on a rake if we try to bring it up with others.

Happened this afternoon with a friend of mine posting the same thing elsewhere, unfortunately

[–] spongebue@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (5 children)

[Edit: OP has since edited the title. Originally it included a phrase that was said, but not at all in the implied way]

I skimmed through the comments left so far, and haven't seen one calling out that this is taking the actual quote way out of context.

He didn't say he couldn't care less about unity. I saw the video this afternoon. He was asked a question, said he was going to get in trouble for his answer, but he didn't care [about getting in trouble] - then gave his usual drivel

Seriously, we have plenty of real stuff to say about this guy. Repeating crap like this to others, trying to make a point, but to people who are aware of the full quote will only make people repeating it look dumb. Don't fall for that. Stick to things like how he was also talking about "second amendment people" taking care of Hillary Clinton. How he pardoned people who beat up cops (despite Vance saying that "obviously" wouldn't happen) trying to execute a coup to keep him in office. Stuff like that. Not this.

[–] spongebue@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago

Perhaps, but as there is no law against it currently, it should absolutely not be used as cause for a president to leverage against the Federal Reserve board he's been fighting

[–] spongebue@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

If it counts, I encountered a Java file that, unbeknownst to me at the time, was duplicated across two different places. The project was essentially abandoned for years, and the file was one that didn't change much so I left it alone for a year or so.

Eventually I had to add a method to it. Compiled just fine, runtime threw a no such method error. Turned out Eclipse was using one, but when Maven did its build it used the old duplicate I didn't know existed.

Took me a while to find that one!

 
 

As a parent of a toddler in this program (one who is getting 4 provider visits per week, was going to be cut to 4 per month) I'm glad to have gotten an email late Friday saying that there will be no changes to services at this time. Still, this week has been a clusterfuck for us and especially our providers!

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