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how many US states have a single payer healthcare system?
  • Specifically Native American Alaskans (i.e. those with a tribal ID)

  • how many US states have a single payer healthcare system?
  • Alaska's healthcare system kinda works like that, but only for Alaska Natives.

  • Router recommendation
  • I'm admittedly not much of a networking expert, but you might be able to improve your existing network by running Ethernet backhaul for your mesh network (assuming your access points support it).

    Regarding whether you would benefit from a router like that: I've only got a 25Mbps connection, so my main use case for it is using ZeroTier to access various services on my local network, more advanced firewall controls, and the dual 2.5G Ethernet ports for connection between my main PC and home server.

  • Router recommendation
  • I recently switched from my ISP's combo device to a GL-inet Flint 2 (https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-mt6000/);;) no complaints with it thus far, and I've enjoyed some of the quality of life features it's got built into it.

  • Which OS do you use for your homeserver?
  • Fedora Server, with most of the services I need running via Docker.

  • Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Review: Why Buy Anything Else?
  • Unlocked, brand new direct from the Google Store. They emailed me a coupon code for being on the Google Assistant mailing list that gave me an extra $150 off, and it stacked with a $100 discount they were already running (so $250 off total). I'm a self-admitted headphone jack enthusiast, but the price was just too good to pass up.

  • Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Review: Why Buy Anything Else?
  • Just got a Pixel 8 (256 GB) for $510 a few weeks ago. I'm good with that, thanks.

  • Victory! Ring Announces It Will No Longer Facilitate Police Requests for Footage from Users
  • Still skeptical here as well, but it's at least a step in the right direction. I still do not plan to have any Ring products anywhere near my place anytime soon.

  • Honda's first electric SUV, the 2024 Prologue, boasts nearly 300 miles range for under $49K
    electrek.co Honda's first electric SUV, the 2024 Prologue, boasts nearly 300 miles range for under $49K

    Honda’s first all-electric SUV, the 2024 Prologue, will begin hitting US dealerships in March. The electric SUV features best-in-class EPA...

    Honda's first electric SUV, the 2024 Prologue, boasts nearly 300 miles range for under $49K

    "The base model Prologue EX (single motor) starts at $47,400 with 296 miles EPA range rating. With a $1,395 destination fee, the 2024 Honda Prologue is available for $48,795.

    The dual motor version costs $51,795 (including dest.) with up to 281 EPA miles range. For the higher Touring package, the MSRP (including dest.) is $53,095. That goes up to $56,095 for the dual-motor variant.

    Honda’s highest Elite trim starts at $59,295 (with dest.) for up to 273 EPA miles range. The Elite trim includes standard AWD (available on EX and Touring) that delivers 288 hp and 333 lb-ft of torque. Meanwhile, the FWD (single motor) Prologue variants include 212 hp and 236 lb-ft of torque.

    The 2024 Honda Prologue includes standard features like built-in Google, Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility, 19″ wheels, and a wireless phone charger."

    Looks like an interesting first entry; curious to see what people think of it once it hits the market.

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    Pixel phones are broken again with critical storage permission bug
  • Well, looks like I'm avoiding updates on my Pixel 8 for a while.

  • The Blind Smartphone Camera Test Winners! [MKBHD]
  • I have to say, I was really impressed by how well the Pixel 7a did. At $400 now, that's a great (somewhat) cheap option for folks, though I do wish its battery life was a bit better...

    I've got a Pixel 8 non-Pro on the way, so I'm excited to see how it performs compared to my old Galaxy S9 :P

  • Interested in Hardware Features we want to see
  • At this point, I'd honestly be fine with that too. Unfortunately it looks like one of the only ones around that has two USB-C ports is the Asus ROG Phone 7 & 7 Ultimate, which both already have a headphone jack too, lol.

  • Interested in Hardware Features we want to see
  • I'd love to see those features in phones today; all of those are basically dead in the US market (Xperia 1 V gets two out of three, Zenfone 10 at least gets the 3.5mm jack...might be some cheap Motorola something that still has a jack, as well?).

    Me personally, I could even live with just the 3.5mm jack. The whole argument of "it's for waterproofing/making the phone thinner/insert BS excuse here" falls flat when my Galaxy S9 has a 3.5mm jack and the same IP68 rating as the Pixel 8, yet manages to be thinner.

  • Hyundai launching cheaper IONIQ 2 to sit below the IONIQ 5 – Here's what we know so far
    electrek.co Hyundai launching cheaper IONIQ 2 to sit below the IONIQ 5 – Here's what we know so far

    Affordable EVs are on the way. Hyundai plans to launch a cheaper electric vehicle, the IONIQ 2, that will sit...

    Hyundai launching cheaper IONIQ 2 to sit below the IONIQ 5 – Here's what we know so far

    > > > According to Hyundai Europe’s VP of marketing, Andreas-Christoph Hofmann, the brand is developing a cheaper IONIQ 2 electric car. Hofmann broke the news this summer following rival Volkswagen unveiling its ID 2all concept. The VW ID 2all will start at around €25,000 ($27,000) with up to 450 km (279 mi) range. It’s expected to go into production in 2025. > >

    > > > Hyundai is aiming for a similar price for the upcoming IONIQ 2. Hofmann told Automotive News, “Everybody in the industry knows the target of this kind of vehicle is 20,000 euros.” > >

    > > > The new EV is expected to have at least 250 miles range. It will be a part of Hyundai’s next-gen IMA platform revealed during its 2023 investor day. Hyundai says the IMA “is a significant advancement” over its current (E-GMP) platform that will help reduce costs. > >

    I'd love to see something like this show up in the US, but I'm not going to hold my breath.

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    Trying Linux gaming & never looking back. Proton is amazing.
  • Welcome to the club!

    The only game I can’t play is rocket league.

    Have you tried it on Heroic Games Launcher yet? I play RL from time to time with a buddy, and both of us have gotten it to work without any notable issues via Heroic.

  • The current ban wave has issues
  • CS2 official Twitter says the bans were mistakes and are rolling them back: https://twitter.com/counterstrike/status/1732111185804394746?t=r9hlLfaMl05qwiwTlsgyyA

  • Firefox Is Going To Try And Ship With Wayland Enabled By Default
  • I really hope they fix the issue with the picture-in-picture video not staying over top of all other windows; that's the only thing keeping me from using Wayland Firefox right now.

  • Google Keep is replacing Assistant Notes and 'Shopping List'
  • You might be on to something there; I'll have to give that a look!

  • Google Keep is replacing Assistant Notes and 'Shopping List'
  • Yeah, that seems to be a common theme. Creating timers from Assistant still works fine, but anything with Assistant that has to go through Tasks is basically broken :(

  • Google Keep is replacing Assistant Notes and 'Shopping List'
  • Have you ever found a way to make reminders in Tasks through Google Assistant actually work? When they switched from the Assistant reminders to Tasks, they became so unreliable at showing at the specified time (i.e. "remind me to do ___ at 3pm") that I can't use them anymore.

  • Crank the subs, I want my eyeballs to jiggle
  • Bass player approved.

  • 15 years of Android memories – When did you get your first Android phone?
  • First Android phone was a Motorola Moto G4. Solid phone, great budget buy at the time. Replaced it with a refurbished Galaxy S9 in 202, which is actually still serving me to this day. My S9 is showing its age now, but I'm refusing to buy a phone that does not have a headphone jack, so I'm going to run it into the ground.

    First Android device was actually a Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet (16GB storage, 1GB of RAM). Ended up running Jellybean, and finally KitKat, off of a microSD card to keep it going. Actually still have it, but flashed to Android 7. Gapps doesn't install, but I'm impressed it was able to run as well as it did.

  • CS:GO stuttering (Frame Variance?) on Manjaro Linux after several minutes of playing

    Hey all, hoping that someone else might be able to shed some light on this particularly strange issue I've been experiencing. When playing CS, I typically get between 500-600 FPS and have a super smooth experience.

    Recently, after about fifteen or twenty minutes of playing, my game will suddenly have the frame variance spike to 10-20 ms, FPS drops to 250-300, and everything feels like I'm playing at 10 FPS due to the stuttery mess the game becomes. The issue goes away immediately upon restarting the game. Weirdly enough, I have noticed after the issue starts that if I open the in-game console, everything behaves normally until I close the console again.

    Any advice anyone can offer would be greatly appreciated; here's the specs for my system:

    Operating System: Manjaro Linux KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.6 KDE Frameworks Version: 5.108.0 Qt Version: 5.15.10 Kernel Version: 6.3.13-2-MANJARO (64-bit) Graphics Platform: X11 Processors: 12 Ă— AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 6-Core Processor Memory: 31.1 GiB of RAM Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. Product Name: B650 AORUS ELITE AX

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    captainsiscold captainsiscold @kbin.social

    Physicist & gamer from Alaska. Also on Mastodon: @captainsiscold

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