I wonder if you can put a headphone in. Have your phone live translate to at least follow conversation? And maybe have your SO translate your responses?

TIL DJI is a Chinese company.

No cut off. AI may have some books out there but not all. There will always be authors out there like Martha Wells, Sanderson, john Scalzi and even new debut authors all the time trying to write. Agree with other poster, you’re only going to miss out by limiting yourself

I think it depends on where you live but mine is ATT Prepaid. I pay $300 a year for 16gb, though I only use <5GB month. I have tried:

• RedPocket (Verizon) - Depolarized too much for data
• Google Fi - Might be better now but when it switched from a Sprint and TMobile tower it used to drop the call… I havent tried it in many years
• Verizon - My favorite but I wanted to stop paying so much $$$ Mint - Cheapest plan I had because of sale ($7/month for 6 months). But TMobile service for me where I am isn’t great so wasn’t worth.
• Cricket - Loved it but just a little more expensive than ATT Prepaid

Mine is similar. Just a day with my husband and dog and I will be happy.

I just finished Only Murders in the Building. I love it. Its a whodunit with Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez. The whole cast always feels to me like they’re always having a lot of fun!

Life in Pieces too!! Def ended too early :(

100% agree. Our healthcare sucks and I won’t deny that. It would be so much cheaper and more efficient to have single-payer/universal healthcare. Studies and data consistently show that Americans pay the most and have worse healthcare outcomes (especially comparing mortality rates: overall, maternal, infant, etc). People are paying into it with high premiums and still having copays, out of pocket costs, etc. Single payer is the way to go for sure.

My job still exists in other countries like Australia, Japan, etc. But yes they dont have to worry about the healthcare services patients get being paid for or covered as much.

Wow! I didn’t know so many people liked the chocolate oranges! I can’t say ive seen a lot of people eating them.

I know in the 10 years ive worked in a hospital ive never had a patient denied care in ICU unless the reason listed above. I also know A LOT about insurance, much more than most healthcare professionals. I also connect my doctors to insurance when we do need to appeal decisions and ask for a peer to peer.

Im not saying insurance never denies care. They do. Anecdotally though, never had incorrect denial with ICU. Its too easy to prove insurance definition of "medical necessity’ there. I am still very doubtful of this specific example. Downvote all you want but the scanario I gave above is almost 100% probably what happened. I’m just explaining the process and likely what happened. Its okay if I’m not believed. I know what’s true and how healthcare works. Its bittersweet that I have my job because I know how to navigate the healthcare system and get my patients what they need for their healthcare goals.

I know in the 10 years ive worked in a hospital ive never had a patient denied care in ICU unless the reason listed above. I also know A LOT about insurance, much more than most healthcare professionals. I also connect my doctors to insurance when we do need to appeal decisions and ask for a peer to peer.

Im not saying insurance never denies care. They do. Anecdotally though, never had incorrect denial with ICU. Its too easy to prove insurance definition of "medical necessity’ there. I am still very doubtful of this specific example. Downvote all you want but the scanario I gave above is almost 100% probably what happened. I’m just explaining the process and likely what happened. Its okay if I’m not believed. I know what’s true and how healthcare works. Its bittersweet that I have my job because I know how to navigate the healthcare system and get my patients what they need for their healthcare goals.

Edit: Also, with the scanario above, almost 100% of ICU professionals would agree with insurance for the reasons listed above. We know how it feels to want to bring someone up from the ED but can’t because we have beds already full… There are a very few select patients occasionally that want to live in the hospital. I’m aware we are encountering some people at their most vulnerable, traumatic times. It sucks. But they can’t live there.

The only other reason I can think for denial is if treatment is experimental. Otherwise, its really easy to appeal and get the care approved in ICU.

I agree with the insurance company too and most doctors would. I’m not sure who this doctor is but most people in healthcare industry that actually work ICU will agree. I also challenge commenters here to speak to your (hospital) healthcare friends about it too, especially if they work ICU.

ICU beds are very limited and honestly not designed to house pts who are intubated or comatose indefinitely. They are designed to be short term with active treatment. Otherwise, if they need to live somewhere as a comatose pt, they need to go to a subacute facility, forever on a vent. That’s the real reason why United Healthcare denied. “Not medically necessary” (‘for hospitals’ is what they left out).

If hospitals kept every uninduced comatose pt, they wouldn’t be able to treat anyone else (think stroke, cardiac, trauma, severe pulmonary, etc). Pts with TBI for example, 50% will never have consciousness returned and just have to live in this vegetative state. . Not only that but hospital staff isn’t trained to provide long term care. They aren’t educated or specialized in doing so. Some hospitals only have let’s say 20 ICU beds. Larger ones maybe 40. But even without people living in them, they are near 100% capacity every day.

Subacute facilities are also really difficult. They have trouble staying afloat because the care they provide is so expensive and most are reimbursed at a loss (Medi-Cal).

Theres lots of things wrong with the healthcare system but like this poster said, its not a good example. There are honestly literally millions of other examples that are absolutely egregious.

Masters in Nursing. I had a bachelor’s in something else so it was really for the nursing degree. Cannot be a nurse without a degree. Turned out great for me. California pays RNs very well.

However, I dont always believe higher education is the answer for everyone. Everyone is different.

What school really does IMO at the very least is train people for some basics:

• Follow directions (prompts/assignments)
• Meet deadlines
• Communicate (Essays, presentations, etc.)
• Basic Office skills
• Capacity to read, process, and learn new information
• Retain new info (tests)
• Collaboration (group projects)

So if someone does well in school, I hope they can do the above well.

Another fun trick I learned in sales is that if you’re trying to get someone to purchase something, instead of having them focus on whether or not they should get something, change their question to something else.

For example, I used to sell phones. Instead of having people try to figure out if they want the newest Samsung or not, I would take the phone in two different colors and ask if they liked it in blue or black instead. Putting it in their hands let’s them imagine having the phone already and the question changes from should I purchase this phone to what color do I want?

I’m quite sure this can translate to other questions and decisions people ask themselves

So similar thing I learned in sales. I avoid using the word “help” because if you ask something like “is there anything I can help you with”? The word “help” subconsciously makes them feel like you are implying they are weak, vulnerable, and need assistance. Where as if you ask them “is there anything I can do for you”? The word “do” has a more positive connotation and implies that you are offering a service or a gift, which more people are likely to agree to.

I find the Fdroid offerings dull personally… I just podcast or audiobooks instead.

But if I were to play on my phone, I normally like games that are also available on consoles. This can be Slay the Spire, Stardew Valley, and Vampire Surivors.… Vampire Survivors may slow down your phone but some of the other ones should be okay.

Theres also Peglin!!

Maybe but none of us saw it, even my friend who eventually became her friend later on and into adulthood… I met her mom at least twice and she was always nice and seemed very attentive, concerned about her daughter.

We also grew up very affluent. They were too.

In middle school, there was this one super unpopular girl that gifted me acne medication for Christmas… Unprompted. We weren’t even friends and yes, I had acne problems like most teens did.

I never bullied anyone in my life before and since, but I did that year… This was why she was so unpopular. The year after, she called 1 of the 2 only black kids the N word, got her ass kicked and either removed or expelled from school.

I have no idea why anyone would go around picking fights, especially with no friends to begin with. Before anyone asks, no, no mental health issues.

Edit: I also wasnt “popular” and had very little friends too. I mean, it wasnt right either way to turn bully either but I was young

Sorry for linking back to the R word. But FIRE comes to mind with your post

UHC is better than some other providers… Just keep that in mind. Blue Cross, Blue Shield for example notorious and even worse.