nameunimportant

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by nameunimportant 5y ago
Only users who have been here for years have the right to flag posts. 10 years ago HN was an interesting forum of discussion. Since Trump, it has basically become a libertarian echo chamber.
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by nameunimportant 5y ago
I tried to count the other day, I believe there were at least 125 different privacy settings to opt out of in the iOS app. I deleted the app.
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by nameunimportant 5y ago
1979 - 2015, I finally escaped and haven't returned since, happily.
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by nameunimportant 5y ago
Sure, whatever. Shit doesn't happen in socialized countries. The only libertarian countries that ever exist are that short vacuum of power when a banana republic dictator fails and the new warlords haven't chosen a new dictator.
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by nameunimportant 5y ago
I lied to my doctor to an extent, and he lied to the insurance company to an extent. All you have to do is ask a doctor "Please don't put any of this in a file until I have insurance next week". It doesn't mean anything
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by nameunimportant 5y ago
When I got my tonsils removed my options were the $75k surgery at the private hospital, or waiting 3 months at the public hospital. I actually stopped consulting and took a job so that I could get insurance, and had the surgery two weeks la
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by nameunimportant 5y ago
WHen I stopped living in the USA, I realized that there is only one reason the USA is behind the rest of the developed world when it comes to healthcare, a social safety net and education. The USA likes it that way. The American culture is
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by nameunimportant 5y ago
For the most part, the people you're looking for aren't here, they're on Twitter or Slack. The chatops and devopschat slacks are decent. On Twitter there are tons of great people to follow. My short list is @littleidea, @pu
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Ask HN: What is the next big thing in IAC after Terraform gets old?
2 points by nameunimportant 5y ago|1 comments