Interesting the article didn't mention Disney owns ABC, which owns a chunk of Hulu (along with others in the consortium).
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[*] I can't speak to the current status, but my wife was the PM on the team that pulled the project from University of Washington in to Sound Transit.
They've got to try something. Staff has been noticably cut in both local Lowe's in my area over the past few years. It's still far better than Home Depot, but takes time to find help when you actually need it.
I completely agree. I also know that some treatments work for some people.
> but pattern matching makes this really hard to accept.
I'm stating that a patient needs to find what works for them. Sometimes that's surgery, chemo, radiation, all of the above or no treatment at all.
I've known friends & family members improve, or not, on some/all of the above. The point is that everyone is different. People react differently to identical treatments. That's why some people develop diseases and others don't in the first place.
> As to caner, day one they are going to tell you your odds of survival long term and they are never 100%.
The only thing 100% is NOT surviving. How you come to your end is your choice. Some people chose to do that on their own terms, with their own treatments that may provide better quality, and/or quantity, of life. You don't have to make that choice, but you can't tell someone else not to.
I think the more important take-away is each patient should find the treatment that works for them. There are many people who are fully accepting/trusting (whatever term you choose) of the "machine". It works for them, don't knock it.
There are other people who want, and/or need, to look for alternatives. Some of them work and work very well. But, some people don't have the stomach for that, or they second-guess the idea that they "could have done more".
I had a good friend die from cancer a few months ago. After the first surgery and round of chemo, his Oncologists told him all was well, full remission. About a year later, it returned somewhere else. More surgeries, more chemo, full remission.
The third time, now in his lungs and brain, they said even with surgery and chemo he had about 6 months to live. Instead, he took the route of alternative treatments in the US, Mexico & Canada. All of these treatments were by fully licensed Oncologists who have been practicing for 20+ years.
Every 3 months his "machine" Oncologists said they were surprised to see him for another follow-up visit. This went on for 5 more years.
This seems far-fetched... I walked into my Credit Union with my corp documentation and left with checking & savings accounts in less than 45 minutes. It was painless.
Source: a friend who taught elementary school in the Boston area.
Agreed, and much respect is shared.
> I am not suggesting for a moment that a follower of another religion, an agnostic or an atheist cannot do kind acts or contribute to society.
Of course I agree here too. My apologies if it seemed as though I was implying otherwise. I have concerns when someone tries the make the case that one way is better than another; I don't see that here.
> I certainly don't want you or anyone to feel like I am cramming something down your throat. If I you have made you feel that way, please accept my apologies.
No apology needed. I don't, and never have taken, these kinds of discussions in an offensive kind of way. We're all entitled to our own decisions.
I agree with you. But, I disagree that the words of a book about religion is that ultimate truth.
I have no doubt that parts of the Bible are true. I'm not sure how else there would be stories of good, and bad, things that happened to people historically. Did people kill one another over things a "modern" society wouldn't? Sure. Did people see things they couldn't understand and attribute to a divinity? Yes.
> It is my responsibility to seek the truth.
I view my responsibility to be good to others in the best way I can. As you said, truth is truth. My faith of a religion is neither here nor there, and no one else's concern.
I'm not arguing you're wrong, but I don't believe I am either.
However, it also sums up the views of many on religion in a fairly clear way: Whatever it means to you is yours, only yours. Your neighbor is entirely entitled to decide their own meanings as well.
>After checking in, people will be asked if they also want to like your Page so you can continue to connect with them on Facebook.
Of course, if using Facebook WiFi, you do check-in to the location which triggers a host of other "features" within your Facebook account and experience. Similar to if you check-in to a location with the standard Facebook App.
I can see the argument that it's an extension of that experience, while providing WiFi service in exchange for it.
Source: I used to be involved with a WiFi company that offered Facebook "login".
Edit: clarified my involvement
I said that most employers would love to have employees where the salary is not the first (or even top 3) factors in their decision to take a job.
In other words, employees who actually want to be there are far more valuable than those just looking for a high paycheck.
Regarding the second point, I guess my point was: if the argument is that employees “value” is shown by salary and Jane is unhappy based on her perception of contribution, isn’t that a fault with management for not recognizing that and fixing accordingly?
1. This generally means it's easy to filter out candidates who aren't a fit for your organization. In my experience, most employers would love to have employees where the salary is not the first (or even top 3) factors in their decision to take a job. (Rare, I know.)
2a. That seems like a good tail into #1. The employees who aren't in it for the team/company/career filter themselves out. 2b. Or, it's used as a comparison for employees to better themselves. "I want Job xyz because I can make an additional $20k/year. How do I improve myself to get it?"
I've lived in Boston and Seattle, no issues. Now I live in Dallas (again) and allergy season is not good. Pretty much a guaranteed sinus infection twice a year.
Most "hacking" today is actually downloading some malicious code, which then takes over the computer system. It's like saying, "Hey, come into my house and go through my stuff. But, only take what you want after you've looked through it."
That'll be the next argument made by the government for a ruling. IANAL, but as scary [and wrong!] as it is, it seems logical.
Then I switched to Ting 6 months ago. The highest bill I've had since: $42 If I have a month where I use 10GB, my bill might reach $200 for that one month. I still come out WAY ahead in the long run.
From a legal and HR standpoint, those types of policies need to be documented for all employees. Senior managers may also have fiduciary responsibility and the reminder is generally a good idea.
Skype, Facebook & G+/GTalk have all "followed" URLs sent via their applications for at least a few years (that I have noticed). Anti-virus applications installed on computers have done it with URLs in email applications and such too.
One of the large A/V vendors (Trend or McAfee, I don't recall which) had a browser plugin that would follow all of your browsing activity. I used to be amused tailing logfiles to see a hit from a browser, then one of their corporate IPs with a "crawler"-like UA come along a few seconds later.
EDIT last line for clarity.
I could see this used as part of 2FA, if you don't mind giving away even more of your privacy, but I will never use it.