In the words of my husband the_Monk....."He's a dick", meaning you....I concur. I also do not have a "sour" attitude....I'm pretty sweet actually...and my character is, in my humble opinion, admirable. The Monk's Wife
Excellent insight Frogboy. I agree that Canadians embrace collectivism but I do not agree that we are, as a whole, homogeneous. The difference is that we celebrate and embrace the cultural/religious differences among us and allow people to express that. We make sure our children are educated about cultural differences. This helps to eliminate the ignorance, fear, hatred and misunderstanding that breeds prejudice. We respect the rights of individuals while at the same time, striving for
I think the word you"re looking for Melchiz is "greedy" American doctors....not "miserly"....completely different meaning....I guess the fact that we pay our doctors less but we pay our teachers more shows.....lol...."priceless". And I am the Monk's wife...not the Monk...although I'm pretty sure he agrees with me. When he gets home I'll ask....lol.
As a Canadian and as someone who was married to an emergency physician for 10 years here are my thoughts on health care in the U.S. vs health care in Canada: -In Canada physicians are well paid but do not earn the exhorbitant salaries of their US counterparts. I believe this helps to keep the profession fairly free of those whose goal is to become a "rich doctor". Most Canadian doctors truly care about advancing medicine and helping their patients. Most are normal, humble people
Zyxp, I fear you're wasting your breath. I believe this may be a result of the obvious cultural differences between Canada and the US (some cited quite well by Frogboy earlier). In the US (in general) it seems to be all about the individual. What the individual can accomplish and what wealth/prosperity he/she can amass. In Canada (also in general) we tend to work toward the collective good. I can see how that would make for vastly differi
True....you can't stop these sites...because you can't stop certain elements of humankind insisting (even if only to themselves) that they are [i]entitled[/i] to whatever they want. Therefore any attempt at preventing that, will be circumvented. All I can say is... I smile one hell of a big-ass smile when I read forum posts on community support sites demanding support for an issue I know is being caused by the person running a pirated OS. &n
[quote] [...] The main reason is that Americans culturally are in love with medical treatment. In the US, we will spare no expense to get an extra 3 months. 2/3rds of our medical expenses occur in the last 6 months of life. No other country is like this and it's not just because socialistic governments won't allow it. Europeans and Canadians in particular do not culturally embrace the idea of living at all costs. [...] [/quote] Very interesting point. [e digico
[quote] You couldn't pay me to receive care there over Mass General, the Mayo Clinic, Brigham and Women's, UCLA, Johns Hopkins, the Cleveland Clinic, or one of the may outstanding hospitals in New York City. Also, attacking my age is a great strategy. Please continue! [/quote] Melchiz, Making statments such as "You couldn't pay me to receive care there..." when the London Health Sciences Centre is recognized as one of north ameri
[quote] The only ones who are concerned about money are the refugees from countries with socialized medicine, such as Canada, who feel that these wealthy societies demand too much of them and provide too little in return. [/quote] Melchiz, My family members are certainly not "refugees"..........I'm beginning to think your age might be showing itself here. [quote] I consider myself lucky to have access to the b
Melchiz, You're one to talk. Where exactly did you find your facts? Your statements about medical professionals in Cuba being "medics" and the cost of american drugs being ridiculously priced because of R&D costs...... lmao! Wiki-friendly indeed! You think for one second that the US would have the medical talent within its borders that it does at the moment if it wasn't for the fact that doctors from other nations around the world (includin
[quote] Canada has a great example of how this system doesn't work terribly well. The Socialized part of the medicine has 2+year waiting lists for many procedures. While if you can AFFORD IT, the private guy down the street can do it next week. If you want to run a charity ward for the uninsured DO IT WITH YOUR OWN MONEY AND KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF MY TAXES. [/quote] Lugh, There are so many issues
What I don't get......why [i]is there[/i] a left and right on the issue of "healthcare for one and all" in the first place? [e classic]:-|[/e] It seems to me, that political allegiances shouldn't [b]be able[/b] to come between even the [i]desire[/i] to (as a Nation) be able to provide basic healthcare for one and all. I find it strange that people can't seem to unite over such a desire. Obviously plans on
Being from Canada (a country where everyone and their dog enjoy free "healthcare") I'd like to (but probably shouldn't :P ) take this opportunity to set a few things straight. There are no "death councils" in Canada. Sure, someone somewhere decides what medicines/treatments etc. are to be offered/available, but those are then offered to one and all! There is no "council" that decides this person get's this drug/treatment
ForSix, Since there are multiple "layers" to networking (hardware, transport, application, etc.) [b]and[/b] different [i]levels[/i] within those [i]layers[/i] it stands to reason that an application may employ client-server networking at some level within the application layer by requiring one party (in this case the HOST) to SYNC all data before progressing, and at the same time employ peer-to-peer networking at another level within the application layer to
lmao starky.....that's the longest "save face" post I've ever read on the internets..... [e digicons]O:)[/e]
[b]@ Tridus, Viisari and Mansh00ter,[/b] All three of you don't seem to get it. So here it is once again.......sigh In my house DRM works! 100% of the time. It always has......right from the first paper spinning wheel thingy to electronic 3-activation limits. Why? Because I make it work. Doing what I want, when I want with my systems is less important than havi
[quote] Okay okay, so you're basically saying that if I want to avoid problems with DRM I need to get a new PC that's used just for gaming? That's like saying that there IS a problem with DRM. Big one too. [/quote] [b]Viisari,[/b] Not only are you twisting my words and attempting to use circular reasoning against me, you [i]conveniently[/i] omitted my second point, so I'll quote myself again: [quote] 2. You said it right there &
[quote]So what he's saying is that if I just don't install any other softwares on my computer it might work fine? Riiight... And since when have ISO readers been 'questionable software'? I've used them for legit purposes plenty of times, yet some games refuse to start if a computer has one installed. [/quote] [b]Viisari[/b] 1. Yes, that is exactly what I'm saying and my life-experiences prove it! I have machines I do nothing but game on...
Nesrie, I wasn't painting everyone a "pirate". Please [i]carefully[/i] re-read my post. I was simply stating that I myself have nothing on my systems, nor do I DO anything with my systems that could be seen as such. If anything, I was implying that most issues with software compatibility (and YES DRM is still software) can be in my opinion traced back to issues within the O/S or system configuration and therefore not a problem with the DRM itself, but
@ ALL the DRM complainers, Since the inception of DRM, I've owned games with all sorts of DRM ranging from Starforce and SecuRom to FADE (the DRM in Operation Flashpoint and was kick-ass DRM actually......enjoyed hearing about the pirated games FADE-ing away! lmao). [b]I have not had one single issue with any form of DRM on any of my many computer systems (with a variety of hardware and O/S configs) over the MANY YEARS I've been playing DRM-protected games.[/
Personally I prefer the [b]Coolermaster Centurion 590 series[/b] They look cool enough (all blue-led fans on the front), the front is all a grill so awesome air movement, the powersupply goes in the bottom at the back, there is a nice big exhaust fan at the back above the PSU and places for more fans on the side and top. There are also cooling holes on the right side just opposite where one's CPU would sit to allow the backside of one's mobo to cool a little better.
Awac A, Nothing of what you've since tried to put more eloquently changes what you said here: [quote] "... But ill admit if i had more time to play games i would pirate every single DRM game and feel damn good about it simply out of spite for the publishers who think they are oh so clever. Dont they get there are people out there smartere then them for which cracking games is a challenge? The harder they make it the harder they try. .
[quote]As a respone to the_Monk and kryo. I do fully support and understand people who pirate games when it comes to extremly restrictive DRM. And please stop with those stupid comparisons of stealing a car. Havent people learned by now that interlectual property and physical propterty cant be compared 1 to 1.[/quote] [b]Awac A[/b] When will people (who can't even SPELL) realize that it's not about comparing [b]intellectual[/b] and physica
[quote] Indeed... but not from playing it! [/quote] [b]Awac A,[/b] So...just because a product comes with any protection at all, is REASON enough to steal now? So if I lock my car around you, I can expect it to disappear? I should just trust that you and others won't steal it, and leave it unlocked? [b]I get it, offend the "sensibility" (oxymoron on it's own) of a pirate and he/she gets to feel JUSTIFIED