randycupertino

Been a rough few years for Takeda. Vyvanse, their ADHD blockbuster fell off the patent cliff and Trintellix is also about to reach patent expiration. They've also had big clinical failures acros…

I'm skeptical. Even during the great depression FDR was only able to get work programs approved that assigned jobs like Conservation Corps, Public Works and WPA rather than just handing out cash…

Given how resistant American voters and politicians are against any sort of welfare or social assistance I doubt UBI would ever be possible here. Remember the backlash against "ObamaPhones"…

> You measure employees in stupid ways, you're going to get stupid behaviour as a consequence. I worked for a healthcare tech startup that made everyone wear fitbits and you got cheaper health…

"Oh no, you broke reddit." I didn't break it!!! Reddit is down and your server is overloaded.

Fired for fighting back against industry lobbyists to approve fruit flavored vapes: https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-pressures-fda-comm... > Makary initially ov…

I read this book about Michael Jackson called "Untouchable" that detailed how he was $500 million in debt at the time of his death in 2009 due to crazy spending habits. He would walk into an…

I think a lot of it is comparison, too. He was jealous of the guy who made $20 million a year and took netjets everywhere. That guy was jealous of the guy who was a billionaire and had his own priva…

Horse expenses are bonkers. I wish all my enemies get into horse stuff as a hobby. I used to work for a boss who made $5 million a year and he would get into SCREAMING fights with his wife in the of…

Have you seen Chonkers yet? https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/chonkers-the-massi... He is a Stellers Sea lion (2,500 lbs and 11 feet) while generally the other sea lion…

> Tesla is recalling its RWD Cybertruck Long Range over faulty brake rotors that could cause the wheels to fall off, as spotted earlier by MotorTrend. In a notice on the National Highway Traffic Sa…

Interesting your dog loves novelty, ours loves routines. My one criticism of your post is it needs more pics of the greyhound!

The strict HN title character limits make you consolidate the headline as much as possible.

I go through this with my vendor budgets and contract negotiations right now. We are encouraged to put all their proposals in AI and have it refute each point. I know for a fact they are putting my …

Have you seen his custom sneakers with his personal “K$H” logo, #9 for 9th FBI director and the Punisher skull? https://www.inquisitr.com/kash-patels-custom-sneakers-spark-... He a…

> Nonprofit hospitals in the US (n = 2343) collectively spent more than $7.8 billion on management consulting services from 2009 to 2023. A stacked difference-in-differences design comparing 306 US…

> One character, "Emilie," allegedly told a male investigator posing as a patient with depression that she was licensed to practice psychiatry in Pennsylvania, as well as in the United …