Fit notes is free? Is it a different one?

It was an interesting read and reminded me that democratic socialists arguing for restricted capitalism and communists are often arguing for similar goals with differing language.

The main argument is that that would not less to democratic control. Are there any historical examples where you have both democracy and violation of private property rights?

Knowledge fight is pretty great, but at some point it started to sound way too scripted. I find it a bit weird especially since it's comedians hosting.

My wife stopped drinking (occasional glasses of wine) and these two problems went away for her.

Yeah... not very big...

Islands have tiny aquifers relative to the mainland.

I'm so glad my most recent car purchase was a prius C. I have been saving $30 everytime I fill up since I bought it.

I mean, if you haven't been there or don't know anyone from there you could pretend they are a democracy, but they are authoritarian like Russia is authoritarian. Long term they will seek a wider swath to be authoritarian over.

The comments section: Doomers, unite!

The healthcare and gun violence are definitely big considerations for me too. If it wasn't for the constant onslaught of mass shootings, I wouldn't hesitate as much when considering between Canada and the US.

Yeah, I was in Oregon and had really good health insurance, but was always a bit terrified of actually ever using any medical services. It's so much less worrying to know that the emergency room won't ever cost you anything in Canada. That said, I'm sure if I did ever need it, it would have been fine.

Switched my 15 yo macbook to Xubuntu. Now it works much better than vanilla Ubuntu.