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CSactuary··on Car Crash Deaths Involving Cannabis on the Rise
Yes, children can sometimes be an inconvenience, but sort of a necessary part of our existence. Tourism brings in money. Dogs are limited in where they may go.

Getting high is literally just to get a buzz. So pretty self indulgent.

Agree the laws on the books should help protect but unfortunately they are not consistently enforced.

Cannabis and other drugs can impair from a single dose. One quick edible before going to your shift. Whereas it’s difficult to slug a 6 pack or chug a bunch of liquor. So people pop an edible before going to work and don’t think anyone can tell they’re high, but next thing you know there’s a line wrapped around the block because they’re doing everything at the speed of molasses. There’s just no fear anymore and limited social taboo.

I tend to lean more libertarian but I just don’t think we’re on a good trajectory with this one.

CSactuary··on Car Crash Deaths Involving Cannabis on the Rise
Not good.

I was a proponent for cannabis legalization several years ago.. but seeing it in action, not so sure anymore. And I don’t even live in a state where it’s legal. But seems like half the work force is stoned now. Doesn’t bother me if you want to get high at home. But shouldn’t be high in public if it’s going to inconvenience others or put others at risk.

CSactuary··on Crazy Eddie: The popular electronics chain that scammed America
Posted on slashdot 13 hours before this…
CSactuary··on The potential Orwellian horror of central bank digital currencies
Great depiction here.

Economic ideologies undergo natural selection too. If one population is operating under principles that lead to more efficiency and thus greater production then it will dominate groups operating under less productive ideologies (e.g. the Cold War).

CSactuary··on FastAPI framework, high perf, easy to learn, fast to code, ready for production
Actually just started on a new project with fast api last week. Really liking it!

I think some of the other frameworks I’ve worked with in the past have too much of their own abstraction built in to the point that it’s difficult to understand the fundamentals of how the application is working. Fast API excludes unnecessary abstractions, makes it easy to use outside libraries, and feels a lot more intuitive. Less learning the docs and more coding.

Thanks to Tiangolo for your efforts!

CSactuary··on Show HN: A beetle generator made by machine-learning zoological illustrations
To the creator: since most (all?) of the beetles are symmetrical, couldn’t you generate left halves and then reflect it to create the right half? This could help you prevent asymmetric generations
CSactuary··on Trump proposes forcing hospitals to disclose discount rates with insurers
? When you pay a % of the allowed amount that’s called coinsurance (not a copay). This is paid after deductible in most cases. So he would owe up to his deductible ($7,900) before his coinsurance would kick in.

A minimum value ACA plan must have > 60% AV and cover the essential health benefits. The coinsurance % is irrelevant so long as it meets those requirements.

CSactuary··on Trump proposes forcing hospitals to disclose discount rates with insurers
Fixing the US healthcare system really is not that hard. Just low incentive for the upper crust with plans that subsidize 90%+ of their healthcare through their companies/employers.

How to fix it: 1. Single payer - hard to maintain equality without it, insurers are not incentivized to lower healthcare trend due to max MLR rules 2. High OOP plans for all - force consumerism, sliding scale of ded/oopm based on income so poor are inherently subsidized more than rich 3. Easier path to becoming MD - more docs, more competition 4. Higher standards for maintaining license to practice medicine - more pressure to provide high quality care 5. Transparent prices - ability to shop for healthcare like any other good, prices will naturally hit an equilibrium due to consumerism and increased competition 6. Add a steerage layer to the system for all - call med-help line or go to web/app for care - type in symptoms, it gives you options with distance/prices etc to allow people to make more informed/economical decisions 7. Better Interoperability in EHRs - easily share medical records with a new provider, reduce duplicative care and waste

Just these items would help bring trend back in line with CPI. I like this solution because everyone gives a little - providers and consumers and the insurers and brokers give a lot (but eliminating their costs alone would be a boon). The biggest risk would be the ability of a public entity to implement and enforce such a system and to keep incentives high for providers and researchers

CSactuary··on Trump proposes forcing hospitals to disclose discount rates with insurers
Under the ACA, in and out of network must have the same cost sharing for ER care. It’s the risk you run having such a high deductible plan. But I’m sure you’ve saved monthly by paying lower premiums for such a low coverage plan.