A high earning physician told me his tax load will increase by $100,000 per year when this bill is fully implemented.
So? If he's being taxed that much then he certainly has enough money that he won't have to worry. It's much easier to maintain wealth when you're rich so I have very little sympathy for the selfish prick.
People that don't drive contribute taxes towards the highways. In fact some tax money from tobacco was going towards roads rather than helping cover the cost of smoking related health costs. Amazingly no one has a problem with socialism when it funds their roads.
Should that not be a free-market system and we can turn every road into a toll road? That would be the most fair thing apparently.
So if you get cancer you should labelled damaged goods and possibly never get insurance again or pay an extortionate amount even if you never get cancer again?
Your analogies are flawed because bad driving only affects your car insurance where as getting cancer can affect your ability to be able to afford coverage for something completely unrelated.
I think most people don't object to having to pay for insurance. The issue is what happens when you want to use it. Car insurance is different because you can and should avoid damaging your car. Your body on the other hand will start to fail as you get older. No matter how hard you try you will almost certainly have to use health insurance (unless of course you die) and to punish people for something that can't be avoided after the fact they paid out so much already is out of order.
I rather pay the equivalent of insurance into the NHS and not have to worry about if I have to actually go to the hospital because it won't be held against me the rest of my life.
I would not say the bill is perfect or that Social Security is but judging by a lot of the comments you hear from people on TV and online then yeah I'd say a fair portion of people don't have a clue about the bill and just think this is socialism and will ruin the US forever.
Don't get me wrong, i do think Google is one of the best, if not the best, company to trust my data with (not that is something to brag about) but my health records are a complete no-no. I don't want anyone except the doctor I'm using at the time to see them. Not that I'm some sort of gimp with all sorts of shit oozing from my body but my health records are *the* most private thing to me imo.
I'll happily expose my genitals online but not my health records.
There is no easy way yet to share the info with everyone in a way that allows them to write notes alongside the information in a cheap and dead easy way.
Give people an e-ink solution that can be distributed to everyone instantly and allow them to write notes on top and paper will start going away.
In an ideal world you could even have e-ink clients on a noteboard that get updates from a server so info can be passed to all employees without needing, for example, 10,000 iPad-like devices for people who don't really need them 99.99% of the time.
That's false. Most people I know spend *way* more time on Farmville than I've spend on, for instance, Contra 4 or Dead Space.
I spend more time on casual games, like Sim Tower, than "hardcore" games. Casual people just tell themselves they spend less time on games because to say you spend loads of time on a game apparently makes you a dork and a loser
Exactly, there's Sony, B&N and others. I think par tof Amazon's success is that the press talks about no one else. Now we have Apple who has, imo, a very half-assed device and they're unfortunately getting more attention then superior competition which means they'll probably get more sales than they deserve.
The press needs to do a proper job rather than trying to build up some drama to report on.
When a flaw is found they have to find how to fix it, write the code to fix it and the test it (so they're not left with a flaw due to the fix) and that isn't just a case of opening Firefox on one computer. They have numerous versions to test for.
I'm not sur eif the fix was pushed out already because this week I've have updates cropping up for all my instances of Firefox at home and work. So either they're early or I'll get another one on the 30th. Either way, they're clearly doing their best.
It may already be released. I've had an update pushed through to all my instances of Firefox this week. If not, just over a month is better than some company's records for getting a fix out.
If it's patched on March 30 then that's just over a month since it was revealed. That's not too bad and better than Microsoft's record as a whole.
No one claims Firefox is perfect (or any browser for that matter) but IE gets more grief because it most certainly has more problems than the rest. If it weren't for competition as well we'd probably still be stuck on IE6 too since MS was quite happy to stop updating IE when they thought they had the market cornered.
So no need to get defensive about an awful browser like IE.
Sorry but considering we're still trying to get rid of IE6, I do actually welcome the fact IE9 is Win 7 only. Don't like like? Don't use IE. There is no site worth looking at that will only be viewable in IE.
I'll make sure to support UMG more than the other twats. I do like to still buy CDs because I can convert them to MP3, OGG or whatever and have a back-up straight away. When I don't buy CDs, I go for Amazon which has the best digital system so far.
I personally think healthcare is one of the few fundamental rights the government should provide. However if the government does not want to provide it then be equal. Take it away from the elderly and the poor or give it to everyone
The US talks about equality but it's time to put up or shut up. Now give it to everyone or take it away from everyone.
Actually no, if Fox says it's bad then there is a good chance it's not. What ever they say is bad will almost certainly be somewhere in between acceptable and awesome.
Microsoft has managed a profit on the 360 by screwing consumers over at every corner. They have the only paid net service which has no browser so you're tied into what they want you to see. You have to buy wifi seperately at an insane cost. Same with upgrading your hard drive. You can only use their special hard drive which funnily enough costs way more than it should.
Despite their year lead and their supposed superior list of games the PS3 has zoomed up on their ass and has a slim chance of over taking the 360 by the end of the year though not likely.
They claimed the Wii's success didn't matter as it was a totally different market and here MS, like Sony, is dripping off Nintendo's idea of going after casuals with motion control because they got thrashed by Nintendo.
Now they're close to getting beat by Sony because no one outside of the US really cares for the 360 and the PS3 has superior worldwide power so MS is forced to be a little more open, like their competition, to try and maintain their lead.
MS fans should hope Sony over takes the 360 soon. It's about the only way MS will stop screwing their customers.
I thinking the same thing. I have an issue of Edge magazine from last year with numerous people complaining about making little to no money. There is just so much stuff to choose from and most of it's shit. It's always going to be hard for most people to earn some money even if there are some raking in loads of cash.
The only way I think you can get through is to get people not to buy the game and explain why. As it is, you get people who don't know any better and therefore don't care or you get people pirating it which sends the message that people want the product and the publisher just needs to try harder to stop you from stealing.
The only thing they understand is profits so if you get most people simply not buying they game because of the DRM it would have an effect.
If you upload your mind and die then do you really live on or is it just a replicated version of yourself? Just as copying an MP3 may be identical to the original version, if the original is deleted it is still gone.
The only one who benefits from this is your duplicate.
It's an improvement on the old style automatics. I think all cards will eventually be some sort of automatic. The fact is, while everyone thinks their a better driver than everyone else, most people aren't that good. The bar for passing the test is so low it's almost harder not to get a licence. So for the vast majority of people standard doesn't make sense because they probably can't even drive it that well.
The only people that turn their noses up to anything without a clutch are either poor or worried about their penis size. Personally I don't care. Automatic is much more convenient but there's not wrong with driving a manual either. There are a lot more important things, as far as I'm concerned, on a car. The only place where I'd say automatic is a must in in congested cities. I just can't be bothered to with shifting and using a clutch to move a few feet.
A recent interview has confirmed that BioShock 2 will be receiving downloadable content after it launches next month. According to 2K Marin's Kent Hudson, the studio is working on some "aggressive" DLC plans as we speak.
"Absolutely," says Hudson, when asked if DLC is coming. "We are working on pretty aggressive plans for DLC and that’s actually something that is already underway. That is something that is mostly being run out of the Marin studio because like I said the Australian studio is already ramping up on the next big thing."
So far, nothing has been detailed, so we've no idea what form this DLC may take. The original BioShock released a new difficulty level along with some brand new Plasmids. With BioShock 2 containing multiplayer and 2K Games ready to make as much cash as possible, who knows what treats are in store for our wallets?
He repeatedly called it DLC and said downloadable content. The implication is clear that you are purchasing content grabbed from a server and not an unlock code.
What reason would they have to cause this confusion other than to deceive people knowing full well they would not go for it.
You can debate what the $60 buys you when you purchase the game. That's fine and I'm fine with them selling unlock codes but they should have to be completely honest and at the very least no call it DLC because it is not.
Take a look at the acronym DLC, it stands for downloadable content. You're not really downloading the content at all. It's there already. I do considering that deceptive and as I said I consider it just a tactic to bump the price of the game up after you've bought it.
At least with real DLC the price is justified by the bandwidth costs and additional development time. They aren't footing a bill for downloading the content and if it's on the disk then it's not really additional development.
I'm not saying I'd like it if it was cheaper. It would still be dodgy, imo. Like the example given earlier with Windows Vista. While all versions may be on the disk, at least it has variable pricing depending on how much content you use with a one off payment.
If they want to do that fine but label the game as containing content which has to be unlock for a price or at the very least don't call it DLC.
They know most people wouldn't not be impressed at all by this tactic so rather than being honest and letting the market decide, they've masked their moves hoping most people wouldn't figure it out.
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A high earning physician told me his tax load will increase by $100,000 per year when this bill is fully implemented.
So? If he's being taxed that much then he certainly has enough money that he won't have to worry. It's much easier to maintain wealth when you're rich so I have very little sympathy for the selfish prick.
People that don't drive contribute taxes towards the highways. In fact some tax money from tobacco was going towards roads rather than helping cover the cost of smoking related health costs. Amazingly no one has a problem with socialism when it funds their roads.
Should that not be a free-market system and we can turn every road into a toll road? That would be the most fair thing apparently.
So if you get cancer you should labelled damaged goods and possibly never get insurance again or pay an extortionate amount even if you never get cancer again?
Your analogies are flawed because bad driving only affects your car insurance where as getting cancer can affect your ability to be able to afford coverage for something completely unrelated.
I think most people don't object to having to pay for insurance. The issue is what happens when you want to use it. Car insurance is different because you can and should avoid damaging your car. Your body on the other hand will start to fail as you get older. No matter how hard you try you will almost certainly have to use health insurance (unless of course you die) and to punish people for something that can't be avoided after the fact they paid out so much already is out of order.
I rather pay the equivalent of insurance into the NHS and not have to worry about if I have to actually go to the hospital because it won't be held against me the rest of my life.
I would not say the bill is perfect or that Social Security is but judging by a lot of the comments you hear from people on TV and online then yeah I'd say a fair portion of people don't have a clue about the bill and just think this is socialism and will ruin the US forever.
Don't get me wrong, i do think Google is one of the best, if not the best, company to trust my data with (not that is something to brag about) but my health records are a complete no-no. I don't want anyone except the doctor I'm using at the time to see them. Not that I'm some sort of gimp with all sorts of shit oozing from my body but my health records are *the* most private thing to me imo.
I'll happily expose my genitals online but not my health records.
There is no easy way yet to share the info with everyone in a way that allows them to write notes alongside the information in a cheap and dead easy way.
Give people an e-ink solution that can be distributed to everyone instantly and allow them to write notes on top and paper will start going away.
In an ideal world you could even have e-ink clients on a noteboard that get updates from a server so info can be passed to all employees without needing, for example, 10,000 iPad-like devices for people who don't really need them 99.99% of the time.
That's false. Most people I know spend *way* more time on Farmville than I've spend on, for instance, Contra 4 or Dead Space.
I spend more time on casual games, like Sim Tower, than "hardcore" games. Casual people just tell themselves they spend less time on games because to say you spend loads of time on a game apparently makes you a dork and a loser
Maybe it was actually his wife and she just likes to see twice as many dicks in her porn.
Now CP peddlers know to store their collections on your computer because you'll take the blame.
Exactly, there's Sony, B&N and others. I think par tof Amazon's success is that the press talks about no one else. Now we have Apple who has, imo, a very half-assed device and they're unfortunately getting more attention then superior competition which means they'll probably get more sales than they deserve.
The press needs to do a proper job rather than trying to build up some drama to report on.
When a flaw is found they have to find how to fix it, write the code to fix it and the test it (so they're not left with a flaw due to the fix) and that isn't just a case of opening Firefox on one computer. They have numerous versions to test for.
I'm not sur eif the fix was pushed out already because this week I've have updates cropping up for all my instances of Firefox at home and work. So either they're early or I'll get another one on the 30th. Either way, they're clearly doing their best.
It may already be released. I've had an update pushed through to all my instances of Firefox this week. If not, just over a month is better than some company's records for getting a fix out.
If it's patched on March 30 then that's just over a month since it was revealed. That's not too bad and better than Microsoft's record as a whole.
No one claims Firefox is perfect (or any browser for that matter) but IE gets more grief because it most certainly has more problems than the rest. If it weren't for competition as well we'd probably still be stuck on IE6 too since MS was quite happy to stop updating IE when they thought they had the market cornered.
So no need to get defensive about an awful browser like IE.
Sorry but considering we're still trying to get rid of IE6, I do actually welcome the fact IE9 is Win 7 only. Don't like like? Don't use IE. There is no site worth looking at that will only be viewable in IE.
If you want the source you can get the info to obtain it from here http://wikis.sun.com/display/OpenSSO/CVS+Tags
I'm grabbing the source now.
I'll make sure to support UMG more than the other twats. I do like to still buy CDs because I can convert them to MP3, OGG or whatever and have a back-up straight away. When I don't buy CDs, I go for Amazon which has the best digital system so far.
I personally think healthcare is one of the few fundamental rights the government should provide. However if the government does not want to provide it then be equal. Take it away from the elderly and the poor or give it to everyone
The US talks about equality but it's time to put up or shut up. Now give it to everyone or take it away from everyone.
Actually no, if Fox says it's bad then there is a good chance it's not. What ever they say is bad will almost certainly be somewhere in between acceptable and awesome.
Microsoft has managed a profit on the 360 by screwing consumers over at every corner. They have the only paid net service which has no browser so you're tied into what they want you to see. You have to buy wifi seperately at an insane cost. Same with upgrading your hard drive. You can only use their special hard drive which funnily enough costs way more than it should.
Despite their year lead and their supposed superior list of games the PS3 has zoomed up on their ass and has a slim chance of over taking the 360 by the end of the year though not likely.
They claimed the Wii's success didn't matter as it was a totally different market and here MS, like Sony, is dripping off Nintendo's idea of going after casuals with motion control because they got thrashed by Nintendo.
Now they're close to getting beat by Sony because no one outside of the US really cares for the 360 and the PS3 has superior worldwide power so MS is forced to be a little more open, like their competition, to try and maintain their lead.
MS fans should hope Sony over takes the 360 soon. It's about the only way MS will stop screwing their customers.
I thinking the same thing. I have an issue of Edge magazine from last year with numerous people complaining about making little to no money. There is just so much stuff to choose from and most of it's shit. It's always going to be hard for most people to earn some money even if there are some raking in loads of cash.
The only way I think you can get through is to get people not to buy the game and explain why. As it is, you get people who don't know any better and therefore don't care or you get people pirating it which sends the message that people want the product and the publisher just needs to try harder to stop you from stealing.
The only thing they understand is profits so if you get most people simply not buying they game because of the DRM it would have an effect.
If you upload your mind and die then do you really live on or is it just a replicated version of yourself? Just as copying an MP3 may be identical to the original version, if the original is deleted it is still gone.
The only one who benefits from this is your duplicate.
It's an improvement on the old style automatics. I think all cards will eventually be some sort of automatic. The fact is, while everyone thinks their a better driver than everyone else, most people aren't that good. The bar for passing the test is so low it's almost harder not to get a licence. So for the vast majority of people standard doesn't make sense because they probably can't even drive it that well.
The only people that turn their noses up to anything without a clutch are either poor or worried about their penis size. Personally I don't care. Automatic is much more convenient but there's not wrong with driving a manual either. There are a lot more important things, as far as I'm concerned, on a car. The only place where I'd say automatic is a must in in congested cities. I just can't be bothered to with shifting and using a clutch to move a few feet.
He's invented something awful so he's an expert on awful and that make him more than capable of talking about the iphone.
http://www.destructoid.com/bioshock-2-dlc-confirmed-160747.phtml
A recent interview has confirmed that BioShock 2 will be receiving downloadable content after it launches next month. According to 2K Marin's Kent Hudson, the studio is working on some "aggressive" DLC plans as we speak.
"Absolutely," says Hudson, when asked if DLC is coming. "We are working on pretty aggressive plans for DLC and that’s actually something that is already underway. That is something that is mostly being run out of the Marin studio because like I said the Australian studio is already ramping up on the next big thing."
So far, nothing has been detailed, so we've no idea what form this DLC may take. The original BioShock released a new difficulty level along with some brand new Plasmids. With BioShock 2 containing multiplayer and 2K Games ready to make as much cash as possible, who knows what treats are in store for our wallets?
He repeatedly called it DLC and said downloadable content. The implication is clear that you are purchasing content grabbed from a server and not an unlock code.
What reason would they have to cause this confusion other than to deceive people knowing full well they would not go for it.
You can debate what the $60 buys you when you purchase the game. That's fine and I'm fine with them selling unlock codes but they should have to be completely honest and at the very least no call it DLC because it is not.
I would consider deceptive advertising and, assuming this site can be considered a valid source then yes it is deceptive marketing: http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Deceptive+marketing
Take a look at the acronym DLC, it stands for downloadable content. You're not really downloading the content at all. It's there already. I do considering that deceptive and as I said I consider it just a tactic to bump the price of the game up after you've bought it.
At least with real DLC the price is justified by the bandwidth costs and additional development time. They aren't footing a bill for downloading the content and if it's on the disk then it's not really additional development.
I'm not saying I'd like it if it was cheaper. It would still be dodgy, imo. Like the example given earlier with Windows Vista. While all versions may be on the disk, at least it has variable pricing depending on how much content you use with a one off payment.
If they want to do that fine but label the game as containing content which has to be unlock for a price or at the very least don't call it DLC.
They know most people wouldn't not be impressed at all by this tactic so rather than being honest and letting the market decide, they've masked their moves hoping most people wouldn't figure it out.