Knossos

When I was a child I was very moved by the sequence in Homeworld where they returned to Kharak. Everything was burning and Adagio for Strings playing.

They exist in trials. The human danger is too great though I think. If the laser thinks your eye is a fly for a split second, game over for vision.

Sounds like someone is due a raise 😅

Sounds about right. I was a die hard fan of Intel for years. I upgraded my PC this year and I picked AMD for the first time in my life. Looking at the scathing reviews and performance tables, it is an insane choice to pick Intel.

Cataclysm Dark Days Ahead

We do also get money taken directly out of our pay check for health insurance. So it isn’t just the 5 euro fee. But I think it manages to be considerably less, since everyone is required to have insurance. I think that brings down the cost for everyone.

Also Germany: I live rural. Most times I’ve gone I see the doctor itv takes than 30 minutes, but it depends on who else is there obviously. First come first served.

Interesting that they ask you to call in advance. I’ve never had that. We can, if we want an after midday appointment for something specific.

Yes, the awkward “Moin”. Definitely!

There used to be a 15 euro per quarter charge when using the local doctor. They scrapped that a few years ago.

All the blood work I’ve had has been free. But I’m not sure what you meant by extensive. I take a lot of anti biotics, so they check my liver numbers occasionally.

But yeah, generally a similar experience to you.

A person with one watch always knows what time it is; a person with two watches never does.