WTF are you people arguing about CO2? Ice shelves calve all the time. It's nothing to do with CO2. If you want a fact to take note of, Antarctic ice is increasing hugely. Scientists say it's "a paradox". Which is another way of saying our models are too primitive to explain it, or as some of us might put it totally wrong. Also, posting a link to "Skeptical Science" is like posting a link to Pravda during the cold war.
Not just one hospital, there are six under investigation (that we know about). I expect there are a lot more. And don't shoot the messenger. The Mail was the first one I found . There were articles in the Telegraph, Times, Guardian, Observer and every other broadsheet, as well as on every major news station.
Interestingly, the whistle-blowers are the ones being singled out for punishment by people like you. Mustn't criticise this great symbol of Big State Socialism, must we.
It seems to be pretty much in the middle. In any case, it has to go up because we have a looming ageing population problem which implies more GDP spent on healthcare regardless of quality.
I don't think I suggested anywhere that the US healthcare system is good. I'm simply suggesting that the UK system is a terrible example to use. Perhaps Denmark, Norway and others would be better.
That's not true at all. We don't hear about it because a government body was set up under the last government with the remit to hide failures and prevent them coming to light, under the euphemism Care Quality Commission. The Commission has two jobs, (1) to cover up its own failings and (2) to cover up its own failings. It also occasionally provides cursory inspections of hospitals, failing to publish the truth about poor practice at any available opportunity.
The only reason we're hearing about it now is because of some very brave relatives. Also remember that UK FOI is much weaker than US FOI.
Oh, I agree that making it a binary choice is wrong. It's a question of optimising between the two; something I don't think our legislators are capable of in a world that is now changing so quickly.
How many Goldman executives are currently serving time in prison? If the answer is zero, then I'm pretty sure there's something wrong with the legal system.
Speaking of the Soviets, I happen to be reading Hayek's, The Road to Serfdom at the moment. The conflict between Freedom and Security is covered in some detail. I highly recommend slashdotters read it too.
Well, that's the problem with US politics (it's mostly US, isn't it). Everything is a binary choice. In the real world opinions don't break like that. People agree on some things, disagree on others. They may agree to greater or lesser extents. I don't know why we let the most extreme positions on either side set the tone of the debate.
Perhaps the lesson is to be a bit more careful about your privacy, so that what you do on the internet remains between you and the professionals at the NSA.
So, this story turns out to be nothing to do with the NSA but you think what the hell, I'll add a sarcastic sentence about the NSA to the summary to make it look like its malign.
There are spooks who would be in front of the Hague right now on war crimes if the witnesses currently locked up in Gitmo ever were in a position to give testimony
Again, hyperbole doesn't really do your case much good. You didn't add any motivation for the "spooks" to be detaining innocent people. You really need to do that. Frankly, I can't see how but give it a shot.
I think the Founding Fathers idea was to implement a system that limited power. I'm not sure how well it's going. It isn't perfect, but it's certainly not the worst system of government ever invented.
Well it just so happens that I was listening to The Philosopher's Arms show on iPlayer (BBC) last night, and they were discussing these kinds of choices. It's classic Prisoner's Dilemma stuff, isn't it. I think they even mentioned the medical sector too.
The ARB have released OpenGL 4.4 and I don't even have OpenGL 4.3 AMD drivers yet. The existing catalyst betas support about half of the 4.3 spec. So the garden isn't exactly rosy over here on Windows either.
Do you seriously believe this or am I biting on a troll
If the NSA's actions are so obviously against the 4th, it would be a simple matter to show that in a court of law. Given the publicity Snowden has had, I very much doubt he'd end up with Polonium in his soup for his trouble.
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I think you're confusing the Arctic with Antarctica. The latter is growing.
WTF are you people arguing about CO2? Ice shelves calve all the time. It's nothing to do with CO2. If you want a fact to take note of, Antarctic ice is increasing hugely. Scientists say it's "a paradox". Which is another way of saying our models are too primitive to explain it, or as some of us might put it totally wrong. Also, posting a link to "Skeptical Science" is like posting a link to Pravda during the cold war.
Not just one hospital, there are six under investigation (that we know about). I expect there are a lot more. And don't shoot the messenger. The Mail was the first one I found . There were articles in the Telegraph, Times, Guardian, Observer and every other broadsheet, as well as on every major news station.
Interestingly, the whistle-blowers are the ones being singled out for punishment by people like you. Mustn't criticise this great symbol of Big State Socialism, must we.
It seems to be pretty much in the middle. In any case, it has to go up because we have a looming ageing population problem which implies more GDP spent on healthcare regardless of quality.
I don't think I suggested anywhere that the US healthcare system is good. I'm simply suggesting that the UK system is a terrible example to use. Perhaps Denmark, Norway and others would be better.
That's not true at all. We don't hear about it because a government body was set up under the last government with the remit to hide failures and prevent them coming to light, under the euphemism Care Quality Commission. The Commission has two jobs, (1) to cover up its own failings and (2) to cover up its own failings. It also occasionally provides cursory inspections of hospitals, failing to publish the truth about poor practice at any available opportunity.
The only reason we're hearing about it now is because of some very brave relatives. Also remember that UK FOI is much weaker than US FOI.
Like hell you don't pay a damned thing. Ever heard of taxes? Worse, there's a lot of corruption here hiding massive healthcare failures, including huge numbers of people who are now dead who shouldn't be due to poor care. I wouldn't hold up the UK's socialised healthcare system as an example to follow.
Oh, I agree that making it a binary choice is wrong. It's a question of optimising between the two; something I don't think our legislators are capable of in a world that is now changing so quickly.
How many Goldman executives are currently serving time in prison? If the answer is zero, then I'm pretty sure there's something wrong with the legal system.
Speaking of the Soviets, I happen to be reading Hayek's, The Road to Serfdom at the moment. The conflict between Freedom and Security is covered in some detail. I highly recommend slashdotters read it too.
Hurricanes aren't getting stronger or more frequent. But they are making landfall less often.
I don't know. I come from a country with very strict gun control.
Well, that's the problem with US politics (it's mostly US, isn't it). Everything is a binary choice. In the real world opinions don't break like that. People agree on some things, disagree on others. They may agree to greater or lesser extents. I don't know why we let the most extreme positions on either side set the tone of the debate.
So, this story turns out to be nothing to do with the NSA but you think what the hell, I'll add a sarcastic sentence about the NSA to the summary to make it look like its malign.
Again, hyperbole doesn't really do your case much good. You didn't add any motivation for the "spooks" to be detaining innocent people. You really need to do that. Frankly, I can't see how but give it a shot.
I can imagine it: Guy released from gitmo goes on to commit terrorist atrocity. Not good for the President.
No, he's not free. He's in Russia.
I first heard the term glasshole today. Whoever thought it up is a genius.
I'm not a Lizard Theorist.
I think the Founding Fathers idea was to implement a system that limited power. I'm not sure how well it's going. It isn't perfect, but it's certainly not the worst system of government ever invented.
Well it just so happens that I was listening to The Philosopher's Arms show on iPlayer (BBC) last night, and they were discussing these kinds of choices. It's classic Prisoner's Dilemma stuff, isn't it. I think they even mentioned the medical sector too.
The ARB have released OpenGL 4.4 and I don't even have OpenGL 4.3 AMD drivers yet. The existing catalyst betas support about half of the 4.3 spec. So the garden isn't exactly rosy over here on Windows either.
Wrong. The US government declassified the documents Snowden leaked. No need for secret courts or secret trials. Is Snowden heading home to justify his actions? I very much doubt it.
If the NSA's actions are so obviously against the 4th, it would be a simple matter to show that in a court of law. Given the publicity Snowden has had, I very much doubt he'd end up with Polonium in his soup for his trouble.