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  1. Re:Please.... on Google Sued Over Children's In-App Android Purchases · · Score: 1

    Te real issue are the devlopers that hide purchase behind non obviouse clicks.

    "Click here for gold stars!" and the like.
    It was a real issue, but it's getting better.

    I got stung by this, and initial thought I should have know better and talked to my child about it, who was very upset. I let her show me what she did, and sure enough there wasn't a way in hell to reasonable know she was spending real money.
    I called Apple and they balked at refunding.. until I said the magic words "She's only 10". Which shut them up and got us a refund lickety split. this was about 3 years ago.

    Oh, and it was just about 800 dollars she spent in an hour.

  2. Re:They're getting desperate on White House: Get ACA Insurance Coverage, Launch Start-Ups · · Score: 1

    It's just like rolling out an extremely large complex system, anywhere under anyone.

  3. Re:We're with the government on White House: Get ACA Insurance Coverage, Launch Start-Ups · · Score: 1

    Yeah, that going down to city hall and taking 5 minutes to fill out a form.
    Man, that's tough.

    Frankly if starting a business is to hard for you, then there is no way in hell you have the fortitude to stay in busines

  4. Re:Here in the U.S. (was Re:Here in Europe) on White House: Get ACA Insurance Coverage, Launch Start-Ups · · Score: 1

    Are you sure you paid into the unemployment fund? Most self employed do not, even though they think they do.
    If you did, then you should be eligible for unemployment.

    You could also look into the "The Self-Employment Assistance Program "

  5. Re:Total, Utter, Unequivocal BS on White House: Get ACA Insurance Coverage, Launch Start-Ups · · Score: 1

    Sure, blame the Nazis. AS we know on slashdot every president is the one responsible for everything that ever happened and if you try to explain that some things have long term impacts, you are branded an apologist.

    Someitme /. weighs on me.

  6. Re:Total, Utter, Unequivocal BS on White House: Get ACA Insurance Coverage, Launch Start-Ups · · Score: 1

    False. Stop with the lies, or at least look up the info you are given from the news.

    http://www.forbes.com/sites/ja...

    Do you think, that just maybe, the slump was cause from the economy? hmmm?

  7. Re:Poor Record on Health on White House: Get ACA Insurance Coverage, Launch Start-Ups · · Score: 1

    Nope:
    CBO estimates show that the federal government will bear nearly 93 percent of the costs of the Medicaid expansion over its first nine years (2014-2022). The federal government will pick up 100 percent of the cost of covering people made newly eligible for Medicaid for the first three years (2014-2016) and no less than 90 percent on a permanent basis.

  8. Re:Poor Record on Health on White House: Get ACA Insurance Coverage, Launch Start-Ups · · Score: 2

    Is her state refusing to expand medicaid?
    A can't find any income level to low for subsidies, that don't get medicare.
    I did my search based on a single person, 21 years old.

    If she lives in a state that throwing a political fit at the cost of the poor, well.. I feel for her, but it isn't becasue of ACA.
    http://laborcenter.berkeley.ed...

    I did 1000, 5000, 1000, 15000 and 20000. 5,10,15 medicare, 20 was subsidized.

  9. Re:Poor Record on Health on White House: Get ACA Insurance Coverage, Launch Start-Ups · · Score: 1

    Yep. I love it when those state whine about the feds, but refuse to actual cut fed money.
    Complain about costs, and the feds, and ACA? fine, cut your monetary ties off from the feds or STFU.

  10. Re:Schools cannot prescribe anything on White House: Get ACA Insurance Coverage, Launch Start-Ups · · Score: 1

    In some places in the civilized world, they actual have Dr.s at the schools.
    When I was young, the grade school I went to shared a Dr. with other grade schools, and the Dr. was at all football games.
    Granted, this was in the early 70s, right at the end of the best public education America ever had.

    At my children public school they a re allow to give out prescribed medication as per Dr. recommendation,. with some paper work from the parent and Dr. 2 pieces of paper, one with almost of times and a copy of the label, and the other one confirming times and saying they aren't liable for adverse reaction to the medication.

  11. Re:I went back to corporate America because Obamac on White House: Get ACA Insurance Coverage, Launch Start-Ups · · Score: 1

    Based on my anecdotal experience(I'm not claiming it's date)
    I suspect CA, will see a sharper increase in start ups, or people able to move to jobs they enjoy, will see the biggest increase.
    I will be looking for start up work again, I will only be able to do that because of ACA.

    My insurance under ACA will be 300 dollar cheaper then it was in 2003 to 2005 when I was self employed. And be deductible is 1/10 of what it was then.

    Anecdotes is why I spend a lot of time pouring over the actual data. Most people complaining about a raise in insurance seem to assume their insurance wasn't going up any ways; which is false

  12. Re:HSAs and high deductibles on White House: Get ACA Insurance Coverage, Launch Start-Ups · · Score: 1

    " It's to keep you from going bankrupt if something serious happens."
    sadly, regular Dr, Visit can be too much for some people, and then a routine issue becomes an emergence costing everyone more money, and possible death.

  13. Re:I went back to corporate America because Obamac on White House: Get ACA Insurance Coverage, Launch Start-Ups · · Score: 0

    A) this cut the project insurance growth.
    B) Its not socialism. I know, every libertarian and media tard likes to call it that, but it isn't.

    "That's the very DEFINITION of Socialism, take from those that have and give to those that want."
    That is not the definition socialism. Although I do see your problem. It's that you are stupid. Social programs do not necessarily equal socialism.

    "What!? you don't want to buy insurance for other people?!"
    You have been doing that you entire life. You do know that uninsured people cost tax payers well over 200 billion a year, right?

    Other countries have shown that a socialism based health care system actually works well for everyone.

  14. Re:Or Preexisting conditions. on White House: Get ACA Insurance Coverage, Launch Start-Ups · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Single payer would be nice. I think we will get there. Sadly there are a lot of people who don't understand economies.

  15. Re:I went back to corporate America because Obamac on White House: Get ACA Insurance Coverage, Launch Start-Ups · · Score: 2, Informative

    "I was getting with my expensive individual insurance policy a few years ago."
    and you left consultancy to go to the corporate world...why? No one took away expensive individual insurance policies.

    YOU CAN STILL BY INSURANCE ON THE OPEN MARKET.
    And you get all the benefits from the insurance reform. So if your child develops a disease* you insurnace company can't jerk you around, and later in life you child won't be denied.

    You should look at any increase costs and compare them to pre-Obama insurance rate increase projections. You insurance were already going to go up, probably a lot better ACA

    "Before we continue, please tell me that you already signed up and paid for your ACA policy, and love what it does for you."
    That is logically fallacious. It has nothing to do with the argument. Especially considering you can still buy on the open market.
    ACA says you need to have insurance the meets certain min. qualification.
    That said, because of the ACA, I will be leaving my government job and starting my own small software company at the beginning of the fiscal year. I can do this because of ACA.

      (and dodging the self-employment tax)
    there is no such thing. What you are doing is having a corporation pay half of the tax. It's the same amount regardless.

    *As a father, I certainly hope that doesn't happen to you becasue I know how hard it is.

  16. Re:Awesome!! on Monster Hypergiant Star Discovered · · Score: 1

    hopefully it will have happened 12,000 years ago, tomorrow

  17. Re:Revolution (the TV Show) on Movie and TV GUIs: Cracking the Code · · Score: 1

    Some people can enjoy something for the context and world it represents.

    I bet you a blast a parties.

  18. Re:Bingo on The Future of Cryptocurrencies · · Score: 1

    based on..what? I can find out everything going on with the dollar. Why would bitcoin be different?

  19. Re:More secure transactions on The Future of Cryptocurrencies · · Score: 1

    really? are you sure? becasue the world it's made up of just YOU. it's made up of a lot a people who will take everything from you and manipulate the market against you.

    You, and every libertarian. really need top read up on the history of finance pre regulation.

  20. Re:Valueless? on The Future of Cryptocurrencies · · Score: 1

    I don't know if you are being funny, or completely misunderstood the book.

  21. Re:BTC != Napster on The Future of Cryptocurrencies · · Score: 2

    That would be the reason it fell.
    And it was Dr. DRE and Metallica that sued them.
    Then record companies through the RIAA. Don't forget that. IT's the record companies you should direct your ire, not RIAA.

    Not to imply RIAA is innocent, but they rep[resent clients any of whom could have opted out of the lawsuit.
    Lets remember Napster was making a lot of money through the illegal distribution of copyrighted material.

  22. Re:It does let you read faster... on Bringing Speed Reading To the Web · · Score: 2

    but reality, seldom the whole sentence.

  23. Re:Revolution (the TV Show) on Movie and TV GUIs: Cracking the Code · · Score: 2

    Actually some compilers(*coughgcc4.7*) in some instance will compile a missing semi colon. They assume the next line is a continuation and funny things happen.

    Of course I can't speak to the instance you are talking about.

  24. and my favorite TV Computer scene is on Movie and TV GUIs: Cracking the Code · · Score: 1

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

    Enjoy the pain my friends.

  25. Re:Obviously.. on Silicon Valley's Youth Problem · · Score: 1

    no, they could not. It's that attitude that not only shows your ignorance of large system development, it also shows that hiring cheap people will bite you in the ass.