[-] PurpleTentacle@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

I don't think the downvotes are warranted. That is an exorbitant amount for the planned vet procedure OP describes.

Vet rates in Germany, for example, are regulated and wound care under anesthesia is pretty standard treatment. Even with multiple, complicated wounds, a round of antibiotics, extensive after care, this would be a three digit bill - while likely more than 200€, it would still be far closer to that number than OP's tenfold quote..

Heck, even surgery for a complicated fracture wouldn't come close to the 2000€ mark and can often stay below 1000€.

We are all aware that the US healthcare system works with ridiculously inflated fantasy prices, but that this extends to veterinary care is news to me.

[-] PurpleTentacle@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

That'll never pass ... without some moderate lobbying effort.

[-] PurpleTentacle@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is democracy.

[-] PurpleTentacle@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

Amateur! I usually make things worse by sitting around doing nothing. That's called efficiency.

[-] PurpleTentacle@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago

Steam ... Deck? You mean the Balatro machine, right?

[-] PurpleTentacle@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago

Do not taunt Superhappyfunland!

[-] PurpleTentacle@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago

No, it doesn't. Not even the old ones, because Brother is rolling out malicious firmware updates even to older models:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31860131

If you have one of the remaining good Brother printers, make sure firmware updates are disabled.

[-] PurpleTentacle@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

They contain mercury and are hazardous waste, not recycling. If, or rather when, they break they will contaminate everything around them and are a healthy hazard. So, no, definitely not curbside recycling.

There should be drop off points in many big box stores for this kind of stuff.

[-] PurpleTentacle@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Here, you dropped this: \

[-] PurpleTentacle@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago

Same on Lemmy, minus the "masses" part, maybe.

[-] PurpleTentacle@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

One time payment option was just added.

[-] PurpleTentacle@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago

Not complaining, but 15€ for ad-removal without the sync-ultra-features is a bit steeper than I expected.

I understand that the smaller user base probably requires higher prices, but that's a number that made me reluctant to pull the trigger.

I'm subscribing to Ultra anyway, but with Sync for Reddit, I always enjoyed the option to fall back to "Pro," if I let my subscription lapse. I was going to pounce right away on Sync for Lemmy Pro, but now I'm not so sure.

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