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Insurance is a scam. But to be fair you can actually have both, with a high deductible HSA compatible insurance plan you get to pay for both insurance you never use as well as put other money aside into an HSA account that earns interest and gains for you. It’s a good idea to have an HSA and max it out if possible.

But beyond that I don’t disagree with most of your points. It’s insane having a system where you’re paying thousands of dollars, and worse if you actually do need health care you get the privilege of paying even more thousands of dollars extra until you meet your so called "out-of-pocket’ expenses before the insurance provider starts covering things on their own.

With my own health insurance I would actually need to pay out about $12000 (premiums + out-of-pocket) in a given year before the so-called health insurance actually starts covering expenses themselves… and this is assuming they don’t decide to deny any treatment and refuse payment. Like sure I guess that’s better than paying for a one-off surgery or major health emergency directly… But I doubt I could afford that every year if I was actually needing regular treatment for an ongoing health issue.

Won’t somebody please think of the oligarchs!?

Tor is not needed for that, death/gore type sites exist on the regular clearnet internet. Probably something like watchpeopledie would have that sort of thing, among other sites.

Interesting, can’t say I noticed anything amiss with Chrome Linux/Windows but I uninstalled/re-installed the extension just in case. Does make me wonder if it happens to be acting up when installed with other extensions or with particular Chrome settings.

You can use lemmyverse to browse around, there are at least a few communities that exist. e.g.

https://lemmyverse.net/communities?query=artificial

https://lemmyverse.net/communities?query=llm

https://lemmyverse.net/communities?query=llama

etc.

I’m a bit curious about people’s setups for self hosting LLMs so sometimes I browse [email protected] for example.

Three that I like to play when commuting

Breakout 71 https://f-droid.org/en/packages/me.lecaro.breakout/ - This one is great though all the powerups make it a bit too easy if you play it for a while. But it’s a good one if you just want get into playing something quickly.

Ball2Box https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.simondalvai.ball2box/ - It’s a pretty simple game but surprisingly addictive if you’re like me trying to get a perfect score on each level (there’s a ton of levels).

Calculate https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.rechnen.app/ - Practice doing math in your head!

Correct. It’ll be a new bunch of new steps, and would be forced to wait 24 hours to do the actual install, but otherwise sideloading unverified apps will still be possible through the advanced flow steps. So Jerboa and/or other apps from unverified accounts can still be installed. I do wonder how that affects the other app repos like F-Droid, like I guess F-Droid would need to be aware that the new advanced flow steps are active when attempting to do app installs.

From https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2026/03/android-developer-verification.html

• Enable developer mode in system settings: Activating this is simple. This prevents accidental triggers or “one-tap” bypasses often used in high-pressure scams.
• Confirm you aren’t being coached: There is a quick check to make sure that no one is talking you into turning off your security. While power users know how to vet apps, scammers often pressure victims into disabling protections.
• Restart your phone and reauthenticate: This cuts off any remote access or active phone calls a scammer might be using to watch what you’re doing.
• Come back after the protective waiting period and verify: There is a one-time, one-day wait and then you can confirm that this is really you who’s making this change with our biometric authentication (fingerprint or face unlock) or device PIN. Scammers rely on manufactured urgency, so this breaks their spell and gives you time to think.
• Install apps: Once you confirm you understand the risks, you’re all set to install apps from unverified developers, with the option of enabling for 7 days or indefinitely. For safety, you’ll still see a warning that the app is from an unverified developer, but you can just tap “Install Anyway.”

But I guess if you’re in a rush and don’t want to go through all that then you could probably still install apps via ADB.

I tend to follow bands and musicians I like and check out who else they play music with.

e.g. I go to their shows and if I like the the other bands playing I tend to check them out later and buy their music on Bandcamp. Then from there I’ll also follow the socials of all those bands so when they mention other bands, or if they’re going on tour with other bands, or playing music fests with other bands, then I check out those bands too.

I hate social media / Instagram but every once in a while the algorithm will mention something worth checking out, kind of rare but it happens.

Seems to work for me, if anything now I have too much music to check out and not enough time to listen to it all haha.

Oat milk is fine, or even just drinking it black unsweetened.

Though in the last few years I’ve gotten into the habit of having my cold brew concentrate with Ripple Unsweetened. And before that was using Silk Protein unsweetened… it was sort of Silk’s version of pea protein drink, I think it got discontinued haven’t seen it anywhere. Ripple goes well with my coffee… Silk’s version was especially good with coffee, I’d still be buying that if it was being sold anywhere. Silk’s was a bit creamier and thicker than Ripple so it sort of gave the coffee some extra flair if that makes sense.

For these type of drinks I mainly try to find unsweetened with a similar nutritional profile like dairy milk e.g. it should have a decent amount of protein, calcium, vitamin D, etc. Most oat milk I’ve seen doesn’t have that so I usually don’t buy it, it’s more something I’d use if I’m at a coffee shop or someone’s house.

Can’t speak for other countries but in the U.S. counterfeit bills are usually used to buy something cheaper at a store and receive real money back as change from the cash register. e.g. Pass a counterfeit $100 bill for a $20 purchase & hope that the cashier accepts it and gives you back $80 in real bills from the cash register. Think of it as a more roundabout way to take money out of store cash registers, that’s the main purpose of counterfeit bills.

I work with a business that has a storefront and people do come by every week or so to try to pass counterfeit bills. Usually the staff knows enough to check $100 bills but every once a while they miss the counterfeit.

Not sure if this applies to the entire northwest coast but I had a friend from a small town in the northwest who said the water was colder and there were more sharks in those waters. So it wasn’t like beachfront property where people would regularly go swimming.

Also like the other comment mentioned those areas also tend to be steeper, more cliffs, etc so I imagine developing property around there could get expensive, and that’s ignoring if any of those areas are park / natural preserve areas.

There’s also https://ip4.me/, nice and simple ipv4 test.

(it also does other IP lookups via https://ip6.me/, https://ip6only.me/, https://whatismyv6.com/)

Yes. In fact that’s how banks and brokerages try to retain FDIC insurance with larger sums of money e.g. Fidelity’s sweep accounts are actually spread across many accounts under $250k each. See the Deposit Sweep Program info at https://www.fidelity.com/why-fidelity/safeguarding-your-accounts

Not sure about that, according to her own statement in the article she doesn’t blame Trump for any of this. It might take a few more dead family members to get her to re-think her support.

I just saw them play last month when whey were on tour with Birthday Massacre. I mainly went to see Birthday Massacre which have more of a goth/synth/metal/pop sound if that makes any sense :P

But I have to say Lord of the Lost put on a great show and a lot of people there already knew their music and were into it.

Yes.

Not only that, the current generation of smoke detectors have sealed batteries so you can’t even open them up to change batteries or anything. So once they expire in 10 years they start their incessant “I’m dying” non-stop beeping - that’s when you dispose of the entire smoke detector and buy a new one.

I’ve read that they don’t detect smoke as well after 10 years anyway (e.g. even more false alarms) so it’s probably for the best to get rid of old ones.

I don’t have any answers - but now I wonder if your idea would be easier when working with one of the fancier smoke detectors with voice alerts. Those have pre-recorded voice alerts that “speak” when an alert occurs, rather than beeping. Those pre-recorded messages must be stored somewhere in the smoke detector.

That was my first thought too. My understanding is that Nordic countries do think about vitamin D deficiency (especially this time of year) so it’s common to see stuff like cod liver oil and other ways to supplement vitamin D, besides just eating fish. Figured Switzerland would be similar.

With PSU issues your system wouldn’t be able to boot up. Or if there was some sort of load issue in the middle of usage you’d just see your computer turn off / restart.

What you’re describing is some sort of software or driver problem.

Sounds like you’ve thought much of it through already. I’m not familiar with that type of product but am thinking if you already did the testing/whatnot to comply with whatever local and national regulations exist then you’re okay to start off. I think(?) you’ll want a resale certificate or similar for the state you’re in if you’re going to be dealing with b2b sales but could be mistaken (the buyers definitely want that).

I’m not a buyer but work at a small business that buys other types of product so I’ve seen this stuff play out. Quick notes

What should I roughly expect when I go to physical stores to sell my product to them? Do I simply walk in and ask for a manager?

You probably want to ask who’s in charge of evaluating and buying product. There might be someone there who’s job is actually to be the buyer for the store, otherwise it usually comes down to a manager or the owner(s).

Am I missing something in my preparation (physical or mental)? Are products generally on consignment to stores or are they bought outright?

Can’t speak for other stores but where I work if the buyer/owner likes the product they’ll commit to buying a few cases and see how it sells… after that you have to hope they’ll want to re-order at a future date. That’s when you check in with them and see how things are going, if they need more product, etc. More rarely if the buyer is really into the product they might actually buy a case or two during your initial sales meeting.

Should I bring enough stock to the first meeting or is it normal to drop off products on a separate/later date?

Most sales people seem to bring samples with them so they can leave them in the case the buyer isn’t around. Then they call/visit to follow up, maybe leave more samples, etc… I don’t know if that’s the best approach but it’s one way. The sale would work better if you actually get to meet the buyer but you can’t rely on knowing their schedule, setting up a meeting they might blow off, etc… The place I work at doesn’t have a buyer physically there 7 days a week so people popping in to sell tend to miss them and end up talking to a manager or whoever happens to be at the store that day.

And like the other comment said, be prepared to be told “No” a lot. You’re not the first or last person that’s been at the store selling creams/lotions, always keep that in mind.