If you had a building with 1000 evil people, and 1 good person, is it ok to destroy it? I don't know the answer to that, but I wouldn't be able to do it personally. Seems like a variant of the trolley problem.
That would make sense if the movie becomes available on their store again you didn't have to repurchase it. But you do. The licence is very fragile and "breaks" if there's ever any licensing issues.
Anyone remember the Harry Potter DVDs that had janky games on them like dodging trees in the forbidden forest? And each button press took a full 5 seconds to register? It was cool but also jank
Yeah exactly... It's emergencies only really then you're on your own. I needed 20 physiotherapist appts after a severe car crash, thankfully we have special insurance specifically for car crashes that is very good, but if the same thing happened from a random fall or something then idk what I'd do.
Interesting how insurance works differently around the world. It's really weird here. Most people here in AU have private health insurance, even though it does absolutely nothing for them. I ran the numbers myself. As an example, you would pay $1200 a year for something you can max optimistically get $600 value per year from, and that's after multiple years of building up "trust". There's clauses like, only these specific kinds of treatment, only $x per year, only x% of each treatment covered, etc... It's extremely restrictive. But if you tell anyone, they'll get mad and say you're an idiot to not have this scam health insurance. It's better to self-insure here and just try to have ~$1000 set aside for health emergencies.
Worth noting this is specifically ~200 movie titles purchased in the PlayStation store in the UK due to licencing changes. So still shit, but not as bad as the headline implies.
Personally I've given up purchasing movies or TV shows at all because they keep getting deleted from my libraries over time without warning. I agree with the article that the word "purchase" itself is misleading and it should be changed to something like "licence" or "rent forever" instead.
IMO the shirt design is A.I. generated. It has that awkward vibe to it. Two generic looking characters standing at an awkward angle / stance and shaking hands. It's like every A.I. comic in existence. But I think the actual picture of a girl wearing an A.I. shirt design is real, if that makes sense
Not in SA at least. There's concession cards that sometimes helps, sometimes even makes it free, but it's basically random how much a clinic will discount you, if at all. If you're poor you're generally expected to languish in the public system for years, assuming you can find treatment at all. A lot of medical stuff is in the private sector now. I see people using afterpay or credit cards for medical stuff. Some clinics offer payment plans, sometimes interest free.
It's not that bad yet, but I feel like we're on the way there. Luckily we still have a pretty good public sector for emergencies. But there is no public sector psychiatrists, at least not around here. So you're covered for some things but not others, especially specialist treatment. That's why I specified appointment, because most of the time appointment refers to private sector. And outpatient stuff, but the line is confusing and arbitrary.
For example,
Dentists are essential but also elective.
The hospital will cast your broken leg for free but you'll pay a lot for the rehab physiotherapy privately.
They'll CT scan a tennis ball sized tumour for free, but refuse to remove it because even though it's growing it's "benign" i.e. if it won't kill you then we don't care.
Two doctors will cost wildly different prices even though both use Medicare.
You can go to the hospital 10 times for the same cardiac problem for free, but getting it investigated or fixed is private, unless you're critically in danger.
It's hard to know whether something will cost you or not until you try and get it treated. It's very "reactionary" instead of "preventative" is how I'd describe it. Like they'll chop off a diabetic foot for free, which is hugely expensive medical procedure requiring a surgeon, but seeing a dietician to learn how to manage your diabetes costs $200+ per appointment.
I almost feel like if I had to choose, the reverse should be true. Focus on preventing problems rather than putting out fires.
Yeah to me 5e is in a weird place right now. Not quite narrative focused and not quite crunchy numbers focused either. It's like a middle ground where some parts are highly specific but others are left to interpretation. I've found people mostly get confused by this ambiguity.
Functionally it kind of just removes the curtain and reveals how effective health points (EHP) vs total health points actually works. But God it felt really shit to actually play. It goes against gaming convention.
I always thought it was the most interesting class because each power comes with a weakness, and they grow in power as you level up. Very X-Men like. Here's some curse examples for people who don't know what the class is about:
Clouded Vision - Your eyes are obscured, making it difficult for you to see. You cannot see anything beyond 30 feet, but you can see as if you had darkvision
Wrecker - The destructive power of the Abyss and its teeming hordes of demons seeps from your very pores and into your belongings and surroundings. Held objects gain the broken condition when you use or equip them but regain their actual condition if employed by anyone else. Disable Device becomes a class skill for you and you can make checks to destroy non-magical traps as a move action without the need to use tools or take any action beyond simply touching it.
It's one of the reasons I love Pathfinder more than DnD. So much variety and creativity in the classes. More reading
I took my bike, but they confiscated my entire tyre patch / repair kit because it had an allen key in it. Apparently I might try to disassemble the plane from the inside or something. Then I learnt it's surprisingly hard to find a tyre repair kit in my destination. Hooray
In Australia, surprisingly and disappointingly, medical appointments. Seeing a specialist for anything is about $500 AUD, after Medicare rebate. So you need to have more than that much liquid cash on the day, and be able to tank the hit.
I still remember being in line behind this mother whose child was clearly extremely unwell mentally. When she heard the price for the psychiatrist appointment she's like, I can't pay that... Let alone 2 or 3 times because psychiatrists never diagnose on the first visit. She had her own (understandable) mental breakdown, and stepped outside to call family to borrow money.
You shouldn't need a payment plan to get antipsychotics. Somehow still cheaper than the scam that is private health insurance though.
If you had a building with 1000 evil people, and 1 good person, is it ok to destroy it? I don't know the answer to that, but I wouldn't be able to do it personally. Seems like a variant of the trolley problem.