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Health insurance is an oxymoron

Meaningful reformOne. Allow insurance companies to offer any kind of plan they want ranging from catastrophic to "we'll pay for pimples," and price them accordingly. Eliminate the requirement that insurance companies have to cover pre-existing conditions without being able to charge higher rates.Two. Lower the costs of being in the...

Tags: Financial Planning, Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health insurance, insurance, health care, insurance company, personal responsibility

Discussion threads 2009-08-25

JuicyCampus, free speech, and personal responsibility

JuicyCampus, free speech, and personal responsibilityOn ending anonymity.When people write about ending anonymity, I always wonder how something like that could be accomplished. For example, how does any social site, forum, what-have-you actually _verify_ the information I give to them? Sure, they can log an IP address, but...

Tags: INTERNET, Workforce management, JuicyCampus, personal responsibility

Discussion threads 2008-03-20

Big storage is watching you

Kudos to Larry Dignan for an informative post on the system that caught NY governor Eliot Spitzer canoodling with a prostitute. Modern information technology enables 24 hour surveillance of every citizen. Should we care? Of course not. Every citizen is a potential terrorist. You want to...

Tags: Database, President, Surveillance, Information Technology, Storage, Personal Responsibility, GPS, Government, Handhelds, Telecom & Utilities, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2008-03-12

Additional Resources

An interesting exchange on politics and IT

Was just thinking about thisExcept I was thinking about what I've heard Linux advocates say in the past, that most consumers make dumb technology choices, and whether this squares with advocating for free markets? Yes, I think it does. People will buy products that they can relate to and feel...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, PRODUCTIVITY, information technology, Linux, computer, software

Discussion threads 2009-11-14

What should open source do in a car?

Engine Management...The owners should be able to tweak the engine management settings.There is no reason I should be forced to stick with the 'safe' mode settings from the factory. Other Ford enthusiasts could tweak their cars and post their engine profiles online and people could adjust their cars engine...

Tags: car, Ford Motor Co., open source

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

Global cyberwar: Installed in your PC at home, the office and government

Personal Accountabilityas long as people can think and act as though their conduct on the internet is shrouded in anonomity.Until each of us takes full responsibility for what we do and operates with the knowledge that our 'unique' verifiable identities can be obtained readily, the carnage will continue and broaden.A...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Vertical industries, government, computer, PC-At Home, Internet, car

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

Fake 'Conficker.B Infection Alert' spam campaign drops scareware

Not much they can do.Not much they can do.Email was never designed for security, and it's HARD getting everybody on the same page with a solution that works, because basically every solution we know of pretty much requires everybody to use it. But, unfortunately, it's difficult convincing people running email...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Cyberthreats, Spam, Microsoft Corp., Conficker.B Infection Alert, spam campaign, sample message, Internet Service Provider, e-mail, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Wealth Building Strategies & Secrets 1.0 (Windows)

You don't have to win the lottery or inherit a fortune from a distant relative to become wealthy. Scientific evidence suggests that you can do it all by yourself, without luck or inside connections or extensive business experience. In fact, a recent study of several thousand people revealed something very...

Tags: Strategy, Wealth, Microsoft Windows, Financial Accounting, Finance

Software downloads 2009-10-14

T-Mobile offers Sidekick customers $100 credit, is that enough to retain them all?

Lets see those T-Mobile Customer Service figures againSomehow Sprint or even MetroPCS don't seem too shabby anymore. Personally, if I just lost all my data from my cell company's incompetence there is no way in hell I'd stay with them. They'd have to give me that android phone and comp...

Tags: T-Mobile, SideKick, phone

Discussion threads 2009-10-13

In the aftermath of the T-Mobile Chernobyl

Lazy people.Thats all I can think. Who, in their right mind, would entrust valuable data to >> someone elses system

Tags: Backups, backup, cloud computing, T-Mobile

Discussion threads 2009-10-12

Flu shot controversy illustrates compliance problem

I refuse the flu shot every year...and definately will be refusing the H1N1. As a young adult with a healthy immune system I see no point. Sure I may get the sniffles - but diet, exercise, and such take care of most of it. Who knows what is ACTUALLY in...

Tags: Government, Vertical industries, SECURITY, compliance, flu shot, flu

Discussion threads 2009-10-08

Now the fun starts on health reform

Tyranny wrapped up in compassionand you're a willing advocate. News flash for you. You won't get to be one of the rulers. Your life will wind up sucking just as badly as everyone else under the new system.A move to Canada is looking better and better every day. nt:-(Health Care...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health care, province, federal government, insurance

Discussion threads 2009-10-02

The burnout risks for E2.0 community managers

Dion Hinchcliffe's piece on community management surprised me. There is a sense that Dion is trying to lay down some ground rules in an area that is too new for anyone to draw anything other than tentative and early stage conclusions. That's not to say that conclusions are incorrect. There...

Tags: Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-09-29

Democrats lack votes for health care reform

It's amazingWhen Republicans are in power, Democrats can't get anything done. When Democrats are in power, Democrats can't get anything done. Who's running that show anyway?Carl RapsonRepublicansRepublicans will continue to run Washington until the assumptions underlying their rule change. This is good news.We dont need to overhaul a system that...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health care, Nope, Obama, insurance, healthcare reform

Discussion threads 2009-09-24

The problem with health care is costs and you

I think my head is going to explode.Is anyone else confused and frustrated about this topic??? Some people are crying "Social Medicine Go Away but don't touch Medicare or Medicaid" Some people are saying "Capitalism should dominate Health care" Other people are blaming the patients for being sick. Other people...

Tags: Vertical industries, HEALTHCARE, Benefits, New Taxes, Ins, Compassion, health care, insurance

Discussion threads 2009-09-23

Harvard study leads liberal pushback

And passing this would be the "first shot" of the next civil war..Passing rubbish like this is whats going to ultimately make this country fall. The federal government, under the 10th Ammendment, has no business telling their citizens that they [b]must[/b] have health insurance. That is a state right and...

Tags: Financial Planning, HEALTHCARE, Benefits, commy, insurance, Harvard, hospital

Discussion threads 2009-09-18

Battery preservation and 'Desktop Mode'

Second battery.Apple could make a separate 'battery conditioner/charger' device. This conditioner would then cycle the battery and bring it back to specs., while your laptop has the fresh one for use. How about this...Fully charge the battery. In software, disconnect the battery from the computer. This would require...

Tags: Engineering, desktop, battery

Discussion threads 2009-09-17

IT support: Cut the jargon or find another job

Zack i agree with you to a pointWhat i find missing from your article is the fact that staff customers etc. Can be very rude. I work for a small business about 50 employees total. All but myself and the ceo are female. When the come to me for something...

Tags: Construction, job, IT_Guy, jargon, information technology

Discussion threads 2009-09-15

Max Baucus opens his kimono

PelosiObamaReidCare PORC is a Fascist Pig In a constitutional republic like ours, the government's powers are limited by a constitution that protects our unalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. PelosiObamaReidCare PORC would violate the unalienable rights of patients, doctors, and business owners by forcing 1)...

Tags: Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Vertical industries, Insurance, health care, Max Baucus, office visit, health insurance, kimono

Discussion threads 2009-09-10

Family Email Service 1.1 (Windows)

Our service allows you to register a unique email address containing only your first and last names. A family email address is affordable, comfortable, unusual and prestigious . Your last name is what you should be proud of, so let others see it. It is always been more prestigious to...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, E-mail Address, Family Email Service, Family Email Address, Family Email, E-mail, Online Communications

Software downloads 2009-09-03