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@BCBSIL Hey @IL_Insurance, is an insurer legally required to pay a claim if the provider refuses to submit a required report component? The provider attempted to withhold the report until I paid the visit balanced and delayed writing it for over 100 days.

@BCBSIL I reported it. You ignored it. Your own policy, by the way.

@BCBSIL I would truly love to understand why, after making not one but two complaints about a provider that unlawfully withheld my medical records and signed the record for the visit over 100 days after the visit, your response was to hand that provider EVEN MORE MONEY.

@BenNollWeather I hope so, but I worry that we're going to have one hell of a one two punch. theguardian.com/world/2026/apr…

The notorious super El Niño of 1877-78 contributed to a global famine that wiped out 3 to 4 percent of the global population. It was arguably the worst environmental disaster to ever befall humanity. Are we better prepared now? The evidence says yes 🧵

@Unclebarney1966 @thehealthb0t @boldtiming They do check urine for high blood pressure. Protein in urine is used to check if there's kidney damage.

First and foremost. Those things done are for more than just high blood pressure. So if he went in for something it was for a lot more than high blood pressure. He was obviously complaining about something much more. They don’t run x-rays for high blood pressure, they don’t check urine for high blood pressure. And you don’t spend 24hrs in the hospital for high blood pressure and I could go on with that bill you showed. So first he went in crying about something and it wasn’t high blood pressure. Then that appeared to be the inflated bill that the hospital and the insurance company will fight over. Not what he has to pay yet, so the extortion is to the insurance company. Then the insurance company extorts him for whatever he pays them plus his portion of the bill. And last, this is America the land of the thieves and corruption……SO WELCOME TO AMERICA……

An American goes to the ER for high blood pressure. He’s there less than TWO hours. No surgery. No scans. The bill comes back at $41,297 — even AFTER he’s paid his FULL out-of-pocket max. This isn’t healthcare — it’s extortion

To get a bit more signal and a bit less noise, here are the global sea-surface temperatures, averaged by decade since the decade 1980-1989. What do you think the 2030s will look like? The 2040s?

@CrimsonDesert_ 😆

We would like to address questions regarding the use of AI in Crimson Desert. During development, some 2D visual props were created as part of early-stage iteration using experimental AI generative tools. These assets helped us rapidly explore tone and atmosphere in the earlier phases of production. However, our intention has always been for any such assets to be replaced, following final work and review by our art and development teams, with work that aligned with our quality standards and creative direction. Following reports from our community, we have identified that some of these assets were unintentionally included in the final release. This is not in line with our internal standards, and we take full responsibility for it. We also acknowledge that we should have clearly disclosed our use of AI. While these tools were primarily used during early production, with the expectation that these assets would be replaced prior to release, we recognize that this does not excuse the lack of transparency. We sincerely apologize for these oversights. We are currently conducting a comprehensive audit of all in-game assets and are taking steps to replace any affected content. Updated assets will be rolled out in upcoming patches. In parallel, we are reviewing and strengthening our internal processes to ensure greater transparency and consistency in how we communicate with players moving forward.

@stefanbackstrom @dilanesper Yes. In the US, drivers licenses are given out like candy. You can get a license in some states without a single hour of logged in car training, and those that do require as little as 6 hours, for the most dangerous daily activity most people partake in.

@dilanesper ”Stop driving if there’s a car coming from your left” is complicated?

traffic circles suck and one of the reasons i don't trust a lot of policy wonks in this area is because they advocate this drivers do not understand them which means tons of accidents and near misses. Go back to signals and stop signs.

@dilanesper They're OK in so far as it's a low traffic intersection. They're an absolute nightmare when they're placed in high traffic areas.

@niravtolia @BrianSozzi @YahooFinance @Nextdoor Hey Nirav, can you walk me through why your moderation team thinks it reasonable to take no substantive action against an account being used to harass a family who lost a loved one, who in addition has threatened violence repeatedly?

Joined @BrianSozzi at @YahooFinance this morning to talk Q4 — our strongest financial quarter ever — and what's next for @Nextdoor. Quick takes: → Two years focused on driving engagement that actually matters. It's showing up in the numbers. → AI isn't just another transition. It's revolutionary. Use it for hours a day or you'll miss it. → $405M in cash. We control our own destiny. What to expect from Nextdoor in 2026: Rolling thunder, not big bangs. 👇 finance.yahoo.com/video/nextdoor…

@HackingLZ I mean, they may have been trying to kill it off, but md5crypt was more secure in the 90s. They may have introduced Kerberos in Win2k, but they didn't so much as start warning devs to stop using NTLM until 2010.

For people unfamiliar with how fast large enterprises move how long has Microsoft been trying to kill off NTLM? It wasn’t Microsoft holding that change back.

@GRoditiD Card tricks. Only thing needed is a pack of cards.

kinda wanna get a hobby in 2026. what is a good hobby for dads with no spare money and who only have free time in blocks that are 40 minutes or shorter and happen at completely unpredictable dates and times? it can’t be smoking cigarettes, thats way too expensive in CA these days

@TomGallagherLaw Kinda seems more likely that the tests of cannabis intoxication are flawed than cannabis doesn't affect driving.

Cannabis doesn't impair driving in any meaningful way. And no chemical test can ever detect impairment by THC, because THC is not correlated with impairment. For proof of this, see my article: gallagherdefense.com/2020/07/12/mar…

@techspence Not turning off EDR is reasonable. I tend to prefer that the SOC is notified during a pentest to avoid panic and over reaction, like quarantining production systems during business hours. No notification for red team to the SOC, though.

For internal pentests, we don’t ask nor do we want you to turn off security for us. That means EDR is installed and enabled and SOCs are not notified ahead of time. That’s not how everyone does it or thinks it should be done, just how we do it.

@raul_1329 @McGrewSecurity Not really surprising. If everything works perfectly because it was set up properly, they ask what they're paying you for. If everything breaks, even for something management decided on against advice, they ask what they're paying you for.

I think this was actually a smart move. A lot of engineers out there today have only ever used VMWare and companies will have trouble finding anyone to help them move off of it. There are still companies using AS400s. I worked for a cell carrier where engineers got upset when we talked about moving to Azure off of VMWare. So then we talked about using Azure VMWare Solution (VMWare in Azure) and they whined about that too. I think people underestimate how feckless and risk averse the average sysadmin is.

Has anyone ever fumbled so hard as Broadcom has with VMWare

@lauriewired Extra fun: getting Fortran to compile. Different versions, different compilers, and they really didn't play nice with each other.

@ImSh4yy Anal seems like an appropriate name for that

PRO TIP: REST is overengineering. Just expose one endpoint called /api that accepts SQL queries directly.

@Seetheandcope1 @rachelsteer04 @scrowder IOW, nuance is beyond you.

@real0bit @rachelsteer04 @scrowder You should re read what I said - since you’re basically echoing it. Calls to violence is NOT protected speech. Full stop

What in the world is she doing?

@steezyza @sp4rtan300 No, you called it gate keeping and said nothing more.

@real0bit @sp4rtan300 All I'm saying is provide guidance instead of criticism.

soo many people wanna get in cybersecurity but can’t even explain how DNS work 🫨

@Seetheandcope1 @rachelsteer04 @scrowder You should acquaint yourself with Brandenburg v. Ohio. True threats are not constitutionally protected speech, but what constitutes true threats is exceptionally narrow.

@rachelsteer04 @scrowder Protected speech does not protect calls to violence- full stop.