I'm sorry, did I read that right? New? Corporations, lobbyists paid for by said corporations, and politicians "bribed" by lobbyists money (from their corporations) have been around for quite some time.
What you do not realize is that the new thing that came to this country is that people are now able to express their views in ways that make it easy for politicians to see what the people care about. And no matter how much money is involved, senator x ain't gonna get any lovin' from his corporation if he gets voted out of office, and these days, he is able to find out pretty easily what will keep him in office.
So what is happening now is that our politicians are slowly emerging to stick their heads a little bit out of their corporations pockets' and listen with about half an ear to what the people want.
Last I checked, no radio stations signed any contracts with PF limiting how they can play their music over the air.
Besides, even artists who "want to preserve their art intact" would be interested in getting the exposure from having (even) only part of a whole album played on the radio.
The only way I would consider something like this is if it was sans copay. Otherwise, any situation where it would be useful will be replaced by me just calling my doctor. Shockingly,you can actually call an upstanding doc for a quick question without going through the insurance co at all. And for any issues I wouldn't feel comfortable resolving over the phone, I am going in to the office anyway - the internet be damned.
Though after this program is in effect, I wouldn't be surprised if doctors refuse to take regular calls, only "paid" calls.
Any scientists out there who can take a guess if the extra oxygen will reduce the harmful effects of binge drinking on the liver? Will this allow people to get all the great benefits of alcohol with less risk?
I'm sorry, are you denying Mr. Kent his human rights? I'm gonna sick my liberal bad-ass buddies on you. Wait a minute, I don't have any liberal buddies...
But seriously (for real) who says the "men" of Krypton and the Earth men didn't share a common ancestry on the planet Gorgon?
Actually I just read yesterday that GW had 7 (or was it 9?) teeth removed from slaves' mouths to be implanted in his own. And since you can believe everything you read, before you go buying any of his teeth, make sure they are originals, and not some slave's tooth.
It really saddens me to see that on/. a discussion about health care is just as uninformed and banal as I have seen all over the internet.
My only viewpoint is: I would rather have to buy my own insurance, and become dirt poor because of the high cost, than have "universal" health care, and become dirt poor because of the crazy taxes and crappy economy that are sure to result (ya I said that).
IOW - I'd like to control my own life, which includes my healthcare, and I thought that was kinda the whole point of the "free" USA.
That is like asking for proof that G-d does not exist - there is no proof. Those saying AGW is not happening are not really saying that. What they are saying is that there is no conclusive evidence that it IS happening. For someone to come to the conclusion that it is NOT happening would be kinda the same as concluding that it is happening - it would be a claim with insufficient hard evidence.
That's what I'm doing!
I decided my current career path (software engineer) will inevitably lead to this fate (management), so I am taking the bull by the horns; I am going to law school. I figure that if I am going to hate my job, I may as well make a crapload of money doing it.
That's a great idea - let's everyone mass call/email the FBI every day and say, I am really not sure, but I might have accidentally downloaded some child porn, so I deleted it. Can you please check it out?
Let's see them scan 10 million hard drives, then have to return them unscathed to the owners.
Is the FCC going to mandate the phone companies to provide battery backups for when the power goes out?
And how about all those battery backups consuming massive unnecessary energy in the midst of an "energy crisis"?
A truly artificial substitute would most definitely be kosher, in the technical sense. As such, no rabbi could absolutely forbid it, but some would pull the "spirit of the law" card.
Where do morals come from anyway?
I would say religion, for the most part. Other morals are man-made (duh).
In that case, all the major (big 3) ones have no "moral" compunction about killing animals for human consumption.
I think my soul is safe.
Actually this used to happen to me on my old Inspiron (think, 4 years old).
It has a 1.6 Ghz 1st gen. Pentium M, but most of the time my sys info would report it running at only 800 mhz, even though the processor was maxed out, and the system was completely cold, etc.
The only way to get back to full performance was to plug in, and even that wasn't foolproof.
Really pissed me off that there was no setting for "don't regulate my damn processor when I need it most, even if you are just saving my battery."
3. Usually if she gets called in, someone is dying. I would rarely, if ever, classify an IT emergency anywhere near as important as that.
I hope it doesn't surprise you that many banks and financial institutions would classify certain common IT emergencies as much more important than someone dying. Take a "small" glitch that costs $100 million. Ask them to (unofficially) compare that to a human life? Not even close.
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Welcome to the new corporate America.
I'm sorry, did I read that right? New? Corporations, lobbyists paid for by said corporations, and politicians "bribed" by lobbyists money (from their corporations) have been around for quite some time.
What you do not realize is that the new thing that came to this country is that people are now able to express their views in ways that make it easy for politicians to see what the people care about. And no matter how much money is involved, senator x ain't gonna get any lovin' from his corporation if he gets voted out of office, and these days, he is able to find out pretty easily what will keep him in office.
So what is happening now is that our politicians are slowly emerging to stick their heads a little bit out of their corporations pockets' and listen with about half an ear to what the people want.
Last I checked, no radio stations signed any contracts with PF limiting how they can play their music over the air.
Besides, even artists who "want to preserve their art intact" would be interested in getting the exposure from having (even) only part of a whole album played on the radio.
The only way I would consider something like this is if it was sans copay. Otherwise, any situation where it would be useful will be replaced by me just calling my doctor. Shockingly,you can actually call an upstanding doc for a quick question without going through the insurance co at all. And for any issues I wouldn't feel comfortable resolving over the phone, I am going in to the office anyway - the internet be damned.
Though after this program is in effect, I wouldn't be surprised if doctors refuse to take regular calls, only "paid" calls.
I bought this game for my 360 instead of waiting for the PC version.
Any scientists out there who can take a guess if the extra oxygen will reduce the harmful effects of binge drinking on the liver? Will this allow people to get all the great benefits of alcohol with less risk?
I'm sorry, are you denying Mr. Kent his human rights? I'm gonna sick my liberal bad-ass buddies on you. Wait a minute, I don't have any liberal buddies...
But seriously (for real) who says the "men" of Krypton and the Earth men didn't share a common ancestry on the planet Gorgon?
and George Washington's teeth.
Actually I just read yesterday that GW had 7 (or was it 9?) teeth removed from slaves' mouths to be implanted in his own. And since you can believe everything you read, before you go buying any of his teeth, make sure they are originals, and not some slave's tooth.
just reading your sig, and noticed no source for the info in your comment...
Source: Your signature.
It really saddens me to see that on /. a discussion about health care is just as uninformed and banal as I have seen all over the internet.
My only viewpoint is: I would rather have to buy my own insurance, and become dirt poor because of the high cost, than have "universal" health care, and become dirt poor because of the crazy taxes and crappy economy that are sure to result (ya I said that).
IOW - I'd like to control my own life, which includes my healthcare, and I thought that was kinda the whole point of the "free" USA.
That is like asking for proof that G-d does not exist - there is no proof. Those saying AGW is not happening are not really saying that. What they are saying is that there is no conclusive evidence that it IS happening. For someone to come to the conclusion that it is NOT happening would be kinda the same as concluding that it is happening - it would be a claim with insufficient hard evidence.
Accuracy in estimating programming time? Last I heard, J.K Rowling hasn't written that book yet.
That's what I'm doing! I decided my current career path (software engineer) will inevitably lead to this fate (management), so I am taking the bull by the horns; I am going to law school. I figure that if I am going to hate my job, I may as well make a crapload of money doing it.
That's a great idea - let's everyone mass call/email the FBI every day and say, I am really not sure, but I might have accidentally downloaded some child porn, so I deleted it. Can you please check it out? Let's see them scan 10 million hard drives, then have to return them unscathed to the owners.
So essentially instead of Jack Bauer dialing 555-5555, he will dial IP 169.24.35.254?
Is the FCC going to mandate the phone companies to provide battery backups for when the power goes out? And how about all those battery backups consuming massive unnecessary energy in the midst of an "energy crisis"?
A truly artificial substitute would most definitely be kosher, in the technical sense. As such, no rabbi could absolutely forbid it, but some would pull the "spirit of the law" card.
Where do morals come from anyway? I would say religion, for the most part. Other morals are man-made (duh). In that case, all the major (big 3) ones have no "moral" compunction about killing animals for human consumption. I think my soul is safe.
I was thinking of that - you beat me to it. Too bad that show didn't make it, though.
Except there is a bios setting to switch off speed step.
Every Pentium M laptop I have seen runs at reduced speed on batteries, ususally between 600-800MHZ.
Tried many variations of that setting and other settings, but no dice.
But they kick up to full speed when you need it, provided the CPU isn't on fire.
Only if you plug in, but on batteries, you are stuck, no matter what your charge level is.
Actually this used to happen to me on my old Inspiron (think, 4 years old). It has a 1.6 Ghz 1st gen. Pentium M, but most of the time my sys info would report it running at only 800 mhz, even though the processor was maxed out, and the system was completely cold, etc. The only way to get back to full performance was to plug in, and even that wasn't foolproof. Really pissed me off that there was no setting for "don't regulate my damn processor when I need it most, even if you are just saving my battery."
3. Usually if she gets called in, someone is dying. I would rarely, if ever, classify an IT emergency anywhere near as important as that.
I hope it doesn't surprise you that many banks and financial institutions would classify certain common IT emergencies as much more important than someone dying. Take a "small" glitch that costs $100 million. Ask them to (unofficially) compare that to a human life? Not even close.
If you are willing to pay, why not just buy your own netbook?