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...which is why, if all Americans join the same risk pool, our combined economies of scale would send that "adjusted charge" down even further. It's one of reasons why Medicare Part D under Shrub was such a colossal fuckup, that Medicare and the massive amount of people that it serves is unable to negotiate for better rates. I said it before and I'll say it again, health coverage for Americans should not be a for-profit industry.

This reminds me that I should really get my garage door and storm door re-keyed.

that is all. Discuss.

If anyone has a moto that's going to go unused and wouldn't mind lending out for the day, I'd volunteer.

Not to take this too far off topic, but for a "free-market" solution, your proposition is pretty inefficient. Why would we want a group-buy plan through a existing private provider as a "government option", and immediately introduce an inefficient and profit-motivated middleman into the mix? Isn't that essentially a continuation of healthcare as we know it? As far as the stat goes, I figured you'd want a cite, it's from the IRS. I don't disagree with your assertion that 90% of businesses don't employ 90% of the workforce, however I would vehemently argue that the proportion is a lot more than 50%, and any decision that affects that many people I wouldn't classify as "narrow".

Mandated insurance is not the same as universal healthcare. Mandated insurance is just that, I'm mandated by law to have some form of insurance. Universal healthcare is also just that, I'm universally covered just for being a US citizen.

False equivalence is false.

Ah, it's been a while since i've posted on Politics, time to dust off the blockquoter and see if this thing still works. I'll take these out of order. So is it your contention that the link between job and healthcare be severed completely? Perhaps in favor of something like universal coverage or single payer? If that's the case, then sign my ass up. As for the Catholic Church bit, in this particular ruling yes, the government is responsible for their views since the government, via SCOTUS, by acting as arbiter of what constitutes a "valid religious view", is basically giving a government sanction to their views. Also, as of last Tuesday, the SCOTUS already expanded the ruling to include ALL contraceptives, not just the 4 abortifacients in Hobby Lobby. So there's that. You had mentioned the "narrowness" of this ruling earlier, when "closely-held companies" make up roughtly 90% of all businesses in the US, how is that a narrow ruling? No, it's not a "stupid misreading". It's in the US Code (1 U.S.C. §1) In determining the meaning of any Act of Congress, unless the context indicates otherwise-- the words "person" and "whoever" include corporations, companies, associations, firms, partnerships, societies, and joint stock companies, as well as individuals; While your statement after Citizens United isn't wrong, the way that definition has creeped into other things is the source of our concern. For instance, given Hobby Lobby, now corporations have recognized religious views and values. What happens when they attempt to use those to discriminate against other people? (And before you bash the Church as not being relevant in the link, remember the Catholic Church is a non-profit corporation in the US.) Add onto that Citizens United rulings, which meant that corporations can not only give unlimited funds to candidates, but do so in secret, AND without regulations for the truthfulness of any ads generated (PAC's run their own ads, "not coordinating" with the regular campaign to create deniability, see swiftboating), and there's a real concern for where American society is heading. Yes, corporations are tax structures made up of people. It's sole reason for being is to make money for its shareholders. Period, full stop.

What the code monkey above said. If you're looking for a specific device, I can tell you that the Meraki Z1 not only does time-based access, but also device-based time and content restrictions as well (all based on the MAC address). As a cherry on top, all device data is viewable over the Web from anywhere (Meraki is cloud-based, configs happen on Meraki's site instead of on the device), so you can see monitor traffic from literally anywhere, including mobile devices. I also happen to have one that I'm not using, if you're interested.

That's quite a list. I really hope their case is airtight, I'm sure that will do a good amount to clean up the Short North area.

Didn't know there was a thread on OR about this, I responded to the FB thing. I'm in.

In this instance, there are two types of damages: physical (the car), and economic (the value) Since Stumpalump is the victim here, I would expect, if I were in his position, that the insurance company make me whole for all damages incurred. Since proving economic damage vis-a-vis the diminished value of the car is relatively easy seeing how new it is, tacking that on to the overall payment isn't a huge (or any) stretch at all.

You do that. I'm bringing underbody and license plate neons back. Recognize.

I just went through something similar to this, instead of taking an incremental upgrade of 1 year I was thinking of trading in a 2008 for a 2014. Decided against it, the car I had only had 85K on it, and after a going-over by some mechanics I trust and shelling out for some tuneups (fuel system clean which didn't do shit for fuel economy, new plugs, new stereo w/Bluetooth, stuff for interior), I'm happy to hold onto it for a while longer. If you're that on the fence about this, then figure out what your monthly payment is going to be for the loan you're taking out and start paying yourself that plus 100 (for insurance overhead) into a separate account. If you so much as consider stealing from that for non-car expenses, you're not ready to buy a car. If your existing car has some repair issues a year from now that you can easily cover with that account, then do so. If it's a catastrophic failure, then use the account for a downpayment on a new/used one.

If you want to constantly have to fiddle with it, then that's your business. With Sickbeard/SABnzbd (that can be run on anything, possibly even Android), it gets easier. I'm not saying that you have to run out and drop 1.5 grand on a full-out NAS filled up with WD Red's, but it would turn me off as a new cordcutter to have to constantly massage and mess with a system to get what I want.

A HD hooked up to a "stupid" SAN does not a media server make. If you want to do it on the cheap, invest the $35 in a Raspberry Pi and run some sort of NAS flavor of Raspbian (the name escapes me, but I know it's out there) so you can at least offload and automate the fetching part of things. If you wanted a longer lasting solution, invest in a Synology NAS with some WD Red drives, with hat you'll be able to run full scale Plex (with the right device), and basically run your own cloud service, stream to your phone from the house, run your own Dropbox, make your own VPN connection, the works. Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk

Ah, after looking at the MK-808b I understand what you're trying to do. Sounds like you need to make an investment in a centralized media server, or at least something that can run Sickbeard/SABnzbd with a SSL (or VPN, if you really want to get pedantic) connection to a Usenet host.

That makes absolutely no sense to me at all.

Seriously, I've got two Sterling toilets in my garage now, I replaced them a week or so ago and don't want to schlep them all the way to Grove City for proper disposal. I'll even throw in a dual-flush bolt-on valve from Costco that's new in box (another one's already installed). PM me if you want'em.

First thing's first: How much sports/sporting events do you watch?

As have I. There will be an option in the speaker setup for 5 or 7.1. I've found that 7.1 in any room other than a basement theater conversion is way overkill, and in oddly shaped rooms it's hard as hell to maintain the separation necessary between speakers. That being said, put me in the Denon/Onkyo column as well. Audyssey for Denons is a wonderfully easy way of getting your setup configured right without having to fiddle with ten million different things. It's basically a microphone that you place near you in the room, and it sets up the speakers based on what it hears in the spot where it's at.

Pretty much this right here. He can claim he doesn't expect to be charged with anything, but that's not up to him. I'd be happy to nail everyone identifiable in that group as accessories.

...which is why Ohio should pass Medicaid expansion. They won't because Kasich is an asshole that passed up federal funding before, but he should.

It's NYC, Manhattan at that. My money's on the Rover getting on the entrance ramp at the wrong time and merging right into the sea of squids. Couple that with the one squid brake-checking the Rover and you have what you have here. There wasn't much the Rover could have done to avoid this, in my opinion. The fact that Mieses retained Gloria Allred tells me all I need to know about the strength of their case. She's in it to get her name in the paper, and that's about it. I wonder if NYC law has any provision for civil liability immunity in cases of self-defense, and I expect that question to be answered here in the coming months as the legal process does it's thing. Bottom line is that no jury in the world would convict this guy of any criminal act, and even though the bar for civil claims is set lower than criminal, exigent circumstances are all over this thing. My guess is that Lien settles with Mieses (for a paltry sum, all things considered. Allred knows she'll get clobbered in court, anyway) and either gets judgements on or collects settlements from the other charged riders and possibly the NYPD. It would be pretty awesome if Mieses gets charged unde RICO, though.

You did the right thing and you KNOW you did the right thing. You saved the lives of everyone on board your flight in the face of a catastrophic engine failure and no one can take that away from you. If I were you I'd reach out to the families of those who died in the crash and offer to testify, between your report (you kept a copy, right?), your voice recordings of them fudging the log books, and their history of fatalities, you may be able to at least help them out with their inevitable upcoming legal battle. Let me know when you get back if you're coming back to Columbus, there'll be a beer waiting for you at WOB Easton upon your return.