[-] pbjamm@beehaw.org 1 points 5 days ago

I genuinely dont know what your argument here is. The government of California is powerless to help reasonable citizens of Mississippi so they should not help themselves?

Yes there will be real costs in lives but fixing it nationally went out the window 2 weeks ago. State level is the best that can be done right now. Yes that means that people who totally dont deserve it will suffer because their neighbors support horrible stupid policies and that sucks, but fixing what can be fixed now makes more sense than trying the impossible. Perfection should not be the enemy of the good. That is how the US ended up with Trump again.

[-] pbjamm@beehaw.org 1 points 5 days ago

right when they have the most leverage?!? the dastards!

[-] pbjamm@beehaw.org 3 points 5 days ago

the richest person in Parliament without ever having a job outside of government

but i keeping being told by youtube ads that Jagmeet Singh is snooty leech who likes fancy watches and getting paid? /s

As an American import to Canada I have seen first hand the destruction that conservatism celebrates as progress. Hopefully the utter gong show that is taking place to the south will open some eyes, but after the US election I have a hard time remaining positive. Most people want easy answers to complex problems. If those existed they would have already been implemented.

[-] pbjamm@beehaw.org 2 points 5 days ago

shooting randomly downward in the hopes of hitting the feet of an undesirable.

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My family and I moved from the US to Canada in the summer of 2023 and last week was the first time I had to make use my Services Card. I went to the ER in excruciating pain, had blood and urine labs done, a shot of pain killers then waited around (a long time) for a CT scan. The doctor said it might be a new record, but I had been bumped a few times by suspected stroke patients that came in, so totally understandable. Several hours later with a prescription slip in hand I exited the hospital. Easy as pie.

For anyone who has never had the displeasure of experiencing an American hospital you can not understand how much simpler and less stressful and cheap the Canadian system is. I dont know what it would have cost me in the USA, probably whatever my insurance deductible was, but it certainly was not $0. That state of not knowing what all this is going to cost you, and how you will afford it, makes an already awful experience even worse. Not being harassed for money on the way out, never once discussing the cost of something with the DR was truly eye opening.

TL:DR Thanks BC Health. You are not perfect but you are amazing. Anyone promoting American style health care here in Canada has either never experienced that gong show or is independently wealthy enough not to have to think about the costs.

(kidney stone for anyone who is curious. it was horrible)

[-] pbjamm@beehaw.org 29 points 4 months ago

Most likely answer is that Republicans will completely ignore that inconvenient information and if it is ever brought up to them directly label the shooter a RINO and dismiss it.

[-] pbjamm@beehaw.org 40 points 5 months ago

I think more likely answer is that most businesses are cheap and a mediocre image generated by AI is good enough vs paying a human to make a really good one.

[-] pbjamm@beehaw.org 27 points 5 months ago

Indeed. Retraining and the extra time using a new tool is a short term loss for what should be a long term gain. The transition will always suck.

[-] pbjamm@beehaw.org 27 points 6 months ago

Winamp still whips the Llamas ass.

[-] pbjamm@beehaw.org 49 points 8 months ago

Why so many unhelpful comments here? I get it, you are not into sports, but some people are and want to enjoy them. No need to take a superior stance and tell us we are wasting our time by doing so.

[-] pbjamm@beehaw.org 23 points 1 year ago

Because it makes their job easier and there are no consequences for getting caught. It will continue until this changes.

[-] pbjamm@beehaw.org 24 points 1 year ago

make it illegal to transport anyone to get an abortion on roads within the city or county limits

Solution : Drive on the sidewalks

(these religious zealots are nuts)

[-] pbjamm@beehaw.org 26 points 1 year ago

learned the hard way

He learned nothing, he is dead. Hopefully others will learn from that.

"Safety regulations are written in blood"

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