grecy

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by grecy 2y ago
Thanks for the detailed reply, I appreciate it
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by grecy 2y ago
> If people try to doxx you, report them to the police without hesitation for harassment (and enhancements, if your local jurisdiction specifically outlaws doxxing). I cannot stress this enough. I don't know who these people are,
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by grecy 2y ago
> You could file a complaint to the California attorney general Does it matter if I'm not in California? (or even the USA?)
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by grecy 2y ago
> It is mentioned in the site FAQ that they don't delete accounts. I found another post [1] where someone was asking about account deletion and the linked part of the FAQ says: We try not to delete entire account histories because
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Tell HN: Hacker News will not delete my account – is that legal?
19 points by grecy 2y ago|22 comments
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by grecy 2y ago
> There is still out-of-network healthcare in many countries with universal healthcare Can you provide links? I've personally used the healthcare systems in Australia and Canada for two decades each, and also for a short time in t
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by grecy 2y ago
Lying and breaking the law are ok as long as everyone keeps making money.
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by grecy 2y ago
> And an entire genre of concierge medicine in America caters to rich Europeans (alongside rich Middle Easterners and Asians). Yes, the systems in America favor the rich.
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by grecy 2y ago
I’ve been living on less than $40k a year my entire life. I’ve spent years driving around the world, snowboarding, hiking, camping. I work the least amount possible to make it happen. When my parents were getting close to retirement Dad an
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by grecy 2y ago
Absolutely you are 100% correct. Socialized healthcare is not perfect. But it is much, much better that what the US has now. Every other developed country spends vastly less and gets much better health outcomes. [1] Don't let the perfe
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by grecy 2y ago
It seems like Americans have a knack for coming up with the most convoluted ways of accessing healthcare that are still expensive and inconvenient. Your idea still require paying out of pocket, requires taking unpaid time off work, flights,
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by grecy 2y ago
That is an interesting way of looking at things. Netflix adding a cache has absolutely no impact on what any competitor does, or the quality of their service. It will function precisely the same the day before and the day after a Netflix ca
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by grecy 2y ago
One third of all donations on GoFundMe are for medical expenses. [1] the very vast majority of that must be Americans. I’m staggered how many Americans are steadfastly against socialized healthcare for all, but immediately turn to GoFundMe
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by grecy 2y ago
It’s worrying when you get downvoted on HN for telling the truth [1] [1] https://theguardian.com/sport/2022/oct/05/buffalo-bills-new-... The way things are going I fear the day will come you’ll get downv
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by grecy 2y ago
Most of it is just boring old upkeep and maintenance.
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by grecy 2y ago
Slow and steady progress. They’re just about to go big in Vegas, with tunnels the length of the strip.
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by grecy 2y ago
Sure, but if the threatened tariffs come in, that nearby market will drop considerably. The EU is also a bigger market than the US. 440mil vs. 340mil.
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by grecy 2y ago
Gotta pay to play. The rest of the world calls this bribery for a reason.
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by grecy 2y ago
Thanks for the info. > just shy of 2 hours the level was at 5% Ouch. That is unworkable for me, and would be very hard to deal with. > For resolution via the laptop screen is 1366x768 Oh wow, that is a very low resolution, and wou
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by grecy 2y ago
> and exports its excess production Which is exactly what Australia could do if it made a bunch of steel.
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by grecy 2y ago
Here in BC Canada we don't get paid anything for feed-in, but we do get credit on our bill - so 1 kWh in during the day means I can use 1kWh at night without paying anything. We have 6.8kW on the roof, and it looks like over 12 months
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by grecy 2y ago
Thanks, I've never seen that quote. 100% spot on. Sadly as true today as it apparently was back then.
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by grecy 2y ago
FWIW, I’m an Aussie who went back during covid for the first meaningful stretch in 20 years. Explored the who country. I saw with my own eyes what you’re talking about and you are spot on. It’s depressing and sad to see how Australia can’t
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by grecy 2y ago
Really cool they’re using starlink mass simulators this time and will deploy them.
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Starship's Seventh Flight Test(spacex.com)
44 points by grecy 2y ago|14 comments
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by grecy 2y ago
And just like the decades of talk about Quebec doing it, it will never happen. Who is going to print money for this sovereign nation? And all the rest
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by grecy 2y ago
> That is just as good as any new laptop made today. How’s the battery life? Going days without thinking about where my charger is can be really nice. What resolution does the screen run?
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by grecy 2y ago
All the others purchased seats too, they just keep quiet about it.
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by grecy 2y ago
For years social media sites have been able to hide behind the Chapter 120 defence, because they didn’t generate the content, so they’re not liable for it. I wonder if their AI boys will open them up to lawsuits. If their not recommends a p
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by grecy 2y ago
As a YouTuber it is fascinating to see the waves of "free product" sponsorship emails pushing harder and harder for me to review something, then a few weeks later to see the waves of videos in my niche from everybody saying "

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