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Second its total bullshit the medical insurance companies can just declare something isn't needed (usually by a doctor on thier payroll). Then use that as a justification to decline coverage.

This is supposedly a standard tactic for them too. Decline all big claims and see who fights it.

That's insanely immoral especially because anyone with a huge medical bill clearly has some shit going on and the last thing they need is the massive stress of a massive medical bill.

We have movies and TV shows that poke at how bad our medical coverage is and we Americans just accept that the plot is acceptable.

The ones that come to mind are:
The Rainmaker kid dies of lung cancer because insurance declined treatment due to it being "experimental".
Breaking Bad yeah. Cooking meth to pay for cancer treatment

He doesn't know about second gun... in c/lotrmemes@midwest.social

[–] Landless2029@lemmy.world 3 points 20 hours ago

Correct. I'm just stating the logic/mindset of carrying two.

He doesn't know about second gun... in c/lotrmemes@midwest.social

[–] Landless2029@lemmy.world 18 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

Murica: Everyone knows it's faster to switch than reload!

Small linux-friendly laptop in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[–] Landless2029@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Thinkpad X280?

LENOVO ThinkPad X280 12.5 LCD Ultrabook - Intel Core i5 (8th Gen) i5-8250U Quad-core (4 Core) 1.60 GHz - 8 GB DDR4 SDRAM - 256 GB SSD - Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (English) - (Renewed) Title https://a.co/d/4ylP22d

Pico Motion Trackers first impressions: a potential game changer in c/virtualreality@lemmy.world

[–] Landless2029@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Seems good but the lower cost is due to relying on the pico headset. Tracking quality also suffers since it requires line of sight to the headset so it's piggybacking on the inside out tracking.

Not a bad trade off for the price cut.

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Is it just me, or is it hard to follow Manhua? (manganato.com)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by Landless2029@lemmy.world to c/manga@lemmy.ml

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So I bumped into a new series while going down the rabbit hole with no description. Cover art and title was interesting so I read a few.

Standard setup and back story. Might be interesting to see if anything unique stands out...

Then it kept jumping forward. The story progressed way too fast.

I realized it was a manhua.

I don't know why but there's always so much happening so fast it's hard for me to digest it all that I end up dropping it.

What are your thoughts?

Other manhua I've dropped:

Versatile Mage
My Wife is a Demon Queen
Monster Pet Evolution

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Cheap and safe streaming sticks (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by Landless2029@lemmy.world to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Apologies if this is the wrong instance for this.

Is there a best option for HTPC streaming solutions besides throwing Linux on an old desktop? Plugging in a desktop for streaming doesn't work too well for wall mounted televisions. My options are mini PCs or a 3rd party streaming stick. Even a RasPi stick running OSMC should do the trick.

These 3rd party sticks online are extremely tempting for power and features but I'm concerned about embedded malware. Best option would be to wipe it and load OSMCor raspbian to ensure its clean. Anyone have experience with this?

Care to share your setup?

$14.41 | DQ06 ATV Mini TV Stick Android12 Allwinner H618 Quad Core Cortex A53 Support 8K Video 4K Wifi6 BT Voice Remote Smart TV Box | Link

Runner up: $12.90 | Orange Pi Zero 2 W 1GB RAM DDR4 Mini PC Allwinner H618 Orange Pi Zero 2W WiFi Bluetooth SBC Single Board Computer Zero2W | Link

Update: My ideal solution would be $20-$50 for a replacement to several fire sticks in my home. For a solution around $100 I'd just go with a old refurbished mini pc from ebay/amazon and throw full Linux on it.

Setting up Kodi via the linux OSMC distro or even Android TV both work. Might stream games with steam link. Eventually going to setup jellyfin in my home

Current Plan: Get a mini pc and mount it behind / near my television. Ideally I would prefer just a stick for a cleaner / cheaper solution.

$100 MiniPC - HP EliteDesk 800 65W G2 Business Mini PC Desktop Computer/Intel Quad-Core i5-6500T up to 3.1GHz/ 8GB DDR4 RAM/ 256GB SSD/WiFi/Bluetooth/USB 3.0/ Windows 10 Professional OS(Renewed) | Amazon

Photo of mini pc mounted behind a TV.

Update2:

Finally researched about the Orange Pi (rasp alternative) and the darn thing comes with full hdmi! Orange Pi 3B Full HDMI and SD / eMMC / M2 (sata3) slots!

Orange Pi 3B 4GB RAM Rockchip RK3566 Mini PC Quad-Core 64-bit WiFi+BLE Gigabit Run Android Linux OpenHarmony OS SBC Single Board https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805733558464.html

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My DM gave us a pass and I feel disappointed (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by Landless2029@lemmy.world to c/dnd@lemmy.world

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So I'm a long time fan and playing my first campaign. First big quest and we're in a fortress.

Pretty spent after an encounter and some traps. We see a sleeping BBEG in the way of our finish.

Cast pass without a trace to sneak past. Fighter in heavy rolls a nat 1 on his disadvantage.

So it's 1 + 1 dex +10 pass without a trace = 12

BBEG passive perception is 10. We sneak past.

WTH? I mean sure my PC is happy but I feel somehow disappointed in our DM giving us a pass.

I've DMd before and would've definitely woken up the boss.

I feel like DM gave us the pass cause it could've been a TPK.

Thoughts?

Edit:

Thank you everyone for your thoughts.

I was caught up in the homebrew rule of auto fail nat1s that is NOT in the PHB.

Rules as written we earned that easy win by taking advantage of the bosses low perception and spending a spell slot on pass without a trace.