My health insurance that wouldn't bankrupt me cost $78 a month for myself and my 6 year old daughter. It went up to $100 for the October billing cycle. I'm hoping it's because it's grandfathered in. I've had the same plan for at least a couple years now and it's a plan Blue Cross Blue Shield has offered for a very long time.
If you want the same health insurance I have, it now costs hundreds of dollars a month.
Obama has officially attained celebrity status: his fans are happy to pay excessive amounts for merchandise simply because it has his name on it.
"State officials said the Covered California website got 645,000 hits during the first day of enrollment, far fewer than the 5 million it reported Tuesday."
And that's just hits. The government refuses to say how many people have actually registered accounts and how many have actually bought insurance.
The web-site not only can't handle a moderate amount of traffic, people aren't interested in signing up or buying the product even if they can get through.
"After two days without any word on sign-ups, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana received some reassuring news Wednesday night: Seven people had signed up for its plan on the marketplace that day."
The rich didn't vote for ObamaCare to take money out of the pockets of poor people to put in their own.
The foolish voted for ObamaCare thinking the Government should rob Peter to pay for Paul's medical care. They didn't realize they were Peter.
When the rich get to keep their money, so does everyone else. When the rich have to take more money out of their pocket so does everyone else. The difference is that the rich won't miss the money but the poor will. That's why the rich keep getting richer and the poor keep getting poorer.
Raising property taxes to pay for failing education system because you're a renter just makes it harder for you to move up to being a home owner. Meanwhile, the rich can afford the hike and will happily rent the home to you and raise the price to account for the rise in taxes.
PostgreSQL is a toy. It also can get sequences out of sync with data in the database. That's just asinine.
PostgreSQL is blacklisted now for my development. If it can't do basic things that a programming language can't make up for efficiently then it's just garbage. I haven't run into anything that MySQL can't do that are mission critical that they be done in MySQL.
Start with MySQL. If you outgrow it, use a real commercial product that has been vetted in real production environments. By the time your business outgrows MySQL you should be making enough money that an MS SQL Server won't break the bank.
When I started web development I started with HTML. Then I learned JavaScript and later CSS. Much after that I started with backend scripting languages and then databases. I wanted to be a game programmer initially so I learned BASIC then C and C++, Java and C#. Web stuff came later and that's what I do now with PHP, Perl, Python, etc.
This is for kids getting started. If you want to be a web developer, the best place to start is with the visual stuff. You can now make 3D games with JavaScript so it will support starting programmers for a very long time. JavaScript has replaced BASIC as the go to language for kids who want to create things. All you need is a browser and a text editor. And of course the internet or a good library with plenty of resources to guide you.
The real issue is that the Pi with a decent monitor, keyboard and mouse is going to set you back over $200. It isn't exactly cheap. For $100 more you can get a proper laptop that isn't horribly crippled.
Just another consumerism device. Not a device for teaching kids how to create.
A device that would actually be useful is a device that can be used to interface with the environment through sensors and be programmable to solve real world problems.
OLPC should be working with the Raspberry Pi people to create a rugged cheap complete solution. Change the flimsy GPIO Pins to a standard Parallel connector and enclose it with a decent LCD screen with keyboard and USB mouse and you'd have a far more useful and productive device.
Providing for the common defense is constitutional. Health Insurance is not.
We should be worrying about getting our government to do the things it is supposed to do correctly instead of pretending that since we're paying for A we're entitled to B, too.
Consumer data storage always comes after the optical tech is used commercially. CDs were for music. DVDs are for standard def movies and Blu-Ray are for HD movies. This new tech will be for super HD 4K movies.
Optical disks have never been suitable for long term storage. They're for content consumption and consumers eventually get a burner that can use some portion of the available space.
Why are we teaching theoretical stuff in HS? A HS student isn't going to become a computer scientist. That's college level material. HS is about hands on exploration of the world. A theoretical anything doesn't belong in a HS. They belong in a university.
An English teacher should have experience writing in some form. A math teacher should have experience in a career that makes heavy use of math. A science teacher should have experience in a career applying science. A computer science teacher should have experience programming for a living. A history teacher should have experience traveling the world.
This is not hard.
The current system brings in a bunch of people fresh out of college that have no experience in their content area but what's in the textbook.
It's really not your job to indoctrinate students.
Since it's a computer science course, how about focusing on how computers work and making them do things instead of politics?
People really should not be allowed to teach until they have at least 10 non-teaching years (full time, paid) of experience in the area they want to teach.
If the students can't be bothered to read more than 200 pages about a subject then it really doesn't belong in school anyway. That's a little over 1 page per school day.
Every business should be required to actually fund their pension plans instead of whining to the government for bailouts later. See countless examples of companies going bankrupt over union demands and the unions whining about their pensions they're "owed"
By forcing the USPS to actually be accountable for it's promises to the unions, they can deal with the problem now rather than later.
The reason GameFly pays more is because their mailers weigh more. Netflix keeps the mailer at 1 ounce and pays 44 cents each. GameFly's mailer is 2 ounces and they pay the two ounce price. The big giant clue in the linked article is that the USPS is considering changing the price of the 2 ounce mailer to the price of a 1 ounce mailer.
So the real story is that GameFly wants a discount with zero actual justification.
The packaging for GameFly costs more. Work it into your business model or reduce the packaging weight.
I don't do business with GameFly but if I did, I'd cancel. They actually have the nerve to pretend Netflix is getting some kind of special treatment while they are the ones seeking it.
There is nothing unfair about what the USPS is doing. The rest of us have to pay by the ounce for our mail.
Really, the Post Office is the one thing we shouldn't care about losing money on since it's a necessary and constitutionally required function of government. When's the last time we complained about the military losing money?
What is a much bigger problem is the absurd amount of money losing ventures the government embarks on that it's not even supposed to be involved in.
Current location systems try in some way to relate to things geographically. I know that if I see house number 5, house number 7 is close by.
How do I get from complete.nonsense.garbage to this.really.sucks ? How would I even know to use those terms to describe where I'm going? From looking at those words, how do I know the relationship between the two points? Do I need to drive, fly, walk?
A rational system has a progressive level of detail. The state tells the postal carrier what state to get something to. Once in the state, the zip code tells them what post office to get to. Once at the post office, the street tells them what carrier to give it to. And finally the number tells the carrier was house to give it to.
A completely arbitrary naming system is of no value to anyone. Why would you assume that me and everyone else would use the same three words to describe a 3x3 plot of land?
But, then we need a lot of stupid things in this world because not everyone can make useful things but everyone needs a job.
Even the manual acknowledges it is bad practice and includes the XKCD comic
There are so many languages that try to hide bad programmers. Give me a PHP programmer and his code and I can tell you if he's worth anything, The language lets you code like an idiot. Which is great, because then I can either not hire you or pay you accordingly if I think you have potential.
GOTO is not a part of PHP so you can use it. It's part of PHP so that if you use it, you are immediately fired and blackballed from the industry. It's a trap.
The teachers are ruled by unions. Do they work 40 hour weeks?
No.
And Twinkies.
You don't need unions to get fair treatment. The employees just need to get together and tell the boss if they don't get paid properly they're all quitting.
Obama is spying on every American with blanket data grabs and still fails to stop terrorist attacks Obama has the IRS pry into the personal lives of anyone (and high school kids) who is trying to start a conservative non-profit
And you want to bitch about money from people supporting a candidate that DIDN'T WIN the election.
Step 1: Get the tyrant in power Step 2: Keep the tyrant in power
Posting an article about people who are harassing conservatives for who they dare to support with their money... That's just special. I guess the IRS isn't doing a good enough job, we need to find other avenues to ensure Conservative/Republicans politicians don't get financial contributions to their campaign.
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My health insurance that wouldn't bankrupt me cost $78 a month for myself and my 6 year old daughter. It went up to $100 for the October billing cycle. I'm hoping it's because it's grandfathered in. I've had the same plan for at least a couple years now and it's a plan Blue Cross Blue Shield has offered for a very long time.
If you want the same health insurance I have, it now costs hundreds of dollars a month.
Obama has officially attained celebrity status: his fans are happy to pay excessive amounts for merchandise simply because it has his name on it.
The system wasn't overloaded from people trying to sign up. That's government propaganda for you.
http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-california-health-exchange-glitches-20131001,0,7108713.story
"State officials said the Covered California website got 645,000 hits during the first day of enrollment, far fewer than the 5 million it reported Tuesday."
And that's just hits. The government refuses to say how many people have actually registered accounts and how many have actually bought insurance.
The web-site not only can't handle a moderate amount of traffic, people aren't interested in signing up or buying the product even if they can get through.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/10/03/a-trickle-not-a-wave-what-insurers-are-seeing-in-obamacare-enrollment/
"After two days without any word on sign-ups, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana received some reassuring news Wednesday night: Seven people had signed up for its plan on the marketplace that day."
The rich didn't vote for ObamaCare to take money out of the pockets of poor people to put in their own.
The foolish voted for ObamaCare thinking the Government should rob Peter to pay for Paul's medical care. They didn't realize they were Peter.
When the rich get to keep their money, so does everyone else. When the rich have to take more money out of their pocket so does everyone else. The difference is that the rich won't miss the money but the poor will. That's why the rich keep getting richer and the poor keep getting poorer.
Raising property taxes to pay for failing education system because you're a renter just makes it harder for you to move up to being a home owner. Meanwhile, the rich can afford the hike and will happily rent the home to you and raise the price to account for the rise in taxes.
PostgreSQL is a toy. It also can get sequences out of sync with data in the database. That's just asinine.
PostgreSQL is blacklisted now for my development. If it can't do basic things that a programming language can't make up for efficiently then it's just garbage. I haven't run into anything that MySQL can't do that are mission critical that they be done in MySQL.
Start with MySQL. If you outgrow it, use a real commercial product that has been vetted in real production environments. By the time your business outgrows MySQL you should be making enough money that an MS SQL Server won't break the bank.
If a robot can do your job as a teacher you're not a good teacher.
When I started web development I started with HTML. Then I learned JavaScript and later CSS. Much after that I started with backend scripting languages and then databases. I wanted to be a game programmer initially so I learned BASIC then C and C++, Java and C#. Web stuff came later and that's what I do now with PHP, Perl, Python, etc.
This is for kids getting started. If you want to be a web developer, the best place to start is with the visual stuff. You can now make 3D games with JavaScript so it will support starting programmers for a very long time. JavaScript has replaced BASIC as the go to language for kids who want to create things. All you need is a browser and a text editor. And of course the internet or a good library with plenty of resources to guide you.
The real issue is that the Pi with a decent monitor, keyboard and mouse is going to set you back over $200. It isn't exactly cheap. For $100 more you can get a proper laptop that isn't horribly crippled.
Why not just put the images in the street lamps and use a simple motor to select the image appropriate for the conditions?
Just another consumerism device. Not a device for teaching kids how to create.
A device that would actually be useful is a device that can be used to interface with the environment through sensors and be programmable to solve real world problems.
OLPC should be working with the Raspberry Pi people to create a rugged cheap complete solution. Change the flimsy GPIO Pins to a standard Parallel connector and enclose it with a decent LCD screen with keyboard and USB mouse and you'd have a far more useful and productive device.
It was still colder in Phoenix in June than it was the year I moved here in 1995.
Also, in 1995 it was snowing in Minnesota until late April. A few years prior, the snow never completely covered the ground.
The fact that the weather can change so drastically so quickly should disprove any scare mongering.
I remember when they used to blame the warm winters or cold winters on El Nino's intensity that year.
Now we've got a bunch of chicken littles running around.
Providing for the common defense is constitutional. Health Insurance is not.
We should be worrying about getting our government to do the things it is supposed to do correctly instead of pretending that since we're paying for A we're entitled to B, too.
Gravity
Consumer data storage always comes after the optical tech is used commercially. CDs were for music. DVDs are for standard def movies and Blu-Ray are for HD movies. This new tech will be for super HD 4K movies.
Optical disks have never been suitable for long term storage. They're for content consumption and consumers eventually get a burner that can use some portion of the available space.
Why are we teaching theoretical stuff in HS? A HS student isn't going to become a computer scientist. That's college level material. HS is about hands on exploration of the world. A theoretical anything doesn't belong in a HS. They belong in a university.
An English teacher should have experience writing in some form. A math teacher should have experience in a career that makes heavy use of math. A science teacher should have experience in a career applying science. A computer science teacher should have experience programming for a living. A history teacher should have experience traveling the world.
This is not hard.
The current system brings in a bunch of people fresh out of college that have no experience in their content area but what's in the textbook.
It's really not your job to indoctrinate students.
Since it's a computer science course, how about focusing on how computers work and making them do things instead of politics?
People really should not be allowed to teach until they have at least 10 non-teaching years (full time, paid) of experience in the area they want to teach.
If the students can't be bothered to read more than 200 pages about a subject then it really doesn't belong in school anyway. That's a little over 1 page per school day.
Every business should be required to actually fund their pension plans instead of whining to the government for bailouts later. See countless examples of companies going bankrupt over union demands and the unions whining about their pensions they're "owed"
By forcing the USPS to actually be accountable for it's promises to the unions, they can deal with the problem now rather than later.
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2011/03/the-cost-difference-in-mailing-netflx-vs-gamefly-all-of-gameflys-profits/
The reason GameFly pays more is because their mailers weigh more. Netflix keeps the mailer at 1 ounce and pays 44 cents each. GameFly's mailer is 2 ounces and they pay the two ounce price. The big giant clue in the linked article is that the USPS is considering changing the price of the 2 ounce mailer to the price of a 1 ounce mailer.
So the real story is that GameFly wants a discount with zero actual justification.
The packaging for GameFly costs more. Work it into your business model or reduce the packaging weight.
I don't do business with GameFly but if I did, I'd cancel. They actually have the nerve to pretend Netflix is getting some kind of special treatment while they are the ones seeking it.
There is nothing unfair about what the USPS is doing. The rest of us have to pay by the ounce for our mail.
Really, the Post Office is the one thing we shouldn't care about losing money on since it's a necessary and constitutionally required function of government. When's the last time we complained about the military losing money?
What is a much bigger problem is the absurd amount of money losing ventures the government embarks on that it's not even supposed to be involved in.
40 years ago we were going into a deep freeze according to our climate "scientists"
So you've only got 30-40 years to explain the sudden reversal in terms of human behavior.
You don't have the whole of the industrial age because our course has recently reversed according to climate "scientists."
Because of the weight of the tar being released.
Current location systems try in some way to relate to things geographically. I know that if I see house number 5, house number 7 is close by.
How do I get from complete.nonsense.garbage to this.really.sucks ? How would I even know to use those terms to describe where I'm going? From looking at those words, how do I know the relationship between the two points? Do I need to drive, fly, walk?
A rational system has a progressive level of detail. The state tells the postal carrier what state to get something to. Once in the state, the zip code tells them what post office to get to. Once at the post office, the street tells them what carrier to give it to. And finally the number tells the carrier was house to give it to.
A completely arbitrary naming system is of no value to anyone. Why would you assume that me and everyone else would use the same three words to describe a 3x3 plot of land?
But, then we need a lot of stupid things in this world because not everyone can make useful things but everyone needs a job.
Even the manual acknowledges it is bad practice and includes the XKCD comic
There are so many languages that try to hide bad programmers. Give me a PHP programmer and his code and I can tell you if he's worth anything, The language lets you code like an idiot. Which is great, because then I can either not hire you or pay you accordingly if I think you have potential.
GOTO is not a part of PHP so you can use it. It's part of PHP so that if you use it, you are immediately fired and blackballed from the industry. It's a trap.
It says right there, October 2014.
It's nice having a King who can selectively choose what laws he is going to uphold and when.
Oh please.
The teachers are ruled by unions. Do they work 40 hour weeks?
No.
And Twinkies.
You don't need unions to get fair treatment. The employees just need to get together and tell the boss if they don't get paid properly they're all quitting.
Should we all be paid the same per hour regardless of what we produce in that hour?
The Koch brothers employ 10's of thousands of people.
Obviously they're doing something for ordinary people.
Obama is spying on every American with blanket data grabs and still fails to stop terrorist attacks
Obama has the IRS pry into the personal lives of anyone (and high school kids) who is trying to start a conservative non-profit
And you want to bitch about money from people supporting a candidate that DIDN'T WIN the election.
Step 1: Get the tyrant in power
Step 2: Keep the tyrant in power
Posting an article about people who are harassing conservatives for who they dare to support with their money... That's just special. I guess the IRS isn't doing a good enough job, we need to find other avenues to ensure Conservative/Republicans politicians don't get financial contributions to their campaign.