TheHarpyEagle

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[–] [email protected] 131 points 1 day ago (30 children)

A lot of pro-birth people argue "obviously things are different if the mother's life is in danger", but that ignores that there's often nothing obvious or definite about the line between "safe" and dangerous. Doctors are erring on the side of caution to avoid potential lawsuits and even jail time, and this is the result. People bleeding out in parking lots, suffering irreversible damage to their body, and people dying.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago

Paradox seemed like the ones to do it, what with publishing Cities Skylines, but unfortunately their life sim was canceled.

Paralives is still going strong in development, though, with a pretty constant stream of updates. Really hoping that one sees the light of day. They've already got a pretty impressive building system working, but they've got some big ambitions, particularly when it comes to adaptive interactions with character heights.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 days ago

That's so very sad

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Some people don't wear their glasses full-time. Could be they only usually use it for computer work and forgot to put them on until some eye strain set in.

I can't conceive of seeing... anything without my glasses, but some do.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

This is why I have around 5 thousand cleaning cloths distrubuted around the house and car. Never a smudged glass.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

We’re committed to not only our existing slate of games but also expanding our presence in the interactive space as we continue to look for opportunities to take a more integrated approach to linear and interactive storytelling across film and TV, gaming, and theatre.

Annapurna's no slouch when it comes to TV/Film publishing, but if I had to speculate, I'd say there was probably some friction between the film and game sides of things as far as goals and culture go. It's possible that the film side management was being a little too controlling of Interactive with all the Alan Wake and Control IP plans, leading to the request to split.

Annapurna Interactive has published some real bangers, especially when it comes to truly small team indie devs. If they do reform as a new company, hopefully they can pick up that legacy and bring more stuff to market.

Anyway, that's all to say.... go play Outer Wilds.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 days ago

Funnily enough, Steven Universe used this exact concept for some alien technology.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Curious where you live, 4C would be just below t-shirt weather for me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

I mean... assuming you're talking about American football, there's at least one scoring move that awards one point, so it makes sense for more difficult scoring moves to give more points. The harder the action is to complete, the more points you get for doing it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Weird, I hear the anthems of nearly every other developed country in the world.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Maybe because the choices are pay for insurance or live in agony/die? Maybe both, if you're lucky.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The problem is greatly unequal access to healthcare. I'm glad your insurance is doing well for you, but there are many out there who are struggling to pay for expensive family insurance with high deductibles that still leave them in medical debt.

I'm also currently in a situation where I'd like to find a new job, but I have some expensive medication ($750 a month for one of them) and I am worried about losing my insurance/not being able to afford the premium while I wait for benefits to kick in at a new job. I also have absolutely no way of knowing if another employer's plan will cover my medication or if my current group of providers will be in network. All this added stress, and yet I'm lucky to work in a field where almost every employer offers health insurance.

Ideally, there would be universal safety nets to provide the services you're benefiting from to all Americans. It's not even like we're saving money by relying on private insurance, as the US spends way more per capita on Healthcare for average results, at best.

So I'm glad that your insurance is taking care of you, truly I am. But spare a thought for the thousands of Americans out there who are struggling to survive under the same system.

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