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  1. Re:how do you manage? on Hospital Prices Are About To Go Public in the US (ajc.com) · · Score: 1

    Actually re sellers are exempt from sales tax. I buy plastic resin tax free to then process and resell. Only the end-user gets taxed, so I am not sure where you are getting that from.

    I do like that your main focus on this whole thing was the last line when I explained what they paid in taxes, and no comment as to majority of the post though. He passed away about a weeks ago, I will pass along your sympathies.

  2. Hospital prices on Hospital Prices Are About To Go Public in the US (ajc.com) · · Score: 1

    So, I work in the medical device field and have recently undergone some major procedures. The doctor was a associate of mine and I went over some of the pricing with him. The Procedure itself ended up costing somewhere around $20,000 (after negotiations) The doctor received around $500 for the time (billed to me at about $4,000), the device used was around $600. I believe the anesthesiologist had the same. The Pharmacy billed $9,000 for drugs, I hope they were made from gold. Where did the rest of the money go?? I have never been able to figure out what the hospital did for the additional amount or for the markup on the doctor. This did not include any of the hospital stay, just the procedure itself.

  3. Re:All the same a good government requirement on Hospital Prices Are About To Go Public in the US (ajc.com) · · Score: 1

    The problem is the insurance companies will not pay it. That means that they will charge the insurance company $100, the company says "We will only pay $40" and then you get billed the rest.

  4. Re:how do you manage? on Hospital Prices Are About To Go Public in the US (ajc.com) · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I have a friend who lives in Denmark, When she was younger she had to have a double mastectomy because she was unable to get the care needed prior to this for breast cancer because of their financial system.

    Just recently her husband had died because he was unable to get into a doctor for breathing trouble for around 4 weeks. Turned out he had a pulmonary embolism. Great health care system there.

    And for those that are wondering, she pays about 50% income tax, plus around 25% VAT (this is from random conversations, so not sure if 100% accurate)

  5. I wonder how much it would cost to program a bunch of drones to go off every X minutes and fly at the airport. You could set up a lot and just go a way for a while.

  6. You ever try to pick up a piece of plastic in the bathtub? It's hard!

  7. Where is the source for this? The Data? There were millions of post analyzed but no mention of how many, how they were identified as Russian, How they determined Republican support. This is just flame bait, by the British. Maybe they are interfering?

  8. Giving two weeks notice is proper. If a company is laying off employees they do give notice as soon as they can. It is actually mandated by some laws (WARN act in California). If a company fires someone without that notice, it is generally because they are incompetent or inefficient (they are paying you more than you are making them).

    Lets put this in a scenario with you being the consumer. If you hire a contractor to install windows at your house they give you an estimate, a lot gives firm quotes as well, but some give estimates. If you see they are goofing off would you give them 2 weeks notice before canceling the contract? Would you sue them after 4 weeks of not having their work done?

  9. Re:They were not secret on Mapping Service Blurs Out Military Bases, But Accidentally Locates Secret Ones · · Score: 3, Informative

    The funny thing is, Google is not blurring anything about this base, but Yandex is.

    Here is the base on google maps: https://www.google.com/maps/se...

  10. Comparing Country or Continents? on Europe -- not the US or China -- Publishes the Most AI Research Papers (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    And when did Europe become a country?

  11. In order to transport this kind of pressure through a SS Pipe (hoop stress of around 62ksi) You could use a pipe with the ID of a human hair, and .275" OD

    The pressure to achieve this would be simple. You would just need to balance about 1250 lbs (about the weight of a horse) on that single hair. You can balance a horse on a hair, standing straight up, right?

  12. Re:China will stop itself on Can the US Stop China From Controlling the Next Internet Age? (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    +1 to this. China copies all they can but they fail at recreating anything to technical. The problem is with the way they approach these things. They are very rigid on things and it stands in the way of innovation.

  13. Re:Un. Fucking. Believable. on Can the US Stop China From Controlling the Next Internet Age? (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Why didn't Canada refuse the request?

  14. Can someone give me clarification on a few things here?

    Where is the info on the release? The article mentioned talks about a demo on December 2nd, but that is all I am seeing. There is mention of a chat bot used by 20% of the people.

    Where is the proof that it is better? They show 7 lines from a demo. This could have been attempted 50 times. It was also translated from Chinese for the posting. Was the syntax okay, or was it butchered like a foreigner? And why only 7 lines translated?

    This reeks of something fishy.

  15. It is not often that I compliment apple on locking down everything, but I have to say this is a great strategy. It reminds me of choosing the wall color of a business to help affect the mood, having no clocks in a casino, or having the bathrooms at the back of the store.

  16. Re:Oh, and those "fat cat bureaucrats" aren't real on Who'd Go To University Today? (spiked-online.com) · · Score: 1

    Subsidies are the cause of the rising tuition as well. The more people are getting disconnected from the cost, the higher it goes up.

  17. That is supposed to be a steak? Looks more like a gummy bear.

  18. Re:there is no such thing as "dark web" on Dark Web Dealers Voluntarily Ban Deadly Fentanyl (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Sure there is, i have seen plenty of spiders in the woods.

  19. Re: Yep. You are incorrect, sir on Is Linux Taking Over The World? (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1

    AC included BSD and a heavy focus on Unix-based systems at the end of his post, so I was just trying to get a baseline for his definition. Also, I wanted to see how far deviated from Linux it has to be before it is no longer considered Linux. along with his above items you have to consider the connectivity of the world as well. Many switches / routers also contain linux. The smart TV thing got me though, I only know 1 person that has 1 of them :-) As to if Linux is taking over the world. No, I do not imagine there will be a Linux dictator any time soon.

  20. Re:Yep. You are incorrect, sir on Is Linux Taking Over The World? (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Oh - and yes you are a zealot.

  21. Re:Yep. You are incorrect, sir on Is Linux Taking Over The World? (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1

    How are you defining a Linux? The official kernel? anything that is forked off the official kernel? *nix style systems? Is a iPhone or Mac considered to be a Linux device? Is Linux actually Unix?

  22. No on Is Linux Taking Over The World? (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1, Insightful

    No

  23. 22 percent? on Shocking Maps Show How Humans Have Reshaped Earth Since 1992 (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Is the 22% where any change has occurred, regardless how extreme? This number may be misleading given that they are breaking the map into chunks. If each chunk had only 10% alteration the total change would only be 2.2%. I understand that is a outlandish number I am only using it to illustrate my question. I do not have access to the full article to check myself.

  24. Re:No HoloLens in FEDERAL PRISON on Microsoft Wins $480 Million Military Contract To Bring HoloLens To Battlefield (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Are you that in love with trump that you have to bring him up in every conversation?