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Basic question: If I wanted a simple self hosting solution for a bot with a database, what is the simplest solution / provider I can go with. This bot is just for me doesn't need to be accessible to the general public.

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Costco executive card

How does that work? Do they have the same the same PM, requirements? Is it just different tech / achitectures adopted by different teams. Fascinating

I have health insurance and a costco membership. I would totally use it if they cap the price at $29.

Anything has to be better than the virtual visit that I had with OneMedical last year.

Story time: I needed a prescription refill and I booked with a nurse practitioner through OneMedical. During my appointment, within the first couple of minutes I told the nurse the prescription that I needed. She then spent ten minutes asking filler questions about my medical history which had nothing to the drugs which I was requesting. Then she sends the prescription to my pharmacy. So far so good. OneMedical then bills me bloody $220 for this visit.

Later on I found out that this nurse practitioner was employed by OneMedical. I figured I would call their office to ask how they can justify these prices. When I call their billing department, they kept hanging up / disconnecting on me. When I reached out to them on their website, they are blaming my insurance company for my large bill.

At no time before I booked my visit was I informed how much I would have to pay despite asking repeatedly. I am all for this costco partnership. Here is hoping that the don't turn into the next OneMedical.

The pace of renewal / refurbishment for work related and personal may not have the same frequency for most folks. Work laptops updated every 3 years approximately (at least in tech). Personal use may be 5-12 years. I bought a Macbook Pro in 2012 for myself. The next personal purchase I made was 2022 when I bought the mac mini. For everything else I used the computer which was given to me at work.

Regarding the photo library, I can speak for my wife. We have a kindergartener and one of my wife's favorite activities is to watch pictures / videos of our kid in bed. She can do this for hours on end to entertain herself.

She also likes to watch movies on an iphone instead of a big screen cause she can use it while performing other tasks (cooking, cleaning etc). She has always said no to a larger form factor like a iPad but I think this might be a good use case for her.

Maybe they will sell you an iGlove )in the future) to go along with this so that you can type / click on your virtual keyboard & mouse

I have a 5 year old who loves building blocks and legos. We are not even too particular about quality. When I buy blocks for my kid, I am looking for him to learn to have fun by himself without Mom/Dad becoming involved and that is very hard ask with lego competitors. We tried buying from lego competitors but then they are missing pieces or their instructions are lacking which is very difficult for a small child to deal with.

As a parent, I feel for them and this is definitely a situation where cops overstepped their bounds.

To play devil's advocate: I am wondering if we have created a system where the cost of being wrong is too high. Imagine what would happen if the police didn't investigate and something had gone wrong? Or look at Gabby Petito's parents who are trying to sue the Moab police.

Another airbnb scam story: Several years back, I booked a place on Airbnb (thankfully it was just for 1 night), turned up at the provided address and had was not able to enter the premises. Contacted host and was told it was at a different address. I had to catch another cab to get there. Turns out the host was a renter and was illegally subletting on Airbnb. When I reported this to Airbnb and left a negative review, my review was removed within a couple of days. Airbnb knows which side of the bread is buttered.

I disagree with the alt-right categorization. I am thankful I am not a teacher who has to lead a discussion in a liberal arts school. I am asian(Indian) and while I have heard / seen plenty of offensive content against my ilk, I have never felt threatened / fearsome or the need to play the victim card like the Ms. Wedatalla. >“Who do I call at 8 a.m.,” she asked, when “you see someone disrespecting and offending your religion?”

Over the top, much?

Mind sharing the parts involved and how to put this together? Wife drinks a lot of sodastream. Thanks

I don't mind if there are certain companies which don't want to list their salary range. However, they also need to be respectful of candidates' time and energy.

Recently I had a company reach out to me and after asking me many questions about my background for an hour, the recruiter asks me, "What is your salary expectation?". I said I would rather not say but would be happy to let them know if their range is acceptable to me. The recruiter rambles a bit about how they recruit from all over the world and then tells me that is not how they operate and I must give a number. I refused and they hung up. Of course it is their prerogative if they don't want to provide the number or need my number up front. But then they can be upfront about it early in the call. They should not waste my time for an hour and drain my energy in the process.