Please stop with the "fair share" thing already. Businesses at their core are just people who took a risk to start a company. Why should they be obligated to hire someone just because they are waving around a piece of paper from University of Phoenix?
If you are dumb, go to a state school while working: ~15k in debt If you are smart, go to a good private school with a huge endowment: ~10k in debt If you are really dumb, go to a good private school without a scholarship: ~200k in debt
After this, I'm not wasting any more time on you. Just remember that healthcare quality is more complex than a simple measure of mortality. If I live 85 years in Canada but with my last years with a broken hip because I can't get to the head of a waiting list versus to 82 in the US, I'll take the latter.
Please hold the sarcasm; it's not conducive to rationale discourse (I know I'm expecting a lot from Slashdot).
Here's an interesting case for you:Take an expensive therapy like Provenge (an immunotherapy for prostate cancer that costs around 90k per patient and that extends life for an average of 3 months). Now, with the demographic shift that is occurring due to extended life spans coupled with the fact that prostate cancer is predominantly a disease of old age, how do you decide who gets something like Provenge in a government-subsidized system like Canada? Does everyone get it or no one? If the former, how can you possibly think the system can withstand the costs of this sort of thing. If the latter, wouldn't that mean the most advanced therapies are not available in Canada (since going private in Canada for the therapy would be impossible since they don't allow a two-tier system)?
Wrong. Maccleans (popular Canadian magaznie) recently ran an article rating the health care systems in most developed countries. Canada ranked dead last.
I am a dual citizen and have lived for multiple years in both countries. I can attest to the fact that the US health care system is superior to its Canadian counterpart.
The facilities, quality of care and time it takes to get a procedure done are all better in the US.
No kidding. What's the deal with all these Facebook stories. Facebook changes profile. Find out who unfriended you on Facebook. Facebook blah blah blah. None of this shit qualifies as "news for nerds" or "stuff that matters."
In my experience, university students in the US have an overblown idea of what their salary *will be* once they graduate. For example: I've met someone who, while in the midst of getting a 200k art degree, believed (s)he would be raking in 100k+/yr right out the gate. It's these unrealistic expectations, coupled with financial irresponsibility and a feeling that he/she has a "right" to an education (no matter what he cost), that is leading to graduates with useless degrees and massive debt loads.
I truly think that a liberal arts degree from a private university (think Ivy), is reserved for the wealthy; and I'm fine with that. The average citizen cannot incur a 200k debt for a bachelor's in philosophy. That's just the way it is; and for those that disagree, well they will likely be paying for it the rest of their lives and thus further widening the gap between lower and upper class.
WE MUST KNOW EVERYTHING THAT GOES ON IN THE GOV'T SO WE CAN CONTINUE OUR REIGN OF MALICIOUS GOSSIP AND INACTION.
(Not everything needs to be transparent to the average citizen people - you CAN DO something by voting for the candidate whom, after researching thoroughly and not because he or she is the right color (blue/red/black/white), you think is the most fit for the position. Go away anonymous, we don't nee you.)
11 patients === 1 dead (9 year old girl) 5 in critical condition 5 in surgery
Giffords is one of the patients in critical condition; shot once in the head; surgeon optimistic regarding recovery; reported as lucid and following commands.
Granted, I've only worked in the field for eight or nine years, and for small and medium sized tech companies, but despite all the hype over outsourcing to India, I have yet to see/any/ evidence of that actually occurring. I'm guessing it's only for massive companies and for the lowest level of programming position. The "Here's a fully formed design document (no thinking required); convert this out into code" type jobs.
Of course PhDs are doctors; in fact, they are the "original" doctors and, in olden days, used to get a lot more respect than their medical counterparts. Today, the roles are reversed. The title "doctor" however, due to the general public's understanding of the term, is restricted in a/clinical/ setting to mean MD. In an academic setting, doctor is unrestricted and can be used for PhD, nurse doctor, DO (/ducks), etc....
What value is gained by using "sans" in place of "without" when writing an article for a predominantly English-speaking audience (aside from making him feel très chic and intelligents;))?
Another pet peeve of mine is the use of "apropos" as a synonym for "appropriate" (http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/apropos.html) or "whom" as just a formal version of "who" - the English language is dead my friends! =)
How do intelligent people sleep? I used to think that while I slept, I sipped tea (with both pinkies elevated), composed symphonies and pondered the financial situation over in France; but alas, my wife has informed me that I just drool into my pillow and mumble incoherently.
Ok, IANAC but... I thought an atomic mass was an approximation based upon the masses of the most common isotypes weighted based upon how frequently they occur in nature... no?
Since you're never going to think otherwise, I may as well confirm your stereotype:
1) Us Yanks use something called "indefinite articles"; please use them correctly when you speak our language. 2) Us Yanks capitalize letters at the beginning of sentences and the letter "I", when used as a pronoun. 3) Oh, and "anecdotial" is not a word. It's anecdotal.
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Please stop with the "fair share" thing already. Businesses at their core are just people who took a risk to start a company. Why should they be obligated to hire someone just because they are waving around a piece of paper from University of Phoenix?
If you are dumb, go to a state school while working: ~15k in debt
If you are smart, go to a good private school with a huge endowment: ~10k in debt
If you are really dumb, go to a good private school without a scholarship: ~200k in debt
After this, I'm not wasting any more time on you. Just remember that healthcare quality is more complex than a simple measure of mortality. If I live 85 years in Canada but with my last years with a broken hip because I can't get to the head of a waiting list versus to 82 in the US, I'll take the latter.
Please hold the sarcasm; it's not conducive to rationale discourse (I know I'm expecting a lot from Slashdot).
Here's an interesting case for you:Take an expensive therapy like Provenge (an immunotherapy for prostate cancer that costs around 90k per patient and that extends life for an average of 3 months). Now, with the demographic shift that is occurring due to extended life spans coupled with the fact that prostate cancer is predominantly a disease of old age, how do you decide who gets something like Provenge in a government-subsidized system like Canada? Does everyone get it or no one? If the former, how can you possibly think the system can withstand the costs of this sort of thing. If the latter, wouldn't that mean the most advanced therapies are not available in Canada (since going private in Canada for the therapy would be impossible since they don't allow a two-tier system)?
A fitting name to post under for a Canadian. :)
Wrong. Maccleans (popular Canadian magaznie) recently ran an article rating the health care systems in most developed countries. Canada ranked dead last.
I am a dual citizen and have lived for multiple years in both countries. I can attest to the fact that the US health care system is superior to its Canadian counterpart.
The facilities, quality of care and time it takes to get a procedure done are all better in the US.
No kidding. What's the deal with all these Facebook stories. Facebook changes profile. Find out who unfriended you on Facebook. Facebook blah blah blah. None of this shit qualifies as "news for nerds" or "stuff that matters."
^^
In my experience, university students in the US have an overblown idea of what their salary *will be* once they graduate. For example: I've met someone who, while in the midst of getting a 200k art degree, believed (s)he would be raking in 100k+/yr right out the gate. It's these unrealistic expectations, coupled with financial irresponsibility and a feeling that he/she has a "right" to an education (no matter what he cost), that is leading to graduates with useless degrees and massive debt loads.
I truly think that a liberal arts degree from a private university (think Ivy), is reserved for the wealthy; and I'm fine with that. The average citizen cannot incur a 200k debt for a bachelor's in philosophy. That's just the way it is; and for those that disagree, well they will likely be paying for it the rest of their lives and thus further widening the gap between lower and upper class.
If I had a nickel for every time I heard about a new "working" fusion reactor.... well, if this thing does actually work, I would be rich!
Time to take out a loan and invest in nickel futures! ;)
Contrary to popular Slashdot lore, low UIDs do not necessarily correlate with increased intelligence.
Seriously. Remember when we used to think vaccines could cause autism! Sheesh. What idiots we were!
I believe enough information is available to the general public for them to make an informed decision.
Yes.
WE MUST KNOW EVERYTHING THAT GOES ON IN THE GOV'T SO WE CAN CONTINUE OUR REIGN OF MALICIOUS GOSSIP AND INACTION.
(Not everything needs to be transparent to the average citizen people - you CAN DO something by voting for the candidate whom, after researching thoroughly and not because he or she is the right color (blue/red/black/white), you think is the most fit for the position. Go away anonymous, we don't nee you.)
Allegedly his youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/Classitup10#p/a
If true: A nut who sounds like he's recently taken a basic logic course and has become infatuated with the transitive property...
As of 2 PM PST:
11 patients
===
1 dead (9 year old girl)
5 in critical condition
5 in surgery
Giffords is one of the patients in critical condition; shot once in the head; surgeon optimistic regarding recovery; reported as lucid and following commands.
CNN reported on a live feed @ 1:40 PM PST that she is expected to get out of surgery (presumably alive).
Granted, I've only worked in the field for eight or nine years, and for small and medium sized tech companies, but despite all the hype over outsourcing to India, I have yet to see /any/ evidence of that actually occurring. I'm guessing it's only for massive companies and for the lowest level of programming position. The "Here's a fully formed design document (no thinking required); convert this out into code" type jobs.
Of course PhDs are doctors; in fact, they are the "original" doctors and, in olden days, used to get a lot more respect than their medical counterparts. Today, the roles are reversed. The title "doctor" however, due to the general public's understanding of the term, is restricted in a /clinical/ setting to mean MD. In an academic setting, doctor is unrestricted and can be used for PhD, nurse doctor, DO (/ducks), etc....
What value is gained by using "sans" in place of "without" when writing an article for a predominantly English-speaking audience (aside from making him feel très chic and intelligents ;))?
Another pet peeve of mine is the use of "apropos" as a synonym for "appropriate" (http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/apropos.html) or "whom" as just a formal version of "who" - the English language is dead my friends! =)
so that people can sleep like morons...
How do intelligent people sleep? I used to think that while I slept, I sipped tea (with both pinkies elevated), composed symphonies and pondered the financial situation over in France; but alas, my wife has informed me that I just drool into my pillow and mumble incoherently.
'cuz we wouldn't want China to discover the eleventy-billionith prime number before we do.
Ok, IANAC but... I thought an atomic mass was an approximation based upon the masses of the most common isotypes weighted based upon how frequently they occur in nature... no?
Since you're never going to think otherwise, I may as well confirm your stereotype:
1) Us Yanks use something called "indefinite articles"; please use them correctly when you speak our language.
2) Us Yanks capitalize letters at the beginning of sentences and the letter "I", when used as a pronoun.
3) Oh, and "anecdotial" is not a word. It's anecdotal.
Merci buckets.