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New comment by hshshs2 in "Astronomers detect a black hole on the move"

hshshs2 — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 03:47:54 +0000

isn’t it equally as likely our souls float up a dog’s butt or something

New comment by hshshs2 in "Ross Ulbricht – Decentralize Social Media"

hshshs2 — Sat, 13 Mar 2021 14:48:02 +0000

what’s telling about it? they got what they wanted with an easier case... that doesn’t absolve him of other crimes, it happens all the time

New comment by hshshs2 in "Dr. Seuss books deemed offensive will be delisted from eBay"

hshshs2 — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 00:28:32 +0000

all y’all is great no matter where you come from

New comment by hshshs2 in "It's ok to take a walk without headphones"

hshshs2 — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 18:55:45 +0000

I feel like this neglects a huge use case: women that get harassed by random men in public spaces. Headphones are a godsend for this. I have multiple friends that wear headphones even when they’re not listening to anything for this reason. If you live in a major city it can be hard to make it a couple blocks without aggressive hellos.

New comment by hshshs2 in "A request for Pinboard old-timers"

hshshs2 — Sat, 20 Feb 2021 01:16:06 +0000

At this point I just pay for Maciej.

New comment by hshshs2 in "Tesla: Recalled touchscreens were meant to only last 5-6 years"

hshshs2 — Sat, 06 Feb 2021 23:10:17 +0000

the average person does not think a car will last over 20 years... on average people keep theirs for closer to 10... what are you basing that idea off of?

New comment by hshshs2 in "Desirable streets: where do people prefer to walk?"

hshshs2 — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 19:45:01 +0000

There’s a major economic and racial discussion missing here... the huge gaps in the southern part of their map (east and west of warren st... roxbury and dorchester) are the poorest areas of boston and heavily segregated racially... I’d wager that this data isn’t actually representative of the population and skews heavily towards high income white people...

New comment by hshshs2 in "Palantir’s God’s-Eye View of Afghanistan"

hshshs2 — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 16:33:08 +0000

This isn’t the argument anyone is making. People don’t like Palantir because they willingly facilitate extrajudicial murder as part of the military industrial complex.

New comment by hshshs2 in "Palantir’s God’s-Eye View of Afghanistan"

hshshs2 — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 15:58:53 +0000

Exactly, off the top of my head I’m aware of the fact that the US has accidentally bombed a hospital and a wedding party... but it’s background news. Bring it up to the average american and they might feel uncomfortable or explain it away... but tell them you think soldiers are murderers and many will immediately get upset. We’re a brainwashed population, i’m aware of it myself and still experience these biases.

New comment by hshshs2 in "Palantir’s God’s-Eye View of Afghanistan"

hshshs2 — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 14:34:07 +0000

this type of surveillance and hair trigger execution within another country is absurd, the US goes way too far. Imagine if another country had this role here? of course we’d be terrorists

New comment by hshshs2 in "School or Prison"

hshshs2 — Fri, 01 Jan 2021 22:19:55 +0000

Technological panopiticons now, most doors are locked or alarmed and the remaining entrances have video surveillance. Windows even on the first floor are often limited from opening very wide. Many American schools also have a police officer on site and it’s not unusual for police to stop children outside of school grounds for truancy.

New comment by hshshs2 in "Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App Store"

hshshs2 — Fri, 01 Jan 2021 20:12:44 +0000

They’re a $2 trillion dollar company, unless you have an incredibly strong case (this isn’t one) then you will lose a war of attrition every time... even sometimes if you do have a strong case. Choose your battles wisely, live to fight another day, etc...

Pound for pound you’d likely be better off putting your energy into policy. The scale is still tilted there, but there is some traction behind fairer app marketplaces.

New comment by hshshs2 in "Uber will charge significantly more per trip as new Seattle law goes into effect"

hshshs2 — Thu, 31 Dec 2020 01:08:39 +0000

people shouldn’t be working multiple jobs out of necessity, you’re optimizing for the wrong problem

New comment by hshshs2 in "Ask HN: What Lived Up to the Hype?"

hshshs2 — Thu, 24 Dec 2020 14:08:01 +0000

is it really well written?

“can you help me?”

“only if you complete this task that makes you look like a bad ass”

repeated 8 times

New comment by hshshs2 in "The Internet Is for Porn"

hshshs2 — Sun, 20 Dec 2020 21:49:09 +0000

sure but the actors aren’t making the most money, the men running the companies are

New comment by hshshs2 in "Lessons from Dave Chappelle"

hshshs2 — Mon, 30 Nov 2020 21:50:32 +0000

I don’t think much has changed in this regard, comedians are very often miserable complainers... in the past they usually just didn’t get frequent tv specials or series.

And to Seinfeld’s credit, his show seems to be intentionally more of a talk show than a comedy show. Bill Burr has ALWAYS complained about sensitivity (kind of a Denis Leary sibling), Lewis Black’s shtick is angry ranting... it’s an entire genre.

Comedians previously ran for much longer on much less material, at least as far as I can tell... and yeah sometimes if they had bad days they’d rant for their entire set... you just didn’t see it.

New comment by hshshs2 in "Why Americans Have Been Deceived About Canada's Health Care System"

hshshs2 — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 23:46:28 +0000

There’s an out of pocket maximum ($xx,xxx) that kicks in at some point I think? I’m honestly not entirely sure if that covers everything in an emergency... healthcare being a leading cost of bankruptcy is no joke. I don’t think the average person really understands how close they are to financial ruin.

New comment by hshshs2 in "Why Americans Have Been Deceived About Canada's Health Care System"

hshshs2 — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 23:25:16 +0000

Through United I was paying $1300 a month with a $5000 individual deductible for a family plan (only included routine pediatric dental). $80 specialist copays, $40 routine visits. ER care is only covered a certain % no matter what it is and there’s an additional $250 deductible just for walking into the hospital.

Still paid roughly $8000 out of pocket for a natural child birth and prenatal care.

It was so bad I took a full time job just for the insurance.

New comment by hshshs2 in "Why Americans Have Been Deceived About Canada's Health Care System"

hshshs2 — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 23:20:12 +0000

Have you ever tried figuring out what a medical procedure will cost you before having it done? I’ve tried... and it can be outrageously difficult and time consuming.

New comment by hshshs2 in "Why Americans Have Been Deceived About Canada's Health Care System"

hshshs2 — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 23:06:03 +0000

There are a lot of people saying “my employer insurance is great!” which is nice... but aren’t you frustrated that it’s tied to employment?

I’ve contracted before and insurance is a nightmare. I stopped contracting and took a full time job because of it... even small startups often get terrible options because they’re not at the size to have any negotiating leverage.

Without a universal solution we’re kind of in a state of light indentured servitude. If it weren’t for healthcare costs I might not even work full-time... I’ve considered moving to canada just so I can be free from the burden.

I don’t think most Americans understand the mental weight of having to think about insurance at critical life junctures... even if you’re willing to disregard the millions of uninsured lives that fall by the wayside.

I have to think about premiums, copays, billing codes, in and out of network coverage, have awkward pricing conversations with doctors, call to fight denied claims... and sometimes I still get blindsided if for some reason lab work needs a second set of eyes (sometimes those eyes are in the same facility and out of network). Oh and for some reason my teeth aren’t covered as healthcare?

We’re boiled frogs with this stuff... people still think we have the best healthcare in the world but disregard the fact that it’s only available for the rich; we’re generally well out of the top 10 otherwise. I grew up in a rural area and I know multiple people who literally pulled out their own teeth because they didn’t have dental insurance. We need to start taking better care of each other.