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The Day India Burned - The India/Pakistan Partition
Finally Saw "Moon" (Scifi Talk Post)
Vertical Farms - Indoor Hydroponic Agriculture
An Atheist Reads the Bible - Slavery
Leslie Nielsen keeps a straight face
France cheats its way into World Cup
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GTA IV: Fat Man Parkour Fail
Was just watching the video with a mate and the look he gave me when I told him that I know the tune was priceless. I could feel the pity across the room ... it felt awesome.
France cheats its way into World Cup
How can you not have instant replay in a sport where 1 bad call can give or take 100% of the offensive output?
If you want to keep up the flow of the game, you can't have instant replay. No need for a commercial break every 30 seconds.
Theoretically, the two additional officials currently being tested in the UEFA Europa League are supposed to keep an eye on the action inside the box, which would have included this unfortunate incident. Does it work? Fuck if I know.
Maybe introduce instant replay, but limit it on goals.
Props for Henry though for admitting his action the second he was asked during an interview. Would have been nice to tell the ref about it when it happened, but they would have lynched his ass in France, so ...
Frontline: "The Warning" - Sneak Peek (PBS)
Healthcare Around The World - America Pay Attention
Germany also lets the richest 10 percent opt out of the sickness funds in favor of U.S.-style for-profit insurance. These patients are generally seen more quickly by doctors, because the for-profit insurers pay doctors more than the sickness funds
And that, my friends, will break the neck of the German healthcare system.
At least that's what I would have told you before our new government was elected. If, on average, the richest and healthiest people can opt out of the public system, it doesn't work. It can't work, because it's based on the idea that the strong take care of the weak and if the strong leave, the whole fucking thing collapses.
Our system had its 125th anniversary last year. It dates back to a law passed on June 15th, 1883, and was based around two primary ideas: a) employer and employee both pay an equal share of the health insurance, b) the premium is based on your income. The new government now intends to throw both out the window by "freezing" the employer's part - the employee will have to pay for every increase alone - and introducing a fixed premium for everybody. The doctor will pay the same as the orderly. Any additional costs are to be paid with tax money while lowering taxes at the same time. That's an estimated 22 billion euro a year for healthcare alone that will have to come from somewhere. 22 billion: that's twice than what is paid for education every year, just to cap the premiums of people with high(er) incomes.
Costs are increasing as well. More and more hospitals are privatized, which then have to generate a profit, just like the insurance companies and the pharma industry. German healthcare costs were around 10% of GDP since 1975, yet they still claimed year after year after year that costs are increasing and thus premiums have to increase as well. It's been a lie then, but it's true now. Pay more, get less.
So if you want to see how a working system can be ruined to make a profit for some, read up on what they've done to the German system over the last decade and keep an eye out on what they are about to do. It would be a fascinating field experiment if I wasn't a bloody test subject.
16 yr old has ridiculously simple idea, makes $$$
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