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woofyman··on BMW’s new flat logo is everything that’s wrong with modern logo design
Off topic: The giant double kidney grills on their new models look as horrible as their new logo.
woofyman··on The core memory inside a Saturn V rocket's computer
I use to program the F-15 central computer. One went down in Alaska. The computer was underwater for 2 weeks. Once retrieved, we washed the core memory boards in distilled water. We were able to determine the state of the jet when it lost power.
woofyman··on Apple wont let bad guys use iPhones in movies, director says
I thought it was hilarious on Mad Men when a character tried to asphyxiate himself in a Jaguar and it wouldn’t start.
woofyman··on Things that are illegal to build in most American cities now
Atlanta is full of new town homes which are essentially row houses.
woofyman··on First New HIV Strain in 19 Years Identified
> You're safer having unprotected sex with someone who is confirmed to have HIV but is taking PrEP, than you are when having unprotected sex with someone whose status is unknown.

PrEP is for hiv negative people.

If you’re virus level is undetectable from treatment, then you’re not contagious.

woofyman··on Tesla Q3 Financial Results
Modern cars don’t have frames. They are unibody.
woofyman··on Report: Young adults more likely to live with parents than spouses
I’ve voted in every election since turning 18.
woofyman··on GoodRx is coming for subscription prescription
I have a $7900 deductible.
woofyman··on GoodRx is coming for subscription prescription
>cheaper copay

I’m not talking about copays. My insurance doesn’t have a coppay until I hit the deductible. I’m paying cash for the drugs.

woofyman··on GoodRx is coming for subscription prescription
Using GoodRx, $120 for 90 day supply of 3 generics. Using insurance, $180 for 3 generics 30 day supply.
woofyman··on People are reporting collisions with Tesla’s Smart Summon feature
>Please, people... don't be stupid

It’s more than stupidity, it’s a sense of entitlement.

woofyman··on GoodRx is coming for subscription prescription
A 90 day supply of my 3 generic drugs using GoodRx is cheaper than 30 day supply using insurance.
woofyman··on California's ‘Surprise’ Billing Law Is Protecting Patients and Angering Doctors
Good points. When I was taken by ambulance to an out of network trauma center, I had no choice.
woofyman··on California's ‘Surprise’ Billing Law Is Protecting Patients and Angering Doctors
Plastic surgery is capitalistic healthcare.
woofyman··on Anthony Levandowski Charged with Theft of Trade Secrets
You’ve made the same point in 3 separate posts.
woofyman··on Analog Spring Reverb: How it works
Echoplex tape reverb

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echoplex

woofyman··on Why Is Joe Rogan So Popular?
>Guys always respect a guy who can fight

That’s frightening and sad

woofyman··on Walmart sues Tesla over fires at stores fitted with its solar panels
I interpreted the post the same way.
woofyman··on The Hydrocarbon Era’s Spectacular End
>Isn't it just rereleasing CO2 that was in the atmosphere earlier?

Yes, and the Arctic was once tropical.

woofyman··on Trump proposes forcing hospitals to disclose discount rates with insurers
This would effectively eliminate networks, right?
woofyman··on Trump proposes forcing hospitals to disclose discount rates with insurers
I considered it reasonable given our current horrible medical system.

I want a single payer system.

woofyman··on Trump proposes forcing hospitals to disclose discount rates with insurers
Terrible coincidence. The upside is I’m a werewolf now.
woofyman··on Trump proposes forcing hospitals to disclose discount rates with insurers
The bite was to my abdomen so they had to do a CAT scan in case an internal organ was damaged.

My care included a tetanus shot, intravenous liquids and antibiotics.

So yes, I considered the $1000 reasonable.

The ER doctor and radiologist were in-network so I paid the insurance negotiated price.

All-in-all, the dog bite cost me $5000. The ambulance was $1800.

woofyman··on Trump proposes forcing hospitals to disclose discount rates with insurers
I was badly bitten by a dog. The ambulance took me to a trauma center that was out-of-network. The retail cost of my 6 hour stay was $11,800. This didn’t include the ER doctor and radiologist.

My insurance covered only $2800 of the $11,800 (what they considered reasonable). I have a $7900 deductible.

Since they were out-of-network, the hospital could have billed me for the entire amount (balance billing).

Happily they reduced the charge to $1000.00

woofyman··on GM Cruise to delay commercial launch of self-driving cars to beyond 2019
>And also safer outside of one then outside one driven by a human.

This is only a baseless opinion.

woofyman··on GM Cruise to delay commercial launch of self-driving cars to beyond 2019
>And also safer outside of one then outside one driven by a human.

Stop making up statistics

woofyman··on GM Cruise to delay commercial launch of self-driving cars to beyond 2019
>Pedestrians are important, and are still safer than being around human driven cars.

Stop making up statistics.

woofyman··on New York state lawmakers have agreed to pass a sweeping climate plan
>Honestly it just seems like neo-puritanical hatred of the idea that the motor makes it too easy.

More likely people are tired of clutter and blocked sidewalks. And riders who act like idiots.

woofyman··on HIV Is Reported Cured in a Second Patient
It’s the CDCs claim.

https://www.healthline.com/health/hiv-aids/undetectable-vira...

woofyman··on HIV Is Reported Cured in a Second Patient
Undetectable also means non transmissible.
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