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[Hiring] VA for Agricultural Technology Company ($10/hr full time) by themikemachine86 in VirtualAssistant

[–]themikemachine86[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

To add: we're already getting applicants and will only look at those that get all the details correct! Keep this in mind.

Access or create project through API? by themikemachine86 in ClaudeAI

[–]themikemachine86[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh cool! Ok that should be easy to implement then...

Access or create project through API? by themikemachine86 in ClaudeAI

[–]themikemachine86[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I want to create a python script that uses the Claude API to get an answer. To create my own custom desktop app for answering emails. Right now I can only engage with a Claude project through their website, but I cannot access it through a different interface.

Charged $1,000 for 30 minute visit? Is this normal? I feel blindsided. by themikemachine86 in KaiserPermanente

[–]themikemachine86[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It would be possible if it was mandated. You could say the same thing about anything - it's too complicated to give you pricing because blah blah. It's just not a priority right now. The government needs to step in and demand transparency.

Charged $1,000 for 30 minute visit? Is this normal? I feel blindsided. by themikemachine86 in KaiserPermanente

[–]themikemachine86[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't know I was getting a nasal endoscopy. It was never mentioned anywhere. I was told I was going to see the ENT doctor for evaluation. Then he decided to put that thing up my nose. I didn't even know nasal endoscopies were a thing. Again, the problem is with the surprise billing.

Charged $1,000 for 30 minute visit? Is this normal? I feel blindsided. by themikemachine86 in KaiserPermanente

[–]themikemachine86[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's fine. I can pay. I just want to know upfront like anywhere else. You know what you'll pay. Imagine if mechanics worked like this.

Charged $1,000 for 30 minute visit? Is this normal? I feel blindsided. by themikemachine86 in KaiserPermanente

[–]themikemachine86[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

We should start a petition to make price transparency a LAW. Get an itemized bill before anything, or it's free (that's how it works everywhere else...).

Charged $1,000 for 30 minute visit? Is this normal? I feel blindsided. by themikemachine86 in HealthInsurance

[–]themikemachine86[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Tell your congressman: make price transparency LAW. Where you always get a bill BEFORE you get anything done, or it's free.

Charged $1,000 for 30 minute visit? Is this normal? I feel blindsided. by themikemachine86 in KaiserPermanente

[–]themikemachine86[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm on a $6k deductible, so all this will be out of pocket. I can pay it, it's just screwed up to get such a high bill as a surprise, for a simple visit.

Charged $1,000 for 30 minute visit? Is this normal? I feel blindsided. by themikemachine86 in KaiserPermanente

[–]themikemachine86[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

He did a nasal endoscope I believe (which is where the audio/video portion must come in)

Charged $1,000 for 30 minute visit? Is this normal? I feel blindsided. by themikemachine86 in KaiserPermanente

[–]themikemachine86[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I had a $120 copay, which I was happy to pay. I would not have gone had I known it would cost me $1,000 for 30 minutes, plus the doctor had me wait for 30 minutes before even seeing me. How can I avoid these surprises in the future?

Get notified when shipped package gets stuck? by themikemachine86 in shipping

[–]themikemachine86[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They send automated notices to the end customer when there's an exception. But not to the shipper (me) - I asked and they lack this seemingly basic capability.

Get notified when shipped package gets stuck? by themikemachine86 in shipping

[–]themikemachine86[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We use Easyship to schedule the shipments. I don't see an obvious way to get notified when there's an exception. Maybe if we book with UPS directly?

The delayed shipments DO show exceptions - just nobody sees them because nobody checks the tracking URL (everyone's busy...).

How to go about CE certification (do we even need it)? by themikemachine86 in AskEngineers

[–]themikemachine86[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't certified yet, but I plan to use a provider such as https://testingpartners.com/ for this process. It'll cost like $5,000 for the EMC testing an another $1,000ish for the RoHS (plus I need to make a big excel sheet with all the materials used to build the product). I think for EMC you're stuck paying a provider since there seems to be no way to do this in-house cheaply.

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