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  1. Comment on Gay penguins stir up drama in a Denmark zoo by stealing chick from 'neglectful' parents in ~lgbt

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    That’s so sweet that the zoo gave them an abandoned egg to care for after returning the chick to the mother.

    That’s so sweet that the zoo gave them an abandoned egg to care for after returning the chick to the mother.

    6 votes

  2. Comment on The best inexpensive mandoline slicers in ~food

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    It’s so bizarre seeing this come up on Tildes - this exact model literally sent me to urgent care a week ago when my hand slipped off the onion being sliced. Anyway, it works great and the injury...

    It’s so bizarre seeing this come up on Tildes - this exact model literally sent me to urgent care a week ago when my hand slipped off the onion being sliced. Anyway, it works great and the injury was really my fault.

  3. Comment on Insulin prices have more than doubled in the last six years — and now people are dying because they can’t afford the drug in ~health

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    This is very upsetting — what’s the price worth if your customers are dying because they can’t afford it? Or does it not matter because almost 10% of the population already have diabetes? How is...

    This is very upsetting — what’s the price worth if your customers are dying because they can’t afford it? Or does it not matter because almost 10% of the population already have diabetes?

    How is there no concrete answer to the outrageous prices? $1000/month? From an article linked within the article:

    “"We do not believe that there is a conspiracy to keep insulin expensive," he says.

    Rather, he says, incremental improvements in the drug — and the disappearance of older versions, which aren't as profitable — are more likely explanations.”

    So it’s less about efficacy and more about profits, then? This is just one of a few of their postulations on why prices have increased. It’s ridiculous. There needs to be real answers, not speculation. Why does our government idly stand by, why has it not been investigated?

    For chrissakes, the guy was only 26! He died less than a month after aging out of his mom’s health insurance. What does that say about the US?

    8 votes

  4. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~life

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    Those links are helpful, thanks! It looks like we started slightly backwards by paying off all our credit debt and car loans (still have student loans, doing the standard 10 year repayment plan)....

    Those links are helpful, thanks! It looks like we started slightly backwards by paying off all our credit debt and car loans (still have student loans, doing the standard 10 year repayment plan). We are now starting on our emergency fund which will take about 1.25 years — we’ve just been kind of feeling our way through. This will help. Thanks again.

    2 votes

  5. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~life

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    Okay, I’m clueless. I’m in my early 30s and would like to start saving for retirement. Grew up poor so I don’t have any frame of reference for this. I’m currently freelancing — Are there any risks...

    Okay, I’m clueless. I’m in my early 30s and would like to start saving for retirement. Grew up poor so I don’t have any frame of reference for this. I’m currently freelancing — Are there any risks involved with setting up a Roth IRA?

    4 votes

  6. Comment on ‘Black Mirror: USS Callister’ wins Emmy for outstanding TV movie in ~tv

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    Agreed, and as Akir mentioned they really pandered to the audience with this one. The ending was much too ‘feel good’ for what I’ve come to expect, and love, from Black Mirror. I like it dark. And...

    Agreed, and as Akir mentioned they really pandered to the audience with this one. The ending was much too ‘feel good’ for what I’ve come to expect, and love, from Black Mirror. I like it dark. And when it can’t be dark, let it be tragic.

    5 votes