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Kage520

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  • RFK Jr. clears path for minors’ use of tanning beds, much to the dismay of dermatologists

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  • Because UV rays make vitamin D, and that's probably as far as he thought about it. Anything else is big scary science man talk with risks about something as "healthy" as unlimited concentrated artificial sunlight.

    Next up: let's outlaw soap so that we can all have really good, well practiced immune systems.

    Actually maybe I shouldn't give them ideas. They might try that.

  • Dating has gotten so expensive that nearly half of U.S. singles say it’s no longer worth it, as the average night out approaches $200

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  • You keep running into the stereotypical "date", which is a dinner and sometimes includes a movie. You actually can do better with just like "hey I've been wanting to try bouldering at this rock climbing gym, want to check it out together?" Or similar. Don't think in terms of dinner dates. Think in terms of activities you would like to do with your significant other long term. My wife and I currently take adult gymnastics classes and almost never go out to dinner.

  • me_irl

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  • Isn't it the second most common method of losing fingers, right after table saws?

  • Honestly impressive how pharmacies are able to find a new type of problem every time I go to pick up my meds

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  • Pharmacist here. It's not our fault as much as you think. Basically, the insurance companies invented something called "Pharmacy Benefits Managers" who basically act as a middleman between you and your doctor on what you can get, and how much they will reimburse the pharmacy if you do.

    If your doctor says you need atorvastatin, but your PBM says they only want to pay for simvastatin, you can either get your doctor to pay for simvastatin, or pay for atorvastatin yourself with a discount card. The cost for a generic med like that is probably about your copay anyways, so no big loss to you to skip the headache.

    Surprisingly, they invented fees for pharmacies! If you choose the route to get your doctor to change you to simvastatin, we get the privilege of managing that for you, and once we finally reach your doctor and make the change, they will give us maybe $10 to fill it for you! Plus you have a $10 copay, so there is some money... But of course we have to source the med. It probably costs us like $12 for this example, maybe less maybe more, depending on the manufacturer. So if we do all of this then it seems like we made $8, but SURPRISE, your PBM charged us a fee for utilizing them. It might be $6. It might be more if we don't meet certain criteria, like percentage of diabetic patients on statins.

    So okay we have our nice $2 to pay for shipping your med to the oharmacy, renting our location, and filling it (I think it's less than half that on average, I just don't know the actual figures) with our staff. It should come as no surprise that we have very limited options on manufacturers now.

    You might say "well at least the PBM fought to make my meds cheaper in the end" but no! They now get to say to your insurance company "okay we managed getting your patient another month of lower cholesterol, please pay us $100 for our efforts". So, indirectly, you paid an extra $100 on this whole thing through your insurance premiums. Not sure on if this part is true I just heard it as a rumor.

    But wait there's more! The insurance company actually owns the PBM all along! They paid themselves to offer themselves this service for you!

    So anyways I'm getting out of retail pharmacy. Thanks for coming to my ted talk.

  • One job is important to the prosperity and safety of our future. The other can disappear tomorrow and nothing would change

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  • Close! We actually meant TrumpUSD, an up and coming crypto coin that is expected to go up in value forever!

  • The moral priorities of the average American

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  • Is it deceitful? Left. Otherwise: right

  • Claude-powered AI coding agent deletes entire company database in 9 seconds — backups zapped, after Cursor tool powered by Anthropic's Claude goes rogue

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  • There really should be a certification course for using AI safely. I'm slop coding a hobby app and I'm shocked at how much it FEELS like it can do, because it can do amazing things, yet fails in the strangest ways. When it feels like it can get away with it, it forgets earlier discussions and moves on without it. So you can spend time hammering out a whole section of code, then move on, and AI will rip out everything that references that code and think of a different way in the moment and code that in instead. It won't be the same. It probably won't work, or at least won't pass all test cases. But if you aren't paying attention and keep coding, your original part of the project is no longer functioning and you won't understand why. But every step of the way it's confident in its answers and you won't suspect that it fundamentally no longer understands the project.

  • End of Life Symbol - Irish hospital

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  • At the vet I've seen a candle that they light when someone brings in their pet to be put down. It lets other patients know the terrible suffering the family is going through and allows them to be respectful to that. I'm guessing this symbol serves a similar purpose.

  • If you could become a character and enter any universe and that becomes your permanent life what universe would you pick?

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  • To be fair, they were a LONG way from federation rules enforcement.

  • Trump officials prepping for ‘nightmare scenario’ at gas pumps: reports

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  • They are bracing for the voters to finally turn on them. Commit fraud? It's fine my gas is cheap. Sex with children? Eh whatever I don't want to consider if that's true or not as long as my gas is cheap. Bomb a school overseas? Whatever you've gotta do to keep my gas cheap. GAS PRICES ARE UP?! WTF IS THIS ADMINISTRATION DOING?! VOTE THEM OUT.

    It's sickening, but it seems the price of gas is really all that matters to the Republican voter.

  • Trump signs executive order limiting mail-in voting ahead of 2026 U.S. elections

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  • Except it's possible some less than ruby red states would flip due to low Republican turnout since gas prices are up. But instead of flipping blue, this might be all it takes to keep it red.

    It's government overreach and gives the states nonsense to point to. "Our hands were tied. We had to do this because the federal government said so... We stay in office. Checkmate".

  • It's a solid plan

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  • Because if he committed an actual, irrefutable crime, like raping a 13 year old, or being heavily involved with the trafficking of minors, it doesn't matter if he's president, he should still face the law. The fact that Republicans wouldn't consider that disqualifying should not be relevant.

  • People who have been on Lemmy since the very initial reddit API debacle, or before even that, how much do you think it has changed?

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  • Lemmy used to be too "left wing" for me. I felt like my opinions were not a great match for the group here, so I tended to not comment much.

    Then simultaneously Lemmy's opinions seemed to make more sense (eg, billionaires should not exist, which is proving true in the current political climate), and also, more "right wing" people have arrived. And they are aggressive and vocal (eg DEMOCRAT cities will be hell to live in and hurt you and arrest you if you fart in public or something).

    So actually I think maybe just bots have started to arrive.

  • You Disgust Me

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  • No they pearl clutch and love America and the democracy it has. But they have been taught that Democrats/Liberals are horrible, disgusting people. It's a knee jerk reaction at this point. My brother, who is hardcore maga, said "no I don't think they are talking about you. You aren't a 'liberal'". Like he was saving me from a terrible slur. And I had to nicely tell him that I am, in fact, liberal.

    It kind of feels like the hatred against "the gays" in the 90s. They need someone to hate and right now it's the Democrats and liberals, and I guess everyone else the media has told them to hate (lgbtq, trans, etc).

  • Down with gym class!

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  • They took out cursive from the curriculum for a while, but they are supposedly putting it back now. I think they are suggesting the brain learns a little differently with cursive so it's still useful in that manner.

    Also I think you'd enjoy the podcast I listen to, American History Tellers. I hated history for the same reasons you describe but this podcast really made me enjoy it. Usually they open a topic with something like "Imagine it's in the late 1800s, and you are opening up shop. Times have been hard since [backstory], but you are getting by okay. You do worry about [current topic], and feel worse when you read today's paper." Even that small little setup kind of ropes you in to feel like it's relatable.

  • You're cured!

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  • Not to defend chiropractors or anything, but they legitimately have a doctorate degree and are given the title Chiropractic Physician.

    Whether their studies they do in school are nonsense, they do get a degree for it. So they are technically doctors in some shape or form.

    Honestly there is likely some small value in what they do, but that small value has almost definitely been absorbed into the Doctor of Osteopathy (actually medical doctor-like role), so I don't see the need for them. Definitely think physical therapists are much more beneficial.

  • Shithole country

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  • Which Democrat city hurt you?

  • Intrusive

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  • We had a guy and the pizza shop I worked show up and ask for a job. He had just driven from New Jersey to South Florida to set up a new life. He wanted full time, a privilege that was rarely awarded. But he gave full availability and showed clear dedication to the job. He got the job. He was our best and most energetic employee for over a year.

    Then one day he said "alright guys it's been real, but I want to move to California now." And he did, the next week. I feel like that guy will do well no matter where he goes.

  • Nobody knows how the whole system works

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  • Agree that it weakens certain things, but I don't see how we can overcome that. It's great to have a knowledgeable GP as your doctor, but their breadth of knowledge causes them to fail at a deep knowledge of specific disease states. So he might be able to determine you have cancer, which then causes him to send you to an oncologist who specializes in that area.

    Basically, there is a limit to the volume of information a human can hold. This was partially what AI advertised it could help overcome, but it's so much worse than expected. If we could somehow increase the volume of information a human could hold and process, you'd be in much better shape for those doctor visits that end in "well, I guess this symptom is just you getting older" when really it's SOMETHING but the doctor completely lacks the knowledge of that area.

  • Gaming @lemmy.ml
    Kage520 @lemmy.world

    Couch co-op is finally making a comeback?

    www.latimes.com /entertainment-arts/business/story/2023-09-10/video-game-couch-co-op-baldurs-gate-3-diablo-4-popular
  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
    Kage520 @lemmy.world

    Can someonr explain thr math of how someone is supposed to be able to be even close to net zero carbon footprint?