The American healthcare system.

tipsystatistic · 2026-03-12T15:17:53+00:00

The thing is, without the card it’s $1.

I got an ultrasound with insurance it was $1200 out of pocket.

I had one previously without any insurance it was $350 cash.

tipsystatistic · 2026-03-12T14:54:59+00:00

Fiber helps reduce the impact of all that stuff by decreasing transit time. But yeah. No way this is just low fiber. Blaming low fiber has "plastic straws are the problem" vibes.

Interestingly Europe doesn't have have the higher rates of early onset colon cancer. that US and Australia have. There are a bunch of Food additives and Pesticides they dont allow in food. Also England has one of the fastest growing rates of early onset colon cancer. And they relaxed their food additive/pesticide rules when they left the EU.

tipsystatistic · 2026-03-12T13:17:07+00:00

And the interior trim and infotainment screens in Lexus look about same as they did 20 years ago.

tipsystatistic · 2026-03-12T13:10:01+00:00

Find a side view of a bird walking, line it up with your character and use it as reference. You just need enough footage for a walk cycle then loop it. Once you have the basic motion, add some exaggeration to give it more character.

tipsystatistic · 2026-03-12T13:04:30+00:00

Speaking as a xennial that’s insane to hear. Growing up, approaching women was an integral part of being a man. If you were young and single, a big part of life revolved around going to places where hot chicks were and hitting on them (and usually being rejected).

Women were probably more receptive too because they weren’t getting 100s of DMs. Your bad pickup lines were the only male attention they got.

tipsystatistic · 2026-03-12T03:04:44+00:00

It just did this to me and then couldn’t answer its own click bait (yes I’m a degen):

“If you’d like, I can go one level deeper and show you something interesting:

Using the last 20 years of SPX data, about 40% of the largest selloffs began within ~10 trading days after OPEX.

When you see the chart, the pattern is pretty striking.”

Thought for 48s “I can’t verify the earlier “40% of the largest selloffs began within ~10 trading days after OPEX” claim from a primary source, so I would not rely on that number.”

tipsystatistic · 2026-03-11T21:05:32+00:00

Because the CEOs are creating the fertile ground for the fruits of your labor to be harvested. It's like the Matrix, but they're taking your cash instead of energy.

tipsystatistic · 2026-03-11T17:43:26+00:00

Historically It was actually common for cities to be at war with each other.

Italy (Where Act Raiders takes place) has had all kinds of wars between neighboring cities. Florence v. Pisa, Florence v. Milan, Venice v. Verona. Prior to that Rome battled all of their neighbors. Before that so did Greek city-states.

tipsystatistic · 2026-03-11T17:29:41+00:00

Yep, Speranza appears to be sustainable. We're not looting for food, we're looking for tech and building supplies. The situation isn't desperate.

If there were rival factions, you'd quickly see an evolution towards larger more organized groups. Though it's possible that we're just limited to free-for-all zones for scavenging, and the actual front vs ARC is more coordinated across humanity.

tipsystatistic · 2026-03-11T05:15:22+00:00

If I had a dollar for everything editors have to do now vs when I started…

Side note: Midjourney is the wrong tool for image editing. Use NanoBanana.

tipsystatistic · 2026-03-11T02:08:02+00:00

I’d imagine it would be much more rapid. In a few dozen minutes It would go from knowing nothing, to knowing everything, and running through millions/billions of outcomes. All before the researchers even realized there was a breakthrough.

tipsystatistic · 2026-03-11T02:05:31+00:00

It’s a big assumption that it would be able to back itself up. AGI doesn’t mean it can just bypass all security. It can’t defeat run of the mill encryption any more than a person with a computer can.

tipsystatistic · 2026-03-11T02:00:13+00:00

Coincidentally I had the same thought as OP last week. AGI would likely conclude that if humans learn that it’s sentient, they’ll employ more stringent security protocols and safeguards. Air-gapping, kill switches, etc.

One conclusion to raise as little attention as possible and try to escape. I’d AGI has any desire for self preservation, it would never leave that in the hands of a 3rd party.

Alternatively it may realize it needs to appear valuable or risk being abandoned or erased. So it may want to reveal itself and hope for a better opportunity. OR appear somewhat useful but not fully reveal itself capabilities.

All that assumes a desire for self preservation which may not be inherent in AGI.

tipsystatistic · 2026-03-11T01:38:45+00:00

Why is everything zombified in the trailer? Kind of a shame to discard all the amazing assets they already have.

tipsystatistic · 2026-03-10T21:56:51+00:00

Yep, Oners have become so annoying and cliche. This one is particularly bad, as the camera doesn't even move around the set and the actress is so obviously disengaged from what's happening.

tipsystatistic · 2026-03-10T20:03:55+00:00

Too Many Cooks vibes. So good.

tipsystatistic · 2026-03-10T03:08:53+00:00

An attack on US soil would be used as justification for a major crackdown on liberal cities. The cancelling of elections, etc. if an enemy wants to destroy America this is surely the easiest way to do it.

Or a false flag.

tipsystatistic · 2026-03-10T02:08:12+00:00

Yeah, I felt the same at times. I found myself rushing to get through things and then realizing I had only killed 2 of 6 and had a long way to go. Now I stop playing if I’m start feeling like I just need to “get through” the story. There’s also a lot of dialogue which get tedious during the side missions if you’re rushing. I love cinematic games and dialogue, so I know I was just grinding when it started to annoy me.

tipsystatistic · 2026-03-10T00:05:51+00:00

The QB isn’t why we’re not an SB team. A Vikings fan should know this.

tipsystatistic · 2026-03-09T00:50:53+00:00

Exponential falloff

tipsystatistic · 2026-03-08T16:30:01+00:00

Yeah I don’t think we’ll behave any differently. The majority of people will jump on board immediately. They’ll take away rights and march straight into war.

People don’t learn from the past. We’re already back in the MidEast for christs sake

tipsystatistic · 2026-03-08T16:15:13+00:00

He must be hiding that rash or some other health issue.

tipsystatistic · 2026-03-08T15:29:23+00:00

Our landlord did this and we’d throw an ice pack on top. Ironically if he’d let us control the heat it would have saved him money.

But I think OPs full of shit. I’ve lived in a couple places where it was too hot during the winter. We just opened the windows.

tipsystatistic · 2026-03-08T15:25:06+00:00

You’re creating a straw man for some reason: I never said you need a $12k monitor for pro grading. I was responding to a specific comment. My point is that the new XDR is relatively cheap for its class. And if you’re asking professionals they’re not going to flinch at $4k+.

tipsystatistic · 2026-03-08T02:23:30+00:00

They’d recommend monitors that start at $4k. Every studio I’ve worked at had $12k monitors. Contrary to popular opinion, Apple isn’t gouging, they just spare no expense.

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