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Participant[quote=spdrun]I use online banking (though I go to the physical bank for check + cash deposits and seldom use credit cards). However, the bank only has access to info on my account with them, not all accounts I have.
And yes, I think that users of mint.com are f**kin’ idiots. I do my taxes using desktop tax software, not by uploading personal info to some website.[/quote]
You sound worse than my parents. Maybe more like my grand parents.ParticipantI guess the millions of users who uses Mint and Quicken are idiots. I assume you go to the physical bank and deal with physical cash then. No online banking for you? I’m not as tin foil hat as you are.
Not all software have to store their data on the cloud. You’re trying to make it all or nothing while in reality, it’s not even close to that. Even with Windows 8 and all their apps coming from the app stores, the MS Word docs I created can either be on the cloud or on my local computer.
Participant[quote=spdrun]Pretty much yes, I want a touch-screen MacBook Air. Better yet, install pirated OS X on an appropriate touch screen ultrabook.[/quote]
Well, then you’ll get what you want in a few months when the floodgate will open for touch screen ultrabook. You can thank MS and Windows 8 for giving you this option.Participant[quote=spdrun]Lastly, if being 5 years behind means actually having control of what software you can install, and having control of your data (not having it synced to the cloud) then I’m all for the past 🙂 We’re moving from personal computing to corporate computing, and that’s disturbing.[/quote]
I think you’re a dying breed. Linux will be your only option (assuming Linux won’t try to follow the market down the Cloud services road). I personally fully embraces the Cloud services and it seems like all the major ecosystems are heading that way too.Participant[quote=spdrun]
Top-heavy? The Windows 8 Pro Surface is the same weight as the original iPad. That seems to work just fine for the iPad.
Yep, top-heavy. It needs to be supported if it’s used with a keyboard.[/quote]
So, in essence, you don’t want a tablet, you just want a touch screen Macbook Air or the slew of ultrabooks with touch screen. Why not just get one of those ultrabooks that are coming out later this year and install Ubuntu on it?Participant[quote=spdrun]Regarding the Surface:
I’m currently limited to Micro$hit as the manufacturer. Also, Metro apps are still officially limited to the Microsoft Store. Lastly, it’s top-heavy. Fine if you’re using it on a table. Not so fine if you’re using it on your knees or on a soft surface.No thanks — I’ll stick with an actual laptop, ideally with a touchscreen. I actually DON’T want a damn touch screen as the primary interface.
I type a lot, so I need a keyboard. Moving my hands from the keyboard to operate a touch screen actually takes more time than using a nipple stick or touchpad. Plus touch screens are almost always dirty/greasy.
I can see the utility for some things like CAD and drawing, but for day-to-day computing, I prefer a pointer and keyboard.
I guess what I really want is an Ubuntu tablet.[/quote]
Top-heavy? The Windows 8 Pro Surface is the same weight as the original iPad. That seems to work just fine for the iPad.By using words like Micro$hit, there’s obviously nothing from MS that you’d ever consider, even if it’s the best thing since sliced bread. So, I guess you’re stuck with a Macbook Pro or an iPad. I don’t see Apple converging those two devices anytime soon.
I’ve been trying to use Ubuntu every year (sometimes twice a year if I have some spare time), but Ubuntu is still at least 5 years behind if not more. I’m not holding my breath for Ubuntu tablet to even match the tablets out today, much less the tablets that will be out when (if) the Ubuntu tablet comes out.
ParticipantThen get a Windows 8 Pro Surface. It can do everything you want except access to UNIX shell (since it’s not based on Unix). However, you can have access to NT shell.
WRT Metro. It’s either you love it or you hate it. I think it’s a fantastic design, especially in a touch-y world we’re living in now. Live tiles kicks the sh!t out of your app centric UI design of iOS and Android.
ParticipantPersonally, I’m not holding my breath that this will take off. If it does, it might not be as cheap as people expect it to be. You’ll probably have Apple trying to stop it from being imported or MS trying to get some royalty money from it. After all, Android is also free.
Participant[quote=spdrun]Knowing the proclivities of the Mozilla foundation, this might very well be more open than the competing platforms. If we end up with a very open mobile platform, this might just be the gentle push needed to get Apple to finally bury the ghost of Stevie J. and cease micromanaging their walled garden.[/quote]I’m not holding my breath. If Android can’t get Apple to open up, Mozilla probably won’t be able to do it either.
[quote=spdrun]I’d love to have something with the form factor of an iPad but with the power of a OS X Macbook. Real OS please, with a real file system capable of integrating seamlessly with existing business infrastructure, not iKloud Krap. And able to install any compatible app out of the box, not only the apps that some cult priests in Cupertino choose to bless.[/quote]It sounds like you’re describing Windows RT.July 2, 2012 at 10:19 AM in reply to: Obamacare bill contains 3.8% tax on homes sales capital gains for high income earners #747039Participant[quote=spdrun]Why is socialism such a dirty word anyway? I’m a socialist on some issues, a libertarian on others, and I’m G-d damn proud of my views.[/quote]It’s not a dirty word to me. But I’m sure ocrenter tossing out the word socialism thinking he can get an argument from those who does think it’s a dirty word. I can see this thread going down a rat hole if there end up being a back and forth between him and those who think socialism is a dirty word.
July 2, 2012 at 10:16 AM in reply to: Obamacare bill contains 3.8% tax on homes sales capital gains for high income earners #747038Participant[quote=DataAgent]No insurance and No cash = No service. Why should hospitals provide service under any conditions for people who refuse to take personal responsibiity for their probable needs? Gas, grass, or ass… nobody rides for free.[/quote]I actually wouldn’t mind that at all. Ideally, it would be nice to leave that decision up to the hospital. I’m sure they can get some money through donation (kind of like St. Jude) to treat people without insurance.
July 2, 2012 at 10:00 AM in reply to: Obamacare bill contains 3.8% tax on homes sales capital gains for high income earners #747033Participant[quote=ocrenter]Why do we need to treat them in the ER even for extreme circumstances if they made the choice to go without insurance? Those extreme circumstances cost us the most bucks. [/quote]Because we’re not a bunch of heartless SOB? I’d like to see data behind what’s the % of expenditure for uninsured people between people coming for non real emergency vs extreme emergency. It will cost thousands, even if they come in for a common cold. I agree that extreme circumstances cost more per visit. However, I think the amount of people coming into the ER for non emergency out weigh the real emergency.
[quote=ocrenter]I agree single payer is the best system, but remember, that’s socialism![/quote]I never said it’s the best system. I just said I’m sympathetic about it and wouldn’t mind if it’s implemented. But I want the cost to be spread across everyone, so that everyone will pay for the service they will receive. Just like Medicare. Which is why I would rather have Medicare extended to everyone and increase the Medicare tax instead of the ACA.
What’s the point of tossing around the word socialism?
Participant[quote=flyer]The problem with trying to collect after an accident is always the looming possibility that the offenders don’t have much insurance, if any at all, and very little net worth.
When you look at the stats, the high percentage of low net worth people these days is really scary. Can only imagine how much worse it’s going to get in the future.[/quote]
It’s likely that someone driving a X5 have sufficient insurance and a decent size net worth. I personally wouldn’t do it to someone with a 1990 Toyota Corolla, but it’s quite different with a 2012 X5 or Cayenne Turbo :-D.July 1, 2012 at 11:32 PM in reply to: Obamacare bill contains 3.8% tax on homes sales capital gains for high income earners #747015Participant[quote=spdrun]
Are those your only two suggestions (magic or tax the rich)? If you say yes, then there’s no point going forward.
Personally, I’m for universal, public-option health care, paid for by a percentage tax on ALL incomes. But that’s just me.[/quote]
Personally, I like to leave it up to the people to decide whether they want health insurance or not. If they choose not to buy insurance, then they have to live with the consequences of not being treated in ER except for extreme circumstances.However, I’m sympathetic to the idea of single payer system. If we do that, we should just extend Medicare to all and raise the Medicare tax for all to accommodate the extra cost of extending Medicare to all. There’s no need to have this ACA.
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