2023? He was on my couch in 2024.

Wtf, I thought that was the whole point of “double jeopardy”. The US court system is even more messed up than I imagined.

Isn’t it the “Acoustic Vehicle Alerting System”? It doesn’t need to make that noise when not in motion, but Tesla does it anyways for some dumb reason. So obnoxious compared to the sounds that other EVs do when in motion.

I never lose grip of my phone, especially not when I’m so feared for my life that I’d take out my gun to kill someone driving away from me.

How’s that good news? It sounds like they are just double-dipping…

But they’re invisible, so don’t waste your time looking for them.

Nah, it’s still inappropriate to ask such a “hypothetical” question because it forces some kind of answer.

If you’re really set on trying to initiate something with someone who’s on their job, write your phone number on a paper in advance and say directly before leaving “text me if you want to get a bite to eat” or something. But please don’t.

I’m not active in much mainstream social media, but I’m not aware of many people who attack normal Russian citizens, especially when they’re complaining about their government? It feels like a bad-faith premise basically.

I’ve never been a fan of the whole «А у вас негров линчуют» rhetoric. Is it not possible to fuck America, fuck Russia, and fuck the so-called state of Israel?

I dunno, maybe because strawman comics are really tiresome?

There are bottles as well, but it’s not as common. And they’re factory-produced bottles that are tamper resistant – not like those orange ones in the US. So it’s basically the same safety as blisters, other than its easier for the patient to spill.

I’m not 100% sure, but I think most of the groundwork for this situation is from EU Directive 2001/83/EC. Medical products need to have a lot of information provided, and it just gets simpler to have boxes with blisters to meet all the requirements, and gives safety at the same time.

I can’t imagine how hectic it must be for pharmacy techs in the US. Despite requiring 5 years of school to be a pharmacist here, the job is basically being a glorified cashier… Unless the person has any questions, you simply check their ID, check in the national registry that enough time has passed since their last collection (particularly if it’s a controlled substance), collect a package from the shelf, print out a label to put on the box (containing their name, doctor, dosage, instructions), scan the label and package, collect payment, and that’s it.

Tbh, a pharmacist shouldn’t really do anything with the actual medication other than dispensing it correctly. In Sweden, every package is individual; the pharmacist should never be opening them nor touching the blisters in normal cases. It significantly reduces risks for the patient and ensures traceability.

It is a bit less efficient though, as pharmacies need to stock up different qualities of the same dosages: Stilnoct(zolpidem) 10mg for example has two different packages: 14 tablets, or 28 tablets. If you have a prescription for 28 tablets, you can’t buy two 14-tablet packages. And if you were to have a 14 prescription, you can’t buy the 28 and ask the pharmacist to throw away the other blister. But I think it’s a worthy tradeoff to eliminate the majority of human mistakes.

And you’re sure that the HOA isn’t just using it as an excuse to get extra cash? It’s an EU law to have individual metering, and it should in reality save everyone money (after the initial install costs). Unless you’re consuming more than anyone else, IDM should only save you money and is better for the environment by giving more incentive to be efficient.

I assume you already have electricity individually metered, right? Why should water be any different, if it’s so expensive? I can’t think of any reason why your bill would now be significantly more expensive, unless you yourself are a high-user, or your HOA is ripping you off.

You’ve got the right idea for the European system though. “Tourist tax”. It’s usually low enough that it’s not a big deal, but I was shocked when I checked in at a hotel in Greece and the receptionist wanted 5€/night from me.

I thought one of the selling points of Raspberry Pi was its small form factor…?

And/or they don’t want as much resistance. “It’s fine to save all this info on non-Americans”. The road to fascism often creeps slowly.

In late 2026 we’re going to have ETIAS as well, becoming more and more like USA.

“meet Fridays at midnight under the Brooklyn bridge”-vibes.

“now we’re saying”…? It has been like that for the last 50+ years, it’s just that most other administrations haven’t been as flagrant about it.

It’s Spanish, no? Philadelphia in French is Philadelphie.

Hot take: for-profit orgs should be buying TLS certificates from the CA cartel instead of using Let’s Encrypt. Unless you’re donating to LE, and in that case it’s cool.