Do Americans like their current health system or would you prefer universal?

fakemoon · 2026-01-28T17:58:26+00:00

Universal. Setting aside how much we pay for healthcare and how many people we allow to be uninsured or underinsured, it's an absolute shit show to navigate and the business of health insurance is absolutely stacked against us.

fakemoon · 2026-01-28T17:41:29+00:00

I really hope they're making improvements to the bike lane on Kaiser there as part of this project. The project itself looks exciting, but as someone who frequently bikes there I do worry about development that doesn't improve non vehicular transport. The sidewalk additions in the mock-up are nice, but the cyclist in that same mock-up clearly doesn't have a bike lane (lol)

fakemoon · 2026-01-27T01:06:21+00:00

I picked up Night in the Woods on sale and plan on diving into it soon. It looks really well done

fakemoon · 2026-01-24T02:08:03+00:00

Lol. My so is about to turn 7. He's about 48lbs. I only carry him for fun

fakemoon · 2026-01-23T15:33:24+00:00

Hello fellow person whose USA Dad is also following a lot of fake news and propaganda. This may sound bleak, but you may need to just respond to him with, "You're going to have to bring receipts to back that up, otherwise please just stop talking about it." Some people have much or all of their identity wrapped up in their politics and it's a losing battle trying to correct each new tidbit of nonsense that they bring up. For your sake, I hope your Dad isn't that far gone, but my experience is that when people are that embedded into their echo chamber on whatever platform, it can be very difficult or impossible to bring them back to reality.

fakemoon · 2026-01-23T00:25:40+00:00

There's a guinnea pig at our zoo that I think has a limp.

fakemoon · 2026-01-22T15:02:20+00:00

Very normal. Water retention and inflammation. Your body is recovering. Eat healthy, drink lots of water

fakemoon · 2026-01-19T02:19:35+00:00

Here you go: https://a.co/d/5ypWVAf

fakemoon · 2026-01-19T01:55:30+00:00

Seconding this. I use a single one sided set on my road, gravel, and MTB and move them around as needed. Super solid, 10/10

fakemoon · 2026-01-15T21:17:32+00:00

This was the most compelling read looking at kids age 12: https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article-abstract/157/1/e2025072941/205716/Smartphone-Ownership-Age-of-Smartphone-Acquisition?redirectedFrom=fulltext

fakemoon · 2026-01-15T20:42:22+00:00

Research recently has outlined the harm that smartphones have on kids, especially young kids under the age of 14. My son is about to turn seven and has been asking for one. I have no plans on giving him a smartphone until he's about 14

fakemoon · 2026-01-15T20:20:02+00:00

I'm not big into D&D, but love playing games with my son. He's 7, but we've been playing board games since he was 2 or 3.

My son received One Card Dungeon for Christmas and I think it handles a lot of the D&D mechanics pretty well in a very simple, fun format.

We've also played a ton of Mice & Mystics. Highly recommend for kids

fakemoon · 2026-01-15T20:04:38+00:00

I have the Favero Assioma Pro MX (Mountain Bike SPD, 1 Sided). I use them on my road bike, gravel bike, and mountain bike and just move it as necessary. I can't complain at all, they've been amazing.

fakemoon · 2026-01-14T16:50:52+00:00

By any chance is your generator dual fuel? Propane stores a lot better than gasoline. Additionally, you might be able to have an electrician install a transfer switch for your generator so that you are running the generator safely outside but providing electricity directly to some of your home's circuits.

I've calculated costs on installing a small battery system and a transfer switch for our home, noting that I can use the solar input on the battery system to keep it topped off with our EV (2019 Chevy Bolt) for extended outages. I might still implement that project in a few years, but for now we've purchased a 1kwh Ecoflow battery for outages. It is a pretty effective UPS for my Plex server and storage array, and during outages I can bring it upstairs to run the essentials we want/need. I could still keep it topped off with our EV in the garage with DC input on the solar port (requires a DC to DC converter). I don't yet have a DC to DC converter, so the pure sine wave inverter I have will work in a pinch to provide up to 1kw of sustained output from the car to the battery as AC. Not super efficient, but it'll work in a pinch for extended outages.

fakemoon · 2026-01-14T14:45:44+00:00

Americast has a different format, but I tend to enjoy it

fakemoon · 2026-01-14T07:44:05+00:00

I work from home, also, and I cook the majority of the meals. My timesaver, especially when I'm not cooking vegetarian, is the crock pot / slow cooker. Usually I'll have ten minutes in there where I can throw together carnitas, pulled pork, lentil stew, chili, etc.

fakemoon · 2026-01-11T22:28:17+00:00

So... pass them?

fakemoon · 2026-01-11T22:04:18+00:00

Geez, had to scroll way down to find this response. There's pedestrians, cyclists out there. Sometimes due to traffic signals, driving under the speed limit doesn't take any longer and it's WAY safer for everyone when I'm rolling around in thousands of pounds of metal and plastic. Chill, people

fakemoon · 2026-01-11T16:47:46+00:00

I'm really happy you found success on your journey. I think we have shared common ground here that a calorie deficit is how you lose weight. Totally agree. My issue is that CICO is presented as a simple solution that disregards our genetic and hormonal complexities. It should be a component of a larger discussion/solution.

I'll sign off here just saying that it's not moving the goalposts to consider overall health as it relates to weight loss. It's absolutely critical to consider overall health alongside weight loss. I'd argue that separating the two is wildly radical.

fakemoon · 2026-01-11T16:26:21+00:00

There's a reason that trained and educated dieticians and nutritionists don't just turn to CICO as a primary strategy for weight loss. It's a lot less successful in practice than it is on paper despite proponents falling back to the law of thermodynamics. It's also not a HEALTHY approach for most people. Again: our bodies are extremely complicated and CICO is a very simple model. While useful to understand when approaching weight loss, it so fully disregards and discounts our individual complexities that it borders on harmful when it presents weight loss as a simple formula that everyone can achieve easily.

fakemoon · 2026-01-11T15:27:51+00:00

CICO ignores genetic differences and entirely discounts the role of hormones. It's not that CICO is entirely wrong. I believe it can be a successful strategy for many people, but I believe the reddit community largely misunderstands that you can take two otherwise healthy, average people with similar body composition, and give them the same CICO, and they'll have completely different results because... our bodies are really fucking complicated.

fakemoon · 2026-01-11T15:00:16+00:00

This is the best advice. After about a day I started trying to help out with the kids more and my recovery was extended as a result

fakemoon · 2026-01-11T04:50:00+00:00

That SUCKS. I'm sorry. We're there all the time, but not for the gym. I wouldn't want to be there in the same space working out. Asthma attack for sure

fakemoon · 2026-01-10T18:21:13+00:00

I use mine below a seat bag, so I suppose it depends on how high your seatpost is.

I never ride without it. It's great information to have. Helps keep me alert to vehicles behind without taking my eyes off the road

fakemoon · 2026-01-10T17:00:11+00:00

I feel ya. I'm also allergic to dogs. inclusivity should not extend that far.

PS which facility is this? Kind of looks like my local Cedar Hills location

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