#And restart what we were doing. But he was so good. So much less reactive than I was expecting.

[kelpiemomma]

I love him 🥺 he took care of me today

[metamodel]

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Hello again. I recently visited the Australian Film, Television and Radio School for their latest Re:Frame event, which was about audience engagement in the attention economy. After just ten minutes, I wanted to stab my eyes with a pencil.

Station ident: After returning to design after a year away, I find that Everything Now Looks Very Strange Indeed™. This is another one of my updates on restarting a creative practice (which I’m calling Studio Thing), plus a dose of cultural and design commentary.

Ah yes, the eye-stabbing. I can imagine many interesting conversations about attention in a post-broadcast media world, but when this event opened with a keynote from self-proclaimed “Data Whisperer” Elisa Choy, they were almost occluded in advance. Choy’s talk represented everything that might be dubious about the meeting of Big Data and creative strategy: figuring her audience as a bunch of panicked TV executives, she opined about the declining ratings of big tentpole shows like MasterChef. As a panacea for this non-problem, Choy offered her data-whispering “methodology”: ambulance-chasing the public’s roiling opinions on social media, which we can then mirror by creating the Right Content™. Pet-swapping is hot, so we should make shows about pet-swapping! I kid you fucking not.

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The death spiral of bread and circuses[/caption]

Look, I know, feedback loops have the potential to enable many things, but they’re not necessarily positive, and here I have to take a stand: this particularly impoverished approach to data and culture represents the tightening of a noose around society’s neck. Rather than opening up possibilities in cultural production, the weaponisation of social media metrics to slavishly create What the Public Wants only serves to narrow our focus to that of a cybernetic Id: the collective embodiment of the prototypical addict, reduced to drinking their own toxic urine from a tube. (Having myself sought professional help over poisonous feedback loops involving substances that amongst other things included, uh, Netflix, I don’t use such metaphors lightly.) 

Of course, I’d merely shrug if such an approach weren’t already so sadly emblematic of where we’re at as a society. The dream of a perfectly closed loop of reactive idiocy won’t ever fully “work”, of course, but in this era of insta-populism and habit-forming media apparatuses that feed on our own bile, we’re nonetheless currently living the damage wreaked by such attempts. As strategists, designers and producers of culture, we should be doing everything we can to avoid this spiral into doom. 

Georgia Rowe, a service designer at the ABC, slyly mentioned at the same event that being sensitive to the breadth of people’s lived contexts would be, you know, essential to any kind of useful loop of engagement. Her respect for that universe of possibility within the pores of everyday life, rather than its reduction into more yet grist for the mill, has always been the progressive horizon of Human-Centred Design. But I’m not sure that this is enough to counterbalance the spectre before us: media landlords, populist strongmen and other disreputables, busily instrumentalising our data into some kind of zombie-reptilian autonomic nervous system of anti-culture. And it’s not Georgia’s individual responsibility to create a stronger antidote to such tendencies, either; shouldn’t we collectively be pushing harder in other directions?

In fact, I wonder these days if the “human context” we so often highlight has become a fig-leaf or alibi for our underlying zombie-reptile tendencies. Is the very popularisation of Human-Centred Design in the current juncture, which correlates so strongly with the rise of our current digital product overlords, itself a symptom of our predicament? As someone who cut their teeth as a Director of Design at Australia’s first social-purpose-focused Human-Centred Design studio, it’s not easy for me to say this, but our obsessive focus on fashioning usable, desirable products, and thus the methods we use to do this — including HCD — are imbricated in this short-circuit of desire, and exploited by the profiteers of our attention. Perhaps some spanners need to be thrown into the works, lest design is sucked into its own black hole.

Beneath the pavement: the rave

The second keynote at Re:Frame was from Seb Chan, the Chief Experience Officer at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image. Seb’s work is thankfully all about creating the conditions for reigniting curiosity and community, rather than death-spiralling. (He’s also an exemplary citizen of the Republic of Newsletters; Fresh and New is essential reading for anyone interested in culture and technology, as well as having an interesting “pay to access the archives” business model. Go and subscribe, immediately. Seb’s also responsible for giving me the kick in the pants to post a new issue: “I like your newsletter,” he told me after his talk as I blushed prettily, “… WHEN IT COMES OUT.” Ahem.) 

Seb said a couple of slightly cryptic but suggestive things in his keynote that I think can help loosen design’s tendency to auto-asphyxiate under capitalism. Firstly, he noted that his design approach isn’t focused on reactively addressing “user needs”. (And he was also clear that neither is it about narrowly focusing on transactional interactions, as experience design so often is.) Secondly, he acknowledged that his current work in experience design inevitably draws from his background in organising electronic dance parties in the distant 20th Century — a different but related kind of “experience”. (No doubt some of you also remember going to Frigid in ‘90s Sydney. Good times!) Moreover, he provocatively described those events as “utopian, elite and exclusionary”. 

It might be surprising to hear a senior figure of a public cultural institution use terms that could be interpreted as “anti-democratic”, but that’s not really the angle here. Seb’s approach certainly isn’t about disregarding the needs of ACMI’s visitors, or making it the sole preserve of over-educated latté-belters. Rather, going beyond “user needs” opens up possibilities that would be foreclosed by seeing visitors as simply customers who need to be mechanically serviced. And by being underground, 20th Century electronic dance culture created pockets of safety that enabled sexual minorities to have space to flourish, outside the panopticon of the dominant culture. Subcultures therefore serve as an alternative model for conceiving of how we might experience public institutions and infrastructures. The upshot is not how to make museums more obscure, but how we can use this insight to create spaces of conviviality across our social terrain. 

In a recent newsletter, Seb put it this way: 

When people in the cultural sector talk about museums or libraries as aiming to become ‘town squares’ or similar, I wonder if they are missing a trick. A town square is where only the loudest voices can be heard. Perhaps a town square is not what is needed, but an ecology of smaller niches where smaller voices thrive? And the institutional role lies in being a facilitator of the connections between niches?

Essentially, this is about a different way to be public.

Beneath the pavement: limestone caves

Thinking about this thought-bomb, I’m reminded of nothing less than W.H. Auden’s magnificent 1948 poem “In Praise of Limestone”, which contrasts the gentle affordances of limestone caves with other, less forgiving geological spaces: 

“Come!" purred the clays and gravels, 

“On our plains there is room for armies to drill; rivers 

Wait to be tamed and slaves to construct you a tomb 

In the grand manner: soft as the earth is mankind and both 

Need to be altered." 

Against a totalising, scorched-earth concept of public space, Auden yearns for his sensual pockets of limestone. He’s not uncritical — like anybody who’s grappled with the limits of the identity politics that sometimes come with subcultural niches, the poem is ambivalent about the indulgence and narcissism that such spaces can engender, but it’s suggestive of something much more interesting to me than the flattened, data-whispered zombie dystopia of The Public (Opinion) that appears to be all the rage these days.

More on publics and counterpublics next week! I’m currently in Melbourne for the sometimes-provocative SDNOW conference, and there’s too much to write about…

A sustainable portion of all my love,

Ben

[nothisis-ridiculous]

Duplicity

An AU where Kaidan joins Cerberus for the events of ME2. 

Chapter Three- Crates

~~~

Kaidan's sentence to the sideline was, unfortunately, short. Recruiting the Salarian had gone smoothly enough, until, well when it didn't. Reactivating vents was enough of a chore with Vorcha and Krogan swarming her team without end. Or so it seemed without end. Each hallway was another long battle, marked with little improvement on her end.

Damn this new body!

The trick to quickly eliminating the regenerating species was taking them down with a headshot. Clean and straightforward. But not so simple when her brain overcompensated for weaknesses without them being there. Her 'cloudy' eye was easy to aim with because she knew how far off she had to aim to hit her target. So she was doing it without thinking, and missing an embarrassing amount of shots.  Each time she moved from cover, it required kicking away the empty heat shells to cover her misfiring.

Even sliding from cover to cover proved to be annoying, finding herself gnashing her left knee into the ground from her impulse to avoid the once stinging right knee. The callous no longer there to pad the fall. Miranda and Jacob refrained from commenting on it. Though Miranda's sideways looks told her all she needed to know: she was fucking up.

They shouldn’t have forced her sorry ass to Omega without some training first.

Only one vent activated, and Shepard was nearly out of heat clips.

Jacob pulled enemies harder, and Miranda pushed herself much in the same manner. Counting the heat sinks left between them. Shepard saw the look of dismay presented in a frown as they barreled for the last ventilation shaft. Shepard, surprising no one, was the first one out of ammo. Forced into using her biotics to pull targets from cover. It worked well at first, but constant biotic use strained even the famed Shepard. Miranda and Jacob already tired from taking up Shepard's slack were forced to work harder under considerable duress.

Taylor was the first to do down just feet from the doors. His hand pressed against his chest, gasping for breath. Miranda responded with a wide blast of energy, giving Shepard just enough time to restart the vents. Finally distributing the cure into the plague infected corridors of Omega, and allowing Mordin the Salarian to join their team.

That was if they decided to stay with her after another embarrassing fight.

Miranda's strength lasted until they made it back to the clinic, and even then the Scientist recommended a couple days of rest for the wounded parties.

Days that Mary could not wait, the Merc squads were planning on moving in on Archangel the next day.

Mordin would face a trial by fire in more than one way.

~~~

"Alenko, shuttle bay now!" Mary barked at the over the intercom.

Each crew member with him at the table hid a smirk. Waiting until he left to whisper amongst themselves.

Mary watched the camera feed impatiently until he arrived in the cargo bay. His arms were open, attempting to fend off an argument before it started. But Mary had already made a point to look otherwise distracted as he came down, driving all of her focus into the hand she massaged.

"You needed me, She- Commander?" He softly asked, drawing her attention from her hand.

"Yeah," Mary sighed, "I'm still not used to my body, and I need your help. Let's call it a test round before the mission tomorrow."

Kaidan hesitated.

"If you would prefer me to get someone els-"

"No, Commander. I was surprised, that was all."

Mary huffed, balling her hands into first and taking a defensive position. Alenko copied her but looked on in worry. The corner of his lip pulled into a tight frown.

"That rain clouds hanging over your head, Alenko."

"Ma'am," his word faltered, "you should be getting rest."

Mary whirled, planting her foot square in his chest. Knocking him back a few steps, but he retained composure. Stretching out his shoulders to physically and mentally prepare himself for this fight.

"Come on, Alenko," Mary beamed, a reflection of the person he once knew, "don't make me find Wrex."

Kaidan smirked, circling the legend before him. Blue eyes never quite leaving his form. Mary ever impatient was the first to strike with a quick jab that was swatted away, as she overextended the arm putting far too much force into the throw. Sending her into a spiral to attempt a quick regain at her balance, her side found a crate to rebound against to send her back into the imaginary circle. Mary didn't seem pleased with him.

"Don't hesitate," Mary hissed.

They circled each other this time, Kaidan took the bait. Trying to reach in with a few short jabs- to test her reflexes. For each misplaced block the next one was better, and their speed increased. Flowing around one another like the last two years had been nothing but a moment away. Her swipes became more fluid and more confident as she fought for the upper hand. Leading the dance, rather than being swept away by it. The faint trace of a smile crawling across her face.

Mary hooked her foot beneath his as he pivoted, bringing him to the floor. Mary didn't take much longer as he brought her down in return, moving to pin the Commander before he got smashed in the face by a wayward elbow. She struggled, twisting her hips to flip herself atop him, pouncing at his wrists before they could strike back. Breathing heavily atop him, as he went still.

She relaxed, loosening the grip on his wrist. A smirk winding quickly across her face.

"Pinned ya." It was some quote. From what he could hardly remember. But she used it every damn time.

Kaidan had two years of working muscle behind him, in comparison to her two years of dead- this wasn't going to last long.

She made the mistake of not putting weight on his stomach, rather deciding to settle over his thighs instead. His arms snapped to his side, breaking from her loose grip, hands maneuvering to cup the sides of her waist, vaulting her head with a smack on the metal flooring. His ass planting over her lower stomach and upper thighs. Her hand having just previously failed to grip onto him to stop her head colliding with the ground balled tightly into his shirt just below his collarbones, seconds late in raising herself from the floor. The friendly shove that followed found herself pressed into him. Arms tightly wound into the small of her back.

Mary shook beneath him, not managing to dislodge the man. Her plaintive whine came short of convincing him off of her. Away from his warm breath, and tempting lips just a hair width away. Unsure if that was what she wanted at the moment either. The comfortable weight pressed into her core, her heart fluttering just as it had before at the slightest touch she was permitted. Could this be easy? Did she need to be angry with him? Kaidan wasn't the enemy.  Just with.

But wasn't 'with' just as bad? In her absence, he had dared to join the bastards responsible for such evil things. Such personally evil things, to add icing to the cake. What had changed in Kaidan to make him forsake the goodness she saw in the depth of his soul? It begged the question of what changed. Would she even like the new Kaidan? Or was he the bait that the Illusive Man dangled over her? Using the face of her lover to take what he wanted.

Mary wasn't a tool.

Kaidan retreated quickly after Mary's head smashed into his cheek. Requiring a free hand to tend to his wounded face and pride. His brow furrowed, "What the hell was that for?"

Mary pushed herself away until she felt a crate against her back, ripping it hard from out behind her after she regained her footing, "How dare you!"

"I wasn't going to kiss you," he admitted with an awkward chuckle.

Shepard growled, the blue aura around her doubled in intensity throwing the crate with a twist that left her staggering. He barely managed to send the crate careening off to the right, the force of it sending another three crates clattering to the ground. It wasn't long before another came hurtling at him again, with another angry cry.

"Why Cerberus? Why fucking them!" Mary screeched.

He sent that one away in the same manner. Another crate sailed for him, almost without enough time to swat it away. A third rapidly approaching and requiring him to physically dodge the incoming metal death box.

"Shepard, I-"

There was not enough time. But there was a smarter way to wait out the tantrum, spurred by his asinine laughter.

"Shepard! Shepard?" Each inflection of her surname was another box smashing against the blue bubble he had conjured. "You think you deserve to call me that now? You're a traitor!"

The warbling of another voice distorted behind the next crate that smashed into the barrier.

"What could they have offered you?" Picking up three containers to pummel uselessly into the barrier.

"Mary," trying an old trick to calm her. It wasn't a surprise as it did nothing to assuage her anger, raining down another round of improvised projectiles against his bubble.

"You had a choice," it was reminiscent of a sob," you chose them."

Four boxes teetered in the air, wavering and crashing with less gusto than the ones before, and another four again.

"I shouldn't be angry," the voice returned to a sharp hiss, "you should be angry with me! We're betraying everything we stood for, by being with these terrorists!"

The third wave cascaded over the barrier, and a drop of blood slipped over her lips. Finally revealing the strain that such heavy lifting had on her. After a day of hard fighting, any less of a person would have collapsed after the first five boxes. Shepard only wavered, losing the blue fire surrounding her. A step forward and she began to collapse, falling into safe arms.

Chakwas and Mordin's voice came into sudden clarity, standing over him with concerned glances.

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I just recently bought health insurance and I am soon to be covered end of this month (december). So, I made an appointment next month (january) for my pap smear. I'm just a little confused about the deductible and coverage rules. Even though I just got my insurance should I be covered for my appt. or will I be covered after I pay the deductible. PLEASE enlighten me. Thanks""

Cheap full coverage car insurance for an 18 year old?

Ok i got my license on 10/29/2012 and I am just now getting a car. I bought a 2000 Honda Accord EX Coupe for 4800 and I am getting it financed over a 36 month loan period time. So with that being said the credit union requires me to have full coverage auto insurance so I want to know where is the cheapest place for a teenager to get insurance. I turned 18 back in August. The lowest i have seen so far is 193/6mos and that is with StateFarm

Will my insurance go up?

Yesterday somebody reversed into my parked car, she was completely at fault, if we decide to go through her insurance will my car insurance also go up? I'm 19 years old and just concerned due to the already ridiculous price of insurance.""

Cheap car insurance for 17 year old male?

I passed my driving test a few days ago and in two days i will have completed the PassPlus scheme. I was wondering if anyone knew of anywhere that i can get a cheap car insurance quote for a 1.2L 1996 corsa. Ive tried go compare, money-supermarket, confused... but the cheapest one is still just over 4,000! Quinn-Direct was 6,000! I am still in college and have a 2 jobs but i could never afford 4000 a year! I have heard of some places that have a rule that your not aloud to drive within certain time limits eg. 11pm - 5am. but i wouldn't be driving then anyway so that doesn't bother me. Any advice/tips would be appreciated, thanks""

Will full coverage car insurance cover this?

My friend was in an accident on a dirt road last night. He hit a rock sticking out of the ground that popped his tire, and the front right side of his car slide into a mountain. So the front fender, and right door is smashed pretty well. He has full coverage car insurance, and can not talk to them personally about what is covered, because they are closed until Monday. He left a voicemail with the insurance company when the accident happened. Money is tight so he is very worried about what, if not all, will be covered. Does anyone know whether this type of accident will be fully covered, or at least some of it? Thank you for your answers in advanced.""

Is it high insurance for a fiat 500?

i am a 17 year old girl and i was ust looking at the fiat 500 and i just want to know if the insurance is really high for them. I know the average is about 2000 for a 17 year old, so would anyone be able to give me an idea on price please. thanks for the help""

Will my car be inspected by my insurance company even if I don't claim myself in an accident?

I want to lower my car and camber my wheels, however my car insurance will not let me untill I am 25. I know if my insurance company find out, my car insurance will be void. Under what circumstances will my car be inspected? Will it be inspected If I don't claim? I don't mind not claiming on my car because the value of it is only about 400""

Car insurance......Anyone else's gone up this year?

I'm still driving the same car and living at the same address, and I also took off 2 other named drivers from my policy to try to minimise the cost but it's still gone up by about 60 pounds......""

What is a good place to get affordable health insurence if your employer dosn't offer any?

What is a good place to get affordable health insurence if your employer dosn't offer any?

Where can I get the most affordable/cheapest sr-22 insurance at?

I got a dui last year, live in CA, I'm 21, and about to be elgigible to get my license back in 2 weeks. Where can I get the most affordable sr-22 insurance? Also, I know I need sr-22, pay a fee, and proof of AA classes completion. Is there anything else I need to show the DMV when I go get my license back?""

How expensive is car insurance under my own name rather than my Mom's name?

My mom's car insurance covers me...but they are threatening to take me off her insurance over something stupid. Does anybody have any idea of how much more expensive it is if I get my own car insurance under my name instead? I'm 23, male, in Ontario, Canada.""

What model Acura Integra is the best for customization and performance?

What model Acura Integra is the best for customization and performance And based on your answer what would insurance be (16 yrs old) and how much is the car itself.

Car loans and insurance?

Okay, I recently took out a loan for a car, and I got liability only on the car. The bank just contacted me saying they need proof of insurance. When I take it in, and they realize that it is liability insurance only, what will they do? Because, I heard you need premium insurance when you buy a car with a loan. So am I gonna have to go premium or what will happen? I have a 1990 Nisasn 240sx. My bank is Great Plains Federal Credit Union. My insurance is American Family Insurance.""

How much should I expect to pay for car insurance?

I'm a 17 year old female that will drive a Vauxhall Corsa but it's kind of old like this one: http://www.ajb-enterprise.co.uk/wp-conte...    Does the amount of lessons/make of car/pass score change the price of insurance? All the insurance sites want me to enter my details, which I don't want to do.    Is there a big difference between cost when I'm 17 compared with 18?    Sorry for all the questions but thanks (:

""If I get a ticket, does my insurance rate go up?""

As a new driver I am unsure about ticket and insurance policy. Also, will I get points off. What are points?""

Would I be saving money if I bought a car and did the liability only insurance policy?

Right now, I am 17 years old and I have had my license since April 28th 2011. My family is on Allstate and their policy states that as long as I am driving a car which is not registered to my own name, I have to do full coverage (this is very expensive <$2000 since I am a new driver). If I buy a cheap car, one with a $1000 price tag, will I be saving money? Liability only insurance is cheaper, but by what amount? Is it worth driving a cheaper car?""

Car insurance question?

I got in a wreck while driving my friends car. It was my fault. She has insurance but I dont know what kind of coverage. If its only liabilty should I help pay for the damage to her vehicle out of my own pocket. Thats the right thing to do right?

Cheap Health Insurance...?

I need cheap health insurance just for seeing my gyn and the eye doctor twice a year or so. I had medicaid as a child *until this past bday in december (i got an extension)* i don't make much since i work fast food right now..and i'm in school...

How long can a Insurance company in the state of Tennessee look back on your driving record?

I had a wreck two years ago this October, I was wondering how long an insurance company can look back on my record? Its been two years since I have had any wrecks or tickets but my rates are still high, I was thinking if I switch companies and didnt tell them about the wreck I would have a clean record?""

How much on average do you pay for your pro-rated car insurance premium?

I'm buying a new car in a few days and i was quoted about $1100 every 6 months...I'm a female driver btw....Do I have to pay the whole $1100 when I buy the car or a portion of it?

Is it cheaper to buy car insurance from an agent or online?

I just purchased a vehicle and I haven't had a vehicle in a while. Usually I'd get insurance from an agent in an office. I usually get a pretty good deal, but a lot of people are doing things online now for the convenience. What should I do?""

What insurance companies provide non-owner auto insurance in Ohio?

looking to insure myself for car insurance in columbus ohio but I dont own a car.

Can someone help me find car insurance for my dad?

my dad is looking for a car insurance company that insures anyone who drives his car, ie. his children. is this possible? what insurance companies offer this type of insurance?""

Where can I get some cheap health/maternity insurance?

My husband and I have been talking about wanting to have a baby. He missed his enrollment period (again) at work and isn't eligible until September 2008. I looked into individual, but it is SO expensive.""

How do I get Cheap Car Insurance?

I am looking at buying a car for the first time in 8 years. So the problem is that I do not have any No Claims Discount for my insurance. Even though I am 40 years old, clean driving license, no convictions etc, I am being quoted over 400 TPF&T for a 1.4L Astra of Golf even with my retired Mum added as a named driver. I am an office worker, single, won't use it for commuting and will do less than 8000 miles a year. It will sit parked on the street for 4 or 5 days of the week. Does anyone have any top tips for reducing car insurance? It seems daft to be paying over 400 to insure a car that costs under 2000 Thanks Paul""

Car insurance question?

Can I have insurance in my moms name on my car but get it registered and plated in my name?

Cheap Car Insurance For New Drivers In New York?

I live in New York, I'm a 18 year old male new driver. I drive a 1987 Buick Regal. Coupe. Olds 307 V8 5.0L. No ABS, no airbags. Has a factory alarm installed. Living in New York and being a new driver, I know insurance is going to be high. I go to college full time and work around 20+ hours a week, pay isn't great, so I need something affordable. I'm looking into taking the 6hr Defensive Driving class to save 10% off for 3 years. So does anyone know any legit car insurance companies that have cheap car insurance for new driver in NYS. Don't say CALL FOR QUOTES I have called many places and very high. I can't in anyway afford $3,500+ for 6 months of coverage. As far as I know the cheapest I found was Lighthouse Insurance for $328/mo with $600+ down, would like to find something cheaper, if possible, thanks!""

I need car insurance! Someone help!!?

I need insurance just on me, I live in Florida, 23 man & only wanna cover myself not car or anything else.. I want the cheapest insurance!! What company would be the cheapest!! Hint never been in a crash or ticketed""

2006 Saleen Insurance?

I might be buying a 2006 Saleen supercharged next week. I am 22 years old and female (but I turn 23 in May). I've never been in any accidents, I've only had one speeding ticket about 3 years ago, and I have a pretty good driving record, and I've already graduated from college. Any clue how much full coverage insurance will be?? or maybe what any of you may pay for a similar car?""

Couple questions on motorcycle insurance?

So I recently just bought a motorcycle 07 Yamaha R6S. I'm 19 years old and first time rider. I financed the bike under my name. My parents have Allstate and I'm under there insurance for the car insurance. Can they add a motorcycle under their insurance or do I have to go on my own? If so, how much is full coverage on a bike for a 19 year old? I have 1 ticket on record. Would I be able to just get liability? I live in California. Any advice would be helpful.""

If i have one product insurance with two companies can i claim both?

I lost a mobile phone. I have insurance from my bank and network provider, so can i claim from both of them?""

Roughly how much would it cost to insure a 16 year old?

I am looking at buying a 2001 Chrysler neon to build up my insurance and I am wondering would it be a cheap car for me to insure as a primary driver also the car will be a base model.

Health insurance question plz help?

My husband lost his job and my and our child health insurance was with him. Can i get health insurance my employee even through its middle of the year will my husband loosing r insurance qualify us qualify event that allow you to enroll

How can I get health insurance?

I live in Chicago, IL. I don't have health health insurance because my mom can't afford it. Im 19 years old and I need health insurance.What does everyone else do who's under 21? Do any of you under 21 have any health insurance? If so, what company? I don't have a job, (been trying to find a job for three years). I need to see a dermatologist really bad, and I have no idea what to do.""

Motorcycle insurance question?

Will i receive anything in the mail if I get a motorcycle insurance quote online? I don't want them sending anything.....lol

How much would it be for a 16 year old kid to buy a 2010 Chevy Camaro LT1 and get insurance?

How much would it be for a 16 year old kid to buy a 2010 Chevy Camaro LT1 and get insurance?

How to get cheap car insurance?

I've heard of people somehow getting cheap car insurance and i want to know their secret!

How much did you pay for car insurance on your first car?

I am going to be 17 soon and will get a car, the car i will get is Vauxhall Astra Mk4 1.4, i went on a car insurance quote comparison website and the cheapest they could find was like 5,500, there's not a chance im gonna pay that, i was wondering what you all paid, oh and i live in the UK.""

Why do men pay higher car insurance?

I have to type a 1,000 word essay on why men under the age of 25 have higher car insurance rates, and it's due on Friday, I already the majority of it done, I just need some answers and links to websites giving a detailed explanation to why younger have to pay more. thank you :)""

How much should I expect to pay for car insurance?

I'm a 17 year old female that will drive a Vauxhall Corsa but it's kind of old like this one: http://www.ajb-enterprise.co.uk/wp-conte...    Does the amount of lessons/make of car/pass score change the price of insurance? All the insurance sites want me to enter my details, which I don't want to do.    Is there a big difference between cost when I'm 17 compared with 18?    Sorry for all the questions but thanks (:

Argument with car insurance company any advice?

recently suffered total loss due to fire of my car and claimed on my insurance policy they came and valued the car after the accident and then took 300 quid off for policy excess however it clearly states in their policy that they cover permanently fitted radio/audio equipment to max of 500 euro , fair enough so i submitted my claim to cover the radio which was destroyed with the car as a result of fire , cost of cd/radio was 149.00 in argos but company now say that their definition of permanently fitted radio is one that has been fitted in the factory when car was made but my car is secondhand and had a sony cd/radio fitted when i bought the car . Now they say this is not covered as is not classed as permanently fitted , to me a permanently fitted radio is one that you cannot take out of the car unless you are replacing it , some cd/mp3 players are easily removed for security and can be taken from the car each evening but this is not the case with mine Anyone else out there been taken for a ride by their insurance company , was thinking of legal action as they should have specified factory fitted radio in their advertising instead of permanently fitted Had arguement with them for 30 mins but they kept saying that the radio/audio had to be factory fitted from new""

How much would it cost to insure a learner driver on a diesel skoda octivia?

Basically I am a learner driver and I'd like to know how much it would cost to be insured on my dads Skoda octivia diesel (as a learner). If someone could find out I'd preferably like to know how much it would cost under the AA as thats what my dad is on, along with the price I'd also like to know if its good or bad since I don't know whats considered expensive for learner driver insurance on cars like this.""

What insurance policies are available for an online real estate business?

How does insurance helps to secure any online business ? What are the prime areas of concern that need to be addressed?

How much would the average car insurance for a 17 year old be with a 2000 model mazda protege?

How much would the average car insurance for a 17 year old be with a 2000 model mazda protege?

Can someone give me advice on good health insurance that offers maternity coverage??

I am looking into individual health insurance because my hubby and I are trying to conceive and I don't have any. I know I need to have it BEFORE i become pregnant. I don't know a thing about insurance and can't seem to find any insurance companies that offer maternity coverage.......I work for a temp agency and have worked for them for a year and a half and their insurance is astronomical so I'm looking on my own. My hubby doesn't have insurance where he works as a mechanic so i can't get it through his insurance. Any advice would help!!!!

Which car is best for a new driver with cheap insurance im 25 and a female?

Which car is best for a new driver with cheap insurance im 25 and a female?

Do you know that 30 million working poor will be able to get health insurance under the affordable care act?

But only if the law stands. http://eclectablog.com/2012/06/18-reasons-the-affordable-care-act-is-the-greatest-achievement-for-the-middle-class-since-medicare.html

Does this sound like a Fair price for Obamacare insurance in California?

Monthly Premium $321 Deductible $2000 Co-pay $45 Specialty care Copay $65 Generic Med $25 Max out of Pocket $6400 FYI my brother has his own general practice, he said on average he charges people without insurance abot $60-70 for an office visit (cash,check,credit card or invoice)""

INSURANCE ON A 1986 MUSTANG GT?

I TRIED TO GET A QUOTE ON ALL STATE BUT the only years i have 2 choose from is 1995 - 2010 so can i get insurance with a regular company or do i need to get classic car insurance

Should we keep health insurance or get rid of it?

anyone know the pros and cons of either getting rid of health insurance or to keep it?

Where can i find cheap car insurance for a 17 year old male?

Its really starting to get on my nervse that i can not find any cheap insurance anywhere! Why do insurance companies in the UK want to make life so hard for young drivers? Yeah stasticaly the majority of us crash our cars. But why should the small majority of young drivers like my self have to pay the price and live with this stereotype by paying RIDICULOUS amounts of money?

Why does high fico score lower car insurance?

Suze Orman just said pay off store credit cards and do not close them -this will lower your car insurance. Should my son open store credit cards and pay off the balance right away just so maybe his car insurance be lowered? And why does car insurance companies care about your credit card fico score anyways? He'll be 21 in a couple months ; hoping the insurance will decrease.

What's the average progressive quotes for a young driver between 18 to 24?

What's the average progressive quotes for a young driver between 18 to 24?

What is the cheapest sr22 insurance in california?

i had one accident in 2009 and i am currently paying the other party but i hadnt done it before and the dmv took away my license now i need to get a sr22 one but they keep on giving me car insurance quotes,, any help appreciated im 20 years old and dont own a car my uncle lets me borrow his""

What is the insurance cost for a 16 year old guy with a ford mustang 2004?

What is the insurance cost for a 16 year old guy with a ford mustang 2004?

Insurance - Cheap Car?

hello, my sister has just passed her driving test & she's wanting a cheap little run around. a ford ka 1997. She's seen one for exactly 300, and they're allowing her to go view it tomorrow. the reg is - 13 jan 1997 it's a petrol engine size - 1,299 cc does anyone know how much insurance will cost on it? & how much tax/mot costs on it? thankyou..""

How much is it to insure a replica car ?

Im looking to buy a replica lamborghini Aventador but was wondering if the insurance would be to high to handle. I live in Ontario, Canada Thanks""

How much does it cost to have a baby without insurance?

First, don't worry, I have wonderful insurance so me and my baby will be just fine. But, today in one of my college classes we were talking about medical costs without insurance and it got me thinking.... how much would we have to pay for prenatal care, hospital bills, and doctor's fees if I was not covered by insurance (from conception to delivery)? Anyone know?""

Average health insurance COVERAGE?

I need to do a little research on this, I'm not interested on how much you PAY, but how much your insurance will COVER for hospital stays, surgeries, lab tests, etc. Example: if you stayed in the hospital for 2 weeks, up to how much will your company cover (after your deductible)?""

If I cancel my car insurance will my rate go up later?

I'm going to sell my car and use public trans and my bike to get around. I'm wondering if/when I get a car again will I have high rates because it will look like I had a laps insurance.

Do I need a canceled registration receipt from my license plates to get better car insurance rates?

My wife got into a car accident and totaled our car. i bent the license plates in half and canceled our policy. its been about 3-4 months and now we bought a new car and were trying to register again, but all the car insurance places are giving us high rates. i think its just cause we've gone so long without insurance but my wife thinks its because we didnt send the registry or the insurance place the receipt for canceling my plates (which i did online). so which is it?""

Is car insurance similar in USA to uk ?

It's hard to get insured in a remotely quick car in England if ur 20 is it the same in America?

UK: how does the ncb function for car insurance?

The insurer of my new(ish) car wants a proof of no claim. I already have a insurance on a first car with ncb of 9 years, protected. How come I can't use this ncb for the second car? the cost of insuracne is outrageously expansive if I start again from zero year ncb for the second car... how does this work? why can't I carry on having the ncb for the second car too?""

Where can a first time driver buy affordable car insurance?

My family does not want to put me under their policy. I am 17 and will be getting my licence this Friday. I make minimum wage ($7.25 and hour) I will be driving my mother's car. Is there any insurance I can afford on my own?

Why does car insurance cost so much?

my insurance cost me like $250 a month.. which is more than my car payment..

How much should I expect to pay for car insurance?

I'm a 17 year old female that will drive a Vauxhall Corsa but it's kind of old like this one: http://www.ajb-enterprise.co.uk/wp-conte...    Does the amount of lessons/make of car/pass score change the price of insurance? All the insurance sites want me to enter my details, which I don't want to do.    Is there a big difference between cost when I'm 17 compared with 18?    Sorry for all the questions but thanks (:

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Off Grid Sprint Update 05.07.2017 - Modder-dod-a-ding-dong

We have spent the month hard at working putting together new changes to the game’s interface and the modding tools. We have also brought our wiki documentation forward so that it is usable because we have had our first modder working with us this month!

Our First Modder

We were lucky enough to be contacted out of the blue by Dominic who goes to college not far away from the studio and was looking for a place he could do work experience at a games studio. We jumped at the chance as many of us got our first breaks in life through being bold and asking for work on a whim and we were glad to be able to offer the opportunity.

Dominic has been testing our modding tools and helping write up documentation on our wiki on how to use them this last week, but we’ll let him tell you what he has been up to…

Learning to mod Off Grid

Hi I’m Dominic and I’ve been working with the LevelKit for the past week and it’s been a great experience. Thanks to the really helpful team and the documentation on the Wiki, I was able to make a lot of progress – more than I expected to do!

It was my first proper time using Unity so to start with I just created a simple level using the LevelKit assets: two rooms joined by a corridor. As the week went on I got faster and more confident with using the editor, so I kept expanding the level into more corridors and rooms and putting props to give areas some flavour.

Whilst developing the level I was also learning how to do some Lua scripting to create the mission script which let me put more complex things into the level like guards, working doors, and objectives. There were some problems on the way, but thanks to Harry who was at hand to help, they didn’t stay problems for too long!

Once I had a good understanding of the work process that went into using the LevelKit and making a level with most of the gameplay features, I started to work on the Wiki, adding to some existing pages which might have missed out some information that I had to keep asking about, as well as starting to create some pages which were tutorials for certain topics.  This is so that those future modders who won’t have immediate access to the Off Grid team’s help can manage by themselves.

All in all it was a really fun, helpful, and invaluable week, and I can’t thank the team (and the pets) enough, they were super friendly and always willing to help me if I got stuck. Helping test out the modding tools for the game was very enjoyable and help was really accessible, not only from the team but also help on the Wiki too. So once again, I just want to thank everyone at the team for the week, and I hope that I can help again another time because I’ve had a really wonderful time and would love to do it again.

To round it up here is a video of the hidden room hack that Dominic made:

All this in just a week!

Harry's been using Dominic's invaluable feedback to improve the LevelKit. Here's some improvements we've made:

The build tool will now detect and warn if you've made changes since the last build, this makes it clear if it's required to do a full build before testing.

We've added a bunch of items in Unity's create window for adding Off Grid specific objects.

And the biggest change/update is that we've added networking support for LevelKit, this allows modders to test their missions on a running instance of the game. This means that modders won’t have to restart the game each time they want to make a change, and they’ll be able to test their script only changes in a matter of seconds.

AIn't that grand

As well as working on LevelKit, Harry has been dedicating a lot of his time this sprint to our AI systems. Specifically setting up systems to allow the distraction of NPCs by the players actions. One example we're using at the moment as a test bed is the distraction of a secretary by hacking into their printer. Once their printer is broken and spitting our paper onto the floor, they'll break their normal work schedule to fix it, this will perhaps give the player a chanced to sneak into areas of the building their not allowed into 😉

This system is only the beginning of what we have planned, we want the AI to be completely reactive to the players action in the world and react accordingly. More to come!

UI to make your life easier

In this sprint we decided to finally build a few simple features we've planned for a long time to help the players be more aware of what their goals are in a level, and how to get there. Nothing game changing here, these are pretty much just the features you'd commonly have in a game, and we'd just decided to build the important game mechanics first and deal with polish and quality-of-life features after that...

All the information you need is of course given to you in the mission briefing and in conversations, but maybe you missed the important part of the conversation for some reason, or just forgot about it? Or maybe there was too much detail and too many instructions and you were left uncertain about what's the very next step to do? No worries, we've got you covered now.

ToDo or not ToDo

The first new feature is a Tasks list in your pause menu, listing your current & completed objectives, plus the main goals you are trying to achieve in the level. Not sure what to do next? Just open the pause menu and check the "Tasks"-tab! And we decided to also add in notifications to tell you when you complete an objective or start a new one.

...This all of course works perfectly with our Modding tools, in your mission scripts you can define if an objective should be displayed in this UI or not, if it's an important task (which are all displayed to the player right from the start) and so on. The rest is then just automatically handled by us.

Where's the keycard I need for this door?

"OK, now I know what I'm trying to do, but for some reason I can't figure out how to make that happen. I must be missing something..."

Maybe it's a keycard on a table you just didn't notice as you ran through the room, or some device you didn't realize might be network connected. Or maybe it's just some random interactive item in the level that you can use for your benefit, but it's not that obvious?

The second new tool is our new "Help" app. All you need to do is turn it on when you feel like you'd want a bit more help, and it'll pinpoint any things you can interact with near you, with icons based on item type, and some extra information to tell you what you are looking at. Leave it on at all times if you like it, or if you'd prefer finding out things on your own just don't use it, or use the Apps menu we talked about in the last Dev Update to completely remove the app from your AppWheel so you never have to look at it. There are many kinds of players out there and this hopefully gives more help for those who want it, without making other feel like there's too much hand holding going on.

As a nice extra benefit, the system we built for this is pretty extensible, so we might find some other interesting uses for marking things on your screen... Some of the modern stealth games have started adding options for tagging characters so you always know where they are, and we just might give you an app for that some day.

Atmos and new sounds

We've been working on restructuring our audio setup to be more suitable for user-made content, with as simple as possible ways for modders to define the atmospheric sounds and the music events in their levels, and at the same time handling all the boring stuff automatically on our side so most of the things "just work" for you. The design for this is more or less complete, and we've now converted our existing levels to use the new setup.

It is really straight forward now to define the type of atmospheric sound and which of the music type you want to play (or not play) in the bakckground on your modded levels, whether through audio trigger volumes, or in Lua in the mission setup.

Going to Develop?

Don’t forget - if you’re headed to Develop next week and have an interest in modding, be sure to grab a seat during Harry’s talk!

If you have any questions about things afterwards - we’ll all be there and more than happy to chat.  We’ll be sporting our Off Grid t-shirts, so don’t be afraid to come say hello!