I bought have hundreds of CDs which I've paid a LOT of money for and in just a few months with Spotify Premium I've already listened to more songs than I've bought through the years up till now and for a relatively small amount.
If Spotify goes down after three years, then I've "lost" the equivalent of 18 CDs but I've been able to listen to the music equivalent to thousands of CDs. Seems like a good deal.
I agree, most consumer routers are crap. But, WRT54GL is still a very good choice if 801.11g is enough for your needs and D-Link DIR-655 & 855 are reasonable choices for 11n. Most other D-Link routers are really bad, especially 614, 624 and 514.
What? A 7 year old Linksys WRT54G can handle 24-30Mbps with AES encryption, current versions are even faster, and if you choose wisely you can find 80-90Mbps home routers from Dlink/Netgear today.
These routers are more than adequate for more than "light surfing".
Win7 is probably faster than XP the same way Vista is faster than XP according to MS. That is if you have a multi core machine with lots of RAM.
Also, Win7 still has DRM-crap which slows down I/O operations on external media including networks.
The benefits are several. One can catch drug addicts which consult several doctors in order to get enough drugs. Also patients, especially elderly which have several different specialist doctors will benefit because drug interactions will lessen. Dr Greg House is correct in saying all patients lie:-) so there is a risk that the treating doctor won't have access to all necessary information in order to give the patient the best treatment.
Also, if I for instance visit a cancel doctor and a dietist they have to take their own duplicate blood tests. With a unified journal they may only need one set of the standard blood work tests.
The experience I have with electronic journals is the Swedish drug prescription system. All my prescriptions are stored electronically. I can logon to a website and use my electronic-ID issued by my bank to access information about my scrips and when they have been accessed. I can use the website to order drugs to a chosen pharmacy or get them sent by snail-mail (restrictions apply on which meds can be sent)
If I want to order by telephone the operator cannot access my records before I have entered a pin-code. At the pharmacy I need to present a drivers license or other valid ID and the pharmacist(?) must scan the barcode in order to access my records. This access is also logged.
Electronic medical records can be handled in a similar way where audit trails are present. One could limit access to health providers that the patient has authorized.
Having a privatized health care system presents a problem since it probably is impossible to create a central system for handling records. This means that synchronization and securing that data is handled in a safe manner is very difficult. Using oublic key encryption on all data makes it easier as only the private keys need to be handled safely. Requiring that keys must be requested each time the data is to be accessed is perhaps a good way to be keep access auditable and lessening the risk that lost data can be read by unauthorized persons.
The case you mention with unresponsive patients is easy. All data can be added to the e-journal using the public key. The data can also be sent the normal electronic way internally within the hospital to be deleted after the patient has checked out. Emergency procedures can be implemented so a notification is sent to the patient via snail mail if they are used thus limiting misuse. Or simply stop non-authorized care givers to access the data. Sure, ERs will not have access to all info, but that is not any different from the situation today.
I'm sure experts on public key encryption can device a system which works well if they are consulted.
It depends on the design of the system. A base requirement would be to limit access depending on the roll of the person reading the journal. A receptionist should only see limited information such as which doctors the patient has and other need to know stuff.
A properly designed system should also have an audit trail so it is possible to see who has accessed the journal and this information should be easily accessed by patients.
It should also be possible to have information which requires special access rights which can be used for extra sensitive information such as mental diagnoses.
I've seen systems where information cannot be accessed by medical personel unless they receive a code from the patient. Having such a component in place seems like a good idea.
HDTV-lag _HAS_ been solved. I'm sorry you either bought a crappy TV or have missed the appropriate setting.
And I'm sorry you have a TV or DVD-player with crappy upscaling. But, don't jump to the conclusion that all HD-sets behave the same. Look at Sony W/X/Z4500 series or Samsung LCD 6, 8 and 9 series for instance.
Apart from the problems noted above with infected people not knowing their status and such measures driving people into hiding I just can't understand why we need to use such invasive methods when the solution is simple - USE A CONDOM DURING SEX.
To reiterate - USE A CONDOM DURING SEX. It will protect you from contracting hiv and has the added bonus of protecting against hepatitis, gonorrhoea, chlamydia etc. AND - it protects you even if your sexual partner is unaware of his/her STI:s.
When it comes to IV drug users the solution is less clear, but one good first step is to provide free access to syringes and counseling.
To start with I'd like to point out that most posters here mean hiv instead of aids. Aids is a condition that is caused by hiv if left untreated long enough.
2. AIDS is incurable, there is no vaccine, and treatment is generally painful and only delays the inevitable.
3. No one who gets AIDS ever survives it. It has a 100% kill rate.
True, true, partly true and totally FALSE.
True, hiv IS currently incureable (except for one recent case where the infected person had a bone marrow transplant and some other experimental treatment).
True, there is no effective vaccine against hiv.
True, antiretroviral therapy often causes side effects. But seldom painful side effects and in those cases it is often possible to change treatment.
However, the statement that "treatment only delays the inevitable" is FALSE.
Antiretroviral therapy stops hiv from replicating and if adhered to properly most patients get an improved immune system and can lead a normal healthy life. Even patients who have developed full blown aids can in many cases get an almost fully restored immune system after years of antiretroviral therapy. And those who don't usually improve the immune system so much that they don't die of aids-related illnesses.
Since the treatment only has been available since 1996 it is too early to definitely tell the long term outcome for sure, but all data indicates that most treated hiv-patients which do not have resistent virus should be able to have a normal life span if they adhere to the treatment.
I have met several hiv positive people who have developed aids and had seriously damaged immune systems who after 5-10 years of treatment now have almost normal lab counts and no hiv-related illnesses.
Are you sure you are a real Slashdotter? The only way for us real Slashdotters to meet girls is by using video phone technology (AKA webcam). Don't knock it until you've tried!
Google offers telephone support for "System critical issues" if you are a paying customer. I haven't had the neeed to try that support so I can't comment on the quality of it.
Or look at Volkswagen. The new Golf (that's Rabbit in the US) gives 62MPG (US) for the BlueMotion model (diesel) or 38MPG (US) for the TSI 122 petrol (gasoline) model. These consumption figures are achieved even without hybrid technology. And even more impressive this is achieved with an automatic gearbox. (DSG)
And even though the TSI is a 1.4 litre engine it has a turbocharger which makes it really nice to drive.
#6 Why Java? Well, maybe because all other mobile phones use Java. But the main message is "Free". Anyone can develop a java app for their mobile phone and then install it without having to jail break or hack anything.
#10 I complain that I need special software since it means that I'm limited to whatever platform Apple chooses to port iTunes to. My other phones can be synced and I can transfer files to/from them without being limited to Windows or MacOS.
And not having to install Quicktime, Safari and another bunch of crap is just a bonus.
iPhone is all about DRM. Apple wants to control what you put on your phone and they want to make sure you don't read out all the info you want.
When Microsoft does the same thing everybody here starts screaming, but when Apple does the same thing it is suddenly ok?
(Off topic)Maybe GPL3 makes sense after all.(/Off topic)
On shazam - Well, Sony Ericsson Walkman phones have had TrackID for years. That's not a unique feature for iPhone.
Useful stuff NOT available on iPhone:
1. Multitasking? This is 2008, all other phones can download stuff while the user talks and surfs. Not iPhone.
2. Bluetooth file transfers? Want to share files with your friends over BT? Forget it - Apple doesn't want you to.
3. Wireless headphones (BT)? - Forget it.
4. Memory card slot? - forget it.
5. MMS? - forget it unless you buy an MMS app.
6. Install free java apps? - forget it.
7. Really good signal reception? - forget it. iPhone is on par with 1st gen 3G-phones from 4 or 5 years ago.
8. Want to use your phone as a wireless modem for your computer? Forget it.
9. Sync with other calendars using industry standard OMA DS / SyncML? Forget it unless you are willing to pay for a third party app which is buggy.
10. Want to transfer files to/from iPhone without installing special software? - Forget it.
As much as the iPhone has a cool UI for some things it still lacks a lot of features that other phones have had for ages. For me the disadvantages are too many for me to choose an iPhone over a SE Walkman or one of the Nokia N-series phones.
Vista IS a joke and as all jokes it failed when delivered by an amateur such as Ballmer. But I don't think that Seinfeld is good enough to turn the bad joke into something good.
On Vista saying "open notepad" is much faster than trying to remember where it is buried on the menu. Well, on Vista i press the Windows-key, type "note" and press [ENTER] to open Notepad. Just as quick and easy.
The biggest disadvantage using a voice-controlled interface is that it doesn't work very well in an environment where other people work at the same time. Also, it is impossible to talk to others while entering text which is possible with a traditional interface.
Sorry, but I just don't buy it. People don't switch to Vista because of:
1) hardware compatibility issues, 2) software compatibility issues, and 3) annoyances such as UAC, which negatively impact hinder the user experience (though, I do understand their utility). 4. Abysmal performance when copying files to/from network shares. 5. CPU-hogging audio-subsystem
Have you read TFA? Nobody accuses anybody for any violations.
Here is a quote from TFA which I think summarises what it is about:
"The iPhone is leaving people questioning: Does it contain GPLed software? What impact will the GPLv3 have on the long-term prospects for devices like the iPhone that are built to keep their owners frustrated? Peter Brown, executive director of the FSF said, "Today, Steve Jobs and Apple release a product crippled with proprietary software and digital restrictions: crippled, because a device that isn't under the control of its owner works against the interests of its owner."
I don't know if 78% is an accurate number if you look at the number of DAPs sold. BUT, that number fails to take into account that many people use their mobile phones as audio players.
I always carry my mobile with me, it has a 4MB memory card and a good enough music player interface so I see no need for another device. Besides, since I always use a handsfree I would need two sets of headphones if I had a separate DAP with me which is very impractical.
right now there are two options, 1. do nothing and die of AIDS in 5 or so years, 2. take expensive drugs and die of AIDS in 15-20 years; How did you come up with option 2? The current type of treatments for HIV have existed for over ten years and I haven't seen any scientific evidence that they become less effective over time providing that the patient adheres to the treatment and makes sure to practise safer sex.
The price of HIV medicines isn't the only problem, or even the biggest problem. Treating HIV patients effectively requires a good health infrastructure where patients can be followed up to make sure they get the right drugs and that the patients understand that it is vital to take the right doses at the right time all the time. HIV is extremely good at mutating and becoming drug resistent if the treatment isn't followed to the letter.
Many patients will also experience severe side effects of the drugs. And if no doctor follows up and either changes the treatment or gives other drugs to counter the side effects it will result in the patient being less motivated to continue with the treatment.
Another problem is to educate HIV-positive people to have safer sex even if they have sex with another HIV-positive person, otherwise they risk contracting another HIV-strain. This is VERY hard since the United Stated and many catholic countries refuse to fund any campaigns which result in the use of condoms.
In short - it requires a lot of investment in third world health care and education in addition to lowering prices of the drugs. Otherwise, we will end up being back at square one and we will have no effective drugs against HIV.
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I bought have hundreds of CDs which I've paid a LOT of money for and in just a few months with Spotify Premium I've already listened to more songs than I've bought through the years up till now and for a relatively small amount. If Spotify goes down after three years, then I've "lost" the equivalent of 18 CDs but I've been able to listen to the music equivalent to thousands of CDs. Seems like a good deal.
I agree, most consumer routers are crap. But, WRT54GL is still a very good choice if 801.11g is enough for your needs and D-Link DIR-655 & 855 are reasonable choices for 11n. Most other D-Link routers are really bad, especially 614, 624 and 514.
What? A 7 year old Linksys WRT54G can handle 24-30Mbps with AES encryption, current versions are even faster, and if you choose wisely you can find 80-90Mbps home routers from Dlink/Netgear today.
These routers are more than adequate for more than "light surfing".
Of course if couldn't snowball. All sites and references to snowballing are filtered out.
Win7 is probably faster than XP the same way Vista is faster than XP according to MS. That is if you have a multi core machine with lots of RAM. Also, Win7 still has DRM-crap which slows down I/O operations on external media including networks.
The benefits are several. One can catch drug addicts which consult several doctors in order to get enough drugs. Also patients, especially elderly which have several different specialist doctors will benefit because drug interactions will lessen. Dr Greg House is correct in saying all patients lie :-) so there is a risk that the treating doctor won't have access to all necessary information in order to give the patient the best treatment.
Also, if I for instance visit a cancel doctor and a dietist they have to take their own duplicate blood tests. With a unified journal they may only need one set of the standard blood work tests.
The experience I have with electronic journals is the Swedish drug prescription system. All my prescriptions are stored electronically. I can logon to a website and use my electronic-ID issued by my bank to access information about my scrips and when they have been accessed. I can use the website to order drugs to a chosen pharmacy or get them sent by snail-mail (restrictions apply on which meds can be sent)
If I want to order by telephone the operator cannot access my records before I have entered a pin-code. At the pharmacy I need to present a drivers license or other valid ID and the pharmacist(?) must scan the barcode in order to access my records. This access is also logged.
Electronic medical records can be handled in a similar way where audit trails are present. One could limit access to health providers that the patient has authorized.
Having a privatized health care system presents a problem since it probably is impossible to create a central system for handling records. This means that synchronization and securing that data is handled in a safe manner is very difficult. Using oublic key encryption on all data makes it easier as only the private keys need to be handled safely. Requiring that keys must be requested each time the data is to be accessed is perhaps a good way to be keep access auditable and lessening the risk that lost data can be read by unauthorized persons.
The case you mention with unresponsive patients is easy. All data can be added to the e-journal using the public key. The data can also be sent the normal electronic way internally within the hospital to be deleted after the patient has checked out. Emergency procedures can be implemented so a notification is sent to the patient via snail mail if they are used thus limiting misuse. Or simply stop non-authorized care givers to access the data. Sure, ERs will not have access to all info, but that is not any different from the situation today.
I'm sure experts on public key encryption can device a system which works well if they are consulted.
It depends on the design of the system. A base requirement would be to limit access depending on the roll of the person reading the journal. A receptionist should only see limited information such as which doctors the patient has and other need to know stuff.
A properly designed system should also have an audit trail so it is possible to see who has accessed the journal and this information should be easily accessed by patients.
It should also be possible to have information which requires special access rights which can be used for extra sensitive information such as mental diagnoses.
I've seen systems where information cannot be accessed by medical personel unless they receive a code from the patient. Having such a component in place seems like a good idea.
HDTV-lag _HAS_ been solved. I'm sorry you either bought a crappy TV or have missed the appropriate setting. And I'm sorry you have a TV or DVD-player with crappy upscaling. But, don't jump to the conclusion that all HD-sets behave the same. Look at Sony W/X/Z4500 series or Samsung LCD 6, 8 and 9 series for instance.
Apart from the problems noted above with infected people not knowing their status and such measures driving people into hiding I just can't understand why we need to use such invasive methods when the solution is simple - USE A CONDOM DURING SEX.
To reiterate - USE A CONDOM DURING SEX. It will protect you from contracting hiv and has the added bonus of protecting against hepatitis, gonorrhoea, chlamydia etc. AND - it protects you even if your sexual partner is unaware of his/her STI:s.
When it comes to IV drug users the solution is less clear, but one good first step is to provide free access to syringes and counseling.
2. AIDS is incurable, there is no vaccine, and treatment is generally painful and only delays the inevitable.
3. No one who gets AIDS ever survives it. It has a 100% kill rate.
True, true, partly true and totally FALSE.
True, hiv IS currently incureable (except for one recent case where the infected person had a bone marrow transplant and some other experimental treatment).
True, there is no effective vaccine against hiv.
True, antiretroviral therapy often causes side effects. But seldom painful side effects and in those cases it is often possible to change treatment.
However, the statement that "treatment only delays the inevitable" is FALSE.
Antiretroviral therapy stops hiv from replicating and if adhered to properly most patients get an improved immune system and can lead a normal healthy life. Even patients who have developed full blown aids can in many cases get an almost fully restored immune system after years of antiretroviral therapy. And those who don't usually improve the immune system so much that they don't die of aids-related illnesses.
Since the treatment only has been available since 1996 it is too early to definitely tell the long term outcome for sure, but all data indicates that most treated hiv-patients which do not have resistent virus should be able to have a normal life span if they adhere to the treatment.
I have met several hiv positive people who have developed aids and had seriously damaged immune systems who after 5-10 years of treatment now have almost normal lab counts and no hiv-related illnesses.
Are you sure you are a real Slashdotter? The only way for us real Slashdotters to meet girls is by using video phone technology (AKA webcam). Don't knock it until you've tried!
Google offers telephone support for "System critical issues" if you are a paying customer. I haven't had the neeed to try that support so I can't comment on the quality of it.
Or look at Volkswagen. The new Golf (that's Rabbit in the US) gives 62MPG (US) for the BlueMotion model (diesel) or 38MPG (US) for the TSI 122 petrol (gasoline) model. These consumption figures are achieved even without hybrid technology. And even more impressive this is achieved with an automatic gearbox. (DSG) And even though the TSI is a 1.4 litre engine it has a turbocharger which makes it really nice to drive.
#6 Why Java? Well, maybe because all other mobile phones use Java. But the main message is "Free". Anyone can develop a java app for their mobile phone and then install it without having to jail break or hack anything.
#10 I complain that I need special software since it means that I'm limited to whatever platform Apple chooses to port iTunes to. My other phones can be synced and I can transfer files to/from them without being limited to Windows or MacOS.
And not having to install Quicktime, Safari and another bunch of crap is just a bonus.
iPhone is all about DRM. Apple wants to control what you put on your phone and they want to make sure you don't read out all the info you want.
When Microsoft does the same thing everybody here starts screaming, but when Apple does the same thing it is suddenly ok?
(Off topic)Maybe GPL3 makes sense after all.(/Off topic)
On shazam - Well, Sony Ericsson Walkman phones have had TrackID for years. That's not a unique feature for iPhone.
Useful stuff NOT available on iPhone:
1. Multitasking? This is 2008, all other phones can download stuff while the user talks and surfs. Not iPhone.
2. Bluetooth file transfers? Want to share files with your friends over BT? Forget it - Apple doesn't want you to.
3. Wireless headphones (BT)? - Forget it.
4. Memory card slot? - forget it.
5. MMS? - forget it unless you buy an MMS app.
6. Install free java apps? - forget it.
7. Really good signal reception? - forget it. iPhone is on par with 1st gen 3G-phones from 4 or 5 years ago.
8. Want to use your phone as a wireless modem for your computer? Forget it.
9. Sync with other calendars using industry standard OMA DS / SyncML? Forget it unless you are willing to pay for a third party app which is buggy.
10. Want to transfer files to/from iPhone without installing special software? - Forget it.
As much as the iPhone has a cool UI for some things it still lacks a lot of features that other phones have had for ages. For me the disadvantages are too many for me to choose an iPhone over a SE Walkman or one of the Nokia N-series phones.
Vista IS a joke and as all jokes it failed when delivered by an amateur such as Ballmer. But I don't think that Seinfeld is good enough to turn the bad joke into something good.
Hmm, fake porn - is that the name for home movies made by couples who have been married for a long time?
The best way to protect oneself without using multiple computers is using a Virtual Machine for "promiscuous browsing" I would think.
1) hardware compatibility issues,
2) software compatibility issues, and
3) annoyances such as UAC, which negatively impact hinder the user experience (though, I do understand their utility). 4. Abysmal performance when copying files to/from network shares.
5. CPU-hogging audio-subsystem
Have you read TFA? Nobody accuses anybody for any violations.
Here is a quote from TFA which I think summarises what it is about:
"The iPhone is leaving people questioning: Does it contain GPLed software? What impact will the GPLv3 have on the long-term prospects for devices like the iPhone that are built to keep their owners frustrated? Peter Brown, executive director of the FSF said, "Today, Steve Jobs and Apple release a product crippled with proprietary software and digital restrictions: crippled, because a device that isn't under the control of its owner works against the interests of its owner."
I don't know if 78% is an accurate number if you look at the number of DAPs sold. BUT, that number fails to take into account that many people use their mobile phones as audio players. I always carry my mobile with me, it has a 4MB memory card and a good enough music player interface so I see no need for another device. Besides, since I always use a handsfree I would need two sets of headphones if I had a separate DAP with me which is very impractical.
The price of HIV medicines isn't the only problem, or even the biggest problem. Treating HIV patients effectively requires a good health infrastructure where patients can be followed up to make sure they get the right drugs and that the patients understand that it is vital to take the right doses at the right time all the time. HIV is extremely good at mutating and becoming drug resistent if the treatment isn't followed to the letter.
Many patients will also experience severe side effects of the drugs. And if no doctor follows up and either changes the treatment or gives other drugs to counter the side effects it will result in the patient being less motivated to continue with the treatment.
Another problem is to educate HIV-positive people to have safer sex even if they have sex with another HIV-positive person, otherwise they risk contracting another HIV-strain. This is VERY hard since the United Stated and many catholic countries refuse to fund any campaigns which result in the use of condoms.
In short - it requires a lot of investment in third world health care and education in addition to lowering prices of the drugs. Otherwise, we will end up being back at square one and we will have no effective drugs against HIV.