If you're worried about getting sued, start a for profit business and create your first piece of intellectual property. If you do everything correctly, the worst that could happen would be the assets of the company being seized. So, you lose your investment in the form of whatever time and money you put into the venture, but you don't get your personal bank account frozen, in the event of a judgment.
You could always go the non-profit route, but ironically, non-profits typically cost more to start up and for tax preperation because they are a specialty, so lawyers and accountants specializing in that area charge more for services rendered. Consult your attorney
Let's just carry out your opinion to its logical conclusion. You say people are entitled to millions of dollars each for loss of "quality of life"...
* If each individual were afforded the right to sue for millions of dollars, what would be the effect on the cost to produce a vaccine? Answer: costs rise
* With costs and unknown risk of lawsuits rising, if you were a manufacturer facing lawsuits, would you still make this stuff? (Ignorant people above reference "huge profits", but generic vaccines don't have huge profits, the profits are pretty minimal, and not worth the risk of unknown and massive lawsuits). Answer: Companies exit the market. As prices rise, new ones may enter, but they'd only be willing to sell at the new, higher prices
* With costs rising from lawsuits, supply crunched from manufacturers exiting and lawyers scaring the bejesus out of the public, what do you believe would happen to the percentage of people vaccinated as a percentage of the overall population? Answer: Less people vaccinated
* With less people vaccinated, what are the implications for overall public health? Answer: ??? Well, what do you think?
You're not just damned ignorant, you just don't think from anyone but your own perspective.
I think you may be the one that needs to think past your emotions and consider the wider implications of your position with a logical, economic, public health oriented mentality.
When companies and/or governments get sued the money is not pulled from a magic hat, it raises the cost of the product or service. I wish we in the USA could be as smart as the Euros are on this - this is an area where they're spot on correct. Your mentality is exactly what I was referring to when I referenced a "litigious society". When something like a vaccine goes bad for an individual, I think they should be provided public health and educational assistance, but a "quality of life" allowance in the form of cash is completely inappropriate, IMO.
Quotes were added to "reimbursement" for precisely the sarcastic effect. Support for that context can be derived from the title of my post and the subsequent reference to "get rich".
Should a wronged parent receive assistance in terms of support for their child in the event of a legitimate claim? IMO, yes. But should they get a bundle of cash? IMO, no. To give out cash rewards only serves to increase the expense of immunizations and push out manufacturers who are afraid of getting sued (for products that have little to no profit in them).
Not only that, but why should the parents be entitled to "reimbursement" even if the immunization did cause the autism? Yes, the product should be immediately pulled, but do they have a right to get rich because of some hitherto unknown side-effect of a well intentioned vaccine? I don't think so.
I'm sure I could carry around a $600 device that only runs an event timer, but that wouldn't be of much use to anyone. There is SOME kind of app multi-tasking too (I can play music while I run some very limited apps), but multi-tasking in this context implies something more complex than this.
I've got the first t-mobile phone; I bought it a year or so ago, so the hardware is a bit slower. But I find that when I've got browsers going, along with my background weather program and I fire up a map or a game, things are extremely slow. Yes, I could go in and close everything down, but with Apple I hop from one task to the next. However, even if I did close everything down, the UI wouldn't be as responsive (again, maybe it's the hardware or the multiple Android OS patches that have been sent my way or the last few months)
Smooth, simple, easy. And speaking for myself, when I'm using a portable computer, that's all I really need. But that's just MHO
Obviously, they do want it. And I was in the "geez, why doesn't Apple enable true multi-tasking?" crowd along with most other people. However, after playing with my new iPod touch (thanks sis - she knows I'm too cheap to buy this stuff myself) and comparing it to my Android, I think Apple is smart.
The Apple UI is so smooth compared to Android's, there really is no comparison. I HATE lag when I'm dealing with a UI, and Android's multi-tasking Java based applications take a good 1-3 seconds to do anything I tell them to do. If there's any chance Apple would have impacted their UI performance to enable multi-tasking, I think they made a great move.
I still wouldn't switch from an Android to an iPhone because of the restrictions (and I'm not going to wager hundreds of dollars on a jailbreak), but now I see why people enjoy Apple products.
For most users multi-tasking is a secondary concern to a nice UI.
+1 to both you and GP. I think Civ is a great game, but they've just been tinkering around the edges and dumbing the thing down for the past couple games. I think a re-imagining like you're talking about would be awesome and probably long overdue.
In the event of normal operation, but in the event of catastrophic failure? Hmm, interesting. I guess when I hear new ideas (new to me anyway) the first thing I think is how they may break.
If your seal didn't hold as you thought it would or your readings were incorrect, or there was geological instability... hmm... well, it's a novel concept. I look forward to hearing more about it someday.
I'm curious... I wonder how high the psi could get before something broke. I mean, the weak link would definitely be the seal (one would think). I suppose you could get some pretty dense air underground... very interesting idea.
Of course the concepts are the same: it's the huge increases in computing power, bandwidth and algorithms which make the implementations much more useful.
Read Rainbow's End by Vernor Vinge. Then you'll get it.
I remember reading it and being shocked that the date was somewhere around 2023 (?). "No he means 2123, we won't have augmented reality with visual character overlays for each person" (i.e. someone could set their profile to look like a dragon and that's what you'd see through your AR). But yeah, 2023 seems pretty reasonable based on this trajectory. Amazing.
It's actually how I got into the industry, barely being qualified at the time, but they couldn't find anyone else. Luckily, I work for the government... er, I mean a large bank and have had a secure job ever since. I barely got a taste of the awesomeness that was being an IT worker before it all disappeared.
I've been considering going into alternative energy or some other kind of "green" job. IT salaries are completely stagnant (not that I'm saying we don't make good livings - we do), and with competition from India they're likely to remain that way for the foreseeable future. What are other folks' take on this? I like to have an upward direction, but once you hit about $100k/yr (maybe 120k in the Bay Area) there's no where else to go, it seems.
This is a perfectly valid question and a point I don't see raised very often, and something I immediately think of when I hear the word 'overhaul'. Why is this marked troll?
Economic cycles are beyond the control of any administration, but the Bush administration had a severe negative impact in at least two ways: 1) Financial deregulation 2) Gigantic, enormous deficits which are currently affecting the value of the dollar. I could even throw a likely third in there 3) Loss of goodwill and trust in the USA from international investors due to rhetoric and wars - but this is not as clear. And hell, even a fourth 4) Failure to address Chinese currency manipulation, but I can hardly fault Bush for being completely incompetent on that one, because that's a tough problem for any administration. But a good administration could have addressed it.
I would guess that we'd be in a recession right now regardless of who held office, but it didn't need to be a full-blown financial meltdown.
It is a fact that the Bush administration had a negative impact on the US economy. And in my estimation/opinion, it had a severe negative impact on the US economy which will last for at least a couple decades.
Haha - and here I thought NEWS was supposed to be what newscasters were supposed to report on. There should be no opposite in real news reporting. There should only be facts.
FWIW I think all those networks you mention are garbage. Newshour with Jim Lehrer is among the only real news I've ever seen. And... truthfully, Al-Jazeera listening post comes pretty damn close too
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That's 100% true. Fraud pierces right through an LLC or corporate veil.
If you're worried about getting sued, start a for profit business and create your first piece of intellectual property. If you do everything correctly, the worst that could happen would be the assets of the company being seized. So, you lose your investment in the form of whatever time and money you put into the venture, but you don't get your personal bank account frozen, in the event of a judgment.
You could always go the non-profit route, but ironically, non-profits typically cost more to start up and for tax preperation because they are a specialty, so lawyers and accountants specializing in that area charge more for services rendered.
Consult your attorney
You have no logic
+1 Agreed. End the war on drugs. I hope I see this in my lifetime some day.
* If each individual were afforded the right to sue for millions of dollars, what would be the effect on the cost to produce a vaccine? Answer: costs rise
* With costs and unknown risk of lawsuits rising, if you were a manufacturer facing lawsuits, would you still make this stuff? (Ignorant people above reference "huge profits", but generic vaccines don't have huge profits, the profits are pretty minimal, and not worth the risk of unknown and massive lawsuits). Answer: Companies exit the market. As prices rise, new ones may enter, but they'd only be willing to sell at the new, higher prices
* With costs rising from lawsuits, supply crunched from manufacturers exiting and lawyers scaring the bejesus out of the public, what do you believe would happen to the percentage of people vaccinated as a percentage of the overall population? Answer: Less people vaccinated
* With less people vaccinated, what are the implications for overall public health? Answer: ??? Well, what do you think?
You're not just damned ignorant, you just don't think from anyone but your own perspective.
I think you may be the one that needs to think past your emotions and consider the wider implications of your position with a logical, economic, public health oriented mentality.
When companies and/or governments get sued the money is not pulled from a magic hat, it raises the cost of the product or service. I wish we in the USA could be as smart as the Euros are on this - this is an area where they're spot on correct. Your mentality is exactly what I was referring to when I referenced a "litigious society". When something like a vaccine goes bad for an individual, I think they should be provided public health and educational assistance, but a "quality of life" allowance in the form of cash is completely inappropriate, IMO.
Quotes were added to "reimbursement" for precisely the sarcastic effect. Support for that context can be derived from the title of my post and the subsequent reference to "get rich".
Should a wronged parent receive assistance in terms of support for their child in the event of a legitimate claim? IMO, yes. But should they get a bundle of cash? IMO, no. To give out cash rewards only serves to increase the expense of immunizations and push out manufacturers who are afraid of getting sued (for products that have little to no profit in them).
Not only that, but why should the parents be entitled to "reimbursement" even if the immunization did cause the autism? Yes, the product should be immediately pulled, but do they have a right to get rich because of some hitherto unknown side-effect of a well intentioned vaccine? I don't think so.
+1 AGREE! A tool album is definitely more than the sum of its parts.
Well... obviously dude.
I'm sure I could carry around a $600 device that only runs an event timer, but that wouldn't be of much use to anyone. There is SOME kind of app multi-tasking too (I can play music while I run some very limited apps), but multi-tasking in this context implies something more complex than this.
I've got the first t-mobile phone; I bought it a year or so ago, so the hardware is a bit slower. But I find that when I've got browsers going, along with my background weather program and I fire up a map or a game, things are extremely slow. Yes, I could go in and close everything down, but with Apple I hop from one task to the next. However, even if I did close everything down, the UI wouldn't be as responsive (again, maybe it's the hardware or the multiple Android OS patches that have been sent my way or the last few months)
Smooth, simple, easy. And speaking for myself, when I'm using a portable computer, that's all I really need. But that's just MHO
Obviously, they do want it. And I was in the "geez, why doesn't Apple enable true multi-tasking?" crowd along with most other people. However, after playing with my new iPod touch (thanks sis - she knows I'm too cheap to buy this stuff myself) and comparing it to my Android, I think Apple is smart.
The Apple UI is so smooth compared to Android's, there really is no comparison. I HATE lag when I'm dealing with a UI, and Android's multi-tasking Java based applications take a good 1-3 seconds to do anything I tell them to do. If there's any chance Apple would have impacted their UI performance to enable multi-tasking, I think they made a great move.
I still wouldn't switch from an Android to an iPhone because of the restrictions (and I'm not going to wager hundreds of dollars on a jailbreak), but now I see why people enjoy Apple products.
For most users multi-tasking is a secondary concern to a nice UI.
+1 to both you and GP. I think Civ is a great game, but they've just been tinkering around the edges and dumbing the thing down for the past couple games. I think a re-imagining like you're talking about would be awesome and probably long overdue.
In the event of normal operation, but in the event of catastrophic failure? Hmm, interesting. I guess when I hear new ideas (new to me anyway) the first thing I think is how they may break.
If your seal didn't hold as you thought it would or your readings were incorrect, or there was geological instability... hmm... well, it's a novel concept. I look forward to hearing more about it someday.
I'm curious... I wonder how high the psi could get before something broke. I mean, the weak link would definitely be the seal (one would think). I suppose you could get some pretty dense air underground... very interesting idea.
Haha - even more succinctly stated
Of course the concepts are the same: it's the huge increases in computing power, bandwidth and algorithms which make the implementations much more useful.
Read Rainbow's End by Vernor Vinge. Then you'll get it.
I remember reading it and being shocked that the date was somewhere around 2023 (?). "No he means 2123, we won't have augmented reality with visual character overlays for each person" (i.e. someone could set their profile to look like a dragon and that's what you'd see through your AR). But yeah, 2023 seems pretty reasonable based on this trajectory. Amazing.
I look forward to trying it some day.
It's actually how I got into the industry, barely being qualified at the time, but they couldn't find anyone else. Luckily, I work for the government... er, I mean a large bank and have had a secure job ever since. I barely got a taste of the awesomeness that was being an IT worker before it all disappeared.
I've been considering going into alternative energy or some other kind of "green" job. IT salaries are completely stagnant (not that I'm saying we don't make good livings - we do), and with competition from India they're likely to remain that way for the foreseeable future. What are other folks' take on this? I like to have an upward direction, but once you hit about $100k/yr (maybe 120k in the Bay Area) there's no where else to go, it seems.
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=PhysX
:)
I [heart] this site... makes me happy every time I provide a link
This is a perfectly valid question and a point I don't see raised very often, and something I immediately think of when I hear the word 'overhaul'. Why is this marked troll?
I have lots of friends who have DSPS as well.
Sweet! Now I've got an official four letter acronym for my syndrome. I truly have arrived~
I have to agree.
Economic cycles are beyond the control of any administration, but the Bush administration had a severe negative impact in at least two ways: 1) Financial deregulation 2) Gigantic, enormous deficits which are currently affecting the value of the dollar. I could even throw a likely third in there 3) Loss of goodwill and trust in the USA from international investors due to rhetoric and wars - but this is not as clear. And hell, even a fourth 4) Failure to address Chinese currency manipulation, but I can hardly fault Bush for being completely incompetent on that one, because that's a tough problem for any administration. But a good administration could have addressed it.
I would guess that we'd be in a recession right now regardless of who held office, but it didn't need to be a full-blown financial meltdown.
It is a fact that the Bush administration had a negative impact on the US economy. And in my estimation/opinion, it had a severe negative impact on the US economy which will last for at least a couple decades.
Fox news is simply the opposite
Haha - and here I thought NEWS was supposed to be what newscasters were supposed to report on. There should be no opposite in real news reporting. There should only be facts.
FWIW I think all those networks you mention are garbage. Newshour with Jim Lehrer is among the only real news I've ever seen. And... truthfully, Al-Jazeera listening post comes pretty damn close too
We are all standing on the shoulders of giants walking steadily up the ladder of greater abstraction.
lol - awesome :)