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'5 Calls' is one way for U.S. citizens to make a political impact and 'make your voice heard' by pbjamm in c/politics@beehaw.org

[-] pbjamm@beehaw.org 8 points 1 day ago

Voting was already too much effort to save democracy.

What type of game do you want to see? by pbjamm in c/gaming@beehaw.org

[-] pbjamm@beehaw.org 1 points 1 day ago

VoxeLibre is a game that can be installed in Luanti engine. It will make sense once you open Luanti since the first thing it prompts you to do is install a game from its game library. VoxeLibre is one of the first listed.

What type of game do you want to see? by pbjamm in c/gaming@beehaw.org

[-] pbjamm@beehaw.org 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Minetest, which is apparently now Luanti? I guess I missed the memo.

https://www.luanti.org/

Voxel based game engine that has a very excellent Minecraft clone called (drum roll)

~~Mineclone~~ (EDIT) : VoxeLibre, guess i missed that memo too.

It can happen here: Everyone who realizes with proper alarm that Trump’s reëlection is a deeply dangerous moment in American life must think hard about where we are -- [Opinion] by pbjamm in c/politics@beehaw.org

[-] pbjamm@beehaw.org 5 points 3 days ago

Can happen?!? It fucking did happen.

Period tracking app refuses to disclose data to American authorities by pbjamm in c/technology@beehaw.org

[-] pbjamm@beehaw.org 6 points 3 days ago

concerns anti-abortion state laws could allow phone searches for menstrual data

If the police search your phone then that would not protect you.

Timothy Snyder: What does it mean that Donald Trump is a fascist? - We should expect him to try to cling to power until death, and create a cult of January 6th martyrs by pbjamm in c/politics@beehaw.org

[-] pbjamm@beehaw.org 2 points 4 days ago

Every cycle is portrayed as vitally important with a platform of We Suck Less

Not this time. GQP actively campaigned for all the worst policies and actively making things worse and people still voted for it.

Canadian police brace for 'worst-case scenario' of asylum-seekers fleeing Trump by pbjamm in c/canada@lemmy.ca

[-] pbjamm@beehaw.org 6 points 5 days ago

Could be good for Canada in the long run if educated workers, doctors, nurses, professors, researchers etc decide to move north.

Fedora and Linux Mint having no display output unless on safe graphics. by pbjamm in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[-] pbjamm@beehaw.org 2 points 5 days ago

Fore sure more details needed. I run LMDE6 on my system and its RX7600 works perfectly out of the box.
currently kernel 6.10

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My first experience with Canadian Health Care (BC Health) (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 month ago by pbjamm@beehaw.org to c/canada@lemmy.ca

10 comments fedilink

My family and I moved from the US to Canada in the summer of 2023 and last week was the first time I had to make use my Services Card. I went to the ER in excruciating pain, had blood and urine labs done, a shot of pain killers then waited around (a long time) for a CT scan. The doctor said it might be a new record, but I had been bumped a few times by suspected stroke patients that came in, so totally understandable. Several hours later with a prescription slip in hand I exited the hospital. Easy as pie.

For anyone who has never had the displeasure of experiencing an American hospital you can not understand how much simpler and less stressful and cheap the Canadian system is. I dont know what it would have cost me in the USA, probably whatever my insurance deductible was, but it certainly was not $0. That state of not knowing what all this is going to cost you, and how you will afford it, makes an already awful experience even worse. Not being harassed for money on the way out, never once discussing the cost of something with the DR was truly eye opening.

TL:DR Thanks BC Health. You are not perfect but you are amazing. Anyone promoting American style health care here in Canada has either never experienced that gong show or is independently wealthy enough not to have to think about the costs.

(kidney stone for anyone who is curious. it was horrible)

Republicans Immediately Seize on Trump Rally Shooting to Incite More Violence by pbjamm in c/politics@beehaw.org

[-] pbjamm@beehaw.org 29 points 4 months ago

Most likely answer is that Republicans will completely ignore that inconvenient information and if it is ever brought up to them directly label the shooter a RINO and dismiss it.

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Costco's bold new plan for the California housing crisis (archive.ph)

submitted 4 months ago by pbjamm@beehaw.org to c/citylife@beehaw.org

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ChatGPT has caused a massive drop in demand for online digital freelancers — here is what you can do to protect yourself by pbjamm in c/technology@beehaw.org

[-] pbjamm@beehaw.org 40 points 5 months ago

I think more likely answer is that most businesses are cheap and a mediocre image generated by AI is good enough vs paying a human to make a really good one.

Winamp is going open source by pbjamm in c/foss@beehaw.org

[-] pbjamm@beehaw.org 27 points 6 months ago

Winamp still whips the Llamas ass.

I'm looking to drop cable but need live sports alternative. by pbjamm in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

[-] pbjamm@beehaw.org 49 points 7 months ago

Why so many unhelpful comments here? I get it, you are not into sports, but some people are and want to enjoy them. No need to take a superior stance and tell us we are wasting our time by doing so.