Uh, OK. The article is like someone had to produce X words for a school assignment. It's an anecdote, not news, not particularly informative. He can pay for whatever procedure(s) he wants, I think the article is just some after-the-fact way of getting his hypochondria subsidized.

It's preventive, not diagnostic, so it's properly up to the insurance whether to cover it or not - that's a risk/benefit decision they have.

But I would say that insurance should pay if the scan turns up anything requiring medical attention - early detection saves money.

>Why wouldn't they just outsource payroll to someone who can do direct deposits?

What the summary left out is that 6% of the US is "unbanked" and has nowhere to direct a deposit. And "That unbanked percentage rises to 22% for those with an income below $25,000." - CNN So it may not have much impact on your world, but this would seriously impact those who can least afford it.

In addition, Cashier's Checks are arguably the best/easiest way to physically transfer large amounts of money safely between individuals. They're free at many banks, and if not are still lower in transaction costs then most electronic transfer methods.

I went and compared prices for some RAM I bought 1 year ago. Prices are up 3-4X!

This will be a boon to the vomit hose industry!

"Addiction" doesn't mean what you think it means.

> it requires people to be properly informed

Exactly what food labeling laws are they violating?

>Ever heard of moral values?

Like letting people make their own choices? How is letting someone choose to sell or eat a Slim Jim immoral?

The suit is bullshit. San Francisco (collectively, via representation) chose to "burdened with the costs of treating diseases." San Francisco (residents) choose to eat ultraprocessed foods. Manufacturers are simply filling a demand. It is San Francisco alone which is responsible for the costs. What's immoral is trying to shift responsibility for the consequences of your own actions.

So now, if I want to watch something on Netflix while visiting someone, instead of casting I'll need to sign in to their streaming device. And likely leave it that way when I return home.

That sucks.

>Also the child is under age, so terms of service do not legally apply.

Because they're supposed to be under parental supervision.

Maybe they should rename it "Clippy."

>wtf?

Really. The proper comparison is the Library of Congress carrying the New York Public library.

>My initial instinct was to scold you for "WTF is a clinical associate professor?" as thats a term that makes perfect sense for a teaching hospital

"School of Business". They're obviously way outside their bailiwick. Probably a failed MBA. Mencken: "Those who can -- do. Those who can't -- teach."

>the mining difficulty automatically adjusting itself in response to changes in total network hashrate.

I thought the difficulty increased monotonically. If the number of miners went down, would it really be easier to mine?

>all portable electric space heaters generally put out the same 1,500w

It really doesn't matter what they put out, all resistive heaters are 100% efficient (any inefficiency would result in heat anyway).

Are people buying new miners? Where does new Bitcoin come from - already amortized ones? Still, if that's what you have, it's better the heat from them than from a resistive element.

I don't see where marketing heat from a miner is any worse than the "Amish space heaters" which sell for $500 and make invalid claims about having better efficiency than a $40 milk house heater.

Whoosh. They were comparing mining to space heaters, not heat pumps, which I readily admit are a more efficient source of electric heat. And if mining rigs didn't pay for themselves (where do you think new Bitcoin comes from?), no one would buy them (except other idiot "clinical associate professors").