Most Family docs I know rarely have 30minutes to spend with a patient let alone 15 min immediately after to enter notes. Maybe 7 minutes with a patient and then you have another one immediately after. Of course this might vary depending on what your speciality is.
I agree completely, supporting a persons personal equipment in the office should not be your responsibility, no personal laptops on the domain, no personal cellphones on the company plan, if you end up supporting the gear you will be stuck with supporting it whenever there is a problem.
Of course that works on paper more often than it works in real life, CEO or an exec asks for assistance with there gadget, you probably are going to help
A good portion of my job is to asset risk and advise on extended coverage and warranty enhancements for small/medium and enterprise businesses on there fleet of servers, desktops, laptops etc. From what I know from that and what I see I tend to only buy warranty on electronics that I spent a fair bit on and that I would be inconvienced if they were to fail.
You have to look at it how important is the device to you, how long to you expect to be using, and of course how much would it cost to replace the unit completely.
In business when it comes to servers for example you have to figure out how critical the server functions are, how long of a life the server is expected to have as well as the cost impact to the company if that server was to go down. Its the last one that usually has the most impact to a client, especially when they compare the cost of it down for a hour to how much the enhanced warranty is. Of course things like a test/dev server would likely get a reduced warranty compared to an exchange server or a domain controller.
Just take the general idea there and apply it to your own purchasing habits. Extended warranty on a cell phone... what you are fucking stupid will you even want that phone in a year after the newest of the new comes out? A TV or washer dryer that you want to last for 5+ years, I think its a good idea.
Be smart about it, listen to the salesman, ignore his pitch but listen to the details, what does this warranty do for you.
With all those layers it doesnt seem that sliding one of these out and quickly swapping some RAM or any other part is going to happen.
As well do these Iceotope guys actually make server hardware or just the cooling specs. Who do they get there guts from or are they just advertising and hoping the guys like HP, IBM or SUN (well maybe not SUN) decide to design there next generation of servers with this in mind?
I'd like to see how easy it is for replacement. doesnt look like there is a lot of room for other bits as well. I only saw a 1U model but do these guys have the same gear for larger more beefy servers? How about blades?
You are comparing a base limited warranty with an ADP warranty, apples an oranges.
Panasonic has ADP warranty as well which like the rest of the brands has to be purchased, I am not aware of any company that has accidental damage protection as there baseline warranty for a laptop.
For a different take on Astroboy you should check out Pluto, by Naoki Urasawa (Monster, 20th Century Boys)
Its a retelling of the "Greatest Robot on Earth" except its more focused on the Detective Robot and his tracking of a series human murders and the deaths of the most advanced robots in the world.
"Steven Pinker charts the decline of violence from Biblical times to the present, and argues that, though it may seem illogical and even obscene, given Iraq and Darfur, we are living in the most peaceful time in our species' existence."
So this is proving that we are more violent how? (yea I know I should watch it but I am going out for a drink)
Last House on the Left is a remake of Wes Cravens "Last House on the Left" from the 70s, there also has been many many "torture porn" style movies from the 60's to the 70s, I spit on your grave, Cannibal Ferox there is tons of examples of these films long before turds like SAW and HOSTEL hit the scene.
On "Bully" , Have you played it? Or are you just bringing it up because of the controversy that was generated by other people who have never played it and villified it because of the name and because of its creator Rockstar Games?
lastly "Tales of the Black Freighter" never existed, it was created for the Watchmen, while there was comics back in the day that were gruesome ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comics_Code_Authority) you should probably reference material that existed during that time.
I cant entirely agree with your assesment that the target market for Rock Band is the youth (unless you mean younger than you) I'm 30 and almost everyone I know who is 20-40 loves Rock Band, the diversity of the songs is quite apparent that they are targeting a broad audience. The amount of Rock Band parties that friends have and friends who arent gamers have had is astounding, when you go to bar and they have a Rock Band night you know this is not just for the kids.
lets take a peek at the set list for Rock Band 2
"Let There Be Rock" by AC/DC "Girl's Not Grey" by AFI "You Oughta Know" by Alanis Morissette "Man in the Box" by Alice in Chains "Ramblin' Man" by Allman Brothers Band "Almost Easy" by Avenged Sevenfold "Shooting Star" by Bad Company "So What'cha Want" by Beastie Boys "E-Pro" by Beck "Rebel Girl" by Bikini Kill "White Wedding Pt. I" by Billy Idol "One Way or Another" by Blondie "Tangled Up in Blue" by Bob Dylan "Livin' on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi "Hello There" by Cheap Trick "Uncontrollable Urge" by Devo "Feel the Pain" by Dinosaur Jr. "Down with the Sickness" by Disturbed "Panic Attack" by Dream Theatre "Hungry Like the Wolf" by Duran Duran "Pump It Up" by Elvis Costello "Go Your Own Way" by Fleetwood Mac "Everlong" by Foo Fighters "Shackler's Revenge" by Guns N' Roses "PDA" by Interpol "Mountain Song" by Jane's Addiction "Aqualung" by Jethro Tull "The Middle" by Jimmy Eat World "Bad Reputation" by Joan Jett "Anyway You Want It" by Journey "Painkiller" by Judas Priest "Carry On Wayward Son" by Kansas "Pretend We're Dead" by L7 "Our Truth" by Lacuna Coil "One Step Closer" by Linkin Park "My Own Worst Enemy" by Lit "De-Luxe" by Lush "Colony of Birchmen" by Mastodon "Peace Sells" by Megadeth "Battery" by Metallica "Where'd You Go" by Mighty Mighty Bosstones "Float On" by Modest Mouse "Ace of Spades" by Motörhead "Drain You" by Nirvana "Spirit in the Sky" by Norman Greenbaum "Nine in the Afternoon" by Panic! At the Disco "That's What You Get" by Paramore "Alive" by Pearl Jam "Lump" by Presidents of the United States of America "Testify" by Rage Against the Machine "Round & Round" by Ratt "Give it Away" by Red Hot Chili Peppers "Give it All" by Rise Against "The Trees" by Rush "Lazy Eye" by Silversun Pickups "Today" by Smashing Pumpkins "I Was Wrong" by Social Distortion "Teenage Riot" by Sonic Youth "Spoonman" by Soundgarden "Cool for Cats" by Squeeze "Bodhitsattva" by Steely Dan "Rock'n Me" by Steve Miller Band "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor "Chop Suey" by System of a Down "Psycho Killer" by Talking Heads "Master Exploder" by Tenacious D "Souls of Black" by Testament "New Kid in School" by The Donnas "We Got the Beat" by The Go-Go's "Alabama Getaway" by The Grateful Dead "American Woman" by The Guess Who "Kids in America" by The Muffs "Come Out & Play (Keep 'em Seperated)" by The Offspring" Alex Chilton" by The Replacements, "Pinball Wizard" by The Who
Add that with the stuff from Rock Band 1 (Boston, David Bowie etc)and all the downloadable content (i think at just under 300 some songs now) you have alot of music that not alot of "kids" would recognize
As well there is an 14 song AC/DC live pack out in November
Tack a price tag of the complete Rock Band kit (Drums,Guitar,Mic etc) at around $200 you cant tell me that this is a game aimed at kids.
Another thing that Rockband and Guitar Hero are doing is introducing people music that they may not have ever listened to before. I knew who Boston was but until Rock Band I never actually listened to it, there is some great stuff there.
The gamer audience isnt just kids, the people who grew up on video games are in there 30s/40s now and we still love our games.
Did your friend respect everyone who cares about him when he did this stupid selfish act? No he didn't, the least his friend can do is let the people who loved him have an idea what happened and potentially try to understand why he did it.
Yes they do have power, we should be very concerned about what they think as what they think will shape China in the future, whether that is continue with the status quo or move towards change.
Do we really know who is in control of these botnets? Would love to see some spammers eat bullets but i'd like to know the ones with power are the ones that get neutralized.
Radiohead themselves will define whether or not it was a success.
If they end up making more money off this album than if they had released it through traditional means I would say that would be an attractive means of distrobution.
But it might not just be money they are looking at to determine success. More exposure and new fans could appear from the multitudes of downloaders.
We get people who are pretty new and within a couple of days they are PVPing in Frigs warp scramming people and laying out some pew pew pew. You certainly cant solo pvp early on, (heck later on solo pvp still isnt a great idea) but wolfpacks of frigs and small cruisers can lay serious beat downs.
Thats the thing about EVE, play with friends or in a corp. Otherwise it will be rough.
well you dont really need alot of time to play EVE, since you can set your skill to train, log out and come back later when its done. If your bored you can do a few missions, rat for a bit, or mine. The time consuming part comes if you are blockading jumpgates, sieging POS or laying waste to a fleet, but only if you stick it out for the long haul. Since skills are determined by actual time, the only thing you really need to "grind" for is money. Money can be gained through killing NPCs, running missions, Mining, playing the market, pirating, scamming etc.
The only other thing I can think of that takes time the learning part. The new tutorial makes things a bit better but there is ALOT to this game.
You forgot about how the first Logos skill you get "Lightning" is easily the best logos in the game by a large margin. You are better off using that most of your career because it one shot/two shots most mobs. The only issue is when you run into elec resistant/immune mobs, which are few and far between.
As well weapon balancing sucks still.. its getting better but damn there are some really glaring issues with someone of them. Chainguns for example just eat your ammo and do squat for damage. I see more people pistol whipping and butting mobs than using actual bullets.
pushed back two weeks.. I think they need to push further than that.
That being said, its nice to see something that isnt your standard fantasy genre.
Hey I dont know about you but if wireless signals from said devices do/can cause issues with flight instrumentation I'd rather just play it safe. That being said I'd like to actually see studies on this.. maybe some tests have everyone on the play have a ds and playing mario kart wirelessly against each other while the plane is on the ground.
I think alot of people would rather him be the insane spokesperson for antigaming because he discredits the antigamers without us having to lift a finger.
But we arent really convincing anyone that games arent the vile tool of the devil like JT wants them to think, they just think he's a douche.
Just because the antigamer rep is a meat ball, doesnt mean the pro-gamer side is getting good press. We need to work at having parents understand the ESRB, have to work with companies to make them see that games arent just for kids, and even tho the industry makes billions each year, video games are quite misunderstood. The medium is still in its infancy, like film and television before it. Its up to the people who enjoy games to step up to the plate and push games as something good.
Personally I think violent, gory games and games that are of a more mature nature should be regulated to keep them out of minors hands, unless there parent buys it for them.
She needs to apologize for making some ugly shit. Is that scotch tape I see, geez take some pride in what you make.
And thanks for all for replying, I dont agree with all of it, especially her getting charged but I believe the reaction (especially if she did walk away from the employee without saying a word) was somewhat warranted. Unless of course the employee just didnt like the answer they got.
"Whats with the wires on your shirt"
"I made it, its art"
"Whats with the putty"
Girl Rolls eyes and leaves.
But all speculation of course.
Either way when it all comes down to it, she made an ugly hoody even uglier.
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Witchblade was already a live action
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witchblade_(TV_series)
Most Family docs I know rarely have 30minutes to spend with a patient let alone 15 min immediately after to enter notes. Maybe 7 minutes with a patient and then you have another one immediately after. Of course this might vary depending on what your speciality is.
I agree completely, supporting a persons personal equipment in the office should not be your responsibility, no personal laptops on the domain, no personal cellphones on the company plan, if you end up supporting the gear you will be stuck with supporting it whenever there is a problem.
Of course that works on paper more often than it works in real life, CEO or an exec asks for assistance with there gadget, you probably are going to help
A good portion of my job is to asset risk and advise on extended coverage and warranty enhancements for small/medium and enterprise businesses on there fleet of servers, desktops, laptops etc. From what I know from that and what I see I tend to only buy warranty on electronics that I spent a fair bit on and that I would be inconvienced if they were to fail.
You have to look at it how important is the device to you, how long to you expect to be using, and of course how much would it cost to replace the unit completely.
In business when it comes to servers for example you have to figure out how critical the server functions are, how long of a life the server is expected to have as well as the cost impact to the company if that server was to go down. Its the last one that usually has the most impact to a client, especially when they compare the cost of it down for a hour to how much the enhanced warranty is. Of course things like a test/dev server would likely get a reduced warranty compared to an exchange server or a domain controller.
Just take the general idea there and apply it to your own purchasing habits. Extended warranty on a cell phone... what you are fucking stupid will you even want that phone in a year after the newest of the new comes out? A TV or washer dryer that you want to last for 5+ years, I think its a good idea.
Be smart about it, listen to the salesman, ignore his pitch but listen to the details, what does this warranty do for you.
With all those layers it doesnt seem that sliding one of these out and quickly swapping some RAM or any other part is
going to happen.
As well do these Iceotope guys actually make server hardware or just the cooling specs. Who do they get there guts from or are they just advertising and hoping the guys like HP, IBM or SUN (well maybe not SUN) decide to design there next generation of servers with this in mind?
I'd like to see how easy it is for replacement. doesnt look like there is a lot of room for other bits as well. I only saw a 1U model but do these guys have the same gear for larger more beefy servers? How about blades?
lastly how much does one of these things weigh?
"DVD's should be released much later after a film's release, and so move people to get back into the cinema"
Thats how it works now, unless its a straight to DVD film.
You are comparing a base limited warranty with an ADP warranty, apples an oranges.
Panasonic has ADP warranty as well which like the rest of the brands has to be purchased, I am not aware of any company that has accidental damage protection as there baseline warranty for a laptop.
For a different take on Astroboy you should check out Pluto, by Naoki Urasawa (Monster, 20th Century Boys)
Its a retelling of the "Greatest Robot on Earth" except its more focused on the Detective Robot and his tracking of a series human murders and the deaths of the most advanced robots in the world.
Excellent story and not so black and white.
From the link
"Steven Pinker charts the decline of violence from Biblical times to the present, and argues that, though it may seem illogical and even obscene, given Iraq and Darfur, we are living in the most peaceful time in our species' existence."
So this is proving that we are more violent how? (yea I know I should watch it but I am going out for a drink)
Last House on the Left is a remake of Wes Cravens "Last House on the Left" from the 70s, there also has been many many "torture porn" style movies from the 60's to the 70s, I spit on your grave, Cannibal Ferox there is tons of examples of these films long before turds like SAW and HOSTEL hit the scene.
As for EW comments, http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/03/19/
On "Bully" , Have you played it? Or are you just bringing it up because of the controversy that was generated by other people who have never played it and villified it because of the name and because of its creator Rockstar Games?
lastly "Tales of the Black Freighter" never existed, it was created for the Watchmen, while there was comics back in the day that were gruesome ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comics_Code_Authority) you should probably reference material that existed during that time.
THATS OVER 9000!!!
I cant entirely agree with your assesment that the target market for Rock Band is the youth (unless you mean younger than you) I'm 30 and almost everyone I know who is 20-40 loves Rock Band, the diversity of the songs is quite apparent that they are targeting a broad audience. The amount of Rock Band parties that friends have and friends who arent gamers have had is astounding, when you go to bar and they have a Rock Band night you know this is not just for the kids.
lets take a peek at the set list for Rock Band 2
"Let There Be Rock" by AC/DC
"Girl's Not Grey" by AFI "You Oughta Know" by Alanis Morissette
"Man in the Box" by Alice in Chains "Ramblin' Man" by Allman Brothers Band
"Almost Easy" by Avenged Sevenfold "Shooting Star" by Bad Company
"So What'cha Want" by Beastie Boys "E-Pro" by Beck
"Rebel Girl" by Bikini Kill "White Wedding Pt. I" by Billy Idol
"One Way or Another" by Blondie "Tangled Up in Blue" by Bob Dylan
"Livin' on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi "Hello There" by Cheap Trick
"Uncontrollable Urge" by Devo "Feel the Pain" by Dinosaur Jr.
"Down with the Sickness" by Disturbed "Panic Attack" by Dream Theatre
"Hungry Like the Wolf" by Duran Duran "Pump It Up" by Elvis Costello
"Go Your Own Way" by Fleetwood Mac "Everlong" by Foo Fighters
"Shackler's Revenge" by Guns N' Roses "PDA" by Interpol
"Mountain Song" by Jane's Addiction
"Aqualung" by Jethro Tull "The Middle" by Jimmy Eat World
"Bad Reputation" by Joan Jett "Anyway You Want It" by Journey
"Painkiller" by Judas Priest "Carry On Wayward Son" by Kansas
"Pretend We're Dead" by L7 "Our Truth" by Lacuna Coil
"One Step Closer" by Linkin Park
"My Own Worst Enemy" by Lit "De-Luxe" by Lush
"Colony of Birchmen" by Mastodon "Peace Sells" by Megadeth
"Battery" by Metallica "Where'd You Go" by Mighty Mighty Bosstones
"Float On" by Modest Mouse "Ace of Spades" by Motörhead
"Drain You" by Nirvana "Spirit in the Sky" by Norman Greenbaum
"Nine in the Afternoon" by Panic! At the Disco
"That's What You Get" by Paramore "Alive" by Pearl Jam
"Lump" by Presidents of the United States of America
"Testify" by Rage Against the Machine "Round & Round" by Ratt
"Give it Away" by Red Hot Chili Peppers "Give it All" by Rise Against
"The Trees" by Rush "Lazy Eye" by Silversun Pickups
"Today" by Smashing Pumpkins "I Was Wrong" by Social Distortion
"Teenage Riot" by Sonic Youth "Spoonman" by Soundgarden
"Cool for Cats" by Squeeze "Bodhitsattva" by Steely Dan
"Rock'n Me" by Steve Miller Band "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor
"Chop Suey" by System of a Down "Psycho Killer" by Talking Heads
"Master Exploder" by Tenacious D "Souls of Black" by Testament
"New Kid in School" by The Donnas "We Got the Beat" by The Go-Go's
"Alabama Getaway" by The Grateful Dead "American Woman" by The Guess Who
"Kids in America" by The Muffs "Come Out & Play (Keep 'em Seperated)" by The Offspring" Alex Chilton" by The Replacements, "Pinball Wizard" by The Who
Add that with the stuff from Rock Band 1 (Boston, David Bowie etc)and all the downloadable content (i think at just under 300 some songs now) you have alot of music that not alot of "kids" would recognize
As well there is an 14 song AC/DC live pack out in November
Tack a price tag of the complete Rock Band kit (Drums,Guitar,Mic etc) at around $200 you cant tell me that this is a game aimed at kids.
Another thing that Rockband and Guitar Hero are doing is introducing people music that they may not have ever listened to before. I knew who Boston was but until Rock Band I never actually listened to it, there is some great stuff there.
The gamer audience isnt just kids, the people who grew up on video games are in there 30s/40s now and we still love our games.
Seems like an easy answer to me. Either they will buy another copy or they have made illegal copies of your work and continue to rent those.
Did your friend respect everyone who cares about him when he did this stupid selfish act? No he didn't, the least his friend can do is let the people who loved him have an idea what happened and potentially try to understand why he did it.
So you wouldn't get satisfaction from destroying the home planet of a race of penis creatures?
Yes they do have power, we should be very concerned about what they think as what they think will shape China in the future, whether that is continue with the status quo or move towards change.
Do we really know who is in control of these botnets? Would love to see some spammers eat bullets but i'd like to know the ones with power are the ones that get neutralized.
Radiohead themselves will define whether or not it was a success.
If they end up making more money off this album than if they had released it through traditional means I would say that would be an attractive means of distrobution.
But it might not just be money they are looking at to determine success.
More exposure and new fans could appear from the multitudes of downloaders.
We get people who are pretty new and within a couple of days they are PVPing in Frigs warp scramming people and laying out some pew pew pew. You certainly cant solo pvp early on, (heck later on solo pvp still isnt a great idea) but wolfpacks of frigs and small cruisers can lay serious beat downs.
Thats the thing about EVE, play with friends or in a corp. Otherwise it will be rough.
well you dont really need alot of time to play EVE, since you can set your skill to train, log out and come back later when its done. If your bored you can do a few missions, rat for a bit, or mine. The time consuming part comes if you are blockading jumpgates, sieging POS or laying waste to a fleet, but only if you stick it out for the long haul. Since skills are determined by actual time, the only thing you really need to "grind" for is money. Money can be gained through killing NPCs, running missions, Mining, playing the market, pirating, scamming etc.
The only other thing I can think of that takes time the learning part. The new tutorial makes things a bit better but there is ALOT to this game.
You forgot about how the first Logos skill you get "Lightning" is easily the best logos in the game by a large margin. You are better off using that most of your career because it one shot/two shots most mobs. The only issue is when you run into elec resistant/immune mobs, which are few and far between.
As well weapon balancing sucks still.. its getting better but damn there are some really glaring issues with someone of them. Chainguns for example just eat your ammo and do squat for damage. I see more people pistol whipping and butting mobs than using actual bullets.
pushed back two weeks.. I think they need to push further than that.
That being said, its nice to see something that isnt your standard fantasy genre.
Hey I dont know about you but if wireless signals from said devices do/can cause issues with flight instrumentation I'd rather just play it safe. That being said I'd like to actually see studies on this.. maybe some tests have everyone on the play have a ds and playing mario kart wirelessly against each other while the plane is on the ground.
and that this x-wing will end up as a recreation of Porkins last flight.
I think alot of people would rather him be the insane spokesperson for antigaming because he discredits the antigamers without us having to lift a finger.
But we arent really convincing anyone that games arent the vile tool of the devil like JT wants them to think, they just think he's a douche.
Just because the antigamer rep is a meat ball, doesnt mean the pro-gamer side is getting good press. We need to work at having parents understand the ESRB, have to work with companies to make them see that games arent just for kids, and even tho the industry makes billions each year, video games are quite misunderstood. The medium is still in its infancy, like film and television before it. Its up to the people who enjoy games to step up to the plate and push games as something good.
Personally I think violent, gory games and games that are of a more mature nature should be regulated to keep them out of minors hands, unless there parent buys it for them.
OK.. after looking at the shirt.
She needs to apologize for making some ugly shit. Is that scotch tape I see, geez take some pride in what you make.
And thanks for all for replying, I dont agree with all of it, especially her getting charged but I believe the reaction (especially if she did walk away from the employee without saying a word) was somewhat warranted. Unless of course the employee just didnt like the answer they got.
"Whats with the wires on your shirt"
"I made it, its art"
"Whats with the putty"
Girl Rolls eyes and leaves.
But all speculation of course.
Either way when it all comes down to it, she made an ugly hoody even uglier.