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Comment on is the US government tapping our Googles? by todd

todd — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:23:05 +0000

The NY Times talked to a bunch of computer industry people who apparently are in the know, and here’s what they wrote about this:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/08/technology/tech-companies-bristling-concede-to-government-surveillance-efforts.html

Key quote:

Details on the discussions help explain the disparity between initial descriptions of the government program and the companies’ responses.

Each of the nine companies said it had no knowledge of a government program providing officials with access to its servers, and drew a bright line between giving the government wholesale access to its servers to collect user data and giving them specific data in response to individual court orders. Each said it did not provide the government with full, indiscriminate access to its servers.

Comment on is my bank’s privacy policy stupid, or am I being too pedantic? by Beth Partin

Beth Partin — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 16:10:11 +0000

It’s probably bad writing combined with the lawyers’ desire to give them as much latitude as possible—hence “permitted.” That way they can go beyond legal requirements if the government pressures them but doesn’t actually have a law to back up the request for data.

Comment on which rainbow wig should I buy? by Betty Bradley

Betty Bradley — Sat, 18 May 2013 21:09:44 +0000

Feathers by all means. The clown wig is to “normal”. You know that your nieces love rainbows better than any other “color” (so I have been told).

Comment on how not to tip correctly by todd

todd — Sun, 12 May 2013 15:47:37 +0000

I totally agree the bar (or restaurant) should pay the servers a fair wage. I’m not sure why they don’t. But the point here is that both the customers wanted to tip 20% but ended up tipping 10%. I rounded the numbers to make the example easier to follow.

Comment on how not to tip correctly by Betty Bradley

Betty Bradley — Sat, 11 May 2013 16:11:37 +0000

20% tip! Where do you live? Boulder? The bar should pay the waitress a fair living wage and not expect the customer to make up for their shoddy pay scale. Then the waitress wouldn’t need to worry about whether the customer can do math. Is a glass of wine really worth $8 when the whole bottle is bought by the bar for $14? And then that $8 becomes $9.60 with tip to the customer. Some countries frown on tipping and others say 10% for exceptional service at a nice establishment is enough. Americans are the most generous tippers in the world. Too bad your friend “expects” tips and has to rely on them to make a decent wage. And remember…wait staff shouldn’t expect a tip on the tax.

Comment on how not to tip correctly by Jenny

Jenny — Sat, 11 May 2013 15:58:14 +0000

Having done a lot of big table checks at post-ultimate beers/dinners, the trick is that every person needs to figure the total amount that they owe before payments are made. So if I were Person A, I would have figured that I owed $72 before the charge slip arrives.

Comment on superior canal dehiscence by todd

todd — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 03:09:35 +0000

Hi, Sara. I didn’t have PLF surgery, though since the study of SCDS/SSCD is so new, there wasn’t a CPT code specific to SCDS surgery. So my surgery was coded as a PLF surgery.

I don’t know if there is a web forum for sufferers of PLF specifically, but a lot of the people who are members of SCDSsupport.org also have PLF. I highly recommend the site for any patient who wants to share information on surgery techniques, recovery, doctors, side-effects, etc.

Comment on superior canal dehiscence by Sara Birkholz

Sara Birkholz — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 02:28:29 +0000

Hi…. I posted on a very old post but did you also have PLF surgery with Dr. Gianoli? What were your symptoms related to that?

Comment on my big vacation, if you want to call it that by Sara Birkholz

Sara Birkholz — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 23:58:51 +0000

I was wondering if I could get in touch with both you and Anne O’Brien if she is still out there somewhere. I am considering a trip to see Dr. Gianoli. After a whiplash accident last August 7th, 2012…. I have been left with constant dizziness/ disequilibrium/ feeling off balance/ feel like I am tipping to my left. I use my vision to try to stay upright. I do not have spinning vertigo but constant disequilibrium if that makes sense. This has been constant with no recovery for 8.5 months. I am also sensitive to the computer light and my phone etc. I feel like I am constantly sea sick/or drunk with nausea to top it all off. I have been told that I have a concussion and to rest but this is not helping me at all. One more very awful thing is in a noisy background, like a restaurant with murmuring, I feel like a bobble head doll…. literally I feel like my head is bobbing even though it is stationary and then I get even more dizzy if that is possible. I am MISERABLE . Nobody can give me any answers.

Comment on superior canal dehiscence by todd

todd — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 02:39:50 +0000

I have elevated intracranial pressure, too, and it seems like it’s been worse the past month or so. Janet, if you haven’t already done so, you should join SCDSsupport.org. You’ll find a lot more people who suffer from SCDS related issues are there than who read my blog.