pbjamm 6d ago • 100%
I mean who hasnt made an innocent $200m rounding error?
pbjamm 6d ago • 100%
they are letting perfection be the enemy of good.
pbjamm 6d ago • 100%
I have D+ here in Canada and have never seen an ad. It is actually a pretty good deal here as it includes STAR (hulu equivalent). I only watch it on my TV but I dont think it would be any different on mobile as it is still the D+ app.
pbjamm 2w ago • 100%
All sensible people are questioning BC Conservative policies.
pbjamm 2w ago • 100%
Need to factor in the carbon cost of constructing a new vehicle vs running a less efficient one for longer. Disposal and possible recycling of old vehicles, also not free. Upgrades to the charging grid and construction of charging locations for all those new vehicles. Brakes and tires also cause significant pollution and are still an issue no matter the power unit of the car.
Then compare all that to building trams and light rail in metro areas instead of building cities to accommodate cars, roads and parking lots instead of humans.
pbjamm 2w ago • 100%
Mr Burns approves
pbjamm 2w ago • 100%
Long pig is back on the menu!
pbjamm 2w ago • 100%
I bought a Butterball yesterday at my local YIG and it was $5.49/kg
Not the best price I have ever seen, but not terrible.
pbjamm 2w ago • 100%
I read that as "incinerate" and thought it a little harsh. Only a little though.
pbjamm 3w ago • 100%
well that is depressing.
pbjamm 3w ago • 100%
Installing Steam is easy-peasy and well worth it. The only issues I have had so far with Proton is that the convoluted file structure makes it hard to remember where to put manually installed gamed mods for BeamNG.
pbjamm 3w ago • 100%
old.reddit is the only usable version.
pbjamm 3w ago • 100%
What about the last mile?!
I dont know about Toronto, but in every other big city I have driven in, walking a mile from my parking spot to my destination was pretty normal.
pbjamm 4w ago • 100%
Fallout was the first time they showed me ads and made their service less convenient than piracy. Now I dont even bother. If they have something I am interested in I DL it. I still have a subscription since it comes with my item delivery service.
pbjamm 4w ago • 100%
it still whips the llamas ass.
pbjamm 4w ago • 100%
Having lived through the Trump years in the USA I do not grok how anyone can think it a proper way to run a government. It was not even the proper way to run a trash fire.
pbjamm 1mo ago • 100%
If this visit had cost me less that us$500 I would be shocked. Most likely answer is us$500-$1000.
When my wife had back surgery a few years ago the MRI alone cost us$600, the surgery with all of its various charges was over us$3k. I hope none of you have any idea how horrible it is waiting for a loved one to have surgery AND having to discuss payment/credit options with the staff on top of it. You are not thinking clearly and the numbers mean nothing because you dont have any choice but to agree. Then you feel horrible(r) because you are thinking about money instead of only if they will be OK.
pbjamm 1mo ago • 100%
smooth sailing once it moved into my bladder. before that the pain was enough to make me vomit.
Would not wish it on anyone. maybe Henry Kissinger but even then only maybe.
My family and I moved from the US to Canada in the summer of 2023 and last week was the first time I had to make use my Services Card. I went to the ER in excruciating pain, had blood and urine labs done, a shot of pain killers then waited around (a long time) for a CT scan. The doctor said it might be a new record, but I had been bumped a few times by suspected stroke patients that came in, so totally understandable. Several hours later with a prescription slip in hand I exited the hospital. Easy as pie. For anyone who has never had the displeasure of experiencing an American hospital you can not understand how much simpler and less stressful and cheap the Canadian system is. I dont know what it would have cost me in the USA, [probably whatever my insurance deductible was](https://www.policygenius.com/health-insurance/how-emergency-rooms-work/), but it certainly was not $0. That state of not knowing what all this is going to cost you, and how you will afford it, makes an already awful experience even worse. Not being harassed for money on the way out, never once discussing the cost of something with the DR was truly eye opening. TL:DR Thanks BC Health. You are not perfect but you are amazing. Anyone promoting American style health care here in Canada has either never experienced that gong show or is independently wealthy enough not to have to think about the costs. (kidney stone for anyone who is curious. it was horrible)
pbjamm 1mo ago • 100%
The article is not clear. Is the $71k price listed the cost of the surgery itself or surgery + hospital stay?
If it is just surgery then it is a very unfair comparison since the ICU stay would have been needed in either case, and at least some of the days in the ward for recovery.