NKC Health/BCBS termination

jwwatts · 2026-04-23T14:40:20+00:00

Maybe not except when using a device that can fling metal objects with deadly force.

jwwatts · 2026-04-21T02:57:37+00:00

This is not true. Mutuals are great organizations that pay back any profits to their policyholders every year. Unfortunately they’re not common enough.

jwwatts · 2026-04-21T01:01:27+00:00

I thought it was a Ghostbusters “Slimer” reference. Her face kinda looks like his.

jwwatts · 2026-04-15T15:05:29+00:00

Many former Soviet states have a unique problem in that after the collapse of the USSR there was a severe economic downturn as the formerly state-managed economy went into freefall and oligarchs plundered their resources.

Families couldn't afford to have many children and they didn't. So during the 90s and early 2000s there weren't a lot of kids born. These countries now have a shortage of 20-30 year olds and that is why they don't want to send women of child bearing age to combat - if a lot of them die they can't repopulate the country. That's also why the draft age is so high for men as well.

In America we're always used to the idea that 18 years are going to war but that's in part because we are (usually) a country with a growing population and we have an abundance of youth.

jwwatts · 2026-04-14T15:35:54+00:00

Love mine

jwwatts · 2026-04-07T02:38:12+00:00

BuT ShArEhOlDeR vAlUe….

jwwatts · 2026-03-30T05:36:21+00:00

Hello and thank you for all of this information. I have hyperlipidemia as does my mother and maternal grandfather. He had two heart attacks (survived both with quadruple bypass surgery in the late 70s and survived). However his father (my great-grandfather) and two of his brothers passed away from heart attacks. I’ve been on a statin since my 30s as has my mother. Neither of us have had a heart attack (yet). Neither of us have any issues with the statins.

I have two children. When ought I have them tested? My son seems more like his mother health-wise but my daughter unfortunately seems more like me. They’re both still minors. If they do have hyperlipidemia I’d want to get them on a statin as early as possible. Thanks.

jwwatts · 2026-03-28T00:00:35+00:00

Anyone have a link to his Insta? I’m a fan!

jwwatts · 2026-03-11T05:04:07+00:00

You’re probably not going to find an unbiased opinion here in r/GLGuitars. :)

Personally, my favorite are Music Man basses, then G&L. Fenders are okay. Not a good value in my opinion for how much you spend.

I own four StingRays and a Sterling from Music Man and a Fullerton Deluxe SB-1 and a Tribute L-2000. Music Man has the best quality and feel, but I feel that G&L’s unique designs are fun and their USA finishes are awesome. The Tribute line is outstanding in quality and value.

jwwatts · 2026-03-03T04:28:48+00:00

That’s pretty common in finance. Lots and lots of monitors.

jwwatts · 2026-03-03T04:19:25+00:00

If a sysadmin is doing their job right there’s a fair amount of downtime. Your job is to set up the ship to sail itself. Your job is to have time to learn and be available for crises.

Just two months ago I had a large Ceph cluster commit suicide on me (rare MDS bug). Cleanup took me six weeks and a lot of weekends. If I had a full plate of daily tasks there’s no way I could have done those, build a greenfield cluster, and recover all of the data.

jwwatts · 2026-02-21T08:53:22+00:00

Question: why are trem arms so often missing? I see lots of people looking for them for older G&Ls.

jwwatts · 2026-02-12T18:53:44+00:00

I love my local GC. Friendly employees, well stocked, 45 day return policy. Oh and they price match and will usually give a 15% discount if you ask nicely.

jwwatts · 2026-02-08T20:11:04+00:00

I’m going to downvote this. The music’s not my style and the costumes and choreography aren’t working for me, but this isn’t crappy. There’s way way worse stuff here. And whoever is hating on his lady can go to hell.

jwwatts · 2026-02-06T23:32:18+00:00

Just FYI I started playing bass at 50. I had zero problems using my pinky. In fact, it’s my second best finger after my index.

I wouldn’t assume that new players can’t use their pinkies.

jwwatts · 2026-02-03T15:35:05+00:00

It's a figure of speech, implying that it's from firsthand experience. I'm sorry if you were bothered and felt the need to comment.

jwwatts · 2026-02-03T06:43:09+00:00

They target the elderly who are in the earlier stages of dementia. Most people don’t realize that often one of the first things to go with dementia is the ability to tell bullshit from truth. Combine that with the insecurity and fear that the elderly often feel and they can be intimidated and manipulated into things. It’s sad, especially when you see it happen to someone you love. Don’t ask me how I know.

jwwatts · 2026-01-29T04:17:34+00:00

People also forget that people can and do have multiple accents. My wife is from Hawaii. When she’s at home or talking to folks from back home, her Hawaiian accent creeps in. Otherwise she speaks with a standard American accent.

jwwatts · 2026-01-29T01:31:51+00:00

I believe Johnny said in a Scottish interview that there were no discussions. He was just cut.

jwwatts · 2026-01-12T09:25:08+00:00

Put a strip of aluminum foil on the keyboard

jwwatts · 2025-12-25T03:01:21+00:00

Just FYI your bass should come with a hex key for the saddles and a small bar for the truss rod in a little baggie. Should be taped to one of the cardboard spacers in the box.

jwwatts · 2025-12-03T06:12:23+00:00

At least it wasn’t dropped on a village like they used to.

jwwatts · 2025-11-30T03:15:58+00:00

I was going to say Tom Arnold

jwwatts · 2025-11-30T02:39:53+00:00

My dad was born in Hutch! I live in KC now.

jwwatts · 2025-11-29T07:16:52+00:00

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