Cataphract

@ Cataphract @lemmy.ml

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11m ago

Couple left with $200k bill after baby born in US
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Cataphract @lemmy.ml 11m ago
I've been through both experiences with medicaid for one birth and insurance for another which needed NICU support (fucking huge shout-out to the awesome hospital staff that was supportive through it all). The vast differences of the experience is just mind numbing and the stress is through the roof trying to get around all the billing and headaches. I've thought of doing a write-up to share the experience but it's just so much I feel like it would be a whole side project trying to document the whole ordeal over months of anguish.

1h ago

What tech/science communicators do you follow that you feel are unbiased?

Subscribed! It's funny because I've seen the startrek videos recommended to me but never looked into the channel before lol.

Asklemmy @lemmy.ml

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3h ago

What tech/science communicators do you follow that you feel are unbiased?

6h ago

Why does cats (and similar animals) can live with the exact same food every day, but we (humans) need a variety of food to survive?

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Cataphract @lemmy.ml 6h ago

If you think about it, for the past hundreds of thousands of years we've been regionally locked in our areas so variety is a loose term.

4mo ago

What I'd Really do in a Holodeck

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Cataphract @lemmy.ml 4mo ago

I was so confused when I saw a cross-post under the post I did. First time seeing how the fediverse automatically links up urls for cross-posts, very cool!

Funny @sh.itjust.works

Cataphract @lemmy.ml

4mo ago

What I'd Really do in a Holodeck

4mo ago

American public transit

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Cataphract @lemmy.ml 4mo ago

You're joking... but look into "brightline" with the Florida shit show and how they're now getting further public subsidiaries to make a "profitable" HSR (highspeedrail) between CA and NV. Doing exactly what you're stating but with their ears plugged while screaming as loud as they can.

4mo ago

Pretty much every day someone parks their car on the tram tracks and blocks our city's tram network from operating

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Cataphract @lemmy.ml 4mo ago

400 holmes, the british sequel to 300.

4mo ago

Pretty much every day someone parks their car on the tram tracks and blocks our city's tram network from operating

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Cataphract @lemmy.ml 4mo ago

According to my social media feed from yesterday everyone in Vienna has to park like this

4mo ago

Ireland plans to make a $1,500 a month basic income for artists permanent

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Cataphract @lemmy.ml 4mo ago

I'm not even sure if clarification came come to someone who's perceived view of "the arts" is already so negatively embedded into a capitalistic hellscape. I was fortunate enough to have an upbringing around artists and schools that encourage expression through the crafts (even in the south, it was a strange/beautiful time).

My suggestion would be to look into Graffiti art if you're trying to understand the non-commercialized sectors and the impacts they can have on society (link). It's not always about the work itself, but the inspiration it may cause others as well.

If that doesn't help, try to think of it in terms of another non-paid sector. Should the government promote FOSS creators with an income if the output improves society as a whole? This is an investment into a society you wish to see, such like education, not a financial statement which needs to show profits at the end of the quarter.

Biggest difference, if your company has a profitable year... who gets the extra income? An artists effect isn't valued in "capital produced" unless your an art dealer/corporation which is a whole different sector you might be confusing with an actual "artist". Art begets art, art inspires and motivates dreams and visions, it's such a long philosophical debate you can see it being drawn out by Plato in The Republic if you had the joy of taking any intro-philosophy classes (you should look into it, you might agree with some of the cases presented).

Lastly, an abundance of art has always been controlled by the wealthy (might be why you view it as a commercialized product).

Monarchy and aristocracy

In previous centuries the power and wealth of monarchs, emperors and other supreme rulers gave them enormous influence over the employment of artists and changes in artistic taste and style. Understandably their portraits are the largest and grandest, and their palaces are the most richly decorated with expensive paintings.

Taxing said wealth, and allowing the people to freely express themselves without the moderation of the wealthy is a step forward from what was previously and currently being used for the artistic pipeline (you must produce the most valued or commercialize-able creations to continue existing). If the monarchs and wealthy of the world can't convince you that art is important (their art in this instance), I'm not sure how to reach you if it's just a stubborn personal take you refuse to budge from.

4mo ago

Know your limits

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Cataphract @lemmy.ml 4mo ago

Could be a problem if you're regularly taking stimulants in medication or drinks unfortunately.

4mo ago

Far-right U.S. influencer Candace Owens loses legal fight to enter Australia

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Cataphract @lemmy.ml 4mo ago

Can we still send her but it turns into a "The Terminal" situation and she can just be your local airport mascot?

4mo ago

Documenting the descent into madness

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Cataphract @lemmy.ml 4mo ago

that's like stage 7-8, after an extremely high electric bill. Also about that time you consider moving to a colder climate so the electronics can just heat your house.

5mo ago

Police Used Flock Cameras To Track One Driver Over 500 Times. Now They're Being Sued - Jalopnik

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Cataphract @lemmy.ml 5mo ago

I'm so glad this is slowly getting more solid traction. For more viewing and reading pleasures on the topic,

Videos:

Breaking The Creepy AI in Police Cameras - Benn Jordan

Breaks down the technology and deployment of the systems. Builds his own and shows strategies to beat the analysis of your data.

Austin City Council is playing games & I've had enough. - Louis Rossmann

Liveview's facial recognition discussed in person with sales director.

Citizens address Austin Mayor on AI Surveillence cameras; AS EXPECTED on September 25th part 1

Louis Rossmann attempted to address the surveillance systems in his local town, couple of other videos on his channel showing the hurdles and bureaucracy that's making it harder to address these situations.

Everyone Should Ask Their City Council About This... - The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder

Another video detailing ALRP's (automatic license plate readers/flock safety systems) and their uses in local and interstate areas

EFF Members' Speakeasy: Police Surveillance and ALPR - The Electronic Frontier Foundation

Articles:

Data Driven: What Is ALPR? - The Electronic Frontier Foundation

Lots of articles listed in here, one of the major groups trying to spread information on these programs.

5mo ago

TIL all photographic film and photo paper contain gelatin made from animal bones

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Cataphract @lemmy.ml 5mo ago

Works great in a petri dish for fun mycology experiments you can perform at home!

5mo ago

Why can't we have a static vintage web?

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Cataphract @lemmy.ml 5mo ago

Wait, are we suppose to be in favor of the first one? I think like maybe a 25% tone down/declutter of the one on the right is a good sweet spot that's comfy and livable.

Funny @sh.itjust.works

Cataphract @lemmy.ml

5mo ago

"How to Orchid" by Telepathic Instruments

5mo ago

Bible rule

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Cataphract @lemmy.ml 5mo ago

Normally I would agree but the brutality and whiplash like nature of the comment definitely has some dark humor to it. I was thrown off at first till I realized the context of them roleplaying as "Brandon" from the image. It's crass, but checks out as an attempt for me. Then again, I applaud people who are willing to be downvoted for a good well-hidden joke (the whole woosh thing).

5mo ago

Bible rule

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Cataphract @lemmy.ml 5mo ago

Or they can wholesale just make shit up like all the evangelical rapture crap. Hell, look at even the constitution and how that's been stretched and colored for all of the anti-progressive rhetoric in the past.

5mo ago

Crunchyroll Faces Cancelation: Why Anime Fans Are Choosing Piracy After Latest Update

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Cataphract @lemmy.ml 5mo ago

I'm not 100% on board with @sulgoth@lemmy.world because it gives off some "but you participate in society, interesting" vibes. However, as an American I am all for people from the rest of the world boycotting our products (and this time not because of the health implications!). When Canadians were promoting non-american alternatives I agreed with them so I think we can say fuck companies and still stand with the actual individual people who want peace and everyone to prosper respectfully.

5mo ago

Crunchyroll Faces Cancelation: Why Anime Fans Are Choosing Piracy After Latest Update

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Cataphract @lemmy.ml 5mo ago

I just bookmark the piracy megathread/wiki thingy, lemmy/reddit (backup). For streaming, I would probably recommend hydra, it's really all the same but that site has "auto-next" which I prefer. There was one site I used to enjoy that was just better than any streaming platform I've paid for, skip intro, skip credits (would even detect after credit scenes), subtitles in all languages and audio tracks even commentary, quick responsive high quality loading of any media your mind can remember. They went after it hard and I haven't seen a proper iteration since (every clone slowly lost features as they were whack-a-moling).

For downloading, they're really all crappy (several link hoops to jump through) and hit or miss (for quality and selection you can't beat the ease of a torrent unfortunately). You can find what you want eventually but the difference in hassle is just crazy.

5mo ago

What's your test for people?

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Cataphract @lemmy.ml 5mo ago

You ok there bud? First day on the internet and you just needed to talk to someone?

This is a perfect example btw, I didn't just dismiss you because of your confusion. But now since you've just been wasting time for clarification you never actually cared about (only to then try to insult in the lamest way possible online), and your other really horrible posts and comments I can easily move on and not care about this interaction at all!

5mo ago

Has this ever happened to you?

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Cataphract @lemmy.ml 5mo ago

I was interested to look up the stats since I didn't know and there were downvotes, just gotta say the domestic violence statistics is both crazy high and confusing. It seems every site uses it's own selections of datasets to come up with way different statistics.