pingucat
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I do artwork for hackers and throw parties.
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UnitedHealth is the nation’s largest health insurance conglomerate.
ProPublica obtained what is effectively the company’s internal playbook for limiting and cutting therapy costs.
Here’s what we found.
(Published Nov. 2024)
ProPublica obtained what is effectively the company’s internal playbook for limiting and cutting therapy costs.
Here’s what we found.
(Published Nov. 2024)
How UnitedHealth’s Playbook for Limiting Mental Health Coverage Puts Countless Americans’ Treatment at Risk
United used an algorithm system to identify patients who it determined were getting too much therapy and then limited coverage. It was deemed illegal in three states, but similar practices persist due...
www.propublica.org
December 16, 2025 at 4:00 AM
UnitedHealth is the nation’s largest health insurance conglomerate.
ProPublica obtained what is effectively the company’s internal playbook for limiting and cutting therapy costs.
Here’s what we found.
(Published Nov. 2024)
ProPublica obtained what is effectively the company’s internal playbook for limiting and cutting therapy costs.
Here’s what we found.
(Published Nov. 2024)
Back from Seattle, saw a couple favorite DJs play Monkey Loft!
December 16, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Back from Seattle, saw a couple favorite DJs play Monkey Loft!
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Has everyone met Elsie? She is incredible with her talking buttons. Here is an example:
youtube.com/shorts/kGx6t...
youtube.com/shorts/kGx6t...
December 11, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Has everyone met Elsie? She is incredible with her talking buttons. Here is an example:
youtube.com/shorts/kGx6t...
youtube.com/shorts/kGx6t...
creative anxiety talk was pretty solid www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zsh6...
How to Turn Your Creative Anxiety Into Your Biggest Advantage
YouTube video by School of Motion
www.youtube.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:21 AM
creative anxiety talk was pretty solid www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zsh6...
still feeling very behind on everything but i cooked my $5 amazon turkey tonight!
December 9, 2025 at 8:29 AM
still feeling very behind on everything but i cooked my $5 amazon turkey tonight!
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New interview, check it out!!
Today I chat with Skyper & TMZ from @phrack.org magazine as they celebrate 40 years of phone phreaking, stack smashing and seminal filez like the Hacker Manifesto!
@hackerschoice.bsky.social @guitmz.bsky.social
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/12/08/4...
@hackerschoice.bsky.social @guitmz.bsky.social
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/12/08/4...
40 Years of Phrack - Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons Podcast
Way before the world wide web, computer enthusiasts were sharing information via digital bulletin board systems (BBS). This amounted to attaching a modem to...
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM
New interview, check it out!!
Today was the best day
December 7, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Today was the best day
4 Xmas parties and 2 art events this weekend! Prepping visuals for one of them tonight! 🫠🎄💀
December 5, 2025 at 3:10 AM
4 Xmas parties and 2 art events this weekend! Prepping visuals for one of them tonight! 🫠🎄💀
Robots taking our jobs
December 4, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Robots taking our jobs
Cooking night! Chicken Tinga Tacos mostly cuz I had chipotle peppers to use up www.seriouseats.com/chicken-ting...
December 4, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Cooking night! Chicken Tinga Tacos mostly cuz I had chipotle peppers to use up www.seriouseats.com/chicken-ting...
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If you're buying gifts for spirited 12 year olds who have read most of the middle grade graphic novel canon, can I recommend my book The Legend of Auntie Po? It's multi-awarded, and well reviewed, but hasn't entirely found its commercial footing.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/601780...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/601780...
The Legend of Auntie Po by Shing Yin Khor: 9780525554882 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST Part historical fiction, part fable, and 100 percent adventure. Thirteen-year-old Mei reimagines the myths of Paul Bunyan as starring a Chinese heroine while she works ...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:33 PM
If you're buying gifts for spirited 12 year olds who have read most of the middle grade graphic novel canon, can I recommend my book The Legend of Auntie Po? It's multi-awarded, and well reviewed, but hasn't entirely found its commercial footing.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/601780...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/601780...
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Day Laborer Chased By Border Patrol Struck by Vehicle at Huntington Park Home Depot.
Reporting by Aisha Wallace-Palomares
Reporting by Aisha Wallace-Palomares
December 3, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Day Laborer Chased By Border Patrol Struck by Vehicle at Huntington Park Home Depot.
Reporting by Aisha Wallace-Palomares
Reporting by Aisha Wallace-Palomares
Made it through Black Friday/Cyber Monday without Amazoning anything, which was harder than it sounds. I mostly ate at small businesses, did use cards, and did stop by one big store (ikea)
December 2, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Made it through Black Friday/Cyber Monday without Amazoning anything, which was harder than it sounds. I mostly ate at small businesses, did use cards, and did stop by one big store (ikea)
Extreme salad making
December 2, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Extreme salad making
I don’t think salmon will go upstream very fast this way
December 2, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I don’t think salmon will go upstream very fast this way
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“The National AIDS Memorial, through a partnership with the AIDS Quilt Touch team, presents all 50,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in an interactive experience so people around the world can experience the beauty of the Quilt and witness the love and stories stitched into each panel.”
Interactive AIDS Quilt
The National AIDS Memorial, through a partnership with the AIDS Quilt Touch team, presents all 48,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in an interactive experience People around the world can experie...
www.aidsmemorial.org
December 1, 2025 at 11:19 PM
“The National AIDS Memorial, through a partnership with the AIDS Quilt Touch team, presents all 50,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in an interactive experience so people around the world can experience the beauty of the Quilt and witness the love and stories stitched into each panel.”
Printing on fabric is so cool
November 30, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Printing on fabric is so cool
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My cat... might hate me...
November 30, 2025 at 9:53 AM
My cat... might hate me...
I was going to do things today but there is a cat on me
November 30, 2025 at 1:16 AM
I was going to do things today but there is a cat on me
hosting a collab ansi bday card this weekend for our friend emerson. if you want to draw on it, DM me!
November 29, 2025 at 9:27 PM
hosting a collab ansi bday card this weekend for our friend emerson. if you want to draw on it, DM me!
Native American tea sounds like a good way to hydrate today
November 27, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Native American tea sounds like a good way to hydrate today
It takes a lot to get your fav foods on your plate. Protect farm workers!
As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
November 26, 2025 at 10:29 PM
It takes a lot to get your fav foods on your plate. Protect farm workers!
There was also a nightmarket where Indy designers could set up and sell games for a few hours #paxunplugged
November 26, 2025 at 10:25 PM
There was also a nightmarket where Indy designers could set up and sell games for a few hours #paxunplugged