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Postby robbiestoupe » Tue Nov 21, 2017 1:04 pm

Our company doesn't charge people extra if they smoke, but they do offer a discount on insurance if you don't smoke. In the past two years, they've upped the requirement for the discount to include a physical. The physical includes a blood pressure test, and they draw blood to check for blood sugar levels and cholesterol.

I'm OK with companies doing this. If you tend to use more insurance, you should pay more for it.

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Postby grunthy » Tue Nov 21, 2017 1:05 pm

CBS has already fired Charlie Rose--his cohosts excoriated him pretty badly this morning. Pretty incredible how quickly one can go from one of the most respected men in the last half-decade of journalism, to a Molestapalooza punchline.


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Postby eddy » Tue Nov 21, 2017 1:08 pm



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Postby DigitalGypsy66 » Tue Nov 21, 2017 1:11 pm

Wow, that's cringeworthy.

I haven't watched a morning "news" program on purpose for years. Is that Oprah's best buddy Gayle?

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Postby Viva la Ben » Tue Nov 21, 2017 1:11 pm

The case against autonomous weapon platforms.

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Postby mikey » Tue Nov 21, 2017 1:18 pm

Went to urgent care this morning because my head is gonna explode...they had The View on...I understand why people seem to be getting stupider over time...

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Postby shafnutz05 » Tue Nov 21, 2017 1:22 pm

Went to urgent care this morning because my head is gonna explode...they had The View on...I understand why people seem to be getting stupider over time...
The View has always been awful, but it has become ridiculously irrelevant. Their original crew at least had some names, but it has been a revolving door of people the last few years.

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Postby nocera » Tue Nov 21, 2017 1:57 pm

What has been the reaction to the Net Neutrality repeal plans here? We excited about our internet being split into packages?

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*edit* (This is a mockup)

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Postby tifosi77 » Tue Nov 21, 2017 2:03 pm

It's a terrible move. The telco lobby has successfully made this a partisan issue inside the Beltway, but in the rest of the country Net Neutrality is supported by an overwhelming majority of consumers. It's going to be really troubling in markets with only one or two options for ISP.

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Postby DigitalGypsy66 » Tue Nov 21, 2017 2:13 pm

That's actually an ISP services page in Portugal, where the Internet is not regulated.

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Postby Viva la Ben » Tue Nov 21, 2017 2:23 pm

Dat Reese’s cup.

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Postby nocera » Tue Nov 21, 2017 2:23 pm

That's actually an ISP services page in Portugal, where the Internet is not regulated.
Yeah, that tweet is where I pulled the image from, but digging a bit deeper I learned that the image itself is a mockup, though taken from actual packages.

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Postby Gaucho » Tue Nov 21, 2017 2:24 pm

Cool mug.

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Postby Silentom » Tue Nov 21, 2017 2:30 pm

Reese's cups are not very good.

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Postby tifosi77 » Tue Nov 21, 2017 2:31 pm

How many ISPs are there that do not also offer TV? Because in an unregulated market, suddenly a lot of people who use an OTT service for their TV may suddenly find their data speeds throttled unless they buy TV service from the ISP.

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Postby columbia » Tue Nov 21, 2017 2:32 pm

yep

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Postby grunthy » Tue Nov 21, 2017 2:32 pm

Reese's cups are not very good.
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Postby columbia » Tue Nov 21, 2017 2:34 pm

New sanctions on NK. :thumb:

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Postby shmenguin » Tue Nov 21, 2017 2:47 pm

Reese's cups are not very good.
for today, i lend my bad hot take pants to Om. this is a bad hot take.

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Postby Silentom » Tue Nov 21, 2017 2:48 pm

Reese's cups are not very good.
for today, i lend my bad hot take pants to Om. this is a bad hot take.
The peanut butter is dry and gritty. Who would like that.

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Postby mikey » Tue Nov 21, 2017 2:53 pm

*sound of an entire room raising their respective hand or hands*

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Postby Morkle » Tue Nov 21, 2017 2:54 pm

Pieces are better than cups, but cups are still good.

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Postby mikey » Tue Nov 21, 2017 2:57 pm

Peanut butter M&M's vs Reese's Pieces...?

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Postby tifosi77 » Tue Nov 21, 2017 3:00 pm

*sound of an entire room raising their respective hand or hands*
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