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  • kibiz0r@lemmy.worldtomemes@lemmy.worldYou deserve it :-)
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    6 months ago

    Yes. Yes it does.

    U.S. per-capita healthcare spending (including public and private as well as compulsory and voluntary spending) is higher than anywhere else in the world, with second-placed Germany trailing quite far behind.

    On average, healthcare costs in the U.S. amounted up to $12,318 per person in 2021. In Germany that number stood at $7,383 - 40 percent lower. Yet, the U.S. lags behind other nations in several aspects such as life expectancy and health insurance coverage.


  • kibiz0r@lemmy.worldtomemes@lemmy.worldfr fr ong
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    6 months ago

    Short form of “fixin to” (pronounced “fixin tuh”)

    Usually implies “I’m” fixing to. Often said without much emphasis, as it’s just introducing the important part of the phrase. I think it’s actually a pretty neat way to keep the emphasis where it needs to be.

    “Finna get outta here” uses 3/4 of the phrase to convey the important action of “leaving”

    vs. “I’m fixing to get out of here” uses 1/2 of the phrase on useless info that “I” am the one doing the leaving and that it hasn’t happened yet but is about to.



  • kibiz0r@lemmy.worldtomemes@lemmy.worldF- me It's January!
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    6 months ago

    I did this once just to drive 2 blocks on totally empty streets. After 30 seconds, I had my passenger open the window and see if I was good on their side. Shit was terrifying. I can’t imagine doing it on a legit commute. You gotta convince yourself you’ve got 8-inch solid unobtainium plot armor to do that.






  • kibiz0r@lemmy.worldtoMemes@lemmy.mlNot such a conspiracy theory now
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    7 months ago

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility

    Accessibility is the design of products, devices, services, vehicles, or environments so as to be usable by people with disabilities.

    Assistive technology is the creation of a new device that assists a person in completing a task that would otherwise be impossible. Some examples include new computer software programs like screen readers, and inventions such as assistive listening devices, including hearing aids, and traffic lights with a standard color code that enables colorblind individuals to understand the correct signal.

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/gusalexiou/2020/09/08/could-elon-musks-neuralink-be-a-game-changer-for-people-with-disabilities

    Disabled people are likely to have had their attention piqued by Musk reiterating that, in the first instance, Neuralink would be looking to “solve important brain and spine problems.”

    In fact, throughout the presentation, several chronic and life-limiting conditions were cited as being potentially treatable by Neuralink — ranging from blindness, spinal cord injuries, memory loss, brain damage and even depression.

    The company’s first round of clinical trials will focus on patients with spinal cord injuries.

    https://www.reuters.com/technology/musks-neuralink-start-human-trials-brain-implant-2023-09-19/

    …Neuralink said, adding that its initial goal is to enable people to control a computer cursor or keyboard using their thoughts alone.

    ETA:

    I have no interest in defending the muskrat or his dystopian vision for this technology. I’m just a developer who gives half a shit about making accessible software, so I want people to know what that means.

    I hadn’t really formed an opinion on this article specifically, but… If I had spinal damage? I might consider signing up for the monkey-killer chip too. A shot at getting my body back might be too enticing to resist.