I'll jump on this since I also have some experience.
My family was on PA Medicaid when my first daughter was born. We didn't have to pay a dime out of pocket and we saw doctors very frequently (first pregnancy, it's an average of every other week). The major differences I saw between "public" health care and the HMO I'm on now.
1) It was easier to see a doctor on Medicaid. It might not be the doctor you want, but we saw a family doctor and she was great. In addition, doctors spend time with you. A lot of time. If my wife went in and I had a cough, they would check me out. In addition, the buck stopped there. With my HMO I have to get referrals, doctors refer to specialists so they aren't liable..... and on and on and on.
2) Technical evals (blood, imaging...) are severly limited with Medicaid. We got one Ultrasound, and every time she needed to pee in a cup, we had to traipse across the city to a "testing site". I assume this is to limit costs.
3) Hospital choice. We didn't get a lot with Medicaid. We had to go to a teaching hospital. We had a lot of younger doctors. There are cases where this is ok, and cases where that is not cool.
These are the main differences. If I could pay into Medicaid I would. (Note: I realize that I subsidize it every day with my taxes). If you need to get a 4D hyperbeam imaging when you twist your ankle, Medicaid is not for you. If you just need a doc to wrap it up and give you a prescription, Medicaid +1.
I wandered around Western Europe with no knowledge of any of the languages (save English), and Metro installed on my PalmPilot. I never missed a train anywhere. I never went to the wrong place.
HIPAA has no teeth. Can you post a link to someone being punished for a HIPAA violation? I have never seen anyone prosecuted and I have seen some front-page SNAFUs.
Actually, USians on the run from the law are MORE likely to go to Brazil. Brazil has strong protections regarding extradition. While naturalized citizens can be deported, Brazil will actually make the US go through some sort of due process before they ship them off.
I agree that Microsoft does have a very nice development approach, but to claim that ClickOnce is comparable to todays HTML/Javascript applications is really reaching. Corporate Users will likely have this ability (once the organization deploys.NET 2.0 runtime), but expecting Windows Live or Yahoo to give up on the AJAX binge for ClickOnce deplyoments is not likely. ClickOnce is more like Java Web Start. We've had that technology for years now, but for some reason, these web apps persist.
Don't worry, once they really get in bed with Sharepoint, they will want the Portal Server which costs a smidge more.
By the way, can you describe any of the glazed-over security problems? I don't trust MS any further than I can throw them, but I thought they did better than I've seen out of a lot of doc mgmt systems/CMS-lite projects.
I agree with you on that, they are lacking features that more established hosting companies can provide. I am however, a happy customer, and they will give you raw log access if you ask nicely, (or bitch & moan).
I like the ideas of uploading hand-drawn images, but I hate the idea of uploading an image of a signature to indicate authorization. I would much prefer a cryptographic signature. If you want to collect a signature on the web this is really the way that you should be doing it. It's even legally binding in the U.S. (thank you Mr. Clinton)
Hey, the.NET framework has an implementation of this. It only works for managed code, and it isn't as granular. (I can't say I'm terribly knowledgable about pluggable security architectures). It's called Code Access Security. I wish you well on your thesis.
This link discusses self-signing in IIS, but the procedure for creating a root CA, and signing requests will be the same for whatever webserver you use.
A somewhat related company is NovaVision. I think they deal more with stroke patients though. (I am a computing nerd, not a nerd who tracks problems organic.) Their treatment was really more training for the brain though (specifically training a new part of the brain to handle vision). I'm also pretty sure they were FDA approved. It raises an intersting systems question though. Where does vision happen? Eye, brain, nervous system?
Good times for those of us with poor eyesight, and a hankering for wetware.
Anywho, I am not in any way related. Just droppin knowledge.
not a problem.
I mean, you will need to have a Windows server with Sql Server..... i'm sure you can read the prereqs, but you do not need an AD setup. You will need to rollout custom registry settings however.
so I've been a "freecycler" for about two years now. I generally give away way more stuff then I pick up due to the SO wanting a "clean house" (ie no more random wires). In addition to that, I fancy myself a bit of a "tree-hugger", and these groups do fit right into the reduce, reuse, recycle mantra.
However, as these groups break away from the fringe and become more mainstream you wouldn't believe some of the pompous posts I've read. stuff like, I'm looking for a 24 foot black leather sectional gently used, nothing tacky. OR wanted PS2 new games only. Like these services were created to help people fulfill their material desires with no cash outlay. That is the real reason these groups don't scale, it's not that an email list is difficult to manage. The problem is that people view thses lists as their internet Santa Claus.
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my utility company (FPL) has been doing this for years. It's never been a problem. Everybody I know (we're talking families & grandparents here, not weirdo techies like ourselves) does it and nobody has ever noticed. I would suggest you look into it.
Document at the function level (javadoc style is nice). It's easy to remember and it helps you refactor. If you are documenting the internal magic, then the magic could probably be moved out into it's own function, which then gets it's own documentation. voila.
If you need a documentation/commenting consultant, I am available to guide your team through this process.
For the 10 of you who still use the PalmOS, I would suggest metro. As an ugly american I used it to get around all over Western Europe & I never missed a train or bus.
I'm a sharepoint admin, and having never used Groove, I'll tell you that it most likely is better.
MS did pretty nicely with Sharepoint, then ripped out any useful features leaving them for 3rd party vendors to reinvent. Look for them to neuter Groove sooner rather than later.
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I'll jump on this since I also have some experience.
My family was on PA Medicaid when my first daughter was born. We didn't have to pay a dime out of pocket and we saw doctors very frequently (first pregnancy, it's an average of every other week). The major differences I saw between "public" health care and the HMO I'm on now.
1) It was easier to see a doctor on Medicaid. It might not be the doctor you want, but we saw a family doctor and she was great. In addition, doctors spend time with you. A lot of time. If my wife went in and I had a cough, they would check me out. In addition, the buck stopped there. With my HMO I have to get referrals, doctors refer to specialists so they aren't liable..... and on and on and on.
2) Technical evals (blood, imaging...) are severly limited with Medicaid. We got one Ultrasound, and every time she needed to pee in a cup, we had to traipse across the city to a "testing site". I assume this is to limit costs.
3) Hospital choice. We didn't get a lot with Medicaid. We had to go to a teaching hospital. We had a lot of younger doctors. There are cases where this is ok, and cases where that is not cool.
These are the main differences. If I could pay into Medicaid I would. (Note: I realize that I subsidize it every day with my taxes). If you need to get a 4D hyperbeam imaging when you twist your ankle, Medicaid is not for you. If you just need a doc to wrap it up and give you a prescription, Medicaid +1.
MSDN too. If you are a MS developer, just add "site:msdn.microsoft.com" to your google search. Hurray!!!
I wandered around Western Europe with no knowledge of any of the languages (save English), and Metro installed on my PalmPilot. I never missed a train anywhere. I never went to the wrong place.
HA with MS Virtual Server is primitive. A bolt-on. VMotion is far superior
HIPAA has no teeth. Can you post a link to someone being punished for a HIPAA violation? I have never seen anyone prosecuted and I have seen some front-page SNAFUs.
Actually, USians on the run from the law are MORE likely to go to Brazil. Brazil has strong protections regarding extradition. While naturalized citizens can be deported, Brazil will actually make the US go through some sort of due process before they ship them off.
I agree that Microsoft does have a very nice development approach, but to claim that ClickOnce is comparable to todays HTML/Javascript applications is really reaching. Corporate Users will likely have this ability (once the organization deploys .NET 2.0 runtime), but expecting Windows Live or Yahoo to give up on the AJAX binge for ClickOnce deplyoments is not likely. ClickOnce is more like Java Web Start. We've had that technology for years now, but for some reason, these web apps persist.
MS Compute Cluster Service will not run without ICS. Compute Cluster Service is the MS Beowulf.
Your traditional HA clusters, file, print, SQL Server, Exchange DO NOT require this service.
Don't worry, once they really get in bed with Sharepoint, they will want the Portal Server which costs a smidge more.
By the way, can you describe any of the glazed-over security problems? I don't trust MS any further than I can throw them, but I thought they did better than I've seen out of a lot of doc mgmt systems/CMS-lite projects.
This guy seems to know everything about Windows Presentation Framework. He says there is still weirdness working outside 96 DPI. Linky
I agree with you on that, they are lacking features that more established hosting companies can provide. I am however, a happy customer, and they will give you raw log access if you ask nicely, (or bitch & moan).
I like the ideas of uploading hand-drawn images, but I hate the idea of uploading an image of a signature to indicate authorization. I would much prefer a cryptographic signature. If you want to collect a signature on the web this is really the way that you should be doing it. It's even legally binding in the U.S. (thank you Mr. Clinton)
Hey, the .NET framework has an implementation of this. It only works for managed code, and it isn't as granular. (I can't say I'm terribly knowledgable about pluggable security architectures). It's called Code Access Security. I wish you well on your thesis.
This link discusses self-signing in IIS, but the procedure for creating a root CA, and signing requests will be the same for whatever webserver you use.
http://eal.us/blog/_archives/2003/6/2/25109.html
A somewhat related company is NovaVision. I think they deal more with stroke patients though. (I am a computing nerd, not a nerd who tracks problems organic.) Their treatment was really more training for the brain though (specifically training a new part of the brain to handle vision). I'm also pretty sure they were FDA approved. It raises an intersting systems question though. Where does vision happen? Eye, brain, nervous system?
Good times for those of us with poor eyesight, and a hankering for wetware.
Anywho, I am not in any way related. Just droppin knowledge.
I call best swordsman.
Cryptographic signatures (using a PKI) are legally binding signatures. Now, trying to whip one together to avoid the fax machine, still not easy.
when that glorious day does arrive, rest assured that the scripts we wrote long ago will continue to monitor, optimize, and alert.
.......And if something does go wrong, tough. I will have turned in my pager.
30 seconds? but I wanna be online now
Link to episode
not a problem. I mean, you will need to have a Windows server with Sql Server..... i'm sure you can read the prereqs, but you do not need an AD setup. You will need to rollout custom registry settings however.
so I've been a "freecycler" for about two years now. I generally give away way more stuff then I pick up due to the SO wanting a "clean house" (ie no more random wires). In addition to that, I fancy myself a bit of a "tree-hugger", and these groups do fit right into the reduce, reuse, recycle mantra.
However, as these groups break away from the fringe and become more mainstream you wouldn't believe some of the pompous posts I've read. stuff like, I'm looking for a 24 foot black leather sectional gently used, nothing tacky. OR wanted PS2 new games only. Like these services were created to help people fulfill their material desires with no cash outlay. That is the real reason these groups don't scale, it's not that an email list is difficult to manage. The problem is that people view thses lists as their internet Santa Claus.
my utility company (FPL) has been doing this for years. It's never been a problem. Everybody I know (we're talking families & grandparents here, not weirdo techies like ourselves) does it and nobody has ever noticed. I would suggest you look into it.
Document at the function level (javadoc style is nice). It's easy to remember and it helps you refactor. If you are documenting the internal magic, then the magic could probably be moved out into it's own function, which then gets it's own documentation. voila.
If you need a documentation/commenting consultant, I am available to guide your team through this process.
For the 10 of you who still use the PalmOS, I would suggest metro. As an ugly american I used it to get around all over Western Europe & I never missed a train or bus.
I'm a sharepoint admin, and having never used Groove, I'll tell you that it most likely is better. MS did pretty nicely with Sharepoint, then ripped out any useful features leaving them for 3rd party vendors to reinvent. Look for them to neuter Groove sooner rather than later.