So, it appears the article only talks about the time spent by the physician. I'm curious if the costs of the tools/technologies of these procedures have gone up, and how the doctors get paid for those (potentially) increased costs?
As I recall, when automation started getting big in manufacturing, there was an outcry that businesses were killing jobs. This is just an extension of the same old argument. Apple needed to build a data center. It had to go somewhere. They shopped for locations, and the best deal was in NC. Simple economics. I am sure that Apple decision makers took into account that they would have costs to relocate and/or train people for the positions created by this center. Companies like Apple don't exist to create jobs. They exist to create and sell products, and the jobs that are created are those necessary to produce and sell the product. If the local residents can't or won't do the type of work that Apple needs in that area, they need to find appropriate people to fill those positions.
Earthlink has had that kind of feature for years. They call it "Anonymous E-mail" You log into your regular account, and add anonymous e-mails in sets of 5. The domain is different for the anonymous accounts, and the usernames (left of the @) are randomized. You can give them out to whomever, and read or ignore those accounts via the webmail interface.
"couldn't make him a member without a birthdate"??? So, you wouldn't provide a birthdate to the insurance company? Or, you didn't add him to your insurance at his birth? Sounds like you missed the ball by not adding him. First thing we did when my wife had a baby was to contact the insurance company and have her added to the policy. Sounds like step 1 to me.
They'll just set up checkpoints like the agricultural checkpoints at the state borders. "I'm sorry sir, I'll have to confiscate that contraband 65-inch television in your trunk!" Hmmm... I see a business opportunity for folks willing to be a TV "mule" to smuggle big-screens into the state.
I realize this isn't the primary thrust of the article, but ALL auctions start with a minimum bid, and the person selling the "item" sets the minimum bid. You don't see every item on eBay starting at $0.01, do you? Many do, yes, but the seller sets the minimum bid, and a reserve price. I don't see why you think this is so evil.
I've been doing exactly this since around 1995. I started with a small company in 1994, and they gave me a Gateway laptop. After about 10 reloads of the OS, due to numerous driver problems and config nightmares, I went out and bought a Mac, and gave back the Gateway. I've provided my own Macs ever since, with every company I've worked with/for. When I joined Sun in 2003, they gave me a Toshiba, and it got booted maybe 1-2 times a month for apps that just HAD to have Windows, and even less often now that I have an Intel Mac that can run Windows virtualized. I support myself from an IT standpoint, and my productivity is much higher.
Even with Tivo Series 3? It was my understanding that Tivo S3 and HD take the digital stream directly. Maybe transcoding it and adding some TiVo specific DRM. No cable box involved, internal cable cards. Maybe I'm naive here, but it wouldn't make sense for them to do this.
Re: "Sci Fi Channel HD shows beats the standard def Sci Fi Channel"
Not on Comcast in Atlanta. They have serious problems with "Macro Blocking", and serious quality glitches. Almost every program I've recorded on TiVo from SciFiHD has serious problems multiple times during the show. I rarely get the same issues with other HD channels.
OK, I see what you mean now. I guess I read incorrectly into your use of the term "communities-of-interest". I agree that districting along geographic/township/city/county lines are reasonable. Unfortunately, no matter how you structure things, there's always going to be someone able to game the system. FWIW, in my geographic area, there is a good bit of upheaval of the city/county lines, which in a way could be seen in some ways as "gerrymandering". There are some unincorporated areas that have become cities, and others that are likely to do the same, altering the political power balance in the area (as well as the taxes - less income for the County, more money out of individuals' pockets because of the added bureaucracy of the city).
"To prevent gerrymandering, have independent boundary commissions to redistrict after every census."
This won't solve anything, because census data is not very accurate. The Constitution only authorizes Congress to require that numbers of people be collected. Other information, such as race, income, or any other measurement are voluntary. Many people either do not provide additional information, or deliberately mis-represent the data. I for one only provide the data is required by the Constitution, because I feel that census data is often mis-used, and there are many privacy issues with census questions. It also doesn't collect information in regards to homeless people (the census bureau estimates), and there is no adjustment for illegal aliens (people here illegally can fill out the census data and skew the numbers).
| Step away from your PC a moment and consider the possibilities this brings to the Home Entertainment industry!
That is until the entertainment industry forces everyone to put some kind of brainf***ed DRM on devices!
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Now if they would only do the same with Notes!
So, it appears the article only talks about the time spent by the physician. I'm curious if the costs of the tools/technologies of these procedures have gone up, and how the doctors get paid for those (potentially) increased costs?
As I recall, when automation started getting big in manufacturing, there was an outcry that businesses were killing jobs. This is just an extension of the same old argument. Apple needed to build a data center. It had to go somewhere. They shopped for locations, and the best deal was in NC. Simple economics. I am sure that Apple decision makers took into account that they would have costs to relocate and/or train people for the positions created by this center. Companies like Apple don't exist to create jobs. They exist to create and sell products, and the jobs that are created are those necessary to produce and sell the product. If the local residents can't or won't do the type of work that Apple needs in that area, they need to find appropriate people to fill those positions.
Earthlink has had that kind of feature for years. They call it "Anonymous E-mail" You log into your regular account, and add anonymous e-mails in sets of 5. The domain is different for the anonymous accounts, and the usernames (left of the @) are randomized. You can give them out to whomever, and read or ignore those accounts via the webmail interface.
for sacking the people who have just been sacked have been sacked.
That's why my daughter is in private school!
I could see this if the OS were free. However, if they're going to charge me $130 freakin' bucks, I better not see any ads!
Another reason not to use a free survey. It gets slashdotted almost immediately.
"couldn't make him a member without a birthdate"??? So, you wouldn't provide a birthdate to the insurance company? Or, you didn't add him to your insurance at his birth? Sounds like you missed the ball by not adding him. First thing we did when my wife had a baby was to contact the insurance company and have her added to the policy. Sounds like step 1 to me.
They'll just set up checkpoints like the agricultural checkpoints at the state borders. "I'm sorry sir, I'll have to confiscate that contraband 65-inch television in your trunk!" Hmmm... I see a business opportunity for folks willing to be a TV "mule" to smuggle big-screens into the state.
What about an organization for Slashdot first posters!
Way old news. See http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070530-apple-hides-account-info-in-drm-free-music-too.html from 2007
And hacking into her personal account (assuming that this is legit) is not illegal? Give me a freakin break!
Their NIC teaming software blows chunks.
I realize this isn't the primary thrust of the article, but ALL auctions start with a minimum bid, and the person selling the "item" sets the minimum bid. You don't see every item on eBay starting at $0.01, do you? Many do, yes, but the seller sets the minimum bid, and a reserve price. I don't see why you think this is so evil.
Considering all the bad reports I've seen about iDrive, I don't think I'd want it. :-)
I've been doing exactly this since around 1995. I started with a small company in 1994, and they gave me a Gateway laptop. After about 10 reloads of the OS, due to numerous driver problems and config nightmares, I went out and bought a Mac, and gave back the Gateway. I've provided my own Macs ever since, with every company I've worked with/for. When I joined Sun in 2003, they gave me a Toshiba, and it got booted maybe 1-2 times a month for apps that just HAD to have Windows, and even less often now that I have an Intel Mac that can run Windows virtualized. I support myself from an IT standpoint, and my productivity is much higher.
Even with Tivo Series 3? It was my understanding that Tivo S3 and HD take the digital stream directly. Maybe transcoding it and adding some TiVo specific DRM. No cable box involved, internal cable cards. Maybe I'm naive here, but it wouldn't make sense for them to do this.
Re: "Sci Fi Channel HD shows beats the standard def Sci Fi Channel" Not on Comcast in Atlanta. They have serious problems with "Macro Blocking", and serious quality glitches. Almost every program I've recorded on TiVo from SciFiHD has serious problems multiple times during the show. I rarely get the same issues with other HD channels.
I have two concerns with U-Verse as it is 1. You can only have 1 HD stream at a time right now. Bandwidth limitation. 2. No TiVo
OK, I see what you mean now. I guess I read incorrectly into your use of the term "communities-of-interest". I agree that districting along geographic/township/city/county lines are reasonable. Unfortunately, no matter how you structure things, there's always going to be someone able to game the system. FWIW, in my geographic area, there is a good bit of upheaval of the city/county lines, which in a way could be seen in some ways as "gerrymandering". There are some unincorporated areas that have become cities, and others that are likely to do the same, altering the political power balance in the area (as well as the taxes - less income for the County, more money out of individuals' pockets because of the added bureaucracy of the city).
"To prevent gerrymandering, have independent boundary commissions to redistrict after every census."
This won't solve anything, because census data is not very accurate. The Constitution only authorizes Congress to require that numbers of people be collected. Other information, such as race, income, or any other measurement are voluntary. Many people either do not provide additional information, or deliberately mis-represent the data. I for one only provide the data is required by the Constitution, because I feel that census data is often mis-used, and there are many privacy issues with census questions. It also doesn't collect information in regards to homeless people (the census bureau estimates), and there is no adjustment for illegal aliens (people here illegally can fill out the census data and skew the numbers).
| Step away from your PC a moment and consider the possibilities this brings to the Home Entertainment industry! That is until the entertainment industry forces everyone to put some kind of brainf***ed DRM on devices!
Until someone considers it a terroristic threat because they are allergic to nuts. You know someone will twist it around...
Still sitting on the shelf while I drink a nice cold DC. I prefer my caffeine cold!