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vburg··on Ask HN: What's the "best" book you've ever read?
Flowers for Algernon
vburg··on How much health insurers pay for almost everything is about to go public
1000 to 100k? How about zero to infinity? Hospital refuses to give any price range for a colonoscopy, wouldn't quote a cash price because I had insurance. Insurance can't say if it is covered. Won't know until the claim is submitted. Says it might be fully covered as preventative care, or partially covered, or not covered at all. Might not even go against the out of pocket max. Spent a week on the phone trying to get a straight answer. Final bill 3k.
vburg··on Tim Sweeney: Tax bill would likely end founder control of independent companies
Buffet/Gates/Bloomberg/Soros/Cuban have been saying for years the rich need to pay more taxes. Propose a tax increase that actually hits the super-rich and the screaming begins. Guess all along they meant the "other rich", anyone making 200k.
vburg··on The FDA wants you to be able to buy a hearing aid without a prescription
They made me sign a waiver then gave me the wrong measurements.
vburg··on Moving Avoids California Tax? Not So Fast
You can check-out any time you like, but you can never leave.
vburg··on Polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon) as a Way to Increase Food Volume and Satiety
soylent brown
vburg··on Whistleblowers: Software keeping inmates in Arizona prisons beyond release dates
No one take responsibility. Just blame the algorithm or something. Maybe upgrade to a deep learning black box for perfect deniability.