[-] pbjamm@beehaw.org 2 points 6 days ago

The article is not clear. Is the $71k price listed the cost of the surgery itself or surgery + hospital stay?

If it is just surgery then it is a very unfair comparison since the ICU stay would have been needed in either case, and at least some of the days in the ward for recovery.

[-] pbjamm@beehaw.org 1 points 6 days ago

As a former American, you do not want the American Health Care System unless you are very wealthy. It is an expensive bureaucratic disaster. BC Health may be imperfect but at least I am not paying us$700/month for family insurance that might be accepted by the doctor/hospital that sees me in an emergency.

[-] pbjamm@beehaw.org 29 points 2 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 3 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 3 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 23 points 4 months ago

Would you like to do this vitally important job that requires travel, training, hard labour, living rough, and includes heightened risk of serious injury all for minimum wage?

Seems the answer is obvious.

[-] pbjamm@beehaw.org 27 points 4 months ago

Winamp still whips the Llamas ass.

[-] pbjamm@beehaw.org 49 points 5 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 10 months ago

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

[-] pbjamm@beehaw.org 22 points 11 months ago

To paraphrase a wise counter-protester in my town a couple of weeks ago :

"No one is trying to turn your kids gay or trans, we just want your gay and trans kids to feel safe and comfortable being who they are."

[-] 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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