If you don't have any medical issues why are you trying to figure out if you have problems on your own?
Also, here is what I think: You dont know what you are talking about, at all, but clearly you think that you do. Take the time to find out why you don't, rather than the time to spread complete crap all over the internet
What I understood from reading his comment was that he wanted to be very DIY when it came to his healthcare.
Yes, the service only diagnoses problems, but considering he was talking about removing doctors and everyone else with an education from his medical care I wanted to know how far he was willing to go.
How did you deduce that, considering OP said "It is not like 23 and me are going to destroy traditional medicine?"
Um, from this.
Off the top of my head the layers cut out would include: Doctors, HMOs, Lab techs, companies that distribute the tests, the companies that make the tests, and most importantly the various government departments that deal with all these people
Sounds to me like he is a very DIY kind of guy when it comes to his health. Doesn't want any of that nasty regulation getting in his way.
Wow, so if you got the test results back and it said you had dick cancer, would you just be hacking it off yourself or would you be going to a doctor to have your dick removed?
And you are apparently perfectly ok with the possibility that they could be completely wrong.
Nobody is saying that inexpensive dna testing is bad, just that the process needs to be verified that it works before it should be sold to the individual.
Wealth is relative, they know you are richer than they are and they have no empathy for those rich dumb people. The american version of poor is "I can't pay the cable bill." the version of poor the scammers are used to is "I have no food to eat and I will starve to death.".
What I meant by it being worth their time was in regards to the person questioning if it was or was not a scam based on the effort the scammers are taking to scam. So yes it is worthwhile for them to attempt to scam people in general, but you can make it not worth their time to scam you in particular.
This is actually a very common scam. When my co-worker was having this problem I would google the number and there would be many websites with people complaining about it.
These people tend to live in nearly-third world conditions and work incredibly cheap so it is actually very worth their time.
I had a co-worker who was getting harassed on her work line from a fake money collection organization. So I started calling them, and calling them, and then they discontinued their number.
They then started calling her again a few months later and it took even less time for them to shut down that number.
As far as I know she hasn't had another call since.
Oh, and if at all possible try to figure out where they are calling from and try to use the differences in culture to insult them. Like calling them shoe lickers or something. Just calling them regular english put downs aren't as effective.
Also you may want to try the "why not do something better with your life" talk, after all a lot of times these people are better educated than many of their peers and could make a significant difference in their community if they weren't intent on trying to scam those rich dumb people from that rich dumb country.
Yes, the National Inquirer may do more investigative reporting, but if no one believes it because 90% of what they report is false then who gives a fuck?
Slashdot Mirror
Slashdot was founded on the unfounded speculations from random blogs.
It is one of the oldest ploys in the book.
You never suspect the genius when he acts like a buffoon.
A quick googling pulled up this.
http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/DNSMasq_Local_Network
If you don't have any medical issues why are you trying to figure out if you have problems on your own?
Also, here is what I think: You dont know what you are talking about, at all, but clearly you think that you do. Take the time to find out why you don't, rather than the time to spread complete crap all over the internet
Why do you think that accuracy is going to cost more?
And what is the reason you are not going to a doctor to be checked out in the first place?
What I understood from reading his comment was that he wanted to be very DIY when it came to his healthcare.
Yes, the service only diagnoses problems, but considering he was talking about removing doctors and everyone else with an education from his medical care I wanted to know how far he was willing to go.
How did you deduce that, considering OP said "It is not like 23 and me are going to destroy traditional medicine?"
Um, from this.
Off the top of my head the layers cut out would include: Doctors, HMOs, Lab techs, companies that distribute the tests, the companies that make the tests, and most importantly the various government departments that deal with all these people
Sounds to me like he is a very DIY kind of guy when it comes to his health. Doesn't want any of that nasty regulation getting in his way.
Was his point that the FDA should be called the FDA and everything else that involves medicine?
This is in their jurisdiction, just because the name is the Food and Drug Administration, that doesn't mean that they only handle Food and Drugs.
Trust, but verify.
Wow, so if you got the test results back and it said you had dick cancer, would you just be hacking it off yourself or would you be going to a doctor to have your dick removed?
A doctor does more than just prescribe drugs, they also diagnose illnesses. People could die from a misdiagnoses.
If I tell you that you have prostate cancer and you have your prostate removed and then you find out I was wrong, wouldn't you be a bit upset?
And you are apparently perfectly ok with the possibility that they could be completely wrong.
Nobody is saying that inexpensive dna testing is bad, just that the process needs to be verified that it works before it should be sold to the individual.
Yes, that was my first thought when reading the article.
And since you did not provide a link here is one for people wondering what we are talking about.
http://marshallbrain.com/manna1.htm
Ahh, yes, now that I listen to Lenny I see that it would be effective.
I was expecting something that was just straight annoying.
Wealth is relative, they know you are richer than they are and they have no empathy for those rich dumb people. The american version of poor is "I can't pay the cable bill." the version of poor the scammers are used to is "I have no food to eat and I will starve to death.".
You'll just end up playing whack a mole.
A VOIP number is incredibly cheap, you shut down one and they'll have a new number to call you from in under 10 minutes.
Harass them back and you'll likely have them shut down their own number quicker than your telecom provider could.
That is horrible advice and you should feel bad for giving it.
Agreed.
What I meant by it being worth their time was in regards to the person questioning if it was or was not a scam based on the effort the scammers are taking to scam. So yes it is worthwhile for them to attempt to scam people in general, but you can make it not worth their time to scam you in particular.
Yes, annoying them is good, but the main thing is you need to keep them on the phone as long as possible while annoying them.
The more time of theirs you waste, the more reason they have to quit calling you.
This is actually a very common scam. When my co-worker was having this problem I would google the number and there would be many websites with people complaining about it.
These people tend to live in nearly-third world conditions and work incredibly cheap so it is actually very worth their time.
These people often use Magic Jack or other VOIP based calling options so they do not appear to be international.
I had a co-worker who was getting harassed on her work line from a fake money collection organization. So I started calling them, and calling them, and then they discontinued their number.
They then started calling her again a few months later and it took even less time for them to shut down that number.
As far as I know she hasn't had another call since.
Oh, and if at all possible try to figure out where they are calling from and try to use the differences in culture to insult them. Like calling them shoe lickers or something. Just calling them regular english put downs aren't as effective.
Also you may want to try the "why not do something better with your life" talk, after all a lot of times these people are better educated than many of their peers and could make a significant difference in their community if they weren't intent on trying to scam those rich dumb people from that rich dumb country.
Yes, the National Inquirer may do more investigative reporting, but if no one believes it because 90% of what they report is false then who gives a fuck?
Bootcamp is free, Windows is not, but it is still possible the person was actually thinking about Parallels.