Brun and Clinton would be cute. :-D
Ummm... that's the kind of bruising you get with a fracture...It's all right though. She got extra money for that...
Other: Sven and his intern Lydia (no longer an intern, I'm sure), Marigold/Dale, Gabby.
I hope that's just some soft tissue bruising and not internal damage.Same here.
How about the guy who runs the liquor store across the street from the church (https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=717)?That’s Cerenkov radiation. The rest of the comic since then is the hallucinations of Marten, dying from the radiation exposure.
Nevermnd. :-D
I hope Brun actually saw a doctor...Unlikely. For a start she only just got home. Next, she just doesn’t seem likely to have considered it as a possibility based on her past actions. Finally and most importantly, doctors cost money and even with bonus pay and compensation I doubt Brun has the ability to afford one since she probably also doesn’t have medical insurance, just like she had no idea about renter’s insurance.
How about the guy who runs the liquor store across the street from the church (https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=717)?That’s Cerenkov radiation. The rest of the comic since then is the hallucinations of Marten, dying from the radiation exposure.
Nevermnd. :-D
Jeph seems to have remembered that his comic was actually once about humans more than robots, and decided it was a good idea to check in on some of the organic characters. :-POr he wanted to leave off the previous arc at a good save point and this has been simmering on a back burner for a bit. (¬_¬)
Looks like Brun it is!
Ummm... that's the kind of bruising you get with a fracture...
Who's been gone longest? Sara, that's who - do you seriously believe the story about being eaten by an allosaurus? She's out there somewhere, possibly even secretly stalking the original target of her lust!
The Roombas. Why? Just because.
Also would be cool if they revealed that they got a speech module upgrade on top of their flight capabilities.
Who would they be interacting with? Well Melon of course. Oh and harassing Pintsize with his latest project. :-D
Other: Raven. 'cuz... Raven.
A random idea randomly came to me and I decided to run with it!
We've been focussing a lot of Faye, Bubbles, Roko and May of late with a little side trip into the first sighting of a French pastry in Tairaville. However, there are plenty of characters that we haven't seen for a while. Who would you like to see come back, either as a cameo or as a sustained arc?Tell me your ideas below!
- I'd like to know how Jeremey and Seven are doing running the Fighting Arena;
- The fact that Marten hasn't picked up his guitar in a while, just what is Amir doing with himself now?
- Did Beatrice even care that her daughter has ostracised her? Or does she have a cunning plan?
Do we know for a fact that Marten hasn't played guitar in a while? I don't recall any instance in which it was mentioned.
New strip up.
"You okay? Good, I'm drafting you to carry stuff."
Box full of opossums?
Box full of opossums minus one.
Box full of opossums?
Box full of opossums minus one.
Box full of possums minus o
;)
Box full of opossums?
Box full of opossums minus one.
Box full of possums minus o
Yes, when the radioactive atom decays, it determines whether the box contains an opossum or a possum. Of course if the atom starts screaming incoherently, the box turns out to have been holding a bandicoot instead.Box full of opossums?
Box full of opossums minus one.
Box full of possums minus o
Schroedinger's box of opossums?
Yes, when the radioactive atom decays, it determines whether the box contains an opossum or a possum. Of course if the atom starts screaming incoherently, the box turns out to have been holding a bandicoot instead.Box full of opossums?
Box full of opossums minus one.
Box full of possums minus o
Schroedinger's box of opossums?
Until Faye’s bra teleports onto Marigold, that is. (Not going to try to find that one on my phone)Yes, when the radioactive atom decays, it determines whether the box contains an opossum or a possum. Of course if the atom starts screaming incoherently, the box turns out to have been holding a bandicoot instead.Box full of opossums?
Box full of opossums minus one.
Box full of possums minus o
Schroedinger's box of opossums?
Nope, quantum superposition only works with kets, not possums ... :clairedoge:
Maybe Renee-growth is what this arc will be about.
Oof, that one hit hard. Had exact same situation with my ex, except he got super mad at me "lying" to him and was rude to me for days as "punishment".
Seeing Faye and Bubbles develop healthy relationship standards is so nice.
1) The strip is set in Massachusetts. Brun (and Faye) should have been covered under Romneycare.
2) When I voted "other" in the poll I was thinking of Cossette.
1) The strip is set in Massachusetts. Brun (and Faye) should have been covered under Romneycare.
2) When I voted "other" in the poll I was thinking of Cossette.
Bubbles is killing it in that yellow dress. I suspect that it has an origin story that I have forgotten.
Point of order from a resident: it's only a requirement that you HAVE it, not that you GET it. It's not "everyone is covered" as is believed, it's a requirement that you have it or you can't get your state taxes back. That's it. It's intended to get you to be covered, but doesn't provide for everyone in the state. The state is a master of manipulating the truth, she might not be eligible for free care(MassHealth) due to her making too much and she might not be able to afford to buy it. So she actually might not have ANY health insurance and what she might get from the state in taxes is a fraction of what she'd have to shell out for health insurance costs.
Errr, now I'm worried... the way the light is shining on Faye and Bubbles in the last panel... isn't that what happened to Roko just before her incident with Crushbot? https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3900 (note, I'm not on Paetron or any of those "see a strip a day before" services, so just conjecture on my part)
Plus she doesn't like doctors. If that bruise was the impact point, she could have a cracked pelvis (note: cracked, not broken). That will take a long time to heal given Brun's job as a bar back.I hope Brun actually saw a doctor...Unlikely. For a start she only just got home. Next, she just doesn’t seem likely to have considered it as a possibility based on her past actions. Finally and most importantly, doctors cost money and even with bonus pay and compensation I doubt Brun has the ability to afford one since she probably also doesn’t have medical insurance, just like she had no idea about renter’s insurance.
Until Faye’s bra teleports onto Marigold, that is. (Not going to try to find that one on my phone)Yes, when the radioactive atom decays, it determines whether the box contains an opossum or a possum. Of course if the atom starts screaming incoherently, the box turns out to have been holding a bandicoot instead.Box full of opossums?
Box full of opossums minus one.
Box full of possums minus o
Schroedinger's box of opossums?
Nope, quantum superposition only works with kets, not possums ... :clairedoge:
Bubbles is killing it in that yellow dress. I suspect that it has an origin story that I have forgotten.
1) The strip is set in Massachusetts. Brun (and Faye) should have been covered under Romneycare.
2) When I voted "other" in the poll I was thinking of Cossette.
Point of order from a resident: it's only a requirement that you HAVE it, not that you GET it. It's not "everyone is covered" as is believed, it's a requirement that you have it or you can't get your state taxes back. That's it. It's intended to get you to be covered, but doesn't provide for everyone in the state. The state is a master of manipulating the truth, she might not be eligible for free care(MassHealth) due to her making too much and she might not be able to afford to buy it. So she actually might not have ANY health insurance and what she might get from the state in taxes is a fraction of what she'd have to shell out for health insurance costs.
Point of order from a resident: it's only a requirement that you HAVE it, not that you GET it. It's not "everyone is covered" as is believed, it's a requirement that you have it or you can't get your state taxes back. That's it. It's intended to get you to be covered, but doesn't provide for everyone in the state. The state is a master of manipulating the truth, she might not be eligible for free care(MassHealth) due to her making too much and she might not be able to afford to buy it. So she actually might not have ANY health insurance and what she might get from the state in taxes is a fraction of what she'd have to shell out for health insurance costs.
I won't lie. I did not understand a word of this.
QC Massachussetts must be a little different from ours if a small coffee shop can afford to buy health insurance for employees. Maybe QC Romneycare has a generous subsidy for small business to buy insurance.
Is that not a common occurrence for tall women? Anyone here who can speak from personal experience?My wife is quite tall (though not as tall as Bubbles) and yes, this does happen to her.
Aaaand I have screwed up the quotes.
Let's not even get into the name that the book for my classical mechanics class used for the canonically-transformed Hamiltonian...
Until Faye’s bra teleports onto Marigold, that is. (Not going to try to find that one on my phone)Yes, when the radioactive atom decays, it determines whether the box contains an opossum or a possum. Of course if the atom starts screaming incoherently, the box turns out to have been holding a bandicoot instead.Box full of opossums?
Box full of opossums minus one.
Box full of possums minus o
Schroedinger's box of opossums?
Nope, quantum superposition only works with kets, not possums ... :clairedoge:
The benefits of a solid scientific education: The ability to make puerile puns about felines and womens' undergarments while claiming to be educating the lay public about the concept of the dual space ... :angel:
Goldstein. I double checked after posting that, and it’s listed in the index, though on the page the index points to it only calls it that in the footnote.Let's not even get into the name that the book for my classical mechanics class used for the canonically-transformed Hamiltonian...
Wich one did you use - Goldstein? (My class used Kuypers, but methinks that one not so well-known in the Anglosphere)
Asking fora friendScience ... :angel:
Until Faye’s bra teleports onto Marigold, that is. (Not going to try to find that one on my phone)
Nope, quantum superposition only works with kets, not possums ... :clairedoge:
The benefits of a solid scientific education: The ability to make puerile puns about felines and womens' undergarments while claiming to be educating the lay public about the concept of the dual space ... :angel:
And all of this because I wanted to say "Oh, that's where Pintsize got the 'possum from!".
All of this is "When the fiction from science fiction makes real life science more fun!"
Goldstein. I double checked after posting that, and it’s listed in the index, though on the page the index points to it only calls it that in the footnote.
Sorry, for those of us who don't have access to Goldstein, what is the pun in the footnote on page 370?
The answer to the poll...the only POSSIBLE answer...is Boo-Boo.Why not Princess Spookyspell (http://"https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1896")?
https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=763
Point of order from a resident: it's only a requirement that you HAVE it, not that you GET it. It's not "everyone is covered" as is believed, it's a requirement that you have it or you can't get your state taxes back. That's it. It's intended to get you to be covered, but doesn't provide for everyone in the state. The state is a master of manipulating the truth, she might not be eligible for free care(MassHealth) due to her making too much and she might not be able to afford to buy it. So she actually might not have ANY health insurance and what she might get from the state in taxes is a fraction of what she'd have to shell out for health insurance costs.
I won't lie. I did not understand a word of this.
She couldn't be reached for comment.The answer to the poll...the only POSSIBLE answer...is Boo-Boo.Why not Princess Spookyspell (http://"https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1896")?
https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=763
Well, I suggested that Roko go to a lawyer with political ambitions. However, it looks like Jeph has decided to go one step further. To have a seriously important public figure, genius and, let's be brutal here, defence contractor say that the current situation for May is entirely unacceptable to him. That will make the politicians sit up, take notice and, likely, panic. It will be curious to see how all these barriers to May getting help never really existed at all and how much the bureaucrats will insist that they never blocked, refused or were even aware of Roko's request for a review.
That said, yeah, Hanners is right. Between here and there is going to be a serious mess of rage, fear, political ass-covering and scapegoat-finding and it's going to be a difficult thing to live through for all involved and their friends.
Romneycare is just Obamacare at the state level.
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If your employer doesn't provide health insurance as a benefit, the only way to get it is to buy it yourself or to be poor enough to qualify for indigent health care. Buying it yourself is cost-prohibitive and Mass. does not enough to subsidize the purchase.
...
So it's advertised as universal coverage but if you work as a bar back you might get stuck in the middle between being poor enough for state-funded insurance and being rich enough to buy a private plan.
What it does is require you to show proof of coverage to get your state income tax returned to you...
Buying it is legally required, to make sure there are enough healthy people paying in to meet the costs of the people with pre-existing conditions.
It's just a requirement that you are covered ...
... she might not be eligible for free care(MassHealth) due to her making too much and she might not be able to afford to buy it. So she actually might not have ANY health insurance and what she might get from the state in taxes is a fraction of what she'd have to shell out for health insurance costs.
Point of order from a resident: it's only a requirement that you HAVE it, not that you GET it.
You're required to have it even if you're left no way to get it.
Not to mention that nearly noone wins when politicians panic.Well, I suggested that Roko go to a lawyer with political ambitions. However, it looks like Jeph has decided to go one step further. To have a seriously important public figure, genius and, let's be brutal here, defence contractor say that the current situation for May is entirely unacceptable to him. That will make the politicians sit up, take notice and, likely, panic. It will be curious to see how all these barriers to May getting help never really existed at all and how much the bureaucrats will insist that they never blocked, refused or were even aware of Roko's request for a review.
That said, yeah, Hanners is right. Between here and there is going to be a serious mess of rage, fear, political ass-covering and scapegoat-finding and it's going to be a difficult thing to live through for all involved and their friends.
The problem is it’s still a quick fix from someone who could make it happen.
Not having it incurs a fine.You're required to have it even if you're left no way to get it.
You keep using that word...
Okay... not totally clear. "your income tax returned to you? I can only assume you don't get your entire income tax returned to if you have coverage. Can you be more precise?
Does it mean that a portion of your tax is some kind of a health care levy which is returnable only if you can show proof of health care coverage?
So, if you owe the government money at the end of the tax year, then there are no consequences whatsoever? That is odd. But okay.
I think I understand it about as well as I want to now.
What it does is require you to show proof of coverage to get your state income tax returned to you...
Okay... not totally clear. "your income tax returned to you? I can only assume you don't get your entire income tax returned to if you have coverage. Can you be more precise?
Does it mean that a portion of your tax is some kind of a health care levy which is returnable only if you can show proof of health care coverage?Buying it is legally required, to make sure there are enough healthy people paying in to meet the costs of the people with pre-existing conditions.
It means, if you don't have a documented health plan, and you paid in too much income tax to the state, then your refund of overpaid tax, all or in part, can be kept by the state. Ostensibly to help pay off the cost of whatever care you used during the year but did not pay for in the form of private insurance and thus took from the state. The Federal level ACA (Obamacare) was similarly modeled and this was called the "individual mandate" and worked similarly: if you didn't have proof of coverage, it made the most sense to avoid overpaying taxes (because you wouldn't get a refund).
Past tense is used above because the Republicans in the federal Congress passed a bill and it was signed into law effectively eliminating the federal individual mandate.* Now there is a court case pending, last I knew, attempting to remove the last bits of the ACA from the law by noticing that the funding method (the individual mandate) is not severable from the rest of the ACA bits, and since the mandate has been severed (made void), therefore the rest of the law is similarly null and void. I believe this case is still pending in federal appeals court.
* Certain more libertarian elements (me included) viewed this with rejoicing because it removed what amounts to a tax imposed by executive order. That's a dangerous precedent to set and accept for any length of time; it's Congresses job to levy taxes, not the executive branch by fiat. However, we imagined that this event would also force Congress back to doing their job and finding the funds to pay for the rest of the ACA. This has not turned out to be the case and as a result, many of the state-driven implementation pieces of the ACA are now seriously jeopardized due to lack of funding, with the end result of people dying for lack of proper health care. The Republican party branded candidates are going to have a lot to answer for come November 6, 2020...
What it does is require you to show proof of coverage to get your state income tax returned to you...
Okay... not totally clear. "your income tax returned to you? I can only assume you don't get your entire income tax returned to if you have coverage. Can you be more precise?
Does it mean that a portion of your tax is some kind of a health care levy which is returnable only if you can show proof of health care coverage?Buying it is legally required, to make sure there are enough healthy people paying in to meet the costs of the people with pre-existing conditions.
It means, if you don't have a documented health plan, and you paid in too much income tax to the state, then your refund of overpaid tax, all or in part, can be kept by the state. Ostensibly to help pay off the cost of whatever care you used during the year but did not pay for in the form of private insurance and thus took from the state. The Federal level ACA (Obamacare) was similarly modeled and this was called the "individual mandate" and worked similarly: if you didn't have proof of coverage, it made the most sense to avoid overpaying taxes (because you wouldn't get a refund).
Removing the profit motive from healthcare in our country would do WONDERS for it.What it does is require you to show proof of coverage to get your state income tax returned to you...
Okay... not totally clear. "your income tax returned to you? I can only assume you don't get your entire income tax returned to if you have coverage. Can you be more precise?
Does it mean that a portion of your tax is some kind of a health care levy which is returnable only if you can show proof of health care coverage?Buying it is legally required, to make sure there are enough healthy people paying in to meet the costs of the people with pre-existing conditions.
It means, if you don't have a documented health plan, and you paid in too much income tax to the state, then your refund of overpaid tax, all or in part, can be kept by the state. Ostensibly to help pay off the cost of whatever care you used during the year but did not pay for in the form of private insurance and thus took from the state. The Federal level ACA (Obamacare) was similarly modeled and this was called the "individual mandate" and worked similarly: if you didn't have proof of coverage, it made the most sense to avoid overpaying taxes (because you wouldn't get a refund).
Okay, I think that now I understand better why Americans are not so enamoured with the ACA - it's pretty hard to see how this system isn't overly complicated & opaque, doesn't spuriously involve the state, and how it acts in a way that is fair (both fairness wrt to burden-sharing and the specifics of penalizing undesired behaviour).
I'd caution against conflating the term 'individual mandate' with this weird tax-deduction penalty whaggamathingy - Not merely to accommodate my OCD, but also because it's easy to imagine that when people debate healthcare systems and compare the ACA to other designs that feature a legal requirement to have insurance (like the Austrian, Belgian and German ones), they will be tempted to assume that the latter also feature this weird income tax-return penalty thingy. That is not the case (not entirely certain about the Austrian & Belgian systems, but it would surprise me if they did).(click to show/hide)
Anyhow - thanks to everybody who helped educating the furriners.
Removing the profit motive from healthcare in our country would do WONDERS for it.
[For those who have vision impairment of some variety, that's WONDERS in rainbow colos starting with red on the left. Since indigo isn't available in the color selction, teal was substituted and blue got shifted over one.]
That’s Cerenkov radiation. The rest of the comic since then is [woven with] the hallucinations of Marten [et alia], dying from the radiation exposure.eGads! And that's when he met the Beast of Bourbon! And only after that would the advanced cybrids emerge. Only after would they visit Station. The rule of parsimony would have us disbelieve the great Ellicott-Chatham intellect, eccentricity, and wealth.