@ozoned It's so bad out there in the healthcare world. Hope you're on the path to recovery!
@lich_silvae@masto.fediverse.games thank you. Surgery is the 22nd. So soon hopefully. Outpatient surgery so hopefully it is an easy recovery.
@TCMuffin@toot.wales thank you. Yeah it sucks. I'm fortunate. I'm mentioning it because I'm sure there's a majority that could afford it. But hopefully something can change.
And I'm looking forward to resolving it. Just in tune for Fedicon in Aug as well.
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@ozoned oh my.
First of all I had no idea you had that going on, so I’m sorry to read it and glad you’re getting care! The system and affordability is dreadful for folks.
Absolutely the kind of thing that could be fixed and made more accessible for all, not just those able to pay from their own resources - if there was collective will and compassion.
@andypiper@macaw.social Yeah, don't talk too much about my ailments. Went to Disney and it was agony, but kids had fun so that's what matters. 😊
And yeah, Capitalism isn't really about compassion. This just makes me realize how fortunate I am to be able to cover this. But holy shit man. This insanity.
Hope you're doing well. Saw you on the Matrix update video. 😊
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@ozoned Jeez… Systems aside; Good luck!
(Also, isn’t there $6,876.10 unaccounted for there?)
@gnilleps@mastodon.art insurance forces them to lower the amount.
So I need to have surgery. I have Meralgia paresthetica which causes numbness, pain, soreness, etc in my thighs. So the doctor is going to do surgery to snip the nerves so I don't feel anything anymore. It's fairly common actually.
Just got the estimate. For a 2 hour surgery the total is $28,650.87. The insurance covers $19,617.82. I have to pay $2,156.95. I'm very fortunate that I can afford the expense. But this whole system is just not sustainable. Absolutely crazy amount to not be in pain constantly.
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@ozoned@btfree.social what's a framework. All you need is jQuery and some elbow grease.
@julian@activitypub.space man after my own heart. My scripts are bash leveraging jq heavily. 😊 It's what I know. Too old to change now! 😁
@ozoned@btfree.social @feff@comicscamp.club Yeah, no Docker please. Install it on bare metal old school 
@julian@activitypub.space @feff@comicscamp.club bare metal like a real man! Don't need none of these containers in the cloud with their CI/CD LLM's PITA ASAP BRB BBQ FFS BBL
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@feff@comicscamp.club @julian@activitypub.space @gnilleps@mastodon.art
Node.JS and I are NOT friends. HOWEVER ... there's a docker container thankfully. But I'm checking with Julian to find out the recommended install method.
This is why I NEVER got into webdev. I'd ask friends how to make anything and the answer was always
"Use this framework for X and use this other framework for Y."
Me: "What about Z?"
Them: "Oh you need 10 more frameworks for that! SEE! IT'S EASY!"
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@ozoned
Is there any plugin or so to integrate https://nodebb.org/ into a @bonfire server ?
@julian
@nelfan@gotosocial.social @bonfire@indieweb.social @julian@activitypub.space
This is an interesting question. They're two completely separate software stacks. NodeBB is for federated forum servers. While Bonfire is more a roll your own community social network server. What would you imagine this looks like? What would be your end goal with a plugin in Bonfire? Not judging at all. It sounds like an interesting idea to be sure. 😊 And you have the folks that could work together to make something happen if there's an idea there.
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@feff@comicscamp.club @julian@activitypub.space @gnilleps@mastodon.art
But chaos is fun! And we get to learn so much! Looking at the docs, it should be smooth. So that means I need to find ways to create CHAOS! 😁
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@ozoned@btfree.social it shall be terrifying.
@julian@activitypub.space if one of us doesn't end up crying and balled up in a corner, then I haven't done my job properly. 😁
@gnilleps@mastodon.art @julian@activitypub.space I hope it'll be fun and educational. 😁
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@ozoned bookmarked but please repost closer to go time, too! My calendar is suffering from ... well, being my calendar!
@johannab@cosocial.ca I shall do my best to remember. 😄
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