“Sorry, I’m not going to have a battle of wits with someone who is clearly unarmed.”

Thanks.

A couple of things you might not have considered:

Preventative care. If you have insurance that covers checkups, screenings, etc. then you get that benefit. If you don’t have the insurance and can’t afford the out of pocket expense, you skip. The issue is that then people wait until they’re in really bad shape before seeking treatment meaning that outcomes are worse and treatment is much more expensive than if the illness had been caught earlier. Who pays for that? We all do through increased premiums.

This doesn’t happen in a well-run single payer system.

But for expected care like dentist visits you can and absolutely should shop around.

Why? I’m not seeing any benefit to your idea vs single payer dental. It’s not like your mouth isn’t a part of your body or that dental issues don’t effect your overall wellbeing.

Or you can sue them if you feel they should pay.

If someone can’t afford insurance, what makes you think they can afford a lawyer?

If you want a healthy discussion, you need better arguments.

Competition is inherently meaningless in the context of healthcare. What are you going to do, shop around while you’re having a heart attack? Also, with single payer, the government is not involved in your healthcare directly. Compare that with the current system where insurance companies often decide if you’re worth the treatment or, if you’re under or uninsured, you get to carry the debt until you die.

A Moka pot, it’s the best coffee I’ve tasted, I’ll never go back to using those coffee machines with the basket and the glass carafe.

Also, a really good chef’s knife, kept really sharp. I use a couple of Global ones.

Luna moth?

The best music sounded better, I’m not a fan of the harsh, over compressed and brick wall limited digital stuff these days. It’s tiring to listen to.

You’re missing out.

It’s not an easy watch but it’s worth it, unlike some of the other movies mentioned here the shock factor is necessary to tell the story and it’s a story worth experiencing.

Great movie though, I should watch it again.

I haven’t seen anyone mention Come and See yet, so that one.

Try Nick Cave & The Bad Seed’s Ghosteen.

It’s a great album, love those guys.

Running Red Lights - The Avalanches.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsjQ3Gblzys

Fair point, I get a little snippy on this subject due to the overwhelming amount of bullshit I encounter.

What do you think about this?

"Connecting solar and wind capacity levels needed to reach net-zero grids by 2035 could require as much as $25-50 billion in transmission investments. This includes spending on new interconnection facilities, network upgrades to existing transmission infrastructure, new high voltage lines to connect renewable rich areas and upgrades to inter-regional transmission capacity.’

https://economics.td.com/ca-interconnection-challenges

It sounds like it’s mostly down to a lack of investment in the grid which is completely solvable pretty quickly. Given this, I’m still not seeing a case for new nuclear. Do you have any sources to support your argument that it’s still needed?

It doesn’t need to be a choice, we can do both renewables and nuclear. But if we want to get off of fossil fuels in the next decade, nuclear will get us there sooner.

This is what I’m talking about.

Some comparables for new nuclear in the West:

“But throughout its decade of construction, the project has also been plagued by cascading delays and climbing costs. The first reactor was scheduled to come online in 2016; it’s hitting that milestone seven years later. The total price tag has more than doubled — to more than $30 billion.”

https://grist.org/energy/first-us-nuclear-reactor-40-years-online-georgia/

It took more than 10 years and was massively over budget.

“The plant in Somerset, which has been under construction since 2016, is now expected to be finished by 2031 and cost up to £35bn, France’s EDF said. However, the cost will be far higher once inflation is taken into account, because EDF is using 2015 prices.”

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/jan/23/hinkley-point-c-could-be-delayed-to-2031-and-cost-up-to-35bn-says-edf#:~:text=1 month old-,Hinkley Point C could be delayed to 2031 and,to £35bn%2C says EDF&text=The owner of Hinkley Point,cost £2.3bn more.

So current estimates are at least 15 years and also massively over budget.

Please tell me again how new nuclear will get us there sooner if we want to get off fossil fuels in the next decade.

I don’t see a use case for new nuclear but existing plants should be kept running as long as it makes financial sense to do so.

Solar PV + Storage, Utility Scale = $46 - $102

Wind + Storage, Onshore = $42 - $114

Nuclear = $141 - $221

https://www.lazard.com/media/nltb551p/lazards-lcoeplus-april-2023.pdf

There are a lot of people who still think nuclear power is the answer to all our problems. It really doesn’t matter if I produce facts and evidence to show renewables are way cheaper and quicker to build, these people continue to reflexively downvote.

Top right bar, at the bottom, for me. There’s a green Modlog button.

Dirt in the Ground - Tom Waits

Failing that, either Heaven’s Gonna Burn Your Eyes by Thievery Corporation or Hell is Round the Corner by Tricky.

I used to do this but after falling down a YouTube rabbit hole I can make a balti from scratch very quickly. Onions, garlic, ginger, chilies, tomatoes + coriander powder, turmeric, chili powder, garam masala, dried fenugreek leaves.

Throw in some chicken and finish with coriander (cilantro for the Americans)

I didn’t do that because I’m apparently a moron :)

I’m trying with

dessalines/lemmy:0.18.0 dessalines/lemmy-ui:0.18.0

In this section

  # actual and only port facing any connection from outside
  # Note, change the left number if port 1236 is already in use on your system
  # You could use port 80 if you won't use a reverse proxy
  - "80:8536"

this fails with Error starting userland proxy: listen tcp4 0.0.0.0:80: bind: address already in use

I tried 8080 instead and got no errors but I wasn’t able to load the Lemmy page.

I can now get the “Apache2 Ubuntu Default Page - It works!” So that’s something.