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Comment Re:Death panels (Score 1) 174

Personally, I'd say that while I'm technically covered, aside from something catastrophic, my insurance through my employer is pretty worthless to me. It costs me $60 per month just for me. To include my family would bump that up to $485 which I can't afford currently. On top of this sits a $5000 deductible. So we mostly pay out of pocket and hope for the best.

Comment Re:Make USEFUL Metal Currency! (Score 1) 702

The vending machines at my work give and take dollar coins just fine. If you feed it a $5 bill and buy a $2 energy drink, it'll give you 3 $1 coins for change. They also have a slot to swipe a card since a lot of people don't carry cash anymore. I suspect most newer machines are made that way so you'll see more and more as time goes on.
The Military

Stanford-NYU Report: Drone Attacks Illegal, Counterproductive 362

trbdavies writes "In 'Living Under Drones,' investigators from Stanford and NYU Law Schools report on interviews with 130 people in Pakistan about U.S.-led drone attacks there, including 69 survivors and family members of victims. The report affirms Bureau of Investigative Journalism numbers that count '474 to 884 civilian deaths since 2004, including 176 children' while 'only about 2% of drone casualties are top militant leaders.' It also argues that the attacks violate international law and are counterproductive, stating: 'Evidence suggests that US strikes have facilitated recruitment to violent non-state armed groups, and motivated further violent attacks One major study shows that 74% of Pakistanis now consider the U.S. an enemy.'"
Idle

Global Bacon Shortage 'Unavoidable' 293

New submitter The name is Dave. Ja debuts on the front page with the most dismal news of our time: "This is truly 'Stuff That Matters'. Where would civilization be today without bacon? I don't mean to be alarmist but ... sound the alarms! This is big — it could lead to civil unrest." Yes, a bacon shortage. Hopefully what bacon there is will be more delicious after being fed with gummi worms.

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