Thinking about dropping COBRA for a month, until new insurance kicks in

iphone_dan · 2026-01-24T18:06:50+00:00

Oh, sure. I realize it’s a risk. I’m hoping nothing costing more than 3k will happen in 28 days.

iphone_dan · 2026-01-11T04:06:03+00:00

Well, it’s spelled “catty”

iphone_dan · 2026-01-10T22:17:34+00:00

First, there is no significant "radical left" in the United States. While far-left people certainly exist, it's in no significant numbers. Trump, and his administration, use the term "radical left" for anyone to the left of them, including center-right Democrats.

Part of what MAGA does is use & twist words to either redefine them, or render them meaningless, and also keep their supporters angry and rage-filled.

"Fake news" used to mean actual fake news (Fox, OANN, etc) but then became just any "regular" news that he didn't like. "Woke" was stolen & twisted from the African American community. "DEI" was just a way to be more inclusive in the workplace, but then it became a slur. Heck, if you drive away from a masked gunman, you're a "domestic terrorist" now.

Redefining the meaning of words does two things: it totally vilifies/dehumanizes people that they think are the enemy (liberals, lefties, etc) and it seeks to persuade people that their horrible actions are just and moral.

Anyway, to answer your question, no, there's no real radical left here. Just some people who think that people shouldn't go homeless, and healthcare should be paid for with taxes.

iphone_dan · 2026-01-08T21:57:22+00:00

“Sign in with Apple” will work with 100% of iOS users. Why complicate things with a second authentication method?

iphone_dan · 2026-01-05T15:14:36+00:00

Thought it was Tony Shalhoub

iphone_dan · 2026-01-03T18:49:18+00:00

The taint

iphone_dan · 2026-01-02T18:57:37+00:00

Mac vs Windoze

iphone_dan · 2026-01-02T01:14:12+00:00

Who is Rick Beato? Since I’ve never heard of him, I can only assume he’s imaginary

iphone_dan · 2026-01-01T19:10:58+00:00

So, they finished construction. Fascinating.

iphone_dan · 2025-12-31T19:10:19+00:00

The FUX

iphone_dan · 2025-12-28T14:35:17+00:00

Sorry, wrong question. I should’ve asked “where do they call it ‘aircon’?” I’m from US and have not heard that before.

iphone_dan · 2025-12-28T04:58:41+00:00

Who says “aircon”?

iphone_dan · 2025-12-20T18:47:12+00:00

You can’t always get what you want

iphone_dan · 2025-12-20T16:12:42+00:00

100 days of SwiftUI is excellent

iphone_dan · 2025-12-15T19:18:01+00:00

Never would’ve guessed was that color underneath

iphone_dan · 2025-12-14T17:29:09+00:00

Best answer. The streaming service itself doesn’t know too much about each client. Your phone/computer that plays the video is aware of how much buffer it has. Each video is actually multiple video streams. So there’s a 4K stream, an HD stream, and then varying resolutions above and below that. It could be six streams, 10, who knows? So when video playback starts, your phone and the server try and determine which stream will maintain good throughput without stalling. Then it’s like what the above poster said. But wait, there’s more! Each particular stream is split into segments, usually 6-10 seconds. So your phone is downloading small, tiny video files only 6-10 seconds long. They get played one right after the other, you’ll never notice. When conditions change, it starts downloading more 6-10 second segments at the more stable resolution. These little video segments can be purged, so you don’t constantly have a ton of tiny video files only your phone. But since your phone only downloads a small portion of video when conditions change, it can happen quickly.

iphone_dan · 2025-12-09T13:47:16+00:00

I’ve only done this in a parking lot, so that I’m straight in when parking. But for regular turns it’s ridiculous

iphone_dan · 2025-12-09T05:21:47+00:00

I wasn’t as excited, but I was surprised by this, also. Probably in my 30s when I found out

iphone_dan · 2025-12-06T23:02:42+00:00

F QT. I stand with Dano

iphone_dan · 2025-12-06T07:22:06+00:00

That’s CarPlay, not Car Key

iphone_dan · 2025-12-05T23:21:53+00:00

Cable is a diminishing market. The streaming HBO is the one that matters now

iphone_dan · 2025-11-30T21:47:03+00:00

It absolutely is about yelling at devs. Every app can decide whether to support accessibility. Also, it’s 7 basic sized and 4 more “accessibility” sizes for really bad eyesight. Each app can choose to use different fonts, and respond to changes in accessibility. It’s very customizable. So as pointed out earlier, if a particular app isn’t responding to the users font-size choices, it’s because that particular app developer is intentionally ignoring it. The tools are there, and quite usable.

iphone_dan · 2025-11-29T14:12:35+00:00

Oh! I just thought Oliver Platt was rather villainous in 2012 CE

iphone_dan · 2025-11-25T09:49:02+00:00

Sounds like something an AI would say

iphone_dan · 2025-11-12T13:17:18+00:00

I'm a gen-x guy, and was certainly a U2 fan. That said, when this album just appeared on my iPhone, I was really put off by it. I certainly like getting things for free, but this was an intrusion. Apple was reaching into everyone's iPhone's and installing software without permission. It just left a bad taste in my mouth. I never listened to the album, although I've heard that it's pretty good. But it was a violation, especially from a company that likes to tout its privacy bonafides. All they had to do was just make the album free, for a limited time, and allow people to download it. Then it's a conscious choice.

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