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Then we should stop with amatuer hour and outsource to China, where they've lapped us in tunneling technology. It will take more than one ketamine-fueled billionaire breaking laws in Vegas to catch up.

I'd argue the problem is that doctors and insurance companies are two for-profit entities fighting it out for every penny, whereas the people who ultimately pay for the services aren't part of that conversation. If making me an afterthought makes you (the doctor) more money, I become an afterthought (assuming I don't have other options, which most people don't). I can't imagine it working any other way, aside from magical altruism.

The dental industry gets no defense from me as I've been subject to attempts at swindling and coercion more times than I can remember, as if it's standard practice.

It's a system that supports two set of clients, doctors and patients, and fails them both. Yet, Congress has considered it sacred and infallible for a hundred years. Democrat's most earnest attempt ended up strengthening and expanding that system, and Republicans for their part have fought tooth and nail to stack the system even further against the people it's supposed to serve.

I optimistically hope it was just more tech company data mining, except in a particularly vile way. But there's always the chance it gets used for a lot more than targeted ads.

Writing from a point of view only further necessitates due diligence, assuming the author wants to be convincing.

The alternative would be ultra-dry, wire-style reporting, That does exist because there's some demand from the left and center for that kind of journalism. Though I see little demand on the rights for just-the-facts reporting.

Even before journalism was under a sustained assault from the right, clarifying potential conflicts of interest was fairly standard practice. Now, I see journalists more frequently bending over backwards to (futilely) preempt criticism.

> Don't thank Germany too early. The only reason they changed their tune is because a massive number of people reached out to the government representatives in the last few days/weeks.

Well, thank Germany for that then.

Islamic fundamentalism is undoubtedly right wing, no lumping required.

A few fascist movements sprang out of leftist movements, or had some small overlap in rhetoric with the left, but by and large the most repressive Western governments have come firmly if not exclusively from the right.

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“This new drug is a really promising treatment candidate for the millions of patients living with IBD... We currently have no cure for these conditions, so developing something that might meaningfully alleviate symptoms could help people experience a much higher quality of life.”

Most people's technical acumen (and access) maxes out at using an iPhone. Often an old one.

"Democrats are cowards..."

Who exactly?

The roughly 40 million people registered with the party? Or th 8,000 Democrats holding elected office? Or do you specifically mean the 213 Democrats in the US House and the 45 Democrats in the Senate?

Be specific man.

An increase in phone searches at points of entry and broad threats of detention and passport revocation if you're critical of Trump / supportive of Palestine / a "member" of the latest "terrorist organization" Antifa

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/16/brian-mast-m...

I've heard a lot of worries from friends, especially friends with kids, I had never heard before. Mostly gun violence and the loss of women's rights, which some friends have voiced as restricting their options in where they will work and live that they never had before. That, and the new anxiety about bringing your phone on a plane, which I share.

> Voters don't actually want house prices to come down. >> You have this wrong.

But you don't refute this, if anything you make the case that, since the majority are homeowners, they would of course want ever-increasing home values. And it's common knowledge that homeowners assume/depend on rising values as part of their purchasing decision.

College living in not comparable to SROs, in part because college kids are privileged, in part because college towns abide, and primarily because they are transient. A tenement full of grown men in SROs is an entirely different beast.

There's no sensible rail options for a lot of the US. Putting aside the vast suburbs and exurbs (which can and sometimes do make use of rail), much of this country lives in thousands of small towns, many of them isolated and economically insignificant. And they tend to have aging populations who need transit options. Rail will never solve transportation for that population, but robotaxis can.

I'm talking about Uber/Lyft drivers being required by many airports to pick up away from the normal pick-up area, usually down the road a bit or in a parking garage.

Apollo Go (the Chinese Waymo owned by Baidu) is planning to start road testing in Germany and the UK in 2026, in partnership with Lyft.

Few major airports I've been to allow Uber/Lyft anywhere near the pickup area, so many fliers are already accustomed to walking a quarter mile or so to their rideshare. But their inability to use the drop-off area is a new inconvenience, and I can see it limiting the appeal.

No one ever paid for social media, or were expected to in the future.

LLMs are the next ISPs, and those households who haven't yet found room for it on their monthly budgets soon will. And much like ISPs, i'd expect to see the starting $20/mo evolve over time into a full size utility bill. Not all households, of course, but at utility-scale nonetheless.

A strong foothold among an ambitious, educated, technologically-connected cohort in emerging economies? Yes please.

That strategy make sense if you're goal is longevity for your first battery units. But with most early-adopter, often the attitude is to know you'll be upgrading somewhat frequently (3-5 years) due to rapid advances in the tech, until more advanced offerings come around that could least 10-20 years.

> As someone who lives in New York City

Energy costs in NYC are double the national average, and little of that has to do with energy production and a lot to do with living in a place with extreme energy demands and infrastructure needs. And of course taxes. If energy prices in NY are driving you to the brink, you'll get a nice discount by living literally anywhere else.

They did, Cruise had paid rides for the public for a short while.

They had paid rides for the public.

It Crapo's serious, he can try to recruit some other Republicans in congress and start making some noise. There must be at least a few who are particularly keen on privacy issues and/or care about their constituencies SS checks. And these are issues that are easy to scare voters with, and can rile up both party's bases and independents. Plus, everyone hates Musk.

But that'll never happen, because Trump won't allow it and his party has become slavishly obedient to his every whim. In any other Congress, DOGE would already be the subject of congressional joint investigation.

No one is cooperating once they are cuffed if they have one iota of sense. Suddenly, the state is their enemy and their only concern should be contacting a lawyer.