I put the aircon on in the back rooms
sitting in the lounge room till it is unbearable

It will probably be on till Tuesday by the looks of the weather forecast
37 C tomorrow? Maybe?

I had planned to test the 3D printer today
instead, I will sit on a stool in the back room and play with the UNOs again

I can't get the GRBL on the UNO WiFi Rev2
so I am going to look at running a UNO R3 with a WIFI added
cant see serial running it
but I am going to google it just in case

I'm looking for more book recommendations. I'm looking for more books about true crime but white collar crime. Detailed accounts from both the people doing the crime in a historical narrator form and those in law enforcement. I want to be inside the world of finance when reading these. #Bookstodon, #Books

It me

#HistoryMemes

https://www.europesays.com/1707193/ George Simion îl acuză pe Klaus Iohannis că e uzurpator: „Dacă îl văd mâine la Cotroceni sun la 112!” #romania

Y’all, as we creep up on the holidays, on this #caturday, let us all remember it is the Season of Yule Cat.

https://www.europesays.com/1707191/ 7:57 AM; The Sun is Rising Over Kyiv on the 1033rd Day of the Full-Scale Invasion. How the USSR banned Ukrainian Christmas celebrations. #Ukraine

L'Inconnue de la Seine

https://www.europesays.com/1707184/ Ich💨iel #DeutscheMemes #IchIel #Memes #SelbstiesDerSeele

El úuuuuuuuuuultimo concierto del año. Solar en Sala Metrónomo.

#Solar #SalaMetronomo #Conciertos #RockChileno

Waiting to see if I can find Fritz Leiber in the cast. #Svengoolie

so the wisdom of YouTube says to deploy double-sided tape on surfaces you want to discourage cats from using (e.g. near stove-tops, counter-tops, etc.).

The idea is that cats hate, hate, HATE getting their delicate little toesies on Teh Sticky.

My goons? They’re FASCINATED by this new, sticky surface. Can’t get enough of it.

🤦‍♂️ #FML #catsOfMastodon

tfw both the floor heater AND space heater are on

#CatsOfMastodon

https://www.europesays.com/1707189/ Gerichtsurteil: Australier ist nicht der Bitcoin-Erfinder, sondern nur eine Nervensäge #DE #Deutschsprechenden

Happy Holidays. Here come my seasonal favorites.
Day 21
#HolidayMusic
#TomWaits

https://youtu.be/DcITz2AqCJc

I just emailed several members of Congress who are engaged on the topic of the attacks on the US being waged by Putin, Musk, and their proxies. I have offered to brief them further. Same offer stands for any member of Congress or the IC. Please send them my way.

OK, snow drifting in cabover trucks doesn't work, hard to tell what the front axle is doing when you're driving from that far in front of it.

#ETS2 #Gaming

Peruvian wizards be like, “Alpacazam!”

https://soundcloud.com/stefanbohacek/memory-collapses-time?in=stefanbohacek/sets/piano

#instrumental #piano #soundtrack #music #NewMusic #soundcloud

Health insurers limit coverage of prosthetic limbs,
questioning their medical necessity

An estimated 2.3 million people are living with limb loss in the U.S.

That number is expected to as much as double in coming years as people age and a growing number lose limbs to diabetes, trauma and other medical problems.

Fewer than half of people with limb loss have been prescribed a prosthesis, according to a report by the AHRQ.

Plans may deny coverage for prosthetic limbs by claiming they aren't medically necessary or are experimental devices,
even though microprocessor-controlled knees like Adams' have been in use for decades.

Cain was instrumental in getting passed a 2000 Colorado law that requires insurers to cover prosthetic arms and legs at parity with Medicare,
which requires coverage with a 20% coinsurance payment.

Since that measure was enacted, about half of states have passed "insurance fairness" laws
that require prosthetic coverage on par with other covered medical services in a plan
or laws that require coverage of prostheses that enable people to do sports.

But these laws apply only to plans regulated by the state.

Over half of people with private coverage are in plans not governed by state law.

The Medicare program's 80% coverage of prosthetic limbs mirrors its coverage for other services.

Still, an October report by the Government Accountability Office found that only 30% of beneficiaries who lost a limb in 2016 received a prosthesis in the following three years.

Cost is a factor for many people.

"No matter your coverage, most people have to pay something on that device," White said.

As a result, "many people will be on a payment plan for their device," she said. Some may take out loans.

The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has proposed a rule that would prohibit lenders from repossessing medical devices such as wheelchairs and prosthetic limbs if people can't repay their loans.

"It is a replacement limb," said White, whose organization has heard of several cases in which lenders have repossessed wheelchairs or prostheses.

Repossession is "literally a punishment to the individual."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/health-insurance-coverage-prosthetic-joint-replacement/

Content warning: Cookie pic, mention of pet death Click to open/close

Did you know you can just lick like your own posts and no one can stop you?

Almost forgot #Caturday but this sweet #Void didn’t

Chrissy is checking things out from a safe place. #cat #CatsOfMastodon

Rock or something.

She’s full of crimes.

#CatsOfMastodon #Caturday

“I want to see politicians chaining themselves to other people. I want Democrats lying down on train tracks. I want them reviewing the civil rights–era playbook and remembering how people who had no institutional power brought about structural change by demanding better from institutionalists.”

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/democrats-should-abandon-institution-based-resistance/

#USPol

Oh, this was a neat little read. And I can totally see why anger is in the feet - just look at stomping their feet when they’re angry, or stomping away.

Ancient Texts Reveal How Mesopotamians Felt Emotions—From Happiness in the Liver to Anger in the Feet

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-texts-reveal-how-mesopotamians-felt-emotions-from-happiness-in-the-liver-to-anger-in-the-feet-180985675/

TBH I don't fear death. I fear getting old enough that I'm disabled and can no longer be independent. I've seen how our society treats disabled people.

Not sure if this restaurant is trying to construct a graph or just do something with all their leftover corks, but I would like all of my graphs to be plotted this way from now on.

#wine

#movies #nowwatching

https://www.europesays.com/1707187/ Kompromisse in der Liebe😅 #DeutscheMemes #Memes

Too many Americans are not taking this new Trump presidency seriously

This was a sobering time that people seem to forget.

https://www.europesays.com/1707181/ russian attack on cancer treatment center in Kherson; heinous act of cruelty against civilians, Zelensky says #ConflictInUkraine #Ukraine #UkraineConflict #Ukrainian #UkrainianConflict

https://www.europesays.com/1707179/ For example, in Germany Russia heavily relies on the far-right, while in Spain they put their funds into the far-left #Ukraine #UkraineConflict #Ukrainian #UkrainianConflict

https://www.europesays.com/1707177/ Russia is executing more and more Ukrainian prisoners of war #RussiaUkraineWar #Ukraine #UkraineWar

It’s been awhile since I spoke about Fediverse development. But since yet another project is experiencing drama, some thoughts:

For any Fedi project to gain traction, you need a team. This team needs to be aware of a real problem, how to solve it, and be aligned in the solution.

Anyone building such a project must be willing to set aside differences, forgive disagreements, not let perfect be the enemy of good.

You also need to figure out problems of scale. Namely, how to move from “A” to “B” to “C” without breaking everything.

You also need to respect QA, community managers, and—yes, that dreaded word everyone in the Fediverse hates—marketers.

Finally, the most challenging part: you need to be willing to go against the status quo. And along with it, the Homeowners Association of the Fediverse.

https://www.europesays.com/1707174/ Neptune strike in Kazan, Russia. #Ukraine #UkraineWar #UkraineWarVideoReport