Phenomephrene

joined 3 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

Whatever happened to Whiplash? You know, that spider monkey that would dress up as a cowboy and ride around on a border collie at rodeos and in a few Taco John's commercials. Put him in there. The border collie can be his running mate... (get it? get it?)

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

Fuck yes! Excellent album. I'm going to have to spin this tomorrow now.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 days ago

Pretty ambitious to try and make it through >95% of the bible in a semester.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Got a session of Pathfinder in with my group who seems plagued by the scheduling monster. Always glad to get a session in when we can.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Is anyone who enjoys something that you don't measuring their dick, or does it have something to do with the inherent double entendre related to noodles?

I mean, when I eat spicy things I'm not even thinking about my genitals; I'm enjoying my food.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Eh, the post you're replying to isn't anywhere close to as cynical as it could have been.

Frankly, the most generous interpretation of why this policy was put forward is an implicit acknowledgement that the way the US healthcare industry currently operates is adversely impacting the personal economies of a huge segment of the population in a way that isn't really justified. With just a slight bit of cynicism, in that they they mention how it could affect mortgage acceptance rates, there's also an acknowledgement of the knock-on effects this is having on other segments of the broader economy, which is probably what they care more about. And with just touch more cynicism we could say this is a move to garner more votes in the upcoming election. Or all of those things can be true simultaneously.

The state of the US health insurance industry and the relationship private equity has to healthcare in general really needs a complete overhaul. To say that this is a bandaid solution (if even that) isn't the same as saying that it won't do any good, and therefore shouldn't be implemented.