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Comment Damn it! (Score 1) 34

The cheese sandwich was the best part of Frye. I've literally had that same sandwich many times, and while it looks sad and basic, if you are in a position where someone is giving that to you where you didn't specifically order it, let me tell you its special and it hits like nothing else on this earth.

Comment Re:Meanwhile... (Score 1) 47

It is analogous to what the NAZI's think. Ping me if you think I am wrong about this.

And I call Godwin! All that happened over 80 years ago and it's still not long enough that it's acceptable to use that as a generalized insult. Next time, try showing a little imagination and come up with something a bit more original and appropriate.

Comment Re: After the script writters went into strike in (Score 2) 69

If you go over to BritBox, you not only get rid of all the commercials, you have a wide variety of shows available, many of them adapted from popular book series. As an example, there have been several versions of Father Brown, most of them mediocre at best. Pick the one starring Mark Williams,as it's the best of the lot. You can also enjoy the spinoff, featuring Sister Boniface as a nun who doubles as the forensic scientist for the local constabulary.

Comment Re:Adapter (Score 1) 241

I lug my laptop to work 3 days a week, and use 2 of its ports (dock, portable display).

I don't know what type of laptop you use, or how heavy it is, but I have a piece of advice for you that fits no matter what your laptop is like: if your laptop came with a case, don't ever use it. That's because the type of case you get when you buy one looks exactly like what it is, and they're all thief magnets. Get something that looks like a brief case, or even better, a backpack. Nobody's going to consider a backpack worth stealing, even if it's hanging from your hand and if you live or work in an area with lots of thieves, this simple trick can save you lots of time and money replacing things you need to do your job.

Comment Re:for profit healthcare needs to go and the docto (Score -1) 51

This is retarded.

1. It isn't for profit healthcare that is the problem, it's THIRD PARTY PAY.
2. I don't use third party pay, ever, for healthcare. I've been insured nonstop for over 30 years, and NEVER ONCE has my insurer paid my doctor.
3. Even when I've had emergencies, I still called around, negotiated a fair cash up front rate, paid cash up front, and billed it to my insurer. My cash up front rate was sometimes below any co-pay negotiated with my insurer, lol.

I just recently had some elective surgery that would have cost me about $2000 on my annual deductible, but I was able to cash pay a negotiated rate of $400 including a follow-up "free". I submitted the $400 to my insurer and they reimbursed me.

Third party insurance exists because YOU VOTERS demanded the HMO Act of the 1970s, which tied health care to employment, and then employers outsourced it to third parties.

Health care is remarkably cheap in the US (cash pay, negotiated) and I don't have to wait months to see a doctor when I call and say I am cash pay. They bump me up fast.

Comment Re:Yum (Score 2) 84

I don't know if they still do, but there was a time when hot Dr. Pepper was provided to all of the volunteers doing the last minute prep on the floats for the Rose Parade. Considering that all the work was outdoors near the end of December, I'm told that it went down quite well. I'll try to remember to try it this winter, as I now live in snow country.

Comment Re:Donâ(TM)t Forget Us! (Score 1) 176

No one is "retiring obsolete ICE vehicles", they are just junking cars that no longer work.

So tell me, what is the difference between the two ways of describing the situation? The ICE cars going to the junk yards are obsolete, partly because they don't work any more and it would cost more than it's worth to repair them. All you're doing here is quibbling about the way the situation is being described.

Comment innovation is - sadly - dead at Apple (Score 1) 81

the company has, in the pursuit of easy profits, constrained the space in which it innovates.

Quite so. It's been how many years since something really new came out of Cupertino? Granted, Apple is more profitable than ever, but the company clearly shows what the result of placing a supply-chain expert as the CEO does.

The really sad part is that there's nobody ELSE, either. Microsoft hasn't invented anything ever, Facebook and Google are busy selling our personal data to advertisers, and who else is there who can risk a billion on an innovation that may or may not work out?

Comment Re: Public Transit (Score 1) 181

I lived in California until seven years ago. Most but not all repair shops are licensed to do the biannual smog tests. However, if you need to get repairs to pass, you have to go to a different shop to get them because the shop that does the test is forbidden by law to make the repairs. Yes, it's a tad inconvenient, but it does prevent the shops from finding imaginary faults just to get the extra money from "fixing" them.

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