It's sad to hear a guy who's given us so much laughter be in such pain over his father's situation. We all have to deal with this at some point in our lives and as we get older we see more of our loved ones passing away, some suddenly while others have a long, slow road to the afterlife. Unfortunately because of the religious, moral and political boundaries this crosses society as a whole just isn't ready to take this discussion on. People should be allowed to choose how and when they leave their existence due to severe medical ailments. A mechanism should be in place to allow people to leave with dignity and in those situations where they are unable either physically or mentally to make that decision themselves, the families should be able to make that decision with proper oversight and checks. No child wants to see their parents suffer nor do friends and loved ones want to see somebody they care about in a terminal situation that has no benefits to the suffering individual but there needs to be an open dialog about the subject. I have the same problem now but it's a little different. I have a step mother in a nursing home and a father, 85, still living at home. He's mentally active and tough as nails but he refuses even basic senior living services. If he loses his ability to drive, which is coming soon believe me, I will have to put him into a nursing home as well. He'll hate that but being a Marine who has fought in three wars but we've already had the discussions and the powers of attorney signed and the living wills done etc. but deep down I still don't think I can make that decision alone. Scott I hope this works out for you eventually but don't hate, people just try to do their best and unfortunately sometimes that just means that things aren't as sympathetic or as compassionate as we'd like.
Naw, after the 300 mil I'll be on my own version of Fuck-Off island.. Of course with global warming, er climate change I will have to wear hip waders most of the time. At that point I won't care much for maintaining any website.
Good point, Tom Baker lamented that long after his Whovian days were over. I still remember him during that cameo he did on BlackAdder II "Potato" as Capt. Redbeard Rum.
That's because both parties would rather tell you what's best for you. One Party things the Government should be all things to all people, the other says we'll tell you what to do but we won't pay for you to do it.
It's a great system but there's no reason this shouldn't have been done right the first time. The budget was there, it was spent but we got a shitty deal.
Wait, so you're blaming bi-partisanship on the fact that the DHHS mismanaged a project. A project which: A) They had more than sufficient funds available. B) A Mandate in terms of legislative action. C) An executive branch lead by the guy who pushed this shit through?
I'm sorry but if somebody gave me over $300 million to develop a website with the requirements that these guys had, it would be done and our contract would have had penalties for failure to deliver. None of these contractors who put this mess together have yet to be held accountable for their own mismanagement and that is at the heart of why government projects like this fail, the contractors always have weasel clauses that the government allows, ultimately releasing them from blame when things go Tango Uniform. There's ample fees and revenue to be made for change orders which do nothing but encourage the project management team to encourage them to the stakeholders, causing delays and increasing the overall cost of the project. Healthcare.gov has had over $300 million spent on it and it's still doesn't work. Now they've extended dates and shifted delays and I'll bet you within 3 to 6 months they'll try to scrap it and start over. In the meantime you'll get a friendly letter from the IRS saying you owe a penalty because you haven't signed up because now there's thousands of new public servants at that vaunted institution just looking to fuck you over because the T wasn't crossed or some other problem that the government created but now it's your problem. "Oh you couldn't sign up? not our problem, we're the IRS and we're always right and you're wrong."
This whole piece of shit legislation was thrown together by a bunch of morons who wanted to look good. I won't quote that retard Pelosi but the fact that nobody read the legislation. It was over 2000 pages long and more than anything else, shows how truly fucked we are in this country because at that point when legislation gets railroaded through like this because "Teddy is dying and we need to show we still lick the Kennedy's nutsacks in DC" Is no reason the rest of us have to take it up the ass. So while you blame gridlock let's not forget that for two years the Democrats pushed all this shit down our throats, not reading the legislation and trusting that it would all work out; Glinda the Witch of the North will wave her wand and make it all better.
Don't believe me? In 2009 after the ARRA was passed I had the privilege of flying from DC to Raleigh Durham, sitting behind two Congressmen heading back home, one newly elected on Obama's coattails. They were high fiveing the crew when they came on-board "We passed it!" one exclaimed. During the brief flight they kept handing pieces of the ARRA legislation back and forth with one saying "I didn't know that was in there!?" The other being so myopic that even with glasses he held the pages about 2 inches from his nose to read them.
besides why rehash what's already all over the news here? If you're going to take a story that's been echoed by every major news outlet, spin it in such a way that it doesn't just say the same thing or focus on the technology aspects or "Stuff that matters."
Here's a more appropriate story-line "China/Japan dispute threatens world XBox supply! Millions of nerds cry foul as they try to learn the new PS4!"
Sorry for the Seinfeldism but how is this high tech, geek/nerd related? This is saber rattling. Now if you had maybe a science connection like "China Air Defense System Causes Jellyfish Bloom in China Sea!" or "China Air Defense Grab Causes Large Tsunami" then I might be interested.
Let's take somebody from a privileged background with good breeding and then transpose his life with that of a common man. More specifically a petty thief with inferior parental lineage. We'll get the privileged individual brought up on charges, remove his access to money and his home and create false situations where he's accused of theft! At the same time we'll take the petty thief and give him all of the privileges, money and responsibilities in life. I assert that the man of good breeding will always conduct himself with dignity and honor regardless of the circumstance while the petty thief will always act like a common thug. That's because one's parents genetics determine what we become in life, forget education and opportunity if you're born from an oak tree you're strong, from a willow, soft.
Resist, lobby congress, join the EFF and start to use techniques to minimize exposure. Also push on your locally elected officials to enact a privacy first approach in their dealings because they're the ones who approve license plate scanners, red light/speed cameras and other little conveniences to generate revenue. In my city we've outlawed red light cameras but the police have license scanners on a lot of their cars, so we're working to get deletion/retention policies enacted. Also, de-Google and de-Facebook your friends and family. Get them off the "rewards programs" that stores use to track you and your purchases and tell them to put their cell phone/toll tags anti-RF bags when not in use. Besides for the toll issues they have license plate readers anyway so just keep the tag out of the vehicle or in the bag.
Naw, it's just typical union mentality that gets in the way of something like quicker response time. This means that resources get used more efficiently, reducing crime and not having to incur additional costs such as more police. That's contrary to labor practice which is let's hire more people. Or they could just be trying to find the best doughnut/coffee shops in town. Does this mean when the police get caught up in all the "police state" surveillance there may actually be some thoughts of saying we've gone to far? Naw, the Administration and the Defense contractors have too much vested interest in selling all those drones and cameras and license plate trackers. So, cops of Boston, consider this a jobs program but not for you but for all those oinks in DC living off of our Tax Dollars.
I least a Volvo and gave it back 7 months early because of constantly failing components and vendor lock in. I had to take it back to Volvo but it was completely under warranty. The problem was I never really drove my car, I wound up driving loaners and rentals due to all the crap like headlight failures. I had it in the shop 15 times for that problem. Right after I turned it back under a Lemon Law claim, the NTSB issued a recall for the headlight failures.
Thank goodness that manufacturer left the US a long time ago. Already manufacturers of vehicles have programmed headlights and other systems that make local mom and pop shops unable to service your cars, Volvo and BMW come to mind as the two worst. Now Renault will only offer a rental, but in some cases if somebody is just using a vehicle it may not be so bad if Service is included in the Rental price. If not, I'd just drop this French turd in the nearest river.
Sad Really, Sears used to stand for something and unfortunately bad management and ineffective reaction to the marketplace has left them in the position of closing for good. I stopped shopping there permanently after a problem with an appliance, that had the service package and was still under warranty, wouldn't be serviced by them for weeks. They just couldn't get us an appointment. Much of what they sell you can get online from other vendors with better service and for better prices and that unfortunately will be the undoing of a lot of these chains so for me good riddance!
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It's sad to hear a guy who's given us so much laughter be in such pain over his father's situation. We all have to deal with this at some point in our lives and as we get older we see more of our loved ones passing away, some suddenly while others have a long, slow road to the afterlife. Unfortunately because of the religious, moral and political boundaries this crosses society as a whole just isn't ready to take this discussion on. People should be allowed to choose how and when they leave their existence due to severe medical ailments. A mechanism should be in place to allow people to leave with dignity and in those situations where they are unable either physically or mentally to make that decision themselves, the families should be able to make that decision with proper oversight and checks. No child wants to see their parents suffer nor do friends and loved ones want to see somebody they care about in a terminal situation that has no benefits to the suffering individual but there needs to be an open dialog about the subject. I have the same problem now but it's a little different. I have a step mother in a nursing home and a father, 85, still living at home. He's mentally active and tough as nails but he refuses even basic senior living services. If he loses his ability to drive, which is coming soon believe me, I will have to put him into a nursing home as well. He'll hate that but being a Marine who has fought in three wars but we've already had the discussions and the powers of attorney signed and the living wills done etc. but deep down I still don't think I can make that decision alone. Scott I hope this works out for you eventually but don't hate, people just try to do their best and unfortunately sometimes that just means that things aren't as sympathetic or as compassionate as we'd like.
I think the Mormon's have more.
Naw, after the 300 mil I'll be on my own version of Fuck-Off island.. Of course with global warming, er climate change I will have to wear hip waders most of the time. At that point I won't care much for maintaining any website.
Good point, Tom Baker lamented that long after his Whovian days were over. I still remember him during that cameo he did on BlackAdder II "Potato" as Capt. Redbeard Rum.
Only with no marshmallows in my cocoa!
Shut up and make more cocoa and army knives.
I laughed at that one and was even more shocked to see Tom Baker but why no Chris Eddington? It's not like he's in his 70s.
sounds like the Mormons!?!?
That's because both parties would rather tell you what's best for you. One Party things the Government should be all things to all people, the other says we'll tell you what to do but we won't pay for you to do it.
It's a great system but there's no reason this shouldn't have been done right the first time. The budget was there, it was spent but we got a shitty deal.
Wait, so you're blaming bi-partisanship on the fact that the DHHS mismanaged a project. A project which: A) They had more than sufficient funds available. B) A Mandate in terms of legislative action. C) An executive branch lead by the guy who pushed this shit through?
I'm sorry but if somebody gave me over $300 million to develop a website with the requirements that these guys had, it would be done and our contract would have had penalties for failure to deliver. None of these contractors who put this mess together have yet to be held accountable for their own mismanagement and that is at the heart of why government projects like this fail, the contractors always have weasel clauses that the government allows, ultimately releasing them from blame when things go Tango Uniform. There's ample fees and revenue to be made for change orders which do nothing but encourage the project management team to encourage them to the stakeholders, causing delays and increasing the overall cost of the project. Healthcare.gov has had over $300 million spent on it and it's still doesn't work. Now they've extended dates and shifted delays and I'll bet you within 3 to 6 months they'll try to scrap it and start over. In the meantime you'll get a friendly letter from the IRS saying you owe a penalty because you haven't signed up because now there's thousands of new public servants at that vaunted institution just looking to fuck you over because the T wasn't crossed or some other problem that the government created but now it's your problem. "Oh you couldn't sign up? not our problem, we're the IRS and we're always right and you're wrong."
This whole piece of shit legislation was thrown together by a bunch of morons who wanted to look good. I won't quote that retard Pelosi but the fact that nobody read the legislation. It was over 2000 pages long and more than anything else, shows how truly fucked we are in this country because at that point when legislation gets railroaded through like this because "Teddy is dying and we need to show we still lick the Kennedy's nutsacks in DC" Is no reason the rest of us have to take it up the ass. So while you blame gridlock let's not forget that for two years the Democrats pushed all this shit down our throats, not reading the legislation and trusting that it would all work out; Glinda the Witch of the North will wave her wand and make it all better.
Don't believe me? In 2009 after the ARRA was passed I had the privilege of flying from DC to Raleigh Durham, sitting behind two Congressmen heading back home, one newly elected on Obama's coattails. They were high fiveing the crew when they came on-board "We passed it!" one exclaimed. During the brief flight they kept handing pieces of the ARRA legislation back and forth with one saying "I didn't know that was in there!?" The other being so myopic that even with glasses he held the pages about 2 inches from his nose to read them.
"I am the law!" - Judge Dredd.
besides why rehash what's already all over the news here? If you're going to take a story that's been echoed by every major news outlet, spin it in such a way that it doesn't just say the same thing or focus on the technology aspects or "Stuff that matters."
Here's a more appropriate story-line "China/Japan dispute threatens world XBox supply! Millions of nerds cry foul as they try to learn the new PS4!"
store them in your bitcoin safe or bury them in your bitcoin jar and hide them under your mattress?
Sorry for the Seinfeldism but how is this high tech, geek/nerd related? This is saber rattling. Now if you had maybe a science connection like "China Air Defense System Causes Jellyfish Bloom in China Sea!" or "China Air Defense Grab Causes Large Tsunami" then I might be interested.
Let's take somebody from a privileged background with good breeding and then transpose his life with that of a common man. More specifically a petty thief with inferior parental lineage. We'll get the privileged individual brought up on charges, remove his access to money and his home and create false situations where he's accused of theft! At the same time we'll take the petty thief and give him all of the privileges, money and responsibilities in life. I assert that the man of good breeding will always conduct himself with dignity and honor regardless of the circumstance while the petty thief will always act like a common thug. That's because one's parents genetics determine what we become in life, forget education and opportunity if you're born from an oak tree you're strong, from a willow, soft.
I'll bet you a standard gentleman's wager, $1....
Screw BGP! let's go back to RIP! RIP is good! Static routes better!
DECNet Phase 3 here we come!
College Kids, screwin around..
Resist, lobby congress, join the EFF and start to use techniques to minimize exposure. Also push on your locally elected officials to enact a privacy first approach in their dealings because they're the ones who approve license plate scanners, red light/speed cameras and other little conveniences to generate revenue. In my city we've outlawed red light cameras but the police have license scanners on a lot of their cars, so we're working to get deletion/retention policies enacted. Also, de-Google and de-Facebook your friends and family. Get them off the "rewards programs" that stores use to track you and your purchases and tell them to put their cell phone/toll tags anti-RF bags when not in use. Besides for the toll issues they have license plate readers anyway so just keep the tag out of the vehicle or in the bag.
It's a start.
"The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money." - Margaret Thatcher.
You also forget human nature: If I have it, I'm keeping it and not sharing it with you and I'll stop at nothing to get more.
"Well they're coughing up blood!"
"Isn't there anything you can do?"
"Oh Alright.."
Naw, it's just typical union mentality that gets in the way of something like quicker response time. This means that resources get used more efficiently, reducing crime and not having to incur additional costs such as more police. That's contrary to labor practice which is let's hire more people. Or they could just be trying to find the best doughnut/coffee shops in town. Does this mean when the police get caught up in all the "police state" surveillance there may actually be some thoughts of saying we've gone to far? Naw, the Administration and the Defense contractors have too much vested interest in selling all those drones and cameras and license plate trackers. So, cops of Boston, consider this a jobs program but not for you but for all those oinks in DC living off of our Tax Dollars.
I least a Volvo and gave it back 7 months early because of constantly failing components and vendor lock in. I had to take it back to Volvo but it was completely under warranty. The problem was I never really drove my car, I wound up driving loaners and rentals due to all the crap like headlight failures. I had it in the shop 15 times for that problem. Right after I turned it back under a Lemon Law claim, the NTSB issued a recall for the headlight failures.
Thank goodness that manufacturer left the US a long time ago. Already manufacturers of vehicles have programmed headlights and other systems that make local mom and pop shops unable to service your cars, Volvo and BMW come to mind as the two worst. Now Renault will only offer a rental, but in some cases if somebody is just using a vehicle it may not be so bad if Service is included in the Rental price. If not, I'd just drop this French turd in the nearest river.
Sad Really, Sears used to stand for something and unfortunately bad management and ineffective reaction to the marketplace has left them in the position of closing for good. I stopped shopping there permanently after a problem with an appliance, that had the service package and was still under warranty, wouldn't be serviced by them for weeks. They just couldn't get us an appointment. Much of what they sell you can get online from other vendors with better service and for better prices and that unfortunately will be the undoing of a lot of these chains so for me good riddance!
Or the Sears card at 22%...