High-Speed Robot Hand. Apparently, I’ve not been paying attention to robotics.
High-Speed Robot Hand. Apparently, I’ve not been paying attention to robotics.
I am a liberal. If you are a conservative, this appears to be a difference between us: I think you should have guaranteed health insurance.
The stock answer is, “Of course! Nothing is too good for customers, user experience is crucial, and speed makes the experience better.” But that’s wrong. User experience is not what matters: getting your work done is what counts. Getting the book written, getting the plan approved, getting the right answer — all of these matter a lot more than a few seconds here or there.
California spends $216,000 annually on each inmate in the juvenile justice system. In contrast, it spends only $8,000 on each child attending the troubled Oakland public school system, according to the Urban Strategies Council.
But when we equalize the playing field with good technique the differences a become minor.
The Visual Science Lab: Examining Modern Mythologies About Camera Equipment. Part Two.
Obsolete” means something very different than “no longer the newest model.
Of course, the Sarah Palins of this world dont’ understand any of this, or pretend not to. They’d rather talk about death panels. But, let’s be honest, what they are really saying is this: We want to keep the system the way it is because it works great for people with lots of money. In other words—“Let them eat cake.” If you love your parents like I did mine, then fight for real health care reform. You shouldn’t have to endure the primer that I did.
Daily Kos: My Dad Died Last Night: A Few Words About Hospice (and Sarah Palin)
Looks we can all go home now. Problem solved.
Yes, the insurance company status quo rocks. I learned recently about something called the “loading fees” of insurance companies. That’s how much of every health-care dollar gets spent by insurance companies on things other than the medical care—paperwork, marketing, profits, etc. According to a University of Minnesota study, up to 47 percent of all the money going into the health-insurance system is consumed in “loading fees.” Even good insurance companies spend close to 30 percent on nonmedical stuff. Sweet.
Alter: Our Heath-Care System Is Just Fine As Is!r | Newsweek.com
You’ve been painful to observe, guys. You’re running out of feet to shoot yourselves in. You lack ears. You don’t listen to any voice of reason, or any poll, or any of the half-dozen half-sane guys still half on your team. Sometimes I wonder: do you have styrofoam for brains — or the actual excremental stuff from some small breed of pesky dog? Or is it silly putty — to echo the vibrations of all the crazies in your gang? Man, if I had a dollar for every stoopid gaffe you guys commit, I could’ve bailed out California.
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