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Best Results From Bartering Computer Services?
silicon not in the v writes "Last night I was over at some friends' house. They had cable modem with no firewall and tons of spyware, etc. on their system. They complained about all the popups and how bad it was that they were afraid to let their kids on the computer, so I set them up with ZoneAlarm, Ad Aware, and Firefox to get it cleaned up. In return, the husband, who is a chiropractor, gave my wife and I a free adjustment. What other interesting services or benefits have people been able to get by bartering IT/programming services?"
Granted, I've never been to a chiropractor, and probably never will...but still.
OOoooh, he cracked your back. Big whoop. Come clean my room and I'll sell you some magic beans.
Which does which?
One good quack deserves another! Both are founded on illogical systems and merely pull users into repeated sessions of treatment which are profitable for the practioners but ultimately do little to solve the problems of the patients.
History of Chiropractic
Because it is associated with magnetic healing, and health tonics, etc. It is a bullshit scam, with no bases in medical fact. Your friend is a con-artist. And you have been taken to do work for bullshit in return. That is why they and I am ripping on you.
As for this hoping it would generate interesting responses bull, this is slashdot, and I've been here much longer than you. I can tell you that coming here expecting anything other than soviet russia, portman, or other jokes is asking for it.
So you can play it down and try to take the higher than I road, and shove it.
You've been had and worst than that you publicly announced it.
Most chiropractors don't have anything to do with mystic healing and all that.
Listen even if they don't dress like a kook or say things in a spooky voice, it doesn't mean it isn't on par with all that other mystical bullshit. Repeat after me, bullshit is bullshit is bullshit, etc.
If you've got something stiff in your back or neck, sometimes a pop or two can loosten it up and you'll feel better. It's not much different than a massage.
If you've got something stiff in your back or neck that is serious enough to warrent a trip to a "professional". Shouldn't you have a medical doctor take a look at it and solve the problem and not have a con-artist temporarily take away the pain, only to reschedule you for another appointment. You do know that is how it works right. You go to these jerks and they want to own you for life.
Also, having your back or neck popped can really hurt people. Maybe it didn't happen in your case, but many people who go to these quacks experience intense pain for a day or two before experiencing relief from their original pain. I guess that is what happens when you pay an quack to contort your body in order to make noises with your spinal column.
Go back and read the link provided about the origins of chiropactic medicine, which is what it is called in many circles to make people think it is legit.