I’m thinking the same thing but maybe not that small. I really liked the Honda Element for this, but it wasn’t right for me at the time. Maybe soon Rivian R2S or R3S, or if that’s too big, Slate?

Where can I read more about that? This is all I could find

• https://kitchensurfers.com/does-coffee-contain-lead/

What a mess. Remind never to get a machine with built in grinder

Except it’s also for any mold buildup

Another downside of Keurig machines is there’s no way to drain them

That reminds me, I’m overdue to “descale” my coffeemaker

As an American I’m still not convinced.

Apple successfully sold themselves as a better choice, the “in”thing - to adults. Most adults I know have iPhones and the ones who don’t seem self-conscious about it. It might have partly to do with Android phones originally sold as the budget alternative. We’re the shallow ones.

Kids can take their cues from adults: they see iPhones as the “better”, more desired choice. But also take it to the next level, with teasing and bullying.

I find it hard to believe anyone cares about the color of text bubbles, especially since kids don’t use iMessage, despite all the media making that claim. It’s just an excuse, but the social stigma is real

The specific request is kind of interesting - when I was a kid, everyone had to wear Nikes or get teased. However for my kids, Nikes were always out.

Fads always come in cycles

When someone says you stand like you have a stick up your ass, they mean the other way. It should help keep you vertical

But the question is deaths by car and you don’t need to entirely get rid of cars to make a huge difference.

• inspections. It boggles the mind that some places don’t have them

Traffic calming really can work. I’m not talking about speed bumps, but things like curb bumps to narrow the road at intersection while increasing pedestrian visibility, traffic islands, roundabouts. Even repainting lines can make a difference. My town’s master plan is driven by accident stats, so every road rework is a noticeable improvement

A couple years ago my town repainted a two lane road into one lane plus turn lanes. Now traffic is slower and calmer yet you get through that area more quickly. Most importantly it’s no longer one of the most dangerous roads in town

Most recently they built a median. This was a dangerous intersection because it always backed up so impatient people would blast straight through in the turn lanes, causing accidents. Now they can’t

And yes, because of Florida Man, my town built medians at every railroad crossing so idiots can’t go around the gates. We never had that problem, but idiocy is contagious.

Every city and town can make a difference. Now. Relatively cheaply. Just by collecting accident data and prioritizing by that. Just by making small changes a little at a time

My ex is on one of those for blood sugar. She’s not losing weight but she said it made a significant difference controlling her blood sugar.

On the other hand her Dad is also on one of those for blood sugar but he’s never hungry and forgets to eat for days so has lost too much weight. It’s to the point where the doctor said anything he wants, load him up on chips and ice cream if necessary to get him back to a healthy weight

As someone working in a hospital, how are you not on every vaccine, especially those for world travelers? If someone picks up something unusual from a different part of the world, they will be going to the hospital, they will be exposing you to it

What’s your goal in using fake info? If it’s general privacy, it’s easy enough to register where your info is private to the registrar

Maybe you’re confusing being aware with specific choices of how to respond. Being aware is always good, but you can always argue with what people choose to do with that knowledge.

If you want to read it yourself, there’s an entire section. Table of contents ….

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Subtitle B–Health

                      Chapter 1--Medicaid

subchapter a--reducing fraud and improving enrollment processes

Sec. 71101. Moratorium on implementation of rule relating to eligibility and enrollment in Medicare Savings Programs. Sec. 71102. Moratorium on implementation of rule relating to eligibility and enrollment for Medicaid, CHIP, and the Basic Health Program. Sec. 71103. Reducing duplicate enrollment under the Medicaid and CHIP programs. Sec. 71104. Ensuring deceased individuals do not remain enrolled. Sec. 71105. Ensuring deceased providers do not remain enrolled. Sec. 71106. Payment reduction related to certain erroneous excess payments under Medicaid. Sec. 71107. Eligibility redeterminations. Sec. 71108. Revising home equity limit for determining eligibility for long-term care services under the Medicaid program. Sec. 71109. Alien Medicaid eligibility. Sec. 71110. Expansion FMAP for emergency Medicaid.

           subchapter b--preventing wasteful spending

Sec. 71111. Moratorium on implementation of rule relating to staffing standards for long-term care facilities under the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Sec. 71112. Reducing State Medicaid costs. Sec. 71113. Federal payments to prohibited entities.

       subchapter c--stopping abusive financing practices

Sec. 71114. Sunsetting increased FMAP incentive. Sec. 71115. Provider taxes. Sec. 71116. State directed payments. Sec. 71117. Requirements regarding waiver of uniform tax requirement for Medicaid provider tax. Sec. 71118. Requiring budget neutrality for Medicaid demonstration projects under section 1115.

        subchapter d--increasing personal accountability

Sec. 71119. Requirement for States to establish Medicaid community engagement requirements for certain individuals. Sec. 71120. Modifying cost sharing requirements for certain expansion individuals under the Medicaid program.

             subchapter e--expanding access to care

Sec. 71121. Making certain adjustments to coverage of home or community-based services under Medicaid.

It’s on my list to do something about mine as well. The vendor sells automated modules at a ridiculous price so I don’t want to do that. However I have the reaching poke so it hasn’t been a priority. It’s been quite a few years now so I’m starting to wonder if replacing the blinds will come up in priority before I get to automating them

I’ve got an extra tall living room, and without a 15’ ladder there’s no way I can actuate the pull down shades

Not what you’re looking for but maybe you should have as a backup plan…… I’ve got a pole that works in my similar situation. It telescopes to 12’, has a handle to simplify turning to adjust the blinds, and a hook at the end to grab hold for raising and lowering.

And it’s automated too. I can use a voice assistant to send a command to raise or lower …. As long as one of my kids is in the room. /s

The Bluetooth visualization caught my eye, but I’m here for the Alexa integration.

My most amusing automation is telling my teens to goto bed, at midnight on weekends, maybe I can spice it up a bit

• looks around * …… now

The zip up is more annoying - I stopped zipping them years ago, which means they flap all over and don’t keep out the cold or rain

Hey baby, looking mighty thicc in that hoodie! Are you all that, with booty forever or do you have a soda bottle ?