@bachophile said in How much skin should your kid have in the game?:

@klaus generally the countries which make you pay for ambulance service also charge a tuition for education that requires you go deeply into debt.

There must be some correlation there though I’m not sure it’s obvious.

You maybe on to something there. Even here ambulance transport is not covered by the provincial health insurance for anyone under 65 years of age. You either have private supplemental health insurance to cover ambulance or pay out of pocket. Once you are 65 the ambulance is covered by an old age provincial supplemental health insurance entitlement through Blue Cross.

We also charge tuition for all post secondary education.

Hmmmmm

Frankly, I think the Johnson and Johnson vaccine will be what turns the tide if they can start distribution by the end of February. Single shot, simpler production, and can be stored between 36 to 46 degrees.

That is probably an Air Force plane - tail number ends in AF. I owned a plane that started life with an AF tail number, but it got a new number when it became a civilian.

At first I thought the guy did a nice job raising the flaps just inches before landing, that probably saved some damage. But after watching again, I'm not sure. The crash might have forced the flaps up.

@axtremus said in Twitter CEO: "This is bigger than Trump.":

@loki said in Twitter CEO: "This is bigger than Trump.":

It’s lost about 9 billion for investors YTD

Don‘t you just wish you had 9 billion to lose?

Heh.

Jack Dorsey will soon find out if he doesn’t get the valuation up that it is not his company. That will be a fine reckoning.

@jon-nyc sooth.

They did not seem to know until this week who was going to administer in Ohio. It's some odd players.

Then the town becomes a Magenta town.

My wife gave me some very clashy socks that say Sorry I'm Late I Didn't Want to Fucking Be Here.

Too bad I'll never be able to use them in their most relevant setting!

@lufins-dad said in GOP’s 2024 Primary:

@doctor-phibes said in GOP’s 2024 Primary:

There could conceivably be two women of Indian descent running against one another in 2024.

Elizabeth Warren and Nikki Haley?

Agreed.

The dog ate my homework:

The Woods file supports the allegations for getting a warrant on Carter Page.

@george-k stolen

@taiwan_girl said in No Pardons for coup participants:

i believe he realizes he is done in politics

Agreed. See @jon 's meme from Narcos.

Vox is garbage. Always has been.

@jolly said in Lockdowns don't work?:

If I had a dollar for everytime I heard before the election, that if Biden were elected, COVID would be over when he took office, I'd buy us all a bottle if (expensive) scotch.

Yeah, but it was the Republicans saying that. Not that the problem would actually be over, but that the media would decide it’s all better...

@doctor-phibes said in Blue Origin Launch:

Is it just me, or does that thing look like a knob?

@taiwan_girl said in 40 years ago, a former colleague was here::

Very cool! A piece of history!!

That's George, all right!

Funny we were just talking about that. Two days ago?

@lufins-dad said in Perhaps the single most beautiful machine ever built by man:

Personally, I prefer British Design. Just Beautiful!

I must admit, I've always been a big fan of Morgans. They're still pricey, but not supercar pricey. The biggest problem is probably the waiting list before you can get one.

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