Comment Re:Same answers as before: (Score 1) 137
Maybe Sony took them back.
Comment Re:Don can do insider trading on (Score 1) 215
That's the problem with believing posts on the Internet: All gun owners I've known had weapons for self-protection against thieves and crazies. Shoot one, and your life goes on. But shoot a bad president and your life is over (versus just waiting 4 years).
Comment Re:But you don't understand! (Score 1) 226
The total cost for uninsured patients in the US, including what they spend out-of-pocket, is about 500 billion a year, i.e. about the same amount the Trump administration wants to *increase* the DoD budget (and that was before he started a forever war in Iran).
Don't assume I'm pro-Trump, I'm not. I would look forward to his leaving 3 years from now, but I know it'll be just the other side's version of crazy.
The number of uninsured citizens is almost double the number of undocumented immigrants in the US, which strongly suggests that there's a lot of unknowns about who is showing up in that stat.
But I thought health insurance was now mandated upon the people. No enforcement, no mandate, I guess.
Comment Re:But you don't understand! (Score 1) 226
Well, anonymous coward, I can't prove that statement, only back it up with the fact that I've worked with this decent, older man for 24 years. I assume his wife is of similar cloth. I know the city where she works and have seen it slide toward lower incomes in the previous decades.
For what it's worth, a chat bot said this issue is at ~ 50% across the US. Still not good...
For what it's worth, a chat bot said this issue is at ~ 50% across the US. Still not good...
Comment Re:I invented the ice box (Score 1) 226
If you look in the user manual (when the manufacturers still deign to include one) it'll suggest that for fridges and places to look for dry ice for your freezers as well as amounts per unit time for each.
No kidding...I've not seen that.
An inverter and lawn equipment batteries can run a fridge longer than you'd expect, too.
We actually manufacture such inverters; of course, ice would be cheaper and something that anyone can navigate.
Comment I invented the ice box (Score 1) 226
In case this helps someone: We had a 7(?)-day outage after a large tree took down a power pole and its transformer. I tried filling the refrigerator with pots and pans full of locally bought ice. It worked and we didn't lose any food. I realized that I had re-invented the ice box.
Comment Re:Electricity (Score 1) 226
If you live in a wooded area with power lines above ground like I do, then these outages are commonplace. And related maintenance is also done when the weather is great when one wouldn't expect a failure.
Comment Re:But you don't understand! (Score 1) 226
If only it were that simple, that small... For example, my coworker's wife is a hospital accountant; she says 80% of the patients in her immigrant-heavy city have no insurance and no way to pay their bills.
Comment Big Beautiful Sun-ball Bill (Score 1) 263
The only reasons I'd prefer permanent Standard Time (more sun in the mornings) is:
--Having everyone driving their commute in the dark is more dangerous.
--Driving while sleepy, because it is dark, is more dangerous.
Quantity-wise, every other reason takes a back seat, pardon my pun.
--Having everyone driving their commute in the dark is more dangerous.
--Driving while sleepy, because it is dark, is more dangerous.
Quantity-wise, every other reason takes a back seat, pardon my pun.
Comment Re:Sigh. (Score 1) 147
I never served, but it boggles my mind that troops would be allowed to carry such things anywhere they please. If I were a soldier I wouldn't want anyone near me carrying one that wasn't supposedly totally secured and authorized either.
And then of course you've got the problem of troops posting potential war crimes on social media.
Israel troops continue posting abuse footage despite pledge to act
Israeli soldiers deployed in Gaza post their abuses on social media
Israeli Soldier Shares Evidence of Torture on Social Media
Trending: Israeli Soldiers Document and Proudly Post Their Own Abuse of Palestinians
Comment Re:Cloudflare is malware/spyware (Score 1) 87
I'm not arguing with you, but how do you use modern websites, then? Or do you have to skip them?
Comment Re:Oh well (Score 1) 251
I understand what you're saying.
Maybe some widgets shouldn't be made.
You mean they shouldn't be made here.
And/or...
Comment Re:Oh well (Score 1) 251
Doesn't a labor shortage also mean there are too many businesses/openings? Maybe some widgets shouldn't be made.
Comment Re: Oh well (Score 0) 251
oldest was told to go into cyberseurity , get a degree in it, gets out, no one will even interview without 5 years experience. no feeder jobs or anything that would give them that experience, just magically you need experience. they've been a supervisor at a fast food place for some time now, applying to 100-150 roles all over the USA and not getting a response, let alone a rejection.
No responses? (Looks at cybersecurity degree) Maybe his email was hacked!
But seriously, I remember having the same issues of "Where do I get experience?" 30 years ago; I don't think that's anything new.
Comment Re:Picking on Cuba (Score 1) 118
I just looked at it as "If we don't defend it, enemies might use it as a base to get their weapons closer to us." If Cuba were heavily armed by enemies, for example, that seems to be undesirable.
