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On Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:27:45 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>>> Anything but Fluoride season.
>>
>>Mornington Crescent season! ;-)
>>
>>
> If only I had the time :(
I hear ya there. We've got new exam going into beta that's consuming all
my time right now (along with a system redesign for part of the exam
delivery system). Will have to work over the weekend on some of it.
>>Thanks again, my friend. Next time I'm in your neighborhood (or you're
>>in mine), first round's on me. :-)
>
> You're on :)
:-)
Jim
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Stephen wrote:
> I do understand that it is considered by some to be immoral to
> force a medication on to the whole population
Ah, but what about vaccines, where having everyone take them is far more
effective than having only some take them?
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
Insanity is a small city on the western
border of the State of Mind.
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Stephen wrote:
> Anything but Fluoride season.
LOL!
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
Insanity is a small city on the western
border of the State of Mind.
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On 06/13/09 13:09, Darren New wrote:
> Stephen wrote:
>> I do understand that it is considered by some to be immoral to
>> force a medication on to the whole population
>
> Ah, but what about vaccines, where having everyone take them is far more
> effective than having only some take them?
You mean, _most_ vaccines. ;-)
For most vaccines (measles, etc), it's an economic decision - not a
health one. It's cheaper to vaccinate than to treat - and also saves
money with parents not having to take days off to take care of their
sick children.
That's why the HPV vaccine is having trouble, and why Gardasil et. al.
are becoming very aggressive in advertising. If it ever becomes
mandatory, it'll cost the (US) health industry *more* than if no one
were vaccinated - it would be the first mandated vaccine to put a strain
on the health care industry (resulting in lost resources for treating
other ailments).
All because the HPV vaccine is _much_ more expensive than the other
mandated vaccines.
--
Psychoceramics: The study of crackpots.
/\ /\ /\ /
/ \/ \ u e e n / \/ a w a z
>>>>>>mue### [at] nawaz org<<<<<<
anl
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On Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:09:00 -0700, Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
>Stephen wrote:
>> I do understand that it is considered by some to be immoral to
>> force a medication on to the whole population
>
>Ah, but what about vaccines, where having everyone take them is far more
>effective than having only some take them?
We are straying into the realms of Philosophy 202, here ;-)
--
Regards
Stephen
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On 13 Jun 2009 13:54:23 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>On Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:27:45 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>
>>>> Anything but Fluoride season.
>>>
>>>Mornington Crescent season! ;-)
>>>
>>>
>> If only I had the time :(
>
>I hear ya there. We've got new exam going into beta that's consuming all
>my time right now (along with a system redesign for part of the exam
>delivery system). Will have to work over the weekend on some of it.
Well, we have reached the stage in the implementation where someone has got to
say; Do you want the work done on time or do you wand it to work?
I'm writing Functional Specs and keep falling over gaps in the processes. And
now the head office in Atlanta has just told the head developer that due to
reorganisation, he can keep his green card but there is no longer a job for him.
So I can't see my contract being extended in 6 weeks time.
--
Regards
Stephen
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On 13-6-2009 22:27, Stephen wrote:
> On 13 Jun 2009 13:54:23 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> Well, we have reached the stage in the implementation where someone has got to
> say; Do you want the work done on time or do you wand it to work?
The Harry Potter method of writing software?
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On Sat, 13 Jun 2009 22:50:02 +0200, andrel <a_l### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
>On 13-6-2009 22:27, Stephen wrote:
>> On 13 Jun 2009 13:54:23 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>
>> Well, we have reached the stage in the implementation where someone has got to
>> say; Do you want the work done on time or do you wand it to work?
>
>The Harry Potter method of writing software?
Opps! want it to work?
But you may have a point. :)
--
Regards
Stephen
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Mueen Nawaz wrote:
> You mean, _most_ vaccines. ;-)
I mean for vaccines that tend towards herd immunity. If almost everyone is
vaccinated, even those who aren't get the benefit of the vaccinations,
because not enough people around them catch it to give it to them.
> All because the HPV vaccine is _much_ more expensive than the other
> mandated vaccines.
Perhaps it will come down when you start mass-producing it. Evolution of
economics, say. :-)
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
Insanity is a small city on the western
border of the State of Mind.
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On Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:27:13 +0100, Stephen wrote:
> On 13 Jun 2009 13:54:23 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:27:45 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>>
>>>>> Anything but Fluoride season.
>>>>
>>>>Mornington Crescent season! ;-)
>>>>
>>>>
>>> If only I had the time :(
>>
>>I hear ya there. We've got new exam going into beta that's consuming
>>all my time right now (along with a system redesign for part of the exam
>>delivery system). Will have to work over the weekend on some of it.
>
> Well, we have reached the stage in the implementation where someone has
> got to say; Do you want the work done on time or do you wand it to work?
LOL, I was there about a month ago with a platform migration project. :-)
> I'm writing Functional Specs and keep falling over gaps in the
> processes. And now the head office in Atlanta has just told the head
> developer that due to reorganisation, he can keep his green card but
> there is no longer a job for him. So I can't see my contract being
> extended in 6 weeks time.
Egads. We've got something like that going on with our IS&T department;
we announced a major partnership with an IT outsourcing company (called
ACS) to train them on our products so they could help us get them in more
large shops. Part of the deal is the outsourcing of our entire IS&T
department to them.
Most of the employees in IS&T (all that I've heard of/from, in fact) are
happy about this change - they are being absorbed into ACS, so instead of
being one of about 200 IT workers, they'll be one of about 30,000. Which
means more chance for advancement.
But it also means that those of us in the business may see some shifting
around. I've had to ask my technical team (who report to a people
manager rather than a program manager - i.e. not to me) to put a
contingency in place in case our IS&T resource gets shifted to another
project. I'm hoping he won't, but if he does his replacement needs to
hit the ground running so the project isn't delayed any more than it
already is.
Jim
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