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tellmelies··on The Collapse of U.S. Healthcare – The Perspective of a Primary Care Physician
private care exists in the UK.
tellmelies··on Early retirement and ageing population causing labour shortages: Lords report
great, redistribute it to your employees instead. It will still go to taxes (income).
tellmelies··on So long and thanks for all the bits
it's from hitchhikers guide to the galaxy. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/So_Long,_and_Thanks_for_All_...
tellmelies··on Skin exposure to UVB light induces a skin-brain-gonad axis and sexual behavior
Have you ever tried to buy sunscreen in Asia?
tellmelies··on Tell HN: Amazon shopping is racing to the bottom of quality
You can probably get same day delivery from Target. it might cost a little more and the selection limited to what is in your local store, but it seems like this is a feature given your complaints.
tellmelies··on Tech booms fuelled liveability busts in Silicon Valley and Bengaluru
Yes, but you too can be a part of that 1% if only for a few weeks.
tellmelies··on Where did the long tail go?
wherever that is, this comment won't be found on it.
tellmelies··on Teslas Are Safer and Here Is Proof
The only data offered are rates of accidents by manufacturer. By this logic Morris, a car company who went defunct in 1984, are the safest cars to drive. This is so obviously false one has to question the methodology. And the obvious flaw: small sample sizes mean high variance in the estimator.
tellmelies··on My 40-liter backpack travel guide
why are you carrying 5l of water?
tellmelies··on Ask HN: At a peak of my dev career, I hate my life
quit your job, buy a one way ticket anywhere.
tellmelies··on A Brutal Truth of Upper Management
Same. It's hard not to with lines like:

"In the end, I came out ok. The team still lost 9% (but it was not 10%), and my boss recognized I would do what must be done."

tellmelies··on “Great resignation” wave coming for companies
Don't even bother with the travel insurance, pay for health care out of pocket in another country. Travel insurance is only needed for traveling in America for the reason you stated.
tellmelies··on FDA finds wood pulp in major American parmesan cheese brands (2016)
The label actually says "100% grated", not cheese. It is intentionally misleading and it's obviously working.
tellmelies··on An author's obsession with freeing a man from prison
Morally/ethically good vs. competent. OP implies that success in the legal system is only possible with unethical means.
tellmelies··on Parler CEO says he was fired by board
Hard to see why it matters if they are elected officials.
tellmelies··on A Superspreading Event: The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and Covid-19 [pdf]
Are you from America? Those numbers look pretty reasonable for US healthcare bills.
tellmelies··on People-tracking wristbands tested to enforce lockdown in Bulgaria
Did we all forget about Stingray? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stingray_phone_tracker
tellmelies··on Medical staffing companies cut doctors’ pay while spending millions on ads
By this logic all jobs are overpaid. Why should programmers command a high salary when anyone can search stackoverflow?