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From: jmfbahciv on 16 Nov 2006 10:48 In article <8oM6h.10671$yl4.3232(a)newssvr12.news.prodigy.com>, <lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote: > >"unsettled" <unsettled(a)nonsense.com> wrote in message >news:98588$455b6c01$4fe757a$19388(a)DIALUPUSA.NET... >>T Wake wrote: >> >> >>> You know at McDonalds they hand over the sum of money they are told to, >>> don't you? They don't get told to hand over a "dime." A number appears >>> and they give that much money. Same as anyone else working on a cash >>> register. >> >> They know how to add three columns, but they >> don't know how to subtract three or four >> coulmns in their heads. > > >That's not how people at McDonald's give change. That's not how anybody >gives change any more, they just give over the amount of money the cash >register tells them to. If the bill is 5.35, and you give them a 10, the >register will tell them to give you 4.65 in change, and they do. No special >skills necessary or learned. You are wrong. It takes learning to know which coins are which value. It takes learning to know what 1 and 5 and 10 and 20 mean on the paper bills. There are people who do not know this stuff. If kids have never handled money, have never been taught what money is, how will they know that a dime is $.10? /BAH
From: jmfbahciv on 16 Nov 2006 11:00 In article <v1M6h.10666$yl4.242(a)newssvr12.news.prodigy.com>, <lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote: <snip> >The usual reason for not wanting luxury extras like the www is that such >services cost more and have the potential to cause more problems....except, >in her case, they cost less, and they would cause fewer problems Definitely not. I would have more problems and I'm not ready to ramp up w.r.t. learning how to deal with today's worms, virus, and other bug infestations. > than she >currently has, particularly if she got a (nearly free) upgrade to a used >Pentium. Fear is a terrible thing. You seem to assume fear is always a reason. You are wrong. But then you've often been wrong in this thread. I'm currently wondering if your flawed thinking style has been burnt in. /BAH
From: jmfbahciv on 16 Nov 2006 11:02 In article <455C70C0.65C5B49D(a)hotmail.com>, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > >jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > >> Why should I waste good CPU cycles for things I don't want? > >Maybe these days they're just so cheap and fast it just doesn't matter ? But it's not cheap. Just because the gear's purchase price is lower then before, doesn't not mean using it is cheap. /BAH
From: jmfbahciv on 16 Nov 2006 11:04 In article <455C7176.1D023DED(a)hotmail.com>, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > >jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > >> |||newspam|||@nezumi.demon.co.uk wrote: >> >jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: >> >> >You could use some good advice on modern PC hardware. Buffered serial >> >cards are dirt cheap - and almost obsolete since internal modems work >> >so reliably now. >> >> I don't want an internal modem. I want one with lights that flash >> for every I/O. > >They don't help that much you know. What? Lights? Yes they help a lot. I've stopped infestations because my lights were flashing when I had not given them permission to flash. I am not ever interested in rebuilding this computer system. EVER!!!! > > >> > In fact as everyone else is on DSL & throwing out >> >dialup modems you should be able to cadge one for nothing... >> >> And they all plug into a USB slot. > >No they don't. A nice 56k modem will plug into a COM port. I don't have a com port. /BAH
From: jmfbahciv on 16 Nov 2006 11:12
In article <455C728A.F04E16DC(a)hotmail.com>, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > >jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > >> Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> >You need to get away from the concept of commercial >> >insurance. With that model there is no drive to save money. >> >> *I* do not need to get away from the concept. I am telling you >> what our Democrats have in mind when they talk about a single-payer >> system. > >What the Democrats 'have in mind' isn't the only possibilty ! How do you know this? You have already shown a misunderstanding of the US Constitution, the Federal medical programs, tax laws, and how we work. > > >> >Remember, the NHS is not insurance. >> >> I am telling you that your type of NHS would never be >> implemented here > >I can accept its chances may be slim due to vested interests but that's not the >point I was trying to make. > > >> nor would it work. > >Just explain *why* it wouldn't work. You keep making this assertion on the basis >of vague notions. I have already told you. Yours is based on small business models. A single-payer in the US cannot have that; it is too big--3000 miles wide 1700 miles long. You cannot administer distribution system using a small business model while keeping the decisions central. /BAH > > >> Yours depends on administrating the services locally. > >Not especially. > > >> That cannot happen in a large country. > >Why not ? No vague notions please. > > >> Your NHS would not work if it had to expand all way to Italy and Russia. > >So how do FedEx and DHL manage to work worldwide ? > >Graham > |