I use the "sky is the limit" analogy in my room, that which can be stacked, well, gets stacked, so basically if you have a 12'+ roof you can save a lot of space by going vertical for storing.
Do you seriously think a company would can it's line of processors if it was actually selling good? You never say no to money. If it would have been profitable, it would have stayed that way. Besides, some people will stock a lot of it with such an announcement (so that will push the fab to maximum till it shuts down the production, good thing for them) and after that there will still be plenty available on the market for a while.
It could also be a ploy to check consumer's reaction and see if it's profitable in the mid term to keep that fab with these productions or not. Anyhow I wouldn't be too worried about the X86, Maybe a bit more for the new K6 line with low power, since there's not a load of them on the market... then again people might stock them in huge quantities.
Microsoft encourages the thinking and then people just do it because "Microsoft says it's secure" or "Microsoft says it's stable" and so forth.
And I guess that Linux is better in that perspective? How many times you see linux people doing the EXACT SAME THING by saying it's more secure and stable than Windows? Wouldn't that bring the exact same reaction? "I'll install a linux/apache server because it's more secure" but what if that person has the 0-patching thing in mind already? It's not FORGED by microsoft alone, that's my point... both platforms do the exact same thing on that issue.
I don't want to start a Linux Vs Windows war because it's totally useless, and I surely don't want to be seen on the M$ side:), but my point is still valid, and the one who modered that as a troll is probably another zealot who can't understand and saw his beloved platform scratched by my comments.
In the end, any OS needs patching, and people needs to be educated about it. Linux or WIndows or MAC I don't care, seeing my RD light on my modem still flashing like hell after that much time after that virus (and titles like aftermath) got announced, THAT worries me a lot.
I like that attitude (well, I don't). On one side people want to have their freedom and do whatever they want and hack their way in an OS, on the other side they want it to be perfect no bugs no loopholes no errors, and if there is, almost autopatching themselves.
Fact #1: the world is full of clueless morons that will open any attachement they see because they see "click". EVEN IF YOU TELL THEM NOT TO DO IT.
Fact #2: If this virus would have hit linux, or apache... people wouldn't have made such a big deal about it. Granted that Linux WWW administrator normally are more responsible towards their servers and patching it at the sign of a problem...
but what does have to do with the company itself? it's not microsoft's fault if their userbase are composed of clueless morons... Yes I can't bare the fact that *OVER ONE WEEK* later, some servers are still popping my light like if nothing was publicised.. I can't understand how people can be that selfish and ignorant, but is that microsoft's fault?? THE PATCH WAS AVAILABLE *BEFORE* this virus got out!
I don't like microsoft more than the average joe here, but what I hate even more is people bitching immaturely at every occasion they can get, making "bitching against microsoft" like a crying baby after 2 years.... you get used to it and it doesn't matter anymore... and that's not the effect it should have, now people yell on roofs "microsoft this microsoft that" and nobody listens! Why? simple... it's called credibility folks!.
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Why do poor bastards get sued for using a little bandwidth to participate in an interesting project while Microsoft gets away with releasing shoddy products that slow down the entire Internet ?
THERE WAS a patch AVAILABLE *BEFORE* that virus got mainstream.
Why should microsoft get sued for having stupid users?
It's not like Linux didn't have any opened holes ever. You have to patch your linux? people have to patch their windows. Period. This virus is spreading like flu, not BECAUSE of microsoft, but because of INCOMPETENCE and cluelessness...
I mean, one simple patch, poof! no more problems. Why the heck do I still see my cable modem light flash like hell even after a WEEK that everyone knows about this thing?
See? that's a *&#@*(@& good argument for microsoft to tell the people "don't install non-certified drivers" "don't install non-ms-approved software" "don't do this and that"... people need to be wiped and taken by the hand to be shown what to do. This virus is the greatest proof that the world is full of clueless people and that's why some people won't care if their OS babysits them.
BTW, I don't like the idea of microsoft controlling everything (nor any other companies), I just say this will give them bullets to automate the patching/drivers things without your knowledge (and of course adding a couple of "justified" intrusive programs as well) Tech people always have to pay because of non-tech people, it always been like that... just like we have to pay high insurance rates because people have abused it and gave ammos to the insurance companies to f* us.
I'm so fucking tired of this virus.... where's the big reset switch of the internet?:)
My approach would be educate in a real-world situation. If someone has too much time on his hands and wants to do this, well here's a suggestion:
Lock the screen in black, disable ctrl-alt-delete on any OS, and type this a bit below average reading speed in white:
"Boo... I'm a virus, you know what you did was really dumb?... You're lucky this time, you will lose no data, I won't send anything critical by email without your knowledge, and your operating system will stay intact... in exchange you'll have to bare with this message for a few minutes.
Clicking on attachments in your email when you don't even know where it comes from = Stupid.
Clicking on attachements of which you don't even know the extension = Dumb.
Opening a file that you don't know about in your [download] directory = Asking for trouble
Did you know that running an operating system without updated antivirus file, or without antivirus at all is bad when you're a rookie? (you ARE a rookie since you are reading this, please don't consider yourself bright or IT-man 2001 because if you ARE actually working in IT, you're even dumber than a rock, reason #1? a rock wouldn't catch this virus)
If you typed CTRL-AlT-DELETE anytime while this was displayed, you diserve to be wiped and bitchslapped you selfish log, if you don't care about the damages you can get, think about the damages you can create by spreading your stupidity?
Now find a way to remove me, else I'm gonna repeat this every xx minutes, and in the end, I might actually end up doing something bad.
DSL companies are going out of buisness because of poor planning poor support poor service [and the list goes on...] Many dialup isp died too or got bought out, so your logic doesn't apply.
I mean. what is WinXP? it's taking a very good and successful product with good features, and put some "meat" around it to grab more marketshares. For most of us, everything new XP has to offer we know how to install the equivalent on win2k... switching from Win2k to winXP is simply an interface upgrade (which can be done also with windowsblind(?) or similar).
Question is, is there a good reason for a win2k user to upgrade (downgrade I should say) to XP? XP seems so much more restrictive WIHTOUT giving any new features that can't be match with 3rd parties software. It's not an OS for most of us who like to mess around with hardware or software and betas. It's meant for the home user that is running 98/ME and wants to upgrade, THAT guy is gonna see a shitload of improvements.
Yes there's a professionnal version as well... I know... do you really think it's gonna be a major seller? heck they didn't expect win2k to sell that much, why did it sell that much? Games support/directX, Stability, speed, dual processor support, etc... XP offers nothing new in any of these area, so the win2k userbase Won't upgrade unless they have money to burn.
Finally, that product activation thing is gonna be another major pain in the butt for them, most IT people won't tolerate that, and boycott it. (personnally I don't feel like wasting 10hrs a month waiting over the phone because something bad happened to my users and I have to reactivate each one of them one by one or for whatever other reasons).
Err dude, the camera has it's own internal cache/frame buffer, the rest (flash, drive) is to store the data.. not to process in real time, in that case no camera would work only with flash, how could you snapshot 1/500th of a second with a 2048x2048 camera with a flash system?
Well there's no way I'm gonna upgrade my users to WindowsXP after everything that is going around, and I bet I am not the only network administrator here that won't make the move.
Let's start from top: It's a messaging program, Hell ICQ grew super dooper fast in a year, and I never seen it down more than an hour or two maximum since 4 years, Server crashes can happen to the very best of us, so anyone bitching at any company going down a few hours probably doesn't know what's involved.
BUT...
I look at a company in the server buisness, trying to take over the world, trying to squash it's competitors in every area, of course their database must be growing at a phenomenal rate, of course nothing is perfect and it can crash, but the point is, *1* Week?? how many of you people would get their balls chopped if you'd kill your mail server for more than a few hours?
That's what I find unacceptable, I love windows 2000, more than any unix flavor, but what I hate is microsoft doing something good for once, and now that they have a good codebase and something that works, they add up piles of shit only a monopoly could do, and the more useless remote control they put, the more load they get, the more things like this are bound to happen.
Now it's just a chat/messaging program, most of the MSN users run ICQ in parallel, but if one day its a Microsoft world and other more important things relies on such a system (.NET?) and the same thing happens, just imagine the consequences.
Your word license has expired and you *NEED* to make that document but you can't reset your license by the net, great, more pain in the ass, phone them to get a code, since the server is down, their lines are probably full... etc etc...
That's why I won't support windowsXP, it might be a nice product, but if people aren't sheep and realize what's happening, it'll send a message to microsoft (and they do listen, especially if the sales aren't strong and users are complaning (the 1st rather than the 2nd:) ) well they'll change their aiming.
Too bad there's no solid simple and user friendly alternative because in a few months from now there will be a really nice opening and pissed off users (just wait with all that SID key and licensing activation junk).
Well if you have the time to relearn a new software maybe, but if you're used to adobe's interface, you'll find combustion really.... weird.tried it didn't like it... guess it's a matter of taste.
First, MSDN subscribers are... Subscribers, so somewhere there has to be information about WHO'S subscribed and etc etc.
Second, not that I'll protect microsoft, but I'll surely won't protect over-reaction as well, they are a buisness, how many pirate copies of MSDN and especially how many of you people that didn't pay zit ever got hold of a FTP password to get the latest winXX build? That's blattant piracy, bandwidth chocking and let's face it, evil. Some will argue that being evil with E-vil is good, I won't get into that argument, but if linux would be on top of the food chain and do the same thing, I'm sure most of the people whining here would put the same energy saying how good it is and how good it is to use the technology developped, not just let it sit somewhere.
Microsoft has it's flaw, heck credit cards and banks had their, I remember when people could mass-order stuff from mail-order catalogues and never get caught, that was WAY worse than my info being shared to x and y... because most of the credit card companies wouldn't take the cash hit and the buyer was left screwed. I'd take my personnal info being shared any day over being frauded (yeah I know, my info being shared could POTENTIALLY lead to me being frauded too... but still, weight the balance to some extent).
Now by identifying every users, I'm sure the downloads won't be overcrowded like I recall when win2000 was beta. Plus, I didn't read the passport rules, but I'm sure you can create a 'corporate' (create a msdn@company.com) email account for your company and if you don't want YOUR info being spread out.
I'd seriously think about quitting and moving to AMD. Both for ethical reasons and personnal reasons. Unless there's a closed contract like "work for us for 3 years full", I don't see why anyone would work there anymore (unless he's got the big $$ and a high level, and even then...)
>Give me a break, Compaq fronted the Alpha architecture for a good three years
I'll give you a break, and the whole god damn car when you'll be right, I don't know under which rock you lived in the last 3 years, or if your startpage was on compaq's alpha web site, but other than that, show me all their "marketting efforts" in a tangible way, because I must be blind: I didn't see any.
And just when you thought Alphas we're the best 64bits platform to go to if you we're anti-intel and looking for real performance....
First, Digital selling it to compaq,
then compaq who NEVER promoted alphas and canned windows 2000 pro developpement with microsoft at around build 2128 if I remember correctly, and then transfering it to intel??? Nice way to slowly die.
I remember how much the compaq representative didn't want to compare the Alpha workstations to the intel processors when he came to do a demo, he claimed it was the fastest processor, this and that, all good, but NEVER DARED to compare it to an intel for the 3d rendering performance.
They held a big bomb but never used it... they could have been one major competitor in the 64 bits arena and high-performance workstation, but they never DARED to touch intel's domination since they were selling intel boxes too. I can't beleive they've pulled a "gateway" (i.e. gateway with amiga) on the Alpha... this is so frustrating...
I am canadian, recently I got ill with something really rare... (I won't go into any details because it's irrelevant here) but I lived (and suffered) 2 months of hell in the hospital because of a f*cked up health system. It's not like if it was going to 3rd world country now, that's a bit of exageration, BUT there's a serious problem indeed, especially with the fact that they cut on doing preventive testing and wait till everything blows up to clean up the mess after (and no it's not cost saving, in my case it costed more, WAY MORE, after than it would have costed with a good diagnostic. People that abuse it are the main cancer (i.e. wealthfare people with nothing better to do with their time than going to hospital to kill time, pathetic people that crowds the emergency rooms for a cold, people that want extra vacation and fake subjective problems such as back pain and so on, etc etc), because of these people, doctors are less cautious about the symptoms you have, and "take risks" with your health because 99% of the time it's only faking or a false alarm, so the reasonning now is "if I can save 99 extra wasted testing and I can probably save that 1 anyways, why the hell not? the administration will like the numbers I'll bring to the next board of directors". Anyways I do agree, health before internet should be a big priority because who cares about fast internet if the population isn't in good health to use it?
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I use the "sky is the limit" analogy in my room, that which can be stacked, well, gets stacked, so basically if you have a 12'+ roof you can save a lot of space by going vertical for storing.
Do you seriously think a company would can it's line of processors if it was actually selling good? You never say no to money. If it would have been profitable, it would have stayed that way. Besides, some people will stock a lot of it with such an announcement (so that will push the fab to maximum till it shuts down the production, good thing for them) and after that there will still be plenty available on the market for a while.
It could also be a ploy to check consumer's reaction and see if it's profitable in the mid term to keep that fab with these productions or not. Anyhow I wouldn't be too worried about the X86, Maybe a bit more for the new K6 line with low power, since there's not a load of them on the market... then again people might stock them in huge quantities.
Microsoft encourages the thinking and then people just do it because "Microsoft says it's secure" or "Microsoft says it's stable" and so forth.
And I guess that Linux is better in that perspective? How many times you see linux people doing the EXACT SAME THING by saying it's more secure and stable than Windows? Wouldn't that bring the exact same reaction? "I'll install a linux/apache server because it's more secure" but what if that person has the 0-patching thing in mind already? It's not FORGED by microsoft alone, that's my point... both platforms do the exact same thing on that issue.
I don't want to start a Linux Vs Windows war because it's totally useless, and I surely don't want to be seen on the M$ side
In the end, any OS needs patching, and people needs to be educated about it. Linux or WIndows or MAC I don't care, seeing my RD light on my modem still flashing like hell after that much time after that virus (and titles like aftermath) got announced, THAT worries me a lot.
I like that attitude (well, I don't). On one side people want to have their freedom and do whatever they want and hack their way in an OS, on the other side they want it to be perfect no bugs no loopholes no errors, and if there is, almost autopatching themselves.
Fact #1: the world is full of clueless morons that will open any attachement they see because they see "click". EVEN IF YOU TELL THEM NOT TO DO IT.
Fact #2: If this virus would have hit linux, or apache... people wouldn't have made such a big deal about it. Granted that Linux WWW administrator normally are more responsible towards their servers and patching it at the sign of a problem...
but what does have to do with the company itself? it's not microsoft's fault if their userbase are composed of clueless morons... Yes I can't bare the fact that *OVER ONE WEEK* later, some servers are still popping my light like if nothing was publicised.. I can't understand how people can be that selfish and ignorant, but is that microsoft's fault?? THE PATCH WAS AVAILABLE *BEFORE* this virus got out!
I don't like microsoft more than the average joe here, but what I hate even more is people bitching immaturely at every occasion they can get, making "bitching against microsoft" like a crying baby after 2 years.... you get used to it and it doesn't matter anymore... and that's not the effect it should have, now people yell on roofs "microsoft this microsoft that" and nobody listens! Why? simple... it's called credibility folks!.
Why do poor bastards get sued for using a little bandwidth to participate in an interesting project while Microsoft gets away with releasing shoddy products that slow down the entire Internet ?
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THERE WAS a patch AVAILABLE *BEFORE* that virus got mainstream.
Why should microsoft get sued for having stupid users?
It's not like Linux didn't have any opened holes ever. You have to patch your linux? people have to patch their windows. Period. This virus is spreading like flu, not BECAUSE of microsoft, but because of INCOMPETENCE and cluelessness...
I mean, one simple patch, poof! no more problems. Why the heck do I still see my cable modem light flash like hell even after a WEEK that everyone knows about this thing?
See? that's a *&#@*(@& good argument for microsoft to tell the people "don't install non-certified drivers" "don't install non-ms-approved software" "don't do this and that"... people need to be wiped and taken by the hand to be shown what to do. This virus is the greatest proof that the world is full of clueless people and that's why some people won't care if their OS babysits them.
BTW, I don't like the idea of microsoft controlling everything (nor any other companies), I just say this will give them bullets to automate the patching/drivers things without your knowledge (and of course adding a couple of "justified" intrusive programs as well) Tech people always have to pay because of non-tech people, it always been like that... just like we have to pay high insurance rates because people have abused it and gave ammos to the insurance companies to f* us.
I'm so fucking tired of this virus.... where's the big reset switch of the internet?
My approach would be educate in a real-world situation. If someone has too much time on his hands and wants to do this, well here's a suggestion:
:)
Lock the screen in black, disable ctrl-alt-delete on any OS, and type this a bit below average reading speed in white:
"Boo... I'm a virus, you know what you did was really dumb?... You're lucky this time, you will lose no data, I won't send anything critical by email without your knowledge, and your operating system will stay intact... in exchange you'll have to bare with this message for a few minutes.
Clicking on attachments in your email when you don't even know where it comes from = Stupid.
Clicking on attachements of which you don't even know the extension = Dumb.
Opening a file that you don't know about in your [download] directory = Asking for trouble
Did you know that running an operating system without updated antivirus file, or without antivirus at all is bad when you're a rookie? (you ARE a rookie since you are reading this, please don't consider yourself bright or IT-man 2001 because if you ARE actually working in IT, you're even dumber than a rock, reason #1? a rock wouldn't catch this virus)
If you typed CTRL-AlT-DELETE anytime while this was displayed, you diserve to be wiped and bitchslapped you selfish log, if you don't care about the damages you can get, think about the damages you can create by spreading your stupidity?
Now find a way to remove me, else I'm gonna repeat this every xx minutes, and in the end, I might actually end up doing something bad.
Regards, retard!"
howzat?
DSL companies are going out of buisness because of poor planning poor support poor service [and the list goes on...] Many dialup isp died too or got bought out, so your logic doesn't apply.
I mean. what is WinXP? it's taking a very good and successful product with good features, and put some "meat" around it to grab more marketshares. For most of us, everything new XP has to offer we know how to install the equivalent on win2k... switching from Win2k to winXP is simply an interface upgrade (which can be done also with windowsblind(?) or similar).
Question is, is there a good reason for a win2k user to upgrade (downgrade I should say) to XP? XP seems so much more restrictive WIHTOUT giving any new features that can't be match with 3rd parties software. It's not an OS for most of us who like to mess around with hardware or software and betas. It's meant for the home user that is running 98/ME and wants to upgrade, THAT guy is gonna see a shitload of improvements.
Yes there's a professionnal version as well... I know... do you really think it's gonna be a major seller? heck they didn't expect win2k to sell that much, why did it sell that much? Games support/directX, Stability, speed, dual processor support, etc... XP offers nothing new in any of these area, so the win2k userbase Won't upgrade unless they have money to burn.
Finally, that product activation thing is gonna be another major pain in the butt for them, most IT people won't tolerate that, and boycott it. (personnally I don't feel like wasting 10hrs a month waiting over the phone because something bad happened to my users and I have to reactivate each one of them one by one or for whatever other reasons).
How come it hurted when I read that? :)
Cool, at least seeing Dave Haynie in the loop gives a bit more credibility. Nice to hear he's still alive and involved somehow.
I just love seeing web trackers on the linked page :)
You haven't heard my ex-mother-in-law farting... and no you wouldn't want that as an headline :)
You've actually checked??
:)
Good advice: on april 1st, stay in bed
Err dude, the camera has it's own internal cache/frame buffer, the rest (flash, drive) is to store the data.. not to process in real time, in that case no camera would work only with flash, how could you snapshot 1/500th of a second with a 2048x2048 camera with a flash system?
Try re-reading that comment after smoking a big bat ;)
Well there's no way I'm gonna upgrade my users to WindowsXP after everything that is going around, and I bet I am not the only network administrator here that won't make the move.
:) ) well they'll change their aiming.
Let's start from top: It's a messaging program, Hell ICQ grew super dooper fast in a year, and I never seen it down more than an hour or two maximum since 4 years, Server crashes can happen to the very best of us, so anyone bitching at any company going down a few hours probably doesn't know what's involved.
BUT...
I look at a company in the server buisness, trying to take over the world, trying to squash it's competitors in every area, of course their database must be growing at a phenomenal rate, of course nothing is perfect and it can crash, but the point is, *1* Week?? how many of you people would get their balls chopped if you'd kill your mail server for more than a few hours?
That's what I find unacceptable, I love windows 2000, more than any unix flavor, but what I hate is microsoft doing something good for once, and now that they have a good codebase and something that works, they add up piles of shit only a monopoly could do, and the more useless remote control they put, the more load they get, the more things like this are bound to happen.
Now it's just a chat/messaging program, most of the MSN users run ICQ in parallel, but if one day its a Microsoft world and other more important things relies on such a system (.NET?) and the same thing happens, just imagine the consequences.
Your word license has expired and you *NEED* to make that document but you can't reset your license by the net, great, more pain in the ass, phone them to get a code, since the server is down, their lines are probably full... etc etc...
That's why I won't support windowsXP, it might be a nice product, but if people aren't sheep and realize what's happening, it'll send a message to microsoft (and they do listen, especially if the sales aren't strong and users are complaning (the 1st rather than the 2nd
Too bad there's no solid simple and user friendly alternative because in a few months from now there will be a really nice opening and pissed off users (just wait with all that SID key and licensing activation junk).
10 times worse than 6TB?
:)
Well if it can comfort you, it's probably not hosted on windows because 13TB is the limit of NTFS if I remember correctly
Well if you have the time to relearn a new software maybe, but if you're used to adobe's interface, you'll find combustion really.... weird.tried it didn't like it... guess it's a matter of taste.
Well... it's p0rn, what do you expect? no one to get screwed? :)
Dang, I wanna download that quaker thing and the mirrors are dead, damn you leeches!! :)
First, MSDN subscribers are... Subscribers, so somewhere there has to be information about WHO'S subscribed and etc etc.
Second, not that I'll protect microsoft, but I'll surely won't protect over-reaction as well, they are a buisness, how many pirate copies of MSDN and especially how many of you people that didn't pay zit ever got hold of a FTP password to get the latest winXX build? That's blattant piracy, bandwidth chocking and let's face it, evil. Some will argue that being evil with E-vil is good, I won't get into that argument, but if linux would be on top of the food chain and do the same thing, I'm sure most of the people whining here would put the same energy saying how good it is and how good it is to use the technology developped, not just let it sit somewhere.
Microsoft has it's flaw, heck credit cards and banks had their, I remember when people could mass-order stuff from mail-order catalogues and never get caught, that was WAY worse than my info being shared to x and y... because most of the credit card companies wouldn't take the cash hit and the buyer was left screwed. I'd take my personnal info being shared any day over being frauded (yeah I know, my info being shared could POTENTIALLY lead to me being frauded too... but still, weight the balance to some extent).
Now by identifying every users, I'm sure the downloads won't be overcrowded like I recall when win2000 was beta. Plus, I didn't read the passport rules, but I'm sure you can create a 'corporate' (create a msdn@company.com) email account for your company and if you don't want YOUR info being spread out.
I'd seriously think about quitting and moving to AMD. Both for ethical reasons and personnal reasons. Unless there's a closed contract like "work for us for 3 years full", I don't see why anyone would work there anymore (unless he's got the big $$ and a high level, and even then...)
>Give me a break, Compaq fronted the Alpha architecture for a good three years
I'll give you a break, and the whole god damn car when you'll be right, I don't know under which rock you lived in the last 3 years, or if your startpage was on compaq's alpha web site, but other than that, show me all their "marketting efforts" in a tangible way, because I must be blind: I didn't see any.
And just when you thought Alphas we're the best 64bits platform to go to if you we're anti-intel and looking for real performance....
First, Digital selling it to compaq,
then compaq who NEVER promoted alphas and canned windows 2000 pro developpement with microsoft at around build 2128 if I remember correctly, and then transfering it to intel??? Nice way to slowly die.
I remember how much the compaq representative didn't want to compare the Alpha workstations to the intel processors when he came to do a demo, he claimed it was the fastest processor, this and that, all good, but NEVER DARED to compare it to an intel for the 3d rendering performance.
They held a big bomb but never used it... they could have been one major competitor in the 64 bits arena and high-performance workstation, but they never DARED to touch intel's domination since they were selling intel boxes too. I can't beleive they've pulled a "gateway" (i.e. gateway with amiga) on the Alpha... this is so frustrating...
I am canadian, recently I got ill with something really rare... (I won't go into any details because it's irrelevant here) but I lived (and suffered) 2 months of hell in the hospital because of a f*cked up health system. It's not like if it was going to 3rd world country now, that's a bit of exageration, BUT there's a serious problem indeed, especially with the fact that they cut on doing preventive testing and wait till everything blows up to clean up the mess after (and no it's not cost saving, in my case it costed more, WAY MORE, after than it would have costed with a good diagnostic. People that abuse it are the main cancer (i.e. wealthfare people with nothing better to do with their time than going to hospital to kill time, pathetic people that crowds the emergency rooms for a cold, people that want extra vacation and fake subjective problems such as back pain and so on, etc etc), because of these people, doctors are less cautious about the symptoms you have, and "take risks" with your health because 99% of the time it's only faking or a false alarm, so the reasonning now is "if I can save 99 extra wasted testing and I can probably save that 1 anyways, why the hell not? the administration will like the numbers I'll bring to the next board of directors". Anyways I do agree, health before internet should be a big priority because who cares about fast internet if the population isn't in good health to use it?