I meant the rest of the first world. In the rest of the first world, there are zero, I repeat, zero, bankruptcies due to sickness or health care costs.
Yeah, that's a big if. The problem is, like any other group, us Democrats aren't exactly an organized political party. Under Reagan, moderates fled the Republican party. Under Bush, even more so. The democrats are a center leaning group. There are liberals in the party but not nearly as many as conservative media would lead you to believe. Barney Frank is right that moving healthcare into the Government sector means that after putting a few toes in the water of Government run health care, we'll get used to it and eventually go in(Although, it was really Medicare/Medicaid that was the first ventures towards that direction, so i guess this is the getting in the first few feet phase when everyone else is already well in and not complaining about it the way we are.
so if this were true then not only are costs spiralling out of control, but the market isn't even close to an answer. Some of these insurance companies have virtual monopolies in a market with extremely inelastic demand and they still can't turn a profit? Maybe it is time for socialized medicine. Clearly competition driving prices down won't help either.
(Aetna, Humana, United, BlueCross Blue Shield, etc etc all did. I don't know where this reporter got his numbers.)
This IS a crime. It's defrauding the cable company by telling the CMTS to let you online when it shouldn't. I'm surprised it took this long to find him, TBH.
I can compromise an ATM machine with a crowbar, does that make ATMs open targets? No.
the hinge of the matter is that customer service/tech support *has* to when troubleshooting certain issues. I've worked for several ISPs and it's generally the same procedure. Verify but don't DO anything or leak anything out. Customers SHOULD have a feeling of privacy from other users but not ISP staff. Their email is sitting on OUR servers. Don't like it? Do it yourself. Or don't use email. Which is a better option. Email sucks.
Psystar is a competing OEM using Apple's Software well outside of the Snow Leopard EULA, not just the "can only use on Apple hardware" provisions. It's bad faith reselling. They're not reselling the software for use on Apple hardware. They're bundling it with software to use on Psystar machines.
Apple hasn't taken any C&D approaches to Hackintosh how-to sites.
first sale doctrine states what YOU can do with it.
If company X and Y sell gizmos, and company X's gizmos only work with their stuff(along with an EULA stating you can only use it in this fashion), company Z can't sell an adapter to make X's gizmos work with Y's hardware.
Yes but you're pretty much casual gamin' it in a way that threatens the DS, but not the PSP. PSP doesn't have games like Peggle and Puzzle Quest in comparison with the rest of the PSP's library. You're not going to see Castlevania or Metal Gear on the iPhone. You're going to see dozens of other impressive games, but not the stuff that's fodder for the PSP and DSi
Right thumb = right foot; left thumb = left foot. But then in the 16-bit days, things like F-Zero or Super Mario Kart wouldn't have worked on the Genesis.
There's no clutch in GT PSP.
(GT5 on the other hand...)
Further more, counter steering with an iPod touch would be a little more advantageous but not by much.
I never said the iPod Touch/iPhone wasn't worthless, I just said it doesn't compete in the same space as the PSP and DSi.
Gran Turismo wouldn't work on the iPhone because managing gas, brake, e brake and shifting is tough enough on the PSP, i couldn't imagine doing it on the iPhone. it lacking a DPad makes more traditional games difficult to play. Compare Sonic on a Genesis or Nomad(Sega, not Creative) versus an iPhone.
wtf is this meme about the iPod touch being better than Jesus?
The iPod Touch is a great iPod, it's a great apps machine, it's great for games, but doesn't compete in the traditional games markets that the DS and PSP work in. Peggle, Myst, and a version of Sonic with God Awful controls are nice, but they're no Metal Gear Portable, Pokemon, or much more recently, Dragon Quest.
A bigger screen? BFD. It's not like old games suddenly break on this thing. It's a feature enhancement, not a completely new platform. Calm the fuck down please.
The PSP is still on *sale*. Do you realize how revolutionary *that* is? The PSP outlived any other portable machine that competed against the Big N, and continues to sell. Except *maybe* the Game Gear, but I predict the psp is going to outlive that.
maybe this is my faulty UNLV education speaking here but if I remember my supply/demand curve, if more people are buying into it, shouldn't economies of scale be taking over at some point and *lowering* education costs?
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I meant the rest of the first world. In the rest of the first world, there are zero, I repeat, zero, bankruptcies due to sickness or health care costs.
you're cutting out small percentages of what actually costs in the big picture.
Even if everything was done to the letter, nothing changes the fact that Chemo costs big bucks per treatment course.
if the Democrats wanted single payer healthcare,
Yeah, that's a big if. The problem is, like any other group, us Democrats aren't exactly an organized political party. Under Reagan, moderates fled the Republican party. Under Bush, even more so. The democrats are a center leaning group. There are liberals in the party but not nearly as many as conservative media would lead you to believe. Barney Frank is right that moving healthcare into the Government sector means that after putting a few toes in the water of Government run health care, we'll get used to it and eventually go in(Although, it was really Medicare/Medicaid that was the first ventures towards that direction, so i guess this is the getting in the first few feet phase when everyone else is already well in and not complaining about it the way we are.
so if this were true then not only are costs spiralling out of control, but the market isn't even close to an answer. Some of these insurance companies have virtual monopolies in a market with extremely inelastic demand and they still can't turn a profit? Maybe it is time for socialized medicine. Clearly competition driving prices down won't help either.
(Aetna, Humana, United, BlueCross Blue Shield, etc etc all did. I don't know where this reporter got his numbers.)
This IS a crime. It's defrauding the cable company by telling the CMTS to let you online when it shouldn't. I'm surprised it took this long to find him, TBH.
I can compromise an ATM machine with a crowbar, does that make ATMs open targets? No.
Just as well, as long as you accept the fact that you have no say as to what goes into their system updates.
What obligation are they to you to support your processor?
Jeez, you sound like of those PPC freaks.
the hinge of the matter is that customer service/tech support *has* to when troubleshooting certain issues. I've worked for several ISPs and it's generally the same procedure. Verify but don't DO anything or leak anything out. Customers SHOULD have a feeling of privacy from other users but not ISP staff. Their email is sitting on OUR servers. Don't like it? Do it yourself. Or don't use email. Which is a better option. Email sucks.
OSX has been around for centuries? it's more advanced and mature than I thought.
Psystar is far from an "Apple User."
Psystar is a competing OEM using Apple's Software well outside of the Snow Leopard EULA, not just the "can only use on Apple hardware" provisions. It's bad faith reselling. They're not reselling the software for use on Apple hardware. They're bundling it with software to use on Psystar machines.
Apple hasn't taken any C&D approaches to Hackintosh how-to sites.
first sale doctrine states what YOU can do with it.
If company X and Y sell gizmos, and company X's gizmos only work with their stuff(along with an EULA stating you can only use it in this fashion), company Z can't sell an adapter to make X's gizmos work with Y's hardware.
If I could Turn Back Time
(I wouldn't have started any of this silliness)
Once again, I disagree with the moderators who did this.
Not because it's spam, and because it's spam it should be modded down, no, I get that.
Redundant? Where are the throngs of ACs clamoring for more Madonna albums?
Yes but you're pretty much casual gamin' it in a way that threatens the DS, but not the PSP. PSP doesn't have games like Peggle and Puzzle Quest in comparison with the rest of the PSP's library. You're not going to see Castlevania or Metal Gear on the iPhone. You're going to see dozens of other impressive games, but not the stuff that's fodder for the PSP and DSi
Right thumb = right foot; left thumb = left foot. But then in the 16-bit days, things like F-Zero or Super Mario Kart wouldn't have worked on the Genesis.
There's no clutch in GT PSP.
(GT5 on the other hand...)
Further more, counter steering with an iPod touch would be a little more advantageous but not by much.
I never said the iPod Touch/iPhone wasn't worthless, I just said it doesn't compete in the same space as the PSP and DSi.
Gran Turismo wouldn't work on the iPhone because managing gas, brake, e brake and shifting is tough enough on the PSP, i couldn't imagine doing it on the iPhone. it lacking a DPad makes more traditional games difficult to play. Compare Sonic on a Genesis or Nomad(Sega, not Creative) versus an iPhone.
wtf is this meme about the iPod touch being better than Jesus?
The iPod Touch is a great iPod, it's a great apps machine, it's great for games, but doesn't compete in the traditional games markets that the DS and PSP work in. Peggle, Myst, and a version of Sonic with God Awful controls are nice, but they're no Metal Gear Portable, Pokemon, or much more recently, Dragon Quest.
A bigger screen? BFD. It's not like old games suddenly break on this thing. It's a feature enhancement, not a completely new platform. Calm the fuck down please.
ARE YOU SMOKING CRACK
even WITH the less than optimal screen for Sonic, i'd rather play it on the DS/DSi, and I'm a bonafide apple fanboy!
Also, DSi can purchase games over the air via wifi
iPhone DOES trump this because instead of using magic nintendo points, you can use *MONEY*.
As a NeoGeo Pocket Color owner, I can say this.
You're full of fucking shit on sales.
The PSP is still on *sale*. Do you realize how revolutionary *that* is? The PSP outlived any other portable machine that competed against the Big N, and continues to sell. Except *maybe* the Game Gear, but I predict the psp is going to outlive that.
You must be a Car Talk listener.
It's been out for over 2 years. if it would have been done, it would have been done by now.
Excuse me?
Some consoles actually are a fair bit more open than others.
uh
maybe this is my faulty UNLV education speaking here but if I remember my supply/demand curve, if more people are buying into it, shouldn't economies of scale be taking over at some point and *lowering* education costs?
You can't hate *A* phone because of the network it's on, or you can't hate the *Pre* because of the network it's on?
As a rabid iPhone user, I can tell you it's easy to hate a phone because of the network it's on.
The Pre however, is on a decent network.
A couple of Vegas casinos use them. Unfortunately, I don't know of any on strip.