... and could be solved by a high-tech, or even a bunch of low-tech, devices. But electronic monitoring can only go so far.
If the elderly person cannot interpret what they are told by a screen (or a disembodied voice reading it), a human caregiver must be present. In a timely manner. _Every time_. A familiar son or daughter over the phone is not enough for someone with a form of dementia, or a case of Just Plain Stubborn. There is no substitute for being there.
As many commenters pointed out, eldercare will be monumental challenge for the next couple decades. Nursing homes, assisted living, and group homes will clearly evolve, as there will be more folks who need care, and fewer who can provide it.
3. Stock drops like a rock due to the SEC investigation. 4. Cover your short before anyone can figure out that there's nothing to investigate.
You left off "5. Profit!!!"
That's my fear as well. Greed would be one possible motivation. What about personal vendettas or blackmail? If an individual can submit info that brings a CEO or company down, even for a short time, there really should be some accountability in the system.
When the FDA auditor is sitting in your office and asks, "May I see the source code?", it's time to paraphrase Winston Zeddemore: When someone asks you if they can see the source code, you say "YES"!
Propecia on the other hand (the stuff for baldness) has been shown to help the prostate.
Not surprising at all. Proscar, a prostate medication, had the side effect of making people grow extra hair. So Merck marketed a lower dose of the same substance, and called it Propecia.
Interestingly this comes just a few days after I read an article supporting the theory that Descartes was actually assassinated for his controversial views and his influence on Queen Christina of Sweden, by his own priest to boot.
Yes, it was very sad. The assassins sent some wild stallions to trample him. I guess that's why you should never put Decartes before the horse.
For a school-wide or town-wide emergency, of course they'll shut off the jammer. What if a student's parent (or a teacher's spouse) is being rushed to the hospital? They will need to ramp up the old-fashioned "call the school, let them track down the person" mechanism. Cell phones have made those days obsolete.
>There is very little you'd want to archive for much longer than this [5-10 years] in the business world. Archived data is simply anything you don't foresee needing to use again [...]
In the pharmaceutical biz, we have data from clinical studies that needs to last 30 years or more. It is a challenge to have both an electronic medium and format that you can use after that length of time.
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It's NEVER lupus!
I like my Nissan Versa, you insensitive clod!
But seriously, it fits my needs and my budget much better than the Porsche. There's a reason it is more popular.
... and could be solved by a high-tech, or even a bunch of low-tech, devices. But electronic monitoring can only go so far.
If the elderly person cannot interpret what they are told by a screen (or a disembodied voice reading it), a human caregiver must be present. In a timely manner. _Every time_. A familiar son or daughter over the phone is not enough for someone with a form of dementia, or a case of Just Plain Stubborn. There is no substitute for being there.
As many commenters pointed out, eldercare will be monumental challenge for the next couple decades. Nursing homes, assisted living, and group homes will clearly evolve, as there will be more folks who need care, and fewer who can provide it.
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This idea was central to the plot of Think Like a Dinosaur, by James Patrick Kelly. Great story.
That will be Day 16384. Much more suitable for a geeky celebration.
Correlation != Causation. Apply twice to Idle articles.
I hope these are ready for the inevitable remake of Logan's Run!
Bummer. I thought this story would be about a classic Oscar-nominated film being released without DRM.
3. Stock drops like a rock due to the SEC investigation.
4. Cover your short before anyone can figure out that there's nothing to investigate.
You left off "5. Profit!!!"
That's my fear as well. Greed would be one possible motivation. What about personal vendettas or blackmail? If an individual can submit info that brings a CEO or company down, even for a short time, there really should be some accountability in the system.
Um... they can and they do.
When the FDA auditor is sitting in your office and asks, "May I see the source code?", it's time to paraphrase Winston Zeddemore: When someone asks you if they can see the source code, you say "YES"!
Propecia on the other hand (the stuff for baldness) has been shown to help the prostate.
Not surprising at all. Proscar, a prostate medication, had the side effect of making people grow extra hair. So Merck marketed a lower dose of the same substance, and called it Propecia.
Interestingly this comes just a few days after I read an article supporting the theory that Descartes was actually assassinated for his controversial views and his influence on Queen Christina of Sweden, by his own priest to boot.
Yes, it was very sad. The assassins sent some wild stallions to trample him. I guess that's why you should never put Decartes before the horse.
No, that will totally screw up the slashdot tag system. How will we know that a post is NOT about the company, !!Xfinity ?
For a school-wide or town-wide emergency, of course they'll shut off the jammer.
What if a student's parent (or a teacher's spouse) is being rushed to the hospital? They will need to ramp up the old-fashioned "call the school, let them track down the person" mechanism. Cell phones have made those days obsolete.
-Joe
Put these people in a faraday cage with a WiFi router without being able to see the unit, and have them report when it's on/off, double-blind the test
If they pass, they might even qualify for Randi's million.
you just keep right on going at .95c until the end the universe, with no possibility of rescue. That is some scary shit.
That's the dilemma in Tau Zero by Poul Anderson. I won't give any spoilers, but he came up with an interesting resolution.
-Joe
No, that was the activity for Download Like a Pirate Day on the 19th...
-Joe
>There is very little you'd want to archive for much longer than this [5-10 years] in the business world. Archived data is simply anything you don't foresee needing to use again [...]
In the pharmaceutical biz, we have data from clinical studies that needs to last 30 years or more. It is a challenge to have both an electronic medium and format that you can use after that length of time.
-Joe
Hey, Philadelphia needs to guzzle that power too, you insensitive clod!
Not sure if you were being facetious or not... but check out colossus.sourceforge.net if you like Titan.
Ongoing popularity among fans is great, but I have to believe an on-line presence helped Titan gain enough new fans that the reprint is now reality.
-Joe
60, not 70. Hasbro is planning some newer versions for the game's 60th anniversary this year. Gotta keep milking that cash cow!
Can't we get beyond Thunderdome?
Restrictions on what soldiers can say during wartime are nothing new. "Loose Lips Might Sink Ships" was a WWII slogan the gov't created.
Wow... proper use of the word "loose" on slashdot!