> I watch half my porn on referral from 4chan or fleshbot
> referral from 4chan
> 4chan

oh dear god. the things you must have seen.

>> ^gorillaman:

>> ^gwiz665:
Fantasy would be great!
Also porn.. I may have some videos for that one.

sigh Why can't we harness videosift's awesome userbase to share some lovely porn? I watch half my porn on referral from 4chan or fleshbot. It'd be nice to have another pool to draw from.

>> ^gwiz665:

Fantasy would be great!
Also porn.. I may have some videos for that one.


*sigh* Why can't we harness videosift's awesome userbase to share some lovely porn? I watch half my porn on referral from 4chan or fleshbot. It'd be nice to have another pool to draw from.

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>> ^dag

"Relying on doctors to hand down their wisdom to us is completely the wrong strategy. Question doctors, suspect doctors - trust them as much as you would your mechanic. Sorry, but I don't see why doctors must be put on to a noble pedestal any more than other professions.
They do lots of great work. So do teachers - so do computer programmers. I get pissed when people bow to their unswerving knowledge. Respect science, get medical advice - but make your own decisions.
"



If you are not caught up on the current research, how are you supposed to make an accurate informed decision regarding your health? That's why people defer to doctors, just like they will to any professional. Allowing the patient to make their own decisions is the cornerstone of any patient doctor relationship, but ignore advice at your own peril. View your doctor as a mechanic only if you value your life as much as you value your car.

"I respect science- but the medical profession has a culture that is distinct and separate to pure science. For one, it's a client based industry that deals directly with people to provide a service- like your mechanic. For another- I don't trust the medical-big pharma culture that is way too self-serving, incestuous and profit driven."



This is where you are completely wrong. First of all, clinical medicine is evidence based. Science is the hand that guides patient care. Many clinicians are also researchers. Secondly, there's been a huge amount of effort to separate medicine from industry. Big pharm are completely forbidden to advertise to medical students, and unlike for pharmacists, "kick-backs" and other perks to influence doctors' prescribing habits are illegal. Any industry ties for researchers must be clearly documented and reported, and conflicts of interests are strictly monitored.


"I was just reading over on Reddit that as of 2002, prescription drug deaths outnumber drug deaths from heroin and cocaine. Who is responsible for pushing that 30th prescription refill of Vicodin®? - why yes- it's those pillars of society - the all knowing oracles of the human body - Doctors.
We definitely can't have people smoking a bit of weed to chill the hell out - but keep coming in for those Valium® refills people. Those new golf clubs aren't cheap."



Lets see just how many things are wrong with this post.

1. Prescription drug deaths outnumber drug deaths

First of all, you even quoted the article wrong. The article says: "as of 2002, prescription drug overdoses have started outnumbering deaths from heroin and cocaine." Obviously overdoses does not equal death. The article does not provide a source for this statistic, and even if this is true, all it means is that prescription drugs are a lot safer than street drugs, considering the number of people on prescription medication far outnumber the hardcore heroin abusers. It also doesn't take into account just how many of those people on prescription medication have serious health issues - a 80 year old with heart failure and multiple co morbidities doesn't have a good prognosis in the first place.



2. Doctors pushing unnecessary Vicodin.

This is incredibly unlikely, since the doctor gets nothing from the drug company in return. In fact, a frustrating portion of any doctor's practice is filtering out drug seeking behaviour. Ask any doctor and they can tell you the ridiculous excuses they've heard.

Also, the article you linked is about celebrities. You can't judge the medical profession based on a small subset based in LA. Seriously, you think Michael Jackson will say "you're right doc, I shouldn't be using all these prescription meds to help me perform" or "Screw you doc. I can find someone else who will give me what I want"?

3. Blaming the medical profession for marijuana laws:

Right, lets ignore the complicated political issues re: America's war on drugs, and blame it on doctors instead. Let's just say that medicinal marijuana is one of the few ways that you CAN smoke pot legally.

It's pretty clear that you are heavily biased in your view of the medical profession. You use phrases like "self-serving, incestuous and profit driven", sarcastically referr to doctors as "oracles" or "pillars of society", and insinuate that doctors would compromise your health for a set of new golf clubs. I don't know what horrible experiences you've had in your past that has made you feel this way, but this is as far from the truth as possible.

Your distrust of the profession is bathed in ignorance, and your blind accusations, including your previous rant against obstetricians, is incredibly condescending and insulting.

Do you ever think their pricing is a bit off? There must be lots of 2GB accounts and I find that sufficient for my purposes which covers work, key personal files and images. I don't have everything on dropbox of course but then I wouldn't stick my music on there (and there's probably something in the T&Cs about that I bet) or ripped videos.

I'm just surprised that for such a useful service that they don't charge for the basic service. The first payable package is Pro 50 which is nearly $120 per year. And finally Pro 100 is $240 per year. Those are big jumps. I can see room for a lower starting price for say 10GB and add a secure file delivery service as a premium feature (I often have to send files to clients).

And with referrals you can get up to 8GB free. I just hope they know what they're doing as it really is a service I cannot do without.

I also use it. It's fantastic. *cough* https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTk3MTgzODk

sigh .. I tested the embed as a new sift before submitting this fix and it played fine.

<object width=640" height="480" style="" data="http://js.tudouui.com/bin/player_online/TudouVideoPlayer_Homer_130.swf" name="playerObject" id="playerObject">

the link for the video is here:

http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/9kZSqdVIPDU/

Works for me (eventually) and I have firefox with adblock, hosts file blocking, flashblock, and NoScript, and http referrers disabled.

So it really should work for anyone else. It does load eventually but appears some weird pre-loading is necessary before you can click on it and make the grey go away.

That's probably the most clothes I've ever seen Kelle Marie wear...

Saying adultfriendfinder,com is the most visited site is kinda bullshit considering the amount of browser highjacking it's "referrers" do.

Prove to me that the site is sponsored and I will happily redact the link in my above post. Also, while you're at it, prove to me that any of the statements the author makes about diamonds vs. moissanite are untrue.

The links are there as a resource to reputable moissanite dealers. That's all. The section heading even SAYS "links to reputable dealers." Those dealers are competing with one another. Maybe you should also check the author's personal site at the bottom of the page? His actual profession is entirely separate from the moissanite page.

Don't be such an asshole as to automatically assume that this is the only moissanite resource out there that I've read, or assume that I'm some sheep that will eat up whatever is presented before me. I just linked one that is concise and well-presented. If you need corroboration there is shitloads of that available as well. Libraries-fucking-indeed.

>> ^spoco2:
>> ^HaricotVert:
Completely agreed. A more in-depth analysis of this and other reasons why diamonds are a very shitty investment (even as an engagement band!) is available at http://www.diamondssuck.com/


Um... you're going to use a site that's only purpose in life is to make money off referrals to Moissanite sellers as a source of reliable information?
F ck people have become absolutely shit at looking at the source of their information... any site they find they treat as gospel... bloody hell. It makes me wish for the days of libraries again sometimes.

>> ^HaricotVert:
Completely agreed. A more in-depth analysis of this and other reasons why diamonds are a very shitty investment (even as an engagement band!) is available at http://www.diamondssuck.com/



Um... you're going to use a site that's only purpose in life is to make money off referrals to Moissanite sellers as a source of reliable information?

F*ck people have become absolutely shit at looking at the source of their information... any site they find they treat as gospel... bloody hell. It makes me wish for the days of libraries again sometimes.

>> ^dag:
They're showing up for me.


Interesting. No show for me in SeaMonkey v2.0.1 even if I disable AdBlock Plus, enable referrers, and disabled FlashBlock.

IE7 worked though. Anyone else having problems?

United Kingdom

(GDP) spent on health care: 8.3

Average family premium: None; funded by taxation.

Co-payments: None for most services; some co-pays for dental care, eyeglasses and 5 percent of prescriptions. Young people and the elderly are exempt from all drug co-pays.

What is it? The British system is "socialized medicine" because the government both provides and pays for health care. Britons pay taxes for health care, and the government-run National Health Service (NHS) distributes those funds to health care providers. Hospital doctors are paid salaries. General practitioners (GPs), who run private practices, are paid based on the number of patients they see. A small number of specialists work outside the NHS and see private-pay patients.

How does it work? Because the system is funded through taxes, administrative costs are low; there are no bills to collect or claims to review. Patients have a "medical home" in their GP, who also serves as a gatekeeper to the rest of the system; patients must see their GP before going to a specialist. GPs, who are paid extra for keeping their patients healthy, are instrumental in preventive care, an area in which Britain is a world leader.

What are the concerns? The stereotype of socialized medicine -- long waits and limited choice -- still has some truth. In response, the British government has instituted reforms to help make care more competitive and give patients more choice. Hospitals now compete for NHS funds distributed by local Primary Care Trusts, and starting in April 2008 patients are able to choose where they want to be treated for many procedures.

Japan

GDP spent on health care: 8

Average family premium: $280 per month, with employers paying more than half.

Co-payments: 30 percent of the cost of a procedure, but the total amount paid in a month is capped according to income.

What is it? Japan uses a "social insurance" system in which all citizens are required to have health insurance, either through their work or purchased from a nonprofit, community-based plan. Those who can't afford the premiums receive public assistance. Most health insurance is private; doctors and almost all hospitals are in the private sector.

How does it work? Japan boasts some of the best health statistics in the world, no doubt due in part to the Japanese diet and lifestyle. Unlike the U.K., there are no gatekeepers; the Japanese can go to any specialist when and as often as they like. Every two years the Ministry of Health negotiates with physicians to set the price for every procedure. This helps keeps costs down.

What are the concerns? In fact, Japan has been so successful at keeping costs down that Japan now spends too little on health care; half of the hospitals in Japan are operating in the red. Having no gatekeepers means there's no check on how often the Japanese use health care, and patients may lack a medical home.

Germany

GDP spent on health care: 10.7

Average family premium: $750 per month; premiums are pegged to patients' income.

Co-payments: 10 euros ($15) every three months; some patients, like pregnant women, are exempt.

What is it? Germany, like Japan, uses a social insurance model. In fact, Germany is the birthplace of social insurance, which dates back to Chancellor Otto von Bismarck. But unlike the Japanese, who get insurance from work or are assigned to a community fund, Germans are free to buy their insurance from one of more than 200 private, nonprofit "sickness funds." As in Japan, the poor receive public assistance to pay their premiums.

How does it work? Sickness funds are nonprofit and cannot deny coverage based on preexisting conditions; they compete with each other for members, and fund managers are paid based on the size of their enrollments. Like Japan, Germany is a single-payment system, but instead of the government negotiating the prices, the sickness funds bargain with doctors as a group. Germans can go straight to a specialist without first seeing a gatekeeper doctor, but they may pay a higher co-pay if they do.

What are the concerns? The single-payment system leaves some German doctors feeling underpaid. A family doctor in Germany makes about two-thirds as much as he or she would in America. (Then again, German doctors pay much less for malpractice insurance, and many attend medical school for free.) 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.

Taiwan

GDP spent on health care: 6.3

Average family premium: $650 per year for a family for four.

Co-payments: 20 percent of the cost of drugs, up to $6.50; up to $7 for outpatient care; $1.80 for dental and traditional Chinese medicine. There are exemptions for major diseases, childbirth, preventive services, and for the poor, veterans, and children.

What is it? Taiwan adopted a "National Health Insurance" model in 1995 after studying other countries' systems. Like Japan and Germany, all citizens must have insurance, but there is only one, government-run insurer. Working people pay premiums split with their employers; others pay flat rates with government help; and some groups, like the poor and veterans, are fully subsidized. The resulting system is similar to Canada's -- and the U.S. Medicare program.

How does it work? Taiwan's new health system extended insurance to the 40 percent of the population that lacked it while actually decreasing the growth of health care spending. The Taiwanese can see any doctor without a referral. Every citizen has a smart card, which is used to store his or her medical history and bill the national insurer. The system also helps public health officials monitor standards and effect policy changes nationwide. Thanks to this use of technology and the country's single insurer, Taiwan's health care system has the lowest administrative costs in the world.

What are the concerns? Like Japan, Taiwan's system is not taking in enough money to cover the medical care it provides. The problem is compounded by politics, because it is up to Taiwan's parliament to approve an increase in insurance premiums, which it has only done once since the program was enacted.

Switzerland

GDP spent on health care: 11.6

Average monthly family premium: $750, paid entirely by consumers; there are government subsidies for low-income citizens.

Co-payments: 10 percent of the cost of services, up to $420 per year.

What is it? The Swiss system is social insurance like in Japan and Germany, voted in by a national referendum in 1994. Switzerland didn't have far to go to achieve universal coverage; 95 percent of the population already had voluntary insurance when the law was passed. All citizens are required to have coverage; those not covered were automatically assigned to a company. The government provides assistance to those who can't afford the premiums.

How does it work? The Swiss example shows that universal coverage is possible, even in a highly capitalist nation with powerful insurance and pharmaceutical industries. Insurance companies are not allowed to make a profit on basic care and are prohibited from cherry-picking only young and healthy applicants. They can make money on supplemental insurance, however. As in Germany, the insurers negotiate with providers to set standard prices for services, but drug prices are set by the government.

What are the concerns? The Swiss system is the second most expensive in the world -- but it's still far cheaper than U.S. health care. Drug prices are still slightly higher than in other European nations, and even then the discounts may be subsidized by the more expensive U.S. market, where some Swiss drug companies make one-third of their profits. In general, the Swiss do not have gatekeeper doctors, although some insurance plans require them or give a discount to consumers who use them.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sickaroundtheworld/countries/

Why, you dirty bastard!

I will send a very nasty letter requesting the referral forms to make a plea for an attack on your state with in the next three years!

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Freedonia is looking more like suckdonia.

My dead. Web browsers' referrer issue. *notdead