This is touches on the heart of the matter when it comes to the issue of Health insurance in the United States and the quality of health care one gets. When did the idea "profit" come into the Health care industry? And can the United States ever turn this belief around? It looks like gene therapy and the dream of the "perfect cure" is the only solution.
Its nice to see an informative post by a dedicated Slashdot fan (a rare action now a days). I ran out of mod points but I thing I would friend you instead. Thanks Misagon.
This was the link I was looking for. John Oliver's take on the subject of civil forfeiture is funny but poignant. "Its not you that stands trial, its your stuff!" If I had some mod points I would give them to kbsoftware.... Cheers.
If the Germans were not following the spirit of the law [number 1 auto engineers in the world], and the Japanese were not following the spirit of the law [second best auto engineers in the world], was everyone else in on this act of cheating too? Was this the deep, dark and dirty secret (no pun intended) of the entire auto industry? And if so how long has it been going on? Wow, thank you auto industry for pushing climate change closer and closer to the tipping point.
During the first week since the data breach I've heard commentators on public radio speculate that the numbers of Ashley Madison (AM) female subscribers had to be 40- 52% ("it takes two to tango", "women are just as bad as men.." etc). I've also heard the rhetoric of how people despise cheaters ("they deserve what they get.." etc) not taking into account that the service didn't use the typical confirmation/verify method for emails. You could have created a fake account with your worst enemy's email address and no one would have known! Leave it to the pros to examine the data so that they can properly inform the public instead of the media feeding the public F*uk-those-cheaters-they-deserve-what-they-get sound bytes and misinformation without the basis of facts to stand on. The only good that may come out of this is the closing of the AM scammy service and what the data on modern male sexuality could tell us.
Picture this....
Imagine point A being the day we formed first theory of Quantum physics and point Z the day we built the first functional Quantum computer. Does this invention represent a huge step toward point Z for quantum computing?
Look at it from this angle. Consider all the money that Sony Pictures has potentially loss. The completed scripts that were stolen may not be used or placed into production for legal headaches alone. The five movies that were downloaded and possibly pirated within days may never be officially released considering its in the wild and part of an FBI investigation (loss of hundreds of millions in future revenue). The Sony executives whose high salaries were exposed may lose their jobs when the stock holders get to them. The "Interview" movie was left untouched. This maybe the only item they could make any revenue on for the next few years. May as well distribute it thorough the Internet out of spite.
Does Slashdot still offer mod points? I wish I had some to give to Anguirel (58085). Human history is filled with periods of war (pick a Continent, any Continent). The Geneva Convention was created for a reason. If the US loses its "moral compass" and begins to believe the Geneva conventions can be set aside when its convenient, then we've taken a big step backwards instead of forward in terms of human progress.
Ah, I see. You've never dealt with the IRS. Here's how it goes: we've taken all your stuff and thrown your ass in jail for criminal evasion - you owe us $80 million for the $100 million you hid in bitcoin. Prove otherwise if you want to pay less.
Kano Computing, a startup based in the UK put together a DIY kit for kids. It had a successful kickstarter campaign. While earning $1.5 million in its kickstarter, it just may be the exception no one saw coming.
Google has just recently started a "Google X" project to create a complete picture of what a healthy human being should be. Google should
be all over this if they really want a complete picture. Their commitment to studying the human genome could give afflicted people legitimate hope that their condition can be properly diagnosed. They may not find a cure for anything in X amount of years but at least they are on the right track.
There was this Mechwarrior-type arcade game from Japan I saw in a Pizza restaurant. I can't remember the game's full name but I was dazzled by the game play effects. It had Mechwarriors movements as fast as the Flash of DC comic books. The player commit strikes that emit light flashes similar to lightning. The user can switch between two perspectives: fighting view from within the Mechwarrior or 3rd person view as in Mortal combat. I can only remember the name contained "Gundam". Do you know of this game? Is there any capture video on youtube of this arcade game?
and mean they always want to make sure the drugs are sold first, confiscating drugs cost money when it needs to be destroyed, letting the dealers sell the drugs and then seize the money provides funding
This argument starts up every time somebody had to pay their plumber 80 bucks an hour to fix the toilet, their fility stinking filled with shit toilet. They then think the plumber doing a job they never ever want to do themselves, is rolling in it and the IT being their shit but piles of money.
As if that 80 bucks is pure profit. Meanwhile the daddy plumber knows just how much of that costs goes to cover unpaid hours, taxes, insurance, tool costs etc etc. And he also knows how much Mr Doctor and Mr Lawyer charged him for his children's delivery and to deal with that frivolous lawsuit.
So... what is he going to want for his kids? The same as himself in a world where just getting by is the same as being a loser OR to aim for the top?
And don't for a second think that Bloomberg is interested in the fortunes of the public. He just wants more plumbers so he can pay less, same reason his kind wants immigrants to bust unions and high wages. Sure kids, all become plumbers and wave bye bye to 80 bucks as the competition sky rockets. And then you look longingly at IT graduates making high wages because nobody learned how to code anymore.
Simple piece of advice for live: NEVER listen to a billionaire, they didn't get rich by looking out for other peoples interest.
If I had mod points I would give it all to SmallFurryCreature (593017)
I think the paper you're referring to is "The camel has two humps" by Saeed Dehnadi and Richard Bornat
- evidence in a study that a test can prove if you have the aptitude for computer programming, circa 2006 www.eis.mdx.ac.uk/research/PhDArea/saeed/paper1.pdf
desk started moving under my feet. not the first time so no big deal
all the chicks that work in the building here that is full of fashion and modeling companies got scared and evacuated right away
I felt it in upper Manhattan. The building did a slight sway back and forth. First time I ever experience that. But Manhattan land is on solid bedrock, how could the quake effect reach here?
# POSTED UNDER ANON BY MISTAKE How simple can Linux be? I measure that by how much the user does not need to know. A particular feature that impressed me is offered in Ubuntu distros for netbooks (I forget the names). Menu sub-menus separated by tabs, like the tabs in a web browser. That was until I saw XPUD. The desktop are tabs for the main features, ie menu, Internet, system config etc. If you were a grandmother who never used a computer before learning how to use a mouse, connecting to the Internet, and using a web browser is where to start to jump on this "Internet bandwagon". The look has plain solid colors. At a glance it makes your PC look like a public Computer Kiosk. Development has lagged over time and its not working 100% on older PCs but the distro is a righteous cry for a simple to use Linux distro.
Could Donald Knuth explain this category of math? Or is this research (solving SDD linear systems) too current and beyond his reach? I'm not trying to be "Funny", just curious.
Ask yourself this question, How many different resources did the US discover and exploit between 1776 (the birth of the nation) and 1902 (discovery of the oil in Texas and CA)? Compare the answer to what Afghanistan has recently discovered and that $1 trillion now looks like a drop in the bucket. Not for nothing, I always thought the only viable industrys for Afghan were opium and war. So from my perspective this is good news.
This is just a what if question. I no expertise in Earth science so I hope someone can answer it. What if an equal amount of natural gas leaked from the well instead of oil? How would that affect the waters of the Gulf?
Answer: from the vicinity of the campus area. And who answers those ads posted in and around the campus asking for test subjects? The majority are college students. This is why I take these results of university research with a grain of salt. The sample population is not a general enough sample (similarities in age, culture, religious preferences etc). The researchers operate not only with limited resources but also with constraints in time. Time for finding subjects, calling them back regarding followup interviews, etc. -- Sig axiom: Food for thought.
Have you ever tried the Flash10 based online Audiotool http://www.hobnox.com/audiotool/. It will only load on a system with 1GB or more of Ram and a CPU of 2Ghz minimum. Try it on a system with less and watch your system slow to a crawl. Its a great tool and a haven for old school DJs who dreamed of using that equipment back in the day. If audiotool could be re-worked using HTML5, that would the ultimate hack that deserves an award!
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This is touches on the heart of the matter when it comes to the issue of Health insurance in the United States and the quality of health care one gets. When did the idea "profit" come into the Health care industry? And can the United States ever turn this belief around? It looks like gene therapy and the dream of the "perfect cure" is the only solution.
Its nice to see an informative post by a dedicated Slashdot fan (a rare action now a days). I ran out of mod points but I thing I would friend you instead. Thanks Misagon.
This was the link I was looking for. John Oliver's take on the subject of civil forfeiture is funny but poignant. "Its not you that stands trial, its your stuff!" If I had some mod points I would give them to kbsoftware.... Cheers.
If the Germans were not following the spirit of the law [number 1 auto engineers in the world], and the Japanese were not following the spirit of the law [second best auto engineers in the world], was everyone else in on this act of cheating too? Was this the deep, dark and dirty secret (no pun intended) of the entire auto industry? And if so how long has it been going on? Wow, thank you auto industry for pushing climate change closer and closer to the tipping point.
During the first week since the data breach I've heard commentators on public radio speculate that the numbers of Ashley Madison (AM) female subscribers had to be 40- 52% ("it takes two to tango", "women are just as bad as men.." etc). I've also heard the rhetoric of how people despise cheaters ("they deserve what they get.." etc) not taking into account that the service didn't use the typical confirmation/verify method for emails. You could have created a fake account with your worst enemy's email address and no one would have known! Leave it to the pros to examine the data so that they can properly inform the public instead of the media feeding the public F*uk-those-cheaters-they-deserve-what-they-get sound bytes and misinformation without the basis of facts to stand on. The only good that may come out of this is the closing of the AM scammy service and what the data on modern male sexuality could tell us.
Picture this.... Imagine point A being the day we formed first theory of Quantum physics and point Z the day we built the first functional Quantum computer. Does this invention represent a huge step toward point Z for quantum computing?
What are the by-products of this synthetic fuel? What comes out of the vehicle's tailpipe?
Look at it from this angle. Consider all the money that Sony Pictures has potentially loss. The completed scripts that were stolen may not be used or placed into production for legal headaches alone. The five movies that were downloaded and possibly pirated within days may never be officially released considering its in the wild and part of an FBI investigation (loss of hundreds of millions in future revenue). The Sony executives whose high salaries were exposed may lose their jobs when the stock holders get to them. The "Interview" movie was left untouched. This maybe the only item they could make any revenue on for the next few years. May as well distribute it thorough the Internet out of spite.
Does Slashdot still offer mod points? I wish I had some to give to Anguirel (58085). Human history is filled with periods of war (pick a Continent, any Continent). The Geneva Convention was created for a reason. If the US loses its "moral compass" and begins to believe the Geneva conventions can be set aside when its convenient, then we've taken a big step backwards instead of forward in terms of human progress.
Ah, I see. You've never dealt with the IRS. Here's how it goes: we've taken all your stuff and thrown your ass in jail for criminal evasion - you owe us $80 million for the $100 million you hid in bitcoin. Prove otherwise if you want to pay less.
Few fellow slashdot readers seem to remember (or post) the Feb 2014 news that a " Supreme Court decision lets the government seize all your assets before trial". Your property or assets can be sold before the outcome of trail. This is not a dream. Its actual fact.
Kano Computing, a startup based in the UK put together a DIY kit for kids. It had a successful kickstarter campaign. While earning $1.5 million in its kickstarter, it just may be the exception no one saw coming.
Google has just recently started a "Google X" project to create a complete picture of what a healthy human being should be. Google should be all over this if they really want a complete picture. Their commitment to studying the human genome could give afflicted people legitimate hope that their condition can be properly diagnosed. They may not find a cure for anything in X amount of years but at least they are on the right track.
There was this Mechwarrior-type arcade game from Japan I saw in a Pizza restaurant. I can't remember the game's full name but I was dazzled by the game play effects. It had Mechwarriors movements as fast as the Flash of DC comic books. The player commit strikes that emit light flashes similar to lightning. The user can switch between two perspectives: fighting view from within the Mechwarrior or 3rd person view as in Mortal combat. I can only remember the name contained "Gundam". Do you know of this game? Is there any capture video on youtube of this arcade game?
and mean they always want to make sure the drugs are sold first, confiscating drugs cost money when it needs to be destroyed, letting the dealers sell the drugs and then seize the money provides funding
If I had the mod points I would rate you as insightful. The War on Drugs has destroyed many lives and incarcerated 2.3 million people. The documentary
“The House I Live In” points out the statistics and the aftermath of what 40 years of THIS war has done to this nation.
http://www.ebony.com/entertainment-culture/new-documentary-attacks-the-war-on-drugs-102#axzz2YOItThib
This argument starts up every time somebody had to pay their plumber 80 bucks an hour to fix the toilet, their fility stinking filled with shit toilet. They then think the plumber doing a job they never ever want to do themselves, is rolling in it and the IT being their shit but piles of money.
As if that 80 bucks is pure profit. Meanwhile the daddy plumber knows just how much of that costs goes to cover unpaid hours, taxes, insurance, tool costs etc etc. And he also knows how much Mr Doctor and Mr Lawyer charged him for his children's delivery and to deal with that frivolous lawsuit.
So... what is he going to want for his kids? The same as himself in a world where just getting by is the same as being a loser OR to aim for the top?
And don't for a second think that Bloomberg is interested in the fortunes of the public. He just wants more plumbers so he can pay less, same reason his kind wants immigrants to bust unions and high wages. Sure kids, all become plumbers and wave bye bye to 80 bucks as the competition sky rockets. And then you look longingly at IT graduates making high wages because nobody learned how to code anymore.
Simple piece of advice for live: NEVER listen to a billionaire, they didn't get rich by looking out for other peoples interest.
If I had mod points I would give it all to SmallFurryCreature (593017)
I think the paper you're referring to is "The camel has two humps" by Saeed Dehnadi and Richard Bornat
- evidence in a study that a test can prove if you have the aptitude for computer programming, circa 2006
www.eis.mdx.ac.uk/research/PhDArea/saeed/paper1.pdf
Turn them into a fuel source! No really its not a punch line. My apologies to PETA, but can you think of a better option?
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090722110903.htm
desk started moving under my feet. not the first time so no big deal
all the chicks that work in the building here that is full of fashion and modeling companies got scared and evacuated right away
I felt it in upper Manhattan. The building did a slight sway back and forth. First time I ever experience that. But Manhattan land is on solid bedrock, how could the quake effect reach here?
# POSTED UNDER ANON BY MISTAKE
How simple can Linux be? I measure that by how much the user does not need to know. A particular feature that impressed me is offered in Ubuntu distros for netbooks (I forget the names). Menu sub-menus separated by tabs, like the tabs in a web browser. That was until I saw XPUD. The desktop are tabs for the main features, ie menu, Internet, system config etc. If you were a grandmother who never used a computer before learning how to use a mouse, connecting to the Internet, and using a web browser is where to start to jump on this "Internet bandwagon". The look has plain solid colors. At a glance it makes your PC look like a public Computer Kiosk.
Development has lagged over time and its not working 100% on older PCs but the distro is a righteous cry for a simple to use
Linux distro.
The XPUD Linux forum can be found at http://www.xpud.org/
Also xpud Live CD lastest development is 0.9.5 as of Nov 2010 found at http://soldat.gr/xpud/devel/
Could Donald Knuth explain this category of math? Or is this research (solving SDD linear systems) too current and beyond his reach?
I'm not trying to be "Funny", just curious.
Ask yourself this question, How many different resources did the US discover and exploit between 1776 (the birth of the nation) and 1902 (discovery of the oil in Texas and CA)? Compare the answer to what Afghanistan has recently discovered and that $1 trillion now looks like a drop in the bucket. Not for nothing, I always thought the only viable industrys for Afghan were opium and war. So from my perspective this is good news.
This is just a what if question. I no expertise in Earth science so I hope someone can answer it. What if an equal amount of natural gas leaked from the well instead of oil? How would that affect the waters of the Gulf?
Something does not add up here. The efficiency record was 40.8% in 2008 (couldn't find the 2009 record). In terms of science, a leap this large can be met with huge skepticism. How does this new method/design compare? Just the facts, thanks in advance.
Answer: from the vicinity of the campus area. And who answers those ads posted in and around the campus asking for test subjects? The majority are college students. This is why I take these results of university research with a grain of salt. The sample population is not a general enough sample (similarities in age, culture, religious preferences etc). The researchers operate not only with limited resources but also with constraints in time. Time for finding subjects, calling them back regarding followup interviews, etc.
--
Sig axiom:
Food for thought.
Have you ever tried the Flash10 based online Audiotool http://www.hobnox.com/audiotool/. It will only load on a system with 1GB or more of Ram and a CPU of 2Ghz minimum. Try it on a system with less and watch your system slow to a crawl. Its a great tool and a haven for old school DJs who dreamed of using that equipment back in the day. If audiotool could be re-worked using HTML5, that would the ultimate hack that deserves an award!