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Grakkus posted:The other things I 100% agree are annoying, but the sponsorships aren't really the creators being sellouts so much as youtube creating a lovely financial environment where those sponsorships are the only way to make decent money. I honestly don't mind it on educational videos. I'm used to PBS and NPR endlessly naming donors, so it almost feels right
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64bit_Dophins posted:I'm 2 weeks sober now and I gotta say it's pretty hard staying sober with all these political things going on. Good job staying sober dude, also try not watching the news, like at all.
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Dang, I'm behind. Somehow forgot to star the October thread.BraveUlysses posted:what? What in the actual gently caress? These people are serious? meatpimp posted:On another topic -- The car Youtube guys have gotten so much worse with their "sponsored by" soliloquies that they are almost unwatchable. I'm looking at you, Tavarish. I liked his early stuff, but now he's got a taste of sweet ad revenue and it's terrible. At least AvE has stayed consistent. Meh, I just fast forward/skip through, but I agree they're getting annoying. Can't really blame them since YT hosed around with monetization a while back, in a bad for content providers way. Grakkus posted:The other things I 100% agree are annoying, but the sponsorships aren't really the creators being sellouts so much as youtube creating a lovely financial environment where those sponsorships are the only way to make decent money. Yeah, that. BraveUlysses posted:mowing the lawn is easy peasy, its weeding the rest of it which is the terrible part If I did that, I'd just have dirt. RE: STR - sucks, my dude, but like the other guys said, take a look at it from all perspectives, and talk it out. At least try. If it doesn't work out, it doesn't. Don't give up without a fight, but don't stay until you hate each other. And yes, I know that's easy to say, but difficult to do. Me, I'm the type to let things slide until I blow up without warning all out of proportion to the problem, traditionally.
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re: Qanon Yes, mainstream republicans are able to simultaneously believe the following two things: 1) Hillary Clinton leads a shadowy cabal of democrats and liberals who steal and traffick children for the purposes of rape, cannibalism, and harvesting the adrenochrome from children's glands after ripping their faces off and 2) Dennis Hastert's accusers are lying sluts, Roy Moore's accusers are lying sluts, Donald Trump's accusers are lying sluts, Brett Kavanaugh's accusers are lying sluts
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Good job staying sober dude, also try not watching the news, like at all. I haven't been but of course there's only so much you can do to avoid it completely. Of course people are going to mention things in the office and my roommates also bring things up occasionally. I try to ignore it but it's still depressing (no matter how you stand politically I imagine). I've been trying to just keep myself as far out of the loop as possible for the sake of self improvement. Anyways what I am sure of is that the internet and the news were both developed as weapons designed to torture all of us. Also yes Darchangel the Qanoners are dead serious. I won't get to into it because I really don't want to contribute to this part of the conversation (for my own sanity/sobriety) but I will say this. Remember a few years ago when the gov was talking about paying to have high speed internet access extended to the sticks in the name of "educating and uplifting the rural poor"? Remember when we collectively thought that would be a good idea? Remember when that actually happened thanks to mobile devices and expanding 3g-4g access? Well... this is the fallout of that. This is why I think smartphones are bad. Honestly it's way too much responsibility for the average person.
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64bit_Dophins posted:I haven't been but of course there's only so much you can do to avoid it completely. Of course people are going to mention things in the office and my roommates also bring things up occasionally. I try to ignore it but it's still depressing (no matter how you stand politically I imagine). I've been trying to just keep myself as far out of the loop as possible for the sake of self improvement. The most helpful thing I’ve read was this “desire is a wave.” It comes and then it passes and there will always be another. But they won’t always be this big and they will always pass.
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builds character posted:The most helpful thing I’ve read was this “desire is a wave.” It comes and then it passes and there will always be another. But they won’t always be this big and they will always pass. Yeah I've gotten the same thing as well from meetings. It really is the most helpful advise. I usually just try and get myself through each wave and it always eventually passes and then I don't even want it anymore. Even after just 2 weeks I don't really think about drinking throughout the day.
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Also completely unrelated but is there a Honda thread in AI? I've been looking for a place to post my car.
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64bit_Dophins posted:Also completely unrelated but is there a Honda thread in AI? There's always room for a new thread.
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64bit_Dophins posted:I'll do some research and make a decent OP Don't. That'll make the rest of us look bad.
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Darchangel posted:What in the actual gently caress? These people are serious? I dunno man, The Daily Beast sounds like a totally serious and legitimate news source...
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meatpimp posted:Don't. That'll make the rest of us look bad. Ehh idk about that. There are a lot of great OPs on the SA Forums
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This week has been poo poo for health in the Wrar household. Starting with last weekend, my 14 month old was vomiting on and off for about 18 hours. My wife went through the same thing on Monday. Wednesday afternoon, I wasn't feeling 100, my stomach was a bit queasy. By night it was full blown nausea. In an effort to fall asleep I decided to take a warm shower, which was a big mistake. I heaved after being in the shower for a few minutes. Due to lowered central blood pressure from the shower, when I heaved again I passed out. My wife came over and I was unresponsive for a few minutes. I could "see" an after image of what normally would have been the bathroom from that POV. Once my brain got enough blood flow again, she was there, understandably terrified and on the phone with 911. Now somewhat alert I realized that I'd twisted my ankle badly and I couldn't see out of my left eye. My vision didn't fully return for another 5 minutes. The ambulance crew was extremely professional. I was mostly alert, scared and in a decent amount of pain. They did an EKG and a blood pressure test. My heart was working normally but per my wife I was very pale and the blood pressure test confirmed it. They loaded me into a chair, transferred me to the stretcher and took me to the hospital. I took 3 bags it saline and some anti nausea meds, which helped tremendously. An x-ray confirmed my ankle wasn't broken. By 3AM I was feeling much better, although I was totally exhausted from the whole affair. At some point I bit both sides of my tongue. Now I can't talk without pain either, so I'm limping around like a zombie and probably sound a bit like one too. Brains!
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Wrar I get it's october and we're on a bit of a spoopy kick in here, but you're making us all look bad.
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And if you're in the United States, this just cost you your earnings for the next decade. Sorry, I'm feeling a bit snarky about the state of the union. I hope you recover quickly and completely! edit: Hah, just caught Adiabatic's name change. Nice!
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Darchangel posted:And if you're in the United States, this just cost you your earnings for the next decade. I know. If I was in the same situation 8 years ago I'd be totally hosed. I'm fortunate that I have a well paying job with great benefits so this likely won't cost me much.
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Wrar posted:This week has been poo poo for health in the Wrar household. Starting with last weekend, my 14 month old was vomiting on and off for about 18 hours. My wife went through the same thing on Monday. Wednesday afternoon, I wasn't feeling 100, my stomach was a bit queasy. By night it was full blown nausea. In an effort to fall asleep I decided to take a warm shower, which was a big mistake. I heaved after being in the shower for a few minutes. Due to lowered central blood pressure from the shower, when I heaved again I passed out. My wife came over and I was unresponsive for a few minutes. I could "see" an after image of what normally would have been the bathroom from that POV. Once my brain got enough blood flow again, she was there, understandably terrified and on the phone with 911. That's why I never shower or bathe. Too dangerous. (Glad you're not dead)
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AdiaBOOtic posted:Wrar I get it's october and we're on a bit of a spoopy kick in here, but you're making us all look bad. Hey boo
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Darchangel posted:And if you're in the United States, this just cost you your earnings for the next decade. You and I both bro. My insurance is loving worthless and I'm thankful to have it after years of being uninsured. On the plus side I'm working on a Honda thread b/c driving my newly repaired car under the speed limit revving to redline in every gear is the happiest part of my day.
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Goober Peas posted:Hey boo <3
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64bit_Dophins posted:You and I both bro. My insurance is loving worthless and I'm thankful to have it after years of being uninsured. Don't put effort into it, just link to all the Donut videos. they cover most of the salient points.
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64bit_Dophins posted:My insurance is loving worthless and I'm thankful to have it after years of being uninsured. Thought about this, really when you live paycheck to paycheck (or close to it) health insurance is completely worthless. If I required extensive medical care I'd still be at least $7k in debt with my current insurance before it would pay a dime, and $7,000 might as well be $700,000 when a good week ends with over $100 in your checking account.
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Where as here in the glorious communist country of Australia, my partners 90yr old grandfather collapsed at home the other day, got hauled by ambulance from Strathalbyn to the hospital at Mount Barker, assessed in the ED there, decided it was too much for them, then sent lights and Sirens to the Royal Adelaide Hospital ED, found to have a raging golden staph infection, which they threw antibiotics at, then discovered that one of his artificial knees has damage in it which is where the infection started, so they opened the knee up, did some exploratory surgery, cleaned the gunk out, put him in an infectious diseases ward, did MORE surgery to repair the knee implant and have kept him in the infectious diseases ward for two weeks now. Its cost him $200 out of pocket, and the biggest cost to us is the $5 an hr parking fee at the hospital. Universal healthcare is a GOOD THING. Every person in Australia who earns over $27K a year pays a 2% levy on their income to pay for it. So on my $50K a year income I pay $1000 a year (which I dont actually pay out of pocket- its deduced from my tax return) and it means that If i front up to ANY hospital ED in the country, Im treated for no out of pocket cost.
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Ferremit posted:Where as here in the glorious communist country of Australia, my partners 90yr old grandfather collapsed at home the other day, got hauled by ambulance from Strathalbyn to the hospital at Mount Barker, assessed in the ED there, decided it was too much for them, then sent lights and Sirens to the Royal Adelaide Hospital ED, found to have a raging golden staph infection, which they threw antibiotics at, then discovered that one of his artificial knees has damage in it which is where the infection started, so they opened the knee up, did some exploratory surgery, cleaned the gunk out, put him in an infectious diseases ward, did MORE surgery to repair the knee implant and have kept him in the infectious diseases ward for two weeks now. In QLD about ten years ago or so the government added a fee into everyones powerbill or rates (I cant remember) so that every address was covered for Ambulance usage. Not sure about other states.
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keykey posted:I dunno man, The Daily Beast sounds like a totally serious and legitimate news source... It is Glad you're getting better wrar!
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I will effort post about F-4s this week. There will never be a cooler plane to me. My great uncle got shot down in one over Cambodia. The badass spent 2339 days in a POW camp being tortured. He went right back to flying planes when he got home.
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everdave posted:I will effort post about F-4s this week. There will never be a cooler plane to me. My great uncle got shot down in one over Cambodia. The badass spent 2339 days in a POW camp being tortured. He went right back to flying planes when he got home. PHUCK YEAH  I've only ever seen them in flight twice but BOTH TIMES WERE AWESOME
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StandardVC10 posted:PHUCK YEAH Note the pilot and navigator. The rest is just loving giant jet engines and like American flags. Oh and tons of bombs and missiles depending on the day.
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Humphreys posted:In QLD about ten years ago or so the government added a fee into everyones powerbill or rates (I cant remember) so that every address was covered for Ambulance usage. Not sure about other states. In wa an ambulance costs $1000 for urgent or $500 non urgent out of pocket. You used to be able to pay something like $30 a year direct to the ambulance company (st johns) for coverage, but they screwed that. So now you are hosed if you don't have private health insurance with ambulance cover in the package.
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Wrar posted:I know. If I was in the same situation 8 years ago I'd be totally hosed. I'm fortunate that I have a well paying job with great benefits so this likely won't cost me much. That's been my mantra all year. I had to pay for most of a CPAP out of pocket, but the testing to get it and the ongoing upkeep would have bankrupted me a few years ago. Beats dying in my sleep.
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Grakkus posted:The other things I 100% agree are annoying, but the sponsorships aren't really the creators being sellouts so much as youtube creating a lovely financial environment where those sponsorships are the only way to make decent money. Yeah, while annoying, it's much better than YouTube ads and probably pays much better. I really doubt DollarShaveClub is that great though.
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Meanwhile, in socialist Sweden a proposition to consider charging $30 for ambulance journeys to counteract people calling them unnecessarily is met with loud objections! Since it costs about $40 to get treated at the ER, the $30 was supposed to go toward that.  Also after watching SavageGeese's Dodge Demon review I have to say that the sound a V8 with a supercharger makes, is one of the best sounds ever. MrOnBicycle fucked around with this message at 09:07 on Oct 6, 2018 |
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cakesmith handyman posted:Fo3 I'm surprised you can't buy dedicated ambulance-only insurance, looks like a gap in the market The AU government wants everyone who can afford private health insurance to have full private cover, if you don't you pay extra tax/levy on your income. Also when you turn 30 y/o, the longer you leave it until you get private health insurance you will be penalised with a loading rate increase for the rest of your life for every year you delayed full cover after your 30th birthday. (The private insurers don't want only sick old people as customers - they want young healthy people paying in and making no claims; so the government is pulling this stunt) It's a government that strongly wants everyone off the public system, with levies and loading applied to make most people get off public service and onto private billing. So if you could afford an ambulance call out or monthly amb. ins. cover etc, you probably will already have insurance that covers more than just ambulance anyway. In short, Australia had universal health care but they don't want anyone to use it, and ambulance or dental has never been included. E: I just remembered, pensioners get free ambulance rides, so if in WA, ferremit's partners 90yo grandfather would have got the same treatment, but ferremit himself would have paid $1000 for the ambo if it happened to them. Fo3 fucked around with this message at 10:18 on Oct 6, 2018 |
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Fo3 posted:In short, Australia had universal health care but they don't want anyone to use it, and ambulance or dental has never been included. E: I just remembered, pensioners get free ambulance rides, so if in WA, ferremit's partners 90yo grandfather would have got the same treatment, but ferremit himself would have paid $1000 for the ambo if it happened to them. This. Also our Telcos are poo poo. My grandparents have a large property that Telecom/Teltra paid them to have their copper run through. Now they get an invoice for brushcutting costs around their gear that is already sorted at no cost by my 90yo grandpa and if he has a nap - the zillion cows eating any plant that isn't dead yet.
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